[Christian Underwood]

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[Alicia Lukas]

Publicity

It was beautiful. The engagement ring that Austin had bought for her. Alicia smiled, tilting her head as she took in every detail of it. She had always disliked gold, the engagement ring that her first husband had given her. The abusive arsehole that had given her two beautiful young sons, but had also robbed her of her innocence. The one he got her was gold. Even though she had told him how much she despised it.

The one that Austin had got her was silver, a simple band that wrapped around with a few smaller diamonds that framed a larger one in a beautiful Gothic style setting the rapids way around the precious jewel and across the top.

The light from above caught it at just the right angle which made rainbows of light dance across the walls depending on what angle the light was shining onto it. She took a deep breath feeling her heart race as she continued staring at it. Everything that Alicia had gone through was a reminder of the pain that you can endure if you have the drive to succeed. She had succeeded in life despite everything that she had been through and all the setbacks she had faced.

From her beginnings as a young girl whose father had left at a young age and being raised by a struggling mother who eventually married for money not love, to being in an arranged marriage with a man who looked at Alicia as a possession, to being a teenage mother who had to run and get away for fear of her life. She had gone through all of that before the age of 20.

And through it all, she had forged a career that was in some ways legendary. A multi-time world champion and a woman who is now able to give her sons and Austin‘s children everything they could ever want.

And through three failed marriages and the public scrutiny that came with it, she had become a stronger person. But even with that strength, it was hard for her to show the world that she and Austin were now engaged. Fear of that public scrutiny based on her previous relationships had caused her to pull all of her happiness inward and not share it with the world. A tremendous amount of guilt washed over her as she knew that she was stopping Austin from being able to verbally tell the world how he felt about her.

”It would be even more beautiful if you wore it all the time” Austin‘s booming voice broker concentration. She shook her head looking over at him. She had been sitting in front of her vanity mirror brushing her hair before she had been distracted by the ring. She didn’t even know how long she had been sitting there staring at it. But long enough for Austin to notice

She’s small as she looked at him, his hair which she had shaved off in a moment of defiance to try and change everything about himself had now grown back. Still not all the way down his back like it had been at one point it was now shoulder length. He leaned back against the headboard he’s ripping muscles and tattoos catching Alicia‘s eye. Even now when he looked at her and she could see him in this way she still felt like a lust-filled teenager letting her hormones run while. ”I know. And I will. It’s just hard when I don’t know how people are going to react.”

”Who cares?” Austin scoffed and moved to the edge of the bed before getting to his feet and moving over standing behind Alicia and looking at them both in the mirror as he kissed her cheek and then down her neck causing Alicia to tilt her head. ”Besides, I know that Alex found out. He let the cat out of the bag when I saw him staring at me and I pressed him as to why.”

Alicia‘s breath hitched in her throat as she felt often move closer to her. She took a deep breath and tried to regain her composure before raising an eyebrow and tilting her head a little further to the side. ”Mmm ok, I get what you mean. It’s not going to stay a secret for much longer with Alex knowing. He will let it slip eventually to Sonja and she will tell everyone.”

Austin couldn’t help but smile and laugh as he moved around to Alicia‘s front and dropped to one knee grabbing her hand ”Ahh yes. The three ways of wrestler, communication. Telephone, telegram, and tell-a-Sonja.”

Alicia can’t help but laugh. She shakes her head and takes a deep breath. ”Yeah, I guess it’s time that we tell everyone. I’d rather that it came from us that they heard about it from someone else and then had to pretend that they didn’t know when we told them.”

Austin nodded slowly and stood up holding out his hand to pull Alicia to her feet. He held her close, his hand reaching out as his thumb lightly brushed her cheek. ”I just want to be able to do fun things like start to plan the wedding and get invitation sorted out so we know who isn’t coming and who is”

Alicia clears her throat, trying to hold back her excitement ”You want to wedding plan? You’re excited to do it?”

Austin smiled kissing her on the forehead before laughing ”No, I’m just going to let you pick what you want and smile and nod”

Alicia winked ”Good boy…”

Starting from the bottom and now we’re here

Alicia sits back with a grin on her lips. Rolling a small white ball in between her thumb and forefinger as she reaches out and grabs the centre of a roulette wheel spinning it sheet then rolls the ball sideways letting it go around before hearing that familiar sound of the ball clicking into one of the mini paddles. The ball has landed. Double zero. She can’t help but chuckle before sitting back and looking forward.

”Well, it did not take very long did it? When I first came back to this company, I told everyone who is watching Me right now as well as everyone who is in the arena and anyone within earshot including the guys running this company that I wanted to start from the bottom and work my way up.”

“I even gave you all a perfectly valid reason why”

“But, since some of you might have forgotten, let me rewind and tell you why. When I first signed with this company I was shot straight straight to the main event of the bombshells division. Due to Me being the final-ever honor wrestling women’s champion, I lined up a shot at the SCW Bombshells championship. So I’ve never really had a chance to work my way up through this company, like so many others have.”

“And I wanted that chance.”

“Now, I don’t want you all to get this twisted. This is not some way for me to wiggle my way into people’s good graces or make you all think that I have left my ego at the door. Far from it. I know I’m still better than most of the women in this company. But I wanted to see how long it took me to walk back in here and then work my way up. Now, I am under no illusions here that my name and reputation weren’t going to help boost me forward but the fact that I returned and I’m already in a championship match should tell you all how good I still am”

Alicia couldn’t help but chuckle. Spinning the roulette wheel again and letting the ball rip before it dropped straight back into double zero again. Alicia raised her eyebrows the statistical improbability of this being astronomical as she continued her promotional material.

”And what a way to return to championship glory than to go after a championship I’ve never held. The roulette championship. The championship is synonymous with the most random chaos you’ll ever see. When you go into a roulette division match, you don’t know if you are going to be dropped headfirst into a Texas death match, or a Pittsburgh pillow fight. The possibilities are endless and it’s that kind of chaos that many people in this company simply cannot wrap their heads around. It takes many of us out of our comfort zones. And that is a reason why I wanted to go after this championship. Because it takes me out of my comfort zone. And at this stage of my career, there isn’t much that can take me out of my comfort zone.”

“I’ve basically seen and done it all”

“So now, I get to step in the ring with the current Roulette Champion Victoria Lyons and a woman that I know quite well in Bobbie Dahl….”

She pauses for a moment looking down at the rule at Me before looking back up. Holding the ball in her thumb and forefinger again, she doesn’t tempt fate just yet instead staring ahead and continuing.

”Now, Bobbie, it’s been a long time hasn’t it? You know, I’d hate to say this but you really are a disappointment. Not because of any other reason than I know what you could have become and what you are. See, many people might forget this but there was a time when I needed to take an extended break from this company because you took me out. You destroyed me. My shoulder which was hanging on by a thread was completely ripped out and annihilated by you. Do you remember that Bobbie? Because I do.”

“And I’m going to be completely real here. I’m not disappointed because you destroyed my shoulder, I’m not disappointed that you took months away from my career. I’m not even disappointed that when I came back to face you, I beat the brakes off you and walked out with my hand held high. No, Bobbie, I’m disappointed because there was a brief shining moment where you could have been a dominant force in this business. I’m disappointed because I honestly thought that you were going to explode and become this bad bitch that everyone thought you were going to be that you were going to live up to all of that promise that you had and all of that potential.”

“I thought that maybe, just maybe you were going to pose a challenge to most people here and you were going to become a world champion.”

“But, that isn’t what happened. Instead of going on to become a dominant force that would wreck most of the division and show everyone that you had what it took to become a world champion, you reverse it back to this unfunny clown. And yes, you are a clown. Not the type of clown that kids sit there and laugh at the type of sad clown that people throw a couple of spare dollar bills toward because you clearly need to buy your alcohol and get drunk. You run around here with Artie looking like a complete buffoon and when you get opportunities like this, when you pick up the ball and look like you have a clear shot at scoring a touchdown, you fumble. You fumble and your career falls in the toilet again. You are a fucking disappointment. And I’m done dealing with someone like you. I’m going to bring your entire circus down around you Bobbie.”

“And show why a clown should never be around a championship”

Alicia down holding the roulette ball in her hand before spinning the wheel and letting it go. We hear the familiar clicks but instead of Alicia looking down at where the ball landed she simply continues.

”One person who isn’t a clown, who should be around a championship is our current roulette champion, Victoria Lyons. And what a run you’ve had. You’ve brought the roulette championship up to prominence. A championship that was once looked at as a sideshow and a joke has become a real prize. And you did that Victoria. You did that by making sure that you held yourself to a high regard as a champion and beat everyone that they put in front of you. All while trying to advance your career further by taking on world champions and even winning the mixed tag team titles for a time.”

“Impressive. Very impressive. Being a double champion is no easy feat and I believe that so many in this company don’t give you the due that you are owed. They simply don’t appreciate you for the champion that you are. And this might seem like I’m giving you a little pat on the back but the truth is that you are worthy of respect because of how you have carried yourself. Even if we look past all the arrogance we can see that you are a champion.”

“And trust me on this if there’s anyone who knows about having a large ego and arrogance it’s me.”

“With that being said I feel like you are owed the respect of Me telling you exactly what’s going to happen. You see Victoria, while you are trying to force your own legacy and get away from your family name while also trying to embrace it, I have been in your shoes before. But unlike you when I was given the chance to go out on my own, I took that opportunity with both hands and made sure I didn’t post on my father‘s last name. Instead choosing a name that no one knew so I could forge my own legacy.”

“And be my own woman. And that’s what I’m continuing to do now. So I’m going to get in the ring and do everything that I possibly can to beat you and to beat Bobbie and take that roulette championship. After being a three-time world bombshells champion the roulette title is something that I’ve never held and it’s something I’ve never experienced. It’s not in Me to simply roll over and be happy to have the opportunity, I’m always the type of person who puts everything on the line every single time every single night. And I accomplish the impossible. And this is far from impossible so imagine what I can do. Imagine the mathematical improbabilities that I can accomplish.”

Alicia can’t help but laugh as she steps back from the Roulette well, revealing that a third role of the ball has landed on the green double zero. She chuckles to herself as she walks away ending on the improbable and almost impossible role of the ball.

[Victoria Lyons]

The Lyons Den had a pretty successful 2024. It saw Eddie Lyons win his first singles championship and become a mixed tag team champion. It saw the return of Cleo Phillips and Alexander Lyons to PWS where Cleo immediately brought them A World Championship. It saw Victoria Lyons have the best run of her career becoming the Bombshell Roulette Champion and alongside her cousin Eddie, a mixed tag team champion as well.

Now as 2025 rolls on only one of them remains supreme above the rest. Eddie no longer has any championships and failed to bring home a world championship. Cleo Phillips recently lost her world championship, and poor Alexander Lyons seems to be floundering a bit in hopes of possibly bringing home a tag team championship.

Only one has managed to keep her championship unlike the rest and that one is Victoria Lyons the Head Lyoness, the heiress to the Lyon's throne and currently the sole champion in The Lyons Den.

She knew it would happen too. Eddie was too honorable and unwilling to do what really needed to be done to further his career. Cleo might be willing to do some dirty tactics but she wasn't as tough as she thought she was and Alexander was too angsty for his own good.

She was the one the true star of The Lyons Den. They knew it too. SCW had voted her future star of the year and she was showing it by being one of the most dominant Bombshell Roulette Champions in SCW history. One that is well on her way to becoming the longest reigning Bombshell Roulette Champion in SCW history.

Who was going to stop her? Bobbie Dahl? Alicia Lukas?

Not a chance.[/i]

__________

The sound of Victoria's fists pounding away at the heavy bag echoed through the Lyons Den each strike sharp and purposeful. Watching intently nearby and holding her Bombshell Roulette Championship was her brother Vincent Lyons Jr. The two things she cared about most in this world other than herself.

Vincent stood watching her intently with Rue over his shoulder, a focused look on his face as though he was trying to absorb everything Victoria was doing.

After a few more minutes Victoria paused for a moment and leaned against the bag to catch her breath.

“This is how we prepare Vincent.” she said “Not just for our matches, but for everything. We put in work with no one's watching, sharpen ourselves, get stronger, get smarter. It's more than just survival, you build yourself into something that they cannot tear down.”


“Fight.” Vincent said with a nod as though he understood, “Like in WWH…. Affliction…Havoc was right….”

“Yes.” said Victoria with a slight sigh, “But the days of WWH are behind us now Vincent. We should have listened to Havoc back then but we were young and naive and wanted to be part of something. But we both have grown stronger and WWH only our beginning. SCW is where we reach our true potential.”

She took a step back and turned into the bag again and hit it with a clean combination of precise punches.

“Do you see Vincent? Controlled.” she said "You don't swing wildly like Bobby Dahl, with a brute force that just doesn't last and you don't waste energy trying to relive your past like Alicia Lucas. You focus on the now and being better than you were yesterday.”

Vincent stood  silently listening as her words registered and sank into his brain.

“You'll get there.” Victoria said “And you'll be stronger than you ever were. But you can't let what happened to you define you Vincent. However, you can let it make you stronger if you want to survive the storm, then stop letting it control you. You're home now.”

“Home.” Vincent repeated. “Safe. Time to train. Fight with sister.  Fight for sister. Stronger Together.”

“Yes, stronger together.” Victoria smiled “You're remembering. You'll be back to the Vincent we knew and loved before long and you'll have a more dangerous edge about you won't you?”

“Dangerous..” said Vincent with a grin.

“They're coming for Rue.”  Victoria said her eyes darting at the championship belt Vincent was holding for her, “But it doesn't matter because Bobbie is all bark no bite and she'll gas herself out trying to bulldoze through Alicia and myself. As for Alicia, she's just another relic from the past clinging to something that's gone. Neither of them stand a chance against the queen.”

“Long may she reign.” said Vincent

She nodded at her brother with a smile and went back to delivering strikes to the heavy bag.

“Pay attention little brother, this is how you survive, and this is how you win. You already endured the storm, now you need to learn to become it.” She said.

Her words lingered through the air as she continued training, pouring herself into the bag. The sound of her strikes continuing to echo throughout the gym. Victoria was entering 2025 determined to continue being the dominant Bombshell Roulette Champion she had ended 2024 as.

______

The cameras open in a field illuminated by moonlight and a lit fire pit nearby. Five scarecrows stand in a row. Effigies of SCW Bombshells Alexandra Calaway, Mercedes Vargas, Bella Madison, Harper Mason, and Luna Pasilno.

Victoria Lyons stands before them with her Bombshell Roulette Championship resting on her shoulder,  and her crown on her head the usual fair from self-proclaimed queen of SCW. Along with her, holding an unlit torch is her brother Vincent who has recently received his own SCW contract.

“Bobby and Alicia.” she began, “Do you see these five women behind me? Because they all have something in common with the two of you. They all tried to capture the Bombshell Roulette Championship from me and failed. So I wonder what makes the two of you any different?”

She makes her way over to the effigy of Alexandra Calaway, circles around it looking it up and down with observative eyes.

“Alexandra Calaway.” she said, “This is where my journey began, the very woman I won this Championship from and you know what, she's a better woman than either of the two of you.  Now she and I may have a more strained relationship but I say with confidence that she will always be more of a champion than either of you. You know exactly what I mean don't you Bobby you got one fluke victory over her but then she came back with a vengeance to reclaim this very championship proving you to be the paper champion everyone knew you were. You know it as well don't you Alicia? Had to take the cheap way out grab some tights to get a victory over her did you? It's okay I understand, she's a very tough competitor and in the end you got to do what you got to do. But you know who needed no tricks to beat her? Me.”

As she finishes speaking Vincent can be seen lighting the torch and moving in, where he lights the Calaway effigy and Victoria watches it engulf into flame.

Victoria makes her way next to the effigy of Harper Mason.

“Oh my sweet little Harper.” Victoria said with a grin “You been an interesting little one lately haven't you? You've been becoming more outspoken and pushing your own demands a bit more. You even got yourself a match on the super card. I always saw something in this one you know. I put her in that handicap match in an attempt to bring out this very Harper that we've been seeing a little bit of lately. Sadly it's not enough, but Harper if you're listening you need to give in to that anger given to that aggression because it's only going to help you it got you a match on the card now let's see what you do with it. Maybe if she had just shown more of the aggression I was trying to instill in her in the first place she could be a champion right now in the end her inability to fully pull the trigger on her full potential will always hold her back. That is why she was unable to capture this championship and became another one of my victims.”

She continues to move down and stops to the next effigy, the one of Mercedes Vargas. Like with Calaway, Vincent burns the Harper Mason Effigy as Victoria moves away from it.

“This one has some in common with you doesn't she Alicia?” Victoria continued “The two of you have been around for a while and done some impressive things, but you fail to remember that they happened in a different time. They happened in the past. This is a new generation and your old tricks won't work anymore.  Mercedes Vargas relied too much on her past credentials and failed to see what the future of SCW was until it hit her smack in the face and left her lying in the ring another victim of my unstoppable reign. Will you make the same mistakes Alicia? Will you be too hyper focused on chasing that grand slam and trying to prove that you are somehow still relevant? Will you like Miss Vargas here become another one of my victims? The choice is up to you, but the result will be the same when I still walk out with Rue on my shoulder.”

She moves along allowing Vincent to burn the Mercedes effigy behind her and looks to the one of Bella Madison.

“I'll be honest here.” said Victoria “Guess you can say I learned from Eddie a little honesty never hurt anybody. Bella was possibly my toughest challenger to date. She came already determined and didn't care what she had to do to take the championship from me. It wasn't enough for her in the end all that fire fizzled out. But perhaps he's turning it back around again. She started off her 2025 at the victory didn't she Bobbie? Tell me who did she get her victory over again?”

She smirks and winks at the camera.

“Still as tough as she was she couldn't take this from me.” said Victoria “And sweet Bella ended up just another victim of The Head Lyoness.”

Has been sent moves to burn the effigy of Bella Madison Victoria moves to the final Effigy Luna Pasilno.

"If Bella wasn't my toughest challenge." said Victoria "Then Luna here certainly was. She is actually one of the two Bombshells who can say she does have a victory over me. The other is Kayla Richards.  If I'm going to lose I'm going to lose to the very best. That certainly isn't you Bobbie.  I've already defeated you in the past a few times and I just don't think Alicia really truly understands what she's in for. Luna and I had an absolute War over this championship and I came out on top and since then I don't believe we've heard a peep from Luna or her big bad boyfriend Alexander Raven either.  It’s almost as though I rid this place of the conspiracy on my own. Well maybe Aiden Reynolds had something to do with it since he took care of Raven that same night but I digress. Luna at the end of the day could not seal the deal and bring the championship home thus making her another victim.”

As she moves away from the final Effigy Vincent burns it behind her. She stands in front the five effigies still lit adding more illumination to the scene.

“It's going to be my pleasure adding you too my list of victims.” said Victoria “Because there is nothing that is going to be able to take this Championship from me I will become the longest reigning bombshell roulette champion of all time none of the women behind me could stop me and neither will the two of you like I tell everybody that tries to stand before me you have have to bring better than your best if you want to stand a chance against me. So ladies I guess we'll find out at Inception, what type of victims are you going to become? What memories of Bobbie Dahl and Alicia Lukas will I be left with?”

With Vincent now standing beside her she smirks into the camera and holds up the Bombshell Roulette Championship in the air as the scene fades out to black.

__________

The sound of heavy breaths and bodies hitting the canvas echoed throughout the lions den as Victoria watched her brother in the ring with a young rookie by the name of Tyler Chase. Chase was a new recruit only been around for a couple weeks and Victoria knew instantly he was never going to make it. For one he did not have the proper last name and secondly he had no drive or real determination about him. That made him the perfect punching bag to train Vincent.

“Stay close to him.” Victoria instructed “Don't give him any room to think or react. Stay on him.”

In the ring Tyler threw a punch at Vincent which was easily sidestepped and countered with Vincent slamming a forearm Tyler's back driving the young kid to one knee.

“Yes good!” Victoria said with a smile “That's it! Now capitalize, don't give him time to recover.”

Tyler tried to scramble back up to his feet but Vincent grabbed him by the wrist and yanked him back delivering a stiff elbow into his jaw sending the kid falling back to the mat clutching his face.

“Harder!” Victoria urged as she moved closer to the ring “You're hesitating Vincent. There should be no hesitation.”

Vincent looked at her with a curious eye.

“Do it.“ she said “Hesitation will get you beaten. You need to make sure that he learns.”

There was a shift in his demeanor as Vincent pulled Tyler to his feet and shove him to a corner delivering a vicious need to the ribs causing the rookie to double over gasping for air on the mat.

“Again!” Victoria said with a tone as cold as the look in her eyes.

Vincent grabbed Tyler by the hair and jerked him to his feet but before he could deliver another blow they heard the doors to the facility slam open.

“Hey!” the voice of Eddie Lyons boomed as he stormed over to them. “What the hell is this?!”

Victoria turned to him with an unimpressed look on her face.

“Training.” she said with a tone as though it should be the most obvious thing in the world.

“Training?!” Eddie said has he helped pull Tyler out the ring. “That wasn't training, you were just having Vincent beat the hell out of this kid.”

“He's learning.” said Victoria with an eye roll “They both are. You know there's people out there that won't be so kind I'm getting them ready for that. They need to know what it's like to go up against the most ruthless of competitors.”

“I don't need to hear your excuses.” said Eddie “You damn near injured this kid.”

“I'm just trying to toughen him up a little.” said Victoria nonchalantly.

Eddie put a hand on Tyler's shoulder.

“Get out of here kid, go to the medic and take care of yourself.” he said to Tyler.

Tyler knotted weekly and limped toward the exit as Eddie turned back to his cousins.

“And you.” he directed his words towards Vincent “You don't need to do this. You don't need to be her. You're better than that and somewhere in there you know it to be true.”

The expression on Victoria's face turned venomous.

“He's learning what he takes to survive Eddie.” she said “It's more than I can say fir what you do.  Running in here and trying to drag him behind and pull him backwards.”

“This isn't survival Victoria.” Eddie said with a clenched jaw. “This is you projecting. You’re so obsessed with holding onto your championship that you're dragging him down with you.”

“I'm teaching him to win.” Victoria replied “Something you failed to learn which is why you didn't walk into the new year as World Champion.”

There is a flicker in Eddie's eyes but he said nothing he just shook his head and left off to make sure the student was okay leaving Victoria with Vincent alone.

“It's okay Vincent.” she said “You did the right thing. Don't let our cousin Eddie feel you with doubts. Nobody out there cares how nice you are or how honorable you want to be. Bobbie Dahl is going to throw everything she has at me and I tell you that's a lot of weight to throw around. Alicia Lukas? She's desperate and that means she's dangerous. She'll do anything to get back to being relevant again and she'll do anything to reach that grand slam, not caring who she takes down in the process that's the sort of stuff you're preparing for."

Vincent looked at her with a nod.

“You're stronger than you realize little brother.” Victoria said, “And you've grown stronger since your isolation. Eddie doesn't understand that but I do. Trust me and you'll see."

She rested a hand on his shoulder and smiled at him.

“Now let's get back to work, there's still time to make sure you're ready.” she said.

__________

The cameras open on a dimly lit room with a certain glow In the middle where Victoria sat on her crimson and black throne. Her crown resting ever comfortably on her head while her brother Vincent stands lurking behind her holding the Bombshell Roulette Championship.

Victoria rested casually, with her elbows on the thrones armrests, her eyes calculating and her familiar smirk plastered on her face.

“Inception.” she began “The grand stage. The  start of the new year, the moment with champions prove why they hold gold and challengers either rise up or crumble under the pressure. This year starts me off with two challengers to my sweet Rue. Bobby Dahl and Alicia Lukas. Two challengers, one champion and when the smoke settles the result will be exactly as it was when I walked in, with me still Bombshell Roulette Champion.”

“The greatest of all time…” muttered Vincent

“Or at least well on my way to be.” said Victoria, “Right now Bobbie and Alicia are dreamers,  two women who think they're destined to hold my championship and claim their moment in the spotlight. But dreams are easily broken and I'm here to shatter them “

“Broken into pieces…” Vincent muttered behind her.

“So let's talk about Bobbie Dahl.” said Victoria “The big powerhouse of the bombshell division, a juggernaut that can win matches on sheer force. I'll give it to you Bobbie,  you're big, you're loud and you're strong. But you have no strategy. You might be a wrecking ball but I'm an architect. I build the match, I dictate the pace and I leave you wondering how you lost before you realize the match even started.”

“The wrecking ball swings and misses.” Vincent adlibbed.

“You see Bobbie. You think your size is an advantage but against me it's more of a liability.” she said “Because no matter what the wheel lands on I'll find a way to expose your weakness. This is my domain Bobbie and you're not ready for what's coming. You never have been and the third time will not be the charm for you.”

“Three strikes. You're out.” said Vincent.

“Of course there's still Alicia Lukas, the closest thing to a threat I have in this match." said Victoria "Once upon a time Alicia you were the top name in this company. You've almost done it all, you've been to the top of the mountain and built a legacy of your own. So now you've come back and for what? You want to chase the idea of winning a grand slam and a piece of the puzzle you need is my championship?”

Victoria laughs at the idea.

“You're going to have to keep chasing.” said Victoria “Because I have no intentions of letting Rue go anywhere even to a former world champion like yourself. But you have to understand that no matter how much you try to reignite that spark you once had, it's gone. Your star has burned out and faded away and at Inception you will realize that to be the harsh truth. You can't turn back time Alicia, you can't reclaim what you've already lost and you'll learn that the reality is you are no threat at all. Not to me anyway.”

“A star fades into dust..” said Vincent

“Indeed it does.” said Victoria “But my star is forever burning. Alicia is just spending too much time trying to prove she's still relevant. She doesn't realize I'm not just any champion. I have elevated this division and I won't let her come in and drag it down by living in the past. The time of Alicia Lucas is over and the time of Victoria Lyons is still just beginning.”

She stood up from her throne as Vincent handed her the championship and she rested it on her shoulder.

“This throne you see me sit on?” said Victoria “It's a symbol of what I've built in my time in this company, a symbol of my queendom and you're both just pretenders trying to steal something that does not belong to you.  I won't falter and I won't let either of you take what's mine.“

“Run ran hide. Fight. All the same, they all fall.” muttered Vincent.

“See Vincent knows how this ends.” said Victoria with a smirk. “Bobbie, Alicia, bring your strength, your desperation, whatever delusions of grandeur you have. Try to live some former glory, reignite your flame, do whatever you want when that wheel spins it won't matter. You’re stepping into my world. You're stepping into the lion's den and you will leave with nothing. You will leave broken, beaten and humiliated. You will understand why I'm untouchable and why my championship reign is on its way to being the longest and greatest this company has ever seen. I am The Head Lyoness Victoria Lyons. I am The Mad Queen and I am the Bombshell Roulette Champion and that's not ending anytime soon.”

“Long may she reign.“ said Vincent.

Both of the Lyons twins looked into the camera with intimidating eyes as the scene faded out to black.

[Bobbie Dahl]

In recent months, SCW fans, superstars and employees alike have all witnessed a different side of Bobbie Dahl. Well, sort of witnessed. While she has had matches here and there, her performance has been suffering for quite a while despite her constant reassurances that she would turn things around. She had started the beginning of 2024 as the Bombshell Roulette Champion, but after losing the title to the same woman she defeated to win it, her success in the ring quickly diminished. This, in part, was due to stressful situations within her family life.

Despite all of that, Bobbie had managed to win her Triple Crown Qualifier match for a shot at the Bombshell Roulette Championship at Inception VII. Ever since losing the Bombshell Roulette Championship, Bobbie was dreaming about eventually getting another shot…when the time was right. When she was one hundred percent focused and sure that she could handle the commitments that came with being a champion in SCW. And now that she had the opportunity coming up ahead of her, she had to make sure that her personal life didn’t stand in her way.

Against her better judgement, she was about to do something she had been mulling over following the disaster that was her family’s Thanksgiving dinner. Her mother in-law had once again found a way to ruin the evening, but more so what she had said about Bobbie had almost destroyed Bobbie herself. Artie had practically disowned his mother after that, but the whole situation still did not sit well with Bobbie. She just couldn’t understand where everything went wrong, and yet there was a small part of her that still had hope that things could be worked out.

Which is what she was about to attempt to do.

Artie is currently out of town for a couple of days, having flown to Illinois to help his father with something. Bobbie knew that she couldn’t do what she was about to do with Artie home, because he would have no doubt tried to stop her. She holds her phone in her hand and stares down at the screen. Her right leg bounces up and down from her building anxiety, and Loki is right beside her, rubbing his head against her left leg trying to calm her down. She looks down at him and shakes her head.

“Don’t judge me.” She says to him, and he just wags his tail in response. She takes in a deep breath, closes her eyes and decides to get it over with. When she opens her eyes again, she scrolls through her contacts before landing on ‘MAMA MILLER.’ Without further hesitation, she clicks the button to make the call, immediately putting it on speaker.

As much as she was ready to get this over with, another part of her hoped that her mother in law didn’t answer. As her right leg continues to bounce anxiously, Loki takes his paw and places it on her knee. After three rings, Artie’s mother answers. “Well hello Bobbie. Color me surprised to hear from you.”

Bobbie slightly cringes in response to hearing her mother in-law’s voice again. She pets Loki head as her leg finally stops bouncing uncontrollably. “Hello Amelia.” She responds short and quick, choosing her next words carefully. “I’m a bit surprised myself and I almost didn’t call, if I’m honest.”

Amelia can be heard letting out a quick laugh on the other end. “Then why did you, if I may ask? Artie made it pretty clear at Thanksgiving that I’m not to contact either of the two of you.”

Loki whines and lets out a slight growl upon hearing Amelia’s voice, and sensing how Bobbie was reacting to it herself. Bobbie lifted her index finger to her mouth and quietly shushed him and he just let out a huff, before laying his head down on Bobbie’s knee. “Artie doesn’t know I am calling you. And despite what Artie said, I couldn’t let things stay the way they are, at least not without having a talk with you first.”

“I think enough has been said, Bobbie.” Amelia replies, sounding as thought she is going to end the call before it has a chance to go on any longer.

“By you, maybe.” Bobbie shoots back, hoping that didn’t cause Amelia to hang up. “But there are some things I need to tell you, and I’m hoping you’ll understand the situation that Artie and I are in.”

A long silence falls between the two and Bobbie stares at her phone screen. She knows Amelia didn’t hang up, but the silence was almost deafening. “Well go on, then. I haven’t got all day.” Amelia finally says, breaking the silence.

“Sorry, I wasn’t sure if you were going to say something else before I say what I need to say.” Bobbie replies. She takes another deep breath and gathers her thoughts. “The last words you said to everyone at Thanksgiving were that I am the reason that Artie hasn’t given you a grandchild yet.”

Bobbie pauses. Saying the words brings up the emotions all over again. She holds back tears so it is easier for her to say what she needs to say. “Woman to woman, Amelia, I’m surprised that you could say something like that with so little understanding of just why Artie and I don’t have kids yet.”

Amelia can again be heard laughing. “Because you are too focused on your dwindling wrestling career.”

Bobbie sighs and shakes her head. “You couldn’t be farther from the truth, and the fact that you think I would be that selfish really hurts me.” Bobbie stands up from the sofa and starts slowly pacing back and forth in her living room as Loki keeps a close eye on her.

“Bobbie, if you don’t want children, you should just let Artie go. He deserves to be a father.”

Bobbie stops dead where she is standing and blinks several times. She scratches her head and thinks over her response for a few moments. “Where on earth did you get the idea that I don’t want kids?”

“You said it yourself!” Amelia raises her voice in frustration.

“Maybe when I was in my early twenties or something, but that was a loooong time ago.” Bobbie says with a laugh. “And if you heard me say it around Artie, I only said it because I didn’t want kids with anyone but Artie and we weren’t together at the time.” She sits back down on the sofa, feeling more hopeful than before that this situation could be worked out.

Amelia says silent for a few moments, now choosing her words carefully. “Then please enlighten me, Bobbie.”

“Amelia…” Bobbie pauses before she continues. How her mother in-law could be so blind to the real reason was beyond her, but she had to just come out and say it. “I have a condition that makes it difficult, if not impossible, to have kids. We want to have a baby, but it’s not without its challenges in trying to make it a reality.”

Amelia doesn’t say a word, and neither does Bobbie. They both are trying to think of what to say next, but Bobbie chooses to wait for Amelia’s response rather than add anything further. Maybe what she just told her will change Amelia’s attitude. At least…she was hoping it would. But she is about to get her answer.

“What exactly are the two of you doing to try and have a baby?” Amelia finally asks after what seems like an eternity. It wasn’t exactly the response Bobbie was hoping for. “The two of you aren’t getting any younger, you know.”

Bobbie narrows her eyes. “We are well aware of that. Nothing about this has been easy trying to figure out. IVF is really the best option I have–”

“And does the doctor think that will actually work? How severe is this condition, Bobbie? What does Artie want you to do?” Amelia starts shooting out questions quicker than Bobbie can even answer them. Not that she really wants to answer any of them at all, nor does she have to.

“Hold on now, Amelia.” Bobbie says, once again standing up. “That’s information I don’t really feel I need to share with you. I was just hoping that by telling you the truth, you’d be a little more compassionate. That you’d be the woman I looked up to growing up.”

Amelia laughs again. “Look, Bobbie.” She says, still sounding like the same cold-hearted woman she had been as of late. “I understand that this condition is hindering your ability to become pregnant, but how do you think this is affecting my son? He deserves to be a father.”

“Yes, I know he does. And I’m trying–”

“If you really love him as much as you say you do, you’d let him go, Bobbie.” Amelia’s words leave Bobbie stunned. She stands there, jaw dropped and speechless as the tears well in her eyes. “If you can’t give him what he needs or deserves, then what is the point? He should have stayed with that Ronnie woman.”

Bobbie glares and narrows her eyes again at the mention of Artie’s ex-girlfriend, Ronnie. “Excuse me?”

“You heard me.” Amelia snaps back. “He should have stayed with Ronnie. I’ve seen her a couple of times since they broke up. Sad to say she is married now, but she has a handsome little boy. A little boy that could have been my grandson.”

Bobbie feels like she is going to be sick. She was now regretting ever making this phone call as it had just now blown up in her face. “I was stupid to think that telling you anything could turn you back into the woman I thought you were. You’re nothing but a cold-hearted old hag, and let me tell you I am going to do whatever I need to do to give Artie a child. And you? You’ll have absolutely NO part of our child’s life.”

“That is what you think, dear.” Amelia says with a surety sound in her voice. “Artie may not want anything to do with me now, but IF the two of you have a child? He won’t keep me from my own grandchild.”

“He might not,” Bobbie starts and if Amelia were standing in front of her right now, she’d probably be taken down a few feet. “But I sure as hell will. I hope you enjoy the consequences of your actions, Amelia. Because you’ve cost yourself everything.”

Bobbie then quickly ends the call so as not to give Amelia the chance to say anything further. And before Amelia can call her back, Bobbie deletes and blocks her number from her phone, determined to keep all of her negativity out of her life. But the reality of what was just said and the fall out from it hits Bobbie like a shot to the gut and she drops down on the couch and starts to sob. Loki is once again by her side trying to comfort her, and Bobbie is only thankful that Artie was not here to see this.


Following her phone call with her mother in-law, Bobbie found herself questioning everything. Artie did deserve to be a father, but Bobbie couldn’t bear the thought of ‘letting him go’ like Amelia had suggested. But what if they tried everything and nothing worked? Could she really expect Artie to stay with her and live with not being a father? She had cried many tears over the last twenty-four hours, and after a vague tweet on Twixter, as Bobbie liked to call it, today she was being treated to a day of shopping with none other than Carter Kasey-McKinney.

Far be it from Bobbie to turn down a much needed session of retail therapy. And as Artie was returning home tonight, she had the time to kill anyway. Even though shopping involved walking around for an extended period of time, Bobbie thought that today would be one of those relaxing shopping trips. The kind where it was more window browsing than anything and they could just enjoy walking around and talking for hours on end. Bobbie quickly found out that a shopping trip with Carter was an adventure in itself and there was hardly anything relaxing about it.

It’s currently just after noon as Bobbie and Carter are walking around the mall. They had been there for about an hour, but by the looks of all the bags Bobbie was carrying, one would think they had been there for a lot longer.

“Carter, don’t you ever just want to do window shopping?” Bobbie says as she adjusts some of the bags she is carrying. Her arms were starting to feel like jello, and Carter just looks at her and laughs. He’s also carrying a few bags himself.

“Where is the fun in that?” He asks with a laugh. “You can’t consider it shopping if you’re just looking at stuff through windows.”

Bobbie laughs, but she needs to give her arms a break. She walks over to a bench and sits down, dropping all the bags at her feet and looking up at Carter. “How do you get away with walking through the door with a bunch of stuff you don’t need?! Artie is going to have to take some tips from Miles.”

“Speaking of Artie…” Carter says, stepping closer to Bobbie. “Where is that hubby of yours anyway?”

Bobbie stretches out her arms, trying to shake some feeling back into them. “Oh he’ll be home tonight. He flew out to Illinois for a few days to help his Dad move.”

Carter raises an eyebrow curiously. “He finally smarten up and leave that witch of a wife?”

Bobbie nods. “Surprisingly, yes. After the mess that was Thanksgiving, he realized that she isn’t the woman he thought she was. And she’s not the woman he married.” She shrugs, but her face shows the heartbreak she feels. “Luckily they don’t know what she said to me yesterday…”

“Yesterday?” Carter asks curiously. “You talked to her yesterday?!”

Bobbie closes her eyes, instantly regretting what she just said. “Uhh…yeah. Long story.”

Carter quickly takes a seat next to her and turns his body to give her his full attention. “Well I’ve got all day, so you better get to talking.”

Bobbie leans back on the bench, resting her back against the backrest. She lets out a sigh as she prepares to tell Carter all about her conversation with Amelia yesterday. “Well, I needed to try and fix this whole situation and get my family back to where it used to be. I thought that telling her why Artie and I don’t have kids right now she might actually show some compassion and empathy.”

“I take it she didn’t?” Carter asked quickly.

Bobbie shakes her head. “Nope. If anything, she showed more of her true colors than she did before. She actually said that not only does she think Artie would have been better off with that psycho chick Ronnie, but that if I loved Artie like I say I do, I’d actually let him go.”

Carter’s jaw drops and he lets out a slight gasp. But his shock soon turns to anger and he places a hand on Bobbie’s back. “You and Artie are better off forgetting about that woman and leaving her in the rearview mirror. I can’t see any way of her making amends after saying something like that.”

Bobbie lowers her head. She feels her eyes start to well up with tears, but she holds herself back in front of Carter. “I just made things worse, Carter. I was trying to clear my head of all the stress from this past year, because I’m letting it affect my performance in SCW, but I only made it worse. I have to face Bella on Sunday and then I’ll be going to Inception VII to fight for the Bombshell Roulette Championship, but I’m just going to fail again. Maybe I need to just focus on trying to have a baby instead of wrestling, because clearly I can’t have both.”

Bobbie takes in a few deep breaths, trying to calm herself before she started sobbing all over again right in the middle of the mall. “That’s nonsense, Bobbie and you know it. Do you know how many people have kids and still manage to have a wrestling career?”

Bobbie nods. “Of course I know that. But how many of them had to go through IVF in order to get pregnant? And not only that, but look how quickly most are able to bounce back and get back in the ring.” She shakes her head now and sighs. “I don’t have that kind of time. My body doesn’t have that kind of time.”

Carter lets out a sigh of his own. “Bobbie, you don’t have to put your body through all of that just to have a child. And if Artie is pressuring you to–”

Bobbie quickly shakes her head, shooting that thought down immediately. “No, of course not. Artie is not pressuring me to do anything. I just want to give him a biological child of his own. How can I expect to go through that whole process and try and get the Bombshell Roulette Championship back, let alone defend it week after week?”

“Look,” Carter begins, trying his best to be a reassuring friend to Bobbie. “The child doesn’t have to be yours biologically in order to be a parent, Bobbie. I understand wanting to pass on the family name and such, but there are so many other options than to put yourself through physical challenges to become a parent. What about adoption? So many kids need loving homes because their biological parents shouldn’t have had them in the first place.”

Bobbie grins as she looks at Carter. “You’re starting to sound like Fenris. Although less brash…”

Cartier’s jaw drops and he looks shocked. “I’m going to pretend you didn’t just say that.”

The two share a laugh before turning serious once again. “I know there are options, Carter. I just don’t know what is best for me and Artie. I wish things were much more clear.”

“Life isn’t that easy, Bobbie.” Carter replies, and he stands up, looking down at her. “Now, enough of the heavy. We still have a lot of stores to hit.”

“You’re kidding me, right?!” Bobbie says, looking at all the bags they have at their feet. “I’m gonna need to re-fuel in order to carry more bags. Time for lunch!”

Bobbie then stands up and Carter helps her with the various bags of their purchases. They head off towards the food court to grab a quick bite to eat before continuing their shopping adventure.


The camera opens up, focused directly on the face of Bobbie Dahl. What is usually a carefree, smiling expression is much more serious as she stares into the camera of her laptop, ready to address the SCW fans and her opponents for Inception VII. She leans back slightly after ensuring the camera is recording and then sits up straight.

“I’m finding myself in a bit of an unfamiliar situation right now, and I have to apologize before I get down to business and the task at hand. I know it’s no secret that I’ve been a bit…distant…as of late. If you want to call it distant. I haven’t been putting in the same effort as I used to, or that I should considering the numerous chances I have been given over the last several months, and for that I need to apologize. Not only to my last opponents, but to Mark Ward and Christian Underwood. I don’t want to be looked at as someone who is lazy and doesn’t care, because that is far from the truth. I’ve just been struggling.”

She pauses and thinks over everything in her mind right now. She folds her arms before continuing.

“But who doesn’t struggle, right? I’m not going to try and defend my lack of effort and less than stellar performance lately, because there really is no excuse, but I’m finding it hard to get out of this stressful place I have been in lately. I’m struggling to find that balance, but it’s not for a lack of trying because trust me when I say I’ve been trying so damn hard to get back to where I was. It just takes a certain amount of motivation.”

She pauses again, bringing her index finger up to her chin and letting herself fall into a deep thought.

“Motivation. The thing or things that drive us to be the very best we can be and to just do something with ourselves. When you find the negativity just piling up more and more, the motivation to do anything about it can just start to…dwindle. And why? Because you start to think, is it ever going to get better? Is it all worth it? Am I making sense?”

Bobbie shrugs and then leans forward, placing her elbows on the desk but keeping her eyes solely locked on the camera.

“I’m sure in some way I am, but I bet you’re wondering how this all pertains to me and my current situation. Well, you see it has everything to do with my current situation because I’ve been in such a downward spiral that I’m finding it hard to build that motivation to get back to where I was. Am I too far down the ladder to get back to my place in SCW where I was most successful? Or, better yet, climb higher and be better than I was before? Is it worth it to try?”

She closes her eyes and digs deep to find a positive answer. She keeps her eyes closed for a while and takes in a few deep breaths before finally opening her eyes.

“You bet your behind it’s worth it to try! This isn’t rock bottom for me. I haven’t tasted every bit of success I want to taste in SCW, and I don’t care what I have to do, I’m going to fight tooth and nail to be a successful and deserving champion. Now you all might not believe me right now, and that’s fine. But I’m going to work to built your trust and belief in me for as long as it takes. And it starts next week at Inception VII.”

Bobbie finally allows herself to smile, thinking of the challenge ahead of her.

“Now before I address our esteemed Bombshell Roulette Champion, I’m going to take a few moments to focus on the other woman looking to reclaim the status she once held in SCW, and someone I am very very familiar with. Alicia Lukas and I go way back, and our history isn’t exactly one that you would call a very good one. I’m sure Alicia will be looking to get me out of the picture pretty quick, and I don’t blame her.”

Bobbie shakes her head and leans back again, thinking back to her heated rivalry with Alicia Lukas.

“I was a very different person the last time Alicia and I faced off. I wasn’t the best version of myself, but I also was a decent version of myself. I was in a dark place and in all honesty, I tried to end Alicia’s career by targeting her shoulder. I’m not proud of it, and I’m glad that Alicia was able to come back from what I tried to do to her because of my jealousy. Yes, I said jealousy because back then, Alicia was one of the best in the business. I thought by taking her out, it would immediately propel me to being better than her, but I was wrong.”

She takes in another deep breath

“I don’t quite understand why Alicia is back, because she’s tasted all of the success she can in SCW. Multiple time World Bombshell Champion. Woman of the Year. Hall of Famer. She’s a bit…overqualified for this match, don’t you all think? Eh, I guess it doesn’t really matter because the point is that she is here and she’s fighting for the Bombshell Roulette Championship just like I am, and I’m going to do everything I can to stop her. Well…almost everything because I promise I won’t try and end her career again. I’ll do everything within the rules of whatever the Roulette wheel decides for us. I just hope she’s ready.”

Bobbie leans back and folds her arms again, smiling widely.

“And that leaves…Victoria Lyons. The champion herself. The Queen of the Lyons Den and the Lyons family, and if I’m honest? The woman I am more concerned about heading into this match than Alicia Lukas. Because Victoria has proven herself to be a hell of a Bombshell Roulette Champion over the last six months and I know I’ve got my work cut out for me if I want to be the one to end her reign. I let myself lose to her once before, and I’m not about to go down without a fight and let it happen again.”

Bobbie lets out a laugh and smiles, thinking about the Bombshell Roulette Champion.

“I’d ask if Victoria really deserves to be where she’s at, but that would be a silly question, because she’s proven she does. Regardless of how horribly she treats people, even her own family, she backs up every single word she says and she’s managed to keep a hold of that title since July. Pretty impressive, honestly. Something I was hoping to do myself, but was cut just a little short by Alexandra Calaway, but that’s not the point. The point is that Victoria has every reason to be confident going into this match, because she’s going up against someone who only recently returned to SCW and someone who has had more losses than wins recently. The odds are kind of in her favor.”

Bobbie laughs, trying not to allow herself to get into a Hunger Games joking situation. She behaves herself and gets back on topic.

“I need to win this match next week. But not only do I need to win it, I need to beat Victoria. I’ve already proven myself against Alicia Lukas. I’d talk about pinning one over the other, but we’ve all got the Roulette Wheel to think about so my desire to beat Victoria might even be pointless. I just hope the wheel gives me the opportunity to pin Victoria so I can have some bragging rights. Because knowing her? She’ll cry foul if she isn’t the one to lose the title herself. That’s the thing about Triple Threat matches, ya know? But that is exactly why I am determined to prove myself better than Victoria, because how else could I claim to deserve the title if I don’t beat the best?”

Bobbie shrugs innocently.

“No offense to Alicia Lukas, but she’s simply not the best anymore. Victoria is the champion, so Victoria is the one I’m really aiming to beat and then send her on her merry little way as I work to reclaim my status and be better than ever. I set a lot of goals for myself for this year and wouldn’t you know that one of the ones at the top of my list I get the chance to check off so early on in the year. I’m making the most of it, and I hope that Victoria and Alicia don’t count me out just yet. Because I’m going to prove them wrong and I’m going to go out there and show everyone that I’m not done yet. You haven’t seen the best of me yet!”

Bobbie leans in close to the camera, smiling as she prepares to end her message.

“Bobbie Dahl is making a comeback, and it all starts next week at Inception VII. See you soon, ladies!”

With one last smile from Bobbie and the click of a button, the camera cuts to black.

[Alicia Lukas]

Reveal

You know it’s funny when you have happy news to share but for some reason, you are so anxious about it when the time comes that you finally bite the bullet and want to reveal it to everyone the nerves tend to build up in your body. That is where Alicia found herself. She was a wreck. A full nervous wreck.

She swallowed hard as she stood in the gym at Wolfslair. Looking around at all of her friends and family. Her sister Zoey had returned from her trip overseas and was working out and helping people. Aiden, Dickie, and Alex were talking, even Finn was there. Traveling into town to pick up the last few bits of paperwork as he was going to go back to Colorado.

Sonja, Johanna, Lachlan, Sierra, Kallie. So many names and faces. And this was one of the last chances for Alicia to tell them all the good news. Everyone was moving around and going to different variations under the Wolfslair name.

This might be the last time that they are all together.

Austin smiled at her, the two of them sharing a glance from across each side of the gym that was unstable. They were in love. But this wasn’t news. All of the members of the gym knew that they were together and they knew that they were deeply in love. Everyone, every single one of them had been very supportive. Even the younger members who had no idea about Alicia‘s past.

She took a deep breath, her eyes scanning over everyone before clearing his throat and saying loud enough for everyone to hear and give her attention ”Hey…guys…Austin and I have something to tell you all…” everyone turned, staring at Alicia. She took a deep breath realising all the eyes were on her. ”So… a few weeks ago, Austin asked me to marry him. And I said yes. We’re engaged.”

There was silence in the gym, so silent that you could hear a pin drop or a mouse squeak. But then everyone smiled and seemingly at the same time they all started to congratulate Austin and Alicia. So much so that their voice had become muddled into one sound. A wave of relief washed over Alicia. She smiled shaking hands and giving hugs. After a few moments, everyone started talking amongst themselves, and Alicia’s sister Zoey came up to her, folding her arms over her chest. ”So, you couldn’t tell me privately? I had to find out with everyone else?”

Alicia shrugged and smiled. Her sister had changed in her time away. Her long blonde hair was now black, she wore heavier makeup and had a few tattoos. Alicia noticed it as soon as she saw her, it was almost like she was trying to not look like her. Like she was trying to completely differentiate herself from her sister.”I wanted to. But, I also thought that maybe you wouldn’t be able to keep it quiet. I love you, but sometimes you can be a little bit…. exuberant.”

”I mean…that’s fair..”

” Besides I….was afraid to let people know” Her voice went low and her eyes darted to the floor. This was far from the usual confident woman that Alicia was known to be. Her sister raised her eyebrows looking around at everyone else who didn’t notice the change in demeanor.

Zoey swallowed and moved closer so no one could hear them speaking. ”Afraid? Why?…everyone is so happy for you…”

Alicia took a deep breath and closed her eyes before stepping back and closer to the benches that outlined the border of the large gym floor. ”It was just… my past. I mean, you look at all the stuff that happened to me before I went to Japan. The abusive relationship I was in. The fact I left my sons with that monster.” She paused, her sister went to say something but Alicia put her hands up and shook her head before continuing

”I came back to the US. I started to make a name for myself and I started to get people on my side. I was living my best life and making money and becoming a champion. Then I let myself get drawn into a relationship with that stupid redneck. He cheated on me, took half of my shit, and made me out to be the bad guy. Then I had a stalker, then I ended up in my relationship with Travis who also constantly cheated on me. And then Michael. The man that many people thought I was going to settle down with ended up being a gambler and someone who lied straight to my face.”

Her voice filters as she recounts her relationship history. A long road of men who physically and emotionally abused her. Once who gaslit her and used her kindness and sort it as a weakness. And even Michael, a man who was supposed to be the best of them was no different. ” Yeah you had a really shitty run when it came to men. But why would that make you scared of telling us that you and Austin were engaged? Do you think any of what happened to you in those relationships was your fault? Because I can tell you right now it wasn’t. None of it ever was. You let yourself get drawn in by men who smiled on the outside and a horrible pieces of shit on the inside. I’ve been there too. Thank fuck I found Aron”

Alicia nodded and took a deep breath ”I can appreciate that and inside my heart, I know it. But that doesn’t mean that I’m not scared to death. People are going to judge me. Everything that I’ve been through and all these relationships and constant bad decisions, I know what some people think of me. And I know no one here would think of me that way but that still doesn’t stop me from being scared to death Zoey…” She trails off sitting on the bench and leaning back before putting her hand in her pocket and bringing out her engagement ring sliding it back on her finger

Zoey's eyes widened as she saw the ring on Alicia‘s finger, a small smile coming across her face as she sat down next to her sister ”Damn Austin has good taste. Look at that ring. It’s amazing. Now, do you really think Austin would have given you a ring like that if he didn’t want you to show it off and didn’t want the entire world to know he was with you? With everything he’s been through and everything he knows you’ve been through, I think he just wants you both to be happy.”

”I know and I am it’s just”

”Just nothin!” Zoey exclaimed with a certain amount of power and passion. Her blue eyes stared directly into her sisters, they showed confidence mixed with love. She was there for her and she was going to tell her exactly how it was. ”You have to leave your life the way you want to. Don’t let anyone else tell you differently. You often love each other, you’ve both gone through abusive relationship relationships and loving relationship relationships, you’ve had ones taken away from you and you’ve had ones where you push them away. but you found each other, and that’s all that matters.”

Alicia smiled and let out an exasperated sigh. A deep exhale that pushed all of the stress out of her body. She pushed off the bench and got to her feet before turning around with a slow nod. ”Thanks… I really needed that. Now that I’ve been able to tell everyone here and have you by my side, now it’s time to tell Mom. You can be by my side of that too right?”

Zoey got up off her part of the bench, stepped towards her sister, and smiled placing her hands on her shoulders ” Absolutely fucking not”

Round 2

”Well, here we are again”

Alicia smiled slowly, her ruby red painted lips twisting into an arrogant smirk as her perfect white teeth shone under the light above. Her long blonde hair flows down her shoulders and back and frames her face in a way that makes her look every bit the confident professional wrestler that she is.

”I really do enjoy the week leading up to a supercar. It’s been a while. Awhile since I felt this way. This used to be a feeling that I lived for. A feeling that I had all the time. That anticipation as we start going to one of the major shows that we have all around the country. And sometimes internationally. You get this feeling in the pit of your stomach, a little tingle it starts to grow as the days start to roll on toward the show itself. That tingle in the base of your stomach moves up and through into your chest and your heart.”

“And from there, it explodes all through your body. Down your arms and into your fingertips. It’s an amazing feeling. Something that so many others just never will understand. But, that is one thing we all have in common. All of us professional wrestlers. We have that feeling in common of knowing what it’s like to have that nervous energy twitch and move up and down your body. And it’s something that you miss.”

“If you haven’t taken time off from doing this then you just don’t know what it’s like to miss it. But I do. I know what it’s like to have that feeling fade away. To go from performing in front of thousands upon thousands of people to going home and having silence.”

“It can be rather crushing. When you go from hearing the crowd, whether or not they are cheering you or billing you, to hearing nothing. It took a long time for me to come to terms with that. And I refused to return until I felt like I wasn’t going to dig myself into that deep hole of depression that hit me last time. And I know it’s rather taboo to be talking about these things but it’s true. When I walked away from the ring, when I took some time off to go home and be with my family, there was a large amount of guilt that came with it.”

Alicia pauses, closing her eyes and taking a deep breath as she starts to relax herself.

”Guilt when I looked at my children. Knowing that I took so much time away from them by living my dream. And even though my dream has been able to provide them with a life that most kids could only dream of I still had this feeling of guilt inside me because while I was spending time with them, I missed that sound. I missed the roar of the crowd. I missed the energy. I missed everything that you get when you step through that curtain and you go out into those bright lights. And I could’ve been done. I could’ve sat at home, I could have just signed autographs and done appearances and collected money that way through all of the merchandise that I still had up on various online stores as well as all of the other investments that I’ve made”

“I could have…”

“But I didn’t…”

“I came back. And I came back for the right reasons. I came back because I have something to prove. And this is very important because it leads into a few things that Victoria was saying about me. You see Victoria has fallen into the same trap that I fell into. She is talking about how everything that I’ve done was in the past and now it is her time and the future of the company. And in a way she’s right. Trust me Victoria you are completely correct. You are the present when it comes to this company and the Roulette division and you could also step up and be a bombshells world champion.”

“If you could ever actually beat Kayla Richards”

Alicia can’t help but chuckle to herself knowing that she said something that would have cut Victoria deep even if she wanted to try and hide it later.

”I sounded very similar to you. When I first came into this company. I faced women like Mercedes Vargas and Samantha Marlowe and I said everything about them that you have been saying about me. Talking about the past and talking about how I’m living in the past and all this other stuff. And to be honest, you’re right. I look at my past in my history and I’ve accomplished great things and I could’ve just sat back and lived off of that.”

“And there is the major difference between myself and Mercedes Vargus and Samantha Marlow and all the others.”

“Unlike them, I’m not some nostalgia act. I’m not fumble fucking my way through every match losing more than I’m winning. I’m still a step above 90% of the women in this company. And if you don’t believe that, if you’re gonna sit there and underestimate me then you are in for a rude shock inception. I always rise to a challenge and now, well now I have a new challenge. The challenge is simple. I want to win every single accomplishment in this company. I’m a three-time world champion in SCW.”

“But that isn’t what I want to end on”

“I want to be the roulette champion, I want to be the Internet champion, I want to hold the mixed tag team championships, I want to win the blast from the past. I want to take all of those accomplishments and I want to beat the best that this company has to offer in the present day. And guess what sunshine, that means you.”

She takes a few steps around, her fingertips tracing along a small wooden table next to her. Alicia closes horizon takes a deep breath with a small smile on her lips going through what she wants to say in her head.

”And that is more than I can say about you, Bobbie. I mentioned it before, what you did to me. Hell, you even decided to address it yourself. But all you have to do if you want to see the difference in mindset between myself and you is look at how we both reacted to it. You are standing there talking about how you were wrong. That you somehow regret it and you’ve changed and all this other complete bullshit.”

“You seem to view that attack on me as a mistake. As a part of your career, you would rather forget while you stand here and play the bundling clown. While I look at what you did as a missed opportunity. I look at what you’ve become now as a mistake. You should never have gone back on that attitude. When I came back, you should have buried Me. You should have beaten the crap out of me. You should’ve put me on the ground and you should’ve gone after the bombshells championship.”

“But you didn’t…”

“And now instead of telling me your true feelings, instead of telling me that you want to rip my head off because you hate me you’re standing there saying that I’m over qualified to be going after the roulette championship like you’re trying to butter me up for something. Bobbie, you have no age. You have nothing. You stumble and bumble through the wrestling business like some kind of clown and I’m honestly sick of it. You could be such a force and that is what offended me the most about you.”

“You are the pure definition of wasted potential. Victoria is standing up for that potential. She’s looking at her family and looking at her future and knowing that she can step up in ways that other members of her family never could while you? You are simply failing. So what I’m going to do is prove to Victoria that I’m not a nostalgia act and what I’m going to do to you is prove that all you need to do to succeed is live up to that potential. But add in inception I’m going to walk away the roulette champion. And I dare you both to try and stop me.

[Victoria Lyons]

It was rather quiet in the Lyon's Den as Victoria was finishing up another session training session with Vincent and had gone well and Vincent was growing more aggressive by the day just as she wanted him to.  Vincent sat on a nearby bench to take a breather and relax for a few minutes while Victoria sat on the ringsteps scrolling through her phone.

The sound of angry footsteps approaching caught her attention as she looked up to see Eddie Lyons standing there with a disapproving look on his face.

“Can I help you?” she said with a flippant tone in her voice.

“Tyler quit.” said Eddie “He decided the business wasn't for him packed his things and left.”

“Who?” said Victoria with a smirk on her face.

“Don't play games with me.” Eddie said, "You know who I'm talking about. That kid quit because you decided to have Vincent try and maul him like some kind of animal.”

“Oh right him.“ said Victoria “So what's your point.?”

“My point?!?” said Eddie, his tone rising. “Are you serious? That was a kid that came here to learn to grow to be part of The Lyons Den and now he's gone because of you and your actions.”

Victoria scoffed.

“Do you always have to be so dramatic Eddie?” she said with a dismissive tone. “That kid was never going to be ready. If he can't handle a little heat then there's no way he would have survived in this business. Better he figured that out now before he embarrassed himself in the future.”

“That's not the point!” said Eddie. "It's not even about Tyler's potential, it's about you using Vincent as your personal weapon when you know he's not mentally ready to come back to wrestling yet. You're setting him up to fail. Even worse, he could end up hurting someone or himself.”

“Vincent doesn't need to be coddled." said Victoria “He's already broken, he doesn't need you to protect him. He needs me to rebuild him and that means pushing limits and breaking barriers. You don't rebuild yourself by holding back.”

“You call this rebuilding?” said Eddie “A fist clenching at his side in frustration, “Vincent is barely holding it together and you're throwing him into the fire expecting him to magically figure it out. He's not ready, he's been isolated for months. You can't throw him into a ring and expect him to be like the two of us.”

Victoria finally stood up and met Eddie face to face looking at him dead in the eyes.

“That's exactly what's going to happen.” she said “He is a Lyons and he's stronger than you give him credit for.  He doesn't need pity and he doesn't need you to jump in every time things start getting tough.”

“This isn't about pity.” said Eddie “It's about giving him the chance to rebuild the right way. You're pushing him too hard too fast and what so you can make yourself feel powerful?”

“Or maybe it's about you.” said Victoria “You feel threatened by him don't you? You're worried he's going to surpass your career in SCW. Maybe he'll actually beat Finn Whelan. You can't handle that he might end up having a better career than you.”

Eddie laughed at the thought.

“That's not it at all!” said Eddie “Vincent doesn't deserve to be treated like this you keep pushing him like you are, it's not going to end well.”

“You're wrong.” said Victoria “Vincent is going to be exactly what he needs to be. Unlike you he'll be able to finish the job when it matters.”

Eddie exhaled heavily and without  another word he turned and walked away his footsteps echoing into nothingness as he left the gym. They could hear the doors slam shut behind him leaving Victoria and Vincent alone once again.

“Don't listen to him.” Victoria said turning her attention to Vincent  “Eddie doesn't understand he's so busy trying to play the hero to see the bigger picture but I see it, I see you, and I see it in you. I know what you're capable of. Right now you have potential to be stronger and more ruthless than you've ever been little brother and I will guide you there.”

She calmly rested her hand on his shoulder.

“You're not broken Vincent.”[/color] she said “You're being rebuilt stronger faster and better and when it's all said and done no one will be able to stop you.”

Vincent remained silent but there was a flicker of something in his expression, a faint hint of a smile, one as twisted as Victoria's. A glimpse at the person Victoria believed he could become, the person she would mold him into.

“Trust me little brother this is only the beginning you're going to show everybody exactly what Vincent Lyons Jr is made of and no one is going to be ready for it.” She told him.

Victoria knew she was right. This was her brother, not Eddie's and she knew how to handle him best. Her cousin could complain all he wanted, the Lyon's legacy would continue to thrive and she would make sure it did no matter the cost.

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The cameras open on Victoria Lyons in a lavishly decorated lounge. One that can only be described as “fit for a queen”. She lounges on the fancy red velvet sofa with her bombshell roulette championship over it behind her. She wears an expression that is both smug and dismissive and twirls a glass of red wine in her hand. She casually places the glass on the table in front of her and stares directly into the camera.

“Well well well, it seems Bobbie Dahl has found her voice. Isn't that precious?” she said with a shit-eating grin. “I sat there listening to you drone on about your struggles, your motivations, your excuses really felt like some low budget self help seminar if I'm being perfectly honest. In a way it was even a little pathetic.”

She takes a time to take a sip of her wine, the smirk never leaving her face.

“Let me be perfectly blunt with you Bobbie.” she said “Nobody cares. Nobody cares about your pity party or your so-called comeback. You want to talk about climbing the ladder and reclaiming your place in SCW? Well let me tell you an uncomfortable truth sweetheart. You never had a place to begin with.”

She repostures herself a little bit on the sofa making herself more comfortable.

“You turned on your little laptop and sounded so proud of yourself as you sat there and admitting your failures like it absolves you of them.“ said Victoria “But the truth is acknowledging you've been lazy and uninspired doesn't suddenly make you a threat. All it does is confirm the truth everyone already knew about you, that you're not cut out for this.”

She casually takes another sip of the wine.

“And you can spare me the I'm trying so hard speech.” Victoria continued “Trying isn't good enough in this business. You can ask my cousin Eddie all about that. Winning is what is good enough and who's been winning consistently since their arrival in this company? Me. Who has been a champion for the majority of their SCW career? Me. Who came into SCW not on some comeback tour to recapture former glory but to start their SCW career and elevated the entire division? That's right, me.”

She flips her hair back with the air of confidence and arrogance.

“You talk about wanting to turn around everything and make up for your mistakes.” said Victoria “But you're not starting off well are you? You've already lost one to Bella Madison who while I'm not a big fan of, is definitely a better woman and a tougher competitor than you. I mean let's not forget that I've defeated you twice, I defeated you once one on one and in a multi-woman match where you didn't even factor into the decision and I walked away with my crown.”

She slightly adjusts the crown she had been wearing on her head as if to reaffirm her point.

“But that's the story of your career is it not? Always there, never relevant, always showing up, but never delivering.” she said “Now you think you're going to waltz into Inception and take my championship away? You're delusional.”

She laughs arrogantly for a moment through another sip of her delicious red wine.

“Motivation. You want to talk about motivation? Do you want to know my motivation?"? said Victoria “My motivation is knowing every time I get in that ring I prove why I'm the best. My motivation is knowing that someone as mediocre and underwhelming as you will always be perpetually struggling and never touch my level. You've had every chance to step up and every time you fall flat on your face. Now you want to cling to this match for some more sort of redemption story? Well guess what this isn't going to be your redemption. This is going to be your humiliation and it's going to be broadcast live around the world.”

With a callous smirk she takes another sip of her wine.

“Do you understand why I'm the champion and you're not?” said Victoria  “It's because you have no killer instinct. Perhaps you once did according to Alicia, I don't know. The only Bobbie I've ever known is exactly what Alicia said you were. A clown that nobody wants to laugh at. I wasn't around at the time but both of you have confirmed that you were the one that put her on the shelf. So what happened Bobbie? And why are you feeling sorry for it? You should have kept that killer instinct that you had when you took Alicia out. I would have, and I wouldn't feel sorry for it either. I would feel proud of it just like I'm proud that I took Luna Pasilno out of SCW.”

She leans back on the couch lightly  crossing her legs with elegance.

“Then there's this little fantasy about pinning me specifically.” said Victoria “It's cute and I get it, but let's be honest the only thing you're going to be pinning is your hopes and dreams to that roulette wheel praying for some ridiculous stipulation that'll give you some molecule of an advantage. That's the only way you would even stand a chance but I'll be crystal clear it doesn't matter what that wheel lands on, tables, ladders, submission, cage, Japanese death match. I'll beat you in any match any time, any place and you'll have nobody but yourself to blame for it.”

She pauses again to enjoy some more of her wine.

“The truth is you're not in my league, you're not even in same league as Alicia Lukas.” said Victoria “Alicia may be past her prime but she's a thousand times more credible than you'll ever be. You think because you beat her in the past that your career means something? You're just a footnote in her legacy just like you'll be a footnote in mine, and don't worry Alicia I haven't forgotten you I'll speak to you properly in due time dearie.”

She gets a slight nod to the camera that almost seems respectful as she sips some more wine.

“So let's get to the heart of the matter Bobbie.” said Victoria “You don't really believe you can win this match do you? That's why you're focused on the process and the journey, because you already know how this ends. You laying in the ring staring up at me as I hold the Bombshell Roulette Championship high above my head as the realization sinks in that you were never good enough to take it from me. That’s your reality Bobbie, it not some fairy tale Cinderella story,  just cold hard failure."

She takes another sip of wine and looks into the goblet realizing it to be empty, casually dropping It to the ground.

“So bring whatever you can to Inception Bobbie."[/color] said Victoria “Bring your speeches, your delusions, bring Artie if it pleases you, bring whatever scraps of confidence you've managed to cobble together. It won't matter because when the bell rings I'll do what I've done twice before and that's beat you. But this time there'll be no doubt in anybody's mind that you don't belong in my ring with me. You're not a threat Bobbie, you're a joke and I'm going to make sure everyone is laughing at you when it's all said and done.”

She lifts her championship off the backrest of the sofa and puts it on her shoulder.

“I'll see you at Inception Bobbie.” said Victoria “Try not to embarrass yourself too much…. on second thought go ahead. It will make my victory that much sweeter.  I have to wonder when you lose and become 0-2 in 2025, what's your excuse going to be this time?”

With that she smirks into the camera, turns on her heel and walks out of frame the camera lingering on the empty goblet left on the floor as it all fades to black.

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The door to coach Kaiser's office Creek open as Victoria stepped in and set her gaze on the man behind the clutter desk. Coach Kaiser was flipping through a stack of papers, a faint smell of coffee lingering in the air. The walls of the office were adorned with old wrestling memorabilia of matches past, some featuring her father and uncles, some of Coach  Keevee Kaiser himself, others with Vincent, Eddie and even some of Victoria when she was younger. This was her world, the place where she trained and the place where she and Vincent grew up alongside Eddie.

“Sit down Victoria.” he said in a calm steady voice.

With a sigh she sat into a chair across from him leaning back but never really focusing on him.

“Before you say anything Coach.” she said “I already heard it from Eddie.”

“I figured.” said Coach Kaiser leaning back in his own chair.

“He gave me a full rundown.” she said, “Told me I was acting like an idiot and putting everything at risk over some irrelevant kid.”

“Well I won't sugarcoat it.” said Coach Kaiser "You did act impulsively and you're better than that.  You’ve been around long enough to know that type of stuff just isn't acceptable.”

Victoria simply Shrugged she didn't really care about what happened with that Tyler kid.  She saw him as weak and unworthy of being a part of this school he was never going to amount to anything and that was the truth of the matter.

“I'm not asking for anyone's approval.” Victoria said “I made a choice and the truth is Tyler was never going to make it anyway.”

“I don't disagree with you.” said Coach Kaiser “He wasn't he wasn't going to make it as a Lyons Den Talent but that was for him to find out on his own he didn't need to be assaulted like that.”

Victoria looked at her coach, she wasn't sure if he was mad or disappointed. She had known him her entire life,  he was trained by her father and he had seen her rise from a young wrestler to the force she was now. He was somewhat of a big brother figure to her and Vincent and had always been a prominent influence in her life especially after her father's passing.

“Look I did what I thought was  have time to cuddle anyone. If that Tyler kid  couldn't get the picture then that's his problem.” said Victoria with some snark in her tone.

“Perhaps.” said Coach Kaiser “But it's about the way you handled it, the way you let your emotions run the show. You've never been one to shy away from what you want, but you're walking a dangerous line right now Victoria and you need to start thinking before you act.”

“I'm not that little girl used to see around here when you were training.” said Victoria "I've grown into my own person and I've become a champion in my own right. And you know what? I'm the only one of your students that managed to keep their championship going into the new year.”

“I don't doubt you Victoria.” said Coach Kaiser “You've got the drive and the skill, but the road you are going on now,  it's not going to be easy. The choices you've been making, the things you've done to get to this point, it's all going to catch up to you and you'll have to decide if it was all worth it.”

“It will be.” said Victoria with a fierce expression “I'm not backing down from anyone.”

“Yeah I figured.” said coach Kaiser with a small slightly approving smile, “You've always had a certain fire inside you just make sure you don't let it go out of control. I'm trusting you with this whole Vincent thing too. All I'm asking of you is to think about your actions a little more before you do them.”

“I'll be fine coach." said Victoria “So will Vincent. I know what I'm doing, like I said I'm the only one of your students that is currently a champion and I'm going to remain a champion  and prove that I'm the best of all of us.”

“And I'm always going to be in your corner.” said Coach Kaiser “Best of luck to you against Bobbie and Alicia. Just remember,…..think.”

“Don't worry about it.” said Victoria “I have everything under control and when Inception ends and I still have my championship I'll walk right back into the school and prove why I'm the top student of this place now.”

With that she stood up and turned on her heel and took her own leave from the coach's office ready to prove to him and everyone else that her words were in fact true and she was the top student of The Lyons Den, and deserved to be treated as such.

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As the cameras open Victoria is back in her lavish lounge with another goblet of red wine. The crown still on her head and her Bombshell Roulette Championship draped on the back of the sofa just behind her. After a sip of the wine she speaks.

“Before I really get into it Alicia.” said Victoria “I feel like I should show my appreciation to you.  Unlike most around here, you paid proper tribute and proper respect to your queen. I appreciate that. It shows that you're a lot smarter than most of these Bombshells and that you do have some brains in that head of yours.  I understand now why you are a three-time Bombshell world champion. Now with that said I think you are owed the respect of me telling you exactly what's going to happen."

With the sly grin she takes another sip of wine.

“You know you do a real good job making yourself sound like you're doing something noble. Talking about how you want to work your way up and prove something to yourself.” said Victoria “But let's be honest Alicia you didn't come back here to grind. You didn't come back to hustle in the shadows and work your way up from the bottom you know exactly what would happen the second you walked through those doors again and you were fine with it.”

She takes another sip of her wine.

"You talk about how you expected your name to carry you, of course you did." said Victoria "You didn't come back to struggle you came back knowing management was fast track you to the front of the line because of who you are and what you've done dress it up however you want but you can't fool me. You're giving a chance in the Triple  Crown because of who you used to be, not what you've done since coming back.”

She pauses for a moment letting her words linger in the air.

“You said it yourself." said Victoria "I'm the one who elevated this division I made this Bombshell Roulette Division mean something. I have changed the game around here and now it's a game that you are no longer ready for.”

She smirks at the camera through another sip of wine.

“I can't say you were wrong about Bobbie.” said Victoria “She is a complete clown and if what you say is true, that she used to be a serious contender, well that makes it even worse. But knowing that she was the one that put you on the shelf, now I get it. Because If Bobbie Dahl was the one who put me on the shelf I'd be pretty embarrassed about it too. However I certainly wouldn't waste my time being disappointed in other people.”

She pauses again for a moment letting her gaze linger into the camera.

“Now while we share similar opinions on Bobbie.” said Victoria “I can't say we're completely the same. I'm not a person who is concerned with how I get the job done just as long as I get the job done. The ends always justify the means. I will have no problem putting you back on the shelf if I need to do that to keep my championship. And unlike Bobbie I will feel no guilt or remorse about it. ”

She takes another sip of her wine.

"The championship you see here right behind me." said Victoria "It's not a pit stop for me. It's not some consolation prize that's what I fought for, what I elevated and what I made matter. You're going to find out quickly that it's not the championship that's taking you out of your comfort zone, it's gonna be me.”

She pauses again through another sip of wine.

“I respect your history Alicia.” said Victoria “But history doesn't win championships, and the woman you're looking at right now? I'm not history, I'm the present. I'm the one who's been here fighting, bleeding and proving myself every single night. I came into this company, immediately made an impact and immediately changed the game.”

She continues to look into the camera with that familiar smirk on her face.

“I made this my division.” said Victoria “And while your words of praise were I appreciated understand I don't need your validation. I know I've elevated this championship because I defended it against everyone who stepped up. So I'm not going to be some stepping stone on your redemption arc. This championship isn't going to be  some check mark on your list of things I haven't done before and you're not going to use me to make yourself relevant again.”

Another sip of wine enters her lips.

“You do realize Alicia.” said Victoria “I'm not just one of the most dominant Bombshell Roulette Champions in history. I'm one of the most dominant Bombshells period. If you want me to be honest I think the only person I can say is my better in this company right now is our current Bombshell World Champion Kayla Richards. She's one of the few who's gotten the better of me but even Kayla at the end of the day couldn't pin my shoulders to the mat or make me tap out.”

There's a slight pause as if perhaps those couple of losses do get to her somewhat. But she seems to do a good job of hiding it for the most part.

“You want to accomplish the impossible do you Alicia?” said Victoria. "Well, you should start believing in miracles because the only way you're walking out of that match as Bombshell Roulette Champion is if you pull off one.”

She takes one final sip of wine and like she did when she addressed Bobbie she drops the goblet on the ground and the sound of it clinking against the floor echoes through the room.

“So keep rolling the dice Alicia keep spinning the wheel just don't be surprised when you come up short.” said Victoria. "Because at the end of the day the true mathematical improbability of you or Bobbie walking out with this championship is impossible. And you can take that to the tables and bank on it.”

She winks at the camera keeping that smart aleck grin on her face lounging back on the sofa as the scene fades out to black.

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Triple threats are chaotic, unpredictable and the strategy shifts when competing in one but if there's one thing Victoria Lyons has proven it's that she can adapt to any situation.

She's walking into this match as she always does with no fear. She's not concerned about the odds, if anything she's excited for them as they provide another opportunity to prove that she is the best in this division.

Bobbie Dahl is a distraction to her at best and she sees Alicia Lukas as a relic of the past that will never be as good as she once was.

She knows both girls are going to come with everything they have and they're going to fight like their careers depend on it because they do.

They can talk all they want. Promise the world, claim they're ready, that it's their time this is their redemption or this is their comeback.  But they're wrong, this isn't their time or their championship or their era. This is Victoria's era this is her time this is her championship and this is her reign. When the dust settles at Inception and the bell rings, she will still stand tall as the Bombshell Roulette Champion and she will still be the one true queen of SCW.  This is still only the beginning for Victoria Lyons.