Post by Breezy on Mar 7, 2020 17:58:25 GMT -5
“Eli Beazly… The Breezy One... Jr. Heavyweight AND Tag Team Champion? That is the opportunity in front of us Breeziacs. The tag team tournament is upon us!.”
Eli is standing in front of the APW cameras. He has the Jr. Heavyweight Championship slung over his shoulder. He is dressed in his wrestling gear. Eli is in the backstage area of an arena. Music and a crowd can be heard in the background. Clearly Eli is at some kind of ‘house show.’
“Breeziacs this is going to be a long and very competitive tournament. I have been in a tournament like this before. Usually, when a company puts on a tag team tournament it doesn’t draw the attention of the top talent. That is not the case here. The best of the best in APW are in this tournament. Smith Jones is there. Corey Black and FPV. Jaice Wilds. Eli Beazley. I mean the list goes on and on of the best of the best. And honestly, my opponents this week aren’t half bad either.”
Eli smirks as an unknown employee walks by. Eli gives him a nod and a ‘what’s up?’ Eli then turns back to the cameras.
“Now I have to be honest with you. I’m not a huge tag team guy. You all saw what happened the last time I had a tag team partner. I got stuck with Jason Ryan. So I am a little apprehensive about having a partner. I do believe that Mr. E, whoever he is, will be a better partner. But let's be honest, a broom would be a better partner than Jason was.”
In the background we hear “Don’t Stop Me Now” by Queen starts playing.
“That’s my jam! C’mon!”
The camera follows Eli through the Gorilla position and then out into a mid-sized arena. The arena is nearly sold out and the fans immediately start cheering for Eli. We watch as he makes his way down to the ring. Eli slaps some hands, poses on the turnbuckle and then eventually ends up in the middle of the ring with a mic in his hand.
“BREEZIACS! I was in the middle of a promo. You don’t care if I finish it out here, do ya?”
The crowd cheers as Eli nods enthusiastically. Eli waits for the crowd to quiet back down.
“First of all, this is my first time in front of you with this little beauty.” *Eli holds up the Jr. Heavyweight Championship and the crowd erupts* “How about that match with Cecilia Ortiz at Liberty of Die? I told y’all it was going to be a fight and it was for sure. I was thrilled with the match. Winning is obviously awesome but I proud of how Cecilia made me work for it. I sang her praises before the match and I am singing them after. Cecilia Ortiz is a badass. Winning this belt against someone of a lesser talent wouldn’t have felt nearly as good. I earned this belt. I took it from a worthy champion. Give it up for Cecilia Ortiz!”
We get some cheers for the crowd.
“Which is why I am pumped up for my opening match in the tag team tournament. I find Ceciia Ortiz across the ring once again. On Monday night it will be Cecilia and Lucy Sixx against Mr. E and YOUR Jr. Heavyweight Champion.”
More cheers.
“Breeziacs, Mr. E and I are in for a fight. Lucy and Ceclia are serious threats in that ring. They have had individual success. They already have chemistry. They are a team to take pretty seriously. Mr. E and I? Well, we might be a little behind. I haven’t even met the guy. I am not even sure it is a dude. The name Mr. E could be just a name. Who knows who will show up on Monday night! But we definitely don’t have the experience of working together. We don’t have chemistry like Cecilia and Lucy. We don’t have any experience with each other. Hell the only interaction that we have had are a few notes that have been left under the doorway in my hotel.
“One of them just said hi. The other had the words Pomp and Circumstance on one side and the ‘team name?’ on the back. So I guess we are going to be called Pomp and Circumstance! Just this morning I got another note. It was in hieroglyphs or something like that. So we don’t have the chemistry that the Two Toned Mafia is going to have. There may be a learning curve on Monday night. So you COULD argue that the deck is stacked against Breezy once again… But you’d be wrong.”
Eli shakes his head as he circles.
“I may not know who Mr. E is. Cecilia and Lucy may be very talented wrestlers. But the deck is not stacked against me. For my first two months in APW I know people overlooked me. I was the kid with the shiny hair and who made the jokes. No one was scared of Breezy. I get it. Sometimes my ‘Breezyness’ can be perceived as weakness. I can come off as the guy that just wants to have fun. Maybe some thought I was the guy that cares more about the girls than the gold. But Liberty or Death changed all that. Sure I love the ladies, I am pretty and I have been known to tell a joke or two... BUT I am more than that. I proved that at Liberty of Death.”
“So from here on out it isn’t going to be about Eli Beazly having the deck stacked against him. This is about Eli Beazly being the best wrestler in the ring on Monday night. This is about what happened at Liberty or Death. This is about me proving that I am an underdog no more. You see, this… *Holds up belt* is just the beginning of Eli Beazley and APW.
Huge eruption from the fans. Eli is loving every minute of it!”
“I don’t care if it is Cecilia and Lucy or Smith Jones and Damon Warrens… I’ve got a shot every time I step in that ring. I want to be in there with the best of the best. You don’t become the king of the jungle by taking on the cubs. You become the king by taking on the biggest and the baddest. There are some pretty big names in this tournament. I plan on taking down my fair share of them. So as long as Mr. E can hold his own. We will make a run. We will advance and I got a good feeling that there will be another gold belt on this shoulder soon.
“Now, I’ve got some ass to kick!”
Eli drops the mic to a massive reaction from the crowd. His opponents music hits as the scene fades to black.
