Post by Shelley Silver on Jun 17, 2016 21:33:43 GMT -5
Scene Two: ON Camera
June 15, 2016
Hotel in Barcelona, Spain
The Way I Roll
Shelley sat down on a bed in a hotel room, the view of the night sky can be seen behind her, and the NGW Five Lakes Championship belt is draped over her lap. She smiled as her eyes lit up and she waved to the screen.Shelley: Hola Nueva Generación Lucha! Bienvenidos a Barcelona!
Yes, I am in Spain right now. Fitting, huh?
She chuckled, shaking her head.
Shelley: If you know… You know.
For those who may not know, EWC is in the middle of of a European tour. On Friday, I will be getting the pleasure of beating the ego out of another undeserving scrub of a man here in Barcelona. After that, I am jumping on a private jet all the way over to San Diego for my very first defense of this belt right here against Ashleigh Jericho.
She paused, shaking her head.
Shelley: Ashleigh, Ashleigh, Ashleigh…
She faked a yawn.
Shelley: I mean, really. Is that all you’ve got? Yeah, I did check out your first promo against me. Honestly it was just… sad. The second one wasn't any better. I expected more out of you. I really just think that more than just Gavin didn’t get my promo against him.
You see, about a decade ago, Eminem was in a semi-autobiographical film called “8 Mile”. In it, he was constantly bullied and made fun of right up until the end. That’s when he said “fuck it”. In the final rap battle of the film, instead of letting the things his opponent said get to him, he threw out every single negative thing that could be used against himself and he owned that shit.
That is what I was trying to do with Gavin. I took a lot of time out of my promo just listing all of my flaws. Just letting him know exactly who I am. Letting him know that I know exactly what can be used against me in a promo, and that it’s stuff that doesn’t bother me.
She blinked, using her hands to help articulate the next part.
Shelley: Yet he… used what I said and did a normal rebuttal of it like… he was still using it against me. The things that I proudly said about myself. Things that I owned up to.
She let out an exasperated sigh.
Shelley: Did I really need to outright say that I had said all of those things because he couldn’t use them against me?
Yeah… I apparently did. Double for Ashleigh. The smart one in the relationship. Honestly Ashleigh, I am embarrassed for you. All you did was literally recycle my own words, and add your own personal commentary to it. Did you um… somehow think that would up the ante or something? Like by adding little personal insults, you could somehow actually get to me and make me fold?
I’m honestly just flabbergasted, Ashleigh. What you did was ridiculous, and totally unlike the Ashleigh Jericho that everyone normally fears. I’ve seen your other promos here in NGW, and in comparison… I almost feel like it’s John Blade or LaToya Hixx challenging me for the Five Lakes Championship.
Yeah, that is how bad it is. I just honestly don’t get how the great Ashleigh Jericho thought that what she said would somehow be effective. Ashleigh, you have used junior high level insults on a grown ass woman. How did you think this was going to go? Did you think that I was just going to hand you this belt and go cry in a corner?
She pulled her legs up under her and combed her fingers through her hair.
Shelley: Do you even know me at all, Ashleigh? That couldn’t be further from how I may react to those things that you said. The very reason why I am barely on Twitter is because I don’t condone, nor participate in junior high style antics. Sure, I have my immature moments, where I joke around with Gavin, or whomever, but that is not me overall. Not by far. But you know, whatever.
One of the things you brought up was my other job. The fact that I am an actress and just finished working on a horror movie. That’s all Gray Malone could seem to talk about. He didn’t bother trying to ask me anything else about myself, so he assumed that it was all I talked about. What a real winner he is, huh? The fact that he was so obviously trying to hit on me over Twitter, trying to say that he’d rather get to know me than face me. Obviously indicating that he was afraid to face me. With good reason, too. Boy can’t hack it anymore. He was hoping to seduce me into letting him win.
She rolled her eyes.
Shelley: Men. Either they stop speaking to you when you tell them that you prefer the company of other women, or they try to make it their personal mission to “turn” you.
That’s just the thing, though. Gray never asked about my sexual preference, let alone asked if I was single.
Single? Yes. Available? No, not really. Lesbian? Not so much anymore. I'm definitely bisexual now. Giving everyone a fair chance before settling down.
That’s what blew my mind about Kenzie’s promo. It was mainly her putting Gray on blast for trying to hit on me. She had nothing to really say about me personally, because she had no ammo against me.
Which brings up a very big thing about what you said, Ashleigh. I knew that I had Kenzie and Gray beat. I had that match in the bag. I knew all along that I was going to win the match. What put me in shock is on a whole ‘nother level. Not only did I win a match easily, but I won a title. I am the New Generation Wrestling Five Lakes Champion. That is separate from winning an easy match.
Sure, I would have preferred to pin Kenzie, but you would have to be stupid to not take advantage of an opportunity, like I did. However, I am an honorable fighter. I would much prefer to defeat the champion to win a championship. At the same time, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. When I won the EWC United States Championship, I didn’t defeat the current champion, Nathan Creed. Instead, I was caught up in the moment, and I pinned Living Dead Karl instead. I didn’t even realize that is what I ended up doing until weeks after the fact, when I rewatched the match. You see, Karl was a rather pungent fellow. Whenever he had a match, the first few rows required gas masks. When it comes to that match, I can always joke around that the fumes were in my eyes, and I couldn’t tell which one I had pinned. When it comes to my match at the last Vendetta, I have to admit, I was a little desperate. How is it that I consistently do so good in one company, yet at the same time, I struggle to actually get a win in another? I’m actually in the race for the EWC Unified Heavyweight Championship. So… How do I rate that highly in one of the biggest companies on the planet, yet… I struggle to win two matches in a row in another? It makes zero sense.
I really hope that answers your question, Ashleigh. Because in a way, you are right about something... Just not in the way that you want to believe that you are. I know where this title comes from. I know what company I am representing. I know which company I am wrestling for when I step into an arena. You're just not looking at things the way that I am, Ashleigh. What if you decided to branch out to another company, and you suddenly lost like five matches in a row no matter what you did? Until that happens to you. You probably won't understand.
She looked down for a few moments, taking a few breathes.
Shelley: But you see, I don't let that get me down. I find a way to adapt and I find a way to work harder. I do everything that I can until I start showing the rest of the wrestling world what I can do. Sure, I already have the Five Lakes Championship, but that was just a cake walk compared to what's to come. The first hill is defending the title. Otherwise, you may as well not even be in the record books as even holding the title. Now I have a new journey to go on. A journey that starts this Saturday in San Diego. The Raindrops will be enjoying a three peat weekend, and CHAOS shall rise again.
She winked with a smirk.
Shelley: We’re looking to expand, by the way.
See you soon, Raindrops.
She blew a kiss before the feed cut.