Post by Warren Harper on Mar 10, 2022 21:06:02 GMT
I want to have a purpose.
Not that the shot at the tag team belt isn’t amazing, it is.
But my heart has always been on the singles titles. I have wanted the world title since I was a kid.
It is something most of us spend our entire lives searching for. A lot of us don’t even realize we are, until most of our lives have already passed, but it is something that unites us. Every race, every creed, every religion, every sex, every gender, every sexual orientation. The narrow minded and the open minded, the left wing and the right. We’re all seeking our individual purpose.
It’s a quest that can take a lifetime. Something many don’t find until it is far too late, but when you do? When… when you have that moment of clarity? Everything becomes so crystal clear. The entire world is like an open book for you to read, and the path towards that purpose becomes clear.
I love IWF. I have tried to both protect and destroy it in the past. But I love this company. I won't lie and say that it has always loved me. But this is the company I have always wanted to be. Always yearned for. This is my home. More home than any house I’ve lived in before.
The fact that anyone can come in and headline our biggest show of the year despite working their way here, without bleeding and working for this company?
I’m not going to lie… I feel slighted by it. I’m sure I’m not alone.
We work for this company. We signed up for this. It seems more and more IWF is chasing to become like every other wrestling company out there. Instead of treasuring what makes us … you know, us.
I know our company's roster is not as deep or varied. I know we don’t have as much social media presence.
But I don’t get why we need to chase that? We’ve been going as long as we have. We have been solid. Maybe not as many strong personalities as we used to have but there has to be a better way to get noticed then trying to pretend we are someone we are not.
I know what it is like to pretend to be someone you aren’t. I know what it is like to be who everyone else wants you to be.
I lived in the closest. I tried to be the son my father always wanted. I tried to be the son my mother wanted. I tried to be the clean cut pure soul rookie with big dreams and a bigger heart.
I tried to have my teenage rebellion. I tried to be who everyone wanted me to be.
I tried to fit myself into a box. I tried to be who other people needed me to be.
And it was hell. It was hell on earth. There is nothing worse in this world then not knowing who you are and trying to be someone you aren’t.
I’ve watched my old promos. I tried to be Spike Kane. I tried to be The Prince of Xtreme. I tried to be a demon. I tried to be an angel.
But I’m just me. That’s all I’ve ever needed to be.
The same way this company needs to just be itself.
I’m Sure Roberto Verona has a good reason to do the things he’s doing. I’m not saying he is a bad man. I just know every company goes through a period of wondering if they should be what's new and hip.
Does IWF need some updates? Sure, change is the spice of life or whatever.
But trying to be like every other wrestling company out there?
That’s not us. We don't want to be clout chasing. We don’t need to be as easy as a divorcee at the last call of a dive.
We’re better than that.
But IWF is searching for its purpose, just like I am.
This is no knock to Sabin. Wraith. He’s our world champion, youngest yet and he is fresh faced.
But there is something to be said about the fact that he is the second champion in a row that has been in multiple companies and maybe he is spreading himself too thin?
But maybe I’m old fashioned.
I think a world champion should be building the company, representing the company he is in.
Not just himself. Not just his family name.
And I know, Wraith will not like me saying that.
And that’s okay. All the more reason for him to retain against Nick Knight so I can face him at Night of the immortals.
Because IWF doesn’t need an influencer. It needs a champion. It needs someone who cares about this company. Someone who wants this company to be the best in the world.
And I feel like that could be me.
Not that the shot at the tag team belt isn’t amazing, it is.
But my heart has always been on the singles titles. I have wanted the world title since I was a kid.
It is something most of us spend our entire lives searching for. A lot of us don’t even realize we are, until most of our lives have already passed, but it is something that unites us. Every race, every creed, every religion, every sex, every gender, every sexual orientation. The narrow minded and the open minded, the left wing and the right. We’re all seeking our individual purpose.
It’s a quest that can take a lifetime. Something many don’t find until it is far too late, but when you do? When… when you have that moment of clarity? Everything becomes so crystal clear. The entire world is like an open book for you to read, and the path towards that purpose becomes clear.
I love IWF. I have tried to both protect and destroy it in the past. But I love this company. I won't lie and say that it has always loved me. But this is the company I have always wanted to be. Always yearned for. This is my home. More home than any house I’ve lived in before.
The fact that anyone can come in and headline our biggest show of the year despite working their way here, without bleeding and working for this company?
I’m not going to lie… I feel slighted by it. I’m sure I’m not alone.
We work for this company. We signed up for this. It seems more and more IWF is chasing to become like every other wrestling company out there. Instead of treasuring what makes us … you know, us.
I know our company's roster is not as deep or varied. I know we don’t have as much social media presence.
But I don’t get why we need to chase that? We’ve been going as long as we have. We have been solid. Maybe not as many strong personalities as we used to have but there has to be a better way to get noticed then trying to pretend we are someone we are not.
I know what it is like to pretend to be someone you aren’t. I know what it is like to be who everyone else wants you to be.
I lived in the closest. I tried to be the son my father always wanted. I tried to be the son my mother wanted. I tried to be the clean cut pure soul rookie with big dreams and a bigger heart.
I tried to have my teenage rebellion. I tried to be who everyone wanted me to be.
I tried to fit myself into a box. I tried to be who other people needed me to be.
And it was hell. It was hell on earth. There is nothing worse in this world then not knowing who you are and trying to be someone you aren’t.
I’ve watched my old promos. I tried to be Spike Kane. I tried to be The Prince of Xtreme. I tried to be a demon. I tried to be an angel.
But I’m just me. That’s all I’ve ever needed to be.
The same way this company needs to just be itself.
I’m Sure Roberto Verona has a good reason to do the things he’s doing. I’m not saying he is a bad man. I just know every company goes through a period of wondering if they should be what's new and hip.
Does IWF need some updates? Sure, change is the spice of life or whatever.
But trying to be like every other wrestling company out there?
That’s not us. We don't want to be clout chasing. We don’t need to be as easy as a divorcee at the last call of a dive.
We’re better than that.
But IWF is searching for its purpose, just like I am.
This is no knock to Sabin. Wraith. He’s our world champion, youngest yet and he is fresh faced.
But there is something to be said about the fact that he is the second champion in a row that has been in multiple companies and maybe he is spreading himself too thin?
But maybe I’m old fashioned.
I think a world champion should be building the company, representing the company he is in.
Not just himself. Not just his family name.
And I know, Wraith will not like me saying that.
And that’s okay. All the more reason for him to retain against Nick Knight so I can face him at Night of the immortals.
Because IWF doesn’t need an influencer. It needs a champion. It needs someone who cares about this company. Someone who wants this company to be the best in the world.
And I feel like that could be me.
Well howdy there pardner.