Post by Robert Daniels on Oct 2, 2021 21:56:20 GMT -5
Battleground Network Presents
MAINSTREAM WRESTLING 75
SUNDAY - 10/10/2021
MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
MAINSTREAM WRESTLING 75
SUNDAY - 10/10/2021
MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
MAINSTREAM WRESTLING IS LIVE FROM SIN CITY IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA AND WE’RE INSIDE THE MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA FOR MAINSTREAM 75!
MCKAYLA LEWIS: Ladies and Gentlemen, Welcome to Mainstream 75!
“The Eagle Flies Alone” begins playing throughout the MGM Grand Garden Arena and the crowd bursts into a cheer for the new Mainstream Wrestling World Television Champion: Tara Fenix! The veteran wastes no time in coming out from behind the curtain in a silver jacket lined with matching tassels, except for the tips which transition into a light blue. The jacket is topped with a hood that Tara wears over her head. Around her waist is the newly acquired Mainstream World Television Championship, and held in her arm is something else that’s new to her march: a black flag with the logo representing her “Age of the Phoenix” movement planted in the center of it. She hoists the flag high with both of her hands and waves it back and forth getting a reaction out of much of the crowd that are even sporting the new shirts available at merchandising stands.
Following several seconds of waving the flag back and forth, Tara slings the rod over her shoulder and lets the banner waver back and forth behind her while she marches down to the ring and holds up the “devil horns” as a greeting fashion toward the fans that are stretching their arms out for the champion. When she reaches the bottom of the ramp, she walks over to the steel steps and goes up each one, one by one, before setting the flag up in a position that it stays hoisted high from the turnbuckle. She walks along the apron a few steps and is given a microphone before she finally goes into the ring, and shortly after, the music does come to a close while she raises the microphone to her lips to speak.
TARA FENIX: Well, well! Thank you to all of you for coming out this evening, and thank you all for the warm welcome!
She shouts out and takes a moment while the crowd is continuing to cheer for the Phoenix Queen while she is walking in a slow circle around the ring. Her eyes scan the crowd to see the number of people that are cheering for her; the supporters that she has gained since her return to the ring in December 2020.
TARA FENIX: The first time--
Tara stopped in the center of the ring, but still pivoted on her feet to continue scanning the crowd.
TARA FENIX: --that I entered the Mainstream ring it was for one purpose. One reason! And that was to enter, and win the Emerald City Classic! That was because I was invited by one, JC Keeton, to compete because he knew my history… He knew that I would be an asset to the tournament. He knew that I could walk away as the ultimate winner of the tournament. But…
She scrunched up her face and shook her head. There was a clear look of disdain for the blown opportunity.
TARA FENIX: It wasn’t meant to be. I would be eliminated in the very first round. The very first round, my career-- my legacy-- was all questioned because all the people saw out of me was hot air… They probably presumed that I should return to the corner of the globe that showcases me as being the greatest of all time. They presumed that I was the big fish trying to step out of the little pond. The meanest dog in the smallest yard. But… that doesn’t sit well with me. My name has rang around the world as being one of the greatest of all time, and I wasn’t going to let my name fade into a memory, so I refused to step away from Mainstream! I have prospered at IWF; I have prospered at Project: Honor; and now, I have prospered at Mainstream. It wasn’t too long ago that I held the Warrior Rising Championship, and less than one week after losing it, I became the Mainstream World Television Champion! That is no fluke! That is not luck!
The crowd is heard murmuring along in agreement.
TARA FENIX: That is pure skill! That is what you are going to see as I continue to rise to each and every challenge that is presented to me… That is what you are going to see when Cartier comes for her rematch, because I’m not one to deny a challenge; I’m not one to run from a challenge. So…
She walks toward the nearest camera which happens to be near her banner.
TARA FENIX: Whenever you want your rematch at this belt, darling, I will be happy to prove to you and prove to Mainstream that this belt is exactly where it belongs. Come and get it.
After finishing that statement, she pivots on her feet and walks back to the center of the ring.
TARA FENIX: So I stuck around… and I hear what everyone says. I hear what people think. They think that I stuck around-- and it hasn’t been a secret for just under one month… but they think that I stuck around for Dio.
The nickname she had for him brought a smile to her face, but she quickly corrected herself.
TARA FENIX: That is Jason Cashe. And yeah, I’m going to go ahead and say it: maybe it was him. Maybe he was the one who convinced me to stick around… To prove to this audience that I am as good as I say I am. Which, let me go on the record to say…
The camera with the angle zoomed in on Tara as she looked directly toward it.
TARA FENIX: Real ****ing cute to give him what he wants when you know damn well that he’s not in the building tonight. And the only reason that I’m standing in this ring to address all of you is because he said I needed to be here, and he insisted that I be here! I have to hand it to him, there are times that he’s right. So here I am-- to address all of you-- to address Cartier-- to address Mainstream-- to address management: that I am here! And I am your Mainstream World Television Champion. And what does that mean for all of you? What does that mean for…
She walks toward the banner where she planted it and retrieves it; she holds it up at an angle that the logo is fully visible for the audience.
TARA FENIX: --this? This is the symbol of the future! This is the symbol for the greatest! This is the symbol for the Phoenix Queen and the Age of the Phoenix as I-- we-- conquer everything that we set our eyes on. Whether that be in Mainstream, whether that be in Project: Honor, whether that be in the IWF; wherever I am… wherever we are… We CONQUER. This is the symbol for us to rise! This is the symbol for our ascension to the top of this company… and the top of this industry. Mainstream? The belt that you are seeing around my waist is just the beginning. This is the start! Nothing can stop us from taking our place! This is where I reclaim my place as the queen. And any who wish to oppose me?
Tara snickered.
TARA FENIX: Come out and fight me. The Age of the Phoenix is upon us!
“The Eagle Flies Alone” begins to play back over the PA as Tara takes the belt from her waist and hoists it up with one hand, while the other is hoisting her flag high. Many of the crowd held up their own signs of support. We fade to a commercial.