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And I Rise; #7
Topic Started: Jan 13 2011, 05:59 PM (122 Views)
R. McNeil
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....darkness and light
There's a funny thing that life teaches us through time, that with hard work and perseverance, with determination and skill, and with just that little bit of luck and planning along the way... we, regular human beings in the grand scheme of things, can accomplish almost anything we set ourselves out to do. From the man who thought to one day fly, to the woman who believed in a more equal bridge between the genders of our species, and all the other revolutionaries before them and since them.

It took thoughts and dreams of regular people being brought into reality and worked on with great dedication to bring about some of history's greatest inventions, greatest charities, and kindest acts between the people of this world. Likewise, it took those same thoughts and dreams of regular people going through all the same processes to bring about our greatest nightmares, our greatest hardships, and our sharpest pitfalls. Shame and glory both come hand-in-hand with the dreams of men and women, and ultimately it takes that same great dedication and desire to birth both good and evil into this world.

Yet perhaps some of the greatest wonders to us all are the stories of the people who dared to make their dreams a reality. From their humble beginnings to their uphill climb against the odds, to the triumphant success at the end of their journey, the story of a dreamer who made those dreams a reality is perhaps one of the greatest loved stories in all of human history. It inspires hope in us, it inspires us to chase our own dreams and, in the end, it drives us forward in this life with our heads held high.

Ronnie McNeil is one of the greatest dreamers I have ever known. He is strong in his faith, incredibly strong... and his determination in the face of adversity is something that I've drawn inspiration from on a constant basis. The love I feel for that man is more intense than anything I could ever describe, and even when I'd thought he'd done everything he ever could for me... he managed to do something greater than ever before: he helped me bring an incredible, beautiful child into this world...

...he helped me create our baby boy.

These days, I can't go out on the road with him as often as I used to. I'm at home more now, taking care of Cedric and doing everything I can to be the best mother for my little boy possible, and Ronnie has done nothing but excel for us in the process. He'd spent so long planning things out, so long preparing for these days... and now, all that planning and all his dreaming is beginning to come to life before our very eyes. I've never seen him so alive before, not even at his greatest height in his career was he as excited about life as he is today. When I'd once thought Ronnie had always been living his prime for all these years, I'm now realizing that I was wrong... and I'm simply amazed by that fact.

For as great a legacy as Ronnie already left behind before... he still has so much left to do in the CZW, and he's showing that every time he goes out into the ring. He doesn't fight out of a grudge against someone in the company, nor does he fight because he's addicted to the thrills being out there give him. He does it for his family, for his friends... Ronnie goes out there to finish his story and to ensure that anything that might hold us back from our future is taken care of before it has the chance to rear its head.

I've watched him change his style; make himself safer in the ring while fighting with a greater intensity than ever before. When people have told him to just throw in the towel, he pushes forward that little extra bit. When he's called an attention seeking glory hound, he laughs it off and then goes out to show his humbleness despite all the skill he holds within him. He doesn't humiliate his opponents; he respects each and every one of them, from new friends to old enemies. In the days of the past, it wasn't always like that... he couldn't always just let go of an insult brought against him, he felt compelled to strike that viewpoint down and prove himself a better man than that.

But now? Now... I think he realizes he's done everything he can to prove that, and all that's left is to live the way he knows he should. To finish his story in the CZW-- hell, to finish his story in wrestling overall. And he's doing just that now; he's doing something that makes me so very proud of him that... words just can't describe it, really. To see him walk back into the lion’s den of CZW, to see him win CZW gold again... that was one of many signs that show just how much things have changed since the old days now gone.

Ronnie's let go of the grudges of the past, he's not concerned with the politics and he's not concerned with who's said what or the general locker-room talk. He clarifies when needed, but... he's just there now for the fans and for his story, and for the federation he loves so dearly. He's there now to cement his family's future, he's there now to strengthen ties with old friends and to help the new blood of the CZW advance into the bright future he knows is in store for them.

These days, he doesn't appear on CZW television half as much as he'd used to. When it comes time for him to do a show, he makes it to the arena on time and prepares himself for the match, but ultimately he just goes out there to wrestle and entertain the fans before leaving once again, going off to represent the CZW to the best of his ability. The CZW puts so much trust in his ability to sell the brand... it's phenomenal to see them rest so much on his shoulders.

Constant meet and greets with the fans, autograph signings and promotional events, Ronnie's been doing it all and has kept his stride strong throughout. It's funny; actually... he's enjoying it so much he's even started up a little travel-log, a journal of his days that he keeps as a memento for himself in the future.

He told me once after coming home from a long day of promotions that he loves this new journal of his, that for him it meant being able to read back on what he considers to be the greatest days of his life yet. For him, he has the perfect job, the perfect family, the perfect son... and, somehow, he even believes he has the perfect wife. To know that he thinks so highly of me, just as I think so highly of him... it's incredible for the both of us, and every day we spend together is just another great day in the both of our lives.

Recently, he's been sharing these journal entries with me, keeping me as up-to-date with his days as possible. Even when he's exhausted from the day, he still fights to get home and spend time with us, still fights to share these stories of his with me... and really, that's just who he is. That's the person he's always been, and that's the person I know that he'll always be. He really is a storyteller... it's not just some thrown-together gimmick, the man weaves words together like a professional author, from short story to a simple retelling of the day's events. Ronnie really, truly does love his stories... and above all else, he loves sharing them with the world.

But you all already knew that... didn't you?



Ugh, what a crazy day this was. It was great, just incredibly busy. Woke up at 6 this morning to Cedric crying in his cradle... not the worst alarm clock in the world admittedly, but still a chaotic way to start the day. Toya woke up too, after we changed him we figured he was hungry so she went ahead and fed him while I started getting myself together for the day. Left at around... 8 or so, I just remember Ced grabbing at my nose when I was saying goodbye to him and Toya. Definitely the highlight of my morning.

After that I drove for about half an hour to the terminal, caught a train to Tokyo and got in around noon from there. Met up with Ms. Baines for a meeting with the board-- decent lady, she is... gonna have to make the time sometime to hang out with her, see where her mind is for this business. From what I've seen, she's got potential to be a great executive one day. Should be fun watching.

Meeting was about an hour long, just discussing the state of tag wrestling in CZW and how it would be handled for the time being. Discussing our common bonds, my upcoming match with Krimson Blaze, and her thoughts on this whole “civil war” that’s going on. Got a better understanding of her perspective of things.

Theresa was level-headed throughout the whole thing, handled herself professionally... all around, it was an average meeting that went better then it probably should have. Still, the tension in the room was a bit much on the board's side, you'd think after everything I'd done with them for the company they'd trust me, but I figure their trust in the creative and middle management is a bit strained thanks to the past. Can't say I blame them.

Caught lunch with James around 2... he was in town to see the PPV and figured he'd shoot the shit with me at a nearby restaurant. I got myself a steak, baked potato and some shrimp skewers... hell of a lunch, more like a dinner really. Still, I was hungry, didn't actually think to grab myself breakfast when I'd left earlier in the morning and I was a bit nervous to try the airline's lunch myself, so I figured I'd wait. Waiting was a good choice.

Cesar's growing up incredibly fast; James was showing my pictures towards the end of the meal. A few years ago, I'd never have imagined James to be the guy leaning across the table from me, playing the proud father role and showing me pictures of his kid... but you know...I can't really put to words how glad I am for him. The guy deserves this new life more than anyone I know, and he really is making the best of it.

Of course, being James, he couldn't help but ruin his fatherly moment by making a homosexual joke about me and our waiter. Should have known better by now, really.

He had to head off at 3:30... was surprising that we were there for an hour and a half, considering it didn't seem like it took very long to find a seat in the place. Guess time just flies like that sometimes. I had time to kill... there was a brief meet & greet with fans going on at 6PM and then I'd have to catch my 8PM train back to my hotel, so I figured I'd find the nearest mall and do some browsing, see if I couldn't find Toya something.

Got to the mall around 4. Discovered the mall's Victoria's Secret at 4:30. Looks like I found something for Toya after-all, fantastic.

The rest of my visit to the mall was rather uneventful. Had plenty of fans stopping me along the way, took some pictures, shook hands, signed autographs... it was honestly nice, nothing too out-of-hand. Saw some kid working at a Spencer’s-type store nearly drop a box of hair dye when he saw me walking by, so I figured I'd go over and help him out. Wound up signing his shirt before leaving. I got out of the mall around 5:30 and managed to make it to the meet & greet with five minutes to spare before it started.

The whole thing went great, we had a number of other CZW wrestlers there with me, and all of us had a blast with the fans. Just all around a great time really, though I think one female fan got a little too friendly with Ian Chadwick. I don't think the poor guy's used to that kind-of attention from people; he's just sort-of... there, most of the time. Still, quality act that guy is, for all the shit he puts up with around the CZW he still knows how to have fun and he's got quite the cult following. There were a lot of Goth-type kids that for God knows what reason hung around wearing cowboy hats in support of him.

Anyway, when the whole thing wrapped up I took my rental back to the airport and wound up waiting about half an hour before boarding my plane. The ride was uneventful; though I do love window seats... it's beautiful, riding into a city lit up with lights at night. Got home around 10 from the terminal, Toya was up and half-asleep while cradling Ced when I got back. It was adorable, I went ahead and took the little fella so she could get some rest and I wound up rocking him to sleep.

Going to sleep here shortly myself, actually... just figured I'd wrap this up before I do. Like I said, it's been a crazy day, but it's been a great one all the same. Though I do figure from now on I'll just do my updates in short bursts rather than put them all at the end of the day in one huge block of text. Probably will take less time of me, really.



January 12th, 2011
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So yeah, I rocked Ced to sleep earlier.

Rather, as asleep as he can be, that is. He wound up waking me up four hours later to feed him. Didn't want to bother Toya, she deserved her rest, so I went ahead and got him a bottle of formula. He was lights out not too long after I burped him.

I'll be lights out probably in the next minute or so, myself.



January 12th, 2011
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Woke up at 4PM. God, I love days off. Don't know why Toya didn't wake me up sooner though, she's been juggling enjoying this rare (for her these days) trip with me and taking care of Ced all day without me, I'd have been glad to help her. She told me she didn't want me to stress after just getting home last night and immediately taking care of him for her, so she didn't bother getting me up. She really didn't have to do that, but I guess I can't complain. Showed her what I got for her yesterday, which made her blush like crazy. Tonight should be fun, not like I have to go anywhere tomorrow, and Ced usually passes out for a few hours at around 7 before he gets hungry again.

I cleaned up in the kitchen for Toya; it was the least I could do for her letting me sleep in. Figure I'll watch a movie with her before we put Ced to bed later, and then we can see how her new apparel from the mall fits after.



January 12th, 2011
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Ced woke up earlier than expected. Not one of the best of times for Toya and I, but I guess that's just what being a parent is all about. Didn't really get into anything intense before this, unfortunately, so... hey, what can you do?

We took care of Ced; turns out he was woken up by the wind outside. It's been a windy day today, actually... the breeze was nice but now it's a bit ridiculous. Wish Mother Nature would screw off so we can actually enjoy our night tonight and Ced can get some sleep. Gonna try again with our plans, hopefully this time it will go uninterrupted.



January 12th, 2011
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Fuck you, Mother Nature. Fuck. You.



January 13th, 2011
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Got ready to catch my train later today for Tokyo. I need to check in with the board before the PPV, see if I'm needed for anything. Toya and I managed to sneak some time together earlier when Ced was napping, which was nice at least. We absolutely adore the little guy; we just wish there were times we could actually spend together without interruption. Still, that's a bit greedy of us... he needs us around more then he'd need a sitter around, that's the whole reason we decided against getting one. We don't want to be reliant on this money of ours for things we can take care of ourselves, after all.

As for the PPV, I'll be defending my Intercontinental Title against Krimson Blaze. Gonna be a hell of a match, from what I’ve seen he’s gotten better since we last shared a wrestling ring, so he's going to get aggressive with me out there. Gonna have to be on the lookout so I don't take too much damage during the match. That being said, I won't be holding back, either... so I hope he's up for the challenge, because I'm going to make it an uphill climb. After all, it's not like a couple of kicks to the face have stopped me before, he'll need everything he can find in his arsenal to keep me down.

This is going to be a lot of fun.

Well, this is it. Just got out of the short meeting with the board, looks like I won't be needed for anything else but the match, so it's about time I start preparing for that. I've got my tapes prepared, got my equipment all set up in my locker-room... all that's left is to train and prepare.

One of the hardest things about a match and preparing for it is the unpredictability of how things will go down. KB is playing this as he has a serious grudge against me because of what happened with X-Ellence back in the day, but still…never hurts to prepare for the unexpected, so I'll be on the lookout for any tells of his in the ring for when he comes at me with a weapon, be it his fist or a 2x4 or what have you.

I'm not sure what his real motivation is going to be coming into this match, either. Is it really that he wants revenge, or does he want something more? Does he really want this title, or did it just so happen that he wanted to face me and I needed to defend it at the pay-per-view? Eh, so many unanswered questions going into this thing... I'm not exactly used to that, but I suppose I'll have to make due with what I have. No matter, though, my fate in this new run with the CZW is already sealed, and I know exactly the direction I'm headed in. I don't expect to lose tonight, that's not my chief concern, what is is how I'll make it out of there with my bones still in-tact.

Way I figure it is, so long as I've breath in me to spare, KB won't be able to keep me down for the three seconds he'll have to have to win. I just have to stay focused and work with my environment, do what I can to use his momentum and his anger against him.

Such a shame though, really... it's just going to be me and KB tonight for the title. I'd thought that even though that KB has the shot, that someone else would have stepped up and wanted a piece of me. I guess everyone else was too busy or something...or they just didn't want to bother with the IC title. Doesn't matter too much to me though, to be honest... if anyone DID ignore me and this title just because they perceive the thing to be a "lower tier title" then they won't know what hit them by the time I work my way back up to where they've perched themselves. Fact is, I could actually do that at any moment, I'm just biding my time.

After all, why do I need to rush? The World Title scene isn't anything new to me, I don't need to be there right now... what I need to be doing is trying to spark some life back into this division…which has been lacking because everyone has their eyes on the highest prize. Fact is if we don't have activity going on in these other areas, the "highest prize" will turn into the only prize. I just wish more people would actually be able to realize that.

Anyway, enough writing... gotta get to reviewing the tapes. Should be a hell of a night.

Oh, and if KB happens to somehow read this thing (God knows why he would, fucker better not be stalking me... you reading this, KB?! I hope you're not, but if you are, cut it out!), then I guess all I've really got to say is the same thing that's been said before, and the same thing that always seems ever so relevant to the outcome of these matches: KB? Not even the Messiah can save you now.

See you Monday, kid.

Provided you read this anyway.

Otherwise that was a bit pointless.

... erm, yeah.



Hm? You're still here? Hey, you read the man, there's not much left to say. If you'll excuse me, my little boy's crying and probably needs to be fed again, so I'll be off to do that now.

Oh, and KB, Ronnie and I were planning a special day tomorrow so I swear to God if you injure him in your match, I will end you.

Enjoy the match! Try not to kill yourselves out there, but do your best! I mean, obviously Ronnie will, but... gah! What am I doing?! My son's crying, I gotta get in there!

Good luck and all that jazz! Remember KB, any injuries and I'll find out where you live! Toodles!

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