Post by Tatiana on Jan 1, 2023 12:21:08 GMT -5
Happy New Year!
Or at least it will be for some of us, while others will have a rueful start of the new season in Action Wrestling. Personally, I begin my second season in AW much in the way I started my first… Back then, I was the Television Champion coming off a hot start to my career in the states. And I assumed that 2022 was going to be the greatest of my career
It would be easy to proclaim that 2023 will be the year Tatiana Jolee ascends into GREATNESS here in AW. But again… Fool me once… Instead, I am focused on what’s in front of me. Right now, I am the first and ONLY person to have held the AW PURITY CHAMPIONSHIP - and subsequently the last to hold the now defunct CBS Championship.
Right now, the focus is on a Fatal Four Way PURE WRESTLING match for the #1 Contendership to the AW Women’s WORLD Championship. A title that has been held by one of the very best in this business… The incomparable Jill Park… A chance to square up against Park is a prize worth fighting for without the caveat of a championship on the line. But as it stands - only one of us will go on to challenge the AW Legend for one of her two championships.
Spoiler: It’s not you
So, who do we have on the docket?
Maria Caruso - A newcomer to Action Wrestling from Dirty Jersey. I’m sure she will be eager as hell to get off to a stunning start… Though, if she thinks team sports and modeling have equipped her with the tools necessary to traverse the AW universe - she’s in for a rude awakening.
Niobe Martin - Another fairly new face to AW… We have had an encounter once before, and she put up a pretty good fight. Though for my money, she is more bark than bite. Yes, she’s plucky - but that’s as far as it goes for her… Otherwise she’s another pretty face shackled to the overused philosophy of throwing yourself around the ring for a pop.
This isn’t just ANOTHER Clash, folks. This is the FIRST CLASH of the season - a benchmark show in Hollywood, California. The stars of the big screen will be in attendance - the fans will be on HYPE and the chance to make a point to the entire roster is there to be gained.
The only question is whether or not you have the gumption to take it?
For me, this isn’t just a #1 Contendership match to an AW Title - nor is it just a chance to stand across the ring from the Baroness herself - but rather a clean slate. A way to restart my AW career off as the holder of Wrestling’s most interesting championship. And also, an opportunity to become the PURE Women’s WORLD Champion
So, ladies… I implore you to study tape. Do your due diligence, prepare both mind and body for the toughest fatal four-way match of your lives. I know you have aspirations - and though I’ve smacked two of you around once before, that doesn’t mean you’ve passed the litmus test. You’re facing off against the PURITY Champion - and unlike my previous few matches, I’m now rested and healed up from the injuries suffered in the defeat of Lissie Hope.
This is the BIGGEST match of your lives, ladies… You’re sharing the ring with the most talked about woman on the ACTION Roster - in a match that will decide who will go on to greater aspirations. You should be excited, even grateful that you’ll have the opportunity to tell your friends and family that you were defeated by the Pure Wrestling LEGEND on the first show of the year.
“Keep it up, Champ!”
My legs moved at a breakneck pace, sweat soaked my tank top and ran down my face as my heart beat heavily in my chest.
“You’re almost there!”
Ruby cheered me on as she stood to my right, a stopwatch in hand as I sprinted at full pace on the treadmill. Faster and harder was the goal - I always prided myself on my fitness, and as I entered my 40’s it was even more important than ever to maintain peak physical shape so I could keep up with these kids.
“Here comes the last uphill sprint!”
The treadmill hummed as the grade lifted as high as it could. I was now sprinting uphill, my breathing heavy as my arms swayed in step. I was nearing the objective of an 8-mile sprint and hopefully my time would be improved from the last workout. This time I was 100% fit and healthy without a rib injury or shoulder pain holding me back.
“You’re not going to have it easy on Clash - you have to be superior to these kids"
That much was undisputed - All three were younger than me, a couple of them quite a bit younger too. But they weren’t about to enter a fatal-four way with a washed-up has-been… Fuck no - they were getting a fine-tuned PRIZE fighter who was going to push all of them to their limits.
“Aaaaaand…”
Ruby leaned in, her gaze on the distance meter as I kept the sprint as if I were running a race at the Olympic games. I dared not look at the dashboard, instead I was fully focused on the sprint
“Done!”
She proclaimed, clicked the stop button on the watch as I finally reached forward and mashed the buttons to slow the beltline enough to hop off onto the sides and stop my sprint.
“I…” -huff- “Slayed it” -wheeze- “How was my time?”
My legs were on fire, and my heart felt like it was about to explode out of my chest… But it wasn’t a bad exhaustion… This is what training was all about. And I promised myself that I was going to be MUCH more prepared in 2023 then I was in 2022
“A whole twenty-three seconds faster than your last run… Almost a minute better than the one before that. How do you feel?”
I plucked the towel from the arm of the treadmill, wiping my face and neck with it as I stepped off the machine.
“I feel great… Like I’m going to fuck around and get myself a ticket to the big dance against Park”
“You’re the champ. These girls haven’t had the best of luck against you when you weren’t 100% - I’d suggest that they have no idea what’s coming to them. But that would imply they have any situational awareness at all”
“Gonzalez is probably the biggest threat… I know what she’s capable of”
I hated to admit it. But she was the real deal
And I knew she was going to be hungry for redemption
“Lissie Hope is your biggest threat”
I quirked "What?” Fuck Lissie Hope
“I’m worried she may interfere if she’s around the building… Maybe try to screw us out of the Women’s title match… But anyway, let me worry about that. You focus on the win”
“Yeah… I will”
I nodded… Lissie better not pull any shit.
I’ll BREAK her other leg if she does…
Or at least it will be for some of us, while others will have a rueful start of the new season in Action Wrestling. Personally, I begin my second season in AW much in the way I started my first… Back then, I was the Television Champion coming off a hot start to my career in the states. And I assumed that 2022 was going to be the greatest of my career
How wrong I was…
In hindsight, it’s obvious that I was foolish, eager, and ultimately blind to the politics and inquiries that go on in this federation
As they say… Fool me once…
As they say… Fool me once…
It would be easy to proclaim that 2023 will be the year Tatiana Jolee ascends into GREATNESS here in AW. But again… Fool me once… Instead, I am focused on what’s in front of me. Right now, I am the first and ONLY person to have held the AW PURITY CHAMPIONSHIP - and subsequently the last to hold the now defunct CBS Championship.
An honor I literally pried from Lissie Hope’s cold dead hands in a match that SHOULD have been match of the year.
But I digress…
I’m sure Lissie will come up in this narrative later on….
-wink-wink-
Right now, the focus is on a Fatal Four Way PURE WRESTLING match for the #1 Contendership to the AW Women’s WORLD Championship. A title that has been held by one of the very best in this business… The incomparable Jill Park… A chance to square up against Park is a prize worth fighting for without the caveat of a championship on the line. But as it stands - only one of us will go on to challenge the AW Legend for one of her two championships.
Spoiler: It’s not you
So, who do we have on the docket?
Robyn Gonzalez - Is as headstrong and confident as you can get. While I don’t necessarily like her on a personal level, she has certainly earned my respect with the fight she gave in our last match - A match I won, despite mistaking her Martial Arts Focus in a tweet that I’m sure she’ll latch onto even now…
Though, I am a bit confused as to why she’s still here
Didn’t we put our AW careers on the line in that match?
Maria Caruso - A newcomer to Action Wrestling from Dirty Jersey. I’m sure she will be eager as hell to get off to a stunning start… Though, if she thinks team sports and modeling have equipped her with the tools necessary to traverse the AW universe - she’s in for a rude awakening.
I’m not saying she’s a non-factor
But experience does count for quite a lot
Especially here
Niobe Martin - Another fairly new face to AW… We have had an encounter once before, and she put up a pretty good fight. Though for my money, she is more bark than bite. Yes, she’s plucky - but that’s as far as it goes for her… Otherwise she’s another pretty face shackled to the overused philosophy of throwing yourself around the ring for a pop.
Well, she’s going to get a pop.
Right in her pretty little face.
This isn’t just ANOTHER Clash, folks. This is the FIRST CLASH of the season - a benchmark show in Hollywood, California. The stars of the big screen will be in attendance - the fans will be on HYPE and the chance to make a point to the entire roster is there to be gained.
The only question is whether or not you have the gumption to take it?
For me, this isn’t just a #1 Contendership match to an AW Title - nor is it just a chance to stand across the ring from the Baroness herself - but rather a clean slate. A way to restart my AW career off as the holder of Wrestling’s most interesting championship. And also, an opportunity to become the PURE Women’s WORLD Champion
An honor that would put yours truly at the top next to the World Champion
Whether that’s Angelo, Dion, or Adams is to be determined.
Who, I might add. Would eat all three of you for breakfast with a side of whole milk and HGH.
(LISSIE 'ROID RAGE' HOPE)
Take a bow
Take a seat
Take a loss
See you on Clash, bitches.
- - - - - - -
“Keep it up, Champ!”
My legs moved at a breakneck pace, sweat soaked my tank top and ran down my face as my heart beat heavily in my chest.
“You’re almost there!”
Ruby cheered me on as she stood to my right, a stopwatch in hand as I sprinted at full pace on the treadmill. Faster and harder was the goal - I always prided myself on my fitness, and as I entered my 40’s it was even more important than ever to maintain peak physical shape so I could keep up with these kids.
“Here comes the last uphill sprint!”
The treadmill hummed as the grade lifted as high as it could. I was now sprinting uphill, my breathing heavy as my arms swayed in step. I was nearing the objective of an 8-mile sprint and hopefully my time would be improved from the last workout. This time I was 100% fit and healthy without a rib injury or shoulder pain holding me back.
“You’re not going to have it easy on Clash - you have to be superior to these kids"
That much was undisputed - All three were younger than me, a couple of them quite a bit younger too. But they weren’t about to enter a fatal-four way with a washed-up has-been… Fuck no - they were getting a fine-tuned PRIZE fighter who was going to push all of them to their limits.
“Aaaaaand…”
Ruby leaned in, her gaze on the distance meter as I kept the sprint as if I were running a race at the Olympic games. I dared not look at the dashboard, instead I was fully focused on the sprint
Well… That and not falling on my face and being ejected off the back of the treadmill in some comedy pratfall…
She proclaimed, clicked the stop button on the watch as I finally reached forward and mashed the buttons to slow the beltline enough to hop off onto the sides and stop my sprint.
“I…” -huff- “Slayed it” -wheeze- “How was my time?”
My legs were on fire, and my heart felt like it was about to explode out of my chest… But it wasn’t a bad exhaustion… This is what training was all about. And I promised myself that I was going to be MUCH more prepared in 2023 then I was in 2022
“A whole twenty-three seconds faster than your last run… Almost a minute better than the one before that. How do you feel?”
I plucked the towel from the arm of the treadmill, wiping my face and neck with it as I stepped off the machine.
“I feel great… Like I’m going to fuck around and get myself a ticket to the big dance against Park”
I RELISHED the chance to face Jill Park
She was a measuring stick
And one of the few people I actually liked in AW
“You’re the champ. These girls haven’t had the best of luck against you when you weren’t 100% - I’d suggest that they have no idea what’s coming to them. But that would imply they have any situational awareness at all”
“Gonzalez is probably the biggest threat… I know what she’s capable of”
I hated to admit it. But she was the real deal
And I knew she was going to be hungry for redemption
“Lissie Hope is your biggest threat”
I quirked "What?” Fuck Lissie Hope
“I’m worried she may interfere if she’s around the building… Maybe try to screw us out of the Women’s title match… But anyway, let me worry about that. You focus on the win”
“Yeah… I will”
I nodded… Lissie better not pull any shit.
I’ll BREAK her other leg if she does…
