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BRACKET 1 CRUISE VS MARX

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"I apologize for interrupting your current programming for this splendid, yet candid moment of your time."

(CUTTO: Cameron Cruise in front of a white backdrop with the italic, Pee-Dubya-See letters in black. Dressed in a white T-shirt and blue jeans, Cruise slowly paces back and forth with his arms crossed across his chest.)

CRUISE: But this isn't exactly a common occasion for me to say my piece and return you to your more important issues, you have interest in, rather the contrary; this is a special tourney by the likes of which no one has ever SEEN.

Impulse, the former Television Champion from NFW, and overall Goody-Goody.

Shawn Hart, a former Champion in his own right, and residential backstabber.

(Cruise follows up with that sentence quickly with a flick of his chin, signifying a cursing gesture)

But before I compress and DI-GRESS, let's move on with Anarky, the 2011 Individual Empire Pro King of the Cage AND current World Heavyweight Champion, yet one more title, one more feat that's evaded me. Is it truly remiss that I believe I could probably do a better job than the CURRENT number one contender?? I'm not really sure, though I haven't really thought about the title around HIS waist in sometime either.

Then there's a man who currently holds the title that I *SHOULD* be holding right this second, Steven Shane, but that's an issue unimportant right now; it's just pretty bad when a man keeps tagging along to interview him while kicking himself for being so damn contrite, that's all.

It's pathetic really.

Then there's the "Golden Boy", Hornet, he's decided to come out of the woodwork, not really seen since the then-EPIC-FAIL he came from at New Frontier Wrestling's Crash 50 match with Joe The Plumber, Triple X and rest of Geriatric Ensemble at the time vying for the Championship title. Why he's here...I'm not so sure. Maybe he's shaking off the ring rust and just trying to stay in shape, or possibly that he's still trying to convince himself that he could keep up with the popularity that his name still provides?? I'd like to think more likely the latter, but then I've never been one to correctly predict what he'll do; so as of right now my guess is about as good as yours.

But then that was an every day issue with another guy I teamed with roughly the better part of ten years ago, who like Hornet, was more of a pain-in-the-ass than worth the effort. I was a Champion in my own rights before he showed up, but everyone knows him as my tag team...(Grits his teeth)[/]..partner in the "Cameron Cruise Project." Part of me hopes that if I make it to the end, I'll be staring at him across the ring instead of anyone else; I've taken him out before, but it's like a bad penny with him.

However, before I even get that far, there's the returning Larry Tact, Magic Man extraordinaire; but what could possibly be said about Larry Tact that could actually be said quickly before he gets put back on the shelf again or takes time off??

The fact is, I could go the rest of the day about who's in this tournament and why...I don't feel like spending another five minutes explaining but instead, my full-and-undivided-attention for Round One is devoted to one guy:

"Gentleman" Jonathan Marx.

How is it you're still a "Gentleman" anymore??

From taking care of duties outside the ring to having your own bit of bad luck elsewhere...hell, rumor has it you even dabbled in Mixed Martial Arts at one time?? I understand there's a length of desire for the thirst for knowledge you have, but did you not attend Princeton??

How can you not know how to properly prepare for a wrestling match??

Myself, I've not grown accustomed to a similar way of life, I've always tried to dress DOWN, when it comes to things like money management. But it comes with a length of FOCUS.

Focus is huge Jonathan, in an industry like this, focus is PARAMOUNT.

And in a industry that lately doesn't know the meaning of HARD WORK, Focus is what keeps a man driven, and sadly Jonathan, for a man such as yourself, you're not exactly the pillar of truth, if I may.

You're lack of production these last few weeks, that's a lack of preparation quality that's going to be alittle more detrimental for you....

(Cruise gestures to his chest with his thumbs)

...and a little more beneficial for me, sending me right into Round Two.

FADEOUT
 

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No School Like The Old School


::Marx carries and old laptop he has retrieved from his cellar, he blows off the dust on the top and opens it up. Windows 95 loads up and Marx clicks on the Prodigy Classic icon::


JONATHAN MARX: Did you know my father wrestled when Hornet was in his prime?


BRANDON JACOBS: Geez, how old is your father?


JONATHAN MARX: My father is so old that when he signed onto Prodigy Classic for information on his match, his modem had to dial in and he had to hurry to get stuff done because if someone called him while he was online, it would knock him off.


BRANDON JACOBS: It is hard to imagine a world today without broadband internet access.


JONATHAN MARX: He had to drag around this huge laptop and back then, these things were really heavy. They didn't have the slim designs that you see today. Lugging it around in a bag with all the necessities you needed was a good twenty five pounds along with any other luggage you had to carry with you.


BRANDON JACOBS: That sounds like a royal pain in the ass.


JONATHAN MARX: It was a different world back then. Things may seem primitive by today's standards, but it was an exciting time because we were on the brink of a new and exciting age and along with the technology, the Prodigy Wrestling Network was in a golden era of popularity because of all the Hall of Famers tearing things up for the first time on a national stage. I grew up watching the likes of Zack Sirius, Earl of Doom, Max Knight, and Chris Wink who weren't only larger than life, they were like uncles to me, always over the house, bringing me presents from their voyages. They were great, but the reason I got into wrestling happened years later at the Superbowl of Wrestling when I witnessed Manson vs. Doc Silver live in Foxboro. I knew right then and there that wrestling was what I wanted to do. I wanted to go out there and be a credit to my family and all of the other wrestlers I knew and watched growing up by carrying on their memory. It is sad, but the age old adage is true for the masses... Out of sight, out of mind. That is why I carry their memory in my heart.


BRANDON JACOBS: I can't believe Prodigy has been dead for over a decade now.


JONATHAN MARX: Time moves so fast. I signed up for this tournament because I'm one of the few people in this tournament who actually understands where we've come from and our long journey to get here because it directly affected me growing up. Cameron Cruise wasn't a Prodigy guy. He has no idea what the likes of Hornet, Manson, Anarky, and Melton had to go through to become what they did. He didn't shed blood with them. My grandfather did. My father and uncle did. I don't need to be part of this tournament to remind me of the past, I can close my eyes and go back to that era in an instant. The fans though, they need this, they need an old school awakening to show them how great things can be. I have been through a rough patch lately, my passion had been waning because I've had doubts if anyone, even myself, could restore this sport back to what it used to be. This tournament though has reminded me of everything good that I loved about wrestling. I'm going to take that and use that fire to relight the pilot so I can get to the second round so I can get another step closer to having one last match against Manson. I'm going to bring old school back into style!


FTB
 

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Re: No School Like The Old School

"All this time, all this history that WE have together, Marx...and you still don't know me."

(CUTTO: Cruise walking in between the seats above "The Green Monster" in Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox.)

CC: Shame on you sir.

Yeah, it's true...I might not exactly be a "Prodigy" guy, but it doesn't mean I don't know what it was that they had to go through back then.

CC: You see, my father didn't wrestle when Hornet was in his prime, my father spent that time as a "Ham Radio Operator" after serving his duty in the Navy, which is why he never attended any of my NCAA sporting events.

It's a sad story, sure...but I'm not dwelling in it. You see, unlike you Marx, I don't spend much time on thinking back to "an easier time, when the flowers bloomed and wrestling was wrestling" and all that trash.

I might use the same kind of effort they used in putting together a show for those who come to see it, you see because one thing you and at least Impulse and I share is that we're WRESTLERS FIRST.

It's what we DO.

Was it impressive to watch all those Hall of Famers on tape, before we had DVR, TiVo and Cellphones? Sure, if by saying that I can add that I spent most of my time training to BECOME one of those guys.

Watching men like Mike Randalls. GUNS. Mark Windham, Troy Windham, even Timmy Windham. Watching guys like Cardigo Mysterian. Even men I detest now, such AS GUNS, Hornet, Joey Melton even.

Prodigy is dead and gone for over a decade now, as you stated...but if you're looking to take a trip down memory lane...this might be a temporary patch comparable to a Nicotine patch for smokers.

It might help things for you temporarily, but it's not the cure-all for your illness.

Hell, Michael J. Fox can't even fix what you need.

You see, I didn't have to know what it was BACK THEN to travel with Hornet, Melton, Troy Windham and "know what they had to go through to become what they did".

I did one better; I experienced life in this business WITH them.

You see, you seem to forget Marx, I spent afew years with Joey Melton, traveling the world as I was ORDERED by Paul Freeman to team with him, to form what was one of the unorthodox tag teams in this business PERIOD. You didn't have to keep your trap shut as Melton called Lindsay Troy from long distance, even if it was to leave a message on her voice mail.

Yeah, I footed the bills for using the phones, not just because Melton never carried a wallet, but because I didn't have any choice. I didn't have a choice but to listen as he sung "She's Got A Way" by Billy Joel to her voicemail at 3 a.m. in the morning. Of course this was after he finished talking dirty to "Bangkok Betty" for another two hours after a show because he just knew it was what she needed.

Troy Windham ignored me for YEARS as I called him out. I called him out during a segment that was aired for a Battle Royale that had him going after GUNS and Dan Ryan, because they were the BIG BAD guys of the circuit. Nevertheless, I felt I had to prove to myself as well as the fans just what I had and called out Troy Windham.

Nothing.

But that didn't stop him from doing everything in the book to gain MY attention when EYE was World Heavyweight Champion, did it?? That didn't stop him from tracking me down and jumping me from behind, nearly breaking my neck in the process.

And Hornet??

That son of a ***** ruined what was supposed to be one of the best nights of my life, back at CSWA Anniversary 2000. Going against another guy with the Presidential Title on the line---MY---Presidential title on the line, Hornet couldn't help but to take back the spotlight from an up-and-comer, such as myself.

He didn't have to interrupt the match I had and 'play' referee, but he made a three-count that should've never been allowed.

He wanted leverage with Chad Merritt back then, and was in negotiation, and I realize that he had to SOMETHING to show that he was worth what he wanted.

But he didn't need to do that, he did anyway...because "He could", but he didn't need to.

Oh, I'm going somewhere with this.

You see, I've got a bone to pick with all these men, and it just so happens that they're both slated to compete in this tournament, just like you and I Jonathan.

But it's not about the style I use to compete, I've used the same kind of style, the same effort, the same intensity in that ring that I've used in countless others.

It's about proving something.

Not to myself because I already know I'm better than some of the men in the circuit.

But it's about proving it to the men in this tournament.

Proving that I know I can beat Hornet.

I know and have beaten Joey Melton, Shawn Hart, Larry Tact.

And stepping into that ring, I know that I have what it takes to beat YOU.

Even if we have to go "Old School".

My time is NOW.

FTB
 

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