What's Old is NOT New Again...
Jul 26, 2022 7:50:58 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2022 7:50:58 GMT -5
The camera cuts in on Julianna DiMaria who is standing in front of a couple of empty glass display cases. She has quite a bit of an amused smirk on her face as she begins to express her thoughts.
Julianna: Here we are at the “Museum of Natural Wrestling History”. Look, I’m going to just cut right to the chase here…
Julianna scoffs as the camera pans a bit to reveal that both of the display cases have a sign with one saying “Chris Gibson” and the other saying “Ken Howard”.
Julianna: I’m making my debut in Nottingham VERY soon and trust me, that is something that I am going to be looking forward to. However, it’s quite SAD that my debut match is against a couple of people that belong more as a display in a museum than a wrestling ring these days. I mean, don’t get me wrong, I know that Wrestle UK is supposed to have more of an older school vibe, but sheesh, they took that one too literally. You have someone like Chris Gibson who, from all accounts has won this championship at ABC Wrestling and who is a Hall of Famer at XYZ World Wrestling or whatever the hell..
Julianna lets out a mock yawn.
Julianna: Yeah, I don’t care. To me, Chris Gibson is just a name. I don’t care if that's disrespecting his accomplishments, but throughout a large portion of my career? I’ve always been seen as ‘second tier’ compared to guys like him just because he has an encyclopedia of wrestling accomplishments. It’s a load of total garbage if you ask me! There are far too many wrestling promotions that want to hang onto the past. It’s one thing if you’re a thirty something that evolves with the times and continues to be successful and relevant, it’s another thing if you’re something straight out of the Precambrian Era… which… for the INEPT and UNEDUCATED as most of you in this company are, that PREDATES the dinosaurs…
Chris Gibson predates Jurassic Park…
You know what he is to me? Just another guy. Just a name. He’s so outdated I bet that when I watch back whatever drivel he spews out there, one of the first things he’s going to talk about is how he’s a decorated athlete at all of these places that most people here haven’t heard of. I mean, sure, I can do the same thing. I’ve got my own list of accolades, but for most of you? I know that’s not important so I’m not even going to bother. What I AM going to say is being in the ring with someone that should be on Antiques Roadshow and not a wrestling ring anymore IS pretty damn insulting because I AM someone that is out to modernize this business and do away with someone that is so past it that Kmart still sponsors him.
Yeah, I’m being vicious and I don’t give a fuck…
Julianna talks another pause, soaking in her boldness at this point.
Julianna: But let’s talk about Ken Howard for a second now. Here’s a guy who literally JUST came out of retirement. Shoot, if Gibson predates the age of the dinosaurs, this guy might as well predate the creation of the Earth itself. Maybe Wrestle UK shouldn’t market itself with an ‘old school vibe’ because this encourages guys like him to be resurrected like those trash ass fossil Pokemon in those equally fossilized Game Boy cartridges.
JULIANNA CATCHES AN AERODACTYL!
PFFFT!
Yeah, you should’ve stayed fossilized, Ken. The biggest problem in professional wrestling these days is people like you that think they can come back and do something amazing. Sorry not sorry, Ken. But, you’re clearly more past it than Gibson at this point. I’ve been in the mainstream for five years now and even though I’ve done what I’ve done, even winning a couple of world titles in my own right, it seems like every wrestling company out there thinks I should be taking a back seat to people like you. OH MY GOD, HE’S COMING OUT OF RETIREMENT! I mean, there’s a reason WHY you retired in the first place am I right? You were smart enough to realize you were past it at that point, and for some reason… maybe it’s the CTE that’s making your brain rot to hell… you decided to change your mind.
You don’t know who you’re up against, do you?
You’re not up against some ‘new school chick’, you’re up against the personification of what a modern wrestler should be. I’ve got a hell of a background. My parents were both wrestlers and it goes without saying that I exceeded both of them in this business. While you want to stick to your ‘old boys club’ mentality, I’m here to stick that mentality straight up your ass where it belongs. I am everything that professional wrestling needs to be: young, hip, ‘with it’, someone that ISN’T afraid to evolve and change with the times, someone who knows how to adapt in any given situation. I’m not here just to be a pretty face on the roster. I’m not here to be gawked at. I’m fucking serious about what I do and I’m dead serious about what I am about. If you want to take me lightly because “WOMEN BELONG IN THE KITCHEN” like we’re on some 1890’s bullshit, then by all means do so.
But, it’s going to be what screws you over in the end… and that’s the only ‘screwing’ you’ll experience these days you geriatric fuck!
I’m not here to drink beer, reminisce about the days of the woebegone forgotten territories and cry about how ‘wrestling was better back then’. It wasn’t. Trust me, it fucking wasn’t.
I’m here to be what I have been my whole career: a CHAMPION, a STAR, someone that you should be RESPECTING!
But hey, you always have the museum!
Julianna winks and the scene ends.
Julianna: Here we are at the “Museum of Natural Wrestling History”. Look, I’m going to just cut right to the chase here…
Julianna scoffs as the camera pans a bit to reveal that both of the display cases have a sign with one saying “Chris Gibson” and the other saying “Ken Howard”.
Julianna: I’m making my debut in Nottingham VERY soon and trust me, that is something that I am going to be looking forward to. However, it’s quite SAD that my debut match is against a couple of people that belong more as a display in a museum than a wrestling ring these days. I mean, don’t get me wrong, I know that Wrestle UK is supposed to have more of an older school vibe, but sheesh, they took that one too literally. You have someone like Chris Gibson who, from all accounts has won this championship at ABC Wrestling and who is a Hall of Famer at XYZ World Wrestling or whatever the hell..
Julianna lets out a mock yawn.
Julianna: Yeah, I don’t care. To me, Chris Gibson is just a name. I don’t care if that's disrespecting his accomplishments, but throughout a large portion of my career? I’ve always been seen as ‘second tier’ compared to guys like him just because he has an encyclopedia of wrestling accomplishments. It’s a load of total garbage if you ask me! There are far too many wrestling promotions that want to hang onto the past. It’s one thing if you’re a thirty something that evolves with the times and continues to be successful and relevant, it’s another thing if you’re something straight out of the Precambrian Era… which… for the INEPT and UNEDUCATED as most of you in this company are, that PREDATES the dinosaurs…
Chris Gibson predates Jurassic Park…
You know what he is to me? Just another guy. Just a name. He’s so outdated I bet that when I watch back whatever drivel he spews out there, one of the first things he’s going to talk about is how he’s a decorated athlete at all of these places that most people here haven’t heard of. I mean, sure, I can do the same thing. I’ve got my own list of accolades, but for most of you? I know that’s not important so I’m not even going to bother. What I AM going to say is being in the ring with someone that should be on Antiques Roadshow and not a wrestling ring anymore IS pretty damn insulting because I AM someone that is out to modernize this business and do away with someone that is so past it that Kmart still sponsors him.
Yeah, I’m being vicious and I don’t give a fuck…
Julianna talks another pause, soaking in her boldness at this point.
Julianna: But let’s talk about Ken Howard for a second now. Here’s a guy who literally JUST came out of retirement. Shoot, if Gibson predates the age of the dinosaurs, this guy might as well predate the creation of the Earth itself. Maybe Wrestle UK shouldn’t market itself with an ‘old school vibe’ because this encourages guys like him to be resurrected like those trash ass fossil Pokemon in those equally fossilized Game Boy cartridges.
JULIANNA CATCHES AN AERODACTYL!
PFFFT!
Yeah, you should’ve stayed fossilized, Ken. The biggest problem in professional wrestling these days is people like you that think they can come back and do something amazing. Sorry not sorry, Ken. But, you’re clearly more past it than Gibson at this point. I’ve been in the mainstream for five years now and even though I’ve done what I’ve done, even winning a couple of world titles in my own right, it seems like every wrestling company out there thinks I should be taking a back seat to people like you. OH MY GOD, HE’S COMING OUT OF RETIREMENT! I mean, there’s a reason WHY you retired in the first place am I right? You were smart enough to realize you were past it at that point, and for some reason… maybe it’s the CTE that’s making your brain rot to hell… you decided to change your mind.
You don’t know who you’re up against, do you?
You’re not up against some ‘new school chick’, you’re up against the personification of what a modern wrestler should be. I’ve got a hell of a background. My parents were both wrestlers and it goes without saying that I exceeded both of them in this business. While you want to stick to your ‘old boys club’ mentality, I’m here to stick that mentality straight up your ass where it belongs. I am everything that professional wrestling needs to be: young, hip, ‘with it’, someone that ISN’T afraid to evolve and change with the times, someone who knows how to adapt in any given situation. I’m not here just to be a pretty face on the roster. I’m not here to be gawked at. I’m fucking serious about what I do and I’m dead serious about what I am about. If you want to take me lightly because “WOMEN BELONG IN THE KITCHEN” like we’re on some 1890’s bullshit, then by all means do so.
But, it’s going to be what screws you over in the end… and that’s the only ‘screwing’ you’ll experience these days you geriatric fuck!
I’m not here to drink beer, reminisce about the days of the woebegone forgotten territories and cry about how ‘wrestling was better back then’. It wasn’t. Trust me, it fucking wasn’t.
I’m here to be what I have been my whole career: a CHAMPION, a STAR, someone that you should be RESPECTING!
But hey, you always have the museum!
Julianna winks and the scene ends.