Post by amyzing on Nov 21, 2014 6:58:28 GMT -6
“The Hong Kong Sensation” Amy Zing pours a bit of water over her head and shakes out her hair, which is tied in a ponytail behind her head. She brushes a bit of water off the tank top she is wearing. She stretches a bit to keep herself loose.
Amy peeks down at her Nike Air Cross trainers and adjusts her shorts. She sets the bottle of water down on the mat next to the towel she has by her on the mat. The punching bag behind her sways as she stands up and looks at it.
She is training, as she does often before a big match or when she has time. This time she is training for a huge match.
“Since the day I started, I have been the long shot, the underdog, the person that people said would never make it in wrestling. They think I am scattered-brained, nice little high-flyer who just kicks a lot and jumps around the ring and who just seems too nice. And yet, despite that, I never gave up on my dream to become a wrestler, to make it in this business. I never did it for the money or the fame. I did it because I love wrestling. If I was able to make it in wrestling then so be it. I was just happy to be doing what I love.”
“And yet, I have made it in wrestling. I have proven that I can make it and that I can be a champion. And more importantly, I have a lot of fans that cheer for me every time I go out to the ring. That is why I give them everything I have each and every time I step into the ring. I am grateful for each and every day I am allowed to keep wrestling. I am grateful for all my fans.”
“I have had far more success than I ever imagined or I think thought I was capable of. I never set out to be the greatest of all time. I never set out to have a Hall of Fame career. All I did was set out to chase my dream of becoming a wrestler. Every single day, every accomplishment, my entire career has been a blessing I continually try to prove that I deserve.”
“And yet Vince Jones, even I have to confess that I would like to be the one to win the tournament and be in the main event of Tragic Engagement. I know it is not likely going to happen, but I can still dream. I can still try to set that as a goal for myself. Maybe I win it all, or maybe I lose, but I am not going to know unless I try.”
“And try I am going to Vince, because that is all I can do. That is all I do every single night. I go out there and try to win. I go out there and I try to kick my opponents head off. Although, to be honest, not really sure if I want to succeed in doing that. I mean, I would feel just horrible if I actually kicked someone hard enough to actually decapitate them. Not to mention that it would just be horrifying. I mean on one hand, the head could just drop off and roll out of the ring. However on the other hand, the head could also just fly into the crowd and hit a fan. That would be bad enough, but if it hit a child, that would just be downright traumatic for him. Although, I would imagine being hit by a severed head would be traumatic for anyone regardless of age. And if it did hit a child, I would feel much, much worse than I would if I just decapitated someone. Not that I would feel all that great about decapitating someone to begin with. Okay, granted, there have been people I have that I would not feel bad about doing it to; but still, it would be a terrible thing to happen. It is not something I would like to do.”
At this point Amy realizes that she is pretty much just rambling. She closes her eyes and takes a deep breath. She exhales slowly. The UWA Television Champion opens her eyes.
“Sorry about that.”
She pauses in thought.
“Where was I?”
Amy claps her hands together as she recalls. She unclasps her hands and lets them hang at her side.
“Oh right.”
Reaching up, Amy pushes her ponytail off her shoulder and around to her back.
“Vince, I go out to that ring every time, no matter the odds and I try to do my best. That is all I can do. No one stays undefeated forever. No one is invincible. Eventually, we all lose. Sooner or later, Vince, you and I will not be champions anymore. But, that’s a good thing. It is a good thing because change is good. We grow through change. We may lose, but it is in losing that we are tested. I have lost a lot Vince. That is no secret. But, every time I lose, I do my best to pick myself up and try better then next time.”
Amy turns and roundhouse kicks the back. She throws another kick at it, then another. She stops so that the bag can stop swaying.
“And really, that is all I, or anyone else in this tournament can do. We can try Vince. At Cataclysm, when I defend the Television Championship against Lacey Roberts, all I can do is try to beat her. When I face you at Monday Night Mayhem, the best I can do is try and beat you. And who knows? Maybe I prove everything Lacey Roberts says about me not belonging here wrong and beat her. Or maybe, just maybe, she backs up everything she’s said and beats me again. She did it before. Pretty sure she feels she can do it again given that she’s pretty much said she’s going to beat me to become the new Television Championship. And maybe she will. But I am not going to make it easy on her Vince. And I am not going to make it easy on you.”
“This is the first time you and I have stepped into the ring against each other Vince. This is also the first time the UWA North American Champion and the UWA Television Champion have ever faced off in the ring. I think that makes this match just a little historic. I don’t know about you Vince, but I am actually excited to be in this match. Sure, I may be going out there to have my ass kicked and lose the match, but I am not going down without a fight. I am not going down without giving the match everything I have.”
“Vince, you are going to have to knock me down and keep me down because I have never tapped out in a match and I have no intention of starting now. And it is not because you are not incapable of making me tap out. It is more that I refuse to ever tap out.”
“Too many people in the crowd and watching at home have stood by me and have been cheering for me since I started. Through the good times and the bad times, the ups and downs, the highs and lows, the glory and the defeat, they have stood by me, cheering me on. And I hate to let them down. There is no shame in being pinned. There is no shame in admitting that someone caught you with a big move that put you down or that they took you by surprise. But for me, there is only shame in tapping out, in admitting that I cannot go on and quitting.”
She nails a few fast kicks to the bag.
“That, Vince, is the one thing, the only thing that I will never allow myself to do. I do not normally make promises or guarantees, but I promise and I guarantee that I will never tap out. I feel like if I tap out, if I quit, then I am quitting on everyone that has supported me throughout the years and that I would be giving up on myself and everything I stand for, everything I believe in.”
Amy spins and nails a reverse roundhouse kick to the punching bag.
“I do not quit. I do not give up. I will fight no matter how outmatched or outclassed I am because fighting is all I can do. I fight for myself. I fight for my dreams. I fight for each and every single person that has stood by me, supported me and cheers for me when I go out into the ring.”
“There is a difference between being nice and being a pushover and I am not a pushover. Time and time again people think they can walk all over me. They think they can say mean and rude things about me or act like a jerk to me or treat me bad and I will just smile and take it. Then they come to the realization that the can say those things about me, or act like a jerk to me or treat me bad and I will in fact not smile and take it. I will in fact try to kick their head off. I will in fact prove that I may not be the biggest or the strongest or the toughest wrestler, but I am more than capable of fighting like I am. I will go out there and put my body on the line to try and win a match. I will try and kick their head off. They always, always act like that, like I am a pushover just because I am a nice person, and that I try to be humble and treat everyone with respect. But the fact of the matter is that I can only be pushed so far. Even I have a breaking point Vince.”
She takes a deep breath, not like she does when she rambles, but more like trying to calm herself, center herself.
“And I use that Vince. I am not blind nor am I deaf, not to offend anyone who is, but I see how they treat me and I hear what they say about me. And I admit, it does get to me Vince. If you keep hearing something repeatedly, eventually it does get to you. You know what that is like with the repeated “paper champion” chants you heard when you first became North American Champion. But I do not hold that anger back like a damn holding back the water, ready to burst. I do not let it consume me. I channel it into my work out, into my matches. I use it Vince. It is rare when I actually let it become the thing that fuels me. Anger and rage are not good fuels, because they burn too fast, but using it ands channeling it into something more useful works for me.”
“You may win this match Vince. I am not going to stand here and say that I am going to beat you. I will not promise or guarantee a victory. Regardless of what I personally think of you as a person, I cannot deny that you have been a great North American Champion and you have been impressive. My odds of winning are a long shot. You are good Vince. There is no way to deny that. You are very good. I have seen what you can do inside the ring and I have no doubt that you are capable of winning this tournament.”
“I am the long shot, the underdog. I know that. More importantly, I accept it. As I have previously stated, people have been underestimating me, treating me like a pushover or looking at me like I am an underdog. Well, there is an old saying that it is not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog. I may be the underdog, but I am still going to go out to that ring and give it everything I have. I am still going to walk out to the ring and try to win.”
“The Hong Sensation” smiles in anticipation of the upcoming match. She is clearly excited and eager for this, even though she’d admitted her long odds.
“Maybe I win. Maybe I lose. That’s the beauty of the phoenix Vince. The bird dies in a glorious burst of fire only to be reborn from the ashes. Each time I crash and burn, I get back up. Who knows? Maybe I can beat you. Maybe I can beat Lacey Roberts and maybe, just maybe, I can win this tournament and go on to face the UWA World Champion at Tragic Engagement, and maybe, just maybe, I can do the impossible and actually become champion. But, as nice as it is to dream, I should really focus on this match.”
“This Monday Night Mayhem, win, lose or draw, I am going to give you everything I have and try to kick your head off. I am going to show you why I am simply Amy Zing.”
Amy nails the bag with a sidekick.
“So I will wish you good luck Vince, not that I think you need it, and I will see you Monday.”
The scene fades to black as Amy hits the bag with a roundhouse. The bag sways back and forth. As it finally fades to black, Amy connects with a high roundhouse kick.
Amy peeks down at her Nike Air Cross trainers and adjusts her shorts. She sets the bottle of water down on the mat next to the towel she has by her on the mat. The punching bag behind her sways as she stands up and looks at it.
She is training, as she does often before a big match or when she has time. This time she is training for a huge match.
“Since the day I started, I have been the long shot, the underdog, the person that people said would never make it in wrestling. They think I am scattered-brained, nice little high-flyer who just kicks a lot and jumps around the ring and who just seems too nice. And yet, despite that, I never gave up on my dream to become a wrestler, to make it in this business. I never did it for the money or the fame. I did it because I love wrestling. If I was able to make it in wrestling then so be it. I was just happy to be doing what I love.”
“And yet, I have made it in wrestling. I have proven that I can make it and that I can be a champion. And more importantly, I have a lot of fans that cheer for me every time I go out to the ring. That is why I give them everything I have each and every time I step into the ring. I am grateful for each and every day I am allowed to keep wrestling. I am grateful for all my fans.”
“I have had far more success than I ever imagined or I think thought I was capable of. I never set out to be the greatest of all time. I never set out to have a Hall of Fame career. All I did was set out to chase my dream of becoming a wrestler. Every single day, every accomplishment, my entire career has been a blessing I continually try to prove that I deserve.”
“And yet Vince Jones, even I have to confess that I would like to be the one to win the tournament and be in the main event of Tragic Engagement. I know it is not likely going to happen, but I can still dream. I can still try to set that as a goal for myself. Maybe I win it all, or maybe I lose, but I am not going to know unless I try.”
“And try I am going to Vince, because that is all I can do. That is all I do every single night. I go out there and try to win. I go out there and I try to kick my opponents head off. Although, to be honest, not really sure if I want to succeed in doing that. I mean, I would feel just horrible if I actually kicked someone hard enough to actually decapitate them. Not to mention that it would just be horrifying. I mean on one hand, the head could just drop off and roll out of the ring. However on the other hand, the head could also just fly into the crowd and hit a fan. That would be bad enough, but if it hit a child, that would just be downright traumatic for him. Although, I would imagine being hit by a severed head would be traumatic for anyone regardless of age. And if it did hit a child, I would feel much, much worse than I would if I just decapitated someone. Not that I would feel all that great about decapitating someone to begin with. Okay, granted, there have been people I have that I would not feel bad about doing it to; but still, it would be a terrible thing to happen. It is not something I would like to do.”
At this point Amy realizes that she is pretty much just rambling. She closes her eyes and takes a deep breath. She exhales slowly. The UWA Television Champion opens her eyes.
“Sorry about that.”
She pauses in thought.
“Where was I?”
Amy claps her hands together as she recalls. She unclasps her hands and lets them hang at her side.
“Oh right.”
Reaching up, Amy pushes her ponytail off her shoulder and around to her back.
“Vince, I go out to that ring every time, no matter the odds and I try to do my best. That is all I can do. No one stays undefeated forever. No one is invincible. Eventually, we all lose. Sooner or later, Vince, you and I will not be champions anymore. But, that’s a good thing. It is a good thing because change is good. We grow through change. We may lose, but it is in losing that we are tested. I have lost a lot Vince. That is no secret. But, every time I lose, I do my best to pick myself up and try better then next time.”
Amy turns and roundhouse kicks the back. She throws another kick at it, then another. She stops so that the bag can stop swaying.
“And really, that is all I, or anyone else in this tournament can do. We can try Vince. At Cataclysm, when I defend the Television Championship against Lacey Roberts, all I can do is try to beat her. When I face you at Monday Night Mayhem, the best I can do is try and beat you. And who knows? Maybe I prove everything Lacey Roberts says about me not belonging here wrong and beat her. Or maybe, just maybe, she backs up everything she’s said and beats me again. She did it before. Pretty sure she feels she can do it again given that she’s pretty much said she’s going to beat me to become the new Television Championship. And maybe she will. But I am not going to make it easy on her Vince. And I am not going to make it easy on you.”
“This is the first time you and I have stepped into the ring against each other Vince. This is also the first time the UWA North American Champion and the UWA Television Champion have ever faced off in the ring. I think that makes this match just a little historic. I don’t know about you Vince, but I am actually excited to be in this match. Sure, I may be going out there to have my ass kicked and lose the match, but I am not going down without a fight. I am not going down without giving the match everything I have.”
“Vince, you are going to have to knock me down and keep me down because I have never tapped out in a match and I have no intention of starting now. And it is not because you are not incapable of making me tap out. It is more that I refuse to ever tap out.”
“Too many people in the crowd and watching at home have stood by me and have been cheering for me since I started. Through the good times and the bad times, the ups and downs, the highs and lows, the glory and the defeat, they have stood by me, cheering me on. And I hate to let them down. There is no shame in being pinned. There is no shame in admitting that someone caught you with a big move that put you down or that they took you by surprise. But for me, there is only shame in tapping out, in admitting that I cannot go on and quitting.”
She nails a few fast kicks to the bag.
“That, Vince, is the one thing, the only thing that I will never allow myself to do. I do not normally make promises or guarantees, but I promise and I guarantee that I will never tap out. I feel like if I tap out, if I quit, then I am quitting on everyone that has supported me throughout the years and that I would be giving up on myself and everything I stand for, everything I believe in.”
Amy spins and nails a reverse roundhouse kick to the punching bag.
“I do not quit. I do not give up. I will fight no matter how outmatched or outclassed I am because fighting is all I can do. I fight for myself. I fight for my dreams. I fight for each and every single person that has stood by me, supported me and cheers for me when I go out into the ring.”
“There is a difference between being nice and being a pushover and I am not a pushover. Time and time again people think they can walk all over me. They think they can say mean and rude things about me or act like a jerk to me or treat me bad and I will just smile and take it. Then they come to the realization that the can say those things about me, or act like a jerk to me or treat me bad and I will in fact not smile and take it. I will in fact try to kick their head off. I will in fact prove that I may not be the biggest or the strongest or the toughest wrestler, but I am more than capable of fighting like I am. I will go out there and put my body on the line to try and win a match. I will try and kick their head off. They always, always act like that, like I am a pushover just because I am a nice person, and that I try to be humble and treat everyone with respect. But the fact of the matter is that I can only be pushed so far. Even I have a breaking point Vince.”
She takes a deep breath, not like she does when she rambles, but more like trying to calm herself, center herself.
“And I use that Vince. I am not blind nor am I deaf, not to offend anyone who is, but I see how they treat me and I hear what they say about me. And I admit, it does get to me Vince. If you keep hearing something repeatedly, eventually it does get to you. You know what that is like with the repeated “paper champion” chants you heard when you first became North American Champion. But I do not hold that anger back like a damn holding back the water, ready to burst. I do not let it consume me. I channel it into my work out, into my matches. I use it Vince. It is rare when I actually let it become the thing that fuels me. Anger and rage are not good fuels, because they burn too fast, but using it ands channeling it into something more useful works for me.”
“You may win this match Vince. I am not going to stand here and say that I am going to beat you. I will not promise or guarantee a victory. Regardless of what I personally think of you as a person, I cannot deny that you have been a great North American Champion and you have been impressive. My odds of winning are a long shot. You are good Vince. There is no way to deny that. You are very good. I have seen what you can do inside the ring and I have no doubt that you are capable of winning this tournament.”
“I am the long shot, the underdog. I know that. More importantly, I accept it. As I have previously stated, people have been underestimating me, treating me like a pushover or looking at me like I am an underdog. Well, there is an old saying that it is not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog. I may be the underdog, but I am still going to go out to that ring and give it everything I have. I am still going to walk out to the ring and try to win.”
“The Hong Sensation” smiles in anticipation of the upcoming match. She is clearly excited and eager for this, even though she’d admitted her long odds.
“Maybe I win. Maybe I lose. That’s the beauty of the phoenix Vince. The bird dies in a glorious burst of fire only to be reborn from the ashes. Each time I crash and burn, I get back up. Who knows? Maybe I can beat you. Maybe I can beat Lacey Roberts and maybe, just maybe, I can win this tournament and go on to face the UWA World Champion at Tragic Engagement, and maybe, just maybe, I can do the impossible and actually become champion. But, as nice as it is to dream, I should really focus on this match.”
“This Monday Night Mayhem, win, lose or draw, I am going to give you everything I have and try to kick your head off. I am going to show you why I am simply Amy Zing.”
Amy nails the bag with a sidekick.
“So I will wish you good luck Vince, not that I think you need it, and I will see you Monday.”
The scene fades to black as Amy hits the bag with a roundhouse. The bag sways back and forth. As it finally fades to black, Amy connects with a high roundhouse kick.