Slipknot - Left Behind
A New Beggining

[Its a cold snowy Friday night in Chicago, Illinois. Amidst nearly empty sidewalks along busy Chi-town streets below high glowing buildings..The Reaper walks. He wears a long black trench coat over a black sweater and black khaki pants. He has black leather gloves on over his hands and..perched on his face, familiar Gargoyle sunglasses. He walks down the cracked sidewalk,looking down at his feet while he walks. The semi-loud clack-clack from his hard shoes can be heard as his feet hit the pavement with every step. After watching him walk for a few minutes,the man stops outside of a high building. He walks inside of a small corridor and goes for the door. He pulls,but it doesnt open. Instead,he walks out and stands in front of a messanger box and presses the button. A small beep goes off,and silence for a few moments. A second or two later the intercom comes on and a voice can be heard.]

Voice:Who issss itttttt?

Reaper:Its Joe,unlock the front doors.

Voice:Why should we?

Reaper:Because you two are my bitch boys,not unlock the doors.

Voice:Hmmm.... Can we get back to you on that?

[Laughing can be heard over the intercom. The Reaper shakes from the cold air under the falling snow and lets an aggrivated growl.]

Reaper:Just open the damned doors,its cold out here.

Voice:Welcome to Chicago.

[Reaper sighs]

Reaper:Hurry it up.

[A few clanks can be heard inside the corridor. Another beep from the intercom can be heard and Reaper turns and walks towards the doors. He pulls on them and they now open. He walks inside and lets the doors swing shut behind him. A clank goes off from the automatic locks and Reaper stops to take his gloves off while he knocks on the oak door in front of him. He waits a few moments,tucking his gloves inside of his coat pockets while footsteps can be heard inside on the suite. A few clicks and sliding noises can be heard when the door opens revealing El Oso standing in the doorway.]

El Oso:Is the little baby cold? Aww...come on in baby and let mommy warm you up. Sniff Sniff.

Reaper:Oh shut up.

[El Oso moves out of the way allowing Reaper to walk into his suite. Reaper steps out of the way and El Oso locks the door behind him. Reaper shrugs his coat off of his shoulders and takes each arm out one at a time. He hands it to El Oso,who hangs it on a tall coat hanger next to the door. Reaper rubs his hands together in order to warm up and rols the baggy sleeves of his sweater up to his elbows.]

Reaper:Where's Matt?

El Oso:Upstairs watching the Tuesdays show.

Reaper:This past En Fuego?

El Oso:Ci.

Reaper:Do you know why?

El Oso:Beats me,common lets head up.

[Reaper and Oso head for the stairs and make their way up the spraling staicase towards the living room occupied by their Control Factor commrade. As they head to their destination,Reaper and Oso talk a bit.]

Reaper:You've got a nice place here,Lance.

El Oso:Thanks,I agree.

Reaper:Two floors..good front protection system,nice decorating..Hey,now all you need is a woman.

El Oso:Very funny...very,very funny.

Reaper:"Thanks,I agree."

[El Oso steps off the staircase onto the second floor and walks a short distance to a tall,wide opening to the living room. Reaper follows him inside. Inside the vast room sits Maniac Miller on a big comfy sofa with a long coffe table in front of him with a half eaten pizza inside its greasy bx,a bag of Dortios and a 6 pack of beer with 3 missing bottles. Miller leans forward,elbows on his knees watching the previous episode of Tuesday Night En Fuego. Reaper and El Oso walk into the room. Reaper takes a seat on the leather sofa next to Miller while Oso kicks back in a matching love seat,and reclines. Reaper sits down and looks around the room,taking in the the chandelere high above his head on the diagonal ceiling just to the left of a big section of sunroofing Reaper checks out the big entertainment system from his seach at the sofa. Big screen TV,a dvd player sitting on top,and Xbox on a shelf below with 4 controllers hanging out onto the floor mixed up in eachothers' cords. 2 big speakers sit on opposite sides of the entertainment system,there cords going behind it and plugging into the chrome CD player on a shelf behind glass cabinet doors. Reaper turns his gave and looks at a big window,closed behind white blinds with a stool-esque sitting bar in front of it and a large potted plant to the side. Reaper turns behind him and catches a glimpse of Oso's connected kitchen but pays little interest as he looks over at Maniac Miller]

Reaper:Why are you watching En Fuego?

Maniac Miller:Im pissed off,is why.

Reaper:About I.T?

Maniac Miller:What else?

Reaper:You witnessed,and felt,the scene live..why are you reviewing it on a recap ICW show?

Maniac Miller:I dunno,Joe..I just am. Im pissed off! Those cocks screwed me up last Tuesday and I cant seem to get over it is all.

El Oso:Que?!

Maniac Miller:I said those-

El Oso:No man,I know what you said..I was just about to tell you to think about what comes out of your mouth...and I will. Matt,think about what comes out of your mouth. Thats straight nasty.

Maniac Miller:Oh give me a break.

[Oso laughs to himself while Reaper smirks. Miller focuses on the TV and Reaper gives up on him.]

El Oso:So,how's Chi-Town?

Reaper:Let me think...cold.

El Oso:Other than that..

Reaper:Freezing?

El Oso:Be serious,how do you like it?

Reaper:Ive been close to here before,visiting an uncle over in the suburbs but this is my first time actually being OUT in Chicago. Ive came here with the company a few times,of course..but its always been to and from the arena and thats about it. I like it here,its cool. Big buildings,bright lights,lots of people..and snow. Lots of snow.

Maniac Miller:Thats Chi-Town..the place that we call home.

Reaper:Yea but Crazy Gerard,Mr Kreeper and Jonny Blaze all live here too,so I wouldnt brag.

Maniac Miller:Yea,but who the hell lives in Seattle,Washington?

Reaper:Not the entire OWF roster let me tell you that much.

El Oso:HAHA!

Reaper:Well it was cool stopping by but we've got to be at the Union Center in 3 hours,plus..Ive got some things to do. I guess I could come back afterwards enless I.T. kicks my ass and I have to go to the local hospital,that is.

Maniac Miller:Oh shut up!

Reaper:Gotta run,boys. Ill see you tonight..its a big event for CF.

El Oso:You're darn tootin it is.

Reaper:Later..

El Oso:Buh bye

Maniac Miller:Later,Joe.

[Reaper gets up out of his seat and leaves the room as his commrades continue to watch the show. the scene fades out...]

[The scene reopens inside of a cramped little locker room inside of the Union Center in Chicago, Illinois. Its only half an hour after Reapers visit to El Oso's pad,and now the Reaper has arrived early for tonights edition of friday Night Riot. The camera turns on filiming a boot resting up on a seat while hand pull and tug on the black laces,tying it. Cross the laces,under the bridge,tie the knot,make a bunny ear,wrapthe string around it,pullthe string through the hole and tighten...Release. The strings drop down hanging droopily from the sole. The foot lifts into the air and taps on the ground below it. The camera zooms out now and films the reaper sitting in a chair across from the one he tied his boot on. he straightens out his vest and tugs it down. He stand sup,peering into a long mirror on the wll and pulls his pants up a little bit. He leans over and throws his head back,throwing the hair back with it. He pulls a rrubber band off of his wrist and holds it around his fingers while he fixes his hair right. He slides the rubber band up the length of the long flow of silky black hair and puls his fingers out from underneath it. He looks into the mirror and tugs his end resulting pony tail to tighten it up. He reaches forward into a gym bag on the shelf of the cubby and pulls out two black fingerless gloves. He slides them onto each hand and wiggles his fingers. He lifts one hand and places his fisted palm nto it and cracks his knuckles,and follows up by doing it to the other hand. Reaper holds his arms folded across his chest and stairs into the mirror for about a minute before he begins to speak.]

Reaper:Tonight marks yet another Friday Night Riot in my long history of competing in that very event. Tonight Im not in the main event..Im not getting or defending a title,Im not teaming with anyone,and my match has no stipulation or special guest referee attached to it..however this match is very important to me. Tonight on live television I will square off against Chairsman in his return match. This match is NOT special because Im facing Chairsman and its not special because its his first match upon being back in ICW. For one thing,Chairsman is not special in any way shape or form. Hes a former World Champion,hes in the ICW Hall of Fame,and hes a legend within this industry..thats all very true. But,the other half of that truth is that Chairsman is a bum and cant hold his position in ICW for over 2 or 3 months. He comes for 2 or 3,he leaves for even longer and comes back again to do exactly what he did before. Nothing. I could piss on Chairsman and everything that he has done because everything Ive done myself is even better. The importance of this match tonight is that it continues my new beggining that I have started. I recreated the Extreme Icons not too long ago,and it wasnt the best idea in the world. Ive since buried my franchise and joined a new and even better one:The Control Factor. Led by the World Champion himself in cahoots with the ICW President Mr. S, we are the new dominant stable in Internet Championship Wrestling. Weve got the ICW World Champion, the Hardcore Icon..King of Extreme himself,Patrick Webster. We're also allied with the ICW President Mr. S. In other words, the most powerful man in ICW is on my team. Next to that,weve got Mr. ICW and in my opinion, Mr. Shoulda Been Intercontinental Champion..Max Powers. Then there is the man we call Ice. Hes a former 4x World Champion,as much as me..hes a Hall of Famer,like me,and he was the #1 Wrestler of 2001. Ice preety much ruld ICW with an iron fist from Wrestlerage II to the summer..the better part of the year. But wait,ladies and gentleman there are even more valuable assets to the Control Factor than that,and Ill continue with former ICW World Champion Maniac Miller. In my eyes,the hottest product in ICW right now. Some may want to consider him a rookie,a newbie,or maybe even a jobber. Its a shame that the majority of those people that think negetively about my good friend Matt Miller havent ever won a 12 man World Title tournament after only holding the ICW Tag,Stables,and Hardcore Titles in their career. One of the last 2 guys Im going to talk about other than myself is El Oso, AKA "The Bear". Hes the master of the Bear Trap..but not only that he was a tag Team Champion with Shanghai Kid..he was the Internet Champion..he was the Hardcore Champion and he could whip just about anyone in ICW's ass given the chance and effort. Last but not least....is Pyro. At first I didnt know about Pyro joining the Control Factor until he told me about it earlier in the day of our grand formation. At first,I was shocked..but shock quickly changed into excitement,selfishness,and glee. I was excited that we had yet another big talent in our roster..I was selfish and gleeful becuse I knew there was no way that Pyro would ever join I.T. or Rage World Order..yet...he joined the Control Facotr. Just another reason why we ARE the most dominant stable is ICW today and the most dominant stable that has been in ICW for quite some time. Weve got mixtures of other good stables,like Main Event, The Extreme Icons, and HATE within us..and we will control ICW. Dont believe me? Everyones boss in this federation is my ally,give that a good whiff and tell me what it smells like to you. Yea..I know what your smelling but to me? It smells pretty good.

Reaper:I've joined a mega power in ICW,Im allied with the best people in this federation and I am back in the spotlight no matter how you look at it. Thats a start. Ive got the ball,now its time to run with it. Ive had a pretty piss poor month or two,and its time to get back to buisiness. No more no shows, no more not doing promos..no more sitting on my ass and watching everyone else in the federation bust their ass night in and night out. Im an ICW icon,a legend,and a member of its Hall of Fame. I worked hard to get to my status,and I shouldnt be wrecking it by what I've done lately. I need to continue to work hard and continue to build on this high superstar staus Ive already built..and I need to continue my reign as an ICW legend. Tonight on Friday Night Riot Im going to take my new beggining a step further,and its going to start with Chairsman. You know I just got dont talking about myself being a legend,and here we come to Chairsman..who by some is considered a legend as well. People think since hes been around so long that he is an ICW great. Do you know what I think? I think that a bunch of crap. I think Chairsman needs to go crawl under a rock somewhere and tay put. For one thing,Im sick of seeing him show up 3 consecutive times a year only to piss on his return by doing nothing.Do you know what else I think? I dont think Chairsman should be considered a legend. Sure,hes been here for soooo long,yea..trust me,I know. The Regulator could stay in ICW for 15 years,but would he be considred a legend? Hell no. Why do I say this? Its not how long you last somewhere,its what you do in the period of time you a are there. Chairsman has been in ICW off and on since the start,and before that..he was with ICWs founding members in the CWF. Hes been around for a long time..2 years with Internet Championship Wrestling but lets think about what Chairsman has really accomplished here. Someone being around so long,you would tink would be a multiple time champion..like Pyro or even his shitfaced brother,HHH. Pyro has held the World Title 6 times..HHH has held it 4 times. Chairsman? Once. One shitty reign ended by a faked suicide. Hell,Ive only been wrestling in ICW for 2 years now and Ive got more title reigns under my belt than this so called "legend" does after 2 and a half. I have to grant fans what they have the right to:their opinion. They may love Chairsman,they may hate him and the may think he is a legend but me? I am entitled to my opinion as well. I could care less about him,and in my opinion he means close to nothing. What does Chairsman have to do with me,though? Honestly? Hes not in my stable and as of right now hes not opposing me in either I.T. or the RWO..He doesnt have a title around his waist and hes not a threat to a title I have because..I dont have any! Hell,Chairsman has said it himself in the past..we've never even fought each other one on one. In tag matches back when,probably so. But,when it comes down to it being man to man, without help from your partner we have yet to do that. I dont remember who won back in our little pointless tag matches,hell..I dont even remember exactly having any but Im sure we did. What does matter is that Friday night you'll have a chance to make your return standout from your other 15 returns,and Ill have my chance to REALLY make a change and launch my new beginning. Its a shame that we cant both win though,Chairsman..otherwise you actually would come out of this thing a winner. Dont get your hopes up,only one of us will win..and its not going to be you.

Reaper:Out of 15 ICW Hall of Fame members..and with the addition of former members Pastor Joey Cagle and Doomsday,I have beaten almost all 17 of them in some way,shape or form. At the very top of the list,2 founders..HHH and his brother Pyro. They have both fallen victim to me on many occasions.Moving down,we have Sting which I never really got the chance to fight,and Chairsman. We know that story. Then there comes Draven Jr and Joker. Ive never foght Draven before,but Joker? I beat him on one of his returns matches and plenty of other times to mark.Chris Jericho,The Rock,Patrick Webster? Jericho? Oh hell yes,and with a smile on my face. The Rock? Never had him one on one. Webster? Every time weve fought.Ice,Big Al,Powers,Berodt? Yes,Yes,No,Yes. Finally,former members Joey Cagle and Doomsday. Yes and never fought. Thats at least half of the Hall of Fame right there,and the other half I havent ever gotten the chance to take on yet. Hell,5 of the men ive just mentioned were in a 6-Man Match with me at Last Resort in the year 2000. HHH,Pyro,Jericho,Rock,Chairsman,..all of them. 1..2...3 and I had just defeated them all simultaneously in one match,one night,and taken the vacant ICW World Title along with me. That shows my talent. Now Chairsman..who exactly have you beaten? HHH? Pyro? Ice? I doubt it. Big Daddy Jason Berodt?! If you were lucky! I have wins over almost every single person in the ICW Hall of Fame,and I will most likely have wins against every single one of the ones that will be inducted this April too! Who else has done something like that? Only other great people,which there are few of in ICW. Chairsman I think its very obvious that between the two of us I am the better man. I shouldnt jump to conclusions since I havent even fought you or won a match against you in my career,but still..signs point to me being the better man. Your in the Hall of Fame..sure..youve held the World Title sure..you've main evented a few PPVs..sure..but it really doesn't mean you are all that great. As i think about the statistics I just gave on you,do you know who they remind me of? Big Daddy Jason Berodt. Yea,BJ,youve done just about as much as he has done in his career,just a little bit more which isnt saying very much at all. I may be underestimating you..or I may not be. The thing that matters most,Chairsman is that we both have a chance to show eachother what we're really made of and let me tell you ahead of time that I plan on getting my point across,over and through your thick head quikcly,nd strictly. I will walk out of Riot with a victroy..Not because of you,not because of my allies,not because of impressing anyone,but for me. Im going to beat you for myself,and for my own new begninng. Neew faction,new attitude,new start on my ICW career. Tonight you will be the first example I make on my seriousness for the present and future. How many will there be after you? As many as it take. I dont know what you think about all of this BJ,nor do I care because frankly..you dont have a say in it. Tonight I do what I want to do. Forget your return,forget your return match,forget you period. This event,this night,this program..its not about you,its not about anyone in IT or RWO,its not about my own teammates in my eyes,either. Its about me. If you dont like it,tough. Deal with it because there is no avoiding it. Im getting back into the swing of things Chairsman,and if I want it to be sucessful then I sure as hell cannot lose to you.  Im calling the hots,Im making the rules,and Im the one thats taking care of things. Your job is to take it like a man,and like it. One last thing,Beej,..dont ever forget that tonight,when you lose? Your loss is my victory. Make something good out of a bad situation!

[Reaper stares into the camera before whipping his sunglasses off of his face and tucking them in a pocket on his vest,not taking his eyes off of the camera. He sneers,couchs up a loogie and spits it on the floor before standing up,face out of camera sight,and ewalking out of his dressing room.]
*-Reaper vs Chairsman - FNR, 1, 11, 02-*