Doug Gavelon vs. H

[AJ Supreme]

Please post all roleplays below.

["Sensational" CJ Swanson]

[Hog Heaven: All or Nothing is an appropriate title. Since debuting in RCW, H has fought long and hard to become champion. He’s gone through every challenge put in his way, his win-loss record is phenomenal and he’s the #1 Contender for the RCW Natural Title. He now stands ready for his first championship in RCW but, in order to do that, he must dethrone Doug Gavelon. When the first shots were fired at Southern Dynamite, Gavelon came out on top. H can’t allow that to happen again or else he’ll lose all that he’s gained and leave his biggest test to date with nothing. Currently, H has taken time off from his preparations to answer questions from RCW’s backstage interviewer Bettie Lee Rose at the Boys and Girls Club. The scene opens as Bettie and her camera man walks through the backstage area looking for H.]

BLR: Hello? H? I’m here to interview you?

[Bettie looks around the corner and behind some equipment crates to no luck. Suddenly, someone comes up behind her and puts their arm on her shoulder. This causes her to jump and scream loudly.]

BLR: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!

[She turns to see H standing behind her with a bewildered look on his face.]

BLR: Oh, H, you scared me.

H: By your reaction, that’s overstating the obvious. I think you’ve been watching too many Halloween movies.

BLR: Well, tis the season.

H: Indeed. So is everything set?

BLR: It soon will be.

[The camera man sets up his camera’s tripod and gets the camera settled on top. Bettie grabs her microphone and stands next to H. As a graphic of Bettie appears on screen, the interview begins.]



BLR: Hello again, RCW fans, or should I say Hello-ween. Bettie Lee Rose here as we’re getting closer and closer to Hog Heaven: All or Nothing. I am currently joined by the challenger for Doug Gavelon’s Natural Title at Hog Heaven, H. H, thanks so much for joining me today.

H: It’s a privilege, Bettie.

BLR: So, H, tell us, did that confrontation with Doug at the last Southern Dynamite leave you with any injuries heading into your match?

H: Absolutely not. I’m in top physical condition and I’m growing more and more anxious to make good on my word of never having Doug leave me lying in the ring again.

BLR: What kind of match do you expect from Doug Gavelon?

H: From Doug’s past matches, it’s safe to believe that it’ll be a hard-fought, strong style contest. I know he has some high-flying moves in his arsenal but I’m a true high-flyer. Whoever taught Doug must’ve been the same way because Doug does have some interesting high-flying maneuvers that could’ve only come from a true high-flyer. I don’t want to get ahead of myself but I do believe this will be one of the best matches on the Hog Heaven card, no disrespect towards the rest of the RCW locker room.

BLR: I’m sure there’s none taken, H. Now, as for Doug’s personal life, do you think he was involved in her attack?

[H gives a half-smile and nods his head as if to say “Here it comes.”]

H: I knew I’d have to answer this question. Doug seems to be an honorable man but from what I’ve seen during his days in World Pro, he’s also a great actor. He managed to fool everyone once before and it’s possible that he’s trying to get us on his side for another big reveal. Personally, I don’t believe that he could’ve stooped so low again but you just never know what will happen in this business.

BLR: At the last show, you made the comment “the beginning is the end is the beginning.” Just what did you mean by that?

H: I could stand here and try to explain it to just you and the camera man standing here or I could reveal all once I defeat Doug Gavelon at Hog Heaven and take the RCW Natural Title.

BLR: Does that also mean you’ll take your mask off?

H: Like I said, all will be revealed at Hog Heaven.

BLR: I see. Do you have any final words for Doug Gavelon?

H: Certainly.

[H focuses his eyes on the camera.]

H: Doug, I know you’ve heard this time and time again since becoming champion just to have it prove untrue. The difference is that, this time, it’s completely true. Doug, I’m going to beat you, I’m going to take your title and I’m going to have my hand raised as the new RCW Natural Champion. With the exception of your departed girlfriend, I haven’t lost a single match in RCW and I don’t intend to let that change at Hog Heaven. I see the clouds parting on me in that ring as the golden ladder will lower down and I will climb to the top rung. I will achieve what I have set out to do since my first day, I will see all of my plans come together and will see myself reach a new level of greatness.

[H points at the camera with his left index finger.]

H: I know that you’ve faced great strife in recent times but these are the times when a person can see what they’re truly made of. Don’t be surprised at the reaction to you, Doug, because when you laugh, the world laughs with you but when you weep, you weep alone. If you’re truly innocent, then those forces that would destroy you should soon show themselves. I agree with you that Chip’s testimony were the ramblings of a buffoon and that he was paid to say you attacked Tiffany. The question is: is someone lurking from the shadows trying to show you in a darkened light or are you the true puppet master and trying to pull the wool over all of our eyes? At any rate, prepare for absolute war at Hog Heaven, Doug. I will give no quarter and expect none in return. I am fully prepared for the destruction that is to come and I hope that you can put your personal problems aside and successfully defend your title. I don’t want to hear any excuses from you when you succumb to your doom: H!

[H finishes his promo and turns back to Bettie.]

H: So Bettie, I’ve heard that you’ll be in an army outfit for the Halloween contest. Is that correct?

BLR: Yes, yes it is!

H: Could I possibly get a sneak peek? For the camera and fans, of course.

[Bettie looks surprised at the question.]

BLR: Well, I do have part of it on for some promotional pictures I’ll be taking later. I guess it wouldn’t hurt for a little sneak peek.

[Bettie loosens her belt slightly, slides her denim skirt down and reveals her camouflage shorts.]

H: That is a great costume but I know one that could top it and guarantee you victory.

BLR: And what’s that?

H: Your birthday suit! So, how about a sneak peek at that?

BLR: Oh my word!

[Bettie tightens her belt back up as H’s smile grows wide across his face.]

H: Sorry, I’m just joking, Bettie. You see, just because I look like Jason Voorhees doesn’t mean I can’t act like Will Ferrell.

[Bettie’s shock subsides as she smiles. H reaches out and gives her a hug before turning back to the camera.]

H: She’s got my vote, RCW, and I think she’ll have your vote as well at Hog Heaven. Bettie Lee Rose, ladies and gentlemen.

BLR: Thank you, H! Tune into see H challenge for the Natural Title as well as me in my army outfit at Hog Heaven. Until then, this is Bettie Lee Rose with H saying good night everybody.

FADE TO BLACK

[Doug Gavelon]

[In the days, weeks and months since Doug Gavelon found Tiffany lying bloody and battered on the ground at the Boys and Girls Club, his mind has been like a roller coaster. The attack and its aftermath has left him depressed, bipolar and even borderline schizophrenic. He does the best he can to keep the evil and hatred from escaping its glass box inside his mind but it gets harder and harder each day. At Southern Dynamite, it boiled over and Doug attacked H which made the Natural Champion even more hated among the RCW fans. Now, on the eve of his toughest test to date, Doug pours his sorrows out at one of his last hideouts.]

10/28/08
Fayetteville, AR
**************

[At the Hitching Post, its owner Josh is busy at work behind the bar. Meanwhile, down on the opposite end, two patrons just sit with their glasses nearly full as they watch the TV. They are Doug Gavelon and Nate Sipes and are resting up after their latest workout session. Although Doug’s glass has soda in it instead of alcohol, it’s still full due to him not feeling like drinking for some time now. However, after the day (in fact, the last month) he’s had, he may reconsider breaking his belief of not drinking alcohol. Doug just rests his head on the bar as Nate leans in next to him.]

NS: Are you going to be like this the whole night? I know you “don’t care” what people think about you but I doubt anyone will respect you if they keep seeing you like this.

DG: It’s just that….plastic surgery? The best way to fix her face at this point is plastic surgery? Thank God she’s still unconscious because I know she’d be p*ssed if she was awake for this.

NS: You know, you may want to concentrate on Hog Heaven and your title defense if you want to keep that belt. I know H is ready. He’s wasting a bit of time trying to get Bettie Lee Rose to strip down but at least he’s ready for his match.

DG: What you just said makes me think he’s already overconfident.

NS: What do you mean?

DG: You’ve seen H. You’ve seen his demeanor leading into his matches and he’s not a comedian. He thinks just because I “look like this” that he’s already won. He forgets that I’ve beaten men twice as tough as him back when I was trying to get a shot at the Natural Title.

NS: At any rate, let’s get going. That camera crew should be at the apartment by now.

[Doug takes his wallet from his left pocket and puts a $5 bill on the bar as he and Nate walk out. They walk from the parking lot of the Hitching Post, across the road and to Doug’s apartment building. Waiting outside is the camera crew. A few of them obviously feeling disdain for Doug as they must do their job around an accused woman beater. Doug lets them in as they set up their equipment in front of Doug’s couch. Doug sits down as Nate hangs out on a chair behind him. The crew signals their ready as Doug gives a depressing look into the camera.]

DG: It seems that every step I take and every move I make is being intensely watched and criticized by my peers. I’m paraphrasing The Police but I guarantee that those three have never felt the pain that I do now. I was willing to just let you people go on hating me but once again my heart has sunk low. I just heard today that in order to fully fix Tiffany’s battered face, plastic surgery is required. The most beautiful flower I’ve ever found in an endless garden of dirt has not only withered away but is being plucked of whatever beauty she may have left. I can’t even fathom what the end result will be. I can only hope that no matter what she looks like, she’ll find a way to love me again because it’s been agony without her.

[Doug wipes at his eyes and tries to compose himself before continuing.]

DG: Now, people are also calling for my blood just because me and H got into an altercation at Southern Dynamite and I dropped him on his head with a Burning Hammer. They’re afraid I might’ve hurt him when we all know how tough and determined he is and how my dropping him on his head left him with no ill-effects for our match. He says that I won’t leave him lying in the ring again when it’s almost a certainty that I will. It’s not arrogance but withheld confidence. If I can do it once, I can do it again. It’s just a matter of time, H, before I leave you lying in the ring as I hold my title over my head.

[Doug brushes his hair back out of his face.]

DG: H, you think that just because I don’t rely on my aerial capabilities that it makes you better than me in that department? Do you really think that means it makes me weaker than you? H, I’m a former amateur champion, I’m a self-acknowledged gym rat and I love flying through the air before crashing down onto an opponent. I’m an all-around wrestler and an all-around champion. Aerial moves or not, I’ll beat you from pillar to post at Hog Heaven. Hell, I’ll even throw in a few more high-flying moves just so I can say that I beat you at your own game. I don’t have to do that to beat you but I might as well demoralize you while I’m at it.

[Doug takes a deep breath and looks down and away before looking back into the camera.]

DG: As for “the beginning is the end is the beginning,” I don’t know what you’re talking about nor do I care. I care as much about those words as I do what your ugly, unmasked a** looks like. You might as well unmask after I beat you because your career as the brooding masked man of RCW will be destroyed once I’m finished with you. I don’t care what you think you know about me, I don’t care who you are and I don’t care what you think your chances are because the one thing that I did care about is gone. Beyond that, I’ll just turn everything to hell because I don’t care anymore. H, be ready for the a** kicking that’s coming your way. Be ready for the only wrestler that matters. Be ready for the Burning Hammer. Be ready for Doug Gavelon!

[With that, the crew shuts off the camera and quickly gathers up their things before exiting. Nate gets up from his chair and puts his hand on Doug’s left shoulder.]

NS: Hey, Doug, do you want me at ringside? It may give you an extra boost.

DG: Actually….yeah, yeah, I could use an extra boost. Just don’t get me disqualified. The last thing I need is the sheep crying foul for having to defend my title with outside interference.

NS: Hey, it’s me you’re talking to. I’m the Purist, Doug, and will just be there for moral support. Besides, if someone tries something on you, I’ll be there to stop them.

DG: Sounds like a plan, man. Sounds like a plan.

["Sensational" CJ Swanson]

~{The scene opens on the familiar darkened room. The only difference is that there is a bit more of light as white walls and the chair in the middle is visible. Its vigilant occupant, H, walks into the quite small room; cell phone in one hand, tripod carrying a small camcorder in the other. He sets down the tripod in front of the chair as he puts the phone to his ear to listen. Soon enough, he gets an answer.}~

H – Hey, it’s me….Is everything ready?...Good, good…..Are the boys ready to go?...What do you mean you haven’t talked to them yet?....Fine, I’ll call them myself….Not now, I have to do another promo….Yeah, Doug thinks he’ll “demoralize” me by doing some high-flying moves…What’s that?....Oh yeah, he’s right about the masked man persona being finished after Hog Heaven, although not in the way he intended….Alright….Alright, I’ll call you back after I get a hold of the crew….Alright, later.

~{H hangs up his phone and then adjusts the camcorder a bit so that it’s centered on the chair. H then goes over to the light switch next to the door and turns down the main lights while turning on the spotlight. He returns to the camcorder and presses “REC.” He then sits down in the chair; his hands clasped together in a large fist as he speaks.}~

H – So, Doug went on another tangent about how hurt Tiffany is and how terrible he feels. Surprise, surprise. Doug, it’s unfortunate that she requires plastic surgery but if you want someone to blame then take a look in the mirror. These latest ramblings from you only make you more guilty in the eyes of the people and of myself. Instead of having to listen to your incessant whining, I’d appreciate you taking some responsibility and admitting that the attack was your fault. Enough with the games, Doug. I, for one, have seen it played out too often by you and I’m sick of it. Cease these infernal ramblings and confess.

~{H locks his fingers together and wriggles his thumbs around for a few moments.}~

H – I couldn’t help but notice your cousin, Nate Sipes, in the background of your latest promo. I certainly hope that you don’t intend on having your only “trustworthy” ally interfere on your behalf. I remember Nate as being an honorable person inside the ring when I was able to see him wrestle. Then again, I also heard that he gave his former employer many headaches and caused much drama. That’s why he became a glorified jobber during his last few months in that organization. Then again, that fly-by-night group went under not long after so it looks like Nate wouldn’t have mattered anyway. At any rate, like I said, I hope you’re not relying on Nate to lead you to victory. If you are, then I have no problem eliminating him from the match up. Nobody is going to jeopardize my chances of becoming champion. Nobody will stop me from making Hog Heaven my night to shine. Nate, God bless you if you get in my way.

~{H takes a moment to adjust his mask.}~

H: Doug, when I said that I was a pure high-flyer, all I meant was that I was more adept to flying through the air. I don’t expect those moves alone to finish you off and I’m more concerned with neutralizing your power and endurance than anything else. Once I accomplish that goal, your reign will be at an end. You see, because I’m a pure high-flyer, I have as much, if not more, endurance than you, Doug. I’m probably one of the only people in this company who can keep up with you from bell-to-bell. I will be the one who finally takes you to your limit, Doug. Unlike others you’ve faced, I won’t get tired, I won’t get frustrated and I won’t be denied the RCW Natural Title.

~{H looks over his left shoulder as if thinking and then back to the camcorder.}~

H – As far as your comment about my career as a masked man being over after Hog Heaven, you may be right but not as you would intend. I plan on making Hog Heaven not only my first night as champion but also the rebirth of my true identity. The man behind H will rise like the mighty phoenix and prove his greatness in the eyes of the RCW roster and fans alike. Let that be a simple hint in accordance with my recent comments.

~{H flashes a smile for a few moments before becoming serious in nature again.}~

H – Doug, I will be ready for you. I’ve worked too hard to get this opportunity to let it slip through my fingers now. Everything is in place for my coronation and all that’s left is to leave YOU lying in the ring with MY hand raised in victory. In the end, I’ll be able to reunite you with your lost love, Doug, as you can both share an emergency room. You’re already a lot alike her now as your recent behavior has shown that you’ve lost your b*lls. The real Doug Gavelon fought without fear and without sorrow. That Doug Gavelon must be dead because I haven’t seen him for a long time. At any rate, I’m certain that the only thought running through your mind in that hospital bed will be the one thing that led to your doom….H!

~{H makes a dramatic pause where his intended ending for the promo after editing will take place. He then gets to his feet and turns off the camera. H then reaches for his pocket and pulls his cell phone back out. He hits a few numbers before putting it up to his ear.}~

H – Hey….Yeah, it’s me….This next show…..Yeah, I need you and the guys to handle that little business for me before moving onto the main mission….That’s right…..No, I don’t want anything like that….I don’t know…..Just make sure it gets taken care of….That’s right…..Alright, tell them all that I’m truly grateful for all of their help….Alright, later.

~{H then hangs up the phone.}~

FADE TO BLACK

[Doug Gavelon]

10/30/08
Fayetteville, AR
**************

[Doug sits on his couch and watches silently as H’s latest promo airs on TV. As it finishes, Doug turns off the TV, gets up from the couch and walks over to his computer desk to get his camera. He walks back over to the couch but before sitting down, he sets up the camera on top of the TV. Doug thinks about how much easier this would be if Nate didn’t have an independent booking in Kentucky today. Doug makes sure the camera is set up properly before getting comfortable on the couch and beginning his promo.]

DG: Everyday, I run into someone who thinks they know the whole story. Everyday, I’m constantly asked to confess my crime. Everyday, I’m asked why I attacked Tiffany again. And now I get to hear it all over again thanks to my opponent for Hog Heaven 4, H. H, you haven’t been here long enough to know what goes on in my mind or what I’m capable of these days. You just seem to be one of those guys who jump on the bandwagon or one of those bands who start singing about politics because that’s the “in” thing to do. All you’re doing is using the distrust of the people against me for your own personal gains. That’s fine because this will be my last “rambling” as you put it before I get in the ring with you at Hog Heaven and stuff those words back down your miserable throat.

[Doug wipes the hair from his face and leans in closer to the camera.]

DG: Of course, you just seem to be very opinionated about everything. You see everyone calling for my blood and you join right in. Then, you see Nate Sipes in my corner and you cry “foul.” Unlike most people, Nate is an honorable man and one of the only relatives I have left that I can trust. When, not if, he stands in my corner at Hog Heaven, he’ll only be there for moral support. He respects pro wrestling and wouldn’t do anything to sully its reputation in his eyes. As far as his involvement in other companies, let’s see if you have the guts to say those things to his face without running away like the coward you truly are.

I’m glad to hear that you do have the stamina to hang with me in the match. That means that I get to kick you’re a** over a longer period of time. I get to demonstrate my dominance to everyone and prove, once and for all, why I am the RCW Natural Champion. You can’t take me to my limit and you won’t neutralize my strength. I will beat you within an inch of your life and leave you searching for a reason to live, H.

[Doug begins rubbing his hands together.]

DG: Other than my great victory, the one thing I’m looking forward to most at Hog Heaven is to see just how ugly you are under that mask, H. Then again, what kind of career will you have once you unmask if you can’t even beat me now? You can call yourself a phoenix but remember that you’ll have to burn first before that happens. Despite the chill that I’ve felt from the people and from within, the fire still burns brightly in this body. There’s more than enough fire to drop you with a Burning Hammer and turn you to ash. That’s why I’m the only wrestler that matters and that’s why I’m DOUG GAVELON!

[Doug gets to his feet and presses stop on the camera. He takes the tape out and puts it in an envelope to be mailed to RCW’s front office. Doug then turns the TV back on and presses play on the VCR. A tape starts to play that shows Tiffany entering for her match against H at School of Hard Knocks. He grabs a tablet and a pencil; obviously about to take some last minute notes on H. However, he soon sets the pencil down on the unused paper as his eyes are fixated on Tiffany. He sits and watches the entire match in silence; almost never even blinking. Once the announcement is made of her win, Doug simply hangs his head as the tape runs out and a blank screen appears.]