Post by Mercedes Vargas on Aug 25, 2012 10:55:32 GMT -6
(We open backstage at A New Dawn where we find Chad Lights on standby.)
Chad Lights: Well, earlier on tonight, we found out who would be challenging for the NCW Starlets Championship as the fans decided via our interactive poll on NCWentertainment.com who they think should face Jennifer Williams. Alysson Gardner won the vote, but it was the Lady Dream who won the match and retained her title, but it was not before The Goddess of Extreme took out her frustrations out on Williams post match. Gardner was not alone, however, as the numbers game would play a factor when Ayla St. James and Emma Danielson joined in what would be a three-on-one assault. Joining me now at this time is someone who was noticeably absent during that skirmish...Mercedes Vargas.
(Mercedes Vargas enters the shot with a non-descript expression.)
Chad Lights: Now, Mercedes, you were likely to find yourself challenging for the Starlets Championship, you finished as the runner-up in the polling...
Mercedes Vargas: (gestures with her thumb and index finger) Missed it by that much.
Chad Lights: but I guess everyone wants to know why you didn't do anything to stop this unwarranted attack by Alysson, Ayla and Emma.
Mercedes Vargas: And join in their reindeer games? Please. As far as I'm concerned, Jenny had this coming. She deserved every bit of the ass-kicking she received tonight. In fact, I hope this goes viral, and that "Alysson Gardner", "Ayla St. James", "Emma Danielson", and "ass-kicking" are still trending. I mean, this is what Jenny wanted, right? She wanted the spotlight on her, she wanted the attention? Well, after tonight, maybe she now realizes that having all that attention is not such a good thing. And the way I see it, as long as she has that title, she's going to be getting a whole lot of attention. I still stand by the fact that she won the Starlets Championship by a stroke of luck. Well, it seems to me that she's been having more bad luck, then good.
Chad Lights: With Alysson Gardner having failed to reclaim the Starlets Championship in her re-match, this now bring up the question as to who will be next in line to challenge Jennifer Williams for her title. Do you possibly see yourself in the ring come next pay-per-view?
Mercedes Vargas: I think the answer to your question is clearly obvious, Chad. Remind everyone who finished second in the number one contender's poll?
Chad Lights: You did.
Mercedes Vargas: Exactly. Question is, will I be in the ring with Jennifer in five weeks? That's not really up for me to decide. But I will say this, and Jennifer?
(Mercedes turns to the camera.)
Mercedes Vargas: I hope you're watching, sweetheart, this message is for you. How about you enjoy keeping that belt a little bit longer, a little bit closer, and a little bit tighter because if you thought what you're going through now is bad, you haven't seen anything yet. So while you run behind Ashlie, while you confide in Xander Famularo, think about who your next opponent will be come September 23...
And whether after Battlegrounds, you still will be having that title around your waist.
I don't know what's more sad: the fact that Alysson Gardner was not just screwed over - again - but embarrassed on pay-per-view - again - in almost a month, or that Jennifer Williams is still carrying around the Starlets Championship. Either way, I must admit I felt a little down, but the ass-kicking she received brought a smile to my face. I almost kinda feel sorry for her. Almost. OK, not really. The question has to be asked: is Jenny even worth it? I mean, they might as well vacate the title, because week by week, she's destroying the relevance of the championship, let alone the division.
If I was one of the millions of fans that night in Washington, D.C., I would feel betrayed. You would think that with a pay-per-view called A New Dawn that it would be a night where change was supposed to be coming, right? Clearly, it did not happen. Adam Knite still reigns supreme as the National Champion, Jenny, of course, still has the Starlets Championship and Xander Famularo...
Argh! I don't even want to start on that, that...Argh! I still think Kelly handed him the title on a silver platter. Now, if only she would be so kind enough to hand him back his testicles.
But back to you, Alysson. It has to be said, or rather, sung: Oops, you did it again. You played with our hearts, got lost in the game...
What? The Britney Spears reference fits.
Did you say you were planning on making HISTORY, oh Superior One? Well, so much for that. Instead of making history, you became, well, a footnote in history. And now we're all left to wonder, where, oh where does Alysson Gardner go from here? Tell me, are you and Jenny going to be fighting over the title for the remainder of the year? Is that what you're going to be spending your time doing, Alysson? If Sunday proved anything, if you didn't believe me then when I said you don't have it anymore, that you're losing your touch, that you can't even win the big matches when it matters, I think the evidence is starting to become quite convincing now, yes?
But maybe it's not you, maybe it's me. I was looking out for your revolution, and you know something? I couldn't find it. In fact, I think your revolution wasn't televised. Give me the benefit of the doubt. Apparently, when the ground was fertile and you made your grand return to NCW over, what, six months ago, I thought you were bringing that fire, that drive you've become oh so famous for. Haven't seen it, Aly. Wait, hold on. Any. Second. Now.
Yeeeeeeeeeeaaaahno, sorry, still haven't seen it.
You know something? I think I'm starting to get to you, Alysson. You've taken this a lot harder than I thought. How else could you explain the self-proclaimed most controversial woman in NCW, the so-called revolutionist who walks to the beat of her drum, getting the sudden case of the "what ifs"? If it had mattered that much to you, if actually showing up at Reborn meant that much to you, then, yes, maybe things would have turned out differently, but I don't deal with speculation or the hypothetical...
I deal with reality.
And the reality is, you're one year too late.
You can't turn back time, Alysson. What's in the past is in the past. Mercedes has slipped back into irrelevancy where she belongs, I might add, the tag team division is a ship that has long since sailed, and the titles themselves are now simply a prop carried around by Ace and Steve Awesome. Now that Stevie is gone, maybe now we can press the re-set button by having those titles resting in peace.
One can only hope.
Look, I don't want to piss you off more than I have in recent weeks, but the fact is, Alysson, trying to win back the schoolyard with your latest Mean Girls shtick with Ayla and Emma isn't going to change the fact that you're not a credible threat anymore. Failure hurts when it happens, but wondering what could have been hurts even more.
You failed.
But thanks for the Charlie Sheen reference because what happened at A New Dawn puts everything into perspective. Jenny Williams ended up doing what you could not. Something along the lines of, what was it? Oh, yeah...
Winning.
(As our scene fades in, we find Mercedes walking alongside Roosevelt Avenue in the Jackson Heights section of Queens. She spots a food cart and walks over, finding it unattended at the moment.)
Mercedes: Um, hello? Hello?
(A voice from behind startles her, even though she immediately recognized its owner. She turns around as the vendor stares back at her, a copy of the New York Times firm in his grasp. Mercedes stands with her arms akimbo while shaking her head.)
Mercedes: You have to stop doing that. You nearly scared the hell out of me.
Vendor: Maybe I should do that more often. Here's today's paper by the way. I think you'll find the crosswords a little challenging this time.
Mercedes: I hope so.
Vendor: Usual?
Mercedes: Usual.
(The vendor goes behind the cart as he prepares a chili dog as Mercedes reads the front page.)
Mercedes: So, how’s business?
Vendor: The usual. Same people seem to come often, even the inspectors. So where you've been, Mercedes? It's like you're a stranger these days.
Mercedes: The life of a wrestler is never done, Hans. I think I know practically every hotel chain in America. I'm lucky I still have a place to live, but as long as I have the paper, I think I'll manage.
(She opens her paper to the entertainment page.)
Vendor: How did your match go at uh, what was it again?
Mercedes: A New Dawn, and I was supposed to have a title match that night, but that didn't happen.
Vendor: Hey, want to hear a joke?
Mercedes: I could use a laugh right about now. I'm not finding anything interesting.
Vendor: A guy is short on cash, so he walks up to an ATM, right?
Mercedes: Uh-huh.
(His voice trails off as Mercedes scans the paper.)
Vendor: Wasn't that a great joke?
Mercedes: Absolutely! You know, you were right about the crosswords. What's a seven-letter word that uses all 5 vowels?
Vendor: Try "sequoia".
Mercedes: Thank you.
(Two police officers glance at the food cart down the street. It wasn't long before they began to approach them.)
Mercedes: I need a four-letter word that starts with J and ends in L.
Cop # 1: How does "jail" sound?
Cop # 2: Lady, I wouldn’t eat that dog if I were you.
Mercedes: And why not?
Cop # 1: Because this guy hasn't learned his lesson yet. (directed at Hans) We told you we wanted a permit the last two times we came by here. This place is going to get shut down for good. And you? You're going downtown.
Vendor: Don’t worry, Mercy. I’ll be out in 36 hours. You haven’t heard the last of me!
Mercedes: Bye, Hans. Thanks for the chilli dog!
(As the cops lead the vendor away, the second cop turns and walks back towards Mercedes and takes her chilli dog, leading her to protest.)
Mercedes: OH, COME ON! REALLY!?!
(She watches as the patrol car drifts off before returning to her unfinished crossword.)
Mercedes: "A four-letter word for an enameled metal."
(She looks up for a second before the answer came to her.)
Mercedes: "Tole". Defintely, "tole".
(She fills in the answer to the clue and waks away as our scene fades.)
And now for the moment you've all been patiently waiting for...
Or at least the few people who happen to care...
My opponent tonight on Trauma is...drum roll please...
*drum roll*
Nina Watts.
Well, this is new. Honestly, who saw that coming? We’re both in the main event, which is rare for me, and a first for you, isn’t it, Nina? You should really count your blessings. Hey, I saw your match with Megan Sanderson at the pay-per-view, and the two of you put on quite the show. You nearly killed each other out there! But knowing the kind of person you are, a few bumps and bruises isn’t going to stop you from competing inside the ring. Now, that’s what I like to see, determination. I wish more people were like you.
Life as a Kane, I’m sure, must be great, never a dull moment. Whether it’s Mikey, or Aly, or Meggie, or even your husband, Bradley, your family always seems to brighten up my day. I'm shocked that you said you're looking forward to our match, and I'm glad that this is an enlightning experience for you. Trust me, our match tonight won’t disappoint. I’ll make sure of it.
Because you at least deserve that.
Now, you may be asking yourself, 'Well, Mercedes, Watts in it for me?'
Get it? “Watts”, “what’s?”
Oh, I crack myself up sometimes!
Ahem.
I certainly wouldn’t want this to be all about me, but let’s face it, that’s what you’re going to get. Since we both know the results of who’s going to win, I guess we really don’t have much to talk about.
Or do we?
Fortunately for you, I’m actually in a very good mood this week, and having you as my opponent, even better. Don’t get the wrong idea, Nina, I‘m not out to hurt you. The least that could happen is you'll probably break a nail...
Probably.
I’m just going to treat you like any other opponent and be on my merry way. That’s all. No more, no less.
Chad Lights: Well, earlier on tonight, we found out who would be challenging for the NCW Starlets Championship as the fans decided via our interactive poll on NCWentertainment.com who they think should face Jennifer Williams. Alysson Gardner won the vote, but it was the Lady Dream who won the match and retained her title, but it was not before The Goddess of Extreme took out her frustrations out on Williams post match. Gardner was not alone, however, as the numbers game would play a factor when Ayla St. James and Emma Danielson joined in what would be a three-on-one assault. Joining me now at this time is someone who was noticeably absent during that skirmish...Mercedes Vargas.
(Mercedes Vargas enters the shot with a non-descript expression.)
Chad Lights: Now, Mercedes, you were likely to find yourself challenging for the Starlets Championship, you finished as the runner-up in the polling...
Mercedes Vargas: (gestures with her thumb and index finger) Missed it by that much.
Chad Lights: but I guess everyone wants to know why you didn't do anything to stop this unwarranted attack by Alysson, Ayla and Emma.
Mercedes Vargas: And join in their reindeer games? Please. As far as I'm concerned, Jenny had this coming. She deserved every bit of the ass-kicking she received tonight. In fact, I hope this goes viral, and that "Alysson Gardner", "Ayla St. James", "Emma Danielson", and "ass-kicking" are still trending. I mean, this is what Jenny wanted, right? She wanted the spotlight on her, she wanted the attention? Well, after tonight, maybe she now realizes that having all that attention is not such a good thing. And the way I see it, as long as she has that title, she's going to be getting a whole lot of attention. I still stand by the fact that she won the Starlets Championship by a stroke of luck. Well, it seems to me that she's been having more bad luck, then good.
Chad Lights: With Alysson Gardner having failed to reclaim the Starlets Championship in her re-match, this now bring up the question as to who will be next in line to challenge Jennifer Williams for her title. Do you possibly see yourself in the ring come next pay-per-view?
Mercedes Vargas: I think the answer to your question is clearly obvious, Chad. Remind everyone who finished second in the number one contender's poll?
Chad Lights: You did.
Mercedes Vargas: Exactly. Question is, will I be in the ring with Jennifer in five weeks? That's not really up for me to decide. But I will say this, and Jennifer?
(Mercedes turns to the camera.)
Mercedes Vargas: I hope you're watching, sweetheart, this message is for you. How about you enjoy keeping that belt a little bit longer, a little bit closer, and a little bit tighter because if you thought what you're going through now is bad, you haven't seen anything yet. So while you run behind Ashlie, while you confide in Xander Famularo, think about who your next opponent will be come September 23...
And whether after Battlegrounds, you still will be having that title around your waist.
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I don't know what's more sad: the fact that Alysson Gardner was not just screwed over - again - but embarrassed on pay-per-view - again - in almost a month, or that Jennifer Williams is still carrying around the Starlets Championship. Either way, I must admit I felt a little down, but the ass-kicking she received brought a smile to my face. I almost kinda feel sorry for her. Almost. OK, not really. The question has to be asked: is Jenny even worth it? I mean, they might as well vacate the title, because week by week, she's destroying the relevance of the championship, let alone the division.
If I was one of the millions of fans that night in Washington, D.C., I would feel betrayed. You would think that with a pay-per-view called A New Dawn that it would be a night where change was supposed to be coming, right? Clearly, it did not happen. Adam Knite still reigns supreme as the National Champion, Jenny, of course, still has the Starlets Championship and Xander Famularo...
Argh! I don't even want to start on that, that...Argh! I still think Kelly handed him the title on a silver platter. Now, if only she would be so kind enough to hand him back his testicles.
But back to you, Alysson. It has to be said, or rather, sung: Oops, you did it again. You played with our hearts, got lost in the game...
What? The Britney Spears reference fits.
Did you say you were planning on making HISTORY, oh Superior One? Well, so much for that. Instead of making history, you became, well, a footnote in history. And now we're all left to wonder, where, oh where does Alysson Gardner go from here? Tell me, are you and Jenny going to be fighting over the title for the remainder of the year? Is that what you're going to be spending your time doing, Alysson? If Sunday proved anything, if you didn't believe me then when I said you don't have it anymore, that you're losing your touch, that you can't even win the big matches when it matters, I think the evidence is starting to become quite convincing now, yes?
But maybe it's not you, maybe it's me. I was looking out for your revolution, and you know something? I couldn't find it. In fact, I think your revolution wasn't televised. Give me the benefit of the doubt. Apparently, when the ground was fertile and you made your grand return to NCW over, what, six months ago, I thought you were bringing that fire, that drive you've become oh so famous for. Haven't seen it, Aly. Wait, hold on. Any. Second. Now.
Yeeeeeeeeeeaaaahno, sorry, still haven't seen it.
You know something? I think I'm starting to get to you, Alysson. You've taken this a lot harder than I thought. How else could you explain the self-proclaimed most controversial woman in NCW, the so-called revolutionist who walks to the beat of her drum, getting the sudden case of the "what ifs"? If it had mattered that much to you, if actually showing up at Reborn meant that much to you, then, yes, maybe things would have turned out differently, but I don't deal with speculation or the hypothetical...
I deal with reality.
And the reality is, you're one year too late.
You can't turn back time, Alysson. What's in the past is in the past. Mercedes has slipped back into irrelevancy where she belongs, I might add, the tag team division is a ship that has long since sailed, and the titles themselves are now simply a prop carried around by Ace and Steve Awesome. Now that Stevie is gone, maybe now we can press the re-set button by having those titles resting in peace.
One can only hope.
Look, I don't want to piss you off more than I have in recent weeks, but the fact is, Alysson, trying to win back the schoolyard with your latest Mean Girls shtick with Ayla and Emma isn't going to change the fact that you're not a credible threat anymore. Failure hurts when it happens, but wondering what could have been hurts even more.
You failed.
But thanks for the Charlie Sheen reference because what happened at A New Dawn puts everything into perspective. Jenny Williams ended up doing what you could not. Something along the lines of, what was it? Oh, yeah...
Winning.
_______≈₪≈______
(As our scene fades in, we find Mercedes walking alongside Roosevelt Avenue in the Jackson Heights section of Queens. She spots a food cart and walks over, finding it unattended at the moment.)
Mercedes: Um, hello? Hello?
(A voice from behind startles her, even though she immediately recognized its owner. She turns around as the vendor stares back at her, a copy of the New York Times firm in his grasp. Mercedes stands with her arms akimbo while shaking her head.)
Mercedes: You have to stop doing that. You nearly scared the hell out of me.
Vendor: Maybe I should do that more often. Here's today's paper by the way. I think you'll find the crosswords a little challenging this time.
Mercedes: I hope so.
Vendor: Usual?
Mercedes: Usual.
(The vendor goes behind the cart as he prepares a chili dog as Mercedes reads the front page.)
Mercedes: So, how’s business?
Vendor: The usual. Same people seem to come often, even the inspectors. So where you've been, Mercedes? It's like you're a stranger these days.
Mercedes: The life of a wrestler is never done, Hans. I think I know practically every hotel chain in America. I'm lucky I still have a place to live, but as long as I have the paper, I think I'll manage.
(She opens her paper to the entertainment page.)
Vendor: How did your match go at uh, what was it again?
Mercedes: A New Dawn, and I was supposed to have a title match that night, but that didn't happen.
Vendor: Hey, want to hear a joke?
Mercedes: I could use a laugh right about now. I'm not finding anything interesting.
Vendor: A guy is short on cash, so he walks up to an ATM, right?
Mercedes: Uh-huh.
(His voice trails off as Mercedes scans the paper.)
Vendor: Wasn't that a great joke?
Mercedes: Absolutely! You know, you were right about the crosswords. What's a seven-letter word that uses all 5 vowels?
Vendor: Try "sequoia".
Mercedes: Thank you.
(Two police officers glance at the food cart down the street. It wasn't long before they began to approach them.)
Mercedes: I need a four-letter word that starts with J and ends in L.
Cop # 1: How does "jail" sound?
Cop # 2: Lady, I wouldn’t eat that dog if I were you.
Mercedes: And why not?
Cop # 1: Because this guy hasn't learned his lesson yet. (directed at Hans) We told you we wanted a permit the last two times we came by here. This place is going to get shut down for good. And you? You're going downtown.
Vendor: Don’t worry, Mercy. I’ll be out in 36 hours. You haven’t heard the last of me!
Mercedes: Bye, Hans. Thanks for the chilli dog!
(As the cops lead the vendor away, the second cop turns and walks back towards Mercedes and takes her chilli dog, leading her to protest.)
Mercedes: OH, COME ON! REALLY!?!
(She watches as the patrol car drifts off before returning to her unfinished crossword.)
Mercedes: "A four-letter word for an enameled metal."
(She looks up for a second before the answer came to her.)
Mercedes: "Tole". Defintely, "tole".
(She fills in the answer to the clue and waks away as our scene fades.)
_______≈₪≈______
And now for the moment you've all been patiently waiting for...
Or at least the few people who happen to care...
My opponent tonight on Trauma is...drum roll please...
*drum roll*
Nina Watts.
Well, this is new. Honestly, who saw that coming? We’re both in the main event, which is rare for me, and a first for you, isn’t it, Nina? You should really count your blessings. Hey, I saw your match with Megan Sanderson at the pay-per-view, and the two of you put on quite the show. You nearly killed each other out there! But knowing the kind of person you are, a few bumps and bruises isn’t going to stop you from competing inside the ring. Now, that’s what I like to see, determination. I wish more people were like you.
Life as a Kane, I’m sure, must be great, never a dull moment. Whether it’s Mikey, or Aly, or Meggie, or even your husband, Bradley, your family always seems to brighten up my day. I'm shocked that you said you're looking forward to our match, and I'm glad that this is an enlightning experience for you. Trust me, our match tonight won’t disappoint. I’ll make sure of it.
Because you at least deserve that.
Now, you may be asking yourself, 'Well, Mercedes, Watts in it for me?'
Get it? “Watts”, “what’s?”
Oh, I crack myself up sometimes!
Ahem.
I certainly wouldn’t want this to be all about me, but let’s face it, that’s what you’re going to get. Since we both know the results of who’s going to win, I guess we really don’t have much to talk about.
Or do we?
Fortunately for you, I’m actually in a very good mood this week, and having you as my opponent, even better. Don’t get the wrong idea, Nina, I‘m not out to hurt you. The least that could happen is you'll probably break a nail...
Probably.
I’m just going to treat you like any other opponent and be on my merry way. That’s all. No more, no less.
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