12-10-2020, 05:15 PM
12-15-2020, 04:56 PM
Another week, another mixed bag for Ricky James. There was some success, some confusion, failure at the end, and unfortunately more fuel for the conspiracy theory fires. Ricky thought he had the last laugh at the PPV, but he was sadly mistaken. After a good showing in the battle royal to determine the #1 contender for the Adrenaline Championship, Ricky James fell just short, being the last superstar eliminated at the hands of Asher Hayes, whom Ricky thought was already out of the match.
Once again, a loss of focus may have cost Ricky a match and another chance at becoming champion. This time there was no apparent fixation with masks or flashbacks. This time it was a premature celebration that left Ricky sidetracked and unprepared for Asher Hayes. In Ricky’s defense, he was not the only one who thought he had the match won. Lucy Huckabee Sanders, Ricky’s greatest influence in life, was prepared to make an announcement to the entire arena declaring Ricky James the winner and new #1 contender.
As we touched on previously, Lucy as a motivator and enabler is a good and bad thing for Ricky. In this case, she contributed to the distraction which may have caused Ricky the match. Rather than taking note that Asher had not been eliminated, or at least checking with the referees for clarification, Lucy proceeded to enter the ring, convinced Ricky was the winner. Ricky trusts Lucy more than anyone else, so seeing her enter the ring in preparation for celebration was likely enough to fully convince Ricky he had indeed won the match.
Lucy’s influence on this match started long before the bell sounded, however. On the eve of Last Laugh, Lucy “persuaded” (or basically forced) Ricky into taking an unknown pill twice a day which would clear his mind and free him from any flashbacks or visions of masks, keeping him focused on the match. While it appears Ricky did not have these usual distractions during the battle royal, he still found a way to become distracted.
This leads to a lot of questions, both from Ricky’s viewpoint and from a third party observer. Did the pill work as intended? Was Ricky’s mind actually clear? Was it specifically designed to block his visions, but still leaving Ricky susceptible to other distractions? Are the visions the specific problem with Ricky, or does he just have a general issue with focusing all together? Furthermore, did Lucy help or hinder Ricky during the battle royal? Would he have been better off alone? Would Ricky have gotten as far without Lucy and/or without the pill?
Ricky was very skeptical of the pill to begin with. After finally taking his first dose, he did appear to be a bit more focused. He did not seem to have any negative side effects, with the only difference being his ability to refrain from talking about masks. After coming up short in the battle royal, however - is Ricky continuing to question the drug?
How about Lucy Huckabee Sanders? Did it finally occur to Ricky that she may be making his problems worse, not better? The battle royal could have served as an indicator to Ricky that Lucy is more of a hindrance than a help. Perhaps the battle royal could be a catalyst in Ricky finally asking himself these questions. One would think another loss in a big match would bring about some self-doubt, followed by much needed reflection.
Unfortunately, the circumstances surrounding the end of the battle royal can lead to more conspiracy theories and accusations from The Silent Majority. Asher Hayes was on the outside of the ring when Ricky eliminated Aaron Blackbourne, assumed by Ricky to be the only other superstar left in the match. As we touched on earlier, it is hard to completely blame Ricky for the loss of focus at that point. A lot is going on in the ring during a battle royal, so it was safe for Ricky to assume that with Asher being on the outside, he had been eliminated. Once again, Lucy Huckabee Sanders, who had an outsider’s perspective on the match, could have picked up on the fact that Asher had not been eliminated, and then warned Ricky. She did not, as she assumed Asher had been eliminated and Ricky had won the match.
Already fueled by conspiracy theories on past matches, specifically including Asher Hayes, it is safe for us to assume that Lucy will say Asher stole the battle royal. Lucy, never one to admit she is wrong, would not be able to fathom the thought that she perhaps was not paying attention to Asher. Of course she could not be wrong. She will likely claim Asher was already eliminated and thus had no business coming back into the match at the end. She will claim the match was rigged and once again stolen from Ricky James. She will claim that Asher is working on a “plot” with Sasha.
Ricky will likely believe all of this and agree with it. From his perspective, he had the match won, and Lucy did nothing to convince him otherwise. Rather than question the effectiveness of his new “medication” or question the managerial performance of Lucy Huckabee Sanders, Ricky James will likely spend his time on yet another conspiracy theory. Already unwilling to accept his Television Championship match loss to Asher Hayes, Ricky now has a second title opportunity loss that he can blame on “Shady Sasha”, “Ashtray Hayes”, and/or crooked referees.
One would think Ricky is close to reaching the breaking point where he has his much needed epiphany. The fashion in which many of his matches continue to end, however, has slowed this process. Ricky may even be taking steps backwards in his self-realization, as this most recent loss has come with a bit of controversy. Most people would go back, watch the footage, and pick up on the fact that Asher had not been eliminated. They would come to this realization and move on. That clearly isn’t the M.O. of The SIlent Majority, though. They have already presented footage of a “fast count” in the TV Title match and are supposedly taking legal action against Sasha and SCW. Surely the Last Laugh battle royal will lead to even more of these ridiculous “legal battles”.
Tuesday Morning, December 15th, 2020
Boca Raton, FL
Ricky James and Lucy Huckabee Sanders sit inside a law office in their hometown of Boca Raton. Ricky taps the armrest of his chair as he looks around the room. Lucy is busy texting up a storm on her phone. The Silent Majority usually travel to the location of the upcoming show ahead of time to get ready for an on site “Emergency Press Conference”, but the two do not appear to be in any hurry to get to New York. In fact, it appears The Silent Majority are prioritizing meeting with their lawyer over preparing for Ricky’s upcoming match against Blake Mason, a now familiar face for Ricky, on Breakdown. An older blonde woman wearing a charcoal pantsuit walks into the room with a large folder of papers and takes a seat behind the desk. Her name is revealed to be “Karen McAllister”, according to the nameplate on her desk. Karen appears to be The Silent Majority’s lawyer. Karen opens up the folder on her desk, lays out some paperwork, sighs, and then looks up at Ricky and Lucy. Ricky gives Karen his attention while Lucy continues to text. Karen loudly clears her throat, but Lucy does not respond. Ricky looks over to Lucy, still consumed by her phone, and gives her an elbow.
LHS: WHAT?!
Ricky points out to Lucy that Karen is waiting for her. Lucy eventually notices, looks at Karen, smiles, and then continues to text.
LHS: This is important, hang on.
Karen and Ricky roll their eyes as Lucy takes her time finishing her text. Another minute passes before Lucy finally puts her phone away and gives Karen her attention.
LHS: Alright Karen, what do you got?
Karen again sighs as she looks through the paperwork.
Karen: Honestly Lucy, not a whole lot. I called you guys in because I am having trouble understanding what you’re trying to accomplish here. You want to file a lawsuit against Supreme Championship Wrestling because they are conspiring against you?
LHS: Uh...if you’ve been watching, Karen, that is pretty obvious.
Karen: I’m sorry Lucy, I’m not a wrestling fan.
LHS: Well you’re a fan of us, aren’t you?
Karen smirks.
Karen: Well you are my clients and I am here to assist you. I just…
LHS: Well good. I mean you don’t have to be a fan of wrestling to know corruption when you see it. Did you watch the video I sent you?
Karen: Well about that…what you sent me isn’t really admissible in court.
LHS: What are you talking about? That is footage from the match! The whole world saw it…
Karen: Lucy, this is a video someone took from the internet and heavily doctored. If I believed this case actually had any merit…
Lucy’s face turns bright red as she interrupts her lawyer.
LHS: ANY MERIT? EXCUSE ME, KAREN? WHAT THE HELL AM I PAYING YOU FOR?
Karen, sensing Lucy’s rapidly growing frustration, tries to signal for Lucy to calm down.
Karen: Okay, okay. Let’s assume you have a case here. That video is still not admissible. You would need the actual original video, either from SCW or from the arena…
LHS: So can’t you get it? Freedom of Information Act?!
Karen chuckles. Lucy is not amused.
Karen: It isn’t really that simple, Lucy. On top of that, there are a lot of hurdles to jump here as that show took place in Germany.
Ricky and Lucy let out a collective sigh and shake their heads.
Ricky: God damn Germans. I am so glad to be out of that filthy country. Socialist scum all over.
Karen looks a bit dumbfounded but chooses not to respond to Ricky directly.
Karen: So, we can work on trying to obtain that video but it will not be easy. Going back a little bit, though...I am still having trouble understanding what you want to accomplish here.
Ricky starts to get fired up.
Ricky: I was screwed out of that match, Karen! I should be Champion of Television!
Karen: Champion of what?
Ricky: That match was for the Television Championship, Karen. It is probably the second most prestigious championship in SCW after the American Championship -
Lucy rolls her eyes and interrupts.
LHS: Adrenaline, Ricky. Adrenaline.
Ricky stops in his tracks and looks at Lucy, just as confused by her as Karen seems to be by this whole situation. Lucy eventually breaks the awkward silence. And puts her hands out on Karen’s desk.
LHS: Look. We want the match results overturned. SCW keeps an official record book. Right now, everyone thinks that Asher Hayes beat Ricky James and is still Television Champion. We know that isn’t the case. This was a conspiracy from the get-go. Shady Sasha set Ricky up under false pretenses that this would be a normal championship wrestling match. She got her buddies in Germany to go along with this plot. She hired a crooked referee to make a fast count. None of this can be legal, Karen. None of it. So we demand the match result be overturned and that Ricky James be crowned SCW Television Champion.
Karen sits back and drops her head into her hand, completely stupefied. She struggles to find the words to respond to Lucy.
LHS: FURTHERMORE we would like to file a SECOND lawsuit for yet another screwjob last Sunday at Last Laugh.
Ricky: DOUBLE JEOPARDY!
Lucy turns to Ricky and shakes her head. She then turns back to Karen, who is still speechless.
LHS: Shady Sasha once again set up her favorite superstar, Asher Hayes, a DRUG ADDICT, by the way. Asher was CLEARLY eliminated from the battle royal and Ricky James was the last man standing in the ring. Then, somehow, Asher was allowed a second entry into the battle royal as a bunch of crooked referees sent him back into the ring. Before we could even realize what was happening, Asher illegally eliminated Ricky and was declared the “winner”. So now Asher, the illegitimate Television Champion, now gets an Adrenaline Title match too.
Ricky: What the hell is the Adrenaline Title?
Lucy angrily turns to Ricky and shushes him. Lucy turns back to Karen, who is clearly still struggling to understand what the hell Lucy is talking about. Lucy senses this and takes a breath as she tries to better explain the situation to Karen.
LHS: Look. This is just like the government abusing its power, playing favorites and giving handouts to undeserving people. Asher has mooched off the government his whole life. Now he is mooching off the SCW government. And I hate to say government when describing a wrestling promotion, but that’s what it is, Karen. We are working for a Socialist regime. This is bigger than wrestling, Karen. This is about stopping the spread of Socialism in this country. Shady Sasha is trying to pass her Canadian agenda and change the way we all live. She is ruining America’s pastime, professional wrestling.
Karen shakes her head but finally manages to muster up a response.
Karen: Okay, I don’t know about this Socialism talk, Lucy. I do agree with you that Socialism is very evil. I also think the government is too powerful and people who take advantage of handouts are doing a terrible thing. I fail to see what this has to do with wrestling and I’m still struggling to understand what you are trying to accomplish. However, we do have a history. I will do what I can for you.
Lucy smiles for the first time since the beginning of the meeting. Ricky still looks a bit confused by the Adrenaline Title.
Karen: We will work on getting the tape from the Germany show. Send me whatever you have from this last one as well. It would help if you had any witnesses too. Is there anyone in SCW that can vouch for you guys?
Ricky and Lucy look at each other, trying to think of someone in SCW who would actually stick up for them. Ricky then starts to blurt out names.
Ricky: Sienna Swann. Bree Lancaster. Two great Americans right there. They will vouch for us! They agree with our message.
Karen: Okay, can you forward me their contact info?
Ricky: Well I don’t…
Lucy quickly pulls her phone out and starts texting again.
LHS: We’ll get it.
Karen smiles.
Karen: Okay good. You guys just worry about getting me any relevant information you can and try not to get so worked up, okay? If and when you appear in court, you can’t be shouting about conspiracies and Socialism and all that. If you are being treated unfairly in the workplace, we can focus on that. But remember, a courtroom is a courtroom, not a wrestling ring.
Lucy and Ricky seem a bit taken back by Karen’s advice.
LHS: Uh, no disrespect Karen, but it is my job to inform people about what is going on. I am the Official Press Secretary of SCW. I break the news, not the fake news but the REAL news, to the people. It is my job to inform.
Karen: Inform the people? Are you routinely doing press conferences?
LHS: Do you live under a rock, Karen? I am on SCW programming weekly, sometimes multiple times a week, informing the people!
Karen: Well I would advise you refrain from making any public statements about these cases. I know you are angry about this, but you could be doing damage to any potential case you have if you’re speaking publicly about it.
LHS: Ummm so you’re telling me to stop doing my job?
Karen: You can still address the people, Lucy. Just don’t talk about these two specific instances, okay?
Ricky stops Lucy from responding and chimes in.
Ricky: Will do, Karen. We will let this play out in the United States courts, the best courts in the world. We have plenty else to talk about, right Luce?
Ricky turns back to Lucy, who bites her tongue and nods in agreement.
Ricky: Speaking of which, I noticed quite a few American Flags in this building and figured they would provide the perfect background for a video we want to make. Would you mind if we shot a video here, Karen?
Karen pauses, a bit reluctant.
Karen: Uhh sure. You can do it right outside my office. I just don’t want to be in it, for obvious reasons. And please do not…
Ricky: We got it, Karen. We won’t mention you or anything about this. I just have to send a little message to Blake Mason, my opponent this week.
Karen: Well alright, whatever you need. Oh and before you go, I need to go over one more thing with you guys…
Karen pulls out a sheet of paper from her folder and lays it out in front of Ricky and Lucy.
Karen: Do you guys know what this is? Does it look familiar?
Lucy and Ricky start to read the paper and look just as confused as Karen looked for most of the meeting.
Karen: It should look familiar because you were sent this letter, as was I. It is a cease and desist letter. Do you know what that is?
Lucy looks a bit offended by the condescending tone of Karen’s voice.
LHS: Do YOU know what that is, Karen?
Karen ignores Lucy’s snark and decides to educate her.
Karen: This is a letter from Toby Keith’s representatives. Apparently you guys are using a song of his as your theme music without his permission. This letter is an official order for you guys to stop using that song in SCW.
Ricky: Do we have to follow it?
Karen: …...yes. You guys will have to pick a different song.
Ricky and Lucy look at each other and shrug.
LHS: I’m not a fan of Toby Keith anyway…
Karen: Well then, you shouldn’t have any issues changing your song. I just wanted to make sure you guys were aware before you got into any trouble.
Karen stands up and starts to gather her things.
Karen: Well I thank you two for your time and I will keep working on these cases. I have to get going but I trust you two to let yourselves out….
Karen extends her hand. Ricky stands up and shakes it. Lucy, already back on her phone, flashes an insincere wave, which seems to be enough for Karen as she nods and heads on out. Lucy waits a few seconds and then turns to Ricky, who is standing in the doorway.
LHS: Is she gone?
Ricky takes a look out into the hall and watches Karen walk out the front door. He turns to Lucy in nods. Lucy abruptly sets her phone down on the desk, propping it up and aiming the camera at Karen’s empty chair.
LHS: Let’s do this Ric.
Ricky: Here? But she…
LHS: Ricky I don’t care what she said. This is a perfect spot for this. Now go stand behind the desk.
Ricky, as he usually does, reluctantly listens to Lucy and walks over behind the desk. Lucy sets a timer on the camera then quickly makes her way behind the desk, sitting down in Karen’s chair as Ricky stands behind her. She waits ten seconds before speaking into the camera.
LHS: Ladies and gentlemen, my name is Lucy Huckabee Sanders, Official Press Secretary of SCW. Behind me is Ricky James, rightful SCW Television Champion and #1 Contender for the SCW Adrenaline Championship. Today we will not be having an Emergency Press Conference, as we simply do not have time to take questions. There are too many news items to cover and not enough time to cover them before Ricky James defeats Blake Mason this week for the second consecutive time. We have some big news, so let’s get to it.
Lucy pulls out a blank stack of papers and holds them in front of her, though it is not clear to the audience that the papers are blank.
LHS: As many of you know, there has been an ongoing conspiracy against Ricky James in SCW. Ricky James was screwed out of the Television Championship in an illegal match with a crooked referee in Germany. Our legal team is fighting this match result vigorously. They have recently brought forth new evidence that is so damning, not even a left wing judge could ignore it. I am confident that the Asher Hayes vs. Ricky James match result will soon be overturned and Ricky James will be crowned YOUR Champion of Television.
Lucy turns back to Ricky, who now has his arms folded and a huge grin on his face. She then turns back to the phone and continues to go through her “papers”.
LHS: Today we unfortunately have to announce that we have filed another lawsuit, once again against Shady Sasha and Supreme Championship Wrestling. As you all witnessed last Sunday, Ricky James was once again cheated out of a championship opportunity. In the battle royal to determine the #1 contender for the Adrenaline Championship, Ricky James was an absolute force, as we all expected. One by one, actually sometimes two at a time, Ricky sent his opponents flying over the top rope and down to the floor, eliminating them just as America has routinely eliminated Socialism from the world. Ricky James was on his way to yet another victory as he eliminated his final opponent, Aaron Blackbourne. Now, per the rules of a battle royal, the last man standing in the ring, after all others in the match have been eliminated, is declared the winner. Ricky James was quite clearly the last man standing in the ring at Last Laugh. But did Shady Sasha’s crooked referees and coward announcer declare Ricky the winner?
Ricky shakes his head in disgust behind Lucy, who also shakes her head.
LHS: No, they did not. The “impartial” referees helped Asher Hayes, who had already been ELIMINATED, back into the match. Ricky, of course thinking the match was over, as it should have been, was BLINDSIDED by a cheating Asher Hayes. Asher sent Ricky over the top rope, illegally, and was declared the winner. The fake Television Champion now inexplicably gets another championship match. This is blatant corruption. This is blatant favoritism. This is blatant cheating. We will NOT let Shady Sasha get away with this. We have filed another lawsuit and are DEMANDING the result of this battle royal be overturned, and Ricky James be declared the rightful winner.
Ricky, arms still folded, nods his head in agreement with Lucy.
LHS: Unlike Shady Sasha and Asher Hayes, we do not cheat to get ahead. When things do not go our way, even though we are being treated unfairly, we go about fixing things the legal way. Shady Sasha, we will see you in court!
Lucy pauses as she continues to “go through her papers”.
LHS: Believe me, ladies and gentlemen. The evidence here is even more damning than the TV Title match. We have footage. We have witnesses. Thousands, if not millions of people watched Asher Hayes get eliminated and then helped back into the ring by crooked officials. It won’t be long before you are all outed, before the conspiracy is revealed, and you are all sent to prison! We will NOT stand for corruption and the continued pushing of Shady Sasha’s Canadian agenda!
Lucy takes a breath.
LHS: I’d like to turn it over to Ricky James to say a few words on these cases. He will then speak on his match this week with a man who does not deserve to be in the same ring as Ricky, as we all saw at Last Laugh. Ricky?
Ricky nods, unfolds his arms and starts pointing to the camera as he speaks.
Ricky: The whole world saw what happened at Last Laugh. I dominated that battle royal. I fought through nine other superstars, eight of whom had an agenda against me. I eliminated all of them. Shady Sasha even forced me to put my hands on women, but I managed to toss them out of the ring in the most humane way possible, as a gentleman should. I was moving along quickly and efficiently, on my way to another championship match in my short SCW career. It was down to Antifa Aaron Blackbourne, who did impress me slightly, I must say. I did not expect a Soy Boy to last that long in a physical match like that. Of course Antifa Aaron was no match for Ricky James, and I sent him flying over the top rope. I was the last man standing, as Lucy Huckabee Sanders mentioned. I was the winner of the battle royal. But then….
Ricky starts to shake a bit, clearly getting angry.
Ricky: Out of nowhere, Ashtray Hayes comes back into the ring and has the audacity to throw me over the top rope after sneaking up from behind me. This was illegal on so many levels. First of all, Ashtray Hayes had no business in that match. I do not know why he keeps getting rewarded here. He must be selling Shady Sasha drugs or something. Anyway, Ashtray was clearly eliminated from the battle royal. Out on the floor at ringside. Both feet on the ground. E-LIM-IN-A-TED. That means you are done, Ashtray. You don’t get multiple lives in battle royals. You are not a cat. Just because God has given you second chances at life over and over again with your repeated drug abuse, it doesn’t mean you get second chances in wrestling matches. You LOST, Ashtray! You are a LOSER in life and a LOSER in the ring! You are holding an illegitimate title and an illegitimate title shot. Both of which are rightfully MINE!
Ricky, bright red and sweating at this point, takes a few deep breaths. Lucy starts to look at Ricky, a bit concerned, but lets him continue nonetheless.
Ricky: We will let the legal system, something you are very familiar with I’m sure, take care of you, Ashtray. And speaking of legal troubles, this week Shady Sasha has put me up against Bolshevik Blake Mason.
Ricky shakes his head.
Ricky: I am still learning about who you are, Mr. Mason. Since we last met in the ring, I’ve discovered that you have quite the troubling past, don’t you? I don’t want to go into details, but I can see why you are of Shady Sasha’s favorites. She apparently has a thing for criminals and cowards. I know you didn’t earn a single penny of that money you flaunt, Bolshevik Blake. I can only assume you have spent your entire life taking advantage of government programs and stealing from others. It does not surprise me that Shady Sasha is rewarding you with a match against me, which is likely the biggest match of your career. You have no business being in the ring with a future Double SCW Champion. That much was apparent in the battle royal at Last Laugh, where you barely outlasted the women. And your intelligence may be lower than your wrestling ability, as you let your own henchman buddy Antifa Aaron outsmart you when he eliminated you from the match.
Ricky laughs.
Ricky: You idiots. You were hired to work together to eliminate me. Now obviously that didn’t happen, but you at least could have stuck together rather than turning one each other. Of course I outlasted both of you and once again foiled Shady Sasha’s plot. She continues to throw idiot Antifa members and Canadian sympathizers at me and I continue to take them out one by one.
Ricky stops and his eyes wander a bit. It appears he is about to enter a trance. Lucy starts to grow more concerned, but Ricky shakes his head and appears to snap out of it.
Ricky: Bolshevik Blake, you will soon realize being a coward follower of Shady Sasha’s Canadian agenda is the wrong move. You’ve chosen the wrong path in life, and now in SCW. You will soon be following in the footsteps of Adonis the Adulterer and Comrade Rabb, a coward who hides….
Ricky starts shaking uncontrollably. Lucy sees these and immediately pushes her phone off the desk, taking Ricky and herself off camera. Ricky lets out a scream. Lucy runs over to the chair she was originally sitting in, grabs her purse, and frantically rifles through it. She pulls out a pill bottle and empties one out into her hand.
LHS: RICKY! You’re losing it! Take it!
Ricky aggressively grabs the pill from Lucy and tosses it in his mouth, swallowing it without any water, a far cry from the first time he took a pill from her. Lucy gets Ricky to sit down and attempts to calm him as he breathes very heavily and continues to shake.
Once again, a loss of focus may have cost Ricky a match and another chance at becoming champion. This time there was no apparent fixation with masks or flashbacks. This time it was a premature celebration that left Ricky sidetracked and unprepared for Asher Hayes. In Ricky’s defense, he was not the only one who thought he had the match won. Lucy Huckabee Sanders, Ricky’s greatest influence in life, was prepared to make an announcement to the entire arena declaring Ricky James the winner and new #1 contender.
As we touched on previously, Lucy as a motivator and enabler is a good and bad thing for Ricky. In this case, she contributed to the distraction which may have caused Ricky the match. Rather than taking note that Asher had not been eliminated, or at least checking with the referees for clarification, Lucy proceeded to enter the ring, convinced Ricky was the winner. Ricky trusts Lucy more than anyone else, so seeing her enter the ring in preparation for celebration was likely enough to fully convince Ricky he had indeed won the match.
Lucy’s influence on this match started long before the bell sounded, however. On the eve of Last Laugh, Lucy “persuaded” (or basically forced) Ricky into taking an unknown pill twice a day which would clear his mind and free him from any flashbacks or visions of masks, keeping him focused on the match. While it appears Ricky did not have these usual distractions during the battle royal, he still found a way to become distracted.
This leads to a lot of questions, both from Ricky’s viewpoint and from a third party observer. Did the pill work as intended? Was Ricky’s mind actually clear? Was it specifically designed to block his visions, but still leaving Ricky susceptible to other distractions? Are the visions the specific problem with Ricky, or does he just have a general issue with focusing all together? Furthermore, did Lucy help or hinder Ricky during the battle royal? Would he have been better off alone? Would Ricky have gotten as far without Lucy and/or without the pill?
Ricky was very skeptical of the pill to begin with. After finally taking his first dose, he did appear to be a bit more focused. He did not seem to have any negative side effects, with the only difference being his ability to refrain from talking about masks. After coming up short in the battle royal, however - is Ricky continuing to question the drug?
How about Lucy Huckabee Sanders? Did it finally occur to Ricky that she may be making his problems worse, not better? The battle royal could have served as an indicator to Ricky that Lucy is more of a hindrance than a help. Perhaps the battle royal could be a catalyst in Ricky finally asking himself these questions. One would think another loss in a big match would bring about some self-doubt, followed by much needed reflection.
Unfortunately, the circumstances surrounding the end of the battle royal can lead to more conspiracy theories and accusations from The Silent Majority. Asher Hayes was on the outside of the ring when Ricky eliminated Aaron Blackbourne, assumed by Ricky to be the only other superstar left in the match. As we touched on earlier, it is hard to completely blame Ricky for the loss of focus at that point. A lot is going on in the ring during a battle royal, so it was safe for Ricky to assume that with Asher being on the outside, he had been eliminated. Once again, Lucy Huckabee Sanders, who had an outsider’s perspective on the match, could have picked up on the fact that Asher had not been eliminated, and then warned Ricky. She did not, as she assumed Asher had been eliminated and Ricky had won the match.
Already fueled by conspiracy theories on past matches, specifically including Asher Hayes, it is safe for us to assume that Lucy will say Asher stole the battle royal. Lucy, never one to admit she is wrong, would not be able to fathom the thought that she perhaps was not paying attention to Asher. Of course she could not be wrong. She will likely claim Asher was already eliminated and thus had no business coming back into the match at the end. She will claim the match was rigged and once again stolen from Ricky James. She will claim that Asher is working on a “plot” with Sasha.
Ricky will likely believe all of this and agree with it. From his perspective, he had the match won, and Lucy did nothing to convince him otherwise. Rather than question the effectiveness of his new “medication” or question the managerial performance of Lucy Huckabee Sanders, Ricky James will likely spend his time on yet another conspiracy theory. Already unwilling to accept his Television Championship match loss to Asher Hayes, Ricky now has a second title opportunity loss that he can blame on “Shady Sasha”, “Ashtray Hayes”, and/or crooked referees.
One would think Ricky is close to reaching the breaking point where he has his much needed epiphany. The fashion in which many of his matches continue to end, however, has slowed this process. Ricky may even be taking steps backwards in his self-realization, as this most recent loss has come with a bit of controversy. Most people would go back, watch the footage, and pick up on the fact that Asher had not been eliminated. They would come to this realization and move on. That clearly isn’t the M.O. of The SIlent Majority, though. They have already presented footage of a “fast count” in the TV Title match and are supposedly taking legal action against Sasha and SCW. Surely the Last Laugh battle royal will lead to even more of these ridiculous “legal battles”.
Tuesday Morning, December 15th, 2020
Boca Raton, FL
Ricky James and Lucy Huckabee Sanders sit inside a law office in their hometown of Boca Raton. Ricky taps the armrest of his chair as he looks around the room. Lucy is busy texting up a storm on her phone. The Silent Majority usually travel to the location of the upcoming show ahead of time to get ready for an on site “Emergency Press Conference”, but the two do not appear to be in any hurry to get to New York. In fact, it appears The Silent Majority are prioritizing meeting with their lawyer over preparing for Ricky’s upcoming match against Blake Mason, a now familiar face for Ricky, on Breakdown. An older blonde woman wearing a charcoal pantsuit walks into the room with a large folder of papers and takes a seat behind the desk. Her name is revealed to be “Karen McAllister”, according to the nameplate on her desk. Karen appears to be The Silent Majority’s lawyer. Karen opens up the folder on her desk, lays out some paperwork, sighs, and then looks up at Ricky and Lucy. Ricky gives Karen his attention while Lucy continues to text. Karen loudly clears her throat, but Lucy does not respond. Ricky looks over to Lucy, still consumed by her phone, and gives her an elbow.
LHS: WHAT?!
Ricky points out to Lucy that Karen is waiting for her. Lucy eventually notices, looks at Karen, smiles, and then continues to text.
LHS: This is important, hang on.
Karen and Ricky roll their eyes as Lucy takes her time finishing her text. Another minute passes before Lucy finally puts her phone away and gives Karen her attention.
LHS: Alright Karen, what do you got?
Karen again sighs as she looks through the paperwork.
Karen: Honestly Lucy, not a whole lot. I called you guys in because I am having trouble understanding what you’re trying to accomplish here. You want to file a lawsuit against Supreme Championship Wrestling because they are conspiring against you?
LHS: Uh...if you’ve been watching, Karen, that is pretty obvious.
Karen: I’m sorry Lucy, I’m not a wrestling fan.
LHS: Well you’re a fan of us, aren’t you?
Karen smirks.
Karen: Well you are my clients and I am here to assist you. I just…
LHS: Well good. I mean you don’t have to be a fan of wrestling to know corruption when you see it. Did you watch the video I sent you?
Karen: Well about that…what you sent me isn’t really admissible in court.
LHS: What are you talking about? That is footage from the match! The whole world saw it…
Karen: Lucy, this is a video someone took from the internet and heavily doctored. If I believed this case actually had any merit…
Lucy’s face turns bright red as she interrupts her lawyer.
LHS: ANY MERIT? EXCUSE ME, KAREN? WHAT THE HELL AM I PAYING YOU FOR?
Karen, sensing Lucy’s rapidly growing frustration, tries to signal for Lucy to calm down.
Karen: Okay, okay. Let’s assume you have a case here. That video is still not admissible. You would need the actual original video, either from SCW or from the arena…
LHS: So can’t you get it? Freedom of Information Act?!
Karen chuckles. Lucy is not amused.
Karen: It isn’t really that simple, Lucy. On top of that, there are a lot of hurdles to jump here as that show took place in Germany.
Ricky and Lucy let out a collective sigh and shake their heads.
Ricky: God damn Germans. I am so glad to be out of that filthy country. Socialist scum all over.
Karen looks a bit dumbfounded but chooses not to respond to Ricky directly.
Karen: So, we can work on trying to obtain that video but it will not be easy. Going back a little bit, though...I am still having trouble understanding what you want to accomplish here.
Ricky starts to get fired up.
Ricky: I was screwed out of that match, Karen! I should be Champion of Television!
Karen: Champion of what?
Ricky: That match was for the Television Championship, Karen. It is probably the second most prestigious championship in SCW after the American Championship -
Lucy rolls her eyes and interrupts.
LHS: Adrenaline, Ricky. Adrenaline.
Ricky stops in his tracks and looks at Lucy, just as confused by her as Karen seems to be by this whole situation. Lucy eventually breaks the awkward silence. And puts her hands out on Karen’s desk.
LHS: Look. We want the match results overturned. SCW keeps an official record book. Right now, everyone thinks that Asher Hayes beat Ricky James and is still Television Champion. We know that isn’t the case. This was a conspiracy from the get-go. Shady Sasha set Ricky up under false pretenses that this would be a normal championship wrestling match. She got her buddies in Germany to go along with this plot. She hired a crooked referee to make a fast count. None of this can be legal, Karen. None of it. So we demand the match result be overturned and that Ricky James be crowned SCW Television Champion.
Karen sits back and drops her head into her hand, completely stupefied. She struggles to find the words to respond to Lucy.
LHS: FURTHERMORE we would like to file a SECOND lawsuit for yet another screwjob last Sunday at Last Laugh.
Ricky: DOUBLE JEOPARDY!
Lucy turns to Ricky and shakes her head. She then turns back to Karen, who is still speechless.
LHS: Shady Sasha once again set up her favorite superstar, Asher Hayes, a DRUG ADDICT, by the way. Asher was CLEARLY eliminated from the battle royal and Ricky James was the last man standing in the ring. Then, somehow, Asher was allowed a second entry into the battle royal as a bunch of crooked referees sent him back into the ring. Before we could even realize what was happening, Asher illegally eliminated Ricky and was declared the “winner”. So now Asher, the illegitimate Television Champion, now gets an Adrenaline Title match too.
Ricky: What the hell is the Adrenaline Title?
Lucy angrily turns to Ricky and shushes him. Lucy turns back to Karen, who is clearly still struggling to understand what the hell Lucy is talking about. Lucy senses this and takes a breath as she tries to better explain the situation to Karen.
LHS: Look. This is just like the government abusing its power, playing favorites and giving handouts to undeserving people. Asher has mooched off the government his whole life. Now he is mooching off the SCW government. And I hate to say government when describing a wrestling promotion, but that’s what it is, Karen. We are working for a Socialist regime. This is bigger than wrestling, Karen. This is about stopping the spread of Socialism in this country. Shady Sasha is trying to pass her Canadian agenda and change the way we all live. She is ruining America’s pastime, professional wrestling.
Karen shakes her head but finally manages to muster up a response.
Karen: Okay, I don’t know about this Socialism talk, Lucy. I do agree with you that Socialism is very evil. I also think the government is too powerful and people who take advantage of handouts are doing a terrible thing. I fail to see what this has to do with wrestling and I’m still struggling to understand what you are trying to accomplish. However, we do have a history. I will do what I can for you.
Lucy smiles for the first time since the beginning of the meeting. Ricky still looks a bit confused by the Adrenaline Title.
Karen: We will work on getting the tape from the Germany show. Send me whatever you have from this last one as well. It would help if you had any witnesses too. Is there anyone in SCW that can vouch for you guys?
Ricky and Lucy look at each other, trying to think of someone in SCW who would actually stick up for them. Ricky then starts to blurt out names.
Ricky: Sienna Swann. Bree Lancaster. Two great Americans right there. They will vouch for us! They agree with our message.
Karen: Okay, can you forward me their contact info?
Ricky: Well I don’t…
Lucy quickly pulls her phone out and starts texting again.
LHS: We’ll get it.
Karen smiles.
Karen: Okay good. You guys just worry about getting me any relevant information you can and try not to get so worked up, okay? If and when you appear in court, you can’t be shouting about conspiracies and Socialism and all that. If you are being treated unfairly in the workplace, we can focus on that. But remember, a courtroom is a courtroom, not a wrestling ring.
Lucy and Ricky seem a bit taken back by Karen’s advice.
LHS: Uh, no disrespect Karen, but it is my job to inform people about what is going on. I am the Official Press Secretary of SCW. I break the news, not the fake news but the REAL news, to the people. It is my job to inform.
Karen: Inform the people? Are you routinely doing press conferences?
LHS: Do you live under a rock, Karen? I am on SCW programming weekly, sometimes multiple times a week, informing the people!
Karen: Well I would advise you refrain from making any public statements about these cases. I know you are angry about this, but you could be doing damage to any potential case you have if you’re speaking publicly about it.
LHS: Ummm so you’re telling me to stop doing my job?
Karen: You can still address the people, Lucy. Just don’t talk about these two specific instances, okay?
Ricky stops Lucy from responding and chimes in.
Ricky: Will do, Karen. We will let this play out in the United States courts, the best courts in the world. We have plenty else to talk about, right Luce?
Ricky turns back to Lucy, who bites her tongue and nods in agreement.
Ricky: Speaking of which, I noticed quite a few American Flags in this building and figured they would provide the perfect background for a video we want to make. Would you mind if we shot a video here, Karen?
Karen pauses, a bit reluctant.
Karen: Uhh sure. You can do it right outside my office. I just don’t want to be in it, for obvious reasons. And please do not…
Ricky: We got it, Karen. We won’t mention you or anything about this. I just have to send a little message to Blake Mason, my opponent this week.
Karen: Well alright, whatever you need. Oh and before you go, I need to go over one more thing with you guys…
Karen pulls out a sheet of paper from her folder and lays it out in front of Ricky and Lucy.
Karen: Do you guys know what this is? Does it look familiar?
Lucy and Ricky start to read the paper and look just as confused as Karen looked for most of the meeting.
Karen: It should look familiar because you were sent this letter, as was I. It is a cease and desist letter. Do you know what that is?
Lucy looks a bit offended by the condescending tone of Karen’s voice.
LHS: Do YOU know what that is, Karen?
Karen ignores Lucy’s snark and decides to educate her.
Karen: This is a letter from Toby Keith’s representatives. Apparently you guys are using a song of his as your theme music without his permission. This letter is an official order for you guys to stop using that song in SCW.
Ricky: Do we have to follow it?
Karen: …...yes. You guys will have to pick a different song.
Ricky and Lucy look at each other and shrug.
LHS: I’m not a fan of Toby Keith anyway…
Karen: Well then, you shouldn’t have any issues changing your song. I just wanted to make sure you guys were aware before you got into any trouble.
Karen stands up and starts to gather her things.
Karen: Well I thank you two for your time and I will keep working on these cases. I have to get going but I trust you two to let yourselves out….
Karen extends her hand. Ricky stands up and shakes it. Lucy, already back on her phone, flashes an insincere wave, which seems to be enough for Karen as she nods and heads on out. Lucy waits a few seconds and then turns to Ricky, who is standing in the doorway.
LHS: Is she gone?
Ricky takes a look out into the hall and watches Karen walk out the front door. He turns to Lucy in nods. Lucy abruptly sets her phone down on the desk, propping it up and aiming the camera at Karen’s empty chair.
LHS: Let’s do this Ric.
Ricky: Here? But she…
LHS: Ricky I don’t care what she said. This is a perfect spot for this. Now go stand behind the desk.
Ricky, as he usually does, reluctantly listens to Lucy and walks over behind the desk. Lucy sets a timer on the camera then quickly makes her way behind the desk, sitting down in Karen’s chair as Ricky stands behind her. She waits ten seconds before speaking into the camera.
LHS: Ladies and gentlemen, my name is Lucy Huckabee Sanders, Official Press Secretary of SCW. Behind me is Ricky James, rightful SCW Television Champion and #1 Contender for the SCW Adrenaline Championship. Today we will not be having an Emergency Press Conference, as we simply do not have time to take questions. There are too many news items to cover and not enough time to cover them before Ricky James defeats Blake Mason this week for the second consecutive time. We have some big news, so let’s get to it.
Lucy pulls out a blank stack of papers and holds them in front of her, though it is not clear to the audience that the papers are blank.
LHS: As many of you know, there has been an ongoing conspiracy against Ricky James in SCW. Ricky James was screwed out of the Television Championship in an illegal match with a crooked referee in Germany. Our legal team is fighting this match result vigorously. They have recently brought forth new evidence that is so damning, not even a left wing judge could ignore it. I am confident that the Asher Hayes vs. Ricky James match result will soon be overturned and Ricky James will be crowned YOUR Champion of Television.
Lucy turns back to Ricky, who now has his arms folded and a huge grin on his face. She then turns back to the phone and continues to go through her “papers”.
LHS: Today we unfortunately have to announce that we have filed another lawsuit, once again against Shady Sasha and Supreme Championship Wrestling. As you all witnessed last Sunday, Ricky James was once again cheated out of a championship opportunity. In the battle royal to determine the #1 contender for the Adrenaline Championship, Ricky James was an absolute force, as we all expected. One by one, actually sometimes two at a time, Ricky sent his opponents flying over the top rope and down to the floor, eliminating them just as America has routinely eliminated Socialism from the world. Ricky James was on his way to yet another victory as he eliminated his final opponent, Aaron Blackbourne. Now, per the rules of a battle royal, the last man standing in the ring, after all others in the match have been eliminated, is declared the winner. Ricky James was quite clearly the last man standing in the ring at Last Laugh. But did Shady Sasha’s crooked referees and coward announcer declare Ricky the winner?
Ricky shakes his head in disgust behind Lucy, who also shakes her head.
LHS: No, they did not. The “impartial” referees helped Asher Hayes, who had already been ELIMINATED, back into the match. Ricky, of course thinking the match was over, as it should have been, was BLINDSIDED by a cheating Asher Hayes. Asher sent Ricky over the top rope, illegally, and was declared the winner. The fake Television Champion now inexplicably gets another championship match. This is blatant corruption. This is blatant favoritism. This is blatant cheating. We will NOT let Shady Sasha get away with this. We have filed another lawsuit and are DEMANDING the result of this battle royal be overturned, and Ricky James be declared the rightful winner.
Ricky, arms still folded, nods his head in agreement with Lucy.
LHS: Unlike Shady Sasha and Asher Hayes, we do not cheat to get ahead. When things do not go our way, even though we are being treated unfairly, we go about fixing things the legal way. Shady Sasha, we will see you in court!
Lucy pauses as she continues to “go through her papers”.
LHS: Believe me, ladies and gentlemen. The evidence here is even more damning than the TV Title match. We have footage. We have witnesses. Thousands, if not millions of people watched Asher Hayes get eliminated and then helped back into the ring by crooked officials. It won’t be long before you are all outed, before the conspiracy is revealed, and you are all sent to prison! We will NOT stand for corruption and the continued pushing of Shady Sasha’s Canadian agenda!
Lucy takes a breath.
LHS: I’d like to turn it over to Ricky James to say a few words on these cases. He will then speak on his match this week with a man who does not deserve to be in the same ring as Ricky, as we all saw at Last Laugh. Ricky?
Ricky nods, unfolds his arms and starts pointing to the camera as he speaks.
Ricky: The whole world saw what happened at Last Laugh. I dominated that battle royal. I fought through nine other superstars, eight of whom had an agenda against me. I eliminated all of them. Shady Sasha even forced me to put my hands on women, but I managed to toss them out of the ring in the most humane way possible, as a gentleman should. I was moving along quickly and efficiently, on my way to another championship match in my short SCW career. It was down to Antifa Aaron Blackbourne, who did impress me slightly, I must say. I did not expect a Soy Boy to last that long in a physical match like that. Of course Antifa Aaron was no match for Ricky James, and I sent him flying over the top rope. I was the last man standing, as Lucy Huckabee Sanders mentioned. I was the winner of the battle royal. But then….
Ricky starts to shake a bit, clearly getting angry.
Ricky: Out of nowhere, Ashtray Hayes comes back into the ring and has the audacity to throw me over the top rope after sneaking up from behind me. This was illegal on so many levels. First of all, Ashtray Hayes had no business in that match. I do not know why he keeps getting rewarded here. He must be selling Shady Sasha drugs or something. Anyway, Ashtray was clearly eliminated from the battle royal. Out on the floor at ringside. Both feet on the ground. E-LIM-IN-A-TED. That means you are done, Ashtray. You don’t get multiple lives in battle royals. You are not a cat. Just because God has given you second chances at life over and over again with your repeated drug abuse, it doesn’t mean you get second chances in wrestling matches. You LOST, Ashtray! You are a LOSER in life and a LOSER in the ring! You are holding an illegitimate title and an illegitimate title shot. Both of which are rightfully MINE!
Ricky, bright red and sweating at this point, takes a few deep breaths. Lucy starts to look at Ricky, a bit concerned, but lets him continue nonetheless.
Ricky: We will let the legal system, something you are very familiar with I’m sure, take care of you, Ashtray. And speaking of legal troubles, this week Shady Sasha has put me up against Bolshevik Blake Mason.
Ricky shakes his head.
Ricky: I am still learning about who you are, Mr. Mason. Since we last met in the ring, I’ve discovered that you have quite the troubling past, don’t you? I don’t want to go into details, but I can see why you are of Shady Sasha’s favorites. She apparently has a thing for criminals and cowards. I know you didn’t earn a single penny of that money you flaunt, Bolshevik Blake. I can only assume you have spent your entire life taking advantage of government programs and stealing from others. It does not surprise me that Shady Sasha is rewarding you with a match against me, which is likely the biggest match of your career. You have no business being in the ring with a future Double SCW Champion. That much was apparent in the battle royal at Last Laugh, where you barely outlasted the women. And your intelligence may be lower than your wrestling ability, as you let your own henchman buddy Antifa Aaron outsmart you when he eliminated you from the match.
Ricky laughs.
Ricky: You idiots. You were hired to work together to eliminate me. Now obviously that didn’t happen, but you at least could have stuck together rather than turning one each other. Of course I outlasted both of you and once again foiled Shady Sasha’s plot. She continues to throw idiot Antifa members and Canadian sympathizers at me and I continue to take them out one by one.
Ricky stops and his eyes wander a bit. It appears he is about to enter a trance. Lucy starts to grow more concerned, but Ricky shakes his head and appears to snap out of it.
Ricky: Bolshevik Blake, you will soon realize being a coward follower of Shady Sasha’s Canadian agenda is the wrong move. You’ve chosen the wrong path in life, and now in SCW. You will soon be following in the footsteps of Adonis the Adulterer and Comrade Rabb, a coward who hides….
Ricky starts shaking uncontrollably. Lucy sees these and immediately pushes her phone off the desk, taking Ricky and herself off camera. Ricky lets out a scream. Lucy runs over to the chair she was originally sitting in, grabs her purse, and frantically rifles through it. She pulls out a pill bottle and empties one out into her hand.
LHS: RICKY! You’re losing it! Take it!
Ricky aggressively grabs the pill from Lucy and tosses it in his mouth, swallowing it without any water, a far cry from the first time he took a pill from her. Lucy gets Ricky to sit down and attempts to calm him as he breathes very heavily and continues to shake.