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B.O.B. D · (04-01-2019)

(The scene opens to Big D in a hotel room, asleep on the bed. He looks very peaceful, if not also a little stupid, as his face is buried into the cozy pillow and saliva dripping out of his wide open mouth. Light snores can be heard, showing him to be in a deep sleep, or so everyone thinks.)

*RIIIIIIING* *RING* *RIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIING*

(The hotel phone on the nightstand next to the bed begins to ring, which instantly wakes Big D up, sending him into a fury of alarm as he jumps out of the bed. Luckily Big D doesn't sleep naked, though the Battlestar Galactica boxers couldn't be considered too much in the clothing department.)

"What the hell?!?!?!....."

(Big D runs from side to side, making karate chops motions as if he was trying to fend off some sort of morning phantoms in his room. He then stops and focuses on the still ringing phone, seemingly relieved to know what the sound was.)

"This isn't the alarm I set!"

(The phone scared him, expecting to be awoken to his alarm rather than THIS specific sound, but he collects himself and answers like a normal person would.)

"Moshi Moshi....... yes, this IS Big D. No, that was just a Japanese greeting....... Yes, I know I'm white and not in Japan, but I'm still half asleep........."

(Big D's face tightens and he seems to get more serious once he realizes he's on the phone with XWF management.)

"Yes, sir. Match booked for this Saturday? Excellent, I'm definitely ready to prove myself, who's my opponent? Genie Tate? Never heard of him....... Her?"

(Big D pauses for a second. Ever since he signed his contract for XWF, he knew there was a very good chance at some point he would be pitted against a member of the opposite sex; he just didn't expect it to be in his debut match.)

"Scared? No, that ain't me, I'll be there on Saturday and show you, the rest of management, and the XWF just exactly who Big D is. Yes, sir, thank you for this opportunity, I won't let it slip on by. Good day to you as well......"

(Big D hangs up the phone, standing there with his hand still on it.)

"Genie Tate......."

(Big D takes his hand off the phone finally and heads into the bathroom. He brushes his teeth, in deep thought as he stares at himself in the mirror. It was no surprise that men could face women in XWF and vice/versa, he had known women had made great strides in the business since he had last been apart of it. Hell, he was even impressed by some of the female wrestlers he had scouted in XWF, but none of them happened to be Genie Tate.)

*SPIT*

(Big D spits his toothpaste out and rinses his mouth out, followed by his toothbrush. He wipes his face with a towel and leaves the bathroom, going back to his room. Big D begins to put on his pants, but he can't help but think about the last time he had laid hands on a woman. It was before his retirement, he was in a vicious feud with a rival by the name of Zero. His nemesis's wife was the ring announcer for that promotion and, wanting to get under Zero's skin, Big D Dan Slammed her through a table and ran off like a coward before his rival could get his hands on him.)

"I'm not that guy anymore......"

(After getting his pants on, Big D takes a shirt out of one of his suit cases and puts it on, as well. He then grabs his room key and walks out of the door, being followed by the camera. Walking down the long hall, Big D thinks about how he was raised not to harm women, how he was taught to be soft and gentle with them; even though he hadn't been that guy in the past, he was at a point in his life where he wanted to be a better man. Saturday at Savage would test that.)

"Big D?"

(An unfamiliar voice called out for the wrestler as he entered the lobby to the hotel. Big D turns around and sees a reporter hurrying up to him, a tape recorder in his outstretched hand.)

Reporter: "Big D, my name is Sam Jackson for the Texas Times....."

Big D: "Your name is Sam Jackson?"

Jackson(with a laugh): "Yeah, everyone gets a kick out of that...... I was wondering if maybe I could get a quick interview with you?"

(Big D was still troubled by the dilemma he was in, but figured maybe a distraction would ease his mind a little.)

Big D: "Sure, I got a few minutes, what's on your mind?"

Jackson: "Well, I think the question is what's on YOUR mind? Word just got out that your debut match is gonna be against Genevive Tate......"

(So much for a distraction AWAY from his problem.)

Big D: "It's crazy, I just got off the phone with management to find this out myself, and the paparazzi has already gotten the scoop about it?"

Jackson: "Well, it's on the marquee for the AT&T Center........"

Big D: "Gotcha. Yes, it's true, I'm gonna have my first ever match against a female competitor."

Jackson: "Are you at all nervous that you might hurt her? Maybe she'll break a nail on you and it'll be the closest thing to pain you feel?"

(Big D doesn't respond, as the reporter's question bothered him. As soon as Big D found out her was facing a woman, his first thought was worrying about hurting her or that, being his first match in nearly 10 years, she could get lucky and take advantage of his ring rust. He wasn't taking her very seriously, and neither was Sam Jackson.)

Big D: "You know, I think she knows what she's getting herself into. She signed a contract with XWF under the same circumstances I did, knowing everyone is a PERSON in that ring and we're all working for the same goal of being the best..."

(As Big D speaks, his feelings begin to reflect his words. Genie may be a woman, but she is what's in front of him currently and he can't let her gender influence a thing about his match and how he approaches it.)

Big D: "I joined XWF with the intention of making a new name for myself, Sam, and that's exactly what I intend to do. I want to have gold around me waist and in order to do that, I have to earn the respect of my fellow wrestlers and management. And I ain't gonna do that by following your bait and telling her that she's a weak female who doesn't compare to me."

(Sam Jackson looks a little thrown off by Big D's words.)

Sam Jackson: "I was only implying that...."

Big D: "I know what you were implying, and I'm not gonna have it. Look, the fact of the matter is I don't know her and she don't know me. When we step into that ring, there IS a chance I hurt her, but there's also a chance that she will hurt me. There's always that risk. And that risk will be worth it when the ref raises my hand and I get victory #1 of many in XWF. You see, I WAS having a hard time dealing with the fact she is a girl, but you've shown me that thinking like that already makes me a loser before I even step into the squared circle."

Jackson: "But......"

Big D: "But nothing, Sam! I'm not gonna contribute to the gender inequality crisis this once wonderful country is trying to get over. Yes, she's a woman, but guess what? She's in my way and it doesn't matter to me if you're a male, female, trans, black, white, green, gay, straight, horny, asexual, bisexual, atheist, or an alien; illegal or extra terrestrial.......... If you step across from me and try to prevent me from my goal of one day being the top dog of XWF, I will FORCEFULLY get you OUT OF MY WAY! And that applies to not only Genie Tate, but EVERYONE in the XWF. And that ain't no story, it's the Cold, Big D Truth! Now print that in your little newspaper........"

(Before Sam Jackson can have any sort of response, Big D turns and walks off. He makes his way out the door of the hotel, his belly rumbling the way he expects him and Ms. Tate to come Saturday Night Savage.)

"I'm thinking Pancheros"

(Big D decides on his restaurant of choice and heads that way as the camera fades to black.)

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