Post by Robbie A on Jan 25, 2022 5:29:03 GMT -5
NLW apologises for an error in the broadcast during the Keahi Sparks interview, we have uploaded it to our YouTube in full, and all replays of the show do not contain the error, which appeared to cut things short.
The scene returns once more to the interview area of the Lakefront Arena. For the first time, the interview area also has a Kelly Ross in it. She looks fairly apprehensive, and she’s also looking concerned as she looks at the camera man, who was treated pretty badly by Nathan Cage last show. But she seems relieved, and the reason becomes evident when instead of current champion Ricardo Goon or aggressively hopeful champion Nathan Cage, wrestling newcomer Keahi Sparks walks into the interview area. She is not dressed much differently than normal, just wearing a leather jacket over the usual ring attire of midriff baring top and short tights.
Kelly Ross: Hello, Miss Sparks, welcome to the interview zone. It’s the first time you’ve agreed to speak with me.
Keahi Sparks: I don’t normally have much to say. Anyone who wants to can find most things I’ve said publicly somewhere on NLW.com.
Kelly Ross: I see. Well I guess my job is going to be to coax out some new talking points.
Keahi Sparks: Well, I promise not to abuse any cameramen or security detail...or ring announcers....or random fans....or radio hosts...
Keahi frowns. Kelly looks a little more uncomfortable with each item Keahi lists.
Keahi Sparks: You remember that bit after E.V.E. attacked the Academy, and BB Gunn promised changes? You’d think “stop a trained athlete from terrorizing civvies” would be on the list somewhere. Or...you know, fucking anything?
The intense look Sparks gives Kelly as she asks that makes her recoil a little. Keahi sees this and tones it down a bit.
Keahi Sparks: Sorry. I understand I’m in a business that’s not all puppies and fingerpainting, but the violence should be limited to the trained professionals. I’d let Cage have that if he’d stop getting his rocks off by decking anybody that looks at him funny.
Kelly Ross: We’ll get to Cage in a bit. Before we do, my first question is more about you. You had a rocky start in NLW, but recently you’ve seemed to put the pieces together, given you have a winning streak going that includes former NLW Tag Team Champion and XHF Phoenix champions, Scott Fargo, as well as former XHF Junior Heavyweight Champion, Bloodied Fox, and if we extend the list to your unpinned streak, we add wins over former NLW Heavyweight Champion Finn Whelan and current NLW Heavyweight Champion Ricardo Goon.
Keahi Sparks: Thank you for not counting that as a win, even though the record books do.
Kelly Ross: Of course. Now my question is, you seem to have a profound grasp on the sport for someone so new to it, so how did you come about becoming such a prodigy?
Keahi’s response at first seems to be a long pause with a warm smile, a wink, and a finger to the side of her nose. But when Kelly just looks back at her, unimpressed, Keahi chuckles, shrugging her shoulders.
Keahi Sparks: Of course, my trainer has to get a lot of credit. She’ll be joining me soon on the “beating Junior Heavyweight Champions” list soon, but that’s neither here nor there. But just because I started wrestling professionally five months ago doesn’t mean I started training five months ago. Let’s leave it at that.
Kelly nods, more satisfied with a direct answer.
Kelly Ross: Right. Now earlier tonight, we heard strong words from Nathan Cage. Among other things, he said this.
The two of them turn to a conveniently placed monitor, where a replay is shown to them, and the crowd.
Kelly Ross: Do you have a response?
Keahi can’t help but chuckle.
Keahi Sparks: Well, first, I think I want to say, because I don’t say much in public, I know exactly what I’ve said about him since he cost me the NLW Heavyweight Title. There were no mics in my face, but I was still in the building, so some stooges were probably listening in. To wit, “It took three of NLW’s top men to keep the title off me.” No whining about the injustice, just about his impotence. Cage could have left me alone. If I won the title and he wanted the title match, he’d have me one on one. Or he could have his match with Goon without the title. But that’s not good enough.
Kelly Ross: Well.....understand that I have absolutely no love to lose for the man, but with the trail of bodies he’s left in his wake, it’s hard to argue that Nathan Cage isn’t a threat for the NLW Heavyweight Championship, or even the X-Crown.
Keahi Sparks: Oh I totally agree with you. But given the run I’m on, it’s hard for him to argue that I’m not a threat to his championship aspirations, which is why his best argument seems to be “Waah, women whine when wig whacked,” when that’s not even what I said OR where he actually hit me. I dared him to do it, he did, and at Supremacy, he’s gonna’ learn that there’s at least one person in this company that won’t just roll over and die. Or, in the words of...well, we’ll stick with calling him “a man” for now:
Keahi points to the monitor, and on cue, another Nathan Cage line appears.
Keahi then turns to face the camera directly.
Keahi Sparks: So let me make some things real clear.
Keahi Sparks: Do I think I will beat Cage and Ric at Supremacy? Yeah.
Keahi Sparks: Do I think they can beat me? Of course. We’re gonna be wrestling in front of the entire Network next Sunday, so we’re all going to bring our A-Games. Cage can be as unhinged as he wants, and Goon can bring his whole fucking family if he wants, because that’s the only way that I’m not leaving with the belt. So you can pump up my ego by ganging up on me, or you can pull up your big boy pants and give me the fight of your life. I’d tell Cage to bring his A-game, but frankly, I don’t think he’s capable of toning it down, even if he wanted to.
Kelly Ross: (muttering) Some people would be a lot safer if he would...
Keahi Sparks: Go take that up with Gunn, he needs to keep hearing it until he does something. But I think Nate’ll be a little better after Supremacy when he realizes that wanton violence won’t get him everything he wants. Thespian’s getting pretty bent out of shape, maybe after he puts Sexton down, he can work some stuff out with Cage and let the adults handle the business of representing wrestling companies. But hey?
Keahi winks at the camera.
Keahi Sparks: What do I know?
Keahi places her finger against the side of her nose a second time, and that’s the image the camera sits on until it was supposed to cut to ringside, but since it’s been isolated, it just fades out.
The scene returns once more to the interview area of the Lakefront Arena. For the first time, the interview area also has a Kelly Ross in it. She looks fairly apprehensive, and she’s also looking concerned as she looks at the camera man, who was treated pretty badly by Nathan Cage last show. But she seems relieved, and the reason becomes evident when instead of current champion Ricardo Goon or aggressively hopeful champion Nathan Cage, wrestling newcomer Keahi Sparks walks into the interview area. She is not dressed much differently than normal, just wearing a leather jacket over the usual ring attire of midriff baring top and short tights.
Kelly Ross: Hello, Miss Sparks, welcome to the interview zone. It’s the first time you’ve agreed to speak with me.
Keahi Sparks: I don’t normally have much to say. Anyone who wants to can find most things I’ve said publicly somewhere on NLW.com.
Kelly Ross: I see. Well I guess my job is going to be to coax out some new talking points.
Keahi Sparks: Well, I promise not to abuse any cameramen or security detail...or ring announcers....or random fans....or radio hosts...
Keahi frowns. Kelly looks a little more uncomfortable with each item Keahi lists.
Keahi Sparks: You remember that bit after E.V.E. attacked the Academy, and BB Gunn promised changes? You’d think “stop a trained athlete from terrorizing civvies” would be on the list somewhere. Or...you know, fucking anything?
The intense look Sparks gives Kelly as she asks that makes her recoil a little. Keahi sees this and tones it down a bit.
Keahi Sparks: Sorry. I understand I’m in a business that’s not all puppies and fingerpainting, but the violence should be limited to the trained professionals. I’d let Cage have that if he’d stop getting his rocks off by decking anybody that looks at him funny.
Kelly Ross: We’ll get to Cage in a bit. Before we do, my first question is more about you. You had a rocky start in NLW, but recently you’ve seemed to put the pieces together, given you have a winning streak going that includes former NLW Tag Team Champion and XHF Phoenix champions, Scott Fargo, as well as former XHF Junior Heavyweight Champion, Bloodied Fox, and if we extend the list to your unpinned streak, we add wins over former NLW Heavyweight Champion Finn Whelan and current NLW Heavyweight Champion Ricardo Goon.
Keahi Sparks: Thank you for not counting that as a win, even though the record books do.
Kelly Ross: Of course. Now my question is, you seem to have a profound grasp on the sport for someone so new to it, so how did you come about becoming such a prodigy?
Keahi’s response at first seems to be a long pause with a warm smile, a wink, and a finger to the side of her nose. But when Kelly just looks back at her, unimpressed, Keahi chuckles, shrugging her shoulders.
Keahi Sparks: Of course, my trainer has to get a lot of credit. She’ll be joining me soon on the “beating Junior Heavyweight Champions” list soon, but that’s neither here nor there. But just because I started wrestling professionally five months ago doesn’t mean I started training five months ago. Let’s leave it at that.
Kelly nods, more satisfied with a direct answer.
Kelly Ross: Right. Now earlier tonight, we heard strong words from Nathan Cage. Among other things, he said this.
The two of them turn to a conveniently placed monitor, where a replay is shown to them, and the crowd.
Nathan Cage: Or, it’s Keahi Sparks and her ‘ol pal whinin’ about somethin’ as trivial as a lil steel chair to the dome!
Keahi can’t help but chuckle.
Keahi Sparks: Well, first, I think I want to say, because I don’t say much in public, I know exactly what I’ve said about him since he cost me the NLW Heavyweight Title. There were no mics in my face, but I was still in the building, so some stooges were probably listening in. To wit, “It took three of NLW’s top men to keep the title off me.” No whining about the injustice, just about his impotence. Cage could have left me alone. If I won the title and he wanted the title match, he’d have me one on one. Or he could have his match with Goon without the title. But that’s not good enough.
Kelly Ross: Well.....understand that I have absolutely no love to lose for the man, but with the trail of bodies he’s left in his wake, it’s hard to argue that Nathan Cage isn’t a threat for the NLW Heavyweight Championship, or even the X-Crown.
Keahi Sparks: Oh I totally agree with you. But given the run I’m on, it’s hard for him to argue that I’m not a threat to his championship aspirations, which is why his best argument seems to be “Waah, women whine when wig whacked,” when that’s not even what I said OR where he actually hit me. I dared him to do it, he did, and at Supremacy, he’s gonna’ learn that there’s at least one person in this company that won’t just roll over and die. Or, in the words of...well, we’ll stick with calling him “a man” for now:
Keahi points to the monitor, and on cue, another Nathan Cage line appears.
”On any fuckin’ day anybody can beat anybody.”
Keahi Sparks: So let me make some things real clear.
Keahi Sparks: Do I think I will beat Cage and Ric at Supremacy? Yeah.
Keahi Sparks: Do I think they can beat me? Of course. We’re gonna be wrestling in front of the entire Network next Sunday, so we’re all going to bring our A-Games. Cage can be as unhinged as he wants, and Goon can bring his whole fucking family if he wants, because that’s the only way that I’m not leaving with the belt. So you can pump up my ego by ganging up on me, or you can pull up your big boy pants and give me the fight of your life. I’d tell Cage to bring his A-game, but frankly, I don’t think he’s capable of toning it down, even if he wanted to.
Kelly Ross: (muttering) Some people would be a lot safer if he would...
Keahi Sparks: Go take that up with Gunn, he needs to keep hearing it until he does something. But I think Nate’ll be a little better after Supremacy when he realizes that wanton violence won’t get him everything he wants. Thespian’s getting pretty bent out of shape, maybe after he puts Sexton down, he can work some stuff out with Cage and let the adults handle the business of representing wrestling companies. But hey?
Keahi winks at the camera.
Keahi Sparks: What do I know?
Keahi places her finger against the side of her nose a second time, and that’s the image the camera sits on until it was supposed to cut to ringside, but since it’s been isolated, it just fades out.
