In a Karate Dojo in south Texas, Luke Hades is seen punching and kicking at a dummy in a dark corner. Hades is wearing a navy blue Karate Gi and a black belt tied tightly around his waist. He swings a hard kick to the kidney of the dummy, sending the dummy into the wall. After hearing the crash, Hades turns around slowly and sees Carl Long followed by a cameraman. Carl Long swallows hard, then hesitates before speaking in a shaky tone.
Carl Long: Umm. Luke?
Long hesitates before speaking again when Hades puts his arm around Long as if he had known him for years.
Luke Hades: Hey Long! What's up man?
Confusion shows clearly in Long's face as he had not expected to be embraced in that manner.
Long: Nothing much...sir. I just want...um...to get an interview with you. About your match.
Hades shows a toothy grin as he strides over to the closest folded steel chairs. Hades grabs them and Long cringes as he opens them up.
Hades: Have a seat, would you?
Long: Yeah...sure.
Long walks over to the chair set up for him and sits down.
Long: Okay, Luke. Lets get this going. Diamante "Nero" Valentine has been grinding your gears. You and him have been in matches with each other through the weeks; and I want know how you feel about "Nero".
Hades looks into Long's eyes when he begins to speak.
Hades: Valentine has been, lets say, targeting me since my debut into IWF. I had nothing against him, I don't want to have anything against him; but he has been at my throat for no apparent reason. In all honesty, people don't like me due to my skill: like you were about to wet your pants coming up to me. They look at me and go, "He must beat up everybody." I don't want to have to destroy him with this:
He pulls his Bo Stick, nicknamed The Samurai, from out behind him. This action startles Long.
Hades: Whats wrong?
Long: Nothing, just...how did you just do that? I mean pull The Samurai from nowhere.
Hades: Just another one of my skills that make people scared of me.
Long: Wow. Just wow.
Hades: Anything else?
Long: No. No. I think we're done here. Gotta go get new pants.
Hades: What was that last part?
Long: Nothing.
Scene fades as Long stands up and tries to find the nearest bathroom.