*Jay Phillips is standing backstage with NRWL Champion Rex Anarchy.*
Jay Phillips: Rex, big night two weeks ago at the last NRWL Event. A lot of the talk following the show involves you and the NRWL Championship. I'd like to get your thoughts on your upcoming title defense, but first, I'd like to ask you about your match against Mikey Armstrong. At the end of the match, you decided to just stand and watch Mikey win the match. Why?
Rex Anarchy: Why? I think the question should be, 'why not?' That match was a joke like all the other matches I have had here in the NRWL since I won this title. Every week I've come out here and given no reason to even try. Non-title matches, special stipulations, tag team matches. There's only been one title defense since I won this title and the guy who won that match wasn't even awarded the belt! I grow tired of being the man holding onto a meaningless championship.
JP: Meaningless championship?
RA: That's right, Jay. Meaningless. I have been doing some thinking and I figured it all out. When I won the championship tournament, everyone here was new to the NWRL. All but Johnny Young. The, ahem, Star Player. I think Young dropped the ball for the NRWL and didn't win the tournament like he was expected to. Since I've won it, the company has been waiting for the right person to be the "face of the NRWL". They made sure I kept the belt until they found the right person. They don't like me. They don't want me. That's why, until now, the NRWL Championship has been played down. Most of the excitement and build up is in the mid card. They've been waiting for the right person to step up because the money machine will be fueled greatly by merchandise sales of T-Shirts featuring the champ that everyone wanted!
JP: What?!? You're delusional! Are you really suggesting that this is all just a conspiracy for selling promotional material?
RA: Not delusional at all, Jay. I'm simply right. Look at who the number one contender is. Slam Jackson. The leader of the Slamnation. You can't tell me that's promotional gold. If he were the top dog in the company, you know NRWL would be making money hand over fist. Why didn't Apollyon get another shot at this title? Doesn't seem to have a whole lot of personality. Why not Bruno Kowalski? Great in the ring, dull on the microphone. Ingoyama? He's a solid performer but they wouldn't have a clue how to promote him. Pedro Muchacho? Their core audience can't even understand what he's saying. You expect them to follow his lead? Marty Anderson? He'd do fine but they like him where he's at, shepherding some other guy. Johnny Young? I'm not even sure why they still have him around after he failed them in the tournament. No, NRWL wants a champion that they can market easily. That's why Scotty Paris, Ash, Slam, and Mark Blood were given the number one contender opportunity. They are all faces that would look good in promos and they already know what to do with them. It's not hard to promote Scotty Paris when they've already got experience with Flawless Fred. Ash is like countless other 'superheroes' from wrestling history, NRWL can just clone the Mike Blood process with his son, and Slam Jackson is just a goofy guy who the fans seem to like. Remember LaZ0r? People loved that guy. They could push Slam the same way.
JP: You sound bitter. Maybe you should - *Rex quickly shoves Jay into the wall, knees him in the stomach, and throws him off camera. He picks up the microphone.
RA: Enough playing by the rules. Here's how it goes down. NRWL, you better hope that Slam Jackson is your savior. If he wins, he'll make you a lot of money. But if he doesn't win? Well, if he doesn't win this match, I'm going to bring everything tumbling down. I will take the NRWL Championship hostage and use it as a symbol of chaos. There will be no title defenses. It will bring everyone back to base level. There won't be a number one contender. There won't be a championship for little Scotty Paris to cash in a title shot for. Don't go issuing a new one either. All the history of the NRWL is in this championship. If you replace it, you effectively wipe out history. Then, with nothing to aim for, the wrestlers will simply leave and the NRWL will collapse. Anarchy will rule supreme. Slam Jackson, you better hope you have the best night of your life in that ring when we meet. If not, you damned this company and all of its fans.
*Rex drops the mic and walks off. The camera pans over to him walking away. Jay Phillips is on his hands and knees trying to get up. Rex pushes his boot against the side of Jay's head, knocking him back over. Rex looks down and shakes his head before walking out of the room.*
