"You can't judge a book by it's cover, they say. But even steak looks unappetizing when served on a trash can lid." - Jake Roberts
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The wind is blowing...
Another storm is brewing in the distance....
"How appropriate", he thought.
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Cut from static to a shot of the interior of a large study. "The Ego Buster" Dan Ryan sits comfortably in a tall-backed leather office chair behind a wooden desk, several papers strewn about. Behind him and to his left a picturesque window overlooks a large lake...birds chirp in the distance....filtering in through the opening. Ryan looks directly ahead, eyebrows furrowed in thought....mind concentrating on the task ahead.
Ryan: "Anticlimactic isn't it Evan?"
"When you think about it, it just isn't the same anymore...."
"This was the match that was to have taken place almost a year ago."
"The red hot fires of vengeance burning all around...two men fighting to defend the honor of their companies."
"It just didn't work out that way."
"And now here we are, a little wiser...a little older and in your case, a little more battle worn. There are no longer any World titles to brag over....yours lost to Windham....mine lost not long after."
"But on the other hand, in a way....not much has changed at all. The central focus of our conflict never has wavered at all."
"Everyone in this company misunderstood my purpose in coming here. Every last worker in the locker room mistook my intentions for an attack on this company....an attack on what gave them their well-being. But you know what it's all about...."
"Don't you, Evan?"
"I wager you knew what to expect less than five minutes after that fateful edition of GXW television...the night you made the critical error of choosing to step into the ring in another company after leaving on such bad terms. You disrespected an entire locker room that night, and you got your just reward for your actions."
"It could have ended there, but I discovered what I had suspected all along."
"It couldn't have truly ended there because the attitude of disrespect didn't end there. It carried all the way up to the top with you and your brethren here. It angered me...it motivated me...fueled me....for a long long time."
"Alas, that fire has dwindled. The attitudes in this company no longer concern me at night. But the conflict between US...between you and I....has never been settled. But I suppose we're the lucky ones, Evan."
"Here's our chance."
"I wonder....what will it be like when it finally comes to pass, Evan? Will it live up to all that it was billed to be?"
"What am I truly made of, Evan? Do I have the knowledge, skill and capability to do what I plan? Am I still just a blowhard who lets himself get sidetracked into meaningless mini-feuds with the Greensboro Champ?"
"Or am I more focused now than I have been in my entire life?"
"This little....break....we had.....was cathartic, Evan. It allowed to to rethink some things...to rediscover my roots so to speak. Only now have the events of the past year and a half begun to truly sink in. Only now do I have the determination to do what I know I can....what I WILL..do in my CSWA career. Only now do I have the complete and total peace that comes with knowing who you really are, who your friends are....and who they are NOT."
"Only now do I show the world how dangerous I can be."
"So it comes to this, my friend. We'll bury our little hatchet at Primetime. We'll work out our differences in the ring. You'll try to get your revenge....for the...GLORY....of the CSWA...."
"Only now.....will you find it impossible....."
Fade to static....
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"When man truly finds his purpose, it is in that instant, it is in that moment that he becomes invulnerable."
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The wind is blowing...
Another storm is brewing in the distance....
"How appropriate", he thought.
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Cut from static to a shot of the interior of a large study. "The Ego Buster" Dan Ryan sits comfortably in a tall-backed leather office chair behind a wooden desk, several papers strewn about. Behind him and to his left a picturesque window overlooks a large lake...birds chirp in the distance....filtering in through the opening. Ryan looks directly ahead, eyebrows furrowed in thought....mind concentrating on the task ahead.
Ryan: "Anticlimactic isn't it Evan?"
"When you think about it, it just isn't the same anymore...."
"This was the match that was to have taken place almost a year ago."
"The red hot fires of vengeance burning all around...two men fighting to defend the honor of their companies."
"It just didn't work out that way."
"And now here we are, a little wiser...a little older and in your case, a little more battle worn. There are no longer any World titles to brag over....yours lost to Windham....mine lost not long after."
"But on the other hand, in a way....not much has changed at all. The central focus of our conflict never has wavered at all."
"Everyone in this company misunderstood my purpose in coming here. Every last worker in the locker room mistook my intentions for an attack on this company....an attack on what gave them their well-being. But you know what it's all about...."
"Don't you, Evan?"
"I wager you knew what to expect less than five minutes after that fateful edition of GXW television...the night you made the critical error of choosing to step into the ring in another company after leaving on such bad terms. You disrespected an entire locker room that night, and you got your just reward for your actions."
"It could have ended there, but I discovered what I had suspected all along."
"It couldn't have truly ended there because the attitude of disrespect didn't end there. It carried all the way up to the top with you and your brethren here. It angered me...it motivated me...fueled me....for a long long time."
"Alas, that fire has dwindled. The attitudes in this company no longer concern me at night. But the conflict between US...between you and I....has never been settled. But I suppose we're the lucky ones, Evan."
"Here's our chance."
"I wonder....what will it be like when it finally comes to pass, Evan? Will it live up to all that it was billed to be?"
"What am I truly made of, Evan? Do I have the knowledge, skill and capability to do what I plan? Am I still just a blowhard who lets himself get sidetracked into meaningless mini-feuds with the Greensboro Champ?"
"Or am I more focused now than I have been in my entire life?"
"This little....break....we had.....was cathartic, Evan. It allowed to to rethink some things...to rediscover my roots so to speak. Only now have the events of the past year and a half begun to truly sink in. Only now do I have the determination to do what I know I can....what I WILL..do in my CSWA career. Only now do I have the complete and total peace that comes with knowing who you really are, who your friends are....and who they are NOT."
"Only now do I show the world how dangerous I can be."
"So it comes to this, my friend. We'll bury our little hatchet at Primetime. We'll work out our differences in the ring. You'll try to get your revenge....for the...GLORY....of the CSWA...."
"Only now.....will you find it impossible....."
Fade to static....
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"When man truly finds his purpose, it is in that instant, it is in that moment that he becomes invulnerable."
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