The Judge
12-16-2009, 08:30 AM
The scene opens up to a shot of The Judge sitting in a small room, the same room he usually sits in when he vents, there is a calm look on his face however instead of the usual frustrated or high emotion shown. The Judge begins speaking, his voice was calm, his tone philosophical.
"A few months ago I wondered to myself if I still had what it took to be a good wrestler. I knew I was capable of still competing, and my body hasn't shown any signs of holding me back, but mentally I wondered if I still had that special 'it' factor that you need to be one of the best. I never had a problem succeeding or winning matches, those two things come hand in hand with effort, but I had never succeeded in the way I really wanted to. I never reached the goals I set for myself, and that's something that's haunted me for years. When I came here my goals were modest, oh trust me I will win any championship belt placed in front of me, but it's not about the championships, it's about the respect. When you ask me what I want, I want when it's all said and done to walk home satisfied. I wouldn't mind being stuck somewhere on a top ten list, but what I really want is to say I did the best I could this time around, because I didn't do that last time as I'm sure O'Donnell more then anyone is fully aware."
The Judge pauses for a moment at the mention of O'Donnell's name. He takes in a deep breath and then smiles a bit before continuing, loosing his black tie from his crimson red shirt.
"I came here because I wanted to show the world that I mean what I say. I want a challenge, I crave challenge, I crave facing someone that I can grow from. I don't care what week it is, what title is on the line, what the gimmick is, or what the reason for the match is... All I care about is winning the match and climbing a little further up the ladder. I don't know anything about you Cole and I don't care one bit what your issue with Frank the kung fu panda is, I'm not looking to stand in your way. Have fun with our champion because I'm not looking for friends, I'm looking to prove something to myself and everybody else, and I'll never be in the position I need to be in to do that if I let someone like you defeat me. I don't know a thing about you, but to be honest it doesn't really matter. You're just another brick in the wall. When you're done having your fun you'll be replaced with another bolt in the machine, just like I will."
The Judge takes a drink of water from the bottle sitting on a table behind him. He then shakes his head slowly, looking to the camera as he continued.
"Just like you, I will be easily replaced, but for a very different reason. When I go I will have a replacement, there will be a man who steps up in my absence and carries the torch I hand to him, but that person's name isn't Cole. Make your impact, go get your man, target our champion and get out of my way, because I'm way to good to be your punching bag or example man. You wanna give people scars, well go give them to somebody else because I'm not stupid enough to let you. Use somebody else's carcass to make a point, because The Judge is not a broken legend, and I'm not going to lay down for anyone's shit. This is my time now, and it's not blinking anymore. Give me a challenge, or show me the way to someone who can."
The Judge stands and moves directly to the camera shutting it off.
"A few months ago I wondered to myself if I still had what it took to be a good wrestler. I knew I was capable of still competing, and my body hasn't shown any signs of holding me back, but mentally I wondered if I still had that special 'it' factor that you need to be one of the best. I never had a problem succeeding or winning matches, those two things come hand in hand with effort, but I had never succeeded in the way I really wanted to. I never reached the goals I set for myself, and that's something that's haunted me for years. When I came here my goals were modest, oh trust me I will win any championship belt placed in front of me, but it's not about the championships, it's about the respect. When you ask me what I want, I want when it's all said and done to walk home satisfied. I wouldn't mind being stuck somewhere on a top ten list, but what I really want is to say I did the best I could this time around, because I didn't do that last time as I'm sure O'Donnell more then anyone is fully aware."
The Judge pauses for a moment at the mention of O'Donnell's name. He takes in a deep breath and then smiles a bit before continuing, loosing his black tie from his crimson red shirt.
"I came here because I wanted to show the world that I mean what I say. I want a challenge, I crave challenge, I crave facing someone that I can grow from. I don't care what week it is, what title is on the line, what the gimmick is, or what the reason for the match is... All I care about is winning the match and climbing a little further up the ladder. I don't know anything about you Cole and I don't care one bit what your issue with Frank the kung fu panda is, I'm not looking to stand in your way. Have fun with our champion because I'm not looking for friends, I'm looking to prove something to myself and everybody else, and I'll never be in the position I need to be in to do that if I let someone like you defeat me. I don't know a thing about you, but to be honest it doesn't really matter. You're just another brick in the wall. When you're done having your fun you'll be replaced with another bolt in the machine, just like I will."
The Judge takes a drink of water from the bottle sitting on a table behind him. He then shakes his head slowly, looking to the camera as he continued.
"Just like you, I will be easily replaced, but for a very different reason. When I go I will have a replacement, there will be a man who steps up in my absence and carries the torch I hand to him, but that person's name isn't Cole. Make your impact, go get your man, target our champion and get out of my way, because I'm way to good to be your punching bag or example man. You wanna give people scars, well go give them to somebody else because I'm not stupid enough to let you. Use somebody else's carcass to make a point, because The Judge is not a broken legend, and I'm not going to lay down for anyone's shit. This is my time now, and it's not blinking anymore. Give me a challenge, or show me the way to someone who can."
The Judge stands and moves directly to the camera shutting it off.