Alexis: Butch, whilst you may have hired me, you may have scouted me and you may think you know about me but you don't know me! You don't know what I'm really capable of. You accuse me of crossing the line, of hurting Michelle, but you don't see the bigger picture. You don't see what I'm trying to do here. I'm not going out of my way trying to hurt anyone. I'm trying to make a point.
Alexis stops for a moment, feeling herself getting worked up. She closes her eyes and breathes deeply through her nose before calming down and she starts talking again.
Alexis: The point is, in this business, you have to give it your all. You can't just rely on your talent. You have to work hard, every single day. And if you don't, there will be consequences.
I didn't hurt Michelle, not really. That bruise she got is a reminder of what she can avoid the next time she’s in the same situation! I made her realize that she needs to step up her game. I get a lot of your students may not be as experienced as me and have started their pro careers together. And whilst I truly want to help them get better, I will not abandon the principles that have made me into the woman I am today. I come from a background where you were baptised in the fires of combat. No one took it easy on you, you learned quick or you fell behind and I can only get better if those around me rise to the occasion, otherwise all I’m doing is running rough-shot without a challenge.
I want to be the best wrestler in this business, Butch! I want to be mentioned in the same breath as your wife, as Charlotte Flair, as Kairi Sane, as Guila. I'm going to work harder than anyone else, I'm going to push myself to the limit and I’m going to push those around me. Everyone thinks I’m trying to mark my territory or impose my will on everyone but all I want to do is be the best and bring the best out of everyone else! But that won’t happen if your students are too sensitive to get to grip.
Alexis takes a moment to reflect and it’s like an idea just came into her head.
Alexis: Maybe your wife needs to have a word with your coaches and remind them what kind of trailblazer she was back in the day because at this rate, she’s the last of a dying breed, one which I intend not to let go extinct. If Michelle, Sarah, Erica, anyone, doesn’t want to take the ball and run with it, I sure as hell will!
Alexis narrows her eyes and flares at the camera before stopping the recording hastily and the scene cuts out.
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