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Re: NXT World Championship: Sting vs. Rhino(c)
Sting looks around the ring, first at Coach and then at Rhino, before raising his microphone again to speak.
Sting: It's been a long time since I've spoken, an excruciating amount of time actually. Did I revert back several years in the past to when I put on the black and white for the very first time and didn't speak? Did I become an untraditionally dressed mime? Or had I simply given up? Was I surrendering my right to fight for the NXT World Championship with my words and fists, my mind and my body? No, I have not reverted back in time. No, I have not switched professions and hung up my wrestling boots in favor of becoming a street performer, someone that speaks solely with his actions and never his words. And you can be passionately assured that I have not given up, not now, not ever. I shudder to think that there are those among you that are of the belief that I had surrendered, that I even for a split second had it in my heart and soul to quit. I have dedicated far too much time to making NXT the brand to watch, I have sacrificed my very blood as I writhed in agony in this ring, I have donated tears of sadness during my lowest lows and tears of gladness during my highest highs, and every moment in between those two points for whatever reason, I have cried for this place. I have bled for this place, I have sweated for this place, I have put life and limb on the line.
Week after week I got my butt handed to me; bruised muscles, cracked ribs, lacerated head, I've been through it all and before you think I'm just rambling or boasting, stay with me because there's a point to all this. I've been down the roads I've been because of my dedication to this craft, because of my passion for this line of work, because of my deep gratitude for all of you letting me be the man I am and have become all these years. When you see the "Icon" Sting, you see the heart and soul of NXT, you see the lifeblood. I'm not taking anything away from any of the guys in the back, but I have carried this brand on my shoulders in a way that no one else has, and the beatings I mentioned taking and the blood I mentioned bleeding, the sweat I mentioned sweating and the tears I mentioned crying are evidence of that and back up my claims. So it stands to reason that the face of the brand, the man that embodies NXT, carry its grandest prize. I want that NXT World Championship, I need that NXT World Championship, my career cannot come to a proper close, whenever it is that book may shut, until I have carried one of the top prizes in the UWF. If I was a member of Tuesday Night Raw, I would be hungry for the UWF Championship, and if I was still a part of Smackdown I would be gunning after the World Heavyweight Championship, but my home is here and since that is the top prize, the apple of everyone's eye, the belt that we all aspire to hold, that is the belt that I want.
Because of my need and my desire, because of all I've gone through to get to this point, I will never give up, not on this opportunity or any opportunity. I have proven my love for this brand and this business, and taking this World Championship at Wrestlemania will be my reward for months and months of hard work. The Hell and high water; the blood, sweat, and tears; all of the pain I've experienced and am still in, from the physical to the mental to the emotional to even the spiritual; every match I've competed in and every tough decision I've had to make from turning my back on the fans when I walked in the door of NXT to going through my own protege' to become the number one contendership, soon it will all pay off and I will know on the night of April the fourteenth that it was all worth it. But the question still lingers, why didn't I speak up sooner?
Sting turns to Coachman and points directly at him.
You. You butted into a conversation you have no place being a part of, and the accusations you've made prove that. When Trish Stratus comes out here and speaks for Umaga, that's understandable, that is the agreement on the order of their operations that they've worked out, she talks and he wrestles. But Rhino needs no mouthpiece, Coach, especially when you and him clearly have different opinions of me and different goals and motives for this upcoming match. Right now you're endangering the situation, you're on the fence and leaning farther away from being an asset and leaning closer to being a liability. Rhino still clearly sees some value in your opinions and what you have to say, otherwise you wouldn't be around, he puts stock in the words you say and mulls over your views and ideals and considers whether or not he wants to follow suit or not. Do not pollute his mind with your paranoia, because if your client buys into what you're selling and believes what you believe to be true, he will revert back to his prior mindset and only seek vengeance, he will become blinded by rage and then I won't have to defeat him, he will be the one that defeats himself.
The differences between this encounter and the other two are abundantly clear, but the main one is the change in our views because of the change in our personalities. Rhino no longer demands the respect and attention he craved when he debuted and I no longer seek the infliction of pain on everyone, we have gone from enemies to rivals who are competing out of respect rather than the desire to see the other fail and suffer. That bothers you, and that's why you intervene, but heed my advice and remove yourself from this now because if you pervert what this is, I will come after you.
The fans erupt as Sting turns his attention to Rhino.
Rhino, I don't seek praise in the vein of, "These old guys can still go" or "These veterans still have it", I don't need to hear that or be told that to know presently that we're going to have a mat classic, to know while the match is going on that it's a good match, or to know after the fact that it was a good match. You and I will have a good match because we have too much history and too much of that desire that you spoke of and that I spoke of not to.
Why do you let these things distract you anyway? Why is it about proving to the younger superstars that just because we're old, we can still perform? They all know that because we're on the active roster, the ones that insult us and tell us we can't hack it or we should retire are looking for heel heat and chomping at the bit to gain the desired limelight at our expense, nothing more. Why is it about having a better match than the others? The only competition here is between you and I, and your distractions in those two areas coupled with the potential distraction of Coachman trying to poison your mind only stack the odds better in my favor. No disrespect, Rhino, but if you can't focus on what's important and channel your passion where you need it, you aren't going to win, not against guys like Kurt Angle who are chomping at the bit to make a statement, and certainly not me at Wrestlemania this Sunday. If you're so easily distracted, you deserve to lose that championship belt and never regain it.
But why put stock into myself, right? Why should anyone rally behind the unreliable Stinger who goes almost two weeks without talking about his Wrestlemania match and doing his job? If he gets the belt he'll just do a disappearing act and never be here to properly defend it, talk about a joke champion. No! The days of prolonged absence are over with! I am here and you better believe I am here full force, entirely immersed in the situation and ready for what's ahead, and when I take that NXT World Championship, there's only one place to go from there, Stone Cold's record as the longest reigning champion in UWF and Cody Rhodes' claim to be the greatest champion UWF has ever seen. Then it is competition with others, but only then Rhino, for the next several days the only person I'm focused on is you, and the only competition I'm focused on is our match Sunday night.
And on Sunday night, whether it's history that gets the better of you, your distractions, or a hodgepodge of circumstances, you are going to get a winning performance out of the Stinger, an effort that will return no disappointment on my part. When the closing bell rings and all you see are bright lights and the belt that used to be yours hoisted proudly above my head, you will know why they call me the "Icon".
The crowd is on fire with excitement as Sting lowers his microphone again and looks his Wrestlemania opponent dead in the eyes.
Sting: It's been a long time since I've spoken, an excruciating amount of time actually. Did I revert back several years in the past to when I put on the black and white for the very first time and didn't speak? Did I become an untraditionally dressed mime? Or had I simply given up? Was I surrendering my right to fight for the NXT World Championship with my words and fists, my mind and my body? No, I have not reverted back in time. No, I have not switched professions and hung up my wrestling boots in favor of becoming a street performer, someone that speaks solely with his actions and never his words. And you can be passionately assured that I have not given up, not now, not ever. I shudder to think that there are those among you that are of the belief that I had surrendered, that I even for a split second had it in my heart and soul to quit. I have dedicated far too much time to making NXT the brand to watch, I have sacrificed my very blood as I writhed in agony in this ring, I have donated tears of sadness during my lowest lows and tears of gladness during my highest highs, and every moment in between those two points for whatever reason, I have cried for this place. I have bled for this place, I have sweated for this place, I have put life and limb on the line.
Week after week I got my butt handed to me; bruised muscles, cracked ribs, lacerated head, I've been through it all and before you think I'm just rambling or boasting, stay with me because there's a point to all this. I've been down the roads I've been because of my dedication to this craft, because of my passion for this line of work, because of my deep gratitude for all of you letting me be the man I am and have become all these years. When you see the "Icon" Sting, you see the heart and soul of NXT, you see the lifeblood. I'm not taking anything away from any of the guys in the back, but I have carried this brand on my shoulders in a way that no one else has, and the beatings I mentioned taking and the blood I mentioned bleeding, the sweat I mentioned sweating and the tears I mentioned crying are evidence of that and back up my claims. So it stands to reason that the face of the brand, the man that embodies NXT, carry its grandest prize. I want that NXT World Championship, I need that NXT World Championship, my career cannot come to a proper close, whenever it is that book may shut, until I have carried one of the top prizes in the UWF. If I was a member of Tuesday Night Raw, I would be hungry for the UWF Championship, and if I was still a part of Smackdown I would be gunning after the World Heavyweight Championship, but my home is here and since that is the top prize, the apple of everyone's eye, the belt that we all aspire to hold, that is the belt that I want.
Because of my need and my desire, because of all I've gone through to get to this point, I will never give up, not on this opportunity or any opportunity. I have proven my love for this brand and this business, and taking this World Championship at Wrestlemania will be my reward for months and months of hard work. The Hell and high water; the blood, sweat, and tears; all of the pain I've experienced and am still in, from the physical to the mental to the emotional to even the spiritual; every match I've competed in and every tough decision I've had to make from turning my back on the fans when I walked in the door of NXT to going through my own protege' to become the number one contendership, soon it will all pay off and I will know on the night of April the fourteenth that it was all worth it. But the question still lingers, why didn't I speak up sooner?
Sting turns to Coachman and points directly at him.
You. You butted into a conversation you have no place being a part of, and the accusations you've made prove that. When Trish Stratus comes out here and speaks for Umaga, that's understandable, that is the agreement on the order of their operations that they've worked out, she talks and he wrestles. But Rhino needs no mouthpiece, Coach, especially when you and him clearly have different opinions of me and different goals and motives for this upcoming match. Right now you're endangering the situation, you're on the fence and leaning farther away from being an asset and leaning closer to being a liability. Rhino still clearly sees some value in your opinions and what you have to say, otherwise you wouldn't be around, he puts stock in the words you say and mulls over your views and ideals and considers whether or not he wants to follow suit or not. Do not pollute his mind with your paranoia, because if your client buys into what you're selling and believes what you believe to be true, he will revert back to his prior mindset and only seek vengeance, he will become blinded by rage and then I won't have to defeat him, he will be the one that defeats himself.
The differences between this encounter and the other two are abundantly clear, but the main one is the change in our views because of the change in our personalities. Rhino no longer demands the respect and attention he craved when he debuted and I no longer seek the infliction of pain on everyone, we have gone from enemies to rivals who are competing out of respect rather than the desire to see the other fail and suffer. That bothers you, and that's why you intervene, but heed my advice and remove yourself from this now because if you pervert what this is, I will come after you.
The fans erupt as Sting turns his attention to Rhino.
Rhino, I don't seek praise in the vein of, "These old guys can still go" or "These veterans still have it", I don't need to hear that or be told that to know presently that we're going to have a mat classic, to know while the match is going on that it's a good match, or to know after the fact that it was a good match. You and I will have a good match because we have too much history and too much of that desire that you spoke of and that I spoke of not to.
Why do you let these things distract you anyway? Why is it about proving to the younger superstars that just because we're old, we can still perform? They all know that because we're on the active roster, the ones that insult us and tell us we can't hack it or we should retire are looking for heel heat and chomping at the bit to gain the desired limelight at our expense, nothing more. Why is it about having a better match than the others? The only competition here is between you and I, and your distractions in those two areas coupled with the potential distraction of Coachman trying to poison your mind only stack the odds better in my favor. No disrespect, Rhino, but if you can't focus on what's important and channel your passion where you need it, you aren't going to win, not against guys like Kurt Angle who are chomping at the bit to make a statement, and certainly not me at Wrestlemania this Sunday. If you're so easily distracted, you deserve to lose that championship belt and never regain it.
But why put stock into myself, right? Why should anyone rally behind the unreliable Stinger who goes almost two weeks without talking about his Wrestlemania match and doing his job? If he gets the belt he'll just do a disappearing act and never be here to properly defend it, talk about a joke champion. No! The days of prolonged absence are over with! I am here and you better believe I am here full force, entirely immersed in the situation and ready for what's ahead, and when I take that NXT World Championship, there's only one place to go from there, Stone Cold's record as the longest reigning champion in UWF and Cody Rhodes' claim to be the greatest champion UWF has ever seen. Then it is competition with others, but only then Rhino, for the next several days the only person I'm focused on is you, and the only competition I'm focused on is our match Sunday night.
And on Sunday night, whether it's history that gets the better of you, your distractions, or a hodgepodge of circumstances, you are going to get a winning performance out of the Stinger, an effort that will return no disappointment on my part. When the closing bell rings and all you see are bright lights and the belt that used to be yours hoisted proudly above my head, you will know why they call me the "Icon".
The crowd is on fire with excitement as Sting lowers his microphone again and looks his Wrestlemania opponent dead in the eyes.