The Trouble With Youth - Triple Threat

[The Undertaker]

The camera fades in to the crypt of where the Undertaker now presides. For once it is completely dark. There is no light. No fire around the edges of the crypt to make light, and it seems that the Druid and his two followers are no where to be seen.

Suddenly he speaks, not on camera, but somewhere off camera.

"Age... What is age? That is the question.

"Age to humans is an identity where they class different levels of society and experience. In order to be respected you need to work through years of hard work, and showing people you are up to being respected, and you respect them."

There is silence, and then he speaks again.

"Age to humans is a weak mind thing. First you are born as a baby, then you become a toddler, then you become a child, then you become a pre-teen, then you become a teenager, then you become a young adult, and then you become an adult. You get the drift. You humans disgust me."

Once again there is silence, and then there is a wee bit of light. The camera moves, and finds the Undertaker sitting in his chair with his face down.

"I am not human, I am the lord of darkness. Yes I do age, but I age with maturity, grace and levels of greatness. I have gotten to where I have gotten to because of all the hard work. I have appeared on over 100 Pay Per Views just with the WWE alone. That's right Sami Zayn, over 100 Pay Per Views alone. How many have you managed? Yes I know not a lot. Same goes with R Truth as well. Not more than me."

From the little light there was in the crypt, the camera shows the Undertaker smirking.

"I know that you know what I am all about, for that I don't care. It's called experience. So what if you've seen me competing, that's good of you to take notice. But I do not or nor do I care who you are. You are just a bug beneath my shoe, to step on, and move forwards in the EBWF.

"Do I care about being in the EBWF? Not really, but I was brought back in to do a job, a job that so far I have failed to do against Daniel Rodimer, but a job all the same, and it starts again with you, Sami Zayn, and R Truth. And believe me I will get that job done. I will win this triple threat match, and I will squash the two of you like bugs beneath my shoe."

The Undertaker gets up, and walks down the stairs of the stage, and stops in the middle of the crypt. He lowers his head, and lifts his arms up. The fires around the crypt light back up, and the camera focuses in fully at the face of the Undertaker. He suddenly moves off screen.

"I've heard you babbling Sami, so I want to raise a few things with what you were babbling about. So let's get to it."

Sami's voice is heard

'you’ve done a lot in your career and that your career is winding down, so I guess this match is probably set up for a future star like me to put an end to one illustrious career'

The Undertaker laughed: "Winding down? That's funny, you're funny. My Illustrious career just keeps on going and going, it's not winding down. It's still winding away."

'this isn’t the 90’s, I am not a nine year old who is going to get scared off by The Undertaker and is antics, I am here to win, I am here to defeat both men'

"Sorry Sami I don't care that you were a young boy in the 90's, there you go again about being a youth. You won't defeat me, because my experience will show against you and R-Truth. Let the Truth set you free."

'I want gold, the only to get gold is by defeating everyone standing in front of me, now whether that be R-Truth or The Undertaker; one Helluva Kick to the both of them and I hope one comes to his senses and the other falls back into his casket and decides never to come out again. His time is over.'

The Undertaker starts laughing again.

"Falling back to my casket? Never coming out again? My time is over? That's just a crock. There you go about talking about time again. When is time or age never on your mind? Take it from me boy, you have a huge lesson to learn, and that will be learnt on Warfare. I'm going after all the gold I can get my hands on."

'I think the fact that they’re past it, they have aged and toned their manoeuvres down a little, that puts me in the driving seat.'

The Undertaker can be heard tsking.

"Tsk tsk tsk. There you go talking about being past it, aging, being slow. What is with that line of thought? You've got to get over that. The fact that you see that as a weakness is a weakness to you. That's my strength, and I will show you how aged, how slow, and past it really I am at Warfare. I will show you and R-Truth. Let that truth set you free."

'The only thing I can say that even though the teenager inside me is doing somersaults at the fact that I get to step inside the ring with The Undertaker…I’m upset. I love The Deadman and everything he has done but to see him how he is, it’s difficult as a fan and as a competitor who has been supportive for a long time, it’s a shame I have to be the one along with R-Truth…to put that final nail in his coffin and end this era. It was bound to happen one day, on one side I am privileged I have the chance to do so, on the other hand it won’t be easy as a fan trying to end his era of dominance.'

There is silence, deathly silence, obviously the Undertaker was trying to think of the right words to say.

"It's not about respect, it's not about being a fan, it's not about doing it for you, or for others, it's about doing it for myself. You were a fan, I get that, but now you're my next victim, my next opponent, you earn respect, you need respect, you want respect. You're not going to get. I respect you as an opponent and that's all there is for it. Era is still time. You keep thinking time, and it'll bite you in the butt. You won't be putting that nail in my coffin, nor will R Truth, for I will be the one to put the nail into the both of you, and win this triple threat. Let the Truth set you free."

'I need him inside that ring because when the bell rings and people wake up in the next few weeks they’ll realise… Sami Zayn actually defeated The Undertaker, the man with the incredible streak, the countless championships, the incredible matches. But he is wrong too, he doesn’t have the strength or the speed like he once did, to finish off I guess I won’t have the biggest smile on my face when I kick him back in his casket and pin either man, it’s just business at the end of the day and somebody has to do it, tonight I am the man that’s been chosen…'

The Undertaker starts laughing again.

"You're so funny Sami, you've got it into that thick brain of yours that it's all about time. The streak, the championships, the matches, the speed, the strength. I did all that yes, but it wasn't about time, it was about me. Not you, not anyone else. I did all that because I am the lord of the darkness, I am the lord of the ring, I should be king of the ring but I'm not, but most of all, I'm not a has been. I am the legend that keeps on growing, that keeps on going. I am what time has forgotten. I am the Undertaker, I will win the triple threat. I will keep moving on, and I will take EBWF by storm. And that's the bottom line.

"So you keep thinking Sami Zayn, and along with R Truth that I am slow, and a has been, and aged, and I'll keep on keeping on. You'll never know what happened, but when you do it'll be too late."

With that the Undertaker moves back into camera shot, and heads back up to the stage, and sits back down in his chair. He lowers his head and the crypt goes dark again. He is heard laughing that evil laugh of his.

[Ben M]

This is really good, David! I'm glad you've taken our feedback on board and limited yourself to fewer RPs. If I could make one suggestion that may improve your RPs, it would be this - rather than quoting your opponent's RP in your RP, why not try to find a more creative way to respond?

For example, where you quoted Sami Zayn saying Taker's career is winding down, you could have had Taker respond in a couple of ways without actually needing to quote him. You could have just had Taker respond to Sami in his promo, like this...

"I heard you running your mouth, Sami, saying my career is winding down. Winding down? That's funny, you're funny. My Illustrious career just keeps on going and going, it's not winding down. It's still winding away."

Or you could have had the Druid/an interview ask him about it, like this:

"Todd Grisham: Earlier this week, your opponent Sami Zayn suggested your career is winding down. Would you care to respond to those comments?"

I think both of those would be a more realistic way of having Taker respond. If you watch WWE, TNA or any other wrestling show, you don't really see wrestlers using recordings of their opponent in interviews/promos.

Hope that helps :)

[The Undertaker]

This is really good, David! I'm glad you've taken our feedback on board and limited yourself to fewer RPs. If I could make one suggestion that may improve your RPs, it would be this - rather than quoting your opponent's RP in your RP, why not try to find a more creative way to respond?

For example, where you quoted Sami Zayn saying Taker's career is winding down, you could have had Taker respond in a couple of ways without actually needing to quote him. You could have just had Taker respond to Sami in his promo, like this...

"I heard you running your mouth, Sami, saying my career is winding down. Winding down? That's funny, you're funny. My Illustrious career just keeps on going and going, it's not winding down. It's still winding away."

Or you could have had the Druid/an interview ask him about it, like this:

"Todd Grisham: Earlier this week, your opponent Sami Zayn suggested your career is winding down. Would you care to respond to those comments?"

I think both of those would be a more realistic way of having Taker respond. If you watch WWE, TNA or any other wrestling show, you don't really see wrestlers using recordings of their opponent in interviews/promos.

Hope that helps :)

It makes a lot of sense and I understand that, thanks.

I'm still itching at trying to stop myself from doing one too many and force myself to come and do it later on before the time is up to do role plays. Still getting use to that fact.

[Jon]

I got a small suggestion. I think you're doing pretty solid with Undertaker. I just think you're limited by what you can do with him unless you have a slightly dark personality. What I would recommend is you trying the American Badass version of the Undertaker. I think it would open you up to more options then you have right now.