For the first time in a long time Jessie could say that she walked out the victor of a Supercard match beating Crystal Hilton in one on one action no doubt spurred on by the comments made by J2H earlier in the show where he, sarcastically or not, encouraged everyone to be like Jessie with a Hashtag, whatever his intention was it seemed to have lit a fire under Jessie as she is now set to conquer the wrestling world.

And the first people on her list? Her old enemy Mercedes Vargas and the undefeated rookie Cat Riley as she was facing the two women in the main event of this week’s Climax Control, the first Climax Control of the Arizona tour that looked set to close out the year, however she was not facing them alone as it was a tag team match, her partner? None other than her former Metal and Punk Connection teammate Kate Steele who fought against Cat Riley in a losing effort at Violent Conduct (even if they initially got her name wrong on the card), can Jessie keep her winning streak against Mercedes alive whilst ending Cat Riley’s?

La Luz Trail, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Friday the 28th of September 2018, 11:00am

Hey, it’s more interesting than the fucking jeep tour!

And now to address the elephant in the room, why am I so far away from Arizona when Climax Control is this weekend? Well it’s a classic case of Honor Wrestling and SCW scheduling shows for the same weekend, me being booked for both shows and the Honor Wrestling show happening the day before the SCW show, only difference this time around? My two matches have competitors in common, in Honor Wrestling I’m teaming with Kate Steele and Dhalia Rotten to take on the Gift, otherwise known as Mercedes Vargas, Tatsu Ikeda and Winter Elemental in a Six Person Tag Team Match.

I think you’ve figured out which competitors I’m talking about by now, especially if you’ve seen the Climax Control card.

That’s right, the day after that match me and Mercedes are going at it again and Kate Steele is teaming up with me again, only this time it’s a regular tag team match and Mercedes’s partner is someone she’s never teamed up with before in Cat Riley but other than that? There’s not a huge difference between the two matches, they are both tag team matches, and both matches are serving as the Main Events of their respective shows, the only other difference is that Honor Wrestling’s show is a Supercard that’s leading into Zero Hour II.

Which is appropriate because Mercedes stands absolutely no chance of winning either of these two matches!

“And I would hike five hundred miles and I would hike five hundred more……...” Shane sung along to the tune of I’m Gonna Be (500 miles) by The Proclaimers as we hiked along the trail, no we don’t know how that song ended up being stuck in his head and no, we’re not enjoying it either! “To be the one who hiked five hundred miles……...”

“Sing another verse of that song and we’ll make you hike to Arizona for this Sunday’s Climax Control!” I interrupted him, and Shane quickly shut up, I knew I should’ve gone with my original idea of going to a local gym but no! Jake had to point out how the local gym promos were getting almost as overused as my old hotel room promos! “I don’t know the exact distance from New Mexico to Arizona but I’m going to guess that it’s a lot more than five hundred miles!”

“Actually, according to Google, it’s less than five hundred miles.” Jake responded as he checked the distance on his phone, how he was getting signal up here I had no fucking clue. “380.8 miles if your using US-60 E to W, however it is over five hundred miles on the other route that Google has showed me, just over five hundred miles mind you but still!” Jake responded as he showed us the info and I shook my head, I’m beginning to think that my brother needs a girlfriend!

“Jake, you have way too much time on your hands, you know, that right?” I asked jokingly, and Jake shrugged his shoulders. “Maybe its about time you got a girlfriend or something?”

“Never mind the fact that I tower over most women.” Jake responded as he shook his head at my suggestion. “It’s always about finding Mrs. Right for me and as attractive as most women in SCW and Honor Wrestling are, I don’t think I want to date anyone in the wrestling business, it would just feel weird considering my step-sister’s also in the wrestling business.”

“Hey on the Brightside, if she cheats on you and she’s employed by SCW I have an excuse to feud with her!” I joked getting a laugh out of Jake, we came to the top of the mountain shortly afterwards and I sat down, both to rest my tired legs and admire the view. “Now I don’t know about you guys but as far as I’m concerned, this was totally worth enduring Shane’s singing.”

“My singing wasn’t that bad! Well, for a metal singer trying to sing a pop song anyway!” Shane protested as he looked out towards the view. “But yeah, this is a nice view!”

“I think we should take pictures of this view.” Jake nodded in agreement before turning to me. “You want to get your promo done whilst we’re doing that?” Jake asked, and I nodded in agreement before the boys walked off to do their own thing whilst I got ready to do my promo.

“This weekend I’m wrestling in two back to back shows for SCW and Honor Wrestling, it’s pretty much the whole reason why I’m in New Mexico instead of Arizona right now because the Honor Wrestling show is first, namely tomorrow but more importantly both matches involve Kate Steele and Mercedes Vargas! I already did my promo for the Honor Wrestling Match earlier this week so today my focus is entirely on the match that pits me against Mercedes and Cat Riley whilst the Metal and Punk Connection reunite! For the second show in a row as I’m teaming with Kate Steele!”

And I’m starting with Mercedes.

“Really, was anyone expecting me to start with anyone but Mercedes? Our history is so storied that it may as well be a graphic novel at this point! Only it would be the world’s most boring graphic novel because each chapter would end with the same sentence, “and then I pinned Mercedes for the three count”! I’m sure that you, being the resident historian in SCW, will correct me on this but you’ve never beaten me in SCW and whilst we’ve yet to have a match in Honor Wrestling until this weekend I’m confident that I’ll find the same success there!”

I said before smirking.

“In other words, you’re going down twice this weekend! Not nearly as often as the Mean Girls went down on Mark Ward on an average weekend but what can you do? I know exactly what you can do Mercedes and that’s cut all pretenses and just lay down in the middle of the ring for the three count because we both know how this match will end, and if you need any further evidence of this, just go back into the SCW archives, pick any match I’ve had against you and you’ll get the picture pretty quickly!”

Next up is Cat!

“And now I go from someone who I have an undefeated streak against to someone who has an undefeated streak against the rest of the roster in Cat Riley! What, did you think I forgot about you Cat? Just because Mercedes is my main point of interest in this match doesn’t mean that I haven’t got you in the back of my mind either but at the same time you are a lot lower on my priorities list than Mercedes is, why? It’s simple, your Kate’s problem, not mine!”

It’s that simple!

“Hell, if I can be honest, I didn’t just sign up to this match, so I could reunite the Metal and Punk Connection with someone who doesn’t betray me over a fucking hashtag! No, I signed up for this match, so I could humiliate Mercedes Vargas two nights in a row and you? You’re just a distraction! A distraction with an unbeaten streak but a distraction none the less, I’m sure we’d have a great match if we ever faced off one on one Cat, but this isn’t about you and me, it’s about you vs. Kate and me vs. Mercedes and you’d be an idiot to think otherwise!”

And with that I decided to wrap things up.

“On paper, this is a tag team match between me and Kate Steele and Mercedes Vargas and Cat Riley, in practice? They may as well have split this match into two separate one on one matches and called it a Double Main Event because at the end of the day, I have my beef with Mercedes and Kate has her beef with Cat! This is the Heavy Metal Angel Jessie Salco signing off, Mercedes your losing streak is about to increase by two in the same weekend, Cat, enjoy your winning streak whilst it lasted and remember, #BeLikeJessie!”

I went off to find the boys as the scene fades.

 The Country Punkins emerged the victors at Summer XXXTreme VI, but everyone involved in the match knew that it was just the warm-up as Jessie and Amy were set to go one on one at the next Climax Control, going into this match no one knew the basics of it like what the stipulation would be but it was sure to be a match of the year candidate.

Well, now we know, in this week’s Main Event Jessie and Amy will go one on one in a Ladder Match with two contracts high above the ring, in one briefcase contained a contract that would remove the title shot ban from Jessie and Josh but in the other contract it stipulated that if Jessie lost she would be Amy’s maid for the rest of the year, this was obviously high stakes for both women and for Jessie it was do or die but can she win?

Jessie’s home
Friday the 10th of August 2018, 11:00am

There’s no place like home.

Okay, obviously this isn’t my hometown or Vegas but give me a break, I moved to California after SCW went on hiatus back in January and if they are going to book a show in California you can bet your ass that I’m going to use the opportunity to chill out in my new home for the week, especially when I’m in the Main Event of this week’s Climax Control.

And what a main event it is! Ladder Match between me and Amy! If I win the title shot ban gets lifted from me and Joshua, Amy wins (and that’s not happening) and I become her maid for the rest of 2018, I wish I was kidding.

And yeah, I saw that tweet by Mark saying that the lift only applied to Hellraisers tag title matches for “ratings” but trust me, I’ll be having a lawyer go over that contract with a fine-tooth cone as soon as I get back from this year’s Bloodstock!

Long story short, I’ll be back in title contention sooner than you think bitches!

As for Amy, she got the win in the Tag Team Street Fight, but it doesn’t matter, I came out on top during the best of three series last year and this year will be no different, hell I was hoping for a ladder match during that best of three series last year so in other words, this is pretty much perfect because I can’t fucking lose this match! Both literally and figuratively.

Only thing that could be better was a freshly vacated World Bombshell Championship was my prize instead, but I’ll take this!

“Well Jess, you finally got your wish, a ladder match with Amy.” Jake commented as he entered the lounge where I had been watching a rerun of last week’s MasterChef episode with Shane. “And there’s a contract on the line as well.”

“Two contracts technically.” Shane responded as he leaned back on the sofa. “Amy wins, you become her maid for the rest of the year and knowing the bosses they are just going to love that, you win……...”

“When I win, the bullshit title shot ban will be lifted and me and Josh will be back in title contention where we belong!” I responded before grinning. “And before you bring up that it only applies to mixed tag team matches because of Mark’s precious ratings, if that idiot cared about ratings Crystal Hilton or whatever her name is this week would’ve gotten the title shot ban instead!”

“Yeah, I have to agree there, whilst you have gotten several underserved shots you still have a better track record of winning titles than Crystal, hell you beat her to win the Legacy Championship!” Shane added, and I grinned as I patted the Legacy Championship that rested on my shoulder. “So, stirring the topic off course for a bit, how are we going to handle Bloodstock with Jessie being booked on Showdown next week?”

“I managed to book us an overnight flight, we’ll have to go straight from the arena to the airport to avoid missing it but trust me, we’ll be at Bloodstock on Thursday.” Jake responded, and I grinned in response before checking the time on my watch just as the episode ended with Ryan’s elimination.

“But until then it’s only a matter of time until I bring the latest chapter of the metal wars to a close and I’ll do that this Sunday!” I responded with a grin before standing up. “Now if you excuse me, I’ve got a promo to do for the match against Amy.”

“We’ll give you a shout if lunch is ready and you’re still doing your promo.” Shane responded as he and Jake started channel surfing for something else to watch, whilst they were doing that I went into the other room and sat down as I got ready to do my promo.

“You can blame this saga starting again on several things depending on who you ask, my controversial reaction to the #BenDeservesBetterMovement, by the way, great that it finally got a so-called legend his first title reign that people care about, let’s see how quickly he loses it! Or you can blame it on the title shot ban itself but me? I blame it on two things, Mark and Christian’s fragile egos, don’t believe me? Just look at how Christian exploded at Caleb on Twitter for pointing out an error on this week’s card, but at the end of the day there’s only one match the fans care about on this card and it’s the match that should’ve taken place at Summer XXXTreme!”

You know the one!

“That’s right, it’s the last chapter of the Metal Wars between me and Amy and this episode is Metal Wars Episode VII – The Feud Awakens! However, the feud is also going to go back to sleep in a hurry because once I win this match I’m officially done with Amy and I look forward to seeing her betray whoever she teams up with next to go after Mercedes Vargas and Kain! But until then, I’ll settle for kicking your ass in this ladder match!”

And I look forward to it.

“Pretty much everyone and their mother has been saying that I’ve been demanding shots that I don’t deserve, Amy included, first off I earned all those shots I get and anyone who disagrees is a fucking idiot who lets Mark and Christian do all the thinking for them! In fact, I can think of one person who doesn’t deserve shit and that’s Crystal Hilton who retires so often these days that once she retires from the business she’ll have to assure everyone that she means it this time! And second, it’s called campaigning for shots that were going to flavors of the month instead of me, flavors like Amy!”

Yeah, you heard me.

“I still remember when you ended Delia Darling’s reign of terror Amy, I no longer have her scream from after the match as my ringtone, but I do have memories of when you “earned” that shot in a fucking lottery! And they say that “demanding” shots by campaigning for them isn’t earning them! Yeah, I know it was a one-time thing but so was your title reign, you didn’t hold onto the title for long before Raynin beat you for it and nearly crippled you when you got your rematch! I may have been concerned for you at the time but in hindsight? I wish Raynin had gone even further!”

Yes, I am going there!

“Why? Because you wouldn’t have sided with the two worst businessmen in wrestling rather than think for yourself and realize “hey, Jessie is right!” but no, you had to be a sheep and follow the heard whilst I called those morons out on their bullshit and you did nothing to defend me when they let their fragile egos take control and ban me and Josh from getting title shots because I had the balls to call them out on their bullshit! That title shot ban is ending this Sunday Amy and this little feud of ours will end the same way our previous feud did, with me on top!”

And with that I decided to wrap things up.

“Mark says that he banned me from getting title shots to protect ratings, yet he fails to see the irony of giving Crystal a million free title shots just for existing! If you don’t see what’s wrong here Amy, then there’s no hope for you as we head into Metal Wars Episode VII – The Feud Awakens and this Sunday when we steal the show in a ladder match the only thing people will remember will be me walking out the victor! This the “Heavy Metal Angel” Jessie Salco signing off and after this Sunday? I’m back on the title hunt!”

I left the room as the scene fades.

 Disneyworld was supposedly the happiest place on Earth but this Sunday it was playing host to the first Climax Control of the amusement park run that would take them to Summer XXXTreme VII on the 22nd of July and in the second match of the night Jessie Salco was going one on one with Parand Ara, a woman Jessie had earned the ire off with her extremely controversial comments about her home country Syria culminating in two attacks, one by Parand following a non-title match between Jessie and then-Roulette Champion Sam Marlowe and the following week with Jessie nearly breaking Parand’s leg in a backstage assault.

However, it all came to ahead at Into the Void VII, whilst Jessie was conducting an interview with Ms. Rocky Mountains in the parking lot of the Gold Coast Casino Parand tried to ambush her only for Jessie to see it coming, security broke up the brawl but not before Jessie issued a challenge for a Roulette Rules Match at the next Climax Control which brings us to the present day, Jessie has a lot to prove against Parand even though Jessie beat her twice during Parand’s original run but can Jessie win?

Wondering around Disneyworld, Florida
Friday the 8th of June 2018, 14:00pm

Never thought I’d ever conduct a promo from Disneyworld, then again, I never thought I’d see Parand Ara return to the ring, let alone SCW, either so what do I know?

Unless you’ve been living under a rock since the SCW reboot back in April you’d know that there have been two people in the center of all the controversy that’s been surrounding me in recent months, Ben “I’m getting old and need a hashtag to stay relevant” Jordan and Parand “what the fuck was Mark thinking bringing me back” Ara and because some idiots would rather live in their happy place than hear the truth me and Josh Aquin have been banned from getting any title shots, period.

Except for when Mark thinks we have no chance of winning apparently.

For those who missed Into the Void VII, seriously, get out from the rock you’ve been hiding under, it can’t be comfortable, I was attacked by Parand as I was wrapping up an interview with Ms. Rocky Mountains regarding my title match at the show (during which, I will stress, we weren’t pinned in when London Underground regained the titles) and I finally had enough of her bullshit and challenged her to a Roulette Rules Match, pretty much because I couldn’t think of an appropriate match type off the top of my head.

What’s that? Tai Pei Death Match? Not after the last Tai Pei Death Match I competed in caused me to miss the last Climax Control of 2015!

Off course what I didn’t realize at the time was that the next lot of Climax Controls were going to take place at Amusement Parks, starting with the happiest place on Earth, Disneyworld, or it won’t be after I destroy Parand Ara on Sunday! Right now, me, Jake and Shane are walking through Disneyworld in our least offensive metal shirts, namely a generic Kreator shirt for me, Sepultura’s Chaos AD shirt for Shane and a Judas Priest shirt for Jake, with the cameras following us.

“I’m still surprised that Disneyworld agreed to have SCW host a Climax Control here.” Jake commented as we walked through the Magic Kingdom part of the park on our way to Main Street USA. “And that was before you challenged Parand to a match.”

“You’re telling me, I thought it was going to be an international tour or something but a theme park tour?” I asked with a shrug as we walked through the park. “To make matters worse, they’re enforcing a no swearing rule, because its not like I’m facing a heated rival on Sunday or anything!”

“I’m just hoping the wheel lands on Falls Count Anywhere.” Shane shrugged his shoulders and we gave him an odd look. “It’s not like SCW, or any wrestling promotion ever, has had an opportunity to have one of those matches in a theme park, let alone Disneyworld.”

“I’m just hoping for something that’ll fit our rivalry, something really violent to traumatize the kids and send the soccer moms into a frenzy.” I responded with a grin and the boys gave me dirty looks. “Hey, if Disney outlawed swearing during promos/Climax Control and not excessive violence I think me and Parand should make it our mission to make them see the error of their ways.”

“And if you thought Christian was angry at Mark for giving Alice Knight his credit card…….” Jake trailed off as we saw a guy in a Mickey Mouse costume posing for pictures with the other tourists. “Come on, let’s get some pics with Mickie, I mean its not like we’re ever coming back here, right?”

“I’m still wrapping my head around the fact that “let’s get some pics with Mickie” was said during an SCW promo!” I responded as I shook my head before Jake paid for five photos, two group shots and three solo pics with me trying to get the devil horns behind Mickie’s head in each of my shots.

“Okay guys, big smiles!” The cameraman called out as we posed for our last pic with Mickie, Shane was on one knee and had the devil horns up, Jake had his arm around Mickie (and the guy in costume did likewise despite the massive size difference) and I kept up the whole “trying to get the devil horns to poke out from Mickie’s head” thing. “Okay, here’s the pics and enjoy your stays at the park, watch where your walking big fella or you might bang your head against something!”

“Like I haven’t heard that one before.” Jake responded as he rolled his eyes before we walked off, we eventually stopped for a rest and I plopped down on the bench. “So, what next? I think we spent most of the week going on all the rides.”

“Yeah and you had to go in the back of each one because the kids kept complaining about not being able to see past you, at least me and Shane didn’t have that problem.” I responded with a grin and Jake grinned sheepishly, I spotted one of those “you are here” boards across the street from us and motioned to it. “You know what? Why don’t you guys go figure out what to do next and I’ll focus on my promo.”

“Sounds like a plan, remember, no swearing.” Jake reminded me, and I rolled my eyes before he and Shane went over to the board leaving me to do my promo.

“Disneyworld, happiest place on Earth, you know, if I had known that my match against Parand Ara was going to take place here I probably would’ve challenged her to the same match type but at Summer XXXTreme instead! But then again, how often is it that I get to wrestle at Disneyworld at all places? This Sunday on Climax Control I’ll be doing just that as I go one on one with Parand Ara in a Roulette Rules Match that’ll hopefully put this whole thing behind me!”

But knowing my luck, it won’t!

“Even two months to the day I still wonder what on Earth Mark was thinking bringing Parand Ara back to Sin City Wrestling, did he forget her vicious attack on Vixen on her first night on the job? Or the fact that she came this close to strangling her opponent on her first night back! And yet, because I hurt someone’s feelings, I’m the bad guy in this scenario?! Because I dared to speak the truth when everyone else was busy kissing a washed-up has-been’s hairy rear end I’m the one that’s vilified? And because I’m the one who dared point out how ungrateful the idiots in charge where in the wake of the whole Team Eric fiasco me and Josh get banned from receiving title shots? I swear if Parand gets a title shot after I beat her on Sunday I’m going to scream!”

And they probably will do that just to spite me!

“Parand, you’re a joke to wrestling, you never won a single match in your career but when Mark brought you back out of the blue your suddenly treated like a former World Bombshell Champion? I don’t care what hole Mark dug you out of Parand because this Sunday I’ll send you back there and SCW will be a much better place for it! As I said before, I’m being vilified for being the only Bombshell on the roster willing to speak the truth because the truth hurts but not as much as you’ll hurt after I’m done with you Parand.”

And now for something that’s been bugging me.

“This week on Twitter I brought up the fact that during your original run with the company Parand I sat back and let Vixen deal with you, why? Because as far as I was concerned, if I could beat you then so could my stablemate but now Vixen is no longer in the company and I’m fighting you in her place, Christian, the MENSA member that he is, basically accused me of fighting Vixen’s battles for her apparently forgetting that this whole thing started because Parand can’t handle the truth and attacked me unprovoked! This Sunday’s match might be taking place at the Happiest Place on Earth but for you Parand it may as well be the unhappiest place on Earth after I’m done with you!”

And with that I decided to wrap things up!

“I am now about to say something I never thought I’d say in a wrestling promo, time to traumatize kids at Disneyworld! Why? Because this Sunday’s match will be the most violent thing this place has scene in its forty-year long history and that’s not counting any accidental park deaths for obvious reasons! Parand, I don’t know how they let you into the park with that headgear of yours on and in today’s weather I don’t know how you can stand walking around in that thing but here’s one thing I do now, this Sunday’s match will be violent, it will probably get me banned for life from all Disney owned parks and most importantly, it’ll put this whole business behind me! This is the heavy metal angel Jessie Salco signing off, see you on Sunday Parand!”

Jake and Shane returned to me with a plan as the scene fades.

 (OOC: Josh was used with permission from Acquin’s handler)

It was official, SCW was back and with it came this year’s Blast from the Past Tournament, never one to break tradition SCW’s Heavy Metal Angel Jessie Salco made her return to SCW alongside Caleb Storms for both the Blast from the Past Tournament and the rebooted fed, it didn’t take long for Jessie to find out who her first match would entail as she and the returning Joshua Acquin was taking on the returning Keira Fisher and Equinox, Jessie has not minced words about her soured opinion on Keira ever since she got a World Bombshell Championship shot ahead of her following the Chamber of Fate match and now she gets a chance to make up for what she feels was the bosses’ mistake but can Jessie and Josh win?

Local bar, Las Vegas, Nevada
Monday the 10th of April 2018, 18:00pm

Just because I moved out of my old home in Vegas following the closure of SCW didn’t mean that I had no intention of returning to SCW if it opened again.

Since SCW’s closure I have moved to a town in California for a couple of reasons, one: there was rarely any metal shows in Vegas and I was pretty much only staying there because of my contract with SCW and two: after SCW closed Jake pointed out that we really didn’t have a reason to stay in Vegas so we started looking at places that regularly get metal shows here in the US and then we started looking for places that were up for sale in that area.

That led us to California and it didn’t take us long to find a buyer for our old house as a young couple who were expecting twins brought the house.

And now that SCW’s opened again will that change? No, not really, I like it here in California and I don’t have any plans to move back to Vegas, plus the travel from Vegas to California isn’t that much of a hassle compared to some of the other road trips I’ve made whilst employed by SCW.

And whilst we’re talking about SCW, we all know why you’re here, my first-round match in the Blast from the Past Tournament! I’m teaming up with Joshua Acquin to take on a washed-up has-been and Equinox, the has been being Keira Fisher of the legendary Team Hero or as I like to call her Ms. Rage Quit 2016!

I’ve heard people complain about the number of shots I got at the World Bombshell Championship before SCW closed its doors but at least I never quit SCW unlike Keira!

“Any idea when Josh is arriving?” Shane asked before he took a sip of his drink, we had never been to this bar before because we wanted to focus on the metal bars in Vegas, but this was the only place Josh would agree to meet us so here we are, the music isn’t exactly what we usually listen too but at least it’s not unlistenable pop garbage.

“He sent me a text about twenty minutes ago saying that he was on his way, then again we all know how bad Vegas traffic can be so who knows?” I shrugged my shoulders in response before glancing over at the crowd, the bar wasn’t full, but it was certainly getting there, thankfully most of the patrons were happy to just spend their time at the bar. “Remember when we thought SCW was closing for good and I went out of my way to go to the arena where I made my SCW debut for what I thought was going to be my last SCW promo?” I asked before I took a sip from my drink. “If I knew that we’d be back in three months with a new roster and this year’s Blast from the Past Tournament I would’ve stayed in Vegas and just did my promo from a metal bar or something!”

“Yeah but let’s face it, your time in Honor Wrestling did you good.” Jake pointed out as I glanced towards the entrance. “Facing fresh opponents like Alicia Lukas, the Ruin Sisters, Tatsu Ikeda and Winter Elemental forced you to up your game and if Keira and Equinox think that they are facing the same Jessie from before SCW closed their in for a rude awakening.”

“Don’t even get me started on Keira, she rage quit the company after losing one World Bombshell Title Match and everyone gets on my case because I didn’t quit?” I asked before shaking my head. “Keira’s an overrated hack who’s been riding Roxi’s coattails almost as hard as she rides the strap on Roxi uses and the sooner I can expose that in our match on Sunday, the better!”

“If I didn’t know any better, I’d say you were just a little bit bitter.” I glanced up and saw Josh standing there with a drink in his hands and I quickly scooted up so that he could take a seat at the booth which he gladly did. “Sorry I was late, you know how bad traffic in Vegas can be.”

“It’s even worse in California, believe me.” I responded before offering him a fist bump which Josh returned. “You been up to much since SCW closed Josh?”

“Eh, not a lot, I still wrestled but I had a suspicion that SCW was coming back so I stayed in Vegas unlike you.” Josh responded with a shrug and I grinned in response. “I’d ask you the same thing, but I know you’ve been tearing it up in Honor Wrestling, speaking of, Equinox is in Honor Wrestling, isn’t he? Anything changed since his SCW run?”

“Well if he’s stopped using performance enhancing drugs, I haven’t noticed but aside from that, he’s still the same old Equinox.” I responded with a shrug before taking a sip from my drink. “You want to know what the funny thing is? This time next week I’ll be getting ready to team up with Equinox for a match on Pride Tag Team Wrestling!”

“Your kidding?!” Josh asked with a laugh and I shook my head in response. “Who are your opponents?”

“That’s just the icing on the cake, Teddy and Kate, yeah, my old running buddy in the Metal and Punk Connection.” I responded with a grin and Josh laughed in response. “Hopefully Equinox won’t be to sore from this match to put up a decent fight in that one!”

“I’ll go easy on him, don’t worry.” Josh responded with a grin before turning to Jake and Shane. “So, what have you guys been up too?”

“Not a lot, I was the one to facilitate the move to California, but Jessie and Shane were the ones who brought the house, we’ve been to a lot more metal shows since the move to California, so they aren’t complaining.” Jake responded with a shrug and Josh nodded. “Shane here has been planning this year’s 4th July BBQ as well.”

“Yeah, planning on using some local Californian produce as well, getting meat and veg from the local farmer’s market, stuff like that.” Shane responded with a nod before he took a sip. “Here in Vegas I had to make do with only getting meat from a butcher and the veg from a Supermarket but I don’t have that problem in California.”

“Maybe I’ll have to drive up for it.” Josh responded with a grin, we continued talking for about an hour before I realized how much time we had left, I whispered to Josh wondering what he wanted to do, and he responded with: “Go ahead and do your promo, I’ll do mine later in the week.”, I nodded before standing up and walking out of the bar with the cameracrew following me and once I was outside the bar I turned to the camera.

“There I was, mentally preparing myself for what I thought was going to be my last match in SCW, the match where I won the Ms. Sin City Crown at Full Circle, fast forward three months later and here I am again back in Vegas teaming with Joshua Acquin for the Blast from the Past Tournament and the return of SCW! Now I haven’t spent the past three months sitting at my new home in California waiting for SCW to reopen, no instead I joined a new company called Honor Wrestling and I’ve been tearing it up since then and Keira and Equinox will soon find out just how unlucky a draw they got in this tournament!”

And I’m starting with Keira.

“Keira and I go way back, and unfortunately for her not all of it is good! The last time we faced off in the first round Keira I got eliminated but that was two years ago and a lot can change in two years, for example, you went from being one of the top Bombshells to a cry baby who quit after her one and only World Bombshell Title shot that, by all rights, should’ve gone to me! And before anyone moans about me getting another “undeserving shot”, need I remind you that I last longer than Keira in the Chamber of Fate? Hell, I eliminated her but because it was “what the fans wanted”, yet another example of why I hate focus groups, Keira got my title shot and I got stuck in a pointless tag team street fight!”

Yeah, I’m still pissed about that.

“If nothing else Keira, that incident showed me for who you truly are, an overrated hack who rides the coattails of her wife who could wrestle circles around her blindfolded and restrained! And this Sunday I’ll not only back up my words in the ring with actions but I’ll avenge both my previous elimination at your hands and the title shot you robbed off me! See I may have gotten just a bit greedy in my quest for the grand slam, but I never quit SCW and that’s something that you can’t say Keira!”

Next up is Equinox!

“You have no idea how long I’ve waited to say that, hell I was so caught up in it that I almost forgot about the other competitor in the match Equinox! Then again, it’s not like I’ll be facing him due to the rules regarding man on woman violence as I’ll be leaving that in Josh’s capable hands but that doesn’t mean that I won’t be helping him because you signed up for Honor Wrestling not long after I did, didn’t you Equinox?”

May as well add the “captain obvious” award right next to the Ms. Sin City Trophy!

“The reason I’m bringing that up couldn’t be simpler, I’ve watched your Honor Wrestling matches Equinox and I’ve teamed up with you once in a winning effort, hell this time next week we’ll be teaming up again and I’m hoping that Josh will take it easy on you in this match but at the same time I’m not holding my breath! Me and Josh have a tournament to win and you and Keira will be the first team we eliminate from this tournament!”

And with that I decided to wrap things up.

“I have an old score to settle with Keira, I made that much obvious already, but as far as I know Josh doesn’t have any beef with Equinox but its not like that ever stopped him from giving it his all but at the end of the day I’ll settle the score with Keira and move on to do the two things she never could: win the Blast from the Past Tournament and the World Bombshell Championship and hopefully your overrated ass will never set foot in an SCW ring again! This is the Heavy Metal Angel Jessie Salco signing off, welcome back SCW and I look forward to showing the SCW universe just how much I’ve improved since SCW closed!”

I went back in the bar ass the scene fades.

 What started out as yet another week in SCW turned into a week that would bring some shocking news to the men and women of the SCW Roster: 2017 was going to be the last year that SCW would be open with the fed’s final show/supercard, Full Circle, taking place in 2018 and since the last Supercard a feud had been brewing between Caleb Storms and Samuel McPherson that would be resolved at Full Circle, in the meantime however the two men had other problems both involving the Roulette Title, Samuel was one of several men challenging for the men’s Roulette Title in the main event but where did that leave Caleb?

He was teaming with the Bombshell Roulette Champion Cadence Carter in a Mixed Tag Team Match that pitted the young team against Sam Marlowe and Anthrax, Caleb and Cadence didn’t have a lot in common, but the two youngsters would have to find some common ground if they hoped to win this match which would most likely be the only time Caleb would get this close to a title in SCW unless Samuel won the Main Event but can he and Cadence win?

Local barber’s shop, Reno, Nevada
Friday the 8th of December 2017, 18:00pm

Yeah, a metalhead is visiting a barber shop of his own free will, I have already seen the flying pigs outside.

But no, it’s not to get my haircut, the day that I let a pair of scissors get anywhere near my hair is also the day that I start listening to pop music! Look, you’ve probably heard that SCW is closing its doors in January and that I’ve already signed a contract with Honor Wrestling much like Jessie Salco did with Pride Pro Wrestling earlier in the week, but I realized that maybe J2H had a point, I really don’t look like I’m 21, so I’ve decided that it was high time for a makeover.

And that’s why I’m here, I’m having my beard shaved off! Only reason why I’m not doing it myself is because I never really bothered with shaving before and Katie figured that it would just be easier for me to get a professional to do it and figure out how to do it myself once the beard grows back in a couple of months, by which point SCW will be dead, and speaking of SCW.

This week I find myself thrown into a Mixed Tag Team Match that, sadly, will likely be the closest thing I’ll ever get to owning a title in this company, why? Because I’m teaming up with the current Bombshell Roulette Champion Cadence Carter to take on the former Bombshell Roulette Champion Sam Marlowe and Anthrax.

The psychotic clown, not the band, or that poisonous stuff.

“Just a few minutes Caleb and we’ll be done.” The barber said as he continued to save my beard whilst Katie watched on, I could tell that she wasn’t really paying any attention, why? Because I saw her put her IPhone headphones in almost immediately after we entered the barber shop but to be fair the barber shop was playing Christmas music, also the barber happens to be an SCW fan hence why he knows my name. “You’ve seriously never shaved?”

“If I did shave regularly I wouldn’t be here.” I responded with a frown on my face as he continued to shave away my beard. “So, I take it you heard that SCW’s closing in January?”

“Yeah and it sucks, I’ve been to every SCW show in Reno since they started running shows here and now that SCW’s closing I’m not sure what to do.” The barber responded with a sad sigh as he continued to shave my beard. “I know that another promotion has moved into the area, Honor Wrestling?”

“Yeah, that’s part of the reason why I signed up with them.” I responded with a nod before noticing that he was almost done. “I only just moved up from New York in October, I’m not willing to move again so soon and besides, me and Katie like it in Las Vegas.”

“What about Reno?” The barber asked, and I shrugged my shoulders in response.

“Between the Down Under Tour and the recent tours of Arizona and California I haven’t had a chance to check out the other cities in Nevada.” I responded just as the barber finished and I looked at myself in the mirror to get a better look. “It’s going to feel weird without the beard, but I’ll get used to it.”

“You think you’ll feel weird?” Katie asked as she walked up behind me with a grin on her face. “I’ve never known you without the beard! I’ve been telling all my Facebook friends that my boyfriend doesn’t have a chin, just more facial hair for fuck’s sake.”

“Anyone who actually believes that needs a crash course in biology.” I responded with a deadpan expression on my face before rubbing my freshly shaven chin. “Now I just need to get rid of these wrinkles and no one can claim that I don’t look 21!”

“Luckily there’s some creams for that.” Katie responded before going over to the counter to pay since getting the beard shaved was her idea, as was getting a professional to do it for me. “Anyway, you want to head outside and do your promo for the Mixed Tag? I’ll meet you outside.” Katie added as I grabbed my jacket and I nodded in response before heading outside to do my promo.

“This week started like any other week, I was in my hotel room in Reno Nevada planning on how I will get my revenge on Samuel McPherson this week on Climax Control when I got the news, not only would Episode 200 of Climax Control be the last one of the year but the last Climax Control episode full stop with the first Supercard of 2018, Full Circle, also being the last show that SCW will produce before closing it’s doors, obviously this is bad news because even though I’ve signed my contract with Honor Wrestling a couple of days ago I’m still thankful to SCW for the opportunities I’ve had since signing, like competing alongside the Bombshell Roulette Champion against the former Bombshell Roulette Champion and her stalker in a Mixed Tag Team Match in this week’s Climax Control!”

Business as usual in other words.

“Just so we’re clear, I have nothing against Cadence or Sam, I loved the two matches they’ve had together! But I also have absolutely nothing in common with Cadence but I’m sure that we can find some common ground in this match because we may be the odd couple tag team in this mixed tag, even odder than our opponents if you ask me, doesn’t mean that we can’t find success as a Tag Team and when we win this match you’ll have another win over Sam Marlowe!”

And now onto Anthrax.

“I don’t know who I’d rather face, my favorite band from the Big 4 of Thrash Metal Anthrax or the Psychotic Clown Anthrax! I mean yeah, Anthrax the band has the numbers game on us but none of them are wrestlers and most of them are pushing fifty, but they’d still be easier to deal with than a Pennywise wannabe! Anthrax, the clown, not the band, everyone I know seems to fear clowns, not me! Far from it! I’ve always found Clown Makeup to silly to take seriously and after I beat you this Sunday no one will take you seriously!”

And with that I decided to wrap things up.

“I didn’t want to be dragged into this mess, but I lost my opportunity to book a Climax Control a few weeks ago and so here I am, competing in a Mixed Tag Match against a Pennywise Wannabe and the woman he’s stalking and the woman who beat the Pennywise Wannabe’s object of affection for the title at the last Supercard! If this is the closest I’m going to get to holding a title in SCW due it’s closure in January, then I’ll gladly take it and as for you Anthrax, you had better brace yourself because a metal storm is brewing, and his name is the “Metal Storm” Caleb Storms!”

Katie walked out of the barber’s shop and we entered the car as the scene fades.

 (Amy Marshall was used with permission from Jenny)

Jessie’s attempt to win the Bombshell Tag Titles ended in failure as the Metal and Punk Connection where eliminated early from the Tag Team Battle Royal, after that Jessie found herself sitting idly by waiting for her next match as the rest of the New Zealand leg of the Down Under Tour wrapped up, that is until Mercedes Vargas won the World Bombshell Championship from Polly Playtime during the Climax Control that was deemed to be the Night of Champions.

Jessie wasted no time in trash talking the new champion who Jessie has more than a few wins over, however the bosses refused to give her the shot because they felt that she had had enough title shots during the year of 2017 prompting Jessie to take matters into her own hands by sending her step-brother Jake and husband Shane out into the streets of Auckland, New Zealand to do a survey of the local SCW fans, the result was unanimous, the fans wanted the match between Jessie and Mercedes for the World Bombshell Championship before the year ended.

Jessie’s gamble paid off as she was booked to compete against three other Bombshells during a Climax Control that had been dubbed “Contenders” in a Fatal Four Way to determine the first challenger for Mercedes’s World Bombshell Championship but they didn’t make it easy on her to say the least putting her up against three former World Bombshell Champions, Polly Playtime, Evie Baang and Mikah, and made it clear that this was Jessie’s last chance, can Jessie move one step closer to achieving her dream?

XXXX Brewery Tour, Brisbane, Australia
Wednesday the 4th of October 2017, 16:00pm

Yeah, I know, three metalheads walk into a brewery, I’m sure that you have a lot of funny jokes in mind already.

But yeah, this week we’re at the XXXX Brewery Tour during our stay in Brisbane for the second to last stop on the down under tour of Australia and New Zealand which is, appropriately enough, being used to set up the title matches for this year’s High Stakes Supercard with it being dubbed “Contenders”, because apparently “Night of Contenders” doesn’t have the same ring to it as “Night of Champions” but I digress.

Most of my friends in SCW are in action to boot, Sam’s defending the SCW Bombshell Roulette Title against Melanie Gabrielle, Amy’s in the Number 1 Contender’s Match for the Bombshell Internet Championship and Valora is having her first title opportunity against Devona for the Internet Championship and considering what happened at the end of the Triple Threat Match last week we might get Amy/Valora for the title in a few weeks’ time which will be interesting to say the least.

But those matches aren’t my main concern and honestly? If you watched last week’s Climax Control you would’ve seen the stunt I pulled to get back in the World Bombshell Title Picture and saw the bosses’ response, honestly? I thought they were going to put me in a hardcore handicap match against Twisted Sister and the Iron Maiden for calling them idiots but I guess biting the hand that signs your paychecks works, who knew? As for my reaction to the actual match…….

*flashback*

By the time you’re jumping into the story Climax Control is about to end and I am waiting for the boys to join me after they get their ears chewed off by the bosses for helping me with my stunt earlier, by now most of the Bombshells and Superstars have gone back to their hotels so that they can get a good night’s sleep ahead of the flight to Australia tomorrow but I still haven’t learned how to drive meaning that I must wait around for a bit.

“There you are!” I heard Amy’s voice rang out and I saw her walk up to me, I grinned and gave her a fist bump once she was in range. “You never could take no for an answer, could you?”

“You have seen who’s holding the World Bombshell Title now, right?” I asked with a grin as I folded my arms. “I know I can beat Mercedes, I’ve done it before and I can do it again and if I have to resort to extreme measures to get my point across then that’s exactly what I’ll do!” I added before taking a sip. “The bosses wanted a little chat with Jake and Shane about their involvement but I shouldn’t be here much longer.”

“I’m not surprised.” Amy responded with a grin before taking a sip from the water bottle she was carrying. “So, what was with the production quality of the video? Or lack thereof.”

“I originally tried to get a SCW cameracrew to help us out but half of them were busy with promos and the other half said that they’re job is to tape promos and film the shows, not follow me or my friends around during their to day lives.” I responded with a shrug before frowning. “I didn’t think there was a difference between that or a wrestling promo but that’s beside the point, I think what they really wanted to say was that they didn’t want to risk their jobs.”

“Makes sense to me.” Amy nodded in response before grinning. “Besides, I think it helped the video, gave it a nice grassroots feel.”

“Yeah, once I saw the footage for myself I said the same thing.” I nodded in response before frowning. “By the way, it sucks that your match ended the way it did.”

“Yeah, I thought Evie had just been knocked silly by Valora’s kick, didn’t realize that she had been knocked the fuck out.” Amy responded with a frown before shaking her head. “It wasn’t until I saw her leave the arena in an ambulance that I realized that Jasmine was right.”

“Yeah, well, to be blunt I’ll be surprised if she’s able to wrestle before the tour ends, getting knocked out is no joke.” I responded but before I could say anything else a stage hand came up to me. “Next week’s card?”

“Yep, and the bosses wanted me to tell you that Shane and Jake are waiting in the parking lot and that this is your last chance.” The stage hand responded before walking off and we read the card, after skimming through the first few matches we found the ones that we were interested in.

“Okay, you’re in the Internet Championship Number One Contender’s Match against Diamond and Crystal Millar.” I commented as I read the card before my eyes locked onto my match. “And I guess I was wrong about Evie taking some time off.”

“Yep, you and she are up against two other old friends of yours, Polly and Mikah.” Amy responded with a nod before glancing up at me. “I guess it’s a question of who wants it more, three former World Bombshell Champions or the only Bombshell in the match to not hold that title who has been after it like there’s no tomorrow.”

“I think we both know the answer to that, my ascension to the ranks of the Grand Slam Champions is well overdue.” I responded before kicking off the wall. “I’d better go meet up with the boys in the parking lot, meet up in the week for training?”

“If I can find a kickboxing gym in Brisbane, sure, until then, it’s a date!” Amy responded with a nod before I walked off.

*end flashback*

My male companions may have gotten told off for helping me defy the bosses orders but you know what? Mission fucking accomplished! I got what I wanted, one last chance to win the World Bombshell Championship before the end of the year but to get my foot in the door I must beat three former World Bombshell Champions including the two women I faced for the title at Violent Conduct IV, so the question is, can I win the match?

What do you think? Don’t answer that, because I just know that certain bitter ex-employees are going to answer “no” almost immediately!

As I said earlier we are on the XXXX Brewery Tour here in Brisbane except the tour’s over, we weren’t allowed to show anything inside the brewery itself on TV unless we signed a waiver and that would’ve eaten up valuable promo time so here we are in a nearby café planning our next move.

“I say we go to one of the nature parks next.” Jake commented as he looked at Trip Advisor on his iPhone. “After the tour through the brewery I’d say that it’ll be a good pallet cleanser.”

“Maybe we should avoid any forests in that case, else we run into any Black Metal Bands filming videos.” I joked as I leaned over and looked at his iPhone getting a laugh from the boys. “That will largely depend on what time I finish my training with Amy however.”

“True, hell who knows? Maybe we can ask her if she’s interested in coming with us.” Shane suggested and I shrugged my shoulders in response, it did sound like a good idea but I don’t know if Amy’s really an out doorsy type. “So, are you planning or responding to Crystal’s parody of you?”

“That depends, are you guys willing to cross dress?” I asked and the boys shared a look before shaking their heads. “Yeah, I thought not, it was a piss-poor parody anyway, I might see if Amy or Caleb’s girlfriend Katie are willing to help but I’ve got my seg planned already, building off the people power thing I had going on last week.”

“We’re not helping you with that again.” Shane quickly asserted and I turned to him. “I don’t want to get chewed out again just because I’m trying to help my wife achieve her dream of being the top champion in a company.”

“You guys don’t have to worry about that, my plan will be taking place during the show itself so I’ll be using an SCW cameracrew.” I explained and the boys nodded in response before our food arrived, it was nothing more than a light snack but after the tour we felt it was needed and besides, we grabbed a bite to eat before we left the hotel earlier, once we were done eating I got out my purse and put down my contribution towards the meal. “I think you guys know what I’m about to say.”

“Promo time, right?” Jake asked and I nodded in response. “We’ll meet you by the rent car, I’m guessing its straight back to the hotel after this?” Jake asked and I nodded in response before walking out of the café and into a nearby alleyway so that I could do my promo.

“Anyone else would’ve sat back and did what they were told by the idiots signing their paychecks but come on, did you really think someone as passionate for metal as I was going to listen to them? Hell no! I’m a metalhead! I’m supposed to anti-establishment and I showed that with my segment last Sunday and as the old saying goes, the squeaky wheel gets the grease and I got what I wanted, a chance for the World Bombshell Championship as I get ready to fight Polly Playtime, Evie Baang and Mikah for the right to challenge Mercedes Vargas at High Stakes in just a few weeks, however this is also my last chance!”

Not like it matters.

“But you know what? One last chance is all I need! I’ve beaten Mercedes Vargas so many times now that it’s a sick joke that she won the World Bombshell Championship before me but it’ll be me who has the last laugh, first I’ll get passed three former champions and then? I’ll beat Mercedes once again and this time? Well the name of the Supercard couldn’t be more appropriate if they tried because the stakes are high!”

And I’m starting with Polly.

“Surprise, surprise, I’m starting with the women who cut my last attempt at winning the title short, went on to win the match and on top of all that lost the title in her first defense, tell me Polly, is it starting to feel like déjà vu yet? It should because I remember your first World Bombshell Championship reign ending under similar circumstances yet you got thrown to the front of the line ahead of me! Not this time Polly because you may wish that it could always be playtime but this Sunday, playtime is over!”

Next up is Evie.

“And now onto the women Polly beat to win the title in the first place, that’s right it’s Australia’s favorite bitch Evie Baang! And frankly? I’ll be surprised if she remembers that she’s an SCW Bombshell after that kick she took last week! So, Evie, how’s your head? Sore as hell? I hope so and who knows? Maybe Valora’s kick knocked some much-needed sense into your head but I doubt it, besides if you thought that your head was rocked by Evie’s kick then just wait until you see what I have in store for you this Sunday!”

And finally, Mikah.

“I’m surprised that Mikah was even considered as a contender for any title, let alone the World Bombshell Championship after she forfeited the match for the Bombshell Internet Championship to Devona at the Night of Champions show a few weeks ago and when I called her out for it on Twitter the only response she gave was that it was a title match that she didn’t want! Cry me a fucking river Mikah, I didn’t want to be put in that Tag Team Street Fight at last year’s Violent Conduct show whilst the World Bombshell Title Shot went to someone who didn’t deserve it but I still competed and I won! You know what else I’m going to win Mikah? This match and if I have to drive your empty head through the matt to win then I will!”

And with that I decided to wrap things up.

“On paper I’m the odd one out in this match being the only Bombshell in the match who isn’t a former World Bombshell Champion but I’ll soon be correcting that! I’ll show the world that Polly is the biggest choke artist in wrestling today, if Evie can remember what her name is I’ll show the world why being the biggest bitch around doesn’t make up for a supreme lack of talent and I’ll show the world why Mikah should’ve been fired long ago! But most importantly, I’ll show the world why I belong at the top of the Bombshell Division when I win this match! This is the heavy metal angel Jessie Salco signing off, this may be my last chance to achieve my dream but I’ll do everything in my power to make it a reality!”

I left the alleyway and headed towards the parking lot as the scene fades.

 (Kate and Amy were used with their handler’s permission)

Whilst her attempts to become a four time Roulette Champion were unsuccessful Jessie Salco did not let that deter her as the following week on Climax Control she announced her intention to pick up from where she left off just before the series with Amy Marshall started by fighting her way up the card and winning the World Bombshell Championship becoming the latest Grand Slam Champion in the process, Jessie likely expected her shot, if she did get one, to happen at the next Supercard but the champion had other plans.

After Jessie’s segment aired on Climax Control Evie went straight to the bosses and demanded that she face Jessie next week on Climax Control with the World Bombshell Title on the line, a match that was subsequently booked and made that week’s Main Event, Evie had pledged to be a fighting champion following her successful defense against Jessie’s Metal and Punk Connection teammate Amy Marshall but can Jessie do what Amy couldn’t and dethrone Evie?

Hard Rock Café, Stateline, Nevada
Monday the 31st of July 2017. 17:00pm

Well, that was right out of left field!

When I made my intentions regarding the World Bombshell Championship known I thought that the bosses would make me wait like they did when I campaigned for a one on one shot against Crystal Millar last year so to say that I was surprised to find out that not only was I challenging Evie Baang for the title in the Main Event of this week’s Climax Control but Evie went to the bosses and demanded that they made the match is a big understatement to say the least.

But that doesn’t mean I’m not going to let this opportunity slip me by!

Don’t get me wrong, I’ve proven that I belong in the World Bombshell Title scene three times over, first at the Chamber of Fate match at last year’s Summer XXXTreme, then when I challenged Crystal Millar for the title at High Stakes VI and the last time I challenged for the title which was at the first Supercard of the year Inception II, since then? I was a little busy with the Roulette Title scene starting with the Best of Three Series with Amy but once that was done I entered the Blast from the Past Tournament so that I could get another shot at the title.

The fact that I’m facing the woman who not only won that tournament but went on to beat Crystal for the title at Summer XXXTreme V should tell you everything you need to know about how well my attempt went.

In a way, it’s kinda appropriate that we ended up meeting up again under these circumstances because it was Evie and Lord Raab that knocked out my team from the tournament but I learn from my mistakes and I’m not about to repeat them.

Hey, speaking of history, want to know what my reaction to this match was?

*flashback*

It had been a few hours since my seg at last night’s Climax Control aired and I was in the cafeteria with Amy waiting for Kate to join us after getting her leg checked out by the medical staff following her match against Crystal Millar earlier in the night, what were we doing in the mean time?

“So, from what I heard, next week’s Climax Control is emanating from Stateline, Nevada.” I commented before taking a sip from my drink. “I did a quick google search looking for things to do in that area and it’s practically a ghost town as far as decent nightlife is concerned.”

“It can’t be that bad, right?” Amy asked and I shook my head.

“Only decent nightclub I could find on Trip Advisor was Hard Rock Café and there’s two of those.” I responded and Amy shook her head with a chuckle. “One has a casino attached, the other doesn’t.”

“Okay, yeah, that’s pretty bad.” Amy nodded in agreement before grinning. “So, the plan’s still to go there tomorrow night?”

“We may as well, it has been a tradition to celebrate our wins with a night out and we’ll get some good food out of it.” I added before spotting Kate approaching us and I pulled out a chair for her. “Hey Kate, how’s your leg?”

“Fortunately, Crystal didn’t do any serious damage and I only twisted my ankle on that landing.” Kate responded with a shrug as she sat down. “Granted it sucked doing that in the middle of a match but even so! My first match of the series ended in me winning and crossing Crystal’s name off the list and that’s what matters.”

“No argument there.” I nodded in agreement before frowning. “What are your thoughts on Hard Rock Café?”

“Decent place to get food but crap for the nightlife.” Kate responded with a shrug. “Why do you ask?”

“Next week’s Climax Control is apparently emanating from a place called Stateline, Nevada.” Amy responded as she leaned back. “Jessie couldn’t find any metal clubs in the area but she did find two Hard Rock Cafes, one’s got a casino attached and the other doesn’t.”

“Better than nothing I guess.” Kate responded with a shrug before she spotted a stage hand approaching us. “Speaking off next week’s Climax Control.” Kate added as he handed us the card.

“They’ve probably booked me against one of the Mean Girls, no big deal, I know I can beat them.” I shrugged my shoulders in response before reading over the card. “Okay, Amy’s facing that new Hawaiian Bombshell that beat Bobbie last week.”

“Trinity Jones?” Amy asked and I nodded in response. “No big deal, I can handle her.”

“Speaking of Bobbie, she’s taking on Mercedes, that should be fun to watch.” I commented as I read through the card, it looked like a stacked card with Sam’s non-title Roulette Rules Match against Polly Playtime being a potential show stealer but I couldn’t see my name anywhere on the card, that is until I saw the Main Event. “Holy shit!”

“Your challenging Evie for the title?!” Amy asked with a look of surprise on her face as she looked at my match. “You realize what that means if you win right? Other than avenging my loss against her last week?”

“Hell, yeah I do!” I responded with a big grin on my face. “I’ll finally do what I should’ve done last year and become a grand slam champion!”

“In that case, are you sure you want to go to the Hard Rock Café?” Kate asked and I nodded in response. “It’s a World Bombshell title match and you’re going to need to be in tip top condition!”

“I’m going to be training for the match for most of next week but there’s nothing wrong with a good meal out, right?” I asked and Kate found my argument hard to argue against. “Speaking off, are you coming with us to the Hard Rock Café tomorrow night? I’m thinking I’ll get there for 5:30 at the latest.”

“5:30 sounds good, gives us a chance to grab a bite to eat whilst we’re at it.” Amy responded and Kate nodded in agreement. “So, here’s to Jessie joining me in the grand slam champ club!” Amy added as she raised her drink for a toast and we accepted the toast.

*present day*

I ended up getting there a bit earlier than expected because traffic wasn’t as bad as I was expecting it to be and for the same reason Amy and Kate arrived at the café not long after I did, once I saw them I waved them over to the booth I was occupying and they walked over.

“Hey guys.” I greeted them as they sat down next to me. “I haven’t ordered anything yet because I was waiting for you guys to arrive but I pretty much know what I’m ordering.”

“Sounds like a plan.” Amy nodded in response as I handed them a menu each and they opened them up. “Jake and Shane couldn’t make it?”

“Half of Jake’s YouTube channel’s content got taken down by copyright bots and he wanted to focus on getting that shit sorted out.” I responded before taking a sip from my drink. “Shane’s had a grudge against Hard Rock Café ever since one back in Florida gave him a really bad case of food poisoning, his words not mine.”

“How bad are we talking?” Kate asked with a curious look on her face.

“He told me that he was bedridden for a week, that should tell you everything.” I responded and my partners in crime winced before looking at their menus nervously. “Don’t worry, I asked the wait staff and this branch has never had any problems with causing food poisoning.”

“That’s a relief, let’s just hope that we’re not the first!” Amy said with a nervous grin before turning to me. “So, what are you having?”

“Well, since I’m going to be eating light for the rest of the week because of the title match I decided to treat myself.” I said before pointing to one of the menu items listed under entrees. “I’m having the Cowboy Rib-Eye with a shrimp skewer.”

“Watch yourself Jess, you may end up as big as Bobbie Dahl before you know it!” Kate joked and we laughed in response. “I’m just going to get an original legendary burger, what about you Amy?”

“I’ll get a burger as well, I’m thinking the Hickory Barbeque Bacon Cheeseburger.” Amy responded before making up her mind and putting her menu in the middle of the table and we did likewise so that our waitress could collect our menus. “Whilst we’re talking about food, you guys up for chipping in on the bill?”

“Sounds good to me, I also have to worry about Bloodstock next week and I’m going to need all the money I can get for air travel alone.” I responded as I took a sip from my drink, in truth I didn’t have anything to worry about in that department because me, Jake and Shane had enough money to cover the air travel fee but I was just being cautious, speaking of which. “As for what happens if I do win the title, Jake did order a safe during the week off after Summer XXXTreme and that arrived the following Friday so the plan is to stick it in there for the weekend.”

“And if anyone breaks in whilst your away?” Kate asked and I shook my head.

“The only ones who know the combo are me and the boys and we haven’t gotten it written down anywhere in the house.” I responded before the waitress came over to take our orders, once she got our orders (and I specified that I wanted my Steak medium rare she walked off to take it to the kitchen. “And we’ve got it alarmed in case they try blowing off the locks so the police will be there before they can get out of the driveway.”

“Sounds like you’ve got everything covered.” Amy responded as she took a sip and I grinned in response. “Except the possibility of you losing the match.”

“That’s not gonna happen.” I responded with a grin before checking the time. “I’m going to head outside and do my promo before things get too noisy here, give me a shout if the food arrives before I’m finished.”

“Will do.” Amy nodded in response as did Kate before Kate stepped out of the booth to make my journey out of it that much easier, I headed out into the parking lot since there wasn’t anyone else around as far as I could see so I could get started on my promo.

“Well, this was an unexpected turn of events.” I commented as I folded my arms. “When I finished my promo, I figured that I wouldn’t get a title shot of any kind until the next Supercard and yet here I am getting ready to challenge Evie Baang for the SCW World Bombshell Championship as the main event of this week’s Climax Control just two weeks after my partner Amy’s failed attempt at taking the title from you, so what’s going to be different this time?”

I said before grinning.

“Perseverance and a hunger to be the next Grand Slam Champion, you don’t understand how long I’ve been wanting a chance to hold the World Bombshell Championship but this is something I’ve wanted for over a year now and after three unsuccessful attempts at winning the title I think I’m well overdue for a reign as World Bombshell Champion no matter how short said reign ends up being! I know you won’t give up the title that easily because if you were I’d be facing Amy for the title instead but I also know that there’s no way I’m not walking out of this town the new Bombshell Champion!”

It’s that simple.

“You know, it’s kinda funny now that I think about it because every time we’ve met in a match the World Bombshell Title has been involved in one way or another, the first time was when I as building myself up towards my one on one shot against Crystal Millar at last year’s High Stakes VI Supercard and the second time? Was during the Blast from the Past Tournament that you went on to win but as the old saying goes, third times the charm only this time you have a lot more to lose than just your pride because that’ll mean that your reign will be over after two defenses, something I know you can’t afford to have this early in your career but at the same time, I don’t care!”

What don’t I care about?

“I don’t care about your dreams of being the longest reigning World Bombshell Champion, I don’t care how many yearend awards you already see yourself winning at the end of the year and more importantly I don’t care what you have to say about me when your promo will air at some point this week because I’ve learned to not let what other Bombshells have to say about me when I’m facing them, when it comes to bitter and potentially crippled ex-bombshells who want you to put me in my place it’s a different matter but far as I’m concerned the only way you can put me in my place is if you throw the match!”

But I know that’s not going to happen.

“I know you have too much pride to even think about doing that Evie and to be honest, I’m relieved, I don’t want an easy match for my first World Bombshell Title Reign, instead I want a real challenge just so I can prove to my haters that I’ve earned everything that’s coming to me after I join the ranks of the Grand Slam Champions in SCW, you may claim to be a fighting champion but how true is that really? There’s only one way to find out and we both know what I’m talking about!

Here’s a hint, it’s this week’s main event!

“I don’t know what your motivation for demanding this title match Evie but after I take the title from you you’ll wish that you had waited until the next Supercard because at least then you’d have had a few more weeks with the title but because you wanted to be impatient and get my challenge out of the way you had to demand a title match against me as soon as my segment from last night’s Climax Control aired, I’m not sure whether it’s pride or stupidity on your part to put the title on the line just two weeks after your last title match at your request but I’m going to make sure that you regret ever making that request this Sunday when I take the title from you!”

And it’ll be awesome!

“I know we’ll put on an awesome match worthy of the Main Event Evie but as I said, I have to wonder if your pride will end up being your fatal flaw once the bell rings on Sunday Night and even if you do beat me I’ll find myself back in the World Bombshell Title Picture sooner or later and as much as I realize that I’m opening myself up to a shit load of Mean Girls jokes by comparing myself to an insect I’m like a cockroach, you think you’ve stomped me out of the World Bombshell Title picture but sooner or later I will find myself back in the title picture ready, willing and able to take the title and become the newest Grand Slam Champion!”

And with that I decided to wrap things up, mostly because I was getting hungry.

“I wasn’t sure what to think at first when I saw the match on the card other than “holy fucking shit!” but now that the surprise has worn off I’m more than ready to finish what I started last year at Summer XXXTreme IV by winning the World Bombshell Championship from you this Sunday at Climax Control, Evie you’ve pledged that as champion you’re going to give the division the kick up the ass it needs by being a fighting champion in something that almost sounds like a political add but like all politicians, your full of hot air and shit! This is the “Heavy Metal Angel” Jessie Salco signing off, Evie, this title match may have come out of nowhere but so will my title victory over you!”

I heard Amy calling for me and I returned to the café as the scene fades.

 (Amy and Devona were used with their handler’s permission)

It has been two weeks since Jessie has seen ring action with the closest thing she’s gotten to a match being providing commentary for Chelsea Payne’s match against Samantha Marlowe which saw Chelsea emerge victorious, however after the match Jessie delivered a clear message to Chelsea: she was coming for the Roulette Championship and that Chelsea should keep the belt warm for her, everyone thought that this match would take place at Summer XXXTreme in a few weeks’ time but anything can happen in the wrestling business.

Case in point: Chelsea Payne’s first defense of the Roulette Championship was not only taking place in this week’s Main Event but Jessie was set to be her first challenger and with Jessie also having recent troubles with the Mean Girls alongside her Metal and Punk Connection tag team partner Amy Marshall and the impressive upstart Bombshell Devona Jessie had a lot on her mind but can Jessie prove that she would’ve retained the title if Veronica Taylor wasn’t involved in their last match?

Local gym, Prescott Valley, Arizona
Wednesday the 14th of June 2017, 11:00am

God damn that was satisfying!

Putting the Mean Girls in their place like that totally made up for the fact that I had the week off for two weeks in a row and you know what else makes up for that fact? The fact that I don’t have to wait until Summer XXXTreme to get my rematch for the title against Chelsea Payne as that match is serving as this week’s Main Event! Don’t get me wrong, I thought I’d be in a match this week but I thought the bosses would use the opportunity to scout new talent in the form of that Asian woman I had a brief spat with on Twitter by granting her the request for a one-off match against me but nope!

At the same time though, I doubt I’ve seen the last of her and for all I know they could be saving that for the last Climax Control before this year’s Summer XXXTreme but if they are then I welcome both challenges, especially since I plan on taking back my Roulette Championship this Sunday!

But I’d be lying if I said that it was going to be that easy.

I know for a fact that the Mean Girls will be looking for revenge against me, Amy and Devona this week on Climax Control but it goes both ways, I’m the only member of that trio who’s in action this week but the same goes for Mercedes Vargas and if she thought she was pissed off against me before? Just wait for the snorefest that’ll be her match against Mikah.

I may be on Mercedes’s shit list but she hasn’t beaten me in a match in two years, Bombshell Internet Championship match at last year’s Blaze of Glory? Beaten, the Chamber of Fate match at last year’s Summer XXXTreme? I didn’t make it to the final two but I did eliminate Mercedes from the match within seconds of being let out of my pod so yeah, if Mercedes’s old, washed up ass could beat me in a match I’d be worried but she can’t.

And as much as I’d like to say I’m done taking you on a trip down memory lane…….

*flashback*

It was a few minutes after the seg where me, Amy and Devona brawled with the Mean Girls ending in me and Amy hitting the Mean Girls (and several security guards) with suicide dives and as you can probably guess we have been read the riot act by the bosses for attacking non-wrestlers, we won’t be punished though for one reason, the guards were collateral damage but we were backstage in a room with a small army of security guards stationed outside.

“Note to self, never try a suicide dive in heels again!” Devona commented out loud calling attention to something that I honestly hadn’t spotted whilst we were in the ring, namely that she was indeed wearing heels. “I’m still surprise that I didn’t fall flat on my ass!”

“That’s reason number one thousand why I don’t like wearing heels.” I commented with a grin as I glanced up at the rookie Bombshell. “I’d list the other reasons but by the time we’re done the Main Event between J2H and James Tuscini will be over!”

“You could always sum it up with one sentence. I’m a tomboy.” Amy offered and I grinned in response, it should really come as no surprise that I’m a tomboy considering all the other things I am into including wrestling. “Anyway, we should be glad that they didn’t suspend us for diving at the guards or do I need to remind you of how long Steve was suspended for when he superkicked Shane?”

“Well maybe they should’ve gotten out of the way first.” I responded with a grin and the other two Bombshells nodded in agreement. “Not our fault that they’ve apparently never watched a wrestling show in their entire lives!”

“Exactly!” Devona nodded with a grin on her face. “Anyway, if things continue down the path they’ve been going it’s possible that we’ll be booked in a Six Bombshell Tag Match at Summer XXXTreme, I think we should start training for that.”

“Aren’t you forgetting something?” I asked as I turned to the Cajun Bombshell. “I’m still owed a rematch against Chelsea for the Roulette Championship, they’ll probably book that match for Summer XXXTreme.”

“Yeah, maybe.” Amy responded but before I could say anything else the door opened and a stage hand sheepishly stepped in.

“Err, the card for next week’s show has been made official ladies.” The stage hand said and I held out my hand to take it from him, once the transaction had been made the stage hand left just as quickly as he had arrived.

“Okay, what are we up too next week?” I wondered out loud as I read through the card. “Mercedes is taking on Mikah in a non-title match, might be a good idea to get another one up on the Mean Girls and stick it to the Black Sheep in the process.”

“I like the way you think.” Devona responded before I continued to read through the card and only stopped when I reached the Main Event at which point my jaw dropped. “What? Are you getting a shot at Crystal next week?”

“Much as I’d love to throw a spanner in the works for their Summer XXXTreme plans, that’s not the case.” I responded as I turned to the other Bombshells. “But I am getting a title shot, one that I’ve been owed since Into the Void.”

“Your match against Chelsea is next week?” Amy asked before leaning over. “And apparently Kris made it official, I thought he was just the host?”

“He was, maybe the bosses already planned to have this match and had Kris make the announcement for them.” I responded as I looked at the card. “You guys aren’t on the card so there’s that, maybe you can help keep the Mean Girls at bay.”

“Nothing more fun than diving at Mean Girls.” Amy responded with a grin before frowning. “So that means that the Six Bombshell Tag is set for Summer XXXTreme?”

“That’s if I don’t win the Roulette Title back, if I do they’ll probably replace me with Kate.” I responded with a frown. “And as much I love kicking Mean Girls ass I love being a champion more so I’m a bit conflicted here.”

“Don’t worry about it for now, if anything they’ll probably hold off on the Six Bombshell Tag until after Summer XXXTreme if you do win so just worry about your match against Chelsea Payne.” Amy responded and I nodded in response.

*end flashback*

After that point, we pretty much just talked shop for the rest of the show and in me and Amy’s case we spent those couple of hours getting to know Devona as a person, we’re not close enough to consider her a good friend of the Metal and Punk Connection yet but we trust her enough to know that, if I do lose to Chelsea in this week’s Main Event, we can rely on her in a pinch.

Only problem? I don’t plan on leaving this week’s Climax Control without the Bombshell Roulette Championship!

“Keep it up Jessie!” Jake encouraged me as I continued to kick away at the punching bag, Amy would’ve joined us but she wants to spend time with Joey so Jake’s taken up the mantel of my trainer this time around. “If it helps, imagine that this bag is Veronica and she just tossed your entire CD collection into a trash compactor!”

“I am not paying for repairs on that punching bag if she actually does that!” Shane quickly chimed in and we laughed as I continued my work-out.

“Trust me Jake, if she did do that she’d be lucky to walk again!” I responded as I continued to work out. “Besides, Veronica isn’t my main focus this week, it’s Chelsea!”

“I know that but Chelsea isn’t the only one you have to worry about this week!” Jake responded as I finished my workout and sat down on the weights bench. “Last week you gave the Mean Girls plenty of reasons to want revenge on you.”

“Even with the numbers game I’m not worried about them.” I responded before taking a sip from my water bottle. “Veronica has never beaten me in singles competition, Mercedes hasn’t won a single match against me since September of 2015 and Celeste? She may have beaten me in that Tai Pei Death Match but that was two years ago and I’m a much better wrestler than I was back then!”

“I’m still wondering what you were thinking challenging her to that match.” Shane commented as he folded his arms. “You were damn lucky that the show took place in Canada because I’d hate to see the hospital bill after you were discharged.”

“Tell me about it, I know the bill for the last hospital stay required us to dip into the Bloodstock savings.” I responded before checking the time on the wall. “Anyway, we’ve been here for two hours so I say we call it a day, I’ve got a promo to do so I’ll hang back as usual.”

“Sure, and if you want to do some more working out later we can always watch the new episode of MasterChef on your laptop.” Jake added before he and Shane walked off towards the men’s changing room as they had been working out as well and since we were the only ones in the gym I decided to do my promo here.

“You know, I was under the impression that my match against Chelsea Payne was being saved for Summer XXXTreme, especially after we were left off the card last week but apparently the bosses have other ideas for us Chelsea but at least I have a rough idea of what I’ll be up to should I lose this week’s Main Event against you for the Bombshell Roulette Championship but you? They’ll probably stick you and a bunch of random Bombshells in one of those Ultimate X Over the Pool Matches that they’ve been hosting at the even since its inception! But that’s not going to happen because I’m about to become a three-time Bombshell Roulette Champion!”

And as for what will happen to the Six Bombshell Tag? Meh.

“I know Devona is conflicted because whilst she wants me to win she also wants me in the Six Bombshell Tag! Here’s the big problem though and I’m sure you understand this as well Chelsea, when it comes to Supercards like Summer XXXTreme I’d much rather be competing for or defending a championship than being stuck in a random match even if said match is against the Mean Girls and this Sunday I’ll be booking my ticket for Summer XXXTreme with the add on of “championship match guaranteed” included!”

It’s that simple.

“Chelsea, I said before that I see a lot of me in you whenever I watch you wrestle but much like me when I made my SCW debut way back in 2012 you have a lot of learning to do in that ring and you know, history does have a habit of repeating itself, doesn’t it? My first title reign outside of single’s competition was with the Roulette Title and it ended on my first defense because half of the fucking Bombshell Roster decided that interfering in my match sounded like a good idea!”

Yeah, I’ve never gotten over that!

“Encase you can’t tell, I’m still bitter about that and the fact that I never got my rematch but my point is that this match is going to end the same way, your reign will end after its first defense and there’s a good chance that the Mean Girls are going to try to interfere, only difference? Unlike Joanne Canelli, the woman who couldn’t beat me on her own, I’ll actually grant you a rematch at the earliest opportunity and I won’t need my friends to help me out outside of keeping the Mean Girls at bay!”

When will that happen? Who knows!

“If there’s one thing for certain Chelsea it’s that you and I will put on a great match worthy of Main Eventing a Climax Control but this is also going to be the match where I expose you as the fluke champion you are! You say that you had me beat when we met in the Blast from the Past Tournament but I would’ve managed a comeback without Nicolas’s help and as for our match at Into the Void? There was only one reason why you walked out the Bombshell Roulette Champion and that reason’s name is Veronica Taylor!”

To the surprise of absolutely no one!

“This Sunday Chelsea, I’m going to show the world what would’ve happened if Veronica was never added to the match in the first place and as a matter of fact, I’m going to give you a hint, I’d still be the Bombshell Roulette Champion! You may claim that the title’s happier around your waist but I fail to see how any title can be happy around the waist of a fluke champion like you! I said keep that title warm for me Chelsea but I don’t know how warm it is considering that this is your first defense.”

And your last.

“At the end of the day I have one goal in my mind heading into this match and that’s winning back the Roulette Championship that you pinned Veronica to win Chelsea and this time there’s no third wheel to hinder or help us! No tag team partners, no Veronica Taylor and certainly no Mean Girls if Amy and Devona manage to keep them at bay and when I do beat you Chelsea you’ll be exposed as the fluke champion you are!”

And with that I decided to wrap things up.

“As far as I’m concerned, if Veronica was never added to my third title defense at Into the Void VI I’d still be the Roulette Champion but that didn’t happen and here we are, ready for your first and last defense of the Roulette Championship! In fact, I’m considering this to be one of the few cases of a lunatic running the asylum working out best for everybody because if Kris did book this match then we know exactly who Chelsea will be kicking in the balls when I win back the Roulette Championship! This is the Heavy Metal Angel Jessie Salco signing off and Chelsea, there’s no one around to help you this time and that means the end of your reign.”

I went off towards the women’s changing rooms as the scene fades.

 Against all odds, the team of Jessie Salco and Nicolas Blair defeated the team of Brother Grimm and Misty after Nicolas made Grimm submit to his Welcome to Hell finisher putting the unlikely tandem through to the Semi-Finals of this year’s Blast from the Past Tournament alongside the team of Ben Jordan and Sam Marlowe who would beat Jessie’s partner in the Metal and Punk Connection Amy Marshall and Dax Backett of the Bad Boys later that night thus setting the semi-finals in stone.

Mark Ward wasted no time in announcing the matches for the semi-finals either, Ben and Sam where taking on Max Burke and Mercedes Vargas but before that match there was a clash of the unlikely pairings as Jessie and Nicolas were set to do battle with the reigning Internet Champion Lord Raab and one half of the SCW Bombshell Tag Team Champions Evie Baang, none of the titles held by Jessie, Evie or Raab were on the line in this match but this was a big match since the winners would go on to Blast from the Past Finals at Into the Void but can Jessie win?

Boston Public Garden, Boston MA
Tuesday the 25th of April 2017, 11:00am

Yeah, I guess I have something of an elephant in the room to address.

Way back at the start of this year’s Blast from the Past Tournament my first promo for the tournament took place during the Boston Whale Watching Cruise instead of anywhere in Detroit, well there is a good reason why we visited this city three weeks early, basically we got on a separate plane than the other SCW wrestlers because we slept in and didn’t realize until Christian called me on my number wondering why we hadn’t shown up at the hotel yet and then the plane ended up having a layover in Boston which lasted twenty four hours.

Luckily for us SCW already had a camera crew in the city shooting promo work for this week’s event and I could do my promo during the layover, as for why I didn’t mention it until now, well, it never came up.

Speaking of the Blast from the Past Tournament, going into this year’s tournament I would’ve been happy just to make it past round one due to my shitty luck in the previous two tournaments and yet, here I am, in the Semi-Finals getting ready for a match that features two other champions in Lord Raab and Evie Baang, I don’t think I need to point out that this match has huge ramifications as the winning team will move onto the finals at Into the Void in three weeks’ time and that’s not getting into the fact that Evie could lobby for a Roulette Title Shot if she pins me to win the match.

Then again, the same can be said for Nicolas if he pins Lord Raab in the match so I guess that make things somewhat even, not that it matters because we have a slot in the finals with our names on it!

I’ll go into more detail about this later but for now I have one thing on my mind and that’s training for the match hence why we’re at the park, we’ve been out jogging for a couple of hours now and since my copy of Outlast 2 is bugged to the point where it’s basically unplayable I needed something to kill time as well so here we are, killing two birds with one stone.

Not literally off course, I’m sure some of the locals would complain about us killing birds.

“Okay, so I think it’s time we stopped for a rest.” Jake commented as we stopped near a bench that was overlooking a pond, I nodded in agreement for sitting down on the bench. “Do you want the Roulette Title yet? It’s still in my bag.”

“I thought I made it clear that I would only get that out for the trash talk segments?” I asked before motioning for him to hand it over. “That said, I guess it wouldn’t hurt to have it handy encase I forget to ask you for it.”

“Figured you’d say that.” Jake nodded before handing it over. “I’m still surprised that your carrying that thing with you everywhere, you realize it would be perfectly safe back at the hotel, right?”

“I’d rather not risk someone breaking in and stealing it.” I responded with a shrug as I set down my title. “Besides, my next Blast from the Past Match features me and two other champions in Lord Raab and Evie Baang or as I like to call them “Team Too Many As” so I will need the title to drive that point home.”

“Yeah but none of the three titles are on the line.” Shane pointed out as I turned to him. “Granted I’m not sure how the Bombshell Tag Team Titles would be defended in this match but aside from that they could’ve easily put your Roulette Title or Raab’s Internet Championship on the line yet they didn’t.”

“I think that’s because they already did that.” Jake chimed in as he leaned against a nearby tree. “You defended the Roulette Title in your first Blast from the Past Match and Raab’s match was for the Internet Championship because Despayre had to take time off due to injuries, I don’t think they’ll do that again even though it’s guaranteed that at least one champion will be in the finals at Into the Void.”

“And I want to make sure that I’m that champion.” I responded with a grin before thinking about something. “Come to think of it, what will they do about the Roulette Title if I do win this match? It was announced that Veronica was the Number One Contender but that was before I made it past the first round, let alone the second.”

“Worst case scenario? They’ll make you compete in two matches on the same night, they did that to Goth at the last December 2 Dismember Show after all.” Jake pointed out and I frowned at that idea, I did say that I wanted to be a fighting champion but even that would be too much. “As for the best case, I can think of two scenarios, either you defend the title in the finals or Veronica gets a shot at the first Climax Control Post Into the Void.”

“I may be a fighting champion but I definitely prefer the sound of the latter two options.” I responded with a frown before digging into my pocket and producing my IPhone so that I could check the time. “Okay, it’s almost lunch time and the restaurants we visited during the layover aren’t anywhere near here, any ideas?”

“I think I saw a café near the park but other than that? There aren’t any places nearby that I can see.” Shane responded with a nod before checking the time for himself. “Do you want to catch up with us after you do your promo?”

“Yeah, sure, the café might be a bit too noisy for that at this time of day anyway.” I responded as I put my phone back in my pocket. “You want to arrange a meeting place?”

“If it’s the place I think it is then the park entrance should be fine.” Jake responded and I nodded in response before they walked off, now that I was alone I decided to do my promo but not before hoisting the title over my shoulder.

“They said that my win over Amy was a fluke and that I wouldn’t be able to beat her again at Blaze of Glory, they said that I would crash out in the first round of the Blast from the Past Tournament losing the Roulette Title to Chelsea Payne in the process, they said that my encounter with Misty at last week’s Climax Control would end the same way as my previous three encounters and that we’d be eliminated.” I said before shaking my head. “They don’t seem to be big fans of me and Nicolas, don’t they? And yet here I am, still Bombshell Roulette Champion and through to the Blast from the Past Semi-Finals, I don’t know who they are but with such shitty luck at predictions, I’d stay clear of any casinos if I where them!”

But I digress.

“Going into this year’s tournament I would’ve been happy just to make it past round one for the first time since 2013, never mind the Semi-Finals, but as I said me and Nicolas are officially semi-finalists in this year’s Blast from the Past Tournament and if you think that I’m just going to settle for fourth place, think again! My goal when I entered this tournament was to get another World Bombshell Title Shot and I’m just two matches away from achieving that goal, all we need to do now is beat Lord Raab and Evie Baang and we’ll be all set!”

I’d be lying if it was that easy.

“And if it was that easy another team would’ve beaten Raab and Evie by now but nope! Not only are they my next obstacle on my road to the top but they are fellow champions in their own right with Lord Raab holding the Internet Championship and Evia Baang holding one half of the Bombshell Tag Team Titles, no matter who wins this match it’s guaranteed that they’ll be at least one champion in this year’s Blast from the Past Finals and I’m going to make sure that I’m that champion!”

And I’m starting with Raab.

“Frankly Raab, I’m surprised that they let you enter the tournament after you nearly attacked Sam Marlowe after she eliminated your team from last year’s tournament, not to mention the fact that Sam is also a semi-finalist in this year’s tournament, and yet here you are in the Semi-Finals but this is as far as your team’s going to go, you’re a great wrestler and all but Nicolas is going to run circles around you like he ran circles around Xander Bishop and Brother Grimm in my team’s previous Blast from the Past Matches.”

It’s that simple.

“It seems that my opponents in this tournament don’t seem to realize how badly they underestimate Nicolas going into our tournament matches and I’m sure you’ll do the same Raab, I don’t know why considering that Nicolas was a pain in Mark Ward’s ass for many years but I guess you’ll have to learn the hard way Raab that underestimating Nicolas is a big mistake! Xander made that same mistake and Nicolas potentially ended his career, I doubt he’ll do the same to you but you never know, either way I hope you enjoy watching us win the finals!”

Next up is Evie.

“So, I’ve gone from a Bombshell I’ve never faced before, to a Bombshell who I’ve had plenty of history with, good and bad, and now I’m back to a Bombshell who I’ve never faced before and regardless of who wins the match between Max and Mercedes and Ben and Sam I’ll be back to fighting a Bombshell I’ve never faced before at Into the Void, funny how things work huh? Anyway, Evie I know you have your eyes set on the finals but I have bad news for you, we're going to the finals with a bang!”

And if there was anyone else around I’m sure that I’d be getting booed for that pun.

“Yeah, I know, that pun was terrible but back to the point, Evie, I’ve watched you wrestle and I know you’re a good wrestler, you’d have to be to keep up with Odette Stevens in the ring, take it from me, but this match is going to come down to who wants the spot in the finals more and not only have I been trying to win the tournament since its inception and I’m one title reign away from joining the ranks of the Bombshells who are the Grand Slam Champions and as much as I’ve enjoyed my Roulette Title reign I still have my sights set at the top of the mountain regardless of who’s the champion but then and I’m not about to let you stop me from achieving that goal!”

And with that I decided to wrap things up.

“I entered this tournament with two goals in mind, make it past round one of the tournament and win the tournament and I’ve already achieved one of those goals! After this week, I’ll be one step closer to winning something that I’ve been trying to win since the tournament was created and I’ll be damned if Evie Baang and Lord Raab stop me at the Semi-Finals, this is the Heavy Metal Angel Jessie Salco signing off, Evie, Raab, our teams have one thing in common in that we’ve both made it further than anyone thought we would but your time in the tournament will end this Sunday!”

I got and walked off with the Roulette Title as scene fades.

 (Kate and Amy where used with their handler’s permission)

The final match in the Best of Three series between Jessie Salco and Amy Marshall was a bloody and brutal affair as the wheel had stopped on “Metal and Punk Connection Chain Match” ensuring that both women would bleed by the night’s end and whilst they had to be helped to the back by paramedics, Jake, Shane and Joey by the end of the match Jessie was able to retain her title in her first defense, determined to be a fighting champion Jessie laid out an open challenge for any Bombshell to challenge her for the belt during the weeks when she wasn’t competing in the Blast from the Past Tournament but we may not even get that far.

Jessie’s first match in the tournament was this week and in it she and Nicolas where teaming up to take on Xander Bishop and Chelsea Payne, however on top of the chance to advance to the second round of the tournament Jessie’s Roulette Title was on the line in this match but it would only change hands if Chelsea pinned or forced her to submit, Jessie said that she wanted to be a fighting champion but it’s safe to say that this wasn’t what she had in mind but can she successfully defend her title for the second time?

Boston Whale Watching Cruise, Boston, MA
Wednesday the 5th of April 2017, 11:00am

This is the last time we’re letting Jake decide what we’re doing when we’re out and about.

Basically, since arriving in Boston on Monday we had spent a good amount of time debating on where we should go because Jake and Shane argued that I shouldn’t be spending the whole tour playing Mass Effect Andromeda, granted I’ve still been playing the game but still.

And then Jake found out about the whale watching cruise and dragged me and Shane along for the ride, these tours cost $45 each meaning we all had to chip in, all because he wanted to watch some whales, yeah, if I wanted to watch some whales I’d watch a Mean Girls Promo.

Speaking of the Mean Girls I can’t really focus on them right now even if my first Blast from the Past Match features a member of the Bad Boys in Xander Bishop, why? Well for one thing the Bombshell he’s teaming with is not a member of the Mean Girls as in its Chelsea Payne, someone who’s hatred of the Mean Girls might rival mine but more important than that is the fact that my Roulette Championship is on the line in this match, I know I said that I’d be a fighting champion when I announced my open challenge at Climax Control but I wasn’t expecting to defend the title during the tournament.

Which is kind of ironic considering that I originally signed up for the tournament as a back-up plan in case I ended up losing my last shot at the World Bombshell Championship, still I made it past my first defense when I beat Amy at Blaze of Glory which was something I couldn’t do when I had my first defense during my original reign so it’s a step up and unlike certain champions (past and present) I’ve actually survived my first defense so there’s that.

As for how I reacted to the news, well……...

*flashback*

It was right after Dax and Amy beat Kate and Josh to advance to the second round of the tournament and we were backstage in the cafeteria talking about what had just happened during the match and other stuff.

“So, Jessie Salco Roulette Title Open Invitational Mosh Pit.” Amy said with an amused look on her face and I face-palmed knowing exactly where this was going. “That was seriously the best name you could come up with?”

“I’ve mentioned before that when I was a teenager I was either going to be a wrestler or start a metal band right?” I asked and my partners in crime nodded in response. “Let me just run through some of the names I tossed around for my metal band, Satan’s Satanic Cult, Daikatana, Doom, Warmonger, Lords of War and other names that I thought where cool at the time, as you can probably tell, coming up with names has never really been my strongpoint.”

“That still doesn’t explain how you came up with that name with Jake and Shane’s help.” Kate pointed out and I turned to her. “Doesn’t Jake run D&D campaigns?”

“He does and he’s even worse at names than me.” I responded before taking a sip from my drink. “For example, in our last session he called a Dwarven Settlement we had been sent too “Dwarvenland”, it took me and Shane five minutes to stop asking if it was the Dwarven version of Disneyland.”

“Okay, yeah, that is pretty bad.” Amy agreed with a laugh and Kate laughed in response. “How did he take it?”

“At first he joked about Dwarf Bards singing “It’s a Small World” but then he got annoyed.” I responded with a chuckle and they grinned in response. “And don’t get me started on Shane, back when he was training to be a wrestler he wanted to go under the name “Shane Striker”!”

“That would likely go down as one of the worst wrestling names in history if he did get past training.” Kate responded as she shook her head. “Anyway, so the invitational starts next week, right?”

“Technically, I might have the first defense of the invitational if I’m not competing in the BFTP Tournament next week but I don’t find that likely.” I responded and almost on cue I noticed a stage hand walking around with what looked like next week’s card in his hand. “Are you guys thinking off accepting?”

“If it’s an ongoing thing than yeah.” Amy responded with a grin as she glanced towards the title and Kate nodded to confirm that she shared the sentiment. “Like you said, I still have my rematch clause and so does Veronica for that matter, I think you’re going to have a long line of people waiting for an opportunity to challenge you.”

“Five bucks says every active member of the Mean Girls try to bribe their way to the front.” Kate added jokingly and we laughed before the stage hand walked up to us. “That wouldn’t happen to be next week’s card, would it?”

“You got it.” The stage hand nodded in response before handing it over to us and walking off.

“Okay, Dmitri and Orchid are kicking things off against Dark Defender and Gothika in the first BFTP match, Crystal is taking on Celeste in a match of “who do I hate more?”, Ivan Darrel and Amanda Cortez are teaming up against Jeremiah Hardin and Brandi Shotze in the second BFTP match.” I commented before raising an eyebrow. “Odd, I thought Amanda was going into porn based on most of the pics she posts on Twitter.”

“Tell me about it.” Amy nodded in response as she shook her head. “I’m pretty sure the only reason she hasn’t been reported is because she’s a hot chick.”

“And that’s debatable if you ask me.” I muttered under my breath before picking up where I left off. “Talk about a real Blast from the Past, the next match features two of our old rivals Amy.” I commented and Amy leaned over.

“Brother Grimm and Misty vs. Kris Halc and Polly Playtime.” Amy read the match out and frowned. “Well, on one hand them facing off means we don’t have to worry about facing either of them in the next round.”

“True enough.” I nodded in response before reading the next match. “Okay, here we go and it seems that we can’t escape the Bad Boys as my team’s taking on Xander Bishop and Chelsea Payne with my Roulette Title on the line……...” I trailed off before reading it again. “Wait, what?!”

“Didn’t the bosses say that that was a risk champions had to face if they wanted to compete?” Amy asked and I nodded in response.

“Yeah but I didn’t think that they’d add that stipulation to my first Tournament Match.” I responded before reading the description. “Okay, that’s a bit better, only way I can lose the title is if Chelsea pins me, as for the rest of the matches, Lord Raab is challenging Despayre for the Internet Championship, Ben Jordan and Samantha Marlowe are closing off the first round against Jordan Williams and Remi of Team Technicolor and Melody Grace is in a non-title match against Song in the Main Event.”

“They should be good matches.” Kate commented as she leaned forward. “But I don’t need to be psychic to be able to tell which one’s on your mind right now.”

“Yeah, the match with me and Nicolas against Xander and Chelsea.” I nodded in response before seeing that the Main Event was about to start. “Tuxedo Match?”

“Oh man, I need to see if the cafeteria serves popcorn for this one!” Kate responded before walking off.

*end flashback*

I’d like to say that I was surprised by the fact that Steve lost the Roulette Title but considering how often the men’s Roulette Title has changed hands lately, I wasn’t.

“Come on Jessie, at least pretend to be interested in the whales.” Jake commented as he took pictures of a whale with its tail up in the air. “They are such majestic creatures.”

“That happen to weigh a ton, besides I’ve heard of how killer whales got their names.” I responded as I glanced over the side of the boat. “Besides, if I wanted to watch whales I’d watch a Mean Girls promo.”

“And somewhere that clip of those black kids freaking out is playing, you know the one.” Shane commented with a laugh and I shook my head. “By the way, we are going up to Georgia to join Nicolas for that round of Frisbee Golf, right?”

“Yeah, we are, I’ve been so distracted by my complaining about Ghost Headlining Bloodstock over Kreator that I completely forgot about it until Nicolas brought it up in his promo.” I responded with a grin and the boys frowned knowing exactly what I was talking about. “We’ll be heading up there next week, whether I’m still the Roulette Champ by that point is another matter entirely.”

“Well you made it past your first defense so you’re officially doing better than the past five male Roulette Champions.” Jake commented and I rolled my eyes. “And yes, I realize that’s not saying much!”

“Yeah, me, Kate and Amy have bets going on to see how long Ryan lasts as champion.” I responded with a grin and the boys laughed. “My bet is on “loses it in the first defense” because given the recent trend with that belt that wouldn’t be surprising.” I added and the boys nodded in response. “Amy bet her money on “loses it at Into the Void” and Kate bet on “has reign as long as J2H”.”

“I think Kate’s being a bit generous there.” Shane commented before another whale came up and Jake got his camera out and began snapping pictures as fast as he could. “How long have we been on the boat? Feels like it’s been longer than the advertised three hours.” Shane added and I checked the time on my IPhone.

“We boarded at 9:00am on the dot, right?” I asked and Shane nodded in response. “The ship got moving at 9:15 and it’s 11:30 now, there’s only half an hour left before we head back to the mainland.” I added and once the whale went back beneath the waves the boys turned to me.

“In that case, we’re off to get something to eat before the ship boards, failing that we’ll get something to eat on the mainland.” Jake commented and Shane nodded in response. “You going to join us or are you going to focus on your promo?”

“I’ll get my promo out the way, seems like most of the passengers had the same idea.” I said as I glanced around and indeed the deck was mostly empty.

“Okay, we’ll see you in the café then, unless we’re docked by the time you’re finished and, well if we haven’t eaten by then we’ll grab a bite to eat on the mainland.” Shane added before they walked off, I leaned my back against the ship’s railing as I got ready to do my promo.

“The Blast from the Past Tournament has been going on for over five years now, in that time I’ve only made it past the first round once in the second tournament.” I said I held up my index finger. “Yet people seem to forget that fact, is it because I was teaming up with one half of the Guns for Hire? Was it because that tournament got overshadowed by Gabriel and Odette Stevens’ turns at Blaze of Glory? Who knows? But what I do know is that this year marks the fifth consecutive year that I’ve competed in this tournament and the first one I’ve entered as a champion!”

I added before reaching into my backpack and holding up the Roulette Title.

“And that brings me to my first round match as I team with Nicolas L Blair to take on Xander Bishop and Chelsea Payne, any other year this would’ve just been another first round match and frankly I’m just glad that I’m not facing a mystery opponent for the second year in a row but since I’m the reigning Roulette Champion my title is on the line, only way I’m losing this belt is if I get pinned by Chelsea and I’m going to go ahead and assume that this’ll apply to the other matches in the tournament, the fact that I’m already talking about the second round should tell you everything about how confident I am going into the match!”

And I’m starting with Xander.

“It’s been something of a habit of mine to trash talk the male half of my opponents since the 2013 tournament and this year won’t be any different, Xander I’ve already seen your partner in crime Dax Backet in action and he’s teaming with my good friend Amy Marshall and as far as I’m concerned me and Nicolas have one goal in mind as far as the match is concerned, make sure that he’s the only Bad Boy to make it past round one!”

It’s that simple.

“Your good Xander but I have a veteran of the industry on my side and he’s going to run circles around you on Sunday, now I’m not going to watch your promo this week because quite frankly I have a hard enough time understanding your Tweets, let alone your promos but I think I know what your said, something about you being the best wrestler in SCW and how you’re going to run away with the Roulette Title, normally I’d say that I’m going to burst your bubble but due to the intergender rules I can’t so Nicolas is going to burst it instead!”

Next up is Chelsea.

“And now onto the one I’ll face off against in the form of Chelsea and you know, it’s extremely rare that I agree with a Mean Girl even one as decorated as Mercedes Vargas and this is one of those rare times but Chelsea, how much do you really want this title?” I asked as I motioned to the title. “As Mercedes said, you wanted a shot for a long time and now you’re finally getting your shot but the real question is, will you blow it and will I move onto round two of the tournament for the first time since 2013?”

We both know the answer.

“Chelsea, you remind me of how I was when I first arrived in SCW, I was young, hungry and impatient, only difference is that I got my first title shot in SCW at my first Supercard, it was even in a tag team match like this one, however that’s where the similarities end! At the end of the day Chelsea you may be a good wrestler but your inexperience will prove to be your downfall as I am going to defeat you and retain my title shutting up the haters in the process as I prove that I can defend a title!”

And with that I decided to wrap things up.

“Xander, Chelsea, you’re a young talented team but your facing against two veterans, granted I’m only an eight year veteran who’s been wrestling for half as long as my partner but my point still stands as I plan to fight my way through to the second round and beyond defending the SCW Bombshell Roulette Championship along the way, this is the “The Heavy Metal Angel” Jessie Salco signing off and Chelsea, I don’t doubt for a second that you are going to give me a hell of a fight but you will be the first of many to try to take the title from me in this tournament!”

I walked off to find the boys as the scene fades.