Post by Hollywood on Jul 1, 2010 20:46:01 GMT -4
It had been several days since Shaun Kilgore and his girlfriend, Shelly, had their big quarrel that resulted in Shelly kicking Shaun out of her house before he could finish his dinner. The following day after their brouhaha, Shaun got up the nerve to call and leave her a voicemail, apologizing for what had transpired the night before before he had to meet up with Gordon Heath in Fort Worth.
Then it was on to Overdrive, where his team won an eight person tag team bout that was a small sneak peek at the Test For The Best tournament. Possibly jealous of the fact that it was Young Mannie that won the match for the team, Shaun acted as if he was congratulating Mannie by raising his arm in the air, only to get clotheslined out of his boots, followed by everyone that had been in the match duking it out in a wild melee. After the show, Shaun had checked his cellphone and saw he had a new voicemail. He took a listen to it, and it was Shelly, accepting his apology and wanting to meet him for lunch on Saturday.
==JUNE 26, 2010, 2:34 PM==
Shaun and Shelly were seated in a booth inside Dunpork's House of Bacon in Coppell, Texas. Coming in after 2:30 was a wise decision given that the Saturday breakfast and lunch rush was now over.
SHAUN KILGORE
Thanks for meeting me here, babe.
SHELLY
No problem. I've always wanted to come check this place out, as much as you talk about it.
Their waiter, a medium sized young man with curly brown hair, approached their table.
WAITER
Hi, how are you?
SHAUN KILGORE
Couldn't be better.
WAITER
Well I'm Kevin, I'll be your server. What would you two like to drink?
SHELLY
I'll take a sweet tea.
SHAUN KILGORE
I'll go with a sweet tea, as well.
KEVIN
Alright, I'll be back with those sweet teas for you.
Kevin walked off to go get their drinks as Shaun and Shelly resumed their conversation.
SHELLY
So are you surprised I called you back?
SHAUN KILGORE
Pleasantly surprised.
SHELLY
Well I believe everyone deserves the benefit of the doubt the first time around. But you will need to get a handle on that anger.
SHAUN KILGORE
I know, but it's so hard when you have fans trash talking you, moron fans hounding you for pictures and/or autographs when you just don't have the time...
Shaun, unable to think of anything else to say, just threw his arms up in the air and let out a small sigh.
SHAUN KILGORE
It's just so stressful that at times, I feel like I can't help it.
SHELLY
That doesn't mean you can just take it out on anybody though. I know it's hard, because when I was younger, I had a problem with my anger as well.
Shaun couldn't believe his ears. Someone so sweet and innocent, at least in his eyes, used to have a problem with her temper? How was that possible? He couldn't help but shake his head in disbelief and said to her, "You?!" Nodding her head, Shelly continued giving her expert advice.
SHELLY
Yep. If I had a nickel for the number of times I got in trouble at school for my temper, I'd own my own Sport Clips by now.
Kevin has returned to their table with their sweet teas. He set them down on the table as Shaun and Shelly thanked him.
KEVIN
Alright, it looks like you haven't even opened your menus yet. I take it you either know what you want or need more time.
SHAUN KILGORE
We'll need some time. In fact, is it alright if I come up and approach you when we're ready?
KEVIN
Not a problem whatsoever. Just let me know.
Shaun thanked Kevin for his courtesy as Kevin nodded his head, smiled back and went on about his business.
SHELLY
Anyway, what you need to do is what you did last week on Overdrive. You remember what happened after the match was over, right?
SHAUN KILGORE
Do I ever. I cleaned Mannie's clock, and got my hands on anybody that tried to mess with me when that big melee broke out.
SHELLY
Notice how you waited till then to bring your anger out. You follow me here?
SHAUN KILGORE
I follow you. Just wait till the bell rings, then just beat the ever living daylights out of whoever I'm in the ring with.
SHELLY
Exactly.
SHAUN KILGORE
Now what if some referee screws me over? You know that someone needs to teach them a lesson.
SHELLY
Shaun, you've gotta leave that to those who are in charge, such as Biggs.
The look on Shaun's face told you that he was going to agree to disagree, as he valued his relationship with Shelly to the point that he knew it wasn't worth it to throw it all away over a small disagreement. They would go on to have a great meal with great service at Dunpork's House of Bacon.
==JULY 1, 2010, 3:17 PM==
Even though he didn't need to be here until July 4, Shaun, dressed in jeans and a white T-shirt with the emblem for Sportsradio 1310 the Ticket(a popular radio station in Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas) on the front, decided to pay the MTS Center in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada an early visit.
He looked up at the building as he began to address the masses watching on actionpackedwrestling.tk.
SHAUN KILGORE
In just a few days, eight people, including myself, enter a tournament to see who truly is the best of this elite eight and go on to receive a shot at the APW Heavyweight Championship at Shockwave in August. The Test For The Best is what they call it. And you know the great thing about it?
Shaun turned his attention to the camera for the duration of the rest of this video.
SHAUN KILGORE
None of us know who the hell we're facing in the first round of action. They could throw me in there with my old "friend" Young Mannie in the first round. The Kobe Bryant of APW. You know how it goes. The Pau Gasols and Derek Fishers do all the grunt work, yet Kobe gets all the credit. No wonder Shaq got out of there when he could! Sure, Kobe scores his points and all that, but, with the exception of this year, how often does he do the little things that need to be done to win? When's the last time you recall seeing Kobe lunging for a ball that's about to go out of bounds, or tipping in a missed shot, or fighting for a rebound? And he sure as hell doesn't pass to an open man. Yet he's the one that gets all the credit. That's Young Mannie in a nutshell when it came to our team last week in the eight person tag team match. Biggs, Leila Farrahi, and I worked our asses off to win that match, and here comes Young Mannie to swoop in and take all the glory. So I did what Derek Fisher, Pau Gasol, Rick Fox, Shaquille O'Neal and others have always wanted to do to Kobe Bryant but never had the balls to do it. I clotheslined Young Mannie into the next millennium. And then, all hell broke loose. Everybody that is in this Test For The Best tournament tore into each other like a bunch of hungry lions as we threw out any and all regard for our well being going into the tournament.
Another person I could get thrown in there with is my latest adversary, Leila Farrahi. I would love nothing more than to be able to gain redemption for that fluke of a loss two weeks ago. Leila, simply put, you got lucky. The stars aligned just right for you that night. You probably even foolishly thought that you would forever "cleanse" me from APW after handing me such a humiliating loss after I had gone unbeaten for so long. But instead, that loss did the exact opposite. It has made me stronger and more determined than ever to win this tournament and go on to Shockwave to face whoever is the APW Heavyweight Champion. In fact, Leila, I pray to God, Allah, Buddah, and even Chuck Norris himself that it's you and me in the finals, not the semi-finals, and not even the first round. Yes, getting my win back from you would be great and all, but there would be no better feeling in the world than to beat you in the finals to become the #1 contender to the APW Championship.
Now I mentioned deities such as God, Allah, Buddah, and Chuck Norris, which brings me to one Criss Cassidy. "The Second Coming" as he calls himself. A man who I've heard a lot about from my teachers, Gordon Heath and the Sports Nutz. They are all too familiar with you, Criss, and you know what? I know your weak points, but you don't know mine. You see, Gordie, George and Craig taught me everything they know about you. But you're not tight with anybody for them to tell them what they know about me. And even if you were, there wouldn't be much to tell them because I've only lost one match in APW thus far. Not to mention that every time someone thought they had exploited a weakness of mine and thought they had the match won, I still had just enough left in the tank to steal the win out from under them. So Criss, call upon God all you want. I know for a fact that he won't listen to you because he doesn't have the time of day for frauds such as yourself. In fact, there's a better chance of Benny Hinn legitimately healing someone from cancer than there is of God coming down to help you in the Test For The Best.
Then there's John Green, someone else I've quickly become familiar with in my short time here in APW. A man who still to this day lives in denial from the night that I beat him in the middle of the ring, 1-2-3. He STILL cannot get over that fact, and it will haunt him for the rest of his life. In fact, he may never be able to exorcise that demon because there's no guarantee we'll even face off in the tournament because he could be gone by the first round without us being matched up against each other. And by the way, what the hell is a "Retribution Killer?" Makes about as much sense as the hype around World Cup soccer.
Now let's move on to our esteemed General Manager, the man known simply as Biggs. As much as it pains me to say it, because you are a great GM, if you and me end up going one-on-one in this tournament, I am going to chew you up and spit you out just like anybody else in this tournament. You see, I'm willing to do something that while you claim you're up to, I'm not so sure. If I get into the ring with either Sally Talfourd or Leila Farrahi, I'm not going to think twice about knocking their heads off and kicking their stinkin' teeth in. You, on the other hand, don't like to hit a woman. Now you claim that you're going to put that aside when the tournament commences, but like I said, I'm not so convinced. You see, Biggs, nice guys finish last, which really surprises me about you considering how cutthroat you were to become GM of APW.
Moving right along, next up on the list is another one name wonder, Blade. Blade, you don't seem to remember much about 2009 because you were such a weakling, falling into the trap of drugs, promiscuous sex and alcohol. Well, if you happen to draw my number, 2010 will become even more of a blur, and not because of any of life's vices, but because I will bash your brains through your nose.
And last, but not least, Sally Talfourd. I'll give you credit where it's due, you are one tough cookie, no denying that. But then again, you've never had to be in the ring with me in a one-on-one match. The eight person tag is nothing compared to what a one-on-one match with me would be like because in a one-on-one situation, you don't have three other people to bail you out with a tag. As far as you being the "Last Magician" is concerned, the only thing you'll manage to make disappear will be your very own career if you happen to get into the ring with me in this tournament.
Shaun took a deep breath as he looked up at the MTS Center.
SHAUN KILGORE
Today may be Canada Day. But as one man once said, mark that under who gives a sh*t. To show you how much better the Fourth of July is than Canada Day, consider the fact that APW has a major PPV... in Canada... on the Fourth of July! SCOREBOARD!
That's a wrap as Shaun Kilgore used his hands to point to his crotch in a crotch-chop-like fashion when he shouted "Scoreboard!" Can Shaun Kilgore finally show the world why he is known as "The Showstopper?" Can he rise above seven other wrestlers to become the #1 contender and face whoever the APW Heavyweight Champion is at Shockwave? Order APW Test For The Best on PPV this Fourth of July and find out!
Then it was on to Overdrive, where his team won an eight person tag team bout that was a small sneak peek at the Test For The Best tournament. Possibly jealous of the fact that it was Young Mannie that won the match for the team, Shaun acted as if he was congratulating Mannie by raising his arm in the air, only to get clotheslined out of his boots, followed by everyone that had been in the match duking it out in a wild melee. After the show, Shaun had checked his cellphone and saw he had a new voicemail. He took a listen to it, and it was Shelly, accepting his apology and wanting to meet him for lunch on Saturday.
==JUNE 26, 2010, 2:34 PM==
Shaun and Shelly were seated in a booth inside Dunpork's House of Bacon in Coppell, Texas. Coming in after 2:30 was a wise decision given that the Saturday breakfast and lunch rush was now over.
SHAUN KILGORE
Thanks for meeting me here, babe.
SHELLY
No problem. I've always wanted to come check this place out, as much as you talk about it.
Their waiter, a medium sized young man with curly brown hair, approached their table.
WAITER
Hi, how are you?
SHAUN KILGORE
Couldn't be better.
WAITER
Well I'm Kevin, I'll be your server. What would you two like to drink?
SHELLY
I'll take a sweet tea.
SHAUN KILGORE
I'll go with a sweet tea, as well.
KEVIN
Alright, I'll be back with those sweet teas for you.
Kevin walked off to go get their drinks as Shaun and Shelly resumed their conversation.
SHELLY
So are you surprised I called you back?
SHAUN KILGORE
Pleasantly surprised.
SHELLY
Well I believe everyone deserves the benefit of the doubt the first time around. But you will need to get a handle on that anger.
SHAUN KILGORE
I know, but it's so hard when you have fans trash talking you, moron fans hounding you for pictures and/or autographs when you just don't have the time...
Shaun, unable to think of anything else to say, just threw his arms up in the air and let out a small sigh.
SHAUN KILGORE
It's just so stressful that at times, I feel like I can't help it.
SHELLY
That doesn't mean you can just take it out on anybody though. I know it's hard, because when I was younger, I had a problem with my anger as well.
Shaun couldn't believe his ears. Someone so sweet and innocent, at least in his eyes, used to have a problem with her temper? How was that possible? He couldn't help but shake his head in disbelief and said to her, "You?!" Nodding her head, Shelly continued giving her expert advice.
SHELLY
Yep. If I had a nickel for the number of times I got in trouble at school for my temper, I'd own my own Sport Clips by now.
Kevin has returned to their table with their sweet teas. He set them down on the table as Shaun and Shelly thanked him.
KEVIN
Alright, it looks like you haven't even opened your menus yet. I take it you either know what you want or need more time.
SHAUN KILGORE
We'll need some time. In fact, is it alright if I come up and approach you when we're ready?
KEVIN
Not a problem whatsoever. Just let me know.
Shaun thanked Kevin for his courtesy as Kevin nodded his head, smiled back and went on about his business.
SHELLY
Anyway, what you need to do is what you did last week on Overdrive. You remember what happened after the match was over, right?
SHAUN KILGORE
Do I ever. I cleaned Mannie's clock, and got my hands on anybody that tried to mess with me when that big melee broke out.
SHELLY
Notice how you waited till then to bring your anger out. You follow me here?
SHAUN KILGORE
I follow you. Just wait till the bell rings, then just beat the ever living daylights out of whoever I'm in the ring with.
SHELLY
Exactly.
SHAUN KILGORE
Now what if some referee screws me over? You know that someone needs to teach them a lesson.
SHELLY
Shaun, you've gotta leave that to those who are in charge, such as Biggs.
The look on Shaun's face told you that he was going to agree to disagree, as he valued his relationship with Shelly to the point that he knew it wasn't worth it to throw it all away over a small disagreement. They would go on to have a great meal with great service at Dunpork's House of Bacon.
==JULY 1, 2010, 3:17 PM==
Even though he didn't need to be here until July 4, Shaun, dressed in jeans and a white T-shirt with the emblem for Sportsradio 1310 the Ticket(a popular radio station in Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas) on the front, decided to pay the MTS Center in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada an early visit.
He looked up at the building as he began to address the masses watching on actionpackedwrestling.tk.
SHAUN KILGORE
In just a few days, eight people, including myself, enter a tournament to see who truly is the best of this elite eight and go on to receive a shot at the APW Heavyweight Championship at Shockwave in August. The Test For The Best is what they call it. And you know the great thing about it?
Shaun turned his attention to the camera for the duration of the rest of this video.
SHAUN KILGORE
None of us know who the hell we're facing in the first round of action. They could throw me in there with my old "friend" Young Mannie in the first round. The Kobe Bryant of APW. You know how it goes. The Pau Gasols and Derek Fishers do all the grunt work, yet Kobe gets all the credit. No wonder Shaq got out of there when he could! Sure, Kobe scores his points and all that, but, with the exception of this year, how often does he do the little things that need to be done to win? When's the last time you recall seeing Kobe lunging for a ball that's about to go out of bounds, or tipping in a missed shot, or fighting for a rebound? And he sure as hell doesn't pass to an open man. Yet he's the one that gets all the credit. That's Young Mannie in a nutshell when it came to our team last week in the eight person tag team match. Biggs, Leila Farrahi, and I worked our asses off to win that match, and here comes Young Mannie to swoop in and take all the glory. So I did what Derek Fisher, Pau Gasol, Rick Fox, Shaquille O'Neal and others have always wanted to do to Kobe Bryant but never had the balls to do it. I clotheslined Young Mannie into the next millennium. And then, all hell broke loose. Everybody that is in this Test For The Best tournament tore into each other like a bunch of hungry lions as we threw out any and all regard for our well being going into the tournament.
Another person I could get thrown in there with is my latest adversary, Leila Farrahi. I would love nothing more than to be able to gain redemption for that fluke of a loss two weeks ago. Leila, simply put, you got lucky. The stars aligned just right for you that night. You probably even foolishly thought that you would forever "cleanse" me from APW after handing me such a humiliating loss after I had gone unbeaten for so long. But instead, that loss did the exact opposite. It has made me stronger and more determined than ever to win this tournament and go on to Shockwave to face whoever is the APW Heavyweight Champion. In fact, Leila, I pray to God, Allah, Buddah, and even Chuck Norris himself that it's you and me in the finals, not the semi-finals, and not even the first round. Yes, getting my win back from you would be great and all, but there would be no better feeling in the world than to beat you in the finals to become the #1 contender to the APW Championship.
Now I mentioned deities such as God, Allah, Buddah, and Chuck Norris, which brings me to one Criss Cassidy. "The Second Coming" as he calls himself. A man who I've heard a lot about from my teachers, Gordon Heath and the Sports Nutz. They are all too familiar with you, Criss, and you know what? I know your weak points, but you don't know mine. You see, Gordie, George and Craig taught me everything they know about you. But you're not tight with anybody for them to tell them what they know about me. And even if you were, there wouldn't be much to tell them because I've only lost one match in APW thus far. Not to mention that every time someone thought they had exploited a weakness of mine and thought they had the match won, I still had just enough left in the tank to steal the win out from under them. So Criss, call upon God all you want. I know for a fact that he won't listen to you because he doesn't have the time of day for frauds such as yourself. In fact, there's a better chance of Benny Hinn legitimately healing someone from cancer than there is of God coming down to help you in the Test For The Best.
Then there's John Green, someone else I've quickly become familiar with in my short time here in APW. A man who still to this day lives in denial from the night that I beat him in the middle of the ring, 1-2-3. He STILL cannot get over that fact, and it will haunt him for the rest of his life. In fact, he may never be able to exorcise that demon because there's no guarantee we'll even face off in the tournament because he could be gone by the first round without us being matched up against each other. And by the way, what the hell is a "Retribution Killer?" Makes about as much sense as the hype around World Cup soccer.
Now let's move on to our esteemed General Manager, the man known simply as Biggs. As much as it pains me to say it, because you are a great GM, if you and me end up going one-on-one in this tournament, I am going to chew you up and spit you out just like anybody else in this tournament. You see, I'm willing to do something that while you claim you're up to, I'm not so sure. If I get into the ring with either Sally Talfourd or Leila Farrahi, I'm not going to think twice about knocking their heads off and kicking their stinkin' teeth in. You, on the other hand, don't like to hit a woman. Now you claim that you're going to put that aside when the tournament commences, but like I said, I'm not so convinced. You see, Biggs, nice guys finish last, which really surprises me about you considering how cutthroat you were to become GM of APW.
Moving right along, next up on the list is another one name wonder, Blade. Blade, you don't seem to remember much about 2009 because you were such a weakling, falling into the trap of drugs, promiscuous sex and alcohol. Well, if you happen to draw my number, 2010 will become even more of a blur, and not because of any of life's vices, but because I will bash your brains through your nose.
And last, but not least, Sally Talfourd. I'll give you credit where it's due, you are one tough cookie, no denying that. But then again, you've never had to be in the ring with me in a one-on-one match. The eight person tag is nothing compared to what a one-on-one match with me would be like because in a one-on-one situation, you don't have three other people to bail you out with a tag. As far as you being the "Last Magician" is concerned, the only thing you'll manage to make disappear will be your very own career if you happen to get into the ring with me in this tournament.
Shaun took a deep breath as he looked up at the MTS Center.
SHAUN KILGORE
Today may be Canada Day. But as one man once said, mark that under who gives a sh*t. To show you how much better the Fourth of July is than Canada Day, consider the fact that APW has a major PPV... in Canada... on the Fourth of July! SCOREBOARD!
That's a wrap as Shaun Kilgore used his hands to point to his crotch in a crotch-chop-like fashion when he shouted "Scoreboard!" Can Shaun Kilgore finally show the world why he is known as "The Showstopper?" Can he rise above seven other wrestlers to become the #1 contender and face whoever the APW Heavyweight Champion is at Shockwave? Order APW Test For The Best on PPV this Fourth of July and find out!
