My Word for My Ward

[Link]

Cold open to Link standing in a hotel room smiling in a suit. His hands are folding in front of him; his hair is washed and gelled back.
The hotel room contains two queen sized beds, a dresser, a desk in front of the window and a recliner.
Link stands at the foot of the bed furthest from the camera and front door and closest to the window.
From the looks of things he is getting ready to leave or go out for the night.
There is one lamp on in the room but the camera crew has provided extra lighting for the shoot.
Behind Link a bottle of whiskey sits on a desk with a red ribbon on the neck of the bottle.

Link: Welcome back. I say this because I've never left, I didn't cease to exist, and my influence has not stopped working in the hearts in men and women around the world. Yes, it’s been awhile since I've had to deal with the front office and politics of a fighting organization such as APW or the ineptitude of their sound, lighting and film crew, but regardless I am alive, and I am well.

Link looks down at his feet, drops his hands to his side and takes a step forward before looking back into the camera.

Link: I speak to the entire APW family when I say, that I have missed competing in action. I've missed being the guy who says what no one else is willing to say, the man who without funding, without help has dared to change peoples lives for the better. Sure I have been met with resistance over the years, but lives have been changed. Ricker, Dr. Matt, Jay Cee, Hammer, IceDogg, Ferguson, Silent Assassin and many others have felt the need to change their lives after having the eyes and their minds opened. I have missed telling all of you that you live corrupt and selfish lies filled with the wrong priorities. I have missed being the harbinger of enlightenment.

Link takes off his jacket and places it nice and neatly on the bed.

Link: There are things however that I haven't missed. I haven't missed the crybabies that mourn when they don't get their way. I haven't missed the corrupt authority figures that let their favorite crybabies suckle on their powerful teet. I haven't missed the blind who regardless of correction and reproof, refuse to open their eyes to a better way of living. I don't miss Pence Weatherbean. It’s not a secret that I hate him. I'm sorry, it’s not my fault! I was just raised to believe that homosexuality was wrong. I don't miss the blacks. I mean the Blackwells. I don't miss Lame-One...actually sometimes I do miss L1.

Link suddenly speaks lightheartedly and personally.

Link: You see sometimes I suffer from bouts of insomnia so having L1 around does WONDERS for that. Seriously, have you watched his DVD? The first disc is just one promo. I have to watch them standing up or else I'll be asleep for hours.

Link tries to fight his face from grinning, and eventually wins that battle. His nature and speech returns to a more serious tone.
Link takes off his cuff links and rolls his sleeves up.

Link: Bottom-line, it doesn't matter what I miss or what I don't miss, because I have a calling. It is my duty to make you fools see things the way I see them. Why? Because it’s a better way of life. I used to live like most of you. Selfish, corrupt, materialistic and *yawn* boring. I don't realize putting someone to sleep was a sin until I started following some of the careers here in APW.

Link sits down gently at the foot of one of the beds and takes his shoes and socks off of his feet.

Link: I don't owe any of you an explanation or brief summary of where I have been and what I've done in the past year or so, but I'm going to give it to you anyway. Next time. I've been saving the world, out there (Link points out the window). What the hell have you been doing? (Link pauses) Well, lets get on with this shall we? Matt Ward.

Link pauses

Link: Matt Ward, you suck. Plain and simple, you suck. But, here's the thing, you aren't completely lost, there MAY be hope for you yet. Why do I say this? Well Matt, because you remind me allot of me. "WHAT?!” says everyone watching this telecast. Yes that's right Matt Ward reminds me of me. You see when I got my start over ten years ago in WFWF; I had my first match in a battle royal. You had your first match in non-singles competition. I came very close to winning; I had a competitor give me everything they had and I refused to tap or give up. I passed out before being pinned or tapping out, but I did in fact lose. You just had your first match here in APW and you also came close to winning, but you lost. The first promo I ever gave saw Link walk to the ring with my chest puffed out, my body oiled and my hair wet telling everyone how much better I was than whoever it was I was facing. Those competitors didn't have a name or a face because they didn't matter only I mattered. But I was wrong. And Matt Ward, you are wrong. You, much like me don't have a fucking clue what you are doing. But guess what, I'm here to help you, as Bomb and Freak, the two best wrestlers to EVER step foot in a ring taught me. From now on, I'm not calling you Matt Ward; I'm calling you MY WARD. You see My Ward, I'm going to help you, but unfortunately for you that doesn't just involve me telling you, that involves me pounding my fist into your skull. That involves me maiming your flesh, and tearing through your skin. I will break your back and suck the blood from your body. I'm going to claw the marrow out from your bones and floss my teeth with your hair. Gross? Fuck yes, that nasty, but you see that’s what we call a metaphor. I'm going to dissect you. I'm going to be inside you. Calm down Pence. I'm going to be outside you. And then once I'm done, I will spit you out of my mouth and make you a new man. I'm going to make you! I want you to give HJ an HJ because you should be kissing his feet that he put you in a match with me. Your second match, your debut in APW PPV is against me, Link, the one who will change your life forever.

Link slowly unbuttons his dress shirt and throws it to the ground.

Link: I'm going to give you some tips My Ward, the same tips that were given to me. So listen closely, junior. Number 1: Think before you speak. Do you think you are at all threatening? You JUST told me that I was going to easily wipe the floor with you. "What?!" you say, "I didn't say that!" Well yes you did, by talking to some stupid ass interviewer in what seems to be a cross between English, whatever it is people speak in the South, and how a retard sounds. I'm going to hold up this card. This card is a DIRECT quote from your promo, and I want you to tell me how this sounds. (Link holds up card with Matt Ward quote) "Your legacy will be nothing more then meir staind on the legacy that I am going to build in this company."

Link: What the fuck was that? Do you even hear yourself?! Honestly, you know what that sounded like to me? "Der derrh derr! blah doo der!" Fuck me, I never thought I'd say this but I rather watch a Chambers match then see one of your awful promos again. You NEED to THINK BEFORE YOU SPEAK! Look I'm only trying to help you. This is MY way of passing on the torch. I need to show you how to fucking run with the torch because left to your own devices you will burn yourself. You will stick the torch in your mouth, run up to that bitch Sally and try to show her that you are a living night light. And speaking of Sally, what the fuck has happened?! I mean, Lame-One being champ is one thing, but a bitch? What the fuck is wrong with this company. Has Hurricane Jeff lost all his marbles that he is going to let some women carry around the APW Championship? Next thing you know Pence will be champion.

Mumbling from the camera guy is barely heard

Link: What? What’s that? Are you serious?! Pence?! Did he buy it or win it...oh really? Damn. Well at least the Overdrive Championship still has prestige. What? He won that...oh for fucks...Anyway, My Ward, I want to offer you a bit more advice. Do your fucking research. How the hell do you expect to beat me if you know nothing about me? I'm the fucking PPV show stealer. I'm the life changer, the man who has brought enlightenment to the lost; I have brought so many men to their knees. Calm down Pence. There is loads of information about me from my days with WFWF all the way to my latest run in APW. You can find this information on the website of the FUCKING COMPANY YOU WORK FOR. It’s all there. I did my research which is why I know that I'm going to tear your ass up. You suck. I said it before. And clearly you are a liar. Your bio says you are a five time world champion. Bullshit. You couldn't win a world championship if you were the only member in a federation. You suck you lying sack of shit. You sound like a naive little boy.

Links voice turns from frustrated and angry to calm and understanding

Link: But that's okay, I've been there. So please My Ward, listen to what I'm telling you and follow my instructions and you will be enlightened. Don't chase world titles, chase being the best Ward you can possibly be and ALL the titles will come. But with that awesomeness, don't just guard it for yourself; share it with the other retards, the other Wards out there. And find people, find people like BDC, like Disciple, like Hurricane Jeff, good wrestlers with their heads on straight and watch them. Do you notice anyone else doing things the way you do it? Even the bitch is smart enough not to try a promo from a locker room. Even though we'd ALL love to see her skank ass giving a promo in a locker room, or giving a bj in a locker room, she’s not going to do that. Do your research and NKOW YOUR OPPONENT. It’s not about you. It never will be. Fighting in APW and any other organization is about knowing your opponent. Finding their weakness and exploiting it.

Link still sitting on the bed takes off his dress shirt. He looks around and takes off his undershirt too.
The room seems to be warm as a small drop of sweat drops from his brow.
He is in great physical strength but clearly he has aged

Link: My Ward, after I beat you senseless, if any of this has actually sunk in, find me after the show, and I will teach you. I will show you the errors of your ways even more. If not, then this will just be another meaningless beating delivered by the hands of Link.

Link: So what have we learned My Ward? Think before you speak, so you don't sound like a retard, do your research, know your opponent and lastly I want you to use your imagination. I want you to speak from the heart. How does my Ward REALLY feel? What are your emotions? You deepest darkest feelings or the feelings that bring you ecstasy. Use your emotion and your imagination and it will take you to places you never dreamed. My Ward, I've come back not for fame or glory, but I've come back to finish a job I started a long time ago. I knew coming out some noob would try to challenge me. So guess where my final chapter begins. Enlightening your ass, and I'm going to keep enlightening asses until I enlighten the biggest ass of them all. Excuse me.

[center]Link ducks and is no longer visible from the camera.
He emerges again, completely naked. The camera shakes a bit from the awkward cameraman's reaction.[/center][/i]

Link: Don't be afraid to put yourself out there. You are going to lose matches. If you listen to me, you might win a few. Unfortunately for you Ward, it’s not going to be at this PPV. What a stupid name for a ppv. What about the Jews Hurricane Jeff? My friend Abraham will not be watching this one. Anyway, listen up Ward, because this is it. This is the naked truth. You suck, you are not unique, and you are not special. You are going to continue to lose matches and be the butt of all the jokes until you take my advice. Until you change your game and shape up you are going to suck. By this point, Pence has already cum and is no longer watching, but for all the rest of you. Listen up. I've only got a few matches before I move on from APW for good. Pray that you get a chance at enlightenment. This whole discourse with Ward was nothing. I'm back. I've just come from hell, and I'm about to unleash fire that you have only dreamed of. I don’t want world titles; I don't want money or fame. I want to enlighten, I want to fight. And above all else, I want to...

The audio of Links final words are edited out in post production.

*Fades*