Post by tmg on Nov 20, 2022 17:16:47 GMT -5
The scene starts with Kelly Penkzee-Nelson sitting in her living room, looking at some pictures that are on the table. She keeps her eyes on them and begins to speak.
“What am I thankful for? What is good ole KPN thankful for in her life? Well, there are a lot of things I can be thankful for. My family, my life, and good friends. There are so many things that I can say.”
She keeps on looking at the pictures and keeps her eye on them.
“If I must be honest, I am thankful for having a second chance in wrestling. Now, I am sure a lot of you are wondering, ‘second chance? I thought she was always wrestling and never took a day off from it?’”
She shakes her head.
“I did, due to injury, and let me tell you, it was one of the worst things I have experienced in my life. I have had cuts to my face, busted lips, broken teeth, and many other ones I can count on both hands. I call those the ‘war wounds of life.’ In this case? This one injury made me so depressed, so angry, and bitter to the point where I didn’t want to even come back to wrestling at all. Let’s talk about how the second chance first started.”
“Steinbrenner Cup, Birthday Bash, round one. I don’t want to give my opponent that much attention because she does not deserve it at all. She talked a lot of shit, and I gave her shit back. Everyone wanted to see me kick her ass, but she wanted the violence. Finally, I got my hands on her and she took me out of my element. She wanted this and I gave it back to her. I was able to pull out all the stops and won the match… until I found out the devastating news.”
KPN pulls out a picture of her shoulder and how badly it was torn. You can see everything coming apart.
“My shoulder was torn from the match thanks to her antics, and I had to forfeit my spot. For some reason, officials thought it was OK to have her take my spot. I watched her, trying to ruin the tournament that was going on, and moved on to the finals. I watched the final match and did not say a damn word. I was upset because this was supposed to be me, going against someone I have a tremendous amount of respect for. But instead I watched someone who didn’t belong at all.”
“Despite all of that, I told myself that I would come back stronger and put on the matches that I wanted to have. I did eventually return in February of 2021 against Ariel Madden at Grandpa Judge’s Honor and was happy to face off against her. It was later in the year when the passion was coming back and the second chance was coming through.”
KPN pulls out the boots and puts them on the table.
“Do you see these boots? These are the boots I wore when everything was coming back to me. In the Spring of 2021. I had a tremendous series of matches against World Champion wrestler, Minka Carter, who was Freedom Champion at the time. Kieran Quinn put us two in a Best of Five series. The matches we had were so special and put that title on the map. Vendetta II was where one of us was going to walk away as the Freedom Champion in the ladder match. This match was brutal but in a good way this time. We wanted to be the Freedom Champion and it showed. Though, Lacey Moreau did come out and cost me the match. However, I was glad about how the match went and how the passion was coming back.”
“Oh, and I should mention that these are the same boots I stomped a mudhole into the said person that cost me the match. Everyone that comes across me knows that I don’t mess around AT ALL! Lacey was new, upcoming and needed to respect a veteran like me. That’s why everything was coming back, because it was something I was missing. These boots also gave me a match against Hayley Fien, who defeated me as well. I am proud of that match and happy I was able to face off against her.”
She smirks and pulls out a poster. This is a poster of her and Amy Harrison.
“Now, this is where the second chance really kicked in. I faced off against Amy Harrison at the Tara Fenix Charity Event back last year for the CKP Women’s Championship. Going into that match, I was, at the time, the final CKP Women’s Champion. This match was special because both of us wanted this match. She won the match and became the Final champion, but it was this feud that really kicked us off. Everyone wanted to see Amy Harrison vs. KPN. The Cannabis Cup was the start AND the main event of Night One.”
“If I can be thankful for anything regarding my second chance it would be this match being in the main event. If not for it, I don’t know if I’m still going strong today.”
She keeps on eyeing that poster she had saved.
“I won that match. Deadlocked 1-1. Hayley Fien, whom I faced off against, started Total Ambition. She was having it in September to honor PCOS Awareness month. It’s unfortunately not talked about enough, but in this case, we brought some more awareness. Hayley came to me and asked if I wanted to be on the show. Of course, I didn’t say no, but she also asked Amy to be on it. That’s when the final match between the two of us would go down in a 30-minute iron woman’s match.”
“And let me tell you, this match was the match I was happy to have. Especially against someone like Amy because she was on her game the entire time. We went in there, back and forth action from start to finish but it ended up in a tie after regulation. The fans wanted more, and the fans got it. I defeated Amy and sealed my fate. It was then and there, I felt alive once again regarding wrestling. All my issues I had in the past, all went away.”
“Though, I should mention that I am not afraid to speak my mind when it comes to things. In the middle of the ring, I stood in front of everyone at the Wildwood Convention Center and eyed each and every one of them who paid to see this show. I said what was on my mind. I mentioned all the things that happened during the past year and how I nearly gave up after my shoulder injury. How I went into a deep depression but felt bitter in the end. It was in the months after that, that the spark was coming back.”
She smiles while looking at the poster with her and Amy Harrison on it. She puts it away.
“The fans appreciated everything that I said, and I got the biggest standing ovation in my life. This is what made me feel complete and comfortable. All of them never gave up on me and wanted to see me keep on going. I am 37 right now, and I feel the best that I have ever felt. Age is just a number and doesn’t define you. That’s why I am thankful to still be doing this.”
She smiles but her husband Lance Kirkwood comes in with KPN eyeing him.
“Why are you here?”
Lance smirks and starts busting out laughing.
“No thanks for me? I am the one that helped you through this stuff and made sure that you didn’t do anything that crazy!”
KPN shakes her head and rolls her eyes!
“ALRIGHT! I will talk about you and explain why I am thankful for you.”
Lance walks out with KPN rolling her eyes. Of course, she must mention her husband and how he helped her.
“Before he yells at me, I am also thankful for my husband, Lance Kirkwood. Lance is a former wrestler and we wrestled in the same company before it closed. Now prior to us being married, he was married to Desiree. Eventually, with her different career path and him trying to expand his craft in other places, these two would part. It was me that would help him get through this time. A year later, Lance and I started dating. We dated for three years until he popped the question, and I said yes. We were originally supposed to be married the year later, but the pandemic and the shoulder injury happened.”
“There were days that I sat on our bed pissed off. There were days that I would eat out of comfort, but he had a fear that I would relapse regarding my eating disorder. He would tell me that I could not be depressed about this any longer and he was not going to stand for it. He made sure that I was back training, working on my arm and to be sure that I was still eating properly. As soon as everything was back on track, we were finally able to get married.”
She smiles at this and sort of blushes at this.
“I am in love with that man. Everyday, I am thankful for him and his beautiful daughters, who happen to be 13 years old. They might be feisty right now, but at least they are well behaved and under control. My family means everything to me, and I wouldn’t know what I would do without them.”
She smirks, but realizes that she has to talk about the car that she could possibly win.
“Another thing that I would like to talk about, is the one-of-a-kind car that I could possibly win. The Axtgraff seems like a bad ass car. I really want to win it, but realizing that I do live in an apartment complex that’s next to the seven lines, how the hell am I going to drive it in the city when you have no room? I can see the cop cars coming after me and arresting my ass for speeding. Though, it has me wondering what I can do with it, and there are three things that I can do with this car.”
“The first thing that I can do with it is give it to my sister, Angela, who happens to live down in Clearwater, Florida. She does have a car, a nice Kia Soul that she loves driving. Her husband does have to share the car and that really makes her angry because if she wants to go to one place but he must go to another. I know, it’s a husband-and-wife crazy thing. I can see Angela riding in that car right now and saying that she has the best car while her husband looks at her and flips her off, a joking matter because that’s how our family is.”
“The second thing I would do is give it to my dad. My dad really didn’t have a car because just like all of us, we lived in New York. The only way we had to get to places was using the transit lines here before they went to shit. Since then, my dad retired to upstate New York and lives out in the middle of the state. Don’t worry, he does not live in Buffalo where there was plenty of snow. He doesn’t like the snow and thinks it’s a pain in the ass. Imagine my dad driving around this car and taking it around the country. Hell, if he pushes a button, he can end up in Canada. I am sure winning this car for him would mean a lot since he never had one in his life. He deserves it, possibly deserves it more than my sister, but let’s not tell her that. That will be our secret.”
“And finally, If I win the car. I would give it to the disabled veterans. Back a couple of weeks ago when Five Boroughs Wrestling was in Fort Dix, New Jersey, I along with a few others from the group visited the ones who were wounded during combat or at home with their families. They mentioned how hard it was being over there and that they sought relief from dealing with the horrors from over there. I listened and got emotional. One of the soldiers, who was healing from the injuries that he suffered, said that he would love to have a car that would work. When he would have to go to rehab and it was far out, the car would break down. My heart was sinking because this guy couldn’t go anywhere and he was trapped. These guys sacrifice their lives for us each time they go out there and I would love to pay that young man back by giving him this car. I am sure he will like it and be happy that we truly care.”
“You notice how there is a pattern of giving it back? That’s what I was taught by my mother. She told me that one of these days, I am going to make it big. Whether it’s wrestling or working as a gynecologist. We cannot let the big bucks, or the fame get in our head. You must give back to the ones that helped you get it this far. A lot of people think that I could be a stuck-up bitch and that I would keep everything to myself. This is not the case when it comes to the car. I look at my sister, my father and that soldier that I talked with, and they deserve it more than I do. I know I may be giving it away, but quite frankly. As much as I want to drive that car myself, I really don’t need it.”
She takes a deep breath before going to her closing marks.
“Just like that, that’s what I would do with the car. I REALLY want to do what I said above and make the ones I said very happy. On top of that, I am very thankful for my career and what has become of it lately. The price of fame does say a lot about everything I’ve been through. You have to be very humble in this game and keep your head focused. If there was one thing that I could say to the girl that injured me. I am going to say this right to you. It would be that I am thankful for you allowing me to come back stronger than ever. Even after you walked out because of the issues that you were the one causing. It was me that was able to have that second wave of hope while you left with your tail between your legs. Thank you for allowing me to be the best I have ever been!”
She smirks and leaves it as that as we fade to black.
“What am I thankful for? What is good ole KPN thankful for in her life? Well, there are a lot of things I can be thankful for. My family, my life, and good friends. There are so many things that I can say.”
She keeps on looking at the pictures and keeps her eye on them.
“If I must be honest, I am thankful for having a second chance in wrestling. Now, I am sure a lot of you are wondering, ‘second chance? I thought she was always wrestling and never took a day off from it?’”
She shakes her head.
“I did, due to injury, and let me tell you, it was one of the worst things I have experienced in my life. I have had cuts to my face, busted lips, broken teeth, and many other ones I can count on both hands. I call those the ‘war wounds of life.’ In this case? This one injury made me so depressed, so angry, and bitter to the point where I didn’t want to even come back to wrestling at all. Let’s talk about how the second chance first started.”
“Steinbrenner Cup, Birthday Bash, round one. I don’t want to give my opponent that much attention because she does not deserve it at all. She talked a lot of shit, and I gave her shit back. Everyone wanted to see me kick her ass, but she wanted the violence. Finally, I got my hands on her and she took me out of my element. She wanted this and I gave it back to her. I was able to pull out all the stops and won the match… until I found out the devastating news.”
KPN pulls out a picture of her shoulder and how badly it was torn. You can see everything coming apart.
“My shoulder was torn from the match thanks to her antics, and I had to forfeit my spot. For some reason, officials thought it was OK to have her take my spot. I watched her, trying to ruin the tournament that was going on, and moved on to the finals. I watched the final match and did not say a damn word. I was upset because this was supposed to be me, going against someone I have a tremendous amount of respect for. But instead I watched someone who didn’t belong at all.”
“Despite all of that, I told myself that I would come back stronger and put on the matches that I wanted to have. I did eventually return in February of 2021 against Ariel Madden at Grandpa Judge’s Honor and was happy to face off against her. It was later in the year when the passion was coming back and the second chance was coming through.”
KPN pulls out the boots and puts them on the table.
“Do you see these boots? These are the boots I wore when everything was coming back to me. In the Spring of 2021. I had a tremendous series of matches against World Champion wrestler, Minka Carter, who was Freedom Champion at the time. Kieran Quinn put us two in a Best of Five series. The matches we had were so special and put that title on the map. Vendetta II was where one of us was going to walk away as the Freedom Champion in the ladder match. This match was brutal but in a good way this time. We wanted to be the Freedom Champion and it showed. Though, Lacey Moreau did come out and cost me the match. However, I was glad about how the match went and how the passion was coming back.”
“Oh, and I should mention that these are the same boots I stomped a mudhole into the said person that cost me the match. Everyone that comes across me knows that I don’t mess around AT ALL! Lacey was new, upcoming and needed to respect a veteran like me. That’s why everything was coming back, because it was something I was missing. These boots also gave me a match against Hayley Fien, who defeated me as well. I am proud of that match and happy I was able to face off against her.”
She smirks and pulls out a poster. This is a poster of her and Amy Harrison.
“Now, this is where the second chance really kicked in. I faced off against Amy Harrison at the Tara Fenix Charity Event back last year for the CKP Women’s Championship. Going into that match, I was, at the time, the final CKP Women’s Champion. This match was special because both of us wanted this match. She won the match and became the Final champion, but it was this feud that really kicked us off. Everyone wanted to see Amy Harrison vs. KPN. The Cannabis Cup was the start AND the main event of Night One.”
“If I can be thankful for anything regarding my second chance it would be this match being in the main event. If not for it, I don’t know if I’m still going strong today.”
She keeps on eyeing that poster she had saved.
“I won that match. Deadlocked 1-1. Hayley Fien, whom I faced off against, started Total Ambition. She was having it in September to honor PCOS Awareness month. It’s unfortunately not talked about enough, but in this case, we brought some more awareness. Hayley came to me and asked if I wanted to be on the show. Of course, I didn’t say no, but she also asked Amy to be on it. That’s when the final match between the two of us would go down in a 30-minute iron woman’s match.”
“And let me tell you, this match was the match I was happy to have. Especially against someone like Amy because she was on her game the entire time. We went in there, back and forth action from start to finish but it ended up in a tie after regulation. The fans wanted more, and the fans got it. I defeated Amy and sealed my fate. It was then and there, I felt alive once again regarding wrestling. All my issues I had in the past, all went away.”
“Though, I should mention that I am not afraid to speak my mind when it comes to things. In the middle of the ring, I stood in front of everyone at the Wildwood Convention Center and eyed each and every one of them who paid to see this show. I said what was on my mind. I mentioned all the things that happened during the past year and how I nearly gave up after my shoulder injury. How I went into a deep depression but felt bitter in the end. It was in the months after that, that the spark was coming back.”
She smiles while looking at the poster with her and Amy Harrison on it. She puts it away.
“The fans appreciated everything that I said, and I got the biggest standing ovation in my life. This is what made me feel complete and comfortable. All of them never gave up on me and wanted to see me keep on going. I am 37 right now, and I feel the best that I have ever felt. Age is just a number and doesn’t define you. That’s why I am thankful to still be doing this.”
She smiles but her husband Lance Kirkwood comes in with KPN eyeing him.
“Why are you here?”
Lance smirks and starts busting out laughing.
“No thanks for me? I am the one that helped you through this stuff and made sure that you didn’t do anything that crazy!”
KPN shakes her head and rolls her eyes!
“ALRIGHT! I will talk about you and explain why I am thankful for you.”
Lance walks out with KPN rolling her eyes. Of course, she must mention her husband and how he helped her.
“Before he yells at me, I am also thankful for my husband, Lance Kirkwood. Lance is a former wrestler and we wrestled in the same company before it closed. Now prior to us being married, he was married to Desiree. Eventually, with her different career path and him trying to expand his craft in other places, these two would part. It was me that would help him get through this time. A year later, Lance and I started dating. We dated for three years until he popped the question, and I said yes. We were originally supposed to be married the year later, but the pandemic and the shoulder injury happened.”
“There were days that I sat on our bed pissed off. There were days that I would eat out of comfort, but he had a fear that I would relapse regarding my eating disorder. He would tell me that I could not be depressed about this any longer and he was not going to stand for it. He made sure that I was back training, working on my arm and to be sure that I was still eating properly. As soon as everything was back on track, we were finally able to get married.”
She smiles at this and sort of blushes at this.
“I am in love with that man. Everyday, I am thankful for him and his beautiful daughters, who happen to be 13 years old. They might be feisty right now, but at least they are well behaved and under control. My family means everything to me, and I wouldn’t know what I would do without them.”
She smirks, but realizes that she has to talk about the car that she could possibly win.
“Another thing that I would like to talk about, is the one-of-a-kind car that I could possibly win. The Axtgraff seems like a bad ass car. I really want to win it, but realizing that I do live in an apartment complex that’s next to the seven lines, how the hell am I going to drive it in the city when you have no room? I can see the cop cars coming after me and arresting my ass for speeding. Though, it has me wondering what I can do with it, and there are three things that I can do with this car.”
“The first thing that I can do with it is give it to my sister, Angela, who happens to live down in Clearwater, Florida. She does have a car, a nice Kia Soul that she loves driving. Her husband does have to share the car and that really makes her angry because if she wants to go to one place but he must go to another. I know, it’s a husband-and-wife crazy thing. I can see Angela riding in that car right now and saying that she has the best car while her husband looks at her and flips her off, a joking matter because that’s how our family is.”
“The second thing I would do is give it to my dad. My dad really didn’t have a car because just like all of us, we lived in New York. The only way we had to get to places was using the transit lines here before they went to shit. Since then, my dad retired to upstate New York and lives out in the middle of the state. Don’t worry, he does not live in Buffalo where there was plenty of snow. He doesn’t like the snow and thinks it’s a pain in the ass. Imagine my dad driving around this car and taking it around the country. Hell, if he pushes a button, he can end up in Canada. I am sure winning this car for him would mean a lot since he never had one in his life. He deserves it, possibly deserves it more than my sister, but let’s not tell her that. That will be our secret.”
“And finally, If I win the car. I would give it to the disabled veterans. Back a couple of weeks ago when Five Boroughs Wrestling was in Fort Dix, New Jersey, I along with a few others from the group visited the ones who were wounded during combat or at home with their families. They mentioned how hard it was being over there and that they sought relief from dealing with the horrors from over there. I listened and got emotional. One of the soldiers, who was healing from the injuries that he suffered, said that he would love to have a car that would work. When he would have to go to rehab and it was far out, the car would break down. My heart was sinking because this guy couldn’t go anywhere and he was trapped. These guys sacrifice their lives for us each time they go out there and I would love to pay that young man back by giving him this car. I am sure he will like it and be happy that we truly care.”
“You notice how there is a pattern of giving it back? That’s what I was taught by my mother. She told me that one of these days, I am going to make it big. Whether it’s wrestling or working as a gynecologist. We cannot let the big bucks, or the fame get in our head. You must give back to the ones that helped you get it this far. A lot of people think that I could be a stuck-up bitch and that I would keep everything to myself. This is not the case when it comes to the car. I look at my sister, my father and that soldier that I talked with, and they deserve it more than I do. I know I may be giving it away, but quite frankly. As much as I want to drive that car myself, I really don’t need it.”
She takes a deep breath before going to her closing marks.
“Just like that, that’s what I would do with the car. I REALLY want to do what I said above and make the ones I said very happy. On top of that, I am very thankful for my career and what has become of it lately. The price of fame does say a lot about everything I’ve been through. You have to be very humble in this game and keep your head focused. If there was one thing that I could say to the girl that injured me. I am going to say this right to you. It would be that I am thankful for you allowing me to come back stronger than ever. Even after you walked out because of the issues that you were the one causing. It was me that was able to have that second wave of hope while you left with your tail between your legs. Thank you for allowing me to be the best I have ever been!”
She smirks and leaves it as that as we fade to black.