Sam
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 |  Subject: XWL.com Exclusive: Training Day  Tue May 19, 2020 9:59 pm | |
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The camera takes us inside of the XWL Performance Center where 3 of XWL's newest signees are taking turns squaring off in the ring. These women are, of course, Beth Phoenix's hand-chosen talents from around the globe: Dakota Kai, Tegan Nox, and Isla Dawn. All 3 women are wearing workout leggings and sneakers, paired with a "property of XWL" t-shirt on. As the camera focuses in, Dakota and Isla are currently the ones grappling and practicing holds on one another while Tegan watches from the apron. The Captain of Team Kick and the White Witch jockey for power, taking turns reversing each other's holds and positions. Isla seems to overpower Dakota, managing to will her into a headlock. It didn't take long in this position for Dakota to figure a way out, and weasel her head out of Isla's grip. As she does, she places Isla in a headlock of her own from behind. Isla reaches out for the ropes, but is unable to grab them due to their placement in the ring. After a few quick seconds of deliberation, Isla reaches back over her head, grabbing the shoulder and head of Dakota before bending forward, using her strength advantage to whip Dakota over her back. Kai lands on her feet in a vulnerable position, being turned around and bent back, which Dawn quickly capitalizes on. The White Witch grapples the Captain of Team Kick down onto the mat, putting her into a full nelson with her legs squeezing around the waist of Kai. Dawn wastes no time putting on a little pressure which prompts Kai tap her palm over the back of her other hand to indicate that she is giving this round to the Glasgow native.
Isla releases the hold and stands to her feet, offering a hand down to Dakota who is sitting up on the mat and running through all of the steps she could have taken to avoid that outcome in the future. As she notices the pale hand of the White Witch extending towards her, Dakota grins optimistically and takes it, allowing Isla to help pull her back up onto her feet. Before releasing their grip, though, the two share a respectful handshake with one another.
[ISLA DAWN]
Well played, Dakota. For a moment there, I thought you almost had me. You're rather quick on your feet.
[DAKOTA KAI]
Not too bad yourself, mate. Good stuff. But I wanna see what Teegs can do with ya'.
[TEGAN NOX]
'bout time the two of you stopped hogging the ring!
Tegan was only joking, of course, but she was eager nonetheless. Dakota ducks down through the ropes on the opposite side of the turnbuckle from Tegan, who now steps into the ring. As she steps forward, approaching the White Witch with an optimistic smile, Nox extends her hand towards her fellow stablemate and signee. Dawn glances down at the hand, sucking on her teeth before meeting Tegan's hand. Isla then grips it and pulls Tegan in with force. As soon as Nox was within range, Dawn wraps her arm around the neck of Nox and drops down to one knee, wrenching the Girl with the Shiniest Wizard into another gritty and grounded headlock. Normally, Tegan wouldn't have an issue with Isla taking charge like that. After all, they were training with one another and Dakota as well, but that's the thing: they were training and that certainly didn't feel like someone who was only trying to better themselves but someone who was trying to make a point or send a message. Tegan struggled to free herself but after a moment of fighting off the Scottish superstar, she was able to free herself, and quickly she created a little distance. One of her knees rested on the mat and her hand was brought up to where Isla was applying the most pressure. The last thing Tegan wanted was to seem weak right now but again; they were training. Not actually trying to hurt one another. Of course, bumps and bruises came with training but no one's ever gone that hard on her before in practice.
[TEGAN NOX]
What the hell was that?
The Welsh-born superstar quickly glanced from Isla to Dakota to see if she noticed what she did. Was she just young with a lot to learn or was right to put up her defenses the way she was? Dakota didn't seem to struggle with her the way Isla just did. Granted, Dakota was the most experienced wrestler of the bunch but still.
[TEGAN NOX]
She was just...
[DAKOTA KAI]
Isla, I get that you're trying to improve, but you don't gotta go that hard, y'know? It's training exercises, not an actual match. A'ight?
Dakota slips under the bottom rope and into the ring, checking Tegan's neck for any marks before patting her best buddy on the back. Turning around, she faces towards Isla, placing a hand softly on Isla's shoulder.
[DAKOTA KAI]
You good?
Isla curtly nods her head in response before Dakota beckons a Performanc Center employee for striking pads. The kick-happy Kiwi places them into Isla's arms, waiting for Isla to put them on.
[DAKOTA KAI]
Lemme practice a few kicks, yeah? Keep your head up, make sure ya' can block them. I don't want to hurt ya'.
Tegan sits in a corner of the ring criss-cross style, fumbling with the toe of her sneaker as Dakota straps on a pair of kickboxing shinguards. Dakota takes a moment to stretch her legs a bit before readying herself, beginning to throw various kicks. Showing off her educated feet, Dakota smirks as Isla is able to block the strikes with the guards. Feeling somewhat feisty, she suddenly goes for a head kick, causing Isla to dodge mere seconds from Dakota's foot colliding with her head, sending the White Witch down onto her backside on the mat, her eyes widening as Dakota stands over her, a soft grin on her face. Tegan smirking behind them as she watched her best friend seemingly spook Isla.
[DAKOTA KAI]
...Maybe ya' shouldn't have kept your head up.
Chuckling softly, Dakota returns the favor from earlier, offering a hand out to help Isla back up to her feet. Isla sucks on her teeth before taking Dakota's hand and being pulled up onto her feet again.
[ISLA DAWN]
Fair play, but now it's my turn.
The White Witch removes the pads from her forearms, and begins to strap on the kick pads previously used by Dakota. Nox decides to tag back into the action, stepping forward and beginning to strap the pads onto her forearm while Kai returns back to the corner in her place. Once both women are prepped with the proper equipment, Isla's gaze locks onto Tegan's. The Scot's eyes narrow onto her "target" as she begins delivering kick after kick, almost as if Tegan were a tree and Isla's legs were the axes. Her kicks only got stiffer, and hit harder, forcing Tegan back a few paces just to avoid a serious collision. Finally, Tegan had had enough and decided to speak up amidst the flurry of strikes that didn't seem like they were in any way about to let up.
[TEGAN NOX]
HEY!... Ease up, alri-
Before the reasonable request could even be completed, Dawn took one last strike that would instantly cancel any plans of training together for the rest of the day. Using the unguarded bottom of her foot, Isla delivers a quick and heavy blow straight to the surgically repaired knee of Tegan Nox! Nox's sentence is instantly cut short as she drops down to the mat, wasting zero time nursing the blow and letting out an agonizing cry. Isla glares down at Tegan with a rather blank, dead-eyed expression on her pale face. Dakota suddenly perks up in the corner, running over to Tegan's side to check on her and comfort her. In the meantime, Isla lackadaisically removes the pads over her shins and tosses them to the side of the ring, exhaling calmly while Tegan and Dakota both look up at her in a state of bewilderment and confusion.
[ISLA DAWN]
Oops.... Must be my "inexperience."
Nox and Kai are both silent, still a bit stunned and also preoccupied by the active pain in Tegan's problematic knee that was brought about by the White Witch. Dawn reaches up and tightens her ponytail, not seeming all that concerned with the state of her fellow "stablemate." Instead, she walks right passed the two of them as a medical professional and XWL staffer rush into the ring to examine Nox.
[ISLA DAWN]
Same time next week, girls?
Isla swings her training bag over her shoulder and grabs her coffee, taking a sip of it through her little green straw as she turns away from the ring and walks out of the training facility. The camera then turns back to Tegan, who passes Dakota a wary look before having to turn her attention back to her sensitive knee. Kai glances back over her shoulder at the door that was now swinging shut behind Dawn, and then back to the medical professionals that were surrounding the two.
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