Post by Steele on Aug 19, 2018 16:44:58 GMT -5
JACKSON STEELE
in
"MOVIE NIGHT"
We open up on an exterior shot of a plush country mansion.
There it is, look. Go on, drink it in. Is it your house? No. It's much better than your house.
The shot lingers for a few seconds on the blissful serenity of the exterior, before a quick fade to another location, this time inside the house. We find ourselves in a spectacular home theater setup, complete with comfortable leather seats and recliners.
One of the seats in the front row is taken up by a man, and we see the back of his head rising above the backing of his chair.
The cameraman slowly descends to the lower level of the theater and the man in the seat turns round to face us.
The man is, of course, Jackson Steele.
Oh, hello there. You just caught me about to watch one of my favorite movies. And where better to watch it than in my brand-new top-of-the-line home cinema in the comfort of my brand-new top-of-the-line mansion in the Hertfordshire countryside.
I figured that since I'm a top superstar in the biggest fed in the world, AXW, that I should set up a permanent base of operations here in merry old England. The hotel was nice and all, but a superstar like myself can't be expected to live his life in such... pokey accommodations.
If you thought my house in Bethesda was nice, you ain't seen nothing yet. This bad boy has nine bedrooms, a pool, a garage big enough to fit an entire fleet of Lamborghinis, it's got a freakin' golf course out back... and of course, this room right here.
I had this entire system custom-made to my specifications. No cutting corners, no sub-par equipment. The best movies deserve the best media and... wait for it... I spared no expense.
That's Richard Attenborough, Jurassic Park.
Steele gestures for the cameraman, who is still standing behind our hero and causing him to twist his body awkwardly round, to join him down on the plush seats. The camera judders as he makes his way over to the former AWF champion, and goes to sit down next to him.
Oh, one thing.
Steele reaches under his seat and pulls out a monogrammed towel. He places it gently on the recliner and gestures again for the cameraman to sit. He obliges.
Feels good, don't it? These things have got in-built heating, they give you a massage, there's a set of headphones stowed away in this cool little compartment for if you wanna listen to the movie in, I dunno, Swahili or some shit when everyone else wants the English version. You name it, they've got it.
The camera moves and takes in the opulence of the leather seat. We see the cameraman's jean-clad legs sitting on the protective towelling layer, and his hand as it reaches out to touch the leather.
Whoa whoa whoa... you've washed your hands, right?
The camera nods.
Alright then. Feel it. Feel how premium that motherfucker is. That's genuine Native American buckskin leather, leather don't come more expensive than that.
I don't wanna see you spilling any fuckin' crumbs on that thing, you hear me?
The camera nods again, this time you can sense a little bit of trepidation in the movement.
Alright! So now, on with the show! Our feature presentation!
Steele holds out a remote and presses a button, dimming the lights. The blank screen flickers and we see a countdown:
At the conclusion of the countdown, we see a credit roll appear on screen, set to Steele's theme of Ennio Morricone's remixed "The Ecstacy Of Gold". The text fades in and out, with each successive line replacing the last.
Jackson Steele presents:
A Jackson Steele Production
Starring:
Jackson Steele
and
Shogun-Tron
in...
The End Of Days Finals 2017
The music fades out and the credits melt into footage taken directly from last October's XHF End of Days Pay-Per-View. The cameras flicker from shots of the cheering crowd to the elaborate entrance set-up, before a promotional hype package begins.
A deep, booming voice tells the tales of Jackson Steele and Shogun-Tron, recounting each man's journey as they battled towards being the final two left in the tournament. The voiceover is underlaid with shots of their previous victories.
You know, I really wish they'd shoot me from my good side. I keep telling them, "get me from the right" but the motherfuckers keep getting me on the left!
As the cameraman begins to realise that it's no coincidence that Steele is sitting with his "good side" facing the camera right now, Steele loudly boos every time Shogun-Tron appears on the giant screen.
I tell you what, they created a really good villain for this movie. Genuinely detestable in every way, you just can't help but find yourself rooting for him to get his ass kicked.
The hype package ends with a composite image of Steele nose-to-nose with Shogun-Tron, and it fades back to the "live" show as Joey Hawke and Cassius Romano unfurl the tale of the tape.
The bell rings, and Shogun-Tron's entrance music blasts over the speakers of Jackson's home cinema. Steele stands up out of his seat, and cups his hands around his mouth as he boos for all he is worth as Shogun-Tron makes his way down the ramp on the big screen.
Steele's hostility turns to gushing admiration and self-congratulation as his old theme of "Spyderpussy" by Pornosonic fills the room.
See now this, this is a leading man I can get behind. And of course by "this" I mean "me!" This night was my night! The spotlight was shining down on me and I stole the fucking show, baby! Just look at me! 231 pounds of solid muscle, coming down to that ring with a purpose and ready to whoop some Tron ass! If you want an inspiring story of a plucky human overcoming an evil robot from the future, give me this over The Terminator any day!
After the introductions are out of the way, the match begins to play out on the big screen. Every time Shogun-Tron looks to be gaining an advantage, Steele boos and jeers. Every time Steele looks to have things going his way, the real-life version cheers and applauds. He looks every bit like a fan on the front row at a wrestling show.
Of course, I'm showing you this because Shogun-Tron and I are going at it again at the Global Dominance PPV. Now our friend from "THE FUTURE" thinks that this is going to be like some sort of shot at redemption for him. I, on the other hand, beg to differ.
He thinks that since our match at End Of Days signalled me becoming A New Hope for the XHF, then our match next month is going to be his own little version of The Empire Strikes Back. He thinks that since the good guys won the first time round, the big bad is gonna get his revenge in the sequel.
But he's going to be very disappointed because you see, this isn't going to be anything even close to a sequel. No, our match is going to be more of an encore presentation. A re-run, if you will.
Jackson's attention is suddenly grabbed by the action on-screen as he hits his patented Ass To Mouth finisher on Shogun-Tron, the masked warrior falling onto his back and Jackson falling on top of him for the cover.
One! Two! Thr- Shogun-Tron gets his foot on the rope to break up the pin!
I knew that was gonna happen. It's all about creating drama. It wouldn't be a very interesting story if I just came in and beat him in two moves, there'd be no excitement, the crowd would be dead. They wanna see some mild peril and scenes of a violent nature, and I do that better than anyone on the planet.
So it's only natural that Shogun-Tron would choose to face me. He thinks that in the past ten months he's improved, and he wants this match to show everybody that he can beat me.
But he forgets that he's not the only one with the benefit of ten months' experience. I beat Shogun-Tron when I was just a rookie. I'd only been doing this job for four months when I became the eighth End Of Days Champion. Not only did I join the ranks of CK Owens, Lance Storm, Jay Williams and Reeshi but I eclipsed them. I cemented my legacy as the true legend-killer of the XHF and by doing so, I made myself into not just A legend, but THE legend.
And he thinks that now, when all he is is a year older and I am a year wiser that he's got even a hope in hell of beating me?
Steele laughs. On the big screen, Shogun-Tron hits Steele with a side slam that he calls the "Space-Time Continuum."
I am in my prime. Shogun-Tron is waaaay past his. This match isn't his last shot at redemption...
Steele looks up and points at the screen.
That was, and he blew it. That was his last chance to be a somebody and he didn't take it, but I did. Shogun-Tron could have revitalised his career by beating the hottest young talent on the scene and he didn't get the job done and now that talent has multiplied exponentially. What has Shogun-Tron done in the past year? Huh? Nothing. That's what he's done.
He's done nothing for a year while in the next thirty minutes after that match that you're watching right now I beat another two men to retain my AWF Championship! I've been a two-time AWF Champion, I won XHF Award after XHF Award, I was hand-picked by V to save Anonymous Xtreme Wrestling and I've challenged for the X-Crown Championship and all the while hes been sitting on his robot ass drinking Hyper Beer polishing his stupid little pistol!
Just look... right here! This is the guy who wants to be a big hero? You don't get to be a hero when you hold a gun to somebody's head!
Sure enough, on the screen Shogun-Tron is holding Steele at gunpoint. He squeezes the trigger... and this flies out into Jackson's face.
See that shit right there? That's his finishing move! A kitschy, gimmicky, smarky little pop-gun that fires random crap out of it, and he expects to be taken seriously as somebody who can carry this Network?
On the screen, Steele throws the shirt into the crowd and gets blindsided by Shogun-Tron.
His big moment to put me away and finish the match and he wastes his shot playing with toys! You know what I did after the show? I tracked down the fan who grabbed that shirt and I paid a lot of money to buy it off of him. I even got it signed by Frank Fletcher. Weird kid. But that shirt is framed and hanging on my wall next to my two AWF Championship replicas and my XHF Awards.
I look at that shirt every day to remind myself how easy it is to just piss everything away.
Steele pauses for a moment and when he goes to speak he falters, as if the words get caught in his throat.
I made that mistake exactly one time in my life and now I'm taking steps to put it right. I don't plan on making the same mistake again.
Steele seems to be almost lost in his thoughts, until finally he snaps out of it and diverts his attention back to the screen. Shogun Tron has Steele down for a cover and the referee is down - the hypothetical count manages to reach five.
Ah, you should... probably just ignore that. Don't read anything into it. I knew full well that there was no ref, I wasn't gonna waste energy kicking out when I didn't have to.
What you really want to pay attention to is...
Just moments later, the End Of Days footage shows Shogun-Tron still on the offensive until he whips Steele across the ring and goes for a back body drop... Steele blocks the drop... and turns it into his patented "Gonzobomb" finisher!
That! RIGHT THERE, baby! Just when he thought he had all the answers, I changed the questions... One! Two! Three! And we have a winner!
Steele jumps up out of his seat and punches the air, looking visibly pumped as he watches himself on the big screen.
Now one thing I don't wanna do is give the wrong impression. I'm not living in the past like Shogun-Tron is. I didn't put this match on to simply relive former glories. I put this match on to showcase just how dangerous a competitor Jackson Steele is. Everything that he did to me, every single thing, I had an answer for. If I could do all this in my rookie year, if I could beat all these legends like Scorpion, Michael Storm, Curtis Kanyon and Shogun-Tron in the End Of Days Tournament alone, imagine what I can do now that I am a legend myself.
I could sit here and outline to you exactly what I'm going to do in our match but honestly, you've just seen it. Sure, my music and finishers might have changed but the end result will be the same and you know what, I'm surprised old Shogun himself didn't forsee this, what with being from THE FUTURE and all.
A great man once used the line "The best there is, the best there was, and the best there ever will be" and it's a little-known fact that he wasn't talking about himself, he was talking about me.
Because while Shogun-Tron apparently isn't as far-sighted as he likes to make out, I definitely can see the future. It's the same as it was before.
Steele fixes on the camera as the movie on the screen fades to black.
Jackson Steele... always comes first.
A cocky half-smile, and our screen fades too.