Post by Alex Jones on May 11, 2013 7:03:19 GMT -6
A ghost from the past.
A spectre haunting me...
Chasing me....
I tried to get free...
I pulled away..
Why must he chase me?...
Why must he stand in my way?...
Why must I look him in the eyes and feel the fear...
Not fear of being beaten...
Fear of being pushed down...
Pushed into the past...
Where I was that which I hated...
A monster....
“Why Shelly?”
“I don’t know....”
Alex closes his eyes and sighs deeply.
“I thought he was gone. I thought things were ok between us. He’d stay away, he’d get Hayleigh on weekends and
holidays...we were happy....why would he return and face me?...”
Shelly sighs and slides her hands over his.
“I don’t know.....but here he is....ready to face you....we have history..the three of us....alot of history....”
Alex puts his head down and runs a hand through his long dark hair.
“He’s been gone a while...look at what you’ve accomplished Alex....”
He sighs and closes his eyes.
“Title reigns, wins over some of the biggest names in NCW, the hall of fame.....”
Alex smirks and nods slowly.
“I know.....I just can’t believe that after all this time it comes down to one last match between us.....the week
before I go on to the biggest and last match of my NCW career...”
Alex stands up and kisses his wife on the forehead.
“That was it?...”
Alex laughs to himself and slides his hand over his stubbled chin.
“Here I was, standing in the ring last week when Roberto Verona decides to announce that this week, the week of the final collision ever, I’ll be facing, one on one...the one and only Savior X..ANGEL!....DUN DUN DUNNNN.....huge shock, huge mark out moment for all the internet fans. They stood..they cheered...and then a moment of silence when they realised that one last time they were going to see you and I face one another under the NCW banner...a blood fued that has involved pride, honor, titles, family, a partnership and hatred...”
“A fued that had the hearts and minds of fans around the world....”
“A fued that probably has taken years off my career and has done more damage to my body than any other. See when I first came here, when I signed that contract and entered NCW you and Xavier Williams were battling it out, putting the X-Division on the map. I was the arrogant kid from another company, the jerk everyone who came from that company hated. I had Spike Kane talking about our past, I had Joe Everyman, The Ace and Steve Awesome talking ****....”
Alex scoffs.
“Everyone hated me, no one wanted me here. I ran through my first few matches, I ran through the elite 8 and then I ran through Xavier Williams...this got your attention....”
“We battled for the X-Division title and you got the best of me, one of many encounters Angel. One of many times you and I made the fans ooo and ahh and chant our names back and forth. We went to war, we had every match you could think of and then we decided to team up. And after a tag team title run and a few arguements it was over, you left NCW, walking out on the company and the fans....”
“Yet here you are back again to say goodbye....”
Alex shakes his head and gets to his feet.
“In the time that you’ve been gone old friend I’ve risen to the top and then I fell again. I have done everything in my power to get to where I am right now, the number one contender. I have sacrificed, just like everyone else, I have put my life and body on the line over and over again. Wekk after week while you and countless others walked away from NCW I was here, I never left the fans, I nmever left the company...I am a company guy....I towed the line while guys like you walked away complaining of corruption and whining time and time again...”
“Brad Kane, Spike Kane, yourself..all guys who have been to that mountaintop yet have ended up tucking tail. Meanwhile...I stayed...and towed the line....”
“Many walked out, many had issues with how NCW has been run. So many have walked out, retired, complained, but I stayed....I nstayed because I loved and believed in NCW. I stayed because NCW was something special. But now here we are, a week out from our final show....”
Alex grits his teeth and looks away.
“And you know what?. You’re right, I have little to gain from beating you, I don’t even have anything to lose from losing to you. Weather I win or lose I still get Roberto Verona at A night to remember. But you, you are a former world champion, you got there twice, you’re in the hall of fame twice. In NCW you are defiantly the better man.....”
“Not many can say they’re better than you Angel, there’s NCW legends and hall of famers who can’t say it. Then again there’s a long line of men who have been world champion before me who can’t say they’re better than me. And therein lies the problem....”
“Right now if I was to lose, I’d be looked at as a failure in my NCW career. Multiple title reigns, wins over a who’s who of NCW’s greats and legends, an NCW hall of fame ring, all of it would mean nothing because I failed to win the NCW world title and count my name with those of Andrew Jacobsen, Jack Hammond, Xavier Williams, Philip Burns and other who I know I am better than.....”
Alex again grits his teeth trying to hold back.
“I can’t go down a failure Angel...I can’t....to truly honor NCW and all it’s given me and all I’ve given it I need to become the champion...and I need to keep winning....so one last time...let’s dance you and I.....”
A spectre haunting me...
Chasing me....
I tried to get free...
I pulled away..
Why must he chase me?...
Why must he stand in my way?...
Why must I look him in the eyes and feel the fear...
Not fear of being beaten...
Fear of being pushed down...
Pushed into the past...
Where I was that which I hated...
A monster....
“Why Shelly?”
“I don’t know....”
Alex closes his eyes and sighs deeply.
“I thought he was gone. I thought things were ok between us. He’d stay away, he’d get Hayleigh on weekends and
holidays...we were happy....why would he return and face me?...”
Shelly sighs and slides her hands over his.
“I don’t know.....but here he is....ready to face you....we have history..the three of us....alot of history....”
Alex puts his head down and runs a hand through his long dark hair.
“He’s been gone a while...look at what you’ve accomplished Alex....”
He sighs and closes his eyes.
“Title reigns, wins over some of the biggest names in NCW, the hall of fame.....”
Alex smirks and nods slowly.
“I know.....I just can’t believe that after all this time it comes down to one last match between us.....the week
before I go on to the biggest and last match of my NCW career...”
Alex stands up and kisses his wife on the forehead.
“That was it?...”
Alex laughs to himself and slides his hand over his stubbled chin.
“Here I was, standing in the ring last week when Roberto Verona decides to announce that this week, the week of the final collision ever, I’ll be facing, one on one...the one and only Savior X..ANGEL!....DUN DUN DUNNNN.....huge shock, huge mark out moment for all the internet fans. They stood..they cheered...and then a moment of silence when they realised that one last time they were going to see you and I face one another under the NCW banner...a blood fued that has involved pride, honor, titles, family, a partnership and hatred...”
“A fued that had the hearts and minds of fans around the world....”
“A fued that probably has taken years off my career and has done more damage to my body than any other. See when I first came here, when I signed that contract and entered NCW you and Xavier Williams were battling it out, putting the X-Division on the map. I was the arrogant kid from another company, the jerk everyone who came from that company hated. I had Spike Kane talking about our past, I had Joe Everyman, The Ace and Steve Awesome talking ****....”
Alex scoffs.
“Everyone hated me, no one wanted me here. I ran through my first few matches, I ran through the elite 8 and then I ran through Xavier Williams...this got your attention....”
“We battled for the X-Division title and you got the best of me, one of many encounters Angel. One of many times you and I made the fans ooo and ahh and chant our names back and forth. We went to war, we had every match you could think of and then we decided to team up. And after a tag team title run and a few arguements it was over, you left NCW, walking out on the company and the fans....”
“Yet here you are back again to say goodbye....”
Alex shakes his head and gets to his feet.
“In the time that you’ve been gone old friend I’ve risen to the top and then I fell again. I have done everything in my power to get to where I am right now, the number one contender. I have sacrificed, just like everyone else, I have put my life and body on the line over and over again. Wekk after week while you and countless others walked away from NCW I was here, I never left the fans, I nmever left the company...I am a company guy....I towed the line while guys like you walked away complaining of corruption and whining time and time again...”
“Brad Kane, Spike Kane, yourself..all guys who have been to that mountaintop yet have ended up tucking tail. Meanwhile...I stayed...and towed the line....”
“Many walked out, many had issues with how NCW has been run. So many have walked out, retired, complained, but I stayed....I nstayed because I loved and believed in NCW. I stayed because NCW was something special. But now here we are, a week out from our final show....”
Alex grits his teeth and looks away.
“And you know what?. You’re right, I have little to gain from beating you, I don’t even have anything to lose from losing to you. Weather I win or lose I still get Roberto Verona at A night to remember. But you, you are a former world champion, you got there twice, you’re in the hall of fame twice. In NCW you are defiantly the better man.....”
“Not many can say they’re better than you Angel, there’s NCW legends and hall of famers who can’t say it. Then again there’s a long line of men who have been world champion before me who can’t say they’re better than me. And therein lies the problem....”
“Right now if I was to lose, I’d be looked at as a failure in my NCW career. Multiple title reigns, wins over a who’s who of NCW’s greats and legends, an NCW hall of fame ring, all of it would mean nothing because I failed to win the NCW world title and count my name with those of Andrew Jacobsen, Jack Hammond, Xavier Williams, Philip Burns and other who I know I am better than.....”
Alex again grits his teeth trying to hold back.
“I can’t go down a failure Angel...I can’t....to truly honor NCW and all it’s given me and all I’ve given it I need to become the champion...and I need to keep winning....so one last time...let’s dance you and I.....”