Post by Kim Jong CP on Jun 18, 2010 23:56:00 GMT -5
*Latino makes his way to the podium with a round of applause. He's dressed in a sharply pressed suit with a hall of fame pin on the lapel.
Latino: Well it looks like it finally happened.. Not me winning this award but this actual ceremony. What's it been...20 years in the making? Oh well better late than never. If you don't mind I'm going to do a bit of shooting right now.
* Latino pauses to collect his thoughts. Too many memories to count are now rushing through his mind. A few seconds go by as he has to stop himself...almost shaking away the cobwebs. *
Latino: Seriously I have to say this is great. I have been around for while...so much so I almost feel like a relic in this company. There have been so many people, good and bad, that have helped make this company what it is today. I can't think of ACW without thinking about the guys like Yoko, Ridley, Hunter, TNT, BK, Red, Atomic, Senator, Kudo, and many more. I could literally go days talking about everyone that made this fed bigger than I ever dreamed.
If anyone would have asked me if ACW would still be around today when we first started this deal I would have laughed in your face. You see ACW was made in whim. A few angry members felt they could do better and asked for my consultation....and the rest is history. So to that I wish Ginger, WCW98 and Kain could be here with me.
* Latino motions to leave as the crowd starts to clap. He stops and turns around as if one last thought popped into his head. *
Latino: The one last thing I want say is that it was never about winning for me. I never cared about that. I always cared about telling a great story and if that meant I lost then let's do it. That's why you saw me lose more than win. In the end both people came out better for it. So with saying that I want to leave you with one last message. Have fun and make that more important than disagreements or win/loss records. At the end of the day you're only going to care about if you're having fun anyways.
Thank you for memories.
* Latino finally exits the stage as he wipes a tear from his eyes. He looks back at crowd once more and then walks back into the shadows. *