Post by Avery Miles III on Apr 1, 2018 12:37:56 GMT -5
The camera opens as Avery is standing just outside of the O2 Arena in London, England. He is standing in the parking lots as fans crowd the gate and fences around the lot. It is a madhouse as New Generation Wrestling is putting on its show in a number of hours. Arriving early for the day, Avery Miles III stands next to an NGW trailer that houses equipment. On the side of the truck are a few familiar faces; Matthew Shields and Kayla Richards, Adrien Cochrane and Jazmyn Rain, Aurora Grave, Damon Graves, and Johnny Maverick. Avery claps his hands as he looks into the camera, the video was a straight eyes-forward one-on-one affair.
Avery: Johnny Maverick. Welcome to London, though I am sure you may have been here for some time already. I took a few minutes to watch what you had to say. I will keep this simple. Did I step up to the plate? Yes. Did I jump some people on the rankings? Sure. But will I lay down and allow you to think that I am not some sort of challenge? Will I allow you to think that I could not beat Kayla either? You have seemed to spread your focus over Kayla… Matt…. And even mentioned Adrien. But me? You are my focus. Has been since Dissension. I trained hard and I put myself into this position. Do I earn it? One could argue others are more deserving. One could argue that I came out of nowhere to accept the challenge. But I was the one to do it and no one has tried to even take it from me. So it is mine. And tonight, you will see just why I deserve to be considered on the same level with others in NGW. And this idea that you are not looking past me? Good. But I do not visualize leaving London without the title either, so we are at a crossroads there. I do have a plan; a plan to win the title, end the show, fly back to Georgia, and enjoy some time with my beautiful wife while making sure the NGW Championship is pristine and shiny. I even have visualized a place for it to rest while I am home. We both can visualize as much as we want, but it is what happened between the bells that matter. Kicks. Strikes. Suplexes. And DDTs. Submissions and pinfalls. Those are what matter, Johnny. I respect you for wrestling Josh and defending the title. I respect you for putting up an open challenge. But DO NOT think that I just happened to be the closest to the curtain so I figured what the hell.
Avery emphasizes the “DO NOT”. He went from being calm, cool, and collected to a bit fired up. It has been a long, hard road for Avery. Winning titles in NGW and Indy Pro before Redemption… finding himself be lost among the roster in Redemption, and then losing to Gavin Grimes and being sidelined with an injury. He has worked to do better, but the uphill climb has been slow and steady. He was ready to do something about it, and not to be forgotten for Battle for London. He heard the Open Challenge from Johnny Maverick and jumped on it before anyone else could. This was Avery’s chance to prove to everyone on the roster that he deserved more. He felt like he did, and he was going to give Devlin Scott, Amber Richards, and the entire company no reason to think otherwise. The Georgian was fired up, and he was ready to unleash the fury of mediocracy.
Avery: I do not plan to hurt you, Johnny. You and I know that for a fact. That does not mean I am not going to put your shoulders to the canvas and keep them there with everything I have. I have yet to have my big moment in NGW. I won what was the Marquee Championship by beating a friend. I won a tag team championship that I basically was forced to defend alone. And in IPW I won a title before the company closed its door. I have not had that streamers from the ceiling and confetti in the ring moment. I am ready for it, and will do what it takes. If I have to work a five count to make you tap I will. If I have to put you in a painful lock to make you tap, I will. This is no joke, Johnny. I am not Kayla Richards. I am not Matt Shields. I am not fodder for whatever hijinks you wanted to get into, or verbal punches thrown back and forth. This is serious. This is not play time. This is everything to me. Do you get that? Do you understand that? I represent myself. And my family. And my legacy. I represent the Miles name. You have children, you know how that is. Don’t toy with me, Johnny. Bring everything that you have and more. I was no excuses when I beat you. I want no excuses that you underestimate me. Overestimate me, and if you are truly the better man than we will know it.
Avery stops and breathes heavy, his chest expanding and contracting over and over. He continues as he wanted to make sure to get into the arena to prepare himself mentally for the Main Event of Legacy: Battle For London.
Avery: I said it earlier in the night and I will restate it again.. I AM going to be making an impact in NGW. And tonight? You will see just that.
With that, Avery pushes past the camera as the camera focuses on the face of Johnny Maverick on the side of the truck. We see the camera just sit there as the group of people that has amassed just outside of the fence to watch the impromptu promo cheers and yells for seeing a very passionate and driven Avery Miles III.
