Post by Owen Gonsalves on Jul 3, 2017 16:04:51 GMT
[CONTINUATION OF "ONE STAR AWAY"]
July 2nd 2017
Tokyo, Japan
The tape is unravelled and thrown to the floor as Owen focuses in on the camera for the first time, allowing for the audience the see the drive and determination in his eyes. There may not be any stopping the trajectory "Indestructible" Owen Gonsalves is on.
OWEN GONSALVES: "Catchphrase aside, Chandler Scott may be on top of the leaderboard, but he certainly is not the only threat I have to face. There comes a time when you finally cross paths with someone who you have been waiting to cross paths with from the very beginning."
Owen sniffs as he picks up the white towel thrown beside him and wipes his body and arms with it as he speaks, not disinterested but almost preparing like he's got a match to fight right now, which he most certainly does not.
OWEN GONSALVES: "You see, I've known Stacy Jones for a little while now, we met in Visionaries of Wrestling. She was just coming out of her ex-husband's shadow and really coming into her own, while I was busy battling my demons. I wasn't at my best then which probably is part of the reason why we never faced because I'd argue that Stacy was at her best during that time."
"But things have changed...she's hung back a bit and done some credible work in Hybrid Wrestling while I've worked my ass off in multiple promotions in order to be the name on everyone's lips. So now? Now is the right time for this match, now is the right time to face off because I speak truthfully when I say I am the best version of myself and she deserves to finally face Owen Gonsalves at his best. She deserves it but I hope for her sake she knows how to handle it, because I am a far different animal than the man she first knew."
Owen smirks slightly, showing the confidence in his abilities and the work he's put in to improve his abilities inside that ring.
OWEN GONSALVES: "And with all due respect...You're just the same old Stacy Jones with a new, little nickname. Long before Stacy Jones called herself 'Unbreakable', Owen Gonsalves was proving to the world that he was the cockroach that would not die, the thorn that no tweezer could rip out, he was proving that he was indestructible. It took years for me to get to the point where that knack for surviving led me to wins and led me to perhaps achieve a smaller scale of notoriety. By no means has it led me to being a superstar yet but you see this isn't a nickname I gave myself, indestructible is a word that people can't stop linking back to me. I worked my ass off to change everything, everyone knew about Owen Gonsalves...I worked my ass to be different again."
The passion that's starting to become synonymous with an Owen Gonsalves promo starts seeping out again as he slams his fist into the bench he sits on. The sound startles himself, as he pauses to recompose himself.
OWEN GONSALVES: "I love you, like a sister, Stace...But the truth of it all is that I've changed and improved on myself, you've been doing the same song and dance for 2 or 3 years now. I hope that when we do meet, there's something different about you, there's improvement, there's a new trick that you've learnt...because you've been telling people their final penance is coming for so long but it's never led to anything."
There's almost a tough love dynamic coming from Owen when he speaks about Stacy as he breathes out a cocktail of hopefulness and dissapointment all in one, before leaning forward.
OWEN GONSALVES: "Asuka Yoshiro wrestles two matches in one night on the 14th of July, kudos for that, mate. You've got the lucky draw of Chandler Scott and Owen Gonsalves. We've never wrestled before but I look forward to it, I do hope that you don't exert yourself too much in the match with Chandler. If you do manage to beat the both of us, fair play to you, you'd have done your country proud but I know I won't be that easy of a win and I know Chandler Scott won't be either so prepare well."
He half chuckles, not wanting to write off the unlucky draw on Yoshiro's part but rather choosing to be hopeful on the Japanese star's behalf.
OWEN GONSALVES: "That'd be my advice for everyone...prepare well. These next two weeks are going to be hard on all of us, we're going to be working our fucking asses off, all for an opportunity to be GPC Heavyweight Champion but at the end of the day, shit like this comes down to who's the hungriest and who wants it bad enough. I'm done being the bridesmaid, I'm done letting opportunities like this slip through my fingers."
"I am ready for that championship and I need that championship more than anyone else in this tournament. Everyone else has had their moment in the sun whether it be Storm and his Skyfire Championship, or Scott and his FGA career...they've all had their moment. Now? Now it's time I finally, after 9 bloody years, get mine."
He looks back up at the camera as he says that line, there isn't a quiver in his voice that suggests that he doesn't believe he's ready for the top spot.
OWEN GONSALVES: "...The winner of the match, and neeeeww GPC Heavyweight Champion...Owen Gonsalves."
Gonsalves mockingly belts out an announcer voice, cutting the tension with some tongue in-cheek humour as he winks at the camera with a half smile before pushing his body off the bench and walking off the shot.
OWEN GONSALVES: "Sounds good to me..."
July 2nd 2017
Tokyo, Japan
The tape is unravelled and thrown to the floor as Owen focuses in on the camera for the first time, allowing for the audience the see the drive and determination in his eyes. There may not be any stopping the trajectory "Indestructible" Owen Gonsalves is on.
OWEN GONSALVES: "Catchphrase aside, Chandler Scott may be on top of the leaderboard, but he certainly is not the only threat I have to face. There comes a time when you finally cross paths with someone who you have been waiting to cross paths with from the very beginning."
Owen sniffs as he picks up the white towel thrown beside him and wipes his body and arms with it as he speaks, not disinterested but almost preparing like he's got a match to fight right now, which he most certainly does not.
OWEN GONSALVES: "You see, I've known Stacy Jones for a little while now, we met in Visionaries of Wrestling. She was just coming out of her ex-husband's shadow and really coming into her own, while I was busy battling my demons. I wasn't at my best then which probably is part of the reason why we never faced because I'd argue that Stacy was at her best during that time."
"But things have changed...she's hung back a bit and done some credible work in Hybrid Wrestling while I've worked my ass off in multiple promotions in order to be the name on everyone's lips. So now? Now is the right time for this match, now is the right time to face off because I speak truthfully when I say I am the best version of myself and she deserves to finally face Owen Gonsalves at his best. She deserves it but I hope for her sake she knows how to handle it, because I am a far different animal than the man she first knew."
Owen smirks slightly, showing the confidence in his abilities and the work he's put in to improve his abilities inside that ring.
OWEN GONSALVES: "And with all due respect...You're just the same old Stacy Jones with a new, little nickname. Long before Stacy Jones called herself 'Unbreakable', Owen Gonsalves was proving to the world that he was the cockroach that would not die, the thorn that no tweezer could rip out, he was proving that he was indestructible. It took years for me to get to the point where that knack for surviving led me to wins and led me to perhaps achieve a smaller scale of notoriety. By no means has it led me to being a superstar yet but you see this isn't a nickname I gave myself, indestructible is a word that people can't stop linking back to me. I worked my ass off to change everything, everyone knew about Owen Gonsalves...I worked my ass to be different again."
The passion that's starting to become synonymous with an Owen Gonsalves promo starts seeping out again as he slams his fist into the bench he sits on. The sound startles himself, as he pauses to recompose himself.
OWEN GONSALVES: "I love you, like a sister, Stace...But the truth of it all is that I've changed and improved on myself, you've been doing the same song and dance for 2 or 3 years now. I hope that when we do meet, there's something different about you, there's improvement, there's a new trick that you've learnt...because you've been telling people their final penance is coming for so long but it's never led to anything."
There's almost a tough love dynamic coming from Owen when he speaks about Stacy as he breathes out a cocktail of hopefulness and dissapointment all in one, before leaning forward.
OWEN GONSALVES: "Asuka Yoshiro wrestles two matches in one night on the 14th of July, kudos for that, mate. You've got the lucky draw of Chandler Scott and Owen Gonsalves. We've never wrestled before but I look forward to it, I do hope that you don't exert yourself too much in the match with Chandler. If you do manage to beat the both of us, fair play to you, you'd have done your country proud but I know I won't be that easy of a win and I know Chandler Scott won't be either so prepare well."
He half chuckles, not wanting to write off the unlucky draw on Yoshiro's part but rather choosing to be hopeful on the Japanese star's behalf.
OWEN GONSALVES: "That'd be my advice for everyone...prepare well. These next two weeks are going to be hard on all of us, we're going to be working our fucking asses off, all for an opportunity to be GPC Heavyweight Champion but at the end of the day, shit like this comes down to who's the hungriest and who wants it bad enough. I'm done being the bridesmaid, I'm done letting opportunities like this slip through my fingers."
"I am ready for that championship and I need that championship more than anyone else in this tournament. Everyone else has had their moment in the sun whether it be Storm and his Skyfire Championship, or Scott and his FGA career...they've all had their moment. Now? Now it's time I finally, after 9 bloody years, get mine."
He looks back up at the camera as he says that line, there isn't a quiver in his voice that suggests that he doesn't believe he's ready for the top spot.
OWEN GONSALVES: "...The winner of the match, and neeeeww GPC Heavyweight Champion...Owen Gonsalves."
Gonsalves mockingly belts out an announcer voice, cutting the tension with some tongue in-cheek humour as he winks at the camera with a half smile before pushing his body off the bench and walking off the shot.
OWEN GONSALVES: "Sounds good to me..."
