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Climax Control Archives / Chapter 38
« Last post by Dreamkiller on April 26, 2024, 05:55:32 AM »
Chapter 38: What I fought for.

This should’ve been one of the greatest moments of my life. Are the greatest weeks of my life. But the truth was, I was a wreck. Do you ever have one of those moments where you get told something that completely destroys every preconceived notion that you had about your future in the life within it? The fact that the future that you dreamt of, something that you hoped, but something that you thought was forever out of your reach was now sitting in front of you.

But then, despite all of that, despite how much you wanted it and how much you feel you needed it, there was a doubt. I doubt that you could follow through and that it was even for you. And the worst part? Is that now? You had to do something that you never thought you would. You had to swallow your pride and go and find something that you thought you lost.

I have been living independently since I was 15 years old, since I was a teenager I have been doing everything I can to make sure that I never have to rely on anyone. I love my family, I do. I talk to both of my sisters all the time, I talk to my brother occasionally, I have friends. Kind of. I have my own life. But for the most part I am always alone, alone in everything I want to do because I have done everything I can to make sure that deep down I don’t need anyone.

However, this is one of those rare instances in life that not only do. I need someone, I need the one person that most people go to 1st. That I simply don’t.

I needed my mother.

Yes, I’m aware of how that sounds. Me, miss independence, a woman who routinely tells her friends to fuck off because she doesn’t need anything from them. I need my mother. And since we were back in England, back to my home country for an ECW show, it seems like the fates were aligning and everything was telling me that it was time to go and see her and talk about all of the bullshit that I’m currently having to deal with.

And fuck me, do I ever hate that?

I took a deep breath, paying The cab driver and giving him a small nod as I pulled on the small handle to kick the door open. My black boots hitting the ground with the thud as I stood up and took a deep breath, a bag hanging by my side as I moved up the pathway to my childhood home. so many memories came flooding back, not all of them good, but not all of them terrible either. We have a bad habit of pushing bad memories to the front when we think of a place. Defence mechanism so we don’t get hurt again. But I learned a long time ago that is not the summer of its parts.

I smiled, remembering that I used to run around this front garden with my older sister Amber. Waiting for Jaxon to come home from school.

I shook my head and moved to the door, knocking on it hard and taking a deep breath as I heard movement from inside. A click of the latch and the door swing open, and standing in front of me, my mother. Her long black hair very similar to myself and Amber, her arms covered in tattoos, only not professionally made beautiful pieces like myself and my siblings had, no hers were backyard jobs done by her friends Throughout the late 80s and early 90s. Fuck I’m surprised that she didn’t get tetanus and die.

”Oi look what the cat dragged in…..”

”Mum….” I gave her a nod and she smiled moving to the side to let me in. I moved through the door into the loungeroom. I sat the bag down, my mother following me after shutting the door. I opened it and pulled out not one but two titles. She smiled and shook her head. ”Just thought you’d want to see what I worked for…” I smirked, she reached out and touched them both, a flicker of pride in her eyes.

She took a sharp inhale and shook her head before clearing her throat. ”You’re doing amazing…you are. And as much as I’m sure ya wanted to show off….i have a feeling you’re here for something else darlin.” I groaned and shook my head. She was right of course. She knew I had something on my mind, my body language was a dead giveaway. I closed my eyes and turned around to sit on my mothers couch. ”So? What is it?”

”Well….I may have…I think I….” I stumbled over my words. Grinding my teeth together.

My mum sat across from me, leaning back and crossing her arms over her chest. ”Spit it out Kay…” I groaned and looked up before shaking my head.

”So Finn…”

I stopped again, my mum raised an eyebrow and tilted her head, studying me. ”Your tag team partner?” I swallowed and looked down, staring at the mixed tag title on the table. Finn had the other one, that linked us. And as much as I hate to admit it if that was all it was, things would be simple. But, things weren’t simple.

”Yeah, him. So…..there’s something you don’t know. I was living with him, I had nowhere else to go and he was there after Billy and I broke up…” I trailed off and took a deep breath. ”He told me he loved me…” There was silence. My mother titled her head again and was studying me. My body language, my movements, my eyes. She was taking it all in. ”And, before you ask. I didn’t say anything ba-”

”You love him too…” I swallowed, it felt like a weight dropped to the pit of my stomach. Honestly, I don’t know why I was surprised. My mother has always been exceptional reading people. Most of all her daughters. Hell, I remember Amber sneaking back into the house one night when she was about 14. my mother was asleep. But the next morning at breakfast the second that she looked at Amber she knew that she’d been out. She knew Amber would lie to her. I swear to God this woman missed her calling and should’ve been a fucking police detective.

”Yeah…I do…”

She leaned in, forcing my gaze to move up to meet hers. ”So? What’s the problem?”

I took a deep breath, placing my hands on my knees and pushing myself to my feet. I paced around the couch as my mother just sat there staring and waiting. Watching me as my frustrated form kept moving. ”It’s…complicated.” I knew that answer wasn’t going to cut it, she was going to prob deeper. ”The Christmas before last, he and I had a moment. I could have…we could have taken things further. But I made a mistake and thought we should wait instead of me throwing myself at him…he thought I didn’t want him. Now we have got back to that place and…..fuck..”

I sighed heavily. My mother simply got up, moved around in front of me and reached up moving a few strands of my hair from my face. ”Does he do drugs?”

”No…”

”Would he cheat on you?”

”What?..no..”

”Has he ever killed anyone?”

I clicked my tongue and rolled my eyes. ”Him?...no”

She grabbed me by the arms, bringing me straight on with a heavy sigh. ”Would he ever hit you?....”

I knew what she was asking. She didn’t need to word it, to ask if he was like my father. I took a deep breath and smiled shaking my head. ”Never.” I calmed down and shrugged. ”He’s a good man…even if he doesn’t see it…” I shook my head and looked away. I could feel the emotions welling up and part of me didn’t want to go down this road.

”Then what could be so complicated that you can’t tell the man you love, who loves you, that you love HIM?”

I closed my eyes and pushed it all deep down feeling a tear roll down my chest. One that wasn’t anger or frustration. No this one was sadness, and shame. ”Because, I don’t deserve him…”

She moves closer, grabbing me and spinning me around so I was face to face with her. ”Cut the shit…” Before I could say anything she stepped back, dissmissively waving her hand in the air. ”I’m sure some, misguided, part of you believes that. In fact, I’m sure of it. But trust me on this, the regret you felt last year, that you CLEARLY have felt all year…well it’ll only get worse…we all deserve happiness Kayla…it’s time you stop making excuses…and go take yours.”

Her words rang in my ears. Over and over again. Was she right? Had I been hiding from happiness? Elf sabotaging and making excuses? The nerves were killing me. My hands were shaking, but I wasn’t cold. It was anxiety, frustration. Fear. I took a deep breath and rubbed them together as I tried to calm mysef My heart beating through my chest to the point of nausium and pain.

Thumping, beating, rattling. Whatever you want to call it. It was destroying me. The elevator ride seemed to be taking an eternity. The ding snapping me out of my haze. Each step took me closer and I was on autopilot. I felt like I was floating and time has slowed to a snails pace.

Knock knock

I swallowed hard, I heard footsteps, the door clicked and opened. Finn was standing there, in a black long sleeved shirt and black jeans, his hair flowing down to his perfect cheekbones. I caught a flicker of a smile before he collected himself. We both took a deep breath and before he could speak. I did.

”I love you too….”

An old, unwanted, undeserving enemy

Thunk

The noise of something heavy landing on a wooden table brings us in. And the first thing we see is a pair of championship titles. The SCW mixed tag team title and the SCW Bombshells title sit next to each other. And then, slamming own on either side of the belts are the hands of Kayla Richards.

”This seems to be a running theme. Doesn’t it? I stand here, I tell you all what is going to happen, from a hotel room, or from my home, or from a landmark near where a show is taking place. And the usual suspects all doubt me and run their mouths, thinking that I don’t know. And every single time I prove people wrong. And I smile. I have this big shit eating grin on my face and I get to tell everyone that I told you so. And hey, why break from tradition? It is my esteemed pleasure and satisfaction, to be able to look through this camera to each and every one of you…and say…”

“I told you so…”

“I told you all I was going to become the SCW World Bombshells champion. I was going to beat Julianna DiMaria and I was going to be the first woman to hand her a loss. And so many just sat back and rolled their eyes. They made their little quips and talked about how I was “good” but I wasn’t that good. Thing is, who am I being measured against? Who in this company has been able to stand up to me one on one?”

“I have beaten the best of the last generation, the ones who were left anyway. All of those women who were once your heroes, or villains, they have stood in the ring with me and I have walked out the winner. Shit the ones who did beat me, like Keira Johnson, I sent packing in rematches. And trust me, me invoking names like that is never meant to be a show of disrespect it’s a show of the utmost respect because it means I am proud of those wins, proud of those moments.”

“And hey, atleast women like ASam Marlowe, Mercedes Vargas and Keira had the guts to get in the ring with me instead of talking shit and never even entertaining the thought of stepping in the ring with me because I wasn’t “worthy”. Speaking of which. Hey Mikah, how do you like me now bitch?...”


Kayla taps on the bottom of the Bombshells title, right on her name plate, she clears her throat and continues.

”Now, I’m not going to soit here and say that it was easy. It sure as hell wasn’t. Julianna DiMarai did everything she could to keep this championship. She fought tooth and nail and proved to everyone that she was indeed the champion she said she was. Hell, I’ll even go as far as to say she impressed me. Cause at the end of the day she did win this title, she did defend it and she did have the balls to walk down to that ring and put it all on the line against me. Truth is…she didn’t have to.”

“She could have just ignored me, lived out her little title reign in blissful ignorance of my existence. I mean, who was going to stop her? There was no guarantee that SCW was going to give me the title shot I’d earned or even put me in a position to “earn” it. So, Julianna could have just ducked me, week after week. But, she didn’t. She saw I was bring her title reign down and she stopped up. I even gave her ample opportunity to back out, to walk away. But instead…she came out and put it all on the line. Her undefeated streak, her title…..even her pride…”

“But that last thing….that she got to keep…”

“But no sooner have I become the champion that this company presents me with a challenger. A woman who knows me very well. A woman who I know very well. And a woman who, if I’m honest, I didn’t want to face. Ariana Angelos….”


Kayla steps back and picks up both championship belts. Throwing the mixed tag title over her right shoulder and holding the Bombshells title in her left hand holding it up.

”And no Ariana. It’s not because I’m scared of you, or intimidated by you. Or any of the other silly little ideas that you have in your head. No, I didn’t want to face you because I’ve done it before. Many times before. And this isn’t some kind of long-standing rivalry that people should be excited about. You see those rivalries where people get excited about the next meeting between two people is always when they are equals. And you and I? There is nothing equal about us.”

“You are the type of woman who gets handed opportunities time and time again. No matter how many times you fail you end up getting given opportunities like they are candy. Meanwhile? I get opportunities that I’ve earned and I fought for and I knock it out of the park every single time. And yes, I’m using a baseball reference despite the fact that it is the most boring sport on earth next to cricket. but the fact remains is that you get handed opportunities and fail time and time again while I succeeded. I take the little pieces that I am given, the little things that I have earned, and I make them count.”

“And when you look at our careers, I already have one that is worth the whole of Fame. I have beaten some of the best and biggest names in this company while you have failed to make a dent. I have one of the best winning records in this company never been beaten on climax control. You have a losing record and can’t stand up to the best of the best of the division. I am a three time Internet champion, I am a mixed tag team champion with the longest reign. And in my first attempt at going for the world bombshell championship I beat an undefeated professional wrestler who is three or four times the woman that you are”


Kayla holds up the bombshells title ot her face and smirks showing it to the camera and clearing her throat.

”but, we seem to be destined to do this little song and dance. You get a shot at me with something on the line, you run your mouth like you actually think you have a chance, and then I beat you. And following that loss, you completely ignore it and learn nothing from it. You just go about your days if nothing has ever happened despite the fact that you have another loss in your loss column and you don’t further your career. You don’t live up to this silly little myth of yourself being some kind of Greek goddess, some type of hero to your people.”

“You know who is a hero to her people? Me, because we are in England now and this is my house bitch.”

“I have Home turf advantage. Not that I needed it. You and I have been in the ring together so many times and every single time I have one. The only time you and I ever went out loses was when you got pinned and lost Mimae Internet championship. but this time? This time we are going in one on one and there is no one else that you can let pin you to get my championship taken away. If you want this world bombshells championship then you have to beat me for it. And we both know Ariana that that is not going to happen because you are simply not good enough.”

“Maybe I should thank you though. You see one year ago when you lost Mimae championship, it then gave me that opportunity to prove myself again. Every single time someone beats me, every time, I come back stronger and I snatch that win back off of them. I told Melissa straight up that I respected her but I knew one on one she could not beat me and that I went and proved it. without you in my way I proved it.”


Kayla throws the Bombshells title over her left shoulder, holding them both close to her chest with a laugh.

”the Internet championship isn’t the only one that you failed to take away from me. Is it? You had opportunity after opportunity at that title and you just couldn’t step up. You could not be the champion that you apparently wanted to be. But that hasn’t stopped you from coming after me. You found yourself tagteam partner. and poor Carter had to drag you towards a championship match. He did everything he could try and get you a mixed tagteam championship but while Carter is a lot closer to Finn in skill than you are to me, it’s still was never going to happen.”

“And I was going to sit here and question why they gave you a championship match against Me. I know the reason that they’ve given everyone in their various press releases and justifications as to why this matches happening. It’s because we both won at blaze of glory. I won the championship while you won a triple threat match against two people who I would’ve destroyed as well. In fact I recently did destroy Seleana Zdunich, and if Georgie Robertson had somehow come after me, well we could’ve done a battle of the Brits or some other stupid bullshit. But the result would’ve been the same and I would’ve kicked her head into the third row.”

“Sp, instead I get you.”

“I’m not stupid. I know why you’ve been booked in this match. They wanted me to go out there and have someone that I could destroy so the English crowd would go home Happy because I am British. I’m one of them. And as much as the rest of the world hates my guts or thinks that I’m a bitch at least in my home country they’re proud of me. At least that’s what SCW believes. they are feeding you to Me Ariana. And part of you knows that. And I’m sure you have this little attitude that you are going to prove them wrong and shock the world and do whatever it is that you think you can do to become the champion and make me shut my mouth and you become the biggest star in this fucking company.”


Kayla leans forward, slowly putting the title belt back down with a sigh.

”if I had any feeling whatsoever toward you that thought that you would be able to do that then I would look forward to this match. The only problem is, I know you can’t do it. I know that all of that is in your head. This delusion of Granger that you have. this whole thing where you think you can actually step up and become a credible challenger to Me and it’s just, it’s just comical. And one of my biggest criticisms towards Juliana was that she didn’t face the best. Instead, she faced women who she could be with her fucking eyes closed.”

“So, this company has inadvertently made me hypocrite. I know why they’ve put me against you, and that’s fine. They want their little moment. But there are other names out there that I could’ve faced. I could’ve faced Carter other much more talented tagteam partner that he got a win with recently. I could’ve faced Kat Jones. She is a legend. She has name value and she deserves a championship match button instead of facing you. I could’ve faced Giuliana in rematch, even though I think that she needs to go and collect herself and come at Me stronger she could’ve had that rematch and it would’ve been deserved.”

“They could have given a rematch for this championship to Bella Madison and even if she is someone who Giuliana beat at least that girl has heart and soul and would’ve made a fight out of it.”

“Any one of those women that I mentioned would’ve been a better challenger than you. One of those women that I mentioned would’ve made me excited to defend my championship and come back to my Home country as a champion. One of those women would actually be taken seriously as a challenger to this championship. But you? Ariana you are barely worth me getting out of bed in the morning. Do you know how unbelievably insulting it is? That I have a challenge that doesn’t make me excited? Do you know how the moralising it is for me to wake up in the morning and drag myself to the gym to try and get myself in to shape for a match that I know I could win if I just sat around eating Big Macs?.”

“This opportunity should’ve gone to someone more deserving. But it is what it is. The only problem is that now I’m pissed off. So now instead of just beating you, I’m gonna have to hurt you. I am going to have to hurt you so bad that management realises where they fucked up. And they are going to have to bring me someone who can fight. They are going to have to bring me someone who is legitimately credible who has earned a championship match who I haven’t beaten every single time. So what is about to happen to you? You can blame the company. Because I’m gonna break you and I’m gonna make damn sure that you never accept a match against me ever again.”
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Climax Control Archives / A Blast From The Past indeed...
« Last post by Sean Parker on April 26, 2024, 05:06:58 AM »
The TRIAD Strength Trials Draft Party
9th October 2023
Hotel California
Los Angeles

Here we were. I didn’t think in my wildest dreams since venturing out to establish my wrestling career away from the cotton wool of my uncle and the Hardcore Wrestling Alliance. As I climbed out of the car, I quickly scooted around, opening the passenger door for Eve. We had been dating for a few months now and things were going great. Truth be told, I was grateful she was with me tonight.

The build to the Strength Trials Draft had been mired in whataboutery and back-and-forth jabs across social media between myself and Bravery Trials Alumni and former SCW World Heavyweight Champion, Matt Knox. Word was that he had planned on stoking the flames of discord that had been fanning between us in the weeks prior and I really wasn’t in the mood. However, many of professional wrestling’s most established names were due to be in attendance, many of whom had been involved in the Bravery Trials along with many other hopefuls like myself looking to make their own mark.

I held my hand out for Eve as she climbed out of the car herself. She looked absolutely radiant, her cerulean blue hair cascading behind her onto an almost-matching-coloured evening gown. She smiled warmly as she accepted my outstretched hand, leaning and giving me a kiss on the cheek. God, she smelled incredible.

“You look amazing,” I said, giving her hand a squeeze. I took what I thought was a subtle inhalation through my nose before I went to start walking towards our venue for the evening. However a firmer reciprocation squeeze of my hand stopped me in my tracks. Perhaps not so subtle after all. Even after only a few months together, she could already read me like a book.

“Hey,” she said softly yet firmly, interlocking her fingers with my own. “If he starts anything, just ignore him. Don’t give him the satisfaction, that’s all he wants, sweetheart.”

A deeper inhalation this time. Definitely not subtle. I let the corresponding exhalation gush out of puffed cheeks as I stared at the ground. Eve gently bumped me, causing me to look up.

“You deserve to be here, just like everyone else. You might get drafted later, you might not. But this is a chance for you to show you’re the bigger person. Let’s go in, enjoy our evening, meet some new people… and who knows…”

She leaned in and kissed my cheek again before whispering into my ear.

“If things do get too much, we can always just go back to our room.”

I chuckled slightly at my girlfriend’s not-so-subtle insinuation before giving her a brief kiss on the lips.

“It’s not the worst Plan B I’ve ever heard.”

We shared another light laugh and another kiss before making our way towards the surreal and unnerving building that was the Hotel California. As we entered the building, the main atrium wasn’t filled with the usual hustle and bustle of coming-and-going guests like you would expect of a hotel of this size. A female receptionist at the front desk greeted us warmly with a smile.

“Can I help you?”

“Yeah, we’re here for the TRIAD Draft Party. Penelope Plimmswood said she’d be taking care of our own arrangements, we should have a room booked under ‘Parker’.”

The receptionist’s eyes diverted from us to her monitor as the keys from her keyboard clicked and clacked. A few moments later, she looked back up with an assuring smile.

“Ah yes, Mr Parker, we have you and your plus one in one of our luxury suites for the night. The reception for Ms Plimmswood’s party is just through those double-doors to your left.”

“Thank you very much,” I replied, sliding her a fifty dollar note, “you’ve been very helpful.”

Eve and I turned and followed the receptionist’s directions, making our way to where the party was taking place. A cacophony of raucous laughter and loud voices all amalgamating together could be heard, the volume getting louder as we got closer to the room. ‘Wow’ was all I could think to myself when we walked in. It was like a literal who’s who of professional wrestling. I spied the imposing figure of Harvey Marx belly-laughing as he conversed with the three TRIAD coaches themselves, Marcus Welsh, PIC and TLS. Some other faces were familiar, some not so much. Infamous promoter Sid Buckley III… Ricky Rodriguez… Blake Mason… Spencer Adams… the Dukes - Thad and Sahara… Joe Montouri and many more were all mingling, drinking, enjoying the festivities. I bit down on my bottom lip furtively, surveying the scene in front of me. Butterflies were filling my stomach and Eve wasn’t ignorant to it either. She gave my hand a comforting squeeze.

“It’ll be fine, sweetheart, just try and enjoy yourself,” she said.

As the evening went on, the drinks started to flow more freely. Eve had gone to our room for a lie down, leaving me to mingle when a familiar, condescending, gravelly voice suddenly made my ears perk up and my eyes roll in the same movement.

“I see you, Parker!”

Deep breaths, Sean, I tried to tell myself. I did my best to ignore the annoying drunken tones of one Matthew Knox. I turned around and held my hand up in a non-threatening manner.

“Look, Knox, just stay out of my face, please. I lost a big match earlier and I’m not in the mood for your shit.”

“Zero wins! Zero bitches! Draft stock TANKING! You need to up your game, Parker!”

Nah, fuck this. I stepped forward, pushing Knox in his chest, startling those within close proximity.

“You and I are starting to have a real fucking problem, Knox!”

I shoved my hand in his face, my index finger extended for emphasis.

“One more fucking word!”

Knox just smiled smugly.

“Do I get to pick the word?”

I grabbed him by the collar of his shirt, staring into his drunken face, his breath reeking of bourbon.

“Pick it fucking carefully, Matt, I’m not fucking around!”

He just laughed as I let him go, staggering back slightly in his inebriated stupor.

“Poor guy, you know what? I actually pity that cute little girlfriend of yours. Isn’t she here? Maybe she could use some cheek sugar!”

That did it. My arm was cocked, my fist steering towards Knox’s face before I even realised what was happening. It was like a reflex action, as if my brain and heart collectively decided “fuck this guy”. The impact sent Knox tumbling to the ground, sending bourbon and ice everywhere. My chest was heaving and my blood was boiling, my heartbeat so loud I could hear it in my ears. But instead….all the smug prick could do was rub his jaw, that same condescending smile on his stupid fucking face. I watched him clamber back to his feet.

“Man, if I could feel my face I bet that sucked! I get it though, can’t do it to your actual dad eh, Parker?”

His words were like a Muleta being waved in front of a bull and I was ready to gore him with my horns one more time. I stepped forward again, my arm cocked and loaded a second time, ready to unload when I suddenly felt an arm around my waist, pulling me back.

“Whoa, whoa, whoa! Easy, kid, come on now, let’s go get a breather!”

I turned my head to see TRIAD coach and former OCW owner, Marcus Welsh, the very man who’d flown all the way to my hometown of Dunfermline to scout me as a prospective draft prospect for the Strength Trials. I respected Welsh for going to such lengths and he’d always been pleasant with me but I wasn’t in the mood for “kid” or anyone putting their hands on me. I not-so-forcefully removed Welsh’s arm from my waist and held my hands up.

“I’m fine, Welsh! I don’t need a breather, I’m done with him,” I said, turning and walking away towards the bar.

“I need a drink.”

Standing at the bar was the familiar face of Team Welsh alumni and former SCW Roulette and Internet Champion, Alexander Raven, locked in a heated exchange with a woman I didn’t recognise. At this point, Raven and I hadn’t had much in the way of interactions but his face was one I immediately recognised. Raven and I would become very much acquainted in the TRIAD Tribulations finale in Cambodia on New Year’s Eve of 2023 when I pipped him to the post on my way to earning my spot as the only guaranteed draftee for the Wit Trials. The woman he was with though? Not so familiar.

She was dressed in a long flowing black dress with large, feathery shoulderpads, sharp make-up accentuating her already strong features. If tension was physical, the two of them would be trapped in the mud of it.

“You can’t fucking hold this against me forever, Alex.” I heard her bark, the heavy twang of New Orleans mixed with the spatterings of someone who had lived long enough in Australia to make it a little bit messy and nasally to listen to.

I motioned to the barman with a non-verbal gesture to the upside-down bottle of Grey Goose with an optics attached to the bottom. I wasn’t usually one for drinking straight vodka but I sure as hell needed one right now as I became an unconsenting fly on the wall of a lover’s quarrel.

“Things don’t just get better, Luna,” I heard Raven snipe back.

“My head is all kinds of messed up, and you. Jimmy and you, kept things from me. Lied to me, and did it all under the guise of ‘protecting’ me. So, you can go fuck yourself. I’m going to have fun. I think Welsh wanted a karaoke partner.” Raven said, finishing his drink, slamming the base of his glass emphatically on the bar.

“Go fuck yourself, Alex.” the woman named Luna snapped back, throwing her drink in Raven’s face. I pursed my lips, the subtlest look of ‘Oh damn’ crossing my face for the briefest of seconds as I sipped on my vodka, crunching the ice cubes between my teeth.

I kept my head facing forward but subtly side-eyed the goings-on. Raven didn’t say anything else. He just shook his head, standing there soaking for a moment before he turned on his heels and took off. The woman screeched in response. Something that anyone who knew her would become incredibly conscious of. The woman was a banshee disguised as a human being.

This was the first time Luna Pasilno and I met. She looked just as angry as I felt, and just as likely to take someone’s head off. She whirled her hand at one of the bartenders, ordering another drink without words, and caught my eye. Little did I know that just seven months later, I’d be thrust into one of the biggest tournaments in professional wrestling alongside her… a dear friend… the crazy-ass sister I never had…

The Day Following the Pairings for the Blast From The Past Tournament
Pasadena, California
Off-Camera

Being a dad was taking some getting used to. But even though Amelia had only been with us for a week, I wouldn’t change it for the world. The experience of giving birth had really taken it out of my wife, Eve so I was happy to take on more of the load and to be honest? I was jumping at the chance to spend as much time with my gorgeous little lady as I could.

I had plonked myself into an armchair I’d specifically bought for Eve positioned right next to Amelia’s crib after I’d walked in several times and found her asleep next to it. Amelia was nestled snug on my chest, her adorable little face cuddled into the crook of my neck. And whilst I loved the snuggles I was getting, there was a phone call I needed to make. The Blast From The Past Tournament Pairings had been announced. Luna Pasilno, wife of Alexander Raven, whom I’d briefly been introduced to back during the TRIAD Strength Trials Draft Party. I’d already done some reconnaissance on her. She was bat-shit crazy but incredibly talented, a lethal combination. The wrestling gods had been kind to me. It hadn’t been difficult retrieving her contact information and we had already touched base beforehand and had agreed to speak in more detail about the upcoming match.

Another perk of being a dad was the sudden ability to do two things at once. Since Amelia had been born, I’d managed to change her nappy with one hand whilst drinking a cup of coffee and fed her a bottle of milk whilst putting the finishing touches on my Lego Death Star. So you’d think making a FaceTime call would be a piece of piss, right?

I’d managed to manoeuvre my phone out of my pocket and dial Luna’s number. After a few moments, the screen changed from the dialling description to indicate the call had been answered but you imagine my surprise, that instead of seeing Luna’s face, I was presented with what appeared to be a foot of all things. The sound of a dog barking as well as the hybrid twang of New Orleans-Australia could also be heard.

“Um…hello? Luna?”

Soon, Luna’s familiar face managed to come into view on my screen.

“So, I didn’t realise the time. And… Do you have dogs, Angel? We have this one crazy little demon. Duchess, named after Alex’s fuckin’ childhood farm creature. Anyway, we do not have an apartment big enough for this beastie, and she decided that this morning was THE day to run roughshod over us. So, if you do not mind a smidge, I’m going to need an extra… twenty minutes to put my life together. That fine with you, Sugar? I can’t hear you, so I’m going to assume yes. Thank you! ”

What seemed to be a toe suddenly flashed up and the screen immediately went blank and I was staring at the background of my phone again. I peered down at my sleeping daughter.

“Oh, darling, what has your daddy gotten himself into with this one?”

I gave Luna the twenty minutes she asked for and dialled her number again. This time, the scene was a lot calmer when she answered.

“Okay, once again. Apologies for earlier. This little creature is a menace until she’s had a morning lay down, and now she’s all better. But that’s enough about enough, Lover. You’ve seen my dainty little piggies, so the least you can do is tell me a bit about yourself, Mr Brand New Daddio.”

I chuckled to myself, careful not to let the bounce of my chest from my laughter wake Amelia before waving my hand in a dismissive manner at her apology.

“It’s all good, Luna, it’s all good. I do find it slightly amusing though that you can go from German suplexing someone through a flaming table to getting bowled over by a beagle.”

I laughed again as I recalled the brutal nature of the ending to Luna’s match I’d managed to catch earlier on. Luna smiled in response.

“Well, sometimes little baby angels like this one are the biggest trials and tribulations. People are easy, little doggies like this one? Now that’s hard, Sugar. Alex wanted a cat, I wanted a dog. We compromised, and got a dog, and now she punishes me for my choices. She loves him, and mostly wants me to have an unfortunate accident. Don’t you sweet girl?” Luna’s voice grew softer.

“Well, I can’t speak for pets, although I am more of a dog guy myself. I do have a baby girl here though. She’s only a week old but she’s already proving to be quite the handful. If this is what she’s like in days I can only imagine what it’s going to be when she’s at school….but I’ll worry about that later.”

Luna’s expression changed to a bright smile as I turned my phone slightly to bring Amelia into full view.

“Animals fill that void. Raven got the snip many moons ago, and we can’t… we don’t want kids really. But I do love the smell of little ones.” Luna said softly, seemingly catching herself at one point.

She took a long drag on her cigarette, and exhaled a heavy cloud of smoke. Something in her eyes spoke differently than what her words did. Her heart didn’t seem to entirely match up with her words.

“But enough about things that can’t use the toilet right, and smell like corn chips. We got some working to do, don’t we, Sugar? So I’m thinking, we should go on a little friend date, climb some castles and see how we mesh as people.” Luna said as her dog had suddenly decided she was done being on show and took off somewhere. Luna’s gaze averted from her interaction with me, seemingly watching where the dog had wandered off to before she turned back to face me although I sensed that her fixation was more on Amelia snoozing away on my shoulder than on me. And then, as if on cue, she started to stir, one of her tiny little scratch mitt-covered hands reaching up. She had an all-too-familiar expression on her face that, even as a week-old baby, I knew all too well. Poonami alert. She shifted uncomfortably which caused me to almost drop my phone and then the smell came. Yup, there it was.

“Sshhh, it’s okay darling, you’re alright! Yes, you are! Daddy’s right here…uh-oh, I think we have a code brown situation! Did you go fill your nappy? Did you?”

I turned my head, knowing Eve was awake as I’d heard her in the kitchen down the stairs.

“Babe! Can you take Amelia for a moment! She needs a clean nappy and I’m on the phone!”

Moments later my wife walked into the bedroom, a smile on her face.

”Come to mommy! Let’s give daddy some peace and quiet to talk to his new friend and we’ll get that smelly touche changed!”

I gently handed Amelia off to Eve who cradled her gently and walked out of the room.

“Thanks, babe, I appreciate it. Bye-bye darling! Daddy will come give you loads of tummy kisses after he’s done speaking to his new friend!”

I turned back to the phone screen to give Luna my undivided attention.

“Sorry about that… Meet-up? Yeah, I think that’s a great idea, actually. I’ve seen your ring-work, it speaks for itself but from my experience, two people who are great in the ring but don’t mesh as partners tend not to do so well. To be fair, Alex and I probably should get along better than we actually do but I know he’s a decent guy so if he trusts and loves you… I’m more than willing to make the effort to trust you as well. I have some promotional work SCW have requested I carry out, part of my one-off contract for the Blast From The Past in Hastings before the show. Y’know, Promote Climax Control! You’re from the UK! Hype it up, cut a promo! Perhaps we can have a little catch-up, see the sights?”

“Get your lawyers to double check the contracts. Mark and Christian are sneaky, heartless fuckers.” Luna said sternly.

“Lexi-baby is… Lexi-baby. A heart hurt by the sharpness of life. He’s just protective of himself. Protective of those he loves, too. And we’re all just a little bit sideways of normal on this side of the broken fence, baby. But we always have each other. Loyalty runs deep in our kingdom.” Luna continued on. The comfort settled in a little and it looked like maybe the person she was trying to hide from me was shining through.

And then suddenly, I could hear a loud crash from Luna’s end and assumed her dog was up to no good again. Luna stood up quickly, and shook her head, the video feed feeling like I was watching one of those found-footage films.

“I have to go see what destruction is being caused before I end up like a screaming baby too. I’ll message you for details on the meet-up later. Unless the dog kills me. In which case. Lovely talking to you, Lover.” Luna said quickly, and without even giving it a moment to settle, had hung up the call. I stared for a moment at my own reflection staring back at me from the background of my phone.

“What have you got yourself in for, Parker? Hmm? This is either going to be lightning in a bottle or a complete shitstorm… let’s hope it’s the first…”


Hastings, England
April 26th 2024
On-Camera


It was a nice day in Hastings, England. For April, Spring was in full swing, wispy clouds dotted about the afternoon sky was a tapestry of teal, with the bright aura of the sunshine creating a beautiful warmth. Not words you’d often associate with an afternoon in East Sussex. I savoured it, lifting my hand up, bridging the side of it against my forehead to shield my eyes from the bright light as I walked across the field where the infamous battle took place.

“I’ve been a professional wrestler for a long time. I’ve graced many different promotions and organisations in the eleven years I’ve been lacing my boots up. The Hardcore Wrestling Alliance, World Championship Wrestling, Zion Wrestling, One Wrestling Movement, the Xtreme Wrestling Federation, Five Lakes Wrestling, TRIAD, Pro Wrestling Valor, FIGHT! Championship Wrestling… and now here I am… Sin City Wrestling, another big debut on the cards. And make no mistake, out of all the cards left in the deck, you’re looking at the absolute fucking wildcard of the entire tournament. And you know? In the last eight? Nine months? Making big splashes like this is becoming something of a habit.”

I held my hand out, my thumb extended.

“I arrived in XWF last year, took their Madness brand by storm, switched to Anarchy and won the Anarchy Championship from Centurion on my debut in December and I’m still champion!”

My index finger joined my thumb.

“I entered the Porter Games, beating Dionysus and your brand-new Internet Champion, Peter Vaughn before narrowly-losing out to Chris Page in a match I arguably should’ve won!”

Then in came the middle finger to join the party.

“I crashed the TRIAD Strength Trials, outlasted seven other competitors including former SCW World Champion, Mark Cross and the husband of my Blast From The Past Tag Team Partner, Alexander Raven! I went the entirety of the Wit Trials without being pinned in matches against the likes of Matt Meyhu, the Big Bifford, Shawn Warstein, Corey Black and CYPH3R!”

I took a moment before continuing.

“LIke I said, making statements like this is becoming something of a habit, a habit I plan on continuing here in Sin Cin Wrestling…now, granted, a lot of you SCW regulars probably don’t know me from Adam but I promise you all, once my time in this tournament is done, you will know what I’m capable of and why they call me the Sky Assassin! And it starts with you, Kat and Teddy, here, on the fabled site of Hastings on April Twenty-eighth.

Ms Jones, you and are no strangers. You have my respect, you’re probably one of the standout Bombshells of this whole thing. Your WGWF exploits are certainly nothing to be sniffed at. But from what I’ve seen, your record in Sin City Wrestling is significantly… less than stellar. Your first match of the year was what? Three weeks ago? And before that, you hadn’t won a match in how long? Eight months?! You bottled a chance to win the Bombshell Internet Championship and couldn’t even drag yourself to victory in a straightforward tag team match. Still, at least you’ve managed to scrounge enough chips together to pay for one more buy-in.”


I walked across the fields of Hastings, my eyes scanning the beautiful, picturesque scenery before me.

“But, I have to wonder if throwing yourself into the Blast From The Past Tournament is the brightest idea, Kat, knowing the next card you could be dealt could be a joker. Or perhaps it’s you that’s the joker of the pack but you fancy yourself a queen? Is this one last big call? A chance to prove you’re still the same Bombshell that won the Roulette Championship all those months ago. Whatever it is, you better come to this table with an ace or two up your sleeve because you’re gonna need every trick in the book to survive Luna.

And that brings me to your partner… the person I’m more concerned with… Teddy Warren. Apparently, according to the next Climax Control card summary, Teddy, you're…”


I brought my hands up, making a set of mocking air quotes with my fingers.

”...’Unique and controversial’. But, from what I gather, the only thing controversial about you is your decision to drag yourself out of the doldrums of anonymity, thinking you have even the slightest chance of reviving a career that’s little more than a dying ember at this point. In fact, by the time the sun sets on Hastings, England come the twenty-eighth of April, my one match in SCW is going to eclipse everything you’ve ever done in this company.

See, Teddy, whilst you’ve been doing…whatever the fuck it is you’ve been doing since your name last held any semblance of relevancy, I’ve been establishing myself in the pantheon of professional wrestling. And It’s actually ironic that this week’s Climax Control is taking place in Hastings… the site of the historic battle. Do you know the history of the Battle of Hastings, Teddy? Do you know what was actually at stake? Well, allow me to educate you! You see, our match? It’s not all too dissimilar from what transpired all those centuries ago. Much like the Would-Be-King, Harold Godwinson, wanted to claim Edward the Confessor’s crown for his own, you want Blast From The Past 2024 to be your crowning achievement, a return to form…

…But your ignorance and stubbornness blind you, Teddy, just as Harold’s did. Blinded by the arrogance of his own prowess, unaware of the impending storm that approached. Just as he faced the fury of William's army, you’re going to come face to face with the relentless onslaught of my own ambition and skill. And just like the arrow that flew through the air and pierced through Harold’s eye and skewered his brain like a kebab, you won’t see me coming, Teddy. Except it won’t be an arrow, it’s going to be a Masamune Decapitation separating your jaw from the rest of your head!”


I took another brief moment of respite, thinking on my words, allowing for the weight of them to sink in.

“But you know, William’s conquest of Great Britain back then doesn't even touch the sides of some of the greatest conquests in history, Teddy… You’ve got Alexander the Great… Ghengis Khan… Julius Caesar, the Dictator of Rome… Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of France… Attila the Hun….Timur… Francisco Pizarro, the Conquistador of South America…. Mahmud of Ghazni, the First Sultan…and now, in 2024… Sean Parker in Sin City Wrestling...

But I am no mere conqueror; I am the embodiment of destiny, the architect of my own legacy. Just as William claimed victory at Hastings, like Alexander the Great took a stranglehold over half the world, this little comeback of yours will be snuffed out and you can skulk back into the shadows of mediocrity where you’ve made such a comfortable home for yourself this past year. See you at the weekend…”


As I prepared to walk off camera, something in my peripheral vision suddenly caught my eye. Now, it’s worth noting that when I arrived for my media duties here in Hastings, I was made well-aware the ruins here were private property and that interacting with them was strictly off-limits. I had to squint to get a better look at whatever this was and soon found myself hurriedly walking across the fields to get a closer look. It then started to twig… Surely not? I thought to myself as I got closer and closer. Someone was actually climbing the sacred ruins of Hastings and not just anyone. I don't think I could have rolled my eyes any harder when it eventually dawned on me who it was…

“Luna! Fuck sake!” I shouted. I was then acutely aware the cameras were still live… I turned to the crew who had been following me around. ”Aye, um…you might want to stop filming… unless you want SCW to get into legal trouble…”

The scene quickly cut to black.
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Climax Control Archives / CALEB STORMS WILL MEET HURRICANE BILL BARNHART
« Last post by Andrew on April 25, 2024, 08:18:01 AM »
CALEB STORMS WILL MEET HURRICANE BILL BARNHART

Narrator:  The Mixed Tag Team of Bill Barnhart and Roux are facing the Mixed Tag Team of Caleb Storms and Nakita Niles. I equate the team of Bill and Roux as a pot of gold while I equate the team of Caleb Storms and Nakina Niles as a bag of shit. With that said I turn you over to Bill Barnhart at the Hastings Battlefield in Hastings, England.

The scene shifts and we get a camera shot of Bill Barnhart standing in the Hastings Battlefield in England. We take notice that Bill is sharply dressed in a dark gray business suit, instead of his normal casual attire. We are surprised that Bea is not with Bill during his presentation of comments for his match in the Blast From The Past Tournament but we are sure Bill will explain Bea’s absence.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Bill:  Before I launch into my official comments concerning my Blast From The Past Tournament match I want to tell you why Bea is not in front of the camera with me at this time. Although Bea will be at ringside during my match, because she is my Manager and has the right to be at ringside when I wrestle, I asked her not to be on camera with me while I am commenting on my upcoming Mixed Tag Team match. Bea may have something to say just before our match starts on Sunday but that is up to her. Bea wanted to take the time to do some sightseeing since she has never England and she wanted to take in the sights and the history. With that said I will move on to my comments concerning my team consisting of myself and Roux and our opponents is the team of Caleb Storms and Nakita Niles.

Bill smiles into the camera.

Bill:  So, Caleb, how the hell are you doing? Considering that you and Nakita are about to step into the wrestling ring against me and Roux and get you asses kicked I would say you two are not doing well at all. You are old news Caleb and a new edition of the news has been printed and I have been declared the current news. Old news needs to be thrown into the and you need to be thrown in trash also.

Bill pulls out a small piece of paper and he begins commenting on the information on the paper.

Bill:  Caleb let me remind you of several things. I am a two-time Roulette Champion and you are also a former Roulette Champion but there are significant differences in our reign as Roulette Champion. Caleb you won the Roulette Championship on May 13, 2028, and then you lost it 14 days later on May 17, 2018, Damn! Can you spell pathetic with a capital P? I can! That two week run as Roulette Champion was PATHETIC Caleb! Myself, on the other hand, have had two reigns as Roulette Champion. My first reign as Roulette Champion was earned on October 3, 2021 and it ended on April 3, 2022, for a six month reign. My second reign as Roulette Champion was earned on October 30, 2022 and that reign ended on January 15, 2023 for a three month reign. I have a combined reign as Roulette Champion of 9 months. Did you hear me Caleb? Did you understand what I am trying to get you to understand? You had a two week run as Roulette Champion and I had nine months of being a successful Roulette Champion. The information I presented shows that I am a better wrestler than you could ever hope to be. Since your super-short reign as Roulette Champion was in 2018, while my two reigns as Roulette Champion were in 2021 and 2022, that proves to the world that I am current news and you are yesterday’s trash.

Bill lets out a sinister laugh.

CURRENT INFORMATION

Bill:  Sorry for laughing in your face Caleb but when hilarious stuff like your pathetic two-week reign as Roulette Champion comes out I could not hold back my laughter. Speaking of amusing things shall we now do a quick review of our two teams for the Blast From The Past Tournament? With your team I see something that I am sure you are not able to see. I see you, Caleb, as a failure in the wrestling ring. As for your partner I have no clue who she is or where she came from but with you are her partner your team is doomed to lost to my team. Speaking of my team we already know I am so awesome that I glow in the dark. My partner, Roux, comes from a great wrestling background and the two of us are coming into our match with you and Nakita to quickly defeat you and our team will advance in the Blast From The Past Tournament.

Bill looks deeply into the camera.

Bill:  I have been involved in many Blast From The Past Tournaments. Most of the time I had jerk partners assigned to me when teams were drawn and these jerk partners did not care about the Tournament at all so all they did was deliberately cause our team to lose. In the few times I had a great and supportive partner we advanced significantly but ended up being eliminated and that’s how things work in this type of tournament. You never know when the draw will get you a great partner, an incompetent partner, or a partner who sabotages your chances because they simply do not like you.

Bill again grins into the camera.

Bill:  Caleb while I have an amazing partner for the Blast From The Past Tournament you have team consisting of you as a washed up and worn out wrestler and you are teamed with a wrestler who is not much more capable than you are. When our team eliminates you in this first round of the Blast From The Past Tournament you will, in the end, thank us for ending your pathetic attempt to participate in the Tournament because your team getting eliminated early in the Tournament saves you from continuously being humiliated in the remainder of the Tournament.

Bill lets out a loud roaring laugh.

CLOSING COMMENTS

Bill:  Well, Caleb, I have reached the part of my air time to present my closing comments concerning our match on Sunday. Do you think your team can defeat our team? Nope! Even a snowball has a better chance of surviving in Hell than you and Nakita have in defeating us. Our team eliminating your team in the first round is actually doing you a favor so you will not have to endure taunts and teasing from the other wrestlers and fans. Will Bea be at ringside serving as my Manager. Of course she will be there! What is her job as my Manager? To make sure that you and Nakita do not violate the rules, or cheat, or use weapons, during the match to try to screw me and Roux out of our win.

Bill gives a thumbs up into the camera.

Bill:  Caleb I need to tell you how our father taught us to be tougher than everyone else. As you probably know, but probably forgot, that there were three kids in our family. Me, my half-brother Chris Shipman, and our sister. Father taught the three of us to be tough as he did not raise wimpy whining little brats. Father served in the United States Navy during World War II and it was damn hard work. When we three kids were playing, or riding our bikes, or playing sports, and we got hurt or injured, Father would get on us to get up and keep going. He told is there will always be hard times in our lifetimes but laying down and crying about the hurt and the pain only makes you weaker. That is why, Caleb, when you have watched me wrestle over the years you never see me lay down and stop fighting in a wrestling match. No matter what an opponent dishes out I dished out more back to them. Of course I lost wrestling matches and every wrestler has. But I did not roll on my back and give them a cheap win. I fought all the way until the Referee made their official decision on the match.

Bill stares a deep stare into the camera.

Bill:  Why did I tell you that information Caleb? Do you think I did it to intimidate you? Do you think I did it as a lie to get you to believe what I am saying? No, Caleb, I told you that information to enlighten you to the fact that you are not facing the regular type of wrestlers you used to face. I told you that information to enlighten you to the fact that you are facing me as an opponent who will not back down no matter what. That you are facing an opponent who will send you back into retirement.

Bill growls into the camera.

Bill:  Caleb I am happy you decided to return out of retirement to participate in the Blast From The Past Tournament. It had to take a lot of courage for you to come out of retirement and attempt to wrestle in the tournament. After me and Roux defeat your team you will be overjoyed to return into retirement. Me and Roux will not have any compassion or pity on you two. You two are a joke team from a comedy skit while me and Roux are superstars in the sport of wrestling. Enjoy your time leading up to our match because the instant the bell rings to officially start our match we will be on you two, and destroying you two, and we are likely to defeat you in record time.

Bill gives a mean look into the camera.

Bill:  Caleb you remind me of weather forecasts. The Meteorologist will present their forecast for the weather and tell everyone there is a vicious storm coming. A storm that will out-do a storm like Hurricane Katrina. Then when the storm arrives it ends up being little more than a quick rain shower that does nothing except to make people laugh at the moronic weather prediction the Meteorologist made.

. . .

Bill:  Yep, Caleb, that is you in a nutshell. You brag how great you are but you are also coming off a several year absence from Wrestling. While you were away from Sin City Wrestling doing. . .well whatever the hell it was you supposedly were doing. . .I was still here in Sin City Wrestling and firing up the crowd with my wrestling.

. . .

Bill:  In my eyes you are like an uninformed Meteorologist who makes a grand prediction for the pending disastrous storm, calling it the storm of the century, only to have nothing more than a drizzle of rain. So I say to you Caleb that you are a weak rain drizzle while I am a Category Five Hurricane. Welcome to your worst nightmare.

Bill grins a huge grin and then he laughs loudly. He then informs the camera person that he is done with his comments and the camera person cuts their camera feed and our screen goes dark.

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Climax Control Archives / False Prophecy
« Last post by ENTITY on April 25, 2024, 12:56:05 AM »




Date: JANUARY 3RD, 2015 || Camera: OFF


The lights in the room were bright. The single desk set up in the middle of the room had a recorder on it. The mask-wearing patient sat at the desk.

Of course both of his hands were shackled together. His feet are the same. All of those shackles leading to the chair he sat in.

There was nowhere for him to go. Even if he wanted to, but the shackles weren’t for the fear of him escaping.

The shackles were for the safety of the young doctor walking in. She had already been attacked once by the patient sitting at the desk.

Although their relationship had seemingly improved the last few months. The trust wasn’t there and likely never would be.

She then found herself taking a seat. Sitting down with a notepad and pen right in front of her. Before reaching over and pressing the record button.


“This is Dr. Wynn.
This is session twenty five with the Entity.”


Her hazel eyes coming up to meet the patient’s that were behind the mask.

“Are you ready to speak?”

“Of course. . .
It’s taken us a while to finally warm up to each other.
But I think you now know what I expect.
And what I will or will not tolerate.”


“As I mentioned before.
I’ve never meant any harm or any disrespect.
You came to our facility almost two years ago.
All I’ve ever wanted to do was help.”


“Do you know how many times I’ve heard that Dr. Wynn?
I’ve heard that ‘no disrespect’ was meant.
I’ve heard ‘we all have the respect in the world’ for you.
More times than I can count. And every single person that said it. . .
They meant to be disrespectful.
They didn’t have any respect for me. Never did. Never will.”


The masked patient just shook his head in a disappointed manner.

“People are fickle.
They’re never meant to be depended on or trusted.
I’ve had to learn that lesson the hard way. More times than I’d like to admit.”


“And the most recent time was with that company you were telling me about.
Is that correct?”


“Ah, yes that was our last discussion.
Good ol’ Sin City Wrestling. The shadiest professional wrestling company to exist.
Ran by two corrupt men. Mark Ward and Christian Underwood.
Two men that said they respected me.
Two men that said they appreciated me.
But everything they said was a lie. It was all a lie.”


“I’m aware that we’re starting to get to the root of your problems but. . .”

“Problem? Oh Dr. Wynn.
I think you still severely misunderstand.
I never came to this place for help.
In fact I came here to embrace who I needed to be.
I had to become who I am now for the ultimate revenge.”


The sinister chuckle that fell from the masked patient’s lips made the skin crawl of the doctor before him.

She had a job to do still. Regardless of how on edge he made her feel.


“Ultimate revenge?
I want to know more about that and where your head is.
However, before we go there. I want to back up for one second.
Those two men. Mark and Christian.
Why are you so convinced they’ve done you wrong?”


“The proof is all in the pudding.
I played the game they wanted to play.
I was a model employee. I did exactly what they wanted.
Showed up for every event. Competed every match I was in.
Even took their prized purpiles and put them on a higher level.

And then when I did the highest honor.
They turn on me. They refused to honor the deal.
Refused to extend my contract.
Left me without a job. With a family to support.
They’re evil intentions were shown.”


“I am just going to call this how I see it.
Corporates are hard to understand.
They make complex decisions all day long.
Some we will never have to deal with.
Being a boss isn’t always rainbows and sunshines.
Are you sure it was truly a matter of malice?
And it wasn’t just a hard decision you don’t understand being made.”


“Oh I’m more than sure my view is correct.”

Those words were just dripped in hatred. As much as it may have been a figment of his imagination. Mentally ill or not the mindset wasn’t going to change.

“Everything. . .
Everything done since then proves it was done with intent.
When it was revealed I blew my ACL that last match.
No phone call. No bump in my last check. Certainly no job offer.
My name has not been mentioned in a year and half since leaving.

I get no royalties when my image is used to promote things.
They’ve done everything they can to move on from me.
To forget about me. To erase my career and my legacy.
For no reason at all.
That is something I cannot let go unpunished.”


“I don’t want to upset you. . .
Do you understand when you talk about revenge?
When you talk in riddles? When you come off threatening?
I can never tell my boss that I feel like you’re safe to the public.
Your time here isn’t going to come to an end.
We have to find a way for you to channel this energy into a more positive mindset.”


“Again. There is your ignorance rearing its ugly head.
I am here to become who I need to be. Listen to me when I say that.
You have no authority over how long I say or when I go.
That fat pig you call a boss has no control.

I have all the control. And when the time comes.
When the transformation is complete.
I’ll let you know when I’m ready to leave.
And you’ll walk me out the door. Hand in hand.”


“I don’t believe that will be the case.”

“I do. . .
You don’t want another run in with me.
They almost didn’t get to you in time.
Think about your husband. Your two year old.
They’re not ready to say goodbye to you.
Like you’re not ready to say goodbye to them.
Just know you will do what I want when the time comes.”


Her facial expression displayed nothing but fear. She had never mentioned her personal life. Even some of her co-workers didn’t know.

She quickly reached for the table and smacked the button to the recorder to shut it off. Getting out of her seat as quickly as she could. The masked patient began to laugh.


“Dr. Wynn. . .
You don’t understand how deep you’re in this thing with me.
Trust me when I tell you. You don’t want to be part of this revenge tour.
We’d be much better off as allies.
I’m a man that likes to take matters into my own hands.
I can be very dangerous when the time calls.”


“You’re disgusting!”

It was the only two words she could let escape her lips. Before she quickly stormed out of the room. Leaving the masked patient shackled there.

His demonic laugh began to consume him. As he rocked himself back and forth in that chair as a true unstable human being.




Camera: ON


The sound of church bells ringing could be heard with the shot opening up. Sure enough with the cameras panning around.

The location was revealed inside of a church. Inside the church. Not a soul was seen. Not even the priest. All the seats were empty.

Service had concluded for the day. The sounds of the bells were signifying that. A slow turn of the cameras leading to their primary focus.

A confessional booth. More than anything the focus was on the door where a cross was featured. Cameras slowly started to zoom in.

Then Like some type of black magic, there was a sudden flash of white light. With the shot now inside the confessional booth.

The wicked grin of the one they called The Entity was shown. A slow pan up to their face as the soulless areas were visible. Almost glowing like never before.

The silence now broken by the masked figure.


“A false prophet. . .
That is someone that claims to be a gift prophecy.
Someone that claims to be divine inspiration.
More or less someone that believes that they are on a level above the rest.
And sometimes false prophets are made because of false followers.”


Surely just a few words being spoken by Entity. They would have the Sin City Wrestling faithful’s attention. Whether they wanted to give it or not.

“That’s where the false prophecy of Miles Kasey comes in.
Fans all across the globe clamor for the man.
Some go as far as calling him the greatest wrestler of this generation.
They believe that he can hang with the best of them.
No matter who he is matched up against.
Hell, the match he just competed in.

Fans are calling it the greatest wrestling match of twenty twenty four.
There’s still so much time in the year to go. How disrespectful.
And it doesn’t end there with the fans.
Pay close attention to his peers. They overhype this man.
They also believe he can hang with the best of them.
They are the ones that say he had one of the best Internet Championship reigns in recent history.

They are the ones that say he’s a future World Heavyweight Champion.
They’re the ones that say it's an honor and privilege to face someone like him.
All of these comments and claims add to the aura of Miles.
It adds to this false prophecy that he’s some kind of wrestling god.
It’s disgusting to hear the things these people say.
It’s even more foul that Miles doesn’t bother to correct them and tell the truth.”


Entity’s face twisted into a ‘sour’ like expression with that sentence.

“Not once have you humbled yourself, Miles.
You’ve never come out and denied the claims of being one of the best.
You’ve never shut down the calls for you to be a World Champion.
Never one named five Internet Champions that were easily better than you.
Instead you embraced those claims. You embraced those remarks.
You’ve leaned into this false prophecy which now means you’re endorsing it.
That means you belong in hell. You deserve to burn in forever eternal damnation.”


Each word being spoken had the Entity sounding more and more frustrated. Their opinions of Miles Kasey are very different.

Far different than the rest of his peers. To the point it had the masked figure upset. That heavy breathing from behind the mask becoming heard more often.


“By embracing this false prophecy.
You leave me no other choice but to expose you.
No other option but to lead you down the path to your eternal damnation.
But of course. . .
What I am saying right now is falling upon deaf ears. Am I right Miles?

After all, who I am to you?
What do I mean to you?
What do I mean to Sin City Wrestling?
When am I ever going to amount to anyone around here?
All these questions have circled your head.

Like they’ve circled everyone else’s head that I’ve faced.
That’s exactly what Mark Ward wanted.
It’s what Christian Underwood wanted.
They wanted my presence to have no effect on anyone.
My career and my legacy, they wanted to be nonexistent.”


Smallest little shake of the Entity’s head was visible. They continued on while starting to clap in a very sarcastic manner.

“Congratulations. . .
If you are letting my words fall upon your deaf ears because of that.
Then you’re a moron. I already told you this. I’ve told everyone this.
I know what they’ve done and what they’re trying to do.
It’s not a surprise. You’re just setting yourself up for failure.
But maybe that isn’t it.”


The masked figure’s clapping came to an end. All while starting to tilt their head to the side.

“Maybe the reason for deaf ears is HB Carter.
Are you taking advice from him?
Are you letting him give you words of wisdom?
Are you letting him be your guide to defeating me?
Carter is the only person to defeat the Entity thus far.
That might be fact, but you know what else is fact?

Fact number one. Wins mean nothing.
Losses mean nothing. This is Sin City Wrestling.
Where the mediocre will forever be rewarded.
You could lose every match for six months in a row.
You’ll have at least three title shots handed to you.
Without being earned during that time.

I’ve said it before. I’m not here to be the competition.
I am simply here for revenge.
Here to make certain people pay for what they’ve done.
It seems to be something people struggle to understand.
But the more bloodshed that ends up on my hands.
You’ll understand, Miles. You’ll all understand.”


This deep demonic laugh consumed the Entity for a moment. That was more than a telling sign that the masked figure was anything but sane.

They were anything but someone that could be rationalized and understood. Everything about them screamed they wanted to watch the world burn.


“Fact number two. What did HB Carter do with that victory?
It’s a feather in his cap. A chance to rise up the ranks.
A chance to show he has arrived here in Sin City Wrestling.
Despite being here all this time. But Carter did what he always does.
He goes right back to just being another body on the roster.
Once again he goes right back to being complacent.

Carter had no direction. He took no step forward.
He did nothing with the win. Barely even made it onto the last supercard.
If it wasn’t for him being friends with some hag. He’d been sitting at home.
You know that just as much as I do.
If you ask me. The writing is on the wall.
It’s there in black and white.

You’re far more successful than Carter ever thought about being.
You’ve held championships. Competed in Main Events.
Done many of the things he claims he wants.
But for some god forsaken reason.
You’re going to listen to him. Take his advice.
Allow him to lead you nowhere.”


Entity had their glove covered hand brought up. Shaking it right before the cameras in a ‘no-no’ like manner. As if they were referring to Miles as a toddler of sorts.

“And that brings me to fact number three.
You don’t have the confidence to be in the ring with someone like me.
Taking that loss to Peter at Blaze of Glory.
It shook you to your core. It shattered you. It broke you inside.
It broke your mindset. It made you question your abilities.
It made you question whether or not you belong.

I know that you’re not going to admit to that.
You’re not going to give me that satisfaction.
That’s why you’re really leaning into this false prophecy.
Soaking in the attention you’re getting for a match of the year candidate.
I am not a fool. I know how these games work.
But deep down. You know what I am saying is true.”


Once again that evil smirk had appeared on their expression.

“To stand across from me. . .
You’ll need confidence. You’ll need the ability to believe in yourself.
Entering the ring with me already deflated, lost, and confused.
It makes this easier for me than it should be.
Surely, you don’t want to do that Miles.
You don’t want to give it all away before the match happens.

If you do that. Then you lose your fans.
You lose the support of your peers.
No more big time matches. No more being viewed as a pillar to Sin City Wrestling.
Giving up on yourself is the worst thing you could do but. . .
It would be the smartest thing you ever did.
I get that you brits aren’t the smartest.

In fact some of the dumbest people on earth.
But this is the time you should listen to me.
Show up on Sunday. Walk to the ring.
Lay down in front of the world. And expose yourself.
It’s for the greater good. It saves you a beating.
It saves me from sending you to the Emergency Room.

It saves you from having to put your loved ones through hell.
And through torture of making them watch what I do to you.
I’m telling you, Miles. This is the best option.
After all, even the man they called Jesus. . .
A true prophecy did what was right.
For the ones he loved. For the greater good.”


Bringing religion into the mix. Likely wouldn't be well received by anyone. Entity on the other hand kept that devious smirk across their expression.

“You’ve got the chance to show your selflessness
Or you got the chance to be selfish.
It’s all in your hands from here on our Miles.
But I assure you. If you don’t go the smart route.

All the pain. All the suffering.
All the blood that will be spilled.
It won’t be worth it. You won’t come out the other side.
You will not still have a false prophecy attached to you. Regardless.”


Following those words. The Entity found themselves leaning in a little bit closer to the cameras. Now speaking in a satanic-like whisper.

“In fact Miles. . .
I told all of Sin City Wrestling. I was going to take matters into my own hands.
From here on out. I will not settle until chaos is amongst us all.
You don’t take the easy way out. Then the savage beating I put you through.
It’ll make the crucifixion of Jesus Christ look mild!”


The close up shot on those soulless eyes were enough to send a chill down the spine of the viewer. Then with another bright white flash.

The shot was outside of the confession booth. Focusing on the cross on the door once again, but this time it had been flipped upside down.

That was quite the statement by the Entity. Within seconds of being outside the confessional booth the shot found itself fading to black.




Date: APRIL 23RD, 2024  || Camera: ON & OFF


The shot opening up was a little shaky at first. Clearly not a professional camera nor a professional behind the camera.

Once the camera got held still it was revealed it was looking inside of a window. Then all of the sudden that booming loud voice could be heard.

Speaking in as close to a whisper as possible.


“Mark and Christian. . .
This video is going to be sent to the office.
Because by the time it makes headlines that one of your ‘employees’ have committed a crime.
You’ll be under so much fire to figure out what happened.
I want it to come straight from my mouth.
And my mouth alone.”


There was an almost sinister sounding snicker that left the Entity’s vocal chords.

“I told you back at Blaze of Glory.
I’m tired of the disrespect. I’m fed up with everything.
All you’ve taken from me and made disappear.
Therefore it’s time I take matters into my own hands.
And why not start with the family you forced me to abandon.
I’ve harmed when once by walking out on them.

Now I need to send a message loud and clear.
I need to have blood on my hands in the worst ways.
I need Sin City Wrestling to crumble.
What better way than having it gain bad press?
By a disgruntled man taking out his grieves on the ones he’s meant to love.
Oh what a headline it’ll make indeed.”


Entity’s gloved covered hand could be seen reaching for the window they were filming. Lifting it up slowly and very gently. Being sure not to make a sound.

Once the window was opened enough the camera became shaky again. All for a brief second before it came clear Entity had climbed into the home.


“I had two young children. A little boy and a little girl.
I had a drop dead gorgeous girlfriend who I loved dearly.
We were living on cloud nine when I was employed
With you back in two thousand and thirteen.
Best lives one could have. Then you stripped it all away from me.

You didn’t resign me like you said you were.
I was left without the funds needed to support them.
You contributed to the downfall of my mental health.
You are the reason I viewed myself as a failure to my family.
And the two of you didn’t feel even the slightest bit of remorse.”


Entity had slowly started to walk throughout the home. A lot had changed in the last eleven years. It didn’t look like it once did.

Nor could it be expected to be the same. Soon enough they found themselves slowly but surely starting to approach the stairs to lead to the second story.


“I left them high and dry.
Because of how you made me feel.
And because I could no longer provide for them.
They never understood it. They never will.
But for the last eleven years I missed out on my children’s lives.

I missed out on Nicole’s life.
And I won’t take the fall for that.
None of that would’ve happened, if it wasn’t for you two.
But now is the right time for a reunion.
Especially considering who I am facing this week.”


By the time their statement was finished. Entity had made it to the top of the stairs. Still speaking in that deep voice but with a whisper tone.

“Miles Kasey. . .
He gets to be employed. He gets to be a golden goose.
More importantly every single week. We all have to witness him.
Shove his relationship down everyone’s throat like it’s supposed to matter.
Miles gets to experience love and flaunt it.
He gets to support his family.
But I didn’t. Again the lack of respect and value.
You had for me is apparent.”


Their words were soaked in bitterness. Entity finding themselves reaching the top of the stairs and walking down the hall.

Poking his head inside the room. Thus far there wasn’t a soul in sight. One would have to assume that was a good thing.

Entity stopped in front of one of the doors that were shut. Pushing it open. Once he did so the review inside the room was very distinct.

It clearly belonged to a teenage boy. Lots of trophies on shelves. A basketball in the corner. eve a poster on the wall.




Entity could be heard scoffing from behind the camera. The poster was that of Miles Kasey. By the sound in their voice. It struck a nerve.

“Imagine that.
Because SCW took everything from me.
Forced me to abandon my family.
Made sure I didn’t have a job.
My son grew up to have a false prophet as his hero.
I’ll be fixing that real. . . real soon.”


Turning themselves around. Taking the opposite direction down the hall. Once again letting their voice be heard.

“Now I know that we don’t know each other, Miles.
And you might think that my issues with the company.
My issues with Mark and Christian. They don’t have anything to do with you.
But that’s where you are wrong. They’ve got a lot to do with you.
They’ve got a lot to do with the entire roster.

But specifically with you.
How dare you get to support your family?!
Make sure they don’t ever have to suffer.
Give them anything they may ever need.
How dare you get to live our happiness with your loved ones?!

Get to travel to work with them every week.
Having the chance to see the world.
Knowing every night your relationship is as good as it can get.
And more importantly. . .
How dare you get to be valued more than I ever did?!

You’ve never been to the top of the mountain.
Not like I have.
You’ve never provided the ratings that I did.
You have never had the stock.
That I did.

I can look at my career and yours side by side.
Everything I did in two thousand twelve to two thousand and thirteen.
Outshines everything you’ve ever done.
Or ever will, if we are being honest.
Yet, you get praise. You get value. It’s disgusting!”


Their voice raised for the first time. Showing that extreme amount of disdain for the man known as Miles Kasey.

“Like everyone else Miles.
You’re okay with it.
You’re okay with being held higher than me in value.
Despite the fact if it wasn’t for me.
People like you wouldn’t exist here.
You wouldn’t get the opportunities that have been handed to you.
But no one will give me the credit I deserve.”


As the Entity was approaching the end of the hall. From the door to the left that was closed. The sound of running water could be heard.

That being the indication that someone was home after all. There was a sudden flip in the camera view as the face of Entity was now being shown.


“Maybe just maybe.
Mark and Christian will show this footage to you too, Miles.
If I am willing to harm the ones I love.
For the sake of sending a message.
After I lost everything to begin with.

What makes you think I won’t harm you worse?
You’d be a fool to think otherwise.
In the end all that needs to be understood.
This on the hands of the company. It’ll even be on your hands Miles.
I will not stop until every one of you loses it all!”


The camera flipped back around. As the door was starting to open up. Steam rolling out of the hot room. A brunette in her mid to late thirties walking out.

Wrapped in a towel. Her attention was focused on her phone. No idea what awaited her. That booming voice speaking out to capture attention.


“Hello Nicole. . .
Long time no see.”


The hair on the back of the woman’s neck stood up. She dropped her phone in a startled manner. Looking up and coming face to face with that masked figure.

A blood-curdling scream could be heard leaving her lips. The woman turned to rush back into the bathroom. Retreating in fear.


“There’s going to be nowhere for you to hide!
There’s going to be nowhere for you to run!”


Entity rushed the woman and in doing so dropped the camera. It hit the ground and shattered the screen. Briefly catching the Entity trying to get to the screaming woman.

The camera stopped recording due to it being broken. The screams of Nicole got a little louder as she tried to push the door shut.


“No please! Leave me alone!”

Entity stopped trying to force their way in. Instead they stepped back and allowed the woman to close the door. The gloved hands of Entity came up.

Their fingertips pulling on the strings that kept the mask so tight to their face. Before yanking the mask off and holding it in their right hand.


“Nicole. . .
It’s me.”


Those words were soft spoken. Different from what was taking place moments ago. The voice sounded familiar enough.

The woman’s screams had come to an end. She popped the door open. Ever so lightly. Enough to be able to peek at it. Her gaze locked on the now maskless man.

She almost fell to the floor as the door opened. Her hands covering her mouth. The state of fear now being replaced with a state of shock.


“You’re. . .You’re. . . You’re. . . Alive?!”

Tears formed in the brunette’s eyes. Leading to her swinging the door open the rest of the way. She rushed out and wrapped her arms around the man.

Her sobs could be heard as he dropped the mask out of his hand. Letting it hit the floor at their feet. For the first time in eleven years he was . . . home
35
Climax Control Archives / "Return of the Storm!”
« Last post by Caleb Storms on April 23, 2024, 10:04:38 PM »
It had been three long years since Caleb had left SCW, initially being taken off the road due to suffering an arm injury in an Internet Title Match against Brother David Shephard at 2021’s High Stakes X event Caleb’s contract quietly ran out after Adrienne Beaufort was released at her request and they moved back to Syracuse, New York later that year, it seemed like Caleb was done with SCW for good.

That is until 2024’s Blast from the Past Tournament was announced and Caleb announced his surprise return for the tournament! Caleb was debuting with another surprise to boot because he was teaming with newcomer Nakita Niles who had joined the fed to compete in the tournament, they didn’t have to wait long to learn of their first round opponents either because Caleb and Nakita were teaming up in the opening round of the Blast from the Past Tournament, their opponents? Caleb’s old foe “Bulldog” Bill Barnhart and another newcomer known only as Roux! Can Caleb and Nakita get the win.

Caleb’s home, Syracuse, New York
Thursday the 11th of April 2024, 17:00pm

It’s been a while, hasn’t it?

The last time you folks saw me I was being stretched out of the ringside area following my Internet Title Match against Brother David Shepard at High Stakes X, why? Because I had dislocated my arm during that match! And if you think that’s bad? Remember, that show was being hold in my home state of New York!

Yeah, it wasn’t exactly a good hometown moment to put it lightly! And after Adrienne shot herself in the foot when wresting under my wife’s management for SCW and eventually left for mental health reasons I let my SCW contract expire and moved back to New York.

What have I been doing since then? Not a lot.

I had to give up the guitar because my arm injury meant that my playing ability was never the same as it was beforehand, I did the occasional indie show when I was healing, mostly as someone who did signings and whatnot and once my arm had completely healed I started training for my comeback.

All I’m saying is that missing months of action leaves you with more than a little ring rust, but once I got back into the groove I mostly stuck to the New York area because I didn’t think there was a place for me on the current SCW roster, then I got the idea in my head to return for Blast from the Past and basically see where I went from there and now I’m in my current predicament.

Having to tell the ladies in my life that I’ll be returning to SCW.

“Okay, Caleb usually when you have a surprise for me, it causes me a few headaches.” Katie pointed out as she sat next to Adrienne on the sofa, Adrienne’s girlfriend Freya was hanging around in the background. “I hope this isn’t one of those headache inducing moments.”

”Trust me Katie, you’re going to love this one.” I assured my wife and she took a sip from a drink right before I dropped it. ”I’ve been in contact with Sin City Wrestling over the past few months, I’m going to be returning for the Blast from the Past Tournament.”

Yep, that was all it took for Katie to nearly spit out her drink. “You’re going to WHAT?!” Katie asked with an exasperated look on her face. “Caleb, you remember how tumoltous your relationship with that tournament is, right? Never mind how many guys and girls have come and gone in the time since you left, for god’s sake Jessie’s pregnant and her cousin has been wrestling in her old spot.”

”Well, at least Amber Ryan and Masque aren’t there anymore.” Adrienne commented with a shudder as she thought back to her last match in SCW. ”But you are sure about this Caleb?”[/font]

“I mean personally? I’d pay good money to see him tear it up with the likes of Perer Vaughn or Alexander Raven!” Freya chimed in and we turned to her. “When are they announcing the teams anyway?”

”Sunday night, at this year’s Blaze of Glory show.” I explained and the three women nodded as they got the idea. ”It’s in Flagstaff, Arizona and the tournament will coincide with this year’s first international tout.”

“So like last year’s Unsolved Mysteries tour? I wonder if the locations will be as random or if the routing will be as weird as that tour was?” Katie wondered out loud as she leaned back. “Seriously, two dates in Scotland, one date in Romania and then the final date in London? And not at any of the major Scottish cities either?”

”I know right? I have trouble finding those Scottish locations on a map when they were announced.” I responded with a nod before sitting down and the topc shifted elsewhere.

Come Sunday night I would learn two important facts about my return for the Blast from the Past Tournament, one: my partner was Nakita Niles, a newcomer to SCW who had signed up for the tournament, if anything that put us on equal footing, from what I could gather Nakita was a former servicewoman in the army turned wrestler with quite a reputation outside SCW, and as for the tour?

Well fittingly, it was a Battlefields Tour, shows that would be taking place at the sites of famous battles and the first show was taking place in Hastings, England! For those who may not remember how my last trip to England went? SCW’s tour at the time was brought to a screeching halt by the pandemic.

Fast forward another week and I found out that me and Nakita were opening up this year’s tournament against my old foe Bill Barnhart and another newcomer known only as Roux! This was gonna be interesting.

Caleb’s hotel room, Hastings, England
Monday the 22nd of April 2024, 14:00pm

I’ll admit, I’ve missed being on the road with SCW.

Maybe living in New York for the past few years had something to do with it, especially since I never really ventured outside of New York in that time, hell Adrienne did he most traveling when she was going overseas for CULT.

But you’re here to talk about a failed bombshell right?

It has also been a while since my feet touched British soil and getting used to that fact has been fun, that said, I’m ready to get back into it.

“I know you’ve been training with me and Adrienne since your partnership with Nakita was announced.” Katie commented as she lay back on her bed and I glanced over at her. “But you sure you’re ready for this?”

”I’m sure, don’t worry, besides from what I’ve seen? Bill hasn’t really changed much in the three years since I left SCW.” I responded as turned to face my wife. ”He and Bea had a brief reign with the Mixed Tag Titles and he’s held the Roulette Title twice, outside of that? He’s been doing his old schtick.”

“Heh, some things never change.” Katie chuckled as she brushed some hair over her shoulder. “Where you able to find anything out about this Roux person?”

”Nope, all I know for certain is that she’s Bill’s partner, couldn’t even find a bio for her.” I responded with a shrug and Katie nodded. ”Should be interesting to see how this plays out.”

“For sure.” Katie nodded in agreement before she sat up in her bed. “So, have you decided to make your return full time yet?”

”Not yet, I want to see how the tournament plays out.” I admitted as I shook my head and Katie nodded. ”In the meantime? We may as well enjoy our time here in Hastings.”

“We’ll be here for a week, don’t know if there’s much to do in Hastings to be honest because I’m more familiar with the major UK cities like London or Miles’s hometown of Manchester.” Katie responded with a shrug before she paused. “Did you ever wrestle Miles one on one? I know you faced him in Triple Threats for Alex Jones’ Roulette Title.”

”Not that I can remember, guy’s a fantastic athlete so I’m sure we’ll have a great match if that comes to pass.” I responded as I shook my head and Katie nodded. ”And hell there’s other new guys I’d tear the house down with too, Eddie, Rodrigo, Miles’s fiancé Carter, the list goes on, but again that depends on if my return to SCW is a full time thing.”

“And if nothing else, maybe you can finally get lengthy reigns with the Roulette and Internet Titles.” Katie pointing out that idea and I had to admit, it was tempting, especially after Jessie broke her curse last year.

Either way, this was going to be great.

Walking around Hastings, England
Tuesday the 23rd of April 2024, 14:00pm

*promo time*

I’m back!

”Be honest SCW, did you miss me?” I asked as I addressed the camera with my arms crossed. ”My return for the Blast from The Past was done more on a whim more than anything else, I have been wrestling back in New York, I just never ventured outside of my home state since I moved back there following Adrienne’s release from her contract.” I added as I shook my head. ”But what matters is that I’m here and I’m ready to kick ass in the Blast from the Past Tournament with Nakita Niles! First up on the chopping block? Bill Barnhart and Roux!”

Oh boy.

”I come back to SCW after three years and my first opponent is Bill Barnhart, honestly you can’t make this stuff up folks.” I commented as I folded my arms. ”Me and Old Fart Barnhart have been at each other’s throats several times, and he was my last opponent on Climax Control to boot and to be honest? Getting that win back against Billy will be a great way to mark my return and I plan on doing just that!”

As for Roux?

”As for his partner? What can I say about Roux? No, seriously, what can I say about Roux? She doesn’t have a bio up she doesn’t have a social media account as far as I can tell and Nakita’s probably gonna run right through her if that’s any indication.” I commented as I shook my head. ”I’m hoping I’m wrong about Roux because I don’t want my return to Sin City to be anti-climactic, if anything I want it to be like Bobbie’s current run and hopefully I’ll achieve just that!”

It's that simple.

”To be honest, I don’t know if my return to Sin City will be permanent or a one off but the fact that I’ve got Bill in my first match back is hitting me with a wave of nostalgia!” I added as I shook my head. ”Haven’t really decided if it’s the good kind of nostalgia or not, the kind you get when one of your favourite metal bands from the 80s returns with a killer new album or the bad kind when said album is a total disappointment, either way? I’m back and the Return of the Storm is on!”

And with that I decided to wrap things up.

”Nakita, I don’t know a lot about you but I look forward to kicking ass with you in the tournament! And this match will be a test for us both.” I commented as I folded my arms. ”You get someone who I can’t find any info on and I get my old foe Bill “Old Fart” Barnhart and trust me when I say that there’s a storm a brewing and that Bill and Roiux had better just let the Metal Storm descend upon them courtesy of Caleb Storms! See you then!”

I walked off as the scene fades.
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A darkened room is filled with a thin mist of smoke in what looks like a soft spotlight where a woman can be seen walking into in a white and silver hooded leather jacket with cutouts that criss cross down the arms.  It swings open slightly to reveal a black halter with denim covered legs disappearing into the darkness just out of the spotlight.  Reaching up, Sam Marlowe puts her hands on the edges of the hood to push it back allowing her long red curls to frame her face and she smiles into the camera that pulls back to reveal more of her as the spotlight begins to brighten, allowing for sparkles to surround her feet.  She stands there and tilts her head to the side.

“Alright peoples…” she begins before stopping and shaking her head.  “Y’all know that just don’t sound right in a southern accent.  Let’s do this my way.”

Sam shakes the hair out of her eyes and once more smiles at the camera.  “Hey y’all, hope your day is goin’ good.  I have to admit that this is a first for me considering that Ben over there is usually the one that is doing little introductions like this.”

Sam looks over to Ben who holds up a thumb with a “crack on Ginge”.  The lights flash on her feet as Sam begins to walk along the floor, her boots crunching on the broken glass of mirrors on the floor and walks to one that is still intact and smiles into it.

“Look at this image…the sweetheart of Sin City Wrestling,” offers Sam as she leans into the mirror with a smile and a face-like gesture of a peace sign.  She looks at the camera that is filming her reflection in the mirror.  Leaning back, she once more begins to speak.  “Who would have thought that someone like this,” she motions at her reflection, “would be considered dangerous.  I bet Luna never would have considered me as dangerous.  Just like all the other doubters in this company, I was the eyecandy, the babyface of the bombshells with nothing to recommend herself.  And when I started out, that was exactly what I was seen as.  Luna, I tell you that at the time “I” thought that  too.  But when it came to everyone else, I was not ready for the big time until I was older.  When I got a killer instinct.  I had to shatter this image that people saw about me.” 

Sam does a slight spin away from the mirror as it seems to explode on its own.  Her spin has her stop in front of another mirror, this time she pauses and watches as her hand pulls open the coat and peels it from her shoulders.  “Then there was the time I was considered as no threat to a champion that I was hand picked by THE bombshell world champion.  To be honest, she saw me as you probably see me Luna.  A nothing, no threat at all.  What she did though is that she underestimated me and my desire to finally step up into a championship that no one could deny I was worth.” 

Sam leans forward as if looking for that champion in the mirror but frowns slightly as if not seeing her.  Eyes flashing, she leans back once more and shakes her head.  “Mikah at the time was the inspiration for me to get into the mindset of wanting to beat someone so much but there was still the respect for that champion even though I beat her.  But that caused a small chink in my sweetness,” says Sam as she looks downward and takes a slow breath.  “After that win, I was still sweet but not as saccharine.  And I pulled the trigger on the next part of my career.”

A sharp crack is heard as Sam’s finger points at the mirror resembling a gun.  The tinkling of the mirror shards causes Sam to close her eyes and smile to herself.  Cracking one eye open, she looks over at Ben who is sitting quietly watching her, his eyes focused as Sam offers him a wink before she spins away once more only to pull up short in front of another mirror this time, focused on her reflection in the black halter and jeans.

“Hmmm then I lost the title and well most people would say that things went downhill from there.  And yeah for a while, it was depressing and my life wasn’t helping.  I was spreading myself too thin wrestling full time, full time masters student and involved with someone that kept my mind split.  Someone that separated me from what I loved to do,”  the image frowns and turns her head to the side as if trying to forget that time of her life.  “That is when I was given the opportunity as a contender to the bombshell roulette title.  And do you know what that opportunity did for me?  I gave me an edge.  Matches by definition that were dangerous.  Matches that I excelled at.  The spin of the wheel putting me in danger each time I stepped into the ring once I won that title.  It was chaotic but I loved it because of the thrill.  But I still was seen as the sweetheart of SCW.  So I was still not a threat to many.  But I learned quite a few things as the Roulette champion.  I learned to take pain and I learned how to make people suffer.  And I was good at it…”

Sam pulls back her hand and slips something on it.  Flexing her fingers in the glove, her hand flashes out and slams knuckles first into the mirror making shards flash and fall to the floor.  Sam leans down slowly to pick up a rather large piece of glass.  She looks into it, angling it to the camera to reveal only a piece of her image.  She picks up a second one and angles it another way which reveals a second image.

“I realize that you Luna are only going to be listening with a half an ear because you think you have broken me with your little attacks.  Do you realize that you haven’t really broken me because that pain is nothing to me.  See what pains me the most is that you have to put yourself in situations that really, you shouldn’t be,” Sam states, her voice dropping to a threatening timber that is almost a growl for a moment.  “I have been giving you a history lesson for only one reason Luna, because you need to understand something.  Ben spoke about controlled chaos and yes he and I are controlled chaos when it comes to this match…no this street fight at Blaze of Glory.  You have to worry about that but you also have something to think about as well.  Underneath this controlled chaos is something else entirely.  Ben didn’t talk about it because I think he was trying to not worry y’all too much before you will be stepping up to him and I.”

Sighing in almost sadness, Sam slowly runs the sharp edge of the mirror pieces along the halter, cutting into the leather and opening a pair of clawlike marks. 

“I heard Ben mention something about saying thank you to you Alexander and that amazed me.  Well the audacity of it did.  Do you realize that we don’t have to thank you for bringing out the monsters.  We don’t have to thank you for this need to obliterate you.  As a matter of fact, I believe that Ben did thank you already and here is my thanks too.  Thank you Alexander and thank you Luna, you have given us permission to step into the dark side that we rarely would step into.  Now that the thanks giving has been given, now the apologies need to happen.  It is time you apologized to us for making us want to destroy you…”

Sam stops as she looks over her shoulder to see a pair of mirrors with the images of Alexander Raven and Luna respectively being lit up by the overhead lighting.  She moves closer to the mirror where she glares at Luna before bringing the piece of broken mirror upwards.  Turning away from the mirror, a Luna cutout is standing with a smirking glare that is reflected in the mirror.  Swinging her glance from the reflection to the cutout, she moves closer and puts her arm over the shoulder of the cutout. 

“Luna, I want to apologize to you for what I am going to be doing in this match.  Seems like you want to play for blood…and like I keep saying, I’m your huckleberry.”  Sam brings the piece of mirror up and gently runs the razor sharp edge along the image which surprisingly leaves a bloody trail across the face of Luna.  “I am sooo sorry Luna about what I am fixin’ to do on Sunday.  I know that you are going to say that you are ready for it…welcome it I am sure.  Which means I am going to have to apologize for disappointing you with that too.  You won’t be ready for what I am going to do.  A street fight is just that, a fight.  No one can possibly be ready for what could happen.”  Sam chuckles darkly as she taps the edge of the glass on the nose of the cutout then pitches it at the mirror which cracks it.  Sam looks at it then at Luna’s image and then the mirror and points.

“Would you look at that Luna…ironic that the mirror is starting to crack like it is showing the start of cracks in your façade.  Yes…how ironic that it is something that I am going to take pleasure in exploiting,” says Sam as she walks through the broken glass to trace the crack on the mirror before breaking it in seeming anger.  Walking to the one beside it, she looks into the image of Alexander Raven.

“Oh Alex, I see you gloating about how you have driven Ben to these extremes by hurting those around him.  And I am sure you are just loving the fact that it has pained him enough to put him into a person that is not quite the Ben Jordan everyone has seen to date.  But you have to apologize to Luna for putting her into my sights because when you hurt Ben or our friend Jamie Dean, you gave me permission to add one more element to the street fight.”

“What would that be Ginge?” asks Ben in a threatening voice which only makes Sam smile with bad intentions. 

“You talked about controlled chaos darlin’ but I am going to see your controlled chaos and raise you uncontrolled rage at the fact that Alexander Raven and Luna has made us descend into a place that people would say are not where Ben Jordan or Sam Marlowe should even consider being.  As much as they talk a good game about it, little do they know that it is going to reach up and burn them when they least expect it.”  Sam reaches up and pushes the mirror over because she doesn’t want to see the smirk of the Raven cutout.  With the piece of glass still in her hand, she does a quick spin reaching out with it and severing the head from the cutout to leave it hanging by only a slim piece of paper.

Ben moves to stand beside Sam who is looking at the camera as it films the two of them reflected in a mirror.  Both have serious looks on their face.  Ben looks menacingly as he raises the metal and Sam leans an arm on his shoulder.  “I am sorry Alexander that this man right here is going to be beating you like a redheaded stepchild…” 

Ben’s lips curl into a sneer as he looks down at Sam who is looking at her fingernails.  “And Luna, I am sorry that Ginge here is going to kick your ‘arris all over the arena.”

The pair share a look and then turn back to the mirror as Ben points the pole at the glass sending it shattering as the room flashes back into darkness.   



The scene opens on a living room where a redhead is seen, her head leaning towards a man as they talk softly.  Behind the redhead, a man is seen leaning against the back of the couch she is sitting on.  The three of them look up as another redhead walks into the room and smiles at the man sitting on the couch.

“Colton, I didn’t know you were going to be here,” says Sam as she rushes over.  Colton and Cynthia Marlowe-Christopher stand.  Sam leans up to kiss Colton on the cheek as she turns to Cyn.  “Why didn’t tell me that he was coming Cyn?”

“Monty wanted it to be a surprise Sammi,” taunts Cyn who looks at her husband with a smirk that Sam doesn’t see.  “We wanted to talk to the two of you about something that I thought that Colton here would need to know.”

Sam’s eyes narrow as she recognizes the tone of Cyn’s words.  Looking between the two, she takes a breath.  “What are you talking about Cyn?  I don’t keep things from Colton.”

“Oh really, what about all of these images hmm?” says Cyn as she reaches down to pick up an envelope and then hands it to Colton.  She steps back allowing him to open it.  Pulling the pictures out that reveal what seems to be Sam and Ben Jordan in what appears to be compromising positions that draws a sharp gasp from Sam as Colton begins to slowly pick through them.  He looks up at Sam who has a look of surprise on her face.

“Got something to tell me Sam?” wonders Colton as Cyn moves towards Sam. 

“Camo, I swear, I have no clue what these are…” she says as she turns to her sister.  “Cyn?!?”

Cyn moves even closer then reaches up and brings her hand against the cheek of Sam angrily.  “How dare you Sam!  Lying to Colton like that.  I am sorry Colt..” begins Cyn as Sam staggers back, her hand going to her cheek.  Behind Cyn, Monty watches in interest as he can see the change in Sam as her eyes light up. 

“Cyn!” he calls as Sam lowers her hand and with a growl attempts to launch herself at Cyn who ducks behind Monty as Colton grabs her from behind to hold her back.  “What the good god damn are you doing?  Why would you do this and I know you have a reason.  Tell me!”

Sam again tries to get to Cyn who can’t see the smirk of Monty.  Colton gets in front of Sam and holds her back.  Over his shoulder, he call out to Monty and Cyn.  “Y’all better leave so I can calm Sammi down,” he states.

Cyn and Monty appear to look upset but when they turn to leave, the pair smile as Colton holds Sam by the shoulders as they talk softly.  Suddenly, Sam breaks the hold and storms off as Colton leans down to pick up the pile of pictures that had floated to the floor as the sound of a door slamming can be heard upstairs.     


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Supercard Archives / Re: HARPER MASON v KALLIE REZNIK
« Last post by missreznik on April 12, 2024, 11:50:21 PM »
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It was a day that I think we all needed. We were all supposed to go to dinner, and while that was an option again, I made the point to say that we just all needed a bit of pampering and plumping. That didn’t really go over well with Kayla, and she ultimately didn’t come with us, but Tasmin and I found ourselves with our feet in a bubbly basin and those massage chairs luxuriously pushing their little roller balls into the muscles of our backs.

I don’t wrestle anymore – I mean I could,” Tasmin started, reposed within her chair. Honestly, I was surprised that she hadn’t fallen asleep just yet. “I just don’t want to right now with Dawn being so little….but if I did wrestle, I would demand that we visit one of these spas at least once a cycle.

I laughed lightly, watching as the girl methodically tried to find something to grab onto around the nail bed of my toes. “I agree. I heard that the ballerinas for New York City Ballet have like a whole masseuse who comes in once a week and makes sure their legs and bodies are all knot-free.

Oh my god, to be knot free.

I know, right?” I couldn’t fathom it either. We sat in silence for a little while, not quite paying attention to anything but ourselves. Tasmin talked to me about Adam, about how he’d really taken to being a father and doing everything he could for Dawn. I smiled and agreed, telling her about Aiden and how – even though he was still kind of a doofus on the outside – I knew I could trust him with our son.

I just wished that I trusted myself in the same room with him. It had nothing to do with him, though, and everything to do with me. I did what I didn’t want to, and I told him the beginning of my story. The story that I didn’t want to share with anyone, the story that I wanted to avoid.

The night before, Aiden had sat next to me, his hands folded, as he listened to my story. Really taking it in. Trying to understand where I was coming from.

It started in twenty-fifteen, when I was taking classes at the University of Colorado – Boulder.

All of that being said, we’re going to do this assignment a little differently…

Professor Keyes, a chipper young woman with a red hue on her hair, detailed the assignment exactly, directing the class on how they were going to get an A. She liked As. She felt a sense of accomplishment when she got them, so that’s what she strove for. Seated up front, scribbling furiously as she wrote, sat the blonde haired woman who we know as Kallie Reznik. Though in this moment and time, it was Kallisto Reznikski, and wrestling wasn’t even a thought on her mind. Although she looked just a couple of years younger. She wore glasses, her hair was pulled up into a ponytail, and she was focused. Almost laser eyed.

British Literature was already dry enough, but at least this assignment was going to be something good…at least, to Kallisto. As the people around her shuddered and groaned at yet another assignment being handed to them, she took it in stride, smiling as her Professor finished up and released them all to go. It was a little bit early, and she might get to go and eat with her brother at the cafeteria. They had Panda Express, and she loved Panda Express.

She looked up and caught the eye of the graduate student that Keyes was helping earn their Master’s in British Literature. He was a few years older than her, that she knew, but he looked young. Brunette. Wickedly nice smile. Greenish eyes. He was currently listening as Keyes was handing him a batch of papers to grade, but his eyes weren’t at all on the papers themselves. He smiled slightly. This wasn’t the first time. And it certainly wasn’t the last.

Kallie certainly wasn’t the bookworm type of girl, but she absolutely probably seemed that way. She couldn’t see the board or the projection screens very well, so she wore glasses. Often times, she didn’t need them nor did she care. But her core subjects mattered a little too much to her for her to leave everything up to chance. She smiled back, a little sheepishly, and packed her Norton Anthology into her shoulder bag. And that was it. She’d throw it in her car and make the drive back to Aurora later today, but it was heavy.

She followed the rest of the class out the door, made her way to the student center, and plopped down next to her brother, who looked up at her with a scowl as he poured over his anatomy texts.

It went like this for the next few class periods. The grad student would smile, Kallie would confusedly smile back, and the day would continue on. At least. Until it didn’t.

Kallisto, right?

She was just about to step outside the door when he caught her attention. She turned slightly and looked at him, an eyebrow raised. “Sorry,” he chuckled, “I just was looking at the roster and noted the name. The nymph that was turned into a bear and was turned into a constellation, right?

Yep, that’s me.” Kallie snickered slightly. It was rare that anyone actually looked up the origin of her name. It wasn’t one of the great Greek myths, or the ones that everyone knew. Nor was it studied in high school. It was a short one. “Unbearable.

He snorted.

I don’t like this motherfucker already.

Aiden.

Does he die?

No.

Fuck.

Punny.” He replied, shaking his head. “Mitchell.” He said, hoisting his bag up on his shoulder and heading towards her. He’d taught the class that day, so by the time he was speaking to her, the rest of the class was gone and on their way. “I have to say, turning Paradise Lost into a newspaper column was inventive. I think you’re the only one that got full points.

I figured most people would try to present their stories as, like…debates.” Kallie commented, leaning against the table.

And they did. After a while, it got time consuming. Milton is probably rolling in his grave though.

She grinned. “Probably.

They said their goodbyes, and Kallie left. She did the same thing she always did. Zach sat at the table across from her, this time looking at physiology. She pulled out her text, and they started working.

Let me stop you here…

Aiden’s voice had rumbled against my head and I lifted it, looking at him. He was clearly putting this all together. “Your shithead brother said you’d dated some douchecanoe in college and things didn’t go so smoothly, and that’s why he’s a total shithead about me.” He’d paused and then frowned. Disappointedly. “Of all the names this bogan cunt could have, it was Mitchell. What a fuckin’ dumb name.

It was. Mitchell White.

And what a bitchass last name too.” He paused again, and then he looked down at me. Aiden may act like an absolute idiot from time to time because it was easier to do that than it was to be real with anyone, but with me, I knew better. He wasn’t stupid. He got inferences and connotations and all of the things in between. He raised his hand softly and cupped my cheek. “He hurt you somehow, didn’t he?

I clammed up, and it was right at that moment that I decided that the story wasn’t going to be told. Not that night. Not ever, if I had a choice. I had a career. I had all the things that I needed in my life and I didn’t need to be rehashing my own stupid past. I had to think about my match this week.

So instead, I chose to bury myself in good things. My friends. My family. Tasmin and I were having a great time and I didn’t want to cause problems with that somehow. I knew I would eventually, but for now? This was okay.

Do you think Dax will like it if we come do this when they’re older?” Tasmin asked me then, cutting me out of my own reverie.

Probably. I wouldn’t think there would be a problem. He’s a mama’s boy already.” I smiled. I then snorted. “What will be a kick is when your sister has kids, and they come with us too.

Tasmin gagged and shook her head. “Kayla?” She asked. “Oh god, can you even imagine her with a kid around her? Absolutely not.

She might think it was like devil spawn or something.

Well,” Tasmin grinned then, and then looked at me with a snicker. “If she and Finn have kids…

Oh because they love each other?

They love each other.” She agreed.

They’re gonna be devil spawns for sure.


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Doesn’t it suck when you have to rely on others to like…pump you up and make you something that you’re not?

Oh gosh, that sounds mean, and I didn’t mean it like that.

You see, when I first started this a couple of years ago, I was pretty much on my own. I had just come out of Combat Syndicate: Denver, and like…it was really difficult for me. I thought I was going to be a star right out of the gate, and I just…wasn’t. That isn’t to say I wasn’t like…you know, good. I know I am. But I was by myself. I didn’t have the greats to train me, and I didn’t have people in my corner.

So I tried everything, until I found something that I liked and it stuck with me. I did Deathmatch Wrestling, I did regular wrestling, I did tag team wrestling, and I did a lot of other stuff until I found the niche that made me happy. And that was simply…the whole of wrestling. All of wrestling makes me happy, and I can’t imagine doing anything else with my life.

I’m a mom now, but that doesn’t mean I’m incapable of greatness. I know I am. I know that if I were thrown a shot tomorrow at any of the Women’s Championships, I could probably push myself and become the happy owner of one of them. But I’m not quite ready for that, and that’s why I signed up for Blast From the Past. I don’t think anyone realizes the opportunity that lies in the tournament, because it’s interposed with wrestling with someone that could be either really great, or really horrible. And I mean, like…

…no one wants to lose because of their shitty partner, right?

At least that’s what Aiden says, and I tend to believe him on most occasions because he’s pretty darn smart when he doesn’t have the gullible mask on.

You have to end up relying on someone else.

Kind of like Harper here does.

Oh, I’m not saying that she hasn’t stood alone. I mean. Look at her. She’s so good and like she said, she’s been with the company for seven months and faced so many Hall of Famers!

I wish I had Hall of Famers that I could rely on to make me look excellent too.

…that also came out wrong too.

But I meant it like this…when you’re in a company with a roster that’s kind of stacked like it is on the women’s side, it’s going to be difficult to find yourself doing anything but facing down someone who is wonderful and wise. They know how to take people like us, Harps, and make us look fabulous even though we might not know our butt from our fronts.

But when you and me face on Sunday, there’s no one out there that either of us can rely on to make us look good. We have to do it ourselves, and standing there and saying you’re amazed at your own ability kind of makes you loooooooooook….like….a lil’ eensy-tweensy bit weak. Like you’re unsure of yourself and you don’t know where you stand.

Finn yells at me all the time now. KNOW WHERE YOU’RE STANDING. Rah! He’s so loud sometimes…Yes sir, I do know that now!

I don’t need anyone around me to make me look, like, good at what I do. I’m fast. I fight. Hard. I showed Miss Manners that and I showed Crystal that too. Just because I haven’t been here that long doesn’t mean that I’m any more of a rookie than you are, and you made dang sure that no one should be calling you that.

Except from my calculations, no one is, and that’s what you’re calling yourself for attention, I dunno.

Like I think you should kinda believe in yourself a bit more. You’ve had a good year and you can do that here too, you just gotta believe in yourself!

Just like I believe in myself.

I’m gonna go out there, Harper, and I’ma do my bestest in order to beat you. Not because I’m grr’d out or anything, but because I’m here to do my job and like…part of that is continuing on my streak, right?

I’m only two and oh, but I’ma be three and oh after this, and gosh, that’s gonna be awesome!

So I’ll see you on Sunday, Harper. And you’re right, we’re gonna be tearing the house down! But like, don’t hold it against me if I win, okay? I’m just doing my job and trying to go into Blast From the Past with a bit of leverage on my side. You wanted this match, but me? I’m just following through like I’ve always done even though I’ve had no one to rely on.

I can kinda stand by myself, and I like that about me.

I think you could like that about yourself if you stop referencing old ladies too.

Peace out Harps! See you soon!
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Supercard Archives / Imperfections Pt. 5
« Last post by Julianna DiMaria on April 12, 2024, 11:47:52 PM »
April 8th

“This is starting to become concerning…”

Dr. Montgomery’s words spook me a bit as I find myself in his office again.

“You had been holding up quite well for a good while but you’ve been seeing me for therapy sessions more times during your world championship reign than the 12 months leading up to that put together…”

I sigh, feeling a bit ashamed of the fact.

“There’s nothing wrong with that, but it makes me worried about you.”

“I admit, I’ve had a difficult time getting that incident out of my head… when I was blindsided by that nobody who shouldn’t even have the briefcase she does. It’s been difficult to move past the fact that someone like HER outsmarted me, even for a moment.”

Dr. Montgomery shakes his head upon hearing this from me.

“Ever since you’ve won your title, I’ve observed, through your promotional work and through face to face interactions like now, that you have experienced increased agitation, a decrease in patience, constantly worrying about others opinions of you and a relapse back to the tendency to flip a switch whenever the slightest thing doesn’t go your way. You’ve always had these traits and you had them under control, but since winning the title…”

The shame was filling my stomach at this point.

“In my professional opinion, Julianna, maybe it’s best that you don’t have that title anymore…”

My jaw dropped in shock upon hearing this.

“So you’re saying I should just hand Kayla the title and leave?”

“No. I think you would be much happier and healthier without the title than you’ve ever been with it. I feel like having the title is what is causing these triggers in you that ultimately create these concerning behaviors and being rushed into the title picture as you were doesn’t help at all.”

“Doctor, you’re not a wrestler. You’ve never been involved with the sport. It’s not me holding the championship that’s the problem. It’s everyone else trying to drag me down to their level… Kayla with her potshots, Seleana with her gross obsession over me, Courtney and her shit…”

“You understand that with the title that you have, you have a target on your back. With all of the mini-episodes you’ve told me about behind the scenes, I’m shocked that you haven’t flipped out on camera by now in front of that worldwide audience. During your time as champion, you haven’t handled the pressure well.”

“BULLSHIT!” I yelled, unwittingly proving his point. “Like you mentioned, I was thrown into the fire when I won this championship and ever since then, I’ve had to adapt on the fly and learn what it means to be a world champion in this company with minimal preparation and only six matches under my belt at the time and I challenge you, doctor, to find ANYONE in that locker room that would’ve done BETTER than me under the circumstances of which I won this championship! Name someone! Anyone! Oh wait, you CAN’T! And you know what the fucking sad part is? If my father was alive to see all of this, he STILL wouldn’t be proud of me because that perfectionist PRICK would’ve said just about the same thing all those dumbass bitches I work with have said about me and my title reign….”

“I understand where…”

“Wait…”

I cut him off, realizing some sort of epiphany about my father the moment that I mentioned him. I remembered when I first won my title and how I read that letter that he wrote before he died where he accepted me and admitted that he was wrong about me.

“That’s my problem… ALWAYS…”

“What are you referring to, Julianna?”

“My father. That’s the root of my problem. I’m a perfectionist because he drilled that into me and ever since I read that letter of his…”

I was suddenly starting to feel a sense of relief knowing that I had pinned the root of my issues, with my title reign and my time in the business, but also anger in knowing that when I won my title, I made a pretty grave error…

“I’m afraid time is up, doctor…”

Dr. Montgomery tried to get me to stay, but he looked at the time and realized that the session was over. There was only one place that I had to go…

And the root of my imperfections to confront…

April 8th

I was back in San Diego and I was at my father’s grave. My anger was increasing and I held the letter that he wrote me. I was regretting that I ever read it at all and I broke the ice with my father in the grave when I glanced back at the letter and remembered what he said to me.

It was clear to me now that all of the flowery, positive things he said about me in the letter suddenly became my biggest burden.

“Oh dad… even from the grave, you’re a prick…”

I paused before continuing to let out my anger.

“In hindsight? I was better off never reading your letter at all. I’ll tell you why. Because when I read that letter, I felt like I finally gained your acceptance and that I had nothing left to prove to you anymore. But the more I thought about your words and the more I thought about your motives and the fact that I wasn’t allowed to know about your words until after you passed and after I “was ready”, I realize now that your acceptance of me was both shallow and a damn mental trap…

If you REALLY felt the way you did about me as you expressed in what you wrote, why didn’t you have the balls to tell me to my face when you were alive?”

I gripped the letter tightly with my fist.

“All of this is YOUR fault, Dad! When you trained me, you mentally poisoned me. The way you brought me up in this business destroyed any chance I had to learn how to go with the flow and just breathe from the grind every once in a while. Your perfectionist BULLSHIT is why I grew to be the way I am… for the fact that I don’t even know how to have fun anymore and that my work-life balance is absolute shit! Your words, Dad? You know what they’ve done to me? To my reign?”

Reflecting on the ups and downs of my title reign over the last few months definitely left me seething.

“Those words trapped me. They made me let my guard down and think that I had it all figured out. They gave me this ‘satisfaction’ of feeling like I had proven what I needed to prove because I was lulled into a false sense of security that I finally made you proud and as a result, any little thing that has gone wrong with my title reign feels like I’ve let YOU and THESE EMPTY FUCKING LIES you wrote to me completely down. Every little thing that has gone wrong has made me feel like I’m not worthy of that praise you showered on me and in essence?”

I felt sick to my stomach admitting what I was about to confess.

“I subconsciously gave you control over my career and my psyche all over again from the fucking grave. Well… NO MORE! It’s DONE! I will NOT ABIDE YOUR BULLSHIT EVER AGAIN!”

I shredded that letter that he wrote to me and let the pieces fall on his grave.

“From now on, I am going to do whatever it takes to expunge your poison from my heart and mind even if it means leaving wrestling entirely!”

Suddenly, my anger froze and gave way to shock. I felt myself going cold for a minute and a quick glance at my hands revealed that for a second or two, they turned whiter. A doubtful question creeped into my thought…

“Is that what it is really going to take?”

I realized, stunningly, that venting toward my father wasn’t making me feel better after all.

Later…

I wasn’t feeling better when I went to his former wrestling school. Sitting down at the spot where the training ring once stood, depression was flooding my thoughts. I was questioning so much that the numbness I was feeling was unreal. All I could remember were moments where my father would call me names and psychologically abuse me in front of my entire class.

It wasn’t just being called “stupid”, “horrible”, and “disgraceful”...

It was being told that I wasn’t worth my mother giving birth to… that I would never be a success in wrestling… that I was the worst thing that ever happened to him…

All because I wasn’t progressing in my training the way HE wanted me to.

Remembering that made me feel so sad knowing that most of my self-esteem was based on my success in the ring… seemingly…

“Your mother told me you’d be here…” I heard Liam say as he walked up behind me. I was too stunned to really object to his appearance. “You haven’t returned my texts, my calls…”

“I know Liam, I’m sorry. It’s just…”

“Your big match? The embarrassment you went through in the triple threat? Save it. I felt like you were starting to come around only for a bad break or two to go against you making you regress back to what I’ve been trying to get you away from. What you said to me at the baseball game: is that even true at all?”

“Of course.”

“Blowing me off lately doesn’t show that, Julianna.”

“I feel TERRIBLE about blowing you off, I really do. I got in my own head after that triple threat and it’s such a struggle to separate myself from the way my dad brought me up.”

“I get that, but do you truly care more about your career than the people that support you? Especially your mother? She was the one you won that championship for to begin with. When you won that title, that’s what motivated me to seek you out again and reconnect because it’s the first time I’ve seen you do something in professional wrestling for anyone other than yourself. That’s what made me ‘crazy’ about you because I saw someone that is far deeper than what she portrays on screen. I saw it back when we were training too…”

I sighed, wondering what to say, as I remembered how I won at High Stakes and my motivations being so selfless.

“I wanted to live my life without my dad interfering, but…”

I sighed again, definitely feeling a heavy heart.

“Now I realize that I can’t live the life that I want and have my career at the same time…”

Liam’s eyes widen with surprise.

“I’m done, Liam… no matter what happens on Sunday, I’m done.”

“Julianna… you’re not serious…”

I shook my head.

“Dead serious. I feel like everyone around me wants me to be done and I am not talking about my stupid peers. I’m talking about the people that care about me… you, Ally, Christy, my mother…”

“Julianna, that’s not the case at all. Not once has any of us told you to hang it up. If this sport is what you really want to do in your heart, then keep going. We’re just looking out for you and trying to save you from yourself and from getting too deeply obsessed with your career.”

“Leave me alone…” I said with a sullen tone. “...I’ll call you tomorrow, I promise.”

Liam sighs and concedes and once I feel alone, I start to talk to myself.

“To my younger self, I am so sorry that you never got to go to that prom and everything that you went through because of my dad. Would I have grown up to be a happier person if I was never a wrestler at all? God, I REALLY wish I went to that prom that night. I should’ve… even if my father would’ve cut me off. I just think back to my career and what I’ve accomplished and the one TRUE moment of happiness I’ve had was when I won my title for my mom… and other than that, it’s always been about achieving my dad’s impossible standard and I should’ve known better than to think that I’d ever meet that standard with the title that I have…”

“With the title that WE have…” I heard my mother say to me from behind. She approached me and wrapped an arm around me.

“I’m walking away from wrestling, mother…”

“That’s not the solution, honey.”

“How can you say that? It seems like all this sport has done is made me mostly miserable…”

The tears were flowing down my face at this point as I lamented the happiness I likely sacrificed for this business.

“Julianna, if your career was truly all about your father and if wrestling is something that truly brings you no joy at all, you wouldn’t have thought of winning that title at High Stakes for me. But you did… because you ARE passionate about your craft and you showed that you could rise above your father. You proved that wrestling is what you truly want to do with your life because you wrestled with a purpose beyond yourself. Yes, you should’ve chosen the prom. I would’ve trained you myself even if it was in secret because I SAW how bad you wanted it, even then.”

“Knowing what I know now, I would’ve gone to that prom and forged my own path…” I admitted as I was feeling better. “I’ve ALWAYS had a right to carve my own path in life without my dad and the last few years, that’s all I’ve done… despite him at that…”

“You’ve always had passion for wrestling honey. Your father merely skewered it.”

“You mean I don’t have to give up wrestling to be happy?” I asked with a shrill in my voice. My mother shook her head as I had the epiphany I needed and I couldn’t help but slightly squeal with happiness.

“You can have the best of both worlds. You just need to learn how to not base your entire happiness on your career and you are smart and bright enough to do so. YOU determine your own destiny, Julianna: not your father, not your peers, not any of your challengers… nobody but you.”

I couldn’t hold back my happiness anymore as I suddenly embraced my mother, who had no hesitation at all at returning the brief embrace.

“I can take that moment from High Stakes… OUR moment… I can build on it, mother. I WILL build on it. That happiness and joy from that night? That’s the blueprint for what I need to apply to all walks of my life. I’m going to live my life and have my career MY way without either thing being defined by anyone else and I am going to tear down ANYONE or ANYTHING that gets in my way. I’m NOT retiring. I’m NOT giving in. I’m NOT giving up my title without a fight. I’m NOT going to be under my father’s thumb from the grave ANYMORE!”

“You bet your ass you won’t! I’ve been waiting to hear you say that for so long, honey!”

“I’m done soaking in the misery… and I’m sure as hell never coming back here again…”

With that 11th hour epiphany in mind, my mother and I walked out of my father’s old wrestling school… never to return again…

April 12th

Back in Flagstaff, I was really feeling that renewed vigor that was going through me. On top of the epiphany that I was having, I was also feeling some anger from Kayla Richards’s shallow words toward me. With the camera on me, now I knew it was truly time to rise my game to a higher level as the SCW Bombshells World Champion and I knew that now more than ever, I had to show this company exactly what a pure of heart Julianna DiMaria truly looked like and sounded like.

“From day one that I won this championship, hell, even before that, there have been a bunch of shallow bitches that think that they can define me and that they can define my destiny. I’ll get to the shallowest of shallow in Kayla Richards in a moment but that’s nothing new to me. It’s been happening to me my whole career and I realize that as far as the business goes, I’m not the only one that has had to persevere against that but this is also on top of the fact that when I first broke into this business, my father was controlling me in every sense. He thought he could run my life. He thought that he could define what my path in this business should be and yet, all I have ever done since I broke away from the bastard is go on a completely different path than what he approved of. It mirrors my journey here because everyone in SCW wanted me to start from the bottom and work my way up and all of that and I wouldn’t have minded doing that. I didn’t ask to be thrown into the fire as I’ve said many times before.

You know why that wouldn’t have bothered me? Because I knew in my heart from the moment I stepped into this ring against Dawn Warren that I was going to reign as the Bombshells World Champion at some point.

Yet, these same shallow bitches are pissed off at me because I took the unconventional path to success, not the path that any Bombshell would’ve approved of. So Kayla Richards, for weeks and for months you’ve thought that you can define me in any way you can. Your promo that you cut proves this. You think, therefore you say, you say, therefore it is. That’s your logic, right? Unfortunately, based on what you said to me, not only am I disappointed in you personally because I expected so much better from you than to go for low hanging fruit and to say basically the same exact shit I’ve heard for months, but what you said to me is really no different than anything my own father was saying to me during the early part of my career when he had the influence that he did.

Hell, maybe he should’ve been YOUR father based on what you were saying…

I guess in a sense, facing the bitches that I’ve beaten is like facing my own father repeatedly… especially when that bitch is someone as shallow as Courtney. Yet, all I’ve done is win. You want to keep beating the horse of me thanking you, then so be it. You really have never learned that what you say is a reflection of you, not who you are saying it to. What you say is merely an opinion and how you see things, as skewed as it may be. It doesn’t define the other person and it sure as hell doesn’t define me but you literally had the nerve to stand in front of that camera and DEMAND that not only I surrender the championship to you, but that I leave this company for a little bit and then return and start from the bottom?”

I took a pause and I tried so hard to contain my laughter. Unfortunately for Kayla, I just couldn’t. In fact, for a moment there, I was in disbelief that I even heard those words at all and that I was rephrasing them.

“I heard that correctly?”

I scoffed, still being in disbelief of this.

“The BIG BAD herself stoops to THAT level of BULLSHIT? Are you KIDDING ME? Just that by itself, the fact that you even SUGGESTED that I do such a thing, proves to me how pathetic of a person that you really are AND how hypocritical you’ve become. You’ve been going on and on for months about how much of a fighter you are and how much of a champion you want to be and you spew THAT? I’m not even pissed that I heard that. I find it that fucking hilarious that you would stoop that low, that you think THAT low of me but that doesn’t surprise me, Kayla. You always HAVE thought that low of me going back to New Generation Wrestling…

Hey, YOU brought it up first…

The fact that you mentioned that sorry excuse of a company, and I KNOW we both agree on that by the way, tells me WHY I am going to win this match…

Because you’re stuck in the past, Kayla…

You STILL think of me as the same person that I was back then. YES, back in that day, I wasn’t doing so great. I was a joke in this business. I’ve admitted that countless times. That’s not exactly breaking news. You were the world champion of that company for a time, yes and for the roller coaster ride that my career has been, through good times and bad, I’ve ALWAYS been able to adapt, change, evolve and grow better and better with each passing year. You THINK that I am still exactly the same wrestler that I was back then, don’t you?

You THINK I am that same damn “nobody” I was back then. NOW all of your chirping toward me coming into this before I said ‘put up or shut up’ to you makes sense. You never gained any respect for me and it’s pretty fucking obvious that you never will and that’s whatever by the way, so seeing ME with the title makes YOU sick and gets YOU up in your feelings to the point where all you did for months before I called you out and made this match happen was talk a bunch of shit like a little annoying troll, basically BEGGING ME to pay attention to you until I finally gave you the time of day. I wanted to take the high road on this. I wanted to be beyond the past and whatever grudge you have carried toward me for years that you made plainly obvious with your chirping toward me week after week.

I wanted to see if you were either going to REALLY do something to back up your words or do whatever you had to do to earn your way to a match like this…

AND YOU… DID… NEITHER!

Your problems with me are a YOU problem, Kayla…

NGW was six years ago honey, it’s time for you to get over it!”

I rolled my eyes and scoffed, clearly taking humor in the fact that she brought up the past.

“I am a FAR BETTER WRESTLER than I was six years ago, even THROUGH the bumpy ride that I’ve had. I’m not going to mention every single company I’ve been in by name like you did because I don’t need to flex that even if in ONE company I wrestled for, I got that “HOF status” going on and YES, Kayla, I will admit that you’ve probably had less losses than me throughout our careers and that you’ve probably had better stretches of dominance everywhere you’ve been… but even then?

That gives ME the advantage because I have FAR more experience of dealing with adversity and setbacks than YOU do and THAT, Kayla, just MIGHT be one of the factors that pushes me to victory. It’s my ability to OVERCOME, to go through HELL… and you KNOW that in NGW, I went through a LOT of hell as they did EVERYTHING they could to make me a fucking joke in this business… to push through the shit that I’ve been through… that has made me strong enough to persevere as champion even when it looks like I’m about to lose it all…

Ever have a father tell you repeatedly that you weren’t worth your mother giving birth to, Kayla?

Your complete IGNORANCE and your total DESPERATION to paint me as something that I know in my heart I no longer am and have grown far too strong to ever be again shows me how weak inside you really are…

You want to lecture me about whether the words I say will mean anything in the long run? Shove it, Kayla! Because I’m walking into this match KNOWING that YOUR words in the long run toward me about about me WON’T mean SHIT in the long run, even if you do win on Sunday because for all the bullshit you want to preach about how you’re going to take this and that from me, in reality the only two things that you can take away from me are my title and the victory and you want to act like you can control my destiny and that my world is going to crumble over ONE loss and that should you win, everything that I accomplished so far means nothing.

You can take the title from me, Kayla.

But you’re not taking my fucking destiny from me. You’re not going to put me on a downward spiral. Maybe the Julianna of six years ago would’ve downward spiraled over losing a championship, which she did, I admit that. But you don’t define my path other than what can happen in that ring for three fucking seconds. The worst case scenario? I lose on Sunday and I win it back two weeks later… or at Into the Void.. or WHENEVER. I get it, Kayla. Six years ago, I’d treat one loss like the end of the world. But again, that was six years ago. I am not that person anymore. If you want to stay stuck in 2018, then be stuck there. I THOUGHT you were going to come at me BETTER than that for all the shit you were chirping at me for months…

Only for you to go through a ‘what’s what’ of what previous challengers have said about me before…

Calling my win over Courtney an upset? Not much different from the idiot herself calling it a fluke.

Basically insinuating that I won because she didn’t care anymore? Been there. Done that. Next.

Oh, going through the names of the challengers I’ve beaten during my reign? I’m pretty sure Krystal Wolfe did that, or came close to doing so? I mean it’s true that Courtney never had the heart of a champion and her recent walkout proves that, but that’s not MY problem, Kayla. Really, it’s low hanging fruit from you.

Especially coming from someone who’s kicked Ariana’s ass X amount of times and indirectly groups that in with the dominance she loves to boast about all the damn time. But hey, what do I know right?

I expected you to stand out with your words and to say something that made me REALLY think… REALLY question… REALLY challenge me and reflect on my journey and wonder if there was anything that I could’ve done better…

But all I got from you was a whole bunch of NOTHING…

When you take that into account…

When you take into account that you have gone out of your way for months to try to run me down and define me when prior to all of this, I really hadn’t done anything to you nor did I ever mention you in ANY negative way whatsoever DESPITE the history we share from six years ago mind you…

When you take into account that you stooped as low as to suggest I surrender the belt from you and walk away from this company…

When you consider that all you threw at me was low hanging fruit…

What I see in you, Kayla? From my perspective? Someone that is still a damn good, hell perhaps even great wrestler. That opinion from me about you is never going to change. But what I see is someone that has a louder bark than a stronger bite at the end of the day. What I initially saw as someone who wanted this title just as bad as I do… I now see as someone who wants the title to validate her own ego, who doesn’t have the heart for this business as I do, and who lacks the perspective and the knowledge that it takes to be a world champion… compared to me at least.

What I was HOPING would be at least a hard hitting battle between the two most passionate wrestlers on the roster in the first Bombshells Supercard main event in over the year… instead, what you have reduced it to… is this bullshit, mudslinging contest all because what? You want to hang onto the past? Because you dislike me that damn much?

The BIG BAD that should be SO FEARED and that many previous challengers to her Internet title reigns BENT THE KNEE to has really reduced herself to suggesting I forfeit the belt to her? I KNEW you were desperate when you wouldn’t keep my name out of your mouth for months, but that?

It’s a WHOLE new level of PATHETIC coming from someone like you. Don’t tell me that you truly believe you can beat me on Sunday… not when you even THOUGHT of something putridly STUPID like that…

I’ve already handed you this opportunity, Kayla…

And after I’m done with you on Sunday?

You’re not getting any more fucking handouts from me…

With that anger going through me, I shut off the camera at this point. Deep down I know I have every right to break the camera for that ‘surrender to me and leave’ suggestion…

But I also knew that I had to rise above it…

And on Sunday when I beat Kayla and shove her words down her throat?

That’s exactly what I am going to do as I continue to define my destiny… MY way!
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Supercard Archives / ~*~ Rules of Engagement: Never Fear The Storm~*~
« Last post by BellaMadison on April 12, 2024, 11:26:14 PM »
~*~ A Moment of Serenity ~*~

The sun was setting, casting a warm golden glow over the cozy living room of the O’Connell household. Bella sat cross-legged on the soft rug, a smile playing on her lips as she watched her daughter, Máire, explore her surroundings with curious eyes.

At eight months old, Máire was a bundle of energy, constantly on the move as she crawled around the room, her chubby little hands grasping at anything within reach. Bella couldn't help but marvel at how much she had grown, how quickly time seemed to slip through her fingers.

"Look at her go," Malachi's voice broke through Bella's thoughts, his tone filled with pride as he joined her on the floor, his arms wrapping around her waist as they watched their daughter together.

"She's getting so big," Bella replied, leaning back against Malachi's chest, relishing in the warmth of his embrace. "It feels like just yesterday she was born."

Malachi nodded, pressing a gentle kiss to Bella's temple as they watched Máire play. "She's growing up so fast," he murmured, his voice tinged with a hint of sadness. "Sometimes I wish we could just freeze time and savor these moments forever."

Bella turned her head to look up at Malachi, meeting his gaze with a soft smile. "Me too," she whispered, reaching up to cup his cheek in her hand. “I figured getting a little floor time in with her would be floor time with her now since who can tell what I’ll be like after the weekend.”

Malachi smiled back at her, his eyes shining with affection. "Smart idea but you're right," he said, his voice filled with warmth. "I will never be amazed as to how much she looks like you. She's our little miracle, Bella. And no matter how fast she grows, she'll always be our baby girl."

Together, they sat in comfortable silence, wrapped up in the simple joy of being together as a family. In this moment, surrounded by love and warmth, Bella felt a sense of peace wash over her, grateful for the precious moments they shared. Máire pulls herself up on the coffee table at that very moment, “Dada!” as if she’s like ‘look what I can do!’. “Oh my goodness!!!! Máire look at you!” Bella lets out with a laugh, she reaches out and picks her up giving her a big hug that causes Máire to burst out in a fit of giggles, “That’s my big strong girl!

“Looks like we’re gonna have to start the extra baby-proofing a lot more.”


~*~ Heart-to-Heart ~*~

The soft glow of the table side lamp cast a warm light over the cozy bedroom as Malachi sat together on the their couch as they are preparing for a quiet movie night...hopefully. We see Bella in the background, quietly tiptoeing out of their daughter’s room and shutting the door behind her. She does a little celebration dance.

SCORE!!!” she lets out in a loud whisper before she runs into the living room and jumps into Mal’s lap giving him a kiss, “Let movie night begin.

Mal laughs as he hands her her drink and turns on their movie and their hands entwine as they share a quiet moment together.

"You know, mo chroí," Malachi began, his voice soft as he looked into her eyes, "I've been thinking a lot about everything you've been through lately. The match against Alexandra, the Blood Bath Brawl, and now this upcoming match against Bobbie Dahl..."

Bella nodded, her expression serious as she listened to Malachi speak. She knew that her recent matches had been more intense than ever before, pushing her to her limits in ways she had never imagined.

"It's just...I don't know when you got so good at hardcore matches," Malachi continued, a hint of admiration in his voice. "But damn, love, it's REALLY hot."

Bella couldn't help but laugh at Malachi's words, the tension in the room easing as she leaned into his side, resting her head against his shoulder. "You think so?" she replied, a teasing smile playing on her lips.

Malachi nodded, his gaze warm as he looked down at Bella. "Absolutely," he said, his voice filled with sincerity. "I've always known you were tough, Bella, but seeing you in those matches, giving it your all, it's...incredible."

Bella felt a surge of warmth spread through her chest at Malachi's words, a sense of pride swelling within her. She knew that her journey in the world of professional wrestling had been filled with ups and downs, but having Malachi by her side, supporting her every step of the way, made it all worth it.

"Thank you, babe," Bella whispered, reaching up to cup his cheek in her hand. "For always believing in me, even when I doubted myself. You're my rock, you know that?"

Malachi smiled, pressing a gentle kiss to Bella's forehead. "And you're mine," he replied, his voice filled with love. "No matter what happens in that ring, Bella, I'll always be here for you. Always."

As they sat in comfortable silence with the movie playing in the background, a thought crossed Bella's mind, and she furrowed her brow in contemplation. "You know, Mal, it's strange...Bobbie hasn't come at me as hard lately. I mean, with all the focus on her husband Artie getting signed up for the Blast From the Past tournament, I'm amazed she hasn't been more aggressive. It's almost like she's...distracted."

Malachi nodded, his expression thoughtful. "You might be onto something there, Bella," he said, his voice tinged with concern. "Maybe she's got other things on her mind, things that are pulling her focus away from the match. Either way, you need to stay sharp. Bobbie Dahl may be off her game, but she's still a dangerous opponent."

Bella's jaw set in determination as she nodded in agreement. "You're right, Mal. I can't afford to underestimate her, no matter what distractions she may have. This match is too important, too crucial for me to let my guard down now."

With renewed determination, Bella squeezed Malachi's hand tightly, drawing strength from his unwavering support. Together, they would face whatever challenges lay ahead, ready to conquer whatever obstacles stood in their way.



~*~Let’s Review Shall We~*~

Let’s remind everyone of the first set of the rules that I’ve set for myself.

The Rules of Engagement that we have seen since the New Year. The Rules themselves are on my wall but let me break it down how they will play in to Blaze of Glory

Rule 1: Leave it all in the ring.

The first rule echoes in my mind like a mantra as I have prepared to face Bobbie Dahl and each and every single opponent. I know that I must give everything that I have, leaving no doubt in anyone's mind that Bella Madison deserves to be the SCW Bombshell Roulette Champion. With every fiber of my being, I have committed to giving it all in this match, refusing to hold anything back.

Rule 2: Embrace the challenge.
I have embraced the challenge that lies ahead with open arms. I know that facing Bobbie will be no easy feat, but I will welcome the opportunity to test every inch of my skills against one of the best in the business. I am ready to rise to the occasion and prove myself, no matter what.

Rule 3: Respect your opponent.
Despite the fierce competition that awaits, I do hold a deep respect for Bobbie and everything she has accomplished in her career. I know that this match, this clash, whatever it may be and knowing who is in charge of putting the matches on that wheel, it will be a battle of epic proportions, but I will refuse to let any animosity cloud my judgment. I hold no ill-will to Bobbie. Instead, I will approach the match with a sense of sportsmanship, honoring my opponent's skill and talent while remaining steadfast in her resolve to emerge victorious. Even if the match may kill us both.

Rule 4: Trust in yourself.
I have to draw strength from within, trusting in my abilities to overcome whatever obstacles may come my way. I know how I have trained relentlessly for this moment, honing the skills and pushing myself to new heights. With unwavering self-belief, I will stand tall, ready to face whatever challenges lie ahead with courage and determination.

Rule 5: Never give up.
In the face of adversity, I will cling to the fifth rule with that resolve that was bestowed upon me from my mother and my father. I know without a shadow of a doubt, that the road to victory will be fraught with obstacles and setbacks, but I will refuse to be deterred. With grit and determination, I am going to press forward, refusing to back down until the final bell rings and my hand is raised in triumph.

Of course I have yet to really add the others like Rule 6: Dealing with the Minor Inconveniences but hey, I have a 8 month old on my hands and have been putting my focus where they are most important. But I have a new one for you.

~*~ Rules of Engagement: Never Fear The Storm~*~

The storm rages on, a fitting backdrop to the tumultuous emotions swirling within Bella Madison. As she stands amidst the brewing chaos, the winds whip around her, tugging at her hair and clothes, but she stands firm, unwavering in her resolve. This is her moment, her chance to confront the demons of her past and claim the ultimate prize.

"Bobbie Dahl," Bella's voice cuts through the howling winds, carrying a steely determination that matches the intensity of the storm. "You and I, we have a history. From the moment we stepped into the ring together, when we BOTH returned, I had that feeling that we were destined to collide again, somehow. At least I wasn’t wrong."

She pauses, her gaze piercing through the darkness as she reflects on the journey that has led her to this moment.

"You were there when I returned from having Máire, a reminder of the defeat that drove me to push myself harder, to fight with everything I had to prove myself in this ring. And now, here we are, facing off once again for the SCW Roulette Championship."

Bella's fists clench at her sides, the fire burning within her threatening to consume her entirely.

"But this time, things are different. This time, I'm not holding back. I'm not afraid to unleash the full force of my fury, to leave every ounce of my being out there in that ring. Because this isn't just about winning a title for me. It's about redemption. It's about proving to myself and to the world that I am worthy of standing among the best in this business."

She takes a deep breath, the storm raging around her echoing the turmoil within her soul.

"So, Bobbie Dahl, I hope you're ready. Because when that roulette wheel spins and the fate of our match is decided, I'll be standing in that ring ready to face whatever comes my way. And when the dust settles and the storm clears, there will be only one champion left standing. And mark my words, it will be me."

As Bella's words echo into the night, a sense of anticipation hangs heavy in the air, mingling with the electric energy of the storm. She knows that this match against Bobbie Dahl is more than just a chance to win a title—it's a chance to rewrite her own story, to redefine her legacy in the annals of SCW history. With each gust of wind that whips around her, Bella feels a surge of adrenaline coursing through her veins, fueling her determination to emerge victorious. She knows that Bobbie Dahl is a formidable opponent, a force to be reckoned with in the ring, but she refuses to be intimidated.

"No more holding back," Bella's voice rises above the howling winds, a declaration of intent that cuts through the chaos. "No more second-guessing myself. This is my time, my moment to shine, and I refuse to let anyone stand in my way."

As she speaks, images flash through Bella's mind—the countless hours of training, the sacrifices made, the battles fought and won. She carries them with her armor, steeling herself for the ultimate showdown that awaits.

"Bobbie Dahl may be the reigning champion, but I am the challenger with everything to prove," Bella declares, her voice ringing with unwavering confidence. "I may not have won a singles title in SCW yet, but mark my words, that changes tonight. Sunday at Blaze of Glory, I become the SCW Bombshell Roulette Champion. Or everything that I have done means absolute shit and I’m not "

With those final words hanging in the air, Bella squares her shoulders, her gaze burning with determination as she prepares to face her greatest challenge yet. The storm may rage on, but she stands ready to weather whatever comes her way, for she knows that victory awaits on the other side.
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Supercard Archives / Re: EDDIE LYONS v RODRIGO AFONSO - ROULETTE TITLE
« Last post by Rodrigo Afonso on April 12, 2024, 11:17:29 PM »
Cambridge, Massachusetts. Wednesday 10th April. (Off-Camera)

Rodrigo had been home a lot since the losses he's been getting in Sin City Wrestling and it was because he was losing focus a bit and most assumed Rodrigo's skateboarding career, but little do people know since Rodrigo doesn't talk about his personal life to any professional wrestler or to anyone not in his or his girlfriend's family and friends that it was because Rodrigo was going to be a father.

With that in mind, he did invite his skateboarding friends over, mostly for them to meet Ella who they hadn't met since they went to Switzerland that day. They were currently over and already approved Ella as they've been at Rodrigo's house for the last few days, going out shopping for baby stuff since Ella was now seven months pregnant. Although there was one question in mind Ella had for Rodrigo's skateboarding buddies as they were all in the living room having a drink, well Ella had some orange juice.

Ella: “How did you all become friends with Rodrigo:”

Jerald: “Honestly, I hated Rodrigo at first because the bastard kept getting high scores at Skateboarding with his tricks, but when I apologised with my jealous behaviour and got to know Rodrigo a bit more, he ended up being a decent guy.”

Darius: “Apart from when he threw a massive fit about losing to that thirteen year old skateboarder in the X-Games a few years ago.”

Ella: “No, Rodrigo would never do that. I've never seen him throw a fit when things aren't going his way.”

Rodrigo was silent as it was mostly for the skateboarders to interact with Ella than the other way around, but at the same time, Rodrigo put his finger up as he put the can of coke down on the table as he didn't want to drink beer due to being a father responsibilities being a thing.

Rodrigo Afonso: “It's true, I did throw a fit when a thirteen year old kid beat me twice in X-Games the pandemic years, but I learned a lot on why I don't throw fits ever again. That's why I don't bitch or complain about anything. It's not going to get anyone anywhere in life.”

Ella: “Well, that's the good thing you learned from your mistakes, although your father said you hate arguments.”

Jerald: “Yeah, he does, trust me. I'm sure it wasn't easy for Rodrigo to lose his rag like he did, but he hasn't done it since and takes losses like a man.”

Ella: “His attitude is making him a real man. Besides, he's doing everything for me, cleaning the house, going food shopping. He does a lot more than you think.”

Rodrigo nods at his skateboarding friends and Ella of them telling the truth of Rodrigo's past life that Ella knew nothing about. Of course, they only started dating for a few months and their relationship has only grown stronger each day. Rodrigo thought about something else that was out of the blue for him, something he wasn't expecting.

Darius: “You saw a ghost again?”

Rodrigo Afonso: “I'm in a Roulette title match against Eddie Lyons. What have I done to deserve that match against him, honestly?”

Jerald: “I know you've lost matches, but you put in hard work, you don't moan or complain and you don't trash wrestlers unless you have to. You get in the ring and wrestle.”

Rodrigo Afonso: “SCW staff tell me I should speak on the microphone when I've not got wrestling matches a lot more to promote matches, but the videos I do are more than enough. I don't need to say more than what I've already said. Heck, I hate being interviewed for skateboarding at times, but I do it because I have to. I don't luckily in SCW.”

Ella: “You've fought him before, haven't you?”

Rodrigo Afonso: “Things are very different this time, he's beaten Peter Vaughn for the Roulette title, I haven't. I haven't come close on beating Peter.”

Jerald was the kind of guy that makes slight comments about people at times, even was a bit mean to the thirteen year old kid who beat Rodrigo in the X-Games competition for skateboarding. Anyway as he was a tiniest bit drunk, he says this.

Jerald: “Eddie Lyons is one boring fucker. All he talks about is wrestling. Like does the dude have a life besides wrestling?”

Rodrigo Afonso: “Hey dude, that's not cool. Eddie and I have respect. Even if he talks only about wrestling, nobody should judge him for that. Besides, he's a Roulette champion. I respect the dude and consider him as my friend. Truthfully, I wish I was facing the other champion who's from the UK.”

Ella: “I know, but that's the situation you got in front of you.”

Darius: “She's right, you know. Even I thought Jerald's comment was out of line, but he didn't know like I didn't you two legit respect each other. I can see his point that having friendly matches isn't thrilling to watch.”

That was the problem with wrestling, there wasn't really many enemies in the business these days and Rodrigo saw that. But he was too fragile and small to be an asshole wrestler. So he had to be a people's fan favourite.

Rodrigo Afonso: “Each time we've wrestled, we have torn the house down, for sure and I know what you mean. But my size and fragile structure on top of being a father to my kid soon prevents me from being an asshole. I don't think it would represent well for my kid. I can't afford that right now.”

Jerald: “Dude, I was just busting your balls, but I do think Eddie is boring as hell. The amount of stuff he talks about is purely wrestling, but at least the Roulette title makes up for the match you both will have.”

Rodrigo Afonso: “Wrestling Eddie is not dull, he was my first ever opponent and anything he'll say about me, I'm not going to disagree with him on.”

Rodrigo was already feeling uncomfortable and walks away from the living room as he didn't want to argue with Jerald about his feelings on Eddie anymore. He goes to his room and lets the lads get used to Ella and the pressure of being a Roulette champion and beating Eddie pretty much was on his mind a bit. Ella came into the room and relaxed Rodrigo with his thoughts and forgot about it as the skateboarding lads went to the hotel to get some sleep.

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I have no excuses to make Eddie youtube.com shoot (Online)

“I know, I've under performed a lot as of late and I literally have no excuse for slacking off, but the truth is, I don't deserve this title match against you, should be you and Entity for the Roulette title. I literally have zero excuses and you'd be right with everything you'll say to me and I'm not going to disagree with you.

But at the same time, it proves I don't really care what people think and I clearly don't like the thought of responding to everything you say. I mean look how badly I struggled to reply to Carter, I hate that and it's why I prefer to do one video to say everything I have to say. Eddie, you know I respect you and I know you'll tell me the truth on things may seem they are, but there is a reason I won't say as it has nothing to do with wrestling or skateboarding for that matter that my attention isn't with wrestling at the minute.

But I leave things there since I don't want to talk about it. I can't overlook the fact beating Peter Vaughn for the Roulette title was impressive. Everyone has tried and failed, but you succeeded and done it well. I'm sure it's going to motivate you to bring everything out of you to go out and win the match. But while I feel I'm undeserving for this title match, I will bring everything I have out of you.

Why? To prove people like you wrong every single time I step into the ring. A lot of people said I would never make it as a wrestler and I made it by holding a briefcase. I got plans for that and I'm not telling anyone, not even you what I'll do with it. You may have been successful with the Roulette title. I know it's cliché to say this, but I can break your title run in half even after underperforming.

Just because a wrestler underperforms, it doesn't mean you'll have this win in the bag, despite you being a threat because of the fantastic win you gotten over Peter. I couldn't find a way to beat him, but you did somehow. Maybe it's because you have the support of your wrestling school and family. I had to go all the way to the United Kingdom to do wrestling training because there's no wrestling schools in Portugal.

Many Americans, Canadians, Australian, British and a German wrestler have won this title, but there's not a single Portuguese wrestler that has won the Roulette title. I don't recall a Portuguese wrestler winning a wrestling title full stop because it's rare anyone from my country that breaks into the wrestling business. That's the big thing that we're different on.

But I got a chance to prove to my country and United States as a whole that I can become champion without wrestling school family supporting me. The only support I have when I go to wrestle in that ring is myself. I go into wrestling you on my own with dignity and do everything I can to upset you and win the belt because that's a big thing you've done and I haven't. I have a briefcase, but I do it when the time is right and when I'm ready.

Maybe beating you for that title will prove I'm ready to be a champion, maybe beating you will lead me to facing someone on the roster I've always wanted to face, but your in the way of that. Beating Peter is impressive and I can't speak that enough, but I've done way more Roulette matches than you and that will be the factor of me winning this match, bringing everything I have into the match to defeat you. That's all I say because I hate talking lengthy to someone I have respect for and being the only guy on the roster so far I can consider being friends with.”
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