Post by Ryan Shane on May 7, 2017 18:21:40 GMT
February 28th, 2017
Ethan and Amber are arguing again. It’s something that has been happening more often nowadays. You can’t really be upset with Ethan about it. How many guys would let their current girlfriend’s ex boyfriend move in? To make matters worse, the two just had a baby together. That’s how much he loves Amber. How much he’s always loved her.
He can feel her slipping away.
Perhaps Ryan didn’t hear them arguing, or maybe he didn’t care. He enters the room carrying the baby. Ethan looks at him before grabbing his coat of a nearby chair and storming out the front door.
Ryan Shane: Is everything alright between you and Ethan?
He can tell something is going on, and that he is in the center of it.
Amber Lynn: Not exactly,...
Ryan Shane: Is there something I can do?
She just looks at him.
Amber Lynn: I think this arrangement no longer works for him. He feels like you might be taking advantage of his hospitality.
This isn’t untrue. Ryan has had plenty of opportunities to find a place of his own, but has held off. He has no plans of making Iowa his permanent residence. His end game? A loving family back home in Allen Park, Michigan.
Ryan Shane: I know I’ve been here longer than planned…
Amber Lynn: Almost five months…
Ryan Shane: I just would miss out on so much if I wasn’t here. I’ve offered to pay rent but Ethan has refused.
Amber Lynn: That isn’t the issue. He’s worried about the amount of time we spend together.
Ryan Shane: We did just have a baby…
She sighs.
Amber Lynn: He is worried that the two of us are falling back in love.
Ryan Shane: I’ve never stopped loving you…
Amber Lynn: He thinks I might fall back in love with you.
Ryan Shane: Does he have reason for concern?
She doesn’t say anything. What can she say?
Ryan Shane: You say the word and we can leave. The three of us can be a family.
Amber Lynn: I...I think for the time being, you need to go.
Heartbreaker.
Ryan Shane: Leave? Where am I supposed to go?
Amber Lynn: I don’t know, just not here. It isn’t fair to Ethan.
Ryan looks down at his son.
Ryan Shane: Listen to mommy, more concerned about what’s fair to her boyfriend instead of her son.
A visibly angry look comes over her face.
Amber Lynn: Don’t you dare!
He immediately regrets what he said. Amber takes the baby from him and begins to walk away.
Ryan Shane: Amber…
Amber Lynn: GO!
With no other choice he gathers up his things. Ryan carries them out to the car and loads them in. He starts the car and lets it idle while he pulls out his phone. His plan is to find a hotel for the night but something draws him to the IWF website. Wrestling has been the furthest thing from his mind lately.
He notices Open Fight Night is coming up. If Amber wants to push him away he is going to make her regret it. He takes to Twitter and posts the message…
@rightnowryan Go big or go home. I'm calling out Spike for a match...any match...I won't be broken so easily.
Spike Kane accepted and the two were going to see who truly was the Man of Steel.
May 6th, 2017
It’s a couple of days before Brian’s birthday. The big 3-9. Sacrifice just happens to be taking place on the same day. So it being a Saturday he wants to celebrate with Ryan. He knows his cousin means well but Ryan just isn’t ready for the distractions. He even less wants to pretend to be enjoying himself.
He justs wants to grieve.
Brian is annoyingly persistent though and won’t let it go.
Ryan Shane: Just stop!
Brian: I want you there with me.
Brian, while having a successful wrestling career, and a like successful music one, has very few real friends. It's’ more people wanting something from him.
Ryan Shane: I’m just…
Brian: You’re going to sit here and drink anyway. You think I don’t notice? You really shouldn’t be alone.
Ryan Shane: Yeah, well I never get a second alone with you around do I? There’s a reason I don't’ ask you to come on the road with me.
Brian: You just don’t want anyone stopping you from drinking yourself to death.
Ryan Shane: God willing…plus you weren't all that concerned when you were offering me beers last week.
Brian tosses his keys on the kitchen table and takes a seat next to Ryan.
Ryan Shane: What are you doing?
Brian: If you’re staying home, so am I.
Ryan Shane: Don't...
Brian: Too late…
He kicks off his shoes.
Ryan Shane: I’ll be in my room.
He gets up and goes to his room, slamming the door behind him.
Brian: Happy birthday to me.
Ethan and Amber are arguing again. It’s something that has been happening more often nowadays. You can’t really be upset with Ethan about it. How many guys would let their current girlfriend’s ex boyfriend move in? To make matters worse, the two just had a baby together. That’s how much he loves Amber. How much he’s always loved her.
He can feel her slipping away.
Perhaps Ryan didn’t hear them arguing, or maybe he didn’t care. He enters the room carrying the baby. Ethan looks at him before grabbing his coat of a nearby chair and storming out the front door.
Ryan Shane: Is everything alright between you and Ethan?
He can tell something is going on, and that he is in the center of it.
Amber Lynn: Not exactly,...
Ryan Shane: Is there something I can do?
She just looks at him.
Amber Lynn: I think this arrangement no longer works for him. He feels like you might be taking advantage of his hospitality.
This isn’t untrue. Ryan has had plenty of opportunities to find a place of his own, but has held off. He has no plans of making Iowa his permanent residence. His end game? A loving family back home in Allen Park, Michigan.
Ryan Shane: I know I’ve been here longer than planned…
Amber Lynn: Almost five months…
Ryan Shane: I just would miss out on so much if I wasn’t here. I’ve offered to pay rent but Ethan has refused.
Amber Lynn: That isn’t the issue. He’s worried about the amount of time we spend together.
Ryan Shane: We did just have a baby…
She sighs.
Amber Lynn: He is worried that the two of us are falling back in love.
Ryan Shane: I’ve never stopped loving you…
Amber Lynn: He thinks I might fall back in love with you.
Ryan Shane: Does he have reason for concern?
She doesn’t say anything. What can she say?
Ryan Shane: You say the word and we can leave. The three of us can be a family.
Amber Lynn: I...I think for the time being, you need to go.
Heartbreaker.
Ryan Shane: Leave? Where am I supposed to go?
Amber Lynn: I don’t know, just not here. It isn’t fair to Ethan.
Ryan looks down at his son.
Ryan Shane: Listen to mommy, more concerned about what’s fair to her boyfriend instead of her son.
A visibly angry look comes over her face.
Amber Lynn: Don’t you dare!
He immediately regrets what he said. Amber takes the baby from him and begins to walk away.
Ryan Shane: Amber…
Amber Lynn: GO!
With no other choice he gathers up his things. Ryan carries them out to the car and loads them in. He starts the car and lets it idle while he pulls out his phone. His plan is to find a hotel for the night but something draws him to the IWF website. Wrestling has been the furthest thing from his mind lately.
He notices Open Fight Night is coming up. If Amber wants to push him away he is going to make her regret it. He takes to Twitter and posts the message…
@rightnowryan Go big or go home. I'm calling out Spike for a match...any match...I won't be broken so easily.
Spike Kane accepted and the two were going to see who truly was the Man of Steel.
Injuries happen in professional wrestling.
I know that’s not some huge revelation. Just look at the past couple months of my career for all the proof you need. Every time we step into the ring we put our bodies at risk. Some do it for the love of the profession, some do it for money, some do it just for the rush of adrenaline. It doesn’t matter why we do it. Just know injuries can come out of nowhere.
Some are intentional, like Zasshu destroying Muru’s neck, or Spike Kane trying to thin the roster every time he faces someone.
Others are accidents…like what happened to Nighthawk.
It was a tragedy.
There is no one to blame for what happened. It was a freak accident that could have happened to anyone. I know it’s something that’s going to stay with me for a long time. There are even rumors that this could be it for Hawk. That this could be the injury that ends his career. If that is so, I hope he knows how much the business will miss him.
In the end, I guess we was more man than wrestling machine after all.
Everywhere I go people want to know what it was like in that moment. What people forget is, I was about to win the match. I didn’t need the referee to stop it to pick up a victory. I was only three seconds away. But all I hear is how Hawk out wrestled me and how if the knee hadn’t gone out, I would have lost.
Bullshit.
I’m every bit the wrestling he is. I don’t think that should ever be in question.
When will I get my due, and the respect I deserve?
I might have to take it.
I know that’s not some huge revelation. Just look at the past couple months of my career for all the proof you need. Every time we step into the ring we put our bodies at risk. Some do it for the love of the profession, some do it for money, some do it just for the rush of adrenaline. It doesn’t matter why we do it. Just know injuries can come out of nowhere.
Some are intentional, like Zasshu destroying Muru’s neck, or Spike Kane trying to thin the roster every time he faces someone.
Others are accidents…like what happened to Nighthawk.
It was a tragedy.
There is no one to blame for what happened. It was a freak accident that could have happened to anyone. I know it’s something that’s going to stay with me for a long time. There are even rumors that this could be it for Hawk. That this could be the injury that ends his career. If that is so, I hope he knows how much the business will miss him.
In the end, I guess we was more man than wrestling machine after all.
Everywhere I go people want to know what it was like in that moment. What people forget is, I was about to win the match. I didn’t need the referee to stop it to pick up a victory. I was only three seconds away. But all I hear is how Hawk out wrestled me and how if the knee hadn’t gone out, I would have lost.
Bullshit.
I’m every bit the wrestling he is. I don’t think that should ever be in question.
When will I get my due, and the respect I deserve?
I might have to take it.
May 6th, 2017
It’s a couple of days before Brian’s birthday. The big 3-9. Sacrifice just happens to be taking place on the same day. So it being a Saturday he wants to celebrate with Ryan. He knows his cousin means well but Ryan just isn’t ready for the distractions. He even less wants to pretend to be enjoying himself.
He justs wants to grieve.
Brian is annoyingly persistent though and won’t let it go.
Ryan Shane: Just stop!
Brian: I want you there with me.
Brian, while having a successful wrestling career, and a like successful music one, has very few real friends. It's’ more people wanting something from him.
Ryan Shane: I’m just…
Brian: You’re going to sit here and drink anyway. You think I don’t notice? You really shouldn’t be alone.
Ryan Shane: Yeah, well I never get a second alone with you around do I? There’s a reason I don't’ ask you to come on the road with me.
Brian: You just don’t want anyone stopping you from drinking yourself to death.
Ryan Shane: God willing…plus you weren't all that concerned when you were offering me beers last week.
Brian tosses his keys on the kitchen table and takes a seat next to Ryan.
Ryan Shane: What are you doing?
Brian: If you’re staying home, so am I.
Ryan Shane: Don't...
Brian: Too late…
He kicks off his shoes.
Ryan Shane: I’ll be in my room.
He gets up and goes to his room, slamming the door behind him.
Brian: Happy birthday to me.
Dorian Hawkhurst…The Demon of Sobriety.
This match almost didn’t get booked. See you waited too long to issue a challenge for Orange Fight Night, and were about to be left off the show. Perhaps that’s what you wanted. You could have said you tried, but no one accepted. You might still be looking at Twitter waiting for a response. I assure you it isn’t there.
Here is what I do know. I heard through the grapevine you were looking to step in the ring and I said BOOK IT! It didn’t matter who you were or why you wanted to fight. All that mattered was I needed to get back in the ring.
I have big plans and if I want to see them come true I need to prove myself at every chance I get. If that means taking on you, so be it. I know how good I am, even if others refuse to believe it. I’ve been called cocky, but what’s wrong with being confident?
You probably weren’t expecting a match with Ryan Shane.
If you are asking yourself who I am, you’re in more trouble than I thought. My resume isn’t an extensive one in the IWF but it still is one I’m proud of. I do have a Man of Steel championship under my belt.
What do you have?
A promising career? Maybe.
Whatever future you have in the IWF is going to have to wait.
You’re a big guy Dorian, and that’s dangerous. I’ve taken out bigger and better than you though. I’d like to say you dont’ scare me but that’d be a lie. You’re sloppy on a good day, so I truly hope you don’t find yourself under the influence.
You can save that for when you’re trying to forget.
Demon of Sobriety…
You say that as if being sober is a bad thing.
I wish I could never touch a bottle again, but we all have our demons. I refuse to believe sobriety could ever be one of them. I’ve never been much of a drinker Dorian but sometimes you're given no choice.
Like I said, sometimes you need to forget.
Professional wrestling is one of the few things I have left in this world. It’s something I’m good, maybe even great at. I don’t know why you wrestle Dorian but wanting and needing to do this are two different things.
You may have had minor success so far. But the IWF isn’t exactly pushing you to the moon are they? I know the feeling. That’s why I’m not going to give them a choice.
I’ve always claimed that my time is right now, and more often than not I’ve been wrong. There are some mistakes in life I can’t fix. This is one I’ll die to correct.
What do I have to live for…
Orange Fight Night is coming. It may be Irish appreciation night, but maybe I’ll finally get the appreciation i deserve at well.
Dorian, in the future be careful what you wish for.
You wanted to dance? Let’s dance.
This match almost didn’t get booked. See you waited too long to issue a challenge for Orange Fight Night, and were about to be left off the show. Perhaps that’s what you wanted. You could have said you tried, but no one accepted. You might still be looking at Twitter waiting for a response. I assure you it isn’t there.
Here is what I do know. I heard through the grapevine you were looking to step in the ring and I said BOOK IT! It didn’t matter who you were or why you wanted to fight. All that mattered was I needed to get back in the ring.
I have big plans and if I want to see them come true I need to prove myself at every chance I get. If that means taking on you, so be it. I know how good I am, even if others refuse to believe it. I’ve been called cocky, but what’s wrong with being confident?
You probably weren’t expecting a match with Ryan Shane.
If you are asking yourself who I am, you’re in more trouble than I thought. My resume isn’t an extensive one in the IWF but it still is one I’m proud of. I do have a Man of Steel championship under my belt.
What do you have?
A promising career? Maybe.
Whatever future you have in the IWF is going to have to wait.
You’re a big guy Dorian, and that’s dangerous. I’ve taken out bigger and better than you though. I’d like to say you dont’ scare me but that’d be a lie. You’re sloppy on a good day, so I truly hope you don’t find yourself under the influence.
You can save that for when you’re trying to forget.
Demon of Sobriety…
You say that as if being sober is a bad thing.
I wish I could never touch a bottle again, but we all have our demons. I refuse to believe sobriety could ever be one of them. I’ve never been much of a drinker Dorian but sometimes you're given no choice.
Like I said, sometimes you need to forget.
Professional wrestling is one of the few things I have left in this world. It’s something I’m good, maybe even great at. I don’t know why you wrestle Dorian but wanting and needing to do this are two different things.
You may have had minor success so far. But the IWF isn’t exactly pushing you to the moon are they? I know the feeling. That’s why I’m not going to give them a choice.
I’ve always claimed that my time is right now, and more often than not I’ve been wrong. There are some mistakes in life I can’t fix. This is one I’ll die to correct.
What do I have to live for…
Orange Fight Night is coming. It may be Irish appreciation night, but maybe I’ll finally get the appreciation i deserve at well.
Dorian, in the future be careful what you wish for.
You wanted to dance? Let’s dance.
Well howdy there pardner.