" Understand, mooncalf, that you are speaking to the highest ranking champion this company—no, pardon me—this entire business has right now aside from only one other man, and that man holding the Universal Championship certainly is not you, sir. Your definition of mediocrity must be as ravaged and mangled as so many of the other definitions you and your kinfolk Vincent Lane seem to think apply to otherwise easily understood words. "

" I asked for a challenger; specifically one who understands what words mean. You come in and immediately prove you are no such challenger, but the joy I'd take in systematically breaking you down on levels you aren't even aware exist does excite me, and I'm not referring to any of your coarse ribaldry, you obsessed fuck. "

" The only thing better than this will be if Vincent Lane finally summons the manhood to make this a three man, sorry, contender match. Three contenders who all put up one hundred percent of the funds they've amassed here in this federation—winner take all. It's such a shame I'm surrounded by such pusillanimous bindle stiffs, or the world might actually get to see that match. Shame, truly. "