Post by logansteel on May 19, 2008 16:48:50 GMT -5
Graciela is setting down ready to perform perhaps the most scary interview of her life, one of the men believed to be destined for the Continental Heavyweight Championship Tournament. A former World champion in a now defunct company, and here he has been involved in arguably the hottest love triangles in GCW to which he lost his wife and indeed his sanity
Graciela: "Hello everybody and welcome to the first edition of Face to face, the segment where I deliver to you fans the insider information of your favorite GCW superstars, all the gossip, rumors, news and I will get to the bottom to present to you our loyal GCW fans the facts involving signings, brand switches, rivalries and champion interviews. Now midst of some GCW superstars calling it a day on their GCW and in some cases wrestling careers, I have decided not to shed light on this matter so I announce my first guest, the former husband of the first ever GCW MayheM Champion, I give you... Logan Steel!"
Logan Steel's music begins to play and the studio lights are dimmed for him to make his entrance, which he does and uncharacteristically he comes out with a smile and he is smartly turned out in a shirt, no neck tie and with dress pants. Logan acknowledges the fans in the studio by raising his arms and nodding in their direction. He then takes a seat opposite Graciela ready for his interview with her
Graciela: "Logan, welcome and can I just say you are looking very smart tonight!"
Graciela was indeed surprised at Logan's appearance as she had expected he be wearing his in-ring attire
"Thank you Graciela, and might I say that you are looking great as always!"
Graciela blushes as she had not expected such kind words from the mouth of Logan Steel of all people, after all she like the fans thought he was a lunatic. Logan takes a sip of water as Graciela prepares her first question
Graciela: "So, first I have to ask how are you, as I am not the only one here who is wondering why you are here like this, I mean are you coming back to reality or is this part of a ploy in your quest to capture the Continental Heavyweight Championship?"
Logan laughs but he can see her point and it is indeed a valid question for her to ask him, he strokes his chin as he thinks of a response to it. Logan was in two minds no pun intended, but his original plan was to do the interview as normal but something made him clean himself up and put on some clean clothes, showing that he could scrub up well
"Graciela, you know how this business works, after so many years in it I have decided to show you guys the real Logan Steel, not the guy you see on TV or out in the ring. I am here to show you the man, not the character. You see that people think I in fact belong in an asylum, but like all the guys know in the back I am not. Sure I went through a rough patch in my life, and GCW wanted to use real life situations to build a story and indeed I think we did build not only a storyline but a great storyline. It providing MayheM with some of the highest ever figures for a wrestling broadcast, I believe it was around 5.6 million viewers that watched Angel Fyre's car blow up, and the whole husband and wife feud with Lauren showed something that happens in real life everyday. A person's pain and suffering like it or not makes great television!"
Graciela looks as if she wasn't expecting that answer, and she realizes that he is talking out of character. This ruins her planned questions and the young woman needs to think quickly to salvage the interview luckily her professionalism kicks in and she has another question for him to answer
Graciela: "OK, so those events weren't real, but your marriage ending was. So how did you feel emotionally about doing a storyline with someone who you once had such strong feelings for, and what some might say exploitation of your situation for entertainment's sake?"
Logan smiles before a quick sigh, and takes another sip of water. Graciela wasn't as well informed about his situation as first thought, but then again she was hired for GCW and perhaps her knowledge before it wasn't as great. Still she hadn't cracked under pressure like Adamle had done on another wrestling show that we shall not name, so she had just earned Logan's respect
"Most people don't know that myself and Lauren had split before my contract for OTW expired, and us both coming to GCW was all planned out. So there wasn't any emotional worries surrounding the storyline, although diva fits happened from time to time as expected but that happens in many story lines. It was all trivial, so we realized that at the end of the day the viewers and fan reaction was the most important as neither party has bad feelings toward the other, if you wanted to ask if I still love Lauren then the answer is a whole hearted yes. I don't think I will ever stop loving her and I know that inside she still has feelings for me, we just don't share the husband and wife love we once did, but it's life it kind of happens. I have chosen to take the positive look on things as if not for our marriage I wouldn't have a beautiful baby daughter, she needs a father she can count on so I need to be there for her 100%, had I flipped out in reality it would ruined my chances to see her and be a part of her life."
Logan waited for Graciela to respond to his statement, obviously he knew that she would say or ask something about Michaela which would be nice as he wanted to talk about her, Graciela smiled before looking down at her notes presumably for something about Michaela
Graciela: "Yeah, I heard that the birth was tough for both you and Lauren, and also Christina Gruber too, now that birth sounds like something straight out of a sit-com!"
"Yeah, it was not your typical birth I can tell you, and yes Lauren broke 3 bones in my hand. She may look small but she is very strong and when in pain even stronger, I think she always did some damage to Christina Gruber's hand too but I don't think she would have let on in the room at the time. I was in pain but I know this will sound corny or stupid but seeing that bundle of joy, the pain was irrelevant and was worth enduring. Michaela has the cutest brown eyes"
Graciela could see the delight in Logan's eyes as he talked about his daughter, but she couldn't help but think what could have happened since Lauren wrestled whilst pregnant, brain damage, some form of autism perhaps who knows what could have happened and when Crossfire did what was deemed as an out of character act
Graciela: "How do you feel that Lauren could have lost Michaela as she wrestled well into the late stages of pregnancy, or Michaela could have been born with some form of mental disability. How does that make you feel?"
That was a tough question that indeed had very many answers to it and all involved bringing up deep feelings, although he wanted to be open in this interview he didn't want to say everything he felt on national television that just didn't seem right
"Well, naturally had I know she was pregnant I would not have allowed her to wrestle, but she said that as soon as she knew that she stopped and I believe her. After seeing her with Michaela I knew that she'll be the best mother that she can be, and I will be there to help her along the way."
Graciela thinks that was nicely said but she wants to move on the topic to keep the fans interested as the key demographic wasn't the type to want to hear about babies and parenthood, so now putting herself in the shoes of an adolescent male wasn't easy so she thought what about what makes him the ass kicking machine
Graciela: "That's all nice, Logan but I'd like to move the topic to something that our fans can feel a part of you, like what makes Logan Steel tick, what made him the man he is today?"
"What makes me tick? Well I guess it'd be the same as most of the wrestlers in GCW, I live for the sport, I train hard, and I have sacrificed a lot of things, but it isn't without it's rewards. I am a big metal fan, though I can listen to a lot of music and enjoy it. One of the great things about creative control is having a choice of music as I live and breath my character so I know what suits him best, and for me The Devil's Own is to me a son talking to his father about how his father let him down, and now the son wants nothing to do with him... and of course it is an awesome song, that I am glad that I got it for my entrance as it shows the angst of the character perfectly. Another band I got into recently was Deathstars and they are perhaps best described as a fusion of Gothic Metal and Synth, truly awesome.
Then I enjoy riding my bike, very few things top the feeling of an open road and the freedom of a bike. Some say midlife crisis but at 26 I don't think that is my reason for owning several bikes. I love watching Ice Hockey as being Canadian it is our national sport and we are damn good at it, though my team isn't fairing to well at the moment so I'll keep who it is quiet for now."
Graciela: "Wow, alot of things I didn't know about you, and Deathstars, I guess I'll have to check those guys out. And I understand sometimes when a team is performing badly we all deny that we support them at times, pretty much the Peter syndrome. OK lets ask another question before I let the fans loose on you tonight. If you could only wrestle one more match who would it be against?"
Logan took another sip of water before thinking for a moment as he had many who he wanted to face, he had faced many of his friends and of course for his last match he would have to consider those for it, but then there were the greats he hadn't faced
"That is an extremely difficult question to answer there are so many, some of whom I have faced before and others that I could only dream of facing, of course I would have liked to face Brandon "Genesis" Payne, the most successful Continental Champion to date, but there is another that I would like to face... it isn't Brent Starr, it isn't the late 187 but none other than GCW's first ever Continental Champion the Avenger"
Upon the mentioning of the Avenger's name there is a collection of cheers from the studio audience, as there were for all the names that he mentioned in that statement
Graciela: "OK, Avenger is a pretty good choice, and it could happen in the future. Now let's go to the audience questions!"
"Hi my name is Chad I have a question about 187, I understand that you didn't know him but as a professional who does it affect you when you hear of such tragedies?"
"Well Chad, as a professional in an industry where so many die at a young age, from many different causes, overdoses, murders, freak accidents and suicides it is hard not to be affected by it, I never knew Adrian personally nor did I face him in the ring, so maybe that is better for me than if I knew him personally but my heart sinks whenever I hear of such tragedies involving anybody in this business or in the sporting world."
Chad sits down and another fan is given the microphone to ask Logan a question, but before they can ask Graciela feels that she must say something about it
Graciela: "187 was a great loss that has affected the entire GCW family, as he was a popular athlete and a popular person I am sure that many considered him a friend!"
"Hi, I'm Sophie and my question is, when you prepare yourself for a match like say for the Continental Heavyweight Championship tournament are there any special rituals that you go through and what are your thoughts on the tournament itself?"
Logan scratched his cheek and that was really two questions but he was in a good mood and was prepared to answer both of them, anything for a pretty face
"Sophie, I wouldn't say that I have a set ritual before a match unless you count lacing up my boots as a ritual, but in seriousness I don't do anything specifically to pump myself up for the match, as adrenaline is pumping pretty much from the moment I arrive at the arena... For the tournament, I see a lot of great guys involved and any of them on any given night can capture that belt, I respect every person I step into the ring with no matter how big or how small a name they have, so you can be a Brent Starr or you can be a Christian Pryce it doesn't matter who has the greater record or longer title list, I respect each the same, because they have the guts to step between the ropes and enter the squared circle. Management had a tough job in finding a replacement champion and this tournament was an ideal opportunity to show who will be the best there is around here... They could have just handed a title to somebody but instead they made a good call"
Graciela: "Well thank you, thank you to my guest Logan Steel and for providing an interview that I didn't expect and thank you all for being here, I have been Graciela this is the first Face to Face... until next time bye bye"
Graciela: "Hello everybody and welcome to the first edition of Face to face, the segment where I deliver to you fans the insider information of your favorite GCW superstars, all the gossip, rumors, news and I will get to the bottom to present to you our loyal GCW fans the facts involving signings, brand switches, rivalries and champion interviews. Now midst of some GCW superstars calling it a day on their GCW and in some cases wrestling careers, I have decided not to shed light on this matter so I announce my first guest, the former husband of the first ever GCW MayheM Champion, I give you... Logan Steel!"
Logan Steel's music begins to play and the studio lights are dimmed for him to make his entrance, which he does and uncharacteristically he comes out with a smile and he is smartly turned out in a shirt, no neck tie and with dress pants. Logan acknowledges the fans in the studio by raising his arms and nodding in their direction. He then takes a seat opposite Graciela ready for his interview with her
Graciela: "Logan, welcome and can I just say you are looking very smart tonight!"
Graciela was indeed surprised at Logan's appearance as she had expected he be wearing his in-ring attire
"Thank you Graciela, and might I say that you are looking great as always!"
Graciela blushes as she had not expected such kind words from the mouth of Logan Steel of all people, after all she like the fans thought he was a lunatic. Logan takes a sip of water as Graciela prepares her first question
Graciela: "So, first I have to ask how are you, as I am not the only one here who is wondering why you are here like this, I mean are you coming back to reality or is this part of a ploy in your quest to capture the Continental Heavyweight Championship?"
Logan laughs but he can see her point and it is indeed a valid question for her to ask him, he strokes his chin as he thinks of a response to it. Logan was in two minds no pun intended, but his original plan was to do the interview as normal but something made him clean himself up and put on some clean clothes, showing that he could scrub up well
"Graciela, you know how this business works, after so many years in it I have decided to show you guys the real Logan Steel, not the guy you see on TV or out in the ring. I am here to show you the man, not the character. You see that people think I in fact belong in an asylum, but like all the guys know in the back I am not. Sure I went through a rough patch in my life, and GCW wanted to use real life situations to build a story and indeed I think we did build not only a storyline but a great storyline. It providing MayheM with some of the highest ever figures for a wrestling broadcast, I believe it was around 5.6 million viewers that watched Angel Fyre's car blow up, and the whole husband and wife feud with Lauren showed something that happens in real life everyday. A person's pain and suffering like it or not makes great television!"
Graciela looks as if she wasn't expecting that answer, and she realizes that he is talking out of character. This ruins her planned questions and the young woman needs to think quickly to salvage the interview luckily her professionalism kicks in and she has another question for him to answer
Graciela: "OK, so those events weren't real, but your marriage ending was. So how did you feel emotionally about doing a storyline with someone who you once had such strong feelings for, and what some might say exploitation of your situation for entertainment's sake?"
Logan smiles before a quick sigh, and takes another sip of water. Graciela wasn't as well informed about his situation as first thought, but then again she was hired for GCW and perhaps her knowledge before it wasn't as great. Still she hadn't cracked under pressure like Adamle had done on another wrestling show that we shall not name, so she had just earned Logan's respect
"Most people don't know that myself and Lauren had split before my contract for OTW expired, and us both coming to GCW was all planned out. So there wasn't any emotional worries surrounding the storyline, although diva fits happened from time to time as expected but that happens in many story lines. It was all trivial, so we realized that at the end of the day the viewers and fan reaction was the most important as neither party has bad feelings toward the other, if you wanted to ask if I still love Lauren then the answer is a whole hearted yes. I don't think I will ever stop loving her and I know that inside she still has feelings for me, we just don't share the husband and wife love we once did, but it's life it kind of happens. I have chosen to take the positive look on things as if not for our marriage I wouldn't have a beautiful baby daughter, she needs a father she can count on so I need to be there for her 100%, had I flipped out in reality it would ruined my chances to see her and be a part of her life."
Logan waited for Graciela to respond to his statement, obviously he knew that she would say or ask something about Michaela which would be nice as he wanted to talk about her, Graciela smiled before looking down at her notes presumably for something about Michaela
Graciela: "Yeah, I heard that the birth was tough for both you and Lauren, and also Christina Gruber too, now that birth sounds like something straight out of a sit-com!"
"Yeah, it was not your typical birth I can tell you, and yes Lauren broke 3 bones in my hand. She may look small but she is very strong and when in pain even stronger, I think she always did some damage to Christina Gruber's hand too but I don't think she would have let on in the room at the time. I was in pain but I know this will sound corny or stupid but seeing that bundle of joy, the pain was irrelevant and was worth enduring. Michaela has the cutest brown eyes"
Graciela could see the delight in Logan's eyes as he talked about his daughter, but she couldn't help but think what could have happened since Lauren wrestled whilst pregnant, brain damage, some form of autism perhaps who knows what could have happened and when Crossfire did what was deemed as an out of character act
Graciela: "How do you feel that Lauren could have lost Michaela as she wrestled well into the late stages of pregnancy, or Michaela could have been born with some form of mental disability. How does that make you feel?"
That was a tough question that indeed had very many answers to it and all involved bringing up deep feelings, although he wanted to be open in this interview he didn't want to say everything he felt on national television that just didn't seem right
"Well, naturally had I know she was pregnant I would not have allowed her to wrestle, but she said that as soon as she knew that she stopped and I believe her. After seeing her with Michaela I knew that she'll be the best mother that she can be, and I will be there to help her along the way."
Graciela thinks that was nicely said but she wants to move on the topic to keep the fans interested as the key demographic wasn't the type to want to hear about babies and parenthood, so now putting herself in the shoes of an adolescent male wasn't easy so she thought what about what makes him the ass kicking machine
Graciela: "That's all nice, Logan but I'd like to move the topic to something that our fans can feel a part of you, like what makes Logan Steel tick, what made him the man he is today?"
"What makes me tick? Well I guess it'd be the same as most of the wrestlers in GCW, I live for the sport, I train hard, and I have sacrificed a lot of things, but it isn't without it's rewards. I am a big metal fan, though I can listen to a lot of music and enjoy it. One of the great things about creative control is having a choice of music as I live and breath my character so I know what suits him best, and for me The Devil's Own is to me a son talking to his father about how his father let him down, and now the son wants nothing to do with him... and of course it is an awesome song, that I am glad that I got it for my entrance as it shows the angst of the character perfectly. Another band I got into recently was Deathstars and they are perhaps best described as a fusion of Gothic Metal and Synth, truly awesome.
Then I enjoy riding my bike, very few things top the feeling of an open road and the freedom of a bike. Some say midlife crisis but at 26 I don't think that is my reason for owning several bikes. I love watching Ice Hockey as being Canadian it is our national sport and we are damn good at it, though my team isn't fairing to well at the moment so I'll keep who it is quiet for now."
Graciela: "Wow, alot of things I didn't know about you, and Deathstars, I guess I'll have to check those guys out. And I understand sometimes when a team is performing badly we all deny that we support them at times, pretty much the Peter syndrome. OK lets ask another question before I let the fans loose on you tonight. If you could only wrestle one more match who would it be against?"
Logan took another sip of water before thinking for a moment as he had many who he wanted to face, he had faced many of his friends and of course for his last match he would have to consider those for it, but then there were the greats he hadn't faced
"That is an extremely difficult question to answer there are so many, some of whom I have faced before and others that I could only dream of facing, of course I would have liked to face Brandon "Genesis" Payne, the most successful Continental Champion to date, but there is another that I would like to face... it isn't Brent Starr, it isn't the late 187 but none other than GCW's first ever Continental Champion the Avenger"
Upon the mentioning of the Avenger's name there is a collection of cheers from the studio audience, as there were for all the names that he mentioned in that statement
Graciela: "OK, Avenger is a pretty good choice, and it could happen in the future. Now let's go to the audience questions!"
"Hi my name is Chad I have a question about 187, I understand that you didn't know him but as a professional who does it affect you when you hear of such tragedies?"
"Well Chad, as a professional in an industry where so many die at a young age, from many different causes, overdoses, murders, freak accidents and suicides it is hard not to be affected by it, I never knew Adrian personally nor did I face him in the ring, so maybe that is better for me than if I knew him personally but my heart sinks whenever I hear of such tragedies involving anybody in this business or in the sporting world."
Chad sits down and another fan is given the microphone to ask Logan a question, but before they can ask Graciela feels that she must say something about it
Graciela: "187 was a great loss that has affected the entire GCW family, as he was a popular athlete and a popular person I am sure that many considered him a friend!"
"Hi, I'm Sophie and my question is, when you prepare yourself for a match like say for the Continental Heavyweight Championship tournament are there any special rituals that you go through and what are your thoughts on the tournament itself?"
Logan scratched his cheek and that was really two questions but he was in a good mood and was prepared to answer both of them, anything for a pretty face
"Sophie, I wouldn't say that I have a set ritual before a match unless you count lacing up my boots as a ritual, but in seriousness I don't do anything specifically to pump myself up for the match, as adrenaline is pumping pretty much from the moment I arrive at the arena... For the tournament, I see a lot of great guys involved and any of them on any given night can capture that belt, I respect every person I step into the ring with no matter how big or how small a name they have, so you can be a Brent Starr or you can be a Christian Pryce it doesn't matter who has the greater record or longer title list, I respect each the same, because they have the guts to step between the ropes and enter the squared circle. Management had a tough job in finding a replacement champion and this tournament was an ideal opportunity to show who will be the best there is around here... They could have just handed a title to somebody but instead they made a good call"
Graciela: "Well thank you, thank you to my guest Logan Steel and for providing an interview that I didn't expect and thank you all for being here, I have been Graciela this is the first Face to Face... until next time bye bye"