Post by Donovan Astros on Apr 10, 2007 22:08:05 GMT -5
We fade into the living room of Donovan Astros, where the man himself is sitting comfortably, wearing a dark red polo with the Astros logo and blue jeans. In the background the words of "The Show" Chad Kurtis can be heard on the TV behind the camera...
Show: I know. What do you think should I hate him?
Will: I dunno man he has a spirit and you hardly know him.
Show: True but there is something about him that reminds me of umm my evil twin! That's it I know I hate him!
Astros smiles and stops the tape.
ASTROS - Congratulations on your big win in the Carolinas, Kurtis. I hope your good luck continues one more week and you can bring the Provincial Title to its inevitable destination... but something you said earlier this week got me thinking.
The smile and smirk have wiped from Astros' face. He looks serious, perhaps contemplative.
ASTROS - You know what, Kurtis, maybe we are alike. Maybe I am your "evil twin". Similar backgrounds... We both started out in the movie business as stunt men, but somewhere along the way the wrestling bug bit us both.
A quick smirk comes and goes.
ASTROS - Similar career paths... We both stayed with a sinking ship, won their top titles, then watched as the doors closed one final time. You probably stared yourself down in a mirror and asked yourself, after every ounce of heart, soul, blood, sweat, determination you poured into that place, just to see it fail, you asked yourself whether you wanted to go back on that big stage one more time. It's only human.
Astros smiles, stifling a laugh.
ASTROS - Similar character flaws... We're both cocky, arrogant, self-assured. We both say we're the best. But there is one major difference between you and I, Kurtis, and that is this... while you come out through the crowd and seek the adoration of the fans. I just come through that curtain and do what I do best, and that's be the best wrestler on God's green Earth!
The camera follows Astros as he stands up, awash in arrogance.
ASTROS - You see, Chad, I used to look for the cheers, the chants, the roar of the crowd... "Let's go, Astros, let's go!" But those chants, they don't last forever. The fans, they find the next hot thing and they hook onto it and suck the life out of it and move on and leave and you're left holding the bag. That's how your last full-time gig was before NAPW, wasn't it?
Laughing to himself, Astros shakes his head condescendingly.
ASTROS - So for me, it's not about the fans anymore. If they want to cheer, let 'em. If they want to boo, so be it. But they'll know, April 17, Polish Hall, Edmonton, that the face of NAPW has changed forever... they'll know that the new Savior of wrestling has arrived... and that sooner or later, "The Show" will have to look the face of greatness eye to eye! And you'll have to ask yourself, Chad Kurtis... am I seeing my evil twin...
Astros turns away from the camera and begins to walk away...
ASTROS - Or something greater than myself?
Astros walks off scene as we fade to black.
Show: I know. What do you think should I hate him?
Will: I dunno man he has a spirit and you hardly know him.
Show: True but there is something about him that reminds me of umm my evil twin! That's it I know I hate him!
Astros smiles and stops the tape.
ASTROS - Congratulations on your big win in the Carolinas, Kurtis. I hope your good luck continues one more week and you can bring the Provincial Title to its inevitable destination... but something you said earlier this week got me thinking.
The smile and smirk have wiped from Astros' face. He looks serious, perhaps contemplative.
ASTROS - You know what, Kurtis, maybe we are alike. Maybe I am your "evil twin". Similar backgrounds... We both started out in the movie business as stunt men, but somewhere along the way the wrestling bug bit us both.
A quick smirk comes and goes.
ASTROS - Similar career paths... We both stayed with a sinking ship, won their top titles, then watched as the doors closed one final time. You probably stared yourself down in a mirror and asked yourself, after every ounce of heart, soul, blood, sweat, determination you poured into that place, just to see it fail, you asked yourself whether you wanted to go back on that big stage one more time. It's only human.
Astros smiles, stifling a laugh.
ASTROS - Similar character flaws... We're both cocky, arrogant, self-assured. We both say we're the best. But there is one major difference between you and I, Kurtis, and that is this... while you come out through the crowd and seek the adoration of the fans. I just come through that curtain and do what I do best, and that's be the best wrestler on God's green Earth!
The camera follows Astros as he stands up, awash in arrogance.
ASTROS - You see, Chad, I used to look for the cheers, the chants, the roar of the crowd... "Let's go, Astros, let's go!" But those chants, they don't last forever. The fans, they find the next hot thing and they hook onto it and suck the life out of it and move on and leave and you're left holding the bag. That's how your last full-time gig was before NAPW, wasn't it?
Laughing to himself, Astros shakes his head condescendingly.
ASTROS - So for me, it's not about the fans anymore. If they want to cheer, let 'em. If they want to boo, so be it. But they'll know, April 17, Polish Hall, Edmonton, that the face of NAPW has changed forever... they'll know that the new Savior of wrestling has arrived... and that sooner or later, "The Show" will have to look the face of greatness eye to eye! And you'll have to ask yourself, Chad Kurtis... am I seeing my evil twin...
Astros turns away from the camera and begins to walk away...
ASTROS - Or something greater than myself?
Astros walks off scene as we fade to black.