LexCorp Association of Wrestling (LAW) Pt. 1
Music plays in the background as a reel of images flash one after another. Lex Luthor, Superman, Lois Lane, The Rogues, Flash, Wonder Woman, Ra's Al Ghul, and more. The reel ends with the letters "LAW" and then a picture of a smiling Lex Luthor in a suit.
Fireworks go off in the building as the camera pans the crowd, a full arena filled to the brim. In the center of the arena sits a wrestling ring, and a few meters behind the ring sits the announcers table. The two men behind the table? Perry White and Oswald Loomis.
"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to LAW, the Lexcorp Association of Wrestling. I'm Perry White, and beside me is my partner Oswald Loomis."
"Thank you Perry, and welcome to everyone at home! Just like all you Lex Addicts, I too cannot wait for Mr. Luthor to make his special announcement tonight!"
"You think it has something to do with his match on Sunday?" Asks Perry, as if hinting something. Oswald doesn't take the bait.
"With Superman? Pfft. Who do you think he is? Lex Luthor fears no one, and Sunday at Battle of the Gods, I guarantee that Lex will be the one standing with his arm raised!" Oswald retorts definitively. Perry almost snorts in response.
"Yeah because he cheats. I notice you didn't say a thing about him actually winning the match." Oswald looks to say something, but Perry keeps on going. "And honestly, I think the boss has messed up. He has no chance to beat someone like Superman in the ring, and to even allow it get to this is--"
"What's this?" Oswald holds his hand to his ear and cuts Perry off. "It appears that we have Superman backstage and he's looking to say some words to one Lex Luthor. Vicki, take us away." He commands.
Suddenly we get a view of a backstage area that looks like a hallway of sorts. Vicki Vale stands there with a microphone held to Superman's face and besides Superman is one James Olson.
"Well Vicki, I just like to say that I look forward to finally getting a fair shake at Lex, and possibly getting some answers. For reasons I can't begin to understand, the man has hated me ever since I...I..." Superman starts off confident, nice but firm, but trails off at the end.
"Ever since you turned down his generous offer, yes. Wouldn't any man be a bit insulted at a refusal as blatant as yours?" Vicki asks bluntly, cutting Superman off. It's not much of a surprise as Vicki is known to be favorable towards Lex Luthor, so much so that some even think they might be having an affair. Superman recoils and frowns at her words.
"Well...no. I mean yes, but I didn't refuse him as coarsely as you're making it out to be. I just--"
"Didn't you? I remember you slapping down the hand of the man that helped you, that offered you so much, and in return wanted so little. You spat on a visionary, right in his face, and told him to screw off. I can't say I'm not disappointed in you, Superman." Vicki bites back scathingly as she interrupts him. Superman looks to be at a lost for words.
"I...Look here, I..."
"And do you really think you can defeat a man like Lex in that ring? You may be
Super, but Lex is--" She doesn't get to finish before Jimmy Olsen snatches away her microphone, yelling loudly with every word.
"First off Vicki, shut your mouth! Don't you ever talk to my pal, Kal like that again! And let me tell you something about Superman vs. Lex!" He stops to lick his lips and adjust the microphone. "You know they say all men are created equal, but you look at Kal, and you look at Lex Luthor, and you can see that statement is NOT true! See normally, you go 1 on 1 with another wrestler, you got a 50/50 chance of winning! But Kal here is a Kryptonian and he's not normal! So Lex has a 25% at best at beating him! And then you add in me, James "Jimmy" Olsen to the mix, and his chances of winning drastic go down! See the match at Battle of the Gods, there's a 50% Chance of winning. But Kal has a 75% Chance of winning because Lex KNOWS he can't beat Kal and he's not gonna even try! So you take Lex's 25% and minus the 25% chance of him not trying, and he has a 0% chance of winning at Battle of the Gods! THEN Take Superman's 75% Chance of winning against any common man, and add on the 75% chance of facing Lex in particular, and Kal's got a 150% chance of winning that match up! See Mister Luthor? The Numbers Don't Lie, and they spell disaster for you, at Battle of the Gods!" James "Jimmy" Olsen finishes, as he shoves the microphone back into Vicki who looks bewildered at his proclamation.
Jimmy storms off and Superman shakes his head and walks after him, muttering an apology. Vicki does her best to be professional, but she's dumbstruck by what just happened.
"Did...did anyone understand a word he said?"
"There's no need Vicki." Comes the smooth tones of the boss, Lex Luthor as the camera pans to him in his office, sitting at his desk. "'Twas but the ramblings of a fool." Lex says confidently. "See, what Superman, James, and Perry White don't understand is that...I always win. And I will never put myself in a position that can jeopardize that." Lex then stands up and walks in front of his desk.
"You see, the contract I signed, that we all signed, said that Superman would get a match with M.E., at Battle of the Gods." Lex smirks. "For whatever reason, that alien seems to think that means me, but no, it is literally the initials M.E. as in 'The Vixen' Mare E." Out of nowhere the camera is snatched around ad forced to look into the animalistic lion-like eyes of a predator. "Down girl, save it....for Superman." A growl is heard and the camera smashes into the floor, showing static.
The static then subsides for a second as it focuses on a dark room. Four dark figures, shadows, stand in the room menacingly.
"Respect." Says one man in a sort of soothing voice.
"Order." Grunts another man.
"Goods." Squeaks out a third man.
"Understanding." Says the fourth man in a somewhat deep voice.
"Excellence." They all say in unison. The first man, the leader clearly, walks into the camera's view wearing... a parka of sorts? And sunglasses. He is Leonard Snart, AKA Captain Cold.
"Sincerity. Emphasis on the Sin." The man takes off his sunglasses and stares deep into the camera. "I want you to hear me now, and hear me good, LAW. Respect us, and we will respect you. Give us what we want, and we will serve you...for a time. But cross us, and you will find it hard to walk away from that mistake." He places his sunglasses back on. "Emphasis on the walk." Leonard Snart steps back into the shadows. "Understand that...and you will come to understand us...the Rogues."
The camera is filled with static once more before Oswald and Perry are shown again at their announce table.
"Wow. That was...wow." Perry is almost speechless.
"I know, chilling. I wonder what the Rogues have in store, for LAW. " The two remain silent for a moment. "In the meantime, we have our first match of the night coming up next, it's Lex's newest recruit, 'The Vixen' Mare. E. vs. Diana Prince, known to many as 'The Wonder Woman.' This promises to be a knockdown brawl folks, so stay tuned..."
Next time on LAW Pt. 2.... Mari vs. Diana, Vixen vs. Wonder Woman.