After iNCW iNoobmania, NWC World Champion Akira Wyld addresses the PWA Armada...
Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2020 11:42 pm
***The scene opens backstage at the iNCW Arena, shortly following iNoobmania 3. The Surgical Specialist is sitting backstage with a team physician, who is hard at work stapling a nasty gash an inch above his forehead. Still covered in sweat and blood, Akira Wyld grips his newly won NWC World Championship in his hands as the medical staff complete their work. After the doctor finishes with the last staple, he wipes the excess blood from Wyld's face and shoulders with a white towel. Akira nods to him, throws his championship title over his shoulder, and hops down from the medical table. As he gets to his feet, PWA reporter Ronnie Stockholm approchaes the world champion with a camera crew in tow.***
RONNIE STOCKHOLM: "Akira Wyld, congratulations on your spectacular win tonight in the main event of iNoobmania 3. And congratulations on becoming the first and only two-time NWC World Champion."
***Akira smiles and nods. He taps the belt with a taped hand.***
STOCKHOLM: "Its no secret that you've been a beaten and battered warrior for the entirety of season 6 in PWA. Between your encounters with Victor Sokolov, The Camp, and AMX, you sustained a number of injuries over the past few weeks that lead many to believe that you were going into this match an underdog. What do you say to those who doubted your chances tonight?"
AKIRA WYLD: "This hasn't been an easy season Stockholm. After what Damion Black did to me, I wasn't sure I'd ever be able to step into that ring again. And with Victor Sokolov beating the hell out of me all season, I knew I wouldn't be going into iNoobmania at 100%. Damion Black and Johnny Ecks did everything they could to put me off of my game and hurt my chances of regaining my title."
***Akira holds the NWC belt up to the camera.***
WYLD: "So I can't tell you how good it feels to be standing here with this right now. The PWA Armada may have doubted me... Damion Black and Johnny Ecks may have counted me out... but I never doubted myself. I knew that if I could make it to iNoobmania... if I could get in the ring with Ecks, Cody, and Patrick... I knew that I had the tools to get the job done."
STOCKHOLM: "Would it be safe to say you had a gameplan going into this match? It looked pretty clearly like you were hurting for most of the match. You frequently found yourself on the outside of the ring, biding your time and trying to recover your strength. What was your strategy going into this match?"
WYLD: "There will always be wrestlers who are stronger, tougher, faster, or more agile than me... but beleive me when I say that there's NOBODY in this business with my experience or my will to win. If you give me time to think, I *will* find a weakness in your game. I *will* find a way to beat you. That's what I was counting on tonight. I knew from the opening bell that I was hurt. Patrick came at me fast and hard, and I was on the ropes from the beginning. I survived... I *won* because I had the experinece to pick my spots."
STOCKHOLM: "Would you say that it was that level-gameplan that helped you outlast Johnny Ecks? For the majority of the match, it looked as if the Heartthrob Kid was in control."
WYLD: "I've never doubted Ecks' ability. That bastard has more raw talent in the ring than anyone who has laced boots in the past 30 years. He's fast, he's strong, he's overwhelminng. But the fact is that he's cocky. And I'll put my experience and ring knowledge up against his flash and ability any day of the week. Ecks could have had that match at a dozen points... but he didn't get the job done. And that's why *I'm* holding this belt now instead of him."
STOCKHOLM: "And, you won the title without ever pinning or submiting Johnny Ecks. In fact, Ecks was the *only* man tonight to never take a fall during the match. How does that make you feel? If it was just you and Ecks one-on-one, could you have beaten him tonight?"
***Wyld looks over at the belt and takes a deep breath. Then he turns to the camera and glares.***
WYLD: "You're *damn* right I could have beaten Johnny Ecks one-on-one. Ecks one of the best wrestlers of this generation... but he's not Akira Wyld. If Johnny Ecks has something to say about that... then he knows where to find me."
STOCKHOLM: "Akira Wyld... after two seasons of uncertainty, you have reclained your NWC World Championship. What comes next?"
***Wyld nods and thows the belt over his shoulder once more.***
WYLD: "This isn't over... *nothing* is over. I have my NWC Championship back, and finally I have the mindset and the motivation to defend it like it deserves to be defended. But the truth is that I still have a hell of a lot to atone for. Two seasons ago, I gambled away the NWC title on a mad quest to try to to break Damion Black and change PWA forever. The crazy thing is... in a very real way, nothing has changed. I've got the NWC Championship... and once again, I'm dead set on using it to make Damion Black's house of cards come crashing down. Black and Ecks and Beckett and Lassiter... they have all the weapons to make PWA bend to their will."
***Wyld points to the title on his shoulder.***
WYLD: "Except for this. This right here... is mine. It's the most prestegious title in professional wrestling, and it's the one card I have to play. As for what comes next... it looks like the PWA Armada had better tune into Assault and find out."
***Wyld nods to Stockholm, and leaves the trainer's room and heads down the hall.***
RONNIE STOCKHOLM: "Akira Wyld, congratulations on your spectacular win tonight in the main event of iNoobmania 3. And congratulations on becoming the first and only two-time NWC World Champion."
***Akira smiles and nods. He taps the belt with a taped hand.***
STOCKHOLM: "Its no secret that you've been a beaten and battered warrior for the entirety of season 6 in PWA. Between your encounters with Victor Sokolov, The Camp, and AMX, you sustained a number of injuries over the past few weeks that lead many to believe that you were going into this match an underdog. What do you say to those who doubted your chances tonight?"
AKIRA WYLD: "This hasn't been an easy season Stockholm. After what Damion Black did to me, I wasn't sure I'd ever be able to step into that ring again. And with Victor Sokolov beating the hell out of me all season, I knew I wouldn't be going into iNoobmania at 100%. Damion Black and Johnny Ecks did everything they could to put me off of my game and hurt my chances of regaining my title."
***Akira holds the NWC belt up to the camera.***
WYLD: "So I can't tell you how good it feels to be standing here with this right now. The PWA Armada may have doubted me... Damion Black and Johnny Ecks may have counted me out... but I never doubted myself. I knew that if I could make it to iNoobmania... if I could get in the ring with Ecks, Cody, and Patrick... I knew that I had the tools to get the job done."
STOCKHOLM: "Would it be safe to say you had a gameplan going into this match? It looked pretty clearly like you were hurting for most of the match. You frequently found yourself on the outside of the ring, biding your time and trying to recover your strength. What was your strategy going into this match?"
WYLD: "There will always be wrestlers who are stronger, tougher, faster, or more agile than me... but beleive me when I say that there's NOBODY in this business with my experience or my will to win. If you give me time to think, I *will* find a weakness in your game. I *will* find a way to beat you. That's what I was counting on tonight. I knew from the opening bell that I was hurt. Patrick came at me fast and hard, and I was on the ropes from the beginning. I survived... I *won* because I had the experinece to pick my spots."
STOCKHOLM: "Would you say that it was that level-gameplan that helped you outlast Johnny Ecks? For the majority of the match, it looked as if the Heartthrob Kid was in control."
WYLD: "I've never doubted Ecks' ability. That bastard has more raw talent in the ring than anyone who has laced boots in the past 30 years. He's fast, he's strong, he's overwhelminng. But the fact is that he's cocky. And I'll put my experience and ring knowledge up against his flash and ability any day of the week. Ecks could have had that match at a dozen points... but he didn't get the job done. And that's why *I'm* holding this belt now instead of him."
STOCKHOLM: "And, you won the title without ever pinning or submiting Johnny Ecks. In fact, Ecks was the *only* man tonight to never take a fall during the match. How does that make you feel? If it was just you and Ecks one-on-one, could you have beaten him tonight?"
***Wyld looks over at the belt and takes a deep breath. Then he turns to the camera and glares.***
WYLD: "You're *damn* right I could have beaten Johnny Ecks one-on-one. Ecks one of the best wrestlers of this generation... but he's not Akira Wyld. If Johnny Ecks has something to say about that... then he knows where to find me."
STOCKHOLM: "Akira Wyld... after two seasons of uncertainty, you have reclained your NWC World Championship. What comes next?"
***Wyld nods and thows the belt over his shoulder once more.***
WYLD: "This isn't over... *nothing* is over. I have my NWC Championship back, and finally I have the mindset and the motivation to defend it like it deserves to be defended. But the truth is that I still have a hell of a lot to atone for. Two seasons ago, I gambled away the NWC title on a mad quest to try to to break Damion Black and change PWA forever. The crazy thing is... in a very real way, nothing has changed. I've got the NWC Championship... and once again, I'm dead set on using it to make Damion Black's house of cards come crashing down. Black and Ecks and Beckett and Lassiter... they have all the weapons to make PWA bend to their will."
***Wyld points to the title on his shoulder.***
WYLD: "Except for this. This right here... is mine. It's the most prestegious title in professional wrestling, and it's the one card I have to play. As for what comes next... it looks like the PWA Armada had better tune into Assault and find out."
***Wyld nods to Stockholm, and leaves the trainer's room and heads down the hall.***