Kimberly Williams Trios Cash-In RP Thread

[Braddock]

OOC: 2 of 2 for Glory
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March 23rd, 2023
Birmingham, England
Off Camera
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The British Bombshell has returned to her native land of England in order to rediscover her roots. Being here in England to rediscover her roots also provides the perfect excuse to prepare for one of the biggest challenges of her professional wrestling career in the form of her cousin Kimberly’s Trios Cash In on Breakdown. What exactly does Glory’s eccentric cousin have in mind for the SCW roster? Quite simply it is an Underground Rules Match of epic proportions where every single championship in SCW is on the line; and yes, that includes Braddock’s own SCW Television Championship. And the way the match has been designed, there is no way anyone will leave a double champion. Everyone involved in the match will be accumulating as many falls as humanly possible. The most falls earned by a competitor will win the world title, the second most falls the United States, all the way down with Glory Braddock’s title ranked in sixth place. Many, if not most, of the champions of SCW are not pleased with this cash in. Understandably so; their titles are in jeopardy, some just less than two weeks after successfully defending their titles at Retribution.

Glory Braddock takes a different perspective on the matter. The British Bombshell views this Trios Cash In, as chaotic as it may be, as an opportunity. She is the SCW Television Champion and she will proudly defend it anywhere at anytime and against anyone, even in a chaotic situation such as this. Braddock also could upgrade her status. She could become SCW World Champion again. Then again, she is also one championship away from Supreme Championship Status. Braddock only needs to place fourth or fifth in this chaotic match and she would end up as one half of the World Tag Team Champions and thus would have achieved Supreme Status.

So what should she do in a situation like this? Well, she is here in England where she wants to go back to her roots, return to what made her great in the first place. What she did when she lived here in the early years of her wrestling career was get tips, advice, and training from her legendary father, the great Glenn Braddock. Unfortunately he is no longer here, but his knowledge and wisdom is still here and Glory knows precisely what he would have advised her. If you can’t get the best, get the next best thing.

“What in the ever living fuck is this?!”

That is the grizzled voice of veteran former wrestler Blake O’Malley, Glenn Braddock’s old friend and a man who was like an uncle to Glory when she was growing up. Blake not only wrestled but he operates his own wrestling school. He is still a close personal friend of the family. If anyone could get her prepared for a chaotic match like the one coming up on Breakdown, it would be this man who stands in the center of the standard regulation wrestling ring in a room of his wrestling school in Birmingham, England. The British Bombshell stands nearby ready to workout in purple exercise shorts, white sneakers, and a white top. Her long blonde hair is pulled into a ponytail in the back.

“I knew you wouldn’t like it…”

“It is a slap in the face of everything that is holy!” Blake exclaims. “Whose bloody idea was this?!”

“My cousin’s.”

“What?! Your Uncle Peter had no kids…”

“No, mate, my cousin from my mom’s side of the family.”

“Oh I see.” Blake rolls his eyes. “That makes sense, actually.”

“Now you’re sounding like my dad.” Glory says with a knowing grin.

“Shut it or I won’t help ya.” He growls. “Now explain these ridiculous rules again?”

“First rule is that it’s Underground Rules, which means hardcore, which means…”

“Garbage wrestling.” Blake nods his head. “Got it.”

“Some people like that kind of wrestling.” Glory points out. “My cousin, for instance.”

“Yeah? Well I’m not particularly fond it, myself. Neither was your dad. He wouldn’t be particularly happy with you being in a match like this.”

“I don’t have much of a choice, mate, because that’s the next rule. Every championship is on the line in this match. Since I am the SCW Television Champion I have to show up ready to defend my crown whether I like the rules or not.” She sighs. “And I agree, I would rather not compete in Underground Rules. Not because of your reasons or my dad’s, but because hardcore is just not my wheelhouse. That’s why I’m here, really. I know I’m prepared for something like this. I need as much help as I can get.”

“Fair enough.” Blake nods his head. “Go on, what else do I need to know?”

“This match lasts the entire duration of the show.” Braddock sighs. “So yeah, a really long ass time.”

“So Iron Man, huh?” Blake smirks. “Now I like that. Challenges such as that, see how long you can go, how long you can endure, that is a real challenge for a real fighter.”

“I’ve wrestled for one hour three times in my career. This will no doubt be much longer than anything I have ever done. Still, wrestling for a long time is nothing new to me.”

“Excellent. You’ll be ready. Now how do you win this damn thing?” Blake asks.

“As with any Iron Man Match, it’s whoever has the most falls. But with every champion involved…”

“That means there will be far more than just two people in it.” Blake rolls his eyes again. “Damn. How the hell did you get roped into this one, lass?”

“Like I said, it wasn’t my choice.” Glory says with a grin and a shrug of her shoulders. “But I am a champion and I have to defend my title. Besides, I could upgrade. I could win the SCW World Title. I could win the Tag Titles and finally become Supreme Champion. I could accomplish a great deal here, mate. So as strange as this match is, I have to say that I am damn sure looking forward to the opportunity.” She places a hand on his chest. “I just need your help, Blake.”

“I’m not quite sure what I can do to be honest with you.” He sighs and shakes his head. “If this thing were just within the confines of a ring like this, I could help. Shit, if it were a normal bloody battle royal I could help you. But this is completely new to me.”

“I know.” Glory nods her head. “But I got to thinking, my dad would always come up with some unique, and oftentimes sadistic, ways of preparing me for my matches. Methods perfectly attune to the opponent or match type I was against.” Glory says. Blake smirks.

“Yeah, your old man was creative as fuck.”

“Exactly. So help me think, what specifically about this match is very important?”

“Other than the garbage wrestling shit?” Blake asks. “I mean, what’s there to know? Pick up a weapon and hit someone with it.”

“I know but other than that. There has to be something else about this match, some key to victory that I’m overlooking. My cousin can come up with the most ridiculous brutal match imaginable but at the end of the day it is still wrestling and basic wrestling principles still apply. How can we use that? What basic wrestling principle do I need to focus on?”

“Basic wrestling principles, eh?” Blake asks.

“Yeah.”

“Hmmm…” Blake thinks on it for a moment while Glory waits patiently. A grin forms on his face as he begins to slowly walk around the ring. Braddock notices the glimmer in his eye.

“You have an idea?”

“Maybe.” He says plainly. Braddock shrugs her shoulders and continues to wait. A few moments later she feels herself being pulled down. She is rolled over onto her shoulders and neck with Blake pinning her down.

“One…two…three!” Blake cries victoriously before getting up off of her. He stands there smiling arrogantly while Glory picks herself up and dusts herself off. She looks rather annoyed.

“What the hell was that?!”

“THAT is your key to victory, lass.” He says smugly.

“What do you…” suddenly the lightbulb goes off over her head “...oh yeah! Basic wrestling principles!”

“Quick pins.” Blake points out. “Go for the quick pins whenever and wherever you see an opportunity. You may get one or two surprise ones early on if you catch somebody off guard. Later on as the match progresses and people get fatigued, a quick roll up could easily lead to a pin in a match like this.”

“Damn right it could.” Glory nods her head in agreement. “When people are being brutalized with weapons galore in this hardcore environment, the longer this match goes the more likely a quick pin is to get the job done!”

“Like you said, no matter how violent this match becomes, it ultimately comes down to basic wrestling principles. If you get someone’s shoulders down for a three count, you get a fall. Do that as often as you can.”

“What about Shekhinah Glory?” Braddock asks. “Should I ignore my submissions?”

“Not necessarily.” He says. “While I do think focusing mostly on pins is the right strategy, I would NEVER completely take any weapon out of your arsenal. If you find the right opportunity to use it safely, then go for it. If you can choke them unconscious then God knows how many falls you could get in that scenario.”

Braddock smiles warmly. She can tell that Blake is really getting into this. In fact, she is getting into this as well. She missed this whole trainer/student relationship that she once had with her own father during the early years of her career. This is just the thing she needed to prepare herself for the coming war on Breakdown. This is also just the thing she needed to help remind herself of who she is. She is Glory Braddock, a champion of SCW, and she intends to stay that way.

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March 25th, 2023
London, England
On Camera
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The camera begins to roll. We are inside of an empty room. The room is simplistic in nature; gray, concrete floor, one small window to let some light in. There is a simple brown stool in the center of the camera’s view. The sound of clicking heels across the concrete floor can be heard. A few moments later “The British Bombshell” Glory Braddock steps into view from the right. Glory is wearing a royal purple long sleeve bodycon mini dress. She is perched atop high heeled sandals. Her long blonde hair flows unrestrained to past the shoulders. Her SCW Television Championship title belt is draped over her right shoulder. The British Bombshell then sits down on the stool.

“When I won this Television Championship I told the world that I would be a fighting champion. Still, many doubted my commitment to this title. I get it, I really do. I have been making some noise lately about becoming Supreme Champion. I was just two titles away, and after winning this Television Title I then became one title away…the SCW world Tag Team Titles…I get how some might believe that I wouldn’t give this title a second thought, that I would just lose interest in it and move on to completing the job, winning the tag team championship, and be done with everything.” Braddock shakes her head. “But that’s not who I am. Maybe Colleen and her fellow Playgirls thought it was but I proved her wrong when I successfully defended this title against her on Breakdown. Perhaps Willow Aspen thought I had no commitment to this Television Title so I took her on at Retribution. I even put this title on the line against her at Retribution. And I admit, Willow, you put up a hell of a fight. You may be the new kid on the block but damn it, you have a bright future ahead of you if you keep up this pace.” Glory pats the Television Title belt that is draped over her right shoulder.

“Unfortunately you were still not good enough to take me down. And at Retribution once again I proved my commitment to this championship was solid as I successfully defended it. Willow, good job mate, but Retribution just was not your night. Now with Retribution over I will say it one more time for anyone else out there who doubts the commitment of The British Bombshell. I am the SCW Television Champion and I will defend this title with my dying breath.” A low sarcastic chuckle escapes her lips. “My dying lips…funny I use those words, because that very well could be the case in a match from the deranged mind of my own flesh and blood, from the mind of my own cousin Kimberly Williams.”

“You really did ruffle some feathers with this Trios Cash In, Kimmy. I can understand why. I mean, I wasn’t exactly thrilled with the prospect of losing this championship in this manner of match on Breakdown thanks to the rules you came up with. But the more I thought about it the more I began to see things a little more clearly. And maybe I’m being generous to you because we are family, or maybe our familial connections is why I can understand your thought process, but I have to admit that I do get it. I understand what you’re thinking here, love. Let me take you and everyone else back to the semi-finals of the Trios Tournament. It was you, Adam, and The One against myself, Hudson, and Chance. Now at least three of those six will be in this match of yours on Breakdown, a match you created by virtue of your Trios Cash In. And this match you created is giving every single non-title holder in SCW a shot at a title, and it gives every titlist an opportunity to potentially upgrade.” She casts a quick gaze at her Television Title. “I could potentially upgrade and win back the SCW World Title. It would be nice to finally have a legitimate reign as champion instead of the fifteen minutes of fame I had with that ridiculous gauntlet Ace Marshall booked. If I couldn’t upgrade to that, I could at least win one half of the tag team championships and achieve my goal of Supreme Champion in rather short order. That’s what you’ve just done with your Trios Contract. You’ve given me an opportunity I probably would not have had otherwise. And had I won a Trios Contract way back when, I know I would have selfishly used it on myself. The last two Trios Contracts I had I used selfishly on myself.” She points a finger at the camera. “But you, my dear cousin, have used this to give everyone a shot at the gold. How selfless of you.”

“Well, not entirely selfless now is it?” Glory shrugs her shoulders. “You want that Underground Championship very badly and you are trying to set yourself up to win it back. That’s fine with me, the Underground is not my wheelhouse. Hell, the Underground I dare say isn’t the wheelhouse of many in this match. But thanks to your Trios Cash In everyone must dip their toes into your world. Now I have been listening to the chatter and I hear a lot of bitching, griping, and complaining from others about what Kim did. But I’m not going to complain. I’m not going to gripe or bitch about anything, because the way I see it this is all about perspective. You can look at this as an act of disrespect, you can look at this as just an excuse for pointless barbarity and violence…” she narrows her eyes in a steely gaze at the camera “..or you can look at this as an opportunity to seize the day!”

“I am the reigning Television Champion and I want to put my mark on this title, I want to defend this title against anyone, anywhere, and anytime. Imagine the mark I would make if I survived this insanity with my title still wrapped around my waist? Imagine if I COULD do exactly what I said I would, if I did upgrade? I admit that my reign as United States Champion ended much quicker than I had hoped. I would love another crack at it. The Adrenaline Title was my first singles title in SCW, winning it again would be oh so sweet. And everyone knows about my short cup of coffee with the SCW World Title. But to win one half of the tag titles and achieve Supreme Status next week on Breakdown, that would be a career highlight for me. Before I signed a contract to wrestle with SCW, people were trying to discourage me. They told me that as good as I am, SCW’s talent is on a whole different level and that I would not be able to keep up. Now I sit here before you as Television Champion and next week I could become Supreme Champion. Imagine that? Me, Supreme Champion, and yet people thought I couldn’t keep up? I would love to shove that Supreme Title down the throats of those who questioned and discouraged me.” The British Bombshell shakes her head.

“However, winning anything in this business, regardless of whether it is a simple match a championship or a trios contract, none of it is ever easy. You can’t just be content with being good. You have to be great. You cannot be content with remaining in your comfort zone. To be great, to be the best, you will HAVE TO STEP OUTSIDE OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE!” Glory rises up off of her stool. The intensity on her face has grown. “Underground is definitely NOT my comfort zone. Everyone knows that. Put me in a technical wrestling match, a submissions match, anything like that and I can smoke anyone alive today! But Underground Rules is a place where I am weak, I am vulnerable, and I am just plain not comfortable. And I’m not the only one who isn’t comfortable in the Underground. Some have already publicly declared that they will not compete in Kimberly’s Trios Cash In due to the violence of the Underground.” Braddock shakes her head.

“Not me! I will not back down from this challenge! Selena and Deanna, I am going to see you in the Underground and I am coming for one of those belts, I am gunning for Supreme Status. Bree, we haven’t always gotten along but I respect the hell out of you. You are Adrenaline Champion though and yes, if it comes down to it, I will go after you and pin you, submit you, do whatever it takes to earn the fall and win your title if I can. Hudson…” a low smirk forms on her face “...ah yes, we’ve done this dance so many times before. By now we can read each other like a book. I look forward to seeing you there, Hudson. I look forward to renewing our rivalry. And then there’s Owen…” Braddock sighs deeply and then shakes her head “...Owen, you are the one really hurting here. You are a double champion and if I understand the rules right, you are guaranteed to lose one of those titles. On the bright side you can only focus on the one title.” She shrugs her shoulders. “That is, if you can score enough falls.”

“Owen, you have been challenged like no one else. You survived the chamber, you beat Xander, you beat Kimberly at her own game in the Underground, and you beat Adam Allocco. No matter what you may think of me, you can rest assured that I respect you for what you’ve done and I think everyone in SCW can respect what you’ve done. Unfortunately you have a Mt. Everest before you, the tallest mountain anyone could possibly imagine having to climb. You have to win this match. Anything less than first place and you lose the World Title. And look at the number of people who have already declared their intent to challenge you for the world title…”

“...Asher Hayes…”

“...Syren…”

“...Kandis…”

“...the list could go on and on. And all of them now can get one free shot at their title thanks to this cash in. The deck is stacked against you, Owen, and I know if anyone could overcome this challenge, it is you.” She shakes her head. “Unfortunately, I want this too. I want the World Title as well. Who…other than my admittedly strange cousin…wouldn’t want the World Title? And if I have the opportunity on Breakdown, then I will seize it. I will take the opportunity to become World Champion if I can.”

“And finally, to anyone else out there who currently holds no titles but wants to get their hands on a championship, your name may by Polly and you may be a Playgirl, you may be a violent twat like Konrad or you could be Datura, just looking to regain some of her glory…if you want a championship, then all I say to you is this…” Braddock takes her Television Title and raises it high over her head “...come and get it!” Glory Braddock turns and walks off screen. The camera fades to black.