Post by Evander Cage on Oct 24, 2018 9:40:48 GMT -5
Some Low Rent Television Studio
The next edition of Monday Night Clash would be a special episode celebrating everyone’s favourite reality show, Survivor on CBS and with Action Wrestling’s move to the channel recently they have decided on a survivor type theme for the night with the most featured match being the Lone Survivor Match. It will be a 5 on 5, Elimination Match: Ms Monster, Evander Cage, Hannibal Hamilton, Anton Chase, Kendra Watterson vs. Hajeet, Petrov, Rose, Beau Blaze, Frankie Harewood. Evander Cage was coming off a lost at the recent Carnage Pay Per View where he competed in a five way match for the Television Championship. It would be a lie to say that Evander didn’t feel disappointed—he tried his best and wanted to walk away with the Television Championship, but at the end of the day it was Bishop taking the title. If there was any good to come out of the match it was that Evander didn’t get pinned and it meant that he still had not been pinned or submitted in Action Wrestling. He wasn’t going to waste any time and dwell on what could’ve happened instead continuing to move forward and focus on the next challenge. The Lone Survivor Match is a big opportunity and again another chance for him to make a statement. Evander Cage is on the set of an island. A very cheap set with a banner of a beach in the background and some small fake palm trees. Also on the set were cardboard cutouts of Evander’s teammates in the upcoming match: Ms Monster, Hannibal Hamilton, Anton Chase and Kendra Watterson.
Evander Cage: You’re looking right now at what will be the most dominant five person team in the history of this company. You’re looking at Team Cage. Just like The Skipper in Gilligan’s Island, the captain of the S. S. Minnow, I will become Captain Cage for a very special night on CBS Sports this Monday.
Evander makes his way first to the cardboard cutout of Ms Monster.
Evander Cage: Many might see a monster hence the name Ms Monster but I see beauty… Beauty in me of course, when I look at her I see a beast but a beast that will dominate, of course dominating in the ring. We got a monster on our side that is waiting to be unleashed to dish out as much destruction as possible. Then also on our team is a man that I have been competing against over the past few weeks, Hannibal Hamilton. Hannibal hasn’t been at his best over the past month, however, I am hoping this is the night that he brings it and if it is then I’d much rather he be on my side then be an opponent. This might be a tag team elimination match, it’s also about being the survivor and if I feel that I have to make a decision in the match and take out my own partner if I feel like he isn’t stepping up then I will have no problem to superkick him in the face. That goes for everyone on the team. I am here to survive and I am here to win and if I have to do it all by myself then I will do that.
Evander now approaches the cardboard cutout of Kendra Watterson. He stares at it for moment and then caresses the head of the cutout.
Evander Cage: Sweet little Kendra. But don’t let her size fool ya. What she lacks in size she makes up for in skill. She’s got her brother and her daddy by her side. We got a monster, we got Hannibal the fucking Cannibal and we have The Wattersons! Wrestling is in their blood. What do our opponents have? Sure, former Television Champion Beau Blaze is a great talent but how long did your Television Title reign last? You’re probably thinking that this is your chance to step up and go to the next level but I am coming to put you down because if you didn’t get in my fucking way then I would be the one with your former title right now and not Bishop. Petrov is a machine. Someone coming to kick ass and destroy anything that gets in his way. Fortunately for us that machine will come face to face with a monster and our monster will tear apart all its wires. Who else? Legendary boxer, Frankie Harewood. One of the best pound for pound boxers of all time and he is. I’m not going to trash his boxing career because I am not ignorant. Your record speaks for itself. I know who you are. I’ve watched your fights in the past. I didn’t pay for them though, no, I didn’t want to waste money watching you run around the ring so I streamed it. Sue me. You think you can come into my world now to try and prove a point? You think I am just another meathead wrestler that you’re going to embarrass?
Last but not least Evander makes his way to the cardboard cutout of Anton Chase.
Evander Cage: There are a lot of similarities between Anton Chase and I. He is someone I actually admire and have a ton of respect for. He is someone that inspired me throughout my career and it’s an honour to be teaming with one of the best technical professional wrestlers and a man that bleeds and sweats for this sport. I’m on a team of passionate professional wrestlers. Kendra and Anton are people that have devoted their lives to this industry. Our opponents have a boxer that would rather shit on our industry than give it respect. It makes this match very personal. You see, Frankie Harewood, when you were getting paid big money for one or two fights a year, I was barely getting paid a dime and busting my ass three to four times a week in matches that no man or woman should ever have to compete in. I almost killed myself for this industry because I love it. Anton Chase loves it. Kendra Watterson loves it. Hannibal Hamilton loves it. It would be the biggest slap in the face if somehow, somehow you end up being the lone survivor. I understand why Action Wrestling management have given you a spot on the roster because of the media attention it has been getting. I understand you bring more eyes to the product but I promise that I will do whatever it takes to make sure that you don’t make a mockery of what I love doing more than anything. Week after week Action Wrestling is getting bigger and bigger and more and more eyeballs are tuning in. This is the hottest company in the world right now and I am going to cash in by becoming one of the survivors or possibly the only survivor. The lone survivor. See y’all on Monday Night.
With that Evander Cage’s YouTube promo comes to an end.
Sydney, Australia
It had been a while since Evander last spoke to Lucy. They had been together for a few years but when she found out that Evander lied and went behind her back to make his return to professional wrestling, she ended up walking away from him for the time being. They eventually began talking to each other; first through texting then finally speaking on the phone and now they found themselves face to face in their apartment. Evander had been touring non stop and had been travelling through the United States and it felt good to finally be back in his apartment in Australia even if it was only for a short stay before he would have to travel back to the U.S.A. for the next Clash in Bismarck, North Dakota. Evander and Lucy sat at the table in the kitchen area. It felt a little awkward at first as Evander struggled to say anything not knowing how to get the words out of his mouth. Instead he took a sip from the mug of coffee and waited for her to speak.
Lucy: It must feel good to be back home? All that travelling must get tiresome but I am sure you’ve become used to it.
Evander Cage: It does feel good to be back home. I miss it—I miss us. I felt lonely.
Lucy: I miss us too. How are you feeling with everything? Being back in the ring and all that?
Evander Cage: My body is holding up. I’ve had success since coming back which is nice. Look, I apologise, and I know it can be hard to believe if my apology is sincere because I haven’t always been the most honest person in the past. I mean I’ve apologised in the past for lies and I know that every time I lie it destroys the trust you have. You know after years of being in the wrestling industry and leaning how to cut a promo or at times portray more of a character I guess that you might not always think if what I am saying is sincere or if it’s just me coming up with a good sounding speech to make you feel good, but I honestly am really sorry for not telling you my plans in the first place. I fucked up.
Lucy: It hurt me because I thought we were supposed to be a team. We work together in life, we share everything. The idea of you returning to wrestling scared me a lot because I love you and I don’t want to see you ending up paralysed or even worse. But I don’t want to stop you from doing what you’re passionate about. It was overwhelming finding out that you were going to be competing again and not hearing it from you. I want to support you because I love and care about you. It needs to be us though.
Evander Cage: I want you to be my side in everything. I really do. When I thought I couldn’t wrestle again and I was in a dark place it seemed like nobody gave a fuck about me. Meeting you was the bright spot in my time of darkness and you have continued to be a light in my life and I know that sounds cheesy as hell but that’s the honest truth. It was always wrestling for such a long time. Growing up I sucked at every other sports, I got low grades in high school and dropped out. You know about my relationship with my dad. It wasn’t good and he was a really shitty man most of the times but one good thing he did was introduce me to professional wrestling. The point is that wrestling gave me hope and wrestling gave me a future because it was something I could be decent at and even become good at. I thought that it would be the only thing I’d ever have in my life and when I thought my career had ended it felt like there would be no future again. Then you came along.
Lucy: It sounds a little cheesy but I appreciate the sentiment. We be honest with each other and we work together. That’s all I ask. You show me the respect and I will support you going forward. It will be tough for me at times to watch you competing knowing how dangerous it can be, but if this is still something you need to do then I know it’s something you can’t just stop doing and push to the side. So I am coming with you to North Dakota. No more secrets.
Evander agreed to no more secrets. Although that was a lie. He wasn’t going to tell her about how he is having issues with his mental health and having delusions of a talking demonic rabbit telling him to do sick and twisted things to advance his spot in Action Wrestling because he had been feeling that he needed to do a lot more and the pressure is getting to him. If he told her that then she wouldn’t be on board at all with him continuing. Fact is that cracks were slowly beginning to show through and frustration is starting to set in. He was proving he could still go in the ring, he had one his share of matches thus far and still he hadn’t been pinned or submitted with his only losses coming in multi man matches where it had been other competitors that got lost him the match. But he knew he needed to do something more if he wanted to continue to be successful and pushing further up the Action Wrestling ladder. The Lone Survivor Match would be a huge opportunity. It might not be the main event of Clash but it’s a match being hyped as one of the feature matches and surely the one that would have a lot of the spotlight on it. Hajeet, Petrov, Rose, Beau Blaze and Frankie Harewood would make for an impressive team despite Evander’s feelings about Frankie. He had recently just competed in a match that involved Rose and Beau Blaze and knew how dangerous they could be in the ring. Petrov is some cyborg who could brawl with the best.
Later that night Evander slept in is bed with woman he adored by his side again. He missed this. The intimacy and being close to her. He might not act at times like he is this big tough guy, but deep down Evander was a bit of romantic and not afraid to show his emotional side and admit his love—and he did love her. Despite still keeping some issues to himself but he thought by keeping them to himself he is keeping her safe. He feared at times that he would become like his father who was abusive towards Evander’s mother and had a very violent side to him. Yet as much as Evander despised his father’s violence, it’s now him that is trying to bring out a more violent side in his matches. Although in his mind he felt that the violent side in wrestling is very different to the violent side in his personal life. That if he could unleash the violence in the ring then there would be no chance of him becoming violent at home or anywhere else. He wanted to keep Lucy protected from that darkness that controlled him in the past. He watched as she was sleeping and felt thankful to be by her side once again. She would be coming along to him for the next edition of Clash. He would rather her not be there because people could use her against him but he needed to respect her decision and one good thing is he would be able to spend more time with her.
Flashback To The Past: Childhood Home of Evander Cage
Evander’s Father: You fucking cunt!
They are arguing again. He has heard it before and he will hear it again but it still gets to him. A young Evander Cage, just a small boy sits in his room clutching his stuffed bunny rabbit. He can hear the the repeated thuds followed by the screams and whimpers of his mother. The words coming from his father’s mouth that no boy should hear. He hears him dragging her across the living room and taking her into the bedroom and the loud bang of the door closing. He knows what will happen next and he doesn’t want to think about it so he clutches tighter to the stuffed bunny rabbit.
Evander Cage: Please make it stop. Please make it stop. Please make it stop. Please make it stop.
He dreams about a place where he can run away to and be free from the violence that surrounds him. But he knows he needs to be around for his mother. He can’t leave her alone because she has no-one else. There’s nothing he can do at the moment at this time in life because he is too small, too weak to stand up against his much bigger father. He needs to remain patient and be strong. One day he will become big too and then he can do something; anything to save his mother and finally leave. He has his rabbit that he talks to and it’s starting to talk back to him. Letting him know they can work together to make everything right. Letting him know that he isn’t alone in this awful situation. Reassuring him that one day everything will better as long as he continues to listen and hold that stuffed rabbit closely near him.