Week 2 of NXT saw my in-ring debut
and with it, a hugely impressive victory against the most experienced rookie on
the show, Daniel Bryan. Alongside my mentor, Chris Jericho, I came up
with a strategy for the match that would deliver the desired result (a win) in
as short a time as possible (3 minutes, as it happens). Whether you love
me or hate me, you have to admit that my performance last night was inspiring.
Now, I have come in for criticism
from some quarters due to the fact that Bryan claimed to be carrying a rib
injury into the match – as if this somehow cheapens my victory. Well I
don’t subscribe to that theory. I am a fighter and in my position, all I
can do is beat whatever is put in front of me. I don’t care if my
opponent has cracked ribs, chafed nipples or a nasty dose of wimp’s disease, I
am going out to beat them and pick up the almighty winner’s cheque (and yes,
before anyone starts mouthing off, that is exactly how the word ‘cheque’ should
be spelled).
In theory, a performer could go into
every match he ever has claiming to be carrying an injury and, should he be
defeated, he has a ready-made excuse that he can claim nullifies his loss.
How many times have you heard boxers claiming to have been suffering from
the ‘flu shortly before a big fight? Or even sprinters muttering about
‘tight hamstrings’ before a 100 meters final? It’s the oldest trick in
the book – getting your excuses in early. Well I don’t buy a word of it
and if you have any sense, neither should you. Judge me on what I can
control, not on what I can’t.
Well that pretty much concludes my
thoughts on this week’s show. I am very pleased at the reception that the
show is receiving and it seems there is a lot of buzz about what is going to
happen next week. I am continuing to learn more and more about success in
WWE from my mentor, The World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho, and no doubt
our synergism will continue to reap rewards in the coming weeks.
Keep
watching.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010, 11:41 PM
EST
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