Recuperating is such a bitch (o2a)

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Its been well over a month or two since Genesis was last seen, or heard from publicly. Outside of the Twitter page. He's spent the last couple of months recovering from injuries sustained by Chris Lionheart at the "Revolution" Pay-Per-View.

Genesis was seen entering one of his favorite bars in the Los Angeles area, his hometown. Dressed in baggy jeans, Alice in Chains black T-Shirt. His head, now shaven. The 'scars' left on his head could be seen leftover from the beatdown. An everyday reminder of the hell he went through. In a bold attempt to change things around I:W.

As he sipped away on his Bud Light Platinum. He happens to look over his shoulder and see a familiar figure. Standing there, eye-balling him.

[Dont'e Brooks-Lee]

-What Genesis thought was a familiar figure indeed wasn't. It was actually someone who he has never seen before. Dont'e sits at the other end of the bar with a glass filled with draft Bud Light beer. He is dressed in a black v-neck t-shirt, a pair of dark jeans and black Supra high top sneakers. He looks in the direction over Genesis. At this exact moment, Genesis returns a look toward Dont'e. He has a perplexed look on his face. Anyone would have this same look if someone they didn't know was looking in their direction. Dont'e stands up from his position at the bar. The first noticeable features are his 6'5" frame and a rather muscular build. He reaches out and lifts the glass of beer and slowly moves in the direction of Genesis. It seems kind of weird but whatever. Dont'e reaches the general area where Genesis was located. The two exchange a look before Dont'e speaks.-

"Genesis, you look a little beat up bro."

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Looking up at the man. Observing that he is quite built for his size. Gen. did the nice, sensible thing and responded. Not wanting to cause anymore trouble then he what was already into at the moment with the CEO.

Genesis:

[/color] "You got that right..."

Gen. takes a quick sip of his drink. Before laying his glass down. As he continued.

Genesis:[/color] "I don't believe we've met? Who are you?[/color][/center]

[Dont'e Brooks-Lee]

"Nah, we haven't met at all."

-Dont'e pauses for a moment so that he could take a long sip from his beer.-

"My name is Dont'e. I kinda' have been on the outside looking in on the TNB, or better yet, the I:W. I was in L.A. dealing with some "business" and I figured I would just stop by the bar for a moment or two before heading back home. I didn't figure I would see anyone from the I:W wrestling promotion over here. I'm just a fella' looking to join the business soon."

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Genesis:

[/color] "Well 'Dont'e', take some advice from me. If you're looking to join I:W soon...[/color]

Gen. picks up his bottle and chugs the rest of it down. Then sets it back on the table as he continued.

Genesis:[/color] "No matter what you do. Make a very good first impression. First impressions are everything in this business. If you come out there. Trying to run with the ball down to the end zone. Only to fumble it at the 5 yard line. The fans. The wrestlers. Will eat you alive. No matter what they try to tell you. They will never let you live it down.

Whether your intended to go out, and have the fans cheer you on. Or, have them hate your guts. Your job is to keep that going as much as possible. If they hate you. Keep pissing them off. Hit every nerve in there body until they become absolutely sick of you. Then when you do that? Keep it comin'. Now... if you plan to be a squeaky clean babyface? Then just cater to your masses. Give em' what they want to see.

Bottom line. The crowd is your puppets, Dont'e. Its up to you to pull the strings & make them dance. You hold there emotions in the palm of your hands. Play the puppet-master card right, then no can stop you. Not even me.

However... if you let someone cut the strings out from under you? You won't stand a chance. Understand? You gotta hit em' where it hurts the most. Attack there strengths, not there weaknesses.[/color][/center]

[Dont'e Brooks-Lee]

-Dont'e smirks before finishing off his beer and placing the glass down on the bar surface. He rubs his goatee for a moment before speaking.-

"What I plan on doing is going down to the ring and doing my thing. It don't matter to me what the crowd thinks or what others think. If the crowd likes what I do, great! If they hate what I do and wanna' boo, fine with me. I'm here to do things for me. Whatever happens I'mma just keep running with it. If someone doesn't like it, then step up. I got a lot to prove and I'm highly motivated and dedicated to get the job done. I know who I have respect for and who I just plain don't care about."

-He pauses for a moment and ponders what he just said. Was it too strong? Honestly, it didn't matter to him.-

"In other words, I'm joining the I:W to wrestle. Ain't nobody gonna stop me from doing that."

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With a smile across his face. Gen. replied, as the bartender brought him out another bottle of Bud Light Platnium.

Genesis:

[/color] "That's the spirit I like to hear. Don't ever forget that feeling. After-all, the only person that can truly stop you from achieving your goals is yourself. Anyone that stands in your way. Run em' down one body at a time.

So tell me... out of the I:W Roster. Who're you looking forward to wrestling the most and why?[/color]

Gen. casually asked, as he took the first sip out of his beer.[/center]

[Dont'e Brooks-Lee]

-Dont'e ponders for a moment before sitting down at the bar and ordering another Bud Light draft. It is honestly a good question. There are so many great wrestlers that are a part of the I:W.-

"Well right off the bat, you are definitely one of 'em. You got so much history not only in the I:W but with other promotions also. You are a legend of the business. Another guy is Sylas Styles. All I gotta say is the name and that's enough said. Brent Starr is another fella I would like to get in the ring with. There are others but I guess I haven't really given it much thought. My plan is to just go down to the ring each and every night and do what I gotta do and don't let anyone get in my way from achieving what I wanna do. I just hope that one day my name can be said alongside the likes of you, Sylas, Brent, Avenger, Double S, Maniac, and many others. Y'all have put in the work to get to where you are now. That's what I'mma do."

-As Dont'e finishes speaking, the bartender brings him the glass full of beer. Dont'e throws down some cash and turns away back in direction of Genesis. Dont'e has to control how much money he uses. He doesn't have much money to begin with. He makes a mental note that this would be his last beer. He proceeds to take a sip of the beer.-

"Watch out 'cause at some point the two of us may be in the ring together going head to head."

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Genesis:

[/color] "Yeah, I mean. At the end of the day. We didn't become legends or big names in general. Because of our namesake. We each did it because we busted our tails to get to this level. Still are in alot of ways. I know there's alot of folks out there that wish we'd all just 'go away' or 'die', whatever the case may be. My philosphy is this. If we're still drawing asses in the seats. If we can still go in the ring to the best of our abilities. That's more than enough for me to warrant a comeback. No matter what these young punks wanna say.

Biggest piece of advice I can tell you upfront bro. Your gonna have alot of people hating you. It comes with the territory. Its all jealousy, and other factors. Only because, everyone wants to be where your at. Problem is? Not everybody can get there. I hope someday, you can be one of those guys being said in the same wavelength as my name, as Sylas', Avenger's and so forth. But I want you to know. You don't do it overnight. It takes many years and alot of hard work to get there.

Case in point my good man? I didn't even get my first World Championship for over a year, year and a half of breaking into this business. Not only that. I didn't even really get a major push until about 2-3 years later into the biz. That's just how life in the wrestling business can go for ya sometimes. You may hit it off real quick here. Then again, it may take a little while. When all is said & done. Its up to YOU... to make this shit happen. Cause no one, not even me, is gonna do it for you.

Understand?[/color]

Gen. takes a big sip of his beer.[/center]

[Dont'e Brooks-Lee]

"For sure it's all up to me bro. Only an idiot wouldn't recognize that. For some people in the world, things aren't just handed to them on a silver platter. The reason they are successful is 'cause they went out into the world and did what they needed to do. They not only worked hard, but they worked smart. The two go hand and hand. To be a household name within a wrestling promotion, you gotta have determination and you gotta have the will to work hard. That's what I got. Like I said before, I got a lot to prove when I get out there."

-For a moment Dont'e begins breathing slightly heavier and his body begins to tense up as thoughts begin racing through his head. He shakes his head to remove the thoughts from his head, but it simply isn't that easy. He reaches out for his beet and takes a sip and a deep breath. He can feel the muscles in his body begin to relax one by one. Eventually the thoughts leave his head as he speaks out again.-

"I hope to make an impact when it is time for my debut. I got a lot of work ahead of me, but I'm ready for anything standing in my way. Like you said earlier, there will be haters and there will be people who love you. I'm not gonna get linked into any of that. I don't expect anything handed to me 'cause I know with my work ethic, I'mma get shit done."

"Enough about me, what about you Genesis? Getting back into the ring huh? Coming out of retirement? How does it feel bro?"