[Caleb Storms]

 Caleb has won his first match in SCW as he defeated Josh Woodrum in singles competition two weeks ago and now has the next Supercard, High Stakes VII, which will also be his first Supercard as an official member of the SCW roster, to look forward too but before that he has the second to last show of the Down Under Tour to take part in and he’s in action.

His opponent? Fellow newcomer Modern Day Crusader who made his SCW debut the week before in one of the Number One Contender Matches for the SCW Roulette Championship only to come up short as Tommy Crimson would pin Andre Aquarius and move on to challenge Kris at High Stakes VII and now Crusader looks to bounce back by beating Caleb but Caleb wants to keep his winning streak going, can he do it?

Utopia Records, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Wednesday the 11th of October 2017, 16:00pm

Thank god for the metal travel guide!

For those who don’t know, that’s a website that directs you towards metal hotspots in your current location and me and Katie used it to find something to do here in Sydney whilst we’re on the second to last leg of the Down Under Tour here in Sydney and that’s how we found this place, a record shop that does CDs, Vinyl, Posters, DVDs, footwear, accessories, collectables, patches, books, videos, caps, magazines and more, at least that’s what the metal travel guide said.

And to be fair, it hasn’t lead me or Katie wrong because during our stay here I’ve found old school metal albums that had been missing from my collection, patches for me and Katie’s battle vests and more, what more could I want?

Well, two wins in a row would be nice.

This week I’m facing a guy who, like me, came up short in his debut match and is looking to bounce back from his loss and incidentally his debut match was also against Andre Aquarius (and Tommy Crimson who went on to win the match but still), that guy’s name is the Modern Day Crusader or as I’ll be calling him during my trash talk segment Crusader and apparently, he fancies himself as a conspiracy theorist, great, as if I didn’t put up with enough of them on Social Media.

He might be in a similar situation to me when I faced Josh Woodrum two weeks ago but that doesn’t mean he’s going to beat me!

“Oh sick!” I exclaimed with joy as I picked up the CD for a closer look with a big grin on my face and Katie looked up. “Dark Recollections by Carnage, I’ve been looking for a copy of this album for ages!”

“I keep telling you to order it from Amazon.” Katie responded as she rolled her eyes and I added it to the small pile of CDs that I had gathered. “It’ll probably be a lot cheaper for one thing!”

“I don’t know how this translates into American Dollars but $11.99 isn’t that bad.” I responded as I showed her the price and she nodded once she realized that I had a point.

“I don’t think the difference is that big, probably something like two dollars.” Katie responded before motioning to the mini CD collection I had accumulated since entering the store. “And I realize that you’ve been like a kid in a candy store since we got here but maybe you should go pay for those before you end up maxing out your credit card.”

“Yeah, that’s a good point.” I admitted before going up to the counter and leaving my girlfriend to her own devices, there was a guy in front of me but he didn’t take too long before he walked out having made his purchase and I stepped up to the counter.

“G’Day mate.” The guy behind the counter greeted me before I put the CDs down. “Building up your CD collection?”

“You wouldn’t believe the headache I’ve had trying to find these CDs back in the states.” I responded with a grin before getting my card out. “It’s contactless, do you support that here?”

“Sure, just let me scan it.” The cashier responded and I held it out for him to scan it. “So, what brings you down under?”

“My job, my girlfriend is just along for the ride.” I said as I motioned to her, the payment went through and the cashier got a bag out to make my job of carrying them easier. “But SCW pays well and my wrestling career has gone well.”

“Wait, SCW?” The cashier asked and I nodded in response. “Holy crap, your Caleb Storms?! I’m a big SCW fan!”

“So, is it too late to ask for a “big SCW fan” discount?” I joked getting a laugh out of the cashier. “Will you be at the Opera House on Sunday for Climax Control?”

“Wouldn’t miss it!” The cashier responded before Katie came up with her purchases. “I didn’t realize that I had SCW stars in my shop!”

“Caleb debuted at the beginning of the tour, I don’t think he counts as a star yet.” Katie joked and I gave her a mock death glare in response. “Just kidding babe, if you want someone to take your frustration out on you could go outside and do your trash talk for your match against MDC whilst I pay for my stuff.”

“You know what? I think I will.” I responded before I started to walk out of the store. “Just remember, it’s my turn to pick what we’re listening to in the rent car today!”

“I know!” Katie responded and I left the store without another word, I had the kay for the rent car so I hopped in the driver’s side and closed the door as I got ready to do my promo as I waited for Katie.

“So far in SCW I’ve gone from facing a guy with a star sign as his surname to a porn director turned wrestler to a guy who goes by the name Modern Day Crusader and fancies himself as a conspiracy theorist.” I said as I ran a hand down my face. “Just when I thought that they were annoying enough on social media now they’ve infected my favorite sport! But them’s the breaks I guess and this Sunday at the Sydney Opera House you and I are set to do battle Crusader!”

He’s cruising for a bruising.

“Let me guess Crusader, when your promo airs you going to say shit like “wake up you sheeple” or “the bosses work for the Illuminati” or other stuff that I see plastered around social media every other day, I’d say that it never gets old but that would be lying because it got old a long time ago and now I have to face a guy who’s going to be spouting that bullshit left, right and center? I never believed in conspiracy theories and no amount of inane rambling from you is going to change my mind Crusader!”

Or anyone else for that matter.

“Here’s the thing, you call yourself the Modern Day Crusader but you do know how badly the original crusades went, right? Only the first crusade was a success and even then, that was so poorly mismanaged that it almost reads like the script for an Adam Sandler comedy, in fact here’s a real quote from one of the crusaders, “today, if god willing, we will all be rich!” I am not kidding, not only was that a quote from one of the guys in charge of the whole thing but it was used as a battle cry and I swear if you use that or some variation of that line in your promo I will die laughing, hopefully I’ll be revived in time for our match!”

But I digress.

“My point is Crusader is that, like me you lost your debut match in a contest that featured Andre Aquarius only this time? You’re not bouncing back from your loss last week, instead I’m going to continue my winning streak as I move towards my first Supercard as an official member of the SCW roster and there ain’t no conspiracy about it, in fact that only conspiracy revolves around why SCW would approve someone that signed their contract “Modern Day Crusader”!”

And with that I decided to wrap things up as I could see Katie approaching the car.

“But knowing your type you’ll find some conspiracy to pin your loss on because it’s a hell of a lot easier to blame that than the fact that I’m just better than you in the ring Crusader! Right now, my win loss record in SCW is one win and one loss apiece but after this Sunday I’ll be bumping that number up to two wins and one loss as I send you back to the dark ages! Crusader you had better brace yourself because there’s a metal storm brewing and your about to be blown away by “The Metal Storm” Caleb Storms!”

Katie entered the car and we drove off as the scene fades.