European Fiery Nation vs. Twisted & Sadistic

[Konrad Raab]

Dakon Theron & Ludvig Eriksson vs. Glory Braddock and Brittany Lohan

4 RP Limit for tag

3500 word max per RP

Deadline: 11:59:59 pm ET Wednesday, August 30, 2023

[Braddock]

OOC: the scene ran longer than I planned. So this will definitely have to be a two part.

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August 5th, 2023
Miami, Florida
Off Camera
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Glory Braddock and Brittany Lohan walked into Toronto for Rise To Greatness and took a big step forward in their goal to capture the SCW World Tag Team Championship. Team Desire may not be the champions, but they are an established team and they have a reputation of success in SCW. Katie Steward herself is one tag team championship away from Supreme Championship status. Braddock and Lohan knew that a victory over Team Desire would help them considerably and they achieved that victory at Rise To Greatness. That’s the second tag team win under the belts of Twisted & Sadistic since their reunion in Supreme Championship Wrestling, which means the momentum is solidly in their favor as they head into the Rise To Greatness seasonal break.

This seasonal break may be a vacation to most but for Glory Braddock, the idea of a vacation just isn’t in her vocabulary. The British Bombshell is always preparing, constantly strategizing and working out for the next opponent. In this case the next opponent for Twisted & Sadistic is the European Fiery Nation. Konrad Raab’s buddies, Dakon Theron & Ludwig Eriksson, a very much pro-European and, much like their leader Raab, are very much into causing as much chaos as possible. This will present a unique challenge for Glory Braddock. Chaos is not her thing. She is strictly a mat wrestler, a submission specialist. While she does have Brittany Lohan by her side, a self-proclaimed War Machine who has engaged in the chaos of the SCW Underground division in the past and not only survived but thrived, Braddock does not want to rely solely on Lohan to carry the weight of the team for this, their first match post-Rise To Greatness. The fact is, Glory is too proud to ever let anyone carry her to a victory. The British Bombshell is determined to carry her weight in this match, even if that means going into the world of chaos and violence that the European Fiery Nation seems to enjoy. There is only one place where Glory Braddock feels she can get the best possibly training for that type of environment and it is not with her typical trainer, her “uncle” Blake O’Malley. No, Blake is more of a wrestling purist like her and her father. He admittedly would not be of much help in this scenario. So instead of looking towards Blake, Glory is looking at her own family, she is looking towards her cousin Angelica Jones.

Angelica Jones has a history of thriving in the death match environment. She also manages the career of the current SCW Underground Champion Kimberly Williams. This match may not be an Underground match but Jones can certainly prepare Glory Braddock for any potential chaos that Theron and Eriksson may bring to the table when Breakdown returns in late August. Braddock would have gladly made the flight to Boston to be with her cousin but Angelica insisted on flying to Miami instead to save The British Bombshell the trouble. Thus Glory Braddock now finds herself in her private gym in the basement of her luxurious Miami, Florida home. Glory Braddock is in purple workout shorts, a white top, and sneakers. Her long blonde hair is pulled into a ponytail in the back. Angelica is wearing black workout pants, a white top, and black sneakers. Her long red hair is left to hang unrestrained, flowing freely to past the shoulders. The two women are circling one another. Braddock and Jones have fought one another in the ring on more than one occasion and are well aware of what each are capable of; thus the reason for caution. This may be sparring but Braddock, with her pride, still does not want to make a mistake.

“Ok, let’s tie up…” Angelica says.

“Are you sure?” Glory says skeptically. “A tie up? That doesn’t sound like Theron or Eriksson.”

“Trust me.”

Braddock shrugs and cautiously approaches for a tie up. Instead of getting a tie up, she receives an eye rake from Angelica Jones, causing Braddock to stagger backwards. Jones then floors her with a spinning heel kick. Before Glory can pop up, Jones wrenches in a rear chinlock, keeping Braddock grounded.

“An eye rake? What the hell, Angel?!”

“You wanted me to prepare you for European Fiery Nation? This is your education. Lesson one when preparing for people like this, expect the unexpected and do not trust them under any circumstances.”

Braddock grits her teeth as she fights back to her knees. Angelica keeps the hold wrenched in tightly. Glory fights back eventually to her feet. Jones goes to a side headlock. Glory drives an elbow to her cousin’s gut. No give. A second elbow and finally Angelica’s grip begins to weaken. A third elbow from Glory finally forces the break. Glory goes for a clothesline but Angelica ducks and tries to go back to the headlock only Braddock counters into a belly to back suplex. Both women pop back up quickly. Angelica walks into a poke to the eyes from Braddock followed by a spin kick of her own putting Angelica down.

“Is that the tactics you were talking about, mate?” Glory asks with a smirk on her face. Angelica laughs as she pushes herself back up.

“Precisely.”

Angelica chops her in the chest, then another chop, and a third backing Glory into the ropes. She whips her into the ropes but Glory ducks the clothesline attempt and hooks her into a crucifix takeover. Both women pop back up. Glory rushes in but Angelica catches her with a deep arm drag into an arm bar.

“Sloppy, Glory.”

“Shut up, mate, and just keep fighting.”

Angelica keeps the hold in tightly, trying not to make the mistake she made last time. But eventually Glory does get to her knees and theme eventually to her feet. Angelica switches to a hammerlock. She keeps this hammerlock in as tightly as she can for as long as she can. Then a noise is heard near the entrance of the basement. Jones is distracted as she spots Kurt Logan, Glory’s husband, walking into the basement. He is just standing there, watching this sparring session. The distraction served its purpose as Glory quickly counters into a hammerlock of her own and then transitions into another belly to back suplex on Angelica.

“Got ya, mate!” Glory says laughing as she pulls herself back up. Angelica laughs as well as she sees Glory’s outstretched hand. Angelica nods her head as she accepts the help from Glory to pull herself back up to her feet.

“Yeah, you did. Was that all a plot from the two of you from the beginning?” Angelica asks jokingly. Glory feigns innocence and Kurt shakes his head as he makes his way towards the ring.

“Glory is innocent this time.”

“Of course I am.” Glory says before pointing an accusatory finger at Kurt. “But are YOU innocent?”

“What is that supposed to mean?”

“Were you spying on me?” Glory asks jokingly. “Are you being jealous again? Worried that Angel and I are checking out picture of hot men or something?”

“Or hot women.” Angelica shrugs her shoulders. “I’m bi.”

Kurt smiles sheepishly. “I’m not spying, ladies. Honest…” his voice trails off as Glory and Angelica burst into laughter. Clearly they have embarrassed him.

“Don’t sweat it, love. I was just joking.” Glory says before exiting the ring. She approaches Kurt and plants a kiss on his lips. “I am allowed to tease you now and again, right?”

“Anytime.” Kurt says as he kisses her right back. Angelica, who is still in the ring, rolls her eyes.

“Are you two lovebirds going to make out or can we continue this sparring session?”

“Oh get off it, Angel.” Glory remarks. “SCW doesn’t return with Breakdown until August 31st. We have all bloody month to prepare for one match against European Fiery Nation.”

“Right, opponents that you were a little concerned about, if I recall.” Angelica points out. “You were concerned enough to enlist my help in preparing you for their type of chaotic, violent style of combat. And we have only just begun the sparring. This is just warm up. We haven’t got to the violence yet.”

“Oh I know you are excited about bashing my head in with a steel chair.”

“Are chair shots to the head necessary?” Kurt asks curiously. “It isn’t like Twisted & Sadistic are facing Konrad’s buddies in an Underground Match. This is just a standard tag team match. Glory and Lohan should have the edge, especially if Theron and Eriksson, like Konrad, tend to lose their cool rather quickly.”

“That’s what I told Glory.” Angelica points out. “But she insists on being prepared for anything and everything.”

“What can I say?” Glory shrugs her shoulders. “I am my father’s child. He was a perfectionist in the squared circle too.”

“Being a perfectionist can sometimes be a bad thing.” Angelica points out as she exits the ring and stands next to Glory and Kurt. “This match, yeah, you have a full month to prepare for it. But when you only have a week or two weeks to prepare, what then? Sometimes you will have to settle for ‘good enough’ and forget about perfection.”

“I know.” Glory nods her head. “It’s just that these tag team championships are so damn important to me. The tag team titles are the only thing left for me to win, the only prize in SCW that eludes me. If I win them, I become Supreme Champion. And I know what it sounds like, it sounds like I’m just chasing awards, achievements, and trinkets. But that isn’t it.” She shakes her head. “I need this Supreme Championship to prove to all of my critics, all of those who questioned my decision to sign with SCW those many years ago, this is about me proving them wrong.”

Angelica sighs as she places a hand on Glory’s shoulder. “You don’t have to prove anything to me.”

“Angel, I didn’t say…”

“You didn’t have to.” Angelica states. “I know you were talking to me. All of this time when you point out how people doubted you and criticized your decision to sign with SCW, I know you were talking about me because I was your biggest most vocal critic.”

“You never went public with it.”

“No, but you and I argued about it frequently. I didn’t believe you could hang in SCW. But I was wrong. You have already proven me wrong multiple times over. The Supreme Championship isn’t necessary.”

“Maybe not for you.” Glory shakes her head. “But for me it is.”

Angelica is about to speak up when her cell phone goes off. Angelica pulls out her phone and the caller ID clearly says “Kim”. Angelica chuckles softly. “It’s Kim…she said she’d call, she told she had some insight into the Kurinsky family.”

“Really?” Glory asks curiously. “Any idea what she’s learned?”

“No clue. She wouldn’t say. Maybe she’ll tell me here in a few moments?”

“If she does, let me know. My biological mother was a Kurinsky, your mother was a Kurinsky, that’s one big thing we share, Angel. I would love to know more about what kind of legacy runs through my veins.”

“Will do.” Angelica nods her head as she walks off with phone in hand to talk to her daughter. Glory then turns to her husband Kurt and kisses him again. Kurt smiles warmly.

“What was that for?”

“Are you complaining?”

“No.”

“Then who cares? But uh, while you’re here, what’s on your mind?”

“What do you mean?”

“What did you come here to the basement for, love?” Glory asks. “I doubt you just randomly decided to come and watch your wife and her cousin beating up each other.”

“That’s true…” Kurt sighs “...honestly, I did come down here because I needed to speak with you about something that is kind of urgent.”

“It might be urgent if you felt the need to interrupt my sparring with Angelica.” Glory points out. Kurt nods his head.

“It is. It has to do with with your ‘friend’ Melody.”

The emphasis Kurt puts on the word ‘friend’ is telling, because he knows that Melody and Glory are not friends. Not anymore. Melody Murphy and Glory Braddock used to be close friends back when they were in school together. Together with Francis Taylor they were a tight knit group of mean girls that ran the school. They were inseparable. That all changed shortly after Glory got pregnant. Melody and Francis betrayed Glory and tried to turn her into the object of scorn and ridicule. The bully became the bullied. Glory survived it and grew into the successful woman she is today. She never expected to encounter Melody again. Not only did Melody return to her life but she is now a potential business partner for Glory’s company and she is dating Glory’s other childhood best friend, Francis Taylor’s brother Matthew Taylor. Glory narrows her eyes in an angry glare.

“What’s wrong with her?”

“I got a call. Not from her but from Matthew. He wants us to double date.”

“You mean me and you go out with Matty and Melody?”

“Yes.” Kurt nods his head. “That typically is what a double date is.” Glory rolls her eyes.

“Don’t be a smart ass.” Glory remarks. “While you’re at it, call Matty back and tell him that a double date isn’t happening.”

“Yeah, well, that’s the other thing.” Kurt sighs and shakes his head. “Matthew already told Melody that we agreed.”

“What?!”

“He has reservations at some fancy restaurant and everything.”

“Bloody hell…” Glory shakes her head in disgust “...why the hell wouldn’t he run this by me first?!”

“Probably because he knew you’d react like this.” Kurt points out smirking.

“Didn’t I tell you to quit being a smart ass?”

“You did.” Kurt says, nodding his head. “But Glory, you need to think logically about this, maybe going out on a double date with them isn’t such a bad idea?”

“Don’t tell me you’re on board with this nonsense?”

“Glory, I know the story between you and Melody. You told me all about it and what happened sucks. It was terrible. But you were both teenagers at the time. Two decades have passed since that happened. Why are you still holding onto this grudge?”

“You have no idea, Kurt.” Glory shakes her head. “No idea whatsoever.”

“Yeah, I do.” He nods his head. “Melody bullied you, harassed you, made the rest of your teenage years a living hell. But time has passed. People mature. Don’t you think its time you drop this? It appears Melody has dropped it. Besides, whether you like it or not, it appears as if you and Melody are going to be working together as business partners anyway. And whether you like it or not, she is your best friend’s girlfriend. She is going to be deeply involved in your life going forward. You need to learn to live with it.”

“That isn’t it!” Glory exclaims. “The bullying and the harassment I endured was hell, but I have moved on from that, and I am at the point where I can even potentially forgive her. I will never ever forget and I may not even trust her ever, but I might forgive her. And I can even develop a working relationship with her again. I’m sure I can.”

“Then what’s the problem?”

Glory Braddock walks over to the ring. She sits down on the apron. Kurt approaches her. Tears are flowing down her cheek. Kurt pats her on the back to comfort her. Finally Glory looks up into his eyes and sighs deeply.

“After I got pregnant…and Melody turned her claws towards me…” she shrugs her shoulders “...I still have no clue why she turned on me, why she decided to mock and ridicule me, why she decided to make my life a living hell. But the point is that she did and I realized from that point that she was doing to me what she and I both had done to others at school. I was once the perpetrator, then I became the victim. I vowed that I would never become that person again.”

“You’ve grown since then, Glory. You have changed. You wouldn’t be like that again just because you started working with her.” Kurt insists as he shakes his head.

“You know better.” Glory says quietly. “You know better because you know me. Its like Twisted & Sadistic, working with Brittany Lohan, it brings out a more twisted and sadistic side of my persona. Then there’s Aphrodite Noel…my Mother…she got into my head, adopted me as her daughter, and now anytime she’s around I bend the knee. Its my one weakness, Kurt. Mind games have a strong impact on me. That’s why I do not trust myself to stay the way I am. That’s why I am avoiding being around Melody. Because I don’t want to be tempted to become that person again.”

“You’re right, I do know that is your one weakness.” He smiles warmly. “But you have overcome that weakness before.”

“I had to go to therapy.”

“It takes strength to admit when you need help and you are strong, Glory. I know you don’t want to be around her but you can’t keep putting this off. Eventually you will have to be with her. Board meetings, shareholder meetings, you’ll see her whenever you’re training with Matthew at Blake’s gym in Birmingham, you will see her everywhere because whether you like it or not, she is back in your life. Use this as an opportunity to learn how to cope with her being in your life. Learn how to deal with it because you cannot change it.”

Braddock looks away for a moment. Even though she hates to admit it, Kurt has a good point. Melody is back in her life whether she wants her to be or not. As the head of Glorious Golden Enterprise, the company that Melody is about to partner with and invest in, Glory will have to be involved with her. Melody is dating Glory’s best friend Matthew Taylor and who knows how long or how far that relationship will go? Glory will no doubt run into her several times whenever she’s around Matthew. This is one problem she cannot run away from. Just like facing The European Fiery Nation, a duo whose style of chaos and violence is far removed from her own style, is not exactly something she would like to do, she knows she must confront them in that match. And she must confront Melody Murphy sooner or later. She can either run away or fight. Glory Braddock is a fighter. She will always fight.

[Braddock]

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August 18th, 2023
London, England
Off Camera
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Running from a problem has never been Glory Braddock’s style. She was raised by her father to tackle any and all challenges that face her head on. Breakdown from Detroit, Michigan on August 31st will force Glory Braddock and her partner Brittany Lohan to face The European Fiery Nation, a duo that thrives upon chaos and violence. While Lohan may be more adept to that style, Braddock certainly is not, and this creates a unique challenge for The British Bombshell. She does not wish to burden Brittany Lohan with having to carry Twisted & Sadistic this entire match, her pride just won’t allow it. Thus Glory has made a determined effort to prepare herself for Dakon Theron and Ludvig Eriksson. This is a challenge that Braddock is determined to be ready for; because facing tough challenges such as this are the only way she will become SCW World Tag Team Champion and finally achieve the status of Supreme Champion.

Challenges inside the wrestling ring aren’t the only ones that Glory seems to be facing lately. Another challenge has presented itself in the form of Melody Murphy. Melody was one of Glory’s best friends growing up. She, Francis Taylor, and Glory were a close, tight knit group of girls that practically ran the school. That is, until Glory’s boyfriend at the time, Thomas Gage, got her pregnant. Glory’s teenage pregnancy led Melody to scorn and ridicule her, the same kind of scorn and ridicule that the three of them had once perpetrated on the rest of the kids at school. And to this day none of it makes sense to Glory Braddock. She still has no idea why her closest friend at the time, Melody Murphy, chose to turn from friend to enemy, from friend to bully. Glory was content to just forget about the entire situation but then the sudden return of Melody has forced her to relive this painful memory. Melody, who is fairly wealthy herself, is interested in investing in Glory’s company, becoming a business partner. Melody is also dating Glory’s best friend Matthew Taylor. The latter fact also confuses Braddock in that when they were in school, Matthew as subjected to the same kind of hateful scorn that Glory was subjected to. What would attract Matthew to the woman who had made his life hell?

Regardless of the reason why, the fact is that Matthew is dating Melody, and this is one of many things that has brought Melody back into Glory Braddock’s life. She was tempted to run from Melody, just avoid her at all costs. But she is a Braddock, she does not avoid conflict. She faces it head on. So when Matthew suggested a double date between him and Melody with Glory and Kurt, The British Bombshell, with much reluctance, agreed.

This is what brings the two couples to this upscale, fancy restaurant in London, England. Kurt Logan and Matthew Taylor are similarly attired in black and white suits with silk white button up shirts. Sitting next to Kurt at the long table is his wife, Glory Braddock, is wearing a sequined glitzy sheath cocktail dress with long sleeves and a hemline that stops just below the knee. Seated at the table next to Matthew his his new girlfriend, Glory’s former friend Melody Murphy. Melody is wearing a silver sequin square neck midi length cocktail dress with no sleeves and a hemline that stops just above the knee. Matthew seems to appear genuinely pleased that this is all going down. The smile on his face is sincere. Kurt, on the other hand, is smiling but it is obvious he is a little concerned, as he knows full well the temperament of his wife, who stares stoically ahead. Melody, on the other hand, seems to have a smug smirk on her face. Each of the four have wine glasses in front of them, full of wine.

“Isn’t this great?” Matthew asks in an excited tone. “I mean, the four of us together again…well, the three of us and you, Kurt.” He chuckles. “Melody, Glory, and I, we were so damn close in school back in the day.”

“Yeah, real close.” Glory remarks in a somewhat sarcastic tone.

“Indeed we were.” Melody says as she winks at Glory before sipping on her glass of pino noir. “We were inseparable, weren’t we?”

“Yeah. We sure were.” Glory remarks flatly.

“Did you choose this place?” Kurt asks, trying to break the ice as he sense his wife’s anger growing by the second. “It seems very nice.”

“Oh I didn’t choose it.” Matthew answers, shaking his head. “Melody did.”

“That’s right.” Melody says, nodding her head. “Daddy liked to wine and dine his business partners here and mother and I were brought along.” She winks at Glory. “I’m sure you are used to this type of fancy, upscale environment. You are a successful businesswoman like me and a successful professional wrestler.”

“The life of a wrestler doesn’t exactly entail fancy dinners, mate.” Glory points out dryly. “At the end of this month, my best mate and I will be traveling to Detroit to fight with a couple of brutish Neanderthals. Even if we win…which I intend to do everything in my power to make sure comes to pass…we won’t walk out unscathed. Britt and I won’t be going to celebrate our victory at a place like this. More likely we’ll go to a bar and have some beers.”

“That’s what I always liked about you.” Melody chuckles lightly. “So…down to earth.”

“Yeah, that’s me alright.” Glory sips her wine. “Down to earth. But when we beat those two blokes from pillar to post, and when we eventually get our shot at the tag team championship, I will definitely NOT be down to earth. I will be on top of the whole damn world as SCW Supreme Champion.”

“Bravo, Glory!” Matthew says as he raises his own glass up in the air. “You definitely deserve it! A toast, to Glory and the Supreme Championship!”

“Cheers!” Melody says as she, Glory, Kurt, and Matthew all clink their glasses together in the toast. “You haven’t changed much, Glory.”

“What do you mean by that?” Glory asks.

“Just like your father, you are always chasing perfection.” Melody says as she sips on her wine.

“You always have to have a goal, some kind of prize you are chasing. You always need a challenge. Otherwise what is the point?” Glory asks curiously. Melody nods her head.

“I see your point…” She winks at Glory yet again “...Maria.”

Glory freezes for a moment. Her stoic glare slowly changes into one of anger directed at Melody, who just stares smugly right back at her. Maria is a variation of Glory’s middle name, which is Marie. At birth she was given the name Gloria Marie Braddock. But throughout her childhood she went by her middle name of Marie. It was only after her split from Melody that she began going by her first name of Glory. Even after she was legally adopted by Aphrodite Noel and had her name changed to Lindsey Noel, she maintained the middle name of Marie. But this aspect of her life, this name of Marie that she once identified as, it is not known by many. Melody knows. And she also knows how Glory feels about it. Melody is obviously trying to send a message, or maybe she’s just playing mind games with The British Bombshell? Either way, Melody wants Glory’s attention and she has definitely gotten it.

“Excuse me for a moment.” Melody says as she rises up out of her chair. “I need to visit the ladies room.” Melody turns and walks away from the table, her heels clicking along as she goes. Glory doesn’t waste any time. She rises up out of her chair as well.

“I think I need to go as well.”

“Is something wrong?” Matthew asks curiously. Before Glory can answer, Kurt just chuckles and places a hand on Matthew’s arm.

“Stay put, pal.” Kurt remarks. “You should know better than to disturb two women who need to go to the bathroom together.”

“Ah, right.” Matthew starts laughing. “I get ya!”

Matthew and Kurt continue to laugh it up. Glory is grateful for Kurt distracting Matthew. Matthew accurately sensed that something is indeed wrong. Glory is not happy with how this little double date is going. Melody clearly wants to confront The British Bombshell, all of her snide remarks up until now have proven that. Glory is ready to give Melody what she wants as she begins to follow Melody towards the restroom. Once Braddock enters the rest room she finds it is empty except for the presence of Melody. She is grateful for that. They can speak freely without any prying eyes or ears to listen in on them.

“So Melody, how did you and Matty get together?” She asks as she joins Melody by the mirror. Melody is fixing her makeup.

“It was most definitely an accident, I assure you.” Melody says, stifling a giggle. “I happened across Francis at a small, upscale cafe here in London. Much to my surprise I found Matthew was there with her.”

“What was so surprising about seeing Matthew spending time with his sister?”

“Oh don’t act dumb, Maria.” She says winking at Glory again. “Even back in school Matthew seemed to enjoy living like a slob, or worse yet like a bum, despite the fact that he came from a very wealthy family just like you, me, and Francis.”

“Him ‘living like a bum’ as you put it is just his style.”

“Whatever.” Melody shrugs her shoulders. “Anyway, I was surprised to see him there with Francis. I joined them at their table and we started talking. I was more interested in Francis’s business dealings. It had been far too long since Francis and I had seen one another let alone worked together and I was hoping to form a working partnership with her. I didn’t expect to hit it off so well with her brother.” She laughs softly. “He has such a sense of humor.”

“Yeah, he does.” Glory nods her head in agreement. “He is a kind man. A good soul. I just want him to be happy.”

“And he is happy. Not only that but you are right about him, he is a kind and good person. But he has changed quite a bit from the last time I saw him.”

“Yeah, he has changed.” That’s all Glory can think of to say. The fact is that Matthew and Glory used to be very close friends. What Glory didn’t realize is that Matthew was secretly in love with her all along. They even had a brief affair at one point but Glory broke it off to remain with her husband Kurt. Matthew took the rejection very hard and while they have since mended fences, Glory can sense that he has never fully recovered and may never be the same man he once was.

“He was once a slob, he preferred to live the life of a hobo as opposed to embrace the life of luxury that he was born into. Now while he is still that same practical joker that we both knew from school, he also now embraces his identity. He embraces his family name.” Melody turns and points a finger at Glory. “You have changed too.”

“What do you mean?”

“What did I just say about playing dumb? You’re not good at playing dumb because you are not dumb. So don’t even try it.” She giggles. “Face facts…you never really fit in with the rest of us, with Francis and I that is. What drew you close to us and made the three of us close friends was your last name and your wealth. You may have been a bit tomboyish but you embraced your identity as a Braddock, one of the most famous families in England.” She steps back and looks at Glory up and down. “And from what I can tell, that whole tomboyish phase is long gone too.”

“Oh come off it, Melody.” Glory snaps. “You chose this damn place. I’m just dressing appropriately.”

“You just needed to dress nice for a place like this. You could have wore some trousers, love. But you chose to wear this, and might I add you are rocking it.”

“Is that what you wanted to talk to me about?” Glory asks. “Our past? Me?”

“Sort of, yes, but that’s just from what I have observed. Matthew has also told me quite a bit about you as well.”

“What has Matty told you about me?” Glory asks with an arched brow out of curiosity.

“He told me that you are not just the grim and gritty grappler that your father Glenn trained. See, I thought Francis was singularly responsible for the success of Glorious Golden Enterprises. I never imagined a world in which you of all people could be a success in the world of business and yet it turns out you have become quite the corporate queen yourself. You are responsible for the success of this company, not Francis.” She taps Glory on the nose. “It was you…Lindsey Marie Noel…”

Glory swats her hand away. “What did you say?”

“Oh that’s not all Matthew told me.” She chuckles. “He also says that you are great in bed.” Melody starts to walk away, leaving Glory in a stunned silence. “We are not so different, you and I. Quit denying, quit fighting it.”

Glory Braddock had anticipated that Melody Murphy would be able to play mind games with her. Melody, after all, knows Glory very well. They grew up together. But Melody seems to know more about Glory than she thought. She knows more than she should know. And it is all because Matthew Taylor has apparently betrayed her trust. Matthew has told Melody many of Glory’s deepest secrets; among them, the secret of the affair they had. What else has Matthew shared with Melody? What else does she know?

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August 30th, 2023
Detroit, Michigan
On Camera
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The camera begins to roll and we are outside in Detroit, Michigan. The scene is currently quiet and empty, at least for a few moments. That emptiness ends when “The British Bombshell” Glory Braddock enters the scene from the right. Braddock is wearing denim jeans, black boots, a royal purple t-shirt, and a black leather jacket. Her long blonde hair is left to hang straight and unrestrained to past the shoulders. A confident smirk is etched across her face.

“You know that I love a good party. Just ask any of my best mates, I am a party animal. Ask Britt, after we kick some ass we usually go out and find a bar that has karaoke so that I can cap off a night of victory with some good singing…well, I say good, but you may think I’m awful. That’s irrelevant. All that matters is the party. I love to party. And yet despite all of that it seems that all I ever do is spoil the party.” She sighs and shakes her head. “Katie Steward, I’m sorry that I ruined you and Team Desire’s little party at Rise To Greatness. I am deeply sorry that any momentum you had built up has been stopped dead in its tracks thanks to me and Britt beating you up and beating you down in Toronto at Rise To Greatness. I am oh so sorry that I spoiled your little party but unfortunately for you, I needed that win more than you. And just like I had said all along, I want the World Tag Team Titles more than you, I need the Supreme Championship more than you, and I was willing to do whatever it took to make sure that Twisted & Sadistic walked out victorious. And as far as your little documentary goes?” Braddock just starts laughing. “Yeah, sorry but not sorry about spoiling that little bit of nonsense! The squared circle is for fighters, for warriors, and not a place for nonsensical documentaries about your climb from obscurity back to success. Newsflash, Katie…no one cares. And thanks to Twisted & Sadistic, Team Desire can return to the obscurity that you have grown accustomed to for oh so long.” Braddock winks at the camera.

“Speaking of spoiling things, that brings me to Dakon Theron and Ludvig Eriksson.” She chuckles softly. “The European Fiery Nation, is that what you call yourselves? I get that you lot are European and proud of it. Hell, I am a proud European myself. I once walked around SCW carrying the United Kingdom Championship.” She sighs deeply. “Not one of my prouder moments, but be that as it may, I am proud of my British heritage. My father made his name by wrestling on the British circuit and then expanded into all of the European circuit. During his famed career as a wrestler he only lost twice. He was so good all of Europe gave him the name Britain’s Best. He didn’t come up with that name all on his own and just start calling himself that. I mean, you have some clowns who run around calling themselves The Best Wrestler in the World. Hell, Syren used to run around calling herself the best in the world. But she got that title because she gave it to herself. Glenn Braddock had the moniker of Britain’s Best bestowed upon him. I am well known all over the world but in any arena or stadium in Europe, the name Braddock is legendary. So yeah, Dakon and Ludvig, we have that much in common, we are all European and proud of it.”

“Sorry, Britt, I know you’re American, but maybe you can come to the ring dressed as Uncle Sam? Sound good? No?” She shrugs her shoulders. “Fair enough.” She chuckles softly. “But anyway, back to the Swedish and Norwegian blokes we’re facing right here in Detroit tomorrow night. You’re European, I get that, but Fiery? What the bloody hell is that supposed to mean? Is that supposed to mean you like to play with fire? Your buddy Konrad played with fire at Rise To Greatness and he got burned. Ask him how that felt. But if Fiery is not literal then maybe its figurative? Maybe it represents your hotheaded tempers and your love of chaos and violence?” She smirks knowingly. “If that’s the case then trust me when I say that Twisted & Sadistic is ready for it.”

“Britt and I aren’t didn’t call ourselves Twisted & Sadistic because it had a cool sounding name or because it was a nice marketing tool. We called ourselves Twisted & Sadistic because when that bell rings we can be just as Twisted AND Sadistic as anyone else in the locker room.” She pats herself on the chest. “I may be best known for my mat wrestling and submission style, and trust me when I say that any ONE mistake the pair of you make, I will easily take advantage of it and put you down for the count. Any ONE mistake you make, I will make you pay and make you tap out. That is what I am known for; but what people don’t realize is that amount of endurance I have. I can take a lot of abuse, punishment, and pain without giving in. Just ask my partner Britt! She and I have beaten each other’s asses up and down the road all over the country before we decided to join forces. If I can survive her, I can certainly survive anything you lot can dish out.”

“And speaking of Britt, well, she is the ace in the hole of Twisted & Sadistic. My cousin Kimberly may be the current Underground Queen but before there was Kim, my best mate and tag partner Brittany Lohan was causing all kinds of chaos and mayhem in the Underground. Do you think you can throw anything at her that she hasn’t seen or endured before?” She shakes her head. “Don’t bet on it. So just like I spoiled Katie Steward’s little party at Rise To Greatness, I am going to spoil things for you right here and right now. Tomorrow night at Breakdown right here from Detroit, Twisted & Sadistic will put The European Fiery Nation down for the count. Your party will be spoiled while Britt and I will continue to party on right through the entire tag team division until we become the new SCW World Tag Team Champions. That is our goal, that is our prize, and we will not let anyone stop us from reaching that goal.” She shakes her head. “Especially not Theron and Eriksson.”

[The European Fiery Nation]

Atlanta, Georgia. Thursday 24th August. (Off-Camera)

It's been a bit busy at Dakon's and Ludvig's home as they have lived together since they started forming as a team, and they've, like Konrad, had no rest. Because they were still hired at Atlanta Wrestling Alliance, they still did wrestling matches together in that company, mainly because Dakon and Ludvig felt they needed to work a lot more together, but that wasn't the only thing. Recently, there was a hurricane threat in the western part of America. So Dakon and Ludvig allowed Genevieve and her family to stay with them. However, as the rest went home, Genevieve remained behind as she was their manager.

She stated she needed to see more work from Dakon and Ludvig as a team to get to know them better without Konrad being around. Of course, she knew Konrad wouldn't be at Breakdown next week due to being in different countries this week. All things said, Genevieve was impressed with their work in Atlanta Wrestling Alliance, feeling they were connecting better as a team. However, Genevieve did need to arrange with Supreme Championship Wrestling to get Konrad involved in tag matches because he needed to work with Dakon and Ludvig.

They sat in their large apartment in Atlanta with a large living room with a big leather sofa, where they had four bedrooms in case D got girlfriends and ended up having kids. There are three bathrooms, a large kitchen, a large living room and a large gym room to work out, with plans to have a wrestling ring in their home as well. Genevieve sat them down as a team they were.

Ludvig Eriksson: "It doesn't seem much of a team meeting you want without another member with us."

Genevieve Raab: "Because the other member will have wrestling and climate change business in Europe and Asia next week. So he will not be at Breakdown or part of the match you boys got coming up."

Dakon Theron: "That's going to be very different without him bossing us around."

Genevieve Raab: "Now, just because my uncle isn't around doesn't mean you goof off and treat wrestling as a joke. You should always be serious with and without Konrad around, and I will make sure of that."

At the moment, it was all business between the three of them, and it would be quite a change for the team. Still, at the same time, they are aware things like that could happen in the future with Konrad's risk-taking methods and injuries, although it was because of things he has to do globally. They were still a team, regardless.

Ludvig Eriksson: "Britt, from what I can tell, is more the hardcore wrestler of the two. I might focus on her, seeing she wrestles in a style close to mine."

Dakon Theron: "You're right, and Glory, I have no idea why she and Britt are a team. Like, are they friends or something? They just have different wrestling styles, and that doesn't usually work at all. They'll be a conflict with them at some point. We have different wrestling styles, too, but we agree with that."

Genevieve Raab: "I see you have some knowledge about Britt and Glory. They are friends, yes. I agree, but Dakon is considered a technical wrestler, so I'd watch out if I were you. She can do real damage with submissions."

Dakon Theron: "Oh please, like you've never seen me do technical wrestling or Ludvig doing so. We've worked much of our technical wrestling the last few weeks to improve that area. I can fuck her up because she's too shit scared to experience hardcore wrestling."

Ludvig Eriksson: "Although they defeated Team Desire at Rise To Greatness recently, what the fuck does Twisted & Sadistic mean? We're far more sadistic wrestlers than Britt, and that's saying something, but there's no part of Glory that speaks that at all. Maybe it's twisted with submissions, but I don't see the connection with them."

Dakon Theron: "Must be connecting if they are friends and if they were able to defeat Team Desire, but I do see the conflict that could arise to them because Glory is a basic wrestler based on pure skills, and she might be European, but has she ever brought in wrestlers from other European countries, not just from the United Kingdom like Konrad has? Nope."

Genevieve Raab: "They have way more experience than you boys. But I see your points, and you should save some of the stuff we've spoken about for your videos. I heard from sources that Glory was bored from vacation and hadn't wrestled. She wants to get back into action. We don't have that problem here."

They shook their heads as they were already locked and loaded to compete, especially in Supreme Championship Wrestling, where they've had one match and lost. Still, nobody expected them to win, especially Konrad's lack of experience in tag team wrestling, and the boys lacked experience in wrestling as a whole, especially Ludvig.

Ludvig Eriksson: "Nope, we're going to beat the living shit out of them and win. Then we start getting some tag hardcore matches, something Supreme Championship Wrestling needs to do more. Tag hardcore wrestling seems lacking, and it's a good thing Konrad agrees that the company needs some tag hardcore wrestling."

Dakon Theron: "Oh yeah, it does, and we will win no matter what.

Ludvig Eriksson: "We'll show Brittany Lohan and Glory Braddock what the fuck European Fiery Nation are all fucking about when we'll set alight to making another mark to our European countries and bring more European wrestlers that aren't just United Kingdom and Ireland wrestlers to be professional wrestlers."

Dakon Theron: "Damn right we are, and we'll encourage any European Wrestler to be professional wrestlers in Konrad's and Lord Raab's wrestling school."

Dakon looked at Genevieve like he wanted to do something to her like he wanted to touch and care for her. Then he looks at Ludvig to state this to him.

Dakon Theron: "I need to have a private conversation with Genevieve, so please excuse us."

Ludvig Eriksson: “Sure thing. I'll just play video games."

Dakon nodded at Ludvig as Ludvig had been going out to strip clubs every night now. As Ludvig got the Playstation Five running to play a wrestling video game, Dakon and Genevieve went upstairs to Dakon's bedroom, closed the door, smiled, and placed his arm around her.

Genevieve Raab: "What do you want to talk privately about?"

Dakon Theron: “Me and you. I have to be honest. You're hot as fuck. Ever since you've been around me, I've had some feelings for you. Like love feelings."

Genevieve Raab: "What? You can't be serious."

Dakon Theron: "I am. I know you're concerned about what could happen because of your uncle, but we're grown adults, and you should be able to date whoever you want."

Dakon gave Genevieve a kiss on her lips to see if there was a connection, and there was, clearly, as Genevieve had a connection to Dakon, too.

Genevieve Raab: "Dakon, you're a handsome man. I've always loved your body and that torso; you work out a lot."

Dakon Theron: "I love your bossy nature; I love how perfect you are as a woman. Also, that kiss, god damn, was the best kiss I received from any woman. I want to ask you one thing. Can I be your girlfriend?"

Genevieve widened her eyes in shock. Sure, Dakon had to hide his actual feelings for Genevieve because of Ludvig and Konrad around, and she nodded straight back at Dakon. Genevieve kissed him back and sat on his lap. As things got spicy, she answered a question.

Genevieve Raab: "Yes."

Dakon Theron: "I won't lie, I've been wanking a lot about you and been pretty much in love with you ever since Konrad introduced us. I smiled when he told Ludvig he was too young to date you because I felt something with you right then. We're the same age. God damn it, I just want to fuck you because you're the most beautiful thing I've seen in my life. Love your tits."

Genevieve Raab: "I find you to be a proper man who would protect me from anything, and you're a nice, wonderful man with good looks and a sexy body in my eyes. I think we should use condoms to begin with."

Dakon Theron: "Yeah, indeed. I just wanna fuck you now."

Genevieve Raab: "Me too. I want to see your body and not just your torso, just like you want to see me naked."

They ended up doing just that as they were now a couple and all behind Konrad's back. Dakon knew he would take a risk with Konrad being overprotective of his niece, but Dakon was right; he and Genevieve were grown adults. Dakon had already removed his shirt and undid Genevieve's panties and bra.

Dakon moaned in pleasure seeing Genevieve naked, and Genevieve touched Dakon's six-pack torso as Dakon undid his jeans and boxer shorts. Dakon and Genevieve got into bed, and Dakon used a condom once he got hard and entered inside of Genevieve and had sex all evening and slept together until the morning. On the other hand, Ludvig played video games all night without knowing what Dakon and Genevieve were doing. For a while later, he went out to a strip club to meet women and returned with one at two in the morning before he got busy with a lady.

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Atlanta, Georgia. Tuesday 29th August. (On-Camera)

Cameras are inside of The European Fiery Nation abandoned warehouse in Atlanta, Georgia where they had seen it once before for their first match against Team Desire. Now things were a little different now they've gotten used to their new settings and the fact both Dakon and Ludvig were to talk on the same video, unlike other teams. It also turns out they are the only male only stable/tag team in Supreme Championship Wrestling so that made them stood out from the rest from that alone. Dakon looks intense at the camera in dim lighting with Norway, Sweden and even though the other member isn't there, the German flag with skulls, flames, blood and Konrad's NASCAR Xfinity Series car stickers on the wall. They sit on the chairs.

Dakon Theron: “We move on from that stupid encounter we refuse to talk about and move onto Twisted and Sadistic members of Glory Braddock and Brittany Lohan. Oh sure, you both have had wins since you got here. But hearing your story. Does anyone give a flying fuck what you do in other wrestling companies? No, nobody does, seeing they don't exist anymore especially. We've been busting our ass in our other company we've signed to and still currently wrestling there unlike you Glory, you lazy bitch, we've been busy practising to beat the shit out of you because you are the most boring wrestler of the four of us.”

Ludvig Eriksson: “Basic wrestling bores people and nobody wants to see what millions of wrestlers do everyday. You need to evolve, not stay as your same old self, wanting to win matches by skills because you feel you're better than Underground title. You're a pathetic excuse to the tag name, there's nothing sadistic about you. Not at all and mentally, you're the farthest thing from being twisted. I see nothing resembling the tag name with you at all.”

Ludvig and Dakon shook their head as they are intense, looking at the camera, proud of what they've said so far. Although Dakon wants to point out a small fact about the name that Ludvig missed out.

Dakon Theron: “Except the fact that your a technician that has to do something with being twisted, but only for the submission moves. We know you're a European wrestler, but how many European wrestlers that aren't from United Kingdom and Ireland have you brought into the business? How many Europeans have you tried to train outside of your own country? None because you're incapable of developing talent from other parts of Europe. You can be a proud Brit, but everyone fucking knows United Kingdom and their Mecca for European professional wrestling in Europe, but other European countries are neglected. So of course, it's easy for Brits to get into wrestling because so many wrestling schools there. That's what needs to change that other European countries can be just as, if not better than British and Irish wrestlers.”

Ludvig nodded as he took a drink of water.

Ludvig Eriksson: “That's the thing, we're here to change that seeing you couldn't be bothered to globally find other professional wrestling talent outside of the United Kingdom and Ireland. Sad really. As for you Brittany Lohan. I don't buy a single second that you and Glory are as close as you both are. Heck, you two were enemies at one point. Me and Dakon, we've never been enemies, we've never wrestled each other. Why? Because unlike you and Glory, we don't need to, we don't need to win solos titles to make our name known and encourage more Europeans to get into the wrestling business.”

Dakon just nodded and cos he did more talking in the last video they did, he allows Ludvig to continue, even if Ludvig was more the silent one.

Ludvig Eriksson: “Another thing that needs changing in wrestling, especially in this company is the lack of variety of tag matches. How we gotten used to seeing generic plain old tag matches that are now boring. We're here to change that too, forcing every single tag team to face us, hardcore and brutal style. Because tag teams need some brutality. Yeah, we could be called soccer hooligans, but we love to fight and be fucking brutal and hurt wrestlers like yourself. All you two care about is the tag titles.”

Dakon Theron: “Great, who doesn't fucking want the tag titles these days? I mean of course, our leader didn't, but I changed that for him and he's not going to be here and not because of what happened at Rise To Greatness before you say stupid shit, he's got business to take care of in Europe and we want more than just the tag titles as a team. We want to be brutal, we want to be established as the most brutal and violent team in tag division and we certainly want hardcore tag matches too.”

Dakon took a drink break also as he lets Ludvig take over for a bit, while getting the computer set up.

Ludvig Eriksson: “Come on, we know you want that too, Brittany Lohan, after all, I heard you briefly mention you have Underground experience, but we've not seen anything from that. We're hot headed and hot blooded angry men that want to brutalise and wreak the entire world. We will beat the shit out of you in many ways no other team can do. Especially we're the only male only tag team in this company.”

Dakon Theron: “We're changing the world and sure, our leader isn't going to be here this week, but it doesn't mean we're not going out there and not take Glory or Brittany seriously because we damn are. We're ready to make you all bleed, we're ready to change the tag division from the boring matches we've seen consistently. We want to use weapons, we want to hurt people because wrestling for violence has never worked better. We certainly want to take your fucking heads off because you won't get anywhere near the tag titles you want to win so badly.”

Ludvig Eriksson: “Especially the teams you fought so far have been all normal matches. You won't get that from us whatsoever. We'll find a way to cheat and win, even laying with your bloods covered all of your stupid faces. We're here to fight and we're locked and loaded to do so. I might be a high flyer, but Dakon and I have been wrestling and training non stop to get better at technical wrestling to beat the boring Glory and the so called violent Brittany who we've seen no violence out of her.”

Dakon Theron: “You two might have won every tag match possible, but you haven't beaten us. You two are going to lose, but it won't be because of Brittany, we like her, but it'll be because Glory is too scared to actually get her hands dirty because she likes boring skill wrestling. She trashed Underground division because she knows she'd be too scared to hold a weapon to hit someone. We can force that out of you Glory because you need to evolve.”

Dakon and Ludvig fist bumped each other, while taking a quick break from drinking water as it was getting dark outside in their abandoned warehouse with blooded windows they used from red paint.

Dakon Theron: “We're evolving and I will crush you with my power and brutal moves that will hurt you both and Ludvig is the high flyer that wants to be a big star. We're European Fiery Nation because we're gonna be the top tag underground team and we'll be responsible of having a dream of having Tag Underground titles because we're going to change things for the tag division for the better. Because it needs change and you girls will suffer in a heavy loss for the first time since you two made a team that we don't feel suits with your name. We'll do everything to ensure we'll win and you two be fucked from doing anything to hit us back with with pin fall or submission. You're tag careers are gonna end before they get started.”

Dakon and Ludvig chuckled as they stopped the camera to upload the video together to post it onto youtube before sending the link to supremecw.com website for everyone to view what Dakon and Ludvig said before they go their separate ways.