The Goodlife
Part IV: The Tides Of Change

Match: Vs. Legend (Singles Match)
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Event: Violence
Date: Sunday, March 30th, 2008
Belt: Number One Contendership to eWo Championship
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Sunday night after the Crowning turned into Monday Morning very quickly as I spent some time with Kyle Cross, since as we had agreed too just like any Canadian’s would at the end of a bet the loser buys the winner a beer, so finally after I managed to push my way through a truck load of people that were around Kyle Cross at the near by bar, I did exactly what I promised to do.

I bought the new Champion a beer, in another instance I might have tried to get some thoughts from a veteran in this business as too what they thought about me but for once in my life I didn’t since I knew that night was about Cross and his fans. However we did talk a little bit about this and that which as a wrestling fan was cool – but as myself I could have done without the few jackasses that kept trying to hang off us at the bar as we had a few beers.

By no means am I saying Kyle Cross and I are friends, nor will we probably ever be friends, but the respect is there so I suppose I tolerated him for that time being, just as I’m sure he tolerated me. I’m betting I’m not the only one of us two that had the thought of bashing a beer bottle over the other mans head, on that night. Sure I know I respect him too much to do that … but it doesn’t mean the thought didn’t cross my mind. Just as I’m sure he has too much respect for this business to do something like that but I’m sure … he held that glass bottle in his hand and thought about a little drink and destroy.

I chuckled to myself as I thought of line, but being that I was outside in the backyard of my Miami mansion, leaning on a shovel, as if it was a crutch while Robyn was down on her knees at the base of a flowerbed doing some sort of … well gardening technique. I wasn’t much help as I was caught up in my thoughts…. And aside from that I know nothing about gardening so I’m the designated digger.

“What’s so funny?” She says looking up at me, squinting slightly since the sun is in the sky behind me. “Am I pulling a plumber?” Robyn says with a little giggle and a nice smile.

I chuckle. “No, nothing like that… I was just thinking about the events that happened after the Crowning.” I say truthfully “Oh and for the record that wouldn’t be funny… in fact it would totally change the outlook people have on the plumber crack.” I say with a half smile.

“I suppose it would.” Robyn says as she leans forward and moves around some of the mulch in the flowerbed so that it’s covering the base of the plants she just planted… what there called I have no idea but ever since we’ve moved in to this house she’s been keeping busy doing all sorts of things to add her own personal touch. Luckily for me I suppose, it all looks good.

“So how does this look?” She asks me still leaning in adjusting some of the foliage.

“Looks great.” I say matter of factly, but the reality is I’m not even looking at what she’s doing, I’m doing the same thing any man would be doing if they saw her like that. My eyes were totally checking out her ass in those tight jeans. However I was telling the truth it did look great… just not what she was talking about.

“Alright, good … now you can dig a few more holes over there.” She says as she points to the flowerbed that surrounds one of the nice palm style trees in my backyard.

“Sir, yes sir” I say with a little smart ass smirk, complete with Sergeant Bilko like salute.

“Oh now I know you didn’t just call me sir.” Robyn says with a cocked eyebrow as she throws a small handful of mulch chips at me.

“No... of course not.” I say half heartedly as I bend down and pick up the hose that’s laying at my feet. I aim it at her … my finger finds the trigger. I wouldn’t would I …. Haha who am I kidding of course I would.

I spray her with the water for only a couple seconds as she yells out shocked from suddenly getting hit with a blast of water. As I drop the hose she turns her head and looks over her shoulder with phony look of the daggers.

“What? I just thought the flowers could use some water.” I say in the most innocent voice I can muster as I try not to laugh.

“Just go and dig the holes jackass….” She says with a little giggle and smirk of her own.

As I headed over to dig the holes I couldn’t help but think of all the stuff we’d been through and how much fun we had … and honestly I knew I cared about her and sure we’ve been dating for quite a while now but I still couldn’t say what I wanted too… I guess old habits diehard… and maybe just maybe the old adage was true … like father like son.

But maybe just maybe – it was time for the old guard to change.


I suppose congratulations are in order to our new World Champion – Kyle Cross. Yeah, that’s right I admit it I didn’t win the World Championship. Notice though, that I also didn’t lose. I simply didn’t get to become the champion through it all though I never really lost. After all I didn’t get pinned and I didn’t submit, or pass out from the pain of being in the submission hold, as I’m sure Legend would be quick to point out. However you can call it whatever you want, passing out – tapping out it all means the same thing Ant.

You lost.

Now despite what you posted on your site, that the fact you lost and not me is meaningless but that’s simply not the case Legend. Deep down Ant, you know it matters, and that’s why you’re so quick to try and dismiss that fact, isn’t it? Of course it is, but I know you won’t admit it. That’s fine pretend that nothing bothers you as it pertains to you losing at the crowning, act all high and mighty but you know as well as I do that the fact you were the reason the match ended not me, is eating you alive. Don’t understand? I’ll simplify, you see Legend for perhaps the first time in your career you have contradicted yourself. For you see Legend I remember back in the first run of the eWo, at Hell and Back, when you lost the eWo Championship. About as quickly as you did this time you made it very well known that Czecher winning the title wasn’t really him winning because he pinned someone else and not you. Yet this time when you, yourself loses the match and I don’t you suddenly pretend that being the guy that lost the fall doesn’t matter? Seems to me that “God” is changing up his gospel tune, Careful Ant… you were back peddling awful fast you nearly trampled yourself. All in that vein attempt to play off the real situation that you don’t want to face. Like it or not Ant, the fact that you were beaten and I wasn’t scares you.

“God” …. Are you listening? – I should hope so.

I want your attention Ant, and I already know I have it. You can post all the little news bits you want on your website saying that my time is never, but I see right through that lie, I’m sure as you spoke those words your voice had an uneasy shake to it, or if you typed it for you site yourself I’m sure your fingers trembled as you used that post to cover what was really going on behind those eyes of yours. I know I’ve gotten under your skin Legend, otherwise you wouldn’t have even bothered mentioning me at all if I was a true nobody like you wish I was. Unfortunately for you Legend, I don’t buy into your bullshit that the fact you lost in that main event at the crowing wasn’t important to you. I know it is important and your attempted cover up proves it, it proves that for once you know you are stepping up against a man that is every bit as great as you are, in fact I’m better. So for that reason I don’t blame you for being scared. You’ve been the top man for a long time, but all those glory days for you are finished and to be honest had I gotten a shot at you before the eWo closed last time, you would already know where you truly stand.

A few rungs below me.

It’s no secret Ant, you were good however the keyword there is WERE. That doesn’t apply anymore Legend and that fact was never made more clear then what happened at the Crowning and after that. Firstly it’s not just about the fact that you lost in the eWo title match… it’s about the fact that you still lost in that main event match. After you only had to wrestle one match, and that was against a glorified jobber and you and I both know that. Yet in the end even after you only had to wrestle once in a match that was nothing more then an obvious squash match, you got a bye to the finals. I on the other hand had already wrestled twice by that time, and while yes Freddy Castro is also a man that would be included on that jobber list, Anthony Booth however isn’t much of a slouch. However the point is no matter who was put in my way, I wrestled twice before the eWo championship match. You were perfectly fresh going into only your second match, and yet despite your best efforts and doing everything within your power. When the belt that makes you whole was on the line, you couldn’t beat me. Hell you couldn’t beat anyone – the only thing you managed to do was pass out and lose the match. Even with the easiest night anyone could have hoped for “god” couldn’t get the job done.

Simply put you couldn’t hang with someone of my caliber. – You cost me the eWo championship and for that reason come Violence I shall bring your greatest fear to life. I am going to take that which is most important to you… I’m going to take what’s left of your already shattered status and when you wonder what I will do when I get in the presence of god… I’m going to spit right in ‘gods’ face in a both the literal and figurative sense. So you go ahead and put whatever color code warning level you want on Manifest Entity, speaking of which it’s somewhat ironic isn’t it – You say that you don’t care that you lost, yet at the same time you’ve gone and put some red alert warning as far as Manifest Entity goes. Wow – how touching Manifest Entity: Red Alert – Anthony has his panties in a bunch because he realizes that him being god might not be good enough anymore. Truth is exactly that … it isn’t.

You can feel the ground around the dynasty you have built is starting to erode and fall apart beneath you and your sacred spot high on the mountain top as the best ever won’t be yours much longer, for it shall become my spot. The torch is going to be carried by me, not you. For the simple reason that I have surpassed you Legend. Come violence, I take one more step towards claiming what I would have won at the Crowning, had you not screwed it up. No matter though, I write that wrong on Violence. In a perfectly poetic way, as I ruin your hopes and dreams of ever getting that eWo championship, just like you ruined my chance at the Crowning. Only difference is, I’ll ruin your chances and I’ll straight up ruin you. This is the new era of eWo and quite honestly you’re not the top guy around here any more. Now that spot belongs to me now, and once all is said and done on Violence. I will claim not only my title shot, but also my rightful place at the top of the rankings, as the best eWo has to offer. Mark my words Legend, the torch will be passed this week on Violence … but it won’t be you giving it to me, so much as I will forcefully take it from you.

Then again you wouldn’t have it any other way now would you?

No, of course not – you want all of us to drown in the figurative water so that you can watch in order to impress you. Well then splash splash, I’m right here Legend and after what happened at the crowning, whether or not you’ll admit it I have your attention and I want it. You see man, this entire time where you want to see if people are worth your attention, you figure it’s because by the time they get it, they would be too tired to do anything about it. Me though, I’ll create that scene to make you interested, I’ll make you see me, and I have already done so. You wanted someone to create a splash too see if they were really worth your time, you should be careful what you wish for Ant. For millions of years great rulers have always wanted to be impressed, however as in all of there reigns, and just like yours coming up this week on violence. You will end up regretting ever wishing for someone to get your attention. It’s really quite simple Legend before you talked a good game and you’ve backed it up, this time however you still talk a good game, but unlike myself the days of backing it up seem to be over. So I’ll play to your little game to have your undivided attention but just like all those other greats throughout history as you stand back on your safe perch or so it would appear. Standing idly by assuming nothing bad will happen and that the act you see before you is truly fitting of a ‘god’.

I truly hope you enjoy the show…

You will be so amused with the spectacle that I put on, that you will figure everything is going as planned for you, that nothing bad would ever happen and that another lamb has been thrown to slaughter sort of speak. I want you to think that though, I’m praying that you find it fun that I’m willing to figuratively drown just to gain all of your attention, so that I can prove I’m better then you that being ‘god’ doesn’t even matter. You seem to think you have this match won already so that’s fine come down to the ring on Violence and check on my body in the water sort of speak since I know I have your attention – make sure that it’s just like all those that have fallen before you. Take it all in have a good hard chuckle once you’re through and you’ve had your fun as you figure another mediocre man has failed in the presence of god. I will then finish exactly what I started at the crowning and that is proving that in this business as great as you are, I’m better. Sure the mediocre may die in the ring against you, but I am not some run of the mill mid card hack. However you seem to think I am and for that reason your entertainment will get the best of you and you will venture down from you kingdom to survey the damage done to another that opposed you. There at the waters edge your star will be snuffed out once and for all courtesy of the Trendsetter AJ Donavon. As I take over as the ruler of the main event level…. I already proved I’m better then you at the crowing, but on violence I finish what I started.

It’s only a matter of time really Ant since I already have your attention, and that’s what you demand is it? So I shall continue to splash – only because I also have your number and know that I can beat you. So if you demand that issue to happen, then continue to splash I shall, so that in the end when you’re in reach, ready to watch me die in the presence of ‘god’ as it were, I can see too it that I drown you myself.

Worry not what I will do save myself from god – worry about what god can do to save himself from me. Come violence Legend, I shall take the life blood from you, I will take that which I know you cherish above all else, the chance to be the eWo Champion. That being said I will be taking your shot at becoming the number one contender to the eWo championship from you and when I do, nobody will believe in the Entity of Legend and perhaps most importantly without that belief system in place people will finally realize that when it comes down too it.

You are no God.

Endo.