”Pop quiz folks: who’s the biggest joke in the Bombshell Division? And anyone who said Krystal Wolfe can officially go fuck themselves.

If it took you this song to come to Bea Barnhart then I don’t know what to say! That idiot’s only relevant when she’d riding Bill’s coattails because at least he has some credibility in the men’s division, being a former Roulette Champion and all that, but Bea? In the past however long she’s been in the Bombshell Division Bea has held exactly one title, the Mixed Tag Team Championship with Bill in a reign that’s only really notable because it set up the monster reign of Austin James Mercer and Tempest, yet somehow she keeps getting opportunities, her most recent being a Bombshell Roulette Title Match against Bobbie and, well, I don’t think I need to tell you how that ended.

She must have one hell of a piece of blackmail on the co-owners to not only be kept around this long but to keep getting chances in the spotlight, chances they now that she’ll fail at.

That’s where I come in, I get to be the latest Bombshell to try to drag anything out of that useless bitch.

And just for an extra kick in the teeth, it’s the opening match, I can’t even remember the last time I competed in an opener but it must’ve been during the early days of my Roulette Title Reign at least, and I know what you’re going to say: “being in the opener sets the tone for the rest of the show and is a huge honour” “it’ll be light work for you Krystal, what’s the big deal?” the big deal is that I should be above this shit by now!

Oh beam you have no idea the hornet’s nest you kicked when you signed up for this matchup, don’t you? Don’t worry though, you’ll soon get a lesson in violence.”

Krystal’s home, Las Vegas, Nevada
Monday the 18th of March 2024, 13:00pm

The scene opens in Krystal’s Las Vegas home where the Aussie is busy going over her TikTok analytics with Kelly and Hayley.

”Okay, things are looking good on the last TikTok vid we did.” Krystal commented as she leaned back in her computer chair and her sidekicks grinned in response. ”Right before I face the one experienced Bombshell at the bottom of the Bombshell Division’s totem pole, can’t wait to see what bullshit Bea makes up about me.”

“Aye, that does seem to be her whole personality, well, that and her infinite title shots.” Kelly responded as she shook her head and Krystal nodded in agreement. “Any idea why they stuck you in an opener against her?”

“No and I do want to know why because I should really be above this bullshit by this point.” Krystal responded as she shook her head and her sidekicks nodded in agreement. ”Do you girls know how long it’s been since I last opened a Climax Control? Don’t answer that, because that hasn’t happened since the early days of my Roulette Title reign!”

“And that was three years ago.” Hayley nodded in agreement as she sat down on the couch and rested her hands behind her head. “Which was also the last time you wrestled Bea, wasn’t it?”

”Yeah, I wrestled her three times in 2021, one in the Triple Threat that led to my reign, again in my second defence and then in the five pack challenge that served as one of my last defences.” Krystal nodded in response as she thought back to her early days as an SCW Bombshell. ”This is the first time I’ve fought her in singles competition though but all those matches have the same thing in common: I won all those encounters.”

“Well, yeah, if you hadn’t won those defences then your reign would’ve been a lot shorter.” Hayley nodded in agreement and Kystal frowned. “What? What did I say?”

”Oh nothing! You just reminded me of how my Roulette Title Reign ended in 2022, or the fact that I never got a proper return match with Ruby until after her short as reign had ended.” Krystal grunted in response and Hayley winced at the Aussie’s tone of voice. ”It doesn’t matter, because 2024 will be when I will finally have my Year of the Wolfe and no one is going to stand in my way!”

“I don’t know, Tempest did a pretty good job at standing in your way at My Bloody Valentine.” Kelly pointed out and Krystal glared at her. “Shutting up now!”

”Watch what you say Kelly or I might tell Tempest that you want another crack at her the next time we’re at the Go Gym!” Krystal warned her at which point the Irish girl wisely shut up.

(Krystal’s inner thoughts)

”Is this really what I’ve been reduced too? Wrestling Bea Barnhart in the opening match of the penultimate Climax Control before Blaze of fucking glory? No, I won’t allow thus to become my fate for the foreseeable future.

Not when I’m wrestling the potential future of the division in Erika Moore at the PPV at least! Now I know what you’re thinking, it can’t get worse than this right? Well, off the three Blaze of Glories that have aired since I signed my SCW Contract in 2020, I’ve only wrestled twice, once against a washed up legend and again against someone who rage quit the same night that I beat her because she stood up for her piece of shit friend.

Off course, that last match got vastly overshadowed by an event that took place earlier that night that basically set me on my current path but I digress.

Let Bea make up all the bullshit that moron wants, the one thing that she won’t be able to deny is how badly I beat her empty head in on Sunday.

And Erika? You’re about to learn what it’s like to have a winning streak cut short!”

Krystal’s home, Las Vegas, Nevada
Wednesday the 20th of March 2024, 11:00am

It was Wednesday morning at Krystal’s home and the Aussie wrestler was checking her e-mails at her computer.

”New Patreon subscriber, new YouTube member, new Twitch subscriber, stuff from Bandcamp.” Krystal muttered to herself as she went through the e-mails in her Gmail account. ”Things are slowly but surely building up.”

”Glad to see that you are taking this seriously.” Makayla commented as she entered the room and Krystal glanced over at her girlfriend. ”Not so sure about the wrestling side of things.”

”The SCW brain trust has me wrestling Bea Barnhart in this week’s opener, how exactly am I supposed to take that seriously?!” Krystal grunted in response as she turned to face Makayla. ”And don’t even get me started on wrestling that newcomer at Blaze of Glory!”

”I mean, Erika’s been impressive since her debut.” Makayla pointed out and Krystal frowned in response. ”Besides, what’s the problem with opening a show exactly?!”

”The problem is that the last I wrestled in an opener on Climax Control was three years ago!” Krystal responded as she shook her head and Makayla let out a deep breath. ”And I’m very certain that that dates back to before my Roulette Title reign!”

”Do you mean your first Roulette Contenders Match that basically set up Royal Purple to win the title and then lose it too you or the Triple Threat that basically set you on the path to becoming champion?” Makayla asked as she folded her arms and Krystal just shook her head. ”I was still living in Australia at the time, remember? Don’t blame me for getting some details mixed up.”

”Does it really matter? The only thing that matters is that I should be above matches like this!” Krystal insisted as she let out an angry grunt. ”Hell, Harper Mason has been after a return match with Bea for months and they have her wrestling the other Crystal, do they even pay attention to what their own talent is saying?!”

”Either that or they didn’t want to give the commentators a headache by having two Crystals wrestling the same singles match! And yes, I know you spell your name with a K instead of a C but they still sound the same when said out loud!” Makayla responded with a frown and Krystal shook her head. ”And in case you’ve forgotten, we’ve got a little anniversary coming up in May.”

”If you mean Cara and Zosia’s first birthdays, I haven’t forgotten, nor have I forgotten that I wasn’t allowed to attend their birth because of everything I was doing on SCW TV.” Krystal pointed out that fact and Makayla sighed as she shook her head. ”I still haven’t forgiven your extended family for puling that shit, I know we were separated but they were still my daughters.”

”And Penelope still thinks that I’m a fool for taking you back, we can rant about that until the cows come home.” Makayla sighed before their German Sheperd Garrus entered the room with his tail wagging and Makayla started stroking him. ”Though compared to your family mine’s practically full of saints, wasn’t your dad dying the last time you heard from them?”

”Last I heard from Kai? The bastard’s just hanging on but the docs at the prison all agree that he’ll be lucky to make it to June.” Krystal responded with a grunt and Makayla nodded. ”Anyway, I’ve got an idiot’s ass to kick this Sunday but I have some things to get off my chest as well.”

”I’m just glad that you’re not repeating the mistakes you made last year.” Makayla responded before she started to walk off. ”Because that whole saga was started by you keeping things like that bottled up rather than talk about shit.” Makaya added before she walked off.

(Krystal’s inner thoughts)

”What do you expect me to say about Bea Barnhart at this point?

One of the worst records in the division yet still manages to find herself in title matches and that’s not even counting her husband Bill, constantly makes up shit about her opponents that just isn’t even remotely true and refuses to admit when she’s wrong, yet she’s always trotted out whenever a champion needs a challenger or if there’s a show in need of a filler match, really, take your pick and she’s probably done it in SCW.

Well, aside from actually holding a title, no one in SCW would let Bea taint a title just by touching it for more than a second and really, that one time she stole the SCW Bombshell Roulette championship from me will be the only ever time she’ll hold a singles title in SCW.

It’s a simple fact of life, Bea Barnhart is a waste of oxygen and everyone will be better off when her and her moronic husband finally retire! I am counting the days on my calendar until that happens as we speak.”

Nevada Dessert
Thursday the 21st of March 2024, 21:00pm

*promo time*

Oh boy.

”Is this really what I’ve been reduced too? Opening a random Climax Control against Bea fucking Barnhart?! What? Was Taylor Sweet too busy getting her walking papers? Kallie too busy being a beacon of positivity in the division? Or ”Candy 2.0” as I like to call her? God help us if Mark decides to give her control of Climax Control for a cycle!” Krystal asks as she shakes her head. ”They really are scraping the bottom of the barrel here, aren’t they? I’m just going to say this now, I am above this bullshit!”

Krystal says with a scowl on her face.

”Bea, do you even realize how you are viewed by the rest of the division? You are a joke and the punchline stopped being funny long ago!” Krystal added as she flipped some hair over her shoulder. ”You constantly spread lies about your opponents, in fact I’m half expecting you to say that I’m from New Zealand instead of Australia, that’s how much of a reputation you have, and don’t even get me started on your place in the perennial challengers roster! At least Mercedes Vargas is a former champion, at least Seleana Zdunich has her wife to leach off of, what do you have Bea? Oh, that’s right, one Mixed Tag Team Title reign.”

Krystal shakes her head.

”A mixed tag team title reign that was nipped in the bed because Alicia Lukas felt like using her Queen for a Day Powers to do a favour for Mercer and stuck him with Tempest in a Mixed Tag Team Title Match, I’ve taken shits longer than your one pathetic reign Bea!” Krystal grunts as she flips some hair over her shoulder. ”Yet you keep getting shot after shot, opportunity after opportunity, every time you fall short and every time you get up and get ready for your next ill-gotten opportunity, blackmail is a magical thing, isn’t it Bea? Because I can’t imagine how you keep getting shots otherwise!”

Shame.

”Yet far more deserving, honest and talented Bombshells have to wait their turn because it’s time for your bi-annual title shot, I’m not saying that someone like Kallie would’ve been a better challenger for Bobbie than you, oh wait, I am, she would’ve gotten more height on that Crossbody off the top of the cage at least! When I talk about influencing the division for the better Bea? It’s idiots like you that I talk about because you outstayed your welcome years ago.” Krystal adds before she spits to the ground. ”When I said that I should be above this bullshit I meant it! My Roulette Title Reign record has stood for three years, no one has come close to it in the Bombshell Division and this is the best they’ve got for me? Bea Barnhart in an opening match? What a fucking joke!”

It's that simple.

”This match is an insult to me and I refuse to see it any other way, and in case any of the brain trust in the Bombshell Division decide to jump all over me for this comment? I don’t give a fuck because I’m speaking the truth.” Krystal said as she shook her head. ”And at Climax Control I will show the whole division why that is a fact! Erika, I’m sure you’re going to watch my match against Bea closely so consider this a preview for the match at Blaze of Glory.”

And with that Krystal decided to wrap things up.

”And try not to rage quit when I beat you and end your undefeated streak, my last Blaze of Glory opponent can tell you all about that.” Krystal added before returning to her car. ”And Bea? Whilst the rest of the division hopes that you beat me because god fucking forbid that I have success ever again, I’ll be wondering how the fuck you are still around because “The Nightmare Dressed Like a Day Dream” Krystal Wolfe is above meaningless opening matches with the likes of a lowlife like you! But I will beat you at “Influencing the Division Part II: Same Old Song And Dance" because I kick ass for the content!”

Krystal got in her car and drove off as the scene fades.

(Tempest was used with Chris’s permission)

”Have you ever looked at a match and said to yourself “okay, how did I piss off the bosses this week?!”? Well, that’s how I feel about this upcoming tag team match that pits me and a fellow Go Gym Graduate against Courtney Pierce and Luna Pasilno, so what’s the problem? Things are just peachy between me and the other Go Gym Graduates right?

My partner is Tempest.

Me and Tempest have always had a rocky relationship, from being her first ever opponent back in 2020 to offering to interfere on Bella’s behalf when she took on Tempest during the Go Home show for 2021’s Violent Conduct event, and let’s not even get started on when I attacked Ariana and Cassie last year and incurred Tempest’s wrath.

Though to be honest, Tempest is the lesser of three evils here, Courtney could never work as my partner because of that whole “breaking her wife’s arm when I was possessed by Sin” thing and Luna’s too inconsistent to be a reliable partner, Tempest, to her credit is a former Mixed Tag Team Champion and had the longest reign with those belts when she teamed with Austin, on paper she’s one of the best partners I could ask for in this match, assuming that she doesn’t yeet me into the third row on principle.”

Oh yeah, the whole reason why this match was created to begin with, it seems that he bosses want to have a Fatal Four Way for the Bombshell Internet Title at My Bloody Valentine and even though I lost my match to Alexandra tonight, I’ve been selected as the fourth woman in the match, this tag team match is basically a glorified preview!

Nothing like getting a pin over the Bombshell Internet Champ to deliver a blow to Court’s ego I guess, especially when you remember that she’s been at war with Ari for months on end!”

Backstage at Climax Control 382, Denver, Colorado
Sunday the 14th of January 2023, 21:00pm

It was backstage at Climax Control after a rather chaotic night and Krystal was on her way to her car when she got a FaceTime Call.

”Makayla? Wonder what this is about?” Krystal muttered to herself before answering the call. ”Hey, I’m just on my way back to the car park as we speak, I’ll be back in Vegas by tomorrow afternoon most likely.”

”Hey, it’s cool! I just wanted to see how you were taking the loss to Alex.” Makayla responded and Krystal frowned as she leaned against the wall. ”Because saying that you didn’t take the losses to Bella and Georgie gracefully is the understatement of the century, but Cassie said that the only tweet you put out was about this tag team match.”

”Oh don’t mind me Makayla, I’m just trying to avoid another crucifixion by social fucking media!” Krystal responded bitterly and her ex-wife just shook her head in response. ”And that tag team match? Don’t even get me started, I haven’t gotten on well with Tempest since we signed our first SCW contracts in 2020 and that was before all the shit that happened last year! How exactly do the bosses expect me and Tempest to coexist?! Courtney and Luna may hate each other for reasons I’m not entirely sure off but they at least have a better chance of working together as a team!”

”And it’ll be a cold day in hell before you and Courtney can work together after Sin forced you to break Ruby’s arm last year, and Luna? God knows where her mind’s been at with Raven’s disappearance!” Makayla shook her head as Krystal failed to notice a looming shadow over her ”I know you hate the fact Charlotte but Tempest is simply the lesser of three evils in this match!”

”I don’t know what I hate more that fact or the fact that you have a point about Courtney and Luna!” Krystal responded as she shook her head before taking a step back and bumping into someone. ”Ugh, what now?”

“Is that anyway to treat another Go Gym graduate?” Krystal stops before turning around and seeing Tempest right behind her. “I heard your ranting to Makayla I see you’ve learned about the match.”

”And by extension, this match we’re apparently going to have at My Bloody Valentine.” Krystal grumbled as she looked the taller and larger Bombshell up and down. ”Let’s face facts Tempest, the likelihood of us being friends is just about equal to The Troll winning the World Heavyweight Title, but we are both professionals and we can work together towards a common goal in this tag match.”

“Professional? Cute, coming from the Aussie who lost it over losing a match twice.” Tempest scoffed and Krystal growled. “But you are right, we both want that precious momentum heading into this fatal four way, to that end I suppose we can call a truce.”

”Yeah, for now.” Krystal responded apprehensively. ”On that note, any idea why Courtney and Ruby are suddenly so interested in you?”

“No clue, I thought their beef was with Luna and I just got caught in the crossfire, I didn’t exactly take kindly to that.” Tempest responded as she shook her had and Krystal nodded. “I guess they’ve moved on from making Ari’s life hell at least.”

”Guess so, but I don’t think Ari’s moved on either.” Krystal responded as she shook her head. ”We’d better keep an eye out for our Greek American friend, she hasn’t exactly been subtle about her hatred of Courtney since she tried to break Ari’s hand, coincidentally getting a Bombshell Internet Title Match between you and her cancelled in the process.”

“The wrestling world just works like that sometimes.” Tempest responded as she shook her head. “I’ll be expecting you at the Go Gym first thing Tuesday morning, if we are going to win this thing then we had better start training.”

”Agreed, but just so I can get one thing straight?” Krystal responded and Tempest turned to the Aussie. ”As far as this tag team match goes? We’re allies, but as soon as it’s over? All bets are off, are we clear?”

“Naturally.” Tempest nodded in responded with a nod before she walked off and Krystal resumed her chat with Makayla.

”What is it about that woman that’s so intimidating in and out of the ring?” Makayla wondered with a shudder and Krystal just shook her head. ”At least you’re on the same page with Tempest as far as this match goes.”

”Yeah, but we’ll see how long that lasts once the bell rings, all it’ll take is one moment of miscommunication and wham, our partnership is deader than the Go Sisters.” Krystal responded with a frown as she entered the car park. ”I’ll call you back when I get to the hotel, we’ll figure things out from there.” Krystal added and Makayla nodded before she hung up and Krystal hopped in her car.

(Krystal’s inner thoughts)

”I swear the bosses get their jollies from booking matches like this!

One woman I hate, one woman whose wife hates me and happens to be the champ in a sea of challengers, one woman I’m indifferent to but hates the champ and I’m caught in the middle of this uneasy alliance with Tempest!

They were probably cackling as they put this match together! Thing is? I’m technically the neutral third party in this, the beef is between Courtney, Luna and Tempest but I’ve been thrown in for reasons I can’t wrap my head around!

Least I’m getting my first title shot of the year out of this!”

Go Gym, Las Vegas, Nevada
Wednesday the 17th of January 2023, 09:00am

Krystal showed up to the Go Gym that day as she had promised but she arrived just in time to see Tempest powerbomb one of the trainees and leave her in a heap, as Krystal neared the ring she spotted another trainee shaking her head.

”So what’s the story here?” Krystal asked the trainee as she motioned to the trainee who was just about peeling herself off the matt. ”I didn’t think Tempest would be starting without me, especially not against Kelly.”

“Oh, she did intend to just do some light workouts until you showed up, well, light workouts for Tempest at least.” Hayley responded as she shook her head before motioning to Kelly who had retreated into a corner. “And then Kelly started talking trash about Tempest, within earshot of Tempest, when Tempest confronted her Kelly didn’t back down, saying that she could beat her in a fight, Tempest dared her to prove it and well, just look.”

”Kelly’s the same height and weight range as Cassie, why would she think that was a good idea?!” Krystal asked with a facepalm and Hayley just shook her head with a laugh. ”Maybe she’s had some sense beaten into her?”

“Nah, fuck that!” Kelly’s thick Irish accent responded before she charged at Tempest, but the Irish girl’s bravado was cut short when Tempest laid her out with a lariat, sending the headband she had on around her head flying across the Go Gym. “You know what? I’m good, you win, OW!”

”We’re not even three weeks into the new year, how am I getting “dumbest things I’ve heard all year” candidates already?!” Krystal asked with an exasperated sigh before Hayley rushed over to help Kelly out of the way, once Kelly was close enough to Krystal the Aussie looked her over, Kelly was a strong and athletic girl but she was covered in bruises and matt burns and had to be tended too by Hayley. ”So Kelly, what did we learn today?”

“That Tempest hits like a mac truck on steroids?” Kelly groaned as tried to make herself comfortable, the Aussie knew that Kelly had a reputation for being a good student with an attitude problem but even this seemed like a new low for the Irish lass. “And I should stick to my weight class when picking fights?”

”Maybe not that second part since there aren’t many bombshells in Tempest’s weight class.” Krystal responded not noticing that they  were being  approached by Tempest from inside the ring. ”But if you do decide to pick a fight with Tempest again. Maybe don’t go all Leeroy Jenkins with your tactics?”

“Are you done talking to my punching bag?” Krystal turned to Tempest who was leaning over the ring ropes, Kelly did her best to not look up at her tormentor. “Because I know you’ll be smarter about our sparring match than Kelly was.”

“You Powerbombed me so many times that Heyley was keeping count!” Kelly complained and Krystal shook her head with a chuckle. “You didn’t really give me a chance!”

“You were the one who decided to open the match with a Hurricanrana and I needed to teach you a lesson.” Tempest responded simply and Kelly grimaced. “By the way, your headband landed on the other side of the Go Gym.”

”Want me to go get it?”  Krystal offered but Tempest shook her head, making the message clear, Hayley was at least kind enough to go get Kelly’s headband whilst Krystal entered the ring. ”Do I even want to know what Kelly said to set you off?”

“No.” Tempest responded as she shook her head and Krystal nodded. “All you need to know is that the little girl got a painful lesson about punching above her weight class.”

”And it’s like I said to Kelly, there’s not many women who are in your weight class in this sport.” Krystal commented dryly as she started warming up. ”Even so, I’m not going to let you turn me into a permanent imprint on the matt like you did with Kelly!”

“How cute, you assumed that Kelly had a choice in the matter.” Tempest scoffed but the two women started sparring and the medic checked on Kelly.

(Krystal’s inner thoughts)

”Considering the last time Tempest wrestled in SCW was in the bi-annual Black Friday Brawl, Tempest wasn’t exactly in a playing mood today! Then again I could’ve guessed that from the state she left Kelly in! pretty much the only thing that saved me from Kelly’s fate was the fact that I’m more experienced than Kelly and have wrestled Tempest twice.

Oh don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying that I got out of the match unscathed, it’s Tempest after all, but compared to Kelly who had most of her battle wounds visible thanks to her crop top and yeah, I got off a lot easier.

Good thing too, because unlike Kelly I’m teaming with this woman on Sunday!”

Outside the Go Gym, Las Vegas, Nevada
Wednesday the 17th of January 2023, 21:00pm

*promo time*

How?

”I didn’t think my night at this past week’s Climax Control could get any worse, then this match got announced, pitting me and another of Courtney’s challengers at My Bloody Valentine V against Courtney and the third challenger Luna Pasilno.” Krystal commented as she folded her arms and leaned against her car. ”So what’s the catch? Everyone knows that I’ve spent the past two years give or take on the title hunt and so far the only title I haven’t gone after are the Mixed Tag Team Titles, finding a decent partner is the main problem there, but therein lies the problem with this tag team match, my partner, Tempest!”

Krystal shakes her head.

”For those who haven’t followed my career since I signed with SCW back in 2020, me and Tempest get along like oil and seagulls!” Krystal stars as she flips some hair over her shoulder. ”And if I had to go over every single reason why, we’d be here until next January! But let’s compare my options, we have Courtney who’s wife’s arm I broke last year when I was possessed by a demon, yeah, that was a crazy time, and as for her partner Luna? Why would I want to team up with someone as inconsistent as Raven’s cheerleader?!”

Honestly!

”In other words, Tempest is the lesser of three evils and the fact that we both Go Gym Graduates helps I guess and considering Courtney’s recent war with another Go Gym Graduate it seems she can’t stay away from us!” Krystal adds as she starts to pace around. ”And what’s the point behind this tag team match? Besides the bosses deciding to torment four Bombshells at once? Because me, Luna and Tempest are going to be challenging Courtney for the Bombshell Internet Championship at My Bloody Valentine V, this match is glorified preview!”

A trailer if you will.

”And off course, Ruby’s going to be at ringside for this match, meaning that she’s going to be out to get some misplaced revenge on me, I guess I can hold out hope that Tempest will send her running again.” Krystal added as she shook her head. ”But there’s one thing I don’t get, why am I in this match? Last I checked, the beef was with Tempest, Luna and Courtney, I’m basically being thrown into this match because reasons, which begs the question, what will the scene look like when I win the title from Courtney? I don’t know but I can give you a preview of this on Sunday!”

It’s that simple.

”Because if Courtney thought her problems with the Go Gym were over, she’s wrong, they are just beginning.” Krystal adds as she heads towards her car. ”This match may be a preview but it will be a preview that won’t end in the champ’s favour, it really boils down to who takes the pin or submission, Luna, or Courtney? Because if Luna takes the pin from either me or Tempest then Courtney will hide behind the fact that her partner couldn’t keep up, but if Courtney takes the pin?”

And with that Krystal decided to wrap things up.

”Then it won’t bode well for the new Bombshell Internet Champion at My Bloody Valentine V, will it?” Krystal added as she flipped some hair over her shoulder. ”Because a champion entering a title match on PPV after suffering a loss to one of her challengers doesn’t seem like a good sign to me, does it Courtney? Luna? You’ll just be along for the ride because I’ll be focusing on Courtney and I’m sure Tempest will agree! The winds of change are blowing in SCW and soon, at Then Let Me Part II: Greater of Two Evils, the face of the new generation of Bombshells will be the new Bombshell Internet Champion!”

Krystal gets in her car and drove off as the scene fades.

Krystal was one step closer to closing out a rather chaotic year with a World Bombshell Title Match against Julianna DiMaria, especially since the champ had successfully retained the title against Mercedes Vargas in this past week’s Main Event (though not without a little help from Harper Mason) but more importantly? On the same night as Julianna’s match against Mercedes the other World Bombshell Qualifier was held between two women who had challenged Krystal for the Bombshell Roulette Title, namely? Bella Madison and Seleana Zdunich.

That match was won by Bella and now, for the first time since Krystal’s Roulette Title Reign ended, the Go Gym Graduate and the second generation wrestler were set to face off one on one, the winner moving on to challenge Julianna for the World Bombshell Championship! Krystal was unbeaten against Bella though their first match, which was non-title, ended in a Disqualification after Mercedes interfered, a match that Krystal was out to avenge! Can Krystal win?

Backstage at Climax Control 379, Tempe, Arizona
Sunday, the 26th of November 2023, 21:00pm

Is it me or does SCW tend to get more eventful around the holiday season?

I’m not saying that because the biggest show of SCW Calander Year traditionally takes place around this time of year, for one thing this year’s High Stakes was several weeks ago and that wasn’t even the closing Supercard of the year! No, instead I’m talking about what’s been going on the past few weeks because it seems that most of the other members of the Bombshell Division have turned up the violence in their matches/encounters.

Who knows? Maybe that damn Mariah Carrey song about Christmas is to blame!

Jokes aside? After the chaotic year I’ve had, I’ve mostly been trying to keep it nice and simple, wrestle whatever matches got assigned to me, try to stay out of other’s business as much as I could, the whole shebang.

Off course, that was before me and Luna were booked in the first qualifier to determine Julianna’s first Supercard challenger.

Which is funny when you remember that I was Masque’s last challenger as World Bombshell Champion last year before Amber did away with her for good at Inception VI, and no, that didn’t end well either, honestly? I’m not sure how that match or the tag match between me and Ari against Masque and Blackthorn got nominated for Match of the Year either! But back on topic, there wasn’t any indication that there’d be another qualifier so when I beat Luna I assumed I had my ticket booked for December 2 Dismember VI, needless to say? The second qualifier between Seleana and Bella threw a wrench into that idea tonight.

At least I can say that I’m finally getting a rematch with Bella with the only real stip being that the winner will be Julianna’s next challenger, and with Bella just coming back from maternity leave and my bitch phase well and truly over? I’m glad that no one will interfere.

And speaking of interference.

”You know, it’s funny Harp.” I commented as I watched the teenage Bombshell walk past me and she stopped in her tracks. ”I could’ve sworn you said something about being booked for Empire Pro tonight.”

”Yeah, and I’m appearing on both shows thanks to the magic of Kayfabe Airlines.” Harper responded as she turned to me and I kicked off the wall to face her. ”I basically showed up here for me and Jessie’s interview with Rocky, then flew out for the Empire Pro show, which I won’t be able to talk about until it airs, flew back just in time for the finish to the Ariana/Bea match and used Julianna’s interview to sneak out there and get under the ring.” Harper explained as she shook her head and I nodded as I got the idea. ”Not something I’m in a hurry to do again because it’s seriously fucking cramped under that ring, I only knew when to strike because I was watching a live feed of the show on my phone with my headphones in.”

”And I’m guessing that’s how you kept up with the goings on in SCW whilst you were at Empire Pro tonight?” I asked and Harper nodded in response. ”Look, I get that you got your pride and ego hurt thanks to Mercedes’s antics these past few weeks, but I’ve got my own stuff with Julianna to worry about after I beat Bella, can you at least promise me that you’ll stay out of my business whilst you deal with Mercedes?”

”Well, it’s not like you have a match against Mercedes lined up anytime soon, besides, I’m not gonna deny that a Worl Bombshell Title Match is on my bucketlist but I’m still working on proving myself to the bosses, never mind something like that!” Harper assured me and I nodded in response. ”So, how was your Thanksgiving?”

”Could’ve sworn I covered this last week but I don’t celebrate Thanksgiving, what with me and Makayla being Australian and all.” I reminded Harp and she nodded as she got the idea. ”In other words, it was just a normal day for us, how about you? I know it was rough for obvious reasons.”

”It’s like I said on Twitter, I mostly spent it with Carter, Ariana, Miles and Carter’s mom and grams, Jessie literally missed the deadline to offer something similar by a second but she was okay with it because it meant I was socializing with other SCW Talent.” Harper responded with a shrug before sighing. ”Honestly? I’m more worried about my first Christmas without my parents, that going to be ten times as rough as my birthday and Thanksgiving rolled into one!”

”Take it from someone who lost her mom when I was in my teens, it never gets easier, the only thing you can do is try to stand proud and honour their memories.” I assured Harper and she gave me a thankful nod. ”That said? I know you follow me on Twitter, drop me a DM if you ever need to talk.”

”Thanks, I appreciate it.” Harper responded with a small smile and I nodded in response. ”So you think you can beat Julianna? And will you use the loss to Mercedes against her?”

”Have to get past the qualifier first, and Bella’s no slouch in the ring, as for that idea if I do get that far? No.” I responded as I shook my head and Harper gave me a curious look. ”That would be a low blow for one thing, and besides, I know what it’s like to have something like what happened to Julianna happen to me, if anything I sympathize with her, you?”

”Assuming this is some alternate universe where I somehow ended up in the qualifiers when my record isn’t even in the double digits yet?” Harper asked and I nodded in response. ”I’d probably say the same, being a champ myself? I’d hate to have that happen to me.”

”Good to know we’re on the same wavelength, by the way, where’s Jess?” I asked as I looked around for Harper’s manager. ”I was expecting to see her waiting for you in the crowd.”

”She came with me to the Empire Pro show and flew back, only downside? She was jetlagged and opted to sit the rest of the show out.” Harper explained and I nodded as I got the idea. ”I sent her a text with the summarised results for the matches she missed but I don’t know if she got it.”

”Well, if your heading back to the hotel to check on her? I’m coming too, want to get an early night, big title match and all.” I responded and Harper nodded before we walked off.

This was definitely shaping up to be a hell of a way for SCW to end the year.

Go Gym, Las Vegas, Nevada
Monday the 27th of November 2023, 13:00pm

I’ve lived in the US since I was eighteen, and it still feels weird to get asked about a holiday that I don’t celebrate because I’m not originally from America.

Given that it was just last week? You’ve probably worked out that I’m talking about Thanksgiving, I was never really a fan of the holiday because of the historical events surrounding it but than again there’s a good reason why Colonialism is a thing of the past to begin with! Still, it was a quiet day for me and Makayla and with the Go Gym closing for the holidays right before December 2 Dismember VI? I’m getting in as much training as I can.

Yeah, potentially wrestling for a World Bombshell Title opportunity at the end of a chaotic year tends to turn your focus up to eleven, who’d have thought?

As for who I was training with? The real question is who wants to train with me? Me and Gabriel may have made amends the week before High Stakes but the other graduates and prospective students have been slow to welcome me back into the fold, some of the new girls like Kelly have been willing to give me a second chance but from what I’ve heard? That Irish student is on thin ice as well because of a nasty argument she had with Ariana during the lead up to High Stakes.

There’s two things the Go Gym is good at, producing top tier wrestlers like me and Ariana and drama queens, again, like me and Ariana.

”One of these days I’m going to find a sparring partner who isn’t this damn punching bag.” I muttered to myself as I steadied the punching bag with my hands, pretty sure I mentioned that I took boxing lessons to learn self-defence before I decided “fuck it, I’m moving to America to enrol at the Go Gym” and whilst I haven’t had boxing lessons in just under ten years now? I can still punch pretty hard as the indents in the punching bag will tell you. ”Not much good for training for a World Bombshell Title qualifier.”

“Well yeah, that thing can’t hit back.” I glanced over and saw a new girl that I had seen around the gym lately, just hadn’t had the chance to chat with her, a shorter girl with long messy black hair and blue eyes. “Your Krystal Wolfe right?”

”Do you see any other Australian women with blue hair in this building?” I asked sarcastically and the girl let out a nervous laugh. ”Yeah, that’s me, and if all goes to plan? You’re currently talking to the soon to be SCW World Bombshell Champ!”

“That’s if you get past Bella and Julianna off course.” The youngster responded as she looked at her nails playfully and I shook my head. “Pretty sure they punch back unlike that punching bag!”

“I’ve wrestled Bella before and she hasn’t shown any signs that maternity leave has slowed her down, and Julianna? That bitch is the World Bombshell Champion for a god damn reason.” I responded as I shook my head and she nodded in response. ”Unless off course they are somehow still stuffed from Thanksgiving Dinner by the time I wrestle them! By the way, I don’t think I caught your name.”

“Oh right, sorry, my name’s Hayley.” Hayley introduced herself and I nodded in response. “So err, you want to spar?” Hayley asked as she motioned towards the ring and I hesitated, she was clearly a raw rookie and sparring with her wouldn’t have the same effect as sparring with another graduate but well, I’ve already gone over the fact that I’m not exactly on good terms with the,.

Guess it’s better than nothing I guess. ”You’re on, but just because your new doesn’t mean I’ll go easy on you.” I responded before we headed into the ring and started sparring, the fact that Hayley was a newbie was glaringly obvious, as was the fact that I was outclassing her at every turn, still she was a good sport and the few times she did manage to keep up with me? She did show some promise.

And there’s one person who just had to ruin it. ”Watch yourself Hayley, or you might end up with a broken arm.” We glanced up and saw Ariana standing on the apron, prominently showing her braced hand as she leaned on the ring ropes. ”I mean, your opponent did go on a war against rookies for most of the year!”

”Yeah but at least I waited for a chance to challenge for the World Bombshell Championship to drop into my lap.” I responded snidely and Ariana only had one response, namely flipping me off with her good hand. ”Don’t you have a zoo of stray animals to look after back home?”

”Don’t you have a broken marriage to fix?” At Ariana’s one response the whole gym went silent as they turned to my former friend with shocked looks on their faces, me? I nearly lunged at her for that low blow but Hayley got in between us and she quickly hopped off the apron. ”Good luck against Bella and Julianna, I’ll enjoy being the only Go Gym Graduate to currently hold a title in the meantime.”

”At least until you bitch and moan about losing to Courtney again.” I called back and Ariana said nothing in response, she just flipped me off again, I didn’t interact with Ariana again for the rest of the night and I mostly just spent it sparring with Hayley.

Nevada Desert
Tuesday the 28th of November 2023, 18:00pm

*promo time*

Well then.

”In the span of the few weeks that have passed since High Stakes, two things that I didn’t expect but I’m not complaining about happened, one: I beat Luna in a World Bombshell Championship Qualifier in a bit of a mini tournament that SCW’s hosting to determine Julianna’s next challenger.” I commented as I brushed some hair over my shoulder. ”Two: I’m facing someone who I haven’t wrestled in two years in my second qualifier, in fact the last time I wrestled this woman was when I was the Bombshell Roulette Champion, yeah, you know who it is, it’s been too long Bella.”

And now for the uncomfortable elephant in the room.

”Look, I said some things about you that I’m not proud off earlier this year, off course that was back when I had a damn demon inside me but who’s counting?” I asked sarcastically as I shook my head.  ”Not me and definitely not the women I faced towards the end of that saga! Look, I know there’s no amount of apologizing that can make what I said right Bella, all I can say is that the things I said about you were fucked up and I’ve moved past it.”

To put it mildly.

”Beyond that, let’s talk about our match history, shall we? We first wrestled right after I won the Bombshell Roulette Title, that was a non-title match that I seriously wish was my first defence and not just because my record at the end of it all would’ve been even more impressive, because Mercedes Vargas decided that she just had to get involved.” I commented with a frown as I shook my head. ”I guess causing wrestlers who are infinitely more relevant than her to lose via disqualification is a hobby considering her recent antics with Harper! After that we didn’t wrestle again until SCW’s first show outside of Las Vegas since the Pandemic alongside Mercedes in my third defence, fast forward a whole cycle and a major social faux pas on my part and we wrestled again at that year’s Violent Conduct, in a Glitter Lightsabre Duel Match!”

Seriously.

”I swear if there’s one hiring I could retcon from SCW’s history for that one reason, it would be Candy! But I digress, we didn’t meet again until one of my last defences, that five pack challenge at the High Stakes X Go Home Show, to be honest? I’m not sure if I should count that clusterfuck in our little series of matches, but considering your dropped out of the Open Invitational Scramble because you got pregnant at the start of the year? I guess it’ll have to do as far as counting our encounters go.” I added as I folded my arms. ”Do you see a pattern here yet Bella? No? let me spell it out for you.”

Here we go.

”Our one normal match got ruined by outside interference, our encounter after that was a defence of the title I held at the time that also featured the woman who interfered in our match, a match that would’ve featured a third challenger if Violet didn’t drop off the face of the earth by the way, our next match was one of the worst gimmick matches I’ve ever been in and considering that my first defence was a mud pit match? That’s saying something! And our last encounter? You were one of four challengers for my title, and you still lost to me after I kicked our and another opponent into an open grave, that is something that’s been eating away at me for the past two years, every time we are set to wrestle? Something works against us having a nice, clean match!”

I swear.

”Tis the danger of the Bombshell Roulette Division I guess, and just so we’re clear? I don’t regret my reign as the Bombshell Roulette Champ, that reign put me on the map for fuck’s sake! But just because it was the thing that made people stand up and take notice of me doesn’t meant I don’t have regrets about it, and I’d be here all day if I had to list them all.” I added as I stared into the camera. ”And you’re at the centre of several of those regrets Bella, that and the title itself.”

Yep.

”Granted, I was the Bombshell Roulette Champion at the time and there’s always an element of risk in that division, but I respect you too much as a talent to let that slide Bella.” I added as I flipped some hair over my shoulder. ”Maybe now, after two years of waiting, we’ll finally know who the better woman is with no outside bullshit! We both know Julianna’s going to watch this match closely because whoever wins here will be her next challenger but I don’t think she’s the type to get personally involved like that! Granted, we’ve yet to see her truly pissed off at someone but I’m sure that’ll change soon.””

It’s that simple.

”So yeah, basically? This match is about who challenges for the World Bombshell Championship at December 2 Dismember VI, but in terms of my pride? This match is about answering a two year old question.” I said as I started to walk towards my car. ”Who’s the better wrestler, me, or Bella Madison? And there’s only one way we’re going to settle this and get that question answered once and for all, by meeting at The Path to Redemption Part VII: Old Face, New Goals.”

And with that I decided to wrap things up.

”Why that title? Because you may have wrestled me when I was just breaking out as a wrestler Bella but my goals have changed a lot since then! Back then it was all about proving myself as champion and to silence my critics, now? It’s about finishing a story!” I added as I approached the car door. ”The story of how I’ve waited a whole fucking year to get back in the title scene and the fact that I have to wrestle someone who was one of my first opponents the last time I was champ isn’t lost on me, the winds of change are blowing Bella, and unless you get the fuck out of the way? You will get trampled underfoot by the face of the new generation of Bombshells Krystal Wolfe!”

I got in the car and drove off as the scene fades.

(Roxi was used with Jeremy’s permission)

Krystal’s loss to Roxi Johnson in the Streetfight would not mean the end of her journey through the Climax Controls leading up to High Stakes, because Aleesha Jones had suddenly injured herself during training forcing the bosses to vacate the Bombshell Internet Title and scramble to find a new challenger for High Stakes and champion, what was their solution? An eight woman Battle Royal that would serve as the Main Event for the Go Home Show, and on top of all that? Krystal’s opponents were faces from her past:

Krystal’s former Saviors Ally Kat Jones, her fellow Go Gym Graduates Ariana Angelos and Tempest, Mercedes Vargas, Seleana Zdunich, Zoey Lukas, Sam Marlowe, and Luna Vanity! This is Krystal’s first title shot in months, her last only happening because she had opted to take part in the Roulette Invitational Match at Inception VI all the way back at the start of the year! Can Krystal make the most of this and win?

Backstage at Climax Control 374, San Francisco, California
Sunday the 1st of October 2023, 21:00pm

Remember my first High Stakes cycle as a member of the Bombshell Roster? Back when I was the Bombshell Roulette Champion and the only thing I had to worry about was avenging Ari following Char Kwan’s attack? Fun times.

So much has changed in the past two years that it’s not even funny! Never mind the fact that my friendship with Ari was shattered when I attacked her and Cass at Blaze of Glory earlier in the year, this year’s High Stakes Cycle has managed to make that look quaint by comparison and all in the same night.

How you ask? How about a night that ended in in the now former World Heavyweight Champion being fired for attacking the SCW Refs! I’ve definitely had my disagreements with Jasmine, Jacob, Drew and ESPECIALLY Dawn but not even at my worst did I ever strike them, hell the closest I got to putting a hand on them was when I threw Dawn out of the ring that one time! As for tonight’s events that directly affect me? I lost the Street Fight to Roxi after she caught me in a Small Package, I knew it was going to be a tough fight heading into that match but that wasn’t the end of it.

Because as it turns out? The World Heavyweight Championship wasn’t the only title being vacated this week, the Bombshell Internet Title had been declared vacant after Aleesha injured herself during training and whilst I have no love loss for that woman? I can only imagine how much that sucks! But that injury gave me and seven other Bombshells an opportunity because next week in the main event the new champion and her challenger for High Stakes was being decided in an eight woman Battle Royal and in case you can’t tell? I’m one of those eight women! But who are the remaining seven?

Kat Jones, Tempest, Mercedes Vargas, Seleana Zdunich, Luna Vanity, Zoey Lukas, and Ari! See a pattern there? With the exception of Luna these were all faces from my past, Kat Jones was my Saviours teammate for five minutes, Tempest was another Go Gym Graduate who faced me at Into the Void, Mercedes Vargas was someone who I had faced several times, most prominently during my Roulette Title Reign, Seleana Zdunich was another former challenger of mine who I had faced during the Unsolved Mysteries Tour and Zoey Lukas was my one and only opponent during this year’s Blast from the Past Tournament.

And Ari? Do I really need to go over my history with Ariana at this point? At one point we were pretty much inseparable, now look at us! Our last conversation ended in a shouting match!

So yeah, this match may as well be labelled “Krystal Wolfe faces her Rogues Gallery”.

”One Climax Control has thrown the bosses’ plans into chaos.” I whispered to myself as I looked at the Main Event on the New Card Text, considering that I was beginning to doubt whether I’d ever see title contention again for the rest of the year? This was definitely a pleasant surprise, circumstances be damned. ”Guess they weren’t as iron clad as we all thought.”

“Just the woman I was looking for.” I glanced up and saw Roxi approaching me and promptly pocketed my phone, the Hall of Famer was in her street clothes as opposed to me who was still in my wrestling gear having not had a chance to get changed due to the medics wanting to check on me following the Street Fight. “It’s been quite a night hasn’t it Krystal?”

”You can say that again, and judging from the look on your face, you’ve seen the card for the Go Home show?” I asked Roxi and the redhead nodded to confirm that. ”Then you know what’s ahead of me, with the exception of Luna it’s practically a who’s who of people I either pissed off or wronged during the time between Blaze of Glory and Violent Conduct!”

“And you’ve got Aiana’s volatile nature to deal with as well.” Roxi nodded as she got the idea and I frowned as I thought back over the past few weeks. “I can’t help but feel that I started her on this path when I told her that she wasn’t ready for the World Bombshell Title.”

”It’s either that or my attacks on her at Blaze of Glory and after Into the Void, take your damn pick.” I responded bluntly as I folded my arms. ”Putting that aside for a moment, you never answered my question, I nearly murdered you when we faced off in Rio, hell if I had I wouldn’t be here right now because my ass would either be in jail or an insane asylum yet you bear no grudge.”

“I thought I did when I said that I wasn’t one to hold grudges.” Roxi pointed out and I swiftly shook my head in response. “It’s clearly bothering you Charlotte, let’s hear it.”

”What do you expect me to say?! That because I brought Matthew Kennedy and Marty  McFarge out of obscurity for the final few months of my Roulette Title Reign I almost caused the end of the world?! That for a little over five months I terrorized Bombshells and young aspiring wrestlers alike?!” I asked bluntly as I messaged my forehead, feeling a migraine coming on as I thought back over those five months. ”Not to mention attacking my own flesh and blood to start it all! Cassie has forgiven me, Makayla has forgiven me, you have even less reasons to forgive me than they do especially since Makayla was pregnant with twins during the first two months of my bitch run!”

“That reminds me.” Roxi responded as I let out several deep breaths and I glanced up at her. “How are the twins doing? Cara and Zosia right?”

”Makayla was worried that there’d be health complications because they were born a week premature, thankfully both girls are healthy and growing up faster than I can keep track off.” I admitted as I brushed some hair behind my ear and Roxi nodded. ”But can we get back on track?”

“Off course, look, me and Keira acknowledge that we messed up when we didn’t check on you after your reign ended, if anything we’re trying to prevent history repeating itself with Ariana but you’ve seen how she’s reacted.” Roxi responded and I nodded along as she talked to me. “And most importantly? I know it wasn’t you behind the wheel during that match in Rio, I know it was Sin and she’s gone for good.”

”That’s it?” I asked with a mild scoff as I shook my head in disbelief. ”Sin might have been in the driver’s seat but it was still by my hands that the match in Rio went so dramatically wrong! And yes, I saw it all, Sin made sure that I had a front row seat for each and every atrocity she committed whilst in control of my body, but now that you’ve excised my demon, it’s water under the bridge?”

“I know it’s a lot to take in, but believe me Charlote, I meant every word of that.” Roxi assured me and my frown deepened as I looked the Hall of Famer over. “You and Ari are the future of this business Charlotte, and we’re here to help you every step of the way.”

”Who? You and Keira?” I asked as I went to walk away. ”Because that’s gone so well for Ari! If you excuse me Roxi, I need to get back to the hotel because I have a long flight back to Vegas to catch first thing in the morning and I want to be well……….”

The next part was something I didn’t expect, one moment I was walking away from the SCW Hall of Famer, the next? She had grabbed me by my shoulder and spun me around to face her. “I didn’t say we were finished.” Roxi stated simply as I stared her down. “No one said that carving a path like mine and Keira’s was going to be easy, you’ve hit roadblocks, Ari’s hit roadblocks, Cassie and Harp have hit roadblocks, it’s how you overcome those obstacles that matters, and this Battle Royal is your chance to get back in the title scene after being in a title drought for a good chunk of the year.”

”Beliieve me, the fact that I’ve only had two title shots this year compared to the three I had last year hasn’t gone unnoticed.” I responded as I shook my head.  ”Especially when Ari has had what? Three chances at winning a title since she lost the Bombshell Roulette Title? I know I was dealing with the Sin shit at the time but I wasn’t even on Courtney’s radar when she was picking her challenger for Violent Conduct IX and I’ve been a Bombshell longer than most of the women she listed!”

“Use that frustration and turn that into a win, that’s all I can tell you for now.” Roxi advised me and I nodded in response. “I’ll let you go for now but I’ll keep my eye on you, same goes for Keira and Ari, have a safe flight home.”

”Thanks.” I thanked Roxi before I headed off towards the parking lot, this wasn’t how I expected to end the last Climax Control before High Stakes but then again I doubted the bosses expected to be put into this situation, Michael’s firing, Aleesha’s injury, all that was left was for something to happen to Calvin and the chaos would come full circle in no time.

Calvin was set to defend his title this week as well, maybe he could break the curse that seems to have befallen his little clan?

Krystal’s home, Las Vegas, Nevada
Monday the 2nd of October 2023, 11:00am

Not even twenty four hours after the Battle Royal was announced and a lineup change had been announced, and it’s not a Bombshell pulling out at the last minute either, rather? It’s a Bombshell being added.

That Bombshell was Sam Marlowe and in the process the bosses had managed to reinforce the idea that this match was me against my rogues gallery, if you remember, Sam was the one who eliminated me from the 2022 Blast from the Past Tournament essentially spelling the beginning of the end of my Bombshell Roulette Title Reign! A thing that many Bombshells were quick to celebrate because of how arrogant I was acting! Because how dare a young Bombshell have a record breaking reign and be proud of everything she had accomplished!

Why yes, I am still sore about that, why do you ask?

But more to the point? This match just got a little tougher, Sam may not have been the same Bombshell she was all those years ago but she was still a Hall of Famer for a reason and when you throw her name in with all the other Bombshells in the match?

Yeah, there was no getting around it, this match had just gotten a lot tougher.

”Just what I needed heading into my first title match since January.” I muttered to myself as I read the tweet from Christian, it wasn’t the fact that the match had been changed that had annoyed me, the “Card Subject To Change” disclaimer had been a part of wrestling for as long as I could remember, hell that was how I got on last year’s Violent Conduct card after Jessie didn’t feel like wrestling Sam yet again! It was rather the fact that said title match had just been made so much harder. ”They went and added another Bombshell who I’ve pissed off in the past year to the match.”

”Somehow I doubt Courtney is willing to give up the World Bombshell Championship just for a shot at you.” Makayla chimed in as she walked into the kitchen and I glanced up at my Greek Australian wife. ”So, who have they added to the Battle Royal?”

”Sam Marlowe.” I responded as I brushed some of my hair over my shoulder and Makayla nodded. ”So to recap, we have my Saviours ally for five minutes, my first opponent since Blaze of Glory, Tempest, Ari, Seleana, Mercedes, Luna and Seleana.” I added as I shook my head. ”Not counting Mercedes and Luna? It’s practically a who’s who of people I pissed off since Blaze of Glory.”

”Gotta admit, it’s a hell of a coincidence, but it’s definitely a coincidence, every woman in that Battle Royal is a former champion in SCW, well besides Zoey unless Queen for a Day counts as a championship, and Sam’s a Hall of Famer.” Makayla reasoned as she folded her arms. ”Besides, Sam was probably meant to be in the match from the get-go but Michael’s firing likely left the bosses not thinking straight, it would explain the typo in the card at least.”

”Typo?” I asked before I got my phone out to look at the card again, I hadn’t even noticed it at first but it was true, Kat Jones had been called Kay Jones and they had apparently neglected to correct it even whilst adding Sam to the match. ”You’d think they’d have someone proof read the card so mistakes like this wouldn’t happen.” I commented as I put my phone away and Makayla shrugged.

”Yet she who has never made a typo in her entire life even without proof readers cast the first stone.” Makayla responded and I went to respond but couldn’t find the words. ”Yeah, I thought so, now if you excuse me? I need to use the kitchen because I’m preparing lunch for us and Rachel.”

”Guessing Cara and Zosia have already been fed?” I asked and Makayla nodded to confirm that. ”You do that, I’ll go check on the twins before I start playing Mario Maker 2.” I added and Makayla nodded before I went off to do just that.

Nevada Desert
Monday the 2nd of October 2023, 21:00pm

*promo time*

This will be interesting.

”I’m honestly not sure who was more surprised that this match came about, me and the eight other Bombshells in it or the bosses themselves.” I stated as I sat down on the hood of my Nissan Quash Quai. ”But whatever plans the bosses had for Aleesha Jones and her Bombshell Internet Title Reign at High Stakes went out the window when she got injured in training, I have no love lost for Aleesha and you’d only need look at my Twitter Exchanges with her to see why but I will say that I wouldn’t wish a title reign ending due to injury on anyone! That said, this does provide me with a hell of an opportunity because the winner of this Battle Royal and the runner up will square off at High Stakes in the winner’s first defence!” I stated before sighing. ”I just gotta outlast Kat Jones, Zoey Lukas, Tempest, Luna Vanity, Sam Marlowe, Ariana Angelos, Mercedes Vargas and Seleana Zdunich to do it!”

No pressure.

”Want to know what most of those women have in common? In some way or another, I’ve angered them over the past year with my actions between Blaze of Glory and Violent Conduct! And off course, they are in the Battle Royal but that goes without saying.” I stated as I brushed some hair over my shoulder. ”But if you ask me? There’s no one more motivated to win this Battle Royal than me! I’ve spent a good chunk of the year watching on the sidelines as other Bombshells got opportunities, from choke artists like Georgie Robertson to people who haven’t quite lived up to the hype like Laura Phoenix, do you have any idea how frustrating that was?” I asked hypothetically as I folded my arms. ”Well? I’m done waiting on the sidelines!”

Here we go.

”You ladies had better believe that I’m taking this opportunity by the horns and winning the Bombshell Internet Championship! Not even the combined strength of Tempest and Zoey Lukas will be able to get in my way!” I added as I hopped off the hood of my car and started to walk around. ”I’ve waited well over a year to get back into title contention, that ends this Sunday! And as I get ready to start going over the other women in this match? Why don’t I start with a returning face?”

You’re up Kat!

”I guess the saying’s true Kat: retirement in professional wrestling may as well be a paid vacation! Either that or you have nine lives like your namesake.” I stated as I looked my nails absentmindedly. ”We’ve wrestled once before, when you were the Bombshell Roulette Champion and I foolishly checked myself out of hospital thinking the Go Gym would let me train whilst injured! We both know how that ended but the question is, can you keep up with me whilst I’m healthy? One way to find out!”

Next up is Luna.

”And as for Luna? She’s the one Bombshell in this match who I can confidently say that I have no strong feelings about one way or another!” I stated as I shook my head. ”I don’t know what your alliance with Alexander Raven is about Luna but from what I’ve seen? He’s clearly the more talented one, he’s one title away from winning a Triple Crown, you held the Bombshell Roulette Title for a cup of tea and have struggled to get back in the title scene since then but since we’ve never wrestled? You’re the one who I want to face most because you are at least fresh competition! We’ll see how it turns out in any case.”

Next up Zoey.

”And speaking of underachievers, it’s Zoey! Tell me Zoey, how does it feel to be in the shadow of a sister who’s about to enter the Hall of Fame?” I asked bluntly as I folded my arms. ”Look, Alicia’s a bitch who’s never respected me but she definitely earned that Hall of Fame spot, but at the rate you’re going Zoey? The question becomes, will you join Alicia in the Hall of Fame when it’s all said and done? I don’t think so, and this Battle Royal will be another testament to that!”

Next up Tempest.

”Well, I had to address the elephants in the room at some point, because also in this match are two fellow Go Gym Graduates who have a grudge against me! I’ll get to the unstable one in a sec but Tempest is my main focus for now.” I said as I brushed some hair over my shoulder. ”I don’t think I need to remind anyone of the story behind my last encounter with Tempest, we had a PPV Match and everything! But the thing with Battle Royals Tempest is that the biggest threats in the match are logically targeted for elimination from the get-go, and I don’t see this ending any better for you as long as the other women in this match use their brains!”

Next up Ariana.

”And off course, there’s Ariana! The one who I attacked at Blaze of Glory and set the whole rest of the year in motion for the two of us!” I stated as I let out a deep breath. ”I’ll address that and my other actions over this past year once I’ve gone over everyone but Ari? Seriously babe, get some fucking help! You’re not doing yourself any favours when you go on rants like you did at Climax Control! My personal prediction for Ari? Either she makes it all the way or everyone gets tired of her shit and eliminates her, and the smart money is on the latter!”

Next up Mercedes.

”and we are back to the underachievers! But at least this one has been in the Hall of Fame! Twice as she’ll be so quick to remind you! And it’s funny because I had a small feud with Mercedes during last year’s High Stakes build!” I stated as I shook my head. ”A small feud that still makes me question why the bosses keep someone so obviously past their prime around! Mercedes? We’ve faced each other five times! And I only lost the first match because neither of us were involved in the deciding pinfall! That doesn’t bode well for you does it Mercedes? At least I can guarantee that you’ll get a random as fuck title shot before the end of the year!”

Next up is Sam.

”And speaking of last year, here’s someone who I had a serious hate boner for through most of 2022, Sam “sorry I’m late to the party” Marlowe!” I stated as I shook my head. ”Our last physical encounter was when I attacked you at the Into the Void event back in May, want to know why I never followed that up? Besides being involved in far more important shit with Keira? You didn’t impress me in either match, and so I deemed you not worth my time! I’m sure your eager to prove that assessment wrong Sam, but is it really wrong?”

Last up is Seleana.

”And here to round out the underachievers is Seleana Zdunich! How she went from losing a Roulette Rules Match to Georgie to being a potential Bombshell Internet Champion is beyond me!” I stated honestly as I threw my hands up in disbelief. ”Unless you were added to the match on your past merits off course Seleana but honestly? At the rate you’re going people will end up forgetting that you’re a former Roulette and World Champ! And that’s not a good sign for a former champion! Sure, I’ve had my ups and downs since my reign ended Seleana but at least I give a shit! At least I put an effort in unlike someone who just shows up to collect a pay check like you!”

Stacked match.

”Regardless of my personal feelings about any of the women un this match? You gotta admit, this match is stacked as fuck!” I added with a grin on my face. ”All but one of the women in this match have held titles during their SCW Careers and that one is debatable if you don’t count winning the Queen for a Day Match as a title! But regardless? I’m out to get back to a position I’ve been denied for too long, the position of title holder in SCW!”

Can I do it?

”But between a returning Bombshell and several other hungry women? Can I do it?” I asked as I started walking back to my car. ”There’s only one way we’ll know that for sure and that’s too head into this Battle Royal ready to throw down with some of the best women’s wrestlers on the roster and Mercedes Vargas! And trust me, I’ll do everything in my power to walk out the new champion!”

It’s that simple.

”And once the dust settles? Not only will I be the new champion but I’ll know who my first challenger will be! And looking at the other women in this match? It’ll be a hell of a match at High Stakes no matter what, that’s for damn sure!” I said as I flipped some hair over my shoulder. ”Granted I don’t want to wrestle Mercedes Vargas for the second High Stakes in a row but I’ll take on whoever fate decides will be my first challenger! I’ve waited two young years to enter High Stakes as a champion again and I won’t let it go to waste!”

And with that I decided to wrap things up.

”Has there been an Australian born Bombshell Internet Champion in SCW before? I’m sure Mercedes will inform us one way or another but if I end up being the first after this match? Then that will make my victory all the sweeter!” I stated as I walked back towards my car. ”Because as far as title shots go? My 2023 has been as barren as the Nevada Desert and not nearly as hot! But as the face of a new generation of Bombshells leading the charge as the winds of change blow at The Path to Redemption Part III: Facing the Past? That’s about to change for the better! See you ladies on Sunday!”

I got in my car and drove off as the scene fades.

Only one word could be used to describe Krystal’s match against Keira, climatic! But in the end, Sin had been purged from Krystal (and the world) for good leaving the Aussie Bombshell to ruse the last few months of 2023/early 2024 to try to rebuild her reputation in SCW after going scorched earth on it for months on end! And that first step began at the first Climax Control of the High Stakes Cycle where Krystal was taking on Georgie Robertson is singles action! Georgie was coming off an unsuccessful bid to end Jessie Salco’s reign with the Bombshell Roulette Title, a reign that would end at Violent Conduct at the hands of Alexandra Callaway, and was left off the Violent Conduct card as a result, can Krystal get back to her winning ways?

Krystal and Makayla’s home, Las Vegas, Nevada
Monday the 28th of August 2023, 18:00pm

Where do I even BEGIN to describe the last five months of my life?

I thought I was in control of things as we headed into this year’s Blaze of Glory, I had been recruited into The Saviours, I was all set to settle my score with Chelsea LeClair, Makayla was just two months away from giving birth to Cara and Zosia, our beautiful twin baby girls and Cassie was going to be my guest that night on top of all that.

I don’t think I need to remind you of how that night ended.

From officially joining The Saviours at the start of the night to my attack on Cassie and then Ariana? I still thought I was in control, Cassie was still coming off that whole saga with MPW and it was clear to me that my attempts to get through to the then nineteen year old weren’t working, then I dropped the girl I now know as my half sister with a Superkick in the middle of the ring and threatened to end her wrestling career with a steel chair attack! And when Ariana ran out to save the day? I laid her out too, hitting my Running Powerbomb on her and driving her into a stack of steel chairs.

I THOUGHT I was in control, but in reality? Sin was manipulating my actions, I was practically a puppet on her strings, taking advantage of my issues at the time, namely Cass and MPW and Ariana seemingly replacing me as the Go Gym’s new golden girl, and basically using them to fuel my actions! As for those public workouts were I hurt so many up and coming female wrestlers that I’ve lost count? Yeah, Sin had a hand in those too.

And don’t even get me started on breaking Ruby’s arm! Waking up from that nightmare to find a massive fine from the bosses waiting for me, wasn’t fun! But the key part is? That’s all over, Sin is gone, I talked to the bosses and they agreed that they would take a cut of my pay check each month until the fine is paid in full! Thank god I’ve got the Twitch and YouTube Channel to fall back on because I’d be broke otherwise!

Well, that and the money Jenny has given me over the years, as tempting as it was to spend that mountain of cash at once? It was instead saved up in my bank account for emergencies, something Jenny’s lawsuit almost ruined before Makayla stepped in.

And speaking of Makayla?

”Will she even take me back?” I muttered to myself as I walked up the driveway to the house, I don’t think I need to tell you how difficult things have been but to summarise? My actions under Sin’s influence caused me to miss the birth of the twins, almost cost me my marriage to Makayla, and got me barred from seeing the twins to the point that I had to use my key to get in the house just to see them, throw in the fact that it was late at night and yeah, Makayla was probably fearing the worst. ”After all the fucked up shit I’ve done since Blaze of Glory?”

I didn’t even reach the front porch before the front door opened and Makayla stepped out, it didn’t take me long to realize that our dogs Tali and Garrus had sensed my arial and were at the door forcing Makayla to push her way past them. ”Keira already explained everything that happened in that match, if it could even be called that.” Makayla stated as she looked me over, compared to how she looked in the weeks following the twins’ birth? She was back to her normal look for lack of better term though her long wavy blonde hair was currently tied up in a ponytail. ”But I still want to hear it from you before I let you into the house Charlotte, and before you ask? It’ll be a while before I feel comfortable enough to say that our relationship is back to what it was before Blaze of Glory.”

”To be honest? I had a feeling you’d say that.” I sighed as I folded my arms and Makayla nodded. ”Where do you want me to start exactly? Because this shit dates back to the week before you told me that you were pregnant with the twins.”

”I know about that and Marty and Matthew sneaking into our house to start that whole saga! Keira and Roxi interrogated them after all was said and done.” Makayla responded before shaking her head. ”Or at least tried to interrogate Marty, he apparently lost his mind at some point while Sin kept him prisoner and was ultimately carted off to a mental institute, likely for the rest of his life.” Makayla admitted and I nodded in response remembering that as clear as day. ”Look, I’ll make this easy for you, Keira told me that your actions for the most part were influenced by Sin, everything from your attacks to that relationship, if you can even call it that, with that Jessica woman, was she correct?”

”Basically yeah, and I know it doesn’t excuse most of the stuff I did since Blaze of Glory but it is what it is.” I responded with a nod as I brushed some hair over my shoulder. ”And as for Jessica? The last time I spoke to her was on that fateful night in Rome, I don’t know where she’s disappeared too because Keira didn’t tell me and when I tried calling her she blocked my number.”

”Who needs enemies when you have friends like that? Benefits or not.” Makayla commented as she shook her head before folding her arms. ”And based on that, it’s safe to assume that the “friends with benefits” situation you had with her is over?” Makayla added and I nodded in response. ”You still made out with another woman on PPV before I even had a chance to file the divorce papers and whilst I was heavily pregnant, if I’m going to let you back into this house I need your assurance that something like that will never happen again and yes, that includes the attacks as well! Do you understand how big a headache you gave me whilst I was trying to defend you on Twitter?!” Makayla added before frowning. ”Or whatever that idiot calls it nowadays.”

”Kay? You know how short my temper is, and you know that’s a knock on effect from my fucked up childhood as well.” I responded bluntly as I blew a stray strand of hair out of my eyes. ”For those reasons I can’t guarantee that I’ll never lose my temper on Climax Control or an SCW PPV again but I can guarantee that it’ll never get that bad again for as long as you live.” I added and Makayla considered my words for a moment as she folded my arms. ”I know I fucked up everything I had going for me before Blaze of Glory, I’m trying to make amends for that, at least let this be my first step!”

That was all the convincing Makayla needed because she let me into the house without hesitation, off course the dogs were there waiting for me as was Rachel and whilst I had a long road to redemption in front of me? It was at least a start.

The next step was the Go Gym, easier said than done considering I kicked off this whole saga by attacking a fellow Go Gym Graduate, disrespected Gabriel when he confronted me in Scotland and tormented Despy over his love of Gummi Bears,  and don’t even get me started on flat out admitting that I had been using Team Go to get ahead over the past three years or so.

Should I even bother?

Regardless of the answer to that above question, I had one more bridge to mend before I could really get started, at the time I knew her as my younger cousin from just outside of Adelaide who had followed me into the wrestling business during the peak of my Roulette Title Reign and was having great success on her own, now I knew that she was in fact my younger half-sister, to make matters worse? I had missed her twentieth birthday back in July.

There was no getting around it, I needed to make amends with Cassie and fast.

Outside Cassie’s home, Reno, Nevada
Tuesday the 5th of September 2023, 16:00pm

Bet your wondering why it took me a week to do this, especially considering Reno’s a (relatively) short drive from Vegas at just under seven hours, well, I tried calling Cass first.

Every time I got through, it was either Becky or Zoey who answered and they would quickly hang up when they heard my voice, I tried twice more on Sunday (before I learned that I was facing Georgie Robertson next Sunday) and yesterday but when those attempts failed? I finally said fuck it and took the long drive up to Reno, hell I would’ve gotten here sooner but I needed to stop by a diner in Tonopah (a small town in between the two cities) to grab breakfast, but the point was? I was here now.

And Cassie’s girlfriends weren’t exactly pleased to see my car pull up to the driveway.

”Girls, I literally just drove straight from Vegas to here, I know you lived in Vegas before you moved to Reno, you know how much of a trek that is.” I commented as I messaged my forehead in annoyance whilst Zoey and Becky blocked my way onto the path to the home the three girls shared, Becky wasn’t a wrestler, she wasn’t even an athlete, Zoey seemed to be eternally in Hero Academy despite being a student there for just under a year, in other words? I could take them on paper but attacking them unprovoked would just add more fuel to their fire. ”Can you stop being unreasonable and let me talk to Cass!?”

”Oh I’m sorry, I must’ve missed the part where not letting a person who attacked my girlfriend unprovoked she her was unreasonable!” Zoey responded as she rolled her eyes and I ran a hand down my face. ”And yes, we remember that MPW saga well, but that doesn’t excuse you threatening to end her wrestling career!”

”And don’t even get me started on the mental trauma that attack caused her!” Becky added as the Aussie walked up to me. ”We’ll give you the money to refuel your car for the journey back but you just wasted those six-seven hours, go home!”

”Or you two can stop being such bitches and let me see my half-sister!” Cassie quickly interjected and the girls turned around to see Cass marching up the pathway with a frown on her face. ”Seriously, I’ll be twenty one next year! I don’t need you to babysit me!”

”But the whole saga started with Krystal attacking you Cass!” Becky pointed out as she turned to my half-sister but even I could see that Cass wasn’t backing down from this. ”We don’t care if she’s your half-sister, we’re not letting you see her!”

”And I’ll just remind you of who had the metaphorical balls to get revenge on Krystal during the Summer XXXTreme build up.” Cassie responded bluntly and once they realized that they were fighting a losing battle Becky and Zoey stepped aside to finally let me onto the property. ”Charlotte? Follow me, Becks, Zo? I don’t know, go play with Sandie in the back yard or something but give us space, got it?”

”Got it.” Zoey nodded reluctantly as did Becky before the two girls went on the merry way.

Cassie’s living room, Reno, Nevada
Tuesday the 5th of September 2023, 16:45pm

I wasn’t sure where Becky and Zoey went after my little spat with them, all I knew was that they were gone for at least two hours and since Sandie spent time with us in the living room rather than with them as Cassie suggested? It was safe to say that they weren’t playing with the Golden Labrador.

”Let me get this out of the way, I wanted this chat with you since that incident in Rome, it didn’t exactly hurt that I celebrated my twentieth birthday earlier in the week either.” Cassie admitted as she plopped down on the sofa and I sat opposite her. It’s funny, I never really noticed her Mediterranean looks before Cass discovered that she was half Italian but well? It was kinda obvious, Cass always had darker skin tone compared to others in the family, even her mom but I just assumed that she tanned a lot. ”When I saw that thing with Chelsea it just kinda clicked, you know? But obviously I was back stateside by then.”

”And even if you could stick around, you were preparing for your debut at that Scars and Stripes show for EWC.” I nodded as I got the idea and Cassie said nothing as she started stroking her dog. ”Look Cass? I know there’s a lot to cover even without getting into the attack at Blaze of Glory so I’ll just start there, okay? I’m sorry for everything that happened that night, you still needed a wakeup call after the saga with MPW but that was way over the top.”

”Don’t even get me started with MPW! I’m still pissed that I never got a rematch for the TV Title before that fed closed!” Cassie groaned as she messaged her forehead in annoyance and I said nothing in response. ”Otherwise? Apology accepted but there’s one other elephant in the room we need to address, namely the fact that we’re sisters instead of cousins.”

”You have any idea how often that scene has played in my head since that night? And that just leaves me with some big questions, like why did your mom, or aunt, deceive you?” I asked and Cassie quickly nodded in agreement. ”And was your mom a victim of my dad’s?”

”Thing is? I can answer both questions with one word: yes.” Cassie responded as she let out a deep breath. ”I have no fucking clue what he timeline was between my mom’s death and yours, but she gave me to my aunt to get me out of that hellhole before it passed the point of no return, you’re what? Six, seven years older than me?”

”I’ll be turning twenty eight in November but considering your next birthday will be your twenty first? You’re not that far off.” I pointed out and Cass nodded in response. ”Look, I’ll keep this short and sweet, I’m going to focus on rebuilding my reputation for a while, I don’t care how long it takes and I know from last year’s Most Hated co-winner that some people will probably never forgive me.” I added before glancing over at the front door and it didn’t take Cass long to figure out what I meant. ”And that’s if I ever get there to begin with! But I at least started off well with you and Makayla.”

”At least I know that shit’s sorted.” Cass nodded in response to my statement before grinning a bit. ”And on the plus side? Your next match is against that perpetual choke artist Georgie Robertson.”

”Yeah, if there’s anyone I can start rebuilding my momentum from? It’s her.” I nodded in agreement before the topic shifted away from SCW for a bit, by the time we were done it was dinner time and I didn’t feel like getting a meal out on the way back to Vegas so I stuck around and helped the girls cook up a meal.

Wasn’t anything as good as what Makayla cooks up on a regular basis (she’s the former chef, not me) but it was at least good enough to mend the fences with Zoey and Becky too.

Walking down the streets of Reno, Nevada
Tuesday the 5th of September 2023, 21:00pm

*promo time*

Oh boy.

”What the hell do you expect me to say SCW?” I asked bluntly as I walked through the streets. ”These past six months I’ve committed acts that would get me arrested at any other jobs, I’ve alienated my friends, family, my fellow wrestlers, and for what? Glory? Jealousy? The influence of a fucking demon? All of the above? I’ll leave you to ponder that question for now folks, because my rebuilding period has begun and first on my list is Georgie Robertson.”

This will be good.

”Georgie, Georgie, Georgie, if they looked up the definition of “wasted potential” in the dictionary your face would be right there next to it.” I commented as I shook my head. ”Over a year has passed since your SCW debut and in that time you’ve had several title opportunities and scored the shock upset off the year when you defeated Roxi at Inception VI! Now we do have that in common but for obvious reasons, I’m choosing not to talk about that match, I was in a bad place, that’s all I’m saying, but as thoroughly beaten as this dead horse is Georgie? The fact still remains that you’ve squandered that momentum!”

Sorry, not sorry.

”So many title opportunities, so many chances to make something off yourself and you fucked it up each and every time! For fuck’s sake, you had to answer Jessie’s open challenge to get your last title shot!” I added before shaking my head with a chuckle. ”And not only did you lose? You were one of several Bombshells left off the card, sad really!”

How the mighty have fallen.

”And don’t think for a second that I’m going to take it easy on you Georgie, because I’m in search of the same thing as you: momentum and I’m not about to see you squander more opportunities because you don’t know what to do with them!” I stated as I ran both hands through my hair. ”If you ask me Georgie? You’re a classic case of too much, too young, too fast! And I’m not quoting that Airbourne song just because they happen to hail from my homeland of Australia! For one thing, they are from Victoria, I’m from South Australia, two completely different parts of the country! But more to the point, you’ve been given too much for your experience range, your too young to know what to do with it and it’s happening too fast!”

Get the picture?

”At least when I signed with SCW in 2020, I made sure to spend a few years toiling on the indie scene beforehand so I knew what the fuck I was doing when I arrived! According to some idiots, including our new Bombshell Internet Champion, I still don’t have a clue but they will soon be proven wrong!” I stated bluntly as I folded my arms. ”And you will be my perfect punching bag for this match Georgie, because as soon as you make the one mistake you consistently make whenever you lose a match? I’ll be on you like a shark that smelled blood in the fucking water.”

It’s that simple.

”I’ll give you credit for persistence and tenaciousness but that’s about it Georgie, because until you get your act together I won’t give you credit as a talent!” I stated as I leaned against a nearby wall. ”What do I mean by that? Stop wasting your opportunities, actually do something beyond being a tough chick from South London, show the SCW Universe why you were signed in the first place and why the bosses keep you around, until you do? You’ll continue to get stepped over by hungrier, more determined women on the Bombshell Roster, including yours truly!”

And with that I decided to wrap things up.

”My days of being the ultimate bitch may be behind me but make no mistake, I have in no way lost my edge and this Sunday? I’ll use Georgie Robertson as a crash test dummy to show the Bombshell Roster EXACTLY what I mean!” I stated bluntly as I kicked off the wall and continued walking down the streets. ”Because you see Georgie? It’s one thing to have talent in the ring, it’s another to know what the fuck to do with it and you’ve demonstrated time after time that you have no clue what to do with your talents! The winds of change are blowing in SCW and I, Krystal Wolfe, will be leading the charge for the next generation at The Path To Redemption Part 1: Back to Normal? We’ll soon see, won’t we? See you on Sunday Georgie!”

I walked off as the scene fades.

Climax Control 366 started off like any other edition, albeit one hosted from the Roman Colosseum in Rome, but it ended unlike any other, to the point where the fantastic Main Event between Jessie Salco and Laura Phoenix for the Bombshell Roulette Title found itself being overshadowed by it! Why? Because in the midst of Chelsea Skye’s surprise appearance to get revenge on Krystal Wolfe for her wife, it was revealed that Krystal had been possessed by a revived Sin and no one know for how long! Even worse? Sin had completely taken over Krystal’s body leaving little of the Aussie’s true self left.

But that wasn’t the only attack Krystal committed that evening as Krystal sought revenge on Ruby Steele for costing them the match against Keira and Whisper at Summer XXXTreme only to be saved by Seleana Zdunich before Krystal could break Ruby’s arm! Well, the noses took one look at that situation and decided “let’s book a match between those two” and it was set for the second Climax Control of the Cycle, a rematch from Inception IV two years ago! Can Krystal win?

Unknown Location
Unknown Date and Time

I honestly can’t remember anything.

The last thing I remember before blacking out was getting a headache after Keira kicked me to break my submission hold on Chelsea, at first I figured that Keira had given me a concussion but the next thing I knew, I was in a jet-black cage, surrounded by flames.

Yet, somehow, I wasn’t feeling the heat from the flames and when I touched the cage, it was cool to the touch, something was definitely off.

”Where am I?!” I called out to the darkness that surrounded the cage, the only light being provided was the flight from the flames but then I heard footsteps coming from the darkness and I tried to adjust my vision to see who it was, it wasn’t until she came right up to the flames that I recognized her. ”SIN?!”

Her form was different, before her appearance looked like Keira if Keira died her hair black with dots in her eyes, this time? Her hair was read, not a natural red like my natural hair colour but blood red. Scars lined her face and she had visible burn marks on her arms. “One year.” Sin scowled as he eyes narrowed at me and I gave her a confused look. “I waited nearly a whole year for this to take place and even now I’m not at full strength.”

”What the hell are you talking about?!” I demanded as I glared at Sin. ”I thought you were dead, the whole wrestling world thought Keira killed you alongside the rest of your minions.”

“Pride, Greed, Wrath, Envy, Lust, Gluttony, Sloth? They are all gone for good, I thought I sensed the sin of lust in that girl you targeted last night, Chelsea was it? But Keira interfered before I could investigate further.” Sin added before a sadistic grin spread across her lips. “I suppose you want to know where you are, I trapped you within your own mind, you’ll watch on, helpless to do anything as I slaughter your friends and family using your own hands!” Sin added as I glared at her. “And you can thank a certain former manager of yours for it.”

”Matthew Kennedy?!” I asked as it dawned on me and Sin nodded as a screen appeared behind her. ”What’s he got to do with anything?! He was bankrupt by the time Jenny’s lawsuit was done with him, he faded into obscurity after the students’ lawsuit was settled!”

“Those are true, but you forgot one thing, if a person desired something hard enough, they’ll go to any lengths to see it through.” Sin responded as she leaned against an invisible wall. “You were desperate enough to check yourself out of hospital the week before a Roulette Title Shot, the one against Kat Jones I believe?.”

”What are you implying? That Matthew and Marty did something to me during that brief hospital stay? I’d remember my former managers going out of their way to visit me after all they’ve done!” I demanded and Sin cackled as she shook her head.

“No my child, that happened later in the year, seven days before your twenty seventh birthday.” Sin responded as she shook her head and I immediately felt a cold chill go down my back. “And what a lovely birthday present Makayla had for you, the news that she was three months pregnant and with twins no less! I remember when you snuck into her house just so you could see the twin girls, such lovely little faces.”

”YOU STAY AWAY FROM THEM YOU BITCH!!” I demanded as I grasped the bars of my cage angrily and Sin laughed in response. ”Makayla, Rachel, Cara and Zosia have done nothing to you!”

“Let me make one thing clear, you are NOT in a position to make demands of me!” Sin said angrily as she marched up to my cage. “I am in control of your body, your mind, your actions, your decisions, your consequences, and as my power grows.” Sin smirked before grabbing me by the chin and pulling my face up to the bars. “So will your suffering!”

All of a sudden, the bars turns super-hot and my flesh burned almost immediately, I was able to pull my hands away from the cage but Sin held my face to the bars and all I could do was let out a muffled scream due to her grip on my chin, this lasted about a minute before she finally let go and let the bars cool down leaving me severely burned on my hands and face, at least for five minutes before Sin healed  my wounds, which, off course, felt like an eternity. ”What the hell do you want Sin?!” I demanded as I started to regain my composure. ”What is your end game?”

“What I want is your body, and not in a sexual way either! Keira destroyed my original vessel, Matthew and Marty may have revived me but I am nowhere near close to my full power.” Sin responded as she folded her arms. “And once I am back at my full power? You’ll be erased from history, no one will remember you, your friends, family, co-workers? They will have no recollection of you, only Sin! No one will even remember that title reign you took so much pride in, that nine-month period will be a blank record in the SCW History Books for the Bombshell Roulette Division.” Sin smirked as she walked up to the screen. “All because you, in a moment of weakness, hired a former wrestler and his business partner to be your managers.”

”When?!” I asked as my eyes narrowed. ”When did this all start?!”

“November the 9th, 2022, exactly one week before your birthday.” Sin responded as the screen turned on, I remembered that week’s Climax Control well, it was the week of Ariana’s final title defence of the year against Jessie Salco, she would go on to lose the Bombshell Roulette Title in the New Year thanks to the open invitational clusterfuck that was won by the other Crystal. “Shall we see?”

”Do I have a choice?” I asked sarcastically and Sin shook her head.

Krystal’s home, Las Vegas, Nevada
Wednesday the 9th of November 2022, 11:00pm

Off course, I didn’t know that Makayla was pregnant by then, she wouldn’t reveal that fact until the following week, the week where I challenged Masque for the World Bombshell Title.

At that point, me and Makayla were fast asleep in our bed, the dogs were downstairs probably dreaming of chasing squirrels or something like that, Rachel was in her own room down the hall and, well, you get the idea.

What I don’t remember is two masked figures sneaking into our room.

“Do you have the book?” Matthew whispered to Marty as they approached our bed and Marty nodded before handing it to Matthew. “One wretched spell and our revenge will be complete.”

“Can’t we get revenge on them he old fashioned way? They are so beautiful, at least………” What Marty was implying was enough to make my skin crawl, especially in hindsight knowing that Makayla was only a few months into her pregnancy at the time, but thankfully Matthew shot his disgusting suggestion down.

“No, if we do anything to harm them the spell won’t work, not even the devil itself would be able to revive Sin if that happens!” Matthew said angrily and Marty wisely (and thankfully) backed off, the next few moments were filled with Matthew reading a spell from the book, I could neither read or understand Latin but the intent behind his words was as clear as fucking day, especially as several small ghostly figures swirled around Matthew and the spell got louder.

Yet somehow, it woke no one in the house or the neighbourhood up, and after several minutes my mouth opened on it’s own and the spirits flew in! Once the final sprit entered my mouth it closed shut for the rest of the night. “Is it done?” Marty asked and Matthew nodded before marching his former manager out of the room. “What now?”

“We sit on the sidelines and wait.” Matthew responded as he glanced over at my sleeping form. “The process should take until July to complete, until then Sin will be slowly exerting her influence over Krystal, at some point she will snap completely and go rogue, by then Sin will be using her emotions and feelings against her.” Matthew explained as the two men left the home without disturbing either of the dogs, Garrus and Tali were still fast asleep despite the former being a German Shepherd with intruders in the house. “By July Sin will take a hold of her completely.”

“But what about us?” Marty asked as they left the house and raced towards a waiting car which sped off once they were inside. “What do we get from this?”

“Sin promised us great rewards for this service.” Matthew nodded as they buckled up. “We will be on top of the mountain again.

Inside Krystal’s mind
Unknown time and place

As the screen turned off I was left with a lot to think about, and Sin was going nowhere fast so I grabbed the opportunity in front of me.

”What kind of reward did you promise them?” I asked as Sin laughed to herself. ”And why has no one heard from them since?”

“I did promise them an award, that much is true.” Sin cackled before she frowned, “They betrayed you when they tried to sabotage your career, they betrayed Cass when they tried to use her as a bargaining chip to keep you in line, and worst of all, they betrayed humanity when they even entertained the idea of reviving me.” Sin said before grinning sadistically. “So I rewarded those fools exactly as a traitor deserves.”

As soon as the words hit me, my blood ran cold, and I immediately looked at my own hands. ”You didn’t?!”

“Oh don’t worry Krystal, I didn’t use your body for that, my power wasn’t strong enough.” Sin responded as she started to walk off. “But what you do need to know is that they will never be seen again! And to think, your bosses were kind enough to spoon feed me my first victim.”

”My bosses? Mark and Christian booked me this week?” I asked and Sin cackled again. ”Against who?”

“Ruby Steele, they are feeding that little lamb to the slaughter all because you attacked her.” Sin responded as she started to walk behind the screen. “Not something I planned for but you have quite the history with Ruby, don’t you? Your first major rival in Sin City Wrestling, the woman who replaced you as Mark Storm’s partner in Blast from the Past, the woman whose minions assisted Diamond Steele in ending your Roulette Championship Reign, my, my, why on earth was she your first pick?” Sin asked rhetorically before laughing. “Oh yes, because you have no allies left, Go Gym? Burned that bridge to the ground, Saviours? You were barely in that group for a cup of coffee, any of the new girls? At this point the only one foolish enough would be that new girl, Juliana DiMaria?”

”Me and Ruby will never be friends, but if you so much as harm one hair on her head……..” The bars heated up again and Sin mockingly did a “tut, tut” motion with her hand.

“Forget your place already? Welcome to your new home Krystal, you will never see the light of day again.” Sin taunted me before she disappeared into the darkness, leaving me alone in the cage. "Once I take care of that fool known as  Ruby and before you vanish for good, Krystal. I will let you see with your own eyes one last sight, the end of Keira! For you see Krystal, once she dies, you will die!"

I had already viewed my alliance with Matthew and Marty as one of the biggest mistakes on my wrestling career to date, but now? I may as well update that to “life”.

Italian Countryside
Monday the 17th of July 2023, 17:00pm

*promo time*

So much has changed.

”Hello dear viewers, you may see Krystal Wolfe on your screens but she is not home, I am Sin, I have returned after three long years.” I stated as I folded my arms. ”Get used to this! because you will never see Krystal as you knew her again! I am in control of her body, I am in control of her will, I am in control of her actions and soon, I will be fully reborn in this body and them the world will weep as it breathes its last breath!” I said with a laugh as I turned my head to the side. ”And Krystal’s employers were kind enough to serve me my first victim in a silver platter, hello dear Ruby, do you want to play a game?”

My first victim.

”Ruby, you have wrestled my vessel before, in fact you were her first rival in Sin City Wrestling, but don’t go into this match expecting the same Krystal you wrestled all those years ago, instead, expect nothing but violence and desolation in your future!” I stated as I folded my arms. ”For you see Ruby, I will not just be out to defeat you on Sunday, I will be out to send a message! Not just to the Bombshell Locker Room, not just to Keira, Roxi or whoever else has a vested interest in what’s going on with me, but to the whole world for once I am done I will remake the world in my image.”

And you will be the first.

”An image of chaos, an image of destruction, an image or brutality, an image of Sin!” I cackled menacingly as I flipped some hair over my shoulder. ”Little girl you have no idea of the horrors that will await you once that bell rings but you will learn soon enough, and trust me Ruby, the only outrageous thing about you after this match will be if there’s anything left of you.”

If you’re lucky.

”A new age of darkness has descended upon Sin City Wrestling, and you can all thank one of the original Roulette Champions for it, you know, if you ever find Matthew Kennedy, he has been a bit hard to find since last November.” I stated with a cackle as I lowered my eyes. ”And Ruby? Make no mistake, your first mistake was screwing over my vessel, your last mistake was to antagonize her, your final mistake was too accept this match, and there will be no mistakes once that bell rings.”

Remember.

”You know what the sad irony is? Krystal did nothing wrong, all she wanted was to be respected by her peers, all she wanted was to be held in the same regard as the likes of Devona, Evie Jordan, London Underground, Fenris, Ariana Angelos, HB Carter, the list goes on! But because you chose to treat her like her accomplishments meant nothing? You drove her to desperation you drove her to seek the services of two former members of the SCW Roster to serve as her managers.” I scoffed to myself as I turned my head to the side. ”You created the monster you see before you, you created Sin reincarnated in Krystal’s body and when the dust has settled on a fallen world and Ruby is recorded as the first victim? They will all point to that one moment in time when they treated a newcomer from Australia like she was beneath them, to the point where they belittled her in her grandest moment, jealousy perhaps? Or just the simple fact that they saw a younger, hungrier Bombshell doing what they never could, you decide, before it’s too late!”

Make it fast.

”But you had better make your decision quickly because I will not be so merciful as to grant Ruby a swift end to her suffering on Sunday!” I added as I ran a hand through my hair. ”And come Sunday night, you will all know the name of Sin, you will all know the bringer of your destruction, you will all know the fate that waits those stupid enough to get in the ring with me, it’ll almost be cathartic to see someone as widely hated as Ruby left in a bloody heap wouldn’t it? Until you fools realize one thing, Ruby was just the start, what do I have in store for the rest of the Bombshell Division?”

It’s that simple.

”You will find out soon enough SIN City Wrestling, appropriate that I would manifest in such a company, and that I would make my glorious return within, I may have been late to the kill, but Ruby will be early for the slaughter.” I stated with a sadistic grin on my face. ”I have waited three long years for this moment Ruby and I will savour every last moment of your agony, I will morsel every second of your suffering, if you’re lucky? Then maybe your precious wife will save you, but that title of hers can’t save her from me!” I added as I folded my arms. ”the only thing that can save you is my mercy, and it’s laughable to think that I have any mercy to spare!”

And with that I decided to wrap things up.

”But ultimately it seems I have you, the Bombshell Roster, to thank for my resurrection, for you see, none off this would’ve been possible if you had treated my vessel with a single monochrome of respect! But fear not, for your world may suffer slowly, I will grant Ruby and any other fools that get in my path a quick end!” I added as clenched a fist and held it to my face. ”The return has been three years in the making and by the time I am done, no one will remember a time before Sin for all those who get in my path will beware the ides of march!”

I walked off as the scene fades.

Krystal picked up the win over London Underground in controversial fashion by way of tagging herself in after Alexandra hit her finisher on Charlotte Eliot but if you can believe it, the following week was even more controversial as Krystal not only broke a rookie’s arm as a message to Keira for the fact that the rookie bore a resemblance to Keira but encountered Jenny Tuck who served her with a lawsuit and had run ins with Ariana and Keira!

But Krystal gad to set that aside for now, this week she was taking on Dawn Warren in a rematch from several months ago! This was Dawn’s first match since losing out on the Blast from the Past Finals against Devona and J2H but the question remained, can Krystal get the win with everything else going on?

Krystal’s home, Grand Junction, Colorado
Wednesday the 24th of May 2023, 16:00pm

This has definitely been a week.

I expected Alexandra to complain about how I secured the win over London Underground last week but honestly>? That bitch should count herself lucky that I even gave her the time of day, I’m not in this business to make friends and I’m through pretending otherwise.

Nor am I worried about that little idiot Despayre crying over Gummi Bears, there are much better hills to die on, that’s all I’m saying.

I’m not on the card next week but I will be there, I’ve got a few more plans in the tank and the attack on Ariana was just the start, for now though? I was checking on the status of my Twitch Channel.

”I guess there really is no such thing as bad publicity, the viewers and followers have gone up tenfold since Blaze of Glory!” I muttered to myself as I checked my stats of my Twitch Channel, but then my train of thought was interrupted when I got a call over Facebook Messenger and frowned when I saw it. ”Penelope? What the hell does she want?!”

I should explain, Penelope was Makayla’s younger sister, by the time I escaped my dumpster fire of a homelife she was around sixteen years old and she was now twenty-one, appearance wise? Imagine a shorter Makayla with dark hair instead of blonde and you’ve got Penelope, why am I saying this? because I still answered it. “G’day Krystal, been a while hasn’t it?” Penelope asked as I answered the call and I nodded. “Not since you married my sister last March?”

”Sounds about right, you know how busy I’ve been better than anyone.” I responded with a shrug and Penelope nodded. ”Let’s cut to the chase Penelope, your pretty much the only person who knows Makayla better than me and you have to know how the divorce proceedings have been going.”

“I’d be lying if I said that Maka hasn’t been confiding in me since she moved back to Vegas, I’ll give you that much.” Penelope nodded in response as she brushed some hair over her shoulder. “Makayla went into labour last night.”

I nearly fell out of my chair when Penelope said that I knew that this was her due month and that, given that she was having twins, it was possible that they’d be coming out early but it still caught me off guard. ”I’m guessing she’d tell me herself if the hospital let her?” I asked once I regained my composure and Penelope nodded. ”How is she and the girls doing?”

“Considering they are a week premature? Cara and Zosia are doing well, same goes for Makayla.” Penelope nodded with a small smile on her face before she let out a deep breath. “And Makayla isn’t letting you see them until you clean up your act in SCW.”

My jaw practically dropped to the floor when Penelope dropped that, this had to be a mistake. ”Err, excuse me?! They are my daughters, she got herself impregnated as a birthday present to me!” I demanded and Penelope sighed as she shifted her weight. ”What right does she have to do this?!”

“Look, I’m just the messenger alright? Don’t bite my head off!” Penelope insisted and I frowned in response. “And frankly? Mom and dad were against Makayla’s idea from day one, they are kinda old fashioned that may! But more to the point, Makayla doesn’t trust you around the babies in your current mental state!”

”She’s seen me interact with Rachel and she knows I can be a good mom regardless of my fucking mental state!” I added as I felt my rage building up. ”For fuck’s sake! I’ve been doing all this to build a better future for my family and this is how she repays me?! Or is this really Makayla’s decision?” I asked and Penelope’s frown deepened. ”Are you sure that your parents have zero say in this decision Penelope?”

“I have NOTHING to say to that accusation Krystal, and frankly I don’t like what your implying either!” Penelope added as she went to end the call. “I was going to talk to my sister about letting you see my two new nieces but your paranoia just threw that idea out the window! And for what it’s worth? Makayla still hasn’t moved forward with the divorce proceedings, and I know the same goes for your side.”

”Our lawyers are at an impasse, that’s all I’m saying.” I responded with a frown and Penelope nodded before ending the call leaving me to stew in my own anger.

I don’t care what that bitch says, I will see my daughters!

Makayla’s home, Las Vegas, Nevada
Monday the 29th of May 2023, 23:00pm

It’s been a while since I’ve been back to Vegas for anything other than SCW business.

A lot’s changed in the past couple of months but some things remained the same, Makayla had moved back into the old house we used to share when I was still pretending to be friends with Team Go! She hadn’t even changed the locks, probably thinking that I’d never come back.

Well, two things did bring me back, and their names were Cara and Zosia.

I had to be quiet as I crept up the stairs, I knew Makayla preferred to sleep at this time of night so it was perfect for what I had to do, once I reached the second floor I glanced around the rooms that were occupied, Rachel’s room was next to Makayla’s and that was unlikely to change, the only other room was a guest bedroom across the landing and I figured that was as good a place as any to check.

Sure enough, I saw a double crib on the other side of the dark room and knew it had to be my new-born daughters, I crept across the room and got my first look at the two baby Greek-Australian girls, they were fast asleep.

”Hey girls.” I whispered to them as a small grin appeared on my face, even just from looking at them I could tell that they bore a strong resemblance to Makayla, which made sense since she carried them to term. ”God, you girls are so beautiful……….”

Then the lights came on and I sun around, Makayla was standing in the doorway with an angry look on her face, even though she was still recovering from the pregnancy she still looked as beautiful as ever. ”Charlotte, give me one good reason why I shouldn’t call the cops and have you arrested for breaking and entering?” Makayla instructed me as she walked into the room with her arms crossed. ”I’m waiting.”

”For one thing, I didn’t break and enter, you never changed the locks.” I explained as I held up my door key and Makayla frowned before sighing in defeat. ”I’m just here to see my daughters, that’s it.”

”I’m sorry but was Penelope not clear when she told you that you were barred from seeing Cara and Zosia?!” Makayla demanded with a scowl on her face. ”I meant what I said to my sister, either you clean up your act or you won’t see them until they are old enough to make that decision on their own! I don’t want a woman who breaks the arms of rookies for fun raising my daughters!”

”Because raising them as a single mother is so much better!” I responded with a scoff as I rolled my eyes. ”And for what it’s worth? They are beautiful, aren’t they?”

That did soften Makayla’s anger a bit, she glanced over at our baby daughters and a small smile appeared on her face. ”Yeah, they are, guess I’ve got good genes.” Makayla responded with a wistful sigh as she walked over to the crib. ”Look, I understand why my decision made you so upset Charlotte but this is for your own good! Either you turn your attitude in SCW around or you’re going to be looked back at as a pariah when you hang up your wrestling boots for good!” Makayla added as she turned to me and I glanced over at her. ”The only reason I haven’t signed the divorce papers is because I you’re a good person deep down! But pull another stunt like that and I’ll go ahead with the divorce proceedings and take you for everything you’ve got! Am I clear?”

”Crystal.” I sighed as I went to leave the baby’s room before pausing. ”I’ll keep this incident off social media if you don’t tell your extended family, deal?”

”Deal.” Makayla responded as she nodded before I went to leave the room.

“Mommy?” And standing right there was Rachel, my niece and, well, at this point, my stepdaughter really, Kirsty hadn’t interfered in our lives in months, she had a teddy bear in hand and I knelt down in front of her.

”Hey Rach!” I greeted her with a warm smile as I looked her over. ”Are you doing well at school?”

“Yes mommy, but auntie Makayla says you’ve been naughty.” Rachel added and I turned to Makayla with a hurt look on my face, Makayla said nothing, she just stood in front of the crib shaking her head. “Is it true?”

”It’s complicated Rach, you’ll understand when your older.” I assured her and that seemed to be enough for Rachel for now, Makayla walked up to me as I stood up and we left the kids alone for now. ”Turning Rachel against me as well?”

”I had to explain why we suddenly moved back to Vegas and why you weren’t coming with us Charlotte, both in a way her toddler mind would understand, I’m not happy about it either but Rachel kept asking and I had to think of something fast.” Makayla responded with a sigh before she led me to the landing. ”Just remember what I said when you go to break another young woman’s arm, I know your better than everything you’ve done on SCW TV since Blaze of Glory XI, it’s not too late for you to prove it.”

With those final words I headed down the stairs and out the front door, I stuck to my word and Makayla stuck to hers, no one but us and Rachel would know about this and who’d believe a toddler anyway?

It still left me with a lot to think about.

Krystal’s hotel room. Las Vegas, Nevada
Tuesday the 30th of May 2023, 13:00pm

I’m not gonna lie, having to rent out a hotel room in the city where I first lived in the US after moving from Australia is a weird feeling.

Truth is I had hoped to visit my daughters a few more times over the next week before I left for Tucson for my match against Dawn Warren but Makayla catching me on the first attempt put the kibosh on those plans.

Besides, that trick won’t work twice, Makayla made sure to take my house key from me before I left the house last night and when I woke up this morning she texted me to let me know that she had changed the locks, I guess on the off chance that I had a spare key made whilst I was in Grand Junction.

That would have to wait for another day though because I had a lawsuit to settle.

“I have to tell you Charlotte it’s not looking good.” Evan, my lawyer, informed me over the video chat and I nodded with a frown on my face. “My firm’s civil lawyers are hard at work with the countersuit but Jenny has some of the best lawyers in the country on her payroll.”

”Jenhy never specified what that money was meant to be used for.” I asserted as I shook my head with a scowl on my face. ”If that bitch thinks she can drive me to bankruptcy on a technicality then she’s got another thing coming! Besides Evan, your law firm is one of the best in Nevada, you helped me and the former PTA Gym students, Cass included, get their money back from Matthew Kennedy after our partnership went tits up, you helped me defeat Kirsty’s TRO when Rachel was admitted to hospital last year with a high fever, I’m not asking you to be a miracle worker, I’m asking you to make this bullshit go away so I can move on with my wrestling career!”

“I understand that Charlotte and we have a forensic accountant going over the books as we speak.” Evan assured me and I nodded with a frown on my face. “Is there any truth to Jenny’s claim that you used her money to pay for dates between you and Jessica?”

”No, it’s complete horseshit! Jenny sent me that money when Makayla told me she was pregnant last November, as I said before there was no instructions for what that money was to be used for!” I responded as I shook my head and Evan nodded in response. ”The only truthful part is that I took Jessica out on a couple of dates since we started being Friends With Benefits, every time we did go on a date were split the bill between us and I made sure to pay out of my own money! Jenny wants to split hairs over me spending money on a date? Then I’ll have her pulling her hair out with this countersuit.”

“Again, we’ll do what we can on our end.” Evan nodded in response and I let out a deep breath. “The thing with lawsuits like this is the fact that plaintiffs, in this case, Jenny Tuck, always sue for far more than what they’ll get at the end of the lawsuit, Jenny can hang the threat of bankruptcy over your head all she wants but it’s unlikely to come to pass.”

”So long as you stop her from dropping the proverbial guillotine blade I won’t complain.” I responded as I brushed some hair over my shoulder, it was then that a thought occurred to me. ”Evan, Jenny made her fortune by trading on the stock market, is there anything related to that that we could get her for?”

“We can accuse her of Insider Trading, which would get the SEC Involved and have them go through all of her books and finances since she retired from wrestling.” Evan nodded as he got the idea before he rubbed his chin thoughtfully. “I’d have to get the DA Office involved for this to have any weight behind it but I have a friend who works as an ADA, Assistant District Attorney, they should get the ball rolling.”

”I know what an ADA is, Law and Order is one of my favourite TV Shows to binge watch when I have nothing better to do.” I explained with a nod before I heard a knock at my hotel room door. ”Like I said, do what you have to in order to make this go away, I’ve got company and if I’m right then it’s time we ended this vid chat, unless you want to watch me have sex with Jessica.”

“I’ll pass thank you, I am a married man and if I did want to watch that kind of content there’s certain websites that I could use without spying on my client in an intimate moment.” Evan responded as he shook his head and I nodded as I got the idea before he ended the vid chat, I answered the door and sure enough Jessica was standing there waiting for me.

“I overheard you chatting with Evan.” Jessica greeted me after I greeted her with a kiss and led the British woman into my hotel room. “Jenny Tuck lawsuit going well?”

”It’s going, Evan and his team of lawyers are on the case.” I responded with a nod before we entered the hotel room and Jessica closed the door behind her. ”Bitch is lucky we’re not pressing charges for assault.”

“I’d rather get her back for cheapshotting me but that’s bedside the point.” Jessica responded as she shook her head and I turned to her as I sat down at my computer chair. “We still have the Makayla situation to deal with! Want me to pay her brat sister a visit?”

”No, Penelope was just the messenger and the last thing I need is to give Makayla any extra incentive to sign those divorce papers.” I responded as I shook my head and Jessica nodded as she got the idea. ”I don’t even know Penelope that well to be honest, first met her when she was in her early teens, after I escaped from my home life, hardly recognized her when she showed up for me and Makayla’s wedding last year, that’s how much she’s grown since then.”

“I was going to ask about how hot she is, but she’s Makayla’s sister, she’s gotta be at least cute!” Jessica responded and I shook my head, whilst Penelope was quite hot, lusting after Makayla’s younger sister was just asking for trouble! Not to mention weird considering that I’ve known her since she was going through puberty. “We’ll get this shit sorted out long before the cruise starts, but right now you look like you’ve got some tension that needs relieving.”

”Why do I get the feeling that your idea of relieving tension involves us naked, in bed and making out?” I asked with a grin as I stood up to face Jessica, I won’t reveal everything to happened next, only that Jessica answered my question with a passionate kiss which I retuned and it wasn’t long before our clothes came flying off and we were in bed together.

I’ll let you figure out the rest for yourself.

Nevada Desert
Tuesday the 30th of May 2023, 21:00pm

*promo time*

From one joke to another.

”Been a while since I’ve been in Las Vegas for anything other than business but here I am, I won’t reveal just what that business was because I don’t need the headache but speaking of headaches, I’ve got a major one to deal with on Sunday night!” I said as I hopped off the hood of my car and walked up to the camera. ”Dawn Warren, someone who I haven’t faced since before Blaze of Glory and someone who thinks that a few fluke wins makes her an impressive competitor, well, this Sunday I’ll be putting the puppy down!”

This will be fun.

”First off Dawn, let’s look at your matches since arriving in SCW, first there was the Roulette Title clusterfuck that was won by the other Crystal, then there was your official debut against Luna Vanity, which you won but let’s face it, Luna’s been the biggest choke artist in the division since Levana Cade!” I added as I rolled my eyes. ”Then you got that fluke win over me a couple of weeks later and were suddenly thrown back into Roulette Title contention when you competed against Kim, Seleana and Mercedes for a shot at the Roulette Title, you lost both of those matches and whilst you weren’t pinned in either the tag match or the Fatal Four Way, looking at you Seleana and Mercedes that’s where the wheels started to come off.”

And then the tournament.

”Oh, what’s that? You were a finalist in the Blast from the Past Tournament? The same tournament that I got screwed over in by not only getting paired with the worst member of the Hall of Fame but Tempest turning me into a lawn dart? Again, let’s look at your matches.”  I added as I folded my arms. ”Opening round and yet another title opportunity this time at the Bombshell Internet Title, you and Calvin may have beat Chris Page and Melissa but one: you didn’t win the title and two: Chris Page got his foot on the ropes mid-count, and your second round match never happened because Goth and Kim were forced to pull out thanks to Goth’s injury, if you ask me then if it weren’t for Goth’s injury that was where your Blast from the Past journey would’ve ended because you don’t have a great track record against Kim but I’m getting off track, the truth is you didn’t have a truly impressive performance in the tournament until it was all down to the wire and whilst you did defeat Bobbie and Jack to make it to the finals, you still fell short against J2H and Devona!”

How sad.

”Dawn? As far as I’m concerned the Blast from the Past Tournament did you a lot more harm than good, because it exposed your weaknesses as a wrestler, round one? Controversial finish, round two? Never happened because Goth got hurt, round three? Just barely squeaked out a win against Bobbie, round four? You met your match! The question is how do you recover?” I asked as I started to pace around the desert. ”I’ll answer that question for you Dawnn, not well! That’s three times that you’ve cracked under the pressure of competing on a big stage and now that the Bombshell Roster sees you for what you really are, in other words Candy from Wish.Com, I don’t think you’re going to like what happens next!”

And it starts with me.

”Because we’re about to find out how a domesticated house pet fares when she’s put up against a wild wolf, and yes I was talking about you and me in that analogy.” I added with a scoff and almost on cue I heard a wolf howling in the distance. ”Okay I didn’t plan for that but you can’t get more thematically appropriate than that! Dawn, this isn’t going to be a match, this is going to be a massacre as I use you as an example to the rest of the Bombshell Roster that I’m through taking their bullshit! You may be the black sheep of the Warrens Dawn but as far as I’m concerned? You are every bit as moronic as Teddy! You just so happen to be a lot more well liked than that idiot!”

Not like that’s saying much.

”Then again, you’d be hard pressed to find a more hated wrestler on the roster, present company included!” I said as walked back towards my car. ”Yet you are given a free pass Dawn, why? Because you’re not as obnoxiously stupid as the rest of the family? I’ll grant you that much, your just plain obnoxious though and I look forward to defeating you this Sunday, but the question remains, will I break your arm as a message to the rest of the roster?”

It's that simple.

”On one hand breaking the arms of whatever idiots the bosses grab off the streets will eventually get boring but on the other hand the bosses might get a little testy if I shelve someone they actually care about.” I scoffed as I shook my head with a grin. ”I’ll leave my answer ambiguous for now because the last thing I want is to reveal all my cards to my opponent, even one as dumb as Dawn, but Dawn should know this, The Lone Wolfe is on the prowl and The Pink Puppy’s about to be her next meal!”

And with that I decided to wrap things up.

”Seriously who enters a sport like wrestling with a name like “The Pink Puppy” and expects to be respected as much as anyone else?” I asked as I went towards my car’s driver’s side door. ”Then again Dawn is a Warren so that might explain it! But on that note Dawn? Your last win over me was a fluke and this Sunday I’ll teach you to beware the Ides of March as those who have crossed me in the past have already learned! See you on Sunday!”

I got in the car and drove off after retrieving my camera as the scene fades.

(Whisper and Renegade were used with their handler’s permission)

Krystal was all set to finally advance past the opening round of Blast from the Past but someone had other plans for her, and that someone was a fellow Go Gym Graduate, namely the returning Tempest! The Amazonian Bombshell literally threw Krystal into the crowd right as Krystal was getting ready to tag out to Casey Williams presumably as revenge for Krystal’s attack on Ariana and Cassie!

Now everyone (besides Casey) involved in the decision was in action on Climax Control! Whilst Zoey and J-Mont were taking on Krystal’s Saviours teammate “Godly” Ken Davison and Courtney Pierce in one of the two opening round matches Tempest was taking on Bea Barnhart but where did that leave Krystal? Taking on one of the last challengers from her days as Bombshell Roulette Champion Seleana Zdunich! Can Krystal get the win?

Backstage at Climax Control 557, The Isle of Barbados
Sunday the 2nd of April 2023, 21:00pm

If this is her idea of an April Fool’s Joke then not only is she a day late but it wasn’t funny to begin with!

For the third year in a row I’ve been eliminated from the opening round of the Blast from the Past Tournament but I can’t even say that it was my fault this time because not only did Casey take the pin from J-Mont but Tempest interfered before I could tag myself back in.

All behind the ref’s back off course because god fucking forbid those idiots actually do their jobs and pay attention!

And just to rub salt in the wound? Ariana’s team made it past their opening round match after Ariana pinned Sam, on one hand it was karmic to see Sam get booted out of the opening round after what happened to me in last year’s tournament but on the other hand? My former friend is in the position that should be rightfully mine!

If nothing else, next week’s Climax Control will gave me a chance to get revenge on Tempest! Even if it’s taking us from the sunny beaches of Barbados to some lighthouse in Scotland!

At the time Tempest was scheduled to make her SCW return by treating Bea Barnhart like a training weight whilst my first singles match as a member of The Saviours was a singles match against Seleana Zdunich, the last time I faced her one on one was at my title reign’s peak and I regarded her as my toughest challenger up to that point due to the fact that Seleana is a former World Bombshell Champion, granted that was a few months before Keira stepped up to be my penultimate challenger and before I realised what I now know about Seleana.

Namely? That she’s the walking definition of “peaked at high school”, the fact that she’s failed to gain any meaningful wins in years should tell you everything you need to know about how far Seleana has fallen.

”How long do I have to wait?” I asked the medics as they checked on me, I had been in the medic’s office since my Blast from the Past Match concluded and they refused to discharge me just yet, which is just perfect because I have a flight to Grand Junction to catch in the early hours of the morning and at this rate I was going to miss that flight. ”I’ve been here all night!”

“Sorry Ms. Wolfe but management insisted that we keep you here.” The medic apologised and I rolled my eyes, I could probably guess which member of management had made that call. “They don’t want you risking further injury by seeking out Tempest or Jessie Salco.”

”Just fucking great!” I grumbled in response before the doors to the medics office opened and I glanced up. ”Whisper?”

“I’ll take her from here.” Whisper told the medics and they shared a look as the retired wrestler stepped into the office. “My medical staff at Hell’s Gate can assess any damage Krystal took from Tempest’s attack and as her personal trainer? I’ll see too it that she’s healthy for the match against Seleana.”

“Err, no offense Ms. Whisper but we’re just following orders.” The medic responded and Whisper turned to her. “And these orders come from Mark and Christian.”

“I’ve already spoken to them they agree that they can’t keep Krystal here all night.” Whisper responded and that was all the medics needed to discharge me, as I followed Whisper out of the medic’s office she turned to me. “How are you feeling Charlotte?”

”Like I got run over by a bull elephant.” I grumbled in response as I picked up my pace a bit to keep up with the older woman. ”You’d think Tempest wouldn’t interfere in a Blast from the Past Match like that! I’m not saying that I wasn’t anticipating some blowback from the other Go Gym Graduates but I was under the impression that the tournament was supposed to be held sacred.”

“And yet the last two tournaments had semi-finals with tainted losses, but that’s not what I was talking about.” Whisper responded before she turned to me and I stopped in my tracks, I wasn’t exactly a short woman at 5ft 5 but Whisper was 5ft 11 and therefore still had a few inches on me in height. “”You didn’t exactly take your prior Blast from the Past defeats well, only this time you lost due to outside interference, I need to make sure your head’s un the right place before you face Seleana.”

”Well, if my comment about Tempest’s interference didn’t give it away? I’m pissed off!” I responded as I let out a deep breath and Whisper nodded as she got the idea. ”Before you ask, I’m not about to repeat what I did with Matthew and Marty last year and cut all ties with The Saviours, for one thing The Saviours didn’t promise me the world when I joined, only that I’d be treated as an equal! I can at least say that that has happened.”

“Good to know that you have your priorities straight, I see you as a future World Bombshell Champion Krystal, it’s just going to take a bit longer than you would’ve liked to get there.” Whisper responded with a nod before we continued to walk down the hall. “We just need to be wary of pulling the same stunt on Ariana, unless you want to be seen as a hypocrite.”

”Ariana’s Blast from the Past Match is a bridge I’ll burn when I come too it, I’ve already seen next week’s card and I know Ari’s second round match isn’t for another two weeks.” I responded as I shook my head and Whisper nodded as she got the idea. ”Frankly I’m surprised that she’s not more concerned with Carter’s condition, I get that she’s excited about getting past the opening round and The Troll’s impending funeral but given how close she supposedly is to Carter? You’d think she’d have more concern for him.”

“Ariana’s also someone who doesn’t like posting all her life events on her Twitter page, she made that clear last week.” Whisper nodded before we reached the parking lot and she turned to me. “Just one last thing before we go, how do you view the whole Austin/Carter situation? I’d advise that you pick your words carefully because you know how much I care for him.”

She was right off course, Kat and Whisper had been fond of Team Go long before I joined The Saviours and I had that in mind when Carter asked me if their friendship was all a lie following the events of Blaze of Glory XI. ”It’s one of those times that I wish I had a mind reader handy because I wish I knew just what Austin is thinking right now.” I admitted as I brushed some hair over my shoulder. ”It’s definitely a complicated situation, one that I’ll be watching from afar because right now? I frankly couldn’t care less about Carter.”

“Good answer, and I’ll continue to treat his injuries as long as he keeps coming to Grand Junction, no matter how awkward it gets.” Whisper nodded before she lead me into the parking lot. “I won’t let you start training for the match until my medics clear you, last thing I want is to aggravate any existing injuries and force you to pull out of the match.”

”I wasn’t expecting that you would to be honest, where’s Kat anyway?” I asked as I walked towards my rental car and Whisper towards hers. ”Could’ve sworn I saw her around backstage.”

“She’s still around but in a lousy mood, she’ll be in a better mood in no time.” Whisper responded as she shook her head and I noticed. “In fact I believe she left during the Main Event.”

”Like the result of Roxi vs. Mercedes was ever in doubt.” I responded as I shook my head before we entered our cars. ”See you tomorrow Whisper.”

“See you.” Whisper responded before we drove off, as I drove back towards the hotel I had several things on my mind and Tempest’s actions were at the forefront, even after she was pulled from the Bea Barnhart match and replaced by Alexandra Callaway.

Her attack on me tonight was a declaration of war, and I was about to commit a few war crimes in retaliation.

Hell’s Gate Training Facility, Grand Junction, Colorado
Monday the 3rd of April 2023, 16:00pm

And they wonder why I did what I did.

I’ve been training at Hell’s Gate since I joined The Saviours and turned my back on Team Go and honestly? I’m not sure if I’d ever go back to the Go Gym even if I somehow made amends with Ari and Carter and Gabriel welcomed me back into the fold.

Why? One word: stagnation.

Don’t get me wrong, the Go Gym was the gym that made me the wrestler I am today, I know there are plenty of other schools that could’ve taken me in as a student but it was my fandom of Odette Ryder/Stevens that got me to enrol at the gym in the first place and well, here I am having turned my back on that same school, because the truth was I could only train at the same school for so long before things started to stagnate, hell it was already happening thanks to my run of luck since losing the Roulette Title last year.

Hell’s Gate offered me what the Go Gym couldn’t, a chance to freshen up my skills as a wrestler, build upon what I’m already good at, well, see where it took me from there! Time will tell if it would ultimately be worth betraying my so-called friends but right now? My focus was on my future away from the Go Gym.

The Blast from the Past opening round was just a bump in the road, hell I could blame Tempest’s interference and Casey’s incompetence for it in equal measure, the match against Seleana was going to get me back on the right track.

“Harper, work on your kicks, I know you kick hard but you’ll have to keep at it if you want to graduate from Hero Academy!” Renegade shouted at me and Harper and as squared off in the MMA Cage, Renegade wasn’t as big as Casey but he was still a big dude who easily towered over me and Harper, as for the sparring match? Harper’s graduation was set for tomorrow (because Jessie couldn’t make the original date due to SCW’s date in Barbados) and these were her final preparations. “Krystal, keep up the defence.”

”Not like I have much choice.” I muttered to myself as Harper continued to kick away at my protective gear, Renegade was a protective guy and he insisted that anyone who entered the MMA Cage wear protective gear, it at least did it’s job and with a match coming up on Sunday night? I wasn’t in a position to complain. ”Besides, are you sure this is as hard as she can kick?”

”You really want me to answer that?” Harper said after she pulled her leg back and bounced around for a couple of seconds. ”Especially after what you’ve said and done on Climax Control lately?”

“Harper I know your still learning the business but in here? We leave what happens at wrestling shows behind.” Whisper chimed in as she walked up to the MMA Cage and Harper glanced over at her leaving herself open to a cheap shot from me, would I take it though? “Krystal’s actions as of late may have been questionable at best but for now she’s your sparring partner.”

”Right, got it………” I decided to take my shot by aiming a punch to Harper’s midsection, Harper looked up just in time though and took me down with a judo throw. ”And I see you forgot your manners in between leaving Team Go and joining The Saviours!”

”Funny!” I grunted as I rolled to my feet and turned to face the younger woman. ”And you still turned your back on an opponent, even if it was for a chat with Whisper.”

“You may be right Krystal but I don’t appreciate my conversations being interrupted like that, especially when I’m trying to give advice to a young lady on the cusp of becoming a wrestler.” Whisper chastised me as she shook her head and we both turned to her. “And given your boxing background? That could’ve been nasty.”

”I only boxed briefly to learn self-defence.” I clarified as I shook my head and Whisper nodded as she got the idea. ”Only reason I stopped was because I had to choose, continue the boxing lessons or save up enough money to move to the states and train to be a wrestler.”

“We’ll continue this chat after the sparring match, no more funny business because I might report it to Mac next time.” Whisper responded and that was all the motivation I needed to keep things clean for the rest of the sparring session, once me and Harper were done Renegade came up to us as we left the cage.

“Good form ladies, cheap tactics aside.” Renegade complemented us and I nodded whilst maintaining a cold demeaner as Harper grinned broadly. “Harper if you keep that form up tomorrow then you’ll graduate from Hero Academy for sure.”

”Here’s hoping.” Harper nodded in response as she went to leave the MMA cage, Renegade looked me over for a bit as I removed my protective helmet. ”Hopefully I’ll get in one last trip to the bakery before I head back to Vegas.”

“Hoping to see Tommy one last time?” Whisper teased the eighteen-year-old good naturedly and I didn’t exactly need to see Harper’s face to know that she was blushing furiously, almost reminded me of when I was figuring out my feelings for Makayla to be honest. “Krystal, I know you started using underhanded tactics as of your Blast from the Past Match but try to keep things on the up and up in my gym? This isn’t a competitive environment, your supposed to be helping the other trainees get better.”

”Yep! I got it!” I nodded in response before I left the MMA cage with Renegade right behind me. ”So what’s next on the agenda? I won’t be able to stick around long because I’ve got a flight to Scotland to catch, leave it to SCW to find a way to go from Barbados to Scotland in the same tour right?”

“Yes, if it weren’t for the Unsolved Mysteries theme I’d wonder what the bosses were smoking when they planned out the route for this tour.” Whisper nodded in agreement and I grinned in response. “Canada to Barbados to two dates in Scotland to Romania and finally London, I’d almost question if Mark and Christian have lost their minds, especially since Makayla will be in the last month of her pregnancy by the time you get to London.”

“I meant to ask actually, how is she doing?” Renegade asked as he turned to me, his previous cold, professional demeaner was long gone, replaced by a more friendly, warmer demeaner. “She’s having twins isn’t she?”

”She’s doing relatively okay she hasn’t exactly been a fan of my recent actions but she’s willing to stick through it since I assured her that it was for the greater good of my career.” I responded with a nod as I removed the rest of my protective gear and Harper did likewise. ”I think it’s finally starting to set in for us both, that we’re on the home stretch of Makayla’s pregnancy and all.”

“I don’t have any kids of my own but I get it.” Renegade nodded in understanding as I gave myself a stretch after the sparring match. “I’m sure she’ll come around to it, Harper, your siblings doing okay?”

”I’m no shrink so I can’t say this with any authority but yeah, I think so.” Harper nodded as she turned to the much bigger man. ”Obviously losing our parents have been tough on me and the kids but it should be a bit easier once the funeral is done on Wednesday.”

“It never gets easier Harp but you’ll at least have that difficult part of your life behind you, and remember that we are always available if you want a chat.” Whisper assured Harper who gave the older woman a grateful nod. “So, who wants to get in the ring with me for a sparring match?” Whisper asked as she motioned towards the ring and Harper hesitated, I wasn’t there for it but she had told me about the time she had volunteered for a sparring match with Whisper and instantly regretted it.

But me? Well, I wasn’t about to back own from this challenge. ”I’m not going to get better unless I face tougher opponents, I say bring it on.” I responded with a grin and Whisper chuckled before she lead me to the ring.

Not gonna lie, I was sore as fuck after all was said and done but I can’t deny that I learned a lot from sparring with Whisper, who knows where I’ll be after more sessions with her.

Sadly it would be my last session of the week because I had a flight to Scotland to catch in the morning because I had other stuff to do.

Eilean Mor, Flannen Island, Scotland
Tuesday the 4th of April 2023, 17:00pm

Note to self, don’t test my luck with retired wrestlers.

Why? Well let me put it this way, accepting that challenge from Whisper was bad enough but I went and made an off colour remark about The Troll (I mean come on, it’s the fucking Troll) Kat ended up challenging me to a sparring match at Hell’s Gate, and well, remember that Roulette Title Match against Kat I had last year? I thought she was tough then but she’s even tougher outside of the ring! Granted, that was the match where I infamously checked myself out of hospital to train the week before but even so!

As for whether I would pull that stunt again? Well, the fall out alone was enough to tell me that it was a bad idea even after the match but even if I was still with the Go Gym? Whisper’s a personal trainer and has helped Carter and Fenris with their respective injuries, not to mention my potential injuries from being yeeted by Tempest.

So no, I don’t feel like getting chewed out by someone with the force of personality of Whisper, thank you very much!

Anyway once I was given the all clear I headed off to Scotland at long last, technically the SCW talent were all staying at a hotel on a different island because there were no hotels on Flannigan Island but I still wanted to check out the lighthouse that surrounded this week’s mystery so here I was.

And as I stood looking at the ring, I was wondering how the bosses expected to get an outdoor wrestling show set up in an area like this.

“Excuse me miss.” An older guy with a thick Scottish accent greeted me and I looked up from my phone, there were a few other tourists around but I guess I stood out a bit. “Are you with the tour group? You seem a bit lost.”

”Err, no, I came on my own.” I responded whilst resisting the urge to joke about getting lost on the way home to Adelaide. ”The company I work for is doing a Unsolved Mysteries tour and it’s taken me here, anything you can tell me about the three lighthouse keepers that went missing?”

“Aye, it’s a good one at that.” The older guy responded as he looked up at the lighthouse. “The lighthouse keepers went missing in 1900, naturally they are believed to be all dead or at least a hundred years old by this point but the lighthouse has been dogged by the disappearances ever since.” He continued and I nodded as I looked over it. “So that accent, I’m guessing your from New Zealand?”

”No, I’m from Australia, Kiwis in general have thicker accents.” I corrected him and the older guy nodded as he got the idea. ”I take it the place has been in use since then?”

“Yes, it went automated in 1970 though, there’s crews to make sure that the equipment’s working but aside from that? It mostly attracts people like yourself, drawn in by the mystery and all.” The old guy responded as I folded my arms. “I don’t think I caught your name.”

”That’s because I never gave it.” I responded with a frown as I turned to the guy. ”The name’s Krystal Wolfe, I work for the wrestling promotion that’s hosting a show here on Sunday.”

“Can’t say I’m a fan of wrestling Ms. Wolfe but I am curious as to how your employers plan to host a show here.” The old guy responded and I nodded in agreement because I had been wondering the same thing since the new card text went out on Sunday night. “Are you competing on the show?”

”Yeah, against a Swedish wrestler called Seleana Zdunich, I’ve beaten her before, it won’t be too much trouble.” I responded dismissively as I brushed some hair over my shoulder. ”Currently in a rebuilding phase after certain setbacks, Seleana’s just the first step towards that.”

“Sounds like that’ll be good for your soul at least.” The old guy responded before he went to walk off, in a way I was relieved, he seemed like a nice enough guy and I wasn’t about to reveal why I had to rebuild to someone who wasn’t familiar with my work. “Good luck in your match Krystal.”

”Just one last thing, is there a lighthouse keeper I can talk too? I’ve got promo material to shoot and I’d rather not get arrested for breaking and entering.” I called out to the old guy who nodded before taking me to the lighthouse keeper.

Promo inside a lighthouse, I can’t say that was ever on my bucket list but I can say that it’ll be a first.

Eilean Mor Lighthouse, Flannen Island, Scotland
Tuesday the 4th of April 2023, 18:00pm

*promo time*

Light the path.

”I knew heading into Blaze of Glory XI that my actions on that night would earn me a few enemies, I just didn’t think that Tempest would resort to interfering in a Blast from the Past Match!” I stated as I folded my arms whilst pacing around the base of the lighthouse. ”Make no mistake Tempest, you just made a huge mistake! But before I can even think about getting my revenge on her, I’ve got another Bombshell who I’ve faced before to deal with, someone who I last faced one on one when I defended the SCW Bombshell Roulette Title in Disneyworld, yes Seleana, I’m talking about you!”

This will be good.

”Seleana, SCW’s Queen of Second Chances, I call you that because no matter how many matches you lose, no matter how little significance you play in the grand scheme of things, you always find yourself in a title situation! Unless we’re not counting the Blast from the Past Tournament, your last title opportunity was when you, Dawn Warren, Mercedes Vargas and my Saviours teammate Kim Pain went at it for a shot at the Bombshell Roulette Title.” I stated as I shook my head. ”You’ve fallen so far from grace that the only way you end up in title matches these days is because the bosses need a body for someone to beat up, and I’m the latest one to do it!”

Pathetic.

”Are you really content to just sit back and watch the world pass you by Seleana? Where’s your ambition? Where’s the person who once broke Christian’s nose and had to literally fight to get her job back in late 2018/early 2019? Is she truly dead and buried? Because based on your performance in this year’s Blast from the Past Tournament? I’d say yes!” I said as I shook my head. ”You want to know how far you’ve fallen Seleana? Bea fucking Barnhart has more credibility as a competitor than you! Because at least she gives a shit, you’ve been checked out for years! And to think, I used to respect you as a competitor based on your credentials alone, you’re a former champion for fuck’s sake!”

But wait a moment…….

”Actually, when was the last time anyone had a good long look at either of your title reigns? Well, let’s have a bit of a retrospective, shall we?” I asked rhetorically before I thought back to the title reigns in question. ”First up was your two-week reign with the World Bombshell Title, a match you never would’ve won if your wife, who need I remind you, beat you up to get a title shot in the first place, interfered in the match and cost Alicia the title, then came your Roulette Title reign the following year, the only reason you got that match in the first place was because your wife was Queen for a Day and was trying to make up for the aforementioned situation! You’ve never accomplished anything of note on your own Seleana! It was always because your dumb ass wife suddenly decided to get back in your good graces again! If I were you? I would’ve filed for divorce from that idiot the moment she laid a hand on me!”

But you didn’t.

”But I guess your content to just be in the shadow of a woman who’s name and personality changes at the drop of a hat.” To illustrate my point I took off the woolly hat that I had been wearing and dropped it to the lighthouse’s floor. ”And you have the gall to call yourself a former champion Seleana? I’d be tempted to argue that your reigns should be stricken from the record for those facts alone but considering that the bosses didn’t do the same for your wife when she went through her last manic phase? Well I guess they like you and Crystal a hell of a lot more than I do! It’s time you faced facts Seleana, you’re a shell of your former self, and it’s time someone put you of your misery! Now, I’m not volunteering myself for the job but hey, if the opportunity presents itself then I guess I’ll be the one to put Swedish Old Yeller down!”

Don’t like what I’m saying?

”Oh, what’s that? Seleana has seniority over me and I should respect her? If we applied that logic to every old fart in the company then who will be around to call them out on their bullshit?” I asked rhetorically as I looked up towards the lighthouse’s, well, light. ”In case you haven’t noticed? I’ve chosen to do my promo from the lighthouse that serves as the base for this week’s mystery, and as far as I’m concerned? My future’s as bright as the light that shines the path for passing boats! But if I have anything to say about it? Then the old timers coaxing on their previous success stories will disappear in much the same way as the lighthouse keepers did a hundred and twenty three years ago! Because like it or not? I’m the face of the future!”

It’s that simple.

”Seleana the respect I once had for you is as dead as the lighthouse keepers that disappeared all those years ago, because outside of a few key members of the Saviours? I’m done respecting the old farts, it’s time we started forging the future of this company and I will drag the Bombshell Division kicking and screaming into the future!” I said as I formed a fist with the hand that had my Roulette Title Ring on it. ”I’ve already proven that there’s few who can hold a candle to me as a champion, because since my Roulette Title reign ended last year not one champion has ever come close to matching my reign! And that was me playing nice! I’m done playing nice, I will forge my own path through the Bombshell Division and I don’t care how many bodies I leave in my wake! And guess what Seleana?”

And with that I decided to wrap things up.

”Once I’m done with you, you will be the first of many victims left behind on my road to the top! Tempest is a name we’re both familiar with and when we cross paths next she will know the price of revenge! But you Seleana? You’re so fucking irrelevant that it’s a wonder why Mark and Christian keep you around!” I stated as I shook my head. ”Well, I’m afraid it’s high time that the old Swedish dog was put to sleep! Because let’s face it Seleana, you lost the energy you once had long ago and at this point? It’s the kindest thing to do! This Sunday Seleana you will learn that those who cross me will beware the Ides of March as I forge my path to the top of the mountain that is the Bombshell Division!”

I picked up my hat and left the lighthouse as the scene fades.

(Keira was used with permission from her handler)

Krystal had a great match against Roxi but even in defeat there was controversy as Chelsea LeClair made her presence known, apparently defending the former SCW Bombshell Andrea Hernandez in the process! Krystal hasn’t had much nice things to say about Andrea to say the least as the two women have never gotten along but now a match has been booked for Blaze of Glory XI between Chelsea and Krystal!

Before that though? Krystal had requested a warmup match and had gotten it in the form of Dawn Warren! A newcomer to the Bombshell Division who debuted during the Open Invitational Rumble at Inception VI alongside Chelsea, Dawn was impressive in her official debut outing against Luna Vanity! Can Krystal secure her first win of the year ahead of the grudge match against Chelsea?

Krystal’s home, Las Vegas, Nevada
Monday the 13th of February 2023, 17:00pm

Last night’s show was certainly something.

It was great to see my friends Ariana Angelos and HB Carter get the win and let’s face it, Ariana needed the pick me up after losing the Roulette Title at Inception VI and the momentum boost will undoubtedly give her a massive leg up on Kayla and Melissa! That said? I’ve had my problems with another woman who competed in the Open Invitational Match, all because I made certain comments about a former Bombshell.

Turns out the biggest egomaniac in the Bombshell Division’s History doesn’t like her ego being bruised, who’d have thought?

My problems with Chelsea LeClair will have to wait until Blaze of Glory XI though because first on my list is a warm up match that I requested during the show, and appropriately enough it’s against another woman who made her debut in the Open Invitational Match in Dawn Warren! I’ll admit, I’ve been impressed with what little I’ve seen of Dawn’s work but she’s going to find me a lot more difficult to deal with than Luna Vanity! The fact that Chelsea is taking on Melissa later in the show just makes the penultimate show of the cycle that much more interesting.

And all this is happening whilst Cassie’s wrestling career has been upended by MPW closing their doors, yeah, it hasn’t been a good year for the Wolfe Pack.

”Any word from Andrea?” Makayla’s voice rang out and I glanced up at my wife as she entered my gaming/streaming room, in case you can’t do the math, Makayla is six months pregnant right now and to say that she’s got a very noticeable bump on her belly is an understatement! I shook my head in response and Makayla frowned. ”So all she’s done is subtweet you since Climax Control #353 went off the air?”

”You know that if Andrea had any balls she would’ve returned to SCW rather than sending Chelsea is her place!” I responded before pausing to consider my choice of words. ”Metaphorical balls that is! Look I’m not doubting Chelsea’s talent as a wrestler but I am doubting her taste in friends! You remember what my relationship with Andrea was like during her time in SCW.”

”What I remember is Andrea being the main catalyst for you being so defensive about your title reign.” Makayla responded as she shook her head and as much as I hated to admit it, my wife was right on the money, I still had a lot of resentment towards Andrea over what she said about my reign as Bombshell Roulette Champion. ”Besides, you’ve got Dawn to worry about next week and she debuted in the rumble as well.”

”All I’m saying to that is if that was unintentional then I’m eating my game collection!” I responded as I shook my head before glancing at the game collection which encompassed most of gaming generations! The only years I didn’t cover were the extremely early years and that’s because it’s surprisingly difficult to find a working console from that generation today. ”Dawn seems to be the black sheep of the Warrens, namely in that she’s a good kid and a hell of a talent, but she’s facing a former champion on Sunday and with all due respect to Luna? I’ll be her first real test!”

”And if anyone can pass that test with flying colours it’s you.” Makayla responded with a grin before the Greek-Australian woman felt something in her belly and glanced down at it. ”The girls have started kicking.”

When I heard that I stood up and gent down to place my ear against Makayla’s belly, seconds later I felt the kick and took a step back. ”Are you sure the doner wasn’t a martial artist of some kind because they’ve got a hell of a kick to them.” I joked getting a laugh out of Makayla as I helped myself up.

”I hope not because I’d hate to see what my insides look like once the pregnancy’s over!” Makayla responded with a grin before our adopted daughter Rachel stepped into view and we glanced over at her. ”Do you want something sweetheart?” Makayla asked as she turned to Rachel.

“I’m getting hungry.” Rachel responded and after glancing at the time on my computer clock I realized that it was getting close to dinner time.

”I’ll see what we’ve got in the fridge and take it from there.” I responded before I followed them downstairs to sort dinner out.

Hero Academy, Las Vegas, Nevada
Tuesday the 14th of February 2023, 14:00pm

Well, at least the future looks bright for the trainees here.

Keira asked me if I wanted to sit in a session at Hero Academy alongside Cassie today and, well, with MPW closing down we’ve both found ourselves with a lot more free time on our plates and thus, here we are! Apparently there was an incident between the Polish twins Kata and Aniela and Jessie’s younger cousin Harper last week but I wasn’t exactly privy to that information so I didn’t ask either of the three trainees.

Granted said trainees were currently in sparring matches as Harper took on Kata and Aniela sparred with Cassie’s girlfriend Zoey but even if they were free I wasn’t about to ask them about what had gone down the week before.

“Kata, watch the footwork! If you don’t work on your footwork you’ll never keep up with the more experienced wrestlers.” Keira called out to the older of the twin sisters as she ran the ropes whilst me and Cassie watched on. “So, have you guys figured out what your going to do now that MPW is closed?”

”Well, for one thing Cassie’s still pissed off that she’s never going to get that rematch for the TV Title and that you essentially cracked her ribs for nothing.” I responded with a shrug and Cassie nodded to confirm what I was saying. ”Other than that we’re focussed on getting Cassie back on her feet.”

”Which at the moment translates to me waiting for my next PWS: Apex match to be announced and that Twelve Person Tag Team Match to air on the other SCW.” Cassie chimed in as Harper was whipped into the corner by Kata, the taller of the two girls ducked out of the way of the incoming charge but Kata was quick on her feet and ran up the turnbuckle rather than collide chest first with it. ”Don’t know if I’m going to join a new fed yet but…….” Now, I couldn’t speak Polish and neither could Keira or Cassie but when we heard Kata cry out in her native language after her leg buckled following a backflip off the top rope? Yeah, I’d say it was a safe bet that she was swearing in her native language as she clutched her leg in pain.

And it didn’t take me or Keira long to figure out that something was wrong because Harper looked horrified, I sent Cassie over to get Kata’s sister whilst me and Keira rolled into the ring. ”Kata, what’s wrong?” I asked the Polish girl who was literally crying in pain, her leg must’ve been hurting like a bitch.

“I’ve done that spot several times over the past few weeks, never had any problems.” Kata grunted in response as she grasped her leg in pain, we were soon joined by Kata’s younger twin sister as Aniela rushed to her sister’s side. “Only this time? My leg just buckled as I landed.”

“Kata, can you move your hands so I can get a better look?” Keira asked and Kata reluctantly moved her hands and frankly? If it wasn’t broken I’d be surprised as the leg was bent at an unnatural angle and the look on her sister’s face told me that she was thinking the same thing we were. “Jesus Christ, that looks bad.” Keira winced once she looked at Kata’s bad leg. “Aniela, get your sister to the medical bay, I’ll check on you after class!” Keira instructed the Polish girl who quickly nodded before resting Kata’s arm over her shoulder before helping her out of the ring and Harper did her part to help out by holding down the ring ropes for the sisters. “Cassie, get in here! I know this is last minute but you’re sparring with Harper for now!”

”Good thing I thought to get changed into my wrestling gear.” Cassie responded with a nod before she slid into the ring and greeted the taller girl with a nod.

”Just one problem, you’ve left Zoey without an opponent.” I commented to Keira once we left the ring and I motioned to Zoey, the biracial girl was clearly concerned for her classmate but had been left on her own in the ring. ”And unlike Cassie? I didn’t bring my gear with me.”

“I’ve already thought of that, there’s a new girl who’s been showing a lot of promise lately.” Keira responded before she glanced over to the crowd of newbies before her eyes rested on a redhead girl. “Tammy? Get in the ring with Zoey.”

“What? Now?!” Tammy asked clearly not expecting to be called on, her accent was Australian but I couldn’t put my finger on where it was from, once Keira nodded the young girl quickly made her way over to the sparring ring where Zoey was waiting for her.

”So, I’ve seen similar injuries happen at the Go Gym, both back when I was training and when I’ve been preparing for a match there.” I commented as I turned to Keira once the sparring matches were back on, even though the other students were clearly concerned for Kata. ”What’s the best- and worst-case scenarios for Kata?”

“Worst case should be self-explanatory, if it’s a break then depending on the severity then it might mean the end of Kata’s wrestling dream.” Keira responded with a sad sigh as she glanced over at Kata. “I’ve had to expel students for bad behaviour with the most notable example being Taylor Parker AKA Skylar’s older sister, but Kata would be the first one to have to drop out of training due to injury, it’s funny. I’ve come close to expelling the twins a few times because of their attitude and behaviour but at the same time, thar’s something I wouldn’t wish on any trainee.”

”Yeah, and if her career is ended before it’s started thanks to the injury then she’s going to spend the rest of her life lamenting the wrestling career she could’ve had.” I nodded as I got the idea and Keira sighed before nodding. ”Best case is that she’s given a clean bill of health to return to training once her leg’s healed?”

“Even if she’s given a clean bill of health I’ll have to put her on the injured reserve list like I did with Harper over the Christmas holidays, you saw how she came down on that leg and how it was afterwards.” Keira responded and I had to agree, Kata was an athletic girl and had clearly practiced that backflip a few times, but the way her leg buckled and looked after the fact had us both worried. “As I said, Kata can be a pain in the ass, but she’s a good kid under all that attitude and as you saw during her match with Harper, she has a lot of talent, all I can really hope is that she’s able to resume training once her leg has healed up.”

”Here’s hoping, for her sake.” I nodded in response before we resumed watching the sparring match.

Hero Academy, Las Vegas, Nevada
Tuesday the 13th of February 2023, 18:00pm

To put it simply, this wasn’t how I saw my day ending.

I figured I’d stick around for a few hours, give the trainees a motivational speech or two about following your dreams and then head home to call it a night and work on my promo for the match against Dawn, instead a freak accident in the ring left one of the trainees with a possible broken leg which could’ve meant the end of her career before it even started! For all of Kata’s attitude problems, it wasn’t something I was about to wish on any trainee, much less someone who moved to the US to train like I did a few years ago.

Officially speaking the session was over and normally at this point everyone would be heading home, me included, but Kata’s injury had had a profound impact on the morale of the rest of the trainees and most of them were sticking around to see if she was okay, especially Harper and Kata’s younger sister Aniela.

The four of us were sitting outside the medical wing whilst Keira was in there with Kata and the doctor, at the last update an ambulance had been called for Kata after it was confirmed that her leg was broken by the doctor but everyone was still waiting in silence.

That is until Harper spoke up. ”I feel fucking awful!” Harper commented with a frustrated sigh as we turned to the Floridian teen. ”Like Kata’s injury is all my fault!”

“I’m not blaming you Harper, that was a freak accident.” Aniela tried to reassure Harper and we turned to the youngest of the two Polish girls. “She’s done that backflip off the top turnbuckle several times, this just happened to be the one time it went wrong.”

”Aniela I get what your trying to say but I was the one who suggested that idea to Kata in the first place.” Harper admitted as she took a moment to fix her ponytail. ”I figured it could be a cool spot for Kata, follow it up with an arm drag or a dropkick or something similar, I never thought it would lead to this.”

”I understand why you are blaming yourself but it’s not going to help you in the long run Harper and I can assure you that Jessie will say the same thing.” I chimed in and Harper glanced over at me as did Aniela. ”The only thing we can do right now is hope for the best.”

”Trust me, I saw injuries end careers when I was doing amateur wrestling in high school, it sucked back then, especially when it’s from a match against you, and it sucks now.” Harper let out an aggravated sigh as she finished fixing her ponytail. ”And regardless of what Jessie says, I’ll be spending the rest of the day wishing I had done things differently.”

”I know it’s not even remotely the same thing but I’ve come to feel the same way about my actions after I lost the TV Title.” Cassie admitted as she let out a sigh. ”The fact that I nearly burned every bridge I had built in MPW for nothing doesn’t exactly help, I’ll admit that, but it’s still something that can happen.”

”I guess your right Cass, for now all we can do is sit and wait.” Harper sighed in response and a few minutes later paramedics rushed by with a stretcher in hand, they entered the medic’s office and whilst we couldn’t see them it was clear that they were loading Kata onto the stretcher so they could get her to hospital and Aniela rushed after them without another word, another couple of seconds passed and Keira emerged from the medic’s office. ”So, what’s the word?” Harper broke the silence and Keira turned to her.

“We won’t know anything until Kata’s leg gets x-rayed but it’s likely that she’ll be out for the rest of the year if she’s lucky.” Keira responded and Harper didn’t exactly do a good job of hiding how she felt as she glanced down at the floor with a sad look in her eyes, Keira caught onto this and walked up to Jessie’s cousin before sitting down opposite her. “Harper, you know you can talk to me about anything, if you’ve got something on your chest it’s in your best interest to get it off.”

”I feel like it’s my fault that Kata got hurt.” Harper admitted as she glanced up at Keira who motioned for her to continue. ”I suggested that backflip move to her a few weeks ago, if I hadn’t she would’ve never broke her leg!”

“I’m guessing you guys told her that it isn’t Harper’s fault?” Keira asked us and me and Cassie nodded to confirm it. “Then I’ll say the same thing, Harper that was a freak accident, you couldn’t have known that was going to happen.”

”It still happened whilst she was sparring with me though. Even after what happened between me and the twins last week I wouldn’t wish that on anyone.” Harper added as she let out a sigh and Keira gave the young trainee a sympathetic look. ”I’m not letting this one incident end my career but I still need time to clear my head.”

“Off course Harper, if you need me you can message me on Twitter.” Keira nodded in understanding before she turned to me and Cassie. “I doubt that’s how you wanted to spend Valentine's Day guys but thanks for coming in today all the same.”

”No offence but in hindsight I would’ve preferred spending the day with Makayla, and I’m sure Cassie feels the same way about Becky and Zoey.” I responded as I shook my head and once Cassie nodded to confirm that that was what she was thinking Keira did nothing whilst the look in her eyes said she understood. ”On that note, I’d better head home, got a promo to work on.”

”And whilst mom understands why I’m staying at Hero Academy a bit longer, I don’t think she can put off dinner any later than this.” Cassie responded as she checked the time on her iPhone and Keira nodded in understanding. ”Just remember Harp, you’ve got my number if you want a chat.”

”I will, thanks Cass.” Harper nodded in response before we all left Hero Academy.

Driving Cassie home, Las Vegas, Nevada
Tuesday the 14th of February 2023, 18:23pm

It wasn’t that far relatively speaking to Cassie’s home but it was far enough from Hero Academy that her walking home was out of the question even without her bad leg, still on the way home I decided to check on her.

”Look, I know you’ve had leg problems of your own Cass, which is why I want to ask you this.” I stated after turning down Jonathon Young’s cover of “Great Divide” by Linkin Park and Cassie turned to me. ”How are you feeling after what happened to Kata?”

”Honestly Charlotte? It gave me flashbacks to when I got my leg injury in high school.” Cassie admitted as she brushed some hair over her shoulder. ”It kinda happened the same way to boot, I got tackled and my leg just buckled under my body weight as I tried to get back up! It was meant to be a friendly practice and [the student got expelled for her trouble but that’s not the kind of injury that ever goes away.”/color] Cassie added as she leaned on the door to glance out the window. ”Even if Kata makes a full recovery and manages to complete her training, that leg will give her trouble throughout her career! Trust me, my leg still gives me trouble and it got broken about three, four years ago now.”

”When you were fifteen/sixteen?” I summarised and Cassie nodded to confirm that I had guessed her age right, given that her birthday’s in July her exact age would determine when that fateful soccer practice took place. ”What was that girl trying to achieve by tacking you so hard during a soccer practice?”

”I had a rivalry of sorts with her, we were both vying to be the captain of the soccer team, I was faster on the pitch, she was better at scoring goals.” Cassie admitted as she shook her head and I nodded as I got the idea. ”It started off friendly enough but it soon turned bitter, in the end neither of us got that team captain position because my broken leg ended my soccer career and she got expelled like I said.”

”Life can be cruel like that.” I responded as I gave me cousin a sympathetic look. ”Have you seen her since?”

”That’s the freaky part, that red head trainee who took Aniela’s place against Zoey? Same girl!” Cassie admitted and I have her a surprised look. ”It didn’t click with me at first until I heard her accent, but because of Kata’s injury I never got much of a chance to talk to Tammy.”

”You’ll get another chance, and I’m sure Tammy regrets that tackle considering how badly it fucked up her own life.” I responded with a nod and Cassie grinned in response. ”Who knows? Maybe you two can make amends?”

”If she hasn’t changed since high school we might need someone from the UN to come down to negotiate peace between us!” Cassie joked and I shook my head with a chuckle. ”Maybe your right though, I’m not the same girl I was back then, before I got hooked on medicinal weed I was a lot more level headed!”

”No offence but I literally can’t imagine that and before we met up again in 2021 I had known you up util you were eleven!” I responded with a chuckle and Cassie grinned in response. ”Stilll, you were able to come back from your injury and have a successful career, there might be hope for Kata yet.”

”My leg break wasn’t that bad compared to Kata’s, but I get your point.” Cassie nodded in response before I paused the Spotify playlist as we were nearing Cassie’s home. ”And for all her attitude problems? That’s still something I wouldn’t wish on anyone! Trust me, I’ve been there, having a promising sports career cut short due to injury fucking sucks!”

”All I’m going to say is that I think Kata needs all the friends she can get right now to help her get through this, she already has Aniela by her side but any further support that girl can get will be an immense boost to her mental health over the next few months.” I responded and Cassie nodded in agreement before we pulled up to Cassie’s home and I stopped outside her house. ”Tell Ruth I said hi.”

”Will do! See you tomorrow Charlotte!” Cassie responded before she got out of the car, grabbed the duffel bag containing her gear from the trunk and went into her home whilst I drove off.

Nevada Desert, Las Vegas, Nevada
Wednesday the 15th of February 2023, 15:00pm

*promo time*

How did I end of in this situation?

”I’ll admit, coming off the Open Invitational Rumble, I didn’t know what to expect heading into the first cycle of the year.” I admitted as I paced around the dessert area that I had picked for my promo location. ”Even after my rematch with Roxi got announced two weeks ago I had no idea what was ahead of me, at least until Chelsea LeClair proved that friends of Andrea Hernandez might be worse at carrying a grudge than me! But I’m not here to talk about my match against Chelsea because Blaze of Glory XI is just a few weeks away! I’m here to talk about The Tune Up!”

Here we go.

”That’s right, I got my wish for a tune up match this week on Climax Control as I take on Dawn Warren of the infamous Warren clan! Anyone who’s followed SCW over the past few years will be familiar with the Warren clan by reputation alone and let’s just say that it’s not exactly a flattering reputation.” I commented a I shook my head. ”Hell! Even THAT might be putting it mildly! But Dawn seems to be the odd one out in the Warren clan, when she did her promos for the Open Invitational Match I was surprised that there was a member of the Warren clan who was a decent person! It’s almost enough for me to ask if you’re the one they don’t bring up at parties Dawn but let’s not get that extreme about it!”

This is a wrestling match after all.

”I know from your performance in the Invitational and your debut against Luna that you’re a talented young woman Dawn, just the kind of warm up match I need heading into a match against someone like Chelsea but let’s make one thing clear, just because I’m calling this my tune up match doesn’t mean I’m taking you lightly Dawn!” I commented as I shook my head. ”Trust me, I’ve been there, I was a newcomer who others took lightly! One idiot even said that the reign that made my career wouldn’t make it past my first defence but she was soon left with egg on her face when I proved her wrong! Here’s what I expect from you Dawn, I expect you to give me one hell of a match this Sunday night because I’m not going to take it easy on you either!”

Don’t make that mistake,

”Because Dawn? I get it, you’re young, excitable and want to prove yourself to the rest of the Bombshell Roster! Your also facing a former champion and a Go Gym Graduate in your second match in the company! To say that I’m a bit of a step up from Luna is an understatement quite frankly and as Luna demonstrated in her match against Ari and Carter alongside Raven last Sunday? She’s no slouch in the ring either!” I added as I folded my arms and looked at the camera. ”But trust me Dawn if you want to even stand a chance of beating me on Sunday you’ll have to bring you’re a-game otherwise you’ll be tossed aside as I move on to my first PPV singles match of the year, do you want that to be the outcome of your second SCW Match Dawn? I didn’t think so!”

Bring your best!

”In other words? Bring your best or don’t bother showing up at all because I’m entering this match with two goals in mind! One: bounce back from my loss to Roxi two weeks ago, two: get some momentum going for my match against Chelsea at Blaze of Glory XI! I hate to treat you as an afterthought Dawn because you’ve clearly got talent but this is your chance to prove that you can hang with the established Bombshells of the division, don’t drop the ball if you want to make your mark/” I added as I shook my head. ”I made that mistake when I first joined SCW at the tail end of that dumpster fire of a year that was 2020 and it took me months to recover from it! I had a hell of a comeback story after that but trust me, that’s not something I wish on anyone, especially not someone as sweet as you Dawn so I repeat what I said, bring your best or don’t show up!”

Simple enough, right?

”Dawn I get that your still young into your career and all but make no mistake, I treat every new opponent with the same brush and once we step into the ring this Sunday Night? Your Sink or Swim moment will begin and you had better hope that you can swim with the big fishes on the Bombshell Roster!” I added as I leaned against my car. ”Otherwise? You’ll just be a tasty snack for the sharks of the division and trust me, you don’t want that, I’m sure we’ll have a great match Dawn because you were impressive last Sunday but I’m out to send a message to Chelsea with this win and no newcomer is going to get in my way of that goal!”

It's that simple!

”Just a quick little note for Chelsea, I know your facing Melissa in the same show so I should warn you, I will be watching that match to watch for any chinks in your armour and I suggest that you do the same for my match with Dawn!” I added as I sat on the bonnet. ”As for you Dawn? Welcome to your first real test as a Bombshell,, you beat Luna in your debut match, that was impressive, but this is your chance to prove that beating fellow newcomers isn’t all you can do and I suggest that you listen to the advice that I’ve been dispensing throughout this promo, otherwise?”

And with that I decided to wrap things up.

”Well, you see this bug?” I asked as I motioned to a bug that had been crawling on my bonnet, I considered crushing it but decided it wasn’t worth the headache from PETA and merely picked it up before throwing it as hard as I could. ”Otherwise you’ll be tossed aside as easily as that bug! This may be a tune up for a match against an unknown rival but I’m taking it as seriously as a heart attack and as I turn the page on this section of my SCW Story? You will be struck down by the Down Under Thunderbomb!”

I got in my car and drove off as the scene fades.

Krystal’s losing ways would continue as she would lose her one-on-one encounter with Roxi Johnson but now that the final show of the year had been announced (Winter Wonderslam) Krystal had much, much, MUCH bigger problems than that on her hands! The good news was that the Aussie Bombshell was teaming up with her friend, fellow Go Gym Graduate and current SCW Bombshell Roulette Champion Ariana Angelos in the last Main Event of 2022, the bad news?

Said match was another encounter with Masque! And this time? Masque was bringing her protégé to make it a tag team match, Amber Ryan’s sister Avalon Blackthorn! This provided a huge obstacle for the two young Bombshells to overcome but can Krystal and Ari pull off the upset of the year on the year end show?

Krystal’s home, Las Vegas, Nevada
Tuesday the 6th of December 2022, 11:00am

I would like to hereby nominate this past Supercard Cycle to go die in a fire!

From an outside the ring perspective this past cycle has been great! Makayla announced her pregnancy on my birthday (second week of the cycle), Cassie won her first two titles (the Full Force Pro Women’s Tag Titles with Blaze Darling and the Modern Pro Wrestling TV Title) within days of each other this time last week and off course, Ari retained the Bombshell Roulette Title against Jessie in her fourth defence.

Those are the positives me and my friends have experienced since High Stakes XII, but the negatives? Well, they are beginning to make my decision to sign Matthew Kennedy on as my manager at last year’s High Stakes look like a smart decision, let’s put it that way.

It started with my World Bombshell Title shot against Masque in week two, and if I did with the World Bombshell Title I would be bragging about it right now! Then Amber Ryan returned and needed an opponent, leading Ari to be volunteered for the role in a non-title match!

Ari put on a hell of a fight against Amber much like I had the previous week against Roxi, and here comes the bad news, me and Ari are teaming up one last time in 2022, against Masque and Avalon Blackthorn in the Main Event of Winter Wonderslam! Ari had a panic attack when she learned off the match and frankly? I don’t blame her!

And don’t even get me started on the things I learned about Ari’s mental health when we chatted at the Go Gym yesterday, I thought my mental health was bad but based on what Ariana told me? I was wondering if she had some kind of mental illness that had gone undiagnosed over the past three years! She’s still a sweetheart, don’t get me wrong but what else am I supposed to think when she admits to seeing visions of her asshole parents on a semi-regular basis.

If I didn’t know Ari as well as I did, I’d be regretting all those times I had her babysit Rachel for us, but me and Makayla know that she’s fantastic with kids.

”Okay, streaming schedule is set for the week.” I whispered to myself as I looked at the word doc which I used to keep track of my streaming schedule; Makayla was watching from over my shoulder as she was one of the mods for my Twitch Channel. ”You have any OBGYN appointments scheduled for this week babe?” I asked as I glanced over at Makayla who shook her head.

”My next appointment isn’t until the second week of the New Year, getting an appointment in 2022 when we’re so close to Christmas was a pain in the backside, otherwise I would’ve had my next appointment sooner.” Makayla responded with an annoyed sigh and I nodded before making a mental note of that. ”I’m sure the viewers understand a stream being slightly delayed because being pregnant comes with frequent hospital appointments Charlotte.”

”Considering you told me when I was doing that Elden Ring stream? I think the only ones not in the know will be newcomers to the stream who don’t follow me on Social Media.” I pointed out and Makayla nodded in agreement before I closed the word doc satisfied that there weren’t any changes that needed to be made to the schedule as of yet. ”You heard from Cassie since she flew back to London for her first title defence?”

”Aside from what she’s posted on her Social Media page? Not really, though considering the success she’s had in Modern Pro Wrestling I’m surprised she hasn’t considered moving to England full time.” Makayla responded with a shrug before quickly shaking her head. ”Then again, the only non-wrestling news I get out of England these days is their Cost-of-Living crises so I’d be surprised if that’s something she’s even thought about.”

”Cassie’s a goofball and a stoner but she’s also a lot smarter than she lets on, I doubt she hasn’t noticed what’s been going on during her trips to England.” I nodded  in agreement before glancing at Makayla’s belly, the baby bump wasn’t really there yet because she was still early in the pregnancy but the knowledge that she had two young daughters in there had me thinking. ”So, I’m surprised it’s taken me this long to ask you but what exactly gave you the idea to get pregnant and surprise me with the news for my twenty seventh birthday?”

”It’s a valid question, hell I was going to tell you myself at some point.” Makayla nodded in agreement before she sat down on her computer chair to face me. ”Right before we went back to India for the last show of the India tour I had a chat with some of my older relatives, the ones who never really accepted the fact that I’m a lesbian? They kept pestering me about grandkids and whilst I initially brushed them off I remembered that, well, the old-fashioned way as you she delicately put it on Climax Control isn’t the only way to get pregnant these days, the idea to surprise you with it came later.”

”Surprised that you still talk with them.” I commented dryly and Makayla shook her head as if to say, “I know, right”. ”But you realize something could’ve gone wrong with the pregnancy during those three months, right? Much as I don’t want to think about something terrible happening to you off course.”

”I knew the risks before I made my mind up Charlotte, I even talked about it with my three aunts who still live in Greece after I got the confirmation that I was pregnant, I took every precaution I could in the intervening time.” Makayla assured me and I grinned in response. ”I understand why you’re worried but I didn’t go into this idea completely blind.”

”Now we both have to extra careful until May rolls around.” I sighed in response before glancing at the time on my computer clock. ”We had better get lunch ready, time is flying by today.” I added and Makayla nodded in agreement before we left my office and headed downstairs.

Krystal’s home, Las Vegas, Nevada
Tuesday the 6th of December 2022, 16:00pm

The further along I get into Makayla’s pregnancy, the more I realize that some things are going to need to change.

The main thing is moving into a bigger house here in Las Vegas, because my current house was made for two adults, one spare room (which we’re currently using for Rachel’s bedroom) and two dogs, one of which might end up pregnant as well so yeah, that’s fun.

The move probably won’t be made official until we’re a couple of weeks into the New Year in any case, we have an idea of where we want to move, namely the suburb of Summerlin South, Nevada, it’s a smaller more affluent suburb but with the money I make from SCW and handful of donations from one Jenny Tuck it wasn’t a big deal, honestly my main concerns was how good the schools were in the area since we’re going to be raising three young girls in the area and off course, having plenty of space for the dogs.

That was a few weeks away though, I had a few things on my mind first.

”So, cam I see them?” I asked Cassie over video messenger and she grinned before holding up her two titles, what did you think I meant? We may both be LGTBQ women (Cassie officially came out as gay several weeks ago) but I remind you that Cassie is my cousin. ”I didn’t even win a title that that fast when I signed with SCW! Yet here you are holding two titles at once!”

”Is that jealousy I hear Charlotte?” Cassie asked with a grin before she put down her half of the FFP Women’s Tag Titles and rested the TV Title over her shoulder. ”I know you saw my tweet explaining the open challenge format of the TV Title but it legit seems like I won’t find out who my first challenger is until the Main Event rolls around! That said, if Keira or Roxi put out a tweet tomorrow saying that they are catching a flight to London via Kayfabe Airlines, can you give me a heads up?”

”I don’t think you need to worry about that, not even if Keira gets the urge to wrestle again.” I assured Cassie who grinned in response. ”But I will do that if any of the following put out such a tweet, Tempest, Zoey Lukas, Mackenzie or Charlotte from London Underground, Jessie Salco, Masque, Amber Ryan, you get the general idea.”

”Annnnnnnnnnnnnd if the latter two do show up, I’ll just give them the TV Title to spare myself the humiliation.” Cassie responded with a nervous laugh and I just shook my head with a chuckle. ”Speaking off Masque, do I even want to know how Ari’s doing after she found out about the tag match? She was being about as unsubtle about her panic attack as I was about being a lesbian!”

”I don’t know if I would’ve used that exact wording but yeah,, looking back on her tweets from Sunday night? I should’ve picked up on the fact that Ari was having a panic attack sooner.” I admitted with a sigh and almost on cue the door to my office opened and I glanced up seeing Ari at the door. ”You can ask her yourself Cass, Ariana just showed up!”

”Gotta love that timing!” Cassie laughed before I scooted over to let Ariana see the screen. ”Hey Ari, been a while since we’ve been able to chat hasn’t it? Since New Delhi I think?”

”That sounds about right! Pity about the circumstances surrounding that chat!” Ariana responded as she shook her head and it didn’t take us long to figure out what she meant, it was also why Cassie had been banned from Sin City Wrestling shows for the past couple of months after all. ”But enough about me, look at you! That title looks great on you Cass!”

”You know what looks even better?” Cass asked before she grabbed her half of the FFP Women’s Tag Team Titles and rested it on her other shoulder. ”Still not used to taking these things through Airport Security but it feels great to hold two belts at once!”

”I still say that Tony guy had the best suggestion, namely contacting a security offices so that they’ll escort you to the terminal.” Ariana pointed out and considering that I had been kicking myself for not thinking of that during my Roulette Title Reign? Yeah, I was in agreement with Ari. ”It’s something I’ll be doing going forward if my Roulette Title reign survives long enough into the New Year!”

”And if they think it’s a prank like you thought they would? Just call me.” I assured my cousin and the two younger women turned to me. ”I’ll be able to back up anything you say and since I’m older and work in a national company? I think it’s safe to say that they’ll take me seriously!”

”Wouldn’t that be the equivalent of calling your mom to help you get a job interview or something?” Cassie asked and me and Ari shared a nervous laugh knowing how painful our experiences with our parents were, thankfully the awkwardness was cut short by Cass letting out a yawn. ”I’d better end the call here, it’s like nine pm here in Loon and since I’ve got my first defence lined up tomorrow night? I want to get as early a night’s sleep as I can!”

”Look at you being responsible!” Ari teased Cassie who shook her head with a laugh. ”But seriously, congrats on your first title wins Cass, I’m you’re sick of hearing it from everyone else in your life but I’m so proud of you!”

”I’m not quite sick of all the ego stroking yet but thanks Ari.” Cass thanked Ari before she let out another yawn. ”Charlotte? I’ll try to speak to you tomorrow before I head out for MPW Episode 3!”

”Sounds good but if you can’t? Good luck in your first defence.” I responded and Cassie grinned before she hung up and I turned to Ari. ”It feels weird that it was only a year ago that I found her among Matthew’s students at the PTA Gym, doesn’t it?”

”Tell me about it! When we first watched Cass train I thought she was good for her experience level but I didn’t think she was going to get so good that she’d win here first title months after graduating, let alone her second title just a few days later!” Ari nodded in agreement before she let out a deep breath. ”I’ve been thinking about the things we discussed yesterday at the Go Gym, and I realized that you were right! I reached out to a family member of mine on my mom’s side, my aunt Laraine, because she always took my side whenever my parents had a go at me.”

”Good to know that there were some members of that family that saw them for the terrible parents they were.” I responded with a bitter sigh and Ari quickly nodded in agreement, how such terrible parents had managed to raise such a sweet young woman like Ari was anyone’s guess. ”What did you talk with your aunt about?”

”Well, it was the first time I spoke to her since I moved to Vegas, we kinda drifted apart following my high school graduation.” Ari explained and I nodded as I got the idea. ”So we spent the first ten minutes or so catching up! She had been following my exploits since I graduated from the Go Gym and was thrilled when I won the Bombshell Roulette Title.” Ari added as she put her title, which had been resting over her shoulder, on the desk next to her. ”Then I brought up the visions I’d been having and her tone went cold, according to her my mom’s side of the family has a long history of mental illness, usually setting in when the member reaches young adulthood.”

”That would explain why you started having those visions during your early SCU Career.” I nodded as I got the idea and Ariana let out a deep breath before she nodded. ”How serious are we talking?”

”Based on what she told me? It varies from family member to family member but never severe enough for the person to be institutionalized or anything like that! Apparently my mom got similar visions to mine but she chalked it up to a religious experience.” Ariana responded with a shrug before she let out a sigh. ”Saying that? It doesn’t take away how scary this is, especially since I’m the first family member to become famous.”

”Seems to me like that comes with one big question.” I responded as I shifted my weight and Ariana gave me a curious look. ”Will you go public you’re your mental health struggles or not?”

”Jeez, that’s a loaded question! On one hand, having some representation in wrestling from someone with mental health struggles? I can’t stress how important that would be, especially for people who struggle with their mental health.” Ariana nodded as she got the idea before she gave it some thought. ”But on the flipside? You just know that someone on the Bombshell Roster will try to use that against me, call me the crazy Bombshell or something!”

”Sadly it’s a cutthroat business, and we both know the lengths some wrestlers will go to if it means getting an edge over a champion or a rival! Just look at Melissa’s attack on Harper a couple of weeks ago!” I pointed out before my mood darkened as I remembered another example of that, something I knew Ari didn’t want to relive. ”Or Char Kwan’s attack on you when she was feuding with me over the Bombshell Roulette Title.”

”Should’ve known that was going to come up! Whilst in hindsight I should thank Char for lighting a fire under me with that attack that allowed me to get where I am today?” Ariana asked rhetorically as she glanced over at the title. ”That’s still a very painful memory for me, of all the ways I envisioned spending the morning of my 21st birthday, getting stitches removed from an attack by one of your rivals wasn’t one of them!”

”At least you got your revenge on Char, both later that night at SCU’s last ever Halloween Special and at Into the Void XI, still not convinced that your first PPV Match being against Char was a coincidence but that’s just me!” I nodded in agreement before I stood up and walked up to Ariana. ”But it’s like you said, you grew stronger through those struggles, as bad as it sounds, do you think you would’ve won that title and have as great as rein as you’ve had if not for the attack?”

”Probably not! It’s like you said, that attack lit a fire under me that propelled me from being Carter’s shadow to being a fast-rising star in the Bombshell Division.” Ariana admitted as she shook her head. ”Same time though? If there was one event I could erase from my wrestling career, it’s that!”

”And you know what Ari?” I asked with a sympathetic look on my face and she looked up to me. ”I don’t blame you one bit, for one thing you got attacked to hype up a title feud that many consider to be the low point of my Roulette Title reign, context be damned, my first title match at High Stakes was against Char fucking Kwan!” I added with a bitter sigh as I glanced to the side. ”Wish I had gone with my original idea of a Multi-Bombshell match instead, my defence against Bella, Seleana, Johanna and Bea is a lot more remembered than the defence against Char!”

”Especially since that was one of your last defences before Keira ended the reign.” Ariana nodded in agreement before we felt our stomachs rumble. ”Mind if I stick around for dinner? I can help out if you want, I know you’ve taken over the cooking since Makayla told you that she was pregnant.”

”Wasn’t going to say no anyway! More the merrier, right?” I asked Ari and she grinned before we left my office.

Nevada Desert
Tuesday the 6th of December 2022, 23:00pm

*promo time*

Welp.

”Ever feel like you just can’t catch a break? Because that’s how I’ve felt over the past several weeks!” I said as I stepped into view with my arms crossed. ”First match of the cycle: World Bombshell Title Match against Masque, second match of the cycle, singles match against Roxi Johnson, and just to bring it full circle: this week’s Main Event: The Go Sisters, myself and Ari, against Masque and Avalon Blackthorn! Neither Masque or Ari’s titles are on the line in this match and I’m sure that Ari is thanking every deity in the Greek Pantheon for that fact but that doesn’t take away just how hard this match is going to be for me and Ari! In fact, I chose the Nevada Desert for the location of this week’s promo for that reason, to represent how big a challenge this match will be for my team!”

Will a miracle happen?

”The odds are clearly in the favour and Masque and Avalon but can a miracle happen?” I asked rhetorically as I shifted my weight. ”Will the underdog team get the win over the clear favourites to win? With Christmas being right around the corner? Stranger things have happened but if there’s one thing for sure, it’s that me and Ari are going to give this match everything we have and maybe overcome our nerves along the way, whether that’ll translate out to a win is anyone’s guess!”

Even so!

”But at the same time I’ve never been one to back down from a challenge, some would say that was to the detriment of my Roulette Title Reign but that’s a rant for another day! It just so happens that the match against a World Bombshell Champion who’s only lost two matches in her entire SCW career and her protégé who happens to be Amber Ryan’s sister will be a challenge that might be too daunting even for me.” I admitted before shaking my head. ”On the other hand though? I can’t deny that a win here would do a lot to boost me and Ari’s careers, it’ll just take a miracle for that win to happen so why don’t we cut straight to the chase?”

Take a wild guess as to who I’m starting with.

”We meet again Masque and if you can believe it I’m even less enthused about wrestling you than I was the first time around three weeks ago!” I said as I started to pace around. ”I said a lot to try to disguise how nervous I was heading into that World Bombshell Title Match about how it was the biggest match of my career and how Amber might be out for revenge and such, something that ended up being a moot point after Amber didn’t show up once but what’s changed since that match?” I asked before shaking my head. ”Honestly? Not a lot!”

Aside from some obvious things.

”My main mistake in our last match was to try to use my speed against you Masque, I know my strengths lie as a power/technical wrestler but rather than try to play to those strengths I tried to outpace you and, well, the fact that you’re still the World Bombshell Champion and are set to defend the title against Amber at Inception VI says it all, doesn’t it?” I stated before sitting on the hood of my car and looking towards the sky. ”Will I repeat those mistakes the second go around? No, I’ll try to actually play to my strengths this time around and with one of the best highflyers in the Bombshell Division at my side? Maybe me and Ari can pull this off!”

That’s a big maybe though.

”What was it that I said last time? Talk is cheap, and I had my chance to back my words up against you in the ring Masque, some might say that I blew it, you know what I say to them? You try defeating Masque and get back to me after the fact!” I said defiantly as I folded my arms. ”Second chances don’t come often, especially so soon after a failed attempt at capturing the World Bombshell Championship, but I don’t intend to squander this opportunity Masque! Win or lose? I’m giving you the fight of your life!”

And now for her partner.

”I’m going to have to be honest here because I’m in the same boat as Ari, for as much as I know about Masque and her dominance of the Bombshell division, I know even less about Avalon because unlike her mentor and her sister, she’s not a part of the Bombshell Roster.” I stated as shook my head. ”Off course, having a mentor like Masque and a sister like Amber says it all doesn’t it? I don’t need to know a lot about you Avalon to know that that combo makes you a dangerous opponent!”

But can you hang?

”But unlike Masque and Amber, you’ve only been in an SCW Ring once before against Masque and that didn’t end in your favour, did it Avalon?” I asked before brushing some hair over my shoulder. ”That was a while ago granted and a lot can change in that time period but no matter what happened between your match against Masque and this tag team match, one question will on everyone’s lips: can Avalon hang with the women of SCW’s Bombshell Division?”

One way to find out!

”If you’ve been around as long as Masque and Amber then you shouldn’t have to answer that, should you Avalon?” I asked bluntly as I looked into the camera. ”Because if you can hang then you should be able to prove it in the ring, otherwise? Well, every team has a weak link and if you end up costing Masque this match then maybe you’ll be viewed as that weak link? What will your mentor say to that? What will Amber say to that? The only way we’re getting answers to either of those questions is to tune in to this Sunday’s Winter Wonderslam event!” I said before looking up at the sky again. ”How appropriate.”

It's that simple.

”Don’t mind me, I’m just thinking about how this match is happening so close to the Christmas Holidays and how in terms of gifts I could’ve gotten, this is worse than coal!” I explained before hopping off the car bonnet and walking up to the camera. ”There’s no denying that me and Ari are a bundle of nerves as we head into this match, Ari had a full-blown panic attack when she learned that she was going to face Masque in her final match of the year, but it’s like I said last time around Masque, it takes pressure to make diamonds ad whilst I’m still questioning just how much pressure is too much pressure, there is one thing that’s clear in my mind and I’m sure the same goes for Ari!”

And with that I decided to wrap things up.

”You want to know what that thing is? We’re not backing down from this tag team match! We will give it our all in the quest to overcome these nerves and if it scores me and Ari the upset win of the century? Then I guess that’s what we’ll have to do!” I said before opening the car door so I could get ready to drive off.  ”And as I get ready to close the chapter marked 2022 in my SCW journey me and Ari are in for the fight of our lives against Masque and Avalon but maybe a Christmas Miracle will happen and I’ll bring either of them down with the Down Under Thunderbomb to win? Either way? I’ll see you in the ring!”

I entered the car and drove off (after retrieving the camera from the tripod alongside the tripod) as the scene fades.