Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2022 23:09:28 GMT
JC Keeton stood at the stove in his apartment clad only in his boxers and an apron that read "Kiss the Cook". He appeared to be frying chicken. "I know what you're thinking. Most people don't cut promos in their underwear while cooking some bomb ass southern fried chicken but I ain't most people so let's do this." He grinned, dropping another piece into the sizzling oil. "The dreaded introduction. Is it really necessary at this point though? If it wasn't clear from the reaction I received when I showed up at Power Trip a few weeks ago the APWO faithful know exactly who I am. For the handful of people who've been living under a rock the past six years and don't know though let's get this shit out of the way." He takes a sip from a glass sitting on the counter by the stove. "My name is Jonathan Cade Keeton, most people call me JC. I know I'm not the only one, we have our own Council of JC's. Back to the point though, I was born in April of 1998 to two professional wrestlers. My birth mother never made it past the indies because she was a junkie who died with a needle in her arm. My old man on the other hand is a bona-fide legend with eleven World titles and multiple Hall of Fame inductions." He transfers a few pieces of the perfectly golden brown chicken to a plate lined with paper towels. "My Dad never wanted me to follow in his footsteps. He said that he fought too hard to keep me alive for me to do something this dangerous. As a father now myself I get it cause I almost died twice from a rare form of pediatric cancer so his natural reaction was to do everything he could to protect me outside of putting me in a bubble. Even for the first few years of my career he was totally against it. Then one day he had a change of heart cause he realized what the whole world already knew…" He paused, turning over a drumstick before continuing. "I'm really fucking good at this." He grins widely. "So good in fact that I'm walking into APWO into an immediate title shot. A title shot that gutter slut Lissie Hope and I'm sure others feel I don't deserve. Yet the person I'm facing for said title has been here from day one and is winless. Explain to me what 0-1-1 Risa Jackson did to deserve a chance to be the first APWO Television Champion? You can't. I may not have had a match here yet but I ain't lost any either. The management of APWO knew what they're were getting when they signed me and this title shot is an investment into the future of this promotion." He makes a motion with his hands like he's stacking money. "Risa and I go back over two years now. We've always got along with each other and have mutual friends but I wouldn't consider us friends. Even if I did though, that shit goes out the window when the bell rings. April 19th 2020 is a day I'll never forget because it's the day that the man I called my best friend at the time and four of his lackeys beat me to a bloody pulp after I'd just lost my first World title. The significance of that night when it comes to right now is that Risa also had a match on that show for some trash hardcore belt which she lost after being put through a table with chairs piled on it by El Diablo Blanco. We both lost badly. This is the first time we've been on the same show since then and this time it's guaranteed one of us is walking out victorious. That one is me." He mumbles "Cosmic Swan my ass" and lets out a slight chuckle. "What the fuck is a Cosmic Swan anyway and why should I be the slightest bit intimidated by it? I mean at least when she was Super Tiger that sounded fierce even though she did everything she could to make one of the most frightening creatures on earth all cutesy and as ferocious as a mouse. Now she's calling herself something you'd encounter during a bad accident trip. Her insecurity is apparent by her lack of any true identity which is why she uses animals to represent her. She also makes sure to let everyone know that she's a tiny woman who happens to be a professional wrestler so that everyone looks like a bully and she can play the victim but at Absolution she won't just be playing the victim. I'm making an example out of Risa that the entire APWO roster should pay attention to cause I ain't stopping at the TV title." He takes up the last piece of chicken and turns the heat off to the pan before taking off the apron and hanging it across the back of a kitchen chair. "Chicken is done and the talking is done. I said it when I first signed here, I'm the face of Absolute Power Wrestling Organization right now and for as long as it operates. The Avenger, Matt Stone or Dionysus will be the first APWO World Champion. That's like spending $5 on a scratch off ticket and only winning $1. Sure you might have gotten something out of it but not as much as you put in. That's ok the people are getting their money's worth in the match before them when they get to watch me pluck a swan." He grabs a drumstick and takes a bite. "See ya Sunday Space Bird." The scene fades. |