Post by Alex Jones on Jan 31, 2012 21:27:05 GMT -6
Not great?. Not a superstar?.....
I stood in my gym, my breathe heavy, my skin drenched in sweat. My heart beating and exploding in my chest as my body moved fast. I struck the bag, over and over again releasing striking combo’s. My mind flashing back to my martial arts training. Left jab left jab right straight, step left high kick. Each strike I let out a breathe, each shot getting harder as my limps hit the bag. Sweat seemed to stay on the skin of the heavy bag. Then I heard her voice.
“You sure you’re going to have any left for Adam?.”
I stopped, a small smile came across my face as I turned to her. Shelly smiled at me, a crutch under each arm as her leg brace kept her knee straight. She came closer looking me up and down.
“You need to calm down, if not you’ll have nothing else, you’ll burn out. It happened last time.....”
I sighed, my mind flashed back to training the week before the originally scheduled rematch. My knee snapping, my future was left in that gym, my entire career could have ended. The doctor told me to take time off, if I didn’t if I would have got into that ring to face Adam, I wouldn’t be here today.......
“Last time was different Shell. My knee gave out, this time I’ll be ready. This time Adam is mine.”
I turned away from her, I grunted and started hitting the bag again. Striking hard and fast, each shot envisioning Adam’s face, I wanted it to break, I wanted the pain to be inflicted, Shelly sat near me, watching not interfering, she understand all to well about wanting to get her hands on a knite, but this time....he’s mine....
“You’re right Adam....”
I smile and fold my arms over my chest.
“I’m not you. I will never be you. You were one of the original members of NCW. A former world champion, a man who has had legendary matches with Gib, Lance Ryan, Falcon. You have been one of the best in NCW since the beginning and you had one of the longest title reigns of the last five years. And on May 31st 2009 you and I went at it, at the ppv named Reborn. You low blowed me. You got disqualified. So while you stayed champion, I won that match. But, the win meant nothing. And at Picture perfect it was about to happen. You and I were going to go at it again for the title....”
“I was fuming, I was angry. I wanted to end your career. I was going to go into that match and beat the living hell out of you. I was ready to have Kelly begging me to stop. But then my world came crashing down. My knee popped, and when the doctor told me that the choice was I end my career against you or I get it fixed I made my choice. Do I regret it?. Maybe. But life isn’t about regret it’s about moving forward. And moving forward is something I haven’t been able to do. I left, I came back and won the X-Division title....”
“Whoopedy doo. I won a belt that I’d won a year earlier. I came back from a world title match to win a title I’d held at the beginning of my career. I won a tag team title with a man who is my friend but who is also my enemy. A man who you wished I’d beat and surpass. The it happened, my career started to skyrocket. I was beating people left and right, my confidence was back and I looked like the Alex Jones of old. I became National champion.....”
I smirk and pick up my bottle of water.
“But then I ran into a brick wall named Roberto Verona. I don’t regret facing Verona, the guy is a beast and I can see him being a world champion, Yet here I am stuck in this wormhole of a mid-card. I faced Spike in a feud that probably took a few years off my career. But three years ago. That’s where it started Adam. Three years ago I was the fastest rising star in NCW. The entire world thought I’d be the world champion. There was something in the air and for you to say that a match against me was the biggest in both our careers. I realise that knee injury didn’t just take something away from me...it took something away from you.....”
“So you know what. I appologise. But this is our moment Adam. This match will help us both raise back up. This match will allow me to get my redemption just like you said. Cause yes, this all started three years ago and for me to get this redemption I have to go back to the start and face you.”
“I need this Adam. I need to prove to everyone that I am that guy people believed in. That the potential everyone said I had was not a mirage. But here’s the thing. Maybe I wasn’t ready for the spotlight to be shined on me. Maybe I wasn’t willing to let myself become that guy. Maybe I wasn’t ready to have the company on my shoulders.”
I shrug and shake my head.
“We all grow Adam and now, now I am ready. This match against you is going to help push me towards Xander. I know I can beat Xander. I can feel it. My time is now and whether it be Xander or Todd, I know that right now, I am one of the best in the world and I am going to prove it....”
“You said it yourself right?....everyone loves a good story.....”
“And my story is one of the best of all. Years ago I was the young up and coming contender, an un stoppable cocky star on the rise. I got pulled down, I got injured and have spent three long years fighting adversary and fighting the best of the best to fight back up to realise a destiny that was taken away from me....”
I laugh and clap slowly.
“But as for the whole Leonard Fox thing. Leonard had something against you, against Zelda, against Rob Diamond. Although Leo didn’t like me he never did anything against me, he knew what was good for business. But what you did?. I can’t stand behind it. I can’t stand here and pretend that bashing in an old man’s skull and putting his young daughter who happens to be your wife in charge was for the good of the company......”
“It was for the good of you Adam. But that isn’t really why I want to beat you. This is about my redemption not revenge for Leo.......and when we face one another Adam, when all is said and done and I beat you.....then my path is revealed...and I will be what I was always meant to be....a champion”
I stood in my gym, my breathe heavy, my skin drenched in sweat. My heart beating and exploding in my chest as my body moved fast. I struck the bag, over and over again releasing striking combo’s. My mind flashing back to my martial arts training. Left jab left jab right straight, step left high kick. Each strike I let out a breathe, each shot getting harder as my limps hit the bag. Sweat seemed to stay on the skin of the heavy bag. Then I heard her voice.
“You sure you’re going to have any left for Adam?.”
I stopped, a small smile came across my face as I turned to her. Shelly smiled at me, a crutch under each arm as her leg brace kept her knee straight. She came closer looking me up and down.
“You need to calm down, if not you’ll have nothing else, you’ll burn out. It happened last time.....”
I sighed, my mind flashed back to training the week before the originally scheduled rematch. My knee snapping, my future was left in that gym, my entire career could have ended. The doctor told me to take time off, if I didn’t if I would have got into that ring to face Adam, I wouldn’t be here today.......
“Last time was different Shell. My knee gave out, this time I’ll be ready. This time Adam is mine.”
I turned away from her, I grunted and started hitting the bag again. Striking hard and fast, each shot envisioning Adam’s face, I wanted it to break, I wanted the pain to be inflicted, Shelly sat near me, watching not interfering, she understand all to well about wanting to get her hands on a knite, but this time....he’s mine....
“You’re right Adam....”
I smile and fold my arms over my chest.
“I’m not you. I will never be you. You were one of the original members of NCW. A former world champion, a man who has had legendary matches with Gib, Lance Ryan, Falcon. You have been one of the best in NCW since the beginning and you had one of the longest title reigns of the last five years. And on May 31st 2009 you and I went at it, at the ppv named Reborn. You low blowed me. You got disqualified. So while you stayed champion, I won that match. But, the win meant nothing. And at Picture perfect it was about to happen. You and I were going to go at it again for the title....”
“I was fuming, I was angry. I wanted to end your career. I was going to go into that match and beat the living hell out of you. I was ready to have Kelly begging me to stop. But then my world came crashing down. My knee popped, and when the doctor told me that the choice was I end my career against you or I get it fixed I made my choice. Do I regret it?. Maybe. But life isn’t about regret it’s about moving forward. And moving forward is something I haven’t been able to do. I left, I came back and won the X-Division title....”
“Whoopedy doo. I won a belt that I’d won a year earlier. I came back from a world title match to win a title I’d held at the beginning of my career. I won a tag team title with a man who is my friend but who is also my enemy. A man who you wished I’d beat and surpass. The it happened, my career started to skyrocket. I was beating people left and right, my confidence was back and I looked like the Alex Jones of old. I became National champion.....”
I smirk and pick up my bottle of water.
“But then I ran into a brick wall named Roberto Verona. I don’t regret facing Verona, the guy is a beast and I can see him being a world champion, Yet here I am stuck in this wormhole of a mid-card. I faced Spike in a feud that probably took a few years off my career. But three years ago. That’s where it started Adam. Three years ago I was the fastest rising star in NCW. The entire world thought I’d be the world champion. There was something in the air and for you to say that a match against me was the biggest in both our careers. I realise that knee injury didn’t just take something away from me...it took something away from you.....”
“So you know what. I appologise. But this is our moment Adam. This match will help us both raise back up. This match will allow me to get my redemption just like you said. Cause yes, this all started three years ago and for me to get this redemption I have to go back to the start and face you.”
“I need this Adam. I need to prove to everyone that I am that guy people believed in. That the potential everyone said I had was not a mirage. But here’s the thing. Maybe I wasn’t ready for the spotlight to be shined on me. Maybe I wasn’t willing to let myself become that guy. Maybe I wasn’t ready to have the company on my shoulders.”
I shrug and shake my head.
“We all grow Adam and now, now I am ready. This match against you is going to help push me towards Xander. I know I can beat Xander. I can feel it. My time is now and whether it be Xander or Todd, I know that right now, I am one of the best in the world and I am going to prove it....”
“You said it yourself right?....everyone loves a good story.....”
“And my story is one of the best of all. Years ago I was the young up and coming contender, an un stoppable cocky star on the rise. I got pulled down, I got injured and have spent three long years fighting adversary and fighting the best of the best to fight back up to realise a destiny that was taken away from me....”
I laugh and clap slowly.
“But as for the whole Leonard Fox thing. Leonard had something against you, against Zelda, against Rob Diamond. Although Leo didn’t like me he never did anything against me, he knew what was good for business. But what you did?. I can’t stand behind it. I can’t stand here and pretend that bashing in an old man’s skull and putting his young daughter who happens to be your wife in charge was for the good of the company......”
“It was for the good of you Adam. But that isn’t really why I want to beat you. This is about my redemption not revenge for Leo.......and when we face one another Adam, when all is said and done and I beat you.....then my path is revealed...and I will be what I was always meant to be....a champion”
