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[wistereia]

Wisteria's Bio is finally done! You can find that here!

[freunwol]

you got some uhhhhhhhh ssau concept arts?

GHFLGJHDSFGLJH UH UM WELL a good amount of it is at home where i am not but i will be this weekend!!! and im sure so much is lost in old notebooks n papers n shit too... i was not good at committing stuff to a model sheet or anything similar. im still not!

case in point: this mess from this morning

(the first time i put this in the post there was a gigantic spoiler right below her feet lmfao)

im still kinda figuring out what i want but i wanna lean into like... a round gothic ouji cowboy look for lucid which is a wonderful phrase! u can sorta see it in that doodle to the side but i decided to opt for suspenders instead of a vest, it feels better. the huge sleeves are part of the button up though. whether they stay open n flare out or i go for the poofy look im considering is up in the air lol. the cowboy hat isnt though that stays

(also on the side, eun posing. hes so shapes)

the ages/timeline are all kinda mixed around (cuz like wm and freud are here but so is the resistance & neinheart and all. dw abt it) and i wanna make lucid younger than i had her in the first iteration of ssau. so maybe a little older than she was in her lachelein flashbacks, so like...... [the elven equivalent of] 14? they might be like half elves and age like humans til theyre adults but can you fucking imagine being a preteen for 30 goddamn years omg

u can see tentative shape notes on the side, also i did in fact forget that magnus exists and that i should include him somehow. hhhhh

as for older concept art... theres more than i thought!!

i realized a lot of it was in ipad doodles along with old computer files, which for a second i thought i deleted but i DIDNT theyre SAFE

p sure i posted this. the one on the left was basically his design concept tho lmfao... i dont think there was anything in particular i was going for aside from edgy and some black wings elements, and it never really strayed from that

not really anything to write home about (aside from mercs design looking NOTHING like that by the end omg) but look at that fucking tapestry

i also posted top left (i still think it looks kinda alright!!) im not sure what i was doing w the thing covering his whole arm but. hey

me too aran. me too. and a very brief glimpse at who i think is merc? my full design for her n aran are at home but there she is. i remember liking how they turned out, arans story has changed DRAMATICALLY but i can prolly keep a lot of elements lmao.. not too sure whats happening w her hair here though

i think this was actually her first iteration though. i took a lot of elements from the time guardians from tot (which i think was very smart and cool of me)... i used to do a lot of designs like this. how i actually remembered anything like this? answer: i didnt

fairly sure this is what i sent someone as a ref sheet for a commission. which is def serviceable but like lmfao. i honestly dont think ill change much aside from the headband and making the collar more distinctive? maybe make the shirt itself a lil more interesting, but honestly keeping it kinda plain may be best practice

theres other doodles but i wouldnt really call them concept art...or theyre otherwise spoilery. when i get home n can take pics of the other art i can find ill post em!!

im... honestly still really surprised and happy that ppl are still interested in ssau, it does mean a lot. ive had this au for, what, 6 years? ive always wanted to do this justice and i think now im really able to

[nuttyrabbit]

So it’s been a while since I posted Gambit’s bio, and I think it’s about time I started posting bios for my other characters, don’t you? 

This is Frost the Snow Leopard, and next to Gambit, he’s the character I’m the most proud of out of all the characters I’ve made. He’s also the one I’ve put the most amount of work into when taking into account both the character and everything surrounding him.

But this wasn’t something I did on my own.  Huge, HUGE shoutouts to my best friend @pidgeonspen who not only helped make Frost’s initial design, but also did his redesign, did this entire beautiful ref sheet, helped me figure out a lot of character stuff and of course, helped me with the bio. 

Speaking of the bio, let’s get right into it! Everything is below the readmore 

Age: 30

Occupation: Self-proclaimed Emperor of Osakiru 

Personality: Cold, calculating, driven and authoritative - these are but some of the  words that can describe Frost. 

His immaculate ability to inspire both the best and the worst in those around him is drawn from his ambition, his driving ideals of both strength and self, and his sheer intensity.  He is a skilled manipulator, able to easily influence those around him into fighting for his cause using a his natural inclinations towards both strategy and diplomacy.  Frost is a very pragmatic individual, often making decisions based off of what he feels is objectively the “best” for both his country and himself.  He is not someone who angers quickly, nor is he someone who will resort to violence unless he deems it necessary. However, if he feels he needs to, he will use the threat of violence to get his subordinates in line, and more often than not, he will use both fear and violence to subjugate those that dare to resist, justifying it under the guise of a “greater good”

He also possesses a keen insight which allows him to quickly and easily derive information about people, places, and situations that he then uses to his advantage. 

Skills: As his name implies, Frost can control ice; he employs his power both offensively and defensively, and to great effect. However, this power does not come freely. The sheer cold he produces takes quite an extensive toll on his body, and  using it for too long can have detrimental - possibly even permanent- effects on his body. because of this , Frost has had to spend most of his life learning to control this power, with him only recently having found a way to do so. While he can now control his power without actively concentrating on it, it still poses a huge risk to him. As a result,  in combat Frost  only uses his powers when he absolutely needs to, instead usually falling back on both his swordsmanship and hand to hand combat skills instead.  Since he has had little to no formal training in either, he’s instead self-taught,  spending hours upon hours studying and training himself, with the end result  being a fighting style he can truly call his own.  When it comes to his swordsmanship, his focus is primarily on quick, precise sword slashes  that dispatch foes quickly . His hand-to-hand style is one that is  heavily counter-focused , taking advantage of  openings with hard-hitting, precise strikes.  When he is forced to use his powers however, he usually channels them through his katana, minimizing the toll his powers take on  his body, and boosting the power and range of his strikes

Hobbies: Training is Frost’s main hobby, and one he takes very seriously. Reading- While Frost places great value on the importance of honing ones’ physical strength, he places just as much importance on the strengthening of ones’ mind, and as such, he is an avid reader. If he is not in his personal dojo, he can often be found in his study, perusing the many books he has acquired via his conquest or otherwise.   While he occasionally dips his toes into the realm of fiction, his preferences lie in the realms of history and philosophy, both spritual and practical.  Mental challenges-  In the same vein as his love of reading, Frost has recently taken to occasionally indulging in mental exercises in an attempt to truly stimulate his mind.  Games such as Sudoku, Shogi, and even Risk are ones he not only enjoys on the rare occasion he gets to play them, but ones he is also extremely good at, since they play to his strengths.  Meditation-  This is less so a hobby and moreso a problem solving technique Frost has found useful.  Whenever he needs to figure out the solution to a complicated issue, he will often sit in silent meditation  to clear his mind so he can come to what he feels is the perfect solution.  

Likes: The pursuit of strength, seafood (In particular lobster and salmon), reading, comfortable silence, mental exercises/problem solving of any kind, clothing (Suits and jackets in particular. He gets them custom made), order/control,  sake, and hot baths/saunas (he finds them relaxing)

Dislikes: Disorder, insubordination, cowardice, excessive heat, “talking heads” shows,   sweet foods and drinks, and excessive noise (He can handle it he just dislikes it) 

Flaws: Frost’s cold, calculating worldview ultimately leads him to see people less as individuals to be treated with respect and more as tools to be used to reach whatever ends he desires.  While Frost is an excellent strategist, his plans tend to be rather complex in both scope and execution, requiring many moving parts to work in tandem. As a result, his plans can fall apart if exposed to an overly chaotic element, albeit there is usually a slight margin of error there anyways.

Backstory:  From the very start, Frost’s life was marked by constant struggle, in part due to his powers. When his gelid powers began to manifest in his early childhood, Frost needed help to survive - his powers would begin freezing him to death lest his body temperature was regulated. As he lived in poverty, the most viable option came in the form of quite literally boiling water for baths at regular intervals in an attempt to keep him from freezing himself over.  Unfortunately, these powers  had a tendency to attract attention - something his family truly didn’t need nor want, living in squalor among one of the most crime-ridden parts of the country. 

      Frost’s father himself was a low-ranking thug in the local yakuza, while his mother stayed at home, looking after Frost – and over her shoulder constantly.  Frost’s parents demanded Frost “keep [his] head down and don’t draw attention.”; and for a long time, he did just that. But try as he might to “blend into the background” as his parents wanted, his inability to control his power continually drew attention to him, often leaving him ostracized and sometimes even harassed by his peers. Even his older brother was of no use, instead content to follow in his father’s footsteps and pretend all was well, also desperate not to make a “fuss” as it were, the few times he stood up for the young leopard ultimately making little difference..

      Alone, living in absolute filth, burdened with powers he could not control, the young Frost was miserable, and he constantly hoped and prayed that things would change, that he wouldn’t have to live like this, that things would just somehow get better. But those prayers would never be answered, and for a long time it seemed like there was no way out for Frost–until he found it.  One day, while enduring yet another round of harassment from his peers, something in Frost just *snapped*. For the first time in his life, he truly unleashed his power and froze his tormentors solid.  The incident quickly drew unwanted attention, resulting in his father pulling him out of the school to prevent any further mishaps, desperately hoping things would blow over and return to normal.  But they never would, for Frost had learned a very valuable lesson: the power of fear.  

       The faces of those around him - frozen in fear, their hands trembling, their jaws slackened - desperately backing away from him, in what seemed like pure terror, told him everything he needed to know.  But perhaps almost as telling was his father’s solution to this issue;  instead of trying to figure out how things had gotten to this point, he had simply chosen to keep quiet, too worried about “making a fuss”, perfectly content to let things go on as they always did. And when Frost had finally snapped after years of torment, his father’s solution was to simply hide him away, trying to wait for things to go back to normal.   In fact, when Frost thought about it,  that is what everyone else had done all this time. They were content to simply let things go on as they always had, too worried about causing a fuss or shaking up the “status quo”, too concerned with saving themselves above all else . That is when Frost realized something: if he truly wanted to improve his situation, he would have to be the one to do it; him and no one else.

     Yet despite these revelations, Frost was still very much at a loss as to what to do: He knew that he was the only person who could improve his situation, but he was still at a loss as to the how. He knew fear would be an effective tool in reaching those ends, but he was still at a loss as to what those ends even were, much less how he would even use it effectively.  But as fate would have it, he would not find his answers in the present, but the past.  Stuck in his own home with no recourse, Frost stumbled upon a dusty, nearly tattered book on his father’s bookshelf.   The book itself told the tales of great kings and empires gone by, of men turned myth, who were respected, beloved, and most of all, *feared*.  But that alone was not enough to give Frost the direction he needed. It was only when he began to pay attention to the news, to the state of his country, that it all came together. It struck him with a revelation: it wasn’t just his parents or his teachers or the adults around him that were complacent and fearful of change, it was the entire country. The entire country was just as stagnant, squalid, and content to lie in its own filth as the small corner he was forced to call home.  Those in power - the formal Osakiran government, and the Yakuza syndicates that held the leash, were far too weak, too complacent with their comfortable lives to bring the change the country needed. It brought to mind those emperors of old Frost had read about; men who rose to power, uplifting and uniting their people all the while. Not like the privileged cowards who ruled now… and that’s when Frost realized what it would take to salvage both himself and  Osakiru, what separated the historical rulers from the present: strength.  Osakiru would need someone who was truly strong not just in body, but mind and will as well.  And it was then that Frost realized that he and only he could become that man.  He would have to dispose the feeble cowards and take their place at the top, not just for himself, but everyone else.

       Frost knew what he had to do now, and he was already training both his mind and body in preparation for the task to come. All he needed was an opportunity, and one such opportunity would soon make itself known.  One day, the syndicate Frost’s father had spent his life working for finally came for him, punishing him for one mistake too many, dumping his fetid corpse onto the street for all to see. All, including Frost and what was left of his family.  His brother, seeing the very clear writing on the wall, decided to flee the country, attempting to take both Frost and his mother with him to safety. But despite the pleading of both his mother and brother, calling his actions “suicide”, Frost would not flee. He knew what he had to do, the image of his father’s corpse only cementing into his mind his mission.  And so they fled, leaving Frost alone, and it was then that Frost, not even an adult yet at the age of 17, pledged himself into the service of the very syndicate that had taken his father’s life, seeing the path to the top through them

      Frost began his climb to the top then and there. Despite the many mistakes he made in those formative years, which  showed themselves through bruises, scars, and even a missing finger, Frost pressed on, pushing himself to become the *best*. He trained his body, his mind, his *will* to the point where he could not take any more, yet he kept going, pushing himself to greater and greater heights, modeling himself after the very rulers he had read about all those years ago, all in an effort to be the very image of strength he knew he had to be. His efforts  would not go unnoticed, and within a few years, Frost found himself to be the 2nd in command of the entire syndicate.  But this was not enough, and Frost knew this, and soon enough he struck down the patriarch, and took the entire syndicate for himself, as well as the thing that would come to be Frost’s trademark: his katana.  Though it was merely a talking piece hung on the wall of the patriarch’s office, Frost would make the blade his own, a true extension of himself in every sense of the word.

       From here on, Frost would truly begin his conquest of Osakiru and one by one, the other yakuza syndicates fell to Frost, surrendering their power, their influence, and most of all, their resources.  As Frost’s reach grew, so did his numbers, whether it be through assimilating the other syndicates or people joining his ranks of their own volition. Four individuals in particular, all of whom Frost saw untapped potential in and who saw in Frost the key to their own salvation, would come to make up his inner circle, soon to be known as the Black Lotus.

      Eventually, the last of the syndicates fell to Frost’s forces. Now, all that was left to do was to overthrow the formal government. At this point, they knew that  Frost was on his way, and that it was too late to stop him; they were outmatched, outplayed, and ultimately overwhelmed.  When his icy blade ripped through the Prime Minister’s chest, spilling crimson onto the steps of Osakiru’s Capitol Building, it marked the final, bloody conclusion of Frost’s 11 year conquest.  No longer would Osakiru be ruled by yakuza thugs or ineffectual Prime Ministers.  Now it would be ruled by an *emperor*, one who would bring Osakiru into a new golden age.

       Despite the success of his initial conquest, Frost knew the real work had only just begun; there was no time for celebration, and he quickly got to work imposing his will unto the country. He cleaned the streets,  both figuratively and literally, reorganizing the pathetic OSDF into a true army, and created a new police force to unflinchingly carry out his will and being the emperor’s eyes and ears. He knew that in order to secure his vision, sacrifices would have to be made, and so he quickly consolidated all of Osakiru’s media under a single banner in a bid to suppress any thought of rebellion, and to push his ideology onto the people. Schools suffered the same, their curriculum changed to emphasize nationalistic pride and personal achievement. Every able-bodied adult was put to work under his rule, for the betterment of economy and to aid in building his ideal nation.  Among the first orders of business was renovating the decrepit palace to fit Frost’s vision, a symbol of his immense power and of the dynasties he sought to emulate. He made sure that no matter where you were in Osakiru, his presence was *felt*.  He became at once the most beloved figure in all of Osakiru and the one everyone feared the most.  

         Two years later, and Frost continues to rule Osakiru with an iron fist, still seeking new ways to develop and strengthen both his country and himself. One of his latest approaches involves seeking new, diplomatic relationships with powerful allies, such as the Kingdom of Acorn and G.U.N., hoping for both an economic partnership and one to strengthen defenses against the likes of Dr. Eggman - the one factor that keeps Frost from expanding Osakiru’s territory. With his sights set southward to Osakiru’s historical rival, Chun-nan, Frost knows it’s simply a matter of time. Eventually, the opportunity will rise, and Frost happens to be a very patient man.

[closetofanxiety]

Show Review: Women’s Wrestling Revolution, “Identity Crisis”

It’s been like three months since I went to see wrestling in person, let’s see what happened:

Women’s Wrestling Revolution, “Identity Crisis”

Aurora Nightclub, Providence, Rogues Island

Crowd: 130, per Squared Circle Sirens

Show notes: I went with Mark and Mike, the first time the three of us had been to a show together since we saw Jushin Thunder Liger in August. It was cold, cold, cold. Luke Bryan (sp?) was in town playing at the hockey rink, so downtown was packed with fans of, I’m guessing here, country music. A lot of camo, anyway. Our normal dinner spot was jam packed, so we went to a Korean barbecue place down the street from the venue. Let me tell you: I love some dang ol’ Korean barbecue. The spicy chicken, the crunchy vegetables, the kimchi, the purple rice. Buddy, I am hungry just thinking about it. Anyway, the show.

Sea Stars (Delmi Exo & Ashley Vox) w/Jocelyn vs. Maria Manic and Penelope Ford

The Sea Stars are New England locals who I’ve seen a bunch of times, and I’m happy to report they’re coming along well. They’ve improved by leaps and bounds, although they’re still a little green. They have kind of a Chikara vibe, like they carry a trident around, and their manager/friend/whatever was dressed as Left Shark, essentially. Ford and Manic were doing the unapproachable stuck-up blonde thing, and the match had a lot of energy, but was pretty sloppy in some parts. Just like at Beyond shows, there’s no seating, but because all the wrestlers are women and wrestling fans seem like creeps, they were hyper vigilant about separating the crowd from the wrestlers when matches would spill out of the ring. I’ve never been shoved by so many men dressed like referees in my life. Sea Stars win with the Hart Attack. Rating: Two Luke Bryan (sp?) Fans.

Willow Nightingale vs. Skylar

I hadn’t seen Willow Nightingale before, but she has kind of a LuFisto physique with a Solo Darling persona, although less hyper. Significantly less hyper; Solo Darling is really trowelling it on these days. Skylar is another local, familiar from Blitzkrieg Pro, and is also improving significantly but still green. This match was actually pretty dang good, with a lot of submission holds traded back and forth and some really impressive stuff from Nightingale, including a really nice Fisherman’s Suplex. Good match, but it was one of those face vs. face things that sucks some of the air out of the room. It’s OK to have a wrestler people hate! Rating: Two And A Half Luke Bryan (sp?) Fans.

Sonya Strong vs. Vanity

This was a huge amount of fun. The women’s wrestling equivalent of a hoss fight. I hope that’s not taken in any way other than totally complimentary. It is what it is. Wrestling is about, among other things, bodies, and these athletes have bodies that might be described, in some circles, as thicc. They’re both tremendous wrestlers though, and Strong in particular is great at being the arrogant heel who hates the crowd. The goofy crowd responded to her heel behavior with adoring cheers, though, which is an epidemic at the indie level. I maintain that Matt Riddle is still working heel, it’s just indie fans are too good at outsmarting themselves to realize it. Anyway, Strong basically ran the show here, brutalizing Vanity for much of the match until a late, desperate rally that was ended by a nasty-looking Dragon Suplex. After the match, Strong had words for Veda Scott, who was doing commentary for the show. Rating: Three And A Half Luke Bryan (sp?) Fans.

Karen Q vs. Tasha Steelz

Something of a mismatch, as Karen Q is significantly larger than Steelz, who was working heel but also the underdog. I had seen Karen Q wrestle before and was vaguely impressed, but she was fantastic in this match, just tremendous athleticism and, why not, I’ll say, “ring psychology.” She let Steelz stay in the match by selling like a fiend before finally wrapping things up with a Boston Crab. It helps that Q has fantastic new ring gear. That shouldn’t matter, but it does. Imagine Bruiser Brody in white trunks and normal boots. See? Rating: Three Luke Bryan (sp?) Fans.

Davienne & Belmont w/Sammi Lane vs. The Twizted Sisterz (Thunder Rosa and Holidead)

The WWR (and maybe Rhode Island?) debut of the Sisterz, who have a terrible name but a a great Dia de los Muertos gimmick and work fantastically together, like an actual tag team is supposed to. Their opponents are locals and I can’t really figure them out. They have kind of a dominatrix gimmick (Belmont used to be “Mistress Belmont”) but kind of not? There’s something unsavory about them, anyway, and they’re really good at traditional heel stuff like cheating and being deeply annoying. Davienne screams in a way that’s like nails on a chalkboard. The Sisterz do most of the work in this match, which is fine, because they’re good wrestlers. Sammi Lane distracts the ref, enabling the cheap roll-up with a handful of tights, but the Sisterz get revenge by beating the hell out of Lane while Belmont and Davienne scamper back to the locker room. That’s classic wrestling storytelling, my friends. Rating: Three And A Half Luke Bryan (sp?) Fans.

INTERMISSION

Ring announcer Rich Palladino starts off the break by reminding us all not to grope the wrestlers. I don’t really mind these exhortations to behave like normal, non-criminal human beings, because let’s face it, there are at least a few wrestling fans who really need these guidelines to be explicit. I’m an unmarried dunce in my 30s who collects wrestling magazines and I’m Noel Coward compared to some of these guys. Just watching some of the interactions with the wrestlers at intermission (I always want to say “halftime”) was cringe-inducing. I was talking with two people and some guy who looked like a M.U.S.C.L.E. toy in a Bullet Club shirt was making a beeline for Sonya Strong and, instead of just stepping around us, stood at the edge of our three person huddle and kept saying, in a robotic monotone, “Excuse me. Excuse me. Excuse me” because we were in the direct path of Strong. We silently parted ways and watched him interact with Strong the way you or I might interact with a vending machine.

Speaking of creeps, I am one, although not quite as bad as M.U.S.C.L.E. guy, and my big goal for the evening was getting a mark picture with Su Yung, a wrestler I have wanted to see since 2015, and the reason I bought a ticket to the show in the first place. I thought I had glimpsed her before the show, in a Papa Hales T-shirt and with a bandanna over her face, talking to the bar staff, perhaps letting them know that, in a venue with both a Su Yung match and a bar, the two will inevitably collide. For most of the long (45 minutes) intermission, though, she was nowhere to be seen, and I was modestly bummed out. 

Then, just a few minutes before the end of intermission, she came out in full paint and Blood Bride garb, not to sell merch or pose for pictures, just to make a circuit of the room and creep people out. You know someone has something special when other wrestlers stop to take pictures of them. My pure beef heart went pitter-patter and I was stoked for the second half of the show. Speaking of which:

Gabi Castrovinci vs. Barbi Hayden

Castrovinci is no longer Raquel (let go from TNA) and Hayden is no longer blonde. Gabi was wearing the Shine tag team belt she currently holds with Santana Garrett, who is working for TNA now. Hayden looked better than I’ve ever seen her, really playing up the heelish tactics which, of course, made the goofy-ass crowd cheer for her. Hayden had to carry Castrovinci, who’s still pretty green, but is at least coming into her own. She won with kind of a sloppy cross armbreaker, and I thought the match was a bit lacking overall, but later on one of my friends said it had been his favorite of the night, so you know, de gustibus non est disputandum. Rating: Two Luke Bryan (sp?) Fans.

Alexis Rose vs. Veda Scott

I am not hugely familiar with Alexis Rose, but she is one of the wrestlers who was in that (to date) one-off ITV World of Sport revival with Jim Ross, and she apparently trained in gymnastics, which I feel like is a vast pool of untapped potential for wrestling. She came out to a version of “Kiss From a Rose” and got the crowd singing along, but then Veda came out, and people in Providence love Veda. I don’t even mind that they cheer for the heel in her case, because her constant barrage of sarcasm and whiny protests to the referee are more like the stuff you get from a bratty kid sister. She is a lot of fun, is what I’m saying, and almost impossible to dislike. Wrestling-wise, this match was a bit spotty, maybe because the two were unfamiliar with each other. Both looked good in spots, but there was some awkwardness. Veda got the win and Rose got a “please come back” chant. Rating: Two And A Half Luke Bryan (sp?) Fans.

Renee Michelle vs. Jordynne Grace

Another WWR debut, this time from Michelle, who has kind of a Hania-esque gimmick. Or maybe Hania has a Reneee Michelle-esque gimmick? I don’t know. No way to know. Only way to settle this is in the squared circle. But first! Jodynne Grace. At midnight on show night, she would turn 21. She’s really young and is already pretty dang impressive as a wrestler. Definitely capable of being in a Lady Hoss division with Sonya Strong, Vanity, and Karen Q. This looked to be a mismatch, because Michelle is much smaller, but got-dang, can she go in the ring. Really impressive array of offense from Michelle, based around the simple story of trying to chop down the bigger wrestler, who kept relying on her superior size. Grace won with a bear hug, which is normally a piss-poor submission hold, but in this case the size differential actually made it look impressive. After the match Penelope Ford brought Jordynne a birthday shot, which Jordynne drank and pronounced “disgusting.” Tip the bar staff, folks! Rating: Three And A Half Luke Bryan (sp?) Fans.

Su Yung vs. Rachael Ellering

Su came out and sprayed a plume of red mist in the air. I got some on my hands and face. I was really happy about that. Much happier than I would be in practically any other context in which someone is spitting red food color on me. This match went like lots of Su Yung matches have gone since the dawn of her Blood Bride character, but that’s fine, because I love those matches: the other wrestler is a normal person and not entirely sure about how to engage Su, who is a crazy person and bumps like you’d expect a crazy person to bump. Lots of brawling, moving quickly onto the floor and then, naturally, to the bar, where Su’s matches tend to go. Ellering hit a nasty suplex on Su on the nightclub floor. I have to say, Ellering looked really good in this match. She’s been coming along very quickly since making her debut in Shine not long ago. This match was originally going to be Ellering vs. Tessa Blanchard, but the latter had to pull out to film that movie the Rock is doing about Paige. Fine with me, man, this was great. Once they got back into the ring, there was a lot of back and forth offense, with Ellering getting the upper hand but not being able to put Su away. Su mists the ref by mistake and Ellering hits her finisher for the win. I BOOED. It doesn’t really matter, though, Su’s matches aren’t about winning or losing, they’re about the amount of insane punishment Su can take. Su got a nice “Su! Su! Su!” chant afterwards. Rating: Four Luke Bryan (sp?) Fans.

After the show, we waited around a bit and Su came out late, taking pictures with basically everyone. I got my mark picture and bought a signed photo, because I SUPPORT THE BOYS. There was a Dylan Thomas quote on the photo, oddly. She gave me a Fest Wrestling pin. As we talked, the DJ was playing “Washington Bullets” by the Clash. I felt light-headed. She seemed very nice, although, you know, I haven’t really met any wrestlers who seemed horrible. Actually, wait, a guy who’s a regular at NEW shows was a complete asshole when I ran into him in December. If you see me at a show, ask me for the full story of bad manners.

We went back to get our car, but the garage was full of Luke Bryan (sp?) fans departing the concert, so we went back to the venue to have a beer. Su and the Twizted Sisters were in civilian clothes but still had the facepaint on and were dancing around to the DJ music waiting for promoter Drew Cordeiro to drive them to their hotel. I had an Abita, which is a solid beer. Everyone in Rhode Island drinks Narragansett, and folks, you can do better than that.