Post by Alex Jones on May 15, 2013 7:26:11 GMT -6
“My name is Alex Jones.”
Alex clasps his hands together, his eyes filled with the fire that has kept him at the top of NCW. Always nipping
at a champions heels, always striving for greatness.
"For the past five years I’ve bled and sweat NCW. Always giving my all, for the fans, for the love of the sport, for the honor of my family. I’ve stepped into an NCW more times than I can count, I’ve faced and beaten the best and for years I have been considered the single best wrestler in NCW to never be the NCW champion.”
“I’ve done everything in my power to become the champion, In the past I’ve failed. Twice I had my dream taken away from me, twice I watched as everything I worked for burst into flames and turned to ashes in my hands. But when you get to the end of a road you seem to can’t help but look at the beginning. Five years ago, I decided to return to this world of professional wrestling. I was 26 years old and I’d been retired for a year, my first seven years in the business ruled by one company....XHF....”
“I know it isn’t really looked upon in favour to mention other companies but this company was my home. But in saying that it also broke my heart. The culture of that company turned my love for all of this into a hateful display of backstabbing and anger. I’m not blaming it all on the company or the people I worked with there, but needless to say the person I am now is not the person I was then. When I say I was hated, I mean it. I was hated with a passion, things happened there that I’m not proud of but the whole situation ended and made me feel like there was no place for me in this business or this life.....”
Alex sighs deeply. He folds his arms across his chest and breathes deep, trying to show no emotion and be strong.
“Very slowly it all unraveled. My ex-wife left me, I sat at home lonely and with no future. Then I got a phone call and it changed everything. I came to NCW and even though so many people didn’t want me here, many of whom voiced their anger at Leonard Fox, I thrived. I faced some of the best NCW had to offer and as my profile expanded and grew I found those same people slowly falling silent. I had to earn my place in NCW and I did that tenfold. I tried to be a productive member backstage, I made friends and so many of them are still close to me now....”
“I feel as if I’ve made up for my past sins. Atleast I tried to, and I shot up the ladder here in NCW. I faced Adam Knite and came so close to becoming the champion, but in the end it didn’t happen, in the end I was left empty handed....”
“I faced the man who was world champion in Charlie Velez and beat him in a non title match, this I thought had earned me a title shot. Again I failed, again I was left to pick up the pieces of my shattered dreams.....”
Alex looks away and sighs.
The clock flashes three am, Alex slowly sits up, and puts his head in his hands.
“Can’t sleep babe?...”
Alex turns to see his wife smiling at him.
“Alot on my mind.”
Alex reaches back and takes his wife’s hand in his.
“You nervous?.....”
Alex laughs to himself and shakes his head.
“I don’t know anymore....I keep questioning what I’m go0ing to do...it seems like a dream you know?....”
Shelly sits up and wraps her arms around Alex, she lays her head on his back and tries to calm him.
“It is a dream Alex. Your dream.....”
Alex nods and smiles.
“For years you’ve sacrificed, you’ve worked and with every setback you’ve grown stronger. Hell you even watched me become a world champion and most men would be threatened by that but not you. You were there for me every step of the way, you supported me when no one else would...”
Alex slides a hand over his wife’s holding it against his heart.
“This is your dream, your time. It’s fitting after all you’ve done that you’d earn this opportunity and make no mistake, you earned this.....and Alex....I know you can do this....I know that you can be the last NCW champion....it’s yours Alex....and you’ll go and get it.....”
Alex turns and kisses his wife sliding a hand down the side of her face.
“I love you Shell.....I always will....”
Alex gets to his feet he grabs his gym bag and starts to pack, he turns to his wife again as Shelly rolls over and goes back to sleep, Alex smiles knowing next time he see’s her...he could be champion.
“Legacy.....”
Alex smirks and slides his hands into the pockets of his jeans.
“How will a man be remembered?. For five years I have been the best guy to never be the number one guy. I’ve had to sit back and watch others become champion. Men who have been no where near as good as me. Guys who I have beaten and proved to the world that I am their superior. Guys like Andrew Jacobsen, Todd Williams, Philip Burns, DDK, Charlie Velez, The Ace, Jack Hammond, Xavier Williams......all guys who have been the champion.....”
“I look back at my career and I see the NCW X title, two X-Division reigns, a tag title reign, A national title reign, elite 8 winner and 2013 gladiator...all huge accomplishments and accomplishments that have landed me in the hall of fame, were I will be inducted at A night to remember....”
“There’s just one problem.....”
Alex sighs and shakes his head.
“In my mind....without the world title...the whole damn thing was for nothing....”
“All the sacrifice, all the pain...all the fighting and clawing and scratching will mean nothing without that belt. See for most people the belt is just an object, just another award to show off and to throw in others faces. But to me, well to me that title means so much more. It’s an ideal....it’s a beacon of hope to tell me that everything I’ve done, everything I’ve been through...has been worth it....”
“If you had just one last shot, and considering this is the final NCW show ever the term takes on a truer meaning than ever....so if you had a dream, a dream that has kept you up at night for the last five years, a dream that if not realised meant you would never feel whole...and you had one last shot at it...how would you react?....”
Alex raises an eyebrow.
“This isn’t just make or break for me, it’s everything. If I should fail here then that is what my NCW legacy will be. Failure. People can tell me Im was great6, I can look upon my career and see the guys I beat the titles I won and the moments I’ve had but it will mean nothing without the belt that is currently resting around the waist of Roberto Verona.....”
“And the sad part about all this?....”
“Roberto deserves that belt....”
“Roberto deserves to be the champion....”
“Roberto....is....the greatest...”
Alex slowly closes his fist and sighs.
“The longest single reign in NCW history, a guy who rose to the top of NCW quickly, beating me on the way. You remember that Roberto?. I hand picked you as my opponent. The reason?. Well because I wanted to face the best of the best and I got the best. You became the National champion. We crossed paths and honestly....I respect you....”
“I look upon you as one of the greatest professional wrestlers in NCW and even the world. You earned the title and you earned the name of champion. But, with that being said, that title means alot to me. So yeahy, the last few weeks I’ve done things to get under your skin. I attacked you, cost you a match against Gib....but trust me when I say this....this isn’t done out of hate or anger this is done out of business...I wanted to get your attention and I did.....”
“But now as the weeks slowly become days I look back at what I’ve accomplished and you should to. Don’t underestimate me Roberto....I know with a guy like you with your success and intelligence and ego it may be hard for you to fathom someone may be a real threat to you but look at me. Look at what I’ve accomplished, look at what I have done. The last two weeks I beat Will Washington, Mike Laszlo and Angel. I stood up and I left it all in the ring to help send off this great company the right way. And now it all comes down to this.....”
Alex closes his eyes and swallows keeping his composure.
“I told the world once NCW was closing that In was going to be the gladiator. And I did it. I told the world I was going to beat Will Washington, a guy who embarassed me time and time again when I came back from injury in 2011. I told the world Mike Laszlo was a pretender and who would never have a chance at beating you and I was right. Then last week.....”
“Well, the history between myself and Angel is long and storied. For years we beat the living snot out of one another. Angel has always been my better Roberto and truth is he will be looked at as one of the best in NCW and is looked at as much better than me. But even then this past week we closed a book. We ended this feud and I came out on top.....”
“The last few months I’ve been realising that potential everyone thought I had. And let’s be honest Roberto, the biggest knock on my career is that I’ve never been the NCW world champion...twice I tried, twice I failed. But all the negativity about my career can be gone...dissolved. My legacy cemented. And can I share something with you Roberto?. I’m scared.....”
Alex scoff shakes his head.
“I’m scared that I’ll fail, I’m scared that I’ll fall and I’ll end my NCW career with a loss in the biggest match of my career. But fear, fear can be a useful tool. Sometimes people fail because of that lack of fear. I will do what I have to, I will scratch and claw my way to victory and do what I need to on Sunday.....”
“You may believe I’m not a threat Verona, you may believe that I’m nothing but a failed wrestler clinging to a chance to be relevant. But I can tell you and promise you that you will have a true war with me. You want that final match to leave your impression on NCW as a fighting domi9nant champion that led a revolution in this company, then that my friend is what you’re going to get.....I just pray and hope that you’ll be prepared for me. Cause if you’re not, I will reign down a kind of hell on you that no one in your amazing career has dared to believe....”
“This is not something I just want....this is something I need...something I deserve and on Sunday I’m coming to collect.....”
Alex clasps his hands together, his eyes filled with the fire that has kept him at the top of NCW. Always nipping
at a champions heels, always striving for greatness.
"For the past five years I’ve bled and sweat NCW. Always giving my all, for the fans, for the love of the sport, for the honor of my family. I’ve stepped into an NCW more times than I can count, I’ve faced and beaten the best and for years I have been considered the single best wrestler in NCW to never be the NCW champion.”
“I’ve done everything in my power to become the champion, In the past I’ve failed. Twice I had my dream taken away from me, twice I watched as everything I worked for burst into flames and turned to ashes in my hands. But when you get to the end of a road you seem to can’t help but look at the beginning. Five years ago, I decided to return to this world of professional wrestling. I was 26 years old and I’d been retired for a year, my first seven years in the business ruled by one company....XHF....”
“I know it isn’t really looked upon in favour to mention other companies but this company was my home. But in saying that it also broke my heart. The culture of that company turned my love for all of this into a hateful display of backstabbing and anger. I’m not blaming it all on the company or the people I worked with there, but needless to say the person I am now is not the person I was then. When I say I was hated, I mean it. I was hated with a passion, things happened there that I’m not proud of but the whole situation ended and made me feel like there was no place for me in this business or this life.....”
Alex sighs deeply. He folds his arms across his chest and breathes deep, trying to show no emotion and be strong.
“Very slowly it all unraveled. My ex-wife left me, I sat at home lonely and with no future. Then I got a phone call and it changed everything. I came to NCW and even though so many people didn’t want me here, many of whom voiced their anger at Leonard Fox, I thrived. I faced some of the best NCW had to offer and as my profile expanded and grew I found those same people slowly falling silent. I had to earn my place in NCW and I did that tenfold. I tried to be a productive member backstage, I made friends and so many of them are still close to me now....”
“I feel as if I’ve made up for my past sins. Atleast I tried to, and I shot up the ladder here in NCW. I faced Adam Knite and came so close to becoming the champion, but in the end it didn’t happen, in the end I was left empty handed....”
“I faced the man who was world champion in Charlie Velez and beat him in a non title match, this I thought had earned me a title shot. Again I failed, again I was left to pick up the pieces of my shattered dreams.....”
Alex looks away and sighs.
The clock flashes three am, Alex slowly sits up, and puts his head in his hands.
“Can’t sleep babe?...”
Alex turns to see his wife smiling at him.
“Alot on my mind.”
Alex reaches back and takes his wife’s hand in his.
“You nervous?.....”
Alex laughs to himself and shakes his head.
“I don’t know anymore....I keep questioning what I’m go0ing to do...it seems like a dream you know?....”
Shelly sits up and wraps her arms around Alex, she lays her head on his back and tries to calm him.
“It is a dream Alex. Your dream.....”
Alex nods and smiles.
“For years you’ve sacrificed, you’ve worked and with every setback you’ve grown stronger. Hell you even watched me become a world champion and most men would be threatened by that but not you. You were there for me every step of the way, you supported me when no one else would...”
Alex slides a hand over his wife’s holding it against his heart.
“This is your dream, your time. It’s fitting after all you’ve done that you’d earn this opportunity and make no mistake, you earned this.....and Alex....I know you can do this....I know that you can be the last NCW champion....it’s yours Alex....and you’ll go and get it.....”
Alex turns and kisses his wife sliding a hand down the side of her face.
“I love you Shell.....I always will....”
Alex gets to his feet he grabs his gym bag and starts to pack, he turns to his wife again as Shelly rolls over and goes back to sleep, Alex smiles knowing next time he see’s her...he could be champion.
“Legacy.....”
Alex smirks and slides his hands into the pockets of his jeans.
“How will a man be remembered?. For five years I have been the best guy to never be the number one guy. I’ve had to sit back and watch others become champion. Men who have been no where near as good as me. Guys who I have beaten and proved to the world that I am their superior. Guys like Andrew Jacobsen, Todd Williams, Philip Burns, DDK, Charlie Velez, The Ace, Jack Hammond, Xavier Williams......all guys who have been the champion.....”
“I look back at my career and I see the NCW X title, two X-Division reigns, a tag title reign, A national title reign, elite 8 winner and 2013 gladiator...all huge accomplishments and accomplishments that have landed me in the hall of fame, were I will be inducted at A night to remember....”
“There’s just one problem.....”
Alex sighs and shakes his head.
“In my mind....without the world title...the whole damn thing was for nothing....”
“All the sacrifice, all the pain...all the fighting and clawing and scratching will mean nothing without that belt. See for most people the belt is just an object, just another award to show off and to throw in others faces. But to me, well to me that title means so much more. It’s an ideal....it’s a beacon of hope to tell me that everything I’ve done, everything I’ve been through...has been worth it....”
“If you had just one last shot, and considering this is the final NCW show ever the term takes on a truer meaning than ever....so if you had a dream, a dream that has kept you up at night for the last five years, a dream that if not realised meant you would never feel whole...and you had one last shot at it...how would you react?....”
Alex raises an eyebrow.
“This isn’t just make or break for me, it’s everything. If I should fail here then that is what my NCW legacy will be. Failure. People can tell me Im was great6, I can look upon my career and see the guys I beat the titles I won and the moments I’ve had but it will mean nothing without the belt that is currently resting around the waist of Roberto Verona.....”
“And the sad part about all this?....”
“Roberto deserves that belt....”
“Roberto deserves to be the champion....”
“Roberto....is....the greatest...”
Alex slowly closes his fist and sighs.
“The longest single reign in NCW history, a guy who rose to the top of NCW quickly, beating me on the way. You remember that Roberto?. I hand picked you as my opponent. The reason?. Well because I wanted to face the best of the best and I got the best. You became the National champion. We crossed paths and honestly....I respect you....”
“I look upon you as one of the greatest professional wrestlers in NCW and even the world. You earned the title and you earned the name of champion. But, with that being said, that title means alot to me. So yeahy, the last few weeks I’ve done things to get under your skin. I attacked you, cost you a match against Gib....but trust me when I say this....this isn’t done out of hate or anger this is done out of business...I wanted to get your attention and I did.....”
“But now as the weeks slowly become days I look back at what I’ve accomplished and you should to. Don’t underestimate me Roberto....I know with a guy like you with your success and intelligence and ego it may be hard for you to fathom someone may be a real threat to you but look at me. Look at what I’ve accomplished, look at what I have done. The last two weeks I beat Will Washington, Mike Laszlo and Angel. I stood up and I left it all in the ring to help send off this great company the right way. And now it all comes down to this.....”
Alex closes his eyes and swallows keeping his composure.
“I told the world once NCW was closing that In was going to be the gladiator. And I did it. I told the world I was going to beat Will Washington, a guy who embarassed me time and time again when I came back from injury in 2011. I told the world Mike Laszlo was a pretender and who would never have a chance at beating you and I was right. Then last week.....”
“Well, the history between myself and Angel is long and storied. For years we beat the living snot out of one another. Angel has always been my better Roberto and truth is he will be looked at as one of the best in NCW and is looked at as much better than me. But even then this past week we closed a book. We ended this feud and I came out on top.....”
“The last few months I’ve been realising that potential everyone thought I had. And let’s be honest Roberto, the biggest knock on my career is that I’ve never been the NCW world champion...twice I tried, twice I failed. But all the negativity about my career can be gone...dissolved. My legacy cemented. And can I share something with you Roberto?. I’m scared.....”
Alex scoff shakes his head.
“I’m scared that I’ll fail, I’m scared that I’ll fall and I’ll end my NCW career with a loss in the biggest match of my career. But fear, fear can be a useful tool. Sometimes people fail because of that lack of fear. I will do what I have to, I will scratch and claw my way to victory and do what I need to on Sunday.....”
“You may believe I’m not a threat Verona, you may believe that I’m nothing but a failed wrestler clinging to a chance to be relevant. But I can tell you and promise you that you will have a true war with me. You want that final match to leave your impression on NCW as a fighting domi9nant champion that led a revolution in this company, then that my friend is what you’re going to get.....I just pray and hope that you’ll be prepared for me. Cause if you’re not, I will reign down a kind of hell on you that no one in your amazing career has dared to believe....”
“This is not something I just want....this is something I need...something I deserve and on Sunday I’m coming to collect.....”