Post by Eli Goode on Oct 31, 2022 16:24:13 GMT -5
Off-Camera
“It’s difficult not getting what you want. I wanted closure. I wanted to overcome my demons. I wanted to find peace in my life, but in the end, all that was left in my life is despair. Stratford got the upper hand. Stratford is fighting for the TriForce Championship. Stratford is getting all the accolades that I was supposed to get, but he has proven to be better. All that I have from our encounters is the hole in my soul. All that I have is the loss that I feel. I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to meet with Katie again because of him. I’ll never know if I can be whole again. All I know is that I have something missing inside of me.
I’m lost in the darkness. There’s nothing guiding me to the light anymore. I don’t know what else to do. All I can do is float in this expanse of nothingness and hope that something will get me. But, I know something will help me. Someone will save me from this darkness. However, it’s the person that I never wanted to let in.
My rivals have let this happen. They’re the ones that tested my limits. They’re the ones that didn’t know how to leave well enough alone. They pushed and pushed and pushed, and now the darkness is ready to come out. It was only a matter of time.
I can hear the laughs now. They echo in the darkness. They let me know that everything is going to be alright. The laughs let me know that the darkness is ready to take over. ‘The time has come,’ the walrus said. I’m slipping. I’m not in control anymore. The Other Half is. This is going to be a bumpy ride.”
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Off-Camera
I can feel my reality slipping through my fingers. It’s like my sanity has truly decided to leave me. I may not have actually been locked away in a mental institute, but I remember watching them. I remember seeing them trying to make it through the day as their psychosis took over their lives. That’s what it feels like. I can feel myself slowly lose grip on what is happening. I can see someone else start to take over, and I’m just having to watch from the driver’s seat.
I keep my control though. After a few weeks, I realized that it doesn’t want control of my normal life. It just wants everything else. It wants the thing that makes me welcome the darkness inside of me. It wants the wrestling life. It had it before, but it wants it again. It wants to fight. It wants to let out, but I need to restore myself. I need a respite. Going home is the only way I know how. Not where Katie or Will live. No, I go back to my apartment in Memphis. I return to the only place that can give me space alone.
I sit alone and watch a blank television screen. I see “my” reflection. It stares back at me with dead, vacant eyes. The pale face wanting to get out, but I force it to stay in. It smiles at me, and I can only think about what will happen when it comes out. I can only imagine the damage it will deal if it tries to hurt people.
I never truly knew where the Other Half came from, but finally, I think I understand. Trauma is the trigger. Stratford pushed the trauma to the forefront. The Other Half finally found a way to fully take over again. Before, we had an agreement. I would take over and it would wait in the wings. It would stay back and only assist in my strength. However, Stratford, and everything he did, lowered the threshold. The Other Half wasn’t content hiding the wings any longer. It wanted to take center stage. It wanted to perform.
I tried calling my family. I thought they’d be able to help, but the Other Half prevented that. The Other Half made sure that I cut myself off from them. My cellphone was destroyed and thrown into a river. I’m forced to stay alone. The Other Half likes me being alone. No friends. No family. No one to help me. It never sleeps. It always stays awake, waiting for the chance to fight.
How can I regain myself? How will I be able to restore myself? I don’t know. I don’t even know if Katie could save me. I’m too far gone now. All that’s left is the shell of my former self. All that I am is gone. There’s only The Other Half, and it’s ready to open the floodgates. I can only try to hold it back, but once it’s revealed to the world, it’ll be too late.
I’m sorry to whoever The Other Half may hurt. I tried to keep him back, but the trauma was too much for me. It took the trauma, and now all I can hope for is for it all to end quickly. I’m truly sorry.
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On-Camera
“After years and years and years of hiding in the background, I can finally come back out. It was just too much trauma for one guy to hold inside. Too much trauma for him to be a part of, and now, I’m the end result. Hehe haha. Yes, I’m what you get when you push a man to his breaking point. All that pain was just too much to handle. If only he’d have listened to me, none of this would’ve happened. We’d all finally be in a happy place. We’d all be able to live life normally, but he had to go ahead and let that Stratford fella get under his skin. Ooh, that’s just too much.
Now, I’ve come out to play. His Other Half. The Hyde to his Jekyll. The man who wants to hurt people. The man who doesn’t care about people’s feelings. The man, who even if he loses, will keep going with a smile on his face. You see, nothing truly hurts me. Sure, I can get beaten to a pulp, but it doesn’t hurt me. No, that fuels me. That helps me get stronger. That’s why Eli wanted to stop Stratford. He didn’t want me to get stronger. And now, here we are.
After that ladder match, Eli was really broken up about everything. He really wanted to make his life right again, but alas, no cigar. So, I’m here to fix it, and it all starts with one Antonio Ricci. The man who blindsided Eli with his Omega Championship. Hehehehe, Antonio, you really know how to hurt people. You know how to get under their skin. That’s why you’re the Omega Champion. You had to get under people’s skin just to get close enough to carry that title. Now, do I know anything about your title? No, I have no idea where you won it. I have no idea who you beat to get it. Hell, I don’t even know how important it is. I’ve been stuck in a man’s psyche for a few years now. It’s not like I can read the dirt sheets about everyone. Hahahaha.
Ricci-boy, I admire your tenacity. I admire your fire, but you barked up the wrong tree. You thought that Eli would be an easy target because of all the pain he was going through. You even touted your title as being more important than the Courage Title. The balls on you to say that. Not because I think you’re disrespecting a title. No, I could give two shits about the Courage Title. You have the balls to disrespect a title in its own company. That’s amazing but also foolish.
Richie Rich, I’m going to make you regret attacking Eli. I’m going to make you regret many things in your life. You see, if I win, Eli will get the Omega Championship. Woopdie Doo! I don’t care. What I care about is hearing you scream. I want to see the pain in your eyes as I break your arms. I want to hear you squeal as I bend your legs in ways they’re not meant to. You don’t have any idea what I have planned for you. All the monstrous contortions. Oooh, it just puts a smile on my face.
Antonio Ricderas, this isn’t going to be the match you were expecting. You’ve been prepping for Eli this entire time. Me, I’m something completely different. When you see me, there is nothing in my eyes. No fear. No anguish. Just joy at the sight of pain. I hope you’re ready for all that pain.
Ant-Man, I hope you’re prepared because I’m going to be Alpha leaving with the Omega Championship. Hehehehe, this is going to be so much fun.”
“It’s difficult not getting what you want. I wanted closure. I wanted to overcome my demons. I wanted to find peace in my life, but in the end, all that was left in my life is despair. Stratford got the upper hand. Stratford is fighting for the TriForce Championship. Stratford is getting all the accolades that I was supposed to get, but he has proven to be better. All that I have from our encounters is the hole in my soul. All that I have is the loss that I feel. I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to meet with Katie again because of him. I’ll never know if I can be whole again. All I know is that I have something missing inside of me.
I’m lost in the darkness. There’s nothing guiding me to the light anymore. I don’t know what else to do. All I can do is float in this expanse of nothingness and hope that something will get me. But, I know something will help me. Someone will save me from this darkness. However, it’s the person that I never wanted to let in.
My rivals have let this happen. They’re the ones that tested my limits. They’re the ones that didn’t know how to leave well enough alone. They pushed and pushed and pushed, and now the darkness is ready to come out. It was only a matter of time.
I can hear the laughs now. They echo in the darkness. They let me know that everything is going to be alright. The laughs let me know that the darkness is ready to take over. ‘The time has come,’ the walrus said. I’m slipping. I’m not in control anymore. The Other Half is. This is going to be a bumpy ride.”
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Off-Camera
I can feel my reality slipping through my fingers. It’s like my sanity has truly decided to leave me. I may not have actually been locked away in a mental institute, but I remember watching them. I remember seeing them trying to make it through the day as their psychosis took over their lives. That’s what it feels like. I can feel myself slowly lose grip on what is happening. I can see someone else start to take over, and I’m just having to watch from the driver’s seat.
I keep my control though. After a few weeks, I realized that it doesn’t want control of my normal life. It just wants everything else. It wants the thing that makes me welcome the darkness inside of me. It wants the wrestling life. It had it before, but it wants it again. It wants to fight. It wants to let out, but I need to restore myself. I need a respite. Going home is the only way I know how. Not where Katie or Will live. No, I go back to my apartment in Memphis. I return to the only place that can give me space alone.
I sit alone and watch a blank television screen. I see “my” reflection. It stares back at me with dead, vacant eyes. The pale face wanting to get out, but I force it to stay in. It smiles at me, and I can only think about what will happen when it comes out. I can only imagine the damage it will deal if it tries to hurt people.
I never truly knew where the Other Half came from, but finally, I think I understand. Trauma is the trigger. Stratford pushed the trauma to the forefront. The Other Half finally found a way to fully take over again. Before, we had an agreement. I would take over and it would wait in the wings. It would stay back and only assist in my strength. However, Stratford, and everything he did, lowered the threshold. The Other Half wasn’t content hiding the wings any longer. It wanted to take center stage. It wanted to perform.
I tried calling my family. I thought they’d be able to help, but the Other Half prevented that. The Other Half made sure that I cut myself off from them. My cellphone was destroyed and thrown into a river. I’m forced to stay alone. The Other Half likes me being alone. No friends. No family. No one to help me. It never sleeps. It always stays awake, waiting for the chance to fight.
How can I regain myself? How will I be able to restore myself? I don’t know. I don’t even know if Katie could save me. I’m too far gone now. All that’s left is the shell of my former self. All that I am is gone. There’s only The Other Half, and it’s ready to open the floodgates. I can only try to hold it back, but once it’s revealed to the world, it’ll be too late.
I’m sorry to whoever The Other Half may hurt. I tried to keep him back, but the trauma was too much for me. It took the trauma, and now all I can hope for is for it all to end quickly. I’m truly sorry.
-----
On-Camera
“After years and years and years of hiding in the background, I can finally come back out. It was just too much trauma for one guy to hold inside. Too much trauma for him to be a part of, and now, I’m the end result. Hehe haha. Yes, I’m what you get when you push a man to his breaking point. All that pain was just too much to handle. If only he’d have listened to me, none of this would’ve happened. We’d all finally be in a happy place. We’d all be able to live life normally, but he had to go ahead and let that Stratford fella get under his skin. Ooh, that’s just too much.
Now, I’ve come out to play. His Other Half. The Hyde to his Jekyll. The man who wants to hurt people. The man who doesn’t care about people’s feelings. The man, who even if he loses, will keep going with a smile on his face. You see, nothing truly hurts me. Sure, I can get beaten to a pulp, but it doesn’t hurt me. No, that fuels me. That helps me get stronger. That’s why Eli wanted to stop Stratford. He didn’t want me to get stronger. And now, here we are.
After that ladder match, Eli was really broken up about everything. He really wanted to make his life right again, but alas, no cigar. So, I’m here to fix it, and it all starts with one Antonio Ricci. The man who blindsided Eli with his Omega Championship. Hehehehe, Antonio, you really know how to hurt people. You know how to get under their skin. That’s why you’re the Omega Champion. You had to get under people’s skin just to get close enough to carry that title. Now, do I know anything about your title? No, I have no idea where you won it. I have no idea who you beat to get it. Hell, I don’t even know how important it is. I’ve been stuck in a man’s psyche for a few years now. It’s not like I can read the dirt sheets about everyone. Hahahaha.
Ricci-boy, I admire your tenacity. I admire your fire, but you barked up the wrong tree. You thought that Eli would be an easy target because of all the pain he was going through. You even touted your title as being more important than the Courage Title. The balls on you to say that. Not because I think you’re disrespecting a title. No, I could give two shits about the Courage Title. You have the balls to disrespect a title in its own company. That’s amazing but also foolish.
Richie Rich, I’m going to make you regret attacking Eli. I’m going to make you regret many things in your life. You see, if I win, Eli will get the Omega Championship. Woopdie Doo! I don’t care. What I care about is hearing you scream. I want to see the pain in your eyes as I break your arms. I want to hear you squeal as I bend your legs in ways they’re not meant to. You don’t have any idea what I have planned for you. All the monstrous contortions. Oooh, it just puts a smile on my face.
Antonio Ricderas, this isn’t going to be the match you were expecting. You’ve been prepping for Eli this entire time. Me, I’m something completely different. When you see me, there is nothing in my eyes. No fear. No anguish. Just joy at the sight of pain. I hope you’re ready for all that pain.
Ant-Man, I hope you’re prepared because I’m going to be Alpha leaving with the Omega Championship. Hehehehe, this is going to be so much fun.”
