The camera cuts on to a focused looking Quartz. Standing with his hands on his hips. He looks down to Jim Black, who welcomes the Turmoil crowd to the interview.
Jim: Turmoil fans, I'm standing here with a man who just last week, outlasted Pride Champion Bobby Minio on Riot 528. Tonight, he joined me in Brooklyn for Super Turmoil!
Jim: I have to say, it's been a while since I've seen you without gold around your waist, Quartz. As one half of CQC...
Quartz rolls his eyes as his team is mentioned.
Jim: ...What strategies do you have to take those titles back in your upcoming rematch at Road 2 Glory?
Quartz: Strategies? Jim.
Quartz: Jim... The only strategy I need to beat those two over-inflated balloon animals is to stay in the ring.
Jim: Stay in the ring? What does--
Quartz puts his palm over the microphone to silence Jim before taking over the interview once again.
Quartz: I am also not here to talk about The Inception... or CQC for that matter.
Quartz: As you can plainly see, Jim. I'm standing here by myself. I don't see anyone standing around me, do you see anyone standing around me?
Quartz removes his PRISTINE SUNGLASSES and pretends to clean them by wiping them on his TTT jacket.
Jim: Well... No, but I--
Quartz puts his PRISTINE SUNGLASSSES back on and sarcastically looks around, seeing no one and placing his hands on the sides of his face like the Scream painting, exaggerating his surprise.
Quartz: Wowzers, Jimbo! By golly, I don't see anyone other than me.
Quartz: Ijitu Quartz. So if you want to ask me a question about ME, then go ahead.
Jim: Well... Quartz. Tonight you have a match against Benjamin Moore. Benji has proven himself to be a solid competitor in the Turmoil ranks. Turmoil has not been the most friendly to you in the ring since you joined the roster.
Jim: Do you have any reservations about your match tonight?
Quartz: Jim, I've lost in that ring to some of the worst competitors in this company, but guess what?
Quartz: Flukes. You know how I know that?
Quartz: Because I am one of two men to pin Drago Cesar in the last two years. The other guy? Yeah, I beat him too.
The former tag team champion emphatically throws his hands up, counting names on his fingers.
Quartz: Hell, I have more victories over people that have held these championships than those idiots have victories. Wagner. KD. Cort Marshall. Doc Green. Antonio Everett. Drago Cesar. Bobby Minio.
Quartz pauses for a moment and looks into the camera before continuing.
Quartz: ... Rust Cohle.
Quartz: All of those men have been slapped with the same consequence for agreeing to a match with me.
Quartz: But yet still, I will have to continue proving time and time again that I am the one of the best this misled, mismanaged, power hungry organization has to offer.
He looks down at the ground, showing frustration with his encounters with the head of FAME Paul Pugh over the last month.
Quartz: TTT saw that. Spider saw that. Kassidy Hayes saw that. It's sad that fat-headed weasels like Paul Pugh can't see that.
Quartz: So when Malu called me about making some kid famous on his show? How could I refuse? No. I have no reservations, because reservations are for losers.
Quartz: ...and I'm no loser, Jimmy Boy.
Quartz: ...I may not be THE tag team champion anymore, because it takes two to tango...
Quartz: ...but I'm still Ijitu Quartz, gah' dammit.
Quartz walks off the interview set after his impassioned rant, ahead of his match with Benjamin Moore.
SOLOMON CAINE vs AUSTIN LEE
After the recent event of Damian Bourne returning back to Turmoil from the parking lot area, he now walks through the backstage corridors holding a bouquet of roses that are most likely for his former partner, still humming that sweet tune from earlier he sets his eyes out on a specific locker room.
Determined to express his true love and feelings for his former partner Hijo De Mistico he approaches the dangerous, and grubby Scumciety’s locker room.
In an desperate effort to have the Lucha answer the door and not one of his stablemates, Bourne uses a secret knock they’d developed back in their tag run for when they’d go to enter one’s room.
All that is heard is now silence...no music that was being played from the room...no footsteps…only the sounds of people walking behind Bourne. He assumes his former partner and soon to be lover is not in the room, so he walks away, but as he’s walking away something falls down inside.
It sounded like a plate or bottle shattering from dropping against the cold floor, Damian now runs back up to the door and attempts to enter the room.
Furiously grabbing the door handle and turning it, all in hopes to get inside he starts banging his hand on the door. Damian receives no reply at all, the same noise we heard before is all we hear now...the sound of...Silence.
The wrestlers stops his angry antics, and simply drops the bouquet of roses right in front of the door with no care, a tear drops from his eye and hits one of the petals on the ground...the same way his career had hit rock bottom.
He now walks away from the door, moping around like he’d lost everything he ever loved, his heart was broken and he wasn’t sure it could ever be mended again.
ROAD TO THE GOLD! TY SPARKS vs THOMAS ARCHER
The scene opens with Justin Jehst walking down the Turmoil corridor, seemingly on a mission. He reaches a locker room door with the name Terra Daturas on a small door plaque, bordered with floral guilding.
He knocks twice.
After a moment, a cheerful Terra opens the door. She looks happy to see him. Terra is drying her wet hair with a towel, seemingly just got out of the shower. She is wearing her typical baggy street clothing, sporting her “#ShowLove and #TerraRising” slogans prominently.
Terra: Justin! Amica! So good to see you, I hope you are not too down on yourself.
Jehst: You mind if I come in?
Terra: Of course. My door is always open to friends.
She welcomes Jehst into the room with a sweeping motion of her arm, palm-up. He nods and enters into the room.
The scenery is as luscious as always, her greenery finely pruned and maintained.
Terra: Where is Elsa? The last time I spoke to her on RIOT ---
Jehst: --- That’s what I came here to see you about...Well, not what but who. She doesn’t return my calls; I just need to talk to her, y’know? I’ve been trying to keep my mind busy by memorising all the lines from Terminator 2 but it’s not working. She’s still at the top of my mind.
Terra: I understand, Mr. Jehst. You care for her, I know you do… I do too! You two are the closest friends I have here. Whatever happened at that --
Jehst: --- Nothing happened. That’s the point; that’s why this is all so unnecessary.
Terra: You do not need to tell me, Justin. Those with confused minds, hearts, and influence can spread falsity faster than rats or rabbits can multiply in number.
She wanders slowly over to a potted plant and begins watering it as she continues.
Terra: Elsa came to me. She told me she just needs time to process this, that she is still unsure about what she saw with her own eyes in that photograph that Capo produced.
Jehst: I just want to talk to her, give my side of the story, make sure she understands that nothing happened in that house. I didn’t betray my best friend; my brother.
Ms. Datura nods and smiles. She places the clearly organic looking bath towel next to her watering can on a nearby table.
Terra: She will come around eventually. I saw it in her eyes; she still trusts you, she is just a little… cautus.
Jehst: Ok, well, thanks for the talk. I guess I just need to give her her space. If you speak to her, please tell her to call me. I miss her deeply. I’ll see you soon, okay?
Terra clenches her hands together, showing deep concern for her two friends.
Terra: I’m sure you will.
She leans in and gives him one of her signature loving hugs. As she does, she opens her eyes and seems to look at something off screen.
The camera pans left towards the door and zooms out to include all three characters as Elsa is at Terra’s door, seeing Terra and Justin embracing.
Elsa: I can’t believing this!
Terra: Elsa! I am so happy to see you. You are just who ---
Elsa: I not wanting to hear any of that from you!
Jehst: Elsa, please, it’s not what it looks like!
Terra, sensing the anger and tension of her two friends, looks quickly back and forth at the two of them, confused at what is happening. She puts her hands over her heart. After several unnerving moments, Jehst starts heading for the locker room door and Elsa.
Before Jehst can get to the door, Elsa slams it shut and her footsteps can be heard running away down the corridor. Jehst struggles to open the door but eventually gives it a good nudge and he leaps out to the corridor to try and see where she went, but all paths are empty aside from random OCW staffers.
Jehst: Damn it!
He slams his fist against the wall giving off a loud thud, startling the workers as they look over to him. He takes a gamble and walks off to the left.
Jehst: Elsa!
Terra pops out of the locker room to see Jehst rushing off and looks around, naive to the situation that she just found herself in, confused and concerned.
The camera cuts on to a focused looking Quartz. Standing with his hands on his hips. He looks down to Jim Black, who welcomes the Turmoil crowd to the interview.
