Post by SalTal on May 21, 2010 10:05:06 GMT -4
So I guess this is it. The end of the line. The last stop on the line. The last room in the inn. Judgment Day. The Day of Reckoning. What other cliches can I think up? It doesn't matter, because I guess the message is clear: What's going on between Leila and me, it's ending - ironically - at Mayhem. After all it's been mayhem for the past month ... after month ... after month. And it's going to end at Mayhem. With mayhem. Yeah, get your head around that. It's sort of confusing. What isn't, though, is what this match is about. It's about Leila and Sally. It's about our careers. It's about respect, and who will earn it with a victory.
A bit of me is sad. A tiny bit. Sad that this is ending. It's been my life for near on a year, keeping Leila at bay. Putting her to work. Winning. Losing. The whole kit-and-caboodle. That's all I've done. Other wrestlers, other matches, other pay per views, they've been nothing except a path to this very point. Level-One, Bryan Payne, Alyssa Morenna, Ellie - all those people here at the APW who've had something to do with me, I guess, don't mean anything at the moment. Leila Farrahi is all that matters now. And beating her in our match. She's all that's mattered for the past eight months. She's all that will matter come Mayhem.
And tomorrow, well that's when I'll think about someone else.
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Sally arrives at the arena for her debut promo Mayhem. Of course, she has a thing or two to say about her match and her opponent for the night, as well as Leila's little surprise for Sally. Watch the debut pay per view promo of Sallys for an insight into her mind for the night.
Starring: Sally Talfourd, Shane the Cameraman
*click* - Loading ...
"Sally Talfourd presents ..."
is written across the screen, fades out, then
"In association with Action Packed Wrestling"
is next to appear, holds, then fades out for
"Happy Endings T.V."
written across the background before it fades out and we have a black and white shot of Sally Talfourd laying prone in the ring, blood covering her dainty, adorable face. It's quite the contrast. A song kicks in - 'Rock & Roll Queen' by The Subways. The shot slowly comes out and Sally's on her back in the center of the ring, all by herself. There's a chair just to her side. Well, what used to be a chair, such is its mangled state. The logo on the mat reads PWA. Across the bottom of the screen writes:
All-Star Night - 19th of July, 2009
That's the night when Sally beat Leila in the gauntlet tournament for the PWA Women's Championship. There's a heap of quick flashes, of Sally and Leila wrestling. Of Leila taking down Sally with chairs, chokes, beat downs, the lot. Of Sally still standing in the ring, her arm raised. The crowd cheering as Sally comes out. Fans turning their back on Leila. Then the segments plays out on Sally celebrating in a ring, Leila being taken out of the ring by officials. Across the bottom of the screen:
Fight Night - 20th of September, 2009
That night was Sally's first victory over Leila, seemingly ending the feud that the two had started a few months ago. A fade out and back to Sally laying sprawled out again. Then against. Then again as Leila exacts her revenge on her for the weeks. Then a play out on a ref calling for a bell as Leila and Sally wrestle. Across the bottom of the screen:
Remember, Remember - 5th of November, 2009
This was the night the two wrestled to a draw. The screen fades out, then flashes of Leila attacking Sally, again. Though now there's shots of Sally getting her own on Leila, sending her sprawling backstage, taking her down with chairs, sending her through tables. Their feud took a vicious turn here, and it really shows in the shots. The last scene plays out with Leila standing over Sally with her arm raised, staring down at her fallen opponent. Across the bottom of the screen reads:
St. Valentine's Day Massacre - 14th of February, 2010
The screen fades away. Then there's voices.
[Leila] Sally, I've figured you out. I've got you and your pathetic little life sorted out. I want one last match. I'll stop coming after you after that match. That will be the end of it. Why? Because you'll lose. It's already decided. I know this.
The screen kicks in, and it's a quick successions of the two women fighting. In the ring, out the ring. Weapons, holds, fists. Blood flows down each woman's face. The looks of determination, hatred, disgust are obvious with each shot. Finally, the screen plays on Leila walking away from the ring with a smile on her face. The camera has a shot from outside the ring, and as Leila steps out of the shot, we see Sally laid out again in the ring, beside a table and chairs, contract papers strewn all over the place.
Then there's a burst of color! Action from the past month kicks in as the two women take it to each other in the APW. Sally beating down Leila on her debut, the two facing each other, their encounter backstage with Level-One, their match last week. Segments from promos, backstage warm-ups and fan meet-and-greets. It's all quick flashes before the screen plays out on a part last OverDrive's promo from Sally:
[Sally] A chance for you to remember what it's like to go up against someone stronger than you, tougher than you, and more skilled than you. And a chance for you to remember who you started this all with months ago.
The screen fades out to black, then slowly back in as we all get to watch Sally Talfourd, the person you're watching Mayhem for, step out of the limousine that has picked her up for the grand event tonight. It's just past lunchtime, and the sun bathes Tacoma in a warm glow. A few die-hard fans of APW have turned out to see their favorites rock up. There's a spattering of sign waving as they spot Sally and erupt into cheers. The people call her name, she turns and gives them an excited wave. The driver unloads her bags for her, hands them over, then takes off. She reaches down, takes her two bags - her own brand, of course - and struts her stuff into the arena. She spots the camera from a distance and sings out to her favorite cameraman.
[Sally] Shane! How are you!? It's been a while!
[Shane] What are you talking about? I saw you last week.
[Sally] Oh, really? *Sally has made it to Shane, heading past him and into the arena* It seems longer. Anyway, are you ready for tonight? Our first pay per view? All of APW on show, the lights burning, the fans cheering, all the bosses watching. *Sally stops, gets a shiver up her spine* Shane, I just feel the excitement!
[Shane] Oh yeah? What about Leila and your match? Are you excited about that?
Sally looks at Shane, then turns her back to him and walks off to her locker room, the click of her heels echoing out around the relatively quiet arena. It won't be quiet for much longer though. Maybe that's why she's here so early: Quiet, a chance to gather herself, get her thoughts together. It's a heck of a lot harder to do that when there's a hundred backstage people rushing about to make the show happen, and a bunch of wrestler all on edge. Shane rushes after Sally, trying to keep up with her.
[Sally] We're not talking about that yet Shane. This is a happy place. We're going to stay as happy as we can for as long as we can. That means you can't bring up that person just yet. Got it?
[Shane] It's your show.
[Sally] Hey! That's right. I almost forgot. You'll have to forgive me, I'm a bit scattered before a big show. But only before. *Sally stops, drops her bags, and waits for Shane to hand her a mic* Hey guys and girls, welcome back to another - and very special- episode of Happy Endings TV. I am, as usual, your beautiful and ever-so modest host Sally Talfourd and we are here for our first big, big night. Mayhem! Our first pay per view. And I can tell you that some *Sally pulls up the sleet of her shirt to check the time* seven or eight hours before show time I am positively excited. I mean, I feel alive and eager to get going and just so ... AH! I can't describe it. Proud? Honored? I just can't nail it ...
[Shane] That would be a first, not nailing something.
[Sally] Ha-ha Shane. As everyone can tell, Shane, my cameraman, is with me as usual. And, as annoying as he can be *She shoots him a glare* I'm rather have no one else with me for this ride. He's been here since the start of mine and Leila's feud, and I'm glad he's going to be here at the end. Yes, that is correct. That feud that's been running between us since July last year will end tonight. And I promise you, Sally Talfourd fans, that you won't go home disappointed. I can't promise you a win, but I can promise you this: The best match you have ever seen me wrestle. I will put on for you and the APW one of the greatest matches you've ever seen. It will be the best women's match this company has seen. And it will be all thanks to the talented and determined Sally Talfourd.
You see, I know how good I have to be to win this match. I have beat Leila before, but truth be told: She's figured out a way to beat me, one-on-one. I can say how I've got the last two wins over each other, but truth be told: Bryan Payne and Alyssa Morenna, as good a tag team partners as they were, they were just that. Tag partners. This match, I don't have help. I don't have a side-kick. And I don't have an escape. This match, it's just me and you, Leila. It's our chance for our last dance to this song. I'm not afraid that it's just you and me though. It's the real deal. Those other matches, they've been games. Fun and games. But this is real; this is it. And you never show fear when you're in a situation like this. You can't. If you do, you've already lost.
But Leila, you know not to expect me to be afraid of you, or our match, or the pressure that's on both our shoulders tonight. You know me too well. You know I haven't backed down from any match, any fight, and contest that's been in front of me. Sometimes you were in my corner, often you've been across from me. But each and every time you've seen me, you've seen the determination and the focus and the pure want in my eyes. The want to win a match. To win any match. But most of all, to win this match of ours. Never has there been as important a match for me than this one. You have no idea how much I want this win. It means more to me to be the final victor in this hellish feud to prove that age old point that good always wins. That revenge gets you no where. And that doing the right thing will get you far.
Sally's arrived at her the women's locker room. Wow, that was a long walk. She opens up and finds quite the surprise: A room set up for a pay per view. The room is all done up: Flowers, carpet, fresh towels, clean lockers, a nice little table in the centerer of the room with programs and merchandise for signing and what-not. It's a bit of a change from ... well, what Sally's come to be used to. She walks around the room, taken in by the glamor and the pomp that a pay per view delivers. She places her bag in her named locker, then comes back to Shane.
[Sally] Check this out Shane! This is what I've been hoping for. Wow, the bosses really go all-out for a pay per view. And are those *Sally sniffs the air* ... petunias I smell? *Sally spots the flowers* They are! Wow, my favorite. I wonder how they knew? Anyway, I think this room really shows off how big and important this whole night is. Not just for me. *Sally palms her chest* Obviously it's important to me. But for APW. Here's a chance for them to showcase the two best women they have in their company. They have a chance to show off how coveted our titles are. And how great a roster we have. Mayhem might just seem like another pay per view in the history of pay per views. But it's also Biggs' first ever pay per view. And I know that he's going to do this company proud. *Sally gives a wink to the camera* I'll look out for you Biggs, even if I have to keep your fiance in check every now and then.
Sally wanders over to the flowers and takes a dainty sniff of the largest petunia in the bunch. She gentle lifts it, and that's when she notices the card that's been pushed in amongst the bunch. She raises her eyebrows and Shane moves around to catch Leila read the note. She opens with up with a smile. But as her eyes dart across the page, the smile disappears. She closes her eyes and lets out a strained laugh. Then she places card back in the flowers. She goes to walk away, but can't help herself. In one quick move, she's heaving the flowers into the furthest wall. The glass shatters all over the place. Water flies everywhere. Leaves and petals fall to the ground. Sally lets out a guttural scream.
[Shane] What is it Sally?
[Sally] That bitch. That bitch! She sent that. She did this. I guarantee you she did all this. *Sally runs her hands through her hair* She got to me. Already, she's got to me. She did this just to mess with my head, and I didn't even stop to think. I hate her. I have to beat her tonight. I need to. I have to finish all this. I don't care if we face each other later, but this feud, these head games, and her abuse has to stop! I can't live with her doing *Sally throws her arms out* doing all this to me. I can't stand thinking that I have a fifty-fifty chance of getting beat up at the end of a match that I put my heart and soul into. She just shows how little she cares about me when she does that. How little she care about me, this company, and this business. I have put a lot of myself into this profession. My heart and soul are part of my career, and my career helps make up this great business. I have done everything I can to make wrestling better, more respected. And she does everything to undo what I have done.
Sally walks back over to her locker, takes up her bag and walks out. Shane follows after with the camera. Sally starts to stalk the back area in search of a room. There's no way she's staying in there. Not after Leila's little stunt. If Leila wants to win this with mind games, Sally is going to need to focus. She has to focus if she's going to even walk out this match, much less win. Total focus and discipline for this match, and nothing less. There's no way Sally is getting out of this match without entering a world of pain. Leila is good, there's no doubting that. But to stay out of her holds, and to escape the pain, Sally needs nothing less than total focus and determination. Focused on her skills, determined to win the match. The mix is there - the skills, the mind, the body - to win this match. All it takes is two threads to stitch it all together. Focus and determination. It's got Sally this far, and worked a treat. Wins over Leila in the past. Over bigger names than, in higher-stakes matches, in front of bigger crowds. Though, that's not to say this is a lesser match. It's not. It is the most important match Sally has had; probably the most important match she ever will have.
At least until next week.
[Sally] That's all ending tonight. I will start my mission to end her insanity in this business. I will start to bring back that respect and that honor I always speak about. Leila wants to make an example out of me, so I will make one out of her. And I'll do it by doing what I do best: pure wrestling. The type of wrestling you can't buy. With me, it's a natural talent. One I've worked on and developed over the years, but it's natural to me. I live and breath wrestling. For this match, I've trained day in, day out. Night in, night out. I need my body to be at peak performance. I mean, it's at peak image, but it needs to be able to go through the demands of this match. I'm going to push myself harder than I've ever had to. My kicks will have more force, I'll jump higher, and hit harder than I've done before. Just to get Leila out of my life. I need her gone, and that means drawing on every reserve I can. Every hold and every strike have to mean something. There's no toying with each other or wrestling for the sake of wrestling. This match is going to be long enough as it is, what with each of us having to wear the other down. I won't give up until my last ounce of energy is gone, and I know that's going to be the same with Leila.
Sally finds her new room, opening up to a bit of a dungeon. It's run down and grungy. But ten times better than that dressed up room she was just in. As Sally walks in, she knows the two rooms serve as a good contrast to this match. One room, delicate, done up, easy to live in. The other dank, dark, and a struggle. One room is an easy way out. You could just set up in there, relax, take it easy, and collect the pay check. The other room you couldn't even sit down in. You wouldn't want to even be in there for longer than you have to, but you're there because you have to be. Because you can't stand being in that other road, the easy room. You have to go to those places you don't want to be in to further yourself. To better yourself. Sally drops her bag in the room, takes a look around and shrugs.
[Sally] I guess it's better than that last one. Give me a chance to get my thoughts together and what-not. Anything that gets me away from her. I only want to see her in our match. A match that will go down in the books as the match of our careers. A match that will be nothing less than our best. It might not be the most renowned, or the most revered, or the most spoken about. It might not even register in the APW history. But it will be the matches of our careers. So come to our match Leila. Please, come. Bring everything you have. Bring everything you've ever wanted to do to me. And I'll be there to face you. I'll be there to take anything you've got. But you better be ready for me, and what I've got. It's not what I want to do to you, but what I want to do for myself. That's what this match is about: Me. Me ridding you from my life. Me ridding your influence in this profession. And me finally giving you the Happy Ending that you deserve.
Sally starts to push Shane out of the room.
[Sally] Now if you'll excuse me, I need to do some prep. Come back in a couple of hours Shane.
Sally doesn't wink or blow her kiss to the camera. She just has a solemn look on her face as she shuts out Shane and is all by herself. Shane, with the time to spare, starts to walk around the backstage, meandering around. He comes upon the locker room that had all been done up. He heads in, the crunch of glass shards underfoot can be heard. The camera pans down and there, in the pool of water and amongst the flowers, is the note:
The scene fades out to a blank, black screen, then
"Sally Talfourd"
is handwritten across the screen, in purple. Before it fades out and the episode comes to a close.
A bit of me is sad. A tiny bit. Sad that this is ending. It's been my life for near on a year, keeping Leila at bay. Putting her to work. Winning. Losing. The whole kit-and-caboodle. That's all I've done. Other wrestlers, other matches, other pay per views, they've been nothing except a path to this very point. Level-One, Bryan Payne, Alyssa Morenna, Ellie - all those people here at the APW who've had something to do with me, I guess, don't mean anything at the moment. Leila Farrahi is all that matters now. And beating her in our match. She's all that's mattered for the past eight months. She's all that will matter come Mayhem.
And tomorrow, well that's when I'll think about someone else.
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Sally arrives at the arena for her debut promo Mayhem. Of course, she has a thing or two to say about her match and her opponent for the night, as well as Leila's little surprise for Sally. Watch the debut pay per view promo of Sallys for an insight into her mind for the night.
Starring: Sally Talfourd, Shane the Cameraman
*click* - Loading ...
"Sally Talfourd presents ..."
is written across the screen, fades out, then
"In association with Action Packed Wrestling"
is next to appear, holds, then fades out for
"Happy Endings T.V."
written across the background before it fades out and we have a black and white shot of Sally Talfourd laying prone in the ring, blood covering her dainty, adorable face. It's quite the contrast. A song kicks in - 'Rock & Roll Queen' by The Subways. The shot slowly comes out and Sally's on her back in the center of the ring, all by herself. There's a chair just to her side. Well, what used to be a chair, such is its mangled state. The logo on the mat reads PWA. Across the bottom of the screen writes:
All-Star Night - 19th of July, 2009
That's the night when Sally beat Leila in the gauntlet tournament for the PWA Women's Championship. There's a heap of quick flashes, of Sally and Leila wrestling. Of Leila taking down Sally with chairs, chokes, beat downs, the lot. Of Sally still standing in the ring, her arm raised. The crowd cheering as Sally comes out. Fans turning their back on Leila. Then the segments plays out on Sally celebrating in a ring, Leila being taken out of the ring by officials. Across the bottom of the screen:
Fight Night - 20th of September, 2009
That night was Sally's first victory over Leila, seemingly ending the feud that the two had started a few months ago. A fade out and back to Sally laying sprawled out again. Then against. Then again as Leila exacts her revenge on her for the weeks. Then a play out on a ref calling for a bell as Leila and Sally wrestle. Across the bottom of the screen:
Remember, Remember - 5th of November, 2009
This was the night the two wrestled to a draw. The screen fades out, then flashes of Leila attacking Sally, again. Though now there's shots of Sally getting her own on Leila, sending her sprawling backstage, taking her down with chairs, sending her through tables. Their feud took a vicious turn here, and it really shows in the shots. The last scene plays out with Leila standing over Sally with her arm raised, staring down at her fallen opponent. Across the bottom of the screen reads:
St. Valentine's Day Massacre - 14th of February, 2010
The screen fades away. Then there's voices.
[Leila] Sally, I've figured you out. I've got you and your pathetic little life sorted out. I want one last match. I'll stop coming after you after that match. That will be the end of it. Why? Because you'll lose. It's already decided. I know this.
The screen kicks in, and it's a quick successions of the two women fighting. In the ring, out the ring. Weapons, holds, fists. Blood flows down each woman's face. The looks of determination, hatred, disgust are obvious with each shot. Finally, the screen plays on Leila walking away from the ring with a smile on her face. The camera has a shot from outside the ring, and as Leila steps out of the shot, we see Sally laid out again in the ring, beside a table and chairs, contract papers strewn all over the place.
Then there's a burst of color! Action from the past month kicks in as the two women take it to each other in the APW. Sally beating down Leila on her debut, the two facing each other, their encounter backstage with Level-One, their match last week. Segments from promos, backstage warm-ups and fan meet-and-greets. It's all quick flashes before the screen plays out on a part last OverDrive's promo from Sally:
[Sally] A chance for you to remember what it's like to go up against someone stronger than you, tougher than you, and more skilled than you. And a chance for you to remember who you started this all with months ago.
The screen fades out to black, then slowly back in as we all get to watch Sally Talfourd, the person you're watching Mayhem for, step out of the limousine that has picked her up for the grand event tonight. It's just past lunchtime, and the sun bathes Tacoma in a warm glow. A few die-hard fans of APW have turned out to see their favorites rock up. There's a spattering of sign waving as they spot Sally and erupt into cheers. The people call her name, she turns and gives them an excited wave. The driver unloads her bags for her, hands them over, then takes off. She reaches down, takes her two bags - her own brand, of course - and struts her stuff into the arena. She spots the camera from a distance and sings out to her favorite cameraman.
[Sally] Shane! How are you!? It's been a while!
[Shane] What are you talking about? I saw you last week.
[Sally] Oh, really? *Sally has made it to Shane, heading past him and into the arena* It seems longer. Anyway, are you ready for tonight? Our first pay per view? All of APW on show, the lights burning, the fans cheering, all the bosses watching. *Sally stops, gets a shiver up her spine* Shane, I just feel the excitement!
[Shane] Oh yeah? What about Leila and your match? Are you excited about that?
Sally looks at Shane, then turns her back to him and walks off to her locker room, the click of her heels echoing out around the relatively quiet arena. It won't be quiet for much longer though. Maybe that's why she's here so early: Quiet, a chance to gather herself, get her thoughts together. It's a heck of a lot harder to do that when there's a hundred backstage people rushing about to make the show happen, and a bunch of wrestler all on edge. Shane rushes after Sally, trying to keep up with her.
[Sally] We're not talking about that yet Shane. This is a happy place. We're going to stay as happy as we can for as long as we can. That means you can't bring up that person just yet. Got it?
[Shane] It's your show.
[Sally] Hey! That's right. I almost forgot. You'll have to forgive me, I'm a bit scattered before a big show. But only before. *Sally stops, drops her bags, and waits for Shane to hand her a mic* Hey guys and girls, welcome back to another - and very special- episode of Happy Endings TV. I am, as usual, your beautiful and ever-so modest host Sally Talfourd and we are here for our first big, big night. Mayhem! Our first pay per view. And I can tell you that some *Sally pulls up the sleet of her shirt to check the time* seven or eight hours before show time I am positively excited. I mean, I feel alive and eager to get going and just so ... AH! I can't describe it. Proud? Honored? I just can't nail it ...
[Shane] That would be a first, not nailing something.
[Sally] Ha-ha Shane. As everyone can tell, Shane, my cameraman, is with me as usual. And, as annoying as he can be *She shoots him a glare* I'm rather have no one else with me for this ride. He's been here since the start of mine and Leila's feud, and I'm glad he's going to be here at the end. Yes, that is correct. That feud that's been running between us since July last year will end tonight. And I promise you, Sally Talfourd fans, that you won't go home disappointed. I can't promise you a win, but I can promise you this: The best match you have ever seen me wrestle. I will put on for you and the APW one of the greatest matches you've ever seen. It will be the best women's match this company has seen. And it will be all thanks to the talented and determined Sally Talfourd.
You see, I know how good I have to be to win this match. I have beat Leila before, but truth be told: She's figured out a way to beat me, one-on-one. I can say how I've got the last two wins over each other, but truth be told: Bryan Payne and Alyssa Morenna, as good a tag team partners as they were, they were just that. Tag partners. This match, I don't have help. I don't have a side-kick. And I don't have an escape. This match, it's just me and you, Leila. It's our chance for our last dance to this song. I'm not afraid that it's just you and me though. It's the real deal. Those other matches, they've been games. Fun and games. But this is real; this is it. And you never show fear when you're in a situation like this. You can't. If you do, you've already lost.
But Leila, you know not to expect me to be afraid of you, or our match, or the pressure that's on both our shoulders tonight. You know me too well. You know I haven't backed down from any match, any fight, and contest that's been in front of me. Sometimes you were in my corner, often you've been across from me. But each and every time you've seen me, you've seen the determination and the focus and the pure want in my eyes. The want to win a match. To win any match. But most of all, to win this match of ours. Never has there been as important a match for me than this one. You have no idea how much I want this win. It means more to me to be the final victor in this hellish feud to prove that age old point that good always wins. That revenge gets you no where. And that doing the right thing will get you far.
Sally's arrived at her the women's locker room. Wow, that was a long walk. She opens up and finds quite the surprise: A room set up for a pay per view. The room is all done up: Flowers, carpet, fresh towels, clean lockers, a nice little table in the centerer of the room with programs and merchandise for signing and what-not. It's a bit of a change from ... well, what Sally's come to be used to. She walks around the room, taken in by the glamor and the pomp that a pay per view delivers. She places her bag in her named locker, then comes back to Shane.
[Sally] Check this out Shane! This is what I've been hoping for. Wow, the bosses really go all-out for a pay per view. And are those *Sally sniffs the air* ... petunias I smell? *Sally spots the flowers* They are! Wow, my favorite. I wonder how they knew? Anyway, I think this room really shows off how big and important this whole night is. Not just for me. *Sally palms her chest* Obviously it's important to me. But for APW. Here's a chance for them to showcase the two best women they have in their company. They have a chance to show off how coveted our titles are. And how great a roster we have. Mayhem might just seem like another pay per view in the history of pay per views. But it's also Biggs' first ever pay per view. And I know that he's going to do this company proud. *Sally gives a wink to the camera* I'll look out for you Biggs, even if I have to keep your fiance in check every now and then.
Sally wanders over to the flowers and takes a dainty sniff of the largest petunia in the bunch. She gentle lifts it, and that's when she notices the card that's been pushed in amongst the bunch. She raises her eyebrows and Shane moves around to catch Leila read the note. She opens with up with a smile. But as her eyes dart across the page, the smile disappears. She closes her eyes and lets out a strained laugh. Then she places card back in the flowers. She goes to walk away, but can't help herself. In one quick move, she's heaving the flowers into the furthest wall. The glass shatters all over the place. Water flies everywhere. Leaves and petals fall to the ground. Sally lets out a guttural scream.
[Shane] What is it Sally?
[Sally] That bitch. That bitch! She sent that. She did this. I guarantee you she did all this. *Sally runs her hands through her hair* She got to me. Already, she's got to me. She did this just to mess with my head, and I didn't even stop to think. I hate her. I have to beat her tonight. I need to. I have to finish all this. I don't care if we face each other later, but this feud, these head games, and her abuse has to stop! I can't live with her doing *Sally throws her arms out* doing all this to me. I can't stand thinking that I have a fifty-fifty chance of getting beat up at the end of a match that I put my heart and soul into. She just shows how little she cares about me when she does that. How little she care about me, this company, and this business. I have put a lot of myself into this profession. My heart and soul are part of my career, and my career helps make up this great business. I have done everything I can to make wrestling better, more respected. And she does everything to undo what I have done.
Sally walks back over to her locker, takes up her bag and walks out. Shane follows after with the camera. Sally starts to stalk the back area in search of a room. There's no way she's staying in there. Not after Leila's little stunt. If Leila wants to win this with mind games, Sally is going to need to focus. She has to focus if she's going to even walk out this match, much less win. Total focus and discipline for this match, and nothing less. There's no way Sally is getting out of this match without entering a world of pain. Leila is good, there's no doubting that. But to stay out of her holds, and to escape the pain, Sally needs nothing less than total focus and determination. Focused on her skills, determined to win the match. The mix is there - the skills, the mind, the body - to win this match. All it takes is two threads to stitch it all together. Focus and determination. It's got Sally this far, and worked a treat. Wins over Leila in the past. Over bigger names than, in higher-stakes matches, in front of bigger crowds. Though, that's not to say this is a lesser match. It's not. It is the most important match Sally has had; probably the most important match she ever will have.
At least until next week.
[Sally] That's all ending tonight. I will start my mission to end her insanity in this business. I will start to bring back that respect and that honor I always speak about. Leila wants to make an example out of me, so I will make one out of her. And I'll do it by doing what I do best: pure wrestling. The type of wrestling you can't buy. With me, it's a natural talent. One I've worked on and developed over the years, but it's natural to me. I live and breath wrestling. For this match, I've trained day in, day out. Night in, night out. I need my body to be at peak performance. I mean, it's at peak image, but it needs to be able to go through the demands of this match. I'm going to push myself harder than I've ever had to. My kicks will have more force, I'll jump higher, and hit harder than I've done before. Just to get Leila out of my life. I need her gone, and that means drawing on every reserve I can. Every hold and every strike have to mean something. There's no toying with each other or wrestling for the sake of wrestling. This match is going to be long enough as it is, what with each of us having to wear the other down. I won't give up until my last ounce of energy is gone, and I know that's going to be the same with Leila.
Sally finds her new room, opening up to a bit of a dungeon. It's run down and grungy. But ten times better than that dressed up room she was just in. As Sally walks in, she knows the two rooms serve as a good contrast to this match. One room, delicate, done up, easy to live in. The other dank, dark, and a struggle. One room is an easy way out. You could just set up in there, relax, take it easy, and collect the pay check. The other room you couldn't even sit down in. You wouldn't want to even be in there for longer than you have to, but you're there because you have to be. Because you can't stand being in that other road, the easy room. You have to go to those places you don't want to be in to further yourself. To better yourself. Sally drops her bag in the room, takes a look around and shrugs.
[Sally] I guess it's better than that last one. Give me a chance to get my thoughts together and what-not. Anything that gets me away from her. I only want to see her in our match. A match that will go down in the books as the match of our careers. A match that will be nothing less than our best. It might not be the most renowned, or the most revered, or the most spoken about. It might not even register in the APW history. But it will be the matches of our careers. So come to our match Leila. Please, come. Bring everything you have. Bring everything you've ever wanted to do to me. And I'll be there to face you. I'll be there to take anything you've got. But you better be ready for me, and what I've got. It's not what I want to do to you, but what I want to do for myself. That's what this match is about: Me. Me ridding you from my life. Me ridding your influence in this profession. And me finally giving you the Happy Ending that you deserve.
Sally starts to push Shane out of the room.
[Sally] Now if you'll excuse me, I need to do some prep. Come back in a couple of hours Shane.
Sally doesn't wink or blow her kiss to the camera. She just has a solemn look on her face as she shuts out Shane and is all by herself. Shane, with the time to spare, starts to walk around the backstage, meandering around. He comes upon the locker room that had all been done up. He heads in, the crunch of glass shards underfoot can be heard. The camera pans down and there, in the pool of water and amongst the flowers, is the note:
Dear Sally,
Enjoy your last night of sin.
L.F.
Enjoy your last night of sin.
L.F.
The scene fades out to a blank, black screen, then
"Sally Talfourd"
is handwritten across the screen, in purple. Before it fades out and the episode comes to a close.
