[DrMcAwesome]

OOWF Saturday Slam – May 6, 2023
OOWF Arena – Asheville, North Carolina

OOWF World Heavyweight Championship Finals
• Alexander Darling vs. Lexie Darling

OOWF Intercontinental Championship Finals
• Bridget O’Malley vs. Jeff Mangyuniku

• Shoken Dojo (Jack Quinn, Katie Bardoor and PORK) vs. The One-Notes and Pete Quick

• Mac Flasher and Zed vs. Sean Franklin and Nuke

• Rory Thomas and Kylie Mignolio vs. The Woodsmen

• Beverly Cambridge and Banned From Everywhere vs. Ona Jones and The Electric Company

EDIT: Card subject to the booker remembering to put a "card subject to" message at the end of this post.  

[L!zz~]

(OOWF Medical)

<Kylie is seen on a stretcher, her knee already multicolored and swollen. Josie is sitting in a chair to the side. Beverly and Zed come in. Zed glances at Josie but she doesn't look up, Kylie catches his eye and gives a slight shake of the head. Bev and Zed move closer to the bed.>

Bev handed her sister some water. "What did they say?" Kylie sighed, "Not much yet. Waiting on a CT scan. Thankfully. We have everything here.

Zed frowned, "They think it's that bad?" Kylie shrugged, "The way its swelling they want to check and I can't stand at all on it..."

Josie had been listening but she was distracted by a moan from the other side of the curtain, that was surrounding Kylie. She peeked around the edge. Glancing at her adults, seeing they were preoccupied, she slipped around the curtain, as Bridget joined her friends.

Josie paused as she saw Jack Quinn. She peeked in the hall and not seeing his wife, she went over to his bed carefully. "Mr. Jack? It's Josie." She patted his hand as he made a low groan. "No.no. don't sit up. Just lie back. I'll stay with you till Mrs K gets here." Josie looked around, spying a chair she pulled it close to the bed. Sitting, she held Jack's hand.


(Fade)

[Jack Quinn]

<we cut to the back where we see Jack getting sick in a garbage can. Kali, Firewoman and the Doc are all in the room, Josie looks a little frightened, but Jack tries to reassure her. After a few moments, a medical assistant comes and takes Josie to see Kylie>

FW: Well? How bad is it?

Doc: This one is no joke. Mr. Quinn, I am taking out of in ring action until further notice

Kali: For how long?

• Doc: I will re-evaluate him in a week…….again. Until then, some of the symptoms you might experience are headaches, nausea or vomiting, balance problems, dizziness, double or blurry vision, you might be extra bothered by light or noise, feel sluggish, hazy or groggy, like you are under water, you may have periods of confusion and concentration and memory problems, a sense of not feeling right, and angry outbursts. If any of them persist, head to the ER.

<Jack has been sitting quietly on the table staring down the whole time, he finally looks up at Kali and Fire>

J: Can you two give me a minute with the doc?

<Kali and Fire nod and leave the room>

D: Mr. Quinn…….I do hope you take this seriously. This is another significant concussion in just a matter of weeks. It might be time to consider another occupation before it’s too la…….

<Jack jumps off the table, stumbling slightly, and grabs the Doc by his jacket and slams him against the wall>

J: <snarling> Listen here Doc, don’t you EVER fucking tell me what I need to consider! You don’t fucking GET it do you? If I FAIL, HE WINS!

<Jack is visibly furious as he glares at the Doc, his hand slowly slides down his leg toward his boot, and then as fast as his fury came, it leaves again and he lets go of the Doc and smooths out his coat>

J: I uh…….Doc, I’m sorry, I don’t know………

<Jack turns to leave and we see Kali standing at the door. Jack looks sheepish as he leaves the room, Kali gives the Doc an apologetic look, he just waves it off as standard OOWF fare and we fade to black>

[Jack Quinn]

<OOWF Gender Neutral Journalist 21 is standing in the back waiting to do an interview when we hear the most god-awful singing in the world.. GNJ21 cringes as the One Notes show up on either side of her. They do a big dramatic screachy finish that sees GNJ21 nearly in pain>

GNJ21: I am here with the Carrie and Harper, the One Notes who team with Pete Quick this week to face Shokan Dojo......

<before she can finish Pete Quick walks in>

PQ: Tell me, tell me that AMAZING siren song was these two beautiful ladies!

<Carrie and Harper both fawn>

PQ: Ladies, allow me to introduce myself, my name is Quick, Pete Quick, as in, "How fast can I take you two to the top?" Quick, REAL Quick. I am a man who knows how to get things done......for the right price, of course. Now, ladies, I heard your voices, your talent is unmatchable. All you need is someone who will be there for you every time you need anything. Someone who will take you to the absolute pinnacle of the OOWF! When we are done, no one will remember Texpress! No one will remember KZ! No one will remember The Chickenshit Heels, or Drink & Destroy, or Phoenix Rising........no no no! All they will remember is Pete Quick and the One Notes! The most DOMINANT stable in OOWF HISTORY! And ladies......this week it all begins when we take out the trash that is Shokan Dojo! I uh.....have it on good authority that Mr. Quinn may not make it to the match <Pete pulls a lead pipe from his pocket> it would be a shame if he didn't make it and PORK and Katie had to face the three most talented athletes in OOWF history all on their own, wouldn't it ladies?

<the One Notes both agree>

PQ: Now......walk with me ladies, I'd like to discuss a.......... mutually beneficial......... agreement.

<they walk off and we fade>

[L!zz~]

(Beverly is seen sitting in an office, she looks tired, concerned. Her phone buzzes and the bubbles appear on the side of the screen)

"Bev, Opus asked me to send you this text. Fire.

I quote.

"Per our contractual agreement I (Opus) am to be the sole mathematical instructor for Josephine. Please explain, why you broke the contract by having an ill-informed, mathematically challenged, overly self involved and can't get past a break up Bridget poorly attempt to explain game theory to MY pupil? Any further breaches of contract will be handled my legal counsel. Please inform Josephine that classes resume Monday at 11:30am. I expect no further interference. I wish you no kind regards. Do not have a good day. Opus."

Beverly sighed, heavily. She put her phone down on the desk. "Just what I need right now. An angry Opus."

She picked her phone back up and dialed Fire to see if she could arrange to meet Opus.

When Fire answered, it was with a laugh. "Cambridge, you pissed off the wrong penguin."

(We fade as Bev tries to explain herself.)

[DevSop]

*OOWF Arena - Cafeteria*

Alexis Darling is sitting in a back booth nursing a hot chocolate and an everything bagel with cream cheese and jelly as she has a Boardwalk Saints hoodie on and covering her head. She is trying not to look anxious but that is tough as every noise and motion she sees out of the corner of her eye forces her to look towards the entrance, where it is clear she is waiting for someone to enter. Her direct focus entrance means she is mostly oblivious to her other surroundings so when there is a tap on her should she almost jumps out of her seat. She turns to see Lindsay has entered from the back entrance and has to shake her head to snap out of her shock and speechlessness as Lindsay takes a seat across from her.

Lindsay: Sorry, I'm late. Flights got delayed and we weren't able to make our connecting flight until late last night. We just got into town a few hours ago.

Lexie: *still trying to gather herself* No, it's fine. Travel sucks sometimes. I get it. How are you otherwise?

Lindsay: As good as can be. The gym business is doing well. We just opened a few new franchises in Sydney and Melbourne. Trying to expand into New Zealand next year.

Lexie: That’s great. Glad things are going well. If you ever need anything, you know Samantha & Davin have a lot of gyms and are good with expanding into new markets. Just give them a call.

Lindsay: Oh, so I can talk to them again? I’m not persona non grata anymore…

Lexie: *kinda shocked at the turn but also expecting it* Just jumping into it now? You sure you don’t want a bite to eat or coffee or liquor?

Lindsay: Ali, we’ve never really been good at the small talk thing so let’s not do that now. Let’s talk about why you asked me to fly across the world. Why you shut me out two years ago. What you want. And what you think will make up for what happened.

Lexie: Okay, so it’s a lot to get out so, please let me just say what I need to and then if you want to walk away, you can. If you have questions, you can. But I need to get this all out.

Lindsay: I’m listening…

Lexie: *takes out a small electronic device and hits a button on it* It seems to add some static to the microphones that pick up most OOWF conversations so we only hear bits of pieces of what Lexie is saying. First off, I am sorry. Truly. What happened in Australia…it shouldn’t have happened that way. *static static static* I had thought he was just in a mood at first and we’d work through it but then he gave me that ultimatum. He had never done anything like that before and I didn’t know how to handle it. *static* …handled it as badly as I could have. *static static static* He just kept getting worse and worse and I think, for the first time, he realized how unhappy I was becoming. *static static* So, we went to the wedding and I’m not sure if he expected me to sweep you off the altar or if he was doing it to poke at me even more, but he put on this show that everything was fucking great. He even got along with Matt. He hates Matt almost as much as anyone, but that’s besides the point. *static static static* I held it together through the wedding, but that night was the straw that broke us and the next morning I was at Spencer & Ashley’s house. *static* haven’t spoken to him since. Which is all to say… *static static* The rest of this return has just been a whirlwind otherwise. I felt the rush but something, Alex probably, but not just him, almost always from the start we had always had friends, family, allies around even if it was fleeting but this time, it just felt different. Spence & Ash are fantastic and I love that they came back with/for me, but there’s something about being in the ring with someone and they will never have that. I just don’t want to…don’t even know if I can do this alone.

Lindsay: Can I interject one thing here…I’m not sure what else happened before our tour and after, but I am sorry for whatever it was because the Alexis Darling I remember has never doubted anything. Especially herself.

Lexie: Thank you. But that Alexis Darling always had a fantastic support system and was planning six moves ahead. This Alexis Darling is on her own in the ring and feels five steps behind. I think I just want to know someone has my back here if I need it. There’s so many new faces and because of past events, I don’t really get along with any of the old faces. And I just need something to have as a foundation and a friend and an ally. I’m not trying to get between you and your wife, but just think about it. There’s parts of this company that can never leave your body, your blood, and your soul and if there’s even a part of you that has that yearning, we can keep an eye out for each other.

Lindsay: First, her name is Jennifer.

Lexie: *nodding tightly* I know.

Lindsay: Second, like I said a few moments ago…you don’t need anyone else BUT I will consider combing back if it feels right. Because the truth is, while I want to…I can’t entirely trust you and if I come back, I need to know that I have my own support system in place in the case of you pulling a Darling on me. Let me talk to Jen and see how we feel about everything that would be involved. But for the rest of it Ali, I get it and like I told Jen…if you had told me back then how bad things were, maybe it goes different but you didn’t. You lied to me. You played me. And more importantly, you hurt me. So, everything starts with that history being realized and accepted. Which I am seeing you are willing to do. But it’s a lot to build out from. The apology is a good start.

Lexie: Thank you Lindsay. Hopefully, we’ll talk again soon.

Lindsay: It seems likely. We’re in town for a few weeks. Gonna take a trip up to Wisconsin and catch a Brewers game and check-in with Matt and Jamie. But before I go…one other thing. Congratulations on last night. You looked fantastic and I know you have a lot to think about over the next two weeks, but if there’s one thing I learned from you, no matter who is on the other side of the ring…remember, you are Alexis Darling, and well…

Lexie: *smiling a little* I haven’t had much time to think about that yet. But thank you and tell *tightly* Jennifer I said hi.

Lindsay: *smiling back* Will do. Bye Ali.

*Fade*

[L!zz~]

(Josie is seen watching the DVD from Fire with Jeff, who is explaining some of the cultural and background aspects to her.)

Zed joined them, sitting next to Josie. "You really seem to like this series."

Josie nodded, and looked up at him. "I like it because it's good Tio, not just because of why Fire gave it to me."

Zed nodded. "I know. I was just glad you found something you liked..you and Jeff both enjoy it. Plus," Zed grinned, "I convinced a certain aunt of yours that it can count as part of your foreign language curriculum. And Jeff is going to be your new Japanese language instructor."

"I am?" Jeff said with some surprise. "Cool." He and Josie high fived.

Zed went to rise as they turned back to the show but Josie reached out and grabbed his hand. "Stay Tio. "

Zed nodded and sat back down as Jeff paused the show to catch him up on what he missed.

(We fade as the INC roams the compound)

[Jack Quinn]

<As Lexie sits at the table lost in her thoughts we see Jack walk into the cafeteria, stops and squints at the lights and puts on some dark sunglasses. He walks over to Lexie's table and stands there. The cafeteria goes quiet, which finally causes Lexie to look up>

Jack: <holding up his hands and pointing to his head> I'm not here to start any trouble. I saw the match, I saw what happened. It happens. There's no hard feelings. Also, congratulations on your win.

<Jack holds out his hand, but Lexie ignores it>

Jack: Look, I saw your promo. I get it. If you ever decide you want to bury the hatchet, the Dojo is open. Good luck in two weeks. You've earned this.

<Jack turns and walks away and we fade>

[L!zz~]

<Ashley is seen helping Kylie stretch in the gym>

"Good..no..right there is where you stop. Don't over stretch." Ashley counted to 8.."Now release." Kylie relaxed her position "Ok," Ashley said, as she held out her hand to help Kylie up. "Let's walk for a bit than we will elevate and ice. " She had Kylie shift and put her weight on her, as they rose Kylie from the floor.

As Kylie steadied herself, she thanked Ashley. "I really appreciate you helping me. You're a lot more relaxed than Bev and Bridget. " Ashley chuckled, "They are both a little high strung today. " She paused as they began to walk, she supporting Kylie a bit. "Can I ask you something?"

Kylie nodded. "Of course." She winced as she walked but she kept going.

Ashley followed along side her, hand on her back to keep her going. "Don't hunch your shoulders. Back straight. " Kylie fixed her posture as Ashley continued to speak. "You've seemed quiet lately...since OOWf restarted actually. Are you ok?"

Kylie stopped walking. She looked at her new friend. "Honestly....no...yes...but no...."

Ashley nodded in understanding. "Let's finish your walk. Than we can chat while you ice your knee."

"I don't want to bother you with more of my problems" Kylie said.

Ashley smiled, "You won't be. I think it might be good for you."

(Kylie agreed and they walked on as we fade)

[Sportsguy]

We fade in and see Lindsay and Jennifer walking around.

Lindsay: Wow, looks like they put some money into the Spin Hanson Memorial Training Center. All new state of the art equipment in there.

Jennifer: It does look great. But I'm more interested in what happened this morning.

Lindsay: It went... fine. Better than I thought it would actually. She apologized- a few years too late but still. And I could tell she felt remorse for what she did. I still am deciding what to do.

Jennifer: If you need a sounding board as you talk through your decision, you know I'm here for you.

Lindsay (Kissing): I know, I appreciate it. You are awesome.

Jennifer: Not so bad yourself babe.

Lindsay: There are 2 main points I'm having trouble getting past. 1. I know she sounded contrite today, but I'm still not 100 percent sure I can trust her yet. 2. If I DO decide to come back I'm not sure how to tell Jaime and Matt. They're not the biggest fans of anyone named Darling.

Jennifer: From what you told me about Matt and Jaime's history with that family, I can't say I blame them. But it's your call, I support you fully no matter what you decide.

Lindsay: Thanks hon.

The two start to walk arm in arm when Alexander Darling comes down the hall from the other direction. Alex doesn't even give them a second look but Lindsay glares daggers through him as he walks away.

Jennifer: Hey. Listen to me, he's not worth it. Let's go back to the hotel, I can think of a fun way to calm you down. And then I think I have a way for you to tell Jaime and Matt.

Lindsay nods as the couple walk away and we FADE

[Sportsguy]

We fade back to Green Bay and see Matt and Jaime on the couch.

Jaime: You okay hon?

Matt: It's funny, Stan just texted me the same question and I think he was genuine. I'll tell you the same thing I told him. Is this sad? Of course. He's the best QB in the history of our franchise. But 1. This was inevitable for the past 2 months, I already made my peace with it and 2. This is the best possible deal we could have gotten. If Love is good next year, we have 2 first round picks in the next draft to put more pieces around him. If he's bad then we have 2 first round picks to potentially move up for Caleb Williams or Drake Maye next year. Either way I'm okay with this trade.

Jaime nods as her phone buzzes with a text.

Jaime: Huh.

Matt: What's up?

Jaime: You think your parents would mind watching K.L tomorrow?

Matt: I don't imagine they'd have a problem with it. Why?

Jaime: Lindsay just texted. Her and Jennifer are in the country and want to fly up to Milwaukee and take us to dinner and then a Brewers game. They just wanted to make sure we didn't have plans before they bought the tickets.

Matt: I'm down. But text her back and tell her they're the guests, dinner's on us.

Jaime: Got it.

FADE

[Fire-Babe]

Firewoman is SITTING~! In her office. She’s staring at a brand new bottle of Jameson’s, and also a brand new bottle of her favorite blood-red wine, trying to decide. Lucky and his clipboard come in.

L: Remember, wine then liquor, never sicker. Liquor before wine, feelin’ fine.

FW: Hilarious

L: It’s also like 10 am.

FW: I assume I have a full day of drama in front of me. One of these is my reward for not shooting up the place when I’m done.

L: Great, well then—

Lucky is interrupted by a sullen and moody Alexander Darling coming into the office. No knocking or anything.

L: -- great.. I’ll leave you to it.

Lucky leaves rolling his eyes as Alexander sits into his chair. He tosses some papers on the desk.

FW: Well, hello Alexander, how great it is that you stopped by. Whatever could I do for you.

AD: Very funny. You know why I’m here.

FW: No, actually, I don’t. I’ve been trying to figure it out for weeks.

AD: I assume you remember the contact I signed. I know you like to pretend to have a shitty memory, but I also know that’s a work. I am not to have any contact with –

FW: Yes, yes, I know, and I saw. So. What are we going to do about this?

AD: WE aren’t going to do anything. YOU are going to make it not happen.

FW: First, I don’t negotiate with hoodies.

Alexander takes his hood down with extreme annoyance, and then makes the “ta da” gesture.

FW: So let me see if I get this straight. You want me to use my GM-ness to step in and change the outcome of a match so that you don’t have to face your sister, and you want me to do it because, what… of our longstanding friendship? For old times sake in honor of our marital bliss?

AD: How ‘bout just because it’s in the contract.

FW: How ‘bout no.

AD: No?

FW: I know that isn’t a word you hear often, so allow me to clarify—

AD: My contract states—

FW: You’re contract states you are not to be BOOKED into any matches. You won the damn match. You knew there was a 50 percent possibility you could meet either Jack or Lexie for the title. The time to have this particularly little bitchfest was then, not now.

AD: That’s a fairly interesting reading of the contract.

FW: It’s word for word. Don’t blame me that you didn’t read it clearly. What’s the matter, Alex…Afraid you’ll lose?

AD: I’ve never been afraid of that in my life.

FW: Are you sure ‘bout that?

AD: ….

FW: ….

The angry tension in the room is almost visible.

FW: Look, you don’t want to be in a match with Lexie? Fine. You have three choices. One, you could just refuse and then forfeit the match. Be branded a loser and a quitter.

AD: Quitter?

FW: Shall I direct you to page five paragraph three? “No show/compete clause”?

AD: Two?

FW: You can wrestle the match and possibly recapture the title.

AD: …

FW: …

AD: Okay, and three?

FW: You can start the match and just lay down and let Lexie pin you.

AD: …..what?

FW: You know… just lay down. You DO have experience with that, right? If you want, I can call Omar and he can refresh your memory?

We see a glimmer of rage, the beginning of an eruption start to form. Alexander stands and the two share a look. Fire is smiling at the direct hit, but Alex is very much not. Instead, he pulls up the hoodie and walks. Fire calls after him.

FW: Let me know what you decide? MMkay thanks bye!

[DevSop]

*OOWF Media Room*

Alexander Darling is sitting at a table in front of the room as the media is filing into the room for a mandatory press conference. The head of OOWF Media welcomes the reporters into the room and asks for questions.

Reporter #1: Alex, a big match in a little under 2 weeks as you get the chance to become the first OOWF Champion after the relaunch...

Alexander: *looking to the head of OOWF Media* Is there a question there?

Reporter #1: Right...How does it feel?

Alexander: *rolling his eyes* It feels like a foregone conclusion.

Reporter #2: But you are facing someone you said you would refuse to face. What are your thoughts on that?

Alexander: My thoughts are this is typical of the OOWF where they will use any and every loophole to ignore a signed contract. I have fulfilled my end of it by being here and answering questions for you morons, but god forbid they honor their end by following their obligation.

Reporter #3: Okay, I'll just ask the question on everyone's mind...what is the relationship with you and Lexis at this stage?

Alexander: I don't know an Alexis. I know I have a match on May 6th. I know it's for the OOWF World Championship. I know that I need to be focused on reaching the pinnacle once again. And I know my talent will be ready for whoever is on the other side of the ring from me.

Reporter #4: The person on the other side of the ring is your sister. You have to have some feelings about that.

Alexander: *shaking his head like he doesn't know what the reporter means* I know I'm facing an OOWF talent who won a match. Who that opponent is is inconsequential to what will happen. I will go into the arena on May 6th. I will wrestle better than anyone in this company is capable of wrestling. And I will once again be OOWF World Champion.

Reporter #5: You expect us to believe you don't have any emotions or thoughts or anything regarding facing Alexis Darling for the first time ever?

Alexander: *getting visibly frustrated* I do not care what you believe. I believe I am Alexander Darling. I know that the OOWF Championship is my birthright. And I know that whoever is on the other side of the ring is not Alexander Darling and that is all that matters. We're done here...

*Fade*

[DrMcAwesome]

*the scene and INVISIBLE NINJA CAMERA find MAC FLASHER and SHIZURU-MUNE MANGYUNIKU-COX inside SHIZURU-MUNE’s modest office where MAC is passionately arguing as SHIZURU-MUNE patiently listens*

MAC: “… And he races in, costs me and his I guess manager costs Kylie our opportunity at the OOWF World Championship. What does the front office do instead of righting that wrong and inserting me into Alexander Darling’s spot? Stick me in a tag match against him where he’ll spend most of the match avoiding me while Kylie is stuck with a well-intentioned, but not exactly gifted rookie. I mean, who booked this crap?”

*KAYFABE logs on via video conferencing software and gives a “Really?” stare to MAC before logging off*

MF: “I’m guessing Kayfabe already knew that she was on mute.”

SHIZURU-MUNE: “Mac, you know as well as I do that your match was no disqualification. While Nuke’s interference was unjust, you could have signed out the cannon or the gold-plated No Limit Soldiers tank – that I somehow obtained years ago – from Firewoman’s storage facility and used it against your opponents to the same effect. If this is just you being upset at Nuke for sticking his nose in your business, May 6 is your opportunity to make your statement. You were partnered with Zed, a wrester you are very familiar with, so it’s not like you were thrown to the wolves. Again, your anger is with Mr. Jennings, not us. If you feel you should be the first to face either Alexander Darling or Alexis Darling after we determine a world champion, prove your point in the ring.”

MF: “Wow … I thought I had a friend in this office.”

*SHIZURU-MUNE’s face glows red almost immediately*

S-M: “If you are implying that a non-professional acquaintanceship would lead to you receiving preferential treatment in a professional capacity, then I suggest you look behind you to find the doorway and walk through that door. To even suggest that I would compromise the integrity of my role so you could get your way in a squabble with a rookie is asinine. If you want these chances that you feel belong to you, earn them. You are a talented wrestler, but you’ve barely scratched the surface of these supposed abilities since our return. You’ve won one match out of the four you were scheduled to compete in, and you only won that one because Nuke interfered to cost Awesome Bill the decision. To me, that is not exactly a championship pedigree. You had a golden opportunity that was taken from you through nefarious actions, yes. So did Kylie. So did Zed. Neither of the others have come in here to demand that they take Alexander Darling’s spot like you did. Awesome Bill didn’t show up and demand he be put in your place in this past weekend’s elimination match. Why is that? It’s because they don’t seek out every possible way to play the victim.”

MF: “OK. Fine. I get it. I’m the worst.”

S-M: “No. You aren’t, but you need to change your worldview when it comes to the goings on here. Handle your business with Nuke and his people. Prove that you’re past those squabbles and maybe you can get the matches you feel you should have. Until then, I do not need to see your face in this office. Are we clear?”

*MAC goes to say something, thinks better of it, stands up and exits*

S-M: “You’re welcome, Mr. Flasher.”

*SHIZURU-MUNE, while realizing the gravity of finding his authoritative voice, sighs deeply and cracks a smile of relief as the scene fades*

[DrMcAwesome]

*the scene and INVISIBLE NINJA CAMERA find HUNTER and DAKOTA – THE WOODSMEN – “hiking” through OOWF Medical where they find KYLIE MIGNOLIO as she is receiving the results of her CT scan. While that conversation isn’t audible, THE WOODSMEN observe from a distance*

HUNTER *whispering*: “Dakota! Limit your noise, we are going to witness one of nature’s miracles. An OOWF wrestler receiving a clean bill of health for competition against The Woodsmen.”

*the duo strikes a pose as HUNTER places his hand across his brow as if he’s searching for something in the distance while DAKOTA plays fanfare on a kazoo shaped to look like a small Alphorn as he appears to be stepping on an imaginary rock. KYLIE hears the kazoo fanfare, but shrugs it off as she studies her scans*

H: “Dakota! You fool! That classy and soothing fanfare almost got us killed. As you are aware, the most dangerous creature is a wounded creature. And for that young lady, her knee was brutalized on Saturday. While we respect Kylie, we have great experience in dealing with wounded creatures.”

*a supercut of footage washes in, starting with HUNTER squeamishly placing an entire roll of gauze over a paper cut on DAKOTA’s finger and ending with THE WOODSMEN cowering in fear at an unnamed veterinary clinic as a Boston terrier puppy in an E-cone yips angrily at them*

H: “That beast at the clinic had a bark that would stop an elephant. You were lucky to escape with your hide, Dakota.”

*DAKOTA gives a confused expression before rolling his eyes*

H: “Dakota! Be still. Ms. Mignolio is emerging.”

*KYLIE, with a bit of a limp, walks past THE WOODSMEN, barely paying them any mind as she texts on her phone*

H: “Amazing! Our camouflaging made us undetectable!”

KYLIE: “Oh, I saw you. I was just texting Rory Thomas with my status for next weekend.”

H: “Dakota! We must run. The wounded creature has spotted us. We must bid our viewers on OOWF.tv a fond farewell. Until our paths cross again, trust The Woodsmen.”

*the duo strikes the same pose as earlier with HUNTER placing his hand across his brow and DAKOTA playing fanfare on the Alphorn kazoo before heading in the opposite direction of KYLIE, who just rolls her eyes and keeps walking in the other direction as the scene fades*

[Fire-Babe]

Later... both bottles are still closed and sealed. Nuke and Annie walk in, having been summoned. Firewoman spins around in her chair.

FW: Great. You're both here.

Nuke: We are, but I gotta tell you, I don't really appreciate being ORDERED to the principal's office.

Annie: Me neither.

FW: *smiles* Well, aren't you two cute.

Nuke: I suppose we're in trouble?

FW: *stands up to slowly walk around her desk* You know, you remind me of someone else I know...or used to know. Young, brash, hella talented... but that silver spoon he grew up with for some reason made him doubt himself, so he played up being a royal brat who used extreme violence instead of trusting the talent he had already.

Nuke: So?

FW: You know, he had a father ... a lot like yours in fact. Looked down on me, thought I was trash, laughed at me. Well, he's not laughing much these days.

Nuke: You got a point?

Lucky comes in with a long box that looks like it might contain long stemmed roses. He sits it on her desk with a smirk. Fire nods, and leans against the corner of her desk.

Annie: And who do I remind you of?

Fire looks her up and down... and then turns back to Nuke.

FW: Now, Nuke, I've known Mac Flasher a LONG time. He's done just about everything you can do in this business.

Nuke: So?

Annie: Aw, this is where she tells us to back off her friends. Nothing ever changes in this business.

Fire actually looks at Annie seriously for the first time, and Annie may or may not flinch at the glare.

FW: When you have been in the business for longer than it takes that fancy espresso machine over there to make my afternoon latte, then you can have an opinion and share that with me. Until then, I think the best thing for your health for you to speak. when. spoken to.

Annie wilts a little, but still holds her chin up defiantly.

Nuke: You can't talk to her like that!

FW: One thing that Mac has NEVER done though, is run in to disrupt a match...but keep his face hidden.

Nuke: ....

Annie: ....

Nuke: Are you saying --

FW: I am not saying anything.

Nuke: So what, no run ins? What is that, rule number 27?

Fire starts to open the package Lucky brought in.

FW: I really wish I could make that rule. Would make booking matches so much easier if you knew it'd go like you planned.

Fire takes off the box lid and moves the tissue paper around.

FW: So no, I am not going to make that rule. I may just hope that when people do it --

Fire lifts what looks like Happy Death Bat v3.0 out of the box and swings it up to her shoulder. Nuke and Annie jump back a bit to stay out of the way.

FW: -- they at least have the balls to own up to it.

Nuke: ...

Annie: ...

FW: Do we understand each other?

Nuke: Wait....There is no way I could have run in on my OWN MATCH!

FW: Well, of course not, that'd be silly. I think I can trust you to get that message around the locker rooms...and wherever else it needs to go, yes?

Nuke: ...

FW: The answer you're looking for there, is "Yes".

Nuke: Yeah, I'll definitely let everyone know what a crazy bitch you are....

FW: That works too. Have a good day.

Nuke and Annie leave. Fire swings Happy Death Bat v3.0 a few times as Lucky comes in. She places it in a holder on the wall, proudly displayed.

L: Well?

FW: Well, we will see what happens.

[DrMcAwesome]

*the scene and INVISIBLE NINJA CAMERA find BRIDGET O’MALLEY texting an UNKNOWN PERSON until a split-screen washes in to reveal that the other person, at least per the contact info, is MAC FLASHER*

BRIDGET: “So I’m to believe that the person who ran in on Saturday wasn’t you? Even with this huge axe to grind that you have with Nuke.”

MAC: “I wasn’t even inside the arena at that point. Fire had me doing a meet-and-greet at the OOWF Experience that ran incredibly long because she made some guarantee that everyone in attendance before 6 p.m. would get something signed. The amount of body parts that I had to write my name on will haunt me until my death. Plus, if you couldn't beat Nuke, that's pretty much your sign to retire.”

BO’M: “So what the hell was that on Saturday? Who the hell was that?”

MF: “Look, while I appreciated that you’ve gone almost five minutes without calling me something derogatory in this conversation, you live in the same building with OOWF’s answer to Sherlock Holmes. Whomever that person was, and I’m guessing that it was just a fan with incredible fashion sense who had too many beverages at the PCPL Pop-Up Tent outside of the arena, I assure you that it wasn’t me.”

BO’M: “So you wouldn’t meddle in my matches even after I …”

MF: “Do not bring up the towel.”

BO’M: “OK whatever, it wasn’t you. Now I can go back to having you blocked. Enjoy whatever it was that you were doing.”

*the feed washes out MAC’s side of the screen while BRIDGET makes good on her declaration by blocking MAC as the scene fades*

[Sportsguy]

We fade in to see Matt, Jaime, Lindsay and Jennifer at Five O'Clock Steakhouse in Milwaukee. Matt holds up his Coke as the ladies hold up their glasses of wine.

Matt: A toast, not just to the Brewers win this afternoon but to Family. And to spending the day with 3 intelligent, kind, funny gorgeous women.

All glasses clink together.

Jaime: And to having a huge hotel suite waiting for my husband and I after dinner. Just us for the evening... doing things we haven't done in a while.

Lindsay: I don't think we need you to expand on that.

Matt smiles, Jaime winks and everyone laughs.

As Matt eagerly digs into his order of Clam Chowder, a HUGE Portehouse steak covered with mushrooms and cheese hashbrowns and the others start into their dinners, we see them catching up.

Matt: So you two moguls, how goes the gym business these days?

Lindsay and Jennifer both smile.

Jennifer: I'd hardly call us moguls, but we're doing quite well. We just opened another new location in Sydney, our first in Melbourne and even expanded further and opened one in Aukland New Zealand. We've hired great managers to look over them and are thrilled to have each location so far living up to the standards we want.

Lindsay: The joys of marrying someone with both business and marketing degrees. (Smiles) She's as smart as she is hot.

Jennifer: Awww... thanks babe.

Jaime: So glad to see you happy Lindsay. Especially after what Alexis did to you.

Matt: Here's to retirement and never having to say or even think about the name Darling ever again. (Laughing) I mean I don't know, you probably haven't been watching but Darling vs Darling for the OOWF Championship? That's almost an insult to that Championship legacy. Not that I would, but it's nice to know if I wanted to I could just show up on May 7th and win the belt just like that.

Jennifer and Lindsay exchange a look.

Lindsay: Uh.... yeah.

Matt: So what brought you guys to our side of the world anyway? Looking to expand over to this continent? I can put calls in to Stan and LD, see if you can set up some kind of cross promotion thing between your gyms and their wrestling schools.

Jennifer: That's very kind Matt but that's not why we're here.

Lindsay: Yeah, we just thought it would be great to see you two.

Jaime (instantly suspicious): Uh huh.... what aren't you telling us Lindsay? I'm your older sister I know when you're hiding something. Just come out with it.

Lindsay: Okay, I'm thinking about a short term return to the OOWF.

Matt: Okay? Not sure why you were so reluctant to tell us that. You're still young, still in great shape, why'd you think we'd be upset by that?

Jaime: Because that's not the only thing she was about to say. I hope I'm wrong about that, but I'm not am I sis?

Lindsay (Sighing): You're not wrong. Alexis called me last week. We had breakfast on Sunday and she asked me to come back.

Jaime and Matt both just stare at Lindsay.

Jaime: I'm sorry, WHAT??!!

Lindsay: Crowded restaurant sis, don't make a scene.

Jaime: Jennifer... has Lindsay told you her history with Alex and Alexis?

Jennifer: She has.

Jaime: So I assume you tried to talk her out of this?

Jennifer: On the contrary, I told her I support it.

Jaime: You what?

Jennifer: As Matt said: She's still young and in great shape. If she feels she still has something in the tank, I don't want her to look back 5 or 10 years from now and regret not coming back or asking herself "What if?".

Jaime: I can't believe this. Did she tell you how they corrupted her? How they both turned her against her own family? How Alexis callously dumped her and left her in tears?

Jennifer: She did, we had a long talk all about the history of Royalty.

Jaime: And after all that, after everything she told you, you want both of them to get their hooks into her again?

Lindsay: Actualy it's just Alexis. She and Alexander haven't spoken to one another since the wedding. She called me specifically BECAUSE she has no one else to have her back.

Jaime: I'm not sure that makes me feel any better about this.

Lindsay: Matt, you're unusually quiet over there. What are you thinking?

Matt takes a moment to compose his thoughts before speaking calmly.

Matt: Linds, you remember what I told you on the day you told Jaime and I you were joining the company?

Lindsay: You told me If I got in serious trouble, you'd have my back. But if I did something stupid, I'd have to deal with the consequences.

Matt: Good memory. This would fall into the latter category. Not only do I think it's stupid to let that woman back in your life again, I think it's really REALLY fucking stupid. You know damn well there are a hundred reasons Jaime and I absolutely despise that bitch. Having said that, you're an adult... you can make your own decisions. If you feel like coming back, we'll root for you.

Jaime: I just hope you're gettting into this with your eyes wide open.

Lindsay: I am.

Jaime: Then I support you. I don't like it, but I support you.

Lindsay: Even teaming with Alexis?

Jaime (Reluctantly): ... yes.

Lindsay: Matt?

Matt: Lindsay, I- like probably 99.9 percent of the people in this restaurant- am a huge fan of the Milwaukee Bucks. The Bucks unfortunately employ Grayson Allen, who happens to be one of my least favorite players in basketball.

Lindsay: I'm not really sure what this has to do with anything?

Matt (Smiles): I'm more than capable of rooting for a team while also simultaneously rooting for a member of that team to suffer a hideous injury.

FADE

[DrMcAwesome]

*the scene finds MAC FLASHER holding a microphone inside the ring at an OOWF MidWeek Mayhem house show. As most of the FANS in attendance are cheering MAC on, he waits for the noise to die off before speaking*

MAC: “On behalf of everyone in the back and those that you never see on camera or in this ring who make OOWF go, we thank you for coming out and letting us do what we do. It means the world to us that you put your hard-earned money in our hands, and it’s something we always appreciate.”

*the CROWD applauds, causing MAC to pause before starting a profane chant concerning NUKE that gets a smile from MAC before he motions for the CROWD to lower the volume*

MF: “Ah yes. Nuke. Kid with all of the gifts to be one of the greats, but he chooses to just be a pain in my ass for reasons I’ll never know. Ten days, Nuke. In 10 days, we’ll finally meet in the ring unless you pull some stunt like you did in the debut episode of ‘Saturday Slam.’ But in the weeks since then, I’ve seen Annie. I’ve seen your father, Adam Jennings. There’s probably not a whole lot more that you can put out there that will surprise me. May 6, Nuke. I’ll have Zed backing me up. You’ll have Sean Franklin. While you two might be the future, we’re the present. We’re your wake-up call. I cannot wait …”

*”Hate Breeders” by THE MISFITS interrupts MAC, who rolls his eyes until NUKE’s manager, ANNIE, emerges from behind the curtain. She walks briskly to the ring and stares up to MAC, who smiles and then starts to look around for NUKE*

MF: “So there’s no announce table for Nuke to hide under here. Is he under the ring, Annie? Is this some Clue stuff where he’s gonna do me in with a lead pipe in catering? Oooooh. Maybe it’ll be a chair in Medical. The possibilities are …”

*ANNIE hops up and bites MAC on the throat, not enough to break skin, but MAC is clearly affected as his breathing becomes labored before OOWF officials pour in from the back to pull her off. MAC tries to catch his air as NUKE strolls in as plain as day, with a chain in his hands. After shoving away a couple officials and scaring off the rest with threats, NUKE wraps the chain around his fist and works MAC over as MAC continues to struggle with breathing, let alone defending himself. With MAC barely able to support himself on his knees, NUKE wraps the chain around his boot with a chain-aided Give ‘Em The Boot in mind. Just as NUKE begins his charge, “King of the Clouds” by Panic! At the Disco plays of JEFF MANGYUNIKU and BRIDGET O’MALLEY (?!) With NUKE thinking better of a face-to-face fight. JEFF slides in and checks on MAC while waving in MEDICAL PERSONNEL while BRIDGET, clearly conflicted, halfheartedly chases off ANNIE and NUKE, who are very proud of their work. MEDICAL PERSONNEL tend to MAC while JEFF picks up the microphone before spiking it in rage. MAC tries to sit up while continuing to grasp at his throat, which is showing deeply colored bruising. BRIDGET slowly makes her way back to the ring while ZED, BEVERLY CAMBRIDGE, KYLIE MIGNOLIO, KATIE BARDOOR, PORK and RORY THOMAS have also rushed the ring to check on MAC, who is now standing. MAC picks up the mic, but cannot speak beyond a gasping ‘thank you’ as the scene fades*

[DrMcAwesome]

*the scene and INVISIBLE NINJA CAMERA find BRIDGET O’MALLEY sitting beside KYLIE MIGNOLIO ringside in an empty OOWF Arena shortly after the CROWD in attendance for MidWeek Mayhem had cleared out*

KYLIE: “So I’ve lived my week in incredible discomfort thanks to this knee, so I’ll just ask the question. If you despise Mac so much, why were you one of the first two to rush to his rescue tonight?”

BRIDGET: “I had no idea that it was Mac in trouble. Jeff just started pounding on my door as I was finishing up with getting dressed and said that I needed to help him fend off an attack. For all I knew, it could have been you, Bev, Zed, Sizzlechest, Awesome Bill, Jack or even Alex Darling that was getting attacked. I didn’t know it was Mac until I was five steps away from the ring.”

KM: “I guess that explains why you didn’t check on him.”

BO’M: “I … I had to chase them off. Nuke and Annie were looking like they were about to roll back in.”

KM: “Sure they were. If Jeff would have said that Mac needed your help, would you have run out like you did?”

BO’M: “I … I …”

KM: “Bridget. Come on. Just admit the things that you want to admit. You’re in a safe space, unless someone has this place bugged.”

BO’M: “I’m not too sure I would have run out as fast as I did, if I’m being honest. He made it very clear to me that I wasn’t to get involved after I threw in the towel in Jacksonville.”

KM: “That was right after the most intense match he ever fought. If you were to ask him now, I’m sure he’d say something different.”

BO’M: “He’s still obsessed about that towel, Kylie. Have you looked at his Instagram? It’s just daily photos of that towel on his bookcase with captions like ’45 days since this towel made its in-ring debut’ and petty stuff like that. I don’t think he’s letting that go.”

KM: “Just like you aren’t letting what happened in Johnstown four years ago just slide by, right?”

*BRIDGET sighs*

KM: “If being the bigger person means being the first to try to rebuild that bridge, you need to be the bigger person because Mac needs someone other than himself to be the bigger person. He had to be the bigger person with Zed. With Reverend BRICK~!. With a lot of folks. He’s emotionally tired, Bridget. You know it because you know him better than I do.”

*BRIDGET looks at KYLIE, glances down to the floor, stares at her shoes and sighs before picking up her bag*

BO’M: “I’ll be at the compound.”

*BRIDGET exits while KYLIE considers giving chase as the scene fades*

[Fire-Babe]

Firewoman looks at her two bottles. She walks over to where Happy Death Bat v3.0 is displayed on the wall, and almost lovingly runs her hand along the handle, up to the spikes. She accidentally pokes a finger on one of them, drawing a little bit of blood. She watches it run down her finger for a bit, smiling, before licking it up, like a cat cleaning its paws. She reaches down to her ankle to check something before seeing her phone on the desk. A light bulb appears to go off as she remembers something she was going to do. So she picks up the phone and starts to text. Text bubbles appear on the screen.

FW: Hey, Lindsay, just wanted to say I'm really glad you'll be joining us, even if it's for a little bit. Lucky is going to send you all the paperwork, and a proposed start date, so just bring all that with you.

There's a pause after she hits send, as if she's considering whether to continue. She apparently decides to do so.

FW: On that other matter, I know what it's like to follow the Darlings across the world only to have it all fall apart. Let me know if you need anything.

Firewoman sets the phone down, and goes back to thinking whatever dark thoughts she has.

[Jack Quinn]

<we cut to Jack and PORK walking down the hall of the OOWF Arena>

J: PORK, you do not have to follow me around....

P: I don't trust Quick or the One Notes. They ain't touchin' you Sensei

J: Well, I appreciate it but......hey have you seen Katie?

<Just then a door they are walking by explodes outward and Pete Quick SLAMS against the wall and falls to the floor. An enraged Katie walks out with the DDT IronPerson Heavy Metal Championship in her hand. She grabs Quick by the shirt and pulls him to his feet.>

K: DON'T <punch> YOU <punch> EVER <punch> TRY <punch> THAT <punch> SHIT <punch> AGAIN!>

<Katie releases Pete and he slumps to the floor, blood pouring down his face. Jack and PORK just stare at her>

K: WHAT?

P: Perhaps a little excessive?

K: He tried to buy the title.

P: oooooooookay

K: He said I could use the money to get the plastic surgery to look human.

<Katie kicks Quick once, then looks at Jack. Jack nods almost imperceptibly and Katie pounces on Quick and locks him in the Regal Stretch! Quick howls in pain as Katie tries to tear his arm off and break his neck. Quick repeatedly taps out a referee appears......>

WINNER and STILL DDT IRONPERSON HEAVY METAL CHAMPION - KATIEE BARDOOR!

<The referee hands Katie her title and disappears, Katie and PORK flank Jack and they head down the hallway of random encounters. Jack stops momentarily in front of the Opus' High School of Higher Intellectual Training. Jack knocks on the door and after a moment an annoyed Opus opens the door>

J: My apologies for interrupting class <Jack hands Opus a Shokan Dojo t-shirt> Will you please make sure Josie gets this? I would like to repay her act of kindness

<Opus takes the shirt, then points at the DO NOT DISTURB sign and slams the door, the trio continue to walk, but take a quick detour into the cafeteria where they see Mac sitting at a table doing Mac stuff. The three walk up and Jack sits down while Katie and PORK keep a watchful eye out. Mac sighs and sits back>

Mac: To what do I owe the pleasure?

<Jack looks at Mac for a long time, eventually making Mac uncomfortable>

Mac: WHAT?

J: I thought you were ready

Mac: Jack.....I appreciate that you've managed not to shank me, but I really don't have time for riddles, just say what you've got to say

J: <sitting back> You have a world of talent and you're pissing it away

Mac: Ok then <standing> Thanks for the pep talk!

<Before he leaves, Jack just gives him a look that makes him slowly sit back down>

J: You know Mac........there is no reason you shouldn't be facing Alexis for the title next week.

Mac: Well, if people would stay out of my business....

J: <sitting forward, looking at Mac> Before the OOWF went on hiatus.......how often did people interfere in my business?

<Mac gives Jack a look>

J: <folding his hands and looking at Mac> Sure, it happened, but people knew better. They knew there would be consequences. They knew they would have to deal with a lunatic with no sense of appropriate retaliation.

Mac: Yes, I know, as you have said, I am not you

J: No, you're not. Nor should you be. But do you know why those two clowns are screwing with you? Because they CAN. Mac, you lack focus. There's too much going on up there <points to his head>. All this with Kylie, all this about your past. <Jack shakes his head> Cut it the fuck loose. <Jack stands and leaves a card on the table, it's the One Eyed Jack. Mac picks it up and looks at it, on the back is the Shokan Dojo logo. Mac just gives Jack a funny look> When you're serious about getting focused and being the man to lead this company into the future, stop by. The door is open.

<Jack gets to his feet and walks away, Katie and PORK give Mac a look, and they follow, Jack heads into OOWF Medical and Katie and PORK remain in the hall on either side of the door. We cut to a few commercials for the Saturday event and other house shows in and around Asheville, when we come back, Jack comes out, looking a little annoyed, and heads down the hall, once again flanked by Katie and PORK. They twist through the arena until they get to GM the Fire's office. Jack walks in without knocking, knowing it will annoy Fire. Katie and PORK follow, somewhat sheepishly, and stand on the either side of the door in Fire's office>

J: Sup sis

GMtF: THERE IS A DOOR THERE FOR A REASON!

<Jack opens a bottle of "Trust Me" whiskey from Fire's liquor cabinet and pours he and Fire a drink, without thinking they toast and throw back a shot, then Jack pours them each another. This time Jack just walks around the room looking at the impressive collection of memorabilia and photos Fire has up. Jack sees HDB3 hanging on the wall and lingers on it a moment too long, causing Fire's eyebrows to raise slightly as she takes a drink. Jack finally stops and stares at the photo of the night the Five formed>

J: Hell of a night.

GMtF: <softening a bit> It was

J: No one saw it coming. Remember the reaction from the crowd? Silence. They were too stunned to even boo us.

GMtF: Until they did

J: And my god did they.

<a long pause passed between the siblings>

J: So, I just got back from medical

GMtF: And?

J: No luck.

GMtF: <taking a drink> Well......I can see if the One Notes want to make it a tag match, or I can allow Katie and PORK to find a replacement partner......

J: How about a handicap match?

GMtF: You want to book them in a handicap match?

J: <looking at PORK and Katie> Would that be something that interests you?

P&K: YES SENSEI

J: <looking at Fire> I mean, there you go. If I'm not cleared, make it a handicap match

GMtF: I'll think about it. <Fire turns and looks out the window>

J: Something bothering you?

GMtF: <looking back at Jack> Something isn't right

J: Like?

GMtF: I dunno. Alex was here earlier and......

J: <finishing his drink, setting down the glass and looking at Fire, Jack finally speaks, with perhaps the most sympathy he has ever shown Fire> Look sis, I am not going to pretend to understand everything between you and Alex, or you and Lexie, I don't want to know. But I know this, you've got to let this go. Alex is what Alex is, he has always been moody and entitled, and the shitty thing is, he has the talent to back up his boasts, but whatever his deal is, whatever is going on between him and his sister........you know better than anyone else what happens when you try to come between siblings. Don't try to fix this. Don't push it. You have a job to do, and......as hard as that may be, part of that job is not to be therapy counselor to Alexander Darling.

GMtF: <finishing her drink and setting the glass down> Then why did you reach out to Alexis?

J: Cause I can see she is hurting. And for the first time........I take no joy in that.

<Jack turns and leaves with Katie and PORK following leaving Fire lost in thought as we fade>

[DrMcAwesome]

*the scene and INVISIBLE NINJA CAMERA find NUKE and ANNIE in front of the OOWF Interview Banner*

NUKE: “That has-been Jack Quinn was right, Mac. We’re doing this because we can and because you allow it to happen. Your entire history in OOWF has been you overcoming the bully, but instead of growing from your experiences with whomever you’ve battled, you just kept searching for your next bully. You’re not happy unless you’re in some battle against some horrible tormentor where you get to stand up for yourself, sell a few t-shirts and maybe inspire a child or two to get better grades and stand up to their bullies. Your bullies in OOWF all moved on. You never did. You’re the same quivering mass of insecurities that you were when you were dropped on that boat in 2016.”

*NUKE takes a drag from ANNIE’s cigarette*

N: “What you see as your only strength, we see as a weakness. We studied you as we studied all of the returning OOWF talent. What we discovered was that you were the weakest of all. Not in a physical sense. You have athletic abilities that should put you on top of this business without rival. Your head and your heart will never let you reach that peak because once you overcome everything, you lose your identity. What makes Mac Flasher tick is an unyielding desire to constantly be a victim. Your weakness becomes our strength.”

*ADAM JENNINGS walks into the shot*

ADAM: “Mr. Flasher. When my boy Reese told me that he was recruited to this company, I didn’t think he was going to stand much of a chance. Then we really got to know you through OOWF.tv archives, and I’ll be frank when I say this, you haven’t changed one bit since your debut. While almost everyone else in the company has grown and added wrinkles, you’re reliant on this identity of yours. You base your whole personality on being this everyman hero of the oppressed when your opportunities were handed to you by this very company over and over. If you’d open your eyes to the number of times that OOWF gave you everything a wrestler could ever want to reach the top and never come down, only for you to just let it flutter by because it didn’t fit in the only story that you can seemingly tell, well you might actually be dangerous. You make yourself an easy target because it’s all you know.”

*ANNIE takes the mic*

ANNIE *wiping her mouth in a reference to her attack on MAC*: “Keep wanting to fight us alone. Please. We enjoy playing with our food.”

N: “We’re just giving you what you want. When we finish with you, we start taking what we want in OOWF.”

*NUKE, ANNIE and ADAM depart as the scene fades*

[Sportsguy]

We see Lindsay McAllister (Now back from her trip up to Wisconsin) coming up to Alexis Darling.

Lindsay: After taking some time to think about it, I've decided to come back. Probably not long, a month or two but who knows?

Alexis: Thank you.

Lindsay: However... I don't trust you at all. So these are my terms: I'll train with you and I'll team with you, but that's it. No dinners, no going out for drinks, no movies, literally NOTHING outside this building. We're business associates, not friends. Understand?

Alexis: I get it.

Lindsay: Good. I'll meet you in the training center at 9 am tomorrow.

FADE

[DevSop]

*OOWF Backstage*

As Lindsay walks away from Alexis, there’s a tap on her shoulder and Lindsay turns to see Alexis standing there…

Lexie: Actually, one more thing. Look, I understand our past is our past and we can’t change what happened and I appreciate you even considering coming back to watch my back, but if you’re going to do this and I’m going to do this…you can’t hate me. You can’t question everything about me. I’m not saying you have to even like me, but you do have to have my back and not regret every second of it.

Lindsay: I said I’d be here to watch your back. To train with you. To work with you. That’s all I am willing to do.

Lexie: And I get that. I’m not asking for anything beyond that, but it’s got to be 100% all-in on that. If you think you might half-ass it, if you think the past is too much to look beyond, I will understand one thousand percent, but I won’t ask you do it in that case. I will do this on my own if I absolutely have to. But I want you here because as much as you don’t trust me…I do trust you. You wouldn’t have a DEA Jersey if I didn’t trust you.

Lindsay: I get it and I know what that Jersey meant to you and him when I got it. Which is why everything…you know what, no. We’re not re-hashing the past. I have your back Alexis. 100%. In the ring. In the arena. I got you. Let’s leave it there for now. Deal.

Lexie: *nodding* Deal. We’ll get to work tomorrow then.

Lindsay nods and walks off as Alexis heads back to her locker room when she feels someone fall into step beside her. Lexie looks over her shoulder and sees her sister, Spencer, walking.

Spencer: How did it go with the ex?

Lexie: She’s coming back to watch mine, but she still, for good reason, doesn’t trust me or even much like me at this point.

Spencer: You looking to change that?

Lexie: Well, I don’t want her to hate me anymore. That’d be nice. But beyond that, I’m not really thinking about it. And I’m not going to push for anything when I am still completely messed up here and here. *points to her head and heart*

Spencer: So no letting anyone know you got completely wasted the other night watching her have dinner with her family.

Lexie: That wasn’t for the reason you think.

Spencer: Really?

Lexie: Not entirely. It’s just…I’m back here right and I understand what my past is and how I used people and did everything to ensure that Alex and I were always in the best position possible. I have never denied that. But to see Matt fucking Folz act like some holier than thou all-righteous do-gooder made me drink. Excessively. Yes, Alex and Christian and I manipulated him into putting his wife on the line in a match, but you know what…he did it because he thought he was smarter than us and he was wrong.

Spencer: You know I haven’t always agreed with how you and our brother handled things here. It’s why we mostly stuck with Danny & Vic and DK and Daniella but I understood that this business is very much shades of grey.

Lexie: That’s the thing. I understand Folz not liking us. I agree with not liking us. I don’t like half of what we did, but it was always a means to an end. Just like everything he did was a means to an end. Yes, we manipulated that situation. But let’s not forget that Folz joined a stable with Alex and myself before turning on us. Let’s not forget that after that, and after Royalty, he then aligned with fucking Moose. Knowing that he’d then always be in our path. Look, it is what it is, but it just annoyed me to a point where I needed a few drinks to get through it.

Spencer: If you’re sure. Are you ready for Saturday?

Lexie: Not even in the slightest. We’ve sparred and trained with each other, but in an actual match…let alone with the OOWF World Championship on the line…I’m not sure I’d ever be prepared for that.

Spencer: You are going to…

Lexie: You don’t even have to ask. I am not just giving it to him. Especially after what he’s asked me to do in the past and what I have already given up for him. If he wants that title, he’s going to have to earn it in every sense of the word.

Lexie continue to walk back towards her locker room as Spencer slows down for a moment…

Spencer: *whispering* Please don’t let this break my family any more than it already has.

Spencer catches up to her sister and puts an arm around her shoulder as they finish their walk to the locker room.

*Fade*