With Gusto!

After being greeted with the flashy old school intro, the camera finds itself, running slowly up and down every inch of a bare back (mind out of the gutter, kids.)

Slowly, the view canvasses over very inch, every scar and scratch across the person’s skin…

Several voices are heard.

“Got my coat, Yuu?”

“I do, Jun!”

“Yuki, darling, my hat!”

“Right here!”

The white fur coat is worn.

The white hat shortly thereafter

And finally…

The somehow-still-immaculate smile of one “Outlaw” Jun Vegas, standing among a MAX-J interview backdrop. Now with young, blonde Asian twins, one on either side dressed as Vegas-themed showgirls.

“MAX-J, KON’ICHWAAAAAAAAA!” he says with his trademark gusto. “First, allow me to introduce you to my new valets, here to accompany me on this journey back home! The lovely Yuu to my left and the equally lovely Yuki to my right! Please welcome The Eye Candy!”

“Hiiiiiiiiii!” said in unison, followed by giggles.

Jun smiles as he continues.

“At last, the J1 SUMMIT is nearing its end! Regrettably, while I did not have the chance to partake in such an honor this year, Your Ace of Aces had been gifted his biggest opportunity yet at the very end! A chance to take on one of, if not, THE man that helped influenced the dapper young fighter that stands before you today… former MAX-J world Heavyweight Champion “Mighty Fine” Mike Musket!”

“Yaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyy!” The Eye Candy shouts.
Jun continues on.

“Since I've returned to the Land of the Rising Sun, I've had quite an adventure! I've had the honor of exchanging elbows and chops with Mr. Musket briefly. I’ve struck down Hammerstein with this pocket ace I call my Roaring Elbow… I’ve not only gotten to wrestle with some tough, tough hom-bers… but I've also air quotes ‘wrestled’ with a few of the lovely ladies here…”

Yuu looks away rather sheepishly while Yuki looks at her and sighs.

“...But never as thrilling an adventure as the ones that are to come! Rumors abound that Mike Musket and I may be placed together as a team, which would be on my bucket list, ladies!”

Both girls look on wowed in only slightly exaggerated fashion, but its clear Jun’s excitement is real.

“Before that can happen, however, The Flashy Money Man must prove his worth! We'll meet in a tag team match where my partners will be the traveling legend Masanori Kawada, along with one half of the Tag Team Champions, GRIM...quite an eerie fellow… but nevertheless, a challenge I will take. And the day after - August 31st - The Ace of Aces takes on The Mighty Fine one himself!”

Soon, his fists go up.

“You, Mr. Musket… I know not what to expect from this fight, but I WILL tell you what YOU cam expect… about three dozen of these fists lobbed at your coon-skin cap, a fat lip, some scratches and scrapes, along with the Hold Em and Fold Em, both with your NAME on it, sir! this moment is MY J1 SUMMIT and I will not fail to show you and everyone in MAX-J that I am here to WIN!”

His energy now increases with esch word… like,A LOT.

“MR. MUSKET, IF IT'S A FIGHT YOU WANT, IT'S THE FIGHT OF A LIFETIME YOU'RE GOING TO GET! WE'LL TAKE THAT BATTLE IN THE STREETS THROUGH MIRAI, ALL THE WAY TO OSAKA AND BACK AND INTO ROPPONGI AT 4AM IF THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES! A BUTTERMILK BITCH, I AM NOT, SIR! I… “

“Jun, JUN!” Yuu says.

“Breathe, Jun!” Yuki adds.

After getting caught up with all his gusto, Vegas takes a moment to compose himself. A few deep breaths with The Eye Candy helping keep pace and he's good to go.

“Ahem. Excuse me. The fight’s got me all hyped and I'm jacked… JACKED. The bottom line is this… we're gonna have the scrap of a lifetime! We're gonna have a good time, the fans are gonna have a good time, then after I beat you and cement my name as THE rising star to watch, I'm gonna go back to my hotel room, have a different kind of good time, then wake up and do it all over again until you are looking at one half of the next World Tag Team Champions with none other than yourself, Mr. Musket!

MAX-J… BET. ON. THAT.”

A snap of the finger… The Eye Candy’s fans go up.

Black.