Post by Joe Everyman on Jun 23, 2011 17:02:27 GMT -6
Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force.
You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which we have striven these many months. The eyes of the world are upon you. The hopes and prayers of liberty-loving people everywhere march with you. In company with our brave Allies and brothers-in-arms on other Fronts, you will bring about the destruction of the German war machine, the elimination of Nazi tyranny over the oppressed peoples of Europe, and security for ourselves in a free world.
Your task will not be an easy one. Your enemy is well trained, well equipped and battle hardened. He will fight savagely.
But this is the year 1944! Much has happened since the Nazi triumphs of 1940-41. The United Nations have inflicted upon the Germans great defeats, in open battle, man-to-man. Our air offensive has seriously reduced their strength in the air and their capacity to wage war on the ground. Our Home Fronts have given us an overwhelming superiority in weapons and munitions of war, and placed at our disposal great reserves of trained fighting men. The tide has turned! The free men of the world are marching together to Victory!
I have full confidence in your courage and devotion to duty and skill in battle. We will accept nothing less than full Victory!
Good luck! And let us beseech the blessing of Almighty God upon this great and noble undertaking.
-Signed, Dwight D. Eisenhower
You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which we have striven these many months. The eyes of the world are upon you. The hopes and prayers of liberty-loving people everywhere march with you. In company with our brave Allies and brothers-in-arms on other Fronts, you will bring about the destruction of the German war machine, the elimination of Nazi tyranny over the oppressed peoples of Europe, and security for ourselves in a free world.
Your task will not be an easy one. Your enemy is well trained, well equipped and battle hardened. He will fight savagely.
But this is the year 1944! Much has happened since the Nazi triumphs of 1940-41. The United Nations have inflicted upon the Germans great defeats, in open battle, man-to-man. Our air offensive has seriously reduced their strength in the air and their capacity to wage war on the ground. Our Home Fronts have given us an overwhelming superiority in weapons and munitions of war, and placed at our disposal great reserves of trained fighting men. The tide has turned! The free men of the world are marching together to Victory!
I have full confidence in your courage and devotion to duty and skill in battle. We will accept nothing less than full Victory!
Good luck! And let us beseech the blessing of Almighty God upon this great and noble undertaking.
-Signed, Dwight D. Eisenhower
The greatest quote in America's short history. And not only was it the greatest quote... it is also my mindset going into my match at Reborn. For many months... many years... I have striven to get to the top again. And for so many times, all of these singles championships have eluded me. Sure, I got Tag Team Championship shots, but those were always with another person; Lex Sense to be exact. But Lex has moved on... he joined up with the hated Young Guns, something he swore he would never do. But... I guess in this business, sometimes you have to sacrifice everything to get what you want. I tried that in the past and it worked... to a degree. But the things I sacrificed wasn't nearly as important as what I gave up. I learned my lesson, and I truly hope Lex doesn't make the same mistakes I did.
But, back to what I was saying. From now on, I am trying to capture the spirit of America. It was something I did so long ago, it's in my family's name, it's my birthright. I was always raised to love this country. My grandfather was in World War Two, and thing he always taught me was to never trust a German. And sure, none of my "esteemed" opponents are one. But I may as well pretend you are all Germans. But, one thing does catch my eye. Bob Pooler is the twenty first century's version of Nazi Germans... he's... Canadian!
If I were in control of this country, this would be an offense punishable by death! Trust me, Pooler, when the time comes, I will beat the living maple syrup out of you! Remember something, Bob, this match is to win a match against the nCw Honor Champion, whoever it may be... since when did Canada do something honorable? I mean, for Christ's sake, you forced Justin Beiber upon us! That right there is enough for you to be beaten to death by Bates, Webb and I. That doesn't mean I won't spread the beatings to them, it's just me saying we have some common ground as Americans.
But, let's get down to business here, boys. This week is my week. I have been striving for a championship to call my own for so long now. Two of you are new, and the other took nearly two years off from this place. And even then, Kristoff, I am still your superior, and I am still your veteran. Can any of you truly have a rebirth, or to be reborn... if you haven't suffered the collapse?
You see, I have. I lost everything. My wife, my daughter, my friends, my family, my hopes, my dreams... everything. But now, I'm finally trudging through the rebuilding process. You three have been living perfect lives until now. Well, maybe not Kristoff... but if his wife would have just made the eggs right in the first place, everything would have been fine. But you two, Nathan and Bob, neither of you have been forced to go through what I did. Neither of you have had failure like I have.
I have most losses here than anyone else... by a large margin, at that. And I see Kristoff has already ran his mouth at that. And I'm sure I'll be at one hundred losses before anybody else even gets close to it... but it will not get any closer this Sunday. At Reborn, I fully intend to win and become the number one contender for the nCw Honor Championship. I need to rebuild my career and my life... and I may as well start it with some honor. Something I have been lacking lately. Something I have felt in a long time. Something that will soon be back with me. You three will feel the wrath I know I can unleash. I should be standing here as a former nCw World Champion... I should be standing here as the single greatest wrestler that nCw has ever seen. But soon... one day soon, I will be that. I will be the single greatest thing to ever enter nCw's doors. I will be the greatest World Champion of all time. But in the mean time... I will start by rebuilding my honor.
The scene slowly opens up inside of the Joe Everyman household. Outside the window, an American flag is hanging from a pole stuck into the wall next to the front door. Voices can be heard coming from the back yard. The camera moves across the living room, into the kitchen and then out the sliding glass door into the backyard. Joe Everyman quickly then steps in from of the camera, wearing a "I Believe In Joe Everyman" t-shirt, holding a Budweiser, big smile on his face.
Joe Everyman: Hello everyone, and welcome to my humble abode. With the fourth of July coming up, we thought we would get the festivities started early this year, seeing as Reborn is in London, England, and I needed a little extra America before I head over there for the weekend. Plus, I wanted to shove it in the face of everyone who said Maria is just there to make me seem human, and to make me feel better. Well, to all of those people... f*ck you!
Joe turns around and walks further into the backyard. A large, sturdy, above ground pool has been set up, where Scotty Callaway can be seen swimming with Aurora, who has arm floaties on. Maria is sunbathing, Joe's brother, James, is manning the grill and Joe's mother, Lauren, is setting up a table full of snacks and drinks. Joe just nods up and down and walks over to where Maria is laying.
Joe Everyman: So, did you hear the good news from Amber?
Maria Williams: I haven't, no. My phone has been inside all day.
Joe Everyman: Well, Amber, Chelsea and your parents are coming in and should be here within a few hours.
Maria Williams: That's great!
Joe Everyman: And my parents are coming here soon as well.
Maria Williams: Good, I haven't seen them in a while.
Joe Everyman: And Josie should be here soon too.
Maria then quickly sits up and looks at Joe.
Maria Williams: Josie is coming here?
Joe Everyman: Yeah, she is family after all.
Maria Williams: Be that as it may... your father is also coming. And I don't think that will end well with you mother coming as well.
Joe opens his mouth to talk, but stops before he says anything to ponder.
Joe Everyman: Well... it's not a party without some inner family squabbling!
Maria Williams: If you say so. I just don't want anything to scare Aurora.
Joe Everyman: She's swimming with Scotty right now... I don't think anything could scare her more.
Maria lets out a small chuckle and lays back down. Joe reaches down, rubs her hand, and then stands up. Joe walks over to the fence and leans against it, looking into his rather large backyard.
Joe Everyman: You three don't stand a chance. It's as simple as that. Bates, you are in a dark place in your career. And I'm sure that you will keep that up this week too. And I'm sure that you will keep up all of your "Joe Everyman is a joke!" talk. Figures that you of all people would still have no new material on me. You haven't been around enough, and never really followed my career, so how would you know. I'm a three time nCw National Champion. How is that a joke? I've only heard the championship more than anybody, by seventy seven days! I've heard it more times than anyone by a full title reign! I broke James Franklin Karn's leg just to win the National Championship. What have you done, Kristoff? You won the Tag Team Championships, which is prestigious, yes... but you won them with Jimmy Zane. Whoopty-f*cking-doo! And not only that, but you won it with the tag team of... INFamous? I think I've heard that one before... like... at least a hundred times. And you also won the Xtreme Championship, which is pretty much just a stepping stone championship now. Sure, I won that championship, but I always thought of it as a welcoming gift. I wouldn't really want to pursue it nowadays, I'm sort of past it now.
And Bob Pooler... all you have going for you so far is that you're Canadian and you are extremely cocky for being an nCw rookie. I've said this a million times, and I'll have to say it to you now too. It doesn't matter what you've done. You could have become World Champion in literally every wrestling promotion in the world. You could have wrestled the world's greatest wrestlers... but then again, all of them are here. But it doesn't matter what you've done, as long as it's outside of nCw. The only things that matter is what you do here. All of my great accomplishments are from here. All of my future accomplishments will be from here. I don't want to leave, and I damn sure won't. Even though nobody is willing to ever admit it, people here respect me. People here have earned my trust. The fans love me. But you... you haven't impressed a damn person here. And trust me, that won't change at all this Sunday. Because you, along with Kristoff and Nathan, will just fail.
And that brings me to the "Cold Spider". Nathan... I still can't believe you were able to beat me two weeks ago. It was certainly a dark mark on my record. But it will not happen again. You see Nathan, I took you lightly; something I should have never done. And it will not happen again! I will squash you just like I promised come this Sunday at Reborn. Bates is trying to be reborn. Pooler is trying to have his rebirth. And Webb, I already know that you are aiming for you overall rebirth in nCw. None of you have gone through what I have. None of you need to be reborn. I however... I am a mother f*cking phoenix this week! I know that this is the whole gimmick of the pay per view... and I'm usually never one to fall into stuff like that, but this time, I might as well. I've always known I've had the heart of a phoenix. It made it so I could rebound from anything. And now, it's finally time for me to raise from the fire and do what I need to do. I will get to the top... something I have promised my entire career. This time will be different though. I will capture the nCw Honor Championship, and I will take my new first steps towards greatness. I am learning to walk again. Every step will be calculated. Every stride will be strong. Every movement will be forward. I will show all three of you why you never question my heart!
The scene then quickly fades to black.
I'm learning to walk again
I believe I've waited long enough
Where do I begin?
I believe I've waited long enough
Where do I begin?