Chapter 110: Ready (II)
"Hello, Max Fury," Conor Kurt greeted just after noticing that Arnold had stopped practicing.
"Good day, Conor! It's such an honor to see you," Arnold replied with a tone of excitement.
It was clear that he was really pleased to see him, and Conor had noticed it.
"You really train and practice a lot. That alone is impressive, Fury," Conor, with his wrinkling white skin and greyish hair, said with a smile.
Arnold quickly nodded and said.
"I improve a lot while I train and practice alone... That's the secret of my success," that was a half lie.
Yes, it was true that his training helped him improve, but the system had a hand in his success as well. The fact that he didn't mention the Pro Wrestling System made it a half-lie.
"I see... So, what made you use Jk Style's theme song for your stage entry? It's surprising you know?" Conor walked close to the ring as he spoke.
"He had been my favorite wrestler, especially when he was your tag team partner! Unfortunately, he died before I could get to meet him, so I just wanted to use his theme song to keep his glory awake. He was is legend," Arnold said.
"Yes, indeed. He is a legend. Even more than I am," Conor responded, but his statement made Arnold a little confused.
"I... I never said that sir," Arnold tried to secure himself.
"I never said you said it. I said it myself," these words were strong, but Conor was having a smile on his face.
Hearing this, Arnold didn't utter a word but only nodded.
"I will be there watching and hoping to see you win. I believe you can make history tonight... Good luck, Max Fury."
With a thumbs up, Conor said and walked out of the training ring room.
Arnold could only nod as a response... He didn't have what to say to the legend. However, Conor really liked the coolness in him. He appeared to be very different than other upcoming professional wrestling stars of this generation. And it was amazing.
"Another motivation... Many are hoping for my victory. I can't afford to lose," Arnold said to himself and quickly went back to practicing.
He tried to practice until it was almost evening.
By 4 pm, he left the training ring and straight to the locker room. The arena was already giving off a noisy aura as it was almost time for the event. The pay-per-view would be kicking off by 7 pm, but the arena was already full before 3 pm.
That was the spirit of the royal rumble.
The second greatest pay-per-view event of the top shows. It was every wrestler's dream to be part of a Royal Rumble Match due to the privilege it brings to the winner.
At the locker rooms, in the men's division, thirty men sat back and prepared for one of the greatest matches of their career.
When it was 7 pm, the show kicked off...
There were a lot of single and tag team matches to come before the main event. There were still Championship Matches as well, and all these had to be taken before the main event.
There were countless wins and countless losses... However, it was only certain that some were favored while some were not.
That was the culture of fighting...
You win, or you lose.
The only match that captivated Arnold was Andrew Jack's title defense in a rematch against Jay D. Unfortunately for Jay D, he lost again.
Although this time it wasn't a steel cage...
Jay D did his best and gave his all, making Andrew believe that he was truly worth being a champion. However, Andrew Jack appeared to be the most worthy man in the ring.
He kept soaring as the champion, making Arnold admire his passion. He still appeared too strong for Arnold to defeat.
He was like a "Tristan Black" combined, or a triple "Jerry Blaze" if he was to make a comparison.
Keeping that aside, he watched other matches as well.
There was a World World championship match as well, which was the Rampage show's top Championship.
Arnold was interested in watching anyway, and he was amazed at the way the wrestlers fought.
Kelly Henry and Iron Dream were some of the top wrestlers in the show, and just like Andrew Jack, they still appeared too strong in Arnold's face.
"Maybe I'm underestimating myself too much, I have to stop," Arnold thought for a while and concluded...
It was after the URW World Championship Match that the Royal Rumble Match began.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, IT'S TIME!!!"
There was an uproar in the large congregation.
This was the first time Arnold would be participating in a show having over a hundred thousand fans.
It was massive, but he had the courage.
Before he could know it, the match began.
The show started with a Rampage wrestler and a Slamdown wrestler.
The entry rule was set that a new competitor would enter every three minutes, so Arnold was just nine minutes away from entering the ring after the sound of the bell.
He waited...
Although he was already ready to go out and fight.
Clad in the long red leather jacket, he matched through the alleyway and approached the final room before the main arena where the show was ongoing.
After three minutes, the third competitor walked into the ring.
After another three minutes, the fourth competitor ran in as well.
It was just a matter of three minutes before it reached his turn, and Arnold's heart felt like it was ascending to the top of a mountain.
Ten...
Nine...
Eight...
Before he could know it, the countdown to his entry started, and the whole congregation was eager to see who it was.
"Who is the fifth fighter to make an entry???!"
Arnold could hear the excited commentators.
Seven...
Six...
Five...
Four...
Three...
Two...
One...
*DING...!*
With a sigh, Arnold walked through the entrance and straight to the main arena.
The song of JK Styles had already made a part of the fans scream out loud, and upon entry, the shouts only increased.
Ignoring anything that could counter his focus, he charged at the ring.
It was time!
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