LET'S TALK ABOUT WINE. THE TYPE YOU DRINK NOT THE WHINE YOU WILL HEAR FROM STEVE RAMON AND JOSHUA ACQUIN WHEN JAMES TUSCINI WINS THE ROULETTE TITLE BELT
The scene opens at the home of James Tuscini and his Uncle Pinky in San Francisco, California. James is sitting in a classic chair near the fireplace where there is a nice fire burning. He is dressed in a dark gray business suit, a white shirt, black tie, and black dress shoes. Uncle Pinky is on the other side of the room as James asked him not to get into the camera shot for his segment. Uncle Pinky reluctantly agreed to remain out of the shot of the camera but he never agreed to keep silent.
Next to the chair we see a dark wooden table. On top of the table are three bottles of wine and three wine glasses. We see that one bottle is white wine, one is rose or what they call a blush wine, and the other is a red wine. It seems odd that one person would have three different classifications of wine on the table but there must be a good reason as we are likely to find out.
When the cameraman gives Tuscini the notification that they are going to broadcast live in a few seconds he adjusts himself in the chair and looks into the camera.
JAMES TUSCINI: Welcome to our humble home in San Francisco. The term OUR refers to myself and Uncle Pinky. Uncle is here tonight but I asked him to remain on the other side of the room so he doesn’t get into the camera shot until I’m ready to allow it. I know Uncle Pinky is upset that he can’t get on camera right away since he bragged to his friends that he would be on television tonight. I also understand that his friends thought he was lying to them, as he lies about being involved in the Italian Mafia, so some of his friends made bets with him that he won’t be on television. Uncle Pinky knows if I don’t let him on the television he will lose those bets. Sorry about that Uncle but this is my time to present information as I have a shot at the Roulette Title on April 10th at Blaze of Glory V. Maybe later I will let you do a cameo okay?
UNCLE PINKY: Yeah I’m okay. If you let me get on camera later I won’t stay mad at you.
JAMES TUSCINI: You never stay mad at me. I’m your favorite Nephew.
UNCLE PINKY: You’re my only Nephew.
JAMES TUSCINI: So that’s what makes me even more special to you. All the viewers are probably asking why I decided to travel home to San Francisco rather than travel from Tempe, Arizona to Phoenix, Arizona. First of all I’m able to do whatever I want and secondly I don’t enjoy spending more time in Phoenix than I actually have to. Most of you saw Climax Control on Sunday, March 27th and you know that Steve Ramone, as Guest Referee, attempted to screw over me and Joshua Acquin big time by changing the rules of our match so quickly that nobody in the arena knew what was going on. Each time Ramone saw that one of us got an advantage, or we found a loophole in his match rules that would allow us to beat the shit out of him, Steve quickly changed the rules on us.
James picks up the bottle of white wine, removes the cork, pours some into one of the glasses on the table, and then he places the cork back into the bottle. James picks up the glass and sips the white wine.
JAMES TUSCINI: My opponents are probably wondering why I’m wearing a business suit. It is because I’m all business when it comes to defeating you two and becoming the next Sin City Wrestling Roulette Champion.
James holds up the glass of white wine.
JAMES TUSCINI: White wine is a depiction of purity and honesty. In our match, Joshua, while you and Steve were portraying your impure and dishonest personalities, I was presenting my pure and honest self. As you saw the previous week in my match with Travis Nathaniel Andrews, when our Referee was deliberately knocked out by TNA, I did the pure and honest thing by dropping him from my Mafia Hit Flying Hammer Lock submission hold to assist the Referee. That’s when both Steve Ramone and TNA took advantage of me. By cheating me out of a well deserved win against TNA Ramone unleashed the Demon Monster that is inside of this Italian man. We all have demon monsters inside of us but I was able to keep mine in check during our match, so that I didn’t get disqualified, and I won our match.
James places the glass of white wine on the table and then he opens the bottle of the blush, or rose, wine, and he pours some into the next glass. James sips the blush wine before addressing Acquin.
JAMES TUSCINI: A rose, or what they call a blush, wine is a mid-range between the white and red wines. It means it is an equal mixture of purity and honesty as represented by the white wine and an equal mixture of life blood and power as represented by the red wine. Okay, Joshua, you did better than I expected in our match but I chalk it up to the fact that Ramone was changing the rules so often that even he lost track of what he was doing. Now Joshua I need to present some very valuable information. Remember on February 14th when Steve Ramone defeated you in the Roulette Title Match that had the rules that you must win by pinning your opponent by a 5-count and not a regular 3-count? What happened last Sunday, March 27th Joshua? Early in our match Steve Ramone, as our Guest Referee, changed the rules that it was a 5-Count Pinfall Match. Guess what Acquin? You got pinned twice in a row in a Roulette Match by a 5-count, once by Steve Ramone and once by me. If that doesn’t make you feel as though you just got reamed up your ass by a white hot metal rod then I don’t know what would make you feel that way. You already know that I was able to endure the endless rule changes Ramone made to overcome not only his stupidity but to overcome you for a 5-count pinfall win.
James returns the glass with the blush wine to the table and this time he opens the bottle of red wine and he pours the glass nearly full. He replaces the cork into the bottle of red wine which remains on the table. James sips the wine and then he looks into the camera with a huge grin on his face.
JAMES TUSCINI: Red wine is a symbol of blood and life. It represents the blood flowing through our bodies and it represents life itself. Joshua when I defeated you, not just with a 3-count but with a 5-count pinfall, I drained you of your life and your blood. All the bragging, boasting, and demanding you did leading up to our match became worthless because I was the better wrestler that evening and I will be the better wrestler on April 10th. Since our match is a Triple Threat match, and Steve Ramone is the defending Roulette Champion, I make the assumption that in order for either of us to obtain a win we must either pin Ramone or make him submit. I further assume that to pin each other or try to make each other submit would be a futile thing to attempt. I’m sure the rules will bear me out that for one of us to win we must either pin Steve Ramone or make him submit. However if it turns out to be a regular Triple Threat where anyone can pin anyone or make anyone else submit then you are as much a target for me to aim for as Steve Ramone is.
Tuscini drinks more of the red wine from the glass.
JAMES TUSCINI: Well, Steve, don’t you feel like a worthless piece of shit now? Don’t you feel stupid having Mark Ward come out and totally humiliate you in front of thousands of fans in the arena and millions on television? If you don’t feel like shit from what Mark did to you, by forcing you to face both me and Joshua Acquin at Blaze of Glory, then for sure you will feel like shit, and you will feel worthless, when I walk away as the new Roulette Champion. Don’t think I didn’t do my research Ramone. I researched the Title history for the Roulette Title and I’ve seen that title reigns have run from 2 weeks to the longest reigns lasting 4 or 5 months. I also counted up the days from February 14th when you won the vacated Roulette Title by pinning Joshua Acquin to our match on April 10th and it comes to 56 days or exactly 8 weeks. I guess you can be happy you held the Roulette Title for a full 8 weeks Steve because had you not been involved in the Blast from the Past Tournament you would have had to defend the Roulette Title Belt against me sooner than on April 10th. Had that happened you would have joined those few previous champions who had very short title reigns.
James drinks the remaining red wine from the glass and then he tosses the glass into the fireplace where the glass shatters against the burning logs.
JAMES TUSCINI: You two are probably wondering why I’m so damn sure I’ll win our match and that I’ll emerge from Blaze of Glory as the Roulette Champion. For you, Joshua, the reason I will win is simple. I can easily put you out of the way so that I can go after Ramone and defeat his sorry ass. You are not a problem for me. Had it not been for Steve, as Guest Referee, changing the rules of our match a dozen times, I would have defeated you in less than five minutes.
Tuscini reaches over to the table and he picks up the bottle of red wine and he holds it on his lap.
JAMES TUSCINI: As for you Steve you should have defended the Roulette Title against me way sooner than April 10th. The reason you didn’t was you were hiding behind the fact you were in the Blast from the Past Tournament. Then you promised if you lost your Blast from the Past match you guarantee me a Title shot. You did lose your Blast from the Past match and then I find out you chickened out and changed your promise to be that you would grant me a Standard Rules match on March 27th and when I defeat you I get a shot at the Roulette Title. Then that got change by you so that I had to face Joshua Acquin, with you are the Guest Referee, with the stipulation that the winner of our match gets the shot at you and the Roulette Title. Then after I win my match against Acquin, and I was assured a shot at you and the Roulette Title on April 10th, Mark steps in and decided that, due to your stupidity and arrogance, he will toss Joshua into our match to make it a Triple Threat instead of a one-on-one. Your unfulfilled promises, your lies, and your jackass attitude, is what caused our match on April 10th to be a Triple Threat. But I’m okay with the match the way it is designed. You see, Steve, you cannot run and hide from me any longer. Remember I told you that red wine is a representation of blood and life?
James grabs the bottle of red wine by the neck and he stands up and walks over to the fireplace. He swings the bottle of wine so it whacks against the bricks of the fireplace. Three fourths of the bottle breaks off leaving James holding the neck of the bottle with a jagged broken edge on it. We watch as the red wine that was previously inside the bottle is now flowing over the bricks of the hearth and onto the floor.
JAMES TUSCINI: This is for Steve Ramone, but you Joshua need to listen up also, as you see the red wine spilling over the hearth and onto the floor this is a representation of your blood I will spill out of you at Blaze of Glory. When your blood spills out your life also flows out of you. Although the wine is only a visual effect for my segment today the real adventure and the real sucking the life out of you two happens on Sunday, April 10th. Uncle Pinky you can come into camera range now.
Uncle Pinky is happy to be able to walk into camera range as he told all his friends he was going to be on television with his Nephew, James, tonight. Uncle Pinky does the normal amateur thing by jumping up and down, waving, and saying HI to all his friends. James asks Uncle Pinky to chill out and simply stand next to the chair. When Uncle Pinky takes his place next to the chair James returns to sitting in the chair and he is still holding the broken wine bottle in his hand.
JAMES TUSCINI: This is my Uncle Pinky, my mother’s brother, and he took care of me and mother when we were down and out so now we live together and I help take care of Uncle Pinky as a way to say thanks to him for his love and support to our family. Do you have anything to say other than HI to your friends?
UNCLE PINKY: What I would like to say is that I’m upset that Steve Ramone screwed James up in his match against TNA two weeks ago. Then Ramone got assigned as Guest Referee for the Tuscini versus Acquin match and Steve tried to screw James out of the match again. As everyone saw my Nephew was able to overcome the bullshit from Referee Ramone and at the same time overcome the dozen rule changes to pin Joshua Acquin for a 5-count for the win. James is one hell of a wrestler and for the sake of everyone out there you better hope that his good side can keep the Demon Monster side of him in check as he did when he wanted to beat down Ramone during the match. I’ve only seen that Italian Demon Monster side of James once before and that was when he was working in another wrestling federation. Fortunately all wrestlers sign waivers not to hold their federation, or the other wrestlers, responsible for injuries sustained as his opponent was put out of wrestling permanently due to the Demon Monster inside of James being unleashed.
JAMES TUSCINI: That’s enough for now Uncle. Thanks for your comments. For the benefit of Ramone and Acquin I will address the Italian Demon Monster thing in another segment as it is something I don’t wish to discuss in this segment. Uncle Pinky just happens to be extremely passionate about my wrestling career and he often gets carried away.
James holds the broken wine bottle in front of him in what could be interpreted as a threatening gesture and even Uncle Pinky has a concerned look on his face wondering if the Demon Monster inside James is about to come out. We see Uncle Pinky nervously looking around the room to find the quickest escape route should James flip out.
JAMES TUSCINI: As you two can see the red wine has drained down the hearth and onto the floor. There isn’t much of it left now except for the stain since the heat from the fireplace managed to evaporate most of it. Keep in mind this broken wine bottle I hold in my hand. This is a symbol of my superior wrestling abilities, my superior intelligence in the wrestling ring, and my desire to destroy Steve Ramone and become the next Roulette Champion. But you don’t have to worry guys as I’m not going to cut you with my broken wine bottle but I will break you and cut you with my wrestling abilities.
James stands up from his chair and he tosses the broken wine bottle into the fireplace where it breaks against the burning logs and the broken pieces fall down between the logs. James then walks to the side of the chair opposite of where Uncle Pinky is standing.
JAMES TUSCINI: Joshua you are going to be nothing but a small annoyance to me in our match. I compare you to a gnat on a hot summer day that continually buzzes around your ears. You can hear the gnat’s wings buzzing but you barely take notice of it since the gnat is extremely small and insignificant. Yes, Acquin, you are small and insignificant to me in our match. However, I do have to take into consideration, since I believe our match will have the rule that for one of us to win we have to defeat Steve Ramone by pinfall or submission, and not each other, that you will do everything you can to stop me from making Steve submit or you will try to stop me from pinning him for the win. Joshua I’m going to give you ample advance warning so that when it happens you will not whine, cry, bitch, moan, and piss on yourself, when it happens. Every time I’m going for a submission or a pin for the win over Steve Ramone and you manage to successfully break up my pin or submission you make the Italian Demon Monster inside of me rise closer to the surface. You have been warned that I may be able to keep the Demon Monster suppressed for maybe two or three times but after that your ass will be destroyed when the Demon Monster is released. So, Acquin, you have two choices in our match. Stay out of my way when I’m making Ramone submit, or I have him pinned, or you will be destroyed and you may never be physically able to wrestle again. Glad I’m not the one who has only those two choices to make so it surely sucks to be you. My two choices are simple. Do I make Ramone submit for my win or do I pin him for the win? Hell I may just decide to make Ramone submit and then when the match is over I will flop his loser ass onto the mat and pin him so that I will prove to the world I am twice the wrestler he is.
UNCLE PINKY: You tell ‘em James!
JAMES TUSCINI: Uncle please! This is my air time. Be happy I let you have a few lines to speak and you can now brag to your friends that you were on television with me. Now, Steve, I want to remind you of another detail. I’m sure you overlooked this item because you were so drunk with power being the Guest Referee for our match, and constantly changing the rules, that you missed it. Even though you made the rules in our match that your bodyguards, goons, lackeys, whatever you want to call them, could attack me and Joshua, but we couldn’t attack you or them to retaliate, I still overcame your bullshit and I still won the match. Keep that in your mind when I step into the ring on April 10th because you know I’m better than you, smarter than you, more talented than you, and I overcame all the obstacles you threw my way. I did that on March 27th and I will do it again on April 10th. Now at this point in time I could make additional comments for the benefit of Joshua Acquin but I won’t. I will wait until my next segment to give more information on how Acquin’s wrestling career may end on April 10th. With that comment I’m done for my segment for today. Uncle is there anything you would like to say to close this broadcast?
UNCLE PINKY: I told all my friends I was gonna be on television with my Nephew, and professional wrestler, James Tuscini, and some of you laughed at me. You thought I was issuing idle brags and boasts so some of you bet money with me that I wouldn’t be on television. Others bet me dinner or a beer that I wouldn’t get on television with my Nephew. Well look! I’m on television with my Nephew like I told you I would! I’m damn sure gonna enjoy taking your money and enjoying the beers and meals you all will be purchasing for me. And to top that off I will be able to be in attendance in Phoenix, Arizona, on April 10th to watch James defeat Joshua Acquin and Steve Ramone to become the next Sin City Wrestling Roulette Champion!
JAMES TUSCINI: Very nice closing comments Uncle. And thanks so much for the words of encouragement and support about my winning the Roulette Title on April 10th. Although I’m in Sin City Wrestling to enjoy the sport I’m happy to know that I got the attention of Management and other wrestler. Here I am going into my fourth match and I have a shot at a major Title Belt. And, Uncle, congratulations on being able to collect the bets with your friends who didn’t believe you would be on television with me tonight.
Uncle Pinky walks out of camera range and down the hallway to take care of some business. We watch as James collects the two remaining wine bottles and two remaining wine glasses and he walks them into the Kitchen. James places the two wine bottles into the refrigerator and the two wine glasses into the sink where he rinses them with water and then he puts a stopper in the sink and covers the wine glasses with water so he can wash them later.
JAMES TUSCINI: Are you two ready for the night of your lives? Are you ready to have the stuffing knocked out of you? Are you ready for me to humiliate you in front of thousands of fans in the arena and millions on television? I have every intention of doing our match without the presence of the Italian Demon Monster just to prove to you two wannabes that I can get the job done with my own talents and abilities. However, as I’ve already mentioned, should either of you step over the line, break the rules, or in some other way violate the sanctity of the sport of wrestling, I will not be held responsible for the release of the Demon Monster inside of me. If that happens don’t come after me begging me to pay your medical bills and other expenses. You two, like everyone else in the sport of wrestling, signed waivers stating you know the hazards of this line of work and that you waive the right whine about your injuries. With that as my final statement to you two morons I bid you a Good Night and I hope you have Sweet Dreams of me beating you down for the win.
James turns and walks out of the Kitchen and down the hallway. The cameraman keeps his camera focused down the hallway where James is walking until he makes a turn and enters his bedroom and closes the door behind him. At that point the cameraman backs out of the house through the front door keeping his camera on a shot of the inside of the house. Just as the cameraman is about to reach out and grab the door handle to pull the door closed Uncle Pinky pops into view. He thanks the cameraman for his time in airing the segment for James and then Uncle Pinky softly closes the door and locks it.