Off Camera
Las Vegas, Nevada
Saxon Hotel
Teddy Warren felt like he was on top of the world. At first it appeared as he really care that much about his SCW career for the past six months. Ever since he dropped his Roulette Championship his career had been on a downward spiral. He had been losing match after match and of course his wife and him didn’t beat London Underground nor did he win the Internet Championship. Yet as much as he cried and whined trying to put all of his eggs into the basket of a future match with J2H the reality is J2H wasn’t paying him any attention. He was being ignored. Teddy had enough of SCW’s bullshit and his lack of respect so he decided to go for broke by entering the Blast From The Past tourney. Teddy shortly realized that the moment he didn’t meddle in his wife’s career professionally she was able to go undefeated this year. Maybe he was bringing her down. Maybe he was a weak link. All of these thoughts plagued his mind. He wanted to be rid of them but he just couldn’t shake it especially considering he was locked down in the Saxon Hotel with that of his wife and daughter.
As far as hotel accommodations the Warrens had the best possible ones that the hotel had to offer. It was a huge suite with that of a giant hot tub but that’s only because his wife Kate was a champion. This attacked Teddy’s character as a man and a provider. He wanted better and he wanted to be the reason his family had the best of the best but that wasn’t the case. Teddy sat on the edge of the huge King Size bed as he watched his wife change into something revealing. She smirked at Teddy as she held a bath bomb in her hands wearing a towel around her waist she gazed at him.
“Hey babe… I am getting the hot tub ready. Are you going to join Juliet and I? We definitely would love to have you and it would be a great time for some family bonding…”
Teddy looked at his wife. She definitely was quite the sexy one but he offered a long drawn out sigh as he glanced back to her.
“No you girls go ahead and enjoy it without me. I am going to step away. This isolation stuff seems to be getting to me…”
“Suit yourself babe but when Juliet falls asleep I was hoping that we could make our own stem in the hot tub…”
She smiled as she casually walked away and it definitely wasn’t like Teddy to walk away from sex. He couldn’t tell her that he was depressed over their current situation. He felt worthless as a man and he couldn’t be stuck in that room being reminded of it. He had to get away and Teddy found himself going to the poolside bar. He walked the bar which was actually empty shockingly. He expected to see Ben Jordan there but maybe this was better. It’s not like Teddy really wanted the company. The bartender was a beautiful girl and she smiled at him.
“What are you drinking?!”
Teddy sighed as he took a deep breath.
“You can get me a cranberry and vodka…”
She nods her head going to make the drink and it’s at that moment that footsteps could be heard from behind Teddy. The pony tail superstar didn’t bother to turn around but it was a voice that was familiar to him as he replied back.
“What kind of drink is that? You must be on your fucking period. No wonder why you wore heels and makeup…Goes with the whole idea of you being a Bitch.”
Teddy couldn’t believe it as the man took a seat beside Teddy. That figure was none other than J2H. J2H smirked as he glanced back at Teddy as he looked back at the bartender.
“You can get me a shot of Jameson… Better yet just pour me a glass of it straight up. I need to show my buddy over here how to properly drink liquor…”
James smirked as he looked back at Teddy who didn’t say anything. Teddy’s eyes were on that of his mixed cocktail. He slowly took a sip of it as James smiled again.
“Teddy you don’t need to look scared. I know I have the ability to make you piss in your pants but I am only here to get a simple drink. I wouldn’t bother wasting any time on such a Bitch…”
“I AM NOT A FUCKING BITCH!!!”
James smirks again as the glass is pushed in front of him and he takes a sip of his drink.
“Right… You don’t see me calling myself James Carpenter do you? No my wife proudly takes my surname yet you are proud to be called Teddy Steele which seems like a real bitch move to me but considering your wife doesn’t seem to be all there as the elevator doesn’t clearly go all the way up I wouldn’t expect her being so controlling of you. You don’t see Melody being that controlling of me because she is actually stable and…”
Teddy angrily looks back at James with a focused expression on his face.
“I am sick and tired of talking about my wife James. That shit is going to stop. You can mock me as much as you want but I am not going to tolerate all of the shit you constantly say about my wife…I will defend her and I won’t hesitate to punch you in the face…”
“Oh so the Bitch actually has decided to grow a set and wants to defend her honor against me. That’s quite adorable. You should feel proud Teddy you actually get to see a real wrestler such as me fighting this weekend. I know it’s your dream to fight me but it’s not going to happen. You aren’t worthy of my time and I don’t fight scrubs. You should feel proud though. You managed to somehow make it to the Semi Finals in the BFTP. You are proving that you aren’t quite the failure that the world has pictured you to be but yet you will forever live in your bitch’s shadow…”
J2H grins as he continues to speak.
“How does it feel knowing you are going to go back to your luxurious hotel room that you only have because of who you are married too. How does it feel knowing that you are only where you are because of your crazy wife? That is quite amusing to me Teddy and to be honest I am actually hoping you make it to the finals of this entire tournament…”
Teddy opens his eyes in amazement.
“Really I didn’t picture you to say something nice about me?!”
“Oh I really wasn’t being nice… I want to see you make it to the finals so you could potentially face your wife in the finals. How humiliating would it be for you to make it to the finals only to be put down by your Bitch that would be quite the Bitch move if I say so myself but so fitting for somebody like you. You would be quite the scrub. So run along I have better things to do then to waste time with talking to you…”
Teddy wanted to say something back but he froze in the moment. Instead of continuing with this banter he actually decided to walk away. James smiled taking a sip of his drink as he looked back at Teddy.
“That’s right… Keep on walking away you useless scrub…”
Teddy didn’t want to engage with J2H but as much as he wanted to say something back to him the reality is James was right. Teddy was feeling a certain type of emptiness he walked away from the situation. He needed to get away from j2H. That was a reality he didn’t want to deal with. He could have gone back to the suite with Kate but he didn’t want to be haunted by the truth of what James said to him. He needed time away from Kate. He needed time to focus and Teddy found his way over to the basketball court. He was alone as he grabbed a basketball and decided to take some jump shots. He made shot after shot. He went for another shot but shot an air ball. He dropped to his butt and just breathed heavily. The ball was picked up by someone however. That person is none other Sierra Williams. She holds the ball in her hands as she glances at Teddy.
“Falling on your ass already? I would have expected more out of my partner than that. Get up… I know you aren’t done after taking one bad shot…”
Teddy glanced over at Sierra Williams. He shook his head as he spoke back to her.
“What’s the point of taking shots when everybody in the world thinks you are one huge fucking joke! You put so much into trying to fight somebody and they don’t think you are worth it. Everything you have ever accomplished is overshadowed by your wife. The only reason why you have anything or the best in life is because of who you are married to so by all means why should I give a fuck?!”
Sierra really wasn’t one for words as she looked at Teddy.
“Look I am not one for this emo bullshit but I am pretty sure you can’t go on hating your wife. As much as I would love to slap the fuck out of her that is the woman you married and it is your cross to bear but you don’t need to be defined by it. I don’t like what your wife is about either but I can respect what she’s been doing lately. You need to pull your head out of your ass. Instead of worrying about what everybody thinks of you especially J2H why don’t you stand up and showcase who exactly you are…”
Sierra looks over at Teddy as he offers a hand to him and helps him up. Teddy shakes his head and embraces it as she continues to speak.
“I know I am not one to talk but how do you think I feel when people tell me that all I am is a Mixed Tag Team specialist? It kills me… How do you think I feel knowing I have accomplished so much outside of this company as a singles star but yet I haven’t had quite the success here in SCW. It kills my soul that I lost to your wife not once but even watching her take that Internet title by climbing a ladder, a ladder of success that I have busted my ass in trying to climb? I know recently there has been some respect between Christina, Andrea, and I but how do you think I feel watching those two competing over something that should also include me. it rips me at my very soul but I can’t give up and fall into the pressure… I need to keep fighting and showcasing I am just as good if not better than the likes of Crystal, Andrea, and even you wife… I got this second chance for a reason and I am going to make the most of it.”
Sierra takes a breath as she continues to speak.
“Even if it’s with the most unlikely of tag team partners in you, but you know what this isn’t the time to beat ourselves up. This is the time for the motivation to kick in and to do what is needed to take the next step ahead. So take the ball that is your wrestling career and dribble it as much as you can and keep on shooting. Sometimes you will miss shots but there’s nothing wrong with grabbing that rebound and going about it again. I was ousted of this tourney but Brooke giving me her spot is my rebound. This could be yours. If we win we could possibly go on to fight your wife. That will be your chance to beat her and prove that you are a provider, are you ready to be that man you are destined to be?!”
Teddy nods his head as he looks at the basketball hoop and he takes his shot. He sinks the shot right in as he glances back at her.
“It sucks considering I am so dead focused on J2H but I am ready to keep on shooting…”
“Well keep on shooting Teddy… You are eventually bound to get on a hot streak at some point, and when you do the world won’t laugh anymore. We both haven’t lived up to our potential but now’s the time to break out of that mold and to become the thing that nobody saw us becoming in this company on our own winners and eventually singles champions. It’s all or nothing right?!”
Teddy smirked as he looked back at Sierra.
“Of course… Let’s do this partner… Team hug right now…”
Teddy slowly chuckles for the first time as he tries to embrace Sierra in a passionate hug but she violently throws the ball right at his chest.
“OWWWWWWWWWW”
“I am not hugging you! You were inside Kate and I am not touching anything or anyone that was inside of her. Now is the time for Social Distancing however you could check the ball and play me one on one…”
“You want to play me in basketball? That’s your mistake Sierra I would take you to school just how my wife constantly beats that ass every time in wres….”
Before Teddy could finish his statement Sierra steals the ball and dribbles back laying it up in the hoop.
“1 to nothing… Don’t take the ass whopping personally Teddy… You had it coming…”
Teddy could only chuckle in return. This was the most motivation he had in a while but it was good teambuilding. He didn’t really care for Sierra but she was right. He needed to keep shooting. No matter how much he missed he was bound to score at some point and as soon as he did the world would be in for a wakeup call. It didn’t matter if it was Mark Ward, Christian Underwood, or even that j2H he would prove the masses wrong. This was his chance and he was going to make every single thing of this opportunity…
On Camera
Lock Down
The cameras come into focus and as they do we are treated to the sight of Teddy sitting down on the edge of his bed in his Hot Tub suite of a room. He forms a very serious expression as he gazes deeply into the lens of the camera.
“You know this entre virus shit is a bunch of bullshit. It really has put a damper on things and of course how the tour is going to work. Last show we were over in my wife’s hometown of Berkshire, England and it was a night that was centered heavily on that of my wife. She had her big main event match and she promoted the hell out of the show. I am not going to lie I love my wife to death but I feel as if I am forever in her shadows. That is what I am reminded of every single day by almost everybody on the roster. Everything is always about Kate. It’s how she has rose to undefeated success after separating herself from me in her professional career how she became a champion and is now in the best position of her SCW career…”
Teddy nods his head as he looks around.
“That’s all great and everything. Just look at this room. We get the best accommodations at the Saxon hotel because of her champion status but I don’t feel so proud about it because it’s just a constant reminder that I am constantly in her shadow. Everything I have is because of her and that cannot be the case anymore. I am not her Bitch, I am a provider, and even though I might come on camera walk around in high heels or in makeup doesn’t make me a Bitch. Truth be told the Lock Down is nothing compared to that of me constantly be locked down in my wife’s shadows, and even though nobody will believe it I will break out of her shadows and will finally make a name for myself. Sierra Williams and I are going to do it together and we are going to prove the masses wrong…”
Teddy takes a breath as he continues to speak.
“The fact is I feel like no matter what I do it still doesn’t appear to be enough. I haven’t had the easiest path in the tourney. During my first match I had to get over one half of the Mixed Tag Team Champions in the form of Johana Kriger and in the following week I was booked against Bill Barnhart and quickly rising main event talent Andrea Hernandez. That’s two team fueled by somebody who is worthy of the upper echelon of this business but it gets drowned out. It doesn’t get mentioned but I don’t care. I have to keep on shooting and showcase that I am not going to waste this shot or opportunity. This week seems like everything could come crashing down as Sierra and I are booked against the likes of Evie Jordan and Mark Cross. This is one of the strongest teams left in this entire Tourney. On paper we shouldn’t win, after all Mark Cross seems to be a complete beast and Evie Jordan is one of the best bombshells to have ever stepped foot inside of the ring.
Evie is obviously a favorite to win this whole thing. She has been to the finals of this tournament twice now and she knows what it means to work together for a purpose of winning. Evie is a former World Champion, a former Tag Team Champion and of course a former Roulette Champion. She has done quite a bit in this company and seems to have made quite a mark by winning titles off of the Hilton family as she won her World title off of Crystal after winning this very tournament and beating Brittany after Crystal lite called her out. That’s impressive Evie but you aren’t what you are cracked out to be because deep down I know you don’t even give a fuck about winning. Sure you might have history on your side but the reality is you didn’t even sign up for this tournament which means you didn’t even give a fuck about it. I can see it now the only reason why you would want to win this is to be the first person to win two different Tournaments…
That would put you in the history books for sure even though you are already there for making it to two finals already. If you win the tourney you could get all excited over being a happy married World Championship couple like you were all excited when you and Ben Jordan were the Roulette couple. We have been down this road before and I know everybody has already seen that movie…
I just can’t afford to take it seriously. Not now and certainly not ever…”
Teddy shakes his head passionately as he continues to share his heart.
“Truth be told as big of a threat you might be that never seemed to be the case when being in a ring with a Steele. My wife had turned you back on two different occasions for you to win the Internet title from her during her first reign which means you could never get over the Steele hump and as it was pointed out in a look at your long hard fought career. You had basically only been pinned twice throughout your career in this company. Once by the hands of my very wife and another by the likes of Sierra Williams! How ironic is you get to face both miss Williams and me in the same very match. Sierra has your number and she has beaten you on two separate occasions. She turned you away from the Mixed tag title and beat you straight up so what’s to stop her from turning you away from this tournament?! The fact is nothing…
The truth is we both are motivated for this very opportunity and Sierra and I may be the most unlikely of partners. We don’t like each other but we are willing to work together for the task at hand. That’s simply to win and to become the champions we were meant to be. That far outweighs whatever you wish to accomplish Evie. I fully get it from what you said last time. You are the blue print, you can take a year off and still win. Bitch you beat JESSIE SALCO… COME ON NOW WHO THE FUCK DOESN’T BEAT HER?! And you beat TALLY a brand new rookie to SCW… It’s not like you did something impressive. You simply got lucky with your match ups but that shit won’t work this week because I am not a rookie and Sierra is amazing. I am pretty sure she could beat both of the women you faced and she has already beaten you. So this one will be hard… You can stand on your high horse but you didn’t even want to be here in the first place so fuck off with the pompous over confident bullshit…”
Teddy just shakes his head in disgust as he looks back at the camera and continues to speak.
“I guess that brings me to that of her partner in the form of Mark Cross… Mark Cross you are actually quite a beast. For the most part it seems like you have no problem doing double duty in SCU and of course SCW. I have seen you as the SCU Underground Champion and you have also been kicking some serious ass in SCW as well. That’s so fucking impressive and you are built like a truck. I know you are actually feeling confident as your partner has never beaten that of my partner you could say that I have never beaten you at all. You and I have been in what like two singles matches and both of them have resulted in you getting the better of me. You had made a mark by beating that of me a former Roulette Champion and that should be more than enough to get you confident about fighting me once again…”
Teddy takes a deep breath with a grin.
“However let me just make one point. The reality is you did beat me. I won’t deny that but when you did beat me I didn’t give a fuck about the company. I was on my trip where I didn’t want to be here. I didn’t care about my bookings or losing in match after match. I pretty much checked out because my mind was solely on that of trying to get into a match with J2H. After everyone gave up on me J2H was the only fight I wanted. You saw what I said to Austin in that ladder match. I pretty much admitted that he was the clear favorite to win the match and nothing should get in his way of that. That was pretty much me admitting me he was the man in that match and I didn’t give a fuck. What makes this match different from our last ones is that I actually give a damn now.
I don’t give a damn if you are a champion or not. I am fighting for a purpose and that’s to not only get on J2H’s radar but to prove to myself that I can be a provider for my family and if the cards are dealt properly hopefully I will advance and I can overcome my wife in the finals. You are quite the fucking con artist though and your history is full of shit. You might be a retired running back from American football. You might have went to university and played football, hell you might have been in the NFL Europe and even played for the Raiders for four seasons but I highly fucking doubt you played in that one super bowl that you claimed you lost in…
The Oakland Raiders last Super Bowl that they were in was in 2003 that’s 17 years ago. You are either 35 or 36 years according to your biography. That means you would have been at least 18 or 19 at the time. The NFL mandates that you have to be out of high school for at least 3 years before you are allowed to make it to a roster or enter the draft. Considering you went to University I find that to be a bunch of nonsense and bullshit. You are merely a pretender and I just don’t like you Mark…”
Teddy is disgusted as he speaks more.
“You are one big fucking lie and a joke. When things weren’t working well with my wife you tried to be all extra friendly with her by liking on some of her Twitter pictures and her comments, and you did the same fucking thing with Mikah making her posts meanwhile both women are happily married. You really love to be quite the stalker don’t you? The type that would slide up in somebody’s DMs and be all over another man’s wife! Go fuck off with that nonsense. What makes this match different from our other encounters is that I actually give a fuck and I have something to fight for. That makes me dangerous and that certainly makes Sierra dangerous. We are going to expose you as the fraud you are Mark and you are going to be outclassed in every way possible…
On top of that how could anybody take you seriously when you come out to NICKELBACK…
That’s right I said it… He comes out to NICKELBACK that automatically just makes him at the bottom of the bottom. This thirst trap needs to be once and for all. In the end Sierra and I are going to beat Evie and Mark. We aren’t going to lose to somebody who is a SCU star and somebody who is here to make her short little run in the tourney before fading away into nothing. Sierra and I are main stars on this roster and all of the spoils need to go to us especially to people likes us.
It’s all or nothing for me. I am giving it my all to come out on top. I need to be the partner Sierra needs. I need to be the man I know I can be for my family and I need to showcase that I am not a joke. SCW might have written me off but I am ready for prime time. Ready to take the next step of my career! If I lose I will walk away from everything I established with my head down in shame. I don’t want that. I need to keep fighting. I need to keep winning. Through hell or high water I will go to the Super Card in the finals and I will take down whatever is in my path. Mark and Evie I hope you are truly ready because I am ready to take my shot and I don’t plan on missing. Not now and certainly not ever. J2H pay attention chump because I will continue to rise through the ranks and I will get on your radar. You will give me the attention I deserve one way or another….
See you soon…”
With that Teddy can’t help but stare deeply into the lens of the camera and it is on this image that we slowly fade out on.
