(Gabriel was used with permission from Mark)
Ariana came up short against Alicia Lukas in her first official match as an SCW Roster Member but the young Greek-American Bombshell put up a hell of a fight! Ari was left off the card for the Go Home Show for Into the Void XI but she did make her presence known, openly wondering if she would get a chance to compete in the Greek Capital City of Athens at Into the Void XI, well her prayers would be answered and it’s a match that she’s waited a long time for.
Char Kwan had just returned to the promotion after an extended break and right in time for Into the Void XI to boot! Char Kwan had attacked Ari in her home state of Pennsylvania during the lead up to the title match between Krystal Wolfe and Char Kwan and Ari has been itching for a chance at revenge ever since, now she was getting that chance in front of the Capital City of her family’s home country! Can Ari get the win?
Las Vegas International Airport, Las Vegas, Nevada
Monday the 3rd of April 2022, 18:00pm
I left Las Vegas as an SCU Bombshell unsure of her future knowing that SCU would be closing after Supernova, now I return to Las Vegas an SCW Bombshell.
I’m not done in Greece yet, there’s still Into the Void XI to come and wouldn’t you know it? My first Supercard match as an official SCW Bombshell in on that card! But more about this unadvertised grudge match later, though it does tie into why I’m returning to Vegas.
Don’t get me wrong, returning to my family’s home country for the first SCW tour in over two years was wonderful and the fact that I became an SCW Bombshell whilst I was overseas just drove that point home, but because I had been spending all my time in Greece I had been seriously neglecting my training, sure I got the occasional workout in between the foodie tours, hanging with my friends and having sex with my boyfriend Francisco but it was nothing like the training I got at the Go Gym and we agreed that we had better return to the states so I could get the best training possible.
Well, that and Francisco was starting at the Hero Academy soon.
As for my opponent, let’s go back a bit shall we? Back to last October, just a couple of weeks shy of my twenty first birthday (and the inevitable jokes Carter always makes about my cooking and the fact that my birthday is on Halloween), at the time my good friend and fellow Go Gym Graduate Krystal Wolfe was still the SCW Bombshell Roulette Champion and the latest challenger to come down the pipe was Char Kwan and yes, I am well aware of the jokes that are often made about the fact that Char was one of Krystal’s challengers, well, it got a lot more personal than it had any right to be.
Translation? When SCW made a stop in my home state of Pennsylvania, Char attacked me in the backstage area and continued the brutal attack in the ring making Krystal watch as she brutalized me, Daniella V. Rogers and Trinity Jones made the save before the attack got worse but it was too late to save me because by that point, I was unconscious, Krystal would go on to retain the title over Char at Hight Stakes X so that should be the end of it, right?
For Krystal? Yeah, that was the end of it, for me? I’ve carried that grudge ever since, when I signed that contract after the Corfu show I had a match with Char in mind but didn’t mention that to Mark or Christian, either they have amazing memories or this is just a coincidence.
Either way, I’m about to get my revenge!
”Been so long since I was last on American soil.” I commented to Francisco as we went through the security checks and Francisco nodded in agreement as we went to collect our bags. ”I’ve loved the return to Greece but after the Alicia match? I want to make sure I’m ready.”
”You prepared as well as you could for that match, but Alicia is a veteran and a former World Bombshell Champion.” Francisco pointed out as we grabbed our luggage. ”There’s no shame in losing to someone like that when you’ve only been wrestling for three years, besides Alicia has been on a roll as of late.”
”Candy, myself and just this past week Sam.” I nodded in response as I thought back over the Greek tour. ”Frankly I don’t care if Krystal wins or loses the Queen for a Day Match, as long as Alicia doesn’t retain her crown.”
”I’m with you there, her bias towards the other Wolfslair members when she won the crown last year couldn’t be more obvious.” Francisco nodded in response to my statement as we left the airport and waited for a cab. ”So what’s the plan? Head straight for the Go Gym?”
”Get a power nap first, I’m jet lagged from the flight.” I responded before letting out a yawn before checking the time. ”Besides it’s 18:30pm, Go Gym will be closed for the day by now, I think we’ll be better off just chilling at home for the day and going to the Go Gym first thing in the morning, if nothing else it’ll mean I’m fresh and ready for whatever challenges tomorrow will bring.”
”And since when have you not been ready for those challenges?” Francisco asked rhetorically before I grinned before letting him pick me up so he could kiss me, look, I’m a fairly tall girl at 5ft 6 but Francisco? Well, when I say that he’s “tall, dark and handsome” I mean it because he’s 6ft 4! ”Amber, Alicia, Krystal, Sam, Bella and Keira can fight for the Queen for a Day crown all they want, you’re the queen to my king and that’s all that matters!”
”Are you sure you’re not a published author of cheesy romance novels? Because that sounded like something from a cheesy romance novel!” I joked in response before kissing him back, but before it could go any further a cab pulled up and he let me down gently before we loaded our stuff into the cab.
Time to start a hard week of training.
Go Gym, Las Vegas, Nevada
Tuesday the 3rd of May 2022, 14:00pm
Back to my old stomping grounds!
It had felt like an eternity since I was last in the Go Gym (even though it was closer to four weeks in reality) and it was good to get back into the swing of things, I was a couple of hours into my training session when Gabriel called me into his office.
“Seems I have a Go Gym Graduate to congratulate for making it to SCW.” Gabriel commented as I entered his office and I grinned before sitting down. “Four weeks after she signed her contract at that.”
”Heh, sorry about that, I got so caught up in returning to my family’s home county that I haven’t really had a chance to call you.” I admitted to Gabriel as I made myself comfortable. ”But I think my lack of training at the Go Gym recently was my downfall against Alicia, I knew that going from Kaiju Rainbow to her was a huge leap in terms of quality of opponents but I thought I could handle it.” I sighed as I thought back to my last SCW match.
“Alicia is a world class opponent, there is no shame in losing to her.” Gabriel assured me and I grinned in response. “What concerns me is your next match, Char Kwan isn’t on the same level as Alicia but you two have history.”
”You can say that again.” I sighed as I messaged my forehead where the stitches from Char’s attack were before they were removed. ”There’s no getting around it, I’ve wanted this match since Char attacked me, Christian’s reply to my tweet about this being a grudge match probably confirmed that it was a coincidence but I don’t care, I’m just happy to finally get my hands on that woman for what she did to me!”!
“Char isn’t the most dangerous wrestler in SCW but she is ruthless and you should be wary of her entourage.” Gabriel warned me and I nodded in response. “Krystal learned that the hard way when they faced off for the first time.”
”Right, the match that ended in a Double DQ loss because Dawn didn’t do anything about Char’s entourage.” I nodded as I remembered the match in question. ”I’m pretty sure Krystal still holds a grudge against Dawn for that because that was a real chance for her to end the losing streak, you know, before she ended it with that Roulette Title qualifier.”
“And the rest, as they say, is history.” Gabriel commented knowing exactly what I was talking about. “Charlotte has always had problems with her temper for as long as I’ve known her, something she attributes to her rough upbringing back in Australia, but she has more than enough talent to back it up, it’s up to you to back up your bubbly personality with your in ring talent Ari.”
”I know, I’ve spent the past three, nearly four years proving that in SCU.” I nodded knowing where Gabriel was going with this. ”But with SCU closing down after this year’s Supernova, I have to prove that all over again in SCW?”
“You got off on the right foot with your win over Kaiju Rainbow in Corfu, but frankly I’ll be surprised if Kaiju Rainbow is still employed by the end of the Greece Tour,” Gabriel admitted and as much as I hated to say it, he was probably right, Kaiju’s career had never really gotten out of first gear following her debut loss to Masque and many thought that we had seen the last of her after her pummelling by Ms. Jon, off course we all knew that wasn’t the case. “Your match against Alicia may have ended in a loss but you more than held your own, on paper Char Kwan should be a good way for you to get back on track.”
”Yeah, on paper, because this is her return match and she’ll be more motivated than ever to prove that she belongs in SCW.” I responded with a sigh after thinking about what I’d be like if I was in Char’s shoes. ”Plus she’s a submission specialist with a martial arts background, if anything that makes her even more dangerous once you throw her motivation into the mix.”
“I have no doubt in my mind that that is the case, nut that motivation can only carry Char Kwan so far.” Gabriel nodded as I shifted my weight. “She was certainly motivated to dethrone Krystal at High Stakes X but you and I both know that Krystal’s reign ended during the Blaze of Glory cycle.”
”Speaking off, I’ll be surprised if Krystal doesn’t use her Queen for a Day powers to get a rematch with Diamond rather than go for the traditional route of the World Bombshell Championship.” I commented and Gabriel raised an eyebrow at that comment. ”If she wins the Ladder Match off course, this year’s edition is easily the most attacked it’s ever been.”
“I will be talking to Charlotte about the Queen for a Day Match when she comes in tomorrow, like you she’s flying in to get some training done at the Go Gym for a week before returning to Athens.” Gabriel explained before his mood darkened. “Have you heard from Adrienne since she left SCW by the way?”
”Mostly on Twitter, she’s set to debut for a new company at the end of the month, in Las Vegas to boot.” I commented after thinking for a moment and Gabriel nodded. ”I know she left for the sake of her mental health but I hope she’s doing okay and I wish she could’ve stayed in SCW longer.”
“I haven’t spoken to her since she returned from Greece, but I will agree that her SCW career was clearly having a negative effect on Adrienne’s mental health, when she graduated I believed going to SCW would be the best thing for her.” Gabriel sighed as he shifted his weight. “A thought that was reinforced when she won her debut match against Chloe Benton, but we saw what happened instead.”
”I was just barely older than Adrienne was I debuted, and even then I got my start in SCU rather than SCW, I would say that that would’ve been a better option for her if not for the fact that SCU’s just a few months away from closing.” I sighed as I glanced towards the Go Gym’s logo that was on Gabriel’s desk. ”The Go Gym has been known for producing SCW champions, but that doesn’t mean that every Go Gym Graduate gets to be a champion in SCW.”
“Indeed, for every Krystal Wolfe or Fenris there’s at least two Tailyns.” Gabriel added as I stood up so I could head back out to the gym and resume my training. “Ariana, it’s up to you to see what you fall under.”
”Guessing you’re not counting my Pride Tag Team Title reigns in SCU since they happened outside of SCW?” I asked and Gabriel nodded in response. ”Shame the mixed tag titles are no longer a thing, Team Go could’ve gotten a run at them once Carter made the jump.”
“Never say never, and who’s to say they won’t book the occasional mixed tag match? Just because the Bombshell and Superstar Tag Titles are no longer active doesn’t mean tag matches don’t get booked.” Gabriel responded and I grinned at that idea. “Even if the last Bombshell Tag Match had rather dubious circumstances surrounding it.”
”Mercedes? I’m off two minds regarding the stunt she pulled.” I commented once I realized what he meant. ”On one hand, that elaborate ruse was bound to backfire and I’m sure Christian has a fine waiting for her once she’s out of the hospital, on the other hand? Nothing she did on the last episode of Climax Control warranted Mercedes getting Powerbombed off the stage!”
“I find myself in agreement with you Ari, Mercedes is no friend of mine or Odette but she is a two time Hall of Famer and a veteran of the business and I do wish her a speedy recovery.” Gabriel responded and I nodded as I went to leave his office. “Best of luck against Char Kwan Ariana, I will try to be in attendance for Into the Void.”
”Thanks, hope to see you there!” I nodded in response before leaving his office and resuming my training.
Ariana’s home, Las Vegas, Nevada
Tuesday the 3rd of May 2022, 19:00pm
It’s been so long since I felt like I could just sit down and relax.
I’ve been loving the Greek tour, just to be clear, but between the constant travel and attending SCW’s shows, my times to just rest have been few and far between.
I guess that was the other reason why I decided to come back to the states for the first week of the Supercard period, Athens is a beautiful city, but there’s so much to see and do within it’s boarders that I’d be overwhelmed if I didn’t take some time off first.
Luckily I wasn’t alone because Francisco moved in with me during the post Supercard break for Blaze of Glory.
”Dinner is in the oven, shouldn’t be too much longer.” Francisco commented as he walked into the living room and I grinned as I glanced up at my boyfriend, and then I let out a big yawn. ”Still jetlagged from the flight yesterday?”
”No, just tired from a long day of training, it’s been so long since I was last in the Go Gym that I forgot how long training days can be.” I admitted as I shook my head and Francisco grinned in response. ”Don’t get me long, those long training days helped forge me into the wrestler I am today and the same goes for anyone else who trained at the Go Gym, but if you haven’t done something that physically exerting for a while, returning to it can be exhausting.”
”I bet it’ll be like riding a bicycle once you get into the swing of things.” Francisco pointed out and I nodded in agreement, he was right on the money off course. ”Hopefully things will go that smoothly for me at Hero Academy, I know it’s being run by Team Hero and not Gabriel and Odette but I imagine that they have similar training methods.”
”Each wrestling school handles training differently, all comes down too who’s running the school really.” I explained and Francisco nodded in response. ”But based on what I’ve heard from Cassie and Krystal from that week they spent in Team Hero’s compound to help Krystal prepare for her Street Fight against Amber at Blaze of Glory X’s Go Home show? They aren’t that far off but I guess you’ll have to wait and see.”
”Well, if their training is anything like Team Hero’s then I’m in good hands if you and Krystal are any indication.” Francisco commented with a grin before he kissed me and left to check on dinner. ”Oh no, err, Ari, do you know the name of a pizza place?”
”Don’t tell me it’s burnt? Ugh, Carter and Krystal are never going to let me live this down!” I sighed before I stood up and joined my boyfriend in the kitchen, it didn’t take me long to figure out what Francisco had done wrong. ”You set the temperature at four hundred.”
”Yes, and the recipe said to cook it for an hour…….” Francisco responded before he checked the recipe again. ”Ahh, it actually said half an hour.”
”We’ll try the recipe again tomorrow, luckily the local pizza place knows me on a first name basis.” I responded with a sigh before I returned to my living room to get my phone and call the pizza place whilst Francisco turned off the oven.
Hopefully my match goes much better than that attempt at a meal.
Ariana’s home, Las Vegas, Nevada
Tuesday the 3rd of May 2022, 21:00pm
*promo time*
I’ve been waiting for this!
”When I signed my SCW contract at the beginning of the Into the Void Cycle, I had no idea whether I’d get booked for the Into the Void, I was a newcomer in SCW, at least as far as being an official SCW Roster Member goes, and there were a lot of other Superstars and Bombshells who they could’ve featured instead, well, I did get booked after all and whilst I doubt it was intentional, I’ve been booked against Char Kwan, someone who I’ve wanted a match against for months.”
Why?
”Quick honest question here Char, do you remember me? If you don’t, let me jog your memory, you were feuding with my friend and fellow Go Gym Graduate Krystal Wolfe for the SCW Bombshell Roulette Title at the time, after using Krystal’s submission finisher to put Azurine Vebbins out of action to get her attention, you attacked her friend to really get under her skin, if it still hasn’t clicked yet, I was that friend you attacked, I was the one you hospitalized to get to Krystal, I missed two weeks’ worth of SCU paycheques because you had an issue with my friend!”
Just a little bit of a grudge.
”I bet you thought that you had heard the end of it after your unsuccessful challenge for the Bombshell Roulette Title at High Stakes X, it was certainly the end of your feud with Krystal after all so why wouldn’t it be? Here’s the thing Char, that incident was a lot like the time when Krystal was left off the Blaze of Glory Card last year in that it lit a fire under me that’s been burning bright ever since! Gone was my old Greek Angel persona and in its place was my Greek Goddess persona and I’ve been fighting with a renewed fire within me ever since! So, to finally face the woman who attacked for no reason other than to get under the skin of my friend who happened to have a championship you wanted after eight months is really cathartic for me!”
Vengeance.
”I’ve been marking the days in my calendar until I get my chance to get my revenge, here, look!” I reached off screen and grabbed the calendar in question before flipping it back to October. ”17th of October 2021, the day you attacked me, just a few weeks short of my 21st birthday, since that day I’ve been checking off the days until I get this match, this match is eight months in the making! And I fully intend to make good use of all the pent up anger I’ve built up inside me over those eight long months, and in case you’re wondering Char, yes, I can hold a hell of a grudge!”
Like none other.
”As for you as a wrestler, I’m not impressed, I was at Krystal’s side for the early parts of her feud against you and I know that you are a submission specialist with a percent for martial arts but frankly? Those kind of wrestlers are a dime a dozen, I say as the woman who employs a high flying style but I at least make good use of my skills to try to stand out from the pack, you’re nothing but yet another frustrated Martial Artist who thinks that professional wrestling will be a breeze because you fight for real, whatever that means!”
How fitting.
”Your expertise didn’t help you against Krystal in her Roulette Title defence against you Char and it won’t help you against me in this standard rules match either! After all you can’t hit me with your kicks or punches if you can’t catch me and if you try to keep me grounded, maybe even work over my leg to try to slow down my high flying I’ll just come back stronger and hungrier for that win, in other words Char, nothing you can do will prevent me from beating you.”
A call back.
”This seems like a good place to quote Krystal when she did her first promo against you all those months ago, you could’ve avoided this Char, you could’ve just challenge Krystal normally rather than try to get under her skin and into her head in the vein hope that you could beat her, instead you lost a brutal match to Krystal and eight months later you find yourself staring down the vengeful Go Gym Graduate who you attacked in that ill-fated quest to win the Bombshell Roulette Title from my friend! Then again, it should’ve really clicked that it was a bad idea when Tempest ran you over outside the graveyard!”
It's that simple.
”And for whatever it’s worth to you Char, I play that clip of you getting run over by Tempest whenever I’m feeling down! Thank you SCW’s YouTube Channel for uploading that clip for me! And in two weeks’ time at Into the Void XI I’ll have another clip to use whenever I’m feeling down and guess what? This one will also feature you getting beat up by a Go Gym Graduate, only this one is a lot closer to your size and is Greek-American, that’s right, it’s me!”
And with that I decided to wrap things up.
”I don’t know if you remember me Char but I remember you as the coward who knew she couldn’t beat Krystal Wolfe for the Bombshell Roulette Title and tried to use mind games to throw her off her game, that backfired on you but at High Stakes XI and it will backfire on you again in this match where the Go Gym Graduate you attacked gets her revenge! And as you bear witness to the grace of the Angel’s Descent, just remember that if you had never attacked her in the first place, you wouldn’t be facing down a pissed off “Greek Goddess” Ariana Angelos! I’ll see you in the ring bitch!”
I turned off the camera as the scene fades.
