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Location: Kyiv, Ukraine: Hotel
June 5, 2022: Time: 10:30 pm
As the image comes into view we see Scott Stevens sitting on the edge of a queen size bed. Scott is almost unrecognizable in his appearance as his hair is long and matted. His beard is longer, unkempt, and has a salt and pepper tone. His clothing is tattered and reeks of God knows what, but you know it is him with his faded Hippos World Order t-shirt underneath his tattered Nike zip up hoodie, and his once red and white colored wrestling pants. His greasy and mangled locks fall in front of his face almost hiding his emerald colored eyes as he stares straight ahead at a pale yellow colored wall. He doesn’t move or speak until he hears….
KNOCK! KNOCK!
Two loud knocks are heard on the faded blue painted wooden door and the Texan slowly turns his head towards the door as two EPU guards barge their way inside the room with duffle bags in hand.
“Here.” One of the EPU bellows through his mask as he tosses the duffle bags in front of Stevens who looks down at the bags. “Also, if you need anything let us know we are your bodyguards per orders of Mr. Best as he doesn’t want something to happen to his insurance policy.” The guard replies before snapping his fingers and the other guard produce a bullet proof vest. “When you want to leave this room you wear this per orders of Mr. Best.” The guard places the vest on the bed next to Stevens before they turn and exit the room. Scott reaches down and picks up the duffle bags and unzips them to take a look inside. The Texan smirks as he pulls out soap and shampoo before getting up off of the bed and heading into the bathroom. Stevens tosses the duffle bags to the floor and turns on the water for a shower. As he waits for the shower to heat up Stevens leans on the counter and takes a long hard look at himself in the mirror. Stevens breaks his stare as the steam from the shower begins to filter into the area as it penetrates the structure of the mirror and that is his cue to undress.
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They say karma is a bitch and bad things happen to bad people while good people get rewarded, and I guess I’m one of these good people. For over a month I have been without employment as I was fired by HOW and suspended by MVW. I have been living in the basement of the Best Arena and stealing food from catering whenever I can to survive. My family wants nothing to do with me because I have become an embarrassment to them and do you blame them? Losing to Clay Byrd and missing out on my opportunity at this year’s War Games was the straw that broke the camel’s back. Not being able to compete in War Games once more broke me.
I hit rock bottom.
Recently, I was thrown a life preserver to save myself from drowning in my own cesspool of self-delusions and before I could sign my name on my new HOW contract I was caught up with all the latest careless whispers that that have been circling from both War Games teams. Twelve hours strapped to a chair is plenty of time to catch up on the rumblings going on in HOW especially when the EPU talk more than a group of girls at a slumber party. I hear that some of my teammates on Team Best aren’t happy with my addition to the team and on the other side I hear that Conor Fuse’s team is happy with my addition as they thank my inclusion is a certified victory for them.
Sigh.
In the words of GOD himself…..
You and your opinions can fuck off.
Apparently the majority of you forgot who the fuck I am, but Lee Best didn’t. First off, Team Best, you need me more than I need you. As good as you think you are you would still be a man down against Team Fuse and even the “Best Team” would eventually fall to the numbers game because it always happens. So instead of bitching and moaning in your shitty side discords and social media DMs you should come up to me and shake my fucking hand and thank me for saving you from the ass whooping you were going to receive. Then we have the Locker Room Leaders who are probably giving each other hugs in between playing video games and apples and apples because Cards Against Humanity offends some members of the championship committee.
Let me remind you of just who the fuck I am and the reason Lee Best brought me into War Games. Obviously my expertise when it comes to competing in the match because I’ve competed in numerous War Games throughout my HOW career and I know what to expect in a match of this type. My drive and determination is second to none because I will do whatever I have to, to ensure that I or my team emerges victorious. Plus, I’m one of only two active roster members that have competed in two War Games matches in one night. Can Christopher America say that? I don’t think so. My leadership abilities are underrated, but whom else would you want to rally the troops in the time of need than the man who has lead two War Games teams to victory. Most importantly, he chose me for my killer instinct, and no I don’t mean the video game Conor. You see, while Jeffrey James Roberts cosplays as Hannibal Lecter in HOW when that cage lowers and those doors are closed and we are locked inside I turn into a whole other person. My sadistic and vicious natures start to creep in and I do what I have to, to emerge victorious. This is great news for Team Best and terrible news for the Video Game Union because what I have done at Rumble at the Rock and in Texas Death Matches pale in comparison to what I will do at War Games. Ask Scottywood, I am willing to kill someone to emerge as the victor with 97 Red around my waist. Don’t believe me? I was one spear of destiny short of stabbing Scottywood through the ribs after I crucified his ass. When you stare at me across the ring you see the green eyes of jealousy and I will do what is necessary until I have fulfilled my sin for the GOD of HOW.
But enough about me.
Let’s dissect both teams shall we and I’ll give you pros and cons because that another reason Lee hired me is my attention to detail and match strategy.
To the casual eyes, Conor Fuse’s Team is the favorite to win because they have four champions on the team. They have the World, Tag Team, and LSD champions on their side while Team Best only has the HOTv champion. Plus, they have two to possibly three Hall of Famers on Fuse’s team as well so obviously they can’t lose. However, when you look past all the shiny distractions and break it down you’ll realize that Team Best is the one that will win simply because we have more combined experience than the other team combined when it comes to competing in War Games. Plus, we multiple winners of the match. Anyone can win a championship on any given night, but it takes an experienced team to sure victory in War Games.
Now don’t get me wrong both teams have positives and they both have negatives.
Let’s start out at the tippy top.
Conor Fuse:
He is the face of the company being the World champion, but he isn’t what you typical look for as a world champion and that’s probably his greatest strength. He is constantly having to prove the doubters wrong. Sure, he likes to play video games and read comics and maybe he goes overboard a little with it being incorporated into his character, but the people that have a problem with it what is exactly the problem? He isn’t seven foot tall and five hundred pounds? There are a lot of wrestlers in HOW that are close to seven foot and five hundred pounds and they haven’t done what Conor has. Conor is relentless, but more importantly he is fearless because he wants to be the very best. Some people frown on his approach that he’s too happy go lucky when he suffers defeat. However, that may be a you thing instead of a Conor thing because he doesn’t let things fester and linger and he moves on. Can you say that?
However, his negative is once he reaches the top he becomes complacent and forgettable. Everyone remembers Conor winning championships, but win he has them people tend to forget that he has them. Out of his recent reign I am the only to actual earn a shot at the title and even though I lost both times he still didn’t put him out there as a fighting champion. He wants to surpass Mike Best at the best world champion in the history of HOW, but the difference was when Mike wanted to hold all the records he had to defend the title more than four times in a reign that is over one hundred and fifty days and counting.
Clay Byrd:
The man dubbed as the next Kostoff and one half of the tag champions. When you see Byrd you instantly think star because the man is a giant and he is a freak athlete for a man of his size. His strength his on par with some of the strongest individuals in HOW history. Clay Byrd looks like a million bucks and should be on every wrestling promoter’s radar at first glance until you actually get him into your company then you realize you just drafted Sam Bowie instead of Michael Jordan. The only reason why Clay is champion in HOW is because he was basically gifted the tag titles. Clay has never won the big one and when he promised he would end Mike Best he lost and was gifted a world title shot as a consolation prize. Pathetic. And this comes from one Texan to another. Houston to Plainview and the only view about Clay Byrd is about as plain as you can get. Clay is all bark and no bite. All that talent to be Peyton Manning and you’re nothing more than Ryan Leaf.
Steve Solex:
The other half of the HOW Tag Team champions. Solex is called the MercDad for a reason because he is a trained military soldier. That means he is a trained killer and he can kill you with just his fingers if he wanted to. I respect anyone that has served to protect our great nation and no one knows Steve better than I do. He and I have battled for years over titles and the right to claim who is the greatest wrestler to come from LPW and he is that wrestler as he’s always had my number. Steve is a tough son of a bitch and he has come into his own recently after drowning in HOW purgatory for years with his HOTv and Tag wins. He also did decent when HOFC was a thing and found a niche in recently. However, he may be a trained soldier and used to conflicts and war he isn’t prepared for War Games. Sure, Solex has competed in various War Games, but his lack of performance has been an Amber Heard shit stain to say the least. Jace said it best that that just because he’s HOW’s Rambo doesn’t mean he is suited for this wrestling match. So continue the pissing contest you have with America by trying to show who’s the greatest American and Team Best will continue our focus on what matters….winning War Games.
Simon Sparrow:
Simon Sparrow. Jatt Starr. The man of a thousand and five nicknames. Since you can’t decide on what to call yourself these days I’m just going to call you Bob because you look like a Bob to me. Bob without a shadow of a doubt is one of, if not the greatest HOW superstar of all time. He is only the Mount Rushmore of HOW. Bob has done virtually everything there is to do in HOW and that is why Bob is a very experienced and crafty vet that has been continuing his success from 2022 all the way to now in 2022 two decades later. What makes Bob dangerous is that he may appear to be all fun and games, but once in that ring he can systematically break you down piece by piece. However, it appears that recently Bob has forgotten what makes Bob great and he’s bitching and moaning about nepotism and trying to give us life lessons using Greek mythology. Bob, this isn’t the Iliad or the Odyssey, but you can call Team Best Perseus because we’ve come to cut the head off of the gorgon known as Team Fuse.
Darin Zion:
Darin Zion. The man just happy to be here. All bullshit aside Zion is probably the dark horse of this entire match. Zion gets shit on by a lot of people because he brings a lot of it upon himself, but everyone seems to forget that Darin Zion not only competed in two War Games matches in one night, but he almost became the first person in HOW to win said War Games matches in one night. However, he ultimately fell to Jace, but he almost did what Christopher America and Mike Best have done, but in a single night. You see when Zion is worried about what others think and trying to make friends he is a fucking joke. But when that swagger of whether he was Sex or Money emerges he’s able to compete with anyone and beat anyone. That’s why I’ve been enjoying the vi-zion-ary behind the 4Z Network lately because he doesn’t care about people’s opinions anymore and that may give Conor Fuse and company a much need weapon, but can that weapon take out six weapons of mass destruction?
Xander Azula:
The Refueled Era’s Lonesome Loser. I respect the grit and balls that Xander has. He isn’t afraid to fight anyone, but even that gets old. Xander, it doesn’t matter if it’s singles, tag, or HOFC you’re going to be overwhelmed at War Games by people better than you and when it’s all said and done maybe Conor will buy you a participation trophy that says better luck next time.
Steve Harrison or Bobbinette Carey:
These two will fight to crown the LSD champion and then will have the right to go on and try to become a multiple champion throughout the rest of the match as they could win the HOTv championship and/or the World championship as well. I have never seen such two self absorbed individuals in my life. Steve Harrison ever since he won the LSD championship thinks he’s top shit when he was only known for during his HOW career up until this point was performing miracles and getting kids to drink milk so they can have strong bones. Winning the LSD championship is the first thing he’s done successfully on his own since the only thing he’s good at his riding the coattails of others. Cancer Jiles dragged him to two tag championships and Joe Bergman dragged him to War Games. I’m not saying Harrison doesn’t have talent because he’s perfectly talented at getting a knee injury that puts him on the shelf for eighteen years.
Bobbinette Carey………what the fuck has happened to you? I ask this with all the respect in the world because as the resident historian and statistician of HOW you are not the Bobbinette Carey of old. The Carey I heard about that won War Games and caused a fucking controversy when she stabbed her own teammate in the chest when she used the captain’s advantage to crown herself the world champion. That Carey didn’t care about being the first woman to do it or the first person of color to do it either. The only thing she cared about was that she did it and didn’t give a fuck about anyone’s opinion about it. Now, your pushing the fact you’re a black woman every week like it’s going out of style like HOTv has to fill in a minority quote every week or HOW will be fined for discrimination. How disappointing. Carey, I know you didn’t get what you wanted, but not only are you at War Games, you are competing for not one championships, but two more as well and no one would complain about that except you. You are a Hall of Famer for a reason, but you have lost sight of that in recent years because the Carey of old would just show up whoop Harrison’s ass and be concerned with collecting more gold. However, this new Carey is more concerned with letting us know that she bleeds once a month and what racial group she belongs to instead of proving why she’s one of the best wrestling this industry has ever seen.
Now that we are done with the team from Ten-X, let’s talk about the Best team.
David Noble:
The only man, other than me, who wants to get his hands on Conor Fuse just as bad. David Noble should’ve been Conor’s first pick in the War Games Draft because the two of them almost became tag champions as the team known as Noble Gaming, but Conor didn’t do that. A mistake that’s easily retified…..not if you’re Conor Fuse. The HOW World Champion didn’t even draft his partner even when he could have he chose not to and just that alone has Noble chomping at the bit to beat the holy hell out of Fuse. However, don’t get tunnel vision over this. Remember Noble, eliminating Conor Fuse doesn’t give you the world title, surviving War Games does. We need to work together as a team to ensure that Conor is eliminated from the match and that a member of Team Best walks out with the world title.
Jace Parker Davidson:
Hall of Famer.
Multiple time World champion.
Singles champion from the LSD, ICON, Television, and HOTv titles.
Tag Champion.
War Games winner.
Only one of a few individuals in HOW history to hold every title at one time.
The Conqueror of HOW.
The King of Everything.
Jace Parker Davidson is one of the most talented individuals to step foot inside any squared circle, but his downside is that he lets his ego get the better of him. Jace is good and he’s not afraid to let you know it. He reminds you constantly. He’s like me the last six years reminding everyone that I beat Mike Best for the world title at ICONIC in 2015. However, when he’s focused on the task at hand and that’s making sure Conor Fuse doesn’t leave War Games as champion he’s almost unstoppable.
Christopher America:
Hall of Famer.
Multiple time World champion.
The ONLY man to win War Games back to back.
The man who gave John Hancock and fifty-five others the permission to tattoo his body to give us a declaration of independence from the British is one of the greatest minds this industry has had the pleasure to seeing. America is cool, calm, and collected, but don’t let that demeanor fool you because he’s thinking five moves ahead on how he can beat you. However, as it stands right now he’s lost focus playing I’m the Better American with Steve Solex instead of playing I want to become a World champion for a third time and winning War Games for a third time.
STRONK Godson:
There is no hotter talent in HOW right now than the HOTv champion himself, STRONK Godson. STRONK daddy has immeasurable feats of strength that has propelled him to the top of the rankings for a reason. I lost to him and he easily overpowered me and that says something. STRONK is a beast every time he steps foot in ring and that also concerns me a little because this isn’t a twenty minute match on a weekly show. This is an hour long or more type of match that will leave you beaten, bruised, broken, and bloodied. Can STRONK handle that? Can he handle swimming in the deep end after spending so long swimming in the shallow end of the pool? I think he can. If STRONK doesn’t lose his cool and utilizes his strength and explosiveness in controlled bursts throughout the match he may just win it all.
Scottywood:
Hall of Famer.
World Champion.
The Hardcore Artist and Anti-Christ of HOW.
The Modern Day Messiah of the LSD division.
People like to talk shit about Scotty, but they forget this man is a fucking beast when it comes to War Games. The man I have the most disdain and HATE for most is also one of the best to have on your side. When we faced each other we literally tried to kill one another, but once we realized that if we teamed up we would be a force to be reckon with and the two of us almost became the victors of War Games back in 2013. The only main thing you have to worry about Scotty is his focus, and I don’t mean whether his vision is sober or drunk either. I’m talking about is he one hundred percent dialed into this match or is he more focused on the family drama surrounding Frankie and Dan Ryaneeveswood. Scotty needs to focus less on the Jerry Springer drama and NGW flashbacks and put more HATE in his focus and help team Best win War Games.
Tyler Adrian Best:
………
Ummmmmmm, you’re a Best and if you have an eighth of the talent as your old man you should be fine.
I can’t believe I said that with a straight face.
The fact is Tyler you’re greener than grass and you are an arrogant little prick that has no business being in this match. The only reason you are in this match is because of your last name and that sickens me. You haven’t paid any dues to earn the position you are in and the one match you had in HOW you had to have Jace carry you to victory because you were fucking out of your element. During my plane ride here to the Ukraine the EPU kept going on and on about how you want to change the color of the world title. You disrespecting the very title your father, myself, and many others makes me want to slap the shit out of you when I see you because you have no idea what wearing that belt around your waist truly means. You think it’s the latest accessory to have like it was the flavor of the month, but it’s not and until you get that you will never truly be great in this business. Your opinion of me doesn’t matter because your father may have all the other members of this team ordered to protect you, but your father didn’t bring me in bro, your grandfather did and my reason for being brought in is to ensure the victory of team Best, and Tyler Best isn’t above the team and if he thinks he is than Tyler Best can become expendable for the betterment of the team. Remember that.
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The sound of knobs turning is heard before curtains slide back and a few seconds later Stevens emerges from the shower looking thinner than normal. He’s still in shape but he looks like he’s lost around twenty to twenty-five pounds.
SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEECH!
The sound echoes throughout the bathroom as the Texan wipes the moisture that had been clinging to the mirror and takes a long look at himself. Stevens slowly turns his head from side to side before reaching down and reaching into one of the duffle bags and a buzzing sound is heard. The last image seen is hair falling into the sink as the image fades.