Post by Roxi Johnson on Aug 11, 2013 17:53:59 GMT -5
Greetings true believers.
Well, I’m back. I know you missed me and all, but now that the big reveal is over and done with, It’s time to get back to work. But, before I get into this week, I would like to take this opportunity to talk to you about something that I feel I need to discuss.
A few months ago, I left MPW with a bad taste in my mouth. It was a mutual disagreement between myself and MPW that led to my departure. It’s not really any one persons fault, it was a group effort. I still respected MPW and how it worked, but it was at the time, best for me to be away. It sucks the way that happens sometimes, but it was something that well, needed to happen. But while I was away, I still watched. I watched as MPW became what I always tried to prevent. It became a cesspool, ripe with greed, corruption, and a force that seemingly, could not be stopped. Perhaps MPW saw what was happening and realized their mistake, or perhaps, they just wanted to see my face again. Either way, I am back now, to right a wrong. Back to take back MPW from the hands of greedy, soulless monsters that have seized the power.
It’s why the resistance was formed.
It’s not that I needed to big group to fight, not that I required partners, but I know now, more than ever, that other people understand what must be done. Why this is the time to stand up and put the Iconic Aggression out power, permanently. Brandon already succeeded in winning the Sin City Championship. I know now that Johnny is perfectly capable of defeating Trey Baxter, and given the chance, Gabe or Chrissy can take the TV title from Lucas King. I know these they, are all dedicated to the cause. As the old saying goes, you can kill a man, you cannot kill a symbol. It’s why the White Mask was so important. It is the symbol of the Resistance. Because anyone, anyone willing and able can be part of it. It doesn’t take a giant, a great wrestler or a even a superhero to be part of it. Everyone, and anyone can be part of what will be the undoing of Iconic Aggression.
We formed, and the pieces have slowly started to fall into place. It will only be a matter of time before we accomplish our goal, and bring MPW back from the brink of destruction which is currently headed down the path to. It’s one of the reasons I agreed to come back, and act as…sort of, a leader. Because I don’t want to think I am the leader of the resistance. We, the 5 of us, are our own leaders. No one, in the resistance needs my approval to carry on the fight. They don’t need me to tell them what to do. They all know what has to be done.
Though, I already see that some people, have discounted the group. And that’s fine. People discounted White Mask. People discounted a heap of great champions and they proved the world wrong. So, to the Night Terrors, who have decided that they would like to stand against us, Let me issue you one little piece of advice: One time, and one time only: DO NOT Tempt me. When the time comes, you can step up. I have beaten bigger, badder, scarier men then either one of you. If you continue to make idle threats, trust me, I WILL tear you both apart myself. Do not think that because I have been away, that I haven’t been watching. You two have gone around hurting people long enough. That time is just about over. But you are not my main goal right now. That would be the world champion, Trey Baxter.
Trey, It was pretty comical to see you fighting off a bunch of white masks like it meant something. Like you accomplished something spectacular. White Mask was never supposed to win the world title from you. You were designed to win. What good would it have been, if Trey Baxter lost? There’s no fun in that. But I’d like to thank you for participating in what was a really fun game. But that was merely act one of this production. Now that the epic plot twist has taken place, we need a finale. That comes at High Stakes, though if you plan on making some kind of impact this week, be my guest. It will only smack of desperation as the time draws closer to our match at High Stakes. You want to know if I’m ready? You want to know if I can handle it? Trey, you will see just a small fraction of what I’m capable of this week. And as the weeks progress, and the countdown ends, you will know that I will defeat you.
You put me down once. You tried to bury me. But you know you should have. I’m not dead. But, if that’s the way you want to think about it, like the Phoenix of the White Crown, I have risen from the ashes. I am back to take from you what you value the most. You tried to take me out of the game Trey, You put me through my own personal hell. So I will arrive on your doorstep at High Stakes, with hell in tow. You see, I no longer want to simply win back the Sin City title. Jackson Blaze got his first taste of singles success, and he should be happy about it. But you? You’ve been tasting gold for a long time. Now, I want to take it all away from you. And that, Trey, is going to happen at High Stakes.
My only hope now, is that your last effort to stop me, wasn’t your best. If you really want to stop me, you’re going to have to do a whole lot better than that. Better men, better women, better giants, better monsters have tried. And I am still here. The beacon of light in this dark time. I will show not only you Trey, but the rest of those who try to smother MPW with Darkness, that I will always be around. And I will stop them, But now, it’s not only me, it’s the Resistance.
The Clock is ticking Trey.
[ Roxi sits in what looks like a doctor's office. She lays back on the couch, seemingly deep in though. ]
Roxi - And that's...really all I remember.
Therapist - You know, from what your telling me, you didn't really do anything wrong.
Roxi - Yes, I did.
Therapist - No, you defended yourself. If what you say is true, you were fighting for your life.
Roxi - I should have been able to end it without killing him.
Therapist - That's hypothetical. You did what you had to do that the time. It's a natural reaction.
Roxi - I took a life.
Therapist - Not purposefully. You defended yourself.
Roxi - I did something that I shouldn't have done. Heroes don't kill.
Therapist -No, they don't, but you were in a different situation. Anyone can tell you that what you did was right.
Roxi - No. What I did makes me a monster.
Therapist - Roxi, we're not going to get anywhere if you can't let this go. You have saved countless lives. You are a great inspiration to so many people. You ARE a hero. That night, was something that could not be avoided.
Roxi - I killed him, Doc. I killed him.
Therapist - But you didn't want to kill him, did you?
Roxi - Of course not!
Therapist - And you acted exactly the way anyone would have. You had no control over this situation.
Roxi - I could have -
Therapist - But you didn't. And you, acted on instinct.
[ The therapist checks his watch. ]
Therapist -We're almost out of time, I think you need to just come to terms with what happened. It wasn't your fault. There was a struggle, and if you hadn't done that, maybe you wouldn't be here today.
Roxi - I...I guess.
Therapist - See? I think your making progress. But more importantly, I think we might be able to get to the root of all this, with more sessions.
Roxi - You really think so?
Therapist - Yes. From where I'm sitting, the problem comes from something other than Ted. His death makes you feel guilty, but something makes you feel even more guilty...
[Later, Roxi is sitting in her apartment, on her bed, staring out the window. ]
Sydney - Hey.
Roxi - Hey.
Sydney - So, how was the shrink?
Roxi - He doesn't understand.
Sydney - What doesn't he understand.
Roxi - I violated the hero code. I'm not supposed to take lives.
Sydney - We've been over this. His death was an accident. A freak thing.
Roxi - He said the same thing.
Sydney - Because it's the truth. You have to stop feeling sorry for yourself. There's a lot of crime out there, and bigger threats than Ted ever was. The Guild needs all the able bodies it can get, and you are sitting her like a bump on a log, feeling guilty about something you had no control over.
Roxi - I...He..he said that too.
Sydney - Rox, you need to come out with me, and get your groove back. Be my Stella.
[ Roxi cracks a half smile. ]
Sydney - See, you know you want to.
Roxi - No. I'm too dangerous. I might kill again.
Sydney - Stop it.
Roxi - No... The therapist says that I feel guilty about Ted's death, but other things too. I think, on that point, he might actually be right.
Sydney - What do you mean?
Roxi - I killed Ted, and whether or not it was my fault, I...I think that deep down, I...I enjoyed it.
Sydney - What are you talking about?
Roxi - I saw him...laying at that awkward angle, and I knew he was dead. I knew I had killed him, and...I think I felt better knowing that I did.
Sydney - Okay, you are starting to scare me, next time you talk with that Therapist, be sure and tell him that, and not your roommate please. I do enjoy sleeping, you know.
Roxi - I'm sorry. But maybe he's right, maybe my guilt isn't really about him anymore... Look, I... need time...before I go back out there with you. I know your trying to help, and I appreciate it. But for now, The city is in your hands...
Now, to this week and Crow. While it is my return match, trust me, I worked enough all over the place that I shouldn't have ring rust. But it will be nice to be back in front of a crowd like MPW's. It will be nice to be in another main event match. And it will feel good to have somebody punch me in the face that first time in a long time. But you see, I've come back to become the world champion, and I can't have anyone go ahead and screw that up for me. Which brings me to my opponent, Crow.
I don't exactly know what the fascination is with people have to be gothic, scary characters all the time, and trying to be something they're not, but I'm not one to judge. Yes Crow, I watched as you and Diablos went toe to toe, and you and Kurt Newman speak of going to an even darker place. That's all well and good, but the bottom line is, in the ring, on Reloaded, It's you and me, and I don't plan on backing down from you. I don't back down from anybody. It's pretty much my thing. What I've built my reputation on. So it goes without saying that I will give you everything in me.
But, you know I feel like I owe you some payback as well. It's not really anything you did to me, it's what you've done to people in your wake. I am fully aware of what war brings: casualties. It brings destruction and violence. But what you did, the line you crossed, is something that was completely unnecessary, because it involved people that had nothing to do with your war with Diablos. Nothing at all. But you still took it upon yourself to put people in danger and at risk for something that is, at this point in time, trivial.
More to the point, you put your hands on my friend, Emi Yammamoto. When you hurt people I like, you hurt me. And that is something I'm not going to tolerate. You could have seriously hurt Emi, and that isn't right. And it was all to make some kind of silly point? Does it make you feel big that you did that to her after she had a match? Do you feel like you accomplished something? Well, you did. You accomplished making me angry, and now, I'm going to give you what you earned.
See, you might be the perfect opponent for me to come back against. Because I'm going to make an example out of you to show Trey exactly what's in store for him. And, as an added bonus, I get to beat up someone who hurt a person I care about. I cannot and will not sit idly by as you continue with your perverse vision of justice, and what you consider fair play. You crossed a line Crow, you took it too far, and for that, true justice will be served.
But I'm not going to stoop to your level Crow. I'm above that. Always have been. The people that tried to put me away for good, think the same way you do. I know what I have to do Crow, and nothing that you suggest is even in the realm of possibility. I do things by the book, I do things the way it should be done. You on the other hand, are dragging people into this that never belonged in the first place, and what exactly did it get you? A victory over Diablos. You can call it results, but the simple fact is, it's the brand of results that come with both and asterisk, and a price. A price I intend to extract ten fold from you.
Reloaded is my return to MPW, and a chance to issue you payback for your transgressions. And I will do it, the way I've always done it, on my terms, and get the results I want out of it. And by my record, reputation and standards, I can usually get the result I want. This isn't a question of results, it's a question of morality. And if you think that what you do, and what you did is just, and right, you will get a painful example of how wrong you are.
You wish to bring MPW into a state of chaos, there is no room for it now. MPW has already decended down long enough into the darkness, and I am back, to pull it out. And the resistance and I, are going to do just that. No more darkness, no more despair. It's time for the ray of hope to emerge once again.
And I will shed the light of justice and bring it down on you.
MPW, Help has arrived.
Well, I’m back. I know you missed me and all, but now that the big reveal is over and done with, It’s time to get back to work. But, before I get into this week, I would like to take this opportunity to talk to you about something that I feel I need to discuss.
A few months ago, I left MPW with a bad taste in my mouth. It was a mutual disagreement between myself and MPW that led to my departure. It’s not really any one persons fault, it was a group effort. I still respected MPW and how it worked, but it was at the time, best for me to be away. It sucks the way that happens sometimes, but it was something that well, needed to happen. But while I was away, I still watched. I watched as MPW became what I always tried to prevent. It became a cesspool, ripe with greed, corruption, and a force that seemingly, could not be stopped. Perhaps MPW saw what was happening and realized their mistake, or perhaps, they just wanted to see my face again. Either way, I am back now, to right a wrong. Back to take back MPW from the hands of greedy, soulless monsters that have seized the power.
It’s why the resistance was formed.
It’s not that I needed to big group to fight, not that I required partners, but I know now, more than ever, that other people understand what must be done. Why this is the time to stand up and put the Iconic Aggression out power, permanently. Brandon already succeeded in winning the Sin City Championship. I know now that Johnny is perfectly capable of defeating Trey Baxter, and given the chance, Gabe or Chrissy can take the TV title from Lucas King. I know these they, are all dedicated to the cause. As the old saying goes, you can kill a man, you cannot kill a symbol. It’s why the White Mask was so important. It is the symbol of the Resistance. Because anyone, anyone willing and able can be part of it. It doesn’t take a giant, a great wrestler or a even a superhero to be part of it. Everyone, and anyone can be part of what will be the undoing of Iconic Aggression.
We formed, and the pieces have slowly started to fall into place. It will only be a matter of time before we accomplish our goal, and bring MPW back from the brink of destruction which is currently headed down the path to. It’s one of the reasons I agreed to come back, and act as…sort of, a leader. Because I don’t want to think I am the leader of the resistance. We, the 5 of us, are our own leaders. No one, in the resistance needs my approval to carry on the fight. They don’t need me to tell them what to do. They all know what has to be done.
Though, I already see that some people, have discounted the group. And that’s fine. People discounted White Mask. People discounted a heap of great champions and they proved the world wrong. So, to the Night Terrors, who have decided that they would like to stand against us, Let me issue you one little piece of advice: One time, and one time only: DO NOT Tempt me. When the time comes, you can step up. I have beaten bigger, badder, scarier men then either one of you. If you continue to make idle threats, trust me, I WILL tear you both apart myself. Do not think that because I have been away, that I haven’t been watching. You two have gone around hurting people long enough. That time is just about over. But you are not my main goal right now. That would be the world champion, Trey Baxter.
Trey, It was pretty comical to see you fighting off a bunch of white masks like it meant something. Like you accomplished something spectacular. White Mask was never supposed to win the world title from you. You were designed to win. What good would it have been, if Trey Baxter lost? There’s no fun in that. But I’d like to thank you for participating in what was a really fun game. But that was merely act one of this production. Now that the epic plot twist has taken place, we need a finale. That comes at High Stakes, though if you plan on making some kind of impact this week, be my guest. It will only smack of desperation as the time draws closer to our match at High Stakes. You want to know if I’m ready? You want to know if I can handle it? Trey, you will see just a small fraction of what I’m capable of this week. And as the weeks progress, and the countdown ends, you will know that I will defeat you.
You put me down once. You tried to bury me. But you know you should have. I’m not dead. But, if that’s the way you want to think about it, like the Phoenix of the White Crown, I have risen from the ashes. I am back to take from you what you value the most. You tried to take me out of the game Trey, You put me through my own personal hell. So I will arrive on your doorstep at High Stakes, with hell in tow. You see, I no longer want to simply win back the Sin City title. Jackson Blaze got his first taste of singles success, and he should be happy about it. But you? You’ve been tasting gold for a long time. Now, I want to take it all away from you. And that, Trey, is going to happen at High Stakes.
My only hope now, is that your last effort to stop me, wasn’t your best. If you really want to stop me, you’re going to have to do a whole lot better than that. Better men, better women, better giants, better monsters have tried. And I am still here. The beacon of light in this dark time. I will show not only you Trey, but the rest of those who try to smother MPW with Darkness, that I will always be around. And I will stop them, But now, it’s not only me, it’s the Resistance.
The Clock is ticking Trey.
[ Roxi sits in what looks like a doctor's office. She lays back on the couch, seemingly deep in though. ]
Roxi - And that's...really all I remember.
Therapist - You know, from what your telling me, you didn't really do anything wrong.
Roxi - Yes, I did.
Therapist - No, you defended yourself. If what you say is true, you were fighting for your life.
Roxi - I should have been able to end it without killing him.
Therapist - That's hypothetical. You did what you had to do that the time. It's a natural reaction.
Roxi - I took a life.
Therapist - Not purposefully. You defended yourself.
Roxi - I did something that I shouldn't have done. Heroes don't kill.
Therapist -No, they don't, but you were in a different situation. Anyone can tell you that what you did was right.
Roxi - No. What I did makes me a monster.
Therapist - Roxi, we're not going to get anywhere if you can't let this go. You have saved countless lives. You are a great inspiration to so many people. You ARE a hero. That night, was something that could not be avoided.
Roxi - I killed him, Doc. I killed him.
Therapist - But you didn't want to kill him, did you?
Roxi - Of course not!
Therapist - And you acted exactly the way anyone would have. You had no control over this situation.
Roxi - I could have -
Therapist - But you didn't. And you, acted on instinct.
[ The therapist checks his watch. ]
Therapist -We're almost out of time, I think you need to just come to terms with what happened. It wasn't your fault. There was a struggle, and if you hadn't done that, maybe you wouldn't be here today.
Roxi - I...I guess.
Therapist - See? I think your making progress. But more importantly, I think we might be able to get to the root of all this, with more sessions.
Roxi - You really think so?
Therapist - Yes. From where I'm sitting, the problem comes from something other than Ted. His death makes you feel guilty, but something makes you feel even more guilty...
[Later, Roxi is sitting in her apartment, on her bed, staring out the window. ]
Sydney - Hey.
Roxi - Hey.
Sydney - So, how was the shrink?
Roxi - He doesn't understand.
Sydney - What doesn't he understand.
Roxi - I violated the hero code. I'm not supposed to take lives.
Sydney - We've been over this. His death was an accident. A freak thing.
Roxi - He said the same thing.
Sydney - Because it's the truth. You have to stop feeling sorry for yourself. There's a lot of crime out there, and bigger threats than Ted ever was. The Guild needs all the able bodies it can get, and you are sitting her like a bump on a log, feeling guilty about something you had no control over.
Roxi - I...He..he said that too.
Sydney - Rox, you need to come out with me, and get your groove back. Be my Stella.
[ Roxi cracks a half smile. ]
Sydney - See, you know you want to.
Roxi - No. I'm too dangerous. I might kill again.
Sydney - Stop it.
Roxi - No... The therapist says that I feel guilty about Ted's death, but other things too. I think, on that point, he might actually be right.
Sydney - What do you mean?
Roxi - I killed Ted, and whether or not it was my fault, I...I think that deep down, I...I enjoyed it.
Sydney - What are you talking about?
Roxi - I saw him...laying at that awkward angle, and I knew he was dead. I knew I had killed him, and...I think I felt better knowing that I did.
Sydney - Okay, you are starting to scare me, next time you talk with that Therapist, be sure and tell him that, and not your roommate please. I do enjoy sleeping, you know.
Roxi - I'm sorry. But maybe he's right, maybe my guilt isn't really about him anymore... Look, I... need time...before I go back out there with you. I know your trying to help, and I appreciate it. But for now, The city is in your hands...
Now, to this week and Crow. While it is my return match, trust me, I worked enough all over the place that I shouldn't have ring rust. But it will be nice to be back in front of a crowd like MPW's. It will be nice to be in another main event match. And it will feel good to have somebody punch me in the face that first time in a long time. But you see, I've come back to become the world champion, and I can't have anyone go ahead and screw that up for me. Which brings me to my opponent, Crow.
I don't exactly know what the fascination is with people have to be gothic, scary characters all the time, and trying to be something they're not, but I'm not one to judge. Yes Crow, I watched as you and Diablos went toe to toe, and you and Kurt Newman speak of going to an even darker place. That's all well and good, but the bottom line is, in the ring, on Reloaded, It's you and me, and I don't plan on backing down from you. I don't back down from anybody. It's pretty much my thing. What I've built my reputation on. So it goes without saying that I will give you everything in me.
But, you know I feel like I owe you some payback as well. It's not really anything you did to me, it's what you've done to people in your wake. I am fully aware of what war brings: casualties. It brings destruction and violence. But what you did, the line you crossed, is something that was completely unnecessary, because it involved people that had nothing to do with your war with Diablos. Nothing at all. But you still took it upon yourself to put people in danger and at risk for something that is, at this point in time, trivial.
More to the point, you put your hands on my friend, Emi Yammamoto. When you hurt people I like, you hurt me. And that is something I'm not going to tolerate. You could have seriously hurt Emi, and that isn't right. And it was all to make some kind of silly point? Does it make you feel big that you did that to her after she had a match? Do you feel like you accomplished something? Well, you did. You accomplished making me angry, and now, I'm going to give you what you earned.
See, you might be the perfect opponent for me to come back against. Because I'm going to make an example out of you to show Trey exactly what's in store for him. And, as an added bonus, I get to beat up someone who hurt a person I care about. I cannot and will not sit idly by as you continue with your perverse vision of justice, and what you consider fair play. You crossed a line Crow, you took it too far, and for that, true justice will be served.
But I'm not going to stoop to your level Crow. I'm above that. Always have been. The people that tried to put me away for good, think the same way you do. I know what I have to do Crow, and nothing that you suggest is even in the realm of possibility. I do things by the book, I do things the way it should be done. You on the other hand, are dragging people into this that never belonged in the first place, and what exactly did it get you? A victory over Diablos. You can call it results, but the simple fact is, it's the brand of results that come with both and asterisk, and a price. A price I intend to extract ten fold from you.
Reloaded is my return to MPW, and a chance to issue you payback for your transgressions. And I will do it, the way I've always done it, on my terms, and get the results I want out of it. And by my record, reputation and standards, I can usually get the result I want. This isn't a question of results, it's a question of morality. And if you think that what you do, and what you did is just, and right, you will get a painful example of how wrong you are.
You wish to bring MPW into a state of chaos, there is no room for it now. MPW has already decended down long enough into the darkness, and I am back, to pull it out. And the resistance and I, are going to do just that. No more darkness, no more despair. It's time for the ray of hope to emerge once again.
And I will shed the light of justice and bring it down on you.
MPW, Help has arrived.
