Post by Dave Rydell on Dec 10, 2016 12:39:06 GMT -5
December 6, 2016
Dave is walking into O’Malley’s with Sasha Witherspoon following behind. Dave is sporting a red polo shirt and khaki pants, as he has taken off his jacket after coming in from the snowy outdoors. Sasha walks in and removes her gloves, hat, and giant winter coat. Dave walks directly to the back where he finds Tyler.
Dave: Tyler, my friend. How are we?
Tyler: Boss… unexpected. What’s up?
Dave: Not a lot. I’m sticking around for the week so I wanted to come by and check on things. How are the profits, service, and such?
Tyler: They’re great. Profits are on a steady rise. Given the weather people don’t care for the outdoor things so they come here. Plus I got us a new chef for the food. Cost us a bit up front but it has paid us 10 times over the cost already.
Dave: Excellent. I’d like to introduce you to the woman who is in charge of my campaign and overall media person, Sasha Witherspoon.
Sasha: How do you do?
Tyler: Hello there, miss. So what’s up Dave?
Dave: Well, Horizons is in less than a week so I’m here sticking around. Going to go visit with the people, you, and just relax. Care for a drink?
Tyler: It’s 10 in the morning.
Dave: I’m a politician. The movies said they drink early. To each their own. Sasha, dear, a scotch please? Top shelf?
Sasha: *rolling her eyes* Right away sir.
Dave takes a seat in front of the desk Tyler is sitting at and kicks his feet up.
Dave: Where should we begin?
Tyler has a look of confusion and shock on his face as Dave smirks. Cutscene.
December 8, 2016
Dave is in his hotel room, going through his things in his bag trying to find a piece of his wrestling gear when his phone rings. He answers it and puts it on speaker.
Dave: Mr. Trump! How are you?
Trump: I’m good. Look, I just wanted to call you to wish you luck at your next event. I am counting on you to handle business like we discussed. It is incredibly important that you win those belts.
Dave: I understand Mr. Trump. I won’t let you down.
Trump: I trust that you won’t. And tell Mr. Ingalls that I thank him for his service in this mission you are both carrying out. We can make a lot of headway when you two win.
Dave: Understood sir. Thank you.
Trump: When will you be back in DC?
Dave: I should be on an afternoon flight out next Tuesday sir. I’ll be there for the majority of the companies break.
Trump: Excellent. I want to see you in my office first thing Wednesday morning. Good luck, and God speed.
Dave: Thank you si-
Before Dave can finish his sentence he hears a click. He disregards it and puts his phone away. Just then someone knocks on the door. Sasha heads over to answer it.
Sasha: Sir, there is a Mr. Leonardo here to see you?
Dave: Who?
Sasha: I’m not sure what his name exactly is. Security frisked him. He’s clean.
Dave: Screw it, send him in.
As Dave goes back to his bag, a man in a long coat walks in, removing his fedora. Dave turns and is stunned.
Ed Leonard: Surprised to see me?
Dave: Ed… I thought you moved back to New Jersey.
Ed: I did, but I had to come see you. See how things were going and really just catch up.
Dave: Well, I’m doing fine. Great actually.
Ed: The scandal seems to say otherwise.
Dave: That’s nothing. Once I get a solid eye witness I can get past this.
Ed: You need not worry about that anymore. May I sit?
Dave: Sure.
Dave turns back to his bag but then back around.
Dave: What do you really want?
Ed: Dave, we’ve been through many trials and tribulations together. Ups and downs, highs and lows. We’ve fought through it all and we’ve come out on the other side just fine.
Dave: What is the point, Ed?
Ed: The point is the scandal is over. It’s past you. I am your eye witness and I already have the DA my statement. It’s been verified and taken care of. Enjoy the headlines tomorrow.
Dave: Bullshit.
Just then, Sasha rushes into the room.
Sasha: Sir, I have a call from the DC DA. You’ve been cleared of everything.
Dave: What?
Sasha: Sir, it’s over!
Dave looks back at Ed, stunned.
Ed: No need to thank me. Like I said, we’ve been through a lot. Including that stressful overseas tour.
Dave: While I appreciate the sentiment, this partnership is over. You know that.
Ed: You’ve got an important match coming up. It seems the Engine of Chaos has been running rampant. And you picked a fight with them. Each one of them.
Dave: No, just two.
Ed: And those two have yet to be determined. You and them have their work cut out at Horizons.
Dave: No, Ed, they do.
Ed: And just who do you think you’re facing?
Dave: The Co-Operative Champions. The Engine of Chaos.
Ed: That wasn’t the question.
Dave: That was the answer. What you fail to realize is that I know this game. They play shadow games; mind games. They think that because they have this rule where any one of them can compete where their stable is named on the card, that they have the upper hand. They don’t. It happened when my new pal Jason and I beat them a few weeks ago. It just so happened to be the ones who won the belts to begin with. So yes, Ed, I know what I’m doing.
Ed: I stand corrected. You have grown. You understand it now. It seems my work here is done.
Dave: It’s been done, Ed. We decided this was over at Battleground. You saw what I did there and how I was literally screwed out of victory. I kicked ass in that match. There is no question. I will continue to kick ass each week until I retire. Which, despite what you may think, is no time soon. As much as the powers that be hate it; as much as the roster hates it; I’m here to stay.
Ed: That’s good to hear. I just wa—
Dave: What you want does not matter anymore when it comes to my career. This is mine. I started it by myself, I will finish it by myself. You have no place here anymore.
Ed: Then I will leave you to it. It’s been a pleasure.
Ed stands and puts his fedora back on. He looks at Dave for a moment and turns to leave.
Ed: Goodbye, Dave.
Dave just stands there as Ed turns and leaves. Cutscene.
December 9, 2016
At the Horizons Press Conference outside of the United Center in Chicago, many sports entertainment professionals conducted interviews, signed autographs, and things of that nature. Dave Rydell is walking through the sea of people. Of course, Sasha Witherspoon was by his side. He is stopped by UGWC’s interviewer, Roxy Malone.
Roxy: Dave, Dave! Please can I get a few words?
Dave: Surely. Anything for you, Ms. Malone.
Roxy: Please, call me Roxy.
Dave: Alright then, Roxy.
Roxy: Is it true the allegations you had against you were dismissed because of an eye witness?
Dave: Yes, yes it certainly was.
Roxy: That’s rather fitting since you have a huge match coming up at Horizons in just a few days. Tell me, what are your thoughts heading into this match?
Dave: My thoughts? My thoughts are this. And yes, you can quote me. The Engine of Chaos is certainly a great machine. However it is a machine that can be stopped. Gabriel is a sick and twisted individual with his own agenda. It’s going to be his agenda that destroys him in the end. Holden Orson is still a man trying to find himself yet again. First he was masked, then he was gay, then he was angry, now he’s masked again. He needs to figure his stuff out. He was once my best friend here and now he is a shell of his former self. Rogan MacLean is a dud for all intents and purposes. He has decided social media is the best place to try and fight myself and Jason Ingalls. Quite childish. And Ichabod. Where to begin with him? He failed at winning the World Title even after scoring a win over the champ on Synergy. He’s potentially got a chance at redemption, but then again, any one of them can be in any match with their stable label on it.
Roxy: What about---
Dave: I’m not done. Next we have Mil Vidas and Jordan King. Don’t get me wrong. King used to be a friend of mine, but the fact that he won’t produce a work visa is the reason it has ended. If he trusts me, he will do just that. Same goes for Vidas, minus the whole friend part. I don’t care for him. He is just going to get in the way at Horizons. All that’s needed is valid work visas and they’ll be left alone. But for some stupid reason, they get their “championship rematch” at Horizons. Crying and complaining gets you want you want. I’m just saying, Hastings and I never got our rematch. Orson and I never got our rematch. I’m pretty sure I’m still owed a rematch for the Cross Hemisphere Title as well. That seems to have gone away.
Roxy: What can you say about your partnership with Jason Ingalls? You two were bitter enemies at one time, yet now you seem to be a solid and cohesive unit going into Horizons.
Dave: Jason is a dear friend. We weren’t bitter enemies. We just had a match on Synergy one time. That was another day at the office for us. Opponents usually don’t have high regard for one another. Yet now that that is all over with, he and I have a common goal. We both love America, and our goal is to win the belts. So we will do what ever it takes to walk out with the titles. The Engine has explicitly said it isn’t about the gold. They just want to run their engine into whatever ground comes first. I’ll be more than happy to help out with that.
Before Roxy can ask another question, a slightly drunk Jason Ingalls saunters into the shot.
Jason: Yeah… Horizons! Dave and I, we got this. Those Co-Op belts are as good as ours. Fuck the Engine. And fuck those… uh… illegals. Yeah! Oh, looky here. How YOU doin’ Roxy?
Roxy: Gross. Mind if I ask a few questions?
Jason: You can ask me anything you want.
Roxy: How do you feel about teaming with Dave Rydell, who is seemingly the laughing stock of UGWC, day in and day out?
Jason: If he’s the laughing stock of UGWC, I’d hate like hell to know what you think of me. I think we’re gonna surprise people. I think we’re gonna make the naysayers choke on their Goddamn words. I think we’re gonna make people change how they look at the Co-Op division. We are winning those belts. We are going to prove we are the best. And once again, myself and Rydell are going to shut the critics up. If we are such jokes, why the hell does he have so many belts under his belt and why am I competing with a winner?!
Roxy: Well…
Jason: Not done. Chill out. UGWC must’ve had the lowest ratings ever a few weeks back since no one seems to remember me and him beating the Engine in that ring. Yeah, I think we’ll do just fine. Those belts are ours. Now, if you’ll excuse us, he’s still the owner of a nice bar down the road and I like to drink.
The duo walk off as Roxy just signals for a cut. Cut scene.
Later that night, at O’Malley’s…
Fading in on Dave and Jason at a corner booth, they are enjoying a beverage and waiting on their food order to arrive. Sasha Witherspoon is sitting at the bar alone, having a glass of red wine.
Dave: What do you think we need to do to win?
Jason: Same thing we did against the Engine on Synergy, and we should NOT do what you did against Vidas.
Dave: Yeah, I fucked that one up, huh?
Jason: Ummm…yes! What the hell? I understand you’ve got this new position in Trump’s cabinet and everything, but why can’t you let the politics go while you’re in the ring?
Dave: I suppose you’re right. I’ll make sure it doesn’t happen at Horizons.
Dave sips his scotch when finally their food comes. Jason sips his drink as well.
Dave: What are we going to do?
Jason: Win. Plain and simple. Coming up with a strategy is going to be harder given there are three teams in the match.
Dave: Divide and conquer. We need to isolate them from their partners. If they can’t tag, we can wear them down. I have no idea if this is elimination or not. When King is tired he is about damn useless.
Jason: The Engine, though.
Dave: Yeah… I have no idea who we are facing. Could be any one of them.
Jason: I don’t think it should matter. Yeah we did beat Rogan and Holden, but it shouldn’t matter.
Dave: If it’s Holden and Rogan, I’m not as worried. I won’t say they’re irrelevant, but I’m not as worried.
Jason: Nobody in this match is irrelevant. That kind of thinking is what cost you the match with Vidas the other night. You know who thinks we are irrelevant? EVERYONE IN UGWC!!!
Dave: And how many times have I proved them wrong? Too damn many. So have you. And dammit, we will do it again. I’m not saying they are irrelevant.
Jason: I know you’re not. I’m just saying. I’ve only won two fucking matches. Never once held gold. Everyone else in this match is a multi gold holder. I’m not saying it’s hopeless, I’m just saying let’s not let arrogance beat us before we even get the chance to win.
Dave: Well said. Divide and conquer. That has to be our strategy. It’s the way we will win and bring prestige back to these belts. And it’s what will get you your first piece of gold.
Jason raises his glass for an impromptu cheers. They clink, and then they start to eat. After a few moments, Dave sits back, sipping his scotch and glances over at Sasha who is going through paper work. He smirks and goes back to eating. Unbeknownst to Dave, Jason saw it all happen. He shakes his head and carries on eating. Cut scene.
December 11, 2016
“As I sit here writing this, I can tell you I have done many rewrites. I have struggled to find the words to put on this paper. This pairing of myself and Jason Ingalls has been a weird one to say the least. However, I am no stranger to odd pairings. Myself teaming with the likes of Lone Wolf and CoolJ in the LWF. Teaming with Donovan Hastings and The Mainstreamer… All of these men, and a few others, I won the companies tag championships with. And now, Jason Ingalls. If history is true to itself, the result will be the same. My team will walk out with the gold.
We are the clear cut underdog in this match as no one in their right mind would put money on us to win it. Nobody thinks we have the combined skill to get the job done. No one takes me seriously as a singles competitor and nobody has ever taken Ingalls seriously. At Horizons we change that. We change the opinions of everyone who has ever doubted our abilities. Raenius doubted Ingalls and what happened? Jason was victorious. Everyone doubted me at Battleground. I didn’t win it, but I proved to them I am leaps and bounds better than they ever thought. My record as the only 4 time Cross Hemisphere Champion in the title’s history still stands. I am the last ever World Champion for the LWF. I have won so many titles in my career. I have become nothing but a mere joke to everyone here.
I am not ashamed of the joke I have become. It just makes all victories that much sweeter. And at Horizons, The Engine will once again stop running. Mil Vidas and Jordan King will all fall. Both of those teams will lose to the biggest running joke in the UGWC. And they will have to live with that for the rest of their lives.
Horizons is the end of the line for them; and yet it starts a new beginning for myself and Jason. We begin our first reign together as the UGWC Co-Operative Champions. We will begin the year bringing prestige back to these titles that the Engine has decided to destroy. Kudos to them for winning them. High fives all around, but what have they done? They have done nothing of note as a whole except win two title matches. That’s it. And yet they still get treated like royalty by the people upstairs. Claim all you want with that, fellas. You are merely pawns in this game that I am playing.
Gold is what I crave. It is the essence of what makes this place run. I am a winner and so is Jason. Together, we are going to bring you down. Together, we are going to bring King and Vidas down. It is time to get this show on the road. Our win is dedicated to the American People. We may not be the Champions they want, but we will be the Champions they deserve.
Signed,
Dave Rydell
Secretary of Professional Wrestling
UGWC”
End.
Dave is walking into O’Malley’s with Sasha Witherspoon following behind. Dave is sporting a red polo shirt and khaki pants, as he has taken off his jacket after coming in from the snowy outdoors. Sasha walks in and removes her gloves, hat, and giant winter coat. Dave walks directly to the back where he finds Tyler.
Dave: Tyler, my friend. How are we?
Tyler: Boss… unexpected. What’s up?
Dave: Not a lot. I’m sticking around for the week so I wanted to come by and check on things. How are the profits, service, and such?
Tyler: They’re great. Profits are on a steady rise. Given the weather people don’t care for the outdoor things so they come here. Plus I got us a new chef for the food. Cost us a bit up front but it has paid us 10 times over the cost already.
Dave: Excellent. I’d like to introduce you to the woman who is in charge of my campaign and overall media person, Sasha Witherspoon.
Sasha: How do you do?
Tyler: Hello there, miss. So what’s up Dave?
Dave: Well, Horizons is in less than a week so I’m here sticking around. Going to go visit with the people, you, and just relax. Care for a drink?
Tyler: It’s 10 in the morning.
Dave: I’m a politician. The movies said they drink early. To each their own. Sasha, dear, a scotch please? Top shelf?
Sasha: *rolling her eyes* Right away sir.
Dave takes a seat in front of the desk Tyler is sitting at and kicks his feet up.
Dave: Where should we begin?
Tyler has a look of confusion and shock on his face as Dave smirks. Cutscene.
December 8, 2016
Dave is in his hotel room, going through his things in his bag trying to find a piece of his wrestling gear when his phone rings. He answers it and puts it on speaker.
Dave: Mr. Trump! How are you?
Trump: I’m good. Look, I just wanted to call you to wish you luck at your next event. I am counting on you to handle business like we discussed. It is incredibly important that you win those belts.
Dave: I understand Mr. Trump. I won’t let you down.
Trump: I trust that you won’t. And tell Mr. Ingalls that I thank him for his service in this mission you are both carrying out. We can make a lot of headway when you two win.
Dave: Understood sir. Thank you.
Trump: When will you be back in DC?
Dave: I should be on an afternoon flight out next Tuesday sir. I’ll be there for the majority of the companies break.
Trump: Excellent. I want to see you in my office first thing Wednesday morning. Good luck, and God speed.
Dave: Thank you si-
Before Dave can finish his sentence he hears a click. He disregards it and puts his phone away. Just then someone knocks on the door. Sasha heads over to answer it.
Sasha: Sir, there is a Mr. Leonardo here to see you?
Dave: Who?
Sasha: I’m not sure what his name exactly is. Security frisked him. He’s clean.
Dave: Screw it, send him in.
As Dave goes back to his bag, a man in a long coat walks in, removing his fedora. Dave turns and is stunned.
Ed Leonard: Surprised to see me?
Dave: Ed… I thought you moved back to New Jersey.
Ed: I did, but I had to come see you. See how things were going and really just catch up.
Dave: Well, I’m doing fine. Great actually.
Ed: The scandal seems to say otherwise.
Dave: That’s nothing. Once I get a solid eye witness I can get past this.
Ed: You need not worry about that anymore. May I sit?
Dave: Sure.
Dave turns back to his bag but then back around.
Dave: What do you really want?
Ed: Dave, we’ve been through many trials and tribulations together. Ups and downs, highs and lows. We’ve fought through it all and we’ve come out on the other side just fine.
Dave: What is the point, Ed?
Ed: The point is the scandal is over. It’s past you. I am your eye witness and I already have the DA my statement. It’s been verified and taken care of. Enjoy the headlines tomorrow.
Dave: Bullshit.
Just then, Sasha rushes into the room.
Sasha: Sir, I have a call from the DC DA. You’ve been cleared of everything.
Dave: What?
Sasha: Sir, it’s over!
Dave looks back at Ed, stunned.
Ed: No need to thank me. Like I said, we’ve been through a lot. Including that stressful overseas tour.
Dave: While I appreciate the sentiment, this partnership is over. You know that.
Ed: You’ve got an important match coming up. It seems the Engine of Chaos has been running rampant. And you picked a fight with them. Each one of them.
Dave: No, just two.
Ed: And those two have yet to be determined. You and them have their work cut out at Horizons.
Dave: No, Ed, they do.
Ed: And just who do you think you’re facing?
Dave: The Co-Operative Champions. The Engine of Chaos.
Ed: That wasn’t the question.
Dave: That was the answer. What you fail to realize is that I know this game. They play shadow games; mind games. They think that because they have this rule where any one of them can compete where their stable is named on the card, that they have the upper hand. They don’t. It happened when my new pal Jason and I beat them a few weeks ago. It just so happened to be the ones who won the belts to begin with. So yes, Ed, I know what I’m doing.
Ed: I stand corrected. You have grown. You understand it now. It seems my work here is done.
Dave: It’s been done, Ed. We decided this was over at Battleground. You saw what I did there and how I was literally screwed out of victory. I kicked ass in that match. There is no question. I will continue to kick ass each week until I retire. Which, despite what you may think, is no time soon. As much as the powers that be hate it; as much as the roster hates it; I’m here to stay.
Ed: That’s good to hear. I just wa—
Dave: What you want does not matter anymore when it comes to my career. This is mine. I started it by myself, I will finish it by myself. You have no place here anymore.
Ed: Then I will leave you to it. It’s been a pleasure.
Ed stands and puts his fedora back on. He looks at Dave for a moment and turns to leave.
Ed: Goodbye, Dave.
Dave just stands there as Ed turns and leaves. Cutscene.
December 9, 2016
At the Horizons Press Conference outside of the United Center in Chicago, many sports entertainment professionals conducted interviews, signed autographs, and things of that nature. Dave Rydell is walking through the sea of people. Of course, Sasha Witherspoon was by his side. He is stopped by UGWC’s interviewer, Roxy Malone.
Roxy: Dave, Dave! Please can I get a few words?
Dave: Surely. Anything for you, Ms. Malone.
Roxy: Please, call me Roxy.
Dave: Alright then, Roxy.
Roxy: Is it true the allegations you had against you were dismissed because of an eye witness?
Dave: Yes, yes it certainly was.
Roxy: That’s rather fitting since you have a huge match coming up at Horizons in just a few days. Tell me, what are your thoughts heading into this match?
Dave: My thoughts? My thoughts are this. And yes, you can quote me. The Engine of Chaos is certainly a great machine. However it is a machine that can be stopped. Gabriel is a sick and twisted individual with his own agenda. It’s going to be his agenda that destroys him in the end. Holden Orson is still a man trying to find himself yet again. First he was masked, then he was gay, then he was angry, now he’s masked again. He needs to figure his stuff out. He was once my best friend here and now he is a shell of his former self. Rogan MacLean is a dud for all intents and purposes. He has decided social media is the best place to try and fight myself and Jason Ingalls. Quite childish. And Ichabod. Where to begin with him? He failed at winning the World Title even after scoring a win over the champ on Synergy. He’s potentially got a chance at redemption, but then again, any one of them can be in any match with their stable label on it.
Roxy: What about---
Dave: I’m not done. Next we have Mil Vidas and Jordan King. Don’t get me wrong. King used to be a friend of mine, but the fact that he won’t produce a work visa is the reason it has ended. If he trusts me, he will do just that. Same goes for Vidas, minus the whole friend part. I don’t care for him. He is just going to get in the way at Horizons. All that’s needed is valid work visas and they’ll be left alone. But for some stupid reason, they get their “championship rematch” at Horizons. Crying and complaining gets you want you want. I’m just saying, Hastings and I never got our rematch. Orson and I never got our rematch. I’m pretty sure I’m still owed a rematch for the Cross Hemisphere Title as well. That seems to have gone away.
Roxy: What can you say about your partnership with Jason Ingalls? You two were bitter enemies at one time, yet now you seem to be a solid and cohesive unit going into Horizons.
Dave: Jason is a dear friend. We weren’t bitter enemies. We just had a match on Synergy one time. That was another day at the office for us. Opponents usually don’t have high regard for one another. Yet now that that is all over with, he and I have a common goal. We both love America, and our goal is to win the belts. So we will do what ever it takes to walk out with the titles. The Engine has explicitly said it isn’t about the gold. They just want to run their engine into whatever ground comes first. I’ll be more than happy to help out with that.
Before Roxy can ask another question, a slightly drunk Jason Ingalls saunters into the shot.
Jason: Yeah… Horizons! Dave and I, we got this. Those Co-Op belts are as good as ours. Fuck the Engine. And fuck those… uh… illegals. Yeah! Oh, looky here. How YOU doin’ Roxy?
Roxy: Gross. Mind if I ask a few questions?
Jason: You can ask me anything you want.
Roxy: How do you feel about teaming with Dave Rydell, who is seemingly the laughing stock of UGWC, day in and day out?
Jason: If he’s the laughing stock of UGWC, I’d hate like hell to know what you think of me. I think we’re gonna surprise people. I think we’re gonna make the naysayers choke on their Goddamn words. I think we’re gonna make people change how they look at the Co-Op division. We are winning those belts. We are going to prove we are the best. And once again, myself and Rydell are going to shut the critics up. If we are such jokes, why the hell does he have so many belts under his belt and why am I competing with a winner?!
Roxy: Well…
Jason: Not done. Chill out. UGWC must’ve had the lowest ratings ever a few weeks back since no one seems to remember me and him beating the Engine in that ring. Yeah, I think we’ll do just fine. Those belts are ours. Now, if you’ll excuse us, he’s still the owner of a nice bar down the road and I like to drink.
The duo walk off as Roxy just signals for a cut. Cut scene.
Later that night, at O’Malley’s…
Fading in on Dave and Jason at a corner booth, they are enjoying a beverage and waiting on their food order to arrive. Sasha Witherspoon is sitting at the bar alone, having a glass of red wine.
Dave: What do you think we need to do to win?
Jason: Same thing we did against the Engine on Synergy, and we should NOT do what you did against Vidas.
Dave: Yeah, I fucked that one up, huh?
Jason: Ummm…yes! What the hell? I understand you’ve got this new position in Trump’s cabinet and everything, but why can’t you let the politics go while you’re in the ring?
Dave: I suppose you’re right. I’ll make sure it doesn’t happen at Horizons.
Dave sips his scotch when finally their food comes. Jason sips his drink as well.
Dave: What are we going to do?
Jason: Win. Plain and simple. Coming up with a strategy is going to be harder given there are three teams in the match.
Dave: Divide and conquer. We need to isolate them from their partners. If they can’t tag, we can wear them down. I have no idea if this is elimination or not. When King is tired he is about damn useless.
Jason: The Engine, though.
Dave: Yeah… I have no idea who we are facing. Could be any one of them.
Jason: I don’t think it should matter. Yeah we did beat Rogan and Holden, but it shouldn’t matter.
Dave: If it’s Holden and Rogan, I’m not as worried. I won’t say they’re irrelevant, but I’m not as worried.
Jason: Nobody in this match is irrelevant. That kind of thinking is what cost you the match with Vidas the other night. You know who thinks we are irrelevant? EVERYONE IN UGWC!!!
Dave: And how many times have I proved them wrong? Too damn many. So have you. And dammit, we will do it again. I’m not saying they are irrelevant.
Jason: I know you’re not. I’m just saying. I’ve only won two fucking matches. Never once held gold. Everyone else in this match is a multi gold holder. I’m not saying it’s hopeless, I’m just saying let’s not let arrogance beat us before we even get the chance to win.
Dave: Well said. Divide and conquer. That has to be our strategy. It’s the way we will win and bring prestige back to these belts. And it’s what will get you your first piece of gold.
Jason raises his glass for an impromptu cheers. They clink, and then they start to eat. After a few moments, Dave sits back, sipping his scotch and glances over at Sasha who is going through paper work. He smirks and goes back to eating. Unbeknownst to Dave, Jason saw it all happen. He shakes his head and carries on eating. Cut scene.
December 11, 2016
“As I sit here writing this, I can tell you I have done many rewrites. I have struggled to find the words to put on this paper. This pairing of myself and Jason Ingalls has been a weird one to say the least. However, I am no stranger to odd pairings. Myself teaming with the likes of Lone Wolf and CoolJ in the LWF. Teaming with Donovan Hastings and The Mainstreamer… All of these men, and a few others, I won the companies tag championships with. And now, Jason Ingalls. If history is true to itself, the result will be the same. My team will walk out with the gold.
We are the clear cut underdog in this match as no one in their right mind would put money on us to win it. Nobody thinks we have the combined skill to get the job done. No one takes me seriously as a singles competitor and nobody has ever taken Ingalls seriously. At Horizons we change that. We change the opinions of everyone who has ever doubted our abilities. Raenius doubted Ingalls and what happened? Jason was victorious. Everyone doubted me at Battleground. I didn’t win it, but I proved to them I am leaps and bounds better than they ever thought. My record as the only 4 time Cross Hemisphere Champion in the title’s history still stands. I am the last ever World Champion for the LWF. I have won so many titles in my career. I have become nothing but a mere joke to everyone here.
I am not ashamed of the joke I have become. It just makes all victories that much sweeter. And at Horizons, The Engine will once again stop running. Mil Vidas and Jordan King will all fall. Both of those teams will lose to the biggest running joke in the UGWC. And they will have to live with that for the rest of their lives.
Horizons is the end of the line for them; and yet it starts a new beginning for myself and Jason. We begin our first reign together as the UGWC Co-Operative Champions. We will begin the year bringing prestige back to these titles that the Engine has decided to destroy. Kudos to them for winning them. High fives all around, but what have they done? They have done nothing of note as a whole except win two title matches. That’s it. And yet they still get treated like royalty by the people upstairs. Claim all you want with that, fellas. You are merely pawns in this game that I am playing.
Gold is what I crave. It is the essence of what makes this place run. I am a winner and so is Jason. Together, we are going to bring you down. Together, we are going to bring King and Vidas down. It is time to get this show on the road. Our win is dedicated to the American People. We may not be the Champions they want, but we will be the Champions they deserve.
Signed,
Dave Rydell
Secretary of Professional Wrestling
UGWC”
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