These Are The Days Of Our Lives

[Fiona McFly]

~JUNE 24, 2020~
As the IWF Sacrifice programme came to a close in New Orleans, Louisiana...

{ The camera pants to the stage area as a GODDAMN OSCAR MEYER WIENER MOBILE CRASHES THROUGH THE ENTRANCE STAGE!!!! }

Vasco Dias: WHAT THE HELL!!!!

Terri Morasco: It’s an Oscar Meyer truck!!!!

{ At the wheel is Fiona McFly as the truck roars down the ramp much to the irritation of Roberto Verona, Dean Harper and Angel Blake. }

Vasco Dias: That is destruction of property!!!

{ The stage and Imperitron behind them complete collapses as Fiona drives the truck directly into the side of the ring causing the Powers that Be to stagger slightly. }

Terri Morasco: I don’t think they give a damn!!

{ Angel and Dean move to attack as Rob, Steve and James pile out of the truck each with a sort of Ghostbuster 2 style tank on their backs but Roberto Verona stops them and says “Don’t take part in their tomfoolery.” }

Vasco Dias: What the hell are they doing now!?

Terri Morasco: I have no idea!!

James Gilmore: Heat em up!

Steve Awesome: Doe!

Rob Diamond: Ray!

James Gilmore: Gilmore!

{ Being InFamous lock and load and begin to rain down hot dogs, ketchup and mustard at the Powers that Be!! }

Vasco Dias: Those sons of bitches!!!

Terri Morasco: This is amazing!!!

{ Roberto, Dean and Angel stand there as they are slathered in condiments, Roberto Verona even takes a hot dog directly to the face which he simply wipes away with a look of complete hatred and disdain. }

Vasco Dias: I hope the Powers that Be kills these bastards!!!!

{ Fiona climbs out on top of the truck with her own relish gun and fires it down at the Powers that Be who haven’t even moved an inch while all this is going on. Steve makes it a point to aim his hot dog gun right at Roberto Verona, just pelting him over and over again as Rob and James just spray Angel and Dean down. }

Terri Morasco: This is the greatest thing I have ever seen!!!

Vasco Dias: This is the night wrestling died!!!

{ Steve actually manages to land a hot dog directly in the breast pocket of Roberto Verona who just reaches down, removes it and throws it over his shoulder. Dean and Angel again move to attack but Roberto just shakes his head and says “No.” }

Vasco Dias: Being InFamous will pay for this! They will pay!

Terri Morasco: I can’t stop laughing!!

{ Finally the police and swat team that Roberto Verona mentioned come out from the back but Being InFamous turn their attention to them and start to hose them down causing them all to comically fall on what is left of the entrance ramp!! }

Vasco Dias: Now they’re assaulting police!

Terri Morasco: Sort of?

{ Fiona yells out for them to “SADDLE UP!” And Rob, Steve and James all climb back into the Oscar Meyer truck as Fiona performs a burn out at ring side and then backs straight up destroying whatever is left of the stage before turning and heading into the back, Bad to the Bone booming throughout the arena. We come back to Roberto Verona, Angel Blake and Dean Harper standing in the center of the ring covered in condiments. Roberto slowly wipes his face clean with a handkerchief as the show comes to a close… }

24 FEBRUARY 2024 ~ 8:00 PM
Nearly four years later...

As Fiona McFly logged out of her YouTube page, a feeling of finality set in.

The greatest part of her professional career, Being Infamous, was no longer complete.

It had a month since Steve Awesome, perhaps the most polarising of the foursome that included herself along with Rob Diamond and James Gilmore, had passed away. For one long month, she found herself sitting at her desk inside her Midlothian, Texas home office suite with her eyes closed and head bowed, praying to God that this wasn't a joke. After all, she always knew that Steve would be the biggest teller of jokes in the group -- and perhaps, this was no exception.

Alas, it wasn't a joke.

Fiona often peered at Steve's Facebook and Twitter pages in recent years, wondering how he was faring on the independent circuit after his seemingly hasty departure from her home promotion, IWF. Yet deadlines and commitments in her own life had made it virtually impossible to keep in tabs with him as often as she felt she should have done.

And it hurt her psyche.

A lot.

FIONA:
I'm sorry I didn't call you more...

Fiona sighed and took out her photo album, gazing at its contents with a look of solemn rememberance. There were the wild post-show parties, the tantalising games of strip poker, and so much more. She even got a chuckle at many of Steve's stick figure drawings, many of which involved dildos or something of the sort.

Granted, Fiona was one of Steve's most vociferous critics at times, often jumping his ass for doing something stupid in the world of professional wrestling. Yet in her mind, she understood what she was getting into with him. The demons, the struggles with alcohol addiction all came with the package. yet as she gazed upon one final picture, featuring her and Steve posing together with their IWF Hall of Fame T-shirts and plaques, the moment helped her to make peace with the fact that she will never forget the many adventures they took on together.

For better or worse.

FIONA:
Gonna miss you, love...

Fiona took a deep breath as she read the invitation from the XHF Network to do a special one-off match with Tara Fenix and Eli Dresden. Whilst listening to Queen, a band she often called a musical motivator, she began to realise that there was not going to be a proper way to break down a match of this type. Instead, as one of her favourite tracks from the Innuendo album played, she nodded warmly before putting on her training gear and heading making the five-minute jog from West Avenue D to "the Old Gym."

Preparing herself to step back into the ring and do what Steve Awesome had done so well for many years, in spite of his demons.

Go out there and enjoying the moment.

"Those are the days of our lives
Where bad things in life were so few
Those days are all gone now
But one thing's still true
When I look and I find
I still love you

I still love you..."

***

"Christ...

I'm at a loss for words on what I want to say.

I really, really am.

Under normal circumstances, I'd use this programme to promote a match of any kind, no matter which network or promotion I'm competing in. This one, however, is gonna be very different from the usual parlay. Suffice it to say, I...I don't think I can properly break down this match I'm booked in alongside Tara Fenix and Eli Dresden 'cos frankly, this is more than just your typical contest.

It's a chance to honour a man that, frankly, made me pull a lot of hairs through the years -- but even still, he was like that big brother who meant very well and wanted to help in any way he could. He helped me go through a very, very rough patch in my own life and showed me that I still had something to give to the wrestling business. That man is none other than Steve Awesome.

So...where do I begin?

I knew Steve from another promotion, the Imperial Wrestling Federation. He was the type of personality that made the phrase 'sausage party' seem tame in comparison. From dirty jokes to games of strip poker to wild parties on the road, Steve was that guy everyone wanted to share plenty of laughs with. He was the type of person that would want to put Tabasco sauce on his hot dogs and STILL get a chuckle!

On the inside, he...he had his demons, his struggles with alcohol addiction. Yet despite this and any other issues he had outside the ring, I...I saw a man that, in his heart, LOVED this business. I saw a man that would step inside that ring, week in and week out, and perform in front of millions upon millions of fans. I saw a man that fought and beat the ever-loving FUCK out of his demons, even if many critics pointed at him and dismissed him as nothing more than a washed-up has-been.

I was very proud to se him enshrined into the IWF Hall of Fame.

Very honoured to have trained with him and work with him, even if we did disagree vociferously with each other at times.

Now...I will be stepping back into a ring as the best way to honour Steve's memory.

Tara, whilst I realise that you and I might not be singing 'Bicycle Race' in a shower together down the line? I'm...I'm very happy that you also got to know Steve, that you had the chance to work with him in other networks or promotions. It gives me great comfort to know that we can put our own history aside and show the world that there's so much more to this business than just our own past histories. On this night, however, I don't want the Tara Fenix that runs her own academy and brings people into the business.

I want the goddess.

I want the woman who came back to Imperial after many years away and succeeded.

Eli...I don't know you very well. I wish I can take the time and examine a little deeper into your own career. Someday, I hope to be able to learn from you and, perhaps, start up a partnership or something like that. Until that moment comes, know this...I plan on giving you the best match you've ever had in your career.

It'll be...dare I say it, Awesome?

It's what Steve would want -- more than anything else."