| \ | | | | | _ \ \ \ / \ / / | \| | | | | |_) | \ \/ \/ / | . ` | .--. | | | ___/ \ / | |\ | | `--' | | | \ /\ / |__| \__| \______/ | _| \__/ \__/ Neo Japan Pro Wrestling -- Terebi Bulletin -- 1/28/'99 PART 1 [Setting is the Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium; the venue is empty now, save for a custodian taking a push broom to the floor. The mild echo of footsteps resonates as Neo Japan Director of Operations (and de facto host) Genichiro Matsumura makes his way to a modest broadcast table. Matsumura-san is clad in a dark brown business suit with a striped necktie] Genichiro Matsumura: [grinning] "Welcome back to another edition of 'Terebi Neo J Bulletin.' We have several athletes to hear from today and we'll get right to them. But first, we want to remind you the viewers at home to please tune in this coming week to Super Japan's Metro Broadcast.. we will be carrying a live feed of the Neo J portion of the card right here on TV Tokyo Channel 4. So without further ado, let's get to our first superstar of the day, "Tiger Brat" Kamiya Kojiro!" === [open camera shot on a replica of a Tiger Mask, a fist clutching it by the eyes holes fiercly. The camera pulls back to show a young man taking the mask and ripping it in 2... then going further by ripping that to shreds. The Young man then ends this disgraceful action by throwing the shreds down and spitting on them. Slowly letters of black trimmed in gold fade on the screen] Kamiya Kojiro Presents - The Way Things Are!! Kamiya Kojiro: OI!! See what I think of tradition? See what I think of the legacy of the great ones? [looks ot the camera with a snobbish smirk] I don't give crap about old farts trying to outlast their legends. They win because the people they wrestle are in such awe of them that they can't even wrestle for fear of hurting their "beloved idol" [Kojiro shakes his head slowly, his smirk turning to a mask of pure disgust] What utter garbage!! The old belong in a home, not making a mockery of themselves in public ne? [Kamiya reaches behind and pulls out another mask... a familiar version on a Jushin Liger design] Kamiya Kojiro: I'm not some fool who has to rely on a Go Nagai character to get over for a gimmick... [pauses as he rips the horns off the Lioger mask and tosses them aside, letting the mask itself fall to the floor. He then stomps on the mask repeadetly, furiously... really getting himself worked up] Kamiya Kojiro: I'M A MAN!! NOT SOME FREAK WHO THINKS HE'S A DAMN ANIME CHARACTER!! [stomps the mask again] Let the fans cheer the retarded freaks in masks and luchadoras who trickle into Nippon, thinking they can "improve" puroresu... THEY ARE TRASH!! THEY'RE COMPLETE MONGERS OF GARBAGE!! [stomps the Liger mask again, before his gaze falls to the camera again. His face a twisted mask of rage and disgust, red with fury] A LUCADOR CAN'T WRESTLE ON THE MAT WORTH A DAMN!! THEY BLOW MOVES SO BAD THEY HURT THEMSELVES BEYOND INSANITY... [voice lowers as to an almost inaudible hiss] They're the worst kind of baka... the stupid idiots that play up to all you stupid, addled brained fools at home... No Luchadore is going to stand across the ring from me and jump around like a rubber ball... I'LL STRETCH HIM AND MAKE HIM FORGET ABOUT EVER GETTING IN THE RING AGAIN!! [lowers voice once more... almost a schizophrenic change] Old men, would be cartoon characters... ridiculous masked idiots think they can get in MY ring? They think that they have a prayer against me? They will hurt, they will suffer... Kamiya Kojiro doesn't think much ofthem or anyone else... [pauses as he turns his back to the camera] except for himself... remember Kamiya Kojiro.... he'll show you all... [fade out] === Genichiro Matsumura: "Very controversial commentary by one Kamiya Kojiro.. we'll have to all stay tuned to see just how well he fares in Neo J..Next up, is Apex.." === (The scene on the exterior of a dark and ominous mansion. The sky is grey, and storm clouds have gathered to add to the threatening look. The mansion itself appears rather old, and seems to have came straight out of a vampire movie. Around the mansion, a dense forest can be seen. The leaves have all fallen off the trees, and a calm but steady wind forces the branches to sway back and forth.) (Just between the forest and the mansion, is a groomed area that appears to be the mansion's courtyard. A large cast iron gate surrounds this area. The grass in the area is surprisingly green for this time of year, and scattered trees in the area still contain their leaves. Statues of various monsters surround the mansion, and a large fountain sits in front of the grand entrance of the mansion. A dragon's head is the mantle of the statue, through its mouth a stream its mouth.) (The camera sways towards the top of the mansion. A tower protrudes from the top of the mansion. A balcony is seen at the top of the tower.) [A man walks out onto the balcony.] (The man is wearing long baggy blue jeans, and a long black shirt that has the words "Chaotic Melody" written in neon blue letters. His hair is about to his shoulder length. The right half of it is black, the left half if dyed blond. His facial features are sunken, and several small scars are seen across his face.) [The man begins to speak.] Man: For those of you who don't know... I go by the name of Apex. I could sit here and give all of you wrestlers a detailed history of myself, but I decline to bore you with such details. [Thunder is heard crashing, and rain begins to pour downward.] Apex: I am here for a multitude of reasons, but I shall only reveal one of them to this federaton for now. I join to test your steel, and to test my accomplishments in the American world of wrestling against the barriers of the Japanese World of wrestling. I'll not lie to you, I know almost nothing about Japanese wrestling. I've watched the occasional program here and there, and I've competed against Japanese wrestlers touring the US, but I myself, have never even stepped foot in the Orient. That isn't to say that I don't have any experience internationally, through my career I have toured Canada, Mexico, England, Germany, and even South Africa. In fact, to this day, I am touring with another promotion England. Last Thursday I competed in Manchester at the Maine Road Colosseum... so don't mistake me for a rookie to the international flavor of wrestling. [Lighting strikes the ground near the mansion. Apex turns around and enters the mansion.] (The room he enters appears to be an observatory. Some sort of telescope elongates out of the roof. The room is fashioned in a circle manner, with the walls being painted white, and the carpet stripped from the ground and pilled to a side. An oak desk sits under the enormous telescope. A wooden chair sits next to the desk.) [Apex stands just before the desk for a moment as he speaks.] Apex: Regardless of my past, I still have much to prove... or at least I suppose. Along those lines, I suppose I owe you some sort of information about me, and my past. I am 22 years old, from here... the forest outside of Anchorage. I have been wrestling for 5 years, and am a many time world champion, as well as holding several smaller titles. [Apex sits at his desk, and appears to slump into his own world.] Apex: Many have said that I am insane, evil, perhaps even pyschotic... but the details of that portion of my life, will be revealed in time. [Apex looks down.] (The scene closes as the rainfall continues to poor onto the area surrounding the mansion.) === Genichiro Matsumura: "Is it just me? Or do you folks at home get the creeps from this guy? At any rate, let's go now to Loki.." === [SCENE: One of thousands of Japanese dojos where young wrestlers and martial artists of all forms are being trained. Several competitors watch a sparring match in the far corner. Others go through techniques. While still others meditate. The camera shifts to another corner of the dojo where a group of the young warriors are gathered around a spectacle of another kind. They're all laughing, and seemingly having a great time. The camera pushes its way into the mix, seeing what the distraction is. Standing there, telling a story to all his fellow competitors, is a strange looking young Japanese man. His hair is died pink & white, and a pair of way too big for his face sunglasses barely rest on his nose. A goofy smile adorns his face.] Weird Young Man: "So I says to the girl---" [Suddenly, a booming voice is heard screaming in the background and all the athletes other than the strange young man run off. He, however, just sits there with that goofy grin on his face. A large, elderly man stomps over, a disapproving look on his face.] Weird Young Man: "Master Tagori-san, how're you today, baby?" Master Tagori: "Don't give me that!!! Why are you not training with the other students, Loki? What is your problem?" Loki: "No problems here chief, I was just taking a little break!" Master Tagori: "You don't take breaks until we tell you to take breaks! You are the worst student this dojo has EVER seen! Now get back on the mats!" Loki: "Aww come on big guy, it's gettin' late...I've got a cramp, and like I was telling the guys, I got this HOT date tonight and---" Master Tagori: "You will NOT be going on a date tonight with some little Tokyo tramp! You are going to train EXTRA hard for disobeying me! And take off those stupid glasses!" Loki: "Hey, that's a low blow tough guy! These glasses are the coolest thing going. I saw the American Backstreet Boys wear them on television last week. You know what your problem is Master? You're a damn fossil. Things have changed in the world, and your codes of honor and discipline are obsolete. Your kind is being replaced by MY kind. Hip, Japanese youngsters looking to make their mark on the world. You are not needed anymore Master. Why don't you just lay down and DIE,dog!" Master Tagori: "If you are the future of Japanese athletes, Loki, then god help us all. Now go pack your bags, I relieving you of your position here at the dojo!" Loki: "Fine. I don't need your training. I'm ready to start my wrestling career right now!" [Loki begins to walk away from the seething master, he abruptly turns back for a moment...] Loki: "Oh, and by the way Master...that Tokyo Tramp I'm dating tonight...well she's your daughter! HA HA!!" [The Master finally blows up at Loki's antagonism, he chases him out of the camera's view. Fade to black.] === Genichiro Matsumura: "Another of the 'new generation' of puroresu, Loki looking to make his mark here in Neo Japan.. Moving right along, let's go to footage from "Hardline Byron Brady.."