Post by Steven Luke on Mar 11, 2011 11:57:30 GMT -6
I've been on a bit of a losing streak as most of you know. I've even publicly speculated that it is Jack Manson's fault. I've blamed him for rubbing his bad luck off on me. I blamed him because it all started the day I beat him for the first time. I can admit when I'm wrong though and I've taken a long close listen to Jack Manson's last promo over again and I've decided that he is right and I am wrong. I am probably just showing my age. I'm probably just losing because I've gotten up there in the years and I just can't hang with these young kids anymore.
That made me think though, am I really that old? Am I really that old that I am slowing down and losing focus? It also made me think, how old does Jack Manson think I am? Am I ancient to him just because he's SOOO much more younger then me? Is five years really that big of a difference anyway? Who cares really? It's obviously the age thing that has me. I'm twenty eight years old. I am well past my prime now. It is time I buy myself a pair of white shoes, a few Hawaiian shirts, and retire to some little villa on the coast of Florida because I am so past my prime that I can't handle it anymore.
Wait, wait one second there. That can't be right though. Charlie Velez is the same age as me and he just won his first World Championship. He's in the prime of his career, how can I be past my prime? It must be some kind of mistake. No one at my advanced age could be competing at that high of a level. There is no way someone at the ripe old age of twenty eight could still be considered the greatest wrestler in the industry. He's gotta be way past his prime.
Wait, wait one more time. I could be confused. I could be completely out of my mind, but isn't Falcon fighting in the main event too? Am I out of my mind or is Falcon fighting for the World Championship and he is...five years older then me? Whoa, could I be wrong? Could I not be past my prime? No, that couldn't be. The only reason Falcon is still competing at the high level that he is is because of all the martial arts training he has done. That stuff keeps you young and in shape, just ask Jackie Chan. No, Falcon is an anomaly. No one that age could still be fighting for World Championships.
Wait, wait for just a few moments longer. My brain seems to be arguing with itself because I remember one more thing. Didn't Gib, who is now retired, just win the World Championship last year? Didn't a guy who is well past retirement age stand on top of this company as it's best just one year ago? If a guy in his forties is still able to compete at this kind of level how is the age of twenty eight past his prime? It's not like Gib took extra good care of himself to keep himself in shape that long. This is a guy who lived on the streets for a long portion of his life and has had sex with more hookers then Megan Kane has had with black guys. This is a guy with so many illegitimate children that he seems to be finding a new one each year. If a guy who lived most of his life off of beer and what he could dig out of a trash can could still fight at the highest level well into his forties then how am I past my prime? I take care of myself. I work hard to stay in good shape. I don't drink to much. What could I be doing wrong?
The answer is nothing. I'm not doing a damn thing wrong. I have just been on the short end of the stick lately and it happens to the best of us. You're right Jack. I probably shouldn't be blaming it on you. I should probably take it for what it's worth and just realize that I'm still the one with the National Championship and the rest of those idiots who I've lost to are not. I should probably just ignore the fact that I've been losing and look to the future. Problem is I am a bit of a historian. I like to look at my past and use it to avoid making the same mistakes in the future and the biggest mistake I can see when I look back at the last few weeks is you.
I worked so hard to prove all those idiots and Kelly Knite wrong. I worked so hard to show them all that the only reason guys like you and Joe Everyman were multi time National Champions was because I wasn't here. I focused so much on beating you in that first fight that I didn't quite have enough energy to pull myself together in the coming weeks and continue my streak. I could take blame all on myself, but quite simply Jack, it's easier to blame you and take out my frustrations on you. That's exactly what I plan on doing too. I plan on showing you that I'm not only past my prime, but I plan on showing you just how green you really are. Multi time National Champion or not, you're still just another rookie to me.
That made me think though, am I really that old? Am I really that old that I am slowing down and losing focus? It also made me think, how old does Jack Manson think I am? Am I ancient to him just because he's SOOO much more younger then me? Is five years really that big of a difference anyway? Who cares really? It's obviously the age thing that has me. I'm twenty eight years old. I am well past my prime now. It is time I buy myself a pair of white shoes, a few Hawaiian shirts, and retire to some little villa on the coast of Florida because I am so past my prime that I can't handle it anymore.
Wait, wait one second there. That can't be right though. Charlie Velez is the same age as me and he just won his first World Championship. He's in the prime of his career, how can I be past my prime? It must be some kind of mistake. No one at my advanced age could be competing at that high of a level. There is no way someone at the ripe old age of twenty eight could still be considered the greatest wrestler in the industry. He's gotta be way past his prime.
Wait, wait one more time. I could be confused. I could be completely out of my mind, but isn't Falcon fighting in the main event too? Am I out of my mind or is Falcon fighting for the World Championship and he is...five years older then me? Whoa, could I be wrong? Could I not be past my prime? No, that couldn't be. The only reason Falcon is still competing at the high level that he is is because of all the martial arts training he has done. That stuff keeps you young and in shape, just ask Jackie Chan. No, Falcon is an anomaly. No one that age could still be fighting for World Championships.
Wait, wait for just a few moments longer. My brain seems to be arguing with itself because I remember one more thing. Didn't Gib, who is now retired, just win the World Championship last year? Didn't a guy who is well past retirement age stand on top of this company as it's best just one year ago? If a guy in his forties is still able to compete at this kind of level how is the age of twenty eight past his prime? It's not like Gib took extra good care of himself to keep himself in shape that long. This is a guy who lived on the streets for a long portion of his life and has had sex with more hookers then Megan Kane has had with black guys. This is a guy with so many illegitimate children that he seems to be finding a new one each year. If a guy who lived most of his life off of beer and what he could dig out of a trash can could still fight at the highest level well into his forties then how am I past my prime? I take care of myself. I work hard to stay in good shape. I don't drink to much. What could I be doing wrong?
The answer is nothing. I'm not doing a damn thing wrong. I have just been on the short end of the stick lately and it happens to the best of us. You're right Jack. I probably shouldn't be blaming it on you. I should probably take it for what it's worth and just realize that I'm still the one with the National Championship and the rest of those idiots who I've lost to are not. I should probably just ignore the fact that I've been losing and look to the future. Problem is I am a bit of a historian. I like to look at my past and use it to avoid making the same mistakes in the future and the biggest mistake I can see when I look back at the last few weeks is you.
I worked so hard to prove all those idiots and Kelly Knite wrong. I worked so hard to show them all that the only reason guys like you and Joe Everyman were multi time National Champions was because I wasn't here. I focused so much on beating you in that first fight that I didn't quite have enough energy to pull myself together in the coming weeks and continue my streak. I could take blame all on myself, but quite simply Jack, it's easier to blame you and take out my frustrations on you. That's exactly what I plan on doing too. I plan on showing you that I'm not only past my prime, but I plan on showing you just how green you really are. Multi time National Champion or not, you're still just another rookie to me.