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Approach The Monolith: Days of Future Past - benjamincrane - 03-18-2013
(we are in the arena, the set for ATM is arranged in the ring)
(Benjamin Crane is sitting on a chair with a mic while Randall James stands behind him with his arms folded)
(Crane begins to talk but then stops and runs his hand through his hair)
Crane: People have told me in the past that I am a man that lives too much in my own head. That's a fair assessment. Because I'm constantly planning, thinking, trying to figure what's coming next. I'm constantly trying to figure what my next step should be. And to be honest, right now, I have no idea what I should do. I close my eyes, I see where I am in this company and I have absolutely no idea what to do to try and make more of impact. I don't know what more I can do to try and shape professional wrestling into what I want it to be.
But more than that, I can not understand you people... (points to the crowd) For example, why in the hell would any of you actually buy a ticket to come watch this show? I wouldn't be watching if I weren't being paid to be here. I mean seriously, who did you guys come to see? It can't be me, considering I keep losing to nameless newbies week after week. Mark Flynn? Angeleus? Well, they're supposed to be the top guys on Warfare so that must be who you're here for. So the question becomes, if you're here to see them, why are myself and"'the paladin" getting thrown into this?
I guess the point that I'm getting at is I'm bored. Week after week, it seems like the high ups at XWF just throw darts and say "we'll put Ben Crane in this match" "let's put this new guy up against Ben Crane, it'll help him get over". Don't get me wrong, I'm more than happy to help the young guys break in but this isn't the way. Random guys in random matches. Let's draw names out of a hat and see what kind of card we get out of it.
When I came back, I wanted to part of some epic fueds. Huge battles. I wanted fans to say, 'aw man, I gotta see Crane vs. whoever. that's gonna be a killer match" But instead week after week, I show up, I lose, everybody's happy. Except me. I am tired of being treated like a chewed up piece of gum somebody sticks under a table. I want to be relevant.
And tonight, here I am in the main event with two of our shows top guys. Ok. That's a good start. But I'm weary considering how my last two tag matches have gone down. Mark Flynn, so help me god if you mail it in tonight or try to turn on me at any point, (Crane stands up) I will take my pound of flesh out of you. Perhaps literally. (Crane starts pacing) I have frustration running through every vein of my body and I need to take it out on somebody....
(Crane then grabs the chair and slams it over Randall's head laying him out)
(He then picks up the mic and looks down at him)
Crane: You Lone Star piece of s***! This partnership was supposed to go both ways. I was gonna help you break into the business and YOU were supposed to help me win matches. So while I'm out here losing week after week, where the hell were you? Well, as far as I'm concerned, you can just take your ass back to Texas. I don't need you.
(crowd starts booing)
Crane: Oh? Oh really? NOW you start caring about this piece of garbage? This little douchebag I found when I made a wrong turn at Albuquerque? Why didn't you care when we were gonna try and bring some comic book flavor into XWF? Why didn't you care when we tried to have a little fun with you last week? No, you don't care about this guy until he's laying flat on his back. What does that say about you people?
I came back for the sole purpose of making wrestling watchable again but the only people you seem to care about are the very ones making it terrible in the first place. Oh, ok, I know what you want...FEED ME MORE
(crowd boos)
Crane: Yeah, that's it. You want me to get all roided up, come up with some stupid catchphrase and have awful 4 minute matches? FEED ME MORE!!
(crowd boos louder)
Crane: Or maybe you want me to be more like John Cena? Maybe you want me to be a role model for your kids and tell them how great your life can be if you just keep kissing your boss's ass! Just do everything anybody tells you to do and you'll be WWE Champ and main eventing WrestleManias forever!
The fact is, professional wrestling is supposed to be about competition and violence. And if you wanna throw a little sex in there, I got no problem with that. But more importantly, you're not supposed to dumb down your shows just so the kids can have a good time.
Look, I'm the poster child of what happens if you make a professional wrestler your role model! You think I turned out ok? You want your kids to go down MY path? Be like me? The fact is, I wish I had grown up on the Attitude Era of wrestling because then I wouldn't have had this bigger than life fraud telling me if I say my prayers and take my vitamins that I can be just like him some day. Because it was all lies. Prayers don't do a damned thing for anybody. Believe me, I tried. And if you wanna call steroids "vitamins" then yeah, maybe the Hulkster had that one right.
I grew up idolizing a FALSE idol. It was guys like Steve Austin telling you not to trust anybody. THAT'S who kids need to be looking up to because that's real life. And the sooner they learn what real life is all about, the better.
So what's The Monolith's lesson for this week? It's for all the little kids out there. Here is what life is all about- you lose, you lose, you lose again and THEN you might win one but then you go back to losing and losing and losing. At the end of the day you're gonna lose a whole hell of a lot more than you win. So just learn how to be a good loser. Your life will be a lot easier once you accept that.
(looks down at Randall)
Crane: I guess maybe I'm still working on it.
(Crane throws the mic down on Randall and exits the ring)