PROMO: Woke Up This Morning

[Guest Ace309]

Woke up this morning

Got yourself a gun.

Your mama always said you'd be

The Chosen One

 

She said, "You're one in a million.

You've got to burn to shine.

But you were born under a bad sign

With a blue moon in your eyes."

 

The camera fades in on a tight shot of Tom Flesher. He walks slowly as the shot opens up, revealing him to be walking down the sidewalk of downtown Austin. Clad in his standard Magnificent Seven polo shirt, jeans and Docs, he carries a messenger bag at his side. Almost imperceptibly, the voice-over fades in.

 

"On Sunday night, I'm taking on Thoth. Orochi. Whatever. It's all Yuuichiro, no matter what name he wants to dress himself up with. He wants to put me out. He wants to take away everything I have and take me out of this business forever. Well... that's all well and good for Orochi, but it's just not going to happen."

 

Woke up this morning.

All that love had gone.

Your papa never told yo

About right and wrong.

 

But you're... But you're looking good baby.

I believe you're feeling fine- shame about it.

Born under a bad sign

With a blue moon in your eyes, so sing it now.

 

"What Orochi doesn't understand is that he's in way over his head. Sure. Maybe he was responsible for my second reign as SJL World Champion, and maybe the dabbling in the Clan meant more to my future than I can see right now. That's what happens when you let a son of a bitch like Orochi into your inner circle. But those were minor. When all is said and done, when they look back at Tom Flesher, Durandal is going to be a footnote.

 

So is Orochi."

 

You see, you woke up this morning

The world turned upside down, lord above.

Things ain't been the same

Since the blues walked into town.

 

But you're... But you're one in a million

Cuz you've got that shotgun shine- shame about it,

Born under a bad sign

With a blue moon in your eyes, so sing about it.

 

"How ironic. The Lightbringer is coming after me, and he wants to put me out. He doesn't seem to realize that not only am I damn good in the ring, not only have I grown ten times as fast as anyone ever expected...

 

I'm the best in the company today.

 

Really... who's standing in my way? I made El Luchadore Magnifico tap at Ground Zero. I made Bo run back to New York City, I said New York City, with his tail between his legs. Francis? Made him tap. deKindes? Yeah, he beat me way back when. Bring it again, little man, and I'll send you back to Canada beaten so bad they'll have to puree your poutine.

 

The Lightbringer can't hold a candle to me. I'm the best worker this company has ever seen, and on Sunday, I'm going to prove it by putting Orochi's lights out."

 

So sad... god damn shame about it.

 

"And after I destroy Thoth... it's after the World belt. It's not enough to be the top heel in a multinational company."

 

Woke up this morning... got a blue moon, got a blue moon in your eyes.

 

"I'm on the King's Road, and it's only a matter of time."

 

Want to be... You want to be the Chosen One, yeah, you know it.

Just can't help yourself, yeah.

 

Flesher stops in front of a doorway. He turns in, taking a few steps into the bar, then bellies up to the bar. The bartender walks up to him, recognizes Flesher, and grins.

 

"Hey, you're that... Super Man, right?"

 

"Superior One. Tom Flesher here to drum up some business for you, my good man."

 

"Oh, right. Let me guess," the bartender says with a smile. "Boilermaker?"

 

"Actually," says Flesher with just an ounce of derision, "make it a dirty vodka martini. With olive, for nutrition."

 

As the bartender mixes up Flesher's drink, he chats. "So, you got a match on that big show they're putting on this Sunday?"

 

"Absolutely. I'm actually..." Flesher lifts his messenger bag up and sets it on the bar, then dumps his ICTV and Tag Team Titles in front of him. "I'm actually putting this baby right here on the line against Orochi."

 

"Orochi?" says the bartender, setting a martini glass in front of Flesher. "That name's pretty gay."

 

Flesher smirks, then takes a sip of his martini. "You don't follow this sport very closely, do you?"

 

"Nah. My kid's into it."

 

"As well he should be. Wrestling is the sport of kings. Every animal fights in the wild, but we're the only ones who have rules for it. We're the only ones..." sip. "who can kill each other in a civilized manner and shake hands afterwards."

 

"... right. But you know what? I think he really likes that Magnifico guy."

 

Flesher looks up, a bit surprised, and quickly spits his olive back into the martini glass to avoid choking on it. "Most of the sheep do... but when you get home, ask him if he remembers how badly I slaughtered Magnifico back in July."

 

"... you beat the champ? You must be pretty good."

 

"I'm on the King's Road, my friend... I'm the very best."

 

Woke up this morning.

Got yourself a gun.

[Guest realitycheck]

Whoooooaaaaaaah it's the hard sell~!

 

Well, I liked it. Great use of the lyrics and good song choice (*cough*), and basically reaffirms everything we already know as to drive the match. w00t and so on @ more heat.

 

...oh, right, I forgot to do my over-the-top Tom praise. OMG THAT WAS AWSUM!!11!111!1 TOM UR MY HERO!!!111!!11! (Y)(Y)(Y)(Y)(Y)!!!

 

-Z

No, I'm not on drugs, and no, Tom doesn't pay me. Why do you ask?

[Guest DiabloIIFreak1010]

::Sells the promo because it RULES::

[Guest Rabbi_wilson13]

Oooo....this is how you work it people. You add a song. You insult your opponent. You bring up your past victories (because tend to forget those) and you lay some groundwork for the future.

 

It's quite the solid promo, lacking some of the usual Flesherisms and leaning actually towards serious (Egads!). Thoth/Flesher should be one helluva match come Sunday.

 

 

 

(Unlike the Dolphin/Bill game, which is going to consist of lots of Ricky and lots of Surtain/Madison intercepting Bledsoe. Isn't that right, Tommy boy?)

[Guest WrestlingDeacon]

Tom, you should have used "Woke up in Love This Morning" by the Partridge Family. Much rosier. Nothing much I can really add, but I hope that Tom's focused intensity in this promo leaks over to the match proper.

 

Man, I should promo, but writing the actual match should probably come first.

[Guest Kibagami]

Nice work. I like the Lightbringer/light thing, and was that a challenge to the World champion that I heard? Rock the fuck on, my man.

 

S.

[Secret Agent 0]

Tom, this is pretty sweet.

 

Can i join M7 too?? ::Bats eyes after removing the bullet between them::

[Guest kelloggs]

Let it be known that song promo's are not digged by the Franchise

 

Mak hears whispers

 

Be positive you say... okay... but Tom you got your point across very well. And I could skip over the song, still getting the complete jest of the promo.

 

"make it a dirty vodka martini. With olive, for nutrition."

 

Cut out the olive and add shaken not stirred... Vodka Martini's & James Bond = sinonimus(sp?)

 

the whispers make another comeback

 

M. "And here I thought the joke was dead..." Francis

[Guest Powerplay]

Taamo, rocking promo, and you picked an awesome song to do it with. You are becoming the next Edwin with your ability to do everything from the hilarious to the dead serious *Thanks God he's in the same stable as Tom*.

[Guest Edwin MacPhisto]

""Orochi?" says the bartender, setting a martini glass in front of Flesher. "That name's pretty gay." "

 

That goes in the mouth. Huzzah.