Post by Ace Bennett on Feb 26, 2011 10:39:50 GMT -5
The apartment of Ace Bennett has returned to its normal disarray. Pizza boxes stacked in heaps against the walls and dirty clothes in piles in various areas of the room. Ace seems indifferent to this, as he simply sinks into the middle of his couch. Its dark outside, and only a single table lamp in the living room is illuminating the apartment. Sitting to the right of Ace is his newly won WFWF National Championship. To the left, a copy of the NES Version of the game "Contra." Ace's demeanor is clearly different than usual. Instead of watching film of his opponents in his next match, he just simply stares forward, looking at the stacks of tapes in front of him. Turning to his left, he picks up the copy of Contra.
"Video games. Millions of youths of the world wasted their lives away playing these cartridges. I was guilty of this myself. Hours upon hours of mindless fun. Blowing up zombies, shooting people in the head, video games were an escape in my youth. I was never too fond of this one though, too hard. I figured it could give me insight on one of my opponents at the EBR Appreciation Show. It hasn't really helped."
Ace leans forward and cracks a smile.
"It has been said that youth only comes once in a lifetime. It is something to be cherished, something to take advantage of. I'm 21 years old and already I have achieved my dream of winning a championship in the WFWF. The youth is still within me, and I still have plenty of time to make an impact. As I go on in the WFWF, I plan on continuing my path to greatness, using my youth to propel me."
He puts the game down on the coffee table in front of him.
"There seems to be this youth movement happening in the WFWF right now. New faces like Valorie Evans and Aaron Ashton are stepping up to take the place of veterans who have decided to leave the business like Wayne McGurk and Yukio Blaze. As WFWF National Champion, I fully believe that I am the leader of this movement. That I am the future of the WFWF. Cream of the crop if you will."
Ace leans back again, putting the National Championship on his lap.
"Chris Jackal and Carter Contra. Two faces of this said youth movement. My opponents in a tag team match at the EBR Appreciation Show. Guys who are gunning for me and my spot, and even my National Championship. Young up and comers that will do anything to be successful. They have a lot in common with me when I think about it. But what have they really done? Who have they faced? Not really much of anything and not really anyone."
He leans forward and picks up on of the several tapes on the coffee table. This particular tape is titled "James Brown's Funky Christmas: Ace Bennett vs. Chris Jackal vs. Lawrence Cage."
"This wasn't too long ago. I beat Jackal on my road to becoming National Champion. Now, in an ironic twist, Jackal has earned a National title shot of his own. Well isn't that just funny. But if I remember correctly, Jackal was the man pinned in that match. I don't see the result being too different when we go one on one."
Ace throws the tape back onto the table, toppling an entire pile of tapes.
"When it comes to Contra, the guy not the game, I've watched his matches. He has potential. But he hasn't turned that potential into a single win in any of his matches yet. Sure, I didn't get my first win for a while either, but our opponents were on two completely different levels. I faced guys like Tempest, Thunder, and Master of Destruction and he has faced guys like Johnny Albright, Lightning, and Gladiator. Like I said, two different levels."
Ace sets the National Title off of his lap and slouches back on the couch, getting comfortable.
"I guess that's not really my point though. My point is come the EBR Appreciation Show, Chris Jackal and Carter Contra will both know who the true leader of the youth movement is. With an undefeated and focused partner in Samael Ahriman, I think I'll actually have my back covered in a tag team match for once. Contra, you will see that life is not a video game, it's serious matters. As for you Jackal, I'm sorry, but you won't be getting my National Championship after I just earned it. You will be the first to see my true potential in a line of many. At the EBR Appreciation Show, you will see what you have put yourself up against. A young, hungry wrestler who will do whatever it takes to get to the top."
"Video games. Millions of youths of the world wasted their lives away playing these cartridges. I was guilty of this myself. Hours upon hours of mindless fun. Blowing up zombies, shooting people in the head, video games were an escape in my youth. I was never too fond of this one though, too hard. I figured it could give me insight on one of my opponents at the EBR Appreciation Show. It hasn't really helped."
Ace leans forward and cracks a smile.
"It has been said that youth only comes once in a lifetime. It is something to be cherished, something to take advantage of. I'm 21 years old and already I have achieved my dream of winning a championship in the WFWF. The youth is still within me, and I still have plenty of time to make an impact. As I go on in the WFWF, I plan on continuing my path to greatness, using my youth to propel me."
He puts the game down on the coffee table in front of him.
"There seems to be this youth movement happening in the WFWF right now. New faces like Valorie Evans and Aaron Ashton are stepping up to take the place of veterans who have decided to leave the business like Wayne McGurk and Yukio Blaze. As WFWF National Champion, I fully believe that I am the leader of this movement. That I am the future of the WFWF. Cream of the crop if you will."
Ace leans back again, putting the National Championship on his lap.
"Chris Jackal and Carter Contra. Two faces of this said youth movement. My opponents in a tag team match at the EBR Appreciation Show. Guys who are gunning for me and my spot, and even my National Championship. Young up and comers that will do anything to be successful. They have a lot in common with me when I think about it. But what have they really done? Who have they faced? Not really much of anything and not really anyone."
He leans forward and picks up on of the several tapes on the coffee table. This particular tape is titled "James Brown's Funky Christmas: Ace Bennett vs. Chris Jackal vs. Lawrence Cage."
"This wasn't too long ago. I beat Jackal on my road to becoming National Champion. Now, in an ironic twist, Jackal has earned a National title shot of his own. Well isn't that just funny. But if I remember correctly, Jackal was the man pinned in that match. I don't see the result being too different when we go one on one."
Ace throws the tape back onto the table, toppling an entire pile of tapes.
"When it comes to Contra, the guy not the game, I've watched his matches. He has potential. But he hasn't turned that potential into a single win in any of his matches yet. Sure, I didn't get my first win for a while either, but our opponents were on two completely different levels. I faced guys like Tempest, Thunder, and Master of Destruction and he has faced guys like Johnny Albright, Lightning, and Gladiator. Like I said, two different levels."
Ace sets the National Title off of his lap and slouches back on the couch, getting comfortable.
"I guess that's not really my point though. My point is come the EBR Appreciation Show, Chris Jackal and Carter Contra will both know who the true leader of the youth movement is. With an undefeated and focused partner in Samael Ahriman, I think I'll actually have my back covered in a tag team match for once. Contra, you will see that life is not a video game, it's serious matters. As for you Jackal, I'm sorry, but you won't be getting my National Championship after I just earned it. You will be the first to see my true potential in a line of many. At the EBR Appreciation Show, you will see what you have put yourself up against. A young, hungry wrestler who will do whatever it takes to get to the top."
- Ace
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Probably not as good as my last one, but I tried to focus on monologue since that seems to be my strong point. Thanks for reading. Criticism is welcome and wanted.
