Post by Kevin Strife on Oct 1, 2011 21:20:18 GMT -6
IT IS TIME FOR US TO MEET, WPW! (#2)
[The promo opens on the same stage as before. The lights are dimmed, the murmurs are abundant. But this time there's a slight difference. There's a piano on the stage.]
[KEVIN STRIFE walks on stage from the right side and receives mild applause from the audience. He nods and smiles. Then he sits at the piano and starts playing a few notes. Clearly he knows how to play. It sounds good.]
I learned piano when I was a kid. My father wanted me to get in touch with my sensitive side. Can you believe that? Just because I had too much fun fighting. He thought I was a troubled kid. To be honest, I thought I was too until I found out that you could make a career, a really good one, out of fighting other people. Isn't that nice?
[He keeps on playing, enjoying every key strokes and taking in the music the instrument gave him in return of his skills. The notes are becoming a bit more complex. He learned well.]
Ah, WPW, did you have me figured out? Am I surprising you? Or do you think I'm just trying too hard to be mysterious and full of surprises? I can tell you're a bit cynical. I've met a few cynics in my young life and they can be annoying but fun as well. I consider myself as a... how can I put this? I think of myself as a dreamer. That's right. I dream of being as good as my idol. I dream of gold, of fame, of recognition... I dream a lot, WPW. The question is, can you make my dreams come true?
[KEVIN STRIFE pauses his piano playing to grab a glass of water that's sitting on top of the instrument. He takes a sip of it, and smiles at the audience. He then keeps playing.]
But enough about me for now, WPW. We have all the time in the world to get to know each other better. So, let's talk about two other people, shall we? Have you heard of DAN FIERCE, WPW? Surely you have. He's from that other place you don't like very much. Yes, I know, WPW, it feels like he's raping your sanctuary, isn't it? He comes in your house and starts threatening you, telling you he's going to be the King of the place. Well, he considers himself more of a Queen. I hate that.
What do I mean? Well, this thing gay guys like Dan Fierce do. Calling themselves queens and embracing every stereotype there is about their sexuality. It is so pathetic. Don't you think so, WPW? He is over the top, he plays up his effeminate side, he flirts with other guys to make them uncomfortable and he calls us cute names as though he is his sexuality. That is terrible, WPW. Think about the poor young gay men who watch your shows, hoping to find a good role model to emulate and what do they find? Dan Fierce. A gay guy who believes he's not a man. He's a queen. That's just very sad. And very disappointing.
But, don't worry, WPW, I'm not going to let him rule over your kingdom. Because you see, WPW, I am going to use my bare feet and stomp on his face. He thinks he can outkick me because he knew someone who knew something? That's just lazy. I might be young and I admit, not very experienced, but I do have something that he doesn't. A legendary role model. Someone worthy of looking up to. Neptune made his feet deadly, and I will do the same. Dan Fierce likes to underestimate me and pretend that he can keep up with younger men. But we know the truth, don't we, WPW? We know that he is going to be out of breath. He is going to be tired. So easily. He thinks he can handle my feet... He wouldn't even be able to handle my punches. Look at me, WPW... I'm your hero. I won't let Dan Fierce win. I guarantee you that.
[KEVIN STRIFE cracks a smile as he focuses on his music for a little moment. His hands moving so swiftly and with precision over the black and white keys. He then slows down the tempo and gets back to a relaxed segment of the music he's playing.]
But Dan isn't the only one in this competition, WPW. There's someone else. Someone you actually know. That's right, your very own ROBBIE MILANO JR. He's a loud mouthed and foul mouthed italian. Hm, I wonder if he went to the same school as Dan Fierce? You know, with all the embrace of stereotypes and cliches. What's that, WPW? Why do you have someone like that in your ranks? I know times are tough, but it's not a reason to lower the quality threshold. But, oh well, that's how things are. I'm new in your house, WPW, so I'm not going to give you a hard time so soon. I do have manners. I know that probably surprises you.
But Robbie... he's not surprising at all. He talked about Neptune, my idol. Saying he could be just as deadly as him. Wishful thinking. I've seen his fights, WPW, and I am really not impressed. I'm not being biased, it's the truth. I swear. He really isn't good. Maybe if he got himself someone else to be his sidekick, someone who'd tell him like it is, and not some horny skank who's only interested in fucking cute guys. Doesn't she sound a lot like Dan Fierce? Oh burn. I make myself laugh sometimes. But I digress.
Robbie talked smack about my idol, so I have to make sure to kick him extra hard when we face off in the ring. Poor Robbie, just like Dan Fierce, will find out that being passionate and having someone to look up to can make you do wonderful things. I have trained my bare feet to be lethal weapons. And they will see the result of my hard work. It's easy to underestimate me because of my youth and the fact that you're my first, WPW, but at the end of the day, when that bell rings and I'm declared the winner, the fans, my opponents and even you will see... I am a superstar. And I won't stop until I'm on top of the world. That's a promise.
[He starts playing faster and faster, reaching a climax into the piece of music, and then goes into the denouement. Falling. Back to the slow tempo. He finishes it off with a few slow and light stokes of the keys.]
[KEVIN STRIFE then gets up, grabs his glass of water and takes a sip of it before putting back on top of the piano. The audience gives him a mild applause as he bows his head slightly and walks off stage. The promo ends with a fade to black.]
