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Post by REDEFINE Pro on Oct 11, 2015 14:51:00 GMT
Non Title Match: Declan Black vs Sasha Foote
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Post by Sasha Foote on Oct 16, 2015 16:29:24 GMT
"We all have different reasons we do this. By this, I mean putting our bodies on the line week after week, month after month, year after year. My reason from day one has been family. I want to give my daughter the best future possible, and I know I can fight, I've been fighting since I was 18. Now, its more than just a daughter. In less than a week, I'm going to be married. And my family, my soon to be husband, my soon to be stepson, and my daughter will be in Glasgow to see me wrestle my last match before I get married next Thursday.
That isn't good news for you Declan. The last time we wrestled, you were the better wrestler. That was the first match I lost in Redefine that really crushed me. I remember after that match, I had this feeling that I wasn't ready for the main events. But even after you beat me, it was you who motivated me. You promised me the first title shot if you beat Ajax, who was champion at the time. You lost that match, and I found my motivation again, but a lot has changed since then. You've been around, but you haven't been the impact player this company needs. And me? I've not only kept winning matches, but I won the big one...finally.
Usually the past means nothing in comparison to an upcoming match, but trust me, momentum has a lot to do with things.The doubt I was feeling when you beat me last time, maybe you're feeling it somewhere, deep down inside yourself Declan. I don't expect you to admit it, not everyone is as emotional and outspoken as I am, but the doubt has to be there. For months you've been around, almost directionless. You haven't won a big match in as long as I can remember, and it was you who just a few weeks ago when I won the World Title at Rising Run Revolution, who said you felt like you let down the company with your performance in your own match that night.
This is a non-title match, but this is your chance to prove to the front office, the fans, and yourself that you belong in the main events again. What is it going to take for me to get the old Declan Black out of you? I don't want to beat a shell of the man who defeated me before. My motivation as I've said is simple, my family will be there, front row. All I need to do is look into the crowd, and into their eyes and know that I can't lose in front of them. What will you do? Will you step up to the plate and knock it out of the park, or will you trip over your own feet before you make it to first base? The world is waiting Declan, and so am I. Bring your best. 3...P...S"
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Post by declanblack on Oct 17, 2015 2:33:30 GMT
[The following is a blog post by Declan Black to declanblack.com, written on October 14th, 2015.]
Sasha Foote said some pretty uncomplimentary things about me in her promo. That I'm not an “impact player” anymore. That maybe I have doubt in my own abilities. That I've been a shell of the man I used to be. And you know what? She's absolutely right. Without a doubt. I haven't been the same guy since July, since I lost my 2CW Heavyweight Championship to Johnny Ajax, then I shamed myself in losing the rematch. Granted, I still haven't dropped a one on one match, or even a fall, against anybody other than Johnny in this company. But I've never really won anything of real consequence in nearly three months.
And Glasgow is my opportunity to do just that. I didn't respect Jordan Caliban before I beat him. Even though he was the reigning World Champion at the time, I didn't see that as a huge match. Sasha Foote has always been a great friend, and someone I've enthusiastically promoted to management. She's ultra-talented, and it's no accident that she is REDEFINE World Heavyweight Champion.Yeah, I've beaten her, but it was a hell of a tough match. One of the toughest I've had in my career. Elite level competitors only remain elite level competitors by wrestling other elite level competitors, and when you watch Sasha Foote vs. Declan Black, you're watching the most elite that this company has to offer.
It's the current vs. the best. That sounds arrogant, but it's not, it's fact. I'm the longest-reigning champion this company has ever seen. I have the most defenses of that title, tied with John Pariah, of anybody that has ever held it. And I haven't lost to anybody on the current REDEFINE roster in singles competition. With Johnny gone, hey, yeah, I lose a friend, and that sucks. But...it's also a help. Where I don't have to be reminded of those two losses all the time. A motivated Declan Black, a mentally sharp Declan Black, is a dangerous, dangerous competitor. So, and now I speak directly to Sasha...champ, I wasn't, admittedly, at my best when I beat you last time. I was still shell shocked over losing to Ajax. And I STILL beat you. So how the hell do you plan on beating me now?
Now, when beating you means I'll be entitled to a future title shot? When it means that my name stays in the main event picture? When I have every reason to want to buzzsaw through you to prove that I can be World Champion again? See, Sasha, champ, I don't see you pulling that off. You're good, one of the best. I believe in Sasha Foote, maybe more than anyone on this roster. But you still can't take me.
So, I think that when we #REDEFINEGlasgow, you're gonna have to replace your 3 Ps with 3 Ds.
Devastated. Despondent. Defeated.
See you in Glasgow, champ.
DB
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