Long Beach, California
Long Shots
June 22th, 2024
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It wasn’t easy for me to make this decision but honestly could anybody really blame me?! I had to sit out for an entire year. A year of walking around with my arm in a cast! A year of being ousted from SCW in one of the most embarrassing firings of the year! It definitely wasn’t right and if I could do things all over again I would have been more prepared to go toe to toe with Krystal Wolfe. One cannot change the past but instead I could only focus on the future. Sitting on the sidelines and watching my wife Courtney was something that put a huge smile on my face. She had beaten the best of the best. The bombshells division was in a great place and as amazing of a wrestler that she was I know I could have been credited with some of that run. Perhaps sitting on the sideline did me more harm than it did me good.
Sure I might have gotten involved in Courtney’s matches. I may have blasted people in the face with my cast and helped her retain her World Championship and even went as far to help her win the Internet Championship. It sucked being in the path of Tempest and being used to further Courtney’s career especially considering she won the Internet Championship and treated it as if it was shit. I guess this is where we are different. None of that matters now. The only thing that matters is that I finally have my career in SCW back. The injury is fully healed, and now I am a woman with a vengeance. I will get that year that I lost back but most importantly I swear on everything that Krystal Wolfe is going to pay for what she did to me… Consider this just the beginning and I am going to go to where it all began for Courtney. If it could work for her, I know it could definitely work for me…
I arrived at the Long Shots Gym during the late hours of the night. My hair was wrapped into a tight ponytail and I just entered into the wrestling ring. Without hesitation I threw myself on the floor landing a wrestling bump. It had definitely stung on my back but I didn’t stop there as I did it again, and again. I kept on doing it for an hour until the legend himself started to walk towards me. Anthony Dawkins seemed surprised as he watched me take bump after bump.
Anthony: And what brings you to Long Shots at this hour?! I might have expected Roux to be here or even Courtney but not you Prudence…
There was so much going through my head but for some reason I just couldn’t stop nor did I want to stop. I just had to keep taking the bumps. There was sweat dripping off of my forehead. I grabbed a towel as I wiped my brow before I gazed back over to him. He offered me a hand and at first I was going to deny it but something inside of me told me to grab it. I was yanked back up to my feet as I slowly replied back to him.
Prudence: Honestly there is a lot of different reasons why I decided to come here, but I think the main reason is because I really want to do this wrestling in SCW thing again. I feel like I need to do it but more importantly than that I WANT to do it. It has almost been a year since Krystal broke my arm and I am ready to make a name for myself. I was a hopeful, I could have been a future star but after winning the Blast from the Past and not really living up to that potential I just fell apart and I feel like I need to be put back together again…
Anthony looks at me and nods his head in agreement. He folds his arms as he keeps his eyes fixated on me.
Anthony: Are you sure that you are a long shot though?! I mean you have the famous wrestling last name attached to you; you are married to somebody that’s really good. You could go into Jet City if you want and train with the rest of your family and…
Prudence: Don’t even finish that sentence… Look I appreciate being a Jet City graduate. I am one of the proud protégés of Mikah. My cousin Diamond is an amazing wrestler, my wife Courtney has slowly cemented herself as being one of the all-time greats. All of that is great on paper but to be honest when I was forced to step into the ring with the other Mikah in Eiley she had destroyed me. I love Courtney. She is everything, she is my life partner and I would do anything for her… When we met at Jet City it wasn’t as a love interest. It was as rivals. Now that I am returning to the ring I want to pick up where I left off. As much as I love her I don’t want to be in her shadow, I want to be the damn spotlight…
I smile as I continue to speak some more.
Prudence: I am vowing to be better than her. So what I want to get out of this is you training me to simply be the best. I want to eclipse what my wife did and show her that I am the best Pierce to step into the ring. I know there are so many relationships in the wrestling world. People are fine stepping back and letting their significant other be the best. I know Seleana does it with Crystal, Keira with Roxi and so on, but Prudence Pierce isn’t stepping back for anybody. I don’t care if I was trained by Mikah, related to Kate Steele, or married to Courtney. My vision is to be better than each and every single one of them… So I need your help with that.
He keeps his eyes fixated on me as a smile escapes his lips. He chuckles as he looks right into my eyes.
Anthony: I can tell that Courtney definitely married one that has a lot of spunk. You definitely are the definition of what a long shot is and I see so much potential in you. I am going to help you out and I am going to bring you to a level that you didn’t think you could reach. You will have to use every resource in your body to want to reach it though. It’s not going to be easy and I trust that you are willing to do whatever it takes to ascend to the next level…
Prudence: Whatever it takes! I didn’t come here this late at night to sit around. I came here to be a problem, and if you need help around at the gym I am willing to put in that work. I will clean the bathrooms; scrub the place with a toothbrush. I am not above doing something that may seem beneath me to bring me closer to a better future. As long as I know that I have an amazing teacher like you pushing me onwards I am ready to do anything.
He smiles wider than before as he claps his hands.
Anthony: Good, that’s the spirit you need to keep up. As long as you keep that fire about you I know that you will accomplish whatever it is that you have your mind on. I take it you told Courtney that you had planned to return back to the ring as a full time wrestler?!
I quickly shake my head and he stares at me in disbelief.
Prudence: Actually I didn’t tell her a thing. I know she didn’t just expect me to stay in the long beach California home why she was off doing her own things. Besides when I stayed at Gem Stone manor and watched my sister Sapphire, her friend Emerald, and Diamond all wrestle at various places. I knew it in my heart that I wanted to do my thing in SCW again. I know Courtney would be supportive and I shouldn’t have anything to hide but when she returned back to SCW last year she didn’t tell me anything. She just made her own decision. I honestly thought she was done when Alicia Lukas put her on the shelf and I damn near went to war getting slammed through a glass table for her. So this is going to be my secret and she will find out when I am asking her to escort me to the ring in the same way that I escorted her…
Anthony: Somebody sounds like they are being petty. Are you sure you two are in a happy relationship?!
Prudence: Of course we are but I am not going to sit here and act like my wife’s shit doesn’t stink. In my eyes she bailed as soon as she lost the Internet Championship. That still doesn’t sit well with me considering I took so many bumps and bruises to ensure she won that title… It just seemed like she never cared about it though. It was merely something she was happy to rip away from Ariana but that’s all that it was good for. Meanwhile my cousin Diamond had put everything into fighting for and defending that title. She helped elevate it and it means a lot to me. I can sit here and write an entire book on my differences with my wife but at the end of the day I am a happy woman…
I show off my finger that is holding the big shiny ring with the diamonds on it. I keep my eyes locked on it before I look back at Anthony.
Prudence: If I wasn’t happy I wouldn’t be standing here as Mrs. Pierce, but that’s a story for another day. The only thing that matters is the current matter. Me wanting to be the best and being better than anybody else out there so you will help me on my journey right?!
Anthony: Even if I wanted to deny you that isn’t my style. Of course I am going to help you. I am thrilled that you are taking things serious and have come here late at night but I also want you here in the early morning. I want you to be part of the morning class and the afternoon class. Since you are already a pro I would expect you to work extra hard so that you could be an example for the real long shots in this establishment. I want you to be humble and as long as you are willing to work, I will be even more willing to keep on helping you.
I smile as I can’t help but hug Anthony as tightly as I can.
Prudence: Good sounds like we got a deal and I have a feeling this is going to be really fun and I have a feeling I am going to be your favorite student. It will be absolutely OUTRAGEOUS if I don’t become your best student. Just wait Anthony but you will bring me to the next level and it’s going to be all smiles from this girl.
Anthony: Just stay humble… I don’t want people getting overly cocky. That isn’t the type of message that I want to send at this establishment. I just want people to work and to be happy that they have an outlet where they can showcase their talents at. If you are looking for the flashiness or perhaps trying to rub things in too much, you might be better suited to go back to Mikah or even to Jet City South. I am sure they will enjoy all of that pizzazz and stuff you bring.
Prudence: Never mind I will keep it humble… Let’s just get started shall we?!
Anthony: No problem you can start by running one hundred suicides… Let’s get that heart rate moving and then we can get into some other stuff.
ONE HUNDRED SUIC….GRRRR it’s whatever, if you really want something sometimes you just need to work for it so I decided to run to my heart’s desire…
Sparkling Intuition- Rubies are a Girl’s Best Friend
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So let’s be honest here for a minute, No for real but how many of you put on your bingo card that Ruby Steele would be returning to the ring?! I know it may not have been on your card but everybody should know better than to assume that yours truly was going to be away for that long. I have been through a lot of bullshit within the past year. I have been removed out of arenas by management because I didn’t have a contract. Then I got the manager’s contract and was actually allowed to be on shows. Now finally after having to sit on the backburner for nearly a year because one of SCW’s employees on behalf of the terrible and shitty Go Gym had to break my arm… I can now say that I am finally going to be back competing inside of a ring.
It feels amazing to me and honestly I deserve to be in a ring. Not only will I return to the company that made me but for the first time in my life I get to compete using my wife’s name, and of course my real name. Prudence Pierce is going to make a fine addition to the roster and if one having to worry about me was bad enough how much worse is it going to be when my wife is going to be right there at ringside helping me to victory?!
That puts a smile on my face and don’t get it twisted. I am definitely not above using any tactic, or any type of means to come out ahead in a wrestling match. As long as I pull away with a win at the end of the day that is all that I care about. It could come by Courtney getting involved. It could come by a shot with brass knuckles or any type of mischief. A win is a win and as long as I rack them up that’s all that matters. So now that I am back I can finally get back everything that I was missing out on. When I was really active in SCW I was the cream of the crop. I was OUTRAGEOUSLY amazing at this craft they call wrestling. I was a Blast from the Past winner. I had ripped through the competition and lord knows I constantly and consistently beat Krystal Wolfe over and over again. It was apparent that Jet City South had raised the best talent in the business and she couldn’t handle it.
You want facts?!
Had I not disappeared Krystal wouldn’t have been the Future Star, I WOULD HAVE.. She wouldn’t have had that ridiculous Roulette Championship reign because that would have been me but that’s a story for another day because if I have my way I will eventually get my match with Krystal on that cruise ship and I will beat the unholy hell out of her but it would be rude of me to look so far into the future because right now I have Harper Mason in front of me.
I get to face a relative of Jessie Salco and that brings a smile to my face. Jessie was one of the most annoying bombshells on the roster. A woman who had amassed the most losses in all of SCW history and I can sense it now. Sure she is in the Hall of Fame she won a bunch of mid-card titles and always begged to insert herself to a title picture. It also fits the narrative that you would so be happened to be trained by Keira Fisher because she too suffered from the same exact shit. Just sitting there constantly begging and begging for random title shots even though they weren’t deserved!
So if she is anything like her family or who she was trained by I am sure she will be the turd that just won’t properly get flushed down the bloody john. This wanker needs to learn a lesson that sometimes it’s okay to plunge that shit down the drain, and that’s what I plan to do. I am going to hurt this Bitch in ways she couldn’t imagine. It’s not like she is a stepping stone because at least with stepping stones you can use them to spring off of to go towards something bigger.
If anything Harper is mainly a welcome mat at best. She’s being rolled out in front of me and I plan to stomp my way all over her to reintroduce myself back into this company. It’s a damn shame that she has issues with Alicia Lukas because I can personally say that Alicia Lukas is some tough competition. In my book she is a top five bombshell to have ever stepped foot in the company. Definitely better than the shit storm that is the Zdunichs, the Johnsons or anything like that. Alicia injured my wife Courtney Pierce on the cruise. I stepped up to her honour and got myself fucked up in return. I have no issue calling her as the threat that she is.
My cousin cashed in her briefcase on her at the London Super Card and got bested in front of her hometown. Alicia had managed to defy the odds when everything was stacked against her and you really think you are going to do something about her Harper?! That in itself is a joke…
You were trained by the wrong people. I don’t even know what you could have possibly learned from Hero Academy but it all sounds idiotic and none of those so called heroes are really that good to begin with. I was only a few matches into my career when I dropped one of your idols in Roxi Johnson to march my way farther in my Blast from the Past tournament, you know the one that I won…
If I can beat legends, and hall of famers what does that say for a scrub such as you that hasn’t even accomplished anything yet?! I would say that it doesn’t look that good. I don’t like your chances and you shouldn’t like them either.
This is where you and I differ and I want you to pay attention very carefully. I am going to beat you because I have something to prove in this match. It’s my first match in a very long time and I am on a quest to prove that I am one of the best that this company has to offer. I don’t give a shit if people view me as something as hard as Steele, or something that can cut and Pierce, something shiny as a Ruby or something dark, wicked, and overly English like Prudence… The only thing I am looking for in this quest of being in SCW is to be called a winner…
Being a winner is the only thing that matters and as long as I get called that nothing else matters to me… Hell maybe after I decimate your ass perhaps I should approach Alicia and ask her how a girl can get into Wolfslair since they seem to be dominating the wrestling scene nowadays.
Anyway sit back and take pride that this is going to be the First Time that I am going to beat your ass and spoiler alert and trust me… I know this claim might be a little OUTRAGEOUS but it certainly won’t be the last time either. More will be on the horizon, but I need to start somewhere. I will take pride in beating you and maybe I should storm into Christian and Mark’s office afterwards because I am going to need a real match where I could break a sweat in, and sadly you don’t cut it.
It’s time to be a PRUDE..nce and PIERCE through the rest of the competition, and I will wish Alicia good luck because I doubt I am going to leave anything for her when she has her way with you…
Cheers mate and it feels good to be back…