Post by Shelly Taylor-Jones on Oct 28, 2011 2:08:39 GMT -6
“Redemption....”
“Absolution...”
“Resurrection.....”
“All these words mean something to me....”
“Redemption...what I need...”
“Absolution...the end of it all...”
“Resurrection...my opponents dream....”
“People say things about women in wrestling...”
“Just a manager....”
“Just a valet....”
“Just a wife....”
“Just a mother....”
“Just an interviewer”
“Just a commentator....”
“But you and I....”
“We have two other labels....”
“Champion....”
“And Challenger...”
“I get it....”
I smile and look up slowly. My words sincere.
“This is what you’ve worked for Kelly. This is what you want. You want to be a champion, you want to be known as the best in the world and the Starlets title is what that means. I could sit here and go on about how you’re nothing but a commentator or Adam’s wife but that wouldn’t b e right, or true. You had Tara Fenix stand before you and tell you that you weren’t worthy, telling you how she is a queen and all that other crap. But when this whole tournament started I knew that there were two women I had to watch, Crystal and yourself.....”
“Crystal was obvious. She and I had already faced each other twice. Crystal beating me the first and I beat her second. Two great competitive matches, and when the finals came down to you and her I knew no matter what I was in for a fight. Crystal would have been a third match that we could have billed as the conclusion to an epic trilogy that started four months ago. But a match with you Kelly....well a match with you there’s so many different variables....”
“We can look at the fact we both had to come in and fight off stigmas of pour lives. With you it’s being the bosses daughter, a world champions wife, a commentator, a sister in law to the most dominant starlet this company has and most likely will ever see. With me it was the fact my brothers are in this business, my ex-husband, my love of my life, four men all in this company and I was never taken seriously. Except by you.....”
I smile warmly and nod.
“You took me seriously. You wrote kind words about me and you watched me in the ring and helped build the aura that I had around me. You helped make Shelly Taylor-Jones......”
“We’ve both taken crap from people Kelly. We’ve both pushed through it. I want to go on record and say that I respect you, not only as a woman, a commentator and a columnist. But as a wrestler. Because deep down that is what you are. You have heart and soul and love for this business. I can even understand the chip on your shoulder. Zelda’s ascension to the top of NCW and the Starlets division was meteoric and shocking. I too was pregnant watching all this unfold. I fought my nature, I fought what I wanted. You, you didn’t, you went after it like a bulldog. And now here we are....”
“I was obsessed with Zelda, obsessed with facing her, but now she is off about to discover a journey that you and I had already experienced. And you are left with a feeling of jealousy, and I’m going to say it, you don’t need to feel bad. I can understand jealousy Kelly. I was jealous of Angel being a champion. I was jealous that he got to live the dream in the ring and do what I had wanted since I was six years old. But that kind of anger and jealousy only destroys things Kelly. It destroyed my first marriage Kelly. But now Zelda is retired and you and I are fighting for the title. I’m fighting for legitimacy; you’re fighting to prove that it should have been you. We both want this, need this, love this....”
I fold my arms and sit back.
“I’m sure people expected me to come out and trash you. But honestly from day one you showed me respect, so I’m going to give you that same respect. I know you’re not a rookie in this business Kelly. But the fates have never allowed you to get in an NCW ring due to the birth of your child and various other reasons. But now here you are ready to step in that ring and face me for the NCW Starlets title. Good for you. I’m glad to see you following your dreams and honestly....”
“Well I’m rooting for you. I know I shouldn’t be and I should be going on about how I’m the champ and you’re never going to beat me I’m in a family dynasty...blah blah blah. Truth is Kelly I can’t say with any certainty that I will defiantly beat you. I can’t say I’ll be walking out as champion, I can’t say that I’m going to smash you into oblivion like every other Starlet I’ve faced because well...you’re not like anyone else I’ve faced..you’re better.....”
“There’s a select few women in this business that I consider my peers. Women that share the same passion I do for professional wrestling. Not women who like to go out in the ring, roll around, show off their goodies and get paid. I like to go out there and hurt people and as I said there’s only a few women I consider my peers, Crystal, Zelda, BWA and yourself Kelly. Tara Fenix is a loudmouth who I have to be nice to because she’s currently with my ex-husband, Vargas and Conway are a pain in the ass pair of no hopers who stumbled into this company. Emma Danielson is more like a peer to our husbands and Ashlie, Josie Everyman and the others may aswell go to the same ***damn lockeroom as Hexx and Mimic......”
“And I’m not trying to be arrogant here I’m just telling the truth.....”
I shrug and smirk.
“Of course there are certain people in this company that blame me for what happened to miss Alysson Gardner and I’ve never made it public but she got what she deserved. She walked out on a title opportunity and cost someone who was supposed to be her friend a title. She walked out on NCW so I’m not surprised Mercedes did what she did, I just wish she would of waited till after the match was done....”
“Because now there’s this doubt, this small spark that many have seen in me. I’m angry about it Kelly. I’m angry that now I see the looks from the other starlets. No one respects me anymore. They believe I shouldn’t be champion and I should be stripped of the title and the truth is part of me believes that they’re right. Part of me believes the title should have been held up and the belt vacated for the winner of the Road to the gold....”
“But NCW management saw differently. They told me I was the champion, they told me that I was to defend the title with honor and respect after the black stain that was put on it that fateful Sunday. So that’s what I intend to do, against you, and if I should get passed you against whoever else that Nikki Michaels decides to put in front of me.....”
“Whoever it may be.....”
I sat in her office. Nikki was staring at me, her blonde hair and blue eyes combined with her youth and free sexuality showed confidence in herself....
“So, what are we going to do about this?...”
I sighed and stood up, I was sure it was over, my dream crushed. I was sure I’d be told to start at square one. I put the NCW Starlets title on the desk.
“I know what you’re going to do Nikki, and I understand. Here, here’s the title, take it and do what you want. Maybe one day I’ll earn another shot."
Then Nikki surprised me, she stood up holding the title, she looked at it, then at me, a sort of anger came over her. Then she threw the title into my arms.
“Next time you give me that title, I’ll keep it. You are the champion, NCW management has decided to leave the belt on you. You will defend it, you will be champion as long as you carry yourself as a champion. You earned this honor. Mercedes Lewis took Alysson Gardners career, she will not take your dream...”
I smiled. I knew then and there that she was a fair impartial judge. I knew then that as long as I defended the title I would stay champion. I knew then that I was not to be punished for sins that weren’t mine as well as some that were.....I knew that I was to be champion.,..and I knew that now the true challenge started.....
“Absolution...”
“Resurrection.....”
“All these words mean something to me....”
“Redemption...what I need...”
“Absolution...the end of it all...”
“Resurrection...my opponents dream....”
“People say things about women in wrestling...”
“Just a manager....”
“Just a valet....”
“Just a wife....”
“Just a mother....”
“Just an interviewer”
“Just a commentator....”
“But you and I....”
“We have two other labels....”
“Champion....”
“And Challenger...”
“I get it....”
I smile and look up slowly. My words sincere.
“This is what you’ve worked for Kelly. This is what you want. You want to be a champion, you want to be known as the best in the world and the Starlets title is what that means. I could sit here and go on about how you’re nothing but a commentator or Adam’s wife but that wouldn’t b e right, or true. You had Tara Fenix stand before you and tell you that you weren’t worthy, telling you how she is a queen and all that other crap. But when this whole tournament started I knew that there were two women I had to watch, Crystal and yourself.....”
“Crystal was obvious. She and I had already faced each other twice. Crystal beating me the first and I beat her second. Two great competitive matches, and when the finals came down to you and her I knew no matter what I was in for a fight. Crystal would have been a third match that we could have billed as the conclusion to an epic trilogy that started four months ago. But a match with you Kelly....well a match with you there’s so many different variables....”
“We can look at the fact we both had to come in and fight off stigmas of pour lives. With you it’s being the bosses daughter, a world champions wife, a commentator, a sister in law to the most dominant starlet this company has and most likely will ever see. With me it was the fact my brothers are in this business, my ex-husband, my love of my life, four men all in this company and I was never taken seriously. Except by you.....”
I smile warmly and nod.
“You took me seriously. You wrote kind words about me and you watched me in the ring and helped build the aura that I had around me. You helped make Shelly Taylor-Jones......”
“We’ve both taken crap from people Kelly. We’ve both pushed through it. I want to go on record and say that I respect you, not only as a woman, a commentator and a columnist. But as a wrestler. Because deep down that is what you are. You have heart and soul and love for this business. I can even understand the chip on your shoulder. Zelda’s ascension to the top of NCW and the Starlets division was meteoric and shocking. I too was pregnant watching all this unfold. I fought my nature, I fought what I wanted. You, you didn’t, you went after it like a bulldog. And now here we are....”
“I was obsessed with Zelda, obsessed with facing her, but now she is off about to discover a journey that you and I had already experienced. And you are left with a feeling of jealousy, and I’m going to say it, you don’t need to feel bad. I can understand jealousy Kelly. I was jealous of Angel being a champion. I was jealous that he got to live the dream in the ring and do what I had wanted since I was six years old. But that kind of anger and jealousy only destroys things Kelly. It destroyed my first marriage Kelly. But now Zelda is retired and you and I are fighting for the title. I’m fighting for legitimacy; you’re fighting to prove that it should have been you. We both want this, need this, love this....”
I fold my arms and sit back.
“I’m sure people expected me to come out and trash you. But honestly from day one you showed me respect, so I’m going to give you that same respect. I know you’re not a rookie in this business Kelly. But the fates have never allowed you to get in an NCW ring due to the birth of your child and various other reasons. But now here you are ready to step in that ring and face me for the NCW Starlets title. Good for you. I’m glad to see you following your dreams and honestly....”
“Well I’m rooting for you. I know I shouldn’t be and I should be going on about how I’m the champ and you’re never going to beat me I’m in a family dynasty...blah blah blah. Truth is Kelly I can’t say with any certainty that I will defiantly beat you. I can’t say I’ll be walking out as champion, I can’t say that I’m going to smash you into oblivion like every other Starlet I’ve faced because well...you’re not like anyone else I’ve faced..you’re better.....”
“There’s a select few women in this business that I consider my peers. Women that share the same passion I do for professional wrestling. Not women who like to go out in the ring, roll around, show off their goodies and get paid. I like to go out there and hurt people and as I said there’s only a few women I consider my peers, Crystal, Zelda, BWA and yourself Kelly. Tara Fenix is a loudmouth who I have to be nice to because she’s currently with my ex-husband, Vargas and Conway are a pain in the ass pair of no hopers who stumbled into this company. Emma Danielson is more like a peer to our husbands and Ashlie, Josie Everyman and the others may aswell go to the same ***damn lockeroom as Hexx and Mimic......”
“And I’m not trying to be arrogant here I’m just telling the truth.....”
I shrug and smirk.
“Of course there are certain people in this company that blame me for what happened to miss Alysson Gardner and I’ve never made it public but she got what she deserved. She walked out on a title opportunity and cost someone who was supposed to be her friend a title. She walked out on NCW so I’m not surprised Mercedes did what she did, I just wish she would of waited till after the match was done....”
“Because now there’s this doubt, this small spark that many have seen in me. I’m angry about it Kelly. I’m angry that now I see the looks from the other starlets. No one respects me anymore. They believe I shouldn’t be champion and I should be stripped of the title and the truth is part of me believes that they’re right. Part of me believes the title should have been held up and the belt vacated for the winner of the Road to the gold....”
“But NCW management saw differently. They told me I was the champion, they told me that I was to defend the title with honor and respect after the black stain that was put on it that fateful Sunday. So that’s what I intend to do, against you, and if I should get passed you against whoever else that Nikki Michaels decides to put in front of me.....”
“Whoever it may be.....”
I sat in her office. Nikki was staring at me, her blonde hair and blue eyes combined with her youth and free sexuality showed confidence in herself....
“So, what are we going to do about this?...”
I sighed and stood up, I was sure it was over, my dream crushed. I was sure I’d be told to start at square one. I put the NCW Starlets title on the desk.
“I know what you’re going to do Nikki, and I understand. Here, here’s the title, take it and do what you want. Maybe one day I’ll earn another shot."
Then Nikki surprised me, she stood up holding the title, she looked at it, then at me, a sort of anger came over her. Then she threw the title into my arms.
“Next time you give me that title, I’ll keep it. You are the champion, NCW management has decided to leave the belt on you. You will defend it, you will be champion as long as you carry yourself as a champion. You earned this honor. Mercedes Lewis took Alysson Gardners career, she will not take your dream...”
I smiled. I knew then and there that she was a fair impartial judge. I knew then that as long as I defended the title I would stay champion. I knew then that I was not to be punished for sins that weren’t mine as well as some that were.....I knew that I was to be champion.,..and I knew that now the true challenge started.....