Post by Casey Holliday on Jan 13, 2019 17:54:29 GMT -5
Date: January 7, 2019
UCI Champion Casey Hoplliday has just walked through the curtains after her tag team victory with Andre Holms over Beau Blaze and Zombie McMorris. One would think that this would make the UCI Champion happy but instead, she is walking through the hallway looking quite frustrated. Still, she has her tittle over her shoulder and she is looking as composed as she can be in the heat of the moment. However, her temper is about to be tested by the sudden presence of interviewer Jenna Bauer who stops her in her tracks.
Jenna: Casey…
Casey sighs and rolls her eyes.
Casey: Piss off!
Jenna: I just wanted to talk…
Casey sighs, already regretting the fact that she told Jenna to fuck off without Jenna having done anything to her.
Casey: I’m sorry. I’m incredibly frustrated right now.
Jenna doesn’t respond right away as suddenly the cameraman approaches the pair of them. At this point, Casey realizes that this is being filmed for either a live segment on Clash or for something that is going to be uploaded as an exclusive on ActionWrestling.com. Realizing this, now the prodigal champion knows she has to be in top form.
Jenna: For an actionwrestling.com exclusive, this is Jenna Bauer and I am standing by with the UCI Champion, Casey Holliday. Now Casey, just moments ago you teamed up with Andre Holmes and you both managed to beat Zombie and Beau… but without controversy as you gave him a pretty stiff elbow to the face. You look frustrated so… what’s going on? Why the frustration despite being able to win your match?
Casey: For starters, I wanted to be the one to get the win for my team. I was going to live up to my word as the UCI Champion when I said that I wasn’t going to screw him over and I did just that. But, I also wnated to show that egotistical son of a bitch who’s the boss and who’s the champ.
Jenna: Is that why you decked him with an elbow during the match?
Casey scoffs and laughs.
Casey: No. That was a pure accident… although knowing his dumbass he’s going to take it like that. But sure, more drama to add to the match, you know? Whatever helps him sleep at night. He thinks just because he’s wrestled all around the world since he’s been gone that he’s the greatest thing since sliced bread. Back in UCI, I thought he was a nusiance...you know… when I made it a mission to destroy all the Guardians? Fast forward to now, since I’ve matured and realized some of the errors of my ways and for fuck’s sake, he’s STILL a nuisance. Once an asshole… ALWAYS an asshole.
Jenna: You don’t like him much do you?
Casey shakes her head.
Jenna: Why not? Was it because he got a title shot handed to him by walking in the door?
Casey: If that was the reason, I’d be a hypocrite considering how I had a title shot at the belt I hold now in just my second match here so no… that’s not it. It’s… personal… let me tell you that.
Jenna: Personal? I understand that it would be considering he’s coming after YOUR title…
Casey: Oh it goes far beyond the UCI Championship, Jenna…
Jenna: What’s that supposed to mean? Is there still a harboring of hatred of the Guardians?
Casey: Nothing to do with that. Granted, most of the folks that have ever been a Guardian like himself and Bonnie Blue have proven themselves to be hypocrites but that’s another angle for another time. It’s very personal, Jenna. This goes beyond the championship. In fact, at the risk of possibly exaggerating this just a little bit… to be completely honest with you… this even goes beyond professional wrestling. I don’t just dislike Andre Holmes… I fucking hate him.
Jenna raises her eyebrows in surprise, clearly not expecting that.
Jenna: And you hate him because…
Casey: I’ll just leave it to all of you to speculate for right now…
Casey nods at the cameraman as a signal for him to step aside and that’s precisely what he does. She lets out a deep breath to calm herself some before she walks past the cameraman and out of the scene and camera shot while she hears Jenna close off the abrupt interview in the background.
Casey: It’s personal… my god it’s personal. I’ve really grown to hate the guy. Now’s not the time to reveal to the world how personal it really is between him and I…
Casey continues to make her journey down the hallway over to the locker room… where for the remainder of the Clash broadcast she allowed herself to seep in anger and frustration over what had happened in the match she and Andre Holmes had just won. She knows that the next few weeks are going to be quite rough but she also knows that she’s up for the challenge and isn’t going to let Andre deny her her due.
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“I’ve accomplished so much, yet I’ve still got so much to learn in this business. One of them is that once you establish a certain reputation… some folks are always going to hold that against you…”
Date: January 10, 2019
Casey has returned to the Seattle Wrestling Academy again, this time to work with some of the students there as she continues the rehabilitation of her image at the school her father once owned and that she was banned from at TWO points in her three-year-long career. The other female students appear to be taking to her quite well as she has them all gathered in the center of a training ring to cap off the lesson she was giving them.
Casey: The one thing I want to tell you ladies is that being where I am now and accomplishing so much at a young age… that shit isn’t easy. You’d think that winning a prestigious tournament in SCW within your first 4 or 5 matches would make it so, right? Nope! The thing that I want you ladies to take away from all this today is that this business can change you for the worse sometimes. This business is cruel, it’s heartbreaking and it’s going to eat you the fuck up. I’m not talking about the Indies, I’m talking about the real deal. If you think you have it hard in the Indies, you need to toughen the fuck up, alright? Because it’s only going to get harder and only the strong can survive. I lived through that… I lived through SCW driving me insane and turning me into something I never wanted to be. I lived through being brainwashed and manipulated by a boyfriend that never had my best interest at heart. So… whatever you do… don’t lose your identity. Lose it… you’re fucked… and people will always see you for your worst. Thanks ladies….
There’s a small applause in the ring before the students file out. Casey takes a deep breath, seemingly happy about a lecture going through without a hitch. She turns and walks to her corner, getting some water and taking a drink of it before she hears someone at the side of the ring she’s in.
Voice: Is that how you explain what you were before? A bunch of excuses?
Casey turns around, her eyebrows being raised at the sudden sight of a young lady younger than her walking into the ring with her.
Casey: Heather…
Heather is another student at the Academy, but unlike Hayley and Bianca, Heather isn’t going to be very nice.
Heather: It’s always fun to see you treat those students better than you treated me on my first day here.
Casey is suddenly feeling guilty, not knowing what to say.
Heather: You don’t remember? Do you need me to remind you of the time when you grabbed me by the wrist trying to pull me out of the locker room and because I wouldn’t listen to you, you punched me in the face?
Casey winces, clearly remembering one of her biggest mistakes during her downward spiral outside of the ring.
Casey: I’m sorry…
Heather: You’re “sorry”. Sorry isn’t good enough! I had damaged vision for weeks, Casey! It affected my training here! I was THIS close to being cut from the school because I wasn’t performing to standards after what you did to me. You affected my confidence which was fragile to start with. I felt like a worthless human being because of you and all you can say to me is “sorry”? You’re not sorry! This little “redemption” act you’ve got going on is bullshit.
Casey: And what I did to you gives you the right to judge me? I’ve changed, Heather. I’m not that person anymore. “Crying Casey” is out to pasture. You’ve seen what I’ve been up to lately.
Heather: I don’t believe it. You’ve still got much of the same attitude that I remember.
Casey: I’m not sorry that I’m outspoken and opinionated. But for fuck’s sake Heather, it was over two years ago. I know I’ve messed up so much but it’s not fair for you to judge me for what I did to you. I know my word isn’t enough to show you how sorry I really am for what I did to you, but I’m trying so hard to change and be better. I haven’t cheated in a match in a long time.
Heather responds with a sarcastic golf clap.
Heather: Good for you! I’m SO impressed! Hey, mind telling me about how you LOVE Andre Holmes? Yeah, nice egocentric online interview, Casey. Once a cunt, always a cunt. And trust me… I’m not the only one that feels this new leaf of yours is bullshit. There’s a lot of people here at the Academy that don’t even want you around. The only reason why you’re here is because Victoria is the second chance giver that I’d never be for you. Honestly, you’re only where you are because of DADDY and nothing else…
Casey winces, those harsh words hitting her hard. All she can do is watch Heather step through the ropes and roll out of the ring. Casey at this point finds herself in a sullen mood as she exits the ring herself.
Voice: God, she was harsh…
Casey is surprised once more, but this time in a positive way as her friends Hayley Halsey and Bianca Vasquez approach her, having heard everything that just happened.
Casey: Can’t say she wasn’t lying about anything she said there…
Hayley: Casey, even if your father didn’t once own this school, you’d still have the career that you have. You’re just as successful as Victoria when she was your age and…
Casey: With all due respect for Victoria, I’m tired of being compared to her. So our careers have paralleled, but I’m not wrestling to be the next Victoria Salinas. I feel horrible for what I did to her…
Bianca: Hey, if it’s worth anything, you hurt me worse than you hurt her and I forgave you.
Casey: But that doesn’t mean everyone else will. Do you honestly think everyone in the Action Wrestling locker room, especially those that were in UCI… are going to forgive me so easily for being a cancer in UCI and in the early tenure of my AW career? I mean… look at Andre! He treats me like I’m still that same person. It’s frustrating because I don’t want people to see me that way anymore. I’m grateful that you both have forgiven and that I’m allowed back in this school again. But still...why do wrestlers have such long memories?
Hayley: All you can do is show them that you’re not who you were. I get that it’s a struggle.
Bianca: And you DID put yourself in this situation being how you were to begin with.
Casey: I know. But still, my UCI championship reign has changed me so much for the better and has really given me something to appreciate… or rather… taught me how to really appreciate what you have in this business. I’m not going to stop trying just because someone I hurt has decided not to forgive me and I’m especially not going to stop trying just because the self-proclaimed king shit walks into AW, gets a title shot against me and acts like I’m beneath him and the same person he knew in UCI. All I can do is keep battling, keep grinding and proving to the world why I’m the prodigy that I am
Bianca: And the greatest UCI Champion ever!!!
Casey: Okay, no need to go THAT far…
Hayley: Well, you DO have the most defenses and by the time you face Andre, you’ll have the longest reign ever UCI or AW…
Casey: Huh… I didn’t realize that latter part….
Hayley: ...for what it’s worth anyway.
Casey: Thanks ladies, for getting my head straight. I admit I was starting to get a little discouraged and frustrated after recent events.
Bianca: Hey, we don’t hold the past against you. We’ve always got your back.
Casey can only smile as she begins to walk out of the gym and toward the exit while her two best friends follow her. It gives her a little relief to know that she’s got a sense of forgiveness from those she’s hurt, but she also realizes that her image respectability in the business still has a long way to go…
Date: January 13, 2019
“L Verez, huh? This is going to be interesting… very interesting… not just for what she is and what she’s all about, but for who she was associated with at one point in time. I know Andre Holmes is going to be watching this one but I’m not going to let that son of a bitch distract me from what needs to be done!”
Casey is seated in the studio with her UCI Championship over her shoulder, processing those thoughts along with many others as she reflects on Clash last week and how frustrating of an experience that was for her. Despite all that, she continues to be as composed as she can be as she expresses her mind about recent events and of her upcoming match tomorrow.
Casey Holliday: I’m happy that Andre and I were able to win, but I’m not happy about the circumstances. Still, I can’t complain. A win is a win even if he was the one that got the pinfall to further fulfill his insatiable, bloated ego! I’m not going to stress too much about it because I know in a couple of weeks time I get to shut him up and if I’m lucky, maybe even humble him and make him realize he’s not king shit anymore. But that’s enough about him… at least directly. I’ve got an interesting challenge on my plate in L Verez and I am going to be the first to admit that here in Action Wrestling, this is going to be my hardest opponent to date. When I think about L Verez, some words that are commonly associated with her include “Guardian”, for her associations with that name, “award winner” for recently winning female wrestler of the year, “accomplished” for much of what she has been able to do in the past and “potential” for what she is truly capable of and I’m not going to sugarcoat it or downplay it… tomorrow, I am facing someone that has a future world championship run ahead of her someday. And that’s the one thing I’m really going to focus on for the time being…
That one word…
”Potential”
And L, there is no denying you’ve got tons of it but hey, tomorrow night? Oh you know you’ve got quite the tall task ahead of you. You’re facing someone who was the absolute best wrestler that had never won a UCI or an AW World Championship… well… that was before I won my championship. Now that I’ve done that, I will not be shy in admitting that YOU are now that wrestler that is the absolute best that has yet to win either world championship and while it’s partially a compliment… it’s also a criticism because for someone of your caliber, that’s not necessarily a good thing is it?
Basically, the question that I want to pose to you is: how come it hasn’t happened yet? You’d think with all the hype surrounding you and with all the big matches that you’ve won, you’d actually BE a world champion right now… or have already been one in the past. What’s wrong? Is the spotlight too big for you? I mean… you DID have a world title match to close out 2018, didn’t you? TFK, Karlie Nash and SJW… and for fuck’s sake L, considering the names in that match, you should have at least finished as the runner up. Yet… you didn’t win, did you? You didn’t even finish second. You were the first elimination in that match! And don’t get me wrong, as a competitor I have respect for you because you bust your ass and you do it with class… or at least with as much class as someone out of this world can have if you know what I mean so I WANT to write it off as a bad night for you… I really do… except… it’s not the first main event opportunity you’ve choked away is it?
How about Turmoil? Triple threat? Okay so that wasn’t ALL your fault because of bullshit interference, but that’s another example of how you just couldn’t take that final step.
How about the Wrestler of the Year tournament? Final four? Spencer Adams? Damn… you JUST couldn’t get it done! But hey, if it was ME in there against Spencer, I KNOW I would have pulled through. It’s just too damn bad I spent the latter half of 2018 being so underrated that I wasn’t even in that tournament because I know deep down that if it was me, I would have pulled it off.
You beat Corey Black, which is no small feat I’ll give you that. But how about that All-In ladder match at Uprising? You didn’t win that one either? DAMN! Hey, while you were choking yet another main event opportunity that night, I was winning my first world championship. I’m just saying. Oh but wait there was that UCI title unification match… no… you didn’t win that one either. Look L, I am not bringing up your past failures in a main event caliber situation to put you down, okay? I respect the hell out of you like I said earlier it’s just… if there’s two words that are associated with the term “Guardian” it’s “World champion”. As much as I hated that stable back in UCI, I’m not going to deny that practically everyone that has been a Guardian has been a world champion: Alex Richards, Andre Holmes, Bonnie Blue…
Yet… not you…
I bring all this up because coming into our match tomorrow, I want you to look in the mirror and I want you to ask yourself why you haven’t taken that final step in your career to be what everyone has believed you are destined to be since almost the day you walked in through that door. You had a golden ticket of your own standing side by side with Andre Holmes in the beginning and yet, you’ve yet to cash it in. Facts are facts L, and the fact of the matter is that the only reason why you won Female Wrestler of the Year is because I wasn’t nominated for that award because I don’t understand how someone who fell short when it mattered most time and time again could be rewarded in such a fashion. Did you win the award because of what you accomplished? Or did you win it because of hopes and expectations you have yet to realize?
Meanwhile, I’m busting my ass and breaking records in my first world title reign defending against the biggest names that have ever held this title in Zombie McMorris and Kevin Bishop and I’m beating them straight up. I’m not the choker you’ve been. I step my game up in a big stage match and that’s what I’m going to do tomorrow. Regardless of the outcome tomorrow, win or lose, I WANT you to prove me wrong. I WANT you to show me what the hype is all about. The bigger the challenge you give me, the better this is going to be and the sweeter this victory will be as well. A match like this… you and me… it has no business being in the midcard of a regular Clash. A match between you and me should be main eventing a god damn Pay-Per-View… but it’s not… because while I’ve lived up to my potential, the WORD “potential” has been more of a curse than it is a blessing because that word haunts you as a reminder of what you’ve yet to achieve. So here’s how I want it to be tomorrow…
I want the L Verez that beat the shit out of Corey Black and for a brief moment, showed why she is a POTENTIAL main event contender.
I don’t want the L Verez that was the first elimination in that four way elimination match. I don’t want the L Verez that lost to Spencer Adams in the Wrestler of the Year tournament.
I want the L Verez that was anointed a POTENTIAL franchise star from almost the day she walked in that door. You and I, L, we could very well be the two best women’s wrestlers of our generation. Ten years from now, they’ll be talking about us. Hell, we might even be career long rivals starting with this match. And I do believe that it can all happen… but only if you catch up to me because at the end of the day, that’s the only way you’re beating me tomorrow… if you catch up to me and show me the anointed future main eventer everyone has said you are and yet haven’t been able to prove that you actually are.
Unfortunately…
Considering everything I just mentioned…
Considering your massive shortcomings in big matches…
Considering how CLUTCH I’ve been in said big matches in UCI in Action Wrestling…
I don’t see you catching up to me tomorrow night… or anytime soon. So please L, for your sake, prove me wrong. Prove that in the heat of the moment, you can step up and be a future world champion.
Otherwise?
You’ll just have to settle for being in the “best wrestlers who never won a world title” category… and I know you don’t want that.
So take this opportunity tomorrow and own it the best way you can, because you’re not beating me without the fight of your life. Unlike you, I KNOW what it takes to win the big matches, I KNOW what it’s like to win the big one. Don’t you dare waste this opportunity, L Verez.
Show me how fucking good you can really be!
Casey shuts off the camera at this point and continues to mentally prepare for the huge battle she has ahead.