Don't Hate

[Cory]

The camera faded into the backstage hallway as Renee Young approached Natalya, who was in her black and pink wrestling garb.

Renee Young: Natalya, tonight you face Sasha Banks in a match on Warfare. What is your strategy going into this match?

Nattie was facing away from Renee, and turned to glance at her out of her peripheral vision. She gave Renee a smile.

Natalya: Oh, that's simple. I'm going to shake her hand, give her respect, then I'm going to defeat her in the ring.

Renee Young: I'm... I'm sorry. What?

Renee stuttered, clearly taken aback by what appears to be some level of magnanimousness towards her opponent.

Natalya: I've turned over a new leaf, Renee. I've learned my lesson. You win over more people with honey than vinegar. Even though Sasha Banks talks like she was raised in a sewer, I'm going to treat her with the dignity and respect that I would ask of myself.

Renee Young: But you just said that...

Natalya: You heard me. Sasha Banks is a great competitor. She's probably one of the worst in this company, but that's saying a lot because EBWF is so great! It's no shame to be terrible here, because it's all relative.

Renee Young: Do you think it's respectful to say she's one of the worst in the company?

Natalya: Renee, please. When I talk about someone, it's being respectful on merit that the words are coming from a Neidhart and an Ikeda at the same time. And not only that, I'm the number one contender for the EBWF Women's Championship. At this point, anything I talk about automatically makes it relevant. That's why I've decided to be kinder to plebians like Sasha Banks, who isn't fit to carry my bags to the car. If I'm nice to her, it'll get paid forward to me.

Renee Young: Well, I certainly hope you get what you're due.

Natalya: Thanks Renee! As I've always said, you have to make the best of your situation. And that's what I'm doing. Making the best of a situation where I have to compete with trolls. That's my burden to bear, and I understand that.

Renee Young: It seems to me like you're making thinly veiled insults and calling it compliments.

Nattie's eyed widened.

Natalya: Woah, Renee! Why do you have to go and make things so complicated? I see the way you're acting like you're somebody else, it gets me frustrated!

Renee cocked her head quizzically and narrowed her eyes.

Renee Young: Did you... did you just quote Avril Lavigne?

Natalya: Chill out! What are you yelling for?

With that, Nattie shook her head and walked off the camera, leaving Renee utterly dumbfounded as the EBWF logo flashed in the corner.