Post by Alex Jones on Mar 8, 2018 18:34:39 GMT -5
“The final four….”
His voice rings out through the large gym in Dublin. Alex turns and looks out of the large doors to the street, the early morning sun barely peeking up above the skyline casting out an orange glow that fades to a purple
“Last month when this tournament started I told the world that this was right in my wheelhouse. I told everyone that would listen I’d had enough of treading water. While I made a splash in NGW beating Matt Shields in my first official match here and putting on some of the best matches this company has seen against Avery Miles, Damon Graves and Jack Tillman I haven’t been moving up the ranks like I should. See even in the rankings on NGW’s website I’ve been staying in the top five but never really rising above. I’ve been stuck at 4 or 5 since the rankings started. And I know what alot of people are thinking, being in the top five contenders for the biggest championship in the company is a good thing, it shows the faith the company has in you right?...”
“But that’s the thing, I’ve never been the type to just be a top guy. I’ve always been the type to be a champion. Everywhere I’ve gone with one or two exceptions I have held gold. 29 championships over 7 companies. Nine of which have been world titles. Hell I’m holding one now….”
“I’m the type of guy who kicks the door down and builds myself up towards becoming the best and while some paths are faster than others most of the time it’s just what happens. Alex Jones wins titles and climbs to the top, it’s a story and a narrative that has repeated itself over and over again. It happened in WWH, it happened in Honor...twice. It almost happened in FSociety and may have continued if the place didn’t close. It happened before that in IWF, NCW, EPW…..This is what I do. Then NGW, or redemption at the time came knocking. They wanted me in the company and Devlin was straight up with me, he told me there would be no shortcuts, no preferential treatment. You live and die here by your performance in the ring and what you can earn. And that is an issue I have with some of the people on the roster...they don’t know what earning shit is and instead want to walk around pointing fingers and blaming others…”
“Oh it’s Devlin’s fault. It’s managements fault, it’s the destroyers fault. No, the destroyers are an issue but the reason why you couldn’t be a champion is the person in the mirror. Johnny Maverick understood that and went on to beat Kayla to become the champion and realise his destiny. The reason why Alex Jones hasn’;t become the champion or held any other title is simple….the reason...is Alex Jones….”
He chuckles and shrugs sliding his hands in the pockets of his workout shorts, a black A day to remember hoodie on his upper body with the hood pulled up over his long black hair. Alex’s blue eyes stare into the full length mirror against the wall.
“I’ve never been one to take shortcuts or to blame anyone else. I’ve never been one to begrudge peoples successes. I mean do I think Matt Shields is a douchebag?. Of course I do, you only need to see his borderline illegal actions with Jessica Sears to see that. Do I think Kayla is one of the most arrogant bitches on the face of this earth?. Yeah of course I do. But they, along with Jack Tillman forged a movement that got them noticed and got them titles and accolades most of us crave and want. And that is what I have always done. I never cared what others thought of me, I never gave a rats ass what means I used to reach my end. And then I started to, I started to care what people thought of me, what people said about me. And in my newfound happiness being with a woman who isn’t a complete bitch and the birth of my newborn son I wanted to be that better man.”
“But here I stand ready to just embrace it all again and be the guy I need to be to get what I want. The last few weeks have gone well, I knocked off that idiot John Blade then the ultimate underdog in Josh Goldstein. And I’m sorry Josh all your big wins here and all the talking yourself up you did your loss to me just proved you are an underdog, cause people like you do not beat people like me. But moving on this week, in the semi finals of the Global cup, I get to go one on one with Martin Karloff. And as intrigued as I am as to which iteration of this man I’m going to face I can’t help but admire the thought that went into the whole Manticore to Phantom dynamic. Having two different looks and completely changing the way you move and wrestle does put people off. Who do you prepare for?...who do you think about?”
“Do I prepare for the technical wizardry of the Phantom persona?. Or the pure brutality of the Manticore?. I’m not going to be like others and refer to it as an “act”. I honestly believe it’s a mindset right?. You put on the pain, you look in the mirror and your brain switches to that way of thinking. The Phantom will try and outwrestle you and make you tap, the Phantom wants to prove he’s better. Where as the Manticore doesn’t care, the Manticore just wants to cause pain and chaos and beat ten shades of shit out of whoever is in front of them…”
“I know whatever I do, whatever I say and whatever happens in that ring I’m going to be in for a real right and a real contest. The final four of this tournament is a who’s who of the best and also some very different personalities and styles. We have the giant Mason Moore, the beautiful and dangerous Aurora Graves, yourself Martin an X factor who is hard to figure out, and me, the veteran looking to realise that potential and prove I’m still good enough to be a champion, I need to win this tournament...I need to go on to face Johnny or whoever the champion is by the time I get my shot…..”
“And that..Martin...was MY sermon….”
