Post by Ulf Hednir on Sept 13, 2021 19:35:50 GMT
The room is covered with concrete walls, and a wooden target board down lanes that are separated by chain link fences. A sudden axe spins its way forward before the axehead buries its way into the wood. The camera panned around to show the IWF World Television Champion, and IWF Men’s World Champion; Ulf was standing at the line as Pax clapped his hands together for the solid strike that Ulf; the axe hit just outside of the bullseye. Ulf seemed irritated that he missed, but it still seemed impressive to Pax.
“Nice shot!” Pax exclaims.
Ulf scrunches his face and inhales heavily; despite it being a good mark, Ulf gives a slight shrug of his shoulders, “It was alright.” He answered as he took a step away from the line to let Pax take a step up. Pax stood in a perfect stance before reaching the axe back and flinging it forward! The mark actually hits the bullseye, to which Pax answers by throwing up a victorious sign which gets a chuckle from Ulf. Ulf reaches out respectively for a fist bump to which Pax obliges. “Det was a really good throw,” Ulf continues, as Pax walks forward to take the axes off of the board and walks back to the line… He holds an axe out for Ulf, who takes it back in his hand.
“Thank you! You’re up again.” Pax answers and takes a step back.
“Hva do du think about our match this week?” Ulf asked while taking another step forward; his eyes focused on the board as he readied himself for another throw.
“I think we’re going to have our work cut out for us…” Pax answered
Ulf threw the axe forward! It was closer to the bullseye but still not a direct hit. Ulf grunts in frustration as he steps away from the line and shook his head in frustration from missing the bullseye not just once, but twice; it seemed like Pax had the edge over him when it came to axe throwing, but Ulf put his hand to his hips and nodded his head. He heard what Pax said. The challenge for the week was Vendetta… It was a duo, a team, that Pax and Ulf would be going against. Two people that have had zero experience with before.
“Jeg think det du are right… Vendetta is not de type of team that we can take lightly, because there is de fact that they are a team! And not just a team, but a really, really good team--” Ulf said with a nod, “--and jeg see something about them that is just… hidden. A-- a gem within them. They are starving. They are starving to get some gold, and worse-- jeg know exactly hva it is they are going through. They are being overlooked. They are being passed up. They are angry. They are bitter. Which is hva makes them absolutely dangerous: because they know that this is de match! This is de match in which they can absolutely prove themselves! They are stepping into de ringe with de two most important people within the men’s division…”
Ulf pounded a fist against his chest, and reached out to bump Pax’s shoulder. Pax nodded his head in agreement but remained silent as he felt that Ulf was on a roll with his speech, and so Ulf continued.
“And like jeg say, Vendetta. Like jeg say, Travis… Jessè. Jeg see it in your eyes, jeg see de same hunger that tormented me for YEARS! When jeg first entered de ringe, when jeg first aspired to become a professional wrestler, there was only one thing that was on my mind! That was to become de best. That was to reach de top of de mountain. It took me four years-- four long years to do that. Four long years to satisfy my hunger and finally stand here--” Ulf took a step forward, with a bold stance, he cocked his head to the side, “--as de IWF Men’s World Champion!”
Ulf nods his head to let the words sink in for a moment. It was his most prized championship, and he was able to acquire it just months after creating history with the IWF World Television Championship.
“Jeg look at de two of you and jeg see that there is one key difference between the two of us… Jeg wanted to be a singles champion. Jeg wanted to stand ALONE at de top of de mountain, but the two of you are… trying to rise together. De two of you are trying to become de number one tag team to look at in the company. De number one tag team to look at in de industry! YOU want de world to look at you de same vei they look at de likes of me-- de likes of Pax-- de likes of JC-- de likes of Angel-- de likes of Dean-- de likes of The Powers That Be-- de likes of Team Diversity Hire! And do you want to know hva jeg think about that? Jeg think--” Ulf cocked his head again, giving a slight shrug, “--dere can do exactly that. Jeg see nothing but talent in Vendetta! Jeg see nothing but a bright future for both of dere! But--” Ulf raises a finger as if to pause, “--There is a problem.”
Ulf smirked and hesitated in continuing his speech.
“Hva de two of you are getting into de ringe with are… the two most dangerous men in IWF, as of right now! Jeg do not care about all of de people that are in de hall of fame… Jeg do not care about all of de past accomplishments that people have had. We are looking to de HERE! De NOW! We are looking at de IWF World Television Champion! De IWF Men’s World Champion! Both of us on an absolute roll… PAX! STORMCROW! A man that had de world paying full attention with his performance in Heir to de Throne-- and he came close-- oh so close-- to being de winner! This is a man that… people doubted. But he lit a flame and he shocked de world! He ALMOST beat Roberto Verona. He ALMOST beat JC Keeton in Heir to de Throne… And he got that one back by taking de IWF World Television Championship away from JC, and this-- this is a man that jeg trust to carry on hva jeg have created! Hva jeg have started! Hva JC Keeton continued! Hva PAX! STORMCROW! WILL! CONTINUE! Jeg know that Pax is going to take on any and all challengers, and he is going to raise de prestige of de IWF World Television Championship to a level that jeg did not take it to… Jeg--” Ulf turned to Pax, “--want him to become de greatest champion. Jeg want him to break my record! Jeg want him to raise de bar for de next person! And when he has finished his time with de belt… Jeg know that he is going to be one of de top contenders for hva jeg carry now. And hva jeg will carry in de future! There is NEI ONE that is going to take this belt away from me, and jeg WILL welcome all challengers!” Ulf shouted.
“But not only are you walking ute to de ringe with Pax Stormcrow. You are walking ute to de ringe with ULF! HEDNIR! Jeg am de man that since jeg returned to de industry in December, jeg have lost ONE match. ONE time. Against anyone that the IWF saw fit to put in front of me, jeg fought them! Jeg knocked them ute! That includes de people that are in the hall of fame. That includes the World Champions, that includes de people that came close to taking de belt-- that includes EVERYONE! And that… is why we are de most dangerous tag team for Vendetta to be stepping into de ringe with.”
He paused for a brief moment, letting those words sink into the heads of Venetta.
“Jeg implore you… Jeg encourage you. GET HUNGRY! GET HUNGRIER! Fight… as if it’s your last… FIGHT… as if your life is in danger. Because there is one thing that jeg do not accept. What jeg do not accept is people stepping into de ringe with anything less than de best! And now…”
Ulf takes a step back, and gestures for Pax to step forward to say what he needs to say in regard to their upcoming match at Sacrifice against Vendetta.
[Continued by Pax.]