Dragon © vs. Wonder Kid: AWL World
Heavyweight Championship Match.
At long last, after a week of posts, we
finally get to the main event. A match
for the most important prize in all of animated wrestling and, some would
argue, all of professional wrestling, the Animated Wrestling League World
Heavyweight Championship!
And it should not be happening.
Because this match already took place. At AWL 36, the Green Grappler defended his
title against the Man Muscle Mountain and WON via pin fall after a top rope
Dragon Star Press. 1. 2.
3. End of story, right?
Wrong.
Wonder Kid did kick out of the
cover, but the referee decided that it was too late and awarded the fall, the
match, and the championship to Dragon.
Well, less than an hour later and the AWL Commissioner had no less than
30 voicemails, e-mails, faxes, you name it.
All from Yarina, Wonder Kid’s manager, DEMANDING justice. Well, never one to say no to a lady (or
possibly just to shut her up), the Commissioner ordered an examination of the
last 5 seconds of the match and . . . it was too close to call.
Naturally, the referee’s decision is
sacrosanct in the AWL. Not even the
Commissioner has the authority to override a referee’s ruling. However, when Yarina heard that she started
talking lawsuit and as a result, the Commissioner has done something unheard of in the AWL. Wonder Kid has been granted a rematch for the
world title, without having to work his way back up the Best 4 rankings!
For his part, Dragon has remained mostly
silent on this issue. But hopefully, we
will get some answers in this exclusive interview:
Interviewer: First off Dragon, thank you for agreeing to talk to us
today.
Dragon: No problem.
Interviewer: I know you are getting ready for your big match
tomorrow so I won’t take much of your time.
As you know, there is a great deal of controversy surrounding your AWL
World Title right now. What are your
thoughts on this as you head into the main event tomorrow?
Dragon: Well, all I know is that I heard the referee’s hand slap
the mat for the 3rd time before I felt Wonder Kid’s shoulder
leave the ground. I won that match and I
know it. But, I’ve seen the footage the
same as everyone else and I can understand how that finish might look
inconclusive. My normal reaction would
be to tell Wonder Kid to grow up. He
lost and that’s it. I’ve lost title
matches before. Did I whine about
it? No!
I came to work the next week and started climbing the ranks again and
now I stand here with 7 kilos of gold around my waist. Wonder Kid is one amazing fighter, he could
do the same thing if he set his mind to it but no, he gets Whatshername to bitch,
moan, bully, and threaten his way into a rematch. Well, I say, “NO WAY!”
At least, that’s what I want to
say. However, this isn’t about me. It’s about the championship. If I ignore this challenge, if I don’t prove that I can beat Wonder Kid
fair and square, then it will permanently damage the integrity of the AWL World
Title and I have worked too long and
too hard not only building this
company, but earning back my
title to see it tainted by a big, bold, brass, asterisk!
Interviewer: Wow. OK. Do you have anything you’d like to say to
your opponent before the match?
Dragon: Wonder Kid.
You. Me. AWL 40.
No excuses, no lawyers, no rematches.
One match to prove the better man and the real champion. But be careful, when you play with Dragon
Fire . . . you will get burned.
At this point Dragon leaves the interview to resume his pre match
training.
We tried
to contact Wonder Kid’s camp to give them equal time, but we were told that the
challenger could not be disturbed ad did not have a comment at this time.
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