Post by Deleted on Oct 29, 2016 14:23:41 GMT -6
I have so many emotions bouncing around in my mind right now. Naturally, one of them is disappointment. Even though I gave Emma Carlisle the fight of her life at Nothing Else Matters, I unfortunately didn't walk out of the event with what I desired, and on the eve of my father's death no less, the VoW World Visionary Championship.
And then just a few days later, every employee at the Visionaries of Wrestling were given the unfortunate news that the company will be putting two final shows on before closing it's doors. Meaning we all have just two more events as VoW Visionaries, just two more events in front of the VoW faithful, just two more events to show the world why we are the best damn wrestling company ever!
Am I biased? Of course I am. I called VoW my home for just over two years! I made my debut at Breakthrough seven and now we're hitting over fifty! We have had three Armed & Dangerous Pay-Per-Views and I have competed in all three of them, all three times for championship belts. This place and everyone in it believed in me from day one, and I have a lot to thank them for.
So what better way than to give them my best in these final two shows...
Sitting here in my locker room at the Dongchun Gymnasium in Seoul, South Korea. I think in depth about everything that has transpired since my match at Nothing Else Matters.
Dressed in a pair of black high heeled leather boots, a pair of skin tight black leather trousers, a black Trivium T-shirt, a black leather jacket and a plain black woollen hat, I sit on the chair, looking down at the floor as I take a drag from my electronic cigarette.
“I'm not disappointed you know...”
I jump suddenly and look up towards the direction of where the voice came from and there, leaning against the wall with a large smile on his face, arms folded and dressed in a pristine white suit is my father.
“Dad?”
Walking over, he sits down in the chair opposite me, maintaining his smile.
“You sound surprised to see me. You know that I'll always be here whenever you need me.”
“I know, Dad. But honestly, as disappointed as I am with not being able to walk away with the World Visionary Championship. I'm honestly content with my performance. I did my best, but on the night, Emma was the better woman and she deserved to retain.”
“Then what's troubling you so much, my sweet Glampire.”
Glancing down to my duffel bag, I reach into it and pull out one of the first ever T-shirts I bought after I signed with VoW. The old official VoW one. Spreading it out onto my legs, I lightly stroke my fingers across the logo.
“The place that I've called home for over two years now is closing it's doors. I have so many memories here. I feel like this was the place where the real me was finally able to spread her wings and flourish into the wrestler that I am today. The person I am today. And in two shows time...it's closing it's doors...”
A single tear rolls down my cheek, falling from my face and hitting the shirt causing the material to absorb it.
“Honey. This is the way life works. You know this. Nothing lasts forever. But when one door closes, another one opens. You are a fantastic wrestler and any wrestling company would love to have you as a member of their roster.”
A small smile forms on my face. My father always knows what to say to make me feel better.
“You're just saying that because I'm your daughter.”
“No. I'm saying that because it's true. There's a reason why you faced the World Champion at Nothing Else Matters. There's a reason why you held the VoW Xcel Championship twice. And it's why...no matter where you end up...you will finally claim the big one.”
Wiping the tears from my eyes, I nod.
“But it's time for me to go and for you to wake up.”
The moment he says this, I suddenly wake up, still in the locker room and everything is how I remembered. I guess I must have dozed off. The flight from New York to Seoul was long and tiring.
Reaching down into my duffel bag, I pull out my hand-held camcorder and prep it before hitting record, looking right down the lens.
“Ladies and gentlemen. Boys and girls of the VoW faithful. It's Stacy Jones here...your resident Glampire, coming to you live from the Dongchun Gymnasium in Seoul, South Korea. The very place where the final ever edition of Breakthrough, our Halloween special will emanate from.”
The thought of VoW closing still fills me with emotion. I'm certainly going to miss this place when it's gone.
“Now. I could sit here and give you all a big long speech about how I've loved working here, how I've loved putting on match after match in front of all you great fans and how you have all stuck with me through the good times and the bad. But I'm going to leave that for another time...because this isn't the appropriate time nor place to do that. Plus...I have some things to say about my opponent for this Halloween special.”
The very thought of who my opponent for this event sends shivers down my spine. I love horror and Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. But why did it have to be mannequins?
“So then. I guess it's only really fitting that on VoW's Halloween special, I face one of my biggest fears. For the first time ever, the VoW faithful will witness Stacy Jones versus Elskerinne.”
Taking a deep breath, I run my free hand through my long, black and silver hair.
“Now, Elskerinne. Or Elsky if you would much rather prefer? As much as you freak me out, I have watched you in your previous matches...and I must say that you are definitely an impressive wrestler. You're definitely a talented individual...despite being rather...not quite there in the head.”
Mannequin. She's a fucking mannequin. I HATE mannequins! Okay, Stacy! Calm the fuck down. She's not really a mannequin. She just thinks she's one.
“I respect you a lot, Elsky. And don't get me wrong...even though I may be freaked out by you, it's still going to be an honor to wrestle you for the first time ever at VoW's final ever Breakthrough event.”
Pausing for a few moments, a light sniffle comes from me as I wipe my nose with my hand.
“But the thing is, Elsky...I'm going to be fighting harder than I have ever fought to make sure I give the VoW faithful something to be proud of. I want to give them the best Stacy Jones that they have ever seen! And no offence when I say this, honey...but I've been here in VoW way longer than you have. These fans mean way more to me than they will ever mean to you! The people in the back that I have wrestled against and alongside since my debut here mean more to me than they ever will to you!”
Looking away from the camera for a few moments, my eyes are red from the tears I have shed at the mere thought of VoW closing down. Wiping away my tears, I turn my attention back to the camera again.
“June 29th, 2014 was the exact day that I signed on the dotted line here. Since that very day, I've won matches and championships, and I've lost matches and championships. I've made friends and enemies, and I've lost friends and enemies. I've spilled pints of blood, buckets of sweat and barrels of tears! I have scratched and clawed my way from the bottom of the mountain and came so close to reaching the top. But most importantly, I've called this place my home for the last two years and three months!”
I let out an elongated sigh as I cross my right leg over my left.
“At VoW's Halloween special, honey...you're going to get the very best Stacy Jones. You're going to get the same Stacy Jones that defeated three of this companies best ever wrestlers in Vanessa, Scott Knight and Brett Carson to capture her first Xcel Championship! You're going to get the same Stacy Jones that shocked the world when she defeated Casanova English in his final ever VoW match!”
Smiling, I glare into the camera with a fire burning inside my very being.
“Elsky. On October 28th...you shall suffer my Judgement. Your Final Penance...is coming!”
And with that, I shut the camera off, causing the screen to go black.
As important to me as my last match against Emma was, with the news of VoW closing it's doors, this one is even more important to me. It's my final ever Breakthrough match. It's not really about winning or losing. It's about putting on a show that the fans will never ever forget.
Of course. It would be amazing to be able to win. I understand that Elskerinne will be a formiddable opponent. And the fact that I've never faced her before, means it's going to be new territory for me. But then again, everyone faces an opponent for the first time at some point. And I have always thrived on new challenges.
And this one will be no different...
