”Javi Gonzales and Kate “Diamond” Steele. Interesting team. One that despite being just as dysfunctional as us has somehow, someway got to this point in the tournament. Amazing work you two, and it is something that should be respected. Even if I knew nothing else about either of you, the fact you were able to pull together as a team and beat two other teams to get here shows the dedication you have in trying to earn your place in history and you own title opportunities…”
Austin nods to himself and slowly pushes up to stand, his long hair flowing down his back and shoulders as he reaches up to sweep it away from his face.
”You guys were able to beat Dmitri and Danielle Weston as well as Bill Barnhart and Andrea Hernandez. Dmitri isn’t a pushover, Danielle Weston is a former Bombshells champion and an incredible wrestler. Bill Barnhart...despite his lack of brain power is a solid beast in the ring and Andrea Hernandez is one of the new stars of the bombshells division and may well be able to walk out of Blaze of glory with the championship. Those are four people who aren’t at all jokes and you were able to get past them to us. And I’m not going to stand here and say that your run ends now because in this case arrogance and a cocky nature won’t work nor is it apt…”
“See I was an arrogant asshole in my last match because Jake Raab deserves that kind of disrespect but you two? No. You don’t. See Javi isn’t very well known to me but you have shown in your matches in SCW how good you are and down in SCU you have been kicking up a storm ever since you returned and joined GRIME.”
“I’m impressed. I am. And as good as I am, as big as I am I can’t sit here and say that you’re “no match for me” or that “I’m a former world champion and current internet champion and my victory is assured” or any of the other cliche’d blah blah bullshit. The truth is Javi I see star power in you. I saw it when I looked back and saw you proudly holding two championships at the same time. The underground and the combat title. I see a tough young opponent ready to break out and be a star and despite my negative comments about SCU and GRIME there are some of you that I see as equals and people who could blossom and shine in both companies. Mark Cross is one, Valentina is another, The Shepherds are damn entertaining. And then..well..then there’s you…”
“You had the balls to sign your name on the Blast from the past signup, you had the guts to step out of your comfort zone not only having no idea who your partner was going to be but who the hell you were going to face…”
“But, let me tell you something brother. As impressive as you are, as much as I am looking forward to the challenge, you need to realize just what is standing in front of you. And notice, I said what, not who. Who I am as a human being outside of this is irrelevant Javi. The fact I’m a loving husband and father means nothing, the fact I care for my friends and am the head of a gym that has killers in its ranks means nothing.”
Austin pauses again and shakes his head before reaching up and tying his hair back, his eyes burning even more with the intensity you’d expect from a man like him.
”What does mean something, is that I am a monster. You know the past, you know the three time world champion, you know the man who beat Fenris, but what you don’t know is the man who stands here now. I won the SCW i9nternet championship, not because I needed too, but simply...because I could. I took this championship because I knew, I knew it needed someone like me to make it relevant and make it mean something. Now, I know the World title doesn’t need that from me, but imagine, imagine the prestige that awaits me.”
“Candy and I get through you and Kate, we then beat whoever is on the other side at the pay per view. I become the internet champion and blast from the past winner only to then go on and win the world title back.”
“Then this monster….becomes a legend….and unfortunately my friend...it needs to come at YOUR expense…”
He sighs and shrugs his shoulders with another smirk.
”And of course it needs to come at the expense of my Internet title comrade in arms Diamond. Or Kate Steele, or Kate Warren, I really don’t know, I can’t keep up with these stupid name and persona changes. But, I know Candy isn’t going to let that fool her. See Kate, and I am going to call you Kate, you aren’t a joke. You’re a champion and as such you have earned the ight to some respect and I know Candy isn’t stupid enough to look passed you or underestimate you. Nor am I. And you have a chance to do what I am aiming to do. But, I have already made the internet title mean something. I put out open challenges, I defended it right away in a tag match, I was ready to go. You have taken a little longer to get going and for some reason you haven't been able to match what I have done…”
“My advice to you Kate...is if you lose this weekend...go make that title mean something like I have and I will continue to do with mine…”
“Now, I’m going to wish you both luck, you will need it. And we will stand in that ing, with just us and the referee, fans watching at home as we do our best to be the best.”
