Adam Benjamin vs. Troy Douglas
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FADE IN...
7:00 PM, the Greensboro, NC home of Troy Douglas. Troy sits in his living room, the television turned off, reading the New York Times Sports Section. He wears a pair of orange Syracuse University basketball shorts and a black and orange EPW Black Dawn t-shirt, along with a pair off white socks and no shoes. He tosses the folded newspaper onto his glass coffee table and looks directly at the camera. His demeanor is calm, but the fire in his eyes is almost tangible.
So, Adam Benjamin is Empire Pro's inaugural Intercontinnental Champion.
All I have to say to that is; congratulations, Adam, and welcome to the worst possible situation you could ever get yourself into.
You see, Benji, you may have earned that belt in a hell of a match against Karl Brown. Yes, you beat your fellow countryman with one of the most unbelievable counter manuevers any of us have ever seen. And certainly, you have every right to consider yourself one of the finest in the world at this sports. That's all well and good for you, Adam Benjamin.
Me? I earned a hell of a lot more than that at Black Dawn.
I was this close, THIS CLOSE, to a shot at Christian Sands in Atlanta. Marcus F*cking Wescott doesn't decide to exchange favors with Cam Cruise and insert his nosy little a** into our proceedings, then Cruise gets the End of the Road and three seconds later, I've got myself a World Title shot at Aggression.
The world works in myserious ways, doesn't it Marcus.
You interfere with my business, costing me a shot at the big belt, and just a little later, your neither man, nor Beast enough to bring home the gold and celebrate with a little four way of your own with Lindsay, Cameron, and Mercedes.
Kinky, ain't it?
Cameron, I don't know if you and Wescott planned this, but if you did, neither of you will ever stop feeling the consequences of your actions. I know it, you know it, and the entire world knows that the number one contendership was stolen from me at Madison Square Garden. I was on my way to the top, and yet another person decides to, yet again, hold me down.
As I've said, time and time again, that's nothing but a delay to the inevitable. There's no doubt in my mind that eventually, no matter who holds that belt, I WILL one day become the number one contender. After that, I'll just be number one. I don't care if Sands, Cruise, Beast, Logan, or anyone else has that belt. Come hell or high water, it'll be mine in the end. But apparently, once again, there's yet another detour for me. Yet another diversion before I reach the end of the road and that World Heavyweight Championship belt gets strapped around my waist.
That detour for your's truly, is "Your's Truly".
Heh. Pardon the pun.
Adam, like I said, you have my respect. You're a hell of a wrestler and a damn tough competitor, and there's nobody in this sport who can dare deny that. You've been through hell in matches like Mayhem Mountain, just like I went through hell at Battleground Britain. You and I, we've both survived through all of that to reach the very pinnacle of our profession. But, right now, I'm not the person you want to be dealing with, Benjamin.
Ask Beast, ask Marx, ask Clapper, and ask Cruise just who I am, and just what I'm all about right now. I'm telling you RIGHT NOW, that your Intercontinnental Championship means absolutely nothing to me, Benjamin. All that matters to me is that big pot of gold lying, not over the rainbow, but at the end of the road. This is where I make a statement to everyone who thinks that I'm distracted, that I can't hack it with the big boys.
You've got to be kidding yourselves.
Despite the fact that I've yet to end up as the victor in an EPW match, I've made my mark on each and every member of this company. All of them know that I'm out there waiting, and nobody, absolutely NOBODY wants a piece of me at this point, not even you Marcus, nor our "all mighty Champion" Christian Sands.
Adam, you just happen to be in a very bad place, at a very bad time.
Come Aggression in Atlanta, my quest begins anew. The road starts yet again, and all the anger, all the rage I'm feeling in the aftermath of Black Dawn, that all gets focused on you, Adam. Yes, its true all I care about is that World Heavyweight Title waiting for me in the distance, but that doesn't mean I won't use a variety of methods to wrest that Intercontinnental Title from your little British a**.
Sorry.
I'll leave y'all with a couple final words. Marcus Wescott, as I've stated before, your time will indeed come, as you've now stolen World Title shots from my twice in a matter of weeks. Cameron Cruise, you wrestled a hell of a match, but the only man who received a Reality Check was you, when you found out that only with another man's help could you handle me. Christian Sands, you know I'll be seeing you and that belt in the near future.
Finally, for you Adam. You, sir, are the first Intercontinnental Champion here in Empire Pro. At Aggression in Atlanta, I think I'll let you have another first here in this company.
Our first EX Intercontinnental Champion.
That's my part, I'll see you at the end of the road. And y'all know where that'll take me.
See ya.
...FADE OUT
FADE IN...
7:00 PM, the Greensboro, NC home of Troy Douglas. Troy sits in his living room, the television turned off, reading the New York Times Sports Section. He wears a pair of orange Syracuse University basketball shorts and a black and orange EPW Black Dawn t-shirt, along with a pair off white socks and no shoes. He tosses the folded newspaper onto his glass coffee table and looks directly at the camera. His demeanor is calm, but the fire in his eyes is almost tangible.
So, Adam Benjamin is Empire Pro's inaugural Intercontinnental Champion.
All I have to say to that is; congratulations, Adam, and welcome to the worst possible situation you could ever get yourself into.
You see, Benji, you may have earned that belt in a hell of a match against Karl Brown. Yes, you beat your fellow countryman with one of the most unbelievable counter manuevers any of us have ever seen. And certainly, you have every right to consider yourself one of the finest in the world at this sports. That's all well and good for you, Adam Benjamin.
Me? I earned a hell of a lot more than that at Black Dawn.
I was this close, THIS CLOSE, to a shot at Christian Sands in Atlanta. Marcus F*cking Wescott doesn't decide to exchange favors with Cam Cruise and insert his nosy little a** into our proceedings, then Cruise gets the End of the Road and three seconds later, I've got myself a World Title shot at Aggression.
The world works in myserious ways, doesn't it Marcus.
You interfere with my business, costing me a shot at the big belt, and just a little later, your neither man, nor Beast enough to bring home the gold and celebrate with a little four way of your own with Lindsay, Cameron, and Mercedes.
Kinky, ain't it?
Cameron, I don't know if you and Wescott planned this, but if you did, neither of you will ever stop feeling the consequences of your actions. I know it, you know it, and the entire world knows that the number one contendership was stolen from me at Madison Square Garden. I was on my way to the top, and yet another person decides to, yet again, hold me down.
As I've said, time and time again, that's nothing but a delay to the inevitable. There's no doubt in my mind that eventually, no matter who holds that belt, I WILL one day become the number one contender. After that, I'll just be number one. I don't care if Sands, Cruise, Beast, Logan, or anyone else has that belt. Come hell or high water, it'll be mine in the end. But apparently, once again, there's yet another detour for me. Yet another diversion before I reach the end of the road and that World Heavyweight Championship belt gets strapped around my waist.
That detour for your's truly, is "Your's Truly".
Heh. Pardon the pun.
Adam, like I said, you have my respect. You're a hell of a wrestler and a damn tough competitor, and there's nobody in this sport who can dare deny that. You've been through hell in matches like Mayhem Mountain, just like I went through hell at Battleground Britain. You and I, we've both survived through all of that to reach the very pinnacle of our profession. But, right now, I'm not the person you want to be dealing with, Benjamin.
Ask Beast, ask Marx, ask Clapper, and ask Cruise just who I am, and just what I'm all about right now. I'm telling you RIGHT NOW, that your Intercontinnental Championship means absolutely nothing to me, Benjamin. All that matters to me is that big pot of gold lying, not over the rainbow, but at the end of the road. This is where I make a statement to everyone who thinks that I'm distracted, that I can't hack it with the big boys.
You've got to be kidding yourselves.
Despite the fact that I've yet to end up as the victor in an EPW match, I've made my mark on each and every member of this company. All of them know that I'm out there waiting, and nobody, absolutely NOBODY wants a piece of me at this point, not even you Marcus, nor our "all mighty Champion" Christian Sands.
Adam, you just happen to be in a very bad place, at a very bad time.
Come Aggression in Atlanta, my quest begins anew. The road starts yet again, and all the anger, all the rage I'm feeling in the aftermath of Black Dawn, that all gets focused on you, Adam. Yes, its true all I care about is that World Heavyweight Title waiting for me in the distance, but that doesn't mean I won't use a variety of methods to wrest that Intercontinnental Title from your little British a**.
Sorry.
I'll leave y'all with a couple final words. Marcus Wescott, as I've stated before, your time will indeed come, as you've now stolen World Title shots from my twice in a matter of weeks. Cameron Cruise, you wrestled a hell of a match, but the only man who received a Reality Check was you, when you found out that only with another man's help could you handle me. Christian Sands, you know I'll be seeing you and that belt in the near future.
Finally, for you Adam. You, sir, are the first Intercontinnental Champion here in Empire Pro. At Aggression in Atlanta, I think I'll let you have another first here in this company.
Our first EX Intercontinnental Champion.
That's my part, I'll see you at the end of the road. And y'all know where that'll take me.
See ya.
...FADE OUT
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(Fade into the gym of Adam Benjamin. Adam is seen sitting on a bench drinking out of a water bottle, IC title over his shoulder. Adam finishes the drink and as he looks at the IC title he begins talking)
Benjamin: We will call it little over two and a half months since I received a fax stating that all my dreams were being taken from me. In one fax I was told that the MCW, and my MCW world championship were no more. So the I started over, did the things that have to be done to climb back to the top. At Black Dawn I finished what I started out to do, I am the EPW IC champion, sure it is not the world title, but at last I am once again a champion, a title in it’s own I have never forgotten. Karl Brown my hat goes off to you. Mate you proved once again that some day your name will be on top of everyone’s. But Karl I told you that your fate lied in my hands, and at last you fate did not involve the IC title. You see Karl like you and many others you all call yourselves Technical wrestlers. And sure some of you might be writing some chapters, but by god I am the author of the book of Technical wrestling…
(Adam taps the title)
Benjamin: Now begins the hardest part defending my honor. And you see that is what this title is, it is my honor. So step up to the plate Troy Douglas, because you are the first man to come in my house so to speak and steal my honor. Well Troy this will be the first time I face you, and with that I get a chance to defeat yet another name in this sport. So Troy first off I guess I should thank you for your somewhat nice words. Yes my match with Karl was a hard fought win, you should know that I believe Karl defeated you the week before Black Dawn to earn the right to face me.
(Adam smiles)
Benjamin: Troy how does losing a match for a number one contender ship equates too more than winning the IC title? You know it is fools like you that only look to the top, a area that by your record thus far you have no business belonging in. I am almost questioning why you have a shot at the IC title; I guess the booking peps really do not base their title shots of records anymore. More proof of the dysfunction that is running this federation. But at lass Troy your name is on the contract therefore you are the man of the hour. But instead of looking at the IC title as a chance to gain worth you simple look at it as a tool, a way to get to the top. The IC title is the top, I am it’s champion, I am the past, present, and future of professional wrestling Troy.
(Adam laughs)
Benjamin: You see Troy on a personal level I look at you and ponder your desires. Sure you battled strong but come on how can you stand there and act as if you are an elite, and better than my IC title. You ask me to ask guys such as Cruise, Beast, Marx who you are? Troy I know who you are, you are the guy that put his tough guy jeans on and accepted a challenge from Hiroshi in GXE moments before I got to answer it, and at last did not even bother to give one promo for it. Is that the mark of a man that believes he should be on top, I don’t think so. But hey I am sure if you asked around Troy guys like Marx, Beast, and Cruise will not drop a hint of disrespect towards Yours Truly. You are looking past me talking about hanging with the big boys, I am not a big boy Troy I am a man, and the man you see before you in going to give you yet another wake up call. However this week I am telling you now I am going to defeat you by myself, this way next week your new opponent, your next step towards the top, does not have to hear you crying about interference, or being screwed.
(Adam looks at the IC title then back towards the camera)
Benjamin: Keep dreaming of matches with Sands, and realize soon that reality does not sleep. Keep looking in the distance, because your chances of defeated Sands a man you are not even in the ball park of competing with for his title at this moment, look a lot better than your chances of beating me this week. The end of the road is a long journey Troy, believe me my journey was taken from me once before, but at last I busted my ass to get back to this point, the name world and IC matter not to me Troy. The statement of the belt itself means the world to me. The statement stands for the fact that I am if not the best one of the best wrestlers in the world. I earned my path, I worked my road to the top, I believe that is what you should do, because Troy I did not earn this belt in a promo running my mouth, I earned it by doing what I do in the ring. Troy Yours Truly is not great at anything, but by god he is good at everything.
(Adam taps the title)
Fans, Troy, look at the man you see before you, I am Yours Truly Adam Benjamin if you love me I will die for you, if your hate me I will die making you life a living hell, for I am not only the “new age Technician” I am your very one EPW Intercontinental Champion, and unless this fed closed this week I will still be it’s champion for a long time…
(Adam looks at the belt as the camera fades to black)
Benjamin: We will call it little over two and a half months since I received a fax stating that all my dreams were being taken from me. In one fax I was told that the MCW, and my MCW world championship were no more. So the I started over, did the things that have to be done to climb back to the top. At Black Dawn I finished what I started out to do, I am the EPW IC champion, sure it is not the world title, but at last I am once again a champion, a title in it’s own I have never forgotten. Karl Brown my hat goes off to you. Mate you proved once again that some day your name will be on top of everyone’s. But Karl I told you that your fate lied in my hands, and at last you fate did not involve the IC title. You see Karl like you and many others you all call yourselves Technical wrestlers. And sure some of you might be writing some chapters, but by god I am the author of the book of Technical wrestling…
(Adam taps the title)
Benjamin: Now begins the hardest part defending my honor. And you see that is what this title is, it is my honor. So step up to the plate Troy Douglas, because you are the first man to come in my house so to speak and steal my honor. Well Troy this will be the first time I face you, and with that I get a chance to defeat yet another name in this sport. So Troy first off I guess I should thank you for your somewhat nice words. Yes my match with Karl was a hard fought win, you should know that I believe Karl defeated you the week before Black Dawn to earn the right to face me.
(Adam smiles)
Benjamin: Troy how does losing a match for a number one contender ship equates too more than winning the IC title? You know it is fools like you that only look to the top, a area that by your record thus far you have no business belonging in. I am almost questioning why you have a shot at the IC title; I guess the booking peps really do not base their title shots of records anymore. More proof of the dysfunction that is running this federation. But at lass Troy your name is on the contract therefore you are the man of the hour. But instead of looking at the IC title as a chance to gain worth you simple look at it as a tool, a way to get to the top. The IC title is the top, I am it’s champion, I am the past, present, and future of professional wrestling Troy.
(Adam laughs)
Benjamin: You see Troy on a personal level I look at you and ponder your desires. Sure you battled strong but come on how can you stand there and act as if you are an elite, and better than my IC title. You ask me to ask guys such as Cruise, Beast, Marx who you are? Troy I know who you are, you are the guy that put his tough guy jeans on and accepted a challenge from Hiroshi in GXE moments before I got to answer it, and at last did not even bother to give one promo for it. Is that the mark of a man that believes he should be on top, I don’t think so. But hey I am sure if you asked around Troy guys like Marx, Beast, and Cruise will not drop a hint of disrespect towards Yours Truly. You are looking past me talking about hanging with the big boys, I am not a big boy Troy I am a man, and the man you see before you in going to give you yet another wake up call. However this week I am telling you now I am going to defeat you by myself, this way next week your new opponent, your next step towards the top, does not have to hear you crying about interference, or being screwed.
(Adam looks at the IC title then back towards the camera)
Benjamin: Keep dreaming of matches with Sands, and realize soon that reality does not sleep. Keep looking in the distance, because your chances of defeated Sands a man you are not even in the ball park of competing with for his title at this moment, look a lot better than your chances of beating me this week. The end of the road is a long journey Troy, believe me my journey was taken from me once before, but at last I busted my ass to get back to this point, the name world and IC matter not to me Troy. The statement of the belt itself means the world to me. The statement stands for the fact that I am if not the best one of the best wrestlers in the world. I earned my path, I worked my road to the top, I believe that is what you should do, because Troy I did not earn this belt in a promo running my mouth, I earned it by doing what I do in the ring. Troy Yours Truly is not great at anything, but by god he is good at everything.
(Adam taps the title)
Fans, Troy, look at the man you see before you, I am Yours Truly Adam Benjamin if you love me I will die for you, if your hate me I will die making you life a living hell, for I am not only the “new age Technician” I am your very one EPW Intercontinental Champion, and unless this fed closed this week I will still be it’s champion for a long time…
(Adam looks at the belt as the camera fades to black)
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