Respect
Posted by: The Undertaker on 04/08/2003 at 23:11
Genesis has ended. And with it's end, a rebirth was witnessed. Jeff Jarrett made his return as The Chosen One, and promised to strike down upon the evil in the FTR. His debut saw him deal a major blow by taking the World Title away from Eddy Guerrero.
With this in mind, the minds of the fans turn back several years...remembering the last time The Chosen One was in the FTR. Remembering the last time he held the World Heavyweight Title. He stood side by side with The Lord of Darkness himself....The Undertaker.
The lights in the arena go out, and a bell tolls. A blue spotlight hits the entryway, and the bell tolls again. Instead of playing the long intro to "Eulogy" the song kicks right in, alongside a thunderous explosion of pyro.
The Undertaker steps out from the curtains, not wearing his robe...but his wrestling attire. His hair is tied back in a ponytail, and he has the Extreme Title on his shoulder. The Undertaker adjusts his gloves, and makes his way down the aisle. He ascends the ring steps and, as always, raises his hands, causing the lights to return. He climbs in the ring and takes a microphone...the music stops, and he begins to speak.
Undertaker: "Playtime.......is over. Sit down, and shut up."
The crowd boos.
Undertaker: "I said sit down and shut up. It seems that some of you have forgotten just who I am. You seem to have placed me on the level of a Hulk Hogan, of a Roddy Piper, of a Randy Savage......
You have all made a grave error.
You see, the time for talking has reached an end. The time for coming out here and not destroying someone inside of this ring has reached its end. The FTR is about to take one more ride straight to the gates of Hell, and it's going to be courtesy of The Undertaker.
You see, there was a time when I came out here night after night...and I faced whomever was put in front of me....and I destroyed them. You can say what you want to about me, you can condemn me, you can claim that I am sick...but you cannot deny what I have done. I have crippled more people than polio.......
But recently, I have been distracted. Because you see, Billy Kidman decided that it was time for him to leave the fold. Billy Kidman decided that he didn't need The Undertaker anymore, and that he was going to go out on his own. And rather than destroy him myself, I allowed Mortis to do it. Mortis had something to prove..and he proved it to you all at Genesis.
However, I shall be distracted no longer. For the time has arrived for the darkness to once again consume the light...the time has arrived for the season of evil to begin anew.
The time has arrived for The Deadman to walk once more.
The FTR locker room has been safe for far too long. The FTR locker room has avoided me like the plague for far too long. The FTR locker room has diserespected me....and if there is one constant in this world...if one thing in this life is certain....
It's that you WILL respect The Undertaker.
We're all about to return to the learning tree, dear friends. Examples are once again going to be made, and it's going to start at Rampage.
Kidman, when you sprayed that mace in my eyes....you not only disrespected me, you signed a death warrant. At Rampage, it's not going to be a match between us. It's going to be a beating. I don't really think you have another match left in you after Genesis, anyway. And even if you do....once Rampage is over, you won't have much of anything left in you.
But you, honestly, are quite unimportant to me. What's important is leaving yet another trail of bodies behind me.
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper.....that trail begins with you. You think you have one more run left in you? Boy, that run is about to become a pathetic crawl. At Rampage, I challenge you to a Falls Count Anywhere Match. You can choose to accept this challenge, you can ignore it. But be assured that ignoring it will only make your beating that much worse.
You see Piper, you insult me. You come here with an artificial hip, and you think that you are going to mean something? You think that you are going to contend with the likes of The Undertaker?
I don't think so, boy. What I think is going to happen is this....
I think you're going to limp out to that ring, and I think I'm going to beat you into a bloody pulp all over the arena..and then I think I'm going to plant you on your head with a Tombstone, cross your arms, and pin you. I think I'm going to end your little run before it even gets started. I think, Piper, that you're going to be the first of many to take that trip to the learning tree.....
But Piper, I'm not going to destroy you completely. No, I'm going to leave you just enough strength to go back to that locker room and tell them what happens when you disrespect The Lord of Darkness. I'm going to leave you just enough strength to warn them.
Rampage will bring a great many surprises. It will mark the end of Billy Kidman, and it will mark the beginning of my new plague of darkness.
Rest in peace."
With that, The Undertaker drops the microphone and makes his way to the back.
