Post by Diamond Steele on Jun 25, 2018 4:22:30 GMT
It feels like an eternity since I found myself lacing up my boots and getting into the ring. It’s been far too long and with the Last Rites match I knew I just wanted to be in this match. I knew I wanted to make history and this match will allow me the chance to do exactly that. To be honest I am absolutely amazed at how far this division has grown over the past five years.
It’s been five years of growth and it always seems that the level of competition just keeps on rising with every single year. This Last Rites match means everything to me because this is a chance to grow to an even further level.
As I look at this Last Rites match I realize that I am among the last standing. I am one of the only women in this company that were on the very first edition of Sacrifice. To be honest I wasn’t good, I was more in line with being that of enhancement talent. I was happy to be on the shows but something was always missing. Something seemed to be missing from my career and it was that competitive edge. It was that attitude that wanted me to drive myself to accomplishing more.
It was the level of determination that I did not show and instead of overcoming hurdles and ascending mountains I was simply a rat caught in a maze. Living the same thing out over and over again! I was disappointed by what I was and I was nothing more than a whipping post for everybody else.
That was five years ago and since those days I have grown to be even better than what I once was. I went down through the developmental system. I found my purpose and I fought my way to getting that drive. The drive that would get me to push myself to newfound limits that I didn’t even know existed within me. I would be hungry to get better and I devoured so many challenges along the way.
The little punk 21 year old girl who made her debut has evolved into that of a 27 year old who loves to fight and is always ready and willing to find new ways to get better.
I do believe my biggest accomplishment in this company was winning the Shield Maiden Championship and it was a true test of strength. I learned how to carry myself and I endured everything I could to defend my position as a champion and I didn’t let anything bring me down. It feels so long ago since those days but for the first time in a long time I think I am ready to get back to where I was. I am ready to fight for what I believe in because I am focused.
I am not out here throwing temper tantrums, or complaining because Shea who was my best friend is getting things that I feel I deserve. I am simply focus on my own personal need to get better and you better believe it’s going to be up to me to elevate my career to where it needs to be.
I am not a story of the past and I know for a fact that my story is still ready to be written. There are more chapters to this book and I feel as if I am ready to put a new entry into my career.
I have been here for a very long time. Make no mistake in being on the very first Sacrifice I have seen this division grow in so many ways. At first we were branded as Diamonds and all we had to fight for was the Diamonds title and the Ruby title. It felt great being gemstones but that was always a Kathy Conway thing.
Since those days of just being Gems we have emerged into being something more than that. We developed the term Shield Maiden and when that faded away we now stand as WOMEN! Women who are equal to the men, and it’s amazing that we have a World Championship to fight for, An Open Weight Championship, and now a Luchadora championship. That’s impressive to see how far we have come.
It’s great to see us with three singles championships and where my story wasn’t so great in the beginning I can really solidify a great place in history if I can emerge victorious in this Last Rites match.
I want to be a champion again and I am willing to do whatever it takes to get there. Where will I exactly enter in this match? To be honest I really don’t know but I am excited to be fighting for something again.
I am excited to get a chance to shine and I am in the perfect position to make history. I don’t have that many friends where I can make an impact like the likes of Charity, Crystal, and Ciara. I may not have the luck of Gabriela or maybe married to someone great like Dawn who can quickly rise through the ranks.
Or maybe a monster like a Maxine or even a Helena Sawyer, what do I have is heart. A heart that fills me with tons of adrenaline, the amount of adrenaline that gives me the competitive edge to accomplish anything I put my mind to.
At 5’2 110lbs I know I am walking into a match where I am undersized, and I might get overpowered but that really doesn’t matter to me. What I do know is I am in this to win this. I am entering the ring with one purpose and one only, and that’s to emerge victorious.
I will be the last woman standing and I will be the winner of the Last Rites match.
Can you all hear that sweet melody?! It’s the loud sounds of my Siren’s Song and if followed to the end you all will find yourself SHIPWRECKED!
It’s time to lure people to their demise. I am the Siren and it’s about time to sing. Who is ready to hear the sweet music of my victory? You don’t have to wait long because it’s definitely coming soon…
The biggest of things comes in the smallest of packages…
Tampa Bay, Florida
Steele Residence
Everything comes into focus and as it does we are treated to the sight of Kate Steele glancing over at her daughter Juliet resting on the couch. Kate just sighs as she keeps her eyes fixated on her. She takes a long deep breath as she crosses her arms and just stares at the little ginger girl that seems to be asleep.
Kate: Juliet I just want to say from the bottom of my heart that I am very sorry for everything. Sorry for walking out on and on your father. I really didn’t know what I wanted in my life and it was very selfish of me to really just walk out on the family. I should have stayed and dealt with them but I just couldn’t find it in my heart to do so.
Juliet doesn’t seem to say anything as she just continues to sleep on the couch and it isn’t that long until Teddy walks onto the scene. He glances over at his wife as he hugs her tightly as they both just stare down at little Juliet.
Teddy: So how much did you miss us?!
Kate: To be honest more than you could ever imagine. I really didn’t know what I wanted in my life. I truly don’t even know if leaving you both was the right decision. I did chase after Mackenzie but I don’t think she was the one for me.
Teddy: I could have told you that but it isn’t my place. Somewhere in my heart I knew you would come home at least that is what I always had imagined or had hoped for. I love you Kate. You are and will always be my everything to me.
Kate: I know it’s just a lot has happened and it’s really hard to just figure out what I am supposed to do. I do know I feel like I really failed Juliet. She doesn’t deserve this. She’s everything to me, you are everything to me. I didn’t know how important you were to me until I wasn’t around you.
Teddy places his arms around Kate as he squeezes as tightly as he can.
Teddy: Well we are happy that you are back and I can understand with what you were going through. I don’t know how I would have handled everything as well.
Kate: What do you mean?!
Teddy just nods his head as he offers a very long sigh and continues to speak.
Teddy: What I am saying is that you are going through a lot. You were fighting with your best friend, you really didn’t know how to feel about motherhood and your wrestling career wasn’t going the way you wanted it to go.
Kate: Far from it Teddy. My career had been shit! It went down the bloody drain. It just seemed as if I was always fighting with Shea, and I had bought myself up into being a people pleaser. For the longest I did whatever it took to get close to Kathy Conway and for what purpose exactly?! Just to get this need to be accepted? I put too much into trying to please everyone else instead of doing what was really necessary to work on my own faults and learn from my mistakes. That’s what really mattered to me but I was too blind to see it.
Teddy: Well just because you faltered doesn’t mean you don’t have the ability to pick yourself back up. This is your moment and I feel that you returned home for a purpose. You knew you couldn’t walk out on being a mother You knew you couldn’t walk out on me because deep down. You knew this is where your heart was.
Kate: Well don’t get me wrong I really love Mackenzie but I can’t leave you. Especially after everything we have established together. I just couldn’t leave a girl to be raised without her mother.
Teddy: I knew you would come back and I know you have the talent to win titles or any match for that matter. You just need to focus and everything you could ever want will be right there for you.
Kate: You really mean that?!
Teddy nods his head with a wicked grin.
Teddy: Of course I do… I believe in you in everything that you do. You are my wife for a reason. I am here to support you. I am here to help build a foundation and we are in this together. As long as we have each other what more could we want?
Kate smiles.
Kate: Well a championship belt would LOOK really good!
Teddy: Well you need to push for it. It’s just not going to fall into your lap. You need to work your ass and achieve it. Go prove to the world that you are ready for it. It’s been a long time but this is really your chance to shine.
Kate: Thank you babe for everything… For taking me back… I really don’t deserve you.
Teddy: It’s for better or for worse… Like I said we are in this together. Now go do what I know you can do.
Kate just grins as she looks at her daughter before turning her attention back over to her husband.
Well howdy there pardner.