Post by thedoc on Aug 22, 2014 21:17:58 GMT -5
So this is it isn’t it? This is my big chance to show the world that I am not some fly by night newcomer. Since I have been here, I have been the underdog in every single match, I haven’t been favored. When I was entered in the tag tournament two months ago, no one thought I would make it out of the first round, let alone make it to the finals with my partner.
When I faced my first challenge, tag champion Skye Sparks I was supposed to fall apart and be destroyed under the pressure of facing one half of the tag champions, it was one of my first times in a singles match but I adapted to the pressure, and I survived.
I rose…
A couple weeks later, I was placed in the ring with Crystal Hilton, a match that I was, in no way supposed to win, a match that was supposed to put Crystal over and lead her to a title match, but just as she was about to put me away I was able to steal a victory, I was able to find a way to persevere through the Rose Goddess and show the world that I wasn’t a rosebud, that I was indeed a lemon.
I rose…
Then there was the challenge of one of the most dominant women’s champions in the history of the wrestling world, she has held titles all over the world and has ran rosters dry of competition, she is the daughter of my husband and one of the most amazing athletes in the world. She was supposed to beat me, I had a great run but there was no chance that I could defeat her right?
Wrong…
I rose…
And I will continue this journey Kate Steele, you are a great champion and you have been a proud banner carrier for this federation but your time is over, it is time for something new, something fresh and I am that fresh and new thing the world is craving. I am that new and wonderful change the fans are clamoring for. I won’t back down, I won’t give up despite what the world says.
Because I pave new paths…
I build new bridges…
I above all will not back down; I will not be played like a fool. You can say what you want about my experience or my name, or whatever stupid little thing that you can grasp on to, in order to build some sort of false drama about this match, but let’s be honest about this, this right here is a match that pits a younger more experienced wrestler against a woman who is trying her best to fit in. An older woman who decided late in life that she wanted to test herself in a new manner.
I don’t do this for the money Kate, or the fame. I don’t do this for the glory and the adoration of fans. I do this for the elation I feel when I perform, for the pride that sits heavily on my heart after I get out of the ring.
I do this because I rise, because I don’t give up, because inherently I have been gifted with all the attributes that a wrestler has. I just figured it out later than most. But, I won’t let that stop me.
I won’t let that define me.
And I hope you don’t think it does Kate, because I have some more surprised up my sleeve, I have had some downs since earning the number one contender status but I am going to turn those around, I am going to put those things behind me.
And I am going to rise.
{Scene opens, the doc walks down an aisle towards a man who stands at an alter, she wears a white dress and it is obvious that this is a wedding, from quite a while ago. The doc looks younger, and the man at the altar certainly isn’t her current husband, international wrestling superstar and sex symbol Gib}
{She makes her way to the stage, and her husband is a very handsome man, he is dressed nicely and you see that on his side of the church is quite full, the side she stands on has a few people, but she doesn’t have much family, and most of her friends stand next to her in the line as her bridesmaids}
{I would take you through this whole thing, but the fact is you know how the whole wedding thing happens, so we will just go to the night after the wedding, after the reception, after the jovial celebration and drinking and dancing, we are in the hotel room, the door is kicked open and the husband of The Doc carries her over the threshold of the room. He places her on the bed and smiles, looking at her}
Man: Now, you are my woman, now you can quit this college thing and I will take care of you.
Doc: That isn’t what I want at all, I have worked hard to get where I am, I am not just going to stop. I have less than a year left and I will have my degree.
Man: Look, I know your little school is important to you but let’s be honest, you aren’t going to have time for that. You are going to get pregnant, you are going to be keeping the home.
Doc: That isn’t what marriage is, that isn’t what this is at all.
{The man’s demeanor changes, he stands and the Doc turns on the bed, putting her feet on the floor and sitting}
Man: I told you I was going to take care of you.
Doc: And you can, I am just not giving up what I worked so hard for.
{The man, quickly, violently and without warning backhands her across the face. She recoils hitting the bed in a erratic motion. She turns towards him with rage in her eyes, with hatred in her body. She stands, tears well in her eyes but they don’t leave her eyes}
Doc: Is that what marriage is? Are you a big tough guy now? You don’t even hit hard, you aren’t even a man at all….
{This time he closes his fist and catches her in the eye, it sends her back as she falls back to the bed, her eye quickly swells and he turns leaving the room. The Doc sits herself on the bed pulling her knees to her chest and rocking, only now to tears start to fall from her eyes, mixing with the blood from her eye, nose and lip, ruining her perfect dress.}
A lot of people would give up after they found out that there husband was a monster in disguise, and guess what? I gave up for a long time Kate; I gave up for a long time. A lot of people would have left that night, a lot of people would have immediately had the marriage annulled but I didn’t. I saw that this was how my father treated my mother and I fell into that trap.
I did what he wanted, that nameless faceless man who will bother me no more. I bent to his will and did what he said, I quit school, I stopped working and I was his trophy wife, I made his dinner, I took care of his laundry and ironed his shirts. And you would think that eventually I would’ve been a strong and powerful woman, you would’ve thought that I would have gotten sick of it and left but you know what, I didn’t. I didn’t.
He wanted a family, and guess what? I couldn’t give it, I was unable to give him the children he required and for that he wouldn’t forgive me, I gave up everything for him, absolutely everything and what did he do? He threw me aside, left me in a house without a job, without an education, without anything but you know what, I made it. I succeeded and it was ugly and embarrassing but it was me, it was me, fighting on.
And Kate that is what you have to understand above all, I am a fighter deep down and it isn’t because I was trained to be a wrestler or a fighter.
Life created this for me… Life forced this upon me.
But when most people would’ve given up I went back to school, I swore off men for so long, so very, very long. I swore off love because nothing was going to get in my way again, nothing, not a man, not a person, not a lack of money or place to stay.
Nothing.
And that is what you have to face Kate, someone that has the resolve and determination to not give up, someone who has the fight and the determination and the will to succeed to bet the very best at everything that she does.
And my story, it could’ve ended poorly, I could’ve been a statistic but I didn’t allow it, I wouldn’t allow it. Now I am happy, now life has given me blessing after blessing and they came from the oddest places, as such blessings do.
I have a husband who loves me, and who cherishes my existence.
I have a stepson who trains me, and deals with my faults…
I have a stepdaughter who accepts me and loves me for who I am now, it took some coercing but she came around as I knew she would because she knows that I love her father and that I am doing this for the right reasons.
And soon I will be a world champion Kate, mark my words. I am going to walk out of the arena this weekend as the world champion. And I am going to do that for my family, for the people who believe in me and also for myself.
Because I worked hard for this, and I am not going to let this opportunity slip through my fingers.
{Scene opens to Gib and The Doc sitting on the couch, an action movie plays in the background and Gib looks disinterested, instead staring at his wife}
Doc: You aren’t enjoying this are you?
Gib: No this is great, I love movies where people die and get shot constantly, this is in no way better than watching The Notebook with that dreamboat Ryan Gosling.
Doc: We can watch that if you want.
Gib: No, I chose the last movie it was your turn. I just didn’t think we would end up watching the Expendables, I mean, this movie is great and all but…
{The Doc picks up the remote and pauses the movie}
Doc: You know, I never thought you would be the kind of man that would not watch a testosterone filled smashfest.
Gib: I love these movies, I am man here me roar.
{Doc smiles, pulling Gib closer to her}
Gib: You know, you haven’t spoken much about your match this week, should we talk strategy or something?
Doc: No, I think I am beyond the get my ass kicked and roll the other person up now.
Gib: You are, I am sorry I didn’t take you seriously, you are a certifiable badass, and when you hit Zelda with the Metal Health off the top rope, I knew at that point I had underestimated you and I am sorry about that. You deserve where you are, and you did it the hard way, by earning it against the best, by going out and impressing people with your matches. I could’ve gotten you an instant title shot, I still have pull in this business but I like that you went about it the right way. And the crowd, they love you and they should. You have something that most people don’t.
Doc: What is that?
{Gib takes his hand and places it over Doc’s chest, you are waiting for him to say “sweet jugs” but he surprises you}
Gib: You have the biggest heart of anyone I have ever met, and I am happy that you are sharing that with me, I am happy that you are giving me the chance to be your big bear.
{The Doc smiles and pulls Gib in for a kiss, the cameraman understands where this is going and the scene fades to black.}
When I faced my first challenge, tag champion Skye Sparks I was supposed to fall apart and be destroyed under the pressure of facing one half of the tag champions, it was one of my first times in a singles match but I adapted to the pressure, and I survived.
I rose…
A couple weeks later, I was placed in the ring with Crystal Hilton, a match that I was, in no way supposed to win, a match that was supposed to put Crystal over and lead her to a title match, but just as she was about to put me away I was able to steal a victory, I was able to find a way to persevere through the Rose Goddess and show the world that I wasn’t a rosebud, that I was indeed a lemon.
I rose…
Then there was the challenge of one of the most dominant women’s champions in the history of the wrestling world, she has held titles all over the world and has ran rosters dry of competition, she is the daughter of my husband and one of the most amazing athletes in the world. She was supposed to beat me, I had a great run but there was no chance that I could defeat her right?
Wrong…
I rose…
And I will continue this journey Kate Steele, you are a great champion and you have been a proud banner carrier for this federation but your time is over, it is time for something new, something fresh and I am that fresh and new thing the world is craving. I am that new and wonderful change the fans are clamoring for. I won’t back down, I won’t give up despite what the world says.
Because I pave new paths…
I build new bridges…
I above all will not back down; I will not be played like a fool. You can say what you want about my experience or my name, or whatever stupid little thing that you can grasp on to, in order to build some sort of false drama about this match, but let’s be honest about this, this right here is a match that pits a younger more experienced wrestler against a woman who is trying her best to fit in. An older woman who decided late in life that she wanted to test herself in a new manner.
I don’t do this for the money Kate, or the fame. I don’t do this for the glory and the adoration of fans. I do this for the elation I feel when I perform, for the pride that sits heavily on my heart after I get out of the ring.
I do this because I rise, because I don’t give up, because inherently I have been gifted with all the attributes that a wrestler has. I just figured it out later than most. But, I won’t let that stop me.
I won’t let that define me.
And I hope you don’t think it does Kate, because I have some more surprised up my sleeve, I have had some downs since earning the number one contender status but I am going to turn those around, I am going to put those things behind me.
And I am going to rise.
{Scene opens, the doc walks down an aisle towards a man who stands at an alter, she wears a white dress and it is obvious that this is a wedding, from quite a while ago. The doc looks younger, and the man at the altar certainly isn’t her current husband, international wrestling superstar and sex symbol Gib}
{She makes her way to the stage, and her husband is a very handsome man, he is dressed nicely and you see that on his side of the church is quite full, the side she stands on has a few people, but she doesn’t have much family, and most of her friends stand next to her in the line as her bridesmaids}
{I would take you through this whole thing, but the fact is you know how the whole wedding thing happens, so we will just go to the night after the wedding, after the reception, after the jovial celebration and drinking and dancing, we are in the hotel room, the door is kicked open and the husband of The Doc carries her over the threshold of the room. He places her on the bed and smiles, looking at her}
Man: Now, you are my woman, now you can quit this college thing and I will take care of you.
Doc: That isn’t what I want at all, I have worked hard to get where I am, I am not just going to stop. I have less than a year left and I will have my degree.
Man: Look, I know your little school is important to you but let’s be honest, you aren’t going to have time for that. You are going to get pregnant, you are going to be keeping the home.
Doc: That isn’t what marriage is, that isn’t what this is at all.
{The man’s demeanor changes, he stands and the Doc turns on the bed, putting her feet on the floor and sitting}
Man: I told you I was going to take care of you.
Doc: And you can, I am just not giving up what I worked so hard for.
{The man, quickly, violently and without warning backhands her across the face. She recoils hitting the bed in a erratic motion. She turns towards him with rage in her eyes, with hatred in her body. She stands, tears well in her eyes but they don’t leave her eyes}
Doc: Is that what marriage is? Are you a big tough guy now? You don’t even hit hard, you aren’t even a man at all….
{This time he closes his fist and catches her in the eye, it sends her back as she falls back to the bed, her eye quickly swells and he turns leaving the room. The Doc sits herself on the bed pulling her knees to her chest and rocking, only now to tears start to fall from her eyes, mixing with the blood from her eye, nose and lip, ruining her perfect dress.}
A lot of people would give up after they found out that there husband was a monster in disguise, and guess what? I gave up for a long time Kate; I gave up for a long time. A lot of people would have left that night, a lot of people would have immediately had the marriage annulled but I didn’t. I saw that this was how my father treated my mother and I fell into that trap.
I did what he wanted, that nameless faceless man who will bother me no more. I bent to his will and did what he said, I quit school, I stopped working and I was his trophy wife, I made his dinner, I took care of his laundry and ironed his shirts. And you would think that eventually I would’ve been a strong and powerful woman, you would’ve thought that I would have gotten sick of it and left but you know what, I didn’t. I didn’t.
He wanted a family, and guess what? I couldn’t give it, I was unable to give him the children he required and for that he wouldn’t forgive me, I gave up everything for him, absolutely everything and what did he do? He threw me aside, left me in a house without a job, without an education, without anything but you know what, I made it. I succeeded and it was ugly and embarrassing but it was me, it was me, fighting on.
And Kate that is what you have to understand above all, I am a fighter deep down and it isn’t because I was trained to be a wrestler or a fighter.
Life created this for me… Life forced this upon me.
But when most people would’ve given up I went back to school, I swore off men for so long, so very, very long. I swore off love because nothing was going to get in my way again, nothing, not a man, not a person, not a lack of money or place to stay.
Nothing.
And that is what you have to face Kate, someone that has the resolve and determination to not give up, someone who has the fight and the determination and the will to succeed to bet the very best at everything that she does.
And my story, it could’ve ended poorly, I could’ve been a statistic but I didn’t allow it, I wouldn’t allow it. Now I am happy, now life has given me blessing after blessing and they came from the oddest places, as such blessings do.
I have a husband who loves me, and who cherishes my existence.
I have a stepson who trains me, and deals with my faults…
I have a stepdaughter who accepts me and loves me for who I am now, it took some coercing but she came around as I knew she would because she knows that I love her father and that I am doing this for the right reasons.
And soon I will be a world champion Kate, mark my words. I am going to walk out of the arena this weekend as the world champion. And I am going to do that for my family, for the people who believe in me and also for myself.
Because I worked hard for this, and I am not going to let this opportunity slip through my fingers.
{Scene opens to Gib and The Doc sitting on the couch, an action movie plays in the background and Gib looks disinterested, instead staring at his wife}
Doc: You aren’t enjoying this are you?
Gib: No this is great, I love movies where people die and get shot constantly, this is in no way better than watching The Notebook with that dreamboat Ryan Gosling.
Doc: We can watch that if you want.
Gib: No, I chose the last movie it was your turn. I just didn’t think we would end up watching the Expendables, I mean, this movie is great and all but…
{The Doc picks up the remote and pauses the movie}
Doc: You know, I never thought you would be the kind of man that would not watch a testosterone filled smashfest.
Gib: I love these movies, I am man here me roar.
{Doc smiles, pulling Gib closer to her}
Gib: You know, you haven’t spoken much about your match this week, should we talk strategy or something?
Doc: No, I think I am beyond the get my ass kicked and roll the other person up now.
Gib: You are, I am sorry I didn’t take you seriously, you are a certifiable badass, and when you hit Zelda with the Metal Health off the top rope, I knew at that point I had underestimated you and I am sorry about that. You deserve where you are, and you did it the hard way, by earning it against the best, by going out and impressing people with your matches. I could’ve gotten you an instant title shot, I still have pull in this business but I like that you went about it the right way. And the crowd, they love you and they should. You have something that most people don’t.
Doc: What is that?
{Gib takes his hand and places it over Doc’s chest, you are waiting for him to say “sweet jugs” but he surprises you}
Gib: You have the biggest heart of anyone I have ever met, and I am happy that you are sharing that with me, I am happy that you are giving me the chance to be your big bear.
{The Doc smiles and pulls Gib in for a kiss, the cameraman understands where this is going and the scene fades to black.}