Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2011 13:05:58 GMT -5
In case you don't know by now, my name is Mariano Fernandez and I am known as the White Knight. I have been a wrestler for the Classic Wrestling Federation, and Premium Championship Wrestling, where I had the most important professional and personal moments of my life. Some were good, some were bad, but all of them were great in their own way.
It is because of those moments inside the ring that I have been able to make my way into the wrestling annals of history. But the merit is not for me alone, I haven't forgotten about that for one second. I was simply a catalyst that was powered by you fans at home, the people who pay good money to see people in the ring beating the crap out of each other. Without you, I don't know where my wrestling career would have ended.
Part of this merit goes also to the boys in the back, whether they are great people like James Baker, Leon Lonewolf, Terry Richards, or Nathan and Damon Warrens, or monsters like Draven Logan Kennedy, or straight-up scum of this earth like The Osbournes and Gary Scarletti. Yes, I have a soft spot for the latter in my heart. After all, it was because of them getting the crap kicked out of and humiliated on a weekly basis that PCW was led to glory.
Anyway, I'm sure you will like to know that after a rather long hiatus, I've decided to get back into action in James Baker's home of ECCW. You'd probably be asking, "what motivation do you have?", because let's face it, I've done a lot, I've done enough, and in these times where wrestling isn't what it used to be when we were growing up, some may say I have done it all. I've been a champion multiple times, I've broken winning streaks, I've broken a longest reigning World Champion record, faced the greatest of them all, and made my way into a Hall of Fame. All of this being 22 years old!
So why keep doing it? Is it because I need the money, having squandered all the earnings I made in the business? Well, not quite. I don't live in a luxury castle or mansion with a gazillion number of cars, but money isn't a problem. Is it because I miss the spotlight? Thank goodness no, otherwise I would have never left the ring in the first place. And it would be hypocritical of me after driving people like that into RETIREMENT, a retirement so deep filled in dishonor and humiliation that they will NEVER resurface again, for the good of the world.
No. Truth is, a wrestler lives to fight. We thrive off of it - we enjoy it. Wrestlers, the same as boxers, martial artists or everyone who practices a combat sport, are warriors in a world that has no further place for warriors. Like Apollo Creed said in Rocky IV, "We always have to be in the middle of the action 'cause we're the warriors. And without some challenge, without some damn war to fight then the warriors might as well be dead!". Which follows up with the question, "what damn war is there to fight?", and you'd have a point. We beat The Osbournes in their own game, then PCW beat AIW, then we beat the MWF network and THEN we beat WKF and CP Epick! Who do I have to fight now? Being a wrestler, a warrior as I said above, I find the answer to that to be rather simple: "Whoever stands in front of you in the quest to be the best".
Which leads me to a guy who calls himself Syn. This guy is going to be my first opponent in ECCW's main event on October 4. Truth about this is that I know nothing about him, except that he comes from WKF. He was deep in WKF, and since that place is shutting down, the WKF guys decide to come here, given the good relationship they've had since WKF wanted to be a PCW development territory. It isn't their fault - nor ours, but specifically the owner of that place - that everything got screwed up later.
But I'm digressing, so let's go back to analyzing him. By his name, he's OBVIOUSLY EVIL (Remember kids, TV Tropes will ruin your life, like they did mine). I mean, just by the look of him, I can tell he's a wallet-stealing, groin-injuring Joker impersonator. Not that there's anything wrong with the last part! I mean, who in their wrong twisted mind wouldn't have the Joker as a role model? The guy is AX CRAZY, a MAGNIFICENT BASTARD, and he manages to drive Batman nearly as insane as he is with his mind games. If you don't believe me, read "The Killing Joke".
Anyway, I think I know what to do to investigate this guy. Since he pretends to be the Joker, I guess there's one obvious way to see what he can do. So for the purpose of this promo, I'm not going to be the White Knight, but the Dark Knight. Just for this week, I'm not Mariano Fernandez...
I'M BATMAN.
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(A clear night at Mariano's modest but comfortable house of Miami, FL. As usual, very little has changed since Mariano's retirement. Dressed in his usual black leather jacket, blue jeans and black biker boots, he and his girlfriend Rei Ayanami, her purple moptop impeccable as always, dressed in her usual white mecha pilot suit, are sipping on matching cups of hot chocolate, waiting in their living room.)
Rei: "... It has been a while since we did something like we're going to do." (She smiles, at which Mariano smiles back)
Mariano: "Indeed it has. That's why it'll be double the fun."
Rei: "So how do you feel about returning to the ring?"
Mariano: "Same as always - with the same cheery, care-free, happy-go-lucky attitude."
Rei: "And do you believe that this time you can keep out of trouble?"
Mariano: "Given ECCW's roster, I doubt there's going to be the wars that we've had before. Most of them are ex WKFers, but unlike their owner, they're people who are looking to get their first big break. That reminds me of when I started - and that's also a reason why I joined. It's going to be great fun like those days where I had just started. The only thing I'm not exactly fond of is having to face The Joker... I don't like DC."
Rei: "... The Joker?"
(Mariano nods).
Mariano: "Some guy who calls himself Syn and impersonates Heath Ledger."
Rei: "Oh."
(Mariano then throws his hands around)
Mariano: "Hence the reason for what we're going to do."
(At that point, there's a honk on a horn heard from outside.)
Mariano: "Must be them! Let's go meet them."
(Immediately after, he opens the door, to meet his two friends Jeff Bogard and Johnny Lee, fellow wrestlers called "The Double Dragons". Jeff Bogard is stocky and blond, spiky haired, dressed in a blue attire, while Johnny Lee is slim and has long flowing brown hair, dressed in a red attire matching Jeff's.)
Mariano: "Good to see you again, gentlemen."
Jeff Bogard: "Just like old times, buddy."
Johnny Lee: "So, what's the plan?"
Mariano: "Well, we were thinking of going to the comic book store, and then maybe..."
(He is interrupted by a T.V. broadcast.)
T.V. Reporter: "And we are live with former WKF wrestlers, CP Epick and Stevie Wicked, with comments about PCW."
CP Epick: "Those people in PCW are hypocritical. They claim that they hated politics and gave everyone a fair shot, and they were friends with Sickboy and the champion at the time, Yoshiru Long, while people in the midcard and undercard were busting their backs off and they didn't get a break."
Stevie Wicked: "Not to mention pitting us against women. That's a reason why I quit the company. I refuse to ever be put in a match against a woman."
CP Epick: "That's because they are closeted homosexuals, and think that women are actually worth something. And they like seeing men in drag too. Some of them, like a certain Mariano Fernandez, like masturbating to them too."
(Mariano and Rei roll their eyes).
Rei: "First Osbourne saying you masturbated to my feet, now these guys saying you masturbate to men in drag. What's with that masturbation obsession they have?"
Mariano: "I don't know. Makes me wonder if they masturbate to me."
Rei: "That's... gross."
Mariano: "My thoughts exactly."
(The broadcast continues).
Stevie Wicked: "Speaking of that useless fuckwit piece of fap, it's amazing the degree of psychosis he has to reach stalking us whenever we go. It's annoying and childish, really."
CP Epick: "The worst part of all is that he WON'T LEAVE US alone! And to top it all off, he's a coward, because he won't come to where we are."
(Mariano smiles).
Mariano: "That's about to change right now."
(Jeff Bogard and Johnny Lee look at each other in delight.)
Johnny Lee: "Before we get on the move, I'd like to say that we brought something just fitting for this occasion. If you would like to follow us out, please..."
(Mariano and Rei head outside with Jeff and Johnny, who have parked a 1960's Lincoln Futura customized Batmobile, and unpacked a spotlight from their van in front of Mariano's yard. Johnny is holding a remote control in his right hand.)
Jeff Bogard: "Now Johnny, if you would do the honor..."
Johnny Lee: "With pleasure."
(He presses a button in the remote, and the spotlight turns on...)
Jeff Bogard: "Now look at the moon!"
(The full moon shows... the BAT SIGNAL).
Johnny Lee: "Mariano, we await your call."
(Mariano nods.)
Mariano: "Lady and gentlemen... to the BAT CAVE."
(Moments later, the crew is inside the customized Batmobile, speeding to the city. Mariano, properly outfitted in the Batman suit, is on the wheel. Rei, as Batgirl, rides shotgun. Johnny Lee, dressed as Robin, and Jeff Bogard, in a Superman attire, ride behind.)
Johnny Lee: "I bet they're pissing down their pants upon seeing the Bat signal."
Jeff Bogard: "The studio they're in is about 5 minutes from here. Hopefully we'll catch them before they get away."
Mariano: "Very good. They're going to regret what they said."
(Indeed, five minutes later, Stevie Wicked and CP Epick leave the T.V. studio... only to find Mariano and their crew waiting for them.)
Mariano: "Why hello there... Epick and Wicked." (he takes his mask off, at which CP Epick and Stevie Wicked flinch.)
CP Epick: "No... NO... NOT YOU AGAIN!"
(Mariano laughs)
Mariano: "Surprised to see me?"
Stevie Wicked: "Why you..." (He charges at Mariano, but one roundhouse kick by Rei drives him down.)
Rei: "Maybe that's the reason why you wouldn't like to face a woman, right?"
(In the meantime, CP Epick tries to escape, only to be caught in a release german suplex by Mariano, who gets up immediately and is already standing when CP Epick makes it back to his feet. Mariano charges and plants him with his Tsunami Strike Yakuza kick, leaving him knocked out. As CP Epick is writhing in pain on the floor, Mariano leans to him.)
Mariano: "Remember, Epick. And you too, Stevie Wonder. Whenever you decide to trash PCW... I'll be there to haunt you. By the way... tell Syn this was a sample of what he's in for next thursday."
(After that, he goes back to Rei and the Double Dragons in the Batmobile.)
Mariano: "Well, they won't be bothering anymore. Let's head to the comic book store now."
(The batmobile takes off into the night.
Fade to black).
It is because of those moments inside the ring that I have been able to make my way into the wrestling annals of history. But the merit is not for me alone, I haven't forgotten about that for one second. I was simply a catalyst that was powered by you fans at home, the people who pay good money to see people in the ring beating the crap out of each other. Without you, I don't know where my wrestling career would have ended.
Part of this merit goes also to the boys in the back, whether they are great people like James Baker, Leon Lonewolf, Terry Richards, or Nathan and Damon Warrens, or monsters like Draven Logan Kennedy, or straight-up scum of this earth like The Osbournes and Gary Scarletti. Yes, I have a soft spot for the latter in my heart. After all, it was because of them getting the crap kicked out of and humiliated on a weekly basis that PCW was led to glory.
Anyway, I'm sure you will like to know that after a rather long hiatus, I've decided to get back into action in James Baker's home of ECCW. You'd probably be asking, "what motivation do you have?", because let's face it, I've done a lot, I've done enough, and in these times where wrestling isn't what it used to be when we were growing up, some may say I have done it all. I've been a champion multiple times, I've broken winning streaks, I've broken a longest reigning World Champion record, faced the greatest of them all, and made my way into a Hall of Fame. All of this being 22 years old!
So why keep doing it? Is it because I need the money, having squandered all the earnings I made in the business? Well, not quite. I don't live in a luxury castle or mansion with a gazillion number of cars, but money isn't a problem. Is it because I miss the spotlight? Thank goodness no, otherwise I would have never left the ring in the first place. And it would be hypocritical of me after driving people like that into RETIREMENT, a retirement so deep filled in dishonor and humiliation that they will NEVER resurface again, for the good of the world.
No. Truth is, a wrestler lives to fight. We thrive off of it - we enjoy it. Wrestlers, the same as boxers, martial artists or everyone who practices a combat sport, are warriors in a world that has no further place for warriors. Like Apollo Creed said in Rocky IV, "We always have to be in the middle of the action 'cause we're the warriors. And without some challenge, without some damn war to fight then the warriors might as well be dead!". Which follows up with the question, "what damn war is there to fight?", and you'd have a point. We beat The Osbournes in their own game, then PCW beat AIW, then we beat the MWF network and THEN we beat WKF and CP Epick! Who do I have to fight now? Being a wrestler, a warrior as I said above, I find the answer to that to be rather simple: "Whoever stands in front of you in the quest to be the best".
Which leads me to a guy who calls himself Syn. This guy is going to be my first opponent in ECCW's main event on October 4. Truth about this is that I know nothing about him, except that he comes from WKF. He was deep in WKF, and since that place is shutting down, the WKF guys decide to come here, given the good relationship they've had since WKF wanted to be a PCW development territory. It isn't their fault - nor ours, but specifically the owner of that place - that everything got screwed up later.
But I'm digressing, so let's go back to analyzing him. By his name, he's OBVIOUSLY EVIL (Remember kids, TV Tropes will ruin your life, like they did mine). I mean, just by the look of him, I can tell he's a wallet-stealing, groin-injuring Joker impersonator. Not that there's anything wrong with the last part! I mean, who in their wrong twisted mind wouldn't have the Joker as a role model? The guy is AX CRAZY, a MAGNIFICENT BASTARD, and he manages to drive Batman nearly as insane as he is with his mind games. If you don't believe me, read "The Killing Joke".
Anyway, I think I know what to do to investigate this guy. Since he pretends to be the Joker, I guess there's one obvious way to see what he can do. So for the purpose of this promo, I'm not going to be the White Knight, but the Dark Knight. Just for this week, I'm not Mariano Fernandez...
I'M BATMAN.
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(A clear night at Mariano's modest but comfortable house of Miami, FL. As usual, very little has changed since Mariano's retirement. Dressed in his usual black leather jacket, blue jeans and black biker boots, he and his girlfriend Rei Ayanami, her purple moptop impeccable as always, dressed in her usual white mecha pilot suit, are sipping on matching cups of hot chocolate, waiting in their living room.)
Rei: "... It has been a while since we did something like we're going to do." (She smiles, at which Mariano smiles back)
Mariano: "Indeed it has. That's why it'll be double the fun."
Rei: "So how do you feel about returning to the ring?"
Mariano: "Same as always - with the same cheery, care-free, happy-go-lucky attitude."
Rei: "And do you believe that this time you can keep out of trouble?"
Mariano: "Given ECCW's roster, I doubt there's going to be the wars that we've had before. Most of them are ex WKFers, but unlike their owner, they're people who are looking to get their first big break. That reminds me of when I started - and that's also a reason why I joined. It's going to be great fun like those days where I had just started. The only thing I'm not exactly fond of is having to face The Joker... I don't like DC."
Rei: "... The Joker?"
(Mariano nods).
Mariano: "Some guy who calls himself Syn and impersonates Heath Ledger."
Rei: "Oh."
(Mariano then throws his hands around)
Mariano: "Hence the reason for what we're going to do."
(At that point, there's a honk on a horn heard from outside.)
Mariano: "Must be them! Let's go meet them."
(Immediately after, he opens the door, to meet his two friends Jeff Bogard and Johnny Lee, fellow wrestlers called "The Double Dragons". Jeff Bogard is stocky and blond, spiky haired, dressed in a blue attire, while Johnny Lee is slim and has long flowing brown hair, dressed in a red attire matching Jeff's.)
Mariano: "Good to see you again, gentlemen."
Jeff Bogard: "Just like old times, buddy."
Johnny Lee: "So, what's the plan?"
Mariano: "Well, we were thinking of going to the comic book store, and then maybe..."
(He is interrupted by a T.V. broadcast.)
T.V. Reporter: "And we are live with former WKF wrestlers, CP Epick and Stevie Wicked, with comments about PCW."
CP Epick: "Those people in PCW are hypocritical. They claim that they hated politics and gave everyone a fair shot, and they were friends with Sickboy and the champion at the time, Yoshiru Long, while people in the midcard and undercard were busting their backs off and they didn't get a break."
Stevie Wicked: "Not to mention pitting us against women. That's a reason why I quit the company. I refuse to ever be put in a match against a woman."
CP Epick: "That's because they are closeted homosexuals, and think that women are actually worth something. And they like seeing men in drag too. Some of them, like a certain Mariano Fernandez, like masturbating to them too."
(Mariano and Rei roll their eyes).
Rei: "First Osbourne saying you masturbated to my feet, now these guys saying you masturbate to men in drag. What's with that masturbation obsession they have?"
Mariano: "I don't know. Makes me wonder if they masturbate to me."
Rei: "That's... gross."
Mariano: "My thoughts exactly."
(The broadcast continues).
Stevie Wicked: "Speaking of that useless fuckwit piece of fap, it's amazing the degree of psychosis he has to reach stalking us whenever we go. It's annoying and childish, really."
CP Epick: "The worst part of all is that he WON'T LEAVE US alone! And to top it all off, he's a coward, because he won't come to where we are."
(Mariano smiles).
Mariano: "That's about to change right now."
(Jeff Bogard and Johnny Lee look at each other in delight.)
Johnny Lee: "Before we get on the move, I'd like to say that we brought something just fitting for this occasion. If you would like to follow us out, please..."
(Mariano and Rei head outside with Jeff and Johnny, who have parked a 1960's Lincoln Futura customized Batmobile, and unpacked a spotlight from their van in front of Mariano's yard. Johnny is holding a remote control in his right hand.)
Jeff Bogard: "Now Johnny, if you would do the honor..."
Johnny Lee: "With pleasure."
(He presses a button in the remote, and the spotlight turns on...)
Jeff Bogard: "Now look at the moon!"
(The full moon shows... the BAT SIGNAL).
Johnny Lee: "Mariano, we await your call."
(Mariano nods.)
Mariano: "Lady and gentlemen... to the BAT CAVE."
(Moments later, the crew is inside the customized Batmobile, speeding to the city. Mariano, properly outfitted in the Batman suit, is on the wheel. Rei, as Batgirl, rides shotgun. Johnny Lee, dressed as Robin, and Jeff Bogard, in a Superman attire, ride behind.)
Johnny Lee: "I bet they're pissing down their pants upon seeing the Bat signal."
Jeff Bogard: "The studio they're in is about 5 minutes from here. Hopefully we'll catch them before they get away."
Mariano: "Very good. They're going to regret what they said."
(Indeed, five minutes later, Stevie Wicked and CP Epick leave the T.V. studio... only to find Mariano and their crew waiting for them.)
Mariano: "Why hello there... Epick and Wicked." (he takes his mask off, at which CP Epick and Stevie Wicked flinch.)
CP Epick: "No... NO... NOT YOU AGAIN!"
(Mariano laughs)
Mariano: "Surprised to see me?"
Stevie Wicked: "Why you..." (He charges at Mariano, but one roundhouse kick by Rei drives him down.)
Rei: "Maybe that's the reason why you wouldn't like to face a woman, right?"
(In the meantime, CP Epick tries to escape, only to be caught in a release german suplex by Mariano, who gets up immediately and is already standing when CP Epick makes it back to his feet. Mariano charges and plants him with his Tsunami Strike Yakuza kick, leaving him knocked out. As CP Epick is writhing in pain on the floor, Mariano leans to him.)
Mariano: "Remember, Epick. And you too, Stevie Wonder. Whenever you decide to trash PCW... I'll be there to haunt you. By the way... tell Syn this was a sample of what he's in for next thursday."
(After that, he goes back to Rei and the Double Dragons in the Batmobile.)
Mariano: "Well, they won't be bothering anymore. Let's head to the comic book store now."
(The batmobile takes off into the night.
Fade to black).
