Fool's Gold - 18/08/24

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Fade in. Center frame is Matt Miles, sitting on a chair, dressed in a shirt and tie, sleeves rolled up. He’s in front of a white screen, bright lights shining down on him, as the familiar clicking sound and flash of light of a photographer’s camera emanates from behind the view of the one filming him. He turns his attention to the photographer and, after some mumbling back and forth between the two of them, Matt relaxes into his seat. He raises his eyebrows.

“Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and to remove all doubt.”

Miles chuckles, his eyes focused on his hands in his lap as he cracks each of his knuckles.

“That’s the saying, right? You could argue it sounds a bit… pretentious, I suppose, but what have I ever been if not that? I know I’ve rubbed people the wrong way in the past for plenty of reasons but if I had to guess the main culprit then I imagine most people who don’t like me think I’m too smug for my own good. And yeah, I am smug. I am full of myself. I have good reason to be. There aren’t many people in this world who can say they’ve set their family up for life while still doing what they love. I mean, I’ve already made more money than most people will ever see in their lifetime. But if there’s one thing I’ve managed to do throughout all this time it’s keep my feet on the ground. I’ve had good people around me to make sure I don’t get ahead of myself. When the stakes are this high it’s so easy to get embroiled in backstage politics and lose yourself but I can happily say I’ve never let that get the better of me. I’ve never overestimated myself or my abilities. I know who I am, what I can do, and why I’m here and when you’re in this business those are the three most important things.”

“I’m Matt Miles, the Man with the Midas Touch, multiple time world and tag team champion, and I am the franchise of PCW. On any given night I know I can beat anyone this company throws at me and the proof of that is in the pudding because I’ve done it. You name almost anyone on this roster that I’ve been in the ring with and I can point to the moment where I pinned their shoulders to the mat. As for the reason why I’m here? I could say to make money, I could say to be world champion, but I’ve done both of those things already. Ultimately, I’m here because this is what I was born to do. It’s in my blood. It’s what gives me the energy to wake up every morning. It’s what gives me purpose. I am the best wrestler in PCW and that’s a hill I will proudly die on.”

“But no one is invulnerable.”

“Two weeks ago, Sawyer got the better of me. Mordeau's involvement may have turned the tide but I still have to give credit where it's deserved. Sawyer is the first man since Kasey Kash I’ve stood across the ring from with whom I saw real conviction in their eyes. So I look forward to our rematch — one without outside interference or distractions — because I know it’s coming down the line. There’s no way the two of us don’t cross paths again… but that brings me to my opponent this Sunday and why that earlier saying stood out to me so much.”

“Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and to remove all doubt.”

“You talk a big game, Kevin Hunter. You do. And going almost twenty-five minutes with Sawyer was a good way to make your debut… but it wasn’t what you said you were going to do, was it. You thought you could waltz into PCW with your chest puffed out like you and your boys could just come in here and take what you wanted but reality hit you over the head something fierce, didn’t it? Sawyer put your ass down and put you in your place but if you thought that was the end of it then you couldn’t be more wrong. I’m not just one half of the PCW Tag Team Champions. In case you haven’t figured it out by now, I’m the guy to beat here. As the first ever PCW World Champion, I’ve cemented my name in this company. I’m the measuring stick for anyone who steps through this company’s doors and you, my friend, are looking like you aren’t going to measure up because you clearly know nothing about where you’ve walked into. So go ahead, talk about sins and devils and whatever evil you have promised for me. It’s all very cute. But what it’s not is reality. The reality is that I’ve been here since day one and I’m still exactly where I started: At the very top. If you really want to reach those same heights it’s going to take a whole lot more than some empty promises of pain and torture. I’ve dealt with plenty of that in my career. Cults, demons, you name it, I’ve faced it. And I’m still fucking standing. So rest assured I’ll be able to say the same come this Sunday in my home state.”

“I spent a lot of my early years touring around Southern California. Those people know me. They remember me. They watched me from the very beginning of my journey up until where I'm at now. So consider yourself walking into hostile territory. You want to be “above” me? Well let's see how well you fare at showing you are on my home turf. Either you prove you’re not just talk or together we remove all doubt that you really are a fool.”

“Until then, I know where I’m placing my bet.”

Fade to black.