And on to title defence number two for the SCW World Heavyweight Champion, J2H. Casey Williams was a tough test, but he knew in his mind that they would keep getting tougher and tougher. Some might say his word, calling out the whole of SCW might come back to haunt him, the unexpected... Well, not so unexpected if you knew him, challenge from Rage has already got people talking. The freshness of Connor Murphy throwing his hat in to the ring, and the lime light stealing, anything to be on TV Travis Nathaniel Andrews also making their intentions clear. To J2H, it didn't bother him as we can instantly see by his relaxed demeanour.
In the SCW Studios back in Las Vegas, Nevada, production people buzz around J2H as he looks calm and peaceful. A male clips a microphone to the front of his white T-shirt, just hanging above his black, loose leather style pants. Around his neck sits a thick gold chain and on his head, a baseball cap, pushed slightly to the left. Ms. Rocky Mountains quickly approaches him.
Ms. Rocky Mountains: Ok J, let's go over this one more time.
Cue an eye roll from the champion as he fastens the World Championship belt around his waist.
Ms. Rocky Mountains: Basically, you sit in the chair in front of the laptop and do the introduction and Jerry there.
Ms. Rocky Mountains points to a man sitting behind the laptop that J2H will be sitting at, his eyes looking at a laptop in front of him.
Ms. Rocky Mountains: He'll filter through questions from the fans that will appear on your screen. You'll have cameramen either side of you and production will switch from camera to camera. You'll see what people online see on your laptop.
J2H: Rocky, it's answering questions online to a bunch of fans. It's fine. I knew when I won the championship, I would have to do this kinda shit to keep people happy and so far, I've gone above and beyond that. Can't imagine anyone else working this hard.
Ms. Rocky Mountains: Alright. Just remember there's all ages in there waiting for you, and we were looking at five thousand people watching as it is, so to give Jerry time to pick out good questions, give slightly longer answers. When he gives you the X sign, it means wind it up, thank people for watching and show off the magazine.
J nods as he moves to sit down at the chair set up.
Ms. Rocky Mountains: If this is a success, we can have more people come in and do this. Just give your honest opinion on this, be the guy we see on TV and not the guy off of TV and answer through all questions that pop up.
J2H looks at Rocky with a smirk.
J2H: Please! I am the same guy on TV as I am off TV. I'm just more tolerant off TV than on. Can we get this thing started now? I don't have a whole lot of time. Since I won this thing, Christian has been making me jump through loops to promote this company.
Rocky nods as J2H takes his seat. He looks towards Jerry, who points at him and he starts the introduction.
J2H: Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls who should be at school right now, but ya doing the smarter thing by listening to my wisdom. My name is J2H and I am the SCW World Heavyweight champion. Right now, you people are witnessing the first of what could be many SCW interviews where you ask the questions. Don't worry, Rage will probably see this and come running in to the studio to do one himself later cause that guy is so uncreative and needs to be a thief, but until he does, it's time for you to type a question in to box on your screen, it will go to a guy you can't see, which is good, cause he's not great looking and then the questions will come to me. So let's see what you got SCW fans.
J2H leans back in his chair as the first question appears on the screen.
Question: What has been the highlight of you SCW career so far?
J2H: There's been great moments, but winning championships has been highlights. The Roulette when no one took me serious, the tag titles when everyone thought Giani Di Luca carried me, which was bull, and winning the title I have now. All highlights but the best is yet to come. I ain't no fool being all close minded like that masked German idiot. I want to win championships all the time, so I think my bigger moments are yet to come, but looking at the fans faces when I pinned Goth to become World Champion is the highlight so far, but I ain't done yet.
Question: What was the most important thing Austin Parker taught you?
J2H: To respect the business. Careers end with one screw up, or pushing the body one step too far. People have ended their careers just so that people like me can have a career and push forward with it, so respect that fact. Also taught me to see what I want, get what I want and do whatever I can to hold on to it. He said there's always gonna be someone out there trying to take my spot, so do what you can to keep it.
Question: What ever happened to Giani Di Luca and Jimmy Ringo?
The question brings a smile to J2H's face.
J2H: Probably hustling pool down on the Jersey Shore or something. I think the breakout star of the group is obvious, but without those two, I wouldn't be here. Everything happens for a reason.
Question: Do you see yourself as an inspirational leader?
J2H: Well I am. I won the title and that instantly put me in a place to lead and some would have buckled under the pressure by now, but I am happy to lead everyone. I'm the one who ends up in corporate meetings and on shows and radio stations everywhere. It's my role to encourage people to step up. I must be an inspiration, cause I know Rage is sitting in the back nervous as all hell now because I told him he had to win to face me, which will inspire him to be better and hopefully less dull.
Question: What do you think of the people who have answered your challenge?
A smirk crosses J2H's face as he leans back in the chair.
J2H: Let's cut the crap about it all. Travis is a loser, he will always be a loser. The guy can't even win the Roulette championship, he can't beat an egg. Him jumping up is no big surprise because he can't do it like I did and win against people who matter. Travis is just in it so he can stand in a main event at a supercard so his ego can be stroked once more. Connor saw an opportunity there and took it, first one to do so and as much as I hate to admit it, he has a point. He has beat me, he had a good run with the tag titles and can step up. I think it's a step too far and he should be looking at the Internet title but I do want to beat everyone here, so might as well tick his name off early. As for Rage, he already thinks he has it in the bag but truth is, no one wants to see him win it, so if he gets lucky and wins Blast From The Past and I have no choice, I will do you all a favour and stop him being a champion.
Question: Is there someone you wished stepped up to answer your challenge?
J2H runs his hand along his chin, thinking about the answer.
J2H: Yeah, but it wouldn't have mattered anyway. I would still come out on top so it really didn't matter to me.
Question: Who do you want to win Blast From The Past?
J2H: Anyone but Rage, next question please.
J2H sits forward, waiting for the next question to appear on the screen.
Question: What do you think of the new people SCW has hired lately?
J2H: Chris Burden is a joke. Sorry but go win a match before teaching people the art of a promo. Who wants advice from people who can't win? Alex Rush is confusing to me. The guy is a rockstar, got enough money to buy this company but chooses to turn up in to comedy skits with a drag queen? James Tuscini, can you get more stereotypical? Hey ho, eh oh, I'm Italian... Been done and Matt Spears don't know his ass from his elbow. If this is the new bunch that's meant to do something here, I'd be worried for the future.
Question: What advice would you give someone just breaking in to the wrestling business?
J2H: Submerge yourself in everything. Watch EVERY promo, learn everything you can about opponents before matches. Be on every show if possible, doesn't matter if you're booked. Don't be close minded like people we can talk about, but why give them the air time? If you just sit there, record a promo, go wrestle and go home, it shows that you couldn't care less about things. No ambition that way. I know all there is to know on my opponents, I watch every promo, I watch the shows from top to finish the next day. I don't just fast forward to my match, I watch everything, and that's why I am a champion and people who think they deserve to be champions, have done nothing to show they deserve it.
Question: What is your pet peeve in SCW?
J2H: I got two. Gonna sound like a broken record here for the first one, because I've said it before, and others have too, but lazy damn champions. You work to win the titles, plaster your face over SCW screens. If not, you become a champion to forget, a champion not worth remembering. Years to come, people ask if they remember wrestler X being a champion, chances are the answer will be no, because all they did was show up, wrestle and leave. It's embarrassing to a division to me. Every belt I've had, I've been on the show constantly to promote it. Some SCW champions are a joke because they don't do that.
J2H breathe deeply, clearly annoyed as he speaks about it.
J2H: Secondly, people who sign up, have one match, lose and run away crying. Stealing spots from people who want to be on the show. You just make yourself look stupid by doing that. You make yourself look like an idiot and steal someone else's spot. People like that should be pretty ashamed of themselves. Might wanna give me the next question there Jerry, because talking about this stuff is pretty annoying.
Question: Do you watch bombshell promos?
J2H: Yeah, every single one of them. I watch everything around here.
Question: If you could bring back someone from SCW's past for one match, who would it be?
J2H: Now that is a good question.
J2H presses his hands together in thought.
J2H: I would say either Nick Jones or Jordan Williams. Old school there against new school here. Maybe even Drake Green cause I never got a chance to go against him one on one. Options are endless at this point. Maybe even Kain just to prove a point that I can hang with some of the violent people in SCW history. Next question please.
Question: When are you and Melody gonna get back together? You guys are so cute!
A frown crosses J2H's face as he reads the question in his head.
J2H: Look, I know she has the biggest crush in the world on me, but that just ain't happening. We're kinda rebuilding a friendship, probably because of the history we had but that's it. She still bounces around the country to hang out with people for a day, I still spend my time in Beverly Hills. Us getting back together is just a fantasy in the fans heads.
Question: Are you Dexter the Duck's real dad?
J2H rolls his eyes at the question.
J2H: No! I am not! He's a duck, do I look like a duck to you?
Another roll of the eyes from J2H as he waits for the next question to appear.
Question: Since you sold out Tim Staggs, he's changed. Do you feel guilty for that?
J2H: Can we not talk about that? What you gotta ask yourself is has Tim Staggs changed for the better or worse? I needed to do what I could to shake Grimm off my back so I could go on and become the SCW World Champion, and I did just that.
Question: You face Ben Jordan on Sunday, do you think he has a chance of walking away with the World Heavyweight championship? Also why is it called the Heavyweight championship when you're not a heavyweight?
J2H: For your second part of the question, I have no idea, short sighted staff?
An arrogant look crosses his face
J2H: As for Ben Jordan. I haven't got a worry in the world about taking on a guy that no one can understand. It took him over two years, two years to even get a shot at anything while jokes like Casey get title shots every other week. What does that say about Ben Jordan? Even when he did get a title shot, you saw what title he got a shot at? Tag titles, yes, the freaking tag titles! Wins them and his partner retires. Either Ben is the king of bad luck or no one wants to be around him. The thing is, you're gonna need a whole lot of luck if you wanna take the biggest prize there is and Ben just don't seem a lucky enough guy to get this belt and take it from me. He was a big deal elsewhere but he's not in SCW. He's more of a guy that just can't break through the glass ceiling and will always be the nearly guy.
J2H shrugs his shoulders.
J2H: We all know this is the biggest chance he will ever get in SCW and I'm not willing to give up my belt without a fight. This simply means Ben will not be walking out of here with my title. He is the nearly man. Nearly getting a shot at titles, nearly being a star, and maybe in the future, he will stop being the nearly man and win something worth winning but this is not gonna be it. This belt is staying with me.
J2H looks up to see Jerry lifting up the X sign with his arms.
J2H: Anyway, the guy you can't see is telling me to wrap this up, so I hope you've all learned something from listening to me and if Rage does run in here later to do one of his own as he tries to keep up with me, don't tune in to listen to him talk about his brother, or the fact Kittie makes him miserable, no one cares. What you should do is get outside now and pick up your copy of SCW's magazine.
J2H reaches towards the table and picks up the SCW magazine, holding it towards the camera.
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J2H: With yours truly on the cover. Don't worry about Team Hero on the cover. They're not that important, and you forget they're even Bombshell Tag Champs these days. Until next time, this is the only champion that matters saying join us on Sunday where you will see me defeat Ben Jordan and walk out with the SCW World Heavyweight Championship.
J2H nods at the camera as the scene fades.
