Post by Angel on Nov 30, 2008 23:27:20 GMT -6
One.
AJ Phoenix, not the toughest opponent I've ever faced, not exactly Mark Evil either.
Two.
Then again the guy definitely gives me Hell every single time I get in the ring with him.
Three.
Gotta give him credit where credit is due, AJ Phoenix is anything but a push over.
Four.
Which is why I have to train harder, run faster, lift more, push my body to all new limits and all new heights.
Five.
Because that's what he's doing right now. He's training, preparing, watching tape after tape, he'll be ready for me.
Six.
He'll be better than he's ever been before. He'll be on top of his game.
Seven.
I've had my hand raised in victory every other time we've faced, but this won't be like every other time.
Eight.
Now the X-Division title is on the line, his title, a title he has held longer than anyone, a title he has defended with pride and honor.
Nine.
AJ has done exactly what he said he was going to do, he came from the bottom of the roster, grabbed onto that title and he has yet to let it go.
Ten.
If it weren't for one small thing, I would gladly call him the greatest X-Division Champion nCw has ever had. One small thing.
( With that Angel places the bar back into it's place and sits up on the bench press. The press only has 200lbs on it at the moment plus whatever the bar itself weighs, simply a warm up for things to come. With both hands clasped he stretches them out then brings them back behind his head and arches, turning from side to side. Taking a sip from his near by water bottle, Angel stands up and straightens out his black "wife" beater and black wind pants. )
Angel: I didn't come here today so I could recite our history to the general public. I'm pretty sure it's well enough documented.
( With a roll of the neck, Angel begins to head to his next machine, the Nordic Track. He steps up onto it and stretches his legs. )
Angel: I'm here today to train for what I'm hoping will be the hardest damn match of my career. I've faced the best, beaten the best and been beaten by the best. But after everything I've done, everyone I've faced and everything I've been through, I have never looked forward to a single match the way I'm looking forward to this one.
( Angel presses the start button, setting the Nordic Track to manual at about 5 MPH to start. )
Some could say AJ Phoenix and I have been traveling the same road lately.
6 MPH.
Me wanting the respect that I deserve and AJ finally getting the respect he has earned.
7 MPH
Yet no one questions AJ or holds his ideals under a microscope quite like they do mine.
8 MPH
Lately some have been questioning mine, in directly, but they're doing it. Insinuating that after all of this time I am still an un trust worthy son of a bitch who is only out for himself.
9 MPH
I've bent over back wards for my beliefs, I stood up and defended nCw with everything I have, I've been good, bad, everything in between. And through it all I've never been anything or anyone else but me, Angel.
10 MPH
My blood, my sweat, my tears, that's what I've given nCw. Stood up for and defended my friends, that's what I've done for nCw. Facing my adversaries and giving my everything night in and night out simply for the fans, that's what I'm about in nCw.
10.5 MPH
Still I get no respect, still I get ridiculed and I frequently find myself wondering why.
11 MPH
Is it because they fear me? Is it because they want to be me? Is it simply because I'm a bit of an asshole? Or is it something else entirely? I understand competition, wanting to be the best, but when someone comes out for no reason and challenges your character, well that's something else entirely.
( Angel finally pulls the emergency stop button as he finds himself panting to catch his breath. The machine comes to a slow halt as does Angel. He bends over, holding onto the sides of the machine trying to slow down his breathing and calm his beating heart. After only a few moments Angel steps off the side of the machine. )
Angel: I've said my fair share about AJ in the past and though he still doesn't fully trust me he is willing to accept that I was only trying to push him to give me his absolute best every time. I know when I get in that ring at Transgressions I'm not going to be facing the same old AJ Phoenix. Our history will be cast out the window and we will start a new.
( Still not completely breathing normally, Angel makes his way over to the heavy bag. )
Angel: I want to be a better person. I want to be the man the fans seem to think I am. I desperately want to be their hero. But most of all, I want to be the New Championship Wrestling X-Division Champion one more time.
Lines up his first punch and nails a right hook.
I know I'm not a good person and I haven't been for a long time. But I used to be, way back when and I want to be again.
Left jab, right hook, left elbow, left knee, right elbow.
Once upon a time I was a savior and a hero to an entire company, sacrificing my own mind, body and soul for the well being of a single wrestling promotion. I was liked by many, loved by more, worshiped by all, and most of all I was looked up to and respected. I want it back.
Hard right, left, high kick, right elbow.
So when I begin to make the change, when I took a step back and re-evaluated myself, seeing everything I've done and being disgusted by it, realizing that I need, more than anyone else, to save myself; people actually questioned my passion, devotion and loyalty to my friends and our collective mission? I don't even know what to say about that.
He stops, grabs the bag, and with all his strength he head butts it.
Perhaps it's something I've brought on myself. However, I see what must be done now, what I must do now. I look all around and I see that this company is wrought with sickness. New Championship Wrestling is dying and as much as I may want to be X-Division Champion, there may not be a company to be champion of unless somebody does something about it.
Hard right.
Only a savior could bring nCw back from the very brink of Death.
Hard left.
All of the rejection, the hard ships, the battles, every single thing I have had to endure since coming to nCw, it has all been in preparation of this very moment.
Right knee.
The moment when I open my eyes and I see the world for what it is, for the moment when I shed the shell I've encased myself in, for the moment I let the love of the Lord back into my life to guide me.
Left elbow.
For what I am about to face will be my greatest challenge of all. Not just a single match, not just a stable war, it will be something so much more than that. I will need to be in top physical condition.
Spinning right handed back fist.
I am.
Leaping pump kick.
I will need to be mentally prepared for anything and anyone.
Right hook.
I am.
Right handed upper cut.
I need to know in my very soul that I am doing what I am doing because it's the ring thing to do. Because it's serving the greater good.
He stops.
Am I?
I have literally walked through Hellfire and Brimstone, I have been tested, tormented, I have been burned and scarred and now I know I am ready to once again be a savior.
Though my soul was burned black and my back turned on God, I have found my way back to the light and the warmth of the one who is our holy Father.
I have punished myself for too long, turned my back on my duties for too long, falsely called myself a savior and an arch angel when I have been nothing more than a coward and a fool.
Come Transgressions I will walk the path of the righteous with our Lord, Father, Jesus Christ watching over me, aiding me, picking me up when I'm down, and protecting me when I'm hurt.
I will once again know what it means to serve a Higher Power and a Higher Meaning when I begin what will surely be remembered as the Salvation of New Championship Wrestling.
AJ Phoenix has done no wrong he himself cannot un do or make up for. AJ Phoenix does not need to be saved, though he stands in the path of all of our salvation.
AJ, your choices are painfully simple, fight because you must and you will, but do not try to stop me from doing what must be done.
Though I look forward to the challenge of facing you and the probability of putting on the greatest match in the history of this great company, I now know my true purpose, my destiny, and nothing and no one must stop me from full filling it.
If your soul be stained, if you know of any sins for which you may burn, now is the time to confess, to seek the comfort of the Lord and await his most righteous judgment.
You do not need to be saved AJ, that doesn't mean you won't damn yourself by choosing to stand against me once more, and if you do chose to walk the path of the damned, then I cannot save you.
Forgive me Lord for I have sinned...
I have taken your name in vein...
I have cursed the ground you made...
Please God, I pray to be saved...
So that I may in turn save...
AJ Phoenix, not the toughest opponent I've ever faced, not exactly Mark Evil either.
Two.
Then again the guy definitely gives me Hell every single time I get in the ring with him.
Three.
Gotta give him credit where credit is due, AJ Phoenix is anything but a push over.
Four.
Which is why I have to train harder, run faster, lift more, push my body to all new limits and all new heights.
Five.
Because that's what he's doing right now. He's training, preparing, watching tape after tape, he'll be ready for me.
Six.
He'll be better than he's ever been before. He'll be on top of his game.
Seven.
I've had my hand raised in victory every other time we've faced, but this won't be like every other time.
Eight.
Now the X-Division title is on the line, his title, a title he has held longer than anyone, a title he has defended with pride and honor.
Nine.
AJ has done exactly what he said he was going to do, he came from the bottom of the roster, grabbed onto that title and he has yet to let it go.
Ten.
If it weren't for one small thing, I would gladly call him the greatest X-Division Champion nCw has ever had. One small thing.
( With that Angel places the bar back into it's place and sits up on the bench press. The press only has 200lbs on it at the moment plus whatever the bar itself weighs, simply a warm up for things to come. With both hands clasped he stretches them out then brings them back behind his head and arches, turning from side to side. Taking a sip from his near by water bottle, Angel stands up and straightens out his black "wife" beater and black wind pants. )
Angel: I didn't come here today so I could recite our history to the general public. I'm pretty sure it's well enough documented.
( With a roll of the neck, Angel begins to head to his next machine, the Nordic Track. He steps up onto it and stretches his legs. )
Angel: I'm here today to train for what I'm hoping will be the hardest damn match of my career. I've faced the best, beaten the best and been beaten by the best. But after everything I've done, everyone I've faced and everything I've been through, I have never looked forward to a single match the way I'm looking forward to this one.
( Angel presses the start button, setting the Nordic Track to manual at about 5 MPH to start. )
Some could say AJ Phoenix and I have been traveling the same road lately.
6 MPH.
Me wanting the respect that I deserve and AJ finally getting the respect he has earned.
7 MPH
Yet no one questions AJ or holds his ideals under a microscope quite like they do mine.
8 MPH
Lately some have been questioning mine, in directly, but they're doing it. Insinuating that after all of this time I am still an un trust worthy son of a bitch who is only out for himself.
9 MPH
I've bent over back wards for my beliefs, I stood up and defended nCw with everything I have, I've been good, bad, everything in between. And through it all I've never been anything or anyone else but me, Angel.
10 MPH
My blood, my sweat, my tears, that's what I've given nCw. Stood up for and defended my friends, that's what I've done for nCw. Facing my adversaries and giving my everything night in and night out simply for the fans, that's what I'm about in nCw.
10.5 MPH
Still I get no respect, still I get ridiculed and I frequently find myself wondering why.
11 MPH
Is it because they fear me? Is it because they want to be me? Is it simply because I'm a bit of an asshole? Or is it something else entirely? I understand competition, wanting to be the best, but when someone comes out for no reason and challenges your character, well that's something else entirely.
( Angel finally pulls the emergency stop button as he finds himself panting to catch his breath. The machine comes to a slow halt as does Angel. He bends over, holding onto the sides of the machine trying to slow down his breathing and calm his beating heart. After only a few moments Angel steps off the side of the machine. )
Angel: I've said my fair share about AJ in the past and though he still doesn't fully trust me he is willing to accept that I was only trying to push him to give me his absolute best every time. I know when I get in that ring at Transgressions I'm not going to be facing the same old AJ Phoenix. Our history will be cast out the window and we will start a new.
( Still not completely breathing normally, Angel makes his way over to the heavy bag. )
Angel: I want to be a better person. I want to be the man the fans seem to think I am. I desperately want to be their hero. But most of all, I want to be the New Championship Wrestling X-Division Champion one more time.
Lines up his first punch and nails a right hook.
I know I'm not a good person and I haven't been for a long time. But I used to be, way back when and I want to be again.
Left jab, right hook, left elbow, left knee, right elbow.
Once upon a time I was a savior and a hero to an entire company, sacrificing my own mind, body and soul for the well being of a single wrestling promotion. I was liked by many, loved by more, worshiped by all, and most of all I was looked up to and respected. I want it back.
Hard right, left, high kick, right elbow.
So when I begin to make the change, when I took a step back and re-evaluated myself, seeing everything I've done and being disgusted by it, realizing that I need, more than anyone else, to save myself; people actually questioned my passion, devotion and loyalty to my friends and our collective mission? I don't even know what to say about that.
He stops, grabs the bag, and with all his strength he head butts it.
Perhaps it's something I've brought on myself. However, I see what must be done now, what I must do now. I look all around and I see that this company is wrought with sickness. New Championship Wrestling is dying and as much as I may want to be X-Division Champion, there may not be a company to be champion of unless somebody does something about it.
Hard right.
Only a savior could bring nCw back from the very brink of Death.
Hard left.
All of the rejection, the hard ships, the battles, every single thing I have had to endure since coming to nCw, it has all been in preparation of this very moment.
Right knee.
The moment when I open my eyes and I see the world for what it is, for the moment when I shed the shell I've encased myself in, for the moment I let the love of the Lord back into my life to guide me.
Left elbow.
For what I am about to face will be my greatest challenge of all. Not just a single match, not just a stable war, it will be something so much more than that. I will need to be in top physical condition.
Spinning right handed back fist.
I am.
Leaping pump kick.
I will need to be mentally prepared for anything and anyone.
Right hook.
I am.
Right handed upper cut.
I need to know in my very soul that I am doing what I am doing because it's the ring thing to do. Because it's serving the greater good.
He stops.
Am I?
I have literally walked through Hellfire and Brimstone, I have been tested, tormented, I have been burned and scarred and now I know I am ready to once again be a savior.
Though my soul was burned black and my back turned on God, I have found my way back to the light and the warmth of the one who is our holy Father.
I have punished myself for too long, turned my back on my duties for too long, falsely called myself a savior and an arch angel when I have been nothing more than a coward and a fool.
Come Transgressions I will walk the path of the righteous with our Lord, Father, Jesus Christ watching over me, aiding me, picking me up when I'm down, and protecting me when I'm hurt.
I will once again know what it means to serve a Higher Power and a Higher Meaning when I begin what will surely be remembered as the Salvation of New Championship Wrestling.
AJ Phoenix has done no wrong he himself cannot un do or make up for. AJ Phoenix does not need to be saved, though he stands in the path of all of our salvation.
AJ, your choices are painfully simple, fight because you must and you will, but do not try to stop me from doing what must be done.
Though I look forward to the challenge of facing you and the probability of putting on the greatest match in the history of this great company, I now know my true purpose, my destiny, and nothing and no one must stop me from full filling it.
If your soul be stained, if you know of any sins for which you may burn, now is the time to confess, to seek the comfort of the Lord and await his most righteous judgment.
You do not need to be saved AJ, that doesn't mean you won't damn yourself by choosing to stand against me once more, and if you do chose to walk the path of the damned, then I cannot save you.
Forgive me Lord for I have sinned...
I have taken your name in vein...
I have cursed the ground you made...
Please God, I pray to be saved...
So that I may in turn save...