Joshua is on his back in the dock area recovering after his burial match at My Bloody Valentine. Medical crews show up and help Joshua to his feet and to the medical area in the back. While back there he was watching the bombshell championship match that had his friend Amy Marshal in.
“How bad is it doc?”
“It seems to only be some deep bruising. I am going to recommend you take it easy and don’t get booked on the next show.”
“I can do that I am going to Japan this week.”
With Joshua leaves the room to consul his friend on her loss.
Later that week
We see Joshua and Amy out at dinner after getting done with the Nanzoin Temple. Joshua is still in pain but is still trying to manage till he can get to his hotel room.
“I really don’t like sushi so you should feel special that I am doing this for you Amy.”
Joshua winks as he eats another piece of the sushi
Amy just rolls her eyes.
"You didn't have to order sushi.. there was noodles or soup."
Amy said as dips her salmon roll into some soy sauce.
"Never thought of that"
Joshua laughs a little.
"Funny thing when I booked the hotel they kind of booked one room instead of two.
Don't worry I will be getting another room when we go there."
Joshua's noodles get to the table and he starts to eat them.
Amy takes a sip of water.
"And if they didn't have a spare room, then you would have been sleeping on the floor."
Amy said as she stuck her tongue out Joshua.
"You are lucky I am a gentleman, otherwise I would take the bed."
Joshua takes a sip of his water.
"So what have you been doing since we left WCWF?"
Amy shakes her head at Joshua's comment, before answering his question.
"Since leaving WCWF... set up my own adult entertainment company, opened a few tattoo parlours, bounced around a few wrestling companies. I made a name for myself in NCW.
How about you?"
Amy asked.
"Wow you are busy in a good way. Since leaving WCWF I have bought a resort in Vegas, I own the baseball and hockey team in Vegas, opened a wrestling school with my brother and sister. I wrestled for two other companies, as well as getting a few tattoos to cover up the scars. You remember the big match I had in WCWF?"
"Damn! And i thought being an owner of a porn company was busy, you have just trumped that."
Amy shakes her head again, as she picks up a glass of sake.
"I remember some of it."
Amy said honestly.
Joshua shakes his head.
"I was in a ton of pain luckily i passed out once I was thrown into the razor wire. I have the scars from it. Maria was a real bitch, I gave her everything she wanted. I took my hatred for her and used it in the ring and also made some investments that panned out for me. Ever since her I always am on guard. You have been the only other female besides my sister I have opened up to. Maybe it is because we have been hurt one way or another. You know alot of people think that our engagement was part of a story line, it wasn't I spent a pretty penny on her ring, and she kept it. Maybe I am wrong to say this but I would date you without any hesitation. How do you feel about a relationship and be honest, if you want to stay friends for now I am fine with that. If you say no go this trip is on me no matter what you say."
Amy looked Joshua as she processed all that information at once, but also unsure what to say back.
"I..."
Amy shifted uncomfortably.
"I'm flattered that you want a relationship with me, but I don't feel i'm ready quite yet. I'm kinda seeing someone, but feelings are still mixed up from my relationship with Kevin... i had love for him and i just need time. Plus i see you more of a friend.
Amy reaches out and lightly touches Joshua's hand.
"Im sorry."
"That's fine and don't be sorry I would rather have you as a friend than nothing at all."
Joshua takes a drink of water.
"I have only a few friends and I like to teat them with things like this trip. So I don't want you to feel pressured to pay me back."
Joshua touches Amy's hand in responds to her touching his.
"Now with us both being business minded. I would love to invest into your company. Also I have a spot in my resort that is looking for a shop, it is yours if you would like to open anything there since I know you enjoy tattooing"
Before she can answer the bill comes and a few people that recognize her come and start talking to her as Joshua gets up and leaves for the hotel telling her she would see her there.
Joshua is seen later that week, wearing his suit and tie, in the Orleans Arena back area talking to the coaches and players firing them up after they broke their five game losing skid the night before. After the players leave Joshua pulls the coach to the side to have a word with him.
“Mike I know you did some great things when you played here and that’s the reason I brought you in as coach and GM. But I may have to think that over if we keep losing. This is your warning.”
With that Joshua turns and walks out of the locker room leaving the coach speechless. Joshua then heads out to the bench and takes off his jacket and tie of his suit and grabs a stick and partakes in the warm-ups as he takes a couple shots and stops not wanting to fall since he isn’t in skates. Joshua goes back to the bench and watches until the team heads to the back getting ready for the introductions. Joshua heads to the back to make sure his team is hyped and ready to win.
“Ladies and gentlemen please welcome to the ice your Las Vegas Wranglers.”
After the team comes out and the starters are introduced Joshua comes out, now wearing a Wranglers jersey that the team has gotten him personalized with his name and own number, and heads to his seat for the night between the benches, he waves as he heads back to the tunnel. As Joshua comes back through the curtain and onto the ice Nightmare hits the PA it takes some fans by surprise as he isn’t introduced like this.
“One last person to introduce and welcome the man that is the owner Joshua Acquin. Also he will be dropping the first puck of this game with the Colorado Eagles and your Las Vegas Wranglers.”
Joshua heads to the center ice waving the puck above his head as fans cheer for him as he gets to the center the captains come up and get ready as Joshua drops the puck to the ice. After he drops it one captain picks it up and hands the puck to Joshua as he shakes both players hands and heads to his seat with some unknown female. Joshua grabs a mic that he had brought down.
“Good afternoon Wranglers fans. More importantly this is our last home game this month and we have a group that is special and dear to my heart and I let them get free admission to the game. That group of people don’t always get the thanks they deserve and that is the US military. I made sure you got free tickets throughout the arena I saw a few guys on the glass so beat that glass I also saw some higher up. Cheer your heart out also all members in the military will get free food and drinks to include beer. It is on me to give my thanks. Enough with me I need to get to my seat I hope to see you all skate with the team after the game. I will be down here with you guys tonight between the benches so feel free to talk to me during break I will talk to anyone that swings by. Let’s go Wranglers kick some ass.”
Joshua goes and joins his friend in the area between the benches talking to players and coaches as the game starts.
After the game Joshua goes down to the locker room and talks to the team after a tough loss.
“Alright guys one hell of a game a couple calls didn’t go our way but put it behind you. We have the fans out there that love you no matter what that are getting skates on right now to skate with the team let’s go out there and have a good time of signing things and taking pictures.”
As Joshua leaves the locker room wearing skates and carrying another pair of skates one of the team interviewers stops him to ask a couple questions.
“Wrangler fans I am here with the owner of the Las Vegas Wranglers Joshua Acquin. Tough loss today Joshua, some people think you are trying to be like Mark Cuban. Care to comment on that?”
“Sure I have no issues on taking on what some people may see as me trying to be like Mark Cuban. So when he buys a baseball team and opens a wrestling school will he be trying to be like me? Anyway for those people that think I am trying to be like him, no I am not. I enjoy all that Las Vegas can offer and I would rather come out of my pocket and keep teams here. Hell if it goes the way I want it to I could probably bring a NHL team here in the next five years. People worry about me stretching myself to thin need to think again in GIW it was a show a week and on the major cards it was two in a week. Well with SCW I work every week and after a major show I get two weeks, so it gives me time to be here or I can stay where ever the team is if I would rather.”
“Ok next question is who was that female with you?”
“ Oh she is just a friend of the family she came into town for a week so I am being a nice host and showing her the town.”
With that Joshua abruptly ends the interview and heads to a room were the woman is waiting as he hands her skates he heads out to the ice. While skating on the ice Joshua is stopped by people and asked to sign things and take pictures as well as one last one, when the event ends, with the team.
Later in the week.
Fans boo as Ashlynn walks out on the stage
“Ladies and Gentlemen , may I introduce to you the three time GIW Television Champion, the one time GIW Tag Team Champion, the undefented here in SCW and soon to be your SCW Tag Team Champion. He hails from “Sin City” Las Vegas Nevada he is the one and only Joshua Acquin.”
Nightmare hits the PA as Joshua walks down the ramp to the ring paying no attention to the fans.
“What a lovely welcome I have in this hell hole that just lost their ECHL hockey team. Who was you team anyway? The rainbow warriors? Now on a more important note, this week. This week I have the chance to win a title shot with the partner of my choice. All I have to do is beat a man that just recently unmasked his ugly face. I have never had to mask this face I am too good looking for mask, and I have nothing to hide. I have a chance to pin him and then I have the chance to take his belt with anyone I want. Who will I choose? Will I call my friend Ace Baldwin? Maybe I should call people from my old companies. Hell maybe I should choose my brother, seeing that we have held a tag team belt before. No don’t worry I will not choose him. I will tell you this, I will take you and drag you around this ring and I will enjoy it. I have held Tag Team Championships from other companies. I need to look at my options for who I want to tag with me. Don’t think I am overlooking you though Frost. Oh I never overlook anyone I face. I am focused on beating you this week, then I will find someone to beat you for the tag team belts. And when I do that I will ensure we will hold the belts the longest out of anyone here in SCW history.”
Joshua walks around the ring.
“People think that I need a special match in order to win. Where ever I go, people think I need a no disqualification match, a hardcore match, or a falls count anywhere match. True I enjoy those kind of matches. I enjoy causing pain to whomever walks down the ramp to face me. I enjoy hearing the screams of pain asking me to stop, but I don’t stop till I hear the bell and get my arm raised in victory. Maybe this week I don’t have that kind of match but it will still be a match where I will be victorious over a man that a couple weeks ago wore a mask because of his shame. Could it be that he lost his title match two years ago? True he held the SCW Roulette Championship for roughly two months. Now he is holding the SCW Tag Team Championship and is unmasked? When I beat him this week and take his Championship with my hand picked partner he will want to wear this again.”
Joshua pulls a mask that Frost wore before.
“I have had people calling me and asking me to pick them. I am not going to say who, but just think about the people I could choose. A one time SCW tag champ and fairly good friend of mine Ace Baldwin could be one. Then I could choose his own tag partner, would be a dick move but two is greater than one. Does anyone know where I can get some Guns for Hire? Or maybe I could get a little rad and pick a real chill tag team partner. Here is the big thing though the leadership here has said I could choose anyone, ANYONE. I could take a fat slob here in this hell hole…but I wouldn’t. I could take a Bombshell and then people would get mad because I broke the divisions down. People like to have men and women separate for some reason. Maybe it could be that people have this thing where women are less than men. I will tell you this if I do choose a bombshell I will ensure she is more than capable in taking a man out and pinning him on his back. So it doesn’t matter who I pick because I will do my work and will ensure I will pick a winner.”
With that Joshua drops the mic in the middle of the ring and motions around his waist for the belt he plans on winning.
