Post by MYŌJIN on Aug 25, 2022 17:28:09 GMT -5
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Rebirth
VS Grimgor Ironhide | Collision Course
At the last Ascendancy, I choked.
I lost to someone that I severely underestimated in Thespian. I could make multiple excuses, some even justified: Like the referee not seeing me covering him as well as we both were down. But any way I spin it, I lost. I had a strong showing yet failed to win the G1 the second time in a row.
It's clear that I have more to learn than I thought I did.
At first, I saw the NLW Southern States Championship little more than a secondary prize for my efforts. My main focus this entire time had been winning that tournament, I'd been so obsessed with trying to redeem myself from what happened a year ago that I lost sight of this title, not realizing how truly important it was.
This is the first championship that I've won since my full-time return to the XHF Network- and I won it by fighting the odds and beating someone who was on a warpath, proving what I knew to be true: that anyone could beat anybody- no matter the height, size, or strength. All that mattered was skill and heart.
And that person was you, Ironhide.
When I defeated you after a hard fought match, it was to prove that I wasn't just going to fade into obscurity after 2021. It was to finally cement my comeback after months of a few guest matches as I visited around the Network. I knew beating you was possible, but I still recognized underneath my ego how difficult it would be. And honestly, if I was told that I was going to defend this championship against you before the G1 semi-finals? I wouldn't even blink. I'd be so sure of myself that I'd just do it again.
But after losing at the last Ascendancy? I remembered what it was to feel… vulnerable. Anxious. Remembering that there were no breaks for a champion and I was about to face Ironhide again. The brute who, despite all my criticisms, made me work the hardest I have in a while to win. I started thinking about all my failures: About what it felt like losing the X*Crown and remembering what it was like at my lowest moment, scared that I was going to end up there soon again. Scared that this was where the all-too familiar downfall was going to start once more for me…
Then I remembered who I am.
I've been so focused, so consumed by this desire to win and believed I was owed something- That it was my destiny to reach the finals and win that tournament, but it turns out that my destiny has been leading me in a different direction. Instead of dwelling on my shortcomings in my past and letting those experiences cloud my judgement and make me this… bitter person that I'm not- I can create a better future that I can be proud of. With this championship.
And that starts with getting past you again.
I'm sure, Ironhide, that you're as excited as one can be. I can already imagine that you're looking down on me, seeing me as a weak little “umie” who had just gotten lucky but failed immediately afterward. Even though I beat you by being cunning and using your weaknesses against you, you still don't take me seriously. To you, I'm just the short and scrawny “sparkly” person- and I cannot stress enough how much you're setting yourself up for failure once again.
I'm sure you feel great after defeating Spike Kane, thinking that one match is enough momentum to prepare you for this again- but you're not. The reason you lost the first time is because of your inability to take your competition seriously, thinking that everyone you come across is just a little plaything that you can do whatever you want with. You underestimated me, you couldn't comprehend the possibility of a small human beating someone as large and strong as you.
But maybe you'll start to understand once I do it again.
To you, the Southern States Championship is just a little trophy. Something to hang up on your wall and brag about- but to me? Along with the IPW World Championship, it's so much more. This is my chance to start anew, without the cynicism and anger that's been in my heart since I've returned. This is the chance for my rebirth- a chance at doing something that I've always wanted: to pave a new path for professional wrestling.
And I refuse to let that end before it even begins. I can defeat you one more time.
You're never truly challenging yourself if you only run from uncomfortable situations again and again- and I'm done running.
This isn't just about this championship for me. This isn't about glory or a bonus paycheck or even cementing the fact that I'm the better wrestler- You're an obstacle, you represent everything that I'm not, and if I can't past you- then I'll only stagnate.
Come try and take this title, Ironhide. I will kick, scratch, and fight with everything in my soul.
I'm MYŌJIN, the same optimist that came into the XHF Network with the hopes to show everyone that it doesn't take nepotism or being born tall, ripped, and strong to be the best. All it takes is passion.
If you couldn't beat me the first time- What the hell makes you think you can beat me when I'm more motivated than I've been in the longest time?
I lost to someone that I severely underestimated in Thespian. I could make multiple excuses, some even justified: Like the referee not seeing me covering him as well as we both were down. But any way I spin it, I lost. I had a strong showing yet failed to win the G1 the second time in a row.
It's clear that I have more to learn than I thought I did.
At first, I saw the NLW Southern States Championship little more than a secondary prize for my efforts. My main focus this entire time had been winning that tournament, I'd been so obsessed with trying to redeem myself from what happened a year ago that I lost sight of this title, not realizing how truly important it was.
This is the first championship that I've won since my full-time return to the XHF Network- and I won it by fighting the odds and beating someone who was on a warpath, proving what I knew to be true: that anyone could beat anybody- no matter the height, size, or strength. All that mattered was skill and heart.
And that person was you, Ironhide.
When I defeated you after a hard fought match, it was to prove that I wasn't just going to fade into obscurity after 2021. It was to finally cement my comeback after months of a few guest matches as I visited around the Network. I knew beating you was possible, but I still recognized underneath my ego how difficult it would be. And honestly, if I was told that I was going to defend this championship against you before the G1 semi-finals? I wouldn't even blink. I'd be so sure of myself that I'd just do it again.
But after losing at the last Ascendancy? I remembered what it was to feel… vulnerable. Anxious. Remembering that there were no breaks for a champion and I was about to face Ironhide again. The brute who, despite all my criticisms, made me work the hardest I have in a while to win. I started thinking about all my failures: About what it felt like losing the X*Crown and remembering what it was like at my lowest moment, scared that I was going to end up there soon again. Scared that this was where the all-too familiar downfall was going to start once more for me…
Then I remembered who I am.
I've been so focused, so consumed by this desire to win and believed I was owed something- That it was my destiny to reach the finals and win that tournament, but it turns out that my destiny has been leading me in a different direction. Instead of dwelling on my shortcomings in my past and letting those experiences cloud my judgement and make me this… bitter person that I'm not- I can create a better future that I can be proud of. With this championship.
And that starts with getting past you again.
I'm sure, Ironhide, that you're as excited as one can be. I can already imagine that you're looking down on me, seeing me as a weak little “umie” who had just gotten lucky but failed immediately afterward. Even though I beat you by being cunning and using your weaknesses against you, you still don't take me seriously. To you, I'm just the short and scrawny “sparkly” person- and I cannot stress enough how much you're setting yourself up for failure once again.
I'm sure you feel great after defeating Spike Kane, thinking that one match is enough momentum to prepare you for this again- but you're not. The reason you lost the first time is because of your inability to take your competition seriously, thinking that everyone you come across is just a little plaything that you can do whatever you want with. You underestimated me, you couldn't comprehend the possibility of a small human beating someone as large and strong as you.
But maybe you'll start to understand once I do it again.
To you, the Southern States Championship is just a little trophy. Something to hang up on your wall and brag about- but to me? Along with the IPW World Championship, it's so much more. This is my chance to start anew, without the cynicism and anger that's been in my heart since I've returned. This is the chance for my rebirth- a chance at doing something that I've always wanted: to pave a new path for professional wrestling.
And I refuse to let that end before it even begins. I can defeat you one more time.
You're never truly challenging yourself if you only run from uncomfortable situations again and again- and I'm done running.
This isn't just about this championship for me. This isn't about glory or a bonus paycheck or even cementing the fact that I'm the better wrestler- You're an obstacle, you represent everything that I'm not, and if I can't past you- then I'll only stagnate.
Come try and take this title, Ironhide. I will kick, scratch, and fight with everything in my soul.
I'm MYŌJIN, the same optimist that came into the XHF Network with the hopes to show everyone that it doesn't take nepotism or being born tall, ripped, and strong to be the best. All it takes is passion.
If you couldn't beat me the first time- What the hell makes you think you can beat me when I'm more motivated than I've been in the longest time?
