Post by George Duke on Apr 9, 2007 19:17:59 GMT -6
After another day of training, George has decided to check out the bar on the corner. Beer is beer, he just hopes the regulars are half as good as his Philly friends. Who knows? It might be okay - maybe he's found a second home afterall.
"It's kind of creepy that you're snooping around my house and picking up my cigars, Ci. You're damn right I look down on everybody, despite in the literal sense. You said yourself that I'm one of the best that ever lived. Why shouldn't I? I'm the d**n Valor Champion. I'm the number one contender for the top POW prize. You want trouble. Ci? You're up to your ears in it."
Duke is clad in black slacks and shoes. His striped collared shirt is bundled up beneath his heavy overcoat. His ever-present stoagie leaves a thin stream of smoke behind him as he adjusts his tweed cap. He grumbles as he passes a few kids playing on the sidewalk. The bar is just a block away, but the sign is faded. Duke spits on the cement - even the noise it makes when it lands is different here. Odd...
"You're right - UK Wrestling does have a fine tradition. As the slogan says, they wrestle. They don't show off, they don't hop around like moron - they wrestle. They didn't let women wrestle for the longest time - something I strongly believe in. They go by the book - and they wrestle. However, they wrestle in five minute rounds. They need breaks, because they can't take it. They roll around for five minutes and then have some tea, eh? That's why we beat their teeth out a couple hundred years ago - they didn't have time for their tea breaks. Sammartino would wipe the floor with Count Bartelli any day - because he had the spirit of a true fighter. Sure, you guys had Georg Hackenschmidt for a while, but he was Russian, just like my grandfather. He had the fighting spirit. Why do you think the British Empire pissed their pants every time they saw a longboat? Because the Vikings had a real fighting spirit. That's what made Eihildarr a tough opponent for me. Ci, I'm from Philadelphia, and that means two things as far as this match goes. Firstly, you can bet I have the f**king fighting spirit. If you ain't got it around that place - you'll be eaten alive. We're born with it in Philly. We're born and bred that way. Take a look at any Philly sports game - the real action is in the stands. We're a tough breed and we definitely have the fighting spirit. This fighting spirit brings me to the second point - it is that very trait that allowed us to rise up and beat the piss outta you guys twice. Philadelphia is the home of all things important when it comes to the revolution. Independence Hall, The Liberty Bell - Jefferson wrote The Declaration of Independence here and it was signed here. It goes way back - we're a breed of fighters. It's always been that way, and it always will be. If you want to add a bit of patriotism and symbolism to the match, you're more than welcome. I'm not doing that, I'm just making a point."
Duke stops at the door and points a finger at the camera.
"All things aside, this should be a great display of technical wrestling. You have your history and tradition, and I've learned mine. We're both well versed in the book of holds - people will see just h ow versed. We'll see who comes out on top, but history repeats itself, Ci. Looks like it might just be the same as it always was."
He walks in and hears the sounds of The Village People. He looks left and sees two men dancing. He looks right and sees assless chaps. Within seconds, George is out the door and back up the street. Looks like George will be looking for another bar...
"It's kind of creepy that you're snooping around my house and picking up my cigars, Ci. You're damn right I look down on everybody, despite in the literal sense. You said yourself that I'm one of the best that ever lived. Why shouldn't I? I'm the d**n Valor Champion. I'm the number one contender for the top POW prize. You want trouble. Ci? You're up to your ears in it."
Duke is clad in black slacks and shoes. His striped collared shirt is bundled up beneath his heavy overcoat. His ever-present stoagie leaves a thin stream of smoke behind him as he adjusts his tweed cap. He grumbles as he passes a few kids playing on the sidewalk. The bar is just a block away, but the sign is faded. Duke spits on the cement - even the noise it makes when it lands is different here. Odd...
"You're right - UK Wrestling does have a fine tradition. As the slogan says, they wrestle. They don't show off, they don't hop around like moron - they wrestle. They didn't let women wrestle for the longest time - something I strongly believe in. They go by the book - and they wrestle. However, they wrestle in five minute rounds. They need breaks, because they can't take it. They roll around for five minutes and then have some tea, eh? That's why we beat their teeth out a couple hundred years ago - they didn't have time for their tea breaks. Sammartino would wipe the floor with Count Bartelli any day - because he had the spirit of a true fighter. Sure, you guys had Georg Hackenschmidt for a while, but he was Russian, just like my grandfather. He had the fighting spirit. Why do you think the British Empire pissed their pants every time they saw a longboat? Because the Vikings had a real fighting spirit. That's what made Eihildarr a tough opponent for me. Ci, I'm from Philadelphia, and that means two things as far as this match goes. Firstly, you can bet I have the f**king fighting spirit. If you ain't got it around that place - you'll be eaten alive. We're born with it in Philly. We're born and bred that way. Take a look at any Philly sports game - the real action is in the stands. We're a tough breed and we definitely have the fighting spirit. This fighting spirit brings me to the second point - it is that very trait that allowed us to rise up and beat the piss outta you guys twice. Philadelphia is the home of all things important when it comes to the revolution. Independence Hall, The Liberty Bell - Jefferson wrote The Declaration of Independence here and it was signed here. It goes way back - we're a breed of fighters. It's always been that way, and it always will be. If you want to add a bit of patriotism and symbolism to the match, you're more than welcome. I'm not doing that, I'm just making a point."
Duke stops at the door and points a finger at the camera.
"All things aside, this should be a great display of technical wrestling. You have your history and tradition, and I've learned mine. We're both well versed in the book of holds - people will see just h ow versed. We'll see who comes out on top, but history repeats itself, Ci. Looks like it might just be the same as it always was."
He walks in and hears the sounds of The Village People. He looks left and sees two men dancing. He looks right and sees assless chaps. Within seconds, George is out the door and back up the street. Looks like George will be looking for another bar...
