Post by Chelsea Skye on Aug 27, 2022 15:34:33 GMT -5
Chelsea’s run of bad luck in Level Up continued as she lost the match to Stephan Stratford, but the young wrestler would need to focus come her next match as Chelsea was taking part in the Extra Lives Battle Royal at Combat Evolved! The winner of the Battle Royal would get a shot at the Triforce Championship of their choice whilst the five runners up would go on to the next round of the Triforce Heroes, and just who were Chelsea’s opposition in this battle royal?
Jana Emily, Impact, Kennedy Matthews, Paul Montuori, Michelle Riggs, Dane Preston, Peter Vaughn, Emily Simms, Paul Freedom, Ataxia, Drake Wilcox and Vhodka Black with more names yet to be announced! Given Chelsea’s run of luck, it felt like her desire to win the match was higher than anyone else’s in the match especially since she has recently broken another losing streak in EWC! Can Chelsea get the win?
Chloe’s apartment, Chicago, Illinois
Saturday the 27th of August 2022, 10:32am
Been a while since I was here.
You guys remember this place, right? For those who don’t, here’s a quick reminder, after my breakup with my ex-boyfriend I stayed with my sister Chloe whilst I was between relationships/homes and that period had some highs and lows, I picked up the guitar whilst I was staying here, I earned my first shot at the Rev1 International Championship (and eventually, my first ever title) the same week of the breakup and then I met Sarah.
Let me put any potential rumours to rest now, no I haven’t broken up with Sarah! I’m just hanging out with Chloe for old time’s sake! Besides, out of my three sisters Chloe’s the closest to me in age and sense of humour and as much as I love Liz and Toni, their busy lives (doctor and law student respectively) mean that they aren’t available as often as they’d like to be to just hang out with me! Chloe’s a professional chef but the restaurant she works at is being fumigated and since she didn’t have anything better to do, she texted me asking if I wanted to hang out for a while.
And thus, here we are.
“I can’t believe that other band dedicated a song with that title to your band!” Chloe commented as she shook her head referring to a recent show, I played with Krawling Khaos where the headliners dedicated Necrotic Deathbed Sodomy to us, a band consisting of three women and two gay guys, do I even need to say why that’s tone deaf as fuck? “And honestly, where do these names come from?!”
”Speaking from personal experience? The songwriter’s imagination!” I responded with a shrug before taking a sip from my drink. ”For my band it’s a collaborative effort between me, Taylor, Sarah, Julian and Trent but from what I understand, that band’s lead singer is the main lyric writer.”
“So, you’d describe it a case by case basis?” Chloe summarized and I nodded in response as Chloe started to get the idea. “Sarah mentioned something about the main support band being really angry about it too.”
”I had almost forgot about that, the lead singer of Crimson Rage used to date the main act’s lead singer before they went through a messy breakup, they had apparently penned that song for a split EP between the bands just before the breakup.” I explained and Chloe motioned for me to elaborate with her hand. ”After the breakup she made him promise to never play that song live but that went out the window Thursday night.”
“And I thought dating in the wrestling industry was a bad idea.” Chloe commented as she shook her head in disbelief and I decided to take that moment to check my Twitter. “Seems like porn is the better breeding ground for healthy relationships if Renee and Angelique are anything to go by, who’d have thought?”
”Eh, there are examples of creator couples working out in both fields, just look at me and Sarah.” I responded with a shrug as I glanced at the Twitter feed really just looking for any news from Havoc Wrestling at this point. ”We managed to make it work in all three fields! But I can confirm that we tend to be the exception rather than the rule in the wrestling and music industries, because one nasty breakup can have a dominos like effect on any projects the couple was working on.”
“Yeah, I guess that makes sense.” Chloe responded with a nod as I saw a new tweet from Havoc Wrestling and my eyes lit up like a Christmas Tree. “I haven’t seen you that excited in a while, what’s up Chelsea?”
”Remember when I was just a wrestling fan and Griffin Hawkins was my favourite wrestler?” I asked and Chloe nodded, my sisters didn’t get into the sport until after I started training but they understood who I was a fan off even before then. ”Guess who just signed with Havoc Wrestling?”
“Griffin Hawkins?” Chloe asked as she started to get the idea and I nodded with a massive grin on my face. “You’re going to ask for a match against him, right? That’s been one of your dream matches since you enrolled at the Go Gym!”
”Already on it!” I responded with a grin as I started typing out my Quote Tweet alongside a few other tweets in support of the idea, I wasn’t expecting much to come from it at first but a few minutes later I was literally jumping for joy! ”FUCK YES! They’ve made it official!”
“You’re getting the dream match?” Chloe asked as I did a mini victory lap around the kitchen table, the next few minutes were a blur for me because I wanted to get back home ASAP and tell Sarah the huge news, forgetting one key thing in the process! “I know your excited but try to focus, Griffin is a legend for a reason………...” Chloe trailed off as she heard the door shut behind me and looked at my phone. “Only my baby sister could leave her phone behind out of sheer excitement.” Chloe chuckled to herself as she grabbed my phone before looking at my tweets on the subject. “Well, may as well have some fun before Chelsea realizes.” Chloe added before she started typing out a tweet.
Chelsea and Sarah’s home, Chicago, Illinois
Saturday the 27th of August 2022, 11:23am
It wasn’t that far from Chloe’s apartment to the home I shared with Sarah and Valkyrie considering that we live in Chicago, but it was still a trek.
Was it still a blur for me? Yeah, but I managed to get home okay and Sarah answered the door to me grinning broadly.
”Okay, either you’ve got a scene with Renee lined up or you just got some great wrestling news.” Sarah realized when she saw the look on my face, and I nodded eagerly as Valkyrie came running up to the door with her tail wagging. ”Which is it?”
”I’ll show you right…….” I trailed off as I reached for my phone only to realize that it wasn’t in my battle vest’s pockets, I checked my jeans pockets next before it hit me. ”SHIT! I left my phone at Chloe’s!”
”You’re serious?!” Sarah asked with a face that screamed “you have got to be kidding me” and I nodded in response. ”What exactly prompted you to leave Chloe’s apartment in such a hurry that you left your phone there?!”
”Just me making my Havoc Wrestling debut against Griffin Hawkins!” I sighed in response now more frustrated at myself than happy that I’m getting my dream match. ”Maybe Chloe will call you to let you know?”
”I’ve got my phone on silent, let me check.” Sarah sighed before she grabbed her phone and after confirming that she hadn’t received any calls this morning she checked her Twitter feed. ”No calls but Chloe used your phone to tweet via your account.” Sarah added before showing me the tweet and I sighed. ”What’s your plan? It’s not that far from here to Chloe’s apartment but she did tweet on your behalf.”
”I’ll head back and grab the phone now! I’ll leave the tweets up since they are kinda funny and totally truthful.” I responded as I started to head back to my car. ”Chloe was going to make me breakfast, want to come with me?”
”I finished my breakfast right as you returned but thanks for the offer, plus I still have the washing up to do.” Sarah explained as she returned to the house with Valkyrie. ”Try not to leave anything important behind this time babe!”
”I’m not living that down for the rest of the weekend, am I?” I asked Sarah who nodded with a slight laugh before I hopped back in my car to drive back to my older sister’s apartment.
Chelsea and Sarah’s home recording studio, Chicago, Illinois
Saturday the 27th of August 2022, 18:00pm
*promo time*
This always happens.
”How is it that every time I head into a big show with nothing to do, I wind up in these big clusterfuck matches? That seems to be a running theme in Level Up at least and Combat Evolved will prove to be no different as I’m one of at least thirteen wrestlers with more names yet to be announced competing in the Extra Lives Battle Royal! And since I’m entering this thing against Jana Emily, Impact, Kennedy Matthews, Paul Montuori, Michelle Riggs, Dane Preston, Peter Vaughn, Emily Simms, Paul Freedom, Ataxia, Drake Wilcox and Vhodka Black, and keep in mind, those are the CONFIRMED names, I’m just going to go ahead and say it!” I said as I flipped some hair over my shoulder. ”Give me that Konami Code!”
You know the one.
”Up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B A START!” I held my hands out expectedly for a second before folding my arms. ”There, do I have my extra lives yet? Because I fucking need them if my track record in these clusterfuck style matches is anything to go by! At least there’s some names in this Battle Royal that I’m familiar with like the two Pauls, Peter, Dane, Emily, Drake and Vhodka but everyone else is a complete mystery to me!” I added before messaging my forehead with one of my hands. ”And don’t even get me started on the unannounced entrants! Those fuckers are such wildcards that I’m not even going to bother talking about them!”
Why?
”And there’s one simple reason for that, if I spent the rest of this promo talking about every potential mystery entrant that’s currently an active wrestler in Level Up or elsewhere, I’ll miss the Battle Royal because I’ll still be here listing off names!” I grunted in annoyance as I ran a hand through my hair. ”Honestly! These clusterfuck matches are hard enough to promo for without the mystery entrant gimmick but even with that in mind? I’ve managed to build up some momentum for myself elsewhere in the wrestling business and I’m looking to continue that momentum here in Level Up! What better way for me to do that than to win this Battle Royal?”
Especially with the prize at stake!
”And since the winner is getting a title shot of their choice at Triforce Heroes with the final five advancing to the next round of the Triforce Heroes Tournament? Well I’m going to quote my favourite scene from Avengers: Endgame!” I wasn’t even going to try to do a perfect imitation, but I was still going to give the line my best shot as I cleared my throat. ”I see this as an absolute win! Unless off course I get eliminated before the final five which, given the number of wrestlers already in the Battle Royal before the mystery entrants enter the fray but if I have anything to say about it? I’ll be booking my ticket to Triforce Heroes Bitches!”
But can I do it?
”It’s coming up to the first-year anniversary of my Level Up debut and I’ll be the first to admit that my Level Up career has been like a rollercoaster ride! For every dizzying high, I’ve had a punishing low, if you ask me, it’s about time that I got on another ride!” I added as I flipped some hair over my shoulder. ”And my upward momentum will start when I win this Battle Royal, did you really think I was going to settle for second, third fourth or even fifth place?! FUCK NO! I wasn’t going to settle for anything short of gold back when my Olympics Dreams were alive and well and I’m sure as hell not settling for that in this Battle Royal!”
It’s that simple.
”And guess fucking what? I’m not settling for being eliminated before that point either! I’ve got my eyes set firmly on the prize and I’ll settle for nothing less than absolute victory when the bell rings to end the match and I don’t care how many enemies I make along the way to achieve that goal!” I stated bluntly as I grinned broadly. ”I’m sorry guys but whilst I’m normally a nice Chicago gal, this is every person for their selves, and I don’t care how many toes I have to step on to get to the top of the ladder!”
And with that I decided to wrap things up.
”Anyone who has an issue with what I’m saying clearly doesn’t know what match they signed up for, otherwise? I’m sure the rest of the field will understand!” I commented before shaking my head. ”Hell to be honest? I’m not sure if my usual sign off will be appropriate for this match because the only way I can win this match is to toss someone else over the top rope and that goes for the rest of the opposition but screw it, they had better Watch the Skyes Above as I show the rest of the field why the Skyes the Limit! I’ll see at least thirteen other wrestlers in the ring at Combat Evolves! May the best wrestler who moonlights as a Death Metal Musician and Porn Star Win!”
I left the studio as the scene fades.
Jana Emily, Impact, Kennedy Matthews, Paul Montuori, Michelle Riggs, Dane Preston, Peter Vaughn, Emily Simms, Paul Freedom, Ataxia, Drake Wilcox and Vhodka Black with more names yet to be announced! Given Chelsea’s run of luck, it felt like her desire to win the match was higher than anyone else’s in the match especially since she has recently broken another losing streak in EWC! Can Chelsea get the win?
Chloe’s apartment, Chicago, Illinois
Saturday the 27th of August 2022, 10:32am
Been a while since I was here.
You guys remember this place, right? For those who don’t, here’s a quick reminder, after my breakup with my ex-boyfriend I stayed with my sister Chloe whilst I was between relationships/homes and that period had some highs and lows, I picked up the guitar whilst I was staying here, I earned my first shot at the Rev1 International Championship (and eventually, my first ever title) the same week of the breakup and then I met Sarah.
Let me put any potential rumours to rest now, no I haven’t broken up with Sarah! I’m just hanging out with Chloe for old time’s sake! Besides, out of my three sisters Chloe’s the closest to me in age and sense of humour and as much as I love Liz and Toni, their busy lives (doctor and law student respectively) mean that they aren’t available as often as they’d like to be to just hang out with me! Chloe’s a professional chef but the restaurant she works at is being fumigated and since she didn’t have anything better to do, she texted me asking if I wanted to hang out for a while.
And thus, here we are.
“I can’t believe that other band dedicated a song with that title to your band!” Chloe commented as she shook her head referring to a recent show, I played with Krawling Khaos where the headliners dedicated Necrotic Deathbed Sodomy to us, a band consisting of three women and two gay guys, do I even need to say why that’s tone deaf as fuck? “And honestly, where do these names come from?!”
”Speaking from personal experience? The songwriter’s imagination!” I responded with a shrug before taking a sip from my drink. ”For my band it’s a collaborative effort between me, Taylor, Sarah, Julian and Trent but from what I understand, that band’s lead singer is the main lyric writer.”
“So, you’d describe it a case by case basis?” Chloe summarized and I nodded in response as Chloe started to get the idea. “Sarah mentioned something about the main support band being really angry about it too.”
”I had almost forgot about that, the lead singer of Crimson Rage used to date the main act’s lead singer before they went through a messy breakup, they had apparently penned that song for a split EP between the bands just before the breakup.” I explained and Chloe motioned for me to elaborate with her hand. ”After the breakup she made him promise to never play that song live but that went out the window Thursday night.”
“And I thought dating in the wrestling industry was a bad idea.” Chloe commented as she shook her head in disbelief and I decided to take that moment to check my Twitter. “Seems like porn is the better breeding ground for healthy relationships if Renee and Angelique are anything to go by, who’d have thought?”
”Eh, there are examples of creator couples working out in both fields, just look at me and Sarah.” I responded with a shrug as I glanced at the Twitter feed really just looking for any news from Havoc Wrestling at this point. ”We managed to make it work in all three fields! But I can confirm that we tend to be the exception rather than the rule in the wrestling and music industries, because one nasty breakup can have a dominos like effect on any projects the couple was working on.”
“Yeah, I guess that makes sense.” Chloe responded with a nod as I saw a new tweet from Havoc Wrestling and my eyes lit up like a Christmas Tree. “I haven’t seen you that excited in a while, what’s up Chelsea?”
”Remember when I was just a wrestling fan and Griffin Hawkins was my favourite wrestler?” I asked and Chloe nodded, my sisters didn’t get into the sport until after I started training but they understood who I was a fan off even before then. ”Guess who just signed with Havoc Wrestling?”
“Griffin Hawkins?” Chloe asked as she started to get the idea and I nodded with a massive grin on my face. “You’re going to ask for a match against him, right? That’s been one of your dream matches since you enrolled at the Go Gym!”
”Already on it!” I responded with a grin as I started typing out my Quote Tweet alongside a few other tweets in support of the idea, I wasn’t expecting much to come from it at first but a few minutes later I was literally jumping for joy! ”FUCK YES! They’ve made it official!”
“You’re getting the dream match?” Chloe asked as I did a mini victory lap around the kitchen table, the next few minutes were a blur for me because I wanted to get back home ASAP and tell Sarah the huge news, forgetting one key thing in the process! “I know your excited but try to focus, Griffin is a legend for a reason………...” Chloe trailed off as she heard the door shut behind me and looked at my phone. “Only my baby sister could leave her phone behind out of sheer excitement.” Chloe chuckled to herself as she grabbed my phone before looking at my tweets on the subject. “Well, may as well have some fun before Chelsea realizes.” Chloe added before she started typing out a tweet.
Chelsea and Sarah’s home, Chicago, Illinois
Saturday the 27th of August 2022, 11:23am
It wasn’t that far from Chloe’s apartment to the home I shared with Sarah and Valkyrie considering that we live in Chicago, but it was still a trek.
Was it still a blur for me? Yeah, but I managed to get home okay and Sarah answered the door to me grinning broadly.
”Okay, either you’ve got a scene with Renee lined up or you just got some great wrestling news.” Sarah realized when she saw the look on my face, and I nodded eagerly as Valkyrie came running up to the door with her tail wagging. ”Which is it?”
”I’ll show you right…….” I trailed off as I reached for my phone only to realize that it wasn’t in my battle vest’s pockets, I checked my jeans pockets next before it hit me. ”SHIT! I left my phone at Chloe’s!”
”You’re serious?!” Sarah asked with a face that screamed “you have got to be kidding me” and I nodded in response. ”What exactly prompted you to leave Chloe’s apartment in such a hurry that you left your phone there?!”
”Just me making my Havoc Wrestling debut against Griffin Hawkins!” I sighed in response now more frustrated at myself than happy that I’m getting my dream match. ”Maybe Chloe will call you to let you know?”
”I’ve got my phone on silent, let me check.” Sarah sighed before she grabbed her phone and after confirming that she hadn’t received any calls this morning she checked her Twitter feed. ”No calls but Chloe used your phone to tweet via your account.” Sarah added before showing me the tweet and I sighed. ”What’s your plan? It’s not that far from here to Chloe’s apartment but she did tweet on your behalf.”
”I’ll head back and grab the phone now! I’ll leave the tweets up since they are kinda funny and totally truthful.” I responded as I started to head back to my car. ”Chloe was going to make me breakfast, want to come with me?”
”I finished my breakfast right as you returned but thanks for the offer, plus I still have the washing up to do.” Sarah explained as she returned to the house with Valkyrie. ”Try not to leave anything important behind this time babe!”
”I’m not living that down for the rest of the weekend, am I?” I asked Sarah who nodded with a slight laugh before I hopped back in my car to drive back to my older sister’s apartment.
Chelsea and Sarah’s home recording studio, Chicago, Illinois
Saturday the 27th of August 2022, 18:00pm
*promo time*
This always happens.
”How is it that every time I head into a big show with nothing to do, I wind up in these big clusterfuck matches? That seems to be a running theme in Level Up at least and Combat Evolved will prove to be no different as I’m one of at least thirteen wrestlers with more names yet to be announced competing in the Extra Lives Battle Royal! And since I’m entering this thing against Jana Emily, Impact, Kennedy Matthews, Paul Montuori, Michelle Riggs, Dane Preston, Peter Vaughn, Emily Simms, Paul Freedom, Ataxia, Drake Wilcox and Vhodka Black, and keep in mind, those are the CONFIRMED names, I’m just going to go ahead and say it!” I said as I flipped some hair over my shoulder. ”Give me that Konami Code!”
You know the one.
”Up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B A START!” I held my hands out expectedly for a second before folding my arms. ”There, do I have my extra lives yet? Because I fucking need them if my track record in these clusterfuck style matches is anything to go by! At least there’s some names in this Battle Royal that I’m familiar with like the two Pauls, Peter, Dane, Emily, Drake and Vhodka but everyone else is a complete mystery to me!” I added before messaging my forehead with one of my hands. ”And don’t even get me started on the unannounced entrants! Those fuckers are such wildcards that I’m not even going to bother talking about them!”
Why?
”And there’s one simple reason for that, if I spent the rest of this promo talking about every potential mystery entrant that’s currently an active wrestler in Level Up or elsewhere, I’ll miss the Battle Royal because I’ll still be here listing off names!” I grunted in annoyance as I ran a hand through my hair. ”Honestly! These clusterfuck matches are hard enough to promo for without the mystery entrant gimmick but even with that in mind? I’ve managed to build up some momentum for myself elsewhere in the wrestling business and I’m looking to continue that momentum here in Level Up! What better way for me to do that than to win this Battle Royal?”
Especially with the prize at stake!
”And since the winner is getting a title shot of their choice at Triforce Heroes with the final five advancing to the next round of the Triforce Heroes Tournament? Well I’m going to quote my favourite scene from Avengers: Endgame!” I wasn’t even going to try to do a perfect imitation, but I was still going to give the line my best shot as I cleared my throat. ”I see this as an absolute win! Unless off course I get eliminated before the final five which, given the number of wrestlers already in the Battle Royal before the mystery entrants enter the fray but if I have anything to say about it? I’ll be booking my ticket to Triforce Heroes Bitches!”
But can I do it?
”It’s coming up to the first-year anniversary of my Level Up debut and I’ll be the first to admit that my Level Up career has been like a rollercoaster ride! For every dizzying high, I’ve had a punishing low, if you ask me, it’s about time that I got on another ride!” I added as I flipped some hair over my shoulder. ”And my upward momentum will start when I win this Battle Royal, did you really think I was going to settle for second, third fourth or even fifth place?! FUCK NO! I wasn’t going to settle for anything short of gold back when my Olympics Dreams were alive and well and I’m sure as hell not settling for that in this Battle Royal!”
It’s that simple.
”And guess fucking what? I’m not settling for being eliminated before that point either! I’ve got my eyes set firmly on the prize and I’ll settle for nothing less than absolute victory when the bell rings to end the match and I don’t care how many enemies I make along the way to achieve that goal!” I stated bluntly as I grinned broadly. ”I’m sorry guys but whilst I’m normally a nice Chicago gal, this is every person for their selves, and I don’t care how many toes I have to step on to get to the top of the ladder!”
And with that I decided to wrap things up.
”Anyone who has an issue with what I’m saying clearly doesn’t know what match they signed up for, otherwise? I’m sure the rest of the field will understand!” I commented before shaking my head. ”Hell to be honest? I’m not sure if my usual sign off will be appropriate for this match because the only way I can win this match is to toss someone else over the top rope and that goes for the rest of the opposition but screw it, they had better Watch the Skyes Above as I show the rest of the field why the Skyes the Limit! I’ll see at least thirteen other wrestlers in the ring at Combat Evolves! May the best wrestler who moonlights as a Death Metal Musician and Porn Star Win!”
I left the studio as the scene fades.
