"Underdogs Of War Have Their Time"

PEOPLE U/M: Lyle  // Challenger, Corfield, Fairservice
HPW RECORD: 01/00/00
OOC: Okay, that banner that isn't really a banner, yeah its beyond crappy. But the truth is, I was bored of the old ones, so I took a picture and did that. Whatever, so I'm not a web designer. We all knew that anyway. lol. Anyway, second one, so here it is....

In most of the wrestling matches I have been in, I have been the underdog, the long shot, the one least likely to come out on top. From my first match, when I lost to Shaun Andrews, to my last when I was brutally beaten by White Viper. Even after I had captured the Pit Championship, I was still considered the long shot. Normally, I feed off that energy, and I enjoy being the one everyone thinks will bite the dust, because I enjoy proving them wrong. But lately, it's been getting a bit tireing. Who wants to be considered the guy who is always likely to lose? Who wants to be the man that everyone votes against? Who wants to be the guy who no one believes in? Not me. not anymore.

With that being said, as I look upon the match I'm taking part in, in less than twenty four hours, I wonder where I am in the public view? Do I come out looking as the topdog against Michael Challenger, or do I come out looking like the underdog, next to Michael Challenger? The curiousity got to me after awhile, so I decided to conduct my own investigation based on the facts. Past, present, allies, enemies, its all here. I just needed an answer.

"In any war fought between people, groups of people, or even countries, there has always been one side that is considered to be the underdog. The underdog is the person in the battle who is least likely to come out the victor. Although, more times than one, the underdog has sense pulled something out of nowhere, ultimately leading to their win. The majority of the time, instances of this nature do not exist, but every once in awhile, it'll happen. This Friday, Zarek Lyle squares off against Michael Challenger. The question of the moment is, in this war, who is considered to be the true underdog? It is is this mystery that we intend to solve."

In my opinion, Challenger is more than a worthy opponent, not that I will ever admit that out loud or anything. Pride is a strong emotion, and that's what keeps us from expressing how we truley feel about an opponent. In adverts us to a state of childhood where all we do is call each other names. That's pretty pathetic if you ask me. From the looks of things, Challenger has reverted back to those days. It was always a fun thing, playing hide and seek, when you said you were going to tag a certain person, and you could, but only because you wouldn't tag anyone else until you tagged the specific person. But we're not kids anymore, this isn't tag, so Challenger, you can't always have the outcome be whatever you want it to be.

"Bringing up the subject that I have become unknown in bringing up, Michael Challenger lost at Inaugural Brawl. It may have been my partner who got the pin in the end, and it may have been Challenger's partner who caused the lose, but when it comes down to it, Challenger lost. Plain and simple. For this fact, and this fact only, Challenger should be considered the underdog, agreed? I mean, it's obvious that he doesn't posses enough skills to become the topdog in this battle. So, wouldn't this fact make him the underdog? Not entirely. You see, mysteries are never solved on just one piece of evidence. You usually can't convinct someone with just one shread of evidence, it just doesn't happen. So it is with this knowledge that I declare Challenger, still under investigation."

This seems to be what I keep coming back to, the fact that Challenger lost in the first round of elimination. I can't get over the fact that he made it this far, with himself being metiocre and all. You can't exactly be eliminated, somehow make it to the final match, and have everyone believe you're going to win. It doesn't work like that in the real world, and no matter how much I respect Michael Challenger, I will never admit that he truley deserves to be in the Final Four.

"Then we have our other suspect, well, me. Obviously, there is absolutley no evidence that could possibly convict me, right? Wrong again. Looking back at the thoughts of the co-workers, and the predictions of the staff, it was I who was voted most likely to lose the tag team qualifying match. As you may recall, it was Challenger who was expected to go on to the main event. Of course, he did, but the fact of the matter is that everyone expected him to move on by winning the tag match. So, doesn't this make me guilty? Not exactly. You see, both pieces of evidence, on Challenger and myself, contridict each other. I was expected to lose, but I won. Challenger was expected to win, but he losed. All evidence is terminated, indicating this case is still open."

I had to laugh as I spoke of this. Certain people expected me to lose to people such as Golden and Challenger. I mean, yeah, Challenger I could say, maybe. But Challenger and Golden, together? You have got to be kidding me. I am truley attempting to be as least arrogant as possible, because that's not me, but it's hard. The best part about the whole thing, is the feeling I got when it was all over. Knowing most people expected me to lose, and me proving them wrong, felt so damn good.

"But then again, looking into the past, something I seem to do quite often, Challenger has been in a lower division than me. No matter if it was one division lower, or two divisions lower, it was still a division lower. So, doesn't this make Challenger the underdog in this situation? As said before, he obviously doesn't have as much skills as me. This only proves that point, in my opinion. So surely, this would indicate that Challenger is the underdog. Possibly. We'll see"

Hmm...it always came back to Deathcore Wrestling as well, no matter how much anyone wants to deny it. As much as I try not to bring it up, it always comes up. Word vomit, if you will. Everything about this so called fued, you can trace back to Deathcore Wrestling, its the earliest form of any type of relationship that Michael Challenger and I had. Wether it be the spirit of the champion, or just acquaintances, it was something, and it all goes back to DW.

"Okay, so we've established that Challenger was in a lower division than me back in DW. It's old news, everyone knows that by now. But I've missed something. Although Challenger is one division lower than me, Challenger also has something I don't. An ally. The fact that Dylan Fairservice is willing to start a whole match over with, attack the co-owner, attack another superstar, all to just give Michael Challenger the pin, I'd say that's dedication. Who's to say that he won't do the same in this match? I mean, it is No DQ, so it wouldn't be illegal or anything. It would be perfectly legal. This is what makes the fact that Challenger was lower than me, nonexistance. He has an ally willing to go to any lengths, willing to use any form of his power, just for Challenger to get the win. Just for Challenger to become the first World Heavyweight Champion. As I said before, something I don't have"

A friend, that's what Challeneger had. He had a friend, plain and simple. Something I've never had. Oh, don't feel sorry for me. It's my own fault, no really it's better that way. With no one else to look after, you find you have more time for yourself. You also don't have to console with anyone before making a big decision, causing yourself to actually 'follow your dreams'. Yeah, it sounds cliche', but you know it's true. So anyone I have ever been 'friends' with, I didn't stay friends for long. Friendships are overrated, and are useful only in tying someone down.

"So, in the end, who is the perpetraitor? At the end of this whole endeavor, who was the person that was most likely to fail? Challenger lost, but I was most likely to lose. Challenger was in a division lower than I back to Deathcore Wrestling, but he also has Dylan Fairservice on his side. The truth is, in a match like this, there is no underdog."

Much to my dismay, there is really no true 'underdog' in this match, there is no true 'topdog' in this match. Taking into consideration of our pasts, we're pretty evenly matched. But then again, no two people are perfectly equally match, it's just not possible, so one of us has to be better than the other. I suppose in this upcoming match we'll get the answer, or atleast a glimpse. You never know what could happen in a match like this. My imagination is much worse.

Thinking back, the 'underdog' does tend to come out ontop sometimes, so does that mean that whoever comes out the victor, is the underdog, or would that make them the topdog for winning? They say that answering questions provides clarity, it provides answers. But as you can see, with this question, is has only brought upon more questions, it has only brought upon more confusion. Some questions were never meant to be answered, I suppose.

Gone.