Post by Steve Catt on Jan 28, 2010 13:34:21 GMT -5
Steve Carr stands in front of that shiny WCF logo that lets you know "it's interview time!~" He's cut his hair to the way it was before his retirement, and his outfit also looks to be from his NCW days. Hank Brown approaches from off-screen, holding the necessary microphone.
Hank: Steve Carr, your opponent this Sunday, Mikami, has been boasting about a brand new philosophy and approach which he thinks has made him a better competitor. So far, it has yielded results, with him beating number one contender Allen Guiliano last week. What are your thoughts?
Carr: Hank, he's really not doing anything different. He's always had to have some sort of "higher calling" to keep himself motivated. Before, it was justice. Now it's...I don't know, anarchy I guess? Psychopathy? Re-enacting Beyond Good & Evil? The book, not the video game, although that would be pretty cool.
Hank: Erm...so you have no concerns about your match?
Carr: I do, I'm just saying that, really, nothing's changed. I've always been concerned for the direction that Mikami's been taking. As for the match specifically, well, he's beaten me once, but as far as I'm concerned, Slickie T had an off-night last week. Maybe I had an off-night, too.
Hank: What about Mikami's assertion that you are "selfish", even though it seems like he might have meant it as a compliment?
Carr: He's entitled to his opinion. And, look, the two of us do have similarities. That's why I picked him out. That's why I sent him here to begin with. But, personality-wise, the way we conduct ourselves, I don't think we could be more different. If it were me ten years ago, sure, maybe, but now? No way. Whatever crazy iconoclast nonsense he's spouting now, he sure as hell didn't learn it from me. Sure, I do what feels right to me, but that's not the same as doing whatever the hell you want to, and pretend that you don't have a conscience.
Hank: The way you brought him in, though, could be seen as selfish on your part.
Carr: I can't deny that, but I really didn't think it was going to hurt anything. I mean, I figured that afterwards, Mikami and Creeping Death and myself would all get together and have a big laugh over it. I guess I was being naïve. But I didn't do all of this to be a jerk, it was for the same reason I do everything. The same reason I asked for this match. The same reason I accepted the last match with Mikami, even though I knew that it could lead to my exile: because it's fun.
Hank: That's quite different from the way most professional wrestlers operate.
Carr: Yeah, well, that's how I choose to live my life. Mikami asked Slickie T last week if anything he's ever done had made his life better. What I want to know is, what has Mikami done that's so great? What has he done to improve his life? I sure can't figure it out.
Hank: Do you have anything else to say to Mikami?
Carr: Yeah.
He turns to face the camera straight on.
Carr: I may disagree with you now, but I think it's a heck of a lot better than what you were doing before. At least now you're being honest with yourself. Because I got pretty sick of hearing you and your rah-rah speeches about making history. About fate and destiny. Did you ever think all of this, what we do, did you ever think that it was full of honor and glory? Did you think there's something noble about beating the crap out of each other? No, not here. Not in WCF. You go back to the amateur scene, then you can talk about the purity of sport. But not in the world we live in. Not in the world of power and politics, a world of hardcore matches and street fights. You finally opened your eyes, but you're still in the wrong world. It's my fault. I'm the one who brought you into it. Now, I'm going to take you out of it.
He walks off.
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LATER THAT DAY
Mikami is watching the latest Steve Carr interview. At one point, his eyes go wide and his skin turns pale. He doesn't move a muscle until Carr finishes talking.
Mikami: No...
He goes limp and falls out of the chair, unconscious.
Hank: Steve Carr, your opponent this Sunday, Mikami, has been boasting about a brand new philosophy and approach which he thinks has made him a better competitor. So far, it has yielded results, with him beating number one contender Allen Guiliano last week. What are your thoughts?
Carr: Hank, he's really not doing anything different. He's always had to have some sort of "higher calling" to keep himself motivated. Before, it was justice. Now it's...I don't know, anarchy I guess? Psychopathy? Re-enacting Beyond Good & Evil? The book, not the video game, although that would be pretty cool.
Hank: Erm...so you have no concerns about your match?
Carr: I do, I'm just saying that, really, nothing's changed. I've always been concerned for the direction that Mikami's been taking. As for the match specifically, well, he's beaten me once, but as far as I'm concerned, Slickie T had an off-night last week. Maybe I had an off-night, too.
Hank: What about Mikami's assertion that you are "selfish", even though it seems like he might have meant it as a compliment?
Carr: He's entitled to his opinion. And, look, the two of us do have similarities. That's why I picked him out. That's why I sent him here to begin with. But, personality-wise, the way we conduct ourselves, I don't think we could be more different. If it were me ten years ago, sure, maybe, but now? No way. Whatever crazy iconoclast nonsense he's spouting now, he sure as hell didn't learn it from me. Sure, I do what feels right to me, but that's not the same as doing whatever the hell you want to, and pretend that you don't have a conscience.
Hank: The way you brought him in, though, could be seen as selfish on your part.
Carr: I can't deny that, but I really didn't think it was going to hurt anything. I mean, I figured that afterwards, Mikami and Creeping Death and myself would all get together and have a big laugh over it. I guess I was being naïve. But I didn't do all of this to be a jerk, it was for the same reason I do everything. The same reason I asked for this match. The same reason I accepted the last match with Mikami, even though I knew that it could lead to my exile: because it's fun.
Hank: That's quite different from the way most professional wrestlers operate.
Carr: Yeah, well, that's how I choose to live my life. Mikami asked Slickie T last week if anything he's ever done had made his life better. What I want to know is, what has Mikami done that's so great? What has he done to improve his life? I sure can't figure it out.
Hank: Do you have anything else to say to Mikami?
Carr: Yeah.
He turns to face the camera straight on.
Carr: I may disagree with you now, but I think it's a heck of a lot better than what you were doing before. At least now you're being honest with yourself. Because I got pretty sick of hearing you and your rah-rah speeches about making history. About fate and destiny. Did you ever think all of this, what we do, did you ever think that it was full of honor and glory? Did you think there's something noble about beating the crap out of each other? No, not here. Not in WCF. You go back to the amateur scene, then you can talk about the purity of sport. But not in the world we live in. Not in the world of power and politics, a world of hardcore matches and street fights. You finally opened your eyes, but you're still in the wrong world. It's my fault. I'm the one who brought you into it. Now, I'm going to take you out of it.
He walks off.
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LATER THAT DAY
Mikami is watching the latest Steve Carr interview. At one point, his eyes go wide and his skin turns pale. He doesn't move a muscle until Carr finishes talking.
Mikami: No...
He goes limp and falls out of the chair, unconscious.
