James Ranger
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Restoring my first wrestling home.
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Post by James Ranger on Mar 23, 2021 19:02:44 GMT -5
The WWX Logo spins slowly in place, with each passing spin of the logo, an individual wrestler moment shines on screens worldwide…
Tommy Lipton blood soaked holding the US Boxing Championship..
Lost Soul and Rick Dreamie staring down in the ring…
Ethan Taylor celebrating with the fans..
V/O: We...
James Ranger clutching the blood soaked Global Championship..
Jake Devine executing a high flying crossbody tackle unto Willie Steen
Darkness standing on the ramp, clutching the WWX Championship wrapped around his waist…
V/O: Are….
Xavier Pendragon howling out towards the arena from the top turnbuckle…
Kurtis Ray and Rayne signing autographs…..
Super Bacon posing eagerly for the fans at a local Xcess meet and greet…
Damian Price and Penelope Creed walking with purpose down the hallways…
V/O: The….
Rex McAllister, zoomed in upon as he walks down the ramp towards the ring during his entrance, all business...
Bob Mellon executing a mean power clothesline upon Jester...
Syndicate raising the WWX Undisputed Championship high in slow motion…
V/O: Xistence!
The WWX Logo fades away at the last word as the screen fades.
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James Ranger
.::XHF Competitor::.
Restoring my first wrestling home.
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Post by James Ranger on Mar 23, 2021 19:03:28 GMT -5
Opening guitar riff of “Crawling in the Dark” by Hoobastank begins playing. The limited Xcess Center crowd erupts in delight.
*CHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEER*
A fog machine starts up at the entrance to the stage as the opening riff continues. The beat drops and pyro goes off. The crowd increases the frenzy as WWX superstar, Willie Steen emerges from the smoke.
Hart: And we are kicking off Monday Night Ravage with the new International Champion. He promised us a championship celebration, tonight.
Lane: Did you see the In N Out truck out front? I’m going to get my Double-Double after the show.
Steen stands proudly on the stage and surveys the crowd with an ecstatic grin on his face. He points over to the DJ booth to his right and DJ gives him a thumbs and plays an air horn party sound effect. He looks around again at the crowd and before triumphantly lifting the International Championship belt in the air. As he does, a row of confetti cannon shoot thousands of shreds of confetti all over the arena.
*CHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEER*
Steen grabs a microphone and bops along to the music with the crowd. The DJ plays the party horn effect again as the music begins to fade out. Steen waits a moment for the crowd to settle. He rests the championship belt on his shoulder and gazes at it fondly.
Steen: Damn, this thing looks good on me. Doesn’t it?
*CHEEEEEEER*
Steen: I’ve been waiting a long time for this man. One of the few regrets I’ve had in my WWX career is that I’ve never had a chance to hold this belt. It was the one championship that eluded me for so long. But now, I can say triumphantly that Willie Steen is YOUR WWX International Champion.
*CHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEER*
DJ hits the party horn sound effect again. Steen turns to the DJ.
Steen: Nice touch.
The DJ gives him a thumbs up. Steen turns his attention back to the crowd.
Steen: Yeah, I got what I set out for at Holiday Hell. But make no mistake. This doesn’t end here. The Cool Factor is not one to rest on his laurels. And if you think that now that I have this belt, I’m gonna pack it in and coast in the background, you are sorely mistaken. Now that I’m champion, I plan on taking over this whole damn show. For this day forward, your Monday nights will be injected with a heavy dose of Vitamin Steen. The WWX is gonna be the hottest ticket in professional wrestling and at the forefront will be your Hollywood Dream, Willie Steen. This party’s just getting started and speaking of parties, are y’all ready to turn this [BLEEP] up?!!
*CHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEER*
Steen: DJ, hit that music! Ladies!
Strobe lights start flashing as the DJ plays a dance club mix. Steen points to the entrance as a team of attractive female dancers parade down the ramp, dancing and hyping up the crowd. One of the ladies comes out with a t-shirt cannon and starts firing t-shirts into the crowd. Steen bops along with two of the dancers up on the stage as the party continues.
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James Ranger
.::XHF Competitor::.
Restoring my first wrestling home.
Posts: 145
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Post by James Ranger on Mar 23, 2021 19:07:53 GMT -5
Dark Match / Coliseum Cup Tag Team Match
Xander Hayes and Tanno Waters v. Xavier Pendragon and Krimzon Blaze ends in a time limit draw.
All wrestlers only get one point in the match.
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James Ranger
.::XHF Competitor::.
Restoring my first wrestling home.
Posts: 145
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Post by James Ranger on Mar 23, 2021 19:11:39 GMT -5
The scene opens up and Tommy Lipton is seen sitting up in his hospital bed, his face swollen and bruised, his chin wrapped up in bandage... Over his shoulder still, the WWX Championship.
TL: Holiday Hell, Inferno Asylum Match!!! For this title! I hope Syndicate and I delivered a match that will be stamped in the history books, something you all found was unforgettable! I hope so because that match was wild!!! I have rewatched it since, and it really could have gone either way.
Tommy Lipton laughs.
TL: But come on, we knew all along who was walking out AND STILL!!! The one and only Champion is sitting right here, holding this strap and Holiday Hell wasn't going to change that!
Tommy: Well, WWX Universe, I wish I could be there LIVE and with ALL of you!! But unfortunately I will be here for another while as I rest and recover. I have gotten all the love you all have shown through your lovely posts on social media, and your letters!! It means sooooo much!
Tommy pounds his chest over his heart.
Tommy: Syndicate, I know the prophecy you were given was not fulfilled the way you had hoped... I know this Holy Grail is still not there with you... I know you wanted this so bad, you got so close at moments and let it slip through your fingers. Now it is out of your reach, but I am sure you will find a way to get but ANOTHER opportunity at this! But for right now, this Championship sits on my shoulders. Does it not look so good on me?!
Tommy Lipton has a little laugh.
TL: I may be out for awhile, but don't worry WWX! I will be back!
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James Ranger
.::XHF Competitor::.
Restoring my first wrestling home.
Posts: 145
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Post by James Ranger on Mar 23, 2021 19:15:02 GMT -5
Coliseum Cup Tag Team Match
Bootleg Dragon and Guru Kawa def. Willie Steen and Ashton J. Riker
Match Summary:
The weird tandem of Dragon and Guru Kawa surprised the new International Champion Willie Steen and Ashton, who allowed Willie to fight the battle alone, watched as Guru pinned the champion for the three count. How will this feud between Willie and Ashton grow with blatant disrespect brewing between the former champion and the new champion?
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James Ranger
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Restoring my first wrestling home.
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Post by James Ranger on Mar 23, 2021 19:16:47 GMT -5
*We cut to the main backstage hallway of the Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs, where James Ranger is looking down at his phone, smiling while watching Tommy Lipton's video. Wearing a pressed blue suit, Ranger walks over to a door labeled "SYNDICATE" and knocks.*
Ranger: Yo, Syndicate, open up. We've gotta talk.
*After no audible response is heard, Ranger decides to open the door himself and walks into the locker room. Inside, we see the man himself, the Wrestling God, Syndicate, sitting on a steel chair in the corner of the room. He's currently focused on wrapping tape around his right knuckle and forearm, likely in preparation for his main-event match with Mayhem later tonight, and doesn't even acknowledge James Ranger's presence. On the other side of the room, Syndicate's wife, "The Oracle" Sophie Irvine, is leaning against the wall of the locker room with her arms crossed, obviously wanting to be anywhere but here.*
Ranger: Look, man, I know Holiday Hell didn't exactly go as planned, so let's start talking next steps.
*Still no response from the mouth of the Wrestling God, who continues to wrap tape around his wrist.*
Sophie: Don't bother. He hasn't said a word to me since Friday.
Ranger: Is that a...normal thing in your relationship?
*Sophie Irvine sighs at this.*
Sophie: It's becoming more normal by the week.
*The two share a smile before Syndicate suddenly stands from his chair, staring daggers into the eyes of Ranger.*
Syndicate: I require another match with Lipton.
Ranger: Oh? And why's that?
*As the Wrestling God walks over to Ranger and Sophie, we get a better glimpse of the massive burn mark covering the right side of his face, still red from the effects of Holiday Hell two weeks ago.*
Syndicate: I was one...move...away from recapturing the Grail, James. I was closer to completing my holy Mission than you could possibly imagine. But even though I failed to enact my Gospel on that day, I am still the greatest professional wrestler alive, and on a base level, you must understand that I deserve that championship more than ANYONE else.
*James Ranger chuckles at this, angering Syndicate further.*
Syndicate: You find this...humorous?
Ranger: Syndicate, you lost at Holiday Hell. Plain and simple. And while I'd love more than anything to see you take down Lipton, there are many other deserving people on this roster.
Syndicate: ...more deserving than the Wrestling God, the man that keeps this place alive, James? The man that you yourself have backed for the past number of months, because deep down, you KNOW I'm your best shot at taking the World Heavyweight Championship?
Ranger: Look, Syndicate, I don't know what you want me to say here -
Syndicate: Then just stop talking altogether.
*A pause. Sophie remains silent on the side as Syndicate and Ranger stand face-to-face in the center of the room.*
Syndicate: I want you to pay close attention to my contest with Mayhem tonight, James. I want you to look into the eyes of that poor kid when I choke him out in front of the entire world. And then, in that moment...I hope you re-evaluate your position.
*The enraged Wrestling God turns to his wife, Sophie, and points a finger at her.*
Syndicate: You stay here and watch with him. Maybe you'll both learn a lesson about disrespecting the Wrestling God. Praise be.
*Syndicate brushes past James Ranger and leaves the locker room, slamming the door behind him and leaving Sophie and Ranger behind in silence.*
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James Ranger
.::XHF Competitor::.
Restoring my first wrestling home.
Posts: 145
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Post by James Ranger on Mar 23, 2021 19:42:07 GMT -5
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James Ranger
.::XHF Competitor::.
Restoring my first wrestling home.
Posts: 145
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Post by James Ranger on Mar 23, 2021 19:42:26 GMT -5
{The Video Wall Sparks to life with three large, Purple big block letters on a teal backdrop} A-J-R (The guitar riffs of welcome to the Jungle by Guns N Roses slowly intensifies until it reaches it’s crescendo and that’s when Ashton James Riker steps out onto the main stage and into the bright white spotlight shining down on him followed by a barrage of multicolored fireworks exploding overhead.}
“Welcome to the jungle, we've got fun and games
We got everything you want honey, we know the names.
We are the people that can find whatever you may need
If you got the money, honey we got your disease.
(Ashton James Riker slips on a personalized baby blue health mask that reads AJR in hot pink bubble letters then saunters down the aisle in fashionable ring gear consisting of bright white long tights with a star spangled red white and blue flag held in the talons of a soaring bald eagle running up the left leg while the right leg has a Pepe the frog meme on the outer thigh. Matched with patriotic knee and elbow pads with the American Flag logo centered in the middle.)
Jungle, welcome to the jungle
Watch it bring you to your shun n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n knees, knees
Uh I, I wanna watch you bleed!
(AJR circles around the ring before walking up the steel staircase then front flipping over the top rope into the center of the ring where he gives a military style salute to the digital crowd.}
AJR: "Lot of excitement here, what’s that all about? You’re acting like you’ve got not one but two Colorado teams in the NCAA March Madness College Championship tournament for the first time in thirteen years. Congratulations on that by the way.
[‘Lets Go Buff-a-lo’s’’ and ‘Go Rams Go’-Chants grow louder from the vocal Colorado crowd.]
AJR : Indeed. Congratulations on what will hopefully be an epic win for your team, whomever that may be. Speaking of epic, by now everyone knows how Holliday Hell shook out. It wasn’t the first chapter in Ashton James Riker vs. Willie “Hollywood” Steen and it won’t be the last but it was certainly one of the best matches you fans will ever see. Two men checked their ego at the door and put on a wrestling clinic second to none. We went through hell for the right to be called WWX International Champion. A title that crowns the most athletic, charismatic, photogenic wrestling talent in the game today and showcases their skillset on the proper platform that it deserves. Now I have returned with a request, or rather a demand because Ashton James Riker hereby invokes my rematch clause to challenge Willie Steen for the International Championship!
(The crowd cheers)
That beautiful ten pounds of gold has quickly become the measuring stick of greatness, a title that I helped put on the map and I deserve one last opportunity to face Mr. Smooth himself in a match of his choosing. So Steen, listen up because this message is directed towards you.
I am here to be the best. Period and I aim to drive that point home with an exclamation mark at Coliseum. So let the controlling sanctimonious Megalomaniacs fight, scrap and claw over the WWX World Title. I’ve been there, done that and bought the t-shirt as a souvenir.
It’s Ennui to someone like me. I’ll leave that glorified belt buckle for the backstabbing backstage politicians who consistently bask in the limelight while playing second fiddle to yours truly and stand in the giant shadow casted by the better man aka AJR.I know Willie Steen is a fighting champion and whenever we run it back, Hollywood’s going to realize one thing. Next time he stands in the ring with me, Steen will lose! That’s no prediction or premonition either, it’s simply reality. You can call me diabetes because I am too sweet to sugar coat the truth. So until then every single thing that I do is going to be a statement to Steen. Just like the last show, AJR will go through hell against the future Hall of Fame Legend only difference is next time I’ll walk through the fire and rise from the ashes. The revolving door of Authority cannot and will not stop me from fulfilling my manifest destiny to be the golden standard bearer and go down in history as the greatest International Champion of ALL TIME!
So with that said… Tonight, right here in Colorado Springs, Colorado. [ Cheap pop ] The Authority figure gets a first class wake up call and if Steen is the future of the WWX? Well, the future isn’t tomorrow, the future isn’t next month and the future isn’t next year. The future goes through me and at Coliseum, I go through the future because the smoothest operator in Wrestling, the cool factor is about to go mono e mono with the franchise face who runs this place—"
[The Black Mamba suddenly appears on the video wall from the comfort of an executive suite.]
James Ranger: "First of all Ash-hole, I would like to congratulate Willie Steen on his well earned and much deserved victory over the so called ‘International Icon’ the ‘Marquee Player’ the ‘Franchise Face’ [uses air quotes] and I must say, I can't wait to see who steps up next to reach for that brass ring so I can personally decide who is deemed worthy of the chance of grabbing it.
(The socially distanced fans in attendance boo and jeer the Black Mamba who ignores the crowd noise and continues his spiel.)
James Ranger: I am also looking forward to witnessing the conclusion to the first ever Coliseum Cup tournament in a not so Traditional Elimination style tournament shown exclusively on the XHF Network but Ashton James Riker, Well—Actually, I have a business proposition for you. You work so hard [‘What?'], I said you work too hard to win these people over, you have to pander to them, ‘Go-Rams-go’ and ‘Lets Go Buff-a-lo's', why? [smirks] To get them to cheer you? I mean, God, you’re better than this, Ashton.
[‘Go -Rams- Go'- and ‘Lets go Buff-a- lo’s Chants grow louder].
Black Mamba: Sucking up to these idiotic, moronic, mental midgets is so easy, even I can do it. You know, you're just telling them what they want to hear and they just repeat it back like bleating blind sheep—"
AJR: "No, no, no, no, sorry Senior Snake. I’m just listening to the people and I give them what they want. Something you might want to think about doing." [shoulder shrugs.]
James Ranger: "There’s a difference between what these fans want and what WWX needs. These people don’t know what they want. That’s why I am here.
AJR: So you know what’sbest for everyone huh. Is that how it’s going to be?
James Ranger: Okay so, let me ask you something. You listen to these people so you hear them chanting ‘Ashton sucks'? (Crowd boos) You hear that? Because I sure do. And my point is not to upset you, I don't want to offend you or send you into retreat back to your safe space, AJR. I simply want to try and talk you into doing what is best for business.
[The fans in the crowd start ‘AJR’-Chants]
James Ranger: Yeah, that's so moving to you, right? One arena chants your name and that's going to give you goosebumps and send a tingle down the spine you suddenly found after the years and years of them chanting against you. You know, I'm sorry but these people don't matter, okay? What they care about is seeing you on the mat, they care about seeing you tear yourself apart, leaving it all on the line. They care about seeing your blood and guts staining the canvas of the ring like it’s some sick, sadistic work of art. You wear your heart on your sleeve, you leave it all out here and why? For their appreciation? With nothing left to show for it outside of your own stubborn pride? It doesn't have be this hard, Ashton. You could join me and serve as my right hand. I know this sounds crazy but you could come to a place where you are loved and appreciated and above all respected. We care about what you do. [‘NO'-Chants] I mean, think about it, AJR. You are going to face Mr. Hollywood himself for the WWX World International Championship, a man who has beat you time and time again and not only beat you, left that corpse laying to that people's cheers. I think maybe The I could offer a little bit of insurance. Maybe we could help guarantee a victory. Just think about it. I can give you the power that you so desperately deserve. You deserve the respect, you deserve the accolades, you deserve to be part of our family, isn’t that what you want?
AJR: "Black Mamba, you wanna know what I deserve? All I deserve is a chance to down that ramp, an opportunity to step in this ring for some show and tell. I will show them that I belong here and tell all these people how much I love doing this. This is where you got this whole thing upside down. We are all part of this [points to the fans surrounding the ring]. Do you hear that? Do you hear that? You tell me that they are not a part of WWX?. They are not here for me, I am here for all of them! [giving a head nod of confirmation] And you're asking me to turn my back on them?"
James Ranger: "Yes"
AJR: "And you're asking me to join The dark side so I can be your handsome henchman? Your glorified goon? You must think I’m some brainless buffoon.”
James Ranger: "I'm asking you to ensure your legacy. I'm asking you to join me and to be a part of something bigger for the rest of your life because when you lose, when you're gone, these people won't care. They're not gonna chant your name, they won't even remember Ashton James Riker or how ‘Astonishing’ you once were. But we can make sure they do."
AJR: "Yeah, yeah, IF that happened these people would not remember AJR as a Champion. They’d remember me as your personal lap dog bitch and that’s not the legacy I want to leave.
THEE Marquee Player isn’t just some catchy catchphrase or nice little nickname it also happens to be the gods honest truth because all eyes are on me whenever I perform in this ring or on this microphone. People pay to see my sexy self and hear my silky smooth voice because I can talk fans into the building and give them a show deserving of their time.
I am capable of stealing the show as the highlight of the night each and every time I step foot into this ring. The International Icon draws eyes, attention and big money for you to make a profit on and let’s face facts. This ship would have sank faster than the Titanic without yours truly correcting course to avoid the Iceberg. Even with all of my outside projects, AJR stayed loyal to the WWX despite all the disrespect the front office has shown me. I stayed true to this company while all the rest of the rats jumped ship or threatened to burn it all down whenever they didn’t get their way and joining you corporate puppets? Is something that will never happen and something I never will be, so here's your answer right now. HELL NO!"
James Ranger: Have it your way but you can’t say that I didn’t try with you, AJR. You are too stubborn and prideful to budge an inch, not even a little bit. You're going to stand out here and play the hero huh? Tell all these people here for you, ‘we are all in this together, yeeeeah, wooooo'. Big old hero here.
Here's the thing, Ashton.You've been here how long? Several years now and it has only gotten harder for you with every passing year. And you, you started to eke by every single night. Sure you came in like a house of fire your rookie year and claimed WWX’s most coveted prize in the game, only to lose it to the man who seems to have your number in Willie Steen. First it was the world title. Now he has taken your prestigious International Championship.
You're hanging on to relevancy by a thread, physically and mentally you aren’t what you used to be. The truth hurts because you know what I know, Ashton. That you are a shell of the man that you used to be. it doesn't have to be as hard as it is for you right now and it doesn't have to be as hard as it is going to get. So have it your way, Ash-clown. Work against me. At Coliseum we’ll make an example out of you. Until then, you walk back there and feel free, feel free to find somebody with your guts, with your gumption that will stand up against the system and rage against the machine like you do to seal your fate.. Find someone that will stand up with you to see if they can survive against someone who holds all the power, and here’s the thing, you cannot fight the future. The future will run through you and whether you like it or not, you better smarten up to the fact that The Authority always wins!”
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James Ranger
.::XHF Competitor::.
Restoring my first wrestling home.
Posts: 145
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Post by James Ranger on Mar 23, 2021 19:58:14 GMT -5
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