[CONTINUED - The Undeniable Words #6, 02/21/09]
C&C - Act on instinct (ID: 83482) - Xenogenocide
And that brings me to you, Dan Fierce.
I've got to
admit, Dan, I've been... a little surprised as to your reaction to this
match. Maybe I dropped the ball a bit on developing your attitude to the
sport. That's all I can really put it down to after seeing how upset you got
about Centurion and I forming a team. Not even demanding title shots-
forming a team.
Why is that,
Dan? Is it because I'm your friend, your trainer? Does that somehow make you
feel a little betrayed about this whole business? That's the impression I'm
getting. Seems to me that you're taking it personally that Cent and I have
entered the tag team ranks.
It is not
personal. That's one thing you need to learn about this business, Dan. Sure,
we have friends and allies and the like, but we are all here to
attain success and glory. If you're to rise above the rest here in the X-Treme
Wrestling Federation, you are going to have to fight friends, mentors,
trainers. That's how it works. I'll fight with honor, sure, and I tend to
actually have respect for the people I face who I get on with, but there
have been countless times in my career where I've had to fight close
friends. It's unavoidable, it's a necessity, so I did what had to be done.
I suppose
that's another lesson for you, Dan. We aren't here to be friends. Sure,
there's a part of that in there, but in the long run we're all competitors,
and that comes first. It's not enmity, it's competition, and competition is
why we are here. Famine is trying to manipulate you by making it out like
I'm using you or disregarding your friendship. Do not listen to him. Truth
be told, I'd consider it an insult to refuse to fight you. It's a
belittlement of your skills and abilities.
This is how
you have to think if you're going to succeed. You're good. Very good. And
you have a hell of potential ahead of you. But you have to think like
a warrior, because that's what you are. This is one of the things I've tried
to drill into you for preparation of moments like these. Yes, you're
glamorous and probably one of the most fashion-conscious men in the world,
if a little eccentric. You're a nice guy, and you've been a great trainee.
But you need to be assertive. It's always been your failing. In many
ways, this is going to be a test of that.
You refused
to beat me down a few weeks ago when Famine came after me. Don't think I've
forgotten it and don't think I don't appreciate it. You did the right thing
and I won't forget that. But you can't pull that sort of thing in a match,
Dan. I'm your trainer, I'm your friend, but in that match, for God's sake,
hit me. You cannot have any qualms about it. If a wrestler wavers
once like that, he's finished. I don't care what you do in the ring, that's
what I signed up for. It's only the out-of-the-ring crap that irritates me.
So no tears, no qualms. Man up and go to war.
In many
ways, this is another lesson, another test. It tests perhaps the toughest
thing a wrestler has to master- determination and commitment to the task at
hand. The perfect wrestler, theoretically, doesn't let anything distract him
from the fight, doesn't let any concerns and worries weigh him down. But
we're not robots. None of us can do that. So we have to do the next best
thing- we have to look at fears and qualms and we have to try our best to
suppress them and not let them get in our way.
Safety's
off, and live ammo's on for this one. I'm not going easy on you, and I'm
going for the tag titles and I will be bringing my A game. I strongly
suggest you do the same. No qualms, no fears, no regrets. I look forward to
seeing just how much you've taken on board.
And that...
IS UNDENIABLE! |