Post by mystery on Mar 18, 2014 19:47:16 GMT
You don’t know my name.
Who am I, you ask?
I’m a father…
Why am I here?
To make them proud.
My name for now must remain a mystery as it’s been declared that my entrance should be one of shock value, and nothing more. I have been selected the second spot, one of the first two in that ring. There has never been a surprise return like it, there likely will never be one from now on until eternity. My status as one of the first entrants and being a mystery person makes it all but obvious that I will end up coming up short in this quest for a World title shot. I have been all but written off by the masses, I’ve been all but eliminated already…
I can hear the talks and rumblings about how these mystery entrants never have a chance and how they are just there to walk out, get their pop and then fade away once that wears down. I’ve heard the musings of how it’s not going to be anything special, how it’s just going to be the same old pathetic entry that comes in just to get immediately thrown out, especially from the second position… you don’t put a surprise person in the second spot… that’s unheard of, that’s completely preposterous to all conventional wisdom.
However, you don’t realize that I’ve never been one for conventional wisdom.
It tells you that I’m going to lose, it tells you that I’m am nothing but a ploy to get people talking in disbelief about who they just saw in that ring. Conventional wisdom tells you that I’m going to be happy just coming down, making my money and having an easy night. It says that I will be an easy out and there are more important people in this match that you have to worry about if you want to make it to the end… That mystery guy is going to be an easy out you say, that mystery man is just there for show you saw… You say things like they are an absolute because that’s what conventional wisdom says...
and you don’t even know my name yet.
So why take this step if it’s just going to be a fruitless endeavor?
Pride.
I will do anything in my power to keep adding to my legacy, I will do whatever it takes to add to my list of accomplishments. Win or lose… I stood up and fought, win or lose, I came out there when nobody expected it and I gave it my all in an attempt to do the impossible. The odds are against me, the hands of fate decreed that I and one other would have the hardest roads possible on our way to victory, but I will not falter. I will not look at this like a handcuff. If I’m in there fifty minutes or five… my goal, my prize, my pot of gold at the end of the rainbow is still the same and the path taken to get there is of little thought.
I will still have to watch my back, I will still have to throw other competitors over the top rope, the time it takes to walk this trail is all but meaningless. It’s nothing more than a fancy stat after the fact, the winner will be a winner no matter the entrance.
However, if truth be told.. would I rather not have to fight through every single person on the roster to get to that point? Sure. To win I’ll have to see every person in this match bar one enter after me, to win I’ll have to watch every single one of the other 29 men thrown out to their dismay while I stand tall.
This will not stop me though. This will not prevent me from coming out there and turning the heads of those fans. Listening to their roars, listening to their cheers, listening to their admiration for the old man who still “has it”. They might chant my name… that’s fine, they might spit at my feet… that’s just as fine, but I will tell you right now and I hope it really sinks in and strikes you in the heart… I don’t care either way. I’m not doing this for me, I’m not doing this for IWF, I’m not doing this any of you… I’m doing this for those sweet little children of mine so some day they might look back at this event and say to themselves “i’m proud of my daddy.”
and they will be proud.
Proud at what I was able to do when nobody gave me a chance, proud of what I was able to accomplish despite the fact all the cards were stacked against me and proud of my effort even though I was firmly placed behind the 8-ball. Their faces will light up with joy because I never quit, they will be ecstatic when they see me throw some poor schmuck out of that ring, they will jump with joy when they see me standing tall at the end of the match, having outlasted twenty nine other men and being crowned the first Roulette winner. I will make them proud of me, many years after the fact, they will see what I did and know that no matter what, no matter who tells them it’s futile that they can do anything they want in this life as long as they never give in, and always keep fighting.
I love this business… everything about it, but it’s no longer my life.
What I do now in this business, isn’t about really about titles or winning, it isn’t about wins or loses, it’s more about doing something you love and doing it so well that future generations can look back at what you were and respect it. This might be my last chance to do that, this might be my last opportunity to prove to the world that I will forever be one of the most well respected names in the history of this sport. Be it win or lose, be it a long time spent in that ring or a fleeting moment, I want people to see just how dedicated that I am to this… just how much fight I’m going to be putting into this contest. You want to step up and fight me, you want to embarrass me because of who I am and you think that will speed up your process of climbing that ladder?
Think again.
Come at me, come and try to make an example at me once you see my face… I.DARE.YOU. I will stand up to any of you, I will bring this fight to you like you’ve never seen before. This is my moment to stun the world, and this is my chance to drop the jaws of every fan in the arena, every little IWFite at home watching on TV and every single person in that match. Not yours, they know you, they know what you are capable of inside the ring going into this match. I can make a statement, I can make an impression and have the entire wrestling world a buzz and that’s something that I want, that is something that I’m craving. My pride, my desire, I have to have this.
You want to know what you can do to prepare for me? Nothing. Even if I told you my name, there wouldn’t be a single thing there for you, I am unpredictable and I am always dangerous. You might think that you are in control of this situation, but you are going to be super surprised about just how wrong you are. There is nothing you can do to be ready for this, the fire and passion that I’m going to bring to this match is going to be beyond compare. You think you want this? You think this is everything you’ve ever wanted in this business? Good. When you see just how silly that notion is, your head is going to be spinning for weeks to come. You don’t want this… you just want the idea of this, the goal of this… me I’m different than that. I want this match, I want this to be added to my legacy, I want the record books to always from this point on marvel at my showing in the Roulette match… I don’t want just some ordinary legacy. I want a piece of history….
You don’t know me… but I can promise you, I will go through hell and back to make that a reality.
To make this a moment that my heirs can be proud of.
What are you willing to do?
What are you willing to sacrifice to make this happen?
I don’t know you, I couldn’t pick five of you out of a police lineup, your faces mean nothing, your words don’t sting, your threats of taking this match by storm are nothing but empty and shallow talk. I have not the slightest idea what any of you are capable of inside the ring, but yet here I stand going into this match blind from the number two position. The hardest position to win this match from, tied with the opening spot, and not a single clue as to what 70 percent of you bring to the table. I won’t know what you are going to bring, I won’t know what lengths you’re willing to put your body through for a victory, and I won’t know who your potential allies inside that ring will be.
I am at a disadvantage, I am running into this match blind from that perspective because I don't know what to think, or who to strike... normally you could use some strategy to try and keep yourself free of incident for as long as possible, but I will not be afford that luxury.
Don’t feel bad for me though.
I mean, just look at where you’re at.
Things could always be worse.
You don’t even know my name...
yet.
Who am I, you ask?
I’m a father…
Why am I here?
To make them proud.
My name for now must remain a mystery as it’s been declared that my entrance should be one of shock value, and nothing more. I have been selected the second spot, one of the first two in that ring. There has never been a surprise return like it, there likely will never be one from now on until eternity. My status as one of the first entrants and being a mystery person makes it all but obvious that I will end up coming up short in this quest for a World title shot. I have been all but written off by the masses, I’ve been all but eliminated already…
I can hear the talks and rumblings about how these mystery entrants never have a chance and how they are just there to walk out, get their pop and then fade away once that wears down. I’ve heard the musings of how it’s not going to be anything special, how it’s just going to be the same old pathetic entry that comes in just to get immediately thrown out, especially from the second position… you don’t put a surprise person in the second spot… that’s unheard of, that’s completely preposterous to all conventional wisdom.
However, you don’t realize that I’ve never been one for conventional wisdom.
It tells you that I’m going to lose, it tells you that I’m am nothing but a ploy to get people talking in disbelief about who they just saw in that ring. Conventional wisdom tells you that I’m going to be happy just coming down, making my money and having an easy night. It says that I will be an easy out and there are more important people in this match that you have to worry about if you want to make it to the end… That mystery guy is going to be an easy out you say, that mystery man is just there for show you saw… You say things like they are an absolute because that’s what conventional wisdom says...
and you don’t even know my name yet.
So why take this step if it’s just going to be a fruitless endeavor?
Pride.
I will do anything in my power to keep adding to my legacy, I will do whatever it takes to add to my list of accomplishments. Win or lose… I stood up and fought, win or lose, I came out there when nobody expected it and I gave it my all in an attempt to do the impossible. The odds are against me, the hands of fate decreed that I and one other would have the hardest roads possible on our way to victory, but I will not falter. I will not look at this like a handcuff. If I’m in there fifty minutes or five… my goal, my prize, my pot of gold at the end of the rainbow is still the same and the path taken to get there is of little thought.
I will still have to watch my back, I will still have to throw other competitors over the top rope, the time it takes to walk this trail is all but meaningless. It’s nothing more than a fancy stat after the fact, the winner will be a winner no matter the entrance.
However, if truth be told.. would I rather not have to fight through every single person on the roster to get to that point? Sure. To win I’ll have to see every person in this match bar one enter after me, to win I’ll have to watch every single one of the other 29 men thrown out to their dismay while I stand tall.
This will not stop me though. This will not prevent me from coming out there and turning the heads of those fans. Listening to their roars, listening to their cheers, listening to their admiration for the old man who still “has it”. They might chant my name… that’s fine, they might spit at my feet… that’s just as fine, but I will tell you right now and I hope it really sinks in and strikes you in the heart… I don’t care either way. I’m not doing this for me, I’m not doing this for IWF, I’m not doing this any of you… I’m doing this for those sweet little children of mine so some day they might look back at this event and say to themselves “i’m proud of my daddy.”
and they will be proud.
Proud at what I was able to do when nobody gave me a chance, proud of what I was able to accomplish despite the fact all the cards were stacked against me and proud of my effort even though I was firmly placed behind the 8-ball. Their faces will light up with joy because I never quit, they will be ecstatic when they see me throw some poor schmuck out of that ring, they will jump with joy when they see me standing tall at the end of the match, having outlasted twenty nine other men and being crowned the first Roulette winner. I will make them proud of me, many years after the fact, they will see what I did and know that no matter what, no matter who tells them it’s futile that they can do anything they want in this life as long as they never give in, and always keep fighting.
I love this business… everything about it, but it’s no longer my life.
What I do now in this business, isn’t about really about titles or winning, it isn’t about wins or loses, it’s more about doing something you love and doing it so well that future generations can look back at what you were and respect it. This might be my last chance to do that, this might be my last opportunity to prove to the world that I will forever be one of the most well respected names in the history of this sport. Be it win or lose, be it a long time spent in that ring or a fleeting moment, I want people to see just how dedicated that I am to this… just how much fight I’m going to be putting into this contest. You want to step up and fight me, you want to embarrass me because of who I am and you think that will speed up your process of climbing that ladder?
Think again.
Come at me, come and try to make an example at me once you see my face… I.DARE.YOU. I will stand up to any of you, I will bring this fight to you like you’ve never seen before. This is my moment to stun the world, and this is my chance to drop the jaws of every fan in the arena, every little IWFite at home watching on TV and every single person in that match. Not yours, they know you, they know what you are capable of inside the ring going into this match. I can make a statement, I can make an impression and have the entire wrestling world a buzz and that’s something that I want, that is something that I’m craving. My pride, my desire, I have to have this.
You want to know what you can do to prepare for me? Nothing. Even if I told you my name, there wouldn’t be a single thing there for you, I am unpredictable and I am always dangerous. You might think that you are in control of this situation, but you are going to be super surprised about just how wrong you are. There is nothing you can do to be ready for this, the fire and passion that I’m going to bring to this match is going to be beyond compare. You think you want this? You think this is everything you’ve ever wanted in this business? Good. When you see just how silly that notion is, your head is going to be spinning for weeks to come. You don’t want this… you just want the idea of this, the goal of this… me I’m different than that. I want this match, I want this to be added to my legacy, I want the record books to always from this point on marvel at my showing in the Roulette match… I don’t want just some ordinary legacy. I want a piece of history….
You don’t know me… but I can promise you, I will go through hell and back to make that a reality.
To make this a moment that my heirs can be proud of.
What are you willing to do?
What are you willing to sacrifice to make this happen?
I don’t know you, I couldn’t pick five of you out of a police lineup, your faces mean nothing, your words don’t sting, your threats of taking this match by storm are nothing but empty and shallow talk. I have not the slightest idea what any of you are capable of inside the ring, but yet here I stand going into this match blind from the number two position. The hardest position to win this match from, tied with the opening spot, and not a single clue as to what 70 percent of you bring to the table. I won’t know what you are going to bring, I won’t know what lengths you’re willing to put your body through for a victory, and I won’t know who your potential allies inside that ring will be.
I am at a disadvantage, I am running into this match blind from that perspective because I don't know what to think, or who to strike... normally you could use some strategy to try and keep yourself free of incident for as long as possible, but I will not be afford that luxury.
Don’t feel bad for me though.
I mean, just look at where you’re at.
Things could always be worse.
You don’t even know my name...
yet.
Well howdy there pardner.