Post by bigci on Sept 17, 2007 17:09:23 GMT -6
The scene opens with Big Ci stood in a black suit and white shirt. He is donning a pair of sunglasses and the Valor title belt is slung over his shoulder. He lifts the glasses up so that they are on top of his head. He speaks into the camera.
Big Ci: Ladies and gentlemen good evening, once again I stand before you ahead of another crucial championship defence. Although this time around things are different. This time around I have as much to gain as I have to lose. Not only will winning these matches mean that I retain the Valor Championship, it means that I win the Mid-Atlantic Championship. Now as of late I know that I have been slipping up, I lost last week to John Anthony. But that is over now. Now I go into Reckless Abandon fully focussed and intent on walking out with, not one but, two championship belts in my hands.
But there are certain obstacles that want to prevent me reaching my goal… three to be precise. Now as all of you guys and girls out there know, at Reckless Abandon I have to go through two matches if I want to walk out a double champion. In the first of those matches I must face a familiar opponent in the shape of Mr. Showtime. Now a little over two weeks ago, I went one on one with Mr. Showtime for the very first time. We fought back and too against each other, both of us wanted, more than anything, to score the victory and walk out with the title. When the dust settled and the smoke cleared… I was the one that got the job done. I took Mr Showtime and I planted him in the centre of the ring with the Evenflow and I pinned him 1… 2… 3… Not because I hated him… not because I wanted him hurt… but because on that night I was simply… better. On that night I was better than him and I know for a fact, thanks to my uncles… gentle encouragement (he holds the side of his face that Bossman slapped and smirks to himself) shall we say… that I am still better than him… and more importantly that when it comes down to it… on Friday night… September 21st… I will be better than Mr. Showtime… one more time… and I will keep a hold of MY TITLE .
But then the real test begins, because I know that even though i know that I am better than Mr. Showtime… I am only (he holds his index finger and his thumb around an inch apart) that little bit better. Plus I know that Mr. Showtime thinks that he is better... So I know that Mr. Showtime will fight tooth and nail to beat me. Therefore, I know that I am in for a serious hard time and that is only in the first match. But I know that I will make it to the second match. And in this match I must take on one of two men… Scott Lanegan or Buddy Love. Now say that it is Scott Lanegan who I have to beat to become Mid Atlantic Champion. Well Scott Lanegan came out and spoke to the people by reading from a prepared statement… he called me a “Large piece of human waste”… well Scott… that’s not very nice. But if we’re hurling insults… ha, ha… nah… you know what… any guy who takes promo advice from a camera man really isn’t worth my wit… Now whilst you may be bigger than me Scott… I have slain bigger demons than you… Shadow, Mr. Dangerous, Colossus… all giants… so when I come up against you Scott Lanegan… I won’t give a crap if you’re and inch bigger than me… 2 inches… 3 inches… 4… 5… it won’t matter. The only numbers that will matter are the 3 that the referee will count when you are lay flat on your back and I am lay across you.
But maybe it won’t be you I’m wrestling Scott, maybe it’ll be Buddy Johansson. The Mid-Atlantic Champion… Buddy defeated Meltdown, Enrique Alvarez and David Hilt in a situation not dissimilar to the one we find ourselves in now way back at “Red, White and Bruised”… and do you know where he did it?.. I do… The New Alahambra Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania… the original home of ECW… and now we find ourselves going into a match in one of ECW’s other homes in the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City… So when it comes down to omens and signs and good luck… all the luck seems to be on your side… But I don’t need luck… because I have something else. I have knowledge. The knowledge that tells me that no matter how hard you punch me… I will not fall. The knowledge that when you put me in the Mardi-Gras Hangover… I will not tap. The knowledge that no matter what you bring to our match… no matter what tricks you employ… no matter what you do… nothing will stop me from walking in as the only 2 time Valor Champion in POW history and walking out the Mid Atlantic Champion… because just like I said about Showtime… I am better than him… I am better than Lanegan… and I am better than you Buddy Love… because I AM the all around best at what I do… and what I do… is win. So…
We hear a voice from off screen. It is that of Kristen, Big Ci’s girlfriend.
I found it… I found the page
She comes running into shot, clutching a piece of paper.
You found it? Let me see.
She hands Ci the piece of paper. He examines it.
4 time… I knew it… Yes
He plants a kiss on Kristen. He looks back into camera, playing with the paper in his hands.
I just found another reason why I’m going to walk out Mid-Atlantic champion… but it’ll keep until another time. Until that time… remember what I said… because every singe word of it is the truth. Until next time… Big Ci… over and out.
He puts his arm around Kristen’s shoulder and they walk of set smiling. The scene fades out.
End of promo
Big Ci: Ladies and gentlemen good evening, once again I stand before you ahead of another crucial championship defence. Although this time around things are different. This time around I have as much to gain as I have to lose. Not only will winning these matches mean that I retain the Valor Championship, it means that I win the Mid-Atlantic Championship. Now as of late I know that I have been slipping up, I lost last week to John Anthony. But that is over now. Now I go into Reckless Abandon fully focussed and intent on walking out with, not one but, two championship belts in my hands.
But there are certain obstacles that want to prevent me reaching my goal… three to be precise. Now as all of you guys and girls out there know, at Reckless Abandon I have to go through two matches if I want to walk out a double champion. In the first of those matches I must face a familiar opponent in the shape of Mr. Showtime. Now a little over two weeks ago, I went one on one with Mr. Showtime for the very first time. We fought back and too against each other, both of us wanted, more than anything, to score the victory and walk out with the title. When the dust settled and the smoke cleared… I was the one that got the job done. I took Mr Showtime and I planted him in the centre of the ring with the Evenflow and I pinned him 1… 2… 3… Not because I hated him… not because I wanted him hurt… but because on that night I was simply… better. On that night I was better than him and I know for a fact, thanks to my uncles… gentle encouragement (he holds the side of his face that Bossman slapped and smirks to himself) shall we say… that I am still better than him… and more importantly that when it comes down to it… on Friday night… September 21st… I will be better than Mr. Showtime… one more time… and I will keep a hold of MY TITLE .
But then the real test begins, because I know that even though i know that I am better than Mr. Showtime… I am only (he holds his index finger and his thumb around an inch apart) that little bit better. Plus I know that Mr. Showtime thinks that he is better... So I know that Mr. Showtime will fight tooth and nail to beat me. Therefore, I know that I am in for a serious hard time and that is only in the first match. But I know that I will make it to the second match. And in this match I must take on one of two men… Scott Lanegan or Buddy Love. Now say that it is Scott Lanegan who I have to beat to become Mid Atlantic Champion. Well Scott Lanegan came out and spoke to the people by reading from a prepared statement… he called me a “Large piece of human waste”… well Scott… that’s not very nice. But if we’re hurling insults… ha, ha… nah… you know what… any guy who takes promo advice from a camera man really isn’t worth my wit… Now whilst you may be bigger than me Scott… I have slain bigger demons than you… Shadow, Mr. Dangerous, Colossus… all giants… so when I come up against you Scott Lanegan… I won’t give a crap if you’re and inch bigger than me… 2 inches… 3 inches… 4… 5… it won’t matter. The only numbers that will matter are the 3 that the referee will count when you are lay flat on your back and I am lay across you.
But maybe it won’t be you I’m wrestling Scott, maybe it’ll be Buddy Johansson. The Mid-Atlantic Champion… Buddy defeated Meltdown, Enrique Alvarez and David Hilt in a situation not dissimilar to the one we find ourselves in now way back at “Red, White and Bruised”… and do you know where he did it?.. I do… The New Alahambra Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania… the original home of ECW… and now we find ourselves going into a match in one of ECW’s other homes in the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City… So when it comes down to omens and signs and good luck… all the luck seems to be on your side… But I don’t need luck… because I have something else. I have knowledge. The knowledge that tells me that no matter how hard you punch me… I will not fall. The knowledge that when you put me in the Mardi-Gras Hangover… I will not tap. The knowledge that no matter what you bring to our match… no matter what tricks you employ… no matter what you do… nothing will stop me from walking in as the only 2 time Valor Champion in POW history and walking out the Mid Atlantic Champion… because just like I said about Showtime… I am better than him… I am better than Lanegan… and I am better than you Buddy Love… because I AM the all around best at what I do… and what I do… is win. So…
We hear a voice from off screen. It is that of Kristen, Big Ci’s girlfriend.
I found it… I found the page
She comes running into shot, clutching a piece of paper.
You found it? Let me see.
She hands Ci the piece of paper. He examines it.
4 time… I knew it… Yes
He plants a kiss on Kristen. He looks back into camera, playing with the paper in his hands.
I just found another reason why I’m going to walk out Mid-Atlantic champion… but it’ll keep until another time. Until that time… remember what I said… because every singe word of it is the truth. Until next time… Big Ci… over and out.
He puts his arm around Kristen’s shoulder and they walk of set smiling. The scene fades out.
End of promo