The Moment

I came away from the rumble empty handed. No shot at any championships guaranteed, but I did walk away with a lot of experience, and a sore body. I was in the match for a little bit, so I felt pretty good from a physical wind wise, but when you’re in there, and your fresh, you can do everything, but if you’re not last, it feels like forever that someone new is coming into the ring and attacking you. It’s like you age every couple of minutes. I kinda felt sorry for those who had super early numbers and stuff, but nonetheless, the match was a learning experience and was happy with how I did.



I took my usual rest and played with my dog and watched TV for a couple of days, not really checking anything and keeping myself away from social media for a while. I find it’s best to just unwind from that and make sure you just enjoy life and not live for likes or retweets or comments. After all, it can be a very toxic place and it can bring you down.



So, yeah, you may have noticed my social media presence isn’t really there anymore, not that it was huge to begin with. But I am able to keep up with most of what I need to, and the people who need to reach me, know they can always reach me one way or another.



It’s important to have those people in your life, and not just have fans who tell you what you want to hear. Though, Mimi always does the best job of making me feel special. But aside from that, I was just away, living life and enjoying my time.



But then I got the text, and it hit me like a ton of bricks. I’m getting a Victory championship match at Victory against Ellie Queen.



Well, so much for the rest.



Now it was important to stay hungry and make the most of this golden opportunity.



I spent the time pushing myself and trying to get better, but I felt there was something missing. I needed to get myself not only in shape, but to learn something this time.



I contacted Roxi Johnson and she agreed to take me into her home gym and let me work on a few things, because I felt like I had the training down, but the reps needed to come.



And with her training me, even for a little bit, I learned way more than I thought I would. Maybe I should do this kind of thing more often.



But now, I feel like I’m truly ready to take another big step and become a champion.





Let’s seize the day.





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Holly:

Well, I came up a little short in the rumble match, but I’m okay with that. I mean, I’m not okay with that, but the odds were long, it wasn’t me out there with one other person and failing to get the job done. There were 30 participants and 29 other people I had to worry about and in the end, it wasn’t my night. I’m disappointed, but I’m not beaten. Far from it. I learned a lot from that experience and hey, I got myself an elimination in all the excitement, so there is something to build on. Really, that’s what I really discovered about this so far, if I can take something from the experience, it helps me become better. And right now, I’m feeling pretty good about how things are going in 2022.



But, I guess that was not all that was a surprise to me early in 2022. This week, Victory is coming and I get to step inside the ring once again. Only this time, I’m actually getting a one on one match for the Pro Wrestling EXCELLENCE Victory championship! I mean, to say I am honored and thrilled is an understatement. A chance at some singles gold once again is a big deal, and so I am treating it as such. I guess I must have impressed someone higher up, because this is real and I’ve been training my butt off to do well in this match. So yeah, it means a lot, and I will be ready for it.



But I know I will have my hands full with the current champion, Ellie Queen



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Let’s get to it.



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Holly:

From what I know about Ellie, she’s a wild brawler and it’s an interesting change from most of the wrestlers that I’ve faced. It’s not going to be an easy task to face someone who is willing to throw caution to the wind at every turn. Though she has stated she no longer does death matches, it is still easy to imagine how it has hardened her and made her tougher. I mean, she’s not the champion based on a fluke, she busted her butt to get that championship, so it’s going to take a lot of work in order to take it from her. I am expecting a fight, because that’s what Ellie does. I know that I will most likely have to get her out of that game, and make her wrestle. I don’t think I’m really giving away the farm by saying that. This is a match, with rules, she can’t go out there and hit me with weapons, and I can’t do that to her. But more importantly, this isn’t a match that I can have turn into a brawl. I can’t have Ellie in her comfort zone and turn this into what it’s not supposed to be.



Trust me, if it comes down to a fight, I will fight, I’m not afraid to fight. I’ve been fighting my whole life, and my own personal demons are a lot tougher than anyone I’ve ever faced, and I’ve had a lot thrown at me in my life, and a lot of people beat me up, but nothing is worse that I what I did to myself. So, no, I’m not afraid to fight anyone, but the fact of the matter is, against a former deathmatch wrestler, that’s just not a smart strategy. It really just comes down to that. I mean, Ellie is about as tall as I am, and apparently, years of drinking have also toughened her up as well. So there’s also that aspect of it.



Now, I’m not judging anyone for make the choice to drink, but I’ve seen what that choice can lead to. Hopefully, Ellie has that under control, because I really don’t want to fight someone who is like that. Because if you think about it, the human body can withstand a lot more pain when under the influence, I suspect that’s how Ellie was able to withstand the pain from the deathmatches she’s wrestled. But here’s the thing, what happens when you aren’t feeling the pain at the time, it catches up with you. You will feel it, and it will hurt. While it may have more resistance, at the end of the day, you do feel the pain. It’s just dulled.



So, I guess what I’m trying to say here, is that I’m going to have to make this hurt, in order to become champion. The body may soften when in that state, but kidneys, bones and organs don’t believe in toughening up. That’s not how they work. I guess bones do get a little harder during the growth process, but at the end of the day, drinking or not, bones break.



But another thing it does is dull the reflexes. Now, of course I’m not saying that Ellie is going to be stumbling drunk during this match. I’m pretty sure they’d call it off if that was the case. I’m just saying if you do it for long enough, you become numb to it, and it has effects on you. You become slower and less aware of your surroundings. Again, I’m just saying that this kind of thing is real, and it gives me a decided advantage.



It’s just to let Ellie know that I am doing my homework, and that I am preparing for this match to be difficult, but also a match I know I will have many edges in. Because that high pain tolerance may lead me having to beat on her all day, but anybody who knows me, knows that I have the stamina to do such a thing. I have been waiting and training for things like this for a long, long time. So if it takes all night, I will use all night to win this match and the championship. I am not afraid to fight, but when it comes down to it, I’d rather win the championship with wrestling.





I know that Ellie is almost as tall as I am, and she is deceptively powerful, but I feel like I have the edge there. I’ve yet to see Ellie lift grown men over her head like I did. But, I’m not here to brag about what I have accomplished, because the truth is, I’ve had some impressive showings and outings, but the victories have eluded me. And now, I step into, well, what is one of the bigger matches I will ever have in Pro Wrestling EXCELLENCE and probably the 2nd biggest match for me, other than the ladder match for the Impulse championship. So, even though I am who I am, I consider myself an underdog, and as such, that means I have to work even harder, and I have the biggest chance to do something great here. I will do everything I can to win this Victory championship, and make it known that I am here to stay in Pro Wrestling EXCELLENCE, and this kind of thing is just the beginning for what I plan on going. Ellie’s going to be one tough out, but I think I can give myself a little credit here to, and I say that I have everything it takes to be a champion, and the Victory championship, is a good place for me to start building my legacy.



I am ready for this match.



I am ready for this moment.