Pugh Posted August 3, 2024 Posted August 3, 2024 At some point during Riot, we cut backstage - we're mid conversation to Nate Ortiz and Rust Cohle in an intense conversation. Nate: I’m glad you understand. Mugen is just as much of a piece of garbage as your current tag partner. Last week was about you and I catching lightning in a bottle one more time. Rust: Like I was about to say last week, it would be great, but I also have to stand up for my business and my partner’s business, Mugen can’t get away with whatever he wants. But in regards to your challenge, bring the papers next week, Franchize. Nate: I’ll be honest with you brother I don’t know how much time I have left. I spent the last year accepting that I’ll never be what I was in 2004, hell even 2021. But I still have more than enough in this tank. Nate: I’m going out on my terms fighting who and for what I want. Pugh: Like hell you are! Pugh barges into the room with a furious look on his face. Nate and Rust both look over at the interruption as he arrives like a house of fire. He immediately points at Rust Cohle Pugh: You are not buying this nonsense - you are smarter than that… and you? He turns to face Nate Pugh: You are pathetic. You have been pulling this same shit for a decade… you waltz in here, you buddy up with all of the rookies early on and then you swoop back around to take advantage when the time is right. You did it to me, you did it to Dupree, you did it to Drago… you did it over and over and over and you’re not doing it anymore. Nate smiles Nate: You’d think after all this time you’d see the only thing I do is make you all this much bigger stars than you already are. Those names you mentioned my brother in arms you call a partner now. Yourself, all got that final stamp of approval by beating me when the lights were at their brightest. Well everyone but Rust, but he can have his chance all he has to do is say yes… Nate grins again as Pugh marches up into his face Pugh: Nate I’m warning you right now. I thought me and you… I thought we were done. You were in your lane, I was in mine… Dominion is finished. You have no business with him or The Lobby. Get the hell back into your own lane. That’s the only warning you’re getting. Rust: Hey now. I don’t need a mommy to tell me what should I do or not. Plus, you are sounding like you don’t trust me one bit that I can defeat Nate. You two might be done with your business, but I still have something to take back from Nate.. Pugh snaps around to face Rust Pugh: I know you can beat Nate. It’s not even a question. But he doesn’t deserve the chance. He ain’t on your level, he’s not on my level… he has no business anywhere near us. He is done. Finished. Nothing left. He sighs Pugh: …but you’re a big boy, and you’ll do whatever you want. If you really wanna waste your time with this… He looks Nate up and down Pugh: Ex-Wrestler… be my guest. But when he pulls some bullshit, don’t say I didn’t warn you. Pugh walks off shrugging his shoulders and shaking his head as Nate and Rust, as annoyed and perplexed as he looks, continue. Rust, looking at the door where Pugh left, addresses Nate with a rather cold demeanor. Rust: Bring the papers next week. So we get done with it. 3 No.
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