The Blast from the past tournament was well under way and so far the following teams where through to the next round, Jessie Salco and Landon Axel, Gene Burton Jr. and Amy Marshall (eliminating last year’s champion Jordan Williams in the process), Simon Jones and Brandi Shotze and Roxi Johnson and Argento who qualified in last week’s main event.

This week four more hopeful teams looked towards the second round, more specifically Vixen and Jamie Dean, Song and Ben Jordan, Derek Thorne and Diamond, Ethan Brody and Delia, Misty and the focus for today’s promo Cyrus King and Steve Ramone and the mystery Bombshell…..who were also the focus of this promo, that’s right, the unlikely alliance between Cyrus King and Steve Ramone was going to be put to the test as they were facing off in the first round of the Blast from the Past Tournament, both men were looking to advance themselves in the rankings by using this tournament but can Cyrus win?

Gold’s Gym, San Francisco, California
February 18th 2014. 11:00am

Do you ever wonder who you get into these messes?

Not me, I know exactly how I got into this mess and that was the moment I signed up for the Blast from the Past Tournament, and then Steve decided to sign up thinking that Mark and Christian wouldn’t book us against each other in the first round.

Note to Steve, NEVER TAKE UP GAMBLING!

That’s right that was exactly what they did! Though on the other hand I can’t complain about the Bombshell that they teamed me up with, Misty, she’s a veteran of the sport and if SCW ever opened a Hall of Fame I’m sure that she’d be one of the first inductions, Steve on the other hand has no idea who he’s teaming with.

Literally, he’s teaming up with that mystery entrant!

On one hand they have the element of surprise in their corner as Steve’s mystery partner could be the returning Odette Ryder for all we know! On the other hand, they have the element of surprise in their corner as Steve’s partner could be one of the backstage interviewers for all he knows! Regardless of my friendship with Steve and the mystery behind his partner I’m more than confident that we can make it through to the next round.

If my friendship with Steve is still intact when all is said and done however is another issue entirely!

“Look man, I didn’t exactly ask for this match!” Steve said over the phone as I got changed into my workout gear, me and Miranda are at the gym getting ready for a workout and whilst I’ll be on the weights she’ll be going for a swim in the swimming pool, fun times! “If I had that kind of power I would’ve asked for a match with Max Burke’s team instead!”

“Right, you have quite the history with Burke, don’t you?” I asked rhetorically as I started doing some stretches.

“Yeah and I’m still hoping to get another shot at the Roulette Title!” Steve responded and I nodded with a frown. “At least you know who you’re teaming with!”

“Not only that but I have one of the best partners I could ask for in this tournament!” I responded as I put a muscle shirt on. “Misty’s accolades in the ring speak for themselves!”

“I know and that’s what makes me nervous about teaming with a mystery partner!” Steve added and I chuckled. “On one hand I know it’s not Jessie because her team’s already qualified.”

“On the other hand it could be her sister!” I responded and Steve laughed. “Speaking of Jessie…..”

“No, I haven’t spoken to Jessie since Climax Control, no, I don’t know if she accepted Shane’s somehow cheesier than my proposal to Charlotte proposal and no, I didn’t see any engagement rings on their fingers.” Steve responded as if he knew what I was going to ask. “They were wearing gloves on the hands where the engagement rings go.”

“Hold on, it was very hot in that arena and Long Beach in general……yet they still wore gloves?” I asked skeptically and Steve shook his head, we were chatting via Facetime so I could see his face. “What’s the big deal? We’re both married and we have no problems communicating that fact!”

“I’d say its age different but I was around Jessie’s age when I got engaged to Charlotte, you were a bit older weren’t you?” Steve asked and I nodded. “Maybe they are waiting until the right time to reveal it?”

“If they wanted to do that why not save it for the next Supercard?” I pointed out and Steve shrugged his shoulders in response. “Look, I don’t know the kid but if she said yes I’m happy for her, if not then maybe she wants to wait until she’s a bit older.”

“Yeah well, if you’re really that curious about it I’ll try to find an excuse to chat with her on Facebook, Bloodstock announcement, SCW, wrestling in general, I’ll think of something!” Steve responded and noticed that I went to say something. “I tried asking her at Climax Control and she dodged the question like a bullet!”

“You tried her NXT teammates? If anyone knows her better than her adopted family members it’s them.” I pointed out and Steve shook his head.

“I don’t know the other members of NXT well enough to ask them otherwise I would’ve done it by now.” Steve responded and I nodded. “And I’m willing to bet that they know as much as we do.”

“Speaking of bets, remember when you bet that this match wasn’t going to happen until a later round?” I asked and Steve rolled his eyes knowing where I was going with this. “Don’t go into gambling.”

“Cyrus, if I had a dollar for each time that Charlotte told me that since the match got announced I wouldn’t need to gamble!” Steve responded and I chuckled. “Speaking of whom, I gotta go!”

“Same here, I’ve got some trash talk and weight lifting to do.” I responded and before Steve could object to me using a phone-call between us in a promo for a match that featured the two of us going head-to head I hung up on him and tossed the IPhone into the locker before locking it, the locker room was mostly deserted, likely due to how early it was, giving me a chance to do my promo.

“Sorry to do that to you Steve, but when the cameracrew showed up at the gym just as we were talking it was too good an opportunity to miss up! As you know this week we will be locking horns in the ring! I have the size advantage, you have the experience advantage, and not to mention actually having wins under your belt! But then there are our partners for this Blast from the Past Tournament match! In my corner I have the beautiful and talented Misty in your corner you have a mystery woman!”

I may actually win this match! Anyway I may as well pick up where I left off and address Steve.

“Steve, we made our debuts in SCW at exactly the same time! I took on James Hawkes and you took on the local retirement home’s newest resident Casey Williams, our fates may have been different that day but we were untied by one goal, The Saviors!  And we all saw what happened after their debut match, didn’t we? That was before the New Year and a lot has happened since then such as the two of us being forced to take each other on!”

I said as I shook my head.

“It takes a lot to earn my respect as a wrestler but it typically falls under one of two categories, when you’re an accomplished veteran in the ring like you and Misty or when you’re a fellow ex-army member such as “Big Tiger” Jeremiah Hardin! That said I hold nothing back in the ring and this match will be no exception! No matter whom your mystery partner is Steve I and Misty will go through to the next round!”

Next up is the mystery opponent.

“I know I can’t take on the women and as a married man who loves his wife and would never even dream of hurting her I wouldn’t do it anyway unlike “Big Money” Jimmy Ringo!” I added as I shook my head in disgust. “But Jessie Salco addressed both of her opponents in her match and that worked out perfectly for her team so who am I to deviate from what works? Granted, the fact that it’s a mystery opponent makes it significantly more difficult to do but I’ll try my best!”

Not exactly the first time I’ve faced a mystery opponent.

“The problem lies in the fact that the only thing I know about Steve’s partner is that, unless Steve got a sex change when I wasn’t looking, it’s pretty much guaranteed to be a Bombshell! Other than that I have no clue and neither does Misty for that matter! Now granted there are a lot of Bombshells who didn’t sign up for the tournament so it could be an existing roster member hoping to use the element of surprise to her advantage! On the other hand it could be Hope Heelcum using some loophole to claim that he’s a Bombshell at which point Steve will become the Bad Luck Brian of the Blast from the Past Tournament! In all seriousness though, no matter who Steve’s partner is we are ready for anyone who steps into the ring with us!”

And with that I decided to wrap things up.

“When I signed up for Blast from the Past II I wasn’t expecting to be teamed up with someone as renowned as Misty, nor was I expecting to be put up against a man who I consider a close friend! But in the ring there are no friends only enemies and when all is said and done, no matter whom Steve’s partner is they will join Steve in bowing down to the king!”

I finally locked my locker and left the locker room as the scene fades.

 Thanksgiving has come and gone and you know what else has come and gone? The first promo week for SCW’s December 2 Dismember II Supercard being broadcast from Newark, Canada this Sunday! Whilst the promos where few and far between due to Thanksgiving there were still quite a few promos aired including ones from Jeremiah Hardin and Cyrus King promoting their Roulette Title Match at the Supercard.

Now that week two has begun Cyrus obviously has some things to say to the current Roulette Champion regarding their upcoming title match, not only that but he wants to get things done early this week as he has already requested a cameracrew to come around to his hotel room in Newark, Canada in spite of being jet lagged from his flight from Santa Domingo in the Dominican Republic which was playing host to LOW’s next SuperNova, can Cyrus win?

Cyrus’s hotel room, Newark, Canada
December 2nd, 2013, 11:00am

Some people would call me an idiot for conducting a promo whilst jet lagged, those people also include my wife, but in reality it just shows how dedicated I am to SCW.

We arrived at the hotel at around 3am last night, we would’ve gotten here earlier but, well, you know, flight delays and all that fun stuff that the airlines seem to do just to piss people off and that’s why I’m as jet lagged as I am but to be honest I don’t care.

If I could conduct a promo whilst I was in a coma, I would!

So, what do I have to say about Hardin’s promo? He’s making the same mistake my opponent in LOW, Justice, is making, underestimating me, but whilst Justice’s obsession over the World Title is the reason he’s underestimating me it’s the fact that I have yet to win a match in SCW that Hardin is underestimating me and he’ll realize his mistake at December 2 Dismember II when we loses the title in his first defense.

The fact that he referenced one of Metallica’s worst songs just seals the deal.

So what am I up too? Drinking Red Bull so that I won’t nod off in the middle of this promo and you know what? It’s working awesomely so far, yeah I realize the irony of using an energy drink with the slogan “Red Bull gives you wings” to keep myself awake because I’m jet lagged but that’s not important! It’s working and that’s what’s important!

“Cyrus, you realize that stuff’s practically cocaine right?” Miranda asked as I took another sip from my drink. “Seriously, what the hell is keeping you from doing the promo whilst you’re rested? Honestly?”

“The fact that I want to get it done whilst I have ideas for the promo.” I answered as I took another sip from my drink. “Besides this is my first title shot since I joined SCW earlier this year and I want to make a good impression.”

“Yes, because nothing says “good impression” like drinking Red Bull in the middle of a promo!” Miranda responded as she shook her head. “I swear if I see you running down the halls half naked whilst screaming gibberish later I’m banning that drink from our home and hotel rooms!”

“Miranda, it’s Red Bull, not Bath Salts!” I responded with a smirk as I took another sip. “And whilst I’m not usually a big fan of this stuff it’s doing the job, isn’t it?”

“For now yes.” Miranda sighed before loading up YouTube on her Desktop. “If all else fails I’ll start playing your theme song at full volume.”

“That will just help me relax.” I pointed out and Miranda grinned.

“Fine, I’ll play “Baby” by Justin Bieber instead.” Miranda answered and I stared at her for a good few minutes.

“You realize that’s basically the music equivalent off torture, right?” I asked and Miranda grinned. “Besides, why the hell would I want to listen to some punk kid who looks exactly like Hawkes but instead of being a terrible wrestler he’s a terrible musician!?”

“That’s the point.” Miranda sighed before turning her attention back to the computer screen. “Well, you have a promo to conduct and I have a backup plan to prepare if the Red Bull fails, you know what to do!” Miranda added and I nodded in response before starting on my promo.

“Thanksgiving has come and gone and Christmas is right around the corner, there are several wrestlers on the upcoming December 2 Dismember Card who are looking to give themselves an early Christmas present by winning a title myself included and whilst the only guaranteed new champion on the card is the tag team champions that won’t stop me from winning this match and this title!”

This king will take his crown.

“First off I have to say something about the Metallica song you referenced, King Nothing? That’s easily one of Metallica’s worst songs but I guess in your mind it fits me best because of the fact that it’s such a terrible song! On another note the lyrics in the chorus contain the line “where’s your crown, King Nothing?” but unlike the king in that song I know where my crown is, it’s around your waist and this Sunday I will be crowned!”

That was easily my cheesiest line but screw it!

“I normally try to keep my LOW and SCW promos separate so that it doesn’t seem like I am a broken record, but in this case I’m breaking that rule because the situation in both promos is pretty much the same but for different reasons, my opponents are underestimating me, my LOW opponent Justice is underestimating me because of his obsession with the World Title whilst Jeremiah Hardin is underestimating me because I haven’t won a match in SCW yet! This week I will prove both of you wrong by winning!”

Such a pity that they won’t see it that way.

“Hardin, as you said we are both men of action and I proved that with my actions following the SCW Roulette Title Match a few weeks ago where you defeated Max Burke with my inadvertent help, the reason why I attacked you is simple, in fact there’s two reasons! Reason number one: to save face because I had just cost my ally the title! Reason number two: to make my intentions clear as day! I may be a former champion but not in this company but as far as I’m concerned this will change this Sunday at December 2 Dismember II!”

I took another sip from my red bull before continuing.

“There’s another similarity between this match and my LOW match, I know, it’s a small world after all, both of my opponents have referenced the fact that I have a catchphrase that’s simple and effective but you wonder why! To make it short and sweet, whilst I was in the indie scene I was conducting a promo and I said my current catchphrase on the fly and it’s stuck since then but honestly Hardin, if you’re going to focus on my catchphrase then you may as well get the nameplate changed for me!”

And with that I decided to wrap things up.

“Jeremiah, I mentioned my New Year’s Resolution last week and I am sticking to it through and through, and since you asked my thanksgiving was great, thanks most to the fact that my wife is a fantastic cook!” I added and Miranda grinned as she heard that. “Back to business, my new year’s resolution and my early Christmas Present to me will be winning that Roulette Championship whilst you bow down to the king!”

I turned to my laptop as the scene fades.

 Cyrus wasn’t in action last week but he made his presence felt in a big way after being appointed the Special Guest Referee of the SCW Roulette Title Match between Max Burke and “Big Tiger” Jeremiah Hardin, despite the best efforts of both Burk and Cyrus Jeremiah won the match thanks to a botched attack by Cyrus and to make matters worse the now former Roulette Champion was abducted by the group of druids who had been a thorn in the side of the SCW roster since the Halloween Special several weeks ago.

In other words, it wasn’t a good time to be Cyrus King right now.

This week Cyrus was opening up the card with a match against the newcomer Aaron Matthews, a man who considers himself “Chicago’s Finest”, Cyrus has made it clear that he wants a shot at the Roulette Title and to make an impact he will have to defeat the newcomer in this match, can he do it?

Cyrus’s hotel room, Covina, California
November 11th, 2013, 11:00am

I was just getting settled into my new home as well.

Ah well, SCW is a touring company so I guess it was a matter of time before it left Nevada again I just didn’t think it would be this soon but I digress, that isn’t why you’re here, you want to know my thoughts on my actions this past Sunday at Climax Control where I accidentally cost my ally the SCW Roulette Title resulting in his abduction.

My thoughts are this. I did what I was paid to do.

Was I told to help Max retain the title? Absolutely, did it work? Absolutely not, but I’ve already staked my claim to the next title shot and to gain momentum going into that potential match I need to win, and that brings me to my next SCW match against newcomer Aaron Matthews.

All I’m going to say is that the recent trend of newcomers losing their debut matches will continue with Matthews.

“So, any other calls from Mark?” Miranda asked as she approached me and I pinched the bridge of my nose in annoyance, ever since the Roulette Title Match I had been bombarded with calls from the co-owner of SCW almost as if he is actually taking time out of his schedule to chew me out, not that I can’t blame him.

“Yes and I’ll repeat what I said to him.” I responded as I put the phone down. “If I knew in advance that the druids would’ve showed up with their sights set on Max they wouldn’t have gotten one punch on him, I would’ve taken them all out.”

“You mean on your own?” Miranda asked and I nodded.

“That’s why they hide steel chairs under the ring.” I answered and Miranda nodded. “But obviously I didn’t and my error during the match was compounded by the fact that Max was abducted by those idiots.” I sighed as I folded my arms. “Mark wants me to go after them, assist Grimm and Goth any way I can, I want the Roulette Title.”

“Decisions, decisions, it’s a match of personal goals vs. orders from the boss.” Miranda answered with a frown. “Is there a way you can do both?”

“I’m thinking of that.” I answered with a frown. “If they want titles they’ll come after me when I win it from Hardin thinking that I’m an easy target, I’ll prove them wrong.” I added with a frown. “But first I have Aaron Matthews to worry about.”

“That’s easy enough, beat him and you’ll have momentum on your side no matter what happens.” Miranda pointed out and I nodded in response. “Aaron does have a few titles on his résumé but I haven’t heard of the fed he won them in.”

“Neither have I, probably not important.” I answered with a nod. “Still if he’s half as good as his résumé suggests then I’m in for a fight, a fight I can win but a fight!” I added and Miranda nodded in response. “Anything else you can think off?”

“Nope, I think the only thing that’s left for you to do is your promo against Matthews.” Miranda answered before pausing for a moment. “Anyway, I feel like having steak tonight but the hotel restaurant doesn’t serve any steaks.”

“There’s bound to be a few steakhouses in the area.” I pointed out and Miranda nodded before leaving the room presumably to use her laptop to find a place for us to eat at tonight, in the meantime I’m alone in my room with a camera crew so I have a promo to do. “I make to excuses over my mistake during the Roulette Title match, Hardin saw my spear coming, dodged it and I hit Burke instead ending his reign as champion but that leaves me with an open door to go after the belt myself, but first I have to beat Aaron Matthews.”

And I will.

“Recently there has been a bit of a trend in Sin City Wrestling, newcomers come in thinking that they are hot stuff only to lose their debut match, I’d say that I fell victim to this myself but that would suggest that I have an ego which I don’t, John Dough, Eric Steel, both of these men lost their debut matches in back to back weeks, you will continue that tradition Aaron.”

It’s that simple.

“You may have a good résumé but it is in a fed that I’ve never heard off and I’m assuming that it’s for good reason! You’re playing in the big leagues Aaron and reality is going to bite you hard when you step into the ring with me this week on Climax Control, you may think that you have a great SCW career ahead of you but I’m here to make sure that your career starts with a whimper rather than a bang!”

That I can guarantee.

“The truth is we both need a win in this company, you need it to make a good impression on the higher ups whilst I need to get some momentum going and make sure that my plans go as smoothly as they possibly can and unfortunately for you our paths will cross in this match and one of us will leave disappointed that they didn’t win, that person will be you.”

And with that I decided to wrap things up.

“Aaron, you may be Chicago’s finest but I am Miami’s finest and we both know that Miami is a much better city than Chicago any day of the week! With that in mind I’ll take great pleasure in beating you in this match and winning for the first time in my SCW career, you on the other hand will do nothing but bow down to the king!”

I turned on my laptop as the scene fades.

 Whilst Cyrus wasn’t in action last night at Climax Control he still made a big impact by aligning himself with the reigning SCW Roulette Champion Max Burke and one half of the co-owners Mark Ward in there war against “The Man of the People” Drake Green.

But Cyrus wasn’t done with Drake.

This week on the last Climax Control of the Caribbean Tour emanating from Barbados Cyrus was taking on Drake Green in singles competition and Drake had Mark Ward’s old enemy Rage in his corner, can Cyrus get his first win?

Walking through the streets of Barbados
September 23rd, 2013, 11:00am

Ah Barbados, land of sun, sea, swimsuits and, as of this weekend, wrestling.

I’ve always wanted to visit this island and I’m not letting this opportunity slip through my fingers, it’s a beautiful island and so far the locals have been friendly towards me and Miranda who’s walking beside me whilst holding my hand.

This week’s match is currently on my mind though and who can blame me? Drake Green has been a house of fire since his SCW Debut a few months ago and I get to have a chance to defeat him, Rage may be in his corner but I’m not stupid, I’ve done my homework and I know that Drake and Rage get along as well as oil and water, that fact will play in my favor!

“Are you sure that restaurant’s around here Cyrus?” Miranda asked breaking my train of thought; she had found a nearby restaurant whilst I was waiting for the cameracrew to arrive, so why am I out here and not in my hotel room?

Miranda insisted.

“You tell me, you where the one who found the place!” I responded and Miranda checked her IPad for directions to the restaurant. “So, next week the promo period for High Stakes 3 starts, have you arranged our transport to Las Vegas?”

“Did it last night, it’s all paid for.” Miranda responded as she glanced up at me. “We’ll be leaving Barbados for the city of sin the day after Climax Control and we’ll be coming back Saturday, figured we could use the rest of the week to get acquainted with the local area.”

“That sounds like a good idea.” I responded before getting an idea. “Give me your IPad, I’m going to ask a local if they can help.” I told her and Miranda nodded before handing it over, I stopped a passing couple as I ran up to them. “Excuse me, me and my wife over there are trying to find this restaurant, can you help us?”

“Yes, go back the way you came, turn left and follow the street, you can’t miss it.” The male responded and I nodded in response. “It’s a good restaurant, enjoy yourself.”

“Thanks.” I responded and the couple smiled before walking off, I turned to my wife just in time to see a local snatch her purse off of her. “HEY!” I called out to him before taking off after him with the SCW Cameracrew following close behind, the guy’s a lot shorter than me and definitely has a speed advantage over me, however I can tell that his stamina is practically non-existent and that proves to be his downfall as I tackle him to the ground as he stops to catch his breath. “What’s the big idea huh? Figured she’d be an easy target because she’s a tourist?”

“Screw you man!” The would-be thief said before he tried to draw a gun on me, tried being the operative word because I secured his arm the moment I saw where his hand was going.

“Somebody call the cops, this guy just tried to steal my wife’s handbag.” I called out to the nearby locals and one of them did just that, minutes later the cops arrived and arrested the punk. “I don’t know what the gun laws over here are like but he had a concealed gun on him as well.” I told a cop as I finished my statement to the police, he nodded before indicating that they had already secured the gun and let me go soon afterworld, I gave Miranda a call on my cell-phone. “Hey Miranda, I got your purse back.”

“Cyrus, I know you have military training and all but I was worried, what if he was armed.” Miranda responded and I shook my head.

“He was armed, secured his arm before he could even reach for it.” I responded and Miranda sighed in relief. “Where are you? I still have your IPad.”

“Back where you left me.” Miranda responded and I nodded. “I heard the directions that couple gave you so how about we meet at the restaurant? I’ll even pay for the meal as extra thanks.”

“Sounds good, I have a promo to do anyway.” I added before hanging up, once I confirmed that Miranda’s money was still in the purse I started walking towards the restaurant as I trash talked Drake. “These past few weeks I’ve had one goal in mind, make allies in SCW, I had no intention of being lost in the shuffle like most of the former ACW Roster members and when I was approached by Mark Ward and Max Burke I jumped at the chance! You may say that I am just repeating my ACW career by aligning with the boss on my second appearance with the company but you’d be wrong, for starters I’ve had three appearances on Climax Control up until this point and secondly it wasn’t just some lower card match that I interfered in this time, it was the Main Event and I got involved after the match, this week I’m facing the man who I’ve had many battles against outside of the ring and the man who I was originally planning to screw out of a victory, Drake Green!”

Yes, you heard me right.

“When Drew was taken out I was ready to go in there and help Damien get the win but Mark stopped me, told me to wait until after the match so that I could make a real impact, you can see the results for yourself, I ‘m now facing Drake Green in a match that features another one of Mark’s enemies by the name of Rage as Drake’s corner man, but I’m not stupid, I know that Rage and Drake have had issues in the past and that will be to my advantage.”

And Drake’s obvious disadvantage.

“From what I’ve heard they are billing this match as “The Man of the People vs. The King” for obvious reasons but here’s the thing Drake, when I look at you I don’t see The Man of the People, I see a walking cliché, every week that you compete in a match you pander to the audience, all those cheap pops, all those screaming fans, it makes me sick to my stomach.”

I said as I shook my head.

“I can’t even begin to count how many variations of the same character we’ve seen in wrestling over the years Green, all we need to do is give you a shirt that’s easy to tear and have you start talking about saying prayers and eating vitamins and we’ll have a massive Hulk Hogan rip off on our hands! There’s nothing original about you Drake, you only get by on the fact that you are a damn good wrestler.”

But not even that can save him.

“Drake, sooner or later you’ll realize just how fickle wrestling fans are, I could probably start doing your stich for a few weeks and suddenly I’d be getting the cheers and I’d be the Man of the People, but I don’t need to do any of that! I’m already a true man of the people, I don’t need any gimmicks, I don’t need any stupid catchphrases outside of the one I use to end promos, I’m just a guy who goes out there and kicks ass for a living and I’m damn good at that, if it weren’t for Hawkes surprising me with that roll-up it would’ve been up in the air about whether or not he was fit to compete for the Tag Titles at High Stakes III but you? You won’t be so lucky. You will be defeated by me!”

And with that I decided to wrap things up.

“Drake, whilst we’ve had our conflicts whilst in ACW we never competed in a match against each other and this will be our first encounter in the ring, I intend to get on a plane to Trinidad with a win over you under my belt and there’s nothing you can do to stop me, my alliance with Max and Mark is as strong as steel, you are a cliché as old as wood and you already bowed down once before but you will bow down to the king again!”

I entered the restaurant as the scene fades.

 At Climax Control it was made official, amongst rumors and speculation Mark Ward officially announced that he had brought out SCW’s Sister Fed ACW and its roster.

And one member of the roster couldn’t wait to make an impact.

Cyrus King, a man who had been working with JJ Dixon up until ACW’s purchase, tricked a frustrated James Huntington Hawkes the III into challenging him to a No Holds Barred Street fight next week on Climax Control, the time has come and now the two men would meet with James’s tag team partner and fellow tag team champion Gianni Di Luca and his bodyguard Simpson accompanying Hawkes to ringside, can Cyrus win?

Well according to nearly every bookie in Las Vegas, the answer was a resounding yes!

Cyrus’s hotel room, Cane Garden Bay Tortola
September 9th, 2013, 11:00am

Sometimes to get noticed you need to make yourself heard, no one’s going to pay attention to the kid twiddling his thumbs in the corner after all.

So when it was announced that ACW had been brought by SCW I set out to do just that, I didn’t care who it was as long as they were a current, male roster member and preferably a title holder so that I could challenge them to a match, so why did I go after James Huntington Hawkes the III and not someone like Max Burke or Goth?

His ego gave me an extra reason to want to face him in a match.

Hawkes may be one half of the SCW Tag Team Champions alongside Gianni Di Luca but I’m no fool, I was watching SCW long before I got the offer to join ACW, I even attended last year’s Summer XXXTreme Cruise to see if this was the fed for me.

I decided against it in the end but low and behold, one year later and I’m on the SCW Roster.

“How goes the house hunting?” I asked Miranda as I glanced up, Miranda, having just sold our apartment in Nova Scotia to help pay for our new home in Las Vegas, looked up with a grin on her face.

“I was able to find a big house in the residential areas not far from the strip.” Miranda responded as she showed me the picture on her IPad. “Price is pretty reasonable for Las Vegas and if we hurry we can get it locked down and move in by the end of the year.”

“And if you aren’t able to get that house?” I asked and Miranda’s grin grew a bit.

“I have some back-up plans in case that falls through for one reason or another.” Miranda responded as she showed me the pictures of the other houses. “Either way we should have a home in Vegas by the end of this tour.”

“This whole situation has thrown us through a loop in general though.” I pointed out and Miranda nodded in agreement. “I thought ACW was doing well, they were going on tour after all so the merger did catch me off guard.”

“According to who I talked to Dixon was spending way too much to try to get ACW on the road.” Miranda responded as she checked the time on her watch. “It may have been doing well for a while but Dixon’s spending had gotten to the point where it was either ACW gets brought by SCW or ACW goes bankrupt.”

“Lesser of two evils.” I responded and Miranda nodded in response. “Do you have Hawkes’s bio for me?”

“Yeah, it’s on your laptop.” Miranda responded and I booted it up. “Still can’t believe how easily you tricked him into accepting that match.”

“He is an egotistical brat who got caught with his foot in his mouth for the hundredth time this year, I’m still convinced that Gianni is the only reason why they are still champions.” I responded with a frown as I logged in. “I won’t soften Hawkes up too much for Sinful Obsession, which sounds more like a Death Metal band’s name than a tag team name but I digress, but I will kick Hawkes’s ass so hard that he won’t be able to sit down for the rest of the month.”

“Don’t forget that Hawkes has his tag team partner Gianni and his bodyguard Simpson in his corner and all you’ve got is me.” Miranda responded with a frown. “What will you do about them?”

“If they stay out of the match I won’t bother them.” I responded with a frown. “If they interfere they’ll regret it, it’s that simple.”

“And if by some miracle Hawkes actually manages to beat you?” Miranda responded and I frowned.

“Well I’ll probably piss off everyone in Vegas who betted against Hawkes winning the match…..which I’m pretty sure IS everyone in Vegas……but if he beats me I’ll accept it.” I responded with a nod. “I doubt Sinful Obsession will get involved as they have that tag team match against The Flying Jets just before my match against Hawkes, I’m pretty sure they’ll be too tired from that match to run interference.”

“I’m still convinced Jeremy and Jason stole that name from a circus act but that’s beside the point.” Miranda responded as she turned off her IPad. “I’m heading down for breakfast and after that I’ll book us next year’s Bloodstock tickets, still can’t believe you want to go to a festival.”

“I saw the footage from this year’s Bloodstock and despite the technical issues it looked like a great metal festival so yes, I do want to attend.” I responded and Miranda nodded before leaving, now that I have some time to myself I decided to address Hawkes. “For those of you who don’t watch ACW or LOW my name is Cyrus King, for two years of my life I served in the US Army continuing my family’s proud tradition of military service and now, because of the ACW/SCW Merger I find myself in Sin City Wrestling and my debut match is one I set up myself, against James Huntington Hawkes the III.”

This will be quick.

“I want to make one thing absolutely clear before I move on with this promo, when I tricked Hawkes into challenging me to a No Holds Barred Street Fight last week on my first ever Climax Control I did it with no malicious intent intended, I was out to make myself noticed, to make as big an impact as possible upon my SCW debut and whilst Goth and Max Burke where busy with their own stuff I overheard Hawkes sticking his foot in his mouth and I jumped at the chance to put him in his place.”

It’s that simple.

“Hawkes, you may be one half of the SCW Tag Team Champions but it’s clear to me that Gianni has been carrying your team to victory every step of the way, I’m sure you two take exception to that but quite frankly I don’t care.” I said as I hoisted up my title. “As you can see I’m a champion myself, the LOW US Champion to be precise and I can tell you from firsthand experience that the competition in LOW is very stiff! I had to win a Three Stages of Hell match that featured a Table match, a Submissions match and, incidentally, a No Holds Barred match just to become the number one contender to this title, what chance do you think you have Hawkes?”

Not a very good chance.

“I saw that Mark put your tag team partner and your bodyguard in your corner to help even the odds a bit so I’ll just say this now, stay out of the match and we won’t have a problem, interfere in the match and we’ll have a problem, do we understand each other or do I have to spell it out for you? The only thing you’ll get out of any attempted interference in the match is an ass kicking but if you two are smart and stay out of it then your team may just stand a chance against Sinful Obsession at the next PPV.”

Somehow I doubt they’ll heed my warning.

“I’m not some naïve newcomer on the scene Hawkes, I watched SCW before I joined ACW and eventually SCW and I am well acquainted with your career here in SCW, for the majority of it you where the SCW Roster’s punching bag, everyone beat you to the point where there was even a Put Hawkes Back on TV petition, for the record I signed that petition just so you could get your ass kicked some more, and then, out of the blue, you win the SCW Roulette Championship and suddenly your actually winning matches, your still SCW’s Punching Bag but your punching back, unfortunately for you I will be the next one you punch!”

And you will break you hand punching me.

“Going into this match I have nothing to lose and everything to gain from winning this match whilst you are the exact opposite, you need this win so that you have momentum going into your next title defense against Sinful Obsession at the next PPV but I’m afraid to tell you that your momentum will come to a screeching halt once I pin you.”

And with that I decided to wrap things up.

“Hawkes, this isn’t personal for me, this is just business, I want to start my SCW career with a bang rather than a whimper and you are the one who’s standing in my way this Sunday at Climax Control, Hawkes you may be the Brat Prince of SCW but I am the king of SCW and you will bow down to the king!”

I turned to my laptop as the scene fades.