[Jessie Salco]

 The match that no one thought would happen was about to happen, Amy Marshall and Jessie Salco where about to do battle and Amy’s recently won Roulette Title was on the line, the match came about when Amy came out to the ring and declared that she would be a fighting champion willing to take on any Bombshell in the company, hearing this co-owner Christian Underwood decided to put the two Bombshells in a match the very next week at Climax Control but he wasn’t done there.

There would be a Best of Three series between the close friends and tag team partners and that series was starting this week on Climax Control, Jessie was eager for an opportunity to redeem herself after her first Roulette Title Reign, back in 2013, lasted only two weeks but it went without saying that this was not what Jessie had in mind but can Jessie win the first match of the series? And will the two Bombshells play hot potato with the Roulette Title?

Backstage at Climax Control, Coulssouls Arena, San Bernardino, California
Sunday the 5th of February 2017, 19:30pm

That son of a bitch!

Yeah, I know what Amy said and to be honest, if I had won the Fatal Four Way Match at Inception II I’d be saying the same thing but I never expected Christian to put us in a series of matches together with the Roulette Title on the line in each match!

Throw in the fact that I’m still on the hunt for the World Bombshell Championship and it’s like a perfect storm of ways to piss me off! I didn’t realize that it was considered good business practice to take advice from a bi-polar recovering drug addict but then again look at who the president of US is and look at the people that moron has put in charge of various things, most notable Betsy DuBois, and I’m reminded of why we’re still pissed off that our visas to move to Canada following Trump’s election got rejected!

But I digress, tonight Christian decided that he’d try to make Amy put her foot where her mouth is by putting us in this match together and like I said it’s the first of a best of three, Amy is nowhere to be seen even though I left the ringside area barely five minutes after Amy did so it’s not like she could’ve gone that far, before I could start looking for her I ran into Jake and Shane.

“Hey Jess.” Jake greeted me as I walked up to them. “Before you ask, we didn’t see where Amy and Christian went following his announcement just now.”

“I think it’s safe to assume that Christian’s in his office, he still has a show to run after all.” Shane responded with a shrug before frowning. “But Amy? We briefly saw her heading back to her locker room but she didn’t stop to say hi, either she didn’t see us or she just wants to be alone with Joey.”

“I’m not sure how you can miss a 6ft 10 inches’ tall man with dreadlocks for days and a 6ft 2 metalhead who looks like a midget compared to me but that’s the truth.” Jake responded with a shrug getting a laugh out of us.

“So, wait, if Shane’s a midget compared to you, what does that make me?” I asked as I looked up at my much taller brother. “A newborn puppy?”

“I don’t know many newborn puppies who walk around in Cannibal Corpse t-shirts.” Shane joked and I laughed in response. “Or dogs in general for that matter, anyway, any idea of what you and Amy are going to do about this?”

“If Amy was here I’d ask her what she thought.” I responded with a frown as I folded my arms. “I still think Alexis has been in Christian’s ear though, since she came back she’s been campaigning for a match between me and Amy using Twitter in hopes of breaking up the Metal and Punk Connection.” I added with a frown on my face. “The only thing I can think off is to have her little campaign be as successful as those “love has no age” idiots trying to get a job at a day care.”

“I’d still pay good money to see both, primarily to see those idiots get their asses kicked the moment they looked at a child funny.” Jake responded with a frown. “Then again I might be tempted to join in.” Jake added before shaking his head. “Anyway, what do you want to do now?”

“What else is there to do? I don’t think the bosses will let me leave early unless I fake an injury which definitely isn’t in the cards.” I responded as I shook my head before looking at the clock and checking the card. “Per the card, the next match is the one between Kate and Alexis so we still have a while to go before the Main Event between Despayre and Jeramiah Hardin, I guess the only thing we can do is hang out in the locker room.”

“Sounds good and who knows? Maybe we’ll find Amy there.” Shane shrugged his shoulders before we headed off to the locker room, unfortunately Amy was still nowhere to be found when we got there and I frowned. “I don’t think she would leave this early.”

“Yeah, especially with Christian already being in a bad mood thanks to you and Amy’s comments.” Jake nodded in agreement as we sat down on the chairs and I turned on the TV so that we could see the action, the action continued until we reached the Maun Event and aside from the fact that I was disappointed that Kate lost the match (especially since she was the only Metal and Punk Connection member in action this week) the matches were as good as you’d expect them to be, only problem? We had reached the Main Event and there was no sign of Amy. “Maybe she’s already left?”

“Well wrestlers who weren’t competing that week have left before the Main Event before, not common but it still happened.” I shrugged my shoulders in response but before I could say anything else someone slid next week’s card under our door, the hand was female but when I opened the door to check no one was there so I picked up the card and read it. “Surprise, surprise the first match in the series between me and Amy is this week’s Main Event!”

“Not really all that surprising given your history.” Jake shrugged and I gave him a funny look. “That was sarcasm?”

“No shit Sherlock.” I responded before sitting back down and going over the rest of the card. “Teddy Warren vs. Leon Black, Raynin vs. Veronica Taylor, Mercedes Vargas vs. Chelsea Pain, Sam Devereux vs. Rage, Team Technicolor vs. Odette and Evie, Calvin Harris vs. Xander Bishop, Members of the Elders vs. Unholy Alliance, Ryan Keys vs. Chris Shipman for the Men’s Roulette Title and, of course, me and Amy’s first match of the series.” I commented before handing the card over to the boys so that they could read it. “Looks like a pretty stacked card.”

“I’ll say, normally I’d be worried about you following up a Roulette Rules Match featuring Chris Shipman but if anyone can do it it’s you and Amy.” Jake responded and I nodded in agreement, seeing that the match was starting to wind down I turned to the boys. “Mind if I go off to do my promo?”

“Sure, if you miss the finish we’ll let you know who wins.” Jake responded with a nod and I left the locker room in search for a quiet place in the arena, once I found it I got started on my promo.

“Welcome to part one of Christian’s latest power trip!” I said as I folded my arms. “Just encase you missed the seg earlier, next week I’m challenging my longtime friend and occasional tag team partner Amy Marshall for the Bombshell Roulette Title and normally I’d be happy with that, frustrated that I must fight my friend for a title that I was cheated out of four years ago, and never got another one on one shot until now? Yeah, definitely, but as a one of I would’ve been happy! Then Christian went and made it a best of three series just because we showed “attitude”.”

I said whilst making air quotes with my fingers.

“Honestly the way Christian was acting, you’d think that me and Amy were imitating that dumbass “cash me outside” girl from Dr. Phil when in reality all we did was except the challenge! With that said, I have decided to name our series of matches the Metal Wars and we’re starting with Episode One: The Flamboyant Menace! That’s right, I’m using the villain from the first Star Wars prequel as a representative for Christian, I don’t care if I get put in a handicap match against every single Mean Girl as punishment either because for one thing I could kick their asses blindfolded and handcuffed!”

And I should shut up before I give Christian ideas.

“Well, I put this off long enough so I guess it’s time that I addressed the elephant in the room, the fact that me and Amy are fighting for the first time, you know, I didn’t even realize that we had never fought one on one until right after Christian made his announcement earlier tonight, tag team? Yep, back when she was teaming with Necra Octavian Kaine, whatever happened to her? Matches that involve at least two opponents? Too many to count but that Battle Royal from the one Climax Control SCW hosted in Egypt comes to mind but that’s beside the point, this is our first one on one match and the fans are expecting us to tear the house down, you know what I say?”

I asked before grinning broadly.

“That we don’t just stop at tearing the house down, we should tear down the whole fucking neighborhood! We’ve known each other for how long? And we’ve been teaming for at least three years now not counting your brief hiatus, what I’m saying is that we know each other’s move sets like I know my metal albums so we should provably bust out a few new tricks just to keep each other on edge and more importantly put on the best show possible!”

I said before frowning.

“That said, I’ve waited four fucking years to make up for my absolute joke of a Roulette Title Reign back in 2013 and this may be my best shot, last time I had this opportunity was when I competed in that Six Pack Challenge at My Bloody Valentine one week and one year ago on Thursday but this time there’s less competition and the only way that title’s changing hands is when I win this match Amy and as much as I value our friendship I’m not letting it stop me from winning my first title of the year!”

I commented with a frown.

“What’s that? I sound bitter? Considering that three Bombshells interfered on my opponents’ behalf and got away with it I have every right to be bitter! What’s that? I should stop making excuses? Try having your match interrupted by several Bombshells/Superstars in favor of your opponent and get back to me on how that feels! My point is I’ve been waiting a long time for this opportunity to present itself and as much as I don’t like the idea of having to fight my friend three times for a title if it starts my first reign of 2017 it’ll be worth it!”

And with that I decided to wrap things up.

“I welcome you to Metal Wars Episode One: The Flamboyant Menace and Amy, as much as it pains me to say it, you are about to regret saying that you are a fighting champion! We’re both friends, don’t get me wrong but you Amy? You’re a grand slam winner and a Hall of Famer, hell I was the one who inducted you into the Hall of Fame from a fucking hospital bed in Canada no less, next week at Climax Control the Metal and Punk Connection will implode and we’ll see who wants that title more, here’s a hint, it’s me! This is the “Heavy Metal Angel” Jessie Salco signing off, Amy, we have a neighborhood to tear down and I look forward to doing just that with you this Sunday!”

I stood up and walked back to the locker room as the scene fades.