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Climax Control Archives / Roulette Triple threat...redux
« on: March 14, 2025, 11:56:56 PM »
A grunt of pain is heard from the side of the room, which has a pile of equipment that has hidden the grunter.  Suddenly, Connor Murphy's head and shoulders appear above the equipment.  The camera view moves around the equipment to take in the full body of Murphy who has sat up and his arms drape over his knees.  Dressed in a pair of low rise pants with a white stripe down the side, shoes that are beat up, Connor is shirtless and covered with a sheen of sweat that glistens in the fluorescent lights of what is now seen as a gym.

Across the room, a lone figure can be seen watching Murphy seem to argue with himself and then flop back down before he once more fights to do sit ups.  The soft sound of a growl can be heard as Vixen watches Connor.  She fights against wanting to walk up to the man until finally she can’t hold back anymore and heads in his direction.

“Connor,” she says as the man flops with his eyes closed, breathing deeply.  Before she can say anything else, he holds up his hand.

“Look Vix, I know what you are going to say, and you are right.  I don’t need you beating me up about this,” he grumbles before he sits up and puts a hand along the back of his neck.  “I am already beating myself up about it.  You were right and I must earn it back.  So, if you want to talk about anything else…”

Vixen laughs as she crosses her arms over her chest and raises an eyebrow.  “So, you think I am over here to beat you up about what?” she demands as the laugh fades.  “I am over here to talk to you about what I saw last week and what you are doing with what needs to be done.  Now I am not talking about training you yet but I have to give credit where credit is due.  You took it to Kevin Carter and even though you lost…”

Connor winces at the comment from Vixen and nods in agreement.

“It was like I was seeing the old Connor.  Keep that up and you will…MAYBE…earn my help back,” teases Vixen.  “Seriously though Connor, you know you are good enough to beat everyone in the company.  Ostie, you proved it with a win over that J2H person who thinks he is le Dieudonne of SCW.”

Connor can’t help but grin at that memory as he rubs a hand along the beard on his jaw.  “Yeah, Jimmy was fun to annoy the hell out of.”

“See, that is the Connor you need to be.  And that is why I am over here.  I managed to get a hold of the card for Climax Control and you are in a match that could get you the Number one contendership to the Roulette title,” says Vixen.  “And you are facing someone people that most would say are just jokes.”

“Jokes?  Are you serious?” asks Connor as he places a hand on the floor and levers himself up to his feet.  “Who?”

Vixen holds up her cell phone after tapping on the screen.  On the phone, the Climax Control card is seen showing that Connor was in the match against Felix Hernandez and the Troll.  Reading it, Connor transfers his eyes upward to see the smirk on the face of Vixen Staggs.  “Sooooo…”

“It looks like I am going to be getting my hands on another title shot but this time, I am going to earn it,” says Connor.  “And when I do, I won’t let this opportunity to actually fight for the belt pass me by.”

Connor reaches down to the bench nearby and pulls up a towel and drapes it around his neck before winking at Vixen before heading towards the back where the locker rooms are as Vixen shakes her head and moves towards the office in the other direction.

~*~*~*~*~


Connor Murphy is standing in the middle of the semi built ring that the crew are setting up for Climax Control.  Nearby, a cameraman takes in the man as he looks around and finds the camera.  Crooking his finger, he motions for the cameraman to join him.  The image of Connor gets bigger as the cameraman films his way to where Connor has crouched down.

“Glad you could make it,” says Connor as he straightens up and then walks towards the ring steps and climbs to the floor.  He approaches the camera and puts his arm over the shoulder of the man, the only part of Connor being seen is his hand that is held up to frame the ring. 

The cameraman moves out from under the arm of Connor and then faces him as Connor begins to speak.

“In a few days I am going to be in that ring right there and I will be facing one person that I have beaten before and someone that I haven’t but who to speak about first?” muses Connor as he rubs a finger along his chin.  “Guess we will start with what I know.  The Troll.  Everyone knows him.  Everyone discounts him because he basically is the definition of a nobody that is all talk and very little action.  But…but…he does talk some real crap that tends to make people notice him in some desperate attempt at getting attention.  And for him, any attention is good attention.”  Connor offers a half smile to the camera.  “Just want to warn you Troll, be careful what you wish for because when it comes to me, we both know I beat you once in a triple threat to get a title shot and I will be doing it again this week.”

Connor then sits himself onto the ring that hasn’t gotten the ring ropes attached yet.  “Then you have Felix, someone that I haven’t faced at all and if you ask me there is something about him that makes me think that I have…” says Connor, a thoughtful expression crossing his face.  “Might be the fact that he reminds me so much of someone…Oh, he reminds me so much of Bill Barnhart.  I guess that comes from the fact that he is friends with the Barnharts, considering that he is being managed by Barnhart’s wife is his manager.   Is there nothing that woman can’t get herself involved in?” 

“I am seriously not even giving her the time of day in that match because I have a different focus and that is the fact that I am out to earn a chance to face Aiden Reynolds once again.  He and I have some unfinished business when it comes to the belt.  And trust me when I say, I am coming to finish it at Blaze of Glory.  Sadly, the Troll and Felix Hernandez are just some small…ish roadblocks on my way to that title match,” offers Connor before his name is called out from the crew who are carrying the ring ropes towards the pair.

“Guess that is my cue to leave,” says Connor who gets to his feet and then moves toward the cameraman to wink into the camera lens as he offers a lopsided grin.  “See you Sunday Troll and Felix.  I will be the one standing at the Roulette wheel in anticipation of what match type I am going to be beating you with for a chance at the Roulette title.  Are you ready?”

Saying that, Connor straightens and then backs away from the cameraman as the image blinks to a white spot on a screen.  Pulling back, Connor appears wearing a pair of jeans and a tee with a pair of dark boots and holding a remote that is pointed at the screen.  With a grin, Connor points the remote out in front of him and presses something that once more sends the image to black.

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A man and a woman can be seen chatting as they walk into a gym where another man can be seen working out alone dressed in only a pair of high top converse and shorts. 

Dressed in fatigues and a black tee, Vixen Staggs crosses her arms over her chest as she watches the man work out.  Her companion leans over and shakes his head. “Don’t tell me Vix,” he says in French.  “Is that Connor Murphy?”

Vixen keeps her eyes on the man throwing punches at the heavy bag that sways slightly with each strike.  She responds in the same language as her friend.  “Yeah, that is him.  The crazy thing is that I think he is doing this just to get on my nerves,” she adds with a slight laugh that doesn’t really sound all that happy. 

Looking confused, the man also crosses his arms over his khaki shirt.  “Why?” he asks which only has Vixen turn her eyes to him.  “I mean Vix, don’t you think that he is working out for something other than driving you fou?”

“I am sure he is but…” she begins only to notice that Connor Murphy has stopped throwing punches and is leaning on the bag watching the two talk across the gym as if he has been hearing the conversation.  Sighing, Vixen moves towards the office near where the heavy bag is located and is about to pass Murphy without talking to him but Murphy holds up a hand to stop her.

“Hey Vix, can we talk?” asks Connor as he wipes his forearm over his forehead to wipe away the sweat.  She rolls her eyes upward but nods yes.  Connor smiles slightly as he also nods.  He begins to speak softly.  “I was wondering about what it is going to take to get you to forgive me and help me...”

“I told you Connor that I forgave you,” Vixen says with a deep slow breath. 

“Yeah but I am looking for your help,” Connor says in exasperation.  “I got serious about it Vix.  With you getting me ready for my matches, I could be unstoppable,” adds Connor as he flexes his fingers into a fist. 

Vixen can hear the frustration creep into his voice but only turns slightly.  A slow half grin crosses her lips.  “And..?”

“What the hell are you expectin’ from me to even consider training me again,” demands Connor as he slams the fist against the wall.  Vixen only raises one eyebrow as Connor realizes what he had done and then sheepishly opens the hand to rub it against his cheek.  “I’m sorry but I am trying Vixen and it is just getting to me that even when I try I am suffering with having to deal with the fact that I am getting nowhere.  But if you were helping me, it could mean that I would be able to challenge all these guys in SCW.  Matter of fact, it might help me the most this week.”

“What’s this week?” questions Vixen as she finally turns to look Connor directly in the eye.

Connor’s chest swells and a cocky grin begins to cross his face that he just as quickly wipes away.  “I have a steel cage match for a title and I need to win this.”  Connor turns away from Vixen and runs a hand through his hair.  “This could really be something I actually stand a chance at winning and well I think that I would be better at it if I was trained by one of the best when it comes to this type of match.  I used to watch you and saw what you did as the GRIME Nightmare champion.  A steel cage match is something you were great at.  I was just your run of the mill brawler that could stand toe to toe with anyone and throwing punches.  I NEED to be taught how to handle this.”

Vixen can’t see his face but the look of her friend is telling a story as he looks first at Connor then nods at Vixen before speaking up.  “Hey Vix, I think that he’s telling you that your help is something he wants and it is taking him a lot to ask for it.”

“Guertin,” begins Vixen as she steps towards the man in the military colours.  “You have no idea what he has done but here you are talking him up like this,” growls Vixen as she steps between the two men.  Vixen has eyes for only the soldier but tosses a hand towards Connor.  “This man got cocky.  He’d be a grunt in the field that would be the first to fall.  All he had to do was follow my orders.  But no, he thought he was better.  Ostie…if you had one of your men do that, what would you do?”

The soldier looks over the shoulder of Vixen and then at Connor who is letting his head droop.  “Well if you are asking me, I would make it a learning opportunity.  Don’t you think he has realized he fucked up?  Give him an opportunity to prove to you how much it would mean to him,” says Guertin.  “Only right Vixen.”

“Fine…” says Vixen as she turns to Connor.  “So who are you facing and for what title?”

Connor looks up through the damp hair over his forehead.  “I am facing Kevin Carter in a steel cage for the Internet title.”

“Tabarnak…you are going to definitely need my help,” Vixen spits.  “He’s so full of himself that you will need to really train.  So fine, you will have my help this week but just this week for now.  If you listen and do what I say, I might take you back as someone that I am willing to train.”

Connor looks hopeful as Vixen heads towards the office.  Guertin watches as she stops and then points at Connor.  “And before you start, you better thank him,” says Vixen as she points to the soldier.  “It’s his fault that you are going to be suffering this week.”

Connor looks shocked as Guertin laughs.  “Now that is the Vixen I know.”

~*~*~*~*~


A pair of eyes look into the camera as they are playing hide and seek through a fringe of hair.  The camera begins to pull back to reveal the face of Connor Murphy who is smiling with a sick look of contempt on his face and a sneer.  His mouth begins to move only to have the sound of Kevin Carter’s voice escape him.  To the side is a television that is playing Carter on a loop.  Connor’s lips move in sync with the words of Kevin Carter talking down about an opponent.  Suddenly, Connor brings a hand up with a remote and he shows the camera that he is hitting the mute button.  Suddenly the room becomes quiet and Connor starts to speak.

“Have you listened to Kevin Carter when he speaks?  I mean I get it, he yaps about how he thinks he is King Shite of Turd Island and that he doesn’t stink.  Yeah so he’s good, he is full of himself and he deserves to be that way.  After all, he is a champion you know,” says Connor.  The sneer he had has changed into a grin that is more familiar to the Irishman.

“I have to ask myself why,” Connor muses as he once more steps closer to the chain link that frames his body.  “After all, he isn’t really anything special if you ask me.  Sure he’s buddy buddy with Jimmie and all that.  Speaking of Jimmie, when I get in that cage with Kevin before the bell rings I want to ask him if he has talked to Jimmie about me.  I am sure that he has said that I am nothing or rather a Nobody…” Connor says with a laugh and sigh at the memory.  “But I also wonder if Jimmie told him about one of the first people to beat him in the ring.  Not to toot my own horn or anything but I seem to remember a Climax Control where you know who beat J2H in the middle of the ring.” 

Connor moves closer to the fencing and then reaches up to curl his fingers into the chain links.  Leaning his head against the steel of the cage, he rolls his neck just enough to push against the steel that begins to dig into his forehead.  “I think that I have found something that is cooler than you Kevin Carter,” he teases as his fingers on his right hand trail along the links.  “Steel like this is colder.  Well, it starts that way.  And believe me that I know what I have learned just standing here putting my skin against it.”  Connor drags his hand along it again as if trying to rub some warmth into the steel.    “It is cold, impersonal and solid when you touch it and it seems that nothing will warm it up.”

Connor’s last word comes out as a hiss as he quickly pulls his hand away from the steel.  He looks down into the palm of his hand that has a thin ribbon of blood pooling on it.  Looking down at it dispassionately, Connor begins to chuckle.  “Wow, not even Sunday and already blood has been drawn.  That was quick…” states Connor as he looks up at the camera and holds up the hand as the blood begins to flow down his hand and onto his wrist.  He puts the hand on the steel and curls his fingers against the cage once more, his blood staining the chain link. 

“I guess I should be talking about the fact that you have probably talked about me and how I am something or other.  And I could be here talking about how this match is going to descend into a blood bath given that it is in a steel cage.  But we both know exactly what we are getting ourselves into when we step into the ring and just exactly what is at stake.  This match is going to be for your newly won Internet title.  A chance that I am being given and why I am being given it escapes me right now.  Have I deserved it?  Probably not.  Did I ask for it…hell no.  Am I going to use it…DAMN straight!”

Connor once more pulls the hand that is bleeding away from the steel and sees just the slightest bit of steam come off the chain link and smiles.  “Will you look at that…the steel isn’t cold anymore,” he muses.  “Guess that means that if I bloody you on the steel, a bit of your heat will be transferred to the cage.  Connor looks up to the top of the cage as the camera pulls away to reveal the wall of the cage as it is ready for installation on Sunday.

“I know that in San Fran we are stepping into the ring that will be surrounded by a steel cage.  And that there is only one way to win that pretty Internet title that rests on your waist and that is escaping the cage Kev.  And from the sounds of it, this match is going to be bloody for sure,” says Connor as he brings his bloody hand up to look close at it before running it along his forehead and then looks hard at the camera.  “I want you to know Kevin that I am ready willing and able to bleed when it comes to this match.  Pain heals…chicks dig scars…yadda yadda…”

Connor laughs at his own comment. 

“Let me be clear Kevin Carter.  This match is not going to be for the faint of heart.  I am coming into this match clear-eyed.  I have heard stories about you Carter.  I have seen the bastard that you are and to be honest, you are just an older grizzled J2H if I am honest.  You whine the same, you bitch the same, hell, if I didn’t know better I would say that you sucked just the same but neither of you suck in the ring, I will give that to you.  Sadly, I am coming into this match as the underdog, I get that too.  But what I am also coming into this match as someone who has a drive to prove something.  I am coming into this match to shut you the fuck up because I am tired of hearing the shit falling out of your mouth week in and week out…” growls Connor, the bloody handprint smeared over his forehead has dripped into his eyes that have a wild glint in them.

“It’s only days away, Kev and I don’t know about you but I am sooo ready for this.  And the bonus I am going to get when I leave you a bloody mess in the middle of the ring is that I am going to be the new Internet champion, which will make you a transitional champion now wouldn’t it?  A paper champion that is going to fold like origami on Sunday,” jokes Connor.

Connor turns to walk away but stops and turns to the camera.  He holds up the hand with the bloody that has dried into a rusty smear and waves at the camera before raising it like it is being raised in victory.  He leans in close and addresses the camera in a low voice.  “Just showing you what I will look like when they announce me the winner and new Internet champion on Climax Control.”

Connor leaves the camera’s view as his hand trails across the chain links of the fence leaving the camera to focus on the cage and then blinks into darkness. 

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Climax Control Archives / Once more into the ring...
« on: February 21, 2025, 11:59:20 PM »
A lone figure rested dejectedly against the building in the pale light of the morning.  Steam rose from the grate nearby hiding the man at times as it swirled about his body.  Connor Murphy rested one arm on his knee as his hand holds his head up slightly.  He can be heard muttering to himself as he thinks back to the last time he was outside of this building.

Flashback:

After the supercard, Connor moved towards the doorway of the Staggs Dungeon where he is stopped just before he enters the door.  The woman whose hand lands hard into his chest has a determined look on her face.

“Where do you think you are going eh?” says Vixen with a glare at the cocky Connor Murphy who smiles and attempts to move around the hand.

“I think that I am here to train,” answers Connor.  “I think that I should get back to work...”

Vixen shakes her head as her fingers curl into the shirt of Connor to hold him in front of her.  She leans towards him and her voice lowers.  “What did I tell you when you came back?  You started out great but then you let it get to your head…” Vixen states as her other hand comes up and with a finger, she taps against the forehead of the Irishman.  “I warned you that you only had one chance with me ostie and you had it.  Get a couple of wins and the world owed you nothing huh?  You got cocky Connor and it is going to cost you.”

“Come on Vix…I lost the title match.  Don’t you think that it was punishment enough?” exclaims Connor as he tries to pull away from the fistful of cloth in Vixen’s hand.  “Let’s just start again.  I promise that I…”

Vixen interrupts him angrily.  “That is what you think we can do?  Connor, I put my name on the line when I told you that I would train you for your return and for the first few weeks back, you were the man that I was training to win.  You were the one that I put my faith in and I gave you what you needed until you didn’t think you needed anymore,” said Vixen as she pulls away and releases the handful of shirt.  “I thought you had changed Connor…I really did.  But all that got me was someone that fell back into thinking that you had it under control.  And look at you now.”

Connor looks down at the hand as it drops.  “What are you saying Vix?” he asks in a small voice realizing that maybe he had went to far.

Vixen turns and moves to the door of the gym before turning back to Connor.  “I am saying that I am done Connor.  C’est fini!  It is like you think that you are ten feet tall and bulletproof.  You lost respect for me when you decided that you were back and winning.  Given how you have been acting, you don’t need me which means I don’t need to be there for you.”  Vixen slowly shakes her head.  “Good luck Connor,” she adds before she opens the door to the Dungeon and walks inside of the building leaving a stunned Connor standing outside of the building.


Connor growls angrily as he slams a hand against the concrete.  He pulls his leg up and then begins to pull himself upward by pushing against the wall.  He is standing as he hears the roar of a car that is approaching the building.  Looking up, a haunted look on his face, Connor sees the vehicle stop to reveal Vixen looking out of the windshield.

Connor doesn’t move but watches as Vixen slowly gets out of the car and slam the car door shut after pulling her bag out of the back.  She slowly walks forward as Connor moves to stand in front of her.

“Vix…” he begins but stops, choking slightly as his voice breaks.

“Connor,” she replies as she walks towards the door.  “To what do I owe this visit by the great Connor Murphy?”

Murphy winces at the sarcasm in her voice.  “I deserve that,” he admits.  “I am here to find out if I had burned all my bridges with my fave fox.”  He offers a half hearted grin at Vixen who rolls her eyes and moves around Connor. 

“What do you think hmmm?” she counters. 

“Would it help if I apologized?” he asks.  He once more winces as Vixen shoots him a glare.  “He holds up his hands and nods.  “Guess not.  But honestly, I don’t blame you at all.  It was hard to hear Vix but thinking about what you had said, you were completely right.”  Connor runs a hand along his stubble covered jaw.  “So, I am not here to ask you to train me anymore.  I am just here to say that I am sorry I let you down.”

Connor steps back and then turns slowly to head away from the building.  He doesn’t see Vixen’s face change but he hears the stream of curse words in French.  No cocky smile breaks across his face as he takes a slow breath and begins to walk away.

“Ostie Connor,” exclaims Vixen as she looks away from him.  “You are your own worse mistake.  You realized too late that I was serious.  Well I will tell you this.  You need to know that I am not going to help you fail but I am not going to train you anymore without you proving yourself.  So as it stands, you can have the run of the Dungeon but I won’t be training you until you show me the respect that I have earned.”

“How do I do that?” he asks without turning back. 

“Take your return to wrestling seriously,” she replies.  “When you begin to pay more attention to getting in that ring and proving that you aren’t a one hit wonder, then we will talk.”

Connor turns and his lip curls into a grin.  “So you are telling me that I have a chance…”

“Don’t get cocky Murphy,” admonishes Vixen as she fights a slight smile.  “You still have a lot to learn.”  She opens the door to the gym and then steps inside leaving Connor to grin as he backs away from the building. 

“I’ll learn…oh boy will I learn,” he mutters as he walks away.

~*~*~*~*~


Connor Murphy is standing in the open doorway of a room.  Dressed in a pair of jeans with his hair hanging damp around his ears and the stubble of his jaw a dark shadown, he has a serious look on his face.

“I pooched it badly at the supercard didn’t I?” he says to the camera that is filming him.  “I got ahead of my skis thinking that I was ready to be a champion because I won a couple of matches.  And do you know what I did…I fucked up.”

He looks upward, angry at himself. 

“I failed to win the match and I failed my friend who had been training me.  It took me losing that training opportunity to realize that I am not as good as I seem  to be.  I don’t know if you know it but that really sticks in my craw,” he states as his hand taps on his chest.  “I realize that I probably had given everyone the idea that I am not worth it anymore and that I should be running away from this return.  I will be honest, I was thinking the same thing.  But this Connor Murphy isn’t a quitter so I am grabbing my bootstraps and putting on my big boy pants and getting real.”

“Seems that Mark Ward and Christian Underwood still think I can stay in the  company and decided to give me a challenge this week when I face HB Carter.  And considering that he was recently a champion, that means he is one helluva wrestler,” says Connor before smiling.  “See what I did there huh?”

“Seriously, he is someone that when you face him, he will make you work for a win.  And the fact this is a match that is main eventing Climax Control.  It is a lot to put on my plate but now that I have been given that chance…I find that I am so hungry for this opportunity.  It is a qualifier for an elimination chamber match and I am going to take this to heart and I am going to fight for the chance to get into the chamber.”

“The only roadblock for me is Carter and I know that he will be tough to beat.  But I also know that he has been in situations lately that have put him in harms way and he’s battered and bruised.  But that doesn’t mean that I can take it easily.  I do want him to know that I am coming for him and I also want him to know that I am not underestimating him.  But I can be man enough to say good luck to him as I face him.  I will see you Sunday Carter, may the best man win..”

With that, Connor moves to leave the doorway and disappears as the door closes. 

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Climax Control Archives / Connor Murphy...How did I get here?
« on: December 13, 2024, 11:52:01 PM »
Timeline:  Six months ago

A man dressed in boots, a pair of dark pants that ride low on his hips and a white tee under a rather beat-up leather jacket walks towards a pair of doors with a bag tossed over his shoulder.  The look in his eyes show someone being nostalgic but the smile that is crossing his face shows just how enthusiastic he is to enter the building.  Reaching out with his free hand, Connor Murphy pushes at the door and strides inside.

Stopping on the threshold, Connor takes a long slow breath in, the scents of sweat and hope with a whiff of dreams mixing with the sounds of flesh meeting canvas, a jump rope smacking against the floor in a regular swishy beat.  Connor’s eyes slowly close then snap open as he exhales.  “I remember this…” he murmurs as he takes a step forward only to be stopped by a hand on his shoulder.

“Good thing you do Connor,” a feminine voice answers as Connor turns to take in a woman who looks older but still dangerous. 

“Vixen!” exclaims Connor with a large grin as he drops the bag to the floor and opens his arms to take her into a hug that is stopped by a hand against his chest. 

“Oh no you don’t,” growls Vixen who shakes her head, the long dark ponytail swishing against her shoulders.  “I am still angry with you disappearing and then out of the blue having my brother call me to help you get back into ring shape.   Ostie, Connor, you could have called me yourself!”
Looking sheepish, Connor ducks his head when Vixen brings up his disappearing.  “Yeah I didn’t think you would want me to tell you that I was quitting,” he states in a low voice.  “I mean you helped me train to be in that ring and I felt that I let you down by giving up.  And you know that I ain’t good with sayin’ goodbye.”

Vixen glares at Connor who keeps stealing looks at her.  “That is no excuse.  I thought we were family and here you are now wanting me to train you again.  How long is this going to last huh?” questions Vixen as she crosses her arms over her chest and tilts her head in a questioning look.  “Tell me why I should agree to train you again?”

Connor’s head shoots upward.  “But Dev said…” he begins only to have Vixen’s eyebrow rise as a sneer passes over her lips.  “I mean Dev told me that you said you would.”

“I told Dev I would think about it,” answers Vixen.  “Now I want you to tell me why I should.  Return on my investment in you needs to really be honoured.  You going to cut and run when things get tough?  Will I be wasting my time?”

Each question makes Connor wince in shame.  He holds up his hand to stop her and then reaches for the bag at his feet.  “I get it Vix, I’ll leave and find someone else to train me,” he says before turning to leave.  Sighing and cursing in French under her breath, Vixen reaches out and puts a hand on the arm of Connor who has a small smile flitting over his lips knowing that he has her.

“I didn’t say I wouldn’t train you Connor but I wanted you to tell me that this time it isn’t going to be a waste of my time,” Vixen states.  “So come on…let’s see what we are working with.”

Connor turns back, the grin gone but a look of honest respect on his face.  “I won’t let you down Vix,” he promises before holding up his hand with fingers raised.  “Scout’s honour.”

“You never were in Boy Scouts Connor,” taunts Vixen as she moves further into the Staggs Dungeon before she turns back to Connor who is still standing there.  “Well…” she growls which causes a large grin to cross Murphy’s face.  He begins to follow her as the rest of the gym watches as she stalks toward the ring.  “So, you want to get back into wrestling eh?  Fine Connor, let’s see what you got?”

Connor looks confusedly around the gym then back at Vixen who has slid inside the ring.  “Okay, who am I going to be sparring with?” he asks as he drops the bag and reaches inside for a pair of gloves.  “I mean I know I am rusty and all but seriously, some of these kids might give me a challenge I guess,” he adds with cockiness.

Vixen smiles as she shakes her head.  “Pauvre Connor,” she begins as she rolls her neck slightly.  “If I am going to be training you…then it is me you will be sparring with.  Unless you are afraid of being beaten by a girl,” she taunts.

“That ain’t right Vix, I am not allowed to put my hands on any bombshells in Sin City Wrestling, we both know that,” Connor argues.  “And anyways, it has been a while since you have been out of the spotlight so would it be a fair fight?”  Connor climbs the ring steps and is about to slide between the ropes when he is grabbed by Vixen into a reverse headlock and dragged into the ring where he is pulled into a reverse dragon sleeper hold that he quickly tries to fight his way out of. 

Vixen wrenches back slightly before laughing and letting the hold go.  “Voyons donc,” she mutters before turning to address Connor and pointing at him as he rubs his neck.  “You are going to need a  lot of work if you are going to get ready to be in the SCW ring.  Let’s try this again shall we?”

Connor gets to his feet as Vixen taunts him.  The two begin to circle before locking up…

~*~*~*~*~


Timeline:  2 weeks ago

Connor Murphy crawls towards the corner of the ring and lays his arms on it as his head droops between them.  His body is covered in sweat and his hair is plastered to his forehead.  A few drips of sweat colour the canvas in the corner.  In the middle of the ring, bouncing on the balls of her feet, Vixen Staggs nods slowly as she moves to the corner.

“Hey Connor, all good?” she taunts as she crouches beside Murphy who flops onto his rear and leans back into the corner and wipes at his face.

“When did you reenlist Vix?” he demands as he tries his best to get his breath back.  “You don’t seem to have lost a step at all.”

Vixen smiles.  “Guertin comes down regularly to train.  Says he needed more competition than what the VanDoos gives him,” jokes Vixen.  “And believe it or not, I did come back once and was the Nightmare champion in SCU.  Figured I would stay in shape you know…have a legacy to protect.”  Getting to her feet once more, she reaches down and offers Connor a hand that he waves off as he reaches up and pulls himself to his feet with the ropes.

Vixen watches him walk across the ring towards the bottles of water set on the ringsteps.  Grabbing one, he wrenches it open and after taking a sip, allows some of the water to trail down his beard onto his chest in an effort to cool down.  Vixen tsks at the water that drips on the canvas then back up at Connor who is slowly recapping the bottle to set it down on the mat.  He moves back towards Vixen and then stepping in front of her, he crouches into position but Vixen just watches him.

After a full minute of neither one moving, Connor straightens with a surprised look on his face as Vixen nods.  “I think you just might be ready for the next step mon ami.  That means a full on match against someone else that you can go hands on with.  So, I heard that you have a match at Climax Control this week.  That will be the test to see if you are ready,” she offers with a smile.  “I think you are there but only time will tell.  You will do well however, you need to remember something…”

Connor appears to be listening but his eyes glaze slightly causing the smile on Vixen’s face to falter before she moves closer and brings a hand up to slam it against the head of Connor.  “What the hell was that for Vix?” Connor questions as he raises a hand to rub against his ear to stop the ringing that the strike from Vixen had caused.

“That is for thinking that you were ready and getting cocky,” responds Vixen.  “It just might be proof that you aren’t ready.  Connor, you haven’t stepped back into an SCW that you remember.  The pond got smaller with all the big fish and you right now are nothing more than a barbutte at the bottom.  Don’t set yourself up to be cooked.  Think smarter.”

Vixen moves slightly to once more slam a palm against the head of Murphy but he catches it and with a cocky grin, spins Vixen into a hammerlock and moves right up to he ear.  “Won’t happen again Vix, I am going to be serious about this run and make you proud,” Connor says before releasing Vixen then backing away quickly to avoid the contact from the forearm of Vixen who stumbles when the contact is missed.

Vixen is about to turn and strike out stops when she realizes that Connor has dropped to the mat and rolled out of the ring.  She moves to the ropes and rests her arms on the top rope.  “Where do you think you are going?” she asks which causes Connor to stop and turn with a smirk.

“I’m going to Climax Control…”

~*~*~*~*~


Timeline:  Present day

“Did you think that last week I would do what I did and beat Justin Smith?” asks Connor as he walks into the frame of the camera.  “I came back and in my first match back, I beat him like I said I would.  And this week, I have a chance to be in a match for the Roulette title.  Good god, can you imagine that?”

He grabs a chair out of frame then turns it and mounts it and rests his arms over the back of it.

“I am pretty sure that no one thought that I could do that and then this week be put in a match that could hold championship gold implications.  I can hear em now, who the hell does this guy think he is to be put in a match like this?” ponders Connor as he looks directly into the camera.  Turning to the right, he sighs.

“That’s right, yours truly is going to be given the chance to fight my way into a roulette championship match and to get there, all I have to do is beat the Troll and Bill Barnhart to do it.  I have to ask myself though…should I be put in this situation?” Murphy questions to himself before turning back to the camera.  “I answered in the following way.  Damn right I deserve to be in the match to try and get to the Roulette title.  And if it means that I have to fight my way through the Troll, then that is what I will do.  I heard that he was some kind of mama’s boy who lives in her basement and talks a good game like the keyboard warrior that everyone seems to say that he is.”  Connor tilts his head slightly.  “But I digress.  See I heard stories when I was preparing for my return about the Troll.  Things like he really isn’t someone that should be taken seriously on the one hand and then not to doubt him because he can get a fluke win a time or two.  So there will be no underestimating him.  But I also want him to realize that I have his number and when I have my hand raised at the end of the meeting, there will be no hard feelings from me because I won’t be the one flat on my back.”

Connor looks cockily to the side in an effort to hide a smirk but isn’t successful as he brings his hand up to wipe over his smile. 

“Then there is the other man in this match…Bill Barnhart.  Former Roulette champion and all that.  I don’t know him that well but that is okay because you don’t need to know someone to beat the hell out of them.  And if we are being honest, he also really isn’t one to overlook either.  The only difference is that he is starting to sound the same over and over again.  And he is a one trick pony in my opinion.   Talks about how he is not going to lose because he is rough and tough and all that crap that I have heard time and again,” muses Murphy.

“Whether or not it is the Troll or Bill Barnhart, the only thing I see are roadblocks on my way to the championship and if I have to beat them down to get my shot at Roulette gold, you can guaran-damn-tee that is what I am going to do.  No apologies and no regrets gentlemen.  You have to know that I am coming for the gold in SCW and it starts with me standing tall in the ring after our match to move onto the Roulette title match,” states Murphy as he stands and pushes the chair over and moves into the lens of the camera with a smirk.  “My promise to myself.”

Without a blink, Connor moves out of frame as a faint sound of his theme beginning to be heard as the camera spins to try and find Murphy as the scene fades out.


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Climax Control Archives / Guess who's back...
« on: December 06, 2024, 11:59:14 PM »
Six months ago…

The sound of a dull beat on wood gains the attention of a man who is looking into a refrigerator.  Looking towards the door where the sound is heard again, the man pulls out a bottle of beer that he cracks as he moves towards the door.  Opening it reveals Connor Murphy in a suit with his tie pulled open at his neck.

“Hey there, Dev,” he comments as his hand moves up to the tie, pulling it open and off his neck.  “I think I did a thing…”

Brushing past Devlin, Connor makes his way to the fridge, opens it, and pulls out his own beer bottle.  Turning he opens it and tosses the cap behind him.  “Hello to you too Connor, and what kind of thing?”

Chugging the beer, Connor gives a soft chuckle.  “I decided that the nine to five just wasn’t for me.”  Connor reaches the couch inside the apartment and moves to sit there.  Swigging from the bottle again, he is silent which makes Dev give him a look.  “I ain’t kiddin’ Dev.  I have been thinking about it for a while now and I think I want to get back into wrestling.  But to do that, I needed to quit muckin’ about in that office and take a serious chance to get back to fighting form.  And that is where you come in.”

Dev moves to sit on a chair to the side.  “You quit?  To get back to being a wrestler?  What the fuck?”  Dev leans forward, the bottle of beer hanging from his hand.  “And what do you want from me?”

Connor smiles and points the top of his bottle at Dev.  “Well you are the one with a sister who used to wrestle and works and trains in a gym owned by her husband.  So, I was wondering if you would give her a call and see if I can come to the Dungeon and try getting ready to make a return to the ring,” asks Connor before he leans back bringing the bottle to his lips.

“You want me to call Vix and ask for her to give you some training?” demands Dev as he watches Connor, and rolls his eyes as a grin begins to cross the face of his friend.  “All right, but I am making no promises…” 

Connor grins wider as Devlin picks up his phone, swipes across the screen and brings the phone to his ear.  After a moment, Devlin looks at Connor.  “Hey Vix…Connor wanted me to call you about coming to train at the Dungeon…”

Connor leans forward as the scene fades out on Devlin reaching down to put the call on speaker.

~*~*~*~
 
Present day…

Connor Murphy stands in what looks like the ring at Climax Control.  Looking into the camera.

“I heard that you were quite welcoming of me making my return Justin Smith so thank you.  You are the first wrestler that said that I was welcome and I appreciate it.  But I have to admit, as much as I thank you for the comment, I don’t really know you personally,” offers Connor.

He moves to the ropes and leans against them.  “I guess you want to make sure that I am getting the right impression that I need to be put in my place but I have to say that you can’t just think that because I don’t know you and that I haven’t been in the ring for four years, you are going to have an easy night of it.  I mean I understand you are young and ready for taking on a returning veteran who hasn’t wrestled in a dog’s age but I do have to warn you too.  I haven’t been sitting back on my laurels of memories.  I have been training my ass off because I am not just coming back to job to the other wrestlers.  I am coming back to Sin City Wrestling to make my mark and I am starting with you.”

“So thank you for the welcome and sorry that I am going to be beating you in my first match back,” declares Connor before turning to walk into the darkness at the other side of the ring.

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Climax Control Archives / Two words for J2H...Pog mo thoin
« on: March 27, 2020, 11:46:25 PM »
 Sitting on the plane, Connor Murphy keeps his eyes closed as the rest of the roster boarded.  He had come aboard earlier that everyone else, scoping out a seat near the end of the plane.  Resting his legs into the larger space, he appears to be asleep in a rather comfortable position in his worn denim and tee.  A pair of Doc Martins with scuffs and scrapes complete the look of the rather scruffy man.  No one approaches him in his seat which suits him just fine.

Once the flight is up in the air, Connor’s eyes crack open as he peers down the aisle of the plane to take in the others sitting in front of him.  Seeing a familiar redhead only a few seats away, he smirks and sits up straighter.

Connor Murphy:  Psst…Hey Sam…psst.

Sam Marlowe sits up and looks back as she reaches up to her ears to pull a pair of earbuds from her ears.  Raising her eyebrow, she gives a glimpse to others before looking directly at Connor who offers her a smile and beckons her to sit closer.  Shaking her head, she reaches down and unbuckles the seat belt and moves to sit across the aisle from Connor who shoots her a teasing pout.

Sam Marlowe:  Its not you…I have to be careful of being close to anyone.  This virus is a bit more dangerous for me is all.  But what did you want to talk to me about?

Connor leans forward, his elbows resting on his knees.

Connor Murphy:  I wanted to ask you if you would help me out with something.  Considering that you are pretty much the only one that I really know here on this flight.  Been a while since I have been a regular roster guy and you could be considered a teammate so to speak.

Sam Marlowe:  I am not on a team here in SCW…well not counting the Blast from the Past but I ain’t going any farther in that tournament.  

Connor Murphy:  I know but you trained with Vix and since she and I are almost family, I thought that would make us family too, at least teammates.  Besides, I ain’t one to want to do an interview without Pussy who usually likes to keep me on my toes but she ain’t here.

Sam looks towards the front of the plane where she knows that Pussy is sitting but then turns back to Connor with a shrug.  Connor notices then he reaches into his pocket and pulls out a battered smartphone that has seen better days.  He holds it out to Sam who reaches across the aisle to grab it with a curious look on her face.

Connor Murphy:  Would you mind filming this promo for me.  I have some things to say but I don’t want to look like I am talking to myself you know.  It is bad enough that people see me as this hard drinking zero fucks given irish rogue, wouldn’t want them to lose that, now would I?

Sam can’t help but laugh at the image Connor paints.  She looks down at the screen and finds the icon for the camera then holding up the phone begins to film Connor who leans back in the airplane seat as if it were some kind of throne as he begins to speak.

Connor Murphy:  Connor Murphy promo number one in three two one…

Sam slowly raises an eyebrow as Connor makes a clapboard of hands.  With a wink as Sam moves slightly closer, he speaks up.

Connor Murphy:  That’s right, I’m back and just when you thought it was safe to come back to the ring…What can I say, I have sat back and didn’t ever think that I would want to come back to the ring considering that everyone seemed to write me off.  And maybe that was the problem, everyone writing me off like I was nothing or nobody…

Connor waggles his eyebrows as he invokes the Nobodies which has Sam looking confused.

Connor Murphy:  Before your time love.  Nevermind.  Anyways, I disappeared from the ring and was happy spending my time out of the limelight.  Gave me time to spend with family training away from Sin City Wrestling and honing my craft back in my hometown.  See, no one knew where I was and I could just be who I wanted to be in the ring.  I was helping others develop talent.  Now I happened to be approached by someone that told me something that set my teeth on edge.  And that was there was someone that was coming back and did I want to do something about it.  

Connor steeples his fingers in front of his lips to tap them slowly before addressing the phone again.

Connor Murphy:  I heard there was a certain delusion of grandeur spotlight sucking full of himself boy got back in the ring thinking that he was all that and a bag of nuts…

Sam holds up a finger to interrupt but Connor stops her.

Connor Murphy:  I know that is a bag of chips but that is giving Jimmy way to much credit.  Besides, seeing what he keeps posting on social media, I realized that he needed to be put right back into reality.  So, two weeks ago, I got me to the UK and I did something about it.  I put him on his back in the middle of the ring.  He hadn’t even seen me coming.  

Sam Marlowe:  Won’t he say something about how you had to attack him from behind or something?

Connor Murphy:  Of course, I knew he would do that.  See, that is what he does.  Goes whining about how he got attacked from behind because he can’t take that someone would be good enough to drop him legit.  And if you remember that night, I waited for him to turn around before I attacked him so he would know exactly who it was that dropped him in the middle of the ring.  And as much as that burned him, it wasn’t enough for me.  See, Jimmy does what he wants because he thinks he is untouchable.  I proved that wrong.  And do you know what else…

Sam shoots him a questioning look as Connor rubs his hands together in glee.

Connor Murphy:  He got predictable.  See I knew that if I got under his skin, the first thing he would do is run to Christian Underwood and tell him that he wanted a match against me.  And do you know what he did…he ran to Christian Underwood and demanded a match against me.  And that is where we are going to be this coming Climax Control.  Part of me wanted to deny him the match…Prove to him that nobody jumps when he bitches that he had his little feelings hurt.  Big little man was butthurt so much that he deserves to have me in that ring.  And that is why I signed the contract.

Connor set his left ankle on his right knee and then puts a hand on the Doc Martin to rub a thumb over a scuff mark as he gathers his thoughts.  Sam continues to film while also yawning slightly that she covers with her free hand only to blush as she realizes that Connor is watching her.

Connor Murphy:  Am I boring you love?

Sam quickly shakes her head negatively then sits straighter.  Connor nods then winks as he lets Sam off the hook and begins to speak again.

Connor Murphy:  Now I am sure that Jimmy is all about talking about how good he was and how no one is better than him and that probably he is all about talking how he ran me out of the company.  Yeah, he will definitely try to say that.  He doesn’t know anything else to say.  

Connor sits up and then puts a smirk on his face as he raises his voice to a falsetto.

Connor Murphy:  I am J2H and I am the end all and be all.  No one has ever been better than me and no one ever will be.  That fake irish paddy isn’t even good enough to shine my shoes let alone breathe the same air as I do.  He’s proof that the roster is third rate and lower.

Connor begins to cough as the voice he is faking cracks.  

Connor Murphy:  Listen, between the two of us, Jimmy is right.  He doesn’t back down from a fight but he also doesn’t have a humble bone in his body.  How many times has he talked about how good he is.  How everyone is nothing to him.  He can’t see the fact that all his hype is something that he has built up so he is able to defeat people before they even get in the ring.  Good thing I am not getting into the ring with him for a match.

Connor Murphy:  I ain’t going to be getting in that ring for a match.  Nah, that would be too easy for Jimmy.  I ain’t a wrestler so when it comes down to it, I am getting in that ring for a fight pure and simple.  Jimmy ain’t the one that is worried because he isn’t going to be ready for what I am bringing to the ring.  I have had it to here…

Connor holds his hand to just above his eyes.

Connor Murphy:  With the tone of Jimmy’s.  Yeah you held the title for however long.  You beat every one you faced and that is cool too.  But Jimmy…Sunday ain’t going to be your past with how good you are and how you will win.  The two of us haven’t been in the Sin City Wrestling ring for a while so the question is going to be who has the most ring rust.  Might be me might be you but one thing is certain.

Connor stops as the captain speaks over the intercom telling the passengers to return to their seats as a small ping announces the fasten seatbelt signal.   Sam stands but is stopped by Connor who motions for her to continue to film him.  She looks towards the stewardess who is approaching her and mouths the word hurry.

Connor Murphy: Sunday night is going to be a good time for you to realize that you aren’t the man you used to be Jimmy.  Because that will be when I am in the ring beating the hell out of you and enjoying myself way too much.

Connor smirks as Sam moves her finger over the stop button as the stewardess can be heard to tell her to return to her seat.  She hands the phone back to Connor then moves to her seat and sits back down to fasten her seatbelt again.  Connor looks up at the stewardess and offers her a flirty smirk.

Connor Murphy:  Hello love, would you mind bringing me something to drink.  I think I can hear my friend Jack calling from the galley…

The stewardess can’t help but laugh at the flirting Connor before heading to the galley and reappearing with a small bottle and glass.  The scene fades out on the stewardess leaning over Connor to pour the drink as Connor winks at her and smiles as he nods to the seat across from him inviting her to stay and chat.

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The Staggs Dungeon is preparing for Climax Control.  In the ring, Vixen can be seen looking over the gym, her arms on the top rope as cameras are being set up.  Suddenly, a door cracks which gets the attention of Vixen whose curious look changes to a smile as Connor Murphy walks into the room.  Dressed in a Connor Murphy religious experience tee, jeans and a black leather jacket, he smirks at his friend.

Connor Murphy:  Look at you Vix, still beautiful as ever.  Still married?

Vixen Staggs:  Yes and very happily I might add.  What are you doing here Connor?  Last I heard you were back in Ottawa.

Connor Murphy:  Seems Vix that rumours of my being in Canada were not completely true.  See I decided that I needed to do a little bit of mischief and now here I am.

Vixen narrows her eyes as Connor moves closer to the ring and then rolls inside it.  She watches as he moves to the corner and then climbing slightly, he sets himself onto the top turnbuckle and looks down at Vixen who had moved towards him.

Vixen Staggs:  What do you mean mischief?

Connor Murphy: Well I signed with JT Midas’ company and then I kind of kicked someone’s ass which means I have a match this week on Climax Control.

Vixen looks incredulous before tilting her head questioningly.

Vixen Staggs:  Whose ass Connor?

Connor Murphy:  Jimmy’s…

Vixen Staggs:  Jimmy?  I don’t remember a Jimmy…

Vixen’s eyes widen as Connor nods, his face lighting up with laughter.

Vixen Staggs:  James Huntington Hawkes…that is who you call Jimmy?  What were you thinking Connor?

Connor Murphy:  It was more instinct than thinking Vixen.

Vixen Staggs:  That is for sure.  But what possessed you to do something that crazy.  You haven’t wrestled in like years.  How do you expect to fight him with the ring rust you must have?

Connor Murphy:  Thanks Vixen, would have thought you had my back in all of this.  Besides, he hasn’t wrestled either.  I think my odds are pretty good this week.  And for your information, I managed to get the drop on him two weeks ago so I am pretty sure that he thinks was a fluke and I can’t wait to prove him wrong this week.  

Vixen shakes her head as she hears the door open.  Turning she is surprised by Pussy Willow who has entered the gym and then looks around to find the pair in the ring.  Pussy is dressed in jeans and a blouse with a small mask over her mouth and nose.  Vixen rolls her eyes as she moves to the ropes and slides between them to drop to the gym floor as Pussy gets closer.  

Connor Murphy:  Pussy darling, glad you could make it today.  I missed you.

Pussy Willow:  Long time no see Connor.  So I got your message that you wanted to do an interview and that you wanted me to be the one to conduct it so here I am.  Now where would you like to do it?

She looks around as Connor remains on the turnbuckle.  Pussy raises her eyebrow then moves to the ringsteps near where Connor is sitting.  As she moves along the apron, Connor jumps to the mat then sits on the middle rope to help Pussy get into the ring.  Once inside, she moves to the middle of the ring as if there were a crowd of fans and it was the show itself.  Connor moves to join her as she pulls the mask from her face as she begins to speak.

Pussy Willow:  I am here with Connor Murphy who we have not seen in an SCW ring for at least three years…

Connor Murphy:  Except for two weeks ago when I was in the ring kicking the rear end of Jimmy 2H.  

Pussy Willow:  that’s right, two weeks ago you attacked J2H in the ring.  Then last week, J2H went to Christian Underwood demanding a match against JT Midas at the supercard but he wanted you this week in the go home show.  Why?

Connor Murphy:  Why what?  Why does Jimmy want me this week in the ring or why did I attack him?  

Pussy Willow:   Why did you attack him?   It isn’t like the two of you have wrestled in a long time.

Connor Murphy:  I did it because Jimmy decided to open his mouth and toot his horn one too many times.  I used to hate listening to the bragging he did when he was an active wrestler.  Hell he was good but oh my god he was boring as hell.  I used to mess with him just to give him some kind of personality other than dead bore.  Remember that duck I got him…he kicked it into the wall and he got so pissed I thought that vein in his forehead was going to burst for sure…

Connor begins to laugh at the memory as Pussy laughs softly before wiping the tears from her cheeks..

Pussy Willow:  Okay so you decided to attack J2H.  You must have known he would want a match.  Are you going to give him one?

Connor Murphy:  That’s why I signed on the dotted line last week darling.  

Pussy Willow:  And do you think that you are going to be able to beat him in a wrestling match?  I do have to remind you that he is a hall of famer and he was a strong champion and well you didn’t really do anything like he did.

Connor lays his hand over his heart with a faked look of pain.

Connor Murphy:  Oh that hurts Pussy, for all that it is true..still hurts.

Pussy Willow:  Don’t be silly Connor.  J2H can legitimately claim all the things he says.  What can you say to counter that?

Connor Murphy:  One of the few losses that Jimmy has was against me…and two weeks ago, he had nothing to answer the beat down I gave him in the middle of the ring.  So maybe he can talk a good game but I don’t know if he is as ready as I am.  I am betting he is counting on my having more ring rust than he does because I haven’t been in a ring for longer than he has.  Sad to say that isn’t true because I may not have been in the spotlight but I haven’t stopped wrestling like he did.  So when he is relying on the fact that I might have ring rust, he is going to be not so pleasantly surprised when I lay a beat down like he has never felt before on him.  Which is what I am fixing to do on Sunday.  

Pussy Willow:  Are you saying that you are going to beat J2H?  

Connor Murphy:  I am saying Pussy love that I am going to step into the ring and I am going to remind Jimmy that no matter how good someone is, there is always someone that might just be that much better.  I hope Jimmy is confident about the match this week because if he is, then it is going to be that much more satisfying when I get the win and leave him counting the ringlights.

Connor points up at the lights over the ring which has Pussy looking up.  She again looks at Connor and is about to say something when Vixen appears in the gym once more to offer Pussy an apologetic look.

Vixen Staggs:  I hate to interrupt but I am going to have to ask for you guys to leave so we can get the Dungeon cleaned for Climax Control.

Pussy and Connor nod and leave the ring.  Connor leans over and puts his arm over the shoulders of Pussy and smiles.

Connor Murphy:  Can I escort you back to the Saxon hotel…six feet apart of course.

Pussy laughs and nods as Connor waves at Vixen then holds open the door for Pussy to lead him out of the gym before he peeks back inside.

Connor Murphy:  See ya Sunday Vix.

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Climax Control Archives / On the train ride to Montreal...
« on: September 02, 2016, 11:46:41 PM »
 The soft tinny sound of a voice calling passengers towards the train tracks outside of the Tremblay train station can be heard throughout the small glass and brick enclosure that is the station.  Sitting to one side, Connor has a magazine open on his lap as his foot rocks to an unheard beat.  Seeing the rest of the people moving towards the door, he pulls one earbud out of his ear to hear the announcement in French just as his friend Devlin slams a hand against his shoulder.

Devlin Lefebvre:  That’s you Con.  Have fun and behave.

Connor smirks at his friend as he gets to his feet and shoulders the small carryon that had been resting at his feet.

Connor Murphy:  Make up your mind Dev.  Have fun or behave…they aren’t mutually exclusive you know.  Gonna have to make a choice yanno.

Devlin narrows his eyes as he also rises and then with a matching smirk and a hard jab at Connor’s shoulder, he nods.

Devlin Lefebvre:  Okay then, behave!  I sunk all my money into the bar so I ain’t got bail money.  And remember, the QPF shoot first, shoot again and then ask questions.  So run in a zig zag to dodge the bullets.

The pair share a laugh as the last call for boarding is heard over the speakers.  Giving Devlin his rather cocky smile, Connor pushes his way out of the terminal and into the open humidity of Ottawa and towards the first class car of the train to Montreal.  Boarding the train, he winks at the attendant as he pushes through the doors and towards the seats.  Finding his seat by the table setup near the front of the train car, he pulls out a small laptop and sets it on the table.  

Suddenly the voice of the engineer of the person in charge can be heard faintly over the speakers as Connor settles in.  Beside his seat, the attendant is standing as she checks over the train passengers.  Turning to offer Connor a smile before moving to the galley and beginning the prep for the trip, she disappears through the curtain.  Not even thinking, Connor smiles back with a flirtatious nod which makes a small child point at him and say something to her father who looked up at the dark haired wrestler and nods conspiratorially in some kind of brohood bond.

Looking down the train, Connor notices that there is barely anyone near him and decides to record something in preparation for his match.  People in big matches need to promo you know.  It makes sure that people still know you exist, and it gives them a small warning that you are coming and you mean business.  And since this was the finals of a number one contender tournament, maybe just maybe Connor should say something just to prove that he is taking it seriously…Okay, who am I kidding, Connor is taking it about as serious as a pretty girl remaining faithful to the person who brought her to the prom.  

Once the laptop is open and Connor presses the power button, he is joined by the attendant once more who hands him a small warmed package as the whistle of the train is heard and the soft thrum of the wheels turning and the view of the building disappearing as the train pulls out of the station.

Opening the warm damp lemon scented towelette and rubbing it along his face with a smile of contentment before brushing it between his hands and then setting it to the side, Connor sees the screen light up.  Seeing it, he opens his webcam and then slouches slightly in his seat affecting a look of nonchalance as he smiles for the camera and begins to speak.

Connor Murphy:  Powering up my laptop today ready to lose myself in the world wide web and all I can think about is Sunday night at Climax Control.  Now I know that well I ain’t the one that people are wanting to win this match and I am sure that our illustrious champ is whining and hiding away from the world as we speak.  Yeah yeah I may not post on it but I got my Twitter account exploding with all the twits and tweets.  I tell you, it is like a f*cking soap opera.  Enough of the boo f*cking hoo for sobbing out loud.

Turning slightly sideways and pulling his feet up to rest on the seat, he contemplates the view out the window as he thinks about what he wants to say.

Connor Murphy:  You know, I am sure that people are talking about me and how I came out of nowhere to shine bright and flame out before I get to the big prize.  Hell that is what I have been thinking also.  I mean come on; I am the winningest challenger never to win a title here in SCW.  Except the tag titles and trust me, which shocked the shit out of me too.  Everyone including me is expecting me to fail at Climax Control.  

That thought forces Connor to fight past a look of self-contempt and once more address the webcam.

Connor Murphy:  I find it ironic though that I have said I don’t want the title but here I am fighting for it or at least this week fighting for a chance at fighting for it.  But you know maybe it is fate.  Maybe I was meant to challenge for the heavyweight title.  It’s funny really.  I don’t want to face Dmitri for the finals but I am because I love going out to that ring and beating people up week in and week out.  Don’t get me wrong, I take my share of lumps in the ring and I know that Dmitri is going to be adding a few more.

Confident now, Connor is about to address the webcam but before he can, the attendant moves towards him and addresses him with a slight French accent.  

Train Attendant:  Votre billet monsieur…your ticket please.

Connor rummages in the bag sitting near his feet and produces his ticket which is checked and logged by the attendant.  She smiles as she moves off and Connor again speaks to the camera.

Connor Murphy:  I don’t really pay attention to anything that my opponents have to say because it is always very negative even when they are complimenting me so I say f*ck it and just walk to the ring ready to fight.  And this week is the same because I really didn’t want to have to deal with the blah blah blah of his mumbo jumbo that is more a philosophy lesson than wrestling promo.   He just drones on and on and on which from listening to it, I am going to need a lot of coffee for the match. And speaking of…

The creak of the trolley can be heard as the attendant wheels it along the aisle.  As she approaches Connor, he sits up and orders a mixed drink that the attendant makes then sets on the table alongside a small packet of mixed warmed nuts.  Smiling his thanks, Connor toasts her then sips at the drink before once more addressing the camera acting like it had caught him at something as an afterthought.

Connor Murphy:   Where was I?  Oh yeah, talking about Dmitri and the fact that he is like a rather boring professor that you are stuck with first thing in the morning.  Making you think while putting you to sleep.  I hated that in college and I hate it still.  Listen Dmitri…

Connor points one finger at the camera with the hand holding the drink.

Connor Murphy:   I don’t care about the fact you are a vampire.  I don’t care that you have lived for centuries and are the living embodiment of a figment of a demented imagination.  That’s kinda how Despayre told me that Ben Jordan was a figment of my imagination because we all know that there are no such things as Cockneys which I have never figured that one out because thanks to Ben Jordan and our little drinking championship, my liver keeps threatening to go on strike.

Connor Murphy:  So Mr Nosferatu, I don’t really care that you are a vampire, ghost or werewolf.  The only thing that I am going to care about in that ring is beating the hell out of you and leaving you a smudge on the canvas.  You need to realize that just because you seem to think that you are this unbeatable creature that no one has any chance again I am going to lay down and let you beat me.  And if you think that then you are going to realize that underestimating me will be the one mistake that you are making that is going to cost you more than you are willing to pay.

Connor takes a large swallow of the liquid in his glass and then sets it to the side as the attendant once more moves along the aisle.  Connor for the most part ignores this movement as she asks about what he would like to eat and then sets a tray beside the laptop.

Connor Murphy:   Dinner is served but I ain’t done talking about this match.  So forgive me now but I ain’t going to wait to eat… So let’s continue shall we?

Connor opens the appetiser on the tray and begins to nibble on the veggies and cheese as he speaks.

Connor Murphy:   Everyone is talking about how they think that you got this match locked Dmitri and maybe you do but am I going to make it easy for you?  Hell no.  And will I do everything I can to win the match, hell yes.  But win or lose I ain’t going to go down without a hell of a fight.  Because when people talk about how I won’t get it done or that I don’t stand a chance, do you know what that does to me?  I starts a fire in my guts that isn’t indigestion.  It is the burning desire to prove people wrong.  I’ve had it all my life and when that starts to burn, that is when I get in the ring ready to burn everyone around me with the flames of my desire to prove them wrong.  And you Dmitri are sadly going to be the latest victim of that desire.

Connor’s fist clench as a vicious smirk crosses Connor’s face as the attendant puts a cup beside Connor’s dinner tray and then fills it with a dark liquid.  Looking out of the window, Connor can see that the sun is closer to setting and rolls his neck before addressing the camera one last time.

Connor Murphy:  I am stepping in the ring this week with bad intentions Dmitri.  What that means for you is that I am out to prove that I deserve the shot at Jimmy Two Aitch more than you.  

Connor holds the serious look for as long as he can before he breaks out in laughter.

Connor Murphy:  Damn I am getting better at that.  I bet you if anyone was really watching, they would think that I was being serious.  The only thing that I am going to be serious about in our match is that I am seriously going to kick your dead ass all over that ring and there are only two things that you are going to be able to do about it is nothing and like it.  Jimmy Two Aitch and you and everyone else in that locker room is ready for me to fail.  And I am sure that there are those that think they know that I ain’t deserving or worth even being in the match this week or advancing to the title match in my hometown at Violent Conduct Three.

Connor smiles.

Connor Murphy:  That’s right, my hometown and that is reason enough to beat you Dmitri.  Just so I can kick Jimmy’s ass all over my hometown.  Could you picture it?  Me winning the SCW Heavyweight title in my hometown?  Wait…don’t say a thing and jinx it.  I just have to get through this week and face you one on one Dmitri and kick your ass in my home country.  

Connor Murphy:  Let me just say Bonne Chance Dmitri because you are going to need all the luck you can muster this week when you step in the ring with me.  I am coming for the win and the number one contendership against Jimmy Two Aitch

With that comment, Connor reaches across the laptop and presses stop on the record button and shuts down the laptop to eat dinner as the scene fades out.

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Climax Control Archives / Póg mo thóin, it's not just a statement…
« on: August 26, 2016, 11:54:26 PM »
 Now Playing:  Warrior's Code by the Dropkick Murphys

The sounds of a bar tap filtering a dark brew into a glass is amplified in the rather dingy and quiet bar.  At two thirty in the morning, a rather disheveled dark haired man can be seen sitting in front of the tap with a wreath of cigarette smoke swirling around his head as he inhales from the short cigarette in his fingers.

On the other side of the tap, a barman pushes it upwards before sliding the now full glass over the golden wood at the man who reaches for it with the hand holding the cigarette.  His buddy leans on the bartop and gives Connor a smirking smile.

Devlin Lefebvre:  Vixen told me that you were coming home.  But she said it wasn’t until closer to the end of September.  It ain’t that I am arguing but man, Ottawa and Winnipeg aren’t that close if you know what I mean.

Connor looks at his friend and pulls the glass closer then sips at the beer before smiling as he points with his fingers at Devlin.

Connor Murphy:  What, I can’t help my best friend christen his newest possession.  Listening to you talk about this place, it is your baby and that makes me Uncle Connor.

Devlin laughs as he moves to the register and taps a few buttons.

Devlin Lefebvre:  Well then Uncle Connor, what has you here in Ottawa with a big match happening for you on Sunday in Winnipeg?  And before you ask, Vixen told me that too.  She says that you aren’t yourself.  Care to talk about it?

Devlin raises an eyebrow as Connor shoots a look of disgust at his friend before lifting the glass to his lips again, draining the glass a third before setting it down.  Taking another long drag on the cigarette, he stubs it out and then points at Devlin.

Connor Murphy:  Part of me doubts why I am still worried about Sin City Wrestling. I can’t help it, I think night after night and ask myself…Self, what the hell are you doing?  

Devlin Lefebvre:  Do you really care that much about it Con?  I mean you had opportunity after opportunity and threw them away.  Don’t tell me you didn’t because I know you Connor and I could see you holding back.  I remember when we were younger and you and I ran the roads…those were some fun times.  You were born to fight.

Connor gets a faraway look in his eyes as a half smirk crosses his lips. Devlin can see this and points to the doorway.  

Devlin Lefebvre:  Use to be that someone look at you funny would get a beat down.  Half the time I was right behind you saving their lives by holding you back.  Now I see you in that wrestling company and you ain’t you.  Calisse, you need to snap the hell out of whatever funk you are in and start being the kiss my ass fighter we both know you are.

Connor Murphy:  Yeah, I don’t know where that man is anymore.  You want to know the bad part of that though?  Everyone sees me as a joke or less that they are because I don’t have the title in my sights.  Hell I have heard every one of those jack offs talk down about me and I have stepped in the ring and every time I do, I come up this short…

Connor’s fingers are held out in front of him only a few inches apart.

Connor Murphy:  I mean Dev, I am the losingest championship challenger that the federation has.  

Devlin Lefebvre:   So win a fucking title then.

Connor has the glass against his lips drinking the beer as his friend says that which causes him to choke and cough beer all over the bar.  Devlin looks down at it as he lunges out of the way of the liquid.

Connor Murphy:  You say that like it is some kind of easy task.  If that was the case then I would have beat Jimmy or Despy or Goth when I faced ‘em.  You don’t wrestle so back off barman.

Devlin Lefebvre:  I may not wrestle Con but Vix does and from what I know and she has said,  you are making yourself the joke.  She saw the kind of fighter you are and she told me that you should have titles galore.

Connor Murphy:  Yeah yeah, Vixen the cheerleader.  

Devlin begins to swipe a damp cloth over the bar cleaning up the spilled liquid from his friend.  Connor watches him for a moment, draining his glass and holding it out towards his friend who takes it and pours him another but holds it back.

Devlin Lefebvre:  My sister is many things but she sees something more in you.  Seriously Connor, win a fucking title and quit being a pussy.  

Connor Murphy:  I will have you know that I am not a pussy!

Devlin scoffs as he pours himself a drink.

Devlin Lefebvre:  Sure you aren’t.  You were up for the roulette title and almost won it in that six pack challenge.  Then you got a shot at the Internet title and what happened?

Connor Murphy:  Despayre beat me…

Devlin Lefebvre:   Despayre barely beat you.   And J2H, you almost pinned him too when you faced him for the Heavyweight title.  Every time you go for one of those titles you pull up short.  Why is that?

Connor looks at Devlin, his eyes narrowing slightly as he thinks about it.  As he does, his hands move to the pack of cigarettes in front of him pulling out the cancer stick and lighting it to let the smoke curl around his ruffled hair.  One final drag before he replies drifts slowly out of his mouth.

Connor Murphy:  I think it is because I don’t care about titles.

Devlin Lefebvre:  You don’t care?  What the…

Connor Murphy:  I don’t need those titles to prove who I am Dev.  Besides, anyone I have ever faced for the titles needs them to define who they are.  Take for example the gauntlet match that happened to fill the Heavyweight title.  I remember everyone bitching about how they deserved to be champion.  Hell I saw people saying they weren’t going to try for the title and then what happened?   Those people pull a quick one and went for the title.

Devlin Lefebvre:  And what did you do?

Connor Murphy:  I said fuck it and that I wasn’t going to go for the belt and I didn’t.  I didn’t need it to define me then and I don’t need it to define me now.  

Devlin shakes his head as if he is unable to process what he is hearing.

Devlin Lefebvre:  Come again?  You don’t need the title?

Connor Murphy:  Nah, besides, I am having more fun just messing with the champion Jimmy.  Last week I sent him and his girl a stuffed dog that talks.  A couple of weeks back I sent Jimmy a Shirley temple on the boat and I remember getting him a robot duck that told him it loved him and he kicked it into the wall and broke it.  He even destroyed a gummi bear I got him as a gift.

Connor can’t help but begin to laugh at some of the antics that he pulled as Devlin shoots him a look of confusion.

Devlin Lefebvre:  What sick kind of jokester are you playing at?  Maybe that is why you haven’t won a title…you don’t take it seriously enough.

The laughter dies quickly as Connor sobers for a moment in contemplation then begins to nod slowly.

Connor Murphy:  You know what…you are right Dev.  I don’t take it seriously enough.  I need to focus on getting in that ring and beating the bejesus out of Steve Ramone and Samuel Devereux this week.  I do that and I am one step closer to getting another shot at Jimmy and oh what fun I can have with him then.  

Devlin shakes his head at his friend who is starting to rub his hands together, a softly taunting evil laugh escaping him as he then reaches for his glass and brings it to his lips.

Devlin Lefebvre:  That is seriously twisted Con.  What you need to do is…

Connor Murphy:  Listen Dev, I know what I need to do.  But first I am going finish my beer then I am going to the room you are letting me have and catching up on my sleep then I am going to Winnipeg to win the match to face Dmitri for a chance to piss off J2H by taking his title.

Devlin watches as Connor leans back and drains his glass before slamming it on the counter top and with a smile at his friend, Connor heads towards the stairs to the entrance before stopping to turn back to Devlin.

Connor Murphy:  Well are you coming or not?

Devlin nods before throwing the bar rag towards the sink behind the bar then joins his friend at the entrance to the bar as the two of them leave the building and quickly disappear after locking up.

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Connor Murphy:  This is it, the time when I need to straighten up and fly right in the face of my opponents and give the the old verbal kick in the groin going into the match on Sunday at Climax Control.  That time honoured tradition known to smarks and kayfabe fans as the match focus promo.  Now let me tell you that as much as I love to talk, I ain’t about being all serious when it comes to shit like this.  But people are telling me that I need to make a better impression on my opponents.  So bear with me because this just might be a bumpy ride.

Connor straightens as he runs a hand through his hair as his face takes on a serious look.

Connor Murphy:  This is serious, very serious.  I have to face Steve Ramone and Samuel Devereux in a triple threat match on Climax Control for an opportunity to face Dmitri one on one to face J2H in a match for his title.

The serious look on Connor’s face cracks just slightly before he can’t hold back his laughter anymore and is doubled over to hold his midsection as he laughs.

Connor Murphy:  Seriously, I didn’t think I could say that with a straight face.  Now that I got that out of the way let me talk about the match this week and what I see coming from it.

Connor Murphy:  First off we have to see that I am facing Steve Ramone, someone that whines and moans about having to have things given to him by Mark Ward.  Hell he even offered his mistress as a “head” secretary to our friend Hot Stuff …

Connor makes his fingers curl in air quotes at that comment.

Connor Murphy:  And already he is probably talking about how he should have beat Rage for the Internet title and if…no when he loses the match this week, he will go to Mark and beg for another shot at Rage and his title.  Why not just cut out the match we both know you aren’t going to win and go directly to Mr. Ward and in your best asskissing voice demand the rematch against Rage.  Did you want me to do it for you…

Connor coughs into his hand and then looks directly into the lens.

Connor Murphy:  Mark Ward sir, Steve Ramone wanted me to ask you to give him a shot at Rage for the Internet title.  He has somehow realized that he forgot to get some chapstick and well, doesn’t want to chafe your rear when he begs once more to make a return to relevance by facing Rage.  I ain’t one to kiss ass and I sure as hell don’t want to start now but the fact that Steve Ramone thinks he can step in the ring with the big boys is playing on my heartstrings and I just want to help the little guy out.  So think about it Mark Ward.  Think about how your little Stevie would be as Internet champion.

Connor looks upward in contemplation, then his face changes to one of confusion.

Connor Murphy:  I just can’t picture it.  I guess we will have to just hope for the best for Stevie.  And Samuel Devereux…sir, I have to tip my hat to you and the fact that you have so much going on yet are able to get in that ring and take a chance on possibly winning a chance to get one step closer to the Heavyweight title so early in your career in SCW.  I mean you are about to be a father and I did work with your wife and I know that she has a greater partner in you than she did with me.  I guess what I am trying to say is that I know how tough you are and how well the whole Angel Clan are able to wrestle and I have a helluva lot of respect for you but I ain’t going to pull any punches when it comes to the match this week.  And if it means I have to fight you one on one or fight both you and Steve Ramone, then that is what I am going to do.

Connor’s face breaks into a grin as he once more runs his hand through his hair forcing some of it to flop over his forehead.

Connor Murphy:  I have to start to take this serious enough to realize what I should have known all along.  And that is just because I don’t think I need to wear a title to be someone, I need to win said title to get what I deserve and that is respect from the people that see me as a joke.  After Climax Control, the joke is going to be on them because I am going to be telling them point blank, three little words that will sum up my attitude that is starting now.  So Steve and Samuel, best of luck on Sunday.  And to all the superstars of SCW and especially Jimmy Two Aitch…I got three words for ya…

He motions the camera closer then leans forwards almost conspiratorily as he whispers the three fateful words.

Connor Murphy:  Póg mo thóin.

Connor turns and walks away as the image fades slowly to black.

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Climax Control Archives / Lunch time chat - Happy Canada Day
« on: July 01, 2016, 11:10:42 PM »
 An image appears of a single drop of liquid sliding down what appears to be an amber colored wall.  The image widens to reveal the wall to be a glass filled with beer, the thin layer of foam just barely overflowing the glass.  Behind the glass is a dark grey Dropkick Murphy’s shirt that has seen better days.  Suddenly from above the glass, a voice can be heard.

Voice:  Hey hey hey…my eyes are up here.

The camera pans upwards to take in the smirking face of Connor Murphy who is sitting on a patio under a canopy.  Around him are stalls of outdoor vendors and other patrons and tourists rushing along the sidewalk as the faint sound of thunder can be heard.  As he leans towards the camera, a hand holding a burger comes into view which makes him sit back and offer the waitress a smile before she turns to go with a wink and a wave.

Grabbing a fry off the plate in front of him, he sledges it through a rather small container of ketchup and brings it upwards to his mouth but stops midmotion.

Connor Murphy:  I bet you are wondering just where it is I am huh?  I could lie and say that I’m in Tahoe or some other stateside place but I decided this week before I went to Tahoe for Climax Control I would do a little celebrating north of the border, you know, home sweet home in Ottawa Ontario Canada.  And doing a little celebrating I might add because today is our birthday.  Canada Day and if I wanted to get mobbed I would be up on the Hill enjoying the great Canadian music and all that shit they put on July 1.

He stops talking long enough to take the now limp fry in his mouth and begins to chew it as he looks at the people bustling by.  Swallowing, he reaches for the glass and downs a healthy swig of the brew.  Once more he looks into the camera to speak again.

Connor Murphy:  Now you might say to me Connor, what the hell are you doing in Ottawa when Climax Control is in Tahoe this weekend?  Aren’t you wrestling?  And my response would be yeah, I’m wrestling in Tahoe but my heart belongs here in Canada on this Canada Day because of the three things that make it one of the best days to be Canadian.  One…the view from the patios of the Byward Market and all the good looking ladies in short shorts…

As he says that, a pair of women rush by as rain begins to fall and duck under the canopy where Connor can get a very good look.  Picking up his glass again, he salutes the pair and then sips at the beer before putting the glass down and wrapping his hands around the burger from his plate.  Picking it up he takes a rather large bite then sets it back down once more only to point at the camera as he chews then speaks around the mouthful.

Connor Murphy:  See, today is Canada’s birthday and well where else would I be?  But that don’t mean I ain’t thinkin’ of my match this week.  See it is something of a return for yours truly.  I mean my opponent is also returning but I ain’t his first rodeo this time around.  But he’s gonna remember me.

Sipping at the glass he has picked up, Connor smirks as he sets it down then steeples his fingers over his meal and rests his chin on the laced fingers of his hands.

Connor Murphy:  See, this is my return from a bit of an enforced vacation from the ring.  Don’t get me wrong, I didn’t miss it that much but still…I could hear it call to me.  The pull of wanting to kick the hell out of someone from turnbuckle to ringpost to… well you get my drift.  So I figure that now is the time to come back and make my mark on SCW.

Dredging more fries through his ketchup, he slides them into his mouth and chews vigorously before swallowing.

Connor Murphy:  Now they could have said to me that since this is your return match Connor we are going to put you back at the bottom and make me work my way back.  But I don’t think they want to do that considering just what I have been to them lately.  I mean I was challenging for the Heavyweight title and putting me at the so called “curtain jerk”…

Connor lifts his hands and puts air quotes around his last words.

Connor Murphy:  Position would be a step back for me.  So you can imagine my surprise at who they decided to put against me in the ring at Climax Control.  I’m facing Kain!  Who’d have thunk it huh?  Putting me and the King of Kings in the middle of the ring to beat the holy hell out of each other was sheer brilliance if you ask me.

Connor nods as he picks up the glass and drains it before slamming it on the table.

Connor Murphy:    Listen, I know Kain is a serious threat and I saw what he did to Rage when he made his return but see, that’s all well and good because there is something that Kain needs to know about me and that is that I can take an asskicking like nobody’s business and keep coming back for more.  I am the one man in that roster that has something no other man has and that is the fact that I ain’t after any titles at all.  Hell if you want to call me a jobber I can’t stop you but when it comes to titles I just don’t care about em.  

As if to prove his point, Connor points directly into the camera once more with a fry he had picked up.

Connor Murphy:  See I saw when you came back that you immediately decided to go after the Internet title.  See that to me says you have a high sense of self-worth or you just are compensating for lack of a pair.  In your case I think it is a little from column A and a lot from column B.  I get that you have won all these titles and you are one of the greats but really Kain, what have you done lately?

Connor laughs at that as he once more reaches for his burger and takes a large bite.  He notices that he has been drawing the attention of the patrons of the same patio as the rain begins to pour down outside of the patio canopy.

Connor Murphy:  Now before you say I should have some respect for you because you are the king of kings I gotta tell you that I don’t need to have any more respect for you than you deserve.  I mean you will probably not see me as a threat because you have this I am a machine when I wrestle mentality.  Bravo Kain, maybe you are a machine in the ring but’s like a Timex.  I take a licking and keep on getting to my feet.  So if you think that I will stay down just because you tried to beat me down, you got another thing coming.

Connor Murphy:  See I got nothing to lose in this fight Kain.  I got nothing to lose at all in Sin City Wrestling because I am at the point in my in ring career where I don’t want or need a title.  I only need to get in there and mix it up.  Think of me as the test you need to pass before you get to challenge for titles.  By being that challenge I have something better than a title.  I have the ability to do whatever I damn well please in the ring.  

A sick grin crosses the face of Connor who leans back in the chair and crosses his arms over his chest.

Connor Murphy:  So you have to ask yourself something Kain, you have to ask yourself just what Connor Murphy is going to be getting in that ring on Sunday.   Will it be the fun loving Connor Murphy who is out to give the crowd what they paid for?  Or will it be the sick sadistic bastard who loves nothing more than fighting and beating people.  And until I get in that ring I don’t know myself.

As suddenly as it had started raining, it stops.  The bustle of people once again move on their merry way as Connor waves for another drink then addresses the camera once more.

Connor Murphy:  I may be talking a great game Kain or maybe just talking out of my ass but one way or another, I will be in that ring on Sunday and I will be taking the fight to you.  Now if you don’t mind, I am going to finish this meal then join everyone on the Hill for this Canada Day.  See ya Sunday.

With that, Connor reaches to turn off the camera sending the image to black.

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 Voice: ~muffled~ How the fuck do people do this?

The small opaque window is pushed open to reveal a long tubelike structure where a pair of legs in blue jeans and dark boots can be seen exiting.  Other windows seem to be quiet and blanked to keep out the glaring light of the hallway of the capsule hotel where Connor Murphy was trying to get some sleep.  Having to stay in Japan for the duration of the tour was making him edgy and tense.  Looking along the hallway, he rubs his hand through a mess of dark hair that hangs lankly in his eyes.

Connor Murphy:  How am I going to get any sleep in that little bit of a closet?  

Giving the door a slam, Connor moves off in disgust and leaves the corridor and towards the door.  Faces appear in the doors to watch him leave.  One face in particular spies out of the window and seeing Connor brush past the row of capsules, a door swings open to reveal Pussy Willow who leans out and swings her legs out and drops to the floor and begins to follow the man out of the hotel.

Once outside, Connor pulls out a pack of cigarettes and pulls out one slim cigarette and lets it dangle from his lips as he tucks the pack back into his pocket then begins to pat himself down for a lighter.  Suddenly a flame blazes in front of his face which drives him back in surprise.

Pussy Willow:  Relax Connor; I am not trying to burn your face off.

Connor gives her a glare as he slowly inhales the smoke from the burning end of the cigarette and then lets it slowly filter from out of the side of his mouth.  She watches as Connor contemplates the interviewer as he slowly drags another inhalation from the cancerstick.

Pussy Willow:  It isn’t like that either Connor.  I am not here for an interview or anything.  I just couldn’t help but notice how you seemed to be spooked by the capsule room you were in.

Connor nods slowly as he curls a finger around the cigarette and pulls it from his lips as a smile slowly begins to creep across his face.

Connor Murphy:  If I didn’t know better, I would say you are stalking me.  But after all we have been through, you have earned it I guess.

Pussy rolls her eyes and crosses her arms over her chest.

Pussy Willow:  Yeah yeah.  

Connor smirks again and leans back against a small wall.  Pussy moves to stand beside him and hangs her head only to give him a sidewise glance.

Pussy Willow:  So since the two of us are out here and I don’t have and cameras or microphones…

Connor looks her over as she holds her hands out to show that she didn’t have anything held.  Slowly Connor contemplates as he inhales once more.  As the smoke filters out from his lips he begins to speak.

Connor Murphy:  Since you ain’t packing I guess I can finally speak from the heart huh?  

Pussy Willow:  I have always wanted you to speak from the heart Connor.  What makes this different?

Connor smiles almost sadly as he flicks the cigarette ash into his hand.  

Connor Murphy:  You see Puss, the Connor you see at shows, which is a different Connor, a goofy clown Connor out to get a laugh or piss J2H off.  And it’s working if what he says is to be believed.  I am pretty much the only one that has gotten under Jimmy’s skin enough for him to really worry about me.  It’s like I got him by his balls…and not in that nice touchy feely sorta way.  

Pussy Willow:  Okay, that is way too TMI for me.

Connor Murphy:  I know I know but it has to be said Puss.  J2H is worried about facing me.  Hell, if I didn’t know any better I think he thinks that I am a threat but he is just building himself up to look like his balls have dropped enough to make him a man who can actually say that he is the best and you know, maybe he’s right.

Pussy offers a shocked look at Connor who appears to be serious.  Curious, she tilts her head quizzically.

Pussy Willow:  Are you serious Connor?

Connor returns the look in all seriousness for about all of ten seconds before his face breaks out in a grin.

Connor Murphy:  Nah…I ain’t serious because we both know that I couldn’t give two sh*ts about what the hell J2H thinks about me or how much bass is in his talk.  All I know is that on Climax Control I was given a shot at the title that I said I didn’t want right now and maybe I might take advantage of it and maybe I might just say screw it and mess with Jimmy’s mind.  Truth be told, I might just take this opportunity to have fun with Jimmy.  After all, he seems to think that he is the end all of the division…a two bit lightweight with delusions of grandeur.  

Pussy smirks herself at Connor’s observation.

Connor Murphy:  Now that I said my piece I need a drink.  I’d invite you with me but you have too many clothes on for my tastes right about now.  Later toots.

With a smirk, Connor pushes himself off the wall and heads towards the bright lights of the street leaving Pussy to wonder just what happened.

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Climax Control Archives / Main event mid flight interview.
« on: April 22, 2016, 11:53:18 PM »
 The flight had been uneventful for the most part.  Connor Murphy slumped in the back of the plane, the final seat in the plane and tried to be invisible.  With glasses over his eyes, he lay back and rested his head to the left as he listlessly watches out the window at the peaking of the sun on the horizon.  He tried his best to ignore the man and his son sitting in front of him.  The boy looks back at Connor as his father keeps telling him to leave the ‘strange’ man alone.  Connor can’t help but smile at that and when he notices that he has the boy’s attention, he sneers and offers him a patently faked growl which causes the boy to turn quickly and slide down in his seat.

This game goes on for hours until finally Connor in his boredom yawns and then turns to look forward only to find the kid in the seat beside him.  Connor pulls away from the kid as if he were patient zero about to start a pandemic.

Kid:  I know who you are you know

Connor looks at the kid and then for his father who is sitting in his seat, reclining back and snoring loud enough to draw the ire of people around them.  The kid leans closer to Connor and smiles again.

Kid:  I said I know who you are…

Connor Murphy:  I heard you the first time kid.

Connor attempts to turn back to the window but is stopped by the kid who kneels on the seat and leans towards Connor who rears back.  With a cheeky grin the kid points right at him and begins to taunt him in a very condescending voice.

Kid:  You’re the guy that J2H beat at that wrestling show.  

Connor waves off the comment but the kid continues.

Kid:  Yeah, you are that TNA guy.  Man J2H really beat the crap out of you to keep his title.

Connor looks at the kid from behind the dark shades with a dumbfounded look on his face.  Straightening up in the seat, Connor leans towards the kid only to growl slightly before hooking his finger in the shirt of the kid and pull  him closer and letting his voice soften into a deadly whisper.

Connor Murphy:  Listen kid, I ain’t that loser TNA.  Yeah sure, I didn’t win that match at Blaze of Glory but I didn’t lose it either.  And if the truth be known, it should have been just me and J2H that night but that shit is in the past and I am over it.  Now be a good little boy and go sit with Daddy because I have some shit to do and need some peace and quiet to do it.

The boy’s eyes widen as he slowly nods before pulling away from the curled finger.  Getting to his feet he moves towards the seat where his dad is sitting, all the while shooting death glares at Connor who shrugs and then lunges at the boy with a sneering grin as he scampers to tuck himself away.  As Connor chuckles, a voice can be heard to tsk at his behaviour.  Turning his head to see who it was that interrupted his enjoyment, he spies Pussy Willow standing in the aisle with a small hand camcorder that if Connor didn’t know better was permanently attached to her hand.

Connor Murphy:  Well well if it isn’t my favourite interviewer in Sin City Wrestling, Pussy Willow.  So Pussy, with all the places and all the planes, you have to be aboard mine.  What can I do for you lovey?
Pussy looks around the plane then motions for Connor to push over as she leans towards him to sit on the seat beside him.

Pussy Willow:  Well if you must know, I wanted to talk to you about that comment you gave the kid about the match that you lost the belt in.  Just because you didn’t get pinned doesn’t mean you can’t say you didn’t lose.  Besides Connor, do you think that you will be motivated enough to walk into the ring this week on Climax Control?

Connor lays his head back and appears to have ignored Pussy’s question.  She huffs an exasperated sigh before she turns to Connor.  Before she speaks, Connor holds up a finger.

Connor Murphy:  Before you say anything else, let me just say that if I am walking towards the ring and I get inside of it, trust me toots, I am motivated.

Pussy Willow:  So then you are excited about your match at Climax Control.

Connor chuckles and then motions around the plane.  

Connor Murphy:  I am on a plane…in economy no less…on my way to Nagasaki Japan.  All because I got told that I have me a match.  I don’t know what kind of match I do have but I heard that I need to be in the ring and that means that I am going to be getting in the ring and working off a little frustration from Blaze of Glory.

Pussy smirks as she keeps her camera on Connor.

Pussy Willow:  Well I do know your match if you want me to tell you.  But it will cost you.

Connor pushes the glasses off his nose and up to rest over his forehead while his other hand rests over his heart.  His eyes widen slightly as he pouts slightly.

Connor Murphy:  I see how it is darlin’ I thought that you loved me Pussy.  I’m hurt.

Pussy laughs at the picture that Connor is painting as the kid gets onto his seat and looks at the pair.  Connor’s smile freezes as he spies the kid.  His sneer is accompanied by his finger pointing at the kid then motioning for the kid to turn around.

Pussy Willow:  Well let me tell you then Connor, you are main eventing again but this time it isn’t for a belt.  You are teaming up with Casey Williams…

Connor Murphy:  What the hell…I’m teaming with Casey Williams?  That big ape of a wrestler is darn lucky if you ask me to have me as a partner.  Could be interesting to say the least.  So tell me darlin’ who are we facing.

Pussy Willow:  Well from what I was told, Dmitri and Travis Nathaniel Andrews.

The laughter that explodes from Connor which brings the kid turning to watch as Connor appears to find it hard to breath.  The laughter fades into a cough then a wheezing as he finally gets his breath back.

Connor Murphy:  TNA in the match teaming with Dmitri?  Really good choice for the match against Casey and I.

Pussy Willow:  You aren’t going to tear down your opponents Con?

Connor Murphy:  Of course I am going to tear them down.  Gimme a minute ok?

Connor raises a finger as he sees the stewardess nearby.  The young Japanese woman moves closer, a small smile on her face and a shining fangirl look for Connor.  He smiles up at the woman and motions for some water to drink.  She nods with a small bow and rushes off.  Connor then turns back to Pussy but before he can say anything, the stewardess returns with the drink for Connor who smiles and takes the bottle from her and drinks slowly before taking a deep breath and smiling at Pussy.

Connor Murphy:   Now I’m ready to tear them down.  But the question is where to start?

Pussy taps her nose as it wrinkles as she tries to decide which opponent’s name to mention first.  

Pussy Willow:  Well why don’t you talk about Dmitri.  After all, he has talked about you and your match at the supercard and about your tag partner.  From what I saw of the promo, he is big on mind games, talking about how you are going to use your past against you.

Connor Murphy:  Yeah yeah, everyone wants to talk about my past as a Nobody, about my win loss record and how I have more failings than wins in the big ones.

Pussy Willow nods aggressively.

Pussy Willow:  He did talk about it for sure.

Connor Murphy:  Well then let him talk.  I am not worried about him or anyone else.  I was a nobody and put myself into the title pictures left right and center.  Hell I probably still have the gonads to take it to J2H if I wanted to.  But you know what, Despy’s got his shot and let him have it.  Right now, I am just going to enjoy getting into the ring and having a blast beating the crap out of all against me.  And that is all I am looking forward to this week.

With that, he takes another long swallow of the water then turns back to the camera.

Connor Murphy:  And let me tell you one hell of a secret.  TNA thought he could step up to me and talk crap about being in the big one at the supercard then what happens?  He chokes like the Toronto Maple Leafs.  As must as he thinks he is the man, he ain’t.  And when it comes down to it, he isn’t going to be a problem come Sunday night.  Even as jetlagged as I am going to be once I finally get to Nagasaki, I am not going to let that little bas…

Connor sees the kid watching him, barely peeking over the back of the seat so he self-edits.

Connor Murphy:  …So and so get a win to make his confidence go through the roof. It’s bad enough he talks and talks and talks once he takes his lips off of Mark Ward’s rear or his…Richard…talks some more.  More action and less talk and by action I mean wrestling, not sucking, blowing or kissing.

Connor makes kissy noises as the pilot gets on the announcement speakers and announces the arrival into Nagasaki.  With that, Connor pulls down his glasses and reaches for his seatbelt.  Pussy stops her camera and tucks it into her bag then belts herself in as well.  The lights of the plane switch off as the plane begins to descend and Connor smiles as if thinking of the upcoming match and what he might be doing to his opponents in it as we fade out.  

12
Climax Control Archives / BFTP Semis...Connor to face Despy...oh my
« on: March 25, 2016, 07:14:53 PM »
 The sound of chuckling can be heard coming from a rather sparse apartment.  The typical wall decorations that one would expect are nowhere to be seen as if the room was in the middle of dressing.  The furniture scattered around the room was eclectic and mismatched.  The large, plush recliner indicated comfort and relaxation while the square couch wasn’t inviting at all.  In the middle of it, Connor Murphy stood his cell in his hand as he looked around at the mess of his livingroom. Taking in the boxes of leftover Chinese slowly congealing and the bottles of a rather boisterous party resting on the table, Connor smirks as he listens to whoever it is on the phone.

“I know sweetheart but I couldn’t wait to get back to Vegas.  Dev said he was going to throw me a bash for winning against Alexis and Steve.  Tessa love, you know I wish you were here but Dev couldn’t wait,” Connor explains.  He rubs his hands through his hair making it stand more on end.  Dressed in only a pair of rather baggy flannel pajama pants and nothing else, Connor sighs and nods as he listens before ending the conversation.  

“I’ll see you when you get back,” he says as he pulls the phone away from his ear and presses release.  As he hangs up the phone the door to one of the bedrooms opens and a young blonde woman walks out in a barely there dress that had seen better nights on better floors.  Connor swallows and self-consciously tries to cover himself.  

The girl only giggles and then with a quick wave, she moves towards the kitchen area and looks around for a coffee maker or kettle.  “I don’t suppose you have anything to make coffee do you?” she asks with a confused look on her face as her hunt proves fruitless.  

Still standing in the living room, Connor shakes his head slowly with a shrug.  “I ain’t seen the need to get anything like that,” he says as he scratches at his bare chest then as if almost realizing that he was nearly naked, he moves to grab a shirt out of his room.  As he opens the door, a redhead is reaching for the other side and squeaks in surprise.  Connor staggers back slightly then motions her through the door before disappearing himself into the room.  Through the open door he can hear the two women begin to chatter about coffee and breakfast.

Taking a moment to confirm that his bed was now empty, he opens the closet to reveal a row of tees and button up flannels.  Grabbing a worn greyish tee with his image on it, he throws it over his head and struggles to get his arms into it.   Catching a look at himself in the mirror, he smirks then brushes his hands down his head to flatten out his hair into some semblance of order.  

Walking back into the living room, Connor spies his friend Devlin Lefebvre smirking as he has an arm over the shoulders of each of the girls.  Connor can see the lack of sleep has given Dev a haunted look with sunken eyes that are in total contrast to the rather large “shit eating” grin on his face.  Looking from the blonde to the brunette, Devlin spares a glance for his friend.  “Mindy and Cindy here are going to get ready then the four of us are going out for breakfast,” says Dev as he gently gives the girls a push toward the bathroom.  The brunette turns and gives him a wrinkled nose look as she puts one hand on her hip.  “My name’s not Mindy silly, it’s Mandy!” she exclaims which only causes Devlin to walk over and put a knuckle under her chin and offer her a rather charming smile.  

“Mindy, Mandy..Cindy Candy…both of you are the sweetest things,” he jokes as once again he points them towards the bathroom and offers each a soft pat on their bottoms.  With a giggle, the two of them disappear into the other room as Devlin turns to his friend. “Do you think she picked up on the fact that I forgot who she was?” he asks worriedly.  

“Nah, no clue whatsoever,” answers Connor as he grabs at the fridge door and pulls it open to reveal a rather sparse selection of beer and water bottles with a lone bottle of ketchup and half a loaf of moldy bread that he pulls out with two fingers before tossing it out.  Rubbing his hands along the flannel to clean them, Connor swipes at a water bottle and slams the door shut.  As he does, he hears the shower start.  “So Dev, what do we have planned for this week?” he demands as he turns to find Dev reading his cell phone in the plush recliner.  

Devlin looks at the man then waves the phone at him.  “Looks like you got an email here to do an interview on a public access television show.  Email says they want to talk to you about the Blast from the Past match you have this week.  What, you don’t get time off?”

Connor shakes his head and moves to the couch to sit down.  “Life of a wrestler…” he mumbles at his friend before sipping at the drink.

Devlin nods as if he completely understood the comment before once again looking at the phone.  “So you never said who you were facing,” adds Dev.

“Despnphsyl,” mumbles Connor as he looks away.

“Huh?” replies Dev with a quirked eyebrow.

“Despy and Crystal,” enunciates Connor with an aggrieved look on his face.  “I’m facing a spoiled movie starlet and a perpetual motion manchild that I have faced before and who kept me from winning the Internet title when I faced him.  That little guy is all over the place and about as easy to catch as a streak of lightning.”

“You can catch him Con,” vows Devlin.  “He’s gotta face you in the ring and when he does come at you, kick the crap out of him and ground him.  If he can’t bounce around, he can’t fight back,” says Devlin.  “Ground the monkey and you got it made in the shade.  Speaking of shade…those girls are taking an awfully long time in the shower, maybe I should check on them,” he offers as he pulls himself out of the chair and moves at a slow pace to the bathroom door, his eyebrows waggling as he shoots a glance back at his friend.  Opening the door, he calls out to them.  “Everything ok in here?”

A feminine giggle escapes the room as one voice can be heard to complain that there wasn’t anyone to wash their backs.  Devlin looks at his friend and then putting his hand over his heart, he turns back to the girl.  “I am so willing to lend a hand ladies,” he offers beform motioning with his other hand to Connor to join him.  Dev walks into the bathroom to be greeted with more giggles.  

Connor pulls himself off the couch then moves slowly to the bathroom.  About half way, Devlin’s voice urges him to hurry as Mandy or Cindy was waiting.  Stopping only to pull the tee over his head Connor moves into the bathroom as his friend can be heard to say that they were there to help.

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Connor stands outside of a small nondescript building in downtown, a pair of sunglasses covering his eyes and a cigarette hanging from his lips.  Dressed in a pair of jeans with an NXT Rogue world tour shirt hidden under an open leather jacket Connor looks relaxed as he takes the cancerstick from his mouth then lets it drop in front of him only to stifle it with one twist of his boot.

“Excuse me, are you Connor Murphy?” asks a smaller man who moves up to Connor.  Connor turns and nods only to be waved into the building.  “We’ve been waiting for you.”

Connor follows him into the building and into a studio that has a homemade set with the words “Point/Counterpoint” in white against a rather blinding swirl of color.  Connor walks further into the studio only to see an image of a bear on a television screen.  Recognizing Angel, Connor turns quickly to look for the bear.

“Mr. Angel is not in the studio Mr. Murphy.  He sends his regrets but he did send the responses to the questions that I am going to be asking the both of you concerning your match at Climax Control in Tempe,” says the little man who moves towards a camera and begins to discuss the lighting and set up of the set.

Connor moves towards the desk and picks up the small nametag that is resting in front of the chair where he is to sit.  Sitting in the folding chair, Connor twists slightly and puts his feet up to wait for the start of the show.  As he does, the host of the show appears in a rather loud and checked suit jacket with a contrasting tie.  Moving to sit between Connor and the screen, he looks up at the camera.

“So are we ready to start the show Dex?” he says in a Ron Burgundy voice of a seventies newcaster.   At a nod from his director, the journalist runs his hands over the patently fake moustache gracing his upper lip.  “Then let’s get this show on the road shall we?”

Connor pulls his feet down as the camera focus on the newcaster who gargles quickly with an amber liquid that he swallows before checking his breath.  Once he smiles at the scent of whiskey covered in mint is achieved, he motions for the cameraman to begin to film.

“Good evening and welcome to Point Counterpoint Sin City Wrestling and tonight my guests are the image of Angel, the manager of Despayre who sadly could not be here,” says the journalist while a laugh track cheers before he continues, “and his client’s opponent in the match, Connor Murphy.”  The track changes from cheers to boos which makes Connor look around then glare at the announcer.  “Tonight I am going to get the point, counter point between these two.  Since Angel and Despayre could not be here, I have sent the questions to them before tonight and have received their responses..”

The announcer smirks into the camera as he waves the papers in his hand then straightens out the papers in front of him.  As he does, Connor looks over to attempt to read the responses that even from his view can be seen to be written in purple crayon.

“Our first question I guess we should be asking is just what do you think your chances will be when the two of you face off in the ring.  I mean the last time the two of you were in a match against each other you were fighting for the Internet title which,” the newscaster pauses to glance at the notes on the paper. “Despayre won handily.”

“Whoa whoa whoa,” says Connor as he holds up his hands to argue the comment.  “Despayre didn’t win handily.  If I remember correctly, I managed to give him the fight of his life.  I almost took his title that night and this week I have a chance to kick him out of the tournament,” adds Connor before leaning back to cross his arms over his chest as he smirks at the image of Angel.  As he does, the sound of a fax machine can be heard in the back behind the announcer who turns and pulls out the sheet.

“According to this, Mr. Angel does agree with Connor but his version is slightly different.  He acknowledges that Despayre sometimes thinks that he doesn’t deserve the wins because he is going to be beaten by opponents and I have to remind him that he is a winner,” reads the announcer as a track of “aww” can be heard from the sound board.  Connor can’t believe the onesidedness of the interview as he leans forward.

“Listen I am giving it to Despy, that little energizer bunny is a tough little ball of fluff but in that ring something happens to me when I get inside of it.  I tend to get into the mood to fight and when that happens, well, might not be a good thing for Despy,” says Connor with a smirk.  Only moments later, the fax once more goes off and another message comes through.

“According to this message, Mr. Angel says that Despayre is like that too.  He can be funloving but when it comes to matches, however he knows how to get down to business too.  Have you seen the other men he has faced…bigger men and tougher men than Connor there…I mean here.”

Rolling his eyes, Connor motions at the fax machine then at the screen.  “Listen, I am debating this match over a public access show against a bear for…” Connor’s expletive filled response is bleeped out in the studio which makes him cover his ears in pain.  “Who was the nimrod that contacted me for this shit?” he demands as the laugh track once again boos him.  Ignoring them, he pulls out his cell phone and swipes his fingers across the screen and begins to scroll through his emails.  Suddenly he stops then looks up at the people in the studio that are desperately trying to avoid his eyes.  Narrowing his eyes, he glares at the studio occupants and holds up his phone.  “Who is Despyfan#1?”

The producer of the show smirks as he holds up his hand.  “I am and I am totally making you look bad by making you do this while we have someone sending those faxes to us from the other room…”

Connor throws up his hands and then glaring at the producer, he pulls at the microphone that is attached to his shirt and tosses it at the desk before walking off without another word.  The newscaster looks right into the camera.  “As you can see, Connor Murphy is a volatile maniac that is going to be humbled by Despayre in the semi finals of the Blast from the Past Tournament.  We gave you the exclusive and I for one think that…”

The newscaster is interrupted by the fax machine going off again.  He reaches over expecting another sending from the other room but instead is looking at a drawing of a very angry growling bear.  Looking up at the screen he notices that the image has changed to reveal the chair empty as the sounds of claws can be heard walking away accompanied by a few well placed growls before the chick of coins into a jar can be heard off screen.

“This says that Despayre will no longer respond to any requests from you about appearing on your show in the future.”

Connor leaves the studio angrily, his hand rummaging in his pocket for a cigarette.  Just as he makes his way to the front door, a scream of what sounds like someone dying can be heard carrying on the air towards him.  “Wonder what happened there,” he comments almost to himself as he pushes open the door and disappears outside.

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A man can be seen sitting in a chair, one leg over the arm as he slowly swirls a glass with an amber liquid topped with a cream colored foam in it.  The man, with a mop of unkempt dark hair and the stubble of a couple of days shadowing his chin, smirks as if no one else is in the room.

“Blast from the Past tournament,” he begins before facing the camera to reveal it is Connor Murphy who is talking.  Behind the camera, Devlin can be seen watching the small screen of the camcorder.  “This is the farthest I have made it in the tournament and don’t get me wrong, I know I am one hell of a wrestler but seriously, I can’t claim all the glory.”

Swilling at the glass that he brings to his lips, he licks at the remnant of foam stuck to the peachy fuzz on his upper lip.  

“I have to believe that my partner is one heck of a wrestler as well.  Melanie Gabrielle is a former champion that still is in the title picture like the warrior that she is.  I gotta give that girl props for helping me get this far.  And I gotta give props to the people that I faced who made me that much better.  I mean seriously, if it wasn’t for them, I would have been in the first round and out of the tournament like that,” he volunteers as he tries to snap his fingers.  The lack of skill reveals that his blood alcohol might not be one hundred percent pure…

“This week I am in the semi finals,” he begins with a smirk as he holds up the now half empty glass to toast the camera.  “And my opponents this week are Crystal Millar, silver screen queen…” Connor snickers as he motions to his crotch area with his empty hand as his glass filled one moves to tap at his nose.  “And ‘her’ partner Despayre.”

Devlin nods and laughs at Connor’s comment which makes the camera move up and down shakily.  “Too funny Con,” says Dev who reaches for his own glass to take a large sip.

Connor looks sagely at the camera only to let out a soft belch before starting to talk again.  “Despayre, one hell of a wrestler or monkey or whatever you call him.  I have faced him a bunch of times and he has beaten me every time…well most of the time it was in tag matches.  And I have to give it to him that he can pull out the win from anywhere.  But maybe, maybe it won’t come down to him and me Dev.”

Devlin can be heard to murmur into his drink.  Connor nods like he understood the comment.  “I know, I have to realize that I am probably seen as the missing link…”

“Weakest link,” interrupts Devlin as he moves the close up button.

Connor stops and shoots Devlin a questioning look.  “Huh?”

“It’s weakest link Con,” says Devlin.  “Missing link is like between monkeys and men.

“The way Despayre wrestles, maybe he is the missing link?  After all he is all over that ring like some kind of squirrel monkey,” says Connor with a shrug.  “But either way, I have to give it to the little man, he’s one hell of a monkey in that ring.”

“That’s what Adams keeps saying when he calls Despayre’s matches.  But seriously Con…”

Connor holds up his hand holding the now empty drink.  “Dev, I ain’t worried about the match.   I got this match scouted well and if I don’t win then I can shift my focus.  And if I do win, I can still shift my focus slightly.”  Connor smiles as he fights to stand up then stumbles towards the kitchen.  Yanking open the door of the fridge, he looks inside then leans against it to shout at his friend.  “Dev, you finished the bottle?  What the f..”

Connor claps a hand over his mouth as he notices that Devlin has pointed the camera in his direction.  “Language Connor, kids could be watching,” teases Devlin.  Connor glares at his friend then slams the door shut and sets the glass on the counter before leaning his hands on it and smirking into the camera.

“Despayre, I bet you aren’t worried about this match,” Connor says.  “You will probably think back to our other matches and other fights and that’s ok.  I tell you, manchild, you go.  But this tournament is not about just you and me, it is about Crystal and Mel, our partners.  And maybe it will come down to those two or it may come down to us.  And if it does, fine.  But I need to promise you something little man.  One way or another in this tournament I have done some things that have been considered firsts.”

Looking harder into the camera, the genial smile on Connor’s lips freezes slightly.  “One of the firsts is that I made it past the first round, the second is that I have made it to the semifinals and the third just might be that I am going to beat you for the first time in my career.  With no title on the line, just the two of us on opposite teams and when the two of us are in the ring I have to tell you that I ain’t going to hold back one bit.  And if I win, I win.  If I lose, I lose.  But one way or another I am going to prove to everyone that I am where I am supposed to be and that is in the top tier of wrestlers in Sin City.”

Connor leans forward once more and smirks into the camera, his good humor restored.  “Win lose or draw Despy, it is going to be a pleasure to face you across the ring because you are one of the measuring sticks that people measure themselves against.  And granted that I ain’t been able to get past you with a win, there is always a first time for everything.”

Devlin once more sends the camera view into a close up of Connor’s face, focusing on his eyes that reveals the slow sobering of Connor Murphy.

“Just one last message for my partner Mel, I am going to be ready at Climax Control so fear not, I won’t let you down because I know you won’t be letting me down,” he says before moving into the living room once more.  “That’s enough Dev, my throat’s dry and you drank all the juice.  Let’s find us a bar to wet our lips and find the next Ms Right Now.”

The friends start to laugh as Devlin presses stop the sets the camera down.  The two reach for the keys to the apartment and exit as the scene fades out.

13
Climax Control Archives / Hockey game at home
« on: March 18, 2016, 11:55:09 PM »
 Blast from the past tournament round two…yours truly, Connor Murphy, is going to have to face a friendly while beating on someone that I know I will enjoy slapping around like the little b*tch I think Steve Ramone is.  Don’t get me wrong, I’m not too happy having to face Alexis across the ring but Alexis really isn’t my problem in that match, Steve is.

Which means that this is going to be fun…

Scene:  Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa Ontario, Tuesday March 15th

Connor slouched in his seat at the Canadian Tire Centre as he waited for his friend to climb down the stairs towards the seats.  Devlin Lefebvre moved gingerly down the stairs balancing a small cardboard box holding a pair of red boxes that were admitting a slightly meaty scent of gravy and fries.  On either end of the box, two open cans of beer sloshed and wobbles with each bouncing step he takes.

Devlin Lefebvre:  Thanks for all the help there Con.  What happened to you?

Connor looks up at his friend and offers him a cocky half smile and waves his phone at his friend.  The screen was blanked out and just made Devlin quirk an eyebrow.

Connor Murphy:  I had to take a call.  

Devlin sits down and holds out one can of beer in Connor’s direction.  Taking it, Connor leans forward to set it on the concrete then straightens back up to take the box of poutine from Devlin.  Inhaling deeply, Connor takes the small plastic fork and stabs at a few fries swimming in gravy that has melted the cheese curd over the fries.  Sliding it into his mouth, his eyes close in delight at the taste of the concoction.  His small orgasmic moan of pleasure is barely heard over the general hubbub of the fans as they are settling in for the warm up.

Connor Murphy:  Now THAT’s what I’m talking about!

Devlin laughs as he digs into his own box of poutine.

Devlin Lefebvre:  Don’t they have poutine in the states?  I am sure that if you went to Vix’s she could fix you up with some.

Connor barely acknowledges the comment as he shovels the hot food into his mouth.  Finally coming up for air, he shakes his head slowly.

Connor Murphy:  Right now ain’t a good time at the Staggs house for me.  I got Tim thinking that I abandoned the team because we lost the titles and Vix is well, she’s torn between the fact that she has Spike and Tim and Alexis and me all in the tournament and it could be a real rumble if we got together.  Listen I know that I ain’t gonna put myself in the position of making her pissed that I hurt her hubby or her stepson or Lex for that matter.

Devlin Lefebvre:  I don’t think she would get mad if you hurt Lex.  From what I heard, that girl is nothing but bad news.  If you look at her twitter, the little wretch needs to understand that there are people that care what happens to her and there are people that don’t care at all.  Vix says she trained her and that the girl is angry.  And you know Vixen, trying to mother someone is in her blood so she’s not happy that Alexis acts the way she does.  Hell, Vix says Alexis is just like she was before the army and Vix wants to help her in the biggest way.  If you ask me, I don’t know if Vix will be able to if Alexis doesn’t want it.

Connor can only look at his friend as he takes a long pull on the king can of beer.

Connor Murphy:  Holy hell Dev, when did you get philosophical?  Besides, Lex is of the opinion that nobody cares about her and that she doesn’t need anyone.  Least of all her partner in the Blast from the Past Tournament.  And you know what, I have to agree with her that she doesn’t need Steve Ramone pulling her down to the gutter like he does.  Hell if you ask me, the only thing she could do is throw the match because she doesn’t like Steve.  But that ain’t Lex’s style.  She’s more balls to the wall.

Devlin Lefebvre:  Then it is a good thing that you don’t have to worry about facing her.

Connor wipes at a tendril of melted cheese as he chokes slightly on his latest bite.

Connor Murphy:  About that…

Devlin Lefebvre:  You are facing her aren’t you?

Connor nods slowly as he brings his own can up to sip at the beer.  Devlin can only laugh as Connor’s mouth drops in a bit of a sneer.

Connor Murphy:  It ain’t funny Dev.  Everyone’s talking about the Nobodies breaking up with all of us in the tournament and Tim being eliminated and me and Alexis across the ring from each other.  Besides I know the girl is ready to go all the way and trust me, I ain’t going down without a fight either.  Truth be told, I only have to worry about beating Steve Ramone in the match, I can’t lay this…

Connor wiggles his fingers on his right hand as he holds the fork up.

Connor Murphy:  Any of the bombshells so I am going to have to worry about Melanie beating Lex.  Me, I got Stevie beaten already.

Connor again starts to eat his poutine, the last few bites colder and staler as he grimaces then slides the fork into the remaining poutine and closes up the lid.  Tucking it under his seat, he straightens up once more and takes another long sip of the beer.  Beside him, Devlin gives him a look of surprise.

Devlin Lefebvre:  How have you beaten Steve?

Connor Murphy:  Knowing that bag of hot air, he’s already talked about how great he is and how the Nobodies are nothing and how great he is…

Devlin Lefebvre:  You already said that…

Connor Murphy:  I know I did but listening to Stevie, he keeps repeating it over and over again.  Kinda like a nervous tic or some kind of motivational speech to add to his Stewart Smalley mentality.  You know the kind…”I am that darn good and dang it, people like me” speech that those lacking the testicular ego boost that most naturally confident men have.

The pair is interrupted by the start of the Senators entrance into the arena.  For the next few minutes, all talk is impossible as the starting lineup is announced and the anthems are sung.  As the Wild and the Senators line up for the opening faceoff, Connor and Devlin begin their conversation right from the spot they were interrupted.

Devlin Lefebvre:  Are you telling me that Ramone has no balls?

Connor Murphy:  You said it, not me.  But if you want to know the truth, all I can think when I listen to him talk is about he thinks he is all that but really isn’t.  Granted he is the Roulette champion but if you seriously ask me, that was more than a fluke.  Someone must have shoved a horseshoe up his arse.  Because if I was in that match, the outcome would have been a helluva lot different.  

Devlin Lefebvre:  Yeah but you weren’t and you aren’t able to say that you would have won.

Connor Murphy:  Fine, thank you captain obvious.  So I wasn’t in the roulette title match and I don’t know IF I would have beaten him in that match.  But I do know one thing…come Climax Control, I will be beating him in the tournament and getting one step closer to the finals.  And when I do, I am going to fight tooth and nail to win this blasted thing and then take what I have wanted all along.

Devlin leans closer to Connor as he is shushed from behind by two fans who proceed to begin to yell “GO SENS GO!!!”

Devlin Lefebvre:  And what have you wanted all along?  Like I don’t know.

Connor Murphy:  It ain’t the title if you are thinking that.  I want to be somebody that makes people worry when they face me.  Like Steve should be this week.

The fans begin to get rowdy as the referees make a bad call.  Connor sits forward, his elbows resting on his knees as he begins to fall under the spell of the game.  Devlin can see that he has lost his friend’s attention so he brings the can of beer to his lips as the referee blows the whistle to end the play.  The pair lean forward as the play comes down ice, Connor joining in with the rest of the screaming fans in condemning the referees for their bad calls.

Scene:  MacDonald Cartier Airport, Ottawa Ontario, Friday March 18th

A rather laidback Connor Murphy stands outside the lobby of the airport as his friend waves goodbye before pulling away in a rather beat up truck.  Moving into the airport, Connor shoulders the beat up duffle bag and moves towards security.  Taking the few minutes to walk through and be approached by a CBSA officer, Connor jokes his way through security and then down into the airport proper to the gate where his flight would be leaving from.  As he does, he reaches into a pocket to pull out a cell phone before looking around him and finding a quiet seat.

Sitting on the plastic seat, he takes his duffle and sets it on the seat beside him before beginning to talk into the small screen and camera.

Connor Murphy:  Okay, listen I saw the card for Sunday’s CC and let me tell you that I wasn’t really impressed with the fact that I have to face my teammate in Alexis.  Seriously that girl got skills but then again, I don’t have to worry about that.  My partner Melanie Gabrielle will have to and I am fine with that.  Considering that she was challenging for the title that Alexis held this past Sunday should tell you that she is one helluva a wrestler.  So before I go any further, Lex, as much as I respect the hell out of you, I ain’t going to let my partner down and let you move on in the tournament.  

Connor offers an apologetic look at the camera and then lets the slightest smirk cross his features.

Connor Murphy:  Tell ya what.  When I beat ya, I’ll buy ya a Shirley temple to make up for it.  It will be bring your own booze though if you want to spike it up.  I ain’t gonna break the law for ya…I’m too pretty to go to jail.

Connor laughs at that as does a person sitting nearby.  Connor winks at her then goes back to talking into the smartphone.

Connor Murphy:  So now that I got my apology to Lex over and done with, I have a couple of things that I want to say to Steve Ramone and someone very special.

Connor Murphy:  Stevie, I don’t really care what you think or do in this match.  I mean that you could try your darnedest to be the big man and win it for your team but we both know that when it comes to me, I am so unorthodox that as much as you think you know what is going on and have a good handle on me, I will come from left field with something so unexpected and painful to you that you won’t know what to do with me.

Noticing that he is beginning to draw a crowd, Connor sits straighter and holds the camera out more.

Connor Murphy:  And if you ask me which I know you didn’t but I am going to say it anyways, this match up with you and me is going to end badly for you.  Come to think of it, when I beat you I think that would give me a really big push to take your title.  After all, this will be the main event and I remember correctly that management did say that Champions could face losing their titles in these matches.  Maybe we can convince Christian or Hot Stuff to make this match a match for your title and if not, when I punch my ticket to the next round by punching you out, I think the way I beat you should prove to the higher ups that I maybe deserve a shot at your title.

Connor leans back in the seat he is in, slouching a little like a smoldering James Dean from the fifties as a smirk crosses his face.

Connor Murphy:  Speaking of titles I have to address something that has been bothering me about our heavyweight champion.  I don’t dispute he’s champ because I watched that gauntlet match and saw him pull it out in the end but the problem I have with that snot nosed baby champion who thinks he is god’s gift to the company and the heavyweight title is that he thinks that he is king shit of turd island because he quote unquote beat the entire roster to win the title.

Connor thumbs his nose and sniff in distain.

Connor Murphy:  Listen Jimmy…you beat some of the roster to win that title.  But there is no way in hell you beat the entire roster.  See, there were wrestlers that didn’t choose to wrestle in that gauntlet and why do you think that is.  Because at the time there were other things on their mind.  Like defending their own titles.  

Connor Murphy:  That’s right Jimmy, I was the one that decided to stay out of the gauntlet because I wanted to keep my focus.  And before you say it, yeah, I lost the titles that night but do you know what that did?  It freed me up to focus on you and your title.  And we both know the last time we faced each other, it wasn’t you that won the match.  And one on one, you can’t beat me when I am focused directly on you.  So Jimmy, whatever shall we do about that huh?

Connor scratches at his stubble covered chin with a smirk that lights up his eyes.

Connor Murphy:  We have two options in my opinion.  I can win this tournament and then take that win and grab my shot or…

Connor’s smile widens.

Connor Murphy:  I can take you up on your foolish little boast about you being a fighting champion.  So the choice is mine unless of course you decide that you don’t need to face someone who beat you before and will beat you again.

Over the speaker, the call to board his flight is heard by Connor.  Getting to his feet, he shoulders the duffle bag again and turning to the gate begins to walk towards it still talking.

Connor Murphy:  So tell me Jimmy, are you up for losing your title to a nobody?  Because I am ready to come and get it.

Connor gets to the desk and hands over his boarding pass as he moves his finger over the phone to stop recording.  Smiling at the gate tender, he moves past her and onto the skywalk to board the plane, disappearing into the plane.

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Climax Control Archives / Blast from the Past Tournament-Round one
« on: February 26, 2016, 11:57:33 PM »
 Supercard aftermath…

Sitting on a crate outside the backstage area after the match where he had lost the titles with Tim, Connor looks at his partner who is leaning against the crate beside him.  Connor can see how distant Tim is and debates whether or not to comment.  Reaching into the his hoodie, Connor pulls out a pack of cigarettes and offers it to Tim who pulls out a cigarette and lights up before handing them back.

Taking the slightly crumpled package into his hand, Connor pulls the final cancer stick out and sets it between his lips, his lighter flashing as it sparks then flickers with a flame that makes the end of the cigarette glow.  He lets the smoke curl around his head and smiles at the familiar burn.


Tim Staggs:  Look man, I’m sorry about tonight.  I thought that I had…

Connor holds a hand up stopping Tim and then letting his hand fall onto the shoulder of his younger partner.

Connor Murphy:  Whoa, don’t even go there Tim.  Maybe it is better that we lost tonight.  After all you have a lot on your mind with coming off the pills and Grimm and all the shit that you are going through.  Gives you time to deal with it yanno, away from the pressure of being champ.  

Tim smiles slightly at that as Connor takes another long inhale of the cigarette.  The pair stands there smoking and watching the night and the activity around them.

Connor Murphy:  But I have to tell you Timmy, I saw that you signed up for the Blast from the Past tournament.  You sure that is something that you think you are up to?  Especially when Grimm and that looney is fucking with your mind?

Tim only nods as he takes a final drag of the cigarette then sends the butt flying through the air, the faint glow the last the pair sees.  Connor can understand Tim’s reluctance to talk about Grimm and that woman so doesn’t push.  Before any more can be said, Tim pushes off the crate and turns towards the locker rooms.

Tim Staggs:  You coming?

Connor shakes his head with a smile.  

Connor Murphy:  Nah, I got something to say to Benny Boy then I am heading to the hotel.  We’ll talk soon.  Take care of yourself kiddo.

Smirking, he reaches across the space between them to ruffle Tim’s hair like he was a little boy which only makes Tim protest and swat at Connor’s hand.  The two Nobodies share a hard gripped handshake that Connor uses to pull Tim close.

Connor Murphy:  If you need me, all it takes is a call and I’ll have your back.

Tim Staggs:  I know Connor, I know.  Hopefully I won’t need to use it.

With that, the pair separates each headed in their own direction.  Connor makes a quick stop at the locker room and grabs something before quickly disappearing around the corner and out of camera view.

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Blast from the Past teaming…

The hotel in Paris wasn’t the best.  But for Connor, the only reason he needed it was for the place to collapse after meeting up with his partner for the Blast from the Past tournament.  Being randomly teamed up with Melanie Gabrielle for the tournament gave him a good chance at making a run for the tournament and lead him to a chance at facing the champion for the Heavyweight title.  

The meeting went well, considering that he had a face to face in the bar owned by his partner’s family member.  He smiled drunkenly into the mirror that mocked him as he stood in the foyer of his room and fought with his boots.  Finally he reaches down and yanks at the laces that are tangled in Gordian knots.  Mumbling an expletive, he moves into the room and collapses on the bed to look up at the ceiling.  

Suddenly the Dropkick Murphys can be heard as Connor fights to find his cell phone.  Pulling it from his front pocket, he presses the answer button and without bringing the phone to his ear, calls out hello into the receiver.


Pussy Willow:  Connor Murphy, I was wondering what you are doing and if it would be possible to talk to you about the blast from the Past tournament.  I can come over right now if you like.

Connor smirks and shakes his head.

Connor Murphy:  I don’t think so toots, too much water between us.

Pussy Willow:  What are you talking about?  You aren’t in Vegas or California?

Connor Murphy:  Nope, in Paris enjoying the view of my hotel ceiling right about now.  It’s like…

Squinting his eyes he lifts his arm up to peer at his bare wrist then rolls with a groan to look at the clock radio on the table beside the bed.

Connor Murphy:  Half past put me to bed time.  

Pussy Willow:  But Connor, I wanted to ask you about the tournament and the fact that you are teamed up with Melanie Gabrielle.

Connor Murphy:  Well if you don’t mind doing this over the phone I will be more than willing to talk.  Hell if I was allowed to cut a promo drunk, I would so be on Facebook live or whatever the hell that app is.  So Pussy, why don’t we do this and then you can let me sleep this prehangover off before I need to be at the airport.

For a moment the line is silent.  Connor pulls the phone away from his ear to look at it.  He can hear Pussy agree to the interview so he smiles and very precisely points his finger and hits speaker then lets the phone drop on the bed beside him.

Connor Murphy:  Okay Pussy…shoot!

Pussy Willow:  Well I guess the first question has to be how do you feel being tagged up with Melanie Gabrielle in the tournament?  She is a former champion and is a very tough competitor.

Connor resumes looking up at the ceiling as he thinks a response for the question.

Connor Murphy:  Teaming up with Melanie Gabrielle is like getting a free pass to an insiders chance at something great.  I mean have you seen the way the girl is able to kick ass like a professional?  

Pussy Willow:  But she lost her match at the supercard when she challenged for the Bombshell tag titles.

Connor Murphy:  Yeah I saw but then again, I lost my match at My Bloody Valentine too.  So just means that both of us are looking for redemption.  And the best way to get that is winning this tournament.  And from our discussions today over some beer and this meady thing, the two of us are on the same page when it comes to what we have planned.

Pussy Willow:  And just what do you have planned Connor?

Connor Murphy:  WE plan to win Pussy.

Connor smirks then yawns.  On the other end of the line Pussy can be heard to hum slightly as she is contemplating her next question.  Connor rolls on his side and tucks his arm under his head.

Pussy Willow:  So Connor, we heard that that you will be facing Derek Thorne and Mercedes Vargas.  Thoughts?

Connor Murphy:  Yeah Derek Thorne, I know him.  Tough as nails and ready to kick ass just like I am.  So I think that it will be one hell of a match..

Pussy  Willow:  And Mercedes?

Connor Murphy:  She is the problem for Mel.  I ain’t allowed to touch her am I?  

Connor yawns again and lets his eyes close as Pussy again hums as she thinks of another question.

Pussy Willow:  So Connor…

Connor Murphy:  Zzzz

Pussy Willow:  Connor?

Pussy keeps calling out Connor’s name as he sleeps on, snoring loudly.  Rolling over, Connor hangs up the phone as Pussy is calling his name as the scene fades out.

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The image of Connor Murphy can be seen flickering on a screen and he begins to talk.

Connor Murphy:  I am sitting here and I thought about my match this week for the Blast for the Past tournament and I have to tell you that I am looking forward to this match against Derek Thorne and Mercedes Vargas.  People are probably going to be saying that Mel and I won’t stand a chance since we have to face the new Bombshell Internet Champion and Derek Thorne, someone who hasn’t been in the ring for over a year.  I am going to let Mel handle Mercedes but I am going to direct my thoughts to Derek.

Derek, I remember you and I know the pair of us were like family thanks to Spike and Vixen and NXT.  And I know the pair of us are both ready and willing to fight.  And I am looking forward to getting in the ring with you.  And I am very ready to stand toe to toe with you and just have a blast trading punches.

Win or lose, I will be enjoying the match one way or another.

With a smile he reaches and presses a button that sends the image to snow.

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Climax Control Archives / Nobody is above good advice
« on: January 22, 2016, 11:53:24 PM »
 Smoke curls around a hoodie covered head as Connor Murphy stands outside of the hotel, the dark held at bay by a rather weak florescent bulb.  Not your normal hotel to say the least as the young man inhales another burning drag of the cigarette hanging from his lips.  Beside him Tim can be seen resting on the half wall advertising the hotel.  Connor can’t help but shake his head at the blank stare on the face of his partner and reaches up to pull the smoke from his lips and rests his hand on the shoulder of Tim.

Connor Murphy:  You know what Tim, I gotta tell you that those meds you are on, totally taking you to another place.  Do you think you really want to go there?

Tim turns his cold eyes to Connor, a ghost of a smile cracking the intense look on his face.

Tim Staggs:  Whatever place it is, starting to feel like home to me.

Connor can’t help but wince at that comment.  This Tim wasn’t the Tim he joined the Nobodies to tag with.  This was a different Tim, a distant Tim…a Tim that needed to be jolted out of whatever this drug was making him.

Connor Murphy:  Don’t you think maybe you might want to ditch the dozy drugs and get back to the Nobody everybody knows and loves?

Tim Staggs:  Loves?  Really Connor…sounds more like you are on drugs.

The young Staggs chuckles at the irony of the joke before dragging more smoke into his lungs.  Exhaling slowly, Tim once more faces forward, his eyes focused on something that Connor just can’t see.

Tim Staggs:  Besides Con, keeping the fear at bay is a good thing.  Not feeling is a good thing and keeping the monster inside calm is the best thing of all.

Connor Murphy:  Maybe what we need is the monster considering who we are facing this week and defending our titles against.  Let’s let the monster come out and play.  Point you in the direction of Raab and his Frankenbride and let you do what you do best.

Tim smirks slightly at that comment before the smirk fades to be replaced by the ever present blank look that Connor has been seeing recently.  Sitting beside his partner as he flicks his butt into the night air, Connor begins to stare off into the distance.  Tim spares him a glance from the corner of his eye.

Tim Staggs:  You don’t seem happy…

Connor Murphy:  I ain’t.  I’m more worried about someone that I see as my brother.  Tim man these drugs are messing you up.  I get that Grimm did some ef’ed up crap to you but this shouldn’t faze you man.  You are a Staggs for sobbing out loud.  I fought beside your dad and you and the two of you are more alike than you would like to think.  Dude, if Spike was…

Tim shoots to his feet and turns on Connor.

Tim Staggs:  I ain’t my father!  He’d be stronger than me you are thinking I bet!

Tim turns abruptly to walk away but is stopped by Connor who is also on his feet and angered.

Connor Murphy:  If you would have let me finish instead of getting your underoos in a bunch you would have heard me say that if Spike was tough, you are just as tough.  Listen Mister Exposed Nerve, not everyone is against you you know.  Hell if you would stop and think for a minute that I am on your side you would realize that I am trying to help you not lose you.

Connor slams his hands onto the shoulders of Tim, shaking him slightly.

Connor Murphy:  I get it Tim boyo, you had a hell of a scare but you need to get over it.  You are one half of the tag champions.  And this week we are in a title defense against the Monstimals.  And if that ain’t a bitch, we got Ben Jordan wanting to face us for the titles with his friend Simon.  So I need you on the same frickin’ page but the way you been coasting through on that Xanax makes me think you ain’t there.  So are we or not?

Like some bulldog, Connor again gives Tim a slight shake that seems to wake him up slightly. Bringing his hands up between them, Tim lays it on the shoulder of Connor who leans in angrily, eye to eye with his partner almost willing him to snap.

Tim Staggs:  Yeah Con, we are on the same page.  I just…bringing up Dad is like a sore point with me right now.  

Tim’s voice falters slightly before his head falls and his red hair covers his face.  Almost guiltily, Connor releases Tim and steps back, body still tense but the anger draining from his face.

Connor Murphy:  I ain’t trying to be your dad.  We are partners and brothers.  We are a pair of Nobodies.

At that, the two share a grin as Connor moves beside Tim and puts an arm over his shoulder.

Connor Murphy:  Listen, I am going to take a hike and work off this pissiness, why don’t you go and relax.  We’ll train tomorrow.

Tim Staggs:  Nah, I’m good.

Connor holds up a hand.

Connor Murphy:  You may be but I ain’t and the mood I’m in now, you just might get hurt.  Take the out and we’ll get on it tomorrow.

Before he can argue, Connor spins him around and sends Tim staggering towards the hotel with a friendly shove and an airkick.  Tim catches himself and turns to say something but the hooded figure has moved off into the night.  Taking two steps towards his partner, Tim is stopped by Connor’s voice floating towards him.

Connor Murphy:  Don’t make me kick your ass boyo.

Tim’s snort of laughter joins the faint chuckle from Connor as he turns and heads inside the hotel while Connor disappears around the corner.

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Only hours earlier Connor had dealt with his partner and now he had moved off to deal with his anger at the fact his partner was medicated into docility, was being stalked by this crazy lady on twitter (yes he was watching the social media but wasn’t doing his chirping on it) and now had to deal with facing Raab and his spouse in the ring.

Being tag champion was Connor’s first taste of gold in Sin City and to say that he liked it would be putting it mildly.  Winning the titles with Tim was something that no one had given either of them credit for doing but now these nobodies were somebodies. Or were they?

A small diner sign blinked a neon sign that was worn and half lit in some letters.  Pulling open the door, Connor walks inside to find a tired waitress leaning against the counter, her light purple hair pulled up in a messy French twist that was sprouting a couple of pens and a beat up old flower.  She warily watches as he moves further into the diner.  Sitting in a rather grubby booth, Connor looks at the plastic menu that is resting on the table beside a small little jukebox with tunes from the fifties. Connor flips through a few pages but recognizes nothing.

The waitress moves towards the booth with a pot of some kind of dark liquid that she is trying to pass off as coffee. Setting a cup in front of Connor, she splashes the hot drink into it.

Waitress: What will it be young man?

Connor looks at her, a crooked smile breaking across his face.

Connor Murphy: What do you have for killing a monster?

Waitress:  A monster? What in the ever loving hell are you talking about?

Connor's smile widens as he leans towards the woman as if taking her into his confidence.

Connor Murphy: Don't you recognize me?

Waitress: Should I?

Connor gives her a look of disbelief before grinning at her again thinking she hadn't really looked closely enough the first time. The waitress raises one eyebrow as she sets the pot of coffee on the table then leans closer to Murphy, her own face breaking into a flirty grin of her own.

Waitress: Listen young man, I don't know if you are trying to flirt for a free piece of pie or what but just because you are cute and all doesn't mean I would be that cheap yanno. The pie ain't free and neither am I.

Connor realizes his mistake and leans away from the waitress who mutters "I thought so" before grabbing the pot and sashaying back to the counter and behind it. Connor once more begins to look over the menu then takes a sip of the brew with a wince at the taste. Picking up the sugar, he pours a stream into the cup and picks up the water marked spoon to stir the drink.  Leaving it resting in the coffee, Connor pulls up the cup and takes another cautious sip.  As he does the bell on the door rings again and a rather dark brooding man walks inside, his hat slouched low over his face.

Trucker:  Hey Flo, coffee and lots of it.

The waitress had already anticipated the request and slid a cup of the black stuff across the counter.  From his table, Connor watches the man get to his feet and look around the diner, the trucker’s eyes coming to rest on Connor in his booth.  A half grin crosses his face as the trucker moves towards Murphy who begins to map out an escape route a moment too late.

Trucker:  I know you boy.  You’re that wrassler fella.  That Nobody ain’tcha?

Connor can only nod as he sizes up the trucker who smiles more and slides his bulk into the seat opposite the hooded Connor.

Trucker:  I caught your wrasslin’ the other day when I was home with the little woman.  She’s a big fan of you.  Can’t stand ya myself but then again, I only like looking at them beautiful women you got running around that company.

Connor Murphy:  Yeah I like to watch’em too.  

The pair chuckles uncomfortably before letting the laughter fade.  The trucker swigs at the coffee as Connor looks around for the waitress who is mindlessly watching a small black and white television behind the counter.  The trucker leans forward and puts both elbows on the table and stares at Connor.

Connor Murphy:  So…wife’s a fan huh?

The trucker grunts his reply as Connor nods.  

Connor Murphy:  But you, not so much.  I get that I guess.  

Trucker:  Like I said, wife’s the one who likes wrasslin’.  And I know she said that this week you Nobodies are facing two monsters.  So when I saw you in here, I figured that maybe I might come in and talk to you…you know, man to man and ask you what the hell you think is gonna happen when you face off with these monsters.

Connor smirks at the downhome honesty of the man and taps a finger on the table.  

Connor Murphy:  I think we are going to defend the titles and we are going to kick the crap out of Frankenbride and his monster.

Trucker:  Dude if that is what you got planned you might as well say good bye to those titles.  Monsters like the guys my woman says you’re facing are the type that just wants to see the world suffer.  You gotta be aware that the two of them are looking for that and you are the ones that are going to suffer.  You gotta fight harder and crazier than those two.  

Connor listens closely to the man as he speaks realizing that maybe just maybe he knows what he is talking about.

Connor Murphy:  You might be right…I have faced Raab  before and took him to his edge and beyond…

Trucker:  And if you ask me, I think the one that is going after you is the one that you ain’t had to deal with before.  Be ready for that and you got a world of crazy to deal with.

Connor smiles as a thought crosses his mind.

Connor Murphy:  I can do crazy…

The trucker nods as he picks up his cup and holds it out to Connor who grasps his own cup and raises it to clink dully against the truckers.

Trucker:  By the way, can you sign me a little something for the little woman.  Will get me in good.

Connor laughs and pulls a napkin from the silvered holder then begins to pat himself down for a pen.  When he can’t find one, the trucker pulls out a sharpie from some unknown pocket and writes his name across the papers white surface.  The scene fades out on Connor and the trucker talking as dawn can be seen coming from outside the window.

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Climax Control Archives / Adventures in Babysitting
« on: January 09, 2016, 12:36:51 AM »
 â€œBijou loves her teddy and Kit has this habit of…”

The drone of the voice was barely registering for Connor as he sits on the couch, four pairs of eyes watching him intently.  Dressed in a rather ratty worn pair of jeans and a Def Leppard tshirt, Connor slouches lower into the couch as Vixen continues to speak.

“Are you listening to me,” she demands as her hands move to her waist.  Behind her, Spike can be seen bouncing a laughing Bijou as Kit bounces in his exersaucer while Eden waves a toy at him.  Connor can only nod dumbly rather than risk the wrath of Vixen.  â€œGood, now Spike left the restaurant’s number on the fridge and we won’t be too late will we?”

“I have watched a kid or two Vix,” mutters Connor who looks to his left at Tim who shrugs and shakes his head in a ‘don’t look at me’ way that just doesn’t help.  Connor gets off the couch and moves to take Bijou from Spike.  â€œSpike dude, take your woman and go already.  If you don’t, her birthday will be over and she’ll be another year older.”

Spike doesn’t hand the young girl to Connor as he sees the look on Vixen’s face.  Without a word of warning, a sharp slap upside Connor’s head makes him duck as Bijou laughs in her father’s arms.

“Ow…what the hell was that for Vix?” demanded Connor as his hand rubs the sting from his ear and he offers a now smiling Vixen a glare.

“If you need to ask then you need to realize that you can’t insult someone like me.  I may be one year older but I can still kick your ass,” she boasts as she holds out her hands to Bijou who flops from her father to her mother.  â€œNow this is important Connor, Spike and I have not given the twins dinner so you need to feed them.  I set their food out in the kitchen.  And behave.  Tim, you get to babysit the babysitter and Eden gets to babysit you all.”

“Yay Mommie Vixen, I will take good care of them all,” promises Eden with a giggle.  â€œI’ll make Uncle Connor be good.  But if he isn’t, does he get a time out…and can I give him one?”

Connor swoops down and catches Eden in his arms.  â€œFor you princess, I am going to be extra special good, just you watch.”  He tickles her slightly making her squirm then bat at his hands helpless with giggles.  Setting her down, he turns to Vixen and Spike who have set Bijou down in her own exersaucer to play.  â€œSo off you go guys, enjoy and don’t worry about a thing.  I have everything under control…”

Guiding the married pair to the door, Connor keeps offering them a grin like he has nothing at all to worry about.  Finally he opens the door and pushes them outside.  Vixen turns to say something to Connor but he has slammed the door shut on the pair.  Before she can rush back in, Spike takes her by the hand and guides her toward s the car in the drive.

Inside the house, Connor turns to take in the twins playing and Eden watching him with Tim smirking in the background.  Rolling his eyes at his partner, he moves into the room further and reaches for the remote.

“I wanna watch The Little Mermaid,” says Eden holding up the cover of the DVD.  â€œAnd Mommie Vixen said I am the boss of you all!”

“But princess…”

“No butts Uncle Connor,” replies Eden as she holds out the DVD.  â€œMommie Vixen SAID I was the boss of you now play the Little Mermaid,” she insists.

“You heard her Connor, play the little Mermaid,” prods Tim with his own smirk that somewhat matches his sister’s.  Beaten two to one, Connor snatches at the movie and opening the case, shoves it into the player and presses play.  The twins in the meantime babble to each other, the sounds indistinguishable to anyone listening.  

As Eden’s attention is on the movie that is starting, Connor motions to Tim for a second.  â€œI gotta cut a promo for this week,” say Connor, “but how am I going to do that is I am sitting for Vixen.  I mean I gotta watch the kids…unless you…”

Tim holds up his hands in a sign of surrender.  â€œI can’t watch them because Vixen said I was to babysit the babysitter…” Tim starts to chuckle at that which only draws a glare from his partner.  â€œLook, why don’t you grab your smartphone and skype some shit or something.  I’m sure that you could talk about your opponent easily.  It ain’t like you don’t have much to say about him I am sure.”

Connor nods at what seems to be the most logical advice he was paying attention to.  Grabbing his smartphone, he moves to perch on the end of the couch and then putting on the camera, begins to record.

Listen up Grimm.  I know that you have decided that you want to have a little fun with my friend Tim and normally I wouldn’t have to say a God Damn thing…

“Don’t swear Uncle Connor,” admonishes Eden without turning from her favorite movie.

“Gotcha princess,” says Connor as he presses stop then record once more.

Listen up Grimm, this week I face you in the middle of the ring and I know that in the last few weeks you have been getting on my last nerve with the toying that you are doing with my partner and believe it or not, Tim may not need me to but I am going to enjoy kicking the crap out of you because I am not one bit afraid of the big bad you are trying to be.  Sure you look spooky but to me, that is nothing more than appearance.  Hell, if it makes you feel better, I can beat the boo right out of you.  

See, maybe you think you are big and bad but in reality, it doesn’t matter to me.  I ain’t afraid of no ghosts…


Connor smirks at Tim at the obvious Ghostbuster reference which only makes the young redhead roll his eyes and get to his feet to walk out of the room.  A faint slam can be heard from another part of the house as Connor shares a look with Eden.

So Grimm, I have been watching you and I can see that you have decided that you want to play with Tim, want to terrorize him in some way.  Well, he don’t scare that easy but you somehow managed to get under his skin and that affects me too.  Tim is like the little brother I never had and when you mess with one Nobody, you made an enemy of us all.  And like the good big brother I am, I am going to come to that ring on Sunday with some real bad intentions and I…

Suddenly, Kit begins to scream as Bijou grabs at his toy laying on his exersaucer.  Batting at his sister, Kit continues to scream as now Bijou adds her cries to the noise level.  Connor looks into the camera, the microphone picking up every shrill sound.

As much as I want to stay here and chat about the pain and suffering I am going to put you through Grimm, I guess you have been saved by the screams.  Just think…I wonder if your screams will be as loud as these…

With that, Connor presses stop and then leans down towards the twins to try and distract them enough to stop screaming.  Trying his hardest, Connor makes every funny face he can to try to get a smile but only succeeds in making the screams louder.  

“Eden, princess, can you please go and get the twins their food for me so I can feed them?” he asks as he picks up Kit and begins to bounce him on his shoulder which stops his screams.  Smiling at his success, Connor reaches for Bijou as a sudden gag is heard from Kit who begins to throw up on Connor.  Disgusted, Connor calls for Tim as Kit and Bijou once more start to cry and Eden moves closer to the television to hear her movie as we fade out.  

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Climax Control Archives / Connor interview
« on: November 13, 2015, 11:53:25 PM »
 The deep throbbing beat of a salsa rhythm competes with the low murmurs of a mixture of Spanish and Spanglish that could only belong to the natives and tourists filling this small little bar.  Above the bar, a neon light blinks and sizzles with the words La Rosa Negra in a bright pink with the rose under the words blinking in and out.

At a table in the corner, his head wreathed in the light blue smoke of a rather large and fragrant cigar sits Connor Murphy.  He leans back, the cigar resting in his fingers as he allows the smoke of one drag of the cigar to curl from his barely opened mouth.  A smile crosses his face as his eyes close.  Across from him, a cameraman is resting, a small hand held camera focused on Connor.

“I bet you think that I am here to talk about the fact that I am the underdog in the match this week.  You know what I think…I think that you are going to be waiting a long time for that,” says Connor before taking another drag from the stogie.

The cameraman shakes his head negatively as he films.  â€œI ain’t here for that senor,” he says in a very heavily accented English.  â€œI am here to get interview with you about Climax Control match you are in.”

Connor nods slowly as he exhales then picks up the short glass with a clear liquid inside of it.  Sipping at the drink, he winces at the burn then sets the glass on the littered tabletop.  â€œWell if that is the case, let’s get this interview on the road because I have some people to do and things to deal with.  So Fidel, what is your first question?”

The cameraman focuses closer to Connor as he relaxes, his arms draping over the back of the banquet seat at the table.  â€œWell senor, the first question is what are you planning to do in this match as you are definitely the smallest in the match and could very well suffer painfully against Wyatt and Casey.”  The fact that the cameraman would ask that of Connor is not lost on the man himself.

“Like I said, I am not worried too much about facing the pair of big men in the ring.  I am not going to sit here and quote people who believe that it is not the size of the dog in the fight but the fight in the dog that is going to determine the winner,” begins Connor as he leans back.  â€œI am at a disadvantage some would say because the two bigger men are going to be able to wipe the floor with me because I am not able to take the punishment.  Well I have something to say to that.  Bring it on!”

The cameraman smirks at that comment as he again focuses the camera on the face of Connor who puffs at the cigar with no clear worry evident.  â€œIf you don’t think you have to worry about the two men you are facing, maybe you worry about the type of match you are in.”

“A hardcore match?  That is almost like MY match!  You are probably sitting there sure that I would be like ‘oh no, whatever will I do?’ about being in that kind of match.  Might I remind you that it was ME that took Goth to the limit in the roulette title matches,” boasts Connor.  â€œThat is more than Casey could do.  I mean I was the closest to beating Goth and then he gets the shot at the Supercard and fails miserably.  If you ask me, Casey Williams is nothing more than someone that is tossed at people as a warmup.  And that is exactly how I am going to treat him on Climax Control.”

“But what about Wyatt Peterson, he is going to be one hell of a fight since he is probably out to prove that he still has it,” comments the cameraman only to hear Connor scoff in disbelief.  The look on the cameraman is comically as he doesn’t seem to realize that Connor isn’t impressed with the threat.

Connor looks down at the drink in his hand on the cigar that is resting on the ashtray smoldering away.  â€œDon’t get me wrong, this hardcore match is going to be a challenge,” offers Murphy.  â€œBut to actually sit there and count me out because this match is one small man against two giants.  Well, start calling me Jack because Sunday I am going to be a giant killer and there is nothing that those two will be able to do to stop me from chopping them down to size.”

“Is you crazy,” demands the cameraman.

“More than bat shit cray cray,” taunts Connor.  â€œYou have to be when you are in this position. “

“What position is that?” asks the cameraman as the focus of the camera tightens on Connor’s face.

“The winning position muchacho,” teases Connor as he shoots the last of the clear liquid, wincing again as it singes down his throat.  Before the cameraman can make another comment, Connor pushes up from the table and heads towards the bar, ignoring the cough of the cameraman as he tries to get his attention.  Once at the bar, Connor is approached by a senorita in a tight dress who leans into the man and whispers something into the ear of the young Irishman who smiles and with a nod is lead away.

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Climax Control Archives / A Song for Goth
« on: October 02, 2015, 11:10:32 PM »
 Scene:  Nobody knows the trouble you’ve seen…

A man sits on a beach side cabana café watching the crystal blue waters off the coast.  At his elbow, a glass with an amber liquid sits and drips onto the coaster under it as a small stream of smoke trails around it from the exhalation of the man.  He is leaning back in a chair, his eyes covered by dark shades, his skin a pale shade of sunburn as he relaxes.  If you were watching the man, you would think he had no cares in the world.

If you knew the man, you would know how wrong you were…

Voice:  Connor Murphy, I hope this is your idea of a joke!

Connor sits up, his hand reaching for his sunglasses as a smile creases his face, the laugh lines deepening around his eyes as he takes in Pussy Willow dressed to kill in a light cotton dress that suggested innocence and sin all in one.  Slowly rising to his feet, Connor moves over to the opposite chair and holding out a hand, reaches to invite Pussy to sit down.

Connor Murphy:  Darlin’ this is no joke I swear.  I decided that there was things to say and the one woman that I could say them to is you and only you.  And that is why I called you here.

Pussy Willow sniffs angrily.

Pussy Willow:  If I had known it was you Connor, I so wouldn’t be here right now talking to you when I could be somewhere else.  After all, all you do is tease me and flirt then nothing happens…sometimes I think you are only using me because I am an interviewer and you need to get a message out.

Connor lays a hand over the faded shirt that is covering his chest.  Hanging his head almost apologetically, he sighs and nods.

Connor Murphy:  You are right Pussy, I have been very naughty and abusive of our friendship.  Let me get you a drink and the two of us will have a nice long natter about what is going to be happening on Climax Control then I will buy you dinner to make it up to you.  Deal??

Pussy lets a little smile cross her lips as she bites at her bottom lip.  Giving Connor a calculating look, she nods once before pulling out a small recorder and sets it on the table between them. While Ms Willow was searching for the small machine, Connor waved over the waiter motioning for two beer.  The young man walks to the table after drawing both glasses and sets them on the table.  Connor holds up a five dollar bill and then waves off the waiter with a grin.  The gleeful server murmurs ‘gracias’ as he backs away from the pair.  Ready for the interview, Pussy begins to speak.

Pussy Willow:  well Connor, this week on Climax Control you have a chance once again for the Roulette title in a match against the man that beat you for the belt at Summer XXXTreme, Goth.  I don’t know about you Connor but it seems to me that you are circling the titles and everytime you get close to winning only to miss the brass ring.  

Connor Murphy:  Well darlin’ that is kinda hurtful, true but hurtful none the less.  Can I help it if there are people that need to cheat to get where they need to be or win titles when they know they have no other option.

Pussy Willow:  Are you implying that Goth cheated to win the roulette title?

Connor just laughs as Pussy lifts her glass and sips at the beer suspiciously before he is able to control his mirth.

Connor Murphy:  Pussy love, I am not implying anything.  I am just telling it like it is.  See Goth knew that I was the only one that had any chance of beating him for the title and what happened hmmm?  He needed to use fire to beat me.  He wasn’t man enough to tough it out and took the easy win.  But that is fine because if he can sleep with himself for taking the shortcut, so be it.  Whereas I on the other hand know that I am someone that is willing to bleed to get what I want.  I am willing to go the extra mile to take what I have deserved since I got into this company.  I am the only one bat shit crazy enough to make that title something of worth once more.

Pussy Willow:  But Connor, to hear Goth talk about the belt, he says he is the only one that is worthy to be Roulette champion.  And given his track record, he has quite the win loss stats.  Not that you aren’t good enough but time and time again, you come up just short..

Pussy holds up her fingers only a few inches apart which makes Connor wince at the double entendre.

Connor Murphy:  Tis true, I do manage to beat myself up about that.  But something tells me that this night when I face Goth, it isn’t going to be the same.  At Climax Control, I am not focused on the one thing that everyone else thinks I should be.

Pussy Willow:  You aren’t focused on winning the title?

Connor Murphy:  That is the reward I will get after my match.  My focus is squarely on the man that burned me for the title.  My focus is on maiming him and making him realize that Nobody is going to let anything stand in the way of revenge.

Pussy looks at Connor in surprise as he leans forward, his hands clenched into fists.  Leaning forward herself, she lays her own hand over one of his fists.

Pussy Willow:  This is a different Connor Murphy talking.  I mean you usually talk tough but sitting here, I am getting the impression that something in you has changed.

Connor Murphy:  Oh I haven’t changed Pussy m’love.  I have just realized that I was taking things too easy.  I was treating all of this as a bit of a lark when it came to my matches and what I was doing in the ring.  I have learned that maybe I need to bring back the old Connor.

Pussy Willow:  The old Connor?  You mean the NXT rogue Connor?

A cynical smile crosses Connor’s face as he slowly shakes his head.

Connor Murphy:  I wish it was that simple but no.  That Connor wouldn’t be crazy enough for a Roulette title match.  That Connor would be suitable for the Internet title or maybe the tag titles. Let me tell you a story Pussy…

Connor lets his fingers unclench as he picks up his glass and drains it in one drink.  Setting it back on the table top, he motions for another as he begins his story.  Pussy listens in fascination.

Connor Murphy:  The streets of Ottawa can be rather cold where I grew up.  Lowertown was a sad, depressing little section of the city where gangs ran rampant and the boys needed to be tough.  The home I spent the most time in was a dirty rundown house on a side street.  My bedroom that I shared with three others looked out on a school yard what was decorated with graffiti.  I was thirteen when I was fostered there and sixteen when I was pulled out.  I was known as a delinquent.  I seem to remember my foster dad calling me bad seed.  But I was tough.  I fought my way into acceptance in that school yard.  

Connor pulls up his shirt slightly to reveal a jagged white scar traced along his abdomen.  Pussy looks closer.

Pussy Willow:  An appendix scar?

Connor Murphy:  I wish it was.  I still have my appendix, this was my initiation into that school yard.  I was fourteen and this is from a small knife that a bigger boy pulled when I had him on his back.  See, no matter what the case, when I get in that zone, nothing tends to stop me except something that takes a shortcut.

Pussy Willow:  I think I understand what you are talking about Con…

Connor Murphy:  No Pussy m’love, I don’t think you do.  When I was fourteen, I fought for my life and won.  I ain’t afraid to die.  Summer XXXTreme I burned but I survived and I learned.  Now on Climax Control when I have a chance to once again face Goth, this time I am not going to hold back.  I am not going to worry about sending him home to his little wifie a beaten and broken man because that isn’t what I have planned knowing that is something that won’t get to Goth.  No, beating him won’t cause the most pain…

The last comment is said almost to himself as Pussy tilts her head in confusion.

Pussy Willow:  You would cause him pain by beating him Connor.  A win will hurt won’t it?

Connor Murphy:  I could win Pussy, but what if I win by disqualification?  What if I win by Goth slithering out of the ring like the snake he is and by being counted out.  No, that won’t hurt him in the least.  The only way that I can hurt Goth, the only way he is going to feel the pain is if I take something he loves.

Pussy Willow:  Are you threatening to take his wife like Shipman did?

Connor’s harsh bark of laughter sets Pussy back slightly as he lunges towards the recorder.

Connor Murphy:  Come on Pussy, we both know that won’t hurt Goth.  His wife is not the first love of Goth’s life.  Oh he will say she is but I know that she is a distant third to the real loves of his life…the title and the spotlight.  There isn’t anything that you could say that will make me believe otherwise.  

Pussy Willow:  Very harsh words Connor.  What do you think that is going to do to Goth and how do you think he is going to react to your comments?

Connor Murphy:  I don’t really care anymore Pussy.  I am tired, damn tired of listening to Goth and his rants about how good he is and how he will be keeping the title because he is the best.  Do you know what I have to say to that darlin’?

Pussy Willow: No, what?

Connor Murphy:  On Sunday at Climax Control in that main event when all is said and done, there will be only one man standing and one man holding that title in his bloody hand and that man is going to be me!

Pussy Willow’s eyes widen in surprise at how vicious Connor sounds.  Taking a slow breath, she reaches across the table for the recorder.  The slight movement snaps Connor out of the frenzied trance he seems to be in.  The intensity on his face fades as a smile then crosses it.

Connor Murphy:  Now Pussy m’love, since I got that all off my chest, what say you and I hit this city and get dinner, my treat.

Pussy narrows her eyes slightly with concern.

Pussy Willow:  Are you sure?  I mean you do have to get ready for your match.

Connor Murphy:  I would rather take a beautiful woman out for dinner.  

Pussy Willow:  Well in that case, let’s go.

Scooping up her recorder, she hides it in her purse as Connor gets to his feet as well.  Motioning for her to go ahead of him out of the door, Connor and Ms Willow leave the café both intent on their now lowered conversation as the door closes behind them.

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Scene:  Nobody knows your sorrow…

The quiet of the night is only broken by the sounds of a man walking along.  Connor Murphy has a black hoodie over a pair of ratty jeans and a faded Dropkick Murphys shirt.  Dark hair falls over his eyes as he squints into the faint light of the site of Climax Control.

Moving into the arena where Sunday he would be competing in the main event, he makes his way to the backstage area where he searches for and finds the wheel of matches.  A smile breaks over his face as he lets his finger trail along the curve of it, tugging gently that draws the faintest click of the indicator moving between spikes.

Connor Murphy:  Would you look at that.  Up close and personal I am with the wheel that will decide how I take your title on Sunday Goth.  I could sit here and spin and spin and spin this wheel and watch it click towards your fate.  

Connor reads along the curved surface, his finger tracing the match type as it is indicated by the arrow.  Spinning the wheel, he watches and listens as the clickety clack of the indicator slows and then stops at inferno match which causes a slight chuckle from the challenger.

Connor Murphy:  Lookie here, an inferno match, probably the one match you would want most of all seeing as you like playing with fire.  See, that is okay with me because since you last singed me, I have taken to playing with my own fire.  I keep lighting up the ring with my own brand of crazy.  I am like a pyro in search of pile of trash to burn.  And guess what, if I am lucky enough to get the inferno match on Sunday, I will have found it in you Goth.

Reaching once more for the wheel, Connor again spins it crazily.  His head spins slightly with the wheel as it slows then stops on another stipulation, this time the words spell out ladder match.

Connor Murphy:  Maybe we will be lucky and get this match Goth.  A match that will see your title taken out of your hands and hanging above the ring.  A match that will see the two of us beating each other bloody and black and blue, all for the chance to lay out our opponent and climb the ladder to glory.

Connor spins the wheel then he lets it slow but not stop before he spins it again.  He keeps spinning it over and over again as he speaks as if Goth is listening.

Connor Murphy:  It is not going to matter Goth what stipulation happens on Sunday.  It is not going to make a difference what match type is chosen for us to fight.  The only thing I am looking for is the chance to hurt you.  The only desire I have right now is to make you feel pain like you haven’t felt before.  My ONLY want is to put you down like some kind of rabid animal and let you watch as I lift the Roulette title over you and let Justin Decent make that announcement that is going to set your blood to boiling as it slowly drips on the canvas.

Stopping the wheel, Connor turns his back on it and looks into the darkness surrounding the backstage areas.

Connor Murphy:  I can hear you now Goth.  Talking and whispering and trying to convince yourself you are ready to take me out and prove once again you are the beast of Sin City.  I know what you must be thinking Goth, I can smell the wood burning from here.  You are thinking that I am a Nobody and that is all I am ever going to be.  While you are the elite as the Roulette Champion and there isn’t anyone or anything that will stop you.  And that will be where you are wrong Goth.

Connor brings a finger up and gently taps at his temple as a vicious smile begins to creep across his face.

Connor Murphy:  I’ve got it right here Goth…I have the strategy that is going to stop you and boy is it a good one.  I bet you want to know what it is, I bet you are going to try and convince yourself of how invincible you are.  But we both know Goth that you aren’t invincible hmmm.

Connor’s smile widens, the maniacal gleam lights up his eyes.

Connor Murphy:  I have beaten you before Goth, do you remember.  It may not have been for the title you were wearing at the time but I DID beat you.  And on Sunday, I am going to do it again and again.  This time though, this time it is for the title and this time I am going to take the title and there will be little to be done about it.  

Connor begins to walk away but stops when he realizes that his thought was not complete.  Holding up one finger, he turns back to the wheel then the darkness of the backstage area, his eyes seemingly focused on an unseen Goth.

Connor Murphy:  That is right.  The little that can be done is accept the fact that I am coming to beat the holy hell out of you and take your title.  

Connor smirks then turns and walks away softly singing a song for Goth.

Connor Murphy:  Nobody knows the troubles you’ve seen…Nobody knows your sorrows

Connor stops and turns.

Connor Murphy:  This Nobody knows the trouble you’ll see…This Nobody will know your sorrows

Connor rounds the corner and disappears, the sound of his singing carried back faintly until it fades.


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Climax Control Archives / It's a trap
« on: September 18, 2015, 11:55:33 PM »
 The sound of a router chugging towards a connection to the internet sounds faintly.  The whine of the handshake indicating that the power surging through the small box was more than it could handle only made the man trying to connect to the internet curse slightly in at least two languages.  

Connor Murphy shakes his head as he swigs from a rather older looking bottle of something that no sane person should.  Around him can be seen the accoutrements of some elaborate scheme that was just waiting to happen.  To one side, a bundle of rope rested against a rather large crate with the words Skittles on it.  Nearby, a harpoon and fishing net can be seen against the wall waiting for the moment when they would reach out and trap something…

Finally the connection is made and then the whoosh of Skype can be heard.  The clack clack of fingers on the keys fills the almost deadly silence as Connor leans forward, his hen peck typing slow and laborious as he logs in.  Once the friends screen comes up, he immediately hits the icon for his friend Dev.  Waiting for his friend to pick up the call, he pulls out a cigarette and slides it between his lips.  Taking a lighter, he puts the flame to the end of the butt and inhales deeply as the cherry glows red hot then fades into sooty waste.

“What the hell do you want ya drunk Irishman?” says the voice of Devlin Lefebvre, brother to Vixen, best friend to Connor.

“I need your help Dev,” says Connor as he looks both ways as if checking to see if he is being watched by someone other than Dev.  â€œYou see, I have a match this week for the Internet title and I think I did something that might just get me into trouble with my opponent.”

From the panicked sounds of his friend, Dev’s mood goes from goofing around to dead serious in the matter of moments.  â€œWhat did you do Connor?” he demands softly, his eyes boring into the screen as if trying to see what it was that Connor did without much success.

Connor rubs a hand through his already mussed hair as he takes another drag of the cigarette then a swill of the alcohol.  â€œI knew that I shouldn’t have tried it but I knew that if I didn’t get rid of him, there might not be any way that I was going to win this match.  So I did what I thought was the right thing to do.  Even you can’t fault me Dev.  But it didn’t work and now I am sure that I am going to lose if I don’t fix this right.”

Connor leans forward and puts his head in his hands.  Dev leans into the screen and demands to know just what happened.

“It’s like this…” Connor begins.

Connor smirks as he moves along the backstage area of the venue for Climax Control.  Over one shoulder is a pile of rope resting there like some limp snake as Connor flips over a box and drags it towards the middle of the room.  A soft chuckle then a whistle can be heard before he begins to speak.

“That Despayre isn’t going to save himself this time,” smirks Connor as he begins to tie off one end of the rope to the box.”


“It’s always you and that fuckin’ rope,” interrupts Dev who rolls his eyes.

“Shut up and let me finish my tale,” replies Connor as he flips the bird at his friend across Skype.

Connor sets the trap well and lays a bowl in the box’s shadow.  Into it, a small stream of skittles pours.  â€œHe’s not going to be able to resist,” chortles Connor as he begins to slowly trail the skittles along the floor.  Getting to the door, Connor again lets a slow stream of skittles pile up.  To it, he sets a small sign by the pile that reads ‘Free Skittles, come taste the rainbow’.

Looking around again, Connor tries to strategize what he is going to do as he keeps trying to see if anyone is privy to his thoughts.  Finally he stands back and surveys the trap he has built.  â€œI am going to make sure that the title is mine and by making sure he isn’t out there, Despayre will not be able to defend the title.


Devlin holds up a hand and shakes his index finger.  â€œDon’t tell me you built a trap for Despayre” he demands “You can’t win the title if he doesn’t get to the ring you know.”

Connor shoots a look at his friend in disbelief.

“What are you talking about…a trap for Despayre?  Why in the hell would I do a stupid thing like that?” demands Connor before he takes another drag then points with the cigarette between his fingers at the screen.  â€œI was not setting a trap for Despy you idiot.  That would be way too easy.”

Dev looks at Connor with a dazed look on his face at the logic being shown by Connor.  â€œIf the trap isn’t for Despayre then who is it for?”

At that question, Connor’s smirk widens which just lights up his whole face.  Waving a finger at his friend, Connor begins to rub his fingers against his shirt buffing them.  Dev sees the smirk and only chuckles.

“It was for his bodyguard,” offers Connor.

“Big B?” asks Devlin with a confused look.  

“No no noooo,” offers Connor.  â€œThe other bodyguard is the one.”

Dev is completely confused as he thinks for a moment.  â€œYou don’t mean Synn do you?”

Connor can’t believe how slow his friend at this time.   “No not Synn either.  I am going after the brains of the operation!!”

“Who is?”

Connor swoops closer and holds something up to the camera lens that reveals a small tuft of fur.  Devlin shoot a look at him.

“You are setting a trap for a F*ckin BEAR?” demands Devlin, his voice rising at the end as Dev fights laughter.

“Yes I was setting a trap for a F*ckin’ bear and it would have worked too,” grumbles Connor as he picks up the bottle of alcohol and takes another healthy swig.  â€œI mean that if he hadn’t of been watching me set the trap, he would have been in that trap and I wouldn’t have to worry about Despy one bit as he would be more frightened of the fact that he doesn’t have the bear by his side and he is looking at me across the ring.”

Connor can see Devlin trying to get control of his laughter.  â€œSo,” Dev says through the last bit of laughter.  â€œWhy didn’t it work on trapping Angel?”

Connor hangs his head and grumbles.

“Because he watched me set it.”

The view of the trap pulls back to reveal a small furry image hiding behind the door watching as Connor works on setting the trap.  With a smirk from the bear, the image fades to black.

***************************************************************

Everyone is ready to write me off because oh no, Connor Murphy is getting another title shot that he hasn’t deserved.  He’s a nobody, literally and figuratively.  I just have one thing to say to that…

Who the hell are you to say I don’t deserve anything in this life, in this company, in the ring at Climax Control.

Despayre, you hold that title and have been a hell of a champion but honestly what kind of competition have you had…really?  I mean sure you have had a match here and there but have you really faced anyone that wanted to win your title in the worse possible way?  Have you been taken to the limit and forced over it by someone that is out to prove to the world that they are a somebody?  Do you even think that maybe what you need is someone to take that title away from you and give you the opportunity to actually challenge for a belt better suited to you?

I am an equal opportunity ass kicker and I am willing to step in the ring with you all for the intent of taking your belt.  

Now I know what you are going to say Despayre, I really have heard it all before.  You will probably talk about how I am a Nobody and that Tim’s little group aren’t really worth it.  Which maybe we aren’t but then again, when all is said and done, maybe people will look back at the Nobodies and say that they remember when the Sins were just the same as they were.  Only where we define who we are on our own, just like you, we are honest about it.  Yes we sometimes resort to violence but then again, not as violent as your sin of Rage.

And Despayre, just because you have the support system of the Sins behind you, that doesn’t mean that the Nobodies are someone you write off as nothing.  We are the Nobodies and I am going to be the next Internet champion in SCW.

See you at Climax Control Despy.




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Climax Control Archives / Nobody is safe
« on: August 07, 2015, 11:58:34 PM »
 After Climax Control…

Connor Murphy is one pissed off Nobody if you were to ask him.  And it didn’t help that after the show, a cameraman came to get a soundbyte from the angered man.  Pacing in the hallway in a blood splattered hoodie and jeans, a cigarette dangling from his mouth and a bottle of some clear liquid held loosely in his hand, Connor agrees to providing a comment,

Connor Murphy:  Climax Control, a loss due to the fact that Acquin decided to put his nose in business that didn’t involve him.  And Ramone, that man was a short leash away from the shit kicking he deserved.  And then there was Raab the big burning baby attacking me from behind just because he could.    Bravo boys, you got my attention but seriously you gotta ask yourself if you really wanted it focused in your direction!

Connor takes a long healthy swallow of the alcohol in the bottle then once again faces the camera.

Connor Murphy:  Yeah, the wrong kind of attention if you ask me.  See this Nobody is violent and this Nobody holds grudges and this NOBODY is going to do his damnedest to bury all of you.  I had that match with Hardin until you all gave him the helping hand and beat me for him.

Cameraman:  Ummm Connor, I don’t think that is the truth…

Connor Murphy:  Who is giving this soundbyte, you or me?

Cameraman:  You of course.

Connor gets a very sinister look on his face.

Connor Murphy:  Then shut your trap and let me give you what you begged me for.  Now as I was saying tonight’s debacle was nothing short of a mugging.  And trust me when I tell you, Nobody is going to be getting some personal justice when it counts.  The next time I am in the ring for Sin City, you can better believe that will be the first time that I am going to start getting payback.

With that vow, Connor turns to walk away, the bottle in his hand raised to his lips as the cameraman turns the opposite way, a snicker escaping him as he does.  Connor stops, his body rigid as he turns his head to look at the unsuspecting cameraman then at the half empty bottle in his hand.  Quietly he walks back to the cameraman and taps him on the shoulder.  As he turns, Connor slams the bottle against the side of his head.  The sound of the breaking bottle is masked by the slamming of the cameraman’s body against the wall.  As Connor walks away, the cameraman slides down the wall to slump on the floor.

Samoan tag match…

Connor Murphy:  I am not getting into a skirt!

Connor Murphy is walking along the market place, his guide a young man who smirks at him as he holds up a native cloth and describes how it is to be worn.  Connor holds his hands up in defense as he backs slowly away.  As he does, he backs right into a woman who bitterly complains as she turns around only to roll her eyes at who it is.

Pussy Willow:  Oh god, its’s you Connor.  I’m sorry that I got in your way.

Connor lets a half hearted smile cross his face.

Connor Murphy:  Pussy m’love, just the person I was looking for.  I was wondering where you might have gone and what a Nobody like me would have to do to get your attention.  I need to send a message and since you and I have this oh so special relationship, there isn’t anyone that I would trust to get my message across.  So you don’t happen to have a camera in your bag there do you?

Connor starts to paw through her bag only to have Pussy slap his hands away.

Pussy Willow:  You want me to interview you here and now?  Connor, there is a time and place for this kind of thing.  

Connor Murphy:  Yeah, here and now!  Listen, I will make it quick and I won’t take up too much of your precious shopping time.  But I have to escape Man Friday here and I also have to talk about my match this week.

Pussy shrugs and sighs as she digs into her purse and pulls out a hand held camera to begin filming Connor.

Connor Murphy:  I don’t have much time to talk about my match this week because I have been fighting down my gag reflex at the fact that I am being put in a tag match with my opponent from last week to face Goth and TMZ..

Pussy Willow:  You mean TNA…Travis Nathaniel A.

Connor interrupts Pussy with a smile and a nod to acknowledge her correction.

Connor Murphy:  Yeah that useless no talent that can only do one thing and that is fuck things up for everyone like he always does.  Listen, it is bad enough that I am in a tag match with Hardin and luckily for us and especially him, Steve Ramone isn’t going to be there.  But to have to carry those other two in the match, I should have to be paid twice.

Pussy Willow:  Goth and TNA are good wrestlers though and you right now are not the best of friends with anyone but your running buddies in the Nobodies.

Connor Murphy:  You say that like it is a bad thing Pussy when that is farthest from the truth because the Nobodies are the voices of the voiceless.  We bring to light the stupidity and mediocracy of the talent in SCW.  Take for instance this tag match.  We have TMZ..

Pussy Willow:  TN…

Connor Murphy:  Yeah yeah,I know.  We have Travie who is a strutting bantam cock with a superiority complex and then we have Goth.  Our sad little wifieless clown.  What’s the matter Goth, Shipman got your wife?  

Pussy Willow:  That isn’t nice Connor, he is really upset with what Shipman has done.

Connor tries to look sympathetic.

Connor Murphy:  Goth, I have to sympathize with the fact your wife is becoming Swedish.  If I had to look at you every day I would definitely have Stockholm Syndrome too.  I mean maybe she is glad she was saved by Shipman.

Pussy Willow:  Oh my god Connor.  If you are going to be like that I don’t want to finish this interview at all.  You need to realize that being like this is so wrong.

Connor Murphy:  No Pussy, SCW and the world need to realize that it has to embrace the truth.  Embrace the fact that we, the Nobodies are the only ones that can be trusted.  That we are the ones that tell it like it is and how it will be.  And I am telling you that this week, I am going to stand in that ring and carry Hardin.  I am going to take the fight to Goth and Travie and when we get on that f’ckin boat I am going to beat everyone for the Roulette championship!

Pussy pulls the camera down as Connor crosses his arms over his chest to glare at the camera.

Pussy Willow:  Are you done?

Connor Murphy:  I’m done speaking but I am not done by a long shot when it comes to beating people this week.  I will finish that at Climax Control.

Without saying another word, Connor stalks off leaving Pussy to watch him walk away.

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