Dan Black promo for HD

[Mystery Eskimo 0]

COLE

You know what I love?

 

CABOOSE

Sucking co-

 

COLE

That's right! Promos! I love promos.

 

Cue: "Quiet"

 

The buzzing guitars are accompanied by a mixed reaction from the packed crowd as "the Ice Heart", Dan Black walks down to the ring in a typically sharp suit. Black adjusts his tie and smoothes back his hair before entering the ring where a microphone is provided.

 

COACH

It's been a bad time for Dan Black of late. Twice in a row on PPV he's been defeated in tag competition by the likes of GPX and Crystal.

 

CABOOSE

While Tony Brannigan hit new heights, winning the much coveted World Title, Dan has been struggling.

 

The crowd is mostly quiet, actually waiting to here what Black has to say rather than giving him his usual chorus of boos.

 

BLACK

Good evening, everybody. (he pauses) These are strange times in the OAOAST. On one hand, my good friend Tony Brannigan finally got what he deserved. Things looked good. On the other, it was taken away from him with predictable haste. And now, alliances are being formed. Some people in this company are very bitter about their position. And yes, yes, before you say 'Oh, Dan Black's such a hypocrite, he's more bitter than anyone' - I admit it. I'm bitter. I'm jaded. I look around the OAOAST and I see a sorry future. It seems like's there's only two alternatives. The way of the GPX and Drek Stone, where I and Tony and CWM stand aside. Or the way of someone like...Zack Malibu.

 

The crowd POPS for the Franchise!

 

BLACK

Yeah, the company line! Let's all stick together, us veterans, let's save the company from these evil upstarts! Well, I've been doing a lot of thinking, these past weeks. And the question keeps coming up in my mind - why should I? Why should I side with people like Malibu? What has he ever done for me?

 

Let me take you back a few years, to when the OAOAST had two shows. Monday nights, IntenseZone. For the best part of a year, that show was me, it was my life. I booked the show, I managed the show - I was the biggest name, the biggest talent on the show. And while the worthless roster that I got lumbered with struggled and toiled, what did the rest of the OAOAST do? They hung me out to dry. The Franchise, the man with all the influence, Zack Malibu - everytime a new talent appeared in the OAOAST, you could bet your life Malibu would ensure they turned up on HeldDown. This wasn't a war. It was a massacre.

 

Dan pauses and looks around the arena, as the fans rumble with renewed hostility.

 

BLACK

And yes, this is history. Maybe I should be over it, but I'm not, and I won't be until I have satisfaction. I am the man to save the OAOAST from itself, to unite these warring factions. But to do that, I need to eliminate the man causing these divides, and we all know who that is.

 

Zack, I want us to go at it one more time. But this time, it can't be just another wrestling match. I don't want to outsmart you, out wrestle you, I don't care about that. Pinning you, making you tap out - it won't be enough. It isn't about whose hand is raised at the end. This time I want to feel your bones break, your muscles tear, see your blood on my hands and hear you whimper in pain. No DQ, Street fight, falls count anywhere - whatever you want to call it, I want that match against you, and I want it at Licence To Pin.

 

Dan drops the mic (thunk!) to a chorus of boos. He goes to leave the ring, but rather than his song being cued for his walk back to the dressing room, we hear the sounds of "Getting Away With Murder"!

 

CABOOSE

Mr. Black, I believe someone would like to respond to your concerns!

 

Powered by the crowd pop, Zack Malibu walks fast to the ring, as Dan Black steps back and awaits him. Malibu climbs up the steps and into the ring, quickly coming to take the mic just as Dan was reaching down for it. A quick sneer is shot at Zack from his old foe, and Zack makes the "cut" motion for his music to be stopped.

 

MALIBU

So, now you've got issues too, huh? Now all of a sudden, all this stuff about how I jaded you, how I squashed your dreams, this is your new excuse to come at me? You know what, Dan...you and I both know that you're not just full of yourself, you're full of SHIT!

 

The crowd ROARS at the zinger.

 

MALIBU

Because if you really wanted IntenseZone to succeed, it would have, but when you went through your metamorphisis and grew this ego, THAT was its downfall, because you turned a part of this company into nothing more than YOUR vanity project! IZ failed because YOU didn't WANT the top talent on that show. You purposely surrounded yourself with the unestablished and supposed washouts because you felt it would make you look superior, and it backfired, didn't it? Now that you have to deal with some actual competition, you're back to making excuses. You know what, Dan? I'm tired of making excuses. I'm tired of making counterpoints to these idle threats and stupid rumors brought out by you, or Drek Stone, or anyone. You asked me a question a few minutes ago, and here's your answer...

 

WHACK!

 

Zack drops the mic, and catches Dan off guard with a right hand! Dan is stunned, and he immediately dives for the legs, taking Zack down to the canvas, and the two are going at it in the center of the ring!

 

COLE

Security! We need this broken up!

 

CABOOSE

The bad blood has boiled over, and I think we've got a match set for LTP!

 

Dan and Zack are quickly pulled apart by a slew of road agents and staff. Black threatens Zack's well being, while the frustrated Malibu, aggrivated at the lack of respect lately from Drek, the GPX, and now one of the Originals, tries to break the restraints and get at his arch rival.

 

COLE

You know, some other people in this business could stand to do more promo's like that. Quick and to the point!

 

CABOOSE

Talking about HHHim again, eh?

 

COLE

You know it. And what better way to get off that subject by heading to commercial!

[Zack Malibu 0]

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