Post by Anthony Caffrey on Sept 21, 2015 23:00:19 GMT -5
”Dies Irae” hits the arena speakers as the arena comes unglued and the GWA World Champion, the young veteran Anthony Caffrey, emerges from the back. He walks down to the ring with the championship on his shoulder, taking a few selfies on the way down with his fans. He has a grin on his face as he walks up the steps and into the ring. He climbs up onto the top rope and holds the championship over his head. Caffrey puts the championship back on his shoulder as he gets down, and the timekeeper tosses him a microphone. He catches and turns it on.
Anthony Caffrey: Just in case you forgot...my name is Anthony Caffrey, and I’m the GWA World Champion. But I think you knew that.
Caffrey’s smile stops as the fans cheer. He takes the championship off his shoulder and holds it in the air.
Caffrey: This Sunday, the Tournament of Bruises occurs in this very ring. Eight participants - The Killer, CJ Busha, Brewer, Johnny3tears, Dexter Point, Ward Pierce, Chris Maverick, and Alex Perfect are all going to step in this very ring and fight - not for bragging rights, but for the opportunity to fight for this World Championship on the biggest night of the GWA calendar.
Caffrey: Is there something familiar about all of those names? A common thread that you’re seeing? Do you notice something? I noticed it too. Most of these...men...hide behind others, and those that don’t hide behind others...need to.
Caffrey: I’ve been seeing this plague ever since I came back hotter and fresher than ever this season, and now, more than ever, I feel the need to say it. The GWA is full of a bunch of cowards. There, I said it. Boom. They HAVE to hide behind one another. They HAVE to accompany each other to the ring. Do you know why?
Caffrey: Because they can’t do THIS by themselves.
Caffrey: They can’t get in the ring, they can’t perform at this high level week in and week out. They can’t step in here with me and go toe-to-toe with the smartest man in this company today. They can’t do it! I’ve worked my ass off to be where I am. I eat, sleep, and breathe this championship. When these guys are done for the day, they go hop in their Ubers and think about the hot chick who Snapchatted them, they think about where they’re going to get their next drink, they think about things that aren’t this ring. Do you know what I do? I set off to the hotel, settle down for the evening, and then I pop open my laptop and watch tape. Hours and hours of tape, I study, I watch! When I go to bed, the last thing on my mind is this championship. I kiss this gold every night before I go to bed because I know it’s a privilege, an honor, and a blessing to have the biggest piece of gold in this company.
Caffrey: The GWA World Championship will not be decided by which wrestler is the most popular in the back. This championship is not about who you know, it’s about what you do. And I am not giving it up just because I’m outnumbered. I’ve always been outnumbered. I always will be. Whoever said “two heads are better than one” clearly never met me!
The crowd pops. Caffrey is fired up.
Caffrey: So come Pain Syndikate, so come BAWF, so come The Shadows, so come Big Little World! The GWA Family of the Year will be decided by which one of you groups of scrubs can take me out! I’ve built the better mousetrap, and I’m the hungriest cat in the business! Who’s it going to be on Sunday? I don’t care! I will rip any family apart right in the center of this ring, one by one, until none of ‘em are left standing! This is a war between me and the twelve of you, and I don’t like your chances! The fact of the matter is that, this year, the Family of the Year is not a family, but one man! And that man is standing right before you in the center of the ring, with the biggest prize in this industry wrapped firmly around his shoulder!
Caffrey pauses as he looks directly into the camera at his competitors.
Caffrey: AND YOU CAN’T STOP HIM.
Anthony Caffrey drops the microphone as the crowd roars loudly. He holds the belt over his head and beats his chest with his other hand. He is ready for whatever’s next for him.
Anthony Caffrey: Just in case you forgot...my name is Anthony Caffrey, and I’m the GWA World Champion. But I think you knew that.
Caffrey’s smile stops as the fans cheer. He takes the championship off his shoulder and holds it in the air.
Caffrey: This Sunday, the Tournament of Bruises occurs in this very ring. Eight participants - The Killer, CJ Busha, Brewer, Johnny3tears, Dexter Point, Ward Pierce, Chris Maverick, and Alex Perfect are all going to step in this very ring and fight - not for bragging rights, but for the opportunity to fight for this World Championship on the biggest night of the GWA calendar.
Caffrey: Is there something familiar about all of those names? A common thread that you’re seeing? Do you notice something? I noticed it too. Most of these...men...hide behind others, and those that don’t hide behind others...need to.
Caffrey: I’ve been seeing this plague ever since I came back hotter and fresher than ever this season, and now, more than ever, I feel the need to say it. The GWA is full of a bunch of cowards. There, I said it. Boom. They HAVE to hide behind one another. They HAVE to accompany each other to the ring. Do you know why?
Caffrey: Because they can’t do THIS by themselves.
Caffrey: They can’t get in the ring, they can’t perform at this high level week in and week out. They can’t step in here with me and go toe-to-toe with the smartest man in this company today. They can’t do it! I’ve worked my ass off to be where I am. I eat, sleep, and breathe this championship. When these guys are done for the day, they go hop in their Ubers and think about the hot chick who Snapchatted them, they think about where they’re going to get their next drink, they think about things that aren’t this ring. Do you know what I do? I set off to the hotel, settle down for the evening, and then I pop open my laptop and watch tape. Hours and hours of tape, I study, I watch! When I go to bed, the last thing on my mind is this championship. I kiss this gold every night before I go to bed because I know it’s a privilege, an honor, and a blessing to have the biggest piece of gold in this company.
Caffrey: The GWA World Championship will not be decided by which wrestler is the most popular in the back. This championship is not about who you know, it’s about what you do. And I am not giving it up just because I’m outnumbered. I’ve always been outnumbered. I always will be. Whoever said “two heads are better than one” clearly never met me!
The crowd pops. Caffrey is fired up.
Caffrey: So come Pain Syndikate, so come BAWF, so come The Shadows, so come Big Little World! The GWA Family of the Year will be decided by which one of you groups of scrubs can take me out! I’ve built the better mousetrap, and I’m the hungriest cat in the business! Who’s it going to be on Sunday? I don’t care! I will rip any family apart right in the center of this ring, one by one, until none of ‘em are left standing! This is a war between me and the twelve of you, and I don’t like your chances! The fact of the matter is that, this year, the Family of the Year is not a family, but one man! And that man is standing right before you in the center of the ring, with the biggest prize in this industry wrapped firmly around his shoulder!
Caffrey pauses as he looks directly into the camera at his competitors.
Caffrey: AND YOU CAN’T STOP HIM.
Anthony Caffrey drops the microphone as the crowd roars loudly. He holds the belt over his head and beats his chest with his other hand. He is ready for whatever’s next for him.