Post by bigci on Sept 26, 2007 8:21:41 GMT -6
The scene opens on a balcony. Big Ci is stood on the balcony in a pair of boxer shorts. On the railing of the balcony are strapped three championship belts; The UWC Extreme Championship, the POW Mid Atlantic heavyweight championship and the POW Valor Championship. Big Ci is leaning on the rail and looking out into the distance. At first he appears to be staring into space but as we look more closely we see that his eyes are fixed on something on the horizon. The camera cuts to a shot, of the horizon. Far off in the distance we notice the faint outline of some kind of turret. As the mist surrounding it fades away we see that it is, in fact, a castle. Big Ci stares at the castle intently, watching as gulls fly around it. It is now that we realise that these events are not taking place in the USA, but in Ireland. Ci stares at the castle, not saying anything. Then, from the door behind him, Kristen comes into view. She is clad in nothing but a man’s white shirt. It is far, far too big for her. The size of it indicates that it must be Ci’s. Ci does not notice her arrival on the balcony. He simply continues to stare, intently, at the castle. Kristen speaks to him as she makes her way to his side, positioning herself so that Ci’s arm falls over her shoulders, with her grasping his waist in an embrace.
Kristen: What’s wrong?
Ci relaxes his gaze from the horizon as he lowers his head to kiss the top of Kristen’s.
Big Ci: Nothing… nothing’s wrong
’You sure?
Huh?... yeah I’m fine… why do you ask?
No reason… just… well you never seem to want to get out of bed with me…
She grins at him
… but I wake up and you’re not there. And you have seemed awfully low since Friday. Are you sure everything is OK?
I’m sure… it’s just… I’m on top now… well as high as I’ve ever been. I’m a unified champion… I’m one of the faces of the company… I’m a star but… I’m scared
Scared?
Yeah… scared. I’m scared that it’s all going to come crashing down. Everything good in my life so far has never seemed to last… except you of course. Now I have everything I ever wanted… championships… prestige… financial security… love…
There is a pause as Kristen and Ci lock eyes. They stare at each other, intensity in both their gazes. Softly Kristen speaks to Ci.
And you will still have all of those things after this week. You will have your championship… you will have security… and you will have me. It’s like Graham said… you can do anything you want to do… you are head and shoulders above the competition… you have beaten Lanegan… you have beaten Duke… you have beaten Erikson… you have beaten Shadow and Pickles and Dave and you have beaten Showtime… you have proven time and time again to the world why you hold all these…
She points out the championships to Ci who looks at them and then looks back at Kristen.
And I know for a fact that you will do it again baby.
She reaches up and takes his face in her hands. She kisses him firmly and he kisses her back with just as much passion, fire and energy as he has ever put into any match, if not more. They separate and stare at each other before Ci speaks.
I love you, you know… and you’re right of course… I’ve beaten the Dukes and the Shadows and the Eriksons and the Loves… and just like I beat Showtime before… I will beat him again.
They both turn and look out over the land beneath them. Free from the hustle and bustle of life in the US they survey the land a storey below and observe the calm and serenity of their surroundings. Only far off crashing of waves and the sound of the seagulls overhead break the silence.
Me and him are exactly the same you know… Showtime I mean. We both fought to get here… to this point in our careers. We both love an audience… there’s nothing I love more than earning the adoration of the crowd… even now. We’re both supported… by women that love us… and that we love. Hell we even started factions… he had SOC and I had the Horsemen… yet we both understand that it’s not about anyone else when we step into the ring… it’s about us in that environment. When we can’t allow ourselves to rely on others to see us through when it’s one on one…
He takes a long breath
You know it’d funny… of all the members of the POW roster… all the talent I’ve ever encountered… Mr Showtime is the one I would prefer to lose the championship to… but I won’t… I won’t lose it… not now… not ever… You and Unc’ are right… I can do anything I want to do… and on Friday… what I want… is to beat Mr. Showtime.
Ci and Kristen stay silent for a moment before they turn and walk back inside the house, sliding the sliding door closed as they enter. The camera zooms in to the face plate of the Valor title, still hung over the balcony. It remains there as the scene fades out to black.
End of promo
Kristen: What’s wrong?
Ci relaxes his gaze from the horizon as he lowers his head to kiss the top of Kristen’s.
Big Ci: Nothing… nothing’s wrong
’You sure?
Huh?... yeah I’m fine… why do you ask?
No reason… just… well you never seem to want to get out of bed with me…
She grins at him
… but I wake up and you’re not there. And you have seemed awfully low since Friday. Are you sure everything is OK?
I’m sure… it’s just… I’m on top now… well as high as I’ve ever been. I’m a unified champion… I’m one of the faces of the company… I’m a star but… I’m scared
Scared?
Yeah… scared. I’m scared that it’s all going to come crashing down. Everything good in my life so far has never seemed to last… except you of course. Now I have everything I ever wanted… championships… prestige… financial security… love…
There is a pause as Kristen and Ci lock eyes. They stare at each other, intensity in both their gazes. Softly Kristen speaks to Ci.
And you will still have all of those things after this week. You will have your championship… you will have security… and you will have me. It’s like Graham said… you can do anything you want to do… you are head and shoulders above the competition… you have beaten Lanegan… you have beaten Duke… you have beaten Erikson… you have beaten Shadow and Pickles and Dave and you have beaten Showtime… you have proven time and time again to the world why you hold all these…
She points out the championships to Ci who looks at them and then looks back at Kristen.
And I know for a fact that you will do it again baby.
She reaches up and takes his face in her hands. She kisses him firmly and he kisses her back with just as much passion, fire and energy as he has ever put into any match, if not more. They separate and stare at each other before Ci speaks.
I love you, you know… and you’re right of course… I’ve beaten the Dukes and the Shadows and the Eriksons and the Loves… and just like I beat Showtime before… I will beat him again.
They both turn and look out over the land beneath them. Free from the hustle and bustle of life in the US they survey the land a storey below and observe the calm and serenity of their surroundings. Only far off crashing of waves and the sound of the seagulls overhead break the silence.
Me and him are exactly the same you know… Showtime I mean. We both fought to get here… to this point in our careers. We both love an audience… there’s nothing I love more than earning the adoration of the crowd… even now. We’re both supported… by women that love us… and that we love. Hell we even started factions… he had SOC and I had the Horsemen… yet we both understand that it’s not about anyone else when we step into the ring… it’s about us in that environment. When we can’t allow ourselves to rely on others to see us through when it’s one on one…
He takes a long breath
You know it’d funny… of all the members of the POW roster… all the talent I’ve ever encountered… Mr Showtime is the one I would prefer to lose the championship to… but I won’t… I won’t lose it… not now… not ever… You and Unc’ are right… I can do anything I want to do… and on Friday… what I want… is to beat Mr. Showtime.
Ci and Kristen stay silent for a moment before they turn and walk back inside the house, sliding the sliding door closed as they enter. The camera zooms in to the face plate of the Valor title, still hung over the balcony. It remains there as the scene fades out to black.
End of promo