Post by Sam Kidsgrove on Apr 14, 2019 16:25:31 GMT -5
Tears, many tears.
By Daniel Jackson
Written by Jack O’Neill
FADE IN
ESTABLISH - INT - STUDIO - DAY
Establishing shot of a studio, cutting straight to a close up of SAM KIDSGROVE’s face, looking at the camera. He is making a speech.
KIDSGROVE
I would say thank you for being here, but I don’t want to. I would say thank you and I am grateful for all the support you have given me as fans over the years, but I am not. I am here, not to tell you how great you are, or how amazing, or humbled I feel about you being there for me, I’m here to tell you that you are the problem, that society has become one of absolute filth and degradation. I am out here to tell you the truth about yourselves and the pathetic lives you lead. I am angry with you, I’m angry with the fact you let a President sit on a throne of lies and hate, I’m angry that the British public do not hold their politicians to account for lies, deceit and disgusting actions that are divisive and shameful. I’m angry that you, the general public are allowing fascism and neo nazi propaganda continue unabated and don’t do anything about it. You put your likes and your comments on your social media and then just sit there, not doing anything, not actually changing anything or even affecting anything. Living in your little bubble and watching the world pass you by. It makes me actually repulsed by you. You expect me to come out here and be all nice to you? You expect me to come out here and treat you with respect as your International Champion and your hero? Well too bad. Screw that, not any more. I’m not fighting on behalf of you, not fighting on behalf of the Guardians, not fighting on behalf of any make a wish kids, none of that. I’m fighting on behalf of me, my own glory, my own legacy and quite frankly that’s all it has ever been.
Kidsgrove stops, sipping on a bottle of water before continuing with his tirade.
KIDSGROVE
Now Action Wrestling is sending Lissie Hope after me, in the hope that she takes my title away from me, as if they haven’t already done enough to annoy me. I mean honestly. All you people had to do is give me what I deserved, a US title match. In which I take Dandy out and absolutely destroy him so much that he actually learns to talk normally, but you didn’t even put me in the goddamn poll did you? A poll for the United States championship number 1 contender and you don’t even put in the bloody 2 times champion that just took the current champion to a draw! Yes, a draw - any fans that were invested in the goddamn feud suddenly got confused because the fight of fights, champion v champion and the most interesting match on that stupid thing you called a PPV card ended in a stupid draw. You know what else ends in a draw? Nothing! Apart from cricket and cricket is a big fucking stupid pile of shit - just like the booking team at Action Wrestling. You know what though? I’m going to get my title back, I don’t care if Camila has decided it’s “The final match ever” between the two of us, she’ll have no fucking choice when I go through all of your shitty United States division and make every single one of them look like absolute chumps. I’ll start with Lissie Hope.
Lissie, you might have been thinking that you had a chance this week, that good ol’ Sam Kidsgrove has been distracted with the United States Championship situation, I mean yeah - you might have been thinking that because Dandy has been bothering me. You might be like one of those thousands of idiot fans who are tweeting me every couple minutes after I lose going “Oh Kidsgrove, you seem to be phoning it in” or “Oh Kidsgrove, you seem to have lost it and your head isn’t in the game. Maybe Dandy has got to you!” Or all the other nonsense tripe that is coming my way by the absolute morons that are on social media every day. Alas, you are having a bad day on this one my dear, because I’ve come to realise that you are dangerous, I’ve come to realise that you are one of the only people in the United States Division that can go head to head with me, you are one of the only people who can challenge Dandy. Unfortunately that means you have to be taken out. I can’t be having you making your name on the back of myself and going after Dandy, no way, no how, not at all. Sorry. I’m sure you’re a lovely woman and you’ll have plenty of opportunities later, but you’re in my world right now and this is only going to be bad for you. You see you’re not even in the United States Division on Sunday, you’re in the International Division. You have entered my world, which I own and I run with an iron fist. You have gone and challenged the only International Champion that this company has seen and ever will see. This isn’t like the United States Championship currently held by jokesters and comedians that has taken a huge dive in quality since I was maliciously and disgustingly ousted from contention, this belt means something. This belt means you are the International Champion. You represent the International community in this cesspit shithole of a country, you represent the people who aren’t racist, xenophobic and stupid enough to not vaccinate their fucking children. You represent the civilised nations of the EU, Asia, Australia, South America and Canada. This comes with a big burden and you need to be ready to try and take it from me because I take this seriously. I’ll fight to the death to defend this, I’ll fight tooth and nail, with anything and everything I have to defend the honour of the international community. This is a pure title and I intend to keep it so. If you even think that you have the balls enough to try and take it from me, then you’re welcome to try.
Kidsgrove stops, staring straight down the camera - body shaking in rage and face contorted in anger.
KIDSGROVE
I’m ready
CAMERA PULL BACK TO REVEAL
Kidsgrove is sitting in a studio, one that mimics a beautiful living room with a roaring fire and leather seating. A camera crew is milling around, waiting for the director to call action. Make up women rush to him to do some final touch ups as the director SPIFFY MCBRAIN - washed up and uninterested B list director shouts orders at the lighting guys.
SPIFFY
OK Kid, that’s a good warmup and soundcheck, lighting looks good, mic is picking you up perfectly. That was intense. Almost as if you meant it.
He chuckles nervously as Kidsgrove stares through him for a split second, before throwing in a belated laugh himself.
KIDSGROVE
Yeah Spiff, almost. Let’s get this over with anyway, if I’m doing a monologue for these fools then I want it done before dinner.
SPIFFY
OK, ready when you are
KIDSGROVE
Call it then, you’re the director.
SPIFFY
Oh yeah! Action!
Kidsgrove immediately throws up a smile and is a completely different man, his words are somewhat softer, his demeanour more gentle and is full of compassion and warmth.
KIDSGROVE
Welcome everyone and thanks for joining me on this segment of the Kidsgrove catchup. I’m so grateful for the support you’ve given me over the years and hope to continue to have that support for years to come. Now many people have been asking me lately, what’s up man? Where’s your head at, you seem concerned! Well thanks for your kind concern everyone but I’m going to be honest with you here, I’m tired. I’m sick and tired of the fact that Dandy is running around attacking me at every opportunity and tired of the fact that I cannot meet him in one on one competition to finally settle the score. Now I get it, Camila had to put a final match stipulation in there because we can’t just keep fighting forever but man, to have that stipulation and then for it to go to a draw? Surely not. Surely there has to be a way - the fans want it, I want it, Dandy wants it, surely it makes no sense to end it like this. So I beseech you, the good people at Action Wrestling, do what’s right, set a match between Dandy and myself - 1 on 1 - winner takes all. No count outs, no disqualifications, pin or submission only. Let us find out who really is the best out of the two of us.
Now this is really presumptuous on my part, I admit. I mean I haven’t even fought the brilliant Lissie Hope yet and that’s no guarantee that I will be walking out of the Clash of Champions with my International title. But Lissie, if you’re hearing this, keep in mind that I do respect you as a competitor and as a woman, and it isn’t your fault you’re being put up against me. I have a long history with the women in this industry, whether it be rolling as the Insurgency or Guardians with three of the toughest women that ever graced this industry or fighting a hell of a match against Karlie Nash I respect each and every one of you. So much so that I’m not going to underestimate you on account of your gender. So many men would go into this match and be like I can’t hit a woman, or think they have an easy ride. Not me. I’m going to go into this match with the intensity and heart of a champion. I’m going to make sure that if you take this title, you are worthy of it. I’m not going to sully you by giving you a half assed Sam Kidsgrove. That’s not equality, that’s just sexism. So I make you a promise, you’re going to get the full me, I’m going to come at you like I have nothing else in the world to defend. I take pride in this title and I take pride in being the only holder of it. I represent the whole world with this title. From London to Beijing, from Sydney to Toronto. It is a heavy burden to represent so many people outside of the USA and I am honoured to be their representative, so if you do win - you better hold the title with pride and dignity.
Kidsgrove looks downcast, toward the floor.
KIDSGROVE
Speaking of pride and dignity, I would like to raise a toast to the memory of the once great faction the Guardians. I will miss being a part of the crew, I’ll miss L and the other great folks that made up that group, but as they say in my other industry - the show must go on. I’ll continue to fight and make you all proud in the AW and ensure that the spirit of the Guardians lives on within me and the fans that have watched us through the years.
God Bless you all.
Goodnight.
The camera settles on Kidsgrove with tears in his eyes, trying to stop himself from breaking down. The director calls for a cut. Kidsgrove immediately stops crying, stands up and starts to collect his stuff.
KIDSGROVE
Right, that’s done let’s get out of here. I’ve got a golf session with Leo DiCaprio at 1 and don’t wanna miss out on the shrimp. Make sure you get the crying in the edit, OK.
FADE OUT
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