Post by JaceParkerDavidson on Feb 3, 2024 0:21:44 GMT -5
SANCTUARY
DENVER, COLORADO
THURSDAY, JANUARY 25TH, 2024
The night after a Revolution event is always rough but this one was just different. The night before shifted after the main event and the announcement of the main event for the next Supershow. The flight back to Denver was deathly silent even though Samantha, Madison, Trixie, Jezebel, and I were all there.
Without looking at Samantha, I could already tell she was quiet because she never expected to have her title match against Kalinda go to a no-contest. Along with insult being added to injury by the fact that not only had to fight Kalinda and Gorgo for the title but now I was a competitor in the match also. I knew better than to try and lighten the mood or talk to her at the moment. She needed time to process it all in her head.
Madison had a bittersweet look on her face during the flight. She was happy to finally, officially, get her one-on-one match against Serenity Holmes for the Silver State Championship belt. She even got over on Serenity not once, but twice last night. However, what happened post-match with Los Tigres and Trixie hung over her head. I’m sure she was thinking about how Vega would react to her slapping Mateo and then pointing at their Unity Championship belts.
Jezebel was there trying to comfort Madison, but I could sense there was disappointment in the pit of her stomach. She was the one tasked with escorting Trixie to the ring for her match to make sure Mateo was not a factor.
And then there was Trixie. She looked like a nervous child who had just been scolded. Her mind raced over whether or not she had just ruined a friendship between Vega and Madison. She could also sense the tension that hung over us all over the fact that Samantha and I would be opponents for the first time.
No one likes it when Mom and Dad are fighting.
Once we touched down in Denver, Jezebel and Trixie went their separate ways. That left Samantha, Madison, and I to arrive back at the estate. Upon walking through the front door, Samantha dropped her luggage and immediately headed toward the gym we had inside. Madison made her way up the stairs and headed to her room without saying a word.
I closed the front door and locked it behind me before going right over to the bar where we kept the liquor in the home. I stepped behind and washed out a glass and then placed two cubes of ice inside of it before pouring in some bourbon. I walked over toward the couch, glass in hand, and sat down on the cushions with an exhausted sigh.
JACE PARKER DAVIDSON
Well… it can’t be all sunshine and rainbows every single day.
I said out loud to no one other than myself before taking the first sip from the glass. I swallowed slowly and felt the liquor burn its way down with only a bit of a grimace.
JACE PARKER DAVIDSON
Maybe being here is a bad idea…
I pondered as I thought about how life would be until the Supershow was over. I shook my head, as well-intentioned as the thought might be. No way just leaving and staying away would help more than harm the situation.
JACE PARKER DAVIDSON
I have to take whatever the tension will be on the chin and stand my ground.
I took another sip from the glass as I started to think about what a match against Kalinda, Gorgo, and Samantha would look like. I’ve never faced any of them but then again none of them have faced me. Just going to have to use that to my advantage.
JACE PARKER DAVIDSON
UPRISING World Champion… Jace Parker Davidson.
Saying the words out loud just didn’t sound right… not yet at least. I finished off the rest of the Bourbon and then pulled myself to my feet.
JACE PARKER DAVIDSON
No use fighting it, there is work to be done.
I placed the glass down on top of the bar and headed off as the scene faded.
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LATER THAT NIGHT
I had made my way over to the study on the second floor. I got a fire going in the fireplace and then set up my phone to record. It was time to get a jump on all of the shit that going to be slung back and forth heading into this match. I grabbed a hold of my HOW LSD Championship belt and took a seat in a chair facing the fireplace.
I placed the Championship belt over my lap and then made sure that my clothing, hair, and everything looked normal. Once I was sure that I was seated directly in the middle of the shot, I hit the record button.
JACE PARKER DAVIDSON
Revolution was quite the evening, I’m sure wrestlers and fans alike are still buzzing over everything that happened. I’m not even sure I fully caught every single thing that went down but I’m fairly certain that I caught everything that concerned myself and the members of the Kingdom. So… let’s just get into it.
I took a beat to clear my throat and get comfortable in my seat.
JACE PARKER DAVIDSON
I’ll be 100% with all of you. Heading into the end of Season 3… I really had no idea which direction I was heading as a wrestler in this company. I had been booked into a match against Donovan Basch which I lost. At the time… Samantha was the UPRISING World Champion. Madison had her eyes set on the Silver State Championship belt, and Trixie had just become the Total Anarchy Champion.
I used my hands to gesture for every individual point as I spoke.
JACE PARKER DAVIDSON
Then you had me… the so-called King of the Kingdom. I had no direction, no one lined up that would spark a hot feud into season 4. All I had was the feud between the Kingdom and the Aces. Especially, considering that Kevin Mears became the UPRISING World Champion to end season 3. I was just here for the simple sake of being here. Yes, I loved supporting the other members of the Kingdom and celebrating their success. I also had some important things going on in HOW at the time. Even so… it still felt off.
I laid my right hand down onto the gold plate of the LSD Championship belt.
JACE PARKER DAVIDSON
The break between season 3 and season 4 allowed me time to focus on what I needed to do in HOW and take my mind off of UPRISING for a bit. However, when season 4 started, I was right here once again… no direction, no plans, but hopeful that something would materialize.
I nodded my head slowly and then winced a little bit.
JACE PARKER DAVIDSON
Let’s be honest… that never really happened. I got placed in a tag team match as a replacement and that was pretty much it. I sat back and watched like everyone else as Kevin Mears and Serenity Holmes ran around like they owned the place. They were living the high life… calling themselves a power couple. The two top singles Champions in this company and they thought they were untouchable.
I raised the index finger on my left hand.
JACE PARKER DAVIDSON
Until that fateful night on Unleashed. It was no secret that both Kevin Mears and Serenity Holmes were rubbing people the wrong way. Mears acted like he was better than everyone else and talked his shit when things were going the Aces’ way. But the moment things didn’t turn out as he had planned? He ghosted harder than a 300lb virgin in his mother’s basement pretending to be an Instagram model on the internet. Again… the Aces thought they were on top of the world and consequences didn’t apply to them. Mears was forced to defend the UPRISING World Champion belt against Eli Buchannan on the final show before the Holiday break.
A small smirk begins to spread across my features.
JACE PARKER DAVIDSON
I think Mr. Playing Card Playboy was too busy planning his Holiday vacation to actually take the defense seriously. I mean… it’s Kevin Mears, right? NO WAY KEVIN MEARS LOSES THE UPRISING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BELT IN HIS FIRST DEFENSE!
I shouted in a mocking tone with my full chest.
JACE PARKER DAVIDSON
Eli gave Kevin more of a fight than he had bargained for and ended up getting caught with a fireball to the face. Eli was disqualified but since a pretty strong message to the Champion. Show over, curtains close, Mears goes on his Holiday vacation and comes back to act like he’s never seen fire a day in his entire life. Or so we thought. See, Mr. Mears was so goddamn full of himself, he probably had no idea that Kalinda had been holding onto a World Championship match that she had earned seasons ago.
The smirk on my face spread into a wide grin.
JACE PARKER DAVIDSON
And with Mears lying on the canvas with half a burnt face. Kalinda decided to come on down to the ring and cash in that title shot. And why wouldn’t she? The World Champion was down and out, all she had to do was Kentucky Fry Serenity Holmes and the spoils were there for the taking. Kalinda hit Mears with a WRESTLING MOVE and then pinned Kevin to become the new UPRISING World Champion.
I took a pause and allowed those words to linger in the air and marinate for those who would eventually watch this.
JACE PARKER DAVIDSON
And yes, I know it's in the past. Yes, I know that I’m probably going to get fined or scolded harshly by management for even acknowledging this entire thing actually happened. Things like to be whiteboard erased and memory wiped like a Men In Black movie. Anyone that truly knows me, knows that I’m not one to hold back my opinion and honestly I don’t give a fuck about who doesn’t like it.
I leaned forward and looked directly at the phone.
JACE PARKER DAVIDSON
People can choose whatever side of the fence that they want to be on. Kevin Mears will have his sympathizers out there for sure. Regardless, the truth of the matter is this… Kevin Mears threw a tantrum and quit UPRISING like a little bitch. Hate me, curse me, whatever… that is a FACT. Yes, he went on social media with his ‘free agency’ and begged for a company to sign him where ‘every single member of that roster was human.’
I raised my eyebrow into the air and placed my left hand under my chin.
JACE PARKER DAVIDSON
Explain to me why it was an issue that Kalinda isn’t human. Tell me what Kalinda as a dragon did that was unfair to a mere mortal like Kevin Mears? If you actually look back at the footage, you’ll see that it was Eli who threw the fireball at Mears during their match, not Kalinda. The only thing Kalinda did was cash in a title shot she had and hit Mears with a WRESTLING MOVE to win the title. What does any of that have to do with being a dragon?
I paused like I was expecting an answer to my question.
JACE PARKER DAVIDSON
You Mears simps out there honestly think that if it was Amy Santino who had a World Championship title shot to cash in and hit Mears with a WRESTLING MOVE, that it would somehow be a different case? No, the truth of the matter is that Mears was pissed off that his entitled ass got beat for the UPRISING World Championship belt that he thought he was guaranteed to hold longer than anyone else. He was big mad that grown human beings and dragons went and did something without his prior approval.
I started to chuckle a bit as I pointed toward the phone.
JACE PARKER DAVIDSON
And Kevin knew that from that moment on… he would forever be the guy who lost the UPRISING World Championship belt to a dragon. His fragile ego couldn’t handle that, so he threw a big boy tantrum and somehow, magically, found a way out of his iron-clad contract that had the guaranteed World Championship title shot that got him the belt in the first place. Kevin… I know you’re out there somewhere on Twitch, streaming for all six of your loyal fans. Take a few moments one day and explain to the world what part of Kalinda’s dragon scales caused Eli Buchannan to throw a fireball in your face. Elaborate why Kalinda being a dragon was such an issue for you that night but not any other day of the week when you were a member of the UPRISING roster. Especially, during your record-breaking longest reign as Silver State Champion.
I raised my index finger into the air and tapped my temple a few times.
JACE PARKER DAVIDSON
Or was it just a convenient excuse for you to waddle your way out of embarrassment and cling to whatever dignity you think you have left? I’m betting the house on that being it. Everything is hunky dory until it affects Kevin Mears and his so-called greatness. I know you’re probably wondering why am I sitting here ripping on poor Kevin Mears. Well… one, because I fucking want to. And two because like I said… all I had was the feud between the Kingdom and the Aces. And because one man-child couldn’t handle a loss, that entire feud went up in smoke.
I let out a grunt as I leaned back in my seat.
JACE PARKER DAVIDSON
Yes, I said their entire stable was stupid and shitty. And it was, but at least with Mears standing in front of it. It gave off the illusion of an actual challenge. Now Mears has run off to a distant land where he pretends that loss to Kalinda never happened. The ghost of Talia Skye has finally moved on into the afterlife. Summer Page still has trouble figuring out when the shows are and where the casino is located. And that just leaves Serenity Holmes… someone Madison has covered on her own. So… where does that leave me?
I looked down at the LSD Championship belt lying over my lap.
JACE PARKER DAVIDSON
I earned my record-tying fifth reign as HOW LSD Champion to end 2023. However, as of this moment, I am not under contract with HOW for 2024. The holiday break for UPRISING lasted much longer than I expected it would. I was here sitting at home going stir-crazy. Way too much time on my hands and inside my head. I sat here flipping through Daytime television where Samantha and others were going out wrestling and competing for other promotions. I miss it, I had pent-up aggression and an eagerness for combat. I was looking for a fight anywhere I could find it but then the thought crossed my head… what if UPRISING didn’t come back?
I lowered my head a bit and closed my eyes.
JACE PARKER DAVIDSON
I started to come to terms with the idea that maybe I didn’t need to do this anymore. That maybe it was time to hang up the boots for good. Hell, even if UPRISING would come back… would it be worth it to go back? Madison, Trixie, and Samantha were handling things perfectly on their own. I had no idea what active competition looked like for me in UPRISING moving forward. Do I ask for a title match or do I just do some random feud with some random person all for the sake of a paycheck? I had won more than my fair share of Championship belts, I had been inducted into the Hall of Fame not once, but twice.
I leaned down and patted the heavy knee brace on my leg.
JACE PARKER DAVIDSON
I could just walk away… not happy, but content with what I have accomplished. I could spare my body any further damage than it’s already endured. I could spend my time at home day drinking and doing old-man things like playing golf or collecting antiques. And I was just about to step through that door until last night happened. I could thank Gorgo, I could thank Rick Ravenswood, or I could call it divine intervention. Whatever it is… to me it was like direction just fell into my lap. A shot at the UPRISING World Championship belt at the next Supershow.
I shift to my left side and place my left elbow on the armrest of the chair.
JACE PARKER DAVIDSON
I know a bunch of you are just chomping at the bit to get out there and scream from the rooftops that I don’t deserve to be in this Terrordome match. That Jace Parker Davidson doesn’t deserve a shot at the UPRISING World Championship belt. Let me be the first to say, you’re absolutely right.
I let that confession soak in for a moment.
JACE PARKER DAVIDSON
I’m an asshole and I love to talk shit. However, one thing I am not is a liar. I have been trending water here in UPRISING for a bit now and the fact that I got a spot in this match for the title is as shocking to me as it is to everyone else. So… no need to harp on it and mash your piggy little thumbs to tweet it at me repeatedly… even though I know you all do just that. I’m admitting that I don’t deserve this shot at the title. I don’t personally feel like I’ve done enough to earn it…
My voice trails off a bit as I grab hold of the LSD Championship belt and place it over my shoulder.
JACE PARKER DAVIDSON
That being said, I’m not going to pussy out of the match or hand my spot over to someone else. I might not deserve the spot in this match but I’m damn sure going to take it. So, all of you out there smashing together your Lego blocks of insults about me in this title match. You can kindly kiss the dirtiest part of my ass. I never once cared how I got there nor am I going to apologize to anyone who feels like I stole their spot. Fact-of-the-matter is that Championships are earned inside the ring. And if I happen to walk out of that Supershow with the UPRISING World Championship around my waist? You’ll know for damn sure that I absolutely earned it.
I adjust the LSD Championship belt over my shoulder and take a deep breath.
JACE PARKER DAVIDSON
That means I have to go through three worthy wrestlers who I have never faced before. Let’s start with the one you’re all going to talk about. That’s you, Samantha Tolson.
I roll my shoulders a bit before continuing.
JACE PARKER DAVIDSON
I’m not going to sit here and speak on your behalf or pretend that this has been some plan we cooked up together. You know… just like I know… when it comes to Brad Jackson, Rick Ravenswood, and the rest? That Gorgo has somehow intertwined herself into some kind of soap opera-level mess. Whenever Gorgo hits a rough patch, all she has to do is pull the strings attached to the ones that supposedly call the shots. And those brilliant minds decided that putting two members of the Kingdom against each other was a great idea.
I clasp my hands together in front of me.
JACE PARKER DAVIDSON
And honestly? I’m fucking happy about it. I’m not going to lie or throw an adult temper tantrum over how ‘unfair’ it is. We train together, we live together, and we love each other. For me, personally? None of that changes. You’re a professional, just like I am a professional. So, that means that I’m not taking a spot in this match just to give you an advantage over Gorgo or Kalinda. Sorry that I’m killing the best material you guys have heading into this thing, but there will be no Kevin Mears and Serenity Holmes situation when it comes to Sam and me in the same match for the title.
I shake my head vehemently.
JACE PARKER DAVIDSON
The Silver State Championship belt has already been ruined because Mears decided to tank its value in exchange for a dry handjob from an underaged alcoholic. The UPRISING World Championship belt isn’t something that is passed around between friends like herpes in the 90s. I didn’t rid UPRISING of Molly Hatchet and Griffin Hawkins for nothing. You and I will step into that cage, dome, what have you, as opponents. Not partners or lovers. That may be a problem for you… but it is not for me. I’ve been in this situation before. I’ve fought my ex-wife over numerous titles in the past. This is no different. I want to bring those suplexes and the desire to win back that belt. I want the best version of Samantha Tolson and I promise you… another World Championship belt isn’t leaving around your waist at the Supershow unless to go through me.
I raise my leg without the brace on it and cross it over the other.
JACE PARKER DAVIDSON
That brings me to the puppetmaster herself, that’s you, Yelena. I’ve been thinking about why, an intelligent woman like yourself, who has Ravenswood by the balls, would willingly add me to the main event of the Supershow. Just leaving it to Kalinda and Samantha would increase your odds, so what is your angle?
I twirled my free hand around in a circle aimlessly.
JACE PARKER DAVIDSON
Maybe you’re thinking about Samantha and me in the match, that our situation with cause us to crumble when faced with adversity. Or possibly, you just want me involved in the match itself so that I’m not standing outside of the ring to catch Samantha when you toss her directly at me. I haven’t forgotten about that and I damn sure know that you haven’t either. Honestly, it could be a thousand different reasons why but I’m not going to waste my time trying to crack the code to Gorgo logic. What I am going to do is take the opportunity given to me and fight to make the most of it. I know this is a tall task, but I’m sure you, Kalinda, and Samantha all know more about this Terrordome than I do.
I lowered my hand and began to drum my fingers along the armrest.
JACE PARKER DAVIDSON
I’m a fast learner and I’ve made an entire career out of being able to adapt along with roll with the punches. But I’m sure in your mind… this isn’t about me. It’s about you and you alone because you think this is what you deserve. What is rightfully yours and that Ravenswood and other mindless pencil pushers have somehow managed to part you from your destiny. Or something along those lines. But I give you credit for being undefeated. Going this long without being pinned or submitted. I guess that’s why that battle royal took so much starch out of your panties and stirred up that hornet’s nest between your ears. You weren’t pinned nor submitted but you did indeed lose that match. Oops… my bad.
I shrugged innocently.
JACE PARKER DAVIDSON
No one stays undefeated forever, Gorgs. Trust me, I’ve been right where you are now and it gets fucking boring. Nothing murders a violent/competition boner more than knowing days before you step foot into the arena that giving 40% of your actual talent would be considered overdoing it against your given opponent. It’s about as, if not more; demoralizing as realizing no matter how much you train or how hard to try. That you stand absolutely zero chance of getting your hand raised in victory. Keeping it real, I’m sure each of us facing you in this match, the rest of the locker room, and the people watching at home think that we have zero chance of beating you. You’re the great and powerful Gorgo. You’re undefeated, unpredictable, and smarter than the rest of us.
I pin my knees together and quiver a little bit.
JACE PARKER DAVIDSON
Gorgo ruling over UPRISING isn’t a matter of if… it’s WHEN. It’s been etched in stone and handed down from the Heavens by God himself. You are the undeniable force and the mere sight of your name on the card across from anyone means that they’re already mentally beaten and physically going through despair.
Another chuckle comes bubbling up from inside of me until it’s made itself known.
JACE PARKER DAVIDSON
Goddamn… I remember those days well. Fun times, but that kind of ego stroking and worship is a breeding ground for getting high off of your own fumes. You start to believe your hype and live through the myth of who you are instead of the grind to get there. I’m sure you’re way too good and way too smart to let that ever happen to you. You’re Gorgo… you don’t make simple mistakes like that. I get the mind games and the bully tactics. I recognize you for what you are, Yelena. You’re not the first to come along like this and you certainly won’t be the last. No matter how much you try to tell me or yourself that you are.
I scoot forward in my seat.
JACE PARKER DAVIDSON
I’m not scared of the hype and presence that is Yelena Gorgo. Nor do I feel the pressure of ‘OMG I have to be the person to beat Gorgo and become the UPRISING World Champion or else the sky will fall!’ Like I said, I realize I don’t belong in this match but here I am and I’m playing with house money. I’ve got nothing to lose here. There isn’t this massive chip on my shoulder, growing bigger by the day, called destiny or entitlement. I don’t have some lavish goal set in mind that I have to accomplish or else all of my hard work was for nothing. Yes… I realize that you could injure me, break a few of my bones, choke me out, or the best one. Threaten someone I love to that I submit to your will, IE Samantha.
I roll my eyes.
JACE PARKER DAVIDSON
Yeah, that doesn’t work on me, Gorgs. I’ve had my neck broken and forced to retire for five long years. I’ve been choked out or hit with more things than even I can remember. At the end of the day, here I am and I’m still good to go. And now I have the direction and motivation that I need, thanks to you. I don’t give a fuck how many members of the UPRISING brass that you have under your thumb. I mean… that’s why you keep Marisol around. He’s the final piece in your little UPRISING Hierarchy Ponzi Scheme. I don’t give a flying fuck. I’m not going to nitpick over every little you’ve done or could do. I’m not going to get heated and thrown off of my game because you pick at the rawest nerve you can find.
I exhale through my nostrils and groan a bit.
JACE PARKER DAVIDSON
I focus on the things I can control. Words on a screen or said out of your mouth aren’t things I can control. What I can control is stepping into this match against you and making sure that I use my fists, my legs, my knees, hell… even my head, to hit you as many times as possible. It’s rather difficult to throw out threats and insults when your very life essence is leaking out through your broken nose. Not a pleasant experience, I do not recommend it. You’re good at ruffling feathers and getting others so pissed off to the point where they turn as red as an emoji or a cartoon character. Why get mad when you can punch and kick your way to that sweet, sweet dopamine?
A wide smile spreads over my lips before I focus back on the task at hand.
JACE PARKER DAVIDSON
Now that just leaves the entity that has the UPRISING World Championship belt, that’s you, Kalinda. Full disclosure… I have never in my life battled against an actual dragon but I find the prospect of doing so both hilarious and awesome. I honestly celebrated when you cashed in your title shot and ran Kevin Mears out of UPRISING. Fun times, a historic moment, but now? It’s time to get back down to business. You hold the top belt in this company and I’ve been granted a shot to win it.
I stiffened my jaw a bit.
JACE PARKER DAVIDSON
I’m not going to rack my brain or go insane trying to find a way to make sense of the whole dragon thing. If there can be things like Ace Sky in this world then why not a dragon? You were Isekai’d? Cool, I love anime, let’s do this. You’re another person who loves to confuse your opponents with gibberish and shenanigans. All of these hot target areas with red lights flashing telling me I have to focus on them. Nah… dragon, no dragon, it doesn’t matter to me. You are Kalinda and the current UPRISING World Champion. I know those two things to be true and that’s all I need.
I lean back and fold my arms across my chest.
JACE PARKER DAVIDSON
Do I know or understand everything that you are capable of doing? Absolutely not, but again, I’m not going to worry myself sick about it. I don’t know what a dragon, or more specifically, Kalinda’s weaknesses are. That just means that I have to walk into that match and try everything until I find something that works. If I get set on fire? Then I get set on fire. If I get clawed across the face? Then I just have to pull myself back up to my feet and keep trying. Whatever it is that Kalinda can do to me, I just have to endure and keep fighting until I find something that works to my advantage. And so far, that I’ve seen, no one has died in the middle of the ring while facing off against Kalinda. I would say that works to my advantage.
I raise my brow a bit.
JACE PARKER DAVIDSON
I’m not exactly sure yet how I am going to handle training for someone that uses a tail as a weapon but I’ll figure it out. I’m not an idiot like Kevin Mears, I’m not going to focus on trying to make logical sense of the illogical. I’m just going to take the situation head-on. If I have to rip off each of your scales one by one, If I have to bash you with a steel chair, or if use Gorgo as a meat shield. Whatever it is that I have to do then I will do it. I don’t care if I have to motorboat the Boobie Dragon into submission. If it means becoming the new UPRISING World Champion, then you bet your ass I won’t hesitate. After all… I’m up against an entity of evil. An interdimensional supervillain.
My facial expression turns deathly serious and my tone of voice lowers.
JACE PARKER DAVIDSON
But that’s comedic, slapstick evil. You know nothing about true evil, Kalinda. People all over this industry look at you as some kind of monster. Even though humans? We’re the real monsters and believe me when I tell you. I am the worst of them all. You limit yourself and your potential to protect human life and make sure that nothing messy happens. I have no such tendencies.
I press my index finger down onto the armrest of the chair.
JACE PARKER DAVIDSON
When you breathe fire? The victim gets back up the next day and throws a temper tantrum on social media about it. When I set someone on fire… there are no temper tantrums, there are no outrageous social media posts downplaying the reality of the situation. When I use fire, it’s not just a gimmick or a schtick. It’s a situation ender. And yes I know, you’re immune to fire but that doesn’t mean you’re immune to everything. So, don’t think for one second that I won’t stoop to the levels necessary to take that UPRISING World Championship belt away from you. But also to wipe you off the landscape of UPRISING and this world. Your sympathy for others and your regard for life is nice, admirable even.
My eyes close as I suck in a slow, deep breath. I hold it for a moment before exhaling it slowly while opening my eyes.
JACE PARKER DAVIDSON
Admirable is the last thing I’ll ever be. Go ask Brad Jackson about me, about the depths that I’m willing to go to, the things that I have done. I’m not just a bad person because it’s trendy. I’m not just a monster because it’s fun. I am a cold-blooded individual because it is what I am good at and I take pleasure in the pain of others. If there is any bit of the dragon we see in TV shows in you? At the Terrordome would be the time to bring it out. There will be no minions, no shenanigans, and no games. You either do what you have to do to put me down. Or you limp out of that structure minus one UPRISING World Championship belt.
I wave my hand back and forth in front of the phone.
JACE PARKER DAVIDSON
And spare me the whole ‘Championship belts are meaningless to you’ bullshit. Same thing with Gorgo and her whole I am random chaos horseshit and Samantha knows better than to come out here and act like me being in this match doesn’t put a severe dent in her chances for victory. I’ve been a Champion many times over. I’ve seen this roster bicker back and forth over who has been a Champion longer and most, if not all, of these reigns haven’t even topped two hundred days. This title belt on my shoulder? I’ve held for almost 1,000 combined days over five different reigns. I know what the grind is to not only be a Champion but to be a great Champion. No amount of aloof behavior will cover for the fact that you held onto that shot for years and you went through the trouble to cash it in. And you’re going to step into that structure and face three of the most talented wrestlers on this roster.
I let out a scoffing noise.
JACE PARKER DAVIDSON
It matters to you, it matters to you more than maybe you even realize at this moment. Instead of flying under the radar like you have my entire time in UPRISING, you went and put the biggest target of them all on your back. You might be good, hell, you might be great. No matter how good or skilled you are. Someone always hits that target and knocks you down off of that pedestal. It’s not a matter of if, it’s when.
I pull myself up to my feet and stand in front of the camera.
JACE PARKER DAVIDSON
I might not belong here in this match, but I am here and I am ready to unload the entire clip at that target if it means becoming the UPRISING World Champion. You can dismiss me from the equation or you can get caught up in your previous drama-filled slap fights. You do so at your own risk. I have warned each of you. And now it's up to you, do to what you can to prevent me from making you… and the UPRISING roster, bend the knee before me.
I reach out and stop the recording on the phone. I would upload and send it off to be viewed when the time was right, or whenever the fuck the Terrordome Card would be made official. For now? I stood there and looked at the fire roaring in the fireplace. My mind focused on what it would take to put the UPRISING World Champion belt around my waist as the scene faded.