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Post by Bad Luck Bradley on Oct 29, 2023 14:34:17 GMT -5
In Killies, a badly beaten Brad limps in. He is wrapped like a mummy, has crutches, a neck brace and drags an IV behind him. During his laborious trek to the bar, Jax has time to serve several people, make and eat a meal and read several chapters of a thick fantasy paperback. He nods to the corner where Seph sits, a glass of fresh water in front, his head stuck in some electronic device. Brad trundles over, catching bar stools and accidentally dragging off entire tables, drinks and food and all. No one complains due to Brad's serious injuries both physical and mental; some recent, some historic. By the time he reaches Seph, he has everyone's attention.
Everyone but one.
Seph doesn't look up. Brad clears his throat several times before bringing his crutch up to clumsily switch the device off. Seph's head snaps up and Brad holds up one finger.
Brad: Don't. Don't even speak, boy. You'll listen for once.
Seph folds his arms and sits back in his booth.
Brad: We had a chance, Sephy-Wephy. A chance to show Juicy and Penguinister what we were made of. We could have taken them both together, as a team, showing the boys in the back that we aren't a joke.
He leans forward.
Brad: Because they see us as a joke, Seph. They see us as jobbers, as clowns. The fact that we got a match that wasn't against two brothers who look nothing alike or a pair of water-treaders who team up to get a payday, the fact we had a match against the champs is nothing short of a miracle and the fact that we won was astounding.
Seph smirks.
Brad: Do something you've not done in a while and clean that face, boy, clean that filthy smile from your beak.
He does so, with prejudice.
Brad: We should have won clean. We should have given them a tale for the ages, one that fans will reference in their blog posts and social medias or whatever, a one-two-three for packages for decades. A legacy. Instead, it was a mess. I was abandoned, damn near killed and we got the W on a technicality.
Seph shrugs.
Brad: Your little sleight-of-hand wasn't clever and it wasn't indicative of who we truly are. It was cheap, it was weak, it was forgettable. Shame on you.
Seph rolls his eyes. Brad turns to leave, a rotation that takes a dog's age. As the clutch clicks away, he attempts to call over his shoulder but cannot turn his neck.
Brad: I spoke to some folk. You're banned from the J1.
Seph sits up in protestation.
Brad: Don't speak, don't you dare speak. I'm sick of your jaw-wagging. You're a liability. Until you can play fair, you're benched until we face the champs.
Seph knocks his fresh water off the table in a tantrum.
Brad: You could have hurt me, Seph. Your negligence and carelessness and that damned telephone could have ended my career. I've bruised my ribs and cracked my sternum. Damn intercostal muscles are bust. And I don't have time to rehab. I have to be out there, working for those back in the Compound. That's why we're here, unless you've forgotten. Your little stunt got us a title shot but it probably cost us it too. Sit there and think on your selfishness for a change.
He reaches the door, a trail of plates and bottles and napkins behind him.
Brad: I'll be in the RV. Best take your time turning in tonight. I'll not be wanting to see your face for a few hours, I'd say.
He leaves.
Stone silence.
Seph seethes silently.
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Post by "The Closer" Omega Satyros on Oct 29, 2023 16:05:59 GMT -5
Diablo's sat in the next booth over.
Diablo: Damn fool's acting like it was a phone that did that damage, and not Duke Mongoose's body. If anything he should be giving his spot in the J-1 to you, letting himself have time to recover.
Seph's attention turned to Diablo, but he had no response.
Diablo: That little stunt won't win you any gold, but, in my experience, everyone will take something to get ahead, especially if a shot at the gold is on the line. Hold your head high kid, Brad don't know what he's talking about, the crowd certainly seemed to be behind you two.
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Post by “Charismatic” Conor Caine on Oct 30, 2023 3:47:47 GMT -5
It's a gray afternoon in Providence, Rhode Island: thick clouds loom over a sprawling cemetery, painting a hauntingly beautiful scene. The silence of eternal rest is stirred only by the rustle of footsteps through leaves as a lone figure makes its way through the rows of gravestones.
The man's journey comes to an end at the foot of a wide plot, the embossed lettering on the marble reads "CAINE." The grave is well-kept and decorated with fresh flowers. Conor Caine takes a deep breath as he reads the names of his grandparents. He lets out a laboured sigh.
"Hi Pops, Nanna... sorry I've been gone so long but... well, you know... "I'm World Champion now Pops, just like I always dreamed of. And, speaking of dreams, I'm going to be having my dream match tomorrow night: Conor Caine vs Arizona Chance for the World Title! I know Buck Bronco was always your guy, but you remember what a little mark I was for The Franchise, heh. "As much as I was in awe of him as a kid in the cheap seats, AZ is infinitely more impressive up close Pops: The guy is always on, sharp as a tack, and so smooth; He's got a superhuman presence I've never witnessed before. I haven't even locked up with the guy and I'm already a better wrestler thanks to his smarts. I think you'd like him a lot if you met him... he'd definitely give you a run for your money at the chessboard! "I'm pretty sure he has my strategy figured out for our match, so I'm going to have to get thick-headed and dig deep to beat him. Thankfully we've had plenty of experience in that department, right?"
Caine pauses, inhales and shuffles his feet. His eyes fix on the ground.
"Well look... I gotta be going right now... I have to get back for the match tomorrow night. I just wanted to come see you guys before... I won't leave it so long next time... "I miss you both."
Caine reatreats, back through the tombstones towards his rental car where Hizo Kizuato waits for him, when they'll make their way back towards JWA Studios, towards Arizona Chance, and a fate unknown.
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Post by Daisy Turner on Oct 30, 2023 4:58:00 GMT -5
JWA.Com Exclusive
Toni: I am here inside what's going to be the Guts & Gory studio with the JWA Women's World Champion Daisy Turner. Daisy may I ask what you are doing here? The show is not till like 2 days. Did you forget the day of the week?
Daisy: No, I'm here for ring crew. If I'm not wrestling tonight might as well make this ring the most perfect ring for any wrestling promotion. And with the help from the hard working ring crew. I'm sure we can get the job done very quickly.
Toni: I must ask if your here where is Sakura?
Daisy: Oh Sakura is doing some, traditional... family... warmup? ritual? I-I don't know. But what I do know is that all these wrestlers competing: Sakura, Artemis, most likely not Winter Hex or Miss Jessie, Chad, Penguino, Conor Caine, Arizona Chance... Am I missing anyone? *thinks* no, ha I got it. Anyways all of them will walk into this ring and be like "woah this mat is like 100%. This is truly the best ring ever." Eee I cannot wait. I love decorating
Toni: Decorating? This is building a ring.
Daisy: Oh by decorating I mean for my Costume Contest. We're going to have carved pumpkins I've prepared a lolly bowl for anyone in or not in the contest to pick out of.
Toni: Um I'm sorry what!
Daisy: Oh right forgot America & Australians call things differently... I've prepared a candy bowl for anyone in or not in the contest to pick out of. Anyways, let's get to work.
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Post by Pierre The Enormous on Oct 30, 2023 10:30:08 GMT -5
*Jax is at Killie's late and workin on Troglo's costume*
Jax: Just gotta add some finishing touches..... *he quietly hums to himself while working*
Troglo: *snoring away*
Huggy: *in a sweatervest due to the chilly weather snoozin away*
Jax: Finished.... hopefully Troglo doesn't eat in between now and tomorrow *he laughs to himself*
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Post by Duke Mongoose on Oct 30, 2023 11:27:10 GMT -5
@mongooseisloose on Chirpy
Me & my boy may have lost the match last week, but I'm DEFINITELY going to win the costume contest at Guts & Gory. Everyone else might as well stay home! Oh, and I guess Penguino is going to destroy Chesty or Chud or whatever. #ForeverChamps #PenguinKai
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Post by Daisy Turner on Oct 30, 2023 20:34:21 GMT -5
JWA.Com Exclusive
Toni: Daisy you requested my time
Daisy: Yup. The ring is completed ready for Guts & Gory and let's give everyone a little tour of the studio.
Daisy and Toni enter the studio and Toni is amazed
Toni: Wow Daisy this is really amazing. Look at the decoration on the roof.
Daisy: Yeah well I wanted real bats but production didn't allow me so I made paper bats and taped them to the roof. But let's show you the ring.
Daisy takes Toni and shows her the ring
Toni: Woah! This looks sick!
Daisy: Well Halloween themed so I had to go all out. We got Orange ropes, black post. Orange apron with a purple design (says Guts & Gory) The mat is white, turnbuckles are purple and the best part is what is on the turnbuckle pads. Since it is JWA and it is Halloween. Why not feature the most important horror inspiration to ever step in JWA. Slashmaster. I put his face on the top turnbuckle pads and the JWA logo on the rest and well that's it for the ring.
Toni: Wow Daisy you really outdo yourself
Daisy: Well it wasn't possible without our amazing ring crew and we just wanted the best for these wrestlers
Toni: I must ask is this a one time thing?
Daisy: Hmm? I don- oh my gosh, I should make J-1 Pinnacle aprons. I'm getting straight to work.
Toni: Before you go I must ask. What holds for your future. Y'know as JWA Women's World Champion and Jammy Awards. Assuming you're not in the J-1 Pinnacle
Daisy: Well yes it's true I'm not in the J-1 Pinnacle and neither are any of the girls. Seeing how the glory after is the Tag Titles then the Jammys I don't think I'll be defending the title until next year which is really disappointing. But that's what I would've said if I didn't come up with a solution. JWA Mania will be filled with JWA Women's World Championship matches against the very best in the world and come next year I've got some very sweet plans on what and who I'll defend my title against. But there is one girl I have in mind. One girl who I haven't faced yet and cannot wait to get in the ring with... I think we all know who I'm talking about. But anyways, the Jammys. I cannot wait. The glitz the glam and awards. I wonder what awards there will be this year. Cause I'm thinking Woman of the year. But if they keep the same awards I hope I go in for Most popular. I'm definitely not most hated, Sakura and I haven't really done anything in the tag division, no one can out work Conor and match of the year. It's a tough one, there has been a lot of thrilling match this year and I cannot wait to see if we get a women's match on there with or without me. Anyways I guess that's all the time we have left
Toni: U- I think that was my li- *camera turn off*
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Post by "The Reminiscer" Winter Hex on Oct 30, 2023 22:36:10 GMT -5
JWA Boobtube
Toni: *sarcastically* We are so happy to be here with our guest on The Blip. *monotone* Please welcome, Winter Hex.
Secret plays and Winter makes her way to a chorus of boos
Winter: Oh my god Sal such a pleasure and Toni, you could lose some weight but, still an honor. Now let's start my interview
Sal: Well in less than 24 hours you will go 1v1 against Miss Jessie in a falls count anywhere match. How prepared are you?
Winter: Oh Sal, already starting off with such a dumb question? We all know how prepared I am for Miss Jessie. I'll give her credit for actually winning something in this business but it's not going to change the fact that she cannot beat a former Women's Champion like me. The only thing I have to worry about is if I'm going to make her puke that weird gravy thing Buffalo is forcing on her all over me. But other than that it's game over for Miss Jessie.
Toni: Well let's shift our attention to the other matches on the card. What are your thoughts?
Winter: Oh please. Nightmare on Elm Street Fight? Obviously the victor is Artemis. Sakura is just a wannabe warrior who hasn't actually achieve anything. If she thinks she can knock off THE huntress, she's got another thing coming. Daisy is being stupid as always, hosting some Halloween contest instead of defending her title. Yeah she's going to defend it on Mania who cares, I may have to get myself in on of those matches. Penguino vs Chad. Chad 100%. I like his new attitude, something like that is definitely going to get you a World Championship opportunity just like moi
Toni:*mumbles* Yeah but you lost it
Winter:...Anyways *laughs* Conor Caine vs Arizona Chance. Please don't make me sit though that crap. *acting* Your my idol, I've always wanted to face you *almost vomits* Can't Duke or Thorin just ruin the match. I'd much prefer that. Anyways my time here is over. I will not miss you both *exits*
Sal: What a Bi-
Toni: Anyways, thank you for joining us and we'll see you next time on THE BLIP.
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Post by Thumper Moore III on Oct 31, 2023 13:25:48 GMT -5
TONI CRUISE: I’m in the parking lot awaiting the arrival of the challenger— and here he is! Arizona— Arizona— welcome to Guys and Gory! What are your thoughts on tonight’s match?
ARIZONA: Well Toni, I— actually Toni, I’m going to have to ask for a rain check on this interview.
Arizona walks across the parking lot to a just arrived Nissan R390 coupe. The driver emerges— it’s Hizo Kizuato. Arizona bows deeply, and Hizo matches his bow before both men embrace.
ARIZONA: Hizo-san, it has been an honor to match wits with you and Conor over the past few weeks. I have a gift for Conor for after the match, but I want to make sure he doesn’t think it’s a consolation prize if I do win tonight, so can I give it to you now? It’s in my bag, but it’s not a public thing. Can I give it to you inside?
Arizona and Hizo head off together inside the building and into the locker room. The camera crew follows to the locker room door, and a couple minutes later Hizo emerges with a small package in his hand. Arizona and Hizo bow again toward each other.
ARIZONA: Remember, don’t give it to him until after the match, Hizo-san.
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Post by "Lord" Taylor Thorin on Oct 31, 2023 16:20:02 GMT -5
JWA.com Exclusive
This exclusive footage was captured as a lot of the crew were arriving at the arena ready for Guts & Glory.
The footage cuts to the parking lot where around 20 men, dressed in EITC uniforms are marching into the arena. At the centre of them is "Lord" Taylor Thorin. Tembleberry and co are not with them.
Thorin looks a shadow of his usual self. His clothes are unkempt and there's a distinct 5 o'clock shadow adorning his chin. However he looks defiant.
The men head into the arena and straight to Thorin's private locker room. 5 men remain outside, guarding the room, the rest march Thorin inside where the camera is not allowed to follow.
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Post by "The Reminiscer" Winter Hex on Nov 1, 2023 19:47:44 GMT -5
JWA.Com Exclusive
Mick LeRay is celebrating with his cash prize of 5 million dollars
LeRay: I knew changing out was a good idea. Mick LeRay you are a genius
Winter: Ooooh Mick LeRay. Congratulations, you definitely deserve that win. I loved that Kim K look. Very nice. However I do have on problem and that it
Winter Hex knees Mick LeRay on the gut. Clubs on his back and throws him through a door which turns out to be the Ladies bathroom
???: Ew you pervert *slap*
Winter: My problem is that the wrong person left with the cash prize. It should belong to a future Women's Champion like me and not to some commentator who isn't even the best. haha
Winter Hex walks out with the cash prize while Mick LeRay is getting berated by all the women in the bathroom.
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Post by “Charismatic” Conor Caine on Nov 2, 2023 5:47:00 GMT -5
BUZZ-FED.COM EXCLUSIVE CONOR CAINE INJURED! Early Reports Suggest “The Relentless One” Has Been Hiding ACL Injury For Months BY SCOTT MILLAR
Last night’s Guts & Gory P4V was a spectacular showcase from the JWA, with hard-hitting matches, a costume contest full of viral moments, and a historic title change, as “The Franchise” Arizona Chance became the company’s first ever three-time Heavyweight Champion; another well-earned accolade from the self-professed chaser of gold, and it make’s Chance the bookmakers’ favourite to win the 2023 J-1 Tournament, which would be his second year in a row!
Chance’s victory was no easy feat however, coming only after a hellacious battle against former Champion “The Relentless” Conor Caine, in a match where each man had their sights locked on the other’s weak spot: Caine targeted Chance’s back while Chance zeroed in on Caine’s leg from the early going. It was an epic back and forth that tested both men’s mettle, but ultimately it was Chance who came out on top thanks to a Spinning Toe Hold, homaging the dearly departed Buck Bronco.
After the match, Chance forwent celebrating what was a momentous milestone in his storied career to help a clearly injured Conor Caine to the back. Chance surmized early on in the build to their match that Caine was carrying an injury, and it appeared to all in attendance that he was right. In fact, footage from backstage after the match - leaked by TMI - gave a glimpse at how bad things were. The footage shows Chance helping Conor through the curtain, where Conor’s trainer Hito Kizuato was waiting: after only making it a few feet beyond the curtain, Caine’s leg gives way and he collapses, with Chance and Hito having to help him to a nearby chair. There is a commotion and the decision is quickly made that Caine needs to go to hospital. It’s at this point where Chance notices the footage being filmed and calls for the camera to be turned off.
James Seltzer of Wrestling Watcher Weekly has provided some early reports confirming that Conor Caine was brought to hospital last night and that sources indicated his injury is ACL related, and that Caine may have been having issues with it for months! Web sleuths have be scouring footage of Conor’s matches and have picked up on knee problems in his last match with Penguino, and again in his title defence against Tommy End, which do seem to confirm that Conor has been covering up an injury for a while.
Seltzer reports that medical professionals recommended reconstructive surgery previously, something that would cause Conor to have to drop his title and leave JWA, which he refused to do. Seltzer speculates that this might have been around the time of the Tommy End title defence, when trainer Hito Kizuato returned to help Conor, as was seen in backstage segments on JWA television. Kizuato might have been trying to help Conor extend his JWA title run just long enough to have his dream match with Arizona Chance, or possibly beyond. Whether that was the plan or not is irrelevant now as the prognosis for Conor’s knee seems to be dire. No official reports have been confirmed but Seltzer speculates that, because of his choosing to wrestle with the injury, it might be months before Caine’s knee is fit to be operated on; which is nothing to say of his post-op rehabilitation, which is a notoriously lengthy and complicated process when dealing with ACL issues - with no guarantee of a full recovery. Will Conor be able to get back to fighting form, or will he even make it back to the ring at all?
We await official reports but one thing seems certain: CONOR CAINE’S JWA CAREER IS OVER, AT LEAST FOR NOW!
Read more from the JWA on Buzz-Fed.com: RANKED: All the outfits from Daisy Turner’s Guts & Gory Costume Contest! Third Time’s A Charm: Arizona Chance becomes unprecedented THREE TIME JWA Champion! It’s That Time Of Year Again: Our predictions for the 2023 J-1 Tournament!
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Post by Kip Whistler on Nov 2, 2023 6:48:43 GMT -5
@bookitkip on Chirpy
As a result of Conor Caine's injury, a suitable replacement will be named for him in the J-1 Pinnacle Tournament. The new blocks and match schedule will be released soon.
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Post by Penguino on Nov 2, 2023 9:05:09 GMT -5
JWA.Exclusives
Penguino and Johnny Kobra are backstage in a locker room and Penguino is pacing back and forth.
Penguino “Congratulations Chad. You best a penguin by blinding him. I hope you’re happy. Listen Shredsbury we’re in the same block in the J1 so we will fight agains and I will beat you, that is undeniable but for now I have better things to be occupied by than your sorry rear so allow me to continue my reign as tag champions while you continue to fade away from the universe.”
Johnny “And in the J1 there we will strike first strike hard and we will show you NO MERCY!”
Penguino “And also, good luck with Pierre.”
Penguino walks out of the locker room and away from the cameraman
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Post by “Heartbroken” Mack Caliber on Nov 2, 2023 9:16:44 GMT -5
@bookitkip on Chirpy As a result of Conor Caine's injury, a suitable replacement will be named for him in the J-1 Pinnacle Tournament. The new blocks and match schedule will be released soon.
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