Post by Go Go Ojima on Jun 3, 2019 20:41:09 GMT -5
Narrator: Alright! Time to step the game up, boys! The Maximum Japan J1 Summit is just around the corner and Naoki needs all the help he can to win this thing. Play fast. Play loud. Play like your soul is in it fellas because if he doesn’t win this then we might be out of the job! Kick out the jams!
The brass section lets out a whale as the percussion comes in like a train coming down the tracks. The base guitar is thumping and the saxophone comes screeching in. The tempo is fast. It’s up lifting. It gets you in the mood to get up and dance, and if you ain’t up then you be a square.
While the music is playing, the video feed cuts over to Naoki Ojima running on an outside field track. The summer sun hits down hard on Naoki who’s giving it his all as he zooms past other runners. Sweat trickles down his face as it looks like he’s been running for awhile now. Sprinting down the track, Naoki gives one last push as he leans forward and passes a white line. Decelerating, Naoki puts his hands above his head and sucks in deep breaths as he moves to the outside of the track so other runners can pass him.
Walking over to a pile of his stuff, Naoki bends over and picks up a water bottle and downs it. A mixture of sweat and water hit the hot black pavement of the track as Naoki does his best to cool himself down.
Naoki Ojima: I’ve been pushing myself lately. Because I’m not satisfied with where I’m at these days. I know I’m better than what I’ve been putting out, but there’s just been something blocking me from reaching that next step. I can’t put my finger on it, but I can’t help but think it’s right in front of me, and all I need to do is reach out and grab it. But if I don’t know what I’m grabbing, then I can’t reach out and grab it.
Inexperience?
Age?
Confidence?
Not trusting myself enough?
I can train as much as I want and get as big and physically fit as I need....but if I can’t mentally pull it off then what good is my cardio and muscles? I need the experience in that ring to figure it out. That’s why I’ve been traveling world and training with anyone and everyone. After Dark. Progress. Sakura Shoujo Stampede. Squares Midway. Heck, I signed with Red State Revolver for their developmental show.
This is no longer just a childhood fantasy for me. This is my life. So for me to get out of that rookie title, I need to compete. And compete I have been doing. But it hasn’t been that much of a success as of late. Red Tiger and I lost in the first round in the Maximum Japan Tag Team Tournament. I was in a five star match over in Progress, but I lost that. I was runner up in a Tournament with Omega Academy in the States a month ago. I was runner up again for Infinity to crown their first ever champion. I came close, but lost to Shinjiro Nakama in capturing the now vacant Max Royal Roads Title.
So close....and yet so far away.
But I’m told constantly by other wrestlers and fans that I’ll get over this road block. That my love for this sport will push me through this hurdle and that it only takes one event to change my career for the better.
So....will the J1 Summit be my breakout performance? Or will I have to wait a little longer?
Romeo Jackson. Billy Danielson. GRIM. Three different personalities with different upbringings from around the world. But doing my research on them.....they don’t fight for honor. They don’t fight for the fans. They don’t fight for the love of this sport. They do it for themselves and the money. So instead of talking about them individually, I’m going to group them all together and say my piece about them as a whole.
Try as you will but you won’t break my spirit. The fans will be by my side throughout this tournament. They’ll give me that confidence to fight on when my muscles are sore and my lungs are filled with fire. As long as the fans cheer me on, I’ll fight for them!
Ready!
Set!
Let’s GO GO GO!
The brass section lets out a whale as the percussion comes in like a train coming down the tracks. The base guitar is thumping and the saxophone comes screeching in. The tempo is fast. It’s up lifting. It gets you in the mood to get up and dance, and if you ain’t up then you be a square.
While the music is playing, the video feed cuts over to Naoki Ojima running on an outside field track. The summer sun hits down hard on Naoki who’s giving it his all as he zooms past other runners. Sweat trickles down his face as it looks like he’s been running for awhile now. Sprinting down the track, Naoki gives one last push as he leans forward and passes a white line. Decelerating, Naoki puts his hands above his head and sucks in deep breaths as he moves to the outside of the track so other runners can pass him.
Walking over to a pile of his stuff, Naoki bends over and picks up a water bottle and downs it. A mixture of sweat and water hit the hot black pavement of the track as Naoki does his best to cool himself down.
Naoki Ojima: I’ve been pushing myself lately. Because I’m not satisfied with where I’m at these days. I know I’m better than what I’ve been putting out, but there’s just been something blocking me from reaching that next step. I can’t put my finger on it, but I can’t help but think it’s right in front of me, and all I need to do is reach out and grab it. But if I don’t know what I’m grabbing, then I can’t reach out and grab it.
Inexperience?
Age?
Confidence?
Not trusting myself enough?
I can train as much as I want and get as big and physically fit as I need....but if I can’t mentally pull it off then what good is my cardio and muscles? I need the experience in that ring to figure it out. That’s why I’ve been traveling world and training with anyone and everyone. After Dark. Progress. Sakura Shoujo Stampede. Squares Midway. Heck, I signed with Red State Revolver for their developmental show.
This is no longer just a childhood fantasy for me. This is my life. So for me to get out of that rookie title, I need to compete. And compete I have been doing. But it hasn’t been that much of a success as of late. Red Tiger and I lost in the first round in the Maximum Japan Tag Team Tournament. I was in a five star match over in Progress, but I lost that. I was runner up in a Tournament with Omega Academy in the States a month ago. I was runner up again for Infinity to crown their first ever champion. I came close, but lost to Shinjiro Nakama in capturing the now vacant Max Royal Roads Title.
So close....and yet so far away.
But I’m told constantly by other wrestlers and fans that I’ll get over this road block. That my love for this sport will push me through this hurdle and that it only takes one event to change my career for the better.
So....will the J1 Summit be my breakout performance? Or will I have to wait a little longer?
Romeo Jackson. Billy Danielson. GRIM. Three different personalities with different upbringings from around the world. But doing my research on them.....they don’t fight for honor. They don’t fight for the fans. They don’t fight for the love of this sport. They do it for themselves and the money. So instead of talking about them individually, I’m going to group them all together and say my piece about them as a whole.
Try as you will but you won’t break my spirit. The fans will be by my side throughout this tournament. They’ll give me that confidence to fight on when my muscles are sore and my lungs are filled with fire. As long as the fans cheer me on, I’ll fight for them!
Ready!
Set!
Let’s GO GO GO!