Post by The Ace on Feb 7, 2010 16:08:47 GMT -5
*The scene opens in The Corporate Empire locker-room where The Ace and AJ Phoenix are seen sitting side by side for the first time ever as buddies...AJ has his X-Division belt on his shoulder...the two men look similiar with their hair tied back and both wearing shades...*
See dude, I told you it'd work like a charm...never underestimate the stupidity of these sheep...
*Both men laugh*
AJ: I know dude, but you know I bet there are still some people out there for whom the penny still hasn't dropped...
Yeah, I don't doubt that either...and to them I say...do not adjust your sets...this isn't a mirage...The Ace and AJ Phoenix really are on the same page...
AJ: Who would have ever thought this day would come?
Certainly not me, but you know it just goes to show you that sometimes the old cliches which revolve around so much in this business have some truth to them...
AJ: Anything can happen in this business...
Indeed it can, and we in the Corporate Empire have already proven that many times over, consider last week when we inducted not only the most promising rookie on the current nCw roster, Derek Sitar, into our company, but also the current nCw X-Division Champion and the only man worth a damn in the now crumbling Lethal Intent...
AJ: Dude, you forgot seasoned veteran...
*AJ smirks*
Let me take the slower among you back to Battle Grounds, where Social Enemies were seen to win the battle, the battle for nothing, but I promise you, they will not win the war...the war belongs to us...why? Because we are the only legitimate tacticians and strategists in this company...the only stable of wild horses brave enough to recruit from the enemy camp...see sometimes its not about who can win matches, but who can outsmart the competition...AJ realised that he had picked the wrong side and he decided that it was not enough to merely have the intent to be lethal, but like The Corporate Empire, to have the ability to be lethal...so when AJ saw that JackHammer wasn't going to help him reach the top, he contacted me and we planned to play our rivalry out as the people would expect...that's why after so long in that warfare match, I took one for the team, because I knew even before Kole did, that The Corporate Empire had a third man in that ring...
AJ: Now admittedly, it didn't work quite as we had planned, but still The Empire put up a good showing in that match, and Jake and I decided it was best for business if we finally let bygones be bygones...
Exactly...speaking of which, Falcon, don't think you'll ever be that lucky again, you even come near my wife again and not even Damien Sparks will be able to save your piddly ass from me by changing the match at the last minute...though I can understand why he did it, he did what was best for the business...he wanted to protect the competition here in nCw, he couldn't afford to lose another big name through forced retirement from active competition like Spike Kane...
*The Ace laughs*
So who do I get as his replacement this week? The current reigning Xtreme Champion, so that must mean he's worth something, right? I mean he did earn his shot by winning a four on one handicap match, and he proved himself by beating Adam Knite, the man who stole that very title you hold now Xavier, with the help of Kelly Fox of course...now ordinarily at this point, I'd complain about not being given a rematch for the gold and remind you just how lucky you are that this week is a non-title affair, but I figure any man who can admit to being beaten by the better man on any given night already well understands and appreciates how finite his luck really is...
*The Ace smirks*
You see as far as I am concerned Cross, you are a lucky man, a very lucky man indeed, you are lucky that I neither want nor insist on a rematch for the Xtreme title, because quite frankly, after a year of busting my ass for this company, I'm finally being recognized and rewarded by nCw management, with my place already secure in this years Road To The Gold tournament...the prize? A title far greater in prestige and importance than the one you carry now Cross, you are merely a warm up fot me this week as I prepare to face my destiny...and then just like I was at Battle Grounds...I will be number one...only this time it will mean something damn it! So Xavier, you can keep that title snug around your waist, but I do have a question for you Cross...if by your own admission, Williams is the better man because he beat you, and I have beaten him before, and I dominated him in that Warfare Match, does that mean I, by default am better than you?
AJ: I thought the answer to that was obvious...we are The Corporate Empire and we are -
*The Ace raises a hand to halt AJ*
Not yet...
*AJ looks disappointed*
Of course the answer is obvious, but I am willing to bet that a man who doesn't even bother to find out who his opponent is before he cuts a promo, would be equally as quick to dismiss one of the most dangerous men in nCw as just another one of Kole Koas' lackeys...being guilty of such ignorance should not go unpunished and it won't...because at Collision this week you will be tried, convicted and sentenced before the Judge, Jury and Executioner of The Corporate Empire...
*The Ace laughs*
Far better men than you Cross have questioned who is the man behind the moniker, and whilst they may not always know the answer, before its all over, they all know my name...and so too will you...
*The Ace gestures to AJ that the floor is his now...*
AJ: The only thing you need to know for now is...we are the Corporate Empire...and we are...
Both: Simply better than you...
*The two men high five before they both smirk arrogantly into the camera*
In the mean time, here's my card as a little reminder of just who in the hell I am...there can be only one...
*The Ace produces a single card from his pocket, holding the autographed reverse up for the camera before placing it on the table before them, the camera focuses and fades slowly on the single solitary Ace Of Spades...*
See dude, I told you it'd work like a charm...never underestimate the stupidity of these sheep...
*Both men laugh*
AJ: I know dude, but you know I bet there are still some people out there for whom the penny still hasn't dropped...
Yeah, I don't doubt that either...and to them I say...do not adjust your sets...this isn't a mirage...The Ace and AJ Phoenix really are on the same page...
AJ: Who would have ever thought this day would come?
Certainly not me, but you know it just goes to show you that sometimes the old cliches which revolve around so much in this business have some truth to them...
AJ: Anything can happen in this business...
Indeed it can, and we in the Corporate Empire have already proven that many times over, consider last week when we inducted not only the most promising rookie on the current nCw roster, Derek Sitar, into our company, but also the current nCw X-Division Champion and the only man worth a damn in the now crumbling Lethal Intent...
AJ: Dude, you forgot seasoned veteran...
*AJ smirks*
Let me take the slower among you back to Battle Grounds, where Social Enemies were seen to win the battle, the battle for nothing, but I promise you, they will not win the war...the war belongs to us...why? Because we are the only legitimate tacticians and strategists in this company...the only stable of wild horses brave enough to recruit from the enemy camp...see sometimes its not about who can win matches, but who can outsmart the competition...AJ realised that he had picked the wrong side and he decided that it was not enough to merely have the intent to be lethal, but like The Corporate Empire, to have the ability to be lethal...so when AJ saw that JackHammer wasn't going to help him reach the top, he contacted me and we planned to play our rivalry out as the people would expect...that's why after so long in that warfare match, I took one for the team, because I knew even before Kole did, that The Corporate Empire had a third man in that ring...
AJ: Now admittedly, it didn't work quite as we had planned, but still The Empire put up a good showing in that match, and Jake and I decided it was best for business if we finally let bygones be bygones...
Exactly...speaking of which, Falcon, don't think you'll ever be that lucky again, you even come near my wife again and not even Damien Sparks will be able to save your piddly ass from me by changing the match at the last minute...though I can understand why he did it, he did what was best for the business...he wanted to protect the competition here in nCw, he couldn't afford to lose another big name through forced retirement from active competition like Spike Kane...
*The Ace laughs*
So who do I get as his replacement this week? The current reigning Xtreme Champion, so that must mean he's worth something, right? I mean he did earn his shot by winning a four on one handicap match, and he proved himself by beating Adam Knite, the man who stole that very title you hold now Xavier, with the help of Kelly Fox of course...now ordinarily at this point, I'd complain about not being given a rematch for the gold and remind you just how lucky you are that this week is a non-title affair, but I figure any man who can admit to being beaten by the better man on any given night already well understands and appreciates how finite his luck really is...
*The Ace smirks*
You see as far as I am concerned Cross, you are a lucky man, a very lucky man indeed, you are lucky that I neither want nor insist on a rematch for the Xtreme title, because quite frankly, after a year of busting my ass for this company, I'm finally being recognized and rewarded by nCw management, with my place already secure in this years Road To The Gold tournament...the prize? A title far greater in prestige and importance than the one you carry now Cross, you are merely a warm up fot me this week as I prepare to face my destiny...and then just like I was at Battle Grounds...I will be number one...only this time it will mean something damn it! So Xavier, you can keep that title snug around your waist, but I do have a question for you Cross...if by your own admission, Williams is the better man because he beat you, and I have beaten him before, and I dominated him in that Warfare Match, does that mean I, by default am better than you?
AJ: I thought the answer to that was obvious...we are The Corporate Empire and we are -
*The Ace raises a hand to halt AJ*
Not yet...
*AJ looks disappointed*
Of course the answer is obvious, but I am willing to bet that a man who doesn't even bother to find out who his opponent is before he cuts a promo, would be equally as quick to dismiss one of the most dangerous men in nCw as just another one of Kole Koas' lackeys...being guilty of such ignorance should not go unpunished and it won't...because at Collision this week you will be tried, convicted and sentenced before the Judge, Jury and Executioner of The Corporate Empire...
*The Ace laughs*
Far better men than you Cross have questioned who is the man behind the moniker, and whilst they may not always know the answer, before its all over, they all know my name...and so too will you...
*The Ace gestures to AJ that the floor is his now...*
AJ: The only thing you need to know for now is...we are the Corporate Empire...and we are...
Both: Simply better than you...
*The two men high five before they both smirk arrogantly into the camera*
In the mean time, here's my card as a little reminder of just who in the hell I am...there can be only one...
*The Ace produces a single card from his pocket, holding the autographed reverse up for the camera before placing it on the table before them, the camera focuses and fades slowly on the single solitary Ace Of Spades...*