[WSW] WSW Superstars - 7/08/02 - 1/6
WSW Offices
solo. At the crescendo of the solo, the logo gets its brightest, then
shatters. Fade to...
Sean Southward Psycho Drivering Krusader at Retribution. Soundgarden's
"Pretty Noose" plays in the background as various action clips flash by...]
"I caught the moon today, pick it up, and throw it away all right..."
[Krim'nal executing the Outtake on Donovan Astros.]
"I got the perfect steal, a cleaner love, with a dirty feel all right..."
[The New Midnight Express walking down the aisle.]
"Fall out and take the bait, eat the fruit, and kiss the snake goodnight..."
[Astros and Kid Dynamic beat down Krim'nal at High Stakes.]
"Common ruse, dirty face..."
[Dean King and Eros Fate grapple midring.]
"Pretty noose is pretty hate..."
[Sean Southward holds up the Heavyweight Championship, followed by Knuckles
standing with the Light Heavyweight Championship.]
"And I don't like what you've got me hanging from..."
[Kano and Karnage staring off, Nova Johnson hitting the Novabomb on Mr.
Chang, and Karnage connecting with Maximum Karnage on Chumleywarner from the
announce position to the floor.]
"And I don't care what you got!"
[Krim'nal pinning Donovan Astros.]
"I don't care what you need!"
[Dean King planting Fyre with the King of the Castle.]
"I don't want anything!"
["Stunning" Steve Southward walks down the aisle.]
"And I don't like what you've got me hanging from!"
[The last clip fades to...
...and the image behind the logo turns from black to the live crowd in
Fresno, California. The cameras pan around various fans before settling in
on the announce position, where Motormouth Dave and Jen Babes sit, as
usual.]
Jen Babes - Welcome to this special edition of Superstars! I'm Jen Babes,
alongside...
Motormouth - The greatest color commentator walking WSW's halls, Jen! You
have the pleasure of sitting next to me just five days before WSW Summer
Showdown!
Jen Babes - How lucky can I be. I mean, I get to sit with a man like...
[All of a sudden, "Everything Zen" by Bush comes over the PA and the crowd
pops a little. Rune walks to the ring and steps over the top rope. He
reaches out and is given a microphone.]
Jen Babes - What was I saying?
Motormouth - Grrr... I guess it's time for an interview to start out
Superstars!
Jen Babes - We've heard a lot from this young man over the last week.
Rune - Wrestlers were told to get there asses out make do interviews for
Summer Showdown. Well, I didn't get a match at Summer Showdown. I guess I
haven't been important enough here to get a supercard match. And I will
cover that in a minute. But first tonight. Tonight I face Donovan Astros.
[The crowd jeers Astros' name.]
Rune - The brass of this fed thought it a good idea when the match was
requested. Hell I thought of it as a good idea. I can show some skill
against a top WSW star. But what's up then? You see I stated recently there
was nothing past Astros. I don't look past you Donovan. But apparently You
look past me. You have ignored me since the challenge. You have talked about
very little in fact. And that is fine. You can go ahead and worry about the
Summer Showdown with Matt Cossack. But you should worry about Rune tonight.
[Some of the crowd is looking towards the back to see if anyone is coming
out as Rune mentions names, but no one does. Rune starts to get a bit more
attention.]
Rune - Now on to some other things. It seems that I am virtually invisible
here in WSW. I have said things about people. I have insulted and complained
about the office. But have I been talked to? Reprimanded? Anything at all?
No. I haven't had a word said to me. The fans hear my music. They hear my
name. But about a quarter of you even show a slight reaction to me. You don'
t even know who I am. I have insulted and mentioned others here in WSW. They
ignore me or leave. I have figured it out as of late. It took some soul
searching, and took the reading of the stones, but I have discovered the
only possible explanation. Pure fear, and awe.
[The crowd stirs into a mixed reaction. Some cheer, some sit quiet and a
small group even boo.]
Rune - That's got to be it right? There isn't one single wrestler in the
back that has looked my direction except Astros and Pharoah since I got here
unless they were forced into it. Tunney keeps his mouth shut. He doesn't
want any part of me. And you people don't know what to think. Well, let me
tell you what to think. Think I am awesome. Tonight I will prove it. And to
all those guys in the back. Be prepared to stop ignoring me. I have
mentioned a few of you in the past in one way or another. Frankly I am
surprised that some of the bigger mouths haven't had a "REASON" to
acknowledge my comments.
[The crowd boos at the heavy accent on the word Reason. They know what Rune
means.]
Rune - Well, I will be sure you acknowledge me real soon. You will all know
I exist. Because Rune is here.
[Rune turns to leave, but instead of Bush's "Everything Zen" we get...]
"Your construction smells of corruption...
I manipulate to recreate...
This air to ground saga...
Gotta launder my karma..."
[Flashbulbs start erupting from the crowd as the arena dims a bit...]
"I SAID HALLELUJAH!"
["Battleflag" by Pigeonhed erupts over the PA and pyro explodes from the
entranceway. Donovan Astros steps through the entrance to a chorus of boos,
although some of the diehards in the crowd are cheering him like crazy.
Astros is wearing his old Saviors wrestling gear, along with his "Don't
Annoy The Crazy Person" t-shirt. In his hand is a second microphone.]
Astros - Waaah! Waaah! Nobody's paying attention to me! Nobody knows who I
am! Nobody's orally pleasuring me! Waaah! Would you shut up for just one
second, Rune, and look in the God damned mirror?
[The crowd is booing Astros loudly at this point.]
Astros - This, boys and girls, is the prototypical reason WSW is going down
the crapper! You know how, back when I was in the Movement, and I was the
WSW Champion, and things were RIGHT in this God damned world, people took
their lumps like men. There wasn't any whining, any bitching, any
complaining, because if you did, we just fired your ass! But now, we've got
Mr. Indifferent, James J. Tunney, running the show, and damned if the
inmates aren't running the asylum around here! Well, WSW, things start to
change TONIGHT.
[Astros shoots a smile into the crowd, as they answer back with a chorus of
boos.]
Astros - It starts at the top, with the real man in the Southward family,
"Stunning" Steve Southward, takes the fight to his brother and comes home to
Blondes HQ with the WSW Championship! But I have... lesser matters.
[The crowd boos Astros' underestimation of his opponent.]
Astros - Rune, the reason nobody's talking about you is real damn simple.
Rune... NOBODY CARES ABOUT YOU! Nobody gives a DAMN what you have to say,
what you have to think, or what you have to do! And tonight, in that ring,
Rune, you're going to learn a harsh lesson of the wrestling business. You're
going to learn to pick your battles, son, because tonight is one battle that
you WON'T win.
[Rune makes motions to Astros to come into the ring as Astros looks at him,
laughing.]
Astros - I ain't comin in there yet, son, so cool your jets! That's your
problem! You think everybody's out to get you, you think the whole damn
world's against you, you're just ready to fight, fight, fight! But tonight,
Rune, it's not gonna be a fight, it's gonna be a lesson of your wrestling
LIFE. You are going to be an example to Matt Cossack. You are going to be a
God damn SACRIFICE, something for Cossack to watch on tape for the next five
days and look at and wonder, "Why in the HELL did I sign a match with a man
like Donovan Astros?"
[Rune shakes his head in disgust. Astros' face has turned into a gnarl of
hatred.]
Astros - Tonight, Rune, you don't get taken to Hollywood... you get taken
where men fear to tread. You get taken to the woodshed. You get taught a
lesson you'll NEVER forget.
["Battleflag" plays again as Astros walks back to the back. Rune follows him
angrily as we fade to commercial.]
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