Chronicles of a Fed-Head: The Rise & Fall of ZXWWF -- CHAPTER 3: DECEPTION

One thing I want to get across before I get to the straight ugly of my e-federation is that despite all of this negativity underneath the surface that I'm positive that bulk of my members never saw come to light, was that there was a lot of good to overshadow it. Much like my RL demeanor, I rather bottle up and dust the bad underneath the rug and focus on the good. I didn't allow what was happening behind the scenes affect what good the 'good eggs' were doing on the surface and consistently made sure they were enjoying themselves in my e-federation.

Writing something like this is hard, you know? It's hard because you're going to hurt a lot of people's feelings when you tell the truth of the matter on all of these events that they thought they knew so well and in turn, it may open up new wounds of hostility towards me and towards others, while continuing to pour salt into existing ones. I know that I haven't said it in the previous chapters, but I'm going to say it again - no, several more times by the time this chronicle is over, but to my former ZXWWF members, from the bottom of my heart, I am sorry.

(Sighs) Okay, let's get these last two chapters over with shall we?

CHAPTER THREE -- DECEPTION

Lesson 9: A simple measuring stick for your success as a fed-head is the amount of people in your fed truly feel like extensions of your own family.

June 24, 2007 -- That was a day that hit every wrestling fan, small to large, in a major way - otherwise known as the date of Chris Benoit's death. At the time, he was a NPC, holding one of ZXWWF's major titles on it's 3rd brand that was ironically like ECW dubbed XHE or "Xtremely Hardcore Experience". I know, it sounds cheesy. Let me remind you, I'm the same guy who is still a fan of the cheesiness that is anime and more notably Power Rangers. After the news got out to what really happened, I was expecting my forum to blow up like the rest of the internet wrestling community at the time and constantly be split down the middle between name calling and verbally assaulting each other while arguing whether or not this man should be remembered more as the wrestler we know him as or the murderer he left this world as. Instead, this marked one of the first occasions that my members came together as a family.

We are all wrestling fans - that's how we knew this man and despite the way how his life ended, we all agreed to remember Chris Benoit, the wrestler. I don't know about the rest of my members, but I know I damn sure have an arsenal of personal demons, so who am I to judge another man's psychological burdens?

Fast forward a few more years in ZXWWF. It's near the end of 2008 and we have a rather solid roster from top to bottom - equal amounts of guys and girls (I dunno what it is about e-feds attracting more reliable girls than guys during my experiences...) committing themselves into interesting feuds and rivalries.

For guys, we had Shia Storm (more on him in a bit...), Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin), Marcus Brett (who Kirsten swears I jobbed him out personally for a reason. Here's the truth - it's not my fault your CAW sucked, dude.), Samoa Joe, James Storm (his handler was a girl though), Chris Jericho (Jiancy aka leader of the High Rollers), Dean Maddoxxx, Kane, The Undertaker, Eric Reeves, Age of the Fall (Jimmy Jacobs & Tyler Black), Victor Philips, just to name a few.

For the girls, we had April Hunter (Lina switched from Ashley Massaro for a heavy hitter for the time being...), Hard Candy (Lali Pop & Candy Cane; Mrscenabatista's deceased friend and the handler Jira playing Miss Welsh from Rumble Roses), Blonde Ambition (I mentioned them in the previous chapter), Angelic Insanity (this team was nearing their last run together after so long being a team...), Raven, Kirsten, Cheerleader Melissa, Tina Angel (and her multiple personality syndrome...), Aimee Vaughan, Debra, Candice Michelle, Shantelle Taylor, Victoria, Ivory, just to name a few.

Lesson 10: As the fed-head of your federation, you gotta know when and where to take a dive for your members to make them look better.

It disgusts me to this day to hear that the following came out of Kirsten's mouth after leaving ZXWWF, "ZX did nothing but hold people back and got off watching them fail." Okay, allow me to quote Jeff Jarrett for a second and say, "Let's pull the curtain back and show what's this REALLY about..."

Kirsten was upset that Marcus Brett (her then-boyfriend) and Nicole (her sister) didn't amount to her level of success in ZXWWF. Nicole barely roleplayed or contributed at all outside of acting as a backstage interviewer while Justice carried her through the Women's Tag Team division on her heels of success. When Angelic Insanity split up, Nicole quickly became irrelevant without clinging to someone else. Marcus Brett had a few notable feuds while bouncing between divisions and even held some singles gold, so I don't really see what is there to whine about. Did I have anything against any of them? No, not at all, but apparently, they all had a bone to pick with me one way or another. Plus, I'm positive, much like with Mrscenabatista, she was prolly handling all of their so-called accounts anyway, along with her friends' in the fed's accounts.

Cute, but that looked like
a bad wig from Lady GaGa's
yard sale...

Like I mentioned before, Pinky (my nickname for Kirsten since her character dyed her hair pink to step away from the Lita wannabe remarks... And people say Mariah having purple hair was absurd...) was pissed that her then-boyfriend Marcus Brett was on a losing streak - bad. To be honest, I didn't notice it until he brought it up jokingly. So, if you guys want to say it was intentional go for it. I don't give a damn anymore. Besides, if  you're in e-feds wondering about your win/lose record then you have chosen the wrong hobby buddy. But like a good fed-head, I sought to remedy his losing streak and go him and myself (ZX) involved in the feud for the Vixen Championship that Kirsten and Mariah were feuding over at the time. The match I had in mind was a Glass Tables Match at the Summertime Suffering 2008 PPV. TNA Wrestling had used it a few weeks prior and I thought it would be a good way to draw interest in the feud since things got that extreme. Weeks prior to the event, I told Kirsten straight up that I would job for them in the match. Kirsten replied to me via PM said she was in tears in disbelief that I would do something that big for them. So I'm like no big deal. We would work the idea around that. Mind you, ZX is my staple character and was no stranger to being main event status. They won the match at my expense as I even kept my character out on injury status to pour more salt in the wound. Kirsten and Mariah continued to feud until the next PPV, with Mariah vowing revenge for what happened to ZX. I even got Nicole involved before the PPV, having her state how 'disgusted' she was with her sister's heel behavior in kayfabe to add more sting to the match. Eventually, we got Kirsten's long-time nemesis, Raven, into the mix and we really had all eyes on the Vixen division. Just when people thought it would end, we added Cheerleader Melissa (handled by Jasmine) into the mix. After all of that build-up, I had Mariah drop the title to Cheerleader Melissa, instead of Kirsten. That's the REAL reason why she was upset - Melissa walked out of the winner with the gold after this long feud and not her. Did I do it out of spite towards Kirsten? No, that wasn't it at all. Cheerleader Melissa and Samoa Joe were on a strong debut of dominance as they were reestablishing themselves after being neglected and ignored in storylines and I felt it was more appropriate to award Melissa's handler for her hard work. Besides, if you look in the record books, Kirsten ends up toppling her for the gold at 'Mania IV that year anyway.

Well, since we're on the subject... Out of all of the ZXWWF 'Mania events, I have to say that ZXWWF 'Mania IV was my favorite for a lot of reasons, in no particular order:

Note: These are only a FEW of the reasons why I liked this PPV the most, not all of them.

1) I was able to give Shia Storm a proper send-off/retirement match.

One of the longest members to stay on the roster of my e-federations is an individual known to many as Shia Storm (known now as Double S), but a truly loyal individual nonetheless. Shia Storm has stood by me throughout all of my flops and failures as a fed-head and continues to be with me today in my current e-federation. That act alone has earned my utmost respect, let alone that he has never caused me any trouble and made the best of whatever angle, storyline, or absurd angle I stuck him with.

He was growing tired of e-feds after his experiences in other federations outside of my own, but I personally felt that I owed it to him to provide him with a decent match for his bow off the stage. He never asked for anything and didn't cause me nor his fellow members any ounce of grief but was continuously loyal, even to this day. The least I could do is give this guy a match against one of his favorite opponents, Dean Maddoxxx, who has the same track record as Shia. I saw their final match as a passing of the torch in a sense. Both of those individuals have stuck with me from the beginning and saw my little e-fed start from mere nothing to blossom and thrive on its own.

2) Mariah, Amanda, and Amberz were all on the same page like the sisters they are and earned a win against  MsChif, Chyna, and Sensational Mary.

People still ask me to this day, "Why did you decide to make Amanda, Amberz, and Mariah sisters?" I already saw Amberz' handler, Amber, to be like a sister - when she was around anyway. She had that habit of popping in and out unexpectedly after taking a long periods of time away from the federation, but still she never caused me any grief or started any drama in the federation, so she was cool to have around. We cooked up the silly idea that Amber would debut as Mariah's younger sister that she clearly instructed to stay at home and stay away from the rough life of being a wrestler. Of course, being stubborn like her older sister, Amber wanted to prove herself worthy of following in Mariah's footsteps. Amber was never around long enough to make an impact, but this one match was special that we were all able to share this victory together. This might be the last time the sisters might be in the ring together as I have no idea where Amber is nowadays. Amber, if you're reading this, then I have one message for you: God bless you and take care of yourself on your journey called life.

Now, why Amanda? That's a funny subject. Amanda's character always intrigued me since the Diva Search she debuted in and it was a honor to see the character grow over the years in my federation. Amanda's handler is actually German, so Amanda pretty much learned English as a 2nd language while participating in ZXWWF. I know the other members gave her a hard time about the grammar and spelling over the years, but while Amanda would contribute to just about everything that took place on the fed - ranging from promos, match roleplays, and even the dating roleplays - she never did any harm to anyone out-of-character (OOC) and I respected that. Amber and I already were having fun with our "Sister, Sister" storyline (see Mariah's wiki for details), so I figured a curveball would make things interesting. Besides, if any of Chuckles' brotherly knowledge rubbed off on me about telling stories in e-feds, I learned that you have to have that wildcard element to break up that predictability in your angle and keep people interested. Revealing that Mariah's family wasn't so perfect was a hit too, as I revealed that their father had an affair with Amanda's mother so they were all sisters by blood by relation of the same father. In the end, their mutual father had passed away recently (that's why Amberz urged to reunite with MiMi to tell her the news) while Amanda's died giving birth her, but despite all of that betrayal, Mariah and Amberz' mother accepted Amanda into their family as her own. I know it sounds cheesy, but at the time, Amanda's character has been depicted as heartless and almost a maniac at times. Hell, some of the members were actually literally scared of her OOC because of how violent she was in matches. Here, I felt like I was able to repay Amanda for her loyal dedication in the federation and gave her the humanizing element she needed to balance her out. I won't take all the credit on that one. Gabriel Wingue was the one who took her to the next level when he proposed to her. Look that one up in the ZXWWF archives, ha! Gabe, dude, I swear you need to give e-fedding one more last hurrah before you hang it up for good.

3) Ultimate Stratusfaction (Trish Stratus & Raven) ended the death grip that The Beautiful People (Angelina Love & Velvet Sky) had on the Women's Tag Team Championships for almost the entire year. I won't sit here and discredit TBP's handler as she was superb at what she everything she did, but I was starting to lose hope that the other girls would stop rising to the challenge and I could tell that TBP were getting bored without any challenges. Mrscenabatista (Trish Stratus) and Katrena (Raven) had an everlasting feud with Trish and Raven due to their similarities - it's a given since they were carbon copies of each other. Sue me, I can't stand Trish Stratus IRL, but in e-feds, Mrscenabatista was one of the few handlers that made me actually enjoy seeing her bring Trish's unique heel charm to the action. In my eyes, this wasn't a win for neither team, this was a win for the entire women's tag team division as there was new blood and new interest in the title scene.

The PhotoShopped Image that
started the heated rivalry for the
affections of MCMG between
Aimee and Melina.

4) Shine It On Me's Amiee Vaughan character single-handedly broke up the happy home that was the relationship between the MCMG and Melina. I suggested the pairing out of sarcasm when ZXWWF had this ongoing theme of far too many women and platforms for them to participate in. In response, a lot of the girls took to managing and valeting some of the other guys who needed a push or had similar gimmicks/interests. I figured Melina has that paparazzi gimmick and Alex Shelley had the ongoing Paparazzi Productions gimmick going on in TNA at the time, so why not? Apparently, Adam (MCMG's handler) and Mrscenabatista (Melina's handler) loved it so they went nuts with the idea. As a result, it got sickening from how mushy they were making the relationship/bound with between them that it was borderline out of kayfabe at times and just pure fangirl having her way with them.

Enter Shine It On Me. Justine (Shine It On Me) was an unique case all on her own. I originally met her through Caws.ws when I first started ZXWWF and asked her permission to use a few of her original CAWs (Delta Madison & Miss Liz) as NPCs in the fed starting out. Time had passed and she finally had free time to take the helms and try ZXWWF for herself. Currently, Justine and I have had a falling out of sorts, but during this time, we were on the same page. She was silly, yet an all-around good girl to get along with. She just seemed to allow a lot of the MTV Real World-esque drama that seemed to be driving several members' angles to annoy her - a LOT. From my perspective, it seemed like she had a personal vendetta to end this melodrama. Naturally, Mrscenabatista was the queen of these kind of angles at the time with her 'fanclub' of followers (more on the Fanclub in detail in a bit...) egging her on. The feud lasted for the last few months, ending here with Aimee Vaughan coming out on top. I'm sure Mrscenabatista thought I was playing favorites, but I wasn't. It showed a lot of originality from Shine It On Me to build this into a compelling and interesting storyline out of the fangirl drama that MCB was doing alone with the MCMG.

5) Debra defeats Allison Wonderland, earning her first big 'Mania win in ZXWWF. Old School Kane (or OSK) was Debra's handler (played Kane and Taker too naturally) and continuously found a way to get himself noticed on the shows, whether it was a minor part of a huge one. OSK was a very talented roleplayer that I managed to snag from ICW since they rejected him. Here, he managed to take the newcomer handling Allison Wonderland and build a feud while showing her the ropes of how things worked. Their feud went back and forth over the course of the several weeks leading up to 'Mania. OSK had a natural talent for playing these established wrestlers like very few I've seen before him. He kept true to what made them unique and special IRL while at same time, breathing a new life into them that doesn't stray far away from their receptions in reality. Even to this day, I have seen very few roleplayers who consistently play real wrestlers pull this off to this degree.

6) Candice Michelle def. Beth Phoenix and Victoria to retain the Women's Championship. Rachel (handling Candice Michelle) was stellar at playing the Candy-Coated Diva, even fooled me a few times to make me question whether or not she really was Candice. Sorry, Cheeka (as I know you're prolly reading this...) but since I never seen you play Candice in UFWA, Rachel was the best Candice I have had the honor of seeing in my e-feds. Bella (who was really on a roll as Victoria) and Beth Phoenix really didn't skip a beat here either. I was proud of these three ladies after their hard work to show that even these girls could pull off a great feud just a well as the girls in the Vixen division.

I freakin' LOVED this banner for this
match, even more so since I
mark for Cheerleader Melissa
IRL. 

7) Kirsten def. Cheerleader Melissa to become Vixen Champion. I gave both Kirsten and Melissa (Jasmine) solid victories in the months prior (read above) to make them look formidable and at the top of their game for the benefit of all of the girls on the division. Now the ball was in their court to see who was going to take the gold home. Now was it coincidence that both her sister Nicole (who was handling Daizee Haze now) won tonight on this PPV? No, it was about time that BOTH of them were pulling their weight. I know the common assumption that I was playing favorites for Jasmine because she was doing these awesome graphics for our PPVs, but I couldn't help that Jasmine had natural roleplaying talent and her 'haters' were just jealous of her success.

8) Shantelle Taylor def. Cheeka and Tina Angel to retain the VWA Divas Championship. For those that don't know, VWA was our 'developmental' brand, like NXT or OVW. A lot of members found it to be 'disrespectful' to be drafted to this brand at first, but other members warmed up for the opportunity to reinvent themselves and start over from scratch. Enter Chrissy or Chris-E (from how she's known in feds nowadays). Initially, she was comfortable just playing the parts of a simple manager/valet to the guys but slowly she urged to get into the action. In VWA she was allowed to do so and managed to capture the VWA Divas title as Shantelle Taylor (Taylor Wilde in TNA at the time). Cheeka was making the transition from being the masked luchador, Yuki Suzuki, to being a unmasked competitor with more of a brawler archetype while Tina Angel was looking to reinvent herself here as well. Cheeka and Tina won a #1 contender spot a few months prior and they continued their rivalry with the championship right in the middle of the mix. Chrissy rose to the occasion and didn't allow the multiple challengers deter her resolve to remain champion.

9) Triple H def. Victor Phillips to become the VWA Champion. Victor was another respected member of ZXWWF's run that I honestly don't have anything bad to say about him in the slightest. Much like Shia, he didn't complain or whine like most when I sent him to VWA. Instead of looking at it as a sign of disrespect, Victor rose to the challenge as the first main eventer to step down and start over in VWA. I'm sure Victor is wondering why did I send him there in the first place. The answer is simple. I knew he could handle the challenge. Plus, the way I saw it, he did everything he could do at the top on the main roster so a change of scenery would do him good and provide him with new opponents and hurdles to overcome. Triple H was being handled by one of Mrscenabatista's young upstarts and he was quickly being trained in the verses of roleplaying as she took him personally underneath her wing. I don't know if that was a good thing or not, but his talent did naturally improve over time to the point that I was no longer cringing reading his roleplays as the King of Kings.

10) Chris Jericho def. James Storm to become the ZXWWF Champion. (Laughing remembering this clearly as yesterday) Okay, a few PPVs prior to this event, ZXWWF has a Champion of Champions match where all of the champions compete head to head in the Elimination Chamber to earn the right to be called the fed's best champion of the year. Reigning Gen-NeXt (our version of X-Division) Champion Justice won the match but James Storm cashed in his Money in the Bank briefcase immediately afterwards - my idea. Storm dethroned Shia Storm in that shocker. That literally was "Sorry 'Bout Yo' Damn Luck!" there. As a result, the High Rollers have been bitching and moaning about being main event and I'm still holding them back. Let's be real here for a second. Majority of the members of the Rollers couldn't roleplay for shit. Sorry to be blunt but that's just how it was. Over the months leading up to 'Mania, a fire was ignited underneath Jericho's ass and he was finally stepping his game up. I personally felt that he literally earned this win after putting the work in instead of me just handing the win to him like how he and Lina wanted. Scary, those two were almost as crazy as Jack Crazy and Litablaze... Okay, okay. They weren't THAT bad... Despite my differences with them, I was proud to see them actually earn something with their own ability for once here. Give yourself a pat on the pat for a job well done, Jiancy. You earned it here, kiddo.

Lesson 11: Your members will spoon feed you BS by the truckload if you allow them.

If you don't take ANYTHING else from this chronicle, then take this lesson to heart.

Fast forward the clock a few months after Shia Storm's retirement and ZXWWF 'Mania IV, everyone is looking for new directions to take their characters after giving 'Mania IV their all. By now, everyone has gotten into the flow of things and naturally let me know via PM what they are planning or want to run by me before they get started. Among all of this, Mrscenabatista messages me, clearly having a breakdown. She is worried about how sitting online e-fedding for the last few years has been ruining her life and causing her to amount to nothing. She was originally planning to stay for another year, but felt now (the show set for July 3, 2009) was the time to hang up the boots and move on with her life. When my members make these decisions to step down and go onto other things, I'm not going to beg them to stay as I don't want anyone to do it to me when my time comes I want to step down for good. And trust me, at this rate I was really close to that breaking point as she had my sympathy. I didn't have an exit strategy (yet) and I didn't mind providing her with sweet release if that's what she desired.

Here's the full segment from that show, unedited and exactly how it was shown on the results for her official retirement episode. Take notes how everyone involved pretty much killed their characters' momentum and especially their heel vibes (majority of everyone in this segment was HEEL, mind you...) during this segment:

Trixie stood up after her match out of breath, with her chest heaving, her face slightly falling knowing that, that was her last match. She nodded and looked around asking for a microphone, after receiving one she put it to her lips before speaking 
Trixie Callaway - "Now..as I'm sure you've all heard. Tonight is my last show in the ZXWWF."
She nodded as the crowd seemed split, some cheering some boo'ing
Trixie Callaway - "Tonight is my final appearance in the world of Wrestling, I've had a nice run and I've accomplished things that I never thought possible. I've hit my highest highs here along with my lowest lows, but through it all my years here at the ZXWWF have taught me to grow. I was bred to be a wrestler, that's how I was brought up and that's all I know, I've been doing this since I was 15. I have a passion for this business that I'm sure can never be extinguished I.."
She stopped as a slow chant of her name began to filter through the arena, She smiled and looked around through the crowd as it grew louder attempted as she attempted to get back on the mic
Trixie Callaway - "I.."
She stopped again this time her voice cracking. She paused for a moment and took a deep breath
Trixie Callaway - "I wouldn't be anywhere with out you fans, so I thank you for helping me through my career. I started this company as a young punk out for a fast time..."
Her voice cracked again mid-sentence but she continued talking as it grew more and more shaky
Trixie Callaway - "And now I stand before you a grown woman, whose paid her dues and tried her damnedest to put on entertaining a show for you people. I'd like to hope i did do my best for you all. But now i fear, it's my time to go. Through all teh bumps and bruises, Thank you all"
Trixie dropped the mic to her side and quickly wiped away a few budding tears
Interrupting this emotional moment, deafening boo's are heard suddenly as Cheeka appears at the entrance way, without her music. She walks swiftly down to the ring with a look on her face very foreign than the usual evil eyes. She takes a mic and enters the ring, looking directly at Trixie, as if she can't hear the fans at all.
Cheeka - I see your mind's made up...
The crowd chills out a little bit as her voice is unusually quiet.
Cheeka - You know, Trix, I had this whole thing planned for your retirement. TriXplosion. Celebrating, partying, livin' it up before you go out, and here you come wit the sneak attack....
She's interrupted by a short gasp from her current emotion.
Cheeka - Aren't you gonna miss all this...? They love you...
She points at the crowd, which breaks into cheers for the departing Trixie.
Cheeka - ...And we haven't gotten to your boyfriend's pre-30 heart attack yet...
She attempts a smile, but fails. Trixie attempted to laugh through the tears streaming down her cheeks
Cheeka - If it's really time for you to go .... I guess even now, I don't have the power to stop you....
The crowd again boo's and chants of "Please Don't Go!" start echoing throughout.
Cheeka - I don't know what to say, and I've been thinking about it since you announced this would be your last show.... lo siento mucho..... 
She looks down at the mat, almost as if she'd failed at something.
Cheeka - Thanks for helpin' make my first year in this business fun... from the Bugatti... to the cake you forced me into...
She's finally able to smile after the memory of that moment.
Cheeka - ...to lettin' me stay at your place when I needed to lay low... lettin' me play in your garage and drive your cars... I could go on, but... oh yeah, how could I not mention all the drunken fun at Club Luda!
She laughs, but quickly "fixes her hair", in an attempt to conceal a tear.
Cheeka - I...really don't know what to say... I guess the only thing I can is... hope you have a good retirement...bye Trix....
She drops the mic, and Trixie pulls Cheeka into a hug saying thank you but was cut short as "The Game" hits over the PA,and out comes The VWA champion triple H.As he walks to the ring he claps his hands,and points at Trix.After a couple of minutes he is in the ring with Trixie,and hugging her,finally hunter grabs a mic.
Triple H - I knew you had a big announcement,but i didn't think it would be anything like this.I'm going to miss having my sidekick around,or my backpack...for better terms.
He says laughing.
Triple H - It's going to be a little bit quieter around here without you kicking ass,and taking names. 
He hugs her again.
Triple H - But for tonight...i have a gift.
He tells the guys in the back "Now" and something lowers from the roof of the arena.
Triple H - Like i said i have a gift..
He takes the cloth cover,and unzips it....revealing another VWA championship with Trixie's name on it.
Triple H - Tonight...your the champ.
Hunter hands the title to Trixie,and stands back clapping, as the arena went dark as the intro to “Go Girl” by Ciara played through the speakers. As the 1st verse hit, the arena brightened up & Raven stepped through the curtains in a nonchalant way. With her half of the titles slung over her shoulder and a pair of Gucci shades covering her eyes, she made a straight path down to the ring ignoring the fans requests for high 5’s. She came in the ring and came up to Trixie and smiled at her. She reached for a mic from Lillian and began to speak as the music & the crowds heckling faded
Raven - Normally, when I come out here it usually means bad news for my competition, but I not out here for that. I’m here to say farewell to one my dearest friend in this bidness: Trixie.
She crowd erupted with cheers as Raven nodded her head in approval to their reaction. She waited for them to quiet down then she looked over to Trixie
Raven - Trixie, you were actually one of my first friends in this company & we didn’t really get off to a good start. The first time I met you I made fun of the ‘basketballs’ under your shirt then we really got into it. I tossed a drink in your face and you just laughed & walked away. Then later that night you sent me this little gift saying what you really thought of me……
Raven directed everyone to the screen as this picture came up

Raven - Remember? I hated you after that, but then something clicked and we got along fine after that. Behind the cameras you’re the only person I really had no problem getting along with. Sure, you can still go to hell with a gasoline bra for that picture – inside joke people – But I nothing but luv for ya, girl.
Trixie shook her head laughing. Raven stopped as she wiped the tears creeping from the bottom of her shades
Raven - You’re one of the few Divas that made a name for themselves here. Sure you could’ve stayed in your dad’s shadow, but you broke out. Doing all these “W.T.F.” matches like a dog collar match against our own version of Two-Face. Nonetheless you came in this bidness hitting the ground, running and quickly made an impact on us all. I….. I don’t know what else to say other than I’ll miss you.
She dropped the mic and her title as she pulled Trixie in for a hug, still hiding her teary eyes behind her shades, but was interupted by the entrance theme of the Minnesota Home Wrecking Crew, 'Intoxication' by Disturbed began to play as both Rain and Lacey appeared on stage, Rain with a microphone in hand. The two made their way down the ramp and entered the ring as their music eventually faded. Trixie started them down with her jaw tight
Rain - "Don't worry, we're not here to cause trouble. We're just out here to say goodbye.... You're leaving us so soon... too soon... and we genuinely mean it when we say we wish you could stick around a little longer."
She continued to smile as she noticed the somewhat shocked expression on Trixie's face.
Rain - "But we understand why you've made the decision to go and it's not just because we keep kicking your ass..."
She stopped and laughed.
Rain - "Just kidding. We really are going to miss you around here, that goes without saying and I know we're not the only ones to think that. It just won't be the same without you around this place."
She smiled and passed the microphone over to Lacey.
Lacey - "Trixie... I know this isn't what you were expecting from me of all people, but even you've got to admit that the matches the two of us... even the four of us, including Rain and that estranged sister of yours... have been a part of together, have been great. Even through all the exchanged words of hate we've shared over the past few weeks... months even... I still couldn't have wished for a better opponent."
She drew in a sharp breath and closed her eyes momentarily before she let out a sigh through a smile on her lips.
Lacey - "And I cant believe I'm saying this... but I really do wish you all the best for your future. I can't think of anybody more deserving of that than you..."
Trixie nodded and actually smiled at Lacey & Rain as "No More Words" by EndeverafteR hit the speakers as Jeff Hardy made his way onto the stage before heading down the ramp. As he entered the ring, he greeted Trix with a hug as he took a microphone, with the music fading out in the background shortly after.
Jeff - "Trixie, I know I've hardly been around in the last couple of months or so... and thats my fault entirely... but I wouldn't have missed being here right now for anything."
He nodded as the crowd cheered once again.
Jeff - "I've known you longer than pretty much everyone else here and the two of us know each other a lot better than anyone ever could. We've been through a helluva lot in the past and I've watched you become the amazing woman you are today. As you said, you've been doing this for a long time now and I cant honestly say that I've ever known somebody with as much passion for professional wrestling as you have."
As another round of cheers came from the crowd, Jeff did his best to attempt a smile.
Jeff - "You've given a lot to this business...this company...these fans... And you'll go down in history as one of the greatest athletes we've all had the pleasure of watching every week in this ring. It's a shame we've got to see you leave now but we all know you've put your all into everything you've ever done and now that it's time to move on, all of your hard work, effort and desire can be focused on new challenges."
He drew in a deep breath and sighed.
Jeff - "So I guess what I'm trying to say, is that words can't even express just how much I'm gonna miss you. Good luck for whatever the future may bring... and for you, that should only be good things."
Jeff & Trixie shared a hug, followed by Debra's theme hit and she walked out carrying a big bunch of flowers, Kane was just behind. Debra looked well tanned from her visit to her family down in the deep south of Alabama but she was all smiles as she came to the ring with her boyfriend and Trixie's Uncle in tow. A white lie it had been when Debra told Trixie by phone that she wouldn't make it back but surprising Trixie like this was very much worth it.

Kane helped Debra through the ropes allowing Debra to greet Trixie with a bug hug & kisses on the cheeks. Debra politely asked for the mic which Trixie glady accepted by handing it to her. After the "Show Us Your Puppies" chant died down Debra began to speak. Trixie admired the flowers, normally she wouldn't care for flowers but coming from Deb it meant a lot.
Debra - When I first came here last year I had many expectations and I have met many of them but... I did not expect to have gotten involved with the Callaway family nor did I expect to become romantically involved with one of them (she smiled at Kane) but further still I never imagined meeting such a lovely person as you are... you took me in and helped me understand your uncle, without which I don't think we would be as strong as we are now. (Kane nodded) You befriended me from the start, you stood by me when things got tough and when Kane was in coma you were the only sweet lil' thing that stopped me from breaking down...On the outside people see you as a fierce gal covered in her tattoos but I've got to know the REAL Trixie and you can betcha that I'm hella glad! (she laughed) These flowers & my words don't cover it enough what you mean to me, you are a beautiful young lady with a bright future outside of the wrestling business ahead of you... and lord knows how lucky the fella you've got is to have you. (Tearful) I can't believe your not gonna be on the shows anymore, your one of the few who laugh at my bad jokes! (they both laugh wiping a tear) Promise me one thang... stop calling me Auntie Deb!
Debra & Trixie laughed out loud before they hugged again to a big pop. Debra couldn't stop smiling before she handed the mic to Kane.
Kane - Trixie, Trixie, Trixie... (laughs) I just don't know where the time has gone... I still remember that sweet little girl who was afraid of the monster in the closet... and she grew up into a woman who wouldn't think twice about taking on The Big Show. (Trixie smiled) You are my brothers adopted daughter and I'm not gonna lie, a number of years ago our relationship was at an all time low due to things we couldn't control... but as you step out of ZXWWF into retirement after a long career in wrestling I can say that the bond we once had that was broken... is strong again. The way you and my future girlfriend bonded so quickly a year ago made me realise that I'd missed some of the best years of your life... and I sure as hell don't want to lose anymore. I am very proud of you, you have no fear in this ring or out of it but underneath your tough skin you have a soft heart... the way you took care of my girlfriend while I was in a coma is something I'll never forget... and can never repay... except by being there for you from now on for the rest of our lives. As much as an uncle can I love you Trixie and I'll always be there to fight for you when you need me... thats if your not winning yet another bar brawl again! (They both laugh. Trixie flings herself on Kane for a big hug. With Kane towering over Trixie it was a nice image)
The Undertakers theme hit as Debra looked nervously down the ramp. The Undertaker was dressed casually but without his bike. He quickly climbed into the ring and raised his hands to the fans. Undertaker received the mic from Trixie and the Undertaker quickly slipped out of character
Undertaker - Trixie, my beautiful daughter... ain't she a cutie? (he always knew how to make her feel embarrassed as she blushed a little) I adopted you when you were this (he puts his hand near the mat) high and its crazy to think how the time has gone. I never thought I would feel so proud of anything I did in life... but seeing the woman you have become makes me something like nothing else... I raised you, taught you how to fight and take care of yourself... but the one thing I never openly showed is how much I care about you... I never stopped thinking about you for A SECOND when I was in jail... and when that dirty lawyer convinced me that you didn't want to know... it broke my heart...Thankfully though that all turned out to be a lie... I'm glad too because you mean the world to me... I've done some bad things in life but you have always stood by me through thick & the very thin. You could easily have said "Not anymore" and walked away from me and I wouldn't have blamed you... but you didn't... (he walked over to face Trix up close) I haven't been a good father (Trixie tried to speak back) I have treated you like a child for too long... now you are leaving the wrestling world to find something new... so now I have something to say to you...Your love is Jimmy Jacobs, I've always been against him, you know that... but its only because I don't want to see him break your heart... but now... I give your relationship with him my full and unconditional blessing. (Trixie jumped for joy and hugged her father) You must promise me though... I don't want any half measures from you... if this is what you want I expect you to go for it 100%... (he smiled) so you deal with that Trixie... my sweet beautiful daughter. (they hug again)

They hugged again as 'No Compromise' by The Haunted hit, Trixie looked up and before long, one half of the Tag Team Champions, Jimmy Jacobs began to make his way down the ramp. Upon entering the ring, he felt the need to plant a kiss on Trixie before pulling her into a hug. He stepped back once his music had died out as he took a microphone and began to speak.
Jimmy - "Earlier this week, you asked me how I felt about you leaving and I'll admit, I didn't give the most thought over answer. So I figured this would be the best time to offer you a better response."
He nodded and continued.
Jimmy "As I said at the time... as a part of my short answer... everybody is gonna miss the hell outta ya here. It’s surprisingly hard to do this… stand here and tell you just how much everybody… the fans, the rest of the roster… all want to see you stay. Sure, I’ll see you a lot anyway, but still, not being able to see you in a ZXWWF ring? It's hard to imagine... it's just where you belong.”
He let out a sigh but then looked back up at Trixie with a smile.
Jimmy - "You were actually the first person I met within the company almost a year ago now. We had our problems at the time, but we've worked through it all and here we are today. So thank you for being there for me on the awkward first day on the job and getting me through that."
Jimmy laughed slightly, pausing for a moment before speaking again.
Jimmy - "But I'm more than aware of the reasons behind your decision to leave and you know that you've obviously got my full support... that's what I'm here for. But for now, I guess all I can really do is stand here and echo everything that's already been said..."
He shrugged his shoulders and looked around momentarily before turning back to Trix.
Jimmy - "You mean the world to me, and even though you and Cheeka did indeed seem pretty set on giving me that pre-30 heart attack... I'm glad that's managed to be held off till at least now so I could be here for this moment and to see you being given the send-off from the company you deserve for giving as much to it as you did. I know this is always where your passion will lie.."
He smiled before suddenly dropping that look and turning back to Trix with a slightly more serious expression.
Jimmy - "You may be leaving the company but you're not leaving me... I want to make sure I never lose you because I love you and I want to spend the rest of my life with you. Trixie Callaway..."
He stopped, dropping down to a knee as he produced a small box out of his pocket, opening it to reveal an engagement ring inside.
Jimmy - "...will you marry me?"
Trixie eyes widened as she dropped the title Triple H had given her, a smile grew on her tear stained face and she, unable to speak, simply nodded quickly and Jimmy returned her smile and stood up pulling her into a kiss once again. After a few seconds of the crowd, along with everyone in the ring, cheering Trixie and Jimmy broke the kiss. Trixie smiled widely and looked to everyone before turning, picking up the title and walking over and posing on the turnbuckle. As she made her way to all four corners, people slowly dissipated from the ring. After posing on all corners and having her eyes fill up with tears once again, she made her way up the ramp turning to the crowd holding up the title and mouthing 'thank you', before pointing to the rafters and mouthing something else. She took one last look at the filled arena before making her way to teh back once again

And here's what ZX (clearly a HEEL here, since I didn't forget about kayfabe) said in-character afterwards:

 Trixie and Jimmy are stopped at the top of the entrance ramp by a VERY familiar face, grinning from ear to ear. It was none other than the ZXWWF Founder, himself, ZX. 

”Whoa, hold on a second there Emo-Man and Robin the Big-Breasted Wonder.”

Trixie and Jimmy look at each other with the “Oh, god, what did we do now…” looks on their faces.

”First things, first. (Looks out towards the ring) Yo, sup, Jeff Hardy, I didn’t even know you were part of the company still. Damn, who’s been signing your paychecks? I’m sure as hell sure it wasn’t me.

Second, Cheeka…bring yo’ fine, big booty-ass up here with me.

Third…seriously, can I have what drugs you guys are all on? I mean, wow, it must be some heavy stuff you guys are all on to forget that you all hate each other and what not just tell the Princess of Punx how much we’re going to miss her. 

Just last week the Homewreckers were beating the shit out of Trix and her then partner Lita – even though we ALL knew it was REALLY about Jimmy Boy like ALWAYS. I can’t blame Lita for calling that team splitsville. Debbie Snack Cakes, The Big Red Love Machine, and Mickey Mouse…err Undertaker…I feel for you Jimmy at the family reunions, sheesh. Chee, you’re SOO making up you getting missing tonight so I’m skipping over you… and the bird has flown the coop into kindness as I didn’t ever dream of seeing Baby Rae out here as I thought the only person she cared about was herself, her shoes, and that title on her shoulder. Damn, I guess everyone come out of the woods when Cheeka’s giving out the kilos of marijuana and coke, eh? Mami, don’t tell me you’re the one who got Morrison his ‘roids, too!!??

As Cheeka doesn’t give ZX a solid yes or no, Trixie perks a brow at ZX with her hands on her hips as everyone can tell that she’s more than anxious to leave with Jimmy Jacobs, clearly sick and tired of his jokes. ZX smirks and continues regardless.

Sure, she’s driven us all to hell and back, mentally, physically, and spiritually on a regular basis, but we still have a special place in our hearts for the lil’ firecracker, Trixie Callaway. You guys are acting like it’s the end – she’s always welcome to come back. She is part of the ZXWWF family after all. Sheesh…you guys are out here like you don’t even know that…Besides, you all know you’ll see her everyday and any day off-air anyway. Our Princess of Punx is NO stranger to mischief, but that’s why she has such a loyal following in this federation. 

Trixie turns around to hear chants of “Thank You Trix!” as she waves to the fans once more as the Superstars, Divas, and Vixens watching in the ring and backstage give her an applause for her last match while she exits through the curtain for the last time. Everyone motions to stop them, but ZX holds up a hand to stop them and continues once again. 

All jokes aside here, but I’m REALLY confused about something here. Okay, we have TWO VWA Champions now? No wait…HHH is holding a toy replica and gave Trix the old one so that’s a title change, then she dropped it on the floor after Jimmy boy made mushy with her – that’s a title change, then picked it up again – title change… and she’s champion currently. 

Okay, she can’t keep it when she retires so I know what to do. I know this isn’t VWA but I’m making a new match for Patriotic Punishment since our friends from VWA have granted Xplosion a visit tonight. Since the VWA Championship is currently vacant due to the current champion retiring from ZXWWF entirely, at Patriotic Punishment, VWA will have it’s first ever Championship Scramble match with “The Game” Triple H, “The Deadman” Undertaker, Samuel, “The Aerial Ace” Evan Bourne, “The Shaman of Sexy” John Morrison, and Victor “Ironman” Philips competing for the gold. 

Jericho and Amanda are seen applauding the ZXWWF Founder’s recent announcement while Jack appears to be getting back in the ring. Jack stands up and reveals to the camera that he has gotten a metal briefcase from under the ring. Quickly, fans begin to scream however their efforts fails as Jack connects a smash of the briefcase to the back of Jericho's skull. Amanda jumps back out of surprise and fear as Jericho goes down immediately and holds the back of his head for a while before remaining still. Amanda comes back and looks confused as Jack eyes her and nods his head.

Quickly, he reaches down and snaps the briefcase open before dumping thousands and thousands of chips onto the back of Jericho. The camera closes in on the chips to see that they have a custom print of Y2J onto them. Jack drops the briefcase and looks back at Amanda, whose confusion has only grown. The camera angle switches to show Jack's face as his mouth begins to speak. While inaudible over the boos and screams of the fans, reading lips would show that it's something along the lines of, "This is for last week."

Jack goes and leaves the ring, leaving Amanda to turn back to the chip-covered motionless Jericho lying in the center. A camera shows her face as her expression changes from confusion to heartless glee. A smirk appears on Amanda's face and blood can be seen staining the back of Jericho's golden hair. Amanda's grin only grows as chants of "Y2J!" begin to surface, all but doing nothing as Jericho's body still remains in the center of the ring. EMT's coming out and Amanda standing and watching the gruesome scene are what the camera fades out to end this week's Xplosion. 

Keep in mind, this is supposed to be the last match of the night but it turns into a testament to flushing kayfabe down the drain for the sake of a character who hasn't really achieved anything in-character. To her credit, she was great at roleplaying and helping out as a staff member, but to put this much time and focus towards herself (Trixie Callaway) was just a vain attempt to get attention and pity. And like the naive fool I was at time, I drank that entire pitcher of her pity Kool-Aid and actually allowed the first bit of that segment be part of the show. In my eyes, I remedied that mistake to those of us who didn't deem that to be appropriate ending to the weekly broadcast of that week.

Looking back, if I was a better fed-head, I would have just simply contacted all of the individuals who were involved prior to this going up, ask them if they really want to throw caution to the wind and let them kill their heel heat that many of them have established over the last few months or just simply suggest to do this OOC on one of the other boards as not part of the actual program for the week. Simply put, I only have myself to blame for this travesty and allowing what came afterwards to slowly tear my federation apart from within.

In my defense, this segment was longer than the actual show itself and was completely out of kayfabe. Candi (Mrscenabatista) and most of my staff members who were part of her 'fanclub' spat in my face that I was totally disrespectful to her and didn't let her walk out with pride like Shia Storm did. Whoa, whoa, whoa. Shia, didn't ask for a HUGE standing ovation for his departure. Hell, he didn't even make a big deal of it nor spoke to anyone else about it other than me. It was MY choice to give him a send off match. He was perfectly fine with bowing out silently. She got the same treatment - a last respectable match, but the segment afterwards grew out of hand and should have clearly taken place on the OOC boards in private.

As a result, Candi felt that I disrespected her completely and deleted her account, leaving in a angry huff. I told you guys, it's an ongoing pattern here... Bitchfit + delete account = "Can I come back Z?" Rumors around the forum was that Candi was talking her Fanclub into threatening to leave after her. I don't know why I didn't see it earlier but the bulk of my staff members consisted of the Fanclub. By this point, I had enough of this crap, so I kindly sent the following message to everyone still registered to the forum at that point:

In the past week, we've had heated arguments and we've lost a few dear friends around the forum, but this isn't a reason to call it the end.
As the creator of this efed, I take FULL responsibility for the chaos that resulted in the past week and throughout the weekend over the forementioned possibility of the Freeroaming RP board being deleted along with the "corruption" of TriXie Callaway's retirement on Xplosion this past Friday. 
The Freeroaming topic was in the back of my head for ages now and I just wanted some honest feedback on the topic. I would like to apologize for any ugly characteristics that were brought out of the members here in that discussion. As for the segment in Xplosion, I'd like to say that I'm not apologizing for anything that I've done in-character as I consider you ALL to be mature enough to not take that as my truest feelings, but as my own way of adding more heat to my heel run with my character. From the dead silence around the forum lately, I can see I've gotten more than my wish on that one...  I guarantee that it was not in no shape or form, anyway to disrespect what Mrscenabatista has done for this efed. I appreciate her commitment and time with this to the highest. 
But with that being said...I know there's some still some hostile feelings in the air and I'm giving you all the chance to go... Yes, I mean that. If you think you can't move on, forgive, and forget what's been said and/or done over the past week then you can gladly PM me a "F*** You ZX" , delete your accounts, and go on with your lives. I appreciate your time here and thank you for it, but it's doing none of us good if we're just all tip-toeing around each other, just b/c you don't like each other anymore. Just to end the confusion, this "invitation" so to speak is open to all members, including staff. 
To those of you that stay, you have my humble thanks as we attempt to continue ZXWWF with pride; to those who feel that they must go, I respect your decisions as I'm not holding any grudges. 
Thank you all for you time, ~ZX, ZXWWF Creator~

Afterwards, I did receive a few noteworthy responses. If I quoted you here, then I apologize if I didn't ask permission to air these private messages:

Kirsten's honesty:

Okay, complete honesty it is...
The argument about the Freeroaming Boards getting out of hand, is definitely not your fault, I can guarantee that. I definitely understand the want to delete the boards though and the reason behind you making the poll to find out everyone else's opinions. People here seem to be passionate about keeping it so of course they'll react that way, but so far I do think thats been handled quite well. Even better if an agreement is reached. The most popular opinion seems to be to keep them, but if theres a way to do that and manage to get everybody to fill their contractual obligations at the same time, great. Maybe just completely de-push the people who don't promo but still RP, I guess.
And about MrsCenaBatista's departure... As far as I know, she was meant to stick around longer right? Well, I think the reason that she did leave as suddenly as she did though was the adding of your part to her retirement speech. Don't get me wrong, I know she definitely went far too over the top with it in the first place, but I also know a few people ended up finding your part disrespectful to her, not just in character but after everything she's done as a staff member etc... and I've actually spoken to quite a few people here who were left rather annoyed w/ how her goodbye turned out and I'm inclined to kinda agree.
So yeah basically, in case none of that really made sense... the Freeroaming Boards thing is NOT your fault but the MCB thing isnt entirely but could slightly be, as much as I hate to say it. =/

Bella's enthusiam:

But one thing still bothers me,you said that she will be until August,but suddenly she left leaving all these feuds and stuff.It's pretty weird for my taste.
(my response) What I'm hearing from her fanclub is that she was "insulted and disrespected" by my interference of her speech and that was inexcusable due her SUPERB staff member achievements. 
If I knew people were going to act this juvenile about it I wouldn't have let her do a "retirement" speech PERIOD.
Bella: Wow.She really went loco.I'm glad that she's out of here.
And by the way,I support you against this war with the MCB fan club. ;D
(my response)Forums been quiet since everyone who worships MCB threw a bitchfit, I know it's gonna stay like this for a while. 
Well, at least I gave Lil' Miss Ego-Trip what she deserved in-character as she didn't need a GODLY retirement like she won every title in the efed.

Victor's undying faith in my leadership:

Z dont worry about any of those members as they will get over it. They have to understand you are a heel now and if you would have came out and been the smiley happy etc type of Zx that represented you as a face then you would have killed a lot of your momentum that you gained in your turn. I like the choice you gave them grow up and move on or truly move on. THey have to understand this is a wrestling company and for the most part you should stay in character which a lot of these people dont. I dont like bashing the other members of this board as we are all a family but when they try and get in your face about something that you were not wrong about then I dont appreciate that because in reality they were the ones who went out of character. They could have sent those out of character good-bye's as pms and did some in-character work for the show.
As for that Free Roaming stuff allow me to put it like this, it has no purpose that actually pertains to the actual fed, I saw a lot of them say it helps them build a personality/character for their wrestler and helps them create feuds. Well I can say that I have never set foot into that section and I have had two of the most sucessful gimmicks in this fed. As for storylines can I ask you when have I never not been a a feud or storyline of sorts? Never! I cant remember anytime so that shows that you can create feud for yourself without using that place. I mean look at what I have done with Triple H and John Morrison. I creeated both those feuds through single rp's and without the help of those FRR boards. Speaking of Trips he told me he was kind of upset at losing the title without losing it. i say it like this at first i was a bit confused over the angle but once I figured it out it made for an intersting angle. I told him that more than likely that he would at least remain in the title picture and would most likely end up the first two time VWA champ but not if he kept comlaining. YOu get what I am saying

Sam's vote of confidence:

Nicely done w/the mass PM, you said everything that needed to be said in a non-offensive manner.
I'm starting to think that no one is really going anywhere, they're anger will subside shortly. I went back into the history books again for some of your old discussions and saw that "mrblack" created the free roam (he seemed quite the individual ) So the change will take a little getting used to, but it'll be normal after a few months.
Not sure if MCB talked to you about the end to the Ivory/Milyna feud, but Ivory was supposed to break her neck at the end of the match. Is that still happening, that's why Ivory's gone a psycho and stuff.

One thing I want you guys to keep in mind before this last chapter. Out of all of my staff members at the time, only TWO messaged me and were vocal about their opinions on how I handled that matter when I gave a clear platform to do so. The others, obviously part of the 'fanclub' kept their mouths shut. After that ultimatum, things returned to normal for the most part but behind the shadows, Mrscenabatista was still among us. How did that happen? Well, stay tuned for the thrilling conclusion to this chronicle.

TO BE CONCLUDED...