The camera pans backstage into the TTT locker room. Ryu is sitting back in a couch with his feet up on a table.
Kass is getting warmed up for his match, throwing punches and kicks at an imaginary opponent.
Quartz and Rust, sitting at a table near their lockers, are playing scrabble. Several ‘x’ are scratched into the table on Rust Cohle’s side, indicating he’s won many times.
Quartz:poubelle? Are you using French words again? Gah’ Dammit Rusty!
Quartz stressfully rubs his forehead, looking at the game board as Rust Cohle laughs, leaning back in his chair, looking relaxed.
RYU: Let me tell you something…
RYU: What the Moon Man said at the Anniversary show isn’t sitting right with me.
Rust: Moon Man?
RYU: Nonads, I like calling him Moon Man.
Ryu looks directly into the camera and winks
Rust looks at Quartz and shrugs. Both members of CQC look up at RYU.
RYU: Anyways! Before Moon Man came out to the ring, he paraded around back talking about how he couldn’t trust anyone, and how he’s had a hard life.
RYU: PSSSSSSHHHHHHHHH
RYU: Moon Man doesn’t know what it's like to grow up on the HARD streets of Osaka Japan.
Kassidy, Quartz, and Rust: Hard?
RYU: Yeah! Let me tell you about the life of a REAL Osaka Gangster.
RYU: I was no more than eleven years old, I was walking down the street, and this stranger takes a piece of gum out of his pocket.
RYU: He throws that gum in his mouth and the wrapper on the ground.
Ryu pauses dramatically
RYU: That man PUBLICALLY litters. He just PUBLICALLY litters, and I saw that. I had to see these things at a young age.
RYU: I mean sure the next guy coming down the street picked that wrapper up off the ground and threw it away.
RYU: But for the few moments that wrapper was on the ground and the law was VIOLATED.
Kassidy, Rust and Quartz listen intently, appalled at the horrors Ryu had to witness as a child
RYU: What about the time I was on the sidewalk and saw a man cross the street.
RYU: HE WASN’T EVEN IN BETWEEN THE LINES! Just publically J-walked! There was a police officer right there.
RYU: And he did nothing!
Rust can’t help but let out a shocked gasp. Quartz pats his partner on the back reassuringly.
RYU: We had chaos in the streets.
RYU: My home life wasn’t any better…
RYU: Sure we had a maid, but she only came by three days a week. What do you think happened the other 5 days?!
Quartz shakes his head, shocked at this story, before pausing and lifting his hands to begin counting on his fingers. After a moment of confusion, he shrugs and continues to listen.
RYU: Do you think those dishes washed themselves? Do you think the clothes got themselves into the Hamper.
RYU: The Moon Man, hasn’t seen the things I’ve seen. And as far as I’m concerned, until he’s lived the hard life of an Osaka Gangster, like I have.
RYU: He’s the only Snowflake here in OCW.
The camera pans to the announce team.
For the love of god, SERIOUSLY?
Oh shut up your life is EASY! You live with your Nana!
* Coolidge and K.Dangelo stand in the back waiting for Coolidge's match to start *
Coolidge : Any fatherly advice you want to give ?
K.Dangelo : Nothing really, just give everything . Don't stop and when it seems you have done your best keep going.
Coolidge : That's a lot to be nothing much.
K.Dangelo : I know just a old man rambling on. Try to be the same day in and day out.
Coolidge : Sometimes the advice we give is for ourselves.
K.Dangelo : What's that supposed to mean?
Coolidge : Just had a conversation with someone and soon they will be giving you advice. Just a little talk old timer.
K.Dangelo : Ok young buck. Good luck on your match.
The camera pans to the announce team.
What a Good dad!
PSH
DOC GREEN vs COOLIDGE
The camera pans to the announce team.
HE GOT IT! HE GOT IT!
Oh my god!
Shepherd is shown looking as pumped as ever for his match with Kassidy Hayes as Jim Black approaches.
Jim: How are you feeling Shep?
Shep: Never felt better Jim. I’ve been waiting for a chance like tonight for a long time you know. Being the forgotten one isn’t the best. But the spot light is on, can’t let this one go to waste.
Jim: You and your tag partner Cor…
Shep: Tonight’s not about AWOL Jim. Cort had his moment handed to him last week. No title shot for me though just a match against the OCW Champion that isn’t even the main event.
Shep:
But that’s fine because tonight is about the Good Shepherd bringing the cult leader back to reality.
Shep:
Showing that my name belongs up there when they say who the next big thing is.
Shep:
We all know there have been some big holes left at the top of the card with some names stepping away.
Shep: Well I’m going to fill one of those spaces with my name. It begins tonight when the Shepherd’s Call hits and the ref counts to three the locker room will be put on notice.
Shep: Gotta go Jim, focus time.
Shepherd leaves Jim with more questions.
Jim: Will this kid ever let me finish an interview.
