Post by T-Money on Jul 29, 2007 19:51:45 GMT -5
Identity crisis….something we all, as human beings, experience especially in our adolescence. Why are we constantly engaged in a self battle? An unnecessary self battle. We would be free from a great deal of heartache and strife if we would only seek to find the answer to a paradox that has plagued mankind for thousands of years. Barely anyone in today’s world is aware of their role in society. Some are called to serve, while others are born to lead….
[[The scene opens to the outside of what appears to be a homeless shelter, but the exact location is unknown. Large multitudes of both men and women, very well over a hundred of them, pack the decent sized edifice and crowd around the buffet style line as a bell sounds for dinner time. T-Money is spotted behind the table of piping hot food serving the needy. Not clad in his usual clothing, he dons a white apron over a plain black T-shirt as well as a cheerful smile. By the reactions of a few individuals, some recognize the wrestling superstar but most don’t. A few minutes later, T-Money looks in the direction of the camera and greets the camera man with a head nod. T-Money leans over to one of the other servers and tells them something. That person nods his head and T-Money walks from behind the table into the direction of the camera.]][/i]
T-Money: Come with me outside real quick….
[[The camera man follows T-Money outside into a deserted back lot, and once still, T-Money stares into the camera and begins to speak.]][/i]
T-Money: What’s up everybody? It’s ya boy, and I’m just here chillin’ on a hot Sunday evening. It is Florida and it is summertime, so you can only imagine how hot it is down here. Even with the sun setting, I’m still sweating a lil bit. But it’s all good because I wanted to try something a different for today anyways. Usually you, the fans, see me all fly and fresh in a glamorous environment such as my mansion or a fancy restaurant. And more recently, since I’ve been tapping into the divine nature of my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, the settings and the surroundings I’m usually in have been more spiritual. But today, I’m gonna show you something that you’re not used too. And just to show you how real I keep it, I’m not for once gonna abandon how fresh I look because despite what I wear or what jewelry I have on, I am a handsome man and I definitely won’t abandon my spiritual side, because God is present in my life all day every day so there’s no way I can just put Him off to the side like that. But take a quick look around you….what do you see?
[[T-Money points the camera in the direction of the feeding line. After a few seconds, the camera focuses back on him]][/i]
You’ll see a wealthy, popular young black man who doesn’t need to work a day in his life ever again doing hard labor. For the past few months, this has played a major part in my life. What I’m doing right here should show you something. And yea, I am sentenced by a judge to complete a thousand hours of community service because of the whole incident with Jamal Carter a few months ago, but it’s bigger than that. I single handedly saved the GWC. Argue with me all you want, but at Viva La GWC, I made it impossible for Nikki Venus to get control of this place. I don’t take that lightly, but at the same time, I didn’t let it go to my head either. I see a lot of fools walking around here calling themselves saviors and messiahs and blaspheming God’s name when they haven’t saved a d*mn thing in their entire life! And mind you, these are the same punks who are caught up in all the hype of being on TV, traveling the globe, staying at five star hotels, the whole nine. Now being who I am, T-Money, and having what I have, the World Title, and doing what I did by keeping GWC in Vice’s control, I’m right here at a homeless shelter in the middle of the hood choppin’ it up with everyday regular people. How many of ya’ll GWC superstars can say you do that on a daily? Not many if any at all. And yea, I’m obligated to complete a certain amount of community service hours, but I don’t have to specifically do it right here. I’m rich so I know loops and ways around the system, trust me. Now I’m saying this with as much humility as possible….
Many GWC superstars will probably never have what I have. And I’m not talking about the World Title, or a fancy house or fancy cars, I’m talking about leadership qualities. Pure leadership qualities. Like I said, I’m in the middle of the hood with people who haven’t showered or bathed themselves in who knows how long and to top it off, I rode down here in my new Escalade. But guess what? I didn’t lock my car doors or set my alarm. I also got a big wad of cash in my pocket and these shoes on my feet are pretty expensive too, but do you actually think somebody is gonna do something to my vehicle? Do you actually think somebody will try to rob me? No. And it’s not because I’m the hardest or toughest dude on the block, but I earned their respect by being a leader. Before I even dreamt of stepping inside a wrestling ring, I was around people like this on a daily basis because I was homeless just like them. I didn’t know where my next meal was gonna come from just like them. So yea, the secret’s out aight GWC? To be in my position and to have what I have and do what I do, it takes being a leader. That information is priceless right there homie….you couldn’t pay for that if you even tried to.
But leaders will always be tested because that just comes along with the territory and with the title of leader itself. And come this Wednesday at Assault, I’m facing a pretty big test. I’m up against Ryder and my good ol’ pal Stargazer is gonna be the special enforcer. Bump the steel cage because that’s not even a concern to me. But what might be a concern is that I’m gonna have two people in that ring doing all they can to bring me down. Vice could’ve did a better job at booking this, but he don’t like me either, so I don’t blame him for trying to indirectly destroy me. Stargazer….I’m warning you right now to stay the hell outta my way. Take heed to those words too homie because if the thought of “I’m gonna get even with T-Money” or something along those lines cross your mine, I promise you, I promise on everything that I’ll be going back to jail that night because I will seriously hurt you. I’ll hit you so hard that everybody in EPW will feel it! How I manhandled you at Viva La GWC will be nothing compared to what I’ll do to you on Wednesday if you don’t properly “enforce” and do your job. Disobey me if you want to, but don’t say I didn’t warn you ahead of time….
And Ryder, you got some serious nerve by not coming correct at me. This could’ve been a nice lil match for the GWC fans to enjoy, but you wanna make it personal? Why the need for that? Is it because you have nothing else to live for? Or it might be because Aria Cross moved on and stopped giving you some booty. But whatever the case might be, you intentionally crossed a line with me, and that, that wasn’t too smart of you. You seem like a pretty smart guy…a lil boring and not so entertaining in the ring, but underneath it all, you seem cool. And my act has grown old?! What, would you rather me be a chameleon like you and change images week in and week out? First you try to pull the lame a** dark, intellectual character over on everyone. Then you tried to pull the whole fearless leader garbage with those bunch of lames named Affliction. Now you are trying to dip into a lil comedy by trying to play me? I see….versatility is good in most cases Ryder, but with you, before you can even think about becoming World Champion, you have to handle your internal struggles and find who you truly are first. I’m not your psychologist, but I know when an individual is struggling to find themselves. But I might as well be one because neither you or Stargazer know who ya’ll truly are. Think back to the January 31st Wednesday Assault when you and I competed against each other and against Cool Dad, Kencedro, and Jamal Carter. Both you and I were victorious that night, but this Wednesday, only one individual will be able to come out on top, and that individual will be me. Not because I’m better than you, which can be argued, but because I’m a natural born leader. You view your own pitiful self as a leader because you are over Affliction or whatever, but that’s not even close to being a leader. You might not like me, but at least I’ve been the same person from day one. Could you all say the same about yourselves? You could try to, but we all know the truth.
And speaking of the truth, did ya’ll like how I handled the whole Xavier Cross situation? I’m real big on loyalty and honesty, and if I’m not receiving any of that from you, then you get the boot point blank. And it’s so obvious that lil Xavier can’t stand on his own two feet because as soon as I fired him, he ran into the arms of Thunder like a lil punk! Be a man homeboy and stand on your own two feet. Fight your own battles for once. I know that I was stepping to the plate and fighting battles for you these past few months, but time have changed. I would love to see you be the man that you proclaim to be, but honestly, I don’t think that I’ll be seeing that for quite some time. And something else happened that night as well. Although I don’t really like the dude, I gotta give Skyler Striker for stepping to me like a man last week on Assault. I don’t know what that was all about or why you even approached me, but regardless, you failed at the goal you had set for yourself. Yes, T.H.U.G. is indeed no more but why? Not because you did what you had vowed to do and “destroy” us, but because Cross and Bishop were being shady, unloyal fools, so I fired them and sent them elsewhere. So despite what you say or what you even do, in my eyes, you will always be known as the man who failed to carry out his plan of action. What a disgrace you are...
Well I’ve been out here long enough, so I’m gonna head back on inside. I appreciate you coming out here man. It’s been real….God bless ya’ll everybody, I’ll catch up with ya’ll later….
[[The scene opens to the outside of what appears to be a homeless shelter, but the exact location is unknown. Large multitudes of both men and women, very well over a hundred of them, pack the decent sized edifice and crowd around the buffet style line as a bell sounds for dinner time. T-Money is spotted behind the table of piping hot food serving the needy. Not clad in his usual clothing, he dons a white apron over a plain black T-shirt as well as a cheerful smile. By the reactions of a few individuals, some recognize the wrestling superstar but most don’t. A few minutes later, T-Money looks in the direction of the camera and greets the camera man with a head nod. T-Money leans over to one of the other servers and tells them something. That person nods his head and T-Money walks from behind the table into the direction of the camera.]][/i]
T-Money: Come with me outside real quick….
[[The camera man follows T-Money outside into a deserted back lot, and once still, T-Money stares into the camera and begins to speak.]][/i]
T-Money: What’s up everybody? It’s ya boy, and I’m just here chillin’ on a hot Sunday evening. It is Florida and it is summertime, so you can only imagine how hot it is down here. Even with the sun setting, I’m still sweating a lil bit. But it’s all good because I wanted to try something a different for today anyways. Usually you, the fans, see me all fly and fresh in a glamorous environment such as my mansion or a fancy restaurant. And more recently, since I’ve been tapping into the divine nature of my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, the settings and the surroundings I’m usually in have been more spiritual. But today, I’m gonna show you something that you’re not used too. And just to show you how real I keep it, I’m not for once gonna abandon how fresh I look because despite what I wear or what jewelry I have on, I am a handsome man and I definitely won’t abandon my spiritual side, because God is present in my life all day every day so there’s no way I can just put Him off to the side like that. But take a quick look around you….what do you see?
[[T-Money points the camera in the direction of the feeding line. After a few seconds, the camera focuses back on him]][/i]
You’ll see a wealthy, popular young black man who doesn’t need to work a day in his life ever again doing hard labor. For the past few months, this has played a major part in my life. What I’m doing right here should show you something. And yea, I am sentenced by a judge to complete a thousand hours of community service because of the whole incident with Jamal Carter a few months ago, but it’s bigger than that. I single handedly saved the GWC. Argue with me all you want, but at Viva La GWC, I made it impossible for Nikki Venus to get control of this place. I don’t take that lightly, but at the same time, I didn’t let it go to my head either. I see a lot of fools walking around here calling themselves saviors and messiahs and blaspheming God’s name when they haven’t saved a d*mn thing in their entire life! And mind you, these are the same punks who are caught up in all the hype of being on TV, traveling the globe, staying at five star hotels, the whole nine. Now being who I am, T-Money, and having what I have, the World Title, and doing what I did by keeping GWC in Vice’s control, I’m right here at a homeless shelter in the middle of the hood choppin’ it up with everyday regular people. How many of ya’ll GWC superstars can say you do that on a daily? Not many if any at all. And yea, I’m obligated to complete a certain amount of community service hours, but I don’t have to specifically do it right here. I’m rich so I know loops and ways around the system, trust me. Now I’m saying this with as much humility as possible….
Many GWC superstars will probably never have what I have. And I’m not talking about the World Title, or a fancy house or fancy cars, I’m talking about leadership qualities. Pure leadership qualities. Like I said, I’m in the middle of the hood with people who haven’t showered or bathed themselves in who knows how long and to top it off, I rode down here in my new Escalade. But guess what? I didn’t lock my car doors or set my alarm. I also got a big wad of cash in my pocket and these shoes on my feet are pretty expensive too, but do you actually think somebody is gonna do something to my vehicle? Do you actually think somebody will try to rob me? No. And it’s not because I’m the hardest or toughest dude on the block, but I earned their respect by being a leader. Before I even dreamt of stepping inside a wrestling ring, I was around people like this on a daily basis because I was homeless just like them. I didn’t know where my next meal was gonna come from just like them. So yea, the secret’s out aight GWC? To be in my position and to have what I have and do what I do, it takes being a leader. That information is priceless right there homie….you couldn’t pay for that if you even tried to.
But leaders will always be tested because that just comes along with the territory and with the title of leader itself. And come this Wednesday at Assault, I’m facing a pretty big test. I’m up against Ryder and my good ol’ pal Stargazer is gonna be the special enforcer. Bump the steel cage because that’s not even a concern to me. But what might be a concern is that I’m gonna have two people in that ring doing all they can to bring me down. Vice could’ve did a better job at booking this, but he don’t like me either, so I don’t blame him for trying to indirectly destroy me. Stargazer….I’m warning you right now to stay the hell outta my way. Take heed to those words too homie because if the thought of “I’m gonna get even with T-Money” or something along those lines cross your mine, I promise you, I promise on everything that I’ll be going back to jail that night because I will seriously hurt you. I’ll hit you so hard that everybody in EPW will feel it! How I manhandled you at Viva La GWC will be nothing compared to what I’ll do to you on Wednesday if you don’t properly “enforce” and do your job. Disobey me if you want to, but don’t say I didn’t warn you ahead of time….
And Ryder, you got some serious nerve by not coming correct at me. This could’ve been a nice lil match for the GWC fans to enjoy, but you wanna make it personal? Why the need for that? Is it because you have nothing else to live for? Or it might be because Aria Cross moved on and stopped giving you some booty. But whatever the case might be, you intentionally crossed a line with me, and that, that wasn’t too smart of you. You seem like a pretty smart guy…a lil boring and not so entertaining in the ring, but underneath it all, you seem cool. And my act has grown old?! What, would you rather me be a chameleon like you and change images week in and week out? First you try to pull the lame a** dark, intellectual character over on everyone. Then you tried to pull the whole fearless leader garbage with those bunch of lames named Affliction. Now you are trying to dip into a lil comedy by trying to play me? I see….versatility is good in most cases Ryder, but with you, before you can even think about becoming World Champion, you have to handle your internal struggles and find who you truly are first. I’m not your psychologist, but I know when an individual is struggling to find themselves. But I might as well be one because neither you or Stargazer know who ya’ll truly are. Think back to the January 31st Wednesday Assault when you and I competed against each other and against Cool Dad, Kencedro, and Jamal Carter. Both you and I were victorious that night, but this Wednesday, only one individual will be able to come out on top, and that individual will be me. Not because I’m better than you, which can be argued, but because I’m a natural born leader. You view your own pitiful self as a leader because you are over Affliction or whatever, but that’s not even close to being a leader. You might not like me, but at least I’ve been the same person from day one. Could you all say the same about yourselves? You could try to, but we all know the truth.
And speaking of the truth, did ya’ll like how I handled the whole Xavier Cross situation? I’m real big on loyalty and honesty, and if I’m not receiving any of that from you, then you get the boot point blank. And it’s so obvious that lil Xavier can’t stand on his own two feet because as soon as I fired him, he ran into the arms of Thunder like a lil punk! Be a man homeboy and stand on your own two feet. Fight your own battles for once. I know that I was stepping to the plate and fighting battles for you these past few months, but time have changed. I would love to see you be the man that you proclaim to be, but honestly, I don’t think that I’ll be seeing that for quite some time. And something else happened that night as well. Although I don’t really like the dude, I gotta give Skyler Striker for stepping to me like a man last week on Assault. I don’t know what that was all about or why you even approached me, but regardless, you failed at the goal you had set for yourself. Yes, T.H.U.G. is indeed no more but why? Not because you did what you had vowed to do and “destroy” us, but because Cross and Bishop were being shady, unloyal fools, so I fired them and sent them elsewhere. So despite what you say or what you even do, in my eyes, you will always be known as the man who failed to carry out his plan of action. What a disgrace you are...
[[T-Money looks inside of the shelter and then he glances at his diamond encrusted Jacob watch.]]
[/i][/center]Well I’ve been out here long enough, so I’m gonna head back on inside. I appreciate you coming out here man. It’s been real….God bless ya’ll everybody, I’ll catch up with ya’ll later….
[[The scene slowly fades to black as T-Money walks back inside of the homeless shelter.]]
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