Ladies and Gentlemen... (Match promo for Metal 2-1-21)
Feb 1, 2021 23:04:33 GMT -5
Jubei and chase like this
Post by harvey on Feb 1, 2021 23:04:33 GMT -5
The crowd in the arena is alive after a dark match has set the tone for Monday Night Metal. We hear "The Ace of Spades" is blasting all around and the fans are responding to Lemmy and company as they should. After a few bars out of respect for the lords of rock, the crowd gasps as the playback speed is being dramatically slowed and eventually stops.
The house lights are cut at that moment and everything is black. Cut to a sky cam as five search lights bring the arena back into picture. They are still at first, with two covering the upper decks and three at floor level. The people react to unfamiliar music starting as the searchlights start to move. Hushed cheers follow the pattern of the lights as people find themselves illuminated. The searchlights dart around in the darkness like soft blue fireflies. Many cameras are bounced between and the lights sweep over active camera a time or two before switching to a new one. The pace of the action is measured and the camera work is clean and steady, inviting the home audience to join the excitement rather than feel afraid. Floor camera one, sky 2, floor 3, floor four, sky one....We are then treated to a wide shot of the announce desks as the blue sweeps over our commentary crews. Some smile and remain still and some are chasing the lights with their eyes. They have been taken on the mood of the fans swept up in wonder as if at a circus or theater as the lights keep dancing for another 30 seconds or so with camera cuts playfully tracking them. We cut to a low camera where flashes of stairs, the ring and guard rails tell us we have come to rest somewhere on the floor level in the stands.
A boom and brilliant flash call the camera's gaze toward the back of the building. It shakes briefly, as if gathering itself after the audible startle from the crowd. A quick cut to a new camera at ringside shows commotion in the crowd several rows behind the announce desks. Smoke from the explosion begins to clear and the ripple in the stands starts to stir. The camera goes tight as the frame of a big man in a suit is becoming visible. He stands still in the spotlight for a moment. His arms are open. He's smiling calmly while the fans shuffle just enough for Harvey to start walking. A few more houselights have gone up leaving the arena more visible and the picture tinted blue. We see Harvey clearly in a white suit with a pocket square and bowtie that stand out in contrast as a deeper blue than the lighting. His hair is wavy and cut just above his shoulders and his goatee is full but clean. He's moving slowly through the isles down toward the ring. His feet are always working to get there but he is turning in slow circles here and there smiling and bantering with the fans. He does nothing to stop them from touching him and is gliding down the isles with a practiced ease. Harvey moves into the center isle just a few rows behind the announce desk and he's picked up by a camera at ringside facing away from the squared circle. Harvey looks to either side of himself and suddenly motions our eyes to the ring with a grand sweep of his arm.
Another explosion off camera. The crowd comes alive as the camera twirls around to center on Leo in the middle of the ring. She is seated in her wheelchair wearing a blue and white sleeveless jumpsuit perfectly complementing Harvey's attire. The sequins of her costume catch the light from above the ring. The sparkles jump around her costume as Leo spins the chair. She is smiling, waving and nodding to the crowd. She has them now and she knows it. A laugh at a joke nobody else knows puts the moment over the top. The crowd erupts and Harvey reads the room. He encourages the fans and makes the most of the moment. He stands on the ring steps until Leo gives a gesture of thanks to the crowd. He steps into the ring as Leo claps for him drawing a small pop from the crowd. He stands center ring with Leo to his right.
The music dies.
Harvey: Yes! One more time for the lovely Leonora! *Crowd cheers, Harvey waits for a hush to continue
*
What we felt just a moment ago was wonder. I've kept an eye on APW for a while now. Week in and week out you get drama, conflict, intrigue, athleticism and a whole lot of pyro.
There is a pyro blast from all four ring posts as Harvey continues in stride. Leo gives a look of mock surprise.
H: What's missing though is that little bit of wonder. My name is Harvey Marx, and wonder has arrived on Monday Night Metal! Now some of you might know me from my act at the Elysium Resort in Atlantic City. I love what I have done there, But I got comfortable. I don't do comfortable very well, so I made a few phone calls, cleaned and pressed 300 of my best suits, and hit the road with the greatest wrestling promotion in world today! I was in Hokkaido last week for an amazing 2021 Ways to Die. There wasn't enough time to get my wardrobe here AND get a spot on the card. I have to look my best to compete and give you all the show you deserve. Remi and Clearwater get it, I'm sure...
Now it has been suggested in the press and the locker room that I don't belong here, that I am an entertainer. I’m big enough to admit you are right about me. I am an entertainer, and I’m here to do my job. I’m not talking about illusions that are part of my work, I’m getting to the soul of it. You see, my job is to go anywhere I have to and find the biggest I can…I sell tickets, I put people in seats and give them what it is they want. Well, no stage bigger than APW. And what you want is to see Harvey Marx kick somebody's ass all over this ring and beyond!
At this point in my act, Leo usually asks for a volunteer from the audience. However, both my legal team and my therapist have advised against that in this case. APW management has been good enough to set a match between myself and Chase Blackley. Chase, you are fighting battles within yourself that go well beyond the ring and I have no right to say anything more about that. Tonight, you'll get a fight. I'll put on a show, yes. But I never play games. You'll see just what I mean when the bell rings.
The lights on the ring cut out as Harvey drops the microphone and his music begins. When the lights come back up, the beams fall upon an empty ring.
The music continues and the picture fades.
*
Written in memory of Siegfried Fischbacher and Roy Horn*
The house lights are cut at that moment and everything is black. Cut to a sky cam as five search lights bring the arena back into picture. They are still at first, with two covering the upper decks and three at floor level. The people react to unfamiliar music starting as the searchlights start to move. Hushed cheers follow the pattern of the lights as people find themselves illuminated. The searchlights dart around in the darkness like soft blue fireflies. Many cameras are bounced between and the lights sweep over active camera a time or two before switching to a new one. The pace of the action is measured and the camera work is clean and steady, inviting the home audience to join the excitement rather than feel afraid. Floor camera one, sky 2, floor 3, floor four, sky one....We are then treated to a wide shot of the announce desks as the blue sweeps over our commentary crews. Some smile and remain still and some are chasing the lights with their eyes. They have been taken on the mood of the fans swept up in wonder as if at a circus or theater as the lights keep dancing for another 30 seconds or so with camera cuts playfully tracking them. We cut to a low camera where flashes of stairs, the ring and guard rails tell us we have come to rest somewhere on the floor level in the stands.
A boom and brilliant flash call the camera's gaze toward the back of the building. It shakes briefly, as if gathering itself after the audible startle from the crowd. A quick cut to a new camera at ringside shows commotion in the crowd several rows behind the announce desks. Smoke from the explosion begins to clear and the ripple in the stands starts to stir. The camera goes tight as the frame of a big man in a suit is becoming visible. He stands still in the spotlight for a moment. His arms are open. He's smiling calmly while the fans shuffle just enough for Harvey to start walking. A few more houselights have gone up leaving the arena more visible and the picture tinted blue. We see Harvey clearly in a white suit with a pocket square and bowtie that stand out in contrast as a deeper blue than the lighting. His hair is wavy and cut just above his shoulders and his goatee is full but clean. He's moving slowly through the isles down toward the ring. His feet are always working to get there but he is turning in slow circles here and there smiling and bantering with the fans. He does nothing to stop them from touching him and is gliding down the isles with a practiced ease. Harvey moves into the center isle just a few rows behind the announce desk and he's picked up by a camera at ringside facing away from the squared circle. Harvey looks to either side of himself and suddenly motions our eyes to the ring with a grand sweep of his arm.
Another explosion off camera. The crowd comes alive as the camera twirls around to center on Leo in the middle of the ring. She is seated in her wheelchair wearing a blue and white sleeveless jumpsuit perfectly complementing Harvey's attire. The sequins of her costume catch the light from above the ring. The sparkles jump around her costume as Leo spins the chair. She is smiling, waving and nodding to the crowd. She has them now and she knows it. A laugh at a joke nobody else knows puts the moment over the top. The crowd erupts and Harvey reads the room. He encourages the fans and makes the most of the moment. He stands on the ring steps until Leo gives a gesture of thanks to the crowd. He steps into the ring as Leo claps for him drawing a small pop from the crowd. He stands center ring with Leo to his right.
The music dies.
Harvey: Yes! One more time for the lovely Leonora! *Crowd cheers, Harvey waits for a hush to continue
*
What we felt just a moment ago was wonder. I've kept an eye on APW for a while now. Week in and week out you get drama, conflict, intrigue, athleticism and a whole lot of pyro.
There is a pyro blast from all four ring posts as Harvey continues in stride. Leo gives a look of mock surprise.
H: What's missing though is that little bit of wonder. My name is Harvey Marx, and wonder has arrived on Monday Night Metal! Now some of you might know me from my act at the Elysium Resort in Atlantic City. I love what I have done there, But I got comfortable. I don't do comfortable very well, so I made a few phone calls, cleaned and pressed 300 of my best suits, and hit the road with the greatest wrestling promotion in world today! I was in Hokkaido last week for an amazing 2021 Ways to Die. There wasn't enough time to get my wardrobe here AND get a spot on the card. I have to look my best to compete and give you all the show you deserve. Remi and Clearwater get it, I'm sure...
Now it has been suggested in the press and the locker room that I don't belong here, that I am an entertainer. I’m big enough to admit you are right about me. I am an entertainer, and I’m here to do my job. I’m not talking about illusions that are part of my work, I’m getting to the soul of it. You see, my job is to go anywhere I have to and find the biggest I can…I sell tickets, I put people in seats and give them what it is they want. Well, no stage bigger than APW. And what you want is to see Harvey Marx kick somebody's ass all over this ring and beyond!
At this point in my act, Leo usually asks for a volunteer from the audience. However, both my legal team and my therapist have advised against that in this case. APW management has been good enough to set a match between myself and Chase Blackley. Chase, you are fighting battles within yourself that go well beyond the ring and I have no right to say anything more about that. Tonight, you'll get a fight. I'll put on a show, yes. But I never play games. You'll see just what I mean when the bell rings.
The lights on the ring cut out as Harvey drops the microphone and his music begins. When the lights come back up, the beams fall upon an empty ring.
The music continues and the picture fades.
*
Written in memory of Siegfried Fischbacher and Roy Horn*
