Post by Lord Hastings on Jul 8, 2018 12:48:17 GMT -5
Name: JK
Nicknames: The Cyclone
Year Inducted: 2018
Major Promotions: GIW, UGWC
Accomplishments:
Championships Held
GIW GIW.com Champion
UGWC Cross-Hemisphere Champion
UGWC Cooperative Champion (w/ Mil Vidas, Jr)
Career Notables:
Feuds
Tim Kingsley (GIW, 2009)
Partnerships
Enigma (2009-2010) - The Aussie Rebels
Paul Cockatoo (2009) - Midday Oil
Ezekiel Pax (2011) - The Vicious Kind
Mil Vidas, Jr (2016)
Matches
GIW Dark Days 2010 - JK vs Alex Kiseragi, GIW.com Title
UGWC Revolution 2010 - The Aussie Rebels vs The Blessed Beards, Cooperative Title
UGWC Horizons 2010 - JK vs John Russo, Octagon Match for the Cross-Hemisphere Title
UGWC Day of Reckoning 2011 - JK vs Phrixus Deimos, Cross-Hemisphere Title
UGWC No Holds Barred 2011 - JK vs Engima vs Ezekiel Pax, Bushfire Match for the Cross-Hemisphere Title
UGWC No Holds Barred 2012 - JK vs Phrixus Deimos, Blood-Pride-Death Match for the World Heavyweight Title
UGWC Battleground 2016 - JK and Vidas vs The Engine of Chaos, Cooperative Title
Induction:
“Gone Sovereign” by Stone Sour plays as Jet Somers enters the stage.
Jet: Are you still with us, Wrestlestock?
The noise of the crowd roars over the park as they confirm that they’re indeed still very much engaged.
Jet: It has been an exciting weekend so far, and I’m proud to be a part of it. I’m about to make some of our international fans lose their minds, though, so get ready.
As if they know what’s coming, certain sections of the crowd suddenly get that much louder.
Jet: There aren’t many still around from the GIW days. Most have gone on to retire, or seek their glory elsewhere. As you probably know, GIW is the company that introduced me to the industry, and a lot of the early lessons I learned came from that time and that first roster. I came in pretty bitter and didn’t much care for wrestling, and I was pretty vocal about it.
Some fans groan, others openly boo.
Jet: I only saw professional wrestling as an unclean martial sport, and not even a real sport in the sense of the word that I knew it when I was an MMA fighter. Needless to say, my attitude didn’t get me very far at all. There was someone there at the time who you might say was my polar opposite when it came to our disposition. This guy was very young and very ambitious, and he had a pure love for the competition there that was truly unmatched. Often an underdog due to his size and age, Jordan King--
The crowd explodes when Jet drops the name. He smiles and takes a drink of water, waiting for the applause to die down.
Jet: Jordan King was one of the most optimistic fighters I’d ever meet. He was truly in a golden era of his career, in which losses were simply a lesson, a necessary part of coming up in the business, and victories were a time to be humble and thankful for the opportunities he’d been given. Becoming the GIW.com Champion, and the youngest company champion of all time, then going on to hold that belt for six months didn’t create a cocky personality, and there wasn’t a day during that reign that JK didn’t make it count.
Jet’s face changes, his eyes downcast as he goes into the next part of his speech.
Jet: All that glitters isn’t necessarily gold. Jordan became the target of a lot of scrutiny after the death of his grandfather, and this caused a change in the bright young star. Remembering how much Jordan and his crew of rebels had accepted me, I tried to come to his aid, but things took a turn for the worse. Jordan ultimately got through that dark time in his life, but his career took a questionable turn, and it was there that Jordan and I probably had our most rocky time in our long friendship. To this day, I feel responsible for his having to leave the sport he had once viewed with starry eyes, the sport he helped me to acclimate to.
The crowd is very quiet at this point.
Jet: I don’t want to dampen Jordan’s big day by going into too much detail, but I definitely owe him the biggest apology. I’m sorry, Jordan.
The crowd gives a rousing cheer.
Jet: Ever the optimistic professional, even when Jordan was forced to retire, he did what he could to continue contributing, and took on some schooling and training to become our Head Trainer. Now, you’ll find Jordan looking out for all our well-being, and I know he’s got his hands full this weekend.
Laughter from the crowd as the camera picks out the faces of some of the most brutally affected EPs featured this weekend.
Jet: Jordan’s mark on this company is felt whenever you see a new name get up from a beatdown, and whenever you see a young fighter grab the gold for the first time. He broke a lot of barriers that one could argue led to the successful launch of Chill. He deserves today’s accolade as much as any multiple time World Champion, so please, show your thanks and love for the Aussie Superstar, the guy who taught me everything I know about rugby, please welcome The Cyclone, JK!!
*"What A Great Night" by the Hilltop Hoods hits to a voracious reaction from the UGWC fans as JK makes his way out onto the stage. He walks up to Jet and shakes their hand. Jet offers him some words of congratulations. He thanks them as the two hug on stage. JK looks out to all the fans in the venue, gives them a huge grin and a wave of acknowledgement causing the reaction to get even louder. He walks up towards the podium as the music starts to fade down. The fans, however, remain loud as ever. Chants ranging from "JK! JK! JK! JK!" to "Thank you Jordan! *clap clap*" are breaking out everywhere. He smiles, chuckling to himself slightly. He leans in to the mic*
JK: You lot seem pretty keen, hey?
*Pop from the fans*
JK: It means a lot to be here today. I was around for the first ever Wrestlestock and remember quite a few people saying something like this was way too ambitious for a wrestling organisation to pull off, even for one as big as the UGWC. Three days of wrestling and sideshows, music and the lot. Now we are here, Wrestlestock has grown an absolute shittonne! Back in 2011 we started a revolution in the industry. Its then grown from a three-day event to a four-day extravaganza. We’ve seen other companies join in on the fun, with the Baltimore City Championship from Carnage Wrestling being defended just yesterday. And, of course, the thing we are all here for today, the Hall of Fame was added to this prestigious event four years ago.
*He takes a deep sigh in, the feeling of being inducted finally starting to set in*
JK: You know, I actually never thought I would see this day come. Standing up here, speaking to you all about my career in this industry that we all love, knowing that soon enough my name is going to be recorded alongside the likes of Alan Fernandez, Declan Prescott, Alex Kiseragi, Moss Edwards... It almost feels quite surreal to think about in all honesty. Then I sort of start to really think about what I got to accomplish and how not many will ever get to top that. I came to the GIW at the time as this headstrong 15-year-old kid, thinking that the world owed me everything. My first match, I was put up against one Randy Boolzian...
*Another huge pop at the mention of BoolZ*
JK: And some bloke by the name of Sean Cyanide. Let me tell you, folks, I got my ass handed to me. That match was the first thing that started getting me on the right path, I learned that the only thing that would be worth anything to me was to work hard and not expect a damn thing. That's actually something I still believe in very deeply, and something I try to instil in the crop of young guns we get coming through our development system. It doesn't matter what you did in whatever federation you were in before the UGWC, this right here is the big time. I can honestly say that the group of people that work in that very ring are some of the most talented individuals I have ever seen and the only ones that will get anywhere here are the ones that understand that talent can only get you so far, hard work and dedication is what it takes to get to the next level.
*Camera pan out to the superstars sitting in the front watching the speech*
JK: There are a few names I can think of still in the game that follow this. Jet Somers, Donovan Hastings, hell, as much as I really don’t like the guy even Alan Wallace. These are all talented men, but its due to their dedication and hard work that they have reached the level of success that they have. I guarantee you that they will all be up here one day, giving their induction speech.
*He shuffles his notes around a little*
JK: I went from some young upstart to being a household name in a few short years, and to be honest I'm still not quite sure how that happened. I never really thought of myself as anything much. I was an alright fighter, but that was about it. I've since gone on to win championships, represented the UGWC in multi-fed events as well as represented my home nation of Australia in international events and got to see far reaches of the globe that I would have never had the ability to see before. It's pretty damned surreal to put it bluntly, and I really doubt that it will ever stop being surreal when looking back on it.
JK: There's not a hell of a lot about my career that I can say I actively regret. One thing I can say that I wish I could have done was to fight Travis Roberts one-on-one. Growing up in rural Queensland, we didn't really get a hell of a lot of wrestling on TV. Just this little show running out of Stamford, Connecticut and TWiSTeD Fight Club. I never missed an episode of TFC and Travis was my favourite. When I first signed up for GIW it was with the ultimate goal of one day facing him for the world title. I did eventually get a world championship opportunity, unfortunately just not against Travis. It is kinda funny though as we have spoken a couple of times about this. I'm glad to have his respect, and who knows, maybe one day if the stars align we might have that match. Of course, though, Travis has his own thing going on at the moment. Officially I cannot say anything, but personally as a fan I wish him the best and hope to see him in the ring again sometime soon. That being said, there are some people in this industry that I wish to thank for getting me here.
*He starts to smile*
JK: I want to give Declan Prescott as the original owner of GIW thanks for giving me the opportunity to prove myself initially, as well as the consortium of the UGWC for letting me ply my craft in the company further. I can honestly say that the last decade or so has been the best time of my life, and there is very little that I would change over that time. I also want to thank a good friend and mentor of mine in Moss Edwards. He saw the potential I had very early on when not many others did. Even though we came through at the same time he kept me grounded back when I was this cocky little upstart, I wouldn't be here today without him. I also want to thank Jet Somers for that same reason, he saw me through an extremely troubling time in my life and, I think, in many ways he probably saved it too simply by being that voice of reason I so sorely needed. My beautiful wife Jasmine who has stuck by me through my best and my worst, I cannot imagine life without her. She is the real legend in all of this, she helped me when I was at my absolute lowest following the death of my grandfather, we’ve raised two beautiful children, my gorgeous daughter Nikki and my baby boy John. They all gave me the strength to do what I’ve been doing for all these years. Most of all though, I want to thank each and every one of you.
*The fans cheer*
JK: Every single one of you guys is the reason I got to where I am today. By attending the live shows, by purchasing the network, by buying the merch for your favourite wrestler or simply by interacting with us on social media such as Reddit, Twitter and even Facebook. You guys are the reason we even commit to this game and I cannot thank you all enough. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
*More applause from the fans and wrestlers alike*
JK: If there's one thing I can leave you all on tonight, it is simply this. Do not let anyone ever tell you what you can and cannot do! If you want something bad enough, and you're willing to work hard towards it, then chase that dream as if it's the last thing you will ever do. If I had listened to the people who said I would never make it in America, I dont know where I would be, but I certainly wouldn't be here. Thank you!
*What a Great Night hits once more as the fans start chanting “THANK YOU JORDAN!* one last time. JK starts to tear up but gives the fans one final wave. Jasmine comes up onto the stage, holding his three-year-old son John as Nikki comes running up to her dad, leaping at him with a huge hug. Jordan kisses Jas and embraces his family. They all leave the stage together.*
Nicknames: The Cyclone
Year Inducted: 2018
Major Promotions: GIW, UGWC
Accomplishments:
Championships Held
GIW GIW.com Champion
UGWC Cross-Hemisphere Champion
UGWC Cooperative Champion (w/ Mil Vidas, Jr)
Career Notables:
Feuds
Tim Kingsley (GIW, 2009)
Partnerships
Enigma (2009-2010) - The Aussie Rebels
Paul Cockatoo (2009) - Midday Oil
Ezekiel Pax (2011) - The Vicious Kind
Mil Vidas, Jr (2016)
Matches
GIW Dark Days 2010 - JK vs Alex Kiseragi, GIW.com Title
UGWC Revolution 2010 - The Aussie Rebels vs The Blessed Beards, Cooperative Title
UGWC Horizons 2010 - JK vs John Russo, Octagon Match for the Cross-Hemisphere Title
UGWC Day of Reckoning 2011 - JK vs Phrixus Deimos, Cross-Hemisphere Title
UGWC No Holds Barred 2011 - JK vs Engima vs Ezekiel Pax, Bushfire Match for the Cross-Hemisphere Title
UGWC No Holds Barred 2012 - JK vs Phrixus Deimos, Blood-Pride-Death Match for the World Heavyweight Title
UGWC Battleground 2016 - JK and Vidas vs The Engine of Chaos, Cooperative Title
Induction:
“Gone Sovereign” by Stone Sour plays as Jet Somers enters the stage.
Jet: Are you still with us, Wrestlestock?
The noise of the crowd roars over the park as they confirm that they’re indeed still very much engaged.
Jet: It has been an exciting weekend so far, and I’m proud to be a part of it. I’m about to make some of our international fans lose their minds, though, so get ready.
As if they know what’s coming, certain sections of the crowd suddenly get that much louder.
Jet: There aren’t many still around from the GIW days. Most have gone on to retire, or seek their glory elsewhere. As you probably know, GIW is the company that introduced me to the industry, and a lot of the early lessons I learned came from that time and that first roster. I came in pretty bitter and didn’t much care for wrestling, and I was pretty vocal about it.
Some fans groan, others openly boo.
Jet: I only saw professional wrestling as an unclean martial sport, and not even a real sport in the sense of the word that I knew it when I was an MMA fighter. Needless to say, my attitude didn’t get me very far at all. There was someone there at the time who you might say was my polar opposite when it came to our disposition. This guy was very young and very ambitious, and he had a pure love for the competition there that was truly unmatched. Often an underdog due to his size and age, Jordan King--
The crowd explodes when Jet drops the name. He smiles and takes a drink of water, waiting for the applause to die down.
Jet: Jordan King was one of the most optimistic fighters I’d ever meet. He was truly in a golden era of his career, in which losses were simply a lesson, a necessary part of coming up in the business, and victories were a time to be humble and thankful for the opportunities he’d been given. Becoming the GIW.com Champion, and the youngest company champion of all time, then going on to hold that belt for six months didn’t create a cocky personality, and there wasn’t a day during that reign that JK didn’t make it count.
Jet’s face changes, his eyes downcast as he goes into the next part of his speech.
Jet: All that glitters isn’t necessarily gold. Jordan became the target of a lot of scrutiny after the death of his grandfather, and this caused a change in the bright young star. Remembering how much Jordan and his crew of rebels had accepted me, I tried to come to his aid, but things took a turn for the worse. Jordan ultimately got through that dark time in his life, but his career took a questionable turn, and it was there that Jordan and I probably had our most rocky time in our long friendship. To this day, I feel responsible for his having to leave the sport he had once viewed with starry eyes, the sport he helped me to acclimate to.
The crowd is very quiet at this point.
Jet: I don’t want to dampen Jordan’s big day by going into too much detail, but I definitely owe him the biggest apology. I’m sorry, Jordan.
The crowd gives a rousing cheer.
Jet: Ever the optimistic professional, even when Jordan was forced to retire, he did what he could to continue contributing, and took on some schooling and training to become our Head Trainer. Now, you’ll find Jordan looking out for all our well-being, and I know he’s got his hands full this weekend.
Laughter from the crowd as the camera picks out the faces of some of the most brutally affected EPs featured this weekend.
Jet: Jordan’s mark on this company is felt whenever you see a new name get up from a beatdown, and whenever you see a young fighter grab the gold for the first time. He broke a lot of barriers that one could argue led to the successful launch of Chill. He deserves today’s accolade as much as any multiple time World Champion, so please, show your thanks and love for the Aussie Superstar, the guy who taught me everything I know about rugby, please welcome The Cyclone, JK!!
*"What A Great Night" by the Hilltop Hoods hits to a voracious reaction from the UGWC fans as JK makes his way out onto the stage. He walks up to Jet and shakes their hand. Jet offers him some words of congratulations. He thanks them as the two hug on stage. JK looks out to all the fans in the venue, gives them a huge grin and a wave of acknowledgement causing the reaction to get even louder. He walks up towards the podium as the music starts to fade down. The fans, however, remain loud as ever. Chants ranging from "JK! JK! JK! JK!" to "Thank you Jordan! *clap clap*" are breaking out everywhere. He smiles, chuckling to himself slightly. He leans in to the mic*
JK: You lot seem pretty keen, hey?
*Pop from the fans*
JK: It means a lot to be here today. I was around for the first ever Wrestlestock and remember quite a few people saying something like this was way too ambitious for a wrestling organisation to pull off, even for one as big as the UGWC. Three days of wrestling and sideshows, music and the lot. Now we are here, Wrestlestock has grown an absolute shittonne! Back in 2011 we started a revolution in the industry. Its then grown from a three-day event to a four-day extravaganza. We’ve seen other companies join in on the fun, with the Baltimore City Championship from Carnage Wrestling being defended just yesterday. And, of course, the thing we are all here for today, the Hall of Fame was added to this prestigious event four years ago.
*He takes a deep sigh in, the feeling of being inducted finally starting to set in*
JK: You know, I actually never thought I would see this day come. Standing up here, speaking to you all about my career in this industry that we all love, knowing that soon enough my name is going to be recorded alongside the likes of Alan Fernandez, Declan Prescott, Alex Kiseragi, Moss Edwards... It almost feels quite surreal to think about in all honesty. Then I sort of start to really think about what I got to accomplish and how not many will ever get to top that. I came to the GIW at the time as this headstrong 15-year-old kid, thinking that the world owed me everything. My first match, I was put up against one Randy Boolzian...
*Another huge pop at the mention of BoolZ*
JK: And some bloke by the name of Sean Cyanide. Let me tell you, folks, I got my ass handed to me. That match was the first thing that started getting me on the right path, I learned that the only thing that would be worth anything to me was to work hard and not expect a damn thing. That's actually something I still believe in very deeply, and something I try to instil in the crop of young guns we get coming through our development system. It doesn't matter what you did in whatever federation you were in before the UGWC, this right here is the big time. I can honestly say that the group of people that work in that very ring are some of the most talented individuals I have ever seen and the only ones that will get anywhere here are the ones that understand that talent can only get you so far, hard work and dedication is what it takes to get to the next level.
*Camera pan out to the superstars sitting in the front watching the speech*
JK: There are a few names I can think of still in the game that follow this. Jet Somers, Donovan Hastings, hell, as much as I really don’t like the guy even Alan Wallace. These are all talented men, but its due to their dedication and hard work that they have reached the level of success that they have. I guarantee you that they will all be up here one day, giving their induction speech.
*He shuffles his notes around a little*
JK: I went from some young upstart to being a household name in a few short years, and to be honest I'm still not quite sure how that happened. I never really thought of myself as anything much. I was an alright fighter, but that was about it. I've since gone on to win championships, represented the UGWC in multi-fed events as well as represented my home nation of Australia in international events and got to see far reaches of the globe that I would have never had the ability to see before. It's pretty damned surreal to put it bluntly, and I really doubt that it will ever stop being surreal when looking back on it.
JK: There's not a hell of a lot about my career that I can say I actively regret. One thing I can say that I wish I could have done was to fight Travis Roberts one-on-one. Growing up in rural Queensland, we didn't really get a hell of a lot of wrestling on TV. Just this little show running out of Stamford, Connecticut and TWiSTeD Fight Club. I never missed an episode of TFC and Travis was my favourite. When I first signed up for GIW it was with the ultimate goal of one day facing him for the world title. I did eventually get a world championship opportunity, unfortunately just not against Travis. It is kinda funny though as we have spoken a couple of times about this. I'm glad to have his respect, and who knows, maybe one day if the stars align we might have that match. Of course, though, Travis has his own thing going on at the moment. Officially I cannot say anything, but personally as a fan I wish him the best and hope to see him in the ring again sometime soon. That being said, there are some people in this industry that I wish to thank for getting me here.
*He starts to smile*
JK: I want to give Declan Prescott as the original owner of GIW thanks for giving me the opportunity to prove myself initially, as well as the consortium of the UGWC for letting me ply my craft in the company further. I can honestly say that the last decade or so has been the best time of my life, and there is very little that I would change over that time. I also want to thank a good friend and mentor of mine in Moss Edwards. He saw the potential I had very early on when not many others did. Even though we came through at the same time he kept me grounded back when I was this cocky little upstart, I wouldn't be here today without him. I also want to thank Jet Somers for that same reason, he saw me through an extremely troubling time in my life and, I think, in many ways he probably saved it too simply by being that voice of reason I so sorely needed. My beautiful wife Jasmine who has stuck by me through my best and my worst, I cannot imagine life without her. She is the real legend in all of this, she helped me when I was at my absolute lowest following the death of my grandfather, we’ve raised two beautiful children, my gorgeous daughter Nikki and my baby boy John. They all gave me the strength to do what I’ve been doing for all these years. Most of all though, I want to thank each and every one of you.
*The fans cheer*
JK: Every single one of you guys is the reason I got to where I am today. By attending the live shows, by purchasing the network, by buying the merch for your favourite wrestler or simply by interacting with us on social media such as Reddit, Twitter and even Facebook. You guys are the reason we even commit to this game and I cannot thank you all enough. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
*More applause from the fans and wrestlers alike*
JK: If there's one thing I can leave you all on tonight, it is simply this. Do not let anyone ever tell you what you can and cannot do! If you want something bad enough, and you're willing to work hard towards it, then chase that dream as if it's the last thing you will ever do. If I had listened to the people who said I would never make it in America, I dont know where I would be, but I certainly wouldn't be here. Thank you!
*What a Great Night hits once more as the fans start chanting “THANK YOU JORDAN!* one last time. JK starts to tear up but gives the fans one final wave. Jasmine comes up onto the stage, holding his three-year-old son John as Nikki comes running up to her dad, leaping at him with a huge hug. Jordan kisses Jas and embraces his family. They all leave the stage together.*
