Off-Camera
Saturday, January15, 2022
Driveway
Annis Residence
San Clemente, California
10:17 AM PST
The drive to San Clemente, usually only an hour, had taken twice as long today owing to a bit of road construction that had apparently gone horribly wrong. All the while, Seleana Zdunich had been sitting in her new ride thanking the gas tank for being full before she started the drive south from the Hollywood Hills. As she pulls into the driveway, the owner, her daughter-in-law, fellow wrestler Haylie Jo “Halo” Annis is standing there to greet her.
Halo: Heya, Mama Sel! Porsche, huh?
Seleana steps out of the car and nods to her daughter-in-law.
Seleana Zdunich: Christina wanted to buy me another…
She trails off, her hand almost dancing a she tries to describe the intention of her wife.
Seleana Zdunich: Well, you are aware.
Halo can’t help but laugh.
Halo: Yeah, I do. B-Brat’s the same way when it comes to certain things. Though, cars ain’t really her bag. Like I have the truck and the bike and…
Seleana raises her hand to stop the younger woman.
Seleana Zdunich: Bike?
Halo nods.
Halo: Yup, bought me a Harley cause i figured, fuck it, why not, right? People have tended to lump me in with bikers in SRW so I figured I’d give one a spin. Cheech got her one too, so did Jane.
Halo stops herself and starts to snicker.
Halo: Well, Chi Chi got her a Can-Am Spyder. I got me a 2016 Night Rod Special. Found one that was technically used but never actually ridden. Had a mechanic look over it and bought it up quick.
She nods to the car parked in front of her.
Halo: It don’t really compare to the price tag sittin’ here in front of me, I’m sure.
Seleana shrugs.
Seleana Zdunich: You know Christia does not like to do things small. She likes big, grandiose gestures. I did some research into it before she even brought it up. She started talking about things and was keen to get us things. You should have seen how much she and Alex brightened up when I said I wanted something…
The Swedish woman pauses to perform air quotes with her fingers.
Seleana Zdunich: “Big” for myself.
Halo almost started laughing heartily.
Halo: I can understand that. I don’t know what B-Brat would do if I suddenly wanted a car like that but I think she’d wanna party for a minute before she started askin’ who was I and what have I done with her wife?
Seleana nods as she laughs along.
Seleana Zdunich: Ja, Christina had been pushing for something like this since we marry. She always ask me why I didn’t wish to buy “the good life.“
Halo can only offer a wry smile.
Halo: And all y’all can say is you already have “the good life” cause y’all got married and found Alex and got Aurora, right?
Seleana nods in agreement.
Seleana Zdunich: Ja, this is the truth. She is getting better about such things. She has not tried to use big things to cover for things anymore. She has not tried to buy off Aurora or Alex or me.
Halo’s smile becomes warmer.
Halo: That’s good! She ain’t tried to buy off B-Brat lately either. I don’t think she’s tried to buy off Bray or Sofia either but they could actually use the help most what with the kid and all.
Seleana nods.
Seleana Zdunich: She was definitely happy that I went and looked over several models.
Halo nods as she takes in the Porsche 911 Turbo.
HKHA: So, what’s with you and black cars? The Maerati was black and so is this one. Metallic Black I think they call this?
Seleana nods, turning to face her car.
Seleana Zdunich: Ja, metallic black. I like it and they stand out.
Halo frowns.
Halo: They do?
Seleana nods.
Seleana Zdunich: When everything else in garage is pink or purple? You see black, you know it mine.
Halo nods knowingly.
Halo: I spose that’s true. What’s Alex drive?
Seleana Zdunich: A blue Mazda Vx 5.
Halo nods.
Halo: So if y’all see black…
Seleana nods.
Seleana Zdunich: Ja, you know it is mine. Chavy and her sister were who I gifted new vehicles to. Chavy’s car was falling apart. She was always having to ask others for rides. So I got her a Lexus GX. Melissa was more like you, she wanted a motorcycle and so I helped her find one to her liking.
Halo grins.
Halo: What’d she get?
Seleana grins back.
Seleana Zdunich: The same as you.
Halo nods approvingly.
Halo: Nice, maybe I get her to ride with us.
Seleana shrugs.
Seleana Zdunich: She might be keen. Do you enjoy?
Halo nods.
Halo: I like my Raptor, but I do love the bike too. Chi Chi just likes to make it go vroom vroom, but, she did that with the car Miss Doku gave her too. Jane’s been takin’ to it as well.
She pauses, once again trying not to laugh.
Halo: I’m sure there’s a few who would say it’s appropriate that she rides bitch.
Seleana gives Halo a slightly disapproving look and Halo nods back both knowingly and apologetically.
Halo: I know, I know, but that’s what you call ridin’ on the back behind someone else and we both know B-Brat ain’t exactly the most popular woman on the planet when it comes to our work colleagues.
Seleana sighs.
Seleana Zdunich: Ja, have Jane and Chi Chi become less hostile with her?
Halo shrugs.
Halo: Ongoin’ process. Spose we’ll see how shit goes movin’ forward now that she’s apologized and all. I don’t think they really bought it…
Seleana nods again.
Seleana Zdunich: I can understand their skepticism. Brittany has a track record for this.
Halo nods.
Halo: We can pick ‘em, can’t we, Mama Sel?
Seleana nods.
Seleana Zdunich: Ja…
The two snicker to each other as they walk into the house, both excited for the future.
On-Camera
Saturday, January 17, 2022
Driveway
Zdunich Residence
Hollywood Hills
Los Angeles, California
5:01 PM PST
The camera opens upon Seleana Zdunich standing in the driveway of the home she shares with her wife, Christina Zdunich, their girlfriend, Alexandra Caldwell and their eleven-year-old daughter, Aurora. Dressed in jeans and a Gutter Ballet t-shirt, Seleana stands next to her brand-new metallic black Porsche 911 Turbo.
Seleana Zdunich: That new car smell, ja?
She sniffs the air and smiles.
Seleana Zdunich: It does not last long but it is awesome when it is there.
Inhaling again, Seleana’s smile only grows.
Seleana Zdunich: That is how I feel with another new year in SCW. New matches, new things, new opportunities!
She pats the car ever so gently.
Seleana Zdunich: Now we come to Inception after a break. There will be no excuses given for conditions. We have all had the chance to allow lingering issues to heal. We have all been allowed the time to clear our heads and focus on things proper, ja?
She nods, looking away from the car to the camera.
Seleana Zdunich: We come to the show where I will face Dani Weston and Bea Barnhart for the right to challenge the SCW Bombshell Internet Champion at Blaze of Glory, be it Andrea Hernanez or Jessie Salco or even someone else by then.
Her smile shines even brighter into the camera.
Seleana Zdunich: This is a beautiful opportunity for all of us, is it not?
Seleana nods yet again.
Seleana Zdunich: Dani Weston has been out of the top spot for years now. She was the one to dethrone Mikah in 2018 when Mikah was on a roll that many expected to be like the one Amber Ryan and Andrea Hernandez have been on recently. No one saw that coming but Dani was able to do it and has seemingly been lost since then. She lost the championship to Alicia Lukas when she was on that roll coming in, who then lost it to me. I lost it right back to Alicia. I kept surging while Dani did not.
Looking down, Seleana sighs heavily.
Seleana Zdunich: This is your chance, Dani. Your opportunity to put yourself back in the conversation that you should have always been in. The conversation you earned your way into when you accomplished what you did in 2018.
She looks back up into the camera.
Seleana Zdunich: You should always be in the conversation for who is the best and now you can find your way back there if you just defeat me and Bea and go to that championship match at Blaze of Glory.
Trailing off, Seleana looks away for a second.
Seleana Zdunich: This is also an opportunity for Bea Barnhart…
She nods and then looks back to the camera.
Seleana Zdunich: You will be standing in the ring with two former World Champions, Bea, and if you win, you are suddenly thrust into that spot where you can prove yourself like you have never been allowed to before, ja?
The smile fades away.
Seleana Zdunich: You have never climbed that mountain to achieve championship standing by yourself. You have managed alongside Bill, but not on your own. This is your chance, Bea…
She clasps her hands together and points with both index fingers extended almost like they're the barrel of a gun.
Seleana Zdunich: You have heard this before, ja?
Seleana nods, the “gun” still pointing into the camera.
Seleana Zdunich: I have as well and I had to actually get there before it started to slow down. This is true for you as well. You need this, Bea. You need to perform better in this match than you have ever performed before. You need to step up and show the world that Bea Barnhart CAN do this, that Bea Barnhart CAN compete with anyone!
Her hands finally separate.
Seleana Zdunich: Opportunities like this do not come along that often, Bea, you need to grab it like you have never grabbed anything before.
Her expression hardens.
Seleana Zdunich: Like Dani and Bea, this is also an opportunity for me as well. I know I need this just as they do if I wish to put myself back into a conversation. I was the SCW Bombshell Champion in 2019, ja?
She nods pointedly.
Seleana Zdunich: Ja, three years ago. I have gotten multiple shots at regaining it and failed and I have also achieved championships again with the Roulette Championship.
Seleana exhales hard.
Seleana Zdunich: That was 2020…
Her expression again hardens.
Seleana Zdunich: Two years ago, ja?
She nods pointedly again.
Seleana Zdunich: This is my opportunity to step up for a championship that I’ve never won before! This is my opportunity to step in and possibly get the chance to fight for that championship against someone I have history with in either Andrea Hernandez or Jessie Salco. Before i can think about either of them though, I must step into the ring with another former World Champion in you Dani and with another woman who works so hard and works so much to get there in you, Bea, ja?
Seleana nods pointedly one more time.
Seleana Zdunich: At Inception, we three step into that ring, each with something to prove with this opportunity. Dani, Bea, I know I will come at you with everything I have, will you?
The camera zooms in slightly.
Seleana Zdunich: Will you come like you did against Mikah, Dani? Will you come like the woman possessed that has nothing left to lose, Bea?
She nods and points to herself.
Seleana Zdunich: I come to show the world that the jungle… still remembers! At Inception that new car smell opportunity says…
The camera zooms in to frame Seleanss’ face.
Seleana Zdunich: Välkommen till djungeln!