When I came into this year, I had one goal in mind, ta become the World Champion, a feat that has fer many years somehow escaped from me. In the SCW, the so-called greatest promotion in the world, I was type casted, flourished in the Underground Division while It still existed, surpassed Rachel Foxx as the Queen of Hardcore, showed everyone that I could not be limited to just that Division as I defeated every single World Champion that was put in front of me and it wasn’t apparently good enough. I didn’t leave on my terms and, so I tried ta compensate with the IWC, once again dominatin’ at every turn in the No Holds Barred Division, defeatin’ every single World Champion they put in front of me, never taking a pinfall and yet? I was never given the World Championship shot, instead I had ta leave and come back ta get any respect? They rather push women that aren’t even around anymore or making an embarrassment of themselves in other promotions, what did I do?
Start over.
I hear it every day, chances are Sophie James will be the Female Wrestler of the Year, it’s a popularity contest, they won’t look at what I did in 2017, they will see what she has done LATELY and still, never beat me one on one for the title? I became the World Champion after winning the Icon Memorial Tournament last year and gettin’ my shot, since then I ran every single person that thought they were better than me outta the UWA. I came here ta rebuild, reinvent Rachel Tatum Lee, show the doubters that I can wrestle, it wasn’t just about weapons or garbage, it was talent and skill. When my first husband died, I gave up on this sport, I didn’t think it was my love and passion, I believed it was his. In time Wild Bill Wayne made me realize that it was somethin’ I loved and cherished, it was in my heart, pumpin’ in my veins, it wasn’t just fer Wendell McGraw, it was fer me. It took me a while ta adjust, become the woman I am today. I had my wins, I had my losses but each time I came out with one purpose….
Ta Dominate.
I did that and still to this day I’m the most underrated wrassler in the business. No one has ever given me the credit that I truly deserve and when I win this tournament? When I end the year as THE World Champion without any excuses whatsoever, lookin’ over at what the “Big Boys” do where their title has become devalued and just another piece of hardware as some like Regan Street point it out? I will elevate the UWA World Championship ta somethin’ more than just some title, I will bring it ta topic of conversation for I do not fight in this fer Orlando Cruze like last year…..
This time I fight it fer me!
THE SPLIT IN THE ROAD
For Rachel Tatum Lee, 2017 has been a tale of two halves. The gorgeous cowgirl from Texas who has seen a transformation in the last 6 months has really been laser focused on winning her title back. At the last PPV, Against All Odds, Rachel and Sophie James wrestled to the very end and the time limit had expired. Rachel proved that so far Sophie James cannot defeat her one on one and with the tournament coming up soon, this is just another chance for Rachel to prove it one more time and walk away from the tournament as THE World Champion of the UWA. Rachel though outside of the UWA has been dealing with a quite a lot of things, she had to finally tell her secrets about her abusive Uncle Jack when he decided to come back to town. After such a difficult ordeal, Rachel had to pick up the pieces and move on but it only was going to get worse….
Wild Bill Wayne had passed.
After years of not being together with her sister, the two finally were a unity, that brought a smile to Bill who had gone through Hell with Aiken Frost and New Eden, he saw Rachel getting torn apart by the monsters they had created. After seeing Rachel and Daisy finally together again, that meant so much more to him that he, who was battling cancer and didn’t tell anyone, passed away peacefully while the girls were touring Japan. It was around this time that Rachel lost the World Championship, she was never the same after that. Daisy too was involved in trying to care for Orlando’s son, Owen which took a snag, Rachel knew nothing about that, all she cared about was making sure that her sister was keeping herself sane and controlled, there was nothing that was more important than that to Rachel, The Red Rayne, the dark personality of Daisy needed to be handled but most of all kept at bay, locked up.
Rachel had to deal with her own problems, that was until Blitzkrieg came back and all hell started to break loose, the emotions started to surface for Daisy, Rachel saw that, Blitz and her little sister were once an item but there was more going on than just the return of Blitz and the last Outbreak showed that when she didn’t appear…..
Brooklyn, NY.
Two Weeks Ago
The Following Day After Outbreak
Rachel needed to see her sister, the following day she traveled back to New York City. It was all about making sure that Daisy was going to be okay. Her sister not showing up to Outbreak was odd, it couldn’t have been because of Blitz, it was definitely something more, The Queen of the Ring Champion and woman that was announced would face each other in the first round, really put a damper on things, Rachel didn’t want to wrestle her sister until the very end if needed be, then they both would win no matter what. Wearing jeans, black boots and a blue halter top with a leather jacket and her nails polished silver, Rachel knocks on the door waiting for Daisy to open…..
After a few moments she finally does wearing sweat pants, a tank top and bare foot with her nails polished black and her newly dyed black hair hanging down….
Daisy: “Rachel?”
Rachel: “Can I come in?”
Daisy: “Yeah, sure.”
She steps to the side, allowing her older sister walking in. Rachel takes off her jacket and places it on the stool, she sits down, scouting the living room and kitchen, it seems Daisy hasn’t gotten out much from the house. Daisy walks into the kitchen, is about to crack open a beer….
Rachel: “Not today sugar, I’ll take water.”
Daisy: “This isn’t like ya sis.”
Rachel: “I have my days; besides, I came ta see ya, not drink a beer. Ya weren’t at Outbreak, I made up some shit why ya weren’t there. I didn’t know ya were gonna miss it.”
Daisy: “I wasn’t booked, besides, taking a week away from there is what I needed, if yer worried about our match at the End of the Year Special? Don’t be, I’m coming ta fight.”
Rachel: “It ain’t about comin’ ta fight me. We both know we’re gonna give everythin’ we have ta one another. It’s about yer mental health, I worry about ya. I see ya dyed yer hair black.”
Daisy: “I needed a change, that’s all.”
Rachel: “Looks good, yer startin’ ta look like yerself again.”
The younger Lee shrugs her shoulders, obviously something bothering her and Rachel catches up on it pretty quickly….
Rachel: “Alright, enough of this bullshit, what is goin’ on? I saw what happened on Twitter between you and Owen, is this kid really worth it Daisy? He seems like a little shit ta me.”
Daisy: “I made his father a promise Rachel.”
Rachel: “Yeah? We also made Bill a promise too. We made momma a promise, that I would look over my lil’ sister at all costs and make sure that nothin’ ever happens to her, that’s the one I made, and I plan to fulfill it. Look, I get it, Orlando helped ya and I am grateful fer what he did, I get my sister back and there is nothin’ in the world I want more, Daisy but at what price? At what cost? That little kid disrespects ya and I don’t understand? Ya don’t fight back? That’s not who we are, wer’re the goddamn Lee’s, the SCW remembers us, the IWC remembers us and ya can bet yer pretty ass the UWA will remember us.”
Daisy: “It’s complicated.”
Rachel: “Try me.”
Daisy: “Rachel, ya don’t get it, ya think ya do but ya just don’t. How many years will my road ta redemption take? How many more people do I have ta hurt? I have traveled a road there is no coming back from. So, I have ta do what I can ta help ONE person, if only one and continue that process until I finally see a return fer what I have done and if that means Owen Cruze is the one I must help? Then I will. His father didn’t have ta do what he did.”
Rachel: “I know that Daisy, he did it fer me and what I did fer Taylor.”
At the sound of Taylor’s name, Daisy quickly turns away and closes her eyes, clenching her fists, Rachel sees that and slowly takes her hand….
Rachel: “What the fuck did she do ta ya, lil’ sister!?”
Daisy: “Nothing….”
Rachel: “What did she do!?”
Her voice raises, even startling Daisy a little. She turns back around to face Rachel…..
Rachel: “Here I am thinkin’ this was all about Blitzkrieg resurfacing and what he did ta us the last few shows, maybe those old feelings were starting ta resurface and shit, that was what worried me most but then I come over ta talk ta ya and it’s about this Cruze Family and Taylor Chase!? Ya don’t want ta get involved with that Daisy!”
Daisy: “I already am!”
Rachel’s eyes widen, trying to catch her breath as Daisy turns and runs her fingers through her long black hair, Rachel sips her water and stands up, she walks over to Daisy and gently places her hand on her taller sister’s shoulder’s slowly turning her around….
Rachel: “I can’t help ya if ya don’t talk ta me. Does Dawn (Lohan) know?”
Daisy shamefully shakes her head…..
Rachel: “What is it that ya can’t even share with the woman ya share this house with and love? Daisy, I thought we were above all the Cloak & Dagger stuff? Haven’t ya seen enough of this shit in the last few years? What is it? Everyone afraid yer gonna go back ta yer old ways and start takin’ younger people hostage?”
Daisy: “It’s not like that…..”
Rachel: “Then what is it like Daisy!? What is it that ya can’t tell Dawn? Is it Blitzkrieg?”
Daisy: “No…. he’s lost.”
Rachel: “We both know he’s lost, then what is it then? Why did ya react when I mentioned Taylor’s name? Maybe she thinks all this shit with her kid is creepy?”
Daisy: “Don’t say that.”
Rachel: “Well, what am I supposed ta say or think if ya won’t fuckin’ tell me the truth!?”
Daisy: “She came to see me….”
Rachel: “And?”
She lowers her head and squints her eyes……
Rachel: “What happened, Daisy?”
Daisy: “She told me ta be Owen’s mentor.”
Rachel: “And? That’s a bad thing?”
Daisy: “No…. but at the price of Shaun Cruze’s wife and if I do not do her bidding? She will never let me get close ta him again, file a restraining order and make sure that legally, Broderick Chase and his armada of lawyers will make my life hell…. That’s not including Dawn’s safety. Taylor is unstable and hellbent on revenge. I can’t let her take Owen from me, I made a promise and I feel I can do some good for once, sugar with that young man’s life and career. She can’t and so I almost bashed in the head of Angyalka Cruze…..”
Rachel: “Daisy…..”
Daisy: “I had ta.”
Rachel: “No, sugar ya don’t have ta do anythin’ that bitch says ta ya. I don’t know what happened ta her, I don’t even understand why she’s actin’ like this but ya shouldn’t be coerced inta anythin’ Daisy and damn her for doin’ that.”
Daisy: “I can’t let Dawn know, I’m not this weak; she thinks I’m so strong and stoic, that I stand to protect us both when I can’t even protect myself? Taylor is blackmailing me, I have ta do what she says or I will lose Owen.”
Rachel: “Stop…. Is this kid that important!? Look how he acts on Twitter? To ya, ta his own family? Come on Daisy, this isn’t yer fight, this is theirs, let them sort it out. The kid will be fine, like we are now. It’s not yer duty ta watch over him….”
Daisy suddenly snaps back….
Daisy: “It is!”
Rachel: “No! It is not! She has no right ta pigeon hole ya, at the same time that kid ain’t yer problem! We have issues of our own! We have Blitzkrieg, we have yer sanity with Red Rayne and we have yer relationship with me, Dawn and OUR family. Remember what Bill told us Daisy!”
Daisy: “I do! Fer once in my life I can do something righty fer a change Rachel!? All I ever was is a monster or some self-centered bitch that never cared about anyone except themselves! If I could change ONE person’s life, Rachel, just ONE, I would! Maybe a promise ta ya doesn’t mean anything but ta me it….”
Rachel cuts her off….
Rachel: “Don’t ya fuckin’ dare lecture me about promises! I wasn’t the one who drove a sledgehammer to your heart, ya did it ta me after we promised never ta hurt one another! What we have here is real, this is what our sisterhood is all about, we finally stand in unity, together. Listen ta me fer one damn it! Just once!”
Daisy: “I am! I have always listened ta ya even when ya thought I wasn’t. I never meant ta hurt ya sister, ya have ta believe that. I wasn’t myself. Please forgive me….”
Rachel: “…. Daisy I have….”
Daisy: “Yet ya bring it up? I need Owen right now, it gives me a purpose, let me do something good fer once. I don’t want Dawn or ya ta think I’m failure, I don’t want to push her away but Taylor…. She has forced me into a corner that I cannot push my way out of. Please Rachel…. I need this sugar….”
This time Rachel lowers her head and closes her eyes for a moment, trying to collect her thoughts. All she can do is nod, knowing what her sister is going through, she has found herself caught between a rock and a hard place. Rachel raises her head, looking into her sister amber eyes…..
Rachel: “Don’t sell yerself fer someone else. Ya have worked too damn hard ta get here ta allow a bitch like Taylor Chase come in and manipulate ya. I as yer sister will NOT let this happen!”
Rachel turns and grabs her jacket, Daisy quickly chases after her….
Daisy: “No! Rachel, what are ya doing!?”
Rachel: “What I should have done a long time ago, sugar!”
Daisy: “Rachel, please!? Don’t do anything!”
Rachel: “And watch ya here suffer? I suggest ya tell Dawn, if ya can’t share with yer loved ones then why even have them around. Fer once start trustin’ the people who love ya instead of always asking them ta trust ya and the poor decisions ya make. Nobody controls the Lee girls especially Taylor!”
Daisy: “Rachel, please! I told ya that this is important ta me!”
Rachel: “I know, that’s why I’m gonna fix it. Bye sugar.”
Daisy: “Rachel!”
Without another word, Rachel slams the door in Daisy’s face and quickly makes her way to the car. All Daisy can do, terrified at what will come next is watch her sister leave and if Rachel says she will do something?
She does.
Saturday Before EotYS
Manhattan, New York
After hearing what Daisy had said about the involvement of Taylor Chase with her and Owen, Rachel had to keep calm and at the same time show patience. She wasn’t about to fly out to Los Angeles, instead it was smarter to wait until Taylor came with Owen to watch the End of the Year Special. Once she found out she was in town, it was time to strike. Rachel didn’t want to make things worse for anyone but at the same time she wasn’t about to try and screw things for her sister. She was upset that Taylor would take advantage of Daisy who is no longer The Red Rayne, Taylor would have never dared crossed paths with her then but found it easier to do so now. She needed to see Taylor, so she went over to her Manhattan Condo overlooking Central Park. She wore pleather pants, black boots and a scarlet red halter top with a black overcoat, her long straight hair hanging down and nails polished a cherry tint. Stepping out of the elevator she saw Taylor sitting on the couch, the leggy brunette wore jeans, a red sweater and brown knee-high boots, her nails polished black and long hair hanging down sipping a glass of Egg Nog by the Christmas Tree listening to Carols….
Taylor: “For some reason I was expecting to see you Rachel, I just didn’t think it would be here per say. Once I went with Owen to the arena to watch the matches, I sure knew I’d see you in some capacity.”
Rachel: “I hope I wasn’t disturbin’ yer “Me time” with the Egg Nog sugar and yer Christmas Carols….”
Taylor: “Alexa… please stop.”
The songs stop playing, Taylor gestures Rachel to come and sit, she pours her a glass of Egg Nog….
Rachel: “Save it, I won’t be here long and besides, it makes my stomach churn.”
Taylor: “Shame, that’s why I love this time of year, Rachel. We get to indulge and not really care much about our bodies, it’s socially acceptable to put on a few pounds, enjoy the winter treats and family dinners. I bet your family puts out a huge spread for Thanksgiving and Christmas, yes?”
Rachel: “Yeah, we hook it up Texas style. I’m sure ya know that I didn’t come here ta talk about a Texas BBQ though hungry as I am right now, I’d love ta. Also, thanks for the hospitality, the joy of giving and all that shit, I didn’t come here ta spread Holiday cheer either. Is the boy here? Yer baby too?”
Taylor: “Yes, he is upstairs playing video games and the baby is sleeping, thank God. You come here to see Owen?”
Rachel: “No, I came here ta see ya.”
Taylor: “I don’t get much company these days, so this excites me. I have always been fond of you Rachel, respect your game, a no nonsense competitor, there is never anything that goes past you. We have been in the trenches you and I, almost killed my late husband, the irony in that last sentence, I know but still, Orlando liked your prowess, he didn’t understand what I was doing at first when I reached out after Aiken and New Eden basically ousted you but what can we say, right Rachel? It all worked out at the end.”
Rachel: “Yeah somethin’ like that.”
Taylor: “Are you ready for the tournament? My money is on you, passing Red Rayne will be tough….”
Rachel quickly corrects Taylor….
Rachel: “Daisy Lee….. it’s Daisy Lee.”
Taylor: “You’re right, my bad, I meant Daisy Lee. Can you muster up the courage and bravado to go up against your sister full force? Must be hard, I couldn’t even imagine facing my sisters. I admire your tenacity, that of Daisy as well, I like the new look and her interest in Owen at first was disturbing, you must agree with me on that, I was a bit nervous.”
Rachel: “My sister would never hurt that boy.”
Taylor: “I know that now. You have to understand though as a parent I am hundred percent convinced that she is still unstable and can snap in an instance which is why she with my son alone? Mmmm…. I need to be just a tad careful and make sure she tries nothing.”
Rachel: “I told ya already, she would never hurt that boy.”
Taylor: “Are sure you don’t want any Egg Nog? It has Coconut Rum in it and it’s delicious.”
Rachel: “I don’t want any fuckin’ Egg Nog, Taylor.”
Taylor: “Rude, here I am trying to be hospitable.”
Rachel: “At least I didn’t say I was gonna pour that whole bottle down yer fuckin’ throat and watch ya fart cinnamon fer a week.”
Taylor grimaces a little at the thought…..
Taylor: “That is a rather morbid image for sure. You seem wound up, you won’t accept my hospitality, not even a sip of my Egg Nog, so tell me Rachel, why are you even here?”
Rachel: “Ya know damn well why I am here.”
Taylor: “Guessing games? Okay, let me try…. You want my endorsement to win this tournament? Done.”
Rachel: “No.”
Taylor: “Show you around New York? How’s Josh Hudson by the way, you two seem very in love and happily married.”
Rachel: “Josh is my rock and the love of my life. We are fine. Ya know why I am here so stop with the run around.”
After a small smirk, Taylor’s eyes narrow while she sips her Egg Nog…..
Taylor: “Your sister.”
Rachel: “Exactly and she didn’t want me ta come here but I insisted. Ya blackmail her? Forcin’ Daisy ta destroy Angyalka just because ya got a grudge with Shaun?”
Taylor: “You of all people shouldn’t be my judgment after everyone you have hurt along the way? I’m sorry Rachel, I’m sure Daisy told you some elaborate story on how I made her do this and that, I did not. What I did was make herself prove to me that she is worthy of mentoring my son. She wants to be a part of his life and who am I to deny her that? I want to know exactly what type of person I am dealing with when it comes to my son, you can’t blame me for that. She had to show me and so Daisy went out there and did as I asked, I will say though some of that was not Daisy, it was Red Rayne. I was impressed, she showed me just what Owen means to her, I wouldn’t be upset Rachel, it’s nice for once to see someone with priorities.”
Rachel: “Priorities? Is that what ya call blackmailin’ these days? My sister right now is in a flux because of ya. I don’t know what yer relationship is with yer kin, honestly I don’t care, mine with Daisy is important and yer fuckin’ with her mind in a very vulnerable state and I take that very personal. I will NOT watch my sister fall down the rabbit hole again! She has made so much progress and yer late husband, a man who loved ya and this business took the time ta take care of Daisy during her rehab because of me, ta pay me back fer savin’ yer ass.”
Taylor’s eyes continue to narrow, staring right at Rachel….
Rachel: “The sad part is that doesn’t even phase ya. Ya sit there and don’t care. Who are we foolin’ here Taylor? Who are we foolin’!? Ya want ta control Daisy, make her do yer bidin’ all in service of yer kid and usin’ him ta make her yer own personal weapon? I won’t let ya, Taylor.”
Taylor: “See, unfortunately you have absolutely no saying in this. Your sister is a grown woman who makes her own decisions. She felt it was necessary to do as I asked so that she can be a part of Owen’s life. I personally asked her to be his mentor because I knew she would be direct and forward. Owen is living in a fantasy world right now, all goggle eyed with Daisy, he doesn’t get it yet, but he will, I am confident of that. We’re done here, so if you could please excuse yourself, I’m actually going to order Chinese for my son and I and watch some movies, his choice tonight.”
Rachel smiles and nods, she stands up and pours herself a glass of Egg Nog….
Rachel: “On second thought, I think I will have that glass of Egg Nog sugar….”
Taylor: “That’s the spirit.”
The cowgirl pours herself a glass and smells it for a second before turning the cup to Taylor and pouring it right no her head shocking the First Lady of Wrestling who stands up and jumps right in front of the much shorter Rachel Tatum Lee…..
Taylor: “Get out now bitch before I turn your sister’s life into a living fucking hell!”
Rachel: “No, Taylor yer gonna leave my sister alone because the next time, I’ll break yer fuckin’ neck.”
Taylor: “You don’t scare me Rachel. I hold the power over your sister and she will do whatever I want to have any time with Owen or I swear, she will NEVER see him again. Angyalka was ONLY the beginning, this will get far worse before….”
She is suddenly interrupted by a voice coming from the stairs…..
Voice: “Mum?”
Taylor’s eyes close for a moment as she takes a deep breath, slowly opening them back up and turning to Owen Cruze…..
Taylor: “Get upstairs.”
Owen: “What were you telling Rachel about Daisy!?”
Taylor: “Get upstairs and NOW!”
Owen: “What were you saying!?”
Rachel: “Yer mother was sayin’ that she blackmailed my sister ta hurt yer aunt and do her biddin’, or else she would not be allowed ta see ya and mentor ya while trainin’. My sister loves ya kid, with all her heart and wants nothin’ more than ta see ya succeed as a promise not only ta yer daddy, but as a chance ta make her wrongs, right but ya momma here don’t want that, she wants ta make sure she’s in control of everythin’ and ya will never be able ta be that man ya always wanted like yer daddy. Ain’t that true Tay-Tay?”
Taylor: “She’s lying, now get out of my house.”
Owen: “Mum?”
Rachel: “Ya heard her Owen, ya know the truth sugar.”
Owen runs upstairs, Taylor rolls her eyes and looks back at Rachel who backs up and walks toward the elevator, she gets to it and presses the button, it opens, turning to face Taylor while stepping in…..
Rachel: “Are ya gonna lie ta yer kid Taylor? Piss all over what Orlando did just ta get some petty revenge and control what ya think ya have a handle on? That boy is already turnin’ against ya, rebellin’. Yer gonna have nothin’ left but that empire of dirt ya made yerself with the ashes of what was once built and burned down. I hope yer happy but remember this, ya fuck with my baby sister anymore….. I’ll end ya.”
With a scowl on her face, Taylor looks on as the elevator closes, she takes a deep breath and makes her way up the stairs where Owen is locked in his room. She goes to knock but instead hears Sebastian crying, she walks over into his room to tend to the young boy when Owen opens the door slowly and sneaks out, Taylor doesn’t hear over the crying and instead spends time caring for the baby….
He gets into the elevator and leaves into the snowy early evening…..
One Hour Later
Rockefeller Ice Rink
Rachel walked over to the ice skating rink next to the huge Christmas Tree, there sat Daisy Lee in black leggings and red boots. A red halter top and matching jacket, her long black hair hung down. Rachel sat next to her sister and looked out at the Ice Skaters….
Rachel: “Thanks fer joinin’ me.”
Daisy: “I could never say no ta my sister when it came to ice skating.”
Rachel: “Ya remember when momma used ta always say she was gonna teach us? We were like, there is no snow in Laredo, Texas momma.”
Daisy chuckles….
Daisy: “She was so determined, too wasn’t she? She promised ta take us ta Denver, Colorado. Aspen, Vail, all those places, where we have family that I don’t think we even met.”
Rachel: “No, momma always wanted ta take us up there, show us where she was raised, teach us because she always bragged being an ice skatin’ champion. I miss momma…”
Daisy: “I do too. Then remember it was Bill that said just a few years ago, “Girls, get along and I will, I say I will take ya ice skating!”…. just like that….”
Rachel now giggles…..
Rachel: “Damn girl, ya do that really good. That sounded like Bill. Made all these promises and the thing was, if we would have just had our shit together that would have been a memory that we could share with Bill.”
Daisy: “Rachel…. I’m sorry.”
Rachel: “Me too baby girl, I’m sorry fer everythin’ that we put each other through. We missed out on a lot ya know?”
Daisy: “I know and that’s what scares me. Ya just never know when it will end. Rachel, the other week, ya were right, I shouldn’t sacrifice who I am fer anyone. I care about that kid, I want him ta experience things the right way. I hurt so many people and destroyed so many lives, I just want one chance ta do some good. Thinking back at everything we missed out on, fortifies that belief. I don’t wanna miss out on anything else.”
Rachel: “We’re not goin’ too. Yer gonna fix what ya have with Dawn, if that is the route yer gonna take. I’m happy with Josh, he’s a good man and a loving husband. But fer us? Ya ain’t gotta worry about us. In a few nights we wrassle and leave it in the ring, and the other goes on to become the World Champion. That much is true. I love ya Daisy, ain’t nothin’ ever gonna change that but I want ya ta know somethin’, the other week when I was yelling at ya, I forgot the one important lesson that Bill taught us….”
A small tear trickles down the cheek of Rachel as she turns to her sister….
Daisy: “What is that sugar?”
Rachel: “We fight fer what we believe in. If that boy is what ya believe in, then by God damn it, ya fight fer him. No matter what anyone else tells ya. We are the last remnants of New Eden, that’s why I called us Ashes of Eden, that past burnt down a long time ago and we are not those women anymore. No Violent Kind, no Red Rayne, we are Rachel Tatum and Daisy Rhea, the Lee sisters, exactly what Bill always wanted before he passed.”
Daisy’s eyes start to tear up….
Rachel: “We got ta that split in the road, sometimes I tell myself, what path we take, I think that finally I am at peace that we took the right one after so many years.”
The younger Daisy takes Rachel’s hand and nods….
Daisy: “How about we go ice skating?”
Rachel: “I’d like that a lot, I think momma would too.”
Daisy: “I love ya Rachel and I wouldn’t be the woman I am right now if it wasn’t fer ya. After all that we did ta each other….”
Rachel: “We made it, that’s all which counts, WE MADE IT.”
The two sisters rest their foreheads against one another, Daisy wipes some tears as she looks back up and her eyes widen, she sees Owen looking on. Rachel looks over her shoulder and smirks…..
Rachel: “He followed me here, we had a talk and I think ya two need ta also before we hit the ice rink, alright?”
Daisy: “But…. I….”
Rachel: “Hey, talk to him.”
Daisy: “Okay.”
Rachel stands up and looks over at Owen, she nods, and he walks over, he hugs Rachel which caught her by surprise, she then cautiously hugs him back. Owen sits next to Daisy while Rachel goes to grab the ice skates….
Daisy: “Owen?”
Owen: “Hi Daisy. I know that this is kind of sudden and I want to apologize for being upset with you on Twitter. We haven’t talked much, I was confused, upset at what happened with you and Aunt Angie.”
Daisy: “I had ta do it, Owen.”
Owen: “You didn’t have to but I understand why you did. Rachel loves you so much, she visited my mum and it was pretty ugly but that’s besides the point. In the end, I make the decisions in my life, not my mum. I know what she is trying to do, I hate it but right now I have no choice but to take it. That will change.”
Daisy: “Owen, yer mother loves you, she may act like a complete bitch, but she does love ya. I want ta be there fer ya. I want ta be a part of yer life and success. I’m not perfect, I’ve done a lot of bad things. If I can do one good, like helping ya? Then it was all worth it.”
Owen: “I want you to be a part of my life, my career. I know dad wanted that but most importantly, I want that.”
Daisy smiles, brushing some of his hair back, she leans in and kisses him on the cheek….
Daisy: “I’ll have ta deal with yer mother, I don’t know how or when but I will deal with her.”
Owen: “We will.”
The two hug each other as Rachel walks up to them and smirks holding up the Ice Skates….
Rachel: “I have three pair…. I hope ya ice skate Owen.”
Owen: “A little. What do two Texas Gals like you know about Ice Skating?”
Daisy: “I guess we’re about ta find out.”
A few minutes later, after putting on their Ice Skates the three getting on the rink and begin to skate. Daisy and Rachel hold hands and look at one another smiling and then up to the sky, both pointing up, Owen is ahead of them….
Daisy: “Ya think momma is watching us right now in bated breath wondering if we are going ta eat shit?”
Rachel: “Lil’ sis, she and Bill right now are laughin’ at us waitin’ ta fa…..”
Just as Rachel tries to finish her sentence both Lee sisters fall flat on the ice, ass first. They start to laugh at one another as Owen looks back and starts to laugh as well, at this point, Rachel and Daisy didn’t care, this was a moment they shared with one another to finish off 2017 and head into a new year of 2018, this time as sisters forever….
Knowing their momma and Bill watching on with smiles on their faces.
Rachel & Josh Hudson Home
Brooklyn, NY.
A Few Hours Later
With her bare foot, Rachel grabs the remote control and hands it to Josh, the two were sitting on the floor with blankets as the snow was starting to come in harder, getting warm in front of the fireplace. Rachel was in a black slip, Josh in a pair od shorts but both used their warm bodies to keep each other heated. His hand was bandaged up, fractured after Alexis Quinne in the SCW smashed a door on his hand. It had been a while since the two were able to really relax and spend quality time together, their schedules always seemed to just split. She sat in front of him, they had some spiked hot apple side on the table as he continues to massage and rub her neck, the gorgeous cowgirl caressed his hand, thinking about so many things but enjoying the moment with her husband that it has almost been a year since they married….
Rachel: “Mmmm….. that feels good sugar.”
Josh: “You seem tense. How did it go today and what’s the bruise on your fine ass?”
Rachel: “Daisy and I went ice skatin’, we both fell hard on our asses, I know tragedy, the Lee behinds are bruised. I’ll be fine. I spent some time with my sister, I needed ta, also went and saw Taylor Chase.”
Josh: “I figured you would.”
Rachel: “I wasn’t about ta let her harass my sister and try ta coerce her, I don’t need her fallin’ inta that shit again. I will protect her with all my life, Josh. Ya know how I am, it’s about family now.”
Josh: “I know, that’s why I enjoy these precious times with my sexy wife, alone, just the two of us, it makes everything we do that much better.”
Rachel: “Except that hand, I wish I could walk inta SCW and beat the hell outta Alexis Quinne fer what she did ta ya but I know that ain’t gonna happen. Regan, Sienna, Mikaela and ya will take care of business, I know it.”
Josh: “Just like you will win this tournament and be World Champion again.”
Rachel turns to face him and smiles, she kisses him before letting go and sitting back enjoying the warm fireplace. Josh wraps his arms around her from behind, she rests her head on his shoulder and chest….
Josh: “It’s been almost a year since we have been married.”
Rachel: “They say that is the toughest and we survived it. Ya know that at first, I fell fer ya hard and I wondered if I was makin’ a mistake. Getting’ stun by Blake and Aiken hurt me bad, I didn’t know if I could ever trust or love again. Then ya came and swept me off my feet. The first time we went out I had so much fun, we just clicked.”
Josh: “We did. Maybe it was the whiskey talking when we decided to marry.”
Rachel: “Nah, I was pretty sober when ya asked me and I said yes. It was a risk, I’ve been taking what I always felt was the sure thing fer so long, I never really paid attention and so why not try somethin’ new and excitin’? I’m glad I did. I wouldn’t be here right now in yer arms had I done just ignore it all and had fun just having sex with random guys and never livin’ the life that I felt ya and I both deserved.”
Josh: “I must admit, that is one hundred percent correct. I enjoyed my time away and I know that I don’t have a lot of time left ahead of me, we’ll see. You though….”
Rachel: “… no, I feel the same. I have some unfinished business with certain people, once this tournament is over, if I don’t win? Maybe I will explore those avenues, I have no clue. Daisy has her future, she’s already made an impact but she’s gonna work hard ta fix it.”
Josh nods, his eyes slowly glancing over at the clock on the wall before rubbing his wife’s warm body some more….
Josh: “You are going to win, there is no question about that Rachel, you will win and be a two-time World Champion. We have so much more ahead, and I feel like times like this are precious, I want more of them, every fucking night if I could. I love you Rachel.”
Rachel: “I love ya too sugar.”
Josh: “So I need to tell you something and I want you to listen before you say anything.”
She slowly turns around and sits in front of him face to face holding his hands gently….
Rachel: “What is it Josh?”
Josh: “I’m your husband, I’m your protector and earlier this year you were going through some shit and I wasn’t there for you like you needed me to be. I didn’t even catch on to the signs you showed, I should have and instead I was so involved in my own stuff with Regan and Sienna over in SCW that for long periods at a time I neglected you.”
Rachel: “No… no…. you did….”
Josh: “Let me finish babe, please?”
Rachel: “Okay, I’m sorry, I just don’t want ya blamin’ yerself fer somethin’ ya couldn’t control.”
Josh: “No… you see, that’s where you are wrong. Had I acted faster, I could have prevented this from happening. Had I paid closer attention to the signs, had I listened more, seen what you were going through, watch how badly you were hurting, I could have stopped sooner than it was, you suffered, and Daisy suffered. You two are my family now, I’m not that guy anymore, Rachel. I have done so much in my life and career that I regret and some I don’t, I am happy and stand by my actions but this is different, I messed up, I let you handle all of that alone…..”
Rachel tries to cut in, she can see the pain and guilt he is feeling, he turns and looks at the clock again and sighs, cupping her hands to his cheek, she turns his face toward her….
Rachel: “Don’t ya ever blame yerself, ya got that? Don’t ya ever think this was yer fault. My Uncle Jack was a pedophile, a sick man that I knew would never get better. That was not ya that allowed Jack ta do that to me. I was a lil’ girl and it hurt, I kept that secret fer years, scared ta tell anyone, that was my fault. I should have been braver, he left and that was it, I thought it would be buried, gone and it wasn’t. He coming back and doin’ what he did, tryin’ to slime his way inta the family? Not anymore. I should have trusted ya more and told ya right away, I was scared ya wouldn’t love me anymore.”
Josh: “How? Never. Rachel, I love you more than anything which is why I have beaten myself up for the last five months about this.”
Rachel: “Justice was served. He’ll have his day of reckoning and spend the rest of his life in a Texas Penitentiary. Fer now, he sits in jail and I’m okay with that.”
Josh this time brings her hand to his face, the other rubbing her foot, kissing her wrists as she slowly closes her eyes, he once again looks at the clock…..
Josh: “Rachel?”
Rachel: “Yes sugar?”
Josh: “All my life, I have waited to be with someone like you. My dad wasn’t always the best father, but he taught me one thing, you protect what means most in your life. I didn’t know what he meant at first, as a little kid, my toys, models, games those were my valuables, as I got older it turned to cars and clothes, always something materialistic. I have loved before, I have never been IN love like this. After you told me that, I sat by myself and asked how far would I go to protect what means most to me? It took me a minute to figure it out…….”
He lowers his head, holding her hand close to his face as she rubs his arm…..
Rio Grande Prison
Laredo, TX
Current Time
Jack Lee in his orange jump suit walks out of the mess hall, he had just eaten his dinner, carrying a book in his hand and walking over to the duty officer to grab his shower kit….
“….What I realized Rachel was that I would do anything that I could in my power to protect you. I have never felt like that before toward anyone. To see the life that I have made with you after not even knowing if we would survive an entire year, I’m not clueless and stupid to what happened to us before in our other relationships or even the ones we are subjected to every day on the social media or on TV, it was then that I knew we weren’t going to throw heart emoji’s and GIF’s at each other like any other fabricated couple we see a dime a dozen, not…. I knew this was special for both of us……”
Uncle Jack stands in line, he is given the soap kit by the officer….
Jack: “Thank ya.”
He walks inside to the showers, one of the inmates, Gregor Brink is there with the laundry basket, Jack and Gregor have begun to talk, they share a cell as he nods and starts to take off his jump suit, other inmates are there, they are showering….
Gregor: “Hey Jack.”
Jack: “Gregor, I have ta say, food was actually good tonight, the meatloaf wasn’t bad.”
Gregor: “I’ll make sure we give the compliments to the chef.”
Jack laughs a little….
Jack: “The chef? Right, I’ll remember that. Found a good book in the library, always wanted to read of Mice and Men. Saw the movie, everyone tells me it wasn’t the same.”
Gregor: “I’ve only been here a few years, you know what they say, the movies always disappoint.”
Jack: “That is true. The boys doing poker night tomorrow?”
Gregor: “They are, gotta admit, for a pedophile, they sure have taken to you.”
Jack: “Jesus, Gregor, can ya say that any louder?”
Gregor smirks, he gives him a towel…..
Gregor: “Go shower, old man.”
Jack: “Good idea.”
As Jack continues to take off his jump suit, the inmates slowly start to leave…..
“…We were put on this earth to love, to fight, to feed, to protect. When I made those vows, I meant them. To love and to hold, for better or worse, through sickness and health. You Rachel, are my life. I thought about it every night and I couldn’t sleep, I could only picture my wife so scared being violated by a man she trusted. That image haunted me, I started to think about how useless I was, and it hurt, I could have done so much more. You and I are together now, forever. I know you feel the same way. It is so common to fool yourself into a false sense of security, having faith in the legal system or even in human kind, will they do what is right for what was wrong? There are never any guarantees that justice will truly be served…..”
While Jack takes off the jump suit, he notices that everyone has cleared the bathroom and showers, they are still on, the steam starts to cover the changing room some….
Jack: “Seems like I get the showers ta myself? What is goin’ on Gre…”
Before he can finish, Jack feels something sharp go right under the arm multiple times while Gregor stands there right in his face. A wide-eyed Jack starts to shake, his knees buckling as he falls to the floor, Gregor stands over him and leans in whispering to his ear…..
Gregor: “That was for your nieces…..”
Jack looks up, trembling, confused at what Gregor just said as he cleans the weapon and places it in his pocket, he stands upright and walks out as Jack lays by the shower, bleeding out….
“….And so I decided from this day forward that I was going to be there for you my love, no matter what. I promise you from my heart that Rachel, he will NEVER hurt you again…..”
Trembling, Jack’s eyes slowly gloss over as the blood starts to mix with the water and go down the drain……
Rachel & Josh Hudson Home
Brooklyn, NY.
Josh finally turns away from the clock, looking right into his wife’s gorgeous baby brown eyes, he leans in and starts to kiss her passionately, coming in closer she wraps her legs around him as they slowly lie back on the floor making love in front of the fireplace into the night……
“….And so I decided from this day forward that I was going to be there for you my love, no matter what. I promise you from my heart that Rachel, he will NEVER hurt you again…..”
SCENE FADES
I have done some bad things and made some fatal errors. Sooner or later there will be that Split at the road and in that very moment, ya have ta choose which path yer gonna take. It took me a long time ta be able ta make that choice in good conscience. From my husband, Josh Hudson ta my sister, Daisy Rhea Lee ta my dad and lil’ brother, it didn’t matter, all that does now is we have found our way home. I walk inta this tournament fer the first time in my life, determined and content with what I chose as my final journey until the day I hang my boots and walk away with a smile on my face ready ta live the rest of my life in peace…..
Fer now?
I walk out this tournament as World Champion….
And finish my road.
THE MAIN EVENT, SUGAR
THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR
The Scene Opens….
Rockefeller Center is a large complex consisting of 19 commercial buildings covering 22 acres between 48th and 51st Streets in New York City. Commissioned by the Rockefeller family, it is located in the center of Midtown Manhattan. The 14 original Art Deco buildings span the area between Fifth Avenue and Sixth Avenue, split by a large sunken square and a private street called Rockefeller Plaza. Five International Style buildings, built later, are located on the west side of Sixth Avenue and at the head of Rockefeller Plaza.During Christmas they create an ice rink right next to the huge Christmas Tree. Here is where we find Rachel Tatum Lee, sitting alone and watching the ice skaters enjoy themselves. It has been quite the year for Rachel, statistically it was one of her best, becoming a World Champion was a huge feat and yet she still was disappointed in herself. Rachel had made a promise, to become the World Champion, she did that very quickly and early in the year, now for the woman she called herself once The Violent Kind and now The Main Event, it was about ending it right. There was no doubt that Rachel went through some tough times, the referees, the management really picked on her because of her association with none other than Silas Mason, that had changed so much, Rachel knew that in order to be successful and get the respect of the UWA, she had to go at it alone….
And she did, creating Ashes of Eden, though short lived, the spirit still lived on. Brittany Lohan was on the sidelines as was Dawn, Abigail Lindsay had signed with another company when Alana Starr went down to injury. Daisy and Rachel was all that was left with Doc Morningwood holding up the Cruiserweight side of things. It was difficult for Rachel, the few attempts she had at the World Championship were not good enough, never pinned but still was not in victory. After last years Icon Memorial Tournament, Rachel won it and looks to do it again this year as it has become quite the tradition. Having to face her sister in the first round was not a happy moment for her, many speculate they were happy with the draw, one or possibly both Lee’s gone in the first round and with Daisy defeating Rachel before back in SCW, she was the favorite….
Rachel though did not care one bit….
She was going to give her sister the best. Bundled up in a black coat and beanie, jeans and black furry boots and gloves, the sexy cowgirl made up perfectly with her long brown hair hanging down, looked out at the skaters as she nods….
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As it starts to record, Rachel takes a deep breath and thinks carefully about what she is going to say. This will probably be her last chance at the World Championship, so she needs to make the best of it. She speaks in her cute and direct Texas draw….
“It looks like 2017 has come and gone quickly. I sit here lookin’ down at all the people ice skatin’, I tried that a few days ago and busted my ass but ya know? It was all worth it ta go hand and hand with my sister and in unity spend the holidays together fer the first time in a long one. Ya see these folks down here are in the Christmas spirit, a time ta give, a time fer joy and cheers. This time last year, I was preparin’ fer the Icon Memorial Tournament, a chance ta showcase my talent all in the name of Orlando Cruze, it was in his memory. I ended up getting’ a title shot outta of it and became the World Champion earlier this year, first Outbreak matter of fact, it was a promise that I made ta myself, it wasn’t fer Silas Mason, it was fer me. The last eleven months have been a tale of two halves, I had this company doin’ everything in their power ta take the title off me, I was jerked around, screwed, thrown against through every hoop they could and NONE of them worked….
That’s because they underestimate me.
Every single wrassler here in the UWA have their reasons fer being here and competin’ in the tournament. This time, it’s a lil’ different, the World Title is on the line, not a shot at it but THE chance ta walk out the tourney as the Champion. I made a lot of changes in 2017, fer five years prior in the SCW, the IWC and UWA I was known as a Hardcore Icon, the Queen of the Underground, the Mistress of the No Holds Barred. Every time I stepped inta a promotion or a match, all they saw was garbage cans, kendo sticks, spurs and lassos, they didn’t give a shit about my wrasslin’ skills. I had ta change that perception, only way I could do that is by becomin’ a World Champion. Some may claim that it was Silas Mason, I get that but honestly, I spent more time lookin’ over my shoulder at Myra Lynwood, waitin’ ta strike than anythin’… that’s right, at times I hated this company and what it was doin’ ta me. I won’t stand here and sugarcoat shit, I wasn’t gonna be an advocate fer the UWA. In time I realized that it wasn’t about me, it was the World and two cancers that are all gone. My sister took care of Myra, I kicked Silas ta the curve and created Ashes of Eden. Even though now the Ashes are basically me and Daisy Lee?
Don’t matter, I stood up fer me, my friends and sisters, I took care of Silas Mason when he lied and stole from me. Everythin’ was a fuckin’ set up from day one so I was a Rebel without a Cause. Then, Olympus came, and it changed everything. I stood there fer weeks, months even listenin’ ta everyone praisin’ and singin’ the songs of one Sophie James. Ya know, I admire that girl, she came from the bottom and now sits at the top of the ladder but when yer the Queen, the leader of a promotion, the face of a company, there is one thing ya have no else does….
A target on yer back.
Sophie James in the beginning of the year shocked everyone winning a shot at the World Championship, once that wore off and the new car shine was gone, it didn’t smell like ya drove it right off the lot, it wasn’t about Sophie James, the underdog, can she do it, can she surprise us all once again?
No, it became more like can Rachel Tatum Lee actually regain the World Championship again from the best and hottest wrassler in the UWA right now?
If I have ta go through 14 other superstars includin’ my sister ta prove them wrong?
Ya bet yer ass, I will.”
She stops for a moment, taking a second to look out at the Christmas Tree, sitting in the snowy Rockefeller Center, watching the ice skaters. Rachel will do whatever it takes to become the World Champion again. She will win this tournament at any costs, she has never cared long as she sees Sophie in the finals and even if she doesn’t, to win this tournament two years in a row is a feat for itself. She turns back to the camera and speaks….
“Sophie, ya climbed the ladder is there is nothin’ but respect from fer that. This time last year, ya weren’t even a blip on the radar, I’m glad that ya worked yer way up, got clean, focused and wrassled me ta a draw, that night showed me two things, I underestimated ya and finally, ya were on my level. That bothers me though Sophie, it ain’t an ego or a pride thing ya know, it’s about my spot. Let me tall ya a lil’ story, see fer the last few years while ya were gettin’ high and partyin’ until ya couldn’t stand anymore, still callin’ yerself a professional wrassler, latchin’ on ta Victor Mason in CNG, gettin’ murdered by talent less than ya, showin’ off yer Social Butterfly skills on Twitter, never liftin’ a Goddamn finger? I was havin’ my jaw jarred by monsters, quivering and beaten while bleedin’ on the mat, sufferin’ from my brain being broke and getting’ disrespected by every single promotion that I ever was in….
I was scary, mean and tough but never World Championship material.
While ya were on those escapades, I was in the trenches earning MY SPOT ta be here today, at the top of the UWA and here ya come with this redemption tour and sweep it right from under my feet! I will praise ya fer turnin’ things around but just like any story? It ends. This ain’t about ya anymore Sophie, ya got yer wish, yer friends and family, they were given the chance ta celebrate and share with ya this moment, that’s over because as I end this year, I will do so beatin’ ya, hopin’ that all those from Jacen Hunter ta yer buddy Mr. UWA ta Piper Street and Ricky Octavius, anyone else that stands in yer path includin’ Angyalka Cruze are thrown ta the wayside fer I accept nothin’ more than ya Sophie in the end. See girl, I’m gonna be there and look at what stands in front of me?
My own sister.
The UWA want ta call this a random draw, funny how that happens. I have ta stand across the ring against the woman I love and care about most, my baby sister, THE Queen of the Ring Champion, Daisy Lee. Daisy and I, we have fought wars before, in the SCW especially, we tore each other apart but in the end, Daisy put me down in my last match over there and I wasn’t happy, I was forced outta the SCW and since then it left a really bad taste in my mouth. I don’t blame Daisy, she wasn’t herself, hell even I wasn’t myself trusting some backstabbin’ jealous cunt like Rachel Foxx instead of my own flesh and blood. That night, Rise ta Greatness 2015, Daisy and I both learned a lesson as we lied semi-conscious in the middle of the ring, starin’ up at the Thunderdome ceilin’….
We let too many people control our lives, that is when we both decided that if anyone was gonna drive the Lee vehicle, it would be us. Daisy, I love ya sugar with all my heart but ya know that tomorrow night is business. One of us is gonna move on, they will make it to the finals. I’m not gonna worry about Gwen Black, Lilith Evans, Alex London, Julia Braddock, Mya Denton, Joey Michaels and Clara Kay….
All they are? Roadblocks to my path in the finals.
I hate that I am facin’ Daisy, this company is afraid ta have a Lee vs Lee final, they want to cut one of us now and that’s fine, even Daisy knows, I’m comin’ stronger, harder and more dangerous than ever. Last year I didn’t care who I beat, who stood in my way, it was all elementary. I want ta believe, convince myself that the I can go out there and hurt my sister, at what point does this become too much? The World Championship means everythin’ ta me, Sophie James hasn’t grasped it, the other fourteen competitors haven’t grasped that either, they don’t understand the responsibility, the prestige and the honor of holdin’ that belt. I wanna show the world, the boys in Toronto, the ones in Detroit, in North Carolina and any other place that calls their champion a World contender that this belt is THE Title and I am the BEST wrassler in the world today….
And not even a beast like Blitzkrieg can stop me.”
Biting down on her jaw, the tone of Rachel changes rather quickly. She enjoys sitting on the bench, watching the skaters, it brings her a semblance of peace, maybe that is why she decided to be there instead of another location. All bundled up in the snow, she didn’t care, Rachel was going to deliver a message and until everyone heard what she needed to say, the gorgeous Lee, troubled by having to face her sister in the first round, continues to stay laser focused….
”Look at the field, Julia Braddock can say she ain’t scared but that wallflower is pissin’ her pants at facin’ Blitz and he could then be my next opponent, or even Julia, somethin’ will give. Julia is a fine wrassler, seems like a whole lotta folks are on a redemption tour these days, hers included, that’s great, I hope ya find peace and happiness, all that shit but I don’t care about yer personal life, yer demons and the same fer Blitz, we were allies once, that’s all in the past, I am focused on one thing, the present into the future. I ain’t the future, never claimed ta be. I have less years ahead then I do behind. Wild Bill used ta always encourage me, when I was drunk, wakin’ up in alleys, half naked in someone’s bed with excrements all over me my body from head ta toe at times, it didn’t bother me, when a person has no purpose in life, when they think the world means nothin’ anymore, when they are ashamed of what ya have become, can’t even look at yerself in the mirror, have not an ounce of respect, that is when ya realize it all escaped ya. I let that happen and that man would drag me out of places, bathe me, wipe my ass and treat me like a little baby cause I couldn’t do it myself, that’s when I knew things needed ta change….
Wrasslin’ did that fer me.
Sophie ain’t the only one with trials and tribulations, mine are just less publicized. That World Title though, it was a dream of my late husband, I never even thought of it until I got done sick and tired of being a Hardcore Puppet. The belt doesn’t define the person, ya define the belt. See, that piece of gold, saved my life and made it all worth it, this sport, gave me another chance. I don’t know much about Clara Kay, Joey Michaels, Alex London and Piper Street. Names, legacies, new blood, a hunger ta be the best, that is what they bring, I have ta compete with that, as I get older they get wiser, I start slowin’ down, they start speedin’ up. This tournament can make careers, some of them like Sophie earlier in the year can come out of nowhere and have the biggest upset win and be World Champion. It happened in the SCW….
It ain’t happenin’ here.
Fer this past year I went up and down the rollercoaster, I beat everyone that was put in front of me, my belt was taken in the Chamber of Horrors, I was never pinned or submitted. Sophie tried ta beat me at Against All Odds, neither one, I couldn’t leave it like that. At one point there was talk, one of us would have to be on the sidelines, watchin’ and not gettin’ our chance, steppin’ ta the back of the line? That may have changed due ta the result of Against All Odds, that’s fine, fer Sophie though, fer anyone that gets in my way they better know I am comin’ and I ain’t leavin’ until I get what I came for, not just ta win but reclaim what is mine. I get it, this is a huge chance fer people that normally wouldn’t get it, the game will be elevated, some big favorites could be out after the first round due ta match ups, we could be at a disadvantage, both Daisy and I….
We know what’s at stake and after losin’ everythin’, we promised one another and ta my momma we will protect one another….
So, DAMN you UWA fer forcin’ me ta fight my sister in the first round. I want each of ya ta watch and pay attention very closely. I will get the hardest match outta the way first only ta look forward to facing a former Queen or a ungodly beast? An Ante Up rookie and former Champion like Gwen Black? Or a sadistic and unorthodox individual like Lilith Evans? Put all fifteen in front me and that won’t stop what I do ta get back to the top of the UWA.”
Confident and driven, the woman called “The Main Event” sits there in deep thought. After the year she has had, it would only be fitting to end it with the World Championship back around her waist. Rachel is not going to back down, it hurts her that Daisy is first but that’s okay, they will fight and leave it in the ring. For now, though, Rachel Tatum Lee, without Silas Mason, without anyone looks to make history one last time for if she doesn’t, she may get lost in the shuffle. She turns back and talks….
“I’m not gonna sit here and tell ya that I deserve ta win that tournament over anyone else, each star in this have their reasons, their chance ta make good. Jacen Hunter, Ricky Octavius, both fine and great athletes. Ricky is mad at the system, sometimes he feels overlooked or disrespected, Jacen only cares about beatin’ Sophie James, he thinks his night is over, too bad he has ta face me in the finals where I will what is MINE no matter who is there at the end. Piper with her pedigree and Angyalka with her tenacity add to the questions…
And yes, Daisy Lee, probably the most determined of us all.
Tomorrow night and however long it takes, I too come with a reason. I failed Bill at Sectioned, I didn’t walk out as Champion and buried him wonderin’ why him? Why not me? Why didn’t ya take me? He had heart, he was everythin’ good about me, about Daisy. Now, I have ta stomach what this business has become, riddled in people that just don’t care. I was them once and Bill saved me and, so I will repay him by bringing that title home and showing him why, he didn’t make a mistake believin’ in me. I won the Icon Memorial Tournament fer all the wrong reasons. I was greedy, I didn’t comprehend the duty that came with being the best. Instead I turned on this company, almost leavin’; I didn’t. The UWA opened my eyes, they gave me the chance I never had. It was odd fer them ta welcome me back with open arms after all I did. I knew that if I was gonna be taken seriously, I needed ta go about it on my own. Myra is gone as is her mood swings, Silas is gone and here I am waitin’ fer that special moment ta come so I can lift my arms in the air and listen ta the referee calls my name with the belt in hand….
Then I can say, I did it on my own.
They call this company secondary, they pay more attention to the one where I beat all their top champions. I legitimize that strap; the big guys can’t argue the fact. Yer Cinderella dream, Sophie is over. Ya had yer time, the magazine covers, the interviews, yer 15 minutes of fame and I hate ta put it that way but long as anyone call themselves the best without beatin’ me?
Ya ain’t the best.
A bevy of UWA wrasslers with a whole lotta hope are gonna walk in….
One walks out…..
Rachel Tatum Lee.”
Brushing her hair back, she turns away for a brief second before turning back to the camera. She lowers her head and starts to speak…..
“This ain’t about just a title….
It’s about defendin’ my legacy in the UWA and showin’ why this promotion is the best all while leaving one thing behind ta see what ya witnessed last year, this time not holding an Iconic Trophy with a “chance”….
Instead, fifteen others…
Left “Dead In Tombstone”.”
Rachel turns back to the camera and stares it down with narrow eyes…..
FADE TO BLACK
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Rachel Tatum Lee 