Royalty Checks

[Tony S]

The loud click of the door to the parking garage closing caught everyone’s attention. There, Alexa Bliss strutted in from the garage. She walked by a couple of stagehands and paid no attention to them. Out of the blue, Renee Young popped out in front of Alexa.

Renee Young: ”Alexa! Tonight, you go one on one with the legendary, Torrie Wilson.”

Alexa stopped in her spot and looked confused at Renee.

Alexa Bliss: ”Legendary? Are you really considering what Torrie Wilson has done in this business, legendary?”
Renee Young: ”Agree with it or not, Torrie has made a big impact, which has molded the EBWF Women’s Division to what it is today.”
Alexa Bliss: ”Wait..”

Bliss held up her hand, still looking a little confused.

Alexa Bliss: ”I don’t care what you want to call Torrie Wilson. Call her “legendary” if that’s what you really want..”

She paused and closed her eyes. After a few seconds, Alexa opened her eyes and glared at Renee.

Alexa Bliss: ”But don’t you dare say that she has molded this division to what it is today. Sure, sure.. I’ll give you that she was a pioneer in the business, and even here in EBWF, she actually managed to get further than ringside, and win a few championships. But all that.. All those championship reigns where when the division was a sorry excuse of women’s wrestling.”

Alexa continued as she started to talk with her arms as well.

Alexa Bliss: ”This division has been on a whole new level than what it was back then, and Torrie Wilson.. Since her return, she hasn’t been able to keep up. She hasn’t been able to reach that same level that she was back when she managed to win all those championships.

Back then, the women, they barely got a second glance. Now.. We’re front and center in this company. Last year alone, the EBWF Women’s Division launched women’s wrestling onto a high pedestal. We did more for this division than any of the men in this company did for their division.”

She took a second, but quickly continued.

Alexa Bliss: ”And where was Torrie during all this?”
Renee Young: ”I don’t think...”
Alexa Bliss: ”She was sitting at home Renee. She was sitting back, probably watching some stupid reality TV show, just waiting to cash her next royalty check from EBWF. But year after year, those checks started getting smaller and smaller. The money just wasn’t enough for Torrie lavish lifestyle.”

Alexa shook her head before she continued.

Alexa Bliss: ”It wasn’t because people forgot about Torrie Wilson and what she did.. No.. It was the fact that anyone who cared about Torrie Wilson, they were starting to die off. All the men that used to drool over Torrie Wilson.. They’re all on life support now down at the local nursing home.

That’s when Torrie decided to turn the channel over and see what was going on in EBWF. And then she saw it..”

With conviction, Alexa Bliss continued.

Alexa Bliss: ”That’s when she saw everything that the EBWF Women’s Roster were doing. She saw us make history at SummerSlam when there wasn’t a Queen of the Ring. Instead, we took over SummerSlam and we became the Main Event.. We became the topic that people tuned in to see. Not because of our tits and ass, but because we went out there and showed all the men up. I mean come on Renee, do you even remember what happened between the guys? Do you know who fought for the EBWF World Championship?”
Renee Young: ”It was..”
Alexa Bliss: ”That’s right.. No one remembers that. But what people do remember is me climbing the ladder and hanging up the REAL championship belt.”
Renee Young: ”But you didn’t...”

Alexa held up her hand in Renee’s face.

Alexa Bliss: ”It doesn’t matter what the outcome was.. Everyone remembers at SummerSlam, I was screwed, once again, out of the EBWF Women’s Championship, but only after they remember the match. The first ever Queen of the Mountain Match. That match showed what women’s wrestling can be if it is given the proper spot.”

Alexa took another slight pause before she continued.

Alexa Bliss: ”That is what Torrie Wilson witnessed when she watched EBWF for the first time in years. She saw that women were jokes. We weren’t given the bathroom breaks of shows anymore. No.. We were in the spotlight. We were the one that everyone was talking about. And Torrie wanted that.. So she came back.

She batted her eyes and rolled over for Wes Ikeda and she was brought back into this company.

Now, she wasn’t brought back because she could improve the division. No.. She didn’t want to come back to improve the division. No.. Torrie Wilson came back to this company because she knew that Wes Ikeda would welcome her back with open arms. She knew that she wouldn’t have to do a damn thing to get back in the spotlight. And that’s all she wanted, the spotlight.

She wanted to come back because the well was drying up and she need to make some quick cash and that’s it. Torrie didn’t want to improve the division. She didn’t want to come in and teach the young girls the ropes. She just wanted to come in and steal the spotlight and make more money.”

Alexa paused and looked over at Renee.

Renee Young: ”That’s some bold allegations.”
Alexa Bliss: ”It’s not allegations, if it’s the truth Renee. Torrie Wilson coming back now is a mockery of what this women’s division has done for the last year. She doesn’t belong here anymore.. And tonight I’m going to prove that.”

Alexa paused as she shook her head.

Alexa Bliss: ”Tonight, I’m going to show Torrie that she should have stayed at home and continued to rake in those royalty checks. You should have stayed where it was safe. But no.. You wanted to come back here. You wanted to step back into the spotlight. Well, that’s going to get you hurt.. You’re not made out for the era of women’s wrestling that we’re in. You weren’t made to get hit. But tonight, when you step into that ring with me. I will hit you.”

Alexa closed up her fist and stared at it.

Alexa Bliss: ”I will hurt you. And then when I finished with you Torrie, I will make my way back into the title picture. I will get another shot at the EBWF Women’s Championship, and when I do. This time..”

Alexa looked over at Renee.

Alexa Bliss: ”This time I won’t get screwed out of MY championship. I won’t fail again. The next time that I get into the ring with Zahra Schreiber.. I will get back what belongs to me.”

With a serious look on her face, Alexa walked off from Renee and left her alone. Renee shrugged her shoulders as the scene slowly faded away.