Post by Deleted on May 25, 2019 14:28:40 GMT -6
The shot is of Victoria Salinas inside of a studio in the hours before her Millennium Wrestling debut on Riot is set to begin. She seems slightly nervous about it, but it’s not overwhelming enough to the point where it’s going to bring her down. In fact, she seems a little more calm when she takes a deep breath and begins to express her thoughts.
Victoria Salinas: Most of this roster doesn’t know me. Of course, everywhere I go, this is typically the case but this isn’t something that has ever slowed me down. Most of the promotions that I have wrestled for in the past, I have hit the ground running although that’s not ALWAYS the case. IWC was a huge bust for me personally, the less said about EIW the better and I never felt like I found my footing in HYBRID. I have absolutely nothing personal against the company, but when you really know that something isn’t a fit for you, you know that there’s no reason to try to drag things out to try to make it work. Granted, I’m not blaming anything in HYBRID. As a matter of fact, the last year or two has felt like a slog for me due to problems that were taking place WELL before I ever signed before the company. Yes, I’m a five time world champion and I’ve accomplished so much in my career but at the end of the day, this is a “what have you done for me lately” business and I hate to admit these two things I am about to admit, but in the last year and a half? I haven’t done too much and on top of that, I admit that to some degree, it has affected my confidence.
Two years ago, I was on top of the world before I fell into this psychologically draining feud in GCW with one of the most mental people I’ve ever met. We traded the world championship back and forth… but I hate to admit that ever since we had that war, things haven’t been the same in the ring for me. I was always known for being “consistent and clutch” and all that, but ever since EIW shut down right after I won the Sovereign Championship more than a year ago, I haven’t held a championship. I was worrying that at the age of 31, and having been mainstream for 10 years, that age was catching up to me early or maybe it’s just doing what I’ve been doing without an extended break and perhaps it was all finally starting to pile up on me. But then I realized my problems weren’t physical… they were psychological as well. It wasn’t just that draining feud in GCW, it was also being involved in a relationship and marriage that I truly never wanted and that I broke off too late and at the WORST possible time at that. I am by no means over the hill, Millennium wouldn’t have signed me at all if that was the case. Some suggested that after Hybrid, I settle down, focus on my second wedding to my soon-to-be second husband in November and take a breather.
But… I’m not wired like that. I’m one of the biggest workaholics in wrestling and it’s led to some tremendous things. Why slow down?
At the end of the day, I’m giving all this backstory to tell you about who I am, what I am all about and why I am here. Yes, I am taking on some personal demons and overcoming them outside the ring but at the end of the day, the biggest reason why I am here can be explained in three words: “regaining the glory”. Yes, the experience is important, but at the end of the day, if you’re not in this business to be a champion, you shouldn’t be in it at all. I haven’t been that consistently clutch wrestler that won five world championships, that has an 8-2 record in flagship pay-per-view matches or who was the best wrestler on the biggest stage, under the brightest lights. Much of it has to do with some personal issues weighing me down and I admit that I wasn’t wrestling at my best at HYBRID. I let these issues hold me back from what I am truly capable of and as much as I regret to say this so candidly, I didn’t give HYBRID my best.
HOWEVER…
That changes TONIGHT!
Because I didn’t come to Mexico for a vacation, to hell with that. In fact, there’s no more fitting place for me to begin this “regaining of glory” than right here… in a place where I have so much history. Years ago, I wrestled in Mexico between jobs. It was one of the most THRILLING experiences of my career and it felt great to get a break from the American scene for a while. I sure as hell didn’t come to Millennium Wrestling to be just another face on the roster or to be the shell of what I know I can be at the end of my GCW career and throughout my whole Hybrid run. This match I have tonight is going to be a big test for me. I haven’t won many big matches while I’ve been living under this cloud of doubt, but I KNOW I have my track record of doing so.
And knowing that I CAN do this, that I HAVE done this and that I have overcome three times as worse in my life and career than this whole divorce cloud hanging over my head… even against a tough opponent in Luna… even with the names involved in the Battle for the Briefcase tournament that is going to be hell in a handbasket to get through, I know deep down in my heart of hearts that my burning desire is still in me to pull through… on that biggest stage, under the brightest lights.
I’m not going to pretend that I know everything in the world, Luna. From what I gather of you, you’re this young star on the rise trying to break that ceiling, but has had some frequent frustrations as of late. Honey, I’ve been dealing with those for a LONG time but I can finally say that I’ve overcome them. I can definitely say that I am taking back MY power! I am DONE letting personal issues anchor my career! I am DONE letting the way I left GCW dictate how I wrestle. I’m not going to make this an easy picnic for you, Luna. You may see me as someone you don’t even know, so you think you can slack your way to the next round… or you may have heard of me and think that I am past my prime… either way, it’s not going to end well. Because beginning with you, I AM regaining that glory! I KNOW the kind of wrestler I can be… and it’s time for me to start being that wrestler again!
I didn’t come here to Millennium Wrestling to be a failure… I came here for a REVIVAL!
I came here to revive what had long been a burdened wrestling spirit!
I came here to revive the clutch, consistent performer that knew how to win when it mattered the most and not the performer that had fallen so low she was even getting to the point where she was an early elimination from battle royals.
I came here to revive the REAL Victoria Salinas… the strong, emboldened woman that didn’t give a damn about what the critics had to say… I didn’t come here to be the woman that was letting her divorce bother her, or critics bother her, or that was wrestling with such a low confidence with the cloud of bullshit she was living under.
It’s not going to be an overnight process, I know this. But win or lose, you’re going to be the first building block in that revival. I’m in a situation where I have nothing else to lose and an entire, prestigious glory to regain and right here in Mexico, on this tour, there is no better place than to rediscover what makes Victoria Salinas, Victoria Salinas.
I’m definitely bringing my best… especially with what’s at stake.
So get ready, Millennium… because you truly don’t know what you’re about to witness.
And as far as I’m concerned… tonight?
Let the revival begin!!!
Victoria walks off the set, emboldened by her own words, as the scene fades out.
Victoria Salinas: Most of this roster doesn’t know me. Of course, everywhere I go, this is typically the case but this isn’t something that has ever slowed me down. Most of the promotions that I have wrestled for in the past, I have hit the ground running although that’s not ALWAYS the case. IWC was a huge bust for me personally, the less said about EIW the better and I never felt like I found my footing in HYBRID. I have absolutely nothing personal against the company, but when you really know that something isn’t a fit for you, you know that there’s no reason to try to drag things out to try to make it work. Granted, I’m not blaming anything in HYBRID. As a matter of fact, the last year or two has felt like a slog for me due to problems that were taking place WELL before I ever signed before the company. Yes, I’m a five time world champion and I’ve accomplished so much in my career but at the end of the day, this is a “what have you done for me lately” business and I hate to admit these two things I am about to admit, but in the last year and a half? I haven’t done too much and on top of that, I admit that to some degree, it has affected my confidence.
Two years ago, I was on top of the world before I fell into this psychologically draining feud in GCW with one of the most mental people I’ve ever met. We traded the world championship back and forth… but I hate to admit that ever since we had that war, things haven’t been the same in the ring for me. I was always known for being “consistent and clutch” and all that, but ever since EIW shut down right after I won the Sovereign Championship more than a year ago, I haven’t held a championship. I was worrying that at the age of 31, and having been mainstream for 10 years, that age was catching up to me early or maybe it’s just doing what I’ve been doing without an extended break and perhaps it was all finally starting to pile up on me. But then I realized my problems weren’t physical… they were psychological as well. It wasn’t just that draining feud in GCW, it was also being involved in a relationship and marriage that I truly never wanted and that I broke off too late and at the WORST possible time at that. I am by no means over the hill, Millennium wouldn’t have signed me at all if that was the case. Some suggested that after Hybrid, I settle down, focus on my second wedding to my soon-to-be second husband in November and take a breather.
But… I’m not wired like that. I’m one of the biggest workaholics in wrestling and it’s led to some tremendous things. Why slow down?
At the end of the day, I’m giving all this backstory to tell you about who I am, what I am all about and why I am here. Yes, I am taking on some personal demons and overcoming them outside the ring but at the end of the day, the biggest reason why I am here can be explained in three words: “regaining the glory”. Yes, the experience is important, but at the end of the day, if you’re not in this business to be a champion, you shouldn’t be in it at all. I haven’t been that consistently clutch wrestler that won five world championships, that has an 8-2 record in flagship pay-per-view matches or who was the best wrestler on the biggest stage, under the brightest lights. Much of it has to do with some personal issues weighing me down and I admit that I wasn’t wrestling at my best at HYBRID. I let these issues hold me back from what I am truly capable of and as much as I regret to say this so candidly, I didn’t give HYBRID my best.
HOWEVER…
That changes TONIGHT!
Because I didn’t come to Mexico for a vacation, to hell with that. In fact, there’s no more fitting place for me to begin this “regaining of glory” than right here… in a place where I have so much history. Years ago, I wrestled in Mexico between jobs. It was one of the most THRILLING experiences of my career and it felt great to get a break from the American scene for a while. I sure as hell didn’t come to Millennium Wrestling to be just another face on the roster or to be the shell of what I know I can be at the end of my GCW career and throughout my whole Hybrid run. This match I have tonight is going to be a big test for me. I haven’t won many big matches while I’ve been living under this cloud of doubt, but I KNOW I have my track record of doing so.
And knowing that I CAN do this, that I HAVE done this and that I have overcome three times as worse in my life and career than this whole divorce cloud hanging over my head… even against a tough opponent in Luna… even with the names involved in the Battle for the Briefcase tournament that is going to be hell in a handbasket to get through, I know deep down in my heart of hearts that my burning desire is still in me to pull through… on that biggest stage, under the brightest lights.
I’m not going to pretend that I know everything in the world, Luna. From what I gather of you, you’re this young star on the rise trying to break that ceiling, but has had some frequent frustrations as of late. Honey, I’ve been dealing with those for a LONG time but I can finally say that I’ve overcome them. I can definitely say that I am taking back MY power! I am DONE letting personal issues anchor my career! I am DONE letting the way I left GCW dictate how I wrestle. I’m not going to make this an easy picnic for you, Luna. You may see me as someone you don’t even know, so you think you can slack your way to the next round… or you may have heard of me and think that I am past my prime… either way, it’s not going to end well. Because beginning with you, I AM regaining that glory! I KNOW the kind of wrestler I can be… and it’s time for me to start being that wrestler again!
I didn’t come here to Millennium Wrestling to be a failure… I came here for a REVIVAL!
I came here to revive what had long been a burdened wrestling spirit!
I came here to revive the clutch, consistent performer that knew how to win when it mattered the most and not the performer that had fallen so low she was even getting to the point where she was an early elimination from battle royals.
I came here to revive the REAL Victoria Salinas… the strong, emboldened woman that didn’t give a damn about what the critics had to say… I didn’t come here to be the woman that was letting her divorce bother her, or critics bother her, or that was wrestling with such a low confidence with the cloud of bullshit she was living under.
It’s not going to be an overnight process, I know this. But win or lose, you’re going to be the first building block in that revival. I’m in a situation where I have nothing else to lose and an entire, prestigious glory to regain and right here in Mexico, on this tour, there is no better place than to rediscover what makes Victoria Salinas, Victoria Salinas.
I’m definitely bringing my best… especially with what’s at stake.
So get ready, Millennium… because you truly don’t know what you’re about to witness.
And as far as I’m concerned… tonight?
Let the revival begin!!!
Victoria walks off the set, emboldened by her own words, as the scene fades out.