At the start of last Saturday's DVD Taping in Salem, VA, Jared James kicked off the show with his thoughts on the Frontier Lions Cup. But Jared, and FGA as a whole, were thrown for a loop when Chandler Scott made his shocking return to FGA. It was in July of last year when the former FGA World & Pride Champion left FGA for its affiliate, Pro-Wrestling FRONTIER. Chandler took the mic to explain his absence and why he is back in FGA.
"Since last July, Pro Wrestling Frontier had exclusively been my home. Now I had been competing there since January of last year. But after feeling disrespected by the fans and not feeling appreciated by FGA, I decided to exclusively be apart of one company. A company that appreciated wrestling. A company that appreciated an athlete such as myself. As good of a run I had here, it was in Pro Wrestling Frontier that my talents truly shined on a global stage. Everyone wants to call themselves the Best in the World. But for 413 days, I was truly the best wrestler on the planet.
Now I know all of you real wrestling fans know what I’m talking about. But for all of you that are clueless out there… for those of you FGA loyalists that care about this company and nothing else, let me put it in terms that you can understand. For 413 days, I was badder than The Big Bad. For 413 days, I was more Tenacious than any Little Bastard could ever be. For 413 days, I had more pride than some “Battle Hardened” veteran had in his fragile little body. For 413 days, I never lost my smile, unlike a certain coward from Cincinnati. For 413 days, it was my voice that was heard throughout the world. Why? Because the Voice of the Violence not only lost his voice, but also lost his passion when I beat his ass for 60 minutes. And get this, for 413 days… I was the true King of the F’n World.For a while, wrestling in the other Frontier was great. But over time, the company with the word “wrestling” in its name stopped being about the wrestling. The company with the word “wrestling” in its name started being about infighting… power plays… whining… complaining… politicking. The company with the word “wrestling” in its name was perfectly fine when you had legitimate businesswoman running the operations. But then things started going downhill when the wrestlers started becoming General Managers… Authority Figures... Majority Owners… Minority Owners. Things started to go downhill when staff members were trying to be, as Suge would say... all in the video ...making it about them. It’s one thing to have the wrestlers after you. But when you’ve got staff members after you with axes to grind and agendas to push, that’s when I knew that Pro Wrestling Frontier was no longer for me. And when the inept management there literally ran that company into the ground and all wrestling ops were shut down, that’s when I knew that I had to come back… home.
You see in FGA, no one knows who makes the matches around here. No one knows who signs the checks. There’s no on air authority figure. There’s no one trying to push their agenda. But does any of that matter? No! Why? Because they stay behind the scenes where they belong, run everything smoothly and let the shows be about the wrestlers. The name on the marquee of any FGA shows says wrestling and you’ll be hard-pressed to find better wrestling than right here in FGA.
Here in FGA, you’ve got everything that you want. You’ve got your tag teams. You’ve your high fliers. You’ve got your brawlers. You’ve got technical. You’ve got hardcore. You’ve got the fan favorites. You’ve got the people you love to hate. You’ve got underdogs. You’ve got big name talent. You’ve even got … your lovable losers."
He then switched his focus to his old foe, Jared James.
"How are you, Jared? Have you finally won the big one yet? Judging by the lack of hardware, I’m going to guess that you failed once again. Shocker, I know. But wait! Next time it’s going to be different, right? The Frontier Lions Cup is going to be where you really shine, right? Pfft, who are you kidding?! You may have some of these people fooled, but not me. I’ve known you for a very long time. You can get a new hairdoo, finally get some halfway decent looking tights and you can even get yourself this cute little mascot over here.
Here’s the thing, Jared. You’ll still always be that loser that I surpassed several years ago. So when you inevitably fall on your face yet again and fail, I want you to do me a favor. I want you to step back, grab a pen and pad and watch how a great wrestler gets the job done. See, Jimmy Page or Dom Harter? They can beat the hell out of each other for all I care. The Frontier Lions Cup? Best of luck to whomever makes it to the end… besides you, of course. Jared, I’m calling my shot right now. By the end of this calendar year, I will hold that FGA World Championship once again. And there is nothing, and I mean NOTHING that anyone can do to stop me."
However, Jared wasn't going to back down from the former champion.
"First and foremost Chandler, welcome back. Good to see you are still the same snobbish prick you’ve always been.
Second, Chandler, allow me to say this friend. You come in here, after months of being away, having paraded in Pro Wrestling Frontier, and act like you can just walk into the main event scene. As if your time spent in that other promotion puts you in a place above all of the hardworking wrestlers who stuck it out here in FGA – the best wrestling promotion on the planet.
Well, Chandler, I have some bad news for you: you have a long ways to go before the FGA World Championship is seen anywhere around your waist. Because after I win the Young Lion’s Cup in Miami and go on to win the FGA World Championship myself… well, my friend, the only way you’ll be grabbing onto that title is if I let you hold it just to remind you what a real world title feels like.
Jared: And that, Chandler Scott, is a promise."
These two have crossed paths on many occasions. Is this a sign of things to come? Will Chandler throw a wrench into Jared's plans of winning the Frontier Lions Cup? Or will Jared beat him to the World Championship? Stay tuned to FGA Online for the latest between these two.
