Post by Leese on Sept 24, 2023 22:20:44 GMT
A camera shot opens up in some unremarkable hallway. GEW interviewer Brooke Davis is standing with a microphone in her hand next to an irritated looking Myles Taylor.
"Myles, you asked for this time to speak to the fans. What's on your mind?"
Myles wastes no time in getting straight to the point.
"I'm one of the longest serving members of the GEW roster. I was here before most of you people watching were even born! 2006 I made my debut, yet I'm never mentioned alongside names such as Kameron Chase, Sah'ta Thor, Baby Dogg, Shane Tallin, Phreak, Scott Simmonds, Mark Chapman, Klown, James Magnum, Gabriella..." A pause. "Hell, even Glenn Legend gets more flowers than I do."
Brooke is unable to stop the small snort-chuckle that comes out of her. "I don't know about that..."
"Well, maybe not." Myles shrugs. "But my point still stands."
Brooke clears her throat and gets serious again.
"Myles... with all due respect, you were around for like a month and then disappeared for 3 years. You can hardly blame people for not lumping you into the same categories as some of the biggest legends in GEW hist-"
Myles cuts her off abruptly.
"And WHY did I take those years off? Because I almost died! For this sport! For those fans that don't even chant my name; those fans that use my matches as an excuse for a bathroom break. Oh yeah, don't worry. I see the show reviews online. I know what people think of me."
Cautiously, Brooke tries to defend the fans indifference towards him.
"If... If most of the fans, like you say, weren't born then how do you expect them to know that stuff?"
He waves a dismissive hand.
"It was hyperbole. Everybody knows most wrestling fans are older than I am and have never left their mom's basement."
Brooke goes to say something but Myles starts speaking again before she has a chance to.
"I'm tired of the disrespect. I'm tired of people forgetting that I'M the closest thing to a GEW original that we have here, other than maybe one or two others. I'm tired of being just... there. In the background, getting no recognition, no opportunities... I've had no reason to want to perform for the people who don't give a damn whether I'm on the card or not. I've just been turning up, collecting my paycheck, and going the hell back home."
Brooke just watches him, a slight frown creasing her brow, unsure of what to say or what point he's trying to make.
"I'm going to continue doing that, but I'm also going to remind people that I ain't no joke. It's time to get... Reckless."
Brooke visibly cringes as Myles beams a smile to the camera.
"See y'all Sunday."
The camera fades.
"Myles, you asked for this time to speak to the fans. What's on your mind?"
Myles wastes no time in getting straight to the point.
"I'm one of the longest serving members of the GEW roster. I was here before most of you people watching were even born! 2006 I made my debut, yet I'm never mentioned alongside names such as Kameron Chase, Sah'ta Thor, Baby Dogg, Shane Tallin, Phreak, Scott Simmonds, Mark Chapman, Klown, James Magnum, Gabriella..." A pause. "Hell, even Glenn Legend gets more flowers than I do."
Brooke is unable to stop the small snort-chuckle that comes out of her. "I don't know about that..."
"Well, maybe not." Myles shrugs. "But my point still stands."
Brooke clears her throat and gets serious again.
"Myles... with all due respect, you were around for like a month and then disappeared for 3 years. You can hardly blame people for not lumping you into the same categories as some of the biggest legends in GEW hist-"
Myles cuts her off abruptly.
"And WHY did I take those years off? Because I almost died! For this sport! For those fans that don't even chant my name; those fans that use my matches as an excuse for a bathroom break. Oh yeah, don't worry. I see the show reviews online. I know what people think of me."
Cautiously, Brooke tries to defend the fans indifference towards him.
"If... If most of the fans, like you say, weren't born then how do you expect them to know that stuff?"
He waves a dismissive hand.
"It was hyperbole. Everybody knows most wrestling fans are older than I am and have never left their mom's basement."
Brooke goes to say something but Myles starts speaking again before she has a chance to.
"I'm tired of the disrespect. I'm tired of people forgetting that I'M the closest thing to a GEW original that we have here, other than maybe one or two others. I'm tired of being just... there. In the background, getting no recognition, no opportunities... I've had no reason to want to perform for the people who don't give a damn whether I'm on the card or not. I've just been turning up, collecting my paycheck, and going the hell back home."
Brooke just watches him, a slight frown creasing her brow, unsure of what to say or what point he's trying to make.
"I'm going to continue doing that, but I'm also going to remind people that I ain't no joke. It's time to get... Reckless."
Brooke visibly cringes as Myles beams a smile to the camera.
"See y'all Sunday."
The camera fades.