Post by Steve Catt on Dec 27, 2007 6:42:22 GMT -5
:::Fade in to an almost empty arena. Steve Carr is standing in the WCF ring, leaning on the ropes. He is wearing street clothes: jeans and a T-shirt with a lapel mic clipped on to the collar. The camera zooms in on him as he fiddles with the mic, tapping on it and blowing into it. It doesn't seem to be working. He pulls it off and flicks it away, before being handed a microphone from someone off screen.:::
Steve: Test, test...there we go.
:::He repositions himself on the ring ropes.:::
Steve: Ah, show business. Unlike most so-called "professional" athletes, I have remembered the reason why we sign contracts and get paid. We are not paid to win. We are paid to entertain. We are paid because people buy tickets to see us compete. I'm not being cynical. This isn't a bad thing. If anything, it's extra motivation, because here I have an opportunity to do my job better than anyone else here. What would put more fans in the seats than seeing Steve Carr in the finals of the WCF Classic? People have already seen World Champion Creeping Death, World Champion Skyler Striker, World Champion Bobby Cairo. If you want the Pay-Per-View money, you need to give them something they haven't seen in a very long time. Something like, World Champion Steve Carr. Now that, the fans would like. So, of course, Seth Lerch denied it to them.
:::He pulls back from his leaning position and stands straight up. The camera zooms out slightly to accomodate.:::
Steve: "Carr has never quite been able to find the success he's reached for in WCF, and may or may not be bitter." That's what is says on the program for this Sunday. Am I bitter? You bet. I was about to go on a World Title run. Only one man stood in my way, and I'm not going to dignify him by saying his name, because by all accounts he wasn't going to show to our match. But I never got to find out. Seth fell off the wagon, blew all his money and that was that. Frankly, after WCF closed, I almost went the same way. But I was raised to be tougher than that. I held it together. I beat the blues and was considering joining GWC when the Classic offer came along. Sure, why not, I can get my feet wet, decide if I'm really ready to come back full-time. And then the brackets came out. Seth claims they were picked randomly. I'm sure he's telling the truth, for two reasons.
:::He raises a finger to count the first one.:::
Steve: One: every gawd-damned thing in Seth Lerch's life is random. If he had any semblance of order in the way he did business, he'd be able to keep this place open for more than two years at a time.
:::Second finger.:::
Steve: Two: Seth Lerch is not stupid or drunk enough to purposely put himself in a match against me, the guy that's wanted to rip him to shreds for the past six months. I could not have asked for a better matchup. Not only do I get a pathetically bad opponent to knock the rust off...
:::He backs up, shuffles his feet and punches for a few seconds as if warming up for a boxing match.:::
Steve: ...but I can finally punish him...for what he did to the fans, what he did to WCF, and what he did to me.
:::He leans into the ropes again.:::
Steve: I guess this is the part where I'm supposed to break down Seth Lerch and explain why it is I'm going to beat him. That would be a waste of time. He's Seth Lerch. I'm the Ultimate. That's why I'm going to beat him. Instead, what I'll be doing is taking a look at all of the other opponents I might end up facing at some point. Be sure to tune in next time.
:::He stands up and walks away. Fade out.:::
Steve: Test, test...there we go.
:::He repositions himself on the ring ropes.:::
Steve: Ah, show business. Unlike most so-called "professional" athletes, I have remembered the reason why we sign contracts and get paid. We are not paid to win. We are paid to entertain. We are paid because people buy tickets to see us compete. I'm not being cynical. This isn't a bad thing. If anything, it's extra motivation, because here I have an opportunity to do my job better than anyone else here. What would put more fans in the seats than seeing Steve Carr in the finals of the WCF Classic? People have already seen World Champion Creeping Death, World Champion Skyler Striker, World Champion Bobby Cairo. If you want the Pay-Per-View money, you need to give them something they haven't seen in a very long time. Something like, World Champion Steve Carr. Now that, the fans would like. So, of course, Seth Lerch denied it to them.
:::He pulls back from his leaning position and stands straight up. The camera zooms out slightly to accomodate.:::
Steve: "Carr has never quite been able to find the success he's reached for in WCF, and may or may not be bitter." That's what is says on the program for this Sunday. Am I bitter? You bet. I was about to go on a World Title run. Only one man stood in my way, and I'm not going to dignify him by saying his name, because by all accounts he wasn't going to show to our match. But I never got to find out. Seth fell off the wagon, blew all his money and that was that. Frankly, after WCF closed, I almost went the same way. But I was raised to be tougher than that. I held it together. I beat the blues and was considering joining GWC when the Classic offer came along. Sure, why not, I can get my feet wet, decide if I'm really ready to come back full-time. And then the brackets came out. Seth claims they were picked randomly. I'm sure he's telling the truth, for two reasons.
:::He raises a finger to count the first one.:::
Steve: One: every gawd-damned thing in Seth Lerch's life is random. If he had any semblance of order in the way he did business, he'd be able to keep this place open for more than two years at a time.
:::Second finger.:::
Steve: Two: Seth Lerch is not stupid or drunk enough to purposely put himself in a match against me, the guy that's wanted to rip him to shreds for the past six months. I could not have asked for a better matchup. Not only do I get a pathetically bad opponent to knock the rust off...
:::He backs up, shuffles his feet and punches for a few seconds as if warming up for a boxing match.:::
Steve: ...but I can finally punish him...for what he did to the fans, what he did to WCF, and what he did to me.
:::He leans into the ropes again.:::
Steve: I guess this is the part where I'm supposed to break down Seth Lerch and explain why it is I'm going to beat him. That would be a waste of time. He's Seth Lerch. I'm the Ultimate. That's why I'm going to beat him. Instead, what I'll be doing is taking a look at all of the other opponents I might end up facing at some point. Be sure to tune in next time.
:::He stands up and walks away. Fade out.:::
