Post by Brad Kane on Jul 26, 2011 20:22:14 GMT -6
Music blares out of a sound system while a man sits in an office chair watching video of his opponent for Picture Perfect. The office belongs to Brad Kane. It usually doubles as his man cave which explains the expensive stereo and huge TV on the wall. He's leaning back dressed very relaxed in a pair of gym shorts. He keeps turning up the volume while watching Adam's old matches. His hardcore type matches actually.
A notepad sits in Brad's lap along with a pencil while he scribbles down notes trying to get a feel for what his foe does in these certain situations. He pauses the tape for a moment leaning back into his chair and looking at his ceiling while sighing. The door opens as there stands his son. Brad tilts his chair down and gets drilled with a hard right hand that knocks him out of his seat. Christopher Kane shakes his hand in pain but has a determined look on his face.
Brad looks a little surprised as he glares at his son. Chris looks to do it again but Brad grabs his son by the arm and holds him in place. Chris tries to squirm free but he isn't able to break the grasp of his father.
Chris: Lemme go dad!
The elder Kane loosens his grip on his kid and lets him go. Chris glares at his father with some resent and hate towards him. Brad props his chair back up and motions for Chris to sit down. That gets shaken off as the boy's fists are still clenched.
Chris: I'm not sitting down in that chair, dad.
Brad shakes his head and lowers his head. Chris looks at the walls so badly wanting to deck his father again. Another move and Brad blocks it away again. This time Chris falls to the floor as Brad kneels down.
Brad: I understand I've pissed you off but this isn't how you handle it. You don't try to attack your own father when you know for a fact that you'll never be able to accomplish your goals while I stand.
He continues to look at his son before extending his hand. That gets slapped away as Chris stays on the ground nearly in tears because of the pain his father caused the family for the past few months.
Chris: You're right I'm pissed at you dad. You leave mom and us for all these months and you come back like nothing happened?! You always told me you never wanted to act like your real father but you did the moment you walked out that door. Your "friendships" with that redhead and then becoming the one thing mom hates more then anything. So tell me why should I be happy to see you when you're an asshole!
The father looks at the son while tears are streaming down his face and backs his hand away. Brad sighs loudly and stands up and walks towards the only window of the room. Rain falls because rain is always best for confrontations like this.
Brad: I'm not proud of leaving you guys but I had some personal issues and I took the cowards way out of them instead of being a man about it. I went back on what I taught you and I'm sorry. I was miserable without your mother and you kids. I'm still miserable for another reason but you guys can't fix that.
Chris: Oh whoring around on mom get you to catch something?
Chris looks pleased at himself for that one with a smile on his face. Brad kneels back down and gets into his son's face. The smile disappears into a feared look for his life as Brad gets up into his nose.
Brad: If you ever say something like that again I will make damn sure you never see daylight again. I made you and I will take you out of this world if you talk to me like that. You're a teenager, you're pissed at me but you'll realize soon enough that humans make mistakes. You're not perfect kid, no one is so don't you dare give me this attitude. Your sisters, little brother and mother are happy to have me home. If you don't like it, you know where the door is.
The child backs away a little bit breathing heavily. Brad still glares at him as Chris slowly makes his way to his feet. Brad stands himself and lowers his head to see into his son's eyes. That bravado Chris had is now completely gone replaced by fear.
Chris: I... I...
Brad raises his eyebrow in an anticipation for what his son will respond with. Chris inhales deeply before letting out a long exhale to collect himself and calm his nerves.
Chris: I...
Brad: I what!?
Chris: I hat... no I don't. I don't hate you I just hate what you've done to us. All the nights mom would cry herself to sleep. She would stay on the couch and do nothing while I had to take care of my siblings. It was all on me dad. You shut down mom completely and she had enough when she went to Adam and Kelly. She needed to feel something and even that didn't help. Mom needs you dad. Just like you need her. If you want me out of the house, I can go live with grandma, I don't care.
Brad opens his mouth but quickly shuts it as Chris begins to turn his back and walk out of the room. Brad walks his way towards him and grabs him by the shoulder. The father and son look at one another before Brad gives his son a giant hug.
Brad: If I could take it back I would but this business is driving me insane. I got all these people down my neck. I need to take them out Chris. I need to end careers. People tell me I suck, I can't beat anyone. Have you seen the fan poll on nCw's website? No one thinks I can beat Adam. I hate everyone in professional wrestling except for my boss and your mother. Do you know how that effects my mind? I was never loved until she came along. I don't want to put you through this but how can I stop myself when its the only thing I know.
A short pause from Brad to calm himself now. Chris starts to cry again while Brad continues on.
Brad: I am my father and I hate it. I hate myself for it. It makes me sick to look into a mirror when I wake up. I look at everyone else in the world I see them happy. I can't let other people be happy when I'm like this. That's why I left. Everyone was so damn happy and I couldn't take keeping this misery, this sickness inside me. It'll never leave me until I fix my problems. And that's why I keep on wrestling. To burst people's bubbles. Adam Knite has a family. Not as large as this but its still a family. I look at him and I see myself. When we had you.
Chris looks at his dad with curiousness of what he'll say next.
Brad: I hate the man but I don't want him to end up like me. Miserable because his own father was a complete asshole. It's not about Fox like I say on TV. It's about him being the King. It's about me seeing myself in him. I can't let him walk down my road too. I know it's crazy and probably doesn't make sense but it's why I hate him. It's why I can't let him walk anymore. Don't watch Sunday night, Chris. Don't let anyone, not even your mother watch me because of what I'm going to do.
The son nods his head before becoming scared again. He backpedals out of Brad's arms and runs off to his room. Brad leans against a wall and closes his eyes trying not to see what Megan did with Adam and Kelly. He tries not to envision himself murdering Adam on Sunday night. And most of all he tries not to think about his life without her.
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"Adam Knite, my opponent at Picture Perfect. The man I was hired by Leonard Fox to take out of the sport of professional wrestling. While there are so many things people like about you I just don't understand how they can put themselves at that level to stand there and cheer for you. Everything you've done in this promotion seems off to me. It's like you were made to succeed. All your wins were like they were set up as something easy and simple.
Your World Title win while it was a huge moment look at who you had to beat for it. The Ace. A perennial choke artist who managed to get lucky and hold the belt for a month. Then you came along as the hero and beat him for it. I wasn't around for it nor was I watching this product at the time but is beating The Ace a huge accomplishment in the grand scheme of things? I hardly think so.
All of your tag title wins were with great men, great wrestlers. You never had to carry your weight with a partner who couldn't get the job done himself. It's like I've probably said before but you attach yourself to other people to hide your shortcomings to get the job done. I'm not saying its a bad thing but when you're the supposed king of this promotion and you can't ever do something by yourself it's pathetic.
Your own wife has gotten involved in this to help you out in any way possible. Like the night she cost me a win in the middle of the ring against someone or just by sitting at ringside. Everything about you Adam screams I'm a pathetic loser and maybe it's just me because I refuse to buy into all the hype people feed about you. When I look at you anymore I don't see this King that hides behind a false sense of confidence. Do you know what I see when I look at you Adam Knite?
I see myself.
I see a man who needs this business to keep him fueled that he wants people to talk about him every single chance they get. We both crave that spotlight over the middle of the ring and if we can't have it we find some way to snatch it from someone else. Like when I won the World Title last year I was in the middle between of you and Steve Awesome's beef. On the biggest night of my career here all the talk was still on you and how Kelly accidentally hit you with a steel chair.
You stole my moment like everyone else has in this company. The night I won the first X Division Title and the same match that was voted match of the year Trent Helms comes down and takes my spotlight away from me. Since then I've had to act out to get this back to me and I've finally gotten it. People are talking about Brad Kane in one way or another. Whether it's getting put down by everyone because of me involving your family or someone writing about me in crummy internet column, people are talking about Brad Kane.
But tell me something though Adam because I want to know that your old man was a son of a bitch. I want you to tell me that you hated your father like I hate my father for what he did to my family. I mean you had to take Zelda away from him because of how he acted until we found out that Gib was her father. But that isn't the point. The man she thought was her father treated her like dirt. Too often in this sport I run across men with issues about their fathers. My brother obviously and my best friend hated their fathers.
Do we have some sort of problem with ourselves that we need to get into this business to take out our aggressions because of our father issues. I mean Adam I look at you and I see myself because of that little girl you cradle in your arms. It took me back to a time when my first son was born and I was still a kid myself. I felt proud but as the years went by I started to worry if I would become my like my father was.
It has to be in your mind too and if it's not then you're a liar. Every father wants to be better then their own and for the most part I have been. Your time of doubt will come in at some point but you need to know its there. It's a silly reason to hate you but I hate you because I see me. I barely older then you are but I hate you for being a father. I hate you for stealing the spotlight from those who deserve it. I hate you so much Adam it hurts me.
I look in a mirror and I see my father, I see you and it's starting to become too much for me to bear. That's why I took Leonard up on his offer. I want to rid nCw of it's King and the man who I can't stand to look at. When I get you into that ring, that chamber on Sunday night I don't know what I'm going to do to you. I might just stand there and stare at you in pure amazement that you were able to put that pain aside and step into your own nightmare. Or I'll do what I get paid to do, end your career and take you out of nCw at your father in law's wishes.
Mr. Fox has been like a father to me these past few months and I needed it. I was a boy without a father Adam. I was molded into a man by my wife's father and he didn't do a great job. I'm messed in the head and I don't know when I'm going to go off again and really end my life with my family. Since I came back in nCw there's this feeling it's you or me. It was the same way with Christian Gardner who is another man who didn't have much of a father growing up.
I can't stand to see this anymore. At Picture Perfect I'm cutting the dragon's head off and putting my issues to rest when I don't have to see you anymore. Then maybe just maybe I can get past everything and become a normal person. A man who isn't scared to look in the mirror and see his father looking back at his face.
Adam Knite, god bless you because you don't even stand a chance."
A notepad sits in Brad's lap along with a pencil while he scribbles down notes trying to get a feel for what his foe does in these certain situations. He pauses the tape for a moment leaning back into his chair and looking at his ceiling while sighing. The door opens as there stands his son. Brad tilts his chair down and gets drilled with a hard right hand that knocks him out of his seat. Christopher Kane shakes his hand in pain but has a determined look on his face.
Brad looks a little surprised as he glares at his son. Chris looks to do it again but Brad grabs his son by the arm and holds him in place. Chris tries to squirm free but he isn't able to break the grasp of his father.
Chris: Lemme go dad!
The elder Kane loosens his grip on his kid and lets him go. Chris glares at his father with some resent and hate towards him. Brad props his chair back up and motions for Chris to sit down. That gets shaken off as the boy's fists are still clenched.
Chris: I'm not sitting down in that chair, dad.
Brad shakes his head and lowers his head. Chris looks at the walls so badly wanting to deck his father again. Another move and Brad blocks it away again. This time Chris falls to the floor as Brad kneels down.
Brad: I understand I've pissed you off but this isn't how you handle it. You don't try to attack your own father when you know for a fact that you'll never be able to accomplish your goals while I stand.
He continues to look at his son before extending his hand. That gets slapped away as Chris stays on the ground nearly in tears because of the pain his father caused the family for the past few months.
Chris: You're right I'm pissed at you dad. You leave mom and us for all these months and you come back like nothing happened?! You always told me you never wanted to act like your real father but you did the moment you walked out that door. Your "friendships" with that redhead and then becoming the one thing mom hates more then anything. So tell me why should I be happy to see you when you're an asshole!
The father looks at the son while tears are streaming down his face and backs his hand away. Brad sighs loudly and stands up and walks towards the only window of the room. Rain falls because rain is always best for confrontations like this.
Brad: I'm not proud of leaving you guys but I had some personal issues and I took the cowards way out of them instead of being a man about it. I went back on what I taught you and I'm sorry. I was miserable without your mother and you kids. I'm still miserable for another reason but you guys can't fix that.
Chris: Oh whoring around on mom get you to catch something?
Chris looks pleased at himself for that one with a smile on his face. Brad kneels back down and gets into his son's face. The smile disappears into a feared look for his life as Brad gets up into his nose.
Brad: If you ever say something like that again I will make damn sure you never see daylight again. I made you and I will take you out of this world if you talk to me like that. You're a teenager, you're pissed at me but you'll realize soon enough that humans make mistakes. You're not perfect kid, no one is so don't you dare give me this attitude. Your sisters, little brother and mother are happy to have me home. If you don't like it, you know where the door is.
The child backs away a little bit breathing heavily. Brad still glares at him as Chris slowly makes his way to his feet. Brad stands himself and lowers his head to see into his son's eyes. That bravado Chris had is now completely gone replaced by fear.
Chris: I... I...
Brad raises his eyebrow in an anticipation for what his son will respond with. Chris inhales deeply before letting out a long exhale to collect himself and calm his nerves.
Chris: I...
Brad: I what!?
Chris: I hat... no I don't. I don't hate you I just hate what you've done to us. All the nights mom would cry herself to sleep. She would stay on the couch and do nothing while I had to take care of my siblings. It was all on me dad. You shut down mom completely and she had enough when she went to Adam and Kelly. She needed to feel something and even that didn't help. Mom needs you dad. Just like you need her. If you want me out of the house, I can go live with grandma, I don't care.
Brad opens his mouth but quickly shuts it as Chris begins to turn his back and walk out of the room. Brad walks his way towards him and grabs him by the shoulder. The father and son look at one another before Brad gives his son a giant hug.
Brad: If I could take it back I would but this business is driving me insane. I got all these people down my neck. I need to take them out Chris. I need to end careers. People tell me I suck, I can't beat anyone. Have you seen the fan poll on nCw's website? No one thinks I can beat Adam. I hate everyone in professional wrestling except for my boss and your mother. Do you know how that effects my mind? I was never loved until she came along. I don't want to put you through this but how can I stop myself when its the only thing I know.
A short pause from Brad to calm himself now. Chris starts to cry again while Brad continues on.
Brad: I am my father and I hate it. I hate myself for it. It makes me sick to look into a mirror when I wake up. I look at everyone else in the world I see them happy. I can't let other people be happy when I'm like this. That's why I left. Everyone was so damn happy and I couldn't take keeping this misery, this sickness inside me. It'll never leave me until I fix my problems. And that's why I keep on wrestling. To burst people's bubbles. Adam Knite has a family. Not as large as this but its still a family. I look at him and I see myself. When we had you.
Chris looks at his dad with curiousness of what he'll say next.
Brad: I hate the man but I don't want him to end up like me. Miserable because his own father was a complete asshole. It's not about Fox like I say on TV. It's about him being the King. It's about me seeing myself in him. I can't let him walk down my road too. I know it's crazy and probably doesn't make sense but it's why I hate him. It's why I can't let him walk anymore. Don't watch Sunday night, Chris. Don't let anyone, not even your mother watch me because of what I'm going to do.
The son nods his head before becoming scared again. He backpedals out of Brad's arms and runs off to his room. Brad leans against a wall and closes his eyes trying not to see what Megan did with Adam and Kelly. He tries not to envision himself murdering Adam on Sunday night. And most of all he tries not to think about his life without her.
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"Adam Knite, my opponent at Picture Perfect. The man I was hired by Leonard Fox to take out of the sport of professional wrestling. While there are so many things people like about you I just don't understand how they can put themselves at that level to stand there and cheer for you. Everything you've done in this promotion seems off to me. It's like you were made to succeed. All your wins were like they were set up as something easy and simple.
Your World Title win while it was a huge moment look at who you had to beat for it. The Ace. A perennial choke artist who managed to get lucky and hold the belt for a month. Then you came along as the hero and beat him for it. I wasn't around for it nor was I watching this product at the time but is beating The Ace a huge accomplishment in the grand scheme of things? I hardly think so.
All of your tag title wins were with great men, great wrestlers. You never had to carry your weight with a partner who couldn't get the job done himself. It's like I've probably said before but you attach yourself to other people to hide your shortcomings to get the job done. I'm not saying its a bad thing but when you're the supposed king of this promotion and you can't ever do something by yourself it's pathetic.
Your own wife has gotten involved in this to help you out in any way possible. Like the night she cost me a win in the middle of the ring against someone or just by sitting at ringside. Everything about you Adam screams I'm a pathetic loser and maybe it's just me because I refuse to buy into all the hype people feed about you. When I look at you anymore I don't see this King that hides behind a false sense of confidence. Do you know what I see when I look at you Adam Knite?
I see myself.
I see a man who needs this business to keep him fueled that he wants people to talk about him every single chance they get. We both crave that spotlight over the middle of the ring and if we can't have it we find some way to snatch it from someone else. Like when I won the World Title last year I was in the middle between of you and Steve Awesome's beef. On the biggest night of my career here all the talk was still on you and how Kelly accidentally hit you with a steel chair.
You stole my moment like everyone else has in this company. The night I won the first X Division Title and the same match that was voted match of the year Trent Helms comes down and takes my spotlight away from me. Since then I've had to act out to get this back to me and I've finally gotten it. People are talking about Brad Kane in one way or another. Whether it's getting put down by everyone because of me involving your family or someone writing about me in crummy internet column, people are talking about Brad Kane.
But tell me something though Adam because I want to know that your old man was a son of a bitch. I want you to tell me that you hated your father like I hate my father for what he did to my family. I mean you had to take Zelda away from him because of how he acted until we found out that Gib was her father. But that isn't the point. The man she thought was her father treated her like dirt. Too often in this sport I run across men with issues about their fathers. My brother obviously and my best friend hated their fathers.
Do we have some sort of problem with ourselves that we need to get into this business to take out our aggressions because of our father issues. I mean Adam I look at you and I see myself because of that little girl you cradle in your arms. It took me back to a time when my first son was born and I was still a kid myself. I felt proud but as the years went by I started to worry if I would become my like my father was.
It has to be in your mind too and if it's not then you're a liar. Every father wants to be better then their own and for the most part I have been. Your time of doubt will come in at some point but you need to know its there. It's a silly reason to hate you but I hate you because I see me. I barely older then you are but I hate you for being a father. I hate you for stealing the spotlight from those who deserve it. I hate you so much Adam it hurts me.
I look in a mirror and I see my father, I see you and it's starting to become too much for me to bear. That's why I took Leonard up on his offer. I want to rid nCw of it's King and the man who I can't stand to look at. When I get you into that ring, that chamber on Sunday night I don't know what I'm going to do to you. I might just stand there and stare at you in pure amazement that you were able to put that pain aside and step into your own nightmare. Or I'll do what I get paid to do, end your career and take you out of nCw at your father in law's wishes.
Mr. Fox has been like a father to me these past few months and I needed it. I was a boy without a father Adam. I was molded into a man by my wife's father and he didn't do a great job. I'm messed in the head and I don't know when I'm going to go off again and really end my life with my family. Since I came back in nCw there's this feeling it's you or me. It was the same way with Christian Gardner who is another man who didn't have much of a father growing up.
I can't stand to see this anymore. At Picture Perfect I'm cutting the dragon's head off and putting my issues to rest when I don't have to see you anymore. Then maybe just maybe I can get past everything and become a normal person. A man who isn't scared to look in the mirror and see his father looking back at his face.
Adam Knite, god bless you because you don't even stand a chance."