Black Eye Entertainment
Press Release
10-12-2013
According to information taken from an article in most recent edition of the Weekly Gong, various rumors have begun to ensue concerning the active arrest of HWA wrestler Michael James. During what was scheduled to be a standard interview with American celebrity Piers Morgan with a locla television station, police in Tokyo were called to the scene involving reports of a premeditated assault involving Morgan and Michael James. Upon their arrival the officers discovered Michael James in what they described as a state of intoxication. When they performed a search of his jacket they found a flask filled with Sake and two grams of marijuana. Witnesses at the station made a statement regarding the incident, claiming that James had abruptly attacked Morgan close to an hour before the interview was scheduled to begin. When the police began to question James about his business with Piers Morgan, he violently struck the officer with an open handed slap across the face. Police in Tokyo have yet to comment on the condition of his release. Although his attorney has stated that Michael James will be free in less than twenty-four hours, various sources throughout the legislative community claim otherwise.
10/16/2013
Shibuya Police Headquarters
Tokyo, Japan
Fade In
* We open with a wide angle view of the Shibuya Police Headquarters located in Tokyo, Japan. The cameras pan up the building to help explore the detail of the large industrial building while we hear the sound of various conversations in Japanese. We move past the entrance of the building and use a jump cut transition to set the scene directly outside of the holding area for active prisoners. A loud BUZZ sound is heard and the security door opens with the guidance of one of the many officers inhabiting the department. A few seconds later, Michael James is seen walking through the open doorway followed by a much smaller man dressed in an expensive suit. Michael James is directed towards an area to collect his personal belongings. He approaches the counter and begins to speak to an officer that is seated behind the bullet proof glass. The officer replies to James in Japanese and opens the security drawer so he can collect his belongings. He reaches down and removes his wallet, a pack of cigarettes, leather jacket and trademark sunglasses. He begins to argue with the officer and a few seconds later James turns towards the man in the expensive suit. He approaches James and allows the former inmate to speak to him away from the window. A few seconds later the man approaches the counter *
Lawyer: Excuse me.
* He taps three times and the officer replies to him in English *
Officer: What do you need?
Lawyer: Apparently one of your officers forgot to include the entirety of my client’s belongings.
Officer: What you talking about?
Lawyer: Well, according to Mr. James, your department is still holding the flask he had on his possession during the time of his arrest. He says it’s a family heirloom so I would appreciate—
Officer: That belong to us now.
Lawyer: What do you mean?
Officer: Property of Shibuya police.
Lawyer: How do you figure that?
Officer: Everything stated in fine print on release form.
* He screams out “NEXT!” in Japanese and the lawyer has no choice but to accept the stipulations of Michael’s release. He moves away from the window and guides James away from the area while browsing the conditions of his release. We cut to an exterior view of the building and a few seconds later the two men make their exit from the department. There is a long black stretch limousine parked on the curb of the main strip. James and his lawyer approach the back of the limo and step inside. After taking a moment to get comfortable in the back seat, the lawyer reaches into his jacket and removes a small box. He opens the top of it and presents his client with an offering *
Lawyer: Cigar?
* James grows a smile on his face and leans forward *
Michael James: Don’t mind if I do.
* He removes a cigar from the box and removes the tip with his teeth. His lawyer hands James a zippo lighter and he uses the flame to ignite the tip. Michael James exhales a cloud of smoke from his mouth and leans back in his seat *
Lawyer: So, are we happy?
Michael James: For now. I’m still pissed as hell about the flask but with the money I’m paying you it won’t take much effort to get it back. All I really care about right now is getting my ass back to the States so I can take care of some unfinished business.
Lawyer: Then you will be happy to know we were able to arrange your flight for an early departure.
Michael James: How early?
Lawyer: We’re on our way to the airport right now. Does that tell you anything?
* James exhales some smoke through his nostrils and ashes the cigar on a large tray built into the door of the limousine *
Michael James: It tells me you’re on top of your shit.
Lawyer: That I am, sir. That I am.
* A static feed interrupts the footage. A few seconds later the image cuts to the exterior view of a five star hotel in the center of a metropolitan city. We move past the entrance of the hotel and enter the lobby. There is a large banner near the front desk that has an HWA emblem printed in the center. It has a text that reads "Official Press Conference". The cameras skip past the lobby and move into a large lecture hall that appears to be the size of the ballroom featured in Stanley Kubrick's classic adaptation of The Shining. There is a large podium placed near the front of the room with a collection of microphones mounted to the top. The camera pans around the room to show various journalists and members of the press that are anxious for the press conference to begin. A few seconds later Jason appears on the stage and approaches the podium *
Jason: Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. On the behalf of everyone associated with the HWA, we want to thank you for joining us today. In just a few minutes we will be be ready to begin so if you could please take your seats--
* "Soldierhead" begins to play on the room's intercom. The attending crowd directs their attention towards back of the room. A few seconds later the cameras reveal the HWA All Star Champion making his way towards the front of the room. James is wearing his trademark leather jacket and he has the HWA All Star Championship draped over his shoulder. He approaches the podium and takes a seat to the left of Jason. The music fades out and Michael James leans back in his chair with an unimpressed expression on his face *
Jason: And it looks like we're almost ready to get things started here.
* A man in the front row calls out to Jason *
Man: What are we waiting on?
Jason: The arrival of the HWA World Heavyweight Champion, Butch Parker.
Who?
* Michael James laughs out loud at the man's reaction. Jason rolls his eyes and points towards a banner that has Butch Parker as the center image *
Never heard of him.
Michael James: What about me? Do you know who I am?
Of course. You're the guy that's up for about twelve different nominations from a dozen publications in both America and Japan.
* The man pulls out a copy of the Weekly Gong and begins reading from one of the pages *
You're also a King of the Deathmatch Champion, the current HWA All Star Champion and the number one pick for newcomer of the year. I've been reading about your career since you decided to make a return to the business.
Michael James: And why is that?
Because unlike Mitch Parker or whatever his name is, you know what the fans want to see. There aren't many people in the business that can supply a realistic dose of ultraviolent in an armani suit.
Michael James: Well, according to Parker, taking a shot to the head with a staple gun is the limitation of his ultraviolent "abilities". Where I’m from I didn’t have a choice in the matter. Japan has no athletic commission so the sky was the limit with places like FMW, Big Japan and Zero One. Since Onita was the man in charge of it all, he transformed ultraviolence into a cult phenomenon that quickly became a huge influence to promotions in the States. Soon enough, you had places like ECW trying to mimic everything we built from the ground up. I was there. I was a part of it. Where was Butch when I was facing Nakamaki and Shinzaki in the scramble fire death match? Where was Butch when I was tossed through six sheets of reinforced glass and barbed wire spider web? He was sitting around with his thumb up his ass, waving a ####ing foam finger at Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannety. As far as ultraviolence is concerned Butch doesn’t know a damn thing about it. He can talk about it like he talked about beating me at Road to Ruin. But in the end the truth will always get the best of Butch Parker.
And where is this Butch Parker today?
* Michael James grows a smile on his face and stands up. He bumps Jason out of the way and he approaches the podium *
Michael James: You really want to know? He's doing the only thing that he is good at.
And what's that?
Michael James: He’s doing whatever he can to avoid any possible confrontation with Michael James. You want to know why? He's still scared of me after all of this time. To be completely honest with you I really thought he would be past that point by now. Sure, I can understand him being scared for his well being after I kicked in his teeth at Road to Ruin. But he has spent more than enough money in therapy to get past the worst beating of his life. There comes a time when you just have to put the past behind you and move on. Butch can't do that. Otherwise, he would be with us right now instead of doing his best to avoid his own public shame. Personally, I'm starting to believe that Butch has no shame. Why else would he have married a transgender prostitute? It's kind of like those people you see on the dating sites that are destined to be alone. Butch didn't want to spend the rest of his life as one of those losers so he married a hooker with a bigger set of testicles than his own. That will just give you an idea of the kind of douche that Butch has become. When he can't have what he wants he will settle for shit. You can look at my suit and tell I'm nothing like that. I won't settle for anything than the best. While I’m being catered by the company in stretch limos filled with caviar and Cuban cigars, Butch is stuck on the side of the highway with nowhere to go.
* A woman stands up in the second row and raises her hand *
Michael James: You.
Woman: Hi. Stephanie Meyer, World Wrestling Illustrated. In one of his most recent interviews, Butch Parker shared sentiments about his career that featured cameos from established names such as Bret Hart, Bryan Danielson and Jim Ross.
Michael James: Jim Ross is still alive?
Woman: I was wondering if you had any opinion about what they had to say about Mr. Parker.
Michael James: Let me explain something to you. When you work in the entertainment business it all comes down to one thing. Money. Chances are I could pay anyone in this room to praise my name at the drop of a hat. The same theory works for anyone looking to make a profit. Bret Hart is obviously out of work but he still has to feed his family. So, why wouldn't he take a check from Parker to say a few kind words on camera? It’s called product endorsement. I'm sure Butch will say none of those people accepted a dime from him but I know better. To tell you the truth I could really care less who he pays to endorse his fraudulence. I would never sink that low because I never required support from anyone to do what needs to be done. I arrived in the HWA and turned that ####er upside down. Less than two months later I was the All Star Champion and racking up more victories than anyone on the roster. To this day, no one has been able to defeat me. And when people lose to me it's not something they can easily accept. They lie and blow excuses out of their asses as a way to compensate their mistakes. Butch says he lost at Road to Ruin because he was outnumbered. You know what I say to that? Tough shit. If he truly was a “one man army” he would he found a way to overcome the odds. He didn’t lose the match because he was “outnumbered”. He was out of his league. Parker lost the match because he couldn't hold his own against Michael James. That's all there is to it.
Woman: If that's the case why is he still the World Champion?
Michael James: Because much like the "cameos" in his last promo, Butch paid Shevington to eliminate any and all championship stipulations. He knew what was going to happen so he did what he had to do to protect his property. Otherwise, I would be the World Champion and we wouldn't be having this conversation right now. Granted, I could have offered her more to reverse the decision but I didn’t want to do that. I had a job to do and I executed my delivery like I promised I would. Butch Parker lost to Michael James. He can say it was unfair but that doesn't mean it wasn't real. That seems to be one of Butch's biggest problems. When the world gets dark he thinks he can just ignore his problems and drift away to imaginationland with his cock eyed man #####. Luckily, I have been able to serve as the hard dose of reality that Parker refuses to accept. When he thought his loss at Road to Ruin would just "go away", I was there to shove it down his ####ing throat. When he tried to use Wisdom as a second rate voice box I planted my foot into the side of her face. Butch knows that I’m not going away. If anyone is going to take a leave from the HWA, it's him. He's just like Bret Favre. His time was up a long ago yet he continues to drag ass when no one wants him around.
* An older man in the third row holds up his hand *
Michael James: You. Third row.
Michael James: Listen. When it comes to question of active competition I’m going to do whatever it takes to win. That’s exactly what I did at Road to Ruin and now I’m the most respected champion on the roster. Unlike Butch and Wisdom Parker, I can afford to make up the rules as I go along because I’m recognized as the beating heart of the HWA. I do what I want and say what I want because there is no one to stop me from doing it. The way I see it people have to learn from their mistakes in order to understand the basic concepts of success. I’m not like any of those people because I don’t make mistakes. Butch thought defeating Michael James would be a simple task and I made that egomaniacal asshole suffer for his obvious stupidity. When he couldn’t get the job done on his own he introduced Wisdom as some kind of last minute insurance policy.
* James releases a cynical laugh upon the thought of Wisdom Parker *
Michael James: So far, nothing she has done has brought the Parker family closer to a victory over the Personification of Perfection. I'm an honest man so I'll give you people my honest evaluation of the HWA World Champion. My honest opinion is that Butch Parker is a b###h. I don’t grant favors to people I refuse to respect and Parker is definitely one of those people. His entire presence is a joke to me. I had to work my way to the top where he gets rewarded with a shot at the World Championship without doing a damn thing to earn it. I don’t know about the rest of you but that sounds like a load of bullshit to me. If anyone deserves a shot at the World Championship, it’s Michael James. I have beaten everyone there is to beat and I have received nothing in return for my accomplishments. Butch loses match after match and he gets rewarded for his failures. He lost to Steve Angel, for the love of Christ. From where I’m sitting that isn’t the kind of embarrassing track record you would expect to see from someone that claims to be a world champion. And that’s exactly why I refer to Butch as a fraudulent title holder. He can’t defend shit without having Wisdom there to wipe his ass every step of the way. He could barely make it past Bryan Deas so you know what that means? His chances of survival against the Personification of Perfection are slim to ####ing none. Butch Parker is getting weaker by the day and I plan to take full advantage of his unfortunate situation.
* James reaches inside of his jacket and removes a brand new flask from his pocket. He pours some of the Sake down his throat and stuffs the flask into his jacket *
Michael James: The last time I faced Butch Parker the only thing he was able to secure was the most humiliating loss of his career. He will try to sugarcoat his own failure by stacking his lies on top of each other like a child trying to find a way out of detention. Personally, I don’t want to listen to anything he has to say because I’ve heard it all before. He will say I mean nothing to him but I think we all know better. As far as I can tell he appears to be directing more of his attention towards our rivalry than he has the inbred family Butch claims to be the center of his universe. I don’t know about the rest of you but that sounds like the behavior of a serial hypocrite to me. He will say his family comes first but everyone knows he would toss them under a bus in exchange for a victory over Michael James. Unlike his prior adversaries I have the power of intellect working in my favor. The only thing Butch has working for him is a third grade education and a half wit hooker. When you compare our strengths and weaknesses, Butch will always end up with the short end of the stick. He’s knows I’m not lying when I refer to him as a complete imbecile. If he can’t punch through it or use Wisdom’s decaying snatch to cheat his way to the top he’s a beaten man. All I have to do is cut a few lines of dialogue and I’m automatically recognized as the victor. If you don’t believe me, that’s fine. I think the fifteen pounds of gold resting on my shoulder will beg to differ.
* James turns his attention towards the HWA All Star Championship resting on his shoulder. He grows a smile on his face and turns his attention back to the crowd *
Michael James: Unlike Butch Parker, I’m a man that likes to make things happen. I don’t let assholes slow me down and I don’t do favors for people that haven’t earned my respect. This rivalry started close to a year ago and I can guarantee you that we are just getting started. If this was the FMW, I would be Masato Tanaka and Butch Parker would be Mike Awesome. There are times when I can truly appreciate what he brings to the table just like there are times when his actions make me want to ####ing puke. If he didn’t have Wisdom slowing him down Butch Parker would be defined as the perfect opponent. He wants to be the man that doesn’t know how to quit. He wants to claim the identity of an undisputed champion. Unfortunately, Wisdom won’t allow any of those things to happen for Butch. If she tells him to jump, he takes a dive without off the steepest cliff he can find. If she tells him to bark, he drops to all fours and does as he’s told. Aside from that Butch has no actual purpose. Without Wisdom there to program his thoughts and actions, Parker would be a different person. He could possibly have the potential to be an honest World Champion. But, who are we kidding? We’re never going to see that guy ever again because Wisdom had him fixed a long time ago.
* A woman in the front row raises her hand *
Michael James: You.
Woman: Ariel Bethany, Pro Wrestling-Insider.com.
Michael James: Proceed.
Ariel: In reference to some of the slanderous comments you have stated about Butch Parker’s racial beliefs, how do you feel about his recent comments regarding a prior friendship with former HWA wrestler Matthew Kiriyama?
Michael James: This all goes back to what I said about Butch a few months ago. When he has nothing to say he will pull some random name out of his ass hoping to use it as a last minute defense. It doesn’t matter if it’s Michael Dredge, Talon what’s his face or any of the pathetic dinosaurs of yesteryear. I don’t give a god damn about anyone’s opinion other than my own. I don’t need the approval of a bunch of assholes that aren’t around anymore. It’s kind of like saying “Well, the Hulkster wouldn’t like what you’re saying about me, James”. Who gives a shit?! Butch needs to stop relying on other people to fight his battles for him. He needs to stop trying to ride the coat tails of men who fail to contribute a ####ing thing to the company. Do you want to know why my name holds more value than anything Parker has done throughout his entire career? It’s because people look at me and see the potential of a natural born leader. When they see Butch all they see is a turncoat that would drop a dime on any one of us if that’s what Wisdom wanted him to do. I don’t care about Matthew Tittiekaka or anyone else. I care about becoming the next HWA World Heavyweight Champion at the expense of Butch Parker.
* James grabs a hold of one of the individual microphones and pulls it away from the podium mount. He moves away from the center of the stage and begins inching towards the steps that lead to the floor of the lecture hall. He moves to the floor and begins to gradually make his way towards the back of the room *
Michael James: According to the words featured in his last promo he wants the world to know his life story. He wants the fans to believe whatever bullshit he decides to spit simply because he’s the self proclaimed “One Man Tartan Army”. Unfortunately for Parker he has already proven his entire story to be nothing more than a pile of steaming bullshit. No one wants to listen to his lies and they don’t want to hear some pointless story about the person he used to be. So, you were a ringmaster. Who gives a shit? Was any of the information you shared in your last promo relevant to our match coming up on Havoc? No, I didn’t think so. One thing you were never able to do was stick to the subject at hand. When this rivalry first began it was nothing more than a disagreement between two people. A few days later you realized that you couldn’t compete with basic intelligence and decided to throw your wife into the mix. For once, just once, I would like to see you accomplish something on your own. Everyone knows that isn’t going to happen so you might as well quit while you still have the chance. I know Bret Hart and the other unemployed relics won’t be there to help you. Without the aid of interference you’re back being the same guy who could barely hold his own against Bryan Deas.
* He begins to move down the left hand aisle of the room while speaking into the microphone *
Michael James: When I faced Bryan Deas I barely broke a sweat. When it was all said and done he was forced to leave the arena in a ####ing wheelchair. Do you want to know what happened when he faced Butch Parker? Nothing. They spent the entire match taking it easy on each other out of fear of hurting each other’s feelings. To be perfectly honest it was ####ing embarrassment to the entire company. When you have a World Champion that refuses to fight, what kind of hope is left for the rest of us? Luckily, we won’t have that problem when I take control of the gold. Just take a look at what I have done with the All Star Championship. Before I came along it was a mediocre prize for the mid card division. Since I took possession of this title it has become a symbol of individual perfection. Everyone wants a shot at my All Star Championship because they know it’s an impossible dream. A majority of the roster could care less about the World Title because they know Butch Parker is an easy win. I’m different from that mindless douche nozzle because I refuse to lose under any circumstances. I defend my property with pride and I don’t need anyone’s assistance to be the object of attention.
* He approaches an older man seated near the back of the room. He swipes the man’s wine glass and begins to inch towards the exit of the room. He takes a sip from the glass before speaking into the microphone *
Michael James: I’m not going to bore you people with my life story because I know what you came to see. And just for any of you that don’t know who I am, allow me to give you a proper introduction. My name is Michael James and I am the undefeated HWA All Star Champion. People call me the Personification of Perfection because I refuse to accept failure as an option. I won’t settle for anything than the very best and I won’t take shit from anyone. I’m the one that up and comers need to admire and respect in order to make waves. If you don’t believe me why don’t you ask some of my prior opponents and see what they have to say. Judas Mercury will tell you that I beat him in less than one minute to take possession of the All Star Championship. Freddie Styles will tell you that I beat him on two separate occasions. And Butch Parker. Well, let’s be honest with each other. Butch is an imbecile. He’s a liar and he’s an egomaniac. He’s going to use the same lame excuses we’ve been hearing since his loss at Road to Ruin. Soon enough, he’s going to run out of his own bullshit and that’s when Butch the b###h is going to hit rock bottom. I don’t know about the rest of you but I just want to be there when it happens.
* James drops the microphone on the floor and turns his back to the room. He moves through the open doorway and the footage cuts to a static feed *
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