SouthernBoy
League Member
{{...FADE-IN: SHANE SOUTHERN stands in front of a "BATTLE OF THE BELTS XVII" backdrop. He's dressed in an American flag t-shirt, faded blue jeans and cowboy boots...the US Title hanging off his left shoulder. A very focused, intense look cover his face along with his long, wet, brown hair. Southern brushes it aside, shifts his weight and begins to speak...}}
SHANE SOUTHERN: " It's benna' long time since I stood out here and told tha' CSWA world what's on mah' mind. Alotta' things been happenin' since we came back offa' break, includin' tha' announcement of Battle of tha' Belts, n' tha' fact that I'll be pullin' double duty that night. I've sorta' let mah'self become an after-thought by most 'round here. I hear tha' talk 'round tha' locker room...I'm bein' viewed simply as TROY WINDAM'S backup. {{...laughs...}} N' while that may be true ta' some extent, make NO MISTAKE about it CSWA, Shane Southern is his OWN MAN, with his OWN agenda. N' right now...that AGENDA is two fold. One, ta' defend tha' LIFE and HONOR of tha' CSWA...ta' show those who try n' destroy it, that it's somethin' bigger than they can every HOPE ta' take down. N' TWO...is ta' defend THIS strap {{...pats the US Title...}} with pride. At Battle of tha' Belts, those two world collide, n' I get a rare opportunity ta' do BOTH at once. "
" Tha' night gets KICKED off with Merritt’s version of the "Let's see how much I can screw with people's head" game. He TEAMS UP yers truly and Troy Windam with GUNS n' Tom Adler ta' do battle with tha' Pros, Deac, n' Stanley. Quite a mismatching of pairs I must say....n' when I first sat down n' looked at this, I thought it'd be mayhem at its very finest. But after thinkin' 'bout it fer a few days, I realized somethin'....no matter what ya' THINK 'bout anybody in this match, they are, first n' foremost, a WRESTLER. Each n' ever' one of these men in this ring have a PRIDE in their craft, a DESIRE ta' be tha' very BEST tha' sport has, n' THAT fact means, among other things, that WINNING this match will be a NUMBER ONE priority for us all. A title shot, no matter what SOME of us SAY, is something we all WANT. That, in and of itself, is why this match will be one for tha' ages. "
" But that's not all that's in store of me that night. I've gotta' then take on one of mah' PARTNERS, tha' almighty, LEGENDARY, Tom Adler. Ya' know Tom, I've been watchin' you for last few weeks, TRYING with every VAIN of yer existence to climb back up inta' tha' upper echelon of talent in tha' CSWA. I've watched as you've sat in front uva' camera, or had one of yer boys do it, n' claim that yer already tha' best n' has NO NEED ta' prove anythin' ta' anybody. Well Tom, that's where yer wrong. You've got somethin' ta' prove...n' you gotta' prove it not only ta' ME, but ta' all those CSWA FANS up in tha' stands. Ya' see Tom, THEY, just like EYE, know that tha' only types of people that CLAIM ta' be tha' best, and don't think they NEED ta' prove it, are tha' people that no longer have tha' talent, or tha' DESIRE, ta' do so. "
" Ya know what I think Tom? I think you want that WORLD TITLE more than anything in this WORLD. I think you wanna' prove EVER'BODY wrong n' take tha' BRASS RING one more time. But Tom, mah' man, that road ain't goin' through this southern boy. Weather it's fer tha' US Title or not, I'm pinnin' yer ASS to tha' mat ONE, TWO, THREE, and show tha' WORLD that Tom Adler is justa' bunch of HOT AIR. "
" Party's Over."
{{...FADE OUT...}}
SHANE SOUTHERN: " It's benna' long time since I stood out here and told tha' CSWA world what's on mah' mind. Alotta' things been happenin' since we came back offa' break, includin' tha' announcement of Battle of tha' Belts, n' tha' fact that I'll be pullin' double duty that night. I've sorta' let mah'self become an after-thought by most 'round here. I hear tha' talk 'round tha' locker room...I'm bein' viewed simply as TROY WINDAM'S backup. {{...laughs...}} N' while that may be true ta' some extent, make NO MISTAKE about it CSWA, Shane Southern is his OWN MAN, with his OWN agenda. N' right now...that AGENDA is two fold. One, ta' defend tha' LIFE and HONOR of tha' CSWA...ta' show those who try n' destroy it, that it's somethin' bigger than they can every HOPE ta' take down. N' TWO...is ta' defend THIS strap {{...pats the US Title...}} with pride. At Battle of tha' Belts, those two world collide, n' I get a rare opportunity ta' do BOTH at once. "
" Tha' night gets KICKED off with Merritt’s version of the "Let's see how much I can screw with people's head" game. He TEAMS UP yers truly and Troy Windam with GUNS n' Tom Adler ta' do battle with tha' Pros, Deac, n' Stanley. Quite a mismatching of pairs I must say....n' when I first sat down n' looked at this, I thought it'd be mayhem at its very finest. But after thinkin' 'bout it fer a few days, I realized somethin'....no matter what ya' THINK 'bout anybody in this match, they are, first n' foremost, a WRESTLER. Each n' ever' one of these men in this ring have a PRIDE in their craft, a DESIRE ta' be tha' very BEST tha' sport has, n' THAT fact means, among other things, that WINNING this match will be a NUMBER ONE priority for us all. A title shot, no matter what SOME of us SAY, is something we all WANT. That, in and of itself, is why this match will be one for tha' ages. "
" But that's not all that's in store of me that night. I've gotta' then take on one of mah' PARTNERS, tha' almighty, LEGENDARY, Tom Adler. Ya' know Tom, I've been watchin' you for last few weeks, TRYING with every VAIN of yer existence to climb back up inta' tha' upper echelon of talent in tha' CSWA. I've watched as you've sat in front uva' camera, or had one of yer boys do it, n' claim that yer already tha' best n' has NO NEED ta' prove anythin' ta' anybody. Well Tom, that's where yer wrong. You've got somethin' ta' prove...n' you gotta' prove it not only ta' ME, but ta' all those CSWA FANS up in tha' stands. Ya' see Tom, THEY, just like EYE, know that tha' only types of people that CLAIM ta' be tha' best, and don't think they NEED ta' prove it, are tha' people that no longer have tha' talent, or tha' DESIRE, ta' do so. "
" Ya know what I think Tom? I think you want that WORLD TITLE more than anything in this WORLD. I think you wanna' prove EVER'BODY wrong n' take tha' BRASS RING one more time. But Tom, mah' man, that road ain't goin' through this southern boy. Weather it's fer tha' US Title or not, I'm pinnin' yer ASS to tha' mat ONE, TWO, THREE, and show tha' WORLD that Tom Adler is justa' bunch of HOT AIR. "
" Party's Over."
{{...FADE OUT...}}