Post by Austen Blackwell on Jul 25, 2018 9:14:34 GMT -5
The video begins with a male lion slowly lowering himself into some brush. It is easy to make out that this is some sort of nature documentary footage, but the camera remains focused on the lion. He hunkers down as the camera switches to a gazelle out having a drink of water from a lake. The camera sees the lion swings his hips as he prepares himself, and just as he takes off the gazelle’s head goes up and he senses the incoming predator. The gazelle takes off, darting from side to side. The lion keeps up as best as he can, but the gazelle was enough far ahead to keep ahead of the lion. In nature, the predator does not always catch the prey. Sometimes it takes several tries. Today, the lion came up short. But being the predator that he is, he knows that another day will come.
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The camera is zoomed in closely on the eyes of Austen Blackwell. The camera slowly pulls back as the Long Beach Champion has the title draped over his shoulder. He has a look of intensity on his face as he is mentally prepared for his match with Jimmy Pagan.
Austen: Nite Stalker. James Pridmore. Jimmy Pagan. Whatever name you are going by, this is for you. I am solely focused on you. I know that the Aerial Warfare match is going to determine who my next contender for this championship will be. And I have plenty of time to worry about that. For now? At Crossroad: Spotlight… this is about you and I. You have a debt to settle, and I am going to make you pay. A Street Fight. Anything goes. No limits. No breaks. No count outs. No escaping. You and me. I don’t care if this spills outside of the arena and into the street. You and I? This is personal. You singled me out. You tried to humiliate me. You attacked me. You attacked my friends. You are not a good person. And had me fooled. But in the end? You will be made a fool. I’ve made my intentions known. I plan on making you pay for each and every thing that you’ve done. You may think that I am playing into your hand. Or that I am existing purely on emotion. You have it wrong. You have it all wrong. You are the prey, Jimmy. And since the day that you revealed yourself, those roles were set. Slowly but surely, I’ve been hunting you. This hung has long been planned out. You’ve played your role perfectly. You’ve unleashed the predator in me, Jimmy. You asked for this. Remember that. You asked for all of this. When you are down and I am standing above you… you will be beginning for me to end this. You asked for all of this… just remember that.
Austen takes the title and slides it off of his shoulder. He looks down at it as he looks back up to the camera. He drops the title off onto the table next to him.
Austen: I am someone that wants to be the nice guy. I want to give and be given respect. I want to see the positive side of people. I truly want to do what is right, and never have my career questioned. But you? You deserve no respect. You deserve nothing of the sort. What you have done in this company is nothing to be given any respect. You pretended to be two other people. You deceived me. You deceived a person, no matter how she acts, that cared for you. And for what? For what, Jimmy? It doesn't even matter, at this point. What is done, is done. And after Crossroad: Spotlight, this will be done. I will beat you. And I won’t have to deal with this anymore. I will show you that you reap what you sow. You are getting what is coming to you. There is no need for me to promise anything. Or to guarantee anything. The future is set, Jimmy. There is no way that you will leave Spotlight with any sense of positivity. No moral victory. No high ground. Even if it breaks me down, I will do as I see fit to put you down. Broken bones. Blood. High risks. Whatever it takes, Jimmy. You are no monster. You are a mere mortal. A basic man. You want to think that you scare anyone. No, Jimmy. No one is scared of you anymore. You were more scary when no one knew who you were. Now? You are the ex-boyfriend of Julianna DiMaria. And the weirdo that likes to try to paint people’s faces. And to think… you could have had a great group of friends. You could have really done well in this company. But now? I must end any ideas in your head that you think you are going to get somewhere. As long as I am here in West Coast Genesis, I will be sure to remind you just what happened at Spotlight. You won’t live it down. Ever. For I am the lion. And you? You, Jimmy? You are my prey.
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The video on Austen comes to a slow as we again see the familiar nature scene. A male lion slowly lowering himself into some brush. He hunkers down once again as the camera again switches to a gazelle out having a drink of water from the same lake. Keeping stride with the earlier video, the camera sees the lion swings his hips as he prepares himself. This time the lion is prepared and takes off in a slight off-center direction as the gazelle is altered. The gazelle takes off and right into the path of the lion. We see the lion pounces, claws out, as he takes the gazelle down. The two of them tumble with the lion taking control of the prey. The predator, with a look in his eyes, goes for the throat as the video ends.
* * *
The camera is zoomed in closely on the eyes of Austen Blackwell. The camera slowly pulls back as the Long Beach Champion has the title draped over his shoulder. He has a look of intensity on his face as he is mentally prepared for his match with Jimmy Pagan.
Austen: Nite Stalker. James Pridmore. Jimmy Pagan. Whatever name you are going by, this is for you. I am solely focused on you. I know that the Aerial Warfare match is going to determine who my next contender for this championship will be. And I have plenty of time to worry about that. For now? At Crossroad: Spotlight… this is about you and I. You have a debt to settle, and I am going to make you pay. A Street Fight. Anything goes. No limits. No breaks. No count outs. No escaping. You and me. I don’t care if this spills outside of the arena and into the street. You and I? This is personal. You singled me out. You tried to humiliate me. You attacked me. You attacked my friends. You are not a good person. And had me fooled. But in the end? You will be made a fool. I’ve made my intentions known. I plan on making you pay for each and every thing that you’ve done. You may think that I am playing into your hand. Or that I am existing purely on emotion. You have it wrong. You have it all wrong. You are the prey, Jimmy. And since the day that you revealed yourself, those roles were set. Slowly but surely, I’ve been hunting you. This hung has long been planned out. You’ve played your role perfectly. You’ve unleashed the predator in me, Jimmy. You asked for this. Remember that. You asked for all of this. When you are down and I am standing above you… you will be beginning for me to end this. You asked for all of this… just remember that.
Austen takes the title and slides it off of his shoulder. He looks down at it as he looks back up to the camera. He drops the title off onto the table next to him.
Austen: I am someone that wants to be the nice guy. I want to give and be given respect. I want to see the positive side of people. I truly want to do what is right, and never have my career questioned. But you? You deserve no respect. You deserve nothing of the sort. What you have done in this company is nothing to be given any respect. You pretended to be two other people. You deceived me. You deceived a person, no matter how she acts, that cared for you. And for what? For what, Jimmy? It doesn't even matter, at this point. What is done, is done. And after Crossroad: Spotlight, this will be done. I will beat you. And I won’t have to deal with this anymore. I will show you that you reap what you sow. You are getting what is coming to you. There is no need for me to promise anything. Or to guarantee anything. The future is set, Jimmy. There is no way that you will leave Spotlight with any sense of positivity. No moral victory. No high ground. Even if it breaks me down, I will do as I see fit to put you down. Broken bones. Blood. High risks. Whatever it takes, Jimmy. You are no monster. You are a mere mortal. A basic man. You want to think that you scare anyone. No, Jimmy. No one is scared of you anymore. You were more scary when no one knew who you were. Now? You are the ex-boyfriend of Julianna DiMaria. And the weirdo that likes to try to paint people’s faces. And to think… you could have had a great group of friends. You could have really done well in this company. But now? I must end any ideas in your head that you think you are going to get somewhere. As long as I am here in West Coast Genesis, I will be sure to remind you just what happened at Spotlight. You won’t live it down. Ever. For I am the lion. And you? You, Jimmy? You are my prey.
* * *
The video on Austen comes to a slow as we again see the familiar nature scene. A male lion slowly lowering himself into some brush. He hunkers down once again as the camera again switches to a gazelle out having a drink of water from the same lake. Keeping stride with the earlier video, the camera sees the lion swings his hips as he prepares himself. This time the lion is prepared and takes off in a slight off-center direction as the gazelle is altered. The gazelle takes off and right into the path of the lion. We see the lion pounces, claws out, as he takes the gazelle down. The two of them tumble with the lion taking control of the prey. The predator, with a look in his eyes, goes for the throat as the video ends.