Post by Alex Jones on Mar 16, 2009 19:05:02 GMT -6
The scene opens in what looks to be a world war two style warzone. Wooden X’s dot the landscape with barbed wire looping from marker to marker as helmets and other various artifacts lay all over the ground. A voice is heard over the images we see.
“In the end all wars must come to a close. All conflicts must come to some kind of resolution, but in this there will be no treaty of peace, the only war for our war to end is for one side to completely destroy the other....”
We then cut to AJ Phoenix standing by himself inside the arena where Sovereign will be held, the ring already erected, AJ stands in the center and smirks.
“One week until it all comes to an end. One week until the leaders of this so called Revolution face their crimes and get shown that the resistance will never die. Six men entering the coliseum match, the winner getting a shot at the NCW world title, I step into the ring with three men on the opposite side of this war and two men who are not just soldiers, who are my brothers. The six of us all get a shot at not only personal glory but also a chance to win a crucial battle in the war between the two sides. This is my chance to be the leader everyone wants me to be, this is my chance to take out three men who have tried to kill the real NCW in pursuit of rebuilding it in their own twisted vision.”
“A vision started by Lance Ryan. But Lance is gone and I think even he would agree this has gone too far, it’s all run its course. Truth is the revolutions message and what they were trying to do has been lost, no matter how noble their intentions when forming the end result has been corrupt by two men, Adam Knite and Angel. See when it all first started even I was tempted to join up with Ryan, he seemed to have passion for what he preached. But Adam Knite, his evil nature has turned the idea into a vision of his own ascension to greatness, even Angel, with his ego has seen it’s wrong and is slowly turning against Adam, even he can see it’s all just smoke and mirrors and that the great idea Lance Ryan once had has turned to dust in the hands of an egomaniacal fool."
“That’s right Adam, you have turned this into being all about you. All about you becoming world champion, all about you and Kelly Fox wanting to take over NCW, that’s what it’s about now, not restoring NCW to what it was, it’s about you getting what you feel you deserve. But that’s not how it works Adam, I told you once before that all your deeds are coming back to haunt you, I told you that what you’ve done in the past was going to be the end of you. Spike Kane and Trent Helms didn’t need to stand up against the Revolution did they?, because in the end your own selfishness and greed has torn it apart from the inside. “
“Maybe I should just step back and watch it all burn....”
AJ closes his eyes for a moment going into deep thought, the empty arena looking cavernous and huge, you could almost hear a pin drop, and it’s a contrast to how it’s going to be in seven days.
“I did everything I could to try and stop you last month, but you were good enough to get the win over me, but I believe it was I who had the last laugh eh Adam?, How did it feel when JFK returned and MGK made his debut?, were you scared and confused?, how did it feel Adam when the newly reformed Overdrive hung you from your neck while your lovely little meal ticket watched on?. That was just the start of your punishment Adam, that was just the start of it all for you. See we want to bring you down Knite, we want you to know for sure that all you’ve done is being torn down...”
“I told you I wasn’t done with you. I told you it wasn’t over between us, I swore I’d get revenge for Trent Helms and believe me when I say I will, and the greatest revenge I can give is making sure you don’t get that shot at the NCW title. I know that’s your dream isn’t it Adam?, to hold the NCW title that Lance Ryan and Spike Kane held for so long, I can see why, I mean if you’re not in it to be champion then you’re not in this business at all right?. A shot at the world title is something you crave, and it’s something that you’d sell your own grandmother for, hell I’m pretty sure that you’d sell Kelly Fox for a shot at the world title. But you have to watch out Adam, cause what happens when it all comes crashing down and I take it all away, the outcome of this match could mean you lose everything, in one night I could take away a title shot and the Revolution, Angel has already become disenchanted with your ways and with him comes men like Falcon and Philip Burns, how would the revolution survive when not only will you have lost a world title shot but two members walk away because they have finally seen that you’re full of crap?. It will all come crashing around you and it’s all due to you being a selfish hypocrite, cause as I said, while the Revolution was started with the best intentions it’s been twisted and corrupt into a soulless vision, a vehicle for you to try and become the man you couldn’t be by yourself, what a great world it would be if little Adam Knite could stand up and be a man by himself instead of having to use men to get what he wants....”
“But that will never happen, will it?, hell you’ve used people to get success all your life. With all your tag title reigns. You even used Trent Helms, face it Adam, you’ve lost your edge, you need Angel and Philip to do your dirty work for you and step aside for you to get the win. It’s sad it really is”
AJ smirks and almost laughs to himself, his hands reach out and grab the top rope, he leans forward over it propping his right leg up on the bottom rope.
“And of course one of those men who is going to be asked to step aside is Philip Burns. Now Philip, I don’t want you to think that my attack on you was personal, because honestly you’re a great in ring performer, but when I think about what you’ve become and what you could of been it pisses me off that you’re being wasted as Adam Knite’s lacky, sure you have one half of the tag team titles but you used to be a feared Xtreme Champion. You used to be someone we could all look at and know that you were a stand up guy. But that all changed when you went to the revolution didn’t it?. How does it feel being a puppet?. How does it feel Burns?. Or better yet, how does it feel being Adam Knite’s bitch?.”
“Does it feel good knowing you sold yourself out?, that you sold your soul to be on the “winning” team. I’ll tell ya Phil, I’d rather go down fighting on a losing team with what I believe in than join a team cause they’re “the winner”s and sellout myself, which is exactly what you did you weak son of a bitch. You could of been a hero to NCW, you could of stood up to be one of the leaders but you were to weak and you walked away to suckle at Adam Knite’s nipple. Well, I suppose I’ll have to snap you back into reality and slap some sense into you. I suppose at Sovereign I’ll have to make sure you understand that every action has a reaction and you have a punishment coming to you, and if you’re a man you’ll let it happen because you KNOW you deserve whatever you get for what you’ve done to NCW...”
AJ grits his teeth, his anger becoming apparent, he wants the war to end, he wants to make sure everyone knows that the revolution is nothing but Adam Knite’s personal army, designed to get him the world title.
“But there is one man, one man who is the real heart of the revolution. A man who the other members look at with respect and admiration, and yes, Angel does deserve respect. After all, Angel is a man who I’ve faced many times and I’m yet to beat. I think you finally get it Angel. I see it in your eyes, you’re not stupid, you know all this is wrong, you know it’s been corrupt. Before you joined the revolution I told you that I’d be by your side, and I would have man, I would have been right there if you decided to join the resistance or stay out of the fight. But you didn’t, you joined up with Adam knite and you didn’t do it because you believed in his bull****, you did it because you hated Spike Kane.”
“Fair enough, Spike wasn’t the easiest to get along with, but did he really deserve all that happened?, did he really deserve to watch the company he loved go down in flames as men like you joined the other side simply because you hated him?. Think about it Angel, if it looks wrong and feels wrong then it’s probably wrong. You know me man, you know that I stand up for what I believe is right and just, after all I walked away from the empire because I truly believed that they were wrong, and those guys were my friends. I walked away because they had similar beliefs to the revolution, except instead of pushing Adam Knite towards his goal we were keeping the world title on Steve Awesome.”
“And now look at what they’re asking you to do old friend. They’re asking you to step aside and let Adam Knite take the win, the supposed “hero” of NCW. Tell me, what kind of hero is Adam Knite?. He’s a crazed egomaniac on the verge of having all he wants, that doesn’t sound like a hero to me, it sounds more like a comic book supervillain. And you helped him rise to power Angel, you helped him take out most of the other competition. You believed it was for some greater cause, but it was just so he could get to this point and use you and Burns to make sure he got the shot at the NCW title. I’m not going to stand here and ask you to lay down for me or anything like that Angel, but do the right thing, not only for yourself but for NCW, go into this match with the attitude that it’s six men against each other, not three on three, if you can get the pin and win the match then go for it, cause I’d much rather see a man fighting for a title shot and get it because he deserves it. Wouldn’t you?....”
AJ smiles warmly and sighs
“You and I have beaten each other all around this company, and each time we’ve faced I’ve told you I’m not afraid of you, I may have lost every match I’ve ever had against you, but that would never stop me from wanting a rematch cause the standard of competition is what gets me going, the honor and pride, the fact that I know to beat you I have to up my game, isn’t that what the revolution was supposed to be about?, you and I had that long before Adam Knite stepped into the picture Angel. You and I have fought over everything from pride, to titles, to respect. And in the end you’ve been the better man, and if I do win the title shot and go on to beat whoever the champ is, you better believe you’d be my first choice for an opponent to defend the belt against.....cause you, not Adam Knite, would have earned it....”
“And speaking of earning it, it’s amazing how my friends, my brothers have risen to be in this match. JFK and MGK. You guys have eared this by showing the world what Overdrive is all about. I respect you guys and we have a huge history and honestly, there isn’t much for me to say, JFK, you and I never actually faced that often back in the day but you were a major force and you continued that here, and I wish you luck my friend, and Mike, well, you and me, we have quite a history, broken bones, blood, world titles, goats wearing overdrive t-shirts we’ve done and seen it all together, we’ve been the best of friends, brothers and the worst of enemies, and maybe NCW will see the magic of a match between us one on one someday, but this match is huge and I wish you luck to man, if you win, you’ll be the fastest rising star in NCW and knowing you, you’d go all the way...”
AJ smiles again thinking about his friends, his brothers in arms, the two guys who have helped revamp the resistance....
“This Sunday it all comes to an end, one way or another. And if it ends with me getting a shot at the world title so be it, but I’m honestly looking more toward the future of NCW, I see a free NCW, no longer the victim of Adam Knite’s ego. The cancer called the revolution will be cut out, I won’t rest until it happens, I won’t take a step back until we win....but it will all happen on Sunday when Adam Knite finally gets what’s coming to him....”
AJ laughs as the scene fades
“In the end all wars must come to a close. All conflicts must come to some kind of resolution, but in this there will be no treaty of peace, the only war for our war to end is for one side to completely destroy the other....”
We then cut to AJ Phoenix standing by himself inside the arena where Sovereign will be held, the ring already erected, AJ stands in the center and smirks.
“One week until it all comes to an end. One week until the leaders of this so called Revolution face their crimes and get shown that the resistance will never die. Six men entering the coliseum match, the winner getting a shot at the NCW world title, I step into the ring with three men on the opposite side of this war and two men who are not just soldiers, who are my brothers. The six of us all get a shot at not only personal glory but also a chance to win a crucial battle in the war between the two sides. This is my chance to be the leader everyone wants me to be, this is my chance to take out three men who have tried to kill the real NCW in pursuit of rebuilding it in their own twisted vision.”
“A vision started by Lance Ryan. But Lance is gone and I think even he would agree this has gone too far, it’s all run its course. Truth is the revolutions message and what they were trying to do has been lost, no matter how noble their intentions when forming the end result has been corrupt by two men, Adam Knite and Angel. See when it all first started even I was tempted to join up with Ryan, he seemed to have passion for what he preached. But Adam Knite, his evil nature has turned the idea into a vision of his own ascension to greatness, even Angel, with his ego has seen it’s wrong and is slowly turning against Adam, even he can see it’s all just smoke and mirrors and that the great idea Lance Ryan once had has turned to dust in the hands of an egomaniacal fool."
“That’s right Adam, you have turned this into being all about you. All about you becoming world champion, all about you and Kelly Fox wanting to take over NCW, that’s what it’s about now, not restoring NCW to what it was, it’s about you getting what you feel you deserve. But that’s not how it works Adam, I told you once before that all your deeds are coming back to haunt you, I told you that what you’ve done in the past was going to be the end of you. Spike Kane and Trent Helms didn’t need to stand up against the Revolution did they?, because in the end your own selfishness and greed has torn it apart from the inside. “
“Maybe I should just step back and watch it all burn....”
AJ closes his eyes for a moment going into deep thought, the empty arena looking cavernous and huge, you could almost hear a pin drop, and it’s a contrast to how it’s going to be in seven days.
“I did everything I could to try and stop you last month, but you were good enough to get the win over me, but I believe it was I who had the last laugh eh Adam?, How did it feel when JFK returned and MGK made his debut?, were you scared and confused?, how did it feel Adam when the newly reformed Overdrive hung you from your neck while your lovely little meal ticket watched on?. That was just the start of your punishment Adam, that was just the start of it all for you. See we want to bring you down Knite, we want you to know for sure that all you’ve done is being torn down...”
“I told you I wasn’t done with you. I told you it wasn’t over between us, I swore I’d get revenge for Trent Helms and believe me when I say I will, and the greatest revenge I can give is making sure you don’t get that shot at the NCW title. I know that’s your dream isn’t it Adam?, to hold the NCW title that Lance Ryan and Spike Kane held for so long, I can see why, I mean if you’re not in it to be champion then you’re not in this business at all right?. A shot at the world title is something you crave, and it’s something that you’d sell your own grandmother for, hell I’m pretty sure that you’d sell Kelly Fox for a shot at the world title. But you have to watch out Adam, cause what happens when it all comes crashing down and I take it all away, the outcome of this match could mean you lose everything, in one night I could take away a title shot and the Revolution, Angel has already become disenchanted with your ways and with him comes men like Falcon and Philip Burns, how would the revolution survive when not only will you have lost a world title shot but two members walk away because they have finally seen that you’re full of crap?. It will all come crashing around you and it’s all due to you being a selfish hypocrite, cause as I said, while the Revolution was started with the best intentions it’s been twisted and corrupt into a soulless vision, a vehicle for you to try and become the man you couldn’t be by yourself, what a great world it would be if little Adam Knite could stand up and be a man by himself instead of having to use men to get what he wants....”
“But that will never happen, will it?, hell you’ve used people to get success all your life. With all your tag title reigns. You even used Trent Helms, face it Adam, you’ve lost your edge, you need Angel and Philip to do your dirty work for you and step aside for you to get the win. It’s sad it really is”
AJ smirks and almost laughs to himself, his hands reach out and grab the top rope, he leans forward over it propping his right leg up on the bottom rope.
“And of course one of those men who is going to be asked to step aside is Philip Burns. Now Philip, I don’t want you to think that my attack on you was personal, because honestly you’re a great in ring performer, but when I think about what you’ve become and what you could of been it pisses me off that you’re being wasted as Adam Knite’s lacky, sure you have one half of the tag team titles but you used to be a feared Xtreme Champion. You used to be someone we could all look at and know that you were a stand up guy. But that all changed when you went to the revolution didn’t it?. How does it feel being a puppet?. How does it feel Burns?. Or better yet, how does it feel being Adam Knite’s bitch?.”
“Does it feel good knowing you sold yourself out?, that you sold your soul to be on the “winning” team. I’ll tell ya Phil, I’d rather go down fighting on a losing team with what I believe in than join a team cause they’re “the winner”s and sellout myself, which is exactly what you did you weak son of a bitch. You could of been a hero to NCW, you could of stood up to be one of the leaders but you were to weak and you walked away to suckle at Adam Knite’s nipple. Well, I suppose I’ll have to snap you back into reality and slap some sense into you. I suppose at Sovereign I’ll have to make sure you understand that every action has a reaction and you have a punishment coming to you, and if you’re a man you’ll let it happen because you KNOW you deserve whatever you get for what you’ve done to NCW...”
AJ grits his teeth, his anger becoming apparent, he wants the war to end, he wants to make sure everyone knows that the revolution is nothing but Adam Knite’s personal army, designed to get him the world title.
“But there is one man, one man who is the real heart of the revolution. A man who the other members look at with respect and admiration, and yes, Angel does deserve respect. After all, Angel is a man who I’ve faced many times and I’m yet to beat. I think you finally get it Angel. I see it in your eyes, you’re not stupid, you know all this is wrong, you know it’s been corrupt. Before you joined the revolution I told you that I’d be by your side, and I would have man, I would have been right there if you decided to join the resistance or stay out of the fight. But you didn’t, you joined up with Adam knite and you didn’t do it because you believed in his bull****, you did it because you hated Spike Kane.”
“Fair enough, Spike wasn’t the easiest to get along with, but did he really deserve all that happened?, did he really deserve to watch the company he loved go down in flames as men like you joined the other side simply because you hated him?. Think about it Angel, if it looks wrong and feels wrong then it’s probably wrong. You know me man, you know that I stand up for what I believe is right and just, after all I walked away from the empire because I truly believed that they were wrong, and those guys were my friends. I walked away because they had similar beliefs to the revolution, except instead of pushing Adam Knite towards his goal we were keeping the world title on Steve Awesome.”
“And now look at what they’re asking you to do old friend. They’re asking you to step aside and let Adam Knite take the win, the supposed “hero” of NCW. Tell me, what kind of hero is Adam Knite?. He’s a crazed egomaniac on the verge of having all he wants, that doesn’t sound like a hero to me, it sounds more like a comic book supervillain. And you helped him rise to power Angel, you helped him take out most of the other competition. You believed it was for some greater cause, but it was just so he could get to this point and use you and Burns to make sure he got the shot at the NCW title. I’m not going to stand here and ask you to lay down for me or anything like that Angel, but do the right thing, not only for yourself but for NCW, go into this match with the attitude that it’s six men against each other, not three on three, if you can get the pin and win the match then go for it, cause I’d much rather see a man fighting for a title shot and get it because he deserves it. Wouldn’t you?....”
AJ smiles warmly and sighs
“You and I have beaten each other all around this company, and each time we’ve faced I’ve told you I’m not afraid of you, I may have lost every match I’ve ever had against you, but that would never stop me from wanting a rematch cause the standard of competition is what gets me going, the honor and pride, the fact that I know to beat you I have to up my game, isn’t that what the revolution was supposed to be about?, you and I had that long before Adam Knite stepped into the picture Angel. You and I have fought over everything from pride, to titles, to respect. And in the end you’ve been the better man, and if I do win the title shot and go on to beat whoever the champ is, you better believe you’d be my first choice for an opponent to defend the belt against.....cause you, not Adam Knite, would have earned it....”
“And speaking of earning it, it’s amazing how my friends, my brothers have risen to be in this match. JFK and MGK. You guys have eared this by showing the world what Overdrive is all about. I respect you guys and we have a huge history and honestly, there isn’t much for me to say, JFK, you and I never actually faced that often back in the day but you were a major force and you continued that here, and I wish you luck my friend, and Mike, well, you and me, we have quite a history, broken bones, blood, world titles, goats wearing overdrive t-shirts we’ve done and seen it all together, we’ve been the best of friends, brothers and the worst of enemies, and maybe NCW will see the magic of a match between us one on one someday, but this match is huge and I wish you luck to man, if you win, you’ll be the fastest rising star in NCW and knowing you, you’d go all the way...”
AJ smiles again thinking about his friends, his brothers in arms, the two guys who have helped revamp the resistance....
“This Sunday it all comes to an end, one way or another. And if it ends with me getting a shot at the world title so be it, but I’m honestly looking more toward the future of NCW, I see a free NCW, no longer the victim of Adam Knite’s ego. The cancer called the revolution will be cut out, I won’t rest until it happens, I won’t take a step back until we win....but it will all happen on Sunday when Adam Knite finally gets what’s coming to him....”
AJ laughs as the scene fades