Post by JaceParkerDavidson on Feb 10, 2024 17:41:41 GMT -5
One-Trick Pony
The Velvet Rabbit Las Vegas
Tuesday, February 6th, 2024
The dressing room backstage in The Velvet Rabbit was hopping. All the girls who worked Tuesday night were getting themselves ready to go out on stage and shake their money-makers for all the customers who were willing to make it rain. I was sat in front of a large vanity mirror with lights all around it putting the final touches on my makeup. I had asked one of the girls to record me because I had a few things that I felt I needed to say. Once I knew the camera was focused on the vanity mirror and my reflection on it, I began speaking.
MADISON CARTER
You know I’ve already said plenty about this upcoming Terrordome event but it seems like bitches still can’t catch a clue. So, I’m gonna make some time here to drill some knowledge into your skulls and explain just who the fuck I am.
I grabbed hold of my mascara and began to apply it.
MADISON CARTER
Most of you out there take one look at me and decide to judge the book by its cover. One glance and immediately all people think is that I am just some trashy stripper. They see the different colors of hair, the big breasts, and the willingness to show off my body and all of you decide to just write me off as that and nothing more.
I paused for a moment and blinked a few times to see how the mascara looked on my lashes.
MADISON CARTER
That is something that Serenity Holmes is certainly guilty of from the moment I stepped foot into UPRISING. If I had a dollar for every single time she’s called me an enhancement talent and a quarter for every single time she’s told me that I’m not on her level. I could retire financially stable before I turn 26 years old.
I shook my head before going back to applying the mascara.
MADISON CARTER
It’s honestly quite sad that in all the time our little rivalry has been going on, Serenity hasn’t come up with any new material. She’ll continue to beat that dead horse like it owes her money because she believes that her verbal jabs are actually effective. All Serenity has done is make grandiose assumptions and proclamations while trying to sell this as cold hard facts. People would be more likely to believe the things she said if she had been in the ring against me one-on-one before all of this. Of course, that never happened so all Serenity is doing is showing her insecurity while thinking discrediting me is somehow going to win her this match.
I chuckle a little bit as I continue with my mascara.
MADISON CARTER
Maybe someone as simple-minded as Marisol will fall for that middle school bullying tactic but not me. Actions speak louder than words ever will and until Serenity can pin my shoulders down to the canvas then the only thing she is doing is blowing hot air. Serenity is a girl who has a wealth of wrestling knowledge and experience at her fingertips. She has a whole-ass legacy behind her even before she stepped foot into the ring. And that is exactly her problem.
I took a moment to check out my lashes before staring into the mirror so it looked like I was staring directly at the camera.
MADISON CARTER
Everything for Serenity Holmes has come easy. Her last name means that things have been handed to her on a silver platter. She mistakes privilege for talent. She thinks that because of her father, because of her last name opening doors for her before she ever lifted a finger makes her great. Serenity doesn’t know what is like to go through adversity. She has never struggled at the bottom and had to work her way up to the top to get what she wants. She thinks she has but we all know that Serenity might have professional wrestling rushing through her veins but she has the common sense of a doorknob.
I put the mascara away and began to comb through my hair.
MADISON CARTER
I don’t want to hear that ‘Oh her mother died’ or ‘Oh, she has an alcohol addiction’ bullshit. That isn’t struggling, that is just circumstance and dumb decisions. Serenity couldn’t live how I live, she couldn’t have grown up like I grew up. No, the silver spoon has been permanently locked into her mouth and up her ass. This is why she walks around acting like she does. It’s why she can sit there and talk down to someone like me because she thinks that social status wins wrestling matches. Honey, your last name, your family legacy… and certainly your delusion. They will do nothing to help you in a fight.
I said with a bit of venom and intensity in my voice.
MADISON CARTER
I’m not like these other bitches out there. I’m not a Summer Page or a Marisol Vilaro. I won’t just bow down because you had a bit of success or because your last name is Holmes. I will walk right up to you and punch you in your stupid fucking face. And I’m going to keep punching you until your fight-or-flight instincts finally kick in. See, this is a No DQ match for the Silver State Championship belt. It means that I’m free to beat you down in any extreme fashion that I deem fit and the referee can’t stop me. I could beat you with a steel chair like a dirty rug being hung outside. I could put you through any number of flaming tables. I can drag you all through Vegas and beat your ass in the middle of the street. I might just drag your ass to the roof of the MGM Grand and toss you off the top of it.
My hands pull and adjust at the Nico Robin costume that I was wearing tonight.
MADISON CARTER
If you haven’t realized it by now, I don’t give any fucks, Serenity. I don’t give a fuck about you, your life, your legacy, your last name, and surely no amount of respect that you think you deserve. I’m walking into the Terrordome event to fuck you up, plain and simple. But you’re too dumb to realize that because when you look at me… all you see is a one-trick pony.
I sneered and laughed sarcastically.
MADISON CARTER
All you see is the girl that you don’t believe is on your level. The enhancement talent that you love calling me. Nah bitch, we taking this match to the fucking streets. No rules and we’ll see if your high-maintenance ass can handle yourself when the pressure is on. No list of accomplishments, no random, shitty boyfriend to throw in the towel, or to hand you another Championship belt is going to save you from this ass-whooping. The whole world is going to find out if those hands hit harder than that tongue does. They going to have to if you expect to walk out of Vegas as the Silver State Champion.
I exhaled a deep breath and shrugged my shoulders.
MADISON CARTER
I might as well be talking to a brick wall because you’re not going to pay attention to anything helpful that I say. You’re just going to turn your nose up and post pictures of yourself holding a Championship belt while bragging about how you’re the longest-reigning Silver State Champion. Girl please, the last time you defended that belt was September 13th of last year. Your next defense will be against me on March 2nd of this year. That is over 170 days between title defenses and you’re proud of that?! 170+ days of that Championship belt collecting dust is an accomplishment in your eyes? You should be fucking ashamed of yourself. But I guess any shallow accomplishment is good enough for a shallow as fuck person.
I reached down and made sure that my breasts were on proper display in this outfit.
MADISON CARTER
And don’t think I’ve forgotten about you, Atara Raven. It seems you’re chock-full of opinions here tonight and walk to flex your whole “I’m the OG dance around a pole girl” ego. You think that doing cosplay is “doing too much” when in your opinion is that all I need to do is “pop that pussy” for the customers. It’s funny, you say you’re not even 30 years old yet but how much popping of pussy have you been doing lately? You’re pretty much the head bitch for The Velvet Rabbit in Greece but how often do you hop up on stage? How many people in Greece are making it rain for a married woman whose every opinion she gives should be prefaced with “Back in my day…”
I pull on the blouse and the bra until I am satisfied with the amount of cleavage being shown.
MADISON CARTER
When Tony and Cassandra came to me about this event they had to ask me if I was okay wrestling against Atty. Bit of a weird question but I said absolutely. I said that because part of me respected you. I thought you were witty, smart, and overall good for The Velvet Rabbit. I put the name Atara Raven up on a pedestal like some mindless simp that gets flustered when a vagina enters a 50-mile radius of me. Thankfully, your petty insults and overblown opinions have snapped me out of that daze. I still admit that the name Atara Raven carries weight in this industry but it does for all the wrong reasons.
I grab hold of my lipstick and look back into the mirror.
MADISON CARTER
When people think of the name Atara Raven, there is a whole fucking list of things that spring to mind before the term “great wrestler” pops up. You’re the girl who is obsessed with everything Greek. You’re the girl that thinks because she was the one there when the Rabbit first opened it somehow makes you the end all be all on the stage. You’re the trophy wife that people fall all over themselves to take to a party more than they fall all over themselves to get you in a wrestling ring. My condolences on going to a draft party just to not get drafted. You’re quirky or different in your own way. You’re pretty damn good when it comes to graphics or design but as far as wrestling goes? You’re kinda a pushover.
I let the words linger a bit as I began to apply the lipstick.
MADISON CARTER
Yeah, your name value might have gotten us the main event in Monaco, but you fucked that up right quick by going on a tangent about urinating in the middle of the ring. Now, we’re only the co-main event instead of THE main event. So, thanks a lot for that dumb shit.
I rolled my eyes.
MADISON CARTER
Your name value is the only reason I’m going to show up in Monaco. The money is nice and I adore both Tony and Cass but girl you are a fucking hot mess. I don’t need your opinions, I don’t want your advice. I just need you to show up in Monaco in a semi-conscious state of mind. I need you to bring the name Atara Themis/Raven to that ring and just do what you do best—just standing there like more of a decoration than an impact. You, much like Serenity, look at me and just see a one-trick pony. You see someone that you feel is a lesser doe than you.
I grabbed hold of a tissue and folded it in half in my hands.
MADISON CARTER
Which absolutely has everything to do with the wrestling match we’re gonna have at the MWGP event. See, if this was a wine-drinking competition then I would gladly throw in the towel right now and admit defeat. But in a wrestling match? You have no idea what you’ve gotten yourself into, Atty. I’m sure you feel like no matter what I do to you or get my hand raised in victory doesn’t hurt the Atara Raven brand. And you’re probably right about that. At the end of the day, you’re still the Greek trophy wife. However, it makes a world of difference for me. It means that all those people tuning in to see vintage Atty Raven are going to know the name, Madison Carter. They are going to see what I do to you and they are going to take notice.
I open my mouth and press my lips together around the tissue.
MADISON CARTER
Whether it be fans, fellow wrestlers, or promoters who will be begging to have me on their card. It all equals money in my pockets and the level of acknowledgment that I seek. All at the expense of you, Atara. You’re bulletproof though, you’re the “GREAT ATTY!” I’m sure you’ve already booked ten different things and parties to attend after I beat your ass. A trophy wife’s duties are never done they say. Me? If I’m not here then I’m training. Wrestling two matches in back-to-back nights isn’t something that is going to be easy. However, it’s a challenge that I welcome and you’re the perfect tune-up match for me before I go to capture my first Championship belt.
I lean forward and pucker my lips as I look at myself in the mirror.
MADISON CARTER
But that is still a few weeks away. I’m sure you’ll come up with some kind of workout routine or training regiment to prepare for me. I hear that dusting awful Greek art is quite the exercise. Your feather duster hand must be strong. But I’m going to get up and head out on stage. It’s my turn to do too much to make these drooling idiots spend their life savings on me. You might not think that cosplay is the way to go, Atara. But for me… at least try and cosplay yourself as a competent wrestler on March 1st. After all, ladies, this one-trick pony just might head into her birthday week with your dignity and Championship belt on my way to Amsterdam.
I rise from my seat then turn around and smile excitedly at the camera.
MADISON CARTER
I can’t wait, toodles bitches!
I wave while wiggling my fingers at the camera. The other Doe stopped recording as I made my way out of the dressing room and out toward the stage.