Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2015 9:30:53 GMT -6
Everyone deserves a second chance...
Here I was, once again signing my name to a NEW contract and once again getting a chance at that title.
Only this time I didn't need to go through another qualifier. Austen had offered it up to me to get me to come back. And who in their right mind turned down a straight up title shot?
Not this girl, I'll tell you.
I didn't get very many second chances in my life so this was new for me.
***
The Camera focuses in on the face of Kaycee Jordyn. Her blonde hair is pulled back into a pony tail, her face is void of any trace of make-up. She looks tired and a little older than her 22 years.
"I have no witty story tonight. Tonight I only have me, raw and once again in the midst of a restart."
She sighs.
"Frankly, I'm getting really tired of restarting. Getting tired of going to another company and having to start from the bottom. I'm better than this, I know what I can do. I've taken out people bigger than me, I've faced people who say I'm just a rookie. And I haven't lost. I've said this countless times before that just because people don't like my trainer, or think that I could do better for a husband doesn't mean that me as an individual is not a strong confident woman with the ability to win. With the ability to be everything that a champion should be."
She shakes her head.
"I'm not looking for handouts and on a normal day I probably would have told Austen where to shove his title shot because I am not someone like these other assholes that feel like they're entitled to something they didn't earn but let me tell you something. Collectively... I have earned a shot. I was headed to terrordome before NEW had to take a break. I was on my way to beating Austen. No offence bud. Then I had nothing. So I joined Pride's Infinity division. Things were looking up for a long time and then bam. The owner was a really douche-nozzel and once again I'm left in the lurch. So I get called up to the main roster. I beat Ryan. He gave me a good match. One we both can be proud of. I get noticed by the big wigs, I get accosted by the girls that only talk to other girls they feel are a threat. I was going places. I had this big match planned out and bam. Once again everything comes to a sliding halt and the door is slammed in my face."
Another deep-seated sigh.
"My nose is starting to hurt from all these doors in my face."
She folds her hands in front of her.
"So I just want to make some things clear. I accepted this match because regardless of if I win or lose, I had a title shot. Someone, albeit a wrestler, recognized that I was good enough to face him. Austen is not the type of guy to just call out crap performers, it's actually a hit to his ego to face people that don't have even an ounce of the same skill he does. So I know, that when he tweeted me... He respected what I can do in a ring. I'm actually a challenge and that... That's why I said yes."
She gives a hint of a smile.
"Don't get me wrong folks, I fully intend on beating him. Of becoming the NEW champion and bringing that gold home to Boston. To show my mentor that he wasn't wrong in deciding to take the risk with me. To show my husband that he married a winner. To show my dad that his illegitimate daughter isn't just a bad one night stand with pot and tequila. No. I am worthy of everything I was denied. All those teachers in high school that thought I wouldn't amount to anything. All those snooty high class girls that said I was the poorest rich kid they knew."
She smirks.
"To show my grandma that even though she hates that I fight, I'm good enough at it to be the prize winner. That despite what she said, 'God' didn't give up on me."
She looks off to the side for a moment, her eyes going wide as if she's holding back a tear. She turns back to the camera then, more composed.
"And I know that Austen is looking to redeem himself too. He's just got out of rehab. He's looking to make a new start for himself. He wants people to take him seriously and believe that this time; he may just make the change permanently. I get that. I may not have ever had an addiction like that but I know how painful life can get. I know what it's like to be a victim of drug and alcohol, maybe from the outside but I lose my mother to those 'silly little vices' There are far too many, much more important things in life than numbing your pain with a substance. I support you Austen. I support change and progress. And despite what happens in that ring, I know that we're both going to be able to leave with our heads held high."
She nods her head as if coming to come solution in her head.
"I will be honoured if by some chance my first career loss is to you Austen because it just means that you are my ceiling. You are my next obstacle to overcome. I thrive on having goals. To having something to push towards. Without those things, I stagnate. I lose my motivation and maybe by challenging me that was your way of helping me with that. You saw a lost girl and you shone a light to lead the way. Maybe it wasn't. Maybe I'm just a little too altruistic in my thinking. Maybe I'm even giving you more credit than you deserve. Who knows? I won't know unless you open up and tell me and at this point, I don't think we're even friends, let alone close enough to be having heart to heart talks about the direction of my career. Regardless, I am going to be in the opposite corner of that ring on Saturday. And once that bell rings, you are another opponent. Another obstacle that I need to remove from my ride to the top."
She leans into the camera.
"But I will let you in on a little secret though. I don't do any of this to for anyone in particular. Sure I want to make the people in my life proud but all in all, I do this for me. To prove to myself that I can do anything I want, even be a tiny little girl from Boston who loves superheroes and just wanted to know what it felt like to fly."
Sitting back, she flashes a satisfied and confident smile.
"And Fly I shall. I'll see you Austen and I'd say I'll try not to hurt you too badly but that's an insult. I'm going to do whatever it takes to win and I hope that you respect me enough to do the same. Until then, hold on to that belt because I'm leaving with it over my shoulder."
She blows the camera a kiss before the screen goes dark.