Post by Merlot Ayano on Dec 2, 2015 15:17:21 GMT
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Reawaken [verb]:
1. to emerge, or cause to emerge again
2. to become or make aware of (something) again
When Merlot made her return to wrestling in September, it was never my intention to try and become the Champion of Seishin. To be quite honest, it was the furthest thing from my mind.
My only goal was to find myself.
I have talked about this a couple of times; however, when I came to this promotion, my relationship with professional wrestling was severely strained. I worked my ass off to be great―in return, I was given rejection. I felt dejected.
Merlot was a lost soul.
However, then I debuted in Seishin. In my first match, I challenged Shura. According to the history books, I was not victorious―but those dusty tomes are incomplete. They lack context, because they won’t recount the feelings of pride I had after reading reviews of that matches. They won’t tell you how fired up, how excited I was to get back into that ring.
That match was the first step in my reawakening.
Now, almost four months later, Merlot finds herself standing at the cusp of greatness. At Destiny: Seishin Rising, I have the chance to become the inaugural Champion of Seishin. This match will be the culmination of all the blood, sweat, and tears I’ve poured into this company.
Win or loss, no one will ever be able to deny my talent―but I want to win! And to be victorious, I’ll need to outwrestle both Jacqui and Junko.
Junko, truth be told, you’ve experienced a bit of an resurgence yourself, haven’t you? Believe it or not, Merlot knew about you before Seishin. Team PRD’s GPW matches were heavily circulated while the promotion was alive. Therefore, I’ve had the honor of watching you work many of times. You and Meiko were one of the most popular tag teams to never hold that promotion's titles. As amazing as you two were, it always seems that you had terrible luck when “big matches” rolled around.
No one can say that about you now, not after this tournament. I will disregard the incident with Candi, no need to get into that. Nevertheless, you dug down deep, found your Fighting Spirit, and put on an amazing match with Saito and Cherry.
Junko, you should be immensely proud of everything you have accomplished here in Seishin. Honestly, it is hard to be critical of you; you’ve recently proven yourself to be worthy competitor.
However―I need this match more than you do!
Winning the Championship of Seishin shall conclude this Odyssey of Reclamation that I have been on. These other promotions portrayed me as a disgrace―but I’m far from one! This championship is my shot at redemption. This will prove that I’m great, once again!
I won’t squander this chance. I plan to carry Seishin on my back and sore to great heights. Jacqui nor Junko will say the same.
I must succeed―for my legacy, and for Seishin.
Hai!
