Damian Angel vs. Tommy Valentine

[Thomas Valentine]

OOC: Had some personal issues hit me over the past few days so unfortunately this is all I could come up with. This doesn't take into account anything from the Damian Angel rp. Good luck!

PROMO 

(I hadn't meant to cross the line like I had against Donovan Kayl... My emotions had got the better of me and it almost felt like I was in a dream as I first considered hitting The Cornerstone with the Television Title, then when I was stopped... It felt like I couldn't stop myself as I then stooped to new depths and hit him with a low blow. For a few seconds I was mortified with myself for what I'd done. I mean I'd turned over a new leaf a long time ago and besides a few instances of elevated aggression, I'd still managed to keep on the right side of the line. Those seconds lasted long enough for the bell to be ringing and for me to still be champion. Then the only feeling I had coursing through me was of justification. If I was going to make my presence felt, I was going to have to upset a few people. The end justified the means and I was still where I wanted to be without selling out to Katya OR Sasha. Win win right? A lot of people would be pissed with me, but I was ready for it as i set my office up with recording equipment for the promotion I was going to be producing for my next match defending the Television Title... And this one was going to be just as interesting, it might even be fun! I sling the Title over my shoulder and smile to myself before starting the recording)

This is funny…

Hilarious actually.

Absolutely HILARIOUS!

Because everyone was so caught up in the ‘Balance Of Power’ concept that has been the topic of the day, for what seems like an eternity with how monotonous the whole thing has been. The people who have been suckered in by Katya and her foolish promises… The people who Sasha desperately wanted to get on side by also making foolish promises to… They’ve all been up in arms and frantically doing everything they can to gain an advantage in this futile battle. Each and every single one of them could afford to ignore just one small voice in the sea of shouting, bawling and complaining… I mean what is the point in listening to a broken down, ‘Has-been’; right? What could you gain from listening to a person like me when you can continue to listen to the likes of the beloved Selena Frost? Or maybe Sienna Swann, beautiful as she is deadly? Or I could replace those names with a dozen of the other stooges that have been drafted into this clusterfuck for whatever reason they need to justify it! Well that would kinda be true if it wasn’t for the fact that I decided that telling you all that I wasn’t going to be pulled into this crap was no longer enough. I was still being overlooked, still being ignored. It doesn’t matter now that I’ve held on to the Television Title against everyone that was thrown at me. Yeah we might not be talking about a lengthy reign which is breaking records… But I thought that perhaps others might have seen the light once I started to prosper after being a man of my word and not getting involved. In reality one other person has seen the wisdom in my words and shares the sentiment… One other person! It’s a shame they had to be put in my way so soon after all of this began as I didn’t want to be the person to temporarily delay their dreams. I shouldn’t be surprised that Dawn Lohan was the only one who shares my stance even with the drama surrounding her sister and Ravyn Taylor… Because lately it seems that if the words don’t come from one of the beloved or the despised, they aren’t listened to, they aren’t registered… They DON’T MATTER! So I thought to myself that perhaps there’s something I can do to perhaps get my message across a little louder amidst the chaos. There had to be a way, because even if I was ignored, they all needed to see that to me…

(I smirk as I made the camera pan out to show the Television Title on my shoulder. I pat it proudly, looking at the nameplate)

This MATTERS!

This matters to ME!

You can take this power struggle that isn’t the first and probably won’t be the last… You can take it and shove it! Puff out your chests and talk about how important your role is in all of this, how it matters whether one sister or another is in charge of Supreme Championship Wrestling for a month and change… And in the meantime I’ll keep bringing this Title to the ring and driving my knee into faces or driving said faces into the canvas to ensure that I walk OUT with the Title, it’s really that simple, but do you really want to know what the hilarious part of it all truly is? That me taking matters into my own hands to drive the point home was what finally got me on the table as someone worth actually acknowledging. What I’m doing right now isn’t anything personal… It has nothing to do with who I like or I dislike… And that is what I will say again to you, Donovan Kayl. I have the utmost respect for you, whether I’ve fought alongside you or against you over the years… But to be quite frankly, you and all the people that have suddenly decided to give a flip flop shit about this company on such a scale for the first time… Breakdown was the wake up call that you needed. By no stretch was my method of putting you down a signal that I was putting my lot in with Katya, I’m a lot of things, but one of them isn’t a hypocrite. I didn’t hit you in the crown jewels to score Brownie Points, I did it to ensure that I could keep what I had earned on my own merits and not be forgotten about in the shuffle that all of this ‘warfare’ has caused. Someone needs to care about the Title that’s on my shoulder right now, and Donovan Kayl isn’t that someone as much as I know that a good portion of the masses might disagree. As I said when Lexi stupidly assumed that I’d aligned myself with Katya, I’m doing what’s best for me now, whether that’s a low-blow on you Kayl, or going after someone under Katya’s thumb! The Pay Per View didn’t go how I wanted, unfortunately but I promised myself it wouldn’t be the start of my downward spiral again… Which is why Donovan Kayl isn’t going to be alone on the list that this old dog has to dispatch following Making Things Right, because as I have talked about all of this chaos… I’m going against someone who claims to thrive on chaos, who used to revel in the kind of situation Supreme Championship Wrestling finds itself in, who even claimed that he wasn’t going to be anyone’s pawn… A claim that actually caused my ears to prick up at first as I know that when Damian Angel is focused on something, he is one of the most dangerous people on this Earth and I can say that from personal experience!

(I slowly shake my head)

Which is why I find myself struggling to understand what I’ve been seeing from the next person in line that probably believes they’re worthy of taking me out and walking away with the Television Title. As I said, from personal experience… You’re a beast Damian. Someone that I once thought was above such things as faction wars and squabbles that crop up more than Greg Cherry at an All You Can Eat Buffet! I even asked you personally to help when the Infamous were doing pretty much what the majority of their former members are doing now. Trying to run the place how they see fit. I didn’t even ask you to go to battle either… I asked for your advice in combatting Alex… The Legendary CHBK, and after I beat your ass all over the ring, you STILL refused to assist in the fight, however small a contribution I was asking for. And so I figured that of all people you would have taken the same stance that I have by default! I expected you to just keep doing your little shtick with Malphas and Behemoth, plotting nefarious schemes and wanting to do all sorts of similar things. Your words going into Making Things Right seemed to point in that direction too! Talking of the Devil not being restrained, implying you can’t be harnessed for someone else's benefit and do you know what I thought to myself, Damian? I thought that it would be fun to watch you screw everything up and show the world why you have become synonymous with the words ‘unpredictable’ and ‘fear’ where your career in this company is concerned. I expected to see you show both Sasha and Katya why you aren’t to be trifled with and used in this game of theirs…

(Tutting, I look down at my Title once again before scoffing and facing the camera once more)

Yet you surprised me once again, but for all the wrong reasons, brosef! You played right into Sasha’s hands… You did everything that I was of the belief you stood against in these situations and fought like one of her loyal soldiers! Now it’s fine, it’s fine… You could spin all of this and say that it suits whatever you have in mind for when all of this is in the rear-view mirror, and you don’t have to be attached to the proverbial harness… I get it, as you said; you have a ‘reputation’ around these parts and being a part of the fight kinda ruins your street cred as far as being the Devil Himself is concerned, as who in their right minds is afraid of someone that jumps when a potential boss says so, huh? Now don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that you've become weak or anything like that where wrestling is concerned because good little soldier or not, the scales do tip to a team with the Devil Himself on it, where wrestling prowess is brought to the table... Making Things Right was a clear vision of that when Hell broke loose, pun slightly intended... But I can't help wondering if those strings are going to be tugged again and again in the coming weeks which is why I can't allow you to have the Television Title, not yet at least. My first run as Champ ended abruptly when Kennedy beat me straight up and even though I was suspicious of being gifted another shot at the Title with no Eliminator in sight... I told myself that if I got past Adonis, things would be different. And they were, Damian...

Derek Adonis... DENIED!

Dawn Lohan... DENIED!

Donovan Kayl... DENIED!

I feel like this is a sort of renaissance for me, Angel... That came right at the time i genuinely started to wonder if I had anything left to give in a business that's clearly becoming full to the brim with young, hungry and determined men and women that are already making their presence felt already! I went from being Star Of Tomorrow, to that guy from yesterday, a dinosaur, a relic or any other such description you could come up with. This title right here... It proved to me that I can not only still go in that ring, but that given the right incentive; I can dig deeper than ever before and show that even dinosaurs can make enough noise to cause more than a few ripples on the landscape when the chance presents itself! A few months ago, I felt that the Adrenaline Title was the only thing on my radar going forward... But now? I admit I was hasty in laying all my cards on the table so early on in the game, so to speak. I feel like this is my World Title and I'm in the middle of a reign I'm not ready to call quits on, Damian. From one dinosaur to another, you've got a bigger task ahead of you than anything this 'turf war' has presented so far... And I know you'll at least try to bring as much chaos and disorder to the match as you can possibly muster... But I need this Title, and this Title needs me as much as anyone might want to say otherwise! Bring everything you can, Mr Devil and in return I'll make sure you'll be left Knee Deep in more trouble than even YOU can comprehend!

(Once again I look down at the Television Title and then smile)

See you at Breakdown!

(I stop the recording as I take the title from my shoulder and look at it before gently draping it on my desk at the back of the room. It might not have been a wise idea poking the proverbial bear, given Damian's ruthless nature... But I knew deep down that I didn't regret a single moment. I spoke the truth and I'd say it all again if I had a do over. This was a crucial moment for me, and even if I could think about what came after Angel or more accurately who came after, I wouldn't... Because if I even entertained looking past a man like him... I'd have already lost)