Post by michaelharris on May 16, 2012 21:36:28 GMT -4
For the last several months Michael Harris and John Dionysus had been at each other’s throats. The two have had two matches with each other. Both of those matches Dionysus came out the victor. However despite the victories Dionysus has gotten over Harris, the self-proclaimed Untouchable One has made his fair share of statements against the Xtreme Champion as well.
Statements that has left Dionysus laying in the middle of the ring out cold. Statements that have left Dionysus out of action for weeks due to a brutal attack. Statements that led to Dionysus’s manger and friend being a victim of an attack from Harris. Basically anything and everything Harris has done up to this point has been all about mind games and those mind games have controlled Dionysus like he has never been controlled before.
Now the two of them are coming up on their third match with one another. There couldn’t be more at stake and there couldn’t be more on the line than what is at this moment. These two men will collide for what many consider the last time and it’ll be under Last Man Standing rules. Anything and everything is legal in a match like that. All that matters is you are able to get to your feet before a ten count.
It is pretty much common sense that these two men are going to beat the hell out of each other. We know for a fact that with the two of them having something to prove, and with so much being on the line neither one of them will back down from each other. Blood will be shed. Bones very well could be broken. Muscles could be torn. The arena is going to be flipped upside down time and time again when they meet up.
But the thing that seems the most discussed and the most worried about is one man’s career coming to an end. Will Harris finally be able to finish off Dionysus like he has made claim to time and time again? Will Dionysus finally be able to get retribution for the things that Harris has done and do it in a big way by putting a complete end to Harris’s career? Those are two very big questions that are waiting on so very big answers. Answers that won’t be given until Sunday night at APW’s Mayhem pay per view event.
The two things that are for sure is this match will go down in APW history. It may be one of the greatest matches of all time for this company. The other thing that is for certain is only one man will be the Last Man Standing. It’s just a matter of time till we all find out which man that is. Be sure to tune in this Sunday night and watch history as it unfolds before our very eyes.
It was days before APW’s Mayhem event was supposed to take place. In the basement of Michael Harris’s Chicago home, Harris found himself sitting there on a bench while a much older man started pacing back and forth in front of Harris. It seemed that the older man was more than irritated and more than furious. It was rather clear due to his posture and his pacing. Just then a few words came out of the older man’s mouth,
“Do you know what kind of shame you’ve brought on yourself?!”
“Ric…”
“Shut the hell up. It was a rhetorical question. You ignorant son of a bitch.” The older man quickly snapped back. Harris was quick to shut up which was a bit surprising and a little out of his character. “I can’t even begin to explain to you how much shame you’ve brought upon yourself. I couldn’t even begin to explain how much shame you’ve brought on me. You used to be the student that I bragged about. You were my biggest success story, and now look at you? You spend a year away from the business. You come back and it seems like you got it in you to be what you used to be. You start off strong but then what happens? You start getting into this war with John Dionysus.”
The older man’s voice was starting to get a little bit louder. Harris was sitting there on the bench with his head hung low. It’s almost as if he knew better than to say anything when he was getting chewed out which was pretty much what was happening at this moment. Just then the older man started to speak again.
“Dionysus beats you and ends your undefeated streak in APW. You know what the most pathetic part about it is? You attacked him backstage. You left him pretty much unable to compete but clearly you didn’t get the job done. Because injured and all he made his way out to the ring then pinned you in the center of it. You made yourself look weak. You made yourself look foolish. You made yourself look pathetic, but sadly enough it doesn’t end there.”
The older man shook his head in pure disappointment. Harris finally managed to look up at the older man. From the look in his eyes he was starting to get more than a little frustrated. However the surprising but being that he hadn’t exploded yet. It was well documented that Harris didn’t tolerate disrespect and he didn’t deal with people talking down to him. But right now for whatever reason he was dealing with it.
“You had a chance to redeem yourself at RassleMania. You had a chance to make it all right and you had a chance to prove to the world that you aren’t a joke. The opportunity was there and you dropped the ball. You let that loser beat you in the center of the ring at the biggest stage of APW. You proved to me and everyone else that you didn’t have what it took to be the top guy anymore. You’ve been doing this for twelve years and you should have bulldozed right through a rookie like that. But you didn’t and that’s when I lost faith in you. So much in fact that I was hoping you’d go right back into retirement.”
Harris was starting to grind his teeth together. Then his hands were starting to clench together as the anger and the frustration was building up in him. Almost to the point that there was a chance Harris might just get up and punched the old man in the face. So far though he was keeping himself under control.
“Of course being the self-centered stubborn prick that you are. You didn’t do that but instead you came back with full intentions of putting Dionysus out of action. I saw a fire in you that I hadn’t saw in several years. The next thing I know you are kicking Dionysus’s in his skull and knocking his head into a concrete wall. I was shocked. I was surprised. But I was pleased and I was starting to believe in you again. Sure, it was pathetic that you had to lose to that joke twice before it forced you to pull your head out of your ass but I guess whatever works.” The older man had now stopped pacing and he was looking directly at Harris. A little bit of respect was starting to be thrown in Harris’s direction. “It appeared that Dionysus was down and out for good. It seemed that you had entered the kid’s career. Then you decided to demand what belonged to you that being the Xtreme Championship. I don’t really fault you for that. You are the number one contender and if Dionysus was able to compete the title rightfully belonged to you. However as the weeks went by I started to discover that you hadn’t really finished the job and that you hadn’t truly put an end to Dionysus. That’s when I started to feel sick to my stomach again and just like that I lost faith in you yet again. Never in my life had I lost that much faith in you but there was nothing I could do about it.”
Again the older man shook his head. His disappointment in Harris seemed to really change his views on the Untouchable One. It was that disappointment that was taking a toll on their relationship – even though it was quite clear yet what kind of relationship the two had with one another. Harris stayed silent as he listed to the old man start to rag on him a little more.
“Now you find yourself in a last man standing match with this guy. A match that is right up your alley. I have seen you brutalize people in this match without the slightest bit of remorse for doing so. I have seen you injure people and take months and months away from their careers. I have even seen you end the careers of several superstars when competing in this match. You’ve never lost under these rules but you know something Harris? I am looking at you now and I can see that you’ve changed. I can see that you’ve gone soft. I can see that you aren’t as good as you once were. And I can see that when the two of you get into the ring with each other on Sunday. Dionysus is going to mop the floor with you and there isn’t a damn thing you can do about it.”
It seemed that was enough to send Harris over the edge. He quickly shut up off the bench and grabbed the hold man by the throat throwing him up against the wall. Harris held him there and drew back his right hand. The older man just glared at Harris and started shouting at him.
“WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO BOY?! HUH?! WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?!”
“I TELL YOU WHAT I’M GOING TO DO RIC… I’M GOING TO FUCKING END JOHN DIONYSUS!”
Just then Harris slung the old man to the floor before slamming his first into the wall. The old man just pushed himself up to his feet smirking all evil like while brushing off his the dust that was on his shirt. As Harris slowly turned around the two of them locked eyes with one another. It was clear Harris was pissed off and that he had enough of listening to this old man downgrade him.
“I trained you to be something special. I trained you to be the next me. I trained you to take your generation by storm and be the best damn superstar that was ever seen of your generation. For the most part you accomplished that goal. You used the knowledge and the talent I gave you to the best of your advantage. You became one of the biggest names of this industry. You held more world championships that I did. You have done everything that you were meant to do… But it seems now you are starting to slow down and that is unacceptable.”
“You are wrong Ric! I am not slowing down. I am not soft, I am not weak, and I am not pathetic. I am just as good as I have ever been. I don’t give two shits about the lucky wins that Dionysus has gotten over me. I don’t give two shits that he has continued to defy the odds every single time I have knocked him down. I don’t give two shits because I know deep down inside. It doesn’t mean anything. I know deep down inside I am better than he has ever been. I am better than he’ll ever be and I know when the two of us step into that ring on Sunday. There is no coming back for Dionysus. His career is coming to an end and it comes to an end thanks to me.”
“Is that so?” Harris looked right at the old man and nodded his head firmly. “I can’t say that I am truly convinced. I can’t say that I believe you. I can’t say that I can look past your previous failures. You have brought shame upon yourself. You’ve brought shame upon me and now damn near everyone in APW thinks that you are a joke. A joke that is full of nothing but hot air. You have caused that, but you can change it. It won’t be easy but you can change it.” The old man took a few steps towards Harris. “You can change it by doing everything that you just told me. Yeah, I don’t believe you. Yeah, the people in APW don’t believe you. Yeah, I think you’re pathetic. Yeah, APW thinks you’re pathetic. We even feel that you are a joke, but how is that any different than when you first started out in this business twelve years ago?”
The older man was now standing directly in front of Harris. Their eyes were locked on each other and it seemed that the older man’s words were actually calming Harris down instead of angering and frustrating him like they were just moments before. Still Harris didn’t say anything he just listened as the older man continued onward with what he felt needed to be said.
“It isn’t any different in the least bit. Because back then people thought the same thing. Granted people didn’t know you like they know you know but that isn’t the point. However what is the point is the fact you are now in a position where you have to step up and you have to prove people wrong. You have to prove me wrong. You’ve got to give people a reason to give a damn about you. And most importantly you have to show that are better than Dionysus or all your hard work goes down the drain. It’ll be for nothing and if that happens. It very well could be the actual end to your very own career.”
“That will never happen Ric. I like you made a promise to myself a years ago that my career would only come to an end by my hand and my hand only. No way in hell will I allow something like this be the end of me. I have worked too damn hard and I have done too damn much in this sport to have this end this way. You know it, I know it, and everyone else knows it!” Harris’s eyes narrowed while looking at the old man. “You and everyone else can doubt me. You can call me pathetic. You can say I’m a joke. You can say whatever the hell you want about me. It didn’t make a difference in the past and it won’t make a difference now. Your opinions don’t matter and your opinions don’t make me. I am the one that makes me. I am the one that matters and I am the one that decides the faith of my career. On Sunday night, I’ll leave the APW Xtreme Champion and I will put an end to John Dionysus. Be sure to watch because you along with the rest of the world will be wrong.”
“It’s rather rare that a legend like myself am ever wrong about these kinds of things, but I certainly look forward to seeing what you got left in the tank kid. Just don’t let me down.”
Out of nowhere the old man proceeded to slap Harris in the face literally as hard as he could. Harris turned his head to the side due to the force of the stinging slap. Just then the old man turned his back on Harris and walked on up the stairs that lead him out of the gym area of Harris’s basement. By now Harris had turned around and had this deranged psycho like smirk on his face. It was almost like that slap to his face woke something up within him. Was that a good thing? Or was it a bad thing? Guess it’d all depends on what happens when the Best To Ever Exist found himself in the ring on Sunday night for APW’s Mayhem event.
As the scene opens up the cameras are focused on an empty room. There is literally nothing and no one around. At that moment though the self-proclaimed Best To Ever Exist: Michael Harris enters the picture. From the facial expression that he was giving it was quite clear he wasn’t in a very good mood. That could only mean that whatever he had to say today wasn’t going to be very nice. At that moment Harris began speaking out loud with his full attention on the cameras.
“John Dionysus – One of the many mega stars APW has to offer, the Xtreme Champion, and a man that I literally hate with every single bit of me. I have grown to dislike a lot of people in this world. That’s just life but it is very rare that I hate someone. But I know what hate feels like and I truly feel hatred when it comes to Dionysus.” Harris made the statement while gritting through his teeth. “I have heard a lot of you ignorant ass people make claims and accusations as to why I hate him. I’ve heard things such as I hate him because he ended my undefeated streak here in APW. I heard that I hate him because he defeated me at RassleMania. I have ever heard ignorant states much such as I hate him because Dionysus has proven he is better than me.”
At that moment Harris started shaking his head from side to side. It was rather clear that those kind of statements were ones that truly got under his skin. Just then he looked right back at the cameras.
“But it’s those kinds of statements that make you people look ignorant. It’s those kind of statements that prove to the world that you people have no idea what the hell you are talking about. It is also those statements that make you all look like a bunch of mark ass trolls. I don’t hate Dionysus because he got lucky and beat me a few times. I don’t hate Dionysus because he’s better than me – because he isn’t but I do hate Dionysus because he doesn’t seem to ever learn his lesson and because he continues to think he has a legit chance against me.”
For a moment there was a small pause from the Untouchable One. His comments were going to make people question what he meant and it would also make people question Harris’s ego. After all every time Dionysus and Harris found themselves in the ring with each other. It was Dionysus that came out with the victory. How could Harris really think that he was better than the Xtreme Champion? It wouldn’t be long till people would hear his logic even if they didn’t agree with it.
“Yeah I can admit that the two times that we have been in the ring with each other Dionysus. You were able to beat me. Big deal? Lady luck was on your side a few times, but you have to ask yourself a serious question. Does any of that really mean anything? Does anyone remember the victories you’ve gotten over me? Has those victories ever overshadowed anything I have done to you either physically or emotionally? Those are the true questions you need to ask yourself and those are the questions you need to really give some thought.”
Harris just stood there with his narrowed eyes focused on the cameras. He was clearly in a mood to tear down Dionysus. It didn’t matter what he said or how he tore him down as long as it happened. That just proved what kind of person Harris truly was.
“Because the way I see it. The answer would be no. No one remembers those wins, but they do remember the constant hell I have put you through. They remember the times I constantly laid you out in the middle of the ring. They remember the time I broke your ribs. They remember when I kicked your head into the concrete wall and took nearly a month of your career away from you. They remember when I laid your little buddy Vern out and had no remorse for it. That’s what the people remember and they remember it because I know how to leave an impact. Something you clearly don’t know how to do.”
A small little chuckle fell from his lips. There was some truth to his statements but at the same time there was some lies to it too. Yes, Harris might have done all of that and left a statement but at the same time they did remember Dionysus’s wins and those wins made quite the statement against Harris. As a matter of fact a lot of people believed that Harris was only doing the under handed things that he was doing because Dionysus was beating Harris went it mattered the most. Of course that was something The Untouchable One would never admit too.
“You admitted to me that I have gotten inside your head. You have admitted that I have affected you mentally. You have admitted defeat when it comes to a war of mind games, and you know what happened when you did that Dionysus? You proved to the world that I am stronger than you. You proved to your fans that you didn’t have the mental structure to fight me off in that sense. You basically proved to those fans that you couldn’t be as strong as you claimed you were against me and now those fans are starting to turn against you. Those fans are going to think you can’t beat me when it matters and to be honest Dionysus. They are right; you aren’t going to be able to beat me this time when it matters. I have already won half the battle and that just makes things so much easier for me when we actually get in the ring with each other. This was just all a part of my master plan.”
Harris simply nodded his head a little bit. It wouldn’t come off as that much of a surprise to people that Harris had some kind of scheme cooked up all along. After all in in the mind of a lot of people, He was an underhanded bastard that couldn’t ever do things the right way. He was always cheating or pulling something like this to get wins, but none of their opinions ever mattered to him. Not to mention it was all about winning. It didn’t matter how he won all that mattered was he won.
“I knew damn well what I was doing when I started making things personal. I knew what I was doing when I started all the mind games. I wanted to prove to the world that you don’t have your head on your shoulders like you claim. I wanted to prove to people you weren’t as strong as you thought you were and I wanted to prove to people that you could be broken. All it took was me being smarter than you but where the true problem relies is the fact that you weren’t smart enough to stay down. You didn’t just accept defeat. You had to come back. You had to try and prove me wrong. You had to try and get your fans back. You had to try and beat me once again. That is going to prove to be career suicide especially when you decided to do something as stupid as challenging me to a last man standing match. I know you thought it was a good idea and I know that you thought it made you sound like a tough guy. But in reality all it did was put the final nail in your coffin.”
The final nail in the coffin? That kind of quote only spelled bad news for John Dionysus and his career, seeing as it became much more than just the Xtreme Championship. Obviously with Harris having something in mind he wasn’t going to hold back too much when it came to spilling the beans.
“Clearly you didn’t bother doing your research Dionysus.” Harris shook his head a tad bit almost as if he was disappointed or something along those lines. “In the twelve years I have been wrestling. I have competed in all kinds of matches. Steel cage matches, Ladder matches, Tables matches, and all kinds of Hardcore matches. There has been two matches in my career that I have been undefeated in. First one being an I Quit match. Never once have I ever been forced to quit and that’s because I’m not a quitter. Now the second match I am undefeated in would be a Last Man Standing match.” A sick little smirk came over his lips. “Bet you weren’t expecting that and I bet you feel more than stupid right about now JohnnyBoy. That’s right in the twelve years I have been a part of this business. I have competed in more Last Man Standing matches than any other match and every single time I walked out the winner. I walked out the winner because I am talented. I walked out the winner because I know what it takes to be the last man standing. I walked out the winner because I got a sick satisifaction when it came to using anything and everything to beat my opponents. I walked out the winner because I refuse to come second best to someone that isn’t better than me. But most importantly, I came out the winner because I was put in a position where only the strong survive and now you face a different side of me Dionysus.”
A different side to the so called Best To Ever Exist? One would assume how that is even possible. He has shown so much of his attitude and his personality. He has proven to be a dick. He has proven to be an asshole. He has proven to be a backstabber, someone that does underhanded things, a cheater, and so many other things. How could he seriously be anything else? Well it seemed that everyone including Dionysus would find out soon enough.
“If you thought I was bad before you’ve got no idea what you are up against now. You got what I consider my best at RassleMania and you got lucky enough to walk out of the ring on your own two feet. But now that you’ve put me in this position and now that you want to see just how is going to be the last man standing between the two of us. I have no other choice than to bring this other side of me out. I have no choice but to make sure that I spill your blood all over that ring. I have no choice but to make sure I break bones. I have no choice but to damage muscles. All in all though Dionysus, I have no choice but to make sure that I end your career. This isn’t a game to me. I am the best and I am going to prove that when I leave you laying there a broken mess in the ring. It’s guaranteed now that I will be the last man standing and there isn’t a goddamn thing you can do about it.”
As those words came out of his mouth, one could see just how serious he was. It seemed that nothing was going to stop him and it is like he was going to a different place in his head. It was a dark place that he hadn’t visited in years and it seemed there was only one way for it to end which resulted in Dionysus being put out of commission for good. Just then Harris began speaking again and for what seemed to be the final time of the evening.
“Think about it over the next couple of days Dionysus, you are the only one to blame for this. You put me in this position. You forced me to put an end to your career. You forced me to take your title and you forced me to drive that final nail in your coffin. It is all your fault, but just because it’s your fault. Don’t get it twisted because I am certainly going to enjoy every last second of pain and torture that I put you through. I will enjoy taking that title from you. I will enjoy watching you leave on a stretcher as your career has come to an end. Most of all though, the one thing I will enjoy is finally proving once and for all. That I am without a shadow of a doubt better than you. So if I were you Dionysus, I spend the next couple days saying good bye to your friends and APW as a whole. Because Sunday night at Mayhem, it all comes to a tragic end!”
For a moment or two Harris took a long look at the cameras. His eyes were narrowed and the hatred was clearly there. It was seen in his eyes and it made people start to think maybe just maybe Harris was going to pull through this time around. He might win the title but most importantly he just might put an end to John Dionysus once and for all. That was likely not what people wanted but it wasn’t something they had a say so in either. With that being said the scene faded out and leaving people with a bunch of unanswered questions while hanging onto the edge of their seats. One thing was for sure Mayhem would be caused within APW come Sunday night.[/size][/color][/font]
Statements that has left Dionysus laying in the middle of the ring out cold. Statements that have left Dionysus out of action for weeks due to a brutal attack. Statements that led to Dionysus’s manger and friend being a victim of an attack from Harris. Basically anything and everything Harris has done up to this point has been all about mind games and those mind games have controlled Dionysus like he has never been controlled before.
Now the two of them are coming up on their third match with one another. There couldn’t be more at stake and there couldn’t be more on the line than what is at this moment. These two men will collide for what many consider the last time and it’ll be under Last Man Standing rules. Anything and everything is legal in a match like that. All that matters is you are able to get to your feet before a ten count.
It is pretty much common sense that these two men are going to beat the hell out of each other. We know for a fact that with the two of them having something to prove, and with so much being on the line neither one of them will back down from each other. Blood will be shed. Bones very well could be broken. Muscles could be torn. The arena is going to be flipped upside down time and time again when they meet up.
But the thing that seems the most discussed and the most worried about is one man’s career coming to an end. Will Harris finally be able to finish off Dionysus like he has made claim to time and time again? Will Dionysus finally be able to get retribution for the things that Harris has done and do it in a big way by putting a complete end to Harris’s career? Those are two very big questions that are waiting on so very big answers. Answers that won’t be given until Sunday night at APW’s Mayhem pay per view event.
The two things that are for sure is this match will go down in APW history. It may be one of the greatest matches of all time for this company. The other thing that is for certain is only one man will be the Last Man Standing. It’s just a matter of time till we all find out which man that is. Be sure to tune in this Sunday night and watch history as it unfolds before our very eyes.
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[/center]It was days before APW’s Mayhem event was supposed to take place. In the basement of Michael Harris’s Chicago home, Harris found himself sitting there on a bench while a much older man started pacing back and forth in front of Harris. It seemed that the older man was more than irritated and more than furious. It was rather clear due to his posture and his pacing. Just then a few words came out of the older man’s mouth,
“Do you know what kind of shame you’ve brought on yourself?!”
“Ric…”
“Shut the hell up. It was a rhetorical question. You ignorant son of a bitch.” The older man quickly snapped back. Harris was quick to shut up which was a bit surprising and a little out of his character. “I can’t even begin to explain to you how much shame you’ve brought upon yourself. I couldn’t even begin to explain how much shame you’ve brought on me. You used to be the student that I bragged about. You were my biggest success story, and now look at you? You spend a year away from the business. You come back and it seems like you got it in you to be what you used to be. You start off strong but then what happens? You start getting into this war with John Dionysus.”
The older man’s voice was starting to get a little bit louder. Harris was sitting there on the bench with his head hung low. It’s almost as if he knew better than to say anything when he was getting chewed out which was pretty much what was happening at this moment. Just then the older man started to speak again.
“Dionysus beats you and ends your undefeated streak in APW. You know what the most pathetic part about it is? You attacked him backstage. You left him pretty much unable to compete but clearly you didn’t get the job done. Because injured and all he made his way out to the ring then pinned you in the center of it. You made yourself look weak. You made yourself look foolish. You made yourself look pathetic, but sadly enough it doesn’t end there.”
The older man shook his head in pure disappointment. Harris finally managed to look up at the older man. From the look in his eyes he was starting to get more than a little frustrated. However the surprising but being that he hadn’t exploded yet. It was well documented that Harris didn’t tolerate disrespect and he didn’t deal with people talking down to him. But right now for whatever reason he was dealing with it.
“You had a chance to redeem yourself at RassleMania. You had a chance to make it all right and you had a chance to prove to the world that you aren’t a joke. The opportunity was there and you dropped the ball. You let that loser beat you in the center of the ring at the biggest stage of APW. You proved to me and everyone else that you didn’t have what it took to be the top guy anymore. You’ve been doing this for twelve years and you should have bulldozed right through a rookie like that. But you didn’t and that’s when I lost faith in you. So much in fact that I was hoping you’d go right back into retirement.”
Harris was starting to grind his teeth together. Then his hands were starting to clench together as the anger and the frustration was building up in him. Almost to the point that there was a chance Harris might just get up and punched the old man in the face. So far though he was keeping himself under control.
“Of course being the self-centered stubborn prick that you are. You didn’t do that but instead you came back with full intentions of putting Dionysus out of action. I saw a fire in you that I hadn’t saw in several years. The next thing I know you are kicking Dionysus’s in his skull and knocking his head into a concrete wall. I was shocked. I was surprised. But I was pleased and I was starting to believe in you again. Sure, it was pathetic that you had to lose to that joke twice before it forced you to pull your head out of your ass but I guess whatever works.” The older man had now stopped pacing and he was looking directly at Harris. A little bit of respect was starting to be thrown in Harris’s direction. “It appeared that Dionysus was down and out for good. It seemed that you had entered the kid’s career. Then you decided to demand what belonged to you that being the Xtreme Championship. I don’t really fault you for that. You are the number one contender and if Dionysus was able to compete the title rightfully belonged to you. However as the weeks went by I started to discover that you hadn’t really finished the job and that you hadn’t truly put an end to Dionysus. That’s when I started to feel sick to my stomach again and just like that I lost faith in you yet again. Never in my life had I lost that much faith in you but there was nothing I could do about it.”
Again the older man shook his head. His disappointment in Harris seemed to really change his views on the Untouchable One. It was that disappointment that was taking a toll on their relationship – even though it was quite clear yet what kind of relationship the two had with one another. Harris stayed silent as he listed to the old man start to rag on him a little more.
“Now you find yourself in a last man standing match with this guy. A match that is right up your alley. I have seen you brutalize people in this match without the slightest bit of remorse for doing so. I have seen you injure people and take months and months away from their careers. I have even seen you end the careers of several superstars when competing in this match. You’ve never lost under these rules but you know something Harris? I am looking at you now and I can see that you’ve changed. I can see that you’ve gone soft. I can see that you aren’t as good as you once were. And I can see that when the two of you get into the ring with each other on Sunday. Dionysus is going to mop the floor with you and there isn’t a damn thing you can do about it.”
It seemed that was enough to send Harris over the edge. He quickly shut up off the bench and grabbed the hold man by the throat throwing him up against the wall. Harris held him there and drew back his right hand. The older man just glared at Harris and started shouting at him.
“WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO BOY?! HUH?! WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?!”
“I TELL YOU WHAT I’M GOING TO DO RIC… I’M GOING TO FUCKING END JOHN DIONYSUS!”
Just then Harris slung the old man to the floor before slamming his first into the wall. The old man just pushed himself up to his feet smirking all evil like while brushing off his the dust that was on his shirt. As Harris slowly turned around the two of them locked eyes with one another. It was clear Harris was pissed off and that he had enough of listening to this old man downgrade him.
“I trained you to be something special. I trained you to be the next me. I trained you to take your generation by storm and be the best damn superstar that was ever seen of your generation. For the most part you accomplished that goal. You used the knowledge and the talent I gave you to the best of your advantage. You became one of the biggest names of this industry. You held more world championships that I did. You have done everything that you were meant to do… But it seems now you are starting to slow down and that is unacceptable.”
“You are wrong Ric! I am not slowing down. I am not soft, I am not weak, and I am not pathetic. I am just as good as I have ever been. I don’t give two shits about the lucky wins that Dionysus has gotten over me. I don’t give two shits that he has continued to defy the odds every single time I have knocked him down. I don’t give two shits because I know deep down inside. It doesn’t mean anything. I know deep down inside I am better than he has ever been. I am better than he’ll ever be and I know when the two of us step into that ring on Sunday. There is no coming back for Dionysus. His career is coming to an end and it comes to an end thanks to me.”
“Is that so?” Harris looked right at the old man and nodded his head firmly. “I can’t say that I am truly convinced. I can’t say that I believe you. I can’t say that I can look past your previous failures. You have brought shame upon yourself. You’ve brought shame upon me and now damn near everyone in APW thinks that you are a joke. A joke that is full of nothing but hot air. You have caused that, but you can change it. It won’t be easy but you can change it.” The old man took a few steps towards Harris. “You can change it by doing everything that you just told me. Yeah, I don’t believe you. Yeah, the people in APW don’t believe you. Yeah, I think you’re pathetic. Yeah, APW thinks you’re pathetic. We even feel that you are a joke, but how is that any different than when you first started out in this business twelve years ago?”
The older man was now standing directly in front of Harris. Their eyes were locked on each other and it seemed that the older man’s words were actually calming Harris down instead of angering and frustrating him like they were just moments before. Still Harris didn’t say anything he just listened as the older man continued onward with what he felt needed to be said.
“It isn’t any different in the least bit. Because back then people thought the same thing. Granted people didn’t know you like they know you know but that isn’t the point. However what is the point is the fact you are now in a position where you have to step up and you have to prove people wrong. You have to prove me wrong. You’ve got to give people a reason to give a damn about you. And most importantly you have to show that are better than Dionysus or all your hard work goes down the drain. It’ll be for nothing and if that happens. It very well could be the actual end to your very own career.”
“That will never happen Ric. I like you made a promise to myself a years ago that my career would only come to an end by my hand and my hand only. No way in hell will I allow something like this be the end of me. I have worked too damn hard and I have done too damn much in this sport to have this end this way. You know it, I know it, and everyone else knows it!” Harris’s eyes narrowed while looking at the old man. “You and everyone else can doubt me. You can call me pathetic. You can say I’m a joke. You can say whatever the hell you want about me. It didn’t make a difference in the past and it won’t make a difference now. Your opinions don’t matter and your opinions don’t make me. I am the one that makes me. I am the one that matters and I am the one that decides the faith of my career. On Sunday night, I’ll leave the APW Xtreme Champion and I will put an end to John Dionysus. Be sure to watch because you along with the rest of the world will be wrong.”
“It’s rather rare that a legend like myself am ever wrong about these kinds of things, but I certainly look forward to seeing what you got left in the tank kid. Just don’t let me down.”
Out of nowhere the old man proceeded to slap Harris in the face literally as hard as he could. Harris turned his head to the side due to the force of the stinging slap. Just then the old man turned his back on Harris and walked on up the stairs that lead him out of the gym area of Harris’s basement. By now Harris had turned around and had this deranged psycho like smirk on his face. It was almost like that slap to his face woke something up within him. Was that a good thing? Or was it a bad thing? Guess it’d all depends on what happens when the Best To Ever Exist found himself in the ring on Sunday night for APW’s Mayhem event.
[ THE NAIL IN THE COFFIN ]
[/size][/center]As the scene opens up the cameras are focused on an empty room. There is literally nothing and no one around. At that moment though the self-proclaimed Best To Ever Exist: Michael Harris enters the picture. From the facial expression that he was giving it was quite clear he wasn’t in a very good mood. That could only mean that whatever he had to say today wasn’t going to be very nice. At that moment Harris began speaking out loud with his full attention on the cameras.
“John Dionysus – One of the many mega stars APW has to offer, the Xtreme Champion, and a man that I literally hate with every single bit of me. I have grown to dislike a lot of people in this world. That’s just life but it is very rare that I hate someone. But I know what hate feels like and I truly feel hatred when it comes to Dionysus.” Harris made the statement while gritting through his teeth. “I have heard a lot of you ignorant ass people make claims and accusations as to why I hate him. I’ve heard things such as I hate him because he ended my undefeated streak here in APW. I heard that I hate him because he defeated me at RassleMania. I have ever heard ignorant states much such as I hate him because Dionysus has proven he is better than me.”
At that moment Harris started shaking his head from side to side. It was rather clear that those kind of statements were ones that truly got under his skin. Just then he looked right back at the cameras.
“But it’s those kinds of statements that make you people look ignorant. It’s those kind of statements that prove to the world that you people have no idea what the hell you are talking about. It is also those statements that make you all look like a bunch of mark ass trolls. I don’t hate Dionysus because he got lucky and beat me a few times. I don’t hate Dionysus because he’s better than me – because he isn’t but I do hate Dionysus because he doesn’t seem to ever learn his lesson and because he continues to think he has a legit chance against me.”
For a moment there was a small pause from the Untouchable One. His comments were going to make people question what he meant and it would also make people question Harris’s ego. After all every time Dionysus and Harris found themselves in the ring with each other. It was Dionysus that came out with the victory. How could Harris really think that he was better than the Xtreme Champion? It wouldn’t be long till people would hear his logic even if they didn’t agree with it.
“Yeah I can admit that the two times that we have been in the ring with each other Dionysus. You were able to beat me. Big deal? Lady luck was on your side a few times, but you have to ask yourself a serious question. Does any of that really mean anything? Does anyone remember the victories you’ve gotten over me? Has those victories ever overshadowed anything I have done to you either physically or emotionally? Those are the true questions you need to ask yourself and those are the questions you need to really give some thought.”
Harris just stood there with his narrowed eyes focused on the cameras. He was clearly in a mood to tear down Dionysus. It didn’t matter what he said or how he tore him down as long as it happened. That just proved what kind of person Harris truly was.
“Because the way I see it. The answer would be no. No one remembers those wins, but they do remember the constant hell I have put you through. They remember the times I constantly laid you out in the middle of the ring. They remember the time I broke your ribs. They remember when I kicked your head into the concrete wall and took nearly a month of your career away from you. They remember when I laid your little buddy Vern out and had no remorse for it. That’s what the people remember and they remember it because I know how to leave an impact. Something you clearly don’t know how to do.”
A small little chuckle fell from his lips. There was some truth to his statements but at the same time there was some lies to it too. Yes, Harris might have done all of that and left a statement but at the same time they did remember Dionysus’s wins and those wins made quite the statement against Harris. As a matter of fact a lot of people believed that Harris was only doing the under handed things that he was doing because Dionysus was beating Harris went it mattered the most. Of course that was something The Untouchable One would never admit too.
“You admitted to me that I have gotten inside your head. You have admitted that I have affected you mentally. You have admitted defeat when it comes to a war of mind games, and you know what happened when you did that Dionysus? You proved to the world that I am stronger than you. You proved to your fans that you didn’t have the mental structure to fight me off in that sense. You basically proved to those fans that you couldn’t be as strong as you claimed you were against me and now those fans are starting to turn against you. Those fans are going to think you can’t beat me when it matters and to be honest Dionysus. They are right; you aren’t going to be able to beat me this time when it matters. I have already won half the battle and that just makes things so much easier for me when we actually get in the ring with each other. This was just all a part of my master plan.”
Harris simply nodded his head a little bit. It wouldn’t come off as that much of a surprise to people that Harris had some kind of scheme cooked up all along. After all in in the mind of a lot of people, He was an underhanded bastard that couldn’t ever do things the right way. He was always cheating or pulling something like this to get wins, but none of their opinions ever mattered to him. Not to mention it was all about winning. It didn’t matter how he won all that mattered was he won.
“I knew damn well what I was doing when I started making things personal. I knew what I was doing when I started all the mind games. I wanted to prove to the world that you don’t have your head on your shoulders like you claim. I wanted to prove to people you weren’t as strong as you thought you were and I wanted to prove to people that you could be broken. All it took was me being smarter than you but where the true problem relies is the fact that you weren’t smart enough to stay down. You didn’t just accept defeat. You had to come back. You had to try and prove me wrong. You had to try and get your fans back. You had to try and beat me once again. That is going to prove to be career suicide especially when you decided to do something as stupid as challenging me to a last man standing match. I know you thought it was a good idea and I know that you thought it made you sound like a tough guy. But in reality all it did was put the final nail in your coffin.”
The final nail in the coffin? That kind of quote only spelled bad news for John Dionysus and his career, seeing as it became much more than just the Xtreme Championship. Obviously with Harris having something in mind he wasn’t going to hold back too much when it came to spilling the beans.
“Clearly you didn’t bother doing your research Dionysus.” Harris shook his head a tad bit almost as if he was disappointed or something along those lines. “In the twelve years I have been wrestling. I have competed in all kinds of matches. Steel cage matches, Ladder matches, Tables matches, and all kinds of Hardcore matches. There has been two matches in my career that I have been undefeated in. First one being an I Quit match. Never once have I ever been forced to quit and that’s because I’m not a quitter. Now the second match I am undefeated in would be a Last Man Standing match.” A sick little smirk came over his lips. “Bet you weren’t expecting that and I bet you feel more than stupid right about now JohnnyBoy. That’s right in the twelve years I have been a part of this business. I have competed in more Last Man Standing matches than any other match and every single time I walked out the winner. I walked out the winner because I am talented. I walked out the winner because I know what it takes to be the last man standing. I walked out the winner because I got a sick satisifaction when it came to using anything and everything to beat my opponents. I walked out the winner because I refuse to come second best to someone that isn’t better than me. But most importantly, I came out the winner because I was put in a position where only the strong survive and now you face a different side of me Dionysus.”
A different side to the so called Best To Ever Exist? One would assume how that is even possible. He has shown so much of his attitude and his personality. He has proven to be a dick. He has proven to be an asshole. He has proven to be a backstabber, someone that does underhanded things, a cheater, and so many other things. How could he seriously be anything else? Well it seemed that everyone including Dionysus would find out soon enough.
“If you thought I was bad before you’ve got no idea what you are up against now. You got what I consider my best at RassleMania and you got lucky enough to walk out of the ring on your own two feet. But now that you’ve put me in this position and now that you want to see just how is going to be the last man standing between the two of us. I have no other choice than to bring this other side of me out. I have no choice but to make sure that I spill your blood all over that ring. I have no choice but to make sure I break bones. I have no choice but to damage muscles. All in all though Dionysus, I have no choice but to make sure that I end your career. This isn’t a game to me. I am the best and I am going to prove that when I leave you laying there a broken mess in the ring. It’s guaranteed now that I will be the last man standing and there isn’t a goddamn thing you can do about it.”
As those words came out of his mouth, one could see just how serious he was. It seemed that nothing was going to stop him and it is like he was going to a different place in his head. It was a dark place that he hadn’t visited in years and it seemed there was only one way for it to end which resulted in Dionysus being put out of commission for good. Just then Harris began speaking again and for what seemed to be the final time of the evening.
“Think about it over the next couple of days Dionysus, you are the only one to blame for this. You put me in this position. You forced me to put an end to your career. You forced me to take your title and you forced me to drive that final nail in your coffin. It is all your fault, but just because it’s your fault. Don’t get it twisted because I am certainly going to enjoy every last second of pain and torture that I put you through. I will enjoy taking that title from you. I will enjoy watching you leave on a stretcher as your career has come to an end. Most of all though, the one thing I will enjoy is finally proving once and for all. That I am without a shadow of a doubt better than you. So if I were you Dionysus, I spend the next couple days saying good bye to your friends and APW as a whole. Because Sunday night at Mayhem, it all comes to a tragic end!”
For a moment or two Harris took a long look at the cameras. His eyes were narrowed and the hatred was clearly there. It was seen in his eyes and it made people start to think maybe just maybe Harris was going to pull through this time around. He might win the title but most importantly he just might put an end to John Dionysus once and for all. That was likely not what people wanted but it wasn’t something they had a say so in either. With that being said the scene faded out and leaving people with a bunch of unanswered questions while hanging onto the edge of their seats. One thing was for sure Mayhem would be caused within APW come Sunday night.[/size][/color][/font]
