Post by Travis Pierce on Mar 22, 2013 18:23:28 GMT -5
Cartwright: The following is a presentation of the Piercing Media Network.
A jumble of images are shown of classic Massive Melee events from LWF, including the 2003 victory of Arelas and 2008 victory of Diablo.
Cut to Gian Jones in the confessional.
Gian: I'll be throwing all those crackers out of the ring and win the Massive Melee.
A jumble of images are shown of classic Massive Melee events from LWF, including the 2004 victory of Psiko.
Cut to Mark Riznik, strumming on his guitar in the confessional.
Riznik: Ah'm going to win...the Massive Muh-lee-lay...
A jumble of images are shown of classic Massive Melee vents from LWF, including the 2010 victory of Metalhead Matt Marauder.
Cut to Travis in his confessional.
Pierce: I'm going to win the Massive Melee, and that's the piercing truth.
Cut to Rob Cartwright, sitting on a stool in a small studio. Behind him are posters from past events.
Cartwright: The Massive Melee began as a long standing tradition of the Lock Wrestling Federation. Typically held in January, the match traditionally has twenty participants and entrants are eliminated by being thrown over the top rope with both feet touching the floor. The winner would go on to face the World Champion two months later at Lockmania in the main event, however twice, in 2005 and 2010, the World Title itself was on the line in the match, and in 2008 the winner received his title shot at a time and place of his choosing. It is a crowning achievement in the career of those that participate in it, a matter of pride, but for some, such as Travis Pierce, a source of frustration.
Cut to Travis in his confessional.
Pierce: Man, I always had the worst luck when it came to the Melee, you know? Three times I was in the thing, random entrance position out of twenty, and what did I draw? Two. One. Three. In that order. I had the deck stacked against me from the beginning, and it didn't help that I was still raw in the industry back then. Still, you look at the people that it took to get me out...Triple M, Alan Fernandez, Medos...you know those names. Well, lucky people have forgotten Medos, but still, UGWC fans know him. It just speaks to who I was at the time. I wasn't ready to be a headliner. Thought I was, sure, but it was UGWC that made Travis Pierce the icon that he is today, the champion of the globally challenged.
Cut back to Rob on his stool.
Cartwright: How does one prepare to enter a match as monumental as the Massive Melee? Well, in the case of Travis Pierce, with the knowledge that the show must go on.
Cut to Travis sitting next to Pepper, both watching a monitor.
Pepper: It's gold.
Pierce: I can't use this.
Pepper: Why not? Hastings totally assaults me!
Cut to Travis in his confessional.
Pierce: You know, what I find funny is that, yes, Donovan was in those same three Melees that I was, got better draws for the most part, and ended up with just as much to show for it. This thing is a total crapshoot, man. A crapshoot. As far as Donovan being the other person in this match with prior experience? Couldn't care less. Now, if Fear was still hanging around, that would be a different story.
Footage quickly shown of Phrixus Deimos winning the 2005 Melee.
Cut back to Travis and Pepper.
Pierce: Because he's right, ya dunce.
Pepper: What are you talking about?
Pierce: Listen, Phoenix was a psychopathic sociopath. Absolutely nothing good could come from that, so let's hope for all our sakes that you're wrong.
Cut back to Rob on his stool.
Cartwright: To many people, Phoenix embodied the heart and soul of the Lock Wrestling Federation, and a prime example was his victory in the original Massive Melee in 2002. It might also be why so many found it hard to swallow when the legend descended into madness, declaring himself the Replica and unleashing a dark age on the promotion. He remains, to this day, the only two-time Melee winner, his second victory coming in 2009. But for Travis Pierce, the spotlight must be not on yesterday, but today and tomorrow.
Cut to the set of The Piercing Truth, with the show in mid-broadcast.
Pierce: Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome my guests for this week…the Specter Group!
The 8-bit synthesizer plays White Trash Millionaire as Nathan Specter leads Brody Adams, Josh Bexley, and Victoria all onto the set. Victoria sits next to Nathan on the couch with Josh on the far side, as Brody stands behind them all.
Pierce: Welcome to the show!
Nathan: This will be interesting.
Pierce: You’ve made quite the impact in a short time, and caught the attention of a number of Entertainment Professionals. What do you attribute this to?
Nathan: How could we not have made an impact? Look around you Travis, look at the company you represent. Once a theatre of giants and heroes, the amalgamation of two great wrestling empires, the very best of the best competed here. Trhey travelled the world selling out stadium after stadium, their merchandise adorned the backs of fans from Texas to Timbuktu, and they crossed over making waves in the mainstream.
Travis yawns.
Nathan: Now look at what you are surrounded by? Sure some names still remain, but none of the glory, none of the passion, and no-one in Timbuktu is tuning in to watch Ezekiel Pax lose his focus whilst Marek Daisuke tries to reignite their bromance. Donovan Hastings, as much weight as his name carries, is not pulling in the fans with his unspectacular, and un-entertaining, midlife crisis, the very least he could do is employ a dwarf or something, pretend to make an effort, y'know.
Travis is drumming his fingers impatiently on the table.
Nathan: Then look at the success stories, You and Jet are doing pretty much the same schtick you were pulling last summer that was deemed barely midcard entertainment, and now your able to hail yourself, in a very Hastings manner, the most 'entertaining' people in the company without a word of dissension. Then we've got Zane Scott, sure he's dominant, sure he could probably kill a man with his little finger, but what interest is their when he doesn't have anyone to truly stand up to. With all due respect to Jet Somers he was broken a few months ago, I'm not the biggest believer in the miracle recovery he has undergone.
Travis looks at his watch, and appears annoyed when he realizes he isn't wearing one.
Nathan: So when you look around you at the current environment Travis, it'd take incompetence in the scale of Jordan King and his imaginary brother not to make an impact here.
Pierce: Is it my turn? Thanks. Okay, it has already been confirmed that both Brody Adams and Josh Bexley will be a part of the Massive Melee. Any chance of you getting in-between the ropes yourself, or is that something you can’t see coming?
Nathan: I'll see it coming when I decide to step back in that ring, don't you worry.
Bryan: Unless the idea comes from his periphery, then it may surprise him.
Pierce: Early on all the talk was about Brody back there, but now the buzz is Josh after he snuck away with that win on Synergy. Is jealousy going to be a problem here?
Nathan: Both Brody and Josh understand their importance and their roles in the business of the group.
Pierce: I'm not sure Josh even understood that sentence.
We focus on Josh who is trying to control his giggles whilst watching a video of a LEGO Darth Vader in the death star canteen.
Nathan: I'm pretty sure he understood he beat both you and Donovan Hastings to enter last in the Massive Melee. I know what these guys are capable of, I, Nathan Specter, put this group together, you can be damn sure I didn't just throw up a Craigslist ad and take the first three people who applied.
Victoria: Actually, that's exactly how we formed.
Nathan: Are any of your names Dylan James, Osiris or Garth Gaffney? No, of course not. I did not pick the first three applicants, in that case I'd just be sat here with Dylan James and no hope, he's very eager applied a number of times under a number of guises.
Pierce: It’s no secret that Victoria is a big Jet Somers fan. Have you perhaps considered, Vix, that you’ve shacked up with the wrong group?
Victoria: I've seen how you operate Travis, your a creep and a misogynist pig, you've never treated a single female opponent with respect. You are probably the biggest question mark over Jet's integrity, I think we should ask him if he's in the wrong group.
Pierce: Jet, of course, is not here tonight, as he is busy preparing for his Stretcher Match against Zane by pushing people around volunteering in local emergency rooms, but he sends his regards.
Victoria: That's a huge surprise, he's out being a professional preparing for his match, whilst you sit here playing at Dexter Vines old job rather than focus on being successful in a match I hear you've failed to make an impact on. In fact when I asked about your record, one word was mentioned 'awful'. I suppose in fairness, Jet needs to train, it doesn't take much practice to get thrown over the top rope.
Pierce: It’s time now for A Piercing Question From the Fans. We’ve actually got one for each of you, but Nathan, we’ll let you go first.
Nathan: If you must.
Travis clears his throat and reads from a card.
Pierce: Why is it called Alcoholics Anonymous when the first thing you do is stand up and say your name?
Nathan: Your fans truly are stupider than you aren't they?
Pierce: Okay, this one is for Victoria. Why does your gynecologist leave the room when you undress?
Victoria: Really? Really? You're going to go there, just because I happen to own a vagina? You're a pig Pierce.
Pierce: You own it? Did you buy it? Is it for sale? Nevermind, alright, Josh, you’re up.
Travis snaps his fingers a few times while staring at Josh.
Pierce: Over here, big guy. If the Professor on Gilligan’s Island can make a radio out of a coconut, why can’t he fix a hole in a boat?
Josh: Goats.
Pierce: And finally, Big Brody. Tell us the piercing truth, if corn oil is made from corn and vegetable oil is made from vegetables, what is baby oil made from?
Brody: The offspring of those who should not be allowed to breed, I suggest your fans attempt procreating real soon if they want to fine out in more detail.
Pierce: Well, that’s about all the time we have for this week, I’d like to thank the Massive Melee runner-ups for joining me...
Cut back to Rob on his stool.
Cartwright: They say that the past is prologue. For Travis Pierce, everything has been leading to this. He is the premier Entertainment Professional, premier entertainment icon in the industry today. As so many things in this world come full circle, now Travis returns to the Massive Melee, and there can be no doubt that this time, this time, he will emerge victorious.
Cut to Travis in the confessional.
Pierce: And that's the piercing truth.
Fade out...
A jumble of images are shown of classic Massive Melee events from LWF, including the 2003 victory of Arelas and 2008 victory of Diablo.
Cut to Gian Jones in the confessional.
Gian: I'll be throwing all those crackers out of the ring and win the Massive Melee.
A jumble of images are shown of classic Massive Melee events from LWF, including the 2004 victory of Psiko.
Cut to Mark Riznik, strumming on his guitar in the confessional.
Riznik: Ah'm going to win...the Massive Muh-lee-lay...
A jumble of images are shown of classic Massive Melee vents from LWF, including the 2010 victory of Metalhead Matt Marauder.
Cut to Travis in his confessional.
Pierce: I'm going to win the Massive Melee, and that's the piercing truth.
Cut to Rob Cartwright, sitting on a stool in a small studio. Behind him are posters from past events.
Cartwright: The Massive Melee began as a long standing tradition of the Lock Wrestling Federation. Typically held in January, the match traditionally has twenty participants and entrants are eliminated by being thrown over the top rope with both feet touching the floor. The winner would go on to face the World Champion two months later at Lockmania in the main event, however twice, in 2005 and 2010, the World Title itself was on the line in the match, and in 2008 the winner received his title shot at a time and place of his choosing. It is a crowning achievement in the career of those that participate in it, a matter of pride, but for some, such as Travis Pierce, a source of frustration.
Cut to Travis in his confessional.
Pierce: Man, I always had the worst luck when it came to the Melee, you know? Three times I was in the thing, random entrance position out of twenty, and what did I draw? Two. One. Three. In that order. I had the deck stacked against me from the beginning, and it didn't help that I was still raw in the industry back then. Still, you look at the people that it took to get me out...Triple M, Alan Fernandez, Medos...you know those names. Well, lucky people have forgotten Medos, but still, UGWC fans know him. It just speaks to who I was at the time. I wasn't ready to be a headliner. Thought I was, sure, but it was UGWC that made Travis Pierce the icon that he is today, the champion of the globally challenged.
Cut back to Rob on his stool.
Cartwright: How does one prepare to enter a match as monumental as the Massive Melee? Well, in the case of Travis Pierce, with the knowledge that the show must go on.
Cut to Travis sitting next to Pepper, both watching a monitor.
Pepper: It's gold.
Pierce: I can't use this.
Pepper: Why not? Hastings totally assaults me!
Cut to Travis in his confessional.
Pierce: You know, what I find funny is that, yes, Donovan was in those same three Melees that I was, got better draws for the most part, and ended up with just as much to show for it. This thing is a total crapshoot, man. A crapshoot. As far as Donovan being the other person in this match with prior experience? Couldn't care less. Now, if Fear was still hanging around, that would be a different story.
Footage quickly shown of Phrixus Deimos winning the 2005 Melee.
Cut back to Travis and Pepper.
Pierce: Because he's right, ya dunce.
Pepper: What are you talking about?
Pierce: Listen, Phoenix was a psychopathic sociopath. Absolutely nothing good could come from that, so let's hope for all our sakes that you're wrong.
Cut back to Rob on his stool.
Cartwright: To many people, Phoenix embodied the heart and soul of the Lock Wrestling Federation, and a prime example was his victory in the original Massive Melee in 2002. It might also be why so many found it hard to swallow when the legend descended into madness, declaring himself the Replica and unleashing a dark age on the promotion. He remains, to this day, the only two-time Melee winner, his second victory coming in 2009. But for Travis Pierce, the spotlight must be not on yesterday, but today and tomorrow.
Cut to the set of The Piercing Truth, with the show in mid-broadcast.
Pierce: Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome my guests for this week…the Specter Group!
The 8-bit synthesizer plays White Trash Millionaire as Nathan Specter leads Brody Adams, Josh Bexley, and Victoria all onto the set. Victoria sits next to Nathan on the couch with Josh on the far side, as Brody stands behind them all.
Pierce: Welcome to the show!
Nathan: This will be interesting.
Pierce: You’ve made quite the impact in a short time, and caught the attention of a number of Entertainment Professionals. What do you attribute this to?
Nathan: How could we not have made an impact? Look around you Travis, look at the company you represent. Once a theatre of giants and heroes, the amalgamation of two great wrestling empires, the very best of the best competed here. Trhey travelled the world selling out stadium after stadium, their merchandise adorned the backs of fans from Texas to Timbuktu, and they crossed over making waves in the mainstream.
Travis yawns.
Nathan: Now look at what you are surrounded by? Sure some names still remain, but none of the glory, none of the passion, and no-one in Timbuktu is tuning in to watch Ezekiel Pax lose his focus whilst Marek Daisuke tries to reignite their bromance. Donovan Hastings, as much weight as his name carries, is not pulling in the fans with his unspectacular, and un-entertaining, midlife crisis, the very least he could do is employ a dwarf or something, pretend to make an effort, y'know.
Travis is drumming his fingers impatiently on the table.
Nathan: Then look at the success stories, You and Jet are doing pretty much the same schtick you were pulling last summer that was deemed barely midcard entertainment, and now your able to hail yourself, in a very Hastings manner, the most 'entertaining' people in the company without a word of dissension. Then we've got Zane Scott, sure he's dominant, sure he could probably kill a man with his little finger, but what interest is their when he doesn't have anyone to truly stand up to. With all due respect to Jet Somers he was broken a few months ago, I'm not the biggest believer in the miracle recovery he has undergone.
Travis looks at his watch, and appears annoyed when he realizes he isn't wearing one.
Nathan: So when you look around you at the current environment Travis, it'd take incompetence in the scale of Jordan King and his imaginary brother not to make an impact here.
Pierce: Is it my turn? Thanks. Okay, it has already been confirmed that both Brody Adams and Josh Bexley will be a part of the Massive Melee. Any chance of you getting in-between the ropes yourself, or is that something you can’t see coming?
Nathan: I'll see it coming when I decide to step back in that ring, don't you worry.
Bryan: Unless the idea comes from his periphery, then it may surprise him.
Pierce: Early on all the talk was about Brody back there, but now the buzz is Josh after he snuck away with that win on Synergy. Is jealousy going to be a problem here?
Nathan: Both Brody and Josh understand their importance and their roles in the business of the group.
Pierce: I'm not sure Josh even understood that sentence.
We focus on Josh who is trying to control his giggles whilst watching a video of a LEGO Darth Vader in the death star canteen.
Nathan: I'm pretty sure he understood he beat both you and Donovan Hastings to enter last in the Massive Melee. I know what these guys are capable of, I, Nathan Specter, put this group together, you can be damn sure I didn't just throw up a Craigslist ad and take the first three people who applied.
Victoria: Actually, that's exactly how we formed.
Nathan: Are any of your names Dylan James, Osiris or Garth Gaffney? No, of course not. I did not pick the first three applicants, in that case I'd just be sat here with Dylan James and no hope, he's very eager applied a number of times under a number of guises.
Pierce: It’s no secret that Victoria is a big Jet Somers fan. Have you perhaps considered, Vix, that you’ve shacked up with the wrong group?
Victoria: I've seen how you operate Travis, your a creep and a misogynist pig, you've never treated a single female opponent with respect. You are probably the biggest question mark over Jet's integrity, I think we should ask him if he's in the wrong group.
Pierce: Jet, of course, is not here tonight, as he is busy preparing for his Stretcher Match against Zane by pushing people around volunteering in local emergency rooms, but he sends his regards.
Victoria: That's a huge surprise, he's out being a professional preparing for his match, whilst you sit here playing at Dexter Vines old job rather than focus on being successful in a match I hear you've failed to make an impact on. In fact when I asked about your record, one word was mentioned 'awful'. I suppose in fairness, Jet needs to train, it doesn't take much practice to get thrown over the top rope.
Pierce: It’s time now for A Piercing Question From the Fans. We’ve actually got one for each of you, but Nathan, we’ll let you go first.
Nathan: If you must.
Travis clears his throat and reads from a card.
Pierce: Why is it called Alcoholics Anonymous when the first thing you do is stand up and say your name?
Nathan: Your fans truly are stupider than you aren't they?
Pierce: Okay, this one is for Victoria. Why does your gynecologist leave the room when you undress?
Victoria: Really? Really? You're going to go there, just because I happen to own a vagina? You're a pig Pierce.
Pierce: You own it? Did you buy it? Is it for sale? Nevermind, alright, Josh, you’re up.
Travis snaps his fingers a few times while staring at Josh.
Pierce: Over here, big guy. If the Professor on Gilligan’s Island can make a radio out of a coconut, why can’t he fix a hole in a boat?
Josh: Goats.
Pierce: And finally, Big Brody. Tell us the piercing truth, if corn oil is made from corn and vegetable oil is made from vegetables, what is baby oil made from?
Brody: The offspring of those who should not be allowed to breed, I suggest your fans attempt procreating real soon if they want to fine out in more detail.
Pierce: Well, that’s about all the time we have for this week, I’d like to thank the Massive Melee runner-ups for joining me...
Cut back to Rob on his stool.
Cartwright: They say that the past is prologue. For Travis Pierce, everything has been leading to this. He is the premier Entertainment Professional, premier entertainment icon in the industry today. As so many things in this world come full circle, now Travis returns to the Massive Melee, and there can be no doubt that this time, this time, he will emerge victorious.
Cut to Travis in the confessional.
Pierce: And that's the piercing truth.
Fade out...
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