Ladies and Gentleman we are back on the scene! With RIOT 592
Let's FUGN GO!
We open the show in the backstage area, in a seemingly empty section.
After a few seconds of silence, footsteps can be heard as the CCW World Champion, Inness Quartz walks into the frame and looks straight into the camera.
Other footsteps are heard, as Rust Cohle joins Quartz. Side by side as both (former ?) CQC members look focused.
Rust: You know, Kass. There is a saying in Orient : “Loyalty to the end”.. I am sure you heard it before.
Quartz: And sometimes in life, you happen to bite off more than you can chew.
Rust: What a surprising move you tried to pull off.. Yet so predictable. You won’t go away that easy, I will give you that. But your dreams of being a Guru, a brainwashing leader, are coming to an end. And you realize that.
Rust: We are glad to see that you reunited with your backstabbing father figure, Spider. And you succeeded in your quest of bringing people together for a cause that concerns you. You might have a part of my family with you, but I decided I needed to reunite with my other family..
Rust: At Red Sun Rising, I realized blood runs thicker than prayers. And we might have spilled a lot of each other’s, but we still shared it, for better or worse.
Quartz: And you might have forgotten, but you reunited the greatest force this business has ever seen.
The crowd pops. Rust smirks.
Quartz: We are coming for you, Kass.
Rust: And we are bringing Kasstianity down with you. I guess you will remember “The Basics” now.
Rust: Matter of fact, let’s make an official proposal. At “Don’t come to NY”, bring any of your goons.
Quartz: Kasstianity vs CQC.
Rust: All your “low blows” and devious tactics won’t work, neither will they save you. This is for everybody you attacked, everybody that you tormented, everybody that follows you because you took advantage of their weaknesses.
Rust: And for all these reasons..
Quartz: You won’t escape.
Crowd cheers as Quartz and Rust fist bump.
Quartz: We’re back.
Rust: Idiots.
As Rust throws a “Upper Echelon” shirt at the camera.
The camera fades backstage and pans around the locker room area to reveal Roy Brown resting in his assigned cubicle in his jumpsuit and black mask with a dark red “I” etched near the right eyebrow.
The Bull sits on the floor in front of him, facing the camera. The shot grows wider and reveals two intimidating stares directly into the viewer’s soul. You. He knows.
Brown reaches down and grabs the Bull by the horns, slowly returning upright and placing it over his head. He cracks his neck in both directions before rising to his feet, the camera panning out to follow his movement towards the door.
He pauses at the door, placing his hands on either side and leaning his head into it. An unknowing tension builds before he calmly returns to a neutral posture and goes through the door.
It slams behind him as the camera cuts to commercial.
Previously Recorded
We join OCW's Medical Facility a couple of nights before their return to New York for Riot and getting checked out today is one talent who didn't make the trip to Japan, Luis Bishop.
The Doctor enters the room, clipboard in hand, and a stern look on his face.
Doctor: Well I've got some bad news and…other news.
Doctor: The other news is that we're still waiting for results from your blood work.
Doctor: The bad news is the results of your X-Ray have come back and well, you're a mess.
Doctor: Your shoulder is slightly out its socket, your ribs are bruised and your hamstring is hanging on by a thread.
Bishop: No pun intended I presume. But how could any of this happen?
Doctor: Did you forget you had a match that was not only dangerous but dangerously stupid.
Bishop: B-But that match wasn't THAT different from a training session with Wrex. I mean that same week he prepared me for a match ten times as gruesome as that one.
Doctor: Is that supposed to help your body? Quite frankly, you went through a table that spit in the face of modern physics.
Bishop half dozes off and starts talking to himself as the medical professional scolds him for his hardcore match in Mexico City.
Bishop: spit in the face…someone in the crowd…hey you said you haven't gotten those blood work results back yet right?
Doctor: And there is absolutely NO WAY I can clear your for Riot this Friday. These sorts of injuries are easily aggravated.
Bishop frowns as the Doctor gives him that look he's given many wrestlers in the past who evade his warnings.
Bishop: fine.
Doctor: Really!? It's that easy?
Bishop: I mean yeah. I'm young but not that dumb and I have my whole career ahead of me. A little bit of rest and maybe I'll hop in the ring in a couple of weeks.
Doctor: But-
Bishop: What's the worst that can happen?
Bishop smiles acknowledging the irony as the Doctor facepalm and the camera fades to black.
ROUND 2 ELLIOT PARKER vs. C-NOTE
The segment opens with Stacy Clark standing with Colin Locke in OCW's backstage area, both facing the camera and ready to address the audience.
Stacy: Good evening everyone, tonight I have Colin Locke with me, ahead of his main event match against OWEN! So, tell me, Colin, what are your thoughts going into this match?
Colin takes a moment to think, clearly carefully considering his words.
Colin: Right, well, OWEN is a guy I've wanted to fight for a while now, for better and for worse. Guy's clearly a good competitor, you've gotta be good to take on DOC and win, so this match is long overdue.
Stacy: Well, you say 'for better and for worse', and, of course, this match is overdue, considering the news that came out months ago?
A small smirk appears on Colin's face, and he makes a sort of uncomfortable head movement before answering.
Colin: Yeaaah. Look, we're both UK guys, but we're very different people. Mocking America when Roe v Wade was still fresh? The whole national anthem, Queen thing? Not for me, to say the least.
Stacy: You see, I feel like that's intrigued a lot of viewers, after all, Sanctum, as a unit, stand for honour, fair play, I, and a few others, are surprised you don't see eye to eye with them?
Colin: It's like I said, very different people, different philosophies. What fun would it be if I said we're gonna have a good, clean, honourable fight where we shake hands and have a cuddle and go 'oh gosh darn it you got me', after losing to a well-crafted small package?
There is a slight giggle from the audience at 'well-crafted small package'. Colin seems to realise what he said, cracking a slight smile before continuing.
Colin: As far as I'm concerned, you're gonna see a great OWEN match, and you're gonna see a great Colin Locke match. That said, I do have just the thing to keep OWEN on his toes and bring something extra into our match. As you know, Stacy, I put my all into everything I do here, that's doubly true for a main event match.
Stacy raises an eyebrow at the mysterious something that Colin has in store as a merch link and discount code NOTHINGISSACRED appears on screen.
Stacy: Well, I think I speak for everyone when I say I can't wait to see what you've got in store, and it will be fantastic to finally see both of you in the ring.
Colin: Ah, it shouldn't disappoint, enjoy the show everyone!
As the two sign off, the segment fades into the next, Colin and Stacy talking on screen to avoid the awkward end of interview moment where everyone just silently gives the camera a death stare waiting for it all to end.
