Post by Angel on Sept 12, 2009 20:13:39 GMT -6
September 13th, 2009
Sometimes I feel like my motive is being lost in the methods I use to achieve it, especially concerning Philip Burns. Here's the thing, I don't hate Philip Burns, quite the contrary. For a while now we've been very close friends, brothers even. Was there a little sibling rivalry between us? Of course there was, still is. We constantly tried to upstage each other, from jokes to promos to in ring action. We both wanted to be the star, the main attraction, we wanted to be the center of attention.
So you'd think our little problem stems from the fact that we're both attention hogs who formed a tag team. But in all honesty, our problems started a long time ago. At least mine did.
I'm sure by now we all know the story of the rise and fall of my old promotion, PWW, and I'm sure most of you don't care, but this isn't about you, its about me, so if you don't care then by all means go away right now.
Pinnacle Web Wrestling was a promotion started by four egotistical sons of bitches who wanted to own and operate their own personal stomping grounds. For a while it worked in their favor, the people tuned in just to see them get their asses handed to them, but after six years ratings started to fall, quite rapidly.
The owner took a leave of absence, his second in command vanished and their "top" two stars all but retired. At long last there was room for advancement, people like Philip Burns, Falcon, Adam Knite, Jon Breaker, Dax Clark and myself all got our shots at the top. I moved on from the Cruiser Weight Division and won the United States Championship, my fifth singles title run in PWW. I held the belt a grand total of two weeks...
Philip Burns defeated me on one of the last episodes of Monday Night Gemini. He took something very dear to me like a thief in the night, but I was granted my rematch. We were set to face off at the next pay per view, and wouldn't you know it, PWW shut down just weeks before.
Angry? You better believe I was. You see, in my entire career I have never held a singles title past my first defense.
Not once.
Tag Team titles I can't seem to lose, but singles titles, I can't lose them fast enough.
Philip Burns ended my last title reign in PWW and his name will forever be known as the LAST PWW United States Champion.
And I'll be honest with you, it still pisses me off to this very day. IT SHOULD BE MY NAME! Not his.
I guess what it all comes down to is jealousy. I know in my heart that I can beat Philip Burns. I know that between the two of us I will always come out on top. I know if it were between him and I and a hall of fame spot, I'd have it locked down.
Basically, Philip Burns is nothing compared to me and I know it.
So yes, I'm jealous. For six long years I've carried the weight of my jealousy, until I came to nCw, until I got to start over where almost no one knew who I was. That was until I saw Philip Burns wrestling on Collision. I thought I had moved on, I thought I was over it, I thought I'd found my peace, but seeing him out there, carrying around the Xtreme Title for nearly two months with such an undeserved sense of accomplishment... I wanted to choke him to death, literally.
Perhaps I was planning to back stab Phil all along, perhaps my luring him to the Revolution was just my way of getting him under my thumb, perhaps our entire friendship has just been one big set up. Or perhaps I just need to know once and for all that I can beat Philip Burns with something on the line.
I can't honestly say.
What I can say is I won't settle for anything less than total domination at Battlegrounds. Once that bell rings I'm going to forget everything I know about Philip Burns. I'm going to forget about our friendship, our tag team, our mutual respect and our brotherhood. When I step into that ring Philip Burns will be nothing more to me than someone I need to destroy.
I love you like a brother Phil, but come Sunday Night, I'm not going to stop, I'm not going to give an inch, I'm not going to hold back a goddam thing and I'm going to make damn sure your career in nCw ends on that night.
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"Whats next?"
"I don't know, but whatever it is I'll be able to approach it with something I've never had in my entire career, inner peace. This is the epitome of everything I have worked for. I don't even care if I win the National title after tonight, that belt doesn't even register on my radar. It's worthless, a chump title for retards in the upper mid card to feel important. It means nothing to me, it never will."
Shelly smiles and rubs his shoulders as he gets to his feet.
"Whatever you decide to do, I'll support you in it baby."
"Even if supporting me means Philip Burns can't make a living doing what he loves anymore?"
Shelly grabs his cheeks and pulls him in for a deep, passionate kiss.
"Kill Him."
Fade to black on Angel facing the camera, a twisted grin spread across his face.[/center]
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The flame was almost extinguished
The will had faded and escaped me
Two years have passed and they wilted away
All that was left were memories of days I never lived
Now the fight is on, until there's nothing left
I'll fight like never before
The fight is on, until my final breath
I've never wanted anything more
I must never let it die
Bonds are strengthened when they've been tested
And mended when they've been torn
So give all of yourself that there is to give
Cause in life to have never risked is to have never lived
Now the fight is on, until there's nothing left
I'll fight like never before
The fight is on, until my last breath
I've never wanted anything more
I must never let it die
So resolve, reassure and push on with out fear
Ignite the flame, because only you govern what tomorrow holds
It's inside us all waiting to be awoken
It's more than words describe
This is the spark, let it burn, make it build
It will never be denied
Because the fight is on, until there's nothing left
I'll fight like never before
The fight is on, until my final breath
I've never wanted anything more
I must never let it die
We will never let it die, Never
Sometimes I feel like my motive is being lost in the methods I use to achieve it, especially concerning Philip Burns. Here's the thing, I don't hate Philip Burns, quite the contrary. For a while now we've been very close friends, brothers even. Was there a little sibling rivalry between us? Of course there was, still is. We constantly tried to upstage each other, from jokes to promos to in ring action. We both wanted to be the star, the main attraction, we wanted to be the center of attention.
So you'd think our little problem stems from the fact that we're both attention hogs who formed a tag team. But in all honesty, our problems started a long time ago. At least mine did.
I'm sure by now we all know the story of the rise and fall of my old promotion, PWW, and I'm sure most of you don't care, but this isn't about you, its about me, so if you don't care then by all means go away right now.
Pinnacle Web Wrestling was a promotion started by four egotistical sons of bitches who wanted to own and operate their own personal stomping grounds. For a while it worked in their favor, the people tuned in just to see them get their asses handed to them, but after six years ratings started to fall, quite rapidly.
The owner took a leave of absence, his second in command vanished and their "top" two stars all but retired. At long last there was room for advancement, people like Philip Burns, Falcon, Adam Knite, Jon Breaker, Dax Clark and myself all got our shots at the top. I moved on from the Cruiser Weight Division and won the United States Championship, my fifth singles title run in PWW. I held the belt a grand total of two weeks...
Philip Burns defeated me on one of the last episodes of Monday Night Gemini. He took something very dear to me like a thief in the night, but I was granted my rematch. We were set to face off at the next pay per view, and wouldn't you know it, PWW shut down just weeks before.
Angry? You better believe I was. You see, in my entire career I have never held a singles title past my first defense.
Not once.
Tag Team titles I can't seem to lose, but singles titles, I can't lose them fast enough.
Philip Burns ended my last title reign in PWW and his name will forever be known as the LAST PWW United States Champion.
And I'll be honest with you, it still pisses me off to this very day. IT SHOULD BE MY NAME! Not his.
I guess what it all comes down to is jealousy. I know in my heart that I can beat Philip Burns. I know that between the two of us I will always come out on top. I know if it were between him and I and a hall of fame spot, I'd have it locked down.
Basically, Philip Burns is nothing compared to me and I know it.
So yes, I'm jealous. For six long years I've carried the weight of my jealousy, until I came to nCw, until I got to start over where almost no one knew who I was. That was until I saw Philip Burns wrestling on Collision. I thought I had moved on, I thought I was over it, I thought I'd found my peace, but seeing him out there, carrying around the Xtreme Title for nearly two months with such an undeserved sense of accomplishment... I wanted to choke him to death, literally.
Perhaps I was planning to back stab Phil all along, perhaps my luring him to the Revolution was just my way of getting him under my thumb, perhaps our entire friendship has just been one big set up. Or perhaps I just need to know once and for all that I can beat Philip Burns with something on the line.
I can't honestly say.
What I can say is I won't settle for anything less than total domination at Battlegrounds. Once that bell rings I'm going to forget everything I know about Philip Burns. I'm going to forget about our friendship, our tag team, our mutual respect and our brotherhood. When I step into that ring Philip Burns will be nothing more to me than someone I need to destroy.
I love you like a brother Phil, but come Sunday Night, I'm not going to stop, I'm not going to give an inch, I'm not going to hold back a goddam thing and I'm going to make damn sure your career in nCw ends on that night.
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Moments before Angel heads to the ring to face his former friend and tag team partner Philip Burns in a No DQ Pin Falls Count Anywhere Match, we find him seated on a steel chair, taping up his hands. His wife Shelly comes up from behind him and runs her nails through his hair.
"Are you sure your ready for this?
"I've been training for this match for six years Shell."
She leans down to give him a kiss on the cheek, he's un phased as he finishes wrapping his hands.
"After tonight I'll have nothing left to prove to this company Shell, NOTHING. I came here to do three things, defeat Spike Kane, win the X-Division Championship.... And end Philip Burns' career."
[/b]"Are you sure your ready for this?
"I've been training for this match for six years Shell."
She leans down to give him a kiss on the cheek, he's un phased as he finishes wrapping his hands.
"After tonight I'll have nothing left to prove to this company Shell, NOTHING. I came here to do three things, defeat Spike Kane, win the X-Division Championship.... And end Philip Burns' career."
"Whats next?"
"I don't know, but whatever it is I'll be able to approach it with something I've never had in my entire career, inner peace. This is the epitome of everything I have worked for. I don't even care if I win the National title after tonight, that belt doesn't even register on my radar. It's worthless, a chump title for retards in the upper mid card to feel important. It means nothing to me, it never will."
Shelly smiles and rubs his shoulders as he gets to his feet.
"Whatever you decide to do, I'll support you in it baby."
"Even if supporting me means Philip Burns can't make a living doing what he loves anymore?"
Shelly grabs his cheeks and pulls him in for a deep, passionate kiss.
"Kill Him."
Fade to black on Angel facing the camera, a twisted grin spread across his face.[/center]
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The flame was almost extinguished
The will had faded and escaped me
Two years have passed and they wilted away
All that was left were memories of days I never lived
Now the fight is on, until there's nothing left
I'll fight like never before
The fight is on, until my final breath
I've never wanted anything more
I must never let it die
Bonds are strengthened when they've been tested
And mended when they've been torn
So give all of yourself that there is to give
Cause in life to have never risked is to have never lived
Now the fight is on, until there's nothing left
I'll fight like never before
The fight is on, until my last breath
I've never wanted anything more
I must never let it die
So resolve, reassure and push on with out fear
Ignite the flame, because only you govern what tomorrow holds
It's inside us all waiting to be awoken
It's more than words describe
This is the spark, let it burn, make it build
It will never be denied
Because the fight is on, until there's nothing left
I'll fight like never before
The fight is on, until my final breath
I've never wanted anything more
I must never let it die
We will never let it die, Never