Post by everfortunate on Aug 29, 2021 22:08:38 GMT -5
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"Then one evening as the sun was setting behind the forest and the shadows were creeping out over the pasture, a Wolf really did spring from the underbrush and fall upon the Sheep.
In terror the Boy ran toward the village shouting "Wolf! Wolf!" But though the Villagers heard the cry, they did not run to help him as they had before. "He cannot fool us again," they said.
The Wolf killed a great many of the Boy's sheep and then slipped away into the forest.
Liars are not believed even when they speak the truth."
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"Saying you're the best day in and day out gets some awful tiring when loses keep piling up. So to keep claiming fowl play is a bit of a farce, in'it?" We open on a shot of TV static. It only lasts for a moment before fading in on a pauses frame of Level Up Wrestling star Duncan Shepard standing tall above a fallen Sidroy Covington the Fourth. Duncan's arm is raised high by the official as the fans are all frozen in time mid jump, coming out of their seat in excitement for the victory. An undoubtedly incredible moment of a victory for Duncan Shepard.
But an equally disappointing one for Sidroy Covington. We pan back and see Sidroy sitting in a padded leather chair, his feet reclined and a remote control in hand. Bitting his bottom lip he shakes his head as he rewinds the footage. Stopping it, he let's his finger hover over the play button, only for a moment, before playing the footage back.
Sidroy Covington IV gets up looking wobbly and out of it. Shepard kicks him in the gut with a hard toe kick! He snatches him, hooking one leg...REAPER’S BANE!! BUT HE ISNT DONE! SHEPARD LOCKS IN THE BEST LOCK ON THE CITADEL! COVINGTON CRIES OUT IN AGONY! HE RESISTS AS LONG AS HE CAN BUT EVENTUALLY HE TAPS! POWER BEATS WISDOM!!!
Mr. Rad: Your winner of the match...IS OUR POWER CHAMPION, DUNCAN SHEPARD!
[/i] [/div]The scene is paused again, only moments before it was when we saw it earlier, and Sidroy slowly sets the remote onto his lap.
"It really did mean a lot. That match. I know a lot of you probably think I'm just perpetually blowing smoke, which I guess I couldn't blame you at this point... but that match really was big to me. You know, it's an interesting feeling - the feeling of being so confident. The feeling of being so sure. The feeling that you have something completely figured out, then it doesn't happen. I truly believed in what I said. I believed that I was Mr. Clutch. That when the chips were down and I was faced with a contest that I refused to lose, that I'd overcome any obstacle. That's what that match was, an obstacle. It was a an opportunity for me to show that what I've said since the day that I won this Wisdom Championship was true - that I am the absolute best champion in this company, and that the Wisdom Championship should be at the forefront of everybody's mind and what they aspire for. I truly believed it.
But. In a way? I guess Duncan proved me wrong. Don't get me wrong. I still 100% believe that Sidroy Covington the Fourth holding the Wisdom Championship is something that was meant to be, and will continue to be for a long long time. But, I'll be the first to admit that I underestimated you Duncan. I thought that if I believed hard enough, that I'd wish the win into existence, instead of doing the right amount of homework on you. It was a foolish mistake, and trust me when I say, it was a mistake I'll never do again.
Which leads us to Devil May Cry. Now at the pay-per-view I go up against a man-, no monster... I knew getting a normal competitor once was too much to ask... but this is a man who has made a tremendous impact since day one he walked into Level Up. He's the man who took down The Messiah on his own turf. He's the man who defeated two people I have a lot of history with, Ragdoll and Jenny, in a triple threat to earn this championship opportunity. And he is the man, who will be stepping into the ring with a revitalized and rejuvenated Sidroy Covington.
Take nothing away and give credit where credit is due. I know first hand how hard it is to keep Jenny down, and how unpredictable and capable Ragdoll is. You were able to overcome the challenge of defeating both of them at once, and that is something only a fool would overlook. However, I suggest you listen to me very, very carefully when I say -
You've never faced anybody like me.
I've lost matches that I shouldn't have. I've had my head shoved up my own arse on occasions to the point where it's hard to see what's going on ahead of me. I know at this point I've become the boy who cried wolf, saying I'll win matches and that I'm the best - just to have no wolf show its ugly mug. But that wolf has shown up Raab.
I will not, and I repeat, will not be losing my championship at Devil May Cry. That's not a false prediction, it's a promise.
False Queens and Lord's keep coming, and they shall keep falling to the true wrestling royalty. The uncrowded king of professional wrestling. The Ever Fortunate.
Sidroy Covington the Fourth." Sidroy looks up at the footage still paused of Duncan. With the click of a button, the TV goes black, then turns to a new image. An image of when Sidroy won the Wisdom Championship. Followed by him successfully defending against Jenny, and then Dude WaLuigi. The scene ends with a shot of Sidroy holding the championship high and proud.
