Post by Scotty Blazer on Jan 19, 2013 1:48:26 GMT -5
The scene opens up with a cartoon masked man running down a dark alley, laughing gleefully as he hugs a purse close to his side. He makes a quick turn, and a hard right cross levels him, sending him sprawling to the ground.
Standing before him was a man wearing a red, white and blue mask with crosses over his chest, a blue cape on his back and a halo on his head. He smiles, which somehow goes through the mask.
Man: And this is a good day for justice.
The camera pulls off the cartoon and shows the real world. It finally lands on two figures, a smaller man in a suit and a larger man wearing blue jeans and a shirt that reads “Less Awesome Than Jesus.” The man in the suit was all smiles while the man in the jeans was staring in utter confusion.
Man in Suit: So, I know what you are thinking.
Man in Jeans: Uh huh.
Man in suit: That was amazing!
He turns and slaps the other man in the chest.
Man in suit: That was amazing, right Scotty? We’re going to run that every half an hour to get people excited about your debut.
He holds his hands up in the air and uses them to emphasis the next words.
Man in Suit: “Mister Terrific” Scotty Blazer! Amazing!
Blazer does not react and the man in the suit raises an eyebrow.
Man in Suit: You don’t seem amazed.
Blazer: Oh, I’m amazed. I am very much amazed.
Man in Suit: I meant in a good way.
Blazer: Well, no, not at all Todd.
Todd frowns.
Todd: What’s wrong? I mean, you hired the Todd Tanner Law Firm to represent you. We put a lot of effort into you. Just like we do all our customers.
Blazer: Two things. I’m your only customer and you are the only person who works for the company. It’s creepy when you refer to yourself in the plural.
Todd: Admittedly, we’ve ran into a few snags.
Blazer: You were caught embezzling the funds and only just avoided jail time.
Todd nods slowly.
Todd: That was in the past. I’ve learned my lesson.
Blazer: And I believe you. It’s why you got hired. But all of this...I can’t tell if I am supposed to be a superhero in this or Jesus.
Todd: Both.
Blazer sighs.
Blazer: I can’t wrestle in that costume.
Todd: Of course not. That was just for the cartoon.
Blazer: We’re not running that. It doesn’t show me off at all. That’s not me. There was too much pizzaz there.
Todd: You are a professional wrestler. You need some pizzaz.
Blazer: Maybe, but not like that.
Todd: Alright, “Mister Terrific” what kind of ideas do you have?
Blazer: What about a cowboy hat?
Todd: You might be missing the Pennsylvania marketplace a bit there, but keep going.
Blazer: Well, like Bret Hart always gave out glasses before the match. That was always cool. I could do the same with my hat.
Todd: I kinda dig that. That works.
Blazer: And maybe build up to my entrance a bit?
Todd: Example?
Blazer: Okay, like, at the start of the song. ‘Where have all the good men gone? And where are all the gods? Where’s the streetwise Hercules to fight the rising odds? Isn’t there a white knight upon a fiery steed? Late at night, I toss and I turn and I dream of what I need.’ Then there’s that pause and then ‘I need a hero’ and an explosion and then I’m there.
Todd: I will pitch that to Alex, see what he thinks.
Blazer: And for a promo, maybe something like this.
He turns to look directly into the camera.
Todd: You sure you should be looking right at the camera?
Blazer: You hired them to follow my every move, didn’t you?
Todd: Isn’t there a fourth wall we need to be worried about?
Blazer: It’s a documentary.
Todd shrugs and drops the point.
Blazer: There is evil in the world. And evil can’t be stopped be stooping to their level. When you fight fire with fire, everyone ends up burned. If you stoop to their level, you don’t defeat them, they defeat you. They become part of you. And when evil becomes a part of you, you don’t just lost the match, you lose the battle, you lose a piece of your soul.
I’ve been watching wrestling for my entire life, and I can tell you something, good gives into evil all the time. It happens. There is no rock to hold tight to. And that is what this company needs. It needs a rock. It needs a savior. When the world is at it’s darkest, it needs a beacon. The world needs to know that somewhere out there, there is a man who stands for what is good in the world, what is the best in the world. At the end of the day, there needs to be a man who knows what good is, can recognize evil and help it eradicate it. The world, the company, it needs to know that there is someone who will not stand by and give free reign to evil. This company? It needs a hero. It needs “Mister Terrific” Scotty Blazer.
He pauses.
Blazer: It’s a good day for justice.
Todd claps.
Todd: Bravo, that is by far the greatest wrestling promo I have ever seen.
Blazer raises an eyebrow.
Blazer: Have you ever seen any other promos?
Todd: One.
Blazer: Was it like Austin 3:16 or the Rock or something like that?
Todd: Actually, it was naked jello wrestling at the strip club and this one woman really laid in the other woman. In every way possible, mind you. But your promo just then? Way better.
Blazer bites his bottom lip and lowers his head as he massages his temple.
Blazer: Awesome...just awesome. Thank you for saying I was better than stripper who wrestles in jello.
Blazer sighs and Todd grins.
Todd: And don’t think I didn’t catch on that you used “It’s a good day for justice” in that promo.
Blazer: Yeah, not sure I’m going to stick with it, but I’m willing to give it a try.
He looks up and smiles.
Blazer: I’m willing to work with you, just don’t make any drastic decisions without me, okay?
Todd nods.
Todd: Deal.
Blazer slaps Todd’s shoulder and heads out the door. The camera stays on Todd.
Todd: Alright Tanner. Second chance. If you fail here, there won’t be any more clients, no one else will hire you. You go as far as Scott Sanderson takes you.
From the other room, there is the sound of a door opening.
Blazer: TODD!
Todd nods slowly.
Todd: And he found the costume.
Standing before him was a man wearing a red, white and blue mask with crosses over his chest, a blue cape on his back and a halo on his head. He smiles, which somehow goes through the mask.
Man: And this is a good day for justice.
The camera pulls off the cartoon and shows the real world. It finally lands on two figures, a smaller man in a suit and a larger man wearing blue jeans and a shirt that reads “Less Awesome Than Jesus.” The man in the suit was all smiles while the man in the jeans was staring in utter confusion.
Man in Suit: So, I know what you are thinking.
Man in Jeans: Uh huh.
Man in suit: That was amazing!
He turns and slaps the other man in the chest.
Man in suit: That was amazing, right Scotty? We’re going to run that every half an hour to get people excited about your debut.
He holds his hands up in the air and uses them to emphasis the next words.
Man in Suit: “Mister Terrific” Scotty Blazer! Amazing!
Blazer does not react and the man in the suit raises an eyebrow.
Man in Suit: You don’t seem amazed.
Blazer: Oh, I’m amazed. I am very much amazed.
Man in Suit: I meant in a good way.
Blazer: Well, no, not at all Todd.
Todd frowns.
Todd: What’s wrong? I mean, you hired the Todd Tanner Law Firm to represent you. We put a lot of effort into you. Just like we do all our customers.
Blazer: Two things. I’m your only customer and you are the only person who works for the company. It’s creepy when you refer to yourself in the plural.
Todd: Admittedly, we’ve ran into a few snags.
Blazer: You were caught embezzling the funds and only just avoided jail time.
Todd nods slowly.
Todd: That was in the past. I’ve learned my lesson.
Blazer: And I believe you. It’s why you got hired. But all of this...I can’t tell if I am supposed to be a superhero in this or Jesus.
Todd: Both.
Blazer sighs.
Blazer: I can’t wrestle in that costume.
Todd: Of course not. That was just for the cartoon.
Blazer: We’re not running that. It doesn’t show me off at all. That’s not me. There was too much pizzaz there.
Todd: You are a professional wrestler. You need some pizzaz.
Blazer: Maybe, but not like that.
Todd: Alright, “Mister Terrific” what kind of ideas do you have?
Blazer: What about a cowboy hat?
Todd: You might be missing the Pennsylvania marketplace a bit there, but keep going.
Blazer: Well, like Bret Hart always gave out glasses before the match. That was always cool. I could do the same with my hat.
Todd: I kinda dig that. That works.
Blazer: And maybe build up to my entrance a bit?
Todd: Example?
Blazer: Okay, like, at the start of the song. ‘Where have all the good men gone? And where are all the gods? Where’s the streetwise Hercules to fight the rising odds? Isn’t there a white knight upon a fiery steed? Late at night, I toss and I turn and I dream of what I need.’ Then there’s that pause and then ‘I need a hero’ and an explosion and then I’m there.
Todd: I will pitch that to Alex, see what he thinks.
Blazer: And for a promo, maybe something like this.
He turns to look directly into the camera.
Todd: You sure you should be looking right at the camera?
Blazer: You hired them to follow my every move, didn’t you?
Todd: Isn’t there a fourth wall we need to be worried about?
Blazer: It’s a documentary.
Todd shrugs and drops the point.
Blazer: There is evil in the world. And evil can’t be stopped be stooping to their level. When you fight fire with fire, everyone ends up burned. If you stoop to their level, you don’t defeat them, they defeat you. They become part of you. And when evil becomes a part of you, you don’t just lost the match, you lose the battle, you lose a piece of your soul.
I’ve been watching wrestling for my entire life, and I can tell you something, good gives into evil all the time. It happens. There is no rock to hold tight to. And that is what this company needs. It needs a rock. It needs a savior. When the world is at it’s darkest, it needs a beacon. The world needs to know that somewhere out there, there is a man who stands for what is good in the world, what is the best in the world. At the end of the day, there needs to be a man who knows what good is, can recognize evil and help it eradicate it. The world, the company, it needs to know that there is someone who will not stand by and give free reign to evil. This company? It needs a hero. It needs “Mister Terrific” Scotty Blazer.
He pauses.
Blazer: It’s a good day for justice.
Todd claps.
Todd: Bravo, that is by far the greatest wrestling promo I have ever seen.
Blazer raises an eyebrow.
Blazer: Have you ever seen any other promos?
Todd: One.
Blazer: Was it like Austin 3:16 or the Rock or something like that?
Todd: Actually, it was naked jello wrestling at the strip club and this one woman really laid in the other woman. In every way possible, mind you. But your promo just then? Way better.
Blazer bites his bottom lip and lowers his head as he massages his temple.
Blazer: Awesome...just awesome. Thank you for saying I was better than stripper who wrestles in jello.
Blazer sighs and Todd grins.
Todd: And don’t think I didn’t catch on that you used “It’s a good day for justice” in that promo.
Blazer: Yeah, not sure I’m going to stick with it, but I’m willing to give it a try.
He looks up and smiles.
Blazer: I’m willing to work with you, just don’t make any drastic decisions without me, okay?
Todd nods.
Todd: Deal.
Blazer slaps Todd’s shoulder and heads out the door. The camera stays on Todd.
Todd: Alright Tanner. Second chance. If you fail here, there won’t be any more clients, no one else will hire you. You go as far as Scott Sanderson takes you.
From the other room, there is the sound of a door opening.
Blazer: TODD!
Todd nods slowly.
Todd: And he found the costume.