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“Verily, this clash was destined from the start; I knew it, she knew it, I would venture as far as to say that anyone with functional gray matter took one glimpse of the Voltage roster – packed with top tier talent as it is – and knew the inevitable power struggle that would manifest as a result of Captain Charisma’s shrewd drafting decisions following the events of Pain for Pride 2025. ‘Power Struggle’ is the key terminology at play here, because in a medium like professional wrestling – one that is inherently defined by an eternal power struggle across three brands – the ‘powers’ that hold particular influence within a brand will always be subject to these skirmishes. To illustrate this, one could simply study… the world. Yes, the world, and all of the ‘powers’ that encapsulate the world; in present day, we live in what can be summarized as a ‘unipolar world’, in which the United States of America – following the implosion of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics – established itself by means of overwhelming economic and military dominance as the global hegemon. It eliminated the only other ‘great power’ of the world and to this day has remained largely uncontested in its influence over global affairs; this has, of course, been shifting with the rise of the People’s Republic of China and its own growth pushing it from the position of a regional power to that of a rivaling great power, but such a point has yet to truly be established. In order to get a better understanding of the Elite Answers Wrestling landscape, it would be more effective to turn back the clock to a period of time defined by a large multitude of regional powers jockeying for position with the growth of a great power looming over the horizon. These regional powers seek to establish uncontested dominion over their own spheres of influence, and in the pursuit of that power and influence, a nigh interminable war of conquest commences; that, itself, is the perpetual state of affairs in Elite Answers Wrestling, with the branded ‘regions’ subject to those very same wars as elitists seek to cement themselves as the regional powers of their own brands. In the Voltage brand, we can observe an abundance of such powers, ranging from contract holders such as myself to legends such as TLA and my opponent for this profanely titled event to, of course, the married champions of this brand; this could even be viewed as an overabundance of powers leaving little to no room for error for any who wish to establish dominion for themselves. Everyone is in a perpetual state of danger with a throne fit for one at the top.
That is why I am not overly shocked at the ambush laid out by ToXXXin; why would they not attack Hans Grayson and I after we successfully waged war against the other brands in order to establish brand supremacy for the top of Voltage’s card? After all, according to the leader of ToXXXin, we are the ‘shiny new toys’ that were unfittingly placed in the position of representing Voltage in the War Games match; that little bit of spite did nothing to halt or deter our literal territorial invasion, and now I invite Minerva and both of her newfound satellite powers to reap the benefits as they seek to scrape and claw their way to a regional pinnacle that I polished with my War Games victory. Indeed, I believe ‘satellite powers’ to be an appropriate term to describe the likes of Daniella Atlas and Selina Reyes when it comes to their relation to Minerva; there is no need to place words in your mouth when you spelled it out yourself, this new venture of yours is an attempt to seize back the reins of control after you believe yourself to have been bereft of them for so long. Used and abused by the company, which views you as an aged commodity not worthy of special attention, used and abused by the ego that brought about the destruction of New Eden, used and abused from your baseborn origins as a manifestation of the filthy soil upon which you were spawned, what I perceive when I see you is a woman that has become fed up with that sense of an external locus of control. And thus, you INVEST; I am no stranger to it, after all, for I have borne witness to many a venture capitalist investing their seed money into up-and-coming firms that they believed in their heart of hearts to be ones that will inevitably pay healthy dividends in the future. There is no need to stop yourself from doing so, far be it from me to talk you down from it; would it not be lovely when Selina Reyes and Daniella Atlas, two entities waiting to bloom into full blossom, to be labeled as the disciples and students of Minerva and have your name attached to their future success due to your teachings? I do not begrudge such an approach; from the lens of avarice, which I uphold with the zealotry of a religious fanatic, I see your approach, I acknowledge your approach, and I even admire it. This is but another manifestation of the struggle for power and influence, albeit in a less orthodox manner than simply fighting your way to the world championship, which you have also indicated your interest in doing; given our past hostilities, though, I do not particularly feel bad when I bluntly state that neither your ‘investment’ approach nor your traditional approach of conquest will pay the dividends that you are hoping for.
The matter of bonds, friendships, brotherhoods, and all other manners of alliances has been one that has been central to the Sunday Night Voltage brand for this season. From the highly touted and subsequently decimated bond of Elysium to the alliance of convenience that has been the union of contract holders, it is not a stretch for me to state that the ‘name of the game’ for Voltage has been an exploration of the different manifestations of alliances that the crucibles we elitists are presented with synthesize amongst us. The bond of the Elysian lackwits was perhaps the easiest bond to dissect, for it was a faux-brotherhood held up with paperclips and tape; two fools that willfully blinded themselves to the avaricious reality of our industry were brutally confronted with that very reality when I set them on a forsaken path to that wonderful tag team match against the World and Hardcore champions. The lesson to be gleaned from the short-lived Elysian brotherhood is that if you do not center avarice in your alliance, it was doomed to begin with; your alliance with your satellite powers, Minerva, does not face such an issue. It is clear as day what selfish motivations are at play amongst each and every party; I already elucidated the projected dividends you would acquire upon the ascension of your satellite powers, and the ascension itself is what both Selina Reyes and Daniella Atlas have to gain from extracting every bit of professional wrestling knowledge that they can from a legend as capable and storied as yourself. However, just as much as this alliance has the potential to be driven by the motors of avarice, just as easily can it be done away with by the very glue that presently holds it together; if you follow through on your purported purpose to cultivate the ultimate potential of your satellite powers, then you will find that you have not seized the reins of control in the manner that you believe yourself to have done. The way you perceive this alliance is exerting your control over your own greatness by passing it down to others; the reality of the matter, though, is that while you are painstakingly crafting the saddles for your satellite powers to ride in, with sweat trickling down your brow as you excitedly work towards nurturing the greatness you think to be a reflection of yourself, what you are truly accomplishing is setting both elitists up to run over the first obstacle in their path to the actualize their true potential as possible future world champions. Pray tell, Minerva, if you are kneeling as closely as needed to craft these saddles, who else but you will be in the way to get run over on their path to the top? Surely you do not see two elitists with a peak as EAW Unified Tag Team Champions, no? You see future world champions in your eyes, and that will inevitably clash with your own aim to return to the heights from which you were cast down by Milli Banks. Their gazes are like daggers, watching you from behind, simultaneously learning from your experience and waiting to be driven into a back that has been stabbed enough times to make even Julius Caesar feel pity. What I see with my perceptive eyes is yet another alliance built upon a shoddy foundation that will inevitably crumble; it is for that reason that you have GRAVELY erred by seeking to use my victorious War Games team as a medium to elevate your satellite powers.
My team, Minerva, is one based off of TRUTH; we know each other to be rivals in the path to the pinnacle of the industry, and we are under no delusion otherwise. I do not seek to ‘nurture’ Kai Rabeaux nor do I seek to elevate Hans Grayson; we all seek the same pinnacle, and the only reason this alliance exists is because our avaricious aims have led to its manifestation. We all know damn well that the moment we get in each other’s way, it will be yet another regional war just as we have indicated from the very beginning, even before Territorial Invasion took place; it is that very acknowledgement of the true nature of our alliance that has led us to be powerful enough to vanquish the teams of Dynasty and Showdown, as well as our brand’s Brand Warfare team. As it pertains to the inevitable demise of ToXXXin, precisely in the manner that I have laid out, going up against my team will actually provide a delay to your destruction; Selina Reyes and Daniella Atlas will not grow from witnessing your triumphant victory over me, they will be halted because they were placed in a forsaken position to begin with. In your misbegotten endeavor to fashion a whetstone out of me, you have inadvertently delayed the collapse of your team; I find that to be rather amusing, and whether or not you come to terms with that fact is irrelevant to me. I am not centering the collapse of your team when your satellite powers seek to trample over you in their pursuit of glory; notice how I did not even delve too deeply into the notion of Selina Reyes and Daniella Atlas, who themselves have a hostile past, seeking to overcome EACH OTHER in their shared ambition for world championship glory. What you have done by attacking myself and the Fire Heart, Minerva, is rammed your team into a brick wall that it is simply incapable of breaking through. For a veteran with professional wrestling expertise beyond her years, that was quite a foolish move and one that I will ensure you suffer the consequences for.
Our match at ‘FYT’ will lay the groundwork for the devastating failure that ToXXXin will suffer so soon after its genesis; I would be remiss to not mention my own personal stake in this particular match, though. After all, one thing that I have mentioned time and time again throughout the entirety of 2025 has been the NIGH flawlessness of my year; I have not been directly conquered by ANY wrestler… aside from you. I have laid waste to my foes, and the only victories that have been gained over me have been either due to outside interference or through the pinning of a third party; the only exception was Grand Rampage, when I allowed my own bloodlust to draw my eyes away from the pursuit of victory. I ‘played with my food’ when I willingly lifted your shoulder off the canvas FOR you, and I suffered the consequences; for those that believe that I am too egotistical to perceive my own faults, this is one fault that I have pondered time and time again. Each and every time I see that sole blemish on my record, I die a thousand deaths, and I have no intentions of allowing that travesty to stand. From the very beginning of our series of clashes, when your ex husband saved you from a defeat at my hands, to the last of our clashes when I, myself, allowed you to walk away with the victory, I have been faced with nothing but loss after loss, and that is something that sickens me to the pit of my stomach. I intend wholeheartedly for FYT to be a rectification of that miserable state of affairs, albeit with the knowledge that with so many other parties at play, this very well may not be a clean affair after all; however, just like your lack of faith in my war games team, I will not allow that to halt or deter me in my ambition. For all intents and purposes, this match exists not as much to determine the stipulation of our match but more so for me to scour the single flaw in an otherwise flawless 2025 for your King of Elite. There will be no ex husband to save you, nor will I allow my bloodthirst to deter me from victory, and if your novel and ignominious boy toy decides to make an appearance, I will decimate him all the same.
My sole focus is on capitalizing upon the opportunity that your ambush has given me, Minerva, and I am willing to wade through an ocean of blood to ensure that ambition is actualized. When it is all said and done, you will find that even one with as much wisdom in this industry such as yourself has yet more to learn if you were foolish enough to tempt fate by seeking to encroach upon a sphere of influence that I have set aside to be dominated by myself.
Make no mistake, for I will make this abundantly clear; in the region of Voltage, in spite of the world championship that Adam Lucas holds, there is no regional power greater than the King of Elite, and all who dare to defy that decree will find themselves facing my blade and all the consequences that come with it. You exist on this brand to elevate ME, Minerva, and you will find that your world championship aspirations – lest you decide to pursue the Universal Women’s Championship – will succumb to failure.”
