Rubber Bisket

Narrator: Time for you groovy cats to get out of your seats and dance along. Let’s get this thing going. One. Two. Three! Alright, let’s jam!

The thundering sound of trumpets play onto the blank television screen. This is quickly added by the plucking of a smooth base guitar and some tapping of some drums. It’s a up paced Jazzy number as the screen starts to show some color. A couple of Saxophones are added as the camera starts to zoom its way towards the other side of a room. The back of an individual is seen kneeling in front of a Maximum Japan banner.

Narrator:Children of Maximum Japan! You came here to be entertained! Haven’t you? Well sit down and let me tell you a story about this cat right here. He was just like you! A wrestling fan! He watched all the classics, had all the toys, and hung poster of his favorite wrestlers on his walls. He was such a fan, until one day he decided to start training to become a wrestler. So he started at the bottom at his nearby Dojo. That Dojo was the Maximum Japan Dojo! He cleaned the toilets with a tooth brush. He scrubbed the wrestling mats on his hands and knees. He washed the wrestlers cloths, made them food, and cleaned up their quarters....FOR FREE. Eventually he was trusted enough to where he was able to train, and you know how that all went down! He grew in front of your eyes as you watched him standing ringside while he was watching matches. He wrestled dark matches before shows. He set up and tore down the ring! Now.....now he’s all grown up.

This entire time the camera has been zooming in on the figure until eventually we’re close to the figures head.

Narrator: Sooooo, without further ado! May I introduce to you! NAOKI OJIMA!!!!!!!

The figure turns around and it’s Naoki Ojima.....with a mouth full of food. The jazz that was playing in the background sounds like an automobile crash as Naoki is confused as to what’s going on. He almost drops his bowl of Pho as he looks at the camera and wonders what the camera is doing there.

Narrator: Oh come on, Kid. I’m trying to talk you up and this is how you repay me?

Naoki tries to speak but its gibberish as the food that’s in his mouth prevents him from making a sentence.

Narrator: Screw it. Just play the video package!

Loud and fast paced jazz begins to play again as the screen immediately cuts to a video package of Naoki performing in After Dark, Maximum Japan, and Pro Wrestling Infinity. Naoki is jumping and running all over the place as he’s hitting moves on his opponents left and right. The final image from the video package is Naoki Ojima standing in the middle of the ring getting his hands raised.

Narrator: Muuuuuuch better.

The video feed goes back to Naoki as he’s sucking up a noodle in his mouth.

Narrator: Get to talking kid! You’re making yourself look like a fool.

Naoki: (Speaking in Japanese with food still in his mouth) Alright!

Naoki chews up the food and wipes his forearm across his mouth.

Naoki: (Speaking in Japanese) I’ve been a busy boy as of late. I’ve been training in America with Squires Midway! I’ve been performing with veteran wrestlers in After Dark and Pro Wrestling Infinity, and then I’m performing in companies like Progress Wrestling and ACM’s RISE Division where I’m testing my wrestling skills against other rookies. All of this traveling and promoting and putting my body on the line...all just to get better! And I love it. And I know it’s making me better. Each and every day I’m improving and it’s great!

But I haven’t forgotten about you Maximum! Your Emerald Tiger will be back and will be performing for all of you. I can only hope that you’ve seen me improve when I come back on the Eighth Of May! So Shigeru Toyama, Earth Warrior, and Nobosuke Okada! I look forward to facing you all in the coming weeks! Until then! Let’s GO GO GO!

Narrator:Well.....at least he didn’t throw up this time.

The scene ends as Naoki digs back into his Pho and starts slurping up the noodles in his mouth.