Recruitment drive

[Stylin' Kyle Roberts [REBEL]]

(The Tir Na Nog Irish Pub. Raleigh, North Carolina. Kyle Roberts is drinking a pint of Kilkenny Irish Ale while talking to someone.)

KYLE ROBERTS: Hell YEAH I think there's a bias towards non-Americans! You should know that as well as anyone. Who got pinned by Tommy Deathrow?

(The camera pans over to reveal the Lemondrop Kid, Lloyd Rees. NAPW Grand Slammer, current NAPW tag team and Provincial champ.)

LLOYD REES: Look, Roberts. What makes ya think I c'ld give a rat's arse?

KYLE ROBERTS: This isn't NAPW, Lloyd! This is an entirely new animal altogether!

LLOYD REES: You wanna know what I t'ink happened in that REBEL ring? I t'ink that you nevver came to save me arse because it would make me look bad.

KYLE ROBERTS: What? Come ON, Rees! If I had KNOWN it was one fall to a finish--

LLOYD REES: You expect me ta believe that tripe? What Larry goes into a match b'lievin' the wrong rules? Tha point is you nevver lost that night.

KYLE ROBERTS: Well, I sure as hell never won! Do you see me in the main event against Rex Caliber this week? No, I'm in a match against Bobby O'Brady! WHY? So he can get some closure?

LLOYD REES: At least yer IN a match this week, b'y! REBEL dinna even BOTHER to book me!

KYLE ROBERTS: Look, I'd say you've got quite the run in NAPW. Look at what you've accomplished: Two-time NAPW champion. FOUR-time Provincial champ. And now you've got the tag belts. Me? Well, I turned my back on that company, now, didn't I? REBEL's my bread and butter now, but how they're treating me, you, every person who wasn't born in the good old U.S.A.? It makes me sick! Look, tell me you'll at least THINK about my proposal, okay?

LLOYD REES: Yeh do have a point there, Roberts. Tell ya what, I'll t'ink it over some. Now, how about buyin' a pint fer me ta bury the hatchet?

KYLE ROBERTS: What hatchet? Lloyd, there's no bad blood between us right now. We're not fighting each other. We just happen to be two Canadians who are both getting a raw deal here in Raleigh.

LLOYD REES: Whoa, what are yeh talkin' about, Canadjun? I'm from the Rock! FREE NEWFOUNDLAND, as my pap would say!

KYLE ROBERTS: (massaging his brow) Right, Lloyd. Look, you're not American, is what I'm getting at here.

LLOYD REES: There's no bad blood RIGHT NOW, Roberts, but if you're refusin' ta buy me a pint, I might have ta change me mind on this!

KYLE ROBERTS: Fine, fine. (Kyle orders a drink for Rees.) I must admit, I'm a little surprised to see you here. This being where your friend John Salty was attacked and all. I'd think you'd be a little skittish.

LLOYD REES: Nah, I'm tryin' to find the attacker. Where else would yeh have me look? Go back to tha scene of the crime!

KYLE ROBERTS: Okay. And the heavy drinking?

LLOYD REES: Yeh call this "heavy?" What sorta namby-pamby Larry are yeh?

(Kyle's cell phone rings. He answers it.)

KYLE ROBERTS: The pants of Kyle Roberts. Oh, hey, I wasn't expecting you to call so soon. If you're looking for some Roberts time, I'll be able to schedule you-- Yes, I got the envelope. Are you CRAZY, woman? I'm not getting anywhere NEAR him! This is your battle, not mine! No, my war with Bruce hasn't ended, not by a long shot. But I'm the kind of guy who picks his spots, and messing with Tiff is a bad spot to pick. Look, we'll discuss this on Tuesday, okay?

(Kyle hangs up.)

KYLE ROBERTS: Women. Give them an inkling of interest, they want you to do their work for them. Look, Lloyd, I've got my own stuff to deal with. Let's just call this pint our non-agression pact. Don't start none, won't be none, you got it?

LLOYD REES: That goes double for you, Roberts! If yeh decide ta double-cross me...

KYLE ROBERTS: We'll cross that bridge when we come to it. Later.

(Kyle pays his tab and leaves the pub. On his way out, he starts talking to the camera.)

KYLE ROBERTS: So, Bobby, you and Al are already thinking of the neglect you two will get if you join me? Well, I'm sorry to say that there's no stable being formed here. I'm just making sure that the foreign wrestlers know what they're getting into when it comes to the unbelievable bias that REBEL has against people who don't bleed red, white and blue. Can you blame them? Look where we are! North Carolina, home of insularity. Hell, half the state still considers itself Confederate, and that civil war took place one hundred and twenty five years ago! I understand where they're coming from, but I sure as hell don't agree with the way they go about doing things!

But the fact that you two are thinking I'll abuse your loyalty means that you're at least thinking about the way things are and how they can change. And that's good news. Whatever I've said about you in the past, O'Brady, I've never called you an unthinking sheep. There's a brain behind all that brawn. You'd never know it by the company you've kept in the past, be it as part of Rees' NewFound Alliance, or Ravager's Revolution, but, hey, those are two charismatic leaders, aren't they?

(Kyle smirks.)

It still doesn't mean I'm wanting you to lighten up in the ring against me. I'm not going to lighten up against you. I'm going out there with something to prove, and that's that Stylin' Kyle Roberts is the future of this company, and a contender for the REBEL belts! And I'll have to go straight through you to prove it, I'm afraid. And, hey, you've got something to prove too, right? You've got to prove that those fans should cheer you because you're taking on the most hated man in REBEL right now. It's quite the strategy. It's not really going to PROVE anything if they cheer you against me. They cheered on Rex Caliber and Ravager, these aren't sophisticated fans we're talking about here.

Oh, and one more thing, Bobby. Could you PLEASE put your Wolfboy on a leash on Tuesday? My legal counsel, Ryan Kingston, doesn't really want to go about submitting a restraining order against Leland, but if it comes down to that, he'll do whatever it takes to stop the constant harassing of your lawyer friend. If Conrad wants to keep on flapping his mouth about his grievances with my friend, well, it just adds to the case of libel Ryan is building. Or is it slander? It was one of those ones he was mentioning, I'm pretty sure...

This Tuesday, Bobby, we'll see what's stronger: Your need of acceptance or my desire to get to the place I so deserve: The top of REBEL Pro. The big gold belt! The peak of the mountain!

You know, when I say it like that, there's not really a debate, is there?

(Kyle turns to his car as we fade to black.)

Lloyd Rees used with permission.[/b]