WWF Superstars, Mar. 8, 1997WWF Superstars, Mar. 8, 1997Dok: THE BADD BOY DERRICK STARDOM!
DERRICK STARDOM PRE-MATCH INTERVIEW
(The Badd Boy comes out, looking very well groomed. He's clean shaven, his hair is brushed and styled. His clothes look fresh and fit well. He looks at the camera with an air of confidence. In the arena, the girls start howling and screaming for him, but he barely bats an eyebrow. Dok shakes his head with a smile on his face.)
Dok: Badd Boy, Heart Attack was right... this latest escapade hasn't hurt your confidence any. And from the sound of it, your appearance either!
Derrick: I ALWAYS look this good! But now that Sabrina isn't around cramping my style, it just SHOWS... THAT... MUCH... MORE!
Dok: Welll, it's interesting that you brought her up. This past Raw, you told Heart Attack that your in the market for a new squeeze... someone to watch your back?
Derrick: And EVERYTHING else!
Dok: Any ideas who you might be after?
Derrick: BBDS doesn't SEEK. They seek HIM! And remember... if you shake it... (flips his head around so his long hair flips back. The girls scream!) ... they will come!
Dok: Tonight, Mr.Stardom... it's the Kyoto Ninja. Kyoto has been on a very successful tour of Europe and Japan recently, amassing a lot of wins. He's a dangerous wrestler.
Derrick: He's dangerous because he's desperate! Desperate men do desperate things... and he's desperate for a WIN of WORTH! His biggest claim to fame is beating Jeff Jarrett and the Super Machine. Dok, if I started rattling off my biggest claims to fame, we'd have to buy air-time well into the next program! And that wouldn't be too bad. The new Adventures of Robin Hood could USE a little ratings boost!
Dok: Uhhh... I think your thinkin' of another cable network.
Derrick: Doesn't matter. What DOES matter is this. Kyoto Ninja. Right now is the first time I've thought about you since the match was signed. I'm not concerned. What I AM concerned about is kickin' carcass in the I/C tournament and winning back the belt that I never lost. Sabrina may have grunged up my title reign over the past six months... but this time around, we're talking WHITE GLOVE TREATMENT! Not a speck of dirt... and crystal clear victories... all the way to WRESTLEMANIA IV! Dok...
Dok: Yeah?
Derrick: LIGHTS OUT!
(The Interview area clicks off to total blackness.... leaving only a spinning backdrop of stars behind the darkened forms of Stardom and Hendriks....)
Derrick: The pleasure.... was all YOURS!
KYOTO NINJA PRE-MATCH COMMENTS
(Hakushi, Shi and the Kyoto Ninja are in the dressing room area. Shi has the Women's title belt on her shoulder and is holding her kendo stick. She is dressed in her red battle garb and her face is painted up. Hakushi is wearing his hat and gear. The Kyoto Ninja has on his grey outfit with matching mask.)
Hakushi: Shi, VERY good... you defeat Womankind. But she will try again and again... like a hungry child, desperate for food.
Shi: Womankind, there will be another time. Shi ducks no challenges. I will face all comers... and thwart them.
Hakushi: WrestleMania... you face Wild Chylde DiBiase... she win over you two times.
Shi: No more will I complain that the Giant cost me a victory. For at once, he may have prevented a pinfall. But the true outcome of that match is known only to the spirits of war, who can peer into the future possibilities. Wild Chylde... you and I have much to settle. And as I said, it is combat that I seek, not vengeance for my previous defeat. Of the many of the federation, you amongst them all are the strongest willed, and most determined. At WrestleMania, we shall meet for the third... and deciding time. I am prepared for all outcomes. And conceding defeat can sometimes prevent it!
Hakushi: Kyoto Ninja... tonight... you battle Derrick Stardom... former Intercontinental Champion. You beat him, you continue your success... Europe... to Japan... and to America. He lose many match in a row... and now you are ready to keep that streak. Kyoto Ninja, what do you say?
Kyoto Ninja: Many people forget the impact I have had on this sport. Once a sport of sheer power... now it is a sport of aerial assault! When I came into my own last year, wrestlers realized that I could make them look bad... I worked hard... worked long... and got better and better with each passing day. When superstars look to Kyoto Ninja, they realize that if they were to falter for just one moment, I will be there to strike them down... and leave others... to pick up the pieces. Derrick Stardom has many pieces to pick up... and he will underestimate me. Let him. I will enjoy the victory.