Post by John Green on Jun 26, 2008 18:30:54 GMT -4
[glow=red,2,300]Not Retribution, But Reprisal[/glow]
Prologue
For the first time in half a year a PPV will have the likes of long time APW Star, John Green. This time he faces his bitter enemy Tony Blackwell for Tony’s championship. For the first time in a long time John Green will be in a huge match with what he craves so much a championship on the line. With him in such a angry move ever since the "Second Chance" match he's been looking for more than just Retribution but Reprisal. Will we see him make the title and be the first man in APW to hold two different titles or will Tony take home the title once again?
Scene 1
SMILE
(The scene starts backstage where the ‘Retribution Killer’ John Green is pacing in his lockeroom wearing his new apparel the "Your Retribution Has Been Killed." shirt and baggy blue jeans. He turns to the camera with a big smile on his face.)
John Green- For the first time in my APW career I am heading into a match with confidence in my self. New Years Retribution, Carnage, RassleMania, I never had confidence. I expected to lose my title, and to be honest I expect to cost Tony his. I can’t go back and change that, I was in a bad place. But this time I have confidence in myself and I am going out there to win. This Sunday is my big chance, perhaps my last. Jeff has given me so many, that I haven’t deserved. For the first time I actually believe I earned this shot. I know if Jeff didn’t believe in me, he would have cut me a long time. He has kept me around for a very long time and I thank him for that. I can’t afford to lose this one or he may just decide to give up. My fans may give up on me as well. I honestly think this is my biggest match in my APW career. It may decide how long I last in this wonderful place. I want to be here, no where else. I am not going to leave because I feel like I am being held down. No I am going to go all out. I have never been held down and those people that claim they were or are, they are just quitters. They have given up trying to get to the top so they just blame it on the person above them. I don’t believe in doing that, because I am not a quitter. I will admit I have thought about it, but I stay here and keep going. I never plan on leaving this place because I love it here. Everybody is great and it is the top promotion. But if I can’t perform to everyone else’s level I may decide to go. Every week I try to get better, but if I am not cut out for this then guess what? I will just train harder and harder. I have experienced so many losses in this business that losing isn’t as hard on me. And in all reality that helps me. I am glad I experienced so many losses early on because that made me know not to worry so much. I have lost at so many opportunities and now I just want to win one. In my wrestling career I have never been blessed with the big one until I came to APW. On the grandest stage of them all, I have never pulled through. I have never had the opportunity to celebrate in that defining moment. Many people have, I just haven’t. I don’t know but when it’s the big time I tend to choke and fail. That’s why this one is the most important to me. For me it could decide whether I feel if I should stick around. Many people have come and gone in this business for various reasons. If I were to leave it would have to be when I feel that I am not good enough, that be the one reason I’d leave.
(John holds up one finger and then puts it down.)
John Green- I don’t want to but if I don’t feel I can perform enough to ever reach the top, I couldn’t continue. I don’t want to take a spot on this roster if I feel like someone can do better then me. But don’t think just because "if" lose at Test For The Best I am going to leave, if I feel I can still go I am going to. I want this win so bad, nobody but me knows how much. I have never wanted anything more then a win, that defining moment. That one time where I can hold that title in the air. Sure I had the APW World Heavyweight Championship but what was the first thing that went through everyone’s minds? He only held it for two months he isn’t anything big. This time I have a chance to win a title and prove I am greatness, and then I can finally prove that I am a worthy champion. I don’t plan on having this championship for a month or two this time; I want to hold it for a very long time. I have always dreamt of being that champion that held a title forever, a guy like my idol Bruno Sammartino. Sammartino held the title in a different company for two thousand and eight days, makes my days look awfully tiny right? Well I have always admired him for that and that is what I have aspired to do with my career. I may not be the flashiest star in the world; I may not have the mic skills of some. But I say it isn’t all fun and games, I say that me here talking to you gets the point across just as well as a bunch of crappy interviews. I know the fans love the Trevor Blackwell’s, the Twister’s because Trevor is a Extreme guy and they like that. And the words flow so smoothly when Twister is on the mic. Those two are respected because they have something the fans like. I am not jumping off a forty foot ladder and to be honest the fans and I know I am not the best talker in the world. So I don’t have either of those things going for me. I am just a normal wrestler with decent mic skills but I deeply appreciate that the fans still cheer me. Anyways I may not be the flashiest guy but I feel that I can still get the job done; because things in APW are on the up and up for me.
(Green points up but quickly removes it.)
John Green-Things weren’t always good for me in ICW. In fact these last weeks have sucked. Life was hell for me; I lost my chance at becoming World champ again, I was beaten almost to death by another Blackwell. To say the least things weren’t the best for me. There was one moment that really started my downfall. Since then I haven’t been the same, that moment was when I lost my title at Rasslemania. A year now I have been in this company and that moment was easily my best and worst. How you ask by best? It gave me a new start and seeing how low I had gotten it made me want to do better and better and head to the top. The reason it was my worst was because I had gotten that close to leaving the thing I love. I don’t regret it because since then things have gotten better. It didn’t happen right away but I have become so much better then I have ever dreamed of. I may not be the best or anywhere near it, but winning matches is what it’s all about. And as of late I have been doing just that. I too many have become the loser because not many people are used to seeing me as a winner. But I feel like one because I have become one. I wouldn’t ever compare myself to a Kenny Lambardo because he is the peak of this business. But I do intend to end up being that highly regarded if I end up getting where I want to be. I want to be remembered forever, by anyone. When I hear people talking about the best ever I want my name to be there. When I hear the boy’s in the back talking I want to be one of the one’s they respect. At this time I don’t have that, they hate me. They disrespect me, because they don’t have faith in me. Other then maybe my friends and you great fans I get the same remarks over and over, that I will never be on of the best. I know you have all heard this so many times before but those people that doubt me are what keep me going. And that’s what the funny part is because it has gone full circle. If I win this title I know I could prove them wrong, they wouldn’t disrespect me anymore. That’s one of the main reason’s I want to win this match so bad, I don’t just want it I need it.
(Green pulls his arms toward him as if he is grabbing the win and pulling it to himself.)
John Green- But unfortunately you can’t just get handed things. You have to work your ass to get to the top and that’s what I have done through out my career. But I didn’t use to be like in fact I had given up as I said not to long ago. But I want to tell the kids to never give up and make sure you always give a hundred percent in anything you do. I am lucky I hadn’t given up because if I had my life would have been miserable. I can’t live without wrestling; I eat sleep and breathe wrestling it is my life. If I had thrown it away I would be at home sitting on my couch like a potato. I would have nothing to live for and that’s why I never plan on leaving. The only time I’d leave is if the boss Jeff decides that it is time. I may want to give up but if I did I would have nothing to live for. That’s why I never plan on leaving; I want to be a champ and won’t stop until I get to that position. Being champion is all that is on my mind. Every night before I go to bed, every morning when I wake up; it’s all that is on my mind. I want it so damn much and if I fail, I may just stop trying…just kidding. If I lose I am not going to throw in the towel, oh no. I won’t just stop I will keep going and going until I reach that title. If I were me two months ago and I lost this match I would have gone into one of my sad states and started bitching. But I am not like that anymore now I am more determined and a hell of a lot better then I ever used to be. I actually win matches out there, something that used to come by every so often is now happening on a weekly basis. I have improved so much and I know it. Confidence, in the ring, out of the ring, I have improved everywhere. You may think that by me winning this title I would be satisfied. No, I want this title really bad. But my ultimate goal is to win the World Heavyweight title again. That is what I strive for and that’s what I intend to achieve again. What was my New Years Resolution? It was to strive to get better and guess what it worked. So that’s what I intend on getting to and I won’t stop until I reach that point. What was the one thing that saved me?
(Green holds up one and then puts his hand down.)
John Green- The mission I began back at the start of January. I know what you are all thinking. How in the hell did setting a “mission” help you? Well I may agree with you if I was told that as well but I have experienced first hand that it does indeed work. Since starting this mission I have seen my game rise so much and I feel like a force here in APW. I have beaten the likes of Vinnie Hardcore, Trevor Blackwell, and more since January. I feel like I was rejuvenated and given a second chance. So let’s hope that my success continues for a long time here. Let’s make June the month of Green, wait not just June how about two thousand eight the year of Green. That’s what I want, a year of dominance. I hate losing; I have become accustomed to it. But no person can ever truly ever get over the feeling of a loss. I have experienced losing more times then anyone in APW history probably. So one would say it wouldn’t bother me anymore. But it does and it always will. I always head out there to win and losing makes it feel like I didn’t do what I set out for. I do wrestle for all my fans and my family. I wrestle to prove all the doubters wrong. But most importantly I wrestle for one person more then the rest. Call me arrogant but I wrestle a lot for myself. Wrestling is what I love to do, and I wrestle for that. But when you love something so much; well at least for me. It isn’t enough to just be in the business, you want to be one of the best in the business. That’s why I never give up, and that’s why I never quit like so many others. I have seen so many of the top guys leave because they don’t love this business which is why I don’t strive to be like them. There is one man I strive to be like in APW, that being Trevor Blackwell. So many of the top guys have left the moment they got big, or when they just had there chance. Trevor kept going and going and when he finally got his big break he cashed in on it. He got to the top and what did he do when he lost that title? Did he leave like the rest? No he stayed and took a step forward. That is why I say he is the best in APW history. But not only do I strive to be like Trevor, I also strive to be better then him. He is he tip top and everyone wants to be better then him which is why I want to get above him so when people think of ICW, the first person they think of is me. I strive to be the best, and that’s why I intend on doing. Two thousand and eight is my year and I plan on making it a good one. For to long, I have been on the bottom of the food chain; and I want to be on the top again. So this week is really about not just proving to everyone my first title shot wasn’t a fluke. I want to prove that I can be a respectable champion, to everyone. But most importantly I need to prove it to myself. Two months wasn’t enough to really cement myself as a force in APW. Sure I am always known as the first ever APW World Heavyweight Champion but to me that’s not enough. Whenever I get called that, "It wasn't a great reign though" usually follows it. So by winning this title I can prove that I am not just a sorry wrestler. I want to show that just because the only time I have ever done well was only a couple of months that doesn’t mean that, that is the only time I will be satisfied. So this week is when I will finally, finally prove that I belong. To many I am heading in as the underdog. Tony is one of the best in APW where I am just that loveable loser. But I am used to being the underdog. He's probably already have it in his head that I am that nonody he's going to decimate, no sir! You see this match involves two men and barbed wire and though I may seem like the outsider for the Xtreme title and the style. I plan on making sure that I am a force to be reckoned with in this match. I want to show Tony that underestimating me is not the way to go, although I don’t mind. In fact I would rather they do so. Then when I prove that I am not just a lackey they will have to realize how big of a mistake they have made. Never has there been a match where a man opposite me has really worried about me. They always think that because I have so many losses they have a for sure win. But this is different and I am a changed man now. I am no longer going to lie down and accept a loss. Every match is a hundred percent when it comes to me from now on. I am a changed man, nobody may notice it. Maybe everyone notices it, but either way I know I what I am. So doubt me, I dare you. But when it comes to this week every doubter will be proved wrong. Call me arrogant; call me cocky, hell call me pompous. But I know in my heart that this week is my time to shine. I finally see the light at the end of the tunnel, and I plan on cashing this opportunity in once and for all. I tend to choke with the lights on bright, not this time.
(Green shakes his head and then itches his nose.)
John Green- This mission has been going since January and it may finally reach its culmination this week. I get my first chance in three months and I want it so bad. So Tony may be more Xtreme. But I know deep down inside, I have the biggest heart. And though I may not seem like the favorite to anybody. I want it so bad, and I don’t just want it, I need it. So this week I have confidence, I have heart, and I have desire. Three ingredients that I feel can help me get the win. So doubters, get ready to be stunned. This is my time, I just know it. I may sound arrogant, but I don’t care. I want this more then any match in my career. So I can prove the doubters wrong, and more importantly prove to my fans and myself that I am championship material. At Test For The Best this will be my biggest match ever, at least in my stand point. I can finally show that I can win it, and I plan on doing it. I may be considered the underdog, well not in my eyes. So be prepared for a big surprise this week because I am going all out. Doubt me! DOUBT ME! It won’t faze me because when it is all said and done, there won’t be any reason to doubt me. I crave gold; I want it and need it. That feeling of it around your waist is the best in the world, I know. So this week in my never ending quest to be at the top, I can finally see it going somewhere. My cause was not a complete waste and this week at Test For The Best, that title will be around my waist as long as I stay in the game. My first opportunity in the last three months, and I plan on cashing in on it.
(Green stops to take a breath.)
John Green- Many called it mission impossible but I kept to. And hopefully my mission will be completed this Sunday at Test For The Best. In life nothing is impossible and life is sprinkled with stories of the big beating the small, the few beating the many, and maybe this week we will see the “underdog” beating the best. So we will see if my mission is completed this week. Am I the underdog? Not in my eyes. Tony you be beaten on Sunday and I will be victorious because I'm just that damn good and you better believe it.
(Green has a rather blank face as the camera slowly fades to black.)
Scene 2
The Interview
(The second scene starts backstage with John Green walking through the halls wearing essentially the same thing as before only with a different t-shirt on. He turns the corner and a few superstars are seen in the background. Green walks right by Phil but Phil catches up to him with a mic and then the camera stops ready to roll.)
Phil- Can I get an interview John? Just a quick one before Test For The Best?
(Green stops walking and turns to Phil and nods looking rather annoyed.)
John Green- Go ahead.
Phil- John, my first question is something I have been very confused about. Last week on Overdrive you turned on your teammate after the match, any reason?
John Green- Reason? Hell yes there was a reason. Maybe you didn't catch Overdrive two weeks ago. When Tony came into the ring and cost me a Test For The Best qualifying shot against Austin Daniels. I didn’t care about the pin over Tony and I have nothing against Austiels. It wasn’t for anyone but me. I have this thing where I need to win to really have that confidence I need to keep it up. So I wanted to head into the biggest match of two thousand eight to be a big one for me. I wanted to have confidence heading into it. And by picking up the win I would feel like a million bucks. But Tony couldn't stand to see another man be better than him after I pinned him and Daniels pinned that slut Katrina it proved one thing. That I am better than him. But he didn't want to go out without a fight. So he sabotaged both matches last week and the week before that. I have nothing against Daniels and well business is business as far as I see it. If it had been one of my true "friends" like Tony, I might have won both matches. So basically the attack torwards him was all about confidence and by doing what I did it made me want to win this match even more. The feeling of being the last man will be amazing, and I want that. Maybe I will give him the Headsplitter of his life even more painfil then the flying one he got last week. All I want is to have the crowd cheering while I hold that title high in the air. When I won my APW World Heavyweight championship, I received cheers because I respected the fans. Now I want to be able to be a respected champion again. One the fans can be proud of, that’s all I want. This match is going to be huge and guess what makes it even better? My family will be there. I invited all of my family to the show in hopes I can impress them. Having there cheers in the crowd will only make things better. The crowd itself always fires me up but with my parents there, I just can’t wait. I have been sitting backstage twitching just unable to wait anymore to get out there. I just can’t wait to walk through the curtain and hear those cheers. Last night I was really nervous as I always am. But today I have been really fired up for this match. Not only is that title on the line but so is my dignity. Never have in APW have won two different title in APW which is why I can’t wait. I want to prove to everyone I can do it, and I am sure I can.
(Green smiles and before Phil can ask his next question he begins talking again.)
John Green- This match is a barbed Wire match. The last time I saw one of these was between Sabu and Terry Funk. It was an epic match but now the match returns and me and Tony have come to make history. Tony I'm not that "extreme" but I have pinned you once and it will happen again. You tried to take me out previously. But I am still here, I am still standing. But I survivedand I am glad I have. I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else. This is the greatest place on earth, because I get to do what I want that’s wrestle. Is this paradise, or what Phil?
(Phil nods but seems more focused on the task at hand.)
Phil- Sure is, but this match is a barbed wired match, you worried at all that you could loseand be ripped to shreds
John Green- That worries me a little but not a whole lot. I feel that I will always find a way to kick him out. It worries me that I have lots ways to lose easily due to the wire, but the fact is so does Tony. It’s not like I am the only man affected by this. But as much as it may seem like a disadvantage it doesn’t matter. I do sort of worry about Tony though because he is one of the extreme men in wrestling. If anybody could find a way to pull this in his favor it be Tony. So whatever sick ideas he has in that twisted head of his I will have to try and counter them.
Phil- And since we are on Test For The Best, how about your opponent the Xtreme Champion, Tony Blackwell?
(As soon as Phil says Tony Blackwell; Green immediately looks pissed.)
John Green- The man I least respect in this company? Tony. I used to really respect him, I did. But that was just because I never knew the man. I always thought he was that nice get along with man that loves to be extreme. Turns out he is not nice one bit; he is nothing but pure arrogance. He already has it in his head that he is going to beat me here tonight. He always has saying I am below him because he has that belt. Yet I have pinned him. He has never beaten me and yet he has the nerve to act like he is superior to me. Well Tony, I can care less about anything you are the man I want to take out. I don’t want to hurt you, end your career, none of that. You see I want to do something, take something that you hold dearest to you. I want that Xtreme championship and I won’t stop until I get it. Two weeks ago, you cost me a world title shot. You started this hatred, prior to that it was just business. Just two men going at it right? Well had you just hit me, it would have been ok. But instead you busted me open with the title and spit on me after the match. From then on, this became more then just business. Thats when I had to get even and attack you. That’s when you made me really hate you. I don’t do that anymore but what I do want is that title you have, and I will get it. I want to make you suffer just like you made me suffer. You are to blame for everything going wrong in APW for me. And I am out for revenge, and I plan on getting it. No I'm out for Retribution, no not retribution but reprisal. If you want a fight, I will give you a fight. If you want a barbed wire brawl, I am going to give you a bloody barbed wire brawl. Anyway you want it; I am going to take it to you. This is past just being a match at least for me. I want that title so bad and right now you are the person that holds it. I want to take it from you, like you took my dignity from me. You are nothing but an arrogant piece of shit. And since you seem to think you are the bomb we will see just how you do come Sunday.
(Phil is about to ask another question but John gets ready to talk again.)
John Green- Tony two men will head into Test For The Best. Two great wrestlers and though it may seem like I am the underdog to just about everyone. I don’t see myself as the underdog, I see myself as the most determined. I have heart, determination, and desire and I will use all three of those this Sunday. Doubt me all you want, come Sunday you fans may not have anything to doubt. Tony you are one of the best in APW and I really respect you in the ring, but out of it I hate you . I know one thing is for sure about this Sunday, it will be one hell of a match. It will be a bloody brawl, it’s going to be a clash of two men all with one goal, get the Xtreme Championship at any cost. Nothing matters from the past as soon as we hit the ring. I don’t care whether I pinned Tony three times All I know is that this is the match I need to worry about. Three months, three long months and I am getting my shot. My opportunity to be back where I want to be. My mission can be completed this Sunday if I win that title. I want this match more then ever and I will stop at nothing to win it, a hundred percent will go into this match. Doubters beware, this time I am not going to choke like at Rasslemanis IV. This time I am heading out there to win this match, this week I am going to prove I am not APW’s jobber. Test For The Best is my night, my night to finally get gold around my waist. Three months I have been screwing around. Now I am ready to get back on top, return to my prime. I am not just a former World champion, I am a true champion. And I plan on proving that this week. This week is my big break and I plan on cashing it in, I want to show Jeff that he isn’t giving chances to someone that will just toss them away. Tony we will see who the best man is, and I just hope it is me. May the best man win!
Prologue
For the first time in half a year a PPV will have the likes of long time APW Star, John Green. This time he faces his bitter enemy Tony Blackwell for Tony’s championship. For the first time in a long time John Green will be in a huge match with what he craves so much a championship on the line. With him in such a angry move ever since the "Second Chance" match he's been looking for more than just Retribution but Reprisal. Will we see him make the title and be the first man in APW to hold two different titles or will Tony take home the title once again?
Scene 1
SMILE
(The scene starts backstage where the ‘Retribution Killer’ John Green is pacing in his lockeroom wearing his new apparel the "Your Retribution Has Been Killed." shirt and baggy blue jeans. He turns to the camera with a big smile on his face.)
John Green- For the first time in my APW career I am heading into a match with confidence in my self. New Years Retribution, Carnage, RassleMania, I never had confidence. I expected to lose my title, and to be honest I expect to cost Tony his. I can’t go back and change that, I was in a bad place. But this time I have confidence in myself and I am going out there to win. This Sunday is my big chance, perhaps my last. Jeff has given me so many, that I haven’t deserved. For the first time I actually believe I earned this shot. I know if Jeff didn’t believe in me, he would have cut me a long time. He has kept me around for a very long time and I thank him for that. I can’t afford to lose this one or he may just decide to give up. My fans may give up on me as well. I honestly think this is my biggest match in my APW career. It may decide how long I last in this wonderful place. I want to be here, no where else. I am not going to leave because I feel like I am being held down. No I am going to go all out. I have never been held down and those people that claim they were or are, they are just quitters. They have given up trying to get to the top so they just blame it on the person above them. I don’t believe in doing that, because I am not a quitter. I will admit I have thought about it, but I stay here and keep going. I never plan on leaving this place because I love it here. Everybody is great and it is the top promotion. But if I can’t perform to everyone else’s level I may decide to go. Every week I try to get better, but if I am not cut out for this then guess what? I will just train harder and harder. I have experienced so many losses in this business that losing isn’t as hard on me. And in all reality that helps me. I am glad I experienced so many losses early on because that made me know not to worry so much. I have lost at so many opportunities and now I just want to win one. In my wrestling career I have never been blessed with the big one until I came to APW. On the grandest stage of them all, I have never pulled through. I have never had the opportunity to celebrate in that defining moment. Many people have, I just haven’t. I don’t know but when it’s the big time I tend to choke and fail. That’s why this one is the most important to me. For me it could decide whether I feel if I should stick around. Many people have come and gone in this business for various reasons. If I were to leave it would have to be when I feel that I am not good enough, that be the one reason I’d leave.
(John holds up one finger and then puts it down.)
John Green- I don’t want to but if I don’t feel I can perform enough to ever reach the top, I couldn’t continue. I don’t want to take a spot on this roster if I feel like someone can do better then me. But don’t think just because "if" lose at Test For The Best I am going to leave, if I feel I can still go I am going to. I want this win so bad, nobody but me knows how much. I have never wanted anything more then a win, that defining moment. That one time where I can hold that title in the air. Sure I had the APW World Heavyweight Championship but what was the first thing that went through everyone’s minds? He only held it for two months he isn’t anything big. This time I have a chance to win a title and prove I am greatness, and then I can finally prove that I am a worthy champion. I don’t plan on having this championship for a month or two this time; I want to hold it for a very long time. I have always dreamt of being that champion that held a title forever, a guy like my idol Bruno Sammartino. Sammartino held the title in a different company for two thousand and eight days, makes my days look awfully tiny right? Well I have always admired him for that and that is what I have aspired to do with my career. I may not be the flashiest star in the world; I may not have the mic skills of some. But I say it isn’t all fun and games, I say that me here talking to you gets the point across just as well as a bunch of crappy interviews. I know the fans love the Trevor Blackwell’s, the Twister’s because Trevor is a Extreme guy and they like that. And the words flow so smoothly when Twister is on the mic. Those two are respected because they have something the fans like. I am not jumping off a forty foot ladder and to be honest the fans and I know I am not the best talker in the world. So I don’t have either of those things going for me. I am just a normal wrestler with decent mic skills but I deeply appreciate that the fans still cheer me. Anyways I may not be the flashiest guy but I feel that I can still get the job done; because things in APW are on the up and up for me.
(Green points up but quickly removes it.)
John Green-Things weren’t always good for me in ICW. In fact these last weeks have sucked. Life was hell for me; I lost my chance at becoming World champ again, I was beaten almost to death by another Blackwell. To say the least things weren’t the best for me. There was one moment that really started my downfall. Since then I haven’t been the same, that moment was when I lost my title at Rasslemania. A year now I have been in this company and that moment was easily my best and worst. How you ask by best? It gave me a new start and seeing how low I had gotten it made me want to do better and better and head to the top. The reason it was my worst was because I had gotten that close to leaving the thing I love. I don’t regret it because since then things have gotten better. It didn’t happen right away but I have become so much better then I have ever dreamed of. I may not be the best or anywhere near it, but winning matches is what it’s all about. And as of late I have been doing just that. I too many have become the loser because not many people are used to seeing me as a winner. But I feel like one because I have become one. I wouldn’t ever compare myself to a Kenny Lambardo because he is the peak of this business. But I do intend to end up being that highly regarded if I end up getting where I want to be. I want to be remembered forever, by anyone. When I hear people talking about the best ever I want my name to be there. When I hear the boy’s in the back talking I want to be one of the one’s they respect. At this time I don’t have that, they hate me. They disrespect me, because they don’t have faith in me. Other then maybe my friends and you great fans I get the same remarks over and over, that I will never be on of the best. I know you have all heard this so many times before but those people that doubt me are what keep me going. And that’s what the funny part is because it has gone full circle. If I win this title I know I could prove them wrong, they wouldn’t disrespect me anymore. That’s one of the main reason’s I want to win this match so bad, I don’t just want it I need it.
(Green pulls his arms toward him as if he is grabbing the win and pulling it to himself.)
John Green- But unfortunately you can’t just get handed things. You have to work your ass to get to the top and that’s what I have done through out my career. But I didn’t use to be like in fact I had given up as I said not to long ago. But I want to tell the kids to never give up and make sure you always give a hundred percent in anything you do. I am lucky I hadn’t given up because if I had my life would have been miserable. I can’t live without wrestling; I eat sleep and breathe wrestling it is my life. If I had thrown it away I would be at home sitting on my couch like a potato. I would have nothing to live for and that’s why I never plan on leaving. The only time I’d leave is if the boss Jeff decides that it is time. I may want to give up but if I did I would have nothing to live for. That’s why I never plan on leaving; I want to be a champ and won’t stop until I get to that position. Being champion is all that is on my mind. Every night before I go to bed, every morning when I wake up; it’s all that is on my mind. I want it so damn much and if I fail, I may just stop trying…just kidding. If I lose I am not going to throw in the towel, oh no. I won’t just stop I will keep going and going until I reach that title. If I were me two months ago and I lost this match I would have gone into one of my sad states and started bitching. But I am not like that anymore now I am more determined and a hell of a lot better then I ever used to be. I actually win matches out there, something that used to come by every so often is now happening on a weekly basis. I have improved so much and I know it. Confidence, in the ring, out of the ring, I have improved everywhere. You may think that by me winning this title I would be satisfied. No, I want this title really bad. But my ultimate goal is to win the World Heavyweight title again. That is what I strive for and that’s what I intend to achieve again. What was my New Years Resolution? It was to strive to get better and guess what it worked. So that’s what I intend on getting to and I won’t stop until I reach that point. What was the one thing that saved me?
(Green holds up one and then puts his hand down.)
John Green- The mission I began back at the start of January. I know what you are all thinking. How in the hell did setting a “mission” help you? Well I may agree with you if I was told that as well but I have experienced first hand that it does indeed work. Since starting this mission I have seen my game rise so much and I feel like a force here in APW. I have beaten the likes of Vinnie Hardcore, Trevor Blackwell, and more since January. I feel like I was rejuvenated and given a second chance. So let’s hope that my success continues for a long time here. Let’s make June the month of Green, wait not just June how about two thousand eight the year of Green. That’s what I want, a year of dominance. I hate losing; I have become accustomed to it. But no person can ever truly ever get over the feeling of a loss. I have experienced losing more times then anyone in APW history probably. So one would say it wouldn’t bother me anymore. But it does and it always will. I always head out there to win and losing makes it feel like I didn’t do what I set out for. I do wrestle for all my fans and my family. I wrestle to prove all the doubters wrong. But most importantly I wrestle for one person more then the rest. Call me arrogant but I wrestle a lot for myself. Wrestling is what I love to do, and I wrestle for that. But when you love something so much; well at least for me. It isn’t enough to just be in the business, you want to be one of the best in the business. That’s why I never give up, and that’s why I never quit like so many others. I have seen so many of the top guys leave because they don’t love this business which is why I don’t strive to be like them. There is one man I strive to be like in APW, that being Trevor Blackwell. So many of the top guys have left the moment they got big, or when they just had there chance. Trevor kept going and going and when he finally got his big break he cashed in on it. He got to the top and what did he do when he lost that title? Did he leave like the rest? No he stayed and took a step forward. That is why I say he is the best in APW history. But not only do I strive to be like Trevor, I also strive to be better then him. He is he tip top and everyone wants to be better then him which is why I want to get above him so when people think of ICW, the first person they think of is me. I strive to be the best, and that’s why I intend on doing. Two thousand and eight is my year and I plan on making it a good one. For to long, I have been on the bottom of the food chain; and I want to be on the top again. So this week is really about not just proving to everyone my first title shot wasn’t a fluke. I want to prove that I can be a respectable champion, to everyone. But most importantly I need to prove it to myself. Two months wasn’t enough to really cement myself as a force in APW. Sure I am always known as the first ever APW World Heavyweight Champion but to me that’s not enough. Whenever I get called that, "It wasn't a great reign though" usually follows it. So by winning this title I can prove that I am not just a sorry wrestler. I want to show that just because the only time I have ever done well was only a couple of months that doesn’t mean that, that is the only time I will be satisfied. So this week is when I will finally, finally prove that I belong. To many I am heading in as the underdog. Tony is one of the best in APW where I am just that loveable loser. But I am used to being the underdog. He's probably already have it in his head that I am that nonody he's going to decimate, no sir! You see this match involves two men and barbed wire and though I may seem like the outsider for the Xtreme title and the style. I plan on making sure that I am a force to be reckoned with in this match. I want to show Tony that underestimating me is not the way to go, although I don’t mind. In fact I would rather they do so. Then when I prove that I am not just a lackey they will have to realize how big of a mistake they have made. Never has there been a match where a man opposite me has really worried about me. They always think that because I have so many losses they have a for sure win. But this is different and I am a changed man now. I am no longer going to lie down and accept a loss. Every match is a hundred percent when it comes to me from now on. I am a changed man, nobody may notice it. Maybe everyone notices it, but either way I know I what I am. So doubt me, I dare you. But when it comes to this week every doubter will be proved wrong. Call me arrogant; call me cocky, hell call me pompous. But I know in my heart that this week is my time to shine. I finally see the light at the end of the tunnel, and I plan on cashing this opportunity in once and for all. I tend to choke with the lights on bright, not this time.
(Green shakes his head and then itches his nose.)
John Green- This mission has been going since January and it may finally reach its culmination this week. I get my first chance in three months and I want it so bad. So Tony may be more Xtreme. But I know deep down inside, I have the biggest heart. And though I may not seem like the favorite to anybody. I want it so bad, and I don’t just want it, I need it. So this week I have confidence, I have heart, and I have desire. Three ingredients that I feel can help me get the win. So doubters, get ready to be stunned. This is my time, I just know it. I may sound arrogant, but I don’t care. I want this more then any match in my career. So I can prove the doubters wrong, and more importantly prove to my fans and myself that I am championship material. At Test For The Best this will be my biggest match ever, at least in my stand point. I can finally show that I can win it, and I plan on doing it. I may be considered the underdog, well not in my eyes. So be prepared for a big surprise this week because I am going all out. Doubt me! DOUBT ME! It won’t faze me because when it is all said and done, there won’t be any reason to doubt me. I crave gold; I want it and need it. That feeling of it around your waist is the best in the world, I know. So this week in my never ending quest to be at the top, I can finally see it going somewhere. My cause was not a complete waste and this week at Test For The Best, that title will be around my waist as long as I stay in the game. My first opportunity in the last three months, and I plan on cashing in on it.
(Green stops to take a breath.)
John Green- Many called it mission impossible but I kept to. And hopefully my mission will be completed this Sunday at Test For The Best. In life nothing is impossible and life is sprinkled with stories of the big beating the small, the few beating the many, and maybe this week we will see the “underdog” beating the best. So we will see if my mission is completed this week. Am I the underdog? Not in my eyes. Tony you be beaten on Sunday and I will be victorious because I'm just that damn good and you better believe it.
(Green has a rather blank face as the camera slowly fades to black.)
Scene 2
The Interview
(The second scene starts backstage with John Green walking through the halls wearing essentially the same thing as before only with a different t-shirt on. He turns the corner and a few superstars are seen in the background. Green walks right by Phil but Phil catches up to him with a mic and then the camera stops ready to roll.)
Phil- Can I get an interview John? Just a quick one before Test For The Best?
(Green stops walking and turns to Phil and nods looking rather annoyed.)
John Green- Go ahead.
Phil- John, my first question is something I have been very confused about. Last week on Overdrive you turned on your teammate after the match, any reason?
John Green- Reason? Hell yes there was a reason. Maybe you didn't catch Overdrive two weeks ago. When Tony came into the ring and cost me a Test For The Best qualifying shot against Austin Daniels. I didn’t care about the pin over Tony and I have nothing against Austiels. It wasn’t for anyone but me. I have this thing where I need to win to really have that confidence I need to keep it up. So I wanted to head into the biggest match of two thousand eight to be a big one for me. I wanted to have confidence heading into it. And by picking up the win I would feel like a million bucks. But Tony couldn't stand to see another man be better than him after I pinned him and Daniels pinned that slut Katrina it proved one thing. That I am better than him. But he didn't want to go out without a fight. So he sabotaged both matches last week and the week before that. I have nothing against Daniels and well business is business as far as I see it. If it had been one of my true "friends" like Tony, I might have won both matches. So basically the attack torwards him was all about confidence and by doing what I did it made me want to win this match even more. The feeling of being the last man will be amazing, and I want that. Maybe I will give him the Headsplitter of his life even more painfil then the flying one he got last week. All I want is to have the crowd cheering while I hold that title high in the air. When I won my APW World Heavyweight championship, I received cheers because I respected the fans. Now I want to be able to be a respected champion again. One the fans can be proud of, that’s all I want. This match is going to be huge and guess what makes it even better? My family will be there. I invited all of my family to the show in hopes I can impress them. Having there cheers in the crowd will only make things better. The crowd itself always fires me up but with my parents there, I just can’t wait. I have been sitting backstage twitching just unable to wait anymore to get out there. I just can’t wait to walk through the curtain and hear those cheers. Last night I was really nervous as I always am. But today I have been really fired up for this match. Not only is that title on the line but so is my dignity. Never have in APW have won two different title in APW which is why I can’t wait. I want to prove to everyone I can do it, and I am sure I can.
(Green smiles and before Phil can ask his next question he begins talking again.)
John Green- This match is a barbed Wire match. The last time I saw one of these was between Sabu and Terry Funk. It was an epic match but now the match returns and me and Tony have come to make history. Tony I'm not that "extreme" but I have pinned you once and it will happen again. You tried to take me out previously. But I am still here, I am still standing. But I survivedand I am glad I have. I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else. This is the greatest place on earth, because I get to do what I want that’s wrestle. Is this paradise, or what Phil?
(Phil nods but seems more focused on the task at hand.)
Phil- Sure is, but this match is a barbed wired match, you worried at all that you could loseand be ripped to shreds
John Green- That worries me a little but not a whole lot. I feel that I will always find a way to kick him out. It worries me that I have lots ways to lose easily due to the wire, but the fact is so does Tony. It’s not like I am the only man affected by this. But as much as it may seem like a disadvantage it doesn’t matter. I do sort of worry about Tony though because he is one of the extreme men in wrestling. If anybody could find a way to pull this in his favor it be Tony. So whatever sick ideas he has in that twisted head of his I will have to try and counter them.
Phil- And since we are on Test For The Best, how about your opponent the Xtreme Champion, Tony Blackwell?
(As soon as Phil says Tony Blackwell; Green immediately looks pissed.)
John Green- The man I least respect in this company? Tony. I used to really respect him, I did. But that was just because I never knew the man. I always thought he was that nice get along with man that loves to be extreme. Turns out he is not nice one bit; he is nothing but pure arrogance. He already has it in his head that he is going to beat me here tonight. He always has saying I am below him because he has that belt. Yet I have pinned him. He has never beaten me and yet he has the nerve to act like he is superior to me. Well Tony, I can care less about anything you are the man I want to take out. I don’t want to hurt you, end your career, none of that. You see I want to do something, take something that you hold dearest to you. I want that Xtreme championship and I won’t stop until I get it. Two weeks ago, you cost me a world title shot. You started this hatred, prior to that it was just business. Just two men going at it right? Well had you just hit me, it would have been ok. But instead you busted me open with the title and spit on me after the match. From then on, this became more then just business. Thats when I had to get even and attack you. That’s when you made me really hate you. I don’t do that anymore but what I do want is that title you have, and I will get it. I want to make you suffer just like you made me suffer. You are to blame for everything going wrong in APW for me. And I am out for revenge, and I plan on getting it. No I'm out for Retribution, no not retribution but reprisal. If you want a fight, I will give you a fight. If you want a barbed wire brawl, I am going to give you a bloody barbed wire brawl. Anyway you want it; I am going to take it to you. This is past just being a match at least for me. I want that title so bad and right now you are the person that holds it. I want to take it from you, like you took my dignity from me. You are nothing but an arrogant piece of shit. And since you seem to think you are the bomb we will see just how you do come Sunday.
(Phil is about to ask another question but John gets ready to talk again.)
John Green- Tony two men will head into Test For The Best. Two great wrestlers and though it may seem like I am the underdog to just about everyone. I don’t see myself as the underdog, I see myself as the most determined. I have heart, determination, and desire and I will use all three of those this Sunday. Doubt me all you want, come Sunday you fans may not have anything to doubt. Tony you are one of the best in APW and I really respect you in the ring, but out of it I hate you . I know one thing is for sure about this Sunday, it will be one hell of a match. It will be a bloody brawl, it’s going to be a clash of two men all with one goal, get the Xtreme Championship at any cost. Nothing matters from the past as soon as we hit the ring. I don’t care whether I pinned Tony three times All I know is that this is the match I need to worry about. Three months, three long months and I am getting my shot. My opportunity to be back where I want to be. My mission can be completed this Sunday if I win that title. I want this match more then ever and I will stop at nothing to win it, a hundred percent will go into this match. Doubters beware, this time I am not going to choke like at Rasslemanis IV. This time I am heading out there to win this match, this week I am going to prove I am not APW’s jobber. Test For The Best is my night, my night to finally get gold around my waist. Three months I have been screwing around. Now I am ready to get back on top, return to my prime. I am not just a former World champion, I am a true champion. And I plan on proving that this week. This week is my big break and I plan on cashing it in, I want to show Jeff that he isn’t giving chances to someone that will just toss them away. Tony we will see who the best man is, and I just hope it is me. May the best man win!
