Post by Sah'ta Thor on Oct 1, 2018 12:32:21 GMT -8
While the theme music for Tiffany Prada starts to play faintly in the
male Icons locker room, the image of Sah'ta Thor standing in front of a
locker is seen. He has the door open and seems to looking through the
bag for something. After moment of looking he turns to the side as he
closes the locker door revealing fellow Icon Micheal Graves standing
beside of him cinching up the last of his ring gear. Thor smiles and
nods in greeting towards the second oldest IPW competitor on the roster.
Sah'ta Thor: "Hey there old man."
The words were spoken with tone of ironic respectful amusement and playful grin on his lips to indicate he meant no offense. Micheal smirks as his eyes lock with Thor's.
Micheal Graves: "You're one to talk, grandpa..."
He
says, right as he extends his hand to greet his fellow competitor. Thor
chuckles as he takes the offered hand. The two show their respect for
one another with a firm handshake.
Sah'ta Thor: Yeah well, what can I say us old guys have to show the young pups how it is meant to be out there.
Micheal grins at the thought.
Micheal
Graves: "That's a good thought, but if I'm being honest, it's usually
me that ends up learning something new each night. They may be be
disrespectful pricks most of the time, but the truth is, this generation
have really stepped up their game. It's to the point where I struggle
to keep up."
Sah'ta Thor: I agree with you there
but thing is we are both still keeping up with them even with our
"washed up has been geriatric shelves." The young guys may have the
fresh bodies of untested youth, for the most part, but a majority have a
worse time with respecting others then my young kids and grandkids.
Let's not get into the collective originality level of the trash talk
around here."
Try as he might to keep his serious
tone, Graves can barely maintain a straight face any longer as the
beginnings of his laughter sound like air slowly escaping through a
balloon. Micheal's face finally gives way to a joyful look as he lets
out a howl of a laugh. After a moment, he continues.
Micheal
Graves: "Okay, okay, can't say I didn't try to put the kids over,
right? The fact is, they're all lazy and disrespectful. At least,
everyone that I’ve came across over the last few years. They demand
respect without giving it where it’s due, then cry when they aren’t the
stars of the shows because us “old guys” keep whipping their asses like
the children that they are. Just like I’m going to do tonight when I
step into the ring with Astrid."
Micheal and Sah’ta share in a brief moment of retrospect before Micheal breaks the silence.
Micheal
Graves: “It all comes down to this Sah’ta, and I’m sure you’ll agree.
These kids want to be the stars around here. They are scratching and
clawing at the top, and they perceive older stars like us as putting up
some sort of glass ceiling that they just can’t break through… That’s
fine, I get it. We were both young pups that felt in over our heads at
one point as well, but, I’m 46 years old. I’ve traveled the world more
times than I can count. I’ve held championships in company’s that faded
out and died before some of these guys were out of diapers. My point is,
they can want all they want, but until I’m good and ready to step out
of their way, they’re just going to have to deal with this old fart
kicking their asses at every turn and if they REALLY want to grab that
spotlight anytime soon, they’d be better served to leave the ageist
comments at home and start taking a mother f***** seriously.”
Sah'ta chuckles as he nods in agreement.
Sah'ta
Thor: Damn straight. Did you hear what I said about the age based
insults in my recent radio interview? I pretty much told them to drop
the issue and come up with better things to address when they talk about
us experienced talents. After all, the amount of time this roster has
spent on the topic is mind boggling and is seriously way beyond Getting
Old."
Micheal nods, agreeing with Sah’ta’s point of view.
Micheal
Graves: “Yeah man, but it’s not just that. These kids don’t really
understand the business. They want guys like us to step out of the way,
but don’t realize just how bad they need us, and I’m not just talking
about name recognition. A lot of them can barely cut a promo. They seem
to get lost and just sort of run off at the mouth with useless insults.
Take what Astrid said about me leading up to our match tonight. When she
wasn’t ragging on me over being 46, she was making fun of the way that
my name was spelt. Who the f*** cares how my names spelt? What does that
have to do with anything? Does E before A somehow give her an advantage
in that ring tonight, and I’m just not seeing it? No, and if she
thought that calling me out on it was some sort of clever mind game,
then she’s greener than I gave her credit for. The fact that she even
wasted time bringing up such a subject just goes to show how
underprepared she is for this match. Whoever is out there training these
kids are skipping over the basics and just saying, be mean in promos
and do cross training, and you’ll be a superstar in no time. There’s far
more to it than that, as you know."
Sah'ta Thor:
Agreed but thing is, unlike our generation, there is no desire to learn
from those with more experience. Society has taught them that they are
already perfect and don't need to learn a damn thing. How can we pass
along what we have learned if they don't think they need to improve?
Though i am pleased to say there are a few who get it on this roster.
But seriously, you heard how much time Stasi spent on my name the number
of nicknames I have had over the course of my decade long career.
Micheal Graves: “Oh yeah, Astride did the same thing when talking about the both of us.”
Graves supports his chin between his thumb and index finger as he takes a moment to think over the situation.
Micheal
Graves: “Ya know, how’d the old heads do it back in our day? If you
wouldn’t listen willingly, they’d beat the lessons into you by force.”
Suddenly the locker room door swings open, it’s Micheal’s manager, Cadryn Tiberius and he looks a little winded.
Cadryn Tiberius: “Gravy, they need you to get to gorilla ASAP, you’re up next!”
Micheal looks to Cadryn and nods, acknowledging his request before looking back to Sah’ta.
Micheal Graves: “Hey bro, it was nice having this chat with you. If you’re interested, maybe we can continue it after the show"
Sah'ta
Thor: Sure thing Graves now go out there and show the roster that
Getting Old doesn't mean getting soft. I plan to see you in the finals
were we can test ourselves against each other. Now get out there before
they force you to forfeit."
Thor waves his hand to the door in a shooing motion while grinning at the other Icon.
Graves hurriedly rushes to the door and just as soon as he exits it, he peeks back in.
Micheal Graves: “Oh hey, good luck against Stasi tonight. It’ll be an honor if I do see you in the finals next week.”
Another nod and a shooing motion from Thor greets the comment as Graves ducks back out the door to make his way to the ring.
male Icons locker room, the image of Sah'ta Thor standing in front of a
locker is seen. He has the door open and seems to looking through the
bag for something. After moment of looking he turns to the side as he
closes the locker door revealing fellow Icon Micheal Graves standing
beside of him cinching up the last of his ring gear. Thor smiles and
nods in greeting towards the second oldest IPW competitor on the roster.
Sah'ta Thor: "Hey there old man."
The words were spoken with tone of ironic respectful amusement and playful grin on his lips to indicate he meant no offense. Micheal smirks as his eyes lock with Thor's.
Micheal Graves: "You're one to talk, grandpa..."
He
says, right as he extends his hand to greet his fellow competitor. Thor
chuckles as he takes the offered hand. The two show their respect for
one another with a firm handshake.
Sah'ta Thor: Yeah well, what can I say us old guys have to show the young pups how it is meant to be out there.
Micheal grins at the thought.
Micheal
Graves: "That's a good thought, but if I'm being honest, it's usually
me that ends up learning something new each night. They may be be
disrespectful pricks most of the time, but the truth is, this generation
have really stepped up their game. It's to the point where I struggle
to keep up."
Sah'ta Thor: I agree with you there
but thing is we are both still keeping up with them even with our
"washed up has been geriatric shelves." The young guys may have the
fresh bodies of untested youth, for the most part, but a majority have a
worse time with respecting others then my young kids and grandkids.
Let's not get into the collective originality level of the trash talk
around here."
Try as he might to keep his serious
tone, Graves can barely maintain a straight face any longer as the
beginnings of his laughter sound like air slowly escaping through a
balloon. Micheal's face finally gives way to a joyful look as he lets
out a howl of a laugh. After a moment, he continues.
Micheal
Graves: "Okay, okay, can't say I didn't try to put the kids over,
right? The fact is, they're all lazy and disrespectful. At least,
everyone that I’ve came across over the last few years. They demand
respect without giving it where it’s due, then cry when they aren’t the
stars of the shows because us “old guys” keep whipping their asses like
the children that they are. Just like I’m going to do tonight when I
step into the ring with Astrid."
Micheal and Sah’ta share in a brief moment of retrospect before Micheal breaks the silence.
Micheal
Graves: “It all comes down to this Sah’ta, and I’m sure you’ll agree.
These kids want to be the stars around here. They are scratching and
clawing at the top, and they perceive older stars like us as putting up
some sort of glass ceiling that they just can’t break through… That’s
fine, I get it. We were both young pups that felt in over our heads at
one point as well, but, I’m 46 years old. I’ve traveled the world more
times than I can count. I’ve held championships in company’s that faded
out and died before some of these guys were out of diapers. My point is,
they can want all they want, but until I’m good and ready to step out
of their way, they’re just going to have to deal with this old fart
kicking their asses at every turn and if they REALLY want to grab that
spotlight anytime soon, they’d be better served to leave the ageist
comments at home and start taking a mother f***** seriously.”
Sah'ta chuckles as he nods in agreement.
Sah'ta
Thor: Damn straight. Did you hear what I said about the age based
insults in my recent radio interview? I pretty much told them to drop
the issue and come up with better things to address when they talk about
us experienced talents. After all, the amount of time this roster has
spent on the topic is mind boggling and is seriously way beyond Getting
Old."
Micheal nods, agreeing with Sah’ta’s point of view.
Micheal
Graves: “Yeah man, but it’s not just that. These kids don’t really
understand the business. They want guys like us to step out of the way,
but don’t realize just how bad they need us, and I’m not just talking
about name recognition. A lot of them can barely cut a promo. They seem
to get lost and just sort of run off at the mouth with useless insults.
Take what Astrid said about me leading up to our match tonight. When she
wasn’t ragging on me over being 46, she was making fun of the way that
my name was spelt. Who the f*** cares how my names spelt? What does that
have to do with anything? Does E before A somehow give her an advantage
in that ring tonight, and I’m just not seeing it? No, and if she
thought that calling me out on it was some sort of clever mind game,
then she’s greener than I gave her credit for. The fact that she even
wasted time bringing up such a subject just goes to show how
underprepared she is for this match. Whoever is out there training these
kids are skipping over the basics and just saying, be mean in promos
and do cross training, and you’ll be a superstar in no time. There’s far
more to it than that, as you know."
Sah'ta Thor:
Agreed but thing is, unlike our generation, there is no desire to learn
from those with more experience. Society has taught them that they are
already perfect and don't need to learn a damn thing. How can we pass
along what we have learned if they don't think they need to improve?
Though i am pleased to say there are a few who get it on this roster.
But seriously, you heard how much time Stasi spent on my name the number
of nicknames I have had over the course of my decade long career.
Micheal Graves: “Oh yeah, Astride did the same thing when talking about the both of us.”
Graves supports his chin between his thumb and index finger as he takes a moment to think over the situation.
Micheal
Graves: “Ya know, how’d the old heads do it back in our day? If you
wouldn’t listen willingly, they’d beat the lessons into you by force.”
Suddenly the locker room door swings open, it’s Micheal’s manager, Cadryn Tiberius and he looks a little winded.
Cadryn Tiberius: “Gravy, they need you to get to gorilla ASAP, you’re up next!”
Micheal looks to Cadryn and nods, acknowledging his request before looking back to Sah’ta.
Micheal Graves: “Hey bro, it was nice having this chat with you. If you’re interested, maybe we can continue it after the show"
Sah'ta
Thor: Sure thing Graves now go out there and show the roster that
Getting Old doesn't mean getting soft. I plan to see you in the finals
were we can test ourselves against each other. Now get out there before
they force you to forfeit."
Thor waves his hand to the door in a shooing motion while grinning at the other Icon.
Graves hurriedly rushes to the door and just as soon as he exits it, he peeks back in.
Micheal Graves: “Oh hey, good luck against Stasi tonight. It’ll be an honor if I do see you in the finals next week.”
Another nod and a shooing motion from Thor greets the comment as Graves ducks back out the door to make his way to the ring.
