{The scene opens at the Police HQ rooftop, where Lieutenant Murphy, once again smoking a cigarette, waits for Roxi to show up. Murphy just casually looks around, peering down and the streets, which are somewhat returning to normal. That is when Roxi lands on the roof, gently floating down. Murphy turns to see her and takes another drag.}
Roxi – Day going that well, huh?
Lt. Murphy – Something like that.
Roxi – Even more issues?
Lt. Murphy – The whole mess at the asylum is just driving me up a while.
Roxi – Shouldn’t the commissioner be on that as well?
Lt. Murphy – Yeah, he should be. But he’s about to retire, so for now, this is my barrel and my monkeys.
Roxi – Ouch. Sorry to hear that.
Lt. Murphy – No, you’re not.
Roxi – I’m trying to be sympathetic.
Lt. Murphy – Just don’t.
Roxi – You know, I know you not particularly care for what I do. I get it, and I respect it. But I’m doing what I can to help.
Lt. Murphy – If you want to help, you’re wearing the wrong uniform. That’s always going to be my stance. Nothing against you, personally. But the heroes I knew, don’t hide behind masks.
Roxi – Maybe so. I’m fighting the battles you can’t Murphy. That’s all.
Lt. Murphy – Yeah..
Roxi – Of course if you’d like to fight giant monsters like a Godzilla movie, be my guest.
Lt. Murphy – That’s not funny.
{Roxi sighs and shrugs.}
Roxi – Look, I thought we were making progress. I’m not trying to do your job. I’m just trying to do mine.
Lt. Murphy – I know, it’s.... it’s just frustrating, is all.
Roxi – I can sympathize, like I said.
{Murphy takes one final drag and crushes out his cigarette.}
Lt. Murphy – It was hell trying to get people to volunteer for that. But we finally have 8 guys so, we should be good.
Roxi – Good to hear.
Lt. Murphy – What about your end?
Roxi – I guess we’re serving a backup. That’s what I heard from the guild.
{Roxi goes to say something else, but the roof door opens. A massive, hulking figure emerges from the doorway, a police uniform on.}
Lt. Murphy – Ah, Coleman
Officer Coleman – Everything okay, Lieutenant?
Lt. Murphy – Yes, Coleman. As a matter of fact, we were just talking about you. Super, this is Officer Coleman, he’s going to be OIC for the Asylum project.
{Coleman’s face is stern and almost emotionless. He towers over both Roxi and Lt. Murphy, His height of 6’8” and burly build make him an intimidating presence. He extends his hand to Roxi.
Roxi – Pleasure to meet you.
{Coleman and Roxi shake hands, but Coleman’s grip tightens and tightens, as if he’s trying to break Roxi’s hand. Roxi doesn’t show it and eventually Coleman releases, before turning back to Lt. Murphy.}
Officer Coleman – Just making sure, sir.
Lt. Murphy – No problem.
{Coleman lumbers back through the door and down the stairs.}
Roxi – Charming, that one.
Lt. Murphy – He takes his job seriously.
Roxi – I can tell.
Lt. Murphy – If anything, he’ll make your job easier.
Roxi – Maybe. I suppose he could.
Lt. Murphy – He used to be a prison guard, so he’s very well trained in this type of situation.
Roxi – These aren’t prisoners. They’re patients.
{Murphy scoffs, headed towards the door.}
Lt. Murphy – One’s you put there. For crimes. In my book, that makes them guilty. I’ll call ya if anything comes up.
Roxi – … Yeah.
{With that Murphy opens the roof door and steps inside. Roxi shakes her head, looking down at her hand and frowning, unsure of what the make of Coleman, but she flies off to continue her patrol as the scene fades.}
{We open inside Roxi and Keira’s house, where Roxi is on the phone, pacing back and forth in her room, obviously annoyed with the conversation.}
Roxi – Yes.... Yes, I saw you. Yes, I’m aware you won.... Yes, new champion, very happy for you.... Look, we’re partners in this tournament. I get it. … Yes I know you came through last time, and I have complete confidence you will again, that’s not... Yes... I am aware you are the champion, we went over this.... Wait... are... are you drunk? Look... whatever you do on your own time is your business, I just need you focused for Sunday.
{There is a long pause, and Roxi’s expression only gets more annoyed.}
Roxi – Are... are you crying? Please don’t.... Yes, you've told me this already.... Okay, great. Yes, I know you’ve got my back.... Yes, whatever hot one, I got it. I know... Yes... Thank you.. I will see you at the show, yes.... We’ll talk strategy and all that, yes. Yes, I look forward to it too...
{Roxi turns as she paces, and there’s Keira, eyeing her with a ton of suspicion as Roxi stops and sighs.}
Roxi – I've got to go.
{Roxi ends the call and Keira looks her up and down.}
Roxi – What?
Keira – I'm onto you.
Roxi – I didn’t do anything.
Keira – Who are you looking forward to seeing?
Roxi – My... tag partner? Keira what is wrong with you?
Keira – I know when you’re up to something.
Roxi – I’m not up to anything. We went over this.
Keira – I know you Roxi.
Roxi – And I know you. What on earth has gotten into you?
Keira – You. All these phone calls, text messages.
Roxi – Yes, we’re partners, we have to communicate.
Keira – And NOW you’re looking forward to seeing him?
Roxi – You’ve lost your mind.
Keira – What? You didn’t think I heard that?
Roxi – You didn’t hear what I heard.
{Keira arches a brow at Roxi.}
Keira – What’s THAT supposed to mean?
Roxi – He was drunk. And crying. Possibly laughing. Probably both?
Keira – Oh, so now you’ve made some emotional connection?! Is that what this is?
Roxi – Keira you are WAY off base here. Is this about the match two weeks ago?
Keira – No. It’s about your partner getting WAY too friendly.
Roxi – He hasn’t done anything!
Keira – Yet. Yet.
{Keira slowly backs out of the room, Roxi scratching her head confused.}
Roxi – You are losing it.
{That night at dinner, Roxi makes food for the family and Keira just stares at her, eating her food in silence. Her eyes almost never leave Roxi’s. Roxi looks around, sighing.}
Keira – What’s wrong?
Roxi – You’re staring at me.
Keira – So? I can’t look at my beautiful wife?
Roxi – You’re staring a hole through me, Keira.
Keira – I just want to be sure everything is okay.
Roxi – Knock it off. There is nothing going on between me and Cassian.
Keira – Yeah. Sure.
Roxi – Oh my god, you’re being overly dramatic.
Keira – Maybe, but I’m never gonna lose you, you know that, right?
Roxi – Keira....
{Keira then gets up, slowly still staring at Roxi, and beings her plate over to the sink. Keira then slowly returns to the table, eyeballing Roxi the whole time. Sitting with her hands folded, watching her eat.}
Roxi – Could you not be doing this right now? Seriously.
Keira – I’m not doing anything.
{Roxi groans frustrated as she finishes her food and gets up, taking it to the sink as well, looking back and seeing Keira with eyes locked on still. Roxi sighs and goes to the living room to watch TV, and play on her phone to distract herself. Keira comes and sits down near her on the couch, uncomfortably close if they weren’t married. Keira then nudges, closer, and closer, to the point where she’s moving Roxi off the seat.}
Roxi – STOP IT!
Keira – What?
Roxi – I don’t know what your problem is, but if you think I’m cheating on you, you’re insane. How many times do I have to prove my love for you?
{Keira says nothing as Roxi simply picks up her phone, and heads into the bedroom, making it an early night apparently. Roxi sits there staring at her phone, until there is knock at the door. Her mother slowly enters and gives a warm smile, as Roxi eyes her.}
Elizabeth – Roxi, what is going on?
Roxi – Keira's flipped. She thinks I’m seeing my tag partner for this tournament.
Elizabeth – I'm sure she’s just a little tense.
Roxi – A little? Mom, she’s going insane. She’s seeing things that aren’t even there!
Elizabeth – I think you just need to relax. Have a night. After all it’s your birthday tomorrow.
Roxi – I know but...
Elizabeth – It’s okay. I know what you do causes a lot of stress, and maybe sometimes you don’t feel like you make the right choices, but you’ve always had the best intentions. I’m sure this is a misunderstanding and Keira will come to her senses. I’ll try and talk to her if you want.
Roxi – I don’t know if that’s such a good idea.
Elizabeth – I'll take care of it.
{Elizabeth hugs Roxi and then she departs. Roxi spends the rest of the night alone in the bedroom, until Keira comes to bed, not waking Roxi until the morning.}
{The next morning. Roxi is rustled from sleep by noise in her bedroom. Keira is at the foot of the bed, a suitcase on her side.}
Roxi – What are you doing?
Keira – You're going on a little trip.
Roxi – What?
Keira – Oh, you didn’t think I’d see?
{Keira then holds up Roxi’s phone, with a text message from Cassian. It’s a series of letters, jumbled and incomprehensible. Most likely a drunk text.}
Roxi – Keira? This is gibberish.
Keira – Uh-huh. You think I’m stupid? Get up.
{Keira begins roughly pushing the suitcase towards Roxi, forcing her out of bed. Keira then zips up the suitcase and tosses Roxi clothes.}
Keira – Get dressed.
Roxi – Keira, you are making a big mistake. This is nothing....
Keira – Yeah, heard it before. Get dressed. Now.
{Roxi does put on her clothes and then Keira lugs the suitcase out of the bedroom, out to the family SUV and tosses it in. Keira returns with a strip of black cloth in her hand.}
Roxi – Keira, can we please talk about this...
Keira – We're done talking.
{Keira roughly spins Roxi around and uses the strip as a blindfold, tying it around Roxi’s head and eyes. She grabs Roxi by the arm and leads her to the car.}
Keira – Don't touch that blindfold. You do and I will blast you myself.
{Roxi is confused and sits in the car as Keira buckles her in and gets in and begins to drive. Roxi looks around, very worried at this point.}
Roxi – Where are we going? What is going on?
Keira – Don't you worry, this will be a trip you will never forget.
{Keira drives on and Roxi can only look around nervously, wondering what Keira is going to do. Finally, Keira pulls up to their destination and parks the car.}
Keira – Don't touch anything. I mean it.
{Keira exits and opens Roxi’s door and leads her out of it. She walks with Roxi a few steps before stopping her.}
Keira – I didn’t think we’d come to this point, but we have. I’m sorry Roxi. I wish I could trust you, but I know now I can’t.
Roxi – Keira... whatever you’re thinking, I know we can talk this out, we’re adults. This is silly.
Keira – We're through talking. Now, you get to go where you belong.
{Keira steps behind Roxi and hugs her.}
Roxi – Keira... Keira please don’t...
{Keira then pulls off Roxi’s blindfold, and she’s... at the Spa Jardin in Tampa. Roxi’s eyes adjust and she looks over at Keira.}
Keira – Sorry I had to play the role a little bit, but... I booked this months ago. I think you need it. This day is yours.
{Roxi stops for a moment, caught up with what was going on. Her eyes well up with tears as she looks at Keira, and then hugs her tightly. She then backs away and lightly hits Keira.}
Roxi – YOU ALWAYS GAVE ME A HEART ATTACK!
Keira – Had to keep up appearances. We’ve both said it for a long time. You’re stuck with me, and I’m stuck with you. Now... they’re waiting. Go on, enjoy yourself.
Roxi – You didn’t have to -
Keira – I wanted to. Now go. Happy birthday, baby.
{Roxi again hugs Keira, and sees the spa staff welcoming her and eager to have her to enjoy her birthday as the scene fades.}
“It’s not who I am underneath, but what I do, that defines me”
- Batman (Batman Begins)
Hello SCW.
Well, that’s round 1 in the books. It was a little touch and go there for a moment. I knew that Keira and Slappy would indeed give Cassian and I a run for our money. Never had a doubt We would get their best. But, that is round 1 down, and now we enter round 2.
And, I suppose as an added bonus, Cassian was able to pick up the Roulette championship last week, and continue his unbeaten streak. This is simply a business arrangement, and really, Cassian, despite the way we actually won, I can’t argue with results. He did what he... felt he had to do I guess. In any other time, I wouldn’t be agreeing with that, but the fact is... we won, and I want to win this tournament.
Beggars can’t be choosers as they say.
Now, we enter round 2 and face Senor Vinnie and Alicia Lukas.
Senor Vinnie seems like a nice guy, a stand-up guy, and I have no issues with him. In fact, he’s genuinely an entertaining person. He is a former world champion and that’s nothing to sneeze at. But I see right there that Cassian is on a roll. One of the best young wrestlers in the company. His title win last week should prove that he is more than capable of showing up in the clutch.
Me? Well, I’ve been known to show up when it counts.
I walk into another match with Alicia Lukas as my opponent with some mixed emotions, because for the longest time, I’ve been wrestling with myself over what I have to say. I’ve been sitting here and thinking about if I should have what I really feel. Because what I really need to say, is probably going to anger some people, because well, sometimes the truth hurts. And I’ve never been a person who intentionally tries to bring people down. I also feel that is a tad hypocritical, considering my current mindset. but at this point, I don’t have any other options. So, I had to come to decision, and I can’t be anything else but honest at this point. So, here goes…
I have never understood why Alicia Lukas is the way she is.
Why does this person have to belittle every person she comes across? What does it gain her to bring everyone else down, especially when they fail? So much so, that any positive re-enforcement that comes from her, screams that she’s doing it disingenuously? I hear her encourage people, and I don’t buy it. I hear her try to offer words of encouragement and I want to scream about how big of lie it is. And I shouldn’t be like that. Nobody should, but when it comes to Alicia Lukas, nothing about it is genuine. All of it hides a bitter, resentful human being whose every word is dripping with that phoniness. She’s not happy that she won, she’s happy that the other person lost. And it’s even worse when that loss comes. She’s not happy the person won, she’s furious she lost. And while there is a degree of selfishness that HAS to be a part of every wrestler in this business, it’s a level of genuine pettiness that I’ve never felt from anyone else I’ve ever come across. I’ve been around some really awful people. I’ve been around jerks, a-holes and b words and all that, it’s all over this business, but no one has ever come close to the level of Alicia Lukas. And for a long, long time, I’ve struggled to understand why.
But now, I get it.
At first, I didn’t want to believe it, but the answer was staring me in the face the entire time. I rejected this idea but it’s the only logical thing that it could be. So, it’s just what it is at this point.
Alicia Lukas is who she is, because of what she had around her waist a few months ago. It’s that simple.
Alicia Lukas is defined, as a person, by winning championships. That bombshell’s championship is all Alicia had. In fact, ANY title that she has held, is her sole defining characteristic. Because I took the time to listen to what Alicia actually talks about, and championships are everything to her. They make her feel validated. More so than her family, her kids, or whatever else she actually has in her life. Nothing, means more to her than having some kind of championship. Having some kind of trophy or accomplishment is all Alicia actually cares about. And she can get mad about this and bring up 100 other things she’s proud of outside the ring, but the proof is all right there. When Keira beat her, what did you hear about? Oh, I need to reevaluate, and I need to just act as gatekeeper. Because now, now all of sudden Alicia isn’t just rolling over everybody, and she had to have that sudden realization that things will not be as easy. You can see it in her twitter posts, you can hear it in her words. Actually, we need to go one step further: Alicia Lukas’s life revolves around winning some kind of something. Literally anything at this point. It is what she lives for. Winning. Whether it’s a championship, or an argument on twitter. She HAS to win, at something, to feel like a winner.
Go ahead, watch her promotional material back if you want. All you’re going to hear about is “longest reigning” this or “most defenses” that. Alicia used to hold this title or that title, she won this, and she won that. She has taken Henry Russel to heart, and it will forever define her. Henry has said on multiple occasions “Winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing.” And that is Alicia Lukas to a T. Championship title wins are Alicia Lukas’s entire story. Whether she wants to admit it or not, it’s the truth. It’s the obsession, her compulsion. Her ADDICTION. And without it, Alicia Lukas isn’t the same person. She’s a junkie that can’t live without the fix.
Being a champion, winning titles, it’s Alicia Lukas’s entire world. It is apparently what gives her purpose in life. Because I have yet to see anything else of substance that Alicia actually cares about outside of it. I’ll wait while she scrambles to tell me and everyone else, how I’m wrong.
And the thing is, I’d LOVE to BE wrong on this. I really would. I get the mindset that if you’re not in wrestling to win a championship then you don’t have any business being in it. But that holds true for every sport, not just wrestling. Every football, baseball, basketball, hockey player… any sport, anything competitive at all, you should aim to win. I’m sure every athlete who ever played any sport was in it to win at it. We all want to be good at what we do. I understand it takes hard work and dedication and sacrifice to be at the top of whatever you want to do. I completely get that part. I’m not knocking or diminishing anyone who wanted to be good at something for trying to do it. But let’s understand that not everybody gets to be world champion, or even a contender. Not everybody gets to be the best. People will fail. It happens. And sometimes we unfairly judge them for nothing being the best. And we diminish people for not reaching the top. But when it becomes all you care about? When it becomes the sole thing you strive for out of life… I think you have a problem. We’re not all going to do this forever. But if you live like Alicia, when you have the mindset of Alicia, you only shortchange yourself.
Again, I’d love to be wrong, but I know I’m right on this. And I know that, because of Alicia’s own words, she has desperately tried to pin on me. I’m a terrible person, because I tried to diminish her title reign. It wasn’t anything I said about her behavior, about how she constantly has to take shots at people, about how she has to add some cool sounding tweet to “win” some kind of argument with a sick burn so she can hive five her group of cool kids. It’s wasn’t about how she needs to kick people when they’re down and look down at everyone else. Apparently, that was all well and good. Apparently, she’s cool with that, but talk about her championship reign and all of a sudden, I’m a monster. A fake, phony, not who I say I am. I’ve heard it at least 4 times at this point. It’s still a sore spot so obviously, it struck a nerve. I constantly hear about “being a legend” and all that, right before we circle back around to “but you made my title reign meaningless and you’re awful because of it.”
The evidence is right there, on full display. Alicia Lukas, apparently cannot function without having a championship or going for a championship. I actually thought the most entertaining things she ever did was her stuff with Bobbi Dahl. Because for once, it wasn’t about a championship or some kind of trophy or achievement. The sight of Alicia crawling around covered in camo paint and netting was… dare I say entertaining. But, as soon as that was over, the same old boring Alicia came back. “Now I need to get my title back.” So, I guess somewhere in there, there’s an actual person, but we just don’t get that often. At this point is a chore to sit through the boasting and bragging and babbling about championships and wins and everything else. Are we EVER going to hear about anything else? It’s a serious question at this point. I mean, how ridiculous is it that she actually counted the days since she held the championship? You know how long it’s been since I was the bombshell’s champion? Because I don’t. It’s really not important to me the number of days in between title wins. This isn’t a job site where we count how many days it’s been since we’ve had an accident, is it? It just goes to further illustrate my point here. Alicia is obsessed with championships because in her mind, it’s all anybody in wrestling is judged on, when it’s not even what people are judged on in any sport.
Bill Russell won 11 NBA championships, the most of anyone ever. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is still the leader in the total number of points scored ever. But you know, while the argument can certainly be made, they usually don’t come up in the conversation for best basketball player ever. Several players hold basketball records, and will never enter that conversation. Evander Holyfield is a 4 time heavyweight champion of the world. The only man in boxing to ever win the title four times. Rocky Marciano and Floyd Mayweather Jr. both retired from Boxing undefeated. None of them are considered the greatest. The point here, is that winning titles and holding them doesn’t make you the best. This mindset is faulty.
I held a championship for a year. I have the most singles wins on Climax Control of any bombshell. You can go ahead and just ask Mercedes Vargas, because she keeps track of that stuff far more than I do. All of those accomplishments are cool and all, but I don’t ever want to be defined by how many of something I won, or how long I did this or that. Because there’s more to me, than that. I’ve had a wonderful career, and I’m extremely proud of it. But I am prouder of being a mother, wife, and a good friend to the people I care about than anything I’ve done inside the ring. And if people use that to guide their own careers and life, then that makes me far prouder than winning a title. Being a role model for wrestlers is more than anything the ultimate compliment for me. And while I had to be successful inside the ring to put myself in that position, it wasn’t the only thing I did for myself. It’s a lesson that Alicia still needs to learn.
You can simply go back and see Alicia's actions are unbecoming of a champion from the moment she won it. Every person, it was all the same, no matter the defense, no matter the challenger, it was about the reign and how the person she was wrestling wasn’t the “champion” that she was. Which begs the question, what type of champion is, and was Alicia Lukas? The answer, was… a bully. A person who needed to belittle everyone and everything about that person. Until, of course… it came to me. Again, I said this was going to upset some people, but it’s the truth.
Crystal Hilton is aloof a lot of the time.
Andrea Hernandez continues to be a child throwing a tantrum.
Even my own wife misses the big picture at times.
But you know what the difference is between them and Alicia is? They actually have something to go on, some defining trait that makes them who they are. Alicia Lukas, until she actually takes the time to make the change, will forever attempt to define herself by winning. And then I came along and pointed that out, and pointed out that Alicia has flaws like everyone else, and then I became the bad guy. I hate that we have to keep going over this, but Alicia is a broken record. I wish we could talk about a new topic, but Alicia is solely about championships, reigns, defenses and wins because it’s all she has. She’s mentioned her kids, her husband but she mentions them in passing. Like they are there for decoration. They might as well be plants. And they would be plants if Alicia took the time to actually water them, but as it stands, they are grass inside dirt inside a pot. Now I get to hear about how I “wasn’t a great champion” because I didn’t hold the title for a long time. I messed up everything because I didn’t put my thumb on a division of great wrestlers and attempt to point out every flaw they have to make myself look good. Because I’m not obsessed with winning to justify my career.
But no, Alicia isn’t obsessed, right? She’s not going around and telling people that she’s “earned the right to complain” Because she’s been bombshell’s champion three times? Is three like the magic number to able to complain about champions and their reigns? Did I miss the class in wrestling school about this somewhere? Is this a new thing we’re teaching people. Don’t complain about any champion until you win the title at three times! It’s utterly preposterous and by that logic she shouldn’t be bringing me up as a terrible person for criticizing her then. I’ve earned the right haven’t I? I’m pretty sure before I left in 2015 that I had won every bombshell’s championship that was in SCW. I’m pretty sure I was Bombshell’s world champion twice. So by all logic, I should be able to complain and not get told I’m a bitch, right? Or is there some other rule I violated along the line? I just want to know what rules we’re playing by at this point.
So the real question becomes, what does it make me when I beat Alicia and Cassian and I move on and eliminate her and Vinnie from the tournament? Do I get to claim to “BE SCW?” at that point? Do I take her spot in the top 5 Bombshell’s of all time? Do I get to then call myself the best? I mean, I must be able to get SOMETHING out of this winning thing, right? I mean, beating Alicia Lukas is a huge deal, isn’t it? I just wanna know what’s so important or give Alicia any special rights?
And after we win, that will be that. I’ve said what I needed to say, and I don’t need to say anything else. I have more than proven myself in my career, and this is just another time. Despite what I’ve said here, yes, I do respect Alicia as a wrestler, and she has proven herself. That does not change the fact that on Sunday, Cassian and I will be moving on and she will be left to pick up the pieces yet again.
Cassian and I are going to win this whole thing.
Vinnie and Alicia? They are just in the way.
On Sunday, we move them. 
