The B-Mack's Legends of Wrestling
Oct 23, 2020 13:04:17 GMT -5
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Post by The B-Mack on Oct 23, 2020 13:04:17 GMT -5
Legends of Wrestling Press Conference
Dateline 2136
Dateline 2136
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The camera opens to a shot of a bustling press conference. Hundreds of reporters from various news outlets across the universe are in attendance. A massive stage has been constructed for the event with several podiums. The reporters begin to file in to their seats in anticipation of the coming announcement.
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Johnny Rocket: Hey there wrestling fans! I’m Johnny Rocket and I’m here today on Cloneworld for what has been promised to be a huge announcement from one of the richest men in the universe, Magnus Colby! I’ll try to put our past differences aside an bring you impartial coverage of what is shaping up to be monumental news! It looks like the press conference is about to get underway…
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The lights begin to dim, signaling the start of the festivities and alerting the remaining reporters to find their seats.
The man who called this event, Magnus Colby, makes his way to one of the podiums at the center of the stage, amid a spattering of applause, and begins to speak.
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Magnus Colby: I would like the thank you all for attending today’s monumental announcement. It is my great pleasure to announce the formation of a new and exciting venture that will take the universe by storm… Legends of Wrestling!
At this time, I’d like to introduce my business partner, the incomparable Dark Menace!
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A few gasps emerge from the crowd, as The Dark Menace makes his way to one of the other podiums.
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Magnus Colby: Legends of Wrestling is the new parent company of one the most exciting and ambitious projects the universe has ever witnessed. I have decided to throw my hat back in to the world of professional wrestling, but instead of dealing with those primadonnas in the GWF and “the future of wrestling”, I am going to introduce the universe to the legends of the past!
Legends of Wrestling will feature a series of promotions, very similar to the early Earth territory days, which promise to offer something to wrestling fans of every era and genre. Similar to the old National Wrestling Alliance days, these promotions will all belong to and compete in an overarching organization called the LWA, the Legends Wrestling Alliance.
Johnny Rocket: This all sounds interesting, but considering how many bridges you have burned from the GWF to the CPC to the POW, how are you going to convince any talent to work for your new promotions?
Magnus Colby: Ah, Mr, Rocket! Not even YOU can ruin my mood on this momentous of days. While your tone leaves something to be desired, you segued perfectly in to the next part of this press conference. The answer is simple… we CREATED our own talent!
Johnny Rocket: Wait, what?!?
The Dark Menace: Silence dolt! Mr. Colby may have supplied the funds, but I supplied the brains in this partnership!
For the past few years, my team of scientists and I have been perfecting the cloning technology on Cloneworld and have provided Legends of Wrestling with a roster of hundreds of clones of wrestling legends… and some losers… from the golden ages of Earth wrestling.
Johnny Rocket: That is… actually… pretty amazing! But isn’t that unethical?
The Dark Menace: How dare you! When have you ever known me to do anything unethical?
Magnus Colby: Ah ha ha, ahem… let me answer that question. Over the last few years, our legal team has worked diligently to track down the descendants of these legends and secure written agreements to use their likenesses as well as assist in the DNA collection process necessary for the cloning process. In addition, they have been compensated for their participation, either directly or to a charity of their choosing. This includes a full staff of on-air talent as well. Including managers, referees, announcers and authority figures. We spared no expense to create a complete, authentic experience!
As new agreements are reached, new clones will be created and added to the talent pool.
Johnny Rocket: Impressive. I’m sure some “bootlegs” will slip through the cracks.
Magnus Colby: What?
Johnny Rocket: What?
Magnus Colby: Moving on. The Dark Menace and his team have provided the science and technology to allow us to realize a dream off bringing the glorious past of professional wrestling to the fans of the future. As fans of the history of the squared circle ourselves, we are as excited to bring this action to the fans as we are to watch and enjoy ourselves.
There will be a little bit of everything, representing the rich history of Earth wrestling, designed to entertain and astound fans of all ages.
Down South Wrasslin’ will feature traditional, psychology-based mat matches akin to the southern Earth territory days, whereas Capitol Sports Entertainment will feature the gimmick-heavy, glitz and glam style popularized in the north-eastern territory days. For those looking for a more 1990’s edgy, attitude style mixed with spot-heavy exhibitions, there is always the option of Extreme Hardcore Elite and joining the raucous, smark crowds in chants of “E-H-E! E-H-E! E-H-E!”. Lovers of tag team and trios bouts will gravitate to the Real World Tag League. Not to mention the prestigious Rising Sun Wrestling Pro! And that is just the start, as new territories will be added over time!
Johnny Rocket: I hate to give you this kind of credit, but this truly does sound amazing! Why would you go to all of this trouble and effort, when fans could simply attend matches on Kronos to watch the actual legends themselves.
Magnus Colby: As annoying as ever Rocket! Fans and competitors themselves are forced to have their memories wiped when the show has ended, retaining no memory of the spectacle they just witnessed. Talk about unethical! With Legends of Wrestling, the memories of the matches can live forever. Rivalries can be created and sustained across multiple shows and the entire universe can follow all of the action on the brand-new LOW Network… only 9.99 galactic credits a month!
Dark Menace: And that is not to only benefit of our approach. Our clones have been evolved to their natural primes, and using our advanced technologies we have been able to reduce the Earth aging process, allowing our competitors to age at a much slower pace, akin to many of the other alien races in the universe. This will allow them to compete and entertain at peak performance for a much longer period of time than they would otherwise be able to.
Johnny Rocket: And where will fans who want to attend live events be able to witness LOW shows? Will you be touring the universe like the GWF?
Dark Menace: I’ll take this one. My scientists and I have been very busy over the past few years. It is finally time to reveal my greatest scientific achievement…
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On cue, the giant curtains at the back of the stage platform begin to open, revealing floor to ceiling windows. Orbiting Cloneworld is a massive planetary body, resembling… The Earth!
More gasps and murmurs can be heard from the stunned crowd of reports in attendance, as the Dark Menace begins to speak…
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Dark Menace: I give you… Earth-2! The first cloned planet! We have recreated the entire planet, down to its core. Our technology will also recreate the same weather patterns and atmosphere, including artificial sunlight and rotation to create the same, familiar pattern of day and night and seasonal change!
Johnny Rocket: I don’t even know what to say! You are like some kind of mad God!
Dark Menace: Thank you!
Magnus Colby: We wanted to create as authentic an experience as possible. Right down to the arenas our events will take place in. From Madison Square Garden to The Omni to The Tokyo Dome to the world’s most famous bingo hall… our architects have recreated them all to the last pain-staking detail!
Visitors to Earth-2 will stay in retro-style Earth accommodations and partake in Earth cuisine. They will also be required to utilize image-inducers to simulate an appearance of human fans.
Dark Menace: The reason for this is twofold. One, to continue the completely, immersive Earth wrestling experience. Two, for the safety and well-being of our talent.
Our clones have been implanted with memories of their entire careers, allowing LOW to play off of past alliances and rivalries. Of course, we removed any unseemly tidbits like traumatizing scandals and the darker side of the ring. The talent themselves have been conditioned to believe they are taking place in a world where all of the competitors exist simultaneously in the same era. So, to them, it is completely natural to see someone from the 1920s and the 2010s in the same locker room.
To ease the cognitive load, the clones believe they live and compete on their native planet Earth. They are unaware of the fact that it is the year 2136, that alien races have achieved interstellar and interdimensional travel, and that wrestling is now a universe-wide form of sport and entertainment. To assist with this, our visitors will appear to them as human fans in the crowd.
We have also recreated their homes and cloned their immediate family members to ease with the acclimation process. Who knows… some of them may take part in storyline angles from time to time.
Johnny Rocket: This is a lot to take in and process!
Magnus Colby: For you and me, perhaps. But to our talent, they will not have to worry about any of this. To them, they are simply the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, competing against the best of the best for the chance at ultimate glory! For our fans, they will be treated to a completely immersive, authentic Earth wrestling experience and be given the chance to witness the greatest wrestling action the universe has ever seen! The chance to relive the greatest feuds and matches of the past while having the chance to see dream matches that would have otherwise never taken place! Legends of Wrestling is truly a dream come true!
Johnny Rocket: That is hard to argue, as much as I would like to! So… what comes next? What can fans expect?
Magnus Colby: The Dark Menace and myself will step aside and run the behind the scenes business aspect of Legends of Wrestling, leaving the on-air aspect to our talent. While it might be hard to believe, we have no desire to be in the spotlight. We’ll be too busy counting our profits!
Our promotions will kick off their action in the weeks to come. Each promotion will operate independently from one another, featuring their own super cards and holovision… er, I mean “television” shows. Many of these shows will utilize the same names that fans know and love.
Like in the old Earth territory days, talent will be able to move from promotion to promotion for various reasons, from “loser leaves town” stipulations to contract disputes to the desire to seek new challenges and more. Occasionally, the LWA will hold cross-promotional mega events, featuring stars from across Earth-2, where the desire to obtain glory and assert dominance will be higher than ever!
Similar to the old NWA, the LWA will have a governing committee and an authority figurehead President, Mr. Jack Tunney. A follow-up press conference from the LWA will occur in the following days.
As mentioned, we will not adhere to the year 2136 timeframe, instead creating a new calendar beginning with Year 1, and subsequently following Earth’s 12 month cycle.
Johnny Rocket: I know I probably speak for all of us in attendance and the millions of wrestling fans across the universe when I say that this all sounds amazing! I hate to give you guys props, but… nice work!
Magnus Colby: Thank you Rocket. And thank you all who attended today’s press conference. Legends of Wrestling is excited to bring you the next, and greatest chapter in the history of professional wrestling!
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On that final note, the press conference ended as the universe waited with baited breath for what was sure to be a monumental, game-changing entertainment experience!
