Post by Austen Blackwell on Jul 12, 2018 10:01:11 GMT -5
Austen: King Austen Blackwell. His honor. The first of his name. The Truest of Hearts. The Boy of Cali. And the champion of the Beach of Long.
The camera opens up on a smiling Austen Blackwell. He is wearing a Mercedes Blackwell shirt; purple with white hearts, and “The Sweet Heart” written in a script font. He had the Long Beach Championship draped over his shoulder, and he holds it with his right hand. He is clean shaven, hair is in place, and he looks relaxed as ever.
Austen: Two weeks ago, I won this championship. I beat Remi Fontaine for it. It was a Triple Threat, but I was able to walk away with the title. My first, of many. Cocky is not something I subscribe to being, but being confident and happy about my win are both qualities that I am experiencing. I need to move forward as I defend this title. I am sure that Remi wants to rematch at it. And I am sure that Sela feels like she deserves a shot as well. I want to defend this title as much as I can. And I’ve made it know on Twitter to both my wife and General Manager, that I want my match against Anastacia to be a title defense. I have put in the request, I can only hope that it gets granted.
He nods to himself as he slides the belt off of his shoulder and onto the table next to him.
Austen: I saw what Miss Alejandro had to say. First off, I respect any friend of Adrien Cochrane’s. He and your father seem to go back, and for that, I know that you are someone I can respect as well. You are new to this company, and I am glad that you are here. West Coast Genesis has been a place for people to get their feet wet and give it a real go. We are a tight knit family and would love for you to be a part of that. As far as our match goes? I am no king. I have no kingdom. I simply am who I have always been. A Cali Boy that wants to defend what is his to the fullest. I want to earn what is mine. And show everyone my talents. I am excited that we get to meet in this match. The last show before Crossroad: Spotlight, it will be amazing. I will be keeping an eye on the Aerial Assault match. You speak of flying, so I imagine you are ready for the match, yes?
He smiles.
Austen: Excellent. I am excited to see what happens in that match.
He pauses as he loosens up his stance.
Austen: You were trained by Xaria. She is not someone I am too familiar with. I know that she had some crazy match with Johnny Maverick some time back. Other than that, I am going to have to take your word on her training. Just like in Star Wars, you can give the training to a young apprentice but if he turns towards the darkside it was not the trainer’s fault. I hope for Remi’s sake, he finds what is good and true again. This entire thing is… alarming. For him to do what he did, and turn on his friends. It goes to show you what levels a person would go to if they got desperate. I can promise that in our match, no such thing will happen. I will be the True Heart as I always am. And I truly hope I get to defend my title. I want to be a fighting champion. Just like you father is… a Fight King.
The video ends.
Austen: Mercedes. Check your Tweets.
He waits for her to check Twitter. He requested the match to become an official title defense, and wanted her to make it so. He wanted to prove himself. And defending the title would do that.
Mercedes: You sure about this babe? You really want to defend it against her? Why?
She asks him after seeing the tweet. She wasn’t sure quite yet.
Austen: I need to prove myself, as a champion. Please as my boss, make it happen. If I lose, that’s on me.
Mercedes: You really want it that bad? Let me think about it for a few minutes.
She looks at him, as she is judging his expression, to see what he was going to do.
Austen: I don’t demand much. I don’t ask for much. I tow the company’s life. West Coast Genesis is my home. And I am willing to put MY title on the line? I will ask Devlin if I have to, Mercedes.
He picks his phone up showing how serious he was. She looks at him, as she was surprised by him saying that.
Mercedes: You would really go over my head? What the hell Austen?
Mercedes shakes her head lightly.
Austen: Right now? This discussion. This is boss, and employee. This is not us, as a married couple. I do what I can for this company. Autograph signings that go over my allotted time. I help out backstage with you when I can. And I do nothing but promote the hell out of everyone here… including those that have not been so kind to me. So this? This request? Just to give someone an opportunity. What is the issue?
He crosses his arms, as he was clearly set in his thinking.
Mercedes: No issue at all. I wanted you to further give me a reason. As your boss it is still not cool to go over my head if I didn’t answer you. You want it that bad, alright, you will be defending your title against Ana.
He calms down and relaxes. Austen exhales.
Austen: Good. Thank you. I don’t want to go over your head. I just want to defend it. I don’t want others to think I am hiding behind you. Ever.
Mercedes: How are you hiding behind me, when it is to be defended every Unscripted. I am telling you this now, you deal with anything said that could come back from this as well. You got the match. Now let's talk about something else, i rather take the Boss hat off.
She laughs softly.
Austen: It’s all on me. Fine.
He steps over towards her and puts his arm around her.
Austen: Dinner plans….