Embrace The Chaos
Apr 14, 2016 18:18:17 GMT -5
Post by STORM on Apr 14, 2016 18:18:17 GMT -5
Embrace The Chaos
''It's human nature. Some people will take positivity from that, they will look at that and take inspiration to push forward; others will shell up and be negative towards it. The people who take inspiration from it will raise up and also one day experience that life.''
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St Louis, Missouri
14/04/2016
No more excuses.
His scheduled was cleared, so now he didn't have to endure a series of matches before a so called "career making match", and like always, Storm found himself in an abundance of those as his career has taken him from nation to nation, in his attempt on becoming a global commodity. And once again, he had another career making match to look forward to, the Gold Rush Rumble match over at Frontier Grappling Arts. Over twenty men and women will meet inside the four sided ring for a chance to face the World champion at All Star Showdown, the biggest event of the year.
It's really tremendous news that you're back on your medication! You've dedicated yourself to it, and I'm really proud of you Mark.
Lisa Erickson said, a smile plastered across her face as she observed her patient seated opposite her, seated comfortably on the armchair. Erickson had been Storm's primary psychiatrist for quite some time now, after everyone had more or less given up on Storm's violent behavior, excessive disapproval and constant disregard to their advise. He was the lone wolf and no one could tame him, no one could make him listen but then Lisa Erickson came along.
It was getting pretty hard at work too, people pinning shit down on me and what not. But I guess they have a right too, I wasn't on medication and the likelihood is, I probably did black out a few times in the work place. Something that I wanna avoid now, y'know?
Of course.
She said, her pleasant smile so vibrant and warm as she looked at Mark who looked back at her, a smile lurking onto his mouth - something that Lisa Erickson always managed to accomplish like she was cracking some sort of code, making him smile. She jotted some notes into her pad whilst Mark looked around the room and waited patiently.
And those issues that came up at the workplace, how did that make you feel?
She questioned, placing the pen between her teeth.
How did it make me feel?
He repeated the question to himself, an obvious anger beginning to build.
To have Nero Darling and Molly Reid scream at the top of their lungs calling me a pervert and a freak, it wasn't nice as you can imagine. It was damn embarrassing, it was humiliating and they made me question my sanity.. because I swore, I knew that it wasn't me who would do such a damn thing.. and then to find out, that it was actually Danny Diamond.. that was just the cherry on the top, he played this game and had them fooled, he pinned them against me when he was the perpetrator.
What's your relationship with mister Diamond like now?
Replying almost immediately:
There was no relationship in the first place! I picked him as a partner because he shared a common goal on taking those girls down, but he also wanted to take me down. The sick bastard, he's gonna get what he deserves.. he's gonna get what's coming to him!
And what is coming to him?
Everything. Everything I've got, all of this anger, and rage inside of me it's going to be directed at him but not just him, also at Nero Darling and Molly Reid, for even having the thought that I'm some sort of pervert, that I'm some sort of sicko - when in reality, yeah, I have my problems.. yeah I'm a schizophrenic, but I'm not a pervert. Damn, shit's been stressful but I guess I get to alleviate that stress at Gold Rush Rumble.
Lisa nodded her head and proceeded to continue jotting down notes in her pad.
And Gold Rush Rumble.. that's where you're going to be facing near enough the entire roster?
Sounding about right, he nodded his head.
Yeah.. but I've got two matches on the night, the Gold Rush Rumble match and also this match against Diamond, Reid and Darling. A fatal four way match to settle it all and I'm excited. I'm excited because now my name is cleared, I'm not the culprit and now I just wanna beat down those fuc ...
He restrained from cursing.
It's not just about the accusations or the games that have been played, it's bigger than that. I don't want to be associated with business like this.. I'm not in this profession for that particular drama, I'm in this profession because I wanna be the best at what I do, wherever I go and it's been a goal of mine for quite some time now. And that goal has been put to a halt, because I've had to deal with the immaturity, and the accusations when I could've been progressing.. all I want to do, is progress. Progression is key and all three of my opponents, they've halted my progression and I'm not gonna just stand around and let it happen, that's not who I am. I'm going to do something about it.
And winning this match, who knows it may open up an avenue of opportunities? It maybe the start of something great, who knows.. all I know, is that I've got a lot of baggage because of Reid, Nero and Diamond and Sunday night will be the end of it all. The conclusion when we all meet inside the square circle. A conclusion that I will want to win, a conclusion that I will make sure is spectacular.
The Shoot [ON CAMERA]
Press Conference
15/04/2016
This is it.
Black suit, shades covering his eyes, leaning towards the microphone attached to the podium with his two championship belts from elsewhere draped on each shoulder. He cleared his throat, clasping his hands together as he looked at the hundreds of reporters in attendance, sweat beginning to sliver down his forehead as the tension in the room began to build - the room exasperated into silence, the air still and thick all at once. This was his big moment, on the eve of one of the biggest events in Frontier Grappling Arts, also of one of the biggest nights of his professional career.
But as of late, every match has been a rather big deal for the self proclaimed reckoning of professional wrestling, who with the back of his hand wiped the sweat that slivered down his forehead. But this match, was something else - something he hadn't experienced before in his professional career. The rumble match, numerous men and women stacked against one another inside the four sided ring, there goal is to eliminate each other, in hope that their dreams and aspirations are fulfilled, a chance to compete for the granddaddy of all championship belts. The most prestigious championship belt in the promotions history, the illustrious FGA World Championship. And it wasn't a secret that it was the championship that Mark Storm had craved for so long.
They've all preached their venom and proclaimed themselves as kings and queens, before the match has even begun.
He started, pausing to allow those in the room to fully digest the words that came out of his mouth, as well as contemplate what he was going to say next.
But that's what is to be expected. We all going into this match optimistic, plagued with hope as our dream and desire is on the line. But only one, has their dream and desire fulfilled, only one get's the taste of opportunity, and only one will standing tall at the end of the match, after going through a gauntlet of men and women. After sacrificing their bodies, their souls, and putting their all into one match, but one match, that can change someone's career forever. This is it.
Reiterating, in order to emphasize the importance of the Gold Rush Rumble match.
This is our moment, this is our opportunity.
Many will fall and only one will rise, and I'll admit, with the competition that's been placed in this match, I'm not surprised that I'm not favorited to win the match. I'm not surprised that I'm not on your shortlists or that I'm not the talk of the event, because to be honest with you, there's so much talent, so much prestige in this match that of course I'll be pushed to the sidelines. I've been here for what, three months? And you've got guys and gals who've been here for a solid year, perfecting their craft, and waiting for an opportunity, waiting for a moment to capitalize. I'm not surprised. You've also got guys and gals who've already won championship belts here, guys and gals who've proven their worth to this promotion.
I'm yet to do that but in all honesty, The Gold Rush Rumble will be my starting point. It will be the resurrection, it will be my redemption and my road to enlightenment, my road to success. I made a vow to myself and those important people around me, that twenty sixteen would be my year in the wrestling industry, and it's been a roller coaster. I've had my ups but I've also experienced some low points, but those low points are pivotal for your progression. It's when you're defeated, when you're stuck in the rut, when you've lost all hope that you will rise, like a phoenix. And that rise, is meteoric, and you won't stop rising until you're at the top of the mountain. That's what's going to happen at the Gold Rush Rumble ladies and gentlemen, I am going to rise from all the adversity I face, all the doubts that have been put against me, I am going to rise.
A chorus of applause ensued as Mark finished his sentence, nodding his head in appreciation to the reaction from the reporters in the room. A smile plastered across his face as he waited patiently for the applause to die down, and once they did, he continued with his speech.
Dom Harter, Cordy Stevenson.
Two competitors that have etched their names into this promotions history, buried their names into the archives and have won this Rumble in the past. I want to be a name among them, two of the greats in this promotion, I want to have my name engraved into this promotions history but more specifically as a winner of the Gold Rush Rumble. This tournament, it doesn't just book a main event match at All Star Showdown, the biggest event of the year. No, winning this tournament it solidifies your status, you're not known as a man or a woman if you're able to come out of this match as the victory, no, you're known as a gladiator, a warrior. And gladiators, warriors, eventually they become legends and legends, well, they're never forgotten. Dom Harter and Cordy Stevenson, they've reached that status, that status of being referred as the greatest gladiators in this promotions history, not just grapplers, or wrestlers, they're not mere mortals no longer.
Becoming one of the greatest gladiators, one of the greatest wrestlers has been a life long ambition, a life long goal of mine that I will fulfill. I believe in this crazy thing called destiny, and I believe that we're all destined for greatness, some choose to fulfill it and others choose not too. Myself, I've been on a road to destiny ever since I turned sixteen years of age, when I decided to take this fighting business seriously. I separated myself from friends, I was hanging around with the wrong crowd, with no ambition, no drive and I needed to get myself out of that environment. So I made a promise to myself at sixteen, I made a promise to my mother and my father that I would be one of the greatest to ever do this shit. I made a promise to my mother that she wouldn't have to work two jobs any longer, that she wouldn't have to work at all and that's exactly what I done, I pay the bills now. I make promises and more times than not, I stick by them.
And at the Gold Rush Rumble, I make another promise - that I will be recognized, I'm tired of being ignored. I'm tired of being the new guy. It's time for a new surge of talent too disrupt this promotion like no one else, it's time for a new age to emerge, and I guess, I'm the leader. You've got your Molly Reid's and your Aries Reed's, representative's of the new age of talent beginning to influx this promotion. But I want to be the leader, I want to be at the forefront.. I wanna be the man who takes this promotion to the next level, like Zero McHannon did, and Chandler Scott before him. At Gold Rush Rumble, that idea, that goal of mine, it's coming to fruition.
Do I deserve this? Do I deserve to win this Gold Rush Rumble match? Of course I don't, that's what the guys and gals in the back think, that's what half of you people in this room think. Fujiko Mine, Ricky Valero, Izzy Anders, Annie Zellor.. just a few names out of the bunch, they deserve this, that's what you're all thinking. For everything they've done for this promotion, for everything they've managed to accomplish and managed to prove during their time here. Because they've worked hard. And it won't seem fair if all of their hard work, all of their accomplishments, everything they've worked for is discredited because they've lost their biggest match of the year. The match that matters the most.. it just won't be fair, right? I don't care what's fair or not, nor do I care whether you've been here for since the beginning, or whether you've accomplished titles here.. that won't matter to me.
At the end of the day, this life that we live isn't fair and you can work your ass off for months and months and months and all the hard work you've put in, it can mean nothing. Your moment, your opportunity, it can be taken away from you. And that's my role at Gold Rush Rumble, I come into the match as still the relatively new guy, the underdog, the guy who doesn't deserve it. And it's a role I play relatively well too, the role of the underdog, it's a role that I'm accustomed to. The underdog who's underrated, unappreciated, overlooked but at the end of the day, he contradicts the expectations, an element of surprise unleashes on the world and the underdog, he's at the forefront. He's just done what they said he wouldn't, what they said he couldn't and now, the world is watching him. It's a role I'll play again this Sunday...
Another series of applause echoed through the room as Mark finished his sentence, and straightened himself, shuffling the championship belts further up his shoulder and yet again clearing his throat.
This is it.
This is my moment.
This is my night.
And the world will be watching, all eyes will be on Tony Carmine, Johnny Cannon, Jimmy Page, Yun Goeun, Kevin Hardaway, Ruby, Molly, Valero, Nero, Jackson, Reed, Zellor, Magna, Anders and all of the other competitors in this match. But at the end of the match, all eyes will be on Mark Storm.
Another round of applause ensued, and Storm continued to speak through it.
THERE'S A STORM COMING! APRIL SIXTEENTH IT ARRIVES! APRIL SIXTEENTH, BUY YOUR TICKETS, ORDER ONLINE, DO WHATEVER MEANS NECESSARY, IT'S GOING TO BE A NIGHT TO REMEMBER!
And with that said, he left the podium in a hurry with a continuance of applause ensuing afterwards, growing louder and louder as he stood on the stage and rose both of his championship belts above his head, nodding his head with a smirk upon his lips. Before the scene then, faded to black..
