Post by sss on Feb 20, 2007 21:42:27 GMT -6
The scene opens up outside a grungy building on the south side of Chicago. On the side is a small crooked sign that says Windy City Wonder Wrestling. The camera cuts to the interior and there are four rings set up in the huge gymnasium. One ring has a tag team match going on. Another has a triple threat match. The third has Jason Lee facing a young trainee, and the frouth has Shawn Stevens sparring with Alex Payne. Jay T. Nitro is standing in the center of all four rings with Jonny Myzery, Danny Danielson, and Bryan Blaze. The four men standing in the middle are talking while watching each match. Stevens and Payne stop their session as the camera zooms in on Stevens.
Shawn: Oh Rich. You thought you could show me up with your mansion and you two "huge accomplishments"? See you still don't get it do you? You think I'm nothing because I don't live in some huge house in New York. Maybe it's because I CHOOSE to live in my hometown. I choose to live in a nice quaint house with my girlfriend. I ENJOY my city. Hell I wouldn't want to live anywhere else. I was brought up here, I was taught how to wrestle here, and by God when the day comes I will die here. But my first question is how does one rank popularity by the place you live? The hell kind of logic is that? That's like saying a poker player wins more money by playing with a deck that has a certain colored backing.......IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ANYTHING! But I digress......
The scene looks around as Stevens continues to talk. The place may not look like much but the young stars working the matches are giving it their all. The four advisors seem impressed.
Shawn: I don't need extravagancies to make me seem better than anyone Rich, ESPECIALLY you. Keep flaunting all these stupid little things you think you can hold over my head, because you are proving every word I say. You live in the shadows of your own insecurities and portraying a false image to build up your own ego. The whole Rich Morrison persona IS just a gimmick. You aren't you. A good WRESTLER wouldn't have to brag he has more money than the other guy. A good WRESTLER wouldn't show off his two "major championships" then say that one meant nothing both before and after he held it. If that MPW title was tarnished before and after you held it, you sure didn't bring it any prestige during your reign. So why bring that up like it's something you're proud of? Because you need to make yourself feel better about yourself. Yeah I'm sure I'll get it later, "When did Shawn Stevens become the psychiatrist?". Only while noticing the things you do. It's the desperate acts of a man seeing the end of the road coming fast.
But you are right Rich, I do have a big mouth. Isn't a secret, however I don't use it to hide behind to make up for my mediocrity in other catagories. Much like you do with everything. See what I have noticed about you, is no matter what you're talking about. It just comes to be meaningless in the end.......so I guess what we could say is that you are just a bullshit salesman with a mouthful of samples......just like the nonsense of telling me it would be better if I didn't even show up. Funny Rich. Do I have Rob Matthews, Flap Flanagan, or Chester Coban stampped on my forehead? Just because that little plan may work on them, it doesn't work on everyone.
However I did like when you mentioned the last match in UWL that mattered was you against Tito Capaci in a ladder match. That was a five star classic because of you? And the audience was there to see you? And you had to drag TITO to a good match? Were you even THERE that night? Cause your memory doesn't seem to be that good. The match on the card that drew everyone in was the UWL World Heavyweight Championship grudge match between myself and Flying Diamond Cutter Man. Rich Morrison was definitly not the one bringing people in that night. Hell I bet people were there to see Flap Flanagan more than you. The only reason you got that match was UWL management was sick and tired of your constant bitching, and yes I will give it to you. You showed them that night that you were a good competitor in ladder matches. Hell you may even be right when you say you are one of the best guys in 2001-2007.....however that's a poor goal to shoot for. See people are going to associating Shawn Stevens as one of the best in HISTORY. I will surpass the Flying Diamond Cutter Mans, the Teddy Davises, the Jay T. Nitros, the Tito Capacis, all the greats will be on the next level under Shawn Stevens. I will have my own tier as one of the bests in ALL of wrestling. While you simply have an era......
The camera zooms down to look at JTN, who cocks an eye at his brothers comment. But the other three trainers seem to agree it is possible.
Shawn: See this place, this is my home. This is where I was trained. This little tiny building on the south side of the city. My brother, Bryan Blaze, Danny Danielson, and Jonny Myzery started this place. I wanted you to see this. It doesn't take money to get talent. You can't buy that. It isn't just learned for most people. You need to work at it for years, or just be born with it. You obviously did neither to get where you were. You flaunt that money like it's your source for everything. Well I don't need to buy my talent......
You want to set some standards Morrison? Being a champion of champions. You talked about doing so in LWE. But from what I hear the politics of LWE ran more rampant than MPW at some times. How can one justify any championship runs when he's buddy buddy with the owner. You might as well just take both of those belts and sell them on eBay and get your twenty bucks back. That UWL Championship that I showed you. Something you never got familiar with, but I believe you were chasing it. For my lone title to not have meant much, you sure had your eye on it. Why would you concern yourself with something if it was meaningless? Oh Rich, that's right. You wanted to get it so you could say you actually won a World Heavyweight Championship that was more than just a leather strap and cheap plastic plate. Aww did that cut a bit deep Rich? Are you taking offense to the truth? I'm not suprised......
I would love to know this gimmick that I hide behind, that you supposedly don't. Are you referring to me using a stage name? Or the title of being "Sensational"? Because the stage name I used, was so I DIDN'T trade on JTN's. As for being Sensational.....
Stevens laughs as he thinks.
Shawn: I didn't choose that name, I was given it. People saw me working matches at the young age of sixteen and saw that I was something special. Something more than the AVERAGE no-talent, loudmouth like yourself. I won the UWL Heavyweight title before was old enough to drink. You on the other hand worked your way up to where you are by using controversy and politics. So for you to accuse anyone of that is just laughable. Just like accusing Jefferson of being afraid of you becoming champion. Yeah you got it Rich, that's why UWL shut down. Because of you. Not because management was burned out in their minds and wallets, not because some of the roster had contracts up and elected to go elsewhere, not because any of that. No, it was all Rich Morrison......yeah.....is that how you define the "controversy" that follows you? You find some obscure reason to put yourself into the middle of something big, when in reality you had NOTHING to do with anything? Because if that's the case, I commend you for having enough intelligence to think of that, but really one woudl think you would actually, you know, back up these stories. Not annoy everyone by claiming to be more than he is.....
Just wait for it Rich, you'll soon see that everything I say is the truth. Convince yourself that you are known due to your wrestling ability. You may be right though. I wouldn't be suprised if more people could pick you out of a room. People remember who to stay away from so their ears aren't chewed off with annoying speeches full of grandiose lies. So I guess in that reguard you don't come second to none. But if you want to act like you've beaten big names and forgotten them, I know that's just that bullshit seeping out again. The reason I bring up the big names, is because they ARE the best.....or were....until I beat them. The reason you can't bring up any of the "big names" you beat is because you will be laughed out of the room because they were probably on the ninety five percent lower tier of the wrestling scale. But hell I remember the lower tier guys that I've beaten, it's called respect of the business. Something you know nothing about. And while you may have more years in the business. When the cards are laid on the table Morrison.....you will see that you're right. This match will be one of the most talked about for all of POW's existance, hell maybe even the history of wrestling period. But it won't be because of you. I'm going to show everyone just who the real Rich Morrison is by beating you for that title and holding the POW Heavyweight title longer than I held the UWL Heavyweight title.
So have fun in LA, keep your focus off of me as long as you can. Get your tan and drink your drinks now. Maybe that will make you feel better when you go home empty handed after First Rights. Meanwhile I will continue to get even sharper for my soon to be time at the top once more. Enjoy all those small thing that keep you happy and thinking everything is gonna be alright. You world comes crashing down in a few days because you WILL remember the name of Shawn Stevens because I am SIMPLY SENSATIONAL!
Stevens and Payne go back to sparring as Lee applies the Air Lock. The scene fades to black as the school gets back on task.