Post by goldenstormriders on Jul 15, 2023 17:00:55 GMT -5
{The screen comes in and we find ourselves in the King's Corner, the Poker and Black Jack room, of the Lucky Rabbit Casino in the Velvet Rabbit Nightclub in New York City. There is nobody else there with the exception of two familiar figures in the forms of the Shinigami Foundation's Thomas Bane and David Gibson, along with a dealer who is oddly enough wearing a strange full head mask that's like his head is one big mirror as the two study both their cards and their dealer in turn}
Bane: You know I find it tremendously amusing that Miss DuBois feels that the Foundation's desire to become this promotion's world tag team champions and actually do something with those titles to elevate the division is...what was the exact phrasing she used again?
Gibson: Whining.
Bane: Ah yes-whining. Is it truly whining when you have a team that wants to be the standard bearers of an entire division, a team that's willing to bust their collective asses to do what is best for the promotion and only the promotion? Is it whining, Miss DuBois, to know that every time that David and I win tag team gold elsewhere in the future, that we will gladly carry the banner of this company as we tear down every other promotions' supposedly best and elite teams before planting the flag of World Wrestling Headquarters into the fallen bodies of our opponents?
{As Bane shakes his head and goes back to studying his cards, Gibson leans back in his chair to give the camera his full attention}
Gibson: You know it's amusing that professional wrestling is just like poker, it's a game of chance because just like how in poker your chances of winning are only as good as the cards that you're given and when it comes to the Foundation at Mankind Divided, the cards are already in our favor simply because this is the goal that we've been working for ever since we came back to this company, our chance to become the tag team champions and be the standard bearers that this company deserves.
But in no way are we underselling the sheer potential of our opponents in Gothic Nightmare.
You see the reason why we are here is not because we’re too comfortable with our recent string of victories that we’re instantly ignoring the extremely real threat that Gothica and Ace represent to our end goals…no, the reason why we are here at the Velvet Rabbit is because as always the Foundation is taking care of business and boy do we have some incredible things to be showing you all here in the very near future…So this isn’t about pleasure because like always this is about business.
But come the pay per view…from the very instant that bells rings, there is going to be such an epic clash of pure and raw talent and skill that it’ll dwarf the world title main event in sheer magnitude because that’s why Thomas and I have been driving at every single week since we’ve come back here to the World Wrestling Headquarters. Epic clashes between some of the most highly skilled or decorated duos in all of professional wrestling today. And so fucking what if it’s only the Foundation and Gothic Nightmare in this first epic clash between two titans of the tag team division?
As the great scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer once said, You can’t create fusion without splitting an atom.
First we have an epic clash between two epic warring groups to crown the first of the new champions…then the rest will see to itself.
{Bane chuckles slightly as the camera shifts its perspective to now focus more on the more experienced half of the team}
Bane: My partner isn’t just pandering to the powers that be that run this company, ladies and gentlemen, but he is simply showing to not only you the fans at home, but also to our opponents the level of his passions going into this match and I must say that I cannot fault him in this because those passions are what drives the Foundation. That drives us to be better than our opponents and that passionate drive has been surprising because week after week of Ascensions, it has brought us nothing but victory.
But we have not squandered those victories as once one opponent has been torn down before us, we are back in the gym preparing for the next round…or we are on the road seeking out more challenges so that we may improve what we can do in that ring and I fully expect that our opponents might try to take advantage of the fact we are still in the early stages of being an active tag team…but this man who has chosen to fight beside me after the departure of Alex Slayer to be a father…
{Bane reaches over and thumps Gibson on his right shoulder emphatically}
Bane: This man has stepped up to handle whatever challenge is thrown at us in that ring, be it here or anywhere else that we’ve been to. So when Gothic Nightmare steps into the ring with us, they are not going to find any weak links in our chain, because we have worked tirelessly to ensure that those very links are strong and flexible.
But that does not take away from the fact that going into this match, I fully understand that all eyes are on the two of us…on the very Foundation itself...because of our past victories for these past several weeks. We don’t think ourselves as unbeatable, to think that would encourage the same kind of ego of moronic little meat puppets like Vincent Lyons Junior and his lot, the same lot that helped to drive previous versions of this fine promotion into the ground because they wanted to focus more on their precious egos rather than what was best for the company…best for the fans to enjoy.
No…we’ve earned our shot at Gothic Nightmare for the world tag team titles out of sheer talent, determination, and pure near saintly patience to do what was needed in order to become the best team for the job here in this company and after Mankind Divided, after we tear down and apart the Nightmares…we are going to continue that trend, no matter who is thrown in front of us.
And I know for a fact that our opponents have the same way of thinking in that one must do whatever it takes to wipe out the other team and claim the victory which brings us to the ultimate impasse now doesn't it?
{Bane motions at the cards between him, Gibson, and the dealer}
Bane: Again this rough and rowdy beast once more brings to the comparison of playing poker and professional wrestling as there is an old adage which our instructor once told us that A man with money is no match against a man on a mission...
Gibson: But to be truthful about it, we much prefer a saying by the great James Woods in I’m absolutely gonna win it, because I’m ruthless. I sit at the poker table and my job is to destroy people.
{Upon hearing this, Bane smiles for the first time in the entire promo}
Bane: Preach on my partner!! PREACH!!
Gibson: Now we can go round and round and round and round and round again with Gothic Nightmare about a great many things that could happen at the pay per view, but what it truly boils right down to is that at Mankind Divided, we are going to do what we’ve been doing thus far and what we’re going to keep on doing and that is put on some of most killer matches in the history of professional wrestling and showcasing why we are the elite of tag team wrestling.
Bane: While sometimes David here can go a little wild as his passions take a hold of him, causing him to spew fire and make him ready to throw down like no other…that’s the kind of man that changes the world and makes for one hell of a champion.
So Gothica…Ace, there is only one thing left for the two of you to do. Will you call?
Gibson: Or will you fold?
Bane: Either way, we’ll see you at the pay per view.
{The screen then fades to black as the game continues}
Bane: You know I find it tremendously amusing that Miss DuBois feels that the Foundation's desire to become this promotion's world tag team champions and actually do something with those titles to elevate the division is...what was the exact phrasing she used again?
Gibson: Whining.
Bane: Ah yes-whining. Is it truly whining when you have a team that wants to be the standard bearers of an entire division, a team that's willing to bust their collective asses to do what is best for the promotion and only the promotion? Is it whining, Miss DuBois, to know that every time that David and I win tag team gold elsewhere in the future, that we will gladly carry the banner of this company as we tear down every other promotions' supposedly best and elite teams before planting the flag of World Wrestling Headquarters into the fallen bodies of our opponents?
{As Bane shakes his head and goes back to studying his cards, Gibson leans back in his chair to give the camera his full attention}
Gibson: You know it's amusing that professional wrestling is just like poker, it's a game of chance because just like how in poker your chances of winning are only as good as the cards that you're given and when it comes to the Foundation at Mankind Divided, the cards are already in our favor simply because this is the goal that we've been working for ever since we came back to this company, our chance to become the tag team champions and be the standard bearers that this company deserves.
But in no way are we underselling the sheer potential of our opponents in Gothic Nightmare.
You see the reason why we are here is not because we’re too comfortable with our recent string of victories that we’re instantly ignoring the extremely real threat that Gothica and Ace represent to our end goals…no, the reason why we are here at the Velvet Rabbit is because as always the Foundation is taking care of business and boy do we have some incredible things to be showing you all here in the very near future…So this isn’t about pleasure because like always this is about business.
But come the pay per view…from the very instant that bells rings, there is going to be such an epic clash of pure and raw talent and skill that it’ll dwarf the world title main event in sheer magnitude because that’s why Thomas and I have been driving at every single week since we’ve come back here to the World Wrestling Headquarters. Epic clashes between some of the most highly skilled or decorated duos in all of professional wrestling today. And so fucking what if it’s only the Foundation and Gothic Nightmare in this first epic clash between two titans of the tag team division?
As the great scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer once said, You can’t create fusion without splitting an atom.
First we have an epic clash between two epic warring groups to crown the first of the new champions…then the rest will see to itself.
{Bane chuckles slightly as the camera shifts its perspective to now focus more on the more experienced half of the team}
Bane: My partner isn’t just pandering to the powers that be that run this company, ladies and gentlemen, but he is simply showing to not only you the fans at home, but also to our opponents the level of his passions going into this match and I must say that I cannot fault him in this because those passions are what drives the Foundation. That drives us to be better than our opponents and that passionate drive has been surprising because week after week of Ascensions, it has brought us nothing but victory.
But we have not squandered those victories as once one opponent has been torn down before us, we are back in the gym preparing for the next round…or we are on the road seeking out more challenges so that we may improve what we can do in that ring and I fully expect that our opponents might try to take advantage of the fact we are still in the early stages of being an active tag team…but this man who has chosen to fight beside me after the departure of Alex Slayer to be a father…
{Bane reaches over and thumps Gibson on his right shoulder emphatically}
Bane: This man has stepped up to handle whatever challenge is thrown at us in that ring, be it here or anywhere else that we’ve been to. So when Gothic Nightmare steps into the ring with us, they are not going to find any weak links in our chain, because we have worked tirelessly to ensure that those very links are strong and flexible.
But that does not take away from the fact that going into this match, I fully understand that all eyes are on the two of us…on the very Foundation itself...because of our past victories for these past several weeks. We don’t think ourselves as unbeatable, to think that would encourage the same kind of ego of moronic little meat puppets like Vincent Lyons Junior and his lot, the same lot that helped to drive previous versions of this fine promotion into the ground because they wanted to focus more on their precious egos rather than what was best for the company…best for the fans to enjoy.
No…we’ve earned our shot at Gothic Nightmare for the world tag team titles out of sheer talent, determination, and pure near saintly patience to do what was needed in order to become the best team for the job here in this company and after Mankind Divided, after we tear down and apart the Nightmares…we are going to continue that trend, no matter who is thrown in front of us.
And I know for a fact that our opponents have the same way of thinking in that one must do whatever it takes to wipe out the other team and claim the victory which brings us to the ultimate impasse now doesn't it?
{Bane motions at the cards between him, Gibson, and the dealer}
Bane: Again this rough and rowdy beast once more brings to the comparison of playing poker and professional wrestling as there is an old adage which our instructor once told us that A man with money is no match against a man on a mission...
Gibson: But to be truthful about it, we much prefer a saying by the great James Woods in I’m absolutely gonna win it, because I’m ruthless. I sit at the poker table and my job is to destroy people.
{Upon hearing this, Bane smiles for the first time in the entire promo}
Bane: Preach on my partner!! PREACH!!
Gibson: Now we can go round and round and round and round and round again with Gothic Nightmare about a great many things that could happen at the pay per view, but what it truly boils right down to is that at Mankind Divided, we are going to do what we’ve been doing thus far and what we’re going to keep on doing and that is put on some of most killer matches in the history of professional wrestling and showcasing why we are the elite of tag team wrestling.
Bane: While sometimes David here can go a little wild as his passions take a hold of him, causing him to spew fire and make him ready to throw down like no other…that’s the kind of man that changes the world and makes for one hell of a champion.
So Gothica…Ace, there is only one thing left for the two of you to do. Will you call?
Gibson: Or will you fold?
Bane: Either way, we’ll see you at the pay per view.
{The screen then fades to black as the game continues}