Post by Jayson Matthews on Jun 26, 2017 4:58:54 GMT
Open Fight Night was another draw.
I just don’t know what it is I have to do to beat him. I’ve been training and preparing the best I can for his wrestling style but as everyone saw two weeks ago, it really only slowed him down. I wonder if it can be done or if those time limits were just saving me from the inevitable. Either way, I still really want to find out. My match against Bob at Immortals was supposed to be about my redemption. It was supposed to show IWF and the world where I stood and who I was. There is a New Dawn that everyone keeps talking about and I absolutely NEED to know if I’m a part of that or if I'm just on the outside looking in. Every time I draw with Bob, every time we don't have a winner it just continues to leave my fate up in the air.
A guy can only scratch and claw for so long….
I guess now I'll get the chance to find out. Management has decided that they liked the way Bob and I beat the crap out of each other and decided they wanted to see it one more time. But this time, when we face off at Bloody Ass Sizes…heh….there will be no time limits. There will be no draws. We cannot “tie”. There has to be a winner.
It’s all or nothing.
I'm sure you know what side I want to be on.
I was taking this more serious then anything else in my life. I must have watched those tapes a million times. I was searching for the missing piece of the puzzle. Coach Nighthawk said Bob had a weakness. There had to be something right?
Red Faction plays over the speakers of the TV and you find Jayson watching Bob celebrating a win. The video fades with Bob raising his Invictus Championship over his head. Jayson just stares at the television with a blinking blank stare. As if somebody told a terrible joke with an equally stupid punchline that he didn't understand. The screen fades all the way to black and a message pops up on the screen.
“Are you still watching “The Best of Bob Pooler”?”
Jayson mutters under his breath something about being judged by an online streaming network and clicks no. He leans forward in the increasingly uncomfortable couch in the video room at the Wrestle Factory. He sighs and rubs his eyes. You could tell by looking through a window that night began to fall in Chicago.
Jayson Matthews: “I mean….maybe there actually is no weakness? Maybe it's like a mind game or something?”
I wasn't talking to anyone but myself. Just trying to sort out the thoughts in my head. I was determined to figure out the answer, even if it meant staying here another night. I just had to stay focused.
But of course there was something else on my mind.
There was a knock on the door and shortly after the door itself swung open. It was Sasha, Sasha Grey he learned. He was always happy to see her. Once she got into the light though, he could see her dark colored skin puffy under her eyes as if she'd been crying. She sniffles a bit and came all the way into the room.
Jayson Matthews: Sasha? Is…everything okay?
He hopped over the back of the sofa to go to her side. She quickly wipes her eyes and pulls her self together to as she nods.
Sasha Grey: I did it. I broke up with Buzz.
She takes a deep breath as Jayson leads her into the room.
Sasha Grey: I've been doing a lot of thinking. You and I have been hanging out a lot lately and it's been amazing and it just made me realize how much I like and want to be with you.
Jayson’s eyes widened and he started to blush. As much as he wanted to hear those words from her especially, it just didnt feel right. He didn't want to be the second choice or more importantly be the reason somebody else's relationship was ruined. No matter how much he disliked the guy. They both sat down on the couch and Jayson took her by the hands.
Jayson Matthews: You don't know how bad I've wanted to hear that from you Sasha. But the thing is I can't be the second choice you know I-
She facepalms.
Sasha Grey: No you idiot. You were my first choice! I wanted you, Buzz was just there at the right time!
She starts to get a little emotional.
Sasha Grey: He’s my second choice. He's my rebound. Damn it, I want you! I can't spell it out more than that. Do you want me back or not?
She stared at him, doing her best to hold back her tears. She put her heart on the line and she was sitting there waiting for his answer. There wasn't anything he could think of to say so he just did what he felt. He leaned in to kiss her….
But there was another knock on the door.
The camera fades in as Jayson Matthews stares back into the camera with a smile on his face.
“We've come along way Bob…..”
He nods his head.
“We've been to war twice and both times…all our hard work and effort that we put into those matches were stolen by the time limit draws. As much as I loved the challenge I really didn't like the way those matches ended. I don't have a problem with losing. If that's what awaits me at Bloody Assizes then so be it.
But at least I'd finally know.
He runs his hand through his hair.
See that's the part that bothers me about the whole thing and that's the fact that neither of us won. Neither of us can move on. But that's where this Sunday comes into play. We got one more chance to make it happen and this time there will be no time limit. No draws. No excuses.”
Jaysons lungs fill up with air and then he exhales.
“Everything is on the line. Everything that I’ve been working for. All the training and long nights. The blood, sweat and tears it's all for a night just like this, against a person just like you. And I'm going to go out on a limb and make a truly bold statement here and say that you Bob, you don't want it as bad as I do.”
He shrugs. He was almost reluctant to say it but he nodded his head and stood his ground.
“And I don't mean any disrespect by that, Bob, I really don't. I've been to war with you twice. The first time I just barely survived. I got my ass kicked. I spent most of that match kicking out of your offense and I was saved by the bell. The second time I prepared the best I could and I brought the fight to you! I was prepared for everything you threw at me and more and I just missed out on getting the pin that could change my career.
He shakes his head in frustration.
“All I needed was just a little more time….just a like five more minutes and I think I would have already been Invictus Champion. I know that's a little cocky but at this moment in time it's the way I gotta think. Because I've been scratching and clawing for so long. I've been an afterthought, just a funny joke. And I know that I can be more than that! I know that I can be so much more then somebody’s side kick. Nobody expects a guy like me to make it further than where I am but that's why I put in all this work. That's why I went to the Wrestle Factory. So that I can get better.”
He points into the camera lens.
“And you Bob…you’ve been champion. The guy that everyone likes and expects big things from. You have the twitch account and the following and it's only a matter of time before you make it big, Bob. Even if it doesn't happen this Sunday, it still will. You got the credentials. Most of all Bob, you got the respect! But for me….
Jayson shakes his head.
“I'm coming into Sunday like I'll never get another chance. Even if you think I would, I HAVE to think like I won't. That's my mindset. I need this Bob. More then you could ever possibly know. And with all due respect Bob, I'm coming to become a THREE TIME Invictus Champion. I'm coming to show the world exactly who Jayson Matthews is. And most importantly Bob….
He winks and flashes his confident grin.
“I'm going Bananas all over your face!”
Jayson and Sasha stood embraced in the center of the ring as Buzz stood in the doorway. It was super cliche but Jayson was pretty sure he saw a bolt of lightning flash behind him. The second thing he saw was the disappointment and sadness on his face. Buzz had been picking on him since he started school and even still Jayson felt bad for him.
Buzz: I knew it! Your going to leave me for this twerp? This little chump?
Buzz walked up and started pushing me. I didn't like it very much but I figured I deserved it. I may have just accidentally stole his girl.
Jayson Matthews: Look Buzz, I know how you may feel…
Buzz wasn't willing to listen to reason and he shoved me hard against the wall and I fell down. Even then, I still felt bad. I was empathetic.
Buzz: get up and fight me you chump! Get up!
Sasha Grey: Buzz stop it! Please. Just let it go.
Buzz: No! This twerp has been getting all these opportunities and Ive gotten nothing and NOW he wants to take my girl? No! Get up and fight me Jayson!
I still shook my head. I still didn't want to fight. Im the type of guy that could care less about what someone says about me….
Buzz: Thats what I thought. Let's go Sasha! We need to talk anyways.
Sasha Grey: what? No!
He grabs her by the arm and pulls and she cries out in pain.
….but as soon as you try to hurt someone I care about….
Jayson leaps off the ground and blasts Buzz right on the face. Buzz takes it right on the nose and blood starts to trickle down. He stumbled in a groggy circle and he watches in shock as Jayson walks over and kisses her passionately.
Jayson Matthews: now get the hell out of here Buzz!
Fade as his adrenaline pumps.
Well howdy there pardner.