Kandis vs. “The One” Kirsten Scott

[TheOne]

{PROMO}

They say when life hands you lemons, make lemonade, correct?  It's a cliche that is used for when you fall short of your goals, you still do your best to make the most of it, and I am one who firmly believes, you never make the "most" of it, you simply accept it as a failure, and learn from it.  You throw the lemons back.  You tell them, "fuck you, I asked for oranges," and expect a new result because you were more direct, more honest, and more aware of what was being tossed your way.  You didn't grab the first thing.  You accepted what was there, and punished those who didn't listen, and praised those who did...

And after Under Attack, I echo both of those sentiments, fairly equally...

Let's begin with the obvious.  I'm not happy with the outcome.  I'm, frankly, pissed, that everyone would stoop to a level of ganging up on me, to make sure I couldn't do to them what I had done many times beforehand, and that's take their chance at greatness and remind them that Darwin said, it's survival of the fittest.  And then backstage, what was I greeted with, but a slew of people helping to "drive that same boat" and message, like Dillusion, a relic of the past, now trying to act like he's not some nutjob, and be a suit?  Yeah, I believe that.  But the anger was raging in that moment, and I feel, rightfully so.  I never had a chance.  I never got the opportunity to get my moment inside the Chamber because of everyone else and their greed, their collusion, and honestly, their jealousy.

They wanted me out...

They took me out...

But I got a few more shots in to remind them who was still truly in charge, even though it took EVERYONE to remove me from that match...

And yeah, I went and stewed for a bit.  I honestly stewed for a long bit before I left the arena, but I didn't leave until I finally realized something, that was far more important than what they had done to me... But rather, what they had done FOR me... And what they did for me was prove my point.  They did what I have been wanting people like them to do from the get-go.  They took their shot, they took their moment, they did what they had to do to show those pieces of garbage from the "dead" period of SCW, that there was new blood, ready to breathe life into it, and bring it back to greatness.

And I always said, if it was at my expense, I was OK with that...

So while there was anger, I realized that I had finally achieved a goal.  I had empowered the new blood.  I had brought them and their desires to the surface so they wouldn't live in the fear of the past, but instead attack the desires of the present.  They realized what I had done and knew if they wanted an opportunity, they would have to be like me, and grab "opportunity" by the throat.  So to that, I actually look at each of them and say, thank you, and it's about damn time...

You all have had that inside you and it took someone like to finally bring the killer instinct out.  It doesn't mean I like any of you, but I respect what you did, no matter how much anger it may have brought me.  You did what I did from the get-go, and you went for the jugular, and I commend you all.  You finally seized your chance, and knew as long as I was there, I was what was holding you back and you combined forces to remove me.  I like the gumption...

But know I don't forget... And I will remedy the situation, on my time...

Kirsten takes a hit off of her vape, holding the smoke in for maximum relaxation, before expelling the smoke slowly, and then continuing.

... And while we are on the subject of elephants in the room, let's address Luz and the Television Championship...

Luz... I was wrong about you.  I can admit it.  You came in there with a gameplan I wasn't prepared for, and you executed it to perfection.  I couldn't respond, and you won, fair and square.  I won't make excuses.  I won't bury the fact you won.  You EARNED the right to call yourself a champion, and I will not take that away from you.

But I want you to listen to me very, VERY, closely...

Respect is earned, championships are earned... And you did both of those, and like I said, I commend you.  But that doesn't mean that those results, that championship, and the same level of respect will be leveied upon you the next time our paths cross.  Because WHEN they cross, WHEN there is a title on the line between us again, the results are going to be vastly different.  You see with a victory, with respect, it's a double-edged sword.  On one side, it's appreciate, but on the other, you've now exposed yourself, meaning you;re ripe for the picking, and that will happen when our paths converge.  And it's all becuse now that you've bested me once, I know what your best shot is.  And I'll have a better idea of what will be necessary to win, when that approaches.  Because that will be a fight that you are not as prepared for this time, but I am...

Amazing how role reversal works...

She sniffs and looks to her side, pausing for a few moments, before facing the camera again.

... And you know, speaking of fights, SCW has lined one up for me that really will mark a turning point, or a true stagnant point in my career, in SCW.  I finally am wondering if management is beginning to want to challenge me and see what I can really bring to the proverbial table, and I will get that opportunity at Breakdown.  I mean, I could also be wrong, and this match is a way of them showing that they want to chop me down a few notches, because I am truly driving a sense of change they aren't ready for, or even wanting to happen, for that matter.  No matter how many members of the "old guard" they dress in suits, and parade around the back with "authority..."

But let's face one fact that they do see, and do want to exploit, whether or not it's to stop my momentum, or challenge to see if I am really capable of turning the page...

I drive business...

I sell merchandise...

I draw eyes...

People care when I am out there, and of course, they'd be smart to do the earlier, and challenge me to prove that my abilities to achieve my goals aren't just words.  But being a newbie, let's be real, they don't have that faith yet... But come Breakdown, they will, without a doubt, have more faith in me than ever before.

Now why is that?  Why is Breakdown something more special than any other Breakdown?  I don't have a title around my waist.  I don't have a title match of any kind.  But what I have is someone who is now in the same boat as me, on the highest of levels, and it will create a situation where the newbie many still call "The One," faces off against the woman that they now have to call the "FORMER WORLD CHAMPION..."

... And therein lies the opportunity to define the future...

Kandis, you and I, likw I said, are in a bit of a similar predicament at the moment.  You and I are both coming off of losses of titles we had shown ourselves to be quite worthy of holding, and now our paths cross at Breakdown.  Our paths will cross with both of us having that taste of a loss so fresh in our mouths, we gag, we want to vomit, we want to do whatever it takes to eliminate it, and one of us will get that opportunity because there can only be one winner, once the smoke clears.

I'm not dumb or naive either...

I know where the betting odds lie...

See, with Luz, I was naive.  I didn't know what she possessed in singles competition and thought of her as merely a one-dimensional, tag team wrestler, and look where it got me.  I ended up failing miserably, and I ended up losing the Television Championship.  So with you, Kandis, I'm not making that same mistake.  I'm not forgetting what you did to attain your status.  You've made this year about you, and you've earned the right to claim it as yours.  You have done everything one wishes to do in an SCW calendar year.  You won Taking Hold of the Flame.  You bested a shit-load of other superstars, including me, to earn your right to Rise to Greatness's main event...

And then you capitalized... And you won...

Kandis, I don't look at you like I looked at Luz because I realize I am probably going to be in over my head.  But the difference is, when I know I'm in the deep end, I learn to fucking swim, fast, and that is my plan with you.  Plain and simple, I'm going to assess and adapt, and when I do, when I become like an AI bot you're facing inside that ring and learn what you're doing, then turn it against you, you'll be the one who was as confused as you were at Under Attack when you TRULY realized your title was gone...

Because I know who you are... You've made this your year... You've earned the right to be someone who is considered the top cock of the wok, but yet, you're not invincible.  Let's be honest, you and I both know that none of us are, no matter how much shit talking we do, or how much preparation we may have.  But yet, we can be... Inevitable...

And Kandis, for you, that is what I am about to become...

You see, while this has been the "Year of Kandis," it also means there will come a point where the sun will set, and everything will come to an end.  You've had your moment in the spotlight.  You've had your chance to carry the torch.  You did so with pride, and did so well.  I won't negate that, or shit on it one bit.  But what I will say is now, since you handed the torch back to the "old guard," you have defied your purpose in SCW.  You have insulted me and my mission... OUR mission... To show the world that we are the new faces of the franchise.  YOU, alone, opted to give it back to the elders, and honestly, that shows weakness to me.

So when you walk into that arena against me, I hope you feel the weight you will be burdening.  I hope you feel the fact that you have failed those of us who saw you as the first shining light of the new guard to bring SCW to its next incarnation, but played into the hands of the past, and gifted them a modicum of hope that they're still relevant.  I hope that eats you inside from this moment, where I call it out, until you make the conscious decision to fight back and PROVE yourself against them.  Because against me, you don't have that "burden of proof."  I'm not one who failed.  I'm not the one who you succumbed to.  I'm not the one who gets to look you in the eye and laugh...

Yet...

Because Kandis, when I saw you hand that GIFT over to Asher Hayes, something NOBODY in SCW had ever been willing to do, it told me you didn't get the memo.  It told me you didn't understand the assignment.  And that's when I jump in and I make you understand what you don't already.  I respect what you've done, yes, but I don't respect you not holding yourself to the right standards afterward.  And now it's my opportunity to do something I have never gotten to do before, and that is assert myself as a player in this game.  I can rest my laurels on the fact it took an onslaught of other superstars just to ELIMINATE me from a battle royal that I had been a lot of faith in.

It took the world to stop me, and it took some geezer to stop you.

So when the dust settles, when the sky clears, when the fans waiting for lines to die down look bck in that ring, they won't see a former chmpion, in Kanis, but instead a broken woman.  They will see a woman who gets to admit she wasn't ready to hold the torch for but a small period a time, and another woman standing tall, possibly mangled from a major fight, but still ahead of the woman who effectively used her World Championship as a bathmat because she couldn't keep her friends close and enemies closer.  And you will ultimately accept the factual basis that your time has come and gone, and it is time to hand the hard job over to the one who has been pulling the strings and dictating the product.

Welome to truth that is DEATH... TAXES... "THE ONE" KIRSTEN SCOTT!