Paradigm Shift
Jan 8, 2014 20:22:29 GMT -5
Post by October Raven on Jan 8, 2014 20:22:29 GMT -5
::The camera fades into a shot of the UBL Nexus title upside-down, then zooms back to show that it's the press replica belonging to Corey O'Brian.::
O'Brian: "I have kept radio silence so to speak because I have been focused on continuing my training towards my battles against RYOMA. Some might argue that I should be focusing more on planning my strategy against Joachim instead. The fact is, I don't need to."
"Rivers lost because through your ability to undo his strategy you got inside his head. There's nothing wrong with this gameplan. It is textbook martial strategy, to step on the heart of your opponent to break his will."
"But Joachim, I promise you that if you even attempt to try the same plan with me, not only will it fail, but it will only make your defeat swifter. I don't say this often, Joachim, but should I beat RYOMA, it will not be a matter of if I defeat you, but how thoroughly I defeat you."
"You did not defeat Matt Rivers because you are better than him. You merely have a mystique, an aura if you will, that makes you appear to be a nigh-unstoppable force. But this mystique is nothing more than a smokescreen. Without this mystique, Joachim, you are a second-rate fighter. At best."
"Rivers... there is no shame in losing to Joachim. Everyone gets demoralized once in a while. Learn from your defeat, and I know you will be stronger for it."
"However, this event, this unexpected event, changes the title situation drastically. Rivers was a worthy NEXUS champion, someone I would be proud to face, and would be honored to directly succeed him in the official line."
"Joachim, simply, isn't. He is merely another unworthy champion I must expose and destroy. And I know, deep down, that Joachim knows he is beneath me. And I predict that he will, as others before him, will make attempts to delay the inevitable. I refuse to let that happen. I want this title situation resolved, and another day it isn't does nothing but tarnish this company's reputation."
"Therefore."
::Corey takes off his press copy, and flips it right side up.::
Corey: "I hereby declare myself the UBL Heavyweight Champion. Whether I am officially recognized as such is irrelevant. With Rivers' defeat, I am for all intents and purposes the number one wrestler in the company, and everyone in this industry knows that that claim is a valid one. More than any claim that you are.
"My match series with RYOMA is now for this UBL Heavyweight Championship. Again, whether it is officially or not is irrelevant. If RYOMA can go 2-1 against me in the series, I will crown him as the UBL Heavyweight Champion, and everyone will know that it is legitimate, because if RYOMA can beat me twice in a row, something that no wrestler has done to me in over five years, that would make him the number one wrestler in UBL."
"And if Joachim and his camp wish to dispute the claim that the UBL Heavyweight Champion is the true top wrestler of the company, all Joachim will have to do is agree to face the champion with his title on the line as soon as possible. A failure to do so will only prove the truth I have already spoken: That Joachim is not worthy of being called a real champion."
"And in the event that Joachim refuses to give Matt Rivers a rematch for the NEXUS title, I make this promise: If anyone other than Matt Rivers is the UBL NEXUS champion that unifies his title with the UBL Heavyweight Title, and I am the one who is the undisputed NEXUS champion at the end of all this: Matt Rivers will be the very first person I intend on defending the title against, pending Arthur Wingate's approval."
"This isn't about DESTINY. This isn't about any stable warfare. This isn't even about me. This is about giving the UBL one true top champion."
"And to anyone who tries to interfere with this, I only have one warning to give you:"
"I am the Brilliant Executioner."
::Corey puts the title back on his waist as the camera has turned off::
Xander: "'Brilliant Executioner'?"
Corey: "Apparently that's what UK fans call me."
Xander: "Sounds like a prog metal band. In a good way."
::Pauses::
Xander: "So you're not going to train against Joachim?"
Corey: "I didn't say that. I only said I was currently focusing enitrely on RYOMA. Which I am. But Joachim is a prideful man."
Xander: "'If your opponent has a choleric temper, seek to irritate him'"
Corey: "Precisely."
Xander: "Hey, you remember that Blockbuster in Hialeah, that one on ninth ave?"
Corey: "What about it."
Xander: "Apparently it's a Walgreens now."
Corey: "...But there was a Walgreens next to it."
Xander: "And THAT is an empty lot now."
Corey: "Only in Hialeah."
Xander: "Hialeah: At Least It's Not Detroit."
Corey: "Or Tampa."
::Corey takes the belt off and hands it to Xander::
Corey: "Alright, tell Takeshi I'm ready. Oh, and this might be a double session. RYOMA's going to take this as seriously as I am."
O'Brian: "I have kept radio silence so to speak because I have been focused on continuing my training towards my battles against RYOMA. Some might argue that I should be focusing more on planning my strategy against Joachim instead. The fact is, I don't need to."
"Rivers lost because through your ability to undo his strategy you got inside his head. There's nothing wrong with this gameplan. It is textbook martial strategy, to step on the heart of your opponent to break his will."
"But Joachim, I promise you that if you even attempt to try the same plan with me, not only will it fail, but it will only make your defeat swifter. I don't say this often, Joachim, but should I beat RYOMA, it will not be a matter of if I defeat you, but how thoroughly I defeat you."
"You did not defeat Matt Rivers because you are better than him. You merely have a mystique, an aura if you will, that makes you appear to be a nigh-unstoppable force. But this mystique is nothing more than a smokescreen. Without this mystique, Joachim, you are a second-rate fighter. At best."
"Rivers... there is no shame in losing to Joachim. Everyone gets demoralized once in a while. Learn from your defeat, and I know you will be stronger for it."
"However, this event, this unexpected event, changes the title situation drastically. Rivers was a worthy NEXUS champion, someone I would be proud to face, and would be honored to directly succeed him in the official line."
"Joachim, simply, isn't. He is merely another unworthy champion I must expose and destroy. And I know, deep down, that Joachim knows he is beneath me. And I predict that he will, as others before him, will make attempts to delay the inevitable. I refuse to let that happen. I want this title situation resolved, and another day it isn't does nothing but tarnish this company's reputation."
"Therefore."
::Corey takes off his press copy, and flips it right side up.::
Corey: "I hereby declare myself the UBL Heavyweight Champion. Whether I am officially recognized as such is irrelevant. With Rivers' defeat, I am for all intents and purposes the number one wrestler in the company, and everyone in this industry knows that that claim is a valid one. More than any claim that you are.
"My match series with RYOMA is now for this UBL Heavyweight Championship. Again, whether it is officially or not is irrelevant. If RYOMA can go 2-1 against me in the series, I will crown him as the UBL Heavyweight Champion, and everyone will know that it is legitimate, because if RYOMA can beat me twice in a row, something that no wrestler has done to me in over five years, that would make him the number one wrestler in UBL."
"And if Joachim and his camp wish to dispute the claim that the UBL Heavyweight Champion is the true top wrestler of the company, all Joachim will have to do is agree to face the champion with his title on the line as soon as possible. A failure to do so will only prove the truth I have already spoken: That Joachim is not worthy of being called a real champion."
"And in the event that Joachim refuses to give Matt Rivers a rematch for the NEXUS title, I make this promise: If anyone other than Matt Rivers is the UBL NEXUS champion that unifies his title with the UBL Heavyweight Title, and I am the one who is the undisputed NEXUS champion at the end of all this: Matt Rivers will be the very first person I intend on defending the title against, pending Arthur Wingate's approval."
"This isn't about DESTINY. This isn't about any stable warfare. This isn't even about me. This is about giving the UBL one true top champion."
"And to anyone who tries to interfere with this, I only have one warning to give you:"
"I am the Brilliant Executioner."
::Corey puts the title back on his waist as the camera has turned off::
Xander: "'Brilliant Executioner'?"
Corey: "Apparently that's what UK fans call me."
Xander: "Sounds like a prog metal band. In a good way."
::Pauses::
Xander: "So you're not going to train against Joachim?"
Corey: "I didn't say that. I only said I was currently focusing enitrely on RYOMA. Which I am. But Joachim is a prideful man."
Xander: "'If your opponent has a choleric temper, seek to irritate him'"
Corey: "Precisely."
Xander: "Hey, you remember that Blockbuster in Hialeah, that one on ninth ave?"
Corey: "What about it."
Xander: "Apparently it's a Walgreens now."
Corey: "...But there was a Walgreens next to it."
Xander: "And THAT is an empty lot now."
Corey: "Only in Hialeah."
Xander: "Hialeah: At Least It's Not Detroit."
Corey: "Or Tampa."
::Corey takes the belt off and hands it to Xander::
Corey: "Alright, tell Takeshi I'm ready. Oh, and this might be a double session. RYOMA's going to take this as seriously as I am."