Post by Will Washington on Mar 30, 2013 22:10:04 GMT -6
"In order to succeed, people need a sense of self-efficacy. To struggle together with resilience to meet the inevitable obstacles and inequities of life." - Albert Bandura
"Last week was a minor setback, I'll admit. Xander Famularo did what he had to do and he beat me straight up. I'm man enough to admit when I've been beat and I'm man enough to admit when I'm wrong. I was wrong about you last week, Xander. I said that you didn't have the same fire I do, and you went out there and showed me that you do. However, when I said you weren't the man for the job when it comes to unseating Roberto Verona... I still stand by that. I learned from my mistakes last week, and you best believe I won't repeat them."
"... Another lesson learned."
"I know that life rarely works the way you hoped it would. Every day we face unexpected challenges, and the strong never fail to overcome. So is the case this weekend when I find myself faced with the unexpected task of taking on two opponents. I could phone it in and lay down, accepting defeat... but I too shall overcome."
"I don't fear you, Criminal Intent. The prospect of the beating I'm likely to receive doesn't scare me... it drives me. I know that I'm going to take some licks and you best know that I'm going to get in so good shots of my own. The odds may say that I've got no chance against you. Two on one is a heck of a challenge for any man. I mean... Jennifer Williams could take on two guys at once.... but that's another story."
"Yet I won't back down from you. I'm going to step into that ring with you and not shed a drop of sweat, because I know exactly what I'm capable of. See... I've never been much of a gambling man, so odds are meaningless to me. I've spent my entire life beating the odds and breaking down the walls society had placed in front of me. I don't see this as a punishment levied towards me as I chase down Roberto Verona. No. This is an opportunity."
"... The opportunity to kill two birds with one stone."
"Or more literally, to beat two brutes in one match. And that's what you are... brutes. Hired guns used by Verona to try and put me away for good. He's seen that Xander Famularo couldn't kill me... he's seen that he couldn't kill me, so now he's taken it up a notch. I'm sure when I make it out of this week unscathed I'll probably have to face the entire cast of The Expendables in a Lion's Den Match. I say bring them on. Bring it all on, Roberto. Even in these darkest of times, there's a single light that shines through the end of the tunnel. Because I know where all of this leads. I know where this road takes me."
"... to Sovereign... to that World Championship."
"Stephen... Cyrus.... I know what you're all about. You're not here for titles and fame... you're here to hurt people. It's all you've done while you've been here, and it's what you'll do as long as they'll let you. This 'Church of Thor' nonsense you've gotten yourself wrapped up in may be a big joke, but I know you two are anything but. You're as dangerous a tag team as I've seen, and I know it's not going to be easy... but I will beat you."
"It's not just about surviving for me, boys. DDK and Kingsley stole a win from me at Metamorphosis and it's about time I gave you a little payback. Losing that match, even though it was totally Lockwood's fault, is the biggest embarassment I've ever experienced. That fateful night has eaten away at me ever since... and now I can finally do something about it. I'm going to embarass you the way I was embarassed that night, Kingsley. I'm going to make you suffer the humiliation I felt, but on a much larger scale. Because as hard as your try... and god knows you try... how is anybody going to be able to take you seriously when my hand is raised on Sunday?"
"And tell me this, Cyrus... how does it feel to be so insignificant? You're a tough guy, that much is certain... but it's becoming glaringly obvious that you're seen as the weak link of the team. You and your partner came to NCW to take over, and yet once DDK came into the fold, you found yourself becoming less and less important by the moment. Heck, you were practically non-existant in your own tag team. DDK and Kingsley made all the waves and you watched from ringside as nothing more than a glorified valet."
"Now you've got your big chance to step back into the spotlight... you're in the main event of Collision against the man who would be king. You're going to destroy Will Washington and make your name at his expense. Then the world won't have any choice but to take you seriously. I mean... you two are a well-oiled machine! There's no way one man can beat the both of you, right?"
"Unfortunately, that's not the case. You can beat me until I can barely stand, but rest assured... I WILL stand. I'll wipe the blood from my eyes and take your head clean off your shoulders with a Coup d'Etat, and I'll smile while doing it. Because you may be crocodile hunters and you may see me as nothing more than another trophy to put on your mantle... but inside that ring? I'm the deadliest game there is."
"So when NCW throws me into the fire again this week, I will come out a little bruised and a little bloodied, but I'll be as strong as ever. Because if you haven't realized it yet, it's going to take a lot more than than Criminal Intent... than two guys to put me away for good."
"... you're going to need an army."
"... and if I fall, I will fall knowing that I gave my everything."
"Last week was a minor setback, I'll admit. Xander Famularo did what he had to do and he beat me straight up. I'm man enough to admit when I've been beat and I'm man enough to admit when I'm wrong. I was wrong about you last week, Xander. I said that you didn't have the same fire I do, and you went out there and showed me that you do. However, when I said you weren't the man for the job when it comes to unseating Roberto Verona... I still stand by that. I learned from my mistakes last week, and you best believe I won't repeat them."
"... Another lesson learned."
"I know that life rarely works the way you hoped it would. Every day we face unexpected challenges, and the strong never fail to overcome. So is the case this weekend when I find myself faced with the unexpected task of taking on two opponents. I could phone it in and lay down, accepting defeat... but I too shall overcome."
"I don't fear you, Criminal Intent. The prospect of the beating I'm likely to receive doesn't scare me... it drives me. I know that I'm going to take some licks and you best know that I'm going to get in so good shots of my own. The odds may say that I've got no chance against you. Two on one is a heck of a challenge for any man. I mean... Jennifer Williams could take on two guys at once.... but that's another story."
"Yet I won't back down from you. I'm going to step into that ring with you and not shed a drop of sweat, because I know exactly what I'm capable of. See... I've never been much of a gambling man, so odds are meaningless to me. I've spent my entire life beating the odds and breaking down the walls society had placed in front of me. I don't see this as a punishment levied towards me as I chase down Roberto Verona. No. This is an opportunity."
"... The opportunity to kill two birds with one stone."
"Or more literally, to beat two brutes in one match. And that's what you are... brutes. Hired guns used by Verona to try and put me away for good. He's seen that Xander Famularo couldn't kill me... he's seen that he couldn't kill me, so now he's taken it up a notch. I'm sure when I make it out of this week unscathed I'll probably have to face the entire cast of The Expendables in a Lion's Den Match. I say bring them on. Bring it all on, Roberto. Even in these darkest of times, there's a single light that shines through the end of the tunnel. Because I know where all of this leads. I know where this road takes me."
"... to Sovereign... to that World Championship."
"Stephen... Cyrus.... I know what you're all about. You're not here for titles and fame... you're here to hurt people. It's all you've done while you've been here, and it's what you'll do as long as they'll let you. This 'Church of Thor' nonsense you've gotten yourself wrapped up in may be a big joke, but I know you two are anything but. You're as dangerous a tag team as I've seen, and I know it's not going to be easy... but I will beat you."
"It's not just about surviving for me, boys. DDK and Kingsley stole a win from me at Metamorphosis and it's about time I gave you a little payback. Losing that match, even though it was totally Lockwood's fault, is the biggest embarassment I've ever experienced. That fateful night has eaten away at me ever since... and now I can finally do something about it. I'm going to embarass you the way I was embarassed that night, Kingsley. I'm going to make you suffer the humiliation I felt, but on a much larger scale. Because as hard as your try... and god knows you try... how is anybody going to be able to take you seriously when my hand is raised on Sunday?"
"And tell me this, Cyrus... how does it feel to be so insignificant? You're a tough guy, that much is certain... but it's becoming glaringly obvious that you're seen as the weak link of the team. You and your partner came to NCW to take over, and yet once DDK came into the fold, you found yourself becoming less and less important by the moment. Heck, you were practically non-existant in your own tag team. DDK and Kingsley made all the waves and you watched from ringside as nothing more than a glorified valet."
"Now you've got your big chance to step back into the spotlight... you're in the main event of Collision against the man who would be king. You're going to destroy Will Washington and make your name at his expense. Then the world won't have any choice but to take you seriously. I mean... you two are a well-oiled machine! There's no way one man can beat the both of you, right?"
"Unfortunately, that's not the case. You can beat me until I can barely stand, but rest assured... I WILL stand. I'll wipe the blood from my eyes and take your head clean off your shoulders with a Coup d'Etat, and I'll smile while doing it. Because you may be crocodile hunters and you may see me as nothing more than another trophy to put on your mantle... but inside that ring? I'm the deadliest game there is."
"So when NCW throws me into the fire again this week, I will come out a little bruised and a little bloodied, but I'll be as strong as ever. Because if you haven't realized it yet, it's going to take a lot more than than Criminal Intent... than two guys to put me away for good."
"... you're going to need an army."
"... and if I fall, I will fall knowing that I gave my everything."