Post by Steeltoe Joe on Feb 11, 2012 5:04:27 GMT -5
The lights in the arena go off in an instant. The WCF arena is waiting in anticipation as the gate area on the stage flickers to the beat of “Cells” by the Servant. Neon blue and white lights start to flicker and pulse everywhere in the arena, and fog fills the entrance ramp as out of the midst of the fog, Steeltoe Joe comes walking out to a crowd cheering louder than the fans at Yankees Stadium. Joe is dressed in a pair of Wrangler jeans, his signature boots and a white wife beater. He stuns in a pair of sunglasses as he looks around to all the fans who have been waiting for the Legends return. Joe points all around the WCF arena and then flexes his arms up wards. The fans pop! Joe then smiles with that cocky smirk he gets when he’s in his element. He walks at a slow and steady pace down the ramp and when he gets to the ring steps, he slaps the hands of a few fans. Some of the fans are bowing down to him, Joe laughs and just points upwards towards Heaven. Joe spots a fan holding a sign that catches his eye. The fan is a teenage girl holding up a sign that reads:
“WE LOVE U JOE!”
Joe walks over to the fan and points to her sign, he then stops for a Kodak moment. The girl gets so happy and just hugs on Joe. Joe turns his attention to the ring and slides right into it from under the ropes. As Joe rises to his feet, he motions to the ring announcer for a mic. He grabs the Mic and tries to speak:
Stj: (As he is bringing the mic to his mouth, the fans just go irate. He cant get any words in because the crowds are so loud).
The fans cant believe that Joe is here. They have been waiting so long for their hero to return and in this moment, he finally has come back. Joe brings the mic up quick and yells:
Stj: STJ has finally… Come ALL THE WAY, HOME!!!
(The fans are screaming even louder but Joe manages to keep his speech going).
Stj: It was 4 years ago that I stepped away from this ring because I was under the impression that I was done, but obviously my brain wasn’t registering what my heart was saying because Mi Corazon has brought me back here! To you all…
(Joe looks around at the cheering crowd and keeps going on and on).
Stj: See I was tired, and I was suffering from a lot of personal drama. My mind was stuck in the court trials, paperwork, and everyday routines of just going through the motions of life. See… My mind was stuck in the mud, in the muck and in the world of sorrows while my heart was still stuck on this…
(Joe points to all four corners of the wrestling ring).
Stj: This squared circle is where Steeltoe Joe was born, lived, died and then rebirthed. This ring redeemed my life as God restored my soul. If it wasn’t for this ring then I would just be another statistic of a person in the prison system. This ring did a lot for me but there was something else that breathed into me. IT WAS YOU! ALL OF YOU! The fans of this great business, There is nothing like professional wrestling fans. When my ex-wife couldn’t see any worth in me, all of you adored me. When there wasn’t a single person who trusted me, it was all of you who gave me the ball to run with. When nobody wanted to believe me, all of you pushed me to greatness. It was all of you who made Steeltoe Joe the Comeback Kid! You guys made my name great, and you guys made me who I am. You pushed me, motivated me, cheered me, and picked me up when I fell and when you all did that, it was you… Not me who won all the matches that made me great! So in retrospect, it was all of you who brought me back!
(Joe pauses for a minute to hear the fans clap and cheer).
Stj: Many have asked me if I am back for good, to answer that truthfully I would have to say, “I don’t know!” I don’t know if I have one match, or thirty matches left in me. I don’t know if I am on borrowed time or if I have years of fuel left in my tank but I know one thing for sure… I am here right now and as long as I am here, things are going to run my way and all of my enemies will be as my foot-stool! I come back not to bring peace to WCF, no… Not this time. I have come to wage war; to divide and conquer, to break bone, marrow, spirit and soul. No one will diminish the Holy Flame!
(The crowds cheer even louder, Joe cant believe the response he is getting from the WCF fans).
Stj: When I was stuck in my everyday life of being an average Joe… No pun intended. (The fans laugh). I sat back and watched my bro Tek, the man I know outside of this ring as Ty, get taken advantage of week after week by a few in this business. As I watched this unfold, I would get text messages asking for advice and asking if I could help. I watched as Nic Daniels, another bro of mine, came to have Teks back and the Society was formed. Then, My good friend Eric Price got into the picture and these three men leveled the playing field here in WCF. These three men, dominant competitors and people who have ruled the wrestling business for at least a decade, began to run buckshot in the ring and a few in the locker room began to respect them, but then there were a select few who decided to buck the system and fight back… Big mistake because those select few are now… GONE! The GLS… Good looking society, well they just got GTSed, as Cm Punk would say.
(The fans erupt).
Stj: Ok well I am getting of track, im not out here to talk about the past; I am out here to talk about the future. In the near future we have some road blocks to take care of. One of them goes by the name Oblivion.. The only thing I can really say after seeing his promo earlier is that this guy needs to change his specialty from wrestling to maybe law, or maybe brain surgery, he is obviously best at these subjects. If he is honestly what stretches for one of the best in this business, the standard has fallen pretty low. Ive seen his matches, they really aren’t noteworthy. I mean… I have been in the ring with the best, and he simply isn’t one of them. The sad thing is, he is delusional as well, because he is under the false impression that he is the best but worse than this, he thinks he can beat me…
(The crowd boos at the sound of this).
Stj: This is not only a delusion, but a suicidal trait of a self-destructive mind-set. If he thinks he is going into this tag match to get a pin over me, he is going to find himself lying in a state of unconsciousness with a mangled body and broken spirit. The difference between what I am saying and what he is saying though, my words speak from actions and truth, his are spoken froth from just as I said, a delusional mind. We will all get to see soon in this tag match why some people are safer being injected with Haldol and thrown into a straight jacket.
(The fans cheer for Joe).
Stj: Now also in the near future, this is a guy named Nightrider who palls around with his retarded and morbidly obese brother. Sounds like another “Of Mice and Men” novel. Now obviously these guys don’t know me because one of them thinks I am a rip-off GI Joe and claim to have some sort of background in the Military. Lets set the record straight and tell them who I am. I am a man of God, Believer in Christ and servant to his will. I seek to save that which is lost and punish the apostasies where I SEE FIT. I have taken out federations, closed down buildings, led riots, and killed people’s careers. I am known as the “Righteous Juggernaut, The Holy Flame, The Holy Grail, and your own worst fear.” I draw a line of blood in the sand that if crossed you pay a dear price with your souls as collateral. I am not a priest. I am not a pastor. I am not a man of the cloth and I am not a man that I should lie, but I am… The REAL judge, jury, and executioner, I don’t just name it, I claim it. I am an average man who takes God at his word and works to eradicate the world of infestations. I am a man who has made a career of whoopin people’s asses for 20+ years… And to George and Lenny who like to hunt rabbits, I am their impending doom.
(The fans cheer more for Joe. STJ chants begin to erupt).
Stj: See in the near future I plan on decimating the competition in this tag match, but after that… The future looks dim for Seth and his goons, but bright as ever for The Society. When Tek made the call, Nic Daniels voted on it, and Eric Price flew it out here first class they knew that “The Band” was back. I am the IT FACTOR, just being Steeltoe Joe, but when you put ME, Tek, Nic and Eric together you get something 100x’s Stronger, you get an Army, you get a Bloodline, You get The Society. We plan on taking over WCF, one day at a time, and one person at a time. If you cross us without respect, then you give way to a deadly situation. If you take on ONE of us, You get beat by ALL OF US. The Society goes way back into the annals of time where people earned what they had in regards to… Gold, Glory, and Respect. The four of us haven’t always gotten along but all four of us have ALWAYS agreed on these things, and we have ALWAYS agreed that WE ARE THE BEST in the world at WHAT WE DO. See, now since you all wanted to poke at the sleeping giant; you all have to deal with the fully awakened beast. Do whatever you what to try to stop us, nothing will work. You push us, we will push harder. You hit us, we will hit harder, you fight us, and we will fight harder. You cannot knock us down without us getting right back up, and you cannot attempt to kill us without it making us stronger. Try as you might, you will never win. When it is all said and done. When all the scores have been settled, When all the dust settles and you can clearly see. It will be everybody down, and The Society seen standing tall after the war. Then when you all have experience the fire we bring, every single one of you will have to Say, Tek, Nic, Eric, and Joe… The Society… ALL… THE… WAY…
(The scene ends as Joe drops the mic in the ring. He rolls out and walks up the ramp as the corwd cheers him on).
“WE LOVE U JOE!”
Joe walks over to the fan and points to her sign, he then stops for a Kodak moment. The girl gets so happy and just hugs on Joe. Joe turns his attention to the ring and slides right into it from under the ropes. As Joe rises to his feet, he motions to the ring announcer for a mic. He grabs the Mic and tries to speak:
Stj: (As he is bringing the mic to his mouth, the fans just go irate. He cant get any words in because the crowds are so loud).
The fans cant believe that Joe is here. They have been waiting so long for their hero to return and in this moment, he finally has come back. Joe brings the mic up quick and yells:
Stj: STJ has finally… Come ALL THE WAY, HOME!!!
(The fans are screaming even louder but Joe manages to keep his speech going).
Stj: It was 4 years ago that I stepped away from this ring because I was under the impression that I was done, but obviously my brain wasn’t registering what my heart was saying because Mi Corazon has brought me back here! To you all…
(Joe looks around at the cheering crowd and keeps going on and on).
Stj: See I was tired, and I was suffering from a lot of personal drama. My mind was stuck in the court trials, paperwork, and everyday routines of just going through the motions of life. See… My mind was stuck in the mud, in the muck and in the world of sorrows while my heart was still stuck on this…
(Joe points to all four corners of the wrestling ring).
Stj: This squared circle is where Steeltoe Joe was born, lived, died and then rebirthed. This ring redeemed my life as God restored my soul. If it wasn’t for this ring then I would just be another statistic of a person in the prison system. This ring did a lot for me but there was something else that breathed into me. IT WAS YOU! ALL OF YOU! The fans of this great business, There is nothing like professional wrestling fans. When my ex-wife couldn’t see any worth in me, all of you adored me. When there wasn’t a single person who trusted me, it was all of you who gave me the ball to run with. When nobody wanted to believe me, all of you pushed me to greatness. It was all of you who made Steeltoe Joe the Comeback Kid! You guys made my name great, and you guys made me who I am. You pushed me, motivated me, cheered me, and picked me up when I fell and when you all did that, it was you… Not me who won all the matches that made me great! So in retrospect, it was all of you who brought me back!
(Joe pauses for a minute to hear the fans clap and cheer).
Stj: Many have asked me if I am back for good, to answer that truthfully I would have to say, “I don’t know!” I don’t know if I have one match, or thirty matches left in me. I don’t know if I am on borrowed time or if I have years of fuel left in my tank but I know one thing for sure… I am here right now and as long as I am here, things are going to run my way and all of my enemies will be as my foot-stool! I come back not to bring peace to WCF, no… Not this time. I have come to wage war; to divide and conquer, to break bone, marrow, spirit and soul. No one will diminish the Holy Flame!
(The crowds cheer even louder, Joe cant believe the response he is getting from the WCF fans).
Stj: When I was stuck in my everyday life of being an average Joe… No pun intended. (The fans laugh). I sat back and watched my bro Tek, the man I know outside of this ring as Ty, get taken advantage of week after week by a few in this business. As I watched this unfold, I would get text messages asking for advice and asking if I could help. I watched as Nic Daniels, another bro of mine, came to have Teks back and the Society was formed. Then, My good friend Eric Price got into the picture and these three men leveled the playing field here in WCF. These three men, dominant competitors and people who have ruled the wrestling business for at least a decade, began to run buckshot in the ring and a few in the locker room began to respect them, but then there were a select few who decided to buck the system and fight back… Big mistake because those select few are now… GONE! The GLS… Good looking society, well they just got GTSed, as Cm Punk would say.
(The fans erupt).
Stj: Ok well I am getting of track, im not out here to talk about the past; I am out here to talk about the future. In the near future we have some road blocks to take care of. One of them goes by the name Oblivion.. The only thing I can really say after seeing his promo earlier is that this guy needs to change his specialty from wrestling to maybe law, or maybe brain surgery, he is obviously best at these subjects. If he is honestly what stretches for one of the best in this business, the standard has fallen pretty low. Ive seen his matches, they really aren’t noteworthy. I mean… I have been in the ring with the best, and he simply isn’t one of them. The sad thing is, he is delusional as well, because he is under the false impression that he is the best but worse than this, he thinks he can beat me…
(The crowd boos at the sound of this).
Stj: This is not only a delusion, but a suicidal trait of a self-destructive mind-set. If he thinks he is going into this tag match to get a pin over me, he is going to find himself lying in a state of unconsciousness with a mangled body and broken spirit. The difference between what I am saying and what he is saying though, my words speak from actions and truth, his are spoken froth from just as I said, a delusional mind. We will all get to see soon in this tag match why some people are safer being injected with Haldol and thrown into a straight jacket.
(The fans cheer for Joe).
Stj: Now also in the near future, this is a guy named Nightrider who palls around with his retarded and morbidly obese brother. Sounds like another “Of Mice and Men” novel. Now obviously these guys don’t know me because one of them thinks I am a rip-off GI Joe and claim to have some sort of background in the Military. Lets set the record straight and tell them who I am. I am a man of God, Believer in Christ and servant to his will. I seek to save that which is lost and punish the apostasies where I SEE FIT. I have taken out federations, closed down buildings, led riots, and killed people’s careers. I am known as the “Righteous Juggernaut, The Holy Flame, The Holy Grail, and your own worst fear.” I draw a line of blood in the sand that if crossed you pay a dear price with your souls as collateral. I am not a priest. I am not a pastor. I am not a man of the cloth and I am not a man that I should lie, but I am… The REAL judge, jury, and executioner, I don’t just name it, I claim it. I am an average man who takes God at his word and works to eradicate the world of infestations. I am a man who has made a career of whoopin people’s asses for 20+ years… And to George and Lenny who like to hunt rabbits, I am their impending doom.
(The fans cheer more for Joe. STJ chants begin to erupt).
Stj: See in the near future I plan on decimating the competition in this tag match, but after that… The future looks dim for Seth and his goons, but bright as ever for The Society. When Tek made the call, Nic Daniels voted on it, and Eric Price flew it out here first class they knew that “The Band” was back. I am the IT FACTOR, just being Steeltoe Joe, but when you put ME, Tek, Nic and Eric together you get something 100x’s Stronger, you get an Army, you get a Bloodline, You get The Society. We plan on taking over WCF, one day at a time, and one person at a time. If you cross us without respect, then you give way to a deadly situation. If you take on ONE of us, You get beat by ALL OF US. The Society goes way back into the annals of time where people earned what they had in regards to… Gold, Glory, and Respect. The four of us haven’t always gotten along but all four of us have ALWAYS agreed on these things, and we have ALWAYS agreed that WE ARE THE BEST in the world at WHAT WE DO. See, now since you all wanted to poke at the sleeping giant; you all have to deal with the fully awakened beast. Do whatever you what to try to stop us, nothing will work. You push us, we will push harder. You hit us, we will hit harder, you fight us, and we will fight harder. You cannot knock us down without us getting right back up, and you cannot attempt to kill us without it making us stronger. Try as you might, you will never win. When it is all said and done. When all the scores have been settled, When all the dust settles and you can clearly see. It will be everybody down, and The Society seen standing tall after the war. Then when you all have experience the fire we bring, every single one of you will have to Say, Tek, Nic, Eric, and Joe… The Society… ALL… THE… WAY…
(The scene ends as Joe drops the mic in the ring. He rolls out and walks up the ramp as the corwd cheers him on).
