Post by Gunner Hughes on Dec 21, 2012 7:24:27 GMT -5
The scene opens up at fan fest inside the Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes Barre, PA….the site of the upcoming WBSW Holiday fear show and new headquarters of the WBSW. The holiday fan fest being put on by Alex Morgan is coming to a close, and fans are seen scattered everywhere visiting vender stations, talking to various WBSW superstars, and taking pictures. WBSW journalist and fan fest host Barry Lincoln is seen walking out on the stage that’s set up in the middle of the area with a mic in his hands and he starts to address all the fans.
Barry: “Folks we at the WBSW just want to thank you all again for coming to our fan fest, and we hope you all enjoy the show that our superstars are going to put on for you guys at Holiday Fear this weekend. Please drive home safe tonight and…”
Just then, the sound of sleigh bells coming from the PA system cuts off Barry’s words and he stops and looks around to try to figure out what’s happening. The fans all come to attention too, and they begin to gather in front of the stage to investigate. After a few more moments of sleigh bells, a motorcycle is heard revving up and out rolls Santa on the stage riding on a custom fire engine red Harley Davidson. He has on his traditional red suit and black boots, with an orange and black bandana with a GH logo on it and a pair of black sunglasses. The fans all get excited and fill the place with cheers as they crowd the stage, and Barry claps his hands along with the fans before raising the mic to his mouth again.
Barry: “Well it looks like the show isn’t over just yet ladies and gentleman….because Santa’s here!!”
Again the cheers boom inside the arena, and Santa rides his motorcycle to the other side of the stage and kick down the kickstand before getting off the bike and unstrapping a big red velvet bag from the back. He slings the bag over his shoulder and waves to the fans on his way over to where Barry is standing and Barry greets him.
Barry: “Well hello there Santa Claus!”
Santa responds in his best “Santa voice”.
Santa: “Ho ho ho! Oh no Barry, I’m not Santa. Santa is a very busy man this time of year, so I agreed to help him out a little bit. I’m one of Santa’s helpers….Gunner Claus!”
The fans cheer again, even louder this time as Gunner Clause waves to them again.
Barry: “Gunner Claus huh? Well let’s just check something…
Barry reaches up and attempts to pull on Gunner Claus’ beard, and Gunner Claus quickly reaches up and grabs Barry’s arm and begins to squeeze it. Barry drops to one knee and starts to cringe from the pain.
Gunner Claus: “Gunner Claus doesn’t like it when people try to touch his beard Barry. But it’s the holidays so I guess I can forgive you this time.”
Gunner pulls Barry back up to his feet and pats him on his back and the fans all laugh and cheer some more. Barry rubs his arm and looks at Gunner Claus.
Barry: “So Gunner Claus…what brings you to our fan expo? You plan on checking out the show this weekend? There’s a real huge main event scheduled between our champion Gunner Hughes and the challenger “Stunning” Steven Gold. You know, you kind of remind me of our WBSW champion…you wouldn’t happen to know him would you Gunner Claus?”
Gunner Claus: “Of course I know the WBSW Champion Barry, he’s a great guy!”
The fans laugh, and Barry waits for them to quiet down.
Barry: “So I see you have a big red bag draped over your back Gunner Claus. Did you bring me some presents to open tonight?”
Gunner Claus: “Ho ho ho! On no, Barry….you know that all the little boys and girls are supposed to wait until Christmas morning to open their presents.”
Barry: “Yeah Gunner Claus, but don’t you think you could bend the rules just this one time? I’m an adult.”
Gunner Claus: “Are you sure about that Barry? Because I recall seeing Legos and a coloring book on your Christmas list this year.”
The fans laugh, and Barry blushes and shakes his head.
Barry: “Oh that Gunner Claus…what a joker.”
Gunner Claus: “I’ll tell you what Barry, in the spirit of your upcoming WBSW event Holiday Fear….since the WBSW Championship match for this event is a no disqualification match….I’m going to bend the rules just this one time tonight, but not for you. And by the way, since I’m good friends with the WBSW Champion, he told me that he couldn’t be happier that the great fans of the WBSW voted for a no disqualification match as the stipulation on this match.”
Barry: “Is that so? And did he say why that was?”
Gunner Claus: “Ho ho ho! Oh yes Barry…he sure did. He said that since his match against Steven Gold is now a no disqualification match, he doesn’t need to worry about breaking any rules and winding up back on the naughty list again this year.”
Again the fans laugh and Barry waits for them to settle down before continuing on.
Barry: “Well that definitely makes sense Gunner Claus. But where does the big bag of presents come into play?”
Gunner Claus: “Well Barry, I was thinking that since the main event for Holiday Fear doesn’t have any rules, and we’re all here celebrating that event….why not throw out a rule or two of my own as well. So the first thing I did was trade in my sleigh for this beautiful custom Harley Davidson. What do you think? It doesn’t handle quite as well in the snow as the sleigh did, but Gunner Claus still looks damned good riding through the North Pole on it.”
Barry: “It’s a pretty nice ride.”
Gunner Claus: “And the next thing I’m gonna do tonight Barry….is bend that rule that says you need to wait until Christmas morning to open all of your presents, and I’m going to let three lucky people here open one present each tonight.”
The fans cheer, and Barry nods his head in approval.
Barry: “Alright…that sounds great Gunner Claus.”
Gunner Claus: “Gunner Claus has pre-selected three individuals who he thinks deserve to open a present a little early this year. In this bag here I have three gifts that have already been wrapped and have name tags on them. I’m going to hand each one to Barry here, and when he calls your name just come on up here and get your gift.”
Gunner Claus hands a small wrapped box to Barry and Barry looks at the name on the tag, then raises the mic to his mouth and looks into the crowd.
Barry: “Billy Sandow. Is there a Billy Sandow here?”
Barry looks around and waits a few moments for somebody to come forward to claim the gift, then he recognizes the name and looks back at Gunner Claus.
Barry: “Wait a minute…Billy Sandow? You mean Billy Sandow from the Northwest Express?”
Gunner Claus: “Look I just deliver the gifts Barry, I don’t wrap them. We have elves for that. And if you do a good job handing these gifts out, maybe Gunner Claus will put a good word in for you for next year and get you a job.”
The fans laugh and Barry shakes his head.
Barry: “Well I don’t think Billy Sandow is in the building anymore Gunner Claus, I think he left for the night.”
Gunner Claus: “Well that’s a shame Barry…I guess you’re going to have to open it for him and just give it to him when you see him then.”
Barry frowns, but after a few moments of the fans cheering him on he plays along and starts to unwrap the small box. He looks at the box and then at Gunner Claus with a confused look.
Barry: “Earplugs?”
Barry then opens the small card that’s taped to the box and begins to read it.
The crowd laughs, and Barry shakes his head.[/i][/color]
Gunner Claus: “Yeah I heard him singing earlier and I almost opened that present and used those myself.
Gunner Claus hands Barry another gift, this one a bit bigger. Barry looks at the name tag and smiles as he raises the mic to his mouth again.
Barry: “Ricky Moses.”
Gunner Claus looks around in the crowd as if he’s waiting for somebody to come forward and claim the gift. After a few moments of nothing, he turns to Barry.
Gunner Claus: “Ho ho ho! Well I guess this person isn’t here either Barry….it looks like you’re going to have to open another gift.”
Barry continues to just smile and play along as he starts to unwrap the next present. He holds up the box with a puzzled look on his face after he’s finished, and it’s a therapeutic arm sling. Again Barry finds a small card taped to the box, and he rips it off and reads it.
Again laughter fills the area, and Barry sets the gift down on the stage next to the other one. He then looks across the stage at Gunner Claus.
Barry: “Wait a minute Gunner Claus….pretend to get your arm broken? So are you saying that Ricky Moses is fabricating the story about getting his arm broken in a bar scrap by the WBSW Champion?”
Gunner Claus: “Well Gunner Claus wouldn’t say he’s making it up….he’s just mistaken. Like I said Barry, Gunner Claus is good friends with the WBSW Champion, so I know where he’s worked at and where he hasn’t. The champ has never worked in Portland. He might have grown up there, but he’s never worked there. But that’s not saying that Ricky Moses didn’t get beat up in a bar when he was younger. I mean, did you see the face on him? That’s not just bad genetics Barry…..somebody definitely punched him real hard in the head a few good times and then probably gave his arm a good boot afterwards for good measure, it just wasn’t the champ. Although after what happened last week, I’m sure he’s wishing that it had been.”
The fans give a mixed reaction, some booing for Moses and some cheering for Gunner. Gunner Claus then looks out into the crowd as he reaches into his bag one last time.
Gunner Claus: “Now this next person is going to be real excited because the gift he is about to open has been something that he’s wanted for a long time, but just hasn’t been able to get it. In fact, Gunner Claus had to have this thing custom made.”
The fans “ohh” and “ahh”.
Gunner Claus: “That’s right, I went all out this year because this person deserves it. So anyway, here you go Barry….announce the lucky name.”
Gunner Claus pulls out a rectangle shaped gift, much larger than the previous two, and hands it to Barry. Barry looks at the name on the card and rolls his eyes, as he already knew the name that was going to be on the card.
Barry: “Steven Gold.”
Again Gunner Claus looks out into the crowd of fans like he is waiting for a person to walk out and claim the present, but after a few moments with nobody saying anything Barry speaks up.
Barry: “Of course Steven Gold is not here tonight to accept this gift from Gunner Claus, so I will take the liberty of opening for him.”
Barry unwraps the gift and smiles as he looks over at Gunner Claus. He then holds up the box for everybody to see. It’s a Crayola create-your-own title belt art kit. The view zooms in on the box and it shows a picture of a black title belt with a gold dry erase face plate and a set of paintbrushes next to it. Barry rips the card off the back of the box and reads it.
Barry lowers the box and looks at it one last time, then shakes his head as he sets it on the stage with the others.
Gunner Claus: “And you know what Barry….I even got him the paint by numbers version since he probably doesn’t know what a real one is supposed to look like. Isn’t that thoughtful of me?”
Barry: “I suppose it is. But let me ask you this Gunner Claus….since you’re such good friends with the WBSW Champion…..do you think he’s going to be ready to defend his title against Steven Gold this weekend?”
The camera view moves over to Gunner Claus and zooms in on him as he gets a smile on his face.
Gunner Claus: “Oh he’s looking forward to it Barry.”
Barry: “Well what do you think the champion is going to do about the Northwest Express? They already bombarded him once before, and this match is no disqualification falls count anywhere. So what’s to stop these guys from getting involved again?”
Gunner Claus stares at Barry with a confident gaze.
Gunner Claus: “Well those guys might have gotten their gifts from me tonight Barry, but the WBSW Champion still has a present for each of them if they show their faces this weekend. I won’t spoil what those presents are exactly, but I can give you a hint…they’re both made up of five knuckles. In any case, the champ loves a good fight so he’ll be ready for anything. In fact, the only thing he loves more than a good fight is Christmas. He even celebrates it in July.”
Barry: “Is that right?”
Gunner Claus: “It sure is. And there’s only one thing better than Christmas in July Barry.”
Barry: “And what’s that?”
Gunner Claus smiles.
Gunner Claus: “Fireworks in December! Merry Christmas everybody!”
Gunner Claus waves at the crowd as he walks back to his motorcycle and tosses the empty gift bag to the side. He snaps up the kickstand and hits the ignition to fire up the bike, then revs up the motor a few times before circling the stage and disappearing back out the side where he came in.
Barry: “Folks we at the WBSW just want to thank you all again for coming to our fan fest, and we hope you all enjoy the show that our superstars are going to put on for you guys at Holiday Fear this weekend. Please drive home safe tonight and…”
Just then, the sound of sleigh bells coming from the PA system cuts off Barry’s words and he stops and looks around to try to figure out what’s happening. The fans all come to attention too, and they begin to gather in front of the stage to investigate. After a few more moments of sleigh bells, a motorcycle is heard revving up and out rolls Santa on the stage riding on a custom fire engine red Harley Davidson. He has on his traditional red suit and black boots, with an orange and black bandana with a GH logo on it and a pair of black sunglasses. The fans all get excited and fill the place with cheers as they crowd the stage, and Barry claps his hands along with the fans before raising the mic to his mouth again.
Barry: “Well it looks like the show isn’t over just yet ladies and gentleman….because Santa’s here!!”
Again the cheers boom inside the arena, and Santa rides his motorcycle to the other side of the stage and kick down the kickstand before getting off the bike and unstrapping a big red velvet bag from the back. He slings the bag over his shoulder and waves to the fans on his way over to where Barry is standing and Barry greets him.
Barry: “Well hello there Santa Claus!”
Santa responds in his best “Santa voice”.
Santa: “Ho ho ho! Oh no Barry, I’m not Santa. Santa is a very busy man this time of year, so I agreed to help him out a little bit. I’m one of Santa’s helpers….Gunner Claus!”
The fans cheer again, even louder this time as Gunner Clause waves to them again.
Barry: “Gunner Claus huh? Well let’s just check something…
Barry reaches up and attempts to pull on Gunner Claus’ beard, and Gunner Claus quickly reaches up and grabs Barry’s arm and begins to squeeze it. Barry drops to one knee and starts to cringe from the pain.
Gunner Claus: “Gunner Claus doesn’t like it when people try to touch his beard Barry. But it’s the holidays so I guess I can forgive you this time.”
Gunner pulls Barry back up to his feet and pats him on his back and the fans all laugh and cheer some more. Barry rubs his arm and looks at Gunner Claus.
Barry: “So Gunner Claus…what brings you to our fan expo? You plan on checking out the show this weekend? There’s a real huge main event scheduled between our champion Gunner Hughes and the challenger “Stunning” Steven Gold. You know, you kind of remind me of our WBSW champion…you wouldn’t happen to know him would you Gunner Claus?”
Gunner Claus: “Of course I know the WBSW Champion Barry, he’s a great guy!”
The fans laugh, and Barry waits for them to quiet down.
Barry: “So I see you have a big red bag draped over your back Gunner Claus. Did you bring me some presents to open tonight?”
Gunner Claus: “Ho ho ho! On no, Barry….you know that all the little boys and girls are supposed to wait until Christmas morning to open their presents.”
Barry: “Yeah Gunner Claus, but don’t you think you could bend the rules just this one time? I’m an adult.”
Gunner Claus: “Are you sure about that Barry? Because I recall seeing Legos and a coloring book on your Christmas list this year.”
The fans laugh, and Barry blushes and shakes his head.
Barry: “Oh that Gunner Claus…what a joker.”
Gunner Claus: “I’ll tell you what Barry, in the spirit of your upcoming WBSW event Holiday Fear….since the WBSW Championship match for this event is a no disqualification match….I’m going to bend the rules just this one time tonight, but not for you. And by the way, since I’m good friends with the WBSW Champion, he told me that he couldn’t be happier that the great fans of the WBSW voted for a no disqualification match as the stipulation on this match.”
Barry: “Is that so? And did he say why that was?”
Gunner Claus: “Ho ho ho! Oh yes Barry…he sure did. He said that since his match against Steven Gold is now a no disqualification match, he doesn’t need to worry about breaking any rules and winding up back on the naughty list again this year.”
Again the fans laugh and Barry waits for them to settle down before continuing on.
Barry: “Well that definitely makes sense Gunner Claus. But where does the big bag of presents come into play?”
Gunner Claus: “Well Barry, I was thinking that since the main event for Holiday Fear doesn’t have any rules, and we’re all here celebrating that event….why not throw out a rule or two of my own as well. So the first thing I did was trade in my sleigh for this beautiful custom Harley Davidson. What do you think? It doesn’t handle quite as well in the snow as the sleigh did, but Gunner Claus still looks damned good riding through the North Pole on it.”
Barry: “It’s a pretty nice ride.”
Gunner Claus: “And the next thing I’m gonna do tonight Barry….is bend that rule that says you need to wait until Christmas morning to open all of your presents, and I’m going to let three lucky people here open one present each tonight.”
The fans cheer, and Barry nods his head in approval.
Barry: “Alright…that sounds great Gunner Claus.”
Gunner Claus: “Gunner Claus has pre-selected three individuals who he thinks deserve to open a present a little early this year. In this bag here I have three gifts that have already been wrapped and have name tags on them. I’m going to hand each one to Barry here, and when he calls your name just come on up here and get your gift.”
Gunner Claus hands a small wrapped box to Barry and Barry looks at the name on the tag, then raises the mic to his mouth and looks into the crowd.
Barry: “Billy Sandow. Is there a Billy Sandow here?”
Barry looks around and waits a few moments for somebody to come forward to claim the gift, then he recognizes the name and looks back at Gunner Claus.
Barry: “Wait a minute…Billy Sandow? You mean Billy Sandow from the Northwest Express?”
Gunner Claus: “Look I just deliver the gifts Barry, I don’t wrap them. We have elves for that. And if you do a good job handing these gifts out, maybe Gunner Claus will put a good word in for you for next year and get you a job.”
The fans laugh and Barry shakes his head.
Barry: “Well I don’t think Billy Sandow is in the building anymore Gunner Claus, I think he left for the night.”
Gunner Claus: “Well that’s a shame Barry…I guess you’re going to have to open it for him and just give it to him when you see him then.”
Barry frowns, but after a few moments of the fans cheering him on he plays along and starts to unwrap the small box. He looks at the box and then at Gunner Claus with a confused look.
Barry: “Earplugs?”
Barry then opens the small card that’s taped to the box and begins to read it.
Dear Billy,
Here are the industrial strength earplugs that you had on your Christmas list. I heard that your friend Steven Gold has taken up a new career in singing Christmas carols, so I knew you would want these as soon as possible.
Best Regards,
Gunner Claus
Here are the industrial strength earplugs that you had on your Christmas list. I heard that your friend Steven Gold has taken up a new career in singing Christmas carols, so I knew you would want these as soon as possible.
Best Regards,
Gunner Claus
The crowd laughs, and Barry shakes his head.[/i][/color]
Gunner Claus: “Yeah I heard him singing earlier and I almost opened that present and used those myself.
Gunner Claus hands Barry another gift, this one a bit bigger. Barry looks at the name tag and smiles as he raises the mic to his mouth again.
Barry: “Ricky Moses.”
Gunner Claus looks around in the crowd as if he’s waiting for somebody to come forward and claim the gift. After a few moments of nothing, he turns to Barry.
Gunner Claus: “Ho ho ho! Well I guess this person isn’t here either Barry….it looks like you’re going to have to open another gift.”
Barry continues to just smile and play along as he starts to unwrap the next present. He holds up the box with a puzzled look on his face after he’s finished, and it’s a therapeutic arm sling. Again Barry finds a small card taped to the box, and he rips it off and reads it.
Dear Ricky,
Here is the therapeutic arm sling that you asked for. In the future, please be more careful when you pretend to go into a night club and get your arm broken by the WBSW Champion.
Best Regards,
Gunner Claus
P.S. Sorry I couldn’t get you the earplugs. I only had one set left and it was at the top of somebody else’s list.
Here is the therapeutic arm sling that you asked for. In the future, please be more careful when you pretend to go into a night club and get your arm broken by the WBSW Champion.
Best Regards,
Gunner Claus
P.S. Sorry I couldn’t get you the earplugs. I only had one set left and it was at the top of somebody else’s list.
Again laughter fills the area, and Barry sets the gift down on the stage next to the other one. He then looks across the stage at Gunner Claus.
Barry: “Wait a minute Gunner Claus….pretend to get your arm broken? So are you saying that Ricky Moses is fabricating the story about getting his arm broken in a bar scrap by the WBSW Champion?”
Gunner Claus: “Well Gunner Claus wouldn’t say he’s making it up….he’s just mistaken. Like I said Barry, Gunner Claus is good friends with the WBSW Champion, so I know where he’s worked at and where he hasn’t. The champ has never worked in Portland. He might have grown up there, but he’s never worked there. But that’s not saying that Ricky Moses didn’t get beat up in a bar when he was younger. I mean, did you see the face on him? That’s not just bad genetics Barry…..somebody definitely punched him real hard in the head a few good times and then probably gave his arm a good boot afterwards for good measure, it just wasn’t the champ. Although after what happened last week, I’m sure he’s wishing that it had been.”
The fans give a mixed reaction, some booing for Moses and some cheering for Gunner. Gunner Claus then looks out into the crowd as he reaches into his bag one last time.
Gunner Claus: “Now this next person is going to be real excited because the gift he is about to open has been something that he’s wanted for a long time, but just hasn’t been able to get it. In fact, Gunner Claus had to have this thing custom made.”
The fans “ohh” and “ahh”.
Gunner Claus: “That’s right, I went all out this year because this person deserves it. So anyway, here you go Barry….announce the lucky name.”
Gunner Claus pulls out a rectangle shaped gift, much larger than the previous two, and hands it to Barry. Barry looks at the name on the card and rolls his eyes, as he already knew the name that was going to be on the card.
Barry: “Steven Gold.”
Again Gunner Claus looks out into the crowd of fans like he is waiting for a person to walk out and claim the present, but after a few moments with nobody saying anything Barry speaks up.
Barry: “Of course Steven Gold is not here tonight to accept this gift from Gunner Claus, so I will take the liberty of opening for him.”
Barry unwraps the gift and smiles as he looks over at Gunner Claus. He then holds up the box for everybody to see. It’s a Crayola create-your-own title belt art kit. The view zooms in on the box and it shows a picture of a black title belt with a gold dry erase face plate and a set of paintbrushes next to it. Barry rips the card off the back of the box and reads it.
Dear Steven,
I know how much you love to create your own championship belts, so I got you this art set that you asked for.
Best Regards,
Gunner Claus
I know how much you love to create your own championship belts, so I got you this art set that you asked for.
Best Regards,
Gunner Claus
Barry lowers the box and looks at it one last time, then shakes his head as he sets it on the stage with the others.
Gunner Claus: “And you know what Barry….I even got him the paint by numbers version since he probably doesn’t know what a real one is supposed to look like. Isn’t that thoughtful of me?”
Barry: “I suppose it is. But let me ask you this Gunner Claus….since you’re such good friends with the WBSW Champion…..do you think he’s going to be ready to defend his title against Steven Gold this weekend?”
The camera view moves over to Gunner Claus and zooms in on him as he gets a smile on his face.
Gunner Claus: “Oh he’s looking forward to it Barry.”
Barry: “Well what do you think the champion is going to do about the Northwest Express? They already bombarded him once before, and this match is no disqualification falls count anywhere. So what’s to stop these guys from getting involved again?”
Gunner Claus stares at Barry with a confident gaze.
Gunner Claus: “Well those guys might have gotten their gifts from me tonight Barry, but the WBSW Champion still has a present for each of them if they show their faces this weekend. I won’t spoil what those presents are exactly, but I can give you a hint…they’re both made up of five knuckles. In any case, the champ loves a good fight so he’ll be ready for anything. In fact, the only thing he loves more than a good fight is Christmas. He even celebrates it in July.”
Barry: “Is that right?”
Gunner Claus: “It sure is. And there’s only one thing better than Christmas in July Barry.”
Barry: “And what’s that?”
Gunner Claus smiles.
Gunner Claus: “Fireworks in December! Merry Christmas everybody!”
Gunner Claus waves at the crowd as he walks back to his motorcycle and tosses the empty gift bag to the side. He snaps up the kickstand and hits the ignition to fire up the bike, then revs up the motor a few times before circling the stage and disappearing back out the side where he came in.