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FFW Future Shock => After Shock => Topic started by: Adam Grant on December 29, 2018, 04:13:44 pm



Title: After Shock Preview for Future Shock 52
Post by: Adam Grant on December 29, 2018, 04:13:44 pm
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A lightning bolt strikes the screen, leaving the Future Shock logo. The next thing we see is the familiar set of the After Shock studio with the curved video wall behind the purple couch. Gary is also seen in his bowl. . The camera pulls back, and finds a long lost familiar face seated on the sofa with a smile on his face.

Jake: Hello, everyone! And happy new year if you’re watching this after January 1st. And I guess it works if you’re watching it before. Welcome to After Shock, your one stop preview for all things Future Shock. For today’s show, I have a brand new guest co-host!

He waves towards someone off camera to take a seat with him on the purple sofa. From off screen, Katie Keller pops in, giving Jake a look before looking at the sofa.

Katie: This is some serious casting couch vibe going on here, do I need an adult?

Jake: I’ve never been on a casting couch, and they probably don’t have the production value we do. So I think you’re safe. Oh!

He turns back to the camera.

Jake: This is Katie Keller. You can follow her on Twitter @mskatiekeller. And it’s pretty appropriate she’s here, because she’s on the next card! So who better to talk about her match than her?!

He turns his attention back to Katie.

Jake: Thanks for joining me. Sometimes my co-hosts are…..not terribly nice.

Katie: There are a pretty good handful of not terribly nice people here sometimes. But that’s the way the business goes sometimes. Sometimes you get really chill people like Stacy Jones, and sometimes you get sorta neanderthal-y people like that freight train that hit me the last time I was on TV for Future Shock.

Jake: You mean “Killer” Carter? Yeah, she also stole a bottle of Jack Daniels that night from the bar. Over the last few weeks, I’ve seen her on Twitter complaining that she wasn’t being promoted as much as some of the other girls. She seems…..hard to please.

Katie: I don’t get that. Part of being promoted is coordination with people - you can’t just show up and expect people to promote you. You have to at least go halfsies. Good God, I sound like my mother..

She drops her head in her hand and facepalms. Jake gives her a pat on the shoulder before he continues.

Jake: It’s okay, no one will know...but us and….everyone who sees this. How was your Christmas holiday? And how was shooting with Adam in Curacao?

Katie: Curacao was amazing. And hanging out with everyone and getting to know people a bit better was good too. For a while, I was running back and forth between Boston and Miami so much I never really got a chance to say much to anybody. I’m glad we had the chance to change that on the shoot.

Jake: Now you and hopefully the others are all rested up, and ready to get back to work. And that starts January 15th when Future Shock is back in Boston at the Future Shock Arena. It’ll be the 52nd edition since the reboot, and this show has something of a theme as the majority of it is all about the Aspire Championship. Something Katie here got herself a shot at when she opened her box for Adam back at Nemesis.

Katie: The prize inside my box!

She winks and laughs.

Katie: But I’m intrigued, I haven’t been given the deets before tonight, so I’m curious now!

Jake: I won’t keep you in suspense then. You’ll be getting an opportunity to get a shot at the Aspire Championship on January 15th when you meet “The Lioness” Elizabeth Lannister. Whoever wins that match will be the next mandatory challenger for the champion! So I’ll go ahead and wish you the best of luck in that match.

Katie: I’ll avoid the obvious Game of Thrones joke, but meeting up against Elizabeth will be a great test for me, see how badly the break has slowed me down - if at all. It’s been a while since I’ve been in a Future Shock ring. I’m sure we’re going to put together a fantastic match though.

Jake: Just keep your head on a swivel. Being part of the Gold Standard, those girls rarely do anything in the ring on their own, much less with their manager ringside. But it’s still a great opportunity, and you get to help kick off 2019 for the other Prospects too.

Katie: The Gold Standard could do with a little tarnish to start 2019 - that’s about all I’ll say on that. At least, on record.

Jake: Also on that show, we’ll see the in-ring debut of the woman who attacked you, “Killer” Carter. She’ll be facing Celeste one on one, who is just returning after an injury that sidelined her most of the fall and winter. Celeste has also been chasing the same title you could be winning a shot at, and Carter may be in trouble against someone who is actually prepared to compete…..not just using the facilities.

Katie: It’s no secret Celeste and I are buddies - both her and her new fiancee are friends of mine. Even if ‘Killer’ Carter hadn’t jumped me at Girls Night Out, I’d still be Team Celeste all the way. She’s got a great pedigree, and she’s got a great built-in training partner with CJ.

Jake: For those who don’t know...like me...tell us how you and Celeste became acquainted. I’m guessing you were both working in the same place?

Katie: We did.. Ish? We didn’t work together per say, but I’m actually very acquainted with her father, Jason Spirit. CJ and I met a couple times while he was working in a I don’t wanna say ‘minor league’, but basically a farm club for my mom’s former company. He was a real hard worker, and we’ve kept in touch since I left ‘home’ so to speak. We worked together at Southside for a little while before I made the decision to be make my contract here at Future Shock exclusive. So we’ve had a lot of interaction between all of those chance meetings.

Jake: It’s coincidental you mention that, because Celeste recently made that same decision while she was rehabbing her injury. Now you’re both exclusive to Future Shock. What led you to make that decision? Exclusivity is a rare thing throughout this business overall, I think.

Katie: Truthfully - up until my recent return in July, I had always been an exclusive talent. I’d never tried to divide up my time and energy between multiple companies, and so I wanted to give that a shot… but ultimately it really sort of drained me dry. I was never really a hundred percent, I never felt like I was firing on all cylinders. So when push came to shove, I wanted to sort of pare down my obligations. Leaving the other two companies in favor of Future Shock wasn’t a knock on them or anything, but when I stepped back and looked at my pro career and where I wanted it to be, what the demographics looked like in terms of talent pools, it was becoming increasingly clear that Future Shock was where I wanted to be able to put 100% of my effort and development as a pro into, so that’s where I went. It’s tough, because I obviously don’t live up in Boston, land of pretty much mandatory pants, but the travel is a concession I’m willing to make in an effort to re-establish myself as a serious competitor.

Jake: Not to mention you made a new friend almost immediately in Vivi Robichaud. How many people can say they have a voodoo priestess dominatrix as a buddy?

Katie: You know, you never know who you’ll need until its too late… let’s put it that way.. Hah! But Vivi is a wonderful person, and I was really lucky she took a quick shine to me frankly. I know sometimes I can be this weirdo that people either immediately hate, or immediately want to duct tape my mouth shut… so it’s cool she’s taken that liking to me.

Jake: She seems like good people, but we should probably get back to the show, I think. Also on the 15th, we are going to hear from Cait Flanagan. Cait has recently joined up with the Gold Standard seemingly, and has been making every attempt to get under Nora Harris’ skin in the process. I mean she beat her up with a microphone after Nora won the karaoke contest. We’ll finally hear what she and Kyle have to say in Boston.

Cait appears on the video wall behind them.

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Katie: I don’t know how anyone could hate on Nora. She seems like such a sweetheart. If Cait’s trying to get in good with the Gold Standard though, I’d watch my back. They don’t exactly seem like the type to help a gal out for nothing. Hell, I might need to keep an eye out for Cait myself, just to make sure she doesn’t try to use me to get in any closer with those gals if you know what I mean.

Jake: That’s a good thought to keep in mind! In the main event, the Aspire Championship will be on the line when Lydia Charisma looks to pick up her third defense against “Midnight” Mila Martin. If she wins this match, she can cash in for a Future Shock title shot. Or she could go for five, and graduate to FFW instead.

Katie: That’s a rough position to be in - yanno? Do you sit tight with what you have and hang down here at Future Shock or do you use that to graduate up and keep on proving yourself? I have no doubt that Lydia’s got the talent to keep the streak alive and going, but you gotta ask yourself what’s more important sometimes. Graduating up a roster doesn’t look as impressive on paper, but the people at FFW know what it means to ‘make it’ so you know, what’s the ‘right’ move to make? Of course, Mila could swoop in, snap her streak and cost her both her chance at the Future Shock title and the bump up to the main roster. There’s a heck of a lot riding on this match for Lydia. I hope she can deliver.

Jake: Mila’s been after that prize for a while herself. She’s been dealing with your opponent at the show for some time, Elizabeth Lannister, who she has defeated multiple times. But Elizabeth hasn’t let up going after her at all. Let’s speculate and say you get past her to win the shot. Would you prefer a match against a powerhouse like Lydia or a technician like Mila when you challenge for the title?

Katie: That’s a hard one. I love the technical style, obviously, so getting into a match with Mila would be almost a dream match as far as our two similar styles are concerned. A powerhouse like Lydia though.. That’d be a great test for me, and my adaptability. I know how to work against someone like myself, because I know how the style works best. But someone like Lydia could completely take me off of my game. I’d probably fare better against Mila? But I’d love to stand across the ring from Lydia.

Jake: Sounds logical to me. So let’s see how you fare predicting then. Not counting your own obviously, who do you see picking up the win in the other two matches? I’m guessing you will be supporting Celeste, but it also sounds like you’re kinda hoping for Mila to dethrone Lydia.

Katie: Absolutely behind Celeste 100%. As for Mila and Lydia… god, it’s such a hard call but I’m going to go with Lydia picking up the win if I’m predicting winners - but I’d like to see Mila win it, and see what the two of us could put together down the line when I beat Elizabeth.

Jake: Given the time of year and all, do you have any personal goals you’ve set for yourself in 2019? I’m sure one is to face Carter, but there’s also other things you could do. You could become Aspire Champion. You might want to be Future Shock Champion. Or you may be giving FFW the side-eye too. What do you hope to accomplish in 2019?

Katie: My goals for 2019? I haven’t honestly put a lot of stock into them just yet. Obviously the Aspire Championship is number one on my agenda, but after that? I’m a pretty laid back person, I like to see where things take me. But one thing I can definitely say is that I refuse to look at FFW, until I’ve secured both the Aspire AND Future Shock championships on my resume. Whether or not I can get that done within the span of one year? Remains to be seen, but that’s what I’m focusing on right now. One step at a time.

Jake: That sounds like a winning strategy to me! Thank you for joining me for After Shock. I hope you had a good time with your first co-host experience, and you’re always welcome to come back if you want in the future.

Katie: Absolutely! Thanks for having me, maybe next time I’m on this couch, there’ll be a plus-one with the Aspire Championship getting in on the screen time too.

Jake: That would be cool! Fans, Future Shock returns January 15th back in Boston at the Future Shock Arena. You know the card, and what you are going to see. It’s hard to predict what else could happen, so you’ll have to tune in and find out. Join us, along with Zack and now Steph, on the 15th! Thanks to my special guest co-host, Katie Keller, and we’ll see you in Boston!

As the shot fades to black, Jake shakes Katie’s hand before the Future Shock logo flashes across the screen.

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