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Post by REDEFINE Pro on Oct 25, 2015 0:33:25 GMT
MARS TETCH (c) vs CARMEN CAMBRIDGE
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Post by Carmen Cambridge on Oct 25, 2015 2:31:01 GMT
Carmen is sitting in the trainers room after the show, milking her 'injury' at the hands of Grayson Shaw for all its worth. She's holding an ice pack to her face. The trainer begins to walk away, prompting Carmen to throw the ice pack at him and shout.
"Where are you going!? Get your pasty behind back over here until I tell you to leave."
The trainer returns hesitantly, standing behind Carmen as he begins rubbing the side of her head.
"Tonight, I cut the dead weight free and what happened? Grayson decided to be a coward and attack me after the match over it. Sorry boo boo, your meal ticket is gone. I was tired of carrying you. Not only did you lose our tag titles, you have lost every single match we've lost, I've lost none. You even lost to my opponent this week, Mars Tetch. Not only did you lose to him, but you shook his hand after he beat you. Forreal? You've gone soft Grayson, but enough about you, this is about Mars.
Ay Mars, welcome to my company boo boo. We have one thing in common, neither of us have been pinned or submitted in Redefine. All of my losses, they came in tag matches thanks to Grayson losing for us. There's a big difference though Mars, the difference is, I've been wrestling main event players, while you have been wrestling bottomfeeders. Lets keep it real. My first match in this company was against Jordan Ciserano. Guess what boo boo? Our current number one contender for the Redefine title, Ciserano? I beat him in my first match. In my second match, I beat him and his partner, the most storied tag team in Redefine history, Death by Velocity to capture tag team gold. That's how you make a splash.
Who have you been beating? Scott Draven? Who the eff is that? Geki Nitoh? What has he done? And don't get me started on Grayson 'I was carried by Carmen' Shaw. You finally picked up a noteworthy win when you beat Faolan Reid for that shiny, pretty, TV title, but guess what boo boo? That belt is coming with me."
Carmen turns her head, grimacing as she does, holding her head with one hand as she pushes the trainer away with the other.
"Next week, Mars, you face the toughest challenge of your Redefine career to date. I didn't come here to play with the boys, I came here to win gold and look good doin' it. While you spent the last few years in a jail cell, waiting for a chance, I was EARNING my stripes in Mexico, and now here in the US. For 3 years wrestling has been my life, and the moments I work for are the ones I get next week.
Do you wanna be one of those champions who loses on the first defense? Too bad, because its down DOWN. I WILL be the next TV Champion. Bet on it."
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Post by Mars Tetch on Oct 25, 2015 18:27:46 GMT
//[REDEFINENottingham 5.01]\\ //[TV Title Defense vs -Carmen Cambridge-]\\ //[.start.]\\
Carmen Cambridge. Another one of the big names here in this company. As you said, you've been fighting main event caliber opponents. Me, yeah, I beat Scott Draven-- who hasn't done a whole lot since I dropped him on his dome a couple of times. And Geki Nitoh? He might've had it, but apparently he lost it since then.
But Grayson Shaw, whether he was "carried" or not, was a champion. And that's never something to overlook or brush aside. At the end of the match, talent recognized talent, skill recognized skill, and that's why he shook my hand. Not 'cuz he was going soft. But because it takes a hell of a lot more guts to acknowledge someone had more than you on the day than to be a sore loser and punk them out for a loss.
Grayson Shaw didn't know me before that match, but he sure as hell knows me now. And in the span of those nine minutes, he saw something in me that made him respect me enough to shake my hand.
But you, Carmen? Gray teamed with you for a while. Long enough to know what kind of person you were. And after losing to the Towers of London last week, he evidently decided to show you the kind of respect he felt you deserved.
What does that say about you? It says that you're someone that I need to be much more wary about wrestling.
This isn't to say I wasn't being careful about wrestling Draven, Nitoh, or Shaw-- but I went into those matches with a particular mindset, and I'm going into this one with another.
Not just because now I'm the World Television Champion, and I'm defending my crown. But because I'm going in the ring with someone who has been in the wars here in this company. It's gonna be one hell of a fight.
And it's not going to be a fight I'm planning to lose. Whatever awaits me next week, whatever awaits me in Manchester, that's for me to worry about later. Because I don't look further than the fight directly in front of me.
And Carmen Cambridge? Don't think that just because I wasn't wrestling for five years that wrestling wasn't my life. This is what I live for. This is what I am.
A fighter.
A warrior.
A champion.
And in Nottingham, Carmen, we'll find out what kind of person one another is. And you'll find out exactly why I am the champion, and why I'm going to stay the champion.
Bet on that.
\\[.end.]//
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Post by Carmen Cambridge on Oct 26, 2015 4:28:32 GMT
"What makes you think you can beat me next week, Tetch? All I've seen from you lately is beating no names, which I already mentioned. Me? Besides winning gold here already, I have a pretty little belt from the other place I wrestle."
Carmen lifts up her WWA Pure Championship proudly, kissing the face of the belt before letting it rest at her side, held in one hand.
"I don't just talk it, I do's this boo boo. Not does, I DO's it. It's funny, but my nickname is The Darkhorse. Why? Because nobody ever saw me coming. When I returned to the states from Mexico, wasn't nobody checkin' for me. People thought I was some little girl, here to play dress up and pretend to be a wrestler. Then, I had my first match against Johnny Ajax in WWA and I opened eyes, quickly. B-T-W, if you don't know who Ajax is, Mars, he's also a former world champion. Our level of competition, no matter how you try and reason, isn't the same. You can't beat Faolan Reid, who I actually think is pretty dope in the ring by the way, and expect to be ready for someone like me. We're on two different playing fields.
The moments like the one we're facing next week are special. Its not everyday you get to stand up and represent the company you work for in a championship match, you gotta earn that. Ask yourself, have you really earned it? Or is it maybe the level of competition has dropped off a lil' bit and you're skating by? This won't be one of those days, nah boo boo. Those 5 years you did in jail will feel like recess compared to how I'ma school you.
If you wanna go high flying, which you won't because you're too daggone big, guess what? I can do that. Wanna wrestle on the mat? I can hold my own. Wanna put the pedal to the metal and speed things up? I can do that too. I'm more versatile in the ring. Have I mentioned how pretty I look doin' it?"
Carmen snickers.
"The TV championship should be worn by someone with a face that's friendly for TV. That would be me. Look at me? I'ma star, everyone can see it. I have the IT factor, something you clearly lack, Tetch.
I'm glad you value that win over Grayson Shaw, trust me its nothing to be proud of. I won our tag titles but I didn't lose 'em, he did. If you want respect, you can earn it in our match, but it won't be by defeating me, because there's no way that is happening. Earn my respect by losing that belt and personally handing it to me in the middle of the ring. And you stole my lil' line about betting on it, but trust me...any betting man on Planet Earth has their money on Cambridge. Anyone else must be from Mars. I. Do. Work."
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Post by Mars Tetch on Oct 26, 2015 18:23:22 GMT
//[REDEFINENottingham 5.02]\\ //[TV Title Defense vs -Carmen Cambridge-]\\ //[.start.]\\
Carmen says a lot of things about how great she is-- or at least how great she thinks she is. Don't misunderstand me-- I'm not selling her short. She has been on a hell of a run, competing hither and yon (see, that's something the Brits over here say, innit? I'm picking up the lingo) and winning gold all over the place. So she's got the skills.
I'll admit, I haven't been competing on the same level as you have, Carmen. Then again, I was out of the game for a few years, and I had to fight my way up to the level I want to fight at. Whether my defeated opponents were no-names or not isn't the point-- and I still contend that at least Nitoh and Shaw weren't no-names-- but I wasn't going to be content with fighting guys like them for all of my days.
I said it when I faced Faolan Reid last week-- I wanted the World Television Championship not just for glory, but because it would elevate me to facing higher caliber opponents. I've been saying it since I set foot here-- I am looking for a good fight.
You think just because I've only so far faced, in your opinion, 'nobodies' that I won't rise to the occasion, Carmen? You think I'm going into this match with any mindset less than "hold nothing back, because this is the big leagues?" Trust me, Carmen, you're going to get every ounce of skill and talent I have-- and it's going to be a lot more than you're probably expecting. I'm not going into this match aiming to 'look pretty,' because I have my priorities straight.
The only thing that matters to me is fighting. Locking up, wearing down my opponent with strikes and submission holds, until I get that one-two-three. I admit, I got a face that's made for radio, I wear my battle scars with pride, and I don't smile very much. Smiling for the camera doesn't matter once that bell rings, because I'm aiming to make sure my opponent gets their bell rung.
You say the level of competition has dropped around here? That's about to change.
Whether you say it or not, Carmen, after Nottingham, you will respect what I can do.
Because I am Mars, the Bringer of War.
\\[.end.]//
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Post by Carmen Cambridge on Oct 28, 2015 17:10:15 GMT
The camera opens up on a close-up of manicured fingers, blue polished, gripping bars on a prison cell. The fingers let go, and the camera fades back, showing the #1 Contender for the TV Title, Carmen Cambridge. Carmen's usual arrogant smirk, replaced by a look of focus as she stares at the bars.
"How does this visual feel, Mars? Does it bring back memories?"
Carmen walks through the door of the cell, staring at it from the outside.
"When I asked to come here, to experience what it felt like to be behind bars, it was an experiment. Unlike you, I was never a delinquent, and unlike you, I've never spent real time behind bars, Mars. But as soon as I stepped through the cell door, I felt trapped. My freedom was taken, even if it was only temporarily. But you? You were behind bars for 5 years. Five long, depressing, lonely years. Say what you want, but that had to break your spirit.
You were treated like an animal because you are one, Mars. If you think for one second that I'ma come into our match, unprepared when facing off against an animal, you better rethink things boo boo. I know what kind of monster you had to be to spend five years locked up, and I know that as much as it may have motivated you, it probably broke you too. So here's what I'ma do. Spoiler alert...
That trapped feeling you had when behind bars just like these? I'ma make you relive it in our match. In preparation for this match, I've been working on my submission game. When I lock you in a submission and you can't break free, it should bring you back mentally at least to this moment...or moments since you had plenty of 'em in five years, jail birdie. How will you focus if you have flashbacks of prison when I have you in a headlock?
You hit the nail on the head when you said you have a face for radio by the way, probably one of the smartest things I've heard you say. If you know that no one on tv wants to see your ugly face, why not just forfeit the TV title to someone pretty, someone like me? I'd look damn good with that belt around my waist on TV."
The confident smirk returns to Carmen's face.
"All jokes aside, this match is right around the corner boo boo. It would be a CRIME for you to walk out with that championship, bad choice of words because you know all about crime, right?
Okay lemme try this again...if you happen to ESCAPE with that belt, Redefine would be in a lot of trouble. Dang, I did it again...lemme try one more time.
Okay, you must be from MARS if you think I'm allowing you to STEAL my spotlight...screw it, I'll leave breaking the law to you, I'ma just break your JAW. That belt is mines."
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Post by Mars Tetch on Oct 29, 2015 19:38:29 GMT
//[REDEFINENottingham 5.03]\\ //[TV Title Defense vs -Carmen Cambridge-]\\ //[.start.]\\ Really, Carmen?
You want to try to bring up my prison sentence as a reason why you think you're going to win?
It's quote-unquote-"nice" that you went to the trouble of being put behind bars to try to feel what I felt, but trust me, the real thing is nothing like your little staged incarceration. You, sat in an empty room with no celly, with none of the chomos* or the crazies that cut themselves or smear their own waste all over themselves, none of the madness, none of the actual crushing feeling of knowing that your own actions got you put there.
Yeah, I did my time. I've made no secret about it, and I've also made no secret of the fact that it was a drunken brawl with a few cops that got me there. I've been sober ever since then, I even attend A.A. meetings when I can, given my travel schedule. I've focused my drive and kept my temper in check so I won't ever have to go through that again.
But, Carmen, you also said you'd try to make me feel that again by trying to beat me using submissions, and that's about the stupidest thing you could try.
I don't know if you heard me mention the Torture Chamber, the school I trained at, run by Frank Robinson in St. Louis. But Frank turns out some of the best submissions wrestlers on the planet, and he makes us feel what every single submission hold can feel like while he does it. I know submissions. I know submission escapes.
And I know what pain feels like. So don't expect to break me by trying to tie me in knots, because I'll slip right out of them and then show you what a real submission hold feels like. Try to kick me, I'll bend your legs into a pretzel with the Negative Four leglock. Try to punch me, I could pop your arm out of the socket with the Pentagon Clutch. And if all else fails, I'll choke the life out of you with the Stranglehold.
So by all means, keep trying to hog the spotlight, because come Nottingham, Carmen, you'll have to share it with the reigning and defending and continuing World Television Champion.
Bring the pain if you want, Carmen. I'll give you just as much.
Bet on it.
\\[.end.]// * Prison slang for "child molesters"
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