Tastic: And THAT class, is how you win a match.
Ozzie: Yeah. One win.
Matt: That's one more than what you have, boy. If you're gonna try to undermine me, I should remind you that you came to me for training.
Ozzie is still an ass. Matt was able to secure ONE WIN. Doing required far more than what he expected. Did the competition catch up? Or does he just suck that bad these days? Probably the latter. But that would not stop Matt. After all, if he hasn't slowed down in 8 years, why stop now?
Matt had just finished his class when his top student, Katherine King, pulled him over to talk. After all, it was her pep-talk that helped Matt muster up the strenght for victory.
Katherine: I see you're doing well after your ONE WIN.
Matt: I mean, better this than sulking, right?
Katherine: Good point. But you can't let it go to your head.
Matt: I don't believe that's scientifically posible. A victory is but an abstract concept. I thought I taught you that in Science class.
Katherine: This is a wrestling dojo. Not high school.
Matt: Could've fooled me with the jock-bully, the goofy foreigner and the grade-A student.
Katherine: So what's your next move?
Matt: My next move? Ummm...... Win? Win a match? Why?
Katherine: Don't you have any larger aspirations?
Matt: Lets not get ahead of ourselves here, kid. I won one match for the first time in months. This isn't the Tag Team division where just being a Tag Team granted you a shot cause there was no one else around. Not to mention, this tournament and me being out of it has REALLY left me short on options. There isn't much I can do except win small matches. Then again, maybe they aren't really small.
Katherine: There is no such thing as too small.
.......Out of nowhere.......
Mikey: Ha! You haven't seen his schlong.
Katherine: He's seen your schlong?
Matt: Who would want to talk about my schlong?
This dialog turned to being about his schlong. The scene fades away.........
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ONE WIN is all I have. But ONE WIN can sometimes be all that is needed. Matt Tastic's opponent was slated to be Annie Halloway. An alledged criminal hacker (is there any other kind?) who has used her network of........ hackers to do various nefarious actions. How this relates to pro wrestling is anyone's wildest guess but then again, when SHIT, Krypto and Jabari Kasim are a part of your 'Former Alumni' page, the sky is hardly a limit.
Matt felt that if he was to properly follow up on his ONE WIN, he had to consult with the GM's. Even though, Chuck Myles was the general manager of Ascension, the show where his match was taking place, he felt he needed to talk to Becky Serra. His biggest enemy of his back in his "glory days". Since then she's kinda mellowed out. Perhaps talking to her would prove insightful. Matt thought about hacking her life savings. But that both sounded pointless since Matt is insanely rich due to being such a cheap ass for a decade and because that would be a ridiculous story to tell.
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Becky: You sure are clinging to that ONE WIN you got.
Matt: Yeah. I'm not gonna lie. I've kinda fallen on hard times.
Becky: Funny. All these years later, that fire has kinda burned out.
Matt: What do you think made me so good in the first place?
Becky: You forgot? Wow. You stood up to authority, Matt. We never saw you as a top star so you literally did everything in your power to prove us wrong. You and Mikey Stormrage became the walking definition of self-made stars, defiant against those in charge. I know exactly why you fell so hard, Matt.
Matt: Really? You must be revelling on that.
Becky: No. In the end, you proved me wrong. You were right. You and Mikey were more than capable of carrying this company. You did so for several years. In a way, you still do now. But the reason you've fallen Matt, is the same reason why I'm standing here talking to you like this right now. Times change. What brought you to glory has faded away. You're no longer the defiant young star leading a movement. You're the one in charge.
Matt: I'm in charge?
Becky: You know what I mean. Matt, you can be different from us. Help breed a new generation of stars.
Matt: I'm already doing that.
Becky: Then what the hell am I bothering with this for?! Go! Get out there and lead!
Matt: Wait, I'm not done here. I gotta ask you something.
Becky: Now what is it?
Matt: Hacking.
Becky: What?
Matt: Hacking! Like, what the hell is the point of it? What's the use of hacking as a pro wrestler?
Becky: I don't know. To find out top secret information about wrestlers?
Matt: What top secret information? We have public profiles with our real names, accomplishments and injuries and stuff. It even lists our moves! Did you know one of Vega's moves is dodging?
Becky: Hm. Yes. And yet you still lost to him. This is about Annie Halloway, isn't it?
Matt: Well, who else?
Becky: You don't have to look into deep inside info to figure out how to beat her or anybody. You just have to remember who you are, Matt. You're Matt Tastic. A Hall Of Fame wrestler. No one has ever held more Championships than you. And if you can win all that gold, you can get ONE MORE WIN.
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Becky's words were re-assuring. A reminder of what I was and what I can be. Little by little, I feel I can reclaim that glory. It's not easy, but I can't give up. I still feel like I need to live up to my name. Becky told me I was a self-made star made through defiance. But like she also said, I don't have anything to be defiant about now. It seems the answer to my big question lies there. Soemthing needed to change. But what? I guess I have to take things one step at a time. I have to be.......... Despacito.
