Promos from Bloody Mary, Vixen, Officer Order, Zaranna and more.
(Scene opens up to a fair at the fairgrounds in Puyallup, Washington. 2 women sit at a GDWA memorabilia stand. One, a White American wearing a cowboy hat, sips a cold beer while the Filipino American woman beside her reviews her notes. The third, a White American, stands nearby, signing autographs.)
Balahadia: Hello fans, and welcome to another edition of the GDWA 2000 control center. I'm Aileen Balahadia, independent wrestling sheet writer alongside former GDWA competitors Vonya and Sonya Blade.
Vonya: It's a beautiful Saturday afternoon in Puyallup and I just can't wait to get started. (She takes another sip of her beer.) Sonya, ya twerp, why don't you get over here and commentate!
Blade: Vonya, I'd watch my mouth if I was you. Anyway, the GDWA is here in Washington doing promotional work for our re-debut in January. We've got some old time favorites here like Valkyrie, Ma Porter, Vixen, Zaranna, and many others talking to fans and helping to sell tickets.
Vonya: I'd be willing to put up my Hat for auction but Grand Dragon hasn't asked.
Balahadia: (laughing) This week on the GDWA 2000 Control Center, we have words from Grand Dragon competitors who have signed with us....
Blade: (Kissing a little boy on the forehead before talking) we also have words from Zaranna who has flown all the way out here from Indiana.
Balahadia: Speaking of World Heavyweight Champions, I can't wait till we have our first pay per view in the 21st century... GDWA's G L O R Y -- D A Y S live on pay per view.
Vonya: Well, ya'll know that the first round of that there Transnational Cruiserweight Championship will be at the "Tuesday Night Catfight in January.
Blade: And I've got my money on...
Vonya: On who?!
Blade: Well, I had an interview with her during this past week. Fans, check this clip out.
Rekka Sakura
Sonya Blade: I've always tried to give the fans what they want as far as interviews go. Well when the word came down from up high from Alison De La Cruz that the GDWA was BACK... I said "Are you serious?” Well when she called a week later and told me who she signed, well... fans I damn near fainted!! So hear with me now... the one... the only... Rekka Sakura!!
Rekka: Domo Sonya-san!! OHAIYO PURORESU FEN!!
Sonya: First Rekka right off the bat... what have you been doing for the past year?
Rekka: Well Sonya 1999 was um... interesting for me. First there was the whole WIS...
Sonya: No...o,nono!! we don't like to talk about the WHY EYE ESS EE experiment...
Rekka: oh..... Faux pas on my part... um... ok... well besides that I've been in active competition in Japan for most of the year. Healed some injuries and picked up some new ones and I unfortunately had to bury my cousin this past autumn. It's been a really mixed year for me Sonya.
Sonya: let's touch on that last bit of news and bring the GDWA fans up to speed...
V/o Sonya Blade: Junko Shiratori... the self-proclaimed "Prodigy" was renowned the world over for her skill in the ring. An absorbed bitch in the "Squared Circle”, everyone who knew her outside the ring knew her as the epitome of class and friendliness. The Asakino and Matsumoto families were stunned at the news of her death after a fatal hit and run accident. Junko Shiratori struck down at the mere age of 23... Those who knew you loved you. Those who fought you respected you but make no mistake all of wrestling misses you.
Rekka: Domo...
Sonya: Was it Junko's memory that made you resign with the GDWA?
Rekka: eh? Iie, no... It... you'll excuse me.... No it was just my desire to compete and succeed. I've always been so serious in the past, sometimes too serious. But I always remember the GDWA as being one of those places that always brought the most competitive side of me. Lord... those matches seem so long ago... but some of them stick out in my mind as some of my best.
Sonya: Do you feel there is unfinished business here?
Rekka: No!! There is nothing but NEW business. Business like the Cruiserweight title tournament coming up!!
Sonya: H-h-how did you find out about that? We haven't even announced the location yet!!
Rekka: I wrestled for that belt on more than one occasion. I came up short every time... well this time... I'm going ALL THE WAY!! I am more determined than ever to be the one to give the fans a champion they can cheer!
Sonya: You always gave them a "People's Champion" before...
Rekka: True... I just did it without the catchphrases!!
Sonya: Ooooo... hope Duane didn't hear that one...
Rekka: I'm ready... I'm healthy and I'm game!! Bring them back on at a time Sonya Blade!! Bring back Lady Tiger!! Bring back the Syndicate... BRING BACK ALL OF THE DAMN RAGES!! THIS TIME THEY'LL ALL FALL TO A GOOD OLD BATCH OF... wildfire...
Sonya: Well there's one catchword that hasn't left and we in the GDWA... are more than THRILLED to have it!! Rekka's Back and she's ready to attack!! Look out GDWA... My money is on this girl!!
Rekka: IKUZO!!
Balahadia: Rekka Sakura has got to be a favorite in that tournament. Sakura is a former SJPW All Asian Champion and one of the best competitors in the business.
Blade: And I've got to say that the former champ went the distance with Sakura. 'Golden Girl' Sierra Browne was stripped of the belt but was *never* beaten for it. This might be her time to shine.
Vonya: Horse manure. She and that little muppet Lady Tiger have one thing in common...no killer instinct! And of the two, Lady Tiger is far more erratic. Sakura is able to control her emotions, but lacks that killer instinct.
Balahadia: You wouldn't be saying this because she pinned you at one of the GDWA's pay per views, would you?
Vonya: Hell no!
Balahadia: Are you sure?
Vonya: Leave me alone!
Blade: (chuckling) Well, another Cruiserweight who has signed with the promotion has won titles in every promotion she has ever entered. Now, Amanda Reese enters the Grand Dragon.
Amanda Reese
Voice Over: In the heart of America there is a woman. A woman so proud of her country. A woman who believes in and embodies all the best qualities of this nation. Fair play. Mom & Apple Pie. And the good old American flag.
Voice Over: But this isn't about her.
Voice Over: In Russia they call her "Amerika Freedom"
Voice Over: In Germany she is called "Uberfrau"
Voice Over: In Japan she is the "Ivory Dragon"
Voice Over: But in America she is known by only one name...
"Amanda Reese"
Vonya: (yawn) She is here on a mission (yawn) the, um, super, um, (yawn) Super Babyface. (Collapses atop some t-shirts, asleep.)
Balahadia: Well, I believe her patriotism is laudable.
Blade: Sure, great gimmick, but it's the clips I was paying attention to. Ya see, it all comes back to wrestling. At some point, you've got to put the gimmicks aside and get down to the mat.
Balahadia: Speaking of getting down to the mat, I have word that Paul Laurence Dunbar is ready for his interview with a member of the GDWA alumni. Paul Laurence?
Vixen
Dunbar: Hi fans, Paul Laurence Dunbar here with former GDWA competitor, Vixen. How are you doing...?
Vixen: Just fine sweetie! (Kisses Dunbar on the cheek) And how have you been doing, handsome?
Dunbar: (Blushing) Well, uh, this isn't really about me. So, old time Grand Dragon fans know that you are from Ireland...
Vixen: And a former Miss Ireland! Handsome, any man over 16 knows who I am, wrestling or non-wrestling fan. Just look at me.
(She bends over and blows a kiss over at all of the ogling frat boys standing behind the cameras. They whistle and cheer as she winks an eye.)
Dunbar: Now, you wrestled for just a few months in Grand Dragon. What inspired you to enter the GDWA, and what do you think would inspire a rookie to enter now.
Vixen: Oh handsome, the GDWA is the premier promotion in the world. Now, think about this, Grand Dragon isn't some minor division in a men's fed...They have the only World Title worth wearing. If you want to become a name in this sport, the GDWA is the place to be.
Dunbar: Well let's talk about your successes...
Vixen: Oh, I wasn't all that fabulous.
Dunbar: Come on, tell me about your first pay per view appearance.
Vixen: Well, I wrestled this girlie by the name of Demonica who was the Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion and I made her submit to my hold or something.
Dunbar: The Scorpion Deathlock?
Vixen: Oh yeah. Yeah, the Scorpion. I was kinda lucky that night. Demonica...she was a woman I personally never hope to see again, handsome.
Dunbar: What would you say to these newcomers in order to prepare them for this January and the re-opening of the GDWA?
Vixen: (Thinking thoughtfully for the first time.) Take it seriously. You aren't a movie star or an actress out there. Some girls are really dangerous. They can hurt you. Train and work hard....and realize you are gonna lose, you have to lose! Everybody loses but that's when you have to dig in and try your hardest.
Dunbar: Thank you Vixen, and good luck in all of your future endeavors.
Vixen: Thanks sweetie and...and if you are ever across seas, look me up some time.
Dunbar: Aileen, Sonya and Vonya, back to you.
Balahadia: That was Paul Laurence Dunbar with GDWA alumnus, Vixen.
Vonya: She never was worth a damn!
Blade: What?
Vonya: She ain't no role model for up and coming wrestlers. I'll show you a role model for up and coming