JasonSensation
The Epitome of Excellence
I love what they are doing as well, but my only problem with it is the poor guy can't catch a damn break. He's the only head trainer of the ROH Academy so far NOT to hold an ROH World Title. He's been ready since 06, when I witnessed him challenge Danielson in Philly at the 100th Show. It may have been one-sided for the most part, but he showed a fighting spirit that night that exemplified the makings of a fantastic underdog champion. I'm a huge fan of the idea of a champion being an underdog for much of his title reign until he begins to win over the people's faith. In fact... check this out...
Delirious WILL defeat Nigel McGuiness for the ROH World Title. Why? I'll tell you:
After the Daizee incident, Delirious becomes completely and utterly cold. Nothing more than a shell of his former self and a pawn in Jacobs' game of treachery, and with a newly christened nickname by his peers and fans as "The Black Lunatic", he becomes the workhorse for AOTF. After being unleashed on everyone from Austin Aries to The Nercro Butcher to The Briscoes, Delirious sees both the delivering and recieving end of some of ROH's bloodiest and most insane matches yet. His arsenal grows, his tricks get nastier, and he begins acting on his own. Every time Jacobs seems to lose a little bit of control over Delirious, he reaches back in his bag and pulls out that little memory of betrayal by Daizee and Titus. Meanwhile, Rhett Titus has all but forgotten what happened to him since getting his "swagger" back. He begins batting a .500 average in ROH, picking up wins and losses, but creating a reputation for himself as a viable contender as his skills improve. He becomes a tweener of sorts, some love him and some hate him, but all grow to respect him as a contender and the memory of what he did to Daizee seems to dissipate over time...
Months go by and Delirious is back in the running for title contention. He finally gets his chance when he is involved in a number one contenders match against Chris Hero, Roderick Strong, and the returning BJ Whitmer! Before the event, ROH posts a videowire in which AOTF (minus Delirious) are seen discussing new possibilities. They have won the tag team titles. But now they need something that will allow them total control over the company. Something that will help them prove to all of their supporters and all of the "passed over" kids in the nation that they can be a force in today's society. Their plan is a foreshadowing of deceit and betrayal. Something that Delirious is all too used to. Help Delirious win the title, and then use their control over him to snatch it right away from him when he least expects it. Fast-forward now to the events in place. After a fierce match, it comes down to Delirious and Whitmer. The AOTF are in Delirious' corner through the whole match. During a double-down while the ref counts to ten, none other than Rhett Titus himself charges the ring, more serious than ever, with a chair in hand and lays out the ref! AOTF storm the ring and Titus swings away! Titus takes out Brodie Lee successfully, but Jacobs and Black overpower him. They beat down both Whitmer and Titus until Daizee runs down and gets in with a chair of her own. Jacobs and Black go on the defensive, with Titus down in the corner, busted open, and Whitmer laid out on the outside. Jacobs then starts talking to Daizee, trying to reason with her as she looks more and more conflicted. He is pointing to Titus and reminding her that this whole mess is his fault to begin with and that him ordering Delirious to turn on her was only to rectify that situation. His manipulations seem to work as Black lifts Titus and holds him. Jacobs screams as Daizee, offering her a spot with AOTF if she blasts Titus and fulfills AOTF's legacy of control. Allison Wonderland even runs down and begins urging her while trying to revive Brodie Lee. Daizee finally agrees, teary-eyed and swelling with emotion. She rears back to nail a pleading Rhett Titus, only to turn in mid-swing and crush Jacobs with a sickening chair shot! Jacobs goes down hard and Black drops Titus to go after Daizee. A half-conscious Brodie Lee drags Jacobs out of harm's way as Black and Allison are about to go to work on Daizee. Allsion holds her and Black swings a chair. Daizee ducks and Black smashes the chair right over Allison's head! AOTF's plan is imploding! At this point, Delirious is coming to and approaches Black, wondering what in the hell happened. Brodie Lee gets back in the ring and he and Black try to talk sense into an irate Delirious. Titus then double dropkicks them from behind and bails out of the ring, sending Lee and Black into Delirious hard. Delirious begins fighting them back! He lays waste to Black and Lee as Whitmer recovers. Whitmer gets back in and takes advantage of the situation, securing his win with an exploder right as Delirious turns around. The ref slowly makes the three-count. Daizee and Titus seem to have formed a shakey and unlikely alliance to free Delirious from the clutches of AOTF. Over the next few shows, AOTF is seen without Delirious as he is nowhere to be seen. AOTF continues on with their agenda, swearing that Titus and Daizee will pay for their intrusion. Titus ends up embroiled in a bitter feud with Jacobs, blaming him for Delirious' current state and expressing geniune sorrow to Daizee and the ROH faithful for his actions having anything to do with it. Titus and Jacobs end up being booked in an Anything Goes match. At the end, Titus seems to have the match won when Delirious makes his return to ROH by making the run-in. Delirious gets in and Titus tells him that he won't fight him. Delirious is left with a decision. Daizee comes out and reminds Delirious that it was Black and Lee of AOTF who "assaulted" him and cost him chance at the Title. Daizee tells Delirious that she forgives him for what he did, that she has always and will always support him and that she still regrets turning him down so long ago. No visible change is seen in Delirious as he turns around and grabs Titus by the hair and rears back to strike him. Titus, true to his word, stands there, ready to take the beating as he won't lay a hand on Delirious out of guilt. Jacobs is back up and screaming at the crowd "He's ours and always will be! Delirious IS AOTF until the end of time!" He urges Delirious to follow through and put a stop to Titus' run once and for all. Delirious looks back at a pleading Daizee one more time and then... let's Titus go. He turns around, looks at Jacobs, and begins yelling. Daizee pulls something out of her pocket. It's Delirious' old mask! He looks at her, takes the mask, and puts it on over his black one! Jacobs can't believe it. He begins slapping Delirious and telling him to take it off. Delirious yells back as the rest of the AOTF try to get in. Delirious cuts them off, not allowing them entry as Delirious points behind Jacobs. Jacobs turns around as Daizee slaps him across the face, setting him up for a finishing move from Titus and a three-count as Haze and Delirious guard Titus. All three leave the arena in celebration. Delirious is finally free from AOTF and Titus has finally learned the value of friendship. In the next few months, the old Delirious returns. And with his return, comes his push to stardom. He and Titus win many tag encounters, helping to elevate Titus in the process while Delirious vies for what is rightfully his. After winning a series of high-profile matches and pinning Nigel in a non-title four corner survival match, Delirious gets his shot on PPV. That night, Delirious makes history and defeats Nigel McGuiness at the PA National Guard Armory, the site of his very first title shot almost three years ago, and stands in the middle of the ring, his arm raised, and that beautiful belt being presented to him. Nigel is shocked, but proud of the newest ROH Champion, as he offers his hand. Delirious shakes his hand and the ROH locker room spills out to congratulate the new champion. After a long standing ovation from the crowd and his peers, including a long embrace from unlikely, but true friend Rhett Titus, Daizee Haze steps through the crowd. Delirious drapes the belt over his shoulder and pulls her into a long embrace and kisses her in the middle of the ring with the entire arena roaring its approval...
...thoughts?
is going to be there