Massacre Down Under: Tempest's Response

[Tempest]

We come back from commercial for Tyson’s new chocolate-flavored frozen fried-chicken...


Keri Thames: Ladies and Gentlemen, at this time, please welcome, the CEO of Vanguard Entertainment and the X.W.A., Michael Hart!


The opening whispers of Bodies by Drowning Pool kick in, leading into the raging scream that announces the arrival of the man best known to the XWA fans as Tempest. Michael Hart steps through the curtains and out onto the stage to a massive pop from the crowd. He pauses there for a moment, smiling and enjoying the rush.


Marc Sanction: And there he is, John. The new owner of the XWA.


J. Pain: He looks pretty good for a guy who's been repeatedly beaten down by the Legion and bashed in the head with steel shovels...I hear he’s got a room at the hospital permanently reserved just for him.


Limping noticeably, the Storm of the Century makes his way down the ramp as his entrance music blares and the crowd continues to cheer. Dressed casually, he winces as he climbs the ring steps and then slides through the ropes.


Sanction: Tempest is definitely one tough son of a bitch, but you’re right. No man can continue to take the beatings he’s been taking.


J. Pain: Maybe he’s about to announce his retirement?


The music dies and Hart waits for the crowd to die down a bit before speaking into the mic.


Tempest: G’day, Mates!

Cheap Pop...but it works. The crowd’s cheering again.


Tempest: (Grinning) Welcome to the Xtreme Wrestling Alliance’s first televised broadcast from Australia...hell, first show from Australia period, in quite some time. We hope you’re enjoying the show. We’ve got a lot more in store for you, so stick around. Its gonna be fun.


J. Pain: Sounds like he’s hosting Saturday Night Live, for cryin’ out loud. Considering how often he’s been out injured lately, I suppose he IS sort of a guest host right now...


Tempest: But before we can get into all that...we’ve got something we need to take care of tonight...a bit of business that’s long overdue. I actually never thought this would all have to be addressed publicly, but I guess that just goes to show just how spontaneous the XWA can be. So, before I say anything more, lets just roll the tape of our surprise guest last week on Massacre...


The XWA logo spin shifts across the screen and we cut to a shot of XWA Legend Alex Sean in the ring, addressing the crowd. There’s a graphic at the bottom of the screen the reads: LAST WEEK.

Alex Sean:

[/B] So, as fate would have it, I just happened to be in town and thought to myself; What the hell? And here I am!


The crowd generically cheers.


Alex Sean:[/B] I'm sure you're all wondering what brings me here. I'm sure you're all thinking of the possibilities; Is he coming back? Is he seeking revenge on The MadDog? Is he coming to rekindle his rivalry with J-Pain?


We cut to J-Pain who gives his generic "announcer's been called out and is ready to throw down face".


Alex Sean:[/B] However the reason I am here is none of those.


J-Pain, dejected, resumes his role as color commentator. Take that Hulkster!


Alex Sean:[/B] No you see the reason I am here is because as I just happened to drive by the Wachovia Center, I started reflecting on these past few months of my life. I thought of the reopening of the XWA by myself and King Kraig, I thought of our departure, I thought of my time away, and I thought of when I sought to return to this company with the single goal of facing DGX at Legends. But as well all know, that did not come to pass because of a group of individuals who don't think a whole lot of your World Champion. They said I was trying to politic my way to a title, that I was a rat who left a sinking ship that had now righted it's course and was trying to return. They tried to treat me, your World Champion, like a bitch.


Appropriate jeers from the audience.


Alex Sean:[/B] But Alex Sean, your World Champion, is no bitch. Especially not to bitches. Because as they say, bitches be trippin. So I walked away and they said that I took my ball and went home. And you know what, in a way they were right. Sure, they're philosophically wrong, but grammatically they're close. You see, I took both of my fine, fertile, World Champion balls and I went home... to the WFWF.


The crowd is sensing a shift here.


Alex Sean:[/B] Now sure, I wasn't welcomed with open arms. Hell in fact, I went from one company where the management wanted me gone to another facing the same problem. But the difference is, despite being mediocre, despite being outmatched, despite being intellectually bankrupt, Trace Demon had something that The MadDog, nor any of the people behind the curtain in the XWA had, and that's balls. You see these guys resent me not because I am willing to take my balls wherever I want to go, but because they've got no balls to take anywhere. They're all ballless. And I'm ballin. Your World Heavyweight Champion.


Yeah this is pretty insulting.


Alex Sean:[/B] So as I stand here, your balls-home-taking World Heavyweight Champion, standing on top of the mountain as the undisputed best in the business, I look at this shade of a corpse of a company that was defined by the spinelessness of the people who handled it, I look at the vast roster of seven people that actually compete here, and you know what fans? I think your World Champion took his balls to the right place; The WFWF.


Now they're booing.


Alex Sean:[/B] But hey, don't worry MadDog, don't worry the rest of you, because I did what you wanted; I took my balls right back to the XWA. And not just that, I'm even gonna tell you what to do with them; Suck them. Suck my balls XWA. Suck my World Champion balls because these balls, these balls right here...


Sean points to his balls.


Alex Sean:[/B] These beautiful, fertile, World Champion orbs of delight and satisfaction are the closest thing to anyone here will ever get to true greatness.


Pausing momentarily, Sean stands there, pointing at his balls, nodding to the camera.


Alex Sean:[/B] So, in closing, from your World Champion, Namaste XWA, namaste.


With that, Alex Sean exits the ring and jumps over the barricade. Nobody dares lay a finger on Alex Sean because, let's be real, he'd fuck them up something fierce. And as he exits, we move on to our next order of business.

[/Center][/quote]


We cut back to Tempest in the ring and the crowd is booing loudly. From the back of the arena starts an “ASSHOLE! ASSHOLE! ASSHOLE!” chant that soon swells until the entire stadium is reverberating. Michael Hart holds his hands up to quiet the audience, who reluctantly lower the volume, but the tension is thick with irritated XWA fans.


Tempest: Heh. Ok. Easy...easy. I know, I know. Its pretty volatile stuff, right? Former XWA Owner-slash-General Manager-slash-Champion Alex Sean basically taking a dump on the Xtreme Wrestling Alliance, our roster, and all our fans.


J. Pain: I ain’t always the biggest fan of the way things get done around here, Mark, but what Alex Sean did...


Sanction: Was totally out of line. For once we agree on something, wholeheartedly.


Tempest: But what was Mr. Sean really saying here? I mean, really...lets look past the totality of the text for a minute and see if we can decipher what was going on in his devious little mind. I mean, he did end the monologue with the word Namaste, right? And as everyone knows...(pauses to arch his eyebrow sharply, which gets a small chuckle from the crowd)...the gesture Namaste represents the belief that there is a Divine spark within each of us that is located in the heart chakra. The gesture is an acknowledgment of the soul in one by the soul in another. "Nama" means bow, "as" means I, and "te" means you. Therefore, Namaste literally means "bow me you" or "I bow to you."


Sanction: I did not know that.


J. Pain: There’s a lot you don’t know, “Wheels”.


Tempest: So his diatribe could be construed as a cry for help followed by either the statement “I bow to you” or “You bow to me.” But frankly, with all the talk about Alex’s balls, I’m pretty sure he’d have to be saying that he’d want us all to bow to him, so it would be easier for us to “Suck Them”...I believe that was his request, right? (More Booing), but of course, he could be saying he’d bow to us, just so he could show us the aforementioned huge balls...


The crowd is definitely not happy, and even their laughter has a dark tone to it.


Tempest: ...by the way, Alex? You know, I had the research people do some investigating, and quite frankly, an obsession with one’s own balls really isn’t that psychologically healthy. Even if its only because they’re so enlarged, that in and of itself could be symptom of a whole slew of medical problems ranging from testicular cancer to orchitis, to lymphoma, and even elephantitis. You really should get those looked at...and please, not here in my ring.


More dark chuckles, but also a growing impatience.


Tempest: So, what now? Look, I could stand out here and take jabs at Alex Sean for lots of reasons, for everything from the rumors that he’s a sneaky, underhanded bastard who has to get his opponents to take dives for him so he can win, OR, the fact that he can be an arrogant bully who needs to pick on people he sees as below him to make himself feel like a real champion...But I won’t.


Sanction: But I think he just did anyway...didn’t he?


J. Pain: Shuddup, Sanction. The man’s talking.


Tempest: No, Alex, I’m simply going to say, I’m glad you’re so happy in the WFWF. Its a great place. There's a lot of great people there. Hell, we’ve got a great working relationship with their management staff, so much so as we’ve got talent with exchange clauses in their contracts that allow them to wrestle freely for either company. So, seriously, I’m really glad that you’ve finally found a place where you can put your feet up and say, “I’m Home.” Really. Because, frankly...say what you want, man...You can’t hang with us anymore. You can’t handle it physically or attitude-wise. All this talk about being “Your World Champion”? Its bullshit. You don’t have what it takes to make it here anymore in the XWA.


Sanction: Now, I don’t know about that...


Tempest: Sure, Alex, you’re fully capable of winning a match...but going the distance? Actually going through the ranks and winning a title...and then defending the thing? Putting in the time and dedication, week after week to prove you’re a champion in reality and not just on paper? Not likely. As a matter of fact I’d go so far as to say, not possible. You can’t do what the guys in the back can do. You can’t dedicate yourself to something without working out all the angles....you can’t step into whatever comes your way, face it like a man, and take on all comers.


The crowd has gone silent, entranced by Tempest’s speech.


Tempest: The guys back there in the locker room, regardless of affiliation or philosophy, are the among best there is in the business. They give this place everything they’ve got and keep coming back. They don’t give up. They don’t walk away when the going gets tough. They come out here and entertain the fans and each other each and every week, and they do this for the love of it...not so they can rub it in the faces of anyone they mistakenly believe is believe is beneath them. How dare you come into our yard and piss on the XWA, Alex.


The camera cuts to a closeup.


Tempest: ...piss on you, Alex Sean.



<TAG to either Alex or his buddy only, if you guys still want to reply...if you don’t by Thursday, this will get finished out...>

[Alex]

As the aforementioned mentioned camera focuses on the face of Tempest, the lights in the building shut down. After a moment of silence, the faintly recognizeable scraping of "F*ck Off" by Kid Rock blares through the building triggering red lighting throughout the arena.


Mark Sanction: This is about to get very interesting.


J. Pain: If this truly is Alex Sean, then let's see if he has the fortitude to stick around. I doubt it.


As the biased J-Pain buries your world champion, he is seen in the back of the building standing amongst the fans. The mere sight of him eliciting a powerful jeering from the audience in attendance. Strangely, however, those surrounding Sean react at all, simply staring out at the ring as Sean does. After a moment he gives a nod, and these individuals move through the audience making a path for Sean to follow.


Mark Sanction: This is really bizarre.


J. Pain: ... Yeah.


Upon reaching the barricade, then part allowing Sean to hop the railing to the ringside area. Security begin to flank him but Tempest waves them off. With this, Sean is handed a microphone from Keri Thames and slides under the bottom rope. His music begins to fade, and Sean lifts the microphone to his lips to speak.


Alex Sean: Since you clearly want my attention, here I am Michael. If you're trying to entice me into some sort of a challenge, then let's hear it so I can get back to the WFWF.


This statement elicits boos from the audience for a moment.


Alex Sean: This is a challenge, isn't it? You want people to think this is you "shooting" Tempest but I know you, you want the reaction. But I'm not going to play this back and forth game. I've spent almost nine years trying to do right here and you people are going to hear me out.


Tempest stares at Sean, seemingly intrigued.


Alex Sean: You sit here and you condemn me for not sticking around in a company that forced me to leave. You want me to put my trust in the company that I've been betrayed and politicked in time and time again in those years? Maybe you think I should feel some obligation to respect this company, but the fact is the XWA has disrespected me and respect is earned from your world champion.


Crowd ohhhs.


Alex Sean: You'd like to think of me as your enemy, as so vastly against what you represent but you are no different than I am. Do I pick my spots? Yes. Do I play the game? You bet your ass. Do I give a fuck? Not a single bit.


What a dick.


Alex Sean: And you're no different Tempest. Here you are, Raises air quotes "Owner of the XWA" lowers hand quotes., coming out and cutting promos on people. I don't see you in the ring competing, helping the young talent grow, or adding your credibility to the roster. You're right about one thing Tempest, you do have a great crew here. I have nothing against The Legion, against even Rose. So why aren't you in there, Tempest? It's not because of the job, it's because you want to choose your battles, choose your enemies. The Legion has run amuck on this company and yet here you are calling out me, Alex Sean, a man who doesn't even work here.


Sean pauses.


Alex Sean: That, Tempest, is choosing your battles. You sit here with your lofty, office gig trying to make like you're one of the boys but you're not. You say I'm not willing to come in here and fight well I'm here to fight. I'll face your top guys, I'll fight in your tournament. And I know all the while you and your clown car of cronies will sit back and avoid the fight because you know, at the end of the day, in this ring, you can't do shit to me.


Nice.


Alex Sean: So unless anyone here has any objections, let's go ahead and make this happen.

[TAG TO A CERTAIN INDIVIDUAL.]

[DGX]

As Tempest raises the mic to respond to the vitriol Alex Sean just levied his way the opening beats of Kanye West’s “Amazing” hits as the crowd lets out a pop as the tron video clearly indicates the return to the XWA of DGX! The man himself returns to the stage to a rousing ovation from the XWA faithful, he looks like a man of focus, his hair messy, his face unshaven for what looks like a few weeks, and a hateful yet intense focus in his eyes. The Aussies all howl and cheer welcoming back something of a cult favorite to the nation and a select few in the audience remember and indeed understand the significance of DGX and Alex Sean together in Australia. DGX stands on the stage looking out and around the Sydney Entertainment Centre before proceeding with a deliberate march to the ring as Tempest and Alex Sean both watch his approach.[/B]

Sanction: My God! DGX is back!

Pain: How?! Rose beat him so badly, and after all of that the match with Gibraltar! How is he even walking let alone coming back here?!

Sanction: It’s amazing!

Pain: …

Pain turns a pointed dry stare at his broadcast colleague as DGX walks up the steps and slips easily through the ropes with his usual agile grace as he walks over and obtains a microphone. He taps it a few times as the sign to shut “Amazing” off, which happens shortly thereafter. The crowd cheers loudly and a small chant begins…[/B]

Crowd: D-G-X! D-G-X! D-G-X! D-G-X!

DGX looks around and nods allowing the chant to continue a moment before he raises the mic.[/B]

DGX[/B]: What’s up Australia?

Cheap pop.[/B]

Sanction: These fans greatly excited to have DGX back in an XWA ring! First time in almost three months!

Pain: Not long enough, you know who can’t be happy right now? Rose. As if he didn’t have enough problems already with the Legion targeting him now…

DGX[/B]: You know over the past three months I’ve been sitting on the sidelines and listening to white coat after white coat tell me “wait and see”, “day at a time”, “there’s no time table, just take it easy.” Well anyone who knows me knows that DGX doesn’t “take it easy” very often if ever. So I went back to the WFWF and I’ve been dominating there as I always have, but now…now enough time has passed. I’m through waiting, I will not sit and stew on it any longer…

DGX paces around the ring, seemingly oblivious to the fact that indeed both Alex Sean and Tempest are in the ring which he has now basically hijacked and taken over.[/B]

DGX[/B]: Rose. Good news, and bad news for ya. My good news for you is this, as of this moment you are a protected commodity. To the gentlemen in the Legion, and all the guys in the back I have only one thing to say. You will no longer attack Rose, you will not look at Rose, you will not even breath in Rose’s direction. If you do the consequences will be both unpleasant and most dire, and if you’ve been around for awhile you know what that means and if you’re new I encourage you to educate yourself with a little history on myself and the XWA.

DGX stares intensely into the lens, as if he’s staring right into the eyes of all his addressees. Shit’s serious holmes![/B]

DGX[/B]: The bad news Rose, is that while you now carry protected status that is because you are reserved for me. You see when we met at XWA Legends you beat me, and you cried, and sulked, and you spit your vile saliva in my face and tried your damndest to end my career. Guess what boyo…mission not accomplished. And now you, you have my undivided attention. If you thought what I did to Drama to make a mere point about my feelings for the business was sick and depraved, you have no idea Rose…no idea of the horrors that are in store for you now. Because realize now Rose, this is not about titles now, this is not about principals. This is me taking what you owe me, and you may think I’m simply after an “eye for an eye” and after one match to set things right it’ll be over. But it won’t be Rose, because that would be simple commerce…you see with me you’ll discover it’s an “eye for everything you own, have owned and will own!” I will take everything from you Rose!

DGX looks like he’s about ready to burst a blood vessel yo! Intense! He shuts his eyes a moment and turns to Tempest.[/B]

DGX[/B]: But as to why I’m out here now, is because you are. You’re apparently the man in charge now Mike, you’re the guy who puts it all together. I’ll lay it out plain and simple, I don’t care about tournaments, titles or prestige, I just want Rose. Plain and simple, give me Rose. I don’t care where, I don’t care when, but give me Rose or I will TAKE him and it is only out of the respect I have left over from our years of wars that even has me asking you this! Do the right thing Mike, give me Rose!

DGX lowers the mic and awaits a response.[/B]

Tag back to Alex

[Tempest]

Ok...I waited a couple days, Alex...I'm bumping back in...


Tempest looks first to Alex Sean and then back to DGX, his face unreadable until he gives a small nod, obviously making a decision...


Tempest: (To DGX) Give you Rose? Heh. Funny you should mention him. (To Alex) Make this happen?


Tempest turns to the crowd, making a grand gesture with his outstretched arm.


Tempest: Ok, Australia...Who wants to see DGX get his hands on the XWA Champion, Rose?


The crowd erupts in a huge pop, rivaling DGX's entrance.


Tempest: Ok...Now who out there wants to see "your world champion" Alex Sean get his ass kicked?


Not surprisingly, considering recent events, an even bigger pop, followed by Tempest arching an eyebrow and smirking at Sean.


Tempest: They love you, man. Down deep.. (Back to the crowd) Ok then...listen up. Here's what we're gonna do. I was originally going to wait til next week to announce this, and I'm sure the Board of Directors is gonna go apeshit if I give up all the details now, but I'm gonna do it anyway...


J. Pain: I know what's comin'. This could be good.


Tempest: In two weeks, the XWA is putting on a little tournament we like to call...The LORD OF THE RING!


Large crowd pop. They're so easy.


Mark Sanction: Is he really going to include these two?


J. Pain: Why not? They're two of the biggest names in Wrestling history. Now shut up so I can hear the man talk.


Tempest: And here's how its going to work. Next week, on Massacre, EIGHT men will face off in the first round of the tournament. The winners of those matches will face off for a second round of competition at the Lord of the Ring PPV. And the winners of those matches? They'll face the XWA Champion, Rose in the Royal Court.


J. Pain: Huh? Waitaminute. That's new...


Mark Sanction: Maybe you don't know everything, eh? Now you shut up so I can hear.


Tempest: What, you might wonder, is the Royal Court?


Tempest pauses to offer stage-shrugs to DGX and Alex, asking the question in pantomime.


Tempest: Well, I'm gonna tell you. The Royal Court is a four-sided solid steel cage of pain and destruction. It's walls are made of blackened steel, 20' high and will completely surround the ring. They'll be no doors or exits of any kind, so the only way out will be over the top...


Sanction: Ok...so its a three-man cage match...that's not so bad...


Tempest: And in the center of the four sided ring will be a wooden ladder...because, hanging high overhead, will be a small pouch that will be the goal of the match. Inside it will be a diamond studded ring, created especially for the XWA by the folks at Jostlens & Morgans, as a symbol of professional pride and excellence...sort of like the superbowl ring of the XWA. Now the man who escapes the steel cage with this ring will recieve a title shot at the XWA show of his choice...so long as it happens to be in the next twelve months.


Sanction: ...whoa. So its a Ladder in a Cage match...AND you have to escape the cage with the ring??


J. Pain: Yeah. That's new.


Sanction: Well, what happens if Rose wins rather than one of the other two guys?


Tempest: Well, what happens if Rose wins rather than one of the other two guys, you may ask? If either of the tournament finalists wins, they'll get the choose-your-own title shot option...but if the XWA Champion, Rose wins...he gets to pick his opponent and match stipulations for the next PPV.


Tempest now turns back to DGX and Alex Sean, the showman in him fading, and the competitor rising...


Tempest: And just for shits and giggles...and I'm sure this will make you happy, Alex...I'm entering the tournament, myself.


Huge pop from the crowd.


Sanction: Omigod. Tempest is entering himself into the Lord of the Ring tournament! He's coming back off of the injured list...but is he even cleared to wrestle??


J. Pain: ..and is he even allowed to wrestle, considering the fact that he's the CEO of the company now?


Tempest: So there it is, gentlemen. That's the deal. D...if you want back in, you're in. That's the best I can do. Rose won't be available for competition til the PPV, and he's booked for this. For what its worth, I'd love to see you two tear each other apart...its good for business. But it'll be even better if you can win your way into the Royal Court final.


Michael Hart pauses a long time, turning slowly to Alex, his stare betraying no emotion.


Tempest: Alex. Its no secret that we've been at odds more often than we've seen eye to eye. We've been at each other's throats and called each other every name in the book...But this is business. Right here and now. Forget all the posturing and bullshit and gimme an answer. Are you ready to climb back into an XWA ring and give it your all? Are you going to show up for the tournament, no matter WHO your opponent is? Simply said: Are you in?


<TAG to either DGX or Alex Sean>

[DGX]

DGX:[/B] If that’s the way it’s gotta be Mike, fine I’m in.

Alex:[/B] Really D? Hey. Just going to come out here and totally cut me off here?

DGX:[/B] Yeah Al, really I am. Look, I don’t care bout your issue with Tempest or the XWA or anything. This ain’t about you, your balls, your organs, your business, whatever. This is about Rose, and this is about me giving Rose what he is three months owed.

Tempest has exited the ring as DGX and Alex have began to converse, the CEO having said his piece. Alex turns to Tempest as he backs up the ramp and addresses him briefly.[/B]

Alex:[/B] Yeah, fine Temps. Count me in for your little tournament so I can show you and everyone in the XWA how beneath me you all really are.

Alex turns to DGX whom has cocked his head at Alex’s last statement.[/B]

Alex:[/B] You know D, it’s unbelievable. You come out here and totally try to upstage me. I guess nothing really ever changes no matter how long we know each other does it?

DGX looks at Alex and gets a sly grin on his face and he looks down to the side for a moment having a laugh before he raises his mic and steps forward closer to Alex in his response.[/B]

DGX:[/B] Yeah I guess it is just a never ending trend, me outshining you in Australia!

Alex’s face sinks into a serious look as the crowd “OOOOOOHHH”s DGX’s audacious taunt to the WFWF world champion.[/B]

Sanction:[/B] To everyone unfamiliar with XWA history, last time the XWA had a Down Under show was in April of 2002 and in controversial fashion DGX defeated Alex Sean to remain XWA champion at the time!

Pain:[/B] It’s no secret that’s a finely salted wound that with Alex Sean has really never healed completely.

Alex:[/B] Look D, I’m not going to get into past sh*t with you. I’m in this tournament, and I’m going to show you, Tempest and the world that this whole kiddie promotion is beneath the greatness that is YOUR World Champion Alex raises his title belt[/B] and there is nothing that you, or anyone can do about that.

DGX smiles as he looks at the WFWF world title, then at Tempest, before he has a brief chuckle. However the smile fades and a darkness takes over DGX’s gruff features as he looks a very intense Alex Sean in the eyes.[/B]

DGX:[/B] Understand Alex, this isn’t about titles. This isn’t about skill or position or respect. This is about revenge, this is about me taking a man whom tried to end my career down…so you keep your belt, you keep your respect and your pride, but know that if you stand in my way enroute to Rose I will put you down just like I’ll put anyone else down that comes between me and him. I don’t care if you’re liked by the people, I don’t care if you’re hated by them, if we’re friends, if we’re rivals or if we’ve even ever met…anyone who comes between me and Rose, I will put them down. Pray our paths don’t cross in that tournament Alex…because if they do, you and the world will understand just how serious I am about my business.

Alex raises his eyebrows and mouths “really”, clearly not impressed or intimidated on the surface at DGX’s ominous remarks.[/B]

DGX:[/B] Yeah really Alex, because you come between Rose and I and I promise you…2002 will look like a trip to an amusement park with cotton candy and ice cream. And you can put on whatever face you want and take that as you may but when you look in my eyes, you use your knowledge of me…you know damn well Alex…

DGX gets nose to nose with Alex for a moment.[/B]

DGX:[/B] I can do it.

Alex and DGX don’t back off as they share a stare down for a moment or two as the tension builds in the arena before DGX finally drops the mic and exits the ring leaving Alex to mull over his words of warning.[/B]

Pain:[/B] Strong words from DGX, but you ask me Sanction…I think he means business. I’m worried for Rose here…

Sanction:[/B] As XWA Champion Rose certainly knows what it’s like to have a target on his chest but I don’t think he’s ever dealt with anyone with the singular focus or intensity of DGX. I think Rose best prepare himself for the coming storm because it’s going to be nasty…

Closed.