Selena Frost vs. Simon Lyman

[SnowQueenSCW]

The Royal Letter

The camera opens up to the sight of luxurious penthouse. The sun is streaming in through the large window, casting sunbeams onto the hardwood floors. There is an elegant stone fireplace built into the far wall, that seems meant for the décor of stone and tapestry. It is beyond clear what kind of sitting room this is. This is akin to a castle interior, which only seems to resonate with the woman sitting in the dark-red throne room chair. She wears a gorgeous black gown and her hair is tied in its iconic braid. She has some makeup around her eyes, the dark-purple and red seeming to make her sapphire eyes sparkle with beauty and power. To put to rest any question as to who this woman, the world championship, the SCW’s top-tier title, rests comfortably on its own table right next to her. Her gaze has been on it as the camera faded in, and she trails a finger slowly around the centerpiece.

So… SCW Universe… she turns her gaze over to the camera, her eyes shining as she grins knowingly. Do you believe?

She gives a tilt of her head, almost mockingly. Or is it still not registering in your little minds? Did I not say that I held all the cards? Did I not say that you would not see the same mistake – the same fluke – that was Rise to Greatness last year? Did I not say that I was going to remain the SCW World Champion after making Kandis dance to MY tune?

And did I, once, tell a lie? she moves her head the other way, her smile never breaking.

That just ticks you off the most, doesn’t it, SCW? I know it ticks Kandis off. It’s that I, literally, did nothing wrong to deserve your hate. You hate me and Kandis hates me simply because I am honest. Simply because I prove what I say. I said Kandis didn’t deserve to be SCW world champion and I proved it. I said that Kandis’ win against me was a fluke – a manifestation of my exhaustion, her mind games, and your jealousy messing with my mind, with a less-than-reputable CHBK calling the whole thing to mess with me.

And what did I do? I removed those factors! I made sure Kandis was at her best when she faced me by invoking a no contact rule.
I ensured that there would ZERO bias officiating by having the best of the best referees calling the match.
I ensured none of you, or Kandis, had any control on me or any mind games on me.

She laughs a little. You don’t think I could have slipped in another clause to screw her over if I wanted to? I could have had her locked in a cage with me. I could have had her lose any future title shot with me. I could have had the Starmaker banned. We all saw how stupid she is! She would have signed it just to get her hands on me. But I didn’t. Because this wasn’t about just beating Kandis. This wasn’t about simply retaining MY world title – that’s right, MY world title – against a halfway decent opponent.

This was about proving that I was, am and will always be BETTER than her. This was about, when the battlefield is level – when the odds are even – there is ZERO question who is the better and more deserving superstar to be the SCW world champion!

She casts another glance at the world title.

And this was about proving that Kandis NEVER deserved to be in this title’s division in the first place! She proved that as she utterly failed to be the world champion I was in her absence. SCW needed to keep mentioning MY name every show just to keep people engaged. They needed to falsely promote MY return just to get viewers. If Kandis was the world champion she claims to be, that would be her able to do that. That would be her job to do. She couldn’t!

And I’ll give her credit. She has you, SCW Universe. She’s got you interested and cheering for her, which is more of a statement to you and your lack of integrity and morals than anything else, but I digress. I don’t care whether or not Kandis stays in SCW or not after this. If she packs up and quits like Asher because losing to me is SO heartbreaking! Oh no! Or if she stays and vows eternal vengeance on me. Fine, whatever. Get in line! There’s enough people that want that. I do not care. She can have you, her OnlyFans or whatever she has, and she can promise you all the moon. But she can do that in another division. She can do that in the Adrenaline, or the United States, or hell, since she loves being in the spotlight so much, she can be the Television Champion so she can wrestle every day.

The Blue-Eyed Devil shakes her head. She can have any of that. But now? And I’m telling you this, Kandis. Stay out of MY division. You don’t belong there. I proved that. I proved that beyond a shadow of a doubt. You proved it beyond a shadow of a doubt. You don’t deserve the title, the accolades, the prestige, just because you got lucky with ONE match. Just because you’ve got some perverted, morally-corrupt fools on your side.

A laugh escapes her. I mean, look at the facts, Kandis. You couldn’t even give me what you OWED me. she laughs again. Despite your win being a fluke, I left the ring and gave you your moment in the spotlight. I GAVE you your time to celebrate at Rise to Greatness. I GAVE you all that you desired to live up your ‘moment’.

Did you do the same when it was asked of you? When I told Aaron to tell you to get the hell out of MY ring?

No. You couldn’t do it! You couldn’t do it! You threw a fit, you tried to attack me. You tried to taint MY victory – the truth – just so you could stay relevant! Just so you can try and keep in MY world. Just so you could have some ‘last laugh’ or something to hold onto and stay in MY division.

Selena scoffs. Pathetic. And you wonder why I say you don’t deserve this? You can’t even lose gracefully to a clearly better opponent. You can’t even bow out with any dignity. No, you have to be the woman I always knew you were. A brat. An unprofessional fool, who justifies attacking INNOCENT officials and management. But I am sure CHBK will deal with you after such a display…

For now? I am going to do what I did at the end of our match and just ignore you. I dismissed you from my ring and my division and this is the last I will speak of you as someone ‘deserving of my world championship’ – because Retribution proved you don’t fit the bill.

She dismisses the notion with a wave of her hand.

Rather, I want to focus on what’s ahead. I want to focus on what’s coming up next. And I’ll have a chance at Breakdown to talk about that, I am sure. But to put it simply? I want more. I want more challengers. I want new challengers. This title needs a contender! A NEW contender. And, what’s more, because I’m feeling in such a good mood, I want to give more! I won’t just be talking about this title’s future, I want to be showing the future of SCW… by fighting! By wrestling! Yes, I plan to wrestle Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania! I mean, it’s no Philadelphia – you guys don’t have a Rocky statue – but SCW should be getting one of me pretty soon… she teases with a playful laugh.

Doubt that will ever happen – but if it does, least I’ll have earned it, not bought it like Stallone. But moving on, I am excited, you know? I am! I am excited to be wrestling on Breakdown. Because last time, well, I didn’t get a chance to display how things run in my ‘Breakdown’ matches. I didn’t get a chance to show the TV-crowd what they need to be getting used to.

My last Breakdown match, well, I said I wasn’t going to talk about her anymore, so I’ll just say that it ended sooner than I wanted to. Hey! Blame the bitter brat. Not me.

But this coming Breakdown? That isn’t going to happen. No, I am going to display the full talent and power of The Blue-Eyed Devil. I’m going to display just how dominant I intend to be in EVERY show! In EVERY match!

She takes a moment to pause, another smile forming across her pale features. And, I gotta be honest… I’m sort of ‘feeling the fun’ about who I am facing…

Simon Lyman… she laughs a little. I mean, how fun does that sound? I get to face ‘Mr. Midlife Crisis’! she laughs again. Seriously! How else do you explain it? I mean, the man’s gone through more gimmick changes than Jason Zero! Oh yeah, I’ve heard about that! SCW’s Hall of Fame has some odd ducks in there, let me tell you! But Simon, he’s now got some ‘divine purpose’, a divine rod up his ass or something! Because he’s walking around telling people he’s now ‘Savior Simon’ and coming to save all of SCW…

Wait… She looks away. Is that right? I’m fighting ‘the savior of SCW’? Christian Savior? No, wait, he’s retired. Oh! It’s gotta be Cid Turner, right? Gleebnorb has risen from the dead, right? No… OH! Okay! I got it! Giovanni Aries! Looking to ‘take me on the ride’ with his version of SCW – the Wonderland?

No… no I’m not. she shakes her head sadly. I know I am facing Simon Lyman. I know that this new ‘savior’ is Simon Lyman.

And Simon, the reason I am laughing and saddened at the same time… is because I pity you. Not your skills or ability, gods no. Former world champion, right? Came back from retirement? Brought the fight? Brought the edge, right? Gavin Taylor? Chase Owens? Just a few names that have fallen to you…

But what happened to the ‘hero’? She smiles knowingly.

I mean, what happened to the ‘hero of SCW’? The man that vowed to protect SCW and the world championship? What happened to that man, Simon? I mean, you got close! You ALMOST beat Kandis, right? You ALMOST beat Asher Hayes, right? You ALMOST became SCW world champion twice this year, right? So what happened? Why didn’t you do it? Why weren’t you the ‘Male Wrestler of the Year’? What changed? Did you lose your confidence? Did you have some kind of epiphany?

Her gaze lowers a little, her head tilting down to glare into the camera.

Or did you realize what Kandis now knows? Did you realize that, try as you might, you would NEVER be the hero that I was, just like Kandis knows she will NEVER be the world champion I am? Did you realize that you couldn’t be what I am and couldn’t do what I do, so you switched gears on the fly and tried something new-

I could… I could almost laugh at such a desperate ploy for attention, Simon… except you’re still trying to be me. Her smile is gone, her glare is cold.

You’re still trying to be what I was to SCW. You’re still trying to take my place in this business. Trying to save SCW? Like I tried to save its integrity? Like I tried to save its name as ‘Supreme Championship Wrestling’. Cause if it worked for me for a number of years, it’ll work for you, right?

Except you insult me with this mocked up version. You insult me by mixing MY messages of old with a Cid Turner-like spew. “Follow me! I’ll save you, Sister Selena! I’ll show you the way!”

You think I need to be shown the way, Simon? Look at me! I’m the World Champion! I’m the most decorated superstar in SCW history! I’m untouchable! You? You’re a burnout! A man that came back wanting the return I had, except he couldn’t do it! He couldn’t get the job done despite being HANDED two opportunities. So let me ask you, Simon. Why the hell would I follow a man who can’t even save himself? Why would I believe in your ‘path’ when every path, from your career to your relationships, has lead to ruin?

Because what do you have? A number one contender spot for the Adrenaline championship? Bravo! Good job! Maybe you can get lucky with Bree and sweep her out. But getting me ‘in line’ with you? A small growl escapes her. You insult me. You use my name and my messages for own advancement, and I am done being insulted and being used like that!

This Breakdown, Simon, I intend on giving a full match, but you’re going to be wishing that you had more of a match like Religious Wright had with me. Because I am going to take my time with you and show you the difference between you and me. I am going to show you why you failed as a hero and why you will, inevitably, fail as a savior. Because SCW does not need a savior. It does not need to be saved.

A wicked grin returns to her features. It needs a devil… and it needs to be ruled. Dominated.

I am going to do just that. But I want you to enjoy this time, Simon. I do! Amidst the beatdown and the embarrassment, I want you to enjoy this match. Because I am going to do something for you that no one has been able to do. She tilts her head. I’m gonna make Pittsburgh – I’m gonna make the whole SCW Universe – cheer for you!

Her smile widens and a laugh leaves her. I’m gonna make the whole city of Pittsburgh, the whole state of Philadelphia, the WHOLE world, cheer for you, Simon! You’ll hear it! ‘Let’s go, Simon! Kick her ass!’. ‘Let’s go, Simon! Kick her ass!’.

I’m gonna make you feel special! Believed in! Hoped for! I’m going to make you feel like you truly have people that believe in you, ‘Savior’ Simon…

Just so I can see your face when you realize the truth. Her smile disappears and her cold glare returns. That it’s not you they’re liking… it’s me they’re hating. That it’s not you they’re believing in… it’s me they’re desperately trying not to believe in. That it’s not you they want to win… it’s me they want to lose…

A smirk forms. That’s how GOOD I am. That’s how much BETTER I am than you. And I’m gonna let you realize it in that ring, Simon… right before I kick that expression right off your deluded, wrinkled face!

She takes a slow breath. Have fun in your little world of the Adrenaline, Simon. Because after this Breakdown, you’re not gonna belong in my kingdom again. Whether you want to believe it… one last head tilt. Or not.

The camera focuses on the Snow Queen, fading slowly to black as she sits in her chair – seemingly untouchable from the SCW Universe…