Without the sun, the moon finds no purpose left for him.

Without the moon, the sun finds no purpose left for him.

The two rely on each other to survive, to continue the cycle and stay strong for the other. Wars will be raged, battles will be fought... that's just the way things go sometimes. You don't neccesarily have to want to fight your best friend, but unfortunately, it's bound to happen eventually in a setting like this. Yet, for some reason... so many people seem to think there can only be one standing at the top of that proverbial mountain.

I can't help but wonder... what's the point? Why only one... is it to finally show the world just who's the better man?

Yet there's so many variables in reaching the top of that mountain... it's been well established that Chris and I know each other inside and out. Battles have been fought, wars have been raged, and we both have learned from our past experiences enough to stand against the other. Slamfest proved to everyone that there can't always be a winner, and I think Sultan will show that it takes everything we have just to make it that far. That by the end of the night, throwing everything at each other just won't be enough... and it will be all those little variables throughout the match that will determine just who comes out of it the winner.

Chris and I are equals, that's the way I've always seen it... right now is just a matter of seeing who's on top for the time being. Chris might not like to accept that, but I think deep down he knows that just as he could have my number any day, I can have his. It's all about focusing on those little variables that make things happen... because when skill matches skill and strength matches strength, you don't have much left to use but your surroundings to pull through with.

School House Brawl... funny thing, that it's all came back to this. This match was the spark that set things off between Chris and I... before we first fought this, we were so God-damned bitter to each other. The first match was intense... we gave it all we had and neither of us got out of that school the same as we'd entered; I'm not talking physically, either... mentally, it changed us. That bitterness started changing into respect, and that respect was what brought the friendship that we have today into fruition.

This... this could be the last match of my NLCW career, much as I hate to admit it. If I lose this... being the CEO and running this place is going to tie me down so much that I'm not quite sure I'll be able to handle wrestling for awhile. It's almost depressing, because I love that ring to death... I really don't want to hang up my boots yet... but it's for the fans, you know? I love these people, and I love this federation... because when it didn't even have to, it gave me everything it had. I've dedicated my career to doing the same for it, and I really hope when people look back at my stay here, they'll think that I did a good job with that.

Sultan of the Squared Circle... God, this is a huge turning point for the both of us, isn't it Chris? For all the ups and downs we've had throughout our careers... I don't think either of us could argue that this match alone will bring us higher then we've ever been before. The world wants to know which of us is on top of the game right now... and to be honest, I'm actually very nervous about all of this.

This match... means everything to me. If this really is going to be my last match, I don't want to go out with a bang... I want to go out with an explosion. You've always been the one to bring out the very best in me and more, Champ... you're one of the biggest reasons I'm at the level I'm at now. If I had to pick anyone to face in what might be my last match... it sure as hell would be you, wouldn't it? I think you'd say the same.

But enough ass kissing... it's time to get a bit more serious, isn't it?

You and I both know that we won't be walking out of that school on Sunday without the help of a med squad... I think we've both learned to accept that already. This could very well get even worse then the last time, and not because of any hatred between us... but because of the sheer history we have. I don't think the fans quite realize the depth of this match, and it's almost depressing... our story goes back really far, and yeah, this could very well be its end in the NLCW.

Every person we've ever beaten throughout our careers is going to be watching in hopes to see us fail, Champ... they want to see the two close friends break each other down and they want to see their enemy fall. We're not fighting each other alone, Chris... we've got our own armies formed behind us, and Sunday's going to be nothing short of one big clusterfuck in the middle of a school. Funny how that all works out in the end... isn't it?

I have to ask you though... are you ready, Chris? Are you ready for what's to come?

I'm not asking you if you're ready for the pain, or the beatings we're gonna be taking... that's all too cliche anyway. Everyone knows what's going to happen Sunday, I'm not talking about small things like that. Let the fans speculate the details for those, this question dives deeper still. I guess what the question's really asking is... are you ready to break me, Chris? To get inside my head like the old days? You're going to... you're going to have to be the cold, vicious warrior you used to be in order to take me down in there... do you still have it in you to rip apart your best friend?

Not just physically, but mentally too. Are you ready to do everything it takes to pull out the win, or are you planning for some kind of honorable showdown? I think we both know the answer to that question... and I wouldn't have it any other way. Yet that's not all it asks... what about Georgina, Chris? Are you ready to make her fear for your life, to make her burst into tears? Are you ready to make Cesar cry because his mother's so very scared for her love? I guess... I guess that's a question that can be flung right back at me though, isn't it? Am I ready to make Suki fear for my life, and cry out of worry for my safety?

This match goes so much deeper then the papers could ever tell... and all the hype going into this face-off is nothing compaired to what you and I know.

Are you ready to prove the world wrong, Chris? Are you ready to show them what the real you and me are capable of? I'll be ripping my heart out for the world to see, Chris... I won't be holding back when I walk into that building, and I know you won't either... but will you really be prepared for all the hell that's in our way? The whole world's watching, Champ... we're going to put on one hell of a show.

But you already knew that, too.

This Sunday is my everything, Champion... I know you understand that, but I don't know if you really see just how deep that feeling goes. Maybe you feel it too, or maybe your feelings differ... but for me, this is everything I've ever dreamt of finally culminating before my eyes. To finally pull it off... to know that I really am capable of beating the Educator? Now that's something I can retire happy with.

Thirty years, Chris... it's been thirty years of my life that's brought me to this moment, and I wouldn't have it any other way. I've waited my whole life for this, and I'm just glad it's finally going to happen. The end of this chapter's coming close, Champ... but the story's far from over.

We're only just getting to one of the best parts.

So are you ready for that, Chris? Are you ready for everything that Sunday's going to bring? I know I keep asking, but I just want to make sure, you know? I want to know just how ready you really are, even if I might already know the answer.

So are you ready, Champion?