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Well, the time is almost upon us.
Gary, it has been TRULY a delight to converse with you all week!
I just find newcomers so fascinating sometimes. Especially, ones who come in, all sunshine, puppy dog eyes full of innocence and optimism. The ones who have no idea about the ugliness that this company offers. It’s truly great to see that people are focused on the beauty that this company offers them. The whole spectacle from the shining lights to the camera to the production and everything goes around them. After all, that’s what the viewers at home are so engulfed in. Unless, you’re one of those chronically online motherfuckers, then, you’ll be trying to get your hands on the next ‘scoop’ that would get that follower rate up. You, Gary, you have such a vibrant aura around you. So full of sunshine and positivity. Seeing you and that doppelgänger is quite fascinating to me. Just to have the two of you be in the same room would be a fascinating concept. At least, to everyone else. You might look at the whole things strange. Almost like that one Spiderman gif with the three spider mans looking at each other. If you’re not familiar with it, I’d recommend Googling it. Maybe, watching a film or two (I prefer the Toby Maguire ones, but that’s just me). Maybe, after this weekend. But, I almost look at you as a cute little puppy that I need to protect at all costs. Almost like a child who is vulnerable of getting hurt. But, I know that’s not the story that we’ll be getting. I understand that this just the demeanor that you’re putting across. You’ve faced Rex McAllister and TLA and found ways to pull off the victory. You defeated a former Grand Rampage winner and someone who made it to the final two back in 2017. Just sit on that thought, Gary. How many people can say that in this match? How many people can make a claim like that? Especially, in the first few matches of your young career. It puts that much more pressure for you to go into this match and excel. You have turned a couple heads on Voltage. This time around, it’s going to be the whole world. It’s not just on you, but it’s on me and the twenty-eight other competitors. Everyone is going to be watching us, seeing how we’re able to handle all of this pressure. People are expecting hearts to be broken. People are expecting for ugly sides to reveal themselves. People are intrigued to see how Gary Daniels performs when up against the likes of me, Jake Smith, Bronson Daniels and everyone else who may be some sort of threat. Now, how many other threats are we supposed to be looking at? You look at Showdown and TLA is someone that sticks out from me. Daryl Kinkade could pull this off. Jon Kelton could pull this off. There’s some people that could find themselves in a situation to step up like ARIA or Usagi Senshi. Honestly, this all looks to be unclear to me. I would love that to be me, but you would love that victory to go to you.
Everyone wants this for themselves too.
I understand. The amount of stories that were told this week alone just tells me that everyone is going through their own struggles. Everyone has felt like the entire world has thrown them into ‘rock bottom.’ People may tell you that you know nothing. They might tell you that you’re too naive and that you need time for this business to harden you. You need to toughen up. You need to start taking shit seriously. Gary, I’m glad that you haven’t experienced what I experienced. That sounds kind of awful. But, hear me out - I wouldn’t want for that positive demeanor to disappear. I wouldn’t want that bright-eyed kid to disappear because of them feeling some sort of heartbreak. At this same time, I’m aware that the bright-eyed kid in you can’t be protected at all costs. This business has a way of corrupting someone. This business is going to change you. If not winning Grand Rampage has the capability of causing me to go down even more down the rabbit hole, what will it do to someone like yourself? I know, it might be an extreme question to ask. It might be something that you haven’t considered for yourself. From your perspective, it seems like you have it all figured out. You might get tossed over the top rope and respond with grace. At least, that’s what I’m assuming that you’ll do. A loss is something that a lot of people “can’t afford,” apparently because they’ve been through so much. But, I can assure you that they’ll be able to handle it. They can take this loss. They can use all of this as a learning experience. They can move forward with themselves. Even those that think that they won’t be able to handle this failure. I understand that specific standards that Elitists put on each other. Not this company, but the peers and colleagues in the locker room are always so result driven. They want the best results possible and if they don’t get that, it seems like it’s the end of the world. If they lose two FPVs in a row, it seems like it’s the end of the world. Their inability to take some sort of setback and use it as a way to make themselves better is something that will constantly be exposed. It ruins any perfect image that they have for themselves. It’s something that’s consumed Drake King at some point, Gary. It’s consumed those that he’s influenced like Harper Lee. I see it in other Elitists in this so-called ‘New Era.’ All this shit has been bashed into their head as they don’t consider anything else around them. They are the reason for their rock bottom. They are the reason why things don’t look good for their future. They are the reason why things haven’t looked so hot for themselves. At some point, I had to realize that I am the reason why everything has gone wrong. The consequences of my actions is something that I have no other choice, but to experience. It’s something that I more than deserve. I’ve come to terms with it, but how much longer must I deal with this? Until Grand Rampage? Is winning Grand Rampage what I need to do to no longer find myself in this dark period of time?
Gary, thank YOU, for being kind. Thank you for showing the innocent of the business that I truly miss. There’s no animosity between the two of us. I don’t hold any bitterness in my heart to be pissed off at people this week. No, I’m more focused on trying to win this thing that I don’t have the energy to exchange these war of words. I have no energy to deal with idiots like Jake Smith, who think that they’re being so holier-than-thou at the moment. You don’t need to focus on idiots like that. Voltage may have a couple of them, but it is what it is. As for you, I’m going to do what I can to hang with everyone in this match. Especially you, I have found myself trying not to get my hopes up. I get eliminated and I suppose, there’s more lessons I need to learn before something good happens to me. If I win, maybe, this is what my journey back to a World Championship was all about. The struggle to my destination. My love for professional wrestling that never wavered when things got tough for me. Yet, I decided not to leave when shit got tough for me.
I’m hoping that all of this is worth it, Gary. I mean, I don’t know how else to put it.
Gary, it has been TRULY a delight to converse with you all week!
I just find newcomers so fascinating sometimes. Especially, ones who come in, all sunshine, puppy dog eyes full of innocence and optimism. The ones who have no idea about the ugliness that this company offers. It’s truly great to see that people are focused on the beauty that this company offers them. The whole spectacle from the shining lights to the camera to the production and everything goes around them. After all, that’s what the viewers at home are so engulfed in. Unless, you’re one of those chronically online motherfuckers, then, you’ll be trying to get your hands on the next ‘scoop’ that would get that follower rate up. You, Gary, you have such a vibrant aura around you. So full of sunshine and positivity. Seeing you and that doppelgänger is quite fascinating to me. Just to have the two of you be in the same room would be a fascinating concept. At least, to everyone else. You might look at the whole things strange. Almost like that one Spiderman gif with the three spider mans looking at each other. If you’re not familiar with it, I’d recommend Googling it. Maybe, watching a film or two (I prefer the Toby Maguire ones, but that’s just me). Maybe, after this weekend. But, I almost look at you as a cute little puppy that I need to protect at all costs. Almost like a child who is vulnerable of getting hurt. But, I know that’s not the story that we’ll be getting. I understand that this just the demeanor that you’re putting across. You’ve faced Rex McAllister and TLA and found ways to pull off the victory. You defeated a former Grand Rampage winner and someone who made it to the final two back in 2017. Just sit on that thought, Gary. How many people can say that in this match? How many people can make a claim like that? Especially, in the first few matches of your young career. It puts that much more pressure for you to go into this match and excel. You have turned a couple heads on Voltage. This time around, it’s going to be the whole world. It’s not just on you, but it’s on me and the twenty-eight other competitors. Everyone is going to be watching us, seeing how we’re able to handle all of this pressure. People are expecting hearts to be broken. People are expecting for ugly sides to reveal themselves. People are intrigued to see how Gary Daniels performs when up against the likes of me, Jake Smith, Bronson Daniels and everyone else who may be some sort of threat. Now, how many other threats are we supposed to be looking at? You look at Showdown and TLA is someone that sticks out from me. Daryl Kinkade could pull this off. Jon Kelton could pull this off. There’s some people that could find themselves in a situation to step up like ARIA or Usagi Senshi. Honestly, this all looks to be unclear to me. I would love that to be me, but you would love that victory to go to you.
Everyone wants this for themselves too.
I understand. The amount of stories that were told this week alone just tells me that everyone is going through their own struggles. Everyone has felt like the entire world has thrown them into ‘rock bottom.’ People may tell you that you know nothing. They might tell you that you’re too naive and that you need time for this business to harden you. You need to toughen up. You need to start taking shit seriously. Gary, I’m glad that you haven’t experienced what I experienced. That sounds kind of awful. But, hear me out - I wouldn’t want for that positive demeanor to disappear. I wouldn’t want that bright-eyed kid to disappear because of them feeling some sort of heartbreak. At this same time, I’m aware that the bright-eyed kid in you can’t be protected at all costs. This business has a way of corrupting someone. This business is going to change you. If not winning Grand Rampage has the capability of causing me to go down even more down the rabbit hole, what will it do to someone like yourself? I know, it might be an extreme question to ask. It might be something that you haven’t considered for yourself. From your perspective, it seems like you have it all figured out. You might get tossed over the top rope and respond with grace. At least, that’s what I’m assuming that you’ll do. A loss is something that a lot of people “can’t afford,” apparently because they’ve been through so much. But, I can assure you that they’ll be able to handle it. They can take this loss. They can use all of this as a learning experience. They can move forward with themselves. Even those that think that they won’t be able to handle this failure. I understand that specific standards that Elitists put on each other. Not this company, but the peers and colleagues in the locker room are always so result driven. They want the best results possible and if they don’t get that, it seems like it’s the end of the world. If they lose two FPVs in a row, it seems like it’s the end of the world. Their inability to take some sort of setback and use it as a way to make themselves better is something that will constantly be exposed. It ruins any perfect image that they have for themselves. It’s something that’s consumed Drake King at some point, Gary. It’s consumed those that he’s influenced like Harper Lee. I see it in other Elitists in this so-called ‘New Era.’ All this shit has been bashed into their head as they don’t consider anything else around them. They are the reason for their rock bottom. They are the reason why things don’t look good for their future. They are the reason why things haven’t looked so hot for themselves. At some point, I had to realize that I am the reason why everything has gone wrong. The consequences of my actions is something that I have no other choice, but to experience. It’s something that I more than deserve. I’ve come to terms with it, but how much longer must I deal with this? Until Grand Rampage? Is winning Grand Rampage what I need to do to no longer find myself in this dark period of time?
Gary, thank YOU, for being kind. Thank you for showing the innocent of the business that I truly miss. There’s no animosity between the two of us. I don’t hold any bitterness in my heart to be pissed off at people this week. No, I’m more focused on trying to win this thing that I don’t have the energy to exchange these war of words. I have no energy to deal with idiots like Jake Smith, who think that they’re being so holier-than-thou at the moment. You don’t need to focus on idiots like that. Voltage may have a couple of them, but it is what it is. As for you, I’m going to do what I can to hang with everyone in this match. Especially you, I have found myself trying not to get my hopes up. I get eliminated and I suppose, there’s more lessons I need to learn before something good happens to me. If I win, maybe, this is what my journey back to a World Championship was all about. The struggle to my destination. My love for professional wrestling that never wavered when things got tough for me. Yet, I decided not to leave when shit got tough for me.
I’m hoping that all of this is worth it, Gary. I mean, I don’t know how else to put it.
