Off-Camera
Thursday September 10, 2020
Room of Zenna Zdunich
Omni William Penn Hotel
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
9:05 PM EDT
Seleana Zdunich walks up the hallway and ends up at the door marked 415. She knocks and the door opens to reveal her sister, Zenna, looking out into the hallway at her in confusion.
Zenna Zdunich: Sarabi?
Behind her, Jenni Taylor, Kelly Taylor and Haylie Jo “Halo” Annis all stand looking equally as perplexed at Seleana’s presence. Zenna takes in the look on her elder sister’s face and nods slowly.
Zenna Zdunich: Kristalkamp?
Seleana manages a small, sad, slow nod and Zenna motions at her to enter the room. Zenna steps back and Seleana comes into the room, the other members of their family all looking on, seemingly torn between sympathy and expectation of details. As Seleana silently takes a seat, Halo’s phone pings at her. She looks at the screen and blinks in disbelief.
Haylie Jo "Halo" Annis: Shit!
Jenni and Kelly look to each other, both frowning on confusion.
Jenni Taylor: What is it, Love?
Halo shakes her head.
Haylie Jo "Halo" Annis: Mama Chrys just tweeted out that she’s havin’ a “Me Party” in her own hotel toom…
Kelly shakes her head.
Kelly Taylor: Bollocks…
Jenni Taylor: Is she really that bloody thick?
Zenna waves a calming hand before sitting next to her elder sister.
Zenna Zdunich: Detta gör inte höns av fjädrar?
Seleana shakes her head. Zenna’s eyes close as she nods.
Zenna Zdunich: So it really is that bad…
Halo stares at Zenana dn Seleana, her mouth falling open in disbelief.
Haylie Jo "Halo" Annis: Y’all gotta be shittin’ me!
Seleana shakes her head sadly and Halo just stares back.
Haylie Jo "Halo" Annis: Over one match result?
Seleana manages a small nod.
Haylie Jo "Halo" Annis: Are you fuckin’ kiddin’ me? Wasn’t this supposed to go away after Miss keira, Sin, whatever the fuck that is… did what she did? It seems like it turned the volume up to ear-splittin’ levels instead!
Jenni and Kelly move their attention to Halo.
Jenni Taylor: What was that?
Kelly Taylor: It seemed mad…
Halo sighs.
Haylie Jo "Halo" Annis: Miss Keira has gone a little off her ass lately and started comin’ for people’s sins. She took Mama Sel and held her to get Mama Chrys to agree to let her take Mama Chrys’s great sin from her. It was supposed to basically rip her pride out of her, kinda like it split Crystal out of Christina and made her like… “Oh, I’ve lost me mojo!” or some shit…
Zenna nods pointedly.
Zenna Zdunich: You’re right, it does not seem to have done that at all.
She leans over and hugs her sister.
Zenna Zdunich: Stannar du här med mig?
Seleana looks at her sister as if pondering this and then nods slowly. Zenna hugs her.
Zenna Zdunich: Okej.
Jenni and Kelly just shake their heads, both crossing their arms.
Jenni Taylor: Bloody fucking hell…
Kelly Taylor: You have a title defense tomorrow, yeah?
Zenna and Seleana both nod.
Zenna Zdunich: Ja, we do. Christina’s in the hardcore title match as well.
Halo nods.
Haylie Jo "Halo" Annis: I’m defending against Vero Taylor’s bestie, Bianca Davis, myself. Brit’s in that match with her Mama too.
Jenni nods, walks over and hugs Seleana.
Jenni Taylor: We’ll see you before you head to North Carolina, yeah?
Seleana nods and Kelly hugs her too.
Kelly Taylor: Keep your chin up, Love. Kia kaha, as it were.
Seleana hugs the Taylor Sisters back and then nods as they take their leave to their respective rooms. Halo shakes her head.
Haylie Jo "Halo" Annis: What was y’all doin’ there in the first place?
Seleana sighs heavily.
Seleana Zdunich: I was stupid. I walk out there to confront Diamond when match was over. I did not anticipate Diamond would not be able to stop herself from confronting me.
Seleana looks to her feet in shame.
Seleana Zdunich: She marches up to me. Christina and Azurine were still in the ring and Diamond and I got loud enough that Christina looked at us, taking eye off ball. Azurine got pin and Christina yell at me for it. All my fault, if I could have just stayed where I was supposed to be, she would have won and we never have this problem.
Halo and Zenna both watch on in stunned silence. After a few seconds, Halo finally nods.
Haylie Jo "Halo" Annis: And she ain’t said shit about Diamond?
Seleana shrugs sadly.
Seleana Zdunich: She takes Diamond’s side.
Halo and Zenna both can’t believe their ears and Seleana nods slightly in acknowledgement.
Seleana Zdunich: Sort of...
Halo frowns in near-outraged confusion.
Haylie Jo "Halo" Annis: Sort of?
She looks to Zenna and then back to Seleana, neither the confusion nor the anger leaving her face.
Haylie Jo "Halo" Annis: The fuck does that mean?
Seleana sighs sadly again.
Seleana Zdunich: She does not understand the argument between us. She has never…
Seleana trails off and Zenna nods to her sister.
Zenna Zdunich: Hon tror inte på dig?
Seleana shrugs.
Seleana Zdunich: Jag vet inte.
Zenna’s eyes practically bug out of her head.
Zenna Zdunich: Hur är det mojligt?
Halo watches them, her darting between the sisters based on which one is currently speaking. Given the respective looks on the sister’s faces, this was obviously not good.
Seleana Zdunich: Hon är mer orolig för sina egna slagsmål.
Zenna shakes her head angrily.
Zenna Zdunich: Hon är en jävla idiot!
Halo’s mouth falls open again. Whatever else had been said, she recognized that phrase instantly.
Haylie Jo "Halo" Annis: Who’s a fuckin’ idiot?
Before they can answer, her phone chimes at her again. Halo glances and shakes her head.
Haylie Jo "Halo" Annis: Apparently, I am, Brit’s wantin’ to know what’s takin’ me so long…
She quickly types out a response and sends it back.
Haylie Jo "Halo" Annis: Mama Sel, you hang in there, y’hear? Y’all the strongest person I know.
She walks over and embraces her mother-in-law.
Haylie Jo "Halo" Annis: Love ya, Mama Sel!
She withdraws and then embraces Zenna.
Haylie Jo "Halo" Annis: Love you too, Aunt Z.
Zenna smiles at her.
Zenna Zdunich: Love you, HayJo.
Seleana manages to nod as well.
Seleana Zdunich: Love you, HayJo. Give love to Brittany.
Halo nods and takes her leave. As the door closes, Zenna shakes her head.
Zenna Zdunich: Så vem skit i det blå skåpet?
Seleana shrugs.
Seleana Zdunich: Vi båda.
Zenna hugs her sister.
Zenna Zdunich: Det kommer att bli bra imorgon.
Seleana nods and hugs her sister.
Seleana Zdunich: I hope so…
Off-Camera
Friday September 11, 2020
Room of Seleana Zdunich
Tru by Hilton Hotel
Fayetteville, North Carolina
2:35 PM EDT
Seleana Zdunich, her sister and tag team partner, Zenna Zdunich, her stepdaughter, Brittany Williams, and her daughter-in-law, Haylie Jo “Halo” Annis, all stand in Seleana’s hotel room near the SRW pay-per-view, Dog Days of Thunder, waiting for Seleana’s wife to arrive so they can go down to the venue together. .
Brittany Williams: Where’s Mom?
Seleana shrugs.
Seleana Zdunich: I do not know, she slept in her own room last night.
Brittany’s eyes go wide.
Brittany Williams: She… WHAT? And you didn’t go over and fix things?
Seleana shakes her head.
Seleana Zdunich: Nej.
Brittany almost looks like she wants to shoot her stepmother from the room.
Brittany Williams: Why the hell not?
Seleana bows her head in guilt and shame.
Seleana Zdunich: She did not want to.
Brittany shakes her head.
Brittany Williams: She has to be so damn stubborn sometimes, doesn’t she?
Halo can’t help but laugh.
Haylie Jo "Halo" Annis: Ain’t we all?
Brittany shakes her head, clearly unamused.
Brittany Williams: Not like this and not like her!
Halo nods and her phone chimes. Halo frowns and looks at the screen.
Haylie Jo "Halo" Annis: Holy shit… she got pulled from the show…
Brittany, Zenna and Seleana all look at her in shock.
Brittany Williams: What??!!!?
Seleana Zdunich: Why?
Halo slips through pages.
Haylie Jo "Halo" Annis: Some kind of...Jesus tapdancin’ tittyfuckin’ Christ on a pogostick!
She stares at the screen in disbelief.
Haylie Jo "Halo" Annis: She made some post last night about BLM durin’ the football game and it’s gone fuckin’ nuclear! Company announced they’re pullin’ her from the show over it.
Brittany quickly sends off a message on her phone. It chimes right back.
Brittany Williams: She’s not coming anymore. Going to Vegas to see Aurora.
Seleana nods knowingly.
Seleana Zdunich: At least there’s that. I’m not keen to see her have this problem but…
Halo’s phone chimes again.
Haylie Jo "Halo" Annis: Jesus...fuck… she just got fired…
Zenna waves her hand.
Zenna Zdunich: No, no, give this a day and she will not be fired. That word was not used.
Halo shrugs.
Haylie Jo "Halo" Annis: You know that’s how she’s gonna take it! If she wasn’t pissed and upset before…
Zenna nods knowingly.
Zenna Zdunich: Ja, she will be now.
Brittany shakes her head.
Brittany Williams: Damn, Mom, what did you do?
Seleana shakes her head.
Seleana Zdunich: How can I talk to her now if she will not even be here? I cannot just text this problem away!
Sitting down on the bed, Seleana almost throws her phone.
Seleana Zdunich: Hon tar vatten över huvudet.
Brittany and Halo both frown and Zenna nods her agreement with her sister.
Zenna Zdunich: She does. She is drowning…
Brittany and Halo step over to chairs, each taking a seat as Zenna sits down on the bed next to Seleana.
Zenna Zdunich: What will you do?
Seleana shrugs.
Seleana Zdunich: I will message her and try to meet up with her in Las Vegas after. I will be there on Sunday anyway for SCW. I will find out my Violent Conduct opponent. Maybe I can talk to her before anything bad happens…
Zenna looks down, almost as if she’s not sure she should say anything.
Zenna Zdunich: Misstänker du att hon har fångat sitt skägg i brevlådan?
Seleana shrugs.
Seleana Zdunich: Jag vet inte. Jag hoppas att hon inte dricker. Om hon gör det kommer hon att skit i det blå skåpet!
Zenna nods.
Zenna Zdunich: Det finns ingen ko på isen. Hon är starkare än hon tror att hon är.
Seleana nods.
Seleana Zdunich: Jag hoppas att du talar sanningen.
Zenna pats her sister’s shoulder.
Zenna Zdunich: Aurora will help her. She will not want to let her down.
Seleana nods slowly.
Seleana Zdunich: Ja.
Halo and Brittany both sigh.
Brittany Williams: Shit…
Haylie Jo "Halo" Annis: Day just gets better, don’t it?
Brittany nods.
Brittany Williams: What are we gonna do about Mom?
Halo shrugs.
Haylie Jo "Halo" Annis: Fight our matches and then see if we can’t fly back faster tonight than we were going to?
Brittany smiles.
Brittany Williams: I love you!
Seleana nods her agreement.
Seleana Zdunich: I am keen for this as well.
Zenna shrugs.
Zenna Zdunich: You did not check in yet, did you?
Halo and Brittany both shake their heads as Halo scans her phone.
Haylie Jo "Halo" Annis: I’m looking for a flight.
Seleana raises a hand.
Seleana Zdunich: I have found a way to get us home tonight. You can cancel your room.
Halo grins.
Haylie Jo "Halo" Annis: Done.
Seleana nods.
Seleana Zdunich: Now, we fight and then we go home to possibly fight again.
Zenna exhales heavily.
Zenna Zdunich: Do you want me to come with you?
Seleana smiles and puts her hand on her sister’s shoulder just as Zenna had done to ehrs earlier.
Seleana Zdunich: You must see to Li as I am to Christina.
Zenna nods.
Zenna Zdunich: Ja, okej.
Halo and Brittany both smile too.
Haylie Jo "Halo" Annis: We got this, Aunt Z!
Brittany nods in agreement.
Brittany Williams: Yes we do!
Seleana smiles at her family.
Seleana Zdunich: We will do this.
On-Camera
Saturday September 19, 2020
Encounter Area
Zdunich Zoological Gardens
Los Angeles, California
6:14 PM PDT
The camera opens upon Seleana Zdunich standing near a fenced off area that more resembles a batting cage than anything else. Seleana rubs her palms along her jeans and nods to herself, glancing down at her black Nikes and exhaling heavily.
Seleana Zdunich: It has been an interesting week.
She nods, turning to show her Crystal Hilton t-shirt for the world to see.
Seleana Zdunich: Nothing good happened for a few days until finally, I was allowed to sort of turn my focus to SCW and the Roulette Championship. I am so keen….
Shaking her head, Seleana pounds her fist against the metal mesh wall.
Seleana Zdunich: Min fru…
Her teeth grind as anger surges through her body.
Seleana Zdunich: My wife…
Shaking her head she looks away from the camera.
Seleana Zdunich: How did no one notice that my wife is… not caucasian…
She whirls to face the camera, her hand outstretched, palm down.
Seleana Zdunich: I realize she has done some silly and some stupid things. Everyone has and yes, I admit, my wife has done more than her share, but being mildly annoyed at things during a sporting event should not have been grounds for her to get jumped all over again!
Her hand balls into a fist as she looks off towards the cage wall.
Seleana Zdunich: I was pleased to see that most from SCW simply waved their hand if they even bothered to look at all but there were many who felt the need to jump on her as if she had assassinated a helpless crippled puppy on international broadcast and I do not understand so many talked as if they had never actually seen a photograph before!
She whirls back towards the camera, glaring hatefully.
Seleana Zdunich: Are they blind?
Her hands swing out wide.
Seleana Zdunich: Are they stupid?
She points to the ground in front of her.
Seleana Zdunich: Are they so addled by drugs that they see things that do not exist and both other traits become more evident as the night continues on?
Her hand waves away in dismissive derision.
Seleana Zdunich: As much as I wanted to scream at her, that was not what she should have been screamed at for and if I could get any of those people into the ring with me I would beat on them until they could not get back up. No spinning wheel, no policy in the way, just raise my fists and smash until what remains must be removed with assistance!
She nods, raising an index finger.
Seleana Zdunich: This…
She almost pumps it emphatically.
Seleana Zdunich: This is why I am thankful for the rules governing the Roulette Championship!
Nodding forcefully, a smile creeps across Seleana’s face.
Seleana Zdunich: Because it means when that wheel spins, there will be a match that gets chosen that will be right up your alley, Johanna.
She pauses to nod in smirking acknowledgement.
Seleana Zdunich: At least, this is one way to look at it.
Her right hand rises up, palm up.
Seleana Zdunich: In the one hand, the match will likely be pure chaos and mayhem will reign supreme. That is your forte. It is what you live for, ja?
She nods knowingly.
Seleana Zdunich: So many matches that are completely unpredictable and give rise to wanton destruction that should please any agent of chaos or mayhem maven. I have had several of these and they all were glorious in their chaotic nature. They would all have given rise to the mayhem you naturally seek.
Her right hand lowers as her left hand rises to take its place.
Seleana Zdunich: In the other hand, most of them allow and feature weapons and hardcore action. Rumor has it that you do not favor such things. That while you are a wonderful striker that can destroy someone’s arrogance with just your naturally obtained weapons in hands, feet, elbows, knees and head, when actual weapons come into play, you are not as skilled with those as others might be…
Seleana shrugs, her left hand falling away.
Seleana Zdunich: It does not matter what we are good at or what we favor because we are both in the same boat with these rules. We could get something relatively tame because Christian and Mark were keen for a laugh…
The smirk intensifies.
Seleana Zdunich: Or we could get something catastrophically violent and destructive, also because they were keen to have a laugh and were keen to see us have a go at each other properly.
She reaches out and grabs the end bar of the cage.
Seleana Zdunich: I respect the Wolf’s Lair and everything you represent Johanna, but I am keen to see how much you live up to your surname! I want to see the Krigare in person! I want to see what the war is really like when you get all revved up and most of all, I want to see if you can help beat out some of this aggression I have been feeling! I cannot get to those that spoke ill of my wife but I can step into the ring with a bad German bitch with bad intentions towards me and my championship!
She nods releasing her grip on the steel.
Seleana Zdunich: I can get in the ring under whatever match stipulations they would have us meet under and defend my Roulette Championships against you and see what happens when the wildside meets the warrior!
She flashes a smile as a commotion starts on the other side of the cage.
Seleana Zdunich: Now, if you will excuse me, I have some training to do…
She turns and walks into the cage, closing the door securely behind her. A minute lantern, the other end is opened and Sarabi the lioness is let into the area. The big cat ryan to Seleana excitedly, jumping up onto her like a giant dog trying to play.
Seleana Zdunich: Ja, Sarabi! Ja! I love you too!