Post by bwa on Jun 10, 2023 2:13:16 GMT
[[The camera opens up to Nasir Moore finishing up a training session with some of his students and heading into his office.]]
What a fantastic day of training with many of my students here.
But I know the lot of you aren’t necessarily interested in my endeavors as a teacher.
What you really are tuning in for is for my two cents on what’s up with me and Infinite Pro Wrestling, so here goes.
I came up short against Mordos. No other way of looking at it other than that. Well…there is. You see, perspective is something that gets lost on many people in our industry. People tend to focus on the pure and simple statistics. And I’m not saying those things aren’t important. Far from it. They definitely do matter. But in this business, especially the longer you go, the less winning every match you’re a part of matters and what begins to matter more is how each individual win affects you. It’s not necessarily the win or the loss itself, but what you do with them. How you allow them to define your continual path going forward. That is what’s key to maintaining success in this business after a while. There’s a free lesson for all of you up and coming wrestlers out there.
[[Nas winks to the camera and gives a little chuckle as he wipes sweat off from his face.]]
Which leads me to Discovery. I lost. I was beaten. There’s no other way for me to phrase that. It was my first time back full time in a wrestling ring in almost two years. And what I did was what I set out to do. I fought my heart out. I fought my ass off. I gave it every ounce of energy I had within me. It just was not enough to defeat Mordos. And you know what? That’s perfectly fine with me. Because I didn’t need to come back all mighty and triumphantly and pick up the massive win right off the bat. Of course I was shooting for that, but I work with what life deals me. And what life has dealt me is a dosage of reality. I’m not in the prime of my youth anymore. I’m far from brittle and broken down of course. But I’m not spring chicken like I was several years ago. And there’s nothing wrong with that. I’m just gonna need a bit more time to get the gears back turning and build up some momentum behind me. The mission still remains the same, reclaiming my former glory in this industry. It’s just now I realize it’s going to be more of a slow burn back to the top. The door has not slammed itself shut on me yet. Opportunity still presents itself. I can still seize the day!
[[Nas sits down at his desk and props his feet up on said desk and looks back up to the camera.]]
And when I say there will be more opportunities in the long run, of course one of those that I’m looking back is seeking vindication against Mordos for the loss I suffered at his hands. Trust me big guy, I give you all the credit in the world for doing exactly what you promised to do. But now I’m going to make a promise. I promise that the next time you and I lock horns, it’ll be me standing tall over you! But that’s not going to happen for the foreseeable future. I’ve been paired off with someone different on this day. And that person is one Miss Roxie Gearheart. When I said I needed more time to get the gears turning I didn’t mean this. I now see the irony in my earlier statement.
[[Nas laughs a bit more to himself before regaining his composure to speak again.]]
From what I can understand you are a young woman who has faced adversity in your life and come out of it a better person and you maintain the core of your character despite what others may have to say to you or think of it. And I absolutely respect the hell out of that! I hope that the students here at my Best Wrestling Academy turn out to be free spirits who stand by what they believe in just like you do. Because I am also someone who marches to the beat of their own drum. I’ve stirred up quite a bit of controversy over the years for it to. You can ask around, I’m sure some of these folks around here in IPW have at least heard the stories of some of my antics. But the one thing I always remain is true to myself. I don’t dress up or change who I am for anyone and I desire for everyone else to be the exact same way. I guess that’s why I have admiration for a young person like you.
[[Nas makes a more serious face now as he looks down at a photo of himself with some of his old wrestling buddies from five years ago.]]
But don’t take that to mean you should do whatever you want whenever you want to whoever you want. Because behavior like that is what led me down the path I went down. Got me exiled from the industry and everyone I’d grown to care about for years. That loneliness forced me to reflect internally upon my own decision making for years. And now I’m here both to tie things up for myself but also use my experiences as a cautionary tale for young people like you. So that you don’t make the same mistakes I do. But don’t think I’ll be going easy on you just because I like you and want to see you thrive in the future. I’m going to make you earn every bit of this young lady. At one point in this business, I was the self proclaimed best, and while I don’t think I can physically be that any longer, I know for damn sure I can push someone like yourself in the right direction to become the best yourself in the future. I guess it’s just simply a matter of if you’re willing to do so. The entire world will find out on Paramount Roxie!
[[Nas does a two finger salute to the camera before it fades to black.]]
What a fantastic day of training with many of my students here.
But I know the lot of you aren’t necessarily interested in my endeavors as a teacher.
What you really are tuning in for is for my two cents on what’s up with me and Infinite Pro Wrestling, so here goes.
I came up short against Mordos. No other way of looking at it other than that. Well…there is. You see, perspective is something that gets lost on many people in our industry. People tend to focus on the pure and simple statistics. And I’m not saying those things aren’t important. Far from it. They definitely do matter. But in this business, especially the longer you go, the less winning every match you’re a part of matters and what begins to matter more is how each individual win affects you. It’s not necessarily the win or the loss itself, but what you do with them. How you allow them to define your continual path going forward. That is what’s key to maintaining success in this business after a while. There’s a free lesson for all of you up and coming wrestlers out there.
[[Nas winks to the camera and gives a little chuckle as he wipes sweat off from his face.]]
Which leads me to Discovery. I lost. I was beaten. There’s no other way for me to phrase that. It was my first time back full time in a wrestling ring in almost two years. And what I did was what I set out to do. I fought my heart out. I fought my ass off. I gave it every ounce of energy I had within me. It just was not enough to defeat Mordos. And you know what? That’s perfectly fine with me. Because I didn’t need to come back all mighty and triumphantly and pick up the massive win right off the bat. Of course I was shooting for that, but I work with what life deals me. And what life has dealt me is a dosage of reality. I’m not in the prime of my youth anymore. I’m far from brittle and broken down of course. But I’m not spring chicken like I was several years ago. And there’s nothing wrong with that. I’m just gonna need a bit more time to get the gears back turning and build up some momentum behind me. The mission still remains the same, reclaiming my former glory in this industry. It’s just now I realize it’s going to be more of a slow burn back to the top. The door has not slammed itself shut on me yet. Opportunity still presents itself. I can still seize the day!
[[Nas sits down at his desk and props his feet up on said desk and looks back up to the camera.]]
And when I say there will be more opportunities in the long run, of course one of those that I’m looking back is seeking vindication against Mordos for the loss I suffered at his hands. Trust me big guy, I give you all the credit in the world for doing exactly what you promised to do. But now I’m going to make a promise. I promise that the next time you and I lock horns, it’ll be me standing tall over you! But that’s not going to happen for the foreseeable future. I’ve been paired off with someone different on this day. And that person is one Miss Roxie Gearheart. When I said I needed more time to get the gears turning I didn’t mean this. I now see the irony in my earlier statement.
[[Nas laughs a bit more to himself before regaining his composure to speak again.]]
From what I can understand you are a young woman who has faced adversity in your life and come out of it a better person and you maintain the core of your character despite what others may have to say to you or think of it. And I absolutely respect the hell out of that! I hope that the students here at my Best Wrestling Academy turn out to be free spirits who stand by what they believe in just like you do. Because I am also someone who marches to the beat of their own drum. I’ve stirred up quite a bit of controversy over the years for it to. You can ask around, I’m sure some of these folks around here in IPW have at least heard the stories of some of my antics. But the one thing I always remain is true to myself. I don’t dress up or change who I am for anyone and I desire for everyone else to be the exact same way. I guess that’s why I have admiration for a young person like you.
[[Nas makes a more serious face now as he looks down at a photo of himself with some of his old wrestling buddies from five years ago.]]
But don’t take that to mean you should do whatever you want whenever you want to whoever you want. Because behavior like that is what led me down the path I went down. Got me exiled from the industry and everyone I’d grown to care about for years. That loneliness forced me to reflect internally upon my own decision making for years. And now I’m here both to tie things up for myself but also use my experiences as a cautionary tale for young people like you. So that you don’t make the same mistakes I do. But don’t think I’ll be going easy on you just because I like you and want to see you thrive in the future. I’m going to make you earn every bit of this young lady. At one point in this business, I was the self proclaimed best, and while I don’t think I can physically be that any longer, I know for damn sure I can push someone like yourself in the right direction to become the best yourself in the future. I guess it’s just simply a matter of if you’re willing to do so. The entire world will find out on Paramount Roxie!
[[Nas does a two finger salute to the camera before it fades to black.]]