Post by Austen Blackwell on Sept 7, 2017 6:45:04 GMT -5
Austen Blackwell is sitting on the edge of his pool. A very withdrawn Austen is splashing his legs in the pool. There is no Mercedes to be seen as he does not even give eye contact into the camera.
Austen: Sometimes the best of things happen to us as other things fall apart. One of the best parts of my life has been Mercedes. She entered my life in a time when I was just getting going professionally and feeling so alone personally.
Austen opens up for the first time on camera.
Austen: At the same time, I’ve learned some news that rocked my world. I’ve known for awhile, but it has begun to sink in. My father is not who I thought he was, and I have been given the news that my mother that raised me is not my biological mother.
He lowers his head.
Austen: Add to this that I gave it my all against both Ruby and Jack, and came up short. It has been a rocky road of peaks and valleys. High highs, and low lows. I have confided in one person, and she has been my rock. And I love her for it. And my friends did reach out to me though I tried to play things cool as much as I could. It’s hard to be excited about success in your career when your family just falls apart. Nothing like getting into an altercation with your father and having to actually to punch him. Yeah. Thanks, pops.
Austen sighs, obviously it has taken a toll on him. He was letting it all out on camera, and not afraid of the ramifications of it.
Austen: I was held off of the road shows because of my knee. Yet another setback.
He exhales deeply.
Austen: I have learned to take the bumps, and to keep moving forward. I realize that things will not always be perfect, nor will I be able to have every aspect of my life happy. I just need to concentrate on things I can control, and that is my relationship with Mercedes, my mother, my cousin, and my career. I wish that things were better with my father, but he burned that bridge unfortunately. It is hard going forth knowing that the man that is supposed to be your role model decided to have an affair, lie to you your entire life, and then basically spit in your face when you do not blindly accept what he has done. I am not a violent person, but that punch was exactly what he had coming.
Austen splashes his feet in the pool a bit more. This was one of the few times he was alone on camera, and it was an important moment for him to address everyone.
Austen: Most people know me as the True Heart, and I needed to get this all off of my chest. For now, I am going to stop using my father’s last name. AB or Austen is fine. But I will address that at a later time when I figure it all out, and meet my biological mother.
He closes his eyes, and finally turns them towards the camera.
Austen: My knee is just about healed up. It was swollen and bruised, but it is better after some rest. And I am ready for this weekend’s match with my two friends, Ruby and Danni. We are taking on the hydra that is The Messiahs. A group that claims to be here to save the company and that are doing what they feel is right. I am not here to tell them that they are wrong, they can choose to believe what they shall. It is just like Julianna beating Ryan and people showing respect to her for what she did inside of the ring. People often have this wrong impression about the friends on the roster. Myself, Ruby, Danni, Donovan, Mercedes… I would go as far as to include Jack into our close group. It extends to people on the Redemption roster such as Honey, Alechs, and Jonathan. We might be close knit as a group, but we are not some clique that is trying to keep people out. Nor are we some sort of elitist group. Just because we are friends that work together, hang together, train together… we still have to face off against each other. Ruby has defended against myself and Danni. I faced Jack. Among other matches. And yet, The Messiahs are here to save us.
He shakes his head, clearly annoyed.
Austen: And they are not here for titles? Then why? Why wrestle? You wrestle to be the best. And to be the best means to have gold around your waist. I do not buy into The Messiahs and their quest for cleansing or whatever. It all sounds like crap to me, and I am not buying it. They play to the crowd, but yet they are questionable in their existence. If they were pure wrestlers, they would step back for the massive egos that they obviously have and just shut up. They would stop these little displays of ego and showboating, and just get into the ring to wrestle.
The funny thing is that they have the size and power, and yet? Who really thinks that they will leave the match winning? This might be a bit more cocky on my part, but we focus on the in-ring portion of the match instead of this boasting, soapbox rhetoric.
A very different side of Austen comes out. One of frustration and passion.
Austen: This weekend at Hype, The Messiahs will need to be saved themselves. They are in for a rude awakening when the South Bay Trio show them what’s up.
Austen smirks for the first time, coming up with the name on the spot.
Austen: They are going to learn what a team can do when they work their asses off to prove that they are not a joke. We are serious about winning this match, and serious about showing the entire roster we are all formidable opponents.