[Steve Ramone]

 Despite everything Steve had going for him going into the Roulette Title Match at Into the Void VI he lost the match, even worse (as far as Steve’s concerned)? Ryan didn’t walk out as champion either as the man Mark Ward added to the match at the last-minute Kris Halc walked out the new SCW Roulette Champion and to say that Steve wasn’t happy about this fact was an understatement.

However, this week on Climax Control Steve had a chance to not only bounce back from that loss but win the Roulette Title as it seemed that the bosses have finally listened to him (that or they want him to shut up already) as they have given him what he wanted, a one on one match for the SCW Roulette Championship against Kris Halc, this was also on the heels of Steve bravely (or foolishly) challenging the World Heavyweight Champion J2H to a title match at an undetermined date which J2H has yet to respond to but that might be for naught if Steve would become the first four time champion in SCW history by beating Kris Halc but can he do it and avenge his previous loss to Kris as well?

Local café, West Wendover, Nevada
Wednesday the 31st of May 2017, 11:00am

This is a travesty.

I was robbed yet again of my championship and now it’s in the hands of a punk who had no business competing in that match because he had done nothing to earn it! And now I’m competing for a title that I should’ve won in my home city in some city that I had never heard of before this week’s card was announced that SCW had never held a show in before this week and to make matters worse an even bigger punk in J2H is to busy laughing at me to take the challenge I issued seriously!

Somethings I wonder why I bother and if I should hang up the wrestling boots as Corey and Sara told me to do during the fortnight I spent in New York but then I remembered that no! I have still yet to win a World Championship in my career and I will not retire until I win the one championship tier that has alluded me ever since I entered the wrestling business at the age of nineteen.

Sad thing is? At the age of nineteen I was a much better wrestler than J2H can ever hope to be!

But there is one other thing on my mind and that’s Bloodstock, it seems that the festival is putting the finishing touches to this year’s (frankly fantastic) line-up so me, Cyrus, Andreas and Kaylee are at this café planning how we’re going to spend the weekend, I’m sure they’ll be other bands announced but at this point I’ll be surprised if any main stage bands that aren’t the openers aside from Broken Teeth get announced.

“Okay, let’s get one thing out of the way.” I said as I placed my finger firmly on Battle Beast’s logo on the poster that we had printed out before coming out. “We will see Battle Beast.”

“Agreed, not sure about the other bands playing Thursday Night but who knows?” Cyrus shrugged his shoulders before taking a sup from his drink. “I wasn’t too sure about Dragonforce last year and, aside from technical issues cutting into their time, they put on a great show.”

“Even though we had to drag Steve whilst he was air guitaring to Through the Fire and Flames so that we could get to the Sophie Tent in time for Vektor’s set.” Andreas commented before shaking his head in response. “I’m still surprised that your fingers didn’t fall off.” Andreas added as Cyrus took another sip.

“I got a lot of fingering practice in with Kaylee.” I responded and immediately regretted my choice of words when Cyrus spat out his drink. “I meant with the guitar.”

“Even so, phrasing!” Andreas responded before picking up the poster. “Moving swiftly along, Blind Guardian, Amon Amarth, Obituary, Annihilator, Kreator, Megadeth, Arch Enemy, Testament, Dendera, Decapitated, Soilwork, Municipal Waste, Possessed and Hell are the bands I’m the most excited to see live.”

“Yeah, I think we’re all in agreement there, especially after Megadeth surprised us with that amazing album they released last year.” Kaylee nodded in agreement as she looked over the line-up. “So, are we in agreement that we’re not seeing Ghost?”

“I’m treating them the same way as I treated Mastadon last year.” I responded before finishing my drink. “Kreator are the true Saturday night headliners, I don’t care what the poster or the cover pic on Bloodstock’s Facebook page says.”

“Your getting no argument there.” Cyrus nodded in agreement. “Speaking of headliners, Battle Beast are the only band headlining the Sophie Stage that I’ve heard off, any thoughts on the other bands?”

“All I’m saying is that they can’t be as boring as Ghost and whoever’s headlining the Sophie Stage Saturday Night will be who we’re seeing instead of Ghost.” I responded with a nod and the others nodded in agreement. “As for the other bands, we’ll give them a shot, I mean, they can’t be a bafflingly bad as Ghost Bath was last year.”

“That would take a special type of awful.” Cyrus nodded in agreement. “I’m still amused that the band’s Twitter liked your tweet of the Krusty the Clown Vid.”

“I was more confused than amused.” I responded as I shook my head. “I still can’t believe that shit has a Nuclear Blast record deal.”

“Eh, it’s a record label, there has to be at least one shit band on it.” I responded with a shrug as the others finished their drinks. “So, we’re all set for Bloodstock?”

“Aside from flying to England, getting to the hotel and fast forwarding a couple of months? Pretty much.” Cyrus responded with a nod before asking the waitress for the bill as she walked past our table. “So, I’m guessing you’re staying behind to do your promo?”

“Pretty much, yeah.” I responded with a nod, a few minutes later the waitress returned with the bill which wasn’t much since we had eaten breakfast back at the hotel, only reason we’re doing our Bloodstock plans here is because the hotel restaurant closes at 10:30 for breakfast and we had gotten downstairs for breakfast late.

“Okay, five bucks for the bill, an extra two dollars as a tip.” Cyrus commented to himself as he put the money down and explained that to the waitress when she returned, the others left the café with the Bloodstock poster in hand and I got ready for my promo.

“Into the Void VI was supposed to be my moment in the spotlight, not only was I competing in front of my home city for the first time in years but I was competing for a chance to become the first four-time champion in SCW history but no! In yet another example of highway robbery during an SCW match I was robbed of that opportunity by a guy who had no business being in the match in the first place! The only upside is, if you can really call it that, if that the bosses have finally remembered about my rematch clause and have put me in a Roulette Title Match against Kris Halc!”

Took them long enough!

“Only instead of being in New York my title shot is in some small city in Nevada that I’ve never heard off before SCW announced this week’s card! Don’t get me wrong, from what little I’ve seen, West Wendover seems like a nice place but this place can’t compete with New York but regardless this small city will soon have a claim to fame, namely where I, “The Fearless One” Steve Ramone, became the first three-time champion in SCW history and unlike my first two reigns this third one is going to last for a long time and Kris? You’ll be sent to the back of the line where you belong!”

Simple as that!

“I’m now convinced that Mark keeps trying to screw me over by adding wrestlers that don’t belong in my title matches to my title matches is because I’m the only one with the balls to speak out on the blatant favoritism and incompetence that’s on constant display whenever they make a decision, like how much money did they waste on that Laki guy that debuted at Into the Void, got destroyed and got fired that same night?”

I said as I shook my head.

“I could go on but if I was around during the Team Erick debacle I would’ve definitely been on Team Erick’s side and with some luck you’d be on Team SCW’s side and get your ass kicked week in, week out by Team Erick Kris but instead you’ll have to settle for the title continuing to be passed around like it was yesterday’s garbage and when I’m done with you Kris the world will see you for the garbage you are and who knows? Maybe the Black Sheep will kick you out as well!”

Also, worst stable name ever.

“Seriously, the Black Sheep? I’d almost suggest Nobodies 2.0 but unlike the Nobodies the Black Sheep has members with credentials in it already! Not that those credentials will last much longer either because not only will I be taking the Roulette Title back but I doubt Crystal Millar will hold the World Bombshell Championship for much longer either so good luck fighting the Mean Girls/Bad Boys! Especially after I kick the Roulette Champions teeth down his damn throat!”

And I’ll have fun doing it too!

“This match for me is about two things, one: doing what I should’ve done at Into the Void VI by winning the Roulette Championship and becoming the first three-time champion in SCW history, the other? The fact that I’m putting a punk in his place and that punk is you Kris! There’s only one way that this match is going to end Kris and that will be with me turning a black sheep into a black and blue sheep and kicking off that stupid little group’s existence in a way fitting for one of the worst stable names I have ever heard and this is coming from a guy who once ran a stable called the X-Revolution, it’s a long story, it was towards the end of the GWA’s existence and by the time of the closure there was literally only two members left, me and a guy called Fang, you might have seen him in some of Goth’s promos.”

And with that I decided to wrap things up.

“Kris, your new stable has the worst name I’ve ever heard in the ten years that I’ve been in the wrestling business, you were only added to the Roulette Title Match at Into the Void VI because Mark wanted to screw with me for some reason and this Sunday I’m going to avenge my previous defeat at this fluke champion’s hands by beating him for the Roulette Championship! Kris, you really should’ve stayed in the tag team division because you won’t amount to much as a single’s competitor as I’m about to demonstrate in this match! This message has been paid for and delivered by the “Fearless Champion” Steve Ramone, the champion the fans deserve!”

I left the café as the scene fades.