Post by rileyowens on Jan 8, 2014 14:32:47 GMT
Far From Home
“Over Seas”
Well here I am...Japan.
You know when I was young I kind of wanted to travel. I thought about places like France, Rome; you know, the tradition picks.
Never in my wildest dreams did I think that I’d be over here in Japan.
I guess I kind of have Flex to thank for this opportunity. Flex is a cool guy dude; and, he always has his ear to the ground. He did some work over in Japan, so he has connections and informants. He got word of Sh!taki and reached out to them.
Eventually, they reached out to me. And well…
We we are.
I’ve been here for about a day or so. I haven’t done much; I really haven’t had time to explore or anything. I guess I’ll have more time if I ever get invited back here to work. Things are starting to pick up in FGA now; and then I’ve got Survive and Conquer. I’m starting to get a bunch of phone calls, emails, and letters from promoters.
It’s a bit overwhelming...but in a good way. It just means that I’m really making a name or myself and connecting with the people.
That’s an awesome feeling you know.
But I’ll be honest though; it’s kind of lonely here. Yeah...I guess that’s what you would call it. I mean, I’m surrounded by people in this hotel; my translator told me that it was packed here. But, I don’t speak Japanese you know. I tried to learn a little bit before I got here; I got maybe four or five words down. But, that’s nothing. And, I can’t really connect with the other Sh!taki wrestlers. I haven’t even seen them around.
And then there is my family.
Ha, my grams wasn’t to thrilled about me coming over here by myself; neither was Tammy. Tammy actually wanted to take off work and come over here with me; but, I told her I could handle it on my own.
My girlfriend Zoey works in the same company as Tammy; she would have come as well if it wasn’t for work.
But, it’s ok you know. Maybe I’m being prideful, but, I kind of feel like this is something I need to conquer on my own.
“All on my Own”
Four years…
Four long years…
That’s how long I’ve been wrestling; that’s how long I’ve been in the business. It’s been my dream to make it big. I just don’t want to win championships; I want to be a household name.
I want to be called the best!
But you can’t simply call yourself the best, you have to earn it; you have to prove it! And that is exactly why I’m here in Sh!taki.
In my first match, I’ll be taking on a guy named The Game Boy. Now, I’ll be completely honest; I was taken aback when the match was announced. If there is one thing that you need to know about me, it’s that I’m serious; I’m serious about this business. Wrestling isn’t a joke for me. But, I can’t really say the same for The Game Boy. He appears to be nothing more than a walking, talking gimmick.
But Game Boy, I’m no gimmick.
I’m a wrestler!
And When we meet in this match, I’m going to prove to everyone that I’m one of this business’s rising stars!