Post by The Ace on May 28, 2009 9:50:34 GMT -6
*The scene opens with The Ace walking down a corridor, dressed in an old MGK T-Shirt and blue jeans, he has shades and a blue bandanna on...*
Last month I was on top of the world and Adam went to some considerable lengths to prove to me just how different he and I actually were and in doing so he defeated me long before we ever stepped in that ring. I learned something about myself that night, I learned that I wasn't being true to who I really was - under the skin. I was just playing to the whims of the people without any real drive or motivation, and as such I was growing tired of the business, tired of trying to be the good guy and earn respect the right way. My peers have criticised me for many things over the years, notably the length of my promos even when I've had a lot to say to my opponent, they just figured I was filling airtime. They've also criticised me for letting titles and glory become anunhealthy obsession, even when my personal view, if your not here for a bit of gold and leather, you shouldn't be here at all. My name is The Ace, you all know that, I am so called because when I got into this business six years ago I never intended to settle for second best, I never intended to be the average wrestler, I never intended to put my body on the line for a simple paycheck and nothing more. Hell these days even Joe Everyman is not average, and it'll be a cold day in Hell before I take his place as some lovable jobber...
*The Ace sighs*
If all I ever wanted was a well paid job out of this, I could pack all this up and retire right now to use my Biology degree to persue a well paid career as a man of the sciences like my father wanted for me in the beginning, but no, I want a legacy, I want to be remembered as an icon in this business, I want what seems to come so easily to guys like Lance Ryan and Spike Kane. Both men are now retired hasbeens, but this company still treats them as if they are something special, all whilst overlooking the guys who have the dedicated work ethic to continue working against the grain, guys like myself. What makes them so damn special? What do Lance and Spike have that I lack?
*The Ace raises an eyebrow as if to punctuate his question*
Maybe I can't play the backstage politics as well as they could, I wasn't regarded as 'one of the boys' because I never used to go out and get ratfaced with them, nor was I ever one to suck up to management, if I disagreed with one of their creative decisions for me I let them know rather than just playing along. Admittedly that's why I liked Damien, like me he was never afraid to speak his mind no matter who he upset or offended, but ultimately it caught up with him, he bit the bullet for it and is no longer an employee here. So why wont they fire me? Simple, because I'm not that stupid as to taker my gripes directly to Leonard, no, no, no. I operate on a much higher brain pattern, this game is as cerebral as it is physical and to get nCw's attention, I'm not about to attack the brain of this company but rather its heart, and incase you are wondering, the heart of this company is not MGK, no, no no. MGK is just the remaining amniotic fluid that needs to be drained before my rebirth...
*The Ace grins*
See for a while I tried to play it their way, I tried to be the good guy, and now look at me, people are starting to say I've lost it, that I'm passed my prime and that I'm not who I once was and that is why I lost to Falcon. This company wants to bury me and push me back because they've lost faith in me to do what I used to do best, but equally they wont risk firing me because they need someone to plug the gap that superstars like Lance, Spike, Trent and The Hollands left behind, and surprise, surprise, it turns out their golden boy Steve Awesome as good as he is isn't good enough to do it alone. So in their desperation, they took the best they had left in AJ Phoenix and are now grooming him to be the next big thing, after all they need someone legitimate to face Adam so he cannot be accused of burying the competition and sleeping his way to the top, but hey at least he doesn't use a sledgehammer, eh?
*The Ace smirks*
Those were the good old days, weren't they? Now I look at myself in the mirror and see MGK staring back at me, once this man was a legend who had everybody's respect. People called him 'The Icon' and he was in another company regarded to be as great as the Hall of Famers of nCw. In another company, another place and another time, for me and the fans of this industry, MGK versus The Ace one on one for nothing more than a claim to be the better man on that particular night would be a dream match, a main event scenario, something with an epic build up, instead of an opener to warm the crowd up for the real attractions of the Reborn Pay Per View, but the fans are not idiots. They know this wont be The Undisputed Icon vs The Wild Card match that it should be because we have both been a little lost as of late. We have allowed certain people to overtake us in the race to personal success in this business, whilst we, two of the most gifted athletes to ever step foot in the ring, have take a step back from the limelight. Not anymore, for one of us the rebirth is almost a hand. Neither of us can allow the feeling of being just 'the other guy' in a stable or a tag team hamper us. I let Steve surpass me in The Corporate Empire and MGK let AJ surpass him in Overdrive, but ultimately the situation was made worse for him because he had a lesser brother in this business - JFK...
*The Ace sighs again*
Inevitably when JFK went downhill, he took his brother with him as so often happens in this business, it happened with Brad, Chris and Spike and it happened with Dave and Milo. I myself have two brothers outside this industry, Rich and Jason, and that is precisely the reason I don't want them in this industry, fraternity can be such a cancer in this business, primarily because everybody expects you to be as good as if not better than your brother. Those are the pressures that got to JFK and now both brothers are suffering the effects. I really wish that I could say I will be facing The Undisputed Icon I once knew and respected as MGK, but I con only myself in thinking that.
*The Ace laughs, amused by the cheap pun he just made*
The truth is that we are just two guys similiar in style and wrestling ideology, our names defined by three simple letters and we're both down on our luck, nothing more, nothing less. Only a couple more letters are left to me in this business that can help me achieve the three numbers I need to beat MGK, I now need to turn to my only hope for salvation and hope that he can help save me like he saved nCw. Only he is left, only he can help me put The Undisputed Icon well and truly behind me...
*The Ace turns around and we can see the words 'The Undisputed Icon' across the back of the shirt as he knocks and enters a locker-room. The door closes behind him before the camera is allowed in, the last thing the camera picks up is the name on the door - AJ Phoenix...*
Last month I was on top of the world and Adam went to some considerable lengths to prove to me just how different he and I actually were and in doing so he defeated me long before we ever stepped in that ring. I learned something about myself that night, I learned that I wasn't being true to who I really was - under the skin. I was just playing to the whims of the people without any real drive or motivation, and as such I was growing tired of the business, tired of trying to be the good guy and earn respect the right way. My peers have criticised me for many things over the years, notably the length of my promos even when I've had a lot to say to my opponent, they just figured I was filling airtime. They've also criticised me for letting titles and glory become anunhealthy obsession, even when my personal view, if your not here for a bit of gold and leather, you shouldn't be here at all. My name is The Ace, you all know that, I am so called because when I got into this business six years ago I never intended to settle for second best, I never intended to be the average wrestler, I never intended to put my body on the line for a simple paycheck and nothing more. Hell these days even Joe Everyman is not average, and it'll be a cold day in Hell before I take his place as some lovable jobber...
*The Ace sighs*
If all I ever wanted was a well paid job out of this, I could pack all this up and retire right now to use my Biology degree to persue a well paid career as a man of the sciences like my father wanted for me in the beginning, but no, I want a legacy, I want to be remembered as an icon in this business, I want what seems to come so easily to guys like Lance Ryan and Spike Kane. Both men are now retired hasbeens, but this company still treats them as if they are something special, all whilst overlooking the guys who have the dedicated work ethic to continue working against the grain, guys like myself. What makes them so damn special? What do Lance and Spike have that I lack?
*The Ace raises an eyebrow as if to punctuate his question*
Maybe I can't play the backstage politics as well as they could, I wasn't regarded as 'one of the boys' because I never used to go out and get ratfaced with them, nor was I ever one to suck up to management, if I disagreed with one of their creative decisions for me I let them know rather than just playing along. Admittedly that's why I liked Damien, like me he was never afraid to speak his mind no matter who he upset or offended, but ultimately it caught up with him, he bit the bullet for it and is no longer an employee here. So why wont they fire me? Simple, because I'm not that stupid as to taker my gripes directly to Leonard, no, no, no. I operate on a much higher brain pattern, this game is as cerebral as it is physical and to get nCw's attention, I'm not about to attack the brain of this company but rather its heart, and incase you are wondering, the heart of this company is not MGK, no, no no. MGK is just the remaining amniotic fluid that needs to be drained before my rebirth...
*The Ace grins*
See for a while I tried to play it their way, I tried to be the good guy, and now look at me, people are starting to say I've lost it, that I'm passed my prime and that I'm not who I once was and that is why I lost to Falcon. This company wants to bury me and push me back because they've lost faith in me to do what I used to do best, but equally they wont risk firing me because they need someone to plug the gap that superstars like Lance, Spike, Trent and The Hollands left behind, and surprise, surprise, it turns out their golden boy Steve Awesome as good as he is isn't good enough to do it alone. So in their desperation, they took the best they had left in AJ Phoenix and are now grooming him to be the next big thing, after all they need someone legitimate to face Adam so he cannot be accused of burying the competition and sleeping his way to the top, but hey at least he doesn't use a sledgehammer, eh?
*The Ace smirks*
Those were the good old days, weren't they? Now I look at myself in the mirror and see MGK staring back at me, once this man was a legend who had everybody's respect. People called him 'The Icon' and he was in another company regarded to be as great as the Hall of Famers of nCw. In another company, another place and another time, for me and the fans of this industry, MGK versus The Ace one on one for nothing more than a claim to be the better man on that particular night would be a dream match, a main event scenario, something with an epic build up, instead of an opener to warm the crowd up for the real attractions of the Reborn Pay Per View, but the fans are not idiots. They know this wont be The Undisputed Icon vs The Wild Card match that it should be because we have both been a little lost as of late. We have allowed certain people to overtake us in the race to personal success in this business, whilst we, two of the most gifted athletes to ever step foot in the ring, have take a step back from the limelight. Not anymore, for one of us the rebirth is almost a hand. Neither of us can allow the feeling of being just 'the other guy' in a stable or a tag team hamper us. I let Steve surpass me in The Corporate Empire and MGK let AJ surpass him in Overdrive, but ultimately the situation was made worse for him because he had a lesser brother in this business - JFK...
*The Ace sighs again*
Inevitably when JFK went downhill, he took his brother with him as so often happens in this business, it happened with Brad, Chris and Spike and it happened with Dave and Milo. I myself have two brothers outside this industry, Rich and Jason, and that is precisely the reason I don't want them in this industry, fraternity can be such a cancer in this business, primarily because everybody expects you to be as good as if not better than your brother. Those are the pressures that got to JFK and now both brothers are suffering the effects. I really wish that I could say I will be facing The Undisputed Icon I once knew and respected as MGK, but I con only myself in thinking that.
*The Ace laughs, amused by the cheap pun he just made*
The truth is that we are just two guys similiar in style and wrestling ideology, our names defined by three simple letters and we're both down on our luck, nothing more, nothing less. Only a couple more letters are left to me in this business that can help me achieve the three numbers I need to beat MGK, I now need to turn to my only hope for salvation and hope that he can help save me like he saved nCw. Only he is left, only he can help me put The Undisputed Icon well and truly behind me...
*The Ace turns around and we can see the words 'The Undisputed Icon' across the back of the shirt as he knocks and enters a locker-room. The door closes behind him before the camera is allowed in, the last thing the camera picks up is the name on the door - AJ Phoenix...*