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Resignation

3rd Nov 2019

I had been placed on an early discharge due to overcrowding, and was on rapid recovery but even after I had my stitches removed, I wouldn't be able to wrestle. This really was the end, for a long while at least. It was my first night at home and NXT was on tonight, which meant that I had to announce my resignation tonight. I was pretty tired when I arrived home this morning so I had slept through most of the day while Demi did whatever she needed, when I woke up she wasn't home but she put a notice on the fridge, notifying me that she had gone on a walk with the dogs, and that she had put my phone on charge in her room since my charger hadn't connected while I was sleeping. While she was gone I had my first proper shower since I had been admitted and, oh, my, god, it was amazing, I still had the braid extensions in but I had no choice but to remove them so I could shower. I still had about 6 hours before NXT so I wanted to look good, which meant calling for my hairdresser to come over and redo my hair. My hair had faded to an orangey colour and I thought to myself maybe instead of going back to red, Alysa could dye it a brighter, more vibrant orange. And she did.

Now, I could get ready, ready to announce to everyone that I was no longer going to be in the WWE. All the emotions in my head were enough to make me go manic, but I knew I wouldn't, because I was stronger than I used to be. Demi was now home and it was growing closer to the show. I wasn't fully prepared but, I knew that I had no choice in the matter. I got dressed and sat in the living room, waiting for Demi to get herself ready to drive us to the NXT performance center, and then she came out, it was time.
Syd outfit:

my heart pounded as we pulled into a parking space, and when the time came, I couldn't do it. My mind forbade my body from leaving the car. "Sydney. I know it's hard but you don't have a choice, this is for the best. And, you're not alone. You have me." She smiled, taking hold of my hand and helping me out. once we were inside, demi was Taken to the locker room to prepare for her match. I was going to announce my leave before her match, and my nerves were growing with every passing second. The time came where I headed out to the stage, a mic in my hand, and a stomach full of nerves. The roar that erupted from the crowd was so powerful, they loved that I was here, and I was about to let everyone down.

I began to talk once the audience quieted down "well, you all deserve an explanation. At Halloween havoc I received an injury. It was an injury on my behalf, and I do not blame Xia Li for what happened. Now, the injury was...a lot worse than I had originally thought. So bad that it could have killed me. I was rushed to emergency surgery where I was treated, and thankfully, saved. But." I began to coke on the tears that fought to fall from my eyes. "It came with a price. A price so dear that I don't think I'm ever going to get over it. For the foreseeable future..." Tears began to fall from my eyes at this point and there was nothing I could do to stop it. "I Will not be a fighter in the WWE, or anywhere, as of right now" I choked, the crowd was visibly shocked by my early retirement. "It is the last thing I wanted to do, but for my safety, and to make sure that I don't cause permanent damage, and to make sure that there is a chance that I will be back here someday, I have no other option." A chant began to erupt of 'this is your house' in the audience and I stopped fighting the inevitable tears, I broke down in the center of the ring. "Now. Before I go... I would like to thank every last woman in that locker room that made me such a great fighter, and I have a favour to ask all of you in the audience... Tonight, and every single night that is NXT I want you to chant all night, I want you to hype every woman up in that locker room because they deserve it and I am so thankful for them!" I was left in shock at the sight of every woman entering the ring from the locker room, each of them wishing me farewell and giving me hugs as they entered, the line ended with Demi, who also had a microphone.

"Sydney... You have added such a big spark to the locker room. I can say that each of these women agree when I say that no one could quite compare to the history that you have made in the short time that you have been here. And all of us will miss you dearly. We have a saying around here, that symbolises that no matter where you are, you are still one of us." We all took a deep breath and shouted "we are NXT!" In unison, before leaving, one by one, until it was just me left in the ring. "Now I truly truly hope that this isn't the end. The WWE has shed so much light on my life and it is something that I am not quite ready to let go of... Which is why I cannot bring myself to say goodbye. Rather than that, I'll say... See you soon." The audience erupted in applause as I left the ring, waving and taking a bow before exiting to the backstage area. This was it, no more Serenity.