[Simon Jones]

 Monday 3rd August, 10:00 p.m.

The scene opens to show the living room of Simon Jones' home in Cardiff. Sat opposite the camera, on a black sofa, is Simon's wife, Jacqueline Jones; Jacqueline is wearing is wearing a pair of white culottes and a black V-neck t-shirt.

Apart from noise being emitted by a television, the room is otherwise quiet. Before long though, the sound of a door opening and closing can be heard; within a matter of seconds, the door to the living room - which is in the corner of the room, to the right of the sofa - is opened, and in walks Simon, who is wearing a pair of navy blue jeans, a grey t-shirt, and a black jacket.

Simon: 'Alright, love?'

Simon closes the door behind him; Jacqueline turns her attention away from the television, to look towards her husband.

Jacqueline: 'I'm alright. How are you feeling after last night, and after cementing your return to SCW?'

As he takes of his jacket, Simon smiles, remembering the events of Climax Control from the previous evening; Simon places his jacket on a black armchair - which is adjacent to the door - and then walks over to the sofa.

Simon: 'I feel great - a bit tired, after all of the travelling I've done, but great nonetheless.'

Simon leans towards Jacqueline, and the couple kiss.

Simon: 'The reception that I got from the fans was better that I could have hoped for, and all of the wrestlers I had a chance to speak to seemed pleased to see that I'm back in SCW - well, almost all of them.'

Simon then sits down on the sofa, next to his wife.

Jacqueline: 'All except Sean Jackson?'

Simon: 'You saw what happened, then?'

Jacqueline nods her head.

Jacqueline: 'Yeah, I watched it earlier, after I got home from work.'

Simon lets out a small sigh.

Simon: 'What can I say? Old grudges die hard, I guess.'

A wry smile then crosses Simon's face.

Simon: 'In a weird way though, I'm kind of flattered that Sean Jackson interrupted me.'

Jacqueline frowns.

Jacqueline: 'Why's that?'

Simon: 'Because, while I was absent from SCW, only Gabriel held the heavyweight title for longer than Sean Jackson did, and so him feeling the need to come out and interrupt me, shows that my time away from SCW has not done my reputation any harm whatsoever - if I wasn't seen as a legitimate threat, Jackson wouldn't have bothered to confront me.'

Jacqueline: 'So you're taking his intrusion as a backhanded compliment?'

Simon shrugs his shoulders.

Simon: 'I suppose you could say that. But however you choose to describe it, the powers that be have wasted no time in capitalising on the incident, by putting me and Sean Jackson on opposite sides in next Sunday's main event.'

Jacqueline: 'And how much are you looking forward to that?'

Simon grins.

Simon: 'Just being in front of the fans again was great, but I returned to SCW to be an active wrestler, and so as enjoyable as last night was, I'm looking forward to next Sunday even more. And to have my first match in six months be in the main event only makes things better - and I've got Despayre as my partner, which is something that I'm also looking forward to; now we just need to make sure that we win.'

Jacqueline: 'I'm the sure the two of you together will be too good for your opponents.'

Simon: 'I hope so; thanks, love.'

The couple share a kiss.

Simon: 'What time did Matty go to bed?'

Jacqueline: 'She went to sleep a couple of hours ago, just before eight o'clock.'

Simon: 'Has she been behaving herself for you, while I've been away?'

Jacqueline: 'She hasn't been too much trouble - although she did ask a few times where Daddy was.'

Simon smiles lovingly.

Simon: 'Am I doing the right thing? Returning to wrestling, I mean.'

Jacqueline: 'It's a bit late for you to be having second thoughts.'

Simon: 'I know, I just mean, are you going to be okay looking after Matty on your own most weekends, while I go off, gallivanting to wherever SCW requires me to be?'

Jacqueline: 'You need to stop worrying about me, Simon. I coped before, when we were in Vegas, and I'll manage just fine this time - especially now that I've got family and friends close by that I can call upon if need to.'

Simon: 'I'm your husband - it's my job to worry about you.'

Jacqueline smiles, and kisses Simon.

Jacqueline: 'Like I said - I'll be fine.'

Jacqueline then leans into Simon, resting her head on his shoulder.

Jacqueline: 'I want you to be able to enjoy what you do for a living, and I know that you're happier in a wrestling ring than you are sat at a desk.'

Simon kisses the hair on the top of Jacqueline's head.

Jacqueline: 'Plus, the free holiday that we're going to get in two weeks' time, aboard that cruise ship, was a good reason for me to agree to let you return to SCW.'

Simon: 'It will be a working holiday for one of us.'

Jacqueline: 'Yeah, well, you just make sure that you win - I don't want to travel all that distance only to see you lose.'

Simon: 'Let me take care of my match this weekend first, before I start thinking about Summer XXXTreme, and whatever contest I will be involved in then.'

Jacqueline looks towards Simon, and smiles.

Jacqueline: 'You know I'm only teasing you.'

Simon: 'Yeah, I know.'

Simon smiles back at his wife.

Jacqueline: 'I do want to see you win, though: first on Sunday; then when I'm there, on that ship - and then whatever follows after that. And not just for me, but for our daughter, too; Matilda is too young to understand what it is that you do, but when she's older, I want her to be proud of having a successful professional athlete for a father - I want her to be as proud of you as I am.'

Simon: 'I know you do - and I don't want to let you down.'

Simon puts his arm around his wife, pulling Jacqueline closer to him, in a tight embrace.

Simon: 'You're the best thing that's ever happened to me.'

And as Simon and Jacqueline snuggle up together, the scene fades to black.


Thursday 6th August, 3:00 p.m.

The scene opens to show Simon Jones, who is sat on the edge of a grey bench, in an otherwise deserted Callaghan Square, which is bathed in the mid-afternoon Cardiff sunshine; Simon is wearing a pair of dark blue jeans and a red t-shirt. To the left of Simon, a fountain can be seen, while visible in the background of the shot is a statue, behind which is a row of trees.

Currently the only discernible sound is that of distant traffic, as at present Simon's concentration is on a mobile phone, which he is holding in his right hand; after Simon puts the phone away, in the pocket of his jeans, he turns his attention to the camera, and begins to speak.

Simon: 'So, having rejoined the SCW roster on a full-time basis, here I am now, just days away from returning to action inside the six-sided ring. And despite having only competed in one match in the past thirteen months, already I find myself back in a position on Climax Control that I'm very familiar with: the main event.'

Simon casts a quick glance towards the ground, before looking back to the camera, and continuing.

Simon: 'After such a long absence from the ring, SCW has shown a great deal of faith in me, not only by putting me in a main event match straight away, but even just by allowing me to rejoin the roster in the first place. With how SCW has grown in recent years, spots on the roster are highly desirable, and me returning to SCW means that there's one less spot on the roster for someone else. Opportunities to be in the main event are also much sought-after, and the fact that I have instantly been placed in the main event upon my return, may cause some of the other members of the SCW roster to look enviously at me. So on Sunday evening, it's up to me to show that I deserve what I've been given - it's up to me to show that I'm still deserving of a spot on the SCW roster, and that my time as a main event level wrestler hasn't passed me by. And that's exactly what I intend to do, by teaming successfully with Despayre, to overcome Blaque Hart Bruce Evans, and Sean Jackson.'

Simon runs his hand through his hair.

Simon: 'As well as the reasons that I've just stated, it's also important for me to be victorious on Sunday so as to aid my aspirations of regaining the World Heavyweight Championship. While it's true that I'm still entitled to a return match for the title, I'm not so foolish as to think that I can automatically expect to be given the next shot at the current champion - especially not when there are other men, such as Sean Jackson, who have claims of their own to the title, justified or otherwise; if I can get the better of Sean Jackson at Climax Control, that could help show that I should be in front of him in the queue for a match with Kain, and so that's another reason why it's important for Despayre and me to defeat Evans and Jackson on Sunday evening.'

Simon reaches behind his back with his right hand; when Simon brings his hand back into a view, he is holding a bottle of water.

Simon: 'I am relishing having the chance to team with Despayre - given his record of having won the SCW tag team titles three times, with a different partner on each occasion, it's hard to argue against him being considered one of the best tag team wrestlers in SCW, or any other promotion. I couldn't have asked for a better partner, and knowing that I will have Despayre on my side gives me extra reason to be confident that my first match back in an SCW ring will be a successful one.'

Simon unscrews the cap on the bottle of water and takes a drink.

Simon: 'But Despayre is more than just a great tag team wrestler. Although he has been reluctant to compete in singles matches in the past, his recent triumph in winning the Internet Championship proved what many people - including myself - had believed for some time: that Despayre could be equally as successful as a singles wrestler, as he has been as part of a tag team. Earlier this year, during the Blast from the Past tournament, I tweeted that I would've liked to see him and Amanda Cortez win the tournament, so that he would get a shot at the World Heavyweight Championship; a match for that particular title may have to wait, but for now, I expect Despayre to continue his reign as the Internet Champion, by going on to beat Blaque Hart Bruce Evans at Summer XXXTreme, after he and I first defeat Evans and Sean Jackson, this coming Sunday.'

After taking another sip of water, Simon screws the cap of the bottle back on; he then places the bottle on the ground, by his feet, before continuing.

Simon: 'Once upon a time, I seemed to be incapable of winning a tag team match, no matter who my partner was, which led to me having a dislike for participating in tag team matches. However, since my initial arrival in SCW, I've been able to learn to enjoy being involved in tag team wrestling - although admittedly, that is thanks in no small part to the subsequent success I've had in tag team matches, inside the six-sided ring. I mean, while no-one is likely to refer to me any time soon as a "tag team specialist" - unlike Despayre - I have managed to put together a very respectable win/loss record in tag team matches, over the course of my time in SCW.'

Simon smirks.

Simon: 'Someone might come up with the statistics to prove me wrong - Mercedes Vargas, I'm looking in your direction - but I would hazard a guess that I have the best record in tag team matches in SCW, of any wrestler not to have been a Tag Team Champion: I have won tag team matches in SCW with seven different partners, and I have been on the winning side in each of the last nine tag team matches that I've been involved in; if anyone thinks that this just sounds like me boasting, my point is, that while there is no doubting how good Despayre is, I'm more than capable of holding my own in a tag team match, and so the two of us together should make quite a formidable team - I'm certainly confident about our prospects of beating Blaque Hart Bruce Evans and Sean Jackson.'

Simon begins to reach down, to pick up the bottle of water, but he stops, when a thought crosses his mind.

Simon: 'You know, looking at what I've achieved in my career, the one thing that is really missing, is a Tag Team Championship. Now sure, I won the Blast from the Past tournament last year, with Brandi Shotze, and that's something that I'm very proud of. But the difference between winning a title, and getting a trophy for winning a tournament, is that once you win a tournament, you don't then have to try to defend the trophy. Perhaps if I fail in my attempt to regain the World Heavyweight Championship, I should set my sights on the tag team titles, instead; I would need to get myself a regular tag team partner though, from somewhere - maybe I could find one in East London.'

Simon winks at the camera; he does then retrieve the bottle of water.

Simon: 'As I've already mentioned, I have only competed in one match inside the six-sided ring, in the past thirteen months. That match took place on a show that was staged at a venue little more than a mile away from where I am now. However, come Sunday evening, I will be over nine thousand miles away from here, in Samoa. Throughout the last seven months, I've watched as SCW has toured various parts of the globe, while I've been at home, here in the UK. I'm sure that by not returning to SCW sooner, I've missed out on some great experiences, performing in front of the fans in each of the different countries, but having in the past been part of the Caribbean beach tour, and the original tour of Africa, I am now looking forward to what the remainder of the world tour has in store, starting with the show this Sunday, in Samoa; I aim to play my part in giving the fans in Samoa a main event that they will enjoy, and in providing a favourable outcome.'

Simon unscrews the cap on the bottle of water, and takes another drink.

Simon: 'Where I'm sat now, is actually opposite the building that I worked in during my time away from wrestling - like my relationship with SCW, I guess I just can't stay away. In all seriousness though, I'm not missing having to go in there each day, and put up with the monotony of the job. But yet, while my current employer pays me to work one day each week, rather than five, in practice, being a professional wrestler is more of a full-time job than what I was doing over there is.'

With his free hand, Simon gestures beyond the camera, in the direction of his former office.

Simon: 'When I was working there, come five o'clock, that would be my job done for the day. But as a professional wrestler, the hard work never stops - whether it's training, or studying an opponent, there's always something to be done. You know what, though? I'm not complaining. I've missed it - I've missed it all: I've missed the preparations that go into the week leading up to a match; I've missed the challenge of competition; and I've missed the sense of fulfillment that winning a match brings - I plan on getting reacquainted with that feeling this Sunday, at Climax Control.'

Simon gulps down some more of his water.

Simon: 'If either Blaque Hart Bruce Evans or Sean Jackson - or anyone else, for that matter - thinks that I could be hindered on Sunday by a lack of fitness, due to my time away from the ring, they are sorely mistaken. I may have turned thirty-six at the end of June, but thanks to my friendship with a certain Welsh Bombshell, who just so happens to be a qualified personal trainer, I'm in as good a shape as I've ever been. And in spite of my advancing years, my body is not worn down; I'm ready to absorb whatever punishment Messrs Evans and Jackson can dish out, and to then pay them back in spades - I will not allow my return to SCW to commence with a loss.'

Simon has another drink from the bottle of water, before screwing the cap back on; he then places the bottle back on the ground, and continues.

Simon: 'With all of the attention that my return has garnered, it's easy to forget that this Sunday's contest will also be the first match back inside the six-sided ring for Blaque Hart Bruce Evans, following his own return to SCW. And it will also be the first time that he and I have ever crossed paths. Bruce has his own reasons for why he spent time away from SCW; I'm not going to sit here and make jibes about his private life, though - I believe that a person should have the right to keep their private life exactly that: private. But there's something in particular that he said two weeks ago, which resonated with me: that "there are no more heroes" in SCW. Well, Bruce, they may be thin on the ground, but as of last weekend, there is now at least one more good guy in SCW - and come Sunday evening, he'll be stood across the ring from you.'

Simon leans forward slightly.

Simon: 'You see, Bruce, it may seem that everyone wants to be the bad guy, but I don't; I cherish the connection that I have with fans - I will never turn my back on them. Besides, as a two-time SCW World Heavyweight Champion, I believe I have proven that nice guys don't always have to finish last - and I'm confident that on Sunday, Despayre and I will show you that in person, Bruce, by upending you and Sean Jackson.'

Simon sits up straight again.

Simon: 'I don't want to discredit your ability, Bruce, but in challenging Despayre, I think you may have bitten off more than you can chew. Of course, I understand why you've challenged him: you want to regain the Internet Championship. However, I can't see that title leaving his possession any time soon. Do you understand what you're letting yourself in for, Bruce? I've been in the ring with Despayre - I have first-hand experience of how talented he is, and I can assure you, I would much rather have him be a teammate than an opponent. I think Climax Control is just going to turn out to be a precursor for what will happen at Summer XXXTreme: you will fall to Despayre - only this Sunday, you'll have to contend with me, as well; unlucky, Bruce.'

Simon then pauses for a moment, to gather his thoughts, before he continues.

Simon: 'Of all the people in SCW, if anyone was going to try to spoil my return to SCW last weekend, I would have guessed that Sean Jackson would be the culprit - it wasn't the first time that he has interrupted me as I was addressing the fans, and I daresay that it won't be the last. And I'm sure that on Sunday, he would take an extra special pleasure in ruining my in-ring return, if he was able to do so - but I don't plan on letting that happen.'

Simon shakes his head.

Simon: 'When he finds the time to talk about our forthcoming match, I'm sure Sean will mention that the last time he and Despayre were opponents, he was part of the team that ended the long unbeaten run of Sinful Obsession. I expect, however, that Sean will fail to mention what happened the last time he and I were opponents in a tag team match - that time, his team lost. In truth, both of those matches were so long ago, that they will have very little bearing on what happens on Sunday. But if nothing else, Sean should at least be prepared for the sight that awaits him at the end of the match this Sunday: the sight of me and my partner getting our hands raised in victory.'

Simon picks the bottle of water up off the ground again.

Simon: 'There's so much I could say about Sean Jackson, that I could have just made him the focus of this video, and spent the entire duration of it criticising him and praising him in almost equal measure. I think I'll save the rest of what I have to say about him for another day, though; with how much I've said already, those of you watching this are probably close to getting sick of the sound of my voice - and besides, given our shared ambition of regaining the SCW World Heavyweight Championship, it's likely that, whatever happens on Sunday, Sean and I will be seeing each other again soon enough.'

Simon gets up from the bench.

Simon: 'For now, all that I have left to say to you, Sean - and to you as well, Bruce - is don't get your hopes up about you winning on Sunday; I didn't come back to SCW to lose. See you in Samoa, gents.'

Simon stares towards the camera for another few seconds. He then turns to his right, and walks off - as he does so, the scene fades to black.