Post by Rick Majors on May 3, 2021 21:02:41 GMT -5
As he ran his fingers across the PCW Genesis Championship, he realized two things. One, that this belt in its current state was the newest championship in PCW, and two, that he remained the oldest person here. That's been true for a while. And he's been champion for a while as well. He’s held this championship for almost a year now, and the Underground Title before it. But now, at Living a Legacy, he would be the only champion in the company defending his belt.
He couldn’t blame the roster for not wanting to take their chances with Grimm. The current PCW Champion is the most dominant performer in company history. On the other hand, Loki, the North American champion, hadn’t been seen since Love Hurts, when he seemed to have suffered a leg injury.
And yet here was Rick Majors, ready to walk into yet another battle. He barely survived his encounter with Hunter Benjamin at Mass Destruction. He likely wouldn’t escape at Living a Legacy. Legacy. That's a word that's stuck out to him a lot recently. He's actually built a legacy here. Going into this event, he's become something in PCW. Not the thing, but something for sure.
This is the 13th Living a Legacy… lucky number 13. And it is marked by the absence of the Icemann Invitational Tournament. The absence of the World Title. The absence of Grimm and Stormm and Willard and Shane and Loki and Ross and many of the other competitors who made this company what it is today. What we have instead is Majors.
Rick Majors cannot carry a company. Rick Majors can barely carry Rick Majors. It would make sense for Hunter Benjamin to beat him. It would make sense to have someone like Showtime or Angelo main event the evening instead. Perhaps they would next time. The winner of their brawl would likely become the main contender for Grimm’s championship. And Rick Majors? He’d carry on in the background as he’s done for nearly a decade in this company.
Is that his legacy? And, if it is, is that so bad?
It seems strange that Rick Majors has been here for this long. The MWF and NLCW had always been “home” to him, but he’s been in PCW for much longer than either of those companies existed at all. And now he’s has another challenger stepping up to him. He should lose. It would make sense. He would get to rest. But he can’t. He can’t rest. He doesn’t know how. No matter the reality of the situation, not matter what should actually happen, he’s going to go out there and try as hard as he can.
Is that his legacy? That's not a bad one. Not a bad one at all.
This isn’t going to be a depressing moment. This won’t be another “woe is me, I wanted to be a star and I’m not” event. He’s proud of the Genesis Championship. He’s proud of his reign. He’s actually proud of his performance in PCW to date. When all is said and done, whenever that may be, he will be content with what he’s accomplished. And that’s a feeling that is new to him: contentment.
Finally, he isn’t the one with anything to prove. That role goes to Hunter Benjamin. Rick Majors could lose this championship tomorrow and he would be considered as someone who had an acceptable reign. But Hunter Benjamin? This comeback is crucial to his wrestling career. If he loses again, it could send him spiraling. Like, it could send him into Rick Majors levels of spiraling. There isn’t an active cult for him to join right now, but there could be one day and that would be bad.
But that’s Hunter Benjamin’s problem. Rick Majors’ problem is defending the Genesis Title once more. He’ll do what no other champion will do right now. He’ll come out and compete, long after everyone else has gone. That’s what he does. That’s what he’ll always do. That's his legacy. Here we go. One more time.
He couldn’t blame the roster for not wanting to take their chances with Grimm. The current PCW Champion is the most dominant performer in company history. On the other hand, Loki, the North American champion, hadn’t been seen since Love Hurts, when he seemed to have suffered a leg injury.
And yet here was Rick Majors, ready to walk into yet another battle. He barely survived his encounter with Hunter Benjamin at Mass Destruction. He likely wouldn’t escape at Living a Legacy. Legacy. That's a word that's stuck out to him a lot recently. He's actually built a legacy here. Going into this event, he's become something in PCW. Not the thing, but something for sure.
This is the 13th Living a Legacy… lucky number 13. And it is marked by the absence of the Icemann Invitational Tournament. The absence of the World Title. The absence of Grimm and Stormm and Willard and Shane and Loki and Ross and many of the other competitors who made this company what it is today. What we have instead is Majors.
Rick Majors cannot carry a company. Rick Majors can barely carry Rick Majors. It would make sense for Hunter Benjamin to beat him. It would make sense to have someone like Showtime or Angelo main event the evening instead. Perhaps they would next time. The winner of their brawl would likely become the main contender for Grimm’s championship. And Rick Majors? He’d carry on in the background as he’s done for nearly a decade in this company.
Is that his legacy? And, if it is, is that so bad?
It seems strange that Rick Majors has been here for this long. The MWF and NLCW had always been “home” to him, but he’s been in PCW for much longer than either of those companies existed at all. And now he’s has another challenger stepping up to him. He should lose. It would make sense. He would get to rest. But he can’t. He can’t rest. He doesn’t know how. No matter the reality of the situation, not matter what should actually happen, he’s going to go out there and try as hard as he can.
Is that his legacy? That's not a bad one. Not a bad one at all.
This isn’t going to be a depressing moment. This won’t be another “woe is me, I wanted to be a star and I’m not” event. He’s proud of the Genesis Championship. He’s proud of his reign. He’s actually proud of his performance in PCW to date. When all is said and done, whenever that may be, he will be content with what he’s accomplished. And that’s a feeling that is new to him: contentment.
Finally, he isn’t the one with anything to prove. That role goes to Hunter Benjamin. Rick Majors could lose this championship tomorrow and he would be considered as someone who had an acceptable reign. But Hunter Benjamin? This comeback is crucial to his wrestling career. If he loses again, it could send him spiraling. Like, it could send him into Rick Majors levels of spiraling. There isn’t an active cult for him to join right now, but there could be one day and that would be bad.
But that’s Hunter Benjamin’s problem. Rick Majors’ problem is defending the Genesis Title once more. He’ll do what no other champion will do right now. He’ll come out and compete, long after everyone else has gone. That’s what he does. That’s what he’ll always do. That's his legacy. Here we go. One more time.
