2014.06.26: PWN - LEGACY - This time, I'm on my own

"It's been a rough week for us, the fallout is always more painful than the actual lost."

Cutting into a shot of Miles Lozio, the expression across his face told the story of his life. Not only did he fail to bring some success to his family name, but he allowed The Treborns to get one over on them. He was ashamed of himself and the worst part of it all is that he had not talked to his brother Dante since leaving the show. As the oldest of four brothers, Miles always took responsibility for the actions of his siblings, this time around was no different. Whether or not Dante was angry at him for failing to come through was a question worth asking, but until the answer would rise to the top, Miles had to focus in on his new task, Wayne Williams.

"See Williams, you're looking to make a name for yourself at my expense.. I dig that, I do. If there's anything about me that I want you to know and understand heading into Independence Day is that I want you to succeed. I don't know much about you but I hope you're able to achieve what you're set out to do.. just not on the 5th of July in the Carson Community Center."

Miles was seated on a set of bleachers in an outdoor area, the camera would pull back a bit to show chain-link fencing behind the bleachers, all as Miles leaned forward, cupped his hands together and adjusted the black colored beanie on the top of his head. It was a summer night in California which meant sticky humidity, to beat the heat he wore a black wifebeater and a pair of black Nike branded mesh basketball shorts with white designs on the side.

"On any other occasion I'd be pulling for you to get what you feel you deserve, but the fact of the matter is.. In order to get my life and career back on track, I need to be selfish. I need to want this more than you do because if I don't? I'll keep falling into that pit that Prince and Ripper kicked me into. I'm scratching and crawling man, I'm right near the edge.."

Reaching his hand out to the stars, Miles continued.

"I can feel it.. but I can't grab it, I can't grab redemption until I've managed to secure myself a win.. and you just happen to be the man I need to beat. It's been a while since I've stepped into the ring on my own without having my brother in my corner but hey.. it builds character. You don't know what you're capable of doing until you go out and try it, and that's the point I'm at now. Despite how much I appreciate and love my brother, I need to get things straight, I need to clear my head and it's not fair to him to be pulled into another failing moment of Miles Lozio. Walking into the ring, I know what I have to do.. and what I have to do is beat Wayne Williams to restore a sense of personal-pride and all around family integrity. All I've heard since the show is how I need to keep my head up.. how I need to be sharper the next time around.. but what if there's no next time?"

As Miles held his hands out to the side questioning those that tried to cheer him up, he nodded with a sigh.

"What if Prince and Ripper decide to say 'screw you Lozios, we beat you and don't owe you squat?' Then what? I need to finish out the rest of my career knowing that I couldn't do something that my father pushed us to do since we were kids? People underestimate the feud that our families have.. it runs deeper than just professional wrestling. Its a pecking order.. a unwritten rule the second you're born into our family that you never, ever.. fall second place to a Treborn.. For that alone Wayne, I need this man. I won't be seeing The Wonderman once that bell tolls bro, I'll be seeing Prince Treborn.. Or Ripper Treborn.. or even their punk cousin Cryse who likes to run his mouth from the safety of his home. I won't be seeing Wayne Williams with Richard Steen at Independence Day, I'm envisioning a Treborn and for that? I'm probably going to hurt you.. I'm probably going to leave you broken and beaten but please bro.. please understand that it's not personal, it's business. I'm not gunning to take you out, my intent isn't to cripple the career of Wayne Williams, I' just won't be able to help myself to hurt you when that bell rings as I've been conditioned to see a Treborn once I hear that same bell, and when I see a Treborn, my blood boils.."

Holding out his arm with his palm faced to the sky, Miles balled his fist as his vein throbbed. From how tight he hand his fist clenched, his hand shook, the amount of passion and pride that was running through his veins was legendary, and he understood that.

"I'm doing this for the people I've let down back in Oakland. I told Prince and Ripper that The Bay Bridge separated us from the world, and I feel that way. Carson-- on the fifth of July, expect to see the absolute best me you've ever seen. Whether it was on YouTube, DailyMotion or live in the past, remember what I'm saying now. There's too much on the line, there's too much history and tradition coursing through these veins Wayne.."

He tapped his fingers across his forearm, all as he nodded.

".. I won't go out like this, I refuse to let my family down again. You better hope that Richard Steen draws up an immaculate strategy at Independence Day, because the name of the event.. it's fitting. It's the day that I find my independence, it's the day that we, as a family-- The Lozios declare OUR independence from the shadow cast on us by the Treborns. Wayne Williams is a stepping-stone to get back at those two son of a bitches.. and as God as my witness.."

Miles stood up now, all as he looked up and pointed at the sky, after a brief second he kept his index finger pointed up but looked into the camera.

".. let the big man upstairs strike me down where I stand if I'm lying when I say this.. I finally show my worth and I prove that despite the loss at Friday the 20th, we're still the best family to leave the state of California in professional wrestling. Laugh Treborns, I know you are.. but you won't be laughing after I'm done with Wayne Williams. Believe that boys."

With that said, Miles dropped his hands to his side and glared into the camera.. to say he was focused was a total understatement. The fact that he set the bar so high with how he wanted to finally become who he was supposed to be spoke volumes for where his mind was at and how determined he was. Despite suffering a pretty devastating loss at the hands of his arch-rivals at Friday the 20th, that might of been the best thing for Miles Lozio's career as for the first time in a long time, he finally felt the pressure, the cold breath of disappointment creeping up on the back of his neck. He had to fight, he had to survive.. and for the first time he would embrace who he always was.. The Golden State Warrior.