Post by Office on Jun 16, 2018 22:56:19 GMT -5
SAM HEWITT
From the St. Joseph River! South Bend, Indiana! Hello again wrestling fans, I'm Sam Hewitt alongside Brian Shelzi and welcome to Great Lakes Pro-Wrestling! We've got an action packed hour this evening with an explosive main event title bout between Heritage Heavyweight Champion Bam Markham and challenger Joe Stanton. Two months ago neither man was here in Lion's Road, but they've quickly ascended the ranks and have many around the Great Lakes curious about tonight's bout. We've also got Hammerstein in action, his first singles match since the Second Anniversary Show - he'll be taking on Jason Cashe. I should also tell you that tonight's episode is the one hundredth episode of Lion's Road programming! On behalf of everyone here in Lion's Road, the Laurentide Athletic Commission - I thank you, the fans for your continued support of our brand of professional wrestling.
BRIAN SHELZI
Here's to another hundred!
Shelzi bops his water bottle off of Hewitt's microphone, spilling it onto their papers. Hewitt shoots him an unimpressed look as Mandeville Nelson enters the picture.
MANDEVILLE NELSON
Smooth, Brian.
BRIAN SHELZI
Just like Rob Thomas and Carlos Santana, Mandy. What's on your mind?
MANDEVILLE NELSON
I have been watching the alliances form these last few weeks and studying the situation. Our tag team belts are currently stuck around the waists of two outsiders - GRIM and Tokyo Zombie of Maximum Japan Pro-Wrestling. Getting dates to bring both men overseas to face their challengers has been no easy task and MAX certainly hasn't been that helpful in allowing us to send fighters over to challenge them.
I have been watching the alliances form these last few weeks and studying the situation. Our tag team belts are currently stuck around the waists of two outsiders - GRIM and Tokyo Zombie of Maximum Japan Pro-Wrestling. Getting dates to bring both men overseas to face their challengers has been no easy task and MAX certainly hasn't been that helpful in allowing us to send fighters over to challenge them.
Hewitt nods as he's cleaning up the mess at the desk.
MANDEVILLE NELSON
So I need to rectify this.
Nelson's sticks his hand into the bag he's carrying and pulls out...
MANDEVILLE NELSON
On Thursday, July 12th - we will begin to crown new tag team champions, the Heritage Tag Team Champions!
SAM HEWITT
Oh wo-
Hewitt is drowned out by GNR's "Welcome to the Jungle" as Eli Buchanan walks out. He admires the tag belts for a moment, then pats Nelson the back before walking down the aisle, bumping fists with fans wearing Buck U t-shirts. He grabs the microphone from Brady Rossen and climbs up and inside the ring, which is fitted with the now familiar stools and a fifty inch monitor.
ELI BUCHANAN
Welcome, ladies and gentlemen to another episode of "The Tiger Pit". Now unless you've been living under a rock or this is the first time you've tuned into this program, then you realise that Lion's Road has recently come under siege by a group of men calling themselves The W.A.L.L., Warriors, Assassins, Leaders, Legends. These four individuals have been running roughshod all over this company for weeks with their guerrilla tactics and utter disregard for the rules. Last week I came out here and I tried to talk some sense into two headstrong individuals, to get them on the same page, because I knew that if The W.A.L.L. isn't met with a unified front and confronted now there ain't going to be no stopping them. This brings me to my guest at this time. I've known this gentlemen for a couple of years now and in recent months he's impressed me with the level of aggression he has shown, but nothing shocked me more than what he did last week.
Eli points to this television screen behind him.
ELI BUCHANAN
Ladies and gentlemen, please help me welcome to The Tiger Pit, David Troy!
“Death Threat” creaks it’s way through the speakers and as the guitars and bass kick in, David Troy emerges to a decidedly mixed ovation; he still hasn’t won a lot of fans’ trust, but some seem to respect him for standing up to the WALL, and the cheers he CAN hear actually surprise him.
SAM HEWITT
And here is the most talked-about man in Lion’s Road right now, who seems a bit… puzzled by some of these fans warming up to him again?
BRIAN SHELZI
Well, he will tell you himself that he embraced wearing the black hat in the Laurentide Cup Tournament, but even a rude and crude dude like David Troy can understand a threat when he sees one!
Dressed simply in a plain black T, jeans, and plimsolls, The Man They Call Dynamite casually saunters his way to ringside, and climbs up on the ring apron before stepping between the ropes. He is clearly not in a mood to showboat, as he politely shakes Eli’s hand before taking a seat.
ELI BUCHANAN
David, good to see you again. I’m going to cut to the chase and ask the question everyone around here has been asking themselves for a week now. Why did knock Captain Roid Rage’s head off? And maybe the better question is, why did you chose that moment to make a statement like that?
The words “Captain Roid Rage” get a chuckle from Troy, who just grins and shakes his head.
DAVID TROY
Well, Eli, you’ve always known me to be a bit of a hard head, so you know that when I was saying in press material that I didn’t WANT or NEED the WALL… I meant it. Ever since I stopped caring about what the crowds thought of me, I have made it my mission to ascend the ranks of Lion’s Road and build it into an empire in this industry.
Troy looks out to the crowd, who has hushed up a bit.
DAVID TROY
To not only show myself to be the best in the world, but to call out to every big name who thought they were the best, to come on over into our ring and show everyone here how they stacked up against a fighter like me. And yeah, that mission of mine’s hit a few roadblocks here and there… but I’ve never lost faith that I would eventually persevere and complete my mission.
With a deep sigh, he continues.
DAVID TROY
THEN… the WALL happened, and suddenly we’re being invaded by a bunch of old-timers playing SOLDIER BOY and getting their ideas for an agenda off the headlines… and I knew right away that their mission was counterproductive towards mine. I want to turn Lion’s Road into the Capital of Wrestling… but they just want to isolate it from the rest of the world, because they all KNOW that if they have to share the sandbox, they’d get run out of it on a rail.
He grins cheekily.
DAVID TROY
So I kicked the “general” right in the face and symbolically told them where to stick their precious WALL!
Eli laughs at David’s remarks. He smiles, shaking his finger at him.
ELI BUCHANAN
If I didn’t know you as well as I do, I’d call you one dumb son of a bitch for openly declaring war on The WALL like that, but I do know you. You, David Troy, are one of the toughest men I’ve ever met and you’ve only gotten better since tossing aside the stupid gimmicks and concentrating on being the ass kicker you were always meant to be. My question is though, have you bitten off more than you can chew taking a shot at The WALL like that? Since your change of focus, you haven’t exactly endeared yourself to the locker room and other than myself perhaps, there’s no one around here who’d be willing to watch your back. Can David Troy take down the wall on his own with no one backing him up?
Troy smiles and has a little laugh.
DAVID TROY
Well, Eli… in a past life, I was known as the Slayer of Giants; and I got that name because I would often face insurmountable odds on a regular basis… and I would more often than not end up standing above the wreckage when it was all over. So yeah. If it ever came down to me against the WALL, all by my lonesome, then so be it. Because honestly, I don’t believe the other talent of Lion’s Road HAS what it takes to stand up to the WALL.
A few boos come from the crowd, prompting Troy to shake his head.
DAVID TROY
Granted, I would LOVE to be proven wrong, but honestly I just don’t see it happening.
"Panic" hits as Ben Chrenshaw walks out and stands next to the broadcast booth.
BEN CHRENSHAW
Did I hear you right? You want to stand up to the W.A.L.L?
Ben smirks and you can tell Troy would love nothing more than to come down and destroy Chrenshaw.
BEN CHRENSHAW
Here lately you haven't been able to stand alone have you David?
Ben holds the mic away as his smirk grows to a smile. Troy, meanwhile, is visibly starting to steam up and start talking about kicking Chrenshaw’s teeth down his throat.
BEN CHRENSHAW
By my estimation. You need more than Dynamite to break down the wall. If you try and go at this alone then be my guest. The four of them will beat you over and over. Trust me I know just how far the leader of the WALL is willing to go - you are going to need some help.
David looks as if he’s staring THROUGH Chrenshaw, not AT him. He takes the microphone up to his lips and responds.
DAVID TROY
So YOU’RE offering to help ME against the WALL?
Ben shakes his head before bringing the microphone back up.
BEN CHRENSHAW
You got it wrong. I'm making sure you don't do anything to stupid and go to get yourself killed before I have a chance to even things up with you.
The fans erupt in anticipation of another Chrenshaw/Troy encounter. Meanwhile, David’s eyes light up as he chuckles.
DAVID TROY
WELL! Y’know, Ben, I may not like you all that much, but I gotta hand it to ya… you got some serious chutzpah dropping a challenge like that to me in the face of a mass invasion! I respect the HELL outta that!
Troy’s eyes narrow into cerulean skits as he stares daggers at his rival.
DAVID TROY
Tell you what.
A beat.
DAVID TROY
CHICAGO. YOU AND ME. We settle this. We’ve had some encounters, and they’ve all ended with one of us’ shoulders pinned to the mat… but not this time. I want you in this ring. Submission or knockout being the ONLY way to win.
Chrenshaw nods and smiles in response.
DAVID TROY
And when it’s all said and done… if you can prove to me that you’re the kind of guy who would be a useful ally against the WALL… I will shake your hand in this ring and I will fight the WALL by your side, by AJ’s side, alongside whoever unites with you to shut these bastards down.
Another beat.
DAVID TROY
If not? Then you’ll hopefully get the message to STAY THE HELL OUT OF MY WAY, and take a seat while the ADULTS go off and do the dirty work.
Chrenshaw begins to walk toward the ring and gets about half way down when security intercepts him and begins to drag him away from the ringside. You can hear him shouting over the fans. “you gonna get exactly what you want!” David grins in glee as he calls out to Chrenshaw.
DAVID TROY
It’s OK, Ben. Take the rest of the night off and rest up… you’re gonna need it, buddy. This is gonna be nothing like you’ve ever faced before.
Troy smiles at Eli Buchanan as he politely hands him his microphone and saunters his way out of the ring.
ELI BUCHANAN
Welcome, ladies and gentlemen to another episode of "The Tiger Pit". Now unless you've been living under a rock or this is the first time you've tuned into this program, then you realise that Lion's Road has recently come under siege by a group of men calling themselves The W.A.L.L., Warriors, Assassins, Leaders, Legends. These four individuals have been running roughshod all over this company for weeks with their guerrilla tactics and utter disregard for the rules. Last week I came out here and I tried to talk some sense into two headstrong individuals, to get them on the same page, because I knew that if The W.A.L.L. isn't met with a unified front and confronted now there ain't going to be no stopping them. This brings me to my guest at this time. I've known this gentlemen for a couple of years now and in recent months he's impressed me with the level of aggression he has shown, but nothing shocked me more than what he did last week.
Eli points to this television screen behind him.
“Our camera pans around, showcasing the carnage... David Troy sits in the corner watching it all. Irvine takes notice of Troy and yanks Pulver up by the hair, asking if he wants this. Troy pulls himself up out of the corner and looks around at the damage. Several scans, back and forth. Irvine barks again, asking him if he wants Pulver...
FLASH BANG!
SPINNING BACK KICK TO ALEXANDER IRVINE!”
FLASH BANG!
SPINNING BACK KICK TO ALEXANDER IRVINE!”
Ladies and gentlemen, please help me welcome to The Tiger Pit, David Troy!
“Death Threat” creaks it’s way through the speakers and as the guitars and bass kick in, David Troy emerges to a decidedly mixed ovation; he still hasn’t won a lot of fans’ trust, but some seem to respect him for standing up to the WALL, and the cheers he CAN hear actually surprise him.
SAM HEWITT
And here is the most talked-about man in Lion’s Road right now, who seems a bit… puzzled by some of these fans warming up to him again?
BRIAN SHELZI
Well, he will tell you himself that he embraced wearing the black hat in the Laurentide Cup Tournament, but even a rude and crude dude like David Troy can understand a threat when he sees one!
Dressed simply in a plain black T, jeans, and plimsolls, The Man They Call Dynamite casually saunters his way to ringside, and climbs up on the ring apron before stepping between the ropes. He is clearly not in a mood to showboat, as he politely shakes Eli’s hand before taking a seat.
ELI BUCHANAN
David, good to see you again. I’m going to cut to the chase and ask the question everyone around here has been asking themselves for a week now. Why did knock Captain Roid Rage’s head off? And maybe the better question is, why did you chose that moment to make a statement like that?
The words “Captain Roid Rage” get a chuckle from Troy, who just grins and shakes his head.
DAVID TROY
Well, Eli, you’ve always known me to be a bit of a hard head, so you know that when I was saying in press material that I didn’t WANT or NEED the WALL… I meant it. Ever since I stopped caring about what the crowds thought of me, I have made it my mission to ascend the ranks of Lion’s Road and build it into an empire in this industry.
Troy looks out to the crowd, who has hushed up a bit.
DAVID TROY
To not only show myself to be the best in the world, but to call out to every big name who thought they were the best, to come on over into our ring and show everyone here how they stacked up against a fighter like me. And yeah, that mission of mine’s hit a few roadblocks here and there… but I’ve never lost faith that I would eventually persevere and complete my mission.
With a deep sigh, he continues.
DAVID TROY
THEN… the WALL happened, and suddenly we’re being invaded by a bunch of old-timers playing SOLDIER BOY and getting their ideas for an agenda off the headlines… and I knew right away that their mission was counterproductive towards mine. I want to turn Lion’s Road into the Capital of Wrestling… but they just want to isolate it from the rest of the world, because they all KNOW that if they have to share the sandbox, they’d get run out of it on a rail.
He grins cheekily.
DAVID TROY
So I kicked the “general” right in the face and symbolically told them where to stick their precious WALL!
Eli laughs at David’s remarks. He smiles, shaking his finger at him.
ELI BUCHANAN
If I didn’t know you as well as I do, I’d call you one dumb son of a bitch for openly declaring war on The WALL like that, but I do know you. You, David Troy, are one of the toughest men I’ve ever met and you’ve only gotten better since tossing aside the stupid gimmicks and concentrating on being the ass kicker you were always meant to be. My question is though, have you bitten off more than you can chew taking a shot at The WALL like that? Since your change of focus, you haven’t exactly endeared yourself to the locker room and other than myself perhaps, there’s no one around here who’d be willing to watch your back. Can David Troy take down the wall on his own with no one backing him up?
Troy smiles and has a little laugh.
DAVID TROY
Well, Eli… in a past life, I was known as the Slayer of Giants; and I got that name because I would often face insurmountable odds on a regular basis… and I would more often than not end up standing above the wreckage when it was all over. So yeah. If it ever came down to me against the WALL, all by my lonesome, then so be it. Because honestly, I don’t believe the other talent of Lion’s Road HAS what it takes to stand up to the WALL.
A few boos come from the crowd, prompting Troy to shake his head.
DAVID TROY
Granted, I would LOVE to be proven wrong, but honestly I just don’t see it happening.
"Panic" hits as Ben Chrenshaw walks out and stands next to the broadcast booth.
BEN CHRENSHAW
Did I hear you right? You want to stand up to the W.A.L.L?
Ben smirks and you can tell Troy would love nothing more than to come down and destroy Chrenshaw.
BEN CHRENSHAW
Here lately you haven't been able to stand alone have you David?
Ben holds the mic away as his smirk grows to a smile. Troy, meanwhile, is visibly starting to steam up and start talking about kicking Chrenshaw’s teeth down his throat.
BEN CHRENSHAW
By my estimation. You need more than Dynamite to break down the wall. If you try and go at this alone then be my guest. The four of them will beat you over and over. Trust me I know just how far the leader of the WALL is willing to go - you are going to need some help.
David looks as if he’s staring THROUGH Chrenshaw, not AT him. He takes the microphone up to his lips and responds.
DAVID TROY
So YOU’RE offering to help ME against the WALL?
Ben shakes his head before bringing the microphone back up.
BEN CHRENSHAW
You got it wrong. I'm making sure you don't do anything to stupid and go to get yourself killed before I have a chance to even things up with you.
The fans erupt in anticipation of another Chrenshaw/Troy encounter. Meanwhile, David’s eyes light up as he chuckles.
DAVID TROY
WELL! Y’know, Ben, I may not like you all that much, but I gotta hand it to ya… you got some serious chutzpah dropping a challenge like that to me in the face of a mass invasion! I respect the HELL outta that!
Troy’s eyes narrow into cerulean skits as he stares daggers at his rival.
DAVID TROY
Tell you what.
A beat.
DAVID TROY
CHICAGO. YOU AND ME. We settle this. We’ve had some encounters, and they’ve all ended with one of us’ shoulders pinned to the mat… but not this time. I want you in this ring. Submission or knockout being the ONLY way to win.
Chrenshaw nods and smiles in response.
DAVID TROY
And when it’s all said and done… if you can prove to me that you’re the kind of guy who would be a useful ally against the WALL… I will shake your hand in this ring and I will fight the WALL by your side, by AJ’s side, alongside whoever unites with you to shut these bastards down.
Another beat.
DAVID TROY
If not? Then you’ll hopefully get the message to STAY THE HELL OUT OF MY WAY, and take a seat while the ADULTS go off and do the dirty work.
Chrenshaw begins to walk toward the ring and gets about half way down when security intercepts him and begins to drag him away from the ringside. You can hear him shouting over the fans. “you gonna get exactly what you want!” David grins in glee as he calls out to Chrenshaw.
DAVID TROY
It’s OK, Ben. Take the rest of the night off and rest up… you’re gonna need it, buddy. This is gonna be nothing like you’ve ever faced before.
Troy smiles at Eli Buchanan as he politely hands him his microphone and saunters his way out of the ring.
