They Say Respect Is Earned.. (Elsworth)

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We arrive back onto the scene on this week's edition of TakeDown. A jammed back crowd is on hand for our 2nd week of XWA action. Before the next match could happen. Brandon Payne's theme music began to play loudly. The crowd's energetic mood starts to turn sour immediately as Payne makes his way onto stage. Wearing a nice formal grey suit/red tie with sunglasses. Looking to be in a good mood after last week's match.

Payne, carrying the very sledgehammer thrown at his feet by Elsworth when we left last week's Overload. Payne, with the sledgehammer over his shoulder makes his way down the ramp way. The boo's from the crowd start to get heavier, with Payne not giving a crap about the reception. Even stopping at the bottom of the ramp to mouth off at a few unruly fans. Payne slams the sledgehammer about three times on the bottom steel step. For what reason, we don't know. Maybe as a way to intimidate the crowd perhaps ? Nonetheless, he walks up the steps afterwards and enters the ring.

Payne motions for the music to stop. Then, pulling a mic out of his coat pocket. As he lifts the mic to his lips. The boo's start to get even more fierce.

Fans: Your a Sell Out !!! (Clap Clap) Your a Sell Out !!! (Clap Clap) Your a Sell Out !!!

Payne couldn't help but let out a little chuckle as he had this to say:

Well... I might be a 'sell out'. I might be in this business for the money, the fame, and the respect of course. Yes.. I may have turned my back on all of you after X-Games II. But if there's one thing that separates me from the rest of you street rats out there. Is that I am, and forever will be BETTER then all of you. Why !? Because I'm the measuring stick of this business. Not just of XWA, but in the wrestling business as a whole !

Fans continue to boo as Payne continues on talking:

I don't give a crap if you claim yourself to be the 'unbeatable'. I certainly don't give a rats ass about other's stupid win/loss records being something along the lines of 539,499-0. Wrestlers who walk out here and claim there the best because they can just 'win' a match ? That my friends is a weak wrestler overall.

However...

Fans boo's start to get even louder. Payne is really working them over here tonight. Payne.. working himself over as if he was better then other the other's in the back.

BuZZ: The sheer arrogance of Brandon Payne. Every time he spews something false out of his mouth. The more lies he continues to tell. The more irritated and mad I get at him.

Roach: Why not, BuZZ ? Payne is the best in the biz today my friend. When you beat the men he's beaten. When you've won the big matches, the belts, all the glory. Then perhaps you can call yourself an Elite too.

BuZZ: Yet he hasn't won the big one, the World Heavyweight Championship. This maybe just one man's opinion. But until he does that. The guy is nothing more then a self-absorbed primadonna.

The announcers continue to bicker back & forth, as Payne carries on with his speech.

To be an Elite... like... well, ME ! It's a hard road to travel. I mean, just look at me. I'm a god in professional wrestling in every conceivable way possible. I talk the talk, and can walk the walk without any hesitation. Headlining and selling out events. Putting butts in the seats. I could go on and on really. But that my friends, is Elite Status. You can talk all the shit you want. But when the shit hits the fan. The normal everyday jabroni will cower and crawl back into there lonely corner, isn't that Dante Elsworth.

Fans let out a neutral reaction for Payne's current opposition.

See bro's and hoe's out there. Mr. Elsworth had to learn the hard way last week for flapping his gums and talking shit. As they say, keep your words soft & sweet. Cause you may have to eat em'. And that is exactly what happened with you, Elsworth. Because when it came crunch time. When the shit hit the fan. You couldn't stand and fight like a man. As a matter of fact. I proved to the world that you don't even belong in the same ring as I do.

But... if anything. You did get my attention last week, Elsworth. For that I give you credit for.

When you threw the sledgehammer at my feet. What you didn't realize is, I too have a mean streak. You think your the only guy who knows how to swing a sledgehammer ? You love going the hardcore route ? Well, what can I say. That is your battleground and I respect that. But see son, back in the early early days of Genesis. I too fought and won in that same battleground.

Don't think that I don't know how to pick up a weapon and use it if need be. So if you wanna fight with sledgehammers. Maybe throw in a steel chair or two ? I'm down with that. Question is are you game ?

Your mind says your are. But in your heart. You KNOW that you don't want any part of the destruction I will bring to you the moment that bell rings. I don't think you can handle another humiliating loss.

So here's the deal, Elsworth. With every big win. The next week, I'm usually in a giving, gracious mood. So... I'm going to give you exactly what you want tonight.

'The Elite' Brandon Payne vs Dante 'Atlas' Elsworth... one-on-one yet again.... in a Falls Count Anywhere match !

Payne lowers the mic for a brief moment. The crowd then goes nuts upon hearing this news. Could you imagine what will happen tonight if Elsworth accepts ? By gawd. Even security couldn't hold them apart last week. With no disqualifications, no count outs, hell... no rules at all. What will happen tonight in what could be the biggest brawl in the history of XWA between Brandon Payne and Dante Elsworth.

Do not keep me waiting, Elsworth. They say respect is earned. And you have FAR from earned any respect from me. Besides, I got a hectic schedule to keep and the last thing I would hate to do is break just to wait for your stupid ass to come out....

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"Line in the Sand" hits the PA meaning only one thing, the titan was in the building. As the lights shine gold and the crowd begins to roar the self proclaimed titan steps out from the stage dressed in his wrestling attire. Standing on the stage, showered with mixed reactions from the crowd, in one hand a microphone, and in the other a barbed wired baseball bat.

BuZZ: I think the level of testosterone just sky rocketed here in the Takedown arena. This two men have to be the most arrogant SOBs I have ever seen strap on a pair of boots.

Roach: Man you are just jealous that you can't come out here and make a statement without saying a word. These two men have both come into their own here and XWA and I am damn sure excited what Dante has in store for Payne tonight.

Do you ever stop? I mean really? Once again the great Brandon Payne comes out and repeats his catch phrase to the entire world. "I am better than all of you....ELITE" "Respect is earned....ELITE" "Measuring stick....ELITE" Please do all of us a favor and jam that sledgehammer down your throat before I do it for you.

The fans get a bit of a laugh over the rant, but there was no iota of a smile on Dante's face.

You say that you are the best here, then you say that winning and records mean nothing. Get your story straight before you open that black hole of a mouth. Last week's match was nothing but a fluke, why? I admit it, to the entire world. I slipped. Not once. Not twice. But THREE times. That's right it took you THREE times hitting your finisher to put me down. Every time I got my hands on your puny body you just slipped through my hands. Kinda hard for a titan to pick up and hold on to an ant huh? So this week I am going to make it simple. I'm going to step on you. I am going to BREAK the measuring stick along with every other bone in your body.

Dante begins to proceed down the ramp and into the ring as the crowd roars over the announcer's comments. Stepping over the top rope into the ring Dante gets toe to toe with his adversary.

Let me put it simple for you Payne, next week. When there is no rule in the book to hold me back. I will not only break that measuring stick of yours, I am going to break your GOD DAMN NECK. You think you are being gracious by giving me this match? If you want to put it that way then remember. There isn't a good deed gone unpunished. And tonight I am going to deliver every form of punishment to your anatomy that the EMTs won't be able to tell which part of you to put in a neck brace. I will make sure the only way you leave this building tonight is in a dust pan and then into the trash where you belong. Afterwords it won't matter if I earned your respect, because you won't exist any longer and the name 'Brandon Payne' will disappear from the history books...considering if it was there to start with.

So tell me Payne, what do you have to say to that and please don't begin spewing your bullshit motto to me. Because trust me the world and me included have heard it all to much.

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Well it seems like a hit a nerve with you, Elsworth. And I'm glad that I did. But whether you or any of these nimrods in this arena like hearing it or not ? I'll say it once more. I AM the measuring stick of this business, bro. I don't give two shits about what anybody thinks. I come in here, bust my ass for the organization, and get the job done. I do my job and go home. Simple as that. I don't have time to play little games with fans or please the people. If they want that. They can turn there TV stations over to C-SPAN and bow to there hero Barack Obama. Because I say instead of believing in a false sense of securities and hope ? Believe in something that is real ! Believe in the here and now. Believe... in Brandon Payne !

Payne says with an arrogant smile on his face.

BuZZ: I cannot believe the Gaul of that man to put himself as being a better person then our own president.

Roach: BWHAHAHAHHAHA ! Brilliant... I'm liking BP more every week.

BuZZ: Will you stop ! You can sit there and say that what Payne is doing is ethical ?

Roach: Screw ethics, BuZZ. When your Brandon Payne. You can do whatever the [beep] you want.

BuZZ: Folks I apologize for my partners behavior. It seems he's taken after Brandon Payne a little too much .

You call my victory over you a fluke ? Psst... get real kid. You know you didn't stand a chance with me. Not last week, not this week, not EVER ! Frankly, I don't care if I have to hit my finisher once, twice, three, four, or as many times as I please. As long as I get the job done, get my paycheck, and go home ? That's all that matters. Because when your an ELITE. Uh... there's that word again, Dante... HaHa ! When your like me, you don't have to worry about the economy or losing a job.

I know that people like yourself have to worry about making ends meet each week. Worrying over your job safety. But when your Brandon Payne. That my friend is the LEAST of your worries. The only thing I have to worry is whether or not to place this sledgehammer on the left side of your face or the right side later tonight ?

So Elsworth, spew out all the lies and threats you want. Make the people hang on to your every word like there hero, Obama. But fact is, this is the cold hard truth. There's not a DAMN THING you can do to stop me ! Whether I'm alive or dead. My name will always.....ALWAYS... be tied to greatness.

Payne lowers the mic. Awaiting a response from Elsworth.

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Letting out a sigh Dante lifts his head and chuckles in the face of Brandon. Raising his microphone Dante begins to speak on Payne's words.

Brandon, for the love of god, look for the light in the dark and pull your head out of your ass. I have been in the ring with a variety of people, and I think I can safely say you have to be the blindest person of them all. Throughout the thousands of words you speak on a daily basis I can not seem to find a single point made. Wake up. We aren't in your golden days anymore, this is the real world, not some fantasy land you seem to always find yourself in.

I am going to break it down to you. You are not Elite. You are not the here and now. You are not the hero coming to save the day. You are NOTHING. Just like Barack Obama, you are just a placeholder for the next name on the list. And if you want to compare [beep] sizes out here then I'll give it a go. First of all, look at me. Do you think that my expertise ends in the ring? I could do whatever I wanted, anywhere I wanted, at any god damn time I pleased. If I wanted to punt Obama off of his throne it wouldn't take anytime at all. If I wanted to be a god damn astronaut all I have to do is sign my name on the dotted fucking line. Unlike you, I am concretely cemented in this industry and I don't plan on leaving any time soon.

So how about you get real...bro. There is nothing great about you, there is nothing spectacular about you. You are just an ant standing in my shadow as is the rest of the competition. Its just a matter of time before you and everyone else gets stepped on. Because quite frankly, its not what you have done its what you can do. And from what I have seen that's not much.

So tonight lets see how much I can bend the measuring stick before it snaps.

Dante steps forward into the face of Brandon and lifts the barbed wire bat only inches from the nose of Payne.

Because I promise you, the measuring stick is going to snap before this does.

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Payne begins to yawn, then looking down at his watch as he replies.

Are you done yet ? Sheeeesh. People say that I'm dull and boring, hmph. I gotta say though. As much as you've warmed my heart with all that bullshit of me not meaning anything to the business ? I gotta say that you are quite the comedian. I mean, come on. You big, juiced up little freaks are all the same anymore. You come out here, start growling "grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr" at the top of your lungs. Then you flex your muscles, and say that 'little guys' like myself don't mean squat to the wrestling business and blah blah blah blah blah blah !

Alright I get it... I really do. But its okay, really. I mean its very apparent that your muscles and that uber scary looking' tattoo on your chest makes up for the lack of any brain cells. Its cool, man. Its cool. Fact is, with all those muscles and useless knowledge you dish out ? The better looking you make me look.

So Dante, why don't you humor me a bit. Start growling and spitting saliva all over the place. Say your gonna 'kick my ass' in every conceivable way possible. And when your done, you can wake me up ? How's that for a deal.

Payne lowers the mic. Walking over to the opposite side of the turnbuckle. He drops the sledgehammer out onto the floor. Then hoisting himself up on the top turnbuckle, lowers his head, and proceeds to sleep. Making very loud snoring noises through the mic.

Is he doing this for a laugh, or to just piss off/humiliate Elsworth even more ?

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Dante only smiles at the words of Brandon and as the crowd roars for yet another brawl of likes of last week Dante raises the microphone.

I hope you enjoy the nap, because tonight is going to be much more than just..business. Its going to be a personal goal of mine to be sure that the only thing that comes out in your mouth after night will be a feeding tube.

On that note Dante drops the microphone and steps out of ring to prepare for a night that would indeed be career changing. But for who? Only time will tell.