Post by Guernica on Mar 17, 2015 16:41:50 GMT
A video package is shown, depicting Guernica alone in a forest; lost. The camera is shaking violently as Guernica keeps running and looking around, breathing heavily through his mask, clearly worried. ‘Lords of the Land’ plays very quietly in the background, which is soon joined by the sounds of birds tweeting, leaves rustling in the wind and an occasional monstrous roar. An eerie voiceover begins:
‘For years, I was lost. Lost in a dark place with nowhere to go. I couldn’t see what was in front of me, what was next. So I stayed where I was, hoping that one day I would be found. Time went by, I was not found. The only way forward was to trek there myself. So I gathered myself and carried on forward.’
‘And magically, I was found.’
The scene flashes into white, the music and sound cuts out being replaced by a light ringing noise. The white screen then fades to show Guernica standing in a bare concrete room. Guernica stares at the camera and the ringing dies out as Guernica talks
‘And now here I am. Against the odds which have held me back: size, looks, luck; I have made it to this moment. It’s been a long journey through hell, but now I can’t have rest. Why not? Because I have been put to do what I was supposed to do a long time ago, to fight in a ring. I have been put against somebody who has shown respect for the men he faces. His name is Mike Madness.’
The camera cuts to a clip from the February 23rd 2015 edition of Thursday Night Training Grounds where Madness hits a 630o Splash to pin David Shane, followed by a similar scene to beat John Tolly on March 5th 2015; before finally cutting to a scene of Madness tapping out to Kyle Mason on the March 12th edition of Training Grounds.
These scenes fade back into Guernica talking in the infinite whiteness. The words Madness utter about respecting Mason and respecting Guernica play on a loop while Guernica starts to speak again.
‘Despite what the general public would think, Madness and I are much alike. We both respect the men we face, whether we win or lose. That is unless there has been some, let’s say, unsporting conduct involved. We are both young, with much to learn but there is one thing which will make us both try and do as much damage we can in the ring. That is that we both have the passion to keep going and the desire to not give up until the very last.’
On the lines ‘not to give up until the very last’, the scene once again cuts to Madness tapping out to Kyle Mason, before fading back to Guernica.
‘But there is a breaking point in both of us. Both of us have a point where we can’t take it anymore and let go. The two of us have different breaking points, and we will see who can withstand more this Thursday.’
‘This will be a fair fight, and whoever wins this Thursday will be the better man. I show you respect out here, and show you respect in the ring. All I have left to say, is may the best man win.’
Guernica suddenly fades back into the forest looking lost once again. He runs urgently out of the view of the camera as the scene fades the black, with white and gold letters spelling out the message:
/|March 19th 2015|\
/|The Dawn Of A New Golden Age|\
This text than fades, and the end of the package is marked by the ka’caw of an eagle.
Well howdy there pardner.