What Is Danny Diamond?
Mar 3, 2016 19:55:27 GMT -5
Post by Danny Diamond on Mar 3, 2016 19:55:27 GMT -5
What Is Danny Diamond?
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Blog number two. Where do I begin?
I've had an interesting near seven years in this business, thus far. From my debut in 2WWF, where my countless accomplishments speak for themselves, to my venture in XWA, where my countless accomplishments continued to speak for themselves, all the way to FGA. I'm known in this industry for a few things.
There's my charm, of course. That goes without saying. There's also my arrogance, another one that goes without saying. My talent, my accolades, all of these things. And then, there's one particular thing that sticks out about me, one thing that goes above all others. It's that one thing that everyone thinks of when they hear the name Danny Diamond, despite my efforts to distance myself from it.
Of course I'm speaking of Mirage. You know, the lovable ol' psychopath, Mirage. No matter how hard I try to put Mirage behind me, that's all you see. You look at my beautiful face and, instead, all you can see is that horrifying mask. I'm never going to out-run him, am I? Even as he's gone, never to return, my career, my life may forever be defined by what I did under that mask, even if I wasn't doing it intentionally.
I sometimes wonder if people realize where Mirage stopped and where Danny began. For the longest time I believed we were two entirely separate minds. It wasn't until I realized we were one in the same, not just physically, but mentally as well, that I was able to rid myself of him. I did everything that Mirage did. Not only did I feel it, not only did I hear, but I did it. But what bothers me is that people seem to believe I had a choice in the matter. I'm not that much of a monster.
Let me try to explain exactly what it was like living as Mirage. Imagine the most heinous act you could ever commit, something you would rather die than do. Your life would not be worth living if you knew you did whatever it was. And then you do it. In your head, you're thinking you have no control. It's as if you're just watching from the eyes of someone else doing this horrendous thing. You can feel it with your own skin, you see it, you smell it. It's all there, but, somehow, you're not controlling it.
That's Mirage. I did all of the heinous things he did, but I never believed I was the one truly doing them. Now, I have to look back at what was done and realize I was the one who did it. It's one thing to be a complete psychopath and enjoy every disgusting thing you do. it's another to be a complete psychopath against your own will.
I'm not sure there's much of a point to this whole rant. I guess I would just like people to see things from my perspective for a change. Call me arrogant all you want, but please, don't call me Mirage.
Speaking of arrogance, you can be well assured that I'm exuding quite a bit of it as I head into my next FGA match. Why wouldn't I be? I came back and defeated Noelle Smith. Afterwards, victory number two came from Savannah Taylor. There was a minor bump in the road next as I was thrown into tag team competition with the debuting Nero Darling and suffered a loss, but I bounced right back afterwards by defeating my one-time partner. Excellent. So, who do I get next?
I believe they call her "The Boob Goddess". If you want to strike fear in your opponents heart, that's as good a name as you can have. Who wouldn't be terrified having to go up against a ... woman with big breasts? Yeah, right, well. I do remember discussing Ms. Mine with, well, you know who last year. All jokes aside, big breasts or not, she's talented. More talented than me? I wouldn't go that far, but to each their own.
I watched her most recent bout in FGA, taking on Jimmy Page at Canadian Stampede. I was very impressed. I've been very impressed with every match of hers, but, let's be honest, there's a lot of impressive wrestlers in this company. FGA is renowned for its competition. That's why I'm here. I can talk up most on the roster and I'd be right to do so. The problem is, all of these amazing talents, these incredible athletes, these charismatic wonders ... they're not me - and they'll never be me.
I'm not going to go into this match guaranteeing victory, but I'm also not heading into it with the possibility of a loss on my mind. I'm Danny Diamond, I win. It's just what I do. Now, see, despite my impressive showings recently in FGA, I simply haven't been here long enough to get the recognition my talent deserves from these people, yet. You talk to anyone watching old 2WWF or XWA taps and you're looking at their God. But this isn't 2WWF or XWA and I can respect that. As much as I love to gloat about the many things I did elsewhere, I haven't done much, yet, here.
I want to change that. I could definitely use some more accolade padding. So, it's rather clear what I want right now; championships. How do I get championships? By winning matches, as I've been doing. The better the opponent, the bigger the win, the closer I get to those championships. Fujiko Mine is another opponent placed in front of me that I need to defeat to continue on to those championships and, believe me when I say this, I do plan on defeating her.
Fujiko, hopefully you're reading this right now in some attempt to get into the mind of your next opponent, really get a feel for what I'm about right now. To you I say this; please do take this match personally, because I will. I don't dislike you. You haven't done anything to upset me, so why would I take this personally? Simply put, because this is about egos.
Mine, as you know by now, is big. Every person I step into a ring with tries to shrink that big ego by defeating me and that makes it personal. So please, by all means, hate me. Really get your blood boiling at the sight of my face or even the thought of my name. By the time we get into this ring together, I want to be your worst enemy, because then I'll know you will really be giving me your all.
And, of course, that means I'll have beaten you at your best.
That's all it boils down to, Fujiko. I want to feed my ego even more. I want to get the very best of every opponent, not because I give a fuck about entertaining the fans or some stupid bullshit like that, but because that means there's no doubt that I'm better than them when I win. You're talented, I've already said it, but you're still not me.
So, what have we learned today, class? I'm not a psychopath, just an arrogant man who believes he's better than everyone else in the world. Marvelous. To you, Ms. Mine, see you at Vertigo. To the rest of you, please stop sending me fan mail. I really do not give a fuck.
- Danny Diamond
Location: DannyDiamond.com
ONLINE
Blog number two. Where do I begin?
I've had an interesting near seven years in this business, thus far. From my debut in 2WWF, where my countless accomplishments speak for themselves, to my venture in XWA, where my countless accomplishments continued to speak for themselves, all the way to FGA. I'm known in this industry for a few things.
There's my charm, of course. That goes without saying. There's also my arrogance, another one that goes without saying. My talent, my accolades, all of these things. And then, there's one particular thing that sticks out about me, one thing that goes above all others. It's that one thing that everyone thinks of when they hear the name Danny Diamond, despite my efforts to distance myself from it.
Of course I'm speaking of Mirage. You know, the lovable ol' psychopath, Mirage. No matter how hard I try to put Mirage behind me, that's all you see. You look at my beautiful face and, instead, all you can see is that horrifying mask. I'm never going to out-run him, am I? Even as he's gone, never to return, my career, my life may forever be defined by what I did under that mask, even if I wasn't doing it intentionally.
I sometimes wonder if people realize where Mirage stopped and where Danny began. For the longest time I believed we were two entirely separate minds. It wasn't until I realized we were one in the same, not just physically, but mentally as well, that I was able to rid myself of him. I did everything that Mirage did. Not only did I feel it, not only did I hear, but I did it. But what bothers me is that people seem to believe I had a choice in the matter. I'm not that much of a monster.
Let me try to explain exactly what it was like living as Mirage. Imagine the most heinous act you could ever commit, something you would rather die than do. Your life would not be worth living if you knew you did whatever it was. And then you do it. In your head, you're thinking you have no control. It's as if you're just watching from the eyes of someone else doing this horrendous thing. You can feel it with your own skin, you see it, you smell it. It's all there, but, somehow, you're not controlling it.
That's Mirage. I did all of the heinous things he did, but I never believed I was the one truly doing them. Now, I have to look back at what was done and realize I was the one who did it. It's one thing to be a complete psychopath and enjoy every disgusting thing you do. it's another to be a complete psychopath against your own will.
I'm not sure there's much of a point to this whole rant. I guess I would just like people to see things from my perspective for a change. Call me arrogant all you want, but please, don't call me Mirage.
Speaking of arrogance, you can be well assured that I'm exuding quite a bit of it as I head into my next FGA match. Why wouldn't I be? I came back and defeated Noelle Smith. Afterwards, victory number two came from Savannah Taylor. There was a minor bump in the road next as I was thrown into tag team competition with the debuting Nero Darling and suffered a loss, but I bounced right back afterwards by defeating my one-time partner. Excellent. So, who do I get next?
I believe they call her "The Boob Goddess". If you want to strike fear in your opponents heart, that's as good a name as you can have. Who wouldn't be terrified having to go up against a ... woman with big breasts? Yeah, right, well. I do remember discussing Ms. Mine with, well, you know who last year. All jokes aside, big breasts or not, she's talented. More talented than me? I wouldn't go that far, but to each their own.
I watched her most recent bout in FGA, taking on Jimmy Page at Canadian Stampede. I was very impressed. I've been very impressed with every match of hers, but, let's be honest, there's a lot of impressive wrestlers in this company. FGA is renowned for its competition. That's why I'm here. I can talk up most on the roster and I'd be right to do so. The problem is, all of these amazing talents, these incredible athletes, these charismatic wonders ... they're not me - and they'll never be me.
I'm not going to go into this match guaranteeing victory, but I'm also not heading into it with the possibility of a loss on my mind. I'm Danny Diamond, I win. It's just what I do. Now, see, despite my impressive showings recently in FGA, I simply haven't been here long enough to get the recognition my talent deserves from these people, yet. You talk to anyone watching old 2WWF or XWA taps and you're looking at their God. But this isn't 2WWF or XWA and I can respect that. As much as I love to gloat about the many things I did elsewhere, I haven't done much, yet, here.
I want to change that. I could definitely use some more accolade padding. So, it's rather clear what I want right now; championships. How do I get championships? By winning matches, as I've been doing. The better the opponent, the bigger the win, the closer I get to those championships. Fujiko Mine is another opponent placed in front of me that I need to defeat to continue on to those championships and, believe me when I say this, I do plan on defeating her.
Fujiko, hopefully you're reading this right now in some attempt to get into the mind of your next opponent, really get a feel for what I'm about right now. To you I say this; please do take this match personally, because I will. I don't dislike you. You haven't done anything to upset me, so why would I take this personally? Simply put, because this is about egos.
Mine, as you know by now, is big. Every person I step into a ring with tries to shrink that big ego by defeating me and that makes it personal. So please, by all means, hate me. Really get your blood boiling at the sight of my face or even the thought of my name. By the time we get into this ring together, I want to be your worst enemy, because then I'll know you will really be giving me your all.
And, of course, that means I'll have beaten you at your best.
That's all it boils down to, Fujiko. I want to feed my ego even more. I want to get the very best of every opponent, not because I give a fuck about entertaining the fans or some stupid bullshit like that, but because that means there's no doubt that I'm better than them when I win. You're talented, I've already said it, but you're still not me.
So, what have we learned today, class? I'm not a psychopath, just an arrogant man who believes he's better than everyone else in the world. Marvelous. To you, Ms. Mine, see you at Vertigo. To the rest of you, please stop sending me fan mail. I really do not give a fuck.
- Danny Diamond
