Below is an
extract from the opening for Infinity: An Infinite Xmas and it details the
current state of Infinity Wrestling, grounding our extended time away in a
canonical way. We will be bolting down a deadline very soon so keep in the loop
for Infinity related news.
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“Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. Failure is delay, not
defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead end. Failure is something we can
avoid only by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing.”
Denis Waitley
Fade in. Lonesome and quiet,
surrounded only by a velvet red curtained backdrop is none other than Roderick
Blackmore, Infinity’s Chairman. Standing lean and tall his bright blue eyes
piece the camera lens with an avid sense of honesty and purity. A dark grey suit,
formal white collared shirt and royal blue tie cling tightly to Roderick’s
skin. Slowly in the bottom left corner the Infinity eagled logo appears subtly
signalling that this special broadcast was now under way. Of course, there is
the potential that stood in isolation Roderick may have filmed this segment
long after An Infinite Xmas was taped, but the timing of this event was to be
left a mystery. Readied and filming Roderick would wait no longer to introduce
himself, and his reason for being here.
Roderick Blackmore.
“I see it befitting that I
welcome you all to Infinity Wrestling, having finally left its rookie year. The
last time you saw any of us, the wrestlers, the staff, the federation as a
whole, was during Infinity #6 on December 9th and upon reading this
message the New Year will have passed. As Chairman I am left to open with the
news that the Battle Zone Network has placed an embargo on Infinity after an
event which saw Mr. Osman attacked on live television by Murray Muir. An attack
on BZN’s President, amongst other allegations thrown upon Infinity has
regrettably resulted in television practise standards authority, the
Entertainment and Arts Certification Committee, the EACC, rescinding our right
to practise the age old art of wrestling on a live national stage. At a time of
mid-season breaks, and a season of celebration, we are not fazed or fearful of
our future as a wrestling promotion. Measures are in place to lawfully retain
our certification and we soon return to our rightful fortnightly slot on Monday
evenings.
I plead this to Mr. Osman.
Don’t punish us all for the mistakes of the few. Don’t strip us of the passion
and love of this art form that is older than this city itself. Atop a city of
problem I gaze upon a million people struggling to feed and clothe their
families, I watch as severe mounting political pressure from the other
intercity regions threaten to strip away our rights and poison the image of
this eternal city. I ask this of you, Mr. Osman, as a fellow sportsman, do not
ruin the purity of this federation and do not tarnish the vision of infinite
possibilities. Should we not return to television, a small chunk of this city’s
heart will be ripped from its core and you will live in regret, I can assure
you of that. As a man search for his own identity, you and I, we can
sympathise, this vision you obtain and my own, they can co-exist. We are all a
part of the same initiative.
Cyril Parkinson, a famed
wartime naval historian once wrote that “delay
is the deadliest form of denial.” Though Cyril was referring to the
hesitation of Allied forces and Nazi submarines lacking a decisiveness, a
humanity, in the final year of the Second World War, perhaps here we can
redefine what he once said. Are you delaying the inevitable, or, as many believe,
have we lost our edge?
Tonight, an Infinite Xmas,
our only booked show, marks a changing point for us all. Many believe the
balance of our federation to be on the line, and come 2014 when we will be
adjudged outside of our first year for bringing to life new heroes and
villains, perhaps should you derail us any further, than in your own visions
you believe you will stop us all together. Our wrestlers can be reassembled,
brought back together for a common purpose, and you will provide the inspiration
upon their return.
To my city, my people, this
is not the end.
There is no end to infinity.
We are the eternal light that
wraps its warmth around caring people.
We persist in a darkened
reality, but soon the veil of the void will be lifted and normality restored at
long last.
My name is Roderick
Blackmore, and I sincerely hope you enjoy tonight’s special broadcast.
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