Post by Badgerman on Jun 29, 2016 12:31:32 GMT -6
Garland had just finished taping Michael Smart’s speech in the middle of his makeshift ring and with the camera he borrowed from his camera pal. Smart wraps up and heads out the front door of the warehouse, telling Garland he’ll see him at the show and feeling good about what they tried to accomplish tonight. After Smart exits, Garland find himself inspired by Smart’s impassioned speech, Garland taking this chance to record himself and get the final bit of footage for his cameraman’s promotional tapes. Garland heads to the back room of his warehouse, setting the camera up on a tripod and turning down the light. He sits in the dark, a swinging lamp barely illuminating the room. He thinks to himself for a moment before giving his full attention to the recording.
Robert Garland - I just want to make sure the record’s one hundred percent clear about everythin’ surroundin’ this upcomin’ match. I don’t want to talk about the past, because that’s just not what people need to hear right now. I just want to say everythin’ plainly, and clearly, about how I feel about our next show’s main event. So Cocheese…
Sure, you may still have the numbers game. Sure, our team may be a makeshift bag of can’t trust anyone… But we’ve all got it in our head that you need to be taken off the menu. For so long now you’ve run this place. Once your Crew was assembled, you carved a foothold at the top of the company and your boys were your wild animals hell bent on causin’ violence and to protect their common interests… Their boy, Frankie Cocheese. But where are they now Cocheese?! They abandoned you! They got a head start out in front, runnin’ away like I almost did! They’ve hightailed it knowin’ that your blood is already on our hands!
You think The Burb Boyz really got arrested?! NO, Cocheese! They’ve protected themselves behind that cage of a jail cell! And Barrel?! Claimin’ to be hurt?! He’s already turned his back on you when you needed him the most my friend! They’ve left you high and dry because they know that this is the end! They know that, when it really matters, our team of Smart, Williams, and Myself, will do EVERYTHIN’ in our power to pay you back for every beat down! We’ll pay you back for every harsh word… And we’ll make you realize that you’re up against another level of monsters! You want to stand there and talk about how your crew has always got your back?! How your people will always be behind you?! Well, where are they now!?
Well, one of them’s still around isn’t he?
Garland's face is starting to turn red as he tries to keep himself coherent and bottle up as much of his anger that he can manage to hold back… However, it doesn’t seem to be working as his words continue to flow...
Robert Garland - Theo Vega, the last henchman of the almighty Crew. The last man clingin’ to the namesake that’s been protectin’ him so far. You want to know what I think about your tagalong, Cocheese? He’s leechin’ right onto your side and livin’ off of the effort that you’ve put forward! You know, I interviewed Vega for The RWD back in the day. He sat down in my office and we had a little chat. Much like you and I used to talk back in the days of Black House. The difference? You had ideas. You had creativity… Vega? He was always just a yes man. He gravitated towards you in order to propel himself forward. And this Unstoppable? We’re gonna propel him right back down the card when we show him the difference between all star talent, and people who think they’re talent.
Doesn’t feel good does it Vega? Bein’ torn down constantly by the other side, is pretty rough right? Well then get pissed off from it and show me some real energy! Speak for yourself for once instead of always noddin’ your head behind the man of the house! ‘Cause all I’ve heard from you lately has been the followin’: “You’re right Cocheese.” “They can’t stand up to us!” and, “My opinions are totally my own and not reflective of the company I keep!” That’s all I keep hearin’ every time you open your goddamn mouth you little weasel! You’re keepin’ the right company by your side… But you’re doin’ nothin’ to build that powerhouse. You’re just reapin’ off the success and then walkin’ around like you own the place.
And before you try to latch on to the above, let me be the first to say that my own company is fucked up! I know that, and I don’t need you to remind me. People are sayin’, STILL, the followin’… You can’t trust Badger, Chris! But the honest answer is that he can! And now that we’ve got Smart in the mix? Man, we’re makin’ just one mistake after another, right? WRONG! Those two won’t work well together this next Unstoppable, I’ll be the first to admit. But they’ll work fine on their own. There’s a common enemy for now, and I know they’re able to put aside their blood sport til’ after one of us is crowned MSW Champion! That’s a fact!
Garland is visibly irritated, but continues recording himself as he starts to speak once more…
Robert Garland - There is a legacy of gold between the three of us, Cocheese and Vega. There is thirty years of this industry that you’re about to face up against. We’ve met many people like you before and we’ve run them right over to get to where we are today. Some of our personal decisions have always been muddy, but our in ring skill will always be clean! I’ve been told that I need to bring my best if I have any hope of pullin’ together a victory against the two of you. Same for Smart and Williams. But, you know what I think? I think it’s the exact opposite! If you have any chance of winnin’ this upcomin’ contest, it would have to be with your best effort Cocheese! And you know what? I ain’t seein’ any of that from you right now.
Garland starts to unbutton his shirt, revealing the scars he wears from his years of in ring action. Garland has had wounds stapled, stitched, and forced close over the years, leaving his torso a gruesome sight. He leaves his shirt open as he once again looks right into the camera…
Robert Garland - This is what a man who’ll do anythin’ it takes to win looks like. This is the body of a man who’s been through hell and fought his way back up to the surface! And this is what your next MSW Champion could very well look like Capital Crew! I’m done playin’ games. I’m puttin’ it all on the line right here and right now… I have a debt to repay and I’m goin’ to follow it through to the end. Where I was once was fearful, I sit here now as a man unphased by your words. Where I was once filled with self-doubt? I am now a man on a mission! As for Chris and Smart? They’re behind me all way...
The clock is tickin’ Capital Crew. You better get up off your ass and make a statement. You better take us as the biggest threat to your power status that you’ve met so far… ‘Cause if you don’t? Well, I’ll just borrow a certain phrase from one of my two teammates this weekend…
Garland hits the power button on the camera, ending the recording as the screen fizzles out with the sound of static…
Robert Garland - I just want to make sure the record’s one hundred percent clear about everythin’ surroundin’ this upcomin’ match. I don’t want to talk about the past, because that’s just not what people need to hear right now. I just want to say everythin’ plainly, and clearly, about how I feel about our next show’s main event. So Cocheese…
Listen up, Fuck Face!
I tried to run from you, I tried to skip town on my pals and on this challenge that was put in front of us. Why? Because I was afraid… I was afraid that another loss here might just be the end of my efforts to help Chris Williams in his hunt for revenge. I was afraid that Cocheese would once again stand tall and that we would have accomplished absolutely nothin’ in the end. But now? Now I speak to you as a man with a clear mind and a message full of passion. Cocheese, I’m not afraid anymore… Not even a single bit.Sure, you may still have the numbers game. Sure, our team may be a makeshift bag of can’t trust anyone… But we’ve all got it in our head that you need to be taken off the menu. For so long now you’ve run this place. Once your Crew was assembled, you carved a foothold at the top of the company and your boys were your wild animals hell bent on causin’ violence and to protect their common interests… Their boy, Frankie Cocheese. But where are they now Cocheese?! They abandoned you! They got a head start out in front, runnin’ away like I almost did! They’ve hightailed it knowin’ that your blood is already on our hands!
You think The Burb Boyz really got arrested?! NO, Cocheese! They’ve protected themselves behind that cage of a jail cell! And Barrel?! Claimin’ to be hurt?! He’s already turned his back on you when you needed him the most my friend! They’ve left you high and dry because they know that this is the end! They know that, when it really matters, our team of Smart, Williams, and Myself, will do EVERYTHIN’ in our power to pay you back for every beat down! We’ll pay you back for every harsh word… And we’ll make you realize that you’re up against another level of monsters! You want to stand there and talk about how your crew has always got your back?! How your people will always be behind you?! Well, where are they now!?
Well, one of them’s still around isn’t he?
Garland's face is starting to turn red as he tries to keep himself coherent and bottle up as much of his anger that he can manage to hold back… However, it doesn’t seem to be working as his words continue to flow...
Robert Garland - Theo Vega, the last henchman of the almighty Crew. The last man clingin’ to the namesake that’s been protectin’ him so far. You want to know what I think about your tagalong, Cocheese? He’s leechin’ right onto your side and livin’ off of the effort that you’ve put forward! You know, I interviewed Vega for The RWD back in the day. He sat down in my office and we had a little chat. Much like you and I used to talk back in the days of Black House. The difference? You had ideas. You had creativity… Vega? He was always just a yes man. He gravitated towards you in order to propel himself forward. And this Unstoppable? We’re gonna propel him right back down the card when we show him the difference between all star talent, and people who think they’re talent.
Doesn’t feel good does it Vega? Bein’ torn down constantly by the other side, is pretty rough right? Well then get pissed off from it and show me some real energy! Speak for yourself for once instead of always noddin’ your head behind the man of the house! ‘Cause all I’ve heard from you lately has been the followin’: “You’re right Cocheese.” “They can’t stand up to us!” and, “My opinions are totally my own and not reflective of the company I keep!” That’s all I keep hearin’ every time you open your goddamn mouth you little weasel! You’re keepin’ the right company by your side… But you’re doin’ nothin’ to build that powerhouse. You’re just reapin’ off the success and then walkin’ around like you own the place.
And before you try to latch on to the above, let me be the first to say that my own company is fucked up! I know that, and I don’t need you to remind me. People are sayin’, STILL, the followin’… You can’t trust Badger, Chris! But the honest answer is that he can! And now that we’ve got Smart in the mix? Man, we’re makin’ just one mistake after another, right? WRONG! Those two won’t work well together this next Unstoppable, I’ll be the first to admit. But they’ll work fine on their own. There’s a common enemy for now, and I know they’re able to put aside their blood sport til’ after one of us is crowned MSW Champion! That’s a fact!
Garland is visibly irritated, but continues recording himself as he starts to speak once more…
Robert Garland - There is a legacy of gold between the three of us, Cocheese and Vega. There is thirty years of this industry that you’re about to face up against. We’ve met many people like you before and we’ve run them right over to get to where we are today. Some of our personal decisions have always been muddy, but our in ring skill will always be clean! I’ve been told that I need to bring my best if I have any hope of pullin’ together a victory against the two of you. Same for Smart and Williams. But, you know what I think? I think it’s the exact opposite! If you have any chance of winnin’ this upcomin’ contest, it would have to be with your best effort Cocheese! And you know what? I ain’t seein’ any of that from you right now.
Garland starts to unbutton his shirt, revealing the scars he wears from his years of in ring action. Garland has had wounds stapled, stitched, and forced close over the years, leaving his torso a gruesome sight. He leaves his shirt open as he once again looks right into the camera…
Robert Garland - This is what a man who’ll do anythin’ it takes to win looks like. This is the body of a man who’s been through hell and fought his way back up to the surface! And this is what your next MSW Champion could very well look like Capital Crew! I’m done playin’ games. I’m puttin’ it all on the line right here and right now… I have a debt to repay and I’m goin’ to follow it through to the end. Where I was once was fearful, I sit here now as a man unphased by your words. Where I was once filled with self-doubt? I am now a man on a mission! As for Chris and Smart? They’re behind me all way...
The clock is tickin’ Capital Crew. You better get up off your ass and make a statement. You better take us as the biggest threat to your power status that you’ve met so far… ‘Cause if you don’t? Well, I’ll just borrow a certain phrase from one of my two teammates this weekend…
YOU… WILL… FALL!
Garland hits the power button on the camera, ending the recording as the screen fizzles out with the sound of static…
