Post by Takaru Matsui on Oct 17, 2021 1:18:13 GMT -5
Archie Rude was waiting in the hallway, clearly hoping to ambush some NPW star or another. He wore his checkered suit, and preened for the camera as he smoothed his beard. And then he adjusted his tie, before he headed across the hall to plant himself before the approaching form of Takaru Matsui. The man known as the King of Kyoto paused as he saw him, looking up with a slight frown. He was clad in his ring gear of red and black leather, and a hand lifted to push back his hair as he inclined his head at Rude. Archie wasted no time, lifting his mic as he stepped closer.
'Takaru, you have a match fast approaching with the arguable the biggest name in NPW the Canadian Nightmare, Jesse Jamester. What are you thinking heading into this match?'
Takaru lifted a brow, then smirked as he gave a short chuckle. 'I think that Jesse's time has run out, that now he will face a man who is not afraid of the King of Violence. A man who doesn't fear his size or skill, because now he faces the Red Slayer. And I will bring that giant lizard crushing down to earth, eh? He will not be able to stand against me, and then the rest of the NPW will learn to respect the name of Matsui.'
Takaru waved a hand at that, and glared at the camera as his arms folded over his chest. And Rude nodded, and he continued. 'But Jesse is considered one of the biggest stars in the entire CWA network, doesn't that add to your pressure?'
A sniff. 'Pressure? You think I am pressured? I am Takaru Matsui, my family has been the kings of wrestling in Kyoto! We are among the most feared names in all of Japan, and if we were in my country? Jesse would know me as the Japanese Nightmare, he thinks he is powerful because he waged war on NPW? I don't care who he has beaten, I don't care what wars he has waged! Because I am like no one or nothing he has faced! Pressure? All I feel is calm, because the storm is coming for Jesse Jamester and not Matsui!'
Archie nodded at that, and Takaru smirked at him as he lifted a hand with a slight wave. 'You don't understand Archie Rude, and that is why you doubt. A nightmare is a fear that your mind whispers to you while you sleep, eh? Your subconscious fears that your waking mind will not let you face. But my nightmares do not involve men who dress like lizards, they do not have men who send their family to fight for them, and they do not have Jesse Jamester in them! Even if they did? Nightmares are made to be conquered, and so I will show the NPW that their nightmare can be beaten.'
'Do you think Jesse has any reason to fear you?' Archie asked.
Takaru Matsui pretended to think, fingers rubbing his chin as he lifted his head before he shrugged. He shook his head, offering a smile before he spoke once more. 'No. Jesse doesn't seem the kind to fear the unknown, he doesn't seem the kind to fear what might be. But he should be afraid of me, he should be afraid of what the Red Slayer will do to him. I am going to face him on his own level, on his own terms, and I am going to beat him in the center of that ring. And Jesse can pretend like that idea doesn't phase him, or make him afraid, eh? But we are all warriors, and we know what a lose means in this business.'
Archie nodded thoughtfully, and Takaru continued with a shake of his head.
'We know that the jackals are lurking here in NPW don't we? People who would love to tear into the weaknesses I expose Jesse.' A hand waved, and he smiled. 'People like the Marsupials, or the Bastards, or your enemies? The Revenants. You see the Canadian Nightmare is only as good as his last match, and I am going to make sure they all see that you are not to be feared, Jesse.'
Archie started to ask another question, and Takaru waved a hand in his face before he smirked at the camera. And then he walked off down the hall, pausing only to claim a bottled water from a nearby table as Archie watched him go. And then he motioned for the camera man to cut, and he shook his own head.
'Takaru, you have a match fast approaching with the arguable the biggest name in NPW the Canadian Nightmare, Jesse Jamester. What are you thinking heading into this match?'
Takaru lifted a brow, then smirked as he gave a short chuckle. 'I think that Jesse's time has run out, that now he will face a man who is not afraid of the King of Violence. A man who doesn't fear his size or skill, because now he faces the Red Slayer. And I will bring that giant lizard crushing down to earth, eh? He will not be able to stand against me, and then the rest of the NPW will learn to respect the name of Matsui.'
Takaru waved a hand at that, and glared at the camera as his arms folded over his chest. And Rude nodded, and he continued. 'But Jesse is considered one of the biggest stars in the entire CWA network, doesn't that add to your pressure?'
A sniff. 'Pressure? You think I am pressured? I am Takaru Matsui, my family has been the kings of wrestling in Kyoto! We are among the most feared names in all of Japan, and if we were in my country? Jesse would know me as the Japanese Nightmare, he thinks he is powerful because he waged war on NPW? I don't care who he has beaten, I don't care what wars he has waged! Because I am like no one or nothing he has faced! Pressure? All I feel is calm, because the storm is coming for Jesse Jamester and not Matsui!'
Archie nodded at that, and Takaru smirked at him as he lifted a hand with a slight wave. 'You don't understand Archie Rude, and that is why you doubt. A nightmare is a fear that your mind whispers to you while you sleep, eh? Your subconscious fears that your waking mind will not let you face. But my nightmares do not involve men who dress like lizards, they do not have men who send their family to fight for them, and they do not have Jesse Jamester in them! Even if they did? Nightmares are made to be conquered, and so I will show the NPW that their nightmare can be beaten.'
'Do you think Jesse has any reason to fear you?' Archie asked.
Takaru Matsui pretended to think, fingers rubbing his chin as he lifted his head before he shrugged. He shook his head, offering a smile before he spoke once more. 'No. Jesse doesn't seem the kind to fear the unknown, he doesn't seem the kind to fear what might be. But he should be afraid of me, he should be afraid of what the Red Slayer will do to him. I am going to face him on his own level, on his own terms, and I am going to beat him in the center of that ring. And Jesse can pretend like that idea doesn't phase him, or make him afraid, eh? But we are all warriors, and we know what a lose means in this business.'
Archie nodded thoughtfully, and Takaru continued with a shake of his head.
'We know that the jackals are lurking here in NPW don't we? People who would love to tear into the weaknesses I expose Jesse.' A hand waved, and he smiled. 'People like the Marsupials, or the Bastards, or your enemies? The Revenants. You see the Canadian Nightmare is only as good as his last match, and I am going to make sure they all see that you are not to be feared, Jesse.'
Archie started to ask another question, and Takaru waved a hand in his face before he smirked at the camera. And then he walked off down the hall, pausing only to claim a bottled water from a nearby table as Archie watched him go. And then he motioned for the camera man to cut, and he shook his own head.
