Post by Slim on Aug 25, 2024 20:44:06 GMT -5
We join Slim with his wife at the dinner table. Slim has a salad in front of him while his wife has an empty plate for now. The other two chairs at the table are empty.
Slim:
So you see this salad. I just wanted to prove that I do eat healthy sometimes. Not always stuff off the grill although I could grill some veggies… sometimes…
Jessica:
Yeah but we know you never would and haven’t. So who is this salad on display for? Couldn’t be for me. You can’t fool me like that.
Slim:
What? Come on. Well anyways… I’m just trying to make sure I’m better than I was last show against… who was it?
Jessica:
I don’t know. Boa Constrictor or something. I don’t keep up with all that. But at least this show I see you have something interesting. For the most part. I mean really what do you think about it?
Slim:
Well really… other than Aurora being in the match I kind of don’t give a shit. I mean Kelsi… yay. The little bitch that had to cheat to beat me and then goes around acting like she is just so much better than everyone when she herself isn’t even on my level. And she is my tag partner… will we or won’t we get along… we won’t. I don’t like her. I have no respect for her. I could honestly stand on the apron the whole match and watch her get her ass kicked the whole match and not care. But… but then I can’t do that. I just can’t.
Jessica looks a little confused as that last statement was said.
Jessica:
Ok… why not?
Slim:
Because of Damon. Little Man Graves. The Lesser Graves. The shitty Graves. The worst of the two Graves. The Graves that nobody cares about. The one that cares more about putting on damn bangers and having those precious “five star matches” than carving a real legacy and winning matches. Like congrats… you had a nice match but you were left either tapping out or staring up at the lights. I mean really… you think anybody is going to remember that “banger” ten year from now? I mean how many did we have?
Jessica:
Shoot I don’t know. I can’t even remember half of them. Most of them hell I can’t remember. I mean they come and go. There are always those couple that stand out among them all but in the end… what matters is what you can accomplish and what those fans out there remember. But you know this new generation… its all about ratings and the “work rate” and all that crap.
Slim:
I mean I went to the store the other evening and you wouldn’t believe that I met a dad and his kid and the dad thought he would never have a chance to meet me in person. So it was kind of nice. Just had a chat with them. Took a few pictures. Signed the back of a receipt since they didn’t have anything for me to sign. But he said he remembered watching me and he also said he was scared of you.
Jessica chuckles a bit at that comment.
Jessica:
Well I was a bit unhinged and crazy. I could see why. Maybe if you randomly bump into him again give me a call and I’ll scare him in person. Sounds like some fun.
Slim:
I’ll definitely hold you to that. That does sound interesting. But the kicker is that he only had like old tapes and videos to show his son of me in action and never thought the day would come that I would get back in the ring. That I would be competing and that his son would have the chance to watch me wrestle so it was kind of cool to give that. Give that opportunity and everything. I mean its like passing of the torch kind of. Now the father and son both have a wrestler they can be a fan of ya know. Like they can look at matches although there is a much larger library for the dad to choose from than what is done so far. But this is the kind of impact I like and want. It isn’t about having five star bangers but about reaching out to those fans out there. Its about connecting with them and letting them see that although we are super human in that ring we are still human deep down. Not some damn gymnast.
It just sickens me to a degree and that’s why when it comes to him… it’s different. When I faced Aurora I felt that old school mentality with her. That it was more than having some damn banger. She wanted to prove a point and she did against me and when she won the title. She had a point she wanted to hammer down and I mean it was like I said before… her match against me was going to push her harder and be tougher for her than that shit stain Damon because he was going to hold back. I mean the way he was blubbering about how he has to face his wife or something. She didn’t care. She wanted to get that win and prove that she can break through that glass ceiling. Something that Damon never understood.
Slim pauses for a moment as he almost seems lost in thought.
Jessica:
You’re thinking about that belt again aren’t you. And that promotion. I know it. Anytime you mention a glass ceiling that’s always where you go.
Slim:
Its like they don’t understand. Its not until you are in that position that you understand the bullshit that politics and all that crap does. How all of that can hold you back and hurt you so much. How it feels to be held back because the higher ups were like… no we don’t want to share our spotlight with the hottest star that our promotion has seen in ages. Someone that worked and clawed his way to get where he was but we are going to stop him right there. He will NEVER be a main event player. He will NEVER be a world champion. And they held true to that. They never offered me a main event match or even a sniff at that world title no matter what I did and accomplished. Its like… that… that can either make or break a career and a spirit. It made mine. It gave me a drive unlike anything. I had something to prove not only to them but to myself that I was damn worth it. He doesn’t get it. He’s that Young Lion’s champion or some shit. Him and his wife… “one of the best teams around.”
I guess in this promotion they are… I mean big fish in a small pond. Where is the competition. I mean you and I… we could destroy them if we were to team up. Show them how things are really done. You and Naron… that wouldn’t even be fair. You two were one of the greatest. Whether it was NWF or even the cross promotional stuff… you two stood tall for so long it was thought that you two would never lose those straps.
But… I dunno.
He looks down at his salad as he finally takes a bite of it.
Slim:
All I know is that this match… there is one odd man out and I’m used to that. But I’m going to make the most of it. I’ll finally get my hands on Damon and get to finally kick his ass. I’ll finally get in the ring with Aurora again and look to get that win. And Kelsi… screw her.
Slim gets up from the table and starts walking away as Jessica gets up and chases after him as the scene fades.
Slim:
So you see this salad. I just wanted to prove that I do eat healthy sometimes. Not always stuff off the grill although I could grill some veggies… sometimes…
Jessica:
Yeah but we know you never would and haven’t. So who is this salad on display for? Couldn’t be for me. You can’t fool me like that.
Slim:
What? Come on. Well anyways… I’m just trying to make sure I’m better than I was last show against… who was it?
Jessica:
I don’t know. Boa Constrictor or something. I don’t keep up with all that. But at least this show I see you have something interesting. For the most part. I mean really what do you think about it?
Slim:
Well really… other than Aurora being in the match I kind of don’t give a shit. I mean Kelsi… yay. The little bitch that had to cheat to beat me and then goes around acting like she is just so much better than everyone when she herself isn’t even on my level. And she is my tag partner… will we or won’t we get along… we won’t. I don’t like her. I have no respect for her. I could honestly stand on the apron the whole match and watch her get her ass kicked the whole match and not care. But… but then I can’t do that. I just can’t.
Jessica looks a little confused as that last statement was said.
Jessica:
Ok… why not?
Slim:
Because of Damon. Little Man Graves. The Lesser Graves. The shitty Graves. The worst of the two Graves. The Graves that nobody cares about. The one that cares more about putting on damn bangers and having those precious “five star matches” than carving a real legacy and winning matches. Like congrats… you had a nice match but you were left either tapping out or staring up at the lights. I mean really… you think anybody is going to remember that “banger” ten year from now? I mean how many did we have?
Jessica:
Shoot I don’t know. I can’t even remember half of them. Most of them hell I can’t remember. I mean they come and go. There are always those couple that stand out among them all but in the end… what matters is what you can accomplish and what those fans out there remember. But you know this new generation… its all about ratings and the “work rate” and all that crap.
Slim:
I mean I went to the store the other evening and you wouldn’t believe that I met a dad and his kid and the dad thought he would never have a chance to meet me in person. So it was kind of nice. Just had a chat with them. Took a few pictures. Signed the back of a receipt since they didn’t have anything for me to sign. But he said he remembered watching me and he also said he was scared of you.
Jessica chuckles a bit at that comment.
Jessica:
Well I was a bit unhinged and crazy. I could see why. Maybe if you randomly bump into him again give me a call and I’ll scare him in person. Sounds like some fun.
Slim:
I’ll definitely hold you to that. That does sound interesting. But the kicker is that he only had like old tapes and videos to show his son of me in action and never thought the day would come that I would get back in the ring. That I would be competing and that his son would have the chance to watch me wrestle so it was kind of cool to give that. Give that opportunity and everything. I mean its like passing of the torch kind of. Now the father and son both have a wrestler they can be a fan of ya know. Like they can look at matches although there is a much larger library for the dad to choose from than what is done so far. But this is the kind of impact I like and want. It isn’t about having five star bangers but about reaching out to those fans out there. Its about connecting with them and letting them see that although we are super human in that ring we are still human deep down. Not some damn gymnast.
It just sickens me to a degree and that’s why when it comes to him… it’s different. When I faced Aurora I felt that old school mentality with her. That it was more than having some damn banger. She wanted to prove a point and she did against me and when she won the title. She had a point she wanted to hammer down and I mean it was like I said before… her match against me was going to push her harder and be tougher for her than that shit stain Damon because he was going to hold back. I mean the way he was blubbering about how he has to face his wife or something. She didn’t care. She wanted to get that win and prove that she can break through that glass ceiling. Something that Damon never understood.
Slim pauses for a moment as he almost seems lost in thought.
Jessica:
You’re thinking about that belt again aren’t you. And that promotion. I know it. Anytime you mention a glass ceiling that’s always where you go.
Slim:
Its like they don’t understand. Its not until you are in that position that you understand the bullshit that politics and all that crap does. How all of that can hold you back and hurt you so much. How it feels to be held back because the higher ups were like… no we don’t want to share our spotlight with the hottest star that our promotion has seen in ages. Someone that worked and clawed his way to get where he was but we are going to stop him right there. He will NEVER be a main event player. He will NEVER be a world champion. And they held true to that. They never offered me a main event match or even a sniff at that world title no matter what I did and accomplished. Its like… that… that can either make or break a career and a spirit. It made mine. It gave me a drive unlike anything. I had something to prove not only to them but to myself that I was damn worth it. He doesn’t get it. He’s that Young Lion’s champion or some shit. Him and his wife… “one of the best teams around.”
I guess in this promotion they are… I mean big fish in a small pond. Where is the competition. I mean you and I… we could destroy them if we were to team up. Show them how things are really done. You and Naron… that wouldn’t even be fair. You two were one of the greatest. Whether it was NWF or even the cross promotional stuff… you two stood tall for so long it was thought that you two would never lose those straps.
But… I dunno.
He looks down at his salad as he finally takes a bite of it.
Slim:
All I know is that this match… there is one odd man out and I’m used to that. But I’m going to make the most of it. I’ll finally get my hands on Damon and get to finally kick his ass. I’ll finally get in the ring with Aurora again and look to get that win. And Kelsi… screw her.
Slim gets up from the table and starts walking away as Jessica gets up and chases after him as the scene fades.
