Having words about Jake's attitude. Unknown location. Monday, 19th August. (Off Camera)
Throughout the entire time, Jake had to deal with people speaking negatively, especially regarding Austin James Mercer, Justin Mountain, who was on the ship, continuously shook his head, being very disappointed with Jake. Of course, Jake was in the other room, spending more time in the room so far than coming out to interact with other wrestlers, more spending time with Olivia who was on the ship with him.
Which was good for Jake because he was all alone in some stages, although he deserved to be alone, it wasn't something Jake would be able to handle in his view, toxic environment and while Justin was in the other room, he gets up, shaking his head before leaving his cabin bedroom.
Jake opted for the cheapest cabin mainly because he didn't feel the need to fork out an expensive one just for him and his girlfriend. Justin knocks on Jake's cabin door as Jake holds his arm back to Olivia, in case someone tried to come in his room as he's very secure about anyone coming in. Because of this, Jake shouts from the other end of the door.
Jake Raab: "Who is it?"
Justin Mountain: "It's Justin Mountain. Do you mind if we go to my room to talk?"
Jake Raab: "Sure."
Olivia grabs hold of Jake, but he shakes his head and says this.
Jake Raab: "Don't answer the door to anyone. You stay here."
Olivia nodded as she passed Jake his cabin room key before Jake quickly opened and closed the door. He walks with Justin to his room which he has the key and allows Jake in as he closes the door behind him, knowing it's just him and two other wrestlers on the cabin floor with him. He took a seat on the table as Justin sits next to him as he speaks while shaking his head.
Justin Mountain: "Well, haven't you got a lot of explaining to do, young man?"
Jake Raab: "I guess so."
Justin Mountain: "What do you mean, guess so? There's a lot to talk about, and quite frankly, I'm very disappointed in you, acting like a big child about things said online. That's not like you thought you learnt your lesson last time."
Jake Raab: "I would have if these fuckers didn't talk shit about me behind my back on social media and attempted to address shit to me On Camera or backstage. I'm sick of it."
Justin Mountain: "That's not the point, is it? You can easily ignore them and forget about their comments. You can be a man just doing your shit in the ring."
Jake Raab: "How many wrestlers ignore what I've been doing in the ring? I can't stand Austin, he demands respect and quite frankly, he doesn't deserve it."
It was clear as day, Justin saw Jake needed to rant to someone about his issues, someone who has a connection with some of the other SCW wrestlers and it's clear to this point, how much Jake wanted to leave SCW from the look of his eyes.
Justin Mountain: "Look, I understand you're upset about Austin taking the piss out of your family, he has no right in doing that, but the fact is he has deserved respect from his achievements."
Jake Raab: "I rather kiss a toilet seat. Austin is a disgrace to that title. Austin doesn't fucking show up half of the time when he's not wrestling, and he's champion. I don't give a flying fuck about him, nor should I when I forget he's champion at times. At least Fenris showed up and cared about being champion every week on Climax Control. Austin doesn't even put that effort in at all."
Justin Mountain: "I understand you don't want to lie to yourself and pretend to respect someone when you don't. However, you're attitude alone for the upcoming match, come on man, don't you care about the title?"
Jake Raab: "No, not when Austin has the belt."
Justin shook his head, not really caring for the opportunity because of his dislike for Austin, but the problem was he hasn't shown how much he cared for the title or rather his lack of passion for wanting to face Austin which there wasn't, especially Austin never wanted to face Jake in the first place.
Justin Mountain: "Nobody is saying you have to respect him, but you need to tone your shit down."
Jake Raab: "Funny when people tell me to respect him, though, isn't it?"
Justin Mountain: "I meant nobody is telling you to respect him as a person, but you have to realise the reason people respect him is because of his skills in the ring and how he earned his way to getting the belt because he did beat Fenris fairly for that title. He's the top wrestler right now, and if you hate him that much, you should want to take the belt away from him. You should care about him holding the title and prove it not just with your skills, but with words as well."
Jake Raab: "Hard to prove myself when every wrestler in SCW says I don't deserve title shots. How am I meant to counter that back?"
Justin saw Jake's point; it was clear that nearly every wrestler in SCW had called him out for not being deserving for a title shot and Jake was about to walk away from Justin as he holds Jake's arm and says this.
Justin Mountain: "You prove it in the ring and to be honest, you need to state how close you came to beating Austin and be more passionate about it."
Jake Raab: "Why, when I know what I did and when wrestlers can easily view the match against Austin on the SCW website?"
Justin Mountain: "Because as much as you want people to view you as a threat, bragging about things isn't a bad thing to do because it will make wrestlers and people pay attention and for them to go back and rewatch the tape."
Jake came back and sat down, dropping his head to the ground, hating the fact he was forced to brag about his achievements and clearly, he didn't have to, but while it relates to Austin, Justin hadn't forgotten about Ty West, and he says this.
Justin Mountain: "Ty West is a guy your facing, mustn't forget that. Mustn't forget his skills and what he's done."
Jake Raab: "The guy makes me laugh, the fact he finds it alright to talk shit about me on twitter when I don't even have an account is ridiculous. Of course, I find Ty a threat, I've said that already, but there's something about him I spotted during my study on him yesterday. I'll mention it on my video in the week."
Justin Mountain: "Keep yourself under control. Listen, I think you would be respected more if you got your head down and got to work. However, you defending for Ben Jordan was the only thing you've done in your entire time in SCW that's been a positive. I liked that, however, the negatives outweigh the positives. You need to change."
Jake Raab: "I know I do, and I promise, I will."
Justin Mountain: "Good because right now, I don't think Ty views you as a threat because he's right, you care more about people calling you out than the match and the opportunity. Now I've drilled your head in with facts, you'll change now, and I hope it does. No more twitter talk nonsense and most importantly, for now at least, no more talking about Austin and talk more about Ty."
Jake nods as he stands up and Justin unlocks the door as Jake goes out of Justin's room and Justin closes the door. He opens the door and sees Olivia watching some film on her tablet since there wasn't anything on TV. He wasn't sure what, but they eventually connected the tablet to the TV, so they watch the film which it seems to be a comedy film on-screen and spent the entire time in their room, even if they slept during the day and only waking up at the evenings.
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A basketball game between himself and Olivia. Unknown location. Thursday 22nd August (Off Camera)
As a promise made earlier in the week, it was that day when it was halfway through their cruise, and it had been quite relaxing, getting up late in the evening and doing things when everyone else was asleep. Everything so far with Jake and Olivia doing that, things had been a lot better, especially when it was two in the morning with them being the only ones on their deck who are awake. They sat up in their bed, and since it was their half-day on the ship, Jake asks Olivia a question.
Jake Raab: "Seeing we're halfway through this trip; how about tonight, we'll play basketball."
Olivia: "I was waiting for you to say that of course, we'll play tonight, getting ourselves out of the cabin room to play."
Jake Raab: "Sounds like a good deal to me, although skating on the ship seemed kinda weird, it was a good way for me to relax, without anyone in the way. That's the good thing about this night schedule."
Olivia: "Oh yeah, like how quiet it is, apart from the entertainment they have here, but I can accept you being away from all of that due to everyone having beef with you."
Jake Raab: "Anyway, fuck them, this isn't about them; it's about us, having fun just the two of us."
Olivia nodded as Jake and Olivia grabbed their towels and flasks full of water with them before leaving their cabin room and go straight to the sports hall, where there was a swimming pool, something Jake had planned to use later on in the week. However, it was his time with Olivia now. He goes back in the boat and asks for a basketball which they granted him one before Jake goes back upstairs and into the sports hall as he bounces the ball. He smiles, and he says this.
Jake Raab: "The first person who places in the ball twenty times is the winner."
Olivia: "Deal."
They start to play as Jake had the Basketball and he bounces around with the ball before Olivia took the ball from him and she puts the ball in the net. Jake nods and smiles, being impressed with how good Olivia was as she speaks.
Olivia: "I used to play basketball with my brothers who loved to play."
That was clear where she got the experience of playing Basketball from. It had been enjoyable with the dates they've been on with surfing the other day and now playing Basketball. Of course, nothing sexual other than kissing and hugging had gone on with Jake and Olivia yet, was still way too early in a relationship to do anything.
It was clear during their playtime of Basketball, Olivia was ahead by five points to Jake's two points so far in the game. Jake and Olivia were having a ton of fun, playing by themselves without any distractions going on. They took a break and sat on the playing pitch, drinking their flasks of water. After they've had a break, Jake and Olivia get back on the playing pitch to continue where they left off with Basketball.
Jake manages to score two more shots in the net but knew he had a long way to catch up Olivia who at this point was destroying Jake by thirteen points to Jake's seven. Olivia smiles as she sees Jake's struggling to catch her up due to how good she was, and she says this.
Olivia: "Seems like you got a heck a lot to learn about America."
Jake Raab: "I do because Basketball, it's not very well known in Germany, despite having some German basketball players. No wonder why you're good at this game."
Olivia: "It's because as I said, I used to play with my brothers. Let's continue before I whip your ass in this game."
Jake Raab: "Then I'll do practice shots of my own if I need to which it's clear I do."
They were giggling and laughing, even with the moon being out in the sky, being in the middle of nowhere on a cruise ship, it was still comforting away from home, and after the last twenty minutes of playing the game, Olivia did eventually win the game twenty to Jake's fourteen points. Before he does anything, Jake says this.
Jake Raab: "Today was a lot of fun; I'm glad I'm able to relax, playing this game with you."
Olivia: "I was having a lot of fun as well. Let's play again because you can only get better by playing Basketball."
Jake nods, knowing how right she was as she wanted to continue playing Basketball. It had been the first day Jake hadn't thought about Ty or the title contention match coming up. He was getting quite exhausted as so was Olivia. They stopped playing for a little while before drinking their flasks of water before they went to play again. It didn't matter for Jake if he was missing out on everything going on, but he didn't care as he wants to have fun, playing Basketball.
Eventually, Jake got better with the game, although Olivia showed him a few tips of how to get the ball into the net, accurately and how to handle the ball too. He continued to play, and he bounces the Basketball before he throws it into the net, and he says this.
Jake Raab: "Maybe Basketball isn't a bad sport, after all. I've never had this much fun the last two weeks for a very long time, especially when they don't involve archery, although nothing beats that."
Olivia: "Of course it doesn't, but it's all we can do with for now, along with you doing skateboarding on the ship too. It was clear you did need a girlfriend. Unlike some people, I see you as a great guy."
Jake Raab: "Yeah, Justin said the same the other day. He told me off for my actions. However, I want to continue playing again."
They do for a little while as Jake did a few hand tackles with the ball as Jake got the ball from Olivia's hand and he throws it in the net and Olivia giggles, and she says this.
Olivia: "Let me show you a slam, dunk."
Jake stops playing as he passes the ball to Olivia as she bounces it like mad and then she jumped up and dunked the ball through the net as Jake gave her a clap for showing her that move although Jake sees Olivia getting so worn out as she mentions this to him.
Olivia: "Before I go, I want to see you do a slam dunk."
Jake Raab: "Alright, but I'm taking you back to the cabin myself as I don't trust people around here."
Jake goes for it as he bounces the ball and runs with the ball before he turns and slams it backwards which Olivia claps and says this.
Olivia: "Most professionals wouldn't even get that right. Impressive dunk, Jake. However, despite having fun with you, I think it's time for me to call it a day."
Jake Raab: "I'll take you down."
Jake picks up Olivia's flask as Jake took Olivia out of the sports court and takes her back down to the bottom and into her cabin room. She thanks Jake and kisses him on his cheek before Jake closes the door and goes back up to the sports court and plays Basketball by himself until the sun rises at six in the morning.
It leads Jake playing for six hours, including the times with Olivia. When the sun was coming out, Jake leaves the sports court before he goes down to hand the Basketball back to the staff of the ship before he goes in his room to go off to sleep himself.
During their trip, they haven't seen or interacted with any wrestler from SCW as they preferred it that way with them playing Basketball, video games. They had their special movie night viewing on the ship with Jake going to the gym obviously for three days a week.
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Title contention video. Unknown location. Saturday 24th August. (On Camera)
Before the video even starts recording, Jake sighs heavily, not wanting to speak on camera, but he had to, but luckily for him, he was able to relax this time around as the camera was set up near the poolside, but quite a bit away from it as Jake's wearing swim shorts as after he presses record on the camera, he gets in the pool and folds his arms on the edge of the pool and speaks while looking at the camera.
Jake Raab: “You are officially fucking stupid Ty. Honestly, show me where the fuck has the other two Raab's been giving you and everyone threats and crying about it? They haven't because they have their careers to focus on. I haven't spoken to them or seen them in months, nor have they seen me either cos they've been busy. Get your logic right. You state you got a twitter account because Effie called you out for noticing tweets on twitter? That's not being a man, saying shit directly in her face is, not typing behind a keyboard on a twitter machine.
I'll leave things on that part because honestly, I should be talking about you as an competitor, considering I got well lets say a disappointment telling off from someone who works for SCW and promised the person I'll forget twitter for now and I'm certainly not going to talk about the asshole Austin in terms of things on twitter throughout all of this either.”
Jake decides to forget about twitter because although it got him the match against Ty, he believes in what Justin said about focusing the competitive aspect of things and he continues to speak.
Jake Raab: “Yes, Ty, we know you were the Roulette champion, and you nearly defeated Austin. Guess what? In terms of nearly defeating Austin, so have I. I don't even know why I have to tell people I nearly made Austin choke, but that shows how much people watch what's happening in the ring doesn't it? Nobody ignores about your near-win against Austin for some reason, yet I nearly choked him out to win the title which everyone seems to ignore, despite it being on previous tapes.”
Jake hated to brag about his near wins because it wasn't his sort of thing, and he does a bit of swimming in the pool for a while, making sure he keeps his head straight, but there's something on his mind that Jake noticed while studying Ty on the day he got on the ship and spoke again.
Jake Raab: “To be honest Ty, you haven't been the most active wrestler these last few weeks. Last time you wrestled was against Ace Hart back in July, and that's over a month ago. That shows your lack of commitment to wrestling in SCW. Maybe the Austin loss you had might've affected you, but it didn't with me because I'm still willing to bust my ass every other week, wrestling my heart and pride on the line. What makes you think you're deserving of yet another opportunity for the SCW title when you've been sitting on the sidelines for a month, not doing anything to request for a match."
Jake knew he's right, considering he hadn't seen Ty wrestle since the match against Ace Hart or anybody for that matter, despite being active backstage and he speaks again.
Jake Raab: “I wouldn't sit on my ass for a month and wait to be booked, no, I'd go to the management and ask them to book me because I want to have a shot for the SCW title, unlike you just saying it with words. You're actions haven't proven that, despite how bad you talk about it. I haven't had a single break from stepping into the ring since April, and that's due to a family death. I've been wrestling consistently and getting better and better in the ring because I want the chance to go for the SCW title once again. My mentality needs work of course, but my skills have improved, and you'd be stupid to say it hasn't.”
Jake has a bit of a smirk on his face, feeling quite comfortable in the pool and he speaks again.
Jake Raab: “Of course, I've seen you improve as well with that Ace Hart match, but be honest, that guy was a prick, and I knew he'd leave the company sooner than later, didn't expect he'd go so quickly. Maybe I don't speak about people's achievements much, but it's because I don't need to, I prefer the hands-on approach to wrestling than talking about achievements.”
Once again, Jake went for a swim as it was late at night and it almost approached sunrise and Jake knew he had to wrap things up quickly and speaks once again.
Jake Raab: “I hope you're happy now I've viewed you as a threat and telling the world how badly I want to win the match and go for Austin's title, even though I use my fists and hands for that and prove it with my actions in the ring by beating the hell out of you just because I want to be aggressive and powerful in the ring by doing everything possible, using my anger to my advantage to either pin you or choke you out, depending what I feel like doing in the ring and win the match.”
Jake takes a deep breath for the last time before he swims a little bit more to refresh his mind and speaks for the last time.
Jake Raab: “I won't be sitting around and wait for opportunities, I'll do something about it, and if I lose, it's not a big deal because I can cope with losses, I've never bitched or made excuses for them, but if I win, boy I know Austin is going to hate the fact I'm able to prove him wrong by earning my shot for the title and beating you to do so because I believe in myself on doing so.
As I said previously, I view you as a threat which I always do with every opponent equally, unlike Austin and always have because you are a target, just as much as I'm a target for you. I'm also, of course, full of fire to beat you in the ring tomorrow night at Summer XXXTreme. See you in the ring tomorrow night, Ty.”
That was the end of the video as the camera shows Jake swimming for half an hour before the sun rises and gets out of the pool to press the recording button off and he takes the camera back into his cabin room and goes straight to sleep, while everyone else wakes up to the sun and go about their day.
