Martin Karloff- The Demon and The Angel

The camera finds Martin Karloff pacing back and forth in the locker room he shares with his wife Xaria. Xaria is not currently present as she was catching up with friends elsewhere and Martin is not even a sliver as social as she is. Martin is holding a tape recorder to his mouth.

"May 7th, 2017. Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Once again I find myself preparing to stand across from faces that mean nothing to me. Another distraction in my quest for, appropriately enough, Redemption. Since losing the New Gen Title I have entered a bit of a slump but evidence suggests that perhaps this slump has ended." Martin says, breaking for a moment to take a sip from the container of green juice he always has with him these days.

"One of these faces is supposedly the 'Face that runs the place' but I can only assume given his track record here that this 'place' is the hot dog stand at the The continued employment of John Blade along with his partner this week, Alicia Hixx remains one equation in my life I am unable to solve. Whether that is a result of the difficulty of the equation or perhaps a result of my complete disinterest in thinking about the both of them for more than a few fleeting moments remains to be seen. Not an issue I intend to pursue further. My brilliant mind can be occupied by more pressing matters." Martin says.

"Hopefully the recent video efforts of Joshua and Johnathan cast a more positive light on my actions, as after seeing those two ramble on about nonsense for as long as they did how could anyone claim that I'm the one who is insane? Of course, with Johnathan there always remains the possibility that he is 'trolling' but he has not yet offered any indication to me that he doesn't sincerely believe the government is after him because he has psychic powers. Joshua remains obsessed with fictional superheroic ideals and seems to care little for the fact that he presents himself as a bit of a fool. One can't help but wonder when his foolishness will subside given that it may have lead to the harming of his fiance as well as two of his tag partners. Or is he taking this more seriously than he lets on? In fact, what evidence do we have that Johnathan DOESN'T have psychic powers. I will have to investigate both of them further but at the moment I remain understandably skeptical. The fact that my two friends are acting like imbeciles and seem to be achieving more success than I am is not lost on me but I do not distract myself with such paltry manmade concepts as jealousy. Perhaps they gain strength from their obsessions. This is reassuring as i have been paired with my obsession tonight." Martin says. He thinks he hears something and stops a moment to look around.

"Xaria Karloff is the reason I draw breath. She is my muse and perhaps having her by my side is precisely what I need to get out of this rut. Perhaps this Demon needs his Angel to show him the way. I am eager to see if this is the case. However, the stipulation of this match presents the small issue that I may be forced to face her n the future. Xaria and I have discussed this possibility in the past but... Would I really be willing to unleash the Monster inside on my wife...outside of the bedroom that is. She seems to enjoy the Monster in that setting at the very least. No...if it means achieving success I am capable of fighting her and defeating her. That may be the test I need. Fighting the only person in this world who I would not enjoy fighting. I would enjoy fighting Johnathan, Joshua...perhaps also the dead man who believes he is filming me without me knowing." Martin says before quickly opening the cracked door to stare down the cameraman.

"You have time to either run or select a deity and pray to him." Martin says. The camera suddenly drops and we hear fast footsteps as the Redemption Wrestling cameraman runs away. Martin picks up the camera and holds it directly in front of his face.

"John Blade and Alicia Hixx are feculent wastes of space. As we speak I hope they are considering how lucky they are that the Rainbow Angel's watchful eye means that I will not disembowel the two of them on live television. I will pause now to allow both of the simpletons to look up the word 'feculent'." Martin says, taking an actual moment to pause.

"Xaria, while I will do my best to restrain myself in your presence I may urge you to look away at times and promise not to be disturbed at my laughter at the misfortune and misery of our opponents. The man you share a be with is capable of cruelty you can not comprehend and I implore you to understand that. This equation excites me but not if you can't understand that I can separate my work from my home life with ease." Martin says.

"I can only continue to pray that our children are not properly exposed to the terrible things I can do to people. At the very least not until they are of age. Though I certainly hope that any children who ever have any ideas about bullying my young ones eventually see what I and their mother are capable of. I'm not saying I would ever harm a child, I'm saying I would not have any issues presenting myself as the kind of person who would harm a child if it would keep my children safe. My logic is sound. Shut up." Martin says though he isn't actually speaking to anyone.

"Let me state this as clearly as I can for Blade and Hixx; This is going to end poorly for you. I am going to bend you, I am going to break you, and I am going to laugh and any attempt to pray to an Angel for salvation will only result in more punishment. I can't wait to hear you both scream for me... See you in the ring." Martin says before setting the camera down outside the locker room and stepping back inside and slamming the door closed.