* The stranger steps in the ring pacing back and forth. K.D looks at him trying to figure out who he is or what does he want.
He stops and turns his back to K.D and stretches his arms out. K.D doesn't budge. Then laughter comes from the stranger and he pulls off the hood and turns around.
K.Dangelo falls back in disbelief.*
K.Dangelo: Son!
* The crowd loses it as the young man walks out*
The camera pans to the announce team.
WHAT?
K.D HAS A SON??>?!!!?!?!?!?!
We go backstage where Kassidy has been spotted limping back to the temporary Turmoil TTT (TTTTT) locker room. Kassidy pushes open the door Spider is sitting upside down in a large armchair in the corner of the room.
RYU: O hai Kass, how is your title reign?
Kass: I did not go through the table, I did not get burned, I DID NAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHTTTT!
Kass throws his championship toward the couch and it hits a picture of once X Division king, Matsuda.
RYU: Awwwwww, I really liked that picture…
Kass: Surpassed by Trash!
Kassidy continues to limp toward the couch till eventually leaning against the side,
Kass: This whole roster: past, future, and present has nothing on TTT.
RYU: FACS! Did you know that although I lost to Mugen in this realities Wrestlution, I ACTUALLY beat him in an Infinite number of others!
Kass: FACS!
The camera pans to the announce team.
These two are two peas in an odd pod!
You said it!
The camera is outside of The Barclays much-abused washroom, as Cort Marshall emerges.
Cort: Phew.
He takes a deep breath.
Cort: That was an experience.
Cort notices the cameraman.
Cort: Hey, why are you here? What are you, Chuck Berry?
Another voice interjects.
H2O: He, like everyone… is here because of The Good Light.
The camera pans to show Light Heavyweight Champion H2O!
H2O: You just had an “experience” in the washroom there, Cort? H2O hears that military guys “experienced” a lot out there in the battlefield.
H2O: It’s maybe why guys like you and Cpt. Alexander have weird shaped heads. One guy looks like a gigantic Q-Tip that just cleaned an ear of an elephant.
H2O: The other….
H2O looks Cort up and down…..
H2O: Looks like one of those things Heather plays with from time to time when H2O is not around.
Cort: Your idea of an insult is admitting your girlfriend porks other dudes? Man, I knew you had a bit of an inferiority complex, but I didn’t know it was a kink.
H2O: Listen, Sarge. Harvey hasn’t stepped foot on Turmoil since 184. Do you remember what happened?
Cort: Drawing a blank... but not because of brain damage or anything. What happened?
H2O is taken back for a second; contemplating whether Cort is for real or is Cort just being Cort….a smart ass.
H2O: You know a victory over someone like Harvey should’ve taken you places. Look where it took Kassidy Hayes. Look where it took Tiberius Dupree. Hell, look where it took Ligermask.
H2O: But look where you stand. Here on Turmoil with a proud victory over an old relic. You’ve done nothing with yourself during this movement of The New Country.
H2O pats Cort on the shoulder. After doing so, Harvey looks a bit confused.
H2O: Oh, last time The Good Light patted you in the shoulder there was some piece of material made of gold over your shoulder. Where is that?
Cort: Same place you lost the last thread of your sanity, Good Wife. The middle of the ring. I may not have a title but at least I have my dignity. You? You’re just another delusional baby boomer with thinning hair. Do you know how saturated that gimmick is right now?
H2O:(Chuckles). Saturated. The Good Light has saturated the very men H2O has just mentioned. Guess what? You will share the common factor that those very men have.
H2O: They’ve all beaten and made a mockery of H2O and all of them subsequently fell before thee.
H2O: You, my fellow countryman, have a loss that’s waiting in your dear future. BOOOOM!
Cort jumps just a bit.
H2O: Are those bombs bursting in mid air?
H2O steps forward closer to Cort’s face. Cort covers his nose as if he’s protecting one of his senses from H2O’s breath.
H2O: ...or is that The Good Light saturating that old “land of the free, home of the brave” gimmick of yours?
H2O steps away from Cort as quickly as he stepped forward. He fixes the collar of his jacket as he regains his composure.
H2O stops and takes a look back over his shoulder.
H2O: What happened to you Cort? Yeah, you defeated a relic like yours truly. But where’s your drive? Where’s your will to succeed? Achieving a title and maintaining it shows everything!
Cort shrugs.
Cort: Yeah... you’re right. I haven’t achieved your level of success, Harvey.
H2O: Acceptance is the first step, Cort. I hope you listened to the history lesson of those fine men Harvey spoke about. You don’t want to find yourself an embarrassment as you try take Harvey’s shine.
The World Lightheavyweight Champion walks away as Cort adds one more thing.
Cort: But! You’re still an asshole. And in today’s america, you know what happens to assholes?
Cort: They get pounded.
Cort makes the universal "fisting" gesture and points at H2O’s back, as the camera fades off...
The camera pans to the announce team.
That's a poor choice of words Mr.Marshall!
Always.....Pounding....America.....
Recorded Earlier
The scene opens to Cheryl’s new place in the Upper East Side, it’s a sunny day but for some reason Cheryl hasn’t left home since she came back from Wrestlution.
In her apartment there was almost no sound, except for Cheryl’s Finnish maid Katja, whose voice could be heard from the kitchen, singing some old Finnish song - as usual.
But something clearly wasn’t right and no luxury would be enough to cover the melancholy that filled that place.
On a day like this Cheryl would probably be working out, or recording hundreds of stories for her Instagram telling people how fantastic her life is.
But that wasn’t the case, Cheryl was spending most of her days inside, with Audrey Hepburn’s filmography on repeat in her bedroom, only accompanied by some empty bottles of champagne.
In Cheryl’s room the silence was suddenly interrupted by Katja knocking on the door repeatedly until Stixx decided to give a life sign.
Cheryl: WHAT’S WRONG KATJA?! I TOLD YOU SPECIFICALLY NOT TO BOTHER ME DAMMIT!
Katja: IT'S THAT NYNNY BOY!
She yelled back in a strong accent, referring to Danny, who was waiting next to her.
Danny: Hey girl, I wanna talk to you! Let me in, I… I have news! Please Tixx...
Cheryl: What kind of news?!
Danny: Open the door and I’ll tell you everything I know!
As soon as he finished his sentence the door suddenly opened and Cheryl quickly grabbed him by the hand pulling him in.
Danny: Oh my god Cheryl… you’re not wearing any makeup, not even concealer…
Cheryl: News, you said you had news…
Danny: Oh, yeah… I lied! I really needed to see how you were doing. You’re not texting me back, I can’t call you. And when I called your home, Katja answered and said something like “narttu on kuolemassa”... I don’t understand Finnish but I knew it was bad because she seemed really happy!
Danny: And now that I’m here I can tell that my intuition was right… what’s wrong with you?!
He said while gently rested a hand in Cheryl’s shoulder.
Cheryl: I’m awesome Daniel. I’m constantly improving, I’m always deliver my best and I know how to put on a good show…
Danny: ...your point is?
Cheryl: You know what happened in Lution right? You were there, you saw everything. How did you feel when I landed that last move?
Danny: Oh… You were fantastic Tixx! Your hair was beautiful, your gear was expensive and you were looking like a -
Cheryl: Cut the bullshit Daniel… Answer me!
Danny: …well Tixx, you did what you had to do. That girl Valkyrie really pushed you to your limit. I mean, you tried to warn her several times, but…
Cheryl: What?
Danny: I wouldn’t judge you if you were feeling slightly bad about how things ended…
Cheryl: She’s probably never going to wrestle again Danny. She’s one year younger than me and she’s probably retired now. I don’t know how to feel about it, honestly...
Danny: Well Tixx, you proved your point. Now everybody knows not to mess with you. And you don’t need to worry about her, send her some flowers and bonbons. Send her some of that Mythology bullshit she preaches and she will be as happy as a pig in mud. OCW is going to take care of her anyways.
Cheryl: ...do you think I’m worried about her? Oh Danny, c’mon! I’m worried about my future! I don’t wanna get in trouble because I permanently injured that bitch.
Cheryl: She was the one that made me do it! And if I lose my spotlight because I injured her, I’ll have no choice but to kill her… that’s it!
Danny: ...oh, ok. For a second I thought you were regrett-
Cheryl: Shhh… don’t even say it. I did nothing wrong, she pushed me… you said it yourself, right?! And I’m glad you’re here, let’s go shopping!
Cheryl raised her voice as she placed a finger on Danny’s lips, swiftly standing up right after.
Danny: ...are you ok?
Cheryl: I couldn’t be any better! I’m just going to take a shower, I won’t take long. You can wait for me in the living room… I know you’re afraid of Katja but that’s ridiculous aaand I need some privacy, now go go…
Cheryl said with a ridiculous over the top enthusiasm as she pushed Danny out of the room, shutting the door right behind his back.
Then, she walked to her bathroom, where she stood in front of the mirror facing her reflection for some time. Her eyes were filling with tears, but she refused to cry - even when no one was around.
Cheryl: She pushed me! She pushed me and I gotta do what’s best for my audience. She didn’t have the right to tell me how to act, this is my show...
Cheryl: I’m the star… I’m the star… I’m the star...
Cheryl repeated as a single teardrop coursed down her cheeks.
The camera pans to the announce team.
What a cruel woman!
Even a fragment of remorse is not enough!
Cort Marshall vs H20
The camera pans to the announce team.
What a manuver!
Yes sir!
The scene opens with Stacy Clark making her way inside the Brooklyn Hospital Center, with her cameraman and the rest of her crew. The camera follows her all the way to the fourteenth floor, where Valkyrie was admitted in I.C.U.
They stop in front of a room and as the camera lingers, we can see Valkyrie sleeping, with an I.V. on her right arm and a white foot plaster covered with all sorts of drawings on her left foot. There is nobody else inside the room
Just as Stacy is about to enter, she’s interrupted by a doctor and a nurse that suddenly enter the scene
Doctor: Visiting hours don’t start until 10am. You are not supposed to be here.
Stacy Clark: Valkyrie is an OCW Developmental Talent and I have here all the paperwork that allows me to get inside that room and ask her a few questions. It won’t take long, doc.
Doctor: Can’t you see she is sleeping? Have some decency and leave her be.
Nurse: Also, she’s under the effect of morphine… I’m not sure what you’ll be able to get out of her.
Stacy Clark: Wake her up. It will take only a couple of minutes.
The doctor reluctantly agrees and tells the nurse to wake her up. She gets closer to the bed, takes a syringe and injects it near Valkyrie’s elbow. She then gently caresses her face, while Valkyrie is slowly opening her eyes once again
Nurse: Wake up, Sarah. How are you feeling today? There’s a friend here, she wants to speak with you.
Valkyrie: Is it… Aerith?
Stacy Clark: I’m Stacy Clark, from OCW. Do you remember me?
Valkyrie is staring at the ceiling, with narrowed eyes and a lifeless expression on her face
Valkyrie: Stacy… have you seen Aerith?
Stacy Clark: Aerith won’t come here any time soon. She’s been busy with her Championship Tournament match, so don’t expect her to come and visit you.
Valkyrie: If you see Aerith, tell her I’m sorry… I let her down… I let everybody down...
The doctor is looking at Stacy as if to say:”I told you waking her up was a bad idea”
Stacy Clark: Wrestlution 12. The night everything changed. What can you remember?
Valkyrie: I… I remember Stixx… she kicked me so hard in the head, the referee had to stop the match twice… but I kept kicking out… I couldn’t lose, I couldn’t let everybody down…
Stacy Clark: And then what happened?
Valkyrie: The exposed turnbuckle… she threw me against it, head first. From that point, it all went black… it comes back in flashes…
Valkyrie starts breathing heavily, as her eyes are fully open now
Valkyrie: The lights… the referee… Cheryl screaming at me… the steel chair… the stretcher… the crowd booing… the ambulance… I… Doc!
Valkyrie is now hyperventilating, as nurse rushes to the bedside, syringe in hand
Doctor: Dose her.
Valkyrie closes her eyes once again, falling asleep
Doctor: Happy now?
Stacy Clark: Not really. I was supposed to get back to Turmoil with good news, but this is just painful to watch. How could anyone do something like this to another human being?
Stacy Clark: And she thinks she found a friend in Aerith… little does she know that her “friend” is too busy with her gold rush to care about her.
Stacy Clark: Well, at least you can answer the question on everybody’s mind: is there any ETA on her return?
Doctor: Hard to tell. Getting Sarah back on her feet is the least of my worries: I mean, I could give her enough morphine to run the New York marathon if I wanted to. There’s something else that bothers me…
Doctor: Wrestlers are ruthless, they won’t stop at nothing to get a victory. Have you noticed how her opponent, as soon as she realised Valkyrie was suffering from a concussion, started slamming her head against the mat even harder?
Doctor: Now imagine seeing her limping on her way to the ring while wearing a knee brace. What do you think would happen? She’d get ripped apart, we both know that. That’s why we need to take things slow.
Stacy Clark sighs, signaling the crew to get out of the room. She puts away her notebook, as the “interview” comes to an abrupt end
Stacy Clark: I can understand that. I guess it’s time for us to leave.
Doctor: Actually there’s a positive thing you could tell the others when you get back to Turmoil. See, the night Sarah arrived here in I.C.U., I was told she could be stubborn at times.
Doctor: I couldn’t believe that for a second: to me, she looked like the most peaceful creature ever to walk the earth.
Doctor: Well, one night I got called by nurse, telling me that Sarah was arguing with her because she really, really wanted a soda. Obviously, we couldn’t allow her to have one cause it would mess up her blood levels.
Doctor: At first, she seemed fine with that. But then, at 3am, when no one else was around, I was told she somehow managed to hop on one leg all the way to third floor just to get that damn can of coke she wanted.
Doctor: We found her collapsed on the staircase somewhere around 4am.
Stacy Clark: And how is this supposed to be a positive thing?
Doctor: Can’t you see? She wanted that soda and somehow got one, despite the shattered ankle, the morphine and me telling her that she wasn’t allowed to.
Doctor: That tells you that, sure Sarah might look like a trainwreck right now. But Valkyrie… she’s still alive in there, somewhere. We just need to bring her back from the dead.
The camera fades back to the announcers’ team
The camera pans to the announce team.
Man this is just tragic.
It's not fair!
OCW Women's Championship Qualifier Lotus FloJo vs Dragana
The camera pans to the announce team.
Yikes!
Yea!
The camera shows the training arena and Ashley Moore enters the hall.
Noel, her personal trainer for this training session, is waiting for her.
Noel: There you are finally. I have been waiting for 30 minutes.
Ashley Moore: I was doing a shooting for my Instagram. Check it out if you want.
Noel: If that’s more important to you ...
Ashley Moore: Nevermind, I am here. Let’s begin now. What do we do first?
Noel: I'd like to train running attacks. I rarely see you doing them and a good clothesline brings everyone to the ground. Other footwear could help here, too.
Ashley Moore: The boots stay on, I really like them. Also, they are my trademark.
Noel: If you think so. Your first move is a simple clothesline. Let yourself fall in the ropes, then run at my and attack me with it.
Ashley Moore does is as she was told, but because she runs very slowly Noel evades her attack easily.
Noel: You have to be faster or else my blind neighbor can counter this. Lets try it again!
Ashley Moore: I would favor something different now.
Noel: It would help you a lot in the ring, but if you want we can try something a little bit different. Counter attacks are a strong weapon and you can improve there a lot.
Ashley Moore: That sounds better.
Noel: I will lift you up and you will try to.
Noel lifts her up and Ashley follows the plan. But when she lands and the ground she grabs Noel's head from behind and uses a neckbreaker.
Noel comes back on her feet.
Noel: What was that?! It’s just training. Don't knock me out!
Ashley Moore: I just wanted to do a better counter move.
Noel: Don't do that again!
Ashley Moore: OK.
Noel: Now you are going to lay down on the ground: I will attempt to hit with a dive, and you have to roll out of the ring to avoid it.
Ashley Moore does what she was told to and rolls away as Noel jumps to her previous position.
Noel: That worked out pretty well. Now we can have a training match if you want.We will start slowly with a few grapples and then you will hit your DDT and win the match, but try to not knock me out with it.
Ashley Moore: Understood.
Both start grappling and after some back and forth actions Ashley grabs Noel's head under her arm and performs her DDT.
She pins her then and hits the ground three times while
shouting: One..... Two.... Three!
Afterwards she acts as if the audience is there and celebrates her "victory".
Unnoticed by Ashley, Echo entered during the session and watched her training.
After looking at the now whacked Noel, Ashley asks Echo if she wants to train with her now.
Echo being surprised pretends to have an incoming phone call and leaves the ring while talking into her smartphone.
A few minutes later Noel comes back on her feet.
Noel: That's it. I will never ever train you again and i don't care how much you pay me.
Ashley Moore: Calm down. Your training helped me a lot.
Noel looks unbelievingly at her and while still holding her head she storms out of the hall.
She shouts at the exit: The pain is not worth the money!
