10-26-2021, 06:55 AM
OOC: 1 of 2. Holly appears with permission from Tyler. Good luck!
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October 21st. 2021
Houston, Texas
Off Camera
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Breakdown from Houston, Texas has come and gone and the opening round of the 2021 Trios Tournament is complete. The unlikely yet formidable team of Glory Braddock, Lucas Knight, and Holly Adams have advanced, having beaten Crystal Zdunich, Katie Steward, and Autumn Valentine. Glory Braddock is a tournament specialist, having won the previous two Trios Tournaments in particular and is thrilled at having taken the first step towards winning three in a row. Unlike the previous two Trios Tournaments where the entire tournament was contested in one single night, this year it will be contested over the span of several weeks. So her team’s opponents, the unusual team of Smashmouth Unicorn Puke, will have time to plan a strategy. One third of that team, namely Nicole Kinneck who lately has been in her Ducky form, isn’t exactly known for strategy, but Gavin Taylor and Xander Valentine certainly are and will take advantage of the opportunity to prepare.
Attempting to “three-peat” in the Trios Tournament isn’t the only thing on the mind of “The British Bombshell” Glory Braddock. A little over a year ago her oldest daughter, Melinda Braddock, was involved in an abusive relationship with a vicious, controlling monster of a man named Clyde Sutter. The two met when Sutter started training to be a wrestler at Glory Braddock’s wrestling school in London, England. Sutter was thrown out of the school for being too violent and beating up the other students and even the trainers just because he could. Braddock had convinced herself that she was doing right by her daughter and by the wrestling business by using her influence and sway within the industry to blackball Sutter from most wrestling organizations, though it is possible that she was doing so simply out of spite over what she believes he did to her daughter. Glory is convinced that Sutter sexually assaulted Melinda, despite Melinda’s own claims that their encounters were consensual.
Sutter is not wealthy by any stretch of the imagination. He does not have any ability to seek out legal representation to defend himself against Braddock’s claims. Yet now a mysterious third party has funded Sutter’s legal battle against Glory Braddock. Attorneys representing Sutter claim to have evidence proving his innocence and proving that The British Bombshell has been committing slander and libel against their client. They are threatening to take her to court, her worse yet to release the evidence to the public and humiliate Melinda in the process, if Glory does not cease blackballing Sutter. This is all bad enough but Glory finds it all too coincidental that Sutter happens to get all of this financial support and legal representation shortly after another ghost from Glory’s past reared his ugly head; namely, Thomas Gage.
Thomas Gage is the biological father of Melinda Braddock. He and Glory had a hot and steamy romance when they were teens. The romance came to an abrupt end when Glory learned she was pregnant with Thomas Gage’s daughter. When Gage learned that he was soon to be a father he panicked and ran away to avoid any and all responsibility. Twenty years later Gage would return and inform Glory that not only has he been keeping tabs of her career, tabs of their daughter, but he wants to return to their lives and attempt to make things right. The fact that Gage has been watching them for so long is creepy enough but there’s the added feeling that Glory has had ever since reuniting with Thomas that he wants to resume their love life. Braddock, who is now happily married to Kurt Logan, is not interested in resuming her relationship with Gage. She had hoped that Thomas would take the hint and back off, be appreciative that he is able to still have a friendship with Glory. But Glory’s best friend Matthew Taylor has warned her that Thomas is very possessive and will not take no for an answer.
All of this has got Braddock considering the very real possibility that perhaps Thomas is the one behind Clyde Sutter’s legal battle. If Thomas truly knows so much about Glory then he would know about how she feels regarding Sutter.
All of these thoughts distract The British Bombshell as she sits backstage sipping on some coffee. She has changed out of her wrestling gear from the evening and is wearing black knee length skirt, black patent leather open toed high heel shoes, and a purple blouse. Her long blonde hair hangs straight and unrestrained to past the shoulders. The Toyota Center is nearly dead as most of the officials and wrestlers have left. Braddock is usually last to leave. She gets it from her father. Glenn Braddock was always the first to arrive and last to leave.
“Mom!” The voice is a familiar one and a welcome one. A grin forms upon Braddock’s face. She turns to see her younger daughter, Dawn Aphrodite Logan, approaching hand in hand with her father, Glory’s husband Kurt Logan. Dawn is the daughter of Glory and Kurt Logan, thus Melinda’s half-sister. This is very reminiscent of when Melinda began taking an interest in “the family business”. Eventually Melinda would begin training to be a wrestler herself. A part of Glory hopes that Dawn does not follow in her footsteps, that she finds another career choice that makes her happy. The British Bombshell rises up and approaches Dawn, embracing her in a tight hug.
“Hi, Dawnie.” Glory says; grinning from ear to ear. “Did you enjoy your first time at a live wrestling event?”
“Uh-huh, it was awesome!”
“What was your favorite match?”
“Yours, of course!”
Braddock can’t hide the pride that she feels upon hearing Dawn say this. “Thanks, love.”
“You and Holly dominated that match!”
“Right…” Glory rolls her eyes “...well if I remember correctly, my mate Lucas made Crystal tap out to win the match. But that’s beside the point, I suppose.”
“Point is you guys won!” Dawn says happily. Glory can’t be too upset (though she wishes her daughter’s choice of favorite wrestlers were a little better). At least she is enjoying herself and that is important.
“And you were great too, babe.” Kurt kisses Glory on the cheek.
“Thanks, love.”
“Now tell me how great I was!” An annoyingly loud pitched voice came from over Glory’s shoulder. Before anyone could react, Holly Adams, accompanied by a gaggle of cameras, descended over Glory, Dawn and Kurt.
Dawn, looking absolutely ecstatic to see Holly appear, didn't notice the face of Glory, who looked less than enthused.
“Good work out there Gloryh…er Glory!” Holly quickly corrects herself.
“WE were ALL good out there, Holly.” Braddock says, making it a point to emphasize the ‘we’, but Dawn quickly butts in.
“You were soooooo great Holly!”
“See, Glory?! I told you you had a fine kid here, she knows how to pick her FAVORITE SCW Superstars,” Holly exclaims, talking over everyone else.
“But what else would you expect from her? I am the Team Captain after all!” Holly claps loudly for everyone, getting the attention of others in the hallway. Meanwhile, Glory looks to be getting a headache from Holly based on the way she’s rubbing her temples.
“You know what you three need?” Dawn says enthusiastically. “A team name! I mean, your opponents next week are what? Smathmouth Unicorn Puke? Vomit? Whatevs. You need a cooler name.”
“Name?” Glory asks curiously.
“TEAM HOLLY!” Dawn exclaims.
“Bloody hell, I’m getting a headache…” Braddock sighs
“No, no, she’s onto something for sure here. I mean, after that huge victory I earned us out there, we should consider something like that. I can see it now,” Holly leans over, wrapping her arm around Glory’s shoulders and using her free hand to wave in front of both of them, “The International Holly Adams Brand, get it because you two are foreign?”
“Handed us? You didn’t even tag into the match, Holly?!” Glory questions, then realizing that Holly’s arm is still around her shoulders, shrugs it off.
“It’s not my fault LuLu was refusing to tag me in, I did reach my hand out like at least once, I can have the crew roll the tapes if you want.”
Kurt can sense that his wife is beginning to boil over with anger. He takes Dawn by the hand and gives a gentle tug. “C’mon, Dawnie, I’ll go by you a souvenir.”
“A Holly Adams t-shirt?”
Kurt sighs and nods his head. “Whatever you want, kiddo.”
Holly calls after them announcing loudly, much to the dismay of Glory, that she’ll make sure to sign it before the end of the night, anything for her biggest fan. Once her daughter is out of earshot, Glory turns to Holly and sighs. “Look, I will give credit where credit is due. You are a great wrestler. But you are bloody annoying,”
“Thank you,” Holly interjects, Glory rubs her own temples again.
“You were never in that match tonight. Next week is going to be much more difficult. Can Lucas and I trust you to be on your best behavior against Team…team puke or whatever the bloody hell they wanna call themselves?!”
“Oh calm dooooown girl! I’m like, easily the most trustworthy person on this roster. I mean there was pleeeeenty of times where I could’ve said, “you know what? They don’t want to tag me in, I should just leave,” but instead, I helped! I even got into the ring two whole times to break up pins and I even avoided hitting you and LuLu! I think that has to give me soooome credit.”
“Like I said, I give credit where it is due.” she holds up two fingers. “We are two wins away from winning Trios. Let’s not deny that there’s a lot of ego on this team, admittedly its not just you. If we can put the egos to the side for these last two matches, we can win this.”
“I know, it must be super hard for you and LuLu to get over yourselves to work with me, but I promise you, I haven’t even noticed it from either of you other than that whole refusal to tag me in. I get it, Adrenaline Champion and all, don’t want to be outshined, but I’m super happy that you’re willing to put your own egos aside for me! I think we for sure have it if you two can figure it out,” Holly says with jubilation, Glory can’t be sure if she’s acting thick or is just really not self aware.
“My ego?! I…” Glory stops herself. Then she chuckles lightly. “...you know what?”
“Tell me everything,” Holly interrupts.
“I admit, I do have a bit of an ego. Used to run around this place calling myself one of the best in the world. I don’t do that crap anymore. But with a Trios contract, just imagine what I can do with that? And I already have some ideas of what I could do with it…champ…” Glory says, winking at Holly. Holly then smiles back at her, shifting the Adrenaline Title so it is out of Glory’s view now.
“...so yes, thank you, Holly. Thank you for pulling your weight out there. Let’s get this done.”
“You’re so welcome for all the help! Who knows, if you can pull this Threepete off I may even sign a T-Shirt or two for you! Now, I must be off, Life Coaching duties and all of that business, you know how it is. I’ll see you and the rest of the International Brand next week!” And just as fast as she showed up, she leaves in the same whirlwind of cameras and loud noises.
Braddock watches Holly and her entourage walk off. She sighs and rolls her eyes. The British Bombshell is certain that Holly only heard ‘Thank you Holly’ and ‘sign a t-shirt’ during the entire conversation. How these two, along with Lucas Knight, managed to pull this victory off tonight was a feat in and of itself. To win again two more times will be very challenging. Braddock is willing to do her part to get the job done. For now, though, Glory must find her husband Kurt and their daughter Dawn. She turns and walks back down the hall in the direction where Kurt was taking Dawn.
The British Bombshell continues her walk down the hall, scanning the area for her family. Her search is interrupted with the ringing of her cell phone in her pocket. Based on the tone she can tell that this is her attorney, Bob Odom. She had a special ring tone just for him, so she would know when her attorney was calling. But right now business is the last thing on her mind, especially after the migraine inducing confrontation with Holly Adams. She ignores it and eventually it stops. She continues making her way throughout the arena, looking for Kurt and Dawn. The phone rings again and again it is Robert Odom’s ring tone. He is persistent. Braddock sighs and takes out the phone and can see that Odom is requesting a face time. She walks to a private area near a dark corner and answers the call.
“What is it, Bob? Can’t you see that I am a bit busy?”
“I know but I would not have called had it not been an important development.”
“Is this about Sutter?” Braddock asks. “I thought I already told you to just settle with him and those slimy attorneys of his? I don’t want whatever crap evidence they claim to have leaked out and humiliate Melinda.”
“Mr. Sutter’s representatives and I have come to a settlement, Ms. Braddock. That is not the problem.”
“Then what is the problem, Bob?”
“Do you remember your old friend, Mr. Kennedy?”
Braddock growls but nods her head. She remembers Ronald D. Kennedy as the man who intentionally sabotaged her cousin Kayla’s modeling agency just so he could take it over. What RDK didn’t count on was Braddock being there to fund Kayla’s agency and keep it afloat. She hasn’t heard a peep out of RDK in months. What is his problem?
“Mr. Kennedy has some private investigators looking into you and your business, Ms. Braddock.”
“What?! Why?!” Glory is stunned by this startling revelation. “After all these months of leaving me alone why would he suddenly start harassing me again?”
“Apparently he has learned some information about you, some secrets that my sources would not divulge. He is seeking out hard evidence to prove those secrets true so that he can use it against you.”
“Bloody hell…” Braddock shakes her head in disbelief “...what the hell did he find out? And who told him?!”
“I already told you that my source would not tell me what he knows. What I have managed to conclude is that the person helping Mr. Kennedy is the same person who funded Mr. Sutter’s legal battle against you.”
“God…” Glory’s voice trails off. She is stunned, she has trouble taking all of this in.
“Ms. Braddock, may I make a suggestion?”
“Anything, Bob. Right now I have no bloody clue what to do.”
“You may want to speak to your new business partner.”
Braddock furrows her brow. “Thomas? You really think he is behind this?”
“It may be wise to talk to him. That is all I am suggesting.”
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October 21st. 2021
Houston, Texas
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After retrieving her husband and daughter, Glory Braddock rushed back to the hotel room for what she had hoped would be a restful night’s sleep before catching a flight the next morning back to Miami, Florida. All in all The British Bombshell cannot complain too much. Sure, Holly is a bit of a nuisance, but despite it all she, Lucas, and Glory have advanced to the semi-finals of the Trios Tournament. They are two wins away from total victory and a third straight Trios Tournament win for Glory Braddock. And the headaches of dealing with annoying people comes with the territory that is Trios. She had it last year when Ace Marshall was her tag team partner. Braddock will deal with it this year with Holly Adams.
And on top of all that, she now has more and more problems piling up on her. Clyde Sutter’s legal team threatening a lawsuit, and just when she thought that was settled now she finds out that Ronald D. Kennedy is once again back and threatening to expose her. Braddock’s attorney, Robert Odom, is convinced that the two are connected. He believes that the same person is funding both. The implication is clear; Glory’s new business partner, her ex-boyfriend Thomas Gage.
“I just can’t believe Thomas would really do such a thing.” Those are the words of Glory Braddock as she exits the bathroom of her luxury hotel suite. She is dressed in pink pajamas. Her husband, Kurt Logan, is lying in their king sized bed waiting on her.
“Matthew did say Thomas was a bit possessive.” Kurt points out.
“I don’t care how possessive he is, if he truly loves his daughter like he claims he does and if he truly wants me back, would he put both me and our daughter in jeopardy like this? Because funding Clyde Sutter’s legal attack against me and siccing RDK on me knowing Kennedy wants to ruin my reputation, that would harm both of us. Why would he want to harm the two people he supposedly wants?”
Braddock walks over to the bed and sits down on the edge. She sighs. Kurt sits up and wraps a comforting, gentle arm around her shoulder. “It is rather coincidental though, don’t you think?”
“What do you mean?”
“Well look at it…Thomas Gage abandons you when you get pregnant. He shows back up twenty years later. And coincidentally twenty years after he shows back up you get not one but two pieces of bad news back to back. And your attorney is convinced that those two pieces of bad news are connected. He is convinced that the same person is behind both Sutter’s legal attack on you and Kennedy’s resumed threats against you. You have to admit that it does look fishy.”
“It may look fishy but it doesn’t mean Thomas is behind this. He may not be the greatest human being, he did abandon me when I got pregnant, but he is still Melinda’s father. He wouldn’t do this to us.” She sighs, because she is not as convinced as she once was. “At least I don’t think he would.”
“Well maybe you should find out for yourself by talking to him.” Kurt suggests. “Call him out on it and ask point blank if he had anything to do with this crap.”
Glory nods her head. “Maybe I will…”
Kurt kisses her on the neck. “But don’t think about him right now. Don’t think about him, Sutter, or RDK. You have had enough to deal with for one night and god knows those problems will still be there for you to deal with in the morning. For tonight, just tonight, try and forget.”
Glory turns and looks into her husband’s loving eyes. “How good are you at helping me forget?”
“I think I can serve as a good distraction at the very least.”
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October 21st. 2021
Houston, Texas
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Breakdown from Houston, Texas has come and gone and the opening round of the 2021 Trios Tournament is complete. The unlikely yet formidable team of Glory Braddock, Lucas Knight, and Holly Adams have advanced, having beaten Crystal Zdunich, Katie Steward, and Autumn Valentine. Glory Braddock is a tournament specialist, having won the previous two Trios Tournaments in particular and is thrilled at having taken the first step towards winning three in a row. Unlike the previous two Trios Tournaments where the entire tournament was contested in one single night, this year it will be contested over the span of several weeks. So her team’s opponents, the unusual team of Smashmouth Unicorn Puke, will have time to plan a strategy. One third of that team, namely Nicole Kinneck who lately has been in her Ducky form, isn’t exactly known for strategy, but Gavin Taylor and Xander Valentine certainly are and will take advantage of the opportunity to prepare.
Attempting to “three-peat” in the Trios Tournament isn’t the only thing on the mind of “The British Bombshell” Glory Braddock. A little over a year ago her oldest daughter, Melinda Braddock, was involved in an abusive relationship with a vicious, controlling monster of a man named Clyde Sutter. The two met when Sutter started training to be a wrestler at Glory Braddock’s wrestling school in London, England. Sutter was thrown out of the school for being too violent and beating up the other students and even the trainers just because he could. Braddock had convinced herself that she was doing right by her daughter and by the wrestling business by using her influence and sway within the industry to blackball Sutter from most wrestling organizations, though it is possible that she was doing so simply out of spite over what she believes he did to her daughter. Glory is convinced that Sutter sexually assaulted Melinda, despite Melinda’s own claims that their encounters were consensual.
Sutter is not wealthy by any stretch of the imagination. He does not have any ability to seek out legal representation to defend himself against Braddock’s claims. Yet now a mysterious third party has funded Sutter’s legal battle against Glory Braddock. Attorneys representing Sutter claim to have evidence proving his innocence and proving that The British Bombshell has been committing slander and libel against their client. They are threatening to take her to court, her worse yet to release the evidence to the public and humiliate Melinda in the process, if Glory does not cease blackballing Sutter. This is all bad enough but Glory finds it all too coincidental that Sutter happens to get all of this financial support and legal representation shortly after another ghost from Glory’s past reared his ugly head; namely, Thomas Gage.
Thomas Gage is the biological father of Melinda Braddock. He and Glory had a hot and steamy romance when they were teens. The romance came to an abrupt end when Glory learned she was pregnant with Thomas Gage’s daughter. When Gage learned that he was soon to be a father he panicked and ran away to avoid any and all responsibility. Twenty years later Gage would return and inform Glory that not only has he been keeping tabs of her career, tabs of their daughter, but he wants to return to their lives and attempt to make things right. The fact that Gage has been watching them for so long is creepy enough but there’s the added feeling that Glory has had ever since reuniting with Thomas that he wants to resume their love life. Braddock, who is now happily married to Kurt Logan, is not interested in resuming her relationship with Gage. She had hoped that Thomas would take the hint and back off, be appreciative that he is able to still have a friendship with Glory. But Glory’s best friend Matthew Taylor has warned her that Thomas is very possessive and will not take no for an answer.
All of this has got Braddock considering the very real possibility that perhaps Thomas is the one behind Clyde Sutter’s legal battle. If Thomas truly knows so much about Glory then he would know about how she feels regarding Sutter.
All of these thoughts distract The British Bombshell as she sits backstage sipping on some coffee. She has changed out of her wrestling gear from the evening and is wearing black knee length skirt, black patent leather open toed high heel shoes, and a purple blouse. Her long blonde hair hangs straight and unrestrained to past the shoulders. The Toyota Center is nearly dead as most of the officials and wrestlers have left. Braddock is usually last to leave. She gets it from her father. Glenn Braddock was always the first to arrive and last to leave.
“Mom!” The voice is a familiar one and a welcome one. A grin forms upon Braddock’s face. She turns to see her younger daughter, Dawn Aphrodite Logan, approaching hand in hand with her father, Glory’s husband Kurt Logan. Dawn is the daughter of Glory and Kurt Logan, thus Melinda’s half-sister. This is very reminiscent of when Melinda began taking an interest in “the family business”. Eventually Melinda would begin training to be a wrestler herself. A part of Glory hopes that Dawn does not follow in her footsteps, that she finds another career choice that makes her happy. The British Bombshell rises up and approaches Dawn, embracing her in a tight hug.
“Hi, Dawnie.” Glory says; grinning from ear to ear. “Did you enjoy your first time at a live wrestling event?”
“Uh-huh, it was awesome!”
“What was your favorite match?”
“Yours, of course!”
Braddock can’t hide the pride that she feels upon hearing Dawn say this. “Thanks, love.”
“You and Holly dominated that match!”
“Right…” Glory rolls her eyes “...well if I remember correctly, my mate Lucas made Crystal tap out to win the match. But that’s beside the point, I suppose.”
“Point is you guys won!” Dawn says happily. Glory can’t be too upset (though she wishes her daughter’s choice of favorite wrestlers were a little better). At least she is enjoying herself and that is important.
“And you were great too, babe.” Kurt kisses Glory on the cheek.
“Thanks, love.”
“Now tell me how great I was!” An annoyingly loud pitched voice came from over Glory’s shoulder. Before anyone could react, Holly Adams, accompanied by a gaggle of cameras, descended over Glory, Dawn and Kurt.
Dawn, looking absolutely ecstatic to see Holly appear, didn't notice the face of Glory, who looked less than enthused.
“Good work out there Gloryh…er Glory!” Holly quickly corrects herself.
“WE were ALL good out there, Holly.” Braddock says, making it a point to emphasize the ‘we’, but Dawn quickly butts in.
“You were soooooo great Holly!”
“See, Glory?! I told you you had a fine kid here, she knows how to pick her FAVORITE SCW Superstars,” Holly exclaims, talking over everyone else.
“But what else would you expect from her? I am the Team Captain after all!” Holly claps loudly for everyone, getting the attention of others in the hallway. Meanwhile, Glory looks to be getting a headache from Holly based on the way she’s rubbing her temples.
“You know what you three need?” Dawn says enthusiastically. “A team name! I mean, your opponents next week are what? Smathmouth Unicorn Puke? Vomit? Whatevs. You need a cooler name.”
“Name?” Glory asks curiously.
“TEAM HOLLY!” Dawn exclaims.
“Bloody hell, I’m getting a headache…” Braddock sighs
“No, no, she’s onto something for sure here. I mean, after that huge victory I earned us out there, we should consider something like that. I can see it now,” Holly leans over, wrapping her arm around Glory’s shoulders and using her free hand to wave in front of both of them, “The International Holly Adams Brand, get it because you two are foreign?”
“Handed us? You didn’t even tag into the match, Holly?!” Glory questions, then realizing that Holly’s arm is still around her shoulders, shrugs it off.
“It’s not my fault LuLu was refusing to tag me in, I did reach my hand out like at least once, I can have the crew roll the tapes if you want.”
Kurt can sense that his wife is beginning to boil over with anger. He takes Dawn by the hand and gives a gentle tug. “C’mon, Dawnie, I’ll go by you a souvenir.”
“A Holly Adams t-shirt?”
Kurt sighs and nods his head. “Whatever you want, kiddo.”
Holly calls after them announcing loudly, much to the dismay of Glory, that she’ll make sure to sign it before the end of the night, anything for her biggest fan. Once her daughter is out of earshot, Glory turns to Holly and sighs. “Look, I will give credit where credit is due. You are a great wrestler. But you are bloody annoying,”
“Thank you,” Holly interjects, Glory rubs her own temples again.
“You were never in that match tonight. Next week is going to be much more difficult. Can Lucas and I trust you to be on your best behavior against Team…team puke or whatever the bloody hell they wanna call themselves?!”
“Oh calm dooooown girl! I’m like, easily the most trustworthy person on this roster. I mean there was pleeeeenty of times where I could’ve said, “you know what? They don’t want to tag me in, I should just leave,” but instead, I helped! I even got into the ring two whole times to break up pins and I even avoided hitting you and LuLu! I think that has to give me soooome credit.”
“Like I said, I give credit where it is due.” she holds up two fingers. “We are two wins away from winning Trios. Let’s not deny that there’s a lot of ego on this team, admittedly its not just you. If we can put the egos to the side for these last two matches, we can win this.”
“I know, it must be super hard for you and LuLu to get over yourselves to work with me, but I promise you, I haven’t even noticed it from either of you other than that whole refusal to tag me in. I get it, Adrenaline Champion and all, don’t want to be outshined, but I’m super happy that you’re willing to put your own egos aside for me! I think we for sure have it if you two can figure it out,” Holly says with jubilation, Glory can’t be sure if she’s acting thick or is just really not self aware.
“My ego?! I…” Glory stops herself. Then she chuckles lightly. “...you know what?”
“Tell me everything,” Holly interrupts.
“I admit, I do have a bit of an ego. Used to run around this place calling myself one of the best in the world. I don’t do that crap anymore. But with a Trios contract, just imagine what I can do with that? And I already have some ideas of what I could do with it…champ…” Glory says, winking at Holly. Holly then smiles back at her, shifting the Adrenaline Title so it is out of Glory’s view now.
“...so yes, thank you, Holly. Thank you for pulling your weight out there. Let’s get this done.”
“You’re so welcome for all the help! Who knows, if you can pull this Threepete off I may even sign a T-Shirt or two for you! Now, I must be off, Life Coaching duties and all of that business, you know how it is. I’ll see you and the rest of the International Brand next week!” And just as fast as she showed up, she leaves in the same whirlwind of cameras and loud noises.
Braddock watches Holly and her entourage walk off. She sighs and rolls her eyes. The British Bombshell is certain that Holly only heard ‘Thank you Holly’ and ‘sign a t-shirt’ during the entire conversation. How these two, along with Lucas Knight, managed to pull this victory off tonight was a feat in and of itself. To win again two more times will be very challenging. Braddock is willing to do her part to get the job done. For now, though, Glory must find her husband Kurt and their daughter Dawn. She turns and walks back down the hall in the direction where Kurt was taking Dawn.
The British Bombshell continues her walk down the hall, scanning the area for her family. Her search is interrupted with the ringing of her cell phone in her pocket. Based on the tone she can tell that this is her attorney, Bob Odom. She had a special ring tone just for him, so she would know when her attorney was calling. But right now business is the last thing on her mind, especially after the migraine inducing confrontation with Holly Adams. She ignores it and eventually it stops. She continues making her way throughout the arena, looking for Kurt and Dawn. The phone rings again and again it is Robert Odom’s ring tone. He is persistent. Braddock sighs and takes out the phone and can see that Odom is requesting a face time. She walks to a private area near a dark corner and answers the call.
“What is it, Bob? Can’t you see that I am a bit busy?”
“I know but I would not have called had it not been an important development.”
“Is this about Sutter?” Braddock asks. “I thought I already told you to just settle with him and those slimy attorneys of his? I don’t want whatever crap evidence they claim to have leaked out and humiliate Melinda.”
“Mr. Sutter’s representatives and I have come to a settlement, Ms. Braddock. That is not the problem.”
“Then what is the problem, Bob?”
“Do you remember your old friend, Mr. Kennedy?”
Braddock growls but nods her head. She remembers Ronald D. Kennedy as the man who intentionally sabotaged her cousin Kayla’s modeling agency just so he could take it over. What RDK didn’t count on was Braddock being there to fund Kayla’s agency and keep it afloat. She hasn’t heard a peep out of RDK in months. What is his problem?
“Mr. Kennedy has some private investigators looking into you and your business, Ms. Braddock.”
“What?! Why?!” Glory is stunned by this startling revelation. “After all these months of leaving me alone why would he suddenly start harassing me again?”
“Apparently he has learned some information about you, some secrets that my sources would not divulge. He is seeking out hard evidence to prove those secrets true so that he can use it against you.”
“Bloody hell…” Braddock shakes her head in disbelief “...what the hell did he find out? And who told him?!”
“I already told you that my source would not tell me what he knows. What I have managed to conclude is that the person helping Mr. Kennedy is the same person who funded Mr. Sutter’s legal battle against you.”
“God…” Glory’s voice trails off. She is stunned, she has trouble taking all of this in.
“Ms. Braddock, may I make a suggestion?”
“Anything, Bob. Right now I have no bloody clue what to do.”
“You may want to speak to your new business partner.”
Braddock furrows her brow. “Thomas? You really think he is behind this?”
“It may be wise to talk to him. That is all I am suggesting.”
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October 21st. 2021
Houston, Texas
Off Camera
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After retrieving her husband and daughter, Glory Braddock rushed back to the hotel room for what she had hoped would be a restful night’s sleep before catching a flight the next morning back to Miami, Florida. All in all The British Bombshell cannot complain too much. Sure, Holly is a bit of a nuisance, but despite it all she, Lucas, and Glory have advanced to the semi-finals of the Trios Tournament. They are two wins away from total victory and a third straight Trios Tournament win for Glory Braddock. And the headaches of dealing with annoying people comes with the territory that is Trios. She had it last year when Ace Marshall was her tag team partner. Braddock will deal with it this year with Holly Adams.
And on top of all that, she now has more and more problems piling up on her. Clyde Sutter’s legal team threatening a lawsuit, and just when she thought that was settled now she finds out that Ronald D. Kennedy is once again back and threatening to expose her. Braddock’s attorney, Robert Odom, is convinced that the two are connected. He believes that the same person is funding both. The implication is clear; Glory’s new business partner, her ex-boyfriend Thomas Gage.
“I just can’t believe Thomas would really do such a thing.” Those are the words of Glory Braddock as she exits the bathroom of her luxury hotel suite. She is dressed in pink pajamas. Her husband, Kurt Logan, is lying in their king sized bed waiting on her.
“Matthew did say Thomas was a bit possessive.” Kurt points out.
“I don’t care how possessive he is, if he truly loves his daughter like he claims he does and if he truly wants me back, would he put both me and our daughter in jeopardy like this? Because funding Clyde Sutter’s legal attack against me and siccing RDK on me knowing Kennedy wants to ruin my reputation, that would harm both of us. Why would he want to harm the two people he supposedly wants?”
Braddock walks over to the bed and sits down on the edge. She sighs. Kurt sits up and wraps a comforting, gentle arm around her shoulder. “It is rather coincidental though, don’t you think?”
“What do you mean?”
“Well look at it…Thomas Gage abandons you when you get pregnant. He shows back up twenty years later. And coincidentally twenty years after he shows back up you get not one but two pieces of bad news back to back. And your attorney is convinced that those two pieces of bad news are connected. He is convinced that the same person is behind both Sutter’s legal attack on you and Kennedy’s resumed threats against you. You have to admit that it does look fishy.”
“It may look fishy but it doesn’t mean Thomas is behind this. He may not be the greatest human being, he did abandon me when I got pregnant, but he is still Melinda’s father. He wouldn’t do this to us.” She sighs, because she is not as convinced as she once was. “At least I don’t think he would.”
“Well maybe you should find out for yourself by talking to him.” Kurt suggests. “Call him out on it and ask point blank if he had anything to do with this crap.”
Glory nods her head. “Maybe I will…”
Kurt kisses her on the neck. “But don’t think about him right now. Don’t think about him, Sutter, or RDK. You have had enough to deal with for one night and god knows those problems will still be there for you to deal with in the morning. For tonight, just tonight, try and forget.”
Glory turns and looks into her husband’s loving eyes. “How good are you at helping me forget?”
“I think I can serve as a good distraction at the very least.”
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2019 Trios Tournament Winner (w/ Regan Street & Kellen Jeffries)
2020 Trios Tournament Winner (w/ Ace Marshall & David Helms)