Post by "The Devastator" Kurt Castle on Feb 5, 2007 20:55:34 GMT -5
(The scene opens on Kurt Castle in a workout facility. Dingy looking room with no one around. It’s Castle, all by himself, preparing for one the biggest matches in his life. He is seen on a bench press, repping rather quickly. In stead of Castle speaking, it is a narrator. The camera stays focused on Castle.)
Narrator: He is the man that carries the gold.
(Castle can be heard screaming a couple times as he fights to get one last rep up. The sweat that rolls off of his body is shaded red, and represents the blood that is sure to be spilled at Cold Snap.)
Narrator: He is the man that walks through life with the bulls-eye on his chest. One by one he swats away his challengers as if they were nothing more than a fly. Mere nesciences, annoyances, and SMALL speedbumps on the road to success.
(Castle finishes lifting and moves over to a mat that is laid out amidst the floor. He appears to going in almost a meditative state. The colors on the screen go monochrome, and the red colored sweat is the only color to be seen.)
Narrator: He has walked a long path to get to where he is today. Cold Snap may be a new beginning for the NAPW as a whole, but for Kurt Castle, this is the culmination of a life long journey.
(Scene flashes back to Kurt Castle in his younger days. He is sparring in the ring with a man much thicker than him. Castle’s stature was still six foot seven, but he’s a far cry from the 300 lbs. that he ways in at today. To this trainer wipe the mat with the young Castle is astonishing.)
Narrator: Some are born into the business. Some have connections that allow then to get their big break. For Kurt Castle it has been a struggle from day one. Everything that he has today is an attestment to his drive and his work ethic. At a young age his was taught that there are no free rides on route to success. Every ticket is paid for with blood, sweat, and tears.
(We flash ahead to 1999. Another video of Castle from his younger days. This time he does look a little bulkier. He is in a very dirty wrestling ring. Castle sports a longer hair due, and he looks for “Average” than what his arrogance shows today. Castle ducks a clothesline from his opponent and lands a Mick Foley like DDT. He covers and gets the win. The referee holds his arm high and hands him a title belt. It is unsure what kind of title is was.)
Narrator: It’s a funny thing about success. You think you have done everything possible to achieve it. That is until you finally to achieve it. It at that very moment, a man realizes that it’s twice as hard to hold onto success than it was to get there in the first place. That staying power is what separates mortal men from legends. The ability to be at your very best all the time.
(The scene goes full circle as we come back to the near past. NAPW days for sure. First is an array of images from Castle’s earliest matches. It starts with Castle’s debut on Action when he turned Chad Kurtis into the first man to fall victim to “The Devastator”. A message scrolls across the scene in block letter.)
“My name is Kurt Castle, and I approved this ass whipping!”
Narrator: The chase of greatness is the ultimate motivator in our business. It’s what provides a man with the hunger and motivation needed to succeed. Once you’ve achieved greatness, it becomes increasingly harder to maintain that hunger. It is imperative to do so however. There is always someone looking to knock you off the hill. There will always be five men lined up waiting to take the one spot that you hold.
(The scene begins to scroll images of Brian Bruno across it. Various photos from some of the matches he has been in. Another monochrome image pops onto the screen. It’s a blood covered Brian Bruno after destroying a bed room)
Narrator: At Cold Snap, the next man waiting in line steps up to take his shot. A man with an amount of hunger that can con be denied. He is dead-set on using Kurt Castle as a stepping stone to propel himself to the next level. Think that’s enough motivation? Throw in the illustrious NAPW Provincial Championship, and add to that as well, and you have a recipe for disaster.
(The scene goes black for a moment. An NAPW banner scrolls across the scene and stops in the center. On the left of the screen a picture of Brian Bruno appears with his arms folded. After that, a picture of Kurt Castle pops up on the right of the screen with Raul Havok standing next to him. The Cold Snap logo and a picture of the NAPW Provincial title fades in above the two men’s heads.)
Narrator: This will not be a match for the faint at heart. Before it was about championships between these two it was about pride and honor. A hatred for each other runs deep in both of these men. The unstoppable force meets the immovable object at Cold Snap. One man will walk out champion, and one man may not walk out at all. The story unfolds on February 7th. Live and on PPV.
(The image of the men on the screen stays put. Finally, the scene becomes transparent and then goes black.)
Narrator: He is the man that carries the gold.
(Castle can be heard screaming a couple times as he fights to get one last rep up. The sweat that rolls off of his body is shaded red, and represents the blood that is sure to be spilled at Cold Snap.)
Narrator: He is the man that walks through life with the bulls-eye on his chest. One by one he swats away his challengers as if they were nothing more than a fly. Mere nesciences, annoyances, and SMALL speedbumps on the road to success.
(Castle finishes lifting and moves over to a mat that is laid out amidst the floor. He appears to going in almost a meditative state. The colors on the screen go monochrome, and the red colored sweat is the only color to be seen.)
Narrator: He has walked a long path to get to where he is today. Cold Snap may be a new beginning for the NAPW as a whole, but for Kurt Castle, this is the culmination of a life long journey.
(Scene flashes back to Kurt Castle in his younger days. He is sparring in the ring with a man much thicker than him. Castle’s stature was still six foot seven, but he’s a far cry from the 300 lbs. that he ways in at today. To this trainer wipe the mat with the young Castle is astonishing.)
Narrator: Some are born into the business. Some have connections that allow then to get their big break. For Kurt Castle it has been a struggle from day one. Everything that he has today is an attestment to his drive and his work ethic. At a young age his was taught that there are no free rides on route to success. Every ticket is paid for with blood, sweat, and tears.
(We flash ahead to 1999. Another video of Castle from his younger days. This time he does look a little bulkier. He is in a very dirty wrestling ring. Castle sports a longer hair due, and he looks for “Average” than what his arrogance shows today. Castle ducks a clothesline from his opponent and lands a Mick Foley like DDT. He covers and gets the win. The referee holds his arm high and hands him a title belt. It is unsure what kind of title is was.)
Narrator: It’s a funny thing about success. You think you have done everything possible to achieve it. That is until you finally to achieve it. It at that very moment, a man realizes that it’s twice as hard to hold onto success than it was to get there in the first place. That staying power is what separates mortal men from legends. The ability to be at your very best all the time.
(The scene goes full circle as we come back to the near past. NAPW days for sure. First is an array of images from Castle’s earliest matches. It starts with Castle’s debut on Action when he turned Chad Kurtis into the first man to fall victim to “The Devastator”. A message scrolls across the scene in block letter.)
“My name is Kurt Castle, and I approved this ass whipping!”
Narrator: The chase of greatness is the ultimate motivator in our business. It’s what provides a man with the hunger and motivation needed to succeed. Once you’ve achieved greatness, it becomes increasingly harder to maintain that hunger. It is imperative to do so however. There is always someone looking to knock you off the hill. There will always be five men lined up waiting to take the one spot that you hold.
(The scene begins to scroll images of Brian Bruno across it. Various photos from some of the matches he has been in. Another monochrome image pops onto the screen. It’s a blood covered Brian Bruno after destroying a bed room)
Narrator: At Cold Snap, the next man waiting in line steps up to take his shot. A man with an amount of hunger that can con be denied. He is dead-set on using Kurt Castle as a stepping stone to propel himself to the next level. Think that’s enough motivation? Throw in the illustrious NAPW Provincial Championship, and add to that as well, and you have a recipe for disaster.
(The scene goes black for a moment. An NAPW banner scrolls across the scene and stops in the center. On the left of the screen a picture of Brian Bruno appears with his arms folded. After that, a picture of Kurt Castle pops up on the right of the screen with Raul Havok standing next to him. The Cold Snap logo and a picture of the NAPW Provincial title fades in above the two men’s heads.)
Narrator: This will not be a match for the faint at heart. Before it was about championships between these two it was about pride and honor. A hatred for each other runs deep in both of these men. The unstoppable force meets the immovable object at Cold Snap. One man will walk out champion, and one man may not walk out at all. The story unfolds on February 7th. Live and on PPV.
(The image of the men on the screen stays put. Finally, the scene becomes transparent and then goes black.)