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Post by myojin on May 14, 2023 5:55:41 GMT
One in a Million.
VS Cross Recoba | Discovery
There has been one thing on my mind since the very moment that it was announced this promotion would go on hiatus.
Every time I stepped past the original World Championship belt that sat on a shelf in my home, a question would come to mind: When will Infinite Pro Wrestling return? Not if, but when. I bided my time patiently as I believed, I knew that eventually, this place would return. Eventually, I would resume my reign and position as Infinite Pro's Star.
But most importantly: I would eventually be able to put Cross Recoba's skull against the mat canvas with the sole of my boot.
I've thought about this match for months. To be perfectly honest, this is the most decorated opponent I've faced so far in this company. I'll even admit that Recoba's words stuck with me for a while, which is something that probably puts a smile on his face because he thinks it gives him an advantage. Every time he's opened his mouth to mention me has left me wondering:
Where could such a boring man get so much confidence?
You think that I have been running from you? From the moment you earned your shot against me, I was announced publicly many times I believed you should have gained your chance already. Before C, before Tommy Hate tried to get himself involved. I openly invited anyone to step up and yet you never threw your name out. You were silent every time I begged for someone else to come along and give me a challenge.
You think I'm refusing to give myself a challenge? My first title defense ended with me having glass picked out of my hands and back after having to break a deranged redneck's jaw to keep him down. The very moment I won this title was when I beat someone who tore through an entire tournament to win it themselves.
You bring up my history in XHF, mentioning that I've failed to win the NLW G1 Tournament and lost the X-Crown after only a single defense. Yet you fail to mention that I became the final-ever Southern States Champion by beating the most dominant one in that tournament and I only lost the finals because the referee miscounted a double pin. Or that the only reason I lost the X-Crown is that it took a group of men to drag my opponent out of the cage away from me, even after he stabbed me with a screwdriver. My Junior Heavyweight Championship reign was outdone by Bloodied Fox? Fox would have never been the champion he was if it weren't for me reviving that division.
Oh, and one more thing: That's still more accomplishments than you've ever had within XHF. But guess what? None of that matters. This is an entirely different company, and you're bringing up “homework” as if it's not completely irrelevant to this moment. I was confused at first, I was wondering why was the man accusing me of stat-padding suddenly bringing up as many of my stats as he possibly could. Why is everything he says a half-truth?
It's to deflect, isn't it, Cross?
Your insecurities become more apparent the more you try so hard to paint yourself as the smartest person in the room at all times. You need to tell yourself these things, don't you? To bring up things that have happened months to a year ago outside of Infinite Pro to remind yourself that I'm not infallible- because otherwise? You'd have to admit that I've never been pinned or submitted once here. That not a single person has stopped me.
And what makes you different? Simply the fact that you say you are?
You claim to not be National Openweight Champion still only because of interferences. Which I'll give you credit for as that is how you lost it… But those other times? I'm surprised you would just blatantly lie when the footage is there. But that ladder match? Touchdown didn't cheat, he simply caught you while you least expected it and won. That triple threat? He pinned you without any cheating and caught you off guard again.
So much for knowing every inch of the ring like you say you do, hm? But of course, you're going to make excuses about how those were both flukes or that they were multi-person matches. That's what everyone comes to expect from Cross Recoba after all, he always says he'll win and humiliate his opponent in every single promo he cuts. He is always the victim, always being unfairly put through “obstacles” such as… and get this, everyone: wrestling other wrestlers on a wrestling show. There's always a complaint about how hard you've worked and the poor little Cross just deserves the world because of the nonexistent matches of the night he loves to tell everyone he performs.
With everything you say, every attempt to paint yourself as the greatest threat to my World Championship so far- It merely comes off as fake. Self-reassurance from someone with such a fragile ego and superiority complex. Each monotonous rambling of yours where you proclaim yourself to be the main character without anything to show for it- and you want to say that I sound overconfident?
I am arrogant. I am egotistical. I am very self-centered.
Unlike you, though, I have all the proof needed to back it up. I've EARNED the right and I've never lied.No one has proven a thing I've said about them wrong. No one has shown me that they are more capable of leading Infinite Pro Wrestling than I. No one has shown me they can handle the pressure and competition that this World Championship brings.
And so yet again, I ask: What makes you different?
Absolutely nothing.
You may be my most accomplished opponent yet, even if those accomplishments pale in comparison to mine. You may even be the most skilled opponent I'll face so far- but all you're showing me is the same thing I've seen countless times before. Another bland wrestler who believes he's the protagonist, when in reality, he's just a side character in someone else's story. Your only notable characteristics are that you're rich, like bland designer suits, and that you very bizarrely have a move named after having sex with an ex-girlfriend. It wouldn't surprise me if Patrick Bateman was your idol as every other cookie-cutter wrestler type like you.
Let's face it. You're one-in-a-million.
And I think that underneath the bravado, the terrible cologne, and poor attempt at charisma… You know you are, don't you?
That's what bothers you about me. In comparison, I've stood out ever since I stepped into the major leagues. No narrative needs to be painted, all someone has to do is watch where and how I began. I've made the most out of every moment that I was given by diving into the deep end, proving that I am currently one of the best- if not the best in the entire world. You've stagnated for years to the point where for a while, your biggest moments were getting to host an annual award show twice. And it's disappointing, really. If you would just take one moment to realize all of what I'm saying- Maybe you'd finally develop into something more.
While you're busy patting yourself on the back for doing “homework”, let me inform you something: Do you think that I've just sat back and twiddled my thumbs these last few months? Do you really think that you have me figured out? You're so much more of a naive fool than I ever could have imagined, how are you even a successful businessman?
You haven't been paying attention. I evolved. I've mastered new skills and refined old ones. I've completely reconstructed my style of wrestling because I always adapt. Even as recently as after Infinite Pro went on hiatus, I've learned new tricks.
That's the difference between you and me, after all. I evolve and you stay the same.
And yet you really think you've learned everything you need to know about me because you watched a single match I had a year ago at Tapout?
You're more of a naive fool than I thought.
And one last thing, Recoba? Do not call me a he again.
I'm going to enjoy beating the concept of respecting someone's pronouns into your head almost as much as seeing the look on your face when you realize you, like everyone else, lost to the Shining Star.
Every time I stepped past the original World Championship belt that sat on a shelf in my home, a question would come to mind: When will Infinite Pro Wrestling return? Not if, but when. I bided my time patiently as I believed, I knew that eventually, this place would return. Eventually, I would resume my reign and position as Infinite Pro's Star.
But most importantly: I would eventually be able to put Cross Recoba's skull against the mat canvas with the sole of my boot.
I've thought about this match for months. To be perfectly honest, this is the most decorated opponent I've faced so far in this company. I'll even admit that Recoba's words stuck with me for a while, which is something that probably puts a smile on his face because he thinks it gives him an advantage. Every time he's opened his mouth to mention me has left me wondering:
Where could such a boring man get so much confidence?
You think that I have been running from you? From the moment you earned your shot against me, I was announced publicly many times I believed you should have gained your chance already. Before C, before Tommy Hate tried to get himself involved. I openly invited anyone to step up and yet you never threw your name out. You were silent every time I begged for someone else to come along and give me a challenge.
You think I'm refusing to give myself a challenge? My first title defense ended with me having glass picked out of my hands and back after having to break a deranged redneck's jaw to keep him down. The very moment I won this title was when I beat someone who tore through an entire tournament to win it themselves.
You bring up my history in XHF, mentioning that I've failed to win the NLW G1 Tournament and lost the X-Crown after only a single defense. Yet you fail to mention that I became the final-ever Southern States Champion by beating the most dominant one in that tournament and I only lost the finals because the referee miscounted a double pin. Or that the only reason I lost the X-Crown is that it took a group of men to drag my opponent out of the cage away from me, even after he stabbed me with a screwdriver. My Junior Heavyweight Championship reign was outdone by Bloodied Fox? Fox would have never been the champion he was if it weren't for me reviving that division.
Oh, and one more thing: That's still more accomplishments than you've ever had within XHF. But guess what? None of that matters. This is an entirely different company, and you're bringing up “homework” as if it's not completely irrelevant to this moment. I was confused at first, I was wondering why was the man accusing me of stat-padding suddenly bringing up as many of my stats as he possibly could. Why is everything he says a half-truth?
It's to deflect, isn't it, Cross?
Your insecurities become more apparent the more you try so hard to paint yourself as the smartest person in the room at all times. You need to tell yourself these things, don't you? To bring up things that have happened months to a year ago outside of Infinite Pro to remind yourself that I'm not infallible- because otherwise? You'd have to admit that I've never been pinned or submitted once here. That not a single person has stopped me.
And what makes you different? Simply the fact that you say you are?
You claim to not be National Openweight Champion still only because of interferences. Which I'll give you credit for as that is how you lost it… But those other times? I'm surprised you would just blatantly lie when the footage is there. But that ladder match? Touchdown didn't cheat, he simply caught you while you least expected it and won. That triple threat? He pinned you without any cheating and caught you off guard again.
So much for knowing every inch of the ring like you say you do, hm? But of course, you're going to make excuses about how those were both flukes or that they were multi-person matches. That's what everyone comes to expect from Cross Recoba after all, he always says he'll win and humiliate his opponent in every single promo he cuts. He is always the victim, always being unfairly put through “obstacles” such as… and get this, everyone: wrestling other wrestlers on a wrestling show. There's always a complaint about how hard you've worked and the poor little Cross just deserves the world because of the nonexistent matches of the night he loves to tell everyone he performs.
With everything you say, every attempt to paint yourself as the greatest threat to my World Championship so far- It merely comes off as fake. Self-reassurance from someone with such a fragile ego and superiority complex. Each monotonous rambling of yours where you proclaim yourself to be the main character without anything to show for it- and you want to say that I sound overconfident?
I am arrogant. I am egotistical. I am very self-centered.
Unlike you, though, I have all the proof needed to back it up. I've EARNED the right and I've never lied.No one has proven a thing I've said about them wrong. No one has shown me that they are more capable of leading Infinite Pro Wrestling than I. No one has shown me they can handle the pressure and competition that this World Championship brings.
And so yet again, I ask: What makes you different?
Absolutely nothing.
You may be my most accomplished opponent yet, even if those accomplishments pale in comparison to mine. You may even be the most skilled opponent I'll face so far- but all you're showing me is the same thing I've seen countless times before. Another bland wrestler who believes he's the protagonist, when in reality, he's just a side character in someone else's story. Your only notable characteristics are that you're rich, like bland designer suits, and that you very bizarrely have a move named after having sex with an ex-girlfriend. It wouldn't surprise me if Patrick Bateman was your idol as every other cookie-cutter wrestler type like you.
Let's face it. You're one-in-a-million.
And I think that underneath the bravado, the terrible cologne, and poor attempt at charisma… You know you are, don't you?
That's what bothers you about me. In comparison, I've stood out ever since I stepped into the major leagues. No narrative needs to be painted, all someone has to do is watch where and how I began. I've made the most out of every moment that I was given by diving into the deep end, proving that I am currently one of the best- if not the best in the entire world. You've stagnated for years to the point where for a while, your biggest moments were getting to host an annual award show twice. And it's disappointing, really. If you would just take one moment to realize all of what I'm saying- Maybe you'd finally develop into something more.
While you're busy patting yourself on the back for doing “homework”, let me inform you something: Do you think that I've just sat back and twiddled my thumbs these last few months? Do you really think that you have me figured out? You're so much more of a naive fool than I ever could have imagined, how are you even a successful businessman?
You haven't been paying attention. I evolved. I've mastered new skills and refined old ones. I've completely reconstructed my style of wrestling because I always adapt. Even as recently as after Infinite Pro went on hiatus, I've learned new tricks.
That's the difference between you and me, after all. I evolve and you stay the same.
And yet you really think you've learned everything you need to know about me because you watched a single match I had a year ago at Tapout?
You're more of a naive fool than I thought.
And one last thing, Recoba? Do not call me a he again.
I'm going to enjoy beating the concept of respecting someone's pronouns into your head almost as much as seeing the look on your face when you realize you, like everyone else, lost to the Shining Star.