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Tweet Topic Started: Oct 14 2012, 09:44 PM (97 Views)
TheLostLegend Oct 14 2012, 09:44 PM Post #1
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A gimmick? BAH! All i need is a mic, my words and an audience.
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OOC: There is no way i am going to have time to write a second RP, so can we please keep this at one RP a piece? Thank you.

Since losing the World Championship to Richard Garcia at Cross Roads at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan I had felt empty and naked. Sure, I had lost a few pounds and to the enthusiastic weight-watcher that would be means for celebration, but not for me. Those few extra pounds were pounds that I wanted to keep around my waist. I was not ashamed of being World Champion.

There is the saying that states ‘you don’t know what you have until it’s gone’. I think this statement best rings try to my predicament. When I was World Champion I was on top of the world, but then I broke the record for the longest reigning World Champion in the company’s fine history and I had ploughed through every challenge that had stood in my way and I slowly became discontent. I had done everything I had set out to achieve; I had won the Brawl For It All and earned my shot at the World Championship. Although I failed to capture the World Championship at The Ultimate Showdown I did go on to win the World Champion a month later. I had taken on all comers and I had reigned as the longest World Champion in the company’s history. But then came the challenge of Richard Garcia, a challenge I just could not overcome and I watched as everything I had worked for all came crashing down around me and it was then that I had truly come to the realisation that I did not know what I had until I had lost it.

But that is where the Kings Of Wrestling tournament comes into play, it allows me the chance to fight for a World Championship opportunity and also crown myself as the reigning king of the UWF. I have remained relatively silent since losing the World Championship at Cross Roads to Richard Garcia, but now that I have a spot in the Kings Of Wrestling tournament I am about to set this thing on fire. All eight wrestlers may share the same common goal; to earn a shot at the World Championship, but none of them share the same passion that I do to reclaim the World Championship.

Most of them cannot even begin to understand how obsessive being World Champion can be because most of them have never been World Champion themselves, with the exception of Lucifer Creed who I am sure shares the same obsession and thirst for more. They can sit and dream all they want and they can claim how bad they want the World Championship around their waist but until they have been a World Champion they will never understand how obsessive being World Champion can be. It’s like a drug and I cannot get enough.

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The perks of being a World Champion are that you get to represent the company as the face of the company. Being the Chairman of the company, all of this comes with the job, with or without the World Championship around my waist. As Chairman I am constantly representing my company and trying to market our product in order to move ahead and become the greatest wrestling promotion out there and today, well, today I was set to promote the UWF’s up-coming Clash Of The Titans pay-per-view event.

Although it wasn’t one of our big four pay-per-view events, it was still an important event on the company calendar. Clash Of The Titans was all about doing something new, fresh and exciting. It was about showcasing the young, up-and-coming talent and giving them a chance to shine whilst the more established veterans took a back seat and this year’s Clash Of The Titans was a real good example of that.

Despite having a place in the Kings Of Wrestling tournament and despite Jamie O’Hara representing the company as World Champion at the event, Clash Of The Titans was all about the young stars. The Kings Of Wrestling tournament was booked up and down with flourishing talent whilst myself and Richard Garcia took a back seat and challenged for the Tag Team Championships, a goal we had wanted to achieve ever since I signed Richard Garcia to the UWF and the idea of being a team could in fact be a reality.

As devastating as losing the World Championship was, it seemed the chips had fallen in the right place for myself and Richard Garcia. With Richard Garcia intent on earning his way back into the title picture rather than having a rematch for the World Championship we had more time to focus on becoming Tag Team Champions with one another. We made our intentions clear on Underground that we would be challenging Lucifer Creed for the Tag Team Championships at Clash Of The Titans, the only question is who is Lucifer Creed going to have as a tag team partner, if anyone at all?

You see, Lucifer Creed had attacked his long-time tag team partner, Venom a month or so ago after becoming frustrated with being associated with weakness and having to carry Venom in their matches, despite the two reigning as the longest reigning Tag Team Champions in the company’s history by a long shot. The two squared off at Seven Deadly Sins in a gruesome Hardcore encounter which saw Lucifer Creed gain complete custody of the Tag Team Championships. So here we were, ready to challenge a one-man team for the Tag Team Championships.

Currently I was perched upon a stool, waiting backstage behind a velvet curtain, waiting to go on stage in front of a few hundred people and promote the Clash Of The Titans event. With my phone out I watched as Riley McManus cut a vignette for our up-coming match this week on Underground. I have been told countless times this week that I will be stepping up to one of my greatest challengers to date this week on Underground, in the parking lot, at the airport, in restaurants whilst I am dining with Summer, you name the place, I’ve heard the question. It’s the life of being a famous professional wrestler, really, you are swarmed by the inquisitive and flocked by the paparazzi like you are a rotting carcass and they are the starving vulture looking to peck at the flesh.

Hearing the questions and listening to the assumptions, all I can do is look at these people and wonder; have they really been following my career or are they late-comers? I will give Riley McManus credit where credit is due; he is an impressive specimen, no doubt. He is over three hundred pounds and out-weighs me by seventy plus pounds. He is jacked and has muscles in places where I don’t even have places. But one of my greatest challengers? Hardly. I’ve faced far better, more experienced men in the past, several within the vicinities of the UWF, so these people should know better than to make such ridiculous assumptions.

I watch as Riley McManus workouts out before my eyes with flames bursting around him, and the dirt and the grit and all the clichés that come along with a training video and, although impressive, I can’t help but be disinterested. I have seen this tired excuse for hype done over and over and over again.

I don’t need to stand here and play for you various vignettes of me training with all the pomp and circumstance and pyrotechnics and commotion. I don’t need to show you that I can do push ups, I don’t need to show you that I can do squats, I don’t need to show you any of that nonsense to get my points across to you all. All I needs is a microphone, my own words and an audience. I made my debut years ago and without the need for cliché vignettes. When I arrived on the scene I made my impact within the squared circle, not within a staged environment where I was told where to go and what to do.

But I get it, Riley McManus isn’t exactly one to talk, hence the reason why he has Warren Elsham by his side as his mouth piece. I understand. I was never always one with a way for words either. As a child I grew up shy and reserved, left alone within the darkness whilst those around me flourished within the glow of the light. They didn’t understand, they couldn’t comprehend why I was silent, why I ostracised myself from others. I was different and they feared what they could not understand.

But this business has brought me out of my shell, I am now more open than ever and I am now the owner of a multi-million dollar organisation. I wonder how many of those who turned their nose at me as if I was some foul odour could say their lives amounted to the calibre of my own? I assure you not a single finger would be raised.

Here I stand with a plethora of accomplishments under my belt that many only dream to achieve. I was once a dreamer too, like everyone else. Everyone starts off as a dreamer, but it’s the ones that have the discipline and determination to rise to that top that turn those dreams into a reality whilst the rest squander away their dreams, wondering what could have been rather than what should have been.

As a kid, watching the larger than life character on my television screen literally come to life before my eyes I knew that that’s where I wanted to be and that’s what I wanted to do. I wanted to be at the top of the wrestling industry looking down at those around me who had doubted me and called me a simple dreamer, and I did just that. Eight World title reigns later and I am one of the industry’s most recognisable stars, but that isn’t enough. I want more, give me more.

‘One minute until show time’ I hear the voice of a squeaky teen mutter from nearby.

I look up to see a man in his mid-twenties staring back at me, wearing his set uniform and a head piece, not quite the image I imagined a few seconds earlier. I imagined looking up and seeing some guy with pimples plaguing his face, greasy hair and a band shirt staring back at me. I smile, not showing any teeth and nod before returning to the screen of my phone to shut everything down and get ready for show time.

In a few seconds I step between those curtains and emerge out on stage in front of a few hundred people and have to promote the Clash Of The Titans pay-per-view. I don’t like going out there with a script memorised in my head, I find it harder to memorise a script and then try to regurgitate it out to the audience than it is to simply go out there with a few dot points and allow everything to come from the top of my head. Some work better with a script, I however do not.

‘You’re on’ the stage crew member from before informs me, ushering me onto stage. I can hear the applause from the crowd who I have just been introduced to. I step through the curtains and out onto stage where I am greeted by a hundred or so flashing lights from fans taking pictures. The applause has grown a little louder now that I am physically on stage, but dies down as I approach the microphone stand.

‘You know, every year around this time we strive to showcase our younger talent and try to give them the platform needed to take the next big step in their careers. I know from personal experience how hard it is to continue forward and move on to bigger and better things in this industry. I spent a great deal of time as a mid-card, trying to break through to the other side as a main eventer and one day, literally out of the blue, I was given the chance to take that huge leap, and boy did I take it. Within the span of three weeks I had won one brands World Championship, gone on to the following pay-per-view to defend my World Championship against the other World Champion with both belts on the line, be successful in that match and hold two World Championships before unifying both and being crowned the Undisputed Champion of the company. To say I took the ball and ran with it would be a huge understatement’

‘So, this week we kick off our annual Kings Of Wrestling tournament with four qualifying matches at our special Opening Ceremony Underground event and, I know, I am among the eight that are taking part in the Kings Of Wrestling tournament, but that wasn’t by design. Management wanted me to take part in the tournament and I was literally a last minute decision but, quite frankly, how could I pass up being a part of this tournament? Being the King Of Wrestling is an accolade I have yet to achieve and winning the tournament would get me one step closer to winning back the World Championship’

‘But this tournament isn’t about me, it’s about the fine young talent involved in the tournament also. We have seven of the companies brightest shining young stars ready to take the next step and move onto to bigger and bigger things. We have veterans of the tournament in Boris Neshkabov, Lucifer Creed and last year’s winner, Joey McArthur involved along with people like Vespertine and Riley McManus who are relatively new to the promotion. I honestly can’t wait for this tournament to commence and Clash Of The Titans is going to be a huge event, so be sure to check it out’

‘But now that business is out of the way, I want to use this time to get a few things off of my chest in front of a public forum. This week on Underground I face off against Riley McManus in the main event in a qualifying match for the Kings Of Wrestling tournament and, apparently, according to Riley McManus, his voiceover guy and fans alike, I have never faced a challenge the likes of Riley McManus before. But looking back on my career I can think of many men with the same stature, same brute aggression and the same mean streak that Riley McManus has, again, including within the vicinities of the UWF. I tackled the might of Famine Of The Vile over in WGWF inside the Devils Playground, I stood toe to toe with Destra in the UFA and I toppled the great Raven in WCW. And here, within these UWF walls I stared fear in the face and won, ultimately triumphing over Lucifer Creed after such a hellacious few months and an injury that almost ended my career. I stood tall at The Ultimate Showdown a few years back, having defeated Lucifer Creed and solidifying my place as the new contender to the World Championship, which I went on to win’

‘Point being, Riley McManus isn’t my biggest challenge to date, he is just another guy with arms bigger than his head. Don’t get me wrong, I am not underestimating Riley McManus in the slightest, I was taught better than that by the legendary Pitbull, Eddie Garcia. I was taught that to underestimate an opponent is to lose the war, whether or not you win the battle. However, to sit here and say that Riley McManus is going to be one of my biggest challenges to date is simply laughable’

‘All of these assumptions make me wonder, are you, the wrestling fans really as short-minded as some of the wrestling promotions believe them to be? Because a lot of these statements do not help with proving this statement as false’

With that I sit up from my chair, place the microphone down on top of the chair and leave the stage without a further word. I go through the curtains as I hear Nate Williams, the host for the day, saying ‘Okay, moving on’.

‘What the hell was that out there?’ one of the organisers of the event yells at me as they rush over to me.

‘That was an address from the Chairman of the Board’ I inform the fuming organiser.

‘You essentially called the audience in attendance idiots’ the organiser says.

‘Have you ever heard of controversy creating cash?’ I ask the organiser.

The organiser stares at me dumbfounded.

‘Okay, let me explain. Those fans out there and everyone watching at home, they are going to want to see Riley McManus win; they are going to want to see him tear my head off on Underground and therefore are going to tune in to the product. That, my friend, is advertisement. It may not be nice, it may not be pretty, but it works. Going forward with the Kings Of Wrestling tournament the fans are going to stick around to see what other surprises are in store. At Clash Of The Titans either myself or Riley McManus have the potential to be facing Lucifer Creed in the Semi Finals of the Kings Of Wrestling tournament. Considering the history we both have with Lucifer Creed that match itself will sell tickets, let alone the rest of the event. And if Jeff Turner happens to qualify, well, we get to see something we rarely see as myself, the veteran goes up against the young- up-coming challenger in Jeff Turner. Either that or Riley McManus faces Jeff Turner for the first time. However, I plan on not allowing that to happen, I will be the one qualifying this week’ I inform the organiser before walking away.

I turn my head and stare back at the organiser before muttering ‘Remember, controversy creates cash’ before smiling a pompous smile, turning my head and then walking off the set as the scene fades to black as the organiser simply stares back at me, dumbfounded.

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I have been wrestling on the main circuit since 2007, so five years and in that time I have faced off against some of the greatest challenges the wrestling business has had to offer. I have defeated countless great challengers and captures championship glory over countless more tremendous opponents. I have had storied rivalries that will forever live on in the annals of the wrestling industry, but yet, facing Riley McManus will be one of my greatest challengers? We will soon see about that.

As I sat there and watched Riley McManus’ vignettes and listened to the voiceover I have to wonder; do either of them really know who I am? Do they know what I am capable of doing? The voiceover claims that Riley McManus has studied countless hours of footage of my career, yet neither of them seems to have a clue. I have been a part of some of wrestling’s most violent moments on top of some of wrestling’s greatest moments and matches, yet it appears to Riley McManus and whoever is doing the voiceover that they have yet to stumble across any of this.

The voiceover claims that if Riley McManus wanted championship glory he wouldn’t have eliminated himself from the Brawl For It All Match, but I see it a little different. Sure, he was impressive in his debut in the Brawl For It All Match, but I think the fact that he eliminated himself shows cowardice on his part. He had his run and he made an impact and he didn’t want that impact blemished with an elimination from another star, so he eliminated himself to save face. It’s kind of like a champion taking full advantage of the championship advantage in a match with the title on the line, he knows that there is a chance that it could all come crashing down around him and therefore takes advantage of the championship advantage so he can gloat that he was never actually pinned or made to submit. It would have been interesting to see what would have happened if Riley McManus stayed in the ring during the Brawl For It All Match, because I am sure it would have lead down a similar path; same victor, same outcome, but Riley McManus would no longer have a reason to gloat.

There is no running now though, big man, this week you step into the ring with the greatest opponent you will ever face in your lifetime. This is where you either sink or you swim, Riley. But what makes this situation so unfortunate for you is you are stepping into the ring with a hungry opponent who is determined to win back the World Championship at any cost. You may be a humble man, but being humble will only get you so far in this business. Come Monday night on Underground I show you that the nice guys finish last and the ones who aren’t afraid to take risks, be different and be a little controversial are the ones that succeed in life. Your brute strength does not scare me, nor does your look intimidate me. Your vignettes bore me and everything about you screams cliché.

With that being said though, there is no denying the fact that you can go; I am not underestimating you in the slightest bit because the moment I do I lose the war. I cannot afford to be stubborn in my journey back to the promised land, I cannot afford to make careless mistakes as I venture onward to becoming UWF World Champion for a third time where, yet again, I will break another record; holding the World Championship a record-breaking three times.

You can dream of royalty all you like, you can claim you are a warrior and that failure is not an option, but come Monday night on Underground your dreams will all come crashing down around you at my hands and you will realise that simply stating that failure isn’t an option does not simply rule it out of the equation. You step into the ring with me and failure is pretty much imminent. Monday night is your first real test here in the UWF, a mountain in which you will not be able to scale. For I am Dean James, and you are just another muscular, air-headed nobody that this industry uses up and spits out just like chewing gum.
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