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One way or another, the story continues. The journey never ends, and it's not going to. The forbidden but inevitable future that is coming to haunt everyone with an ego. That moment is coming, and I can feel it. I can smell it from a mile away. Like it's just waiting for me, the championship is just really preparing for me to snatch it away from the owner that it doesn't want. I know how well that championship looks on other people, I get it. It's prestigious. It's a beautiful piece of gold that everyone wants their hands on. There's plenty of reasons as to why I look at it at such a high standard. To the point where that championship has been the sole purpose of my journey. That's the endgame right there. I can just win it and retire after, just vacate it after a day and be the shortest reigning champion. That's why I kept coming back for it. Every day, I push myself to the point where I can be seen as a worthy contender. I don't want to mention names, but obviously there are a LOT of people who see me as undeserving, and I'm just apparently being fed with championship matches because I clearly don't have what it takes to win it. I'm MITSU. I'm not just known to be big only in Japan. I'm known to be the playoff choker. When the bell starts ringing at the most important moment, that's when everything falls apart for me. That's when the true colors are shown, and I'm not ashamed to admit it. I've been missing all the shots that I took when I tried to come at something that people see to be out of my expense. They don't look at me as believable, it's even a joke that I'm still employed by them. But I kept climbing. I didn't stop. Those people are going to be the one suffering from the lack of breath that they're going to be experiencing after they see me prove them wrong. I'm going to do the unexpected so shockingly that they can't respond to it, they stopped speaking, they stopped breathing. MITSU ending his fairy tale with a bang, will be a true amazing tale for those who want to learn, but it'll be a straight shot to the heart for people… like Drake Armstrong. People with too much pride in their own brain to the point where they have this unfortunate case of extreme god complex. It's all poetic how it turned out against him. Chose to tap out to not break my leg, because I need that leg to be running. I need that leg to keep sprinting towards the Interwire Championship. I failed again, but I'm never backing down. That's why I'll keep with my promises, I'll keep my commitment towards one route and that is being the Interwire champion. Fighting Spirit is coming soon, maybe I need to prove myself this week to even be th- no no no. For some reason, there seems to be a huge bump on the road. I stepped on it and fell to my knees, and now that bump is going to cause a delay on my marathon. Someone who's also on his path towards greatness, but he's not one with a style that I like. That man is brash, someone who's close enough to being arrogant, but I'll give him what he deserves. Credit. He deserves my validation because like it or not, he has beaten me last time we met. So, he's the one who'll be challenging for Drake Armstrong now. Everyone seems to be on board with it.
Of course they're on board with it.
It's not MITSU, so it creates unpredictability does it? Cody Maverick, an up-and-coming rising star facing off against the obviously apparent future tyrant that is Drake Armstrong. That's the story right. I believe the crowd begs to differ but hey, that's just me. I'm sorry, guys. I'm not going to be interfering in this feud, or beef that they're having right now so no need to come at them, cheering for me whenever I'm mentioned. I get it, I love you all too, but Drake deserves to listen to something new. Maybe he can start listening to Cody Maverick chants. Cody, you see now I'm having very happy vibes. I'm being very positive with you, I'm not trying to cause any shit, because last week, you won. That's all. You won. I was too late to break the pin up and you've punched your ticket to challenge Drake for that championship. Now is there anything that I can do now to put myself with you guys? Nope. I don't think so. Knowing Drake Armstrong, the match that we're going to have this week is not going to be fun. He's a guy who I know is able to ruin the spectacle, we might be having a classic, and he'll show up at the end of it. I don't like this thought inside my head that we're supposed to be facing each other this week. You're about to go into a personal championship match, so you need that momentum built, right? You need that win record to start stacking up, of course you really do. You know one thing that you also need? I don't know if you're willing to hear this, but let me pitch you an idea. I'm going to recommend one step that's going to take you further. You might hate it. Before I start responding to whatever you've said now, I'm here to give you an offer. I've been here for a long time, and I've known myself more than anybody else. You like to call me out on that right? Long time here, just a has-been with nothing on his nametag. I get the jizz, I get the narrative that you're going to come up with. But now I'm giving you a chance, a hand in combat. I've faced Drake for the championship, I've gone through every shenanigans that he can pull, the mind games that he can play. While I didn't succeed in dethroning him, I didn't fail in studying him. Look at it this way, you have the chance to win your first championship match. You're up against one guy who's known for pulling tricks out of his hat, the cloverleaf who's known to be lucky when he needs to be. You probably need backup. Someone who can guide you. I get that you're an independent top dog, but maybe you should consider it.
Let me help you.
You see, I'm not trying to insert myself into your career, and try to profit off of that. Nah, this is way more beneficial for you. I understand, you're a New Breed and the last things you want to hear are words coming out from a veteran that you don't even see as worthy of his status. You don't value me just like how every other elitist in that locker room doesn't rate me. They dislike me, because I'm different. They dislike me because I'm the guy that's all smiles and zero smack talk. I'm not one to pull names out of my ass, but I know that the people who I'm referring to know exactly who they are. They don't just hate me because they feel like I'm a pest, something to get rid of. They hate me because I represent a different kind of elitist. They hate the fact that I appear on Dynasty weekly, and to be frankly honest, I don't even win much in Dynasty as a whole. But that's the thing. I'm not left off shows. I'm still scheduled to appear over and over again. That's what they despise about me, it's because they can win matches, but they can't win over the attention of everybody else in the EAW universe. Hell, a loss for MITSU is a lot more of a form of attraction than a win for anybody else. You see our shows weekly, there are a lot of people who win matches, fresh stars who start beating other fresh stars. But that win led to nowhere because they cannot build themselves up. They can't help themselves at all, and that's what makes me a lot more than just your typical elitist. My ability to transcend my own image has made me immortal. I know what you're trying to say, what do I know about winning to the point where I'm trying to teach you a lesson? Hell, it's because I've failed more that I want you to not. I'm not going to accuse you of anything that happened last week, you didn't steal that victory. You earned it because you were smart. But Drake Armstrong is also one smart guy. He's not just going to let you close the curtain on his championship reign. He's going to start sketching his blueprints. He's going to start writing the scripts of his new poems, with words that can go miles above our vocabularies, getting both of us confused and we're not going to even understand one sentence. A complex man always plans complex strategies. You might look down on this offer for a while, but you're going to see the consequences of doing so.
Accept it before you make a mistake.
Done with that offer. What did you get for me? Like what new substances have you introduced to your arguments, so that I know if I should come with fresh stuff as well? I would love to listen to it. Well, in fact, I have listened to it. You know, at first, hearing my own quotes kind of stung, because I expected this to be some sort of mockery. I felt like this was not going the way that I wanted it to go. And of course, you'd probably ask yourself, what way? I'm just going to tell you that it's a way that I don't like going. So, thank god for what you said. That's a relief. A huge one. Humongous, per Drake Armstrong's dictionary. You're having a tremendous week while this is going a little bit south. Facing Joso and Methuselah in the same week must hurt him like hell, because that's nothing more than just walking on thorns, he might come out alive but his feet will be bleeding bad. That's perfect timing for you, you're not like him. You're not struggling, you have to capitalize on that. It's not like Mig Dr Decker was that much of a challenge, even I wouldn't want to put myself and him in the same sentence, Cody. You pinned him like I said you would, and I'm not going to blame you for it. You're an opportunist, and I know exactly what I also would've done in that situation. I've learnt to be a lot mature the moment I left that ring, but the fans only see the same visuals each time. The disappointed look on my face, but this time I'm not disappointed because I felt that it's unfair. That would be very childish, it's an excuse. I was disappointed in the fact that my hands were not shaken after that. Hell, that sounds more like an old person begging for it, but you know what I mean. I know I see something in you that even in every single sentence that came out of my mouth, it wasn't spite. It was more encouragement than insult, and that's just my nature as a whole. I don't want to talk trash against you, Cody. Not this week, when Drake Armstrong suffers from night to night. One Dynasty to another, I see Drake Armstrong being put in his place, that's happiness to me. But I want to remind you of one thing, when you go after that championship, whatever way you used to go after that championship IF you manage to go for that championship, I want you to remember that I was the measuring stick. The test that you had to pass before you came after it because despite my reputation of not being able to put myself above others, I've unofficially become a learning tree. And you're going to learn a lot more after you come out of this match. True story, I've been there whenever somebody comes after the world champion, or a midcard champion. I've always been that competitor who's in the way some way or another, but my presence is always apparent. But for some reason, this situation doesn't feel the same. It's like a whole new universe where it's not what I want it to be. I'm currently in a match against a guy who's going to go after what I want to go after. A man who's hungry for what I consider to be my appetizer. You're here to take it all away from me. But that's just what your head thinks when you're tired of all the dumb things happening to you. I'm not going to be against the idea of you chasing that championship, I'm not going to be the man who interrupts your match, I'll let you two have it while you're at it. But until that moment comes, make this match a studying session. Make this match a way for you to even carve your name further down to the point where Drake can't ignore you. You're going to try to get into the mind of an Armstrong, which honestly wasn't so difficult, but you want to do more than that. Get in that head, and make sure it explodes. That's what I know you'll try to do, but before that, there's always going to be some practice rounds.
Honestly, this should count more as a number one contendership match.
Currently, there's nobody else other than you and me who would want that championship more. We both know what it would do to our careers. I'm going to let you have your shot, so you better not mess it up. I could probably just ruin it by entering your conversation, but I don't think I want to be that guy… yet. Don't push my button, man. You know exactly that I could make it a triple threat even without winning and that's the funny thing. I don't want to be remembered just for being ‘given’ stuff, let me be the one who's giving. I'm giving you two peace by not involving myself. So this week, you better pray to God that Drake doesn't make a mess out of the two of us. If not, we're going to have some problems. It's not just an empty threat, I've heard people complain about my voice making their ears bleed. And you don't want that to happen like 17 times, so if you want that match at Fighting Spirit, make sure you do it right. You claim you're going to beat me, you're going to finally end this run of mine, but I can't tell you exactly how I feel. I don't want this match to happen, because now I'm stuck in a situation where clearly this is your star-making moment, but now it's just going to be another proof that I'm no longer capable of going further. Do I want you to come after the Interwire Championship? Yes. But do I have to let the road involve me? I don't really know. I can make or break your moment. You win, we have that handshake, we both have fun. You go to Fighting Spirit, you get that championship and it's all fair game. But if you lose, I'd probably have ruined your future chances. That's not going to be fun, so that's a dilemma inside of my head. And that's not me saying that oh I'm so good that I know if I can win or lose, but there are certain levels that I can move my joystick around. There are levels of difficulty and hard work that I can put in a week. If it's somebody who I don't see as worth my time, then I probably wouldn't even try to aim at anything heavy. But if you really want the hard-hitting, five star machine that is MITSU, then you let me know. But the risks always come with it. Unless you can catch me slipping, just like a lot of the others did, you're going out of that match with a red chest, probably a swollen foot, and signs of a broken knee. I've injured some people, I'm not even going to lie to you. I can go extra soft on you this week, be careful with my moves, or I can just be heartless and go as ruthless as I can to inflict the most amount of pain that you can imagine. People always call these empty threats, only for them to be making their next promos, sitting while touching their elbows checking on it. People love to talk about me post-match, saying that it was an easy task when they were too busy checking on their jaws when the announcer announced their names. They touch the back of their head when their heads are raised and that's not a good sign. Possible concussion. Possible bad things that can happen. As someone who wants to contribute to you, I don't see a reason to try to be the one who's going to make your life hell. You literally have the devil himself, the Interwire champion. Man, I'm glad Methuselah is facing him, let him have some sense and humility. For you, you're going to find confidence and there's nobody better to teach you about confidence.
I love to hear you talk your shit, like go ahead with all of that.
But you know, of course here and there, there will be things left out and not mentioned at all. That's the kind of tradition that we run here at Elite Answers Wrestling, and we'll still do that for sure. I don't know about you but I don't believe that dangling my past status is going to do anything. More than anything, the term dangling should just be regarded as stating. I don't ever use it in a way to intimidate you, but rather it was all about telling you the facts. What I said last time though, about the card thing, you don't know how true that could be brother. You never know, I don't think it's even delusional at this point, because I've really proven it against somebody else last time, what makes you different than that? What makes it realistic to see you come out of Fighting Spirit or Pain for Pride as champion while I'm going on a very stupendous decline? Like I said I would love to help you, but what are the chances that the things I said turn out to be wrong. You should always refer back to the statement, that's not some statement where I'm just waffling off my ass with a ridiculous tone, because it's not like that didn't make sense. It's because it has happened that I mentioned it multiple times, because that's just who I am. I'm the guy who loses yet I'll still be booked in a pivotal match at the next FPV. I might not be booked for Fighting Spirit if I don't start finding an opponent, but hell, what if I just do that this week? Call somebody out. That's an instant match on its way. And yes, it's not as important as Maverick versus Armstrong, but my point still stands. I'll always stay where I am. Just by losing to you, it doesn't end anything. It's never going to, because you're not the end of me. But losing to me, might be the end of this little fiesta that you're having right here. On your way to championship gold, you lose to MITSU. That's a very sad death of your momentum, let me tell you. Listen. I want you to have an excellent run before you come for that championship, because that championship comes first to me. If there's another up and comer with your caliber, I would also be rooting for that guy. Unfortunately, you can't just be looking at this match as another normal match. This is more crucial than you think. Hell, I don't know why you want to bring up a win-loss record so bad, I used to lose too much, yet I still- mannnn, I don't need to mention that over and over again for you to understand. Win-loss record to MITSU is your argument? I'm annoyed. Because you want to bring that point up and mock it yet you never understand it. But that's just me. You still wouldn't get it. The line is going over your head, and it will stay that way. You're talking as if I've failed to get that championship a 1000 times. I've challenged as much as you did challenge for the New Breed championship. We're literally on the same tally, you're having your third chance just like I did. That's kind of neat. If you think promos are the effective weapons that you had, then you're really going to enjoy Drake Armstrong, I think. You guys can drop 10 promos that week. I don't get why you talk less this week, though. If I was you, since you want to tackle the MITSU way so badly, I'd probably drop every single day until I get a response. Trigger the sense of responsibility into the guy. Whenever you see that advantage, you take it. Get into the guy's head. The moment you see this with Drake Armstrong, you start doing that. I really dig your confidence because it affects your mannerisms in a very specific way. Now all I'm looking at is not just a very passionate guy, it's more than that. He's certain that this match is already a win for him, just that he has to solidify it to me. He has to justify the win to me, this is just a path for him to become champion. And he'll do anything to become champion. You can't snatch my soul, Cody. You're not the guy to do so because you're not going to be involved with me anymore after this week, unless you take the offer. But we're not going to tear each other apart. I'll hold back, you want me to let it go. I'll be safer than you think. I don't need to resent you, because unlike you, I don't need wins to give me a championship match. You already knew from Grand Rampage. And I'll keep challenging myself because they're just going to let me. But now, I'm going to hold myself back like I said I would, I'm going to mentor Cody Maverick into victory. You're not dangerous, yet. And beating me won't prove otherwise. Being dangerous doesn't come within your words, it's from what goes on in that ring, the volume. It's the stiffness that makes one guy dangerous. Maybe one move can put you to sleep. Do your little stunner and make me unconscious. You can do that, but you have to make sure I don't hit my finisher too, or else, you'll be the one going to sleep. So it's really about who'll get their finisher first. You get the chance, I'm probably not going to kick out, I know not to go too hard in this match, but if I got it, I know you're not going to be able to counter as well. As long as this match is Drake Armstrong-free, you don't need to worry about the reputation of this match. It'll steal the crowd. It'll do everything you need it to do. A star making moment probably, because this is exactly what's going to make Drake look at you and be impressed. You don't need to think about what he thinks of you. Since he's Drake Armstrong, I know that he looks down on all of his competitors, you're not excluded. Let's have this match and show him what we're about. We're two guys going after him, but there's only one man who'll be number one contender. Only one guy will be up for that Interwire championship. The nice things that I said during this, shouldn't even be considered to be me waving my white flag. I didn't give up, I didn't end my story, because I'm not Mig Dr Decker. I just chose to sit back and observe, because I know I'll be back for the championship anyway. Either it be you or Drake after your match, there'll be a guy trying to knock on that door. Sooner or later, I couldn't care less about the date. That championship is going to be mine and mine only. And like how you questioned it, how much more can I bite off until I start choking myself. That's why this week, you'll just take me out of my misery. There's no Grand Rampage victory, Cody. You had a Grand Rampage moment, sure. But I don't think you were the Grand Rampage winner, were you? You're not Jake Smith. Just because you had a moment, I don't think that makes you the winner. I just don't think it's logical because hey, I'm a self-aware guy myself and I don't take victories when I don't win. You had a great performance in that event, buddy. Good job. But that's not going to translate into you beating Drake Armstrong. I don't need to talk to you about me being impressed with your work because I already did that. I've given you enough credit, and I'm not going to just act like that didn't happen. That's the thing, Cody. I'm not trying to make this a new beef, making you a new enemy of mine. I don't want to. After this week even, if you don't choose to have me be your guide then I'll probably just let you do your own rocking ways. I'm just going to lay down on a beach in Texas. You win or lose, that's your outcome at that point. I'm just saying. This week is one I know you're prepared for. But how much of that preparation is going to be seen, because if I was you, I would need to decimate MITSU. You should just aim towards dominating, because if it's just another 50/50, then the odds against Drake would be a lot lower for you. Make it more towards your way, hell, try to squash me if you can because that's the best way to send a message to Drake. I'm not going to try and murder you, but you try to do that to me. One victory against me will never put you higher than me. Until you're a main eventer, you're not higher than me. I'm that gate that you can't walk through because I'm that gap. I know my position and where I stand. So one victory against me this week is not going to change it. Winning the championship would. And look at it, I'm trying to have you do that. It'll honestly be such an embarrassment if you can't win this week. So, I really hope you don't fuck it up. Like, I'm going to be holding back, Cody. That's another huge advantage for you. Utilize it. Whether I like it or not? Of course I'm not going to like it because it's not me. But I'm just trying to be… reasonable. This week, what you're going to see is a reasonable MITSU. I'll be fair. I don't need to exhaust you, and I'll stoop down a level, one vulnerable enough that you can win against, but a level strong enough that I can still pick up the victory. I'm going to be turning up regardless, and I'll make sure you don't come out of that match the same man. I don't need to promo more than once because it's all going to be the same talk over and over again. That's not worth your time, nor mine. We don't need that, so if you still want a conversation, we can just have it after this match. Wait, where are we this week? Utah. Anybody know a good place in Utah? Genuinely asking.
See you on Friday night.
Of course they're on board with it.
It's not MITSU, so it creates unpredictability does it? Cody Maverick, an up-and-coming rising star facing off against the obviously apparent future tyrant that is Drake Armstrong. That's the story right. I believe the crowd begs to differ but hey, that's just me. I'm sorry, guys. I'm not going to be interfering in this feud, or beef that they're having right now so no need to come at them, cheering for me whenever I'm mentioned. I get it, I love you all too, but Drake deserves to listen to something new. Maybe he can start listening to Cody Maverick chants. Cody, you see now I'm having very happy vibes. I'm being very positive with you, I'm not trying to cause any shit, because last week, you won. That's all. You won. I was too late to break the pin up and you've punched your ticket to challenge Drake for that championship. Now is there anything that I can do now to put myself with you guys? Nope. I don't think so. Knowing Drake Armstrong, the match that we're going to have this week is not going to be fun. He's a guy who I know is able to ruin the spectacle, we might be having a classic, and he'll show up at the end of it. I don't like this thought inside my head that we're supposed to be facing each other this week. You're about to go into a personal championship match, so you need that momentum built, right? You need that win record to start stacking up, of course you really do. You know one thing that you also need? I don't know if you're willing to hear this, but let me pitch you an idea. I'm going to recommend one step that's going to take you further. You might hate it. Before I start responding to whatever you've said now, I'm here to give you an offer. I've been here for a long time, and I've known myself more than anybody else. You like to call me out on that right? Long time here, just a has-been with nothing on his nametag. I get the jizz, I get the narrative that you're going to come up with. But now I'm giving you a chance, a hand in combat. I've faced Drake for the championship, I've gone through every shenanigans that he can pull, the mind games that he can play. While I didn't succeed in dethroning him, I didn't fail in studying him. Look at it this way, you have the chance to win your first championship match. You're up against one guy who's known for pulling tricks out of his hat, the cloverleaf who's known to be lucky when he needs to be. You probably need backup. Someone who can guide you. I get that you're an independent top dog, but maybe you should consider it.
Let me help you.
You see, I'm not trying to insert myself into your career, and try to profit off of that. Nah, this is way more beneficial for you. I understand, you're a New Breed and the last things you want to hear are words coming out from a veteran that you don't even see as worthy of his status. You don't value me just like how every other elitist in that locker room doesn't rate me. They dislike me, because I'm different. They dislike me because I'm the guy that's all smiles and zero smack talk. I'm not one to pull names out of my ass, but I know that the people who I'm referring to know exactly who they are. They don't just hate me because they feel like I'm a pest, something to get rid of. They hate me because I represent a different kind of elitist. They hate the fact that I appear on Dynasty weekly, and to be frankly honest, I don't even win much in Dynasty as a whole. But that's the thing. I'm not left off shows. I'm still scheduled to appear over and over again. That's what they despise about me, it's because they can win matches, but they can't win over the attention of everybody else in the EAW universe. Hell, a loss for MITSU is a lot more of a form of attraction than a win for anybody else. You see our shows weekly, there are a lot of people who win matches, fresh stars who start beating other fresh stars. But that win led to nowhere because they cannot build themselves up. They can't help themselves at all, and that's what makes me a lot more than just your typical elitist. My ability to transcend my own image has made me immortal. I know what you're trying to say, what do I know about winning to the point where I'm trying to teach you a lesson? Hell, it's because I've failed more that I want you to not. I'm not going to accuse you of anything that happened last week, you didn't steal that victory. You earned it because you were smart. But Drake Armstrong is also one smart guy. He's not just going to let you close the curtain on his championship reign. He's going to start sketching his blueprints. He's going to start writing the scripts of his new poems, with words that can go miles above our vocabularies, getting both of us confused and we're not going to even understand one sentence. A complex man always plans complex strategies. You might look down on this offer for a while, but you're going to see the consequences of doing so.
Accept it before you make a mistake.
Done with that offer. What did you get for me? Like what new substances have you introduced to your arguments, so that I know if I should come with fresh stuff as well? I would love to listen to it. Well, in fact, I have listened to it. You know, at first, hearing my own quotes kind of stung, because I expected this to be some sort of mockery. I felt like this was not going the way that I wanted it to go. And of course, you'd probably ask yourself, what way? I'm just going to tell you that it's a way that I don't like going. So, thank god for what you said. That's a relief. A huge one. Humongous, per Drake Armstrong's dictionary. You're having a tremendous week while this is going a little bit south. Facing Joso and Methuselah in the same week must hurt him like hell, because that's nothing more than just walking on thorns, he might come out alive but his feet will be bleeding bad. That's perfect timing for you, you're not like him. You're not struggling, you have to capitalize on that. It's not like Mig Dr Decker was that much of a challenge, even I wouldn't want to put myself and him in the same sentence, Cody. You pinned him like I said you would, and I'm not going to blame you for it. You're an opportunist, and I know exactly what I also would've done in that situation. I've learnt to be a lot mature the moment I left that ring, but the fans only see the same visuals each time. The disappointed look on my face, but this time I'm not disappointed because I felt that it's unfair. That would be very childish, it's an excuse. I was disappointed in the fact that my hands were not shaken after that. Hell, that sounds more like an old person begging for it, but you know what I mean. I know I see something in you that even in every single sentence that came out of my mouth, it wasn't spite. It was more encouragement than insult, and that's just my nature as a whole. I don't want to talk trash against you, Cody. Not this week, when Drake Armstrong suffers from night to night. One Dynasty to another, I see Drake Armstrong being put in his place, that's happiness to me. But I want to remind you of one thing, when you go after that championship, whatever way you used to go after that championship IF you manage to go for that championship, I want you to remember that I was the measuring stick. The test that you had to pass before you came after it because despite my reputation of not being able to put myself above others, I've unofficially become a learning tree. And you're going to learn a lot more after you come out of this match. True story, I've been there whenever somebody comes after the world champion, or a midcard champion. I've always been that competitor who's in the way some way or another, but my presence is always apparent. But for some reason, this situation doesn't feel the same. It's like a whole new universe where it's not what I want it to be. I'm currently in a match against a guy who's going to go after what I want to go after. A man who's hungry for what I consider to be my appetizer. You're here to take it all away from me. But that's just what your head thinks when you're tired of all the dumb things happening to you. I'm not going to be against the idea of you chasing that championship, I'm not going to be the man who interrupts your match, I'll let you two have it while you're at it. But until that moment comes, make this match a studying session. Make this match a way for you to even carve your name further down to the point where Drake can't ignore you. You're going to try to get into the mind of an Armstrong, which honestly wasn't so difficult, but you want to do more than that. Get in that head, and make sure it explodes. That's what I know you'll try to do, but before that, there's always going to be some practice rounds.
Honestly, this should count more as a number one contendership match.
Currently, there's nobody else other than you and me who would want that championship more. We both know what it would do to our careers. I'm going to let you have your shot, so you better not mess it up. I could probably just ruin it by entering your conversation, but I don't think I want to be that guy… yet. Don't push my button, man. You know exactly that I could make it a triple threat even without winning and that's the funny thing. I don't want to be remembered just for being ‘given’ stuff, let me be the one who's giving. I'm giving you two peace by not involving myself. So this week, you better pray to God that Drake doesn't make a mess out of the two of us. If not, we're going to have some problems. It's not just an empty threat, I've heard people complain about my voice making their ears bleed. And you don't want that to happen like 17 times, so if you want that match at Fighting Spirit, make sure you do it right. You claim you're going to beat me, you're going to finally end this run of mine, but I can't tell you exactly how I feel. I don't want this match to happen, because now I'm stuck in a situation where clearly this is your star-making moment, but now it's just going to be another proof that I'm no longer capable of going further. Do I want you to come after the Interwire Championship? Yes. But do I have to let the road involve me? I don't really know. I can make or break your moment. You win, we have that handshake, we both have fun. You go to Fighting Spirit, you get that championship and it's all fair game. But if you lose, I'd probably have ruined your future chances. That's not going to be fun, so that's a dilemma inside of my head. And that's not me saying that oh I'm so good that I know if I can win or lose, but there are certain levels that I can move my joystick around. There are levels of difficulty and hard work that I can put in a week. If it's somebody who I don't see as worth my time, then I probably wouldn't even try to aim at anything heavy. But if you really want the hard-hitting, five star machine that is MITSU, then you let me know. But the risks always come with it. Unless you can catch me slipping, just like a lot of the others did, you're going out of that match with a red chest, probably a swollen foot, and signs of a broken knee. I've injured some people, I'm not even going to lie to you. I can go extra soft on you this week, be careful with my moves, or I can just be heartless and go as ruthless as I can to inflict the most amount of pain that you can imagine. People always call these empty threats, only for them to be making their next promos, sitting while touching their elbows checking on it. People love to talk about me post-match, saying that it was an easy task when they were too busy checking on their jaws when the announcer announced their names. They touch the back of their head when their heads are raised and that's not a good sign. Possible concussion. Possible bad things that can happen. As someone who wants to contribute to you, I don't see a reason to try to be the one who's going to make your life hell. You literally have the devil himself, the Interwire champion. Man, I'm glad Methuselah is facing him, let him have some sense and humility. For you, you're going to find confidence and there's nobody better to teach you about confidence.
I love to hear you talk your shit, like go ahead with all of that.
But you know, of course here and there, there will be things left out and not mentioned at all. That's the kind of tradition that we run here at Elite Answers Wrestling, and we'll still do that for sure. I don't know about you but I don't believe that dangling my past status is going to do anything. More than anything, the term dangling should just be regarded as stating. I don't ever use it in a way to intimidate you, but rather it was all about telling you the facts. What I said last time though, about the card thing, you don't know how true that could be brother. You never know, I don't think it's even delusional at this point, because I've really proven it against somebody else last time, what makes you different than that? What makes it realistic to see you come out of Fighting Spirit or Pain for Pride as champion while I'm going on a very stupendous decline? Like I said I would love to help you, but what are the chances that the things I said turn out to be wrong. You should always refer back to the statement, that's not some statement where I'm just waffling off my ass with a ridiculous tone, because it's not like that didn't make sense. It's because it has happened that I mentioned it multiple times, because that's just who I am. I'm the guy who loses yet I'll still be booked in a pivotal match at the next FPV. I might not be booked for Fighting Spirit if I don't start finding an opponent, but hell, what if I just do that this week? Call somebody out. That's an instant match on its way. And yes, it's not as important as Maverick versus Armstrong, but my point still stands. I'll always stay where I am. Just by losing to you, it doesn't end anything. It's never going to, because you're not the end of me. But losing to me, might be the end of this little fiesta that you're having right here. On your way to championship gold, you lose to MITSU. That's a very sad death of your momentum, let me tell you. Listen. I want you to have an excellent run before you come for that championship, because that championship comes first to me. If there's another up and comer with your caliber, I would also be rooting for that guy. Unfortunately, you can't just be looking at this match as another normal match. This is more crucial than you think. Hell, I don't know why you want to bring up a win-loss record so bad, I used to lose too much, yet I still- mannnn, I don't need to mention that over and over again for you to understand. Win-loss record to MITSU is your argument? I'm annoyed. Because you want to bring that point up and mock it yet you never understand it. But that's just me. You still wouldn't get it. The line is going over your head, and it will stay that way. You're talking as if I've failed to get that championship a 1000 times. I've challenged as much as you did challenge for the New Breed championship. We're literally on the same tally, you're having your third chance just like I did. That's kind of neat. If you think promos are the effective weapons that you had, then you're really going to enjoy Drake Armstrong, I think. You guys can drop 10 promos that week. I don't get why you talk less this week, though. If I was you, since you want to tackle the MITSU way so badly, I'd probably drop every single day until I get a response. Trigger the sense of responsibility into the guy. Whenever you see that advantage, you take it. Get into the guy's head. The moment you see this with Drake Armstrong, you start doing that. I really dig your confidence because it affects your mannerisms in a very specific way. Now all I'm looking at is not just a very passionate guy, it's more than that. He's certain that this match is already a win for him, just that he has to solidify it to me. He has to justify the win to me, this is just a path for him to become champion. And he'll do anything to become champion. You can't snatch my soul, Cody. You're not the guy to do so because you're not going to be involved with me anymore after this week, unless you take the offer. But we're not going to tear each other apart. I'll hold back, you want me to let it go. I'll be safer than you think. I don't need to resent you, because unlike you, I don't need wins to give me a championship match. You already knew from Grand Rampage. And I'll keep challenging myself because they're just going to let me. But now, I'm going to hold myself back like I said I would, I'm going to mentor Cody Maverick into victory. You're not dangerous, yet. And beating me won't prove otherwise. Being dangerous doesn't come within your words, it's from what goes on in that ring, the volume. It's the stiffness that makes one guy dangerous. Maybe one move can put you to sleep. Do your little stunner and make me unconscious. You can do that, but you have to make sure I don't hit my finisher too, or else, you'll be the one going to sleep. So it's really about who'll get their finisher first. You get the chance, I'm probably not going to kick out, I know not to go too hard in this match, but if I got it, I know you're not going to be able to counter as well. As long as this match is Drake Armstrong-free, you don't need to worry about the reputation of this match. It'll steal the crowd. It'll do everything you need it to do. A star making moment probably, because this is exactly what's going to make Drake look at you and be impressed. You don't need to think about what he thinks of you. Since he's Drake Armstrong, I know that he looks down on all of his competitors, you're not excluded. Let's have this match and show him what we're about. We're two guys going after him, but there's only one man who'll be number one contender. Only one guy will be up for that Interwire championship. The nice things that I said during this, shouldn't even be considered to be me waving my white flag. I didn't give up, I didn't end my story, because I'm not Mig Dr Decker. I just chose to sit back and observe, because I know I'll be back for the championship anyway. Either it be you or Drake after your match, there'll be a guy trying to knock on that door. Sooner or later, I couldn't care less about the date. That championship is going to be mine and mine only. And like how you questioned it, how much more can I bite off until I start choking myself. That's why this week, you'll just take me out of my misery. There's no Grand Rampage victory, Cody. You had a Grand Rampage moment, sure. But I don't think you were the Grand Rampage winner, were you? You're not Jake Smith. Just because you had a moment, I don't think that makes you the winner. I just don't think it's logical because hey, I'm a self-aware guy myself and I don't take victories when I don't win. You had a great performance in that event, buddy. Good job. But that's not going to translate into you beating Drake Armstrong. I don't need to talk to you about me being impressed with your work because I already did that. I've given you enough credit, and I'm not going to just act like that didn't happen. That's the thing, Cody. I'm not trying to make this a new beef, making you a new enemy of mine. I don't want to. After this week even, if you don't choose to have me be your guide then I'll probably just let you do your own rocking ways. I'm just going to lay down on a beach in Texas. You win or lose, that's your outcome at that point. I'm just saying. This week is one I know you're prepared for. But how much of that preparation is going to be seen, because if I was you, I would need to decimate MITSU. You should just aim towards dominating, because if it's just another 50/50, then the odds against Drake would be a lot lower for you. Make it more towards your way, hell, try to squash me if you can because that's the best way to send a message to Drake. I'm not going to try and murder you, but you try to do that to me. One victory against me will never put you higher than me. Until you're a main eventer, you're not higher than me. I'm that gate that you can't walk through because I'm that gap. I know my position and where I stand. So one victory against me this week is not going to change it. Winning the championship would. And look at it, I'm trying to have you do that. It'll honestly be such an embarrassment if you can't win this week. So, I really hope you don't fuck it up. Like, I'm going to be holding back, Cody. That's another huge advantage for you. Utilize it. Whether I like it or not? Of course I'm not going to like it because it's not me. But I'm just trying to be… reasonable. This week, what you're going to see is a reasonable MITSU. I'll be fair. I don't need to exhaust you, and I'll stoop down a level, one vulnerable enough that you can win against, but a level strong enough that I can still pick up the victory. I'm going to be turning up regardless, and I'll make sure you don't come out of that match the same man. I don't need to promo more than once because it's all going to be the same talk over and over again. That's not worth your time, nor mine. We don't need that, so if you still want a conversation, we can just have it after this match. Wait, where are we this week? Utah. Anybody know a good place in Utah? Genuinely asking.
See you on Friday night.
