Chapter 66: Post <Last Stand> - Part 2
"Moving on, let’s talk about the men’s division. Before you start Robin, I am aware of the lack of signing of other veterans. You can go ahead and extend Marshall’s contract till the end of the year. While he is obviously out of shape, he can still put up a decent match. So, I don’t have any objections to it," Mr. Gibson forestalled Robin’s complaints and let out a huge sigh.
"These old bastards are thinking of me as a fool. Whenever I want to talk to them about the contract, they open their lion’s mouths and want to gobble me up. If they are not going to think about long years of friendship and treat me as an outsider, I am going to do the same to them," Mr. Gibson harrumphed angrily.
"So, those old coots are still sitting high on the mountain eh?" Mr. Wolfe chuckled.
"Hmmph, those bastards don’t know what year this is. They are obviously way past their prime and still want the same level of treatment as when they were in their prime. Who would be foolish enough to do that?" Mr. Gibson grumbled.
"So, we are not going to get any veterans?" Robin asked a little uneasily.
"Haven’t you been listening Robin, they are not willing to work for us without a boatload of money. Even for a small duration like a month or two, they are opening their lion’s mouth," Mr. Gibson said angrily.
"I understand. But, the plan for Mark was to go on and defeat a few veterans to establish himself more firmly. With no more veterans coming in, we need to alter those plans drastically. And we now have no main event for the next PPV to build as well," Robin said obviously upset.
"That is your job, Robin. You need to figure something out," Mr. Gibson said in irritation.
"Andy, you have to work with me here. You are not bringing in guys that are hot now, and you are not bringing in veterans. How am I supposed to make the main event with no special attraction coming in?" Robin said heatedly.
Mr. Gibson didn’t speak. But, the anger was obvious in his eyes.
"Also, this is the time we need to be expanding rapidly. AWF is stuck in its internal turmoil. The other mid-sized promotions haven’t reacted to us. It is the perfect time for us to expand. Because, when these guys wake up, trust me, they will, when they wake up they will never allow us to expand," Robin said seriously.
"I understand you want to play it safe. But, there is time for playing safe and there is time for playing for broke. Playing safe now will not benefit us in any way in the long term. It might make our accounts look beautiful short term, but we will be caught in a quagmire soon."