Post by Jazmyn Rain on Oct 14, 2017 14:58:57 GMT -5
Answering the Critics
Date: October 12, 2017
Back in Denver, Colorado after her brief foray in San Francisco for the C2 Con, Jazmyn Rain finds herself sitting on a chair with a clipboard in her hands. After a great day meeting hundreds of fans, the former GCW Global Champion is retaining her confidence knowing that she’s got quite a challenge ahead of her. She knows deep down that defeating Trixie and subsequently Jew Blazer isn’t going to be easy, but she also knows how capable she is of doing such a thing. Jazmyn smiles as she looks at something that she clearly wrote down on a clipboard. Gathering her thoughts, she looks ahead at the camera and speaks her mind about the mountain that she has to climb Sunday in San Francisco.
Jazmyn Rain: It comes as no surprise that my run in NGW has seen its ups and downs so far. There have been some great times like the formation of the Guardians, defeating Caroline O’Hara Burchill, and my day at the C2 Con on Monday. There have been trying times like losing my debut match in my hometown and the events of last Dissension in St. Louis. But this is nothing new for me. This is something that I’ve had to put up with my whole career whether I was as strong as I am now, or losing myself like I did many years ago. The big difference is that I am far better at handling adversity now than I was back then and boy, is this Sunday going to be all about that or what? I know that there are people in that locker room that don’t feel much different than the nonsense that Richard Kelly has been throwing at me and it’s fair to say that he’s become my harshest critic in the early stages of my NGW career. So, in order for me to both address some criticisms and to “pay tribute” to Trixie… I’ve come up with… A LIST!
Jazmyn laughs for a bit as she flips over her clipboard, revealing a list named “Five Common Criticisms of Jazmyn Rain”. The list goes as follows:
“This isn’t GCW!”
“You’re a charity case that doesn’t deserve anything!”
“You lost to Jew Blazer in your own hometown despite all the hype”
“You don’t have the X-Factor to be a star”
“You worry too much about right and wrong”
Jazmyn turns over the clipboard before she continues.
Jazmyn Rain: Now, yes, a couple of those aren’t necessarily NGW related, but in some form or another, in and out of NGW, I have heard these criticisms whether they are peers, whether they are fans, whether they are haters… yeah, I’ve had it coming from all angles. So, without further ado, let’s address these criticisms. Starting with the first one… “This isn’t GCW”. This is more of a Richard Kelly criticism, but I wouldn’t be shocked if there were some people tired of me talking about it. So, let’s get this out of the way before everyone jumps on that bandwagon. I KNOW that this is a different company but why would anyone want to count me out? I don’t talk about GCW to brag, I talk about it to illustrate my passions and my desires, I mention it to talk about what I overcome and to let people know what I am all about. It’s not a self-centered thing. Yes, the competition is different. I’ve gathered that. I know some of you out there think that I am getting an opportunity like I am getting on Sunday way too soon and that’s fine, you can think that if you want, but just remember that your argument is blown up JUST a little bit by the fact that I BEAT Caroline O’Hara Burchill and unlike the Jew Blazer, who had to take a shortcut to do it, I did it FAIRLY! I did it straight up! I didn’t need to do a blind cash in and stoop to the lows that Jew Blazer had to. Heck, Trixie just beat Caroline in her own right and like me, and again, unlike Jew Blazer, she did it fair and square. THAT, up to this point, is my signature win. “But DeSean Walker is a nobody, it’s just Hixx and Blade…” you say. But that win over Caroline, that I got so soon in my NGW run… I think that quashes this criticism, don’t you?
On to the next one. “You’re a charity case that deserves nothing”
Jazmyn pauses and laughs, clearly remembering how common that criticism used to be earlier in her career.
Jazmyn Rain: Again, more of a Kelly criticism but aside from him, I haven’t heard it from anyone in NGW because this largely comes from earlier in my career. First, let’s look at the definition of a “charity case” shall we? “A person or group regarded as needing help”. So, basically people think that I am ALWAYS some kind of damsel in distress that needs people to carry me and hold my hand? Could this criticism realistically stem from being a part of the Guardians and taking on the big bad destroyers so soon in my NGW run? Likely. Now, earlier in my career, I was primarily a tag team wrestler, I admit that. I relied on my partner slash trainer quite a bit, but considering I was such a rookie at the time, obviously I had to lean on her. But ever since I became a singles wrestler in my own right, I’ve been anything BUT a damsel in distress. I’m not someone “in need of help”. Nobody has ever handed me anything in this business. I don’t deserve this shot, why? Because I just got here? Because I’m not someone that’s part of the NGW line that dates back to IPW, Alpha Rising, NGSE and so forth? I’d like for Trixie and Blazer to tell me why I don’t deserve this chance. Trixie, I don’t think she’s like that. She knows how good I can be. Blazer? Yeah, he’s not a fan of me over a comment I made saying that Caroline is the better singles wrestler, but hey, I guess being a charity case is better than using one as a shortcut, right?
Jazmyn winks and chuckles with confidence, clearly not worried about stoking the flames a bit when it comes to the mountain she has to climb at Dissension.
Jazmyn Rain: “You lost to Jew Blazer in your own hometown despite all the hype!”
Jazmyn sighs and nips the inside of her bottom lip for a brief moment, clearly indicating that while she’s moved past her disappointing NGW debut, that it still bothers her a little bit.
Jazmyn Rain: And you know what? I’m going to reverse that! Sure, I have to go through Trixie first, but there’s no doubt in my mind that I will. It’s funny because I have this knack for winning a championship when the odds aren’t in my favor. The first singles title I ever won, I did it in a triple threat match where my two opponents didn’t take me seriously at all because I was a fresh face in the singles ranks at the time. In GCW, I won the International title there from someone that had a whole “ginger nation” behind her and they tried SO HARD to keep that title away from me. I won the Global Championship that I did in GCW by beating someone that had my number and someone who I had struggled gaining vengeance against after she tried to make an example out of me. So, is winning two matches in one night unfathomable? NO! So, to everyone that wants to criticize me, you might want to get this criticism in while you can because I AM going to overcome the odds to win a championship AGAIN and believe me, if there’s one criticism on my list I want to silence on Sunday, it’s THIS one because being the competitor that I am, I’m NOT going to let that hometown debut loss slide if I can help it. Sunday is the night I get that win back… AND the Five Lakes Championship to go along with it.
Next one… “You don’t have the X-Factor to be a star”
Jazmyn pauses and sighs before chuckling for a brief moment.
Jazmyn Rain: Look, I’ll be real here. I don’t do this to be a star, but I understand my angels… that’s my pet name for my fans by the way… see me as one. I understand I go out there and I’m an inspiration and role model to young women out there. I know that I had one of the busier lines on Monday and that the fan experience was extraordinary for myself and the people alike. But I don’t have the x-factor? I’m just some plain Jane? Is that it? Learn about what I’ve had to overcome: the drugs, the critics, the demons, the word “no” over and over and over again… and that’s NOT an x-factor? Having the heart and dedication for this business isn’t an x-factor? Tell me something. What “x-factor” do Trixie and Blazer have? Yeah, they are fantastic wrestlers. Trixie has an attitude and a list and Blazer… well… um… his brand of humor isn’t my cup of tea to be honest but it is what it is. He’s a worthy champion, but why should I settle for being the “one with the most to prove” on Sunday? My spirit IS my x-factor because every time I step in that ring, I know that there’s nobody in that ring that has a brighter, stronger spirit than I do. When my back is against the wall, and it’s going to be on Sunday no doubt, when everything looks bleak, that spirit kicks in and reminds me of everything I am all about and often times, I fight and win against these struggles. There will be a day where it comes out in full force in NGW and that day? I know it’s a little outrageous for some for me to say this, but I do believe wholeheartedly that the day WILL be Sunday!
And lastly… “You worry too much about right and wrong”...
Jazmyn pauses for a bit, collecting herself as she ruminates a little bit about this particular criticism.
Jazmyn: This is more of a GCW one, but it’s one that I’ve heard from day one. I’ve had people in GCW try to lecture me about what’s “best for business” and others chastise me for thinking “too black and white” and for being so “judgmental” in labelling them as “evil”. Heck, even Blazer himself has complained about my feelings in the way he won the title and I do believe my feelings are justified because the way he won it was WRONG! He’s defended that title against Tillman straight up, and he’s defended it in a four way. So in hindsight, was winning the title the way he did even NECESSARY? Absolutely NOT! He could have beaten Caroline straight up. Trixie… I’m not the biggest fan of her hit list she has going on. It comes off as too brash for me. I could never do something like that… well, okay I just compiled this “criticism list”, but I’m not putting PEOPLE on it that would naturally go for my head. I get it. Trixie is bold, brash and someone willing to take risks. Jew Blazer decided two wrongs did make a right to win the title the way he did. I get it. I’m not someone bold enough to make that kind of list and I could never win a championship the way he won it, but why does that preclude me from walking out of San Francisco with the Five Lakes Championship?
All in all, I just need to be me. I need to embrace what I have within me as a professional wrestler, take on this mountain head on, and conquer it to become the Five Lakes Champion. It’s not going to be easy, and the criticisms are going to get harsher since I am definitely becoming less and less under the radar as I progress in NGW. But when has it ever been easy for me at any point in my career? Sunday, I once again defeat the odds and I become a Five Lakes Champion that NGW and its faithful can be proud of!
Jazmyn tosses the list of criticisms aside and takes a deep, but confident breath. Maintaining her bright smile, she shuts off the camera feeling completely unfazed about the mountain she has to climb on Sunday!
Date: October 12, 2017
Back in Denver, Colorado after her brief foray in San Francisco for the C2 Con, Jazmyn Rain finds herself sitting on a chair with a clipboard in her hands. After a great day meeting hundreds of fans, the former GCW Global Champion is retaining her confidence knowing that she’s got quite a challenge ahead of her. She knows deep down that defeating Trixie and subsequently Jew Blazer isn’t going to be easy, but she also knows how capable she is of doing such a thing. Jazmyn smiles as she looks at something that she clearly wrote down on a clipboard. Gathering her thoughts, she looks ahead at the camera and speaks her mind about the mountain that she has to climb Sunday in San Francisco.
Jazmyn Rain: It comes as no surprise that my run in NGW has seen its ups and downs so far. There have been some great times like the formation of the Guardians, defeating Caroline O’Hara Burchill, and my day at the C2 Con on Monday. There have been trying times like losing my debut match in my hometown and the events of last Dissension in St. Louis. But this is nothing new for me. This is something that I’ve had to put up with my whole career whether I was as strong as I am now, or losing myself like I did many years ago. The big difference is that I am far better at handling adversity now than I was back then and boy, is this Sunday going to be all about that or what? I know that there are people in that locker room that don’t feel much different than the nonsense that Richard Kelly has been throwing at me and it’s fair to say that he’s become my harshest critic in the early stages of my NGW career. So, in order for me to both address some criticisms and to “pay tribute” to Trixie… I’ve come up with… A LIST!
Jazmyn laughs for a bit as she flips over her clipboard, revealing a list named “Five Common Criticisms of Jazmyn Rain”. The list goes as follows:
“This isn’t GCW!”
“You’re a charity case that doesn’t deserve anything!”
“You lost to Jew Blazer in your own hometown despite all the hype”
“You don’t have the X-Factor to be a star”
“You worry too much about right and wrong”
Jazmyn turns over the clipboard before she continues.
Jazmyn Rain: Now, yes, a couple of those aren’t necessarily NGW related, but in some form or another, in and out of NGW, I have heard these criticisms whether they are peers, whether they are fans, whether they are haters… yeah, I’ve had it coming from all angles. So, without further ado, let’s address these criticisms. Starting with the first one… “This isn’t GCW”. This is more of a Richard Kelly criticism, but I wouldn’t be shocked if there were some people tired of me talking about it. So, let’s get this out of the way before everyone jumps on that bandwagon. I KNOW that this is a different company but why would anyone want to count me out? I don’t talk about GCW to brag, I talk about it to illustrate my passions and my desires, I mention it to talk about what I overcome and to let people know what I am all about. It’s not a self-centered thing. Yes, the competition is different. I’ve gathered that. I know some of you out there think that I am getting an opportunity like I am getting on Sunday way too soon and that’s fine, you can think that if you want, but just remember that your argument is blown up JUST a little bit by the fact that I BEAT Caroline O’Hara Burchill and unlike the Jew Blazer, who had to take a shortcut to do it, I did it FAIRLY! I did it straight up! I didn’t need to do a blind cash in and stoop to the lows that Jew Blazer had to. Heck, Trixie just beat Caroline in her own right and like me, and again, unlike Jew Blazer, she did it fair and square. THAT, up to this point, is my signature win. “But DeSean Walker is a nobody, it’s just Hixx and Blade…” you say. But that win over Caroline, that I got so soon in my NGW run… I think that quashes this criticism, don’t you?
On to the next one. “You’re a charity case that deserves nothing”
Jazmyn pauses and laughs, clearly remembering how common that criticism used to be earlier in her career.
Jazmyn Rain: Again, more of a Kelly criticism but aside from him, I haven’t heard it from anyone in NGW because this largely comes from earlier in my career. First, let’s look at the definition of a “charity case” shall we? “A person or group regarded as needing help”. So, basically people think that I am ALWAYS some kind of damsel in distress that needs people to carry me and hold my hand? Could this criticism realistically stem from being a part of the Guardians and taking on the big bad destroyers so soon in my NGW run? Likely. Now, earlier in my career, I was primarily a tag team wrestler, I admit that. I relied on my partner slash trainer quite a bit, but considering I was such a rookie at the time, obviously I had to lean on her. But ever since I became a singles wrestler in my own right, I’ve been anything BUT a damsel in distress. I’m not someone “in need of help”. Nobody has ever handed me anything in this business. I don’t deserve this shot, why? Because I just got here? Because I’m not someone that’s part of the NGW line that dates back to IPW, Alpha Rising, NGSE and so forth? I’d like for Trixie and Blazer to tell me why I don’t deserve this chance. Trixie, I don’t think she’s like that. She knows how good I can be. Blazer? Yeah, he’s not a fan of me over a comment I made saying that Caroline is the better singles wrestler, but hey, I guess being a charity case is better than using one as a shortcut, right?
Jazmyn winks and chuckles with confidence, clearly not worried about stoking the flames a bit when it comes to the mountain she has to climb at Dissension.
Jazmyn Rain: “You lost to Jew Blazer in your own hometown despite all the hype!”
Jazmyn sighs and nips the inside of her bottom lip for a brief moment, clearly indicating that while she’s moved past her disappointing NGW debut, that it still bothers her a little bit.
Jazmyn Rain: And you know what? I’m going to reverse that! Sure, I have to go through Trixie first, but there’s no doubt in my mind that I will. It’s funny because I have this knack for winning a championship when the odds aren’t in my favor. The first singles title I ever won, I did it in a triple threat match where my two opponents didn’t take me seriously at all because I was a fresh face in the singles ranks at the time. In GCW, I won the International title there from someone that had a whole “ginger nation” behind her and they tried SO HARD to keep that title away from me. I won the Global Championship that I did in GCW by beating someone that had my number and someone who I had struggled gaining vengeance against after she tried to make an example out of me. So, is winning two matches in one night unfathomable? NO! So, to everyone that wants to criticize me, you might want to get this criticism in while you can because I AM going to overcome the odds to win a championship AGAIN and believe me, if there’s one criticism on my list I want to silence on Sunday, it’s THIS one because being the competitor that I am, I’m NOT going to let that hometown debut loss slide if I can help it. Sunday is the night I get that win back… AND the Five Lakes Championship to go along with it.
Next one… “You don’t have the X-Factor to be a star”
Jazmyn pauses and sighs before chuckling for a brief moment.
Jazmyn Rain: Look, I’ll be real here. I don’t do this to be a star, but I understand my angels… that’s my pet name for my fans by the way… see me as one. I understand I go out there and I’m an inspiration and role model to young women out there. I know that I had one of the busier lines on Monday and that the fan experience was extraordinary for myself and the people alike. But I don’t have the x-factor? I’m just some plain Jane? Is that it? Learn about what I’ve had to overcome: the drugs, the critics, the demons, the word “no” over and over and over again… and that’s NOT an x-factor? Having the heart and dedication for this business isn’t an x-factor? Tell me something. What “x-factor” do Trixie and Blazer have? Yeah, they are fantastic wrestlers. Trixie has an attitude and a list and Blazer… well… um… his brand of humor isn’t my cup of tea to be honest but it is what it is. He’s a worthy champion, but why should I settle for being the “one with the most to prove” on Sunday? My spirit IS my x-factor because every time I step in that ring, I know that there’s nobody in that ring that has a brighter, stronger spirit than I do. When my back is against the wall, and it’s going to be on Sunday no doubt, when everything looks bleak, that spirit kicks in and reminds me of everything I am all about and often times, I fight and win against these struggles. There will be a day where it comes out in full force in NGW and that day? I know it’s a little outrageous for some for me to say this, but I do believe wholeheartedly that the day WILL be Sunday!
And lastly… “You worry too much about right and wrong”...
Jazmyn pauses for a bit, collecting herself as she ruminates a little bit about this particular criticism.
Jazmyn: This is more of a GCW one, but it’s one that I’ve heard from day one. I’ve had people in GCW try to lecture me about what’s “best for business” and others chastise me for thinking “too black and white” and for being so “judgmental” in labelling them as “evil”. Heck, even Blazer himself has complained about my feelings in the way he won the title and I do believe my feelings are justified because the way he won it was WRONG! He’s defended that title against Tillman straight up, and he’s defended it in a four way. So in hindsight, was winning the title the way he did even NECESSARY? Absolutely NOT! He could have beaten Caroline straight up. Trixie… I’m not the biggest fan of her hit list she has going on. It comes off as too brash for me. I could never do something like that… well, okay I just compiled this “criticism list”, but I’m not putting PEOPLE on it that would naturally go for my head. I get it. Trixie is bold, brash and someone willing to take risks. Jew Blazer decided two wrongs did make a right to win the title the way he did. I get it. I’m not someone bold enough to make that kind of list and I could never win a championship the way he won it, but why does that preclude me from walking out of San Francisco with the Five Lakes Championship?
All in all, I just need to be me. I need to embrace what I have within me as a professional wrestler, take on this mountain head on, and conquer it to become the Five Lakes Champion. It’s not going to be easy, and the criticisms are going to get harsher since I am definitely becoming less and less under the radar as I progress in NGW. But when has it ever been easy for me at any point in my career? Sunday, I once again defeat the odds and I become a Five Lakes Champion that NGW and its faithful can be proud of!
Jazmyn tosses the list of criticisms aside and takes a deep, but confident breath. Maintaining her bright smile, she shuts off the camera feeling completely unfazed about the mountain she has to climb on Sunday!
