Post by EAB on Jun 6, 2021 16:44:40 GMT -5
The scene opens to something you may have seen before: a view of a large, skybox corporate office, straight out of the corporate mastermind villain’s base from a movie. This is no movie though, this is the reality, the environment to which the star of today’s scene, E.A. Blizzard is accustomed. The room is beautifully adorned with rare art pieces, a huge oak desk behind which sits the aforementioned man; the large city skyline through the huge windows behind him is not even enough to detract from the aura of the huge, imposing man sitting front and center. A woman, apparently a secretary, scurries out of shot with a sharp hand wave from the man, no words needed, a command of all around him. A command of you watching, as his steely eyes meet the camera, and he begins to talk; dominance and power integrated to every syllable of his speech.
EAB: So the match against Mr. Tirri did not go as planned and I am sure there are plenty of theories on just what went wrong and how things could be changed. As always hindsight is 20/20 and those who have no vision or knowledge think they have the best idea what should be done. However the loudest are rarely the ones in charge or in position or power of any capacity to make decisions that really matter. People have doubted me since my debut in LEVEL UP, people have passed judgement on whether I should even be part of this business to begin with. People, “fans” and peers alike have laid it out clear where and how I am supposed to be in this company, trying to dictate to me just what to do, assuming I need their advice, assuming that I need any help, assuming that I even care what they think. Why don’t you all do some thinking for a change, ponder for a moment just why is it that despite your “expert” analysis and your “reasoning” I keep getting these chances, that I keep getting into these positions against your supposedly better judgement? Is it true that your sage wisdom and knowledge just is no where near as clever as you assume it to be, or maybe just maybe: I know what I am doing.
The look on Blizzard’s face is about a nanosecond away from an eyeroll before he goes on.
EAB: I may be a touch heavy handed with my approach in and out of the ring, I may just not fit to your standards for a wrestler or a champion, but whatever you think of me regardless of your opinion. I am here, I have remained here and while there are those who have claimed to have beaten me, there are also those who fell before me, who did not achieve what they set out to do and despite their bold claims, the boasting and the bravado. I’ve kept going forward, show from show, match to match. Look at Don Tirri, he did get the win but did he feel like a winner after that encounter between us? Did he complain full of piss and vinegar about me? No. He did something very few of you can say Don Tirri showed respect towards me. Look at all of those big time champions and contenders he faced, Lex Collins, Miss Maggie..just to name a pair, he puts me up there with them. If a grizzled old falmouth like him chooses to praise me instead of insulting me, does he know something you don’t? Did he realize something that you, the masses of doubters didn’t. Well for one he went to the ring with me and returned to tell about it, he didn’t disappear, he didn’t slunk out to the night not to return again, if I was as big, as bad and as horrible as people claim couldn’t I have ended Don Tirri? A man like him would rather retire and live comfortably for the end of his days, as comfortable as he could I suppose and by hook or by crook. Emmanuel Armitage Blizzard could have made that happen for him if I wanted, yet I didn’t. Therefore the conclusion should be: I’m not that bad of a guy.
He leans back on his chair and smirks.
EAB: So come EXP 8 I am going up against Mr. Tirri again, who this time doesn’t come alone. Eli Goode, is there with him and we’ll see just how he is going to work out with a man like Mr. Tirri in his corner shall we? Me? I am also saddled up with a partner, Sidroy Covington 4.0 learned from me, teamed with me and he could tell Larry Tact a thing or two about what to do and what not to do if you plan on co-existing with me in the ring. I bet there are those of you who assume that now things will somehow be more even, maybe Tirri steps back letting Goode have a chance of trying to take me on, will hurt him a lot less watching from the corner than it does going into the ring and facing me toe to toe. That much is guaranteed, then there has to be those who assume that having Lawrence with me, even EAB has a chance to win, right? Maybe I’ll let the younger, faster, smaller man do what he does best and just let him “carry” me to a W? Right? That seems simple enough doesn’t it? Almost too good to be true. My presence in this company just like the approach to matches has been less than subtle, far from low key. If anything I am probably closer to the complete opposite to it and yet being in matches with me both Tirri and Covington have emerged as better, smarter men. Earning a way to advance their careers, one could say that they owe it all to me, to the matches we had and if I was a lesser man, a selfish man and a manipulator like some vile tongues have clacked, don’t you think I’d hold that over their heads? Demand a repayment down the road, yet I have done no such thing. If anything I am happy for their success, because they are living proof that my vision, my grand plan for LEVEL UP is truly working.
Leaning forward Blizzard’s eyes seem to be piercing the camera as he looks into it.
EAB: So Mr. Tact, Lawrence…Larry, take this into consideration when going to our match. I can break you or make you by association, you can choose it yourself if you would rather be like Tirri or Covington..or should you go against me and up similar to Wendy House. People may think I lucked out being paired with you but if anything Larry, you are the one lucky to have me in your corner, since if you had me opposite the ring and against you. That would not end well for you even if you’d manage to sneak by a hollow “victory”. So I would say it would be in not just my best interest but for you too to be at your very best come EXP 8 and as far as our opponents. Mr. Tirri and Eli..I am not tactful even by name and for the pair of you that is not good. I’d go as far as saying it’s not Goode for either of you at all. See you out there.
We fade to black on Blizzard chuckling to his own horrible joke, at least seemingly just the joke and not the threat wrapped up around it.
EAB: So the match against Mr. Tirri did not go as planned and I am sure there are plenty of theories on just what went wrong and how things could be changed. As always hindsight is 20/20 and those who have no vision or knowledge think they have the best idea what should be done. However the loudest are rarely the ones in charge or in position or power of any capacity to make decisions that really matter. People have doubted me since my debut in LEVEL UP, people have passed judgement on whether I should even be part of this business to begin with. People, “fans” and peers alike have laid it out clear where and how I am supposed to be in this company, trying to dictate to me just what to do, assuming I need their advice, assuming that I need any help, assuming that I even care what they think. Why don’t you all do some thinking for a change, ponder for a moment just why is it that despite your “expert” analysis and your “reasoning” I keep getting these chances, that I keep getting into these positions against your supposedly better judgement? Is it true that your sage wisdom and knowledge just is no where near as clever as you assume it to be, or maybe just maybe: I know what I am doing.
The look on Blizzard’s face is about a nanosecond away from an eyeroll before he goes on.
EAB: I may be a touch heavy handed with my approach in and out of the ring, I may just not fit to your standards for a wrestler or a champion, but whatever you think of me regardless of your opinion. I am here, I have remained here and while there are those who have claimed to have beaten me, there are also those who fell before me, who did not achieve what they set out to do and despite their bold claims, the boasting and the bravado. I’ve kept going forward, show from show, match to match. Look at Don Tirri, he did get the win but did he feel like a winner after that encounter between us? Did he complain full of piss and vinegar about me? No. He did something very few of you can say Don Tirri showed respect towards me. Look at all of those big time champions and contenders he faced, Lex Collins, Miss Maggie..just to name a pair, he puts me up there with them. If a grizzled old falmouth like him chooses to praise me instead of insulting me, does he know something you don’t? Did he realize something that you, the masses of doubters didn’t. Well for one he went to the ring with me and returned to tell about it, he didn’t disappear, he didn’t slunk out to the night not to return again, if I was as big, as bad and as horrible as people claim couldn’t I have ended Don Tirri? A man like him would rather retire and live comfortably for the end of his days, as comfortable as he could I suppose and by hook or by crook. Emmanuel Armitage Blizzard could have made that happen for him if I wanted, yet I didn’t. Therefore the conclusion should be: I’m not that bad of a guy.
He leans back on his chair and smirks.
EAB: So come EXP 8 I am going up against Mr. Tirri again, who this time doesn’t come alone. Eli Goode, is there with him and we’ll see just how he is going to work out with a man like Mr. Tirri in his corner shall we? Me? I am also saddled up with a partner, Sidroy Covington 4.0 learned from me, teamed with me and he could tell Larry Tact a thing or two about what to do and what not to do if you plan on co-existing with me in the ring. I bet there are those of you who assume that now things will somehow be more even, maybe Tirri steps back letting Goode have a chance of trying to take me on, will hurt him a lot less watching from the corner than it does going into the ring and facing me toe to toe. That much is guaranteed, then there has to be those who assume that having Lawrence with me, even EAB has a chance to win, right? Maybe I’ll let the younger, faster, smaller man do what he does best and just let him “carry” me to a W? Right? That seems simple enough doesn’t it? Almost too good to be true. My presence in this company just like the approach to matches has been less than subtle, far from low key. If anything I am probably closer to the complete opposite to it and yet being in matches with me both Tirri and Covington have emerged as better, smarter men. Earning a way to advance their careers, one could say that they owe it all to me, to the matches we had and if I was a lesser man, a selfish man and a manipulator like some vile tongues have clacked, don’t you think I’d hold that over their heads? Demand a repayment down the road, yet I have done no such thing. If anything I am happy for their success, because they are living proof that my vision, my grand plan for LEVEL UP is truly working.
Leaning forward Blizzard’s eyes seem to be piercing the camera as he looks into it.
EAB: So Mr. Tact, Lawrence…Larry, take this into consideration when going to our match. I can break you or make you by association, you can choose it yourself if you would rather be like Tirri or Covington..or should you go against me and up similar to Wendy House. People may think I lucked out being paired with you but if anything Larry, you are the one lucky to have me in your corner, since if you had me opposite the ring and against you. That would not end well for you even if you’d manage to sneak by a hollow “victory”. So I would say it would be in not just my best interest but for you too to be at your very best come EXP 8 and as far as our opponents. Mr. Tirri and Eli..I am not tactful even by name and for the pair of you that is not good. I’d go as far as saying it’s not Goode for either of you at all. See you out there.
We fade to black on Blizzard chuckling to his own horrible joke, at least seemingly just the joke and not the threat wrapped up around it.
