Post by Roxi Johnson on Mar 5, 2018 3:01:25 GMT
{The scene opens with Roxi driving a rental car down the Las Vegas Freeway. Uncharacteristically, she’s wearing dark sunglasses while she drives. She turns off an exit, driving towards her destination. At a red light, she checks her phone and GPS to ensure she’s going in the right direction. After re-confirming this, she makes the appropriate turns and pulls up to a large white house. She puts the park in park, turns the key in the ignition off, and then sits there.
For several moments she just looks around, before taking a few deep breaths. Even behind the dark sunglasses, there is visible pain, worry, and trepidation about what she’s doing. She pushes her sunglasses up and wipes away the running makeup from her watering eyes.
She re-slides them down over her eyes before taking one final large deep breath before exiting the car, and heading up the pathway and knocking on the door. There is a moment where Roxi almost regrets doing this, but she composes herself again. The door is finally answered, but a man, familiar to Roxi, and she familiar to him. He gives a polite smile and nervous laugh.}
Man – Roxi-girl? How are ya love?
Roxi – I’m… I’m okay O’Malley.
O’Malley – What uh… what brings ya ‘round these parts, lass?
{Roxi struggles with the answer, about as much as O’Malley did even asking it, even though they both really know the answer.}
Roxi – I… need to talk to her.
{There is a moment where O’Malley searches for the right words to say. His eyes dart around as he is becoming emotional.}
O’Malley – Aye. Did ya… want to come in for… coffee? Tea?
Roxi – No, I, I really should just head up to the cemetery and…
{Roxi just trails off her sentence.}
O’Malley – And?
Roxi – And? And I don’t know.
{Roxi says with a shrug and nervous laugh that caused her voice to crack slightly. Her lip quivers as she looks past O’Malley in the house.}
Roxi – How is he?
{O’Malley looks back and sees that Roxi sees Owen.}
O’Malley – He’s… he’s a warrior Roxi-girl. Just like his mother.
{As if he knows when he’s being talked about. Owen wanders over, sees Roxi and smiles as if he remembers her.}
Roxi – Ohmygodyou’resobig!
{Roxi’s words all run together as she is overcome with emotion, at first turning away and burying her face in her hands. She focuses, bending down to pick Owen up. As if they never missed a beat, Owen tugs at Roxi’s hair as Roxi fails in fighting back tears.}
Roxi – Ahh, you have my hair! Why are you… so big? I remember when you were so small!
{Roxi quickly has to hand Owen back over to O’Malley as she begins to dry heave. She hunches over hand on the wall to support herself, breathing heavily and trying to fight off what stomach contents she has. After a moment of controlling herself. She turns back to O’Malley, who has a concerned look on his face.}
O’Malley – Are you alright, lass? Do you need something drink? I don’t reckon ever seeing ya this way.
Roxi – Sorry. I just…
O’Malley – Ya don’t need to apologize lass, but you should really take a minute. Relax.
Roxi – I just… I need to know where she is and I’ll...I’ll be out of your hair.
{O’Malley nods, taking a moment to give Owen a snack before he wanders away. O’Malley then walks to a desk, and grabs a yellow sticky note pad and writes everything down. Once he finishes, he hands it to Roxi.}
O’Malley – There.
Roxi – Yeah…
O’Malley – I can’t forget the number. I visit every couple of weeks.
Roxi – You talk to her too?
{O’Malley sighs, and nods silently. Roxi looks down at the sticky note and nods before putting it in her pants pocket.}
Roxi – Thank you O’Malley.
O’Malley – Aye.
{The two friends exchange a hug before Roxi takes another deep breath and composes herself.}
Roxi – I’d better get going.
O’Malley – You sure you won't be needing anything?
Roxi – O’Malley, if I stay here any longer, I won’t make it.
O’Malley – You want me to get O-
Roxi – No. Please. Thank you, again. I… I will try and visit maybe soon in the future. I promise.
{Roxi then takes her leave, exiting the house as O’Malley watches her leave.}
O’Malley – Roxi-girl?
Roxi – Yeah?
O’Malley – She’s still as stubborn as ever, ya know?
{Roxi gives a knowing smile and nod.}
Roxi – I wouldn’t have it any other way.
{Roxi gets back in her car and it takes her a moment to regain herself. She plugs the new destination into the GPS, and starts on her way. She takes a look as O’Malley waves to her and she politely waves back. She pulls away and follows the GPS. She drives on, without any music playing as she just rolls the window down, keeping fresh air coming in as she goes.
She makes the final turn before pulling into “Palm Eastern Cemetery” The GPS kindly reminds Roxi of this. With the “you have arrived at your destination” announcement. This causes another deep breath and Roxi to become white knuckled at the wheel. She calmly parks the car, looking at the cemetery and all the graves. She pulls the yellow sticky note out of her pocket and looking seeing the plot number. She grabs the yellow roses in the passenger seat and exits. Heading up to the main building and getting a map to guide herself there.
She walks the paths of the cemetery, some mourners sit quietly, but there are not many. Roxi walks up on the grave and her hands just drop uselessly to her sides.
Roxi stares at the headstone for what seems like ages. There are no other sounds beside a gentle breeze and some birds chirping every now and again. Roxi slowly removes her sunglasses, tears have already run down her face for a minute or two. She wipes them away, and tries to compose herself.}
Roxi – Hi.
{Roxi just involuntarily shrugs.}
Roxi – I know what you’re going to say. That I didn’t have to come here. That, I didn’t need to bring you these flowers. And that, you… you appreciate them and now I’m making a big deal about all this.
{Roxi pauses, even holding her index finger up to the headstone, as if to stop from being interrupted while she tries to compose herself.}
Roxi – And maybe, you’re right. I don’t really know. It’s always been one big mystery with you. I never… I never got the chance to really figure you out Misty. Maybe it’s… what you always wanted, to just be…complicated.
{Roxi kneels down and places the yellow roses in front of the headstone. She sniffles a few times, removing the hair from her face.}
Roxi – And yes, I’m mad at you. I know, that may come as a shock to you, but yes, I am not happy with you right now. It’s one the reasons I’m here. Because I need to get these things off my chest. And… and I need to tell you these things… I need to tell you for my own piece of mind… I need to tell you, because maybe, maybe I said these thing to you before, but I need you to finally understand… I… I meant them.
{Roxi wipes her eyes again, leaning back and standing up, her eyes fixed on the headstone, Her eyes both sad and angry at the same time.}
Roxi – I told you so many times, that you deserved to be happy. You know I told you that it was my mission that you got the happy ending you deserved. All the pain and feelings of unworthiness and sorrow and being an outcast and everything you went though. I wanted you to get that happy ending so bad. I wanted to see you smiling and living your life and finally free of that pain you walked around with.
{Roxi at this point had been pacing, but stops.}
Roxi – And I feel that I failed.
{Roxi hunches over like she’s going to vomit again, but just dry heaves for a few seconds.}
Roxi – I… I failed and you’re here now. And I know you’re saying right now that I didn’t have anything to do with this situation, but that’s what you didn’t understand. I NEEDED that for you. And life took that away and I can’t get it back! I can’t EVER get that back! DAMMIT, I WANTED THIS SO BAD FOR YOU! AND NOW YOU’RE NOT HERE!
{Roxi shouts at the headstone, she’s almost drooling as her tears are now flowing freely.}
Roxi – You’re not here and I don’t know why that is. Because you should be. You should be at home. At home with O’Malley. And you should be raising Owen. And I know, it was an accident. I know that. I know it could have happened to anybody. But it happened to YOU! Why?! Why you?! It’s not fair!
{Roxi’s anger boils over and she just cries. For several moments she just cries, sinking to her knees and crawling inches closer to the headstone. After she sniffles and regains her composure. She just starts nodding}
Roxi – Wow… O’Malley told me you were still stubborn, and he wasn’t kidding.
{Almost as if a light switch had been turned, Roxi begins to laugh at this last sentence. As if the ice was now officially broken.}
Roxi – I’m… I’m sure that… O’Malley already told you but, Owen is… he’s so big, Misty… He’s growing up so fast and you would be so proud of him. I visited them before I came here. And… and even though it was only for a few seconds, I saw O’Malley look at Owen and I could see the pride in his eyes. I know how proud he is. I just wish, that I could see that look in your eyes again.
{Roxi wipes away more tears now sitting cross-legged in front of the headstone.}
Roxi – Honestly, I just wanted to talk to you one more time before all this. Just to see, even if it was for a second, just a glimpse of that smile. That, really, was everything for me. I’m sorry I yelled at you earlier, but, you had to know what that meant to me, and more importantly, what you meant to me. You were one of my closest friends and you did so much for me. I mean… I can still hear your voice, and I sometimes… I sometimes expect you to just walk into the house to visit.
{Roxi begins to cry again.}
Roxi – And I can still see Nate’s face when you held him and talk to him and…
{Roxi stops, overcome by emotion as she holds her hands up to her face. After a few seconds she stops and takes a deep breath.}
Roxi – I just, it meant so much to me. It meant the world to me how much you helped me prepare to be a mother myself. When you didn’t have to. And I really, never really got a chance to properly thank you. So, I did what I thought you may like. I hope you do.
{Roxi reaches into her purse and pulls out a photo of Misty holding Nate as a baby.}
Roxi – Don’t worry, I have the original framed in the house now. But, I wanted you to have this, and I think Nate would too.
{Roxi takes the picture and puts it inside the bouquet of roses.}
Roxi – So, I… I guess there’s that. Um… I’m still wrestling and I have a match at the end of the week. Keira’s retirement lasted all of like a year, and now she’s wrestling again too. Nate is… Nate is fantastic. Everything… everything is okay. I guess. I’m pretty sure Melly is doing okay. I haven’t talked to her in a while but… you know how she is. I’m sure if she was here she’d be talking about Team Super Sprinkles Unicorn Lovers United, even though you hated the name. I guess… There’s only one thing missing.
{Roxi begins to tear up again, but composes herself.}
Roxi – You left a void in my life that I cannot hope to fill, I hope you know that. From our first meeting to … to… this one, we’ve been through a lot. Enemies, friends, partners and mothers. You were with me every step of the way. I just didn’t expect that I’d be here, and you’d… be here. At least, not now. Now in 2018. I was hoping to see you with grey hair and we’d sit on a porch somewhere talking about life. We’d watch our kids play together and things would just be… normal.
{Roxi sits up, wiping her face.}
Roxi – But then again, you and I both, this isn’t a normal life, was it? We beat each other and other people up for a living. Not exactly normal. But, if Nate turns out anywhere as close to as tough as Owen and Eden, I think your advice was all worth it. I can be proud of my son, because of everything you did for prepare me for that life.
{Roxi slowly gets up, her eyes continue to well up with tears.}
Roxi – I don’t know, if this is really it. I feel like if I don’t try to leave at some point soon, I’ll be here all night gabbing like a schoolgirl to you about any small thing that happened to me since you’ve been gone. But I don’t want you to feel like I did this, just for the closure. I needed to tell you what I felt inside and I did that. I needed you to understand. I think that, maybe you were happy before all this. But I don’t know if I want to just leave it at that. I don’t know if I want to come back here, but all it will do is remind me that you’re not here to share these moments with me.
{Roxi begins crying again.}
Roxi – I miss you.
{Roxi hides her crying face in her hands takes a moment before finally composing herself.}
Roxi – I told you this before and now, I still mean it. If you ever need anything… I will never be too far away. Thank you, my friend. I will see you again, some day.
{Roxi places a hand on the headstone, leaving it there for a lasting moment, before finally turning and trying to walk away. She stops and takes one last look at the headstone.}
Roxi – Good bye.
{With that, Roxi walks back to her rental. She enters, turning the car on, and taking a deep breath and driving away, heading back to her own home, with that feeling of closure, having finally passed over.}
Greetings Amigos Y Amigas.
Obviously, things are far less jovial this time around and this promo comes on the heels of having to do something I did not enjoy, but was necessary for my own well-being and health. I have many reasons to be excited, and to be happy. My wife is coming out of retirement and she’s about to kick so much butt in GOL. It’s a weird feeling to now be traveling once again with my wife. I know she wouldn’t make this choice lightly, she put a lot of thought into it and well, I know she’s going to do great. Keira is going to make her grand debut and I will advise everyone else in GOL to watch out, because when my wife sets her mind to it, she can and will accomplish great things. And that’s a reason to be happy. I’m slowly closing in each and every day on a year as Rey De Reyes Champion, and that’s been a blast. I don’t know what’s going on with the clowns just… interfering like that. Because I know right here and now, and I will say it right here and now that Chris Crippler deserved better than that. But, I’m only the champion, not in charge, but Chris Crippler is welcome to challenge me again. And the next time will be different, except for the result. Now I have to face my good friend AJ, one more time.
It’s no secret that AJ is my friend. It’s no secret that she works her tail off each and every time she goes out to the ring and she is one of the best in the world when she’s 100% focused on this and she can beat anyone at any given time. I know AJ is THAT good. She wouldn’t be a multiple time tag champion, and singles champion with extremely lengthy reigns if she wasn’t. She has more than proven her worth for any kind of championship match, and I of course consider it an honor to face her, no matter how many times I’ve done it already. AJ has always had my back, always been there for me when I needed her, and never once looked at me differently or judged me for anything. I make it a point to do the same for her. She is a great wrestler, and a great person. So, once again, everything right here about this whole match and everything that’s happening in my life right now is… a mixed bag. Good and the bad, and positive and negative. I mean, as great at AJ is, I have to be greater at a time where AJ seems to have lost herself. I don’t want to walk into this match and just see the AJ that doesn’t care and has no excitement or drive to do this. I don’t want the AJ that’s going to go through the motions. Because beating her like that means nothing. In fact, I’d say it would only add to her misery. And I feel like crap for having to do that. I like happy, smiling AJ who eats donuts and posts cat gifs. But that hasn’t been the AJ I’ve seen for a long time now. So what are my options here? I don’t want this to just be a run-through because my friend is better than that, but at the same time, I want to keep the Rey de Reys championship for a long time. Things for me are never simple. I seem to be stuck in the middle of really ugly situations.
But much like with Misty, it had to be done. I didn’t want to go through the rest of my life with a friend who never fully understood what they mean, and meant to me. I’m sad for Jami as well. I wanted the best for them. I want it for everyone. And yeah, it hurt every single second I was looking at Misty’s headstone, because she was so close to that happy ending. Jami could have turned everything around and been okay. I feel like I failed them. Like I didn’t do enough. I feel like I’m failing AJ because not only have we not really spoken for a while, but… now we have to face each other in the ring. For a championship. I wouldn’t have expected anything less. At the end of the day, this is pretty much how it is. Win some, lose some. It all seems to even out. And I know things will get better for AJ. I know that Misty and Jami are in better places now. I know that maybe Misty was finally becoming happy and that makes me feel better. I know Jami had the best intentions. I know AJ isn’t going to enjoy me even speaking her name because she didn’t like Jami, but there is yet another part of the mixed bag. Being stuck in the middle of things like that. I wish there was a far more subtle way to go about this and make things work. I wish I could just use some superpower and make these problems go away and make everything sunshine and rainbows. But unfortunately, I don't. I have to play the hand I'm dealt as well. That hand leads to people being taken from my life before I'm ready, balancing seeing my child and providing for him, and seeing my wife succeed on her own instead of being by her side and in her corner in a tag match. And just adding to the list is facing and having to beat my friend once again. I love AJ to death, despite it all. And nothing is going to change that, nor how difficult this match will be both emotionally and physically.
But for now, I carry memories of my friends into the ring against my good friend, Amy Jo Smyth.
I expect to see great AJ. I will just have to be greater Roxi.
For several moments she just looks around, before taking a few deep breaths. Even behind the dark sunglasses, there is visible pain, worry, and trepidation about what she’s doing. She pushes her sunglasses up and wipes away the running makeup from her watering eyes.
She re-slides them down over her eyes before taking one final large deep breath before exiting the car, and heading up the pathway and knocking on the door. There is a moment where Roxi almost regrets doing this, but she composes herself again. The door is finally answered, but a man, familiar to Roxi, and she familiar to him. He gives a polite smile and nervous laugh.}
Man – Roxi-girl? How are ya love?
Roxi – I’m… I’m okay O’Malley.
O’Malley – What uh… what brings ya ‘round these parts, lass?
{Roxi struggles with the answer, about as much as O’Malley did even asking it, even though they both really know the answer.}
Roxi – I… need to talk to her.
{There is a moment where O’Malley searches for the right words to say. His eyes dart around as he is becoming emotional.}
O’Malley – Aye. Did ya… want to come in for… coffee? Tea?
Roxi – No, I, I really should just head up to the cemetery and…
{Roxi just trails off her sentence.}
O’Malley – And?
Roxi – And? And I don’t know.
{Roxi says with a shrug and nervous laugh that caused her voice to crack slightly. Her lip quivers as she looks past O’Malley in the house.}
Roxi – How is he?
{O’Malley looks back and sees that Roxi sees Owen.}
O’Malley – He’s… he’s a warrior Roxi-girl. Just like his mother.
{As if he knows when he’s being talked about. Owen wanders over, sees Roxi and smiles as if he remembers her.}
Roxi – Ohmygodyou’resobig!
{Roxi’s words all run together as she is overcome with emotion, at first turning away and burying her face in her hands. She focuses, bending down to pick Owen up. As if they never missed a beat, Owen tugs at Roxi’s hair as Roxi fails in fighting back tears.}
Roxi – Ahh, you have my hair! Why are you… so big? I remember when you were so small!
{Roxi quickly has to hand Owen back over to O’Malley as she begins to dry heave. She hunches over hand on the wall to support herself, breathing heavily and trying to fight off what stomach contents she has. After a moment of controlling herself. She turns back to O’Malley, who has a concerned look on his face.}
O’Malley – Are you alright, lass? Do you need something drink? I don’t reckon ever seeing ya this way.
Roxi – Sorry. I just…
O’Malley – Ya don’t need to apologize lass, but you should really take a minute. Relax.
Roxi – I just… I need to know where she is and I’ll...I’ll be out of your hair.
{O’Malley nods, taking a moment to give Owen a snack before he wanders away. O’Malley then walks to a desk, and grabs a yellow sticky note pad and writes everything down. Once he finishes, he hands it to Roxi.}
O’Malley – There.
Roxi – Yeah…
O’Malley – I can’t forget the number. I visit every couple of weeks.
Roxi – You talk to her too?
{O’Malley sighs, and nods silently. Roxi looks down at the sticky note and nods before putting it in her pants pocket.}
Roxi – Thank you O’Malley.
O’Malley – Aye.
{The two friends exchange a hug before Roxi takes another deep breath and composes herself.}
Roxi – I’d better get going.
O’Malley – You sure you won't be needing anything?
Roxi – O’Malley, if I stay here any longer, I won’t make it.
O’Malley – You want me to get O-
Roxi – No. Please. Thank you, again. I… I will try and visit maybe soon in the future. I promise.
{Roxi then takes her leave, exiting the house as O’Malley watches her leave.}
O’Malley – Roxi-girl?
Roxi – Yeah?
O’Malley – She’s still as stubborn as ever, ya know?
{Roxi gives a knowing smile and nod.}
Roxi – I wouldn’t have it any other way.
{Roxi gets back in her car and it takes her a moment to regain herself. She plugs the new destination into the GPS, and starts on her way. She takes a look as O’Malley waves to her and she politely waves back. She pulls away and follows the GPS. She drives on, without any music playing as she just rolls the window down, keeping fresh air coming in as she goes.
She makes the final turn before pulling into “Palm Eastern Cemetery” The GPS kindly reminds Roxi of this. With the “you have arrived at your destination” announcement. This causes another deep breath and Roxi to become white knuckled at the wheel. She calmly parks the car, looking at the cemetery and all the graves. She pulls the yellow sticky note out of her pocket and looking seeing the plot number. She grabs the yellow roses in the passenger seat and exits. Heading up to the main building and getting a map to guide herself there.
She walks the paths of the cemetery, some mourners sit quietly, but there are not many. Roxi walks up on the grave and her hands just drop uselessly to her sides.
MISTY O’MALLEY
BELOVED MOTHER, WIFE, DAUGHTER, & SISTER
Roxi stares at the headstone for what seems like ages. There are no other sounds beside a gentle breeze and some birds chirping every now and again. Roxi slowly removes her sunglasses, tears have already run down her face for a minute or two. She wipes them away, and tries to compose herself.}
Roxi – Hi.
{Roxi just involuntarily shrugs.}
Roxi – I know what you’re going to say. That I didn’t have to come here. That, I didn’t need to bring you these flowers. And that, you… you appreciate them and now I’m making a big deal about all this.
{Roxi pauses, even holding her index finger up to the headstone, as if to stop from being interrupted while she tries to compose herself.}
Roxi – And maybe, you’re right. I don’t really know. It’s always been one big mystery with you. I never… I never got the chance to really figure you out Misty. Maybe it’s… what you always wanted, to just be…complicated.
{Roxi kneels down and places the yellow roses in front of the headstone. She sniffles a few times, removing the hair from her face.}
Roxi – And yes, I’m mad at you. I know, that may come as a shock to you, but yes, I am not happy with you right now. It’s one the reasons I’m here. Because I need to get these things off my chest. And… and I need to tell you these things… I need to tell you for my own piece of mind… I need to tell you, because maybe, maybe I said these thing to you before, but I need you to finally understand… I… I meant them.
{Roxi wipes her eyes again, leaning back and standing up, her eyes fixed on the headstone, Her eyes both sad and angry at the same time.}
Roxi – I told you so many times, that you deserved to be happy. You know I told you that it was my mission that you got the happy ending you deserved. All the pain and feelings of unworthiness and sorrow and being an outcast and everything you went though. I wanted you to get that happy ending so bad. I wanted to see you smiling and living your life and finally free of that pain you walked around with.
{Roxi at this point had been pacing, but stops.}
Roxi – And I feel that I failed.
{Roxi hunches over like she’s going to vomit again, but just dry heaves for a few seconds.}
Roxi – I… I failed and you’re here now. And I know you’re saying right now that I didn’t have anything to do with this situation, but that’s what you didn’t understand. I NEEDED that for you. And life took that away and I can’t get it back! I can’t EVER get that back! DAMMIT, I WANTED THIS SO BAD FOR YOU! AND NOW YOU’RE NOT HERE!
{Roxi shouts at the headstone, she’s almost drooling as her tears are now flowing freely.}
Roxi – You’re not here and I don’t know why that is. Because you should be. You should be at home. At home with O’Malley. And you should be raising Owen. And I know, it was an accident. I know that. I know it could have happened to anybody. But it happened to YOU! Why?! Why you?! It’s not fair!
{Roxi’s anger boils over and she just cries. For several moments she just cries, sinking to her knees and crawling inches closer to the headstone. After she sniffles and regains her composure. She just starts nodding}
Roxi – Wow… O’Malley told me you were still stubborn, and he wasn’t kidding.
{Almost as if a light switch had been turned, Roxi begins to laugh at this last sentence. As if the ice was now officially broken.}
Roxi – I’m… I’m sure that… O’Malley already told you but, Owen is… he’s so big, Misty… He’s growing up so fast and you would be so proud of him. I visited them before I came here. And… and even though it was only for a few seconds, I saw O’Malley look at Owen and I could see the pride in his eyes. I know how proud he is. I just wish, that I could see that look in your eyes again.
{Roxi wipes away more tears now sitting cross-legged in front of the headstone.}
Roxi – Honestly, I just wanted to talk to you one more time before all this. Just to see, even if it was for a second, just a glimpse of that smile. That, really, was everything for me. I’m sorry I yelled at you earlier, but, you had to know what that meant to me, and more importantly, what you meant to me. You were one of my closest friends and you did so much for me. I mean… I can still hear your voice, and I sometimes… I sometimes expect you to just walk into the house to visit.
{Roxi begins to cry again.}
Roxi – And I can still see Nate’s face when you held him and talk to him and…
{Roxi stops, overcome by emotion as she holds her hands up to her face. After a few seconds she stops and takes a deep breath.}
Roxi – I just, it meant so much to me. It meant the world to me how much you helped me prepare to be a mother myself. When you didn’t have to. And I really, never really got a chance to properly thank you. So, I did what I thought you may like. I hope you do.
{Roxi reaches into her purse and pulls out a photo of Misty holding Nate as a baby.}
Roxi – Don’t worry, I have the original framed in the house now. But, I wanted you to have this, and I think Nate would too.
{Roxi takes the picture and puts it inside the bouquet of roses.}
Roxi – So, I… I guess there’s that. Um… I’m still wrestling and I have a match at the end of the week. Keira’s retirement lasted all of like a year, and now she’s wrestling again too. Nate is… Nate is fantastic. Everything… everything is okay. I guess. I’m pretty sure Melly is doing okay. I haven’t talked to her in a while but… you know how she is. I’m sure if she was here she’d be talking about Team Super Sprinkles Unicorn Lovers United, even though you hated the name. I guess… There’s only one thing missing.
{Roxi begins to tear up again, but composes herself.}
Roxi – You left a void in my life that I cannot hope to fill, I hope you know that. From our first meeting to … to… this one, we’ve been through a lot. Enemies, friends, partners and mothers. You were with me every step of the way. I just didn’t expect that I’d be here, and you’d… be here. At least, not now. Now in 2018. I was hoping to see you with grey hair and we’d sit on a porch somewhere talking about life. We’d watch our kids play together and things would just be… normal.
{Roxi sits up, wiping her face.}
Roxi – But then again, you and I both, this isn’t a normal life, was it? We beat each other and other people up for a living. Not exactly normal. But, if Nate turns out anywhere as close to as tough as Owen and Eden, I think your advice was all worth it. I can be proud of my son, because of everything you did for prepare me for that life.
{Roxi slowly gets up, her eyes continue to well up with tears.}
Roxi – I don’t know, if this is really it. I feel like if I don’t try to leave at some point soon, I’ll be here all night gabbing like a schoolgirl to you about any small thing that happened to me since you’ve been gone. But I don’t want you to feel like I did this, just for the closure. I needed to tell you what I felt inside and I did that. I needed you to understand. I think that, maybe you were happy before all this. But I don’t know if I want to just leave it at that. I don’t know if I want to come back here, but all it will do is remind me that you’re not here to share these moments with me.
{Roxi begins crying again.}
Roxi – I miss you.
{Roxi hides her crying face in her hands takes a moment before finally composing herself.}
Roxi – I told you this before and now, I still mean it. If you ever need anything… I will never be too far away. Thank you, my friend. I will see you again, some day.
{Roxi places a hand on the headstone, leaving it there for a lasting moment, before finally turning and trying to walk away. She stops and takes one last look at the headstone.}
Roxi – Good bye.
{With that, Roxi walks back to her rental. She enters, turning the car on, and taking a deep breath and driving away, heading back to her own home, with that feeling of closure, having finally passed over.}
Greetings Amigos Y Amigas.
Obviously, things are far less jovial this time around and this promo comes on the heels of having to do something I did not enjoy, but was necessary for my own well-being and health. I have many reasons to be excited, and to be happy. My wife is coming out of retirement and she’s about to kick so much butt in GOL. It’s a weird feeling to now be traveling once again with my wife. I know she wouldn’t make this choice lightly, she put a lot of thought into it and well, I know she’s going to do great. Keira is going to make her grand debut and I will advise everyone else in GOL to watch out, because when my wife sets her mind to it, she can and will accomplish great things. And that’s a reason to be happy. I’m slowly closing in each and every day on a year as Rey De Reyes Champion, and that’s been a blast. I don’t know what’s going on with the clowns just… interfering like that. Because I know right here and now, and I will say it right here and now that Chris Crippler deserved better than that. But, I’m only the champion, not in charge, but Chris Crippler is welcome to challenge me again. And the next time will be different, except for the result. Now I have to face my good friend AJ, one more time.
It’s no secret that AJ is my friend. It’s no secret that she works her tail off each and every time she goes out to the ring and she is one of the best in the world when she’s 100% focused on this and she can beat anyone at any given time. I know AJ is THAT good. She wouldn’t be a multiple time tag champion, and singles champion with extremely lengthy reigns if she wasn’t. She has more than proven her worth for any kind of championship match, and I of course consider it an honor to face her, no matter how many times I’ve done it already. AJ has always had my back, always been there for me when I needed her, and never once looked at me differently or judged me for anything. I make it a point to do the same for her. She is a great wrestler, and a great person. So, once again, everything right here about this whole match and everything that’s happening in my life right now is… a mixed bag. Good and the bad, and positive and negative. I mean, as great at AJ is, I have to be greater at a time where AJ seems to have lost herself. I don’t want to walk into this match and just see the AJ that doesn’t care and has no excitement or drive to do this. I don’t want the AJ that’s going to go through the motions. Because beating her like that means nothing. In fact, I’d say it would only add to her misery. And I feel like crap for having to do that. I like happy, smiling AJ who eats donuts and posts cat gifs. But that hasn’t been the AJ I’ve seen for a long time now. So what are my options here? I don’t want this to just be a run-through because my friend is better than that, but at the same time, I want to keep the Rey de Reys championship for a long time. Things for me are never simple. I seem to be stuck in the middle of really ugly situations.
But much like with Misty, it had to be done. I didn’t want to go through the rest of my life with a friend who never fully understood what they mean, and meant to me. I’m sad for Jami as well. I wanted the best for them. I want it for everyone. And yeah, it hurt every single second I was looking at Misty’s headstone, because she was so close to that happy ending. Jami could have turned everything around and been okay. I feel like I failed them. Like I didn’t do enough. I feel like I’m failing AJ because not only have we not really spoken for a while, but… now we have to face each other in the ring. For a championship. I wouldn’t have expected anything less. At the end of the day, this is pretty much how it is. Win some, lose some. It all seems to even out. And I know things will get better for AJ. I know that Misty and Jami are in better places now. I know that maybe Misty was finally becoming happy and that makes me feel better. I know Jami had the best intentions. I know AJ isn’t going to enjoy me even speaking her name because she didn’t like Jami, but there is yet another part of the mixed bag. Being stuck in the middle of things like that. I wish there was a far more subtle way to go about this and make things work. I wish I could just use some superpower and make these problems go away and make everything sunshine and rainbows. But unfortunately, I don't. I have to play the hand I'm dealt as well. That hand leads to people being taken from my life before I'm ready, balancing seeing my child and providing for him, and seeing my wife succeed on her own instead of being by her side and in her corner in a tag match. And just adding to the list is facing and having to beat my friend once again. I love AJ to death, despite it all. And nothing is going to change that, nor how difficult this match will be both emotionally and physically.
But for now, I carry memories of my friends into the ring against my good friend, Amy Jo Smyth.
I expect to see great AJ. I will just have to be greater Roxi.