Krystal’s losing ways would continue as she would lose her one-on-one encounter with Roxi Johnson but now that the final show of the year had been announced (Winter Wonderslam) Krystal had much, much, MUCH bigger problems than that on her hands! The good news was that the Aussie Bombshell was teaming up with her friend, fellow Go Gym Graduate and current SCW Bombshell Roulette Champion Ariana Angelos in the last Main Event of 2022, the bad news?
Said match was another encounter with Masque! And this time? Masque was bringing her protégé to make it a tag team match, Amber Ryan’s sister Avalon Blackthorn! This provided a huge obstacle for the two young Bombshells to overcome but can Krystal and Ari pull off the upset of the year on the year end show?
Krystal’s home, Las Vegas, Nevada
Tuesday the 6th of December 2022, 11:00am
I would like to hereby nominate this past Supercard Cycle to go die in a fire!
From an outside the ring perspective this past cycle has been great! Makayla announced her pregnancy on my birthday (second week of the cycle), Cassie won her first two titles (the Full Force Pro Women’s Tag Titles with Blaze Darling and the Modern Pro Wrestling TV Title) within days of each other this time last week and off course, Ari retained the Bombshell Roulette Title against Jessie in her fourth defence.
Those are the positives me and my friends have experienced since High Stakes XII, but the negatives? Well, they are beginning to make my decision to sign Matthew Kennedy on as my manager at last year’s High Stakes look like a smart decision, let’s put it that way.
It started with my World Bombshell Title shot against Masque in week two, and if I did with the World Bombshell Title I would be bragging about it right now! Then Amber Ryan returned and needed an opponent, leading Ari to be volunteered for the role in a non-title match!
Ari put on a hell of a fight against Amber much like I had the previous week against Roxi, and here comes the bad news, me and Ari are teaming up one last time in 2022, against Masque and Avalon Blackthorn in the Main Event of Winter Wonderslam! Ari had a panic attack when she learned off the match and frankly? I don’t blame her!
And don’t even get me started on the things I learned about Ari’s mental health when we chatted at the Go Gym yesterday, I thought my mental health was bad but based on what Ariana told me? I was wondering if she had some kind of mental illness that had gone undiagnosed over the past three years! She’s still a sweetheart, don’t get me wrong but what else am I supposed to think when she admits to seeing visions of her asshole parents on a semi-regular basis.
If I didn’t know Ari as well as I did, I’d be regretting all those times I had her babysit Rachel for us, but me and Makayla know that she’s fantastic with kids.
”Okay, streaming schedule is set for the week.” I whispered to myself as I looked at the word doc which I used to keep track of my streaming schedule; Makayla was watching from over my shoulder as she was one of the mods for my Twitch Channel. ”You have any OBGYN appointments scheduled for this week babe?” I asked as I glanced over at Makayla who shook her head.
”My next appointment isn’t until the second week of the New Year, getting an appointment in 2022 when we’re so close to Christmas was a pain in the backside, otherwise I would’ve had my next appointment sooner.” Makayla responded with an annoyed sigh and I nodded before making a mental note of that. ”I’m sure the viewers understand a stream being slightly delayed because being pregnant comes with frequent hospital appointments Charlotte.”
”Considering you told me when I was doing that Elden Ring stream? I think the only ones not in the know will be newcomers to the stream who don’t follow me on Social Media.” I pointed out and Makayla nodded in agreement before I closed the word doc satisfied that there weren’t any changes that needed to be made to the schedule as of yet. ”You heard from Cassie since she flew back to London for her first title defence?”
”Aside from what she’s posted on her Social Media page? Not really, though considering the success she’s had in Modern Pro Wrestling I’m surprised she hasn’t considered moving to England full time.” Makayla responded with a shrug before quickly shaking her head. ”Then again, the only non-wrestling news I get out of England these days is their Cost-of-Living crises so I’d be surprised if that’s something she’s even thought about.”
”Cassie’s a goofball and a stoner but she’s also a lot smarter than she lets on, I doubt she hasn’t noticed what’s been going on during her trips to England.” I nodded in agreement before glancing at Makayla’s belly, the baby bump wasn’t really there yet because she was still early in the pregnancy but the knowledge that she had two young daughters in there had me thinking. ”So, I’m surprised it’s taken me this long to ask you but what exactly gave you the idea to get pregnant and surprise me with the news for my twenty seventh birthday?”
”It’s a valid question, hell I was going to tell you myself at some point.” Makayla nodded in agreement before she sat down on her computer chair to face me. ”Right before we went back to India for the last show of the India tour I had a chat with some of my older relatives, the ones who never really accepted the fact that I’m a lesbian? They kept pestering me about grandkids and whilst I initially brushed them off I remembered that, well, the old-fashioned way as you she delicately put it on Climax Control isn’t the only way to get pregnant these days, the idea to surprise you with it came later.”
”Surprised that you still talk with them.” I commented dryly and Makayla shook her head as if to say, “I know, right”. ”But you realize something could’ve gone wrong with the pregnancy during those three months, right? Much as I don’t want to think about something terrible happening to you off course.”
”I knew the risks before I made my mind up Charlotte, I even talked about it with my three aunts who still live in Greece after I got the confirmation that I was pregnant, I took every precaution I could in the intervening time.” Makayla assured me and I grinned in response. ”I understand why you’re worried but I didn’t go into this idea completely blind.”
”Now we both have to extra careful until May rolls around.” I sighed in response before glancing at the time on my computer clock. ”We had better get lunch ready, time is flying by today.” I added and Makayla nodded in agreement before we left my office and headed downstairs.
Krystal’s home, Las Vegas, Nevada
Tuesday the 6th of December 2022, 16:00pm
The further along I get into Makayla’s pregnancy, the more I realize that some things are going to need to change.
The main thing is moving into a bigger house here in Las Vegas, because my current house was made for two adults, one spare room (which we’re currently using for Rachel’s bedroom) and two dogs, one of which might end up pregnant as well so yeah, that’s fun.
The move probably won’t be made official until we’re a couple of weeks into the New Year in any case, we have an idea of where we want to move, namely the suburb of Summerlin South, Nevada, it’s a smaller more affluent suburb but with the money I make from SCW and handful of donations from one Jenny Tuck it wasn’t a big deal, honestly my main concerns was how good the schools were in the area since we’re going to be raising three young girls in the area and off course, having plenty of space for the dogs.
That was a few weeks away though, I had a few things on my mind first.
”So, cam I see them?” I asked Cassie over video messenger and she grinned before holding up her two titles, what did you think I meant? We may both be LGTBQ women (Cassie officially came out as gay several weeks ago) but I remind you that Cassie is my cousin. ”I didn’t even win a title that that fast when I signed with SCW! Yet here you are holding two titles at once!”
”Is that jealousy I hear Charlotte?” Cassie asked with a grin before she put down her half of the FFP Women’s Tag Titles and rested the TV Title over her shoulder. ”I know you saw my tweet explaining the open challenge format of the TV Title but it legit seems like I won’t find out who my first challenger is until the Main Event rolls around! That said, if Keira or Roxi put out a tweet tomorrow saying that they are catching a flight to London via Kayfabe Airlines, can you give me a heads up?”
”I don’t think you need to worry about that, not even if Keira gets the urge to wrestle again.” I assured Cassie who grinned in response. ”But I will do that if any of the following put out such a tweet, Tempest, Zoey Lukas, Mackenzie or Charlotte from London Underground, Jessie Salco, Masque, Amber Ryan, you get the general idea.”
”Annnnnnnnnnnnnd if the latter two do show up, I’ll just give them the TV Title to spare myself the humiliation.” Cassie responded with a nervous laugh and I just shook my head with a chuckle. ”Speaking off Masque, do I even want to know how Ari’s doing after she found out about the tag match? She was being about as unsubtle about her panic attack as I was about being a lesbian!”
”I don’t know if I would’ve used that exact wording but yeah,, looking back on her tweets from Sunday night? I should’ve picked up on the fact that Ari was having a panic attack sooner.” I admitted with a sigh and almost on cue the door to my office opened and I glanced up seeing Ari at the door. ”You can ask her yourself Cass, Ariana just showed up!”
”Gotta love that timing!” Cassie laughed before I scooted over to let Ariana see the screen. ”Hey Ari, been a while since we’ve been able to chat hasn’t it? Since New Delhi I think?”
”That sounds about right! Pity about the circumstances surrounding that chat!” Ariana responded as she shook her head and it didn’t take us long to figure out what she meant, it was also why Cassie had been banned from Sin City Wrestling shows for the past couple of months after all. ”But enough about me, look at you! That title looks great on you Cass!”
”You know what looks even better?” Cass asked before she grabbed her half of the FFP Women’s Tag Team Titles and rested it on her other shoulder. ”Still not used to taking these things through Airport Security but it feels great to hold two belts at once!”
”I still say that Tony guy had the best suggestion, namely contacting a security offices so that they’ll escort you to the terminal.” Ariana pointed out and considering that I had been kicking myself for not thinking of that during my Roulette Title Reign? Yeah, I was in agreement with Ari. ”It’s something I’ll be doing going forward if my Roulette Title reign survives long enough into the New Year!”
”And if they think it’s a prank like you thought they would? Just call me.” I assured my cousin and the two younger women turned to me. ”I’ll be able to back up anything you say and since I’m older and work in a national company? I think it’s safe to say that they’ll take me seriously!”
”Wouldn’t that be the equivalent of calling your mom to help you get a job interview or something?” Cassie asked and me and Ari shared a nervous laugh knowing how painful our experiences with our parents were, thankfully the awkwardness was cut short by Cass letting out a yawn. ”I’d better end the call here, it’s like nine pm here in Loon and since I’ve got my first defence lined up tomorrow night? I want to get as early a night’s sleep as I can!”
”Look at you being responsible!” Ari teased Cassie who shook her head with a laugh. ”But seriously, congrats on your first title wins Cass, I’m you’re sick of hearing it from everyone else in your life but I’m so proud of you!”
”I’m not quite sick of all the ego stroking yet but thanks Ari.” Cass thanked Ari before she let out another yawn. ”Charlotte? I’ll try to speak to you tomorrow before I head out for MPW Episode 3!”
”Sounds good but if you can’t? Good luck in your first defence.” I responded and Cassie grinned before she hung up and I turned to Ari. ”It feels weird that it was only a year ago that I found her among Matthew’s students at the PTA Gym, doesn’t it?”
”Tell me about it! When we first watched Cass train I thought she was good for her experience level but I didn’t think she was going to get so good that she’d win here first title months after graduating, let alone her second title just a few days later!” Ari nodded in agreement before she let out a deep breath. ”I’ve been thinking about the things we discussed yesterday at the Go Gym, and I realized that you were right! I reached out to a family member of mine on my mom’s side, my aunt Laraine, because she always took my side whenever my parents had a go at me.”
”Good to know that there were some members of that family that saw them for the terrible parents they were.” I responded with a bitter sigh and Ari quickly nodded in agreement, how such terrible parents had managed to raise such a sweet young woman like Ari was anyone’s guess. ”What did you talk with your aunt about?”
”Well, it was the first time I spoke to her since I moved to Vegas, we kinda drifted apart following my high school graduation.” Ari explained and I nodded as I got the idea. ”So we spent the first ten minutes or so catching up! She had been following my exploits since I graduated from the Go Gym and was thrilled when I won the Bombshell Roulette Title.” Ari added as she put her title, which had been resting over her shoulder, on the desk next to her. ”Then I brought up the visions I’d been having and her tone went cold, according to her my mom’s side of the family has a long history of mental illness, usually setting in when the member reaches young adulthood.”
”That would explain why you started having those visions during your early SCU Career.” I nodded as I got the idea and Ariana let out a deep breath before she nodded. ”How serious are we talking?”
”Based on what she told me? It varies from family member to family member but never severe enough for the person to be institutionalized or anything like that! Apparently my mom got similar visions to mine but she chalked it up to a religious experience.” Ariana responded with a shrug before she let out a sigh. ”Saying that? It doesn’t take away how scary this is, especially since I’m the first family member to become famous.”
”Seems to me like that comes with one big question.” I responded as I shifted my weight and Ariana gave me a curious look. ”Will you go public you’re your mental health struggles or not?”
”Jeez, that’s a loaded question! On one hand, having some representation in wrestling from someone with mental health struggles? I can’t stress how important that would be, especially for people who struggle with their mental health.” Ariana nodded as she got the idea before she gave it some thought. ”But on the flipside? You just know that someone on the Bombshell Roster will try to use that against me, call me the crazy Bombshell or something!”
”Sadly it’s a cutthroat business, and we both know the lengths some wrestlers will go to if it means getting an edge over a champion or a rival! Just look at Melissa’s attack on Harper a couple of weeks ago!” I pointed out before my mood darkened as I remembered another example of that, something I knew Ari didn’t want to relive. ”Or Char Kwan’s attack on you when she was feuding with me over the Bombshell Roulette Title.”
”Should’ve known that was going to come up! Whilst in hindsight I should thank Char for lighting a fire under me with that attack that allowed me to get where I am today?” Ariana asked rhetorically as she glanced over at the title. ”That’s still a very painful memory for me, of all the ways I envisioned spending the morning of my 21st birthday, getting stitches removed from an attack by one of your rivals wasn’t one of them!”
”At least you got your revenge on Char, both later that night at SCU’s last ever Halloween Special and at Into the Void XI, still not convinced that your first PPV Match being against Char was a coincidence but that’s just me!” I nodded in agreement before I stood up and walked up to Ariana. ”But it’s like you said, you grew stronger through those struggles, as bad as it sounds, do you think you would’ve won that title and have as great as rein as you’ve had if not for the attack?”
”Probably not! It’s like you said, that attack lit a fire under me that propelled me from being Carter’s shadow to being a fast-rising star in the Bombshell Division.” Ariana admitted as she shook her head. ”Same time though? If there was one event I could erase from my wrestling career, it’s that!”
”And you know what Ari?” I asked with a sympathetic look on my face and she looked up to me. ”I don’t blame you one bit, for one thing you got attacked to hype up a title feud that many consider to be the low point of my Roulette Title reign, context be damned, my first title match at High Stakes was against Char fucking Kwan!” I added with a bitter sigh as I glanced to the side. ”Wish I had gone with my original idea of a Multi-Bombshell match instead, my defence against Bella, Seleana, Johanna and Bea is a lot more remembered than the defence against Char!”
”Especially since that was one of your last defences before Keira ended the reign.” Ariana nodded in agreement before we felt our stomachs rumble. ”Mind if I stick around for dinner? I can help out if you want, I know you’ve taken over the cooking since Makayla told you that she was pregnant.”
”Wasn’t going to say no anyway! More the merrier, right?” I asked Ari and she grinned before we left my office.
Nevada Desert
Tuesday the 6th of December 2022, 23:00pm
*promo time*
Welp.
”Ever feel like you just can’t catch a break? Because that’s how I’ve felt over the past several weeks!” I said as I stepped into view with my arms crossed. ”First match of the cycle: World Bombshell Title Match against Masque, second match of the cycle, singles match against Roxi Johnson, and just to bring it full circle: this week’s Main Event: The Go Sisters, myself and Ari, against Masque and Avalon Blackthorn! Neither Masque or Ari’s titles are on the line in this match and I’m sure that Ari is thanking every deity in the Greek Pantheon for that fact but that doesn’t take away just how hard this match is going to be for me and Ari! In fact, I chose the Nevada Desert for the location of this week’s promo for that reason, to represent how big a challenge this match will be for my team!”
Will a miracle happen?
”The odds are clearly in the favour and Masque and Avalon but can a miracle happen?” I asked rhetorically as I shifted my weight. ”Will the underdog team get the win over the clear favourites to win? With Christmas being right around the corner? Stranger things have happened but if there’s one thing for sure, it’s that me and Ari are going to give this match everything we have and maybe overcome our nerves along the way, whether that’ll translate out to a win is anyone’s guess!”
Even so!
”But at the same time I’ve never been one to back down from a challenge, some would say that was to the detriment of my Roulette Title Reign but that’s a rant for another day! It just so happens that the match against a World Bombshell Champion who’s only lost two matches in her entire SCW career and her protégé who happens to be Amber Ryan’s sister will be a challenge that might be too daunting even for me.” I admitted before shaking my head. ”On the other hand though? I can’t deny that a win here would do a lot to boost me and Ari’s careers, it’ll just take a miracle for that win to happen so why don’t we cut straight to the chase?”
Take a wild guess as to who I’m starting with.
”We meet again Masque and if you can believe it I’m even less enthused about wrestling you than I was the first time around three weeks ago!” I said as I started to pace around. ”I said a lot to try to disguise how nervous I was heading into that World Bombshell Title Match about how it was the biggest match of my career and how Amber might be out for revenge and such, something that ended up being a moot point after Amber didn’t show up once but what’s changed since that match?” I asked before shaking my head. ”Honestly? Not a lot!”
Aside from some obvious things.
”My main mistake in our last match was to try to use my speed against you Masque, I know my strengths lie as a power/technical wrestler but rather than try to play to those strengths I tried to outpace you and, well, the fact that you’re still the World Bombshell Champion and are set to defend the title against Amber at Inception VI says it all, doesn’t it?” I stated before sitting on the hood of my car and looking towards the sky. ”Will I repeat those mistakes the second go around? No, I’ll try to actually play to my strengths this time around and with one of the best highflyers in the Bombshell Division at my side? Maybe me and Ari can pull this off!”
That’s a big maybe though.
”What was it that I said last time? Talk is cheap, and I had my chance to back my words up against you in the ring Masque, some might say that I blew it, you know what I say to them? You try defeating Masque and get back to me after the fact!” I said defiantly as I folded my arms. ”Second chances don’t come often, especially so soon after a failed attempt at capturing the World Bombshell Championship, but I don’t intend to squander this opportunity Masque! Win or lose? I’m giving you the fight of your life!”
And now for her partner.
”I’m going to have to be honest here because I’m in the same boat as Ari, for as much as I know about Masque and her dominance of the Bombshell division, I know even less about Avalon because unlike her mentor and her sister, she’s not a part of the Bombshell Roster.” I stated as shook my head. ”Off course, having a mentor like Masque and a sister like Amber says it all doesn’t it? I don’t need to know a lot about you Avalon to know that that combo makes you a dangerous opponent!”
But can you hang?
”But unlike Masque and Amber, you’ve only been in an SCW Ring once before against Masque and that didn’t end in your favour, did it Avalon?” I asked before brushing some hair over my shoulder. ”That was a while ago granted and a lot can change in that time period but no matter what happened between your match against Masque and this tag team match, one question will on everyone’s lips: can Avalon hang with the women of SCW’s Bombshell Division?”
One way to find out!
”If you’ve been around as long as Masque and Amber then you shouldn’t have to answer that, should you Avalon?” I asked bluntly as I looked into the camera. ”Because if you can hang then you should be able to prove it in the ring, otherwise? Well, every team has a weak link and if you end up costing Masque this match then maybe you’ll be viewed as that weak link? What will your mentor say to that? What will Amber say to that? The only way we’re getting answers to either of those questions is to tune in to this Sunday’s Winter Wonderslam event!” I said before looking up at the sky again. ”How appropriate.”
It's that simple.
”Don’t mind me, I’m just thinking about how this match is happening so close to the Christmas Holidays and how in terms of gifts I could’ve gotten, this is worse than coal!” I explained before hopping off the car bonnet and walking up to the camera. ”There’s no denying that me and Ari are a bundle of nerves as we head into this match, Ari had a full-blown panic attack when she learned that she was going to face Masque in her final match of the year, but it’s like I said last time around Masque, it takes pressure to make diamonds ad whilst I’m still questioning just how much pressure is too much pressure, there is one thing that’s clear in my mind and I’m sure the same goes for Ari!”
And with that I decided to wrap things up.
”You want to know what that thing is? We’re not backing down from this tag team match! We will give it our all in the quest to overcome these nerves and if it scores me and Ari the upset win of the century? Then I guess that’s what we’ll have to do!” I said before opening the car door so I could get ready to drive off. ”And as I get ready to close the chapter marked 2022 in my SCW journey me and Ari are in for the fight of our lives against Masque and Avalon but maybe a Christmas Miracle will happen and I’ll bring either of them down with the Down Under Thunderbomb to win? Either way? I’ll see you in the ring!”
I entered the car and drove off (after retrieving the camera from the tripod alongside the tripod) as the scene fades.
