Post by CJ Phoenix on Mar 13, 2022 13:59:19 GMT -5
Thought you had it all figured out, didn't you Squidward? You showed up, EARNED ONE win in your three matches of the Trials of Despair, and started writing your acceptance speech. You just KNEW in your mind that you were gonna take home the United States Title at Revolution. Everything had been following the script to the letter. You had your best suit on and everything just to hear "AND THE WINNER IS...CJ PHOENIX!!" as your heart, and your confidence, shattered into pieces. That night haunts you because you got hit by reality. So much so that I have enough real estate in your head to build a thousand Grindhouses. Which is why it was so funny when you told me that you would be MY despair. How's that working out for ya?
You had Grindhouse attack me at Revolution...but the night ended with me still United States Champion
You attacked me at the next Clash, declaring that you'll be my despair...but that night also ended with me still United States Champion
You were a special guest ref with Grindhouse as enforcers in one of my matches....and I kicked your lights out...and the night ended with me still United States Champion
You'll run out of excuses long before I run out of resiliency, and that's why every night will continue to end with me STILL the United States Champion, especially the night of Battlebowl when I leave you out cold on the canvas AGAIN!
March 10th
A private plane soars through the skies on its way to Tacoma, Washington. CJ Phoenix looks at his phone for a minute before he lets out a light sigh.
Phoenix: Wow. Forecast calls for rain at Battlebowl.
He looks out the window, gazing at the majestic skies and the clouds below him. Sarcasm took over his next sentence.
Phoenix: What a surprise.
His eyes catch a glimpse of someone walking towards him. It's Kirumi, and the Ultimate Maid is dressed as a flight attendant.
Kirumi: It is a rainy place.
Phoenix: True.
CJ turns his head to look at Kirumi.
Phoenix: Do you like rain, Kirumi?
Kirumi: Yes. It is quite calming. Although, some of the people I have served do not feel the same way. Especially kids and golfers.
The thought of golfers cursing at rain showers draws a laugh from both of them.
Phoenix: It's funny how that works. At least the kids go home and watch television while the golfers go home and....probably watch television.
Kirumi: Indeed. Do you like rain?
Suddenly, Whis pops up, causing CJ and Kirumi to back up in self-defense.
Whis: I LOVE rain! Almost as much as I love great Earth food!
The Angel of Universe 7 chuckles modestly.
Whis: My apologies. I'm just so excited!
Phoenix: About?
Whis: You of course! You started your training less than six months ago and you've already made so much progress! Hope's Peak Academy is over halfway completed. The Shōrai Foundation is already proving to be a safe haven for those who need a shoulder to cry on. Your merchandise sales are through the roof. Plus, your reign as United States Champion has been sensational so far, and you're starting to close in on breaking TWO records! The days must feel like they're getting easier and easier.
The US Champion shakes his head.
Phoenix: Not quite. My days have gotten better overall, but they've also gotten more difficult. I got jumped during three of the last four Clashes, had to deal with Dandy and his wild string of lies, Gerard and his complaining and Grindhouse coming after me on behalf of Angelo. And that's just the in-ring drama. I still have days where it's difficult to fend off the negative thoughts in my mind. Oh, and there's also this whole rumor fiasco with Yaz.
Kirumi: But you didn't do anything.
Phoenix: I know. That's why I'm not panicking over it. I know the truth and I won't waver from it no matter how many absent-minded people think otherwise. At the end of the day, ten people shouting the wrong answer doesn't make them right. It makes them loud and wrong.
Kirumi: That it does.
Whis: Hmmmm. Interesting. You've become a lot calmer under pressure. Do you feel like you might be nearing the peak of your potential?
Phoenix: Not even close. Things may have gotten more difficult, but that's a part of why they've gotten better. The greater the challenge, the greater the chance of improvement. None of those issues I've mentioned have stopped me, and they're not going to. Not when I've got so much to fight for.
CJ looks at the United States Title around his waist.
Phoenix: It took me a while, but I think I understand the deeper meaning of my training. Everywhere I go, I talk to the fans. Some tell me they're inspired by me. Not just as a wrestler, but as a person. That's when I realized that training to connect to the fans was about more than just feeding off of their energy. It was about establishing a true link with the people. Being able to genuinely reach out and uplift people with every interaction is incredible. Even though I see millions of fans each year, most of them only see me in person once a year, if not once in a lifetime. That one brief conversation I have with someone while signing a t-shirt could end up being the catalyst to them moving forward and reaching their goals instead of giving up. Ironically, I'm not even doing this for my own benefit anymore. Encouraging people to tap into their own potential is reward enough for me, especially when it comes to those who don't think they have it in them. I don't just understand the despair people are going through...I've learned how to use that to create hope for them.
Whis: Which makes your connection to hope, despair, and the people of this world a truly unique one. One that very few understand.
Phoenix: I know one person who certainly doesn't.
Whis: Gerard Angelo?
Phoenix: Correct.
Whis: He sure doesn't, but a part of that could be because of the environment that he's been in.
Phoenix: Hollyweird?
Whis: Yes. Hollyweird.
Kirumi: His behavior does resemble that of an entitled movie star whose fame has gone to his head. He's grown accustomed to getting by with the selfish mindset that he has. So it is likely that he isn't used to it not working.
Phoenix: That explains why he's been acting the way he has, which is all the more reason for me to beat him again. To protect the Despairicans, my title, and Action Wrestling from having to deal with mediocrity.
Can't say I'm surprised at this, Gerard. You couldn't beat me, so now you're playing all the Hollyweird classics. Slander. Trying to get other people to do the work for you so that you can take all the credit. Throwing money at problems that you don't have the guts to try and solve on your own. It's hard to tell if you're Gerard Angelo or Johnny Manziel. You don't have the heart to try and make yourself better, so you opt to try to make everyone else worse. That shit ain't gonna fly here. It may win trophies at award shows, but it'll never buy the US Title from me! All it's earned you is another ass kicking. Another fair...and honest...ass kicking.
Actions speak louder than words, Gerard, and I see through your facade. You're not a megastar destined for greatness. You're a compulsive liar with no accountability or a sense of identity. Years of hiding behind roles, yes men, and groupies have made you too comfortable with being a lazy coward. Anyone can thrive when they're handed everything, but your true colors showed after I beat you at Revolution. You were never about the people. You never cared about the US Title. You just spewed whatever you could say that you thought people wanted to hear. In fact, this isn't even about the title to you. It's about you not knowing how to deal with your own insecurities. Don't believe me? Then allow me to cut you down with your own words before I beat you with my actions.
You said you NEED to be a champion. Why is that? If you were really the 'living legend' that you claim to be, you wouldn't NEED anything because your work would speak for itself. Aren't you the one that said the man makes the title? Then you tried to impersonate the man that made the title, that YOU'LL never take from me, better. You told me and everyone else that you'd be the hope that they needed and that you'll save America and its title. Then I beat you and exposed you for the fraud that you are. Every time you opened your mouth on AW programming since then, it's NEVER been about uplifting the fans. It was just lies and excuses because that's what you are. A LaVar Ball praising himself like he's Michael Jordan. It's not my title that you want...
IT'S MY ROLE
You're jealous. Not just jealous of what I've done with this title so far, but also because I'm the driving force of persistence in Action Wrestling while you can't even land the lead role in your own life. The real reason you feel that you 'need' to be a champion is because you feel like if you don't have something to hold over everyone else's heads, you're nothing. The REAL Gerard Angelo is NOTHING in his own eyes, so he tries to find value in himself through feeding off the value he sees in others. That's why when you see me, you see your worst nightmare. Something that you thought was impossible. A man who stuck by his morals and earned his way to the top beat you. I didn't have to whine about anything to win the US Title, and I never needed help to keep it. This title called out to me because the people themselves called out to me...and so I appeared...and I delivered. I told the fans that I'd be a beacon of hope, and it's shown. I've made this title something worth chasing after AND defending. No one other than myself and TFK, the FIRST US Champion in AW, can say they have at least five successful defenses in a single reign. Once I stomp you out at Battlebowl, I'll tie him at six. That's a feat nearly four years apart, but I'm the only one to have successfully defended this belt three times in one month outside of the Glory tournament...in three different types of matches no less. If I were as shallow as you are, I would've been bitching about not being pinned at Execution back in October in a match to see who would be next in line for a shot at this belt. Thankfully, I'm not you. I accepted that loss and learned from it. Acceptance, learning, and improvement. Things I have that you continue to lack. That's why I'll still be US Champion after Battlebowl while you'll still be looking for scapegoats to blame for your own failures.
By the way, if you think that bringing a pair of extra people to help you face me makes things fair and honest, all that shows is that not even YOU believe you can beat me on your own. Funny thing is you still can't beat me with their help either. Not with Grindhouse, Outback Steakhouse, a haunted house, or even Waffle House. Bring the whole neighborhood and I'll beat you up and down the block like I did by the White House! So I ask you this. What will your excuse be after I beat you at Battlebowl? Will you blame Grindhouse? Will you blame the rain for throwing you off your game? I bet you still whine about all the roles you didn't get. Always someone else's fault and never your own. Those who don't learn from their mistakes are doomed to repeat them, and you're about to find that out the hard way.
Kirumi: Look at you being a hero now.
Phoenix: I wouldn't consider myself one. I just know what's at stake.
Whis: You fight for the people. Sounds like a hero to me. Or at least a vigilante. Kinda like rain.
Kirumi: Like rain?
Phoenix: Do tell.
Whis: Rain is capable of causing floods that destroy entire cities. It's torn families apart and left people in ruin. It causes delays in sports games and car accidents on interstates. By all means, rain should be hated the same way that despair normally would be. However, it's not. That same rain that can cause so much destruction has proven to be able to provide just as much healing. It's vital for the growth of things like trees and crops that you humans benefit greatly from. It naturally washes away that pollen thing that so many of you hate. It even leaves behind a beautiful rainbow sometimes. What you're doing isn't much different. You've taken something vital to life that's been synonymous with destruction and negativity and turned it into something that people can be happy about. You take the rains of despair and wash away the toxins of stress from others, leaving them with a rainbow of hope to uplift their spirits.
Phoenix: You should take up poetry.
Whis: I will! Oh, I almost forgot. You never got to answer Kirumi's question.
Phoenix: About the rain?
Whis nods. CJ looks out the window again. He thinks about Gerard Angelo's seemingly endless bitching slowly being drowned out by the soothing sound of rain falling. A smile grows on the Luminary of Despair's face.
Phoenix: Yeah.....I LOVE the rain.
You should try being a politician. You're full of yourself. You lie more than you breathe. You try to sell us all on so much bullshit that the ActionTron should say "SCAM LIKELY" before your theme hits. Not to mention you spend your time on Twitter either kissing your own ass or making a complete clown of yourself. Be fair and honest with yourself. You're closer to being a former US president than you are to being a future US champion. All that's missing is a barrel roll in orange paint. Lemme ask you this. Are you gonna beg the ref for a recount of the three count after I beat you in the state of Washington a month and a half after I beat you in the city of Washington? You gonna get one move in and then ask the ref to stop the match while you're ahead before you ultimately fuck up and lose? Gonna blame it all on Grindhouse and fire them after a month of them verbally sucking your dick for an extra paycheck like they're a pair of prostitutes? Gerard, you're a child who wants to play when he's winning, but quit when he's losing. You act like the people NEED you, but the only thing they, and ALL of Action Wrestling, NEED you to do is SHUT THE FUCK UP!!
One more thing before I go to Tacoma and obliterate you. Before our first encounter, you asked me what is a Luminary of Despair? Since it's the primary reason that I'll still be US Champion after Battlebowl, I'll tell you. A lot of people have taken the same approach to facing me that you have. Telling me that I don't understand despair or that they'll be MY despair or that THEY'RE the actual despair. Every one of you missed the forest for the trees. I'm the Luminary because I shine a light on the despair within people. None more so than myself. I built a connection with the people one day at a time. Long before I became US Champion, I was still the Luminary of Despair. The man who never stopped building upon himself. I never had to ask ANYONE to like me. They CHOOSE to support me because I stayed true to myself. When they see me, they don't see a fraud like you trying to profit off of selling false hopes. They see an ACTUAL champion that they can be proud of! I fight for all of the people who were told they'd never make it to the top because I was told that same lie! I'm not afraid to admit that I've failed before, and that's what helps me succeed!
I'M MY OWN DESPAIR, AND I USE THAT DESPAIR TO GIVE OTHERS HOPE!!!
THAT'S why I'm gonna beat you Sunday. It's not about me padding stats or getting more bragging rights. It's about making sure Despairica has a champion that inspires the people to strive to be better than they thought they could be. Not bitter like you pretend to not be. Simply put.
I'M NOT LETTING YOU TAKE THIS TITLE FROM ME BECAUSE I'M NOT LETTING YOU TAKE ME FROM THEM!
As long as I'm champion, fans everywhere can rest easy knowing that at least one title in Action Wrestling has been dedicated to them and that it's being represented by somebody that ACTUALLY gives them hope for a brighter future. So go ahead. Bring your lies, bring your excuses, and bring Grindhouse if that's what you think will make this an even match. It won't be, but it WILL be another
Successful
Fair
And
Honest
Defense.
Don't slip on the pool of your tears when you walk out crying in defeat.
You had Grindhouse attack me at Revolution...but the night ended with me still United States Champion
You attacked me at the next Clash, declaring that you'll be my despair...but that night also ended with me still United States Champion
You were a special guest ref with Grindhouse as enforcers in one of my matches....and I kicked your lights out...and the night ended with me still United States Champion
You'll run out of excuses long before I run out of resiliency, and that's why every night will continue to end with me STILL the United States Champion, especially the night of Battlebowl when I leave you out cold on the canvas AGAIN!
March 10th
A private plane soars through the skies on its way to Tacoma, Washington. CJ Phoenix looks at his phone for a minute before he lets out a light sigh.
Phoenix: Wow. Forecast calls for rain at Battlebowl.
He looks out the window, gazing at the majestic skies and the clouds below him. Sarcasm took over his next sentence.
Phoenix: What a surprise.
His eyes catch a glimpse of someone walking towards him. It's Kirumi, and the Ultimate Maid is dressed as a flight attendant.
Kirumi: It is a rainy place.
Phoenix: True.
CJ turns his head to look at Kirumi.
Phoenix: Do you like rain, Kirumi?
Kirumi: Yes. It is quite calming. Although, some of the people I have served do not feel the same way. Especially kids and golfers.
The thought of golfers cursing at rain showers draws a laugh from both of them.
Phoenix: It's funny how that works. At least the kids go home and watch television while the golfers go home and....probably watch television.
Kirumi: Indeed. Do you like rain?
Suddenly, Whis pops up, causing CJ and Kirumi to back up in self-defense.
Whis: I LOVE rain! Almost as much as I love great Earth food!
The Angel of Universe 7 chuckles modestly.
Whis: My apologies. I'm just so excited!
Phoenix: About?
Whis: You of course! You started your training less than six months ago and you've already made so much progress! Hope's Peak Academy is over halfway completed. The Shōrai Foundation is already proving to be a safe haven for those who need a shoulder to cry on. Your merchandise sales are through the roof. Plus, your reign as United States Champion has been sensational so far, and you're starting to close in on breaking TWO records! The days must feel like they're getting easier and easier.
The US Champion shakes his head.
Phoenix: Not quite. My days have gotten better overall, but they've also gotten more difficult. I got jumped during three of the last four Clashes, had to deal with Dandy and his wild string of lies, Gerard and his complaining and Grindhouse coming after me on behalf of Angelo. And that's just the in-ring drama. I still have days where it's difficult to fend off the negative thoughts in my mind. Oh, and there's also this whole rumor fiasco with Yaz.
Kirumi: But you didn't do anything.
Phoenix: I know. That's why I'm not panicking over it. I know the truth and I won't waver from it no matter how many absent-minded people think otherwise. At the end of the day, ten people shouting the wrong answer doesn't make them right. It makes them loud and wrong.
Kirumi: That it does.
Whis: Hmmmm. Interesting. You've become a lot calmer under pressure. Do you feel like you might be nearing the peak of your potential?
Phoenix: Not even close. Things may have gotten more difficult, but that's a part of why they've gotten better. The greater the challenge, the greater the chance of improvement. None of those issues I've mentioned have stopped me, and they're not going to. Not when I've got so much to fight for.
CJ looks at the United States Title around his waist.
Phoenix: It took me a while, but I think I understand the deeper meaning of my training. Everywhere I go, I talk to the fans. Some tell me they're inspired by me. Not just as a wrestler, but as a person. That's when I realized that training to connect to the fans was about more than just feeding off of their energy. It was about establishing a true link with the people. Being able to genuinely reach out and uplift people with every interaction is incredible. Even though I see millions of fans each year, most of them only see me in person once a year, if not once in a lifetime. That one brief conversation I have with someone while signing a t-shirt could end up being the catalyst to them moving forward and reaching their goals instead of giving up. Ironically, I'm not even doing this for my own benefit anymore. Encouraging people to tap into their own potential is reward enough for me, especially when it comes to those who don't think they have it in them. I don't just understand the despair people are going through...I've learned how to use that to create hope for them.
Whis: Which makes your connection to hope, despair, and the people of this world a truly unique one. One that very few understand.
Phoenix: I know one person who certainly doesn't.
Whis: Gerard Angelo?
Phoenix: Correct.
Whis: He sure doesn't, but a part of that could be because of the environment that he's been in.
Phoenix: Hollyweird?
Whis: Yes. Hollyweird.
Kirumi: His behavior does resemble that of an entitled movie star whose fame has gone to his head. He's grown accustomed to getting by with the selfish mindset that he has. So it is likely that he isn't used to it not working.
Phoenix: That explains why he's been acting the way he has, which is all the more reason for me to beat him again. To protect the Despairicans, my title, and Action Wrestling from having to deal with mediocrity.
Can't say I'm surprised at this, Gerard. You couldn't beat me, so now you're playing all the Hollyweird classics. Slander. Trying to get other people to do the work for you so that you can take all the credit. Throwing money at problems that you don't have the guts to try and solve on your own. It's hard to tell if you're Gerard Angelo or Johnny Manziel. You don't have the heart to try and make yourself better, so you opt to try to make everyone else worse. That shit ain't gonna fly here. It may win trophies at award shows, but it'll never buy the US Title from me! All it's earned you is another ass kicking. Another fair...and honest...ass kicking.
Actions speak louder than words, Gerard, and I see through your facade. You're not a megastar destined for greatness. You're a compulsive liar with no accountability or a sense of identity. Years of hiding behind roles, yes men, and groupies have made you too comfortable with being a lazy coward. Anyone can thrive when they're handed everything, but your true colors showed after I beat you at Revolution. You were never about the people. You never cared about the US Title. You just spewed whatever you could say that you thought people wanted to hear. In fact, this isn't even about the title to you. It's about you not knowing how to deal with your own insecurities. Don't believe me? Then allow me to cut you down with your own words before I beat you with my actions.
You said you NEED to be a champion. Why is that? If you were really the 'living legend' that you claim to be, you wouldn't NEED anything because your work would speak for itself. Aren't you the one that said the man makes the title? Then you tried to impersonate the man that made the title, that YOU'LL never take from me, better. You told me and everyone else that you'd be the hope that they needed and that you'll save America and its title. Then I beat you and exposed you for the fraud that you are. Every time you opened your mouth on AW programming since then, it's NEVER been about uplifting the fans. It was just lies and excuses because that's what you are. A LaVar Ball praising himself like he's Michael Jordan. It's not my title that you want...
IT'S MY ROLE
You're jealous. Not just jealous of what I've done with this title so far, but also because I'm the driving force of persistence in Action Wrestling while you can't even land the lead role in your own life. The real reason you feel that you 'need' to be a champion is because you feel like if you don't have something to hold over everyone else's heads, you're nothing. The REAL Gerard Angelo is NOTHING in his own eyes, so he tries to find value in himself through feeding off the value he sees in others. That's why when you see me, you see your worst nightmare. Something that you thought was impossible. A man who stuck by his morals and earned his way to the top beat you. I didn't have to whine about anything to win the US Title, and I never needed help to keep it. This title called out to me because the people themselves called out to me...and so I appeared...and I delivered. I told the fans that I'd be a beacon of hope, and it's shown. I've made this title something worth chasing after AND defending. No one other than myself and TFK, the FIRST US Champion in AW, can say they have at least five successful defenses in a single reign. Once I stomp you out at Battlebowl, I'll tie him at six. That's a feat nearly four years apart, but I'm the only one to have successfully defended this belt three times in one month outside of the Glory tournament...in three different types of matches no less. If I were as shallow as you are, I would've been bitching about not being pinned at Execution back in October in a match to see who would be next in line for a shot at this belt. Thankfully, I'm not you. I accepted that loss and learned from it. Acceptance, learning, and improvement. Things I have that you continue to lack. That's why I'll still be US Champion after Battlebowl while you'll still be looking for scapegoats to blame for your own failures.
By the way, if you think that bringing a pair of extra people to help you face me makes things fair and honest, all that shows is that not even YOU believe you can beat me on your own. Funny thing is you still can't beat me with their help either. Not with Grindhouse, Outback Steakhouse, a haunted house, or even Waffle House. Bring the whole neighborhood and I'll beat you up and down the block like I did by the White House! So I ask you this. What will your excuse be after I beat you at Battlebowl? Will you blame Grindhouse? Will you blame the rain for throwing you off your game? I bet you still whine about all the roles you didn't get. Always someone else's fault and never your own. Those who don't learn from their mistakes are doomed to repeat them, and you're about to find that out the hard way.
Kirumi: Look at you being a hero now.
Phoenix: I wouldn't consider myself one. I just know what's at stake.
Whis: You fight for the people. Sounds like a hero to me. Or at least a vigilante. Kinda like rain.
Kirumi: Like rain?
Phoenix: Do tell.
Whis: Rain is capable of causing floods that destroy entire cities. It's torn families apart and left people in ruin. It causes delays in sports games and car accidents on interstates. By all means, rain should be hated the same way that despair normally would be. However, it's not. That same rain that can cause so much destruction has proven to be able to provide just as much healing. It's vital for the growth of things like trees and crops that you humans benefit greatly from. It naturally washes away that pollen thing that so many of you hate. It even leaves behind a beautiful rainbow sometimes. What you're doing isn't much different. You've taken something vital to life that's been synonymous with destruction and negativity and turned it into something that people can be happy about. You take the rains of despair and wash away the toxins of stress from others, leaving them with a rainbow of hope to uplift their spirits.
Phoenix: You should take up poetry.
Whis: I will! Oh, I almost forgot. You never got to answer Kirumi's question.
Phoenix: About the rain?
Whis nods. CJ looks out the window again. He thinks about Gerard Angelo's seemingly endless bitching slowly being drowned out by the soothing sound of rain falling. A smile grows on the Luminary of Despair's face.
Phoenix: Yeah.....I LOVE the rain.
You should try being a politician. You're full of yourself. You lie more than you breathe. You try to sell us all on so much bullshit that the ActionTron should say "SCAM LIKELY" before your theme hits. Not to mention you spend your time on Twitter either kissing your own ass or making a complete clown of yourself. Be fair and honest with yourself. You're closer to being a former US president than you are to being a future US champion. All that's missing is a barrel roll in orange paint. Lemme ask you this. Are you gonna beg the ref for a recount of the three count after I beat you in the state of Washington a month and a half after I beat you in the city of Washington? You gonna get one move in and then ask the ref to stop the match while you're ahead before you ultimately fuck up and lose? Gonna blame it all on Grindhouse and fire them after a month of them verbally sucking your dick for an extra paycheck like they're a pair of prostitutes? Gerard, you're a child who wants to play when he's winning, but quit when he's losing. You act like the people NEED you, but the only thing they, and ALL of Action Wrestling, NEED you to do is SHUT THE FUCK UP!!
One more thing before I go to Tacoma and obliterate you. Before our first encounter, you asked me what is a Luminary of Despair? Since it's the primary reason that I'll still be US Champion after Battlebowl, I'll tell you. A lot of people have taken the same approach to facing me that you have. Telling me that I don't understand despair or that they'll be MY despair or that THEY'RE the actual despair. Every one of you missed the forest for the trees. I'm the Luminary because I shine a light on the despair within people. None more so than myself. I built a connection with the people one day at a time. Long before I became US Champion, I was still the Luminary of Despair. The man who never stopped building upon himself. I never had to ask ANYONE to like me. They CHOOSE to support me because I stayed true to myself. When they see me, they don't see a fraud like you trying to profit off of selling false hopes. They see an ACTUAL champion that they can be proud of! I fight for all of the people who were told they'd never make it to the top because I was told that same lie! I'm not afraid to admit that I've failed before, and that's what helps me succeed!
I'M MY OWN DESPAIR, AND I USE THAT DESPAIR TO GIVE OTHERS HOPE!!!
THAT'S why I'm gonna beat you Sunday. It's not about me padding stats or getting more bragging rights. It's about making sure Despairica has a champion that inspires the people to strive to be better than they thought they could be. Not bitter like you pretend to not be. Simply put.
I'M NOT LETTING YOU TAKE THIS TITLE FROM ME BECAUSE I'M NOT LETTING YOU TAKE ME FROM THEM!
As long as I'm champion, fans everywhere can rest easy knowing that at least one title in Action Wrestling has been dedicated to them and that it's being represented by somebody that ACTUALLY gives them hope for a brighter future. So go ahead. Bring your lies, bring your excuses, and bring Grindhouse if that's what you think will make this an even match. It won't be, but it WILL be another
Successful
Fair
And
Honest
Defense.
Don't slip on the pool of your tears when you walk out crying in defeat.