Post by sonstuds on Dec 12, 2007 15:14:02 GMT -5
12/13/07 Loaded – The Championship Chase (Part 1)
Let the good times roll
Let them knock you around
Let the good times roll
Let them make you a clown
He won. Oh how he won. And in such impressive and convincing fashion. Well, as convincing as being the last man to not be thrown over a rope could possibly be. A month away from officializing his stance as the unofficial champion of the WFWF. And to think, just one year ago he wasn’t even in the WFWF. That’s how you make a return. Comeback Of The Year
Let the stories be told
They can say what they want
Let the photos be old
Let them show what they want
And he did it without even going as far as to even guarantee he’d win. That’s class. That’s sportsmanship. That’s being humble. That’s just the kind of person EBR strives to be. Of course, people may not know just yet, but it’ll come in due time. When they see him as the champion that they can all be proud of, if not just because of comparisons against past champions. He’ll look like the angel that he is. The WFWF should introduce its own Lady Byng Memorial Trophy (“[wrestler] who exhibits outstanding sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct combined with a high standard of [wrestling] ability”) just so they can give it to him.
Best of all, Weinstein didn’t even need to tell him any of this. Yep, he came up with it all himself. How strategic and insightful. Smart and charming. And single. If he cared enough he could probably get his own “Bachelor” series, shown every week on episodes of Loaded. Who needs opening matches involving people who aren’t EBR?
Let them leave you up in the air
Let them brush your rock and roll hair
Let the good times roll
Let the good times roll
Won’t you let the good times roll?
No one in the history of the WFWF has earned a title shot more than EBR. Other than the fact he, well, earned it, he did what no one in the history of the WFWF has ever done; put up with CBT for several months. A true testament to human perseverance and strength. It’s a story that is rivaled only by “Rudy”.
Most impressive, not only did he team with him; they won the Tag Team Titles and ended the belief that one man cannot contain success in a double’s competition. Move over Yukio Blaze; you lasted one month, EBR lasted three. Without a doubt, the WFWF’s most Most Valuable Player.
If the illusion is real
Let them give you a ride
If they got thunder appeal
Let them be on your side
It will be a great day in Detroit. In the third city he’s called his hometown EBR will cement his legacy, or second legacy to be exact. Afterwards he will most likely become the only man to be inducted into the Hall of Fame twice. And he will watch on with his signature smirk as he’s announced as what we will all already know him as – The Greatest Of All Time (sorry, Alex).
All it will take is one win before he’s the champion.
Hrm . . . sorry - The Champion.
Let them leave you up in the air
Let them brush your rock and roll hair
Let the good times roll
Wont you let the good times roll?
Let the good times roll
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{Sitting opposite from each other, as has been per usual in any type of meeting lately, EBR looks on with a sarcastic grin as the other views him coldly and silently. He told him to meet him here, so it seems rather redundant and counter productive to keep him waiting. A fan of suspense, apparently.}[/color]
Obo:[/color] EBR . . . I’ve asked you to this remote location for a reason . . .
EBR:[/COLOR] What? Starbucks?
{Looking over he spots Calvin four tables down, reading a book and drinking a cappuccino.}[/color]
Obo:[/color] These powers that be . . . they weren't always this way . . . things weren't always this way . . . you know that . . . you know that, EBR . . . you know things were better . . . and you have the power to correct them . . . you have the power to join this collective conscience of WFWF, to right the wrongs of our modern society.
EBR:[/COLOR] Hrm . . . that sounds an awful lot like the Anointed.
Obo:[/color] What the hell’s the “Anointed”?
{Rolling his eyes less than enthusiastically he places his arms on the table, waiting for Obo to continue.}[/color]
Obo:[/color] This modern apocalypse has come, EBR . . . the militias are forming, those who sit idly are left in the dust, leaving memories like lines in the sand. Vagueness sets in, and the idols of yesterday are forgotten and left for dead.
{Blank stare.}[/color]
EBR:[/COLOR] Man, are you coming out?
Obo:[/color] Read between the lines, MAN! It's the end! The white horse! The four horsemen come and it's all over . . . human sacrifices are left and the innocent are showered in blood.
EBR:[/color] Oh. Am I part of the good or the bad?
Obo:[/color] There are no {motioning with fingers in a sarcastic manner}[/color] "good" or "bad" any more . . . simply shades of gray, where the line has been crossed so many times it's simply a blur. Is Wayne McGurk a good guy because he saves his darling Vanessa from what she perceives as evil? Is Kurt Burton a good guy because he fought the ultimate fight with his eternal demons and eventually came out on top? Or are they evil for falling for said traps in the first place? Likewise, am I the modern messiah, or the newest incarnation of the devil's hand, sent to smite thee wicked?
EBR:[/color] Yes, maybe, no, probably the second one – uh . . . the devil’s hand one.
Obo:[/color] I wasn't asking you . . . this is no longer a choice.
{Not impressed with the condescending nature, EBR glares.}[/color]
EBR:[/COLOR] I see. And what can I do to help your cause? Do you need money? Obo, are you poor?
{Though in actuality he’s probably starting a cult. Obo’s starting a new age Jonestown.}[/color]
Obo:[/color] Charity . . . how generous of you, Phantom. But you see, monetary possessions are meaningless in this era, Phantom . . .
EBR:[/COLOR] Mmhmm . . . so . . . again I ask, what exactly IS your point?
Obo:[/color] Point? POINT? Do you just not get the reasoning, Phantom? There is no point. There is no reasoning, for you see, it's by destiny. Destiny has brought me here. Destiny leads us to the evil for which we produce. And destiny . . . Destiny preaches who is holier than thou. The prophets say one of present, one of past, and one of future . . . the golden arrow points to you.
EBR:[/COLOR] And that's a good thing?
Obo:[/color] Yes.
EBR:[/COLOR] Alright then.
{Even though he folds his arms in achievement he wonders why he even cares. He probably just likes to win, no matter how insignificant a success.}[/color]
EBR:[/COLOR] So, what exactly do you want me to do?
Obo:[/color] Deal with Thunder. Prophesies preach that for one to become god, they must tame lightning and thunder. Can you do that? Perhaps. But do you want to take your chances that it’ll be a fair fight? He has friends, you know.
{EBR looks around and closes in.}[/color]
EBR:[/COLOR] I have friends, through friends, who through friends can allow me to get Thunder killed. I mean, legitimately killed. I know people who know those kinds of people.
Obo:[/color] But do you want to have to make those phone calls?
EBR:[/COLOR] . . . Alright, you got me there.
Obo:[/color] And do you have any confidence in your, if any, WFWF comrades?
{Looking over at Calvin, EBR remains silent.}[/color]
Obo:[/color] You have no reason to think you’re safe against Thunder.
EBR:[/COLOR] One of the first things I was told when I entered the business was to never trust someone who’s named after weather. But for conversation's sake why exactly should I believe you, of all people?
{He’s heard that Obo’s a bit of a jerk.}[/color]
Obo:[/color] because you don't know what I lead . . . I could lead the lamb to water . . . I could lead the lamb to slaughter.
EBR:[/COLOR] I'm actually pretty sure anyone could do that, but go on.
Obo:[/color] Simply a metaphor, Phantom. Though wise in age . . .
{Even though he may have trailed off in his own right, EBR quickly cuts him off.}[/color]
EBR:[/COLOR] You know, CBT used to speak in really lame riddles, rhetorical questions, and monologues. That was three months of my career promptly wasted, so excuse me if I don't exactly want to waste my time with someone else.
{And he is in fact rather perturbed at the age joke; he’s only twenty eight.}[/color]
Obo:[/color] CBT is a water-Headed misshapen poor man's EBR, with lame Ebonics for a first name.
{EBR agrees, even though he’s not entirely sure Ebonics was the right choice of words. Especially, and most definitely, when describing CBT.}[/color]
EBR:[/COLOR] Alright, continue.
Obo:[/color] I seem to recall you demolishing him far beyond the end . . . sending him to the never worlds for an eternity.
{Shit, he thinks he’s an asshole. EBR knew it wasn’t just a theory. He’s quick to correct Obo, even though he’s right.}[/color]
EBR:[/COLOR] Actually, the ring was slippery and doesn't have much traction as you know, so while it looked like I was stomping on his face I was actually just losing my footing . . . {Peers self consciously}[/color] . . . but go on.
Obo:[/color] You ridded the world of this cancer. The cancer I fought for so long, and attempted to rid the world of myself. Your "slipping" finally ended this Paul Wall look-a-like with his lame white guy smile.
{Ebonics was definitely the wrong choice of word. But EBR has bigger concerns right now, specifically putting himself over as the humanitarian he one day plans to be.}[/color]
EBR:[/COLOR] But it WAS an accident.
Obo:[/color] Never the case, you succeeded.
EBR:[/color] Thanks.
{A compliment’s a compliment as EBR tries to understand the situation.}[/color]
EBR:[/COLOR] So you came to me because you're trying to rid of the world of these cancers and I apparently did the same thing?
{Obo nods, which begs the question of why the hell he couldn’t have said that from the beginning?}[/color]
EBR:[/COLOR] Fair enough. But I'm not naïve. I'm sure you want something in return?
{Trailing off with an inquisitive question he watches as Obo remains calm, not changing in any facial expression. That was the only way EBR could read him so now he’s just sort of relying on instincts and how much he knows Obo. That isn’t much, but screw it, Obo’s probably not deep enough to try and hide anything.}[/color]
Obo:[/color] A favor to be returned on a later date.
{Score. If it holds out long enough Obo will probably forget about it anyways. EBR is quick to accept.}[/color]
EBR:[/COLOR] Deal.
{Toggling the decision to shake his hand and confirm any type of partnership it he rationalizes that Obo doesn’t look too sanitary. And his hands have been under the table for majority of the time. And it would be awfully rude to pull out hand sanitizer right in front of him which he’d compulsively have to do. Yeah, all the signs point to not even bother.}[/color]
EBR:[/COLOR] So, anything new in your life?
Obo:[/color] I believe I saw you for all of two seconds in the background of a new United Way commercial.
{EBR smirks. And he now has the back-up he solely needed going into Superbrawl. Championship.}[/color]
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The following is an excerpt from an unnamed interview involving one EBR. Filmed on July 31st 2007, any words spoken are in no way official and/or representing of Werner Industries.
[/size]Matthew Werner:[/color] You’ve made mentions that you don’t like some of the choices and directions you’ve taken in your career. What changes would you make?
EBR:[/COLOR] Well, probably none. I mean . . . I’ve stabbed backs, I’ve burned bridges; I’ve done all of that. I regret it and all but every choice I made led to the most successful path my career could have taken. There’s things I probably wouldn’t like to do if I was starting my career over but to ask me to take various decisions out then, quite frankly, I don’t have the same career I have now. It’s a question I can really answer . . . if that makes sense.
Matthew Werner:[/color] I suppose, but that seems very strange coming from someone who’s been vocal in the past that they don’t even deserve to be in the Hall of Fame.
EBR:[/COLOR] Understandable, but obviously I’m gonna take the more successful career over the less successful. Anyone would no matter where their interest may lie. I never had any complaints about how my first tenure in the WFWF ended. I was happy with how it turned out and being considered {finger quotes}[/color] “the best” or “one of the best” was never a real concern for me. So again, asking me to take various parts of my career out are gonna clearly effect others. Logically, I’d wish to take out specifically injuring Stuart2k1’s knee - then one of the biggest wins of my career is now washed out.
Matthew Werner:[/color] Okay, so let me rephrase. If you’re starting your career over how are going to achieve the level of success you’ve already had?
EBR:[/COLOR] {Chuckles}[/color] It’s pretty uneventful; you just go out there and do your job. It’d help if you do it well.
Matthew Werner:[/color] . . . Anything else? Maybe specifically try and go undefeated to get your name out there?
EBR:[/COLOR] That’s an interesting point, actually. Going undefeated really doesn’t mean anything in terms of becoming successful. Regardless of what we’re supposed to be led to believe not every match needs to be won. Only the select few.
Matthew Werner:[/color] Excuse me?
EBR:[/COLOR] You’ve heard the saying “it’s not about being great all the time – it’s about being great when you have to”? The WFWF is a lot like that. Winning every match is nice and all but it’s not that important. Success is about winning the matches you need to win – title matches, number one contenderships, the likes. Honestly, if I’m starting my career over from scratch I don’t want to win every match. I want the occasional, meaningless loss. Confidence is a funny thing, Matt. Well, false confidence at least. If you go into a match thinking there’s no way you can lose it kills you if you do. That’s usually amplified when the loss comes to a guy that you had already beaten.
Matthew Werner:[/color] So you advocating throwing matches, basically?
EBR:[/COLOR] Not at all. There’s no one in the WFWF that has such little pride that they’d begin losing matches intentionally. If I ever lose a match it’s because I lost. Strings aren’t attached or anything. All I’m saying is that the possibility any one wrestler will win every match for an unprecedented length of time is pretty rare anyways, and overall isn’t that impressive if you were to actually look at the competition they’re most likely facing. But I suppose that’s neither here nor there. I’m just saying you should put more focus and emphasis on the matches that mean something, not some meaningless records.
Matthew Werner:[/color] That seems like a pretty detrimental message to be spreading around.
EBR:[/COLOR] Probably, but what does being undefeated really get you?
Matthew Werner:[/color] Confidence? Momentum?
EBR:[/COLOR] Ahaha . . . not exactly. You go months without losing a match and you’d think logically you’ll reach your goal faster – the Heavyweight championship in most cases. You’ll get momentum sure, but it’s a double edged sword. You’ll get attention. You’ll have multiple people wanting to make their name at your expense and trying to be the first one to put a blemish on your record. And unless the person trying to do that happens to hold the Heavyweight Title - which they probably won’t because they wouldn’t care about someone and how many wins they have if they’re holding what the person really wants in the first place - you’ll just be going around in circles and wasting your time. On the contrary, you lose matches here and there and no one thinks you’ll be a threat and it’s a clear path to Heavyweight Title without any of the distractions or drama.
{He shrugs.}[/color]
EBR:[/COLOR] The Weakest Link approach. The contestants that answer every question correctly get voted off because no one can beat them and the contestants that aren’t good get voted out because they’re useless. It’s the middle ground that wins.
Matthew Werner:[/color] Interesting train of thought I suppose. Any other strategies on how to get to the top?
{Silence as EBR ponders.}[/color]
EBR:[/COLOR] Well, you could just do whatever it takes to succeed and don’t reap the consequences.
{At an instant the picture fades.}[/color]
in' awesome.
Loved the interview, great RP man, really great stuff EBR nice RP overall great read, sorry I hadn't replied to your stuff earlier but this is fantastic good luck and can't wait to read more. Nice work and sorry that it isn't the best reply in the world, I'm not that good with feedback anyway great read, well worth the time 