The buzz is a wild one as tonight the Los Angeles Lakers look to clinch round one tonight in the Staples Center against the Number 2 ranked Phoenix Suns. Earlier in the day as PWT fans all saw Seifer had a little autograph session outside of the Staples Center, but now the buzz isn’t about wrestling. It’s about basketball. For Los Angeles they already have a team in round two. As surprising as that may sound since it’s been such a long time, the LA Clippers have clinched their series against Denver 4 games to 1 and are now awaiting the winner of the Lakers and the Suns. Wouldn’t that be cool if LA faced LA?
You can hear the loud sounds of a large crowd as the fans are piling into the Staples Center this evening, less than an hour away from tip off. What a lot of people don’t know is that Seifer himself isn’t just your average wrestler. He also happens to be a bit of a celebrity. Well, at the very least he knows people and has connections. How else would he have been invited by the Lakers Number One fan Jack Nicholson to come join him at the game? He knew Seifer was in town and he always was able to get an extra seat or two. So Jack gave Seifer a call knowing that he was in town and would be for a while and knowing how much of a fan he was of basketball. Yet Seifer hadn’t quite made it to his seat yet, rather he found himself where he was going to be heading towards tomorrow. He found himself in Sean Hunter’s locker room doing something or another in relation to Akmed burning down the locker room before that mess was fixed. Last he remembers he was disappearing in a big cloud of Cross’s pot smoke, even though he wasn’t in the room. Let’s just not ask questions, mmmkay?
As the buzz is continuing outside of the arena from fans parking to filing into the doors of the Staples Center, up on the roof a large cloud of smoke appears, seemingly out of nowhere. It just hovers above the ground when all of a sudden some coughing can be heard as Seifer finds himself standing on the roof as the smoke around his upper body begins to blow away, leaving Seifer coughing a bit more as he shakes his head and looks around.
“The hell?�?/FONT>
He holds his head and is still in disbelief over what happened. Though it doesn’t last long as Seifer breaks out into laughter.
Seifer keeps laughing and attempts to regain his breath and composure but can’t help but laughing even more as he makes his way towards the staircase, tears in his eyes from laughing.
“Oh man. Alright, let’s focus now.�?/FONT>
Seifer opens the door and heads down the steps onto one of the upper level and makes his way out of an electrical room as he takes another flight of stairs down, passes by an emergency exit and eventually makes his way down yet another flight of stairs, coming across to one of the upper levels. Seifer makes his way down the hallway as a bunch of people were already roaming around, some buying merchandising, others using the restrooms and others grabbing bites to eat. Seifer walks up to one of the food stands.
“What can I get you?�?/FONT>
“I dunno, I just got the munchies.�?/FONT>
“Uh okay�?what would you like?�?/FONT>
Seifer scans the menu for a moment.
“Hotdog and some fries. And a hamburger as well. Hell add in some chips too. And a medium�?no make it a large coke. Ah hell I’ll take a Budweiser too.�?/FONT>
The woman just kind of shakes her head, smelling the smoke on him as she gets those for Seifer, she obviously wasn’t a wrestling fan because she didn’t recognize him. Seifer thanks her and pays and makes his way concession stand where he puts on ketchup and then finally makes his way to the staircase and down towards the lower level, chowing down on his hotdog as he goes.
“Wow, sometimes I wonder how the hell Cross can be high all the time, eat when he’s got the munchies and not gain weight. That all son of a bitch must have a crazy metabolism.�?/FONT>
As if you couldn’t tell now, Seifer had gotten passively high from Cross’s pot smoke. Anyways, Seifer finally makes his way through the bottom level and near the court as he spots Jack already sitting in his chair, leaning back and just watching the people filing into their seats. The teams haven’t yet come out for the opening warm-ups. Seifer kind of stumbles a bit and makes his way over to him as he sits down and slaps him on the back.
“Jack buddy! How’s it going man? It’s been ages since I’ve seen you! Last time you were only this tall!�?/FONT>
Seifer motions to a height around three feet tall as Jack just looks at him and leans in taking Seifer’s beer because he can.
“You better let me have some of what you’re smoking.�?/FONT>
Seifer laughs as he leans back almost falling out of his chair, it’s not like he gets high so he wasn’t use to feeling this way. Especially since he was submersed in that cloud. He leans in towards Jack and whispers.
“I wasn’t smoking man, I was... having sex!�?/FONT>
“Were you now.�?/FONT>
“Yeah, but that’s the thing, I don’t even like her. But I thought I could make partner by making her SQUEEEEEEEEAAAALLL LAAAA!!!!�?/FONT>
Jack simply shakes his head, “Did you just quote Liar Liar?�?/FONT>
“I think I did Jack.�?Seifer jumps up, after setting his food down of course and goes for a fade away shot. “Kobe fades back, shoots, and THAT’S THE GAME! No further questions your honor!!�?/FONT>
Seifer notices quite a few people looking in his direction as he waves and sits back down.
“You know I wanna thank you for inviting me. Though I wish this was San Antonio.�?/FONT>
“Why’s that?�?/FONT>
“Because then I’d be sitting next to Eva Longoria instead of your ugly ass! Tony Parker, WATCH OUT!�?/FONT>
“Home wrecker!�?/FONT>
“So? Have you seen her? I mean DAYUM!�?/FONT>
“Son, I’ve been wanting to tap that for years.�?/FONT>
“Psh, betcha I’d tap it first.�?/FONT>
“Care to make a bet?�?/FONT>
“Sure old man. Cause I dunno what you heard about me, but a bitch can’t get a dollar out of me. No Cadillac, no perms, you can't see. That I'm a mother fuckinn�?P-I-M-P!!�?/FONT>
“Alright, next years season tickets to the Lakers or Heat, depending on who wins.�?/FONT>
“Your on Jack! I guarantee I’ll be tapping that fine ass soon.�?/FONT>
“Excellent, I’ll let Rebecca know.�?/FONT>
Seifer shakes his head, “Such a buzz killer!�?/FONT>
Jack just laughs as Seifer enjoys his food. He even takes a break and heads to the bathroom, splashing water in his face and trying to get to his senses. He seems to come around a bit as he heads back to his seat, as the arena continues to fill up, more and more people coming in and buzzing around. Seifer takes a seat in his chair and looks around, recognizing quite a few faces seeing as the stars usually come out to the Lakers game. Unless your name is Billy Crystal then you’ll be at the Clippers game. But who cares about LA’s B team? He leans back in his seat, admiring the view.
“Man, now THIS is courtside.�?/FONT>
And it was, literally, just one row up and a little off to the side of the Lakers bench. Speaking of their bench, the players had been given a loud round of applause and cheers as they came out to do their warm-ups while the Suns got a round of boos. Seifer noticed Jack over by the Lakers bench having a conversation with LA Coach Phil Jackson. Seifer having been a fan of Phil’s since his Chicago days. He sets down his drink and heads on over a chair and makes his way to the two, Jack notices him making his way over.
“Hey Phil, I got a friend I’d like you to meet. This is Seifer, him and I go way back.�?/FONT>
Phil turns to Seifer and nods his head smiling as the two of them shake hands.
“Glad you could make it Seifer. I’ve heard a bit about you in the wrestling business. Congrats on the Heat winning by the way.�?/FONT>
Seifer grins, he liked the Lakers but the Heat were still his team.
“Thanks Phil. I’ve been a fan of yours for a long time, nice to finally meet The Zen Master.�?/FONT>
“Pleasure’s all mine. Well enjoy the game guys, Jack we’ll talk later.�?/FONT>
“Hopefully for game 3.�?He says with a bit of laughter as they head back to their seats, obviously he meant against the Clippers.
“You know, how great would it be if the Lakers advanced tonight and then you go back to wherever PWT is at and beat Matlock and head into round 2 as well, with the Heat already having won.�?/FONT>
Seifer lets out a laughter, “Wouldn’t that be something? Though I’ll admit, looking at it, the Lakers are going to have to work a hell of a lot harder closing out the Suns then I will have at putting Matlock away. I mean Matlock is a good competitor and all…�?/FONT>
“He just isn’t up to your level.�?/FONT>
“Something like that. He’s not nearly as wise as say a Steve Nash, or as strong as a Stoudemire, or as quick as a Barbosa, or as dominant as a Marion. That’s what the Lakers have to deal with tonight. It’s going to be a hell of a ball game. Me? I won’t have to deal with any of them. I’m just going to go in there, do what I do best and come out on top.�?/FONT>
The two continue to chat for a while, greeting other fans and celebrities alike. Seifer’s accidental high was pretty much faded off as he even sprayed some cologne to get rid of the smell. A news reporter comes by Seifer’s side.
“Mr. Jacobs, would you mind if we got a word with you?�?/FONT>
Seifer shrugs his shoulders, “Don’t see why not.�?He turns to Jack, “Don’t mind do you?�?/FONT>
“Not at all, knock ‘em dead.�?/FONT>
“Let’s do it.�?/FONT>
“Thank you. Well as the world of sports now knows, the Heat just defeated the Bulls 113-96 to advance into round two. Seeing as you’re from Miami and obviously a well known Heat fan, what are your thoughts heading to play New Jersey?�?/FONT>
“They’re going to be a tough team. We swept them last year but they didn’t have Carter last year. Vince is a great player and I think if the Heat want to win they’re going to have to keep the pressure on Carter, really limit his ability to make the outside jump shot and clog up the lane as much as possible. With Shaq in there we should be good so long as he stays out of foul trouble. That and we’ll need someone to step up big to aid Shaq and Wade on the offensive side.�?/FONT>
“Cheering for the Lakers tonight?�?/FONT>
“Of course. I’ve been a fan of them for a while and besides, I live here now. I was going to have to pick a team anyways, can’t miss out on great playoff action without a team to cheer on.�?/FONT>
“Any thoughts on how the game should go tonight for a Lakers lead?�?/FONT>
“Just keep doing what they’ve been doing. Kobe needs to be the leader but also needs to get his teammates involved early. Enable them to gain some confidence and get into some good rhythms.�?/FONT>
“As some might know, on Saturday night you enter your own tournament in which you will fight Matt Matlock in round one of the King of PWT tourney. Any thoughts heading into that fight?�?/FONT>
Seifer smirks, “Heading in huh? I never quite looked at it in a playoff type of game fashion but I guess I can speak on that. Though it’s revealing what I may try and do, who cares? It’ll only make the match better in the end and get the fans excited knowing what to look for from the master. Matlock I’ll admit may enjoy bringing out a quicker pace, either by submission or straight up brawling. Not that I mind fast paces at all, hell we’ll probably start the match off that way, getting in a good exchange, but I like to be dominant. Taking him apart methodically and just tearing into him. So I’ll probably stop any momentum he has going on early in the match and going from there. Making sure I stay on top and prevent him from getting any kind of thing going. I may go for the high risk if the opportunity presents itself other than that my only game plan really is to continue taking it to him. Doing what I do best, coming at him with unrelenting force that will just wear him down until he becomes easy pinnings. Obviously I’m not saying it’s going to be easy since he’s a stubborn son of a b*tch, but I’m more than confident that I’ll break him in a decent amount of time.�?/FONT>
“Well since we just work for sports news and not the NBA, would you like to say a few words before things get kicking here?�?/FONT>
“Sure why not. As I said earlier Matt, I know you’re going to be focused and determined to come at me and try to take this. You’ll have that confidence maybe not oozing from you but I do think you’ll have some confidence to you, making you think that you’ll be able to come out, toss down a couple promos to get yourself mentally in this before stepping into the ring with me. Though let me tell you, I remember what you did last time man. Well the last time we faced one on one. Don’t think I forgot about your late drop of promos on me while I was more focused with getting ready for the match rather than cutting promos. Well can we even say that? The turtle episode we had was quite hilarious. Anyways, I know you’ve done it before, hell I think we all have at one time or another.�?/FONT>
Seifer leans forward and lifts his drink, taking a sip of it before setting it back down.
“All I’m saying Ratlock is that if you are getting an extra boost of confidence from, I dunno, thinking that you’ll be able to do a late drop of promos on me and gain a mental edge heading into the match, you’re wrong. Don’t even waste your time man if that’s what you’re planning on doing. Not saying you will because you have tomorrow as well but word to the wise, don’t bother because I’m going to be prepared for it. I may not have come back to PWT to be active, but you can bet your ass I came back to whoop some ass. And in the wrestling business before you can really whoop that ass you’ve got to be prepared for the match. I’m all prepared man. Just because I’m enjoying myself tonight watching the big game doesn’t mean for one moment that I’m not going to be more than one hundred percent focused on you Saturday night. We both know this. So go ahead, do want you want, in the end none of it’s going to make a damn bit a difference because I’ll be ready for it. As much as you want to paint yourself as this underdog that’s going to battle all the way though guys like myself, Ramirez, Hexus, Hunter, Amethyst, CM, whomever else. You can throw away the canvas because there isn’t a chance in hell I’m going to let you beat me.�?/FONT>
Seifer leans back and glances at the court for a moment before turning back towards the cameras.
“Seriously though, normally I’d ask where you’ve been but I’m not worried. Hell it was only earlier today when I put out my first promo. I know just like me you’ve probably been training. Or at least that’s what I hope. Because if not you’re going to be finding yourself in a world of pain come Saturday night. You know I don’t kid around when I get in that ring Matlock. So though I don’t need to be telling you something you already know, I’m going to. If you don’t come at me with everything you’ve got in that ring, I’m going to slaughter you. Well, I take that back. I’ll probably slaughter you anyways.�?/FONT>
Seifer laughs lightly, “Alright joking aside. I’ve no doubt you’ll give me a challenge man. Well, I just hope that you do anyways. You know I love a good fight as much as the next guy. I’m looking for to this little showdown actually. Maybe not so much that it’s you because and no offense but it is just you. But more so the fact that it is indeed my return to PWT. But it’s not just a regular return but a tournament return. I’m already loving the vibe of this tournament backstage and in talking to other competitors. It’s all a bunch of friendly competition when we’re joking around about it. But when it comes down to crackling down and getting serious about training and the match? It’s all business. Because unlike the NBA Playoffs, there are no second chances, there are no third chances, there are no fourth chances to turn it on and gain some momentum for your side. It’s sudden death biatch.�?/FONT>
Seifer leans forward and takes another sip of his drink as the players have now taken back to the sidelines; the game was going to begin in a few minutes. Seifer finishes off the coke and puts it back down on the ground stretching his arms as he leans forward in the chair.
“Win Or Go Home. And Matlock? You’re about one Blood Spiller away from going fishing.�?/FONT>
Seifer puts his hands together and swings them forward as if he were casting a fishing pole. And then as he begins to pretend to reel it in he lifts his left middle finger as the cameras then shut off.
“Thanks for taking the time out Seifer. The tape will be sent to PWT so your opponent will be able to see it, plus it’ll be airing.�?/FONT>
“Awesome and no problem.�?/FONT>
They head off as Seifer now turns to Jack.
“Game time baby! Let’s Go Lakers!!�?He leans over and whispers to Jack, “And you know if I was single I’d so be getting that.�?/FONT>
Jack nods sarcastically. “Sure you would.�?/FONT>
“Pfft, you know how I do! She couldn’t resist my immortal charm baby!�?/FONT>
He has a point. Immortal Charm > French Charm any day of the week. Though Rebecca > Eva. Sorry Eva baby, it just isn’t going to work out </Jack Sparrow line>. The opening announcements or whatever they do at the beginning including singing the national anthem begin as we near tipoff and the scene fades out.