Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2013 7:02:24 GMT -5
The necessity of defeat and failure is the start of success. Defeat is a mean feat to achieve. When multiple raging flames meet you end up with a blaze that outputs the same force of a war yet illuminates the fighters hearts with a warmth that makes them forget all about the great possibility of their own defeat and possibly their ending. This is known as the element of courage. If you don’t fight with courage in your heart then why begin fighting at all? A fight is rarely pure and never ever simple. Power isn’t alluring to those whose minds are pure. Without that courage – that flame, you won’t win the fight, you won’t be successful and you won’t have proved anything to anyone including yourself. If you wish to make that impact and be triumphant then you need to be courageous, you need to be ready, you need to be tough… You need to be – Pure.
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Reach – “I knew it. There you have it. There is no real friendship or camaraderie in that atrocious thing that you call a sport. You over achieved in your little wrestling business and now look what you got yourself into Alessandra! You’re in one of those five person free for all beat downs and that idiot that you thought was your friend is one of your opponents. Wow, he’ll surely take advantage of your kindness and betray you now. Nice going.”
I could feel the frustration from across the table as if it were steam casting a blanket of warmth over me, yet it wasn’t comfortable nor inviting. He was mad from the start because I started to wrestle. He saw wrestling as a pathetic sport and saw it as lowering myself but I disagreed entirely. I understood where he was coming from though – he had trained me for a long time and was probably worried deep down due to the clear cutthroat nature of the wrestling business. I might have disagreed with his view of wrestling but he was still right, all of my opponents were going to be relentless against me including my tag team partner Joe, if anything he might try lull me into a false sense of security but I was ready.
Alessandra – “Will you calm down, clearly I knew that I’d have to take on Joe at some point although I didn’t think it would be this early. I’m not really sure why he’s in this match, it’s been me who’s won our matches and I think he’s great and all but has he really impressed anyone? Seriously, I secured every pinfall in our matches, I got the fans on their feet with the Skyfall and what about the Corkscrew Moonsault huh? I think I might have gotten the biggest pop of the night when I hit Mephisto with that one. Yet with Joe it’s all the same, it’s just smash and grab with him. How far does he think he can get with that? He’s hogged a lot of our time in the ring and left me on the apron for a good portion of our matches, what does he think I’ve been doing all that time? I’ve been watching and studying him, seeing his strengths and weaknesses and how he moves. Trust me, I’m not trusting Joe at all, if we work together at some point in the match then fine but I’ll make sure that he’s the first one I target because I don’t want to take any chances.”
Reach – “Do you even really want this title? Even if you win this match against all these guys you’ll only have to fight another one with almost as many opponents and for what? Some gold belt that say’s your name on it? How stupid and wreckless.”
Alessandra – “Of course I want the belt! Of course I want that title are you crazy?! I want that more than anything else at the moment and of course I know it won’t be easy, of course I know the risk involved and I know I’ll be put through a good challenge and a good amount of pain on the way to that goal but it’s worth it and anyone who doesn’t think the same doesn’t deserve to be in the match we’re in this week. Take Young Mannie for instance – did he put his full effort into our match a couple weeks back? No he didn’t, he performed poorly and looked like he didn’t even want to be out there. That cost him the match and it will reflect poorly on his performance this week as well. I’ve defeated him before and I can do it again.”
Reach – “Then what about this APB guy. He’s supposed to be a veteran of wrestling while you happen to be a rookie. Now that seems really fair now doesn’t it? That seems so even that I’m sure you and your overweight, uncoordinated, sweaty pal have a chance against him on the mat.”
As Alessandra sprawls her arms out across the table and closes her eyes in exhaustion, she shakes her head still with a semi convincing yet doubted smile and expression upon her face. She lets out a little yawn before answering Reach back.
Alessandra – “Yeah, Allen ‘Portal’ Bartsch. What an awesome veteran. He gets the main event spot of Pure Wrestling’s prestigious first ever show and with all of his experience and seniority he loses to Ash Scion, a female that he probably underestimated. Come to think about APB hasn’t really had a smooth run here and he’s supposed to be the guy with the most experience in the ring and the titled history that’s supposed to put us all to shame. Please, give me a break huh. He’s definitely one that I won’t overlook but preach that holier than thou garbage somewhere else. If you can’t prove yourself than don’t talk smack to those who can. ”
Reach – “All right, he might be a bit pathetic but you still have to worry about him and a host of other guys in the ring . This is going to hard Alessandra. Young Mannie, Joe Martinez, Allen Portal Bish, uh... Mark Mania. Is that right?”
Alessandra – “Oh yeahhh. Mark Mania, now there’s the one I forgot. Damn, he’s supposed to be some kind of veteran as well but I’m not sure who’s more veterany, APB or Mania. Maybe they can settle that in our match this week while I try and get the pin on Joey. To be honest with you though, before I started with Pure Wrestling I was a big wrestling fan, I always have been and still am, you know this. That being said, I’ve never once heard of this all great wrestling sage they call Mark Mania. Does being old just make you a veteran now because up until this week I have had no idea who he was. Like, I’d even heard of Allen Portal Bartsch before this but never Mark Mania. So I don’t get how being a middle aged self obsessed weirdo who’s wrestled here and there for a bunch of … ermm, less than spectacular places can have a God Complex. I wish him luck but It’ll give me great pleasure to get in some great shots on him and maybe even the pinfall!”
Reach – “I know you can fight all these guys! I know you can kick all of their asses but you seem to be blasé to the fact that you don’t even have to be pinned to win the match! You could be giving APB a second broken hip on the outside and Mannie could pin Mania and win the match just like that! Or, you could be destroying Sweaty McFatfolds somewhere and APB could get the cover on Mannie. It only takes three seconds Alessandra. You can’t be everywhere at once!”
Finally opening her eyes, Alessandra stares at the table for a moment before looking up at Reach with a slight glare. She lets out a sigh, leaning up on the table with her arms before slumping back down into her chair and giving a look with some attitude.
He was right, I couldn’t be everywhere and this was going to be the hardest match I’ve competed in yet. I took some solace in the fact that none of my opponents could be everywhere either and that they too would be thinking of that. These guys weren’t chumps though so I had to stay on my toes even if some of them were slow and others were out of shape. I planned to win not just to fight the good fight. Reach’s whining little glance still leered at me as if I was going to change my stance some what when really all I wanted to do was sleep.
Alessandra – “I’ll try and be everywhere and in the places I’m not I’ll focus on them with as much energy as I have. I’ll keep my eyes open, I’ll break up every cover I can and I’ll even break up the ones I can’t I’m ready for this match, you’re acting like I think this is going to be easy, I know it won’t. Individually my opponents aren’t much so the only factor that hinders me is the numbers. I’ll find a way to persevere through that and do my best to win the match. I have the heart and I have the spirit and the focus, that’s all that matters.”
Reach – “Heart?! Spirit?! You’ve been listening to that Xianlong too much. Damn ancient Chinese monk ways is going to have you thinking all stupid. That place is full of weirdoes!”
Alessandra – “I haven’t been listening to Xianlong too much, I’ve been defeating him. You’d know that if you watched last week. Super Chinese Monk, master of the arts and I beat him. I honestly believe that he’s a better fighter and opponent than any of the competitors I’m taking on in the ring this week and if I can beat Xiany than I can beat any of them! Joe, Mannie, Mania and APB. I’m not overconfident but I’m confident and ready and I will give these guys a fight that they’ve never experienced before, I personally promise that!”
Reach – “Forget it. I can’t get through to you. Just go out there on Monday and do what you have to do. I’ll be watching as always.”
How nice, now I truly believed that I could turn in and get some much-needed rest. As I got up from the table and shuffled up to my feet I took that inclination of Reach’s giving up as an invitation to leave. I’d worry about the guys who make me feel better about my own problems or ‘opponents’ as they’re called after I get some sleep. Then I’ll have something more interesting to say, not that anything any of them have said about the match so far has been remotely interesting or comprehendible anyway, but I’ll get to that later.
Reach – “Where’re you going?”
Alessandra – “To get some sleep, you should try that yourself maybe you’ll be in a better mood!”
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That feeling – The sound, the lights, the noise of all the speaking and cheers that morph together into a white droning noise that becomes comforting in a space that is so huge that it feels small. The atmosphere of the environment we do this great action in is definitely that of enticing and the second I experienced it I embraced it, I loved it and for some reason it was so easy to speak there, to vent, to let my opinions fly. Through all of the chaos and the faces, I felt confident and felt like I could say what I wanted to.
Alessandra – “What a great opportunity placed in front of me this week. What an amazing challenge I’ve earned in the main event. The hard work and perseverance paid off and I’m truly glad that I put in every bit of effort and got myself to this point. I’ve only started my career in this sport yet I feel right at home, like I could do this forever and I can embrace the fact that this may very well become my life now and I’m happy about that. Last week was another tag team match for my partner and I and we took on two formidable competitors that Pure Wrestling had at its disposal. We disposed of them and had the sweet taste of victory bestowed upon us once more. Joe and I were still undefeated and we’d captivated the audiences here, or I did anyway. Unfortunately we can’t remain undefeated forever and there is the chance that this week because we are opponents and we have an abundance of other opponents that both of us will face defeat or maybe only one of us will. I plan on doing everything possible to make sure that I win this match and if that means pinning my own partner than I will do so and I know he thinks the same. The prize at the end of the tunnel this week is a place in the Pure Wrestling Heavyweight Championship match at Crisis and what a prize that is.”
“It’s clear that the first person I have to acknowledge in this match is my tag team partner of the last two weeks Joe Martinez. Now, Joey has proved to be an ok sidekick in the ring the guy has one ability in the ring and that’s being able to use his girth. I’ve seen and studied Joey and I know what he can do. He’s slow and he can only rely on his mass body area and street fighting skills, which I think are less than stellar. For Joey to tell me that he’s going to show me a dose of reality this week in our match is laughable. I’m going to beat him up so bad that each an everyone of the street fights he’s ever been in are going to pale I comparison to the utter destruction and pain I inflict upon his out of shape carcass. In our tag matches it’s always been me that’s impressing while Joseph just runs into our opponents and tags me in when he realizes he isn’t getting as far as he thought he would. Joey want’s to claim that it’s his duty to show me the ropes and beat me up? No, it’s not his duty at all, in fact it’s my duty to show him the inside of a gym and a shower when this is all over, but no hard feelings when it’s all over. His delusions will cost him in the end and his underestimations of me just because I’m 19 years old and a woman will as well.”
“My boy Young Mannie is also one of my opponents in this qualifier and I can’t really see why. I beat him once and in that match he left half way through, he didn’t earn this shot nor does he deserve it but at least I’ll be able to make up the beating he missed out on when he ditched his partner quite uncourageously a few weeks back. I believe that “The Main Attraction” has become, The Lame Attraction. I’d rather face defeat and fall to the mat in pain rather than be a coward and ditch out on my match and partner like he did. Mannie isn’t championship material and he doesn’t even deserve this match. It would be an honor to defeat him via pinfall or submission this week and dash his hopes once again! His disgusting arrogance can’t help him this time. It’s clear that Mannie was born on the highway because that’s where most accidents happen. Maybe we’ll get lucky and he’ll leave halfway through.”
“APB, the grizzly old veteran who, forgive me for saying this but just isn’t impressive in Pure Wrestling at all. Sorry I’m not talking him up but I don’t really see a reason too. He’s my opponent and he’s not much, maybe he once was but he isn’t anymore. Perhaps APB is on the cusp of retirement and this match will be a good push for him. APB is simple, he’s nothing fancy and that would be fine but his experience has hindered him. I can feel that he’s on his last legs while I’m just flourishing. I don’t expect APB to be an easy opponent but I don’t expect him to be a hard one either. APB, maybe you can get into a veteran pissing contest with that fool Mark Mania and leave the match to the rest of us. Just a though…”
“Possibly the most stupid person in the match, maybe even more naturally stupid than Young Mannie is Marky Mania. He got a little heated in his blind dribble of a address earlier and I’m not sure why he was somewhat angry. Maybe it’s just his returning feelings or maybe it’s that deep-seated knowledge tha he’ll never be the man that his mother is. Either way this idiot thinks he can take both Joe and I at once, not that we’d work together, but alone I could toss this delusional idiot right into the retirement home waiting line with APB. Now Marky don’t get your panties in a twist honey, it’s nothing personal but if there’s someone I want to hurt in this match then it has to be your self righteous, arrogant, obsessive ass. Every word Marky spoke was horribly boring and repetitive, hopefully you get your jaw broken this week Marky so you can’t talk for a while. We can only hope I guess!”
“All that said, I plan on winning that spot at Crisis for the World Heavyweight Title Shot and when I do win this qualifier, I plan on appearing on Pure TV the next week and personally thanking Director Callahan for the opportunity.
Don’t be over-confident assholes it’ll only hurt later.”
