Post by Travis Pierce on Jul 3, 2010 12:29:21 GMT -5
We see a darkened set, with silhouettes visible of a table with a couch alongside it. A voiceover is heard from Rob Cartwright.
Cartwright: Ladies and gentlemen, the host of The Piercing Truth, you know his name, TRAVIS PIERCE!
“You Know My Name” by Chris Cornell begins to play, and the lights come on to show a chair sitting backwards behind the desk. A monitor behind the chair shows the logo for The Piercing Truth. The chair spins around to reveal Travis himself.
Pierce: Hello. I’m Travis Pierce, and you’re not.
He glances off-camera.
Pierce: Yeah, I hate that.
Cartwright: We’ll get you something different for next week.
Pierce: It’s a work in progress, I suppose. Let’s get to our top stories.
Pierce switches to Camera B. The monitor behind shows the design of a new BMW.
Pierce: BMW this week previewed their new carbon-fiber electric car this week, showing that they are serious about making the leap from gas engines. The world is always about newer and better, just like how after In Your Hands, we will have a newer and better UGWC World Heavyweight Champion in the form of Travis Pierce, after he defeats Phrxius Deimos on Synergy and becomes a candidate for the fan’s choice as challenger. This, of course, goes against the suggestions of a viral video released earlier this week that-
The monitor behind Pierce crackles to static, and shows the image of Fear himself.
Deimos: Hello there…
Pierce: Well, isn’t that timely.
Deimos: I present to you a scene familiar to our long time viewers…
Pierce: You want to do something about that?
Cartwright: We can’t stop the feed!
Deimos: Perhaps the viewers of LWF will recall two summers ago, when the infamous Travis Pierce suffered a material loss that tore his fragile mind asunder…
Pierce: Fuck’s sake…
Pierce hops off his chair and unplugs the monitor, and stares for a moment at the dark screen.
Pierce: Fucking freak.
Pierce sits back down in his chair.
Pierce: We needed the monitor for the Savana campaign too. Have to do that next week…
Cartwright: Sorry.
Pierce: Let’s just get on with it.
Pierce switches to Camera A.
Pierce: Please welcome my guest for the evening, "Dynamite" Derick Felix!
The 8-bit synthesizer plays "Lights Out" as Derick Felix comes out and takes a seat on the couch.
Pierce: Welcome to the show!
Felix: Good to… wait…there we go, make things easier for everyone. Good to be back.
Pierce: Big week coming up for you and me, we win our matches, we become candidates to be voted into the main event of In Your Hands. Feelin the pressure?
Felix: Pressure? Please. This is a former World champion you’re talking to. I’ve gotten there by not sweating “pressure”. Didn’t before, didn’t then, and I won’t now. My track record speaks for itself.
Pierce: You've been in this situation once before, having been voted into the main event of Vengeance last September in LWF, over John Russo and Medos no less.
Felix: True, and go figure they’ll be facing off in a plain old singles match while I’m qualifying. Need I say more? And after not qualifying for the Kiseragi Invitational, I’ve always beaten myself up for missing out on the chance to face a ringmaster like Alex.
Pierce: Now I imagine the entire world will be cheering when you beat Kiseragi, who entirely doesn't deserve a World Title match after twice screwing me out of the Cross-Hemisphere Title only to blow his load early and lose at Revolution, but I'm sure you will agree that since you won that vote last September, you'll remind and encourage the fans that it is my turn this time.
Felix: Yea, I… wait, your turn? You said it yourself, I’m the one who was voted in Vengeance. Hell, the display I put on that night, it was a crime that I didn’t win the title that night. Maybe after I win the votes then win at In Your Hands, I’ll give you a title shot… maybe.
Pierce: You know what? That night you beat out two people to get voted into that shot? I beat out a lot more for the CH title shot. I don't remember how many so I'll say two dozen. Stick that in your pipe and smoke it.
Felix: Yea… against Hastings no less, and ya lost… for just the CH title. Not knocking it, we may not always see eye-to-eye, man, but we’ve both got great respect holding that title being former titleholders and all that. But, this is for the big prize. If you couldn’t take a title from Hastings after it was practically handed to you on a silver platter, then maybe you shouldn’t brag about what you should have. I’m just sayin’.
Pierce: How do you respond to allegations that it is your partner, David Lopes, and not yourself that is more deserving of this opportunity?
Felix: Well—
The 8-bit synthesizer plays "Lights Out" as David Lopes, with BCB bat in hand, comes out and takes a seat on the couch.
Lopes: How bout I’ll answer that myself. I was never given the opportunity to take that big step to the top. And I’d be lying if I said I didn’t. But I actually turned down the chance this time around. They came to me in person and told me that they wanted me to face Phrixus Deimos for the qualifying match but I told them I’d rather settle business with ol’ Tyvola. I would’ve loved it to be no DQ so I could get him more acquainted with my Brick City Slugger, but you take what you can. I guess they gave the shot to some last minute resort.
Felix: Um…
Felix whispers something in Lopes’ ear as Pierce looks annoyed. Lopes then smiles at Pierce.
Lopes: I was just kidding. You know, Pierce I’ve always been a fan. I know you’re gonna take PD out and hey, you and D, here, gonna be a great match, I know it. I’m just gonna go now.
Lopes exits and leaves Pierce staring coldly at Felix.
Pierce: Well, in spite of our difference I'll be rooting for you come Synergy, thanks for your time.
Felix: Yea… thanks and best of luck to you too…
Pierce: And that’s all the time we have for this week, goodnight, and have a pleasant tomor…okay, this sucks too. Rob, fix the intro AND the outro, or I’m going to-
“You Know My Name” plays again, and Pierce continues to bark off-camera as we fade out.
Thanks to bcb for his contributions!
Cartwright: Ladies and gentlemen, the host of The Piercing Truth, you know his name, TRAVIS PIERCE!
“You Know My Name” by Chris Cornell begins to play, and the lights come on to show a chair sitting backwards behind the desk. A monitor behind the chair shows the logo for The Piercing Truth. The chair spins around to reveal Travis himself.
Pierce: Hello. I’m Travis Pierce, and you’re not.
He glances off-camera.
Pierce: Yeah, I hate that.
Cartwright: We’ll get you something different for next week.
Pierce: It’s a work in progress, I suppose. Let’s get to our top stories.
Pierce switches to Camera B. The monitor behind shows the design of a new BMW.
Pierce: BMW this week previewed their new carbon-fiber electric car this week, showing that they are serious about making the leap from gas engines. The world is always about newer and better, just like how after In Your Hands, we will have a newer and better UGWC World Heavyweight Champion in the form of Travis Pierce, after he defeats Phrxius Deimos on Synergy and becomes a candidate for the fan’s choice as challenger. This, of course, goes against the suggestions of a viral video released earlier this week that-
The monitor behind Pierce crackles to static, and shows the image of Fear himself.
Deimos: Hello there…
Pierce: Well, isn’t that timely.
Deimos: I present to you a scene familiar to our long time viewers…
Pierce: You want to do something about that?
Cartwright: We can’t stop the feed!
Deimos: Perhaps the viewers of LWF will recall two summers ago, when the infamous Travis Pierce suffered a material loss that tore his fragile mind asunder…
Pierce: Fuck’s sake…
Pierce hops off his chair and unplugs the monitor, and stares for a moment at the dark screen.
Pierce: Fucking freak.
Pierce sits back down in his chair.
Pierce: We needed the monitor for the Savana campaign too. Have to do that next week…
Cartwright: Sorry.
Pierce: Let’s just get on with it.
Pierce switches to Camera A.
Pierce: Please welcome my guest for the evening, "Dynamite" Derick Felix!
The 8-bit synthesizer plays "Lights Out" as Derick Felix comes out and takes a seat on the couch.
Pierce: Welcome to the show!
Felix: Good to… wait…there we go, make things easier for everyone. Good to be back.
Pierce: Big week coming up for you and me, we win our matches, we become candidates to be voted into the main event of In Your Hands. Feelin the pressure?
Felix: Pressure? Please. This is a former World champion you’re talking to. I’ve gotten there by not sweating “pressure”. Didn’t before, didn’t then, and I won’t now. My track record speaks for itself.
Pierce: You've been in this situation once before, having been voted into the main event of Vengeance last September in LWF, over John Russo and Medos no less.
Felix: True, and go figure they’ll be facing off in a plain old singles match while I’m qualifying. Need I say more? And after not qualifying for the Kiseragi Invitational, I’ve always beaten myself up for missing out on the chance to face a ringmaster like Alex.
Pierce: Now I imagine the entire world will be cheering when you beat Kiseragi, who entirely doesn't deserve a World Title match after twice screwing me out of the Cross-Hemisphere Title only to blow his load early and lose at Revolution, but I'm sure you will agree that since you won that vote last September, you'll remind and encourage the fans that it is my turn this time.
Felix: Yea, I… wait, your turn? You said it yourself, I’m the one who was voted in Vengeance. Hell, the display I put on that night, it was a crime that I didn’t win the title that night. Maybe after I win the votes then win at In Your Hands, I’ll give you a title shot… maybe.
Pierce: You know what? That night you beat out two people to get voted into that shot? I beat out a lot more for the CH title shot. I don't remember how many so I'll say two dozen. Stick that in your pipe and smoke it.
Felix: Yea… against Hastings no less, and ya lost… for just the CH title. Not knocking it, we may not always see eye-to-eye, man, but we’ve both got great respect holding that title being former titleholders and all that. But, this is for the big prize. If you couldn’t take a title from Hastings after it was practically handed to you on a silver platter, then maybe you shouldn’t brag about what you should have. I’m just sayin’.
Pierce: How do you respond to allegations that it is your partner, David Lopes, and not yourself that is more deserving of this opportunity?
Felix: Well—
The 8-bit synthesizer plays "Lights Out" as David Lopes, with BCB bat in hand, comes out and takes a seat on the couch.
Lopes: How bout I’ll answer that myself. I was never given the opportunity to take that big step to the top. And I’d be lying if I said I didn’t. But I actually turned down the chance this time around. They came to me in person and told me that they wanted me to face Phrixus Deimos for the qualifying match but I told them I’d rather settle business with ol’ Tyvola. I would’ve loved it to be no DQ so I could get him more acquainted with my Brick City Slugger, but you take what you can. I guess they gave the shot to some last minute resort.
Felix: Um…
Felix whispers something in Lopes’ ear as Pierce looks annoyed. Lopes then smiles at Pierce.
Lopes: I was just kidding. You know, Pierce I’ve always been a fan. I know you’re gonna take PD out and hey, you and D, here, gonna be a great match, I know it. I’m just gonna go now.
Lopes exits and leaves Pierce staring coldly at Felix.
Pierce: Well, in spite of our difference I'll be rooting for you come Synergy, thanks for your time.
Felix: Yea… thanks and best of luck to you too…
Pierce: And that’s all the time we have for this week, goodnight, and have a pleasant tomor…okay, this sucks too. Rob, fix the intro AND the outro, or I’m going to-
“You Know My Name” plays again, and Pierce continues to bark off-camera as we fade out.
Thanks to bcb for his contributions!
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