Post by Malcolm Dred-King on Jul 13, 2018 11:05:04 GMT -5
“How can one make a return when he wasn’t truly gone to begin with?”
Malcolm Dred-King is seen in an open field under a tree looking up at the sky. He’s in his backyard and his house is eerily silent. After making his return to in-ring action he was presented with an opportunity one he will not let pass him by….
“The time for truth is at hand…..I went away as my life was crumbling around me. My “marriage” was a gimmick Echo wasn’t really my wife. Her husband committed the cardinal sin in this sport he maliciously went into business for himself and failed to do business the right way resulting in a catastrophic injury. Xerxes was blacklisted unable to work in the sport his family helped pioneer. However that name…..that legacy was one that stretched into the 70’s so to keep it alive Xerxes wife became my “wife”. Sometimes life and art collide; Echo and I had a child and it was that child our daughter which was the reason for my hiatus….”
MDK lowers his head…..
“Seventeen years old is not the time to discover you have a step father, the feelings of loss betrayal by a parent sends you into a tailspin. Caring for my daughter and questioning my place in this ever evolving business led to me going away for awhile…..but did I? Union Battle has always been a place of opportunity realized so I was given the role of managing the Battalion Division as a way to keep me close with the organization I consider my home. However sitting in the back while enriching just wasn’t what I was brought here to do…..I was brought to the BattleGround to be a workhorse.”
Malcolm stands up and starts to walk towards his home……
“ A Workhorse is a person or machine that dependably performs hard work over a long period of time. That is the definition of what Malcolm Dred-King is all about; I put in the time day in and day out to become one of the best this business has to offer. The problem has been these past few years I’ve lived more off of the legacy of past achievement but that ends at Lights Out when I become your NEW Workhorse Champion.”
Malcolm stands at his mudroom door he pauses and doesn’t enter at least not quite yet………
“Elena I was brought in as the foundation of Union Battleground as it’s WORKHORSE; that belt is the workers belt akin to the WWE’s Intercontinental Championship one that shows you are the backbone of the company. It’s a title Elena that’s designed specifically for me in spirit if not reality. As you see it’s no coincidence that my first title opportunity in Union Battleground is for the very title you are carrying around your waist at this very moment.”
MDK’s mood turns a bit more serious……..
“I’m a man who has lost almost everything some due to this business….some due to life choices. So believe me when I’m very unapologetic about what amounts to the clock ticking on your current title reign. I have been givin the opportunity to take my rightful place here as a leader of Union Battleground in the forefront not in the background guiding a division but as one of it’s officers on the front lines. This isn’t a story about King’s or Queens it’s one of warriors it’s one ; it’s a story of two individuals who will provide the backbone to Union Battleground. While you Elena have provided the support for this company it’s nothing without this company’s foundation…your efforts are nothing without ME.”
MDK pauses…..
“I don’t mean to sound arrogant or come off a certain way, but as you said sometimes you have to go back to your roots. My roots involve stripping away the fluff that normally accumulates during a long career. My roots involve going back to basics and not being the face of the company but the man that makes it go the man that makes this company what it is, the man that is THE Workhorse of Union Battleground. That’s what it’s all about for me….sure my gaining the title will be some form of personal validation personal vindication to make all of this pain and suffering I’ve been through worth its while. Elena that’s what the Championship belt you are holding is all about pain….suffering…..sacrifice. As her champion I know those are concepts you happen to be intimately familiar with and while I respect you while I admire you the time has come for me to take my rightful place in this company.”
Malcolm opens the door and enters his mud room which houses a litany of replica belts of past championships……
“The thing you have to learn about me is I take no one for granted, You are the Work Horse Champion a standard bearer in this company and someone deserving of that title TODAY; but tomorrow is another day and that days thereafter and unfortunately as much as I feel like you deserve that title……it’s more suited to be in my possession something I will make a reality at Lights Out. You see Elena as much as I hate to admit it this is not about me feeling the need to prove myself because I’ve done that. No this is strictly about at least for me acquiring the Championship you currently have in your possession this is all about the WorkHorse Championship for me make no mistake about it what happens in that squared circle for me is strictly business and about that belt.”
He looks down at an open space he obviously made for a championship to come……
“You talk of demons Elena and that I have many , but instead of fighting and instead of running from suppressing them I’ve embrace them they are making me an even better competitor they feed me. In a business which has seemingly taken more than it has given trust me after Lights Out the WorkHorse Championship is coming home. Union Battle Ground allow me to re-introduce myself I’m Malcolm Dred-King your NEW WorkHorse Champion.”