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.
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