(Gabriel was used with permission from Mark, Carter used with permission from Chris)

Krystal’s undefeated streak as champion had ended at Andrea’s hands but the Aussie was still champ and she had more pressing matters on her mind right now, namely her latest Roulette Title defence and no, we’re not talking about High Stakes XI either! Krystal had wanted to defend the Bombshell Roulette Title at High Stakes XI in a Six Pack Challenge originally but with Char’s challenge those plans changed and the challenge (now bumped down to a five pack challenge) was taking place at the Halloween show, AKA the Go Home Show for High Stakes XI! Her challengers?

Former Roulette Champion Johanna Krieger, Bella Madison, former World and Roulette Champion Seleana Zdunich and Bea Barnhart! Aside from Krieger, all of her challengers had challenged Krystal in the past and normally, she would be cool calm and collected heading into such a match, there was just one problem however, Char had been employing mind games against Krystal first using her Long Rest Submission Finisher to defeat Azurine Vebbins and then brutally attacking Krystal’s friend and fellow Go Gym Graduate Ariana Angelos, both incidents designed to get in Krystal’s head! Can she retain despite everything going against her?

Kindred Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Sunday the 17th of October 2021, 23:30pm

That bitch has crossed the line.

What the fuck else do you expect me to say?! I knew Char had SOMETHING up her sleeve to get at me but attacking Ari? And as brutally as that?! We arrived at the hospital some time after tonight’s Main Event started and Ari was rushed straight into the emergency room! Carter couldn’t bear to see her in that state and had headed outside the hospital for air leaving me and Makayla sitting in the waiting room.

And for what?! A shiny gold belt?! A little extra in your paycheque from SCW?! Ari is the youngest active wrestler on either roster, not to mention the youngest Go Gym Graduate to currently wrestle in SCW/SCU, not to mention that this was the first time she’s been in Pennsylvania since she moved to Las Vegas!

There’s going to be hell to pay at the Halloween show, never mind High Stakes XI!

“Krystal you can’t blame yourself.” Makayla eventually broke the silence and I glanced over at my girlfriend. “You have no way of knowing what Char had planned……..”

“Didn’t I?!” I demanded as I cut my girlfriend off. “Char’s been trying to get under my skin since I responded to her challenge in Atlanta, Georgia, first she choked out Azurine Vebbins last week with my own submission hold, and now this! I should’ve kept a closer eye on her but no! I turned away for one fucking second and now she’s in a hospital bed!”

“You were in the bathroom when the attack started.” Makayla pointed out as I ran a hand through my hair. “You didn’t learn of the attack until you were drying your hands, what could you have done?!”

“Well, Tempest still holds a grudge over the Bella Madison incident from the last cycle so she’s out, London Underground could’ve provided protection for her.” I let out a deep breath before running both hands down my face. “At least this can’t get any worse, at least they won’t put me in a title match at the Halloween show, right?”

“I thought you said that you’ll defend the title against all comers when you won it?” Makayla asked with a raised eyebrow before I got a text notification. “Or are you worried about your mental state heading into a title match?”

“What do you fucking think?!” I asked bluntly as I got my phone out. “Title defences are tough enough to prepare for normally, but with Ari in the hospital, how the fuck am I supposed to focus on that defence?!” I asked before checking my text, it was the card for the Halloween show and I wasted no time in checking it. “Dani vs. Jessie, Levi vs. Agostino vs. Miles to determine Bill’s first challenger, Tempest vs. Vargas, Bane vs. Vinnie, Ryans vs. David Shepherd………” I trailed off before my jaw dropped. “ARE THEY FUCKING SERIOUS?!”

“Don’t tell me, defence number six is lined up for next week, right?” Makayla asked once she saw the look on my face and I nodded. “Okay, who’s it against? And since it’s the Halloween show, I bet there’s going to be a fun stipulation.”

“The stipulations already been picked, it’s a graveyard elimination match, four challengers.” I explained to my girlfriend and Makayla braced herself for the names. “I’ll go down the list in order of when I last faced them, Seleana Zdunich, Bella Madison, Bea Barnhart and Johanna Krieger.”

“And Johanna’s at the bottom of the list because she’s the only one you’ve never faced before?” Makayla asked and I nodded before rubbing my forehead as I felt a headache coming on. “They must’ve finalized that match before the attack on Ari, it’s the only way I can see them justifying this defence.”

“If that is the reason, then they are lying out of their asses.” I grunted as I leaned back in my chair. “Remember that seg I did at Violent Conduct VII? The interview with Rocky where I apologized for flipping her off?”

“Yeah, what about it?” Makayla asked before it hit her. “They’re saying that your challenge is the reason they booked this match?”

“Pretty much, I’m sure they would’ve thrown Vargas into the mix to make it a Six Pack Challenge and round out my previous challengers, but she seems to be the latest wrestler they are throwing at Tempest so that she and Mercer have something to do at the Supercard.” I grunted in annoyance as I leaned forward. “I’ll have to talk to Gabriel at the Go Gym tomorrow, he’ll want an update on Ari after what happened tonight.”

“Talk to Gabriel about what?” We looked up and saw Carter returning to the waiting room. “If it’s about revenge, I doubt Gabriel will mind in this instance.” Carter added and I shook my head before passing him my phone which still had next week’s card on it, Carter gave it a once over and then it hit him. “The bosses might consider adding a “worst timed title match” award to the yearend awards after this!”

“You say that, but we both know that it’ll be one of those one-off awards with this match being it’s sole winner.” I grunted in response as I glanced over at Carter. “Any news from the other Go Gym Graduates?”

“London Underground are pissed, Charlotte and McKenzie more so, Tempest is too busy dealing with her title situation, Danielle doesn’t seem to care less about anything but her and Fenris hasn’t commented yet.” Carter explained before sitting down next to me and I grunted. “Bella Madison put out a tweet in support of you, surprising considering she’s one of your challengers.”

“Bella might be one of my challengers, but that doesn’t change the fact that she’s a good person, who else would forgive me for offering to interfere in their match so quickly?” I asked rhetorically before pausing. “Aside from Ari possibly, I know this isn’t the place to discuss it, but we at least have Recipe 4 Disaster episodes ready to go up for the next two weeks, by then Ari should be out of the hospital.”

“Yeah, assuming she doesn’t check herself out to get revenge on Char.” Carter nodded in agreement before he turned to me. “Krystal, Charlotte, whatever your name is, just want you to know that I don’t blame you for what happened to Ari tonight, I blame Char.”

“She still attacked Ari to get to me, but I appreciate it Carter.” I sighed as I turned to Ari’s bestie. “As for the name thing, either’s fine, just don’t lump me in with the likes of Christina Rose or Kate Steele and there won’t be any problems.”

“I understand, but what if you lose the title this Sunday.” Carter asked as a doctor emerged from the emergency room. “What happens to your match against Char?”

“I won’t lose on Sunday, but if I do?” I asked before glancing down at my title. “As of next week, I’ll have held this thing for one hundred and fifty four days, all things considered, that’s a pretty fucking good run in my books! If I do lose then I’m assuming a new match will be made for the Bombshell Roulette Title and the match between me and Char gets made a No DQ match or something along those lines, I’ll just have to focus on rebuilding myself after I beat her.” I added before the doctor cleared his throat.

“Your friend is going to be fine, all things considered, she has a concussion, sixteen stitches and bruising from where Char through her around.” The doctor informed us, and we nodded in response. “She’ll be discharged in the morning pending complications, Ariana will just have to take things easy for the next two weeks. Including avoiding any matches if at all possible.”

“That’s good to know at least.” I nodded with a relieved look on my face. “When will the stitches come out?” I asked and the doctor checked his notes.

“Halloween night is what I recommended based on what I saw.” The doctor explained and my mood soured. “Something wrong Ms. Wolfe?”

“Just call me Krystal, and that means that she’ll be spending her birthday in hospital.” I responded and the doctor nodded as he got the idea before he left to check on other patients. “Carter, I need to travel up to Vegas to start my training at the Go Gym, are you able to pick up Ari in the morning?”

“You didn’t even need to ask.” Carter nodded and I grinned in response. “I’ll make sure that she knows that you would’ve made it if not for your title match.”

“Thanks, right now though I have plenty of other things on my plate, title match included.” I sighed before I stood up. “Then again as a former champ yourself, you should know all about that.”

“No one attacked me or my friends as viciously as Char attacked Ari, but I get what you’re saying.” Carter nodded as he got the idea. “People want what they don’t have, whether it’s the Bombshell Roulette, the SCU Television Title or the Pride Tag Team Titles.”

“I think Jess put it best, winning a title’s easy, it’s defending it that’s the hard part!” I nodded in agreement before letting out a deep breath. “And I have five defences to show for it, the only other current champion who knows what that’s like is Amber.”

“I would say “here’s hoping there’s no Exploding Barbed Wire Matches in your future” but we both know that the wheel can be a blessing and a curse.” Carter nodded before me, and Makayla stood up to leave. “I’ll keep you posted on any updates regarding Ari.” Carter added as he passed me my phone back. “Hopefully they’ll mostly be her feeling the effects of her painkillers.”

“Hopefully, I’ll see at Underground I guess?” I asked and Carter nodded before we walked off. “I need to talk to Daniel J Morgan.” I said as we walked down the halls to the parking lot and Makayla gave me a confused look.

“Why? Are you planning on drinking at the Gold Coast’s Bar already?” Makayla asked and I shook my head, it was then that Makayla got the idea. “You want London Underground in your corner at High Stakes.”

“They have the numbers to counteract Char’s entourage, plus said entourage is mostly made up of Asian women and one out of shape manager.” I nodded in response as we neared the parking lot. “Osborne alone should be enough to deter them, I doubt Kiara or that new chick weigh even half as much as he does.”

“True, assuming that they don’t go straight for Os’s balls.” Makayla nodded in agreement as we entered the parking lot. “You realize that an easier away around that is to ask the bosses to ban Char’s entourage from ringside, right?”

“Two things that are wrong with that, one, since when have I done anything the easy way?” I asked jokingly and Makayla laughed. “Second, that request will be rendered moot if the wheel lands on a stip that takes us away from the ringside area, just off the top of my head? Boiler Room Brawl, Falls Count Anywhere, Black Friday Brawl,  I’m sure there’s others I haven’t thought off, but you get the idea.”

“And once you take the match away from the ringside area, Char’s entourage will be able to interfere as much as they want.” Makayla nodded grimly as she got the idea. “Off course, the request is also rendered moot if you lose the title in the Halloween show.”

“Like I said to Carter, I’ve had a good run with it.” I nodded as I patted my title. “But I’m not ready to lose this title just yet, then again, no one is.”

“Yeah, just look at Myra’s reign as Bombshell Internet Champ.” Makayla nodded before she opened the passenger side door. “I’ll drive, no offence Charlotte but I don’t want to risk a road rage incident.”

“I was going to suggest that anyway.” I nodded before I got in the car and Makayla closed it behind me.

Go Gym, Las Vegas, Nevada
Monday the 18th of October 2021, 6:00am

Who wants the good news and the bad news?

Good news is, Carter texted me as I was walking to the Go Gym this morning, Ari’s out of hospital and is traveling by car to Las Vegas to recover with Carter, bad news? She wants a match against Char, I don’t blame her one bit but’s only competed once on the main roster and that was in a tag team match.

Still, I can’t concentrate on that right now.

Today’s round of training had just started, and the trainees were going through their early morning workouts, it would be a while before I got a chance to train with them, but they have all been sympathetic to me at least, with as good chunk of them asking about Ari and Carter for obvious reasons.

It wasn’t long until I was called into Gabriel’s office either.

“Charlotte, I wish I was calling you in here under better circumstances, but we both know that isn’t true.” Gabriel commented grimly as I closed the door behind me and sat down opposite him. “How are you feeling?”

“How am I feeling?! How do you think?!” I asked with a huff as I folded my arms. “Ari’s out of the hospital and is traveling up to Vegas with Carter, wish I knew what Char’s endgame was.”

“I suspect that you already know.” Gabriel commented before he motioned to the title around my waist. “She’s trying to get in your head Charlotte, and it’s working.”

“I would say “that obvious huh” but right now I hate that my birthname shares four letters with Char’s name.” I grunted in announce before shifting my weight. “And then there’s the elephant in the room, the bosses are expecting me to defend this title after everything that happened to Ari last night!”

“No one said that defending SCW’s titles was going to be easy, and you did say that you wanted to defend the title in a Six Pack Challenge at High Stakes VI.” Gabriel pointed out and I shook my head.

“I was riding high of the fact that my so called “fluke reign” had reached defence number four! I didn’t expect that my sixth defence would come after someone who’s like a sister to me was brutally attacked, and in a five pack challenge against women who are former champions in their own right!” I pointed out before letting out a deep breath. “Johanna was the Bombshell Roulette Champion heading into last year’s High Stakes, Bella and Bea are former Mixed Tag Team Champions and Bea’s husband just won the men’s Roulette Title, so you just know that she’s going to want to match her husband’s success, and Seleana was my toughest defence back at Disneyworld, not to mention a former Bombshell Roulette and World Bombshell Champ!”

“If I didn’t have faith that you could overcome this, then this conversation would’ve taken a different turn.” Gabriel nodded as he let out a deep breath. “As far as Char goes, as your teacher and mentor, I have to tell you to treat that like any other title match, provided you survive the Halloween show with your reign intact, she is counting on you being angry going into this match and will use that against you.”

“You ever heard the phrase “fuck around and find out”?” I asked and Gabriel nodded in response. “Char’s about to find out just how dangerous I am when I’m pissed off!”

“That brings me to my other point.” Gabriel nodded as he leaned forward. “I mentored you, Ari and everyone else who trained at this gym, I was the one who convinced Ari that she should cut her parents out of her life when they stormed into the Go Gym.”

“Yeah, there was one thing I’ve always wondered about that story.” I admitted as I leaned back in my chair. “How did they get past Angel?”

“That, is something even I’m not sure off.” Gabriel responded as  he shook his head. “My point is Charlotte, we are like a family here and Ari is like a sister to you, as your friend? Don’t show Char any mercy.”

“I wasn’t going to.” I responded as I shook my head. “By the way, have you heard about Chelsea’s breakup.”

“Unfortunately, yes.” Gabriel nodded as he leaned back, we were referring to Chelsea Skye, a graduate from Ari’s class who was currently working outside of SCW and was going through a nasty breakup. “I do have my concerns about Chelsea’s mental health but she is far more intelligent than her Twitter posts may suggest and, frankly, a beautiful young woman, I have every confidence that she will bounce back from this.”

“So do I, but I can’t help but feel sorry for her.” I nodded with a frown on my face. “Ross was lucky to get a chick like her even remotely interested in him, then he had the nerve to blame her when he flushed it down the toilet! Thankfully, she has the support of her older sisters.”

“Even so, I told her that if she wanted to move to Las Vegas that I would be happy to find a place for her.” Gabriel nodded in response, and I grinned. “That should be all for now Charlotte but keep one thing in mind, if you survive this Sunday’s defence and the defence against Char, you’ll set a new record.”

“I noticed.” I nodded in response as my grin widened. “Sam Marlowe currently has the record for most defences at six, if I survive this Sunday’s defence I’ll match it, if I survive the defence against Char I’ll break it, right after she will be inducted into the Hall of Fame to boot.” My grin widened as I leaned forward. “Fate has a funny sense of humour sometimes, doesn’t it?”

“Indeed, and if you do break her record then who knows? Maybe Sam will set her sights on you next?” Gabriel suggested and that gave me pause. “And if you thought Seleana was a tough defence, then Sam will be even tougher.”

“Yeah, no shit, she has practically done it all in SCW.” I nodded with a frown on my face. “But I would welcome the challenge all the same, besides Sam was Royal Purple’s last defence before I took the title from her, in a way it would bring it full circle.”

“Indeed, but we are still a ways off and you had better get to training.” Gabriel responded and I nodded before standing up. “I know your upset about what happened to Ariana, but you can’t let that distract you.”

“With all due respect Gabriel? That’s easier said than done, and you know it!” I responded before I left his office to begin my training.

Krystal’s Twitch Stream, Las Vegas, Nevada
Monday the 18th of October 2021, 18:00pm

*promo time*

Of all the weeks.

“Am I stealing a page from Andrea’s handbook by doing this? Maybe, but I will give her some credit for having a good idea! Only difference is that I have more followers and a better internet connection! Anyway, you guys all saw what happened at Climax Control 314 last night where Ariana was brutally attacked by Char Kwan, I can confirm that she’s going to be fine and was discharged from the hospital this morning but still, I was hoping for an easy week this week after everything that happened, that went out the window quickly didn’t it?”

I asked before shaking my head.

“DragonYourFeetGamers says “I know right? We were like “are they serious?!” when we saw the card for the Halloween show” and you know what? I have to agree, I would normally be all up for a challenge for my Bombshell Roulette Title, but I know I’m going to be distracted heading into the match against Johanna Krieger, Bella Madison, Seleana Zdunich and Bea Barnhart but at the very least I know what the stipulation will be heading into the match!”

Will that help?

“Oh hey! A raid! Welcome to my stream guys! Just doing my promo for my upcoming match for the Bombshell Roulette Title and if that’s not a good segway into talking about if I’m ready for this or not, I don’t know what is! Bea, Johanna, Bella and Seleana would be tough enough on their own but when, oh hold on! We have a hype train coming! Hype train for my sixth defence, am I right? Back on topic, but when you throw in the events of last night’s show on top of all that, this could be my last defence.”

Could be are the operate words.

“EliteAussieGamers brings up a good point, how can I prepare for five challengers with so much going on? Especially when I originally envisioned a six pack challenge? The best way I can prepare is to treat this like any other defence because for as pissed off as I am at Char for her attack, I can’t let that get in the way of my success! Char will be someone I’ll worry about when we get to High Stakes XI in a few weeks’ time because right now my opponents on Sunday need my undivided attention!”

Starting with Johanna.

“I bet you guys thought I was going to start with any of the four women I’ve faced before, well it wouldn’t be the first time I’ve subverted expectations in my reign because I’m talking about Johanna first! Why? Because of one little fact Johanna, this time last year you were the Bombshell Roulette Champion heading into High Stakes XI and in a match against Char Kwan no less, I bet you want history to repeat itself at Climax Control 314 right? You win the title at the Go Home Show and then retain it against Char?”

Nope!

“Yeah well, guess what? I want it to start raining lesbian porn, but I don’t see that happening either! Johanna, I’m not about to deny that you’re a hell of a competitor but what exactly have you done since you lost the Roulette Title to Royal Purple back at Inception IV? Not a lot, the last time you competed for a title was when you were just another name in the nine defences of Myra Rivers but aside from that? It’s like you took your ball and went home after losing the title!”

Not a good sign.

“And in answer to your question RedJaguar420, how does that tie into this defence is simple, who’s to say that you won’t do the same when things don’t go your way in the Graveyard Match? Now granted it is an elimination match and for all we know, you could be the first one out! Granted I have it on good authority that the Vegas odds have Bea Barnhart being the first one out but here me out, what will you do when your out of the match Johanna? Disappear again? I look forward to your answer.”

Next up is Bella.

“Miks5642 asks, “does that mean Bella’s next” well first off dude, I’d be looking into the state lottery or your country’s equivalent if I were you because you are right on the money! Bella, it feels just like yesterday that we were facing off in the Glitter Lightsabre Duel at Violent Conduct VII even though that wasn’t my last defence, I’ll get to her in a second, but sadly this meeting is being plagued by Go Gym Drama again and this time, it’s not entirely my fault.”

Key word is entirely.

“I know you saw Ariana’s attack at the hands of Char Kwan Bella and let me reiterate what I said on Twitter last night, thanks for the kind words but I can’t let this match be the end of my reign, not only do I feel like I have a lot left to prove but the burning question in my mind is what happens to my match against Char if I lose the title to any of you? I can’t let this happen, this whole feud with Char started with the Roulette Title and I have too much pride to let this be the end!”

Sadly.

“Bella I know you’ll get me a hell of a fight, before my defence against Seleana at Disneyworld you were my toughest challenge to date, and you went to hell and back to get that shot! What that told me is that we’re a lot alike because we’re both young women who won’t let adversity get in the way of our goals. It just so happens that adversity is the fact that I’m heading into this match knowing that my friend who is like a sister to me will be having her stitches removed on her birthday because of a big gold shiny belt!”

The things people will do.

“This is our fourth meeting Bella and unfortunately for you, this is ending the same way as our previous three meetings, with me picking up the win! As I said, I know what your capable off in the squared circle and I know that when we face off in the ring magic happens between us but thanks to Ari’s attack I am even more focussed and determined than ever to come out the other side having defended the title again!”

Next up is Seleana.

“We gotta have some clairvoyants in the chat because Dru4862 just predicted that I’m talking about Seleana next and what do you know? I am! When we faced off at Disneyworld Seleana you proved to be an even tougher match for me than Bella but the fact that I’m still the Bombshell Roulette Champion shows that I overcame the challenge you presented to me! And now that we’re heading into my sixth defence, I have to ask myself if I can do it again.”

Survey says?

“I reckon I can come out the other end still the Bombshell Roulette Champion and move onto High Stakes XI You see Seleana I’m a wrestler who thrives when I’m given decent competition and this match is more than just decent competition in my mind! Seleana when I last faced off against you, there was a little voice in my head saying: “this is it, this is where the reign ends” and as I said at the time, against you I would’ve been happy to lose the title.”

But now?

“Now that I’ve beaten you Seleana I feel a lot more confident about my chances in this match! I know that you, much like Bella, will give me the best matchup if it comes down to just the two of us but sadly this match excludes the possibility of us having a decent length one on one encounter by its nature, I can really only hope for one thing if it does come down to the two of us and that is that you’ll make me fight to get you in that coffin!”

Yikes.

“And that’s a great sentence to hear out of context! But in all seriousness Seleana, you came the closest to ending my reign at Disneyworld and I have no doubt that you’ll do the same at the Halloween Show AKA Climax Control 315, but I can’t let the loss to Andrea get me down because I’ve bounced back from setbacks before, and this match will be no different! So, thus far we have three Bombshells who have a decent chance at dethroning me, and then there’s the fourth challenger!”

That’s right, it’s Bea.

“Yeah, you don’t really need psychic powers to see this one coming! Out of all my challengers it’s Bea Barnhart who sticks out like a sore thumb and not in a good way, you see Johanna has a reputation for being a tough competitor, Seleana is a former Roulette, same as Johanna, and World Bombshell Champion, and Bella has the determination and strength or character to carry her far in this business but Bea?”

How did she qualify?

“What? Did they have Mercedes Vargas in mind before she accepted Austin and Tempest’s open challenge? Well regardless Bea if the Vegas odds have Johanna as a favourite to dethrone me, they have you as the favourite to be the first one eliminated, and I guess it’s up to me to make a lot of gambling addicts happy! But why don’t we talk about the last time we faced off, shall we? Let’s take the clock all the way back to Summer XXXTreme IX!”

Yep.

“Admittedly this is small time compared to everything Char Kwan did to me since I accepted her challenge but even so, you took it upon yourself to steal my title after I defended it for the first time against Maki and what’s even more hilarious in hindsight is the excuse! You said you wanted to take it to Char Kwan to get it cleaned, and what do you know? Char Kwan is the current thorn in my side as champion!”

Funny that, huh?

“Everyone knows how well that ended for you Bea and I hope you don’t try that again, I’d hate to have to spit in your face for the second time this year! As I said, the Vegas Odds say that you’ll be the first one out, but with your husband enjoying his first singles title reign it begs the question of whether your motivation to join your husband in a sort off Roulette Title Power Couple will overcome that, spoilers! No, no it won’t!”

It’s that simple.

“It’s been five months since I won the Roulette Title, in that time I’ve had five defences with this five pack challenge being defence number six, fitting isn’t it? Johanna, Bella, Seleana, Bea, in front of me I have three worthy challengers and Bea Barnhart, anyone else would’ve baulked at such a challenge but not me because ii there’s any title defence that will solidify my status as NOT a fluke champion, it’s this one!”

And with that I decided to wrap things up.

“Okay guys, promo stream is almost over, thanks for tuning in, I’ll make sure to get the VOD sent in to the bosses, and as for Johanna, Bella, Seleana and Bea, I know that you will all give me everything you’ve got to win my title, but it won’t be enough, and who knows? Maybe I’ll launch each and everyone of you into the grave with the Down Under Thunderbomb courtesy of “Down Under Thunder” Krystal Wolfe, long may I reign!”

I ended the stream as the scene fades.

(Gabriel was used with Mark’s permission)

Krystal had retained her title at Violent Conduct VII defeating Bella Madison in a Glitter Lightsabre Duel Match, however much like the post Summer XXXTreme IX Climax Control she wasn’t resting on her laurels just yet as apparently, defending a title at Disneyworld was on Krystal’s bucket list and wouldn’t you know it? That was exactly where Climax Control 311 was emanating from! Christian Underwood was back from his vacation to boot and was hell bent on dismantling everything his interim replacement Candy had put in place during his absence.

Did that mean Christian was going to ignore Krystal’s request? Far from it! The Aussie Bombshell was defending her title again, but this match may prove to be her biggest challenge since she won the title, namely Seleana Zdunich! The Swedish Bombshell’s accomplishments were nothing to sneeze at either, not only was Seleana a former Roulette Champion in her own right but a former World Bombshell Champion as well having ended Alicia Lukas’s first reign, can Krystal retain?

Backstage at Violent Conduct VII, Anchorage, Alaska
Sunday the 5th of September 2021, 23:00pm

Another one bites the dust.

Bella gave me the toughest fight I’ve had yet for the Bombshell Roulette Championship tonight, but I still walked out the champ, for those keeping count at home, that’s four defences I’ve had and six challengers I’ve turned away (with two of those matches being multi-person matches) so you’d think I’d take it easy, right? The next Climax Control is taking place at Walt Disneyworld in Orlando, Florida so maybe I’ll take Makayla into the tunnel of love with me and call it a night after I brag about the title defence?

Who am I kidding? You should know that I live for competition by now!

As soon as I saw that Disneyworld was the first stop on the road to High Stakes IX I knew what I wanted to do, defending a title at the Happiest Place on Earth was a bucket list item of mine dating back to when I made the decision to enrol at the Go Gym and train to become a wrestler, I didn’t care who it was against, just as long as I could check that off my bucket list.

After all, what’s another defence, right?

“Man, that main event might be the wildest match I’ve watched as a wrestler.” I commented as I got into the driver’s side of the rent-a-car that Makayla was occupying. “Makes me wonder what it’ll take for Amber’s reign to end.”

“It’ll certainly take more than a Food Fight Match, that’s for sure,” Makayla chuckled as I started up the car and my theme song started blaring. “Speaking of reigns, are you trying to top Myra’s title defence total or are you just addicted to defending that title on the first Climax Control of the cycle at this point?”

“You saw my tweet, didn’t you?” I asked as I put my seatbelt on, and Makayla nodded before showing it on her iPhone. “You know defending a title at Disneyworld has been on my bucket list since I enrolled at the Go Gym Maka, don’t give me that!”

“I know, but I’m worried about two things.” Makayla responded as she put her phone back in her pocket and held up her two fingers. “One, that you’ll get burnt out and with your autism diagnosis, that can only lead to bad things, two, that you’ll get injured and have to vacate the title even if you successfully defend it at Disneyworld, after how much work you put into winning that title I don’t want either scenario playing out Charlotte.”

“I hear you, but it’s not like I’m jumping straight into my next defence.” I responded as I shook my head. “The post Supercard break weeks do tend to fly by quicker than the regular weeks but that’s still a week off to recover and regain my bearings, especially after everything that’s happened over the past couple of weeks! Injuries though? Those are impossible to prepare for and I think you know why.”

“That maybe true by wear and tear is a thing.” Makayla pointed out and a frown appeared on my face as it dawned on me. “You are in great shape, don’t get me wrong, but your great shape doesn’t provide you with total protection from injuries.”

“I’ll ask Gabriel about it after the card for Climax Control 311 is announced anyway.” I responded before I finally started to drive off. “Besides if I am defending the title, he’ll want to talk to me about my next challenger.”

“Point, and until then we had better pack for Disneyworld.” Makayla responded with a grin as she rested her head against the headrest. “I’ll be sure to take all the good Disney video games with us.”

“So, most Kingdom Hearts games, anything for the SNES and Genesis and Ducktales? Or are we not counting the TV shows?” I asked and Makayla laughed in response. “And I now have the Ducktails theme stuck in my head.”

“Life is like a hurricane in wrestling.” Makayla laughed before I drove off humming the ducktales theme along the way.

Krystal’s home, Las Vegas, Nevada
Sunday the 19th of September 2021, 15:00pm

I said it once and I’ll say it again, the post Supercard break weeks just go by so quickly that I’m surprised that they even bother with them to begin with!

Still, we’re here on the last day of the Supercard break week and I’m at my computer waiting for one thing, the next Climax Control card and whether I’d be getting my request or not! Me and Makayla had finished packing our things for the trip about an hour ago so that was the main thing that was on my mind.

Though I am wondering who they can throw at me at this point.

“So, Charlotte, any sign of the card yet?” Makayla asked as she sat next to me, Makayla kissed me on the cheek, and I grinned before returning the favour with a brief lip kiss. “Wasn’t the last card post Supercard card announced at six?”

“You mean the card for Climax Control 306? Yeah but we both know that the times can fluctuate.” I responded with a shrug as I refreshed my e-mails again. “Hopefully if I am defending the title it won’t get changed at the last moment like that Fatal Four Way Match which turned into a Triple Threat Match.”

“Speaking off, I’ve heard rumours that Violet’s coming back.” Makayla commented before shifting her weight. “Maybe she’ll be your next challenger.”

“Maybe, I did call her out during my promo for that Triple Threat.” I nodded in agreement before I finally saw the e-mail I was waiting for and clicked on it. “You were right about Violet returning, just not against me, Bella’s got her in the opener!”

“Considering Violet snatched her spot in the Triple Threat that led to your title reign from Bella’s hands, there’s bound to be some animosity there.” Makayla nodded as I scrolled through the card and found my match, it was at that point that I let out a low whistle. “Seleana Zdunich, seems the bosses are starting to throw the big guns at you.”

“I’ll say, Seleana’s a former champ in her own right and was trained by her wife, she’ll likely be even tougher than Bella.” I nodded in agreement before letting out a deep breath. “On the other hand, it isn’t Myra Rivers, I’d be a lot more worried about facing her, especially since I referenced her Internet Title reign during my interview with Rocky at Violent Conduct.”

“You’d at least give Myra a hell of a fight.” Makayla assured me before she frowned. “Have you spoken to Carter since the Violent Conduct Pre-Show? Outside of D&D?”

“No and I’m not really in a hurry to talk with him, I know from the last time we had a falling out that he’ll need time to cool off.” I responded as I shook my head. “As bad as it sounds, I had forgotten that Tempest was a Go Gym graduate when I made that tweet about Bella’s match against her, it was only after Carter replied that it clicked and by then it was far to late to delete the tweet because the damage was done.” I added before Makayla frowned.

“And what about him calling you Charlotte on SCU TV?” Makayla asked and my frown deepened. “It was the Violent Conduct Pre-Show and the SCW Universe’s eyes were all over it.”

“Don’t you think I know that?!” I asked before running a hand through my hair. “I didn’t realize that he had overheard the argument with Gabriel until he brought it up but when we do patch things up, I’ll explain to him why I’m not comfortable with too many people knowing my birth name, I already explained it to Ari and whilst she is in the circle of those who can call me Charlotte, Carter’s going to take a bit more time, and since it’s a glorified sausage fest at this week’s Underground, I can’t try to patch things up with him this week.”

“The time will come and hopefully you’ll emerge from the other side stronger friends for it.” Makayla nodded in agreement before she went over to the couch. “You want to unwind with some Battletoads co-op at least?”

“Battletoads? CO-OP?! You do remember how balls breakingly hard that game is normally, right?!” I pointed out and Makayla nodded enthusiastically. “Just saying, if you consider that an “unwind” game then how do you view Dark Souls?”

“Do you really want me to answer that?” Makayla asked and I shook my head before joining my girlfriend on the couch.

Go Gym, Las Vegas, Nevada
Monday the 20th of September 2021, 11:00am

Climax Control might be taking place at the Happiest Place on Earth this week, but that isn’t stopping me from getting my training in at the Go Gym.

Me and Makayla will be flying out to Orlando tomorrow morning and checking in to our hotel at Disneyworld but since I’ve been allowed to return to the Go Gym following the spat with Gabriel a few weeks ago, things have been back to normal, even if Tempest and Carter continue to avoid me due to everything that happened in the lead up to Violent Conduct VII, but after I did a few rounds with Katie, Caitlin and Adrienne Josh let me know that Gabriel wanted to see me in his office and this time it wasn’t a disciplinary hearing.

At least I hoped it wasn’t.

“I think it’s safe to call Violent Conduct VII a rather eventful show for you.” Gabriel commented after I closed the door behind me. “I apologize for Carter learning off your birth name Charlotte, I will be talking to him about it when I have the time.”

“Honestly Gabriel? I’d rather he’d hear it from me and not a secondary source.” I responded as I folded my arms before sitting down in the chair. “But we both know that wasn’t the reason you called me in, either you’ve seen the card for Climax Control at Disneyworld II, or you’ve heard about it from one of the trainees.”

“Indeed, you’ve got your fifth defence lined up and with all due respect to Maki, Bea Barnhart, Mercedes Vargas and Bella Madison, Seleana Zdunich should prove to be your toughest challenge to date.” Gabriel explained and I nodded in agreement. “She is a former Roulette Champion in her own right and a former World Champion to boot, she won’t make things easy for you on Sunday night, that you can be sure off.”

“Maybe but let’s look at those two titles reigns.” I responded before shifting my weight. “Seleana’s Roulette Title Reign happened because Christina was given power over that edition of Climax Control, the only way that the deck could be more stacked in Seleana’s favour in that Fatal Four Way Match was if Christina had appointed herself as the Special Guest Referee and that World Title reign?” I asked before shaking my head. “Do I even need to point out the circumstances behind that? Christina managed to make Jessie look like a saint with that stunt!”

“Yes and Christian’s vendetta against Seleana at the time was not helping matters.” Gabriel nodded in agreement before frowning. “Speaking of Christian, you had better watch yourself now that he is back from vacation.”

“What? Because I called hum out on his own show?!” I asked with a scoff before patting my title belt. “I may have admitted that I panicked before making that Tweet about Tempest’s match but that doesn’t change the fact that he was putting words in my mouth to make the situation worse, or do I need to remind you of Tempest’s attack on Bella?”

“No, you don’t, but even so, whilst you are one of the company’s champions he is your boss, and he might decide to make an example of you with or without that belt.” Gabriel warned me and I nodded in response. “That reminds me, before you arrived here I got a series of missed calls from a woman by the name of Kirsty, said that she was your sister?”

My mood darkened when I heard that, I had gotten missed calls as well, but I had chosen to ignore them. “Half-sister, same dad, different mom, or victim knowing how much of a scumbag my dad is.” I explained before shifting my weight. “She first made contact with me a few years ago, said she needed money so I sent over what little I could at the time, she spent it on drugs, and I nearly got in trouble with the police for it.”

“Not exactly a healthy relationship then.” Gabriel summarized in what had to be the biggest understatement that had been uttered in the Go Gym and I nodded. “She also said that she had a daughter, it seems your niece is in trouble.”

That caught my attention. “Rachel?!  What the hell is going on exactly?!” I asked and Gabriel shook his head. “I’ll explain, when I met Kirsty originally she was a crack addict and a prostitute, she had gotten pregnant, you do the math.”

“She had gotten pregnant by one of her Johns?” Gabriel asked and I nodded in response. “I suppose the child has health issues stemming from that?”

“Like you wouldn’t believe, she made contact with me again right before I won the title at Into the Void X, apparently she had gotten clean and when I met up with her during week two, she looked great! Well, great for a recovering drug addict.” I explained and Gabriel’s expression darkened. “I don’t like that look Gabriel.”

“You have every right to be concerned, she claimed to have relapsed.” Gabriel explained and I shook my head. “Has she been in contact with you since Into the Void X?”

“I saw her here and there, but I haven’t spoken with her at length, especially after SCW went on the road again.” I explained and Gabriel nodded as he got the idea. “Did she mention a guy by the name of Ryan? He’s the kid’s father and when I ran into her the first time around, I convinced him to pursue custody of the child.” I explained and Gabriel shook his head. “I need to get to the bottom of this, but this is the wrong week to do it, I’ll be in Orlando from tomorrow and that’s not even getting into the title match!”

“Perhaps it is time you pursued getting custody of the child for you and Makayla.” Gabriel suggested and I gave him a significant look. “You are a couple, are you not?”

“A lesbian couple that isn’t even married vs. a relapsed crack whore who is the child’s biological mother, if we get a republican judge I think we might give him/her a stroke.” I deadpanned in response and Gabriel chuckled. “I’ll talk with Makayla about it when I return home later because this is obviously not something that we can do lightly, she knows the situation between me and Kirsty at least so I won’t have to explain that part to her.”

“You clearly have a lot to think about in the coming weeks, I just worry that it’ll affect your performance as Roulette Champion.” Gabriel pointed out and I nodded in agreement. “She made contact with you when your reign started, don’t let her be the end of your reign.”

“Easier said than done, considering who my challenger for the title is this week.” I sighed before I stood up. “I’d better get back to training, since I’ll be in Disneyworld for the rest of the week things are going to be pretty relaxed from tomorrow unless Kirsty follows me down to Florida.”

“Let us hope that she doesn’t.” Gabriel nodded before I left his office.

Krystal’s autograph signing, Las Vegas, Nevada
Monday the 20th of September 2021, 21:00pm

*promo time*

Just because I won’t be in Florida until tomorrow doesn’t mean I’m not doing stuff for SCW, in this case it was an autograph signing that I had set up at a local game store in Vegas and well, now that the autograph signing had wrapped up I figured I may as well use this as the setting for my promo as I put the Roulette Title on the table.

“Let’s get this out of the way, no, I’m not in Orlando yet, I won’t be in Orlando until tomorrow because I had an Autograph signing to do here at Shiba Games in Vegas, not to mention getting in some last minute training at the Go Gym earlier but that brings me to my match this week and more importantly my next Roulette Title defence as this week I’m defending the SCW Bombshell Roulette Championship against Seleana Zdunich!”

This will be tough.

“I don’t think I need to point out why Seleana will be my toughest challenger to date on Sunday night, not only is she a former Roulette Champion in her own right but she is a former World Bombshell Champion and whilst a lot has been said about how those reigns started, both with a little help from her wife Christina, the fact still remains that she has what it takes to win titles, holding onto them is a different matter as I can obviously attest too, so the question is, am I worried?”

Nope.

“When I won this title in April I said that I’d be willing to face anyone on the roster for the title, five months have past since then and in that time I’ve defended this title four times with this weekend’s title match being defence number five and whilst Seleana is a significant step up from some of my previous challengers I’m not backing down, both because I’m a fighting champion and because defending a title at Disneyworld has been on my bucket list since I enrolled at the Go Gym.”

Let’s talk about that, shall we?

“Speaking off, I do find it funny how the preview for this week’s card said that I wanted to defend the SCW Bombshell Roulette Title at Disneyworld and how that was on my bucket list, just to set the record straight here, if you go back to my original tweet I said a title, not this title specifically because it’s like I said, I added that to my bucket list after I enrolled in the Go Gym and I’m glad that SCW has fulfilled my request, which off course begs the question, Disneyworld is the Happiest Place of Earth huh? But this Sunday, who will be happier leaving the park? Me, or Seleana?”

Good question.

“And you know, as much as I want to say that it’ll be me because well, I’ve been on a roll since I won this title from Royal Purple at Into the Void X, this match has me thinking otherwise because Seleana is unlike my other challengers to date! Unlike Maki and Bella, she’s held a title, unlike Bea, she held that title for more than five minutes and unlike Mercedes, she can still go in the ring as has been demonstrated by Seleana time and time again.”

But I’ve also demonstrated that last part.

“I’ll be the first to admit that my first six months in SCW were the worst six months of my professional wrestling career because it’s hard to look back on those months in a positive light when I not only struggled to get a win for months on end but had the unenviable task of facing Amber Ryan in the opening round of the Blast from the Past Tournament but since the draw to Char Kwan I have not only turned my luck around but I’ve showed the SCW Universe exactly what I can do in the ring!”

And then some!

“I hope you’ve been paying attention to the Bombshell Roulette Title scene since I won the title Seleana because if you haven’t and have based your preconceptions of me on the first six months of my SCW career, then you’ve essentially turned what was supposed to be the biggest test of my SCW Bombshell Roulette Title reign into the easiest match of my title reign! You see Seleana, those six months left me with one hell of a chip on my shoulder and everyone saying that my reign wouldn’t last long didn’t help! Well, here we are, several months later, I’m still the Bombshell Roulette Champion and I’m still on my first reign!”

But wait, there’s more!

“And not only that but I didn’t suffer a single loss since I won that qualifying match! So, tell me Seleana, was do those facts tell you about me? Because if I were you, I’d be starting to get worried, after all I used that chip on my shoulder to motivate myself through the past several months and I’ve come out the other side not only a stronger woman but a more determined Bombshell Roulette Champion who won’t give up this title without a fucking fight!

Six months of losses is one hell of a motivator!

“This chip on my shoulder has seen me through five months as an undefeated Roulette Champion and as far I’m concerned? I reckon that I’m good for another five or even six months with this thing around my waist! Seleana, I know what you are capable off and I know that I’ll have to fight tooth and fucking nail to leave Disneyworld as the Bombshell  Roulette Champion which begs the question, do I have any preferences for the infamous Roulette Wheel this time around?”

Just the one.

“Now obviously, I’ll have no say in this, but I reckon a falls count anywhere match in Disneyworld would be pretty fucking epic! How else am I going to beat the crap out of another woman around Disneyworld and not get arrested/banned for life from Disneyworld in the process? But again, that’s all down to the Roulette Wheel and what it stops on but at the very least I can look forward too an epic match against a former World and Roulette Champion!”

It’s that simple.

“But that epic match can only have one winner and honestly? I like my chances heading into this match, I’ve been on a roll since I won the opportunity to compete for this title at Into the Void X and I think the past several months of Bombshell Roulette Title defences in SCW speak volumes about how well that has gone for me! Are you my toughest challenge to date Seleana? Absolutely, am I going down without a fight?”

And with that I decided to wrap things up.

“Absolutely not! It’s like I said earlier Seleana, that chip on my shoulder has been the primary weapon that’s seen me through the last several months of my Roulette Title Reign and I don’t want it to end anytime soon! I know you’ll give me a hell of a match for this title, to the point where I wouldn’t even be that mad about losing it to you IF that happened but that’s a big if because if I have my way, I will bring you down with the Down Under Thunderbomb, courtesy of “Down Under Thunder” Krystal Wolfe your SCW Bombshell Roulette Champion, long may I reign!”

I left the store with my title to head home as the scene fades.

Krystal’s first match as champion didn’t go as planned, yes she won the match over Bella Madison but only after Mercedes Vargas got involved and cost Bella the match by attacking Krystal giving the Aussie the DQ Win, Krystal went on to offer Bella a rematch at any time and sweetened the deal by offering to put the SCW Bombshell Roulette Championship on the line against her but with Summer XXXTreme and the Ultimate X Over the Pool Match between her, Maki and Bea Barnhart right around the corner, she might eat her words.

 In fact, there was a chance that she might eat those words sooner as this week at Climax Control 304 was the show where Krystal’s first defence was set to take place and her challenger was none other than Maki, one of the women scheduled to challenge her at Summer XXXTreme IX! Even if Krystal lost, it didn’t mean that she was out of the title picture, it just meant that she would enter Summer XXXTreme IX as the challenger for Maki’s title! And Krystal had joined commentary for Maki’s last match, a Triple Threat Match against Candy and Char Kwan that she won! But Krystal wasn’t about to give up the title without a fight, can Krystal retain the title?

Backstage at Climax Control 302, Las Vegas, Nevada
Sunday the 13th of June 2021 23:00pm

It wasn’t meant to be this way.

It was the week of my first match as Bombshell Roulette Champion where I was competing in a non-title match against Bella Madison in the opening match and like I said, it was non-title, but I was treating it like it was a title match, and after a great match between me and Bella I had it well in hand.

And then Mercedes Vargas came out and struck me, resulting in a DQ win for me.

Bella then took the fight right to Mercedes and I was ready to join in the fray, why? Because I didn’t want to win my first match as champion that way! Bella would get her revenge later in the night by costing Mercedes the King Vinnie Battle Royal but that was out of my hands, and I had a lot to think about.

“Still fuming over the result of the opener, right?” Makayla asked over the FaceTime call as I sat in my car, my girlfriend knew me all too well as I was calling her to avoid a possible road rage incident on the way back home. “Do you know what you’re doing next week?”

“I’m not booked if that’s what you’re asking.” I responded as I shook my head. “Jessie’s facing Vargas in a Street Fight, Caleb’s got Lincoln Daniels in a Roulette Qualifier for the Ultimate X Over the Pool match at Summer XXXTreme IX but aside from that? Not a lot’s happening among my circle of friends this week.”

“Well, if they are holding qualifying matches for the men, it’s a safe bet that they are doing the same for the women, right?” Makayla asked and I nodded.

“Yeah, Triple Threat Match between Bea Barnhart, Candy and Char Kwan, I know who I’m rooting for in that match.” I added as I leaned back in the driver’s seat. “Maki has already qualified for the match, don’t ask me how but I guess that Triple Threat Match from last week was a stealth qualifier or something.”

“Aside from the fact that Candy and Char Kwan are getting second chances to qualify if that’s true.” Makayla pointed out and I had to admit that she had a point. “Which didn’t happen in the last cycle, Candy and Bea got one chance at joining you and Royal……...err I mean Faith Simpson at Into the Void X, same goes for Mercedes Vargas and Bella Madison.”

“Maybe they meant to hold qualifying matches earlier, but those plans got derailed by the Queen and King for a Day shows?” I offered with a shrug as that was the best answer I could come up with. “By the way, are you serious about getting a dog?”

“We both love dogs Charlotte, besides whilst you were at Climax Control, I was researching dog breeders in the Las Vegas area.” Makayla responded with a grin, and I sighed in response. “It’ll take some time but as long as this pandemic is going on, we’re stuck in Vegas for the foreseeable future.”

“And that would make looking after the pupper a lot easier in the short term.” I sighed in response before letting out a deep breath. “We’ll talk more about this in the morning, I know I said that Athena’s a lovely dog, but German Shepherds are high maintenance.”

“I grew up around big dogs, I know what they are like.” Makayla nodded before she went to hang up. “See you when you get back babe.”

“See you.” I responded before we hung up on each other, now that I had calmed down significantly, I started the car engine and started to drive off as “In the Middle of the Night” by Within Temptation started playing. “If I ever snap because of all the bullshit going on in my SCW career, this will be my new theme song.” I muttered to myself before I pulled out of the arena.

Backstage at Climax Control 303, Las Vegas, Nevada
Sunday the 20th of June 2021, 18:00pm

That didn’t end the way I thought it would,

Going into that Triple Threat Qualifier, I had pegged either Candy or Char as the winners of that match but instead, Bea Barnhart pinned them both to pick up the win, at least I know who my first challengers are, assuming the bosses don’t do with my idea to defend the title against Bella Madison next week.

And I’m sure Char Kwan will have something to say about how she lost the Triple Threat Match, Candy? Nah, she’s too sweet and innocent to hold a grudge over losing a match like that.

“Bea Barnhart and Maki are my first challengers.” I muttered to myself as I watched the Street Fight between Jessie and Mercedes which was just as brutal as I expected. “Now all I need to do is to make it to Summer XXXTreme IX.”

“Krystal?” I looked up and saw a stage hand handing me the card for next week’s show and I took it from him, after I mouthed the word “thanks” to him he ran off.

“Shane Borderland vs. Brayden Hilton, when was the last time SCW had a double debut match?” I wondered to myself before the second match caught my eye. “Bella vs. Violet with Mercedes on commentary, guess that means the bosses didn’t go for my idea, still the fact that this match will impact the Summer XXXTreme Card either way makes it a must watch.” I muttered to myself before going over the rest of the card.

And it was then that I saw it. “Your first defence has been scheduled?” I nearly jumped out of my skin when I heard Ari’s voice before I looked up and saw the younger Go Gym Graduate. “And it’s against Maki.”

“I just find it amusing that history is repeating itself.” I commented with a shrug before Ari sat next to me, “Jessie got a title shot at the Roulette Title at the Go Home Show for Summer XXXTreme VIII which would’ve meant that she going to enter the Ultimate X Over the Pool Match as either Champion or Challenger, we both know how that ended since Seleana didn’t lose the title until her match against Johanna Krieger but still.”

“At least Maki didn’t attack you to get the title shot this time.” Ari responded half-jokingly and I gave her an amused yet annoyed look. “Actually no, Jessie cost Seleana a Triple Threat Match to get her attention, didn’t she?”

“Yep, against Maki and Amber, it was non-title because otherwise? Amber’s first title would’ve been the Bombshell Roulette Title.” I added before adjusting the title over my shoulder. “Maki took the submission loss in that match, hopefully that’ll be a sign of things to come for our title match.”

“And you know Bea will be watching the match closely.” Ari nodded as the Street Fight ended with Mercedes winning after a Modified Black Rose Overdrive in the men’s bathroom. “When was the last time a catfight ended in the men’s bathroom?”

“Probably on some extremely specific Only Fans kink page.” I joked with a shrug as the camera cut to another part of the arena. “Seriously, Jessie will be feeling that for the next week at least.”

“Yeah, at least.” Ari winced once she realized that I was right. “Guess she took Jessie’s comments about her age to heart, then again Mercedes was wrestling when we were in diapers.”

“Feels that way at least.” I sighed before taking a sip from my drink. “I’m going to be training extra hard at the Go Gym next week, I don’t want to fall into the same trap that so many of my contemporaries have fallen into.”

“Losing the title on the first defence?” Ari asked and I nodded to confirm that that was what I meant. “And prove certain people like Andrea wrong.”

“That idiot doesn’t know what she’s talking about and isn’t half as great as she thinks she is.” I scoffed before taking a sip from my drink. “And I look forward to shutting her up!”

“And I look forward to watching you do just that!” Ari nodded before we shared a toast.

Krystal’s home, Las Vegas, Nevada
Monday the 21st of June 2021, 16:00pm

This is going to be a wild week.

The rest of the night at Climax Control 303 went off without a hitch, Brother David Shepherd picked up the win over Mac Bane in non-title action (ugh) and Myra Rivers pinned Christina Rose in the Main Event even after Amber Ryan tried to cost her the match by eyeing up the Bombshell Internet Championship within eyesight of Myra but that ended about as well as you’d expect! The match between Myra and Amber that’ll inevitably end with either of them vacating the Internet Title was scheduled for Summer XXXTreme as was my first title defence.

At least I don’t have to worry about vacating a title after winning my match.

But yeah, as Makayla said two weeks ago, we’re getting a dog! We’ve already decided on getting a large dog and the only issue is, what breed to get.

“German Shepherds are fiercely loyal.” I commented as I looked up the dog breed on my regular computer. “And are one of the most intelligent dogs around.”

“Yeah, but Labradors have just as much intelligence, without any of the aggression.” Makayla pointed out as she looked up her dog breed on her phone. “Besides, you love Caleb’s dog.”

“Lemmy? Yeah, he’s a great dog.” I admitted as I glanced over at my girlfriend. “Off course, the thing with Labradors is the fact that there are three different colour variations to choose from.”

“Black, Golden and Chocolate, Lemmy’s a Golden Lab, right?” Makayla asked and I nodded in response. “Maybe we should get one of the other variants.”

“From what I read, there can be multiple variants in the same litter, Katie said that Lemmy’s litter included a couple of Black Lab puppies.” I responded with a shrug as I searched the internet. “Either way, we should do some more research on this.”

“Definitely, won’t do the doggo much good if we go into this without a clue.” Makayla nodded in agreement before she walked up to me and kissed me on the cheek. “And we’ll have to figure out how we’re going to work around SCW’s schedule once they start touring again.”

“I don’t see the current schedule of keeping everything confined to Vegas ending anytime soon.” I responded with a shrug before I started searching again. “Not that I’m complaining since it makes streaming a lot easier.”

“If you want to drag your gaming PC on the road with you, I’ll be happy to help.” Makayla responded with a grin as she sat next to me. “And your other equipment off course.”

“I was about to say, I can’t really stream without my mic, webcam or capture card!” I responded with a grin before kissing Makayla.

Krystal’s home, Las Vegas Nevada
Monday the 21st of June 2021, 18:00pm

*Promo time*

Well, I guess the honeymoon period is over.

“When the qualifying matches for the Ultimate X Over the Pool Matches at Summer XXXTreme IX were announced last week I was like “all right, my first defence will be at Summer XXXTreme IX and it’s against Maki and the winner of Bea Barnhart vs. Candy vs. Char Kwan” and well, I was half right, my first title defence on PPV will be at Summer XXXTreme IX against Maki and Bea Barnhart but my first title defence in general is this Sunday at Climax Control 304 and what do you know? Maki has jumped to the front of the que!”

This will be good.

“This is our first one on one match Maki but I have seen you in action before, namely at Climax Control 301 when I joined commentary for your Triple Threat Match against Candy and Char Kwan which, credit where it’s due, you won after roundhouse, or Makihouse, kicking Char’s head into the cheap seats after she had already taken out Candy, throw in the fact that that was apparently a stealth qualifier for the Ultimate X Over the Pool Match and well it seemed to set us on a collision course.”

I added as I shook my head.

“Maki, when you won that Triple Threat Match, I said that I was looking forward to your challenge whenever that would be , well, we know when that’ll be now and it seems that history is repeating itself at Summer XXXTreme IX because last year, Jessie Salco challenged Seleana Zdunich at both the go home show and in the Ultimate X Over the Pool Match which also featured you and Keira Fisher, that didn’t end so well for you or Jessie, did it?”

Off course it didn’t.

“You know what they say about those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it, well Maki for the second year in a row you are in the Ultimate X Over the Pool Match for the Bombshell Roulette Championship and you’re getting a title shot just a few weeks before the show, will history repeat itself? Will you get simultaneously eliminated by Bea thus opening the door for me to win the match and retain the title in my second defence? And no, I didn’t stutter, I did say second defence because I have no intention of losing this title on my first defence!”

Stop me if you heard this before.

“I realize that this is something of a cliché but my first defence against Maki won’t be my last! How many new champions have said a variation of those exact words only to fail at the first hurdle since SCW? Way too many for even Mercedes Vargas to list! But occasionally, there’s one new champion that makes good on that promise! Myra Rivers has held the Bombshell Internet Title for over a year now and finds herself in a title vs title match against Amber Ryan at Summer XXXTreme IX, am I saying that I’ll hold this title for that long? No because you never know what could happen between now and Summer XXXTreme X but what I will say is that I am going to hold onto this well past the first defence and Maki? I know you’ll give me a hell of a fight, but the thing is Maki? I can give just as much as I can take!”

Actions speak louder than words.

“At the same time, I know what could happen, Bea Barnhart has eye on this match like a hawk and if my last match is anything to go by, she’ll likely try to interfere in the match! Only real question is, will she attack me and cost you the match Maki? Or will my winning streak end on a Disqualification? Or will the Roulette Wheel stop on a stipulation that means that Bea’s interference won’t end in a disqualification for either of us? Either way, we had better keep an eye out for Bill Barnhart’s hot wife!”

Seriously, how did he get her to date him, let alone marry him?

“But at the end of the day, she won’t matter until Summer XXXTreme IX because this match is between the two of us with my title on the line, I won’t lie and say that I’m not nervous heading into my first defence in general and not just for the Bombshell Roulette Championship, but I’ve been training for this since I won the title at Into the Void X! Not this specific match because, obviously, I didn’t know that this match was going to happen until this past week on Climax Control 303, but I knew my first defence was an inevitability, it was just a question of who that defence was against and well, it seems we were destined to face off ever since you win that Triple Threat Match!”

It’s that simple.

“It’s one thing to be a new champion heading into their first defence but it’s an entirely different thing to be a new champion heading into their defence of their very first title reign in SCW! At Climax Control 301 I promised that I will fight anyone for this title and Maki and Bea Barnhart just happen to be the first won in my path to holding this title for as long as possible! Maki’s getting a sneak preview of the fight I’ll bring at Summer XXXTreme IX to keep my title and this week will be the first of many title defences!”

And with that I decided to wrap things up.

“The Honeymoon Period is over, and now I have to defend the title for the first time! I’ve had this title for a long time and well, my first defence was bound to come sooner or later! To put it in perspective, this is my fifth week as Bombshell Roulette Champion, and I will do everything in my power to not make it my last! Maki, I don’t know what you did to jump ahead of the que and get this title match but by the end of the night, Maki will wish that she had waited until Summer XXXTreme IX where I’ll defend the title against her and Bea Barnhart but before that match, I will bring her down with the Down Under Thunderbomb courtesy of “Down Under Thunder” Krystal Wolfe, your reigning Bombshell Roulette Champion, long may I reign!”

I went to start my stream as the scene fades.

(Carter was used with permission from Chris)

Krystal Wolfe had finally done it! She had broken her months long losing streak and she had chosen a hell of a match to do just that as she had qualified for the Bombshell Roulette Title Match at Into the Void X in the process! That match would be contested between Krystal, the current Roulette Champion Royal Purple and former champion Violet Amelia Holt leaving Krystal, once again, as the firm underdog in this match.

However, Krystal was not to be deterred! In fact, last week on Climax Control she requested that she be booked in a “tune up” match ahead of the biggest match of her career to date and the bosses obliged by putting Krystal against the Hall of Famer and Grand Slam Champion Mercedes Vargas! Mercedes last fought on Climax Control in a qualifying match of her own against Violet and Bella Madison in a match that she was pinned in, can Krystal keep the winning streak alive? Or will Mercedes’s age and experience pay dividends?

Backstage at Climax Control 296, Las Vegas, Nevada
Sunday 11th of April 2021, 19:00pm

Fina fucking ly!

When I was training at the Go Gym in 2016, I had great aspirations for my career once I finally made it to SCW, hell I can tell you from personal experience that any trainee at the Go Gym has those same aspirations so to come in with a losing streak that has gone on since November? It was really disheartening to say the least but tonight, I ended it and more importantly? I booked my spot in the Bombshell Roulette Title Match at Into the Void X!

Honestly, the one thing that could make this better is if this Covid shit cleared up and Makayla was free to move to America at long last!

As I returned to the back with my fellow Team Go members Ariana Angelos and HB Carter, I couldn’t wipe the smile off my face and the main thing on my mind was that nothing could spoil my mood! Okay, maybe stepping on a Lego brick whilst Cassian’s trying to woo me but that’s an extremely specific set of circumstances if we’re being honest!

Well, okay, there is one other thing that could spoil my mood but somehow, I don’t see the Australian government letting a convicted murderer, rapist and wife/child beater who just so happens to be my dad out of jail, let alone board a plane to come back into my life! And even if that did happen, well I brought a gun a couple of years ago for that exact scenario and let’s just hope that it doesn’t come to that!

“You finally did it Krys!” Ari said once we were well clear of the entrance ramp and walking through the backstage area. “And what a way to pick up your first win as well!”

“Me as the Combat Champion, Ari as the soon to be TV Champion, once you beat Royal Purple at Into the Void X our little trio will be golden!” Carter chimed in and me and Ari gave him curious looks. “As in championship golden off course!”

“Thanks guys, but if only it were that easy.” I thanked them as I turned to my fellow Go Gym Graduates. “The other qualifying matches for the Roulette Titles are next week and depending on who wins the Bombshell Qualifier, my job at Into the Void X will be made that much harder or easier.”

“I’m sure you’ll do fine regardless.” Ari assured me before I heard the Super Mario Theme playing and, once I remembered that it was my ringtone, I dug my iPhone out of my pocket, it was Makayla.

“I’ll catch up with you guys, I’d better take this call.” I informed Team Go and they nodded before I headed to the area by the production trucks to take the call and put on speaker phone. “Hey Maka! Hope you’re not driving your phone bill up to much!”

“I’ll worry about my phone bill when the time comes.” Makayla responded and I grinned in response. “Just saw your big win on Climax Control, I knew you could do it!”

“Thanks babe.” I responded with a grin before glancing around, I could’ve sworn I saw Jessie chatting with Amy Santno, but the two women were to far away for me to see them clearly. “And at least it’s guaranteed that I won’t miss this Supercard!”

“Don’t jinx it, unless Tempest decides to attack you as a message to Bobbie Dahl.” Makayla warned me and I shuddered in response. “In any case, you won’t know who your second opponent is until next week, right?”

“Right, they haven’t even come out with the card for next week’s show yet.” I responded with a nod before leaning against a crate. “Look, Makayla, about that argument we had.”

“You’re still beating yourself up over that?” Makayla asked and I nodded in response. “Don’t worry about it, water under the bridge and all that, I’ve gotta go but good luck at Into the Void X!”

“Thanks, I think I’ll need it.” I responded before Makayla hung up and I let out a sigh, “Just gotta make to Into the Void X now.” I commented to myself before I went off to re-join Team Go.

Backstage at Climax Control 297, Las Vegas, Nevada
Sunday the 18th of April 2021, 1800pm

It’s been a hell of a match so far.

The last qualifying match is between Violet Amelia Holt, Bella Madison and Mercedes Vargas and they’ve had a fierce battle thus far to claim the third spot, but it was winding down.

“Mercedes is out, if Bella sees Violet coming, she’ll join me and Royal Purple at Into the Void X.” I commented as Bella hit her finisher on Mercedes, my hair was still wet from the confrontation I had with Royal Purple earlier in the night, but I had managed to get a change of clothes, and seconds after I said that Violet nailed Bella with the Crazy Shot before hitting Mercedes with her own DDT finisher to secure her spot in the Triple Threat. “So, it's me, Royal Purple and Violet for the Bombshell Roulette Title at Into the Void X!” I commented to myself as I walked off to re-join Team Go. “My first title win, just got that much easier!” I commented with a grin before I walked away from the monitor.

It didn’t take me long to find Team Go waiting for me back at the cafeteria and as I sat down with them Ari noticed the grin on my face. “I take it your happy with how the Triple Threat Match played out?” Ari asked and I nodded.

“Extremely happy, and we owe Carter ten bucks.” I responded referring to a little bet we had on this match, I bet on Mercedes winning, Ari bet on Bella winning and Carter bet on Violet winning. “Because Violet s just secured her spot at Into the Void X!”

“Man, and I thought Bella would pull off the upset like you did last week!” Ari groaned and Carter grinned broadly before we handed him ten bucks each. “Don’t spend it all at once Carter!”

“Twenty bucks, I’ll find a good use for this!” Carter responded with a grin before pocketing the money. “How close was the finish? Triple Threat Matches can be tricky to win?”

“A split second difference would’ve meant that we were paying Ari instead.” I informed him with a shrug before I made myself comfortable. “Bella had hit the Ashes to Ashes on Mercedes but forgot to account for Violet, once Crazy Shot to Bella and a Purple Rainmaker to Mercedes later and Violet stamped her spot in the Bombshell Roulette Title Match.”

“I bet Bella’s going to be unhappy about that.” Ari commented and I nodded in agreement. “Any hopes for next week’s card?”

“I’m hoping for a tune up match ahead of the Triple Threat to be honest.” I admitted as I leaned back in my chair. “Don’t care who it’s against, I just want to be ready for the biggest match of my career to date!”

“Even if it’s a non-title match against Amber?” Carter asked and after a moment of hesitation I nodded. “Let’s hope it doesn’t come to that, or do I need to remind you of how Blast from the Past turned out for you?”

“You don’t and I’d rather not be reminded.” I responded as I ran a hand down my face. “That was just another example of my bad luck on the Main Roster!”

“At least that luck’s turning around.” Ari pointed out and I nodded in agreement. “Though to be honest, I’m not sure if I’m more excited for CC 300 or Into the Void X!”

“Gotta be Into the Void X, right?” I asked with a grin on my face. “You know, since it’s my first title match on the Main Roster?”

“Off course you’d say that.” Carter teased me before the topic moved on to other things.

Backstage at Climax Control 298, Las Vegas, Nevada
Sunday the 25th of April 2021, 18:00pm

I don’t know what I’ve gotten myself in for, but I’ll take what I can get.

Besides, if Caleb can win his tune-up match against Cassian Reed, then what’s to stop me from doing the same? Well, aside from the fact that my tune-up match won’t be against Cassian obviously and if it were, I’d get disqualified in five minutes for hitting a low blow on Cassian!

And that’s the only blow that idiot’s ever getting from me.

After my interview with Pussy Willow, I settled down to watch Alicia Lukas take on Seleana Zdunich for what felt like the hundredth time with Team Go at my side I spotted a stage hand coming up to us.

“Err, Krystal Wolfe? The bosses have next week’s card sorted out and they’ve accepted your request.” The stage hand informed me, and I grinned before taking the card from him and he ran off.

“Okay, what am I up to next week.” I muttered to myself as I went over the card, “Bella Madison vs. Maki, Candy vs. Ruby Steele, Mac Bane vs. Fenris, here we go!” I exclaimed once I saw my match and my grin widened. “Mercedes Vargas, guess they already had Bella’s match in mind when they heard my request.”

“One of the two losers from Violet’s qualifying match.” Carter nodded once he saw the card and Ari glanced over my shoulder at it. “Not to mention the most experienced bombshell from that match, if anyone can give you a good tune up it’s her.”

“Then again, your last meeting with Mercedes was when you were dressed as Veronica Taylor for the Halloween Battle Royal, we made our debuts in.” Ari shrugged her shoulders in response, and I had a chuckle at that memory. “Meanwhile, I was dressed as Wonder Woman and was eliminated by Jessie Salco.”

“Dressed as the most petite Jason Vorhees ever.” I responded with a laugh as I thought back to that Battle Royal. “If they ever hold another Halloween Battle Royal in SCU, I’m entering as Samus from Metroid!”

“Are you sure you’ll be able to wrestle in that suit?” Ari wondered and I shrugged my shoulders in response. “Or are you talking about that unlockable costume?”

“The leotard or bikini from the first game? I don’t know, too much potential for a wardrobe malfunction.” I responded with a frown as I read through the rest of the card. “Four Bombshell Matches to two Surperstar matches, that’s pretty disproportionate.”

“Especially when you remember that Mac Bane vs. Fenris was meant to happen tonight.” Carter reminded me and I nodded as I got the idea. “Maybe they’ll add another Superstar match overnight, Card Subject to Change and all that.”

“Maybe, but it does look like a good card either way.” I nodded before setting the card down and we resumed watching the show just as Alicia picked up the win over Seleana.

Krystal’s home, Las Vegas, Nevada
Monday the 26th of April 2021, 16:00pm

*promo time*

Storytime folks!

“Once upon a time there was a female wrestler from the land down under with the worst luck in the world! However, that all changed once day in early April when she finally picked up her first win and earned her shot at winning championship gold, yeah, the card wasn’t kidding when it said that I was elated to finally pick up a win and earning my spot in the Triple Threat Match for the Bombshell Roulette Championship at Into the Void X was the icing on the cake!”

A very delicious cake!

“I’m feeling so good about this win in fact, that I made this request to the bosses for a tune up match ahead of my title match and they obliged by putting me against one of the Bombshells who failed to earn their spot in this match in Mercedes Vargas! And as I’m sure she’ll be quick to tell you, being SCW’s resident historian and all, this isn’t our first meeting, no for our first meeting we must go all the way back to the first Climax Control of the year where I faced Mercedes, Royal Purple and Alice Knight to determine the number one contender for the Bombshell Roulette Championship at Inception IV and what happened in that match?”

I’ll save Mercedes the trouble.

“She got pinned by Royal Purple who went on to win the Bombshell Roulette Championship at Inception IV, and just a couple of weeks ago history repeated itself when you got pinned in another multi-person match to earn a shot at the Bombshell Roulette Championship! Now, since I’m in that match, I’ll be on hand to ensure that Violet doesn’t win the title from Royal Purple, so it won’t be a complete repetition of the events that led us to this point, but I think you get the picture, don’t you Mercedes?”

It’s as clear as day.

“The truth is Mercedes that you can’t keep up with the younger generation of Bombshells, it happened at the first Climax Control of the year, it happened at Climax Control 297 and it’ll happen this week on Climax Control where I’ll pick up the win in this match and move on to Into the Void X! Don’t get the wrong idea Mercedes, I respect you enough as a wrestler to know that you’ll give me the fight I was looking for when I asked to be booked this week, but you can’t argue with evidence!”

Unless you’re a republican but that’s a story for another day!

“Don’t get me wrong Mercedes, there’s no denying that you’ve done it all in SCW but when was your last title reign? 2019 as one half of the Mixed Tag Team Champions with Kain when he came back for a cup of coffee, as far as singles title reigns go? Only a few months later as, coincidentally, the Bombshell Roulette Championship in a reign that lasted two months, as I said, the evidence speaks for itself and this Sunday I’ll pick up the second win of my main roster career!”

And from here, it’s onwards and upwards.

“I have two goals in this match, the first one should be obvious as I intend to pick up the win over Mercedes Vargas, my other goal is to confirm that I’m ready to take the gold from Royal Purple at Into the Void X and what better way to do that than to pin someone who’s a Hall of Famer and Grand Slam Champion? The answer to that question should be obvious as there is no better way for me to do that!”

It’s that simple.

“You had a great match against one of my opponents at Into the Void X which you picked up the win in and then you couldn’t repeat that winning formular when you and Violet faced off again in a Triple Threat Match, says it all, doesn’t it? We’ll have a great match this Sunday on Climax Control but your run of bad luck against younger Bombshells will only continue when I defeat you in the middle of that ring!”

And with that I decided to wrap things up.

“Ask and you shall receive! I asked for this match as a tune up for my upcoming title match at Into the Void X and the bosses were happy to oblige by giving me the veteran Mercedes Vargas! But just because she’s a veteran of the sport doesn’t mean she’s as good as she once was and her run of luck against everyone else on the SCW roster speaks for itself as this Sunday I’ll be the latest in a long line of Bombshells to pick up the win over Mercedes Vargas as I bring her down with the Down Under Thunderbomb courtesy of “Down Under Thunder” Krystal Wolfe!”

I went upstairs to start my stream as the scene fades.

(Mark was used with permission from Mark’s handler, Gabriel was used with permission from his handler)

Despite being a highly touted team, Team Dragon and Wolfe were eliminated in round one of the Blast from the Past Tournament after drawing a rough round one opponent in the form of Amber Ryan and Despayre,  now Krystal was shifting her focus back to singles competition and she didn’t have to wait long to get her next match as she was taking on Char Kwan in singles action, Char had been enthralled in a feud with Jessie Salco of late but Krystal was getting desperate for her first win on the main roster, can Krystal pick up the win?

Backstage at Climax Control 292, Las Vegas Nevada
Sunday the 21st of February 2021, 23:00pm

God damn it!

Another week, another fucking loss! Oh, sure, I can say that I didn’t take the pin, I can say that Mark was pinned by Despayre and that I hung with one of the best wrestlers (and worst people but that’s another story) in the company in Amber but at the end of the night it doesn’t fucking matter, I lost, again!

Did I make the right call by signing that contract in November? Should I have waited just a little bit longer and establish myself down in SCU first? Was all this a mistake?

Before you ask, yes, I’ve seen next week’s card, and yes, I know I’m in singles action against Char Kwan and who knows? Maybe Jessie will throw me a bone and cost her the match against me as well? Not like she doesn’t have enough on her plate already, right?

I know I can do this! I was trained by Gabriel and Odette Stevens for fuck’s sake! Then why the fuck can’t I pick up a fucking win?!

Since me and Mark returned to the back after the tag team match I had pretty much isolated myself from the rest of the roster as best I could whilst I dealt with the storm of self-doubt that was going through my mind at the time, I had my Nintendo Switch with me as always, so I tried to set aside those negative thoughts by doing what I did best outside of wrestling, namely gaming on Super Mario Maker 2.

In hindsight, doing so by playing a Troll Level wasn’t the best idea.

“Damn it, not the softlock again!” I grunted in annoyance as I accidentally headed into the softlock room again, maybe I should save this for the next Mario Maker 2 Live Stream. “One more tries and I’m heading home, it’s getting late as it is.”

“Krystal?” I heard Mark’s voice ring out and I glanced up seeing Mark Cross nearby, I quickly put my Switch in Sleep Mode and pocketed it before turning to him. “I thought you left after our match.”

“Believe me, I was tempted too.” I grumbled in response as I let out a deep breath. “Aside from holding my own against Amber, the most I can say about that match is that I didn’t take the pin.” I added and Mark nodded in understanding. “And off course, certain idiots are saying that you got screwed by the draw because the reigning champ is out in the first round.”

“Andrea, right?” Mark asked and I nodded before he shook his head. “Don’t let her get to you, I took it to mean that I got screwed by being drawn against Amber and Despayre rather than getting you as a partner.”

“Uh huh, then explain that exchange with Evie.” I pointed out with a grunt and Mark frowned. “Don’t act like you don’t know what I’m talking about.”

“That was nothing, I was only returning for the tournament anyway.” Mark assured me and I let out a deep breath before nodding. “Something’s eating at you, isn’t it?”

“Yeah, this fucking rut I’ve been in since I debuted on the Main Roster.” I responded as I let out an annoyed huff. “I could handle my first two losses to Andrea and Tempest, I wanted to face the best and they gave it to me with Andrea and Tempest? I underestimated her and that bit me big time.” I added before running a hand through my hair. “The Roulette Contender’s Match wasn’t too bad because I wasn’t pinned in that match b back to back losses against Ruby and in tonight’s match? I’m starting to wonder if I made the right choice.”

“By joining the Main Roster when you did?” Mark asked and I nodded without hesitation. “Look, I haven’t known you that long, but you’ve seriously impressed me in the short time I’ve known you, don’t let a few losses get you down, not everyone gets to debut with an undefeated streak.”

“Maybe, but I’d better start picking up wins soon.” I sighed and almost on cue Mark got next week’s card out. “I’ve already seen it and I know I’m facing Char Kwan next week, surprised they gave you the card since you’re not sticking around.”

“The stage hand said that it was standard practice.” Mark explained and I nodded as I got the idea. “Have you talked to your trainers about this?”

“Gabriel and Odette? Not really, but I’m scheduled to help at the Go Gym tomorrow, so I’ll chat with them then.” I nodded before Mark went to leave. “One last question Mark, I get to keep the shirt, right?” I asked as I motioned to the Dragon and Wolfe shirt that was hanging over the chair alongside the rest of my street clothes.

“I don’t have much use for women’s clothing so yeah, you can keep it.” Mark assured me and I grinned in response. “I’m going to head off and I suggest you do the same, the arena’s closing up shop soon.”

“Sure, my switch is dying anyway.” I nodded before I followed my one time tag team partner to the parking lot where we said our last goodbyes before heading home.

Krystal’s home, Las Vegas, Nevada
Thursday the 25th of February 2021, 11:00am

The past week has just flown by.

And despite helping at the Go Gym, I never had a chance to chat with Gabriel or Odette about my mounting frustration with my ever increasing win/loss record because it was either they were too busy or I was too busy to bring it up and, well, running the Go Gym is a full time job.

I should know, I graduated from that damn place.

“Babe, you know you can’t keep this bottled up.” Makayla reminded me as we had our weekly skype chat, delayed by a few days because of her work schedule and in the case of yesterday, getting the COVID-19 vaccine which left her too drained to join in with the weekly D&D session, much less chat with me over Skype leaving me to play her character and DM which was not fun. “I get that your frustrated but it’s not healthy!”

“Don’t you think I know that?! I tried keeping my mental health issues stemming from my broken homelife bottled up for years and I’m on anti-depressants now!” I pointed out as I ran a hand down my face. “Char Kwan is probably looking at this like it’s an easy win for her, never mind the calibre of those I’ve lost matches too.”

“Andrea, Tempest, Royal Purple AKA the current Roulette Champ, Ruby, as much as you hate to admit it and Amber Ryan, at least in two of those matches you weren’t involved in the decision.” Makayla pointed out and I quickly nodded in agreement. “You’ll get out of the rut babe, even if it’s against Char on Sunday.”

“I’d better, otherwise I might start doubting that I made the right choice.” I sighed before deciding to change the subject. “How you feeling after the jab?”

“Good, hopefully my second jab won’t be too long a wait.” Makayla nodded before rubbing her left arm. “My arm still feels a bit tender, but I should be good for next week’s session, any idea when you’re getting your jab?”

“Nope but as far as I’m concerned. Sooner I get it, the better.” I responded as I shook my head before there was a knock at the door. “I’d better get that it’s probably Team Go checking on me.”

“If it is, tell them I said hi.” Makayla nodded before she ended the Zoom call and I went to answer the door, it was someone from the Go Gym, but it wasn’t the first person I expected to say the least.

Not everyday that the guy who runs the training school you graduated from pays you a home visit after all. “I hope your well Charlotte.” Gabriel greeted me after I opened the door to greet him, face mask and all. “Ari and Carter are starting to get worried about you.”

“Off course they are.” I grumbled before stepping aside to let my mentor in, once he was in, I closed the door behind him and sat down opposite him in the living room. “Since my loss in the first round of the Blast from the Past, I’ve been wondering if I made the right choice in signing that Main Roster contract last November.”

“Charlotte if I didn’t think you were ready, I wouldn’t have encouraged you to take that contract.” Gabriel assured me and I let out a deep breath. “No one stays winless forever, not even Jessie Salco.”

“Yeah, she’s won both of her matches this year and she’s in line for a World Bombshell Title Shot, provided she gets back on Mark’s good side.” I nodded as I got the idea. “My most important matches to date were that Roulette Number One Contender’s Match last month that led to GRIME holding main roster gold and the Blast from the Past match against Amber and Despayre and the most I can say about those matches is that I didn’t take the pin! Aside from that? I’ve yet to win a single match on the main roster and I’ve had more matches than Tempest!”

“And Tempest’s record hasn’t been spotless, she suffered her first loss at Inception IV.” Gabriel pointed out and I nodded with an annoyed huff. “You’ll get your first win Charlotte, just remember that you wouldn’t be in this position if I didn’t think you could handle it.”

“I know, but at the rate I’m going I’ll be twenty-six before I finally get my first win.” I responded with an annoyed sigh and Gabriel nodded before we continued talking for a while longer.

Krystal’s home, Las Vegas, Nevada
Friday the 26th of February 2021, 18:00pm

*promo time*

It’s high time that I got out of this rut, and Char Kwan is just the woman to do it against.

“My main roster career so far has been one disappointment after another, first I lost against Andrea, then against Tempest, then I lost that Fatal Four Way that led to Royal Purple getting her first main roster title, Then to Ruby and last week I lost in the first round of Blast from the Past, but this Sunday’s match against Char Kwan is when that losing streak comes to a screeching halt! Char, I hope your mind isn’t too focused on Jessie because this Sunday you have a Go Gym graduate sharing the ring with you!”

This will be good.

“Char, I don’t know what your beef with Jessie is considering that she tried to help you beat Evie in that street fight but if you couldn’t handle one Go Gym Graduate from the Land Down Under, what makes you think that you can handle someone younger, hungrier and in search of her first Main Roster win? Spoiler alert, you can’t, I have nothing to lose and everything to gain in this match and I’m not about to let this losing streak continue a week further!”

Not that it’ll be that easy.

“Oh, sure, you’ve had some success in the tag team ranks as part of Gamers Inc. including a Mixed Tag Team Title run but single’s competition is a whole different ballgame Char and you’ve yet to meet the same success, the last time you fought for a title was it High Stakes X against Johanna but since then? You haven’t even had a sniff of gold and as a fellow gamer, I have to say that your wrestling skills aren’t exactly on par with The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time!”

Then again, whose is?

“In fact, I’ll say that a closer comparison is the Call of Duty franchise, once great but lost your way and that’ll only be further proven this Sunday on Climax Control where I finally pick up my first Main Roster win over you! And as for Super Nintendo Chalmers or whatever your manager’s name is, try to stay out of the match for your own good old man because otherwise all he’ll get in response is a punch to the face!”

And with that I decided to wrap things up.

“This Sunday is when the disappointment ends as far as I’m concerned because I’m well overdue a Main Roster win as I move on from the Blast from the Past Tournament and onto focussing on my singles career and unfortunately for you Char, I think you’ll be too busy thinking about Jessie to realize that your about to be brought down by the Down Under Thunderbomb courtesy of “Down Under Thunder” Krystal Wolfe!”

I went off to start my stream as the scene fades.

(Fenris, Aron and Carter used with Chris’s permission, Osbourne used with Mark’s permission)

Krystal’s last match of 2020 did not end the way she had hoped having lost her second match on SCW TV as a SCW Bombshell to Tempest but she apparently impressed the bosses enough to not only be booked on the first Climax Control of 2021 but be given a major opportunity, the chance to compete for a Roulette Title Shot at the first Supercard of the year, Inception V, against defending champion Johanna Krieger, her competition?

GRIME member Royal Purple, perennial fan favourite Alice Knight and SCW Hall of Famer and Grand Slam Champion Mercedes Vargas, all four women were hungry for the win but perhaps none more so than Krystal who was looking to avenge a disappointing end to 2020 but given her recent problems with Ruby Diamond you knew that the rookie bombshell was going to get involved somehow, can Krystal win?

Krystal’s home, Las Vegas, Nevada
Sunday the 3rd of January 2021. 18:00pm

What did you do over the holidays?

I know this may seem like a redundant question given the sheer shitshow that was 2020 but I know several Superstars and Bombshells who were able to make the holidays work despite the pandemic and all the restrictions that came with it, so I ask you again, what did you do over the holidays?

Me? The holidays have never been a happy time for me.

To make a long story short, my mom was murdered on Christmas Day in 2012 and since then, I’ve been unable to disassociate the holidays with that tragic event so most holidays are either spent gaming or drinking (not helped by the fact that the rest of my family is back in Adelaide and I cut off all contact with them years ago) but this year? I managed to find a way to make a Dungeons and Dragons campaign work with me as the DM.

As for the other players, well……...

“Okay, so after a long day’s travel you arrive in the town of Anghor Thorn.” I announced to the players as they moved their icons into the town on Roll 20. “It is a small, mountain community on the way to the Goblin encampment that you have been sent to exterminate, however it is still a day’s travel away.”

“Excellent, we can stock up on supplies and rest here.” Osbourne responded as his Goliath Barbarian Krok, yes, that Osbourne, as in London Underground’s Osbourne, we needed another melee unit for balance and I reached out to London Underground first, it just so happened that the big man was the only one available. “Where is the nearest tavern?”

“The nearest tavern is The Ogre’s Horseshoe, which is in the town centre.” I responded and Makayla, my ex-girlfriend who was playing the Wood Elf Ranger Annastriana, suppressed a giggle. “Something funny?”

“Ogre’s Horseshoe? Really?” Makayla asked and I glanced at the other players in the video chat, Osbourne, naturally, was being his usual cool, calm and collected self, the others were also giggling. “Was that the best tavern name you could come up with?”

“It was either that or The Ogre’s Taint and I didn’t want to traumatize anyone with that mental image.” I explained before moving the cursor around the town. “Speaking of supplies, there are a few shops dotted around the town, nothing big but they should give you what you need, food, hunting supplies……...”

“Musical instruments?” Ariana, playing the Half-Elf Bard Meri, asked with an annoyed look on her face and the rest of the party groaned. “You know, since SOMEONE tossed my bagpipes into a deep dark pit!”

“You were threatening to give away our position!” Aron, playing the Human Wizard Kristjan, pointed out, yes, he named his wizard after Fenris, or at least his real name, and yes, he mostly joined the group because he needed something to take his mind off the attack by Austin on the last Climax Control of 2020. “Seriously what possessed you to buy bagpipes at the start of the campaign when you started with a lute?!”

“Krystal mentioned that the shop had bagpipes and I HAD to buy them.” Ari insisted and I couldn’t help but chuckle to myself. “And it was a song of rest.”

“A song of rest that could’ve been heard halfway across the world.” Carter, playing the Tabaxi Fighter Cheeta, pointed out and Ari stuck her tongue out at her bestie, and yes, he did pick his character after watching Wonder Woman 84, why do you ask? “Not that you were much better with the lute.”

“That sounds like a good time for a musical interlude.” Ari responded and the other players facepalmed as she got her lute out on camera, yes, she went ahead and brought a lute from Amazon for the game. “Cause I heal this party, cause I heal this party with rock and roll.” Ari sung and if you’re thinking that her singing ability can’t be much worse than her cooking then you are being generous to say the least, not helped by the fact that she rolled low on Charisma when rolling up stats and still insisted on playing a bard.

“Your “singing” sends several nearby citizens to flee into their homes and the town guard give you a warning for disturbing the peace.” I narrated the events to the players as Carter, in character, hissed at Ari and Fenris stepped into view on Aron’s webcam. “Now are you heading towards The Ogre’s Horseshoe or do you still want to stock up on supplies?”

“The Ogre’s Horseshoe?” Fenris asked with a raised eyebrow and Aron glanced up seeing his brother behind him. “Fucking nerds.” Fenris commented as he shook his head.

“Hey, I wear that “fucking nerd” label as a badge of pride K!” I insisted with a grin on my face and Fenris shook his head before walking off screen. “So, what do you want to do?”

“Aside from casting Silence on the Bard?” Aron asked earning nods off approval from Carter, Osbourne and Makayla and an annoyed glare from Ari. “I say we head into the tavern and try to get our rooms booked, we don’t know how long we’re going to spend here, right?”

“Krystal seemed to imply that we’ll be here for the night.” Osbourne pointed out and the others nodded in agreement. “So, I vote we do that.”

“Everyone in agreement?” I asked the party and they nodded before I changed the scene to the inside of the tavern. “Inside the tavern you find your usual drunk revellers, whether it be mercenaries passing through the town, off duty guardsman, just drunken fools or all of the above, the tavern appears to be doing good business, behind the bar are several bartenders, a male Dwarf, two female elves and a human.”

“I go up to the bar to inquire about rooms for the night.” Makayla announced to the group as she moved her character up. “Fenris is with me.”

“No, I’m over here.” Fenris chimed in from Aron’s webcam and I shook my head. “Not in Adelaide, or wherever your game is taking place.”

“No K, Makayla merely named her pet bear after you.” I responded as I rolled my eyes and Fenris stormed into view as Team Go started cracking up. “It was either that or name it after me and we both agreed that it would’ve been too awkward.”

“And naming it after me isn’t much better?!” Fenris asked and I simply shrugged my shoulders in response. “By the way, the first Climax Control card of the year has been posted.”

“I’ll check that out once we take a break.” I nodded in response and Fenris walked off screen again. “As I was saying, the Dwarf walks up to you and looks over the party.” I added before putting on my best Scottish accent. “You lot looking for rooms?”

“Yes, one room for each of us please.” Makayla responded before mimicking a bear grunting. “And my bear.”

“The rooms for the ones who walk on two legs can be easily arranged.” I responded as the Dwarf Bartender before I pretended to point at the bear. “But not the furry one, it’s unhygienic!”

“Fine.” Makayla sighed as she rolled her eyes. “You have stables out back right?” Makayla asked and after I gave my ex a curious look as the bartender I nodded. “Guys, you can take the rooms, I’m going to sleep with Fenris in the stables.”

It was at that point that Team Go completely lost it, Ari literally fell out of her chair laughing and Carter was barely holding it together, Aron on the other hand was trying his best not to laugh whilst Osbourne merely chuckled and after a few moments Fenris poked his head in again. “I thought you told me that your ex-girlfriend is a lesbian Krystal?” Fenris asked with a confused look on his face and I chuckled.

“I am and so is my character.” Makayla explained as Ari righted her chair and Carter was still having a laughing fit. “I was talking about the bear anyway.”

Fenris merely shook his head before walking off screen. “I said it once and I’ll say it again, fucking nerds,” Fenris grumbled before we continued the game.

*a few minutes later*

Once Team Go had recovered from their laughing fit the party took their rooms (or stable in Makayla’s case) and I used that as an excuse to call for a break, whilst the others went off to either stretch their legs (Aron) get a snack (both members of Team Go) or both (Osbourne) me and Makayla remained at our computers as I looked over the first Climax Control card of the year, and you can probably guess what match caught my eye first.

“Fatal Four Way for a shot at the Bombshell Roulette Championship at Inception V, Royal Purple vs. Krystal Wolfe vs. Alice Knight vs. Mercedes Vargas?!” I repeated it out loud as I stared at the match in shock, I had read the rest of the card, but the second Roulette Rules match of the night had immediately caught my attention, “I’m in contention for a title shot already?!”

“And against some of the best wrestlers on the roster, not to mention a Hall of Famer.” Makayla nodded as it set in. “I knew your goal in SCW was to face the best of the best, but I doubt you thought that you’d be put in a title contention match so soon.”

“Yeah, especially after how my first two matches went.” I nodded with a frown on my face, I’ll be the first to admit that my first two matches of my SCW Career didn’t go my way and I was hoping to redeem myself in 2021 but I never expected this, then it dawned on me. “Ruby.”

“Hmmm?” Makayla asked with a raised eyebrow before it hit her. “That English chick you were feuding with before Crimbo? Are you thinking what I’m thinking?”

“How long until she tries to screw me out of this title opportunity?” I asked rhetorically with a nod before Team Go returned to their seats and I noticed that Carter was in a sour mood. “Something up Carter?”

“SCU released their first card of the year, I’ve been left off it again.” Carter responded as he shook his head before motioning to Ari. “Meanwhile, Ari has a Pride Tag Team Title defence against Mrs. Right and Mickey Caroll and Coby Qwik is challenging for the TV Title that should be mine!”

“Carter, whatever you do, don’t turn into a camp version of Jessie Salco.” I warned him with a concerned look on my face and Carter quickly nodded. “Your better than that.”

“I know, but it’s hard to remain neutral when GRIME commit highway robbery!” Carter responded with a nod as Aron and Osbourne returned to their seats. “What’s happening on the SCW side?”

“The first CC of the year seems to be dedicated to setting up the Inception V card with two Roulette Title Shot matches in a row where the winner challenges for the title at Inception V, one for the men’s and one for the women’s, both are Fatal Four Way Roulette Rules Matches.” I explained before I took a deep breath. “And I’m in the women’s match against Royal Purple, Alice Knight and Mercedes Vargas.”

“Nice! First match of the year and it could mean a title opportunity for you!” Aron responded with a big thumbs up and I nodded in agreement. “That is, unless Ruby decides to screw you out of the opportunity.”

“Yeah, that’s what I’m afraid off.” I nodded in agreement as I shifted my weight. “Unless the wheel lands on Cage Match or something else that makes interference difficult, I’ll have to wrestle with one eye always glancing over my shoulder.”

“If you want, I can talk to the other members of London Underground, see if I can get Mackenzie and Charlotte to provide security.” Osbourne offered and I glanced over at him. “Fenris can attest to the fact that Mackenzie can throw a mean punch.”

“DON’T REMIND ME!” Fenris’s annoyed voice echoed from off screen and we all shared a good laugh at his expense.

“Appreciate it Os but I think London Underground’s going to be occupied, Daniel’s competing against Mercer later in the night.” I explained and it didn’t take long for the mood to sour between us, we were all still pissed off about Austin’s attack on Aron right before Christmas and for good reason. “Unless we feed Ruby some of Ari’s cooking, I don’t think it’ll work out.”

“So, you’re just going to hope for the best?” Ari asked and I nodded in response. “Main question is, if you win what does it mean for your match against Ruby?”

“I made that challenge before they made this match obviously, and it wouldn’t ne the first time they’ve changed plans for the PPV.” I nodded as I thought for a minute. “I think the most we can expect is that it gets pushed back to the second PPV of the year, gives me time to think of more song references at least.”

“If you want help with that, give us a call.” Makayla responded with a nod and I grinned in response. “Oh, and they’ve announced the signups for this year’s Blast from the Past.”

“You couldn’t keep me away from that tournament if you tried.” I responded with a grin before getting my phone out. “That tournament’s been on my bucket list since I started training at the Go Gym! Hell, I don’t care if I win or lose in the first round, so long as I can say that I participated.”

“And if you win, you can continue at least one Go Gym tradition.” Carter pointed out and I quickly got the idea.

“A Go Gym Graduate winning the tournament? That would be pretty fucking sweet.” I responded with a grin as I thought about a match with Keira. “Especially if it means facing one half of Team Hero for the gold.”

“Should be a hell of a match if you make it that far.” Makayla nodded in agreement and I grinned before deciding to get things back on track.

“Okay, I’m ready to resume the action if you guys are.” I offered and the others nodded before I picked up after the long rest.

*promo time*

The rest of the D&D session went well but now, it was all business because I have a match to promote and it’s the biggest one of my SCW career so far.

“The New Year is finally here, and I think I can speak for all of us when I say THANK FUCK 2020 is finally over! With that out of my system, I can only look towards the future or more specifically, the Fatal Four Way Match to determine Johanna Krieger’s challenger at Inception V between me, Royal Purple, Alice Knight and the SCW Hall of Famer Mercedes Vargas and with Roulette Rules in place, anything can happen, including me winning this match!”

And I’m starting with Royal Purple,

“If you’re expecting me to start with anyone but the GRIME member then you haven’t been paying attention to SCU Underground, have you? Royal Purple may have signed up to SCW at the same time as me but she and the rest of GRIME, or the 2 Spoopy 4 U Club as Ari likes to call them, has been a royal pain in my backside since Supernova and this match will be no exception! But at the end of the day, my main mission in this match is simple.”

Take a guess!

“If you guessed “keep GRIME from adding another title to their ranks” then congrats on guessing correctly! Off course, I have other concerns regarding a certain hyperactive wrestler from England who seems to be competing with me for “bluest hair on the SCW Roster” but if she keeps her nose out of it then I can focus on not only winning this match but shutting down any chance GRIME has at adding another title to their ranks! And considering thar you got your ass kicked by a rookie called Ruby Steele just before Christmas I don’t think that’ll be a problem!”

Next up is Alice!

“And now onto Alice Knight, the woman who, at one point, had control of one of Christian’s Credit Cards and I still wait for the day when we’ll get to see the bill he received after she originally left, anyway Alice, you’ve had one match since returning which you won and now your up for title contention, that would be impressive if not for one fact, the fact that the person you beat was Apple Coren!”

Seriously!

“Nothing against Apple but I’m quite sure that at this point there’s only a handful of wrestlers on the roster who haven’t beaten her and that’s only because they haven’t been booked against her yet! And just because I know this will be brought up, yes, my SCW career didn’t exactly get off to the best of starts with back to back losses against Andrea Hernandez and Tempest but I at least have my SCU success to fall back on, you on the other hand haven’t done much of note since returning and that won’t change any time soon!”

Last up is Mercedes!

“When I made my SCW debut last year, I said that I wanted to face the best of the best, as I was saying those words there were several names running through my head, Alicia Lukas, Sam Marlowe, both members of Team Hero, hell even Jessie Salco was on that list, but the point is, your name was on that list as well Mercedes! However, there is one little problem, you weren’t at the top of the list, you weren’t even in the middle.”

Getting the idea yet?

“You were at the bottom, right below Jessie Salco! Now I bet your thinking “why is a Grand Slam Champion at the bottom of the list when Jessie who has the worst win/loss record in the company is above her”, simple, Jessie has proven that she’s still got what it takes to win a title, just ask Johanna Krieger, I’ll be sure to ask her when I meet her at Inception V, but you? It’s been years since your last title match and that says one thing to me, as a wrestler, your spent and that’ll be proven this Sunday when I emerge the winner and the third challenger to Johanna Krieger’s Roulette Championship! And yes Ms. Historian, you can add that to the record books when all is said and done!”

And with that I decided to wrap things up.

“I didn’t think that I’d be in title contention so soon into my SCW career but when a golden opportunity knocks, you had better answer that door! Off course, to get that opportunity I have to get past Royal Purple, Alice Knight and Mercedes Vargas in a Fatal Four Way Roulette Rules Match this Sunday on Climax Control and I plan to do just that, it doesn’t matter if it’s the GRIME member, the never was or the has been because one of them will be brought down by the Down Under Thunderbomb by “Down Under Thunder” Krystal Wolfe!”

(Gabriel was used with permission from Mark)

It was practically a tradition that after every Supercard a new crop of signees would sign with SCW and High Stakes X was no different as several new Superstars and Bombshells either made their debuts on the following show or returned to the company after a long absence and among them was Go Gym graduate and Adelaide. Australia native Krystal Wolfe who had been plying her trade in SCU for the past few months.

She wasn’t booked for the last show but she promised that she would announce her arrival and fulfilled it saying that she had signed with SCW to face the best of the best, the bosses were paying attention to her promo and granted her wish booking her debut match against former World Bombshell Champion Andrea Hernandez! Andrea was coming off a loss to Chrystal Rose at High Stakes X so it was easy to dismiss this as Krystal being thrown to the wolves (pun not intended) but can Krystal win?

Krystal’s home, Las Vegas, Nevada
Monday the 7th of December 2020, 11:00am

It’s been a hell of a year, hasn’t it?

My original plan was to apply for SCW in 2021, that was the goal I set for myself back in 2016 when I graduated from the Go Gym, but then the Corona Virus happened and I found myself with two options, either focus entirely on my YouTube and Twitch Channels or sign with SCU, anyone who’s been following me for the past few months knows the choice I made and considering that I’m now part of the Main Roster barely five months after signing with SCU, I’d say I made the right decision.

I bet your expecting me to say something like “and that was before I learned that my official Main Roster debut was against Andrea Hernandez”, I’m not saying that, I wanted to face the best of the best and they gave me a former World Bombshell Champion, if you ask me, I couldn’t ask for a better debut match.

And as for what the bosses think? Well, last I checked I wasn’t a mind reader, but I think it’s safe to say that they are thrilled to have another graduate of the Go Gym on the roster.

“You made it Charlotte!” Makayla said over the video chat, Makayla, or Maki for sort, was the friend who took me in after I finally had enough of my dad’s bullshit and reported him to SAPOL, or South Australia Police, for not only the years of abuse I endured at his hands but my mom’s murder, that case had been considered a missing person’s case that had gone cold for several years because the police never thought to look at my dad for the crime, even they didn’t believe me at first until I showed them the evidence of abuse.

That is not a can of worms I’m going to open anytime soon (at least, not whilst sober) but all I will say is that I was dangerously underweight by the time I escaped my home life. “Tell me about it, Maki!” I responded with a grin as I fixed my ponytail. “The pandemic rushed things along but I’m finally making my Climax Control debut this Sunday.”

“I’ve got it set to record over here.” Maki nodded with a grin which I returned, encase your wondering about her calling me Charlotte, well I’m really only comfortable with people who I’m really close too calling me that and so far no one in the wrestling business has my trust that high, not even my fellow Go Gym grads, how close was I too Maki you may ask?

We dated., in fact she’s the one I lost my virginity too (when we were on the Cruise Ship for Summer XXXTReme III) and things got pretty serious after a while, however when I made the decision to move to the states we had to break it off, she was originally going to move with me but she got laid off at her job and had to focus on getting a new job, she was going to finally move to America this year but, well, take a wild guess as to what put a stop to that!

“I can’t wait to watch you wrestle on International TV at last.” Maki added and I nodded with a grin on my face. “So, have you found someone new yet? I know you’ve been hanging around that Ari chick.”

“Yeah, I have been hanging around her, no, I’m not dating her.” I responded as I shook my head. “For one thing, I’m pretty sure she’s straight even if her bestie is about as camp as they come, the other thing is that well, she just turned twenty, you know I prefer dating people who are my age or older.”

“Well, if you did start dating her, you’d at least get a chance to teach her how to cook.” Maki responded and I shook my head with a chuckle. “I am subscribed to her YouTube channel.”

“Recipe 4 Disaster, right? How that thing got a thousand subscribers that quickly, I’ll never know.” I commented dryly as I leaned back. “Ari is a unique case, she can cook, she works for the Gold Coast Casino as a prep cook for fuck’s sake, but her recipe ideas are, unique, and that’s me being polite.”

“From what I’ve seen, they’re “unique” enough to make Heston Blumenthal’s head spin!” Maki deadpanned before I heard a knock at the door. “Expecting guests?”

“Not really, I know things have eased up in America regarding lockdowns and shit, but I don’t really know enough people in the Vegas area to get many visitors.” I commented before turning to Maki. “I’ll call you back later babe, don’t want to keep the guest waiting.”

“Sure, just one last thing.” Maki responded and I glanced over at her. “I know we officially broke it off when you moved to America, but I don’t mind if you find someone new, be a guy or a woman.”

“Yeah well, I kinda gave up on dating someone in the wrestling scene.” I responded as I shook my head. “Most of the gay or bi women are dating/married too other female wrestlers and the guys are either already banging female wrestlers, are gay or insecure about dating someone with muscles.”

“In that business? That’s surprising!” Maki deadpanned and I shrugged in response as I was only giving my personal experience. “Talk to you late babe.”

“Later.” I responded before we ended the video call, I made my way downstairs and grabbed my mask from the coat hanger, once it was on, I finally answered the door.

There’s a list of people I expect to see at my door, one of my trainers is not on that list! “Hi Charlotte.” Gabriel greeted me and once my surprise wore off, I grinned under my mask, and yes, Gabriel and Odette can call me by my birthname, they are my trainers after all! “May I come in?”

“Sure, come in!” I responded before stepping aside to let Gabriel in. “Sorry I don’t have any tea or coffee don’t really drink the stuff and I don’t usually get guests over.”

“I won’t be here too long, don’t worry about that.” Gabriel assured me before he sat down in the living room and I sat down opposite him. “So, you’re making your Climax Control debut on Sunday.”

“Had a feeling that was what this was about.” I commented as I made myself comfy. “It just felt like the right time to sign that contract, I had been spinning my wheels in SCU since I ended my rivalry with Veronica and well. I didn’t want to leave Ari and Carter along in SCU either so I’m pulling double duty.”

“Let’s hope it works out for you like it did for O’Malley.” Gabriel nodded in response and I quickly nodded in agreement, as a person I can’t stand O’Malley, but I will admit he is one of the most successful Go Gym graduates in SCW. “And you’re not starting off easy either.”

“Since when have I ever done things easy?” I asked rhetorically before leaning back. “I could’ve easily had my debut against either of the Metal Maniacs or Apple Coren but no, I made it clear in my debut segment that I was in SCW to fight the best of the best and they gave me Andrea, a former World Bombshell Champ and one of the fastest rising stars of recent times, who also happens to be coming off a loss to Crystal Rose at High Stakes X.”

“If I were you, I’d watch yourself out there.” Gabriel advised me with a serious look on his face. “Andrea will be looking to avenge that loss and she’ll be angry from that loss given everything she said about Crystal in the weeks leading up to High Stakes X, she likely views you as someone to take her frustration out on.”

“And if she was facing Ari or someone else who is still in their rookie year, maybe she’d have a point.” I pointed out as I shook my head. “But I’m not some raw rookie she can beat up for a few minutes and get an easy win, from next July I’ll be a five year veteran of this sport and I’ve wrestled all over the world, if she’s underestimating me then she’s in for a rude awakening.”

“And you’d be wise to not underestimate Andrea either.” Gabriel nodded in agreement before the tone shifted a bit. “So, have you decided how your signing off your first promo?”

“Still working on it, “Bringing them down with the Down Under Thunderbomb” worked in SCU just fine but I feel like I need something new now that I’m on the main roster.” I explained as I shook my head. “I did consider “Hungry Like the Wolfe” but Team Go groaned at the pun so that’s out.”

“I’m sure you’ll think of something.” Gabriel nodded as he leaned forward. “If you want, we can bounce some ideas off each other.”

“Sure, my next stream isn’t scheduled until later anyway.” I responded with a nod and before long we were bouncing ideas off each other, however we still didn’t have a clear idea by the time Gabriel left.

*promo time*

Gabriel left hours ago but I still have a couple of hours before my next stream, so I figured, screw it, let’s get my promo done.

“So, the cat’s out of the bag, I’m the latest Bombshell to sign with SCW! This, for me, has been years in the making and it’s like I said last night on Climax Control, I came to SCW/SCU to fight the best of the best and do the Go Gym proud, well, the bosses granted me my wish because this week on Climax Control I’m making my main roster debut against Andrea Hernandez in the second match of the night,”

I said before shaking my head.

“Stop me if you’ve heard this before, big bad bitch suffers embarrassing loss at a big event and threatens to bring hell on the rest of the women’s division, I’ve seen it before Andrea and it’s nothing new, only difference this, this is the first time I’ve seen it in a major company from a former World Bombshell Champion who I happen to be facing in my debut match, and don’t think I haven’t seen your tweets about this match either.”

Yep, I’m bringing that up, alongside my phone.

“And I quote, “You poor fools in @SCWrestling1 leading an innocent lamb to the slaughter…….. lol”, “There’s going to be a whole lot of hell next Sunday…...” and last but not certainly least, “Being booked against that type of opponent is pretty insulting.”, so Andrea. What exactly is so insulting about being booked against me, someone who plied their trade in SCU for a few months before getting a shot at the big time? Someone who was trained by Gabriel and Odette Stevens, maybe you’ve heard of some of their other students? Does the name Fenris ring a bell? Or do you find it insulting that your being asked to build yourself back up after a loss?”

I bet it’s the last one.

“Andrea, this Sunday you’ll be learning the hard way why it was a bad idea to underestimate me in the first place, oh sure, you’re a former World Bombshell Champion and sure, you fought a war against Christina Rose at High Stakes X, I was backstage for that match so don’t think I’m coming into this completely blind! But how long did that reign last? One defence? And against my fellow Go Gym grad from Down Under Evie Jordan no less! And as for that war, how did it end again?”

I got the match up on the TV and fast forwarded it to the end.

“That’s right, you said “I Quit”, now granted most people would prefer to not get stabbed with a screwdriver but after everything you did to Christina heading into High Stakes you lost the match? Not only did you lose, but you also did what Jessie couldn’t one year ago, you brought out Christina’s aggressive side and yes, I am comparing you negatively to Jessie Salco because at least she won her feud against Christina! Wallow in that fact for as long as you want Andrea, I know what you’re capable off, I have a pretty good idea off your mindset heading into this match and more importantly, your about to be embarrassed again! This time by beaten by the newest Bombshell on the roster!”

And with that I decided to wrap things up.

“You haven’t been in SCW as long as some of the other roster members Andrea so you gotta remember what it was like to be in my shoes, freshly signed contract, debut match booked, your date with destiny set in stone, for most people this would be daunting enough without facing a former World Bombshell Champion in your debut match but that is the situation I find myself in this Sunday at Climax Control but you know what they say, pressure can bring out the best in people! Underestimate me at your own peril Andrea, otherwise you’ll be brought down by the “Down Under Thunderbomb” courtesy of “Down Under Thunder” Krystal Wolfe!”

I went off to get everything set up for my stream as the scene fades.