Post by Kevin Strife on Sept 28, 2011 12:04:34 GMT -6
IT IS TIME FOR US TO MEET, WPW!
[The promo opens on a stage, the lights are out only for the lights on the closed red curtains. There're murmurs going on but they are hushed as the red curtains part in the middle and open on the empty stage.]
[Shortly after the opening, a young man walks in from the side of the stage, and goes to stand right in the center of said stage. The crowd gives him a bit of an applause.]
[The young man is wearing a black t-shirt over dark blue jeans and black shoes. Very casual. He stares into the crowd for a moment, smiling here and there. Then, finally, he pulls out a mic from his backpocket and begins to speak.]
GOOD EVENING!
Ah, I can't believe I made it! I actually made it into a decent wrestling promotion! I've got to say, I was surprised to get the call from the Powers That Be. I have been said "no" so many times that I got used to never ever getting a positive answer... and yet... low and behold! WPW said "yes". I am so shocked! And excited too, actually!
Okay, okay, I know, you're looking at me right now and you're like "who is this damn fool?" And it'd be fair enough for you to think something like that. I mean, I'm no one. I can't claim I have beaten so and so and I can't even pretend I have an amazing vast experience of what fighting professionally is like. But I can tell you one thing: I am proud of what I've accomplished so far... even if it's just proving to people in the know that I have "potential".
I guess I should tell you a little bit about myself, right? Well, my name is KEVIN STRIFE. Sounds cool, doesn't it? Definitely a name destined to achieve great things! I am only 18 but I have been training for a while now! I can fight! Surely, when you look at me, you can tell I'm a fighter, right?
Now, WPW (you don't mind if I call you WPW? Of course not, we are close now), you might wonder how exactly did I end up wanting to be in this business? I mean, it is a cruel business where people get hurt all the time and only the best survive and make enough money to live off of. I know all that, WPW. But I got inspired. That's right, you heard me right. INSPIRED!
By whom? I know you really want to know, WPW. I can tell by the look on your face, you're dying to know who inspired me. You're hoping for a name you'll recognize. Well, WPW, you are not going to be disappointed. The person who has inspired me is... Neptune. Yes, the deadly feet guy from that other place you have some fights with sometimes. You know the one. I won't mention its name just so not to upset you, WPW.
But indeed, Neptune has inspired me. He is just so... wow. Awesome dude. So quick and strong with his feet. When I first heard him talk about how deadly they are, I thought, "what the hell is this guy on about?" And then I saw him in action on my TV and I was gobsmacked. I couldn't believe it! He truly is deadly with his feet. So, you know, I thought "I want to be like him!" And I went to train MY feet to be deadly too!
Now, I know what you're going to say WPW. That I need my own thing and that you don't need that other company breathing down your neck for copying one of their superstars' image. But you know what? I hope they do notice because how cool would it be to meet Neptune in real life? I've tried to before but he has done only one fan meet and greet and I couldn't be there. I was SO gutted. As I said, he's my inspiration.
Anyway, WPW, you are going to like me. I'm sure. Well - I hope so! You know I'll do my best. I want to be just like Neptune and just like him, I'll prove to you that my bare feet can be deadly! I might not be an expert in martial arts but I'm getting there. Opponents, beware!
I may come across as a nice guy right now, WPW, but I can also be one nasty son of a bitch. I like Neptune's attitude towards people and I tend to agree with him. I want to follow his philosophy and actually hate on people. So, don't think I'm going to be a naive newbie just because I'm a... newbie. You know what I mean?
We're in for the long haul, WPW. We will get to know each other, you might hate some things about me and I might hate some things about you, but in the end, we'll make a great partnership. You're lucky, you know? You just signed someone whose role model is the most awesome wrestler in the whole world today! (Which means I set myself a pretty high bar to reach and I'm challenging myself to reach it and break it!)
So, WPW, my dear new friend... we're going to have fun!
[KEVIN STRIFE smiles to the crowd who gives him a bit of an applause. He then puts away the mic in his back pocket and makes a few steps back. The murmurs start again, a bit louder this time.]
[Slowly, the red curtains flow across the stage, reaching each other in the middle and making the close. The promo video ends with KEVIN STRIFE'S THEME playing and a fade to black.]
