nowhere i'd rather be
Oct 27, 2016 17:25:41 GMT -5
Post by bmac on Oct 27, 2016 17:25:41 GMT -5
October 24th, 2016
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“Yeah well I know you’re gonna do awesome, future world champ.”
Molly laughed as she stood up from her seat. She had just finished explaining to Brandon Macdonald, her old MMA trainer and still friend, about her upcoming world championship tournament. “Thanks Brandon. Oh hey, before I forget, you got my stuff right?”
“Sure do,” Brandon said as he reached into his desk and pulled out a bag and tossed it to Molly. She caught it and put it into her purse as she pulled out some money and slid it across the table to Brandon. On top of being her former trainer, Brandon was also her dealer. Molly really only smoked weed these days, but back in the day she used to do a lot more. And Brandon had a ton of connections down in Mexico. Molly suspected he had cartel hookups, based on the stories that came out after he spent a year down there, but she couldn’t be sure and she didn’t really care to ask. She was happy living in ignorant bliss if it meant she could get really good and really cheap weed. “More than usual eh?” Brandon asked.
“Yeah well I’m buying for two these days since Ashley is staying with me,” Molly replied without a second thought. She looked up and noticed Brandon staring at her. “What?”
Brandon blinked for a few moments before speaking. “Ashley like Ashley Borden?”
“Yeah…” Molly responded. “She hasn’t contacted you at all?”
Brandon shook his head. “We don’t talk much anymore. She’s bad news”
Brandon was the second person to say that to him in recent weeks. First Sam, now him. But this time Molly was taking it a little more seriously. Brandon and Ashley were engaged once, before things fell apart for unrevealed-to-Molly reasons. So if Brandon said she was bad news, that was something she should probably not just blow off. “Why do people keep saying that? Ashley’s always been an amazing friend to me. She’s always there for me no matter what, but people keep saying not to trust her? Like what is going on?” Molly inquired. She meant it. Ashley was a little strange at times, and there was that night with the blood and the cops wanting to talk to her. But otherwise she’d been amazing to Molly these past few months.
“Look, I’ll tell you more later. But I really have to go now. Just be careful with her,” Brandon said dismissively, seeming very hurried all of the sudden. Molly looked at him confused for a few moments, before throwing her hands up in the air with an exasperated sigh and walking out of the room, annoyed that people kept telling her not to trust a friend that she’d never had a reason not to trust.
October 27th, 2016
*ON CAMERA*
The camera cuts to a shot of Molly Reid sitting in front of the camera, smiling as she stares into it. The FGA Pride Championship is slung over her shoulder as she adjusts it to make sure it doesn’t slide off, before she turns back to the camera to speak.
“Hey y’all. Feels like it’s been longer than two weeks since last we talked, but I guess it’s just been a long two weeks. I haven’t been very happy since Retribution, for obvious reasons. I’ve got no excuses. It was disgusting. I’ve never been so disappointed in myself for wrestling like such a damn scrub. There’s no reason that Envi should ever beat me, and yet there I was, lying on the mat as he celebrated above me. Watching that match again later on, made me sick. I had so many chances to put him away and I just couldn’t capitalize on any of them. He had his chance, and he took it and he got me. But I can’t dwell on the past. We get to wrestle again at Final Frontier, this time for the Pride Championship. You can be sure as shit that I am not going to put up such a pitiful performance for my first ever Pride title defense. I worked my fucking ass off to win this Pride Championship. This is my first-ever title I’ve won outside of IWF. I’m not going to give this up. When Envi and I step into that ring at Final Frontier, I’m going to be ten times the Molly Reid he saw at Retribution. I’m going to defend my championship against Envi, and then again against whoever I face after that, and then again and again. This Pride title is mine, forever. I’ll give Envi his due, he beat me in the ring and he deserves his chance to wrestle for the title. But he’s still a coward. He’ll still try to cheap shot me any chance he gets. I’ll be ready though. No matter what he tries to do to get into my head, I’m not leaving Final Frontier without my Pride title. You can take that to the damn bank.”
“But for now I’ve got another thing to focus on. At Retribution we all saw Zero defend his FGA World Championship against Chandler. It was a phenomenal match, easily one of the best matches of the year. The two gave it everything they had and in the end, Zero came away the victor. And then he just quit.”
“I’ve got a lot of respect for Zero’s in-ring ability. He’s absolutely one of the best wrestlers out there and nobody can deny that. But Zero basically has the mentality of a teenage girl. His whole speech about why he was quitting was basically that nobody appreciated him. Which doesn’t make sense to me. Like what more did he want? He was the face of FGA and everyone knew that and acknowledged that. He was our world champion. Everyone respected his in-ring mastery. He says he doesn’t care what everyone thinks of him, but obviously he cares a great deal. He wants everyone to get on their knees and worship him and because people didn’t, he’s had enough of FGA. Zero’s an attention whore. Plain and simple. ‘Oh nobody likes me, nobody appreciates me’ boo fucking hoo Zero. You’re the goddamn world champion. Everyone knows how good you are in the ring. What more do you want us to do? I tried to congratulate you for winning once and you shoved it right back in my face. So I stopped doing it. But now you want to be appreciated more? A great wrestler but man I’ve seen fourteen year-old girls with more emotional stability than Zero has.”
“But I’m glad he’s gone. Not because him leaving makes things easier for everyone. I don’t want the easy route. I wrestle because I love the challenge, and having Zero in this company makes things more challenging. But I’m glad he’s gone because he was a shitty World Champion. Sure his wrestling was world-class. But as far as a world champion goes, you’re the top representative of your company. You’re the star, you’re the face, you represent FGA. And Zero did an absolute shit job of it. Whining and bitching on twitter like a tween on her period, every single week. Absolutely didn’t care about FGA at all, and I think that much was proven by him leaving. How can you represent FGA if you don’t respect it? But now that he’s gone, we get a chance to have a champion who can actually represent this company.”
“Because Zero was wrong. FGA doesn’t need him more than he needs FGA. This is one of the greatest wrestling companies in the world today. The level of wrestling talent is unparalleled. There are so many phenomenal wrestlers here that we’re not defined by just one man. Zero was the world champion, yes, but he wasn’t bigger than FGA. He wasn’t solo carrying the load for this company. Everyone else on this roster busts their ass day in and day out for this company. Nobody is bigger than the company and that includes me. But I work my ass off every single day to represent FGA. That doesn’t mean I’m better than FGA, or that FGA is lucky to have me. I’m the one who’s lucky. I’m wrestling in a company that gives me a challenge every single time I step into that ring. A company that gets to showcase the best wrestlers in the world every time it comes on your televisions. That’s why Zero was wrong. FGA will be just fine without him. It’s bigger than he is. Now we get a chance to prove it, starting this week.”
“What better way to crown a new world champion and move on from Zero than showcasing just all of the talent here in FGA in a 16-person tournament like this. I’ve never been more relieved than I was when I saw that I had been selected to take part in it. And I was pretty excited for the first round. Me and Ruby Tyler against Chris Madison and Annie.”
“I’m not going to lie, I don’t know a ton about Chris Madison. What I do know is that he’s really good. He’s been wrestling professionally since I was nine years old. And he’s still good! He’s been unbeaten for over a year now, including absolutely tearing through Rick Young in his debut here in FGA. Madison is hungry. He’s driven. Coming to FGA in the past and not being as successful as he’d have liked to be is fueling his drive to succeed a second time around. And why shouldn’t it be? Nobody wants their legacy in a company to be defined by lackluster performances and no success. Every time I step into that ring I’m driven by my past failures, using them to drive me to success so that I don’t have to be defined by failure. Madison is doing the same thing. And it’s clearly been working for him. Fifteen or so months unbeaten. That means in fifteen months, he’s never had a slip up. Never had a night where he just couldn’t bring it all. Never gotten caught with a move he didn’t see coming. The drive, the perseverance, the skill it takes to go that long without losing is phenomenal, and now myself, along with my partner, are tasked with handing him that first loss.”
“And then there’s his partner, who I’m much more familiar with. Hi Annie!”
“I love Annie, and I’ll always love Annie. She’s my best friend in the world and she always will be. When I saw that she was drawn to be in this tournament too, I was happy for her. Annie’s worked her way from a young tag team specialist all the way up to bonafide top-notch singles wrestler. She’s one of the best wrestlers in this company, and she’s proven that time and time again. I know how much it hurt to lose her Mid-Atlantic Legacy Championship to Salem. She truly wanted to be the greatest Mid-Atlantic champion that ever stepped foot in FGA, and she failed in her goal. But Annie isn’t using that to get down on herself. She’s using it to power her, to drive her forward and it starts with this tournament. We’ve talked about this before and I know how badly Annie wants to be world champion. She definitely has the talent. Now that she’s got her chance, she’s not going to stop at anything to get that shot. We’re best friends and we’ll still be best friends after this match, but I know Annie won’t hesitate to do whatever it takes to win that match, even if it’s at my expense. And I’ll do the same. We’re wrestlers. This is what we do. Stepping into the ring with my friends is something her and I do on a weekly basis. We’ve wrestled before in a fantastic match, we’ll do it again on Saturday and we’ll probably do it many more times.”
“But this is my chance. This is the biggest opportunity I’ve had in my career. And I’m not going to let it go to waste. Madison is a phenomenal wrestler and nobody can take that away from him. I don’t think there’s anything that I can do in that ring that’s going to catch him by surprise. He’s seen it all, he’s done it all. But I still have an advantage. I’m young and I’m fast. I don’t care how tough and experienced you are. Madison is like 36 years old and has been wrestling for over 16 years. When you’ve wrestled that long, and especially some of the more extreme matches he’s had in his past, you’re going to lose a step in that ring. You’re going to be a little bit slower, have a little less stamina, a little less reaction time. It’s just how the world works, you can’t beat father time. And that’s where my advantage comes into play against Madison. I’m going to be a hell of a lot faster than he is. And I sure as shit am not going to tire out. So I can keep going at him nonstop. If I’m in the ring with him, it’s going to be speed speed and more speed. I consider myself a good, talented pure wrestler. I’m the Pride Champion so I think that’s a fair thing to say. But I’m just not going to beat Madison in a pure wrestling match. It’s not going to happen and it would be silly to even try. So it’s going to be a heavy dose of me using my speed to my advantage. And I’m really fast, and my cardio is elite. That’s one thing that I can boast that nobody can deny. I’ve spent my entire life training in high-performance athletics. I run triathlons, obstacle courses, everything. I’m not going to tire out and that’s how I have to beat Madison. Speed, speed and then more speed. Just nonstop taking the fight to him and not letting him get a chance to get ahold of me and outwrestle me. Easier said than done sure, but I’m confident in my abilities and I know that I can do it.”
“Then there’s Annie. I don’t think I need to say much about her. Last time we fought, I had control late until Annie caught me and won. I still owe you for that Dupree. This is my chance to exact a little bit of revenge. I think she knows how much I’ve improved since that match. And I know how much she’s improved since then. That’s the thing when you’re as close as Annie and I are, you know each other so well. I know what Annie wants to do in that ring and she knows what I want to do. So when we step into that ring at the same time, expect a battle. This is the kind of match where both wrestlers are basically even the entire time until one of them makes one mistake and the other can capitalize. Last time I failed to do that against Annie, and she found mine and took advantage. I won’t let that happen again. If she makes a mistake when I’m in the ring, I’m going to make sure that it’s the only mistake she gets a chance to make. She wants this world title and she’s going to do whatever it takes to get it, but so am I. I need to win this match, and I’m going to put my heart and soul and every damn thing I have into this match.”
“And yes, don’t worry. I’m not forgetting about my partner in this match. Ruby Tyler, someone that I definitely don’t like, but someone that I need to work together with. The good news is that if we win, we move on to wrestle each other later in the night. So that right there is good news. Because I really want to wrestle Ruby. Well, more like I really want to punch Ruby in the face. I don’t like her and she doesn’t like me. I listened to what was said at Retribution, after she and KHard attacked Dan and Cordy and I gotta say, it’s ridiculous. I don’t know what fans are sitting there telling you that the two of you should fuck or marry or whatever but what does that have to do with anything? Nobody in this business gives a shit about what you do with your personal lives. It’s not coming from wrestlers. So if you’re just letting random fan chatter get into your heads like that, I mean come on. When you’re well-known, people are going to say stupid shit. So I was confused by that, but then I was just shaking my head about you guys going on and on about not being respected and being afterthoughts and now working to destroy FGA. Again with the lack of respect for this company. It’s ridiculous how many people don’t appreciate the chance they have to wrestle in this great company. I can’t even believe it sometimes.”
“But you know what? You want to stop being an afterthought? You want to start being respected? Then fucking earn it. You don’t just walk into a company and get respect. You can’t just expect people to treat you like hot shit if you haven’t done anything to earn it. People wrestle for years without earning anything. What the hell have you done this year to assume that you should get that kind of treatment? You lost your only Dynamic Duos match? You lost your tag team title match? So you just lose a bunch and then get mad that everyone treats you as an afterthought and so now your idea is to attack people after matches and try to destroy a company from within, whatever that means? Why not try to earn your place by, I don’t know, actually earning it.”
“I was an afterthought here in FGA. When people thought of Molly Reid, they thought of the girl who was a pretty fun wrestler, but not someone they needed to take seriously. She could wrestle hard, but she never was quite able to reach the next level. But you know what I did? Instead of taking the cowardly route of attacking people after their hard-fought victories, I stepped up in that ring itself. I worked harder than I ever had in my life to get better. And guess what? It paid off. I became the Pride Champion. And you know what? It’s still not enough. I’m not going to sit here and say that I’m a success, or I get all the treatment and respect that others get, or anything like that. Because I’m not done. There’s still a lot that I want to accomplish in my young wrestling career, so I can’t coast now that I’ve won a couple big matches. Every day I have to be working on ways to improve in that ring. I have to be better every single week. Regressing to my old ways is unacceptable to me.”
“So that’s my message to you Ruby. Step up and actually work on being a star in that ring, instead of just going for the easy way out. Start with me as your partner. I know you want to be the FGA World Champion. We all want to be the world champion, that’s why we’re all here. So you shouldn’t have a problem getting motivated to wrestle. But this is a tag team match. Against two really talented opponents. We need to work together. So I’m challenging you to step up in that ring in a way that you haven’t before. Because that’s exactly what I’m going to do. I’m raising my game to levels that I’ve never hit before, because I want this world championship more than I’ve ever wanted anything. I don’t care that you mentioned me by name as a victim on your path to make us all pay or whatever dumb thing you said. For this match only, it’s water under the bridge. So I hope you’re able to set aside whatever dislike of me you have in order to work together to beat Annie and Madison. And just think. You only have to do it for one match. After that, if we win, you can go right back to hating me or whatever. But just know that after we beat those two, we’re done as anything together. You’re right back to the Ruby that I can’t stand, and you’ll be in my way for my chance at the world championship. So you better hope that you stepped your game up like I said. Because otherwise you won’t be ready for what I’m going to bring to that match. I won’t be denied the chance to fight for the world championship here in FGA. Not Annie nor Chris nor Ruby is going to stop me.”
“This night means everything to me. A chance to wrestle for the FGA World Championship. I have a chance to make history with this tournament. Nobody has ever held the World Championship and another single title at the same time in FGA history. Right now, only Salem and I have that chance with this tournament. I’m going to be doing everything in my power to make sure I become that first. This is a chance to cement my name in the history books of FGA. I’m incredibly proud of my Pride Championship, but this, this is the World Championship. When I started here in FGA I wanted to carve out my own legacy here. I want people to remember my name when I finally decide to hang them up. This my big chance. This is my moment. This is where I can make the first gigantic mark in my FGA legacy. It won’t be easy, that’s for sure. If I can get by Annie and Madison with Ruby, then I have to beat Ruby later in the night. If I can do that then I have to beat three other people who did the exact same thing this week for the title. Only one of the 16 of us in this tournament can win. But why not me? There’s nobody in this business that I can’t compete with and beat in that ring. I’m ready for this moment.”
“You want to know what the main force driving me in this match and any future match is going to be? It’s not beating Annie, or ending Madison’s unbeaten streak, or getting to punch Ruby in the face. Those are all part of it, but the biggest thing that is driving me to become FGA World Champion is my love for this company. I would do fucking anything for FGA. There’s nowhere in the world that I’d rather be wrestling. When Zero was champion, we saw a world champion who didn’t give a shit about this company. I don’t want to see that happen ever again. Every world champion should love FGA and work their ass off to show that love. Nobody should have to put up with someone who doesn’t care about the company he represents. I see people talking dumb shit about destroying the title if they win for god knows what reason. Those people are morons. This is the FGA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP for fuck’s sake. I want to be champion because I want to represent everything that I love about this company. I want to represent FGA. I want to show the world that FGA is the greatest company in the entire world, and this is my chance to do that. So this is my moment. My chance. It starts this week with a tag team match against my best friend, and if I can bring it in the ring like I know I can, it’ll end in two weeks time with the FGA World Championship around my waist.”
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“Yeah well I know you’re gonna do awesome, future world champ.”
Molly laughed as she stood up from her seat. She had just finished explaining to Brandon Macdonald, her old MMA trainer and still friend, about her upcoming world championship tournament. “Thanks Brandon. Oh hey, before I forget, you got my stuff right?”
“Sure do,” Brandon said as he reached into his desk and pulled out a bag and tossed it to Molly. She caught it and put it into her purse as she pulled out some money and slid it across the table to Brandon. On top of being her former trainer, Brandon was also her dealer. Molly really only smoked weed these days, but back in the day she used to do a lot more. And Brandon had a ton of connections down in Mexico. Molly suspected he had cartel hookups, based on the stories that came out after he spent a year down there, but she couldn’t be sure and she didn’t really care to ask. She was happy living in ignorant bliss if it meant she could get really good and really cheap weed. “More than usual eh?” Brandon asked.
“Yeah well I’m buying for two these days since Ashley is staying with me,” Molly replied without a second thought. She looked up and noticed Brandon staring at her. “What?”
Brandon blinked for a few moments before speaking. “Ashley like Ashley Borden?”
“Yeah…” Molly responded. “She hasn’t contacted you at all?”
Brandon shook his head. “We don’t talk much anymore. She’s bad news”
Brandon was the second person to say that to him in recent weeks. First Sam, now him. But this time Molly was taking it a little more seriously. Brandon and Ashley were engaged once, before things fell apart for unrevealed-to-Molly reasons. So if Brandon said she was bad news, that was something she should probably not just blow off. “Why do people keep saying that? Ashley’s always been an amazing friend to me. She’s always there for me no matter what, but people keep saying not to trust her? Like what is going on?” Molly inquired. She meant it. Ashley was a little strange at times, and there was that night with the blood and the cops wanting to talk to her. But otherwise she’d been amazing to Molly these past few months.
“Look, I’ll tell you more later. But I really have to go now. Just be careful with her,” Brandon said dismissively, seeming very hurried all of the sudden. Molly looked at him confused for a few moments, before throwing her hands up in the air with an exasperated sigh and walking out of the room, annoyed that people kept telling her not to trust a friend that she’d never had a reason not to trust.
October 27th, 2016
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The camera cuts to a shot of Molly Reid sitting in front of the camera, smiling as she stares into it. The FGA Pride Championship is slung over her shoulder as she adjusts it to make sure it doesn’t slide off, before she turns back to the camera to speak.
“Hey y’all. Feels like it’s been longer than two weeks since last we talked, but I guess it’s just been a long two weeks. I haven’t been very happy since Retribution, for obvious reasons. I’ve got no excuses. It was disgusting. I’ve never been so disappointed in myself for wrestling like such a damn scrub. There’s no reason that Envi should ever beat me, and yet there I was, lying on the mat as he celebrated above me. Watching that match again later on, made me sick. I had so many chances to put him away and I just couldn’t capitalize on any of them. He had his chance, and he took it and he got me. But I can’t dwell on the past. We get to wrestle again at Final Frontier, this time for the Pride Championship. You can be sure as shit that I am not going to put up such a pitiful performance for my first ever Pride title defense. I worked my fucking ass off to win this Pride Championship. This is my first-ever title I’ve won outside of IWF. I’m not going to give this up. When Envi and I step into that ring at Final Frontier, I’m going to be ten times the Molly Reid he saw at Retribution. I’m going to defend my championship against Envi, and then again against whoever I face after that, and then again and again. This Pride title is mine, forever. I’ll give Envi his due, he beat me in the ring and he deserves his chance to wrestle for the title. But he’s still a coward. He’ll still try to cheap shot me any chance he gets. I’ll be ready though. No matter what he tries to do to get into my head, I’m not leaving Final Frontier without my Pride title. You can take that to the damn bank.”
“But for now I’ve got another thing to focus on. At Retribution we all saw Zero defend his FGA World Championship against Chandler. It was a phenomenal match, easily one of the best matches of the year. The two gave it everything they had and in the end, Zero came away the victor. And then he just quit.”
“I’ve got a lot of respect for Zero’s in-ring ability. He’s absolutely one of the best wrestlers out there and nobody can deny that. But Zero basically has the mentality of a teenage girl. His whole speech about why he was quitting was basically that nobody appreciated him. Which doesn’t make sense to me. Like what more did he want? He was the face of FGA and everyone knew that and acknowledged that. He was our world champion. Everyone respected his in-ring mastery. He says he doesn’t care what everyone thinks of him, but obviously he cares a great deal. He wants everyone to get on their knees and worship him and because people didn’t, he’s had enough of FGA. Zero’s an attention whore. Plain and simple. ‘Oh nobody likes me, nobody appreciates me’ boo fucking hoo Zero. You’re the goddamn world champion. Everyone knows how good you are in the ring. What more do you want us to do? I tried to congratulate you for winning once and you shoved it right back in my face. So I stopped doing it. But now you want to be appreciated more? A great wrestler but man I’ve seen fourteen year-old girls with more emotional stability than Zero has.”
“But I’m glad he’s gone. Not because him leaving makes things easier for everyone. I don’t want the easy route. I wrestle because I love the challenge, and having Zero in this company makes things more challenging. But I’m glad he’s gone because he was a shitty World Champion. Sure his wrestling was world-class. But as far as a world champion goes, you’re the top representative of your company. You’re the star, you’re the face, you represent FGA. And Zero did an absolute shit job of it. Whining and bitching on twitter like a tween on her period, every single week. Absolutely didn’t care about FGA at all, and I think that much was proven by him leaving. How can you represent FGA if you don’t respect it? But now that he’s gone, we get a chance to have a champion who can actually represent this company.”
“Because Zero was wrong. FGA doesn’t need him more than he needs FGA. This is one of the greatest wrestling companies in the world today. The level of wrestling talent is unparalleled. There are so many phenomenal wrestlers here that we’re not defined by just one man. Zero was the world champion, yes, but he wasn’t bigger than FGA. He wasn’t solo carrying the load for this company. Everyone else on this roster busts their ass day in and day out for this company. Nobody is bigger than the company and that includes me. But I work my ass off every single day to represent FGA. That doesn’t mean I’m better than FGA, or that FGA is lucky to have me. I’m the one who’s lucky. I’m wrestling in a company that gives me a challenge every single time I step into that ring. A company that gets to showcase the best wrestlers in the world every time it comes on your televisions. That’s why Zero was wrong. FGA will be just fine without him. It’s bigger than he is. Now we get a chance to prove it, starting this week.”
“What better way to crown a new world champion and move on from Zero than showcasing just all of the talent here in FGA in a 16-person tournament like this. I’ve never been more relieved than I was when I saw that I had been selected to take part in it. And I was pretty excited for the first round. Me and Ruby Tyler against Chris Madison and Annie.”
“I’m not going to lie, I don’t know a ton about Chris Madison. What I do know is that he’s really good. He’s been wrestling professionally since I was nine years old. And he’s still good! He’s been unbeaten for over a year now, including absolutely tearing through Rick Young in his debut here in FGA. Madison is hungry. He’s driven. Coming to FGA in the past and not being as successful as he’d have liked to be is fueling his drive to succeed a second time around. And why shouldn’t it be? Nobody wants their legacy in a company to be defined by lackluster performances and no success. Every time I step into that ring I’m driven by my past failures, using them to drive me to success so that I don’t have to be defined by failure. Madison is doing the same thing. And it’s clearly been working for him. Fifteen or so months unbeaten. That means in fifteen months, he’s never had a slip up. Never had a night where he just couldn’t bring it all. Never gotten caught with a move he didn’t see coming. The drive, the perseverance, the skill it takes to go that long without losing is phenomenal, and now myself, along with my partner, are tasked with handing him that first loss.”
“And then there’s his partner, who I’m much more familiar with. Hi Annie!”
“I love Annie, and I’ll always love Annie. She’s my best friend in the world and she always will be. When I saw that she was drawn to be in this tournament too, I was happy for her. Annie’s worked her way from a young tag team specialist all the way up to bonafide top-notch singles wrestler. She’s one of the best wrestlers in this company, and she’s proven that time and time again. I know how much it hurt to lose her Mid-Atlantic Legacy Championship to Salem. She truly wanted to be the greatest Mid-Atlantic champion that ever stepped foot in FGA, and she failed in her goal. But Annie isn’t using that to get down on herself. She’s using it to power her, to drive her forward and it starts with this tournament. We’ve talked about this before and I know how badly Annie wants to be world champion. She definitely has the talent. Now that she’s got her chance, she’s not going to stop at anything to get that shot. We’re best friends and we’ll still be best friends after this match, but I know Annie won’t hesitate to do whatever it takes to win that match, even if it’s at my expense. And I’ll do the same. We’re wrestlers. This is what we do. Stepping into the ring with my friends is something her and I do on a weekly basis. We’ve wrestled before in a fantastic match, we’ll do it again on Saturday and we’ll probably do it many more times.”
“But this is my chance. This is the biggest opportunity I’ve had in my career. And I’m not going to let it go to waste. Madison is a phenomenal wrestler and nobody can take that away from him. I don’t think there’s anything that I can do in that ring that’s going to catch him by surprise. He’s seen it all, he’s done it all. But I still have an advantage. I’m young and I’m fast. I don’t care how tough and experienced you are. Madison is like 36 years old and has been wrestling for over 16 years. When you’ve wrestled that long, and especially some of the more extreme matches he’s had in his past, you’re going to lose a step in that ring. You’re going to be a little bit slower, have a little less stamina, a little less reaction time. It’s just how the world works, you can’t beat father time. And that’s where my advantage comes into play against Madison. I’m going to be a hell of a lot faster than he is. And I sure as shit am not going to tire out. So I can keep going at him nonstop. If I’m in the ring with him, it’s going to be speed speed and more speed. I consider myself a good, talented pure wrestler. I’m the Pride Champion so I think that’s a fair thing to say. But I’m just not going to beat Madison in a pure wrestling match. It’s not going to happen and it would be silly to even try. So it’s going to be a heavy dose of me using my speed to my advantage. And I’m really fast, and my cardio is elite. That’s one thing that I can boast that nobody can deny. I’ve spent my entire life training in high-performance athletics. I run triathlons, obstacle courses, everything. I’m not going to tire out and that’s how I have to beat Madison. Speed, speed and then more speed. Just nonstop taking the fight to him and not letting him get a chance to get ahold of me and outwrestle me. Easier said than done sure, but I’m confident in my abilities and I know that I can do it.”
“Then there’s Annie. I don’t think I need to say much about her. Last time we fought, I had control late until Annie caught me and won. I still owe you for that Dupree. This is my chance to exact a little bit of revenge. I think she knows how much I’ve improved since that match. And I know how much she’s improved since then. That’s the thing when you’re as close as Annie and I are, you know each other so well. I know what Annie wants to do in that ring and she knows what I want to do. So when we step into that ring at the same time, expect a battle. This is the kind of match where both wrestlers are basically even the entire time until one of them makes one mistake and the other can capitalize. Last time I failed to do that against Annie, and she found mine and took advantage. I won’t let that happen again. If she makes a mistake when I’m in the ring, I’m going to make sure that it’s the only mistake she gets a chance to make. She wants this world title and she’s going to do whatever it takes to get it, but so am I. I need to win this match, and I’m going to put my heart and soul and every damn thing I have into this match.”
“And yes, don’t worry. I’m not forgetting about my partner in this match. Ruby Tyler, someone that I definitely don’t like, but someone that I need to work together with. The good news is that if we win, we move on to wrestle each other later in the night. So that right there is good news. Because I really want to wrestle Ruby. Well, more like I really want to punch Ruby in the face. I don’t like her and she doesn’t like me. I listened to what was said at Retribution, after she and KHard attacked Dan and Cordy and I gotta say, it’s ridiculous. I don’t know what fans are sitting there telling you that the two of you should fuck or marry or whatever but what does that have to do with anything? Nobody in this business gives a shit about what you do with your personal lives. It’s not coming from wrestlers. So if you’re just letting random fan chatter get into your heads like that, I mean come on. When you’re well-known, people are going to say stupid shit. So I was confused by that, but then I was just shaking my head about you guys going on and on about not being respected and being afterthoughts and now working to destroy FGA. Again with the lack of respect for this company. It’s ridiculous how many people don’t appreciate the chance they have to wrestle in this great company. I can’t even believe it sometimes.”
“But you know what? You want to stop being an afterthought? You want to start being respected? Then fucking earn it. You don’t just walk into a company and get respect. You can’t just expect people to treat you like hot shit if you haven’t done anything to earn it. People wrestle for years without earning anything. What the hell have you done this year to assume that you should get that kind of treatment? You lost your only Dynamic Duos match? You lost your tag team title match? So you just lose a bunch and then get mad that everyone treats you as an afterthought and so now your idea is to attack people after matches and try to destroy a company from within, whatever that means? Why not try to earn your place by, I don’t know, actually earning it.”
“I was an afterthought here in FGA. When people thought of Molly Reid, they thought of the girl who was a pretty fun wrestler, but not someone they needed to take seriously. She could wrestle hard, but she never was quite able to reach the next level. But you know what I did? Instead of taking the cowardly route of attacking people after their hard-fought victories, I stepped up in that ring itself. I worked harder than I ever had in my life to get better. And guess what? It paid off. I became the Pride Champion. And you know what? It’s still not enough. I’m not going to sit here and say that I’m a success, or I get all the treatment and respect that others get, or anything like that. Because I’m not done. There’s still a lot that I want to accomplish in my young wrestling career, so I can’t coast now that I’ve won a couple big matches. Every day I have to be working on ways to improve in that ring. I have to be better every single week. Regressing to my old ways is unacceptable to me.”
“So that’s my message to you Ruby. Step up and actually work on being a star in that ring, instead of just going for the easy way out. Start with me as your partner. I know you want to be the FGA World Champion. We all want to be the world champion, that’s why we’re all here. So you shouldn’t have a problem getting motivated to wrestle. But this is a tag team match. Against two really talented opponents. We need to work together. So I’m challenging you to step up in that ring in a way that you haven’t before. Because that’s exactly what I’m going to do. I’m raising my game to levels that I’ve never hit before, because I want this world championship more than I’ve ever wanted anything. I don’t care that you mentioned me by name as a victim on your path to make us all pay or whatever dumb thing you said. For this match only, it’s water under the bridge. So I hope you’re able to set aside whatever dislike of me you have in order to work together to beat Annie and Madison. And just think. You only have to do it for one match. After that, if we win, you can go right back to hating me or whatever. But just know that after we beat those two, we’re done as anything together. You’re right back to the Ruby that I can’t stand, and you’ll be in my way for my chance at the world championship. So you better hope that you stepped your game up like I said. Because otherwise you won’t be ready for what I’m going to bring to that match. I won’t be denied the chance to fight for the world championship here in FGA. Not Annie nor Chris nor Ruby is going to stop me.”
“This night means everything to me. A chance to wrestle for the FGA World Championship. I have a chance to make history with this tournament. Nobody has ever held the World Championship and another single title at the same time in FGA history. Right now, only Salem and I have that chance with this tournament. I’m going to be doing everything in my power to make sure I become that first. This is a chance to cement my name in the history books of FGA. I’m incredibly proud of my Pride Championship, but this, this is the World Championship. When I started here in FGA I wanted to carve out my own legacy here. I want people to remember my name when I finally decide to hang them up. This my big chance. This is my moment. This is where I can make the first gigantic mark in my FGA legacy. It won’t be easy, that’s for sure. If I can get by Annie and Madison with Ruby, then I have to beat Ruby later in the night. If I can do that then I have to beat three other people who did the exact same thing this week for the title. Only one of the 16 of us in this tournament can win. But why not me? There’s nobody in this business that I can’t compete with and beat in that ring. I’m ready for this moment.”
“You want to know what the main force driving me in this match and any future match is going to be? It’s not beating Annie, or ending Madison’s unbeaten streak, or getting to punch Ruby in the face. Those are all part of it, but the biggest thing that is driving me to become FGA World Champion is my love for this company. I would do fucking anything for FGA. There’s nowhere in the world that I’d rather be wrestling. When Zero was champion, we saw a world champion who didn’t give a shit about this company. I don’t want to see that happen ever again. Every world champion should love FGA and work their ass off to show that love. Nobody should have to put up with someone who doesn’t care about the company he represents. I see people talking dumb shit about destroying the title if they win for god knows what reason. Those people are morons. This is the FGA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP for fuck’s sake. I want to be champion because I want to represent everything that I love about this company. I want to represent FGA. I want to show the world that FGA is the greatest company in the entire world, and this is my chance to do that. So this is my moment. My chance. It starts this week with a tag team match against my best friend, and if I can bring it in the ring like I know I can, it’ll end in two weeks time with the FGA World Championship around my waist.”
