(Keira was used with her handler’s permission)
Jessie would go on to retain the Bombshell Roulette Title being only the third Bombshell to successfully retain the title in the Ultimate X Match joining Seleana Zdunich and Krystal Wolfe in that exclusive club! However Jessie wasn’t just satisfied with that, on the day of the show Jessie announced that in the event of her retaining the title over Laura and Mercedes she would be hosting an open challenge on the next Climax Control.
Fast forward almost a week and Christian Underwood would remind the Bombshell Roster of Jessie’s open challenge, several names came forward starting with Ruby Steele (which was shot down by all involved) but it came down to Laura and Seleana, ultimately Laura answered the challenge first and the match between the two veterans was set for the first Main Event of the Seven Wonders tour taking place in Rome whilst Seleana would get a consolation prize of a Queen for a Day Qualifying Match against Mercedes, can Jessie win?
Beside the pool. Sun Princess Cruise Liner, the High Seas
Monday the 3rd of July 2023, 14:00pm
Summer XXXTreme was certainly an event that happened.
Ultimately only two of the titles being defended tonight would change hands, namely the World Heavyweight and the Internet Championships and no, I don’t count the Mixed Tag Titles, those things were already vacant heading into the event, which off course means that I’m still the Bombshell Roulette Champion having beaten Laura and Mercedes by once again being the smartest wrestler to hold a title in recent times.
Don’t ask where I found a ladder big enough, that’s a long story!
But now I have other things on my mind, earlier today I had issued an open challenge for the next Climax Control that would be relevant if I walked out the champion, in case you haven’t guessed yet this challenge is for a shot at the Bombshell Roulette Championship and now that my reign has emerged from the match intact, I have to admit, I’m wondering who will step up.
Especially since SCW’s doing it’s second tour of the year, but rather than touring a single country like last year’s Indian Tour this tour was going all over the place with a theme like the Unsolved Mysteries tour, where was it taking us?
First show would see me return to Italy, this time to the eternal city Rome, the Ancient City of Petra in Ammann, Jordan was next followed by The Great Wall of China and Macca Pichu then we were visiting the Christ the Redeemer Statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and it was culminating at Chichen Itza in Mexico, haven’t figured out what the theme is yet? I’ll tell you, it’s a Seven Wonders of the World Tour!
I swear Christian just picks these locations at random and then tries to pick a theme! Don’t believe me? Just look at the last tour! We went from Canada to Barbados to two nights in Scotland to Romania and finally London! But hey, at least I get to enjoy some authentic Italian food again!
”Kim in London, Luna in Las Vegas, Laura and Mercedes last night.” I muttered to myself as I looked at the pool where I had defended the title yesterday, we were set to depart the ship within the hour leaving me alone with my thoughts. ”And now whoever accepts my open challenge in Rome, I’m going to be a busy woman by the end of this tour,”
”I mean, you didn’t have to put out that open challenge but you did anyway.” Harper commented as she walked up to me wearing a more revealing outfit than she usually did due to the hot weather, off course her KCW TV Title was proudly displayed over her shoulder whilst my SCW Bombshell Roulette Title was around my waist. ”Not saying that I want to go after it but I’m curious, does the open challenge thing apply to outside talent like that big clusterfuck at the beginning of the year?”
”I made sure to check with Christian before I put out that tweet, he’s okay with me doing these open challenge matches but only he has the power to announce matches that potentially involve outside talent, so no, you can’t answer the challenge and neither can Cassie or Chelsea for that matter.” I responded as I shook my head and Harper nodded in understanding, and then I realized something. ”Where is Cass anyway? I haven’t seen her since Friday night.”
”Cass had to depart the cruise early, her official EWC debut had to take priority.” Harper explained and I nodded in understanding remembering Cassie casually mentioning the Scars and Stripes PPV on Twitter (which is still one of the best event names I’ve ever heard). ”Her plan is to catch the replay as soon as she’s back stateside so she doesn’t fall behind on the goings on in SCW, but I did text her to let Cass know what happened in Krystal’s tag match.”
”Ahh yes, the match with Krystal’s sudden but inevitable betrayal!” I responded as I rolled my eyes and Harper gave me a curious look. ”I know the one thing everyone talks about as far as Krystal’s 2021 goes is her reign with this title……….” I trailed off as I patted the Bombshell Roulette Title. ”But am I the only one who remembers that feud she had with Ruby? I understand that she needed a partner at the last minute and that Alexandra was busy even if she hadn’t burned her bridges with her but was Ruby really her best choice.”
”I think it was less “best choice” and more “first one who volunteered”, not trying to play Devil’s Advocate but Krystal probably thought teaming with Ruby was better than going it alone against Keira and Whisper.” Harper pointed out and I had to admit, her argument had some sound logic behind it. ”Speaking of Ruby, do you think the bosses will let her accept your open challenge after she failed to promote two matches in a row?”
I had no answer to that question really, well, none that involved words because I instead nearly doubled over from laughter. ”Are you serious about that question Harp? Because The Troll in a woman’s wrestling attire has a better chance at challenging me! And that idiot managed to set a new record for fastest elimination tonight!”
”One: thanks for that mental image, two: good point, three: no seriously, that mental image will haunt my nightmares, four: seriously where’s the brain bleach?!” Harper protested and I shook my head because Harper wasn’t alone in suffering from that mental image. ”Think either Laura or Mercedes will step up? Try to get another crack at you?”
”On one hand, they could, on the other, it’s an open challenge and we’re hardly the only three members of the Bombshell Roster.” I pointed out before I started listing off potential names. ”Just off the top of my head? Alexandra Callaway, Luna Vanity, Eiley, Bobbie Dahl, Ariana Angelos, Seleana Zdunich, Bea Barnhart, Krystal Wolfe, any of those women could step up to challenge me and with the exception of Bea, they’d all be worthy challengers.” I added before we saw the ship coming into port. ”We’ll talk more on the flight back to Vegas but those are just some that I’ve got my eye on heading into the next tour, my goal is to reach a hundred days but that doesn’t mean that I don’t want to work my ass off to get there!”
”You’ll hit the hundred-day mark on the 25th of July, right?” Harper asked after doing some math in her head and I nodded. ”That’s still a whole month away.”
”That whole month is going to sneak by you before you know it, next week is the post-Supercard week off with the first Climax Control scheduled for the 16th, two weeks after that? I’ll hit the hundred-day mark.” I responded with a grin and Harper nodded as she got the idea. ”And before that? A certain Aussie is turning twenty the same week as the next Climax Control.”
”Trust me, Cass is even more excited for that then she is for her EWC Matches!” Harper responded with a grin and I nodded as we made our way towards the departure area having already unpacked our stuff. ”And that was before Cass found out that it’ll take place in Italy, turns out she has some Italian heritage in her.”
”I had suspected as such when I first met Cass, I was wondering why her complexion was so much darker compared to Krystal’s, same goes for her mom, or aunt as the case may be.” I responded with a shrug before we grabbed our bags. ”Either way I’ll be on hand to help make sure she has a killer birthday party!” I added before we left with the rest of the passengers, SCW wrestlers and production staff.
Fast forward a week and after wondering if they had forgotten about my open challenge Christian made a tweet asking if anyone wanted to step up to challenge me for the title, Ruby jumped at the chance first but was shot down just as quickly leaving the door open for Laura and Seleana to step up, ultimately Laura beat Seleana to the punch by literally minutes and a match that i had wanted since Laura’s arrival in SCW was officially on!
There was one little wrinkle as Alexandra Callaway threw her name into the hat too late to affect the outcome, but her name was still added to my list of potential challengers meaning that this tour would be an interesting one, as for Seleana? She was facing Mercedes in a Queen for a Day Qualifier Match, no matter who won that match it would eliminate one persistent title challenger from my pool of title contenders and with the other qualifier taking place between Zoey Lukas and Georgie Robertson?
Yeah, I had a few matches to keep an eye on when we reached Rome!
Jessie’s hotel room, Rome, Italy
Monday the 10th of July 2023, 17:00pm
There and back again.
Last time me and Harp were in Italy was the week before the Summer XXXTreme Cruise and that was on her employer’s dime because she had just made her EWC debut in Pompeii, now the shoe’s on the other foot and we’re vacationing in Rome on SCW’s dime.
And they say wrestling’s a sport with no upside!
Anyway, we arrived a few hours ago and were currently getting settled in, Rome was a city with a lot of history, that went without saying, but we still needed to plan things out.
”Okay, either we’re doing the food or history first.” I commented to Harp as she sat down on the edge of my bed and I sat down at my laptop. ”And I checked, there isn’t an option to do both!”
”I’m leaning more towards the food, and I did do a bit of research on my own.” Harper responded as she got her phone out and I gave her a suspicious look, still remembering how she said that fish and chips were overrated in a crowded British café. ”No, my research didn’t come from Cass, even if it did, she’s never been to Italy before either so we’re in the same boat.”
And yet she insisted on celebrating her 20th birthday here in Rome, the irony, it burns. ”I suspect that her birthday is taking up most of headspace, anyway, so how did you research for this trip?” I asked Harper and she showed me the YouTube channel on her phone. ”Vincenzo’s plate?”
”The channel is ran by an Italian chef who lives in Australia, his content ranges from cooking tutorials to reaction videos and, most importantly for us, food tours of Italy.” Harper explained and I nodded as I got the idea. ”He’s an old school kind of guy, probably mid-fifties at a guess, so he’d know what he’s talking about.”
”As far as sticking to traditional Italian recipes? Sure, but it is good to get the perspective of a Italian chef for our second trip to Italy.” I nodded in response before looking up the YouTube channel. ”Don’t suppose you have someone for the other counties on this tour, do you?”
”Couldn’t find any in English for Jordan or Peru, for Brazil I figured we were better off relying on Francisco since he’s from Rio De Janeiro and I didn’t even bother with China.” Harper responded as she shook her head and I nodded in understanding. ”What with China’s strict censorship laws and all.”
”We’ll cross Peru, Jordan and Chine when SCW comes to those areas, and Francisco does seem like a good shout.” I nodded in agreement before letting out a yawn, it had been a long flight from Vegas to Rome after all. ”Any idea when Cass is flying in?”
”She said that she, Zoey and Becky were flying out this morning, US Time, they should be arriving by tomorrow.” Harper explained and I nodded in response. ”Why? Got something in mind for them?”
”No, just curious, besides I haven’t really had time to get anything for Cass.” I admitted with a shrug and Harper gave me a curious look. ”What with me trying to get this Bar and Grill off the ground and all.”
”Oh yeah, almost forgot about that.” Harper admitted as she brushed some hair over her shoulder. ”Do you have a name for it yet?”
”Currently leaning towards Neon Nights, just got to think of a way to make it legally distinct enough from the Black Sabbath song to avoid a lawsuit.” I responded with a shrug and Harper nodded. ”But I’ll cross that bridge when the time comes, I think it’s time we hit the town in search of something to eat!” I added and Harper grinned before we left my hotel room and went out to look for something to eat.
Rome’s Ultimate Party, Rome, Italy
Tuesday the 11th of July 2023, 14:00pm
Remember when I first met Cass? The kid was eighteen and a wrestling trainee at the time, well, two years have passed and now we’re hosting her twentieth birthday for her!
Rome’s ultimate party was just that, a bar and club crawl that would take us all over the city, our guide for the day was a local by the name of Alessandro and he was eager to greet me, Keira and Harper.
“Ahh welcome, welcome ladies.” Alessandro greeted us warmly as we approached the guy. “You must be with Cassandra’s group yes?”
”She prefers either Cass or Cassie but yeah, we’re with her group.” I responded with a nod as I motioned to Keira and Harper. ”It’s her twentieth birthday today so we want to make this feel extra special.”
“I’m confident that we will make it a birthday to remember.” Alessandro responded as he rubbed his hands together enthusiastically right as a cab pulled up behind us and Cassie, Becky and Zoey got out of the car, Cass was wearing a big, obnoxious birthday hat on her head and that let Alessandro know who the birthday girl was immediately. “All together now!”
I strongly doubted that Cassie was expecting to be greeted by a rendition of Happy Birthday when she showed up, she cringed at first but decided to roll with it by the end. ”Aww, thanks guys!” Cassie responded with a grin as Alessandro walked up to the young woman. ”And you must be the host?”
“Indeed I am and you are positively glowing in the day of your birth Cassie.” Alessandro responded with a grin before he lead us to the limo. “I understand that you live in America but Italy’s drinking age is eighteen so you can drink to your heart’s content!”
Or until she passes out, whichever came first! Once we were in the back of the limo Cassie made herself comfortable next to her girlfriends and we sat opposite them as Alessandro took us on our first trip. ”Thanks again for setting all of this up.” Cassie thanked us and we grinned in response. ”After the year I’ve had I’m ready to kick off my first day as a twenty-year-old in style.”
“If your talking about Krystal, don’t, just focus on having a good time on your birthday Cass.” Keira instructed her and Cassie nodded eagerly in response. “And it’s no problem at all, you were the first Hero Academy graduate to win a title, you’ve earned this!”
”I just hope the celebrations for my nineteenth birthday in September will be just as lit!” Harper responded with a grin and whilst I did silently judge her for describing something good as “lit”, I did have some plans for when Harper turned nineteen, our train of thought was interrupted when Cass got a notification on her phone and she checked it. ”I thought your mom said no phones?”
”That was my mom’s idea, I overrided her by pointing out that it was my birthday and how else was I supposed to post selfies.” Cassie responded as she shook her head and I noted that it was a good thing that I had Harper’s phone on me before handing her phone back, then we saw the look on Cassie’s face. ”Annnnnnnnnnd Jenny Tuck left me a birthday present in my bank account!”
”And this is my surprised face.” I responded as I shook my head whilst deciding not to ask just how much money Jenny had sent Cassie, knowing Jenny? It was a lot. ”And don’t spend that all at once.” I added and whilst the younger girls talked amongst themselves I tuned to Keira. ”Chelsea really isn’t backing down from Krystal huh?”
“She’s as stubborn as her porn videos are popular and I think Christian’s learning that the hard way.” Keira nodded in response with a frown on her face and I nodded in response. “Me? I’m just worried that something will happen, something is wrong with Krystal and that is becoming clearer by the day.”
”Either way, we had better be prepared for anything at this rate.” I nodded in response to that statement before we continued on our way and honestly? I wish my twentieth birthday was half as good as this! Alessandro was a hell of a host and we were taken to some of the best places in the city.
But I had one other thing on my mind, something that would take me to a place that connected with Rome’s distant past.
The Roman Coliseum, Rome, Italy
Wednesday the 12th of July 2023, 11:00am
*promo time*
Fitting isn’t it?
”The Roman Coliseum, thousands of years ago, this building played host to Gladiator Fights, either against each other or wild animals, now I’m not expecting SCW to pit me or any of the other roster members against wild animals unless a stupidly specific stipulation gets added to the Roulette Wheel for this Sunday’s Main Event but here’s what I do expect to happen.” I stated as I walked around the Roman Coliseum with my arms crossed. ”Me and Laura Phoenix are going to show the younger Bombshells what happens when The Old Guard Duke it Out!”
This will be good.
”Do I really need to bring up the last time we faced off Laura? It was literally in my last defence of this title!” I commented as I held up the Bombshell Roulette Title. ”The match that not only continued my reign but allowed me to continue my streak of being one of the smartest women in wrestling! Because if I had tried to climb the structure and go after you two then we wouldn’t be having this conversation! Either you got eliminated and Mercedes won her first singles title in fuck knows how long or Mercedes choked in a title match yet again and you won your first singles gold! But neither of those scenarios happened, did they? Instead, I became the third Bombshell Roulette Champion to walk out with the gold still around her waist!”
And then?
”And then I kept a promise, because before the show began I said I would host an open challenge for a Bombshell Roulette Title Match at the next Climax Control if my reign survived the Ultimate X Match! Ruby tried to put her name forward as a challenger and got shot down, you beat Seleana to the punch by literal minutes and Alexandra was late to the party! There’s also Luna who thought about going after me again but decided against it, you know what that tells me Laura?” I asked as I brushed some hair over my shoulder. ”It tells me that we need to show these youngsters how it’s done! We need to show them that we’ve still got it! And before the obvious gets brought up? Yes, I know Alexandra is forty, yes I know she looks fucking amazing for her age! But she’s yet to compete in the Bombshell Roulette Division! And neither have you, me? I’ve been a part of this division since the days of Misty, Kittie and Karina Koji!”
A long list.
”And those are just the names that put themselves forward for a title opportunity, there’s a lot of names that are out there chomping at the bit! Do you see what I mean Laura? We need to set an example for the rest of the Bombshell Roster, we need to make the bosses glad that they put us in the Main Event because no one in their right fucking mind will want to follow our title match on Sunday!” I added as I folded my arms. ”Obviously the Roulette Wheel will play a huge factor because I’ve seen it create matches that are equally brutal and creative and just plain bizarre! But with our combined talents Laura? We’ll put on a match of the year contender no matter what the wheel stops on!” I added before resting the title over my shoulder and folding my arms. ”But now we’re getting down to the nitty gritty, because there’s no way in hell I’m leaving Rome without this title!”
Sorry to say.
”Let me make one thing clear Laura, my respect for you as a competitor is still there, but we both know that respect only goes so far in this business!” I added as I ran a hand through my hair. ”We will tear the house down, there’s no doubt in my mind about that, I made a motherfucking meme about it and everything! But in the end there can only be one winner and this title won’t be going anywhere! When we faced off at Summer XXXTreme I achieved one of the goals I had set out for myself at the beginning of the last cycle, make it to the cruise and retain the title, you want to know what my goal is this time around? I’d better get it out of the way now because it’s going to happen a lot sooner than you think!”
Go on, guess.
”One hundred days, that’s right, the one milestone that has eluded me over the course of my Sin City Wrestling career, I want to make it to one hundred days as champion!” I stated as I patted my title. ”Now let’s do some math here, my reign started on the sixteenth of April, during the penultimate show of the last international tour at that, that was three months ago and by my math, my reign has to survive until the 25th of this month for me to reach that goal, trust me Laura, there’s nothing I won’t do to ensure that my reign lasts until the third week and I will do whatever’s necessary to retain my title over you!”
It's that simple.
”Who knows? Maybe I’ll do another open challenge for that week to celebrate? Or maybe I’ll just enjoy the week off, or maybe the bosses will book me in a title defence regardless, either way, I’m making it to that hundred-day mark!” I added as I walked to the centre of the arena. ”To paraphrase one of my favourite modern Power Metal songs: I am gladiator, queen of this burning sand, and this Sunday night Laura? You will bow before your queen!”
And with that I decided to wrap things up.
”But just because you’ll bow doesn’t mean you won’t give me one hell of a title defence along the way!” I added as I smirked to myself. ”It’s weird, because even though I’ve been the Bombshell Roulette Champion for a little under three months now it still feels like I just won this title from Luna Vanity! And so far? All my challengers bar one have been my fellow veterans, Kim Pain, you and Mercedes Vargas! Luna’s the outlier for obvious reasons but after I strike you like Blood Lightning Laura? I hope that my next defence will be against a young, hungry Bombshell, until then? See you on Sunday in the Arena!”
I walked off with my camera as the scene fades.
