Sigh
(The camera comes in on an NEW background, and as we pan out, we see the New ERA Heavyweight Title, and even moreso, we see Rabesque with the belt over his left shoulder, NO FALSE GIMMICKS shirt proudly sported, as he looks into the camera and speaks)
“Sorry that I have to step in and break up the banterfest guys, but I figured it was about time the champ spoke again. I know it’s been a bit, but we’ve already covered in detail that it’s a little more important to be spending some time in the gym, than in front of the camera, but at least you two kept it, well, somewhat interesting in my absence.
“Chaos, I want you to understand one thing right now. Never in my career have I submitted, not will I ever. If you were waiting on me to tap out to your little chokehold, the match would still be going on right now because it wasn’t going to happen. That’s something that’s ingrained into the heads of guys like me that grew up on the streets. Yeah, I understand it was a long time ago, but it never leaves. I am the kind of guy that the moment I ever would have quit, you would have found me lying in a gutter somewhere. It’s not part of the vocabulary, so you might as well stop with the nonsense that Antaeus ‘cost you the title,’ because you weren’t winning that match.
“But yes, you do own a victory over me Chaos, and yes, you took that run-in win like a man should. Now, I’m not saying you should not accept it or anything, but to gloat over it? A true wrestler like myself doesn’t feel the need to gloat over matches we know we didn’t deserve. And the only way you beat me was because of me being attacked on the damn outside. But yes, congratulations, you’re the only man to this day to have defeated me in New ERA, but allow me to ask you a question in retort. What has it gotten you? You became a shallow champion, easily dethroned, in what, your first defense? And now what, you get to fail repeatedly trying to get another belt off of me? Obviously I’m over it Chaos, you’re apparently not, and the fact that you still need to mention sums up about anything else that I might have to say.
“You’ve failed how many times? And yet, you still sound confident. But let’s go ahead and get to the reality of the situation. None of you can beat me straight up. Hell, I’ve lost CLEANLY exactly one time in the last three years, and yes, I did lose to Joey Melton. On that day, he was the better man. Antaeus, if you’re Melton, congratulations, if you’re not (chuckles), then it sucks to be you. But Chaos, in the middle of the ring, no one else around, you have failed to have gotten the job done. It really is that simple. Me? I’m the champion, I don’t need to get the job done, I already went through that. Now will I? Of course I will, I’m the best damn technical wrestler on the planet (OORP: I’ve been saying that longer than Benoit, so dammit, I’m keeping it), and I will show that to anybody who needs it. But like I’ve said before Chaos, you will be good someday, you just ain’t there yet. You’re right on the precipice, too bad you’re about to be falling off to a fiery death.
“But the pressure is on you Chaos. You have to realize that the amount of title shots is dwindling. They’re not just going to throw one at you every PPV anymore. This could be it! Hell, I understand flukes happen and I’ll have every rematch clause I need, plus it would be foolish for NEW to keep their main headliner out of any main event as long as he’s wrestling in the company, so I know I’ll get another shot.
“Speaking of no more title shots, maybe Antaeus needs to think about actually winning an NEW match before he ever gets another damn title shot. So when is the charade going to end? When you ‘win’ the title, are you going to unmask to the world? Or more likely, when Jean Rabesque denies you.... AGAIN, are you going to crawl back into your hole?
“You see, I don’t care who you’ve beaten, to be honest, I don’t even care who you are, because you really aren’t that great of a wrestler, and I’ve seen it first-hand. You’re mediocre at best. And to think that if this cause really is legit, that the entire NEW is on your shoulders to get the title off of me...... then the NEW is in a world of hurt!
“Honestly, I think it’s quite sad. I’m everything to everyone right now. Hell, you came to the league with one goal in mind, to beat me. I’m #1 on everyone’s radar, I’m their reason for being in this promotion. I’ve inspired entire organizations to form.
“And to me Antaeus, you’re simply........... next.
“You hold absolutely no significance to me. I’m not incredibly worked up over this. I understand that three of us are going inside a cage and only one, if we’re lucky, is going to walk out of that ring, but other than that, this match doesn’t have me worked up. I’m never going to join a promotion simply for you Antaeus. I’m not going to try to form any kind of alliance the way Doe and Marx did. I’m just going to go about my business. You’re just sad. You put so much effort into one person..... and that one person uses the word...... insignificant to describe you.
“Or.... at least you’ll be insignificant soon.
“So, yes, I may have lost to Shane Southern, who sold his soul to beat me. Yes, I may be vincible, but not against you. Both you chumps can go back to your putrid lives as soon as this is over. Hell, Chaos, maybe you can go back and fight for the TV title, a spot on the card you deserve, but this is as close as either one of you are ever going to be, to becoming World Heavyweight Champion!
“It doesn’t matter who you’ve fought, it doesn’t matter who you’ve beaten.......
“Because neither one of you have what it takes inside of the cage...... to finish me off. No false gimmicks, no false hype, I am the New ERA Heavyweight Champion, I am Jean Rabesque!”
(Fade out)