TheMainMan25
06-22-2004, 09:28 PM
It’s funny how the mind deals with stress. Some people allow stress to overwhelm them, compromising their immune system and in some cases making themselves sick. Others retreat into themselves, hoping that whatever is going wrong will simply…go away. The Main Man does neither. He confronts his problems and embarrassment head on, in his own time and his own way. But the mind is a funny thing and will often deal with things the way it wants to, and when it wants to. Often times it does so at the one time when most people want complete peace-in their sleep, or more accurately in their dreams.
The Main Man tosses and turns in his bed, images of the past swimming in his mind. He sees his mother, his father, brothers-of which he’s the oldest. They walk about like ghosts, vague images. They don’t seem to see him. The Main Man sees himself as a young, skinny, boy in his first home on 40th street. He remembers watching Hulk Hogan on WWF Saturday Mornings, he remembers watching the Macho-Man Randy Savage, Junkyard Dog, Ultimate Warrior, Ric Flair, and dreaming of someday being like them, and even surpassing them. Suddenly, in a blur of color and images, his old home disappears and he finds himself in a vaguely familiar arena, similar to uCw only not as large and expensive. In fact, it’s kinda crappy. The Main Man looks around and suddenly remembers what this scene is. This is the arena of the IWO, around 1998, six years ago. This is where the Main Man, got his start, even though he wasn’t the Main Man back then. What the hell is he doing here? None of the fans seem to see him, which is fine with the Main Man. He doesn’t want to be bothered anyway.
But why is he here? The Main Man tries to think but can’t remember. He looks down to the ring and sees more vaguely familiar figures. The first is that of a woman, young, beautiful, with golden-red hair cascading down her back. What was her name? Victoria, Valerie? The Main Man can’t remember, he knows it started with a “V”. Towering over her with a sick smile on his face, is a face that the Main Man has no problem remembering. He’s a huge man, well over 7ft tall, and he’s intent on breaking the back of the young woman cowering in the ring below him. The Main Man remembers this scene very well. But if these two are here, the HE can’t be far behind.
The Main Man turns towards the stage entrance, and sure enough here he comes. Magic Mikey Maddox runs to the stage. The Main Man looks at his younger self with amusement, and with more than a little embarrassment. Wearing multi-colored tights with frilly things on the end, and his hair too high, he looks like a strange mix of Lenny Kravitz, Kid N’Play, and the Disco Inferno. Michael Maddox stops and looks at the Main Man, to the Main Man’s surprise.
TMM:
You are one goofy looking mother ****er.
Maddox:
You look familiar. You look like a bigger version of….ME?
TMM:
You’re smart too. Who would’ve thought?
Maddox:
You are me! Cool! Means, I’m gonna grow another few inches!
TMM:
Hooray for you.
Maddox:
Since you’re here, that must mean that you’re here to help.
TMM:
Help with what, Tinkerbell?
Maddox (pointing to the ring):
With HIM! He’s got Vanessa down there! If we don’t stop him, he may kill her!
TMM:
Vanessa, that’s what her name was.
Maddox:
So are you coming or not?
Mikey Maddox starts down the ramp. The Main Man grabs his arm.
TMM:
Forget that, kid. It won’t work. You’re gonna have to start caring about yourself, and yourself only.
Maddox:
You can’t be me, because I would NEVER say something like that. Let go of me. Let…go…of…me.
Mikey Maddox yanks his arm away from the Main Man and runs down the ramp. The Main Man turns and walks towards the stage. He doesn’t watch, because he already knows what happens. That kid is going to fight bravely, but stupidly, and is going to literally be beaten within an inch of his life. He will spend months in the hospital, transforming his body and his mind. And when he returns, Magic Mikey Maddox will have started to become the person his is today, the Main Man. And why would he want to stop that after all? And as it turns out, Vanessa was setting him up. She was in no real danger, but the kid wouldn’t listen, his problem.
The Main Man walks to the stage and pulls apart the curtains to go backstage. The curtains open and the Main Man is suddenly blinded by a bright light and the ovation of thousands. The Main Man’s eyes adjust and he’s greeted by a familiar sight. The uCw arena, and his fans. Now, this is his element! He looks down and sees D-Dogg at his feet, bleeding from the chair that has somehow appeared in the Main Man’s hands. The Main Man looks at the ring. It’s full of combatants dueling with each other to be the victor. But while the Main Man’s here, there can only be one victor-him.
The Main Man runs down to the ring and slides in. He hits one nancy-boy, then another, then another. Suddenly, time seems to stand still and the wrestlers stop what they are doing and turn towards him. In slow motion they attack him in unison. “Bitches” the Main Man thinks, they can’t take him one on one so they gang up on him. The Main Man tries to move but he’s reacting as slowly as they are. Every blow seems to take an eternity to strike him, and every instance of pain is magnified tenfold. The Main Man tries to fight back, but he can’t, his arms feel like they are encased in cement. So he covers up and waits for the assault to end. But it doesn’t and just as he feels consciousness slipping away from him, he is lifted to his feet. The Main Man opens his eyes and sees C.K. Wylde flip him off before hoisting him over the top rope. The Main Man falls to the floor, the pain of the beating he just took washing over him like waves. He looks up and sees a young boy, dressed just like him. The little boy removes the sunglasses he was wearing and looks down, obviously upset that the Main Man let him down. It is then that other feelings washes over the Main Man, embarrassment and anger. Embarrassment that he had been defeated so soundly by the rest of the roster, and anger at all of them, especially C.K. Wylde. No one has ever embarrassed the Main Man like this-not even Dust. And now they all have to pay. The Main Man tries to raise himself off of the floor, but can’t-he’s sustained too much injury. He feels like he’s dying-he knows he is. And as blackness envelops him, the only thought that runs through his mind in…how much Serena is going to be upset…..Serena…..
The Main Man wakes up in a cold sweat. What the hell kind of dream was that, he thinks to himself. He looks over to his night-stand and throws away the half-eaten chili dog resting there. No more spicy food before bedtime. The Main Man gets up and takes a swim in his indoor pool, just to calm down a little. He wonders what that dream meant. Probably nothing, but there were some things that were a little too accurate, such as the embarrassment and anger that he felt being eliminated at the battle royal. One way or another, all of them will have to pay for that. One way or another…..
End
The Main Man tosses and turns in his bed, images of the past swimming in his mind. He sees his mother, his father, brothers-of which he’s the oldest. They walk about like ghosts, vague images. They don’t seem to see him. The Main Man sees himself as a young, skinny, boy in his first home on 40th street. He remembers watching Hulk Hogan on WWF Saturday Mornings, he remembers watching the Macho-Man Randy Savage, Junkyard Dog, Ultimate Warrior, Ric Flair, and dreaming of someday being like them, and even surpassing them. Suddenly, in a blur of color and images, his old home disappears and he finds himself in a vaguely familiar arena, similar to uCw only not as large and expensive. In fact, it’s kinda crappy. The Main Man looks around and suddenly remembers what this scene is. This is the arena of the IWO, around 1998, six years ago. This is where the Main Man, got his start, even though he wasn’t the Main Man back then. What the hell is he doing here? None of the fans seem to see him, which is fine with the Main Man. He doesn’t want to be bothered anyway.
But why is he here? The Main Man tries to think but can’t remember. He looks down to the ring and sees more vaguely familiar figures. The first is that of a woman, young, beautiful, with golden-red hair cascading down her back. What was her name? Victoria, Valerie? The Main Man can’t remember, he knows it started with a “V”. Towering over her with a sick smile on his face, is a face that the Main Man has no problem remembering. He’s a huge man, well over 7ft tall, and he’s intent on breaking the back of the young woman cowering in the ring below him. The Main Man remembers this scene very well. But if these two are here, the HE can’t be far behind.
The Main Man turns towards the stage entrance, and sure enough here he comes. Magic Mikey Maddox runs to the stage. The Main Man looks at his younger self with amusement, and with more than a little embarrassment. Wearing multi-colored tights with frilly things on the end, and his hair too high, he looks like a strange mix of Lenny Kravitz, Kid N’Play, and the Disco Inferno. Michael Maddox stops and looks at the Main Man, to the Main Man’s surprise.
TMM:
You are one goofy looking mother ****er.
Maddox:
You look familiar. You look like a bigger version of….ME?
TMM:
You’re smart too. Who would’ve thought?
Maddox:
You are me! Cool! Means, I’m gonna grow another few inches!
TMM:
Hooray for you.
Maddox:
Since you’re here, that must mean that you’re here to help.
TMM:
Help with what, Tinkerbell?
Maddox (pointing to the ring):
With HIM! He’s got Vanessa down there! If we don’t stop him, he may kill her!
TMM:
Vanessa, that’s what her name was.
Maddox:
So are you coming or not?
Mikey Maddox starts down the ramp. The Main Man grabs his arm.
TMM:
Forget that, kid. It won’t work. You’re gonna have to start caring about yourself, and yourself only.
Maddox:
You can’t be me, because I would NEVER say something like that. Let go of me. Let…go…of…me.
Mikey Maddox yanks his arm away from the Main Man and runs down the ramp. The Main Man turns and walks towards the stage. He doesn’t watch, because he already knows what happens. That kid is going to fight bravely, but stupidly, and is going to literally be beaten within an inch of his life. He will spend months in the hospital, transforming his body and his mind. And when he returns, Magic Mikey Maddox will have started to become the person his is today, the Main Man. And why would he want to stop that after all? And as it turns out, Vanessa was setting him up. She was in no real danger, but the kid wouldn’t listen, his problem.
The Main Man walks to the stage and pulls apart the curtains to go backstage. The curtains open and the Main Man is suddenly blinded by a bright light and the ovation of thousands. The Main Man’s eyes adjust and he’s greeted by a familiar sight. The uCw arena, and his fans. Now, this is his element! He looks down and sees D-Dogg at his feet, bleeding from the chair that has somehow appeared in the Main Man’s hands. The Main Man looks at the ring. It’s full of combatants dueling with each other to be the victor. But while the Main Man’s here, there can only be one victor-him.
The Main Man runs down to the ring and slides in. He hits one nancy-boy, then another, then another. Suddenly, time seems to stand still and the wrestlers stop what they are doing and turn towards him. In slow motion they attack him in unison. “Bitches” the Main Man thinks, they can’t take him one on one so they gang up on him. The Main Man tries to move but he’s reacting as slowly as they are. Every blow seems to take an eternity to strike him, and every instance of pain is magnified tenfold. The Main Man tries to fight back, but he can’t, his arms feel like they are encased in cement. So he covers up and waits for the assault to end. But it doesn’t and just as he feels consciousness slipping away from him, he is lifted to his feet. The Main Man opens his eyes and sees C.K. Wylde flip him off before hoisting him over the top rope. The Main Man falls to the floor, the pain of the beating he just took washing over him like waves. He looks up and sees a young boy, dressed just like him. The little boy removes the sunglasses he was wearing and looks down, obviously upset that the Main Man let him down. It is then that other feelings washes over the Main Man, embarrassment and anger. Embarrassment that he had been defeated so soundly by the rest of the roster, and anger at all of them, especially C.K. Wylde. No one has ever embarrassed the Main Man like this-not even Dust. And now they all have to pay. The Main Man tries to raise himself off of the floor, but can’t-he’s sustained too much injury. He feels like he’s dying-he knows he is. And as blackness envelops him, the only thought that runs through his mind in…how much Serena is going to be upset…..Serena…..
The Main Man wakes up in a cold sweat. What the hell kind of dream was that, he thinks to himself. He looks over to his night-stand and throws away the half-eaten chili dog resting there. No more spicy food before bedtime. The Main Man gets up and takes a swim in his indoor pool, just to calm down a little. He wonders what that dream meant. Probably nothing, but there were some things that were a little too accurate, such as the embarrassment and anger that he felt being eliminated at the battle royal. One way or another, all of them will have to pay for that. One way or another…..
End