But he never stuck around to defend his title. As far as he was concerned, there were few contestants in that tournament that ever posed a true threat to him, so he figured there was no reason to stick around. Let them take the title and have their time in the sun. He preferred having a good challenge, over constantly crushing newbies. And unfortunately, only one contestant had ever actually made him have to go all out. Considering that, he never once felt like it would be worth the headache to stick around.
But this time seemed a bit different. Rarely did someone contact him to have him beat the champion simply for jewels, which actually surprised him quite a bit, considering the sizeable wagers made on the contestants. For whatever reason, the requests usually circled around revenge for someone’s loved one being killed by the champion. Though he didn’t really feel too much pity for the person, considering most knew exactly what they were getting in to when they stepped foot in the ring here. Hell, you were even forced to sign a waver stating you understood the potential risk of death.
WC = 301/2,000