Nothing?
Posted by: The Chosen One on 05/03/2003 at 14:31
"Nothing, Calloway? I am nothing to you? I have become nothing?"
*A lone cemetary is where we lay our scene, with The Chosen One seated atop one of the tombstones. In fact, this stone is for an open grave into which his trenchcoat drapes. His guitar rests against the headstone as well, as his raven hair, short as it may be, blows slowly in the nightime breeze. His face, eyes behind sunglasses, exudes determination.*
"Let us do a history lesson in my 'nothingness,' shall we? I came to the FTR almost four years ago, as the so-called 'Pissed Off' Jarrett that had won me fame. And you took notice, Calloway. You saw me for what I was: a threat to you and the FTR in general. You saw my skill and how it could develop. So to slow me down, YOU called me out. You. You told me if I could win, then I would get a shot at your World title.
"I did. And I won that title in YOUR Casket Match. This was before I even thought of the infusion of power from being Chosen.
"Let us go forward. Now I was Intercontinental champion, and you tricked my then-manager Debra McMichaels into joining you and costing me the title. I repaid you by burying you alive and reclaiming the gold. Note that I, at the time, still had nowhere NEAR the power I do now.
"When I first became the General, Calloway, I had one goal: to defeat the entire G & A Express. Alone. In a way, I did. I attacked and injured many backstage; others I beat in the ring. Only Rob Van Dam escaped my wrath, but we will get back to him later.
"At Deconstruction, I won yet another World shot in a battle royal. As the General. On Day Two, I became The Chosen One...YOUR Chosen One.
"That was where I had planned to beat Van Dam. He beat me in under a minute, Calloway. That first month of my work under you, I lost more matches than I have in any other period here in the FTR. What power do you possess that makes your greatest warriors weak?
"Now, going forward, I became the General again. I de-booted Vader, embarassing him and making him leave for a while. You had tried for months to destroy him. Without you, I had become stronger. And when I returned, not you, but Eddy Guerrero had the nerve to attack me.
"You still seemed to fear your former Chosen.
"So back I was, completely insane. And I swept the Iron Man division. I beat the challenge. Without you, and without the power I have now. I then returned as I am now and beat YOUR estranged stablemate, Eddy Guerrero, in perhaps the bloodiest main event in FTR history. In fact, I HAVE NOT BEEN PINNED OR SUBMITTED in the Rebirth Era. I am undefeated, Undertaker.
"You are not.
"Do not throw around terms like nothing with ME, Calloway. I have played your psychological warfare before. I have beaten you with it. You know better than this, Calloway. You heard me call you and your Army out.
"Who responded? Rhyno and you. You called me weak, and he threatened me. Rhyno, heed your leader. He pulled you out of that ring for one reason: whether he admits it or not, he knows my power. He knows I can-and will-pull down the Fatal Army, whether it's three, seven, even seventy members. Ask Eddy. He's been quite silent in the last few weeks since I beat him, hasn't he?
"Nonetheless, I am now angered. You choose to ignore my power, Calloway? Then ignore this:
"I want you. Rampage. Just you and me, Calloway. You have a preference for this battle, you pick it. I intend to remind you that I AM The Chosen One. I AM the man who has fought and defeated you more than anyone else here. And I AM the World Champion for a reason...a reason you will soon see.
"Et nomini Patri, et Fili, et Spiritui Sancti."
*The Chosen One slowly climbs down from the headstone, walking off with his guitar in tow. The camera twists to read the inscription: Marcus Calloway, d. 2003...*
