Post by darkcircle on Sept 29, 2021 17:47:00 GMT -5
{The screen fades to into a car somewhere, Wall of VooDoo’s “Mexican Radio” can be heard playing on the stereo as the car travels through the hinterlands of Illinois as we see DJ Hunter in the driver’s seat, practically bouncing around as he sings along to the song}
DJ: -I dial it in and tune the station-
-They talk about the u.s. inflation-
-I understand just a little-
-No comprende--it's a riddle-
Meanwhile in the passenger's seat with his head and neck settled comfortably in one of those neck-pillows is the other half of the Phantom Troupe in the form of Kyle Valentine, who has a look of slight annoyance on his face.
Kyle: So tell me again why we're driving into Chicago for this match rather than just flying, DJ?
DJ: Because these road trips can pretty damn fun and interesting, plus they are a real learning experience as well.
Kyle: Yeah...but what about some of the horror stories that I've heard about some pairings doing trips like this?
DJ: Such as?
Kyle: Like how supposedly Marcus Slayton and the Mavericks used to like playing games on the highway. Not games like you and I might play, however, but rather games involving hanging Jacob Sikes out the window while driving so he could open other car’s doors and scare the wrestlers inside of them.
DJ: I think I've heard about that one. Wasn't one group wise to this in the form of Nick Corvin, Marcus Owens and Eric Tempest?
Kyle gave his partner a little bit of a smirk as the conversation started picking up.
Kyle: Yeah and they decided to simply lock the doors when they saw the trio coming. Angered at their resistance, Marcus and the Mavericks began to throw everything they had at the group’s car until it was declared to be totaled by the rental agency. To this day, Nick Corvin is not allowed to rent a car in North Carolina.
For the next several minutes the two men drove in utter silence as "Mexican Radio" continued quietly as more of a bit of background noise until finally DJ finally let out a chuckle and shook his head slowly.
DJ: Well it won't be *THAT* kind of road trip, Kyle. I mean nobody gets into that kind of mischief anymore. And even if they did, who would believe such things right?
Kyle just looked at his tag partner with a look of disbelief for a moment.
DJ: Hey, I'm being serious here!!
Kyle simply rolled his eyes and went back out to look out of the window as DJ continued to protest his point as the screen fades out.
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{The camera fades back in and now we see Phantom Troupe standing in front of the world famous Wrigley Field in Chicago with Kyle wearing an unbuttoned Chicago Red Sox jersey on over a black tank top while DJ motions around them}
DJ: Hello Project Honor and all ships at sea!! It’s your favorite duo of dastardly young guns at it again as myself, the “Elegant Assassin” DJ Hunter, along with my tag team partner in Kyle Valentine find ourselves once more apart of the wild and wacky world of Project Honor.
Kyle: In short, Mister Urahara got us some quite nice contracts.
DJ:...erm, quite.
Kyle: Personally I don’t see the point of all the high talking, but...eh?
DJ: Look, it’s just all part of the show. To be a professional wrestler, you’ve got to be one part fighter and one part showman...and I do enjoy being a show man in that ring because nobody can fly higher than me, especially not a couple of bums like Chris Havoc and Arata Asakura...but that’s neither here nor there right, now is it Kyle?
{The rookie half of the team simply shakes his head}
DJ: And that’s because in just a couple of more days right here from Wrigley field, the Phantom Troupe will be stepping into the ring with Jay Crowley and Swindle Sheildrake of JÖRMUNGANDR, a team that I believe is one of the more established teams here in Project Honor and yet these so called "World Serpents" have yet to say a darned thing about us nor our match this week here on Proving Grounds.
Is it because they are so confident in their victory that they don't want to possibly jinx what they believe is to come or is their ego so great that they simply think that the front office is going to hand them a victory over the new rookies here to the promotion?
{DJ looks over at Kyle who simply shrugs in response}
Kyle: Or could it be a little from column A and B, perhaps?
{DJ's head then snaps back to look at the camera properly}
DJ: Now who's really here to say, folks? But you can say this much and that is during the one night tourney to crown your new Project Honor tag team champions, Kyle and myself must have done something right because now we're here gracing your television screens again, despite what the Captains McKilljoy in Havoc and Arata Asakura tried to do that night. But the Phantom Troupe doesn’t focus on the past, oh no, we use our past victories...our past defeats in order to learn from them and become an even stronger whole.
Kyle: But that is neither here nor there, now is it DJ? Because the simple fact is we knew going into that tournament that we might not win it and we were fine with it because just like one of my idols once said in a promo that in order to become great, then you must overcome the greatest of challenges and one day in the very near future when the Troupe steps into the ring with Havoc and Arata again, we’re going to happily make you boys eat your words.
But until then, we’ve got some smaller carp to fry in the form of Crowley and Shielddrake. Now I know that I’ve only been an active wrestler for only so long but can the two of you more “established” wrestlers explain to me why you all take so long to get out here and cut a promo on your opponents?
I have been seeing it all the time lately all across the international world of wrestling where entire periods between shows are filled with nothing but static and missed chances because one or more people are just sitting there on their asses and wait for someone to draw that first line in the sand promo wise...I mean DJ and myself are only guilty of this ourselves because we were fucking being two *polite* people since this is only our second match here in Project Honor and we’d thought we’d let the more established team get the first word in.
Imagine our slight surprise when we ain’t heard *DICK* from the two of you thus far.
So Crowley and Shielddrake, you’re just like the two of us as you’re going into this match at Proving Grounds partially blind and that’s just fine with me because if you wanna waste your one and only chance to possibly get a foot up against the hottest tag team that’s hitting the tag team ranks here on the indy scene, then that’s your own damned choice but you can be rest assured that the Phantom Troupe ain’t going to be wasting that chance because we’ve got the fire and the goals to get shit done here in Project Honor and if that includes tearing our way through third stringers like the two of you to get to the tag champs and claim what should be rightfully be ours by right of combat eventually, then that’s just as fine by me as well.
DJ: As you can see here, my partner is more than ready and willing to go out there and get the job done no matter the odds or the costs and that’s something you really don’t see anymore because more people are concerned about their precious “spots” then they are about putting on a killer match for the ages and that’s one of the highlights that Vergil Urahara’s Phantom Troupe is bringing here to Project Honor and that is two men more than willing to do what’s possible which includes putting their very bodies on the line to make each and every single match a one of a kind epic bit of insanity for all to enjoy!
{DJ then drapes an arm over the broad shoulders of his tag partner with a huge smile on his face}
DJ: So while you all might just be seeing the Troupe as some kind of badly made spin off project, we’re looking forward to proving all of you wrong but don’t just think that we’re a one hit wonder because right behind us at Wrigley Field, we’re going to be starting a hit parade that’ll make even the greats like Myojin and Stark blush with pride!
So come one and come all, witness the what happens when you walk the same dark streets as the Phantom Troupe.
{The screen then fades to black}
DJ: -I dial it in and tune the station-
-They talk about the u.s. inflation-
-I understand just a little-
-No comprende--it's a riddle-
Meanwhile in the passenger's seat with his head and neck settled comfortably in one of those neck-pillows is the other half of the Phantom Troupe in the form of Kyle Valentine, who has a look of slight annoyance on his face.
Kyle: So tell me again why we're driving into Chicago for this match rather than just flying, DJ?
DJ: Because these road trips can pretty damn fun and interesting, plus they are a real learning experience as well.
Kyle: Yeah...but what about some of the horror stories that I've heard about some pairings doing trips like this?
DJ: Such as?
Kyle: Like how supposedly Marcus Slayton and the Mavericks used to like playing games on the highway. Not games like you and I might play, however, but rather games involving hanging Jacob Sikes out the window while driving so he could open other car’s doors and scare the wrestlers inside of them.
DJ: I think I've heard about that one. Wasn't one group wise to this in the form of Nick Corvin, Marcus Owens and Eric Tempest?
Kyle gave his partner a little bit of a smirk as the conversation started picking up.
Kyle: Yeah and they decided to simply lock the doors when they saw the trio coming. Angered at their resistance, Marcus and the Mavericks began to throw everything they had at the group’s car until it was declared to be totaled by the rental agency. To this day, Nick Corvin is not allowed to rent a car in North Carolina.
For the next several minutes the two men drove in utter silence as "Mexican Radio" continued quietly as more of a bit of background noise until finally DJ finally let out a chuckle and shook his head slowly.
DJ: Well it won't be *THAT* kind of road trip, Kyle. I mean nobody gets into that kind of mischief anymore. And even if they did, who would believe such things right?
Kyle just looked at his tag partner with a look of disbelief for a moment.
DJ: Hey, I'm being serious here!!
Kyle simply rolled his eyes and went back out to look out of the window as DJ continued to protest his point as the screen fades out.
=====================================
{The camera fades back in and now we see Phantom Troupe standing in front of the world famous Wrigley Field in Chicago with Kyle wearing an unbuttoned Chicago Red Sox jersey on over a black tank top while DJ motions around them}
DJ: Hello Project Honor and all ships at sea!! It’s your favorite duo of dastardly young guns at it again as myself, the “Elegant Assassin” DJ Hunter, along with my tag team partner in Kyle Valentine find ourselves once more apart of the wild and wacky world of Project Honor.
Kyle: In short, Mister Urahara got us some quite nice contracts.
DJ:...erm, quite.
Kyle: Personally I don’t see the point of all the high talking, but...eh?
DJ: Look, it’s just all part of the show. To be a professional wrestler, you’ve got to be one part fighter and one part showman...and I do enjoy being a show man in that ring because nobody can fly higher than me, especially not a couple of bums like Chris Havoc and Arata Asakura...but that’s neither here nor there right, now is it Kyle?
{The rookie half of the team simply shakes his head}
DJ: And that’s because in just a couple of more days right here from Wrigley field, the Phantom Troupe will be stepping into the ring with Jay Crowley and Swindle Sheildrake of JÖRMUNGANDR, a team that I believe is one of the more established teams here in Project Honor and yet these so called "World Serpents" have yet to say a darned thing about us nor our match this week here on Proving Grounds.
Is it because they are so confident in their victory that they don't want to possibly jinx what they believe is to come or is their ego so great that they simply think that the front office is going to hand them a victory over the new rookies here to the promotion?
{DJ looks over at Kyle who simply shrugs in response}
Kyle: Or could it be a little from column A and B, perhaps?
{DJ's head then snaps back to look at the camera properly}
DJ: Now who's really here to say, folks? But you can say this much and that is during the one night tourney to crown your new Project Honor tag team champions, Kyle and myself must have done something right because now we're here gracing your television screens again, despite what the Captains McKilljoy in Havoc and Arata Asakura tried to do that night. But the Phantom Troupe doesn’t focus on the past, oh no, we use our past victories...our past defeats in order to learn from them and become an even stronger whole.
Kyle: But that is neither here nor there, now is it DJ? Because the simple fact is we knew going into that tournament that we might not win it and we were fine with it because just like one of my idols once said in a promo that in order to become great, then you must overcome the greatest of challenges and one day in the very near future when the Troupe steps into the ring with Havoc and Arata again, we’re going to happily make you boys eat your words.
But until then, we’ve got some smaller carp to fry in the form of Crowley and Shielddrake. Now I know that I’ve only been an active wrestler for only so long but can the two of you more “established” wrestlers explain to me why you all take so long to get out here and cut a promo on your opponents?
I have been seeing it all the time lately all across the international world of wrestling where entire periods between shows are filled with nothing but static and missed chances because one or more people are just sitting there on their asses and wait for someone to draw that first line in the sand promo wise...I mean DJ and myself are only guilty of this ourselves because we were fucking being two *polite* people since this is only our second match here in Project Honor and we’d thought we’d let the more established team get the first word in.
Imagine our slight surprise when we ain’t heard *DICK* from the two of you thus far.
So Crowley and Shielddrake, you’re just like the two of us as you’re going into this match at Proving Grounds partially blind and that’s just fine with me because if you wanna waste your one and only chance to possibly get a foot up against the hottest tag team that’s hitting the tag team ranks here on the indy scene, then that’s your own damned choice but you can be rest assured that the Phantom Troupe ain’t going to be wasting that chance because we’ve got the fire and the goals to get shit done here in Project Honor and if that includes tearing our way through third stringers like the two of you to get to the tag champs and claim what should be rightfully be ours by right of combat eventually, then that’s just as fine by me as well.
DJ: As you can see here, my partner is more than ready and willing to go out there and get the job done no matter the odds or the costs and that’s something you really don’t see anymore because more people are concerned about their precious “spots” then they are about putting on a killer match for the ages and that’s one of the highlights that Vergil Urahara’s Phantom Troupe is bringing here to Project Honor and that is two men more than willing to do what’s possible which includes putting their very bodies on the line to make each and every single match a one of a kind epic bit of insanity for all to enjoy!
{DJ then drapes an arm over the broad shoulders of his tag partner with a huge smile on his face}
DJ: So while you all might just be seeing the Troupe as some kind of badly made spin off project, we’re looking forward to proving all of you wrong but don’t just think that we’re a one hit wonder because right behind us at Wrigley Field, we’re going to be starting a hit parade that’ll make even the greats like Myojin and Stark blush with pride!
So come one and come all, witness the what happens when you walk the same dark streets as the Phantom Troupe.
{The screen then fades to black}