HD: Sly/Cone segment

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COLE
Earlier this week, as you may have seen via OAOAST.com we finally caught up with Sly Sommers at our OAOAST studios in . Let's take a look at this pre-recorded comments, with some huge revelations!


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Sat in a darkened room on a black leather chair, Sly Sommers leans back with a bottle of sports drink resting in his lap. Across from him sits Josh Matthews, a longtime associate of Sly's. Sly seems in a pretty serious mood, as he takes a deep sigh and another swig from the bottle.

MATTHEWS
Sly, first off thanks for talking to us here.

Sly nods in acknowledgement.

MATTHEWS
Now, as everyone is probably aware and you especially, we haven't seen you around since The Milan Spectacular last month. So, I guess the first question to ask is... where have you been?

SLY
Should have expected that one. You know, I know plenty of people have had theories on this. Some people thought I might have packed it in after everything that happened in Milan. Some probably thought I'd fallen off the wagon again and was laying in some dirty back alley in Italy somewhere off my face. Fact is, I just needed time. Time to evaluate things. I've been back a little while now and gaining trust has been hard. Like I said, some people still think I've got my 'issues'. So, I guess I was surprised when I was hit with what I was hit with. I've spent so long trying to get people to trust me, imagine my shock when somebody [i]I[/i] trusted stung me.

MATTHEWS
You're referring of course to James Cone superkicking you after your match.

SLY
Right.

MATTHEWS
So, back to the question of where you've been.

SLY
Well, what Cone did really got to me, so I had to get my head around that. But also, I had to re-evaluate some things. See, Cone showed me that I wasn't where I wanted to be yet. He beat me fair and square, one, two, three before all the bull(-bleep-) that went down afterwards. I wrestled Bohemoth a few weeks before and he ran right through me. Fact is, I wasn't performing to the level I wanted to. Maybe being back made me so happy, it took me that superkick to realise I was coasting along a little bit. Whatever, I decided that instead of going back with the rest of the travelling party after the European tour, I'd go and get myself ready. The comeback was great. But now, just 'being back' isn't enough. Which is why the past few weeks, I've been off training with somebody to help me get back to my very best. Somebody to get the best from me. Hopefully we'll be seeing that real soon.

MATTHEWS
And, what of James Cone? He suffered an injury not long after your match in Milan and hasn't been seen recently either, but I'm sure the time you two have spent away hasn't done much to calm the waters.

SLY
Josh, Cone's got this weird notion in his head that I disrespected him. I made one offhand comment... no, no. It wasn't offhand, it was an honest appraisal. OAOAST officials wanted to sit me down and talk. Pull no punches. I just said what I felt. I never meant to cause offence... and the fact Cone reacted the way he did tells me maybe that appraisal was pretty spot on. Obviously I touched a nerve.

MATTHEWS
Did James Cone prove you wrong about 'having the passion' with that superkick on you?

Sly takes another sip of his sports drink.

SLY
Yes. No. I don't know. He proved he had a mean streak, but he went about it the wrong way. You know, this isn't an issue of passion or an issue of what I think of him. This is now an issue of trust. And take this from someone who knows a thing about being distrusted by the masses... it's not a nice feeling. James Cone has taken a dangerous road in his career. Some will say I'm a liability because of my past. Now, some will say Cone is a guy who can't be trusted. Both pretty lonely places to be. I'm trying to come out of that, while James Cone is rapidly digging his way into that hole. So, I have a challenge for Mr. Cone.

Sly turns away from Josh to the camera.

SLY
The best way to show you your mistake is to show you not what you won in Milan, but what you lost. Respect. So, I have a challenge for you. You find any four guys who are still willing to team up with you. I'll find four guys who are still willing to put their trust in me. And we'll meet up... in WAR GAMES!

Josh's eyes peak at the announcement, as Sly stands up and leaves the studio.

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COLE
The challenge set for War Games and we now know the match is on. Team Sommers to meet Team Pheonix, at War Games in Minneapolis!

COACH
And the real test may just be finding people to round out those teams.