Myke
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 |  Subject: PROMO) Vertigo - "Genesis" Wed Mar 11, 2015 11:13 am | |
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Tim
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| | Subject: Re: PROMO) Vertigo - "Genesis" Sat Mar 14, 2015 8:23 am | |
| Vendetta returns from commercial break to the nation’s capital, an electric atmosphere fills the air as thousands in attendance are still on their feet, chanting and waving their homemade signs in celebration of Jared Jerusalem’s dominant win over Bob Savage. As a pan of the Verizon Center’s upper bleachers concludes, the camera cuts back to Ted Cedar and Joey Miles behind the announcers table at ringside.
Ted Cedar:
“Welcome back to XWA Vendetta ladies and gentlemen and if you’ve just joined us, it’s been one hell of a night so far!”
The camera transitions to a highlights package of Michael Astin confronting Alex Williamson. The vision shows Astin revealing that Williamson had been secretly abusing his power as General Manager by giving his brother Riley preferential treatment whilst also supplying him with steroids. Set against a mix of cheers, jeers and shock throughout the crowd, the recap finishes with Williamson being fired, then doused with liquid and set alight.
Ted Cedar:
“Earlier tonight the General Manager of Vendetta, Alex Williamson was held prisoner in the middle of the ring by Michael Astin, he was then exposed as a cheater, sacked and then set on fire!”
Joey Miles:
“That was fucking insane Ted, he added a whole damn’ new meaning to the definition of getting fired!”
“Astin literally scorched Alex Williamson for abusing his authority by abusing his authority!”
Ted Cedar:
“Well Joey, he’s the new General Manager of Vendetta and with that responsibility Astin can do as he pleases around here, which he didn’t waste any time in doing, by scheduling a number of matches for next Sunday at Redemption, where we’ll be coming to you LIVE from Madison Square Garden in New York City!”
“And what a main event we have in store, the XWA Heavyweight title will be on the line in a trip---”
Suddenly, the power to the Verizon Center is cut, descending the venue into darkness and interrupting the live broadcast. Millions watching at home are confronted with the ‘no signal’ coloured bars on their TV sets. Undoubtedly, angry viewers are already on the phone to their service providers, that is, if they haven’t already kicked their widescreens in.
Like wild monkeys herded up and placed in a cage, the crowd is going absolutely berserk, whilst there is similar pandemonium backstage as XWA officials scramble to fix the electrical problem and get Vendetta back on the air.
Live pictures are regained, but the arena is still shrouded in darkness and the commentator’s audio is still mute. Suddenly the titantron is fired up, depicting an extreme close up of Vertigo’s eyes and the face paint covering the ridges of his eye sockets and cheek bones, with a different coloured pattern etched into each side of his face.
Vertigo:
“BOO!”
The feed zooms out to show Vertigo’s full figure, sitting alone in the dark on a wooden bench in front of his locker. He begins to smirk, then bursts out into laughter.
Vertigo:
“Well…somebody’s definitely going to be fired for that little fuck up aren’t they.”
After the scuffling sounds of equalizer levels, microphones and headsets being adjusted, commentary audio is regained.
Ted Cedar:
“We apologise to those of you watching at home, it seems as though we’ve had some slight technical difficulties here in the Verizon Center.”
Joey Miles:
“Ted, I think we’ve also got some security issues here, who the fuck does this guy think he is? Marilyn Manson? This guy is a ----“
Before Joey Miles reaches a new level of profanity, Vertigo quickly breaks his laughter and puts on a serious look after realising that the coverage has regained commentary. He pulls out a television remote from his back pocket and points it directly at the camera, pressing the mute button. The live broadcast once against loses commentary. With a smirk of satisfaction, Vertigo brushes away a lock of his hair covering his forehead and tilts his head to the left of the camera so only a silhouette of the right side of his face can be visualised through the darkness. He begins to imitate a news readers tone of voice.
Vertigo (left):
“Good evening Washingtonians!”
The DC crowd has thus far popped at any mention of their home town, and this time is no different.
Vertigo (left):
“We interrupt tonight’s episode of XWA Vendetta to bring you this special bulletin. We’re now crossing live to the Verizon Center for an exclusive interview…can you hear me Vertigo?”
Vertigo shifts his position on the wooden bench and presents the left side of his face to the camera.
Vertigo (right):
“Affirmative, over”
Vertigo (left):
“Alright, Vertigo, so you’ve been on the Independent circuit for a while and have even spent some time on tour over in Japan, why now?, why have you chosen to come to the XWA?”
Vertigo switches to the right and strokes his chin in thought.
Vertigo (right):
“Hmmm…great question Vertigo, I like your style, anyway, I’ve done my time in the minor leagues and it’s time to take the next leap forward in my career. I’m an entertainer and there’s no point wasting my talents down in the dumps, putting in my all and spilling blood for a couple of bucks a night in front of nothing but heckling rednecks. I’ve come to the XWA to live it up and test myself against some of the best names in the business.”
Vertigo (left):
“Sorry, I didn’t quite catch that last bit.”
Vertigo turns back to the right and gives an angry look of frustration.
Vertigo (right):
“Oh you didn’t hear me? I said that I’ve come to the XWA to defeat some of the finest wrestlers on the planet. I’ve come here on a quest to win championships. I’ve come here to become the best god damn’ superstar this company has ever seen!”
Vertigo (left):
“I see, a---”
Vertigo (right):
“No, let me finish. Coming to the XWA is my restart, my new beginning, my Genesis. Whatever has happened before this no longer matters, it’s been forgotten, but what is to come, is something that will be remembered!”
Vertigo (left):
“…Ok, and I guess it all starts tonight up against the soon-to-be married, Prince Alex III, your thoughts on the match-up?”
Vertigo (right):
“To be honest, I’ve never seen this guy wrestle, but anybody with a name like that is surely an asshole. I’m just going to go out there tonight, do my thing and give this pretender a royal ass-whoppin’!"
Vertigo slips out of character, laughing a little at his joke, then descends right back into his stern demeanour.
Vertigo (right):
“To his bride-to-be, whoever it is, I don’t care. I’m sorry, actually, no, I’m not, you should be thanking me because I’m going to set you up on a nice lengthy honeymoon right after the match tonight. You guys deserve it, you really do. You’re going to be spending six spectacular weeks very close to your husband as he lies unconscious in a hospital bed, because that is where he will be after I’m done with him.”
Vertigo (left):
“Uh...alright, we’ll that just about does it for our special bulletin tonight. I’d like to thank Reid Mil--Vertigo for joining us here tonight.”
Vertigo erupts off the wooden bench, kicking a nearby chair off it’s hinges and then assaulting the metal lockers behind him as he screams out as if the name ‘Reid Miller’ hurt him in some way.
Vertigo (right):
“THAT’S NOT MY NAME!”
"I HATE THAT NAME!"
"AARGHHHHHHHHH!!!"
The transmission on the titantron is cut whilst Vertigo continues his locker room rampage, simultaneously the Verizon Center lights are powered back on and the commentator’s audio is restored.
Ted Cedar:
“Once again ladies and gentlemen, we’d like to sincerely apologise for the technical issues we’ve encountered here tonight. But, before I was interrupted, I mentioned that Redemption was this Sunday, LIVE from Madison Square Garden in New York City!”
Ted continues to hype Redemption before XWA Vendetta takes a scheduled commercial break ahead of the next segment…
Last edited by Tim on Sun Mar 15, 2015 10:43 pm; edited 2 times in total |
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Phelan
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| | Subject: Re: PROMO) Vertigo - "Genesis" Sat Mar 14, 2015 8:37 am | |
| That was an interesting little segment. Notes:- The split-personality through the shadow; interviewer Vertigo and interviewee was a nice touch - Loved the trash-talking on your opponent, the honeymoon bit amused me  - Psycho characters are always my favorite, so I definitely liked this  |
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Mæstro
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| | Subject: Re: PROMO) Vertigo - "Genesis" Sat Mar 14, 2015 8:40 am | |
| Amazing, I love how you trash talked Prince.
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Pygmy
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| | Subject: Re: PROMO) Vertigo - "Genesis" Sat Mar 14, 2015 8:44 am | |
| This motherfucker's going to be entertaining, I can sense it |
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| | Subject: Re: PROMO) Vertigo - "Genesis" Sat Mar 14, 2015 10:16 am | |
| Good job, I like the character. |
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Myke
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| | Subject: Re: PROMO) Vertigo - "Genesis" Sat Mar 14, 2015 1:57 pm | |
| Very nice characterization going on. And it was well-written. The only issue, which you didn't know so it's okay, is that Joey wouldn't be all "How can Michael get away with this?!" Joey came from 2WWF as a commentator there as well. That's where some of us used to fed before XWA. Joey already knows Michael and that he's insane/a pyromaniac. So he'd be all for Michael setting fire to people  But again, you didn't know, and that's okay. Because the promo was still great. |
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Tim
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| | Subject: Re: PROMO) Vertigo - "Genesis" Sat Mar 14, 2015 6:13 pm | |
| Cheers to everyone for the positive feedback. It was a fun piece to write and I'm glad that it was enjoyable. Myke, no worries. I've changed the line to: “Astin literally scorched Alex Williamson for abusing his authority by abusing his authority!”. I know it's not a great substitute, but I wanted to preserve the continuity  |
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