Post by The Gangsta on Mar 7, 2017 23:56:45 GMT -5
Ante Whitner RP
Remember Glory
Irony drives us forward, Dex.
If that wasn’t true, we wouldn’t be sitting here at polar opposite positions then where we were when we started out. You headlined “Battle at the Garden” as World Heavyweight Champion, I headlined the pre-show as an uprising fighter. Now, I headlined SuperBrawl as the first Golden Opportunity winner, while you were absent.
Oh, have the tides turned. I was the WFWF’s cocky resident d*uchebag when the David Brennans and Michael Kyzers of yesteryear were out of the picture. You were the WFWF’s white knight, Dexter Brett Kingsley, the outbreak star of a new age for the company. Now, I am the methodical, redeemed, opportunist while you are the ashes of a failed dream. It’s a shame, really.
As much as I wished to get my hands on you in a clean match in 2014, this is not the way I wanted it in 2017. I wanted the circumstances to be just right, you still on top and me climbing that ladder to rip you away from it. I wanted to be that one “X” in your perfect record, I wanted to be that one piece of Lego you stepped on.
But, it never came to fruition.
Sh*t happened, what can I say? You stepped away from the picture and inadvertently returned out of the blue numerous times, just like myself. We found different ambitions after unfortunate circumstances that pushed us backwards. And now, instead of me trying to rip you from your pedestal, we’re both climbing the ladder to get there. It’s a race and you’re trailing behind to be quite honest.
You’re one rung away from getting kicked in the face and falling all the way to the bottom. Who knows if that step could be the death of you or another reason to keep fighting. But, one thing you and I know is that it’ll knock you from the tournament. It’ll knock you from the glory you once held, two years ago; when I looked up to you as an equal in terms of experience, but as a legend in your accomplishments.
Now that I think of it, however, did you even have any accomplishments?
You were handed the World title by the late great Shawn Malakai. It was never earned, never fought for. Just simply placed in your hands, with the suffocating burden of vengeful sharks seeking to tear you to shreds. Youngblood, fresh meat. No wonder you’re crawling back up the ladder after Drakz destroyed you.
You’ve never been able to fight for something you never earned. You’ve never had the opportunity, never a single moment where you were accomplished and rewarded handsomely. Hence, why you are at the bottom of the ladder, seeking glory.
Glory you never experienced. Glory you never saw.
I know glory, I know how it feels. I have no doubt you felt glory with your profound title reign, but you never experienced it how I did or how many others did. You didn’t witness the flood of challengers, you didn’t look for the future, you didn’t see anything coming but the title in your hands after Shawn Malakai believed in you. Did you ever see yourself in a World title position like Shawn Malakai did? Did you ever honor a deceased legend’s memory? Did you ever live up to the name Dexter Brett Kingsley?
Glory, Dex. Glory.
I retained my Golden Opportunity against Frank Lynn. That’s glory. I’ve won two matches in the Supreme Gauntlet so far. That’s glory. I lasted 199 days as National Champion. That’s glory. I found a deeper meaning to life than what my ignorant past-self never would’ve thought. Hell, that’s glory too.
I remember glory as if it was at the back of my head, always staring at me, always there. It’s shaved off by the barber, regrown by my scalp. It’s taken away temporarily, but never permanently removed.
How could you fathom glory when you never had it to begin with?
I am the judge, jury, and executioner here. I preside over the court, I take in the small details, and I deal the punishment. You’re swamped, Dexter Brett Kingsley, locked in at all borders by the enemy. It’s easy to give it up now, but ego is a hell of a b*tch to deal with so I doubt you would.
Remember glory, Dex. Remember what it feels like, take it in deeply.
Remember so that when you fall this time, you’ll never be able to get up again.