With the holiday’s just around the corner, that means it’s time for Seasons Beatings! On this historic night, Sycho Sid will get his first opportunity at WWF gold when he faces reigning and defending Intercontinental Champion Marty Jannetty. Undefeated, Sid has been a force to be reckoned with in the World Wrestling Federation since he made his debut.
While many wrestlers take the time to prepare for matches of this caliber, Sid is not like “many wrestlers” - he has a completely different pre-match routine…visualize and re-live all the moments where he’s found power in the pain he’s made others feel . However, tonight, he will not only visualize the pain he’ll inflict…but he’ll also visualizing himself becoming WWF Intercontinental Champion, taking one more step towards complete and utter domination of the World Wrestling Federation!
The scene fades in to an older, vacant farm-style house located in a rural part of Arkansas. It seems that, over time, the yard has grown up around the home and has not been tended to for quite some time. After a few seconds on focusing on the exterior, we head up to the wraparound porch and through the front door to find the interior of the home. We can clearly see this home is vacant as the dusty surfaces and cobwebs hanging from the ceiling tip us off. If we were there, I’m sure we would be able to smell the uncirculated, stale smells of mildew, cigarette smoke, and whiskey.
As we head deeper into the home, it starts getting darker. We find ourselves in one of the back bedrooms…no light, no windows, nowhere to sit…only a small night stand, and an old cot.
The camera focuses on the corner of the room now, to find none other than Number One Contender for the Intercontinental Championship, Sycho Sid, preparing himself mentally for his upcoming match. Wearing jeans and his signature leather vest, he sets an oil lamp down on the night stand which helps give the room some light. What’s also interesting is that he is holding a composite notebook, the kind used for note-taking, journaling, and the like. Sid inhales…and exhales…before he begins to speak.
Sycho Sid
“Welcome to Storytime with Sid…”
A smile creeps up on the face of Sid, as his eyes begin to widen. Reminiscing was something Sid did not do often, as it could be a very dangerous rabbit hole to go down. He opens up to the back of the journal, and begins to read the last page.
Sycho Sid
“Once upon a time, there was a man. He was about six foot five, about two hundred and fifty pounds. He was an older man, but that didn’t stop him….oh no, that didn’t stop him from beating THE HELL out of anyone who dare oppose him.”
Sid grinds his teeth together as he closes his eyes and shakes his head, like a chill just went down his spine.
Sycho Sid
“This man…was not a good man. He was a very unjust, POWERLESS, man. He thought he was in charge, he thought he was the boss, but he was wrong. And every chance he got, he would try to fool himself again and make himself THINK that he had power, that he was the MASTER… until one day…”
Slowly but surely, Sid’s laughter starts to pick up as his eyes grow more intense.
Sycho Sid
“UNTIL ONE DAY, JUSTICE REIGNED DOWN ON HIM AND HE NEVER LIFTED A FINGER AGAIN! Years and years of fake, phony power came to a halt and he learned the HARD WAY who the REAL MASTER AND RULER OF THE WORLD really WAS…and is.”
Sid tries to control his laughter, but it seems that with him being in such a mentally dark place, he has a harder time pulling himself together.
Sycho Sid
“It was a bad, bad, bad day for him…very bad. Sometimes, justice cannot take place without PAIN.”
Sid lowers his head, before he takes the journal and chucks it to the floor. Sid’s lowered heads raises a bit, as he makes eye contact with the camera. You can see multiple emotions in his face - anger, frustration, and determination just to name a few.
Sycho Sid
“It seems like our current Intercontinental Champion may have the same problem. So tell me, Marty Jannetty…do you really, really think that you have a chance walking away from Seasons Beatings with the Intercontinental Championship still in your possession? Or are you ready to accept your FATE? You’ve been fooling yourself, Marty, if you think that your title reign will exceed December 19th at the pay-per-view…”
Sid leans down and grabs an object off a nearby table. He holds it up, to reveal a men’s leather belt.
Sycho Sid
“Do you see this, Marty? Remember the little story I just told you? He had a belt too, just like you, and it filled his brain with lies, just like yours!”
In an impressive feat of strength, Sycho Sid takes the leather belt and holds one end of the belt in each of his hands and, with very little effort, Sid SNAPS the leather belt in half!
Sycho Sid
“THAT’S WHAT I THINK ABOUT THAT! Come Seasons Beatings, the Intercontinental Belt is all mine, because I am the ONLY MAN in the World Wrestling Federation CAPABLE of holding that belt how it should be held! A simple minded fool like YOU, Jannetty, is NOT cut out for this title! At the pay-per-view, I’m going to throw you through the canvas with a Powerbomb and that’ll be the end of you, just like it was…for him.”
Sid starts pulling his hair, but as soon as he realizes it, he stops and starts laughing again. Having a difficult time holding his emotions together, he decides to leave Marty Jannetty with one last statement.
Sycho Sid
“For every end, comes a new beginning, Marty. The end of your title reign will be the beginning of mine, and I will go on to rule the World Wrestling Federation for YEARS to come while everyone forgets about your existence, just like everyone forgot HIS existence…and your career will fade away! At Seasons Beatings, you’re going to learn why I AM the MASTER…and the RULER….OF THE WORLD!”
With swear pouring down his face, Sid begins to laugh as the switch in his mind gets flipped yet again. The amount of emotions on display are almost too many to count, and it’s safe to say that Sycho Sid is NOT in an emotionally stable headspace heading into his match with Marty Jannetty. It’s safe to say that we’ve never seen Sycho Sid like this before. The scene fades to black as Sid holds the severed leather belt in his hand, staring down at it, laughing.
Although we’ve always known Sycho Sid’s behavior to be erratic, ever-changing, and unpredictable, we’ve never really known why. While we still don’t know exactly the events in his life that has led him to be such a dangerous force both inside and outside the ring, we can’t help but wonder if this was perhaps a small glimpse into those events?
Regardless, with all mindfulness out the window, Sycho Sid has his eyes firmly set on the prize - the Intercontinental Championship. So far everything Sid has set out to accomplish, he has done so. Just one more win under his belt will secure him the Intercontinental Title, and from there…who knows? When you’re the Master and Ruler of the World, I guess you can do whatever you damn well please.