The time had come for Into the Void X and Krystal was facing the biggest match of her career to date challenging GRIME’s Royal Purple for the Roulette Title alongside Violet Amelia Holt in what was sure to be a great match! And with Krystal’s recent win over Mercedes Vargas the Aussie was in high spirits heading into her first title match on the main roster, can Krystal win her first title and keep the winning streak going at three wins?

Backstage at Climax Control 300, Las Vegas, Nevada
Sunday the 9th of May 2021, 21:00pm

Tonight’s show has definitely lived up to the hype.

I didn’t really have any plans outside of commenting on the outcome of the match between Bella Madison and Azurine Vebbins (though I doo feel a bit bad over making those comments now that Bella’s been injured and forced to sit out Into the Void X) so I just spent the rest of the evening watching the action from another part of the arena, still as great as tonight’s matches have been, I’ve only got one thing on my mind and you get no prizes for guessing what that is.

If you managed to guess “Krystal’s Roulette Title Match at Into the Void X” then congrats for developing psychic powers! And you’re still not getting a prize!

“Kris Ryans got fed up with O’Malley and kicked his head into the cheap seats.” I commented with a chuckle as I watched the conclusion to the tag team match between J2H and Mac Bane and O’Malley and Kris Ryans, Ari was sitting next to me and she quickly nodded in agreement. “Even Stevie Wonder could’ve seen that coming!”

“I’m just surprised that tandem lasted as long as it did.” Ari nodded in agreement before the show cut the next seg. “By the way, you happened to be nearby when The Troll was beaten up be Fenris, right?”

“Yup, caught it on the way back from the lady’s bathroom.” I responded with a grin before looking at my fingernails. “I’m honestly surprised Wank got out of that encounter with both arms in tact! But I guess Fenris wanted to give him a chance to live up to his name and get as close to having sex as he’ll ever get!”

“Great, now that mental image is going to haunt my nightmares!” Ari complained as she rolled her eyes, and I shook my head in response. “Right alongside that giant mutant Fetus THING that you and Carter ran away from in Resident Evil VIII!”

“Hey, I was traumatised by that thing as well!” I protested before getting a text on my phone but decided to ignore it for now. “For fuck’s sake, that THING put me off the idea of ever having kids!”

“Oh, come on, it wasn’t that bad!” Ari protested and I shook my head before finally checking my text.

“This, coming from the woman who spent the rest of the playthough hiding behind the sofa and only peeking out when the baby noises stopped?” I asked before checking my text and I would’ve caught Ari rolling her eyes at my comment, if not for the contents of the text. “Ari, I’ll be right back, got something to deal with!” I commented before I bolted from my chair and Ari gave me confused look.

“Something wrong?” Ari asked once she saw the look on my face and I shook my head. “It’s not a family emergency, is it?”

“Ari, the rest of my family lives across the world in Australia, even if I wasn’t estranged from them, I’m hardly the first one they contact about a family emergency!” I lied before heading to the parking lot without another word, truth be told? I wasn’t being entirely truthful with Ari, most of my family still lives in Adelaide and the surrounding area, all except one person who happened to be the one texting me. “What the hell does that bitch want now?” I muttered to myself before calling the number and putting it on speaker. “I thought I told you to lose this number!” I said once the call went through.

“Is that really anyway to great your younger sister?” A female Australian accent rang out through the phone and I rolled my eyes. “It’s been so long since we last spoke Charlotte!”

“HALF sister, do I really need to remind you that my mom wasn’t my dad’s only victim?!” I asked with an angry huff and the other woman said nothing in response. “Difference is my mom was the only murder he was convicted for!”

 “Trust me, I’m grateful for that.” The woman responded and I grunted in response.

“Another thing, don’t call me Charlotte!” I responded as I started to get angrier. “You know I legally changed my name to Krystal Wolfe after I escaped from my dad and that there are only a handful of people who can refer to me by that name.” I added before letting out a deep breath. “Spoiler alert, you’ll never be one of them Kirsty!”

“Are you still sore over what happened last time we spoke Charlotte?” Kirsty asked and my eyes narrowed. “So, what if I indulged in some drugs, what’s the harm?”

“Drugs that you brought with the money I sent you after you clamed to be in debt to someone.” I pointed out as I started to flare up. “Smoking crack in your baby’s room was just the straw that broke the camel’s back.”

“I knew you’d bring this up.” Kirsty sighed as I went to hang up on her and block the number. “But I’ve gotten clean since then, went to rehab and everything! Even got custody of my child back from her father!”

“What judge in their right mind would award custody to a recovering drug addict over the baby’s father who never even looked at hard drugs, let alone smoked them?!” I demanded before shaking my head. “Wait, never mind, this is the same country where cops routinely get away with killing black people, forget I asked that, what the hell do you want Kirsty?!”

“A second chance.” Kirsty responded and it gave me pause. “Just like you have a second chance at winning the Roulette Title.”

“That’s not even remotely comparable and you know it!” I snapped at my stepsister before I leaned on one of the nearby cars. “For one thing, I’ve earned my second chance! You? You called me out of the blue on the show before the biggest match of my career to date and last I heard? You had moved down to Illinois!”

“What if I told you that I was in Las Vegas?” Kristy asked and it gave me pause. “Not as a tourist either, as someone looking to move to Vegas full time, what would you say then.”

“I’d still call it one hell of a fucking coincidence!” I responded as I ran a hand through my hair. “Give me one reason why I should trust what your saying?”

“I can’t, but I know someone who can.” Kirsty responded and my frown deepened. “You still have Ryan’s number, right? Call him, he’ll back me up!”

“Your daughter’s father? The guy who was adamant that it would be a cold day in hell before you had custody of your kid?” I asked as my frown turned into a scowl. “Not only has he given up custody but he’s willing to vouch for you? What next? Are pigs going to be taking flight?”

“The same guy, people change Charlotte, maybe you should be more trusting.” Kirsty responded before hanging up abruptly, I stared at my phone’s home screen for a while afterwards not realizing that someone had come to check on me.

“Something wrong Krystal?” I looked up and saw Ari standing there with a concerned look on her face. “I’ve never seen you this angry, not since the Underground incident.”

“I’ll explain tomorrow, don’t want to bring that kind off negativity to 300th episode of Climax Control.” I responded as I shook my head. “What did I miss?”

“Not much, Justin just did the intros for the Main Event between Amber and Courtney.” Ariana responded as she shook her head and I nodded. “If you hurry, you’ll get back in time for the match to start.”

“I’ll watch the replay in the morning.” I responded before I walked over to where my car was parked. “I don’t see Amber losing the title anyway, but that phone call has put me off staying around for the rest of the night.”

“Then at least let me come with you.” Ariana offered and I paused before glancing over at her. “It’s not like I have much investment in the show, what with me being an SCU wrestler and all.”

“Fine, but I decide on the music.” I insisted and Ari nodded before we headed over to the car.

Krystal’s home, Las Vegas, Nevada
Monday the 10th of May 2021, 11:00am

When I got back home, I didn’t wait to get changed into my nightclothes before I crashed into bed, granted I had to drop off Ari at her home before I went home which played a part but aside from that it wasn’t that late when I got home.

Guess that conversation with Kirsty tired me out more than I thought.

Despite how early I went to bed, I managed to wake up at a decent time and once I had breakfast and gotten dressed the first thing I did was get in contact with Makayla.

“So, she’s back in the picture.” Makayla sighed as I relayed what happened last night at Climax Control 300. “Do you believe her?” Makayla asked before taking a sip of her drink.

“I’d sooner believe a rumour about Mark being the soft bottom in a relationship with Christian then I’d believe her!” I exclaimed and Makayla nearly spat out her drink when I said that. “The only thing I can confirm is that she’s in Las Vegas and she has my step-niece with her, her ex Ryan confirmed it when I called him.”

“That raises so many questions, she admitted to snorting coke when she was pregnant, she admitted that she frequently snorted coke in the baby’s room, all of which was under oath I might add.” Makayla responded as she ran a hand through her hair. “Never mind Ryan, why would any judge in his right mind award her custody?”

“According to Ryan, she went to rehab and got clean, I haven’t seen her since I unintentionally aided in a drug deal, but she was a mess to say the least.” I responded before letting out a sigh. “It’s happening again! My past is coming back to haunt me when I reach a milestone! It happened when I made my PPV debut against Ruby at Inception IV and it’s happening now, during the build up to my first title match in SCW.”

“At least this time, it’s not manifesting as a bad dream, rather it’s your step sister coming out of the woodwork.” Makayla pointed out and I nodded in agreement. “Speaking of the Triple Threat, are you ready for your first title match?”

“Ready as I’ll ever be, Royal Purple is as underhanded as she is talented as demonstrated in her matches against Johanna and Sam Marlowe and Violet’s a former champion in her own right.” I pointed out before grinning. “But I’m ready to win my first title and neither of them are getting in my way!”

“At least your confident, though I will say that there’s a better chance for a title change in your match than the men’s, no offence to Miles or Caleb but Alex Jones is in a league of his own.” Makayla added before I heard a knock at the door. “Expecting company?”

“I told Ari I’d explain the situation to her after she found me in the parking lot last night, that’s probably her.” I responded as I went to get up. “And that’s my cue to get going, you still good for Dungeons and Dragons?”

“Does a bear shit in the woods?” Makayla asked with a grin before she went to end the skype call. “Did the others confirm?”

“Yeah, everything’s set for Wednesday provided nothing comes up.” I nodded before I went to remove my headset. “See you then.” I added and once Makayla ended the Skype Call, I removed my headset and headed downstairs, and sure enough Ari was standing there at the front door and I let her in. “Sorry for the wait, was on a Skype Call with Makayla.”

“No worries, it’s not like I had anywhere to be.” Ari nodded in understanding before I let her into the lounge. “So, what was that phone call about?”

“Before I say anything, no one else hears about this until I’m ready, not even Carter.” I told her with a dead serious look on my face and Ari nodded. “I told you before about my dad and what an alcoholic, abusive, rapist, murderous piece of shit he is, right?”

“Not in those exact words but yeah, you told me.” Ari nodded with a shudder. “What about him? He hasn’t been let out, right?”

“Trust me, the only way he’s leaving jail legally is when he kicks the bucket.” I assured Ari and she nodded as she got the idea. “My mom was the murder he was convicted off, with my help I might add, but she wasn’t his first, I don’t know if he’s a serial killer or anything, but he has another daughter, around my age and we made contact in 2018, she had moved to America the year before I did.”

“You have a sister? That’s great!” Ari responded with a massive grin and I shook my head. “Right?”

“Things were great at first but then the ugly side came out, she looked rough when I met her, but I initially put that down to the abuse she suffered.” I explained before shaking my head. “I was wrong, dead wrong, she was a cocaine addict and worse? She had gotten knocked up, did drugs whilst she was pregnant and everything! What pisses me off is how I found out, she asked me for money, and I gave it to her, later that night I saw her face on the news as she had been arrested in a massive drug bust.”

“Ouch.” Ari winced in response and I nodded. “How bad was it?”

“She was a crack whore, sold her body to support her habit, that’s how she gave conceived my step-niece.” I explained before taking a deep breath. “It took some snooping, but I found the father of her daughter, a decent guy who had basically picked up Kirsty, my sister, on a dare, with my help he got full custody and I told her to never call me again, I thought that was the end of it.” I added before sighing. “But then she called me yesterday, said that she had gotten clean and had custody of her daughter back.”

“Do you believe her?” Ari asked and I shook my head. “Where is she now?”

“Here in Las Vegas, apparently looking to move to the city of sin.” I explained before running a hand through my hair. “I haven’t seen Kirsty since her arrest but according to her, she went to rehab and everything, didn’t say anything about it being court mandated but it wouldn’t surprise me, as for the custody issue, I don’t know, apparently the father was hit hard by the pandemic in terms of finances, and it left him unable to care for her.”

“And a recovering drug addict/former prostitute can?!” Ari asked with a sceptical look and I could only shrug. “What about you? She’s your niece, surely you can try to get custody?”

“I’m also a full time wrestler and Twitch Streamer/YouTuber, I have enough on my plate as it is without throwing a kid in the mix!” I pointed out before sighing. “I don’t know, I’ll see if I can arrange a meeting for week two but until then I’m treating everything she says with a massive grain of salt.”

“Can’t blame you.” Ari nodded in agreement before she stood up. “At least let me make you lunch, I found an eggs benedict recipe that Carter fell in love with so at least indulge me.”

“I was getting hungry anyway.” I nodded before Ari went into the kitchen.

Krystal’s home, Las Vegas, Nevada
Monday the 10th of May 2021, 18:00pm

*promo time*

Well, after all that happened, I’m finally ready to get my promo done for this match.

“It took me six months to finally get a win in SCW, granted my losing streak was technically broken by that tie against Char Kwan but I was still winless until Climax Control 296 and considering that the match I won was what allowed me to secure my spot in the Bombshell Roulette Title Match in two weeks’ time at Into the Void X, I can’t think of a better time to do it! However, that makes me the firm underdog against Violet Amelia Holt and especially Royal Purple, what with her being the Roulette Champ and all, but I was the underdog against Candy and Bea Barnhart and, well, I think the evidence speaks for itself.”

Indeed, it does.

“This match will be my first meeting with Violet but Royal Purple? Not so much, least you forget that I was in the Number One Contenders Match that led to Royal Purple winning the Roulette Title in the first place and she hasn’t had an easy ride since then either, her first defence was against Sam Marlowe for fuck’s sake, someone who has practically done it all in SCW and still has a lot to give, now granted her wins against Johanna and Sam weren’t perfect because if Sam had fallen first I’d be talking about her instead of Royal Purple and let’s not get into how she won the title in the first place!”

As for my other opponent!

“Violet, like me, had to earn her way into this title match by winning a Triple Threat Match against Mercedes Vargas and Bella Madison but much like our illustrious champion, there was a bit of luck involved, Bella had the match won but didn’t account for Violet still being up and not knocked out leading to her get her lights punched out and allowing Violet to steal the victory from right under her nose, now I do wish Bella a speedy recover because, well, knee injuries fucking suck, the history books will say that Violet won that qualifier via pinfall.”

But enough about history.

“That brings us to Into the Void X which is happening a week on Sunday and, not counting the pre-show, our little match is opening the night, and whilst I’m dealing with a face from my past, long story, I have to focus on my present situation and walking out of Into the Void X the new Bombshell Roulette Champion joining a long line of Go Gym Graduates who wasted no time in winning gold on the SCW Main Roster, so, let’s talk about my opponents in a bit more detail, shall we?”

Starting with the champion.

“There’s a reason why I’m starting with Royal Purple beyond her being the champion, because whilst I never dealt with her directly down in SCU, I have dealt with the other members of GRIME and whilst the war between GRIME and SCU rages on over on Underground, this match is bringing that war to the big stage, it just so happens that a third party is also involved in this match but hey, I guess the bosses were committed to having both titles be defended in Triple Threat Roulette Rules Matches!”

Not that I’m complaining.

“But despite being the champion, Royal Purple is about a wild a wildcard you can get! No one knows that much about you Purple, the one time we had a peak under your mask was when you took it off to check for blood during your Roulette Title Match against Johanna and the only things that we really know for certain is that you’re a woman, you’re a member of GRIME, you’re nineteen years old and more importantly, you’re the Roulette Champion.”

But not for much longer.

“But that Roulette Championship reign is on life support as a week on Sunday, your reign will come to an end and the reign of Krystal Wolfe will begin in earnest! Much as I hate to admit it, you have shown some talent between the ropes, but this match won’t be a repeat of our last meeting Royal Purple because now that I’ve finally found my footing here on the Main Roster and have two straight wins in a row, that gold is as good as mine.”

And now for my fellow challenger!

“Don’t worry Violet, I haven’t forgotten about you, the only former Roulette Champion in this match! By the way, how long did that Roulette Title Reign last again? Oh yeah, two weeks, and you lost it to Seleana Zdunich on the Queen for a Day Episode of Climax Control, hell, that reign started at Into the Void IX so you could almost say that history is repeating itself! Hopefully, history won’t end up repeating itself for me as I walk out of Into the Void X the new Roulette Champ!”

But I’m getting ahead of myself.

“Let’s talk about who I beat on my path to the title, shall we? Now, technically I pinned Bea “me and my husband keep getting title opportunities for some reason” Barnhart to stamp my spot in this Roulette Title Match but Candy was also in that match and you beat her for that title last year at Into the Void IX! Fast forward a couple of weeks and I’m facing Mercedes Vargas, someone you have history with as well, first you lost that ladder match that allowed Sam Marlowe to challenge Royal Purple for the Gold in the first place, then you faced her at Blaze of Glory IX  in a losing effort and again in your Roulette Title qualifier alongside Bella Madison, which you obviously won, now how did my match against Mercedes go again?”

Oh yeah!

“That’s right, I won! And don’t think I didn’t see your tweet about my match Violet because as far as I’m concerned, you need your eyes tested! Sure, Mercedes would’ve beaten me if I hadn’t gotten my foot on the ropes but that match proved that I could hang with and beat someone as decorated as Mercedes and win, something you could only do after Mercedes had been hit with not one, but two finishers and after you knocked out your other opponent, for those keeping score at home, that’s two women from Violet’s past that I hold wins over and come Into the Void X Violet, I’ll be going three for three!”

It’s that simple.

“I’m not entering this match under any delusion that I’m anything but the underdog in this match, it took me six months to finally pick up my first Main Roster win and after I finally did, the momentum kept rolling with a subsequent win in a tune up match against someone who’s been wrestling longer than any of us! Royal Purple may be the current champ with wins over Sam Marlowe and Johanna Krieger and Violet may be a former champion who rested on her laurels after securing her spot in this match but I’m the underdog and according to every other Hollywood movie out there, the underdogs never lose!”

With that I decided to wrap things up.

“This is the biggest match of my career to date, and I plan to make the most of this opportunity! Royal Purple has proven to be a dominant champion but her reign is on life support and Violet may be a former Roulette Champion but what has she done since winning the gold last year? Nothing of note and that will continue at Into the Void X where I’ll bring either Violet or Royal Purple down with the Down Under Thunderbomb courtesy of “Down Under Thunder” Krystal Wolfe!”

I went upstairs to start my stream as the scene fades.

Much to her disappointment, Krystal was left off the Blaze of Glory IX card and ended up being relegated to the pre-show where she, alongside her friend and fellow Go Gym Graduate Ariana Angelos, competed in a Battle Royal for the vacant Underground Championship, whilst Ariana was eliminated early on Krystal lasted until the final two before being eliminated by her old nemesis Valentina, despite the loss Krystal went on to appear at Blaze of Glory in two separate segments, one with Jessie Salco before she went on to beat Char Kwan and end their feud and the other with Ariana as they commented on the show.

The post Supercard break came and went quickly, and it wasn’t long before Krystal would find herself in another title opportunity as she was one of three women competing for a chance at the Roulette Title at Into the Void, her opponents? Former Roulette Champion Candy and Bea Barnhart! It should be stressed that the winner of this match wouldn’t be Royal Purple’s sole challenger for the Roulette Title as it was set to be a Triple Threat Match with a second qualifier being held the week after, can Krystal finally pick up that elusive win?

Backstage at Climax Control 295, Las Vegas, Nevada
Sunday the 14th of March 2021, 11:00pm

This past Supercard cycle has not gone as planned.

It started off great, don’t get me wrong, I was teamed with the reigning Blast from the Past Champion and had the week off in week one leaving me free to scout the competition for round two, then my team was drawn against eventual Semi-Finalists Amber Ryan and Despayre in round one, the fact that I described them as eventual semi-finalists should tell you everything you need to know about how that match ended for me and Mark.

But hey, at least I got a chance to bounce back from THAT with a win over Char Kwan the following week, right? Ha-ha, no! Thanks to an incompetent referee blatantly ignoring outside interference from Char Kwan’s entourage until HB Carter had to step in and resulted in a double disqualification giving me my first draw that wasn’t due to a double count out (long story) or time limit draw in my career, and don’t even get me started on the drama that unfolded between me and Carter in the weeks that followed!

But at least I’m on the Blaze of Glory IX card, right? RIGHT?!

“God damn it!” I grunted in frustration as I kicked the wall, I had just gotten my copy of the Blaze of Glory card and after double, triple and quadruple checking it, my name was nowhere to be seen, I was being left off the card whilst that moron known as The Troll was wrestling in the first singles match of the night (not counting the pre-show) against Miles Kasey, yeah, I wasn’t happy about that! “Those bastards found room on the card for that talentless hack known as The Troll but not me?! Does graduating from the Go Gym mean nothing to them?!”

I didn’t realize that Jessie was heading home after her hundredth failed attempt at winning the World Bombshell Championship (probably exaggerating) and whilst I didn’t exactly have a high opinion of Jessie thanks to how she got most of those title shots, I needed someone to vent my frustrations too before I took it out on some poor unsuspecting viewer on my stream so yeah, we talked for a bit before she left for home and she left me with a higher opinion of her than I entered that conversation with.

I stayed at the arena for a bit longer to cool down rather than risk a road rage incident on the way home, Jessie’s brother Jake and her husband Shane soon followed her, but I was playing on my Nintendo Switch by that point, so I had no idea if they spotted me, especially since they didn’t say hi to me or anything, but one person did catch my attention. “You’ve seen the card, haven’t you?” Ari’s voice rang out and I glanced up before nodding.

“Yep, and I’ve lost count of how many times I went over it, looking for my name.” I sighed in response before pocketing the Switch and turning to Ari, I may have had my disagreements with Carter but since my SCU debut me and Ari had grown close, not close as in “I’m about to invite Ari into my bedroom for sex” but rather close as in “we’re practically sisters from different continents”. “Going from my PPV debut on the first Supercard of the year to not even being mentioned on the biggest Supercard of the year fucking sucks, there’s no two ways about it!”

“You know they can’t feature everyone, though what exactly The Troll has done to earn a spot on the card boggles the mind more than my recipes.” Ari commented dryly and I chuckled a bit at that joke, as much as I agreed with her. “Besides, there’s always the pre-show.”

“Oh sure, yet another SCU show for GRIME to turn into “the GRIME show featuring SCU”!” I grumbled under my breath as I let out an annoyed huff. “Speaking off, how is Carter preparing for his match against Eyesane?”

“It’s a Street Fight so he’s treating it like any other match, the only issue he’s facing is how to handle the TKO rules.” Ari explained and I nodded as I got the idea before she motioned to the parking lot. “Come on, let’s get out of here before we spend the rest of the night here.”

“No argument from me.” I nodded after I let out a deep breath before I left the arena with Ari.

Backstage at Blaze of Glory IX, Las Vegas, Nevada
Sunday the 27th of March 2021, 21:00pm

How did things manage to go from bad to worse?

Simple, Ari and Jessie ended up being right, I was booked on the Pre-Show in a Battle Royal for the Underground Championship which had been vacated alongside Ari and whilst the hostess of Recipe 4 Disaster was eliminated early on, I managed to go the distance, lasting until the final two against my old nemesis Valentina no less, my first title in SCU/SCW was well within my grasp but Valentina got lucky and managed to eliminate me.

And this, is why I hate competing in Battle Royals!

Still, at least two things were going the Go Gym’s way tonight, Carter had won his second singles title earlier in the night and Fenris was going to avenge Aron later that night in the Lion’s Den Match against Austin, Jessie beating Char Kwan in the Falls Count Anywhere Match just now was the icing on the cake.

“So, tell me.” Ariana commented as she walked up to me with two soft drinks in hand, I took one and grinned as I got the idea of where she was going with this. “How long have you been waiting to use that Raid: Shadow Legends joke on Jessie?”

“Since my match against Char Kwan.” I responded with a shrug as we watched the action unfold on the screen. “Though to be honest, I was going to use that against her regardless of how that match turned out, I would’ve preferred picking up a win over a draw to an incompetent ref but at least that draw broke my losing streak.”

“True enough, and don’t worry, you’ll get your first win soon enough.” Ari assured me and I grinned in response before sharing a toast. “By the way, what did you vote for in Jessie’s poll?”

“Outside the arena.” I responded with a grin before shrugging my shoulders. “Glad I didn’t put any money on that bet but some part of me wanted to see them take it all over the arena, you?”

“Backstage area, whilst secretly hoping that it would end in Mark and Christian’s office.” Ari responded with a slight giggle “I’m not sure if the crowd counts as backstage area or ringside area to be honest.”

“I’ve never been that clear on that myself, doesn’t help that the door Char got cannonballed against leads to the backstage area.” I responded with a shrug before shaking my head. “Either way, I think we both were way off in our predictions on that poll.”

“Yeah, seems like it.” Ariana responded before taking a sip from her drink. “Let’s just hope that no one bet their life savings on that poll.”

“Nah, because anyone who did deserves a spot in the Darwin Awards on sheer principle.” I pointed out and Ari went to rebuke my point but couldn’t find the words. “What match is up next?”

“Let me check.” Ari responded before checking the card on her phone. “Andrea Hernandez vs. Seleana Zdunich, I swear that woman will find an excuse to feud with anyone and everyone!”

“Guessing your talking about Andrea and not Seleana?” I asked and Ari nodded without hesitation. “Should be a good match at least.”

“Yeah, but I am hoping Andrea gets her butt handed to her on a silver platter.” Ari nodded in agreement before we resumed watching the action.

Krystal’s home, Las Vegas, Nevada
Sunday the 4th of April 2021, 15:00pm

The sooner that I can put the Blaze of Glory IX Supercard period behind me, the better!

There’s no way around it, the month or so since Inception IV was one of the worst in my professional wrestling career only made worse by the facts that Mark won the Blast from the Past Tournament with Ruby Steele (and it definitely would’ve been with me if we had literally been paired against anyone but Amber and Despayre in round one) and Fenris got attacked by Brother David after the Lion’s Den Match against Austin.

Still, at least now I can focus on my future rather than my past.

“Okay, plan for Wednesday’s session is halfway done.” I muttered to myself as I typed away at my word document, I’m not going to go into too much detail but all you need to know is that my session plans can go into the double digits for smaller sessions when I’m DMing and this is no exception. “Just need to figure out what enemies to use and come up with some NPCs and I should be all set……...” I trailed off before getting a skype call, I switched windows and answered it once I saw who it was from. “Bit early for our regular Skype calls, isn’t it Maka?”

“I know but I figured you’d like to know this.” Makayla responded as my ex-girlfriend shifted her weight. “SCW’s put the first card of the Into the Void X Supercard period up just now, you might be interested in one match.”

“Unless it’s Fenris vs. The Troll in a Lion’s Den Match I doubt it.” I responded half-jokingly knowing full well that whilst Fenris had checked himself out of the hospital during the Supercard break, he still wasn’t medically cleared to compete.

“As epic as that might be, they went with the next best thing for The Troll.” Maka explained with a laugh and I raised an eyebrow. “They put him against the guy who, up until the Blast from the Past Finals, was undefeated.”

“Mac Bane? Someone please, pass me the popcorn for that match!” I responded with a grin and Makayla shook her head.

“I’d be happy too but, aside from the fact that I’m still in Adelaide, you’ll be busy training for your match.” Makayla explained and that caught my attention quickly. “You remember when you competed on the first Climax Control of the year?”

“That Fatal Four Way for a shot at the Roulette Title alongside Alice Knight, Royal Purple and Mercedes Vargas?” I asked with a raised eyebrow and Makayla nodded. “I remember it because Royal Purple went to dethrone Johanna Krieger at Inception IV, what about it?”

“You’ve been booked in a similar match, a Triple Threat Qualifier for a Roulette Title Shot.” Makayla explained and that caught my attention in a hurry. “I’ll send you the rest of the card, but your opponents are Candy and Bea Barnhart.”

“Former Roulette Champion and someone who challenged her for the title whilst she was champion? Guess that makes me the odd Bombshell out.” I commented before realizing something. “You said qualifier?”

“Yep, the Roulette Title Matches at Into the Void are going to be Triple Threat Matches.” Makayla explained and I grinned as I got the idea. “The men’s qualifier is a singles match, and no, it’s not between The Troll and Mac Bane.”

“I was about to say, if it is, they may as well just announce Mac as one of Alex’s challengers and get it over with.” I responded with a laugh which was shared with Makayla. “I’m guessing the other qualifiers are the week after? And who is competing in the Men’s Qualifier?”

“Got it one, as for the men’s qualifier, that match is between Miles Kasey and Lincoln Daniels.” Makayla explained and I nodded in agreement. “Funnily enough, they have referred to Miles as SCW’s Mr. Ass.”

“I’d almost say that The Troll deserves that title but he’s more of an ass than having a nice ass.” I responded with a grin and Makayla nearly fell out of her chair laughing at that. “Do you have the rest of the card?”

“Sending it over now.” Makayla responded before sending me the e-mail and I checked it, whilst the rest of the card looked good it was the Main Event that caught my attention. “You like the Main Event as much as I do?”

“You could say that! Team Hero, Alicia Lukas, Lucy Seraphina, Sam Marlowe and Seleana Zdunich all vying for an Internet Title Shot?” I asked with a big grin on my face which quickly disappeared. “Is Andrea bitching about being left out yet?”

“How’d you guess?” Makayla asked rhetorically and I shook my head. “Her main complaint this time is that she’s beaten both Roxi and Seleana and yet she’s not in the Internet Title Gauntlet.”

“Frankly, I don’t give a crap.” I responded as I shook my head. “She’s facing Ruby in the latter’s first match since winning Blast from the Past, if anyone can end her losing streak before she gets to Amber, it’s Andrea!”

“Are you really that salty about her beating you in your PPV debut?!” Makayla asked with a frown on her face, and I refused to answer. “Or is this because she won Blast from the Past with someone who was partnered with you originally?”

“Both.” I responded as I shook my head. “We both know that me and Mark would’ve been finalists if we had been paired up against literally any other team in the Tournament in round one!”

“That’s assuming you didn’t get Amber and Despayre in round two in that alternate scenario.” Makayla pointed out and I shook my head in response. “Seriously Charlotte, you’ve got to let this go! Focus more on the future than the past and you have a great chance to do that in the Triple Threat Match.”

“Easy for you to say, you didn’t just have the worse month of your career!” I snapped at my ex and immediately regretted it when I saw the hurt look on her face. “Maka, I……...”

“Forget it, I need to get to work anyway.” Makayla responded as she shook her head before she went to end the Skype call. “I get being frustrated at how your SCW career is going so far Charlotte, but don’t take it out on me! Call me back when you’ve calmed down.” Makayla added before ending the Skype call right there and then, I quickly exited out of Skype and let out a scream of frustration before throwing my headset to the ground.

“First Carter, and now Makayla!” I groaned as I leaned back in my computer chair and let out another scream. “Fuck my life!”

Krystal’s home, Las Vegas, Nevada
Monday the 5th of April 2021, 11:00am

*promo time*

Me and Makayla quickly settled that argument and considering that she was the one who helped me escape my home life, there was no way in hell I could stay mad it her for long! With that in mind it was about time that I got my promo done for this match.

“I’d prefer not to talk about the lead up to Blast from the Past because for me, that was the worst month of my professional wrestling career! Instead, I’m focussed on moving forward and this week on Climax Control I’ve got a chance to stamp my spot at Into the Void X as I’m competing against Candy and Bea Barnhart in a Triple Threat Match where the winner goes on to face Royal Purple alongside one other challenger for the Roulette Title, in other words, this was just the match I needed to get my SCW career on the right track!”

And I’m starting with Candy!

“Facing someone called Candy the week after Easter, sometimes you just can’t make this stuff up! But seriously Candy, you must be the odds-on favourite to win this match, right? Out of you, me and Bea you’re the only former champion in this match and a former Roulette Champion to boot! Now, how long has it been since you held the Roulette Title again? Oh yeah, over a year! And since then, you’ve been unable to replicate that success!”

I said before shaking my head.

“Granted any chance you had of getting a rematch for that title against Violet went out the window when Violet lost the title in her first defence, but you haven’t had as much success as you’d like since then, have you Candy? You’re quickly shaping up to be a one hit wonder as far as title reigns are concerned Candy and this match won’t be your ticket to winning the title from Royal Purple, if anything I think it’s time someone knew got a shot, like a certain blue haired Australian Bombshell with a Twitch and YouTube channel?”

Next up is Bea!

“As for Bea, something clearly happened to the Barnharts during lockdown because they aren’t the same old married couple that entered lockdown but there are other mysteries at play here, like how the hell someone who looks like Bill managed to bang someone who looks like Bea! That said, there’s no denying that you are a hell of a wrestler Bea but like me, you haven’t had the same success as Bill’s had in the ring.”

Even if that’s not saying much.

“And also like me, you’re looking at this match as a way to break the cycle of losses and move on to bigger and better things, so what’s stopping you? It’s simple enough to say Candy because as I said before, she’s a former champion herself, but not! The person who’ll be stopping you is me! I’m younger, hungrier and more determined than either of the other two women in this match and I’ll be damned if the wife of Bill “Old Fart” Barnhart gets in my way!”

It’s that simple.

“I don’t know if I made it clear to either Bea or Candy yet, but over the past few months I’ve been frustrated with how my SCW career has gone top date which means that I have frustration to take out on both of you! Now granted, you can say that said frustration will lead to me making a lot of mistakes in the ring but by the time Climax Control rolls around on Sunday I will have a clear head and will be focussed on winning my first Main Roster Match!”

And with that I decided to wrap things up.

“I am far from done with SCW, as far as I’m concerned, I have let to prove in the ring and this Sunday as I get set to take on Candy and Bea Barnhart in a Triple Threat Match for a chance at Royal Purple and the SCW Bombshell Roulette Championship at Into the Void X, I have one thing in mind! That is finally winning a main roster match and booking myself a slot at Into the Void X as I bring either Bea or Candy down with the Down Under Thunderbomb courtesy of “Down Under Thunder” Krystal Wolfe!”

I went to start my stream as the scene fades.

(Gabriel was used with Mark’s permission, Mark Cross was used with his permission, Carter was used with Chris’s permission)

Krystal may have lost her match against Ruby at Inception IV, but she was looking ahead to this year’s Blast from the Past Tournament where she was teaming with the reigning champion Mark Cross which to say that she was happy with that draw was an understatement as Krystal would later admit that Mark was on a short list of ideal partners for Blast from the Past, however her luck would run out as soon as her first round match was announced.

Why? Krystal and Mark had been drawn against Despayre, a man who had helped train Krystal, and Amber Ryan, a bombshell who was quickly gaining a reputation for being one of the most ruthless on the SCW roster! This was the one team that Krystal, or any other Bombshell on the roster really didn’t want to draw against in the first round but the young Australian Bombshell just happened to get the (bad) luck of the draw, can Krystal and Mark pull off the win?

Backstage at Climax Control 291, Las Vegas, Nevada
Sunday the 14th of February 2021, 11:00pm

Tonight can’t get any worse, right?

Not only did I run into Carrison earlier (even though I did want to drop off my Valentine’s gift to him) but both Carrison and Ruby are through to the next round! But at least my first round match was next week!

Me and Mark were still at the desk and were watching the matches via my phone, aside from going off to make sure that my gift was secure and going to get drink refills we hadn’t really budged much from that spot.

“Damn it, Carrison’s through to round two!” I grumbled as I watched the result and Mark leaned over to see what I was up too. “Saying that, neither member of Team Hero was pinned so there’s that.”

“So much for Keira going after Christina, huh?” Mark asked and I nodded just before a stage hand ran up to us. “Next week’s card?”

“Yeah, and the bosses apologize in advance.” The stage hand responded before handing me and Mark the card. I looked at it and started going through the matches as the stage hand ran off.

“Milo vs. Jack’D the Ripper, that guy’s still around?” I wondered once I saw the opener before going down the card. “Josh and Sam vs. Bill and Maki and……...” I trailed off as I saw our match and my eyes widened. “Fuck my life!”

“We got Amber Ryan and Despayre in the first round, wasn’t that the team you singled out earlier?” Mark asked and I nodded without hesitation before quickly going through the rest of the card. “I see your boyfriend’s challenging for the Roulette title!”

“I hope you were kidding, otherwise I might throw up.” I responded with an annoyed glare before running a hand through hair. “Just my luck that I get one of the most ruthless Bombshells around in my first ever Blast from the Past Match!”

“That is some rotten luck, might be worth it to see if you can get some training sessions at the Go Gym.” Mark suggested and I quickly nodded in agreement. “So, we’re still down for tomorrow?”

“That was the plan regardless of who our opponents were.” I nodded in response before letting out a deep breath. “And Despayre helped train me so there’s that as well! I think I’ll be spending the night screaming into my pillow.”

“Try not to wake up your neighbour’s dog.” Mark responded with a grin and that did alleviate things for me since I had told him about the incident when I found out about our partnership. “See you tomorrow then?”

“See you tomorrow.” I nodded before I finished my drink and walked off. “I felt like I won the lottery when I got Mark as a partner.” I muttered to myself as I glanced over at him. “Now it feels more like the monkey’s paw!” I added before I left the Saxon Hotel.

Krystal and Makayla’s home, Adelaide, Australia
Wednesday the 23rd of September 2015, 18:00pm

Going back a bit now but not as far back as, well, you know.

Since the night we had sex on the Cruise Ship at Summer XXXTreme III me and Makayla had been going steady, as far as our families were concerned, we were two straight young women who happened to be living together and whilst Makayla was sure that she was a lesbian and had been for a few years by that point, I on the other hand was still unsure if I was bi or a lesbian as well, either way we loved each other, even as we argued over Goldeneye on the N64.

“Oh, come on Charlotte, you had to use Oddjob to beat me that time!” Makayla protested as our latest round of Goldeneye Multiplayer ended. “You know you can’t beat me otherwise!”

“Err, hello, you’re the one using the fucking Golden Gun!” I reminded her with a grin on my face as we were taken back to the menu. “Just admit that I’m the better gamer already!”

“I will once you stop using Oddjob!” Makayla responded as she rolled her eyes but before we could get another game going, I heard a Skype call on my laptop and ran over to it, once I saw it who it was, I quickly accepted the call.

“Charlotte, I hope your well.” Gabriel greeted me and Makayla glanced up upon hearing his voice. “Or is it Krystal?”

“Still in the process of getting my name legally changed.” I responded as I shook my head and Gabriel nodded, the process would take another two months, but it was one last thing my dad had over me. “What’s up? It’s gotta be pretty late over in the US, right?”

“It’s early Thursday morning, yes.” Gabriel nodded as I made myself comfortable. “But there is a reason for the call, everything’s ago with your VISA, once you have saved up enough money you should be able to move to the US and start training.”

“Fuck yes!” I responded with a massive grin before checking the account balance via my phone app, I still had a decent bit of money in the account, but I knew I’d need more. “I should have enough to move in April, by then I’ll have turned twenty one.”

“Keep me posted and if you need any financial assistance, give me a call.” Gabriel nodded before I was hugged from the side by Makayla. “That was my other question, will Makayla be moving with you?”

“It’s kind off touch and go at the moment.” Makayla admitted as she stood up. “The company I work for is having some serious financial difficulties, turns out one of the execs has been embezzling for decades and has managed to drive the company to near bankruptcy.”

“That is a shame.” Gabriel nodded sympathetically and in hindsight, yeah this should’ve been the first sign that Makayla wasn’t coming to the US with me, but I still held out hope. “Do you have any savings?”

“Yeah, but not much, I’m a low level employee, hell I work in the cafeteria, the minute they start letting people go is the minute I’m probably on the chopping block.” Makayla nodded bitterly as she let out a deep breath. “My parents have offered to help me get back on my feet if and when that happens, but I’ll be forced to shift my focus towards finding a new job and depending on when it happens, it might severely impact my ability to move with Charlotte.”

“I’m sure you will find a way to make it work.” Gabriel nodded before checking the time. “I will call you back later Charlotte, need to get some sleep, but by then I should have the details ironed out.”

“Sure, it’s not like I work or anything.” I nodded before Gabriel ended the Skype call, looking back on that memory is a lot like getting Mark Cross as my partner and facing Despayre and Amber Ryan in the first round, on one hand it was great that I was going to get to live my dream of being a wrestler and was being trained by two of the best wrestlers to ever grace an SCW ring, unfortunately Makayla wouldn’t be making the move with me.

And she still hasn’t moved to the US six years later.

Krystal’s home, Las Vegas, Nevada
Monday the 15th of February 2021, 09:00am

I had been awake for about twenty minutes by this point and had a few things on my mind, one, I was silently wishing that getting Despayre and Amber Ryan as my first round opponents was a nightmare, two, I had a Recipe 4 Disaster video to shoot with Team Go later, three, I was scheduled for some training at the Go Gym but before all that was the fourth thing, my weekly Skype call with Makayla.

So yeah, I had a busy day today and that was BEFORE I started streaming on Twitch!

“I just saw your tweet about your opponents.” Makayla commented after she had greeted me, and I nodded as I knew where this was going. “Out of all the people you could’ve drawn for your first Blast from the Past Match, you get Despayre and Amber Ryan?”

“Tell me about it!” I grumbled as I started brushing my hair. “Despayre isn’t the one I’m worried about, he may be goofy and a hell of a wrestler but SCW doesn’t do intergender violence, otherwise I think Amy would’ve low blowed Mac the moment he tagged himself in.”

“Which sucks because I was hoping to see more of Amy.” Makayla nodded in agreement as I continued to brush my hair. “But back to your match, do I even need to ask why Amber has you worried?”

“Let’s see, ruthless bitch who just so happens to be one of the best newcomers SCW has had in recent years? Why wouldn’t I be worried about facing her!” I exclaimed after I finished brushing my hair. “Even if Jessie Salco provided some of the best unintentional comedy with her promo against her.”

“I was almost tempted to start a drinking game for each swear word, then I realized that my liver would not survive said drinking game.” Makayla nodded in agreement getting a laugh out of me. “All because she was compared to Vanilla Ice?”

“No, Vanilla Ice Cream, though to be fair most metalheads would flip out over being compared to the whitest rapper in American Pop Culture!” I pointed which a chuckle before shaking my head. “It was more to do with Amber trivialising everything Jessie had accomplished in SCW from what I remember, at least I won’t have to worry about similar comparisons since I started my SCW career in November!”

“All I’m saying is that if she compares you to Bugsy, then call me for your rendition of the Jessie Salco f-bomb festival.” Makayla joked getting a good laugh out of me. “Seriously though, what are you doing to prepare?”

“I asked Gabriel if I can train alongside the current class this week because let’s face it, against Amber I need every bit of help I can get and more!” I pointed out and Makayla nodded. “I’m almost tempted to have Fenris train me personally honestly!”

“After what he did to Josh? Are you mad, woman?!” Makayla exclaimed loud enough for a bit of her Greek accent to poke through her Australian accent. “At least tell me Evie’s around or is she still moping over her loss?”

“What do you think?” I asked and Makayla nodded as she got the idea. “I have to get going, filming Ari’s YouTube show today.”

“Because if Amber doesn’t kill you, then Ari’s cooking will.” Makayla joked and I shook my head in response. “You will confirm that Team Go are good for our next D&D session, right?”

“Already confirmed, asked them before we did that Carter News Segment.” I nodded in response and Makayla grinned. “Granted that was before GRIME ruined the Main Event but I asked them again once things had settled down and they are still up for it.”

“Good, and I’m guessing everyone else confirmed at CC?” Makayla asked and I nodded. “Surprised you didn’t ask Mark Cross if he was interested in joining?”

“I would say that it doesn’t seem like his thing but hell, I got Osbourne to make a character for the Dungeons and Dragons campaign so miracles can happen.” I pointed out with a laugh before shaking my head. “The party’s big as it is, we have Team Go, you, Os, Aron and me as the DM, DMing five people is hard enough but six?!”

“It’s been done, and we do have a good group.” Makayla pointed out and I nodded before I got ready to leave. “And if we can walk Os, Aron and Ari through making characters then we can walk Mark through it.”

“I’ll see what he says, talk to you later babe.” I nodded before I hung up. “This is going to be a long week; I just know it!” I muttered to myself as I left the gaming room.

Recipe 4 Disaster Set, Las Vegas, Nevada
Monday the 15th of February 2021, 11:00am

I was trying to put my worries about my first Blast from the Past Tournament match behind me as I helped Ariana with this week’s Recipe 4 Disaster batch of shows.

So just to tell you about this YouTube series, obviously it focusses on Ariana’s misadventures in the kitchen but on average the videos are a little under fifteen minutes in length with the shortest being the pilot episode at five minutes which was a no bake cookie recipe, we generally get through a lot of them in a day and we were already done with five episodes.

“Okay, what’s next on the schedule?” Ariana wondered and I passed her the schedule, she looked through it and grinned. “Okay, next up is the Hot Dog Ratatouille Cake, and this one is being sponsored by Raid: Shadow Legends.”

The first part of that sentence had me dying inside, the second part had me tempted to ram my head through the wall. “Again? Didn’t we go over this the last time you accepted a Sponsorship from them?” I asked as I ran a hand down my face.

“Yeah, I know it’s a bad game and yeah, I know it’s riddled with Microtransactions, but they pay so much money!” Ariana nodded as me and Carter watched on. “Which is why you’re doing the plug!”

“Ari, I’m a gaming YouTuber with about a million subscribers and a Twitch Partner Account.” I responded as I messaged my forehead with both hands. “If I do a straight up plug for Raid: Shadow Legends, my credibility goes out the window and into molten lava!”

“Huh, that’s one thing we haven’t done, a Molten Lava Cake!” Ariana realised and me and Carter shared a look when we heard that. “What were we talking about?”

“Raid: Shadow Legends, and why Krystal won’t be caught dead doing a promo for them!” Carter responded before he got an idea. “But we can do it together!” Yeah, that was a much better idea.

“Okay let’s do it!” Ariana responded before Carter hopped behind the kitchen top and I got the camera ready. “But before we get to today’s Recipe 4 Delight, me and my bestie HB Carter are here to talk to you about today’s sponsor, Raid: Shadow Legends!”

“Are you tired of generic mobile games? Then the immersive RPG known as Raid: Shadow Legends will blow you away with its epic story, champions and……...” Carter quickly checked the script. “And hours of gameplay, join today and get lots of goodies when you use the code Recipe 4 Disaster, join our guild!” Carter paused before turning to Ari. “We have a guild?”

“I set it up for the last sponsorship!” Ari muttered back and before returning to in character mode. “And Team Go Will Go the Distance to see you there!”

“And cut!” I called out as I finished recording the plug, god that was painful to watch in person. “Any other sponsored vids today or was it just the one?” I asked and Ariana checked the list.

“Nope, just the one Raid: Shadow Legends plug.” Ariana responded and I breathed a sigh of relief. “So, how are you feeling?” Ariana asked me and I gave her a confused look. “About your tag team match on Sunday?”

“How do you think?!” I asked before folding my arms. “Competing in the Blast from the Past Tournament has been on my bucket list since I finished training.” I added before letting out a deep breath. “On one hand, I have one of the best partners I could ask for in Mark Cross, on the other hand, I have one of the most ruthless Bombshells to come around in a long time to deal with and Mark has to worry about Despayre, as goofy as Despy is, and that’s saying a lot, he is a hell of a wrestler.”

“Not to sound insensitive but someone was bound to get them in round one.” Carter pointed out and I nodded reluctantly. “And I’m still unconvinced off the fact that Carrison had nothing to do with it.”

“Carter, let’s be honest if Carrison had booking control over SCW, the first thing he’d do is book all the “hot” Bombshells in a “first one to bring Carrison to orgasm wins” match, at least it would be short.” I responded with a scoff and Team Go nearly fell over laughing when I said that. “Let’s hope he doesn’t find himself in the King for a Day Match if/when they book another one of those matches.”

“I’m pretty sure the bosses will put their foot down if he even jokingly suggests that match.” Ariana pointed out and I had to admit that she had a point. “And it might mean the death of the King/Queen for a Day Matches, provided Christina’s episode didn’t kill off the concept.”

“Let’s just get back to filming before we give him any more ideas?” I suggested and Team Go nodded before we resumed filming.

Go Gym, Las Vegas, Nevada
Monday the 15th of February 2021, 18:00pm

I did say that it was going to be a long day, and one part of it was almost over.

As I said earlier, I was scheduled for some training at the Go Gym today and it was something I had scheduled before I knew about my Blast from the Past Match because I knew that no matter who I got put up against, I’d need all the help I could get.

It’s just the fact that Despayre is one of my opponents that has forced us to change the plans slightly.

“Okay, because Despayre is one of your opponents, he is sitting this training session out.” Gabriel informed us as the four of us entered the ring. “In his place will be Kaiden, meaning that Krystal and Kaiden will team up to take on Team Go in a practice Tag Team Match!”

“That’s fine, I can handle Ari either way.” I responded with a grin as Team Go warmed up. “Are we talking a full length match or a quick one?”

“Well, considering that time is almost up, it’ll be a short one.” Gabriel informed me and I nodded in response. “Kaiden, Carter, you two will start out, after five minutes, tag in Krystal and Ari, ladies, you’ll get another five minutes before you go for the finish, understood?”

“Perfectly.” Ariana nodded as me and her got onto the ring apron. “Who’s winning the mock match?”

“Well, this is ideally going to help Krystal beat Amber on Sunday.” Gabriel responded and we nodded in response. “I’ll leave the sequence up to you ladies, but Krystal must get the win for her team.”

“Got it.” We responded simultaneously before Kaiden and Carter started their practice match, Kaiden was a big guy, especially compared to Carter, but he was still a raw rookie which meant that Carter was taking the lead for most of the match, after five minutes we were tagged in after Carter went for a moonsault and Kaiden rolled out of the way giving me and Ari the chance t tag in and start our practice match.

Given that we’re both graduates, it should go without saying that our practice match was a lot more even.

Still after the five minutes were almost up, we had come up with the finish and in Ari’s own words: “I go for a Hurricanrana, you reverse into the Down Under Thunderbomb for the pin” and after another couple of seconds of action we pulled off the finish perfectly and Ari allowed herself to be pinned. “Are you feeling any better about facing Amber?” Ari asked after I pulled her up.

“No offense Ari but you’re no Amber.” I responded as I wiped the sweat from my brow. “I think I need someone a bit more experienced to really prepare for her.”

“Good thing we’re continuing your training tomorrow.” Gabriel chimed in with a nod as the boys joined us in the ring. “Evie hasn’t been seen since she lost to Jessie, but I’ll talk to the female members of London Underground, see if they are available tomorrow.”

“That’s all well and good.” Carter responded as he turned to Gabriel. “But how did me and Kaiden do?”

“You were excellent as always Carter, Kaiden? You still have a lot of room to grow but there is potential there.” Gabriel responded and the boys nodded before they exchanged a fist bump. “That’ll be all for today, I know you want to get home and get your promo done Krystal.”

“Not like I have four days to kill between now and the promo deadline.” I responded with a nod before we left the ring.

Krystal’s home, Las Vegas, Nevada
Monday the 15th of February 2021, 21:00pm

*promo time*

I didn’t think I’d be doing my first Blast from the Past Promo over Skype but here we go, the pandemic kinda forced out hands there as I set the Skype call to record and turned on the camera that I used to upload Super Mario Maker 2 footage to Twitch.

“Are you ready Krystal?” Mark asked once he appeared on screen and I nodded in response. “Do you want to start, or should I?”

“You start, gives me time to plan what I’m going to say about Amber, but I’ll do the lead in.” I informed him and Mark nodded in understanding. “Our Blast from the Past Match is finally here, and I just had to jinx it! I said that Despayre and Amber Ryan was the one team that I did not want to be drawn against in round one and low and behold, we are the first round opponents for Despayre and Amber.”

“It was a rough first round drawing, but I know from experience that this tournament isn’t easy.” Mark nodded in response before he cleared his throat. “Whilst my Aussie friend is busy dealing with Amber Ryan, I am facing a man who helped train her in Despayre! Despayre might be a goofball but he has earned his reputation as an excellent wrestler tenfold, but you know what he has that I don’t have Krystal?”

“Long hair?” I asked jokingly and Mark laughed.

“My hair isn’t that short! No what Despy has is ring rust, he hasn’t wrestled in a while and if it comes down to me and him, then that will be the deciding factor! I entered this tournament as the defending champion, and I will be the first two time male Blast from the Past Winner whilst Krystal will be the second Australian Go Gym Graduate to win the tournament! Everything that comes after the finals is up to her but before then, she must get past Amber Ryan! And everyone else we face in the tournament.”

Easier said than done.

“And that’s a lot easier said than done! Not only is Amber a lot more experienced than me but in the short time that she’s been with the company, Amber has proven to be one of the most ruthless bitches in company history and that’s saying a lot! But as has often been said, anything can happen in that ring and I did say that I wanted to face the best when I signed up with SCW and after a cooling off period were, I faced Tempest and Ruby Steele in successive matches I’m right back into the fire!”

Oh boy!

“I might be giving up a lot in terms of in ring experience when it comes to Amber but I more than make up for it in determination, you said that you and Despayre were going to try to make this quick, but you’ll quickly find that task a lot easier said than done Amber! I was trained by Gabriel and Odette Stevens, two of the best wrestlers to ever grace an SCW ring and this Sunday I’ll be putting that training to good use as I go toe to toe with the Distorted Angel Amber Ryan and whilst pretty much everyone’s expecting me to get my ass kicked, I won’t go down without a fight!”

“Wrap up time?” Mark asked and I quickly nodded in response.

“Again, you start.” I responded and Mark cleared his throat.

“Team Dragon and Wolfe were certainly thrown into the fire when we got this tag team match, but we won’t back down from our first round opponents Despayre and Amber Ryan! If it comes down to me and Despayre then it’ll be a case of whether experience trumps determination or if ring rust becomes too great an obstacle for Despayre to overcome and I see our team through to the second round!”

“And if it comes down to me and Amber, it’ll be a completely different story! Not only is Amber a lot more experienced than me but she is one of the most ruthless Bombshells on the roster AND a force to be reckoned with in the ring! Anyone else in my position would be a nervous wreck heading into a match against such an opponent but not me! I welcome the challenge; this is just the one team that I DIDN’T want to face in round one of the Blast from the Past Tournament, but I guess we can call this my trial by fire! But at the end of the night, Team Dragon and Wolfe will shock the world by beating the favourites to win the tournament and, if some miracle happens, I will bring Amber down with the Down Under Thunderbomb courtesy of Krystal Wolfe!”

“And failing that, I’ll be the one to finish off Despayre!” Mark finished off the promo and we talked for a little bit longer as the scene fades.

(Odette Stevens was used with permission from Courtney)

(Trigger Warning for initial Character Development scene)

The time had finally come, Krystal Wolfe was set to take on Ruby Steele in a one on one match at her first ever PPV, a rivalry that started the very night Krystal made her in ring debut against Andrea Hernandez and continued in the weeks that followed and now the two young Bombshells were set to square off! But unlike Ruby, Krystal was still looking for her first win as an official member of the SCW Main Roster whilst Ruby had secured her first win, can Krystal win?

Thompson Family Home, Adelaide, Australia
Tuesday the 25th of December 2012, 10:00am

It feels like a lifetime ago.

It was Christmas Day, 2012, normally a day of happiness and gift giving but not in my household, for my broken family it was just another Tuesday.

At least, that’s what it seemed like when I woke up that morning.

I was sixteen at the time but me and mom had reached the same agreement, we couldn’t continue to live under the same roof as the monster who dared to call himself my biological father, she even went as far as to call it the ultimate Christmas gift from her to me but somehow, he had learned of our plans.

“Mom?” I asked once I heard the door to my bedroom open and saw my mom, I will say this, I got my good looks from her side of the family, but you wouldn’t think that if you saw her that day. “What’s wrong?” I asked once I saw the look of horror on her face.

“Charlotte, I don’t know how but he’s learned of our plan.” My mom responded and all colour drained from my face when I heard that. “I will try to keep him occupied but you can still escape.”

“I’m not leaving you here!” I responded as I stood up and walked over to my mom, I didn’t realize it at the time but that would be my last conversation with my mom, and the last time I saw her alive. “You said we’d escape together!”

“I’m sorry but it’s out of my control.” My mom responded before we heard the front door open, it could only be one person and she quickly turned to me. “Pack what you can, I will delay him as long as possible.”

“You know he’s going to kill you, right?” I asked and she nodded solemnly in response, without thinking I quickly set to work packing the essentials. “I love you mom.”

“I love you Charlotte.” My mom responded before she left the room, I tried to shut out the shouting match that ensued from the main hallway, much like I did all the other times, but then the shouting stopped and the screaming began, I grabbed my phone and went out into the main hallway before realizing that he dragged my mom into their bedroom without bothering to close it all the way.

I’m not going to repeat what I heard him say when I peeked into the room but what I will say was that my dad was raping my mom, it wasn’t the first time it happened and according to him, that was how I was conceived, my mom refused to confirm that and to this day I don’t know if that’s the truth or not, I couldn’t tell you how long it lasted but it felt like an eternity, and that was before he started beating her to death with a baseball bat, by the time he was done, she was unrecognizable and I quickly ducked back into my bedroom, why did I tape that? Because I planned to go to the police with this, there’s no way in hell they’d believe the word of a traumatized sixteen year old girl otherwise.

I tried to put the trauma past me by packing away the rest of my stuff when I heard something outside my bedroom window, I looked out the window and saw my dad getting ready to bury mom in the back garden and quickly started taping that as well, once he had buried her dead body, I made sure to get a close view of his face, right as he looked up and saw me at the window. “SHIT!” I cussed before pocketing the phone and grabbing what was already packed which admittedly wasn’t much, I then raced out of the room and down the stairs.

Right into that bastard’s waiting fist. “Going somewhere?” He asked mockingly after I hit the floor, luckily for me he never found my phone, otherwise I would’ve been up shit creek without a paddle. “Merry fucking Christmas bitch!”

I didn’t escape my homelife that day, it would be another two years before that happened, but the abuse didn’t get any better either.

Krystal’s home, Las Vegas, Nevada
Monday the 18th of January 2021, 11:00am

Nine years, nine, fucking, years, has it really been that long?

The last time I thought about my past was for my match against Tempest at last year’s Christmas Special and like that time, this was a dream brought about when I fell asleep at my desk following a late night stream, in this case? It was after a post-show game of Among Us between me, Makayla, Carter, Ari and Katie.

If only the memory I was experiencing was as good as the last one.

“Fuck me, why does that memory come back to haunt me whenever I hit a milestone?!” I groaned to myself as I regained my bearings, the first thing I noticed was that I had slept in but frankly, that was the last thing on my mind. “Hey Maka, got time for a chat?” I asked my ex-girlfriend over Skype before I got up to go get dressed.

*a few minutes later*

Once I had my top on, I had my answer as I got a skype call from my ex, and as soon as I was back on my gaming/streaming PC I answered the call.

“Morning babe.” Makayla greeted me once my face appeared on screen and I greeted her. “It is morning over there, right?”

“Late morning/early afternoon, I slept in after the Among Us game.” I explained before grabbing a hair brush and started brushing my hair, I was scheduled to be at the Go Gym later but that was a couple of hours away. “That wasn’t why I asked for this Skype call, I had that dream again last night.”

“Based on the look on your face, I’m guessing it wasn’t the dream where we had sex for the first time?” Makayla asked and I nodded with a grim look on my face which told her everything she needed to know, well, almost everything. “What was it this time? Your escape or the reason you hate Christmas?”

“The reason I hate Christmas.” I moaned once I finished brushing my hair and Makayla lowered her head in response. “One of these days, I’ll speak to a shrink about the fact that I have those dreams whenever I hit a milestone in my career, in this case my SCW PPV debut, but given the pandemic I doubt many shrinks will be clamouring for new patients.”

“You can still do it, I mean there’s nothing stopping you from doing it over the Internet, right?” Makayla pointed out before frowning as she remembered something. “I know your not the biggest fan of it but Better Help’s still a thing last I checked. I know they sponsored Ariana’s last Recipe 4 Disaster video.”

“Yeah, and I had a good long talk with Ari about being careful with who she accepts sponsorships from.” I nodded with a frown on my face, if you don’t know the controversy around Better Help then Google’s your friend but I tried them after my last flashback dream to my mom’s death and the shrink they assigned me was of no help. “I’ll be stopping by the Go Gym later to help with the current class’s training, maybe I can get either Gabriel or Odette to lend me an ear once I’m done with the girls?”

“It wouldn’t hurt, they were among your first friends when you moved to the US.” Makayla responded with a shrug, and I grinned in response. “And they are among the few who you don’t mind referring to you as Charlotte.”

“You included.” I nodded before shifting my weight. “I’ll be pushing it for time for obvious reasons, but Gabriel told me after I first went into detail about my family life that if I ever needed a chat with him or Odette their office is always open.”

“Didn’t they tell Ari the same thing after she got disowned by her parents?” Makayla asked and I nodded grimly. “What is it with the Go Gym and attracting so many hot chicks with dark and troubled pasts?”

“I don’t know, I’m pretty sure Daniel’s joked about Gabriel and Odette getting licenses to practice mental health at least once.” I shrugged my shoulders in response and whilst I was joking about that, there was a grain of truth about it, I glanced over at the time and got ready to move. “I had better get going, at the rate we’re going, I’ll miss breakfast before long, though at this point it’s less breakfast and more brunch.”

“Us Aussies are known for brunch.” Makayla joked with a grin and that got a good laugh out of me. “I’ll talk to you later babe, we’re still on for Wednesday’s D&D session, right?”

“Everyone else confirmed at Climax Control/Underground, you’re the only one I haven’t gotten a confirmation from.” I responded with a nod and Makayla gave me a thumbs up. “I take that to mean that your good for Wednesday.”

“Unless the café I work at blows up between now and then, yeah, I’m good.” Makayla nodded with a grin on my face and that got a good laugh out of me, once the Skype call ended, I left my gaming room to go get brunch ready.

“Hopefully now that I’ve officially hit the big time, that dream will disappear from my life completely.” I muttered to myself before I headed downstairs.

Go Gym, Las Vegas, Nevada
Monday the 18th of January 2021, 14:00om

I may have graduated from the Go Gym in 2016 but I still consider it to be my home away from home, even though I was born in Australia and didn’t move to the US until I was nineteen.

As for the training session, it was going well, as well as you could expect really, Katie was quickly becoming the best female student among this year’s class, but Caitlin and a French student called Adrienne weren’t that far behind her in terms of skill and agility either.

Almost makes me wonder what if Katie had taken up wrestling at the same time as Caleb did.

Still, that was far from the only thing on my mind as the dream I had the night before was still in the back of my mind, fortunately Ariana was also helping the female trainees, well, train and since Gabriel was busy with the boys I went with the next best thing, and it helped that she was my hero when I was a mere wrestling fan.

“Well Charlotte, you said you wanted a chat.” Odette stated once I had stepped into her office and closed the door behind me. “What’s on your mind?”

“Lots.” I groaned as I sat down in the chair across from her desk and Odette sat behind the desk. “But if you’re looking for a more specific answer, I had that dream last night, the one that tends to happen whenever I hit a big milestone.”

“Ahh.” Odette nodded as she got the idea. “Have you spoken to Makayla about it yet?”

“First thing I did this morning.” I responded with a frown on my face as I brushed some hair over my shoulder. “She suggested that I chat with either you or Gabriel about it and given that Gabriel’s currently busy and all.” I added before letting out a deep breath. “That bastard’s never getting out of prison, but even though I’m a lot stronger physically and mentally than I was when I was sixteen, he still manages to be a persistent presence in my mind.”

“That’s the thing Charlotte.” Odette sighed when she realized I didn’t have anything else to add to that. “That kind of trauma never goes away on their own.”

“Believe me, if the amnestics from the SCP Universe were actually a thing I’d be first in line to take them.” I groaned as I got the idea. “But I can’t continue like this! My match against Ruby is my biggest milestone to date but I can’t have these memories continue to haunt me if I win Blast from the Past and challenge Keira for the title for example.”

“All I can really say to that Charlotte, is that it helps to get it off your chest.” Odette responded with a sigh and I nodded in agreement. “I know the climate isn’t ideal for it, but have you considered seeking professional help?”

“I have, plenty of times, but my experience with Better Help has soured me on online services like it.” I nodded as I ran a hand through my hair. “But at this point I’m willing to buy a year’s subscription to Better Help if it’ll mean that bastard has no power over me, and yeah, I know he hasn’t had power over me since 2014 but that’s in a physical sense, I’m talking about the fact that it still haunts me.”

“I know and we’re here if you need more chats.” Odette nodded in understanding as she stood up. “Not just me and Gabriel but your fellow graduates, I know you get on well with Fenris and his brother and Team Go.”

“The next time I’ll see them is when I’ll be hosting our next Dungeons and Dragons game and well, talking about my fucked up childhood would definitely be a mood breaker.” I pointed out and Odette nodded in understanding. “I think my best bet for a chat with them will be at Inception IV, pre-show, main show, does it matter? I’m the only one between me and Team Go who’s competing on the show so their schedule is free as fuck.”

“Don’t get me wrong, Team Go are good kids but they don’t really have the life experience to help you through this.” Odette responded with a frown and I had to admit that she was right on the money. “If nothing else, you can work out your frustrations on Ruby.”

“Trust me, my frustrations are far from the only thing I’ll be working out in that match.” I nodded with an aggravated sigh before I stood up, “May as well go see how Ari’s doing right?”

“Right.” Odette nodded before we left her office.

Krystal’s home, Las Vegas, Nevada
Monday the 18th of January 2021, 16:00pm

*promo time*

It was a good day at the Go Gym, but I had to get home early to ensure that I had dinner at a decent time, but that didn’t mean that I had no time to get my promo done.

“25th of April 2016, the day I graduated from the Go Gym in Las Vegas, Nevada, we’re still a few months away from my fifth year anniversary as a wrestler but this? This is something that I’ve been waiting for since that day, my SCW PPV debut! Since I graduated, I had been hyping up in my head who I wanted to face in my debut match, everyone from Sam Marlowe to Jessie Salco ran through my head so to have it be against Ruby Steele is disappointing to say the least.”

Expected, but disappointing.

“And before the obvious gets pointed out, yeah, I was the one who made that challenge to Ruby last month, not the other way around, it was only after the show that I realized “shit, my SCW PPV debut will be against the most annoying rookie wrestler in the world” and I will admit, that Number One Contenders Match from a couple of weeks ago did give me hope that I’d get a more respectable opponent in Johanna Krieger instead but nope! Royal Purple won that match and I’m stuck with what I got!”

As for what I got.

“Ruby, on the service we’re not that different from each other, we’re both young wrestlers from famous wrestling gyms who were born outside the US and now live in the US, me being from Australia and you being from the UK, some might even go as far as to call us the future of this business but that is where the similarities not only end but come to a screeching halt! In fact, I’ll point out the first and most obvious difference between us, I didn’t go to SCW right away, I could’ve but instead I chose to refine my skills on the independent scene first and only joined SCW after the pandemic hit, you? You practically joined SCW right out of the fucking womb!”

Not that there’s anything wrong with that.

“Not disparaging anyone who joined SCW immediately after graduation, just to be clear, but this chick came from out of nowhere to join the SCW roster last month, so my point still stands! As for the other difference, well to put it bluntly, you are the most annoying wrestler I’ve had the displeasure of meeting and the fact that Christian didn’t mandate that you always have a muzzle on you after his first meeting with you, it’s getting to the point that I’m half-expecting the bosses to give me a raise for shutting you up in two weeks’ time!”

No, I’m not actually expecting that, but a girl can dream, right?

“One final point to address is that every time we’ve bumped into each other, we’ve gone back and forth with using song titles to taunt each other! Well, just to get that ball rolling heading into our match Ruby, Diamonds Are Forever but this feud won’t last forever, at least I hope it won’t because there’s only so much of you I can take, and I Want to Break Free of this damn feud! Ruby, you may think that you’ve got another win coming your way but You Got Another Thing Coming and after I’m done with you, you can Beat It into obscurity.”

And with that I decided to wrap things up.

“And yes, I can keep this up all day so don’t Jump to conclusions Ruby, your win/loss record compared to mine might be Better but that’s about to come to such a swift end that it might be seen as a Tragedy, except not really because everyone and their mothers will breathe a sigh of relief once this is all over as I Ride the Lightning to my first win on the SCW Main Roster after I bring you down with the Down Under Thunderbomb courtesy of “Down Under Thunder” Krystal Wolfe because Sugar, We’re Going Down Swinging!”

I went upstairs to start my first stream of the day as the scene fades.

(Fenris cameo approved by Chris, Gabriel used with permission from Mark)

Krystal gave Andrea a hell of a fight but in the end, the former World Bombshell Champion was too much for her as Andrea came away with the victory, however Krystal’s night didn’t end there as Tempest made her debut following the match between Sam Marlowe and Sierra Williams destroying both Bombshells and putting Sierra on the injured list in the process, and because Krystal had been trash talking her fellow Go Gym graduate on Twitter the bosses chose to make her eat her words by booking Krystal against Tempest in her debut match the following week.

That wasn’t all though, later in the night Krystal got into a backstage spite with newcomer Ruby Steele who is a graduate from the Jet City South gym that almost ended in a brawl before security stepped in, however before the brawl started Krystal laid out a challenge to Ruby for the first Supercard of 2021 which would put the two young wrestlers in a match together, a challenge that was accepted, what role, if any, will Ruby play in this match?

Krystal and Maki’s cruise ship room, off the coast of Brisbane, Australia
Friday, the 21st of August 2015, 11:00pm

‘Twas the night before Summer XXXTreme III and all through the ship, not a creature was stirring, not even for a dip.

Yeah, in case it wasn’t obvious, poetry really isn’t my thing! And yes, I know there was two more days before the first PPV I attended in person but “Twas two nights before Summer XXXTreme III” doesn’t have the same ring to it! Still, it was a night I remembered well for two reasons.

The first reason was that this was the event that solidified in my mind that I wanted to become a wrestler, as for the second? It was the night that me and Maki had sex for the first time, albeit after one failed attempt at a midnight swim/sex in the pool that was interrupted by the life-guards before it really got anywhere, hell we hadn’t even started kissing when the lifeguards told us to return to our room.

“Man, the past two weeks have just flown by, haven’t they?” Maki commented as she sat next to me, we were still in the closet at the time, anyone who follows SCU knows that I came out as bi in July, but Maki came out as a lesbian before that, namely about a year after I moved to the states and after a bit of encouragement from me over Skype, point is, we had to move our beds together once we had packed our stuff away. “At least it’ll be worth it on Sunday.”

“Tell me about it.” I nodded with a grin as I ran a hand through my hair which was still red at the time, I didn’t start dyeing my hair until I was well into my training. “Any matches you’re looking forward too?”

“Would saying “the whole fucking card” be a cop out?” Maki asked with a grin and I laughed in response before she shook her head. “Keira vs Melanie for the Bombshell Roulette Title, Alexis vs Marlowe, Twisted Sister vs Traci Patterson, Bruce Evans vs Despayre for the Internet Title, The Fallen vs. The Mean Girls for the Bombshell Tag Titles, Jessie vs Crystal vs Candy, Williams and J2H vs Danger Zone for the Men’s Tag Titles, Tim Staggs vs. Joshua Acquin, Amy vs Roxi for the Internet Title, Ramone vs Hardin vs Raab vs. TNA vs Connor vs Goth for the Men’s Roulette Title, Cortez vs Taylor vs Mikah for the World Bombshell Title and off course, Jones vs. Jackson vs. Kain for the World Heavyweight title, seriously Charlotte, how am I supposed to pick a favourite out of a card like that?”

“That is a good point.” I nodded in agreement as I thought about the card, and yes, given my recent history with her, being excited about a PPV being headlined by Veronica fucking Taylor is hilarious in hindsight! “I’m still undecided on if I want to go through with the idea of me training to become a wrestler.”

“Hey if anyone can do it, it’s you.” Maki responded as she looked over my body, I was still a year away from starting my training, but I was still in good shape, blame me not wanting to be a victim again after I escaped my home life, which was only highlighted by the midriff bearing tank-top that I was wearing that day. “Not like your out of shape or anything.”

“And if I can help it, that won’t change any time soon.” I nodded in agreement before motioning to the bed. “So, you want to end the night by picking up where we left off last night?”

“I was wondering when you were going to ask that.” Maki responded with a grin before we started making out, before long things got a lot more intense and I was on top of my girlfriend having sex with her.

Krystal’s home, Las Vegas, Nevada
Monday the 14th of December 2020, 09:00am

*in the real world*

Why does that dream always cut off just as things are getting good?

Yeah, I haven’t hopped in a time machine and gone back to 2015, sorry to disappoint you, but since I signed with SCU that dream has been a recurring one, only difference this time? I had fallen asleep at my desk after finishing a late night, post Climax Control debut stream.

“I’m not religious by any stretch of the imagination.” I commented to myself as I ran a hand through my hair. “But if I was, I’d say that someone was telling me to find a way to make a long distance relationship with Maki work.” I added before yawning and getting up.

*about an hour later*

My stream for the day wasn’t until much later so I had some time to check my Twitter feed, I had glanced at the next Climax Control card briefly because I already knew about my match against Tempest, and no, neither me nor the other Go Gym grads know a lot about her, and I did want to see what Ruby was up to this week.

If it weren’t for the match against Tempest I’d be tempted to mess with Ruby’s match against Royal Purple, not just because of my spat with her last night but because GRIME’s ruined enough SCU matches and it’s about time they had a taste of their own medicine.

“You sure do have a taste for stirring up trouble Charlotte.” Maki commented over Skype once I had connected, I finished breakfast about a half hour ago and was catching up with my ex over Skype, Maki off course was just under a day head of me since she still lived in Australia. “First you put sticky notes all over the bosses’ walls, then you trash talk a fellow Go Gym grad and then you get into a spat with a member of Jet City South?”

“To be fair, the bosses did find it funny, hence why I’m not in trouble with them.” I commented as I brushed some hair over my shoulder. “And Tempest? She attacked two Bombshells after a gruelling match, I would’ve been more impressed if she attacked Sam and Sierra before the bell rung to start the match, I’ll be her first true test this Sunday night.”

“Just try to remember Gabriel’s advice and lift with your legs if you do try to hit the Down Under Thunderbomb, throwing your back out in your second SCW match was definitely not what you had in mind when you signed up for the Go Gym.” Maki responded teasingly before I decided to check my Twitter feed quickly. “Any other comments by Andrea on your match against her?”

“Nah, she’s been bragging about how she tainted the “disgusting” Main Event.” I responded as I rolled my eyes. “Because how dare the bosses put two Hall of Famers against each other with the World Bombshell Title on the line, right?”

“The nerve of them, trying to send the fans home happy!” Maki laughed in response and I grinned before something caught my eye on the Twitter feed. “Something up?”

“Just some interesting developments at the Go Gym.” I responded with a shrug as I glanced up at Maki. “Gabriel’s getting the class of 2021 ready already, and the first student has already been on TV, it’s Caleb Storms’ wife.”

“Katie, right?” Maki asked and I nodded in response, she looked up the tweet herself and got a curious look on her face. “From what I’ve seen, she seems to be the brains in that marriage.”

“Yeah, she’s The Brain to Caleb’s Pinky.” I commented before pausing. “On second thought, that might be insulting to Pinky, anyway she seems to be worried that Caleb’s antics will get him put out of the business one of these days and is starting training so that she can be the breadwinner for if/when that happens.”

“Seems like it, to be fair she’s in good shape and if she is committed to it, she might turn out to be a decent wrestler with potential.” Maki nodded in agreement before I got an idea. “Something on your mind?”

“I think I might pay a visit to the Go Gym tomorrow, assist in her training if Gabriel will let me.” I responded with a nod as I shifted my weight. “Tomorrow’s MTG Arena stream isn’t scheduled until the late evening, so I’ll have a good few hours to kill.”

“It’ll be a good way to prepare for the match against Tempest at least.” Maki nodded before there was a knock at her door. “That’ll be my dinner, are you still good for online D&D on Thursday, right?”

“Yep, got my character rolled up and everything.” I nodded before I went to leave. “Drunkeltilskin, the Dwarf Drunk Fighter Monk is ready to go.”

“Why do you always play the “out there” characters?” Maki asked with a good natured grin on her face. “Hell, your namesake was your most normal character.”

“You mean the Wood Elf Ranger that I played in Horde of the Dragon Queen?” I asked and Maki nodded. “To be fair, she was my first character, and she got a lot less normal when I multi-classed her into Druid.”

“The mental image of a bear drawing a bow on a dragon will never get old.” Maki responded with a slight laugh. “I’d better go get my order.”

“I was about to say, I hope it’s not raining in Adelaide.” I nodded in agreement as Maki got ready to end the Skype call. “What did you order?”

“Dominos, couldn’t be bothered to cook tonight.” Maki shrugged before she went to end the call. “See you Thursday babe.” Maki added before she ended the chat.

“This is going to be a hell of a week.” I commented before I left my gaming room.

Go Gym, Las Vegas, Nevada
Tuesday the 15th of December 2020, 11:00am

I had literally just arrived at the Go Gym, but Katie and the other new recruits had been here since six am at the earliest, I should know because I am a graduate of the gym.

Really, my only complaints were about adjusting my sleep schedule to accommodate my training routine which was an especially big pain because I was still getting used to the American time zone, off course I can’t speak for the trainees.

“So, being dismissive of Tempest, are we?” A familiar Icelandic voice whispered to me and I glanced up, sure enough Fenris was already there checking out the new recruits. “You’ve seen her training Krystal.”

“Training’s one thing, wrestling a match for real is a different thing entirely.” I pointed out as I glanced up at Fenris. “Plus, she’s a rookie, I’ve been wrestling for four years by this point, hell next year will be the fifth year anniversary of my debut.”

“Time flies.” Fenris commented as we watched the trainees go through the drills, something we both remembered well from our time in the gym. “And Ruby?”

“That girl’s in over her head, she won’t last five minutes against me.” I commented as I shook my head, before long it was Katie’s turn to go through the drills and she entered the ring. “So, what was up with you saving Caleb’s ass on Sunday?”

“Caleb didn’t deserve to be attacked just because J2H stuck to his word.” Fenris responded with a shrug as we watched Katie go through the drills. “Though I fear Austin might retaliate against me.”

“I’d hate to imagine what he’s got planned for that.” I commented with a nod as Katie left the ring and Gabriel rolled in.

“You have all been impressive, but this is merely the beginning, to that end two of my former students have come here to assist with your training.” Gabriel commented before motioning to us. “As it is unlikely that you’ll have any intergender matches in your near future, the men will train with Fenris and the women will train with Krystal, who wants to go first.”

If you had told me that the guys in this class were somehow related to Caleb Storms, I wouldn’t be surprised based on the looks they were sharing upon seeing Fenris, the women on the other hand seemed confident that I wouldn’t be too rough with them but there was still the issue of who would go first. “I’ll go.” Katie’s voice rang out and all eyes fell on Caleb’s wife as she made her way to the front of the female trainees. “As soon as she’s ready off course.”

“Yeah, last I checked Gabriel doesn’t teach his students how to wrestle in Street Fights.” I joked before taking the duffle bag containing my ring gear (sans t-shirt since I don’t think I’ll need that for this) and went to the women’s changing room.

*a few minutes later*

When I emerged from the women’s room, the guys were still arguing over who would face Fenris much to his amusement, the other women in the room were watching on as Katie waited for me in the ring and it wasn’t long before I joined her.

“Okay, we’re not going to be doing anything fancy here so don’t bust out the Down Under Thunderbomb.” Gabriel added as I tested the ropes and I nodded before me and Katie circled around each other. “Lock up, do a basic submission, find a way out of it.”

“If you were trying to make the guys feel better about facing Fenris I don’t think you succeeded.” I commented dryly as I glanced over at the guys who were sweating bullets by this point. “Guess it’s up to me to show them the ropes for now.”

“We’ll see about that, won’t we?” Katie responded before we locked up, she had clearly been getting pointers from Caleb as she went for a hammerlock with surprising speed, I knew a good way out of it though as I snapmared her to the matt and she rolled to her knees, we continued for a few minutes before I finished with the last one, a girl from Texas called Caitlin, and it was the boys’ turn to go against Fenris.

Insert joke about pressing F to pay respects here.

“So, Katie, what made you decide to follow in Caleb’s footsteps?” I asked her once I had caught up with Katie at the ringside area and she glanced up. “Finally got tired of his parodies?”

“Please, I got tired of that idea after Roxi’s Soul.” Katie responded as she shook her head. “Since the Roxi’s Soul incident I’ve become increasingly worried that one of his stunts was going to backfire in a way that would end his career, I had planned this since the Halloween show but Austin’s attack rushed things along.”

“Yeah, you said so on Twitter.” I commented with a nod as I got the idea. “How is Caleb anyway? Has he got the indentation of that ring out of his head yet?”

“Still working on that.” Katie responded with a slight laugh. “He’s better, and already working on a song parody.”

“Remind me to bring ear buds to Climax Control.” I nodded in understanding before we resumed watching the action.

*promo time*

It had been a long day but the first training session for the new recruits was finished, everyone else had left but I had stayed behind to get my promo done in the Go Gym’s parking lot.

“I was expecting a hell of a fight from Andrea and she gave me just that, but even in defeat I proved that I could give as good as I can take but now, I move onto an entirely different challenge, one from a fellow graduate of this very training school, last week I was the debutee and this week I’m the one facing the debutee as I get the distinct honour of wrestling Tempest in her debut match on the last Climax Control of the year.”

This should be good.

“Let me just clarify something about Tempest, physically? She’s one of the most imposing women I’ve ever faced but at the same time, she’s wrestling her first match this Sunday night, that’s what I meant by unproven commodity, no one knows how she’s going to perform once the bell rings and the match begins but because she attacked Sam Marlowe and Sierra Williams at Climax Control, we’re supposed to ignore that?”

I asked before shaking my head.

“Sam and Sierra had just wrestled a long, gruelling match before Tempest attacked them, to me that’s not impressive, that’s cowardly as fuck! At least when Tempest wrestles me on Sunday I’ll be fresh and ready to go! Tempest has two things working in her favour going into my match against her on Sunday, size and power and from what I’ve seen the only one who comes close to her in those areas is one Bobbie Dahl and she hasn’t been seen in months.”

Not that I’m complaining!

“But what I give up to Tempest in terms on size and strength, I make up for in speed and agility, she can’t slam me through the matt if she can’t catch me first and that will be my key to victory this Sunday at Climax Control! But on the other hand, we’re both graduates of the Go Gym and I know from personal experience that the Go Gym is an excellent wrestling school and if I know Gabriel and Odette then I know they’ll have taught Tempest how to work around that.”

Not that I’m worried about that or anything.

“At the end of the day, the bosses might see me as a sacrificial lamb ready to be slaughtered by their newest signing all because I supposedly trash talked her on Twitter, all I really did was point out the fucking obvious! The only thing we’ve got to go on with Tempest is the fact that Fenris described her as a crazy bitch during training, but that’s the key word, training, you can train all you want but unless you can put it into practice, you’ll be up shit creek without a paddle.”

And with that I decided to wrap things up.

“It’s a classic case of David vs, Goliath, or to use the correct gender in this case, Davida vs. Goliath, as I take on Tempest in her debut match this week on Climax Control, but I’m willing to do whatever it takes to chop this big tree down and if that means I have to lift her with my legs, I’ll do just that! And if that succeeds, then it’ll just be a matter of time before Tempest is brought down by the Down Under Thunderbomb courtesy of “Down Under Thunder” Krystal Wolfe as io whether the Eye of the Storm!”

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