PROMO: In relation to the hill

[Guest Thoth]

“So,” Thoth starts to say to himself. It’s been a long week, dealing with Chris Wilson and his shenanigans. Shenanigans nothing. Fucker blew up a building.

 

Thoth opens his mouth, then stops. It’s not a good habit to hold conversations with yourself. He slumps back down into a padded row of chairs that could be called a sofa, if one is so inclined.

 

The fifth member, on the side of the Midnight Carnival. How’d I find myself in such a place? Just a while ago, I was fighting against them, on the side of the Clan.

 

The Clan... what is it, exactly? It started with just, me, Silent, and Spider Nekura. We fought and dominated in the IGNML. But I didn’t really understand what the Clan was. A worldwide network of thugs, under-dwellers... based from Japan? I thought we were just a stable. Just a stable in a wrestling federation.

 

I mean... I knew. In the back of my mind, I knew. But I didn’t care then. I was too busy leading the Clan... reluctantly. When I got bumped, Spider disappeared. And then Silent. Just me... I was leading the public face of an organization of disrepute...

 

I wonder what my father would think.

 

Thoth gets up, and walks toward the window. Any window, because Thoth wants to look outside, and see the sunlight. It’s getting darker, slowly, as the sky turns from blue, to green, to yellow, as the spinning earth’s atmosphere refracts the sun’s light on different wavelengths.

 

But thins seem to be coming full circle... Spider Nekura is back in the fold again... and Silent will be here soon enough. The gang is back together, it would seem. But in my blood... these bones... it doesn’t feel right. I’ve changed, Spider’s changed... and Silent’s changed.

 

Thoth closes his eyes again...

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Thoth follows on the outside, but stops, and follows a glint in his eye. He reaches under the ring...it’s Silent’s cane! Thoth is about to give Silent a taste of his own medicine...KA-THWACK! Cane shot to the back! Silent collapses. Thoth bends down, and thrusts the cane into the small of the back, once...twice...three times before tossing it aside, and picking Silent up off the mat. He sets up a pump-handle, and follows through, suplexing Silent on the outside!

 

Axis: Thoth’s getting the upper hand now!

CC: Keep in mind that not only is the World Title on the line, but Thoth’s Western U.S. Title, as well. Thoth obviously realizes that he has to defend it.

 

Thoth lifts and whips Silent into the steel mesh. Silent hits full force, and it looks at if the mesh is weakening; coming loose from the steel poles. Thoth drags Silent back, and whips him again. Silent reverses! Thoth goes into the mesh...through the mesh! Thoth is outside of the cell!

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He runs a hand over his scars on his stomach, received in that moment, going through the mesh of that cell. Another moment flashes by, like a fleeting whisper that a person could struggle to remember their whole life.

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At first, Thoth grits his teeth, and tries to fight the Awakener, the submission hold that many before have tapped too. Silent tightens the hold; it seems like Silent could make it as tight as he wanted to. This dawns on Thoth, amazingly, as he screams in pain, a slave to the Awakener.

 

...

 

...

 

...

 

Thoth taps out.

 

*DING DING DING*

 

Funyon: Ladies and gentlemen, here is your NEW Western United States Champion...Silent!

 

CC: And it’s official! Silent holds both the Western U.S. Title and the World Title at the same time!

Axis: Even if, somehow, some way, Thoth manages to beat Silent in the second fall, it will go down in the record books that Silent was a double champion!

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To tap out... Thoth remembers the pain, how he was made to submit before Silent. The very word “submit” has a harsh, grating effect on his thinking. It makes him stop, just for a moment. He looks out at the sun again. It’s going down below a hill. This is funny to Thoth, because he imagines some people thinking the sun has set, and others thinking it hasn’t, depending upon where one was in relation to the hill. Different skies for different people, yet it’s still the same sky.

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Thoth is halfway up now, but he stops and looks back. Silent has recovered from the shot to the face, and sees Thoth going up. Thoth climbs faster, his left arm brushing the top of the cage. Thoth rolls onto the top of the cage, looking through the mesh as Silent climbs. The camera pans back to get all of this, Silent climbing, Thoth at the top. Camera flashbulbs are going off like crazy. Thoth crawls to the other side, as Silent reaches the top.

 

Axis: Both of these men are at the top! What’s going to happen?

CC: I think a better way to phrase that question is who’s going to come down, and how is he going to come down?

 

Silent walks awkwardly after Thoth, the steel mesh bouncing and giving way under his feet. Silent knocks Thoth back with a punch, but Thoth comes right back with one of his own. They trade blows atop the structure, neither man getting the advantage. Suddenly, Thoth loses his balances and stumbles backwards, near the edge of the cell. Silent takes the opportunity and tries to kick him off, but Thoth drops to his belly, still on top of the cell, taking Silent with him in a drop toe hold. Silent’s top half falls over the edge of the cell, though his feet are dug into the slats tightly enough that he stays on top. Thoth grabs Silent’s legs, and pulls him back towards the center of the cell, drawing some boos from some fans who wanted to see blood. Thoth drops an elbow on Silent’s back, high atop the cell. The mesh they are on buckles, but does not break. Thoth sees this, and moves Silent closer to the sturdier iron bars. Scoop and a slam by Thoth.

 

CC: Where does Thoth go from here?

Axis: Down, Cyke. Down.

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Axis: Silent...setting up for the...Pyramid Driver!

CC: He can’t do this! Thoth will go through the cell! It’s a 15 foot drop!

 

Silent lifts Thoth up, and begins to powerbomb him...

 

Thoth hooks his strap around Silent’s neck! Hurricanrana!

 

The cell starts to give way...

 

It holds! Silent remains tentatively cushioned from a painful fall!

 

Axis: (Whistles) Now THAT was close!

CC: Thoth is pulling it out of his ass now, he’s really got to want that World Title, especially after losing his Western U.S. Title to Silent!

Axis: Good God, Cyclone, I’ve never heard you use language like that before.

CC: I can’t help it! This is exciting!

 

Silent back up to his feet...Thoth with a dropkick to Silent’s back! Silent eats steel, but doesn’t seem too fazed. He gets back up, and swipes at Thoth’s feet, tripping him. Thoth hits with violent impact...

 

The cell holds tight. Silent and Thoth continue to battle dramatically on top of the cell. With each slam, each time a body hits the roof, the cell looks a little weaker, looks like that the next time will be the last time. Each time, the crowd pops louder, then settles back with an “Aww...” each time the cell does not give.

 

Thoth has the advantage now, and thrusts under Silent’s throat with his extended fingers. Thoth with a DDT...

 

The cell gives way!

 

Silent holds on to the iron bar! Thoth comes and tries to stomp on Silent’s hands, to send him straight to hell...But Silent grabs Thoth’s leg! Silent holding on to Thoth’s leg now, trying to drag them both to hell! Silent...Silent is laughing!

 

Axis: I don’t believe this!

CC: Silent is actually enjoying this!

 

Silent yells to Thoth. The camera picks it up...

 

Silent: So Thoth, do you like this? You, the angel, and I, the devil! I can drag you down with me, take you to a place you’ve never been, Thoth!

 

...

 

Silent: But I won’t. Thoth, you’ll never be as powerful as me!

 

Silent lets go of Thoth’s leg, and he falls

 

ALL

 

THE

 

WAY

 

DOWN.

 

The crowd pops louder than an arena full of girls at a nude *NSync concert.

 

CC: HOLY SHIT!

Axis: SILENT IS DEAD! SILENT HAS DIED BEFORE OUR VERY EYES!

 

Silent is still breathing, but that’s it. He probably has been knocked unconscious from the impact. Thoth climbs down the broken mesh, before he hangs above the ring, his feet maybe a good meter and a half from the floor. He drops onto Silent, making sure he cushions his fall. He covers. The crowd counts along with the referee.

 

ONE!

 

TWO!

 

THREE!

 

*DING DING DING*

 

Here is your winner...and the NEW!...I-G-N-M-L World Heavyweight Champion...THOOOOOOOOTH!

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“So Thoth, do you like this? You, the angel, and I, the devil! I can drag you down with me, take you to a place you’ve never been, Thoth! But I won’t. Thoth, you’ll never be as powerful as me!”

 

...for the past twelve months, I’ve been trying to find out what those words meant. A place I’ve never been... and a place that could give me power beyond my wildest dreams. This Sunday, I will compete on the side of good. I will be the angel. I have seen what Chris Wilson has done to a generation of people, wrestlers, who just wanted to test their own strength and will against that of others. He’s corrupted them, turned them into drones for his own personal gain, just like the Clan-

 

Thoth’s train of thought stops abruptly. Never once has he ever thought negatively of the Clan. Of the group that helped him get a foot in the business of the IGNML/IGNWF/SWF. But Thoth was never concerned with the business side of things. He liked to fight. The very life and breath of the most primal instinct of all.

 

The philosophical tirade is interrupted by Tom Flesher, who appears from behind, having climbed a staircase to reach this room.

 

“Hey Thoth. So, you’re joining with the Carnies, eh?”

 

“Indeed. What a world. Do you have a problem with that? My being with El Luchadore Magnifico bother you specifically?”

 

“Well... nah... I mean, I dunno... a little.”

 

Thoth turns toward Tom, looking him in the eye.

 

“I understand. The need to settle personal differences can be a heavy one.”

 

“Yeah,” replies Tom, a little less nervously this time. “...I mean, I’ve got to get him back for the bottle!” He sighs, and adds, “You know, it sticks out in my head.”

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“Thoth, you’ll never be as powerful as me!”

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“It sticks out in my head.”

[Guest Crowe]

Cool promo, Thoth. I really liked how you ended it.

 

Crowe

[Guest Beingz0wningj00]

Thoth... I hate you so much.

 

 

Damn fine promo little bastard. I give you a rough time a lot, but fuck... it's like something out of a movie.

 

 

Spawn! Violator! You've been violated girly man!

[Guest kelloggs]

I thought this explains the slow burn face turn, as it's been called, excellently. The match fit with everything so well. The best thing about this is the thought that the clan is wrong, which is huge for your character. Damn good stuff

[Guest Edwin MacPhisto]

SILENT/THOTH HELL IN A CELL!

 

Probably my favorite Hell In A Cell match we've ever had. Ah, the ML. Memories.

 

Funny how it seems to work so well at this point. Excellent promo, with a brilliantly sharp ending. Sunday will be an interesting match with all this character development going on.

[Guest DiabloIIFreak1010]

Great promo, Thoth, and thanks alot for the little bit of the Silent vs. You hell in the cell match that I've always wanted to see. Great match from the looks of it.

[Guest Edwin MacPhisto]

Thoth, you should post the whole match on the community board! I could for a bit of nostalgia, and it'd be a real cool match for people who've never seen it before to take a look at.

[Guest TheBostonStrangler]

Nice work, Thoth. The promo really did show me a lot about the character and where the overall direction of things are headed. Personally, I'm just hoping that all of these incredible promos continue. Wilson, Outcast, Edwin, Silent, and Thoth in particular have written some GREAT stuff lately.

[Guest Rabbi_wilson13]

ML Highlights rock the house!

 

Nice work, my Clan rival...but is he really a Clan rival anymore? Doubting the dark forces of evil? For the first time? Inteeeeeeresting.

 

Or is it all just a big ~SHWERVE!~ and this slow-burn face turn is going to turn into something ala HHH, where Grand Slam gets hit by a car, but it turns out that a fat ass (Thugg) is driving it, and Thoth is behind the whole thing?!

 

Promo Wars rule, and personally I think Outcast is ahead right now because of the closing line to "Envy." But he has an unfair advantage if he has them written ahead of time, so maybe he should be DQed?

 

Again, good work Thoth.

[Guest chirs3]

Jeez, there's so much character development around here...

 

Seriously, it's everywhere! Gone are the days when beating people up and a smarmy one liner were all one needed...

 

Ah, who needs 'em. Eth-O-Eth with a fine piece of work.

[Guest Lerrin Breggan]

Thoth, beautifully done! Flashbacks to previous memores are always a plus, especially when the mean something like these do!

 

Very interesting how everything is getting tossed around and this storyline as a whole really kicks. Keep it going guys!

[Guest Edwin MacPhisto]

Thoth, beautifully done! Flashbacks to previous memores are always a plus, especially when the mean something like these do!

 

Very interesting how everything is getting tossed around and this storyline as a whole really kicks. Keep it going guys!

It's funny. We all started these stories of ours separately, but they're all kind of flowing together naturally. Sweet.

 

And thank you Wilson for presently giving me the image of Thugg as Rikishi. Heh...

[Guest Tyler McClelland]

For the first time ever, I've felt the Thoth character.

 

The whole quoting "You'll never be as powerful as me!" was freakin' great.

 

Made the character much more human, explained the turn to the Carnies.

 

Bitchin'.

[Guest AnnieEclectic]

I love promos that deal with history, and this is one hell of a promo. Even if you never were there for the IGNML days (*cough* me) you can get all the drama and turmiol Thoth feels. Dammit, I need to write like this

 

-Annie

[Guest -Cutthroat-]

Wow, I've never seen a WF Clan promo before and, wow...that's all I can say...

[Guest Drew_K]

Oooohhhhh. Goodness in the extreme, Thoth. I don't want to get silly, or preachy, or over analytical, cause you'll get all three, I'm sure. All I will say is I loved the way everything tied together in this. Old storyline+character development+various new storylines=Damn, that promo's smoother than polished jello.

 

Watching the Clan, the carnies, and the madman himself, Chrissy Stardust, all promo, geez. I'm pretty sure I'm out of my league.

 

Heh. Out of my league, get it, cause I'm in the JL, and..... nevermind.

 

Thoth, I fear you. When you're bad, your'e great. When you're good, you're great. When you're in between? You're almost too much to handle.

 

Anyway, enough of this, cause it probably looks liek I'm kissing up. But really, I'm that impressed.

 

Go Thoth!