Steele Manor
London, England
It felt good to be on this side of the world. Kate had owned a huge estate that was passed down from her deceased grandmother and it seemed that the threat of Laura had come to an end. Laura was definitely Kate’s crazy cousin and he was happy that the two of them had finally made up which meant that he and Juliet were safe. Teddy had gotten chills staying in the huge estate especially considering Kate had her own butler in the form of Crichton. The Butler smiled as he opened the door to the extravagant Steele Manor. Crichton smiled as he looked at his two guests.
“Welcome home Master Todd…Dinner will be ready in a few hours. Should I fetch you some slippers and run you a hot bath in the spa?!”
Teddy however glanced back at the butler as he cracked a wide grin. He quickly shook his head as he looked around.
“That isn’t necessary Crichton… I am just going to be working out a bit… A simple shower is more than enough for me. Although if you don’t mind I would appreciate it if you spent some time with Juliet…”
“As you wish Master Todd… Juliet would you like to go on the swing set?!”
Grandma Victoria had the biggest swing set in all of London. The little girl excited ran out the back door as she headed towards the swings that her mother had played on Crichton quickly followed her leaving Todd alone in the house. Todd was strictly business as he quickly changed into that of a pair of shorts and a compression shirt. He quickly put his headphones on as he played music from his phone. Todd just wanted to be by himself. It also didn’t help that he didn’t quite trust butlers after watching the movie Clue. Mansions, butlers, and the sort didn’t mix with him. He glared at the huge staircase that went all the way upstairs. The mansion had five floors and the circular staircase seemed like the perfect place to get as much training in as he possibly could. He cracked a wide grin as he looked at all of the stairs and spoke out loud to himself.
“So you really think you are better than me don’t you J2H?! What is your secret at being great,,, At first I thought it was having a strong wife but as much as I tried loving Kate I just didn’t fill in the void that I needed in my life…”
Teddy passionately started running up the stairs as he took step by step furiously.
“I thought it was living the dream having a lovely woman and a beautiful child but that still hasn’t filled in my void…”
Teddy quickly runs up the stairs some more as he makes it to the next floor with a chuckle on his face.
“I thought what made you was being the biggest douchebag in all of wrestling. I thought that is what would make me. I have taken every single step to surpass you but it’s still doesn’t seem to be enough. I won most hated man in SCW and it still didn’t get me what I wanted. I held a title and I became the person everybody hated. People like Bobbie Dahl can get quit pissy over being hated but not me. I don’t give a shit if I win or lose because the only thing I ever wanted out of everything was for people to say I could make it on my own… I wanted that for myself… Yet people never could see that about me. I will forever be Kate’s husband and why is that?!”
Teddy angrily shakes his head in disgust as he continues to run up the stairs. He makes it up to the third floor but as he stretches his leg upwards to take that next step he finds himself falling backwards. It’s a long fall backwards and he ends up hitting his back very badly. Teddy is in some serious pain as he gazes up at the ceiling. He breathes heavily as he begins to speak some more.
“Wherever you are I bet you are laughing at me. The world might be shut down and you are probably quarantined to your house but that wouldn’t stop you from taking the piss out of me. That wouldn’t stop you from making fun of me because you feel I am not worth your time. Here is the reality however. I am worth your time J2H… You hear me you self-righteous piece of shit! I won’t allow you to make fun of me. I won’t let you get the best of me. You won’t rain on my parade. Not now and certainly not ever. I have done way too fucking much for you to sit there and act like I am not worth anything… I will do whatever it takes to fight you in the main event of High Stakes… It’s all or nothing and this is my moment…”
Teddy breathes heavily as he remains on the ground. It isn’t long before he sees a vision of J2H before him. The image of James just laughs as he looks down at Teddy.
“Look at you Teddy you are a Bitch… You fell and you can’t get back up. You really think a sad excuse of a wrestler is worthy of fighting me in any ring?! I held the title for a year. I have the smoking ass wife which is something you honestly can’t say. I mean have you taken a glance at your wife she looks like a 12 year old Japanese boy. No wonder why you wear the skirts and the makeup. She’s clearly the man and you are always going to be a Bitch. I wouldn’t be surprised if I made you my bitch in the ring…”
Teddy struggled to get back up as he glanced at the vision.
“Shut the fuck up J2H… There’s nothing wrong with my life. I love her so much even though sometimes I can’t bring myself to say that to her openly. I might disrespect women for a show but I love my wife and I can be a provider…”
“That’s funny considering you like to live off of her. Don’t you feel helpless that you are living off of her money?! It must be embarrassing that everything you touch doesn’t go your way. After all you should feel ashamed. Kate was the second woman who you were engaged with. What about that girl Kristina. You were such a fuck up that she called off the engagement…”
“SHUT THE FUCK UP J2H… That was a long time ago…”
The vision of J2H just laughs as he glares at Teddy.
“You fell down the stairs and seem to be on your ass. I guess you really are like that of Deontay Wilder. You try to be the showman but when it comes to a real fight you get laid out flat on your ass by a superior athlete. I bet it really gets you pissed off seeing your wife visit my wife so much. You want the honest truth though? She isn’t visiting my house to talk to my wife. It’s because she wants to see a real man. Just looking at me turns her on and…”
“FUCK OFF… DON’T YOU TALK ABOUT MY FUCKING WIFE LIKE THAT YOU PIECE OF SHIT!!!”
Teddy did everything in his power and he found himself getting back up. He was in so much pain but he couldn’t stop now. He had to keep fighting even if it hurt. He had to propel himself forward because he knew what was at hand. He ended up going up the stairs as he kept on running harder than before. He was on the fourth floor now as he gazed up at the final floor above him.
“No matter what you say J2H I will never stop. I can’t afford to stop. I can’t allow my wife to show me up. It was already humiliating for her to win a title and for me to be left with nothing…”
“She already showed you up… You are a true chicken shit. What are you going to accomplish by calling it quits and claiming this tourney is the last time that you will be around this company. It’s sad considering you called it quits and your wife goes on to win a title. One of your former best female friends is now the World Bombshell Champion. When people actually commit to a career without you centered in it they actually make something of themselves. I guess you were the weak link all along. People are better without you in their lives…”
“FUCK YOU J2H!!!! I AM GOING TO FUCK YOU UP! I am going to win the Blast From The Past, and I am going to get on your radar…”
“Do you really think that is going to be the case?! I thought you are going to be able to accomplish that. It all comes to an end on Sunday. While your wife will rise to new heights by winning her match you of course will be a letdown. Don’t even bother showing up. England deserves to see true wrestlers. Not men dressed up in skirts like you…”
Teddy shook his head as he continued to run. This running on an incline made him feel like he was out of shape. He really didn’t put that much wrestling into everything like he should have. His legs were burning, the sweat was dripping off of his forehead but he was determined yet he kept on pushing forward. He had the drive and determination but with each of the final steps the vision kept speaking to him.
“I think the best case scenario for you is for you piss in your pants and for you not to go on. Or better yet the wrong person on your team got switched out. It should have been you and not Brooke… No matter what you do you aren’t worth a damn. Your daughter deserves better… I bet if…”
“Stop right there… I love Juliet… I might be a lot of things but she is everything to me and I will win this for her. I adopted her and helped give her a better life. Not many can say they would go about doing something like that. Whatever you think about me I will always keep fighting J2H. You can’t keep me down and you never will…”
Teddy is right there he is about to reach the top of the fifth floor but he loses his footing. He actually falls down the steps and keeps on falling down. His body collides with step after step as he goes around in the circle enduring all of the pain until he reaches the bottom. There is definitely his share of bruises on his body and that image of J2H begins to laugh.
“Like I said you just aren’t worth my time… I’ll be staying home with my wife maybe considering a real challenge. Keep up with the heels and skirts… I don’t fight women…”
The vision goes away as Todd is lift there. He breathes heavily as Crichton and Juliet find their way inside. They see Teddy laying on the ground and quickly run over to him. Juliet runs over to her daddy.
“Daddy are you okay?!”
Crichton looks at Teddy with a sigh on his face.
“Oh my Master Todd are you okay?!”
Teddy struggles as he nods his head. He is determined as he rises back to his feet.
“J2H I AM STILL STANDING and I won’t ever let you keep me down!!!! Crichton you can run me an bath with ice… I am going to need it after I am done…”
“Yes master Todd…”
With that Teddy keeps his eyes on the stairs as he has another go at running up the huge staircase. It’s on that image that we fade out on.
On Camera
Things come into focus and as they do we are treated to the sight of Teddy Steele with a wicked grin on his face. He seems to have been working out a lot as sweat is dripping down his forehead and his upper body is drenched with endless sweat. He looks deeply into the likes of the camera as he runs his hands through his long hair. He smirks as he just shakes his head and slowly begins to speak.
“Long behold it seems like we have been taken to yet another round of the SCW Blast From The Past tournament. I will be the first to admit that I was crying like a Bitch when it came time to the random drawing for the tourney. There was one person that I did not wish to team with and that was Brooke. It’s not because she can’t wrestle or anything of the sort but it’s for the simple fact that she didn’t even pay any attention to me. I tried my best to actually be a great partner. I know that is surprising but the reality is I went out of my way to be a good fucking partner. I reached out to her, I left her text messages, and I didn’t get anything in return. There was no communication between us and it was as if I didn’t even exist. She didn’t even acknowledge me in her promo which is fine. She is probably just butt hurt because I didn’t really pull my weight like I should have in Honor Wrestling. Somewhere she is probably carrying her father Henry’s dislike of me and I am stuck in some meaningless family feud…
To be quite frank I really don’t give a fuck. She did her job she pulled her weigh and now I don’t have to worry about teaming with her anymore. I will admit that I wanted the easy way out. I wanted to be carried to greatness and I was willing to take a shortcut to get exactly where I need to be. Yet that shit is going to stop now because Brooke has been replaced with a woman who loathes me for my comments towards women in Sierra Williams. I have heard Sierra talking so much shit about me and I know she hates me wife so much. Yet teaming with her actually makes me smile because I know Sierra can bring it in the middle of the ring…”
Teddy shakes his head with a smirk as he continues to speak.
“Sierra is going to be wrestling with a chip on her shoulder and she has something to prove in this tournament. After the way she got humiliated by my wife she is going to do everything in her power to prove the critics wrong. She actually has a partner that gives a fuck and I feel the same way about her. Who wouldn’t want to team up with one of the best mixed tag team wrestlers to have ever stepped foot in this company?! She already has showcased she can dominate in this division. It’s not like I need her to go on some ungodly streak or anything. I just need her for a total of three matches. If we can gel together for three matches we will both get exactly what we want and we will be competing for the biggest prizes in the industry. I know Sierra has her motivation and now she just needs to gain her mojo plus a chance to beat the shit out of one of those SCU fuckwits is more than enough motivation for her. So if things play out right I hope she beats the shit out of Mother Mavis and buries her once and for all….”
Teddy grins as he nods his head in agreement.
“Thank God for the also teammate but let me speak bluntly I have my own reasons for winning this tournament. Many people wish to go on and become champion. They want to be the best ever and everything of the sort but that’s not my end goal. I already resigned from my spot as an active wrestler. This is basically an all or nothing miracle run at this point because I am looking to gain the attention of one individual and that being J2H. I need to prove that I can do something he hasn’t done and by winning this tournament I know I will get on his radar and he will answer my challenge or another. Otherwise I will continuously call out that prick until I get what I want. I am a better husband then him, I am a better father, and when push comes to shove I can showcase I am a better prick and wrestler. If you don’t believe me just watch what I do to Aron…”
Teddy chuckles as he looks deeply into the camera.
“Long behold I get to face the likes of Fenris baby brother. Isn’t that so sweet?! When people hear the name of Fenris they instantly shake in their boots. They get so attached thinking he is the end all and be all, and in Caleb Storms eyes they practically piss in their pants. I will admit he might have been one of the best in the ring in this company but he gave his all against Ben Jordan and it still wasn’t enough. If he couldn’t get over the hump of Ben Jordon what chance does Aron?! Aron you are the brains between you and your brother. After all you seem to be a really smart person. You got yourself a college degree, you know multiple languages and seem to be a real calm guy. However for somebody so smart why the fuck are you getting inside of a ring?! That doesn’t seem to be the wisest choice. You didn’t even do shit in your first match ever.”
He shakes his head in disgust as she continues to speak.
“To be honest I would say congratulations because you actually won your first match but the reality is the only reason why you won your first match is because your brother got involved. He took advantage of a situation and quickly found his way out of the ring. He gift wrapped you a win and all it really did was make you look weak in the long run. You could pull that shit on a scrub like Hitamishi or whatever the fuck his name is but that shit won’t fly with somebody like me. You are going to be in the ring with a man who prides himself on being the most hated man in the company. That means I will use every single resource, every single short cut, and I will bend whatever rule in my favor to march my way towards the finals. I won’t let myself lose to somebody who doesn’t even belong in the way…”
Teddy chuckles again.
“Don’t take the ass whooping personal but I am not here to play nice and make friends. I am here to send a message to J2H and that makes you a victim in my grand scheme of things. I understand this probably your chance to stand out on your own and make a new for yourself but what’s the point if BIG BROTHER is just going to bail you out and fight your battles for you. You don’t see my wife doing that for me do you?! Okay so she might fight my verbal battles but when it comes to actually being inside of the ring and doing what’s necessary to get the job done. It’s all me out there and that’s how I prefer it… You still need to learn a lot more, and your luck is going to run out…
Sierra had the misfortune of being teamed with a scrub for her first match and that was truly unfair. However all of that changes with this second chance for her. She is going to expose Mother Mavis and I definitely am going to expose Aron for the fraud he is. For start at least I spoke a lot more than Sierra’s last partner did so that’s a start, and I will prove I am a better wrestler…
Why are you really in this tournament Aron what is the end game here?! Let’s be honest here you can’t really assume you will stand a chance to do something big brother couldn’t do. Just because big brother wrestles and you seem to have your head so far up his ass following him to the confines of MMA and wrestling doesn’t mean you need to do the same. There has to come a point where you just need to cut the shit out and realize this isn’t for you… “
Teddy begins to laugh as he continues to speak.
“What makes this event even more fucked up is that we are going to compete in front of my wife’s home town crowd. By association I might be in a place where I might actually be quite the popular person. People might actually love me over who my penis is in and that just brings a warm smile to my lips. Aron you might have had a background in soccer and that makes you quite the athletic individual but I am going to break you. I am going to humble you, and I am going to make an example out of you. I won’t rest until I am one step closer to J2H and at least on that thought I feel we both can agree on..
You see in your first match you openly admitted you had a big brother looking out for you. You didn’t know if you would be an active wrestler but this is something you just had to do. I feel the same way. This is something I have to do and it’s something I need to do. Mavis and you might have people watching their backs but that’s not how Sierra and I are. We might turn people away with our attitudes but as soon as the bell rings we do what’s necessary to get the job done nothing less and nothing more. The real that remains to be answered is how are Sierra and I coexist as soon as the bell rings. If I had to put some money on it I would say that things are going to be fine. I was Roulette Champion at one and I hold some big wins in this company over people that I shouldn’t have beaten, and Sierra is one of the best women to have never held a singles title in this company.
Despite that we both have that championship pedigree. We both have so much that we are fighting for and we aren’t going to stop until we get exactly what we want and that’s respect. I am better than what people give me credit for and Sierra just needs to get out of this funk and showcase that she is the same wrestler who made a huge name for herself outside of SCW….
If we both can channel that we will in fact be unstoppable…”
Teddy licks his lips with a grin.
“J2H I hope you are watching because after this match I will be one step closer to getting on j2H’s radar and who knows. Ben Jordan wasn’t really on my list of things to do but I might just have to take that title to prove a point. Anyway I am fighting each match like it’s my very last match. I am giving it my all. It’s all or nothing. So Aron you better bring it because I am not holding anything back not now and not ever especially with my little daughter watching. Bring me the best you have but I assure you it’s not going to be enough. See you in the ring chump…”
Teddy just shakes his head with disgust as we fade out on this image.
