Post by Shawn Ashen on Jul 25, 2011 22:46:59 GMT -5
(NOTE: This was approved beforehand by Scorpion, so any mention of his character and insight into the plans are being done with input from both parties.)
A camera feed comes on to the site of Shawn Ashen seated behind his fine mahogany desk at his penthouse office in Omaha. The sunlight is shining brightly through the fine windows as a disclaimer flashes at the bottom of the screen:
THE FOLLOWING VIDEO ANNOUNCEMENT HAS BEEN PAID FOR BY ASHEN ENTERPRISES
Apparently acknowledging the disclaimer, Ashen snickers slightly and calmly gazes into the camera with his message for the people.
Shawn Ashen: Isn’t it amazing what money can buy? Just think about it, my own net worth is more than every other member of this roster put together. Think about the parameters of that, the magnitude. That effectively makes me the most powerful man in EUW…oh excuse me “The Asylum”.
At this point Ashen makes a quotation mark gesture with his fingers, apparently mocking the name change implemented by Mark Rivera. He chuckles once again before resuming his message.
Shawn Ashen: Now then, as the most powerful man in the company, it falls upon me to make the decisions that are most beneficial to the company’s economic bottom line. As such, allow me to officially announce right now that for the upcoming Royal Rumble match happening at Scars and Stripes, there will be at least one former World Champion competing. Ladies and gentlemen, consider this your official announcement that The Scorpion will be entering the match!
Ashen pauses now and waits for a couple of moments, as if allowing for the viewers to have an appropriate reaction before continuing.
Shawn Ashen: Now you may be asking yourselves: why is Shawn Ashen making this announcement? Why isn’t The Scorpion doing that himself? Well the simple fact of the matter is that it isn’t his choice. You see ladies and gentlemen, the dark and brooding warrior that you know as The Scorpion is a man like everyone else. A man with a past. A man with a purpose. A man with a name. Very few people on this planet know that name, but I am one of the few that do. Your beloved Scorpion hates that name and the memories it invokes, thus I am making the official proclamation right now that The Scorpion WILL be entering the Rumble match if he wants that name to remain a secret!
The rich man now has another chuckle at the situation, apparently relishing in the mental torment he is unleashing upon his unwilling partner.
Shawn Ashen: But do not think for a single second that The Scorpion will be entering that match for his own benefit. Oh no my friends, there is always a business reason behind any action. You see, I have invested a significant amount of capital in The Scorpion…and to be frank it highly paid off. Do you fools realize that I accumulated a net sum of over 65 MILLION dollars during The Scorpion’s tenure as World Champion? Merchandise sales, ticket sales, television revenue, I got a massive cut of it all thanks to a few key investments. When he lost that title, I lost that money…and the one thing that Shawn Ashen will NOT stand for is losing money. Thus The Scorpion is going to win that title back for me and I guarantee he will do it too…for one simple reason.
At this point Ashen slowly reaches into his desk and produces a plain white sealed envelope. The envelope is unmarked, but Ashen seemingly treats it with care as he calmly holds it up for the camera to zoom in on. As the camera remains focused on the pale white envelope, he speaks once again.
Shawn Ashen: Inside this envelope is a very specific incident report from nearly twenty years ago. It outlines the murder of a woman while in the presence of her child as a result of a home invasion by three men. This is not something you will find in any old police docket, oh no everyone, I assure you the contents of this envelope were VERY difficult to compile. Nevertheless, my money has bought me what I wished for once again. You see, in the content of this report happens to be a specific name: the name of the man that pulled the trigger. That’s right, in my hand is as of now the only hard copy recording of the name of the man that killed The Scorpion’s mother! This is the object that The Scorpion will do ANYTHING to get his hands on! And as long as this envelope exists, the proud warrior is going to worship ME instead of his pathetic idea of God…
Ashen now slams the envelope down on the desk and glares into the camera, his anger apparently coming to the forefront.
Shawn Ashen: And let me make this perfectly clear. The Scorpion WILL win the Royal Rumble and The Scorpion WILL be champion once again. ONLY then will this envelope finally be opened. He has looked for this closure his entire life, but I don’t care about such petty and childish things. This world is about one thing: money. The Scorpion alone makes me no money, but as the champion he brings in the cash like no other. So let me say this now. If The Scorpion does not win the Royal Rumble and does not get that belt back, then his closure will burn away with these documents. I advise every superstar entering the Rumble to be warned, because I am going to make sure that The Scorpion is a soulless killing machine on August 21. That whiny and petulant child is going to become a monster that serves a master…and that master is going to be me. He will serve and protect me until he obtains that belt once again, so be warned everyone: The Scorpion is here to destroy you all. But be sure not to forget the pecking order: he may be the puppet, but Shawn Ashen is the puppet master. Good luck everyone. You will need it.
His peace said, Ashen now smirks at the camera and calmly put the envelope back in his desk. Once this is done, he casually gets up and leaves the view as the camera fades to black…
A camera feed comes on to the site of Shawn Ashen seated behind his fine mahogany desk at his penthouse office in Omaha. The sunlight is shining brightly through the fine windows as a disclaimer flashes at the bottom of the screen:
THE FOLLOWING VIDEO ANNOUNCEMENT HAS BEEN PAID FOR BY ASHEN ENTERPRISES
Apparently acknowledging the disclaimer, Ashen snickers slightly and calmly gazes into the camera with his message for the people.
Shawn Ashen: Isn’t it amazing what money can buy? Just think about it, my own net worth is more than every other member of this roster put together. Think about the parameters of that, the magnitude. That effectively makes me the most powerful man in EUW…oh excuse me “The Asylum”.
At this point Ashen makes a quotation mark gesture with his fingers, apparently mocking the name change implemented by Mark Rivera. He chuckles once again before resuming his message.
Shawn Ashen: Now then, as the most powerful man in the company, it falls upon me to make the decisions that are most beneficial to the company’s economic bottom line. As such, allow me to officially announce right now that for the upcoming Royal Rumble match happening at Scars and Stripes, there will be at least one former World Champion competing. Ladies and gentlemen, consider this your official announcement that The Scorpion will be entering the match!
Ashen pauses now and waits for a couple of moments, as if allowing for the viewers to have an appropriate reaction before continuing.
Shawn Ashen: Now you may be asking yourselves: why is Shawn Ashen making this announcement? Why isn’t The Scorpion doing that himself? Well the simple fact of the matter is that it isn’t his choice. You see ladies and gentlemen, the dark and brooding warrior that you know as The Scorpion is a man like everyone else. A man with a past. A man with a purpose. A man with a name. Very few people on this planet know that name, but I am one of the few that do. Your beloved Scorpion hates that name and the memories it invokes, thus I am making the official proclamation right now that The Scorpion WILL be entering the Rumble match if he wants that name to remain a secret!
The rich man now has another chuckle at the situation, apparently relishing in the mental torment he is unleashing upon his unwilling partner.
Shawn Ashen: But do not think for a single second that The Scorpion will be entering that match for his own benefit. Oh no my friends, there is always a business reason behind any action. You see, I have invested a significant amount of capital in The Scorpion…and to be frank it highly paid off. Do you fools realize that I accumulated a net sum of over 65 MILLION dollars during The Scorpion’s tenure as World Champion? Merchandise sales, ticket sales, television revenue, I got a massive cut of it all thanks to a few key investments. When he lost that title, I lost that money…and the one thing that Shawn Ashen will NOT stand for is losing money. Thus The Scorpion is going to win that title back for me and I guarantee he will do it too…for one simple reason.
At this point Ashen slowly reaches into his desk and produces a plain white sealed envelope. The envelope is unmarked, but Ashen seemingly treats it with care as he calmly holds it up for the camera to zoom in on. As the camera remains focused on the pale white envelope, he speaks once again.
Shawn Ashen: Inside this envelope is a very specific incident report from nearly twenty years ago. It outlines the murder of a woman while in the presence of her child as a result of a home invasion by three men. This is not something you will find in any old police docket, oh no everyone, I assure you the contents of this envelope were VERY difficult to compile. Nevertheless, my money has bought me what I wished for once again. You see, in the content of this report happens to be a specific name: the name of the man that pulled the trigger. That’s right, in my hand is as of now the only hard copy recording of the name of the man that killed The Scorpion’s mother! This is the object that The Scorpion will do ANYTHING to get his hands on! And as long as this envelope exists, the proud warrior is going to worship ME instead of his pathetic idea of God…
Ashen now slams the envelope down on the desk and glares into the camera, his anger apparently coming to the forefront.
Shawn Ashen: And let me make this perfectly clear. The Scorpion WILL win the Royal Rumble and The Scorpion WILL be champion once again. ONLY then will this envelope finally be opened. He has looked for this closure his entire life, but I don’t care about such petty and childish things. This world is about one thing: money. The Scorpion alone makes me no money, but as the champion he brings in the cash like no other. So let me say this now. If The Scorpion does not win the Royal Rumble and does not get that belt back, then his closure will burn away with these documents. I advise every superstar entering the Rumble to be warned, because I am going to make sure that The Scorpion is a soulless killing machine on August 21. That whiny and petulant child is going to become a monster that serves a master…and that master is going to be me. He will serve and protect me until he obtains that belt once again, so be warned everyone: The Scorpion is here to destroy you all. But be sure not to forget the pecking order: he may be the puppet, but Shawn Ashen is the puppet master. Good luck everyone. You will need it.
His peace said, Ashen now smirks at the camera and calmly put the envelope back in his desk. Once this is done, he casually gets up and leaves the view as the camera fades to black…
