Talon, “I know I’ve got a flight booked for tomorrow night but I’m leaving right now, I don’t want to be in this hicktown for another day. That’s what I pay you for Michelle, Make it happen damn it!”
He continues walking, dragging his large black pelican case containing his gear behind him as he continues his conversation, trying to calm himself down in the process.
Talon, “Look, Michelle, I’m having a rough week. Between the stuff with Bridges, Logan, Ally, and my family calling me every day trying to lecture me about how I should or shouldn’t conduct myself, I’ve just been on edge. I’m going into the terminal right now, if you can get my jet here tonight it’s alright, I’ll just fly Delta or US Airways… In fact, just cancel the jet and tell them to fly to Raleigh-Durham, I’m going to go from here back to North Carolina, I need to clear my head a little bit. I’ll be back in Manhattan in a few days I just have to be away from all these incompetent people...”
Talon hangs up the cell as he approaches the entrance to the US Airways terminal; before he can continue inside, he is met by a young woman wearing an “HWA: Now” polo shirt and holding a tape recorder.
Reporter, “Mr. Wilkinson, Amy Riley with “HWA Now” would you care to elaborate on what happened at Havoc and why you have walked out on your match with Logan Neilson?”
Talon takes a deep breath before answering her as he props up his pelican box.
Talon, “Well Amy, I thought the camera’s picked up my conversation with Buff and Ed when I left the arena, I’m not thrilled about my situation as a charter member of the HWA’s chapter of the New World Order, left out of the initial process of discussing who would take over as the ‘leader’ of the nWo. My understanding or train of thought at least, would be that we would continue on as a juggernaut of peers, not a pecking order of who’s who and what’s what. Then it’s brought to me at the last second that we’re bringing in Buff Bridges as the new figure head of the group. So I did the ‘team player’ thing and said ‘F*ck it, We’ll do it live” … Buff did his thing, we did ours, and when the time was right, he came out and shocked the world. So since then I’ve sat back and watched and listened to all the critics, the insiders, and the other guys on the roster say what they thought about the new face of the NWO and how it affected things, and then you know what I realized?”
Talon pauses for a long time, to the point that Amy cuts in.
Amy, “What did you rea…“
Talon snaps back, cutting her off.
Talon, “It was a rhetorical question! I realized that I didn’t give a f*ck what anyone else thought… Or thinks… I am tired of caring… Caring about what people think, caring about what people hear, or how they feel. I don’t care about who I offend, or who I hurt… Alexandria was just the start. It’s time for people to wake the f*ck up and see how things really are. I’ve been trying to tone myself down ever since I came into the HWA. It started with playing to the fans and trying to show that “honor and respect” where my best attributes, and at the time they were, but these days things have changed. I tried to be ‘that guy’ the guy people could look up to, the guy people could say was the “model” of what you should aspire to be. Respectful, handsome, successful, funny, intelligent, and talented… but you know what?”
Talon pauses again, this time the reporter remains dead silent.
Talon, “Respect and Honor get you nowhere in the pro wrestling world! I did everything in my power to go by the book, but what did that get me? It got me a dead brother, an estranged adopted sister, and a temporarily ruined friendship that also cost me my reign as World Champion! It also got me banished to the Spotlight division… since then I’ve done things a little differently. I showed some teeth and did things my way, I joined the New World Order and So when I drove Alexandria face first into the canvas, I realized that I felt something in that instant that I hadn’t felt since I stepped foot in the HWA… I felt ALIVE! I’ve been going through the motions, and that’s what got me stuck in this black hole of a division, and now I’m just going through the motions and having Buff try to pull my strings like a marionette, and that’s not going to fly with me. I’m a f*cking WORLD CLASS wrestler, and it’s time to shove all those inhibitors and silly values aside and climb out and become that super power I truly am. It’s time to stop sand bagging and put the rubber to the road. Its time that Talon Wilkinson told the world how he really feels. If you want the chance to get that interview, then I suggest you change the battery pack on that camera and meet me on the other side of security in about 30 minutes…”
Talon turns with that and walks away into the airport to get a ticket for his flight back to NC as the camera temporarily fades.
The camera flickers back to life and the words “30 minutes later” flashes across the top of the screen. Talon is sitting in the terminal waiting for his flight to arrive. He sits alone in the corner in an empty area as the camera approaches. Amy Riley steps into the shot and sits next to him and starts her interview.
Amy, “Talon…”
Talon cuts in quickly.
Talon, “Mr. WILKINSON…”
Amy is a bit taken back, but corrects herself and continues.
Amy, “Mr. Wilkinson, you said earlier that you wanted to tell the world how you really felt, would you like to do that now?”
Talon rubs his hand across his chin as he leans forward, a look of concentration in his eyes.
Talon, “…how does Talon Wilkinson feel? …well right now he is fed up. He is tired of guys like Buff Bridges and Logan Neilson running around and getting credit for things that Talon Wilkinson is responsible for. The nWo, that was my idea… Ed and I came up with that when we were having a drink and sitting around in a room overlooking the Bronx. We called up McNeil, and we made it happen. Hogan wasn’t needed, but we brought him into the fold… Merlyn came along afterwards when we saw that he was ready to climb back into the ring, and then we decided to bring in the Buffster… My selfish reasoning was that maybe the powers that be, the same ones that always seemed to give Buff that little nudge that he didn’t deserve would rub off on the rest of us and we wouldn’t keep getting hosed when it came to guys like Parker and Hans using their status as the faces of the HWA to get away with some of the things they do… while guys like myself, Ronnie, and Ed break our backs to entertain the fans. We just all realized at the same time that the fans didn’t deserve our blood, our sweat, or our tears… so from that day forward, we did those things for ourselves. We began our hostile takeover, and we grew on our own… WE did that. Buff was offering up advice to anyone who would take it, and we decided that using such a resource would be beneficial… then I remember who Buff Bridges was, and I remembered we’ve never seen eye to eye. I keep hearing that ‘he’s just trying to help’ and that he keeps wanting to bury the hatchet, but Actions speak louder than the words of an injured man. So if BUFF wants me to ‘buy into his system’ then he’s going to have to show me that it works, and that he isn’t going to try to pull the ‘leadership card’ on me when I do things my way…”
Amy, “So, if he does that, you won’t have a problem with him?”
He smirks as he replies.
Talon, “IF he can do that… but Buff can’t do that, it’s not who he is. He’s a glory hog, and spotlight #####… or at least he was. Let’s see if he can prove me wrong. I have no problem with Buff being a part of the nWo, but he better not think that he is THE NWO, because that’s when he becomes my problem.”
Amy, “Is there anything else about the New World Order that you would like to address?”
Talon pauses and takes a breath, he looks at the camera and continues.
Talon, “Ed captured the All Star title at the house show, and it felt DAMN good to flip the Killswitch on Senester again… I know he never saw it coming, and the best part is… that’s the second time it has left him defenseless in the ring… it’s too sweeeeeet.”
He grins for a moment but it quickly fades away as he changes gears.
Talon, “…but like I was saying, people like Logan keep reaping the benefits of my doings. I walk out on Logan tonight, and now he’s getting a shot at Ed’s All Star title, I’m sure he’ll think he earned it… and at one time I would have said he did, but since the fact of the matter is that if Talon Wilkinson had stepped into that cage with Logan, he would have not walked out of the ring, let alone been handed a shot at the All Star title… Logan, you’re lucky. Lucky that I didn’t walk through the curtain and break you; lucky I didn’t do to you the same thing I did to Alexandria at Road to Ruin… but trust when I tell you, we are not finished. You’ll be broken by the Killswitch, and though it might not be tonight, and it might not be at The Otherside… I will deliver. Logan, you’ve always been the knight in shining armor for your beloved Alexandria, but let me ask you… is it hard to hold her with that injured neck? Can you still ravage her the way you did before? Or does she have to tell you to stop because though her whorish cravings wants you, her fragile, broken body can’t handle it?”
Talon smirks a sick grin as he looks over to Amy who is clearly uncomfortable.
Talon, “Tell my little “sis” I say hello would ya? Bring her to ringside at The Other Side, maybe I’ll organize a little ‘family’ reunion… Oh, does that get under your skin Logan? Does it make you angry knowing that I’m not just bluffing, that I will actually walk down the ramp in the middle of your match and grab Alexandria by the hair and drag her up the ramp?! You know what’s even better?? How about the fact that when you step into the ring with me next, whether that be next week, next month, or next year; I’m going bash your face in so badly that Alexandria can not even identify your body when you’re lying in a coma in the hospital. Because believe me when I tell you Logan, that we are not finished, not by a long shot. Senester might let you duck me and that cage at the Other Side, but eventually we’ll go toe to toe and when we do, it’s CHECK MATE for you… so Good luck with Eddie, you’re REALLY going to need it…”
The room falls silent for a moment as Talon looks out the window and sees his plane pulling into the terminal… Amy takes a long deep breath and collects herself as she continues.
Amy, “To get back on topic Mr. Wilkinson… How do you feel about your future in the HWA? Several pro wrestling rumor sites, as well as TMZ report that you are contemplating moving on with your career when your current deal expires.”
Talon lets out a light laugh as he re-engages the camera.
Talon, “The HWA has driven me to the point of contemplating retiring from wrestling, yes that is true… but that was before I decided to really let myself be me… Talon Wilkinson is not a quitter, he doesn’t cut and run, nor does he let something as pathetic as ‘punishment’ get in his way. He is the Reflection of Perfection, guys like Parker, Hans, or Logan can refute that all day long until their little Euro faces turn blue, but the FACT of the matter has always been that when determined and focused, Talon Wilkinson is the best wrestler in the Hardcore Wrestling Alliance… The man who defeated Butch Parker in his first encounter with Ring Master, the man who beat Duriel and Ronnie McNeil in rout to defeating Eddie Pheonix to claim the title of Ring Master… the MAN who defeated AC James at his peak to win the HWA World Heavyweight Championship. The Man who defeated Senster at Declarations with the Affliction… The man who while banished to the Spotlight division, pushed the World Champion to his limits at Road to Ruin… the same man who will soon be back at the top of the HWA mountain. TALON WILKINSON is back, not reinvented, not repacked, and not re-hyped… He’s just f*cking back. No longer catering to the fans, no longer playing it by the book, and no longer doing it for anyone but himself… Talon Wilkinson, the Reflection of Perfection, is about to step foot in the HWA for the first time, a new man… a free man…”
Talon’s voice gets even more intense, the tension in the air causes an uneasy feeling for the camera man and the reporter. Talon looks deep into the camera, his eyes showing a look of determination never before seen as he continues.
Talon “You are about to see what it is like to experience PERFECTION UNLEASHED. The gloves are off, and the gauntlet has been laid down. I will walk into the arena and show the world who Talon Wilkinson really is, how he is meant to be… Unfiltered, uncensored, and Not appropriate for children. The next time I step into the ring, my opponent will suffer at my hands... The hands of Perfection… the hands of the NEW…WORLD…ORDER!”
With that, Talon stands up and walks away from the camera and towards the entrance of the loading area as the scene fades
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