From the moment the camera opens, we are gifted with a shot of a set of the classic and popular game show Family Feud. The theme music plays in the background and the studio audience cheers heartily, and we see the set slightly changed where a makeshift wrestling ring is set in the forefront of the game's center podium along the stage’s floor. And on both the left and right of the stage stand figures stand in red lighting and shadow beneath the arches lined with lights.
Rubert Ervin: Ladies and gentlemen! Boys and girls! It is time for Celebrity Family Feud!
The studio audience cheers, many of them wrestling fans but many others just thrilled to be a part of the show that is featuring celebrities.
Rubert: The stakes have never been higher as it is the women against the men in anticipation of the biggest wrestling event of the year! This weekend’s thirteenth edition of the High Stakes Supercard Event! Introducing first the Bombshells of Sin City Wrestling…!
Bella Madison! Bobbie Dahl! Crystal Zdunich! Alexandra Calaway! And Cassie Wolfe! Ready for action!
All five women are caught in a five-way mock brawl, with Alexandra and Bella doing the Laverne and Shirley ‘slap fight’ while Cassie was on Bobbie’s back while Bobbie had Crystal in a side headlock! At the announcement, all five look like they’d been caught and they immediately break character and separate, applauding before they descend to their panel!
Rubert: And their opponents! The Superstars of Sin City Wrestling…!
Helluva Bottom Carter! Miles Kasey! Ben Jordan! Alex Jones and “Bulldog” Bill Barnhart! Ready for action!
The men are no less subtle as they are in a train of side headlocks; Alex holding Carter… Ben holding Alex… Bulldog holding Ben… And Miles holding Bulldog! Their heads turn as one at the announcement and they jump apart and put on their best innocent expressions and stances while applauding before descending to their panel!
Rubert: And introducing the star of the show! Your ring announcer! Your time keeper and most importantly, your referee! STEVE HARVEY!
The studio audience and all ten wrestling stars applaud and whoop it up as the popular comedian and game show host Steve Harvey walks onto the stage, that ever-present smile present on his face as he waves to the audience and then to both sides of the stage and their celebrity contestants. He fist bumps Carter as he passes the men by and he takes a brief moment to pour on the charm, bounding over toward the Bombshells and takes the hand of Alexandra to lightly kiss the back of it; Alexandra feigning a swooning act and fanning herself as Steve takes center stage inside of the ‘ring’.
Steve Harvey: Thank you! Thank you very much! Welcome to this special High Stakes episode of Celebrity Family Feud, everybody! I’m Steve Harvey!
Everyone, audience and grapplers alike, cheer and applaud!
Steve: Boy I don’t know if you all are going to be ready for this one tonight! Because we have the men and women of Sin City Wrestling competing tonight for not just the $25,000 for their respective charities, but also to head into this weekend’s Pay-Per-View Supercard, High Stakes XIV! Woo! Yeah!
The audience cheers as the camera pans both sides of the stage, the Superstars and Bombshells from start to end.
Steve: Alright everybody, let’s get this battle underway! It’s ladies first so let’s meet the Bombshells of SCW!
The studio audience cheers and applauds as the men’s side ‘boos’ and gives playful thumbs down while Steve walks over to the ladies’ side, where Bella stands as captain. Steve then takes a step behind her and points at the men…
Steve: Now that’s just uncalled for! Don’t make me come over there!
Steve points at the Superstars while the Bombshells ‘taunt’ and the audience laughs. Steve then steps back around to greet Bella.
Steve: Ladies and gentlemen, let’s hear it for Bella Madison! Challenger this weekend for the Bombshell Internet Championship!
Bella does the RVD thumbs to the shoulders pose and laughs as her teammates cheer her on.
Steve: And joining her is none other than the former Bombshell Roulette Champion Bobbie Dahl, competing this weekend against Harper Mason in a Baby Wear match!
The audience cheers as Bobbie makes her best ‘cry baby’ face while wiping at her eyes.
Steve: Joining them is former Triple crown Champion and 2018 Hall of Fame inductee, Crystal Zdunich!
Crystal just puts on her best ‘who, me?’ impression and waves off the cheers.
Steve: Two-time Bombshell Roulette Champion, Alexandra Calaway who is an entrant in the High Stakes Rumble!
The crowd cheers as Alexandra points at herself with a cocky grin and nods her head.
Steve: And rounding the team out, another entrant for the Bombshell Rumble and nominee for Newcomer of the Year, Cassie Wolfe!
Cassie strikes a double bicep pose while Alexandra playfully tests her muscles to the audience's cheers. Steve backs up to the head of the panel with Bella, all smiles.
Steve: You know my sons watch SCW every week and they told me earlier their favorites are the Bombshells and that they hope the Bombshells beat the Superstars today!
The Bombshells cheer and applaud, nodding with satisfied smiles while the men opposite them jeer and give thumbs down. Steve turns to give them a look and they immediately quiet themselves. Steve gives them the universal “got my eye on you” sign before turning back to Bella.
Steve: Now, Bella Madison. Why don’t you tell everyone the charity the Bombshells are playing for?
Bella: Oh, yeah! We are playing for Hope For the Warriors. It provides support programs for service members, veterans, and military families that focuses on transition, health and other opportunities.
The audience cheers and both sides applaud.
Steve: Alright, a very worthy charity! And now it’s time to meet the men! The Superstars of Sin City Wrestling!
Steve crosses the stage and shakes the hand of all five Superstars before taking his place at the front where Carter stands, the SCW Internet Championship belt on the podium in front of him. He is about to start the introductions when…
Cassie: BOOOOOO!!!!
Everybody laughs and Steve turns to her with a stern expression which quickly melts. He smiles and nods, eyes closed with a thumbs up. Steve turns to the Superstars staring at him ‘aghast’ but he just shrugs.
Steve: My sons like the Bombshells, what can I say? Now, let’s meet the current Internet Champion of SCW - Helluva Bottom Carter… Helluva…
Steve looks at the card in his hand, then at the name badge on Carter’s orchid colored button up. There are scattered cheers and Steve stands upright and stares at him.
Steve: You know what that sounds like, right?
Causing Carter to laugh and nod, all smiles.
Steve: You know WHO it sounds like?
More laughter and Carter nods.
HBCarter: I do!
Steve: And … do you think she would approve?
HBCarter: I hope so because I love her!
Steve turns to look directly into the camera.
Steve: I hope that takes the sting out of it, Helena. Now, Carter? You are the reigning Internet Champion and this weekend you’re defending against…?
HBCarter: Kris Ryans. Grand Slam Champion and he’s in the Hall of Fame.
Steve: Wow… And this here…
He taps the center plate of the Internet title belt.
Steve: This here is the championship?
HBCarter: It is, you want to try it on?
The audience cheers as do the wrestlers on both sides as Steve is all “Oooo!” and he steps back while Carter picks up the Internet title belt and he walks around the panel to drape the championship belt around the waist of the game show host and feast it, snug and secure. Everybody cheers and laughs as Steve hams it up, acting all big and bad while Carter resumes his place at the head of the panel.
Steve: Yeahh! That’s right! That’s what I’m talking about! And I’ll meet you…
He turns and points at Carter.
Steve: This weekend if you want to get this belt back!
More cheers and applause as Steve steps back up to the front and he resumes the introductions of the Superstars.
Steve: Now joining you is not only your husband but also challenging for the World Heavyweight Championship this weekend - Miles Kasey!
The studio audience cheers as his teammates applaud while the Bombshells playfully ‘boo’ his and each name of their opposition.
Steve: Joining you and participating in the Superstars Rumble, former World Heavyweight, Tag Team, Roulette and 2017 Blast From the Past Champion, Ben Jordan!
More cheers!
HBCarter: The Cockney King!
Steve stumbles and turns to look at Carter.
Steve: What… what did you just say?
HBCarter: The Cockney King!
Steve shakes his head with a shocked expression on his face.
Steve: You can’t say that on TV! This is a family show, young man!
HBCarter: So sorry!
Steve: Now, if we can BEHAVE ourselves… we have another Superstar Rumble entrant! Former two-time World Heavyweight Champion! Roulette Champion! Mixed Tag Team Champion AND 2022 Hall of Fame inductee, Alex Jones!
Alex drinks in the cheers and applause, eyes closed dreamily.
Steve: And finally, yet ANOTHER Superstar Rumble entrant! Two-time Roulette Champion and Mixed Tag Team Champion, the Bulldog himself! Bill Barnhart!
There are cheers and applause as Bill playfully barks along.
Steve: Now you three are all in this Rumble match… I’m not going to have to separate you tonight, am I?
All three; Ben, Alex and Bill all act innocent with hands held up and shaking their heads while Steve watches them warily as he heads back up to the front of the panel.
Steve Harvey: Alright, because you know you know I'd hate to have to get physical and break things up.
The Bombshells call out ‘that’s right’ while the men all look around with wide eyes as the audience cheers and laughs.
Steve: Carter, why don’t you tell everyone the charity that your side is playing for?
HBCarter: Well we’re playing for For the Love of Alex. It provides urgent and emergency veterinary care for cats and dogs whose owners can’t afford it.
Everyone present applauds as Steve nods with a smile as he steps back toward the main podium.
Steve: Another great cause! We got to take care of those fur babies! Now it’s time to play the Feud! Give me Bella! Give me Carter! Come on down!
The theme song plays as Bella and Carter make their way to the podium, the audience and their respective teammates cheer them on. Carter and Bella take their place and ready themselves as Steve prepares the first question.
Steve: We had a hundred people surveyed, top seven answers on the board! Name something that gets passed around!
Both slap their hands on the buzzer but Carter is just a shade faster.
HBCarter: Valentine’s Day!
The camera focuses on the answer board and ‘Valentine’s Day’ is there, with four points.
Steve: Bella?
Bella: A date!
30 points
The women play! Steve walks over as Bella joins her teammates and Steve approaches Bobbie…
Bobbie: Well this is just a guess because I don’t normally wear underwear but…
Steve freezes, card in hand and he just slowly starts to sink down to one knee as the laughter from both the wrestlers and the studio audience grows in intensity until he places a hand on his heart.
Steve: Oh don’t do that to me, girl! I’m not in my twenties any more!
Steve manages to pull himself upright and …
Bobbie: Wedding night?
7 points!
Alexandra: Just to feel confident?
Buzzer!
Crystal: A job interview?
16 points!
Cassie: …. A holiday?
Buzzer!
Steve: Okay Bella, two strikes. The men can take this one.
Bella: … To bring wealth?
The buzzer goes off and all the Bombshells call out and cry foul. Steve crosses the stage where the Superstars were conferring and they separate.
Steve: Alright Carter, what’s your answer?
HBCarter: Gambling!
Steve: If it’s there, you take the points. Show me gambling!
11 points!
Superstars: 68 Points
Steve: Alright, now let’s bring down Miles Kasey and Bobbie Dahl!
The fans cheer as Miles and Bobbie approach the podium to cheers and support from their teammates.
Steve: We had a hundred people surveyed, top five answers on the board! Name something that gets passed around!
Both slap their hands on the buzzer but Bobbie is the quicker of the two.
Bobbie: Gas!
Laughter fills the studio and Steve stares at Bobbie before he very slowly turns around to check on the answer. The buzzer goes off.
Miles: A rumor!
9 points
And the men take control.
Ben: A joint.
He mimics a smoke as Steve stares at him and shakes his head.
Steve: You’re going to hell, you know that? Right?
34 points and the number one answer!
Alex: A cold?
23 points
Bulldog: Food!
Buzzer!
Bulldog: What!?
HBCarter: Notes?
Buzzer!
Miles: A collection plate.
12 points
Ben: A ball.
Steve: You mean like as in a sports ball I hope?
Ben laughs: Yes!
Buzzer!
The Bombshells take control and break from their huddle.
Steve: Bella? Can you give me the answer and steal this one away?
Bella: A baby!
6 points
Bombshells: 84 points
Steve: Alright, let’s bring up Ben Jordan and Crystal Zdunich!
Ben and Crystal jump up to the podium and shake hands amidst cheers and applause.
Steve: This is double points! Name a wrestling move that best describes your partner in bed!
Both slap their hands on the buzzer but Ben is first!
Ben: Belly to back!
The audience and everyone around them erupts in laughter as Steve tosses the card from his hand into the air. He just paces, hands on hips until he picks the card back up and rejoins them.
Steve: What have I told you about this being a FAMILY show!? Filth!
44 points
Steve closes his eyes and shakes his head.
Crystal: Backslide?
More laughter.
16 points
The men take control and Steve approaches Alex.
Alex: Bearhug?
Buzzer!
Bulldog: Body press.
68 points and the number one answer!
HBCarter: Piledriver!
Steve stares at him as scattered laughter begins and grows in intensity as Miles closes his eyes and the red color creeps up his neck and colors his face while Ben just pats him on the shoulder.
Steve: You okay over there, Miles?
To which Miles just nods.
41 points
Miles: Booty bop?
More laughter as Steve looks between Miles and Carter and shakes his head.
Steve: We are going to get canceled at this rate!
Buzzer!
Ben: Body scissors!
Buzzer and the Bombshells take control! Steve crosses the stage and the women are ready for their answer.
Bella: I can’t speak for any of us but a sleeper hold!
Buzzer and the men steal it!
Superstars: 166 + 68 = 234
Steve: Okay Bombshells! The Superstars here are just sixty six points away from winning this! Let’s bring down Alexandra and Alex!
Alex and Alexandra approach the podium to cheers and applause. They shake hands which turns into a brief thumb wrestling match before we are ready!
Steve: Top six answers are on the board, triple points! In one word, describe the last kiss you got from your partner!
They slap the buzzers but Alexandra is faster!
Alexandra: Perfect!
8 points!
Alex: Quick?
28 points and the Superstars take control.
Steve approaches Bulldog.
Bulldog: Happy?
4 points
HBCarter: Breathtaking!
Buzzer!
HBCarter: Noo!
Miles: Sloppy.
Laughter immediately fills the audience and Carter stares at Miles with wide eyes and an even wider mouth. Miles does a comedic double take at his husband and Steve clears his throat as he turns around.
Steve: Looks like the honeymoon is over?
50 points! Totaling 324 points and the Superstars win!
The theme song plays and the five men jump about and high five and embrace as the Bombshells side bemoan the loss as the studio audience cheers!
Steve: Okay ladies, I just want the Bombshells to know that even though the Superstars have won tonight, we are still making a donation to your charity. Thank you for being here with us tonight. Now you fellas…
He turns to the Superstars.
Steve: I need two of you fellas out here for our Final Round! Two!
The audience cheers as Carter and Bulldog join Steve on the stage.
Steve: Okay! I got Carter and I got the Bulldog, we gonna play Fast Money when we come back!
And we return to celebrity Family Feud with Fast Money on the line, Steve standing beside Carter.
Steve: Now Carter, stand there and tell the world what you are playing for!
HBCarter: $25,000 for For the Love of Alex!
The audience cheers and both Superstars and Bombshells applaud and cheer as well.
Steve: Alright, twenty seconds on the clock! Name a place you stop going to when you’re broke!
HBCarter: The bank!
4 points
Steve: Name something that is full of holes!
HBCarter: Clothes!
16 points
Steve: Name something you would find in a bathtub!
HBCarter: Shampoo!
7 points
Steve: Name a place that’s filled with people who don’t want to be there.
HBCarter: Jail!
36 points
Steve: Name something you might catch up on.
HBCarter: Chores!
8 points
Steve: And that brings you to seventy one points! Now let’s bring out the Bulldog!
Carter rejoins his team as Bill walks onstage and shakes Steve’s hand.
Steve: Alright, now your teammate Carter scored 71 points, meaning you need 129 to win this and the $25,000. But you can do it! Are you ready?
Bulldog: I’m ready!
Steve: Alright, 25 seconds on the clock! Name a place you stop going to when you’re broke!
Bulldog: Restaurants!
32 points
Steve: Name something that is full of holes!
Bulldog: Cheese!
40 points
Steve: Name something you would find in a bathtub!
Bulldog: Water!
44 points
Steve: Name a place that’s filled with people who don’t want to be there.
Bulldog: Work!
10 points
Steve: Okay, final question. All you need is 3 points and the Superstars win $25,000 for For the Love of Alex! Name something you might catch up on.
Bulldog: Sleep!
29 points
GRAND TOTAL: 226
The audience cheers as Bill fist pumps as the Superstars swarm the stage and they celebrate! Ben and Alex pick Bill up as the veteran raises his arms while Miles and Carter hug and applaud their teammate pushing it through!
Steve: The Superstars win $25,000 for For the Love of Alex! Make sure you tune in THIS Sunday for High Stakes XIV! Thirteen matches! The 2024 Hall of Fame AND the 2024 Year End Awards! Good night everybody!
The audience continues to cheer as the Superstars continue with their celebration as the camera fades out.
“I’ve been the Internet Champion since the beginning of August, winning it on the Summer XXXTreme cruise and it was one of the best wedding gifts I could have received, and it’s a memory that I’m going to look back on and cherish from now until I ultimately hang up my boots and even beyond. I might have held a number of championships in Sin City Underground, but when I came up to SCW, I discovered just how much more severe and challenging the competition was. Mark WSard was the one who was impressed enough by me and what I accomplished in SCU, to which he felt like he could take the chance on some young, wet behind the ears pup such as myself. He even made me an early offer but I didn’t want to abandon SCU until its dramatic curtain call. Hot Stuff had told me that the door was open and he officially signed me to the roster in December of `21. I even remember my first match as an official SCW Superstar. It was against Levi Russow and yeah, I admit it. I walked away the loser of the match but – I still managed to walk away. Levi’s own career in the six-sided ring was winding down and the list of his accolades could reach to the moon and back! That match against him taught me so much. Ity taught me that sometimes just managing to walk away from a confrontation is a victory unto itself.”
“Of course, I wasn’t sure I believed that at the time. I kind of had to get the whole thought process beat into me over the course of the next near-three years. I faced every single man on the roster that they could find that were willing to face me. Some of these Superstars did so because they thought I’d be an easy win and a stepping stone to them moving a step further up the rankings. Men like Austin James Mercer and Peter Vaughn. Others agreed because they knew I was just on the cusp of my career and some of the veterans like Bill Barnhart, Goth and Ben Jordan knew that they had a lot that they could teach me. Win or lose. And for a time, I can’t lie. I was losing more often than I was winning because, as I said, I was not prepared for the sheer high level of competition that SCW provided!”
“I scratched and I clawed, and yeah. I admit it. Things got to the point that I was so downcast and feeling sorry for myself that I managed to convince myself that ultimate success inside of the ring was never going to happen for me. That championship gold was not something that I was going to end up experiencing. But as I was at my lowest points in both my personal and professional lives, I had what a lot of unfortunate people did not; a strong support group of friends, co-workers and family that loved and supported me. They gave me the confidence boost that I so desperately needed to keep fighting and not utter those three, unforgivable words - ‘I give up’. I had them in my corner and I truly believe that is what kept me pushing forward, and it allowed me to realize that everything I was believing about my career was not true.”
“I could be a success story, because I became one. At Summer XXXTreme X, everything came together. Just days prior I had married the love of my life and before we left for our honeymoon, I had one more thing to do. Strip Peter Vaughn of the Internet Championship. And there is no way I am going to act like so many others before me and tell the world how easy it was because it was not. Vaughn held that championship for as long as he did for a reason – and not just because he had this habit of taking the low road to secure the final piece of the puzzle. He was a dominant wrestler because he was a quality wrestler! Win or lose, there wasn’t a match he was involved in that was not a Match of the Year candidate in my own humble opinion. I went into that title opportunity as the dark horse, the underdog. And I walked out a champion. And if I have to be perfectly honest? So far my reign as Internet Champion has been somewhat…”
“... I guess underwhelming is the most politically correct way of characterizing it. I was hoping to further make a name for myself and put this championship back on the map where it belonged. Peter Vaughn brought it up to the highest level, and I thought it was only right that I honor the man and try to keep it right where he left it. Where it belonged; as a proper rival for the standing of the World Championship itself. But since the start of August, I can count on one hand the number of opportunities I was given. I mean my first defense was against a glorified jobber for some god forsaken reason! I competed in more non-title matches than championship defenses!”
“The single most legit title defense I had since winning the gold was against my own brother-in-law! And I think that was because the powers-that-be thought it would be morbid fun to see family fight it out. I just hope we did them proud because LJ and I beat each other senseless in that Ladder match, which I am proud to say that I ultimately won. But while we gave the world what it wanted in glorified violence between fami;y, it had the added bonus of bringing us closer together as in-laws.”
“But that was at Violent Conduct X. The end of September. Almost two months ago! That was my last proper championship defense! So much for keeping this title where it belongs, am I right? Which is why when Kris Ryans made it known he was publicly calling me out as champion to step up and defend the title against him here at High Stakes XIV? Trust me when I tell you what I was feeling about that - the world’s most accomplished authors and poets could not put into words! I mean, think about it! Kris Ryans! The man is a Grand Slam Champion and one of the single best talents to have ever set foot inside of the six-sided ring! 2021 Hall of Fame inductee! A two-time World Heavyweight Champion! Two-time Roulette Champion! World Tag Team Champion! Undefeated Mixed Tag Team Champion! And yeah… the Internet Champion! The only thing he hasn’t managed to accomplish is win the Blast From the Past!”
“That is who wanted to challenge me for the championship! One of the best wanted an opportunity to face me for the gold and the chance to test myself – I mean truly test myself – was at hand! So you’re damn right I accepted the challenge! Kris came off a loss to Finn Whelan a few weeks prior but i didn't care! This could go down as one of the biggest matches of my career! There was no chance I wasn’t going to reach out and grab this opportunity! And once I did… poof!”
“The self contained interest on Kris’s part seemingly vanished. Just like that. The minute I signed on the dotted line, it was like Kris just turned his back on me like all the hard work was done and what was coming was a mere formality. Like he was already looking past the match in Tucson and celebrating becoming a two-time Grand Slam Champion and at my expense! And you know something? I could even get past that level of disinterest and disrespect, because in the end, it often plays to my advantage as I’ve said in the past. Men who look past me and think just because I look soft, I compete that way? In the end, that’s their mistake to make at their own expense, and seemingly now it’s yours, Kris.”
“Now whether that is true or not, I guess we’re going to find out. I just can’t think of any other reason why I went from up where your interests were concerned, to practically floor level. If you have distractions or issues going on outside of the ring, then just tell me! Because like it or not, I want to face the Kris Ryans that took men like Fenris and Tommy Crimson and Kain to the absolute limits! Otherwise, what the hell is the point of all this? Winning a championship!? Trying to defend it and do everyone proud! The fact you tanked a match to a man named after a cartoon character that is over a hundred years old just compounds things! If and when I get past you in Tucson, I feel obliged to offer a title shot to Felix but the point here is… I have to get past you.”
“And I will because whether you know this or not, in the past few weeks you gave me all the motivation I could possibly need to walk out of the TCC Arena still the Internet Champion!”
“I blame you, Kris, for the relative lack of interest in a title match that could have been right up there along with the World title matches and Harris-J2H! But no, you seemingly took this match for granted and now, from the outside looking in, treating it like it’s some form of consolation prize! You were given an opportunity against Finn Whelan and even though you did yourself proud, Finn was the victor. So rather than take the time to build yourself back up, you instead build on your past reputations to and look at me as second best. Now, I admit it! I could be reading you completely wrong because from a personal standpoint, I don’t know jack about you other than locker room whispers and the fact you and Fenris used to be a thing!”
“I have my own thoughts and opinions where you’re concerned but that’s a Fairy Tail for another day. I even sunk so low as to go to Fenris and ask him what he could tell me about you, and do you know what he said? He said you had a thing for being tied up and gagged and I am NEVER going to be able to unsee that mental image! He refused to help out of loyalty to whatever the two of you held in the past, but bright side? He also told me he wouldn’t have helped you against me either. So, in the end? I’m on my own against one of the living legends of the SCW locker room.”
“You want to use me to become a two-time Grand Slam Champion. But not this time. Not at my expense. I need this win, Kris. And I am going to take it. For both myself, and for the integrity of the championship itself. Come hell or high water, I am going to do it proud!”