Post by Natasha Walker on Aug 8, 2024 1:58:44 GMT
August ,6 Yoyogi National Gymnsium, backstage.
Nat wasn’t happy, between Allen’s shenanigans calling her match off, Warren’s Higher ground insult and Serenity sideways, She was stemmed and her mood was felt coming through as she was grabbing a chair before she was intercepted by an unexpected Friendly face.
Devlin Raine.
“Woah woah woah, slow your roll there Eddie Brock, blow some steam off and get a drink and don’t do anything we’ll all regret now huh?”
Nat was caught off guard by the Venom reference as Devlin unfolded the chair in Nat's hand and with a tap of a foot and a playful nudge placed her into being sat down as he was also corralling the others who were miffed and directing them Nat’s way.
“This way, one and all, come stop your friend committing assault after the show, for m a pow wow, bitch a little talk it out.”
Cue Pax arms folding over his chest as he regarded Devlin, speaking coolly.
“Did you seriously say Pow wow Raine?”
Devlin sighed and spoke evenly, his own tone a little more measured, rubbing at his neck.
“Look, you know what I meant, I caught Tobey Maguire here wanting to wrap a chair around Warren Ka..Harper’s head so if she’s that mad I reckon the rest of you could blow it off too, you wanna shout at me to do that? Go for it.”
As annoying as Devlin was ... .He had a point even as he disappeared off to herd the next group of metaphorical kittens.
Charlie, who was just as steamed in her own way opened up with a.
“The hell was all that about?”
Nat looked between people.
“Allen Chaney being salty and Warren being a punk.”
Nat rubbed her eyes and sighed evenly even as she calmed down, Devlin was right, smacking Warren with a chair wasn't going to solve anything more than smacking Allen or Serenity sure it'd make her feel better in the long run, but it wouldn't solve the root cause.
The fucking ego on that man.
Rini had thankfully been spared most of it and that was the next port of all with everyone as Somebody asked whilst they moved through the corridors.
“You were gonna hit him.”
Nat sighed a bit and said with a growl.
“Yes, you have any idea how demeaning it is? We’re all athletes here, equals I didn't sign up to be turned into a princess. Casually insulted to protect Warren’s paper thin shred of gaslighting ego.”
Charlie echoes with a bite of mild sarcasm
“Tell us how you really feel.”
Nat lets loose a little laugh and smiles softly to turn to Charlie and Rini came to join them excitedly as Nat rubs her neck.
“I wasn’t gonna hit him…I just wanted to. Really a lot.“
Rini joined up to hug everyone, like it or not and was about to speak when , emerging from another corridor came Devlin Raine once more.
“Will you promise to behave if I make it up to you?”
Nat shrugs a bit and the clothes start to continue onwards to the locker room
“No no, back it up you’ll both want to see this too. I put a word in with ‘Berto, and he’s granted a request of mine on a couple of conditions.”
Nat was about to ask as Devlin handed over the small piece of paper nodding.
“You. are. Welcome.”
Confused, Natasha slowly turned over the piece of paper, written upon it was simple line of text.
Shimizu Vs Walker - Budokan 8/13 Ishikawa Ref - Holmes Commentary- 20 mins ( 5 min entrances)
Nat didn’t really place what happened next as she remembered Charlie saying something before she gave the other two girls a hug and she was sure she made some sort of noise.
Dreams did come true..and he really did deal destiny.
—-------
Voiceover, and black text, simple but effective.
“For some people it’s a belief in higher power, for others it’s money or fame, but for me it’s pro wrestling, even when I was a gymnast, or when I was dancing, My eyes would catch the screens between comic book fantasies and see the legends, see the hours after hours see the Golden age of women’s Joshi and in amongst all of that there was one place, one temple, one shining star that stands out.”
We fade in on the infamously recognizable exterior of the Nippon Budokan.
“As long as I’ve been near wrestling I've wanted to see this building, Even since I started wrestling it went on the bucket list, I HAD to wrestle in the Budokan.”
The camera slowly pans down to a trio of figures carrying training bags and talking to each other excitedly before the camera finds it’s the Birds of Prey, waking almost in unison for the door before we cut inside to the chairs and flooring of the famous arena, the skeleton of a wrestling ring laid on the floor as The three drop their bags and shake hands with familiar faces.
Devlin Raine, Logan Sky, Rob Diamond and others all united in the ritual that is raising the ring as the four ring posts now rise up into camera shot and then we pan down to fix on Charlie Shimizu, securing one of those posts, a look of concentration on her face.
“I’ve no doubts that Charlotte is the best person I could ask for my first meeting I’ve ever had here, That invisible question that hangs between us, we’ve both wanted that One on one meeting since day 1, We’ll probably keep wanting it. We keep each other honest. We drive each other and under the lights and sounds of one of the holiest sites in Pro wrestling, we get to answer questions for the first time.”
The camera stays as a distance watching the three as they talk, laugh and joke among each other whilst they add the steel frame, before we fix the camera on Rini for a moment , her excitement almost equal to Nat’s right now as she talks animatedly with the two in Japanese.
“Rini Ishikawa, She’s got the unenviable task of keeping me and Charlie somewhat well behaved. She knows us both better than anyone, well she knows Charlie a little better ‘n me but I’m going to ask and I know she’s listening; Let us fly hon. There’s no wrong choices here, no fast counts, no politics…Let us fly, I trust in and believe in you.”
The camera shot slowly pulls over to the empty commentary desk as it’s being fully assembled even as in the background the ropes and turnbuckles are going in.
“Serenity, You don’t like me much and that’s ok, I don’t quite understand the hostility to a nickname but ok. Maybe I'm an idiot for asking you to stay on the sidelines and behind the desk, But I wouldn’t step on your business, please if you know what’s good for you keep your Lou-bous on commentary and maybe just maybe try to be a professional please?”
The Camera snaps to Natasha and the other two, picking up their tasks and briefly going their separate ways to help with ring assembly and we get a slow wound up time lapse of the ring and parts of the area going together, chairs and translate and screens Before the camera focuses on the Sacrifice ring apron dropping into shot.
“This business has been kind to me in my short time in it, and I am looking to repay that by being the best that I can be in whatever way possible, every time I step between those ropes I push myself, I won;t be demand or talked down to or casually insulted by somebody who thinks they’re the better man am i perfect? No But I know that this coming week, I get to touch the arena that hosted the people who taught me the beginnings of my path, I get to honour their legacy in some small way and I get to do it with my best friends sharing the ring with me..and against me.”
Natasha is seen rolling into the ring and walking around looking at the empty seats, on hand trailing each rope before she leans back on the tension to rest against it with a small nod as she repeats the test with each side and then runs the ropes nodding to herself and then moving to re-tighten the ropes before she starts to do some simple drills, vaulting the ropes in each corner and then rolling herself from the apron into the middle of the ring.
“There’s moments where everything is on the line, pride, hope, not this time ..Sure there's a a rivalry here but we’re competitive people, there’s always going to be that there but it’s a rivalry born of wanting to be the best , about the love of the game, about giving the best possible showing to ourselves and to our audience this week is an expression of love ..an expression of art and a bearing of what is usually an informal private ceremony.”
Natasha faces on of the turnbuckles and kneels, bowing deep to touch her forehead on the mat with each bow, facing each corner and then what would be the “hard cam” side of the arena hands folded on her lap as she stands up straight and moves to grab a broom to start sweeping the canvas straightening it out before she steps out the ring to end up on the long entryway to the ring walking backwards taking in the sight once more.
“You’re a woman born of two separate worlds, Charlie and they don’t always see eye to eye and you have to carry that fire with you , every time every day , I can’t imagine what that’s like, But I do know one thing I can shine and burn as bright as you can …Maybe even brighter , and on Sacrifice, in front of the Budokan… in front of the IWF faithful, in front of Serenity Holmes, In front of Rini Ishikawa. We are going to do something very special, I can feel it.”
Almost as if she was taking too long staring at the Ring. Rini joins her on the entryway and gives her a hug with a bright smile and a laugh, Nat laughing back and she looks up and Her eyes Meet the approaching Charlie.
The camera watches as the silence between them grows as the voice over kicks up again.
“Let us shake the heavens with our efforts Iron Hawk, Heiress to the throne, Maiden to the stars and I honestly believe in the future Women’s world champion. You have all the tools and all the drive.”
Charlie holds out her fist with a cheeky smile and a wiggle of her brows and Nat looks down.
“But until that day, and as of this week?”
Nat returns the fist bump and grins as all three start to walk up the ramp arms around each others shoulders
“I hope everyone else can keep up and it ends with a fair score."
Fade out.
Nat wasn’t happy, between Allen’s shenanigans calling her match off, Warren’s Higher ground insult and Serenity sideways, She was stemmed and her mood was felt coming through as she was grabbing a chair before she was intercepted by an unexpected Friendly face.
Devlin Raine.
“Woah woah woah, slow your roll there Eddie Brock, blow some steam off and get a drink and don’t do anything we’ll all regret now huh?”
Nat was caught off guard by the Venom reference as Devlin unfolded the chair in Nat's hand and with a tap of a foot and a playful nudge placed her into being sat down as he was also corralling the others who were miffed and directing them Nat’s way.
“This way, one and all, come stop your friend committing assault after the show, for m a pow wow, bitch a little talk it out.”
Cue Pax arms folding over his chest as he regarded Devlin, speaking coolly.
“Did you seriously say Pow wow Raine?”
Devlin sighed and spoke evenly, his own tone a little more measured, rubbing at his neck.
“Look, you know what I meant, I caught Tobey Maguire here wanting to wrap a chair around Warren Ka..Harper’s head so if she’s that mad I reckon the rest of you could blow it off too, you wanna shout at me to do that? Go for it.”
As annoying as Devlin was ... .He had a point even as he disappeared off to herd the next group of metaphorical kittens.
Charlie, who was just as steamed in her own way opened up with a.
“The hell was all that about?”
Nat looked between people.
“Allen Chaney being salty and Warren being a punk.”
Nat rubbed her eyes and sighed evenly even as she calmed down, Devlin was right, smacking Warren with a chair wasn't going to solve anything more than smacking Allen or Serenity sure it'd make her feel better in the long run, but it wouldn't solve the root cause.
The fucking ego on that man.
Rini had thankfully been spared most of it and that was the next port of all with everyone as Somebody asked whilst they moved through the corridors.
“You were gonna hit him.”
Nat sighed a bit and said with a growl.
“Yes, you have any idea how demeaning it is? We’re all athletes here, equals I didn't sign up to be turned into a princess. Casually insulted to protect Warren’s paper thin shred of gaslighting ego.”
Charlie echoes with a bite of mild sarcasm
“Tell us how you really feel.”
Nat lets loose a little laugh and smiles softly to turn to Charlie and Rini came to join them excitedly as Nat rubs her neck.
“I wasn’t gonna hit him…I just wanted to. Really a lot.“
Rini joined up to hug everyone, like it or not and was about to speak when , emerging from another corridor came Devlin Raine once more.
“Will you promise to behave if I make it up to you?”
Nat shrugs a bit and the clothes start to continue onwards to the locker room
“No no, back it up you’ll both want to see this too. I put a word in with ‘Berto, and he’s granted a request of mine on a couple of conditions.”
Nat was about to ask as Devlin handed over the small piece of paper nodding.
“You. are. Welcome.”
Confused, Natasha slowly turned over the piece of paper, written upon it was simple line of text.
Shimizu Vs Walker - Budokan 8/13 Ishikawa Ref - Holmes Commentary- 20 mins ( 5 min entrances)
Nat didn’t really place what happened next as she remembered Charlie saying something before she gave the other two girls a hug and she was sure she made some sort of noise.
Dreams did come true..and he really did deal destiny.
—-------
Voiceover, and black text, simple but effective.
“For some people it’s a belief in higher power, for others it’s money or fame, but for me it’s pro wrestling, even when I was a gymnast, or when I was dancing, My eyes would catch the screens between comic book fantasies and see the legends, see the hours after hours see the Golden age of women’s Joshi and in amongst all of that there was one place, one temple, one shining star that stands out.”
We fade in on the infamously recognizable exterior of the Nippon Budokan.
“As long as I’ve been near wrestling I've wanted to see this building, Even since I started wrestling it went on the bucket list, I HAD to wrestle in the Budokan.”
The camera slowly pans down to a trio of figures carrying training bags and talking to each other excitedly before the camera finds it’s the Birds of Prey, waking almost in unison for the door before we cut inside to the chairs and flooring of the famous arena, the skeleton of a wrestling ring laid on the floor as The three drop their bags and shake hands with familiar faces.
Devlin Raine, Logan Sky, Rob Diamond and others all united in the ritual that is raising the ring as the four ring posts now rise up into camera shot and then we pan down to fix on Charlie Shimizu, securing one of those posts, a look of concentration on her face.
“I’ve no doubts that Charlotte is the best person I could ask for my first meeting I’ve ever had here, That invisible question that hangs between us, we’ve both wanted that One on one meeting since day 1, We’ll probably keep wanting it. We keep each other honest. We drive each other and under the lights and sounds of one of the holiest sites in Pro wrestling, we get to answer questions for the first time.”
The camera stays as a distance watching the three as they talk, laugh and joke among each other whilst they add the steel frame, before we fix the camera on Rini for a moment , her excitement almost equal to Nat’s right now as she talks animatedly with the two in Japanese.
“Rini Ishikawa, She’s got the unenviable task of keeping me and Charlie somewhat well behaved. She knows us both better than anyone, well she knows Charlie a little better ‘n me but I’m going to ask and I know she’s listening; Let us fly hon. There’s no wrong choices here, no fast counts, no politics…Let us fly, I trust in and believe in you.”
The camera shot slowly pulls over to the empty commentary desk as it’s being fully assembled even as in the background the ropes and turnbuckles are going in.
“Serenity, You don’t like me much and that’s ok, I don’t quite understand the hostility to a nickname but ok. Maybe I'm an idiot for asking you to stay on the sidelines and behind the desk, But I wouldn’t step on your business, please if you know what’s good for you keep your Lou-bous on commentary and maybe just maybe try to be a professional please?”
The Camera snaps to Natasha and the other two, picking up their tasks and briefly going their separate ways to help with ring assembly and we get a slow wound up time lapse of the ring and parts of the area going together, chairs and translate and screens Before the camera focuses on the Sacrifice ring apron dropping into shot.
“This business has been kind to me in my short time in it, and I am looking to repay that by being the best that I can be in whatever way possible, every time I step between those ropes I push myself, I won;t be demand or talked down to or casually insulted by somebody who thinks they’re the better man am i perfect? No But I know that this coming week, I get to touch the arena that hosted the people who taught me the beginnings of my path, I get to honour their legacy in some small way and I get to do it with my best friends sharing the ring with me..and against me.”
Natasha is seen rolling into the ring and walking around looking at the empty seats, on hand trailing each rope before she leans back on the tension to rest against it with a small nod as she repeats the test with each side and then runs the ropes nodding to herself and then moving to re-tighten the ropes before she starts to do some simple drills, vaulting the ropes in each corner and then rolling herself from the apron into the middle of the ring.
“There’s moments where everything is on the line, pride, hope, not this time ..Sure there's a a rivalry here but we’re competitive people, there’s always going to be that there but it’s a rivalry born of wanting to be the best , about the love of the game, about giving the best possible showing to ourselves and to our audience this week is an expression of love ..an expression of art and a bearing of what is usually an informal private ceremony.”
Natasha faces on of the turnbuckles and kneels, bowing deep to touch her forehead on the mat with each bow, facing each corner and then what would be the “hard cam” side of the arena hands folded on her lap as she stands up straight and moves to grab a broom to start sweeping the canvas straightening it out before she steps out the ring to end up on the long entryway to the ring walking backwards taking in the sight once more.
“You’re a woman born of two separate worlds, Charlie and they don’t always see eye to eye and you have to carry that fire with you , every time every day , I can’t imagine what that’s like, But I do know one thing I can shine and burn as bright as you can …Maybe even brighter , and on Sacrifice, in front of the Budokan… in front of the IWF faithful, in front of Serenity Holmes, In front of Rini Ishikawa. We are going to do something very special, I can feel it.”
Almost as if she was taking too long staring at the Ring. Rini joins her on the entryway and gives her a hug with a bright smile and a laugh, Nat laughing back and she looks up and Her eyes Meet the approaching Charlie.
The camera watches as the silence between them grows as the voice over kicks up again.
“Let us shake the heavens with our efforts Iron Hawk, Heiress to the throne, Maiden to the stars and I honestly believe in the future Women’s world champion. You have all the tools and all the drive.”
Charlie holds out her fist with a cheeky smile and a wiggle of her brows and Nat looks down.
“But until that day, and as of this week?”
Nat returns the fist bump and grins as all three start to walk up the ramp arms around each others shoulders
“I hope everyone else can keep up and it ends with a fair score."
Fade out.
Well howdy there pardner.