Post by GGWF on Dec 24, 2004 8:04:19 GMT -6
[/img]
presents
22nd December 2004
From the Hong Kong Coliseum.
With English commentators: Mrs. Murakame, 'Mean' Macauley McGrue, and GM 'Jaguar' Jackie Lee.[/center]
***
On the zerotron screen, as the high pitched intro of the new Wyldsyde theme ‘Dawn Raid’ by Rico plays, the HKWF WyLdSyDe logo flashes and shudders.
The bass guitar starts, and the screen shows previous champions of HKWF holding up the belt: Firefly, Union Jack, Monarch, Brian Sabre, and finally Nathan Williams.
The beat kicks in, and various superstars hit finishers and high impact moves. Nathan Williams hits Extinction. El Gambit performs a Gibraltarsault. Albert Wuchie hits the Crack of the Cookie. Monarch hits Imperial Impalement. Vampira hits a Vampire’s Kiss superkick. College Crew nail a pair of unfortunate jobbers with beer kegs. Sethe Raide hits the Downfall. Teardrop wows the crowd with an Akuma Press. Endangered Species hit Dying Breed.
As ‘Dawn Raid’ continues to play with a virtual Guy Fawkes Day of pyro, Mrs. M appeared on the zerotron to a cheer from the crowd! Lapping it up, the old lady waved enthusiastically! Closely following her was ‘Mean’ Macauley McGrue, who got something less of a warm reaction. Finally, ‘Jaguar’ GM Jackie Lee appeared, and received a mixed reaction from a crowd split in their opinion of his brave new managing style. All three headed down to the ring, hitting low fives with the fans.
***
Immediately following the show’s introductory video package, CCW Unified Heavyweight Champion John Taylor came to the ring. The Lone Gunman and GZW2K1 Lord Of The Coliseum was already decked out in his wrestling attire of a pair of camouflage-style tights, black wrestling boots, black elbow pads and fingerless leather gloves. The fact that he wore a HKWF T-Shirt to the ring did him little favours in earning the crowd’s affection, but that didn’t seem to matter to the man set to defend the HKWF Heavyweight Title later that night. He requested a microphone straight away and seemed genuinely surprised at how painless it was to get the crowd’s attention. The man once famed as HKWF’s Hitman first addressed the impending Battle Royale, discussing in detail the repercussions of an 18-person match to earn a HKWF title shot not featuring even one HKWF competitor.
Taylor said that it was exactly that sort of booking that gets under the skin of the HardKore alliance, and that in the end it was he who would feel the adverse affects of such a booking decision. He acknowledged that he would never be seen as a true HKWF worker again, and pointed out the irony that only as a traitor was he in the position to achieve what had been his goal throughout his decade with the Hong Kong promotion. He said that, whereas with the GZW World Heavyweight Title, he was firmly in the driver’s seat, being HKWF Champion wasn’t so straightforward. In the GZW, he would be booked in matches that tested endurance, stamina, commitment and ability. In the HKWF, his matches were booked around the outcomes of other matches, with the emphasis not being on in-ring ability, but rather on his ability to guess who, out of ninety or twenty possible guys, would win a battle royale and then go on to challenge him.
It was unorthodox, but he could live with it, he said. Taylor said that tonight was not about the Battle Royale or about being an opportunity for one or two GZW competitors to shine. Instead, it was about sealing the deal on what would inevitably be his second of two title defences at the upcoming Aftermath 2K4 Pay-Per-View extravaganza. The way things were booked, he said, the average fan would see Taylor as the one trying to catch up with challenger Seth Raide. This was not the case, he assured the HKWF Coliseum. Rather, he suggested that the booking, which Raide claims to abhor, might be a little more in his favour than he would like everyone, his followers included, to believe. The way that Raide’s ‘sworn enemy’, General Manager Jackie Lee set up the HKWF Title match for New Year’s Eve, it put Raide across as the strong, the constant. This was wholly inaccurate, Taylor pointed out, and it was frankly illogical booking. The way Taylor had been shown, it was always the Champion who had the advantage going into the big match. The Champion was always assured of a spot in the match. It was just one of the added perks of carrying the gold around.
This, he elaborated, came from a time when the title belt was for the potential Challenger to prove himself worthy of, before the Champ would even lift a finger. If being treated as a lesser man was the price John Taylor had to pay simply because he was a fighting Champion, then there was certainly something wrong. He said that the fact that Raide’s position in the match was cemented a month ago, whereas it was up to Taylor to prove himself worthy to defend his own belt tonight proved without a doubt that there was more to the whole revolt situation than either Seth Raide or Jackie Lee would like their respective lemmings to believe. As the Champion and, by default, the middleman, Taylor said it was up to him to expose whatever that was.
Next on his agenda was the Battle Royale itself. Taylor said he’d keeping a firm eye on it from the backstage, keeping the other looking over his shoulder. He said he’d let the participants destroy each other, and that whatever will be will be. He said, given the nature of the match and the gravity of the opportunity, especially for newcomers like Bane and Vyle, that even trying to gauge a prediction would be a needless exercise, and one which he simply didn’t have time for. The Lord Of The Coliseum said that, if even only for tonight, his role had been switched with that of forced rebel Seth Raide, and justly so. He said that there were eighteen different people vying to take him on later on, and that he wasn’t going to lift a finger until one of them proved themselves as worthy. With that, his music hit and he left an intrigued crowd to allow what they’d just heard to sink in.
***
Backstage, the scene fades in to Seven who is just arriving in the arena minutes before his match. His hair is all frizzy and wild looking as if he's been lacking sleep lately. Crew Members try to get answers from him, but he just walks straight through them, pushing them forcebly out of his way. He walks down the hallway and walks into the boiler room, a place where he loves to go to meditate. He walks in and finds himself kneeling down in the corner. He begins to speak about how he's been feeling the presence of someone around him, and how he's getting the feeling that someone is after him. He then goes on to talk a bit about the rough childhood that he had, and mentions a horrible accident, that he committed but never telling the audience what the act was. He then begins to get frustrated and punches the wall, before getting up and exiting the room. As he opens the door, crew member still try to get words from him, but he shoves one through the plywood wall as he walks his way forcebly towards the ring, so that he can win himself a shot at the HKWF championship in the Main Event. McGrue said that Seven was a few sandwiches short of a picnic!
***
Pyros shot into the air as "Jigga What/Faint" by Jay-Z and Linkin Park pounded the speakers. As the last bit of pyros shot out Jimmy Williams made his way down the ramp with the HKWF Hong Kong Title wrapped around his waist. He gave a high five to a few of the fans before sliding into the ring under the bottom rope and walking over to the side of the ring and asking for a mic.
Jimmy walked around the ring a couple of times before raising the mic and instantly calling Len Dubrey a washed up wrestler and a liar. Jimmy began talking about how Dubrey couldn't hold his own in the ring and that by him constantly coming out here and talking about what he was going to do and not coming through with it made him a liar. Jimmy started telling Dubrey to call it quits and leave the wrestling business to the professionals and those that take the job seriously.
Jimmy then went on to say that the HKWF Hong Kong Title looked good around his waist and that tonight when he stepped into the ring with Len he would hold true to his statements and keep the title from around a posers waist.
Jimmy began pacing the ring once more before smirking and talking about the upcoming battle royal. Jimmy stated that even though the HKWF Hong Kong Title looked good around his waist, the HKWF World Heavyweight Title would look even better and that after winning the royal he would be facing off against John Taylor and he would do what his brother couldn't do and that’s beat him for a title.
Jimmy tossed the mic down and exited the ring as "Jigga What/Faint" kicked back in. Mrs. M said that Jimmy looked focused, and thought he’d do well in the royale. McGrue speculated that he was underestimating his opponents, and it was a mistake being in two matches in one night.
***
presents
22nd December 2004
From the Hong Kong Coliseum.
With English commentators: Mrs. Murakame, 'Mean' Macauley McGrue, and GM 'Jaguar' Jackie Lee.[/center]
***
On the zerotron screen, as the high pitched intro of the new Wyldsyde theme ‘Dawn Raid’ by Rico plays, the HKWF WyLdSyDe logo flashes and shudders.
The bass guitar starts, and the screen shows previous champions of HKWF holding up the belt: Firefly, Union Jack, Monarch, Brian Sabre, and finally Nathan Williams.
The beat kicks in, and various superstars hit finishers and high impact moves. Nathan Williams hits Extinction. El Gambit performs a Gibraltarsault. Albert Wuchie hits the Crack of the Cookie. Monarch hits Imperial Impalement. Vampira hits a Vampire’s Kiss superkick. College Crew nail a pair of unfortunate jobbers with beer kegs. Sethe Raide hits the Downfall. Teardrop wows the crowd with an Akuma Press. Endangered Species hit Dying Breed.
As ‘Dawn Raid’ continues to play with a virtual Guy Fawkes Day of pyro, Mrs. M appeared on the zerotron to a cheer from the crowd! Lapping it up, the old lady waved enthusiastically! Closely following her was ‘Mean’ Macauley McGrue, who got something less of a warm reaction. Finally, ‘Jaguar’ GM Jackie Lee appeared, and received a mixed reaction from a crowd split in their opinion of his brave new managing style. All three headed down to the ring, hitting low fives with the fans.
***
Immediately following the show’s introductory video package, CCW Unified Heavyweight Champion John Taylor came to the ring. The Lone Gunman and GZW2K1 Lord Of The Coliseum was already decked out in his wrestling attire of a pair of camouflage-style tights, black wrestling boots, black elbow pads and fingerless leather gloves. The fact that he wore a HKWF T-Shirt to the ring did him little favours in earning the crowd’s affection, but that didn’t seem to matter to the man set to defend the HKWF Heavyweight Title later that night. He requested a microphone straight away and seemed genuinely surprised at how painless it was to get the crowd’s attention. The man once famed as HKWF’s Hitman first addressed the impending Battle Royale, discussing in detail the repercussions of an 18-person match to earn a HKWF title shot not featuring even one HKWF competitor.
Taylor said that it was exactly that sort of booking that gets under the skin of the HardKore alliance, and that in the end it was he who would feel the adverse affects of such a booking decision. He acknowledged that he would never be seen as a true HKWF worker again, and pointed out the irony that only as a traitor was he in the position to achieve what had been his goal throughout his decade with the Hong Kong promotion. He said that, whereas with the GZW World Heavyweight Title, he was firmly in the driver’s seat, being HKWF Champion wasn’t so straightforward. In the GZW, he would be booked in matches that tested endurance, stamina, commitment and ability. In the HKWF, his matches were booked around the outcomes of other matches, with the emphasis not being on in-ring ability, but rather on his ability to guess who, out of ninety or twenty possible guys, would win a battle royale and then go on to challenge him.
It was unorthodox, but he could live with it, he said. Taylor said that tonight was not about the Battle Royale or about being an opportunity for one or two GZW competitors to shine. Instead, it was about sealing the deal on what would inevitably be his second of two title defences at the upcoming Aftermath 2K4 Pay-Per-View extravaganza. The way things were booked, he said, the average fan would see Taylor as the one trying to catch up with challenger Seth Raide. This was not the case, he assured the HKWF Coliseum. Rather, he suggested that the booking, which Raide claims to abhor, might be a little more in his favour than he would like everyone, his followers included, to believe. The way that Raide’s ‘sworn enemy’, General Manager Jackie Lee set up the HKWF Title match for New Year’s Eve, it put Raide across as the strong, the constant. This was wholly inaccurate, Taylor pointed out, and it was frankly illogical booking. The way Taylor had been shown, it was always the Champion who had the advantage going into the big match. The Champion was always assured of a spot in the match. It was just one of the added perks of carrying the gold around.
This, he elaborated, came from a time when the title belt was for the potential Challenger to prove himself worthy of, before the Champ would even lift a finger. If being treated as a lesser man was the price John Taylor had to pay simply because he was a fighting Champion, then there was certainly something wrong. He said that the fact that Raide’s position in the match was cemented a month ago, whereas it was up to Taylor to prove himself worthy to defend his own belt tonight proved without a doubt that there was more to the whole revolt situation than either Seth Raide or Jackie Lee would like their respective lemmings to believe. As the Champion and, by default, the middleman, Taylor said it was up to him to expose whatever that was.
Next on his agenda was the Battle Royale itself. Taylor said he’d keeping a firm eye on it from the backstage, keeping the other looking over his shoulder. He said he’d let the participants destroy each other, and that whatever will be will be. He said, given the nature of the match and the gravity of the opportunity, especially for newcomers like Bane and Vyle, that even trying to gauge a prediction would be a needless exercise, and one which he simply didn’t have time for. The Lord Of The Coliseum said that, if even only for tonight, his role had been switched with that of forced rebel Seth Raide, and justly so. He said that there were eighteen different people vying to take him on later on, and that he wasn’t going to lift a finger until one of them proved themselves as worthy. With that, his music hit and he left an intrigued crowd to allow what they’d just heard to sink in.
***
Backstage, the scene fades in to Seven who is just arriving in the arena minutes before his match. His hair is all frizzy and wild looking as if he's been lacking sleep lately. Crew Members try to get answers from him, but he just walks straight through them, pushing them forcebly out of his way. He walks down the hallway and walks into the boiler room, a place where he loves to go to meditate. He walks in and finds himself kneeling down in the corner. He begins to speak about how he's been feeling the presence of someone around him, and how he's getting the feeling that someone is after him. He then goes on to talk a bit about the rough childhood that he had, and mentions a horrible accident, that he committed but never telling the audience what the act was. He then begins to get frustrated and punches the wall, before getting up and exiting the room. As he opens the door, crew member still try to get words from him, but he shoves one through the plywood wall as he walks his way forcebly towards the ring, so that he can win himself a shot at the HKWF championship in the Main Event. McGrue said that Seven was a few sandwiches short of a picnic!
***
Pyros shot into the air as "Jigga What/Faint" by Jay-Z and Linkin Park pounded the speakers. As the last bit of pyros shot out Jimmy Williams made his way down the ramp with the HKWF Hong Kong Title wrapped around his waist. He gave a high five to a few of the fans before sliding into the ring under the bottom rope and walking over to the side of the ring and asking for a mic.
Jimmy walked around the ring a couple of times before raising the mic and instantly calling Len Dubrey a washed up wrestler and a liar. Jimmy began talking about how Dubrey couldn't hold his own in the ring and that by him constantly coming out here and talking about what he was going to do and not coming through with it made him a liar. Jimmy started telling Dubrey to call it quits and leave the wrestling business to the professionals and those that take the job seriously.
Jimmy then went on to say that the HKWF Hong Kong Title looked good around his waist and that tonight when he stepped into the ring with Len he would hold true to his statements and keep the title from around a posers waist.
Jimmy began pacing the ring once more before smirking and talking about the upcoming battle royal. Jimmy stated that even though the HKWF Hong Kong Title looked good around his waist, the HKWF World Heavyweight Title would look even better and that after winning the royal he would be facing off against John Taylor and he would do what his brother couldn't do and that’s beat him for a title.
Jimmy tossed the mic down and exited the ring as "Jigga What/Faint" kicked back in. Mrs. M said that Jimmy looked focused, and thought he’d do well in the royale. McGrue speculated that he was underestimating his opponents, and it was a mistake being in two matches in one night.
***
