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Post by FCPW President Mac Dunney on Mar 30, 2021 0:09:56 GMT
All roleplays for this match to be posted here.
Deadline is Friday, April 9 at 11:59pm EST.
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Post by Victoria McKenzie on Mar 30, 2021 13:09:05 GMT
The camera showed clips of Joji Nobu from his days as a junior heavyweight back in Japan, as a younger man, the Sendai born Australian was clearly very popular with the fans as it cut to him winning various puro promotions' junior heavyweight championships, tournaments and other accolades; before it cut to the current, middle aged Joji with a bottle of whiskey in his hand and watching some of his old matches.
J: "You know, people might look at Joji Nobu vs. Vin Halsted and seeing two people who might need to hang it up? Hell, even when I was a young bloke in Japan, I had heard about Vin; he's a household name and for good reason...he's really damn good at what he does, but so am I! The only difference is that I was a star in Japan before the big boom that the country is seeing now! I'm every bit as talented and successful as Vin, but I never get any of the fucking praise that he does!"
Joji resentfully scowled as he took a big swig from his bottle of whiskey and cursed a bit in Japanese, before switching back to English as his natural, Australian accent came through.
J: "I'm one of the most decorated junior heavyweights in the history of Japan; I am someone who never backs down from a fight, I never backed down as a young man and I sure as shit don't back down, now! I defeated Buck Henry last week and I had no real ill-will towards him, but I have a shit load of ill-will towards Vin, which I guess is a bit pathetic because I've never even met the fucker!"
Joji couldn't help but chuckle as he took another big swig from his bottle of booze and just scowled, showing how surly and bitter at a perceived lack of respect.
J: "I'm in my 40s, and I'm not as banged up as you'd think; because I'm smart, I knew when it was time to change my style from a flippy bastard to a bastard who'll happily suplex you on your head! And, Vin, the size difference isn't as big as it was in my match against Buck, so I'm gonna show the FCPW fans why Joji Nobu is the Suplex Sensai of Sendai and Sydney and all the accolades don't make a damn bit of difference. Anywhere outside of Japan, nobody had a fucking clue who Joji Nobu was, hell, even in my home country of Australia, only the hardcore fans know who I am, but when I defeat Vin Halsted, EVERYONE will know the name of Joji Nobu!!"
With that, Joji finished the promo by taking another big swig from his bottle of whiskey and spitting it right at the camera as the screen cut to black, ending the promo.
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Post by vhalsted on Apr 6, 2021 7:58:43 GMT
FCPW - Vin Halsted - When Greatness Falls
::Part 1: Ah Halsted walks out of the Halsted Fieldhouse with Margot, He stops for a second to look at the ASE World Heavyweight Championship that hangs in the Hall of Halsted. It’s one of twenty-four top fed championships that hang in the hallowed hall but it may be one of the most significant championships in Halsted’s career. He and Margot are both showing signs of another excellent training session. Margot looks at Halsted and decides to ask him about this particular title before he gets stuck in a trance.::
Margot: Hey, Vin… Tell me about this one, please.
::Halsted blinks and turns to Margot to address her.::
Halsted: Ahh… you wanna know about the Asylum Sports Entertainment World Heavyweight Championship, do you?
Margot: Well, I saw that it catches your attention a lot when we walk through the Hall of Halsted.
Halsted: Honestly, I’m glad you asked. This championship is the last major title I held before my career went into a tailspin. See, Charlie was a good friend of mine from my time in HHW and CWI. He opened ASE and invited me to come in to be the franchise guy. That’s basically the main person on the fed’s roster and is the face of the company. He set up a tournament to crown his first ever world champion but the winner became a major problem in the locker room so he set me up to face off with him. It took a little time but I finally got my shot at him and I won. However, Charlie decided to close the fed and I kept the title. Not too long later, Charlie reopened the fed under a new name, Asylum Underground Wrestling. The funny thing is that my invitation to come back and defend my title was lost in the mail.
Margot: Go figure… Your business is a very complicated one with a lot of twists.
Halsted: You’re exactly right, dear.. See, this is where it all started. I was the biggest household name across the seven continents.When I walked into a fed, the ground shook, and when I walked into a locker room, every talent stood up and shook my hand for being there. Was I in it for my own reasons? Absolutely, but I did it because I knew I could elevate the fed and the talent to another level just by walking in. I knew I had enemies but I never saw the way they would conspire to take me down. Anyway, when I heard I wasn’t invited to the AUW party and found out they had a new champion, I stepped out of the Halsted Manor and flashed around the ASE World Heavyweight Championship. I had a rightful claim to my throne and I wanted my chance to take back something I never lost.
Margot That sounds fair to me.
Halsted: Ah… there’s the word, “fair”. At some point every wrestler takes on a fight because they feel they are in the right. No matter how much we think we’re right, there’s always someone waiting to show us that we’re in the wrong.
Margot: So, what happened in AUW?
::Halsted laughs and rolls his eyes.::
Halsted: You know me so well, Margot, and thank you for getting me back on point. After I spoke up about the new AUW Champion, Eric Herrera, and the legitimacy of his reign. Charlie sanctioned a three-way match to set me up as the next contender for the AUW Heavyweight Championship. The match was set and I was in complete control of both of my opponents. Everything on the wall as I was about to put the finishing touches on one of them, but little did I know that the little cunt weasel had Charlie’s ear. They conspired to hand pick Herrera’s next opponent because he was too afraid to take me on. They planted a foreign object and paid off the referee. The prick hit me, stole the win, and all three of those bastards celebrated the screwjob. There wasn’t anything I could do because the false champion would continue to dodge me and went on to being the longest reigning champion in AUW history. I went on to try to take down the backstage corruption there and any other fed I walked into until it all blew up in my face.
Margot: Is that why you took some time off?
Halsted: Yeah… then I ran into more of it so my MO started to push me to pull the curtain back and show every fan and roster member what they were really dealing with. I felt an overwhelming amount of validation when I did but I had to leave once it was done.
Margot: Didn’t you wind up going back to AUW?
Halsted: I did and I set it up so that I would finally out Herrera and Charlie for their cowardly actions so long ago. They thought they could repeat history but I pulled the curtain back on their plans and what they did back then. If you look back at all of the redheads that tried to destroy me, then you’ll see that their feds are either on life-support or have folded after they came after my legacy. There’s only one problem with being the poison within feds.
Margot: Let me guess… you become public enemy number one and no one wants to bring you in?
Halsted: Ya know, Margot… I’m so impressed by how much insight you have concerning the world of sports entertainment.
Margot: I’ve been around the Halsted Manor long enough to learn how your world works.
Halsted: Fair enough… I, finally, landed in a place where I could have a fresh start in First Class Pro Wrestling. It’s a place that rose from the ashes of Empire Wrestling Federation. EWF was supposed to be a fresh start for me, too, but it closed before I could get a shot at John Cavanaugh and his title. I figured I’d try my hand in FCPW and I figured that I would try to go the way of earning my way to it. The battle royal wasn’t my idea but it was a way to fast-track myself to finally challenge the elusive Cavanaugh. I was so focused on that goal that I didn’t see the snake in the grass hit me below the belt from behind. Then I get sucked into a ridiculous feud that wasted my time while others got a chance to jump the line ahead of me.I spun my tires while trying to come out on top against a schizophrenic bastard who can’t win a damn match without getting help from his low-life manager. The guy was so pathetic that he had to create a fake fed, a staged match, and a bullshit title to prove to me, the FCPW universe, and himself that he was worth our attention while committing horrific crimes like arson, kidnapping, and murder on a live feed. He was such a poser that he couldn’t even find an original name for himself, but at least the Sebass of the past was just a redhead’s pain in the ass that needed to be put in check. This guy was just one straw short of needing an exorcism or at least that’s what he wanted the FCPW Universe to believe. In the end, he showed the world how much of a coward he really was and how he couldn’t back up one word of any of his threats and promises. I’m so glad to be done with those low-lives and I can finally right the ship, now.
Margot: Well, I’m happy to see you so focused on what really matters, now.
::Halsted turns his attention to the rest of the Hall of Halsted and starts to walk down towards the labyrinth of Halsted Manor. Margot walks with him so that she doesn’t end up taking a wrong turn and getting lost again.::
Halsted: It’s a new day, Margot, and I’m ready to start hunting Cavanaugh. I understand that I have to hit the restart button so I’ll work on building my momentum. It starts with Jobu.
Margot: Umm… Don’t you mean…
Halsted: Hey, I thought you understood how things work here.
Margot: Yeah, but…
Halsted: Just follow along, Margot.
Margot: Ok.
Halsted: Anyway, Jobu… I think I remember him from when I stopped in Japan a few times several years ago. He was teaming with some guy from Cleveland named, Soriano… No… Cerrano, that’s it. They were really good, but not as good as The Untouchable Talent.
Margot: Do you mean you and The Enforcer?
Halsted: Exactly… Maybe that’s why he turned to drinking.
Margot: What do you mean by that?
Halsted: Apparently, Job was some sort of great junior heavyweight like Kushida, Tiger Mask, Takahashi, Prince Devitt, and Jushin Liger when he was in his prime. Now look at him… overweight, hard drinking, and bitter. It’s so sad when a guy like him loses himself in the latter part of his career. I’ve met too many guys in the twilight of their careers like him in my seventeen years in sports entertainment. I learned very quickly how to keep my body from deteriorating during a lifetime of taking bumps and traveling thousands of miles year in and year out. I never let an injury go untreated and I’ve never taken a day off from training.
Margot: That’s where I play my part.
Halsted: Yeah… you completely changed the way I train so that I can avoid injury while being the strongest, fittest, and best that I’ve ever been. It doesn’t look like Jobu has been doing that for himself. I think he’s lost in the bottle and he needs a reminder to who the Hell he is. Plus, I really hate seeing people spit alcohol. It’s a complete waste and alcohol abuse.
Margot: What do you care, Vin? You don’t drink alcohol!
Halsted: Oh… I had my wild times at one point but I don’t have a reason to party like that anymore. I have too much to lose at this point in my life and career.
Margot: Why do you think he’s so bitter?
Halsted: It’s pretty simple. FCPW has given me my due respect as soon as I signed with them whereas he feels they didn’t do that for him when he signed.
Margot: You wrestler types really take that sort of thing to heart, don’t you?
Halsted: Oh… he’s completely justified because guys like us don’t need to “pay our dues”, anymore. We’ve traveled the world and stood the test of time while proving to every talent on every roster of each fed we’ve graced with our presence, but he’s barking up the wrong tree by coming at me with his bullshit. I have a right to air my grievances that I’ve amassed before joining FCPW and when I allowed myself to waste time playing into Sabass’s schizophrenic breakdown. Unfortunately for Jobu, I have to use him to get back into the title picture.
Margot: Well, you did win a tag match single-handedly.
Halsted: True… but that sure as Hell won’t be my only highlight in FCPW and Jobu will absolutely regret spitting out that swig of bottom shelf booze. I was disappointed that it wasn’t Jimmy, Jack, or Johnnie, but hey… everybody has their drink of choice. I just can’t wait to serve him a Halsted Hangover just so he can compare it to what he experiences every morning after he drinks that piss.
Margot: Wow… just… wow, Vin!
::The pair laugh as they make their way into the massive kitchen of Halsted Manor. Scene fades to black… END SCENE.::
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Post by Victoria McKenzie on Apr 6, 2021 13:07:53 GMT
Joji Nobu, instead of sitting there with a bottle of booze, was actually in a ring in some training school in Toronto; the middle aged Australian with Japanese roots looked to the camera as he was surrounded by a group of younger and, seemingly, in better shape rookies; as Joji took a swig of his bottle of water, he looked the camera and started to address it.
J: "My, my; it seems that Vin had a lot to say about me? Honestly, I'm genuinely quite surprised that you know who the hell I am, mate...well, actually, it seems like you know the surface level details about me, but that's all you know. So, allow me to help you with showing who Joji Nobu really is, you are correct in that I was one of the best junior heavyweights in Japan, but, the human body doesn't hold up if you go too hard for too long, so I decided to slow myself down a bit for my body's sake, can't win matches if you keep getting banged up?"
Joji chuckled a bit as one of the young men tried to grab him from behind, only for Joji to perform a standing switch so he was behind the man, before hurling him over with a huge German Suplex, before athletically kipping up to his feet and going back to address the camera.
J: "You talk about me like I'm some over the hill, out of shape old man and, yeah, I enjoy a drink and I don't have the abs that I used to, but that's what happens when you get older, your body changes...but I am certainly someone who can still hold his own with some of the younger guys."
Joji turned around and saw another trainee throw a punch, only for Joji to catch the fist and use that to pull the man into a big headbutt, which staggered the man, as Joji grabbed the man in a DDT position and actually hit a Tornado DDT, using another trainee as a springboard and also hitting that trainee with a big enziguri before Joji swung his body around and spiked the other unlucky sod on his head with a DDT, before getting back to his feet.
J: "The thing is, I'm not mad that you're living it up; hell, I can't blame you for wanting to enjoy your spoils in your manor, I'm not mad that you made dismissive remarks about me as if you know me beyond a quick Google search...but your comments where you pitied me and talked down to me as if I was some nobody rookie...I'm in my 40s and I've been doing this shit for decades and I'm still going! I didn't work my fingers to the bone to be disrespected by someone like you! A bit of advice, mate, if this video has taught you ANYTHING...don't overlook Joji Nobu, because appearances can be deceiving."
With that, Joji turned around and saw the first guy he hit with a German Suplex staggering to his feet, and with that, Joji ran forward and drilled the poor sod with a brutal Yakuza Kick that actually turned the man inside out and left him in a heap, as Joji left the ring, casually whistling as he did so; the camera cut off, ending the promo.
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Post by vhalsted on Apr 10, 2021 2:07:10 GMT
FCPW - Vin Halsted - The Drunken Master Emerges
::Part 1 - A morning training session with Vin Halsted in the Halsted Fieldhouse with Margot. They warm up with routine stretches and calisthenics. They move over to the gymnastics floor where Halsted executes his front and back tumbling skills. Next, Halsted steps into the ring and runs the ropes while throwing strikes at various heavy bags that are located around the ring. He finishes by using weights before cooling down with his conditioning.::
Margot: You look pretty focused today, Vin.
Halsted: As I should be, it’s time to right the ship and start hunting Cavanaugh. I will run through everyone who decides to stand in my way.
Margot: Well, your first target is Joji Nobu.
Halsted: Oh… you mean Jobu?
Margot: No, I think…
Halsted: I think I was right. His name is Jobu.
Margot: Alright, but he seemed a little more together last time I checked.
Halsted: Look, I don’t care if I upset him with what I had to say last time. I have a purpose for everything I say and do inside and outside of the ring. If he couldn’t perform at a certain level then he wouldn’t have a contract with FCPW. However, I’m starting to see a pattern here.
Margot: What do you mean?
Halsted: Well, as soon as I questioned Sabass’s ability to win a match without Mr. Tees’s help, he decided to put on a fake show and beat up some no-name for a fake championship that he claimed to be his. Next, Jobu got bent out of shape when I said that he was a drunk who was bitter and past his prime, so what did he do in response?
Margot: He beat up random guys in a wrestling school.
Halsted: Exactly, so should I get used to having to face a bunch of guys who can’t come up with anything original? Maybe I should go down to a laundromat and sit in front of the machines because the wash, rinse, repeat method is so entertaining and riveting!
Margot: Do you mean to tell me that you weren’t intimidated by his abilities?
Halsted: Absolutely not… He beat up three trainees while drinking whiskey and he thinks he’s a tough guy. The truth is that he looked like a stumbling idiot in a staged bar fight. Jackie Chan made the Drunken Master look way more cool than Jobu did. He may think that putting on a show like he did made him look like he could share a ring with me, but I saw something different. I saw what I used to see every night when I would bounce downtown. A guy with a chip on his shoulder who’s had a shit day and wants to start shit by blowing off steam. Every one of those guys would poke and talk shit until somebody didn’t want to deal with their shit. They shut up real fast as soon as they got punched in their mouth. Then, I would have to drag their asses out while they kicked, cried, and complained that they were the victims.
Margot: Yeah… that’s always a highlight whenever I go out.
Halsted: At some point, we all grow up and stop pointing fingers. Jobu needs to learn how to take responsibility but he’s at an age that if it hasn’t sunken in yet then he’s a lost cause. It isn’t my job to have to do that but if that’s what it takes to get him out of my way, then I’ll be happy to knock that chip off of his shoulder. I’ll send his green-eyed monster back to Japan and he can follow it back to the dojos so that he can get himself into a better state of mind instead of drowning it with whiskey and beating up young boys.
Margot: What if he’s able to clean himself up for your match with him?
Halsted: Hmm… Well, how many drunks do you know who can go straight cold turkey?
Margot: Good question.
Halsted: Look, if he wants to go strong style, then we can go strong style but he’ll be outmatched because I have the size and strength. If he wants to go to the air, then I can dive, flip, and twist, too. I can match speed and agility with anyone, so he doesn’t have any advantages over me. I’ve been around the world more times than I can count and I’ve trained in every style while doing so. I’ve learned to adapt and beat the best each of those parts of the world had to offer. There isn’t a fed I’ve entered that I haven’t won gold but I only care about the top prizes. That’s what I do. If he doesn’t like it, then I really don’t give a shit. I’m really starting to get tired of the run-around in FCPW and that’s gonna end this weekend.
Margot: I have noticed how hard you have been training and I know you want to get to Cavanaugh.
Halsted: Look, I was undefeated in EWF, the Old Glory champion, and I was on the brink of dethroning him when they closed their doors. I would have expected that to be recognized in FCPW when I decided to sign their contract but I’ll be damned if I get thrown off to the side for someone else. Cavanaugh knows I’m coming for him and I don’t feel like prolonging the inevitable for much longer. No more BS tournaments or battle royales and feuds with boring ass jobbers. I’m not looking to elevate anyone to my level. I’m looking to take what’s mine and showing everyone why I’m the best damn talent in FCPW. This will be a one and done with Jobu. I will make him bow at my feet just like anyone else who decides to get in my way of my destiny in FCPW.
Margot: That’s what I’m here for!
Halsted: I’m so grateful to have you here. You got me to focus on what matters and you’ve become part of the family. My workouts and eating habits are all in check because of you, too.
Margot: I, even, have you doing meditation and yoga!
Halsted: Speaking of which, let’s get a yoga session in. I want to be as clear-minded and loose as I can be for my match with Jobu.
::Margot nods and leads the way to the Halsted Yoga Studio. Scene fades to black. END SCENE::
::Part 2 - The following takes place at Chicago’s Original Hot Yoga on Polk Street in Downtown Chicago in February 2018. Halsted walks in with a rolled yoga mat under his right arm and is in his regular gym clothes. He looks around but feels very out of place. He finds an open spot in the back of the class and unrolls his mat. The teacher walks up to the front of the class and begins with the downward dog position. Halsted shrugs and follows along. He gets into the downward dog and smirks. He looks around and whispers to himself.::
Halsted: This is easier than what Han said it would be.
::The student on his left overhears him and responds.::
Student #1: First class?
Halsted: Yeah… why?
The student in front of them chimes in next.::
Student #2: Oh… Just wait!
::Halsted smirks and rolls his eyes. The instructor leads the class into the following beginner poses: Devotional Warrior, Standing Single Leg Forward Bend, Happy Baby Pose, One-Legged Pigeon Pose, Thunderbolt Pose, Prayer Mudra, Low Lunge Pose, Eye of the Needle Pose, Supported Bridge Pose, Locust Pose, Extended Side Angle Pose, Seated Long-Leg Pose, Triangle Pose, Tree Pose, Standing Wide-Leg Forward Bend Pose, Standing Head to Foot Pose, Cow Pose, Bridge Pose, Table Top Pose, Floint, and Supine Spinal Twist Pose.Halsted was able keep up to a certain degree as some of these poses reminded him of the routine stretches during Gymnastics season. He did have some balance issues when doing a few poses that required him to be on his feet especially Standing Hand to Foot Pose. He began to sweat after five minutes into the class and he felt fully drained by the end of the class as he was sucking wind pretty hard. The two students who chatted with him at the beginning nodded and smiled at him as the intensity started to pick up. He just shrugged and tried to keep up as best as he could. He nodded and shrugged when the class ended. Then, he quietly knelt down to roll his mat back up but before he could leave, the instructor cut him off at the pass.::
Yoga instructor: So, you’re my new student, huh?
Halsted: I guess I am.
Yoga instructor: Awesome… Well, I usually have my new students in my front row so that I can help them with the poses.
Halsted: Well, I’m a back of the class kind of guy.
Yoga instructor: So, I see. I was able to keep an eye on you. You seemed to do pretty well for a beginner. Is this the first time you’ve taken a yoga class?
Halsted: Yeah, but I was a gymnast in high school and college.
Yoga instructor: That makes sense. You had good form but you were a little unsteady. Maybe I can help you get caught up with the rest of my students.
Halsted: How would that work?
Yoga instructor: Well, I do private lessons before my classes.
Halsted: Honestly, I don’t know if I want to get into yoga. My friend, Han, pushed me into it.
Yoga instructor: This friend of yours sounds like a wise man.
Halsted: He can be at times.
Yoga instructor: Maybe you should listen to him and go all in. You’d be amazed by what you can learn from yoga.
Halsted: Yeah… Han said the same thing but I don’t see it. I already have an excellent training routine and I don’t know if I have the time to learn anything new.
Yoga instructor: You’re Vin, right?
Halsted: Yeah?
Yoga instructor: I heard about you.
Halsted: Is that right?
Yoga instructor: Yeah… you’re some sort of wrestler, right?
Halsted: Sure… something like that.
Yoga instructor: Ok… cool… Did you know that there are some guys in the NFL who take ballet and yoga classes during the off-season?
Halsted: No… why would those guys do that?
Yoga instructor: Simple… They want to improve their balance and flexibility. By the looks of it, you need to do the same.
Halsted: Hey, now!
Yoga instructor: Look, do you want to step your abilities up or not?
Halsted: I guess I could use some fine tuning.
Yoga instructor: Do you want to get your focus inline and learn how to channel your emotions into your abilities?
Halsted: Umm… I guess so.
Yoga instructor: Ok, then… your friend, Han, sent you to the right place.
;;The Yoga instructor:takes a business card out of the waistband of her yoga pants and hands Vin the card.::
Yoga instructor: My name’s Margot and I’ll see you here at noon every day from now on.
Halsted: Ugh… every day?
Margot: Yeah… we’ll have you in prime shape in no time, big boy!
Halsted: I am in shape.
::Margot smiles at Halsted and snickers.::
Margot: Not yet, but you’ll see.
Halsted: Maybe I should build you a studio that’s closer to my house.
::Margot laughs out loud.::
Margot: Like I haven’t heard that before!! You’ll probably offer to get me a new car with vanity plates, next.
::Halsted looks out the window at his 2019 midnight blue BMW M6 and looks back at Margot.::
Halsted: What’s wrong with vanity plates?
Margot: Ugh… You have so much to learn, big boy!!
::Margot walks away still laughing and leaves Halsted dumbfounded. Scene fades to black. END SCENE.::
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