Post by thewobert on Jun 11, 2007 23:16:28 GMT -6
“Damn it Buddy, I’m not doing it!” Big Norm, the foot-long Midget, angrily shouts from inside the Winnebago.
“Come on Norm, it helps me prepare for a match.” Buddy Love replies.
“How does this! Help you with a match?!” Norm barks and tosses a head of a panda bear costume.
“Come on dude, I paid a lot of money for that costume man….” Buddy says as he picks the head off the concrete and brushes it off.
“Well Buddy, you got ripped off.” Big Norm says and stands in the doorway of the Winnebago, wearing the panda costume minus the head.
“Come on Big Norm, it’ll be fun.” Buddy tries to persuade.
“Can’t you mediate or something?” Norm barks.
“Na dude…….. I know nothing about this guy.” Buddy answers.
“What do you mean you know nothing about this guy?” Big Norm asks.
“I can’t even say his name.” Buddy says and gives Norm a piece of paper with the name Takeshi Tanahashi.
“Who the hell……” Big Norm mutters, trying to pronounce the name.
“He’s the high flyer from Tokyo, Japan. Some say he was raised under a Yakuza Boss or something and had a tough childhood.” Buddy comments.
“He’s probably like the guy in ‘Red Steel’. You better not give him a sword or a machine gun.” Norm states.
“Good game, but he doesn’t need any weapons. With all the moves he knows and his background in all the Japanese wrestling companies, he can wipe my ass.” Buddy states.
“And what do you got that he doesn’t? More body hair?” Norm smirks.
“Na dude……….. I got the fans behind me. He says nothing and just plains ignores the fans. But they are why we even have a business. We fight for our self respect and for their entertainment. He can have all the self respect in the world, but if you are alone, the voices in your own head can be annoying.” Buddy declares.
“Ok…… I see your point, but why the hell do I need to be in a panda costume?” Big Norm barks.
“Cause I want to get into the atmosphere of being Japanese…….”
“Pandas are in China!”
“No way…….” Buddy disagrees.
“Yes way!” Big Norm barks.
“Don’t matter, you’ll still look cute in it.” Buddy laughs and tosses the head back to Big Norm. “Come on, I’ll buy you some sushi.”
“The hell with it….. But why are you wearing that?” Big Norm groans as he puts on the panda head.
“Because I’m getting into his head.” Buddy proudly states.
“By dressing up as a green dinosaur?” Big Norm asks.
“Dude, Godzilla………” Buddy corrects and stands there in his Godzilla costume.
“Ok….. then why Godzilla?”
“The Japanese both respect him and are afraid of him. Maybe I can have both fear and respect from Takeshi.”
“Whatever dude, where’s the sushi?”
“You’ll get your sushi. After I get my Sake.”
“Come on Norm, it helps me prepare for a match.” Buddy Love replies.
“How does this! Help you with a match?!” Norm barks and tosses a head of a panda bear costume.
“Come on dude, I paid a lot of money for that costume man….” Buddy says as he picks the head off the concrete and brushes it off.
“Well Buddy, you got ripped off.” Big Norm says and stands in the doorway of the Winnebago, wearing the panda costume minus the head.
“Come on Big Norm, it’ll be fun.” Buddy tries to persuade.
“Can’t you mediate or something?” Norm barks.
“Na dude…….. I know nothing about this guy.” Buddy answers.
“What do you mean you know nothing about this guy?” Big Norm asks.
“I can’t even say his name.” Buddy says and gives Norm a piece of paper with the name Takeshi Tanahashi.
“Who the hell……” Big Norm mutters, trying to pronounce the name.
“He’s the high flyer from Tokyo, Japan. Some say he was raised under a Yakuza Boss or something and had a tough childhood.” Buddy comments.
“He’s probably like the guy in ‘Red Steel’. You better not give him a sword or a machine gun.” Norm states.
“Good game, but he doesn’t need any weapons. With all the moves he knows and his background in all the Japanese wrestling companies, he can wipe my ass.” Buddy states.
“And what do you got that he doesn’t? More body hair?” Norm smirks.
“Na dude……….. I got the fans behind me. He says nothing and just plains ignores the fans. But they are why we even have a business. We fight for our self respect and for their entertainment. He can have all the self respect in the world, but if you are alone, the voices in your own head can be annoying.” Buddy declares.
“Ok…… I see your point, but why the hell do I need to be in a panda costume?” Big Norm barks.
“Cause I want to get into the atmosphere of being Japanese…….”
“Pandas are in China!”
“No way…….” Buddy disagrees.
“Yes way!” Big Norm barks.
“Don’t matter, you’ll still look cute in it.” Buddy laughs and tosses the head back to Big Norm. “Come on, I’ll buy you some sushi.”
“The hell with it….. But why are you wearing that?” Big Norm groans as he puts on the panda head.
“Because I’m getting into his head.” Buddy proudly states.
“By dressing up as a green dinosaur?” Big Norm asks.
“Dude, Godzilla………” Buddy corrects and stands there in his Godzilla costume.
“Ok….. then why Godzilla?”
“The Japanese both respect him and are afraid of him. Maybe I can have both fear and respect from Takeshi.”
“Whatever dude, where’s the sushi?”
“You’ll get your sushi. After I get my Sake.”