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PREVAILING OVER POSSIBLE POSTERITY
(The scene opens up inside a storage locker. We see the newest addition to New Era Wrestling,
Scott "The Boy" Hellings" rooting through a bunch of old boxes. He is unshaven and is wearing one of his old, red
Canadian Legend t-shirts. He turns to face the camera.)
HELLINGS-
"These days it seems that retro is in. I suppose that some people enjoy nostalgia. For some it can be a good thing, a chance to enjoy the good old days.
For others though, a little bit of a nostalgia is a bad thing, forcing us to relive all the stupid crap we hated when we were younger. Me? Well I fall into the latter category. You see I'm not the type of person who likes to dwell on the past much, I prefer to look
ahead. And yet it seems every time I'm driving down that highway to success I see the same three letters in my review mirror-RWW-and I have to catch myself
an off-ramp to the past. It was always the same too; like Micheal Corleone, just when I thought I was out they pulled me back in. This time things are different though because I am not letting my past dictate my future. I will tell you right now that I am not here
so I can take sides in a pointless argument. Yes, I was a part of Rampage World Wrestling...and not a day goes by that I wish that were untrue. The legend of RWW is like a parasite, attaching itself to my good name, not letting go and never letting my career
advance to where it should be because it's constantly popping up again and again and forcing me to detour my life as a favour to Rob Gamble. Well now things are different. I'm here because I CHOOSE to be. I don't care if RWW lives or dies, I don't care who wins this little battle. I won't lie to you-this time anyway-but all I care about it is that I get a paycheque, not who signs it or what company logo is in the top corner. Granted, it would be lovely to see
RWW finally just die off altogether, but do I REALLY care? Nope. I'm above all that pettiness.
Sure, I know you don't believe me because I hit Stupac with a steel chair at BloodZone. Let me explain something: I don't like Stupac. He is a traitor, a liar, a cheat, and
maybe, just maybe, the most overrated superstar in the history of this business. But I don't actually hold a grudge. Honest. If I let those sour grapes fester it would consume me, and then you would not be blessed with this magnificent being before you today, but rather the shell of a man hollowed out by hatred. So don't take it personally Stu. And I hope that no one out there thinks I'm on one side or another because I'm really not.
I'm a lone wolf in all of this. If it helps, think of me as Switzerland...neutral. Because I don't care what alliance someone belongs to, if you get in my way then I will take you out. I just made Stupac an example that's all, that chair shot was like
an exclamation mark to emphasize my point."
(The Boy picks up something off camera and then reveals the dented steel chair that presumably was used on Stupac at the latest
instalment of BloodZone.)
HELLINGS-
"This dented chair is quite the piece of history, not just because it was in the ring when I debuted on BloodZone, but because it will be the LAST RWW-related memento that I ever have to deal with. As far as I'm concerned, RWW is dead. Someone can run their mouth and act like they are carrying the RWW banner for a new generation, but the fact is RWW is no more. The remnants of RWW had to attach itself to another, more successful company in order to continue on...but how long can it last? Is that really a success anyway? And whatever happened to those whispers I heard of a RWW reunion earlier this year? What happened to what was once a terrific company? Fate set in...reality took over.
RWW was maybe not as good as some would like to believe and that is why it died and why it can never truly come back without the backing of another company behind it. They may call it RWW on BloodZone but this is a program funded by what it is really New Era Wrestling. Did Rob Gamble pull a coup the day RWW took over? Nope, because it won't last, it can't last. I tell ya, Rob needs to learn that you cannot ride on past successes in the business world; you need to actually come up with something new, something innovative. Nostalgia only lasts so long before we realize why we forgot about it in the first place. Besides, RWW simply cannot last any longer without the star power that only someone like myself can provide. In my estimation the death knell is about to ring, the procession is ready to proceed, and soon the mourning can begin for those few who actually care anymore. Finally."
(The Boy tosses the dented chair onto the heap of old RWW merchandise and mementos).
HELLINGS-
"I think the only reason that RWW has been brought back from the dead more times than Jason Voorhes is because a chosen few cannot let go, cannot realize their glory days are behind them. Rob Gamble comes to mind, but the best example of this is my good old buddy Stupac. Remember March 1, 2002 Stu? I do, that was the day that you
lost the United States Title to Pantera in what was said to
be your (making quotation marks with his fingers) 'final match.' But (wouldn't you know it?), Stu could not keep himself out of the spotlight for too long because I seem to remember
another date. March 31, 2002. Not even a month later and you were fighting another so-called
legend in Donte Rocker...one last time. But wait, it's all coming back to me now! I also seem to remember you being coaxed back into the ring-one more time-
on June 30, 2002 at Instinct. That was where you faced off against The Enigma in a Hell in a Cell with your career in RWW on the line.
You lost that match. Need a reminder?"
(The Boy turns around and presses play on a VCR. A tape from Instinct 2002 begins to play.)
"...CONTRADICTION EFFECT!!! Cover...1...2...3!!! It's actually over! The career of arguably the greatest RWW star ever has come to an end, at the hands of an evil, evil man!!! What will this mean for the future of Rampage World Wrestling?
As Enigma celebrates in the center of the ring, Stupac finally comes to and hobbles up to his feet. He just stares at The Enigma as he celebrates. The Engima then stops and turns around to face Stupac man-to-man. Stupac looks at The Enigma and then looks around at the fans for the last time. He then extends his hand toward Enigma. He just looks at it for what seems like for hours upon hours. He then shakes the hand of Stupac as the fans clap loudly for the show of sportsmanship! Enigma starts to pull away, but then Stupac pulls his arm back in and LANDS THE FEAR FACTOR ONE LAST TIME sending The Enigma to the mat and the crowd into an uproar."
(The Boy stops the tape and then stares into the camera).
HELLINGS-
"Remember that, the pain and humiliation of your failure? Remember how I then came down to the ring to shake your hand...one last time? That was not a "way to go buddy" handshake-because you failed-but it was actually more of a "nice knowing you, get the heck out of here" kind of thing. You were supposed to go away for good, but it didn't really pan out like that, did it? Because you're still here! You're like that
little Energizer bunny: you just keep on going and going...no matter how much we all want you to just stop. People like Stupac, his RWW crusaders, and folks like Rob Gamble and Killer Instinct need to realize that the dream is over, RWW is DEAD! Rampage World Wrestling is no more, no matter how much you want to keep it going. I feel like the only one in the hospital room ready to pull the plug on a loved one who is ready to leave this world. Am I the only one capable of moving on with my life? Does no one understand that 2002 was THREE YEARS AGO? I would have thought that by now
we would have all found something to do with our lives. All of these guys need to find a hobby or something. Try building ships in bottles, try Scrabble, try anything! Just find something to do with your time other than saying 'wasn't I cool three years ago?' It's all so played out, so tired.
I can predict what will happen now too: K Dogg and Too Tuff will spout out the same garbage they always have about thug life and
getting rowdy. And then Stupac will to try, but fail miserably, to go three seconds without reminding us what a legend he is before doing as he always does—steal my catchphrases and mannerisms in a desperate bid to look cooler. And all you people will eat it up as though time
has somehow stood still. Go ahead, that's fine. Enjoy it while it lasts and let me know how it goes, because I don't have the time to read yesterday's news. While everyone else remains in stasis, I have evolved into something entirely different. I might sound the same, but get me in that ring and you will find out that I have achieved the impossible-I have become even better! So while I am at one end of the evolution of wrestling, you boys are hopelessly stuck at the bottom looking up at me, your superior; I am fully evolved and you are just a bunch of monkeys longing for the day you get that opposable thumb. In case you have forgotten after all these years, I am STILL the one, only and original UBERstar! No matter what Stupac might say about that. No individual or group can stop me from succeeding."
(The Boy picks through a box and finds an old Big Daddy Bruce action figure. He throws it on the ground and crushes it with his foot).
HELLINGS-
"Don't bother trying to recruit me to one faction or another, because it won't work. I am not a team player; I am an individual. Now I can hear you saying 'weren't you a part of PSI-Pure Style Incorporated-back in the day?' Why yes that is true. I WAS a part of PSI-the MOST
dominating force in RWW history, if I say so myself-but, again, that was some time ago. And, yes, Stupac was also a member of PSI. But that's where you people seem confused because this is not THEN this is NOW and you are all about to find out that the NOW belongs to The Boy! I don't need people getting in my way, letting their egos complicate matters for me. I love but one person in this world and that person is me, The Boy. And why not? There is no one more dominating than The Boy! I know it, you know it, the whole damn world knows it!"
(The Boy then pauses and roots through a box and finds an old RWW t-shirt. He rips it apart and tosses it behind him.)
HELLINGS-
"Why should I fight for or against RWW anyway? What did RWW do for me really? What did Rob Gamble do for me that no one else could have done? Sure, RWW gave me a
shot, a career, and helped me establish myself as the marquee player, the franchise saviour, and the number one money maker! But that could have happened in any wrestling
company. I owe them NOTHING! Never mind the fact that I put my heart, my soul and my blood, sweat, and tears into that company, but I did so much more. In fact, few people will ever know just how much I worked behind the scenes of RWW and helped keep it going through some rough times. Not Stupac, not Bombtrack, not Donte Rocker, not Killer Instinct, ME! That is why I blame myself for RWW's most recent revival because I know that if I had not stepped up all those years ago, the company would have completely and totally died off much before it eventually did. You know what is just plain insulting? After all I did for that company, when RWW flatlined no one bothered to call me and offer assistance finding work. Not Rob Gamble, he was already too busy devising shady ways to resurrect a crappy, watered-down version of RWW the moment it died.
What about Kirk Slater? The man who was REALLY what RWW was all about? Did he call me? Nope. It might surprise you, but Kirk Slater never cared much for The Boy because he was jealous of me. I can't blame him: if I were Kirk I would want to be me too! What about someone like Jim McMahon, where was he when RWW went under? He was no doubt busy remember his one glory that was his Revelations pay per view. And what about Stu, do you think he called me
up to ask how I was doing? Nope. Because he, like everyone else in RWW back then, only looked out for himself. I have since adopted that mentality and, I must admit, I quite admire it. I suppose you could say
I've learned from the best, but that would of course be a lie since no one is better than me. Let RWW die I say, and let Rob Gamble be there to watch it drown like a captain going down with his ship. Because all this is doing is delaying the inevitable...no, scratch that. It's only prolonging the pain
of what has already happened: RWW IS dead, but for some reason this has been the most torturous, painful, and oh-so long a death. But I can see the writing on the wall, I can see the initials RWW heading towards that big bright light at the end of a tunnel. I can sense that the last few grains of sand are about to slip through the hourglass and not because I'm here to fight against it or because I believe any one side in this inane little
war has an advantage over the other.
No, I see that the end is near because, let's face facts, you can only beat a dead horse for so long. So to all the factions out there I just want to say that I hope you all enjoy this little wargame you all have going. Fight the good fight, but know now that no matter who you are you will be fighting without me, so don't even bother to ask. Why? Because, simply put, I do what I want when I want! I am my own man and I do not let others make
decisions for me! So go ahead and enjoy this while it lasts, bask in the glory of your stupid little moral victories in this pointless endeavour for more turf because while you're doing that, I'll be out there by MYSELF, winning actual, material things. While you want to get that big moral victory in an eight-man tag match, I'll be the one in the main event, where I belong, winning the gold as I always do."
(The Boy picks up a copy of the old RWW magazine with a cover picture of he and Stupac holding the tag titles together. A slight smirk comes across his face as he remembers this moment in his career, before quickly turning into an expression of disdain. The Boy crumples up the magazine and throws it down to the ground).
HELLINGS-
"This is hopefully the last time I will ever have to utter the initials RWW together. Believe me, I am done with it. It, and everyone attached to it, threw me out like yesterday's trash a long time ago and I won't come running now that someone might need some help winning a wrestling Vietnam. And hopefully someone can finish it off soon. When that happens, I'll applaud politely and then continue to polish my title. Honestly people, I'll say it again and that is that you all need to understand two things. That's not too much to ask, is it? I'm sure even K Dogg can count to two! The first one is that Rampage World Wrestling is no more, no matter what anyone says, so deal with it and move on. The second and final thing is that I am here to entertain the fans. The number of my fans, The Scouts, will soon increase by an alarming rate because the fans around here need something new, not something NEW. And for that reason I am truly the MIP—the MOST Important Person here! Because now that I am here in New Era Wrestling, I can
begin to sort out this little time vortex going on here. I am going to help all the fans get out of the past and bring them into the present.
But, admittedly, I have a secret agenda too because I'm really here to win. And I will win: count on it! It might sound harsh and I'm sure some might have difficulty coping with it, but you must know that I am THE superior athlete here. Always have been, always will. They have started calling me The Dream Crusher because that is what I do: people think they can beat me and they'll go on and have a great career and everything will be just fine. But it doesn't work out that way; it all falls apart after I destroy them. And for those of you can't cope with the humiliation of defeat, don't worry because I'm here for you. I recently started my Red and White Ribbon Campaign, in order to help those who have lost to me cope with their loss. Wear a ribbon and show your support of the inadequate.
And the number of people who lose to me will soon grow and grow quickly. Me? I don't even consider failing because that is not who I am. In case you haven't heard by now, I am The Boy and that means I am The Best! So bring it on NEW or RWW or anyone else out there who just wants to get beat up by The Canadian Legend! You've been warned boys: it is just a matter of time before I am on top. Why? Because I want to, because I can! Now if you'll excuse me, I have to finally, literally close the door on a part of my life I now consider over and done with."
(The Boy then walks out the storage locker. The camera remains inside as closes the door and the scene then fades to black).
  
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