Post by Todd Williams on May 19, 2011 23:25:56 GMT -6
So today I had the opportunity to look in the mirror and was able to see the person staring back at me. What I saw wasn’t something that I was happy with. The person glancing back at me was someone who felt like giving up on everything. What’s the point of living life if you can’t enjoy it with the ones that you love? For far too long I have busted my ass trying to make others happy. I have put others needs before my own and it honestly didn’t get me anywhere. I don’t want to be the guy that just throws the towel in when the going gets tough. I don’t want to be that man who a daughter looks up to as being a father but doesn’t have the courage to stand up to her mother. I don’t want to be the guy who backed away from a challenge or a fight just because he felt like he didn’t have a chance at winning.
I will be the first to admit that I honestly felt like walking away from all of this. Between the constant struggles of my wife and I, and an angry European who won’t give me an inch I felt like just giving into the wills of my flesh and admitting that I had enough. I can only put up a fake façade acting all happy go lucky before people find out the truth about me. It’s as if I am playing a serious game of poker but in this case poker is the game of life. I been dealt a hand that I honestly don’t like. I don’t even want to go through seeing what the flop, turn, or river hold for me. I just want to fold before I even let things play out…
That’s that state that I am in. this whole situation with Crystal is driving me over the edge. I want to know where I want wrong. At first I can see where she had the right to be upset with me. I used to be someone who was only concerned about being in my own emotional bubble. Playing hours upon hours of World of Warcraft closed off from the world. The thought of divorce was thrown onto the table but I refused to acknowledge it because I knew that Crystal and I could get over the hump of being upset at each other.
Sure enough with my life in shambles I decided to raise my game up a notch. That’s when I decided to take a stand for myself. To the benefit of Crystal I became hungry, and the only thing running through my mind was that I just couldn’t fail her. With that concept I pushed myself to bounce back from the isolationism and I went out there putting my all in that ring. I beat Paul Star and things just continued to get better from there. I went on a little streak and I defeated people such as Spike Kane, Paul Star, Roberto Verona, and hell even Rob Diamond to become the X Champion, but as much as I was soaring to the top there was another entity who had their eyes on me. An entity who wanted to see me reach my downfall at every possible moment Roberto this is where you come in.
What can I say except since day one you have had your eyes on me. You saw me as an easy target and as someone who was the exact opposite of you. I have the qualities that you just can never come to appreciate. I will admit at first the arrogance in me started to play out. I thought I was the Solution to your Revolution. What possible Revolution can some French, British, Italian or wherever you come from bring about. In our first encounter I proved to be the better man but that just wasn’t enough for you. You couldn’t beat me alone so you went about and sought out the aid of some help. You blindsided me basically jumping me to earn your spot in the Young Guns.
I didn’t stress it though. I was more than ready to let bygones be bygones but jumping me just wasn’t enough. You had to further get involved with me. When the time came for me to have my big X Championship match I wanted to show the world that I had what it took to be in the ring with one of the best in the business. It was a great match between Rob and me but you had to get in the middle of my affairs and you actually gave me the opening I needed to win the X Championship. I didn’t know what to think about it. At first I thought it was just a ploy for you to get a future title shot but at the time it had nothing to do with that. You just wanted to see me sweat a little, and you wanted to see how I would react to basically winning my first championship but with your help.
At first I tried to ignore it, and I tried to live life as if it didn’t happen but you wouldn’t make it that easy for me. You would bring up the fact that you put it around my waist and was waiting in the shadows for your opportunity to strike. At Sovereign what can I say… except for the fact that you beaten me. The numbers game played out in your favor and there wasn’t a thing I could do to stop you from winning.
It has been a few weeks since you beat me, but since then you have had the best of me and you once again blindsided me when I had my back turned. Not only that but that only led my wife to getting jumped as well. With all of these thoughts going through my head you have made me wonder if I even have what it takes to protect my wife despite her going off with another wrestler behind my back, you really placed me in the situation where I am questioning my own manhood. All because of you Verona I just want to say that you won and give up on everything that I worked so hard at obtaining….After all did I really achieve everything that I have or were you the training wheels that simply guided me there??? Roberto I honestly don’t know what to say except I want to really give up…
Our scene opens up and this time we are taken to the home of Todd Williams. It is there where we are able to see Todd Williams sitting down on his couch. He doesn’t say a word as he just leans back contemplating on what he should do with himself. It isn’t long before we are able to see Todd’s older sister Jennifer. She hovers over him as she just looks down into his eyes. She is almost speechless as she honestly doesn’t know what to say about Todd’s quiet state. The Dreamer Todd Williams seems to be in a trance of some sorts as he has his mind elsewhere. Brittany walks into the living room and she giggles a bit as she has a backpack on her back. She looks up into the eyes of her aunt as she begins to speak to her.
Brittany: “Aunt Jenny you ready to go?”
Jennifer just smiles as she nods her head at her niece. She can’t help but grant her a loving smile in return as she replies back to her.
Jennifer: “Of course pumpkin. We are going to have the best time ever. We are going to play video games, watch movies, and eat all of the junk food that you could possibly imagine. Listen Brittany why don’t you do your auntie a favor and go wait out in the car. Your father and I need to have a grown folks conversation it really shouldn’t take that long. Is that ok with you Brittany?”
Brittany nods her head in agreement as she looks back at her Aunt.
Brittany: “Alright Aunt Jenny…. Daddy I love you and I hope you beat that mean Roberto guy….”
Todd doesn’t even acknowledge her, and Brittany just skips her way out the front door towards Jenny’s car. Jennifer just sighs as Todd sits there in his little trance. She doesn’t know what to say but tries her best to reach out to him.
Jennifer: “Listen Todd, I know you have a lot going on but you just can’t let this get the best of you. Because the moment you focus on this for far too long, the more it’s just going to get inside of you and it’s going to end up being your downfall. You are better than this Todd. I know you have your mind on Crystal but you are going to have to be focused on the task at hand which is Verona. You have the talent to beat him but you have to go in there with a clear head and in the right state of mind. If you just sit there, and drown yourself in your own self pity and misery the battle is going to be over far before it even begins. You have the power to conquer this. You just need to find your identity and find it in time to beat Verona. You feel me Todd?”
Todd doesn’t say a word. As a matter of fact he isn’t even bulging an inch. His eyes are locked on Jennifer but his brain clearly is elsewhere. Jenny honestly doesn’t know what to say but she just keeps her eyes locked on Todd. She takes a long breath as she slowly approaches him. She wraps her arms around him embracing him into a tight hug. She backs away a few feet as she continues to speak.
Jennifer: “Listen Todd whatever it is that you are going through I really wish you the best of luck that you could sit there and overcome it. You are my only baby brother and I would be heartbroken if something ever happened to you. Please be safe and please take care of yourself. You can trust that little Brittany is in good hands. You let me worry about taking care of your daughter and you just focus on beating that Roberto at a Night to Remember. The cameras are all on you and everyone is looking forward to seeing what Todd Williams has planned for them. Give them what they want and never forget who you are.”
With that being said Todd’s older sister starts heading towards the door. Todd really wanted to get up out of his chair and tell his sister thank you for the words of encouragement but he just couldn’t bring himself to do that. Jenny finally left the house and she entered into her car. She backs away out of the driveway leaving Todd all alone by himself. Todd finally sighs as he leans back in his chair and looks up at the ceiling. He begins to speak out loud to himself.
Todd: “I am sorry for being so quiet Jenny but this match with Verona is something that needs my complete attention. I know you really wanted to speak to me and help motivate me to success but this is something that I need to do on my own….”
Todd yawns again as he finally gets up from his chair and stands up on his feet.
I really want to give up and confess that I am nothing compared to you Verona but then I come to the realization that I am not only fighting for myself but I am fighting for everyone that believes in me. It’s not about my own needs but it goes way beyond that. It goes hand and hand with giving my daughter a positive role model that she can look up too, it gives my wife the image that he is ready to embrace manhood and is ready to fight whatever is in his path, and it gives the fans a hero that they can believe in.
The way I see it I am Solid Snake in Metal Gear Solid 4 and you are my microwave hall. Everyone is counting on me to save the world but the only way that I can do so is if I am willing to put my own body on the line in order to do so. The pain has been way too much to handle. Ranging from your blindside attacks on me, to the constant demoralizing of my name, and my wife.
I felt like it couldn’t get any worst. I felt as if I had hit rock bottom and all hope was lost but that’s when I realized that all of the pain and hell that you were putting me through were in fact nothing. It was just the same old **** or a different day. I could either sit there and cry about my predicament or I could just keep crawling and inching my way to the end where the light to the tunnel is at. I have been beaten down so much what is a few more inches going to do to me? I already am at my lowest and there isn’t any way that it could get worst than this so that’s when I decide to push on. I just can’t give up because giving up is a shortcut to losing and I am not a loser.
So Roberto I applaud your efforts at trying to break me. You can sit there and beat me down to no end but I will just still rise up to my feet. You can send all of the Young Guns at me and I will still find a way to rise back up. I know you are probably thinking that this is just gibberish coming from the mouth of Todd Williams but how can it be gibberish when the fact is that I am a living testament of everything that you done to me. The beat downs, the name calling all of it and I am still standing. So go ahead Roberto give me your absolute worst and no matter what you put me through I will still be that nuisance that just won’t go away.
I mean if I can be involved in a marriage that has been on the rocks for the last seven years what makes you think that I would have the audacity to cry over getting my ass handed to me by some Italian douche bag who reminds me of a no name Italian thug in a Max Payne video game?
You really aren’t that important Roberto and it won’t take bullet time to take you out. I can beat straight up and I applaud the match choice that the company has decided to put us in. A good old fashion leather strap match, it just doesn’t get any better than having the one person that you hate more than anything in this world attached to you. You can expect me to whip your ass to no end, and I won’t stop until you realize that you can’t mess with TODD WILLIAMS. So go ahead Roberto you keep going all out of your way to make my life a living hell and I will just keep standing up on my face. If it doesn’t kill me it will only make me stronger, and up to this point I feel stronger than I ever was….
We are able to see Todd walking around in his living room and he walks over to a different part of the room and it is there where he looks at the Williams wall of accomplishments. Crystal’s side of the wall was just too long. There were things such as Golden records, various movie awards, and even numerous replica belts for many different wrestling organizations but Todd just shakes his head in disgust as he glances at his own side and there really wasn’t that much to brag about. He sighs as he looks at some of his replicas and no matter which of the Replica belts he looks at they all have a similar message next to them. Lost in first title defense, Todd just shakes his head some more and speaks out loud to himself.
Todd: “So is that the story of my life? That I am nothing but a transitional champion and am merely a placeholder for someone better to just come around and snatch the championship away off of me. Even Roberto stated that about me and now in just a couple of days I have to live with the fact that image may come to pass. This is my chance to show the critics wrong, this is my chance to show everyone that I can be a true champion and I can’t get caught up into the past….”
Todd just sighs as he turns his attention away from his wall but now he walks over to the living room table. He spots his X Championship resting on the table and he picks it up placing it onto his shoulder. He likes how the belt feels on his shoulder. He sits back on the couch and just continues to stare at the championship belt as he speaks out some more.
Todd: “I will admit that I love the way that the championship feels around me. With this title around my shoulder I feel like I am someone of importance. I feel like I am a true champion of the people and no one can tell me different. It’s a feeling that I absolutely love and I can’t imagine it being taken away from me so soon. I am not a transitional champion and I won’t let anyone or anything take this away from me. My daughter’s confidence in me may have been lost a bit and Steve Awesome may have taken my wife away from me. I have lost a lot but I will damn if I lose the X Championship. As a matter of fact I won’t lose it…. I just won’t damn it….”
With that being said Todd takes the championship off of his shoulders and he places it into his lap. He just stares at it intently and holds it tightly. He takes a long deep breath as he rises back up. He paces around the room for a bit before he walks over to another part of the room. He is over at his computer area and he grabs a picture that is on his desk. The picture is a wedding one from when he married Crystal. He clinches it tightly as he just speaks some more out loud.
Todd: “I have lost way too much and I cannot fathom to lose another thing. Come A Night To Remember not only will I successfully defend my X Championship but I will be a step closer to gaining back some of the things that I lost. So I hope you are watching Crystal because I want you to know that your husband won’t rest until he wins you back. He doesn’t care how many Young Guns he has to go through and he doesn’t care about the costs or the risks. You are my world and I would crawl through a million microwave halls if it meant winning or saving you in the process. Just wait Crystal because your husband will make you proud….”
With that being said Todd can’t help but smile at the photo as it is clear that he has something that he is fighting for. He keeps his eyes locked on the photograph and it is on this image that we slowly fade out on.
Well Roberto this is it buddy. We certainly have come a far way haven’t we? From the times of me kicking your ass to the current you that relies on others to beat me in the ring, clearly you know that I am right. Because wasn’t it just last pay per view Sovereign when the Young Guns had to interfere so that you could finally pick up a victory over me?
Granted the night I did win the X Championship you had a part to play but it just seems like you have no problem using the Young Guns to serve your needs, and now you are in a group that has absolutely no purpose. I mean what are you doing in a group that was of importance of importance when my wife’s best friend was in it? Now look at it. It’s just there and you all are just running trying to figure out your place in this company. It really is a damn shame.
You all aren’t on the same page as you would like to believe. To me the Young Guns just sound like a cheap ploy for Venom to have backup and hold onto his little National Championship. Besides what makes the Young Guns Young anyway?
Seriously because the way I see it you all are pretty old…. Don’t understand? Well for starters you Verona continue to say the same OLD **** over and over again. So that’s one thing that isn’t young… Venom thinking that his Young Guns are important is actually getting quite OLD. People beating Andrew Jacobsen like he is a whipping post is getting kind of OLD, and the little witch in your stable You know Trish Newborn well rumor has it that her pussy cat is quite OLD that guys don’t want to see it anymore so she is forced to show it to girls.
You see Verona you can rely on the Young Guns as much as you want but the truth is that we are going to be entering into a leather strap match on Sunday. You do know the concept of a strap match right? Its two guys tied up together and in order to win the match you have to make a complete victory circle around your opponent touching all four corners. In other words it’s just going to be you and me in that ring, and none of the Young Guns will be there to bail you out. I am going to dance circles around you but not before I whip you to no end. I mean I am going to take that strap and beat your ass until day break. I can picture it now….
SLAP
Bitch do you know my name?
Slap
I’M
Slap
TODD
Slap
WILLIAMS!
Roberto the time for talking is offer and it truly will be A Night to Remember. I am going to send you home with the image that dreams can in fact become a reality. I know the odds are stacked heavily against me but as long as I go out there and believe in myself I know there is no chance that I could possibly lose. I have come way too damn far to lose it all and be forever known as a transitional champion. The last time we fought it was just a grudge match but this time the title is on the line and I am not going to lose it in my first defense. I love the fact that you tried to use a Star Wars analogy against me. I am a Skywalker but I view myself more as an Anakin.
I was slowly rising up to the top going on a little winning streak but at Sovereign you had to go Obi Wan on me and show me that arrogance doesn’t always lead to victory. Now here I stand and I been lingering on the losing side of things but no matter what I have been going through there is still that piece of me that is the chosen one. There is still that person who is going to bring balance back to the force. There will be balance when I beat the living hell out of you and prove to the world that I am still your X Champion. So bring your worst Roberto because this is my last stand…..
I will be the first to admit that I honestly felt like walking away from all of this. Between the constant struggles of my wife and I, and an angry European who won’t give me an inch I felt like just giving into the wills of my flesh and admitting that I had enough. I can only put up a fake façade acting all happy go lucky before people find out the truth about me. It’s as if I am playing a serious game of poker but in this case poker is the game of life. I been dealt a hand that I honestly don’t like. I don’t even want to go through seeing what the flop, turn, or river hold for me. I just want to fold before I even let things play out…
That’s that state that I am in. this whole situation with Crystal is driving me over the edge. I want to know where I want wrong. At first I can see where she had the right to be upset with me. I used to be someone who was only concerned about being in my own emotional bubble. Playing hours upon hours of World of Warcraft closed off from the world. The thought of divorce was thrown onto the table but I refused to acknowledge it because I knew that Crystal and I could get over the hump of being upset at each other.
Sure enough with my life in shambles I decided to raise my game up a notch. That’s when I decided to take a stand for myself. To the benefit of Crystal I became hungry, and the only thing running through my mind was that I just couldn’t fail her. With that concept I pushed myself to bounce back from the isolationism and I went out there putting my all in that ring. I beat Paul Star and things just continued to get better from there. I went on a little streak and I defeated people such as Spike Kane, Paul Star, Roberto Verona, and hell even Rob Diamond to become the X Champion, but as much as I was soaring to the top there was another entity who had their eyes on me. An entity who wanted to see me reach my downfall at every possible moment Roberto this is where you come in.
What can I say except since day one you have had your eyes on me. You saw me as an easy target and as someone who was the exact opposite of you. I have the qualities that you just can never come to appreciate. I will admit at first the arrogance in me started to play out. I thought I was the Solution to your Revolution. What possible Revolution can some French, British, Italian or wherever you come from bring about. In our first encounter I proved to be the better man but that just wasn’t enough for you. You couldn’t beat me alone so you went about and sought out the aid of some help. You blindsided me basically jumping me to earn your spot in the Young Guns.
I didn’t stress it though. I was more than ready to let bygones be bygones but jumping me just wasn’t enough. You had to further get involved with me. When the time came for me to have my big X Championship match I wanted to show the world that I had what it took to be in the ring with one of the best in the business. It was a great match between Rob and me but you had to get in the middle of my affairs and you actually gave me the opening I needed to win the X Championship. I didn’t know what to think about it. At first I thought it was just a ploy for you to get a future title shot but at the time it had nothing to do with that. You just wanted to see me sweat a little, and you wanted to see how I would react to basically winning my first championship but with your help.
At first I tried to ignore it, and I tried to live life as if it didn’t happen but you wouldn’t make it that easy for me. You would bring up the fact that you put it around my waist and was waiting in the shadows for your opportunity to strike. At Sovereign what can I say… except for the fact that you beaten me. The numbers game played out in your favor and there wasn’t a thing I could do to stop you from winning.
It has been a few weeks since you beat me, but since then you have had the best of me and you once again blindsided me when I had my back turned. Not only that but that only led my wife to getting jumped as well. With all of these thoughts going through my head you have made me wonder if I even have what it takes to protect my wife despite her going off with another wrestler behind my back, you really placed me in the situation where I am questioning my own manhood. All because of you Verona I just want to say that you won and give up on everything that I worked so hard at obtaining….After all did I really achieve everything that I have or were you the training wheels that simply guided me there??? Roberto I honestly don’t know what to say except I want to really give up…
Our scene opens up and this time we are taken to the home of Todd Williams. It is there where we are able to see Todd Williams sitting down on his couch. He doesn’t say a word as he just leans back contemplating on what he should do with himself. It isn’t long before we are able to see Todd’s older sister Jennifer. She hovers over him as she just looks down into his eyes. She is almost speechless as she honestly doesn’t know what to say about Todd’s quiet state. The Dreamer Todd Williams seems to be in a trance of some sorts as he has his mind elsewhere. Brittany walks into the living room and she giggles a bit as she has a backpack on her back. She looks up into the eyes of her aunt as she begins to speak to her.
Brittany: “Aunt Jenny you ready to go?”
Jennifer just smiles as she nods her head at her niece. She can’t help but grant her a loving smile in return as she replies back to her.
Jennifer: “Of course pumpkin. We are going to have the best time ever. We are going to play video games, watch movies, and eat all of the junk food that you could possibly imagine. Listen Brittany why don’t you do your auntie a favor and go wait out in the car. Your father and I need to have a grown folks conversation it really shouldn’t take that long. Is that ok with you Brittany?”
Brittany nods her head in agreement as she looks back at her Aunt.
Brittany: “Alright Aunt Jenny…. Daddy I love you and I hope you beat that mean Roberto guy….”
Todd doesn’t even acknowledge her, and Brittany just skips her way out the front door towards Jenny’s car. Jennifer just sighs as Todd sits there in his little trance. She doesn’t know what to say but tries her best to reach out to him.
Jennifer: “Listen Todd, I know you have a lot going on but you just can’t let this get the best of you. Because the moment you focus on this for far too long, the more it’s just going to get inside of you and it’s going to end up being your downfall. You are better than this Todd. I know you have your mind on Crystal but you are going to have to be focused on the task at hand which is Verona. You have the talent to beat him but you have to go in there with a clear head and in the right state of mind. If you just sit there, and drown yourself in your own self pity and misery the battle is going to be over far before it even begins. You have the power to conquer this. You just need to find your identity and find it in time to beat Verona. You feel me Todd?”
Todd doesn’t say a word. As a matter of fact he isn’t even bulging an inch. His eyes are locked on Jennifer but his brain clearly is elsewhere. Jenny honestly doesn’t know what to say but she just keeps her eyes locked on Todd. She takes a long breath as she slowly approaches him. She wraps her arms around him embracing him into a tight hug. She backs away a few feet as she continues to speak.
Jennifer: “Listen Todd whatever it is that you are going through I really wish you the best of luck that you could sit there and overcome it. You are my only baby brother and I would be heartbroken if something ever happened to you. Please be safe and please take care of yourself. You can trust that little Brittany is in good hands. You let me worry about taking care of your daughter and you just focus on beating that Roberto at a Night to Remember. The cameras are all on you and everyone is looking forward to seeing what Todd Williams has planned for them. Give them what they want and never forget who you are.”
With that being said Todd’s older sister starts heading towards the door. Todd really wanted to get up out of his chair and tell his sister thank you for the words of encouragement but he just couldn’t bring himself to do that. Jenny finally left the house and she entered into her car. She backs away out of the driveway leaving Todd all alone by himself. Todd finally sighs as he leans back in his chair and looks up at the ceiling. He begins to speak out loud to himself.
Todd: “I am sorry for being so quiet Jenny but this match with Verona is something that needs my complete attention. I know you really wanted to speak to me and help motivate me to success but this is something that I need to do on my own….”
Todd yawns again as he finally gets up from his chair and stands up on his feet.
I really want to give up and confess that I am nothing compared to you Verona but then I come to the realization that I am not only fighting for myself but I am fighting for everyone that believes in me. It’s not about my own needs but it goes way beyond that. It goes hand and hand with giving my daughter a positive role model that she can look up too, it gives my wife the image that he is ready to embrace manhood and is ready to fight whatever is in his path, and it gives the fans a hero that they can believe in.
The way I see it I am Solid Snake in Metal Gear Solid 4 and you are my microwave hall. Everyone is counting on me to save the world but the only way that I can do so is if I am willing to put my own body on the line in order to do so. The pain has been way too much to handle. Ranging from your blindside attacks on me, to the constant demoralizing of my name, and my wife.
I felt like it couldn’t get any worst. I felt as if I had hit rock bottom and all hope was lost but that’s when I realized that all of the pain and hell that you were putting me through were in fact nothing. It was just the same old **** or a different day. I could either sit there and cry about my predicament or I could just keep crawling and inching my way to the end where the light to the tunnel is at. I have been beaten down so much what is a few more inches going to do to me? I already am at my lowest and there isn’t any way that it could get worst than this so that’s when I decide to push on. I just can’t give up because giving up is a shortcut to losing and I am not a loser.
So Roberto I applaud your efforts at trying to break me. You can sit there and beat me down to no end but I will just still rise up to my feet. You can send all of the Young Guns at me and I will still find a way to rise back up. I know you are probably thinking that this is just gibberish coming from the mouth of Todd Williams but how can it be gibberish when the fact is that I am a living testament of everything that you done to me. The beat downs, the name calling all of it and I am still standing. So go ahead Roberto give me your absolute worst and no matter what you put me through I will still be that nuisance that just won’t go away.
I mean if I can be involved in a marriage that has been on the rocks for the last seven years what makes you think that I would have the audacity to cry over getting my ass handed to me by some Italian douche bag who reminds me of a no name Italian thug in a Max Payne video game?
You really aren’t that important Roberto and it won’t take bullet time to take you out. I can beat straight up and I applaud the match choice that the company has decided to put us in. A good old fashion leather strap match, it just doesn’t get any better than having the one person that you hate more than anything in this world attached to you. You can expect me to whip your ass to no end, and I won’t stop until you realize that you can’t mess with TODD WILLIAMS. So go ahead Roberto you keep going all out of your way to make my life a living hell and I will just keep standing up on my face. If it doesn’t kill me it will only make me stronger, and up to this point I feel stronger than I ever was….
We are able to see Todd walking around in his living room and he walks over to a different part of the room and it is there where he looks at the Williams wall of accomplishments. Crystal’s side of the wall was just too long. There were things such as Golden records, various movie awards, and even numerous replica belts for many different wrestling organizations but Todd just shakes his head in disgust as he glances at his own side and there really wasn’t that much to brag about. He sighs as he looks at some of his replicas and no matter which of the Replica belts he looks at they all have a similar message next to them. Lost in first title defense, Todd just shakes his head some more and speaks out loud to himself.
Todd: “So is that the story of my life? That I am nothing but a transitional champion and am merely a placeholder for someone better to just come around and snatch the championship away off of me. Even Roberto stated that about me and now in just a couple of days I have to live with the fact that image may come to pass. This is my chance to show the critics wrong, this is my chance to show everyone that I can be a true champion and I can’t get caught up into the past….”
Todd just sighs as he turns his attention away from his wall but now he walks over to the living room table. He spots his X Championship resting on the table and he picks it up placing it onto his shoulder. He likes how the belt feels on his shoulder. He sits back on the couch and just continues to stare at the championship belt as he speaks out some more.
Todd: “I will admit that I love the way that the championship feels around me. With this title around my shoulder I feel like I am someone of importance. I feel like I am a true champion of the people and no one can tell me different. It’s a feeling that I absolutely love and I can’t imagine it being taken away from me so soon. I am not a transitional champion and I won’t let anyone or anything take this away from me. My daughter’s confidence in me may have been lost a bit and Steve Awesome may have taken my wife away from me. I have lost a lot but I will damn if I lose the X Championship. As a matter of fact I won’t lose it…. I just won’t damn it….”
With that being said Todd takes the championship off of his shoulders and he places it into his lap. He just stares at it intently and holds it tightly. He takes a long deep breath as he rises back up. He paces around the room for a bit before he walks over to another part of the room. He is over at his computer area and he grabs a picture that is on his desk. The picture is a wedding one from when he married Crystal. He clinches it tightly as he just speaks some more out loud.
Todd: “I have lost way too much and I cannot fathom to lose another thing. Come A Night To Remember not only will I successfully defend my X Championship but I will be a step closer to gaining back some of the things that I lost. So I hope you are watching Crystal because I want you to know that your husband won’t rest until he wins you back. He doesn’t care how many Young Guns he has to go through and he doesn’t care about the costs or the risks. You are my world and I would crawl through a million microwave halls if it meant winning or saving you in the process. Just wait Crystal because your husband will make you proud….”
With that being said Todd can’t help but smile at the photo as it is clear that he has something that he is fighting for. He keeps his eyes locked on the photograph and it is on this image that we slowly fade out on.
Well Roberto this is it buddy. We certainly have come a far way haven’t we? From the times of me kicking your ass to the current you that relies on others to beat me in the ring, clearly you know that I am right. Because wasn’t it just last pay per view Sovereign when the Young Guns had to interfere so that you could finally pick up a victory over me?
Granted the night I did win the X Championship you had a part to play but it just seems like you have no problem using the Young Guns to serve your needs, and now you are in a group that has absolutely no purpose. I mean what are you doing in a group that was of importance of importance when my wife’s best friend was in it? Now look at it. It’s just there and you all are just running trying to figure out your place in this company. It really is a damn shame.
You all aren’t on the same page as you would like to believe. To me the Young Guns just sound like a cheap ploy for Venom to have backup and hold onto his little National Championship. Besides what makes the Young Guns Young anyway?
Seriously because the way I see it you all are pretty old…. Don’t understand? Well for starters you Verona continue to say the same OLD **** over and over again. So that’s one thing that isn’t young… Venom thinking that his Young Guns are important is actually getting quite OLD. People beating Andrew Jacobsen like he is a whipping post is getting kind of OLD, and the little witch in your stable You know Trish Newborn well rumor has it that her pussy cat is quite OLD that guys don’t want to see it anymore so she is forced to show it to girls.
You see Verona you can rely on the Young Guns as much as you want but the truth is that we are going to be entering into a leather strap match on Sunday. You do know the concept of a strap match right? Its two guys tied up together and in order to win the match you have to make a complete victory circle around your opponent touching all four corners. In other words it’s just going to be you and me in that ring, and none of the Young Guns will be there to bail you out. I am going to dance circles around you but not before I whip you to no end. I mean I am going to take that strap and beat your ass until day break. I can picture it now….
SLAP
Bitch do you know my name?
Slap
I’M
Slap
TODD
Slap
WILLIAMS!
Roberto the time for talking is offer and it truly will be A Night to Remember. I am going to send you home with the image that dreams can in fact become a reality. I know the odds are stacked heavily against me but as long as I go out there and believe in myself I know there is no chance that I could possibly lose. I have come way too damn far to lose it all and be forever known as a transitional champion. The last time we fought it was just a grudge match but this time the title is on the line and I am not going to lose it in my first defense. I love the fact that you tried to use a Star Wars analogy against me. I am a Skywalker but I view myself more as an Anakin.
I was slowly rising up to the top going on a little winning streak but at Sovereign you had to go Obi Wan on me and show me that arrogance doesn’t always lead to victory. Now here I stand and I been lingering on the losing side of things but no matter what I have been going through there is still that piece of me that is the chosen one. There is still that person who is going to bring balance back to the force. There will be balance when I beat the living hell out of you and prove to the world that I am still your X Champion. So bring your worst Roberto because this is my last stand…..