I Deserve This

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Off Camera

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She is the current UWA World Tag Team Champion, she has a singles career in Supreme Championship Wrestling, she is currently unbeaten in singles action as an SCW competitor.  It would appear as if Marie Annabelle Jones has everything she wants in her professional career as an athlete and competitor.  Despite all of this, all is not well with The Crown Jewel of Professional Wrestling.  It seems that her decision to join SCW to pursue a singles career has caused a rift between her and her tag team partner Sophie James.

Sophie, though, has been more than just a tag team partner for Marie.  She has been a good friend for Marie. Sophie came to UWA for Marie when Marie needed support and needed a tag team partner.  Sophie has always been there for Marie and that’s what makes this so difficult for the young Jones heiress.  She does want to pursue a singles career.  More than that, she wants to one day be a world champion again.  And yet, her dreams and aspirations appear to be in direct conflict with her friendship with Sophie James.

Marie never wanted a conflict with Sophie.  All she wanted was to compete for singles gold. And in Supreme Championship Wrestling that goal seems to come closer and closer to fruition.  She defeated Hannah Warr, Kara Abheri, and is now set for a number one contender’s match against both of those respective women in a triple threat match.  The winner becomes number one contender to the SCW Women’s Championship.  Having beaten both already in singles competition, Marie is certainly confident of her chances.  Most would consider her the odds on favorite to win at Under Attack.  It seems as if it truly is a golden opportunity for Jones, who just recently joined SCW, and already finds herself in contention for a championship.

Yet, for some reason, happiness isn’t there for Jones.  The Boston native seems to be rather unhappy about it all, despite this great opportunity in front of her.  She knows she shouldn’t let the issues involving herself and Sophie James get to her and distract her, but she can’t help it.   She feels guilty and while that feeling may not be affecting her performance in the ring, it is definitely affecting her personality outside the ring…

…just ask Arthur Pond, Marie’s husband who has dutifully remained by his wife’s side and supported her no matter what.  It was initially his suggesting for Marie to throw caution to the wind and go after her goals, her dreams, and her aspirations, despite what other people felt she should do.  Arthur hoped it would make Marie happy; that is, after all, all he wants for her.  He wants his beautiful wife to be happy.  And yet, it appears as if that still isn’t making her happy.  She still seems glum and upset.

The day has come to an end.  The sun has gone down and the darkness has taken over in Boston, Massachusetts.   Arthur Pond is lying in the king sized bed with the sheets up to his chest.  He stares blankly at the ceiling.  He is unable to sleep for he is concerned about his wife right now.  He hates seeing her upset like this.  This just isn’t normal.

His wife, the lovely Marie Annabelle Jones, is standing by a full length mirror taking appraisal of herself.  She is wearing a black lacy bra and panty number with black sheer nylon over her legs.  Long red hair hangs down to just below her shoulders.

“Marie, are you coming to bed soon?”

“Soon enough.  I just want to make sure I look ok…”

“Look good for what?  We’re going to bed.”

“Exactly.”

“Huh?”

Arthur turns his head to find Marie at the mirror.  Marie turns and strikes a sexy sultry pose for him.  Arthur is not going to complain about this, but he is definitely surprised.  These past few days he has had to bear witness to his wife arguing with Sophie James, arguing with their agent Tabitha Silverstone, and he has had to deal with her guilty conscience causing her headaches and late nights.  But something seems different.  It’s almost as if she has forgotten all about her problems.   It makes no sense.

Most would just accept this as a gift from God.  They would accept that she’s solved her problem or at least decided to accept it and move on.  But Arthur, being who he is, doesn’t want to just simply accept it.  Something is up and he knows it.

“To what do I owe the pleasure of this pleasant surprise?”

“Just for being you.”

Marie strikes a sultry pose for a few seconds before waltzing ever so sexily towards the bed.  She climbs into the bed and then gets as close to Arthur as she can.  They begin to passionately kiss.  Marie’s hands slowly begin to make their way down Arthur’s chest and then southward but then…

“Whoa, we have to stop…”

Arthur pushes away ever so slightly, just enough to make Marie stop.  Needless to say, Jones is surprised by this…

“You’re saying no to me?  To…to this?!”

Arthur chuckles lightly and nods his head.

“Am I saying no to sex?  Yes, I am.  As shocking as that may be, I am.  At least for now.”

Marie is definitely disappointed.  She was ready to put on a show for her man and now she doesn’t get a chance to.  She did all of this for nothing.  She lies back down on her back and sighs.

“What’s wrong?”

“Something isn’t right with you, babe, and I want to get to the bottom of it.”

“With me?”

He nods his head.

“I’m sorry, Marie, but my mind cannot let me rest easy until I know you are ok, and quite frankly, you are acting very different tonight.”

Marie sighs and glares at him.

“In what way?”

“You and your tag team partner Sophie James and you and Sophie’s manager Tabitha Silverstone have all been arguing with one another over social media like little children for weeks.  And don’t think that I have noticed how you’ve felt.”

He runs his hand across her cheek.

“You’ve felt guilty about it, I can tell the way you’ve been acting in public.  I can see it in your face, in your eyes, but now…”

He looks at her, motioning to her rather sexy, skimpy attire.

“…I’m not complaining, but this definitely does not sound like or look like someone who is upset, or feels guilty.  So tell me, what gives?”

“Are we seriously going to do this?  Are we really going to talk about this now?”

Arthur smirks.

“If you want action tonight…yes.”

Marie rolls her eyes.

“This is wrestling business, Arthur.  You would not understand w hat I am going through right now involving Sophie and Tabitha.  But if you are insistent to stick your nose into my business…”

Marie swings her legs off the bed and gets up, she sighs with her back turned to Arthur.

“…then I guess we can talk.”

“Whoa, babe…”

Arthur sits up in bed.

“What’s this crap about sticking your nose in my business?”

“Exactly what it sounds like.  You’re not a wrestler, you wouldn’t understand.”

“That’s bullshit and you know it.”

Marie turns to face Arthur after he says this.

“You’ve talked with me about your wrestling career before.  You’ve even asked for my advice.  In fact, my advice is what brought you to SCW, if you recall.”

Marie sighs and nods her head.

“Yeah, I remember.”

“So what makes this any different?”

“It just is…”

Marie shakes her head.

“Look, Arthur, I can’t explain it, but you just have to accept that there will be some situations you can handle and that I can talk to you about, but there are some situations about my career that you cannot handle or that I just have to keep to myself.”

Arthur frowns.

“I don’t accept that.”

He reaches out and takes her by the hand.  He gently touches the wedding band.

“See this?  This means forever and it means no secrets…we are one, Marie…one person.  If you think there are some things that you have to keep secret from me, then that means you don’t trust me.”

“I do trust you, Arthur!  It’s just that…”

She sighs and shakes her head.

“…I just don’t know if what I’m doing is the right thing or not.”

Arthur cocks his head to one side, studying her curiously.  This seems odd.  Why would she make such a big deal about not talking with him about this?  He smiles warmly at his emotional wife.

“Do you want to be one half of the UWA World Tag Team Champions?”

Marie nods her head.

“Yes.”

“Do you want to be a singles competitor?”

Marie nods her head.

“Yes.”

“Then you’re doing the right thing.  You don’t need anyone’s approval or permission.  If anyone questions you, your motives, just remember what you’ve done for this business, for this sport, and how hard you have worked.  You have busted your ass and you paid your dues.  I may not know much about this sport, Marie, but I do know you’ve earned this.”

Marie sighs.

“Maybe you’re right…I mean, so many people told me that competing in both UWA and SCW at the same time couldn’t be done, and yet thus far I’ve done it brilliantly.  Since my debut in SCW I have beaten Hannah Warr and Kara Abheri.  Now I face them both again, now in a triple threat match for a shot at the Women’s Championship.  And you know what?”

She grins.

“I deserve it.  I should have it already simply by beating both of them, but you know what?  If I have to beat them both again to get the title shot, then fine, I’ll do it, but you’re right Arthur, I have paid my dues and I deserve the right to do what I want with my career.  No one else has the right to tell me what I can and cannot do.”

Arthur winks at her.

“See?  Now was that so hard to get off your chest?”

“No, but still…”

Marie’s voice trails off and this causes Arthur to worry yet again.

“What’s wrong?”

“…you’ll never be ashamed of me, will you?  If I fail, if I lose at Under Attack or if I were to fail to live up to your standards in SCW or even UWA…will you ever…um…”

Arthur interrupts her as he speaks, shaking his head.

“Stop right there, babe.  Wrestling is your life, your career.  I can’t make decisions for you, but what I can and will say is that I love you and I would never ever be disappointed in you.  You are always a winner to me.”

Marie grins wickedly.

“And those were the magic words…”

Marie climbs back upon the bed.  She stares deep into his eyes with a knowing grin as she straddles him.

“I think you’ve earned this.”

“You think so?”

“Oh I know so…”

She leans down and plants a passionate kiss on his lips.  After breaking the kiss she asks him a question in a sexy, sultry voice.

“So, what do you think?”

“I think…”

He chuckles.

“…I think you’re wearing too many clothes.”

Marie smirks.

“I think you’re right…”

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On Camera

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 People said I couldn’t do it.  People said I was taking on too much at one time by trying to compete in UWA and SCW simultaneously.  And yet here I stand, STILL the greatest wrestler on the UWA roster as well as its current tag champion, and an unbeaten SCW superstar and already I am turning the heads of SCW management, already I am making waves…

…but do you expect any different from The Crown Jewel of Professional Wrestling?

In my debut I went to war with, appropriately enough, Hannah Warr.  And yeah, we had quite a war alright, but at the end of the day, The Phoenix rose from the ashes, just as she always does.  I won my debut after driving Hannah’s end into the canvas with an Ave Maria, and a one…two…three count later, and yours truly had her arm raised in victory.

Next up came Kara Abheri.  She gave me a heck of a fight, and it is too bad that James Evans and Amy Chastaine had an altercation outside the ring that distracted everyone from our match, but that changed nothing.  I still drove Kara into the canvas, this time with The Vindicator.  It was appropriate that I used The Vindicator to finish off Kara, because even after winning my debut I still had my doubters and critics.  I still had people who claimed I shouldn’t be trying to pull double duty in both SCW and UWA.  But on that night I Vindicated myself with yet another impressive win.

Fact is that I am NOT just a tag team wrestler.  Being The Crown Jewel of Professional Wrestling means you can do a hell of a lot more than just tag in and out of a match.  It means you can do anything and everything that is asked of you.  Yeah, I can do tag team wrestling.  Winning eight tag team titles throughout my career proves that.  But I can do so much more.

Put me in a hardcore environment and I will do more than just endure, I will thrive.  Remember whose daughter I am.  I am the daughter of Angelica Jones, the one who used to be known as The Dragon, the one who is infamous for ending careers and bloodying and bludgeoning her opponents.  Trust me, I learned from the best…

…or worst, depending upon your perspective.

Can I be a singles competitor?  You damn right I can!  I can compete with the best of them!   Six times I have been a world champion in my career and my career is still very young!  I am on the fast track to surpassing both my mother and my aunt, known better to the SCW crowd as The Sisterhood.

Now SCW sticks me against Hannah Warr and Kara Abheri again, only this time with a twist.  These are not going to be individual one on one matches.  I’m facing them both at the same time in a triple threat match.   The winner will become the number one contender to the SCW Women’s Championship.

The stakes have definitely been raised.  You could argue that I already earned that title shot due to the fact that I’ve beaten them both individually.  But Mr. D wants me to prove myself yet again by beating them both at the same time in a triple threat match.  That adds to the pressure.  That adds to the challenge.  I mean, I don’t have to be pinned in order to lose this match.  Hannah could pin Kara or Kara could pin Hannah and they would get that title shot, despite the fact that I already beat them both in one on one action.

But that’s fine, because I am The Phoenix and I always rise to the occasion, and more importantly than that, I am The Crown Jewel of Professional Wrestling and there is not one situation that you can stick me in that I cannot succeed in.

Triple threat match at Under Attack against Hannah and Kara at the same time?  Bring it on.   May the best lady win, may the best lady advance to the mountaintop and grab that brass ring of the women’s division, the greatest women’s division in professional wrestling.  May the best lady win…

…and the best lady is talking to you right now.  I can and will do this, and if you doubt me, if you think I can’t get the job done, then I dare you to bet against me.  I’ve beaten the odds time and time again.  Time and time again I have overcome worse odds than the one I am facing off against at Under Attack.  So go ahead and bet against me if you don’t believe me, you’ll lose more money than a drunk at Vegas.

Hannah…Kara…we’ve already butted heads once before, and I have genuine respect for the both of you.  You both proved to me that you are great athletes, despite losing to me.  But you both need to understand that this time is different.  You are dealing with one another as well as with me.  This is a triple threat match which equals chaos.

Are you prepared for chaos?  I know I am.

Hannah, you are a true warrior, I give you that, but I’m more prepared for the chaos of a triple threat match than you are.  And I’ve already beaten you once before.  I will beat you again and I will be number one contender to the Women’s Championship.

Kara, you have a hell of a lot of heart and you are a genuinely good person.  I wish I could say I was as good a person as you are.  But opportunities like these don’t always go to the people who are the best people.  They go to the ones who are willing to reach out and take those opportunities…

…and I am damn sure willing to take this opportunity because I have earned it.

Ladies, I’ve been to war with both of you, and I won both times.  Now in order to get a shot at the SCW Women’s Championship I have to beat you both again…at the same time…insurmountable?  For some, maybe.  Impossible?  For some, perhaps.

But I am The Crown Jewel of Professional Wrestling and I make a career out of overcoming insurmountable odds in order to achieve the impossible.  That title shot will be mine.  It’s just a matter of time.