The enemy of my enemy part 1

Location: IWF Arena
Date: October 16th, 2011
Time: 9:45 P.M

It was a chaotic night for all of us after the main event, everything happened so quickly and I didn't have time to process or comprehend what was going on. Before the match, I was sitting alone inside my locker room, lost in my thoughts. Kurumi was too busy backstage signing autographs for some of the fans in attendance. Once I was out though, I keep hearing voices coming from some of the critics. Their words were barely above a whisper, and yet I was somehow able to understand what they were saying. Some of the things I heard were:

Critic 1: You think he has any chance in the main event match tonight?

Critic 2: Are you kidding dude? He's fighting the High Impact champion and the IWF Heavyweight champion! He is going to get destroyed out there!

Critic 3: Guys I should like to point out that he is currently undefeated since coming to this federation.

Critic 4: Yeah but he's only fought feeble opponents, ever since he's won the New Blood title he has been fighting some easy competition.

Critic 3: True but he also defeated Sean Libby who is a former High Impact champion.

Critic 4: He just got lucky that's all! Watch, when he takes on Vincent Ban Rose and Tyson Rowle, they will crush him like a bug.

I kept listening to the critics’ voice their opinions on me and I took it in without turning my head or responding to their words. I just kept moving forward never breaking stride, never stopping for anything. I just pressed on forward hoping to prove the doubters wrong. I just knew it was only a matter of time before people starting judging me in such a negative light. Granted ever since I've won this New Blood belt, I've been receiving some pretty easy wins. However it's not my fault that the GM keeps sending me these worthless posers and losers who have nothing else better to do then brag about how they were gonna do this and what not. I have always viewed my title as both a blessing and a curse, it's a blessing because I'm getting some easy wins but it's also a curse because it's holding me back. Did anyone ever stop to think that I hate taking the easy way out? Of course not, they just say that I got lucky.

Well I'm not the Irishman so for me there is no such thing as luck.

And I proved that when I shocked the world by pinning the Heavyweight champion.

So now I ask: What do the critics say about me now? That I am unstoppable? That I'm still without a single loss in my career since joining this feud? That as of now I'm ranked higher then both champions combined?

Well I might as well enjoy the momentum that I'm getting while it last, after the match my rival Aric Voss tried to cheap shot me yet again. However he would fail and the next thing I know, all hell broke loose as me and Voss fought each other outside while people inside the ring were too busy fighting each other. It wasn’t until Jason's voice yelled through the titantron that everyone stopped fighting, even me and Voss paused to see what the GM of IWF had to say. Well what he wanted to tell us.........wasn’t something that neither me nor Aric were prepared for.


Location: Yuko's house
Date: October 17th, 2011
Time: 11:32 A.M


It was typical of Jason Hawk to put me and my rival together in a tag match against two other teams. He knew that neither of us are going to be able to coexist in that ring and why shouldn’t we? After all, last time I put any trust in Aric he drove my head into the mat with his finisher. Then to top it off, he wants another shot at my title in a no DQ match at the PPV.

You want a rematch for my title in a no DQ match? Be careful what you wish for Aric because you just might get what's coming to you.

However that was later down the road, after the show I took a limo back to the airport with Kurumi beside me as always. She said she was taking some time off from wrestling for now, so that she can train some more and come back better. I just shrugged as we got our tickets and went onboard the plane. I just gazed out the window to my side while the plane prepared for takeoff. Once we were off the ground, Kurumi decided to get some rest by leaning on my shoulder. I just smiled and positioned her head so that it would be more comfortable and then I would go to sleep as well. After a few hours went by, we arrived at our destination where Kurumi's sisters were waiting for us. We all head outside where the sun was shining on a bright clear day. After spending so much time traveling, I just didn’t have energy to do much of anything. I was dropped off to my house first; I would kiss Kurumi and tell her that I would see her later. I then took off my New Blood belt and placed it on the table as I sat down on the couch staring at a blank screen T.V. I was so tired that I didn't even want to reach for the remote that was on the table next to me, I just lay there on my side and closed my eyes.


Location: Duke’s house
Date: October 17th, 2011
Time: 2:22 P.M


"Through me the way to the city of woe"
"Through me the way to everlasting pain"
"Abandon all hope, ye who enter here"
~Dante's Inferno


I had a weird dream; I was outside of my house crossing the street. I didn’t know where I was going, but never the less I kept moving forward. Suddenly a huge explosion occurred just a few blocks away, it was a bright red flash almost like a nuke went off. The resulting shockwave blasted me and I could feel my heart stop beating, I couldn’t breathe and something was building inside my stomach and working its way up to my mouth. I felt like I wanted to throw up, my vision was fading and all I could hear was a faint beeping sound like a flash bang being set off. All I remembered before blacking out was being unable to move as my body fell to the ground below.........

My eyes opened up as I stood up into a sitting position, my heart was racing and I was breathing fast. I was awake and alert and I glanced around from one side then to the other. Everything was normal, nothing to worry about, I calmed myself and got up from the couch and stretched out. I didn't what that dream was, it felt really real and I was glad that it wasn’t. I had to make a mental note for myself: Never sleep on the couch ever again. I checked the time, it was 2:12 P.M I was only asleep for a few hours. As I stood there trying to clear my thoughts, my phone rang and I took a glance at it. After waiting for a few moments, I took the phone and pushed on the answer button.

Yuko Shemamora: Yes you have reached the Heaven hot line, your path to righteousness begins here I'm the Steel Angel how can I help you?

Father Terrence: That's not a pleasant way to greet an old friend Yuko.

I frowned the moment I heard the voice, I almost forgot about Father Terrence. Last time he caught me on a bad time but this time I was feeling much better. I jumped over the couch and snatched the remote from the desk and hit the power button.

Yuko Shemamora: Hello Father, I must apologize for my behavior last time, had alot of things on my mind.

Father Terrence: You know I didn't appreciate you cutting me off like that but I understand. Now then I need you to tell me about what happened between you and Claira.

I paused for a moment and looked at the T.V, there was an episode of Mythbusters playing but I wasn’t paying any attention to it. I tried to think about how I could answer the question when I heard a knock on the door.

Yuko Shemamora: Excuse me for a moment Father.

I placed the phone on the desk and got up from the couch; I then reached for the knob and gave it a twist. Before me was Brian holding an Xbox 360 controller on his hand.

Brian Pitcher: Hey dude did you like totally forget what we were doing today?

I could hear Father Terrence's voice on the phone and I gave Brian a weird look like I had no idea what he was talking about. I guess that is because I have no idea what he is talking about.

Yuko Shemamora: No.....care to enlighten me?

Brian Pitcher: Dude we are suppose to be playing Black Ops at Duke's house, get your controller and let's go man.

I didn't ever recall hearing Duke say anything about playing games, but now that I thought of it, I could really use some mental release. I ran back to my room upstairs and grabbed my controller from the glass case, I made sure the batteries were fully charged before I put on my jacket and put the controller in my pocket. I then ran back down and took my remote so that I could shut off the T.V. I was about ready to go when I forgot about my phone; I could hear Father Terrence's voice asking if I'm still there. I just hung up on him and turned if off for now, I can deal with him later.

Brian Pitcher: Are you done messing around?

Yuko Shemamora: Yeah I'm ready.

Brian Pitcher: Alright then, Duke's waiting on us so let's get going.

I closed the door and locked it behind me, and then I zipped up my jacket pockets so that my controller doesn’t fall out. I would follow Brian to Duke's home where he already had his system up and running and was waiting on us to come over. We took out our controllers and sat down, I wasn’t thinking about the match next week or Father Terrence, I was just having fun.



Jason Hawk.........I gotta hand it to you; you sure do love to stir the pot don't you?

Putting all three of the champions in a three way tag match: Me teaming up with Voss, Tyson teaming up with the new talent Johnny and then the team of Vincent Van Rose and Brian Hunt. And out of all the teams that you made, only one of them is going to be able to function like a well oiled machine.

Seriously how do you expect me and Voss to work together? You don't and that is why you paired us together, just stacking the deck so to speak. Well while I'm on the subject of tag teams; let me take a look at the other 2 pairings for a bit.

First off the team of Tyson and Johnny, two guys who can't get along. Since Johnny won the battle royal to earn a shot at the High Impact title, Tyson made it clear that he and him don't see eye to eye. Johnny I respect you my friend but I would like to give you some words of caution: Don't get in my way.

As for your partner, he should know better than to run his mouth and try to pick a fight with me. Because we all saw what happened right? I drilled his head straight into the floor and it was night night don't let the bed bugs bite.

Next we have Brian Hunt or should I say..........Chuck Matthews?

Yeah your little getup doesn’t fool anyone pal, you can shave your head, trim the beard, put on some different clothes and change your name but everyone here knows who you are. However when I first heard about Chuck Matthews, all I was told was how much of an ETA you were, claiming to be the smartest man in wrestling.

When I look at you though, I don't see an ETA but rather a lost soul who is just starting to find his true calling.

In a way, you changed for the better and I like this new version of you. However don't expect any special treatment from me, you may not be the Chuck of old however I was told you are one of the best when it comes to tag teams. In fact I heard that you won all but a few tag matches and only once were you pinned.

Well it seems you have a familiar face in the form of Vincent Van Rose on your corner.

I’ve seen this pairing before when you two fought the team of Brandon McDonald and Corey Casey and you had Brandon's former wife Anna on your side. You remembered that match Brian? Of course you didn’t it was after all, the last match you had before that epic fight with Brandon at Fallout. It was the match that really changed you.

And while I'm on the subject, let me talk about your partner VVR. I mean what happened to you dude? Just a few weeks ago you were on top of the world, you destroyed the man that earned a shot at your title and you did it in a very convincing fashion.

I was expecting you to bring that same fire with you in our triple threat match last week.

Which was why I was really shocked when I pinned you after Tyson nailed that finisher of his. You had time to recover while I was dealing with him; I was totally expecting you to kick out when I placed my arm around your chest.

Imagine my surprise when I learned that you didn't kick out or made any attempt to do so, you basically gave me the win and all I could say was..........why?

You want to set an example to everyone else, that you wanted to show the world that you are a force to be reckoned with. You wanted to prove to everyone that your win over Corey was not a fluke and that the "curse" that was on the old Heavyweight title is over.

So I ask you again, why did you not put up a fight against me? I was expecting alot more from the man who calls himself the Southern Sledgehammer.

Well now you have no excuse, you are the only man whose partner is not after your title. Me on the other hand, I have a hungry pretty boy who is more or less likely to stab me in the back or leave me high and dry.

However that doesn’t matter to me, I already know what I'm going up against and if Aric knows what's good for him, he would forget about the New Blood title at least until after this match and focus on the task at hand. If I lose this match, so does he and so any momentum he is trying to build going into our battle at the PPV will die if he even attempts to stab me in the back during the match. The guy can deny it all he wants but like it or not, he need to win this match because he wants me at my best so that when he does fight me, he can prove without a shadow of a doubt who is the better man.

He won't achieve that by giving me a loss here in this match.

His pride won't allow him to defeat me when I'm at my weakest. Like me, he has critics saying that he can't win fair and square, that he can only beat me through underhanded methods and won't be seen as no more than a 2nd rate Chuck Matthews.

But that's just the problem: He has yet to defeat me.

And tonight he will have to work with me because if he doesn’t, it will just prove his critics right, that he is not the dominate star that everyone must know and acknowledge. That he is just a punk who can'y win a fair match against stiff competition.

Well that's just him though, me I'm not so worried about that, my only real concern is the team of Hunt and VVR. I know those two will work well, and defeating them won't be such a simple task.

Tyson and Johnny on the other hand........I'm not so sure about, they are more or less on the same platform as me and Aric.

However regardless of how you look at this, every one of us has something to prove, we need to work together whether we like it or not.

I don't care what Voss thinks of me, he knows I'm right on this. So all I can say at this point is bring it on.

Because if I'm going to take the fall on this fight, one thing is certain........someone is going down with me.