The video begins and we see a long beach stretched out with the sun just setting over the ocean. There’s still a lot of light and the camera pans over the sunset to the cliffs in the distance and then down the beach again before finally turning to show Syren holding the camera. She smiles at the camera, brushing her hair behind her ear with her finger. “Hey everyone,” she says softly before looking out over the ocean. “It’s a beautiful night tonight, isn’t it? I love this time of day. The sun is setting, there’s this peace in the air, and even though it’s still hot it’s not as hot as it has been the rest of the day and there’s this breeze just cooling you down after a long day. This is exactly what I needed right now, a walk on the beach at this time of day to just help me relax, because I’ve been very busy the past few days, and in truth I’ve been pretty busy every week until this week. Because this week is the post-pay per view lull! There’s no Breakdown, there’s no travelling, there’s no non-televised events, it’s all just a little bit quieter and it gives us time to stop and think. And it’s given me plenty of time to stop and think. I’ve been thinking about the past. I’ve been thinking about the future. And I’ve been thinking about failures. Because I start this video trying to put a positive spin on what happened last Sunday, I could start this video talking about Taking Hold of the Flame, of finishing in third place – well, joint third place – and about going as long as I did in the Battle Royal. I could talk about it being the best year I’ve had in the Battle Royal in terms of eliminations, and the joint-best finish I’ve had. I could talk about being proud of that performance, but I’m not going to do any of that because while all of those things may be true, while I’ve been told all those things, I’m not proud. I’m not proud because I went to Atlanta with one purpose in mind, and I failed.”

“At Taking Hold of the Flame I wanted so badly to have my hand raised. I can’t even put in to words how badly I wanted it either. You guys know by now how long it’s been for me, how difficult this year has been for me, how frustrated I feel, how I wish so much that I could get more opportunities. You guys know all of that, and you also know that for every major opportunity I’ve had in this company I had to beat the entire roster to get it, and so I thought to myself that ok, if that’s what I had to do then that’s what I’d do. And I took on the roster and I failed. I took on the roster, and Kelcey Wallace succeeded. First off, congratulations to Kelcey! I hate admitting it but she did incredible. She had an amazing performance, she did what she promised she’d do, and now she’s going to Rise to Greatness in the spot I wanted, and she’s done it in a fraction of the time it took me. Congratulations to her. And I also want to send my condolences to her as well. I read about her father. I’m sorry. My dad suffered a heart attack and a stroke a few years ago and I was in hell thinking I could lose him, but I can’t imagine how it must have felt for you to lose your dad. You still came through. And I said I hate admitting it, but you’re as good as everyone says you are sweetie. You’re even as good as the weasel who’s promoting you says you are,” she says before rolling her eyes. “And don’t get me started on Silas Mason. I was still at ringside when he was jumping up and down when you eliminated Ravyn, and I wanted so badly to slap that stupid grin off his face. So in the end he got what he wanted, you got what you wanted, and me? I didn’t get what I wanted. It feels like I never do. But while you’re going to live your dream right now and main event in Miami, I’m still not giving up on living my dream!”

“You see that event Kelcey? It’s not like any other show. That’s the one you remember for the rest of your life. And I remember my moment, I remember my chance at immortality, and I remember every day how much it sucked to lose,” she says before shaking her head. “And sometimes, when it’s this time of day I come down to the beach and I sit in the sand I wonder what might have been. What might have been if I’d won? What might have been if I’d beaten Shilo? What might have been if I’d gotten the opportunity at a rematch with him, or with Blitzkrieg, or with Shaun, or with you? What might have been? And you know what? I’m tired of wondering what might have been! So you have my promise right now that I’m going to find out, one way or another. There’s still a LONG road to Rise to Greatness and you may be guaranteed that main event spot, but maybe it won’t be Shaun Cruze who walks in defending that title against you, because even though it seems like there’s no hope for it after waiting ten long months and failing at Taking Hold of the Flame I still believe. I still believe that anything is possible in this business, and I still believe that I will main event at the biggest show of the year, and Kelcey? If I do – when I do – I can’t wait to get in that ring with you, because you’re the talk of the town right now, you’re the winner of the forty-person battle royal for the biggest spot in this industry, and you and me? It’s never happened. I’ve never got the chance to see if I beat you, and you’ve never got the chance to see if you can beat me, so who knows, maybe it will. And if it does, well you’ll still have that slimy weasel in your corner preaching about how incredible you are, but still have hope in mine. I’m not giving up. In fact if anything I’m more determined in this moment than I’ve ever been!”

“And why shouldn’t I be determined? Why shouldn’t I have hope? Because I’ve still won sixteen times this year! I’ve still only been pinned once this year. And this week, well, it isn’t just any old week, is it? No, this week is Los Angeles, California. This week is the Staples Center. This week is my favourite show of the entire year! You guys know the stories, right? I’ve told you the stories before. I’ve told you about my brother Barnaby taking me down there to watch the Kings. I’ve told you about how many amazing memories I have in that building. And that building, in front of my hometown crowd, was also the site of my single biggest victory, where I jumped off the top of the steel cage and I pinned Regan Street and I became the SCW World Heavyweight Champion. Now I wish I was taking that belt BACK to Los Angeles, I wish I was raising that title above my head in the Staples Center once again – on the very same night that the LA Kings could be in New York securing the Stanley Cup AGAIN because Los Angeles is the home of champions baby – but I’m not. What I am doing tomorrow night however is I’m facing the former number one contender to the SCW World Heavyweight Championship, Simon Lyman,” she says with a little bit of a smile on her face. “Now I know that ‘former number one contender’ doesn’t mean a whole lot, right? And Simon, I’m sorry. I really am. You see I’ve been where you are right now. I’ve been the one who challenged for that title. I faced Jake Starr for that title a little over a year ago and he cheated and he beat me and I felt robbed, and I felt broken, and I felt empty inside and full of grief and I wanted to scream and I wanted to hurt someone! I imagine you’re going through ALL of that right now, and honestly, hand on my heart, I’m sorry for that. I sympathise.”

She puts her hand against her chest and nods her head sympathetically. “And the truth is Simon that I wanted you to win. I know you and me don’t have a whole lot of history. In fact the only real significant history we have wasn’t even really between you and me, but was between you and your wife, and CHBK and my wife,” she says with a nod. “And it’s crazy how much things change, right? Because that was almost a year ago as well! It was almost a year ago that you were on the road to Rise to Greatness and CHBK was your challenge. You overcame that challenge. You beat a legend in this sport, and that’s not really surprising when you think that you yourself are a legend in this sport. I mean how long have you been doing this? Seventeen years? Eighteen years? Something crazy like that, right? You’ve competed all over the world; you’ve won more championships than I’ve had... well, just about ANYTHING in this sport! And I consider myself a pretty good wrestler – well, no, I consider myself the Best Female Wrestler in the World – and I consider myself a pretty amazing tag team wrestler too, but you? Multiple time World Heavyweight Champion, so, so many reigns with World Tag Team Championships, a former SCW United States Champion, a former SCW World Tag Team Champion, and someone who in a fraction of the time I’ve been in SCW has done TWO things in this company that I’ve never done. The first is that you’ve held the United States Championship. I’ve never even had a match for it. The second is that you’ve been given a shot at the biggest prize. I haven’t. And you know what Simon? That makes me more than just a tiny bit jealous. Because that shot you just had, that shot that’s probably got you so frustrated right now. Well, I know a lot of other people wanted it, and I know that because I’m one of them!”

“Do you know how fortunate you are? Do you have any idea what I would have given for that chance? I’d have done almost anything for it. And I know that a lot of people say stuff like that, they say they’d do almost anything and then it comes time for them to DO that thing and they chicken out. I wouldn’t have. I wouldn’t have, because this past year, since July 28th last year, I’ve been on a quest to prove myself and I’ve done some pretty crazy stuff to do that. I’ve jumped in to the Thunderdome with two former World Champions. I’ve jumped BACK in to the Thunderdome with one of the most vindictive, spiteful women on the planet. I’ve fought in the Elimination Chamber. I’ve faced former champions. I’ve faced up and coming future stars. I battled for more than forty minutes in the Battle Royal to TRY to claim the spot. I’ve gone through all of that this past year alone, and you? You just got handed it. You have no idea how that makes me feel,” she says, shaking her head and then smiling. “But this isn’t a hated filled rant about how you didn’t deserve it Simon. You’ve done a lot yourself. You’ve battled one of those same spiteful, hate-filled bitches. You’ve had family problem after family problem. You’ve had to deal with your own father making your life a living hell. You earned it; I don’t deny that for a moment. You’re more than worthy of being a World Champion in this company. But as hard as you’ve worked, as much as you’ve done, I’ve worked harder and that’s why when I saw this match this week, when I saw Simon Lyman against Syren, I knew that this was a match that I had to give EVERYTHING for because no, you didn’t win at Taking Hold of the Flame, and so maybe beating you this week doesn’t make me a top contender, but beating you this week in the Staples Center DOES show the world that I’m so very serious about my ambitions!”

“Now I mentioned your family. I want to stop talking about the match for a moment to tell you that I’m sorry for that as well. I don’t know the whole story, ok? I’m not going to jump to conclusions based on what I’ve heard or what other people have said. But it does seem like you’ve had a lot going on in your life lately and everything around you has collapsed, and I can so relate to that. And if the rumours are true – and I’m not saying they are – then you and me, we’re kind of on the opposite side of this, right? I mean that’s kind of funny when you think about it. Your personal life has seen your wife leave you because of a mistake you made and broken you, and my personal life saw me leave because of mistake my boyfriend made that destroyed me. But I’ve seen the way you’ve been. I’ve seen what seems like genuine remorse, if that’s even the right word. I don’t know if it is, but I’ve seen the way you are, I’ve seen how badly you wish you could have it all back again, and I feel like winning the title at Taking Hold of the Flame would have been a pretty happy ending for you, right? It would have been a much needed boost. And I can relate to that, because I’ve been chasing my own happy ending for so very long,” she says before shrugging her shoulders and smiling. “But I’ve got good news on that front sweetie, because there IS light at the end of the tunnel. Having your life fall apart, having your heart broken, it all sucks worse than anything you can imagine, but there is a way through. You’ve just got to hold on. You’ve just got to keep the faith. And this is the part where it gets a little awkward and I feel a little bit guilty, because you’re suffering and I hate to see people suffering, but this week in Los Angeles I’m sorry sweetie but it’s going to get just a little bit worse before it gets better because on Breakdown tomorrow night I’m going to beat you.”

She smiles a little, even laughs a little before shrugging her shoulders apologetically. “It’s been a year since I competed in Los Angeles, a year since I competed in front of my friends, in front of my family, in front of all the people in the world that I care about and even the ones I went to high school with. It’s been tough, remorseless, life-changing year but tomorrow night I’m walking back in to the Staples Center and I intend to send a message to the world that yah, this last year has been tough and I’ve been hurt and I’ve beaten and I’ve been left lying but I’ve NOT been BROKEN! And despite every setback, despite every time I’ve fallen short, I’ve NEVER given up, I’ve NEVER stopped believing, and I’ve found depths of strength within myself that I didn’t even imagine were POSSIBLE to find before this year. So tomorrow night I’m walking in to the Staples Center and I’m fighting a legend in this sport, one of the best in the world, and we’re going to put on a HELL of a show, we’re going to give all those people – MY PEOPLE – something to talk about for MONTHS to come – you know, other than the Kings winning, because they’ll probably talk about that too – and you and me Simon are going to STEAL THE SHOW tomorrow night. It’s going to be. It’s going to be a blast. And I’ve had tough matches this year; I mean how long was my match against Tommy Valentine? That was the match that just wouldn’t end. But this match this week will really be a challenge, and it’s a challenge I fully intend to pass with flying colours, even if those colours are just various shades of pink,” she says before giggling a little. “So I know you’re hurting right now Simon, I know you’re probably feeling like the world is against you, and if there is one person on this planet who understands the way you feel then it’s me, but I need you to pull it all together, to suck it all in, and to give me your best tomorrow.”

“I don’t do things the small way,” she says with a shake of her head. “I hate taking the easy way out of anything, and I hate even more when opponents don’t give me everything they’ve got, when they’re at less than one hundred percent, and I know you won’t be at one hundred percent Simon but I know you’ll be fired up, I know you’ll be committed, I know you’ll be determined and I know you’ll be hungry, and I’m excited for that. I’m excited for ALL of that. And I know something else as well. I know you’ve heard the rumours. You know the ones I’m talking about, right? The rumours that I’m going to make an announcement, the rumours that I’m going to cash in my Trios Contract, the rumours that I’m going to tell the world what I’m going to do. Well, I’ve got some bad news. I’m not. I was thinking about it, don’t get me wrong. I mean Los Angeles? My home town? That’s the kind of place that you want to make the big announcements, right? And maybe if I wasn’t booked, maybe if I was facing someone else, maybe if the situation was different than it was then MAYBE I’d have thought about that contract, MAYBE I’d be planning to make an announcement tomorrow night, but right now I’m not because tomorrow night for me is about one thing and one thing only. It’s about facing Simon Lyman. It’s about beating Simon Lyman. It’s about standing toe to toe with the man that they thought could be the next World Champion and beating him and reminding the entire world just how good I am. Because it’s like I said earlier, I still have that one crazy thing, I still have that one elusive thing, I still have hope. Because here’s the thing, I may not have been able to survive on Sunday but deep in my gut I know I can beat Kelcey Wallace. Deep in my gut I know I can beat Shaun Cruze. Deep in my gut I know I can beat anyone on this roster, including Simon Lyman, and tomorrow night I intend to prove it. So get ready guys. Get ready Los Angeles. I’ll be joining in the party if the Kings win, you know damn well I will, but whether they win or not I’m planning a party of my own when I beat Simon and when I STAND TALL. And if you don’t like that, just do one thing for me, ok? JUST BE JEALOUS!”

She laughs and kisses the camera. “Love you guys. See you tomorrow night,” she says happily before holding the camera away from herself and screaming not in to the camera but down along the beach. “Woo, I LOVE LA!” And with that the video comes to an end and fades out with the replay button flashing up on the screen.