The King in Yellow.
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" You actually show up when it matters..? Did you forget that you left TLA to fend for himself in the middle of a tag match against myself and SOSA. Or that you barely beat Holly Arrow after she returned from an injury you gave her. Or that you’ve never even won Brand Warfare, so there's absolutely no significance to be held in being the final member (
And I refuse to entertain revisionist history. Now, I understand that I’ve been stagnant in my pursuit of a World Championship. I’ve never once shied away from that reality. I’ve never once pretended as if I was closer than I actually was. Because unlike you, unlike the vast majority of this company, I am self-aware. I understand my flaws and shortcomings. I understand what I want. And I understand that the window to obtain it is closing. But what I find hilarious is this idea that you aren’t in the same boat. You think one World Championship reign offers you grace, when in all fairness, the most memorable part of your reign was the end. And I find it hilarious that you find yourself in a position to be teaming against the same person that not only ending your only World Championship reign, but they ended your Unified Tag Team Championship reign as well. You’ve had ample time to both bounce back and prove yourself capable of operating on that level, yet all you’ve managed to do is prove that you aren’t half the elitist you think you are. But I knew that years ago. I knew that heading into Brand Warfare in 2021. I knew that when we briefly bumped elbows as I was teaming with Donovan Duke in a one-off match against POTARA some time ago. It seems as if everyone is aware of who and what Harper Lee is— but you. And that in itself is an interesting paradox. You went from being someone who had all the potential in the world to be an all-time great, to someone whom I can’t even say a victory against provides a substantial amount of momentum heading into Road to Redemption. And believe me, I wish that weren’t the case. Yet it is, and as unfortunate and aggravating as it is, I think it firmly establishes what I’ve come to know to be true all season long— this company has simply moved past the need for someone like you. And maybe that’s not how you view it. You’ve had Main Event after Main Event, right? That’s going to be your defense. You beat the two men that “carried me” at Territorial Invasion, right? Yet when it comes down to it, at your very best, all you’ve managed to be all season long is a statistic. A proxy used by people to stat pad their reigns and benefit from a successful title defense. But I assume you’ve made peace with that. Because if you can stand there and criticize me, then surely, you’ve had the same conversation with yourself, right? Because if my season has been underwhelming, then surely you feel the same of your own. Or maybe you find solace in chasing after championship after championship. You feel at peace knowing that you’re at least in the picture. And maybe that gives you some false sense of superiority. But I’m here to put that idea to rest. I want you to know that It’s not enough for you to attempt to bring forward the same points and the same insults that have been thrown at me for years. I hear it every single week. I’ve lived with the fact that I haven’t won a World Championship yet, for years. I wake up to that reality every single day. So, trying to play on the idea that I’m incapable of winning a World Championship, doesn’t give you the edge you’d think it does. That idea doesn’t deter me. It doesn’t slow me down in the slightest. If anything, I use it as motivation. I’ve made it this far in my career without ever winning the big one. I’ve Main Evented countless Showdowns. I’ve Main Evented countless Marquee Events. I’ve been both a figurehead and a focal point of Showdown for the past three years. I’ve become synonymous with this brand and its culture. And that won’t cease to be the case just because you said so. You don’t have to like me. You don’t have to know who I am or what I’ve done to know that what I’m saying is the truth. Whether you or anyone else likes it or not— my glass ceiling being shattered isn’t a question of if— but instead when. And to that question, I say; soon. Very soon.
Now onto bigger fish.
The Jaded Hearts. You know, I would address you two separately but seeing as how you two are a package deal, it only makes sense to kill two birds with one stone. So, with that being said, let me delve into a question, I've been dying to ask. Literally I have been DYING to know and understand your thought process. I mean I've heard you speak on me for years at this point, Kassidy. And in a way It's flattering, considering before a few weeks ago, we never even crossed paths. You weren't even a blip on my radar, yet my name was on your lips time and time again. We were brands apart and yet you still kept a watchful eye out for me. So forgive me if this question strikes you by surprise--- but it's the byproduct of a narrative that you've been endorsing for a while now. So let me just go ahead and ask. When you look at this season and what it’s managed to be, I want to know what gives you the impression that I’m struggling? What’s changed? I’m still winning matches. I’m still a focal point. I’m still in the Main Event. I’m still considered the heart and soul of this brand. So what’s truly different? What’s changed? What steps backwards have I taken? Where's the falloff that you predicted? Where’s the false step that you felt was so impending? Because from where I’m standing, it doesn’t feel as if there has been any decline whatsoever. I was just in the Main Event of The Last Stand and in a few weeks, I’ll be in the Main Event of Road to Redemption, and it's there where either myself or Bronson will leave with the Answers World Championship. So again, that begs the question, fall-off where? I could understand why you’d feel that way if I was struggling prior. I mean genuinely struggling. If I was having a rough go at things. I guess... I could entertain that idea? I guess you could breathe life into that narrative. I guess. But nothing that I’ve done this year, let alone this season has given that impression. I had a Match of The Year contender with Bronson, to start the season off. In Elysium's first Marquee Event together we brought the likes of you and Sienna, along with TLA and Charlie to your limits, only failing to capture the Unified Tag Team Championships due to my own negligence. But I guess Main Eventing a marquee event as a tag team, with less than a month of experience together is grounds for that belief, huh? That’s the reality of that event. But I give you credit and respect on a successful title defense. And as hard as that was to stomach— we’ve only become better because of it. The dynamic that we have and the bond that we share has only strengthened due to that failure. And it’s because of this, that I give you thanks, Kassidy as well as you Sienna. We walked into that match unprepared for what would await us. Naive, blinded and completely unaware that a tag team is only as strong as the trust and assurance that you have in the person beside you. And that was our Achilles heel that night. We hadn’t had the time or been in the position to be tested. Our faith in one another was never truly put to the test. And again, even though we failed in our pursuit— I’m thankful for that match because it exposed the cracks in our armor. And with the knowledge of this, we’ve become better for it. Now does this take away the notion that together, Sienna and Kassidy are the greatest tag team this company and the world have ever seen? Of course not. But is that going to stop Bronson and I, from trying to avenge what happened at The Last Stand? The answer remains the same. I’m well aware of how great the trio of The Jaded Hearts and Harper Lee are. I’m well aware of the threat that they possess. I’m well aware of the stacked resumes that I’m matched up against. But I’ve said it my entire career; iron sharpens iron, and if I ever want to reach the pinnacles I plan to reach, then I have to rise to the occasion in moments like this. I have to be better than I was. I have to learn from the mistakes that I’ve made. And I want it to be understood, that what happened at The Last Stand, will not happen again. So I embrace the challenge. I accept the challenge. And I’ll move forward beside both Bronson Daniels and Milli Banks with my only goal in mind being victory— because I refuse to entertain the possibility of anything else. "
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