Post by Lava on Dec 2, 2014 0:42:14 GMT
PINBALL WIZARD
VIA: Posted to Lava's Wordpress blog.
MetroPRO is a truly unique environment in pro-wrestling.
It's a wrestling promotion that puts it's talent,
Through an athletic combine, much like the NFL,
Right about the time they sign their contract.
Using the information from this physical tryout,
Along with data from other sources,
Metro categorizes and rates it's athletes
Assigning them scores in 15 different areas.
This is so alien to the world of pro-wrestling,
That I find many pro-wrestlers don't know how to react to this.
For years they've simply been able to say things were,
However they wanted to say that they were.
And everyone just had to take them at their word.
MetroPRO has changed that.
But here's the thing...
You know who this format ISN'T alien to?
MMA fighters.
Because we've been poked, prodded and categorized,
Scored, tallied and rated since the very beginning.
Two days ago, I sat down and I wrote a blog entry.
In it, I clearly pointed out what Morgan's strengths were & what my own were.
Fact, not opinion.
Furthermore, I laid out the clearest & most exact path to victory,
That Morgan could walk to get a victory over me.
She didn't like it.
Regardless of the fact that everything I said was based on information,
I got from her combine results and her MetroPRO bio,
The sad fact is that Morgan didn't like the truth,
That the path to victory involved her being the villain.
So she went into denial.
She started off claiming only that I was stronger than her.
Then, after some prodding, she also conceded that I am, inside that ring, smarter.
Finally, she has given in and conceded the strength of my submission game,
After earlier telling the world she might decide to tap me out in our match.
And while Morgan has continued to conceded more of these truths as each hour passes,
She has still failed to admit that I outclass her in several technical abilities also.
Morgan has raw speed & the fearlessness required to propel herself through the air.
But true high-flyers & aerialists don't just launch there bodies at their foes haphazardly.
They combine their ability to fly with striking techniques or with actual grappling maneuvers.
Morgan doesn't have the secondary skills to back up her strengths.
She's a pinball.
Simply moving, bouncing around, hitting everything.
And fully willing to TILT to turn things to her favor.
The one thing that set Morgan apart from all of my other opponents thus far,
Both here in MetroPRO and in the other promotions where I work,
Was her willingness to step outside of the rules in order to turn things to her favor.
So I did what I knew that I needed to do.
I targeted her on social media,
Threw a little shade her way,
And got her to engage me.
Then, I nudged her towards promising not to cheat.
I have to admit, Morgan surprised me.
Not only did Morgan make the vow I was hoping she would make,
But she went a step further, putting her MetroPRO career on the line.
Mission accomplished.
Deep down, I think that Morgan knows that denying the metrics of this match,
Well, it's pointless. The number don't lie.
When it comes to finishing a fight, I'm far more dangerous than she is.
And she doesn't have the skills to defend against my greatest weapons.
Lucky for Morgan, and this is again by her own admission,
She's only a fighter insomuch as she is contracted to a combat sports promotion.
Her real desire, her real passion is to be an entertainer.
The silver lining being, of course,
That fight fans can still find her entertaining,
Even as she's tapping my to one of my chokes.
But with nothing left & no foundation to stand upon,
Morgan has now resorted to the old schoolyard favorites.
Fear & distraction.
No Morgan, I am not afraid of you.
I'm not afraid of losing to you,
Because honestly, I never let that thought enter my mind.
I can only envision victory, my arm around your neck.
It's the only train of thought I allow myself.
It's called a Champion's Mindset.
And no, Morgan, I am not distracted.
The fact that I'm motivated by who's next in line,
Doesn't change what I have to do to get to them.
And that's go straight through you.
Which is exactly what I'm going to do.
It's never been about your alliances.
Even though I came out & laid the truth at your feet,
An hour after our match was made official,
You've still managed to touch on everything but the truth.
You've hit every target except the right one.
Just like a pinball.
So be fast.
Be fearless.
Neither can finish fights on their own.
But I can.
