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THE WIZARD OF AWE
This one is probably one of my better roleplays. It just uses the idea and really runs with it and does a good job of doing what I needed it to. The idea of the Yellow Brick Road being golden and comparing that to championships just seemed too good to pass up. This idea struck me around the time I was going for the Number One Contendership and I thought I'd save it for when I had the title shot, but I'm glad I used it here. I'm not a fan of the Wizard of Oz actually, but I am quite familiar with it, so that helped out a ton. I've seen it live twice and I've seen the movie more times than I care to remember. I think the idea works so well because it's one of those movies that EVERYONE knows so well that anything you reference in relation to it is caught on by most anyone. There are a ton of references here and they work well. Some are more subtle, such as taking lines from the movie and putting it in here. The line about running away and courage and intelligence is a direct line from the film, as is the one about laughing in the face of death. And there's even a reference to the supposed line the Witch's minions say, the whole "all we own, we owe" bit. That's what they supposedly say. Anyway, I really think this one is pretty darn good and it got a good reaction from my opponents, so that's a plus. The promotional video bit is also hilarious and just so...perfect. It really complemented the roleplay.
(Yet another one of The Boy's promotional videos begins to air. It starts up with footage of The Boy winning the Warfare Title just weeks ago, pinning Rob Faith in the middle of the ring at Turmoil. It then fades
out to a black screen with white lettering that reads "One Moment in Time". It then shows a husband and wife in about their mid-to late 40s sitting in studio, with a large Canadian flag as the backdrop. On the bottom of the screen it notes their names
are Mark and Linda.)
MARK-
"Our marriage was in real trouble. We fought all the time."
LINDA-
"It was awful. We just...well, the spark was gone."
MARK-
"I started working overtime at the docks because I just didn't want to go home."
LINDA-
"I cried myself to sleep every night."
MARK-
"But then, one night, we were watching TV and we came across this show called Turmoil. And we saw this guy, Scott Hellings. Well...wow."
LINDA-
"We couldn't believe how good he was. He was just so much better than everyone else."
MARK-
"When he won that title...it was amazing. It was like, a hole in our lives had finally been filled. We know what we were missing in our lives and it was...it was brilliance. We'll never be anything better than, well, adequate. But Hellings, he's...he's too good for words. And rooting for him, it made sense to us. It gave us something our marriage was missing."
LINDA-
"It has saved our marriage. Our lives make sense now! Before we couldn't stand to be in the same room as each other and now we cuddle by the television together so we can watch another Scott Hellings match. He's the miracle we needed."
(It then fades out to the black screen again. This time the words read, "It Touched Us All." It then fades into the same studio to show a young Asian man in his late 20s. On the bottom of the screen, it notes his name is Harry.)
HARRY-
"I had always wanted to be an astronaut since I was a kid. I always wanted to be like Neil Armstrong. That whole 'one small step for man' thing just...it changed my life. It used to move me to my tears. But then, a buddy of mine dragged me to this wrestling
show he wanted to go see. I thought it would be so lame, and for the most part it was, but...there was one guy. Scott Hellings, he was so awesome that it defied description. I had spent my whole life studying heavenly bodies and nothing I had ever seen made me feel so
tiny and insignificant as when I saw him come down that aisle.
It just put my whole life in a totally new perspective. After seeing him dominate and then win that title, well I realized that space travel was so worthless. Why study the stars when there is one right there before you? I dropped out of school and I moved to Canada
and now I'm training to be a wrestler. I want to be just like him. I know I'll never be...1/27 as good as he is. But if I can change one life the way that he changed mine, it's all worth it.
(It then fades out to the black screen again. The letter now say "Changing Lives." It then shows a young teen, of about 16. He has a purple mohawk and several piercings. The bottom of the screen
notes that his name is Kyle.)
KYLE-
"I was hanging with the wrong crowd. I got into a lot of fights, a lot of problems. The police all knew me by name. I was big time into drugs, I had already been to rehab. I was an alcoholic by age 15. I dropped out of school. My dad and I we had a big fight and he kicked me out. I was living on the streets. My life
was...I was going to be in a body bag before I was 20. One night I was at a buddy's place, getting wasted. And the TV was on and there was this guy, Scott Hellings. He, was unbelievable. At first I thought it was the drugs because no one could possibly be
that good. But it was true.
And, when he won that title, my whole life came into perspective. I knew that had to devote my life to being something. I knew that I had to do my absolute best to try and be and good as he was. I know I'll never be close but I had to try. Like him, I wanted to be the best at everything I did. So I reconciled with my dad, moved back home, got clean and sober, and I'm back in school. I'm getting straight A's too. I'll never be as amazing as Scott Hellings, but the world really doesn't need two perfect people running around anyway. We already got one!
But I'll least be above mediocore and that's still pretty good I think."
(It then fades to the black screen again, with the letters reading "Making a Difference." It then shows the various spokespeople again.)
MARK AND LINDA-
"Thank you for saving our marriage Scott Hellings."
HARRY-
"Thank you Scott Hellings."
KYLE-
"Thank you Scott Hellings, you saved my life."
(It then fades back out to the black screen once again and the letters read, "Scott Hellings: Have You Experienced it Yet?" It then cuts to show Scott Hellings standing in the middle of empty EWA ring, wearing a suit.)
HELLINGS-
"My name is Scott Hellings. And I approved this message."
(It then cuts to the black screen again and reads, "Paid for by The Scott Hellings WorldWide Publicity Tour and the financial support from Viewers Like You.")
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(The scene opens up on the set of a local production of "The Wizard of Oz." In particular, the set is of the yellow brick road, from the part of the musical when Dorothy and her friends set out on their journey to see the Great and Mighty Oz. We see a group of people who are obviously the actors from this particular production, in full costume and makeup. The Tin Man, The Lion, and the Scarecrow are all there. Then, walking into the shot is none other than Scott "The Boy" Hellings himself. He is wearing a blue and white chequered pattern shirt, much like the dress that Dorothy wore in the film, and a pair of worn-looking jeans. His Warfare Title is around his waist. With him is his version of "Toto," a vicious-looking pit bull. The Boy walks over to the group of actors and begins to speak.)
HELLINGS-
"Here I am, I'm on my way. Yes, I'm off, but I'm not going to see the Wizard. No, I'm heading to one place and one place only and the only destination this road will lead me to is the Mighty Lion Championship. You see, this particular road that I'm on isn't yellow, the road I'm on is paved in gold. It's the golden brick road! At the end of the road is but one thing - glory. Unlike my companions here, I don't need to see some great and powerful magician to fix me up with something that I don't have; rather than taking the easy way out like these guys, I'm MAKE things happen! I don't have the Mighty Lion Championship so I'm not going to rely on someone else and ask them really nicely if they can hook me up the way that the Scarecrow asks Oz for a brain. No, I just go out there and take it! When I want something, I just go out there and take it and there is no one that can stop me: not Michael Landry and especially not Chris Dyson. What are you going to do about it Dyson? Are YOU going to stop me? I highly doubt it."
THE COWARDLY LION-
"Maybe he would, but he just doesn't have the c...c...c...courage!"
HELLINGS-
"It has nothing to do with courage; it's just a simple fact of nature. Some people just have a way of rising to the top and others have a way of falling behind. Me, well I'm always successful. Look, they may call me The Boy, but there is no doubt that I am The Man! Dyson is just like Dorothy: caught-up in something bigger than him that got him stuck in unfamiliar territory. Just like Dorothy didn't mean to kill that witch, Dyson didn't choose to have his first match against me. Why would he? That's a deadly mistake! Unfortunately for him, The Suits said decided his fate and now he has no way out; he can't just put on some ruby slippers and tell himself 'there's no place like home' because there's no way he's getting out of this one. Chris Dyson can expect three things: humiliation and pain and defeat, OH MY! But, hey, there's no need to cry for him because I'm sure my Red and White Ribbon Campaign will take care of him. But let's not worry about the future right now because we have to focus on the present.
At present, I'm on quite the roll, piling up more and more wins each and every week.
I already have one title around my waist and after NewLife, there will be another one with my name on it. And you know it won't be long now before I'm wearing the World Title too. I know it, you know it, the whole damn world knows it! Just like Dorothy, Chris Dyson is caught up in something bigger than him, bigger than all of us. He's part of an ever-growing Cultural Phenomenon, but it won't work out in his favour. No, he’s not the one the people are paying to see. Look, I simply cannot lose this match because it is my destiny to do so. I told everyone from Day One that I was going to be the number one guy around here, but no one believed me. I told them all that I was The Marquee Player, the Franchise Saviour, and The Number One Money Maker, but everyone scoffed at me.
But now I'm on quite the winning streak, and now I'm wearing the Warfare Title, and now I'm set to become the Mighty Lion Champion and maybe, just maybe, you people are going to start to take notice of what I am capable of. I'm like a virus, spreading out and taking over this place, but there is no cure. You can't get rid of me, you just have to accept the way things are! I'm just like the Wicked Witch of the West, living among you, terrorizing all of you. But this isn't a movie; there are no happy endings for you people. No one's going to stop me, ESPECIALLY not Chris Dyson! The wheels are in motion, the path pre-determined and the result is my complete and utter domination of EWA! I AM this company! Not only am I The Nielsen's Favourite Son, bringing in the ratings, but now I'm set to take this company places it never imagined existed once I have not one, but TWO titles in my possession! Face it, all you own, you owe me."
THE SCARECROW-
"If this Dyson fella thinks he can beat you, why he must have less brains than I do!"
HELLINGS-
"Exactly Scarecrow. I know he's new around here, but his enthusiasm isn't refreshing, it's just plain stupid. He needs to understand that some people are just better than others and it is quite clear by now that I'm better than anyone else around here. Dyson is just some punk kid who thinks that dreams come true. Well, Dyson, some times that isn't the case. Sometimes, your dreams become your worst nightmares. But I'm not talking abut the Things that Go Bump in The Night, I'm talking about me, THE Canadian Legend and The One and Only UBERstar! No one can save you. Dorothy got to wake up and realize that her whole ordeal was just a dream, but you won't be so lucky. You're not going to wake up from this, all you can do is show up and watch your career crumble before your eyes as I walk up that ladder and grab yet another championship. Don't feel so bad though, because I promise I'll do you a favour and I'll try to get you closer to (Making quotation marks with his fingers) 'mommy dearest'.
Sorry to be so blunt, but your dream ends here Chris. Now you know have a heart, because it's breaking, right? Look, you can tell yourself that you'll win all you want, you can do your best to pump yourself up, but positive thoughts and self-affirmation only get you so far in life. Your talent, or lack thereof in your case, can only get you so far. How you got this far remains a mystery to me, but I'll be sure that your journey ends here, while mine is only beginning. I am EWA's Worst-Kept Secret and you're about to find out firsthand what so many other EWA superstars have already found out...The Boy is for real and there is no one who can stop me! No one gets to beat The Boy, no way, no how!"
THE TIN WOODSMAN-
"Maybe The Wizard can help Chris out."
HELLINGS-
"Not going to happen. Dyson and Landry aren't going to find the solution somewhere over the rainbow and no mysterious man behind a curtain can help them out.
Voodoo and black magic, mind games, lucky charms, higher beings...none of it will make a difference. Some of us were born to win and some of us weren't. Guess which category you fall into Dyson? All my fans, all The Boy Scouts, know which one I fall into. Look at this chiselled physique of mine - it looks handcrafted by the gods themselves, doesn't it? This is what a winner looks like. But you, you're a nobody and you'll be lucky to be taken away on a stretcher after our match. Are you beginning to hear the whispers of doubt enter your thoughts yet? That's perfectly normal.
Beginning to think you're in over your head? Well you are, but no one's throwing you a life preserver. Just like the Wizard was a fraud, so too are you. If you think you have what it takes then you are only fooling yourself. You're not in Kansas anymore Dyson, you're in my world, and in my world we don't tolerate inferior beings like yourself. Don't believe I'm capable of what I say I am?"
(The Boy turns around and blindside The Lion, knocking him right off the stage and into the orchestra pit. He then grabs The Scarecrow and delivers The Highway to HELLings. He then grabs The Tin Man and delivers a powerbomb onto the fallen body of The Scarecrow. He then grabs the camera and holds it right up to his face, looking intense.)
HELLINGS-
"Prepare to meet your maker Dyson and Landry. For the two of you it's Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Hello Unemployment. Other people have doubted me and you will be no different! I WILL win this match because I am meant to! You're looking at someone who has laughed in the face of death, sneered at doom, and chuckled at catastrophe! Just like The Scarecrow got it wrong when he said the sum of the square roots of any two sides of an isosceles triangle is equal to the square root of the remaining side...you're dead wrong if you two think you can win. I'm not just guy behind a curtain, I'm the genuine article. If you were smart, you'd run away now. You're under the unfortunate impression that if you run away you have no courage...but you're confusing courage with wisdom.
Don't you get it? I'm so far out of your league I'm in Technicolor and you're still black and white! Just like the Wizard left Dorothy behind, I'm going to leave the two of you in the dust! There's going to be no singing and dancing and the beating you'll both receive will be so gruesome that the match certainly won't be meant for children to see, but it will be a classic because everyone will want to remember the night that The Boy won the Mighty Lion Championship. Believe me, the title is coming home with me whether you like it or not. Why? Because I want to, because I can!"
(The Boy then shoves the cameraman down, leaving the camera parallel to the ground. We can see The Boy from the knees down, as he walks off, leaving the groaning actors and a barking "Toto" behind as the scene fades to black.)
  
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