Post by Andy D on Apr 3, 2014 18:00:14 GMT -5
Well, that was a surprise. I don’t think any single person had actually expected what was decided upon after my last match, I know I sure as hell didn’t. I can also understand why people may be upset with that decision. I’ve even had some fans so upset with the decision they’ve actually asked me to take it upon myself to request my removal from the match.
Let me tell you why that won’t happen.
Like any job, I am a contracted employee with various terms and conditions. In amongst them, it states that the management gets to decide who I fight and when, so if they tell me to be in the Main Event or Jerking that Curtain, that’s what I’m going to do. On side note, does ‘Jerking that Curtain’ sound like a euphemism to anybody else? Regardless, while I might be able to make suggestions for possible matches in the future, bottom line is it will never be my decision on what matches I compete in.
Another reason I won’t be requesting to be removed from the match is that there is no guarantee I would be placed in another match, and since I (and everybody else on the roster) are paid per match appearance, I won’t do anything to miss a paycheque if I can help it. Sorry to boil this down to a simple ‘I need the money’ excuse, but since the PPV would pay for next month's rent plus all of next month's utility bills... yeah, I need the money.
Besides, just because I shouldn’t really be in the match, doesn’t mean I’m going to stink it up. You saw how thrilling Ford and I can be when we tangle, and you should well remember how entertaining myself and Eira can be when set against one another. Now imagine how amazing the 3 of us will be, in the same ring at the same time with such high stakes. Yeah, maybe I am trying to justify the decision a little, but I’ll also be doing everything I can to make this match the most entertaining it can be.
It’s actually a little funny, it wasn’t all that long ago that Eira and I stood at opposite sides of the ring, ready to face off and do battle, to give everything we had and more with the goal of winning a Title Belt. We fought hard, trading all manor of athletic manoeuvres against each other. Eventually though it was over, and once the dust had settled, I had taken the Genesis Title belt from Eira.
It may seem like a lifetime ago to some, probably to Eira herself. But it was only, ironically enough, at the last Mass Destruction event. After she lost the belt, Eira stepped away from PCW, disillusioned with several things (although the loss of the belt probably wasn’t one of them). If I recall correctly, she wasn’t happy with being forced to fight the same challengers constantly, to even be dictated upon as to who her next challenger was going to be and in what order they were going to fight her in.
I wonder if her opinions have changed since then, or if she’s still just as disillusioned being forced to defend against ‘unworthy’ challengers she’s already proved herself against. Has she changed her opinions because she now holds a ‘shiner’ belt? Or perhaps it’s because she no long is being dictated to by the sneering face of Skylar Marshall and is instead dictated to by the smiling Patrick Gregory Brooks?
But Andy, I hear you think, have you forgotten that Eira took that ‘shiner’ belt out of your hands at a far more recent PPV? Oh no, I had not forgotten. I know how much Eira has improved since our Genesis Title days, I know just how far she can push me and how far I can push back. And I know, all too well, that pressure you can feel as you have to prove to everyone just why you deserve to hold that Title Belt. It is something I no longer have to prove at all.
Perhaps you may be wondering, surely I should have more pressure to prove that I’m worthy enough to be in this match, but it’s the opposite. I was forced into this match despite not winning the opportunity, despite having been beaten by both champion and challenger recently. But while I am able to win the Title, the new PCW President did not place me in this match to prove my worth, he did it to entertain. To push the boundaries of what I and all those involved in this match are capable of and to truly give the fans even more excitement for their money. That is something I intend to do.
Eira may not be happy with my inclusion into the match, but I can only imagine how Whitey Ford may be feeling. I pushed him to him to the limits at Trauma and he did everything he could to become the Number One contender for the PCW Title. And he sure as hell succeeded. He beat me in that ring fair and square. And yet my inclusion in the Main Event has almost rendered his hard fought victory null and void. With both of us in contention at the PPV, our last match went from the most important to us to completely meaningless in the space of a small announcement.
For the record, that match was anything but meaningless to me, even now. There is no denying that Whitey Ford is the most dominating champion that PCW has ever had, and during his mammoth International Title reign, I had wanted to challenge the man for the belt. Unfortunately, the timing was never right and I struggled to get into that division for a shot. Now though, I have been able to fight Mr. Ford, and while he may not be the International Champion now, he was no less of a challenge during our match. While I may have been bested, I am glad to have finally had the opportunity and should I ever get another, I would once again try to rise higher in the hopes of winning against one of the strongest contenders our federation has ever seen.
And yet, Whitey Ford is the true Number One Contender who should be going up against Eira, the PCW Champion. Yet I’ve been thrown into mix. Will Ford be furious that I’m there and focus all his anger out on me, or will he ignore me as nothing more than annoyance and keep most of his attention on Eira? Will Eira herself be less concerned with me, knowing how she has defeated me before but opposite the two of us is the truly worth challenger to her belt? These are questions which will only be answered during the match, and I’m not concerned too much on either.
On paper I don’t stand a chance in this match anyway. I lost to Whitey in my last match, I lost to Eira recently. Let's face facts, I have absolutely no chance of winning this match and becoming the PCW champion. And those were words used to describe my match against Grimm as well. See here’s the problem that Eira and Ford face right now, while each will be a hell of a challenge to each other, I can be just as dangerous. And give that you can only truly focus on one opponent at a time, I could easily pick apart my opponents as they focus on each other, or force one of my opponents to focus on, leaving them open up to advantage of the other.
And that will be my true goal in this match. I’m going to force that bar to be raised far higher than it has been. I’m going to force the quality to be that much more needed before victory is attained. I’m going to make sure that all of us, including myself, have to go to places and beyond limits that we have never gone before. Between Whitey Ford’s sheer determination, my speed and Eira’s athleticism, there is no end to the ways this match could go, the skill and abilities that will be on display.
And when this one is all over, when the dust has finally settled and that bell rings out for the final time that evening, we will truly see who holds the PCW Title. And whomever it is, be it Ford, Eira or myself, they will be more than deserving of being called the champion. That is my only goal right now, my only focus. And it will be achieved.
Enough expository banter! Now we fight like men! And ladies! And ladies who dress like men! – Gilgamesh; Final Fantasy V
Let me tell you why that won’t happen.
Like any job, I am a contracted employee with various terms and conditions. In amongst them, it states that the management gets to decide who I fight and when, so if they tell me to be in the Main Event or Jerking that Curtain, that’s what I’m going to do. On side note, does ‘Jerking that Curtain’ sound like a euphemism to anybody else? Regardless, while I might be able to make suggestions for possible matches in the future, bottom line is it will never be my decision on what matches I compete in.
Another reason I won’t be requesting to be removed from the match is that there is no guarantee I would be placed in another match, and since I (and everybody else on the roster) are paid per match appearance, I won’t do anything to miss a paycheque if I can help it. Sorry to boil this down to a simple ‘I need the money’ excuse, but since the PPV would pay for next month's rent plus all of next month's utility bills... yeah, I need the money.
Besides, just because I shouldn’t really be in the match, doesn’t mean I’m going to stink it up. You saw how thrilling Ford and I can be when we tangle, and you should well remember how entertaining myself and Eira can be when set against one another. Now imagine how amazing the 3 of us will be, in the same ring at the same time with such high stakes. Yeah, maybe I am trying to justify the decision a little, but I’ll also be doing everything I can to make this match the most entertaining it can be.
It’s actually a little funny, it wasn’t all that long ago that Eira and I stood at opposite sides of the ring, ready to face off and do battle, to give everything we had and more with the goal of winning a Title Belt. We fought hard, trading all manor of athletic manoeuvres against each other. Eventually though it was over, and once the dust had settled, I had taken the Genesis Title belt from Eira.
It may seem like a lifetime ago to some, probably to Eira herself. But it was only, ironically enough, at the last Mass Destruction event. After she lost the belt, Eira stepped away from PCW, disillusioned with several things (although the loss of the belt probably wasn’t one of them). If I recall correctly, she wasn’t happy with being forced to fight the same challengers constantly, to even be dictated upon as to who her next challenger was going to be and in what order they were going to fight her in.
I wonder if her opinions have changed since then, or if she’s still just as disillusioned being forced to defend against ‘unworthy’ challengers she’s already proved herself against. Has she changed her opinions because she now holds a ‘shiner’ belt? Or perhaps it’s because she no long is being dictated to by the sneering face of Skylar Marshall and is instead dictated to by the smiling Patrick Gregory Brooks?
But Andy, I hear you think, have you forgotten that Eira took that ‘shiner’ belt out of your hands at a far more recent PPV? Oh no, I had not forgotten. I know how much Eira has improved since our Genesis Title days, I know just how far she can push me and how far I can push back. And I know, all too well, that pressure you can feel as you have to prove to everyone just why you deserve to hold that Title Belt. It is something I no longer have to prove at all.
Perhaps you may be wondering, surely I should have more pressure to prove that I’m worthy enough to be in this match, but it’s the opposite. I was forced into this match despite not winning the opportunity, despite having been beaten by both champion and challenger recently. But while I am able to win the Title, the new PCW President did not place me in this match to prove my worth, he did it to entertain. To push the boundaries of what I and all those involved in this match are capable of and to truly give the fans even more excitement for their money. That is something I intend to do.
Eira may not be happy with my inclusion into the match, but I can only imagine how Whitey Ford may be feeling. I pushed him to him to the limits at Trauma and he did everything he could to become the Number One contender for the PCW Title. And he sure as hell succeeded. He beat me in that ring fair and square. And yet my inclusion in the Main Event has almost rendered his hard fought victory null and void. With both of us in contention at the PPV, our last match went from the most important to us to completely meaningless in the space of a small announcement.
For the record, that match was anything but meaningless to me, even now. There is no denying that Whitey Ford is the most dominating champion that PCW has ever had, and during his mammoth International Title reign, I had wanted to challenge the man for the belt. Unfortunately, the timing was never right and I struggled to get into that division for a shot. Now though, I have been able to fight Mr. Ford, and while he may not be the International Champion now, he was no less of a challenge during our match. While I may have been bested, I am glad to have finally had the opportunity and should I ever get another, I would once again try to rise higher in the hopes of winning against one of the strongest contenders our federation has ever seen.
And yet, Whitey Ford is the true Number One Contender who should be going up against Eira, the PCW Champion. Yet I’ve been thrown into mix. Will Ford be furious that I’m there and focus all his anger out on me, or will he ignore me as nothing more than annoyance and keep most of his attention on Eira? Will Eira herself be less concerned with me, knowing how she has defeated me before but opposite the two of us is the truly worth challenger to her belt? These are questions which will only be answered during the match, and I’m not concerned too much on either.
On paper I don’t stand a chance in this match anyway. I lost to Whitey in my last match, I lost to Eira recently. Let's face facts, I have absolutely no chance of winning this match and becoming the PCW champion. And those were words used to describe my match against Grimm as well. See here’s the problem that Eira and Ford face right now, while each will be a hell of a challenge to each other, I can be just as dangerous. And give that you can only truly focus on one opponent at a time, I could easily pick apart my opponents as they focus on each other, or force one of my opponents to focus on, leaving them open up to advantage of the other.
And that will be my true goal in this match. I’m going to force that bar to be raised far higher than it has been. I’m going to force the quality to be that much more needed before victory is attained. I’m going to make sure that all of us, including myself, have to go to places and beyond limits that we have never gone before. Between Whitey Ford’s sheer determination, my speed and Eira’s athleticism, there is no end to the ways this match could go, the skill and abilities that will be on display.
And when this one is all over, when the dust has finally settled and that bell rings out for the final time that evening, we will truly see who holds the PCW Title. And whomever it is, be it Ford, Eira or myself, they will be more than deserving of being called the champion. That is my only goal right now, my only focus. And it will be achieved.
Enough expository banter! Now we fight like men! And ladies! And ladies who dress like men! – Gilgamesh; Final Fantasy V