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~~Harold Davis~~ · (06-07-2013)

The scene begins with Harold Davis and his personal assistant Leon sitting at the bar at the airport while they wait for their flight to Brazil to board. It is very early in the morning so there isn't anyone else at the bar with them. It gives them a chance to discuss Harold's match on madness and how he will attack that along with how he will market himself whilst in the XWF.

Leon: Mr Davis, you have your first scheduled match this Monday. How are you coping? Everything seems to be happening so quickly.

Harold smirks and places a hand on Leon's shoulder to reassure him.

Harold Davis: Leon you're right. My beginning here has been a bit of a whirlwind but I've adapted and made the best of what I've been given, like I always do. I made an impact, like I always do.

Harold takes a sip of his scotch.

Harold Davis: But the XWF is a highly competitive environment, like nothing I have ever encountered before. I have to be switched on all of the time, inside and outside of the ring. I know that the fans will pay attention to the more established names here and the XWF will spend their marketing and advertising money accordingly, which they should, but this means I need something huge to try and get myself and my brand noticed. This is where I need you Leon, we need to do our best work outside of the ring while I continue to do my best work inside of it. So, have you got any ideas for me?

Leon finishes his drink.

Leon: Well, I think you need to saturate the market. Post your face on billboards, on bus stops, anywhere you think the XWF fans will be able to see you. The fans need to want to know Harold Davis.

Harold takes a moment to process this idea, before disagreeing.

Harold Davis: It's not a bad idea, but I think its a little broad right at this point in time. The XWF is a global market which means we would have to get advertising space all over the world. It will be extremely expensive and right now not everyone is fully aware of me yet but there is a risk that it will be wasted on them. I'm not willing to take that risk right now.

Leon: How about we hire advertising space on Joe Tuesday's ample forehead?

Leon laughs at his own joke. Harold just stares blankly at him.

Harold Davis: Dude... really?

Harold shakes his head before finishing his drink.

Leon: So what do you think about facing Joe Tuesday this Monday? Are you nervous?

Harold turns to Leon and smiles.

Harold Davis: Leon, I can honestly say that I'm not nervous. Not even a little bit. The man has only wrestled one match in his life. He isn't ready for me, I've wrestled hundreds of matches. Sure, he may have intensity and he may have desire and some of the intangibles that you need to be successful in this business but he has no experience.

Leon interrupts.

Leon: But that means he is going to be unpredictable, how are you going to know what he's going to do if he doesn't even know what he is doing himself?

Harold Davis: Sure, that's a valid point and his unpredictability may have won him a match last week and it may win him matches in future. But I'm a patient man Leon. I'll wait for him to make a mistake and then I'll make him pay for it. Don't get me wrong I expect him to compete and he might even compete well but he will stumble at some point and then that's when I strike.

The fact that he ran his mouth about me makes me even more confident Leon, every word he says puts more pressure on himself to back it up. Every word he says will mean it will be a greater fall for him when I beat him. Every word he says won't matter if he doesn't know how to counter my offense properly. Can you imagine all that energy he has put into preparing himself mentally for this match coming to nothing if he can't kick out of something as simple as an inside cradle? That would be devastating, the fear of not being humiliated in the ring must be immense. And judging by how his last career ended.. the man doesn't handle pressure all that well.

The boarding call for Harold and Leon's flight comes over the P.A system.

Harold Davis: That's us Leon, can you grab us some coffee quickly before we take off?

Leon rushes off to get coffee as the scene ends.

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