Syren vs. Selena Frost vs. Amelia Nevado vs. Gavin Taylor

[SnowQueenSCW]

The Royal Letter

The camera opens to reveal a woman in a black pant suit sitting in a blood-red throne chair. The suit she wears is a stark contrast to her pale skin and platinum-blonde hair and sapphire-blue eyes. She sits with one legged crossed over the other, her posture poised and regal. Around her is nothing but walls of gray. She sits there for a several seconds, fingers laced together and placed under her chin.

Two-hundred and eighty days... Selena Frost’s voice is low, authoritative and somewhat terrifying in its coldness. Two-hundred and eighty days...

Slowly, her eyes move up to gaze at her audience. That’s how long it’s been since the last time I fought for the SCW world championship. That’s how long it’s been since Selena Frost competed for, what is supposed to be, the ‘greatest prize in this industry’, the ‘crown-jewel of sports-entertainment’, the ‘holy grail of wrestling’! The thing that defines who is the greatest in our sport!

She shakes her head. Two-hundred and eighty days... Slowly uncrossing her leg and sitting up straighter, Selena’s glare remains cold. There isn’t a single person that’s been on my level that’s had to wait that long. Hell, there isn’t a soul in this upcoming main event that had to wait that long for their ‘next shot’! Gavin? He’s got the belt. Amelia? 224 days? Syren? 61 days.

And it’s not just how long it’s been. It’s what’s happened in that time... Sapphire eyes narrow. Two-hundred and eighty days... and not one wrestler in SCW has taken me down! Two-hundred and eighty days and not one wrestler has pinned me, made me submit, truly BEATEN me! I’ve toppled every singles match, every handicap match, that’s come my way! I’ve gone UNDEFEATED to lengths that make Glory Braddock’s run look like a damn joke! I had Cid Turner running scared for months, REFUSING to face me because he knew he couldn’t handle me one-on-one! I toppled the supposed ‘undefeated’ Glimmer Sisters and embarrassed their first title reign. They don’t want any part of me now. They’re happy to run around in the tag-division with the B-class challengers... Selena grins knowingly.

There is no doubt! The records don’t lie! While Gavin was in mid-card, crying his eyes out over some fake contract he had, I was toppling every opponent I faced one-on-one! While Syren was losing to the likes of the EFN, I was beating them in damn handicap matches! While Syren was losing in the Trios Tournament and to Gavin Taylor twice – I was beating every single person that ran their mouth against me! And while Amelia Nevado was losing practically EVERY match she was put in, while she was failing to be a singles champion longer than a couple of minutes, I was dragging a deadbeat, ungrateful Executioner and making him a tag-team world champion. That’s what I did!

She shakes her head. Two-hundred and eighty days... in that time, Amelia Nevado has been nothing but a lucky loser. Gavin has been a lucky loser. And Syren... has been protected failure! Me? I’m made the initials of S.C.W still mean something! I’ve lived by the notion of Supreme Championship Wrestling! I’ve made every ‘reason’, every ‘excuse’ that someone got a world title shot or a number one contender match for the world title into the joke it is! Because despite all I’ve done! The undefeated streaks, the victories, the unbeaten time – the DOMINANCE! Despite all of that...

The only way I’m getting this title shot is because of Deanna....

She glares into the camera. Explain that to me, SCW. Gavin? Syren? Amelia? Explain it to me. Explain how I could go over NINE MONTHS undefeated and still not be considered as a contender for the world title, but Shaun Cruze comes out of retirement and gets a chance immediately. Explain to me how I can be unpinned and told I hadn’t ‘earned it’ yet, but Syren wins a couple of singles matches and gets Kimberly Williams – who was already failing in the Adrenaline division. Explain to me how Amelia can lose match after match but SHE gets the chance over someone that wins? Explain it to me how we could go this long with me winning – no ‘Secret Service’, no ‘handouts’ from the boss, no help from anyone! – and STILL not get my chance at the world title. Explain how that is possible! Explain how that can even happen in a place that, supposedly, prides itself on cultivating ‘the best’?

EXPLAIN IT! Selena’s roar echoes in the ‘chamber’ of the room for a second, followed by silence as she sits back in her seat. You can’t. None of you can. Not without embarrassing yourselves further.

But oh, let’s go and use the same line. ‘Selena stole her shot!’, ‘Selena shouldn’t be in this match’, ‘Selena doesn’t deserve this’, and Syren’s classic ‘Selena’s finally shown her true colors’. The Snow Queen shakes her head, amused. Syren, how can you have been her for almost two decades and not see how dumb you look when you say that! Since I got here, you’ve been riding that line about me being ‘secretly evil’, ‘secretly selfish’, ‘secretly out for only me’.

Oh yeah, we all know the ‘blueprint’ of a Syren promo against Selena Frost cause everyone she’s associated with uses it. Trust me, Syren, I’ve heard it before. You throw some Disney shade, some lines about me being two-faced and you’re all honest – I’ve heard it! I heard it from you! I’ve heard it from Ravyn! I’ve heard it from Christy Matthews – and where are most of them, huh? I’ve beaten Ravyn so many times, even SHE’S lost count! I ran Christy Matthews out of the business because she couldn’t stay at my level. And I’ve beaten you over and over again! So, while you want to look down on me and give me the same lines that were old over a decade ago, you want to throw shade that I don’t deserve it... let’s talk about you. Selena tilts her head.

Let’s talk about how you got the World Championship this time around. Yeah, that was a big moment for you, wasn’t it? First time in what? Seven years? That about right? And let’s be clear, that’s not because you were held back by management like I’ve been, Syren, oh no! Because you got opportunities!

You had an opportunity to be number one contender back in 2021, right? Against Cid Turner at RTG? What happened? You lost clean. Then what happened? Oh that’s right! Management gave you a title shot a month or two later anyway, right? And what happened? You lost. I remember cause I was the official that counted the pin as you lost to Cid again! Now, let’s fast forward a little bit – past you losing an iron-person match against Gavin Taylor... I’m sure we’re all seeing a pattern here, people- Selena grins knowingly. Fast forward to the crux of the matter – your loss to Xander Valentine. Yes, the man I pinned, knocked out, blacked out, beaten, and yes, brought to tag-team glory, and you fail to beat him. And I’m not talking about that time you failed to take the world title again – I’m talking about the one where your ego promised more than it could deliver – classic Syren – and you got locked out of the world title division until you won ten matches in a row.

How did that go, Syren? Selena tilts her head the other way. How did you overcome that hurdle? How’d you manage to beat 10 wrestlers in a row?

Oh, that’s right! You didn’t! You didn’t beat ten wrestlers in a row! What happened was that CHBK ‘counted’ your eliminations in the Taking Hold of the Flame Battle Royale as ‘wins’ despite you getting eliminated and LOSING that match! Then, when you were supposed to get your tenth win at that year’s RTG, you ‘got an injury’, yeah because THAT’S not been done by Syren before to buy time. And instead of forfeiting the match, CHBK stepped in again and ‘froze’ your ‘streak’. And as soon as you came back, he handed you a one-on-one with some jobber and BOOM! Streak’s over! Syren can challenge again!

The Snow Queen scoffs. You want to know why I find that so fucking pathetic, Syren? Because while you had to be ‘helped’ and ‘handed’ that out for your ten-win-streak, I ACTUALLY DID IT!Yeah, check, Syren! The last few years here have been filled with winning streaks of mine! And at least TWO were ten or more matches! You stand there and say you ‘earned that title shot’? If it weren’t for CHBK and Lexy, you’d STILL not be able to challenge for the world title! But you want to bash me for family helping me against a corrupt system? Against a man that’s held me back while he protected you?

That’s all he’s done is protect you, Syren! Why you think he gave you Kimberly Williams and not me for that number one contender spot? Because last time we fought? I beat you. Triple threat match with Glory Braddock? I beat you. Last year’s Taking Hold of the Flame, who eliminated you? Me! I’ve outclassed and outlasted you and the only reason you’ve got ANYTHING on me is because CHBK has been holding your hand and protecting you while he’s been abusing his power and holding me back!

Her jaw clenches. But you want to wave your hands, give us a little nostalgia act of everyone being ‘Totally Jealous’ because gods forbid you tell it like it is, right, Syren?

Zoe... you couldn’t even beat Gavin Taylor. You couldn’t even hold the title past ONE title defence. You couldn’t even be ‘the best’ for a pay-per-view! That’s how it is. That’s how it has ALWAYS been. You’re a manufactured, protected, phony that couldn’t hold it against me in the last ten years. You couldn’t do it when I was winning tournaments. You couldn’t do it when I was on the rise. You couldn’t do it when I became the most dominant world champion in history. And you can’t do it now. You’re just the little girl with her friends crying to CHBK to ‘protect them’ from big, bad Selena. Cept he can’t this time. He can’t save you from me. His hands are tied...

Selena grins wickedly. And not just his... but Frank’s too. Cause we look at the other side of the coin and we’ve got two favourites of Frank’s coming into the fold. And I’ll start with the easiest one, because that’s just a joke in and of itself. Gavin Taylor!

Yes, the SCW world champion. Not sure if he sleeps with the title but he’s holding onto that thing so tightly it would make Infamous-era Syren be ‘totally jealous’. Selena’s grin is more amused.

Let me try and process this, Gavin, cause I want to ask you something. I mean REALLY ask you something. Put away your little ‘impression’ of ‘Presidential Cheeto’ for a second here. Put away your little ‘act’ for a second and answer me something honestly. Do you really think you belong here? I mean, honestly, Gavin. I GET that you feel good because you’ve beaten Syren so many times. I get that you’ve beaten Amelia before, I understand that....

But how many times have you beaten me? How many times have you beaten someone on MY level? Syren isn’t. Amelia isn’t. So how many people have you beaten at my level? When you’re wearing that title – I’m guessing – 24/7 is it because you’re so happy to have it? Because you can’t believe it? Or is it because you know, deep in your heart, that it’s all a lie? That you’re the real ‘fake news’ here in SCW? Because let’s face it, Gavin, you were nothing more than a... Selena shrugs her shoulders. Than a guy that couldn’t get over or win on his own, so he brought in other titles and fake championships to seem important. You were a guy that was the ‘joke’ of SCW. The ‘warmup’ guy. The ‘All-Star’? Yeah right. There was nothing ‘All-Star’ about you, Gavin. You had some talent, I’ll give you that, but how many times did you get a world title opportunity? Not many, right? And this was when SCW MEANT what it stands for. When the best were the ones that thrived and if you couldn’t keep up, you went to the mid-card or lower...

Selena shakes her head. This is your first defence, Gavin, with that title. And all you can do is use alliteration nicknames and impressions that were outdated years ago. But now you think because what? You’ve got a secret service that you’re invincible? Why don’t you ask Syren how ‘invincible’ she was with Infamous when I stood in her way. Why don’t you go see Asher Hayes and ask him how ‘The Brand’ were invincible when they took me on. Why don’t you ask Amelia how ‘invincible’ she was with her wife in her corner when she fought me.

Selena shakes her head. That’s what I don’t understand about you, Gavin. So many associates. So many people helping you. And no one’s told you – no one’s taught you the truth. Nobody has popped your bubble about your own limitations. The fact you’ve been here for so many years and have, literally, accomplished nothing. You’ve been here for so many years and done nothing to leave a mark in this place. And not one of your little party has told you why.

But I will, Gavin. I’ll tell you the truth you can’t accept. You’re not the best, Gavin. You’re just the product – the proof – of SCW failing. You’re the proof that this place is failing what it is meant to stand for. Because if you can be world champion by using your little squad... what does that say about ‘Supreme Championship Wrestling’? If you are looked on as ‘the best’, what does that say about SCW as a whole? When an undefeated woman like me is denied but you, a joking imitation that needed fake belts and now ‘fake news’ to get attention, is the definition of wrestling?

And the thing is, Gavin, you know what I am saying is true. That’s why you refused to acknowledge my claim to the world title. That’s why Frank double-crossed me. Why he tried to take my title-shot away from me a few weeks ago. Because you both know... that you don’t have a chance against me, Gavin. All-Star talent, beater of Syren... still isn’t enough, Gavin. Still isn’t enough to stop me. You could stop Syren. You could stop Amelia. But not me. Because I’m the real standard of SCW. I’m the real thing when it comes to Supreme Championship Wrestling. Because I don’t need a hoarde. I don’t need a stable. I don’t need associates. All I have ever needed... is myself.

Selena shakes her head knowingly. You’re a passing fad, Gavin. You’re a flavour of humor and disgrace rolled into one, just like Syren is a passing fad of nostaliga. Not dominance, not top-tier talent. You’re simple. You’re an attraction. And just like with Syren – you’re a one hit-wonder for this year...

She shrugs her shoulders. And that goes for Frank’s ‘backup plan’, Amelia... she seems to almost hesitate for a moment before speaking.

I tried, Amelia. I really did. I don’t care what happens to Syren or Gavin in this match. Quite frankly, they’re part of how this company is failing. Where nobodies, rookies and losers are given the chance at the world title but I have to ‘earn it’. Where I have to wait months, being unstoppable, but you... you just have to win one match.

No, Amelia, I gave you your chance to talk on Breakdown! I let you run your mouth. And instead of being grateful to me, you complained! You whined! You brought up my relationship with Deanna... The Snow Queen’s jaw clenches.

Who the hell do you think you are, Nevado? You think that because we were friends that you have the right to talk to me that way? You think that because you won a match that you have the right to look down on me and disrespect me that way? You want the Snow Queen instead of the friend? Here she is! her expression grows cold, as does her tone.

There is a reason I saved you for last, Nevado, and it’s not because we’re friends or that I’m going to try and ‘reach out’ to you and hope you understand. I’m not and I don’t care if you do. Because you’re worse than Gavin and even Syren. You’re worse than them, Nevado.

Because all that’s happened? Cid Turner’s showing up to wrestle only on a handful of shows while the rest of us busted our asses? Syren’s little stint as world champion? Gavin’s embarrassing the world title run now?

It’s all your fault.

Selena is silent for a moment, eyes narrowing at the camera. I told you that you weren’t ready. I told you that you didn’t have what it took to be world champion. I told you that you needed to do what was right for SCW. And you didn’t listen to me. You shoved me to the sidelines and gave CHBK the ability to hold me back from the world title. Cause if you could do it, so could he. You didn’t need me anymore, right? You could do it on your own, right?

What happened, Nevado? she slowly shakes her head. You had the chance to make SCW right. To undo the BS CHBK has done and you couldn’t do it. Just like I knew you couldn’t. You couldn’t beat Cid Turner one-on-one and because you held me back, I was continuously held back by management! Cid Turner ran through unopposed, protected by CHBK until his ‘bigger favourite’ in Syren was well enough to take the title. And then Gavin...

You? You just kept losing. You can cry about ‘pushing superstars to their limits’, but guess what, Nevado. That’s not ‘winning’. That’s not ‘earning it’. That’s not proving yourself! You’re just proving that you’re not good enough to be world champion. Just like I told you before...

How many matches you won since Apocalypse? How many titles you won? How many big names have you beaten? And how many have beaten you? See, Nevado... we are in an SCW where someone can come out of retirement and be handed EVERYTHING, including the world title, and that is seen as ‘okay’. We are in an SCW where someone can do nothing and still be placed in a number one contender match or a world title and that’s ‘okay’. We are in an SCW where someone can lose most of her matches and be placed with other similar losers for ‘a world title shot’ and that’s ‘okay’. And we are in an SCW where the best wrestler can be held back, lied to, betrayed, abused, denied what she rightfully deserves and that is ‘okay’.

The Snow Queen shakes her head. And it’s all because you failed to do the right thing. So what I want to know, Nevado, is how can you be okay with this? How can you be okay with this version of SCW? How can YOU be okay with pushing past your more successful wife? How can YOU be okay with Luz being held back and denied for your own sake? How can YOU be okay with being here after winning just one match?

A long inhale and exhale comes from the platinum-blonde You’re not cut out for this. You don’t have the tools, the skills or the drive to carry this business. That’s why your Frank’s ‘backup plan’. That’s why you’re the ‘lesser’ of Light in the Darkness. And deep down, you know I’m right. You know who the rightful champion should be and it isn’t you.

It isn’t Syren.
It isn’t Gavin.

It’s me. It’s always been me. It was me over nine months ago and it’s me now.

Another deep breath comes from the Snow Queen. Two-hundred and eighty days... Two-hundred and eighty days of ‘earning it’, of fighting the system, of risking EVERYTHING for this. The three of you? You risked nothing. CHBK will still be there to protect you, Syren. Frank will be there to protect you, Gavin, and you, Nevado.

But me? I don’t have a boss protecting me. I don’t have a stable protecting me. I have risked EVERYTHING to be here and I will risk EVERYTHING to win it! Because this SCW is NOT ‘okay’! This SCW is NOT acceptable! This is NOT Supreme Championship Wrestling! This is not ‘Make SCW Great Again’! No! This is make SCW SUPREME again! This is about doing what should have been done nearly a year ago! And I will risk and take everything to make that happen!

And that makes me far more dangerous than any of you three can imagine!

Leaning forward, Selena’s cold glare stabs through her audience. Two-hundred and eighty days... it ends tonight!

And day one of the REAL SCW World champion begins! Day One of the REAL SCW begins!

And I don’t give a fuck if you believe it or not!

The camera slowly fades on the cold stare of Selena before fading to black.