Week 2Fade In:We see a montage with of what occurred last week including Romeo Ortega throwing up, Nigel McGuinness slapping Rick Vanover, and Vanover and Billy Kickingwing brawling in the house.
Fade In:Line on bottom of screen says Tuesday. The trainers are standing in the ring. All of the contestants are sitting in chairs around the ring as Mike Quackenbush.
Quackenbush
The eliminations began this week. On Friday, each of you will compete in a singles match against another contestant. The loser of the match will be considered for elimination while the winner will be immune. Pay attention this week. Learn. Ask questions. Now, get in the ring.
The contestants get into the ring and start working. Quackenbush shows everyone how to run the ropes and some reversals.
Fade Out.Fade In:We see the home were the contestants are living. We fade inside where the contestants are standing around the living room. The look like they are about to start a meeting. Cephus O'Reilly is drinking from a beer bottle. C.J. Rose is doing Hindu squats near the corner. Brent Rollins, standing behind Romeo Ortega who is sitting on a couch, picks his nose and rubs it on Ortega's shoulder. Rollins then slaps Danny Powell on the should to get his attention and points to what he left on Ortega's shoulder. Powell laughs. Rick Vanover walks in.
Vanover
Looks like I need to set some rules here. Someone needs to cook. (Vanover points to Ortega). Mexican, you can't wrestle, so the only other thing a Mexican can do is clean and cook.
Jeb Winchester laughs.
Ortega
*Bleep you.
Billy Kickingwing
Who do you think you are making the rules? You may be big, but you are more bull shit than bull.
Vanover
Find, whatever. We can do this on a volunteer basis.
Vanover slaps Habib Ali Pahalwan, on the back of the head.
Vanover
Indian food isn't bad. You are volunteering to be the cook, right?
Ali Pahalwan
(With a heavy accent.) I'm Pakistani, not Indian. And I'm not really much of a cook.
Vanover slaps him in the back of the head again.
Ali Pahalwan
I mean, yeah, sure. I can do that.
Vanover
It's settled then. The little, fat Iranian has volunteered to be the cook.
Kickingwing stares at Vanover as we fade out.
Fade In:Line on bottom of screen says Wednesday. The competitors are working out in and out of the ring. Chase Monroe and Todd Lilly are working with Mike Quackenbush. Lilly gives Monroe a bodyslam in the ring, then goes to the top rope. Lilly jumps off for a twisting moonsault splash, but Monroe easily moves out of the way.
Quackenbush
Stop. What are you doing? Why take unnecessary risks? If you keep doing these things, you are going to have your career ended before it starts.
Pan over to Val Venis, who is working with a group. He is showing the group how to do a proper arm ringer followed by a headlock and a takedown. Jeremy Redonson is working with Caleb Romero. Redonson seems to not be able to do the move.
Venis
What's the problem here? This is basic crap.
Redonson
(Frustrated) I know. Just I...I don't now. I'm good at punching and kicking.
Venis
Yeah, well, punching and kicking only gets you so far. Learn this stuff. Even if you don't use it, you know what's going on when someone else is using it on you.
Redonson goes over it again, and continues to mess it up.
Pan over to Nigel McGuinness, who is working with Michael Andrews, Helios Belesis, and Danny Powell. Andrews and Belesis are locking up, but both appear timid
Nigel
What the bloody hell? This isn't cricket. Get in there with force. Like this.
Nigel locks up with Danny Powell aggressively. Nigel pushes off and Powell lands on his backside. Nigel helps Powell back on his feet.
Nigel
You need some new gear, if are falling on your ass with just that, you may need some new gear. Those boots look faded. I have some gear you can have.
[Commercial]
Fade In:
We are back inside the house. Cephus O'Reilly is sitting on the couch with his feet up on the coffee table. He is drinking a beer and watching TV when Chase Monroe comes over to sit next to him.
Monroe
You know, brother, that over consumption of alcohol is a sin.
O'Reilly
Oh really? Define over consumption.
Monroe
Oh, I don't know. Five or six beers every day.
O'Reilly
Yeah, I drink a six pack about every day. How many beers at night is a sin?
Monroe
I meant 6 beers the whole day.
O'Reilly
The whole day? Hell, if there are less than 3 six packs in the fridge, I consider it a dry county. Son, I drink to make idiots like you tolerable.
We see a shot of Brent Rollins and Danny Powell upstairs, over looking the downstairs. Rollins appears to have something circular in his hands. Both are laughing. Pan down to O'Reilly and Monroe.
Monroe
Genesis 9:20-26 says, “Lot was so drunk he did not know what he was doing; this led to immorality.
O'Reilly
Sounds like a fun night.
Pan back up to Rollins and Powell.
Powell
Dude, he's coming.
Camera pans down to Shade DeMarco, who is walking out of the kitchen with a sandwich in his hand. He takes a bite as the camera pans back to the dual upstairs. Rollins drops the water balloon onto DeMarco. The balloon hits him, and splatters all over him and his sandwich. However, the liquid is clearly yellow instead of blue. Rollins and Powell laugh. DeMarco stands there, shocked in mid bite.
O'Reilly, still watching the TV with his feet up on the coffee table.
O'Reilly
Son, you smell like piss. You need to wash your ass.
Fade outFade In: Monroe is in the interview room
Monroe
O'Reilly's soul will be saved. That is my mission. I will do this in the name of the Lord.
Fade outFade In:Line on the bottom of the screen says Thursday. The competitors and trainers are in the gym, working. Nigel McGuinness is working with Habib Ali Pahalwan and Brent Rollins. Nigel turns to Habib.
Nigel
You know, with your stature and your girth, I bet you can throw a hell of a lariat. Plus, you're left handed. I have this move I call the Jawbreaker Lariat. Let me show you how it is done.
Nigel quickly hits the Jawbreaker Lariat on an unsuspecting Rollins. Rollins is knocked on his back, dazed.
Ali Pahalwan
So, you get a good wind up and lay it all out. Like this?
Pahalwan hits the Jawbreaker lariat on Rollins just as he gets back to his feet. The move lays Rollins out flat.
Nigel
Just like that!
Pan over to Val Venis, who is working with Adam King, Camire Rutkowski, and Romeo Ortega. Ortega is sitting in the corner, obviously winded. Rutkowski should blocks King, who falls out of the ring. King is getting is wind on the outside of the ring. Venis yells at Rutkowski.
Venis
What are you doing? Why are you not going out there after him?
Rutkowski
Well, I don't know. I mean, I don't know what to do.
Venis
Hell, you are one of the best athletes here. You're a freaking gymnast. Run and dive over that top rope and take him out.
Rutkowski
I can't do that.
Venis
The hell you can't. Do it!
Rutkowski runs off the ropes and does a picture perfect plancha over the top rope, taking out Adam King.
Venis
See? All you need is some confidence.
Camera pans over to Mike Quackenbush, working with the rest of the contestants. He is showing the group to how to roll through into a Boston crab. Jeremy Redonson with C.J. Rose. Redonson is clearing not understanding how to do the move, as he almost breaks his neck doing a roll-through. Quack goes over to talk to Redonson, but he just shakes his head and hits is fists on the mat.
Val Venis gets everyone’s attention.
Venis
Alright, training is over for the day. Remember, tomorrow is the first elimination. Every one of you will have a match. Get some good sleep and see you in the morning.
[Commercial]
Fade in:Opening shot of the house. Fade inside where Habib Ali Pahalwan is cooking dinner in the kitchen. Danny Powell walks up behind Pahalwan as he is chopping up some meat.
Powell
Whats for dinner?
Ali Pahalwan
Keema. It is minced meat with curry.
Powell
Sounds good. You know what would be really good though? What if you under cook that jackass, Vanover's, food? He might get sick just in time for his match.
Ali Pahalwan
You know, that just might work.
Scene cuts to everyone sitting at the kitchen table. Ali Pahalwan brings out the food. Vanover yells at Ali Pahalwan
Vanover
About time, damn China man.
Ali Pahalwan places Vanovers plate in front of him. Vanover starts eating. Ali Pahalwan and Powell share a smile.
Fade out.Fade In: The sun is rising. The line on the bottom of the screen says Friday. We hear a rooster crow. The competitors are filing into the gym. Inside the ring are the trainers, Gavin Loudspeaker, and referee Jonathan Barber.
Venis
Let's get this started. All competitors are chosen at random. First two are up.
Loudspeaker
w/microphone
Our first wrestler, from Rockaway Beach, Oregon, Danny Powell.
Powell gets into the ring, wearing the new gear given to him by Nigel.
Loudspeaker
And his opponent, from Denton, Texas, Rick Vanover.
Vanover gets into the ring. He appears very pale. Powell has a huge grin on his face. The bell rings while the trainers take their seats on one side of the ring and the contestants not in the ring sit the othe opposite side. Powell is acting confident. He does some stretches in the corner. Then goes off the ropes to hit Vanover. Vanover hits a huge spear on Powell. Barber counts the one-two-three.
Winner: Rick VanoverNigel
Well, damn, that was quick. I guess that new gear didn't help out all that much.
Vanover gets out of the ring and runs to the bathroom.
Loudspeaker
Our next match starts now. From Scottdale, Pennsylvania, Cephus O'Reilly.
O'Reilly enters the ring.
Loudspeaker
And his opponent, from Louisville, Kentucky, Jed Winchester.
Winchester gets in the ring. The bell rings and the match starts quickly. After a minute of back and forth, Winchester hits the German-American suplex and quickly follows up with a ¾ Nelson suplex for a the pin.
Winner: Jed WinchesterQuackenbush
That was impressive. Maybe Winchester is someone we should keep an eye on.
Loudspeaker
Our next competitor, from Madison, Wisconsin, Camir Rutkowski. And his opponent, from Los Angeles, California, Shade DeMarco
DeMarco took ito Rutkowski in a great match. After about 5 minutes, Rutkowski was bleeding badly. Butcher was about to stop the match when Rutkowski made a comeback. Rutkowski was able to send DeMarco out of the ring and hit a plancha. Rutkowski rolled DeMarco back into the ring for the pin as the trainers and some of the competitors were on their feet cheering.
Winner: Camir RutkowskiLoudspeaker
It is going to be hard to follow that. But, our first competitor in this match hails from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Michael Andrews. His opponent, from Chania, Crete, Helios Belesis.
Neither Belesis nor Andrews acted aggressively in this match. Both constantly used rest holds or rolled out of the ring. McGuinness even got out of his seat and told them both to start doing something or he was going to eliminate both of them from the competition. Finally, Belesis catches Andrews in a high angle half crab and Andrews submits.
Winner: Helios BelesisVenis
My God, that just made a Mongo McMichael match look like a five star blockbuster.
Loudspeaker
Let us hope our next match is a little better. First, from Rusk, Texas, Romeo Ortega. And his opponent, from the City of Salford in England, Adam King.
Ortega was on offense to begin the match, but missed a turnbuckle charge. King was able to apply the English Stretch and Ortega quickly tapped out. Ortega had to be helped from the ring.
Winner: Adam KingQuackenbush
I know he has this as a dream, and his family need this, but I don't know if wrestling is for him.
Loudspeaker
Our first competitor, from Redwood, California, Jeremy Redonson. His opponent, from the San Carols Apache Reservation in Arizona, Billy Kickingwing.
Redonson tried to wrestle with Kickingwing, but was being beaten badly. Finally, Redonson turned to brawling and Kickingwing following a Spinebuster.
Winner: Jeremy RedonsonVenis
I think Redonson really needs to work on his conditioning. He was really slow out there.
Quackenbush
Kickingwing has some good offense, but doesn't know a reversal to save his life. He needs to learn about to adapt to different styles.
Nigel
I really liked what Redonson did. He may not know how to wrestle, but that bloke and knock your teeth down your throat. He needs to be who he is.
Loudspeaker
From Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, Brent Rollins And his opponent, from Karachi, Pakistan, Habib Ali Pahalwan.
In a good back and forth match, Ali Pahalwan had Rollins down many times. However, instead of going for the win, Pahalwan played to the crowd and did some comedy spots. Rollins was able to come back and pin Pahalwan following an impressive gutwrench suplex.
Winner: Brent RollinsVenis
There is a time for comedy, and a time for fighting. He must learn that.
Loudspeaker
Our next competitor, from Beltchertown, Massachusetts, Todd Lilly. And his opponent, from Charleston, South Carolina, Chase Monroe.
Lilly put up a good fight, but kept taking unnecessary chances. Monroe pinned Lilly after he hit a spinebuster as Lilly was once again coming off the top rope.
Winner: Chase MonroeQuackenbush
Is he going to learn? It is a slap in the face when you give a young guy some advice, and he does the complete opposite.
Loudspeaker
This is our last match. First, from Huber Heights, Ohio, Caleb Romero. His opponent, from Poughkeepsie, New York, C.J. Rose.
Winner: C.J. RoseRose quickly took out the larger Romero, pinning him with a bridging German suplex in under 2 minutes.
Nigel
Wow! This guy may be the whole package.
The following are subject to be eliminated:
Danny Powell
Cephus O'Reilly
Shade DeMarco
Michael Andrews
Romeo Ortega
Billy Kickingwing
Habib Ali Pahalwan
Todd Lilly
Caleb Romero[Commercial]
Fade In:The trainers are in a room sitting at a table. The 9 that could possibly be eliminated are standing in front of them.
Venis
Gentlemen, you are here because you lost your match. Each and every one of you has flaws, whether it is physically or mental. But, one of you will be leaving.
Nigel
Michael Andrews, I voted for you to be kicked off. Your lack of aggression is disturbing. However, lucky for you, others see potential. You are safe, for this week.
Quackenbush
Todd Lilly. It was very disrespectful what you did to me. I gave you advise and you did the exact opposite. I feel I am wasting my time with you. However, you are safe for this week.
Venis
Shade DeMarco. There doesn't seem to be that 'it' factor with you. You are a good guy, but nothing about you screams a pro wrestler. I am sorry, but your are just not that Dang Tough.
Sade DeMarco goes up the trainers and shakes their hands, saying he enjoyed the competition.
Fade OutOutside we see DeMarco as the credits roll.
DeMarco
You know, I tried. I really did. I did my best. Just, today wasn't it. But this isn't the end for me. I will continue to work and maybe, one day, you will see me at your local armory taking on the champion!
Fade to black.