Broken, Like Hopp..

[Adam Matthews]

Backstage at CRF Arena

The camera focuses in on some vending machines lined up against a wall. Adam Matthews comes walking up to them dressed in his brown khakis and green polo shirt. He looks at one of the soft drink machines and groans.

Adam Matthews: "$1.75 for a 20 oz bottle of water. Somehow this does not surprise me. It seems to follow the trend with everything related to the CRF. All the superstars around here think they are worth so much more than they really are."

Adam Matthews reaches down in his back pocket and pulls out a few dollar bills. He inserts one of them into the machine but it spits it back out. He tries several more times but each time the machine spits the dollar bill back out. After a few more futile attempts Adam Matthews bangs on the machine.

Adam Matthews: "This machine is about as talented as that last hack Fighter-X put me against. Everyone kept talking about this so called legend Hopp and look at how easily I dealt with him. After I won I left him in that ring a beaten and broken man, much like this machine here. Although I am sure if this machine was working it could at least make change for a dollar."

Adam Matthews tries his dollar bill one more time in the machine but it spits it out.

Adam Matthews: "Then again, maybe not."

Adam Matthews puts his money back in his wallet and shakes his head. He spits at the machine and turns to head down the hallway.

TBC by anyone wanting to fight me this week

[Hopp]

Hopp steps around the corner...nose to nose with Matthews, smirking at the surprised look on his face.

Hopp: "Listen up BOY, I come from a time where punks like you didnt last a minute with me in the ring...come to think about it... maybe you had the ref in your back pocket all along..."

(Hopp smiles and continues)

Hopp: "crap son, everybody saw not one...not two, but three slow counts. Three times that I should have beaten you. But thats not why im here.....you gotta prove that your as good as you say you are...you, and me....Fighter-X Rules....how bout it, hero?"

TBC by Adam Matthews or Figher-X

[Adam Matthews]

Adam Matthews looks at Hopp and laughs.

Adam Matthews: "As if you can even count that high. Now Hopp, you should not feel bad about losing to me. It simply means that you are average and ordinary just like every other superstar here in the CRF. You may have beaten some of these other so called superstars but so what. None of them are even close to being on my level. When it comes right down to it Hopp, I am the best single wrestler ever to set foot in this place."

Adam Matthews sticks his nose up so that he seems more arrogant.

Adam Matthews: "As for me, I do not have to prove anything to anyone. You want to know why Hopp? I already know what everyone else thinks about me. They despise me because I am so much more talented than they could ever hope to be."

Adam Matthews laughs again and points at Hopp.

Adam Matthews: " So now you want to fight me again but this time with some sort of strange rules to help give you an advantage? I must admit I have no idea what Fighter-X Rules are but I smell a rat here. Well Hopp despite the fact I think you are messing with me I am still going to accept your challenge. Let's face it, you need all the help you can get to defeat me. The sad thing is, you can even begin to make up the rules as we go along and I will still beat you, or anyone else for that matter."

Adam Matthews continues to look down at Hopp and awaits his response.

TBC Hopp

OOC - What is Fighter-X Rules anyway?

[Hopp]

Hopp: "Step in the ring kid...there wont be any crooked refs to save you this time..."

Without concern, Hopp turns his back on Matthews and walks away out of camera view.

TBC by Adam Matthews or Fighter-X