Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2019 3:57:59 GMT -7
The following was a periscope broadcast posted in ahead of Southern Rebel Wrestling’s “Brawl In The Fall” House Show:
~We see the smiling face of a black woman out in the sunny Georgia weather~
Howdy y'all it’s been a while hasn’t it? I know that there’s bound to be more than a few of you who don’t know me by now and I can’t blame you for it. You see some months ago I got my first big break in wrestling for Galactic Women Of Wrestling and when I say “my first big break” that is no joke. Up until that match against Talia Areano..a legend in this business and a multi-time champion to boot! Can you even imagine what it felt like for someone who had pretty much wrestled in every damn possible place you could name that wasn’t even close to anything big time..going from carnivals, fairgrounds and highschool gyms to.. The damn Wells Fargo Center in Philly hell, to a gal from Harlan County that might as well have been Madison Square Garden!
~She shakes her head as if it had just been yesterday when she dreamed of something so special could happen to her~
So I get this big chance, get to a real damn show against an actually important opponent and a big name in the business..like a damn daydream and to cap it all off: I WON! You can only make a first impression once and I made it with a win against Talia Areano, it could not have gotten any better even if someone and made it up and wrote it down just for me!
~A great dream come true, you could see the genuine excitement on her face as the wind played with her black hair~
..then shit went down and the places closes. I don’t know the details of what went on nor is it any of my business to speak of such things but imagine if you will how I felt all those months of waiting to see how it would turn out. Would I ever get another shot like that? Or would it be back to the weird bookings, with even weirder promoters and quirkier opponents..until I got the good news. I still had a wrestling home. Except..it had a different name.
~Gone was the smile, she seemed a bit confused, if not even worried before going on. Obviously not an easy subject to speak of~
Southern Rebel Wrestling. Not quite Galactic Wrestling and I gotta admit seeing that made me wonder. Growing up in the holler around the type of people I did. I know what I felt. Was I going to come back to something completely different and not necessarily in the good way. Before y'all go and judge me or try to label me as some sort of a social justice warrior or a bleeding heart liberal and tell me about not everything in life is about politics.. My family, my ancestors lived and died in the south this wasn’t about politics and ideals to them and while these days there are people who claim to understand what this country’s past was like. You have to understand that I look at it from a bit of a different perspective. I am full aware that isn’t the 1860’s or even the 1960's anymore. Trust me I know that and I am happy that I can walk out free as a black woman be it day or night anywhere I choose and I am welcome to this business among others and treated as an equal but there is still that inkling, that nagging feeling in the back of my head and that there are still people who see being “southern” a synonym to confederate flags, pickup trucks and a bunch of white hoods among priviledges based on the color of one’s skin or their chosen religion. We are approaching the 2020’s and with the current head of state in charge I for one don’t want it be a repeat of the 1920’s when the klan, the invisible empire..you know who I am talking about started to be on the rise..we are better than that people. We are the ones who can make the change, we have evolved from the times and those who try to repeat the history expecting different results..ya’ll better realize that we, the people are ready to fight, in and out of the ring to make sure that evil will not triumph over good, that darkness will not engulf the light..
~No smiles, no jokes or chuckles. Dead serious, with a fire in her eyes she shook her head as if trying to get those images out of her head before picking up again from where she left off~
Sorry about that, I know that is not a popular thing to discuss, some people come to wrestling to escape reality and things like the ones I have mentioned but it does not make them dissapear, it does not wipe them away and I love being a southern gal, I love the good things we have. Great country music, wonderfully delicious cooking. I mean just take a look at me and you realize I am a girl who likes to eat, I also like to drink and I like to smoke. Those aren’t necessarily the things one puts up on a Tinder profile but that’s who I am! Just like our owner Melinda Rhodes I am not going to try and hide who I am and what I am about..and THAT is the kind of “rebel” and southerner I am proud to be and will be till the day I die!
~A pearly white smile, boasting with pride and joy again she went on with more oomph in her voice~
Now as far as my history comes, it is already well established that I can’t really go out and brag about the highlights, the great draws or paydays..hell I barely made a living and had to get another job and my ass was still scraping to get by with rent and necessary expenses. So I won’t go against my opponent talking how I am undefeated and the very best or some shit like that..to be honest I know very little about Rose, but I know enough not to fuck around with her! You see besides that milky white skin and pretty blonde hair she has the power to throw me around like a ragdoll. Not that I would let her or anyone just push me around. I know I am not going into this match as a favourite people probably won't expect a repeat of what happened against Talia, hell I bet Talia herself would probably believe if she had another shot against me things could go different..and maybe they would. Because as the beauty of the business is, anyone can beat anyone at any given night if the circumstances are right and it doesn’t matter to me if I am fighting Talia, Rose or even Wendy House, I am going to give them my best and I am not backing down from anyone, I got my foot in the door, made a good enough impression to get invited back and I got too many bills to pay to just throw this away and going back to chase cases for clients.
So Rosey, you and me girl. We are going to show the good ol’ folks of Rome Georgia just how we get down on Southern Rebel Wrestling come Brawl For Fall and I hope you bring me your best, come on muscles we’ll see just how much you truly lift. Because I didn’t wait for all these months, I didn’t spend countless hours trying to keep my happy ass in shape for the ring to let it all end far too early. I am ready for a long night and willing to pack a lunch or two just to get the best I can out of you. I am not an established legend or an intimidating opponent to probably none of ya’ll but I’ll be damned if I am not going to make you worked your toned ass off for that win.
See you soon squats, we’ll go do some reps after the match and maybe you can hook me up with a good program..maybe you don’t want to be friends and that’s fine too but I am not here to make enemies of anyone, least of all you so Rose, watch it with those thorns alright.
..that wasn’t as funny as it sounded in my head, was it?
~A slight blush of embarrassment was visible before she cut the broadcast off~
~We see the smiling face of a black woman out in the sunny Georgia weather~
Howdy y'all it’s been a while hasn’t it? I know that there’s bound to be more than a few of you who don’t know me by now and I can’t blame you for it. You see some months ago I got my first big break in wrestling for Galactic Women Of Wrestling and when I say “my first big break” that is no joke. Up until that match against Talia Areano..a legend in this business and a multi-time champion to boot! Can you even imagine what it felt like for someone who had pretty much wrestled in every damn possible place you could name that wasn’t even close to anything big time..going from carnivals, fairgrounds and highschool gyms to.. The damn Wells Fargo Center in Philly hell, to a gal from Harlan County that might as well have been Madison Square Garden!
~She shakes her head as if it had just been yesterday when she dreamed of something so special could happen to her~
So I get this big chance, get to a real damn show against an actually important opponent and a big name in the business..like a damn daydream and to cap it all off: I WON! You can only make a first impression once and I made it with a win against Talia Areano, it could not have gotten any better even if someone and made it up and wrote it down just for me!
~A great dream come true, you could see the genuine excitement on her face as the wind played with her black hair~
..then shit went down and the places closes. I don’t know the details of what went on nor is it any of my business to speak of such things but imagine if you will how I felt all those months of waiting to see how it would turn out. Would I ever get another shot like that? Or would it be back to the weird bookings, with even weirder promoters and quirkier opponents..until I got the good news. I still had a wrestling home. Except..it had a different name.
~Gone was the smile, she seemed a bit confused, if not even worried before going on. Obviously not an easy subject to speak of~
Southern Rebel Wrestling. Not quite Galactic Wrestling and I gotta admit seeing that made me wonder. Growing up in the holler around the type of people I did. I know what I felt. Was I going to come back to something completely different and not necessarily in the good way. Before y'all go and judge me or try to label me as some sort of a social justice warrior or a bleeding heart liberal and tell me about not everything in life is about politics.. My family, my ancestors lived and died in the south this wasn’t about politics and ideals to them and while these days there are people who claim to understand what this country’s past was like. You have to understand that I look at it from a bit of a different perspective. I am full aware that isn’t the 1860’s or even the 1960's anymore. Trust me I know that and I am happy that I can walk out free as a black woman be it day or night anywhere I choose and I am welcome to this business among others and treated as an equal but there is still that inkling, that nagging feeling in the back of my head and that there are still people who see being “southern” a synonym to confederate flags, pickup trucks and a bunch of white hoods among priviledges based on the color of one’s skin or their chosen religion. We are approaching the 2020’s and with the current head of state in charge I for one don’t want it be a repeat of the 1920’s when the klan, the invisible empire..you know who I am talking about started to be on the rise..we are better than that people. We are the ones who can make the change, we have evolved from the times and those who try to repeat the history expecting different results..ya’ll better realize that we, the people are ready to fight, in and out of the ring to make sure that evil will not triumph over good, that darkness will not engulf the light..
~No smiles, no jokes or chuckles. Dead serious, with a fire in her eyes she shook her head as if trying to get those images out of her head before picking up again from where she left off~
Sorry about that, I know that is not a popular thing to discuss, some people come to wrestling to escape reality and things like the ones I have mentioned but it does not make them dissapear, it does not wipe them away and I love being a southern gal, I love the good things we have. Great country music, wonderfully delicious cooking. I mean just take a look at me and you realize I am a girl who likes to eat, I also like to drink and I like to smoke. Those aren’t necessarily the things one puts up on a Tinder profile but that’s who I am! Just like our owner Melinda Rhodes I am not going to try and hide who I am and what I am about..and THAT is the kind of “rebel” and southerner I am proud to be and will be till the day I die!
~A pearly white smile, boasting with pride and joy again she went on with more oomph in her voice~
Now as far as my history comes, it is already well established that I can’t really go out and brag about the highlights, the great draws or paydays..hell I barely made a living and had to get another job and my ass was still scraping to get by with rent and necessary expenses. So I won’t go against my opponent talking how I am undefeated and the very best or some shit like that..to be honest I know very little about Rose, but I know enough not to fuck around with her! You see besides that milky white skin and pretty blonde hair she has the power to throw me around like a ragdoll. Not that I would let her or anyone just push me around. I know I am not going into this match as a favourite people probably won't expect a repeat of what happened against Talia, hell I bet Talia herself would probably believe if she had another shot against me things could go different..and maybe they would. Because as the beauty of the business is, anyone can beat anyone at any given night if the circumstances are right and it doesn’t matter to me if I am fighting Talia, Rose or even Wendy House, I am going to give them my best and I am not backing down from anyone, I got my foot in the door, made a good enough impression to get invited back and I got too many bills to pay to just throw this away and going back to chase cases for clients.
So Rosey, you and me girl. We are going to show the good ol’ folks of Rome Georgia just how we get down on Southern Rebel Wrestling come Brawl For Fall and I hope you bring me your best, come on muscles we’ll see just how much you truly lift. Because I didn’t wait for all these months, I didn’t spend countless hours trying to keep my happy ass in shape for the ring to let it all end far too early. I am ready for a long night and willing to pack a lunch or two just to get the best I can out of you. I am not an established legend or an intimidating opponent to probably none of ya’ll but I’ll be damned if I am not going to make you worked your toned ass off for that win.
See you soon squats, we’ll go do some reps after the match and maybe you can hook me up with a good program..maybe you don’t want to be friends and that’s fine too but I am not here to make enemies of anyone, least of all you so Rose, watch it with those thorns alright.
..that wasn’t as funny as it sounded in my head, was it?
~A slight blush of embarrassment was visible before she cut the broadcast off~