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Post by REDEFINE Pro on Aug 2, 2015 0:31:46 GMT
REDEFINE World Championship Match: Johnny Ajax vs Declan Black
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Post by Johnny Ajax on Aug 2, 2015 15:21:57 GMT
Camera opens to a locker room, backstage at the last REDEFINE taping. bulletSCARS members, Al Envy, Dazi Miyashita, Prince Wadjethotep, Katherine Kensington, and REDEFINE World Champion, Johnny Ajax are all watching a TV.
JPO (On the TV) : HE TOOK HER HEAD OFF!
The crowd can be heard faintly in the background counting "1 2 3!" As the referee counts to three and the loud pop can be heard in the distance. The group is watching the live feed of Declan Black vs Sasha Foote as it happens in the arena. The bulletSCARS members cheer as Declan's hand is raised, but Ajax is notably standing still, nodding in approval.
Cameraman: Ajax, your thoughts?
Ajax: My thoughts? They're simple. This is the match I wanted. It's no secret that Declan and I aren't exactly the closest pair in bulletSCARS. He has the gumption to say that I don't act like a world champion. He also has the balls to not speak to me face to face since then. I've tried coming up to you in person, calling your phone, text messages, facebook... You name it, I've tried it. But no, he hasnt even acknowledged my existence since then.
My thoughts on what a "Real World Champion is" are quite simple. They're like how I feel about many things in this business, and it might be considered an "Old School" viewpoint, and that's the fact that I have no problem defending my belt at any given time, and in any given place. I'll get my ass kicked, and I'll kick plenty of ass in the process, and if anyone can keep me down, they deserve to take my title from me.
Ajax sighs.
Look, I'm not going to guarantee victory against Declan Black, because that would be irresponsible. It's irresponsible to say that because I've beaten Declan at his very best, in front of the highest drawing crowd, both in attendance and on television, that this company has ever seen. It's irresponsible to say that I'm going to win because if after our first match is any indication, I'm in Declan's head already.
I get to face him on his turf. We're going to Nova Scotia for his rematch. Am I worried? Not at all. It's justification. My biggest threat, on his home land? The biggest challenge. My victory? The proof I need.
The proof that I am the TRUE World's champion.
Declan Black walks into the room. He stares down Ajax, looks at the belt and the two shake hands. Ajax grabs Katherine's hand and walks out of frame as camera fades.
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Post by declanblack on Aug 6, 2015 4:15:40 GMT
(The following is an article from the Cape Breton Post's August 5th, 2015 edition, written by Angus Clark.)
To hear Declan Black tell it, REDEFINE Pro Wrestling's special show at the Bayplex in Glace Bay on August 8th is the defining moment of his career. Not only is the 26 year old grappler performing in his birthplace, but, as he reverently informs this reporter over tea at a local cafe, Black is challenging for the REDEFINE World Championship...and perhaps, for his very future as a competitor.
"Johnny Ajax, the REDEFINE World Champion, has already beaten me once, for that very title. Right now, I feel very much like...if I can't be number one, then what point is there being number two? What's left to prove, if I conclusively prove I'm not the best?" When asked if this meant he would leave the company which many industry experts say he helped return to prominence several months ago, the youngster is reticent, unwilling to give an answer either way.
Black, the only son of deceased Glace Bay shipping magnates Sean and Kelsey Black, and the brains behind the BlackMart retail chain, currently makes residence on the outskirts of Sydney, about twenty minutes from the Glace Bay area where he grew up. However, he speaks of both the Bayplex venue and his hometown with obvious pride. He readily admits that he had a hand in steering the former Second City Wrestling to the town, and speaks proudly of what he calls Glace Bay's "biggest event of the summer".
"Obviously, it's not a very rich area. But it's so proud of the heritage it has. This is where the coal mines were that once upon a time, made Cape Breton an economic powerhouse. This is where Marconi made the first radio transmissions. You know, there's a lot to be proud of here. And I hope I'll be able to make the people there very proud in winning the REDEFINE World Heavyweight Championship for the second time, and becoming the first to do that."
Black also plans to pay tribute to Glace Bay's rich musical history on the 8th, shelving his usual entrance music in favor of longtime friend Aselin Debison performing "The Island" live, long considered among Cape Bretoners to be the unofficial anthem of the small island they call home.
"It hits you right in your heart and your soul, and you can't help but be proud of your home when you hear that song. Of course I'm biased, but I like her rendition best, I think she's always knocked it out of the park. For me...I know how great Johnny is. I'm going to need every boost I can get, to get myself in a mental state where I can't not beat him. I need to win this, not only for a hometown crowd, but for myself, to know where I stand in wrestling, that I can still be the best."
All of Cape Breton will be in Declan Black's corner.
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Post by Johnny Ajax on Aug 6, 2015 15:28:39 GMT
"All of Cape Breton will be in Declan Black's Corner"
Camera opens to Johnny Ajax in his street clothes down a street in downtown Cape Breton in the early morning.
Ajax: A newspaper article. This is what I get when I ask you to speak to me face to face? A fucking newspaper article? What the hell happened to you, Declan? Is this your version of "mind games?" Just avoid being a god damned man and speak to me directly? You put over your town that you're from by discussing it's history? Just look around. Go ahead, cameraman, take a quick glance around.
Camera takes a slow spin around and shows the town's shops and buldings.
This place is beautiful, Declan. You could've taken a picture of where I'm standing and slap that on a review of this place and I would be here as soon as possible. The people here have been absolutely amazing to me since I got here last night. I love Portland. That is my home, but this might be one of the greatest places I've ever been to.
So why is this town the only words you have towards me? Is it supposed to psyche me out? "The hometown boy has a title shot" gimmick is something I've seen too many times. Sure, I have more experience with this type of thing with bigger cities, but it's nothing that will intimidate me.
You're going to go out to the ring, with your personal friends at ringside, maybe an old teacher or something. All of the pressure is on you tonight Declan. Sure, I may have a slight spell of jetlag, flying in from Portland last night. But the crowd isn't going to care if I win. They won't lose their shit if I pin you again. They won't cheer when I emerge victorious again, Declan. I only have the title to lose.
You lose, Declan? You let an entire province down. You lose Declan? You'll be nothing more than waste of ink in a newspaper on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. You lose, Declan? You prove that I am the best. You'll prove that at best for you, You're back in the list of people who feel they belong on my level, and at worst, you're at the bottom of the barrel.
Can you handle that Declan? Can your ego handle that? Will you run off, and cry like you did when I pinned you in Chicago? I don't know, Declan. You won't speak to me now, I can only imagine how bad it will be when you lose again.
Ajax puts the REDEFINE title on his shoulder.
Does this image make you sick? Well, I hope you find the medicine soon. You won't be the one to knock me off the top of the Wrestling world, Mr. Black.
I'm a real world Champion, because I will end my only threat, tonight.
Camera fades as Ajax walks away from camera.
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Post by declanblack on Aug 7, 2015 3:34:20 GMT
AN OPEN LETTER TO REDEFINE WORLD CHAMPION JOHNNY AJAX When will you get it through your head, Johnny? When will it occur to you that I don't owe you a damn thing? I don't owe you a phone call, I don't owe you a text or a facebook or a tweet, or an in-depth interview. And not everything I promote this match with, not even most of it, is going to be me talking to you. You want to know so badly why we don't have a relationship anymore? Is that such a mystery to you that I need to explain it? Well, since subtlety hasn't sunk in, apparently my only option is the direct approach, so here she goes. I used to think it was because you beat me that we had our parting of the ways. First time in a year, and I admit, I couldn't handle it. I took it hard. But that's not the problem, not anymore. Johnny, you refuse to act like a champion. Whether it's publicly slut shaming a legitimate challenger who subsequently beat you clean, or slagging the man you beat for that title and a major reason your sorry ass still has a promotion to hold that title in, then saying it's his fault you're not close... That's not an "old school" champion, Johnny, that's a pathetic douchebag. An "old school" champion goes out and finds the best challengers and instead of running his mouth, he fights them and beats them. That may seem familiar, because back when we were 2CW, we had a guy like that. Me. Have I insulted challengers? Certainly. But I insulted them in matters of character. I told James Slikk that he's a dirty, disease-ridden anal wart of a man, because he is. I told Jack Owyns that despite being great in the ring, he was a copout artist, and he was. And I tell you that despite maybe being the greatest wrestler I've ever faced, you're acting like a dickhead, because you are. Apparently, you've forgotten that the World Champion is supposed to be a leader in the locker room to everybody, regardless of whether or not they wear bulletSCARS shirts. See, I did my best not to, and when I beat you and reign as champion again, I will continue that. We have a young, talented locker room that needs leadership, and you've proven you're not up to that challenge. Is the pressure on me? Damn right. I have everything to lose here. My trainer and my mentor, Robbie Priest, is seconding me for the first and only time ever on Saturday night. I lose, I shame him, as well as my hometown, my darling, beloved island. I shame myself. I shame everybody, in arenas and locker rooms worldwide, who honored me by believing in me. But you'll find, Johnny, that when the pressure's on real heavy like this...I will find a way-any way-to win. I'm gonna kick your ass on Saturday. Regards, Declan Black
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