(OOC: The characters of Gabriel Stevens and HB Carter were used with permission from their handlers)

After High Stakes IX both SCW and SCU got an influx of new talent and among those new wrestlers were recent GO Gym Graduates Ariana Angelos and HB Carter who were signed to SCU, both Ariana and Carter were in their rookie years with Ariana being the younger of the two but despite this, they have put on impressive performances against more experienced wrestlers in SCU with Ariana showing that she could hang with SCW Hall of Famer Mercedes Vargas during the costumed Battle Royal were they both made their debut.

So, imagine Ariana’s surprise when Carter answered London Underground’s open challenge for the Mixed Tag Team Titles on her behalf and that the challenge was subsequently accepted on London Underground’s behalf by Daniel E. Morgan, their manager and close associate of Gabriel? Making the most of a bad situation Ariana asked Gabriel over twitter if she and Carter could get crash courses in tag team wrestling to prepare for their title match and now, despite an ill fated attack on Bobbie Dahl last night on Climax Control, Ariana was ready for her first title shot, can she and Carter pull off the upset of the year?

Go Gym, Las Vegas, Nevada
Wednesday the 20th of November 2019, 11:00am

How did I get here?

That’s a question I’ve been asking myself since I signed the contract with SCU last month, how did an eighteen year old high school graduate who was getting offers for college scholarships because of my talent for gymnastics end up a professional wrestler instead? Well, I’ll tell you, it was never easy, I first got into wrestling when I was twelve, I remember that day well because I was channel surfing at home when I stumbled across Climax Control, namely the episode were Jessie Salco made her debut.

Why yes, I do recognize the irony in that.

To say that my parents weren’t happy with my newfound fandom is an understatement, they both hate wrestling with a fiery passion and tried to turn me onto more girly things instead despite knowing that I was one of the biggest tomboys in school and needless to say, it didn’t stick, as for when I decided to make it my career path, it was when I was sixteen years old and from then I started saving up Christmas and Birthday money yearly, ironically my parents had moved to Las Vegas by that point and I would go to Climax Control shows whenever I could, my parents never knew off course.

As soon as I graduated from High School I signed up for Gabriel and Odette’s wrestling school and it was there that I met my best friend HB Carter, for the first few months of training I managed to keep it a secret from my parents knowing that they would never approve of my chosen career path, in hindsight? There was no way I could keep up the masquerade forever.

*flashback*

That fateful day started like any other, I snuck out of my bedroom window and Carter picked me up a few blocks down to avoid suspicion but they had grown suspicious by that point, did they think I was doing drugs? Underage drinking? Fooling around with men older than me? Or women older than me? I don’t know because frankly, I never bothered to ask them, all I know is that when it was my turn to do some drills with Odette the doors swung open and my parents stormed in.

“ARIANA MARIE ANGELOS, GET OUT OF THAT RING RIGHT NOW!” My mom’s heavily Greek accented voice echoed throughout the gym and I froze, standing right there was my worst nightmare come to life. “WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU ARE DOING YOUNG LADY?!”

“Making a career out of my hobby!” I responded as I left the ring and walked up to them, the other students were clearly getting uncomfortable by this point and Gabriel and Odette remained stoic. “Didn’t you teach me to always follow my dreams?”

“Not this dream Ariana.” My father responded as he grabbed me by the wrist roughly, in a way that was clearly hurting me. “You are coming home right now! This foolish dream is……...”

“Get your hands off my student.” Gabriel commanded in a low voice as he walked up to my parents, my dad was by no means a small guy, if anything he and Gabriel were around the same height though he was a bit heavier, and he was well built too, serving in the army will do that, but Gabriel wasn’t intimidated by him. “Ari is one of my best students and I won’t stand here and let you abuse her!”

“Abuse her?! I’m her father!” My dad responded as he squared up to Gabriel. “And I won’t let my daughter throw her life away like this!” He added before turning to me. “Where did you get the money for this anyway?”

“If you must know? I spent my last two Christmas and Birthdays saving up for this.” I responded before finally getting my hand free and glaring daggers at my dad. “This is my dream dad, and you won’t stop me from pursuing it!”

“Then you will have to chose young lady.” My mom finally chimed in as she stepped around Gabriel and my dad. “Either you stop this foolishness, or you don’t come home.” My mother added and I was speechless for the longest time.

“You can’t………” I trailed off as the tears welled up. “You can’t be serious?!” My mother said nothing in response, but I could tell from the look on her face that she wasn’t budging, without another word I ran off in tears before finally locking myself in the lady’s bathroom and dropping into a fetal position by the door.

I had no idea how much time had passed once Gabriel came to talk to me, I was later told that I was in there for at least an hour crying my eyes out, but it felt like minutes had passed before Gabriel opened the door. “The other students are worried about you.” Gabriel said sympathetically as he knelt down next to me. “How long have you been trying to keep this a secret?”

“Since I started.” I responded with a sigh as I turned to my teacher. “My parents never approved of me being a wrestling fan, I knew there was no way they would approve of this, but I thought I’d be able to keep up the masquerade for the length of my training.” I added before wiping away a tear. “I never thought that they would threaten to disown me.”

“Ari, listen to me.” Gabriel told me and I looked up. “Don’t take this the wrong way but this could be the best thing for you, I ran away from home when I was sixteen and moved to Paris and that freed me up to pursue my true calling, maybe it’ll do the same for you.” Gabriel added and I hesitated. “Don’t worry about finding a place to stay, I talked to Carter, he’s happy to have you stay at his apartment whilst you find more permanent residence.”

“I said that I wasn’t going to let them stop me from pursuing my dream.” I responded as I slowly stood up. “Even if it means cutting all ties with them, are they still in the gym?”

“Odette kicked them out after you ran off, last I checked, they are still in the parking lot.” Gabriel responded and I nodded before leaving the bathroom.

*present day*

The last time I visited my parents’ home was to collect my stuff, the arrangement with Carter only lasted a couple of months before I was able to rent a place but it was over those two months that we became best friends, best friends that are now teaming up to fight for a title.

Do I have any regrets? Not really, ever since I moved out of my parents’ house I’ve realized that they were mentally abusing me by being so controlling that I had to sneak out of my bedroom window just so I could train, I still remember the look on Odette and Gabriel’s faces when I told them that but I will be the first to admit that since moving out of my parents’ house, I’ve been a lot happier, following my dream at the cost of further contact with my family may have cost me in the short term but in the long term?

I’d do it all over again if I could.

“Hey there baby girl!” I looked up and saw Carter approaching me, we were on a break from the crash courses in tag team wrestling we had been getting since Carter answered London Underground’s challenge on me behalf two weeks ago hence why I’ve been thinking so much about that day, I stood up from the bench I was sitting on and hugged Carter before I sat down and invited him to join me. “We kicked some serious behind today!”

“Holding our own against the next batch of graduates from the GO Gym is one thing Carter.” I corrected him as he sat down next to me. “But The Good Shepherds and London Underground have been wrestling a lot longer than us and they have titles to their names, it’s not going to be this easy tomorrow on Underground or on Sunday at Climax Control.” I added before taking a swig of my water bottle. “So, how’s the head?”

“A lot better from when I hit my head against the barricade.” Carter responded and I grinned in response before sighing. “Your thinking about that incident again, aren’t you?”

“Am I really that easy to read?” I asked before shaking my head. “Don’t answer that, I don’t know why but I’ve been thinking about the day my parents disowned me ever since our Tag Team Title Match was made official and even more so since SCW posted it’s card on Sunday.” I added before running a hand through my hair. “I guess it’s because at the back my mind, I’ve always suspected that they’d try to come back into my life once I won a title.”

“Deadbeats.” Carter scoffed and I grinned in response. “Besides, I thought they had moved back to Pittsburgh? Wasn’t it right before you graduated?”

“That’s what I heard, last time I was anywhere near their hours there were new occupants living inside, a young couple of a son and a daughter, must’ve been about three and four respectively.” I shrugged my shoulders in response before sighing. “I only hope that that young couple doesn’t repeat the mistakes my parents made.”

“Here, here.” Carter nodded in agreement and my grin grew a bit wider. “Don’t worry about the depressing stuff Ari, you said so yourself, you’re a lot happier now that they are out of your life.”

“True, still wish that they had been more supportive.” I admitted with a sigh before two of the female trainees walked past, they said hi to me and Carter before they headed into the ladies changing room. “Are you going to be ready for tomorrow?”

“Honey, I was born ready to be in the ring with a man like Brother David!” Carter responded with a laugh before he stood up. “On a more serious note, I am ready to kick some serious behind in our matches this week, I’ve got some training to do, are you going to join me?”

“In a few minutes, got my first ever promo to do.” I responded and Carter nodded before heading towards the ring area, I went to a less used area of the gym so I could get my promo done.

“For those of you who haven’t been watching SCU Underground, my name’s Ariana Angelos, my friends call me Ari for short, but I’m otherwise known as “The Greek Angel”, why? Well aside from the fact that my family’s originally from Greece, my surname literally translates to “angel” in English, so I guess it kind of stuck! But more importantly, I’m a recent graduate of Gabriel and Odette’s training school here in Las Vegas alongside my best friend HB Carter and to date, we both have two matches to our names, why he decided that we should accept London Underground’s Open Challenge is something I’ll probably never know!”

But I will admit to being excited for this.

“I knew I’d eventually get my first ever title shot, I just thought that I’d have a few more matches under my belt first! I’ve seen other wrestlers address the members of a team individually when it came to tag team matches but without knowing which members of London Underground we’ll be facing I can’t really do that, what I can do this is point out that even though London Underground have been wrestling a lot longer than both me and Carter and are tag team specialists, well, stranger things have happened in wrestling!”

Even so……

“I really wish Carter had asked me for my opinion on his idea before he went and accepted this challenge! I guess when London Underground said that they’d be fighting champions they meant it because they were all to happy to accept Carter’s challenge even though Daniel has seen both me and Carter train here at the gym and thus has a good idea of what we are like as wrestlers, it’s like I said on Sunday, the likelihood of me and Carter walking out the champs are extremely low but miracles can happen in wrestling.”

I just need a heck of a miracle right now.

“Tomorrow night, me and Carter have a warm up match of sorts as we are taking on The Good Shepherds on Underground so it’s not like me and Carter are heading into this match completely blind and after some crash courses in wrestling here at the gym, well, our chances at winning the titles on Sunday have gone up! Only slightly mind you for the reasons I’ve already stated but it’s like I said, stranger things have happened in wrestling and for all we know, I might win my first title on Sunday.”

And with that I decided to wrap things up.

“He had all day to think about his decision and he still did it, Carter went and accepted London Underground’s open challenge on my behalf! The odds are definitely stacked in London Underground’s favor heading into this match and if you ask me, it’ll take nothing short of a miracle for Team GO to walk out of Climax Control on Sunday the new Mixed Tag Team Champions! That said, fortune favors the bold and this Sunday if a miracle does happen then London Underground will bear witness to the grace of the Angel’s Descent from “The Greek Angel” Ariana Angelos!”

I went off to join Carter in training as the scene fades.

 Jessie finally broke her long standing losing streak at High takes IX when she pinned Christina Rose in the Chamber of Extreme Match even though both women certainly came out worse for wear after such a brutal match, and following the first post Supercard Climax Control card being posted and the revelation that Jessie was not booked she took things into her own hands and took advantage of the fact that SCU was holding an Open Invitational Battle Royal on its Halloween edition going on to eliminate several wrestlers before getting eliminated by newcomer Ariana Angelos.

However any beef with the student of Gabriel and Odette Stevens that stemmed from the fact that Ariana eliminated Jessie after being eliminated by Jessie was the last thing on Jessie’s mind going into this week’s Climax Control and for good reason, the bosses had announced that Alicia Lukas and Senor Vinnie would be defending their respective championships in Six Pack Challenge Matches at the final Supercard of the year December to Dismember but every Bombshell/Superstar who wasn’t named Alicia or Vinnie would have to earn their place in the match first, naturally Jessie was among them and she was taking on Alice Knight, fresh of a loss to Jessie’s one time ally Diamond Steele, and Roxi Johnson who was undefeated since returning, can Jessie fight her way back into the title picture?

Watching SCU Underground in person, Las Vegas, Nevada
Thursday the 7th of November 2019, 11:00pm

I honestly can’t remember the last time I did this.

And by this, I mean attend a wrestling show as a fan rather than as one of the wrestlers getting ready to put on a show for the crowd, but I’m making an exception for this week’s SCU episode for two reasons, one, competing in the battle royal changed my opinion on SCU having previously dismissed it as a place SCW rejects went to wrestle in matches no one cared about (hairy as fuck balls be damned) and the other reason?

I just want to see if a certain Greek-American rookie has responded to my comments, and she did, now Ariana is at the back of my mind and I can focus on infinitely more important things than one of the recent GO Gym graduates.

And by that I mean my early Christmas present in the form of this Sunday’s Qualifying Match for the Six Pack Challenge against Alicia Lukas that sees my pit against Alice Knight and Roxi Johnson in a huge match for all three of us, neither me nor Alice have held the World Bombshell Championship before (not for a lack of trying on my part) and Roxi hasn’t held the title since her rookie year in SCW several years ago but there are still plenty pf other qualifying matches to go for both Alicia’s and Vinnie’s titles.

And frankly, the only thing that matters is me going through!

“That was actually a really entertaining show.” Shane commented as the show came to an end and we headed out to the parking lot, after this we will be heading back to our hotel rooms to sleep and then driving back to Arizona and since it’s a four hour drive it won’t be as much of a pain as the trip from California to Las Vegas I made last week. “The recent GO Gym graduates showed a lot of promise considering how young they are.”

“Oh sure, once you get past Carter’s eccentrics.” I commented whilst being extremely polite about it, honestly if it weren’t for the fact that both me and Shane are bi-sexual I’d likely use far worse language but then again saying stuff like that on camera whilst employed by a gay man is tantamount to holding a huge, flashing neon sign that read “fire me and blacklist me from the industry” so I wouldn’t do that anyway. “To be honest. I’m surprised that the cameras didn’t spot us in the crowd, not like someone as tall are you Jake is that hard to miss.”

“It didn’t help that we got the cheap seats so that I wouldn’t block anyone’s view.” Jake pointed out as we made our way to the parking lot. “And considering that I’m six foot ten, it’s easier to list the number of people whose vision I wouldn’t obscure!”

“To be fair, I’d be at the top of that list at five foot two.” I pointed out with a grin before I heard someone whistling to me, I glanced over expecting a fan who had recognized me, but I was half right, it was Ariana who had spotted me. “Go on ahead, this won’t take long.” I told the boys and they nodded before heading over to the car, I walked up to the rookie wrestler and looked her over. “Impressive showing out there, first singles match, right?”

“Right, and next week I have Angel of Filth.” Ariana nodded as she kicked off the car she was leaning against. “What’s the matter? Couldn’t wait until the show aired to hear my response?”

“Basically.” I shrugged in response before folding my arms. “If you want to bury the hatchet so we can focus on our careers, fine, but if I were you, I’d take the advice I’m about to give you.”

“If it’s how to play the victim after hijacking a cancer survivor’s campaign and being racist at the same time, I’m not interested.” Ariana said as she went to leave and I frowned, clearly Gabriel had influenced her view of my #JessieDeservesBetter campaign last year and I doubt her best friend will feel any different. “Carter’s waiting for me in the car after all.”

“Don’t you want to be taken seriously?” I asked and Ariana hesitated. “Don’t think I didn’t see that tweet. One match won’t change people’s minds overnight.” I added before walking over to the taller woman. “Drop the “nice girl” bullshit, the only way you’ll get ahead in this business is to be ruthless, otherwise it’ll eat you alive.”

“Dani Weston and Melody Grace says otherwise.” Ariana responded simply as she walked off. “Besides, I’d rather not be a bitter ex-champion who destroys any good-will she’s built up overnight, thank you very much.” Ariana added and just like that, she was gone, off to another section of the parking lot, I couldn’t tell if my words had any effect on the rookie at all, so I rejoined Jake and Shane.

“What was that about?” Shane asked and I shook my head as I approached the car.

“Long story short? Me and Ari buried the hatchet before it became a thing, she just wants to focus on making a name for herself in SCU but me?” I asked before smirking. “You know what I’m focused on and you know I have a promo to do.”

“We’ll wait in the car.” Jake nodded before he and Shane entered the car at which point, I got ready to do my promo.

“Christmas is still over a month away and yet the bosses over at SCW has seen fit to give me an early Christmas present because this week I’m competing in one of the qualifying matches that will allow me to challenge Alicia Lukas for the World Bombshell Championship alongside four other Bombshells in the Six Pack Challenge at December to Dismember, my opponents? Alice Knight and Roxi Johnson, this would almost be an easy match if Roxi wasn’t involved!”

And I’m starting with Alice.

“Alice, the homeless chick who had Christian’s credit card and somehow got a job here in SCW before it went on hiatus early last year has returned and what a return it’s been! You’ve beaten The Iron Maiden! Congratulations! A newborn  puppy could beat that crazy bitch! And then you took the loss in that big Mixed Tag Team Match after eating a Diamond Cutter from my former ally Diamond, so yeah, things aren’t looking good for you and if I could be bothered, I’d look up the betting odds of you winning this match but I can’t, we both know that you don’t stand a chance in this match anyway!”

And now for someone a lot more successful than Alice, that’s right it’s Roxi!

“How many times have we faced off since your debut match Roxi? At least a few times, right? And every time, you came out on top but now? We’re both older and you may be undefeated but it’s only a matter of time before age catches up with you Roxi and when it does, it’ll be too late but that process will start with this Triple Threat Match where I’ll defeat you and Alice and go on to the Six Pack Challenge at December to Dismember!”

And with that I decided to wrap things up.

“It’s an early Christmas present! Me against a never will be in Alice Knight and a has been in Roxi Johnson for the right to be one of five women challenging Alicia Lukas for the title at High Stakes IX and frankly, I’ve been denied of my destiny for too long and I’ll be entering 2020 as the new World Bombshell Champion at last, but first I have to get past Roxi and Alice and for many, that would be a daunting task, but for the “Unsainted Angel” Jessie Salco? It’ll be as easy as one, two, three!”

I entered the car as the scene fades.

 Jessie ended up taking the pin fall in the Mixed Tag Team Title Match last weekend on Climax Control but right now, that was the last thing on her mind, on top of the fact that she still had her upcoming match at High Stakes against Christina Rose she was in the Main Event of this week’s Climax Control which was emanating from the island of Andros and frankly, it was a Main Event that she had been waiting a long time for.

Namely, she was challenging Alicia Lukas for the World Bombshell Championship, anyone who has followed Jessie’s career since she won the Bombshell Internet Championship from Mercedes Vargas in 2016 knows that she wants to cap things off by winning the World Bombshell Championship even after the Internet Titles were discontinued when SCW relaunched last year to the point where her frustration at always coming up short lead to her getting a title shot ban, will Jessie finally achieve her dream?

Site seeing around Athens, Greece
Thursday the 26th of September 2019, 11:00am

It’s been a long time coming.

Do I even need to tell you how I reacted when I saw the card for this week’s Climax Control? This is something that I’ve wanted for three years now and I always came up short, Chamber of Fate Match? Eliminated by Sam Marlowe after getting through to the final three, my first match against Christina whatever the fuck her name is a few months later? Came up short again, Fatal Four Way at the start of 2017? You get the picture.

And no, I’m not going to get into how Mark and Christian unfairly banned me from pursuing my dream, that dead horse has been beaten so much that it’s been reduced to a fine paste!

Some idiots on Twitter called it moaning and complaining, all I’m going to say to that is get banned from having title shots for a year just because you refuse to step down from where you rightfully belong and THEN we’ll talk and besides, once I beat Alicia for the title on Sunday those talks of me being screwed over will be ancient history.

How appropriate is it that I’m doing this promo from a city famous for its Ancient History, then?

“Good grief, that was a lot of steps.” Jake said in between deep breaths as we reached the top of the Parthenon, I has wanted to visit Athens for a long time and after hearing that the next stop on the tour would take us to a Greek Island that’s a ferry ride away from Athens, we couldn’t resist, granted we had to set up accommodation in Athens because said Ferry Ride was just over six hours long and there was no way we’d be able to see it all in that short amount of time without waking up at stupidly early o’clock in the morning but still, it’s been worth it. “Did the Ancient Greeks really need all those steps?”

“If I ever get around to inventing a time machine, I’ll ask them.” I joked in response getting a laugh out of Jake, once we caught our breaths, we took turns taking pictures of each other in front of the famous monuments in that area. “Then again, I suppose the closest thing I’ll get to that is Assassin’s Creed Odyssey.”

“Probably a good thing.” Shane responded as we took a moment to admire the view from the Parthenon. “Think it’s a safe bet that no one in Ancient Greece knew how to speak English.”

“True enough.” I nodded in resignation before checking the list of destinations that we hadn’t checked out yet, yes, we went and did a list, are you really surprised that we planned this shit? “Have we eaten at any local restaurants since arriving here?”

“Not outside of the hotel, no.” Jake responded after thinking for a moment and got his phone out. “Shouldn’t be that hard to find a good place to eat near here, right? Greek cuisine is world famous.”

“Depends on what you’re looking for I guess.” Shane responded with a shrug. “Either we go with a small eatery or Fine Dining and from what I saw in the rental car, there’s plenty of both around the city.”

“Well, Fine Dining’s out, we spent a good chunk of money on this trip as it is.” Jake responded before noticing the time. “It’s still eleven o’clock, I doubt many restaurants will be open at this time of day that aren’t McDonalds, so I think we’ve got a few more hours of site seeing left in us.”

“There’s still a few places left on the list that we haven’t checked out yet, so yeah, if you want to go do more site seeing, I’m down for that.” I responded and the boys nodded before we started making our way down the steps to the Parthenon, once we reached the bottom and approached the car I paused as I realized that there was no way we could fit a several hour long promo into the time constraints and sat down on a nearby bench. “Got a promo to do, don’t think I can fit several hours of site seeing into the time constraints.”

“We’ll wait in the car then.” Shane responded with a nod before he and Jake got in the car and I got ready to do my promo.

“Tenth of April 2016, the date of Blaze of Glory V and more importantly, the day I won the Bombshell Internet Championship from Mercedes Vargas for the first and only time, I would lose that title two months later at Into the Void V to Melody Grace in a tag team match that also featured Amy and Natalie McKinley but whilst my title reign didn’t last that long in the grand scheme of things, it started me on my current path, the path to the SCW World Bombshell Championship.”

And all the bumps along the way.

“If you’ve followed my career since then, you know what happened in the years that followed, I got several chances at the title directly and got several matches were I had to earn the title shot but each time I came up short, and then the bosses had the gall to ban me and Joshua Acquin from getting title shots just because I wanted to join the ranks of the grand slam champions and had spoken out against their golden boy Ben Jordan, that is all ancient history as far as I’m concerned because this week on Climax Control I’m challenging Alicia Lukas for the SCW World Bombshell Championship.”

It’s been a long time coming.

“That’s the extent of how much “bitching” I’ll be doing on the bullshit the bosses put me through the past year or so, and believe me, I saw what those idiots on Twitter were saying, not naming names but I’ll have the last laugh Sunday night when I dethrone Alicia and finally win the title I’ve been chasing after for three years, even after SCW went on hiatus last year it was still at the back of my mind as the one title I could never win, that changes on Sunday.”

But enough about me.

“Let’s talk about that hiatus and the fact that, after a brief cup of tea in Pride Pro Wrestling, I joined Honor Wrestling and met Alicia Lukas for the first time, I was still new to the company and I believe her exact words were “flavor of the month” when she described me, the same flavor of the month who was the last female Honor Wrestling Legacy Champion but we never did get that one of one match, did we Alicia? Since SCW brought out Honor last year many Honor and SCW fans were left wondering what would’ve happened if we did meet in the ring for a title, this Sunday they’ll have their answer.”

And it won’t end the way Alicia thinks.

“Do you think I haven’t been watching your matches since you debuted in SCW Alicia? I know what your capable off in the ring and if you think you’ll put me down easily on Sunday your in for a nasty surprise, I don’t even care if Christina is joining commentary for the match, as I said on Twitter unlike her I’m not easily distracted and whilst your tweets about her nose did make me chuckle a bit, it won’t matter in the end.”

You want to know why?

“Because this Sunday I’ll achieve what I set out to do three years ago in the build up to Summer XXXTreme, win the World Bombshell Championship! What effect will this have on High Stakes? Likely a big one, even bigger than the Mixed Tag Team Title Match last week but I’m not thinking about High Stakes right now, sure, the stakes are high in this match but when that bell rings to signal the end of the match I’ll be the one standing tall.”

And with that I decided to wrap things up.

“They say good things come to those who wait, well I’ve waited three years for this moment, and I’ll be damned if you or Christina get in the way of my glory! Alicia, I respect you as a competitor but this Sunday that all goes out the window and we’ll leave it all in the ring! I told you to be ready for a war and you laughed, that was your first mistake, underestimating me! Your second mistake will be taking me lightly in our match on Sunday and at the end of the night “The Unsainted Angel” Jessie Salco will finally be the World Bombshell Champion!”

I got in the car as the scene fades.

 Summer XXXTreme was a roaring success for SCW especially now that Team Hero had returned to the promotion full time and several new champions had been crowned, one of those new champions was Metal and Punk Connection member Senor Vinnie who had finally achieved his dream of becoming the new SCW World Heavyweight Champion by dethroning Austin James Mercer in the Main Event, whilst the other members of the group didn’t have the same success that night having the current champion in their ranks was a huge boost to the Metal and Punk Connection.

So huge in fact that the bosses have booked a potential Match of the Year Candidate for the first show of the High Stakes VIII touring cycle which would SCW through the Bahamas as Vinnie was teaming up with the team that created the Metal and Punk Connection name, Amy Santino and Jessie Salco to take on former Roulette Champion Griffin Hawkins and Team Hero! A match between Team Hero and the Metal and Punk Connection is something that fans have dreamed off for years since the two teams came together and with a current and former champion in the mix things were bound to get interesting, can the Metal and Punk Connection win?

The Casino part of Renaissance Aruba Resort and Casino
Friday the 6th of September 2019, 18:00pm

Sun, sea, asskickings, what isn’t there to love about this little island?

Well, for one thing, I’m regretting the fact that most of my wardrobe consists of black t-shirts! Granted, today hasn’t been as hot as it’s been all week long as it has been partially cloudy but I’m pretty sure that the only person who’s ever sweated this much is Christian when he sees the male superstars in swimming gear, or lingerie if one of the recent Roulette Title Matches is to be believed but I digress, that’s not why you’re here!

No, you’re here to see me gamble my life-savings away!

I kid off course, the casino is one of the few air conditioned places on the island that I like visiting and I spend most of t he time here enjoying soft drinks at the bar, Jake and Shane have tried their hands at gambling this week but after mixed results they gave up on it before they gambled away their saving money for this trip! Anyway, now onto the real reason you’re here, you’re here because of the main event of this Sunday’s Climax Control.

Me, Amy and Vinnie against Vinnie, Roxi and Keira! Do I even need to say anything else?

Off course I do, because that’s why I have a camera in front of me! How it took the bosses this long to put the Metal and Punk Connection up against Team Hero is beyond me and when you throw in the current World Heavyweight Champion and the former Roulette Champion into the mix? Well, anything less than stellar would be considered a disappointment!

And before anyone brings it up, yes, I did see Christian’s reply to my tweet about this topic and I don’t buy that shit for a minute, for one thing I wasn’t aware that asking for matches was a thing!

“If I didn’t know any better.” Jake commented to me as he and Shane joined me at the bar, and we watched the other tourists gamble their lives away. “I’d think you enjoy watching people waste their money.”

“If I actually enjoyed that, I’d volunteer to babysit teenaged FIFA fans with access to their parents’ credit cards.” I responded as I shook my head before taking a sip from my drink. “That said, we are definitely investing in some bright clothing before Climax Control, I don’t want to be sweating my tiny tits off for the rest of the Supercard cycle!” I added before taking a sip of my drink.

“I’d agree with you if I had tiny tits.” Shane responded causing me to do a spit take as barely managed to keep my drink contained in the glass. “And that’s not a sentence I ever thought I’d say, off camera or on!”

“At least give me some warning before you say shit like that! I nearly spilled coke down my Bloodstock 2019 shirt!” I protested once I had regained my composure and Shane just grinned in response. “I mean yeah, the Bloodstock line-up was changed several times at the last minute but still.”

“Back onto the subject of bright tops, what are we talking exactly?” Jake chimed in as we turned to him. “Hawaiian shirts? I don’t think they’ll sell them on the island.”

“I don’t care what I wear as long as it’s the least girliest top you can find in my size.” I responded plainly before I finished my drink, we had finished dinner an hour ago and right now I was considering retiring back to me and Shane’s room for the rest of the night, but not before doing my promo. “Shane, I’m heading up to our room, catch up with you later?”

“Sure, I’ll send you a text when I’m heading up as well.” Shane responded and I grinned before leaving the casino and heading over to the hotel part of the resort, thank fuck it’s a short distance because I don’t think I could stand a longer walk in this heat as I got ready to do my promo.

“Sun, sea, stealing the show! That may as well be the Metal and Punk Connection’s calling card heading into the upcoming Supercard Cycle but more importantly the Six Person Tag Team Match this Sunday at Climax Control that pits me, Amy and Senor Vinnie in Six Person Tag Action against Griffin Hawkins and Team Hero in their first Climax Control match as a team in  fuck knows how long! Such a shame that their first match back will end in their defeat!”

Did I say shame? Because first up is Keira.

“Keira, you shouldn’t be surprised that I’m starting with you because I still remember the title shot you stole from me a few years ago! Don’t remember? Here’s a refresher course, #JustOneShot, otherwise known as #BenDeservesBetter before it was cool because you used that hashtag to jump ahead of me in the que for Crystal’s next challenger and quit the moment you failed, gee it’s almost like putting the person who eliminated Ms. One More Shot in a random tag team street fight whilst she stunk up the main event is a bad idea and this Sunday I’ll prove why Keira will never escape Roxi’s shadow by kicking her ass!”

And speaking of Roxi.

“Funny isn’t it Roxi? I faced you in your SCW debut all those years ago and now that your back we’re facing off in your return to Climax Control Match! You may have beaten me in your debut but that was years ago and come this Sunday I’ll be showing you just how far I’ve come since those early days by beating you in that ring! Like I said, Keira will never escape your shadow and this Sunday it’ll be a proven fact once me and the rest of the Metal and Punk Connection are done with you.”

And as for the men.

“I’m going to keep my words for the men brief as, obviously, I won’t be fighting Griffin in this match, that said, how does it feel to lose your title to a total joke? Because that’s how you must feel after losing the Roulette Title to Teddy-Steele “Kate wears the pants in this relationship in more ways than one” Warren at Summer XXXTreme! Now I’m not a gambling person but the odds of Teddy walking out of Aruba the champion are slim to none as are the odds of you winning this match Griffin!”

And with that I decided to wrap things up.

“Christmas is three months away and the SCW fans are getting an early Christmas present with this match! But the real question is, can Team Hero keep up with “The Unsainted Angel” and the Metal and Punk Connection?  We all know the answer here and as much as I hate using them as a reference for anything, Team Hero’s return will just be another Mean Girls reunion, in that they’ll fail to regain their past glories and fuck off to obscurity, shame that they’ll drag Griffin down with them!”

I found the room I was sharing with Shane as the scene fades.

 Jessie’s first match since the title shot ban was lifted didn’t go quite as planned as Amanda Cortez ended up scoring the pin fall victory but ever the persistent one Jessie wasn’t about to let that setback stop her from moving up the ranks, this week was the go home show before Into the Void VIII which was great news for everyone not named Caleb Storms but more importantly Jessie was taking on Bobbie Dahl, another returning face from SCW’s past, in single’s action, can Jessie topple the much larger Bombshell?

Local music store, Fort Defiance, Arizona
Friday the 14th 2019, 11:00am

Need some way to relax and what better way to relax than seeing what albums I’ve missed.

Don’t know if you’ve noticed but being a wrestler is hard work, and with all the travel I do I rarely get any time to catch up with the latest CD releases unless we’re reasonably close to my home in California and I can swing buy and order some from Amazon (spoiler alert: I’m not), thankfully I found this local independent music store the last time SCW was in Fort Defiance and I made it a point to come here during the week and buy a few albums I missed.

Off course, wrestling is especially hard work when I am wrestling a big tub of lard.

This week I’m facing Bobbie Dahl in singles action, you remember her, right? She showed up in SCW just a few months before the hiatus and then disappeared just as quickly with the only thing people remember her for (aside from pinning two Bombshells at the same time at that year’s Summer XXXTreme) being how big she was compared to the rest of the Bombshell roster! And then there’s me, 5ft 2, 120ibs Jessie Salco having to wrestle her before Into the Void VIII!

I almost wish Veronica Taylor would return for a one off match against Bobbie just to watch that annoying bitch get scraped off the canvas with a spatula, but then I remember how fucking annoying her voice is and the crude jokes she’d make about Bobbie’s weight where pretty much inevitable so I decided that no, it’s not worth it.

Guess the closest I’ll get is simulating it in the Blaze of Glory video game.

“Death Angel, Savage Messiah, Gloryhammer, Enforcer, man, are there any new material from great bands that I haven’t missed?” I wondered to myself as I looked through the small handful of CDs that I was carrying in my hands, a few other familiar names like Vader, Fleshgod Apocalypse and Overkill caught my eye but I already had the new Overkill CD back home and Shane had picked up the two albums I mentioned. “Any idea where Jake is?”

“Last I saw him he was listening to some free samplers over there.” Shane responded as he pointed my much bigger brother out to me and I looked up, how I missed a guy who’s six foot ten is beyond me, even so I went over to my stepbrother just as he finished listening to an album.

“Anything good?” I asked once Jake removed his headphones and turned to me, I glanced up at the Spotify playlist and frowned. “Slipknot? Really?”

“Hey, I was skeptical too but there was one good song.” Jake responded and I gave him a skeptical look whilst folding my arms. “Go on, give Unsainted a listen.”

“Okay, but if my ears start bleeding, I’m blaming you.” I responded before I traded the small pile of CDs in my hands for the headphones and I listened to the song with Jake watching on, at first I was skeptical as I don’t like Slipknot’s music at all but as the song continued it started to grow on me, and then I had an epiphany when I heard the line “you killed the saint in me, how dare you martyr me” towards the end of the song, once it did end with that phrase being repeated I removed the headphones and took back the CDs. “I think I found it.”

“Huh?” Jake asked with a confused look on his face and I pointed to the Spotify playlist.

“I’ve been looking for a new theme song ever since I repaired the burned bridge with Amy and Kate.” I explained as I quickly looked up the release date of the new Slipknot album on my iPhone, August 9th is the release date but that’s also on the Bloodstock weekend, might have to see if I can pick it up whilst we’re in England. “And I found it, I guess I’ll have to use the video version until the album comes out.”

“You realize that Shane’s not going to let you live this down, right?” Jake asked and I nodded, fortunately Shane was waiting in line at the checkout, so I didn’t have to break the news to him just yet. “Let’s just go pay for the albums and you can think it over whilst you do your promo.”

“Don’t need to think it over but I do need to do my promo.” I responded with a nod before we joined Shane in the que, once we paid for the albums,  we headed outside not wanting to spend any more time in there than necessary. “You guys mind waiting whilst I do my promo?” I asked once we were at the car and once, they nodded I went off to a quieter area that was still within walking distance of the parking lot to do my promo.

“I did many underhanded things in my quest to get to the top of the food chain and that was before that title shot ban was put in place last year, because how dare I try to advance my career, right? Well, that shit’s behind me and so is that fluke victory Amanda got over me at the beginning of the cycle but speaking of relics of SCW’s past coming out of the woodwork, this week I’m facing a woman who looks like she’s one cheeseburger away from a heart attack in the returning Bobbie Dahl.”

I said as I shook my head.

“And as amusing as it was to see Amanda’s fake tits get squashed by you Bobbie, I do have one question in mind, why? More specifically, why did they bring you back out of all the pre hiatus SCW wrestlers? Boggles the mind doesn’t it? Anyway, I’m sure you have to do a lot of calorie counting before a meal so here’s some math for you Bobbie, I’m 120ibs, your 240ibs, yes, that means that you could squash me as well but you’d have to catch me first.”

Not often that I face someone who’s literally twice as heavy as me.

“And before anyone calls me on that fat jokes, please, I could be a lot worse to Bobbie but I won’t stoop to that level, not unless she pisses me off of course but that’s a story for another time, the story that matters now is the story of how I’m going to topple someone who weighs twice as much as I do and how I’m going to do that is simple, literally run circles around her and use my speed to make sure that she never lays a hand on me, do I need to spell it out for you Bobbie? This match is over before it started!”

And with that I decided to wrap things up.

“My quest to win the World Bombshell Championship and achieve the grand slam led to me being unsainted in the eyes of many fans and a bullshit title shot ban that should’ve gone to a certain wrestler with many names but now? I’m making my long awaited comeback and after a stumbling block in the form of Amanda Cortez I’ll be back on the winning track by topping Bobbie Dahl, and as for all the haters, all I’ve got to got to say is this, you killed the saint in me, you martyred me and now you’ll get the pissed off “Heavy Metal Angel Jessie Salco and Bobbie will be the first to feel this angel’s wrath.”

I went off to the car as the scene fades.

 London Brawling II ended badly for the Metal and Punk Connection as Jessie and Amy lost the Golden Promise match to Crystal and Seleana and Kate lost the Bombshell Championship match to Alicia Lukas, now SCW was back in the states and Jessie was opening the first Climax Control of the current Supercard period as she was taking on her old enemy Amanda Cortez who was looking to avenge her loss in the opening round of the Blast from the Past Tournament too Jessie’s team, and on top of that, Jessie also had a meeting with Christian on the same show, can Jessie win?

Big Bus Las Vegas Night Tour, Las Vegas, Nevada
Friday the 17th of May 2018, 16:00pm

Same shit, different continent.

As fun as the UK tour was last month (and I’m being generous by calling it fun considering I wasn’t booked for several of the Climax Controls in a row, even if I did get to attend Lords of the Land during the stay in Scotland) it’s back to business as usual now that I’m back in the states! Granted I’ll be going back to England for Bloodstock in August but still.

And that means that I get to kick a porn star’s ass again, no, I’m not talking about Amy, did you even see the promo I taped for the Golden Promise Tag Team Match?

No, instead I’m facing Amanda Cortez because apparently the bosses have hard ons for talentless bitches who now suck cocks for a living! Well, at least Mark does, Christian doesn’t for obvious reasons but it’s clear to me that they’ve forgotten the damage the Mean Girls did to the Bombshell Division during their reign of terror, and as a bombshell who survived both reigns of terror, I have two words for any Mean Girls reunion.

Never again.

I’ve already spoken at length about what Amanda’s been up too since she originally left SCW, if you need a refresher course, go back and watch the promo I did for me and Andrew’s Blast from the Past Match against her and Jamie but that isn’t the only thing I have on my mind going into this match because the card mentioned that there was going to be a meeting between me and Christian at Climax Control on Sunday.

A meeting I didn’t find out about until I read the card, and when I tried to get some answers about what that meeting was about, I was told to wait until Climax Control, great.

“And on the left, you’ll see the Gold Coast Casino, host of this Sunday’s Climax Control wrestling event hosted by Las Vegas’s own Sin City Wrestling.” The tour guide announced breaking my concentration as the other tourists gathered around to take pictures, me? I just rolled my eyes, why did I get talked into this again? I lived in Las Vegas for six years for fuck’s sake! “So, if there are any wrestling fans on this tour, be sure to check it out if you are around on Sunday.”

“I think if there were any wrestling fans on the tour, they would’ve booked their ticket already.” Shane commented as he glanced towards the Gold Coast Casino. “And you would’ve gotten a few autograph requests by now.”

“Either that or the fans don’t recognize me because my tattoos are covered up.” I responded as I glanced up at Shane from my phone. “What was the point of going on this tour again? Did you guys forget that we lived in Las Vegas for six years before moving to California because of SCW’s hiatus.”

“I’ll still take a state that gets frequent wildfires over a state with a dead music scene.” Jake shrugged his shoulders in response, and I rolled my eyes again. “As for your question, it was something different from metal bars and restaurants.”

“I still say we should’ve gone with the helicopter ride.” I responded with an annoyed sigh before I shifted my weight. “I know we’re trying to save for Bloodstock and just over three hundred dollars is a bit steep, but it would’ve been something we’ve never done before, though squeezing Jake into a helicopter would’ve been an issue.”

“Hey, if I can fit in army barracks, I can fit in helicopters, that’s all I’m saying.” Jake responded with a laugh and I shook my head in response. “We’ll have to see if we can remember to do that the next time SCW’s in Vegas but at least the tour’s almost over.”

“Thank god, I don’t think I could’ve been more bored.” I responded with a sigh of relief before pausing. “Well, that or if I actually bothered to watch Amanda’s promo, why Christian brought her back I don’t know, especially after I pointed out her favorite twitter activity.”

“To be fair, it seems that she deleted her twitter account not long after her return, either that or she blocked you.” Jake responded but before I could answer the bus came to a stop and as the other passengers filed out of the bus Jake checked the time on his iPhone. “7:00pm, if I remember correctly, there’s a really good restaurant near here.”

“Didn’t we choose this bus ride to avoid doing a promo at a restaurant?” I asked with an amused look on my face and Jake grinned sheepishly before we got off the bus, once we were off Jake started searching for the restaurant in question. “If you guys are going restaurant hunting, I’ve got a promo to do.” I commented and the boys nodded.

“We’ll text you if we find the place.” Shane responded and I nodded before they walked off, I was in one of the quieter parts of the Las Vegas strip and that makes this a good spot for my promo.

“Bright lights, loud noises and a match against Amanda Cortez that’s opening this week’s Climax Control, it’s almost as if SCW never left 2013! But yeah, as I mentioned, this week I’m taking on Amanda Cortez in this week’s opening match, does that mean I’m going to repeat the same points I made when I faced her during the Blast from the Past Tournament? No, for one thing her twitter account seems to have been nuked, certainly explains the lack of pornographic content on my twitter feed since Amanda’s returm.”

Don’t worry, you won’t suffer long.

“Was anyone really clamoring for Amanda’s return? Aside from Christian who apparently thinks that posting porn on Twitter is A-OK but calling him out on his bullshit isn’t, yeah, I didn’t think so! Amanda, the way I see it, there’s only one way your current run is going to end, you get your ass kicked week after week, by some miracle you get a title shot against Alicia Lukas who proceeds to drop you so hard that you see cocks spinning around your forehead before going to Brazzers or some other porn site where your “talents” can truly be “appreciated”!”

Here’s a hint, her talents are on her chest.

“Why do I keep harping on about you posting porn on your now inactive twitter account? Oh, I don’t know, maybe because no one wanted you to return and yet, here you are stinking up the airwaves again! Do us all a favor Amanda and stick to that Foxxy Boxing shit or whatever the fuck it’s called, the Bombshell division has passed you by Amanda and it is a lot better off without your worthless ass in it and if you still don’t believe me, just ask Alicia Lukas!”

And with that I decided to wrap things up as I got the text from Shane.

“I don’t know what the meeting with Christian is about on Sunday, in fact the one thing I thought off when I saw that part of the card was “ugh, what now?!” but if the card is to be believed, I at least get to kick your ass first Amanda! This is the “Heavy Metal Angel” Jessie Salco signing off, Amanda if your were that strapped for cash when you came back to SCW, well, you should’ve made use of your real talents and gone to Brazzers instead!”

I walked off in search of the boys as the scene fades.

 It was time for SCW’s annual Blast from the Past Tournament and last week four teams advanced to the quarter finals, namely Amy Santino and Senor Vinnie, Blade Alexander and Alicia Lukas, Travis Levitt and Valentina and Kale Smith and Brittany Williams and this week would see four more teams advance as the opening round continued, one of the first round matches featured three returning wrestlers and one who had been a part of Blast from the Past since its inception as Jessie Salco teamed up with Andrew Garcia to take on Jessie’s old rival Amanda Cortez and her former NXT Teammate Jamie Staggs, will this finally be the year where Jessie wins?

Local Gym, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Friday the 29th of March 2019, 11:00am

Got to love it when SCW stops in a city that just so happens to be hosting a thrash metal gig the same weekend.

That’s basically what’s happening tomorrow night as Gamma Bomb are playing a venue called Voodoo and we figured “why the hell not” and got ourselves tickets but that’s not the only thing on my mind this weekend, it’s my first match in this year’s Blast from the Past Tournament and well, the title for the tournament is certainly fitting as it features three faces from my past here in SCW, Andrew Garcia returns as my partner after serving as my partner in the 2015 edition of the tournament, my old NXT Running Buddy Jamie Staggs has come out of retirement for the tournament and he will serve as Andrew’s opposition in this match and then there’s my opposition, Amanda Cortez.

Hooo boy, do I have a lot to say about the so called “Tattooed Goddess”, hell if more recent pictures of her are to be believed she’s had all her tattoos removed.

I’m not going to spoil too much because I’m saving that for my promo, though that’s not to say that I’m not preparing for the match because, well, why else would I be at this gym? Stay in shape? Okay, that too but I’m primarily here to prepare for the match, as for whether I’ll win, let me summarize my thoughts on the possibility of Amanda beating me by laughing in your face.

And before anyone brings up the fact that she won our feud back in 2013, that was six years ago and I’m not the same wrestler I was back then, hell I’m not even sure if Amanda still wrestles, I know she’s employed by a place called Kats Foxy Boxing but (I can’t believe I have to point this out) boxing isn’t the same as wrestling and judging from some of the pictures I’ve seen her post on her twitter account, I’m not even sure if it’s a boxing promotion either.

I’ll just say this, this is the rare instance of where I’m in complete agreement with Alicia Lukas.

“Okay, just a few more rounds on the treadmill and I’ll be done.” I muttered to myself as I upped the treadmill’s speed to the highest setting and picked up the pace so that I wouldn’t lose my footing, Shane and Jake were over at the bench press with Jake doing some weights and Shane watching him to make sure nothing went wrong but we were one of the few people in the gym due to how early it was, not that I’m complaining because privacy won’t be hard to find when it comes time to do my promo. “How’s Jake doing?” I asked after I finished on the treadmill and walked over to my husband and step-brother.

“As well as he normally does, rally.” Shane shrugged as Jake continued to press weights. “I’d almost be tempted to up the weights but after what happened last time, I did that I think not.”

“That was because you did it whilst I wasn’t paying attention.” Jake pointed out as he finished on the weights and put them back into place before sitting up. “Still a total dick move by the way.”

“I said I was sorry, didn’t I?” Shane protested and Jake shook his head before taking a sip from his water bottle. “At least we have two things we can look forward to this weekend.”

“Yep, the Gamma Bomb show tomorrow and Climax Control on Sunday.” I nodded in agreement as Jake set down his water bottle. “Wonder if I’ll run into any autograph seekers whilst we’re at the show.”

“Could happen, I mean you had a few when we went to that local metal show in California during the Supercard Break.” Shane shrugged his shoulders in response before realizing something. “Huh, isn’t Bloodstock’s Metal 2 The Masses Tournament going on now?”

“Oh yeah.” I nodded before looking up the Ireland edition on my Facebook wall. “Unfortunately, the next heat is this Sunday, don’t think the bosses will be too happy with us sneaking out of Climax Control to attend a metal show.”

“Sucks but what can you do? Other than kick ass in SCW.” Shane responded with a shrug and I nodded before we finished our workouts, I checked the time on my iPhone and realized that we still had time for lunch and Shane realized it too. “You guys want to grab a bite to eat at the hotel or outside the hotel?” Shane asked and it didn’t take me long to decide or Jake long to agree to eating out as we hadn’t done much of that all week, that left only one thing for me to do. “You want to do your promo whilst we get changed?” Shane asked and I nodded before they walked off leaving me to do my promo.

“I don’t think the Blast from the Past tournament name has ever been more fitting for me as it has in this year’s tournament! Or more specifically, my first match of the tournament! My tag team partner, Andrew Garcia, was my partner for the 2015 edition and my opponents are both names from my past, my old NXT buddy Jamie Staggs and Amanda Cortez, to be honest, I was hoping I’d get Amanda in the first round, why? Well, here’s what I said when I saw this week’s card: “oh I’ve been waiting for this!”.”

No prizes for guessing who I’m starting with.

“Amanda, one of my first major rivals in SCW from way back in 2013, back when only one half of the bosses was a complete and utter asshole, I got into the wrestling business because of strong powerful women that I’d watch on TV, some of whom have been honored in these tournaments and I’m sure the crowd at the SSE Arena will be filled with little girls looking for similar role models, and they will find one, in me as I beat the piss out of a porn star.”

It’s that simple.

“When I finally got around to joining Twitter in 2014 you can imagine my disappointment when I found that a former SCW Bombshell had been posting pornographic pictures of herself and yes Amanda, I am talking about you! I know you aren’t exactly the smartest wrestler around but was porn really the only option open to you when you left the company? And before someone brings it up, yes I did one porn video last year, yes it is out there on the internet for the world to see but I never posted the link or any images from that vid to my Twitter feed and that’s what set my apart from Amanda, that and it was a one time thing, much like Amanda’s participation in this tournament after I eliminate her!”

Next up is Jamie.

“I will say this, I am happy to see Jamie again even if he serves as my opposition, in fact Jamie, remember this?” I asked before holding up my phone and playing “Get Ready for the Smackdown” by Thousand Foot Krunch, NXT’s theme. “Brings back memories, doesn’t it Jamie? We both joined NXT on the same night at the first Summer XXXTreme and, well, not to get sentimental or anything but that night did help cement in my mind that I could make something out of this wrestling career and here I am, seven years on and doing just that, pity that if I don’t pin Amanda Andrew will end up pinning you Jamie.

At that point I awkwardly realized that the song was still playing and paused it.

“We may be old running buddies from NXT but that goes out the window in this match, the only thing that’ll matter is who walks out the winner and goes on to the next round Jamie and as far as I’m concerned? Me and Andrew have our tickets to the next round punched already, as the song goes Jamie “get ready for the smack down” only the smack down will come from Andrew Garcia as we go on to the next round!”

And with that I decided to wrap things up,

“Amanda and Jamie’s chances of winning this match suck more than Amanda does whenever she’s in front of a camera these days because you don’t need to be Nostradamus to see that the clear winners of this match are me and Andrew Garcia as we move on to the next round! This is the “Heavy Metal Angel” Jessie Salco signing off, Amanda, just stick to taking your clothes off for the camera because that seems to be the only thing your good at and I will say that I feel sorry for Jamie because he’s stuck with a useless partner!”

I went off to get changed as the scene fades.

 Even though Jessie lost her match to Seleana that wasn’t the end of the story for either competitor, for starters Seleana was blindsided by her wife Crystal Hilton who subsequently revealed herself to be Christian’s Plan C who had attacked Seleana in exchange for a shot at the World Bombshell Championship (which would change hands to Alicia Lukas the following week) but the betrayals didn’t end there as Jessie would attack the current holder of the Golden Briefcase Kate Steele backstage and stole her briefcase in the process.

This all lead up to this week’s Climax Control emanating from SCW’s homebase Las Vegas, Nevada where the unthinkable was about to happen, Jessie was teaming up with Crystal to take on Kate Seleana in a match that would be the Main Event if it weren’t for a Roulette Title Match immediately following the match, Jessie looks to get her first win of 2019 and Crystal looks to build momentum towards her promised title match whilst both Kate and Seleana were out for revenge, can Jessie and Crystal win?

Local metal bar, Las Vegas, Nevada
Friday the 8th of February 2019, 18:00pm

The things I must do get what I fucking deserve.

You all saw what happened the other week, Seleana got blindsided by Crystal who was promised her fifty millionth title shot in exchange whilst I went and stole the Golden Briefcase from Kate and if my intentions for that briefcase weren’t clear already, I made them perfectly clear after Alicia won the World Bombshell Championship last week, and that brings us to this week, this week I’m teaming up with Crystal Hilton to take on Kate Steele and Seleana Zdunich.

Let me reiterate that, I’m teaming up with Crystal Hilton, I’m going to be tag team partners with Crystal Hilton, Christian is trying to force me to cooperate with Crystal fucking Hilton!

I wouldn’t be surprised if Christian was secretly hoping that I’d have enough of Crystal’s bullshit and cave her head in with the Golden Briefcase just so he has an excuse to not honor the agreement and hope that she’s completely forgotten about it by the time ger brains have been unscrambled.

As for Kate and Seleana, I’m not worried, the Swedish idiot got lucky the other week (much like she did all the other times Christian put an obstacle in her path) and I know what Kate can do from our time together in the Metal and Punk Connection, true, she also knows what I can do but here’s the difference, I’m the better wrestler out of the two of us.

As for why I betrayed her, it’s a cutthroat business, get fucking used to it!

“First Ben and now Kate.” Shane commented with a sigh and I rolled my eyes knowing exactly where he was going with this. “Is there anyone you won’t backstab?”

“Oh, give me a fucking break.” I responded as I rolled my eyes. “Ben didn’t deserve shit and I stand by it, that so called “legend” doesn’t win a title in six years and suddenly he gets a hashtag going and he’s the best thing since sliced bread? People call me a choke artist but if anyone’s a choke artist it’s Ben!” I added as I leaned back. “And notice how he’s disappeared from wrestling after he dropped the title to Ty? I rest my case, as for Kate, I’m saying the same thing I said back when I did that rant, it’s a cutthroat business.”

“A cutthroat business that you said you wouldn’t let get to you when you were first starting out.” Jake pointed out and I shook my head.

“I was young and naïve at the time, why do you think I went nowhere in those smaller promotions?” I responded with a frown as I folded my arms, and before anyone asks about the elephant in the room, the briefcase is back at the hotel, in the safe, and no, I’m not giving out the password. “It’s a dog eat dog business, what I don’t get is how wrestlers who have been wrestling longer than I have fail to realize that fact! I guess I’ll have to beat some sense into Kate and Seleana on Sunday.”

“Yeah, about that.” Shane responded as he shifted his weight. “You’re not okay with teaming with Crystal on Sunday right?”

“That’s like asking me if I’m okay with being unfairly banned from title shots because the company is run by vindictive morons, don’t believe me? Look at the hell Christian’s put Seleana through.” I pointed out before finishing my drink. “I mean, there’s no fixing his ugly nose but his nose had healed long before 2018 had ended yet he continues to put Seleana in shit situations and even got her wife to turn on her.” I added before shaking my head. “I’ve said before that this is a cutthroat business, but that attack showed Crystal’s true, ugly colors.”

“And that’s the first thing we’ve agreed on all week.” Jake responded with a chuckle and I gave him an annoyed glare. “Pity said week is almost over.” Jake added and I checked the time on my phone.

“Whatever, I’ve got a promo to do.” I responded before I stood up. “I know we want to be back at the hotel for the Hell’s Kitchen finale and since metal karaoke’s cancelled, you want to call it an early night?”

“Sounds good.” Shane nodded as he checked the time on his phone. “Send me a text once your done and we’ll meet you outside.” Shane added and I nodded before exiting the club, I could already feel a migraine coming as I remembered who I was teaming with on Sunday before I got ready to do my promo.

“So just to recap, asking to be rewarded for years of hard work? Not okay! Beating the crap out of your wife? Totally okay! At least, that seems to be Christian’s logic with his latest plan to screw over Seleana all though at this rate? He may as well put her in a battle royal featuring all the other Bombshells on the roster with the person who eliminates Seleana getting a shot at a title of their choice! And that brings me to my next point! This week I’m teaming with someone who, in the real world, would be facing assault/domestic violence charges in Crystal Hilton to take on Kate Steele and Seleana Zdunich.

Yay………

“I don’t know if anyone’s picked up on this in the wars I’ve had with Crystal, both here in SCW and in Honor Wrestling, but we don’t get along, and that’s me being generous! In fact, I’m convinced that the real reason we’re teaming together is that Christian is hoping I’ll snap and beat Crystal so badly that he can back out of the agreement! Because come on, do you really think that someone who was that punchable a face finally got punched and is still bitter over it won’t try something like that?”

As for my opponents.

“Kate, in case you’re wondering, no I don’t have the Golden Briefcase with me, and I’m not telling where I’m keeping it, but in the meantime, look forward to my demonstration of what will happen to you when the bosses finally book a match between us! As for you Seleana, I’m surprised you haven’t quit at this point! I mean, whatever money Mark’s new contract is giving you can’t be worth Christian’s bullshit! All I’m saying is that he turned your wife against you, how long until Brittany turns against you to further her career? It’s a cutthroat business Seleana and this is your wakeup call!”

And with that I decided to wrap things up.

“How the tables have turned! I’ve gone from bitter enemies with Crystal and best friends with Kate whilst not giving a shit about Seleana to bitter enemies with Kate, still not giving a shit about Seleana and……….being reluctant partners with Crystal! Come on, just because we have similar goals doesn’t mean we like each other! This is the Golden Briefcase wielding Heavy Metal Angel Jessie Salco signing off, see you idiots in the ring!”

I texted Shane and waited for them as the scene fades.

 After two weeks of not being featured on a Climax Control card Jessie decided to do something about it, first by giving Christian Underwood a gag gift in the form of a Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer style nose guard and then (alongside Alicia Lukas) attacking Dani Weston backstage ahead of the first Supercard of 2019 Inception III, surprisingly Christian had more of an issue with the gag gift than the attack on Dani and whilst Alicia wasn’t on the card for the Christmas Special, Jessie was, and her opponent?

Impressive up and comer Pandora Barrett, the English Bombshell made her in ring debut two weeks ago successfully defeating Parand Ara in ingles competition but now she faces a Bombshell with more than one win to her name (including two over Parand) and since this was likely the last show of the year Jessie was looking to end things with a bang but can Jessie win and build up some momentum going into Inception III?

Backstage at Climax Control, Laughlin, Nevada
Sunday the 16th of December 2018, 22:00pm

There are moments that made my decision to become a wrestler at the age of eighteen worth it, and that was one of them!

Just a few seconds ago I had given Christian his Christmas Gift from me, and just to answer the inevitable questions early, 1: no I didn’t tell Jake and Shane what gift I was planning to get Christian and 2: the looks on their faces are priceless, so as soon as I returned to them in time to watch the glorified mugging that was about to take place on live TV between Selena Zdunich and The Metal Maniacs I heard the most magical sound ever.

“SALCOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!” Christian’s voice could be heard throughout the arena and I immediately burst out laughing, and he doesn’t even know what I have planned for his precious champion later but that would be telling, once I had composed myself, I sat down next to my husband and made myself comfortable.

“You just had to do it, didn’t you?” Jake asked once I had made myself comfortable and I responded with a grin. “He put Selena in a handicap hardcore match against the Metal Maniacs for punching him, how do you think he’s going to respond to you rubbing it in?!”

“What? Is he going to make me sit and watch an eight hour marathon of J2H tweets, Clockwork Orange style?” I joked, and the boys shook their heads. “Besides, he’s got the rest of the show to run and so there’s no way he’s going to do anything just yet.”

“He fired Selena in the middle of the broadcast, I don’t think he has any problems with taking time out of his schedule to mess with you.” Shane pointed out in response and I shook my head with the massive grin on his face. “For all you know, he’s going to make you defend the Honor Wrestling Legacy Championship in an Eight Woman Gauntlet Match with you starting at number one!”

“How about we don’t give him ideas, assuming he watches this later.” Jake suggested before I got a note from the stage hand, I took it and read it. “Hell, at least that would give Jessie something to do.”

“Well, he did book me in a match for next week, and my punishment is lame as all hell.” I responded as I rolled my eyes. “Christian’s idea of a punishment is booking me against the English Bombshell that debuted the other week, Pandora Barrett.”

“The one who’s the latest in a long line of Bombshells to defeat Parand Ara? I swear, that’s practically a rite of passage at this point.” Jake pointed out getting a laugh out of me and Shane, as right as he was off course. “Still, compared to a match against two Bombshells who share names with metal bands? That’s tame as all hell.”

“Well, look on the Brightside, he didn’t ban you guys from the arena, probably because two men interfering in a Bombshell match would cause all kinds of legal problems.” I responded with a grin before we heard the bell ring and looked up, to my surprise Selena was not only able to walk after the match but she had won the thing having pinned Iron Maiden after she accidentally put Twisted Sister through a faming table, oh the things I miss when I’m not paying attention to a wrestling match, I’ll have to catch the replay during the week. “Well, she won but I’m pretty sure I don’t have to point out the this is basically a pyrrhic victory.”

“Err, yeah, win or lose, Selena’s going to be sore as hell for a while, there’s a good lesson in that.” Shane responded as I took a sip from my drink. “Don’t punch your boss, at worst you’ll be fired, at best you’ll be put into a handicap match against two psychos.”

“Not to mention the fact that it was a Hardcore Handicap Match, glad I didn’t get that punishment.” I responded before standing up. “Speaking of punishments, I have a pathetic excuse for one to talk about.” I added, and they nodded before I walked off to a nearby quiet area to do my promo.

“I only wish I had my phone recording Christian’s scream just now, otherwise I would’ve turned it into a Death Metal track, or my ringtone, can’t decide which, anyway we just saw what Christian will do to anyone who punches him and gets hired back so what punishment did I get for getting him a Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer style nose guard as an early Christmas gift? A match next Sunday against someone who’s new to the Bombshell division, Pandora Barrett, wait, THAT’S the punishment?!”

Pathetic.

“Come on, we just saw a glorified assault on TV as part of Selena’s punishment for punching you and yet Pandora is the best you can do against me? An unproven, untested Bombshell who’s only win to date was against someone who’s been beaten by most of the active Bombshell roster?! What’s your next punishment? A Labrador puppy for Christmas? First shot at whoever the World Bombshell Champion is after Inception? You need to work on your punishments that’s all I’m saying!”

But I digress,

“Anyway, it looks like I’ll be opening Pandora’s Box for Christmas this year! And I had better rephrase that, especially since Pandora looks a lot like a Bombshell I once had sex with at Climax Control, point is Pandora is that you beat Parand Ara, around here that means nothing, hell beating Parand Ara in your debut match may as well be a part of the contract negotiations for new Bombshells with the male equivalent being Joshua Acquin and to prove just how meaningless the win over Parand is I’ll happily kick your ass all over that ring and I don’t care what stip the wheel lands on.”

Oh yeah, that’s right.

“Almost forgot, your new here Parand and usually at Christmas time SCW hosts a light hearted Christmas Special where a bunch of Christmas themed matches are added to the Roulette Wheel, now that your up to speed, it doesn’t matter what match the wheel stopes when it comes time for our match on Sunday Pandora because Christian’s laughable idea of a punishment will blow up in his face faster than one of Mark’s blow-up dolls and really, the only difference between you and one of Mark’s dolls is that those dolls have more personality than you.”

Not saying much.

“People might see you as a future champion Pandora, including yourself apparently, but I see you for what you really are, the latest flavor of the month, you’ll stay here for a cup of tea over the Christmas holidays and then you’ll fuck off somewhere else quickly to be forgotten as the rest of us move onwards and upwards towards glory, well aside from me because I do have a title and regardless of what happens at Inception III, your not taking it from me!”

And with that I decided to wrap things up.

“If this is Christian’s idea of a punishment then maybe I should piss him off more often by mocking his glass nose! As for you Pandora this match had already been decided and it’s not in your favor! I would say have a good Christmas but going into Christmas day still reeling from your first loss in an SCW ring? Yeah, I don’t think that’s a good Christmas either! This is “The Heavy Metal Angel” Jessie Salco signing off, Merry fucking Christmas Pandora, hope you enjoy my gift for you, that being your first defeat!”

I went off to rejoin the boys as the scene fades.

 Jessie successfully retained the Honor Wrestling Legacy Championship by pinning Ella Singleton after putting her through a table with the Wall of Death, but now that two weeks had passed, and she was ready to move onto new competition who would step up to be her next challenger for the Honor Wrestling Legacy Championship? However, that question would have to wait until either the next Supercard or next week’s Climax Control but that didn’t mean she wasn’t in action.

This week she was taking on Apple Coren, a woman who’s attempts to protest Amy’s addition to the World Bombshell Title Match ended up costing her the title in the end as Dani pinned Apple to retain the title, now Amy and Dani where set to go one on one in the Main Event for the World Bombshell Title on the line leaving their former rivals to duke it out but Jessie has been on a roll as of late with three successful defenses of the Legacy Championship in a row, can Jessie continue her roll?

Local café, Las Vegas, Nevada
Friday the 23rd of November 2018, 11:00am

Ahh, the joys of doing my Christmas Shopping on line!

Whilst most of the country has lost its mind over Black Friday I’m not one of them, since I got my Amazon account a few years ago I’ve made a point of doing my Christmas Shopping online around Christmas Time (for obvious reasons) and this year has been no different, as for why I’m skipping the Black Friday rush, well it’s simple, one: it’s a lot easier and less painful to do my Christmas Shopping online in general.

And the other reason? I’m 5ft 2 and I weigh 120ibs, whilst those stats are perfectly fine for a Bombshell Wrestler who specializes in High Flying it leaves me at a disadvantage when it comes to non-wrestling fights that aren’t against other women, and if that’s not a great Segway into my next Climax Control match then I’m eating my Most Hated trophy.

This week I’m competing in my first non-title match since the Honor Wrestling/SCW merger and it’s also my first match against a fellow SCW wrestler since then as I’m taking on Apple Coren, yeah, the woman who was so focused on protesting the inclusion of Amy into the World Bombshell Title Match at High Stakes VIII that it ended up costing her the match in the end, I’d be laughing my ass off if it wasn’t so god damn pathetic!

And who knows, maybe if she was a professional about this, Amy would be taking on Apple for the title and Dani would be facing me in a non-title match, but I digress!

“And that’s my Christmas Shopping done for another year.” I commented as I ordered the last thing on the list from Amazon, closed the laptop and put it in the laptop case. “Most Hated yet I still find time to do my Christmas Shopping, this is so ironic that I think I can hear a hipster masturbating!”

“Either that or they’re doing a porn shoot.” Jake joked as he shook his head, so why was I doing my Christmas Shopping out in public with the boys nearby? I needed to get out of my hotel room and we had planned to eat out for lunch anyway so in other words, I killed two birds with one stone, only downside was trying to find a café that had a Wi-Fi connection which proved to be a lot more difficult than initially thought. “So, we’re all set for Christmas? Now that our Christmas Shopping is done and all.”

“Yep, and we didn’t have to risk life and limb in the Black Friday rush to do it!” I responded with a grin before the waitress came over to take our orders, once she took our food orders she walked off and we resumed talking. “Hell, the only time I’m going to get physical with anyone this weekend will be this Sunday at Climax Control in my match against Apple Coren.”

“Remind me again, what did she hope to achieve by sitting on the sidelines for most of the Bombshell Title Match?” Shane asked with a confused look on his face before finishing his drink. “I mean, she never fully committed to it because she waited until the most opportune times too go for pin-fall attempts and in the end, she ended up eating the pin-fall anyway, what was the point exactly?”

“Apparently she didn’t like Amy being added to the match but rather than do her job as a professional, she threw a hissy fit.” I responded with a shrug before shaking my head. “Frankly I’m surprised the bosses didn’t kick her to the curve after the match or do I need to point out the power trip they were on in the weeks leading up to this year’s Summer XXXTReme?”

“I think the only reason she’s still employed is because, unlike some Honor Wrestling alumni, she promoted the match.” Jake pointed out and I conceded that he had a point. “You can still use her lack of effort against her in your promo though.”

“That’s the plan.” I responded simply before our food arrived, the stuff we had ordered was stuff that didn’t really take long to cook but I remembered this place serving good food from when I still lived in Las Vegas so that was a plus and we ate the food quickly enough, once we had finished the food I stood up and left a couple of dollar bills on the table, one to cover the bill and the other as a tip for the waitress. “I’ve got a promo to do and that should cover our meals plus a tip for the waitress.” I added, and Jake nodded once he checked the menu.

“You want to take the laptop bag, or should I?” Jake asked, and my answer was quick and too the point as I held up the laptop bag, “We’ll meet you outside.” Jake added, and I left the café with the laptop bag in hand, after I had loaded the laptop bag into the boot of the car I got ready to do my promo.

“At High Stakes VIII two weeks ago, I retained the Honor Wrestling Legacy Championship against Ella Singleton AKA The Queen of Second Chances and on that same night I won two awards, Most Hated for being the only one to tell the truth about the #BenDeservesBetter movement and Best Feud because Amy “It’s okay for me to demand a title shot because I’m not Jessie” Santino couldn’t see the movement for what it was, a massive ego stroke! But that’s not all that happened at High Stakes VIII, no because one wrestler may have justified the creation of a new award for next year, Biggest Tantrum! And she happens to be my next opponent, that’s right, I’m talking about the Spoiled Apple herself Apple Coren!”

Yes, that is my nickname for her.

“It’s pretty much a right of passage these days for Superstars and Bombshells to unfairly crap all over me for wanting to advance my career but at least when I got World Bombshell Title Shots I gave it my all, whether it was six Bombshells in the same ring as me, four or just the champion herself I did not back down, Apple on the other hand saw fit to spit on all the other Bombshells waiting in the wings for a shot at Dani by staging a protest mid-match all because she caused Amy to get added to the match and what did that get her in the end?”

Jack shit.

“What it got you was being the latest Bombshell to be pinned by Dani Weston as her World Bombshell Title Reign continues and believe me Apple, after that stunt you pulled its going to go downhill from here because your about to suffer your second loss in a row, not only that but it’ll be at my hands, someone who’s still unfairly banned from title shots even though I’ve been defending this title almost nonstop since the merger!”

I said as I held up the Honor Wrestling Legacy Championship.
“In fact, I’m glad the title isn’t on the line in this match because whilst the ass kicking you’ll receive at my hands on Sunday will be epic, the fact that you threw a tantrum in the middle of your last title match will cause this title’s image to plummet, not nearly as fast as your stock in SCW will plummet following this match but still pretty fucking fast! The Mean Girls may be long gone from SCW by this point, and thank fuck for that, but their spirit is still alive and well in you Apple!”

But what else is new?

“In the end, once I’m done with you, you’ll be lucky to be thrown into a multi-person match for a shot at Sam Marlowe at the next Supercard simply because they needed an extra body in the match, and hey if you get lucky, maybe you’ll win that match and get a shot at Sam! But if your last title match was any indication then you’ll throw another tantrum when things don’t go your way, I’ve seen it happen among the spoiled rich types in wrestling more times than I care to count and you’re the latest one on the list, it’s why I’m calling you the Spoiled Apple at this point!”

And with that I decided to wrap things up.

“You know what we usually do with Spoiled Apples Apple? We throw them out and your not just spoiled but your rotten to the core as well, kind of fitting that that’s the title of your theme tune but to be honest, Overkill’s version blows it out of the water much like how I’ll blow you out of the water this Sunday Night on Climax Control! This is the Heavy Metal Angel Jessie Salco signing off, Apple, if you want to make things easy on yourself, just throw another hissy fit and don’t show up!”

I entered the car once Jake unlocked it as the scene fades.