It seems my picks have started a bit of controversy...
I got a pm from Jay Tuesday morning telling me i can pick my opponents. Having two days to do the match both agreed it was best to pick Euros.
I looked through the thread and saw that Trips you picked CJ Hoppus? Let me ask you what has CJ done recently to get a Pride title shot? Much as i like CJ he's not really been around to come into that type of match and also had the red ring of death so :p
So i went through the roster and i saw Blade who yeah doesn't have a lot of wins behind him. But since returning in December has been working had with Versus in an on going feud. Always rps every week and thought well if Blade was to some how win, be fun to see Versus and Blade use the Pride Title in there feud.
So there you have it Trips, Blade wasnt chosen because he is Versus buddy or Jays. He was chosen to the fact if i lost i know the title would get the prestige it deserves. Kinda like when Stone Cold used to be intercontinental champion.
Now Park just got back but he has come straight back and going into a feud with Guy. Only being a few active Euros atm that weren't already booked for Riot saw Park was a great choice. again if he was to win i know him and Guy could put it to use in there feud again adding the prestige it deserves.
As cruz pointed out Trips, you got a title shot on a return so really don't know why you complain so much.
Carlos Cruz was the underdog of the match, if he won i could have seen everyone marking out and to why i thought he fit the last place of the match and again adding the prestige that the pride title deserves.
So there you have it Trips... My reasons to why them guys got picked and now i want to mention something else that has been bugging me a while.
You brought up points by Versus.
I remember earning my championships: You see i remember earning my championships, i had to win to get into the FI, I pulled out a win in the FI then had to go though Guy and Nate who weren't easy by any means. Now though people just want everything handed to them because they think they deserve it. Never once ever in OCW did i go up to a champion and say i think i deserve a shot at your title because ive been here a year or two. Took me a year and a half to earn mine. If i wanted it i earned it. Then spoke to that person. Thinking and deserving are two very different things in OCW.
I remember making OCW better, by giving people feedback: Your right, the only time we get 8 pages of show discussion when it involves bitching and crying. Pretty sad really. I remember days in 07 where we talked about peoples feud and gimmick changes. I remember in my early days my moveset was once horrid against Nate. Then on that show thread everyone told me what they thought and what i should do to improve. I miss them days because there not around anymore but hey what you going to do. All comes down to people being selfish and jealous and only caring about themselves. If you want a better explanation go and look at Majins post.
http://www.ocwfed.net/forum/showthread.php?p=54061#post54061
I remember caring more about feuds then titles: Me too, all a few people care about these days is the title and not really anything to do with a feud at all. Some people just expect guys like me and Versus and Nate to give some of you a personal push to get you to the ME. I got to the ME by working hard in what i do, i did get a lot of help from the guys who i feuded with and we all put fourth the work because we enjoyed it. Just a note this isnt meaning you and Frank Trips. I actually like what you guys have been doing and think its great to see you helping people.
I have really tried my best to give people advice and tell them want to do in order to move up the ladder, but it seems half the time it is just making peoples egos bigger. So from now on i am not going to do that anymore.
That isnt just aimed at you Trips it is actually aimed to a lot of people and what they should think about.
Now that said of to Riot.