Post by Blade "The Future" LaVigne on Mar 10, 2016 2:46:30 GMT -5
Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. Albert Schweitzer
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Scene One: Down But Not Out
After RAW 154 goes off the air, we find ourselves backstage, outside of Blade "The Future" LaVigne's locker room, where a set of trainers assisted Blade. There is Burris Troy with a camera man standing next to the room. The three men enter the ring as Blade quickly tells one of the trainers to shut the door behind him. Before Burris can say one word, the door slams shut in front of his face. Burris stands there, listening in as much as he can. He begins to hear, who he presumes is Blade, in pain, telling the trainers to wrap up his stomach and get him an ice pack. The attack from Triana, via a baseball bat is no joke and we haven't heard Blade in this much pain in some time.
Suddenly Burris carefully, grabs the door handle and opens it sightly as a camera man tries to capture anything possible with his camera, they see Blade laying down on his leather couch, wrapping tape around his stomach, and he's holding an ice back on his neck.
Thy WWE Trainer
Nothing seems broken, but I suggest you take some pain reliever and maybe an ice bath.
But I would take it easy for a few days...
Blade looks up at the trainer and begins to speaks.
Blade" The Future" LaVigne
I thank you guys for this help but I can't just "take it easy" for a few days.
I need to get ready for my match next week against Triana, I have to retain my championship.
Thy WWE Trainer
Please forgive me Blade, but your health is more important than some title belt...
Blade "The Future" LaVigne
Excuse me? It's more than that, as long as the title stays in my hands, Thy WWE has a chance to overcome this New Age era. If I fail to win next week and they gain full control of the company and my championship, there will be no hope.
I am willing to sacrifice my body and go that extra mile if it means saving this company. I've worked too hard to keep this company from falling into pieces. I'm not going to let all of that just disappear, like it never happened.
It's my duty, as champion, to make sure Thy WWE stays the way it is, for a long time...
Blade notices Burris Troy and the camera man peeking into the room, capturing their conversation, Blade attempts to get up off the couch to shut the door but the pain keeps him seated. One of the trainers rush and shuts the door, locking it afterwards. The camera fades to black and the scene ends.
End of Scene
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Scene Two: Annual Visit
A few days after RAW 154, the next scene opens up. We find ourselves outside in a cemetery. The sun is shining and nothing but blue sky can be seen. There are walking paths although out the cemetery, as we see none other than Thy WWE champion, Blade LaVigne in the distance, walking along one of the paths. As the camera gets closer to LaVigne, we see that he is holding a bouquet Of flowers. His young daughter Stacy is walking aside him, holding his hand. She is wearing a white summer dress. Blade is dressed in black dress pants and a white jacket. Blade notices the camera. LaVigne has a large bandage over his right eyebrow. He tells something to his daughter before he decides to talk to the camera. Blade and his daughter continues to walk down the path.
Blade LaVigne
You must be wondering why I'm in this location, dressed the way I am? Well, this is where my wife Jessica is buried. My daughter and I come here once a year and give her some flowers. And Stacy always writes a letter to her mother... I'm not allowed to read it though.
Blade gives off a half chuckle and half sigh. Blade continues to speak.
Blade LaVigne
It's fine though. I always question how she handles the whole situation. I'm glad I have the support of my brothers and now my father to watch her when she can't come with me to shows. But I still wonder what she thinks about, she doesn't like to talk about stuff like that.
And I guess I understand because neither do I.
But I've gotten better at it, because I know it's better to talk about your feelings and not to hold them in. Anyways, it would be 10 years together......
Life's not fair sometimes......
But I do my best to make sure Stacy is happy.
I am really grateful to be in the situation I am. Being the face of Thy WWE, holding the world title.
Everything I do in Thy WWE, is....is for this. My family, my daughter, brothers. All of them.
I am privilege to be where I am and I will never take any of it for granted.
Blade and Stacy stop walking and face the nearest gravestone.
It reads, "In Memory of Jessica LaVigne. A friend, mother and wife. May She Rest in Peace."
Blade lays down the flowers as Stacy pulls out a piece of paper and gives Blade a look. Blade stays back and sits down on the nearest bench. Blade's daughter begins to read off of the paper, we can't make out what she's saying but the camera pans over at Blade, who has tears in his eyes.
Blade LaVigne
It's tough sometimes you know? But we stay strong and we move forward.
Blade gives off a smile and wipes his eyes. The camera slowly fades. The camera fades back in, a few minutes later. We see Blade and Stacy walking back down the path that they came from. We can see Blade's father at the end of the path, near the parking lot. He stands there with his hands in his pockets, waiting to greet his son and grand daughter.
Blade LaVigne
Alright Stacy. You are going to spend the next few days with grandpa.
I have to travel pretty far away for this match this week.
Stacy LaVigne
Can I please come with you daddy?
Blade bends down and gives his daughter a hug as he answers her question.
Blade LaVigne
Not this week darling. Next time for sure.
Blade looks up at his father, who hasn't moved.
Blade stands back up, and begins to speak to his father.
Blade LaVigne
How's it going dad?
Mr. LaVigne
Ah, it's going alright. You excited for this match this week?
Blade LaVigne
Yeah, couldn't be more excited. Any time I can defend my title, I'm excited.
Thanks for taking Stacy for a few days by the way. Really means a lot to me.
Mr. LaVigne
No problem Blade. I would never pass up time to spend with my little princess!
And don't worry, you'll do just fine. I believe in you. I really do.
I love you son.
Blade LaVigne
Thank you... I appreciate that.
The two just look at each other for a few seconds. Blade can't believe it. His father actually believes in him. Blade looks down at his daughter. He hugs his daughter one more time as Blade's father grabs his grand daughter's hand and they begin to walk towards the his vehicle. The driver comes out, opens the door for the two and then enter the vehicle. They get into it and it drives off. Blade continues to look at the vehicle until it's too far to see.
Blade LaVigne
I love you too dad.
Blade stands there with a smile on his face.
Blade looks up into the sky, takes a deep breath as the camera fades to black and the scene ends.
End of Scene Two
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Scene Three: Dreams
A couple of days later, it's the night of RAW 155. The next scene opens up inside the U.S. Bank Arena - Cincinnati, Ohio. We are inside the locker room of Thy WWE’s World Champion, Blade LaVigne. Like always, we see Thy WWE posters on the wall. We notice a leather couch in the center of the room. Just as expected, Blade LaVigne is sitting on the couch. Blade is dressed in blue jeans and a black Thy WWE t-shirt. The Thy WWE title rests across his lap. Blade takes the title and places it on his shoulder. Blade notices the camera and continues to talk.
Blade "The Future" LaVigne
I want to talk about achieving your dreams.
You see, most people….they raise a family, they earn a living, and then they die. They stop growing, they stop working on themselves, they stop pushing themselves. Then a lot of people like to complain but they don’t wanna do anything about their situation. And most people don’t work on their dreams. Why? One is because of fear, the fear of failure. “What if things don’t work out?”. Second is, the fear of success. “What if things DO work out and I can’t handle it?”. These people are not risk takers.
That's the difference between, being Thy WWE champion and being just average in this company.
Everything I do, week in and week out is to make sure I continue living my dream.
I know what it's like to be on the bottom, with nothing to my name and I am not letting everything I've earn just slip away.
You see, for people who are chasing their dreams, life has a special sort of meaning. When you become the “right person,” what you do is you start separating yourself from other people. You begin to have a certain uniqueness. As long as you follow other people, as long as you’re being a copy-cat, you will never ever be the best copy-cat in the world. But you can be the best version of yourself.
Blade allows the championship to slide down his arm as he looks at it.
Blade smiles then looks back into the camera and continues to speak.
Blade "The Future" LaVigne
My mother once told me that, "someone’s opinion of you does not have to become your reality. She told me that, you don’t have to go through life being a victim. And even though you face disappointments, you must know within yourself, that you can do this. Even if no one helps you see to it, you must see it for yourself. I've told my story over and over again, you've seen what I've had to deal with over my years, in life and in this profession.
From Sin City Wrestling, never being good enough. To losing my mother and my wife. Life hit me hard but it's not about how hard you get hit, it's how get up from that hit. I've never let go of my dream and now I'm living it. And now I have a group of superstars trying to take it away from me. That group is the New Age.
New Age has tried so hard to take this title from me, but I've been able to sustain everything they have thrown at me. I've bled, I've been attacked with a baseball bat just last week, yet I still stand here with my head held high as Thy WWE champion. And I will still be champion after this week.
You see, this sport that we're in, isn't for just anybody.
You have to be willing to sacrifice time with your family and professional wrestling has to be a life-style. Every week there something different, someone new that wants to take you down.
Someone wanting to prove themselves.
It's a never ending roller coaster ride and it's your job to handle it all.
This business will go on with or without you. And with Joey the Bastard being CEO of Thy WWE, he has the right to book me in whatever match he wants. And I'm ready for anything he throws at me. I'm ready for the roller coaster ride.
You see, this adversity will not stop me from gaining a victory this week.
As you can tell, his goal is for me to lose my championship. The title that I worked my entire career towards winning. The title that I did whatever it took to earn the opportunity to actually win. It was not easy, yet I still have people out there that say I don't deserve it.
Blade throws his Thy WWE title back onto his shoulder.
Blade stares back into the camera and continues to speak.
Blade "The Future" LaVigne
Triana is one of those people.
Now, I heard what Triana had to say about me this week and it's nothing that I haven't heard before. She went as far to say that I'm a " a cancerous tumor plaguing the business..." Triana, where have you been in the last two years? When I came to Thy WWE, it was broken and damaged from poor leadership and a group that wanted full control, sounds familiar? The New Age, is just a poor mans version of The Knights of the Round-table.
They had the same ideas as your group. But who appeared from out of nowhere and saved this company from them? I don't have to re-tell my story because it has been told numerous of times. But the answer is me Triana. Since I came to Thy WWE, this place has been rebuilding and actually has a bright future.
New Age is not the answer Thy WWE needs.
You as champion is not the answer Thy WWE needs.
Blade hesitates before continuing to speak.
Blade "The Future" LaVigne
Don't get me wrong, every member of the New Age, are great superstars. I truly believe that. But this? Trying to take control of everything just for your own success? All of you are cowards.
Every champion before me, earned they stripes. Nothing in Thy WWE is handed down. There are no free rides. Everyone that disagree with me and don't see me as a true champion, deep down inside knows what I've been through to get here. All the hard work and passion I gave to each and every match I was in.
I'm the Thy WWE World Champion for a reason.
Thy WWE has a bright future because of me.
Now, do I think I'll be champion forever?
No. Because like you said, each champion has their time. And do I think you'll become champion down the line?
I do. But Triana, that's not going to happen this week. And this time, you won't have a baseball bat.
I am going to defeat you and I will continue to be Thy WWE champion until Thy WWE is no longer controlled by Joey the Bastard.
Blade allows the title to slide down his arm and into his hand. He looks at the title, then back at the camera.
Blade "The Future" LaVigne
Triana, if you want this title, come get it.
Just remember, I am not going to hand it to you. Being champion is the greatest thing in the world. Holding this title, being the leader of this company, it's everything to me. I am going to make sure you earn this title. I will do whatever it takes to keep it, so prepare for a fight.
And you will thank me in the end!
Blade lifts the Thy WWE title over his head once again. Blade winks at the camera and walks off of view. The camera fades to black and the scene ends as the Thy WWE logo appears on the screen and then fades.
End of Scene Three
