[align=right]Location: Miami, Florida
Time 3:57 PM EST
Date: April 14th 2012[/align]
[align=center]A darkened room was the setting as no light could be found, no light at all, just telephones and a laptop that had been set up on an ottoman in front of a large white leather couch in a massive living room, the laptop however told the entire story, literally. The laptop’s destination on the worldwide web was
www.mmajunkie.com and the main article, the breaking news on MMAJunkie’s website was the reason why the manner in the room was what it was, dark, lonely, downright depressing, the headline read in bold letting…..
Demetrious Brimage suspended 9 months for elevated T/E ratios, UFL Title fight with Rogerio Alves off.Demetrious Brimage after years of protesting his innocence was finally busted, Demetrious could only stare in a mix of disbelief and sadness as he couldn’t even muster the willpower to click on the link, that was until his agent came bursting through the living room with a cup of coffee in his head, making it clear he obviously wasn’t happy.
”Goddamnit Demetrious, how the hell did this happen?!” – Mario MaloneMario didn’t wanna stain any of Demetrious’ belongings by spilling in any of the coffee so he made sure he sat it down on a counter before he went to throwing his arms up in the air, Demetrious took a deep breath as he looked at him and he still was silent.
”Hello?! I kinda need you to talk to me here!” – Mario Malone”I don’t know!” – Demetrious ‘Storm’ Brimage”You don’t know?! LOOK AT YOU! YOU’RE A GODDAMN BLACK HULK FOR CRYING OUT LOUD! WHY MUST YOU STILL TAKE THESE FUCKING STEROIDS?!” – Mario Malone”I was being dumb….” – Demetrious ‘Storm’ Brimage”Understatement of the fucking year, Demetrious….” – Mario MaloneDemetrious was beginning to get more and more furious with Mario who was constantly riling him up, pointing out the fact he had just blew the biggest fight of his life, not to mention the multi million dollar paycheck that was going to come with it. Mario however wasn’t wrong and that was what hurt Demetrious more than anything, Demetrious could lift a ton of weight in the gym, he could run for miles, he had a ton of physical strength, so why keep abusing performance enhancing drugs? Demetrious had no idea.
”I don’t know if you had to take these things just because you’ve been slacking in the gym because you wanna go out have a couple of shots and bring home a bunch of sluts who only want you because you’ve got millions upon millions of dollars but friend, IT’S TIME TO WAKE UP!” – Mario Malone”I’m aware….” – Demetrious ‘Storm’ Brimage”Julian’s completely pissed off at you by the way, you may never fight in UFL again….” – Mario Malone”Look you fat sack of shit, I’m getting up to here with your bullshit, I fucked up, I’m well aware of that, what I need for you to do, what I PAY you to do is to help me fix it and come up with a solution to restore my name and my brand!” – Demetrious ‘Storm’ BrimageMario sat baffled as he had finally saw some fire from Demetrious instead of sitting there and taking the verbal abuse, Demetrious was correct though, Mario was paid by him not to berate him but to help him, to manage him, to guide his financial ways and he was doing a piss poor job of it. Mario got up off a lazyboy recliner that was also sat in the living room as a loud knock was heard on the door, Mario got up and answered it as it was his PR team, that was late to the party.
”You wanna bitch at some people Demetrious? Bitch at these fuckers. WHY ARE YOU LATE?!” – Mario Malone”Traffic was brutal you dick, people are trying to get to the beach, what crawled up your ass?” – Cari Payne”What crawled up my ass? My client just got busted for steroids and now he’s out of a title fight and on the shelf for the rest of the year and he may never fight again. THAT’S WHAT’S UP MY ASS!” – Mario MaloneDemetrious had finally mustered up enough courage to click on the article, but he had no desire to read the article, what Demetrious wanted was to read the comments that MMAJunkie.com usually features on it’s website at the bottom of every article. Demetrious scrolled down to the comments and if the news of losing out on a title fight, multi-million dollar paycheck, and facing the reality that his time in the main MMA promotion out there may be done, the MMA fans were none too easy on him…..
‘lol, demetrious ‘STEROID’ brimage finally busted. good enough!’
‘this pos should be banned for life, if it hadn’t been for roids klemmens would have killed this chump.’
‘Surprised? LMAO, please! This hack was getting KO’ed by 205’ers in Japan and finally decided to use the fact they don’t test there to his advantage, he FINALLY comes state side and the cheater finally gets caught. A long time coming, but well worth the wait.’
‘Meh, Rogerio would have knocked this clown out anyway.’
‘You know what….I think I’ll dig up his KO losses, would love to see this chump out on his ass again’
Demetrious could take no more and slammed the laptop shut as his skin began to crawl, there was at least messages on the site but Demetrious could only stand five of them before losing his cool, his manager and PR team looked at him and it was clear as day something was wrong with him.
”Everything okay?” – Cari Payne”….No.” – Demetrious ‘Storm’ BrimageThe entire room went silent, the three girls in his PR Team, his manager, and Demetrious sat in the darkened room until out of nowhere, as if he had been struck by lightning Mario rose to his feet with an idea.
”I’ve got it….” – Mario MaloneDemetrious slowly raised his head interested to see what Mario had to say.
”This is gonna sound crazy but, you know how the UFL airs on FOX Sports well, there’s this new wrestling company set to hit FUEL TV, AWF, Demetrious….you’ve got the look, you can do this.” – Mario Malone”Oh, fuck off…” – Cari Payne”I’m dead serious, think about it, you can make money doing this Demetrious just trust me on this, I’ll make a call, that is…if you wanna do it.” – Mario MaloneDemetrious remained seated, he was unsure of the idea of doing professional wrestling, he had no real interest in it, never watched it and was completely oblivious to most of it, but Mario had a point, he was the kind of man fans would pay to see, big, strong, and Demetrious could instantly be sold to the crowd based on his looks and he did have crossover appeal.
”Demetrious just listen to me here you have massive crossover appeal, you have a big fanbase in MMA and you can connect with these people man, you’re an asskicker, a war machine I know you can do this.” – Mario Malone”Fine, set up a meeting and I’ll see if I wanna do this.” – Demetrious ‘Storm’ Brimage”Thank you Demetirous! Thank you!!!” – Mario MaloneMario grabbed Demetrious and gave him a kiss on the top of the head as he quickly pulled out his iPhone and began to dial a number.[/align]
[align=right]Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Time 2 PM EST
Date: April 19th 2012[/align]
[align=center]Toronto, Ontario, Canada the home base of the AWF, Canada is also a country deeply rooted in professional wrestling history, but one thing that Adrenaline Wrestling and Demetrious Brimage had in common is, that Toronto is their home turf. Demetrious was born and raised in Toronto and excelled at Basketball and Football but his true calling was fighting, Demetrious and Mario waited in the waiting room of the AWF office as they rested on a leather couch, before meeting with AWF Co-Owner Michael Bayless though, Mario reminded Demetrious that he’d do the talking and Demetrious was there to listen and to observe.
”Now just remember, I’m the agent, I’m the one who wheels and deals these guys have got some sponsors and everything so who knows we may be able to hook you up with some sponsors and you can make a little extra income, you’re gonna need it to pay off that goddamn castle you live in.” – Mario Malone”I don’t pay you to sit there and look pretty…and if I did, I’d need smacked.” – Demetrious ‘Storm’ Brimage”Mr. Bayless will see you now.” – Jessica BaldingThe secretary called in Demetrious and Mario as they entered the office of Mr. Bayless, once inside the two men sat down as they shook the hand of Bayless as he smiled.
”Demetrious Brimage! I’m a big fan of yours!” – Michael Bayless”Thank you very much I appreciate the kind words.” – Demetrious ‘Storm’ Brimage”Not a problem I won’t lie, I’m stoked for this meeting I’ve been watching you for years and if there’s one thing I know about you it’s that you know how to whoop some ass, haha, so I’m very excited about the potential to bring you in for my product.” – Michael BaylessBayless’ enthusiasm was a good sign, Bayless was a known Boxing and MMA fan so he already knew what Brimage had done in the cage but he also knew about his recent run in with the Nevada State Athletic Commission.
”Now about this suspension you’re currently under, what’s the deal with that?” – Michael Bayless”I made a mistake, I’m not perfect I looked for a short cut and I paid the price, all I can do is proclaim to you that I am clean, I’m a clean fighter and I wanna work to repair my image.” – Demetrious ‘Storm’ Brimage”Well clearly your suspension won’t impact us and you working with us, we aren’t under Nevada and obviously this is not Mixed Martial Arts however we do drug test and we do need to make sure you’re clean.” – Michael Bayless”Absolutely.” – Demetrious ‘Storm’ Brimage”I can assure you he will remain clean while he operates under the AWF and UFL banners.” – Mario Malone”If you can do that, we’ll officially make you an offer and we’ll get something set up for you, but we need to get that clean test first.” – Michael BaylessDemetrious nodded, he had to make a decision, right here, right now sitting in the chair as Bayless looked in front of him, as he remembered what Mario had told him, he didn’t need steroids anymore, but in the world of professional athletics everyone was looking for an advantage. However, Demetrious already had that advantage, Demetrious nodded as he shook Bayless’ hand and Demetrious as he walked out the door knew something had to change, and he was now going to dedicate himself to a strict workout regimen,, one that would mean he didn’t need the use of performance enhancing drugs anymore. Demetrious and Mario exited the AWF headquarters and got into their rental car but before they put their seatbelts on, Mario wanted to know how Demetrious felt.
”Alright, you heard the man, you need to stay clean.” – Mario Malone”So I heard.” – Demetrious ‘Storm’ Brimage”I’m gonna find you the best personal trainer in Miami, and I’m gonna suggest we make Emerald Athletics your full time training home, you live in Miami now and that gym is established.” – Mario MaloneDemetrious nodded, he was on the right path, no more cheating, no more lies, from now on it was time to live honestly, something he had deep down always wanted.[/align]
