Post by Alex Jones on Aug 21, 2008 19:36:56 GMT -6
We open as a video package airs, the song “Lose it” by Atreyu is heard as we see inspiring images of AJ Phoenix, a beautifully cut together package highlighting AJ’s physical gifts and his determination, there’s that word, determination, a word that Falcon used to describe one of AJ’s strengths, but also what he called a weakness. After the video package ends we see AJ Phoenix sitting alone inside a gym, he just wears a pair of black trendy surfer style board shorts he trains in, his shoulder length hair tied away from his face, we see his youthful looks, his face that betrays the notion that he indeed is extremely experienced, AJ’s eyes trail upward, an arrogant grin comes across his lips, his thoughts race around inside his head like a million voices all shouting at once, he struggles to focus on one thought at a time, he sighs deeply and closes his eyes. His knees pull up to his chest, he tries to find the right words, after a few seconds he laughs to himself breaking the silence
“As I sit here thoughts seem to rush through my head, I try and think of things to say, clever things, entertaining things, or I could be like Kole Kaos and get a phone call from a close friend and then run down my opponents with lame attempts at humour and wit, I could be like his partner and do a lame skit where I try and be a “judge” and hire some nobodies to parody my opponents, I could ramble on for an hour and waste everyone’s time like Angel, or I could go through everyone’s faults and strengths like Falcon, but one thing I defiantly won’t do is stay silent and away like Jack Manson and Xavier Williams have done up to this point, no, instead I’ll just tell you fine people a few truths about this place and the people I’m being forced to deal with....”
AJ pauses for a moment, he lets his legs down and picks up a bottle of water, he pops the top and drinks some down, when he’s done he clears his throat and begins
“First let me tell you a few truths about Kole Kaos, this guy has marginal talent, but with his money and connections he can do whatever he pleases with his life, the unfortunate thing for the rest of us is that he decided he wants to be a wrestler, he wants to get in the ring and try and be one of us, and in doing so he’s lost touch with reality, I watched this jackass go on and on about Angel, and he actually said and I quote "I learned that even in loss, even in defeat, that at the end of the day, when it's all said and done, that no matter what happens in that ring, I'm still better then you.", Uh Kole, hello?, you do realise that the fact he BEAT you means that until you beat him you’re basically a bull**** artist. Angel has beaten me twice and until I kick his teeth down his throat I’m willing to concede he’s “better” than me, until I can prove him wrong, which I’ll be able to do this Sunday in the warfare match....”
“....Oh wait, that’s right, Angel kicking your ass didn’t “matter”, it wasn’t for any titles right?, it was a “nothing” match and got a “nothing” performance out of you, how fitting cause truth is Kole, you are nothing, if you have that attitude then get the hell out of the NCW, if you want to show up for all the “big” matches and not show up for the weekly shows then very soon the opportunities for you to be in those “big” matches will disappear, but hey I don’t mind, you want to flush your career down the toilet by having a poor attitude?, then go ahead, it just means I don’t have to humiliate you and we have one less untalented wannabe clogging up the roster and the contender lists, and maybe I was wrong, maybe it isn’t just Ace sliding around on Steve Awesome’s coattails, maybe it’s you as well....”
AJ scoffs and drinks a little more water
“And speaking of Ace, well, the less said about this moron the better, but honestly , where do you come up with your witty ideas?. Dressing as a judge?, a mock courtroom?, oh GOLD ACE, REALLY PURE.COMEDY.GOLD, in fact if there was an Olympics for pure wit and “best skit” you’d surely...lose....Ace, you single handily, dropped the collective IQ of the NCW fans by at least ten points, and you made Steve Awesome, a guy who could be the next NCW world champion, look like a fool. Now I’m not a huge fan of Mr Awesome, but he’s defiantly a class above you two idiots, and I pity him, having to appear in poorly shot, overacted, unfunny skits with a git like you. And I hope it doesn’t ruin his career, cause he is clearly a class above you and Kole Kaos....”
“But you went further with your random stupidity didn’t you?, you called Jackhammer “the most incompetent National Champion in the history of New Championship Wrestling”. Ace, you accusing someone of incompetence is like Paris Hilton accusing someone of being a whore, especially when you’ve never been National Champion, you’ve been one half of the tag team champions, but I suspect that was mostly Steve wasn’t it?, and then you were also the Xtreme Champion weren’t you? And you held that title for over a month until Adam Knite beat you, well, you’ve had some success I’ll give you that, but you’re still untalented and unworthy, you just kept going on Ace...and that’s your downfall, cause in the ring you may have a slight chance at glory, but when you open your mouth you just show the world that you’re a fool.....”
“For starters, you say that having a singles title will give us no advantage in a tag match, yeah that’d be truth, but this isn’t a TAG match, last time I checked in this warfare match there won’t be any “tagging” in and out, it’s a team orientated match this is true, but it’s more of a battle royal style match, so I guess your whole “singles” theory just got shot to **** right Ace?, now, last time we faced in that fourway match I did mention our “past” a little, but I haven’t done that lately, instead you’ve been doing it, but you’re right, my “wins” over you were at a different time and place and you and I are different people now. But Ace ask yourself this, can you beat me?, cause in my mind the answer is a resounding no, on your best day and on my worst I’d still bend you over and make you my bitch...”
“I mean look at what you’ve been doing lately, you lost the tag titles, uh, you lost the Xtreme title, you uh, uh, were in a fourway and did nothing uh you, um, er, helped Steve Awesome beat down Trent Helms, an that’s about it. But then you look at what I’ve done in the three months that I’ve been here, I’ve gone from being a surprise signing and curtain jerker, to rebuilding my career against Chris Diamond and Joe Everyman, to winning a tournament with the likes of Xavier Cross and Davey Ortega in my way to destroying Xavier Williams and becoming X-Division champion, a good start no?, and alot better than your last few months, it’s obvious I’m on the rise and you’re just taking up space, I believe it’s time to remove you and Kole from the equation Ace.....”
AJ smiles and laughs again, he gets to his feet and folds his toned arms over his well built chest, we see AJ’s tattoos, the cross on his inner left forearm, the tribal work on his upper right shoulder
“Another person I’d love to remove from the entire business is Angel. It’s obvious to me now that you really have lost grip on reality, you’ve gone from hating Xavier Williams and him being your biggest rival to basically loving him. You call it originality, I call it stupidity. You’re just trying to “shock” people by “admitting” Xavier beat you. All this time you’ve been talking about how he needed others to beat you and now you change your mind, Christ, you flip flop more than John Kerry did four years ago. Oh myself and Kole try and take things away from Xavier that he earned, bull**** Angel, I took two things from Xavier, the X-Division title, something he NEVER earned and his pride, I deflated that over inflated balloon of an ego he was carrying around....”
“He was not a “victim of circumstance” as you put it, he planned to have Manson throw you off the screen, he wanted you gone, and for you to close your eyes to it and make up all that crap just shows that not only are you delusional, you’re also an idiot, but an idiot with a point, Manson is a loser and Williams would be well served to drop that sack of crap, but even after he does that he still won’t be in my league, in our league, cause while I have to say your mental state is confusing you’re still one of the best in-ring competitors I’ve ever seen...and been beaten by......but trust me when I say this, at battle grounds, I’ll be looking for you, we have an issue that is far FAR from settled, so quote all the hatebreed lyrics you want, throw your insults at Manson, but you and I both know the biggest threat to Social Enemies isn’t Williams, Manson, Kaos or Ace, it’s Me......”
“But I thank you for your “congratulations” Angel, even if it was fake, you and me will face each other again one on one, I know it, we’re two of the top names here so it would be bad for business not to have us in the ring against each other, and when that day comes win or lose I’ll take great pleasure in causing you pain....”
AJ smiles again and stretches his hands above his head
“This Sunday, we go to war. Four factions, or stables, groups, whatever you want to call them will enter the two rings that will be set up and fight for supremacy in a brutal match, blood will be shed and in the end one group will get bragging rights over the others, all the other men in this match I really couldn’t care less about, the truth is Lethal Intent has suffered setbacks but slowly we’re rising, Jackhammer is the national Champion, Fate is growing in confidence every week and I’ve become one of the figureheads of NCW. Many say I’m overconfident, cocky, arrogant, but I’m a realist....”
“And I will stand with Jackhammer beside me, a seven foot monster, and together we will win this match for Lethal Intent and then who knows what the future will hold.....who knows what we’ll conquer together.....it all starts this Sunday at Battle ground......”
AJ folds his arms over his chest again and flashes a cocky grin
“As I sit here thoughts seem to rush through my head, I try and think of things to say, clever things, entertaining things, or I could be like Kole Kaos and get a phone call from a close friend and then run down my opponents with lame attempts at humour and wit, I could be like his partner and do a lame skit where I try and be a “judge” and hire some nobodies to parody my opponents, I could ramble on for an hour and waste everyone’s time like Angel, or I could go through everyone’s faults and strengths like Falcon, but one thing I defiantly won’t do is stay silent and away like Jack Manson and Xavier Williams have done up to this point, no, instead I’ll just tell you fine people a few truths about this place and the people I’m being forced to deal with....”
AJ pauses for a moment, he lets his legs down and picks up a bottle of water, he pops the top and drinks some down, when he’s done he clears his throat and begins
“First let me tell you a few truths about Kole Kaos, this guy has marginal talent, but with his money and connections he can do whatever he pleases with his life, the unfortunate thing for the rest of us is that he decided he wants to be a wrestler, he wants to get in the ring and try and be one of us, and in doing so he’s lost touch with reality, I watched this jackass go on and on about Angel, and he actually said and I quote "I learned that even in loss, even in defeat, that at the end of the day, when it's all said and done, that no matter what happens in that ring, I'm still better then you.", Uh Kole, hello?, you do realise that the fact he BEAT you means that until you beat him you’re basically a bull**** artist. Angel has beaten me twice and until I kick his teeth down his throat I’m willing to concede he’s “better” than me, until I can prove him wrong, which I’ll be able to do this Sunday in the warfare match....”
“....Oh wait, that’s right, Angel kicking your ass didn’t “matter”, it wasn’t for any titles right?, it was a “nothing” match and got a “nothing” performance out of you, how fitting cause truth is Kole, you are nothing, if you have that attitude then get the hell out of the NCW, if you want to show up for all the “big” matches and not show up for the weekly shows then very soon the opportunities for you to be in those “big” matches will disappear, but hey I don’t mind, you want to flush your career down the toilet by having a poor attitude?, then go ahead, it just means I don’t have to humiliate you and we have one less untalented wannabe clogging up the roster and the contender lists, and maybe I was wrong, maybe it isn’t just Ace sliding around on Steve Awesome’s coattails, maybe it’s you as well....”
AJ scoffs and drinks a little more water
“And speaking of Ace, well, the less said about this moron the better, but honestly , where do you come up with your witty ideas?. Dressing as a judge?, a mock courtroom?, oh GOLD ACE, REALLY PURE.COMEDY.GOLD, in fact if there was an Olympics for pure wit and “best skit” you’d surely...lose....Ace, you single handily, dropped the collective IQ of the NCW fans by at least ten points, and you made Steve Awesome, a guy who could be the next NCW world champion, look like a fool. Now I’m not a huge fan of Mr Awesome, but he’s defiantly a class above you two idiots, and I pity him, having to appear in poorly shot, overacted, unfunny skits with a git like you. And I hope it doesn’t ruin his career, cause he is clearly a class above you and Kole Kaos....”
“But you went further with your random stupidity didn’t you?, you called Jackhammer “the most incompetent National Champion in the history of New Championship Wrestling”. Ace, you accusing someone of incompetence is like Paris Hilton accusing someone of being a whore, especially when you’ve never been National Champion, you’ve been one half of the tag team champions, but I suspect that was mostly Steve wasn’t it?, and then you were also the Xtreme Champion weren’t you? And you held that title for over a month until Adam Knite beat you, well, you’ve had some success I’ll give you that, but you’re still untalented and unworthy, you just kept going on Ace...and that’s your downfall, cause in the ring you may have a slight chance at glory, but when you open your mouth you just show the world that you’re a fool.....”
“For starters, you say that having a singles title will give us no advantage in a tag match, yeah that’d be truth, but this isn’t a TAG match, last time I checked in this warfare match there won’t be any “tagging” in and out, it’s a team orientated match this is true, but it’s more of a battle royal style match, so I guess your whole “singles” theory just got shot to **** right Ace?, now, last time we faced in that fourway match I did mention our “past” a little, but I haven’t done that lately, instead you’ve been doing it, but you’re right, my “wins” over you were at a different time and place and you and I are different people now. But Ace ask yourself this, can you beat me?, cause in my mind the answer is a resounding no, on your best day and on my worst I’d still bend you over and make you my bitch...”
“I mean look at what you’ve been doing lately, you lost the tag titles, uh, you lost the Xtreme title, you uh, uh, were in a fourway and did nothing uh you, um, er, helped Steve Awesome beat down Trent Helms, an that’s about it. But then you look at what I’ve done in the three months that I’ve been here, I’ve gone from being a surprise signing and curtain jerker, to rebuilding my career against Chris Diamond and Joe Everyman, to winning a tournament with the likes of Xavier Cross and Davey Ortega in my way to destroying Xavier Williams and becoming X-Division champion, a good start no?, and alot better than your last few months, it’s obvious I’m on the rise and you’re just taking up space, I believe it’s time to remove you and Kole from the equation Ace.....”
AJ smiles and laughs again, he gets to his feet and folds his toned arms over his well built chest, we see AJ’s tattoos, the cross on his inner left forearm, the tribal work on his upper right shoulder
“Another person I’d love to remove from the entire business is Angel. It’s obvious to me now that you really have lost grip on reality, you’ve gone from hating Xavier Williams and him being your biggest rival to basically loving him. You call it originality, I call it stupidity. You’re just trying to “shock” people by “admitting” Xavier beat you. All this time you’ve been talking about how he needed others to beat you and now you change your mind, Christ, you flip flop more than John Kerry did four years ago. Oh myself and Kole try and take things away from Xavier that he earned, bull**** Angel, I took two things from Xavier, the X-Division title, something he NEVER earned and his pride, I deflated that over inflated balloon of an ego he was carrying around....”
“He was not a “victim of circumstance” as you put it, he planned to have Manson throw you off the screen, he wanted you gone, and for you to close your eyes to it and make up all that crap just shows that not only are you delusional, you’re also an idiot, but an idiot with a point, Manson is a loser and Williams would be well served to drop that sack of crap, but even after he does that he still won’t be in my league, in our league, cause while I have to say your mental state is confusing you’re still one of the best in-ring competitors I’ve ever seen...and been beaten by......but trust me when I say this, at battle grounds, I’ll be looking for you, we have an issue that is far FAR from settled, so quote all the hatebreed lyrics you want, throw your insults at Manson, but you and I both know the biggest threat to Social Enemies isn’t Williams, Manson, Kaos or Ace, it’s Me......”
“But I thank you for your “congratulations” Angel, even if it was fake, you and me will face each other again one on one, I know it, we’re two of the top names here so it would be bad for business not to have us in the ring against each other, and when that day comes win or lose I’ll take great pleasure in causing you pain....”
AJ smiles again and stretches his hands above his head
“This Sunday, we go to war. Four factions, or stables, groups, whatever you want to call them will enter the two rings that will be set up and fight for supremacy in a brutal match, blood will be shed and in the end one group will get bragging rights over the others, all the other men in this match I really couldn’t care less about, the truth is Lethal Intent has suffered setbacks but slowly we’re rising, Jackhammer is the national Champion, Fate is growing in confidence every week and I’ve become one of the figureheads of NCW. Many say I’m overconfident, cocky, arrogant, but I’m a realist....”
“And I will stand with Jackhammer beside me, a seven foot monster, and together we will win this match for Lethal Intent and then who knows what the future will hold.....who knows what we’ll conquer together.....it all starts this Sunday at Battle ground......”
AJ folds his arms over his chest again and flashes a cocky grin