Not Your Rebound

[Jensen Banks]

“What did I tell ya?” 

Our video opens up to a smiling Jensen Banks, who is fresh off a victory against Keegan Hightower at 3rd Strike. He is sitting on a computer chair, dressed in a grey LDFC tee as the shot only catches the upper half of his body. 

“I told y’all that Keegan Hightower couldn’t beat me cleanly if his life depended on it. I told ya that when we got in the ring again, I was gonna drop him with a Bank Shot and pin em for a CLEAN three count. Call me Jensodamous because I predicted the future perfectly when it came to this rematch. 

I sent Keegan Hightower straight to Bank Shot City and I’m sure he can tell ya that he did not enjoy that trip to a land which myself and my family have sent many people to. Sure, I got a good fight out of the bastard, but at the end of the day, I was the one walking out with a W. My first ever in singles competition. Oh, and I gave Keegan’s dumb ass a nice L for him to take home to his flavor of the month.” 

Jensen grins as he continues to stare at the camera. 

“But, aye, Keegan. I hope ya enjoyed your time in Bank Shot City. Please visit again.” 

Banks chuckles, knowing that Hightower would not appreciate that last line. 

“But enough about the past. It’s time for your boy to focus on what’s in front of him, then whatever will follow that. And what’s in front of me next is the FORMER #1 contender to the Apex strap, Hana Song. 

I’ll be honest in saying that I ain’t gonna pretend that I know ya too well, though I’m sure you’ll have a few good words to say about me. I’m not sure I’ll be able to pronounce all of them or even know what the fuck they mean though. I barely graduated high school and didn’t major in “English Words No Else Uses” in college. I think I would have flunked if I had that major. 

I do got a question though and ya can feel free to answer before or after I send your ass to Bank Shot City. 

Ya ever noticed that every time you’re running your mouth, especially about people who have proven that they can give you the hands like Nest and Triple T did at 3rd Strike, that ya sound like you’re trying to apply to Harvard or some shit?” 

Jensen cracks another smile. 

“Though I guess that could fit very well metaphorically with what happened to ya at 3rd Strike. Ya see, in that case, the Apex title was your Harvard and, uh...that application got rejected like a mothafucka!” 

Banks laughs as he knows that that type of loss to someone like Hana Song was a big blow to her ego. 

“Your match at 3rd Strike was like watching some short point guard, which would be you in this case, try to go up and dunk on Dikembe’s big ass, which would be Nest, only to get blocked and then get that big ass finger wag. And the funniest thing is ya talked all that shit about both Triple T and Nest only to come up short. And whether ya want to brush it off as luck or whatever, ya...got....pinned. 

I’m sure that must eat at ya on the inside, but take it from someone who actually WON their match at 3rd Strike and actually backed up their words, even if they didn’t straight up come out of a thesaurus.” 

The Brooklyn native gives the camera a smug smirk, knowing that he’s probably irritating Hana with what he’s saying. 

“After losing a match like that where ya thought you could take your two opponents lightly, especially when one of them has been pinned like...one time since being here, I suggest ya keep your head out your ass and not make the same mistake against me. I get that you’re probably really pissed off and I’m sure that at this moment, ya think that you’re gonna steamroll through me, but I ain’t no punk bitch! 

Shit, ya ain’t even gonna whoop my ass, but you will get a fight, I promise ya that. See, ya think this match is a rebound for ya, but another thing you’ll learn is that Jensen Banks ain’t nobody’s rebound. 

I know ya can go in the ring, Hana. I’ve seen it with my own two eyes and I sure as hell know that I ain’t gotta tell ya how good ya are. But on Wednesday night, it doesn’t matter. You’re gonna take a trip to Bank Shot City. 

BANK ON IT.” 

The feed cuts to static, ending the video.