Post by UWL Office on Apr 18, 2024 15:10:57 GMT -5
The scene fades in backstage at the Civic Coliseum in Knoxville, TN. There is a definite buzz in the air as the wrestlers and staff all seem excited to get back on the road doing what they love to do. UWL Reporter Abby Joseph is roaming the backstage area when she happens upon #1 Daron Smythe, who is taping up and getting ready for his match...
ABBY: Daron! Welcome back to the UWL and Eruption - how does it feel to be back?
DARON: Abby, you can feel the electricity in the air. No matter the name, NWF, UWL, UWL, UWL - the men and women who compete on these shows are thrilled, the air of uncertainty has been cleared. We're happy to be home and we are ready to get back to it - already so many things in the works. Tonight, we crown a new TWN Champion, then there's the Coronation Cup, then Grand Voyage - we're right back in the swing of things.
ABBY: That first bit you mentioned, the TWN Championship, a champion will be crowned as part of the Beat The Clock Challenge and you are in tonight's main event against newcomer Cyrus Rinaldi. Your thoughts?
DARON: It's interesting, Abby, two years ago I sign that contract to come here and I think I'm going to take over and even I can admit, I had to eat some humble pie. The UWL is a place, no matter how good you are, where you have to pay your dues. Cyrus Rinaldi's story is much like mine - a guy who thought he was going straight to the top and for whatever reason, he didn't make it. Cyrus, I know exactly how you feel, I spent a lot of time blaming everyone else for my problems but at the end of the day, I know I am the reason for my own success or lack thereof. I came to this place for the same reason you did, because we know or think we know that deep down we should have been bigger stars in professional wrestling. But, just like me two years ago, you'll have to climb that ladder. No matter what you've done outside of UWL, the only thing that matters is what you've done here. You've got a chance to prove yourself tonight and and if you can do it, you'll be the TWN Champion. Unfortunately for you Cyrus, you'll another rung on the ladder for me to climb back towards my eventual destiny, and that's to once again be the UWL World Champion.
ABBY: Strong words for your opponent tonight! Looking forward, the Coronation Cup is coming up next and this looks like the strongest field ever! What do you think about your chances in this huge tournament?
DARON: It's funny - I'm just talking about nothing is given, everything is earned here in the UWL. I keep talking about my destiny being to hol that UWL World Championship again, but I know it's not just going to be handed to me. Hell, you remember early 2023 - I win the Universal Stampede and I'm on top of the world. I'm positive I'm going to win the UWL World Championship...and I fall short. Then, I get through that #1 Contender's tournament and finally do it. But once you get to the top, it's way lonlier than I thought it would be. And just like a freight train, here comes Cory Chevelle to demolish me like a helpless parked car on those tracks. Chevy is a bad man with bad intentions, but I think deep down he knows, I'm the only one on the roster who can truly defeat him in the ring. To get there, I have to figure out a way through this Coronation Cup. A way to exorcise all the demons. Look at Block A - Chevy himself, two hungry newcomers in Nicole Sanders, and Blade LaVigne, and a man who probably wants to murder me in the ring, Nick Danger. Look at the rest of the lineup - UWL icons like Billy Danielson, Jackson Burnside, Robb Daniels, Rylee Poverly - hungry newcomers. It's not going to be easy. Hell, I may end up across the ring from Billy Danielson, a guy I didn't beat on my own. Maybe Robb Daniels, who's ready to wreck me and get back in that spotlight? Or maybe Chevy's ready to take me out before I even have a chance at that title shot? There's so many unknown things coming into this return, I'm excited for all of it. I'm ready to prove to everyone that I am what I say I am, the best professional wrestler on the planet. The road map is laid out, now I just have to make every stop. It starts tonight, Abby.
ABBY: Good luck Daron and good luck to all the competitors tonight as the UWL returns with this exciting edition of Eruption!
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ABBY: Daron! Welcome back to the UWL and Eruption - how does it feel to be back?
DARON: Abby, you can feel the electricity in the air. No matter the name, NWF, UWL, UWL, UWL - the men and women who compete on these shows are thrilled, the air of uncertainty has been cleared. We're happy to be home and we are ready to get back to it - already so many things in the works. Tonight, we crown a new TWN Champion, then there's the Coronation Cup, then Grand Voyage - we're right back in the swing of things.
ABBY: That first bit you mentioned, the TWN Championship, a champion will be crowned as part of the Beat The Clock Challenge and you are in tonight's main event against newcomer Cyrus Rinaldi. Your thoughts?
DARON: It's interesting, Abby, two years ago I sign that contract to come here and I think I'm going to take over and even I can admit, I had to eat some humble pie. The UWL is a place, no matter how good you are, where you have to pay your dues. Cyrus Rinaldi's story is much like mine - a guy who thought he was going straight to the top and for whatever reason, he didn't make it. Cyrus, I know exactly how you feel, I spent a lot of time blaming everyone else for my problems but at the end of the day, I know I am the reason for my own success or lack thereof. I came to this place for the same reason you did, because we know or think we know that deep down we should have been bigger stars in professional wrestling. But, just like me two years ago, you'll have to climb that ladder. No matter what you've done outside of UWL, the only thing that matters is what you've done here. You've got a chance to prove yourself tonight and and if you can do it, you'll be the TWN Champion. Unfortunately for you Cyrus, you'll another rung on the ladder for me to climb back towards my eventual destiny, and that's to once again be the UWL World Champion.
ABBY: Strong words for your opponent tonight! Looking forward, the Coronation Cup is coming up next and this looks like the strongest field ever! What do you think about your chances in this huge tournament?
DARON: It's funny - I'm just talking about nothing is given, everything is earned here in the UWL. I keep talking about my destiny being to hol that UWL World Championship again, but I know it's not just going to be handed to me. Hell, you remember early 2023 - I win the Universal Stampede and I'm on top of the world. I'm positive I'm going to win the UWL World Championship...and I fall short. Then, I get through that #1 Contender's tournament and finally do it. But once you get to the top, it's way lonlier than I thought it would be. And just like a freight train, here comes Cory Chevelle to demolish me like a helpless parked car on those tracks. Chevy is a bad man with bad intentions, but I think deep down he knows, I'm the only one on the roster who can truly defeat him in the ring. To get there, I have to figure out a way through this Coronation Cup. A way to exorcise all the demons. Look at Block A - Chevy himself, two hungry newcomers in Nicole Sanders, and Blade LaVigne, and a man who probably wants to murder me in the ring, Nick Danger. Look at the rest of the lineup - UWL icons like Billy Danielson, Jackson Burnside, Robb Daniels, Rylee Poverly - hungry newcomers. It's not going to be easy. Hell, I may end up across the ring from Billy Danielson, a guy I didn't beat on my own. Maybe Robb Daniels, who's ready to wreck me and get back in that spotlight? Or maybe Chevy's ready to take me out before I even have a chance at that title shot? There's so many unknown things coming into this return, I'm excited for all of it. I'm ready to prove to everyone that I am what I say I am, the best professional wrestler on the planet. The road map is laid out, now I just have to make every stop. It starts tonight, Abby.
ABBY: Good luck Daron and good luck to all the competitors tonight as the UWL returns with this exciting edition of Eruption!
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