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Inside Edition
W/ Deborah Norville
1.15.2020
Deborah Norville smiles, sitting at her desk as Inside Edition begins. Deborah has a stack of papers, placing them down before turning her attention to the camera…
Deborah: “Welcome to Inside Edition, I am Deborah Norville. Tonight, our top story begins with Sienna Swann, 2019 saw her rise, a woman that was “For The People”. She instantly became the darling of many, a real angel amongst so much negativity in the real world. From feeding the homeless in one of the biggest projects the city of Atlanta had ever seen to the adoption of pets in the State of Florida this time last year ready to be euthanized. Sienna Swann became a household name. The former Miss Universe, South African Beauty Queen, Top Model, Vogue representative, a part of the Beauty Factory and finally World Champion Wrestler. She was the embodiment of class, allure and style. For many, she was perfect but not all felt that way. The wrestling business and their fans never gave Sienna support, they called her a charlatan, fake and even selfish, all of this was a way to get attention.
The question was…
Were they right?
The pressure much like many stars began to mount, Sienna started to show more restraint, the opening of the Youth Center in East Los Angeles was supposed to be her legacy and instead she suffered embarrassment at the hands of hecklers. What went wrong? Did the influence of fellow wrestlers and the fans also leak out into mainstream society, a sport some say is fixed, others claim is real? Are we now a society that takes opinions over facts? Were they what lead Sienna and the “For the People” movement into a state of chaos? In our special report, we are seeing what happened to the person many heralded as a savior. Lisa Guerrero is standing by in East Los Angeles at the Ricky Octavius Memorial Youth Center. Lisa?”
The camera pans to Lisa Guerrero who is standing in front of the Ricky Octavius Memorial Statue, where the parking lot, the courts, fields outside and front patio seem empty….
Lisa Guerrero: “Thank Deborah, what you see behind us right now is an empty shell of what this was supposed to be, a Youth Center which would be helping the community financially with programs to get kids off the street, helping them get through sports and activities, a great gesture and state of the art Center that was open for about a month, suddenly shut it’s doors. Volunteers and those that were paid lost their jobs without notice, they came to work and suddenly there were chains on the entrance doors and no explanation was given. The Youth Center not only honored the life of Ricky Octavius, the statue behind me, it was also what many called Sienna Swann’s legacy and I talked to some volunteers and workers, along with other members of the community and asked them, why did Sienna close this center and why they felt betrayed by her actions.”
It cuts to footage of Lisa talking to some of the members within the community….
TO BE CONTINUED
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F*CK THE PEOPLE
CHAPTER ONE
It is no secret that Sienna Swann has a valid point when it comes to her complain and gripe about her World Title reign last year. Whether it was Infamous manipulating the officiating, being forced to wrestle matches at Rise to Greatness and Apocalypse, finally the last few months that saw Sienna being thrown through the ringer in the Elimination Chamber, Double Jeopardy and finally the End of the Year Battle Royal, it was well-known that Sasha did everything within her power to not only test Sienna Swann but do anything and everything to get the title off her and it almost worked…
Until Sienna proved there was still one Ace up her sleeve.
Sienna Swann had been going through a lot emotionally on the outside though, her fear of Kelcey Wallace taking Nathaniel away from Chris and her was one part, the face that she had to deal with Laura’s “accidental” overdose after stepping down, dealing with the actions she perpetrated on her own family just to get the public opinion on her side and finally the slow dissolve of the “For The People” Movement in which Sienna tried everything to rescue, became too much when the pressures of the SCW and every event, even on Social Media she was being disrespected left and right…
It became like the old saying goes, “Heavy is the Head Who Wears the Crown”. There is nothing more that could have been done on Sienna’s part no matter what anyone said about her. Love or hate Sienna, she is a fighter, a talent in the ring and in the Battle Royal it DID take two people to eliminate her because had it been just her and James Evans one on one, she has already shown that victory is not impossible against him. The fact that Sasha had deemed all the contenders after Double Jeopardy at the Clarity PPV as not able to contend for the title anymore and Sienna was the clear cut winner only for it to be ruined by Kellen Jeffries Trios Cash-In only showed that Sasha was against Sienna and she had no qualms about turning over or trying to stop what he was trying to do when she had the power of doing so….
And so Sienna ended the year, without the title.
Now she had another chapter to write, another story to tell and with the prospect where it was SCW versus Sienna Swann, there was only one thing left to do…
Win back the World Championship….
By hook or by crook.
1.1.2020
3:00 AM
It was dark, a bit chilly, she bundled up next to the window of the private jet as it flew somewhere over Colorado. Sienna, Chris Cannon and Xiomara wasted no time leaving the End of the Year Special after the Battle Royal. Sienna was sore, her eyes was a little bruised, barely had any make up on and she didn’t care. Wearing jeans, ankle boots and a turtle neck sweater, her nails a glossy coating, long hair hanging down, she looked out at the night sky, sipping a Vodka Tonic, the AA, her old drinking habits, her sobriety had been thrown out the window and for her child’s sake, she was going to have to control it. Chris was sitting next to her, trying to sleep, Xiomara was across from Sienna staring daggers into the Heavenly Angel who takes off her ear sets listening to some classical music, trying to stay calm after the hellish night she had…
Sienna: “If you have something to say to me, then just say it. Here I thought we would be celebrating a new decade with beer, wine, champagne, all our friends, getting a bit crazy and look what happened. If something is on your mind, then please, say it, not like it will make anything worse.”
Xiomara: “We had a deal, I promised Laura that not only would I look after you, Sienna but I would keep the dream of the Beauty Factory and everything you did “For The People” alive because that was her wish. I know you’re angry and after tonight we have no choice but to use the Trios Contract.”
Sienna: “I was going to give it back to Regan.”
Xiomara: “I want you to stop for a second chica and listen to yourself, okay? You are losing it, the emotions are getting the best of you that is what happened in the Battle Royal, tried too much, Selena and Owen caught you, but this goes beyond all that, munequa. What you did the other day was brash and not thought, through.”
Sienna: “What was not thought, through? The fact I closed down the Beauty Factory?”
Xiomara: “Sienna, we have known each other a long time. You and I have been like sisters. The “For The People” movement was our angle. That was our defense, it was the only thing that kept you weaponized with the crowds outside the wrestling market…..
Sienna quickly cuts her off….
Sienna: “They drove Laura to an accidental overdose!”
Chris’s eyes slowly open, listening to the conversation the whole time as the two women conversed. Sienna was obviously still very angry, bitter and maybe she needed to vent. The Heavenly Angel turns and looks out the window….
Xiomara: “Are you going to blame yourself for Laura? I love her too, Sienna. She was my mentor, like a mother to us but is this going to be the driving force? Forget about what you two built? We don’t need anymore negative press. We must stand out ground and fight, take everything in the SCW is doing and keep our composure.”
Sienna: “Keep our composure? Are you kidding me right now? They pushed Laura to the brink….”
Xiomara: “You don’t have to lie to me, munequa, I know Laura tried to kill herself.”
Sienna’s icy blue eyes widen, her head shifts quickly to Xiomara who the stern and sexy Puerto Rican stood her ground, reaching over and sipping a Cranberry Vodka…
Sienna: “She did not!”
Xiomara: “I am not going to argue with you mami but you need to calm down, I can give you something and go lay in the back of the plane and sleep it off.”
Sienna: “I don’t want to talk about Laura. I…. she didn’t…. she…..”
Lowering her head, Sienna was already beaten, now deflated when Chris finally sat up and grabbed her hand….
Sienna: “…. She didn’t Chris.”
Chris: “I know love, maybe Xiomara is right, the seats in the back fold out to a bed, get some sleep, we are still about three hours from landing. I promise that 2020 will still be our year, go rest.”
Sienna: “Okay…..”
Xiomara: “Before you go, I need to tell you something. Our New Year sucked, I get it but that doesn’t need to define us, WE as a unit, the three of US, allies too, stand united. Let them celebrate, deep down inside Evans was given a lucky shot, he never earned it, and everyone knows it without having to say a word. Let them spin what they want, we prove them wrong later and hit them where it hurts as for the Trios, mami, you have to use it, that pendeja is not giving you a rematch.”
Sienna: “I know that. At some point I need to realize that my best friend has gone with Selena Frost knowing one day she will betray her just like she did all of us. Maybe I am not ready to give up just yet on what we had, but Laura fought for the Trios, they made a deal and I need to honor. If not for anything, then Laura.”
Xiomara: “I completely agree.”
Chris: “Me too. Come on love, let’s get some shut eye.”
As Chris helps Sienna to the back of the private jet, Xiomara looks on with her deep brown eyes, taking another sip of her drink. After Chris gets his fiancé nice and comfortable, she puts on her ear sets and listens to some soft and comforting music. After a few minutes Sienna starts to nod off, Chris walks up and sits back across from Xiomara…
Chris: “There s a time for everything Xio, now is not the time, love.”
Xiomara: “Maybe. But you must agree that what she did was a HUGE mistake. We lost footing, we lost everything, Chris. The “For The People” Movement was our lifeline papi, it was the one thing that still kept us in the eye of the public with some retractors and critics, yet still able to garnish some sympathy. They are powerful resources and the Beauty Factory rested on those no matter if the Winter Fashion show was cancelled or not. Chris, you know that Laura was weak, a smart woman but a fragile ego and had she died from her failed suicide, what do you think that would do to Sienna? How long was her brain shut down? How much oxygen did she lose, we don’t even know if she is going to be a drooling vegetable when she wakes up and what is that going to do to Sienna? Chris, this is about you and her. But I need you to help me here keeping her focused on the task at hand.” If she doesn’t win back the World Championship, unless she wins Trios or Taking Hold of the Flame, she will never see that title again….. then it falls on you.”
Chris: “I know this Xio. I’m willing to give her some time to digest this all, Kelcey isn’t helping the situation either, we need to just keep calm right now and let these bollocks play out. I am worried about her because she is losing her train of thought, but I believe in my fiancé, I believe in what she will do to get the title back and I believe how great a wife and mother she will be. All this other shit, that wanker, Evans, that bitch Frost and that punk, Cruze? I am going to make sure that I give them a receipt for everything they have done to Sienna. Xiomara, she trusts you, don’t pull any punches, tell her the truth, be frank and honest.”
Xiomara: “I am, Chris which is why it bothers me that we lost the one hand we could deal, without even consulting with us first, she threw it all away on emotion and she was not right in the Battle Royal.”
Chris knew that Xiomara was speaking nothing but the truth. All he could do is nod, turning over to see his gorgeous Angel now sleeping. It hurt Chris to see her this way, and the unknown was the worst part, that he didn’t know how to handle. What if Xiomara was right? How would she react to Laura and her condition? Chris grabbed Sienna’s Vodka tonic and drank it. Xiomara nods….
Xiomara: “Go be with her Chris, tomorrow is a new year, a new day and a new beginning. All I can say is that we need to be here for her all the way, no matter what. Now I need to fix the PR Nightmare that is this Fuck The People, shit she started. We can’t turn against them all. To hell with the wrestling fans, they don’t count anymore.”
Chris: “I agree but that doesn’t mean I won’t break every single one of them if I must.”
Xiomara smirked…
Chris: “Not very PR, huh love?”
Xiomara: “No, not very PR at all. Go tend to her, I’m going to try and get some sleep too.”
Chris: “Thank you for being with us.”
Xiomara: “You’re my familia.”
Chris leans in and kisses her on the cheek and walks over to Sienna, laying down next to his fiancé, under the blanket with her. Xiomara bites down on her jaw, looking out at the window of the jet, she starts to think how to repair this broken ship….
There has to be something….
…. Or someone.
Cedars Sinai Hospital
1.3.2020
It was the first time that Sienna Swann had been back where she came to visit Laura Steinbeck. Sienna was angry, she had gone off on a tangent on Twitter, so much so James Evans even blocked her and probably for good reason. Sienna was pulling no punches, the Heavenly Angel made it know that she was upset, not caring one bit for what had happened in the Battle Royal, the worst part for the beautiful South African was listening to Selena Frost brag that she had her beat when that was simply an assumption. Selena was always going to be an enemy, she would never be understanding of Sienna’s positioning, worst of all she was the type of woman who was very hypocritical and would make things turn and twist in her favor yet blamed Sienna for the same actions. The only thing that stood between the two of them trying to kill each other was Regan Street. Selena seemed like one that Sienna threw down challenges for and were ignored by Sasha, they were deflected by the Snow Queen where at the end of it all, Sienna proved her point and yet no one wanted to listen, this is another reason it drove the Angel to turn on the people. Not getting her hands on Syren and eliminating her was also heavy on her mind, it almost seemed like Sasha was protecting Syren from Sienna or at least making sure she didn’t get what she wanted. Sienna had gone to Cedars, paying a lot of money for the information about Laura a secret. Somehow, she was able to convince Owen Cruze to meet her at the hospital and for Sienna that was a task on its own. Weary about how Chris would react, she went at it alone. Wearing jeans, open toed wedge sandals and a blue pull over blouse, her long hair slicked back in a high ponytail and nails a glossy coating, she waited as Owen did arrive shocking to the Heavenly Angel. He walked up in jean shorts, matching red t-shirt and sneakers, her blue eyes checked him over, arms folded…
Sienna: “Is that how you dress every day?”
Owen: “I didn’t come to be insulted for my dressing habits.”
Sienna: “I’m in the fashion industry, I don’t care of you have your own clothing line, get over it. Follow me.”
Owen: “Is this how it’s going to be today? I can easily just leave.”
Sienna: “Go ahead.”
Her response caught him a bit off-guard. Owen watched Sienna walk inside and headed toward the elevator, after a few moments of contemplating, the good hearted and nurtured Owen took a deep breath and entered the hospital. He rushed into the elevator just as it was about to close. Sienna didn’t think he was coming, she glared at him for a second with those sapphire eyes. Owen turned and said nothing….
Sienna: “Why did you come?”
Owen: “You were convincing on Twitter, I wanted to see what you meant by what I have done. I wish you would just admit that I caught you in the battle royal and….”
Sienna: “You caught Selena. You prevented me from kicking out. Let’s get one thing straight so we can clear the air. The Battle Royal was a farce and you don’t have to admit to me that you agree because I know you do. The last two times we faced I beat you and I would do it again without Selena, but this is not about that night, this is about something more important.”
Owen: “Okay, I agree. No more SCW talk.”
Sienna: “Good.”
As the elevator opens Sienna walks out, Owen follows her, they pass the Perfect Cure, Parkinson’s Disease Wing of the Hospital, Owen looks around and smiles, Sienna catches it and says nothing. They make their way into a private room, there is Laura laying there with a feeding tube, Owen stops as Sienna goes to her bedside and makes sure she is comfortable. He stands there a bit uncomfortable and in shock….
Sienna: “Hey Laura, I hope you slept well, love. I’m sorry I wasn’t here yesterday but I made sure they delivered your favorite, calla lilies. I lost the World Title in that nonsense battle royal, I know that you are disappointed in me, not as much as I am disappointed in myself. I let you down, but I promise that I will get it back. I brought someone with me who I think you will find interesting, my constant pain in the ass, Owen. Don’t worry, Chris doesn’t know he is here, if he did, he would be probably laying in the bed next to you.”
Owen’s eyebrow arches. Sienna looks over her shoulder at Owen….
Sienna: “What’s the matter? Feeling a bit odd in here with Laura lying there? It’s pretty surreal huh? How life changes on a whim. One day she is the Fashionista, running the Beauty Factory and making young women’s dreams come true and the next, she may never be the same again. I asked you to come here because you don’t get how powerful your voice is. See, Owen, I think you’re under this predetermined notion that what you say doesn’t always resonate, or maybe you simply think it’s about wrestling and discrediting us. A lot of young people look up to you, there is a demographic there where people will listen to what you have to say and ac t upon it. Laura has done some dealings for me in SCW sure, the Beauty Factory too, but she never had evil intentions.”
Owen: “Sienna, I know that this hurts, I am sorry about this, but I don’t think that it’s fair to assume I did this and besides, it is not like you two have ever done yourselves any favors, either. No one deserves this, I hope you know that I don’t condone it and….”
Sienna shuts him down quick….
Sienna: “Your words, trying to make us look like frauds, did this. You, Selena, 75% of the SCW but it was you Owen that led the charge, it was you that campaigned at arenas, making us look like the bad gals. I was never your enemy, you made me your enemy because if Chris, Kelcey and Kennedy.”
Owen: “You stole Chris from Kelcey.”
Sienna: “Did I? I bet you also are going to blame me for being that child’s mother without any recourse. Do you even look between the lines or is it because you love Kelcey so much, you can never see my side of the argument? See, Owen, that isn’t even what this is about. I wanted you to come here and see what your words have done to someone so wonderful and powerful like Laura Steinbeck. Laura didn’t hate anyone, she wasn’t vindictive. Laura saved my life so many times, but you didn’t see that, just go.”
She turns around and sits back down with Laura, holding her hand. Part of Owen wants to leave but part of him sees where Sienna is coming from and for the first time, he is witnessing a side of her that no one ever sees except those closest to Sienna. Owen is about to step out of the door, then turns back around and stands next to the Heavenly Angel….
Owen: “What happened?”
Sienna: “She was upset, the Winter Fashion Show was cancelled because of all the negative press. It was too much for her to handle, it was too much for all of us and before we knew it, the one show a year that Laura basically created, was told that it would be bad for business if they went with it. It was like an avalanche falling on her, Owen, it was too much. So distraught, she accidentally overdosed. I don’t; know the damage, what she will be like when she wakes up. I wanted you to see firsthand and know that I was not a fake. I am NOT Syren Swann. She is the fake. I tried to help people, did I want the attention, sure I did. Doesn’t mean that I had ill intentions, it was Sasha who labeled me the villain, it was you who made us out to be these frauds, same with so many others. Yet here is my mentor, a woman that is like my mother and I was heartbroken walking into he Battle Royal. I….”
Her eyes start to tear up, turning away Sienna starts to cry some, Owen doesn’t know what to do, finally he places his hand on her shoulder, trying to console his enemy. It was a weird feeling for Owen, he did feel bad, he could see how much pain Sienna was in from the start….
Owen: “It’s wrestling, I know this became personal and all, this is why I had agreed with you on some of the things you had said. Look, I don’t think any of us intended to hurt one another the way we did. It’s not like you haven’t done some bad things either Sienna, because we both know Kelcey is hurting too. What about the fans and those you and Chris have hurt along the way? I wish things were different, unfortunately they are not. I was hesitant on coming here, I didn’t know what to expect. I see now what is happening and I can see the hurt. I am sorry for what happened to Laura.”
Sienna wipes her eyes and turns to Owen….
Sienna: “I am not asking for your sympathy or some truce. I am also not expecting to be friends, I simply want an understanding that I am human too and I am not this bitch you think I am. That’s all Owen.”
Owen: “Listen, I…. I’ll leave you two alone.”
As Owen starts to leave, Sienna stands up and walks up to Owen, she knows that he has put a lot of pressure on himself. It felt refreshing that they were not fighting, she cleared her throat…
Sienna: “I knew your dad in IWC, when I first started there and SCW. I didn’t know much about wrestling, but he told me, that one day I would be a star. I always respected your father, remember that.”
Owen: “Thank you.”
Owen turns around and leaves. Sienna brushes her hair back and folds her arms, after taking a few deep breathes, she looks over as the bathroom door open, Xiomara steps out in jeans, wedge sandals and a black halter top, her nails polished black….
Xiomara: “You know, I had my doubts, but you played that off perfectly. This is how we fix our reputation, one brick at a time. He fell for your sincerity, munequa. This is going a long way for us.”
Sienna: “He’s just a kid but you know what? You’re right, another voice defending me on Social Media and on SCW television even if he simply says nothing helps us more than anything right now.”
Xiomara: “He fell for it.”
Sienna: “Yeah he did.”
Xiomara: “Pops on the tears mami, you should be a Hollywood Actress.”
Sienna: “Nah, I will leave that to Selena and Kennedy, they are the biggest actors of them all.”
Xiomara smiles then checks on Laura. Sienna smirks and walks over to the window, she watches Owen walk out, part of her was impressed with his genuine concern, she didn’t think this would get it out of him but like he has said before, the lines were drawn, it was always going to be Sienna versus the SCW and no one was going to change that…..
…. But at least for now, the plan was working.
A Few Hours Later
Swann Residence
Hollywood Hills, CA.
Sooner or later, Sienna was going to have to face her parents. They didn’t understand what was going on, why she suddenly turned against the people and how her stance had changed. Steven and Amanda Swann were proud parents of Sienna and Sierra, even Samson but they knew that their daughter was under a lot of pressure and there was nothing more powerful than to see her make a stance, one that they would start to question. Sienna seemed like she had made up her mind, it was punishment against those that turned their back on her, they decided that it was best to simply ignore her good nature and everything she had done which for many was giving for the people and in the end, o one believed her sincerity and generosity.
Sienna Swann has enough much to the chagrin of Xiomara Diaz, though Swann understood her position.
It had become a tale of two stories, two narratives, where at one point the people outside of wrestling thought the world of her and those in the sport thought she was nothing more than a liar and fraud. That really did hurt Sienna, it bugged her to no end and now she found herself in a situation where she was labeled the villain all around, or was it that people simple needed answers to her decisions, those that she felt needed no explaining.
Sienna had arrived at her parents’ home; they had invited her for some late Tea. Sierra was off doing her EMERGE stuff, preparing for the new season overseas where Sienna was so proud of her. Walking inside, the television was on, her mother was in the kitchen, father was outside reading. She slowly walked in and looked around before hearing what was on….
We heard this from Sienna Swann just last week….
“For now, I will give you NO excuses, I will give you no more ammunition. The People wanted to paint us the bad guys? Then that is exactly what you will get! I helped find Ricky’s murderer, I opened a Youth center in his name and was thrown a shake when I opened the memorial, well, I am cutting ALL funding to the Center, if it is to survive, then the city will have to pay for it! This Perfect Cure? Will need to survive off donations and grants as I will not be putting ANYMORE money of mine to it! You don’t heroes, you need excuses. You don’t want answers, you want more questions. I don’t see the people who are revered, cheered and praised go out of the way like Laura and I have. As she lies there fighting for her life, I want to remind every person listening to my voice this was of your doing. I will no longer try and enable an unappreciative community of faultfinding disparagers who want nothing more than to bring us down to their level.
Laura Steinbeck will recover, she will walk out of here seeing the result of your actions, retire and live in a world away from this cesspool you have all become. I though? Along with my fiancé, Xiomara, my sister and anyone else that sees the value in our cause? We will continue to fight; we will hold up our brand and out standard. Whether I end the year as SCW World Champion or not, whether with all the lost endorsements I am still a top model in the industry or not, doesn’t matter….
For my conviction and principles will NOT change.
2019 was about “For The People”, I tried, I really tried and instead my faults were held against me. So now, I will hold your faults to every deceptive and sanctimonious person out there who have tried to break us down and here I still stand, on top of the World responsible for this. 2020 will be the start of something new, something better when my HUSBAND and I will come for all of you who have wronged us.….”
“F*CK THE PEOPLE!”
“As the Youth Center here in East Los Angeles has certainly closed its doors after just one month, a community is shambles, they are asking themselves what had happened? We are getting similar reports from Atlanta in their Homeless Shelters where their funding has been cut, it is only a matter of days before some must close. The over population of pets is a hot button as well, really hitting the State of Florida hard and without their funding, most of these pets cannot be saved. The question on everyone’s minds are simple, what happened to Sienna Swann?”
*CLICK*
Sienna wasted no time in shutting off the television which prompted the attention of her mother as she turned around to see her daughter standing there with the remote control…
Amanda: “Sienna, is that you?”
Sienna: “Yes mum it’s me.”
Amanda: “I was listening to that, what is going on?”
Sienna: “I rather change the channel, you don’t; need to watch any of that crap. It’s all FAKE NEWS as President Trump says anyway.”
Amanda steps out of the kitchen, kissing her eldest daughter, know there is a lot going on with her right now. The negative press has taken her story and ran with it. She was extremely concerned; seeing this happen before when she cheated to win the Miss Universe Crown. There was a lot riding on Sienna. Amanda was not aware that Xiomara Diaz was trying her best to at least prevent anymore and do a little damage control…….
Amanda: “What is going on, why did you say that on TV? Why are you so upset, Sienna? Will you please talk to me, I heard that Laura was still unconscious in the hospital, is that what it has to do with?”
Sienna: “No mum, I have tried so hard to help people out and all they do is shit on me. The wrestling business doesn’t want heroes, they want convenience, those that they can replace with the shiniest new toys and it seems like that’s okay at the cost of what? My career? Laura’s? I can’t keep doing it, they are ungrateful.”
Amanda: “What about those that don’t have a choice? The children at the Youth Center?”
Sienna: “Mum, it is not my problem anymore. I gave them everything and in return, they gave me nothing. It became a thankless job and I know you taught me better, to stick with things but it was too hard, when you see them making fun of me, the Late Night Talk show hosts having a laugh at my misfortunes, standing around like a bloody clown waiting to crucify me. No, I refuse.”
Amanda: “Sienna, come outside for a second, please.”
Sienna: “Fine.”
As Amanda makes her way outside, Sienna reluctantly follows, Steven is standing there with a lemonade in hand, he turns and kisses his daughter….
Steven: “I am happy you came by sweetheart, we wanted to talk to you about all this mess.”
Sienna: “Dad, I really don’t want to talk about it, I made my decision, those people sent Laura to the hospital after everything that I sacrificed, all I was hoping was to make you proud of me and make up for the hell I put you both through. I have a family now that I need to take care of and if I don’t worry about them first then what kind of mother am I? You see what they say about me, dad.”
Steven: “Sienna, one thing that I have always instilled in my two daughters and even that lug, Samson is be true to yourself, that is all I have ever asked. I see the passion you have for making people smile, to help them. I know that you probably don’t even want to admit it but it is true, I can see that you’re a natural at this, they can’t resist your smile and charm. What are a few hecklers?”
Sienna: “A few hecklers? When I opened the youth center, they threw a milkshake at me while I was wearing a three-thousand-dollar dress. I don’t want to disappoint you, but I know that anything and everything that I do will be under scrutiny, at least in wrestling, it is contained in one platform.”
Steven: “Have you seen the news? The kids? The animals? The homeless people, all the different investments made? What about those models? What about me being attacked?”
Sienna’s eyes widen when her father mentions the attacks, she remembers them well, as she was the one that set them up, and if anyone found out, her father and family would probably never forgive her. Doing it out of desperation, that is one thing that could never come to light, she regrets ever doing it, but it shows that Sienna’s mental state has become quite erratic at times. She now doesn’t want to be there, slowly making her way out….
Sienna: “I have had a long few days and really need to go home and get some rest, I wanted to see what you wanted, now I know. Mum, dad, maybe what I did was wrong, I don’t know but if the People do not learn to miss me and realize like the old song goes by Cinderella, “Don’t know what ya got until is gone?”, I might be a little more appreciated for my efforts.”
Steven: “Sienna, this is not you.”
Sienna: “Maybe it is dad. Did you ever think that I finally reached my boiling point and I am doing trying to be nice to the unappreciated masses who would rather just throw me to the wolves? Besides, I am protecting my family including my parents. I have to go; I don’t want to talk about this anymore. I haven’t been with Nathaniel all day and I am sure Chris is wondering where I am.”
Steven wasn’t going to press the issue; he could see that Sienna was already boiling over and in no mood to talk. Looking over at Amanda, she simply nodded and sighed. Escorting Sienna to the door. Amanda gave her a hug and let her leave. Sienna entered her Aston Martin DB12, sitting there for a moment thinking about everything that had been going on in the last few weeks. She was about to reveal the Trios Contract in SCW and get the ball rolling on that, still upset about the title loss, what happened to Laura, everything coming down at once, maybe it was true and Sienna allowed her emotions to get the best of her common sense. It didn’t matter anymore, the damage was done, the question now was just how far she was willing to go with this….
Only time would tell….
But if Xiomara had it her way, there is still time to fix it.
Sienna looked in the rear-view mirror, her eyes began to tear up a little because right now, she hated everything around her, especially the People, Kelcey Wallace and those in the SCW….
And that scared the hell out of The Angel.
SCENE FADES
REC:
Inside Edition
W/ Deborah Norville
1.15.2020
As the footage opens, Lisa Guerrero interviews several people and gets their reaction about the Youth Center closing. Lisa Guerrero stands with a young woman and her 9-year-old son. Lisa smiles…
Lisa Guerrero: “I am here with Eliza Gonzalez and her son, Enrique. Eliza, this was your chance to have Enrique enroll in a great program that would teach him certain sports and keep him out of trouble, with so much influences outside on the streets, this was definitely something you were looking for.”
Eliza: “It really was Lisa and my son was excited, he wanted to learn to play baseball. Sienna Swann promised us that we would get this center to help all the young kids that don’t want to get involved in gangs and drugs. This was a chance to get our kids off the streets here in East Los, where crime is at an all time high. She was our angel, if you go down Sepulveda Boulevard, they painted a Muriel of Sienna with Angel Wings. Then she turned her back on this community? Why? Why did this happen? People talking bad about her. Why would she do this to us? Sienna, why?”
A very emotional Eliza shakes her head as Lisa turns her attention to the young man, Enrique….
Lisa Guerrero: “Enrique, is there something you want to tell Sienna Swann?”
He nods, a bit nervous and shy from the camera. Eliza rubs his shoulders as he carefully speaks…
Enrique: “Yes, please bring the Youth Center back, Angel. I want to play baseball, I want to be able to come here after school and make new friends, get to do something fun. Please Angel, bring it back.”
Lisa Guerrero: “IT makes you sad, huh?”
Enrique: “Yes.”
Lisa Guerrero looks back at the camera, shaking her head. Eliza and Enrique stand behind her. Lisa looks into the camera and speaks….
Lisa Guerrero: “There you have it Deborah, many people here in the East Los Angeles community are scratching their heads, the sudden change in attitude of Sienna Swann and people here want answers. Back to you, Deborah.”
The camera pans back to the Inside edition Studios with Deborah Norville….
Deborah Norville: “It is incredibly sad to see that young man and so many others now wondering what will happen to the Youth Center, a place of hope for east Los Angeles. Sienna Swann suddenly closed it down, why? Was it the backlash she received from the wrestling world? Was that the catalyst which caused the gorgeous Top Model and former World Champion to rescind on her responsibilities she proudly boasted to the People? Maybe we will never know, but one thing is for certain, Sienna, there are a lot of people that are counting on this center, they want to give back to the city, reduce crime and take this youth in a different path which you promised, Sienna Swann. Now the question is….
Did we chase the angel away within our society which has become opinionated and not factual?
Only you can answer that, Sienna.
We’ll be right back.”
Cut to Commercial….
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HEAVY IS THE HEAD THAT WEARS THE CROWN
The Scene Opens….
The Pittock Mansion is a French Renaissance-style château in the West Hills of Portland, Oregon, United States. The mansion was originally built in 1914 as a private home for London-born Oregonian publisher Henry Pittock and his wife, Georgiana Burton Pittock. It is a 46-room estate built of Tenino Sandstone situated on 46 acres that is now owned by the city’s Bureau of Parks and Recreation and open for touring. Modeled after Victorian and French Renaissance architecture, the forty-six-room house is situated on an expanse in the West Hills that provides panoramic views of Downtown Portland. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. The home was at the center of a political scandal in 1911 when a Portland City Council member, Will H. Daly brought public attention to Pittock having arranged for a water line to the construction project entirely at city expense, despite it being located a half mile outside of the city limits at the time. The incident contributed to a longstanding feud between Pittock’s paper and Daly which ultimately led to the end of the councilman’s political career.
Georgiana died in 1918 at the age of 72, and Henry in 1919 at 84. The Pittock family remained in residence at the mansion until 1958 when Eric Ladd, who had stayed in the mansion for four years, and Peter Gantenbein, a Pittock grandson who had been born in the house, put the estate on the market and were unsuccessful in selling it. Extensive damage caused by the Columbus Day Storm in 1962 caused the owners to consider demolishing the building. The community raised $75,000 in three months in order to help the city purchase the property. Seeing this popular support and agreeing that the house had tremendous value as a unique historic resource, the Portland, Oregon purchased the estate in 1964 for $225,000. Here is where we find Sienna Swann, the Heavenly Angel of the SCW and a woman who chose this Mansion to stay warm from the cold outside. Sienna is back in action after the Battle Royal, where she has stirred the pot the last month after showing off her Trios Contract that Laura Steinbeck was able to broker from Regan Street for her daughter’s release from the Beauty Factory contract. Now Sienna has an Ace up her Sleeve and while others are gearing up for Trios now, she knows that no one will draft her, in her opinion the Team captains are foolish not to take her but in reality she should have been a Team Captain and not been left out.
For now though she has a test in Katie Steward, one of her first rivalries where at times, she was able to get the best of Sienna at a younger, when she was just getting in the business and no one can forget Rise to Greatness in 2015 when Regan Street and Sienna Swann turned on Katie and Silas World. Wearing black pleather pants and matching knee-high boots, a matching jacket and white halter top. Her nails polished red and long blonde hair hanging down, accompanied by Xiomara Diaz in a gray business suit and pink shirt with matching heels and finally Chris Cannon in a dark grey suit and blue shirt, the beautiful Sienna Swann waits as the camera begins to record…
REC:
She waits a second before speaking in her sexy South African voice, the first time she has done a promo in 2020 since the Battle Royal….
“I found the most cozy and elegant place I could in this dreadful city of Portland, Oregon to at least feel somewhat my worth. Whether it was controversy in this old mansion in its rich history with a corrupt city council member or not, it has a grim resemblance to the actions and happenings in the SCW today. This is the first time since that farce battle royal where I have been able to freely talk about it without being cut off, booed out of the arena like the hypocrites you all are and heckled for speaking the truth. It took TWO Former World Champions that I have beaten on a consistent basis ONE on ONE to take me out of the battle royal, ultimately costing your Iron angel the World Championship she EARNED by beating the BEST in the business and prevent my successful title defense for everyone knows that I have James Evans number. We can praise and pat him on the back, truth be told, he didn’t EARN the shot at the belt, he lost twice to me and in the process his chances were finished, prove me a liar in the statement or did Sasha never say it?
You cannot.
Twist the narrative and say he earned the title in the Battle Royal? That is up for argument for had it not been for Selena Frost and Owen Cruze, this would all be a moot point, though I will digress. Now though I bring up another fact, Sasha has her “champion”, and what does she do? Not make him defend the title. This “Champion” is going to go FORTY-FIVE DAYS without a title defense, I had to defend my Championship twice in a Double Jeopardy Lumberjack Match and a 26 Person Battle Royal, so tell me something, Sasha, where is the standard here? Or is there? You have clearly shown the bias against me and has it changed since? We are in a new year and have you continued to hold me down and give everyone else what they request but I? Now it is personal, your professionalism has been thrown out the window, Syren can’t even bitch and moan anymore, you’ve basically given her Evans on a silver platter each time, gave her a Team Captain slot which she pissed away and should have gone to me, a chance at Trios, another to Main Event a Superbowl halftime show, if anything?
I think you are in bed with Infamous too like your little sister just to keep all angles covered.
You make me sick Sasha, and now I want for the owner of Supreme Championship Wrestling to stand up and apologize to the fans. Those that could have seen Selena Frost and Sienna Swann main event but of course, when it comes to Selena being exposed, she uses you as a crutch, how fitting for that woman to bark out challenges to Xander Valentine and Giovanni Aries and you grant them without a second thought. Owen throws out challenges to Chris and I, done deal. Syren screams bloody murder for your “Champion” due to her little boo-boo and it’s granted? What about me, Sasha? I threw out the challenge, for tomorrow night against Selena Frost, she pulls the Trios card out of fear that I beat her and make her faux claims about having me beaten at the End of the Year special another fallacious, deceiving “stat” by the self-appointed “Face of SCW”? You really did it this time, giving her that title and look what she has done with it?
Like a child running around with a new toy gun.
“I’m the FACE of SCW,” “I earned the right to be called the FACE of SCW”, No one else is the FACE of SCW… oh shut up you pretentious cunt.
As I was saying, were my requests and challenges answered? Did you quickly nod the head “yes” point to the ring and allow me to face Syren after Taking Hold of the Flame? Ravyn at RTG XVI? James one on one? Selena tomorrow night? What about Owen Cruze? NO…. NO…. NO! You did NOT. Instead, it was ignored, swept under the rug and they can walk around with smug smiles on their faces relishing the little moment they all had against me without my comeuppance… this is truth, this is the culture of the SCW, full of bias and skullduggery created by you, yet everyone wants to point the finger at me?
There is a reason the “For The People” Movement is dead. Why the Beauty Factory closed its doors, why children are crying in East Los Angeles because their Ricky Octavius Memorial Youth Center is locked and tagged out, now wondering hopelessly in the streets for a life of drugs and gangs, yet no one has to look any further than the mirror, turn around, stare at your reflection and it is YOU who is to BLAME. The words like charlatan and fake, resonate in people’s ears, the world of Social Media has taken over and suddenly now, there is no one innocent, they are not given the benefit of the doubt, instead you judge me and destroyed everything that I was working toward.
Now, you want to cry for help?
No.
Everyone had their chance but in SCW I am not hopeless Sasha, I still have the one thing you cannot take away from me and no matter how hard you try, bitch, I will use it for ME and NO ONE ELSE.”
A slight scowl forms on the face of Sienna Swann, her pump red lips pucker a little as she bites down on her jaw. Xiomara and Chris know and understand what she has been going through, Sienna since the Battle Royal has refocused, gone through some changes, she has turned her back on The People, this is all about Sienna Swann now winning her World Championship back. She turns back and looks at the camera, speaking….
“I may be held out of this year’s Trios Tournament, doesn’t seem like anyone has the spine or desire to win the tourney by drafting me, why? I have been blackballed by Sasha, that’s why. I will never be held down though no matter what you do and know that this Trios Tournament will not have the absolute BEST Wrestler in the UNIVERSE in it but that is okay, after I cash in the one I hold, I will simply wait for three individuals to cash in theirs and even if I face forty wrestlers at one time, I will STILL Prevail. The “For The People” Movement was killed because of your ignorance, not once believing in what I can do for them and now they are begging me for a hand-out, well while Sasha is one to give them out regularly to her favorites, instead of facing Selena Frost, I get to face another arch nemesis of mine, the first woman I ever had a feud with teaching a young and green Sienna Swann the ins and outs of this business, Katie Steward….
The GODDESS.
Katie Steward personifies women in the SCW, a glass ceiling breaker, another one of these trailblazers where many of us forget what Katie had done in the past and just how dominant she has been. Katie is a persona larger than life, entertaining, never changing her stripes, a wrestler who many have looked up to over the years including me. I had often been compared to Katie, they used to call me Katie Lite, or the next coming of Katie….
And I hated every second of it.
Because you see Katie, as great as you are, was, were, or ever will be, I was better. I learned a lot from you, Katie, I remember the days when we were actually getting along, trying to find my place in this business, seeing what stuck, what clicked. Regan Street, Sienna Swann and Katie Steward were Silas World but Rise to Greatness changed that back in 2015 for a reason….
I needed to evolve.
Unlike many here in the SCW, Katie including yourself, I have found that complacency is like the Coronavirus, spreading faster than a wildfire, I though Goddess, am immune. I have never been comfortable with my stance, I want more and more, if you want to sit on your laurels and accomplishments, more power to you, Katie. Sienna Swann wants it all and I will not be satisfied until I have it all. Sadly, we have been partners in Trios making it to the finals with Rachel Foxx, I remember those days, I was so honored to be wrestling on a team with two of the very best the SCW has seen and now?
You should be honored to even be in the same ring as myself.
How times have changed, the script suddenly flipped and now I am the top woman on this roster, I am the one breaking down walls, I have become the talk of this company and everything you have accomplished, while paving the way for me, which I will say thank you in great appreciation. Now Katie I have taken it up to the next step so they may look at Sienna Swann like they once did to you and worship the ground I walk on. This is no Hollywood Production, Lights, Camera and Action can roll but this time Katie you are not the star of the movie….
I AM.
Do you remember how many times we flipped the Women’s Championship? Our wars, when the division meant something before Ravyn Taylor killed it. The first title I ever held proudly, yet our wars raged on for the better part of a year and culminated at RTG 2016. Katie, almost four years ago, Sienna Swann was simply a little angel, look at me now. I know that my words resonate deep down inside are true, Katie. You have been here long enough to know how this all works. I have been the standard bearer now for the last two years, TWICE the Female Wrestler of the Year, THREE time World Champion, soon to be FOUR, that is why you know better than anyone that I am above everyone else and while you played a part in my growth along with such greats as Regan Street, Angelica Jones and Brittany Lohan, you can ask every single one of them and they will ALL tell you the same thing…
I surpassed them, just like I surpassed you.
It’s a shame that Sasha wants to pit us against one another, don’t you see this is her way of eliminating the competition for her so-called chosen ones can take our place? How come she gave Kelsai Adamson-Mason a rematch to your TV title, she wanted to make sure that another champion was in her fold. Look at them all? Adrenaline Title goes to that idiot from the filthy city of Chicago. TV title is Kelsai, the US Title is Kimberly, World Title is held by the guy who NEVER defends it, James Evans, the only thing left is the tag team titles which she is making sure the right teams are forming to take them too, this is the UTOPIA Sasha wants, yet women like ME, Bree, Glory Braddock, even you have to suffer for it.
Unfortunately, though, this is a statement match and I do not plan to lose my first contest of 2020 after I was robbed in my last title defense of unspeakable odds in 2019. Scream all you want Goddess….
No one is listening.”
Sienna stops and looks over at Chris Cannon and Xiomara Diaz, both nodding in agreement to her words as Sienna beings up some solid points, of course a lot of it is opinions and like everyone else it has replaced facts. She doesn’t care, her voice is being heard and soon her contract will be cashed in, the question now is, will she be drafted or randomly picked for the Trios Tournament, that is yet to come, right now she is laser focused on Katie Steward. She turns to speak…
“Katie, I am not trying to plea or make some allegiance with you, I don’t want this to be misconstrued for something else. I simply do not like you and since 2015 you have held a grudge because in my decisions, I knew I was above all that. Katie, no matter what happens moving forward you’re an Icon….
I am a Role Model.
You’re a trailblazer.
I am a Revolutionary.
You’re a Hall of Famer.
I am LEGENDARY.
There are no words to describe who I am and what I have accomplished. Owen Cruze, Alistaire Allocco, Kelsai Adamson-Mason, Peyton Rice and so many others even Jordan Majors have been given the key to the palace within their first year of being here in the SCW, I slowly worked my way up and became PERFECTION in THREE LONG YEARS. It stings the ears of Selena Frost, the same woman who claims I basically held Regan’s kid for a ransom which none of it is true, that was a deal between Regan and Laura, so if you want to blame anyone for me not giving back Regan’s Trios, blame yourself Selena along with Owen, Kellen and every other wrestler who I put down beneath me when CLARITY was OVER and this silly cash-in changed everything.
So, now Katie, you and I dance one more time. I must say, it excites me a little, I can feel that this match has some importance, two great women, the past versus the present, future and beyond. Bring everything you have, doesn’t matter what it is, nothing is going to stop me from defeating another SCW great and cementing what I have done here at a time where every relic seems to have come back and Sasha, you can’t deny me forever, there is no way that there will ever be a time when I am NOT in the spotlight. Match or not match, I will always steal the show, they can all jeer and yet they pay their hard-earned money to see Sienna Swann. Chris Cannon and I have dealt with this nonsense long enough and if you want to make Katie the sacrificial goat so be it….
But I feel in a giving mood so Katie, I will offer this to you out of respect, take a leave, exit stage left, don’t go through with this, I like you enough to allow ourselves not to give Sasha what she wants, instead look her in the eyes like I have and tell her the Goddess will NOT be her puppy. Be smart about it, Katie, do it for yourself, and save me the trouble of showing you up. You’re a smart woman, I am sure the great Katie Steward knows what is best for business.”
Tilting her head, Sienna looks right into the camera with her icy blue eyes, empty handed with no title. Brushing her hair back and letting out a sigh before cracking a smirk….
“If you don’t? Then I am left with no other choice. Katie, our past has been written, do you want to continue on this path or forge or a new one? Mine has already been made, carved into the annuls of SCW history and lore for when I stand tall as World Champion yet again, you will have a side to choose.
Tomorrow night though?
Instead of Selena Frost, if you don’t take my offer, simply put, mass has ended.
The Goddess will bow down to me….
With a Kiss By An Angel.”
With a smile on her face, Sienna starts to back up some as Xiomara stands next to her, glaring into the camera, Chris stands to the side with a sly smirk as Sienna finishes it off with a wink….
FADE TO BLACK
/REC
Sienna Swann 