Post by devilssaint on Sept 30, 2014 16:02:25 GMT
Alex Arren is standing on an RWD interview set backstage. He is alone; not even William Bekowsky is around. He wears jeans, a long sleeve black shirt and a black bandana. His hair is wet and loose as it falls over the bandana.
Alex Arren: "There is no elaborate set up. There's no semi-formal attire. There's no microphone. Not even my manager is around. Right now, it is you and I, Assad. You speak of intolerance and how people treat you as if there is something wrong with you. I can understand exactly why they feel that way. They feel that way because you glorify a terrorist attack. You criticize this great nation and clearly believe you could do better. You want to burn this country to the ground and think that it is some sort of righteous justice. You burn our flag and think that your message somehow justifies an illegal activity. That is why of all people you stand toe to toe with the Sioux-per Trooper.
"You damn an entire country; a country full of people who are innocent to the discrimination you received. You do not damn those who have attacked you. You make that first hostile action when you attack the innocent. And don't you dare bring up any military action that our country has taken when we, the civilians have no say in what happens. That's the reason why Bekowsky is not standing beside me right now. He took so much offense to what you had to say and what he knew you'd try to throw right back in our face that he couldn't be on camera. He is so distraught that he decided it was better not to say anything at all than to say what he did not mean."
Arren points backward to a monitor that now shows a picture of a former gimmick, Biscuits.
Alex Arren: "So you do your homework; good for you. You've found something I have never tried to bury. You've found something I am not ashamed of because it was for the people. But you were right when you said it was pointless. It was pointless to bring it up just to try to shame me. It is pointless to think that it somehow makes you superior to me in any sense. It is pointless because you literally did nothing with it. That means that your message, for one perfect moment, was absolutely pointless. Let's see you handle that one. You seem to be so enthralled with your message; how does it feel to know that for even a moment your message and cause was pointless?
"Pointless, like believing that past accolades put you on a higher pedestal. Pointless, like saying that it somehow makes you so much better than me that I won't even be a challenge. Is that what you truly believe? Do you really think I'll just be walked over? That seems to be a lot of what you have tried to do though. You've tried to cut me down to size. You tried to make me seem like nothing, and for what benefit? I'm not Drew Stevenson. I'm not a well known main eventer. All your cut down strategy has done is make you look like an ass, thus justifying the funny looks you get. You get treated the way you treat others, and right out of the get you you immediately try to make yourself look like an asshole. Should I expect you to come to the ring with sunglasses on too even though we are indoors?"
Alex shakes his head and walks off screen for a moment. He reemerges with the flag of Egypt. It is perfectly folded up so only the Coat of Arms in the middle can be seen.
Alex Arren: "Now before we go much further, I think you have me all wrong. See this right here; this is the flag you are so proud of. And while my fellow Americans might see it as righteous justice to watch this flag burn as well, I will not soil this flag. You have me all wrong because I will not make fun of where you come from. I will not make fun of how you speak... unless your grammar or sentence structure is god awful, but it's not. It's a bit of a pet peeve of mine. I won't make fun of the way you dress or how you walk because it is not anything to be made fun of. I live by a bit of a code, don't be a dick to anyone. It's a pretty simple code. If you're about to do something that an asshole would do, stop and don't do it. Despite the way you made fun of me, then turned around to say it doesn't bother you, I will still not make fun of you. Maybe it is because name calling is below me. Maybe it is because I believe in equality for everyone; man, woman, black, white, oriental or Egyptian, in your case. I believe you have the same limited freedoms that we all share by being in this country. I believe you have the right to say what you want and do what you want.
"So do you still think I am the scum of the Earth? You probably do. Listen up, and listen real good. I am coming out of this match on top. I will win because I am the Sioux-per Trooper, and I'll be fighting for the people in the audience. And when you come out to the ring you won't be hearing the crowd chanting USA! USA! You'll be hearing them chanting Sioux-pa-pah, Troop-pa-pah. And in the end, everything you have said, it won't even matter."
The camera fades to black.
Alex Arren: "There is no elaborate set up. There's no semi-formal attire. There's no microphone. Not even my manager is around. Right now, it is you and I, Assad. You speak of intolerance and how people treat you as if there is something wrong with you. I can understand exactly why they feel that way. They feel that way because you glorify a terrorist attack. You criticize this great nation and clearly believe you could do better. You want to burn this country to the ground and think that it is some sort of righteous justice. You burn our flag and think that your message somehow justifies an illegal activity. That is why of all people you stand toe to toe with the Sioux-per Trooper.
"You damn an entire country; a country full of people who are innocent to the discrimination you received. You do not damn those who have attacked you. You make that first hostile action when you attack the innocent. And don't you dare bring up any military action that our country has taken when we, the civilians have no say in what happens. That's the reason why Bekowsky is not standing beside me right now. He took so much offense to what you had to say and what he knew you'd try to throw right back in our face that he couldn't be on camera. He is so distraught that he decided it was better not to say anything at all than to say what he did not mean."
Arren points backward to a monitor that now shows a picture of a former gimmick, Biscuits.
Alex Arren: "So you do your homework; good for you. You've found something I have never tried to bury. You've found something I am not ashamed of because it was for the people. But you were right when you said it was pointless. It was pointless to bring it up just to try to shame me. It is pointless to think that it somehow makes you superior to me in any sense. It is pointless because you literally did nothing with it. That means that your message, for one perfect moment, was absolutely pointless. Let's see you handle that one. You seem to be so enthralled with your message; how does it feel to know that for even a moment your message and cause was pointless?
"Pointless, like believing that past accolades put you on a higher pedestal. Pointless, like saying that it somehow makes you so much better than me that I won't even be a challenge. Is that what you truly believe? Do you really think I'll just be walked over? That seems to be a lot of what you have tried to do though. You've tried to cut me down to size. You tried to make me seem like nothing, and for what benefit? I'm not Drew Stevenson. I'm not a well known main eventer. All your cut down strategy has done is make you look like an ass, thus justifying the funny looks you get. You get treated the way you treat others, and right out of the get you you immediately try to make yourself look like an asshole. Should I expect you to come to the ring with sunglasses on too even though we are indoors?"
Alex shakes his head and walks off screen for a moment. He reemerges with the flag of Egypt. It is perfectly folded up so only the Coat of Arms in the middle can be seen.
Alex Arren: "Now before we go much further, I think you have me all wrong. See this right here; this is the flag you are so proud of. And while my fellow Americans might see it as righteous justice to watch this flag burn as well, I will not soil this flag. You have me all wrong because I will not make fun of where you come from. I will not make fun of how you speak... unless your grammar or sentence structure is god awful, but it's not. It's a bit of a pet peeve of mine. I won't make fun of the way you dress or how you walk because it is not anything to be made fun of. I live by a bit of a code, don't be a dick to anyone. It's a pretty simple code. If you're about to do something that an asshole would do, stop and don't do it. Despite the way you made fun of me, then turned around to say it doesn't bother you, I will still not make fun of you. Maybe it is because name calling is below me. Maybe it is because I believe in equality for everyone; man, woman, black, white, oriental or Egyptian, in your case. I believe you have the same limited freedoms that we all share by being in this country. I believe you have the right to say what you want and do what you want.
"So do you still think I am the scum of the Earth? You probably do. Listen up, and listen real good. I am coming out of this match on top. I will win because I am the Sioux-per Trooper, and I'll be fighting for the people in the audience. And when you come out to the ring you won't be hearing the crowd chanting USA! USA! You'll be hearing them chanting Sioux-pa-pah, Troop-pa-pah. And in the end, everything you have said, it won't even matter."
The camera fades to black.
so quickly so sad!
