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