Post by “The Saint” Johnny Eden on Jun 2, 2024 13:02:22 GMT -5
“Thoughts on my performance in Havoc?” Johnny sits with a cup of tea inside of his cabin rental just outside of Yellowstone, his manager, Tessa sits next to him sipping on her own tea.
Tessa doesn’t reply, sipping away at her tea, her eyes trace the woodwork in the beautifully crafted cabin.
“Shat the bed then, eh?” Johnny slowly nods and he places his cup of tea on the table between them. “I get it, Havoc is a monster of a match and I had to eat my words and I had to take all of it on the chin. I’m not going to let this donnybrook define me, though, bruv. I stood in that casino and I played it cool like the rest of those competitors weren’t a threat at all…”
Tessa slowly places her cup onto the table and she turns toward Johnny. “Did you learn your lesson?” Johnny, hesitant to speak, Tessa continues. “We learned a very valuable lesson out there and that was that the confidence and brash approach wasn’t going to get the job done. What did you prove across the pond, huh? You proved that when YOU have your back against the wall, that is when you bring the best you out. It was too easy for you to walk in there and believe the cards were in your favor, but it got real out there, didn’t it? You shrunk in front of Draugr’s true power and Sicko releasing his brand of brutality. But it’s okay, it’s Havoc and we aren’t going to let that be the final stamp on your career. You’re going to pull yourself up from your bootstraps and you’re going to move on to this triple threat at Monday Night Clash. You’re going to chin up and you’re going to show the world that The Saint Johnny Eden IS IN FACT London’s Best Export.”
Tessa calms herself and returns to her tea cup with a bit of a twinkle in her eye from being fired up. “Your passion overflows for me, bruv, thanks for that. You’re right though, I did feel a bit less than while staring Draugr and Sicko in their monstrous eyes… But you’re right I need to turn my focus on the likes of Krystal Hale and Ártico and this triple threat match at Monday Night Clash. Both are relatively new in Action Wrestling except for the start/stop career of Krystal Hale. From the looks of her previous time in Action Wrestling, there’s a good reason she disappeared after CruiserHavoc IV. She was eliminated by the guy who took a piss literally, bruv. How can we take her seriously at all in this triple threat? She didn’t last long enough for a cup of tea in this year’s Havoc, either.”
Tessa’s eyebrows perk up and Johnny slowly back pedals. “Well, you know what I mean. Believe me, Havoc was humbling and I learned not to underestimate my opponents. Take Ártico for example, the guy is well decorated in Mexico and he probably has made himself a bonafide Hall of Famer down there. I know why he is in Action Wrestling, much like myself he wants to prove to the world in the top tier company that he is everything that he says he is. He is the man who built his legacy outside of the Action Wrestling bubble. The one thing that separates us though, is that if I eat defeat, I won’t have a mask to hide my shame behind like he can and that’s why this is a MUST WIN for me. Ártico doesn’t know what it was like coming in with a full head of steam just for it to be shut down by performing in Havoc, but he will when I shut him down. I’ll shake off the L, but he doesn’t seem to have the same fortitude.”
Tessa nods, “And that’s what I need you to continue to do going into this match. You need to shake off the shit show of Havoc and you need to refocus on what’s going to get you to the top. Put those arses in the seats, steal the show, and get the WINS. Don’t let a single soul derail you and you’ll be back in the swing of things, luv. You may not have got the rocket strapped to your back like winning Havoc would’ve got you, but you gained life lessons in that Action Wrestling ring. Dust yourself off and show Krystal and Ártico that they’re names don’t carry enough weight to be placed at the top of the card. They’re not cut from the same cloth as The Saint and they’re not built for the heavy hits that come as an AW star. YOU are though. You lived the life of a UK indie darling who had to live in his car, had to travel the streets, and put up with cut throat egotistical bookers! Putting Krystal Hale and Ártico down for the count in this triple threat is all you need to focus on this week and with a clear mind, you’re going to do just that, right?”
Johnny nods along. “I’m aces, luv and yeah, of course. I mean this isn’t the first big hit I’ve had to shake off in my career and it won’t be the last, I’m sure. It’s like that American Boxer movie… It’s not about how hard you can hit, it’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done… At least that’s what I remember from watching it on the plane as we flew over to the States.”
“Yanks love their cinema, heh… Well take those words and bloody live it, luv!”
“If it means climbing the rung to the next level, I will push myself beyond my very limits and I’ll take the two of them even further than that, to walk out with my hand raised.”