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| Konrad Raab | Apr 6 2016, 06:18 AM Post #1 |
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"The Iceman"/"The Black Ice"
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![]() Army training. Grafenwoehr, Germany. September 20th 2002. Ever since Konrad was a little boy, he had problems on being tough, feeling like he's always weak all the time, but his parents had the idea of placing Konrad into doing some survival training in the army. It was his first day in the army and had a lot of learning ahead of him to learn how to be a tough soldier in battle, but for Konrad it's more than being a soldier, it was also about life as well as he clearly was afraid of a lot of new situations. He couldn't even fight either as he was always being dominated at school and college by his fellow students. So he was sent here and he was really unhappy, not liking anything that's going on in the camp which scared him a lot to see bigger and tough guys who can handle any situations as Konrad really wanted to run away and he does and as soon as one of the army officers see Konrad's retreat, they stop him at the gates and drag him to the strict guard as he looks at Konrad face to face, giving him a really evil look and shouts in his face to say this. Army officer: “THERE'S NO WAY OUT FOR YOU BOY. YOU HAVE TO DO THIS TRAINING BECAUSE YOU ARE WEAK AND YOU NEED TO TOUGHEN UP AS A MAN.” Konrad went off to cry and the guard stopped him from going away, being so fearful to do the army training and he didn't want to be apart of it. He didn't want all of this when he's done nothing wrong, but his parents were really tough on Konrad and his twin bother was too tough with things. He gathered himself up and lined up with the other trainees of them being in the army as they have to do a lot of training together as the army officer speaks to all the trainees. Army Officer: “Hello everybody, I'm officer Gerst and I'm here to teach you all how to be great soldiers and ones who are here to learn how to be tough as people. I know some of you including Konrad here are afraid of me and almost ran away from this place, but I'm not all that intimidating, just when people don't follow the rules, that's all.” Officer Gerst walks up and down to see his fellow army trainees lined up and told one of the men to stand up straight as Konrad does the same just from fear. It's clear to everyone that Konrad seems to be the only person less willing to want to be here. It was his parents that forced him to be in the camp and he had to do it which is the worst thing for anyone to do. Officer Gerst gives out a uniform for the trainees as he speaks. Officer Gerst: “To be apart of the army, you must wear these clothes because that's what all army trainees wear and even us officers too. I want all of you to go to the rooms where your names are above the beds and get changed in these clothes and get back here immediately so we will do this obstacle course.” Everyone do as he says and go to the room where all trainees start their training as everyone tries to look for their names on the bed and they all found it, but after Konrad found his name, he decides to lie in bed, not doing a thing to get himself changed. It's nothing to do with being lazy as he is willing to do anything, but because of the fear and one of the trainees tries to calm Konrad down with his fear, shaking with it and he speaks. Army trainee: “Hey, don't be afraid dude. He's not that bad as you think he is.” Konrad Raab: “I wish I wasn't here. Why did my parents bring me here I don't know, but I'm shit scared of this. I really wanted to run home, but I was stopped. This is torture.” Army trainee: “Maybe my parents didn't force me to come here, but I wanted to be here because I wanted to become an army officer, representing our great country that is Germany. Being an army solider is the only thing I've dreamt of when I was a kid and being the best at it. Think of it as a chance for you to grow as a man and think when you graduate that it's about bragging rights. Now come on, get changed and try to work your way through your fears and become a tougher guy in the process.” Army trainee leaves Konrad as he shakes his head, refusing to do the training because of the amount of fear shown in his face on being told what to do in a very harsh and strict way. He sat up on the bed, listening to everything the trainee has to say and decides to go ahead with it since he had no choice at all as he gets changed into the army clothes and puts the boots on as everyone went outside and they wait for Konrad to come out as Konrad eventually has everything on and just walks out towards Officer Gerst and lines up with the other soldiers and he speaks. Officer Gerst: “March towards that obstacle course now. No walking Konrad, march like the rest of these solders.” Konrad turns around with the other soldiers and marches when the others do towards the obstacle course as a playground of all starting trainees and used again when all of them graduate to a class, but they aren't ranked yet because they are all just started and as soon as they reach there, they all turn into a line as requested as Konrad just watches the rest and has to stand in a line with the rest of them and he looks at the course he has to do on going through tunnels, water, climbing on ropes, everything a soldier needs as the officer speaks again. Officer Gerst: “I want you guys to overcome this obstacle course by crawling under the tunnel, then going under water, then climbing over the walls, then climbing to the top of the posts and then ride down with the zip line and then run all the way towards the line as this is the only task for today. When I say go, you start to run and complete the course.” Every solder was ready to go except Konrad and they start with Konrad looking so scared of the officers and he finally gets his head down and starts the course as he gulps before he crawls under the tunnel before he goes under the water to swim towards the wall and it was just not fast enough for the officer as he speaks. Officer Gerst: “Come on Konrad, you can do this. Toughen up lad, push yourself, quickly.” Konrad screams in fear, shaking in fear, but he goes ahead and tries to complete the course anyway with a bit more speed as he just climbed over the wall and then climbs up the post and glides down while the other soldiers finished the course within a certain time and some of the soldiers laugh at him until one of the trainees speak to them. Trainee soldier: “Don't laugh at him, at least he's doing it. Praise him.” Other soldiers stopped laughing and they encourage him to complete the course as a way of toughen the man up and of course it was only the first day, but he manages to complete the line last with three minutes on the time and it ends up that officer Gerst was actually praising Konrad for at least completely the course, even with fear as he pats him on the back and Konrad just goes to his bed as he didn't want to talk and the officer just lets him be and he speaks. Officer Gerst: “Michael is right guys, we shouldn't laugh at people that are struggling or in this case scared as Konrad is finding this very hard because he's not a very tough man and we need to encourage him as much as we can to get him to be the best of the best soldiers like the rest of you are. I'm sure he will find out that one day, it's not so scary to be here and that he will man up and take a stand for things he's against. I think you guys deserve a rest today and we'll eat something very nice and take yourselves time to settle down . Go and sit at the table to discuss and I'll have a private word with Konrad.” In a way, the officer is very concerned that he's been too hard on Konrad compared to the other soldiers and he goes into the hut and sees Konrad hiding under the sheets of his bed and as soon as the officer comes to sit down, he screams as he speaks. Officer Gerst: “Hey, I know you are scared and you have every right to be, but I'm not that bad. I'm worried that I've made you scared even more. It's just I wanted you to do the best you can with the course and you didn't run as fast that I know you are very capable of doing.” Konrad Raab: “Then they laughed at me.” Officer Gerst: “I know they did and that Michael guy told them to stop which was nice he did that for you. I mean yes they are mocking you, but maybe it's cos they don't understand and I really hope when someone does laugh at you, in the near future, you'd be able to do something about it. I know I'm here to help you be a real man and the army isn't the easiest thing in the world, but your parents really love you and they want you to fight back. Are we clear?” Konrad Raab: “Yes.” Officer Gerst: “Now the other fellow trainees are sitting down to eat dinner. Please join us as I really want you to engage with them and it seems like the trainee called Michael has already. Come on, let's get you to eat. You did one thing many scared men wouldn't do and that's complete the course. I'll see you in there.” Konrad nods as he gets up from his bed after feeling a lot more relaxed from the conversation privately and walks towards the dining area and sits down as he looks around to see other people talking and he decides to stay quiet, having his head down to pretend he's at home with his parents, having fun with music and watching TV programmes, but at least he's with the other solders and after the talk, everyone understood Konrad was forced to be here rather than making it his own decision and Michael speaks. Michael: “I actually like you Konrad because you did have some balls to take on the course today.” Konrad Raab: “I just did it to get it over and done with. I didn't want to be here like you and the rest of these soldiers were. My parents wanted me to be tough and stand my ground with things rather than me being pushed around and letting people bully me and things. I just feel not comfortable of being angry you know. It's not me.” Michael: “Yes, I completely understand you and I will always have your back and I'm gonna have a word with the officer about something that needs to be done.” Michael gets up as he stands over Officer Gerst and he sees a solution to the problem as he speaks to him. Michael: “Can I sleep near Konrad? I think he only feels comfortable talking to me and he feels a little threatened with the other soldiers.” Officer Gerst: “Yes you can and I'll get Kyle here to swap with you as Konrad needs to be a tough little lad and grab things by the balls of being a tough old solder in battle with us. I'm glad that you've spoken to him as I did as well because I feel so sorry for him that he has no idea how to be tough so move accepted.” Michael smiles as he goes to sit back down, but he wanted to sit next to Konrad to reassure him with things and Peter was there as he speaks. Michael: “Hey Pete, do you mind moving over here? I want to be near Konrad to help him feel at home.” Peter moves where Michael was and he walks to Konrad to sit next to him and pats him on the back and he speaks. Michael: “Hey, Kyle's agreed to move beds with me and you'll be sleeping near me for now because not only I feel sorry for you, but I think you are a very good kid.” Konrad Raab: “Thank you.” It occurred to Michael that Konrad wasn't much of a talker as something obviously affected him a lot when he was a child and while Michael looks at the fear of Konrad, feeling odd with himself. Then dinner came which was a chicken meal with vegetables and everyone was already digging in with Konrad feeling unsure about eating the food as he played with it. Michael saw the nerves on Konrad's face and Michael speaks. Michael: “There's nothing wrong with the food. It's lovely actually. Try some.” Konrad nodded at Michael as he eventually picks up his knife and fork and cuts up the chicken and takes a bite and Konrad really liked the chicken that had a lot of flavour to it and he continued eating as the food was to Konrad's high liking and although again he was last to finish his food, he suddenly feels very relaxed as the others went to their beds and Michael speaks to Konrad. Michael: “Wait a second, I got to move my things on the bed near you.” Michael leaves to sort out the bed Kyle was on and placed all of his things there and he spoke to Kyle. Michael: “Thanks a lot dude for moving.” Kyle: “Not a problem at all. Is the guy like alright? He's seems really scared, doesn't he?” Michael: “He will be fine. It's just he's not used to all of this and he feels scared that he'll be picked on and beaten up like at school. He'll be stronger mentally in no time.” Kyle nodded and he also placed his things where Michael was sleeping as they all get themselves changed for bed since they had to be up at five in the morning for a warm up and the Germany national anthem. Michael went back to Konrad and flicks his hand for him to come and he does once there's silence in the room. He walks slowly and gets himself changed in his pyjamas and then Michael speaks. Michael: “Goodnight Konrad. You will be the Best Of The Best soldiers within the division sometime soon and realise what your parents have done shows how much they care about you. We'll chat tomorrow.” Konrad Raab: “Yes we will and thank you for relaxing me today and keeping me calm.” Konrad curls up with a nice fluffy white teddy bear that really helps him to keep calm and with his fears and hugged it tight to go straight to sleep with the rest of the solders. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Serious discussion. Anaheim, California. Tuesday 5th April. (Off Camera) Now things are going to be extremely serious after what's happened with the drug taking with Konrad on Sunday and he came home in tears which even Fizz was as well, being so concerned for Konrad and Konrad was hurting inside as he prevented from crying all day because of being around other people and although he had a match tomorrow, they talked enough about that and Konrad knowing the name of the tournament speaks. Konrad Raab: “I'm not The Best Of The Best. Look at me, I'm in an emotional wreck.” Fizz Raab: “Yes so am I darling. I was disappointed that you told me you took cocaine, but the thing you had the guts to do was telling me the truth as many men and women out there hide that fr....................” Konrad Raab: “There's no secrets in our family. You've always told me to be honest with you and come out with the truths. I just feel I'm to bl...................” Fizz Raab: “No Konrad. It's not your fault that the baby was taken from us. The thing is you are The Best Of The Best because you have the soul and power to continue wrestling, even with this issue and even with the cocaine addiction. The thing is you have to see the positives of this situation of being even more tougher with yourself. You aren't to blame for any of this. It's that monster's fault for knocking our pride off. Do you hate me at all?” Konrad looked at Fizz with very wide eyes like he had just taken cocaine again, but it wasn't to be, although the third day goes by and has got some cocaine effects as of right now and he really felt to take more cocaine, but he'd lose his family and luckily the kids are in bed and it's going to be quite a long night talking and he speaks. Konrad Raab: “No Fizz I don't. The only person I hate right now is myself. You told me not to do that, but I can't help it. I mean I'm not the best wrestler in SCW and I'll never be able to beat sixty three wrestlers, especially with the girl I'm facing against on Angelica Jones and I got to focus on everyone. I mean I nearly ran away from our home you know because of the damage I've done to our family.” Fizz Raab: “Stop talking like that. I'm hurt as well you know. I know there's no positives to the situation, but we have to work this together and right now, I want to get you clean and I don't want to hear you take another illegal drug ever again. I was never going to leave you because we need each other more than ever and we have to see a counsellor about what we can do to make us stronger as a couple.” Konrad Raab: “I feel this has had a huge knock on effect on both of us and now I dealt with that monster, I feel a little happier, but feel really run down and fuck me, my heart's pounding like crazy. Fizz, I need help real serious help. I don't want to take cocaine because I know I'd lash out at you and the kids and I don't want to destroy our family.” Fizz nods as it's clear that it's Konrad more than Fizz that's struggling, but Fizz was as well as she did drink a ton of alcohol to help her sorrows and of course she had to admit it to Konrad that she was needing help as well and she speaks. Fizz Raab: “Konrad, I have something to say to you as well. I've also have had an addiction lately too. We both are sick and need help to cope with this mess. I've drank a lot of alcohol non stop since I got home from the hospital and all I can think about is like you with cocaine is when the next drink will come. I was going to tell you yesterday, but because you was so scared on the phone with the feeling of me dumping you that I had to reassure you before I could tell you this.” Konrad Raab: “Wow, I didn't even notice as you sounded fine on the phone yesterday. How long have you been an alcoholic for?” Fizz Raab: “Trust me, I wasn't. I was almost feeling sick on the phone to you. Since I got out of hospital on Friday night so about the same days as you and I drank at least four bottles of vodka a day.” Konrad gave Fizz a wide eyes look as he's already dealt with this before with the alcohol problem, only it affected Fizz rather than himself for a change. Both were bad problems, although most people say Konrad's problem was worse cos of breaking the law, but he speaks with an idea that hit him. Konrad Raab: “We really need to go to rehab together. The problem is if I win tomorrow night against Gigi, I'd have to put that off until I either lose the TV title match or the title itself. Also with the tournament as well over the next few days I have to compete in as well.” Fizz Raab: “Yes I know and I can wait for that honestly, but I will not go in without you. We have to sort ourselves out and detox cocaine and drink habits we got. It hurts me just as much as it does with you. I think we need to have a huge hug together. Now are you going to stay with me?” Konrad Raab: “Yes of course I will. Like you supported me, I will with you as well. That's what love is and you are right in saying just because someone killed our unborn baby, doesn't mean we can't have one more girl in the family. Of course we got to recover from these addictions first and me tackling Angelica Jones.” Konrad recently heard a few things or two about her when it came to this upcoming tournament and it wasn't good at all as it was all over the news and even backstage last week as well on the gossip about boycotting because of only wanting to wrestle in tag team matches. They gave each other a huge hug towards each other, feeling the comfort both needed from each other and even crying together in bed, struggling to overcome the torture of the baby being lost and gone forever and not being able to do anything to bring it back. It hurt them a lot and Fizz speaks. Fizz Raab: “Even with me drinking a lot, I still want you to go and do training tomorrow and do this Best Of The Best tournament as I feel even with this pressure of our struggles, this tournament is about bragging rights so from what I heard and you need to go out there and show everyone what you are made of. You have a heart of a warrior who doesn't give up and you go out there, forgetting our troubles and defeat all of your opponents to win the match. I want you to wrestle.” Konrad Raab: “Are you sure? I mean I d.................” Fizz Raab: “More than sure because the tournament is very important for every SCW wrestler to compete in which is an important one as well which would mean a lot to your career. Just imagine how you are overcoming cocaine addiction and the emotions of the baby loss and you won the tournament and the TV title shot tomorrow? I promise while you are away, I won't drink any more alcohol just for you like you not taking cocaine. We will always be there for each other because we are The Raabs and both of us messed up our lives. I love you more than anything in the world and nothing is ever gonna take that away. Now as much as I hate to say this, but we need to get some sleep.” Konrad was really focused right now on the tournament that's really clicked right on his mind, along with the TV title elimination match and he thinks a lot of that in his mind and knows at the same time, has to train on Thursday with Chris to be prepared for the tournament and of course he wouldn't be wrestling on the first day since he'd already wrestled in California tomorrow night. He guessed that he'd be wrestling on Friday or Saturday at least. He speaks. Konrad Raab: “Sorry, my mind went blank then thinking about the tournament and do you know who I'm going to win the tournament for? Us of course and I feel if I can overcome that and the TV title elimination match or just one of those things, I feel we can recover without any problems at all. We have to arrange going to rehab together and make sure the kids don't know either because we don't want to upset them now. As for sleep, yeah we should try at least to sleep together.” Fizz Raab: “It's OK. I know how it is thinking about the tournament which is important. We love each other and that's why we spoke a lot tonight, but you need lots of rest for the match tomorrow night and the tournament. Good night.” Konrad Raab: “Good night Fizz. Sleep tight.” Konrad didn't have a clue that Fizz had a drinking problem as she didn't say yesterday, but at least the facts were out there and now they give each other a passionate snog before they peacefully go straight to sleep without any cocaine or alcohol besides them and they go slowly off to sleep. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Training at night this time. Chula Vista, California. Wednesday 8th April. (Off camera) Another day of training is really needed before Konrad had to go to Ottawa to take part in the tournament which yet again, he's doing a lot of stamina training to keep up to speed with things as he's running outside on a very large field the gym recently done to give the fighters and wrestlers an extra boost of getting out in the fresh air and the chance to run around with a lot more space than in the gym itself, but because Konrad could be wrestling tomorrow, it was a huge need to do some training tonight. Of course after the discovery, Konrad phoned Fizz that he couldn't come home because of the possibility of being needed to wrestle at Ottawa tomorrow night or on Saturday which Konrad would rather prefer, but it's not up to him on when he'll be wrestling Angelica Jones and the other wrestlers in the tournament as he really needed to get a crack on and while now it's late at night with the flood lights on, Konrad nearly ran thirty laps on the pitch as he came running back inside of the quiet gym, being prepared for anything that comes his way and he speaks to Chris Richards. Konrad Raab: “Sorry for the last minute phone call as Mr D said to me on Breakdown tonight that I could be wrestling either tomorrow night or Sunday.” Chris Richards: “No, it's fine and you didn't know until now so it's good, but I do want to see you left some weights pal because as I've said once and I'll say it again, you need to be working on your strengths too.” Konrad nodded and agreed with that, although he was really concerned if Fizz was drinking a lot of vodka after what he was told yesterday and Chris didn't know about it as he goes on the weights and without anybody around, he was feeling more and more himself, no other people getting in the way. In fact, it was more or less a private session Konrad needed to do on being completely ready for The Best Of The Best tournament and he had to get it out of his mind to tell Chris what Fizz said to him. Konrad Raab: “I hope Fizz is alright.” Chris Richards: “I'm sure she's fine.” Konrad Raab: “You don't understand. Fizz also told me something she admitted doing while I've not been with her. There was a reason she didn't dump me and that's because she's drinking a ton of alcohol like four bottles of vodka a day.” Konrad was a bit struggling with the weights, but he thought of the tournament almost way too much as he screams really loud to lift the weights up as he did and managed to do a few more reps with them as he's feeling quite worn out, but he had to keep going because of wanting to be the best wrestler in SCW with the Best Of The Best tournament and Chris stood there in shock to hear Fizz going off the rails as well and he speaks. Chris Richards: “Wow, I didn't expect Fizz to do that. You both do need serious help a..........” Konrad Raab: “We will check into a rehab centre together, don't worry, but for now, my mind is right on Angelica Jones. I can't believe the stuff going around the locker rooms today and the past two weeks as well. Today confirmed it though that Angelica Jones may has no interest at all to be in the tournament and same with Kayla Jones and that honestly pisses me off to tell you the truth. They are against being in the tournament because of them being in a tag team.” Chris Richards: “That's absolutely ridiculous. All tag wrestlers wrestle in singles matches regardless and they want to pull out of the tournament is insane to me. I've never heard such a load of rubbish in my life.” Konrad Raab: “I know, that's what SCW is becoming all about what they want, rather than what's best for business and the fans too. In fact, they are letting the fans and wrestlers like me down. Look at me, I lost my unborn baby almost a week ago and I'm still wrestling in the tournament because I want to be facing the top wrestlers in SCW which is why I joined in the first place. I think they are just afraid of competition.” In fact, Konrad Raab has never ever felt any happier than he has since joining SCW because he really felt he's a great wrestler, calling the company his home. It was somewhere Konrad can feel more himself when he arrives at the SCW arena and wrestle for pride which he felt he does all the time. He loved the company, but it was how some of the wrestlers treated this company that pissed him off and when he thought about it, he got off the weights and went to the boxing bag area and places some gloves on his hands and punches the bag very hard and viciously. Chris Richards: “I agree with you on that. It's a very big tournament where the winner gets bragging rights for a whole year so the tournament is very important. I think it holds a lot of prestige from what I heard as well so I think it's a good way on curing your problems outside of wrestling and feel you can succeed with them.” Konrad Raab: “That's the mindset I'm exactly going in with Chris and I'm going to try my very best against the toughest wrestlers I've ever had to go through and win or lose, it will gain me such a lot of experience to face some of the top wrestlers in SCW. I get the chance to get close to them personally, but if there's one man I want to face in my group the most is Eli De Angelio and in the entire tournament is Chris Cannon after what the son of a bitch done to me.” In a way, Konrad tried to hide the back pain he's been suffering with the damage Chris done a couple of weeks ago now and it fired him up to go the distance and come face to face with the man, giving him some sort of revenge to him. Konrad was indeed proud to be apart of SCW's yearly traditions and he was looking forward to it. He's never been apart of a big tournament before and it provides a new challenge. He punches and kicks the bag very hard as he smiles with the upcoming challenge ahead of him, pushing farther and farther to reach his goals which he's somewhat half way there after the match he had against Gigi Steward tonight and knew he had to wrestle another week on Breakdown due to the title involvement with the big announcement too. He actually wants to see a preview of what both Jake Starr and Vixen Kain who funny enough was in Konrad's group can do in the ring. Chris Richards: “You know you get the taste of witnessing Vixen and Jake before you face them in the ring, especially Vixen being in your group as well you should be added to the group you should want to face the most as well. In the amount of days you've done training for this tournament as well as the TV title elimination match, you are more than ready to be in the ring.” Konrad Raab: “Oh damn, good spot and I guess she's the women I want to face the most just based of that. Gives me a little bit of a warm up on what she'll say about me same with Jake as well. I got to focus on everyone and I may not speak about all of them because there's too many wrestlers, but I talk about ones I've faced in the ring before, Jake, Vixen and Chris Cannon. I'm so hyped to be apart of the tournament that doesn't come around every single day. I'm walking away as The Best Of The Best winner.” Such a ton of confidence, but Chris doesn't blame him because Konrad did win the match tonight and it was time to deliver on the promise as he's been in the gym for four hours and he really wanted to keep going, but he had to travel all the way to Ottawa tomorrow which wasn't exactly near where he is now. He decides to stop working out, even if it was shorter than he wanted, he had no choice as he goes in the shower to remove the sweat off and then puts some normal clothes on before he comes out of the changing rooms and Chris speaks. Chris Richards: “Good luck out there.” Konrad Raab: “Thank you.” Konrad with his bag on his shoulder leaves the gym and heads on home to see his wife, but he looks around to see any bottles around the living room which they weren't as he went upstairs and tucked himself into bed to catch up on some quality sleep he needed before catching the plane going to Ottawa, Nebraska first thing in the morning to get himself checked in the hotel to do some more gym work there. --------------------------------------------------------- Tournament time youtube.com shoot. (On camera) “Sometimes, being a wrestler is a very hard job to take on and you have to do everything you can to become one of the top wrestlers in the company and that's where this tournament comes in because it gives me the chance to address some issues within the company a lot more than I did on Tuesday. I honestly don't know why some of you out there, especially ones who have achieved a lot in SCW ask and demand for things which of course does come under my first opponent in the match. I really don't get why earning a shot for titles or earning matches with certain people is that hard. If you want to strive to be the best and say you are the best, you obviously wouldn't be asking or demanding title shots. It really does anger me a lot when wrestlers do this because we should put in the hard work and I never ever demanded a title shot in my entire life and why? Because I don't want things handed to me on a platter. I work to the top the hard way and it's a damn shame some of you don't see that aspect of things. You can easily earn what you want by winning matches right? Being the best wrestler does that and I think it's lazy to do so. I got a TV title shot not because I asked or demanded for one, but because of hard work I put in my wrestling and the thirteen hours a day work of gym training every single day and it wasn't just because of the TV Title Elimination match, it's also because of this tournament. I want to gain a lot of experience from this tournament because although I've reached four years of being in this business, I'm still learning as I go along and I know a few things or two not to do as a wrestler that I pointed out. Like tag team wrestlers refusing to wrestle one on one matches which is actually very stupid. If you just wanted to compete in tag matches all the time and refuse singles matches, you shouldn't be in this business, even with the achievements you've done here. I totally disagree with what you are doing Angelica Jones. I think you should take this tournament as an opportunity to say your the best wrestler and I know I've not been the one to say this about myself because I hate to think people say I have an ego problem. I've got a lot of problems in my personal life lately and despite what happened last Thursday, I'm still going to wrestle in this tournament and why? Because my wife encouraged me to. You should stop making excuses and reconsider, especially this tournament from what I've heard is a very prestigious tournament that means a lot to a wrestler on beating sixty three other wrestlers in the match. Think how people like myself that haven't really reached that spotlight yet and there are some who still don't know me asides from people like Jackson Bowker, David Miller, Eli De Angelio, Bree Lancaster, Jynkz and recently Gigi Steward all because I've not faced anyone else who are still on the current roster around here. Of course I know about the Cannons since I encountered two of them recently before I don't like your motives with that at all Angelica and you should treat this sport with respect along with the ones who ask for title shots because they can't be bothered to work for it or even challenge the champion for a non title match itself to do so. There are some wrestlers obviously I want in the ring at some point in this tournament like Eli De Angelio who I'd love to get the chance to face him in the ring since we haven't had a singles match yet together and I actually want to see for myself if he can beat me one on one straight up. That's the kind of challenge I want and I've been getting more than what I've wanted around here on facing new wrestlers with different challenges to overcome and over the four months I've been here, I still yet not been pinned or submitted in the ring. Yes I've had losses, but the tag match and the first TV title elimination match all were down to Jackson taking the pin rather than me. I like to think that's an achievement in itself at least for me anyway. I absolutely agree with what some of the wrestlers have said about SCW being a very competitive company because it truly is with this tournament being the toughest challenge I've had to face in front of me as of right now and I'm excited for it. I'm also proud to take part in one of SCW's traditions because that to me as a wrestler is something very special. Yes I'm aware of all the SCW wrestlers are in the tournament, but that's very touching for me because it shows that I'm doing something right to belong on this roster which I do. I'm also aware that my trainer pointed out yesterday that the TV champion Vixen Cain is in my ground as well. There's gonna be a time we will clash heads after me winning yesterday and I am going to pay very close attention to her because of her being my next person to face after this tournament no matter what. I will be watching everything you do Vixen in that ring and there's some things I think you say a bit too far at times with not really viewing anybody as a threat, but you should view me and everyone in this tournament a threat because who knows what will happen. Maybe I will be the TV champion, but of course I'll talk about that nearer the time. Also there is a lot of family legacies around here like of AJ Helms and Gigi Steward who follow their mothers and dad's footsteps of being great themselves just like David and Katie are themselves. I always admire wrestlers like them to want to make their own names for themselves in this sport and in other sports for that matter as I have two eldest boys who want to be a Motocross rider and a Ice Hockey player someday which is a nice feeling that they have their separate goals they want to do. I really hope I get the chance to face AJ Helms and Katie because they generally would be quite an experience and AJ Helms especially has earned my respect because he's the only one asides from me that has spoken out about how much SCW company has lost the pride and honour in the sport and it shows more than anything he's someone I would love to face purely just based of that. Hell, I love even developing wrestlers to their full potential like with Jynkz for an example. She's had losses on the way yes, but she's learning. I think we should give credit to her with that because ever since she faced me first time out, she's always willing to go that extra step farther and it's her pride and her will not to quit when things are down. Kinda like me with my life outside of wrestling right now, but not the point. At least even for her she doesn't do bad things around the company like asking for title shots or causing trouble which causing trouble is what I did in my first four years of wrestling. Jake Starr is another guy I'm going to be watching because of him being in the same match as me on the next Breakout show as well on going for the TV title. I don't know much about him, but I'm sure to be studying him as hard as I will with Vixen. He seems to be quite arrogant though with having Greg Cherry joining him after the attack that was done on Shaun Cruze who is one of the only guys who showed me some credit at the PPV. I think it's cowardly what you both do to attack a person where nobody would defend himself and I swear to god I want to defend for Shaun, but he says he's got a partner so that goes that. The point is I'm really am looking forward to see what all of you SCW stars bring to the table against me and focus on all of you, especially Angelica Jones in this case for the tournament along with Jake Starr and Vixen being the ones I'm keeping my eye on the most and also I haven't forgotten about you either Chris Cannon, attacking me from behind like a coward at breakdown a couple of weeks ago. What because I was being myself on defending David Miller and stop him from getting injured? That's another problem I have in the company is wrestlers hurting one another and that honestly takes the respect out of the book. I'm trying so hard to be nice to some of you, but I guess that effect doesn't work. As I said yesterday, I didn't want any part of it, but I did because it was the right thing to do at that point and I'm the sort of guy who stops people from doing things they shouldn't be doing. Settle it all in the ring, not backstage, not hurting wrestlers on purpose. No I don't agree what David Miller did was right by any stretch of things to run people down with a car. I think it's really bad you all want to hurt each other rather than bringing it all towards wrestlers you want to face and being the best at what you do. Pride and respect seems to somewhat gone away from this business and this tournament reminds me to continue to do what I do and not a fan of the word of being the best wrestler in SCW because I know deep down inside I got a hell a lot of work to do to prove that. But I know at the same time because of the name of the tournament that I have to live up to the word, no matter what people say or do and some of you do deserve my icy boot in your mouths to chew on ice blocks to crunch on because some of the actions are outrageous and it's not coming from me or most of the rookies around here and yes I class myself as a rookie because of still being new here, but I sure won't be if I somehow overcome this tournament and defeat all sixty three which is a very denting task to achieve in singles matches. I've put a lot of time in the gym just to be ready for this match and you know well guys that I will not lose for it and some might've said I went way over the top with my training, but when I know I get great opportunities like this, I work day and night just to be completely ready because I take training for matches each one of them so seriously and I barely been out of the gym since this tournament was announced except Tuesday afternoon which even straight after Breakdown I went down to the gym to work on things for a few hours too. Why? Because I want to be the best wrestler in SCW and most importantly, being best of the best winner which I also heard that you get a trophy when you won as well and I find this so aspiring and it would mean if I can achieve this biggest goal of being the top wrestler in SCW, then I can easily achieve anything I want to do and this is it. I hear everyone wants to be the best and of course I live by that, but this is not a game or a joke to me, this is the real deal and I be damned to let this chance slip away from me. I'd be sure to know that all the training I've done for this match was worth the thirteen hours a day of hard pure work with stamina, strength and endurance training has done for me because being fit for a match like this although I'm not the fittest guy right now admittedly, but I will be sure to put in everything I've learned over the four years of being in this business and continue to grow as a wrestler and learn from this fantastic experience. I wish everyone the best of luck, but I need to overcome this because if I feel I failed, my personal stuff I've done outside of wrestling would affect me. Again I won't discuss it because it breaks my heart, but there's a new Iceman in the house of a man known as Konrad Raab and I will be here for many years to come until something drastic happens to me health wise and I will be The Best Of The Best winner because I have the heart and the fight in me to go that much of a distance. Especially doing the army training when I was a little younger was the hardest thing to go through on being mentally and psychically tough which my parents told me I had to go there to learn to not be afraid of situations like this which actually made me a better person out of it, learning how to stand up for myself and very strict discipline and hard work I've had to go through just to be where I am today and I will win this for them and especially my wife. Prepare to be Iceinated by your future Best Of The Best winner after pinning and submitting all sixty three of you in the match, having my hand and trophy raised above my head." |
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