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Last night in the UWF debut of Paul Roberts the world of wrestling witnessed “Primetime” pin the Universal Champion to the matt one, two, three. The Universal Champion fell to the King of Kings just as predicted, and Paul Roberts proved once again why he is the King of Kings. Many people were wondering if Roberts was indeed as good as he claimed he was and they were not disappointed. The people defiantly go there monies worth and went home happy; well sort of. Everyone was happy because they got a kick ass main event, but not sure if they liked that Paul Roberts was the victor yet again. This however was the first in a long line of victories for the future Universal Champion so the people better get used to it. Roberts has never claimed that he wanted to be the people’s champion, or everyone’s hero, or even liked at all. What he promises is that everyone will go home happy after watching one of his matches. That everyone in that match will be raised to a higher level just by being in the match with him, and last night we saw that.
As the scene opens we are in the hotel bedroom suit of “Primetime” Paul Roberts. “Primetime” took the red eye getting out of Memphis to make sure that he was in Norfolk this morning for a meet and greet with UWF fans. Can you believe that the UWF would book Roberts for a meet and greet with the fans in Norfolk the very next day after he debuted in Memphis Tennessee? Talk about a hectic schedule. Never the less Roberts made it to Norfolk at around 3:30 am this morning and checked into a luxury hotel. The king size bed is disheveled with a bare foot hanging off the end of the bed. As the camera pans up we can see Paul Roberts completely asleep, the digital alarm clock next to the bed reads 8:29 am, seconds after seeing the clock the time changes to 8:30 and the alarm begins to blare. Roberts limp arm swings over and slams down on top of the clock hitting the snooze. He is going to have to get up sooner or later to make it to the meet and greet, but there is no movement from Paul Roberts at all. Suddenly a cell phone rings, the caller I.D. identifies the caller as Chad Monie. Primetime: Ugh…. Roberts sits up in bed and picks up the phone. Primetime: What? Chad: You up? Primetime: No. Chad: Why not you have a meet and greet in an hour. Primetime: Lets see….I beat the hell out of the Universal Champion and two other worthless excuses for human beings last night, got back to my hotel after the show around 11:00 pm just to find out I had to head out and take the red eye flight to Norfolk tonight. I got here like at 4:00 am Chad I’m a little tired. The exhausted “Primetime” says groggily. Chad: Well I am on my way over to your hotel, you need to get moving. Primetime: What would possess the UWF to do a meet and greet the day after holding an event in Memphis? I wasn’t even in my hotel room for five minutes before I got the call from President Sanders. Chad: Well you demanded that you meet and greet at a separate time from the rest of the roster this was the only time they could do it. Primetime: Yeah, yeah, everything is always my fault. Chad: Well this time yeah. Listen I am at your hotel I am on my way up. Roberts hangs up the phone and stretches, he stands up completely nude, fortunately the UWF censer things like this. He walks over to the window and opens the blinds letting beams of light into the room. He walks over to the bed and puts on his tan suit pants and fastens the belt. He walks out into the living area of his massive hotel suit, walks over to the coffee pot and pores himself a cup, and sits down at the dinning table. Suddenly there is a knock at the door, Roberts takes a sip of his coffee and heads over to the door, Roberts has a noticeable limp on his bad knee from last nights match. He opens the door to see Chad Monie, he welcomes him in and gingerly limps back to the table and sits down. Chad: That’s a pretty heavy limp, how’s the knee? Primetime: About what I expected, I mean it isn’t 100% never will be but I am still better with a bad knee than anyone else on the roster. I will be able to walk on it again by mid day probably. Chad: You need to be careful, you don’t want to end up on the cane again. You worked hard to get back to where you are and – Primetime: And I don’t want to mess it up, I know. But I didn’t take careless risks with my leg last night Chad. I got tied up in the ropes and my opponent tried to snap it. Which unfortunately happens in my line of work. I will be fine, the knee is stronger than it as ever been, its as good as it ever will be but its going to be sore after matches, it’s a fact of life. Chad: I’m just saying be careful. Roberts arrogantly rolls his eyes and nods as he takes another sip of his coffee. Primetime: Want some coffee? Chad: Yeah sure but I will get it don’t get up. Primetime: I didn’t plan on it. Roberts says with a smile, taking another sip of his coffee. Primetime: Well I better get in the shower, the meet and greet is in what like forty-five minutes or so? Chad: Yeah, and on my way over here from my hotel we drove past The Scope and there is already tons of people there. Primetime: Is that right? Chad: Yeah, I would guess anywhere from five to eight hundred people. Primetime: Well I am sure more people are coming. I would be surprised if the rest of the roster even matches my crowd for there meet and greet. Chad: I still don’t understand why you couldn’t just do a meet and greet with the rest of the roster later this week. Primetime: You want me to go and meet with the fans with everyone else like I am a common lune? Chad: My mistake. Primetime: Yeah, well I’m getting in the shower I’ll just be a few minutes, and then we can go. Roberts takes his last sip of coffee and stands up from the table as the screen transitions to after his shower. We are now in the limo heading over to the scope to meet with the fans. Roberts is wearing a black suit with a long black overcoat, it is a chilly March 17th in Norfolk and a few snow flurries can be seen outside of Roberts window. Chad: I checked out UWF-TV before I came to your hotel, “The Beast” shot an interview. Primetime: Really? No kidding that’s pretty much all he ever does isn’t it? Chad: Pretty much, I haven’t seen him on UWF-TV doing much of anything other than giving interviews. Primetime: Guys got a boring life, what can you say. Can’t hate the guy for not having a life, and giving those walking microphones an interview every other day. You can however hate him for being a loser, and walking around with my belt like he is a champion. He better not accidentally drop my belt in an out house toilet or something, there will be hell to pay if that happens. Roberts says very matter-o-factly without grinning in the least. We begin to pull up to the scope and there are probably close to 900-1000 fans here to see Paul Roberts. Primetime: Well that’s not going to fill up the scope. Chad: Your kidding right? The Scope holds like 18,000 fans you didn’t seriously think you were going to draw the same size crowd for a meet and greet that Heat Wave will draw this Sunday. Roberts just turns and looks at Chad with a puzzled look on his face. Primetime: Chad there is no reason why everyone who has purchased tickets to the show should not be here standing and waiting in the cold for me to get here. I mean I am doing this for free for crying out loud, it isn’t like they had to buy tickets to meet me today, they should have but they don’t. Chad: Well I hate to break this to you Paul but your not the most loved guy in the UWF, your not the most hated either but you are far from loved. Primetime: Shouldn’t matter they are getting to see the biggest name in wrestling history for free today. Chad: You know that is a really good point. Roberts and Monie both have a little chuckle about it as the limo pulls into the parking lot and parks. The UWF has sound equipment set up outside of the arena for Roberts when he arrives. As the car parks the sound techs hit the music and “King of Kings” by motor head hits the sound system and the crowd of 900-1000 jumps alive and begin to cheer many lift up there signs saying various things like “Thank you Primetime!”, “Welcome back!”, and “Universal Championship Bound!”. Roberts turns and looks at Chad with a puzzled look on his face. Chad: I guess you have some fans after all. Even if it is 900 out of 18,000. Monie says with a smile. A smile creeps up on “Primetime’s” face. He opens the car door and steps out of the limo, the crowd pops again, this is a completely pro-primetime crowd which is something that is hard to come by. Roberts walks out and over to the podium that is set up in the parking lot in front of the fans where he prepares to make a statement. Monie stands behind him as “King of Kings” fades out. Primetime: Wow, I guess some people in Norfolk have brains after all. The crowd pops in approval. Roberts laughs and continues. Primetime: Well, I just want to thank all of you for coming out here today to see me, I took a late flight last night to get here so I could meet all of you. The crowd once again pops in approval. Primetime: I just want to say this Sunday, I know there are a lot of people here in Norfolk that don’t want to see me become the official number one contender, but they are going to be sadly disappointed. And I will be listening for all of you this Sunday to yell loud enough through all the boos to let the world know just who is the King of Kings! The crowd once again cheers in approval. Primetime: Now I know I was suppose to meet all of you out here in the parking lot but we are going inside, I’m not sitting out here in the snow and neither are you. The crowd roars its approval, Chad leans in to Paul’s ear. Chad: Paul the doors are locked we cant go inside. Primetime: Chad, there are arena workers over there, we will use the employee entrance, they aren’t going to kick “Primetime” Paul Roberts out of there building. Lets go! Roberts leads his group of fans to the back of the building and they enter in the employee entrance. The screen transitions and they are now inside the arena where the ring is already set up for this Sunday’s Heat Wave. Roberts has a chair set up in the ring and is meeting his fans. Primetime: Well its nice to meet you. Roberts says to an attractive young woman as he shakes her hand she shoots “Primetime” a flirty smile and walks out of the ring. The hundreds of Paul Roberts fans surround the ring wile many of them are getting the opportunity to stand in the very ring that Roberts will win the number one contender spot this Sunday. Another fan come up to meet Roberts and shakes his hand. Fan: Oh my god, I cant believe it is actually you. I have followed your career since the day you first stepped in a ring in the WCF. Primetime: Is that right? Did you catch any of my movies before my wrestling career? Fan: No, but I made sure to watch them after I saw you on wrestling. Primetime: Well good, if you hadn’t you would have missed out on a big part of who I am. Roberts shakes his hand and signs him an autograph and then moves onto the next fan. It is a young boy probably no older than six with his mother. The little boy is crying. Primetime: What’s the matter little man? Woman: He is afraid that Streets Wilson is going to stab you and kill you this Sunday from what he sees on the Wilson vignettes. Primetime: Oh you don’t have to worry about me little man, I know how to take care of myself, Wilson is no more than a glorified thug who just thinks he is tough. You have nothing to worry about. The little boy gives Roberts a hug, but “Primetime” is unsure how to react and kind of uncomfortably smiles at the mother. Woman: Okay, that’s enough Jonny. Thank you Mr. Roberts. Primetime: Yeah. The next fan comes up to meet “Primetime” and it is a large man in his twenties. Fan: Hey “Primetime” you going to give “The Beast” a beating at Redemption? Primetime: Oh, you can count on it. That man couldn’t beat me if it meant his life. Rest assured after Redemption I will be the Universal Champion. Roberts signs an autograph for the fan and then moves on to the next fan. The meet and greet continues to move on as the camera fades out. It is nice to see support from somewhere even if it is such a small portion of the majority. Roberts has never done anything to the fans to try and sway them one way or another on there opinion of him. He is just himself and lets them make there own decision, they pay there hard earned dollars to come and see him and his fellow UWF associates, perform. And if they want to boo, let them boo, he does not care. But it is also nice to feel a little support once and a while.
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