Cowards in the shadows

[Odin Balfore]

RP2
APW
PPV - S&C
Scramble Match
Suicide Title




* the scene opens to a dark room, you can see Odin Balfores faint outline just out of view in the shadows as he address the camera. *

Is this what it’s gonna boil down too? A bunch of cowards and desk jockeys hiding in the dark? The world is awaiting the return of Katrina Olivetti, the Suicide champion. I don’t know why. Some say she’s one of the best Suicide champions Asylums ever had. I look at her and question why? Is it because she beat Chris Cyrus back in October? What do I know, right? I’ve been around the game long enough to know that things never change. Katrina beat a spent Chris Cyrus, faced her critics and she’s still the Suicidal champion. One trend I noticed is that she always manages to show up a tad late to the party. What’s it, Thursday? Where are you Kat? Still dealing with those personal issues that keep you away from the ring? I understand. Pride is a ravenous beast an it keeps you from dropping your belt to more capable talent. Only thing about Pride is that it leads to many mistakes, like you showing up to defend your title against Odin Balfore. There was a saying long ago that the only thing that can destroy you quicker then Pride was The Nordic Tank. You’re a women of pride an integrity though. You never back down yet you always try and get the last word in. In fact, your last word is usually your first word. That’s the trend I see with you. Do you know what that tells me; it tell me that you aren’t as confident as you put on.

Go ‘head. I’m lying, right? Couldn’t be further from the truth, right? Oh’ but you’re wrong. I’m a man who can sense that your pride, confidence an your integrity are waning factors in this match. With that being said, I suggest you just skip out on this match because if I can already nail you down, just image what I’m going to do to that pretty little face of yours on Sunday. How great of a champion are you if you lack the confidence to address your opponents first. Its you Verse them. As the world sees it, this is Katrina Olivetti verse three no bodies and The best big man in business. Unfortunately that’s not what it really is because you haven’t been here. As far as I’m concerned, you put yourself on the level with the rest of our pitiful opponents. Let Phil Atkins run around with his clip board and pod cast. I’ll let Manhattan walk down to the ring before a live house show and riel of the crowd to a luke warm oat meal mush with his boring banter. Hell, Kat, lets just let Callahan write this one in, chalk it up too a miscount because we both know this isn’t his time. Its not any of their times. You’re a smart person, you know that this match is really about Katrina Olivetti defending her title against Odin Balfore an I say defending merely as a formality because to defend would imply that there’s a challenge and lets face it. You and me, there’s no challenge. If you expect to waltz back into the ring from your time off, even with all your preparations then your more delusional then Atkins thinking he’s going to get that petitioned to go through or Callahan thinking that hes going to “ replace “ the belt with some cheesy right wing agenda.

When I look at you Kat, look at your matches and watch you dance around that ring as I sit in my living room and, drinking fine wine- I see opportunity. I see an easy opportunity. Don’t get me wrong you’re a fine talent but.. Aha, there’s always that exception. It’s gonna you and me while three other guys who don’t know jack around speed, control, pace or patience hop around and hit those ropes like its their first day of training camp. You an I though, we know that this is something different. You can look across that ring from me and know that there’s no love in my eyes. I’m not here to make you look good, I’m not here to pad you on your little boom-boom and give you an easy win where you come back into Asylum with open arms. That’s what these other there guys are for. Me, I’m the guy whose standing right there in the ring knowing that it’s just another day. These are situations that I’m used to. This match is just me going out there and showing a new batch of people what the world already knows:

Odin Balfore crushes hopes, dreams, spirits, wills and bones. Odin Balfore takes championships.

Do ya’ll understand that? I. TAKE. CHAMPIONSHIPS. I don’t win them, I don’t earn them. I TAKE them. Sunday night, Callahan, White, Atkins, Olivetti. You’ll see Odin Balfore walk into that ring and just take it all from you. You all have something to lose going into this match. Gaining the Suicidal championship doesn’t pull you out of the mire that is your sad lives. Retaining your title only gives me the chance to go one on one with you and trust me, you don’t want that. So even if you retain in theory, you still lost, Kat. Either way you still lose. The only question is. Do you wana lose with dignity or do you wana lose one on one when I take that from you? Why put yourself through that twice; its just not good business.

* Odin takes a step out from the shadows to see him with his shirt off and muscles bulging. *

This, this is good business. You must see me and think Rico Casteel.

* Odin scoffs. *

You. Wish. You wish its be that simple but its not. Not all beasts are alike. I’m completely different from him in all the worst ways imaginable. You make sure that you hang on to your little accolades in APW while you have them because when I get done with you, it’ll all be forgotten. No longer will you be the first women to hold an APW title or the former break out star of o’ eight. After survive and Conquer, in this opening match that’s only on the card because I’m in it, you’ll be reduced to less then nothing. After its all said and done, Kat, You’ll have been defeated in record time and fashion in the opening match. I know that prospect bothers you too. I know its that truth in the matter that’s eating away at you. The great Katrina Olivetti, making her grand return to the ring in a scramble match for her title; a match that most would believe is just being handed to her yet she faces a career shattering loss to The Baddest Motha Fucka in the business. What’s worse, it won’t even be the highlight of the night an I plan to make it that way. I WILL make sure that this match, as great as I’m going to make it, slips under the radar and you go quietly.

* Odin extends his arms out in a pleading motion. *

Now why would I want you to go quietly? Why would I want any of you to go out with a little more then hearing my name being announced at the end of the match as the NEW Suicide Champion; because to go quietly into the back and vanish from the high lights of S and C is the nail in the coffin for each and everyone of you while I’ll be out there on the next Asylum, holding my title as the an who buried four other “ stars “ on the Asylum roster. For all of you, it’s the best day of your careers. it’s a day when there’s no shame in losing to the better man in the ring. As of right now, all I see are a bunch of cowards who arnt confident in their ability to best their opponents. Its that psychological fault that I’m going to benefit from an exploit to the fullest. When each an every one of you stand across the ring from me before that bell rings and you’re all nervous, fingers twitching, eyes twitching, trying not to show that fear and look at me an into my eyes, do you know what you’ll see ?

Nothing.

You won’t see fear or worry or angst. You’ll just see a man whose about to rip you all to shreds and leave you in pieces in that ring because I know that you’re all prepared to leave it all in that ring and that’s good because I’ll make sure that everyone of you leave your all in vein in that ring as you shuffle off to the back to watch other, more talented stars make history and reach milestones in their career while you sulk that none of you couldn’t get the job done against me when its all on the line. For I will come at each an every one of you with unparalleled aggression and malice an its that which will ensure my victory because when I give my all, my opponents have nothing left to give.

Except this.

* Odin raises his arm up into view with a blood smeared replica of the Suicide Championship. *

This right here is the personification of all the hard work that you guys will have to go through but will inevitably come up short. This represents the fact that politicking for an agenda, brown nosing for recognition and having a lack of common sense will get nothing against me. So I want to go and re watch this promo, look for faults, weaknesses and missteps and see where it is you can begin to pick me apart. Funny thing about that is that by the time you do, our match will have been over and so will the reign of Katrina Olivetti because Odin Balfore has stepped out of the shadows, and you have fallen into mine. For when I lift you up and power bomb each an every one and your lungs collapse and you’re gasping for air you will know two things:

Ragnarok is coming and a new era will be crowed in its wake.

So I have spoken, so it shall, come to pass..

* Odin puts the title on his shoulder as he steps back into the shadows and disappears. *

~FINN