Post by coolfactor27 on Mar 2, 2021 15:21:04 GMT -5
(Scene opens over black as a recorded message, featuring the familiar voice of Bryan Chase, plays in the background)
Chase (Voice): Many labels can be applied to my client and several names have been used to describe the past career paths of the artist formerly known as Astonishing Ashton. Formerly known as the masked martial artist Sensei Sugoi. Prior to that Astonishing Ashton was known to be a famous former supermodel turned Rock star. Now AJR is a wildly successful Cologne Entrepreneur turned International Champion with his sights set on now becoming a movie star in Hollywood. This is where you come in. It is my understanding that you have connections with certain people who can make things happen.
(Camera fades into a shot of a dimly lit apartment. The camera pans slowly to the left to reveal Willie Steen standing in front of a large glass trophy display case. The shelves of the case are adorned with WWX championship belts, each one representing a championship held by Steen. A World Wrestling Championship belt sits on the very top shelf, with Tag Team, Triple A, Hardcore and Television Championship belts organized in the shelves below. The camera zooms in as Steen stands, arms crossed, with his gaze transfixed on the one, glaringly, empty shelf situated right below the World Title. He looks on stoically as the voice message continues to play in the background.)
Chase (Voice): Gotta go, but remember what I said and think on it. People can choose to let the past define who they are or you can decide to rewrite your own history. Let’s be real here. The fans along with the locker room are sick and tired of the same names WWX corporate brass push as their favorite flavor, week after week, month after month and year after year. who repeat the same typical repetitive verbal diarrhea spewed at nauseating levels. These select few individuals get chance after chance, opportunity after opportunity. Wash, rinse, repeat. It’s time for that to change. Think about it.
*BEEEEEEEEP*
(Steen continues to stare silently at the trophy case for a moment or two after the message ends. His expression remains stoic as he draws in a deep breath and exhales.)
You know, when Jerry told he got a phone call from Bryan Chase, I wasn’t exactly sure what to expect. And honestly, this wasn’t what I had in mind. Here I am, one week away from challenging for the International Championship at Holiday Hell, and my opponent, the man holding the belt, calls me up with, of all things, a business proposition.
(Steen chuckles to himself a bit as he slowly turns to face the camera.)
First thing I thought was, “Ok, what’s he playing at here?” Is this some kind of elaborate ploy to distract me from the title? Is he trying to lure into some type of trap? Or maybe, just maybe, did he see the astounding success of the Cool Factor’s rise to cross-platform superstardom and think, “damn, I wanna be like him”?
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, I suppose. I can’t say I blame you. While, you’ve done quite well for yourself with your wrestling, your cologne and your modeling, the irresistible call of Hollywood now beckons. And knowing the nature of the business, it makes sense that you’d want to attach your name and brand with a bona fide dual threat entertainer such as myself. And given your recent attempt at a silver screen venture, I’m not surprised that your agent reached out to me. Professional wrestler turned serial killer? Really? You know, it’s fitting that the movie was titled, “No Sell”, considering that that’s more or less what it’s done at the box office this year. Though I was actually able to snag a copy to watch for myself.
(Steen reaches down to the coffee table and picks up a DVD copy of the movie “No Sell”. He holds it up for the camera.)
I found it at my local Walmart where the $5 movie bin is located. One of the legs on the bin was slightly broken, and the DVD case was being used to help prop it up. That said, I did get a chance to watch it earlier, and I will say that the film is both in color and in focus. So, congratulations for that.
(Steen tosses the DVD on the couch)
Now, do I say all this just to rip on you and make fun of you? Yeah, kinda. A little bit. But, also because I want you to know that I get it. I know the struggle. Believe me, when I first broke into the biz, I had to put out a few stinkers of my own before I got my big break. I was right there, in your shoes, bud. And I wish I would have had someone to help me navigate the waters. Which is why I am conflicted at the moment.
(Steen walks up to his small dining room table and grabs an apple from the fruit bowl sitting on top. He tosses it in the air and catches it in his hand.)
As the Cool Factor of sports and entertainment, it has always been my goal to spread my aura of awesomeness to the masses. And here you are, a man who, like myself, understands the value of entertainment and who at some rudimentary level appreciates my skills as an entertainer. So by that logic, I should leap at the opportunity to reach out to you and help you build your brand as a true cross platform star. Perhaps set up a potential collaboration in the future that sees both of our stars rise to mega-stardom. It stands to reason that establishing a working business relationship with you would prove to be in both our best interests. But alas, here in lies the conflict. You see Ashton, the simple fact is . . .
(Steen tosses the apple up and catches it in his other hand and points at the camera)
You have what I want. The one thing that I crave and desire more than money and fame at the moment. The International Championship. The one belt in this company that I have never held. And the only thing standing between me and it, is you. Which means that in order to claim what I truly desire, I have to take you down. And at Holiday Hell, that is exactly what I am going to do.
(Steen takes a bite from the apple. He tosses it up and catches it in his hand again.)
Now this isn’t to say that we can’t possibly work together down the line. The Cool Factor will always be there to share his wisdom and spread his good vibes. But as for right now, the only thing on my mind is Holiday Hell and winning the International Championship. But you are right about one thing. It is time for a changing of the guard at the top of the WWX landscape. And rest assured that change is coming, and sooner than you think.
(Steen prepares to take another bite but stops suddenly)
Oh, by the way. My shoes . . .
(Camera pans down to his feet adorned with a pair of well-kept, white Nike sneakers with red and black trim.)
Air Jordan Retro 1’s
(Camera pans back up to his face.)
So . . . take that for whatever it means.
(Steen takes another bite)
Keep it cool.
(Steen walks off screen as the scene fades to black.)
Chase (Voice): Many labels can be applied to my client and several names have been used to describe the past career paths of the artist formerly known as Astonishing Ashton. Formerly known as the masked martial artist Sensei Sugoi. Prior to that Astonishing Ashton was known to be a famous former supermodel turned Rock star. Now AJR is a wildly successful Cologne Entrepreneur turned International Champion with his sights set on now becoming a movie star in Hollywood. This is where you come in. It is my understanding that you have connections with certain people who can make things happen.
(Camera fades into a shot of a dimly lit apartment. The camera pans slowly to the left to reveal Willie Steen standing in front of a large glass trophy display case. The shelves of the case are adorned with WWX championship belts, each one representing a championship held by Steen. A World Wrestling Championship belt sits on the very top shelf, with Tag Team, Triple A, Hardcore and Television Championship belts organized in the shelves below. The camera zooms in as Steen stands, arms crossed, with his gaze transfixed on the one, glaringly, empty shelf situated right below the World Title. He looks on stoically as the voice message continues to play in the background.)
Chase (Voice): Gotta go, but remember what I said and think on it. People can choose to let the past define who they are or you can decide to rewrite your own history. Let’s be real here. The fans along with the locker room are sick and tired of the same names WWX corporate brass push as their favorite flavor, week after week, month after month and year after year. who repeat the same typical repetitive verbal diarrhea spewed at nauseating levels. These select few individuals get chance after chance, opportunity after opportunity. Wash, rinse, repeat. It’s time for that to change. Think about it.
*BEEEEEEEEP*
(Steen continues to stare silently at the trophy case for a moment or two after the message ends. His expression remains stoic as he draws in a deep breath and exhales.)
You know, when Jerry told he got a phone call from Bryan Chase, I wasn’t exactly sure what to expect. And honestly, this wasn’t what I had in mind. Here I am, one week away from challenging for the International Championship at Holiday Hell, and my opponent, the man holding the belt, calls me up with, of all things, a business proposition.
(Steen chuckles to himself a bit as he slowly turns to face the camera.)
First thing I thought was, “Ok, what’s he playing at here?” Is this some kind of elaborate ploy to distract me from the title? Is he trying to lure into some type of trap? Or maybe, just maybe, did he see the astounding success of the Cool Factor’s rise to cross-platform superstardom and think, “damn, I wanna be like him”?
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, I suppose. I can’t say I blame you. While, you’ve done quite well for yourself with your wrestling, your cologne and your modeling, the irresistible call of Hollywood now beckons. And knowing the nature of the business, it makes sense that you’d want to attach your name and brand with a bona fide dual threat entertainer such as myself. And given your recent attempt at a silver screen venture, I’m not surprised that your agent reached out to me. Professional wrestler turned serial killer? Really? You know, it’s fitting that the movie was titled, “No Sell”, considering that that’s more or less what it’s done at the box office this year. Though I was actually able to snag a copy to watch for myself.
(Steen reaches down to the coffee table and picks up a DVD copy of the movie “No Sell”. He holds it up for the camera.)
I found it at my local Walmart where the $5 movie bin is located. One of the legs on the bin was slightly broken, and the DVD case was being used to help prop it up. That said, I did get a chance to watch it earlier, and I will say that the film is both in color and in focus. So, congratulations for that.
(Steen tosses the DVD on the couch)
Now, do I say all this just to rip on you and make fun of you? Yeah, kinda. A little bit. But, also because I want you to know that I get it. I know the struggle. Believe me, when I first broke into the biz, I had to put out a few stinkers of my own before I got my big break. I was right there, in your shoes, bud. And I wish I would have had someone to help me navigate the waters. Which is why I am conflicted at the moment.
(Steen walks up to his small dining room table and grabs an apple from the fruit bowl sitting on top. He tosses it in the air and catches it in his hand.)
As the Cool Factor of sports and entertainment, it has always been my goal to spread my aura of awesomeness to the masses. And here you are, a man who, like myself, understands the value of entertainment and who at some rudimentary level appreciates my skills as an entertainer. So by that logic, I should leap at the opportunity to reach out to you and help you build your brand as a true cross platform star. Perhaps set up a potential collaboration in the future that sees both of our stars rise to mega-stardom. It stands to reason that establishing a working business relationship with you would prove to be in both our best interests. But alas, here in lies the conflict. You see Ashton, the simple fact is . . .
(Steen tosses the apple up and catches it in his other hand and points at the camera)
You have what I want. The one thing that I crave and desire more than money and fame at the moment. The International Championship. The one belt in this company that I have never held. And the only thing standing between me and it, is you. Which means that in order to claim what I truly desire, I have to take you down. And at Holiday Hell, that is exactly what I am going to do.
(Steen takes a bite from the apple. He tosses it up and catches it in his hand again.)
Now this isn’t to say that we can’t possibly work together down the line. The Cool Factor will always be there to share his wisdom and spread his good vibes. But as for right now, the only thing on my mind is Holiday Hell and winning the International Championship. But you are right about one thing. It is time for a changing of the guard at the top of the WWX landscape. And rest assured that change is coming, and sooner than you think.
(Steen prepares to take another bite but stops suddenly)
Oh, by the way. My shoes . . .
(Camera pans down to his feet adorned with a pair of well-kept, white Nike sneakers with red and black trim.)
Air Jordan Retro 1’s
(Camera pans back up to his face.)
So . . . take that for whatever it means.
(Steen takes another bite)
Keep it cool.
(Steen walks off screen as the scene fades to black.)