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| Finn Whelan | Dec 30 2016, 08:56 PM Post #1 |
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The following is an article posted on [REDACTED]. It has since been removed from the author('s) webpage. Its now a Phoenix Wrestling exclusive. OBLIGATIONS & CREDIBILITY Written by: [REDACTED] Obligations. There are probably a million reasons why you should fulfill what you signed up for, whether it was through a verbal agreement, or through a written contract. Going through life, you end up being tied to several different obligations that you're not even aware of, and honestly, it can be as simple as an expectation. Friends expect you to be loyal, family expects you to call, and bosses expect you to fulfill the contract you voluntarily signed up for in return for that cha-ching. If you can't complete them as expected, as you're obligated to, then you end up ruining your character, your credibility. And in a sport where impressions are made to different owners, different companies, different competitors, the strongest thing you can have is credibility. Ah, credibility. I don't know about you, but I'm truly interested in the credibility of the people I watch on my television, and especially the people that are in competition with one another for dominance in an arena of controlled chaos. There are many competitors that I could touch on, probably upwards of a thousand, that cross the circuit year in and year out. So many pop up on Twitter, it's like virtual whack-a-mole to bash out the people who shouldn't exist. The social media website is a place where you can follow every movement that the wrestler deems inherently important, including the ever so often train-wrecks for the joys of creating But it doesn't just fall to competitors being credible, and fulfilling their obligations. There are too many companies that start up, build themselves to be the best thing to cross your very eyes, and fall weeks later. Look at Epic Online Wrestling. Look at Deathcore. Look at [insert name of SUPER EXCELLENT COMPANY JOIN HERE TODAY -- SRY GUYS, WE'RE CLOSED]. They pull in big names to make headlines; haven't you seen the many, many companies that showcase known celebrities in the wrestling universe? Five shows later, they're either swimming in the cesspool of wannabe stars -- who should really only model, because they're never going to throw a simple punch correctly -- or succeeding just barely by the skin of their teeth. Some of them go defunct, leaving all of their competitors high and dry, their contracts basically kindle for the fire. Some pop up a month later, reopening because funds came in, yet we don't know how. Mafia? Drug Cartels? The Yakuza? I'm not totally sure, but these are, of course, the businesses that people want to avoid. None of the competitors want to sign up for a loss in credibility. Obligations unfulfilled. Hype dead. It's the same for the wrestlers, too, this credibility thing. So many of them ending up fading when the hype generated just really isn't enough to garner support. But then, look at those that have been popular among the fanbase across the years; most, if not all of them, have one thing in common: They all fulfill their obligations, whether it results in a win or a loss. They're known because of the many matches they've displayed, or because they mouth off on Twitter constantly, or they stand for good ol' family values so your eight-year-old can watch mass amounts of violence (Note: With the warning of not trying it at home) (Note 2: If you let your eight-year-old child watch [REDACTED], then the vocabulary in your house must be fucking vile). They're not just in it for the payday. They show up, get beaten, possibly break a leg, sprain a muscle, rip a tendon . . . all for the enjoyment of the fans. Or they're into sadomasochism without the sex. You never know. But building "hype" is incredibly important in garnering credibility. No one wants to have a lackluster performer appear after they use them to put asses in seats. It just leaves everyone involved disappointed. No one wants to be disappointed. You may be asking . . . why are talking about hype when this started off as a dissertation on obligations and credibility? The hype comes from the known, the talked about, and the most popular. When former champions appear at a new company, fans start talking: what are they going to do? What way are they gonna move, which division will you see them appear in? But here's a question: do you do this for the Unknown? I know that I don't. People talk about champions because its apparent what they've done, that they've fought hard and fulfilled their obligations, and what was expected from them from the beginning. The unknown is simply a free radical. You don't know what they can do. You don't know what will appear. You don't know. No one knows. I think there are plenty of professional wrestlers in the world that could be used to compare and contrast. But let's look at the card for Phoenix Wrestling's Iron King Tournament. Now look at the beginning of the card, before the tournament begins. Didn't you know that it's actually pretty hard to book first matches? You don't want people who are obviously needing to be showcased that week, like the tournament performers, but you want to make sure that it's interesting enough for the viewers to be entertained. Maybe you put your people that need to prove themselves before they start making waves. In this instance, it's not the Dark Match we're focused on. Finn Whelan versus Kris Keebler, that's the one. Let's compare and contrast. Kris Keebler. I'm not going to lie: research was a bitch, and I didn't do it. But, we'll go with it here from past viewings and promos, yeah? Keebler is, obviously, a seasoned competitor. From what was gathered, mainly from promotional videos filmed in the last couple of months, he doesn't need to prove his place to virtually anyone. He's a multi-time World Champion, a "prototype" of a superior athlete, and . . . oh, what was that? The biggest thing to come into Phoenix Wrestling. Took out Charlotte Villanueve with a submission, but disqualified himself in the next week with a cheap-ass low blow. Something like that. I didn't even look at the Winter Warfare footage. I think I have all I need. Seasoned veterans are, in most cases, credible. They can come in to a company and they can fulfill their obligations, and the management doesn't have to worry about those "free radicals" that might appear special, but are truly just lackluster. But here's the thing about veterans. They're old. Claim all you want that you're superior, that you're agile on your feet, that you're the strongest person around, and then watch as you fall off your cloud and get hung by the Halo of Perfection. Sure, multi-time World Champions put people in seats. They have the ability to fill an auditorium with fans that watch with wide eyes, full of curiosity and amazement when they see that bonafide competitor come sauntering down the ramp, and ask, "Can they really do it?". They might even say, "Yeah, put down that youngblood!" or "Show us you still have it!". They're hoping that their favorite wrestler in the whole wide world can still succeed in this business. Those wrestlers that truly have that talent, that continue to work on their skills day in and day out, could probably snap those whippersnapper competitors into shape and tear down that puffed up ego that the new breed has. But here's the thing(s). New blood isn't breaking down and needing hip replacements within the next year. There's only so many times you can New blood doesn't need to take siestas in the middle of the day. There's only so many times you can go out there and last longer than three minutes before you need to take a And let me tell you right now, new blood has every single thing to prove. And it's not only to themselves; no, it's to every single person in that arena. Their co-workers, their employers, their friends, their family, and their fans have all eyes on them, and if they have an ounce of respect for themselves, they don't want to fuck up. They have everything to lose, unlike the veteran who claims to be doing it to prove to himself he still can. Look at Finn Whelan. He's the complete opposite from what Keebler is trying to sell for himself. He's not an athlete, he's not superior. Most underestimate him. He doesn't even look like a wrestler. He doesn't have a sob story about his childhood. He doesn't bring in a dramatic, over-presumptuous flair the second he walks in the door. But woe to the opponent who laughs at him and proclaims, "You ain't no wrassler." Next thing you know, your face will be flattened on the mat right when you least expect it. He's been trained by a Japanese psychopath (legitimately) who was once a World Champion, and instilled the old Samurai code of whatever the fuck into his matches, made him think of honor before glory. His first training days were with former multi-champion that he now lives in the same house with. He was rated number one in power rankings for most of his career, an unprecedented accolade for such a newbie in the sport. He has an eleven-three win-loss record for basically six active months on a biweekly schedule, and the losses were primarily to build companies up and to hold their credibility with their veteran competitors (and one was just general greenness). And most of all, he actually likes punching people. It's fun, he says. Most of all, there hasn't been one time within his tenure so far that he hasn't been known to walk away from his obligations. It's that honor thing, you know? Professionals don't skive their duties. They just don't. Even when he thinks he's going to fail, he gets up and he does his best to do what he signed up for. Phoenix Wrestling isn't just hyping his signing, his presence, and his matches because he's won championships -- because he never has. It's because he does what he says. And if he's going for that Duos Championship with his (not-blood, but close enough) sister-in-arms, he's damn sure going to whatever he can to win it. The first step, however, is crushing the veteran. ... ... Do you know how hard to not write "I" the entire time, and talk about yourself in the third person. Yeah, it's Finn. I've got something to prove. It's been the story of my life. And an old multi-time champion isn't going to step in front of my warpath. So, when it comes down to it, Kris Keebler would do well to stay in his leopard print pants and bask in the glory of the fireplace in his probably multi-million dollar mansion, because come January 3rd, he's gonna get his face wrecked. Maybe he'll break a hip. You never know. Could go any day. Lucky it isn't in 2016 -- with the way the year has taken our dearly departed, he could croak. Wouldn't surprise me, honestly. [FIN] ------------------------------------ Word Count: 1891, according to Word Count Tool |
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