(The scene opens up in a large, white room where a camera crew is just finishing setting up their equipment. A female reporter glances at her watch, fixes her hair, and sits on a red chair, seemingly ready to begin her interview. Across from her sits the very beautiful Dr. Alyssa Love, who sits patiently as the crew fixes her make-up before the cameras begin shooting. As soon as they finish, she smiles politely and nods, prompting a smile back from the reporter, and the cameraman gives a thumbs up.)
Reporter: Just relax, you'll be great.
(Dr. Love nods and smiles politely again. She takes a deep breath, glances at the camera, and wipes her hair out of her face.)
Cameraman: And we're live, on 3...2...1...
(The cameraman gives a thumbs up and the female reporter begins speaking.)
Reporter: Hello everyone, this is Julia Andrews, and today we have a very special guest. This is Dr. Alyssa Love, the physical therapist of former professional wrestler, "Devastating" Dominick Aviles, who sustained a serious injury in the ring just over two years ago, putting an end to his remarkable young career. Dr. Love, thank you for joining me.
Love: My pleasure, Julia, thank you for having me.
Andrews: Dominick Aviles' injury has not been made clearly to the public... do you mind giving us all a little insight as to what happened, what injuries he sustained?
Love: You're right, Julia, his injury was not made very clear to the public...but not because we're hiding anything, in fact, Dominick's injury is a very special case. In his match against Montana at Final Impact in 2007, he sustained multiple injuries to the head, neck, and back, and required extensive emergency surgery. He suffered a major concussion, which to this day, he still feels the effects of, and to be completely honest, we're not sure if he will ever fully recover. The injuries to his neck and spinal cord were also severe, and Dominick was fully paralyzed for quite some time. Gradually, he has made progress and is recovering, and has worked very hard to regain almost full use of his body. While he is not one-hundred percent, and may never be, I am very proud of his work ethic and strong will to get to where he is today, physically.
Andrews: There were reports of brain damage. Is there any truth to this?
Love: Yes. He suffered moderately severe damage to his brain. In fact, he doesn't remember much of what happened at all. He is not quite...the same person he used to be, in certain ways, but he never ceases to amaze me with his personality. Dominick's injuries never stopped him from being him. And although he had to re-learn quite a bit, his resiliency is excellent. His memory is slowly coming back to him, and I expect his memory to fully return, but I am not sure how long that will take.
However, one thing that is surprising is, he refuses to listen to what happened. I'm not sure if it's painful for him to realize what he lost, you know, his status as a professional wrestler, or if he is simply stubborn, but don't try to tell him how he got his injuries. He's pretty sensitive about that.
Andrews: What do you mean by "sensitive"?
Love: (quietly laughs) Well...on more than one occasion has he 'wrestled' some people who tried telling him the truth.
Andrews: Wrestled?
Love: Oh, yeah. He fought them like there was a title on the line. In fact, he looked in pretty good shape, too... Hasn't lost much of a step.
Andrews: But a comeback is impossible, for a person in his situation, right?
Love: Well, Julia... I'm an optimist. Everything is possible, but in his case, it's highly unlikely... It's sad to say, but the one thing he truly loves was taken from him. I guess that's why he refuses to listen to what happened. The truth hurts, you know? And he's already been through so much pain...
Andrews: I see. You mentioned a 'change in personality'. What kind of changes have there been?
Love: Wellll... if you remember him, you would know that he was one of the cockiest, most arrogant, rude, impolite human beings..and that hasn't changed much, but he seems to be a little more grounded, you know, down to earth. He seems to be at peace with himself, remorseful for what he has to go through, but thankful for the opportunity to show that he can overcome anything. And well, he never was the sharpest knife in the kitchen, but with the injury to his head, he may have became a little more...um, dull? I'm not sure how to say it without calling him dumb... (laughs) But I love him. He truly is an inspiration to many.
(At that moment, a door in the room swings open. A man in his underwear comes charging through the doorway, screaming at the top of his lungs)
Man: Doctor Looooovvvveeeee! I can't find my pants!
(Dr. Love and Julia Andrews look at eachother in embarrassment, and the man notices the camera, and stops in his tracks.)
Man: Ooohh...what's goin' on here? Doctor Love, you makin' a movie without me, baby? If you wanted to be famous, you could've just told me... I could make you famous... you know, 'cause I'd be your boyfriend.... get it? Like, I'm famous, and you'd be my famous girlfriend, you know? Stuff like that...
(Dr. Love, embarrassed, offers a small smile to the man.)
Love: No, Dominick... I'm not making a movie, and you just had your pants thirty minutes ago.
Andrews: THISSS is Dominick Aviles?!
Aviles: I know, Lovey, but my shirt challenged me to a game of hide and seek. And you know how cocky he is, so I wanted to show that fool how I r-iz-oll, and beat him...but obviously my pants won...
(addressing Julia Andrews) You can call me Sir Awesomeness... who are YOU, purty lay-deh?
(Dominick winks, and flashes a cocky grin. He then looks back to Dr.Love.)
Aviles: Sorry, baby, you know I'm your man...
Love: No you aren't. Now please, go. Get dressed.
Aviles: Yes, mommy... I need a beer.
Andrews: Oh, my.
Aviles: Here's my number...call me sometime, purty layyyyyy-deh!
(Dominick pulls out a piece of paper, and writes on it. He then passes it to the reporter, pats her on the head, and starts to leave. As he leaves, he begins singing "Party in the USA" by Miley Cyrus, drastically messing up the lyrics and slurring words.)
Andrews: Well, that was interesting... And this paper has only four numbers and the letter 'J' written on it! Wow.
Love: (laughing) Gotta love live TV, huh?
(Dominick Aviles quickly returns to the room.)
Aviles: By the way, I'm back, bayyyy-beh. That's right. Just inked a deal to return the the IWF. For sure, the most Devastating man in the history of..the world.. is coming back to the IWF... what does 'IWF' stand for, again?
Love: Impact Wrestling Federation...and you can't be serious!
Aviles: Serious as clam chowder, Love-ly. And that's funny, I was thinking Inch Worm Festival... but that makes about as much sense as math... LITTLE!!! Get it?!?!?! Oh, whatever. Beer time, muthaf---
Andrews: (cutting Dominick off) ---THANK YOU for stopping by, Dominick. Really.
Aviles: Anything for you, Mirium. Annnyyything for you. Wink wink.
(Julia Andrews shakes her head in a disgusted way as Dominick walks out, this time singing "The Itsy Bitsy Spider".)
Love: I'm sorry for that. This is how he is now... but honestly, I disapprove of him and his "return". I'm shocked, and although he's made remarkable progress, I don't think he's ready! We're going to have to talk about this in private... Thanks, Julia.
Andrews: There you have it, America. "Devastating" Dominick Aviles making a comeback into the world of professional wrestling? How will his body react to recovering from such a 'devastating' injury? I suppose only time will tell. Thank you, Doctor Love, for spending time with us today. Until next time, this is Julia Andrews. Goodnight.
(The cameras stop recording.)
Andrews: What a pig. I can't believe what just happened... What a jerk!
Love: Hey, I gotta deal with him seven days a week. You haven't seen anything!
Andrews: I bet.
Love: Excuse me, Julia. I have to try to talk some sense into him now.
Andrews: Ha. Yeah, good luck with that... Trying to talk sense into an idiot? Impossible.
(Doctor Love flashes a dirty look, and walks out of the room. The scene fades to black as Julia Andrews leaves the room as well, and her camera crew begin packing up their equipment.)
Reporter: Just relax, you'll be great.
(Dr. Love nods and smiles politely again. She takes a deep breath, glances at the camera, and wipes her hair out of her face.)
Cameraman: And we're live, on 3...2...1...
(The cameraman gives a thumbs up and the female reporter begins speaking.)
Reporter: Hello everyone, this is Julia Andrews, and today we have a very special guest. This is Dr. Alyssa Love, the physical therapist of former professional wrestler, "Devastating" Dominick Aviles, who sustained a serious injury in the ring just over two years ago, putting an end to his remarkable young career. Dr. Love, thank you for joining me.
Love: My pleasure, Julia, thank you for having me.
Andrews: Dominick Aviles' injury has not been made clearly to the public... do you mind giving us all a little insight as to what happened, what injuries he sustained?
Love: You're right, Julia, his injury was not made very clear to the public...but not because we're hiding anything, in fact, Dominick's injury is a very special case. In his match against Montana at Final Impact in 2007, he sustained multiple injuries to the head, neck, and back, and required extensive emergency surgery. He suffered a major concussion, which to this day, he still feels the effects of, and to be completely honest, we're not sure if he will ever fully recover. The injuries to his neck and spinal cord were also severe, and Dominick was fully paralyzed for quite some time. Gradually, he has made progress and is recovering, and has worked very hard to regain almost full use of his body. While he is not one-hundred percent, and may never be, I am very proud of his work ethic and strong will to get to where he is today, physically.
Andrews: There were reports of brain damage. Is there any truth to this?
Love: Yes. He suffered moderately severe damage to his brain. In fact, he doesn't remember much of what happened at all. He is not quite...the same person he used to be, in certain ways, but he never ceases to amaze me with his personality. Dominick's injuries never stopped him from being him. And although he had to re-learn quite a bit, his resiliency is excellent. His memory is slowly coming back to him, and I expect his memory to fully return, but I am not sure how long that will take.
However, one thing that is surprising is, he refuses to listen to what happened. I'm not sure if it's painful for him to realize what he lost, you know, his status as a professional wrestler, or if he is simply stubborn, but don't try to tell him how he got his injuries. He's pretty sensitive about that.
Andrews: What do you mean by "sensitive"?
Love: (quietly laughs) Well...on more than one occasion has he 'wrestled' some people who tried telling him the truth.
Andrews: Wrestled?
Love: Oh, yeah. He fought them like there was a title on the line. In fact, he looked in pretty good shape, too... Hasn't lost much of a step.
Andrews: But a comeback is impossible, for a person in his situation, right?
Love: Well, Julia... I'm an optimist. Everything is possible, but in his case, it's highly unlikely... It's sad to say, but the one thing he truly loves was taken from him. I guess that's why he refuses to listen to what happened. The truth hurts, you know? And he's already been through so much pain...
Andrews: I see. You mentioned a 'change in personality'. What kind of changes have there been?
Love: Wellll... if you remember him, you would know that he was one of the cockiest, most arrogant, rude, impolite human beings..and that hasn't changed much, but he seems to be a little more grounded, you know, down to earth. He seems to be at peace with himself, remorseful for what he has to go through, but thankful for the opportunity to show that he can overcome anything. And well, he never was the sharpest knife in the kitchen, but with the injury to his head, he may have became a little more...um, dull? I'm not sure how to say it without calling him dumb... (laughs) But I love him. He truly is an inspiration to many.
(At that moment, a door in the room swings open. A man in his underwear comes charging through the doorway, screaming at the top of his lungs)
Man: Doctor Looooovvvveeeee! I can't find my pants!
(Dr. Love and Julia Andrews look at eachother in embarrassment, and the man notices the camera, and stops in his tracks.)
Man: Ooohh...what's goin' on here? Doctor Love, you makin' a movie without me, baby? If you wanted to be famous, you could've just told me... I could make you famous... you know, 'cause I'd be your boyfriend.... get it? Like, I'm famous, and you'd be my famous girlfriend, you know? Stuff like that...
(Dr. Love, embarrassed, offers a small smile to the man.)
Love: No, Dominick... I'm not making a movie, and you just had your pants thirty minutes ago.
Andrews: THISSS is Dominick Aviles?!
Aviles: I know, Lovey, but my shirt challenged me to a game of hide and seek. And you know how cocky he is, so I wanted to show that fool how I r-iz-oll, and beat him...but obviously my pants won...
(addressing Julia Andrews) You can call me Sir Awesomeness... who are YOU, purty lay-deh?
(Dominick winks, and flashes a cocky grin. He then looks back to Dr.Love.)
Aviles: Sorry, baby, you know I'm your man...
Love: No you aren't. Now please, go. Get dressed.
Aviles: Yes, mommy... I need a beer.
Andrews: Oh, my.
Aviles: Here's my number...call me sometime, purty layyyyyy-deh!
(Dominick pulls out a piece of paper, and writes on it. He then passes it to the reporter, pats her on the head, and starts to leave. As he leaves, he begins singing "Party in the USA" by Miley Cyrus, drastically messing up the lyrics and slurring words.)
Andrews: Well, that was interesting... And this paper has only four numbers and the letter 'J' written on it! Wow.
Love: (laughing) Gotta love live TV, huh?
(Dominick Aviles quickly returns to the room.)
Aviles: By the way, I'm back, bayyyy-beh. That's right. Just inked a deal to return the the IWF. For sure, the most Devastating man in the history of..the world.. is coming back to the IWF... what does 'IWF' stand for, again?
Love: Impact Wrestling Federation...and you can't be serious!
Aviles: Serious as clam chowder, Love-ly. And that's funny, I was thinking Inch Worm Festival... but that makes about as much sense as math... LITTLE!!! Get it?!?!?! Oh, whatever. Beer time, muthaf---
Andrews: (cutting Dominick off) ---THANK YOU for stopping by, Dominick. Really.
Aviles: Anything for you, Mirium. Annnyyything for you. Wink wink.
(Julia Andrews shakes her head in a disgusted way as Dominick walks out, this time singing "The Itsy Bitsy Spider".)
Love: I'm sorry for that. This is how he is now... but honestly, I disapprove of him and his "return". I'm shocked, and although he's made remarkable progress, I don't think he's ready! We're going to have to talk about this in private... Thanks, Julia.
Andrews: There you have it, America. "Devastating" Dominick Aviles making a comeback into the world of professional wrestling? How will his body react to recovering from such a 'devastating' injury? I suppose only time will tell. Thank you, Doctor Love, for spending time with us today. Until next time, this is Julia Andrews. Goodnight.
(The cameras stop recording.)
Andrews: What a pig. I can't believe what just happened... What a jerk!
Love: Hey, I gotta deal with him seven days a week. You haven't seen anything!
Andrews: I bet.
Love: Excuse me, Julia. I have to try to talk some sense into him now.
Andrews: Ha. Yeah, good luck with that... Trying to talk sense into an idiot? Impossible.
(Doctor Love flashes a dirty look, and walks out of the room. The scene fades to black as Julia Andrews leaves the room as well, and her camera crew begin packing up their equipment.)