Psycho Killer kicks in to a mix of cheers and boos from the crowd. Rio Nakayama slowly walks through the curtain and onto the stage, his hair and skin wet with sweat from the night's earlier contest. He takes in the crowd reaction for a millisecond before making his way down the ramp and to the ring. He slowly enters through the middle rope, making eye contact with Vidas, it becomes apparent at this time that Rio doesn't have a microphone so he quickly snatches Vidas' from his lowered hand and smiles at Vidas' lack of reaction.
"I don't believe we've met before."
Rio makes an exaggerated confused face at Vidas.
"Yet, you seem to know a lot about me having made several assumptions already about who I am and what I'm capable of. Though that puzzles me too because if you knew what I was capable of then you'd be the first to realize which means that you might have a chance of surviving tonight. I wonder, do you really know?"
Rio takes a single step forward and pressed his forehead into Vidas' mask, staring directly into his eyes for a few seconds before taking the same step back.
"Perhaps not, see Mr.Two Lives, I have had people think that they know me my whole career but they all come to realize that there is a big difference between
thinking and
knowing. Did you see the events that transpired earlier? I went into a match with three men, each who thought that they were better than me but by the end they came out knowing that I was the better man. However, it's not just the performers whom assume, oh no, the fans are just as guilty, I was the only man in that match earlier that to most fans was not deserving the title of "World Class Performer" and yet I was the only performer who knew what it took to win that match."
Rio once more stares into Vidas' eyes then visibly sighs and pushes past the luchador, Rio goes to the corner adjacent to Vidas and leans against it, back facing him.
"I think you're guilty as well my friend. See, you talk like you know me better than your own family but you go on to claim that I represent everything wrong with wrestling. You couldn't be more wrong, I represent everything
right with this business and everything that needs to be changed to make it better. For too long, has the story of the conquering hero existed, you talk about me like I'm some villain that needs to be slain to save Princess SIG but I'm a step away from the fairytale feel good stories of the likes of Luis Ovaldhino, James Dragon and what you aim to become tonight. I am the truth, the one who knows! When the grandstanding before this match is over and the shining entrance lights, the initial roar of the crowd and the championship belt all leave this ring? In comes the cold hard reality that you will be stuck in a square of covered wood flooring between four metal poles and 9 lenghts of rope, from bell ring to bell ring with me. Something you'll learn to fear."
Rio chuckles to himself and covers his mouth for a moment to stifle an even deeper laugh.
"Yeah, I don't think you realize just how far trying to go toe to toe with me will get you up shit's creek but in case you haven't noticed before in your apparent "knowing" of who I am, I ain't exactly a predictable person and as you asked me to say myself, I have built a reputation of being dominant and telling people that 'Rio Kills'."
Rio has to stifle another laugh and then turns to face Vidas, still leaning in the corner.
"See you all think you can read me like a book, you all
think but you don't
know! 'Rio Kills' doesn't mean that I intend to literally murder you, It means I intend to kill your spirit, your passion for this sport, your ego, your hopes, I want to kill them all because no matter the rubble that remains, at the end of the day? I want to be king of it!"
Rio beams a smile at Vidas.
"And now you'll take this and try to spin it against me, saying what you
think about it when you really don't
know much about it. You think what I just said is all there is to 'Rio Kills' and my actions in this ring but there is still much for you to learn, for everyone to learn. You lay claim to being the perfect neutral and then talk about crushing the big bad evil named Rio Nakayama to prevent the SIG World Championship from being tainted like you're some hero because you
think you
know everything but honestly? You barely even know why you're truly here."
Rio sighs.
"Tonight Dos Vidas? I will beat you and knock you down temporarily, then you'll come back for more. Again and again and again again and again again and again! Till either your spirit or body is broken and maybe then you will realize the true meaning of what I say."
"RIO KILLS!"
Rio Nakayama smirks and tosses the microphone at Dos Vidas' feet.