Post by Alex Jones on Mar 10, 2011 22:23:27 GMT -6
“Excuses excuses”
“Everyone has excuses.”
“But the problem is once you reach a certain point excuses don’t mean much....”
“You have to rise above”
“Accept your own limitations and accept your own losses”
“Through acceptance of one’s limits true growth can flourish...”
“And then the limits slowly disappear”
“Strength through humility”
“Humility leads to self appreciation”
“Self appreciation leads to confidence...”
“And confidence is a weapon....”
“Everyone has excuses.”
“But the problem is once you reach a certain point excuses don’t mean much....”
“You have to rise above”
“Accept your own limitations and accept your own losses”
“Through acceptance of one’s limits true growth can flourish...”
“And then the limits slowly disappear”
“Strength through humility”
“Humility leads to self appreciation”
“Self appreciation leads to confidence...”
“And confidence is a weapon....”
“I’m so proud of you.”. Shelly looked at Alex, her eyes full of love as he holds their son. The bottle of milk formula being slurped down by the growing child. Alex turns his head looking deep into Shelly’s eyes.
“Proud?. Why are you proud of me?.” Alex tilts his head asking the question. Shelly scoots a little closer and slides her hand up to his that rests on their son as he feeds. She leans in close staring into Alex’s eyes, her lips press against his as the two lovers share a kiss.
“Here you are following your dream yet you don’t neglect your duties as a father....or husband...”. Shelly smiles wide.
“If it wasn’t for you my dream would have died Shell.....You pushed me towards this and you made me realise what I needed to do....who I needed to be...”. Alex smiles back at Shelly. She gets to her feet and opens her arms as Alex hands her their son......
“You should be going...you have all that press stuff to do and the open workout, the autograph session.....”. Shelly laughs to herself as Alex rolls his eyes.
“God you’d think I was champion already....” Alex chuckles to himself as Shelly places Dylan in his cot, she puts on a nightlight and a cd of lullabies shutting the door.
“You will be champion Alex...” Shelly takes his hand and kisses his fingertips.
Alex closes his eyes and breathes deeply. “So many times I wanted to walk away. So many times I wanted to leave, just do something else. You pulled me back from the brink and gave me purpose. You made me see that my dream wasn’t silly, you made me see that I am good enough to be a world champion....”
“Alex, Angel told me when you first came here that he wanted to face you. He saw this arrogant young man who could be champion and he wanted to test himself against you. Here we are after everything we’ve gone through, Angel is your friend, I’m your wife and we have a beautiful son together. Now you need to go and realise your dream...climb that ladder my love....become your destiny....” Shelly pulls Alex against her the two hold each other tight as Alex closes his eyes again kissing her forehead.
“I love you Shelly....”
“And I you Alex....”
“Your world has come crumbling down Charlie. That belt has cost you everything. And the reason why it has cost you everything is simple. Karma. You did everything wrong to get that belt, lied, stole, cheated. And then when you eventually got it you believed your own hype. You believed you are really that good. The problem is that no one is that good. No one is as amazing as you believe yourself to be. In wrestling terms you are the “cocky heel”. But it has honestly gone beyond that. Your own blind ambition has been pushed aside and now not only was your ambition blind but now so is your own view on morality and honor. You don’t deserve to be champion Charlie. You don’t deserve it because you are not the best. I’ve proved it every single time I got in the ring with you. Every time I’ve stood toe to toe with you I’ve been the better man.....”
“You can say I’m just jawing off at the mouth, that I’m being arrogant, that I’m jealous of you. But in the end the entire world sees you for what you really are. A commoner who would be king. You see yourself as an elegant ruler, standing over NCW as his kingdom. The young guns are your royal court. The problem is Charles Velez is that you’re more like a tyrant. Ignoring rules and a code of honor to push you own agenda forward and steal what you want. The world title hasn’t given you the personal life and satisfaction you desire because you don’t deserve it....”
“I’ve known you for a long long time Charlie. Through XHF we battled, the young guns and overdrive, two groups always struggling to destroy one another. Internal ego’s destroyed Overdrive, just as it did the young guns. But let’s be clear on something Charlie. You were never my rival. You were never the man I looked up to and wanted to be better than. That was Venom. He was always my “rival” and truth be told, after being in the ring with both you and Venom, I have to say that Venom playing second fiddle to you is just plain wrong. Venom is and will always be the better of you too....you better just hope he never figures it out and stays in his own little place of bliss....”
“But this isn’t about our past, this isn’t about a dead company run into the ground by one power hungry zealot. This is about NCW, this is about a company that I made my home and you and Venom have now come into and in typical young guns fashion tried to take over.”
“But now here you sit, world title around your waist, big smile like some kind of all conquering hero as your personal kingdom falls apart. And when faced with a reality you ignore it. So let me say it bluntly so you and everyone else can understand. Charlie Velez, I am better than you. I destroyed you, I beat you and now I stand here ready to do it again. Now you sit there with your excuses talking about how the odds were put against you. Real champions don’t make excuses, real champions rise above adversity and win, so you Charlie Velez are no champion. You’re a pretender to the throne, a lying cheating scumbag who is taking a title that means something and that deserves respect and you are flushing it down the toilet....”
“In short, you are nothing but a lucky bum who cheated his way to the top. And now here you are faced with two men who both want to end your reign and instead of looking inward at your faults and trying to admit to them and overcome them like a true warrior you deny them and lie to not just the fans and your peers but you lie to yourself and your family. Angel did that once too. You chose to bring it up so let’s get into that shall we?. Angel was losing himself down a slippery slope. He was hurting his wife and his child. Shelly and I fell in love, we couldn’t help it. And I saw what Angel was doing to his own daughter and I protected her from him. Slowly Angel realised what kind of monster he had become and slowly I realised what kind of monster I could be...in the end, after taking years off each other’s careers, after looking at each other and realising we were both right. We shook hands, we become brothers in blood. I respect Angel and love him like a brother. He brought out the best in me and now here I am with my family and friends behind me ready to take what is rightfully mine and realise my destiny......”
“What about you Charlie...where’s your family?.....”
“In the year that you’ve been here dominating NCW you’ve slowly lost it all. But let’s have a look at dominating NCW shall we?. Because while you’ve been here a year the true measure of a champion and a legend is built upon the list of names he has left in his wake. I may not have been world champion Charlie but you just look at the list of men who have fallen at my feet and realised that I belong on top. I’ve been in the ring with the best and consistently been better. Truth is Charlie, you’re world champion for two reasons, one, Dave Holland burnt out. And two, because Angel, Adam Knite, Steve Awesome and myself were all too busy at the time....”
“Greatness is earned...and all you’ve earned is my foot inserted in your ass......”
“So much anger..”
“A misplaced anger”
“Directed at the wrong people...”
“It is not myself or Charlie that need to be held accountable for your failures...”
“Your failure as a professional...”
“Your failure as a boyfriend....”
“Your failure as a man....”
“No Kyle...the man who should be held accountable is the man staring back from a mirror.....”
“A misplaced anger”
“Directed at the wrong people...”
“It is not myself or Charlie that need to be held accountable for your failures...”
“Your failure as a professional...”
“Your failure as a boyfriend....”
“Your failure as a man....”
“No Kyle...the man who should be held accountable is the man staring back from a mirror.....”
“Maybe I was wrong Falcon. Maybe you shouldn’t simply stand aside for me. Maybe you should be in this match. After all your name is on that list of names Charlie screwed over on his way to “greatness”. See maybe I’m just angry because if one of us should beat Charlie he can use it as an excuse as to why he lost. One on one there would be no excuse. A three way dance however, he could accuse us of conspiring against him. He could make excuses, which is something he’s always been good at....”
“But see, at the same time you pose many questions. I’ve left three times Falcon. Three times I walked away. Once was because of an injury. Nothing I could do about that, the other two times is because truth be told, I was tired of sitting back and waiting for what I’d earned. I was sick of watching others just jump ahead, others like Charlie Velez. Truth be told if it was you and me going at it for the world title I’d be happy. As an in ring competitor I respect you Kyle, I always have. As a human being part of me hates your guts but you shouldn’t take offense to that, I hate ninety nine percent of people.”
“I do know you Falcon. You were once a good man but I watched that man slip away and become something else. All because of his own limitations and failures. I know because the same thing happened to me I let myself become a monster when Angel and I almost killed each other. But to answer your more obvious questions as to why I didn’t go after others and I waited for someone I could beat. Well, I have to ask, if you know I can beat Charlie, why couldn’t you?. Lets face it Falcon, the one issue you haven’t addressed is that you tried and FAILED at beating him.”
“The two things that keep popping up is that you failed to beat him the first time, it’s a fact. And that apparently I don’t deserve to be in this match. NCW management put me in this match. So obviously to them I deserve this, to them, the people that matter, I am a contender. That’s another fact. So tell me Falcon, tell me with your usual wit about how I walk away and then come back demanding everything. The reason why I demanded a shot is because Charlie is a fake champion, and honestly I’d rather see you as a champion again instead of Valez....”
“But I’m warning you, you woman beating, make up wearing son of a bitch, don’t you ever, EVVVEEERRR call me a coward. I’ve stood toe to toe with Adam Knite, Homeless Harold and a thousand and one other stars on NCW who were touted as the greatest and at one time or another I’ve beaten them.....”
“So it seems now you too are looking for excuses. I wonder what the excuse will be when you and Charlie are standing there watching me walk away with the NCW world title?....what excuse Falcon?.....it won’t matter...in the end all that matter is the title....and the new champion will reign with honor and respect.....”
“Have a nice day....”