I had already been practicing for a few months now, it was getting close to my debut day and I still hadn't thought up a name! I was debuting as a manager for a tag team called HBB, the Hollywood Bad Boys. This would be the first time i would be in front of the wrestling crowd.. and on top of that I was told I was going to be a Heel!
What is a heel you ask? A heel is the "Bad guy (or girl in my case)" of the company while face is the "Good guy/girl." Was I excited? NO. How could I go in front of a crowd I'd never known and make them hate me!!? Also, why would I want the fans to hate me!!? So No. I was NOT looking forward to being a heel.. but I heard that being a heel was SO MUCH BETTER than being a face, so I was very interested in seeing this different side of the industry.
Now that I knew I was going to be a heel, I still needed a name.
since Shawn Michaels was my favorite wrestler and pretty much my inspiration for wrestling, I knew that I wanted my initials to be S.M.
One of my favorite artists is Freddie Mercury. So I knew Mercury would be my M, and at the time I was binge watching Gossip Girl, so I used one of the names of the main characters, Serena.. and so Serena Mercury was born.
Your character name says a lot about your personality and who you are a wrestler so I was glad I choose that name because it was a perfect fit.
My first debut wasn't a match, like I mentioned, I was introduced as a manager, and even so I was SO NERVOUS! This was because as a manager you deal with promos and well since we were heels... it obviously consisted of us cheating the whole match.
Remember how I said I wasn't looking forward to being a heel?? Well being a heel was the most entertaining thing I have ever done! Since the crowd really hated HBB, they automatically hated me. And when I say hate... I mean HATE. As soon as I walked out and did my first promo, they boo'ed me, interrupted me, called me names... the ugliest names you could think.. But from all the negative comments, my character was able to develop as the 'Queen of Wrestling Revolution Serena Mercury!'
Being a heel was the greatest possible thing ever! This is because I was able to be a complete B!t%h without really being one. This was the first time I felt my alter ego come out and a heel was born. The fans would call me fat and ugly.. and even worse things.. but I didn't care because deep down, I knew they were just jealous of me ;) ..and that was the moment I realized it's fun to be hated.
Saturday, October 22, 2016
Wednesday, October 12, 2016
The Moment You Realize The First Practice Is Always The Toughest.
An opportunity such as this does not come often, and because of that I remember this day as if it were yesterday. Saturday afternoon I made my way into Cine El Rey to attend my first wrestling practice. Ethan could not attend this practice so I was on my own meeting the other wrestlers. As the newbie I was one of two other girls at practice with about 10 guys there.
The beginning of practice was me learning the basics which started with the star rolls. This was me literally rolling in the ring forming a star. It started at a corner in the ring with a front roll to the middle of the ring, then from the middle of the ring a quarter roll to the second corner of the ring, and repeated until you ended where you started with a back roll. This always made me dizzy.
After learning my star rolls, I next learned to bump. What's a bump you ask? It's landing on the mat. Safety is the most important rule in wrestling because landing wrong can break your neck, back, you can be in serious danger if you don't know how to land. This was were the fun began. Taking a bump is tough on the back.. everything you do in this sport in tough on the body.. but bumping is the first wrestling thing you learn.
During this process, everyone takes turns doing their rolls and bumping so everyone is just standing there WATCHING YOU! No pressure for the new girl right? The head trainer was pretty hard on everyone. Of course I wanted to make a good impression so I listened to everything he said and never said "I can't or I'm scared." In sports saying "no" is something i will never do. I will always try until I perfect my technique. So I learned how to took a back bump, that was pretty simple. Then a front bump, this is harder then a back bump but still easy to take. We moved onto the next bump and when I saw the first person go I TOTALLY FREAKED OUT!! The last bump was a FRONT FLIP BUMP!! Whaaaaat!?? I didn't even think I could flip! The guys started it off, then we moved to the girls and to my surprise both girls refused to do this. Trust me it looked scary. The head trainer then looks at me and says "Okay your turn." I entered the ring with such fear. I listened to his direction, he said "hit the ropes, run to the middle of the jump up and flip forward into a back bump. Go when your ready."
By this point my HEART WAS BEATING SO FAST, I could feel my heart pound out of my chest.. but I knew I had to give this a try and I wasn't going to say No. First I had to visualize myself doing it... or maybe I was just killing time.. regardless I took a deep breath, hit the ropes, jumped up turned into a front flip and ended in a back bump! AND IT WAS GOOD! I ACTUALLY DID IT! AND IT WAS GOOD! The trainer said, "Okay good, finish your three." I finished my three and was SUPER ECSTATIC! The whole practice had come easy to me and it was as if I was meant to be there doing, as if I was born for this. This was a huge accomplishment.
The trainer looked at the other girls and then looked at me...
HIM: How many practices have you been too?
ME: This is my first practice..
He looked at me, shocked.
HIM: WAIT YOU HAVEN'T BEEN TO A PRACTICE BEFORE!?
Me: No this is my first..
HIM: I THOUGHT YOU HAD BEEN TO A PRACTICE BEFORE!!
Me: No this is my first.
he looked at the girls and he was so mad at them.
HIM: THIS IS HER FIRST PRACTICE AND SHE DID A FRONT FLIP BUMP AND YOU GIRLS WONT EVEN TRY IT!! SHE IS GOING SOMEWHERE!
I was quiet.
He looked at me a said, "Good job. I look forward to teaching you more."
The girls gave me ugly looks but I didn't care. I had never felt more at home. Practice continued but that was the moment I knew the first practice is always the hardest.
The beginning of practice was me learning the basics which started with the star rolls. This was me literally rolling in the ring forming a star. It started at a corner in the ring with a front roll to the middle of the ring, then from the middle of the ring a quarter roll to the second corner of the ring, and repeated until you ended where you started with a back roll. This always made me dizzy.
After learning my star rolls, I next learned to bump. What's a bump you ask? It's landing on the mat. Safety is the most important rule in wrestling because landing wrong can break your neck, back, you can be in serious danger if you don't know how to land. This was were the fun began. Taking a bump is tough on the back.. everything you do in this sport in tough on the body.. but bumping is the first wrestling thing you learn.
During this process, everyone takes turns doing their rolls and bumping so everyone is just standing there WATCHING YOU! No pressure for the new girl right? The head trainer was pretty hard on everyone. Of course I wanted to make a good impression so I listened to everything he said and never said "I can't or I'm scared." In sports saying "no" is something i will never do. I will always try until I perfect my technique. So I learned how to took a back bump, that was pretty simple. Then a front bump, this is harder then a back bump but still easy to take. We moved onto the next bump and when I saw the first person go I TOTALLY FREAKED OUT!! The last bump was a FRONT FLIP BUMP!! Whaaaaat!?? I didn't even think I could flip! The guys started it off, then we moved to the girls and to my surprise both girls refused to do this. Trust me it looked scary. The head trainer then looks at me and says "Okay your turn." I entered the ring with such fear. I listened to his direction, he said "hit the ropes, run to the middle of the jump up and flip forward into a back bump. Go when your ready."
By this point my HEART WAS BEATING SO FAST, I could feel my heart pound out of my chest.. but I knew I had to give this a try and I wasn't going to say No. First I had to visualize myself doing it... or maybe I was just killing time.. regardless I took a deep breath, hit the ropes, jumped up turned into a front flip and ended in a back bump! AND IT WAS GOOD! I ACTUALLY DID IT! AND IT WAS GOOD! The trainer said, "Okay good, finish your three." I finished my three and was SUPER ECSTATIC! The whole practice had come easy to me and it was as if I was meant to be there doing, as if I was born for this. This was a huge accomplishment.
The trainer looked at the other girls and then looked at me...
HIM: How many practices have you been too?
ME: This is my first practice..
He looked at me, shocked.
HIM: WAIT YOU HAVEN'T BEEN TO A PRACTICE BEFORE!?
Me: No this is my first..
HIM: I THOUGHT YOU HAD BEEN TO A PRACTICE BEFORE!!
Me: No this is my first.
he looked at the girls and he was so mad at them.
HIM: THIS IS HER FIRST PRACTICE AND SHE DID A FRONT FLIP BUMP AND YOU GIRLS WONT EVEN TRY IT!! SHE IS GOING SOMEWHERE!
I was quiet.
He looked at me a said, "Good job. I look forward to teaching you more."
The girls gave me ugly looks but I didn't care. I had never felt more at home. Practice continued but that was the moment I knew the first practice is always the hardest.
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