Post by Rayne on Jul 29, 2011 16:39:24 GMT -6
You want to know whats in a name?
I cross my arms over my chest and lean against the nCw banner behind me.
Simple... Everything.
Doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure that out.
You've been around this business a long time Shell, taken allot of **** when you weren't even a wrestler and your perseverance through it all is why I respect you... But take the ****ing blinders off already and look around you.
You can lead a horse to water...
When Zelda coined the name "Starlet" it represented something. It represented our struggle as women to make it in a man's world, in a man' sport. When Zelda walked out onto that stage and declared the women's roster "Starlets" it meant something more, something special, it meant not only had we matched the men in competition but we were beating them. "Starlets" segments were the highest rated segments of the show. Anything and anyone Zelda came in contact with was immediately a star. When Zelda was here the term "Starlet" stood for something.
But you can't make the dumb mother ****er drink.
Then Zelda left. Walked away. Took her ball and decided she no longer wished to play because LEONARD, as per usual did not want to treat us as equals. For all the hard work and dedication we put into this company, at the end of the day each of us is disposable to him. A set of tits with a perm that can be easily replaced. And that, my dear Shelly, is when the term "Starlet" became something dirty, something filthy, something to be despised because it no longer meant you were among the elite, it no longer meant you were on par with Zelda Knite and all the greats who came before her, now it simply meant your a set of tits for Leo to parade in front of the world. Your nothing more than something to look at. Think about it Shelly, how long have you been around nCw? How long have you wandered the halls? Four years now, right? And in those four years how many times as Leonard turned to you and said "You know what kid, your a Diamond and you belong in that ring?"
I'll give her a second to think about it.
Once? Twice maybe when your husband at the time was in the middle of some epic feud that just so happened to involve another married man?
Sounds about right to me but I'll let her field the response.
And that's the man your standing up for when you defend what he has turned the "Starlet" into. I appreciate and respect the effort your pouring into nCw, but honey, be real. Leonard didn't even think about giving you a contract until the great Zelda Knite took off.
A light bulb has to be going off by now.
You've been a devoted part of nCw for almost it's entire existence but it wasn't until the moment his cash cow, the sister of the King himself Adam Knite, walked away from nCw that you, wife of Alex Jones, ex wife of Angel, sister to the world champion was even on Leo's radar. Face it sweetie, your just a replacement. A stand in. A pretender to the throne...
All I can really do is sigh.
We all are. Emma, Ayla and I only got our jobs back because Leonard needed the star power, the name value to keep this division going. If Zelda were still here, none of us would have a job and that probably even includes you sweet heart. So while you sit there and praise the ground Leo walks on and tell us how very badly you want to face the only true "Starlet" in nCw you completely miss the point of what Ayla and I are fighting for.
They all do, which is the sad part.
We cannot kill the name "Starlet." As long as Leo runs this place, as long as the name is marketable, it's not going anywhere. What Ayla and I are doing is trying to make the name mean something. Without Zelda it's meaningless, without Zelda it's just an empty slogan made to put asses in seats. Without Zelda it's as empty as your "want" to battle her.
Where were all these big words and challenges before Zelda walked away anyway? It's not like Shelly wasn't backstage during the first year and a half of the "Starlets" division...
We want to make the name mean something again. Leonard brought us in to fill the void left by the REAL champion. He hired us back because without Zelda he knew this division would suffer the same fate as cruiser weight wrestling in the late 90's. He brought in two women who despite our "inability" to defeat the original "Starlet"...
Despite my win over Zelda...
Would make each and every one of you little piss ant cry baby whores step the **** up. You hate us for the way we go about our business? We hate you for finding your proverbial balls AFTER Zelda walked out. Win or loss, at least Ayla and I were here, we stepped up, we actually got in the ring with Zelda, where the **** were you Shelly? Having a baby? Sorry, that only accounts for nine months, what about the other year this division has been in existence? Where were you when the idea of a women's division was just words on paper? Where was the great Shelly Taylor before Zelda high tailed it the **** out of nCw?
That be the sound of crickets my dear ladies.
Nowhere. Exactly. So don't talk to me like your some god send to women's wrestling Shell, your nothing but a Zelda Knite replacement. You share blood with another famous wrestler and Leonard is hoping beyond hope lighting can strike twice and your half as talented as either of your brother's. Congrats Shell, your a stand in, a scab, someone to fill the void while she is away. And while your damn good inside that ring and I'll give you all the respect in the world, when it comes right down to it two of the four of us were here in the BEGINNING inside that ring fighting for what we believe in and two of us were SITTING ON THEIR ASSES BACKSTAGE.
I just smirk because honestly, it's goddam funny to me.
That's the difference between Zelda's "Starlets" and the rest of you. The difference between us and them. Bitches With Attitude and YOU.
Sit the **** down ladies, school is in session...
*Three months ago*
Rayne: Cut the **** Fox, we need to talk.
Leonard: Your absolutely right Ms. Rayne, we do.
He sighs, it sounds exasperated.
Leonard: Look, you and I both know we parted ways on bad terms...
I nearly put a hole through his desk when my fist slams down on top of it, he jumps a little.
Rayne: BAD TERMS!? You pulled me aside after a show and all but said "Get implants or get out."
Leo tries to smile like it was a ****ing joke and holds up his hands in mock surrender.
Leonard: I think your misremembering my words.
Rayne: No, I'm not. You came up to me and told me the "Starlets" division was heading in a "different" direction and insinuated I should try and present myself more like Ayla so that we, what did you say? "Matched"?
Leonard: Yes, well, I meant that as a team you two should have similar attires-
Rayne: And breast sizes???!!! Do I look like a ****ing model to you?
Leonard: Ms. Rayne... We can argue about the past all you like-
Rayne: And when I told you to go **** yourself you handed me my walking papers!
For a moment he stammers, I caught him.
Rayne: Then Chris aka Maniac decided he wanted back in the ring, and at first you loved the idea of a brother versus brother feud, that is, until Chris went too far and nearly killed your little money maker Zelda Knite, that's when you called me up and told me...
I'm white knuckling it as I speak through clenched teeth trying to hold back the anger.
Rayne: That if I could get Chris the hell away from Zelda and Rob you'd make sure I was taken care of... I got him away... I convinced him to leave nCw and Rob alone... What did you do? Ignored my calls? Returned my letters? Acted as if I never existed?
Leonard: Ms. Rayne-
Rayne: MR. FOX! That sick son of a bitch beat me! EVERY SINGLE ****ING DAY! And I put up with it, I stayed with him because I was convinced you actually cared enough to follow through on your word... I was VERY wrong. So, FOX! What the **** is it you want to talk about?
He looks away, sighing, something is weighing on his mind.
Leonard: Zelda...
*Now*
I push off the banner and remove the hair from in front of my face.
Mandi Matthews...
*Clap-Clap-Clap*
I am proud of you girl. Damn proud.
What were you expecting me to say?
You tracked us down backstage, got in our faces and told us exactly how you felt, hell, you stepped the **** up and told us you'd fight to defend what you believe in, that being a "Starlet" is "A-O-K."
Impressed, to say the least.
And for that simple fact alone I have to apologize for what my partner and I did to you. See, it's not for a lack of respect that we laid you out backstage then decided to drive the point home with a few boots to the head.
There is a method to the madness.
You told us what you believe in and now it's time for you to defend it. See Mandi, unlike most of the rest of these "Starlets" you made it a point to find us, to stand up to us, to tell us to our faces what it is you wrestle for. You didn't hide behind your handi cam like Mercy and talk a bunch of ****. You didn't stand back and throw us a few half hearted jabs like Kathy. You didn't stand backstage cowering behind Chad Lights and tell him how bad you'd kick our ass if you ever got the chance like some of the other women in the locker room.
She stepped it up.
You said it right to our face.
I like that.
You did exactly what we want ALL of the "Starlets" to do. See Mandi, some of the other women in the back think Ayla and I are just going after everyone and everything with nothing more on our mind's but our own success. And while to a certain extant they are right, I mean we all wrestle to be the best, we also want to face the best. We want the best from our opponents. We want to know that when we beat someone they were giving it their all. Look no further than the Tag Champs. We have done nothing but lay into them every single week since our return and what did they do?
Heh.
They took it. Kathy and Mercy sat back and took it. They didn't step up their game and shut us down like real champions. They didn't come out and defend their honor. They played the part of scared little kids and hid until they had no choice but to face us and they ****ing failed.
They never even stood a chance.
But you? You stepped up. You decided enough was enough and you came for us. That's what we want. THAT'S WHAT WE DEMAND! So thank you Mandi, win or lose, you and Shelly are the first "Starlets" to stand up to us. Your the first "Starlets" to defend your name and your legacy. You want to be here, you will fight to be here and that is why I am looking forward to Picture Perfect. I'm sure you expected me to put you down and rip you to little pieces, but it's not gonna happen Mandi. See, unlike Shelly who had to go out of her way to bend the truth, you just want to wrestle. You want to prove your a real wrestler. You want to bring meaning to the term "Starlet." You don't just sit behind a camera and talk about how bad you'd beat Zelda if only you had gotten signed before she quit. YOU DON'T EVEN CARE! And that is the single most important thing. See, everyone else, they either hated Zelda for her dominance or they were afraid of her and in this post Zelda nCw they all see their golden opportunity to become something they could not be while she was here. Successful.
****ing parasites.
But you? You don't see anything except the challenge in front of you, you see us. You see us waging war against something you believe in and you are going to give it your all to stop us. That's why win or lose this weekend, you will survive and you will succeed. I like you Mandi, I respect you. Good luck this weekend, try not to get crushed by Shelly's ego, that ****er is massive.
Hugs and kisses... Go **** yourself.
*Three months ago*
Leonard: Zelda and I are having... Contract disputes...
Rayne: Yeah? The hell does that have to do with me?
Leonard: Your one of the originals, like her. You wrestled with her, against her, the fans know you and love you...
Rayne: I heard Ayla and I won some sort of poll.
Leonard: Yes and that is why... If Zelda and I cannot come to terms on a new deal... I'd like to reacquire yours and Ayla's services... We are going to need someone with experience to carry the Starlets division forward.
I imagine laying him the **** out for even suggesting such a thing. How could he not give Zelda whatever the hell she wanted after all she had done for him?
Rayne: I will not be a Zelda replacement.
Leonard: I'm not asking you to be.
Rayne: Then what are you asking?
He looks up at me with what can almost be perceived as sincerity.
Leonard: To pick up the ball if she drops it... And take this division in a whole new direction.
It's hard to hide the grin.
Rayne: Ayla too?
Leonard: Of course.
Rayne: Your not going to like it.
Leonard: As long as you make money I don't have to.
Sometimes to get what you want most in the world you have to dance with the devil...
Rayne: I'm in.
Let's dance.
I cross my arms over my chest and lean against the nCw banner behind me.
Simple... Everything.
Doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure that out.
You've been around this business a long time Shell, taken allot of **** when you weren't even a wrestler and your perseverance through it all is why I respect you... But take the ****ing blinders off already and look around you.
You can lead a horse to water...
When Zelda coined the name "Starlet" it represented something. It represented our struggle as women to make it in a man's world, in a man' sport. When Zelda walked out onto that stage and declared the women's roster "Starlets" it meant something more, something special, it meant not only had we matched the men in competition but we were beating them. "Starlets" segments were the highest rated segments of the show. Anything and anyone Zelda came in contact with was immediately a star. When Zelda was here the term "Starlet" stood for something.
But you can't make the dumb mother ****er drink.
Then Zelda left. Walked away. Took her ball and decided she no longer wished to play because LEONARD, as per usual did not want to treat us as equals. For all the hard work and dedication we put into this company, at the end of the day each of us is disposable to him. A set of tits with a perm that can be easily replaced. And that, my dear Shelly, is when the term "Starlet" became something dirty, something filthy, something to be despised because it no longer meant you were among the elite, it no longer meant you were on par with Zelda Knite and all the greats who came before her, now it simply meant your a set of tits for Leo to parade in front of the world. Your nothing more than something to look at. Think about it Shelly, how long have you been around nCw? How long have you wandered the halls? Four years now, right? And in those four years how many times as Leonard turned to you and said "You know what kid, your a Diamond and you belong in that ring?"
I'll give her a second to think about it.
Once? Twice maybe when your husband at the time was in the middle of some epic feud that just so happened to involve another married man?
Sounds about right to me but I'll let her field the response.
And that's the man your standing up for when you defend what he has turned the "Starlet" into. I appreciate and respect the effort your pouring into nCw, but honey, be real. Leonard didn't even think about giving you a contract until the great Zelda Knite took off.
A light bulb has to be going off by now.
You've been a devoted part of nCw for almost it's entire existence but it wasn't until the moment his cash cow, the sister of the King himself Adam Knite, walked away from nCw that you, wife of Alex Jones, ex wife of Angel, sister to the world champion was even on Leo's radar. Face it sweetie, your just a replacement. A stand in. A pretender to the throne...
All I can really do is sigh.
We all are. Emma, Ayla and I only got our jobs back because Leonard needed the star power, the name value to keep this division going. If Zelda were still here, none of us would have a job and that probably even includes you sweet heart. So while you sit there and praise the ground Leo walks on and tell us how very badly you want to face the only true "Starlet" in nCw you completely miss the point of what Ayla and I are fighting for.
They all do, which is the sad part.
We cannot kill the name "Starlet." As long as Leo runs this place, as long as the name is marketable, it's not going anywhere. What Ayla and I are doing is trying to make the name mean something. Without Zelda it's meaningless, without Zelda it's just an empty slogan made to put asses in seats. Without Zelda it's as empty as your "want" to battle her.
Where were all these big words and challenges before Zelda walked away anyway? It's not like Shelly wasn't backstage during the first year and a half of the "Starlets" division...
We want to make the name mean something again. Leonard brought us in to fill the void left by the REAL champion. He hired us back because without Zelda he knew this division would suffer the same fate as cruiser weight wrestling in the late 90's. He brought in two women who despite our "inability" to defeat the original "Starlet"...
Despite my win over Zelda...
Would make each and every one of you little piss ant cry baby whores step the **** up. You hate us for the way we go about our business? We hate you for finding your proverbial balls AFTER Zelda walked out. Win or loss, at least Ayla and I were here, we stepped up, we actually got in the ring with Zelda, where the **** were you Shelly? Having a baby? Sorry, that only accounts for nine months, what about the other year this division has been in existence? Where were you when the idea of a women's division was just words on paper? Where was the great Shelly Taylor before Zelda high tailed it the **** out of nCw?
That be the sound of crickets my dear ladies.
Nowhere. Exactly. So don't talk to me like your some god send to women's wrestling Shell, your nothing but a Zelda Knite replacement. You share blood with another famous wrestler and Leonard is hoping beyond hope lighting can strike twice and your half as talented as either of your brother's. Congrats Shell, your a stand in, a scab, someone to fill the void while she is away. And while your damn good inside that ring and I'll give you all the respect in the world, when it comes right down to it two of the four of us were here in the BEGINNING inside that ring fighting for what we believe in and two of us were SITTING ON THEIR ASSES BACKSTAGE.
I just smirk because honestly, it's goddam funny to me.
That's the difference between Zelda's "Starlets" and the rest of you. The difference between us and them. Bitches With Attitude and YOU.
Sit the **** down ladies, school is in session...
*Three months ago*
Rayne: Cut the **** Fox, we need to talk.
Leonard: Your absolutely right Ms. Rayne, we do.
He sighs, it sounds exasperated.
Leonard: Look, you and I both know we parted ways on bad terms...
I nearly put a hole through his desk when my fist slams down on top of it, he jumps a little.
Rayne: BAD TERMS!? You pulled me aside after a show and all but said "Get implants or get out."
Leo tries to smile like it was a ****ing joke and holds up his hands in mock surrender.
Leonard: I think your misremembering my words.
Rayne: No, I'm not. You came up to me and told me the "Starlets" division was heading in a "different" direction and insinuated I should try and present myself more like Ayla so that we, what did you say? "Matched"?
Leonard: Yes, well, I meant that as a team you two should have similar attires-
Rayne: And breast sizes???!!! Do I look like a ****ing model to you?
Leonard: Ms. Rayne... We can argue about the past all you like-
Rayne: And when I told you to go **** yourself you handed me my walking papers!
For a moment he stammers, I caught him.
Rayne: Then Chris aka Maniac decided he wanted back in the ring, and at first you loved the idea of a brother versus brother feud, that is, until Chris went too far and nearly killed your little money maker Zelda Knite, that's when you called me up and told me...
I'm white knuckling it as I speak through clenched teeth trying to hold back the anger.
Rayne: That if I could get Chris the hell away from Zelda and Rob you'd make sure I was taken care of... I got him away... I convinced him to leave nCw and Rob alone... What did you do? Ignored my calls? Returned my letters? Acted as if I never existed?
Leonard: Ms. Rayne-
Rayne: MR. FOX! That sick son of a bitch beat me! EVERY SINGLE ****ING DAY! And I put up with it, I stayed with him because I was convinced you actually cared enough to follow through on your word... I was VERY wrong. So, FOX! What the **** is it you want to talk about?
He looks away, sighing, something is weighing on his mind.
Leonard: Zelda...
*Now*
I push off the banner and remove the hair from in front of my face.
Mandi Matthews...
*Clap-Clap-Clap*
I am proud of you girl. Damn proud.
What were you expecting me to say?
You tracked us down backstage, got in our faces and told us exactly how you felt, hell, you stepped the **** up and told us you'd fight to defend what you believe in, that being a "Starlet" is "A-O-K."
Impressed, to say the least.
And for that simple fact alone I have to apologize for what my partner and I did to you. See, it's not for a lack of respect that we laid you out backstage then decided to drive the point home with a few boots to the head.
There is a method to the madness.
You told us what you believe in and now it's time for you to defend it. See Mandi, unlike most of the rest of these "Starlets" you made it a point to find us, to stand up to us, to tell us to our faces what it is you wrestle for. You didn't hide behind your handi cam like Mercy and talk a bunch of ****. You didn't stand back and throw us a few half hearted jabs like Kathy. You didn't stand backstage cowering behind Chad Lights and tell him how bad you'd kick our ass if you ever got the chance like some of the other women in the locker room.
She stepped it up.
You said it right to our face.
I like that.
You did exactly what we want ALL of the "Starlets" to do. See Mandi, some of the other women in the back think Ayla and I are just going after everyone and everything with nothing more on our mind's but our own success. And while to a certain extant they are right, I mean we all wrestle to be the best, we also want to face the best. We want the best from our opponents. We want to know that when we beat someone they were giving it their all. Look no further than the Tag Champs. We have done nothing but lay into them every single week since our return and what did they do?
Heh.
They took it. Kathy and Mercy sat back and took it. They didn't step up their game and shut us down like real champions. They didn't come out and defend their honor. They played the part of scared little kids and hid until they had no choice but to face us and they ****ing failed.
They never even stood a chance.
But you? You stepped up. You decided enough was enough and you came for us. That's what we want. THAT'S WHAT WE DEMAND! So thank you Mandi, win or lose, you and Shelly are the first "Starlets" to stand up to us. Your the first "Starlets" to defend your name and your legacy. You want to be here, you will fight to be here and that is why I am looking forward to Picture Perfect. I'm sure you expected me to put you down and rip you to little pieces, but it's not gonna happen Mandi. See, unlike Shelly who had to go out of her way to bend the truth, you just want to wrestle. You want to prove your a real wrestler. You want to bring meaning to the term "Starlet." You don't just sit behind a camera and talk about how bad you'd beat Zelda if only you had gotten signed before she quit. YOU DON'T EVEN CARE! And that is the single most important thing. See, everyone else, they either hated Zelda for her dominance or they were afraid of her and in this post Zelda nCw they all see their golden opportunity to become something they could not be while she was here. Successful.
****ing parasites.
But you? You don't see anything except the challenge in front of you, you see us. You see us waging war against something you believe in and you are going to give it your all to stop us. That's why win or lose this weekend, you will survive and you will succeed. I like you Mandi, I respect you. Good luck this weekend, try not to get crushed by Shelly's ego, that ****er is massive.
Hugs and kisses... Go **** yourself.
*Three months ago*
Leonard: Zelda and I are having... Contract disputes...
Rayne: Yeah? The hell does that have to do with me?
Leonard: Your one of the originals, like her. You wrestled with her, against her, the fans know you and love you...
Rayne: I heard Ayla and I won some sort of poll.
Leonard: Yes and that is why... If Zelda and I cannot come to terms on a new deal... I'd like to reacquire yours and Ayla's services... We are going to need someone with experience to carry the Starlets division forward.
I imagine laying him the **** out for even suggesting such a thing. How could he not give Zelda whatever the hell she wanted after all she had done for him?
Rayne: I will not be a Zelda replacement.
Leonard: I'm not asking you to be.
Rayne: Then what are you asking?
He looks up at me with what can almost be perceived as sincerity.
Leonard: To pick up the ball if she drops it... And take this division in a whole new direction.
It's hard to hide the grin.
Rayne: Ayla too?
Leonard: Of course.
Rayne: Your not going to like it.
Leonard: As long as you make money I don't have to.
Sometimes to get what you want most in the world you have to dance with the devil...
Rayne: I'm in.
Let's dance.