Welcome Guest [Log In] [Register]
Welcome to SCW Community Forums. We hope you enjoy your visit.


You're currently viewing our forum as a guest. This means you are limited to certain areas of the board and there are some features you can't use. If you join our community, you'll be able to access member-only sections, and use many member-only features such as customizing your profile, sending personal messages, and voting in polls. Registration is simple, fast, and completely free.


Join our community!


If you're already a member please log in to your account to access all of our features:

Username:   Password:
Add Reply
Tommy Valentine vs. A.J. Helms; SCW Television Championship
Topic Started: Oct 14 2016, 02:18 AM (115 Views)
Team Desire
Member Avatar
SCW's Queen of Queens/The Goddess of Desire
[ *  *  * ]
SCW Television Championship
Tommy Valentine vs. A.J. Helms



2 RP Limit per match
Deadline: Noon ET Tuesday, October 18, 2016
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
NewJerseyLegacy
Advanced Member
[ *  *  * ]
[ooc] - Here’s my AJ rp. Christ, I dunno how you people do more than 1 character a show on a regular basis. Anywho, this takes place just after AJ's match with Dante last week and introduces a new NPC that I hope will play a major part as AJ's storyline progresses, maybe even progressing onto shows, but I'm not sure about that one. Ash, you're my former brother in arms here, it's a pleasure and a pain in the ass as always mate! lol. Enjoy folks!

[align=center]Posted Image

AJ Helms: The New Jersey Legacy - Chapter 22[/align]
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
Thomas Valentine
Member Avatar
Hero No More
[ *  *  * ]
OOC: Taken a gamble on my promo for this one, but I don't know if the fact I'm pleased with the promo for the first time in a while with this character is a good thing or not lol. Good luck mate, always a pain in the arse to face you :P

Whoever said family comes first should really have sent that memo to my father.


Not only had he kept his dirty little secret for God knows how many years, but then he decided to turn up on my doorstep and expect me to fucking listen to him make excuses for his behaviour! Did he really expect his little visit to have had a different result to the one it did? Okay so maybe the punch was unnecessary but the bastard has not only turned my mother’s life upside down but the ripples from his actions are going to cause untold trouble within the family… My children are going to have to be told why grandpa isn’t around at some point and it’s a conversation I’m not going to look forward to as both Jacob and Taylor all but worship the guy… It’s quite strange how he has that effect on those around him and yet he could sit on his little tryst like a sordid time-bomb and expect us to UNDERSTAND?!


After telling him to leave, I watched him from the window of the house and for a few moments I thought he was going to stay right there on the drive, but eventually I watched him take a deep breath and after one last look at the house, he turned around and walked out of the gates leading from the property. Wasting no time and not giving him a chance to have a change of heart, I press the button to close the gates and watch them secure before I smile to myself. Maybe this would be a lesson to him that he can’t just expect everyone to bend over backwards for him when he was clearly in the wrong! I walk over to the refrigerator and take out a bottle of water before twisting off the cap and drinking half of it in one go. The sense of satisfaction I felt slowly drained from my body as I started to think once more of what had happened that morning… Or effectively the night before. Had I gone on a bender to the point I didn’t recall anything at all that had happened? I’d dismissed it quickly but surely it was the only logical explanation for waking up in bed with a stranger and not even remembering why I’d forgotten about Abby so easily even with a metric fuck tonne of alcohol in my system…


All thoughts of that prick once known as my father disappeared as I thought more and more about my apparent case of amnesia, and was struck with a sudden case of fear… If it had happened last night, what was stopping it from happening again? And furthermore, what did this mean for me and Abby if we had a future… I couldn’t keep this from her when she came back, otherwise I would be no better than my dad and I refused to even be compared to that piece of shit on any level! I sat down on the counter top and put my head in my hands. Talking to mom was out of the question given that she had enough on her plate to deal with, and I didn’t want to pile worrying about me on top of it… And given that I could stand to be put on the bench by Olek if he even got wind of this, I didn’t want to burden anyone on the roster so that left me with one choice. A person who I trusted with everything and anything… Which was of course my best friend, David. After giving him a call, I asked to see if he was free as I needed to talk to him, and after managing to stop him from prying all the information out of me on the phone, we agreed to meet up for a coffee seeing as it was a little too early for a drink of the stronger stuff. Before too long, I was back on the road and cruising towards the café we agreed on meeting at. As I pulled into the parking lot, I saw the man himself stood by his car with hands in his pockets and a smirk on his face. Parking up, I get out of the car and walk over to him before we hug and walk into the café. After ordering a couple of coffees, David looks across the booth at me.


David Helms: “So what’s wrong, broski? It sounded like it was something serious on the phone...”


I’m just about to respond when the waitress comes over with our coffees and I skip ordering food for the time being and my best friend does the same before she smiles and nods at us then walks off to take the order of a couple that had just walked in moments before. I take a deep breath and think about where to start as David just waits patiently for me to speak.


Thomas Valentine: “I’m in trouble… On so many levels...”


The smile that was on his face vanished as he leant forward with concern written all over his face. Now as I was in front of David, I felt like I couldn’t keep a lid on everything else that had happened and so my statement was a lot more accurate than I first realised. The ‘black out’ was only the latest of things I’d had to keep under my hat for the sake of not adding severe complications to my already messed up life and I figured that now would be a good time to unburden myself and hopefully feel better about things by the end of this conversation… Well that was the plan anyway…


David Helms: “Trouble? What kind of trouble?”


That was a very good question and one that I could only answer to a certain degree. He takes a sip of his coffee as I sit just staring at mine. Where the hell did I start in a situation like this… I’d not even thought of such an important thing and started to severely regret it as I floundered for words…


Thomas Valentine: “My dad cheated on my mom…”


He almost choked on the coffee as his eyes widened to the point they were bulging and after regaining his composure, he stared intently at me.


David Helms: “What the fuck?! When did this happen?!”


I shrug, not able to give him an exact answer, I give him the best reply I can muster.


Thomas Valentine: “Some time when I was working the Indy’s before I went professional… Mom was heartbroken and called me on the night I lost the Addy Title match in the cage.”


He nodded and ran a hand through his hair.


David Helms: “I’m sorry dude… I truly am, fuck… I don’t even know what to say! How’s your mom holding up? How are YOU holding up?”


Still not able to know how I was feeling, I manage a slight shrug before trying to at least sum up the closest thing to how I felt about the whole damn thing.


Thomas Valentine: “Mom is still a wreck, and I’ve been only slightly better… It’s messed my head up though, Dave…”


He looks at me, and I can tell instantly that he’s trying to figure out something to say… Anything that could at least make things a little better for me, but little did he know that this was merely the bit of snow that was the start of an avalanche that quickly consumed my life. Finally he looks to me and opens his mouth to say something but then closes it once more. I look at him as he once again looks like he is going to say something and once again he closes his mouth in a motion that was starting to make him look like a fish. Finally, he lets out a sigh and a frustrated look appears on his face.


David Helms: “Shit dude… I’m sorry, I want to say something but… Fuck, I have no idea what!”


Doing my best to at least disguise the mixture of feelings inside me, I smile but can feel it faltering almost immediately.


Thomas Valentine: “I’ll be honest, just talking to you is helping me in it’s own way… It feels like I’ve kept this to myself for a long time and just saying it out loud to you, I appreciate it”


He looks at me as if I’ve gone crazy before shaking his head.


David Helms: “Tommy… How can you say that when all I’ve done is come here and listen to you? Your life is probably never going to be the same again and I don’t think… Fuck, I just don’t know… Have you heard anything from Abby? she needs to get herself sorted and help you deal with this?”


My expression immediately changes again as we go to the next point that I had hoped to subtly bring up… But as if he sensed I needed to get more off my chest, he pretty much did the work for me…


Thomas Valentine: “She won’t talk to me for some reason, Dave… I’ve tried everything other than carrier pigeon and smoke signals to get in touch and I keep being stonewalled… I doubt even the pigeon or the smoke would fare any better. I just don’t know why she refuses to speak to me and has people make excuses for her… It doesn’t help that she’s been distant with Zoe too, so I can’t even get to her that way either… I guess that’s why...”


A look of disbelief crosses David’s face as he just lets out another deep sigh.


David Helms: “Why what? What else has happened, broski? You can’t just stop mid-sentence!”


This time it’s me who takes the deep breath before I speak, this one was going to be a tough subject to talk about.


Thomas Valentine: “… My head was a mess, dude… Abby was nowhere to be found, my mom was heartbroken and… Well you weren’t available so I spoke to Dawn about all the stuff going on...”


He looks at me expectantly before making a whirling gesture with his hand.


David Helms: “Dawn Lohan? Well… That’s not out of the ordinary, the two of you are friends after all… So I’m assuming there’s more?”


Oh yeah, there certainly was a lot more to it than that…


Thomas Valentine: “We talked about it at a café near the Academy, and I felt a bit better… But then when I saw her backstage on Breakdown the following week… We talked again and then...”


I stop, still unable to actually believe it had happened but knowing that it really had.


David Helms: “Don’t keep me in suspense… What did you talk about?”


I suddenly find the top of the table extremely interesting as I debate internally about making something up and keeping what happened a secret, but then David surprised me.


David Helms: “Tommy… Whatever it is… Tell me”


The way he said those words caused me to instantly look at him like a timid child that was being scolded, I felt compelled to tell him as opposed to dodging the subject.


Thomas Valentine: “… My head was all messed up and I ended up kissing her...It wasn’t-”


Once again, David almost chokes on his coffee as he manages to swallow the little bit that was in his mouth before spluttering and looking at me all wide eyed.


David Helms: “You kissed Dawn?! How on Earth am I only finding this out now?”


I shrug, if he couldn’t figure out why I’d kept it to myself then I really wasn’t sure if I should tell him. I manage a wry smile as he doesn’t take his eyes from me, obviously expecting an answer from me. After another couple of seconds I decide to put him out of his misery.


Thomas Valentine: “...Because it shouldn’t have happened… I love Abby, and even though she isn’t here right now, it’s like I cheated on her...”


A thoughtful look came to David’s face as he nodded.


David Helms: “Good point dude… Good point… So what happened after you kissed her?”


I pinch the bridge of my nose between my forefinger and thumb before answering, a slight sense of shame welling up inside me as well as something else that I couldn’t quite figure out at that moment.


Thomas Valentine: “I freaked, then she kissed me… And left...”


There was no reply from David as he just stared at me, the look of disbelief intensifying as he then shakes his head when there is finally a response from him. I take a sip of my coffee that was starting to go cold as he continues to stare for a few moments longer.


David Helms: “So let me get this straight… You got freaked out about your parents, talk to Dawn once at a café, and then backstage on Breakdown… You freak out some more, kiss Dawn and then she kisses you and we then reach this point in time?”


The way he put it, the whole thing seemed to be almost comical but the lack of humour in his tone stopped me from laughing out loud right there in the café as I settle for just nodding.


Thomas Valentine: “Pretty much...”


He lets out an exasperated sigh as he pushes his coffee to one side and focuses his attention solely on me.


David Helms: “Well congratulations Tommy… You’ve fucked my head up”


Despite the situation, I manage a grim smile before nodding again, slowly; not trusting myself to speak. There’s silence between us for what felt like an age and just for something to do, I drain the rest of my coffee and manage not to gag on the barely lukewarm liquid. David seemed deep in thought before he finally broke the silence between us.


David Helms: “Do you like her?”


I let the question hang in the air as I figure out a way to answer him as the truth was almost as complicated as the whole situation in general. Finally, I look at him and then sigh.


Thomas Valentine: “She’s a good friend… And I figured that’s all there was to it, but I can’t lie… I didn’t NOT like what happened...”


Once again he is silent but not for long.


David Helms: “And Abby? Does it change things with her?”


Thomas Valentine: “No… I mean, yeah of course it does… Which is why I wanted to chalk it up to being a mistake, but surely if that was the case then I should be feeling a little more guilty?”


My best friend nods slowly before taking a deep breath.


David Helms: “I think that is a question only you can answer broski… But assuming that it was a mistake, it’s not like anything else has happened between the two of you since… Right?”


I shift a little uncomfortably in my seat as David takes yet ANOTHER deep breath and looks at me with disbelief and exasperation.


David Helms: “Something else happened, didn’t it? Tommy…”


The waitress comes over and asks us if we want anything else and for the sheer heck of it, I order another coffee before looking back at David who was looking at me once again, and chances are his gaze probably hadn’t left me since he spoke.


Thomas Valentine: “Not in the way you’re thinking… I blacked out last night after I went for a beer to celebrate my taking a stand against Alexis’ freak show… And woke up in bed with a woman that looked almost exactly like Dawn...”


David Helms: “Jesus… You blacked out? Are you sure you didn’t have one too many beers and just have trouble remembering?”


I shook my head slowly.


Thomas Valentine: “I don’t remember a single thing, Dave… Even now, the last thing I remember is reaching one of the bars I normally go to when I’m in the area and that was literally it… I don’t even remember having the beer I intended to have! And as for what happened afterwards… Shit, Dave… If kissing someone wasn’t bad enough, regardless of who it was… Then SLEEPING with someone surely crosses that line!”


He holds his hands up as I slowly get more worked up about what had happened, probably made worse by the fact that David was the first person I had told about the last part.


David Helms: “Calm down, Tommy… Look, if it makes you feel any better; in my opinion you’ve done nothing wrong… If Abs comes back now, she has no right to judge anything you’ve done seeing as she’s left you on your own for what… Months now? But it seems to me that you and Dawn might need to have THAT talk, as it’s clear that you possibly see her as more than a friend if you’re picking up women that look like her...”


I go to argue, but he holds up his hand to stop me.


David Helms: “...Regardless of whether you remember it or not… Because the last thing you want is this whole thing festering in your mind and then you have to work with this woman and see her regularly on the road with SCW… It might be some of that psychology bullshit with transference or whatever it is when your feelings are directed towards somebody different to who they should be, but Dawn is a good woman… She’ll not think any less of you for being straight with her… After all she didn’t slap you when you kissed her… Just saying...”


My coffee arrived as we sat there once again, this time the silence a lot more comfortable as I thought about his words and tried to get my head around them. He didn’t say what I thought he would when I came clean about everything which was good… Because I knew my initial thought was that I was losing the plot and if David had even suggested something like that… I’d have to think realistically about the possibility, but as he barely batted an eyelash at the blacking out part; it soothed my worries just a little. I learn from my mistake with the previous coffee and drain as much as I could without scalding my mouth with it and tilt my head back, relief finally making an appearance inside my head.


Thomas Valentine: “Thanks brosef...”


David frowns as he looks at me and then narrows his eyes.


David Helms: “For what?”


I shrug.


Thomas Valentine: “Putting things in perspective for me… I expected you to say I should go see a doctor, and whilst that is a valid point; I can’t afford for them to sign me off and let me slip further down the totem pole in SCW!”


He nods before rubbing his chin.


David Helms: “Have you told anyone else about this?”


Shaking my head, I neglect to mention that I had seriously considered telling Dawn… At least about the blacking out part, but figured that if anyone should be the first to know about it, given that my biological family was in no state to listen to me, then the man that was like an actual brother to me would be the next best thing… Perhaps I would still tell Dawn after I leave here, but for now…


Thomas Valentine: “No, telling you was my plan of action before I even entertained telling anyone else...”


He nods understandingly.


David Helms: “Good… But I need you to promise me that if it happens again, you WILL go and see a doctor, an independent one if you don’t want to get SCW involved straight away, but you know Olek will come down on you like a ton of bricks if he finds out something is wrong and you kept it from him right?”


I sigh but then smirk as I knew exactly what he was talking about… Our love hate relationship with the owner of SCW was a storied one, we had flipped back and forth from giving him headaches to being the solution to many of the roster based problems more times than I could count and so knew exactly what the boss man could do when given the right incentive.


Thomas Valentine: “Yeah, I promise dude… The last thing I want is for Olek to be breathing down my neck about this, so if anything else happens, I’ll get some medical advice and then if that means telling him… I’ve never been one to avoid biting the bullet...”


David seems satisfied with my response and so gets up before leaving the money for the coffees on the table and looking sternly at me as I was about to argue about paying for my own… I took the hint and then smirked once again as we left and walked out into the afternoon sunshine where I instantly took out a pack of smokes from my jacket, causing David’s eyebrow to arch.


David Helms: “Is that still the same pack you had for… Emergencies?”


Having the decency to look sheepish, I shake my head.


Thomas Valentine: “With all the stuff going on, I needed to replenish my supplies… Not as if there’s anyone around to look at me disapprovingly every time I get stressed and take out the cigarettes!”


I chuckle more to myself than the fact it was anything amusing at all as I light up the cigarette and offer one to David who shakes his head, declining politely. When I’m part way through the cig, I see David looking at me thoughtfully then, almost as if he was afraid to say it, he asks me another question.


David Helms: “So now we’ve gone through the backlog of crap going on for you and at least come to some resolution… There’s nothing else, right? I don’t think my heart could take any more of these bombshells you’ve hurled my way already”


I shake my head, though there was one more thing, it was hardly worth mentioning it to David when a swift punch to the face sorted out the only remaining issue I’d had.


Thomas Valentine: “Nah, you can finally relax a little and not put your rickety old body through any more mental trauma thanks to yours truly… I think I have a handle on pretty much everything else now...”


He nodded, and though he possibly didn’t intend for me to notice, I saw him visibly relax after being on edge for the last God knows how long with me hitting him with everything I’d kept locked away in a bid to try and not let my personal life consume me.


David Helms: “Good, and in future… If shit hits the fan, don’t wait this long to unburden to me, yeah? Just drop me a text or something if needs be… I’m not there as much to keep an eye on you in person any more broski, remember that!”


We both laugh and I promise once again to stay in touch and keep him in the loop before we go our separate ways. I watch David get into his car and pull out of the parking lot before holding my hand up in farewell and then sag against the side of my car for a minute as I finish smoking the cigarette. After I stub it out on the floor, I debate having another but then decide against it as I figure that I needed some down time as I was still feeling a little bit tired and a power nap might just be what the doctor ordered… No pun intended in reference to my current situation. I take a deep breath and manage to even smile at the fact that regardless of whether anything had been resolved definitively in reference to my life, as Abby was still MIA, my parents marriage was in tatters and I still felt a little freaked out about both the blacking out and everything happening with Dawn… Getting it off my chest and having someone I trust implicitly listen to me and give their advice… It almost made me feel optimistic moving forward! I get in the car and set off back home and even sing along to the stereo for a little as I drove… Then as I got home, I could have seriously burst a blood vessel when I see my dad stood outside the gates, looking my way. I slow down and want to scream as I figure he hadn’t got the message the first time around and wonder what on Earth he was still doing there as I told him in no uncertain terms to fuck off and leave me alone.


Thomas Valentine: “Here we go again...”


-+-+-+-+-+-+-


I finish up training with Harmony Fisher at the Academy and smile to myself as she looks significantly out of breath. I felt a bit bad about being so tough on her given that she ran the risk of further damaging her spinal column thanks to one too many rough landings… But as is normally the case with Mona, she couldn’t be talked out of taking a more hands on approach in doing as I’d asked her to help me prepare for my match with AJ for the Television Title… An opportunity that had unexpectedly fallen into my lap following Konrad Raab being granted a leave of absence to spend time with his family. It was tough to get to talk to her when AJ wasn’t around, given that he too had started to train for our upcoming match, knowing everything that was at stake… But I’d managed it, and after the impromptu training that had ended with a little test of what I’d learned, she still managed to smile a little as she looked at me.


Harmony Fisher: “How was that?”


I nod, gratefully.


Thomas Valentine: “That was perfect Mona, though I could have asked one of the others to spar with me so you could watch from afar...”


She snorts before managing a chuckle despite her looking more than a little worse for wear.


Harmony Fisher: “I’m not allowing you to practice some of my moves and how to escape moves like mine then just letting you off easy when the exam comes around!”


We both laugh as I nod, understanding her logic, though still not agreeing with it one hundred percent. I didn’t want to admit to her that I had been holding back just a touch, especially with the submission part of her training, given that I could have unwittingly caused the damage that took away her mobility or worse… But she hadn’t noticed so all was well.


Thomas Valentine: “You bring up a good point… I was just aware that you’ve not competed professionally for a long time and if I went too far at any point… You get the idea...”


With hands on her hips, she seemed to be breathing a lot easier as we got out of the ring and she sat on the bench whilst she got her breath back completely.


Harmony Fisher: “It’s a good idea, though… AJ is going in prepared for everything he has watched you do for a long time… So coming at him with a bit of a difference to your style might just be what he needs to keep him on his toes”


I smirk and shake my head.


Thomas Valentine: “OR… It could be just what I need to beat him and take that title”


She returns the smirk as she nods.


Harmony Fisher: Yeah that too… Though I kinda like you both, so I’m opting to play Switzerland despite my not teaching him anything… I would have though if he’d asked me, I can’t lie to you”


I nod and smile before ruffling her hair a bit, knowing how much it annoyed her given the more vain attitude Mona had taken up after being all but bullied about her appearance by some of the ‘mean girls’ that used to wrestle in SCW.


Thomas Valentine: “And I wouldn’t have questioned you helping him, though the kid has all the tools to get him far in the business, and probably already has a few tricks up his sleeve for the match… I just wanted to make sure we were on a level playing field”


We both chuckle as Harmony gets up and straightens her hair out as she glared at me.


Harmony Fisher: “Well I’m going to take a quick shower, okay and then how about we grab some lunch?”


I nod before she hugs me.


Thomas Valentine: “Sounds good to me, I’m just gonna take care of a few things here whilst you shower, then… No point in me leaving to come back despite knowing how long you like to shower for!”


She sticks her tongue out at me before disappearing into the locker rooms and I walk over to the office in which David, Johnny, Matty and I sorted through paperwork and grab the camcorder I’d brought in earlier to shoot my promotion for the match I’d just been training with Harmony in preparation for… I figured if there was a time to film it, right at that moment when I was feeling most confident was that time. I set up the tripod that was leant against the wall and after making sure the camera worked, I set it to record and stand in front of it, a smile on my face.


There comes a time when you have to take a stand and not turn the other cheek as the Bible says in a roundabout way…


In a business like the one I’m in… It’s so easy to just think ‘it’s not my problem’ and just stick to going out there, performing and not get emotionally or physically invested in everything that happens around you. It’s difficult, I can say that from first-hand experience… But it’s completely doable as at the end of the day, why shouldn’t it be like any other job? You turn up, do your bit and then leave where you then don’t think about the things that happened as you’re no longer there… However, I suppose that the main difference is that unlike a few other jobs out there, with this one, it’s quite easy to inadvertently take your work home with you in one sense… Because friendships don’t get left at the door… Rivalries and feuds don’t get kept to the ring and of course if you don’t try to prepare for every eventuality and do all you can to be at the top of your game… Then you’ll never be able to progress and make the big bucks! Oh and of course there is the thing about your moral fibre that comes into it as well… Despite you having the ability to turn the other cheek and not get involved in something that has very little to do with you… Is that the right approach to take?


I’ve often thought about that, and especially as of late, almost came to the conclusion that it would be best to leave things be and concentrate on my career… It worked quite well I have to admit until Punk Hazard decided to ensure that wasn’t possible and Alexis Quinne, Christy Matthews and their trained chimps brought a fight to my door that I was no longer able to turn a blind eye to. They had everything in their favour, with numbers… Technical ability and the lack of any sort of morales to get in the way of their aim… Which was to basically make a name from me… To make a name from Billy Mitchell and by the time they’re done, there will probably be a few other names on that list. I could have just accepted the beating they dished out… I could have accepted the fact that Alexis was happy being a keyboard warrior, dragging my name through the mud to try and further the Punk Hazard agenda through Twitter… And I could have accepted that they thought they were done with me and would have probably moved on to attacking some other poor soul that only wanted to have a legitimate wrestling match… I could have done all that, but I didn’t… What did I do instead? You all saw what happened when Alexis tried to once again tip the scales in her favour…


I brought Karma crashing through her door in a heartbeat and she had no idea it was coming! Punk Hazard have interfered in my life one too many times and with their being an opportunity like the one I had riding on that match against Thing Number One on Breakdown and I wasn't going to allow her any more room to use my name to further her own agenda... The look on both her face and the one of her colleague with the dorky mask was priceless as I left her with my calling card... I'd say that it will teach her to mess with someone that isn't afraid to strike back, but as Dawn Lohan has said on more than a few occasions... Alexis Quinne isn't wise enough to learn from any of the mistakes she makes... And do as I speak to you now, all I can do is wait for the excuses... And then chuckle to myself then chuckle a bit more as I turn my attention to what SHOULD be in the spotlight now...

There's a metric fuck ton of chaos erupting in SCW at the moment, and all of the ruckus with Punk Hazard was enough to make me want to go postal every time I entered the arena, because let's face it... If you're not raising hell in this company then there's the big risk that you get left behind, regardless of how much you bust your ass every time you compete in a match! It's a frustrating thought for sure, but somehow I kept my cool and maintained my focus on setting myself apart from anyone else on the roster in the RIGHT way... Though Alexis Quinne and company would probably disagree on that remark, since when has the opinion of an annoying individual such as her ever truly been God's Gospel? I'm not going to lie, I'm still a long ways from where I would like to be at this point... And that's okay, it makes me work harder as I refuse to be GIVEN any opportunities that I want in this great company of ours and though it didn't end the way I would have liked, my match for contendership to the TV Title was just that... An opportunity I'd earned without having to beat the shit out of everything that moves... Manipulate anyone or even whine to everyone that would listen to get this crack at the belt and though I failed to beat Katie Steward the last time round to gain this chance... I won't squander it now that I kicked the door to this one wide open!

I could talk all day about the deck being stacked against me in that match, but the funny thing is that as big a challenge as it was having to watch my back for Alexis coming to screw me over... My trek to the title has only gotten more difficult with the fact that a kid I have helped guide into the business is one that I'm going to have to toss back down to the bottom of the mountain if I want to win... And believe me I want this so bad I can taste it! Any other time AJ... And any other opponent, I would be cheering you on till the very end... In fact I went batshit crazy when you beat Chastaine for it, which was a heck of an accomplishment in itself... Something you are more than aware of, but this one is the game changer! Your father is a man that is like a brother to me, and in a way that makes us like family... Which is why in a way it sucks that I have to be the person in front of you right now as you've worked almost as hard as anyone in the company to get to where you are and the irony of that statement isn't lost on me when I see the direction my career has gone since I started out and signed on the dotted line for SCW, but business is business, AJ...

A few years ago I would have been talking about how I respect you, and that we were going to blow the roof off the arena then shake hands afterwards... Blah, blah, blah... But this time around, I'm not going down that path... Don't get me wrong, I DO respect you and I've already implied about how proud of you I am to see you take to the business so quickly in a relatively short amount of time... But my respect for you in this one is a moot point, as respect for my opponents doesn't get me a victory in the ring... Respect for you won't give me any sort of edge when we face off... Respect for you doesn't guarantee that I'm able to put food on my table and ensure my children live as comfortable as possible... No, the only thing that respect alone will get me is the reputation of being a nice guy and being ' one of the most respectful members of the roster'... Which is no good for me right now, when such a massive opportunity lies ahead, ready for me to grasp with both hands. The thing that will get me to where I want on Breakdown, AJ... Is to go out there with no filter, nothing holding me back and no notions of family and friends getting in the way of what I need to do. So please UNDERSTAND, kid... Please understand that what happens in that ring isn't a reflection of what I think of you outside it because I'll tell you this right now without a shadow of any sort of doubt whatsoever that this is going to be your defining moment... Fuck anything that came before, fuck anything involving the Tag Team Titles... Because I'm going to literally do anything in my power to ensure your reign as well as the Cinderella story that your career has taken since you debuted in Supreme Championship Wrestling is brought to a screeching halt, I'm going to make you earn that Television Title if you are truly deserving of being the champion whose shoulder it should be sat on or waist it belongs around...  Or whether you were simply lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time, hit the right move at the perfect moment and was rewarded justly for it.

You know as well as I do that on any given day, we would be at an impasse as far as knowing the styles of one another is concerned, and I've taken that into consideration, AJ... But the ability to adapt to any situation is what will make the difference in this match, I can say with almost complete certainty, and so the questions you have to ask yourself is this... Are you able to overcome someone that has been in pretty much every match and circumstances possible at this point? Are you able to embody the concept of evolution and beat a force of nature that has been around a long time? Because if you're not... I will take this match, your phenomenal run and your Title... And give you the most heartbreaking learning curve I've ever had to teach you since you decided that you wanted to follow in Daves footsteps. Try to prove me wrong...

Good luck, AJ... Because I can assure you that you're going to need it... But just remember, none of this is personal. Business... Is business.


I stop the camcorder from recording and go to sit at the desk. For a second, I wondered if I'd come across as being too harsh on AJ... He had already proven himself to be a credible champion so did I really need to say the things I did? Then I think about it and I realised that it was EXACTLY what he needed to hear, because I wasn't going to just remain as 'that guy who did some stuff years ago'... AJ and everyone else needed to know that I'm not going to accept being anything less than simply THE guy where the TV Title was called into question!
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
1 user reading this topic (1 Guest and 0 Anonymous)
ZetaBoards - Free Forum Hosting
Free Forums with no limits on posts or members.
« Previous Topic · Breakdown || October 19, 2016 · Next Topic »
Add Reply

Etavarium Theme created by Zeus00 and converted by Wolt of the ZetaBoards Theme Zone