Post by bigci on May 19, 2007 21:02:55 GMT -6
:: Big Ci is stood in the Four Horsemen: XE’s locker room. He has a polystyrene cup full of tea that he sips from every so often. He takes the cup and sits down on the couch, picking up a magazine from the coffee table in the centre of the room. He flicks through it for a couple of seconds and then takes another drink. He grimaces after doing so.
Big Ci: Urrgh… I hate machine tea
:: He continues to read the magazine for a few seconds before finally acknowledging the cameras presence. He speaks to camera.
You know… George Duke makes me wonder… he hates England so much… yet he is tied to it. He hates it yet he is name after its patron saint… he hates it so much… yet he is descended from English people… George Duke is possibly more British than I am… yet he calls me a limey bastard… to quote a great champion… “Wazzupwitdat”
:: Ci strikes the Hurricane pose before realising how stupid he must look and standing back up brushing down his clothes with his hands.
So yeah anyway… At Supermania… on Thursday night… I have the opportunity, not only to go 2 and 0 at the event… but also walk out the new Valor Champion. Now it is well known that the last time that I took on George Duke with the Valor Championship on the line he beat me. It is also plain as day… that George Duke wants to hold onto that Valor champion as much as any champion has ever wanted to hold on to their championship… until now.
You see because he is not the only champion in this match… No you see it is not just the Valor Championship at stake this Thursday… it is the Extreme Championship as well… and that title… belongs… to me.
I won that title twice in UWC and I walked out of there as the last champion… I will be damned if, having held it until that place closed, I have my title taken away from me by someone like you.
:: Ci finishes his tea and throws away the cup
You see because whilst you may be a champion and whilst you may be a tough competitor… as a human being you’re not shit. And you probably don’t really care that I don’t think much of you… but what you should care about is that I am not gonna give up my belt easily… especially not to you Duke… or should I say Dukenfield?
:: As Ci says this Lance Erickson enters the room. He is carrying a brown envelope and a large picture frame with an old newspaper inside.
Oh… did it arrive?
Lance Erickson: Signed, sealed and delivered… and FedEx delivered this just now.
:: Lance hands the framed newspaper and the envelope to Ci who takes them.
Big Ci: Thanks man
Lance Erickson: No worries. I’ll see you in the gym in about half an hour
Big Ci: Yeah sure… have you seen Dave and Reck today?
Lance Erickson: Well I saw Dave trying to avoid Kilgreen earlier and there was some smoke coming from underneath the women’s bathroom earlier so I presume Reck is around. OK I’ll see you later then yeah
Big Ci: Yeah sure
:: Lance goes to leave
Oh Lance… before you go…
:: Lance turns back
When I win my match against Duke on Thursday… and when you win your match… then it’s me against you remember. Now I know that we’ve had this conversation at your barbecue… but just so you know… I will give you 110% and I expect the same from you. And what ever happens… the title stays with the Horsemen OK
Lance Erickson: Yeah… no worries. What ever happens it’s gonna be a hell of a fight. And I will give you 110%... you can count on it
:: They both say nothing for a moment before Big Ci speaks
Big Ci: Let’s give each other hell
:: Lance and Big Ci smile at each other before Lance walks out. Big Ci picks up the framed newspaper and holds it up. It is not in English. Instead, it is in Gaelic
Big Ci: During your little spot on TV… just prior to your robbing of an old lady… classy George… real classy… but you said that your ancestors were banished to Scotland or Ireland… well that’s when I started thinking… I knew that I had heard the name Duke before. Then I remembered…
You see my family is part Irish and when I was a young kid I used to go to my Grandfathers house and on the wall I used to see this
:: He holds up the newspaper
Big Ci: This used to hang in the living room in my grandparents house in their sitting room and I used to ask my granddad what it said and he used to tell me. Now it has been a few years and I can’t remember what it says word for word but I have had it translated.
:: He opens the envelope and pulls out a piece of paper. He clears his throat
Big Ci: “Yesterday in Dundalk, Co. Louth. Young Colum McConnell, of Blackrock defeated Seoirse O’Duke to lift the Leinster Heavyweight championship after a grueling battle said to have lasted 3 and a half hours. This marks the first time the two had faced off and the longest match to date for the Leinster Championship”
This shows that not only do we have history… but also… our families have history… because Colum McConnell was my Grandfathers great Grandfather and he took your Great Great Great Grandfathers ass and took his title… and that is what I will do to you… hand you your ass and take your belt.
Dukenfield… I will see you on Thursday… Big Ci over and out.
:: Big Ci looks into camera as the scene fades out
:: End of promo
Big Ci: Urrgh… I hate machine tea
:: He continues to read the magazine for a few seconds before finally acknowledging the cameras presence. He speaks to camera.
You know… George Duke makes me wonder… he hates England so much… yet he is tied to it. He hates it yet he is name after its patron saint… he hates it so much… yet he is descended from English people… George Duke is possibly more British than I am… yet he calls me a limey bastard… to quote a great champion… “Wazzupwitdat”
:: Ci strikes the Hurricane pose before realising how stupid he must look and standing back up brushing down his clothes with his hands.
So yeah anyway… At Supermania… on Thursday night… I have the opportunity, not only to go 2 and 0 at the event… but also walk out the new Valor Champion. Now it is well known that the last time that I took on George Duke with the Valor Championship on the line he beat me. It is also plain as day… that George Duke wants to hold onto that Valor champion as much as any champion has ever wanted to hold on to their championship… until now.
You see because he is not the only champion in this match… No you see it is not just the Valor Championship at stake this Thursday… it is the Extreme Championship as well… and that title… belongs… to me.
I won that title twice in UWC and I walked out of there as the last champion… I will be damned if, having held it until that place closed, I have my title taken away from me by someone like you.
:: Ci finishes his tea and throws away the cup
You see because whilst you may be a champion and whilst you may be a tough competitor… as a human being you’re not shit. And you probably don’t really care that I don’t think much of you… but what you should care about is that I am not gonna give up my belt easily… especially not to you Duke… or should I say Dukenfield?
:: As Ci says this Lance Erickson enters the room. He is carrying a brown envelope and a large picture frame with an old newspaper inside.
Oh… did it arrive?
Lance Erickson: Signed, sealed and delivered… and FedEx delivered this just now.
:: Lance hands the framed newspaper and the envelope to Ci who takes them.
Big Ci: Thanks man
Lance Erickson: No worries. I’ll see you in the gym in about half an hour
Big Ci: Yeah sure… have you seen Dave and Reck today?
Lance Erickson: Well I saw Dave trying to avoid Kilgreen earlier and there was some smoke coming from underneath the women’s bathroom earlier so I presume Reck is around. OK I’ll see you later then yeah
Big Ci: Yeah sure
:: Lance goes to leave
Oh Lance… before you go…
:: Lance turns back
When I win my match against Duke on Thursday… and when you win your match… then it’s me against you remember. Now I know that we’ve had this conversation at your barbecue… but just so you know… I will give you 110% and I expect the same from you. And what ever happens… the title stays with the Horsemen OK
Lance Erickson: Yeah… no worries. What ever happens it’s gonna be a hell of a fight. And I will give you 110%... you can count on it
:: They both say nothing for a moment before Big Ci speaks
Big Ci: Let’s give each other hell
:: Lance and Big Ci smile at each other before Lance walks out. Big Ci picks up the framed newspaper and holds it up. It is not in English. Instead, it is in Gaelic
Big Ci: During your little spot on TV… just prior to your robbing of an old lady… classy George… real classy… but you said that your ancestors were banished to Scotland or Ireland… well that’s when I started thinking… I knew that I had heard the name Duke before. Then I remembered…
You see my family is part Irish and when I was a young kid I used to go to my Grandfathers house and on the wall I used to see this
:: He holds up the newspaper
Big Ci: This used to hang in the living room in my grandparents house in their sitting room and I used to ask my granddad what it said and he used to tell me. Now it has been a few years and I can’t remember what it says word for word but I have had it translated.
:: He opens the envelope and pulls out a piece of paper. He clears his throat
Big Ci: “Yesterday in Dundalk, Co. Louth. Young Colum McConnell, of Blackrock defeated Seoirse O’Duke to lift the Leinster Heavyweight championship after a grueling battle said to have lasted 3 and a half hours. This marks the first time the two had faced off and the longest match to date for the Leinster Championship”
This shows that not only do we have history… but also… our families have history… because Colum McConnell was my Grandfathers great Grandfather and he took your Great Great Great Grandfathers ass and took his title… and that is what I will do to you… hand you your ass and take your belt.
Dukenfield… I will see you on Thursday… Big Ci over and out.
:: Big Ci looks into camera as the scene fades out
:: End of promo