SouthernBoy
League Member
{{...FADE-IN: SHANE SOUTHERN is sitting on his Bourbon Street apartment balcony. He's wearing an NFW "Party's Over" T-shirt with the sleeves cut out, faded blue jean shorts, no shoes and Nike Fusion sunglasses. He toasts the cameraman with a glass of iced tea, takes a few swallows then sits it down on the floor next to him....}}
SHANE SOUTHERN: " As we are waitin' for tha' first show ta' be announced, I figured I'd take tha' time n' come home fer a while. Yeah, it's ninety <BLEEP>in' degrees here, in tha' SHADE, but hey {{...shrugs...}} it's home cher. {{...smiles...}} "
" Now there's alotta' name droppin' goin' on as tha' NFW gets ready ta' kick it inta' gear. People r' droppin' MY name like ah' hot pa-tae-ta. Alotta' guys jockeyin' fer position. Some hopin' ta' be tha' NEXT big thing, some hopin' ta' prove they can be successful OUTSIDE of tha' CSWA, some lookin' to continue what they started here in tha' NFW. Me? Well I got nuthin' ta' prove ta' nobody. ... 'cept mah'self. But if you boys wanna' drop mah' name, who am I NOT ta' respond. "
" First of all, Shawn Matthews. I tell ya' boy, fer somebody who ain't done JACK <BLEEP> in this sport for ten-some-odd years, you sure got one helluva warped sense of logic. You don't RESPECT me 'cause I've set ah'top this sport for so long? {{...laughs...}} That's a new one Shawn. I mean, I can see you not respectin' me if I didn't DESERVE tha' spot I got, but man, ta' not show me respect simply 'cause I'm BETTER than you is quite ignorant. Now ya' know, I don't plan on continually goin' BACK to tha' OLD NFW. It's history. This ain't tha' same place it was. But I feel tha' NEED ta' set tha' record straight. Mah' NFW title reign, I defended against DOZENS of most qualified wrestlers tha' NFW could put in fronta' me. Tha' fact that tha' NFW thought YOU didn't deserve a shot isn't mah' call. I'm a WRESTLER, not a booker. Can that pea brain all alone inside that cavernous head of yours UNDERSTAND that Shawn? If not, take it up with Manson, or Miles, or Sullivan, 'cause I had NOTHIN' ta' do with who did or didn't get title shots. But I can tell ya' THIS Shawn, you're GONNA' get your opportunity ta' find out if yer good enough. Question is, do you REALLY wanna find out? "
" Speakin' of GOOD enough...Hornet, ... I know damn well how good you were, ARE, and WILL be. It don't take a genius ta' figure out that you're here ta' silence some critics. You're here ta' PROVE that you can make it outside of tha' CSWA. That makes you dangerous Hornet. With your talent, and this DRIVE, you're probably tha' odds on favorite ta' take it all. I singled YOU out FIRST, as you say, because YOU chose ta' take that first STEP in mah' direction. You chose ta' begin tha' game by "bumpin'" me at tha' hotel. I simply wanted you ta' know that if you WANTED mah' attention Hornet, YOU got it. But seriously, is that really a GOOD thing? "
" And Joey Melton. {{...smirks...}} I don't know WHAT ta' say ta' you man. You criticize SHAWN Matthews for not doin' anythin' for tha' last five years, yet all I've seen from you lately is yer ability ta' get beaten down by midgets. You're a SIDE SHOW now Melton, you're tha' guy that when he goes on, people decide ta' get their popcorn. I normally don't use this phrase Joey, but in YOUR case, it's relevant. "IN YER DAY", you were somethin'. "IN YER DAY", you were capable of winnin' tha' Ultratitle. But this is a NEW DAY Joey, a day in which people bother ta' learn tha' names of their opponents...a day in which WRESTLIN' is tha' RULE, not justa' side show EXCEPTION to a comedy act. A day that has PASSED you by Joey. I hope you can prove me wrong, I really do. I never hope for the worse for anyone...but with you Joey, I've gotta' feelin' that I'm right as rain. "
{{...Southern finishes off his drink, then stands and looks out over the balcony on to the people melting in the southern heat...}}
" As I looked over tha' roster of tha' NFW South, there was alotta' guys I was happy ta' see. But one name stuck out ta' me. Evan Aho. Aho, you n' me, we've been partners n' we've been opponents. We've taken tha' tag champs to their limit as well as each other. We're one n' one against each other, n' I'm SO lookin' forward to tha' rubber match. It ain't often you can step inta' tha' ring witha' guy n' KNOW that regardless of ANYTHIN' else that's goin' on, you're gonna' get a FAIR match, yer gonna' get ONE HUNDRED n' TEN percent from your opponent. You're tha' guy that I consider mah' measurin' stick Aho. Because with you, you can factor everythin' else out, n' concentrate on tha' ONE reason we're here...WRESTLIN'. I'm lookin' forward to tha' match up Evan. "
" Chris McMillan is another one of tha' good guys, n' Chris, trust me when I say this man, you're tha' CRAZIEST sun-uva-##### out there. But you don't do it ta' be flashy, you don't DO IT for recognition, you DO IT, 'cause it's tha' only way you know...n' Chris, you do it QUITE well. There's gonna' be alotta' guys surprised by what you bring to tha' table. But I know you Chris, n' I ain't gonna' be one of 'em. {{...smiles...}} "
" Now if I didn't mention yer name, n' you feel slighted, tough <BLEEP>. Trust me, I know who each n' every one of you are n' I KNOW what it's gonna' take ta' beat you. If you got somethin' you wanna' say ta' me, hell I watch tha' NFW recap show just like you do, I'll GET tha' message. And I've gotta message of mine ta' EACH n' every ONE of you in tha' SOUTH...n' if ya' know me at all, ya' already know what it is. "
{{...smiles...}}
" Party's Over. "
{{...FADE OUT as Southern walks back inside the apartment...}}
SHANE SOUTHERN: " As we are waitin' for tha' first show ta' be announced, I figured I'd take tha' time n' come home fer a while. Yeah, it's ninety <BLEEP>in' degrees here, in tha' SHADE, but hey {{...shrugs...}} it's home cher. {{...smiles...}} "
" Now there's alotta' name droppin' goin' on as tha' NFW gets ready ta' kick it inta' gear. People r' droppin' MY name like ah' hot pa-tae-ta. Alotta' guys jockeyin' fer position. Some hopin' ta' be tha' NEXT big thing, some hopin' ta' prove they can be successful OUTSIDE of tha' CSWA, some lookin' to continue what they started here in tha' NFW. Me? Well I got nuthin' ta' prove ta' nobody. ... 'cept mah'self. But if you boys wanna' drop mah' name, who am I NOT ta' respond. "
" First of all, Shawn Matthews. I tell ya' boy, fer somebody who ain't done JACK <BLEEP> in this sport for ten-some-odd years, you sure got one helluva warped sense of logic. You don't RESPECT me 'cause I've set ah'top this sport for so long? {{...laughs...}} That's a new one Shawn. I mean, I can see you not respectin' me if I didn't DESERVE tha' spot I got, but man, ta' not show me respect simply 'cause I'm BETTER than you is quite ignorant. Now ya' know, I don't plan on continually goin' BACK to tha' OLD NFW. It's history. This ain't tha' same place it was. But I feel tha' NEED ta' set tha' record straight. Mah' NFW title reign, I defended against DOZENS of most qualified wrestlers tha' NFW could put in fronta' me. Tha' fact that tha' NFW thought YOU didn't deserve a shot isn't mah' call. I'm a WRESTLER, not a booker. Can that pea brain all alone inside that cavernous head of yours UNDERSTAND that Shawn? If not, take it up with Manson, or Miles, or Sullivan, 'cause I had NOTHIN' ta' do with who did or didn't get title shots. But I can tell ya' THIS Shawn, you're GONNA' get your opportunity ta' find out if yer good enough. Question is, do you REALLY wanna find out? "
" Speakin' of GOOD enough...Hornet, ... I know damn well how good you were, ARE, and WILL be. It don't take a genius ta' figure out that you're here ta' silence some critics. You're here ta' PROVE that you can make it outside of tha' CSWA. That makes you dangerous Hornet. With your talent, and this DRIVE, you're probably tha' odds on favorite ta' take it all. I singled YOU out FIRST, as you say, because YOU chose ta' take that first STEP in mah' direction. You chose ta' begin tha' game by "bumpin'" me at tha' hotel. I simply wanted you ta' know that if you WANTED mah' attention Hornet, YOU got it. But seriously, is that really a GOOD thing? "
" And Joey Melton. {{...smirks...}} I don't know WHAT ta' say ta' you man. You criticize SHAWN Matthews for not doin' anythin' for tha' last five years, yet all I've seen from you lately is yer ability ta' get beaten down by midgets. You're a SIDE SHOW now Melton, you're tha' guy that when he goes on, people decide ta' get their popcorn. I normally don't use this phrase Joey, but in YOUR case, it's relevant. "IN YER DAY", you were somethin'. "IN YER DAY", you were capable of winnin' tha' Ultratitle. But this is a NEW DAY Joey, a day in which people bother ta' learn tha' names of their opponents...a day in which WRESTLIN' is tha' RULE, not justa' side show EXCEPTION to a comedy act. A day that has PASSED you by Joey. I hope you can prove me wrong, I really do. I never hope for the worse for anyone...but with you Joey, I've gotta' feelin' that I'm right as rain. "
{{...Southern finishes off his drink, then stands and looks out over the balcony on to the people melting in the southern heat...}}
" As I looked over tha' roster of tha' NFW South, there was alotta' guys I was happy ta' see. But one name stuck out ta' me. Evan Aho. Aho, you n' me, we've been partners n' we've been opponents. We've taken tha' tag champs to their limit as well as each other. We're one n' one against each other, n' I'm SO lookin' forward to tha' rubber match. It ain't often you can step inta' tha' ring witha' guy n' KNOW that regardless of ANYTHIN' else that's goin' on, you're gonna' get a FAIR match, yer gonna' get ONE HUNDRED n' TEN percent from your opponent. You're tha' guy that I consider mah' measurin' stick Aho. Because with you, you can factor everythin' else out, n' concentrate on tha' ONE reason we're here...WRESTLIN'. I'm lookin' forward to tha' match up Evan. "
" Chris McMillan is another one of tha' good guys, n' Chris, trust me when I say this man, you're tha' CRAZIEST sun-uva-##### out there. But you don't do it ta' be flashy, you don't DO IT for recognition, you DO IT, 'cause it's tha' only way you know...n' Chris, you do it QUITE well. There's gonna' be alotta' guys surprised by what you bring to tha' table. But I know you Chris, n' I ain't gonna' be one of 'em. {{...smiles...}} "
" Now if I didn't mention yer name, n' you feel slighted, tough <BLEEP>. Trust me, I know who each n' every one of you are n' I KNOW what it's gonna' take ta' beat you. If you got somethin' you wanna' say ta' me, hell I watch tha' NFW recap show just like you do, I'll GET tha' message. And I've gotta message of mine ta' EACH n' every ONE of you in tha' SOUTH...n' if ya' know me at all, ya' already know what it is. "
{{...smiles...}}
" Party's Over. "
{{...FADE OUT as Southern walks back inside the apartment...}}