To kill younglings... to defeat rookies... to shatter dreams in their wake. Sometimes, it's a tough thing to do when you've experienced it yourself, you know? To go into a match against the new guy whose head's held high, eyes filled with hope... to know that you could very well dash that hope and ruin his mentality to it all. Some wrestlers simply don't care, they prefer the tough guy approach and take pride if they're able to steer away the rookies from growing confident enough to face them.

I do not fear young blood, I fear the lack thereof. I can't stay on this throne forever, and though I sure as hell don't intend to step down any time soon... I would like to finally do so to someone who's finally reached the pinnacle they've been striving for all their life. Alot like myself, really... someone who really, truly cares for this belt. Someone who can add on to it's already incredible legacy, to delve deeper into its history and to give it more meaning around their waist then it had around mine.

This Avulsion I'll be facing Fuel, a former LCW Hardcore Champion. I'll be facing Fuel, a relative rookie to the NLCW scene, but not to the ring itself. I'll be facing Fuel... one hell of a determined kid on a mission to prove himself here in the NLCW.

And... I'm going to have to shut him down.

This kid's going to go far, I can see it already... and I know for sure he has the capability to beat me if he gave it absolutely everything he had... after he gains more experience. Right now, however... he's going to give me a hell of a fight, and prove himself as a contender.

He won't beat me and prove himself better, but he'll prove himself on the road to getting there.

I can see it in his eyes, in the fire he shows inside of that ring... this guy's going to make it big, but it's going to take awhile before he does, and it's going to take a lot of training. Facing me might be the test he needs to see that, to realize the potential he has. If he can give the NLCW World Champion a fight, imagine what he could do in a few months, after he's honed his skills?

Fact is... it feels like he's on the cusp of something big, and I'm about to give him the boost into it just by defeating him. Seems silly, doesn't it? Hell, seems downright arrogant of me; I've never said outright I'm going to beat someone before. Said I wouldn't let myself lose, but... that's in a, well, a 'gentler' fashion.

Fuel... good luck, man. Give me everything you have, I know this match is going to be a good one. Keep up your work... and you'll rise above what others expect of you.

You're still a 'youngling' around here... but it's not your time to finish. You've got a long, long road ahead of you... and I have a feeling you'll be running the whole way down it.

Good luck, kid... see you Thursday.