Post by Daron Smythe on Jun 2, 2023 12:56:07 GMT -5
It is about an hour after UWL's Grand Voyage pay-per-view event. The fans are all gone now, an eerie quiet where once eardrum piercing screams were heard. The only sounds now are the UWL production staff, disassembling the ring and stage and the arena crew picking up trash and mopping floors. A single soul is left in the seats. That man is the new UWL World Champion, #1 Daron Smythe. Several feet away, UWL Reporter Abby Joseph is finishing up recording a post-show recap for the UWL YouTube channel, when she notices Daron sitting along in the seats, staring off in the distance...
ABBY: Daron! Tonight is the night you've talked about for so long, your destiny, as you said it. How are you feeling?
As if awakened from a trance, Daron snaps to attention and turns to face the intrepid UWL journalist...
DARON: Abby, my whole life has been about speaking things into existence. Does it annoy people sometimes? Sure. For my mom, it was about working hard and getting your education, for learning from her mistakes, so I could get out of a little podunk town and make something of myself. I'll never forget that magazine she bought me - Sting wins the NWA World Title and the quote reads "If this is a dream, don't wake me." I kinda feel like I'm dreaming right now, Abby.
ABBY: Some are saying it's an early contender for UWL match of the year but it takes two to tango, right? How do you feel about Anthony Cross after that match?
DARON: Abby for months and months I've been talking sh*t about Anthony Cross riding the coattails of Caleb Hart but I've been in the ring with the guy, I know how good he is. Maybe it's like I said before, speaking things into existence. Maybe I'm trying to tell myself that he's not that good to build myself up? Some people say confidence is quiet, insecurity is loud. Tonight made me rethink everything. I know one thing for sure, Anthony Cross is a helluva competitor - he was just that guy waiting for his moment to shine and he got it.
ABBY: There's certainly no rest ahead as you're already scheduled to face Rylee Poverly in two weeks live from Charlotte, North Carolina - since the disolution of the women's championships, it's open season on all the titles for men AND women.
DARON: There's a huge part of me that's uncomfortable with this idea of intergender wrestling. Make no mistake about it, I think Rylee Poverly is a world class athlete and has fought tooth and nail to get those UWL World Six Man titles and not only that, put on an incredible singles run. Abby, I'm a child of domestic abuse. I've probably said it before, my first memory is my dad throwing a chair at my mom and it coming about a foot from killing me. It will certainly change my approach to this match. I've grown up playing sports with men and women and I have to reframe it in that way in my mind, but I will.
ABBY: After that is the Coronation Cup, you've been entered along with 15 other UWL Superstars in what will certainly be a test of the wills of all the entrants, no?
DARON: Being the world champion puts an automatic target on my back, especially in a contest like this. These other 15 competitors will certainly be looking to prove a point and secure a future title shot, so I have to be on my toes right away. But, for now Abby, I'm just going to enjoy this moment...
ABBY: Well there you have it wrestling fans, the new UWL World Champion, Daron Smythe!
*Screen fades to black*
ABBY: Daron! Tonight is the night you've talked about for so long, your destiny, as you said it. How are you feeling?
As if awakened from a trance, Daron snaps to attention and turns to face the intrepid UWL journalist...
DARON: Abby, my whole life has been about speaking things into existence. Does it annoy people sometimes? Sure. For my mom, it was about working hard and getting your education, for learning from her mistakes, so I could get out of a little podunk town and make something of myself. I'll never forget that magazine she bought me - Sting wins the NWA World Title and the quote reads "If this is a dream, don't wake me." I kinda feel like I'm dreaming right now, Abby.
ABBY: Some are saying it's an early contender for UWL match of the year but it takes two to tango, right? How do you feel about Anthony Cross after that match?
DARON: Abby for months and months I've been talking sh*t about Anthony Cross riding the coattails of Caleb Hart but I've been in the ring with the guy, I know how good he is. Maybe it's like I said before, speaking things into existence. Maybe I'm trying to tell myself that he's not that good to build myself up? Some people say confidence is quiet, insecurity is loud. Tonight made me rethink everything. I know one thing for sure, Anthony Cross is a helluva competitor - he was just that guy waiting for his moment to shine and he got it.
ABBY: There's certainly no rest ahead as you're already scheduled to face Rylee Poverly in two weeks live from Charlotte, North Carolina - since the disolution of the women's championships, it's open season on all the titles for men AND women.
DARON: There's a huge part of me that's uncomfortable with this idea of intergender wrestling. Make no mistake about it, I think Rylee Poverly is a world class athlete and has fought tooth and nail to get those UWL World Six Man titles and not only that, put on an incredible singles run. Abby, I'm a child of domestic abuse. I've probably said it before, my first memory is my dad throwing a chair at my mom and it coming about a foot from killing me. It will certainly change my approach to this match. I've grown up playing sports with men and women and I have to reframe it in that way in my mind, but I will.
ABBY: After that is the Coronation Cup, you've been entered along with 15 other UWL Superstars in what will certainly be a test of the wills of all the entrants, no?
DARON: Being the world champion puts an automatic target on my back, especially in a contest like this. These other 15 competitors will certainly be looking to prove a point and secure a future title shot, so I have to be on my toes right away. But, for now Abby, I'm just going to enjoy this moment...
ABBY: Well there you have it wrestling fans, the new UWL World Champion, Daron Smythe!
*Screen fades to black*