Post by Alex Jones on May 16, 2011 22:29:51 GMT -6
“A national title shot...”
“I wanted to go back to the beginning”
“Work my way up...”
“Three weeks...”
“Three wins....”
“And here I am....”
“A shot at a title...”
“I wonder though...”
“How many people will say that I didn’t earn it”
“Don’t deserve it”
“Bullied my way to it”
“Bribed my way to it?”
“How many people will tell me I’m not good enough?”
“Strong enough?”
“Smart enough?”
“How many will step in my way?”
“Hey...I guess time will tell...”
“I wanted to go back to the beginning”
“Work my way up...”
“Three weeks...”
“Three wins....”
“And here I am....”
“A shot at a title...”
“I wonder though...”
“How many people will say that I didn’t earn it”
“Don’t deserve it”
“Bullied my way to it”
“Bribed my way to it?”
“How many people will tell me I’m not good enough?”
“Strong enough?”
“Smart enough?”
“How many will step in my way?”
“Hey...I guess time will tell...”
“This was unexpected.....”
I smirk and hold my arms over my chest. My short brown hair spiked up and moved around for that sexy “just out of bed” look.
“I told the world I was going to start from the beginning. Go to the bottom of the ladder and work my way up. I wanted to earn the right to face the world champion. See I had always earned the right to do it once. Years of service, victories over a who’s who of NCW legends and champions. But some people disagreed with my method of simply ASKING for a title shot because I’d been overlooked. But now I wonder how many of you will call foul on this?. I take myself out of the game, out of any title picture, I just start facing anyone NCW throws at me and within two months here I am a contender for the National title. A belt second only to the NCW title in importance.”
“I look at the names who have held that belt. Jack Manson, Steve Awesome, Falcon, Spike...the list goes on and on. But one man to have held the title before, one man who has my attention is Ricky Johnson. Ricky is a former national champion, a former Tag team champion and after tagging with him this week I can see why he’s getting another shot at the national belt. But Ricky I want you to listen to me very carefully. You and I haven’t had that much to do with each other in NCW. I’ve faced you in tag matches, been your partner and I’ve seen you in the ring and backstage. But honestly you and I don’t know that much about one another. But one thing you need to know about me...one thing you can only learn by facing me is that I never quit....”
“I’ve been given a chance to add a title to my collection, a chance to hold something that proves I’m one of the best in not only NCW but the world and I’m not going to go at this half assed. I know you’ll be putting everything into this. Your blood sweat and tears. But I also know you probably are more weary of Venom the current national champion than me....that would be a mistake. Don’t underestimate me Ricky. It’ll be your downfall my friend....”
I laugh to myself. An ego filled statement if I’ve ever heard one. It came from my lips and even now I have no idea why I said it. Wouldn’t it be better for Johnson to underestimate me?. To count me out as a nobody?. As a has-been?....
“One man who I know won’t underestimate me is the third man in this match. The current national champion and NEW leader of the NEW young guns, Venom. See V, I know you won’t underestimate me because you know me. You know that beneath the arrogance, beneath the cocky nature there is an athlete who is a real threat to your national title reign. In NW you and I have come face to face a few times with me coming out on top. But I’m not about to let that fact rule how I enter this match....”
“See while there is a danger of people underestimating me there’s a danger to me of being lazy in this match and just thinking that because I’ve beaten you before I can beat you again. Truth is V even though as a person I hate your guts as an athlete and as a wrestler I respect you. I respect what you’ve accomplished being a former Tag team and Honor champion. And I respect you as a national champion, being champion for over a hundred days man, that’s no easy feat in NCW with the talent pool we have....”
“But I have to ask V, why continue with this Young guns crap?. You could have had your choice of anyone in NCW to be in the new Young Guns, and you choose Andrew Jacobsen?. Really?. Andrew wannabe Jacobsen?. The most boring generic guy to ever step foot in NCW?. I swear when the guy talks you can hear the combined snoring of thousands of fans as they slowly fall asleep....”
“I gotta tell you...Jacobsen is awesome for getting my kid to sleep, just pop on a promo or match and BAM my son is out like a light. Not to **** on your leadership skills there buddy but honestly....why these three?. Has Charlie called you and called you an idiot yet?. Has he sued you for the Young Guns name rights yet to stop this god awful abortion of a group?. I may of disliked you guys, I may have done everything in my power to beat and humiliate the young guns but at the same time even I’m embarrassed watching you piss on the legacy of something you created....”
I shake my head and laugh...so much history between the young guns and myself....
“But all personal attachments aside I have to say that this match is a chance I’m not going to let slip through my fingers. The national title, a chance to beat you...again. I started from the bottom again and within weeks got put in this match after beating Freakke, Spike and the internationals. Three wins and NCW management decided I was worth a title shot. For months people have been putting me down, talking crap and trying to make me feel like I wasn’t worth anything, trying to make me believe I hadn’t earned what was given...”
“Now here I am with another shot at greatness. Are you going to try and take it away with your words V?. Are you going to say I don’t deserve it?, maybe ask who I “blew” to get this shot?. Or are you going to take me as a credible threat to your title and realise that in me you have a challenger wants to do nothing more than destroy you again and prove to you..again that I am the better man....”
“Like I have time and time again......”
Alex sits in Angels office, his feet up on his desk.
“See I was talking to some of the other heads of departments and we...get your feet off my desk....”
Alex pulls his feet down and laughs....
“Sorry boss...”
“Yes anyway as I was saying I was against giving you a national title shot.....”
Alex raises an eyebrow...
“Why?”
“Because I felt you hadn’t done enough..but Dante wouldn’t shut up.....”
Alex nods and looks away....
“Wow you’re an asshole....”
“I know..but I was doing my job...either way...from a general manager stand point..go make those ratings soar....from a friend standpoint...good luck bro....”
Alex stands up and bumps knuckles with Angel as he turns to leave......