Dog Pound Academy
Orlando, Florida
A couple years ago
Off Camera
DUSTIN HOLT: Pick your fucking knees up!
The sound of Dustin screaming echoes through a nearly empty gym as Sapphire Delgado is working on her fundamentals. She is just running the ropes as Dustin is just shouting instructions.
DUSTIN HOLT: God damn it Saph, if you don’t get your knees up then you are going to get caught every damn time.
Sapphire continues to run the ropes as her coach is trying to help her with her footwork. Dustin knows it’s only a matter of time before Sapphire takes the wrestling world by storm. After a few more ropes, Dustin blows the whistle that was around his neck as Sapphire wraps her arms around the top of the ropes. Sweat just flows down her face as she slips through the middle and bottom ropes. Dustin hands her a cold bottle of water as he stands next to her.
SAPPHIRE DELGADO: Do you think I am ready?
Dustin takes a deep breath while turning to look her in the face.
DUSTIN HOLT: I’m going to be honest with you Sapphire. If you don’t work on your footwork then you are going to be useless.
SAPPHIRE DELGADO: Is that the only thing holding me back?
Dustin gives her a strong nod of his head as she sucks back her pride and gets herself back into the ring.
SAPPHIRE DELGADO: Let’s run that shit back.
Dustin couldn’t help but to smile at the tenacity his students show whenever they want to improve something. That’s exactly what they did every day for an entire year. When Sapphire wasn’t busy working on the independent circuit, she could be found at the Dog Pound Academy working on her skills.
Delgado Compound
Orlando, Florida
6 months ago
Off Camera
It has been a wild year and a half for Sapphire Delgado when it comes to the wrestling business. She had just captured her first major championship when the company she was working for just up and closed without any word. That sudden shift in her professional career had left a very nasty taste in her mouth. Luckily, she had her boyfriend of five years to lean on for support. Her boyfriend, Vector Rodgers, is a professional wrestler in his own right. He was once signed to Sin City Wrestling but his contract had expired midway through 2020.
After his contract expired, he moved in with Sapphire. At first, she didn’t like the idea because she was never good with sharing. Eventually, the arrangement started to work as Vector traveled with her to every wrestling show she was booked for and provided her with a lot of support. 6 months ago, however, Sapphire had become restless thanks to her previous company closing without warning. Vector could see it in her eyes that she was starting to become bored.
VECTOR RODGERS: Hey babe, are you up for a round of Co-Op Halo?
SAPPHIRE DELGADO: No, I don’t want to play a fucking video game Vec. I want to get back into a damn wrestling ring.
VECTOR RODGERS: I know you do Saph but you have to understand something. There isn’t a wrestling company hiring right now.
SAPPHIRE DELGADO: Maybe Brit will be able to find something. I swear Vec if I don’t get back in a ring soon I am going to snap.
Vector knows that it is better to let Sapphire stew instead of trying to talk her down from whatever is causing her anxiety level to spike. A few days later, Sapphire is lying out on one of her deck chairs as Vector is standing next to the house in a grey tank top and basketball shorts. As she is lying down, Brittany Olson comes through the side gate holding some kind of folder in her hand.
BRITTANY OLSON: Hey Sapphire, wake your bitch ass up.
Brittany calls out as Sapphire leans up while lowering her shades down a bit as her hazel eyes sparkle in the sunlight.
SAPPHIRE DELGADO: What the hell do you want Brittany?
Sapphire asks, teasing her best friend who just shakes her head.
BRITTANY OLSON: I have the answer to your wrestling problem but if you don’t want it well I just take it…..
Before Brittany could finish, Sapphire rushes her with a smirk on her face. Brittany holds open the folder as Sapphire just grins from ear to ear. No words were spoken between the two as Sapphire stares at the name on the file inside the folder. Brittany shows her own toothy grin as Sapphire rubs her chin with her hand.
So it Begins
Victory 4 Promotional Video
On Camera
A dimly lit room appears as three individuals are standing in the center of the room. No extra lighting is being used as one of the individuals kneels down in front of the others while holding her arms out wide and the lower half of her face is covered with a bandanna style mask.
SAPPHIRE DELGADO: Pro Wrestling Excellence, allow me to introduce you to the baddest motherfucker this side of the Gulf of Mexico. For those who don’t know who I am, my name is Sapphire Delgado. I am a second generation ass kicker and I am here to continue my trail of pain. A year ago, I was on a massive roll but that had stopped for no reason at all. So I have been stuck at home going out of my fucking mind. You see there is one thing I love to do and that is hurting people. When you can’t do what you love it makes you appreciate it more when you return to it.
Sapphire slowly stands back up to her feet.
SAPPHIRE DELGADO: When I heard that I would be facing some puta in my first debut match. I was hoping it would be someone with actual merit to their name. Since I am facing this Acid Beth perra, I had to do some research and I found absolutely nothing that makes her a threat to me. The Florida Bitch isn’t someone you can play games with when it comes to being inside that ring. My movements carry a purpose inside that ring. While you are thinking one move at a time, I am already thinking three or four moves ahead. I don’t care about the audiencia. I am here to kick as much ass as I possibly can before the world goes to complete shit.
Sapphire finally gets right back to a vertical base.
SAPPHIRE DELGADO: I don’t care why you call yourself Acid Beth. I don’t care that you paint half your face. What I do care about is tossing your ass around that ring like a ragdoll. That is what I do best and I will showcase my passion for submission wrestling by damaging every part of your body. You are not ready for what I have in store come Victory 4. Once I am done leaving you a broken mess, I can focus my attention on becoming the first or second Victory champion. That’s my goal. That’s why I joined. Why did you join? Was it because you thought it would be smart? Well, facing me wouldn't be the smart thing. It’s actually very dumb and after I’m done wiping the floor with you. Maybe I’ll go after that stupid cat. Who knows but Acid Beth you will not be the challenge I want inside that ring. It’s going to be a massacre and The Florida Bitch will be the one leading the charge.
Sapphire pulls down her mask as a smirk forms across her lips.
SAPPHIRE DELGADO: The blood that flows in Seattle will not be my own. Acid Beth, your days are over. The Florida Bitch will add you to the pile of bodies I have already left in my wake. So it begins at Victory 4.
Sapphire lets out a sinister laughter as the scene slowly fades to black.
