Kimberly Williams vs. Calvan Greene

[The Matt]

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November 28th, 2022
Boston, Massachusetts
Off Camera
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It is the week of Breakdown, the first Breakdown since Under Attack and Kimberfly’s brutally violent Underground Championship Match against Sarah Wolf. The self-proclaimed Queen of the Death Match did retain her championship and hopefully put her issues with Wolf aside permanently. But she definitely left a lot of herself in Wembley that night and she will need to be ready for her next opponent, a man who has quickly made waves in SCW; Calvan Greene. Greene earned enough victories to put himself into the Chamber Match at Under Attack and while he was not victorious, he did impress management. He impressed management enough to book him against a reigning champion in the form of Kimberly Williams.

Angelica Jones has been in these situations before. She has come off of a big championship victory only to be booked in what many could consider a “trap match”, a match where she could lose if she is not careful. She wants to make certain that her daughter and current charge, Kimberly, will be fully prepared for that challenge looming large in just a few days in Detroit. So she brought her daughter to her personal, private gym in Boston, Massachusetts for the purpose of getting ready.

Yet she must admit that it is difficult to get ready and focus on Calvan Greene when there is so much weighing heavily on the minds of mother and daughter. Just one week ago Kim’s twin sister, Marie Jones, was poisoned. At least, doctors think it was poisoning and as a result of their suggestion police are now investigating this as potential foul play. Marie, for her part, is healthy. She came out of the poisoning attempt ok. But everyone in the family is rattled. None more than Kimberly Williams.

Angelica stands back watching her demented daughter lace into the heavy bag with hard rights and lefts. Williams throws in a few kicks for good measure. Jones is wearing black wind pants, white sneakers, and a white t-shirt. Her daughter Kim is wearing black workout shorts, white sneakers, and a gray tank top.

“Stop for a second Kim.”

“Huh?” Kimberly is a little taken aback by this request. She, like Angelica, knows the importance of Breakdown. She turns to face her mother with a curious look on her face. “What’s wrong? Am I not doing something right?”

“Well yeah, there’s a lot you’re doing wrong.”

“What is it? Tell me so I can fix it and move on with this shit.”

“That’s just it, Kim.” Angelica sighs and shakes her head. “You are super serious and super motivated right now. Quite frankly, that just isn’t you.”

“Yeah, well, its an important match. Right?”

“I think it is important.” Angelica nods her head. She then points an accusatory finger at Kim. “But my daughter doesn’t really think wins, losses, draws, or Calvan Greene is all that important. My daughter would begrudgingly do what I ask in this little session just to shut me up, but she would do it with a big smile on her face and all sorts of crazy games and antics to give me a headache.”

“So? Maybe I decided to take Greene seriously?” Kimberly shrugs her shoulders. Her mother doesn’t buy it and shakes her head.

“Or maybe something is wrong in your head.” Angelica taps Kim on the head. “Want to talk about it?”

“I think I’d rather go for another dive into that barbed wire.” Kim grins. “And I think I know where I can find it!”

“God no! Not that again!” Angelica exclaims shaking her head.

“Oh c’mon, mom? Pain and suffering is a great way to deal with guilt. I learned that in the loony bin!”

“Guilt, eh?” Angelica smirks knowingly. “So what are you feeling guilty about?”

“Damn it.” Kim snaps her fingers as she realizes she slipped up and spilled the beans to her mother. “I really should start watching Matlock again. Or NCIS. Law and Order. Any of those crime shows to learn how to deal with interrogation. I totally flopped didn’t I?”

“Yes, you are definitely off your game, Kim. Getting that information out of you was too easy. That is another sign that something is wrong with you.” She points to two chairs over in the corner. “So do you want to sit down and talk or should I interrogate you some more?”

“I vote for more interrogation!” Kim says cheerfully. “Obviously I need to hone my skills!”

“Yeah? Is that your vote? Well I overrule you.”

Angelica grabs Kimberly by her arm. The Woman Scorned allows herself to be gently but firmly dragged over across the room and to the chairs in the corner. Angelica sits down first and then motions for her daughter to sit next to her. After some hesitation The Woman Scorned does finally, and reluctantly, agree to sit down.

“If you’re gonna interrogate me, can’t we at least roleplay it? I’ll be the criminal and you be the detective investigating me!” Kim stomps her foot. “You won’t get anything outta me officer! I plead the fifth! I want an attorney!”

“You’re funny, Kim.” Angelica says with a chuckle. “But I don’t need to interrogate you, because it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out what’s bothering you.”

“Oh yeah?” Kim asks. Angelica nods her head.

“You’re feeling guilty over your sister.” Kim nods her head upon hearing this. She can’t deny it. Doing so would be pointless. She does feel guilt over what happened to Marie.

“Yeah, you’re right.”

“Well you shouldn’t beat yourself over that. There’s nothing you could have done about it.”

“No, but it was my fault it happened.”

“How can you say that?” Angelica asks.

“Because it was a case of mistaken identity.” Kim insists. “Whoever this is that was targeting Marie, she was really targeting me. I’m certain of it.”

“You don’t know that.” Angelica says, shaking her head. “You don’t even know that it was foul play. Police are investigating it as such and they’ll determine if it was or was not foul play. Hell, Marie could have just…”

“Could have what?!” Kim exclaims, interrupting her mother mid-sentence. “Did Marie eat something that disagreed with her so bad it put her in the damn hospital? It makes no sense. And if you knew what I knew then you would understand why this is all my fault.”

“Wait a sec,” Angelica arches a brow out of curiosity “all you know? What do you know that I don’t?”

“Ah fuck, there I go again!” Kim complains. “I really am losing my touch!”

“Just shut up and tell me what is wrong. What do you know that I don’t know?”

This is one secret that The Woman Scorned had hoped to keep from her mother. Unfortunately Kim has already said too much. She may as well tell her. Kim sighs and shakes her head.

“Look, Marie visited me in London after Under Attack. Turns out she was there to watch the show, to support me against Wolf.”

“I knew that.” Angelica smiles. “I wanted to tell you but Marie wanted it to be a surprise.”

“But that’s the thing, you knew but who else knew? See, Marie received a letter supposedly from a fan. But how the hell would the fans know Marie would be there that night? You said it yourself, she wanted it to be a surprise so she wasn’t advertising it. And people mixing me up with Marie, well that has happened plenty of times before.” She points at herself. “That letter was meant for me. I guarantee it.”

“So it was a letter? Big deal! We get fan letters all the time, Kim. It’s part of the business.”

“Think about it, mom. She gets a letter and suddenly she turns up sick. Remember 2001? The anthrax poisoning? With the powder?”

“Are you suggesting she was poisoned with anthrax?!” Angelica asks incredulously. Kim shakes her head.

“I’m not saying it was anthrax, but it could have been anything. And don’t tell me it’s impossible mom. Improbable, sure, but not impossible. And you wanna know how I know it was possible and more likely that she was poisoned with that letter?”

“How do you know?”

“Because my guardian, Emma, tried it once.” She points at Angelica. “She tried it on you. It failed, obviously, but she tried.”

Angelica sighs deeply. “Ok, I admit it could be possible. But I still think you are overreacting. Even if someone did try to poison Marie, why do you think they really were coming after you?”

“Because that’s what I do, isn’t it?” Kim asks. “Think about it, mom. I have always attracted problems. Emma and her sister Sorinah trying to ruin mine and Jessica’s lives because they hate me and you. Carol Johnson trying to ruin mine and Marie’s lives because she hates our dad’s family. I attract problems.” Kim bows her head with sadness and grief etched across her face. Angelica leans in and plants a comforting kiss on her daughter’s cheek.

“None of that was your fault, either. You know this.”

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November 30th, 2022
Detroit, Michigan
On Camera
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The cameras begin to roll just outside of the Little Caeser’s Arena in Detroit, Michigan, the site that shall play host to SCW Breakdown. The setting is all but empty, for no one and nothing is there except for the popular penguin plushie known as Wasley. The penguin is alone but not for long. “The Woman Scorned” Kimberly Willaims enters the scene from the right. She is wearing a plaid orange skirt, black flats, and a plain black t-shirt. Her long ginger locks fall and cascade freely to past the shoulders. She has her SCW Underground Championship draped over her right shoulder while the HKW Bloodlust and Datura Invented Unsanctioned Championships are draped over her left shoulder. The deranged self-proclaimed Queen of the Death Match stops near the center of the camera before sitting down on the pavement beneath her. She places her championship belts on either side of her and then turns to face the camera.

“I have been preaching over and over again about how this silly little notion of earning your opportunities here in Supreme Championship Wrestling is just a bad joke. Look at Sarah Wolf for example. Every single time she has had a chance to step up and make a big name for herself in this company she would come up short. She failed in Taking Hold of the Flame. She failed at Rise To Greatness. She failed at Apocalypse. She failed to defeat Oktoberfest. Do you see where I’m going with this? Wolfie’s run in SCW had been an illustration of failure ever since her debut and yet Shaun Cruiserweight thought it would be an absolutely splendid idea to give her an opportunity at MY Underground Championship?” Williams shrugs her shoulders. “Those of you who still believe in the system SCW has established to earn opportunities, I ask you this…did Wolfie really earn what she got at Under Attack?” The Woman Scorned throws her head back and cackles nastily.

“Damn right she got what she had earned! She EARNED a bloody ass kicking and that is what I gave her! Barbed wire, hot sauce, and finally I sent her flying off the scaffolding! I put Sarah Wolf down. I put her back in her place. She definitely did not deserve and had not EARNED a shot at my Underground Championship so I made certain that she would not come anywhere near it.” Kim shakes her head. “Now don’t get me wrong. I still believe in the principle of earning your opportunities here in this business. Just look at me for instance. I am a three time SCW Underground Champion and each of those times I EARNED my title shot and I EARNED the victory. I am a former Television Champion, United States Champion, and Tag Team Champion, and each of those times I EARNED my way into those opportunities and I EARNED the victories that gave me those championships. And now I am sitting on the precipice of greatness. I have a shot at the SCW World Championship in my possession.” Williams pats her penguin Wasley on its head.

“Well, Wasley earned the World Title Match, but he’s letting me have it!” Kim snickers at her own joke. “And when I become SCW World Champion I will be a champion for the people, unlike some of the other stuck up egomaniacs in this company who have held the top prize in the past.” She shakes her head. “But let’s not get too ahead of ourselves. That is coming later. But the point remains that while I have earned every damn thing I have ever achieved in this company, others are riding off of gifts given to them, handed to them like entitled children riding off mommy and daddy’s money. They are gifted opportunities by elitist assholes like Shaun Cruiserweight.” She waves playfully at the camera.

“Bye, Shaun! Hope retirement treats you well!” She smirks. “Therein lies the punchline of the bad joke. People are gifted opportunities that they have not truly earned. Take Calvan Greene for instance. He burst onto the scene walking into a match that he had no business being in only because he was too stupid to know better. Then a few weeks later he happened to play a role in a filler match at Apocalypse. A few weeks after that suddenly he is in a World Title Contender’s Match, the main event of Under Attack.” The Queen of the Death Match shakes her head in utter disgust.

“Calvan, sweetie, I’m not going to sit here and complain about not having the main event spotlight because I really don’t give a damn about any of that shit. But you gotta admit, I had done more to deserve a main event spot than you. Hell, even Sarah Wolf had done more to deserve a main event spot than you and you know what I think of her. There people like Glory Braddock, Josh Hudson, and Polly Playtime…they deserved the main event spot. The Happy Farmstead Friends may be a bunch of dorks but they had been a dominant team. Juneau McFrosty and Dee Dee McFrosty’s record speaks for itself. An argument can be made for all four of them having a main event spot at Under Attack.” She points a finger at the camera.

“Yet you were one of the lucky lottery winners CHOSEN to enter the Chamber Match. None of them. Now I often speak of fairness, Greene Bean. Chaos is fair in any and every environment, but when it comes to professional wrestling, what happens inside the ring is the only other tried and true and FAIR ways to determine who is worthy and deserving of an opportunity. Some may say that you are once again gifted with an opportunity tomorrow night in the arena behind me. I suppose you could justify that argument, considering I am the SCW Underground Champion and I am one of two number one contenders for the SCW World Championship. Just performing well against me would help your current standing within this company, just imagine what a win could do?” The Queen of the Death Match grins knowingly.

“The problem for you is that this isn’t an opportunity. For you this is a fight for survival. Because I already have my Underground Championship and it isn’t on the line. I have my World Title shot in the back pocket. I have nothing to lose. If I decided to take you out, if I decided to throw the whole fucking rulebook out the window and leave you in a lifeless heap, I wouldn’t lose a damn thing. You might end up in the hospital for an indeterminate amount of time while I would just get disqualified.” She shrugs her shoulders. “That’s the thing about rules, huh Greene Bean? I could shadder your rib cage or the bones in your legs with Wasley here and all I would do is lose the match via disqualification whilst you lose months or years off of your career. Those are the rules the elites say are fair.”

“Then again, I could choose to wrestle you straight up.” Kim nods her head. “And I may very well do that. The fact that I have three hardcore death match style championships in my possession makes people forget that I am actually a damn good strategist and a damn good technical wrestler. I can outwrestle anyone in this company and I have already beaten some of the very best this company has had to offer and I beat them not because I used some weapon, but because I was the better wrestler.” Williams throws her head back and laughs. “That’s the gag, Greene Bean! And that’s the real challenge that you face tomorrow night! You have no fucking clue who you are facing on Breakdown. Are you facing the deranged, crazed Queen of the Death Match who will throw caution to the wind and the rulebook out the window all for the sheer joy of maiming you…or will you face the professional wrestling prodigy who will humble you in the center of this ring just like I have humbled many others in the past?” A knowing grin forms on her face.

“You have no idea what to prepare for, Greene Bean. But I will give you one little spoiler; just like Under Attack was disappointing, you should really prepare for yet another disappointment. Either you walk away with another loss, or you won’t walk away at all.” She picks up Wasley and waves him at the camera. “See you soon, Calvan!”