Post by Venom 🕷 on May 19, 2021 0:50:09 GMT -5
We hear the blowing of wind and the sound of a metal chain swing. Slowly the scene fades in on a playground with El Rey sitting on top of a jungle gym. We zoom in to the top of the jungle gym tight on the teenage wrestler.
I come here at night to think. To clear my head. I have been told adults should not be hanging out on playgrounds, but it was not long ago that I was not even considered an adult. So when I need to clear my head, get what is going on out of my mind, I come here. It is just across the street from my apartment so it is an easy way to get a clear head when something bothers me.
El Rey clears his throat and takes a deep breath.
I am not here because of a loss, though, it is because of you. You all think that I have no idea what is going on. You all think that the rich kid second generation star has no clue what you all are saying about me. I am not some Boomer who cannot figure out how to get into the interwebz. I see what you all say about me. I know what you all think. I check Reddit. I have seen the message board posts. I have even been sent the tweets by my high school friends.
“He is cannot handle the pressure. One big win and he folds.”
“He does not love the sport. He is only here to prove something to his dad.”
“He has one of the best trainers in the world and all the talent and he wastes it with his cockiness.”
“He gets a big win and then lives off of it. We get it, you beat Jason Long and Dylan Black. Go win a title.”
I wish I could say none of it was true. I wish I could say even one of those statements were untrue, but they are not. I am an eighteen year old man who is only doing this to prove something to his father. I do have a great mentor that I never really wanted. So far in my career I have lived off of a few big wins with a lot of letdowns in between. Last week I was pinned in a match against the most boring duo in wrestling only one show after pinning the X*Crown Champion.
El Rey shakes his head in disgust at himself.
Just another let down, but times, they are a changing. I am learning from my mistakes. I am growing from them. And thanks to that big win and in spite of that loss I am finally being granted the opportunity I have been waiting for, a shot at the Southern States Championship. Not just a shot, but a shot in a match I am uniquely equipped to win.
El Rey stares straight into the camera and smiles.
I may be the youngest, but I have the most recent experience in big multi-person matches like this. I won my way into an X*Crown match by winning a huge triple-threat and then competed in a match for the Crown in an equally as crazy stipulation match as this one. Yes, I lost that match, as I am sure all the internet wrestlers out there will remind me of, but that experience went a long way and will help prepare me for this shot. That is not all I have going for me. This is a match that is going to require speed and agility, and if we are being honest, no one in this match or even this company has more speed and agility than I do.
El Rey slaps his chest on the last word with a look of confidence on his face.
This is my time, my opportunity. I know. There are four other people in this match you think the same and I know David is not going to be ready to let go of his title so soon because I would not, but this is my time. Yeah, yeah, I am sure all of the internet experts out there will jump right on top of this and say I have said this before. Yeah, the X*Crown cluster was my time. The match with Adrien was my time, even if I did not say it I probably meant to. I was wrong those times, but this time feels different. This time feels right, and the Southern States Championship feels like the right trophy. I had a shot to be the first holder of that belt, but I lost out to someone with more experience who then wasted away this belt and ran away. I will not waste away. I will not run away. I am here to stay and I am here to become the best, and I refuse to let anyone in this match stop me.
With the El Rey leaps off of the jungle gym and lands in his feet cleanly and we fade out.
I come here at night to think. To clear my head. I have been told adults should not be hanging out on playgrounds, but it was not long ago that I was not even considered an adult. So when I need to clear my head, get what is going on out of my mind, I come here. It is just across the street from my apartment so it is an easy way to get a clear head when something bothers me.
El Rey clears his throat and takes a deep breath.
I am not here because of a loss, though, it is because of you. You all think that I have no idea what is going on. You all think that the rich kid second generation star has no clue what you all are saying about me. I am not some Boomer who cannot figure out how to get into the interwebz. I see what you all say about me. I know what you all think. I check Reddit. I have seen the message board posts. I have even been sent the tweets by my high school friends.
“He is cannot handle the pressure. One big win and he folds.”
“He does not love the sport. He is only here to prove something to his dad.”
“He has one of the best trainers in the world and all the talent and he wastes it with his cockiness.”
“He gets a big win and then lives off of it. We get it, you beat Jason Long and Dylan Black. Go win a title.”
I wish I could say none of it was true. I wish I could say even one of those statements were untrue, but they are not. I am an eighteen year old man who is only doing this to prove something to his father. I do have a great mentor that I never really wanted. So far in my career I have lived off of a few big wins with a lot of letdowns in between. Last week I was pinned in a match against the most boring duo in wrestling only one show after pinning the X*Crown Champion.
El Rey shakes his head in disgust at himself.
Just another let down, but times, they are a changing. I am learning from my mistakes. I am growing from them. And thanks to that big win and in spite of that loss I am finally being granted the opportunity I have been waiting for, a shot at the Southern States Championship. Not just a shot, but a shot in a match I am uniquely equipped to win.
El Rey stares straight into the camera and smiles.
I may be the youngest, but I have the most recent experience in big multi-person matches like this. I won my way into an X*Crown match by winning a huge triple-threat and then competed in a match for the Crown in an equally as crazy stipulation match as this one. Yes, I lost that match, as I am sure all the internet wrestlers out there will remind me of, but that experience went a long way and will help prepare me for this shot. That is not all I have going for me. This is a match that is going to require speed and agility, and if we are being honest, no one in this match or even this company has more speed and agility than I do.
El Rey slaps his chest on the last word with a look of confidence on his face.
This is my time, my opportunity. I know. There are four other people in this match you think the same and I know David is not going to be ready to let go of his title so soon because I would not, but this is my time. Yeah, yeah, I am sure all of the internet experts out there will jump right on top of this and say I have said this before. Yeah, the X*Crown cluster was my time. The match with Adrien was my time, even if I did not say it I probably meant to. I was wrong those times, but this time feels different. This time feels right, and the Southern States Championship feels like the right trophy. I had a shot to be the first holder of that belt, but I lost out to someone with more experience who then wasted away this belt and ran away. I will not waste away. I will not run away. I am here to stay and I am here to become the best, and I refuse to let anyone in this match stop me.
With the El Rey leaps off of the jungle gym and lands in his feet cleanly and we fade out.
