Post by TheLaw on Mar 30, 2017 17:25:45 GMT -5
Dominic Lawson is to his feet and gives American Tommy a thumbs up. Benny Stevens turns around and gets greeted with a kick to the face from Lawson.
Dominic Lawson goes for the pin as the ref hits the mat for the count.
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Amis Shelton and Austin Gale exhaustedly climb to their feet!
AMERICAN TOMMY: My name is Harry Potter and this has been the news. REAL news, to you!
American Tommy stands up and mic drops the microphone onto the desk and walk to the back as the fighting continues in the ring.
2…
Amis and Austin slide into the ring…
3!!!
MARSHALL DOUGLAS: Here is your winner… and NEW #1 Contender for the Resilience Championship…. DOM… THE LAW…. LAWWWWWSONNN!!!
The video freezes on the referee raising Dominic's hand in victory. A quick movement of the camera and we see The Law laying on the bed in a cheap motel room. He drags himself to a seated position, staring at the screen.
"Two months... Things went downhill from that night, it would seem like I lost it. Or maybe I never had it in me. Maybe Akragth and everyone else before him was right. I'm a certified loser, and my whole career is a testament to my ineptitude. And the saddest part is that I can't really blame anyone for thinking that. My record in AWE speaks for itself. A couple of wins, too many losses. And now I get to face the former champ himself, Zack Fantana. Probably the best talent this company has to offer, no offense to the champion Dare Clemmens.
I know what everyone is expecting from me. The usual trash talk, the classic Fuck You Zack, a bunch of empty threats I will never back up.
What for? Just to get shut down the hard way again?
No, not this time.
And don't worry, I'm not getting depressed, and this is not even some kind of hungover sadness. It's too fucking early in the morning for that shit.
Who am I? Am I the guy who beat One Million Titles Man Drew Stevenson or the one who got pinned by half of the Resilience Roster? Am I still one of the toughest son of a bitch in AWE or did I become a joke? And when the fuck did it happen?"
He lowers his head, holding it between his hands.
"I can't really say when, but I can see why. I lost myself trying to be someone I'm not. For some stupid reason I can't quite point my finger on, I unintentionally tried to walk around in different pairs of shoes, so to speak, just to find out none of them really suit me. I'm not a crowd pleaser, I'm not a role model, nor a leader. I even tried to steal a page from Dare's book and be the funny one, with a piss poor outcome. Each and every week, I grew more and more frustrated, more angry. And it didn't really play out well.
Last Massacre, I opened my eyes. And if anyone would have told me that a fool wearing a mask was going to beat some sense in Dominic Lawson, I would have laughed so hard in his face... Right after punching him. But, fuck me, it happened. I saw the fucking light."
Finally, Dom turns to the camera. A serious look across his face.
"I am the AWE's old fart.
The one everyone loves to make fun of, pointing out how my career accomplishments amount to zero, how pathetic my life is, how I keep blaming anyone but me for how everything went down the toilet. And the funniest part, is that they are right. They have always been right, and I have always been aware of that. To be honest, I even used it as a fuel, a way to go that extra mile and try to prove each and everyone of you wrong.
And it even worked, a couple of times.
That's who I am, who I need to be. An old timer with the determination of a rookie, someone who has a lot to prove and knows a ton of tricks to get what he wants.
The desperation that every one of you motherfucker loves to point out, as if it was something funny like Gale's fetish for young Brazilian cameraman, doesn't come from sleeping in my shitty car or in even shittier motel rooms. I am desperate to legitimate my career, to prove that I may not be the most talented, the prettiest, the funniest, the toughest, the baddest, the smartest, the most entertaining or have the best boobs in pro wrestling, but I can still play in the big leagues.
I still have some cards left to play. Not many, I can tell you that, but I plan to make the best out of them. And when I will go down, I'll go down swinging.
Enough with trying to be someone I'm not.
I am Dominic Lawson.
I am The Law
I am just an old wrestler with nothing to lose and everything to prove.
And sometimes, that's all it takes to win."