Post by Zero on Jun 6, 2013 10:46:34 GMT -5
*Pardon last week’s absence of an rp from me. It was hectic with baccalaureate, class night, and then graduation. I’m back this week though! 
*
Shaun Cross: Well then…MPW Nation, we are one week away from Uprising and one week away from a match that I’ve been looking forward to for weeks.
[This week’s scene opens up at a house show in Cranston Rhode Island, the last one for the week before TNT. It shows a smaller, rowdier crowd than MPW stars are used to. The camera quickly snapping off and then on again, this time backstage, showing Shaun Cross standing with a mic in his hand. He’s leaned up against a Coca-Cola machine in the lobby of a venue. He pauses for a moment before using his back to push off of the machine and begin to walk forward, toward the door to the stage.]
However this week, Chris Cable isn’t a worry. Then again tomorrow night…I don’t think my opponent will be either.
[The camera turns and zooms out as Shaun steps out onto the smaller stage, in front of a smaller house-show crowd.]
You see Cranston, Rhode Island…You’re our last stop this week before we go live on TNT in New Hampshire tomorrow. Too bad the family I have in Cranston aren’t wrestling fans huh?
[Shaun chuckles a bit to himself before lingering over to the right side of the stage, getting serious for a moment.]
I don’t tend to dwell on the past, however…Last week…Yeah Emi and I got the “W”, but it wasn’t that great of a showing on my part. I had a lot of shit going on in my personal life and I just wasn’t focused enough to give 110% as I normally do…And for that rather lackluster performance, MPW Nation, I apologize.
[Shaun nods slowly for a moment before turning, moving to the left side of the stage.]
Now on the other side of the double headed coin…Jason X…We’ve had some times haven’t we? The weeks on end fighting like animals for a prize that slipped out of the grasp of both of us…Almost seems silly now…You’re a good competitor, Jason, so I’m expecting another barn-burner of a fight. I’m expecting New Hampshire to not know what the hell hit it…It’s been a while since we’ve went face to face. We’ve both improved greatly…This is gonna be fun.
[Shaun nods again with a smirk on his face, moving back to the center of the stage.]
Well, let’s get this rigmarole started before I get too long-winded. However I’ve always been a sucker for inspiration quotes (and I’ve been wanting to use this for a long time, so I’ll just toss it out…I’ll end this little spiel with the paraphrased words of Indian War Chief Tecumseh:
“When it comes your time to die, be not like those whose hearts are filled with fear of death, so that their time comes, they weep; they pray for more than time and live their lives over and over again in a different way. Instead sing your death song and die like a hero going home…”
[The first scene fades out slowly as Shaun lowers the mic and walks back through the curtain to the backstage area. A title card appears on the screen saying: “One week earlier”. The narrator of Spongebob Squarepants reads it aloud.]
[The second scene opens up to show Shaun sitting at the kitchen table at his home in Portland. The house is quiet for once, “The Beatdown” Warren Bay actually found a day job and wasn’t home bumming off of Shaun constantly. Shaun is in his usual attire of jeans and a band t-shirt, (this week’s band being Alter Bridge). His hair isn’t tied up in a ponytail as it normally is; his face looks concerned as he holds the phone to his ear, hearing it ring and ring with no voice on the other end.]
SC: Goddamn it, Jason…Pick up your fuckin’ phone…
[Shaun sounds anxious, almost angry. He almost slams the phone down onto the table, though keeping his cool, only setting it down sternly. He thinks for a moment, muttering quietly and incoherently before picking up the phone again, dialing quickly. The phone rings three or four times before a voice is heard.]
Kale! Where the fuck’s Jason? His dad bailed his ass out but I can’t get a hold of him…
KJ: Man I dunno, he was here…Ummm…Day before yesterday, but he left and I haven’t heard from him since either…He shouldn’t have gone too far, he’s on probation and he has a court date next month…
SC: Jeez…He’s gonna go away for a long time…I can feel it.
KJ: He’s guilty by association…Maybe it won’t be as big of a sentence as we all think…But I heard the entire police report…
SC: Shit dude, what’d it say?
[Kale sighs heavily on the phone.]
KJ: Alright…Apparently, that Chad guy that Jase was with picked up Jason and they took a ride. Andy was all hopped up on some shit and they got a hold of a guy who was gonna sell ‘em some pot…So, they picked the guy up, right? Jase climbs into the backseat and finds a rope, takes it and wraps it around the dudes neck and starts choking him. Chad starts kinda beatin’ on the dude till the rope chokes him out. Jase and Chad are so tweaked out; they think he’s dead so they dump the guy into a ditch. They steal his weed, right? But they also take like sixty bucks and his cellphone…
SC: Goddamn…Whatever possessed Jason to fuck up that hard?
KJ: Dude…C’mon…You KNOW how fuckin’ easy it is to talk him into ANYTHING…
SC: I guess so…And…Ya know, everyone shoulda seen it coming for miles away…
[There’s an odd silence between the two, both in thought of their “brother”. Kale eventually attempts to lighten the mood a bit.]
KJ: SO, what’s going on in the world of Millennium Pro!? I haven’t caught TNT in a while.
SC: Oh…It’s good. I’m gonna be in a tag-team match this week with Emi, against Tyler Rose and that Toast fella.
[The second scene fades out as the two continue to gab. The third and final scene opens up on June 6th, one minute before 6pm. Shaun Cross is pacing around the locker room in his ring gear, hair tied back and his iPod on. He’s getting ready for his match against Jason X. The clock on the wall reaches 6pm sharp. Shaun pulls his headphones out and sets his iPod on the bench, sitting down next to it.]
Uh-oh…
[He smirks a bit with a slight scoff.]
Good thing I’m not an insanely religious man…No one wants to cut a promo exactly on 6/6 at 6…But no matter…Jason X, I’ve been here since December…Shortly after I got here, you, Tyler and I got into a big ol’ tangle over the TV Title. Shit, when it was all said and done, none of us three got the duke…I try to get back into contention for a new title, the X-Core title…And goddamn it who do I have to wrestle tonight?! Jason fuckin’ Xavier…Bud, do you still call yourself “The Star?” I think your star burnt out a while ago, no one’s noticed yet…
[He laughs a bit again.]
Boys oh boys we’ve had some wars, yeah? And hell, we’ve both improved since our scraps. So I’m expecting this shit to be good tonight…I was off my game last week, I admit that. Don’t you worry, Jason…And don’t you worry everyone in TV land…I’m back on track tonight. I think this match will be fun…Then again, most matches are in my opinion…But anyways, I guess I’ll be getting on with things now. I’ll see you in a couple hours, Xavier…One more battle...Let’s have a good one…
[The final scene fades out as Shaun is standing back up.]
*Shaun Cross: Well then…MPW Nation, we are one week away from Uprising and one week away from a match that I’ve been looking forward to for weeks.
[This week’s scene opens up at a house show in Cranston Rhode Island, the last one for the week before TNT. It shows a smaller, rowdier crowd than MPW stars are used to. The camera quickly snapping off and then on again, this time backstage, showing Shaun Cross standing with a mic in his hand. He’s leaned up against a Coca-Cola machine in the lobby of a venue. He pauses for a moment before using his back to push off of the machine and begin to walk forward, toward the door to the stage.]
However this week, Chris Cable isn’t a worry. Then again tomorrow night…I don’t think my opponent will be either.
[The camera turns and zooms out as Shaun steps out onto the smaller stage, in front of a smaller house-show crowd.]
You see Cranston, Rhode Island…You’re our last stop this week before we go live on TNT in New Hampshire tomorrow. Too bad the family I have in Cranston aren’t wrestling fans huh?
[Shaun chuckles a bit to himself before lingering over to the right side of the stage, getting serious for a moment.]
I don’t tend to dwell on the past, however…Last week…Yeah Emi and I got the “W”, but it wasn’t that great of a showing on my part. I had a lot of shit going on in my personal life and I just wasn’t focused enough to give 110% as I normally do…And for that rather lackluster performance, MPW Nation, I apologize.
[Shaun nods slowly for a moment before turning, moving to the left side of the stage.]
Now on the other side of the double headed coin…Jason X…We’ve had some times haven’t we? The weeks on end fighting like animals for a prize that slipped out of the grasp of both of us…Almost seems silly now…You’re a good competitor, Jason, so I’m expecting another barn-burner of a fight. I’m expecting New Hampshire to not know what the hell hit it…It’s been a while since we’ve went face to face. We’ve both improved greatly…This is gonna be fun.
[Shaun nods again with a smirk on his face, moving back to the center of the stage.]
Well, let’s get this rigmarole started before I get too long-winded. However I’ve always been a sucker for inspiration quotes (and I’ve been wanting to use this for a long time, so I’ll just toss it out…I’ll end this little spiel with the paraphrased words of Indian War Chief Tecumseh:
“When it comes your time to die, be not like those whose hearts are filled with fear of death, so that their time comes, they weep; they pray for more than time and live their lives over and over again in a different way. Instead sing your death song and die like a hero going home…”
[The first scene fades out slowly as Shaun lowers the mic and walks back through the curtain to the backstage area. A title card appears on the screen saying: “One week earlier”. The narrator of Spongebob Squarepants reads it aloud.]
[The second scene opens up to show Shaun sitting at the kitchen table at his home in Portland. The house is quiet for once, “The Beatdown” Warren Bay actually found a day job and wasn’t home bumming off of Shaun constantly. Shaun is in his usual attire of jeans and a band t-shirt, (this week’s band being Alter Bridge). His hair isn’t tied up in a ponytail as it normally is; his face looks concerned as he holds the phone to his ear, hearing it ring and ring with no voice on the other end.]
SC: Goddamn it, Jason…Pick up your fuckin’ phone…
[Shaun sounds anxious, almost angry. He almost slams the phone down onto the table, though keeping his cool, only setting it down sternly. He thinks for a moment, muttering quietly and incoherently before picking up the phone again, dialing quickly. The phone rings three or four times before a voice is heard.]
Kale! Where the fuck’s Jason? His dad bailed his ass out but I can’t get a hold of him…
KJ: Man I dunno, he was here…Ummm…Day before yesterday, but he left and I haven’t heard from him since either…He shouldn’t have gone too far, he’s on probation and he has a court date next month…
SC: Jeez…He’s gonna go away for a long time…I can feel it.
KJ: He’s guilty by association…Maybe it won’t be as big of a sentence as we all think…But I heard the entire police report…
SC: Shit dude, what’d it say?
[Kale sighs heavily on the phone.]
KJ: Alright…Apparently, that Chad guy that Jase was with picked up Jason and they took a ride. Andy was all hopped up on some shit and they got a hold of a guy who was gonna sell ‘em some pot…So, they picked the guy up, right? Jase climbs into the backseat and finds a rope, takes it and wraps it around the dudes neck and starts choking him. Chad starts kinda beatin’ on the dude till the rope chokes him out. Jase and Chad are so tweaked out; they think he’s dead so they dump the guy into a ditch. They steal his weed, right? But they also take like sixty bucks and his cellphone…
SC: Goddamn…Whatever possessed Jason to fuck up that hard?
KJ: Dude…C’mon…You KNOW how fuckin’ easy it is to talk him into ANYTHING…
SC: I guess so…And…Ya know, everyone shoulda seen it coming for miles away…
[There’s an odd silence between the two, both in thought of their “brother”. Kale eventually attempts to lighten the mood a bit.]
KJ: SO, what’s going on in the world of Millennium Pro!? I haven’t caught TNT in a while.
SC: Oh…It’s good. I’m gonna be in a tag-team match this week with Emi, against Tyler Rose and that Toast fella.
[The second scene fades out as the two continue to gab. The third and final scene opens up on June 6th, one minute before 6pm. Shaun Cross is pacing around the locker room in his ring gear, hair tied back and his iPod on. He’s getting ready for his match against Jason X. The clock on the wall reaches 6pm sharp. Shaun pulls his headphones out and sets his iPod on the bench, sitting down next to it.]
Uh-oh…
[He smirks a bit with a slight scoff.]
Good thing I’m not an insanely religious man…No one wants to cut a promo exactly on 6/6 at 6…But no matter…Jason X, I’ve been here since December…Shortly after I got here, you, Tyler and I got into a big ol’ tangle over the TV Title. Shit, when it was all said and done, none of us three got the duke…I try to get back into contention for a new title, the X-Core title…And goddamn it who do I have to wrestle tonight?! Jason fuckin’ Xavier…Bud, do you still call yourself “The Star?” I think your star burnt out a while ago, no one’s noticed yet…
[He laughs a bit again.]
Boys oh boys we’ve had some wars, yeah? And hell, we’ve both improved since our scraps. So I’m expecting this shit to be good tonight…I was off my game last week, I admit that. Don’t you worry, Jason…And don’t you worry everyone in TV land…I’m back on track tonight. I think this match will be fun…Then again, most matches are in my opinion…But anyways, I guess I’ll be getting on with things now. I’ll see you in a couple hours, Xavier…One more battle...Let’s have a good one…
[The final scene fades out as Shaun is standing back up.]