Post by Ragnal on Aug 17, 2007 10:11:20 GMT -5
*We fade in to what looks like a small stage set up for a press conference, with a red stage curtain behind a podium, and several news reporters sitting in front of the stage, eventually, “Elementalcidal” Mike Ragnal walks out from behind the curtain, and several reporters stand up, while photographers begin to flash away with their cameras.*
Mike: Ladies and gentlemen, thank you all for coming. As everyone here who’s going to soon get on their computers and leak it out to their exclusive wrestling sites knows, yes, the rumors are true, and I will be retiring from EWT.
Reporter1: Mike, does losing the World title to Joe One have anything to do with your decision? It seems rather odd how it was announced so soon afterwards.
Mike: Yeah, well…See, I’m not like the WWE guys of the world who think that holding onto more than one Heavyweight belt is going to cement my name in history forever. Hell, Kane only had a one day reign, and look at him. People will still remember him as a champion, whether they realize it or not. Or how about these ROH boys? You never see a single soul hold that ROH title more than once. All they need is to hold the belt, and then they’re swooped up sooner or later by the other big guns of the world. So, with my resume in EWT, I don’t think that another World title is necessary.
Reporter2: So your reason is that you don’t feel there’s any more need to compete for titles in EWT?
Mike: Right, yeah, there’s that. But see, it’s not just me accomplishing everything in the company, it’s, well…there’s a lot more going on with it. See…I doubt anyone here knows it right now, unless you’ve watched other great feds out there, but…I’m engaged right now. Which means in a matter of months, my wrestling schedule will be limited, but at least in a sense I’ll be able to spend time on the road with my soon to be wife, yanno? Then sometime down the road, she’s going to have a baby, and, well…I just want to make sure that I’m there for her when the time’s right.
Reporter3: Mike, how has this shocking announcement affected your Cidal Squad teammates?
Mike: Well, I’ve talked to the Squad for months about this. They’ve been a little disappointed, tried to talk me out of leaving…but in the end, we came to good terms, and decided that there were going to be no hard feelings, and that they weren’t just going to toss me on my ass like they did Deamon.
Female Reporter: Mr. Ragnal, rumor has it that you’ll still be wrestling in one last match at Skies the Limit II. Would you be willing at this time to disclose your last opponent in EWT?
Mike: As a matter of fact, I would. I’ve talked to several EWT guys backstage, and a lot of them agreed on my last opponent. They say they see potential with him, that he has the chance to go with the ball and make it into the main event scene. This is a wrestler who’s been under watch of the EWT vets since day one, and only one group was able to swoop him up and groom him into the proper EWT superstar. Sure, his only title victory was against my brother, yeah, but that doesn’t make things different. This superstar is a member of GenTech 4 life…and he shows it very well. Ladies and gentlemen, at Skies the Limit II, my last EWT opponent…is Spyke Johannson!
*The reporters are all agust and rabbling with the news, until one reporter steps up for one last question.*
Reporter4: Mike, is this how you really want to be remembered? If you win, you’ll be booed out of the arena, and if you lose, you’ll be considered a laughing stock.
Mike: Yeah, yeah, I know, DAVE. But that’s my final announcement. See…for the last few months, I’ve been seen as they bad guy of the company. A lot of fans, newcomers, marks, and others who don’t bother to look at my past matches prior to March 4, look at me and think that they’ll remember me as the bad guy…as “Elementalcidal” Mike Ragnal. Well…that’s not about to happen.
*Mike takes his black hat off, and places it down on the podium. He then catches a red item being tossed to him from offstage, and places it backwards on his head. Lastly, he grabs the collar of his “Elementalcidal” shirt, and reveals……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…
a red t-shirt with a yellow lightning bolt on it. The crowd is now completely losing it over this revelation.*
Mike: Ladies and gentlemen, in my final EWT PPV appearance, you won’t see “Elementalcidal” Mike Ragnal…….no…you will see the return of the MASTER……………..OF ELEMENTAL DISASTER!
AND THAT…IS THE SHOCKING TRUTH!
*The crowd is now on their feet cheering Ragnal on as he pumps his arms out high before the crowd is heard shouting “RAGNAL! RAGNAL! RAGNAL! RAGNAL!”
And the scene………fades out.*
Mike: Ladies and gentlemen, thank you all for coming. As everyone here who’s going to soon get on their computers and leak it out to their exclusive wrestling sites knows, yes, the rumors are true, and I will be retiring from EWT.
Reporter1: Mike, does losing the World title to Joe One have anything to do with your decision? It seems rather odd how it was announced so soon afterwards.
Mike: Yeah, well…See, I’m not like the WWE guys of the world who think that holding onto more than one Heavyweight belt is going to cement my name in history forever. Hell, Kane only had a one day reign, and look at him. People will still remember him as a champion, whether they realize it or not. Or how about these ROH boys? You never see a single soul hold that ROH title more than once. All they need is to hold the belt, and then they’re swooped up sooner or later by the other big guns of the world. So, with my resume in EWT, I don’t think that another World title is necessary.
Reporter2: So your reason is that you don’t feel there’s any more need to compete for titles in EWT?
Mike: Right, yeah, there’s that. But see, it’s not just me accomplishing everything in the company, it’s, well…there’s a lot more going on with it. See…I doubt anyone here knows it right now, unless you’ve watched other great feds out there, but…I’m engaged right now. Which means in a matter of months, my wrestling schedule will be limited, but at least in a sense I’ll be able to spend time on the road with my soon to be wife, yanno? Then sometime down the road, she’s going to have a baby, and, well…I just want to make sure that I’m there for her when the time’s right.
Reporter3: Mike, how has this shocking announcement affected your Cidal Squad teammates?
Mike: Well, I’ve talked to the Squad for months about this. They’ve been a little disappointed, tried to talk me out of leaving…but in the end, we came to good terms, and decided that there were going to be no hard feelings, and that they weren’t just going to toss me on my ass like they did Deamon.
Female Reporter: Mr. Ragnal, rumor has it that you’ll still be wrestling in one last match at Skies the Limit II. Would you be willing at this time to disclose your last opponent in EWT?
Mike: As a matter of fact, I would. I’ve talked to several EWT guys backstage, and a lot of them agreed on my last opponent. They say they see potential with him, that he has the chance to go with the ball and make it into the main event scene. This is a wrestler who’s been under watch of the EWT vets since day one, and only one group was able to swoop him up and groom him into the proper EWT superstar. Sure, his only title victory was against my brother, yeah, but that doesn’t make things different. This superstar is a member of GenTech 4 life…and he shows it very well. Ladies and gentlemen, at Skies the Limit II, my last EWT opponent…is Spyke Johannson!
*The reporters are all agust and rabbling with the news, until one reporter steps up for one last question.*
Reporter4: Mike, is this how you really want to be remembered? If you win, you’ll be booed out of the arena, and if you lose, you’ll be considered a laughing stock.
Mike: Yeah, yeah, I know, DAVE. But that’s my final announcement. See…for the last few months, I’ve been seen as they bad guy of the company. A lot of fans, newcomers, marks, and others who don’t bother to look at my past matches prior to March 4, look at me and think that they’ll remember me as the bad guy…as “Elementalcidal” Mike Ragnal. Well…that’s not about to happen.
*Mike takes his black hat off, and places it down on the podium. He then catches a red item being tossed to him from offstage, and places it backwards on his head. Lastly, he grabs the collar of his “Elementalcidal” shirt, and reveals……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…
a red t-shirt with a yellow lightning bolt on it. The crowd is now completely losing it over this revelation.*
Mike: Ladies and gentlemen, in my final EWT PPV appearance, you won’t see “Elementalcidal” Mike Ragnal…….no…you will see the return of the MASTER……………..OF ELEMENTAL DISASTER!
AND THAT…IS THE SHOCKING TRUTH!
*The crowd is now on their feet cheering Ragnal on as he pumps his arms out high before the crowd is heard shouting “RAGNAL! RAGNAL! RAGNAL! RAGNAL!”
And the scene………fades out.*