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Long Live THE KING
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[small]Two events... two consecutive losses. You'd think Sean 'Triple X' Stevens would be down... on the verge of being out. Not only was his chance at proving he was better than one of the greatest in the game Hornet blown... but, his gym bag was missing something as well - fifteen pounds of Presidential Championship weight. Stevens glanced up at the camera, sitting on it's tripod, directly in front of the stool in which he was seated on. ...and, sighed. His long golden hair covered his eyes, and face, as he studied the floor below him in search for the right words until... he found them.[/small]
"I'm not one to make a bunch of excuses. Once upon a time it was... but, right about now... it's not my style. I never claimed I wouldn't be beaten... and, as confident as I am... I almost never expected to leave an arena without my Presidential title, or my hand raised. But, that's what's so great about the wrestling business.
"It's so unpredictable."
[small]Stevens couldn't help but smile, removing a speck of lint from his shirt, as he returned his attention to the camera.[/small]
"Just like I couldn't foresee Tom Adler ever being better than me on any given day of the week... or Hornet pinning my shoulders to the mat... is just how I felt the day I heard YOU entered the CSWA."
[small]His facial expression changed. Cocking his head sideward, Sean squinted his eyes in confusion.[/small]
"You are... Dan Ryan, right? GXW champ? A guy who has zero problems coming on CSWA television promoting his lame a##, piss poor, Erik Zeiba ran promotion. A guy who apparently got the best of Evan Aho in territory currently foreign to him. Yeah... that's you, Ryan. I recognized you by how puffed up your chest is. I recognized you by your egotistical open challenge. Your self promotion. Well, let me tell you who I am, Dan...
"... I'm a guy who doesn't give a flying f##k about a GXW World Championship. I'm a guy who isn't easily impressed. I'm sure you can TELL me how great you are... how you won that strap... whooped Aho... and, all that good stuff. But, I'd rather see up close and personal. And, that's what I get the opportunity to do. I get to see what's so great about being in the GXW. You're it's champion... the bearer of it's most prized possession... I get to see the GXW's very best. I'm flattered... but, even more than that... I'm excited. Excited that I get to wrestle you. Excited that you're here in the CSWA - where the REAL competition is. ...excited that I get to slap your b##ch a## down.
"The name's Sean Stevens, kid. Remember it. After Primetime... you'll want to keep it fresh in your mind, so you'll know who to avoid if we're ever in the same part of town again. I'm not gonna bore you with all of my accomplishments, where I've competed, who I've beaten. Seeing as how you're so coveted elsewhere, you should know how to look at a tape. I'm not gonna give you any slack, Ryan. If you're looking for a babysitter, you've ented the wrong promotion, against the wrong opponent."
[small]Sean swung his head gently, causing the hair covering his face to swing to the side. He then grabbed a half empty bottle of 'Nivea' spring water from underneath his stool.[/small]
"See... what I'm gonna do is beat you from pillar to post, in every way imagineable. If you wanna wrestle? I'll wrestle ya. If you wanna fight... I'll fight you. Then..."
[small]Stevens took a sip from the water bottle and proceeded to spit it all on the camera lense, causing it to blur.[/small]
"...then I'm gonna spit on you. Kick you. Punch you. Bend you like a pretzel. Go to the top and entertain a couple of my fans by landing on you with so much force, your chest will cave. And, then after I pin you... I'm gonna place my foot over your chest... and, if you so happen to bring that title that gives you so much joy... I'm gonna break the stupid piece of tin in half. Walk up the ramp... and, leave you behind with nothing but time to think.
"So you can go over what went wrong. So you can ask yourself, when exactly it was that you lost control. And, if you think out loud? I'll tell ya. You lost control when you signed your name on the dotted line to face me. And, as far as you and I are concerned? You'll never have control, simply because you don't work hard enough... I'm kinda irked... and, most importantly... you're not good enough.
"But, that's enough for now... I'll let you sit and think about that for awhile."
[small]Slowly the camera panned backwards, fading to a Primetime in Oklahoma commercial then to black.[/small]
[small]Two events... two consecutive losses. You'd think Sean 'Triple X' Stevens would be down... on the verge of being out. Not only was his chance at proving he was better than one of the greatest in the game Hornet blown... but, his gym bag was missing something as well - fifteen pounds of Presidential Championship weight. Stevens glanced up at the camera, sitting on it's tripod, directly in front of the stool in which he was seated on. ...and, sighed. His long golden hair covered his eyes, and face, as he studied the floor below him in search for the right words until... he found them.[/small]
"I'm not one to make a bunch of excuses. Once upon a time it was... but, right about now... it's not my style. I never claimed I wouldn't be beaten... and, as confident as I am... I almost never expected to leave an arena without my Presidential title, or my hand raised. But, that's what's so great about the wrestling business.
"It's so unpredictable."
[small]Stevens couldn't help but smile, removing a speck of lint from his shirt, as he returned his attention to the camera.[/small]
"Just like I couldn't foresee Tom Adler ever being better than me on any given day of the week... or Hornet pinning my shoulders to the mat... is just how I felt the day I heard YOU entered the CSWA."
[small]His facial expression changed. Cocking his head sideward, Sean squinted his eyes in confusion.[/small]
"You are... Dan Ryan, right? GXW champ? A guy who has zero problems coming on CSWA television promoting his lame a##, piss poor, Erik Zeiba ran promotion. A guy who apparently got the best of Evan Aho in territory currently foreign to him. Yeah... that's you, Ryan. I recognized you by how puffed up your chest is. I recognized you by your egotistical open challenge. Your self promotion. Well, let me tell you who I am, Dan...
"... I'm a guy who doesn't give a flying f##k about a GXW World Championship. I'm a guy who isn't easily impressed. I'm sure you can TELL me how great you are... how you won that strap... whooped Aho... and, all that good stuff. But, I'd rather see up close and personal. And, that's what I get the opportunity to do. I get to see what's so great about being in the GXW. You're it's champion... the bearer of it's most prized possession... I get to see the GXW's very best. I'm flattered... but, even more than that... I'm excited. Excited that I get to wrestle you. Excited that you're here in the CSWA - where the REAL competition is. ...excited that I get to slap your b##ch a## down.
"The name's Sean Stevens, kid. Remember it. After Primetime... you'll want to keep it fresh in your mind, so you'll know who to avoid if we're ever in the same part of town again. I'm not gonna bore you with all of my accomplishments, where I've competed, who I've beaten. Seeing as how you're so coveted elsewhere, you should know how to look at a tape. I'm not gonna give you any slack, Ryan. If you're looking for a babysitter, you've ented the wrong promotion, against the wrong opponent."
[small]Sean swung his head gently, causing the hair covering his face to swing to the side. He then grabbed a half empty bottle of 'Nivea' spring water from underneath his stool.[/small]
"See... what I'm gonna do is beat you from pillar to post, in every way imagineable. If you wanna wrestle? I'll wrestle ya. If you wanna fight... I'll fight you. Then..."
[small]Stevens took a sip from the water bottle and proceeded to spit it all on the camera lense, causing it to blur.[/small]
"...then I'm gonna spit on you. Kick you. Punch you. Bend you like a pretzel. Go to the top and entertain a couple of my fans by landing on you with so much force, your chest will cave. And, then after I pin you... I'm gonna place my foot over your chest... and, if you so happen to bring that title that gives you so much joy... I'm gonna break the stupid piece of tin in half. Walk up the ramp... and, leave you behind with nothing but time to think.
"So you can go over what went wrong. So you can ask yourself, when exactly it was that you lost control. And, if you think out loud? I'll tell ya. You lost control when you signed your name on the dotted line to face me. And, as far as you and I are concerned? You'll never have control, simply because you don't work hard enough... I'm kinda irked... and, most importantly... you're not good enough.
"But, that's enough for now... I'll let you sit and think about that for awhile."
[small]Slowly the camera panned backwards, fading to a Primetime in Oklahoma commercial then to black.[/small]