Post by Steve Catt on Apr 26, 2007 15:13:12 GMT -5
:::Hank Brown is standing in front of the WCF logo, while we can see Steve Carr and Merc discussing something behind him, out of range of the microphones.:::
Hank: I'm standing here in front of the WCF logo, where we can see Steve Carr and Merc discussing something behind me here.
:::Gee, thanks, Hank. Hank and the camera move closer to them so we can start to hear the conversation.:::
Merc: ...thought you meant that we weren't going to be at Slam.
Steve: No, what I meant was we weren't going to do any promos. I still wanted you at Slam.
Merc: Well, then why weren't you there?
Steve: Because I thought you were going to be there! That's how employment works: I pay you to do things so I don't have to.
:::He lets out a sigh.:::
Steve: Alright, miscommunication, it happens. From now on, check with me, alright?
Merc: Yes, sir.
Steve: I told you not to call me that.
Hank: So, now we all know that you're the one who hired Merc...
Steve: Of course, and while I instructed him to keep it secret, really, you all should have known from the beginning. Who else had the motive, means and opportunity? Nobody. This sort of plan could only have come from me.
Hank: Does this mean you are also behind Outcast starting Team NCW?
Steve: No, no, not at all. Outcast did what he did and then I did what I did. Neither of us was aware of what the other was going to do. We never even had any direct communication before last week. Everything went through Merc.
Hank: The next obvious question is, why? Why hire Merc and, more to the point, why have you joined with Team NCW?
Steve: I was hoping Merc would have already answered all those questions for you. WCF must change. Seth Lerch has taken away what makes the sport of wrestling great and replaced it with filth. He has taken away the legacy of both WCF and NCW. We're here to bring it back.
Hank: Well, you'll have to pardon this reporter if he says he's heard all this before.
Steve: Yes, but we really mean it!
Hank: What?
Steve: You're right, what I'm saying is nothing new, but we can learn from the mistakes of other wrestling organizations, or "stables" if you will, that sought to change their company. Their goals were nebulous and they had no plan to speak of. We have a plan, and since no one will be able to stop us, I'll be glad to tell it to you. Phases one and two are already completed, which are to gather talent and put ourselves in the World Title scene. Phase three is obviously to win the title. At that point, we work together to keep the belt within Team NCW. At that point, Seth Lerch has no choice but to give in to our demands.
Hank: Well, couldn't he just strip the title away?
Steve: Sure, but why would he? He didn't do it before when it was just being kept between Logan and our current World Champion who I will not name.
:::Merc spits on the floor.:::
Steve: Thank you. The fact is, Seth will always do what will give him the most money. It's all complicated sports economics. I'm not going to bore you or the fans with any of it.
Hank: Isn't that a cop-out?
Steve: Probably. Next question.
Hank: My next question is for Merc--
Steve: Too bad. You're asking me.
Hank: Um, my next question is, what are your thoughts on the most recent comments by Jack of Blades?
Steve: I have no thoughts on them because I haven't heard them. I don't need to hear them because I already know what they are. It's all just Jack-by-numbers.
Hank: But recently he's been saying--
Steve: ...even when he pretends it isn't. Look, I know his game. He says something, then I respond to it, then he responds to that, and so on and so forth. I don't need to respond to him. I don't need to shake him up. We have numbers and talent, so we don't have to lower ourselves to playing mindgames with that sad excuse for a World Champion.
:::Merc spits.:::
Hank: You're really earning that paycheck, there, aren't you?
Merc: Mr. Carr will not dignify he-we-shall-not-mention by personally expressing his disgust.
Steve: Speaking of mindgames, though, I never really got to congratulate you on what you did.
Merc: What?
Steve: That acting job you did with the old man. All that about how that match was the most serious thing ever, and you really wanted to win. I think you really threw the guy off-balance, not that it mattered since I took him out anyway. Nice job.
Merc: Um...thanks.
Steve: Yeah, that was a good idea to send him over there. Anyway, next question.
Hank: What are your thoughts on the upcoming match at Payback with Outcast against Jack of Blades and Creeping Death?
Steve: It shouldn't be happening. Part of the deal to get Merc into WCF was that Seth wouldn't book him in matches, I would.
Merc: Yeah!
Steve: I mean, it couldn't be helped with XIII--
:::Merc spits.:::
Steve: ...thank you...because that wasn't booked by Seth and that wasn't part of the deal. I didn't even know Creeping Death was going to do another one of those things. It was a little worrying at first. It accelerated the plan quite a bit, and that's why I'm here now, but it all worked out for the best. It was all the better that I could come back and disrupt the event Creeping Death got to make after beating me.
Hank: Speaking of which, aren't you banned from WCF?
Steve: Oh, yes, well, I was banned while I was running it. Now I'm part of the roster.
Hank: That's a pretty flimsy argument.
Steve: Yes, it is. Fortunately, it's not my only one. You see, the deal that kept me out of WCF was made with the Kyle Steel administration, which is gone now. Therefore, the deal is null and void, and Seth Lerch agreed, after I gave him a briefcase full of...cupcakes...with Benjamin Franklin's picture on them.
Merc: Because we're big fans of his.
Steve: Exactly, now, getting back to that match, if anyone should be fighting in a match, it should be me. I plan to lobby to get that match changed, which probably won't work. Even if it doesn't, well, you can be sure I'll be involved somehow.
Merc: ...no.
Steve: What?
Merc: I want to be in this match. I didn't need your help before and I don't need it now.
Steve: You didn't need my help? I don't know where your brain was, but the rest of your head was getting handed to you.
Merc: Maybe that's what it looked like, but that's not what it felt like. Outcast and I are going to win this match, and we're going to do it the right way. What happend to all that talk about honor and the sport of wrestling?
Steve: That will come, in time, but for now you need to do what I say. This is a rebuilding project. We need to break it down before we can build it back up.
Merc: Whatever. Look, you can do all you want the rest of the time, and I'll help you, but this Sunday, you better not mess with my match.
Steve: You weren't acting at all, were you? You really think you can do what we do? Well, you can't. I trained for years with Shihan--
Merc: It's just Tim now.
Steve: ...with Tim, and then I trained some more. Everyone else here is a trained professional, too, not to mention the fact that any one of the members of Team NCW is just plain more talented than you. You quit your training to go off shooting people. Hey, good for you, but you can't stand one-on-one with anyone in a ring, or two-on-two for that matter. Not even Outcast can carry you to a win.
Merc: Maybe there's something to be said for just being too stubborn to lose.
Steve: Screw you, I'm leaving, and you better expect me at your match. I'm not going to pass up an opportunity to hurt either of those bastards.
:::He walks away muttering.:::
Steve: This is madness.
:::A door slams.:::
Merc: Funny, because I feel like I'm a Spartan right now. A true warrior...
:::Fade out.:::
Hank: I'm standing here in front of the WCF logo, where we can see Steve Carr and Merc discussing something behind me here.
:::Gee, thanks, Hank. Hank and the camera move closer to them so we can start to hear the conversation.:::
Merc: ...thought you meant that we weren't going to be at Slam.
Steve: No, what I meant was we weren't going to do any promos. I still wanted you at Slam.
Merc: Well, then why weren't you there?
Steve: Because I thought you were going to be there! That's how employment works: I pay you to do things so I don't have to.
:::He lets out a sigh.:::
Steve: Alright, miscommunication, it happens. From now on, check with me, alright?
Merc: Yes, sir.
Steve: I told you not to call me that.
Hank: So, now we all know that you're the one who hired Merc...
Steve: Of course, and while I instructed him to keep it secret, really, you all should have known from the beginning. Who else had the motive, means and opportunity? Nobody. This sort of plan could only have come from me.
Hank: Does this mean you are also behind Outcast starting Team NCW?
Steve: No, no, not at all. Outcast did what he did and then I did what I did. Neither of us was aware of what the other was going to do. We never even had any direct communication before last week. Everything went through Merc.
Hank: The next obvious question is, why? Why hire Merc and, more to the point, why have you joined with Team NCW?
Steve: I was hoping Merc would have already answered all those questions for you. WCF must change. Seth Lerch has taken away what makes the sport of wrestling great and replaced it with filth. He has taken away the legacy of both WCF and NCW. We're here to bring it back.
Hank: Well, you'll have to pardon this reporter if he says he's heard all this before.
Steve: Yes, but we really mean it!
Hank: What?
Steve: You're right, what I'm saying is nothing new, but we can learn from the mistakes of other wrestling organizations, or "stables" if you will, that sought to change their company. Their goals were nebulous and they had no plan to speak of. We have a plan, and since no one will be able to stop us, I'll be glad to tell it to you. Phases one and two are already completed, which are to gather talent and put ourselves in the World Title scene. Phase three is obviously to win the title. At that point, we work together to keep the belt within Team NCW. At that point, Seth Lerch has no choice but to give in to our demands.
Hank: Well, couldn't he just strip the title away?
Steve: Sure, but why would he? He didn't do it before when it was just being kept between Logan and our current World Champion who I will not name.
:::Merc spits on the floor.:::
Steve: Thank you. The fact is, Seth will always do what will give him the most money. It's all complicated sports economics. I'm not going to bore you or the fans with any of it.
Hank: Isn't that a cop-out?
Steve: Probably. Next question.
Hank: My next question is for Merc--
Steve: Too bad. You're asking me.
Hank: Um, my next question is, what are your thoughts on the most recent comments by Jack of Blades?
Steve: I have no thoughts on them because I haven't heard them. I don't need to hear them because I already know what they are. It's all just Jack-by-numbers.
Hank: But recently he's been saying--
Steve: ...even when he pretends it isn't. Look, I know his game. He says something, then I respond to it, then he responds to that, and so on and so forth. I don't need to respond to him. I don't need to shake him up. We have numbers and talent, so we don't have to lower ourselves to playing mindgames with that sad excuse for a World Champion.
:::Merc spits.:::
Hank: You're really earning that paycheck, there, aren't you?
Merc: Mr. Carr will not dignify he-we-shall-not-mention by personally expressing his disgust.
Steve: Speaking of mindgames, though, I never really got to congratulate you on what you did.
Merc: What?
Steve: That acting job you did with the old man. All that about how that match was the most serious thing ever, and you really wanted to win. I think you really threw the guy off-balance, not that it mattered since I took him out anyway. Nice job.
Merc: Um...thanks.
Steve: Yeah, that was a good idea to send him over there. Anyway, next question.
Hank: What are your thoughts on the upcoming match at Payback with Outcast against Jack of Blades and Creeping Death?
Steve: It shouldn't be happening. Part of the deal to get Merc into WCF was that Seth wouldn't book him in matches, I would.
Merc: Yeah!
Steve: I mean, it couldn't be helped with XIII--
:::Merc spits.:::
Steve: ...thank you...because that wasn't booked by Seth and that wasn't part of the deal. I didn't even know Creeping Death was going to do another one of those things. It was a little worrying at first. It accelerated the plan quite a bit, and that's why I'm here now, but it all worked out for the best. It was all the better that I could come back and disrupt the event Creeping Death got to make after beating me.
Hank: Speaking of which, aren't you banned from WCF?
Steve: Oh, yes, well, I was banned while I was running it. Now I'm part of the roster.
Hank: That's a pretty flimsy argument.
Steve: Yes, it is. Fortunately, it's not my only one. You see, the deal that kept me out of WCF was made with the Kyle Steel administration, which is gone now. Therefore, the deal is null and void, and Seth Lerch agreed, after I gave him a briefcase full of...cupcakes...with Benjamin Franklin's picture on them.
Merc: Because we're big fans of his.
Steve: Exactly, now, getting back to that match, if anyone should be fighting in a match, it should be me. I plan to lobby to get that match changed, which probably won't work. Even if it doesn't, well, you can be sure I'll be involved somehow.
Merc: ...no.
Steve: What?
Merc: I want to be in this match. I didn't need your help before and I don't need it now.
Steve: You didn't need my help? I don't know where your brain was, but the rest of your head was getting handed to you.
Merc: Maybe that's what it looked like, but that's not what it felt like. Outcast and I are going to win this match, and we're going to do it the right way. What happend to all that talk about honor and the sport of wrestling?
Steve: That will come, in time, but for now you need to do what I say. This is a rebuilding project. We need to break it down before we can build it back up.
Merc: Whatever. Look, you can do all you want the rest of the time, and I'll help you, but this Sunday, you better not mess with my match.
Steve: You weren't acting at all, were you? You really think you can do what we do? Well, you can't. I trained for years with Shihan--
Merc: It's just Tim now.
Steve: ...with Tim, and then I trained some more. Everyone else here is a trained professional, too, not to mention the fact that any one of the members of Team NCW is just plain more talented than you. You quit your training to go off shooting people. Hey, good for you, but you can't stand one-on-one with anyone in a ring, or two-on-two for that matter. Not even Outcast can carry you to a win.
Merc: Maybe there's something to be said for just being too stubborn to lose.
Steve: Screw you, I'm leaving, and you better expect me at your match. I'm not going to pass up an opportunity to hurt either of those bastards.
:::He walks away muttering.:::
Steve: This is madness.
:::A door slams.:::
Merc: Funny, because I feel like I'm a Spartan right now. A true warrior...
:::Fade out.:::
