Kim Williams, The One & Adam Allocco vs. Glory Braddock, Chance Owens & Josh Hudson

[TheOne]

{PROMO}

It was a wild 2022 for The One, as she made her debut in Supreme Championship Wrestling, and effectively made her presence felt immediately.  She accomplished more than what many would have expected, and was even able to add the title of "champion" to her list of surprise accomplishments.  But it was the way it ended that has her mind completely focused on what is ahead.

It wasn't just being chosen as a member of the Trios Tournament that made her excited about what was to come, and more focused than ever.  It was that 2022 ended with her and her band of "Strange Bedfellows" still alive in the hunt for the "Golden Ticket" of SCW.  But alive is one thing, and in possession of the award are two different things and she has made it abundantly clear to her teammates that she is not celebrating one win and treating it as the culmination of their fight.

It's just the start...

But in order to go forward and succeed, and truly feel victorious, there are three other teams that could be the one to stop the momentum, and take the "Golden Ticket" for themselves... And it's The One who is hoping that latter part does NOT become part of her reality.

With the end of a year normally comes the turning of a new leaf, new resolutions, new goals, but in the end always lead to a very similar result to the year prior.  Very rarely do things change drastically.  Very rarely do people actually step up and devote themselves to achieving whatever it is they have stated is this year's shiny object.

And why is that?

Why can't people change?

Because these resolutions, these new leaves, they're typically complete and polar opposites of who the person actually is inside.  They're not realistic.  They're usually so drastic and so optimistic that people lose sight of the goal quickly because the results don't come immediately.  When it comes to this business, it's much the same.  Pro wrestling always has the people who will walk out and talk about how the new year will mark new changes, new results, new accomplishments, et cetera.  They will talk like their entire life will change just because someone incremented the year by one.

But how many actually do that?

How many were not on the path upward, and are just projecting a logical progression, versus a radical change from what they have showed to be their norm?

I would venture that the number of those who are projecting to those who are hopeful for a radical change tends to trend toward the latter because that's what everyone wants.  Everyone wants to become better, more superior, and more dominant.  People want to become more feared, more revered, and more idolized.  I, however, don't play that game.  And if I have to put myself in a column, I put myself in the column who are trending in a logical progression...

And here's why...

When the Trios Tournament began, I made it clear that a victory would represent a lot for my desire to accomplish my long term goals.  I made it clear that I would be doing whatever I could, trusting whomever I needed to, and expecting the same from people I would have never anticipated because greed was at stake, and for me, an opportunity was.  In the first round, it was the legendary Selena Frost.  The perceived "grander" of the Frost sisters, but the one I didn't have pegged for my wrath.  But taking Selena out would put a lot of pressure on those two to realize that The One had been running roughshod over their little family attempt at a dynasty.  Then comes the End of the Year Special.  The night where I made sure Deanna realized she was that ultimate new target, just like Beard was.  I gave her the definitive answer that she's in my sights, once this tournament is over because of what she represents...

Like I said... Rookie of the Year?  More like more of the same!

And the Frosts are more of the same.  So beating one in the Trios, then reminding the other of what damage I can do, it was a logical progression for me.  It was the logical next step for me.  It was the logical CONCLUSION to my year.  Remind the elitists, remind the people I have come to eliminate from SCW existence, that with the end of one year, will begin with much of the same the following year, only with more and more insanity...

Why?

Because not only will I be using them each as target practice, my message, my actions, and ultimately my REACH, will begin to grow.  Plus... I'll have a "Golden Ticket" to execute ANYONE at ANYTIME under MY RULES.

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The One takes a hit off of her vape, and smirks.

See, most will look at winning the Trios Tournament as a simple title opportunity.  They'll look at it as a chance to insert themselves into some dream match, something they figure they can catch the opposition off guard, and pull off the miracle victory.  They'll look at it as the Disney Fast Pass to the front of the line they don't want to earn their way to...

And if the opportunity matches my goals, I will too...

But the difference is that I say it has to match my goals.  This tournament gives me a chance to do anything.  It gives me, as SCW loves to use as one of its buzz terms, the "Ultimate Opportunity."  But it will be MY opportunity.  It won't be about anyone else's idea of a good idea.  It won't be because someone else thinks I should do something different than what I decide to do.  It will be MY DECISION.  It could be a "Deanna Frost's Amputated Arm on a Pole Match."  It could be "Selena Sacrifices Her and Her Sister's Career To Not Be Wiped From the History Books Match."  It could be The One versus the World Champion because I believe I'm better than that person.

But it's still my call...

And right now, it's still a damn pipe dream that, if you go by my 2022, is no guarantee...

Like I said, people make these resolutions because they want to either change course completely, or continue a trend in a certain direction.  I said I saw myself trending upward, and I do believe that.  Am I a poster child, right now, of mediocrity because of a record that I know people look at and buy into?  Of course.  I'm the living embodiment of the peak of any Bell Curve.  I'm that equally good and bad by the standard of pure numbers.  But that's where I also say I'm different because I said from the very start numbers wouldn't EVER define me.  Accolades wouldn't EVER define me.  Titles, wins in gimmicky matches, whatever, wouldn't be the crux that defined how talented I was or wasn't.  What would define it would be what people had to VISUALLY see in front of them...

Top ten, as a nobody, in Taking Hold of the Flame...

Self-disqualification in my first match, AFTER WINNING, because Beard was too stupid to get the message...

Winning the Television Championship...

Deanna Frost having to have a chauffeur or one of those knobs on her steering wheel that amputees need to steer...

TECHNICALLY having victories over two former SCW World Champions in the Trios Tournament...

Some of those represent wins, some represent losses, but what do they all represent?  They represent someone nobody knew, walking into the most prestigious organization in this business, and in about half of a year, becoming someone who everyone is watching their back for.  They may walk away with some statistical win, but they still may just have that, and not get to walk away.

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The One takes another puff before putting her vape in her pocket, and looking side to side.

But the focus isn't on the what-ifs or what-has, in my time year.  It's about 2023.  It's about the matches LEFT in the Trios Tournament.  It's the teams that stand in MY WAY of having MY MOMENT that opens everyone's eyes.  And that is where my focus is.  Deanna may have been the focus when the year ended, but that's where her spotlight went out for me, and it returned to something greater, something bigger, and something more important than whether or not I allow her to keep an appendage.

It's on James Evans...

It's on Dark Fantasy...

It's on someone as bat-shit crazy as my partner, Nicole Kinneck...

It's about Glory Braddock...

It's about people and teams in this tournament who truly represent that "upper echelon" of SCW talent, that stand in my way.  And I put it as MY WAY because, while I had the nomeclature of "Strange Bedfellows" with Adam and Kim, I saw them after the first match.  I saw that they seemed to think it was one and done.  It could have been an act and it could be something that all of those who are considered more of a "veteran" than I am, act.  But what I saw is the eye off of the prize, and as far as I'm concerned, the roles are reversed from where they may have been in round one...

You see, in the first round, I was that wild card.  I was the one they didn't know if they could trust.  No matter what I said, no matter what I did, deep down there was a lot of doubt with me.  I could see it in their eyes.  They didn't believe I was with them one-hundred percent, and it was on me to prove it.  And while I am someone not afraid to fight ANYONE, you show me respect, I show the same.

Respect deserves respect...

So going into this all-or-nothing final set of matches, what is it I expect?  What do I expect to happen?  Do I have the trust of my partners?  Do I trust them to have my best interests in mind?  The answer is simple... They have to show me.  It was on my shoulders in round one.  It was on The One to show she wasn't some wildcard who would take matters into her own hands whenever she chose.  Now the roles reverse.  Now Kimberly Williams and the legend Adam Allocco get to show that they are ready to win this WITH me.  Because it's not a matter if I want it.  It's not a matter if I care enough.  It's not a matter of if I can put my shit aside when I see something that represents a greater good for me.

Yeah... It's selfish...

Yeah... It's about me...

But yeah... I'm expecting to not do this alone!

These remaining teams represent World Champions in the history of Supreme Championship Wrestling.  They represent the past and present.  They represent the opportunity for a nobody, a rookie who showed up at a free for all, to come in there and surprise the world.  But like I said, I am relying on others.  I am relying on someone who was just voted the Male Superstar of the Year, and a woman, who, I will break down that wall and say, is a little more "with it" than she may let on.  I am relying on two people who I believe could define why "adversity makes Strange Bedfellows," once again.

See, unlike them, this MATTERS for The One.  Unlike Kim and Adam, they will GET their opportunities.  I'm the one who walks into 2023 knowing that the "numbers" show me as the weak link on the team, and the one who could represent the way to beat us.  I don't represent the strength.  I represent the weakness.  SCW knows this.  All three of these teams know this.  I have made myself this person.  And, while I am not apologetic about it, I am also willing to ask people to be on the same page once all of the cards are dealt.

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The One takes a deep breath, before looking into the camera.

So what's it's going to be Adam?

What's it going to be Kim?

Adam... Are you able to take an accolade like the "Male Superstar of the Year" and show the world why that's you?

Kim... Are you able to quit pretending to be all fun and games, and be the psychopath that I've seen, when looking into your eyes?

We have an opportunity to go out there and each get something we want.  Whatever you want, I don't care.  Whatever you're going to be selfish about, like I said, I don't care.  But what you two represent is my chance to do something special, just like I represent to you.  We all have to bring our best for ONE, MORE, FUCKING, NIGHT, and we have to do it together.  I don't care if you have any ounce of TRUST in me.  TRUST isn't what will define our victory.  The fact we have a common goal, and that's to ensure we each get what we want, THAT is our common goal.  I am not coming for either of y'all.  I don't think either of you is going to waste a "Golden Ticket" on The One.  So you two need to realize that this is our biggest chance to do something in SCW, going forward...

Adam... You want to prove you're not one of the forgotten members of Greaternity.  You want to stand out and show you're one of the badasses in this business.  You have that opportunity to knock all of these former World Champions looking in on you, and you can go forward and make 2023 something you can have as THE MOMENT that defines Adam Allocco in history.  You want to prove you're the legend I believe you are?  Then you step up.  You be the Adam Allocco who was always proud of being the unbeatable...

Kimberly... You and I have faced off and I have seen the lengths you're willing to go.  You're like me in that regard.  You aren't afraid of putting life and limb on the line if its for the elimination of the people who almost destroyed Supreme Championship Wrestling.  And more importantly... You're not afraid of just going after anyone who may or may not be part of the PROBLEM here.  It's just a matter of if you're willing to let that personality shine and put the fear of God into those who stand in our way...

The fact is... I'm there... I'm willing to do like I did in round one.  I'm willing to fight for EVERYTHING, all with the goal of taking what I want for the future of this business.  I don't care what the fans or the locker room think.  In the end, this is about what's BEST for SCW.  And both of you... You know that.  You realize that.  Now it's time you get to step up and prove it to the world.

We never have to share the limelight again.  We never have to be friends again.  But at Breakdown, I expect you two to look at me like we have a long history of trust because that's what I'm willing to give you.  You turn on me... You not give that to me... You decide that something else is worth it over the Trios Tournament, and this team, then I would suggest you wish that you never became part of SCW in the first place.  Because no matter how long you've been here... No matter how much you've accomplished... I know there are people who have made the "legends of yore" become forgotten and never spoken of again.  And if anyone stands in my way, including my team, they will become forgotten members of the past.  Nobody will talk about you.  Nobody will remember what you accomplished.

But stand by my side, I promise you one thing... We will win... We will each have a "Golden Ticket..." And we will make sure everyone looks at us like they look at some of those things in life they can't avoid... Death... Taxes... AND THE MOTHERFUCKING ONE!

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With those final words, The One throws her infamous hoodie up over her head, and walks off into the darkness.  She knows that this moment represents the biggest opportunity in her SCW and pro wrestling career because of the ramifications that come from it.  She also knows that she has to trust in those she is walking into the match(es) with, to achieve these goals and get the chance to do whatever she wants, wherever she wants, to whomever she wants, and arguably most importantly, however she wants.  The Trios Tournament is the true SCW "Ultimate Opportunity," and this year, it will not be easy to be the team that emerges victorious over the others.