This is an open thread to everyone in SCW, or who may have been backstage at the show. All you need to do is reply with this format. Just one rule.
You get one go at it. No having your character come back in to say something after you've posted once. No one ever came back to these things and said "Oh yeah, I forgot to say...". One and done.
This is pretty fluid so suspend belief if you want to take part. Your character might have already tweeted they're going home or what not, but there's no set timeline to this, so this could have been done before your character went home, or went partying, or the hospital.
Anyway, if this gets a few replies that isn't me, I'll make it a regular thing. Have at it.
The scene opens with Hot Stuff Mark Ward sitting in a room full of reporters with a table in front of him and a bottle of water. HS: Welcome to the My Bloody Valentine V press conference. Been a while since I've done one of these things, but a lot happened last night that we can talk about, so I'm gonna sit out here and talk about the show, the company, the future, all of that and I'm pretty sure there's a few people who are willing to come out here and talk to ya. Probably trying to force our hand in to giving them title shots or something.
Hot Stuff laughs.
HS: So first question.
Hot Stuff picks up his bottle of water.
Reporter: Great show Mark. What's the mood like backstage right now?
HS: People are happy. A lot of stuff we've been working on and putting together has been coming together well. I've had no complaints as yet but the day is young yet but everyone seems in a good mood.
Reporter: Are there any injuries coming off this show?
Hot Stuff shakes his head.
HS: Nothing major. There's a few walking wounded back there. Cuts, bruises, stitches but nothing major. We have a lot of medical staff at a show like this and everyone was checked coming through the curtain and no one is seriously injured. There will be a few that will be absent from television through planned vacations and such and a couple of people getting checked out today but as far as I know, nothing major has sprung up.
Reporter: Are you happy with the numbers for this show?
HS: Supercards, especially the first ones of the year if they're held in the first 2 months are tough for numbers with the holidays and stuff and people don't have the spare money to spend, but we did really well for this show. Better then I thought which is a great sign of things to come for us. I know we're gonna have a big year this year and number wise, it started off great.
Reporter: Were you happy with the show?
Hot Stuff turns his head and smiles.
HS: Look, you know I'm no bullshit so no, I wasn't happy with the show completely to the point I told Christian some of it was dog shit for me, but I'm a perfectionist when it comes to these things. I wasn't happy with some stuff, I expected a lot more from some people but it balanced out for me because there was some incredible stuff on the show that balanced it out. To me, Supercards should be about giving it your all, no matter what your job is and some people let me down a bit but others showed they can very much step up and push things.
Reporter: Let's talk about your three new champions, Eddie Lyons, Tempest and Finn Whelan, what's your thoughts on those three?
HS: First off, let's look at Peter Vaughn and Courtney Pierce, who did amazing jobs as champions, and of course J2H before Finn. They had great runs, but I'm excited for this. Eddie is a guy that needed to be trusted with the ball and now he has a chance to show the world that he can lead a division and step up to show something Christian and I have seen in him from day one. Tempest has come on leaps and bounds lately and deserves her moment in the sun. Finn for me is one of the best wrestlers in the world right now, I think we're going to do some great things with him stepping up to the top and showing the best version of Finn we've ever seen. It's new eras, today starts their era and its something I'm looking forward to seeing.
Reporter: Julianna called out Kayla Richards on the show, which is unusual for a champion going in to a title match, is that something we can look forward to seeing in the future?
HS: You must be a new fan.
Hot Stuff smiles.
HS: That's very old school for us, because years ago things got ended and started at Supercards. To answer your question, of course it's something to look forward to but we'll see how Kayla responds to this. She's seen her partner become a double champion and might want to do the same.
Reporter: We saw Dawn Warren announce she is taking Ruby Steele's place in Blast From The Past and Mark Cross has already said he'll be back for that. Can we expect to see them on SCW TV leading up to the tournament?
HS: I hope so. I would love to see all Blast From The Past people on the shows, building up to the drawing and most former SCW people who have worked for us in the past are always welcome at our shows. Personally, I would love to see these guys on our screens.
Reporter: Calvin Harris was on social media back in a wrestling ring. Could we see him in SCW again in the future?
HS: I think it was his first time in the ring after a bad ankle break. Right now, he still has work to do to get fit but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't interested in bringing him back to SCW but our conversations are friendly, not work based. For me, his health is important and trying to rush people back is never a good thing. I'm sure when the time comes, we'll have that conversation but until then, we're just happy to see how things progress.
Reporter: Can we expect any new faces in SCW?
HS: We're always looking for talent, but I love to showcase what we have. We have a talented bunch that works hard. These are the people I have faith in and want to step up and show what they can do.
Hot Stuff clears his throat.
HS: Ok, that's enough from me, it's about time we gave some others a chance to come out here and talk, so let's see who we have.
Hot Stuff looks towards the door, waiting for the first SCW star to walk in.
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