"Now what?"

- A Man With No Existence -
“Now What?”

It’s been a little over two weeks since we last heard from The Butcher. Coming out of the second Butch Match of all time, The Butcher was beat up pretty badly. He didn’t care though. He won. He did what many said he could not do. He beat Frostie. He wasn’t too old. He wasn’t out of shape. He wasn’t good enough. No, he had the will and the desire to win and beat Frostie for good. Not just only for himself but for those who had fallen victim to Frostie’s evil intentions before him. Each and everyone of them, whether they liked or hated The Butcher, had to of been in his corner. Chanting his name in the back of their minds and in their hearts. Praying for a miracle. Sometimes God pushed you that one extra step to overcome adversity. And push He did at Halloween Hangover. But don’t think it was God or fate that helped The Butcher beat Frostie. They played a role but that was it. God doesn’t tell you how to play the cards, he just deals them. And that Sunday, The Butcher just simply out-played Frostie on every turn. Give Frostie credit though. He didn’t give up and probably would have won if he didn’t snap and try to use the land mine for his advantage. Sooner or later it was going to blow up. Too bad it blew up in his hands. Now the World Wrestling Corporation is on it’s heels. The roster is small and the remaining members are sure to kill themselves for glory. Great, that means an even smaller roster. So this put the Front Office in a tough spot coming straight out of Halloween Hangover. It was WWC’s premier pay-per-view, but sooner or later they all had to face the facts. You can’t do much if only a hand full of people believe in what they are doing. So the Front Office is taking a few weeks off to let the wrestlers heal and try to promote their home to bring in more members. It’s doubtful anyone will since not many did before. Even the most loyal members have taken this time to look elsewhere for employment. Many are looking at Advantage Wrestling as we speak but it’s too early to tell if anyone has gone there yet. If some do, it will drive a stake into the heart of WWC. It will seal the coffin and be buried six feet under. It’s that simple. So where does The Butcher stand? Good question. He’s a hot commodity on the market these days because of his vast experience and main event status. Not to mention his cult-like following. It’s a well known fact that Advantage Wrestling’s owner and former gfwa OMEGA superstar, Razor Blade, wants The Butcher in a bad way. It’ll be quite interesting to see what develops over the next couple of weeks.

-[ The scene opens up with The Butcher walking uphill in a nice neighborhood in San Francisco. He isn’t walking alone though. No, he’s got a small brown playful Labrador puppy on a leash leading the way. What a cute scene. The Butcher with a puppy dog. He looks to be in good health and doesn’t have any stitches on his body anymore. Lucky for him he’s a quick healer. ]-

-[ The puppy leads him up the hill and tries to bring him to the pinnacle but The Butcher stops him 3 houses short of his goal. The Butcher looks at the puppy and the puppy yelps back as if he’s saying, “get a move on you lazy bastard”. ]-

The Butcher: We’re here, boy.

-[ The puppy yelps again and The Butcher picks him up. ]-

The Butcher: Shh!

-[ The Butcher then reaches into his light jacket and pulls out a cheap red bow that goes on a Christmas present. He pulls the back off and slaps the bow on the back of the puppy’s collar. The puppy yelps again, saying “stop it! I look ridiculous”. The Butcher carries the puppy up the stairway and onto the front lawn. As he approaches the front door, he sets the puppy behind the front bushes and ties him to the bottom of it. ]-

The Butcher: Keep quiet now.

-[ The Butcher stands back up and pushes the doorbell. A faint chime is heard from inside the house and the door opens a few second after. Behind it is The Butcher’s lovely wife, Nikki Cortez. She looks at him strangely, wondering why he rang the doorbell of his own apartment. ]-

The Butcher: Sorry, I forgot my keys.

-[ He walks past her and inside the house. As he walks by, she hears his keys rustle inside his pants. She looks at him suspiciously. ]-

Nikki: Uh huh.

-[ As she closes the door behind her, the puppy yelps. ]-

Nikki: Did you hear that?

-[ The Butcher opens up the window above the bushes and looks at her. ]-

The Butcher: Squirrels, honey, just squirrels.

-[ He smiles but she doesn’t buy it. The puppy yelps again but this time Nikki walks outside and looks around. She notices some rustling inside the bushes so she gets closer. The Butcher hangs outside the window and looks into the bushes. The puppy stares back at him with this look like “why in the hell did you tie me up? Don’t just look at me, get me outta here, dumb ass!”. ]-

The Butcher: No squirrels in these bushes! Nikki: Suuure. What are you hiding? The Butcher: Nothing! Just…ah…squirrels! Yeah, squirrels! Nikki: You said there weren’t any squirrels in there! The Butcher: Exactly!

-[ The Butcher hits himself in the head because he’s stupid. Nikki kneels down and looks into the bushes where she finds the poor puppy and his bow tied up to the bush. ]-

Nikki: Jimmy, you didn’t! The Butcher: What do you know, that isn’t a squirrel.

-[ She unties the puppy, picks him up, and kisses The Butcher quickly. She then brings the puppy inside and lets him loose in the house. The Butcher closes the window and throws his jacket onto the nearby couch, disappointed somewhat that his planned surprise didn’t work the way he expected. Nikki runs over to him and hugs him as the puppy starts to terrorize everything in site, probably pissed because it was tied up to a bush. ]-

Nikki: I don’t believe you! You’re the best!

-[ The Butcher watches as the puppy starts to tear through a box of old stuff they have yet to put away since moving in. He loves the fact that she’s happy with him and knows he made the right choice since she lost her child. He knows it won’t replace what she’s lost and nothing will, but at least this is something. She releases her embrace and watches as the puppy digs through the box. She crouches down on the floor makes and kissy noises at the puppy as she pats the floor; calling for it to come to her. The puppy responds and runs over to her playfully. She then pets it on the head gently as she laughs. ]-

Nikki: You’re cute. What should we call you? The Butcher: Hell Raiser.

-[ Nikki laughs. ]-

Nikki: Rascal sounds better. The Butcher: Good enough for me.

-[ The puppy takes off once again and jumps into the box to mess up the stuff in there once again. Nikki stands next to The Butcher and watches, thinking it’s adorable. The Butcher doesn’t find it adorable, though, because it’s his stuff getting messed up. The puppy probably knows it‘s his too. ]-

Nikki: We have a small problem though. The Butcher: What’s that? Nikki: Who’s going to take care of him while I’m at work?

-[ The Butcher is taken aback slightly because he didn’t think she was going back to work any time soon. ]-

The Butcher: When are you going back? Nikki: Monday. I called while you were out and they said I could come back. The Butcher: Are you sure you want to go back? Nikki: Yeah. I don’t like sitting around here. I feel useless when I could be out in the world taking picture of what’s going on. I love my work and I feel like something is missing when I’m not doing it. The Butcher: I understand that. Why not go back on tour with me? I mean, you can take picture for the site and stuff. It was great when we did it last year. Nikki: Yeah, but that was last year. I don’t want to do that anymore. Life goes by too fast on the road. I want to slow down. I want to stay here and settle down for awhile.

-[ The Butcher is taken aback once again and looks at her. ]-

The Butcher: You know I won’t be around much if you do that, right? Nikki: I know. And that’s why I’ve been doing a lot of thinking. I know about your work and you love it just as much as I love being a photographer. I know about the dangers and I’ve accepted them. I’ve been by your side every step of the way since we met. I was there when you reached your goal of becoming a champion when you won the GFWA World Championship. I was there when you retired and became the Commissioner in the gfwa OMEGA. But then I lost you for a little while and that hurt me more than you’ll ever know. Now that I have you back, I don’t want to let go. The Butcher: Where are you going with this? Nikki: You went back into it all for one reason and that was to beat Frostie and get revenge for what he did to us. Finally, you got a crack at him and you beat him. You set that goal and you succeeded. Now what? The Butcher: What do you mean? Nikki: Why do you have to go back? What do you have to prove? Do you have to prove to yourself that you can still win? Do you have to prove to those who still doubt you that you’re every bit of a man as everybody else says you are? Do you have to live up to your legendary status? Jimmy, you don’t have to go back. Money isn’t an issue. Pride isn’t even an issue anymore. I don’t see anything else you have to accomplish. The Butcher: You want me to just quit and walk away from all I know? Nikki: No. I don’t mean for it to appear like I’m saying that. You retired nearly two years ago and only did a match here and there. The only reason you came back was to beat Frostie and you did that. I just want you to take some time off is all. I want you here with me because I can’t take another day of loneliness. I’m not asking you to drop it all and just walk away. I can’t ask you to do that. Doing what you do makes you happy and it isn’t fair for me to take that away from you. Please, just take some time off and experience other things. Maybe you’ll find your niche in something else.

-[ The Butcher continues to look her in the eye and can’t believe she just asked him to do that. ]-

The Butcher: Can I think about it? Nikki: Yes. I just wanted to let you know how I felt. The Butcher: Well I’ll give it some consideration.

-[ Just then the phone rings and The Butcher walks over to a table in the living room and picks it up. Nikki walks over to the puppy and starts to pet it in the box. ]-

The Butcher: Hello?…You’re with who?…Advantage Wrestling?

-[ Nikki pays close attention to the last two words and looks at The Butcher from across the room. She pets Rascal as she looks into The Butcher’s eyes and he looks back. ]-

The Butcher: Yeah, can you do me a favor? Call back Monday and we’ll talk about it then. All right. Thanks.

-[ The Butcher smiles at Nikki and she smiles back as he hangs up the phone. The scene then fades out. ]-

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