Post by EXODUS Office on Feb 26, 2013 20:09:35 GMT -6
Man, what a week, right? There’s a lot going on in EXODUS Pro.
We’ve got a new EXODUS Pro Heavyweight Champion. That being said, congratulations, Fiona Rourke.
We’ve got a lot of things to address though, namely the International Title…so let’s get down to business.
Fiona Rourke, as of 2/25/13, is no longer International Champion. I can’t have her holding both titles. She has accepted this ruling and has vacated the title to defend the Heavyweight Title in two weeks against Abby Park.
That brings me to the bigger question…what do I do with this International Title?
Logic dictates that I have a decision match to fill the vacancy. In the words of my mentor, Rufus Frost, that’s good business.
However, there’s a lot of factors to take into consideration.
Dom Harter defeated five other people to win the Twitter Invitational, and secure a shot at Fiona Rourke. This is no difficult feat, and logically he has a claim to the International Title.
However, as I said on Twitter, I’ve never handed a belt to anyone in this company. If I won’t do it for Fiona Rourke (and I actually like her), why would I do that for someone I have no opinion of one way or the other?
Secondly…Dom’s not contracted to EXODUS Pro. It was an open Invitational match, true. However, it looks horribly bad if I let a freelancer walk around with our title like he owns it.
So I came to a decision, I think this should make our roster happy and Mr. Harter happy.
Dom, I will not ask you to sign an EXODUS Pro contract. Sort of.
Here’s what I’m going to do. On the next two episodes of E-Pro Television, I’m going to be doing some scouting. I’m going to take notes and see how the roster is doing. I’m going to be looking at promos, initiative, leadership skills, the whole nine yards. Basically, I’m looking for a young go-getter to prove they want this. I’ve given a lot of shots to people outside EXODUS, it’s time to give opportunities to those within EXODUS. You’re going to face this person in about six weeks at a little iPPV we’re holding called Invincible.
Also, I highly recommend you reconsider how you converse with a person who decides your fate. See, you won’t have to face just one person, but a second person. I decided I might outsource to find a second opponent, or I might keep it within EXODUS. All you know is that I guarantee one opponent is already on our roster. That means everyone who has been active from E-Pro TV #5 on is eligible to face you.
So that’s the final verdict, everyone. We’ll see what sort of behavior you’re on when you come back to the RIMAC for your match on against Magnus Gunner and Katherine Reynolds. Basically, I’m saying that if you’d like me to look a little more favorably on you, you might want to behave. Maybe even consider handing the belt back to me on the show. Let’s see what you do.
So there we go, guys. International Title problem solved. If you are the “tl;dr” type, I’ll sum it up - there is no champ, Invincible, Dom Harter will meet two people for the title, one of them is guaranteed to be an EXODUS roster member. The other may be anyone. ANYONE. Maybe even Malcolm Drake if he’s interested. What’s that? Pat Gordon Jr. might want in on this? I’ll take it ALL into consideration.
So that’s that, but there’s one more thing.
Rufus? I want you in the building in two weeks. You and I REALLY need to talk. Not in private, but in front of the RIMAC faithful. About a lot of things.
And by a lot, I think you know what I mean.
Sincerely,
Jonathan Collins
We’ve got a new EXODUS Pro Heavyweight Champion. That being said, congratulations, Fiona Rourke.
We’ve got a lot of things to address though, namely the International Title…so let’s get down to business.
Fiona Rourke, as of 2/25/13, is no longer International Champion. I can’t have her holding both titles. She has accepted this ruling and has vacated the title to defend the Heavyweight Title in two weeks against Abby Park.
That brings me to the bigger question…what do I do with this International Title?
Logic dictates that I have a decision match to fill the vacancy. In the words of my mentor, Rufus Frost, that’s good business.
However, there’s a lot of factors to take into consideration.
Dom Harter defeated five other people to win the Twitter Invitational, and secure a shot at Fiona Rourke. This is no difficult feat, and logically he has a claim to the International Title.
However, as I said on Twitter, I’ve never handed a belt to anyone in this company. If I won’t do it for Fiona Rourke (and I actually like her), why would I do that for someone I have no opinion of one way or the other?
Secondly…Dom’s not contracted to EXODUS Pro. It was an open Invitational match, true. However, it looks horribly bad if I let a freelancer walk around with our title like he owns it.
So I came to a decision, I think this should make our roster happy and Mr. Harter happy.
Dom, I will not ask you to sign an EXODUS Pro contract. Sort of.
Here’s what I’m going to do. On the next two episodes of E-Pro Television, I’m going to be doing some scouting. I’m going to take notes and see how the roster is doing. I’m going to be looking at promos, initiative, leadership skills, the whole nine yards. Basically, I’m looking for a young go-getter to prove they want this. I’ve given a lot of shots to people outside EXODUS, it’s time to give opportunities to those within EXODUS. You’re going to face this person in about six weeks at a little iPPV we’re holding called Invincible.
Also, I highly recommend you reconsider how you converse with a person who decides your fate. See, you won’t have to face just one person, but a second person. I decided I might outsource to find a second opponent, or I might keep it within EXODUS. All you know is that I guarantee one opponent is already on our roster. That means everyone who has been active from E-Pro TV #5 on is eligible to face you.
So that’s the final verdict, everyone. We’ll see what sort of behavior you’re on when you come back to the RIMAC for your match on against Magnus Gunner and Katherine Reynolds. Basically, I’m saying that if you’d like me to look a little more favorably on you, you might want to behave. Maybe even consider handing the belt back to me on the show. Let’s see what you do.
So there we go, guys. International Title problem solved. If you are the “tl;dr” type, I’ll sum it up - there is no champ, Invincible, Dom Harter will meet two people for the title, one of them is guaranteed to be an EXODUS roster member. The other may be anyone. ANYONE. Maybe even Malcolm Drake if he’s interested. What’s that? Pat Gordon Jr. might want in on this? I’ll take it ALL into consideration.
So that’s that, but there’s one more thing.
Rufus? I want you in the building in two weeks. You and I REALLY need to talk. Not in private, but in front of the RIMAC faithful. About a lot of things.
And by a lot, I think you know what I mean.
Sincerely,
Jonathan Collins