Post by hectorrodriguez on Jan 3, 2010 23:31:39 GMT -5
It's an empty arena, the ring and set for Slam are all rigged up and ready to go. The only living soul visible to the eye is the one within the massive body of the "Mexican Machine" Hector Rodriguez, who is standing at the top of the entrance ramp. He's standing there as if his music is playing and he's walked out from the back to stand at the top of the ramp, soaking in the cheers of the masses in attendance...only there are none cheering for him, none standing there since it's empty as was just pointed out. The camera zooms in on the masked face of Hector Rodriguez, impossible to read.
Complete and total silence. This is the fear of all who walk out here onto the ramp from the back. Even the most well-known wrestlers, no matter if they're popular or hated...no matter how confident you are...this is one of the biggest unknowns to us as we stand at the back awaiting our entrance music. The chance we are taking is just as likely as that of our possibility of leaving the ring in a stretcher. Hell, leaving the ring on a stretcher would be a godsend to anyone who faces the possiblity of a silent reaction. A silent reaction in this business is a signed death warrant to any and all who suffer it.
It results from a lack of care, a lack of interest in the individual experiencing it. One of the first tests for us is to deal with this in the early matches of our career. How we react to it, how we handle it, how we use it to our advantage or disadvantage determines the path of our entire career. Yes, it's true that no one ever walks out to a completely silent reaction. There's always going to be those drunk fans that cheer at anything that moves or the ones that are excited to see wrestling action, and there are also those who just know they should cheer or boo for the hell of it to make the show better.
With loss after loss here in WCF, the possibility of experiencing the silent reaction increases. At every non-televised show, there's always those guys who are in the ring just to lose, to be pinned or tap out in the center of it. They serve no other purpose. They live with the silent reaction. They are used to it. I, Hector Rodriguez, could never get used to a silent reaction. However, if I keep on this path of constant losses on my record, I will not be given a choice. Something has to change. Something is holding me back.
The calendar has changed from 2009 to 2010, there's a saying..."Out with the old, in with the new." This week on Slam, I'm pitted against The Machine. A man about the same size as me and actually taller than me. For once in my career, I will be matched up with a slightly bigger individual. What's another saying? The bigger they are...the harder they fall? Machine. You will fall to the one and only Hector Rodriguez. This is 2010 and I have something to prove. I have to prove that I am worthy of those cheers I get from the crowd each week. I have to prove that I deserve another shot at a title belt here in WCF. I have to prove that the Hector Rodriguez of 2009 is nothing more than a distant memory, that the new Hector Rodriguez is destined for greatness.
Out with the old...in with the new? Looks like that means only one thing...
Hector Rodriguez turns around and walks to the back as the video cuts out.
Complete and total silence. This is the fear of all who walk out here onto the ramp from the back. Even the most well-known wrestlers, no matter if they're popular or hated...no matter how confident you are...this is one of the biggest unknowns to us as we stand at the back awaiting our entrance music. The chance we are taking is just as likely as that of our possibility of leaving the ring in a stretcher. Hell, leaving the ring on a stretcher would be a godsend to anyone who faces the possiblity of a silent reaction. A silent reaction in this business is a signed death warrant to any and all who suffer it.
It results from a lack of care, a lack of interest in the individual experiencing it. One of the first tests for us is to deal with this in the early matches of our career. How we react to it, how we handle it, how we use it to our advantage or disadvantage determines the path of our entire career. Yes, it's true that no one ever walks out to a completely silent reaction. There's always going to be those drunk fans that cheer at anything that moves or the ones that are excited to see wrestling action, and there are also those who just know they should cheer or boo for the hell of it to make the show better.
With loss after loss here in WCF, the possibility of experiencing the silent reaction increases. At every non-televised show, there's always those guys who are in the ring just to lose, to be pinned or tap out in the center of it. They serve no other purpose. They live with the silent reaction. They are used to it. I, Hector Rodriguez, could never get used to a silent reaction. However, if I keep on this path of constant losses on my record, I will not be given a choice. Something has to change. Something is holding me back.
The calendar has changed from 2009 to 2010, there's a saying..."Out with the old, in with the new." This week on Slam, I'm pitted against The Machine. A man about the same size as me and actually taller than me. For once in my career, I will be matched up with a slightly bigger individual. What's another saying? The bigger they are...the harder they fall? Machine. You will fall to the one and only Hector Rodriguez. This is 2010 and I have something to prove. I have to prove that I am worthy of those cheers I get from the crowd each week. I have to prove that I deserve another shot at a title belt here in WCF. I have to prove that the Hector Rodriguez of 2009 is nothing more than a distant memory, that the new Hector Rodriguez is destined for greatness.
Out with the old...in with the new? Looks like that means only one thing...
Hector Rodriguez turns around and walks to the back as the video cuts out.