GOLD RUSH: Road To ANNIVERSARY

[Steve]

For several years the "Road To ANNIVERSARY" was a series of cards run, shock, before the big event itself. This time, we'd like it to represent a series of pre-show segments written by you guys. As much as we want to write ANNIVERSARY ourselves and have our stamp on it, with the work that was done, and the quality turned in, we want to see what else you got.

Our hope is to start the card with a "day before" look at GOLD RUSH's competitors. This in no way factors into the decision making process for the match itself, but we want that character development to keep coming.

If you want to contribute write up a segment for your character just prior to ANNIVERSARY. The day before, the 26th of August. It's twenty-fours before showtime. Where's your character? What's he doing? Have fun with it. Doesn't matter if it's twenty hours before the 8 pm bell time on the 27, or five minutes before go time. Let's see what you got.

 

[Hell_Fighter]

"Bobby Karma CSWA Anniversary GoldRush Tournament Video"

(Flash: To a black blank screen as the CSWA logo appears in the center of it.)

CSWA

(It gradually fades out and is replaced by the following graphically lettering.)

The Road to Anniversary

(Clip of: "What Goes Around Comes Around" Bobby Karma standing and leaning up against a wall wrapping his fists and wrists up with white tape emersed in deep thought.)

BEGINS...

(Clip of: Bobby Karma running up ring steps in slow motion up a staircase of the arena with the bright light illuminating the entryway brightly.)

(Text appears in the lower right hand corner the following letterings.)

Song: "Bundy"...
Artist: Animal Alpha...
Album: Pheromones...

(Slowly the beginning intro guitar rifts and drum beats of "Bundy" by Animal Alpha begin to queue up and begin a series of video highlights, montage footage of Bobby Karma and other assorted superstars of the CSWA roster that flow in sync with the song.)

(Clip of: Bobby Karma standing under a spotlight all flexed and posed under a lone spotlight while gold pyrotechnic sparks rain down from above him emoting a sincere and confident grin on his face.)

You want a piece of me? You'll make it

(Clip of: Troy Windham, wearing a Hawaiian shirt, khaki shorts and sandals is standing in the rear yard of his North Shore Oahu compound. His nose is banged up, a bruise on his left cheek. He's cradling his CSWA Unified Champion as the ocean crashes behind him.)

You want to hit me, then you're satisfied

(Clip of: Kin Hiroshi stares, slack-jawed, at the television screen in his Greensboro Hilton Penthouse Suite. Shaking with anger, Hiroshi calms himself by running his hand through his hair, and taking deep breaths. Finally, settled, Hiroshi looks at the waiting CSWA camera.)

I'm gonna fall, I'm gonna fake it

(Clip of: Bobby Karma casually looking over his shoulder into the camera.)

Now I will make you think you've won again

(Clip of: Bobby Karma standing in front of the Gold Rush Tournament five rings standing in front but slightly in between the US Title ring and the Center Ring.)

I've fallen down, my nose bleeding badly

(Clip of: Bobby Karma, performing in some sort of his unknown wrestling venues somewhere deep down in the Southern states wrestling territories wrestling in some high school gymnasium all busted open but continuing the fight before a very large crowd on their feet.)

I'm where you want me

(Clip of: Bobby Karma irish whiping his oponant into the ropes as he catches them on the return in the process of executing the beginning moments of his unique, innovative, modifed two hand choke Arn Anderson Spinebuster called "The Karma Blast". It pauses as he stops in mid motion, but then it performs a bullet time like 360 degree camera turn spinning around and then immedidately picks up as Bobby Karma resumes the moves feriously slamming his oponant down on the canvas with grace but power at the same time as the song picks up again.)

Shut your face,

(Clip Of: Kin Hiroshi holding his CSWA United States Title snuggly over his shoulder.)

Shut your,

(Clip of: Simon Theodore .)

shut, shut,

(Clip of Troy Windham holding his CSWA Unified World Heavyweight Title over his shoulder.)

shut your face up

(Clip of: Troy Douglas sits on a rattan chair on his back porch at home in Greensboro, reading Rick Reilly's golf novel Shanks for Nothing and casually drinking from a bottle of Corona.)

When doors are locked, I'm gonna get you

(Clip of: A split screen of CSWA United Champions, Kin Hiroshi and Bobby Karma looking in each other's direction.)

You are not safe any place, anywhere

(Clip of: A cuttaway shot of the Gold Rush Tournament five rings that starts from ringside and fades away really fast into the nosebleed section of the arena.)

I'm bringing Bundys, have they met you?

(Clip of: A really fast fast fowarding clip of every single combatant scheduled to take part in the Gold Rush Tournament all eyeing and focused on either taking home one or two of the prized coveted CSWA Championship titles at Anniversary.)

I'm telling stories, saying what you're gonna do

(Clip of: A flash of assorted CSWA Superstars from the US Title ring.)

Bobby Karma
Hornet
Kevin Powers
Nova
Rob Torborg
Scott Riktor
Simon Theodore
"The Commander" T. Waring
Troy Douglas
Zell Hunter

I've fallen down, my nose bleeding badly

(Clip of: Random individuals being thrown over and eliminated from past CSWA Anniversary Gold Rush tournaments.)

I'm where you want me

(Clip of: Bobby Karma standing in the center of the US Title ring eagerly awaiting for all of the other combatants to enter the ring and get everything underway.)

I know the words I know when to say them

(Clip of: A split screen of Bobby Karma and Kin Hiroshi each with mics in their hands saying their respective perverbial trash talking to one another during the course of the weeks prior to the 18 Anniversary Gold Rush Tournament.)

You're where I want you

(Clip of: Another split screen of Kin Hiroshi and Troy Windham each holding their respective titles in the center of their rings.)

I'm coming to get you

(Clip of: Bobby Karma looking all focused and intense as the camera reveals a glimmering edit of Kin Hiroshi's CSWA United States Title reflecting in his blue eyes.)

Yeah, I'm coming to get you

(Clip of: Bobby Karma looking all focused and intense as the camera reveals a glimmering edit of Troy Windham's CSWA Unifed World Championship title reflecting in his blue eyes.)

I have a surprise for you

(Clip of: A Split screen of Bobby Karma facing off opposite of Simon Theodore, the World Spelling Bee Champion.)

Beware, beware

(Clip of: Nova, sitting Indian-style (as in “those Indians we pwned to bejEEzus and back a few Benji Franklins ago) in front of a backdrop of an American flag.) He’s wearing a Statue of Liberty foam spike hat, his beard is dyed green, and on either side of him, sparklers crackle patriotically.)

Don't go to bed, don't close your eyes

(Clip Of: We see none other than the "Insane Bump Machine" himself in Zell Hunter leaning against a brickwall somewhere and the former Maverick has a smrik on his tattooed face)

I've fallen down, my nose bleeding badly

(Clip of: Kin Hiroshi holding the CSWA United States title high in the air as he is all busted open after a grueling match.)

I'm where you want me

(Clip of: A three-way split screen of Kin Hiroshi, Troy Windham, and Bobby Karma all eyeing one another respectively.)

I know the words I know when to say them

(Clip of: Bobby Karma standing in front of a the CSWA Anniversary backdrop logo speaking in front of the mic without audio final words before the big Gold Rush tournament.)

You're where I want you

(Clip of: Bobby Karma moving from the US Title ring and into the Center ring to face off against Unifed World Champion Troy Windham in the main event....HOPEFULLY.)

Shut your face,

(Clip of: Troy Windham holding his title high in the air but then a huge red question mark flashes and cuts through the center of his picture.)

shut your,

(Clip of: Simon Theodore, the World Spelling Bee Champion, but then a red slash cuts through his picture.)

shut, shut,

(Clip of: Troy Douglas but then a large red slash cuts through his picture.)

shut your face up

(Clip of: Kin Hiroshi holding his CSWA United States title high in the air, but then a huge red question mark flashes and cuts right through the center of his picture.)

(As "Bundy" comes to a close nearing the final lyrics and guitar rifts, we reach the final frame of this video montage of Bobby Karma standing in the center of a CSWA ring dressed in his full ring gear posed on a turnbuckle with his arms stretched outward in front of a live crowd as flash bulbs fires off like strobelights per second. Bobby stands dignified, focused, intense, and proud as the camera revolves around him and then the screen goes black to signify the end of this video.)

(A quote appears on the screen.)

"For I am poor. I have nothing but my dreams. I split them under your feet. Be careful where you tread for you are treading on my dreams."

-W.B. Yeats

One man...

One calling...

One destiny...

Learn it...

Know it...

Remember HIM...

(As the screen goes black, flash the CSWA copyright information in the lower right hand corner of the screen before doing a fade out.)

 

[Hell_Fighter]

"Waiting In The Wings." (My time has come at last)

(Moments after Bobby Karma's vintage highlight video has just aired before the entire world introducing them to The Sultin of Zin before his anticipated debut at CSWA 18 Anniversary and to be the participant gunning for Kin Hiroshi's CSWA US title, and like many other hopefuls, to move into the center ring and hopefully capture Troy Windham's Unified World Heavyweight Championship title.)

(The scene changes as we find "What Goes Around Comes Around" Bobby Karma, who is already dressed out in his ring gear and watching his highlight video to his theme song "Bundy" by Animal Alpha play on a nearby TV moniter. He watches with a grin on his face. His manager "Light As A Feather" Freddie Meriweather stands quietly on the otherside of the moniter dressed out in a very nice suit. CSWA broadcast reporter, Billy Buckley walks up to Bobby Karma and Freddie Meriweather with a mic in his hand.)

Billy Buckley: "Billy Buckley here with what could be the most anticipated debuts to ever come into the CSWA in a long time. Whether good or bad, Bobby is said to be one of the most talked about participants to ever enter the CSWA and compete right here tonight in the 18th annual GoldRush tournament and who will walk out the same and who will walk as a new CSWA champion, whether it be the US Champion, the Greensburo champion, or dare I say it the Unified World Heavyweight Champion."

(Turns his attention over and faces Bobby Karma.)

"Bobby Karma, you've gotten a lot of people's attention. Many are considering this a true rags to riches story. From high school gymnasiums to the biggest of all grandstages known as the CSWA. This must be dream come true for you. Is this really your destiny, or are you just fooling yourself? Can you deliver on all this hype that is surrounding you? Can you go up against the likes of Kin Hiroshi, Troy Windham, JA, Lindsey Troy, Dan Ryan, and the very elite that is CSWA?"

(Bobby Karma, pauses as he intentionally thinks on the questions that have been tossed at him by Buckley. He dilliberatly takes his time while he thinks on the answer, knowing that even now he might want to be careful with what he says. Finally after a few moments of thinking he responds.)

Bobby Karma: "Troy Windham, Kin Hiroshi, and everyone else in between. Everyone that is in this tournament thinks that I'm gonna fall on my face. Kin Hiroshi has even gone on record and says that this whole tournament is nothing short of unfair to the champions. It could anybody that could walk away from Anniversary with any one of these titles. Someone could very well be crowned as The CSWA United States Champion. Hell someone could even do the unthinkable and take Troy Windham's title right from underneath his nose...hell it could be that Professor Tremendous who could very well be the man to do it. Only then he won't have to pretend to be CSWA Unified World Champion. He will just...be. Or low and behold it could be some lil punk kid all the way down deep in the heart of the south, from a little place known as Rome Georgia that could fight through everybody and win it all."

"What Kin Hiroshi calls unfair disadvantage, someone like me calls...opportunity. Make no mistake about it Billy Buckley. Make no mistake about it Kin Hiroshi. Make no mistake about it Troy Windham. I am more than just some flava of the month. I AM THE EPITOMY OF DESTINY! The Sultan of Zin. I'm cool, calm, collected, and living proof that dreams can and will come. Destiny will be fullfilled, but I never said that it will stop with what happens here tonight. NO-NO-NO-NO-NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

"I will move on. Here tonight at Anniversary, as the CSWA celebrates 18 years of competing with the best and surviving time and again even against Stanford monopolies on this business and crooked promoters wanting to only compete against themselves hoping and praying to God that more money can line in their pockets. While CSWA is celebrating on this landmark acheivement. I will be cormemorating my birth in this industry. Oh don't get me wrong. I expect the labor pains to be intense and agonizing. I expect my own coming out party. My birth to be the most excruciating thing that I have ever faced, but in the end, when I am looking back and seeing myself standing before all of you chanting my name while I hold those championship belt(S) high in the air. It'll be all worth the pain. Forgive the near graphic analogy, but it did have a point."

"To Kin Hiroshi, the trash talking ends. Your attempts trying to glorify your hero Troy Windham are no longer required. Your rediculous untrue gay putdowns of Freddie Meriweather just only goes to show just how scared you really are of me and what I can and will do to you. When you have to resort to name calling all it shows is just how insecure and paranoid you really are. Even you see the incoming fate that is coming your way. You've stalled on the traintracks. You see the light of the freight train barreling toward you, and there is no way in hell you can get off the track in time unless you get out of the car and run away. When I finally get in that ring and look you right in the eyes face to face without a television screen between us or a camera in our faces. Everything that we've said will me jack squat."

"People like Troy Douglas think that you won our little trash talk way, but come on does that really have any weight in a match like this? Forget what we've said to each other because I already have, and tonight I will be more than glad to take that heavy burden, that United States Title off your shoulders. Hey who knows, if I do that then maybe you just might beable step out from behind Windham's shoulder and be the legend that you were truly meant to be. I doubt it since your still sitting comfortably in complacency. I have come."

So to Kin Hirosh, Troy Windham and to the entire CSWA. To each and every fan in the arena and watching around the world. I say unto you all...

...The Epitomy of Destiny has come.

Bobby Karma is home...

Learn it...

Know it...

Remember me PERIOD...

(Bobby Karma walks away from Billy Buckley as manager Freddie Meriweather follows after him. The scene slowly fades out.)

 

[Hell_Fighter]

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