Bittersweet (Kim & Ashley)

[cyn]

The sounds of The Crystal Method's "Acetone" fills the Tokyo Dome, and the Japanese fans rise to their feet to cheer on a woman who most knew all to well of. Cyn Nister spent the 1st 4 years of her career wrestling in Japan. He following here was tremendous. The fanfare of her arrival was expectedly large. As she made her way to the ring, a look of focus could be seen on her face. Once inside of the ring, she quickly calls for a mic and wastes little time getting to her point.

Last week, I wrestled my 1st match here in Japan since I left a little less then a year ago to pursue my XWA career. And it was bitter sweet victory. While I did win the match, I didn't win how I wanted to. I pinned Kim Hunter. But then again, I've pinned Kim Hunter now counting last week, four times. So it's nothing new to me, and certainly nothing special. The woman I wanted to beat was the woman who joined us last week. The woman who at the season premiere, made me Tap Out. Ashley Diamond.

Respect is shown by applause from the fans at Ashley's mention.

She said herself that night, that in order to beat her, one needs to bring their A-Game. And I brought my A-Game. I fought Ashley with everything I had. With every ounce of skill that the last 5 years in this sport has granted me. And it still wasn't enough. I kid you not when I say it puzzled me, no...dare I say it angers me the fact that I'm good enough to best Kim Hunter on four different occasions. The same Kim Hunter who at one point was one of the most dominant females in the industry. Yet Ashley Diamond defeated me in the most decisive way possible, by submission. Ashley, like I said those weeks ago, I respect you. You're the woman who brought Women's wrestling back from the brink of being all about prancing around with your arse hanging out. You made Women's wrestling matter again in North America. But mark my words. As god as my witness and as sure as my words hit the ears of you and everyone who can hear them, I WILL defeat you. It's officially become my personal goal. My reason for being. I don't even want to think about being a champion in the Diamond Division, until I know I have what it takes to defeat the best competitor it has to offer. And no disrespect to any of the other ladies, but that has and probably always will be you.

Cyn gazes out into the stands. She nods feeling confident in her words before continuing.

This of course brings me back to you, Kim Hunter. We've come to know each other so dearly now, how could I possibly leave you out. I know you're probably seething at the idea of me besting you...again. So because I'm a sporting gal, and I know you're itching for some payback. I'm going to offer you a chance to take me on tonight, one on one. Think of it as a chance to try and get one back over the many ones I have on you to date.

No sooner then a few seconds later, the entrance theme of Kim Hunter hits the PA.

Tony: Something told me weren't gonna have to wait long to get Kim's reaction.

[kimmy]

***alexisonfire's music was playing and Kim ran down to the ring, looking like an angry pitbull about to snap. She got right up in Cyn's face.***

I swear to god, I am fucking sick of your bullshit Cyn. We trace things back to when I first got here, if I didn't intervene and take a personal steel chair shot to my own fucking body, Ashley Diamond would be crippled. Yet, everyone seems to forget that I saved her sorry ass, and to this day I wish I hadn't. I wish I left her there to take those shots, to see what its like to really have your ass handed to you because if you never do; you'll never know what it's really like being in this business.

***She looked at Cyn with bitter disdain***

And you think to write me off just like that, you think that I'm just some spec for you to brush off ??

You're dead fucking wrong bitch, dead fucking wrong, if it wasn't for people like me there'd be no valid women's wrestling fuck Diamond. I BROUGHT WOMEN TO THE FOREFRONT !!

People like you and people like her have been piggybacking on my success for years, and I'm fucking sick of it, sick of the shit that you think you can give me.

You aren't writing me off because there's no way I'm going to let you, not until the last breaths are out of my body. Bring Diamond out here now, I want her blonde ass in this ring too; you both need to be here !!

***She was seething at everything right now, she was about 5 seconds away from losing it completely.***

[ashley]

A few seconds pass, and Paramore's "Decode" sounds over the PA. The Tokyo Dome comes alive as "Ms. XWA" enters the arena. Rather then join Cyn and Kim in the ring, she stands at the stage. With a mic of her own in hand, Ashley speaks her response to both women.

All I can do is stand here and say to myself "wow". The level of jealousy I see in that ring almost astounds me. Sugar coat it as muc as you want girls, but that's exactly what it is. Cyn, I admire your focus, but there's more then one way to get to prominence then getting a win on me. I'm not all that great, trust me. You trump me up to being this wrestling goddess who can't be stopped. Truth be told, I can be stopped. It's happened plenty of times before. From Angel Storm to Bianca Dianaco to Alundra Jade to my own sister Helena Troy. There's a number of females who've beaten me. I'm not the strongest female. I'm not the fastest. I'm not even the most athletically gifted. What I am, and I pride myself on this fact, is the best prepared. If there's one thing I will say I better then any female in the business at, it's putting a game plan together against my opponent. Women like you, who have all that talent and athleticism, you go into every match the same way. And that's the reason why I win so much. Bet your ass that I know the tendencies of every female on roster in that ring. There's a reason why I'm the only woman in XWA to beat Bull Nagano twice. It's not because I'm better then her. Not at the least. It's because I figured out what I needed to do to beat her, and I executed it.

Her focus now turns to Kim.

Execution is something you were once pretty good at, Kim. You're right. You were indeed one of the females who helped women's wrestling reach the forefront in north America five years ago. ONE of the women. If I recall, women like Hayley Jonas, Heather Fierhart, Elizabeth Knight, Anjel and countless others helped set the bar around the same time as well. But there's a difference between all of them and you apparently. You think you're entitled because of it. Entitled to what? *Heh* Who the hell knows. But the fact of the matter is, as we all know so well, you fell from grace. Bad personal and professional decisions you made on your own forced you into near obscurity. And since coming into XWA, you've never been able to crack into the upper tier of the division. Maybe you would if you actually spent as much time training and making yourself a better wrestler as you do pointing fingers at everyone for your own professional shortcomings. They say a person's true colors come out over time. Your true colors shine through every time you open your mouth Kim. You where never about progressing women's wrestling. You were about padding your own ego and milking whatever company you were employed by for whatever you could get from it.

You wanna know where I'd be right now had you not stopped Michelle Marx from caving my head in with that chair 4 years ago? In the same spot I am now. I'd still be Ms. XWA. I'd still have the adoration and respect of these fans. You were one of the women who set the bar back then, Kim. I know that. The fans know that. The world knows it. But I raised it back in 2007. And I've been raising it ever since. Not because I'm the most beautiful. Or the most butch. Or the most bitchy. I raised it because I never lost sight of the reason I come out and put my body on the line every week. I, unlike you...and a lot of our fellow Diamonds, never changed my attitude to this business. When Angel Storm took the Diamond Title off of me, I dusted myself and moved on. When Nicole Roland left me laid out center ring at XGames I, I dusted myself off and moved on. When my own sister sought to make my life a living hell, I dusted myself off and moved...on.

Ashley pauses. After looking out to the fans, who supported her every word, Ashley concludes.

I've grown as a person, and a competitor the last four years. But I'm every bit as humble and hungry as I was the1st night I stepped into that ring for XWA. That's what makes me different from you, Cyn, or any other female in the back, or in any company who thinks they're the best thing going. Because I know better then to think I'm the "one". What I do know, is whatever challenge comes my way, I will always be ready to meet it head on. No woman on roster has wrestled more matches for this company then me. No woman on roster has won more matches in this company then me. Being the best female wrestler alive doesn't get me those accolades. Being dedicated to this sport, and to what I do in that ring does. And until either of you come to realize that, You'll never truly "win" a single match you'll ever compete in.

[cyn]

Cyn inquisitively responds.

Such passionate words. Said with such feeling. Such vigor. Such faith. Damn shame I could give a crap about vigor and faith. Competition is what drives me. Always has been, always will be. I get where you're coming from, Ashley. I truly do. But it's real easy for you to talk about how important being humble is when you've already been at the top of the mountain. A mountain I've spent 6 years trying to climb. Forgive me if it goes in one ear and out the other.

Cyn then turns her attention to Kim.

As for you. I didn't brush you off...merely side stepped bringing you up because, well...let's be honest Kim. You haven't exactly been on much a of a role yourself the last year or so. In fact, you've been on a steady decline for a long, long time now. And it's starting to show even more so now then it did last year. Look at you. Bitter. Resentful. Scornful. So unbecoming of a lady. But then again...you're hardly what I'd call a lady by any stretch of the imagination. I'm not "giving you" anything more then what you deserve, Kim. As a matter of fact, this gives me a rather interesting idea. I came out here intent on facing Ashley tonight, but since it seems you're so wound up Kim, I'll fight you instead. One on one. No gimmicks. No tricks.

Attention returns back to Ashley.

The only catch is that you Ashley, stand at ringside and watch. Because the winner between us tonight, will get to take you on at the next Overload one on one. Sound like a fair deal, ladies?

[kimmy]

***Kim smirked***

It sounds fine to me, at least you've got some sense Cyn.......

***She turned to Ashley right after saying that***

She has some sense because I know you sure as hell don't, do you really listen to yourself sometimes Ashley ??

People tell me that all the time, "Do you hear yourself Kim ?" and sometimes I don't but most of the time I do. You clearly don't, you say I'm the one with the ego and that I'm the one who thinks I'm entitled to something, when the way you act speaks volumes about you.

Go ahead and say that you've earned the respect of the fans and while that may be true, its also you "tooting your own horn", we don't all need to know that fans respect you, we all don't need to know that you're "Ms. XWA", and that you honestly think that your drive would put you in the same position now as you would be if Marx connected and hit you that time.

I doubt that you would be because you would've been seriously injured, I don't wanna take credit for saving your ass I really don't, I do wish I didn't though. Considering how quickly you forgot who I was when you "moved on up".......my real friends never forgot who I was when they got higher up.

To say that I've leeched off all of the companies I worked for and that I've never cracked the upper tier. That's the furthest thing from the truth I've ever heard. I do remember cracking the upper tier once and was a champion here twice......I don't care about that anymore though, go ahead and think I blame everyone else, I blame me for not competing like I used to.

Hell Ash, I'm surprised I can do anything these days, before I came here I had a major substance abuse problem, I've had it most of my career but still managed to do quite well but maybe I shouldn't have because it sure hasn't done me any favours.

***She looked at Cyn then back at Ashley***

I'll see you in the ring at the next Overload okay ??

[ashley]

With a grin on her face, Ashley answers by simply saying...

We'll see. You gotta get past her, first.

Ashley takes another look at Cyn before setting her mic on the ground and taking her leave of the ring.