Just do the right thing... (o2 Lionheart)

[evil]

With his music "Playing the Saint" by Digital Summer roaring in the background. Genesis makes his presence felt in Japan. As he walks out behind the curtain. The reaction is surprisingly well received here in the land of the Rising Sun. Dressed in his street clothes. Similar to what he had wore last week. He enters the ring. Grabs a microphone and wastes no time getting down to business. Tonight? Was a very important night that he had planned for a long, long time.

Genesis: First off, before I get right down to business. I'd like to make an apology on my behalf. You see, I got a little carried away last week and I made mention that this week would be the "go home" show to Revolution. When really, last week WAS the go home show, and this week was the Pay-Per-View. So to anyone that I did confuse or trouble anybody. I humbly apologize.

Mixed reaction from the crowd.

Genesis: But that stands to reason that I would make a mistake like this. The way Lionheart runs everything. There is no proper planning. Everything is changed without any real notice. Hell, the guy changes things as the company goes along. Rather then sticking to the original plans. Why he does this? I'll never know. Am I knocking the guy for it? Well... frankly yes I am. You can chalk that up as to another reason why Lionheart should never be in power of this organization. Much less ANY other organization.

Another mixed reaction from the crowd. As Genesis began to pace around the ring as he spoke.

Genesis: Maybe that is a bit too "inside" info for you fans to know. But I think we all know by now. Wrestling is, and always has been a 'work'. At the end of the day. I:W is like any other company out their. They're a business, trying to make money. And...

In mid-sentence. Genesis is interrupted by rowdy fan. This is Japan of course. A country that is passionate on the sport of the business. Rather then the "Entertainment" side of it, like the United States.

Crazed Fan: プロレスは本当です！偽のところに移し！私たちのスポーツを見下しやめて!
Translation: Wrestling is real! You're a fake! Stop disrespecting our sport!

Genesis: Yeah well. Even though I don't understand one word coming out of your mouth. Seems to me you're another Lionheart follower. Apparently, you missed the ass-kissing line. Its right back by his office. If you have problems getting to it. Look up my buddy Sebastian (Avenger). He'll show you where its at.

At this point. This idiot was taken away by security for his rudeness. At this time. Genesis gets down to the matter at hand.

Genesis: Now time to get down to the real reason I came here to "Revolution". I'll be honest. I had no intentions on showing up here tonight. None at all. I wanted to do my one-off appearance last week. Go back home. Kick back, relax. Drink a few cold one's. Collect my money. Then... when I heard one of my biggest "fans" basically call me out after the show. I had no other alternative but to fly to Japan to set the record straight.

A decent pop from the crowd ensues.

Genesis: Let's direct ourselves to the I:W Tron, shall we? We're gonna play a little game called "dissection". Rules are real simple. I'm gonna bring up a quote from Lionheart's interview. We'll read it, and I'll answer everything that little pompous jerkoff has to say. Since 99.9% of it. Is his "version" of what the truth. I'm here to today to answer everything. Whether the truth does hurt me, or it doesn't. Everyone is gonna know everything they need to know about Genesis.

"Let me make it clear that to my knowledge there are no problems between Genesis and I outside of the ring. He may be a little butthurt that I didn't really respond to his call-outs earlier in the year for a 'fight' very much, but sometimes things just happen that way. Most of the time I was busy with either personal things, or business things for the company.I didn't have time to answer Genesis' "challenge for power #809283402" - no matter how much I would have liked to meet him half-way by matching the amount of promo time which was directed my way back towards him."

Genesis: As you people can see. I've highlighted the parts that truly stood out the most.

Let's see here. Lionheart thinks I'm "butthurt". That I'm upset because he didn't respond to my call-outs. No, Chris. Far from the truth you moron. When you didn't respond to me. It answered everything I ever thought you to be, when it came down to you & I over the years. Your nothing more then scared, little coward. You love to run your mouth on the internet. To the dirtsheets. To whoever will listen to you. You love to run around and talk all the garbage you want. Except... to my face. So when, and IF you do decide to come out here later when I'm done. I'll make you feel comfortable. I'll turn around, and let you talk to my back. If that's what you truly want. The only thing that is "butthurt" around here, is this company. When the company was raped over and over of their talent to go other places. Need proof? Look at last year's roster, compared to this year's. The one's who aren't retired. Have all ventured off to other organizations. Lionheart, being the poor businessman that he is. Didn't bother to try to keep those guys. He let them slip right through his fingers, and cause of this. It hurt the company.

Then there's that other thing you mentioned, Chris. You mentioned my challenge for power. No, no. Further from the truth. Any other time? You probably would've been right dead on the money. But my challenge was to get this company out of your hands. So I could either turn it around, or give it a proper burial if that had to be my last resort. Cause I wasn't going to sit back, and watch this company lose its INTEGRITY. Due to poor management, and a lack of a roster that frankly didn't care if they was here or someplace else.

Moving on...

Next clip rolls on the I:W Tron

It doesn't help that some audio/video equipment blew up and there are some lingering issues there. It doesn't help that Brent Starr had a snafu with his citizenship and was confined to Canada, unable to show-up in the US until it was all sorted-out. Things are never, ever perfect, afterall. I can't speak for anyone else on the roster or on the staff, but I think there's a few reasons why Genesis largely stands in the ring and talks, and most of the time no one answers. People know that no matter what you say to him, it won't mean anything to him. He'll have an insult ready, or he'll act as though the comment rolls off his back, no matter weather what you said to him was an insult, a hurtfull truth, an attempt at intimidation or even aknowledging his good qualities. So nothing ever phases the 'King of Controversy'. Well if nothing ever changes for him, then nobody sees anything change about him. If Genesis is supposed to be invincible, what's the point?"

Genesis: This clip, I didn't bother to highlight any real specifics. However, I will say this right off the bat. Its amazing how low Chris goes to place blame on someone, or something else for his misfortunes. Blames bad equipment for production issues. Yeah, okay. I'll give him that. Acknowledges that Brent Starr can't be on TV due to citizenship issues between Canada & United States. As much as we'd like to see Brent Starr back in action as soon as possible. There's nothing much anyone can really do about that. Then, we roll onto the big problem I see out of this, Chris. You have the gaul to sit their and tell the world basically: "Well, all Genesis does is go out their, talk and doesn't put anyone over. What's the point? Blah, Blah, Blah!"

Well, here's the point genius. Last week, didn't I call out the whole roster?

You know how many people showed up? Two...

A circus clown named Graves. Who should still be in developmental. NOT on the main roster. Trying to swing a chair like some uber "bad ass". I cleaned his clock and showed him the error of his ways.

The other? #Megastar Colby Donnelly. Somebody who I think is one of the only wrestlers around here with any common sense. Came out there and instead of making a mistake like Graves did. He did the right thing. He showed this veteran something the others lack, respect. For that? Colby? I thank you. In my book, you're one of the good guys.

Back to the point. Chris, how can you tell me that I act like a "Super Man" with everybody. When really NOBODY would come out to challenge me? Hell, I even called you out. Seems to me. This is your excuse for saying "Sorry we were too scared to show up. But we'll rip on you behind a keyboard on a lame website board." Frankly, that is the truth and sadly? I for one, am disappointed.

How dare you even compare me to Super-Man? When you've done a bang up job of shoving The Avenger down our throats for years and years. The man who's had SEVEN World Championships to his belt. If that doesn't sound like overkill, then I dunno what it is. I've had one World Championship run in this company. And ya know what else, Chris? I'm damn proud of it. I'd rather be one hit wonder with a major title. Then to become the fucking New York Yankee's anyday of the week.

Now I could bring up the last little bit of remarks you said about me. But if I know you like I do. You'll find some way of "twisting" things around in your favor. So that you can come out looking like the All-American, Good-Hearted "I'll always bend over backwards for everyone" good guy. And me? The bitter, disgruntled ex-employee. Who's simply out running his mouth.

Is that what we're gonna see tonight, Chris?

I told the world on the I:W.com website just the other day. I'd tell you tonight what the "end-goal" is. The end goal is simply this.

I don't want to save this company anymore. Was that my original goal a few months back? Oh hell yes it was. I wanted to put you out. So I could take over and build this place back up. Make it marketable. Make it a credible entity on the wrestling circuit.

Now, more then ever before. I only want one thing in mind. For the sake of this companies history. The sake of every man and woman that has spilt their blood, sweat and tears for this organization. I want nothing more... then to KILL this company.

While it may like a bad thing. Trust me, its a good thing. I don't mean come in, and kill it with an invasion group. I don't mean, I come in, kill this company and gloat about it. Add that to resume and whoopty-freakin'-do!

No, No. Chris Lionheart... I wanna kill this company, for the sake of the integrity this organization has lost due to your poor decision making and business.

You brought this company back. Proclaiming this to be "TNB(2)". And like any other sequel. Sequels sucked, and that run didn't work. So you quickly marked the '2' off, and called it TNB again.

Now, its Innovation:Wrestling (or I:W). Tell me again. One thing that makes this company "innovative"? Personally... I don't see it. You might as well have your slogan:

"This is Innovation Wrestling... We are gimmick matches!"

For that reason. And for the sake of the companies history. When I mention history. I mean 2005 through 2007. Back when this company gave a damn! Today? THis place isn't even a minor league feeding system. Hell, I've seen Indy leagues fair better then this.

Is it a knock on the company? No...

Do I think things could be ran better? Oh hell yes...

But instead of going through all the trouble. Instead of having you and me brawl it all over who gets the company and control. Lets see you, for once, do the right thing. Terminate this company. Tell the world you made a mistake bringing this organization back from the dead. It's not working, Chris. You know it. And I know it. Don't lie to yourself. Don't have others, lie for you.

Chris... I'm doing this for the company. I may not like you. You may hate my guts. Even though constantly try to tell the world you don't. Its quite evident that you do. This is just more then me having a a beef with you. I want this company gone for the right reasons.

One thing I can, and will guarantee you. After tonight. This will be the last time your gonna see me on live television. Until the day comes when this company has to go down for the final 3 count. You may see me around on Twitter. I might even make off-camera style appearances. But I refuse to be apart of a dying animal.

When I looked at the ratings for last week's show, and I saw that I had the highest rated segment? Think about it, Chris. Let your ego go for a moment. A "retired veteran wrestler", had the highest segment on the show. Okay... I don't even make appearances on the show hardly. I haven't been seen in wrestling for many months. Your active talent is lucky to get even HALF of those ratings in. There's a problem their, Chris. A real big problem. When it takes a guy like me to come back to spike the ratings. Whether you want to admit that or not. As much as you may hate me with a passion. You can't deny those numbers.

Do the right thing, Chris. Let this thing end. Kill it. Go on with your life. Let others go, and adventure off to other places. That's all I'm asking.

Genesis lowers the microphone. After a very passionate promo. He paces around the ring. Eying the crowd. While he may not have much love with the Japanese audience. This was a man that stood alone most of the time in his beliefs & convictions. He wasn't about to watch a company that he was born in. A company, that he single handily helped to build, along with many others. Go down this road. He didn't want to see this place become a joke or a laughing stock anymore.

[Chris Lionheart]

Lionheart walks to the ring with a microphone in hand, in no mood for this anymore.

I'm going to try to make this short and sweet, because as far as I'm concerned this is the 'same old shit' from you, Genesis, and it's long past the time when you were controversial, now it's expected and predictable.

You kept coming out here and putting me down, saying that you want to make this place better, that you can make it credible and marketable. News flash, Genius, it's NOT ABOUT YOU! It's not about Avenger, or me, it's about each and every wrestler on the roster on an individial level. If they want this place to work, it will work. Come hell or high water, a sudden financial investment which needs to be made, broken production equipment which takes time to replace, we'll find some way to keep this place open for the people who want to be here. Until such a time when we ALL decide there are more important things out there than wrestling. Maybe that time will come when we get a new job, have a few kids, have financial troubles when we can't pay for airfair or internet connection, or have something else which keeps us from showing up when we want to be here. Any staff member we've had from now all the way back to the beginning. Any well-intentioned member can have the greatest idea ever. But if it doesn't fly in the lockerroom and it's not supported en masse, then it won't work out. That's why this place constantly shifts and changes, not because I'm indecisive, but to best support what will work at that particular moment in time. There's no point in plugging away at something which isn't really working, just for the sake of having it. And I've said all this before away from the cameras in locker room meetings, people don't need you out here wasting camera time trying to be a bad ass, by repeating everything they already know. This whole thing isn't about you saying that you're the best and you could turn this place into gold. This place is, and always has been, a team effort. And you know deep down in your heart that 'that' is the truth!

Somewhere along the way, you seem to have forgotten that all of this is a team effort, or you choose not to remember. Because if you did still remember you might be able to look at your career, appreciate that whilst you have probably done as much as any man can do in one company, that you could step back and train someone new. I've always been interested in what your old bodyguard Sokolov, or your supposed real brother "The Anarcist", or that guy that I 'think' was a student of yours, Damien Ortiz, could do. But those guys were gone in a matter of weeks, one month at the most. I had more to say, discussing everything you said point by point, but honestly this can all be summed-up easily.

Genesis... There was a time when I thought you had turned over a new leaf, I thought you had grown as a man and had a lot more substance about you. It turns out that the wool was deffinatly pulled over my eyes. Because you weren't happy with 'Brandon Payne' not being the center of attention, not always being the "big man", diluting - in your mind - the Genesis "brand". So the clocks got rolled back to 2006, the comic book series got retconned, and you're right back to where you think you should be. And the bottom line is this, the same as it always was: You're not god with the midas touch, if you want to help steer this ship then great, it will be a collaborative effort between you, me, anyone else at the exec level, and most importantly the roster. No one man should be stupid enough to think they can do all of this alone, and I most certainly am not. When I have received help, I've thanked people for it. Now, if you don't want to do that, that's fine. But this "gimmick" of being "oh so controversial", coming out here with a microphone acting phony tough, publically picking fault with things that you are more privvy to than most regarding the 'real' reasons why things can be tough sometimes - which basically makes you an asshole who does this to make yourself look good or to reassure you're massive ego - this has to stop. It does no one any favors, and airing dirty laundry out here in front of the cameras is total bush league. I used to do it, despite my being proven right and appoligised-to in person in 2011 - I've also grown up a lot since 2006. Looks like you still have a lot of growing up to do. I love you to death, we have a lot of history, and you'll always have a home here should you decide you want to return to the family. But it's time to really change and evolve, and if you're not happy with those two choices, well old friend, there's the door.

[evil]

Genesis... having heard everything Lionheart as just said. Took in the words spoken to him. A sly grin came across his face. As if... he was actually going to acknowledge. Perhaps even "listen" to Chris for a change. As he looked out at the crowd on hand for 'Revolution'. He knew what he had to do next.

With the thought of no return in mind. He walked up to Lionheart. Nodded his head. Like he was in complete approval with his nemesis.

Genesis: Is this what you want? "Nice" Genesis? The one who has to play a role. Pretend everything is rainbows & butterflies. If that's the case, and if that will make you happy? If me becoming another one of your 'buddies' just to make the whole wrestling world go round in circles. Then so be it then...

Genesis left off a big sigh. As he lowered his head and extended his hand out to Lionheart.

[Chris Lionheart]

I'm not asking you to "play a role". You know that my office door is always open to discuss your concerns, or your ideas to improve this company - off camera. You know that your opinion is valued, and your input appreciated. You can still talk to me 'for real', this isn't me sticking my fingers in my ears and not listening to you. I just don't think this, the public rantings, are the right way to go about getting your messages heard. I mean... you used to hate on Scott Joseph Manor for doing the exact same thing. If you're willing, what I'd like is for you to still contribute somehow in a constructive way. Maybe you bring in Damien Ortiz and see how far he can go, or whatever you choose to do... still offering that handshake?

[evil]

Genesis: Damien Ortiz was BP's main cat. Haven't seen him around in years. Probably back to bouncin' at some local titty bar somewhere. So basically, what you're trying to say is. Genesis, don't be a dick right? Play nice?

The hand is still extended out on Gen's end. But he wanted to be absolutely sure what Lionheart's intentions are on this. In the back of Gen's mind. He knew what he had to do get his point across. All that's left is for him to pull the trigger.

[Chris Lionheart]

That wasn't a real answer. That was Genesis still thinking that Lionheart was trying to control him, feeding into Genesis' ego. Lionheart sighed himself, thinking he had been pretty fair about things, after Genesis had verbally run him down over the past few months. ''I'll listen to your concerns and ideas, just don't spew venom on TV and take time away from wrestlers.'' Couldn't get much fairer than that, right?

Lionheart sticks out his hand and the two shake hands, before pulling each other in close for a heated staredown. The fury burns in Lionheart's eyes just as the venom and contempt for Lionheart burns in Genesis'. There is mutual respect between them, but a lot of bad blood too.

Kazu: A handshake! These two men have so much respect for each other! What a moment!

Cowboy Bill Watson: That's right Kazu, I know that look... that both of them are wearing. They might not like it, but they seem to have an understanding with each other.

Lionheart bursts forward with a strong headbutt, which busts Genesis open the hard way, and sends Genesis stumbling backwards. Quick as a cat, Lionheart grabs onto Gen's left wrist, ducks under his arm, turns him around, boots him in the midsection and drives his head into the matt with a thunderous DDT!

Cowboy Bill Watson: Good God Kazu! We haven't seen Lionheart use that move in... in... YEARS! Look at the blood! As it stains the matt... oh and Lionheart isn't letting up!

Lionheart reaches down, pulling Genesis' head up off the matt with one hand, picking up Genesis' microphone with the other.

Quick history lesson. TNB Ressurection PPV 2009, you had Brandon Payne brake my neck in the middle of the ring. So YOU broke my neck! I'm not going to break your neck, but 'this' is the Ressurection of Chris Lionheart, and this will have to do for now...

Lionheart slams Genesis' face down into the matt, breaking his nose instantly. The blood from Gensis' forehead and shattered nose pool out from underneath him. Lionheart take a moment to pause, looking down at a prone Genesis, laid out on the mat with hatred in his eyes and the microphone still in his hand.

Nah, you know what. What wasn't enough!

Kazu: Oh no! What will Mr. Hart do next?

Cowboy Bill Watson: Right now that isn't Chris Hart, the owner of this company in the ring. That's 'the real' Chris Lionheart if I ever saw him!

Lionheart throws the microphone down, and quickly drops down, grabbing at Gensis' arms, pulling him into a vicous Rear Naked Choke! As Lionheart rolls underneath him, the extent of Genesis' facial damage becomes apparrent to all those in the crowd. Lionheart wrenches the hold, as if trying to tear the head off the neck of a limp rag-doll.

Kazu: This is going to far! I never would have expected this!

Cowboy Bill Watson: Can you really blame him, Kazu? This has been building for YEARS. Always Genesis leaving Lionheart laying, always Genesis having the last word or the last laugh. And now finally, Lionheart has had enough of it.

Lionheart releases the hold, and motions for people to come from the back. Expecting EMTs, the Japanese crowd are surprised to see security walk down the ramp; as Lionheart kicks Genesis's prone body under the bottom rope into the waiting arms of the officers.

Secuirty, this man does not work for this company, has no right to be in this building, but has never the less been making apperances for some time. I want you to escourt him from the building right now. I don't want to see him again.

As Genesis is carried up the entrance ramp and out of the arena, Lionheart raises the microphone one more time...

No one man is bigger than this company. No one man will hold this company hostage again. And no one will use Chris Lionheart like a stepping stone ever agin!