Post by morrison on May 7, 2007 22:29:07 GMT -6
-The lights in the arena dim as "Americas Most Hated" by Kevin Federline begins to play over the speakers in the POW arena. The building goes dark and a single light is shown at the entryway. Out of the curtain, Rich Morrison appears. The crowd is booing loudly as Rich arrogantly walks to the ring. Every footstep corresponds to a beat in his theme song. He slowly slides into the ring. He gets on the middle rope and throws his arms above his head. He steps down from the turnbuckle and "runs the ropes" for a bit. He finally stops, looks into the camera and grins a cocky, toothy grin. Rich takes a microphone out from his suit jacket and begins to speak.-
[Rich Morrison]
You see, it seems to me that a whole lot of people like to run their mouths around here. They keeping talking about “legend status” and the like. They like to talk about how impressive their win/loss record is and how many titles they have won. They like to brag about being the best, and that’s cool with me. I don’t really pay attention to these people. Now, I know you want to know why I don’t. Come on, ask me.
-The crowd boos Rich Morrison loudly. They refuse to acknowledge his question. The loud, steady echoes of disapproval seem to excite Rich-
[Rich Morrison]
Well, since you asked so nicely…the reason I don’t care about why these people run their mouths are because talk is cheap. You see, I can talk all I want about my godlike characteristics and you people eat it up and believe it. Why? You people believe the hype because it’s genuine. The same people who come out here and brag about themselves are the same people who claim that I’m not a real wrestler. They say that I’m nothing more than a mouthpiece. Well, like I said before, they can keep on talking because I’ll talk louder.
-Rich runs up towards the top turnbuckle and is standing on the top rope, looking out into the sea of people.-
[Rich Morrison]
And when they get louder, I’ll grab a megaphone. When they grab a megaphone, I’ll grab a microphone. I won’t stop until I’m the only voice heard. I’ll stand on top of a mountain and proclaim my intentions much like Moses proclaimed the 10 commandments. Why? It’s because I can. It’s because I am the personification of what this business was, is, and will be in the future. I can come out here every week and talk , and that has been proven time and time again. I can come out here and win matches, and that has been proven time and time again. What I have in abundance is what the rest of the boys in the back lack. I have the will to be the very best.
-Morrison slowly steps down from the top rope. He smiles, takes all of the negative energy in. Rich than continues to speak.-
[Rich Morrison]
I don’t care if you are in the Midwest territory. I don’t care if you are in the Northeast territory. I don’t care if your in a rival promotion. This business is what I excel at, and everybody knows it. If I can come out here and drag a five star classic out of a schmuck like Flying Diamond Cutter Bitch, you know I can get the job done when it’s go time. Win or lose, I put the show of a lifetime each and every time I get in this ring. I don’t care if you people love me, or if you hate me. It’s really irrelevant at this point in my career. I go out there and do this for me because I love professional wrestling. Some people cheer me, some people boo me. Once again, irrelevant. I go out there and do this because I can. When I’m on my game, and even Tito Capaci himself knows this. When I’m on my game, I am the very best that this business has to offer. I have been all over the world and I have faced every type of wrestler. Nobody surprises me anymore. You see, except for a select few.
-Rich raises one eyebrow.-
[Rich Morrison]
A few wrestlers that are currently competing in Power On Wrestling have caught my eye. They are some of the fastest rising stars that I have seen under one roof in a long time. One of those men are my tag team partner for this week, Kaleb Shadix. The POW Midwest Television Champion is a proven winner, and I like winners. Mr. Shadix is a wrestler of the highest quality and he has a similar outlook on life as I do. As I sit back and really think about it, Kaleb is much like myself in a lot of ways.
-He smiles, thinks over his previous statements, and continues on.-
[Rich Morrison]
Kaleb and I both enjoy the finer things in life, we refuse to settle for second. Kaleb and I are both considered “controversial”, we say what’s on our mind. And Kaleb Shadix and Rich Morrison also have one more thing in common. We want to win. This week, Kaleb and I will squaring off against two wrestlers who I honestly… don’t really care about. I know, I know. HYPE THE MATCH!!! HYPE THE MATCH!!! What are you going to do Tito? Are you REALLY going to tell production to cut my microphone? You haven’t done it before and you will never do it. Why? Because I make you money. I don’t care if I don’t have gold around my waist, and you can check the merchandising department for verification, I am your biggest draw. The Morrison name alone is an automatic sellout arena. Don’t even try to lie Capaci, don’t even try to lie.
-Rich shakes his index finger towards the camera.-
[Rich Morrison]
Okay, okay. I’ll be a good boy. This week, Shadix and I will be teaming up to face Kalius Holmes and Brian Lee. Well, honestly, I don’t even know who the hell Brian Lee is. I’m sure he’s just booked there as filler because the fans would hate to have to see Shadix and I decimate Holmes in a handicap match. Well- Brian Lee, I’ve got something for you. Don’t worry. What I’m going to do is let Mr. Kaleb Shadix beat you to a bloody pulp. He’s all yours Kaleb, you can do whatever you want to him. Smack him with a chair? Sure! Throw him into the crowd? Sure! Do whatever it takes to make that guy never want to step into a wrestling ring again. Because, honestly, this generic piece of shit doesn’t belong in the ring with us. We’re better than him.
-He starts to laugh uncontrollably.-
[Rich Morrison]
Now, now, now. It comes time to speak to Kalius Holmes, or “Kez” as he occasionally fancies being called. Well Kalius, I happened to hear you little dramatic rant earlier. It was something along the lines of “My wife died, or left me, my kid hates me or something. Rob Matthews screwed me, BLAH BLAH BLAH”. Kalius Holmes, shut up. Seriously. I don’t care what people say about my rants, at least I’m entertaining. Professional wrestling wasn’t made for such an emo little man to come out on his soapbox and discuss his personal life. No one cares about your wife, no one cares about your son. Do you have a son? I don’t know. I was too busy laughing at you to pay attention.
-Rich once again smirks, the smirk we have all grown to know and hate.-
[Rich Morrison]
However, you said something along the lines of Rob Matthews and I screwing you out of your title? I’ll let you in on little secret, Rob Matthews and I screwed EVERYONE out of their titles. If your name wasn’t Matthews, Morrison or Coban- we didn’t like you. Let’s be real here, anyone who came through the doors of LWE knew this. It was practically on your contract when you came in. “I will lose to all members of the nMa, past or present.” You signed the contract, Cry boy. You knew exactly how it was going to be. Now, you want to come here to POW and attack me from behind? You want to lock up with “The Undisputed King of Wrestling”? I’ve got news for you, you very well might be getting that chance. I mean, not to let the cat out of the bag, but a birdie told me that at Supermania III, you and I will be going one on one. Now- let’s not read the whole booking sheet. I don’t know what else is planned. But that’s all the insider info I can divulge in without getting sued.
-He shakes his head and laughs a bit. He loves to expose the business.-
[Rich Morrison]
So this means that Kaleb Shadix and I, two of the hottest commodities in the wrestling world will be going two on two in a tag team match with a virtual unknown and a grown man that cries?! You think this is going to be a challenge for us? With a team assembled that possesses such greatness as the team I will be competing on, there is no substitute for quality. There is no substitute for intensity. While Kaleb is making Brian bleed, and I laugh at Kalius, who will be crying on the top turnbuckle…I’m sure some random TV watcher will flip to our channel and see exactly what is wrong with this business today. Predictable, predictable, predictable. It’s a circus sideshow. So- boys…
-He shrugs.-
[Rich Morrison]
Prepare for the unthinkable. Prepare for the fight of your life. Prepare for the Morrison/Shadix team to beat you an inch of your life. Prepare…for…Excellence Personified.
-"Americas Most Hated" by Kevin Federline begins to play over the speakers again as Rich Morrison leaves the ring. He makes his grand exit as fans ponder what he just said.-
[Rich Morrison]
You see, it seems to me that a whole lot of people like to run their mouths around here. They keeping talking about “legend status” and the like. They like to talk about how impressive their win/loss record is and how many titles they have won. They like to brag about being the best, and that’s cool with me. I don’t really pay attention to these people. Now, I know you want to know why I don’t. Come on, ask me.
-The crowd boos Rich Morrison loudly. They refuse to acknowledge his question. The loud, steady echoes of disapproval seem to excite Rich-
[Rich Morrison]
Well, since you asked so nicely…the reason I don’t care about why these people run their mouths are because talk is cheap. You see, I can talk all I want about my godlike characteristics and you people eat it up and believe it. Why? You people believe the hype because it’s genuine. The same people who come out here and brag about themselves are the same people who claim that I’m not a real wrestler. They say that I’m nothing more than a mouthpiece. Well, like I said before, they can keep on talking because I’ll talk louder.
-Rich runs up towards the top turnbuckle and is standing on the top rope, looking out into the sea of people.-
[Rich Morrison]
And when they get louder, I’ll grab a megaphone. When they grab a megaphone, I’ll grab a microphone. I won’t stop until I’m the only voice heard. I’ll stand on top of a mountain and proclaim my intentions much like Moses proclaimed the 10 commandments. Why? It’s because I can. It’s because I am the personification of what this business was, is, and will be in the future. I can come out here every week and talk , and that has been proven time and time again. I can come out here and win matches, and that has been proven time and time again. What I have in abundance is what the rest of the boys in the back lack. I have the will to be the very best.
-Morrison slowly steps down from the top rope. He smiles, takes all of the negative energy in. Rich than continues to speak.-
[Rich Morrison]
I don’t care if you are in the Midwest territory. I don’t care if you are in the Northeast territory. I don’t care if your in a rival promotion. This business is what I excel at, and everybody knows it. If I can come out here and drag a five star classic out of a schmuck like Flying Diamond Cutter Bitch, you know I can get the job done when it’s go time. Win or lose, I put the show of a lifetime each and every time I get in this ring. I don’t care if you people love me, or if you hate me. It’s really irrelevant at this point in my career. I go out there and do this for me because I love professional wrestling. Some people cheer me, some people boo me. Once again, irrelevant. I go out there and do this because I can. When I’m on my game, and even Tito Capaci himself knows this. When I’m on my game, I am the very best that this business has to offer. I have been all over the world and I have faced every type of wrestler. Nobody surprises me anymore. You see, except for a select few.
-Rich raises one eyebrow.-
[Rich Morrison]
A few wrestlers that are currently competing in Power On Wrestling have caught my eye. They are some of the fastest rising stars that I have seen under one roof in a long time. One of those men are my tag team partner for this week, Kaleb Shadix. The POW Midwest Television Champion is a proven winner, and I like winners. Mr. Shadix is a wrestler of the highest quality and he has a similar outlook on life as I do. As I sit back and really think about it, Kaleb is much like myself in a lot of ways.
-He smiles, thinks over his previous statements, and continues on.-
[Rich Morrison]
Kaleb and I both enjoy the finer things in life, we refuse to settle for second. Kaleb and I are both considered “controversial”, we say what’s on our mind. And Kaleb Shadix and Rich Morrison also have one more thing in common. We want to win. This week, Kaleb and I will squaring off against two wrestlers who I honestly… don’t really care about. I know, I know. HYPE THE MATCH!!! HYPE THE MATCH!!! What are you going to do Tito? Are you REALLY going to tell production to cut my microphone? You haven’t done it before and you will never do it. Why? Because I make you money. I don’t care if I don’t have gold around my waist, and you can check the merchandising department for verification, I am your biggest draw. The Morrison name alone is an automatic sellout arena. Don’t even try to lie Capaci, don’t even try to lie.
-Rich shakes his index finger towards the camera.-
[Rich Morrison]
Okay, okay. I’ll be a good boy. This week, Shadix and I will be teaming up to face Kalius Holmes and Brian Lee. Well, honestly, I don’t even know who the hell Brian Lee is. I’m sure he’s just booked there as filler because the fans would hate to have to see Shadix and I decimate Holmes in a handicap match. Well- Brian Lee, I’ve got something for you. Don’t worry. What I’m going to do is let Mr. Kaleb Shadix beat you to a bloody pulp. He’s all yours Kaleb, you can do whatever you want to him. Smack him with a chair? Sure! Throw him into the crowd? Sure! Do whatever it takes to make that guy never want to step into a wrestling ring again. Because, honestly, this generic piece of shit doesn’t belong in the ring with us. We’re better than him.
-He starts to laugh uncontrollably.-
[Rich Morrison]
Now, now, now. It comes time to speak to Kalius Holmes, or “Kez” as he occasionally fancies being called. Well Kalius, I happened to hear you little dramatic rant earlier. It was something along the lines of “My wife died, or left me, my kid hates me or something. Rob Matthews screwed me, BLAH BLAH BLAH”. Kalius Holmes, shut up. Seriously. I don’t care what people say about my rants, at least I’m entertaining. Professional wrestling wasn’t made for such an emo little man to come out on his soapbox and discuss his personal life. No one cares about your wife, no one cares about your son. Do you have a son? I don’t know. I was too busy laughing at you to pay attention.
-Rich once again smirks, the smirk we have all grown to know and hate.-
[Rich Morrison]
However, you said something along the lines of Rob Matthews and I screwing you out of your title? I’ll let you in on little secret, Rob Matthews and I screwed EVERYONE out of their titles. If your name wasn’t Matthews, Morrison or Coban- we didn’t like you. Let’s be real here, anyone who came through the doors of LWE knew this. It was practically on your contract when you came in. “I will lose to all members of the nMa, past or present.” You signed the contract, Cry boy. You knew exactly how it was going to be. Now, you want to come here to POW and attack me from behind? You want to lock up with “The Undisputed King of Wrestling”? I’ve got news for you, you very well might be getting that chance. I mean, not to let the cat out of the bag, but a birdie told me that at Supermania III, you and I will be going one on one. Now- let’s not read the whole booking sheet. I don’t know what else is planned. But that’s all the insider info I can divulge in without getting sued.
-He shakes his head and laughs a bit. He loves to expose the business.-
[Rich Morrison]
So this means that Kaleb Shadix and I, two of the hottest commodities in the wrestling world will be going two on two in a tag team match with a virtual unknown and a grown man that cries?! You think this is going to be a challenge for us? With a team assembled that possesses such greatness as the team I will be competing on, there is no substitute for quality. There is no substitute for intensity. While Kaleb is making Brian bleed, and I laugh at Kalius, who will be crying on the top turnbuckle…I’m sure some random TV watcher will flip to our channel and see exactly what is wrong with this business today. Predictable, predictable, predictable. It’s a circus sideshow. So- boys…
-He shrugs.-
[Rich Morrison]
Prepare for the unthinkable. Prepare for the fight of your life. Prepare for the Morrison/Shadix team to beat you an inch of your life. Prepare…for…Excellence Personified.
-"Americas Most Hated" by Kevin Federline begins to play over the speakers again as Rich Morrison leaves the ring. He makes his grand exit as fans ponder what he just said.-