One fights to live, while the other lives to fight
Feb 23, 2017 15:58:29 GMT -5
Post by Smart Style on Feb 23, 2017 15:58:29 GMT -5
Sitting in a shuttered room, illuminated by the streaks of light piercing through the thin gaps that he has left in the shutters, Shintaro Majima cannot help but reflect on his full-time North American career
Every single person who dreams of a career in wrestling sets goals for themselves, he intones, It begins with something small, as they discuss the idea of becoming a trained wrestler to see if they have the support of their friends or family. The next decision is much bigger, as they have to search for where they will be trained. For a while the goals are small, as they need to learn the fundamental skills first. At this time their goal is to not embarrass themselves, to prove they are not wasting their time or that of their trainer. Taking a moment to think, Majima decides it is not worth continuing this line of thought for too long, While it is clear that I passed those goals a long time ago, my goals have been much greater. When I began my career with Lion’s Den, my goal was quite simple: to prove how good I am within the ring. And yet…. Majima pauses, I learned that by setting that goal for myself I had overlooked something more important: proving myself as a competitor. There were times where I may have been involved in matches I could be proud of, yet at the same time I had great difficulty transitioning the quality of my performance into a victory. This became my goal.
Raising his head slightly, Majima continues his narrative, When my career moved on to take me to 3GW, my goal changed again: I had achieved my goal in Lion’s Den, and now I could begin again and set myself a new goal. Having proven my ability and proven I could turn ability into wins, I wanted to prove I could raise myself to the level of being champion, and this did not take long as I became the first-ever Fifteen Champion. And yet… a flash of anger shimmers in Majima’s eye, …there was somebody who wanted to move the goal, to make it that much harder for me to achieve what I had set my mind to, and that was Jordan Cain.
It is fair to say that not one person begins a career expecting to devote their time and energy to defying the one person who holds their career in their hands, yet this is what happened to me. Jordan Cain had his goal, and that was to have Becker Gaines skip those fundamental goals and claim something which did not belong to him, and Cain put so much effort into making that happen at my expense. Yet what championship does Becker Gaines hold now? None. This proves one thing about him: he thought of the one goal and nothing more, and he was exposed for what he is far sooner than he would have wished.
Pausing for a moment, Majima cocks his head to the side ever so slightly, …and yet he is once again rewarded, in spite it becoming clear that his main talent is knowing the right people and praying they will help him out of situations he would rather avoid. Shaking his head at the thought, Majima takes a moment to compose his thoughts to address the point he is trying to make.
In this match for the Paramount Championship I will be facing five other competitors. Some of the people in the match I have professional rivalries with and some of whom I have personal rivalries with. If we consider the goals for this match, there are several for me to achieve… a thoughtful look crosses Majima’s face, The championship is the goals which is the most obvious, as every single competitor is thinking of holding the title in their hands when the match has finished.
Or I could look at the match another way… says Majima, with an almost mischievous look on his face, …as I could achieve the goal of having the final word against a competitor who has caused me more issues than I appreciate, as what better way is there to assert superiority than to defeat them in order to win the Paramount Championship? Not only would that achieve two goals, it would also achieve the third: to show Jordan Cain that he may try and slow my momentum time and time again, yet no matter what he does I keep moving forward one inch at a time, and I will reach my destination whether he wishes to accept it or if he does not.
Word count: 771
Every single person who dreams of a career in wrestling sets goals for themselves, he intones, It begins with something small, as they discuss the idea of becoming a trained wrestler to see if they have the support of their friends or family. The next decision is much bigger, as they have to search for where they will be trained. For a while the goals are small, as they need to learn the fundamental skills first. At this time their goal is to not embarrass themselves, to prove they are not wasting their time or that of their trainer. Taking a moment to think, Majima decides it is not worth continuing this line of thought for too long, While it is clear that I passed those goals a long time ago, my goals have been much greater. When I began my career with Lion’s Den, my goal was quite simple: to prove how good I am within the ring. And yet…. Majima pauses, I learned that by setting that goal for myself I had overlooked something more important: proving myself as a competitor. There were times where I may have been involved in matches I could be proud of, yet at the same time I had great difficulty transitioning the quality of my performance into a victory. This became my goal.
Raising his head slightly, Majima continues his narrative, When my career moved on to take me to 3GW, my goal changed again: I had achieved my goal in Lion’s Den, and now I could begin again and set myself a new goal. Having proven my ability and proven I could turn ability into wins, I wanted to prove I could raise myself to the level of being champion, and this did not take long as I became the first-ever Fifteen Champion. And yet… a flash of anger shimmers in Majima’s eye, …there was somebody who wanted to move the goal, to make it that much harder for me to achieve what I had set my mind to, and that was Jordan Cain.
It is fair to say that not one person begins a career expecting to devote their time and energy to defying the one person who holds their career in their hands, yet this is what happened to me. Jordan Cain had his goal, and that was to have Becker Gaines skip those fundamental goals and claim something which did not belong to him, and Cain put so much effort into making that happen at my expense. Yet what championship does Becker Gaines hold now? None. This proves one thing about him: he thought of the one goal and nothing more, and he was exposed for what he is far sooner than he would have wished.
Pausing for a moment, Majima cocks his head to the side ever so slightly, …and yet he is once again rewarded, in spite it becoming clear that his main talent is knowing the right people and praying they will help him out of situations he would rather avoid. Shaking his head at the thought, Majima takes a moment to compose his thoughts to address the point he is trying to make.
In this match for the Paramount Championship I will be facing five other competitors. Some of the people in the match I have professional rivalries with and some of whom I have personal rivalries with. If we consider the goals for this match, there are several for me to achieve… a thoughtful look crosses Majima’s face, The championship is the goals which is the most obvious, as every single competitor is thinking of holding the title in their hands when the match has finished.
Or I could look at the match another way… says Majima, with an almost mischievous look on his face, …as I could achieve the goal of having the final word against a competitor who has caused me more issues than I appreciate, as what better way is there to assert superiority than to defeat them in order to win the Paramount Championship? Not only would that achieve two goals, it would also achieve the third: to show Jordan Cain that he may try and slow my momentum time and time again, yet no matter what he does I keep moving forward one inch at a time, and I will reach my destination whether he wishes to accept it or if he does not.
Word count: 771
