Muffled, but audible music can be heard as the cameras enter the combat centre gym area.
It's beast mode time, so go hard or go home. I'm a Beast Yeeeea, I got it on my mind
See I came here to shine, so let's get it on the grind. Step up in the building, swagger on point, right. Put your seatbelt on, 'cause it's gonna be a long night
The music swiftly gives way to the sounds of, well, the gym. Some grunting, some clanging, some running and the sound of the permanently erect ring as the son of OCW legend, Jacob Trance, Jordan Trance can be seen getting to grips with running the ropes repeatedly for cardio.
In the weight section however, his cousin, son of OCW legend Aries, Colby McCallum can be seen murdering the chest press. He stops, and taps at his ear, a pair of bluetooth earphones can be seen lurking within the lobes. The camera remains too far away before he taps his ear again moments later ending the call.
As it ends, Jordan performs what would be an evasion roll using the middle and top roll, taking himself onto the apron and down to the floor. He smirks, reckoning it might be useful as he approaches his cousin who is now sat stoic upright on the bench.
Jordan: You should try that some time.
Colby: The hell are you on about? That roll? Why would I need to roll, Jordan? I have two perfectly capable fists. If I wanted to roll, I’d go to Atlantic City and sit at a high rollers table.
Jordan wags a finger.
Jordan: I thought you were going to say golden fists for a second, and y’know, I don’t need to be dunked on by Golden again… Also made some weird cameo appearances in I think… A wrestlers court? But I don’t want to talk about it.
Colby’s face crumples, as if he smelt Nate Mac’s beanie cap.
Colby: Wrestler’s court? I’ve only been gone four months, Jordan. What’s this place turned into?
Jordan shrugs.
Jordan: I mean… It’s basically the exact same as it’s always been cousin, let’s be honest.
Colby: I guess yer not wrong, but yer better than that, little cousin.
Jordan: Oh no, I wasn’t like, persecuting, or defending, whatever that stuff is… I just kind of stood around with a hat on looking semi-important… Anyway, who called you earlier? You seemed pretty into it.
Colby stands and rolls his neck from side to side, answering his cousin in a more serious tone.
Colby: What’s it to you? My call’s my business, little cousin. Jordan shrugs, raising his hands defensively.
Jordan: Hey, I dunno man, maybe it was Danny Watt’s calling to make sure you weren’t going to shank him in the showers for taking you out.
Colby: Danny? Don’t worry about Danny. Right now I’m only worried about myself. I’m better than I was, and no one, especially not Danny Watts, is going to keep me from the top. I’ll deal with him when the time comes.
Jordan: What about that big dude you were eyeballing last week, Telos?
Colby: Who the f**k is that guy?
Jordan motions with his hand, above his head, obviously.
Jordan: About this tall, returned around the same time as you… Bumped into him backstage? Not ringing a bell? Maybe you should do some brain curls or something man.
Colby: Brain curls?! Now yer just insulting me. You mean that guy that bumped into ME? What about him? He’s nothing, little cousin.
Jordan: I mean you did think microwaves were invented in 1898…
Colby: And you thought Norwegians spoke Norse, you eejit.
Jordan: Yeah and the Portugese guy that was visiting said something even worse, but hey, vikings, Norse gods, it was an easy mistake to make. Just like Telos made the mistake of bumping into you, am I right?
Jordan holds his hand up for a hi-five, but Colby just stares
Colby: Get back to yer rolls, I’ve got something to take care of.
Without another word, Colby rises, giving Jordan one more look before departing. The scene fades as Jordan Trance observes his cousin leaving, hands on his hips.
OCW Senior Referee, Ted, is seen walking backstage in a bit of a hurry to get ready for Turmoil tonight. Jim Black out of nowhere stops Ted in his tracks.
Jim: Ted! What on earth were you doing out there?
Ted: Getting ready for work like I always do Jimmy. Don’t ask such ridiculous questions.
Ted goes to walk away but Jim puts his arm up to black his way of passage.
Jim: Ted I think you need to come look at this monitor I have over here and show…your work.
Jim Black walks over to a door that is already open ajar and invites Ted in. They both walk in together and it’s the OCW film crew playing back the ending of the main event match of last weeks Riot.
Jim looks at Ted’s face the moment where H2O catches El Parca with the move formally known as The Ocean of Paradise. Ted’s face is a look of discontent.
He takes a look back at the monitor and sees that very instance he turns to fix the turnbuckle that El Parca untied. Jim Black counts to 8 before Parca finally kicks out.
Jim: You didn’t even start counting for Harvey until about a 6 count.
Ted: I was just doing my job!
Jim: Job? You jobbed your old friend H2O to El Parca. He always said nothing but good things about you; while every superstar degrades you on a weekly basis.
Jim: Now Parca is going to run around calling himself The Head Superstar on your “mental error”. What do you say about that? How are you going to explain this to Harv?
Ted watches the replay of his old friend being assaulted by Parca, Garcia and Solomon Caine.
Ted: TURN IT OFF! TURN IT OFF! TURN IT OFF!
Jim: No….I will not. It’s time you face your reflection as a referee.
You can hear Parca celebrating in the hallways. Ted looks outside the door frantically.
Ted: I gotta go! I can’t be seen with him!
Jim Black looks perplexed at the statement. Before Jim could ask what Ted meant by that he dashes out the door. You can hear…
Parca: Great job Ted!
You can hear inside the broadcast room Parca and Garcia laughing. Ted looks back as he continues to run forward. He bumps into H2O.
H2O sees Parca and Garcia walk into their dressing room and ignores his urge to attack. He regains his attention to the fallen Ted. He walks over his frail body. Harvey kneels down to his level.
Ted: Harv, Harv, Harvey. Please don’t hurt me!
H2O: You make monsters Ted. You made Parca think his s(beep)it don’t stink. You made Tre Golden a manic depressant. You even counted too fast to make Drago lose The Lightheavyweight Championship to Tony Everett. Sad.
H2O: You even turned a blinds eye to B17 against me at Super Riot 573 and then he went out to become the biggest monster to ever hold The CCW Championship. Karma really is a bi(beep)ch.
H2O: So there are some good that comes out of your mistakes.
Ted: Wha..What?
Harvey stands and reaches his hand out to Ted and reluctantly Ted reaches back and H2O helps him up.
H2O: I took what you did to me as a lesson. You turning your back may have helped shape me to become a monster once again. I still had an opportunity to close out and I didn’t.
H2O: Next time I will do my job and regain the killer instinct Empress and Blaine is dead set to help me with. Thank you. Now let this be a lesson to do better at yours.
The longest reigning OCW World Heavyweight Champion walks away leaving Ted relieved. Ted picks up his gym bag and heads to his locker room.
A.C COBRA & TY SPARKS
vs. THE WRESTLING CLUB
We cut from our previous scene to find Stacy Clark seated in a black armchair. On the opposite side of a small table are her interview guests for this evening sitting in the same armchairs, the OCW Women’s Champion Emp and her new manager Ashley Moore.
Stacy Clark: Hello, Emp! Hell, Ashley! Nice to have the two of you with me today.
Emp: Nice to see you again Stacy.
Ashley Moore: It’s a pleasure to be here.
Stacy Clark: I know you have a match later today so let’s get straight to it. First of all, it’s very strange to see you two together again. You two were on and off feuding each other for over a year now.
Ashley Moore: You see, when there is a common goal, the most unlikely beings can bond together. And with me stepping down from the competition I see no potential conflict between us.
Stacy Clark: But is there no feel of vengeance? There have been very serious incidents between you two.
Emp: I’m trying to leave what’s in the past in the past But, Ashley said it best we have a common goal and last time we had a common goal things worked out pretty good. In the end things didn’t work out between us but what we achieved can never be changed.
Stacy Clark: For those at home Emp is referencing when She and Ashley teamed up to take down Valkyrie during a time when Ashley and Valkyrie shared an apartment a few years back. The rivalry ended with Valkyrie losing her Apartment and eventually getting fired from OCW.
Stacy Clark: What that being said, why do you think Ashley can help you, Emp?
Emp: Help me? This isn’t about helping me. I don’t need help. I've never needed help. Terra said it right last week on Turmoil. This is about Course Correcting. I’ve been down that road Terra is traveling Hell I helped pave that road and she isn’t meant for it. Ashley is here to make sure I don’t take things too far. But, after what she did to my Truck it’s going to take the whole damn locker room to stop me from ripping her apart.
Stacy Clark: What do you have planned to stop her?
Ashley Moore: My first idea was to take legal measures because of the truck, but my little friend had a better idea that will be revealed later.
Stacy Clark: Speaking about later, you have a match later this evening, Emp. Will you approach it differently now that you have a manager on your side?
Emp: Short answer: No. Ashley isn’t someone I have to look after; she's proven this multiple times before. I just feel sorry for Evelyn as she’s in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Emp: You see Stacy I don’t go out to that ring and try to hurt or end people’s careers. Those days are past me. But people seem to want to push me to red lately and the more they do the harder it’s going to be to get me out. And OCW doesn't want me seeing red again.
Emp stands up and walks over toward Stacy putting a cupcake on the table in front of her.
Emp: What’s the saying? Let sleepily dogs lie. Terra should have left me well enough alone.
Emp pats Stacy on the shoulder and walks off screen. Leaving Ashley with Stacy.
Ashley Moore: Together there is nothing that can stop us. And now excuse me, please. There is a match that has to be won later tonight.
She gets up and follows her client as the camera pans to her leaving the studio.
