"Filibuster"
Mar 9, 2020 0:17:21 GMT -5
Post by OrochiGeese on Mar 9, 2020 0:17:21 GMT -5
(This promo is a response by Geese Walker to his first match back in over a year. TWo weeks ago, he wrestled Senator Steve Philips in Senator's retirement match in the main event of The Office's "Lariats and Legislators #10: The Changing of the Guard" event. You can watch the match at the 01:17:23 mark from this video.)
*The camera fades into a room that is so dark that we barely see anything. The only thing we can be certain of is that Geese Walker is sitting in a chair and leaning his head back to rest on the wall.*
[Geese:] "No matter how lost one finds themselves; everyone is equipped with a retrievable sense of irony.
I have grappled with this paradox over and over again in the past few days and keep returning to this point.
That which usually conceals somehow brought clarity. Filibusters are the bane of a representative government in that they veil the will of the people in procedural shenanigans. And yet, my true self was returned to me a week ago through the usage of that very move by Senator Steve Phillips. The mental fog and cobwebs of the past 15 months were neutralized by a concussion which reoriented my brain, improbably, toward full psychological lucidity. The lights have been turned back on.”
*Geese flips a switch and fluorescent tubes brighten up the hospital room in which he sits. We see him wearing a white “I can’t believe it’s not UBBLE” T-shirt and faded light blue jeans*
[Geese:] “In the final match of Senator Phillips' illustrious career, he has given mine new life.
I remember bits and pieces of the past few months – I certainly can recall training for this match and understanding the competitive significance of it. Words I have spoken in promotion of our encounter stick with me and make sense in context. But it was not until a few days after I woke up from my concussion that I could truly see myself in the mirror again.
The loss initially stung but a feeling of satisfaction started to emerge underneath it.
This wasn’t a modern retirement match where 'popping the fans' was a priority. You didn’t hold back, Steve. You fought with such ferocity that one wouldn’t even know you had any intention to retire if you hadn't announced it. Furthermore, no one could doubt that you could successfully continue for another ten years if you wanted to.
How many people planning to retire would risk injury to their opponent by utilizing a maneuver as dangerous as the Filibuster? Only those who knew they needed it to win and who had confidence in their ability to use it safely. Only those who have spent an entire career mastering their threshold so they wouldn't shy away from that crucial decision.
And that’s when I remembered. Everything that happened from the time of my return to the ring two years ago came pouring back into my mind. The record of those events was known to me historically but the philosophical significance had been muddled by the unfortunate, cowardly attack I suffered at the hands of Matthew Rivers and Ruby Moreno.
Thanks to Steve Philips not being afraid to do what was necessary to win, I regained my hunt for inner mastery.
That is the legacy of this match. We can talk about the moves, the near falls, the chess match that will never be forgotten by the fans. And strategists would do well to study our encounter. But all I will remember is his gift to me as a result of his competitive spirit - his drive to win his last match against a creature of chaos that wouldn’t be put down any other way than his best. No, I have not been myself out of the ring but I can assure you that irony is not the only instinct that has kicked in for me recently. I may not have fully appreciated the significance of everything, and I might have spent a few too many hours inexplicably checking stock prices before the match, but I can guarantee you that I was every bit myself in that ring.
If you doubt that, then you ignore the reality of the multiple times I came within a fraction of a second of victory. That’s why the Senator had no choice but to put me down in the most decisive way. And I will always thank him for that.
*Geese smiles genuinely but starts to look serious again.*
[Geese:] “Steve – as someone who once retired, I can give you this advice. Don’t fall prey to idle leisure time. There will be plenty of opportunity to reflect on your legacy as you find a creative outlet for it. And if you ever decide to return to the ring, I better be your first match back. But for going out on your own terms, and on top, you will forever be celebrated by those with purpose and ambition. And your legacy will reflect a man who made the world better by choosing to win."
*Geese nods to the camera and it starts to fade as he stands up and gathers his things to leave.*
*The camera fades into a room that is so dark that we barely see anything. The only thing we can be certain of is that Geese Walker is sitting in a chair and leaning his head back to rest on the wall.*
[Geese:] "No matter how lost one finds themselves; everyone is equipped with a retrievable sense of irony.
I have grappled with this paradox over and over again in the past few days and keep returning to this point.
That which usually conceals somehow brought clarity. Filibusters are the bane of a representative government in that they veil the will of the people in procedural shenanigans. And yet, my true self was returned to me a week ago through the usage of that very move by Senator Steve Phillips. The mental fog and cobwebs of the past 15 months were neutralized by a concussion which reoriented my brain, improbably, toward full psychological lucidity. The lights have been turned back on.”
*Geese flips a switch and fluorescent tubes brighten up the hospital room in which he sits. We see him wearing a white “I can’t believe it’s not UBBLE” T-shirt and faded light blue jeans*
[Geese:] “In the final match of Senator Phillips' illustrious career, he has given mine new life.
I remember bits and pieces of the past few months – I certainly can recall training for this match and understanding the competitive significance of it. Words I have spoken in promotion of our encounter stick with me and make sense in context. But it was not until a few days after I woke up from my concussion that I could truly see myself in the mirror again.
The loss initially stung but a feeling of satisfaction started to emerge underneath it.
This wasn’t a modern retirement match where 'popping the fans' was a priority. You didn’t hold back, Steve. You fought with such ferocity that one wouldn’t even know you had any intention to retire if you hadn't announced it. Furthermore, no one could doubt that you could successfully continue for another ten years if you wanted to.
How many people planning to retire would risk injury to their opponent by utilizing a maneuver as dangerous as the Filibuster? Only those who knew they needed it to win and who had confidence in their ability to use it safely. Only those who have spent an entire career mastering their threshold so they wouldn't shy away from that crucial decision.
And that’s when I remembered. Everything that happened from the time of my return to the ring two years ago came pouring back into my mind. The record of those events was known to me historically but the philosophical significance had been muddled by the unfortunate, cowardly attack I suffered at the hands of Matthew Rivers and Ruby Moreno.
Thanks to Steve Philips not being afraid to do what was necessary to win, I regained my hunt for inner mastery.
That is the legacy of this match. We can talk about the moves, the near falls, the chess match that will never be forgotten by the fans. And strategists would do well to study our encounter. But all I will remember is his gift to me as a result of his competitive spirit - his drive to win his last match against a creature of chaos that wouldn’t be put down any other way than his best. No, I have not been myself out of the ring but I can assure you that irony is not the only instinct that has kicked in for me recently. I may not have fully appreciated the significance of everything, and I might have spent a few too many hours inexplicably checking stock prices before the match, but I can guarantee you that I was every bit myself in that ring.
If you doubt that, then you ignore the reality of the multiple times I came within a fraction of a second of victory. That’s why the Senator had no choice but to put me down in the most decisive way. And I will always thank him for that.
*Geese smiles genuinely but starts to look serious again.*
[Geese:] “Steve – as someone who once retired, I can give you this advice. Don’t fall prey to idle leisure time. There will be plenty of opportunity to reflect on your legacy as you find a creative outlet for it. And if you ever decide to return to the ring, I better be your first match back. But for going out on your own terms, and on top, you will forever be celebrated by those with purpose and ambition. And your legacy will reflect a man who made the world better by choosing to win."
*Geese nods to the camera and it starts to fade as he stands up and gathers his things to leave.*