Post by 1jasonriggs1 on Sept 18, 2020 15:48:48 GMT -5
OK, so like I get it, ok? I’m not nor have I ever been one of those people who is afraid of getting older, ya know? It is inevitable and it is happening every second of every minute of every hour of every single day. So I have a firm grasp on the fact that I am no longer a “spring chicken” per say. Now I’m not as old as like, ya know...Damon but after SHoWCa$e this passed week Allison said she had to go talk to Johnny Stylez about something and I haven’t seen her since. I spoke to her on the phone, because come on if that’s the last thing she said to me and I didn’t make sure she was ok after a few hours Damon would have stapled my nuts to my leg.
SO in other words, I was alone. Alone in a bar that I was rapidly reaching the conclusion I was perhaps a little too old to be in. However for anyone else this may be a night ruining tragedy, but not for me! Does anyone in the class believe they know why? It’s because I’m a pro wrestler, but more importantly I’m a Riggs! Everyone knows classics never fucking die!
Suddenly we see small frame shots of Jason sitting at a bar alone drinking a gin and tonic, while some young adults who appear to be in college. The University of Arkansas to be a bit more precise. There was a small crowd of them, three males and five females. The boys were whispering to each other pointing over at him while Jason sat at the bar and pretended not to notice. We then see still shots of the few girls eye balling him the same way a panther quietly watches it’s prey mere moments before supper time. We then see two of the guys walk over and obviously asking if he is the guy who wrestles for OPW. He turns around nods his head yes and then we switch to a still frame shot of Jason and the group of college kids are taking shots and goofing off. The scene then switches to Jason and this very attractive petite blonde girl who was a good six inches shorter than he is standing in the corner of the bar laughing and talking to each other. The next shot is of them dancing on the dance floor, then more frames of more shots. He still frames tham stop becoming still shots and it starts playing on from the moment we see Jason Riggs and the petite sexy little blonde girl outside on the side of the building making out.
Then we see Jason’s right pocket light up and start vibrating. Jason tries to play it off as he lets the all go to voicemail. Only as soon as the last call would end another would start right after that eventually he had no choice as he yankees his hands into his pockets and pulled out his phone with his brother Damon’s face on the screen. Jason slides his finger across the screen and puts the phone to his ear.
Jason Riggs: Yes Father?
Damon “Havok” Riggs: What? What in the hell are you talking about little bro? What in the hell are you doing? Where are you?
Jason Riggs: I’m uh...I’m at a bar, but don’t worry Big Bro, I’m really done with all that other shit, I’ve been taking all these crazy shots with all these college kids and as smashed as I probably am I haven’t even thought about that shit once man!
Damon Riggs: Ohhh dear God. You went to a bar in downtown Little Rock? That place is crawling with college kids! What in Christ’s name are you doing there? Besides trying to find out when they have recess tomorrow?
Jason Riggs: HEY FUCK YOU BIG BRO I’M FREAKIN CELEBRATING OVER HERE! ALL BY MYSELF NO LESS!
Damong Riggs: Celebrating? Get the hell outta here! Number one I know you’re not alone, I don’t hear bad country music in the background which means you are outside. Which also means there is some short little blonde chick with you. Pretty eyes lots of make up I’m guessing?
Scene cuts back to Jason as he looks the girl he was just making out with as his brother describes her almost as if he knew her personally as Jason’s so drunk he doesn’t know if he should be laughing but he is. But then the jokes suddenly stop.
Jason Riggs: Yeah so what? You mean you didn’t call me right now to congratulate me?
Damon Riggs: Congratulate you for what J?
Jason Riggs: For pinning the OPW XKoRe in my second single match in over a decade and securing a shot at the OPW XKoRe title in the process, which puts me live on Pay Per View going for one of the top prizes in OPW!
Damon Riggs: Look little bro don’t take this the wrong way ok? But SO FUKING WHAT? I’ll call you to congratulate you when you win the XKoRe Championship and not a got damn moment sooner you hear me? YOU ARE A RIGGS GOT DAMNIT AND ONE THING WE DON’T FUCKING DO IS CONGRATULATE EACH OTHER UNTIL THE GOT DAMN JOB IS DONE! BECAUSE WITHOUT THAT BELT OR THAT VICTORY NONE OF THAT OTHER SHIT MEANS A DAMN THING, AND DON’T YOU FUCKING FORGET IT NEITHER JASON! Now since you’ve already put the work in if you wanna take that little college chick home with you tonight, so be it just make sure she is gone by 8 a.m.
Jason Riggs: Why? What the hell is happening at 8 a.m.?
Damon Riggs: Just try and get SOME SLEEP J, believe me little bro you’re going to need it!
*CLICK*
For those of you that know my brother probably know him well enough to know that if you find yourself in a situation like I just did where there was some point he was trying to make so he makes it in the most ominous way he can and then he hangs up on you. Then anywhere from seven minutes to seven days later when you actually see him he makes the point again only this time while he’s at it he goes above and beyond the normal call of duty to make sed point as painfully as possible.
SO as I pulled my phone down to put it back in my pocket, I was hammered drunk, but still had enough presence of mind to know I had a very important decision to make. So as my eyes finally met the nice young lady whom I was sharing a lovely evening with before Damon’s phone call ruined it, so slightly tilts her head to the side smacking on her blue gum and asks…
Arkansas College Girl: So are we going to go back to your hotel room and fuck like we were fixing to, or do you wanna just come with me to my car over there and I’ll blow you? But like it’s whatever cause I’m down for whatever!
My eyes shot down and saw some pictures of me on her phone. Pictures of me in the ring to be a bit more precise, which lead me to believe that while I was sitting there talking to Damon she googled me to make sure I was really famous and once she found out that was the case well let’s just say in my experience that is practically a blank check as far as sexual favors go. So I put my phone in my back pocket and I smile back at her and say…
Jason Riggs: Well you look like an ambitious woman, what do you say we do one while on the way to do the other?
Arkansas College Girl: OK, just don’t wreck my car!
Jason Riggs: I WOULD NEVER!!!!!
She then tosses me her keys which I don’t even come close to catching and then headed towards her car which I eventually found, and sadly that was the last thing I recall until
...THE NEXT MORNING
(7:47 a.m.)
Scene opens from the inside of a car we can tell as our view is slightly above the dashboard parked outside of a hotel. We are unable to make out the worn down numbers on the door but we do see a door open and the same petite blonde woman from the night before exit the room trying desperately to dig her keys out of her purse. We follow her all the way down the stairs and to her car where she unlocks it before she gets to it. She then goes to grab the handle turns around to see if she can see if anyone is watching. The poor girl then opens the car door bends down and judging from the sound she makes proceeds to puke her guts up. She then gets in her car, cranks the engine and drives off. Our view then focuses on the clock that now reads 7:56 a.m. and we hear a familiar voice say
Damon Riggs: Meh it’s close enough.
Then suddenly the view then switches to outside the brand new Mercedes Benz, as the door swings open and out steps Damon Riggs wearing a pair of black gym shorts and one of the new OPW WOLFPACK tshirts that says FIGHT ONE FIGHT US ALL.
Scene then switches inside the room. It’s dark the only thing we are able to see are the red numerals illuminating from the alarm clock next to the bed, the only sound is the humming from the air conditioning unit and then suddenly the dark cool harmony of the morning is violently interrupted as the door swings open and light pours into the room as Damon steps across the threshold with two cups of coffee in his hands. Jason shoots up visibly terrified and confused. Damon on the other hand clearly got a kick out of this as he stands there laughing as Jason snatches the covers and covers himself as his eyes shoot around the room while he desperately looks for his pants. Damon finds them at the foot of the bed as he bends over and picks them up handing them to his brother who then swings his legs off the side of the bed while he puts them on and then takes the cup of hot coffee from his brother’s hand.
Jason Riggs: GOT DAMNIT DAMON WHAT THE FUCK?
Damon Riggs: I told you to be ready by 8 a.m.?
Jason Riggs: No you said MAKE SURE SHE WAS GONE BY 8 a.m.!
Damon Riggs: Meh same thing!
Jason Riggs: NO! Not even kinda! Besides why so early anyway? My hangover has a hangover MAN!
Damon Riggs: Yeah well that’s what you get for celebrating before you have anything to celebrate. Now come on Jason! Get your ass up, and drink that coffee because as I’m sure you already know it’s fixing to be a long damn day!
Jason Riggs: What? WHY? Can’t we just…?
Damon Riggs: STOP, NO STOP...JASON STOP TALKING! You need to put last night behind you, because today little brother, I teach you how to be a Riggs! SO if you want to be a Riggs in this business then first thing is first! You have to train like a Riggs, and training begins at 8 a.m. Which means you are almost fifteen minutes late! So get up, get dressed and meet me down stairs! Okay?
Jason Riggs: OK, OK! Whatever just give me a minute!
Damon Riggs: OK fine, but Jason I’m telling you right now if I have to come back up here I swear on my grandchildren’s lives you’ll regret it worse than the time you brought that stripper to Allison and Dane’s announcement party!
Jason Riggs: HER NAME WAS COCO!!!
Damon Riggs: NO IT WASN’T!!!
We then see Damon turn and leave, leaving the door wide open. We then see Jason mouth the word FUCK, as he knew what was in store for him. Jason got up and got dressed and got himself as ready as he could for what he referred to as THE RIGGS ROUTINE when he would tell his friends and therapists and doctors about his days in pro wrestling. Suddenly we hear I HATE MY LIFE by Theory of a DEADMAN begin to play in the back ground which could only mean one thing. IT WAS MONTAGE TIME!
Suddenly “HOUSE ON FIRE” by Rise Against starts playing in the back ground as we see Jason Riggs meeting his older brother Damon to start things off with a jog. Damon is finishing his stretches and running in place as Jason walks up, holds up his index finger and then runs behind a trash cran directly behind Damon and pukes his guts up. Damon stands shaking his head and chuckling to himself.
The next scene in the montage is of Jason Riggs spotting his brother Damon while he does a few reps on the bench press. Damon easily throws 275 up like it’s nothin. After a few more quick pops Jason assists Damon in placing the bar back on the rack, and then Damon sits up. Damon then stands up grabbing a towel and wipes the sweat from his brow and motions for Jason to give it a go. Jason sits down and then lies back and puts his hands on the bar. Jason looks like he is getting ready to push up on the bar as he quickly shoots up walks over to the left side of the bar and removes one of the weights and motins for Damon to do the same as Damon shakes his head.
The next scene is of Damon and Jason eating lunch in the private film room inside of Damon’s home. Damon has a salad and turkey sub. They are watching match film on Le’Andra Fury while Jason Riggs has his face buried in Damon’s waste basket puking his guts up.
The next scene is of Damon and Jason back in Damon’s private gym as Damon jumps up on the pull up bar and does a few pull ups, while Jason downs the rest of his bottle of FIJI water. Jason then tosses the bottle in the trash an and then closes his eyes and takes a deep breathe. He opens his eyes looks up at the pull up bar and leaps up and starts doing a few pull ups and finally we see Damon look at him with approval.
The next scene is later that night Damon invited the entire Riggs clan over for supper. We see Allison and her husband Dane walk through the front door. Allison has a glass dish with deseret in it. Allison walks up to see Damon and Jason sitting in their living room while it appears Damon is trying to explain to Jason the proper way to apply an arm bar. Jason looks up when he sees his niece stopping to watch her father and his brother. She smiles warmly as Jason waves. Damon notices Jason’s attention drift away and he immediately drops him onto the ground in the arm bar while Allison fusses for them to stop.
The next scene is everyone around the dinner table holding hands while Jason says grace. We see every member of the Riggs crew, even Shane who looks visibly older than the last time we saw him back in 2003. The only member not here is Miss Michelle whom probably wouldn’t be even if she wasn’t Johnny Stylez captive. But Jason finishes blessing the food and then we see everyone say Amen, as everyone then starts reaching for the food as Damon looks up at his brother smiles and nods. Jason looks back and returns it with a nod of his own.
Scene then switches back to the first scene where Jason is jogging with his brother but actually keeping pace this time. Damon is still yelling for him to keep pushing forward to keep going while Jason seems very determined.
Scene then switches back to the weight room where we see Damon arguing with Jason while he is adding weights onto te bench press bar while Jason is trying to remove them.
Scene then switches to Jason and Damon watch the OPW PuREBLOOD TItle match where Tommy Kain defended the title against Dark Tiger we see Damon pointing to Dark Tiger’s leg and then telling him to do what he can to get the big guy off of his feet as quickly as possible.
Scene then switches to the pull up bar where we see Jason pulling himself up with ease while Damon stands in the back ground holding his grandson while cheering his brother on. Jason hops down and fist bumps his brother and even his nephew.
Then we switch back to the Riggs family dinner where we see Jason in the kitchen and foring Jenna to join the other in the other room while he and Allison take care of the dishes.
As the song begins to wind down we see Jason Riggs quickly jogging in front of Damon as Damon is now needing to stop and take a rest. Jason then starts literally running circles around his older brother and stops to do some jumping jacks while Damon is bent over with his hands on his knees grasping for air. Damon looks up at his brother doing jumping jacks and then quickly pops up and punches him in the stomach and then starts jogging again as Jason Riggs falls to his knees clutching at his stomach.
We then see Jason and Damon finally agree on the amount of weight for Jason to bench press and then Jason Riggs puts his hands on the bar as Damon standing over him spotting him lifts the bar and Jason begins doing his sets.
Then we cut back to Damon’s film room where Damon walks back into the room and finds Jason leaned back in the recliner passed out sleeping. Damon looks at the screen and smiles as he watches the final moments of the Jason RIggs Tommy Kain match at Showcase a few weeks ago when Tommy surprisingly rolled the XKoRe Champion up and earned the victory that resulted in him being added to this match.
The volume of the song slowly shrinks away until there is absolute silence as we hear Taj Escobar and Mason Moore discuss Jason’s victory as Damon walks down and kicks his brother on his shoes trying to rouse him.
Damon Riggs: Wake up! You know normally I’d slap you upside your head but you’ve actually pushed it really hard this week Jason! You are more focused than I have ever seen you, ya know all napping while you are supposed to be studying film aside! But I think you just may be ready little brother! But…
Jason Riggs: But? Come on Damon I’m too tired for buts!
Damon Riggs: Look just listen to me for a second here, alright?
Jason Riggs: FINE, ok go! But what?
Damon Riggs: Just because you are ready and fully prepared make sure you do not fool yourself into believing you are the only one that is ready for this ok? Dark Tiger won the number one contendership match and is probably pissed that he is getting his title opportunity in a multi person match when he won the right to face Kain one on one live on Showcase. But ya know what else can you expect when you work for a friggin jerk off like Johnny Stylez? But also Le’Andra Fury is every bit of her father’s daughter. They are savage relentless opponents and she is a member of The SyNDiCaTE which means you have to always keep one eye on your backside as well. Then there is the XKoRe Champion himself Tommy Kain. Sure he may be a drunken buffoon, but the man stood in the ring face to face with Kal and Kal made the decision to let Tommy remain Champion. Which should tell you everything you need to know right there. SO when you are out there tomorrow night you just focus on getting in that ring and taking are of business. Do not ever underestimate a single one of your opponents because the moment you do is typically the moment you pay for it! You hear me?
Jason Riggs: Yeah Big BRO, loud and clear! So what about you? You getting ready to come back and help the rest of us put these assholes back into their places?
Damon Riggs: Soon! Very soon! I just need to figure out what is going on, because I got this feeling in my gut that while things in OPW are about as far from ideal as it could get, one thing I know is that it can always get worse. Stephen Stratford showing up and attacking me from behind like the gutless coward he is and always has been, those letters we have been getting in the mail, and don’t even get me started on that asshole who calls himself “THE PRODUCER” hiding in the shadows like a coward. All of it is connected I just don’t know how. If it is what I think it is though Jason then things are definitely going to get worse before they get better!
Jason Riggs: Probably! But let them come! We’ve beaten back any and every enemy we have ever had! So it doesn’t matter if they are new enemies or old ones they still get the same ole Riggs ASS WHOOPIN ALL THE SAME!
Damon Riggs: FINALLY! Ya know there was a time no very long ago when I wondered if you ever were going to get it! But look man you need to go get some rest so you can bring home your first singles CHAMPIONSHIP, we can worry about Stratford and these clues pointing to Jason Jarrett after STAIRWAY.
Jason Riggs: SO YOU ARE READY TO COME BACK?
Damon Riggs: SHHHHH settle yourself down knuckle head! Look nothing is for sure, but let’s just say I’m keeping a much closer eye then they know, because I’m not fixing to sit around and wait for them to strike at us first!
Jason Riggs: HELL YEAH! Don’t matter if they are new enemies or old enemies the only thing any of them really got comin is the same old BEATDOWN they’ve been getting from us since you started this shit!
Damon Riggs: RIGHT! But look you go get some rest and don’t worry about all of that. The only thing you need to worry about is making sure that when the bell rings to end that XKoRe title match at STAIRWAY2HEAVEN you are the only one left still standing. Then Johnny is going to have to make peace with another Riggs name all over his title history!
Jason Riggs: Alright. Good night Damon.
Damon Riggs: Night J!
Jason Riggs; Hey Damon...Thank you, for everything!
Damon Riggs: SHUT UP and TAKE YOUR ASS TO BED! But you’re welcome!
Jason and Damon share a smile as Jason darts out of the film room and heads to his loft apartment built for him on the Wolf Compound here in PARTS UNKNOWN. Jason gives Jenna a hug on the way out and then pulls his phone out of his pocket. He pulls the video app up and hits the record button as he makes his way back home.
Jason Riggs: So here we are! STAIRWAY2HEAVEN one of the biggest pay per view cards I have ever seen in my entire life. I am proud and humbled just to be apart of it, but believe me when I tell you all that I will be just that much prouder when I leave STAIRWAY as the
I’ll start off with you Tommy! You are after all the top priority being the CHAMPION and all. So enjoy the respect and other bells and whistles that comes with all of that because twenty four hours from now all of that will come to a screeching halt! I know Kal Wolf personally, so allow me to start off by simply stating that I have nothing but the out most respect for that man and what he brings to the table as far as leadership in OPW’s front office. However not even Kal X Wolf is right one hundred percent of the time, and I’m here to tell you Tommy Kain and every man, woman, and child who considers themselves a member of the “Outlaw-Nation”, that it is entirely possible that Kal missed the mark by a long shot when he named Tommy Kain the right man to lead the XKoRe division back to the forefront here in Outlaw Pro Wrestling
Believe me I understand why the fans love someone like Tommy Kain. He says the sillie makes people chuckle, and hey who doesn’t like to laugh? Then there is the drinking and swearing and that is something that our average fan base can relate to. So Tommy perhaps you are indeed a CHAMPION of the people. However come Tuesday morning if I have my way that is the only thing you will be CHAMPION of any longer! The last time I defeated you I caught you slippin! Rolled you up out of no where because I know you didn’t pay me the respect I deserve. Hopefully this time around you learned your lesson, because this time I won’t beat you by surprise. This time I’m the one with EVERYTHING TO PROVE!
And the one thing I think the both of us know deep down that will become well known FACT by the conclusion of STAIRWAY2HEAVEN will be the simple fact that Tommy Kain ultimately didn’t have the tools or strength to see this one all the way through. But you shouldn’t despair Thomas! It’s just that this division is in desperate need of some evolution, and that is something you are not equipped to handle. Once upon a time Brandon Moore made everyone believe this CHAMPIONSHIP was all about GORE AND GUTS, ULTRAVIOLENCE. Well I’m here to dispel another RUMOR because that is a gigantic croc of shit as well.
The XKoRe Championship is more like Scotty Adams’s vision of it. The XKoRe Division is about doing this thing we do in a setting that is without limitations or boundaries. Where the only important thing is victory! Violence just like pro wrestling in general is just an aspect of what we do. But here in OPW each of our Championships is about proving that we are a cut above any and everyone else in this business. So in closing Tommy Kain I sincerely hope you enjoyed your brief time in the son, but this is the future son and I am a Riggs which is a double negative for you. You don’t have the skill to defeat me making your place in our future an obsolete one...SO prepare for the first chapter of that story to begin the moment you look up and see me standing across from you!
Which thing brings us to the great lumbering beast Dark Tiger. Another fan favorite Mr. Tiger I have heard tales of your various successes over the year and let me assure you that not a single thing you have accomplished is lost on me at all. As a matter of fact know good and well that from this moment until the match begins I will do everything in my power to sing your praises and share tales of your exploits to anyone who asks or listens, because when I break you and beat you in the center of that ring at STAIRWAY I want them to know that going forward for as great as you may have ever been seen once upon a time here in this new reality your name ultimately joins a long list of names to get gobbled up by ours. That’s
Incase you forgot! Which you would do well to learn as much about me as you can from now until Stairway, because I am so much more than a random placement in this match. I achieved the one thing you failed to when given the opportunity, which is of course pin The Cool Rifle! I know you had your heart set on proving to yourself that you could still hang among the best in the world, but Dark Tiger I’m afraid I bring with me the horrible sad news that couldn’t be any further from the truth, because if we should find ourselves in the ring together at any point and time during this gauntlet match I’ll make sure you look as out of place as a beeper in a stack of cell phones!
...Or ya know don’t either way this is the fate that awaits you at STAIRWAY. But don’t despair because you aren’t alone! Which then brings us to you Le’Andra finally! First of all I don’t think I have to spend too much time talking about how our last names have been at odds since whoever whenever decided to put rings around a giant wooden square, making us natural rivals. Yet another thing you and I have in common is the fact that we are both presently fighting the good fight in order to figure where we fit in that particular lineage.
You got the jump on me arriving here a few months ahead of me, and let’s just be nice and say your membership afforded you a few golden opportunities that some of us haven’t been as fortunate to receive. So now you wanna break out on your own and prove that you deserve that last name that you carry with you. I must admit Le’Andra I half admire that about you, but I fear I would be remiss if I didn’t at least warn you that your attempt to capture the OPW XKoRe title during this gauntlet match will have the same result as your attempt to claim the contendership that Dark Tiger defeated you for two weeks prior. It’s nothing against you personally, because I know if you survived the rigorous training regiment that Xavier Wolf survived then you have to be a warrior at least to some degree.
I know you take a vicious pride in your heritage but aside from the fact that literally the only one who gives a steamy shit about any of that is you, I fail to see what it has to do with anything. Yet that is not even the reason you will walk back to the SyNDiCaTE locker room during Stairway2Heaven as empty handed as when you left to go to the ring is because you Ms. Fury are far too ambitious of a woman. There is way too much on your plate presently therefore you lack the one thing that is required to win any battle worth fighting and that my dear is a little tiny thing called
While you are sitting there in your mind stressing over Aunt Wolf not being able to sit next to Uncle Fury, or whether you should serve the crabcakes or the meatballs the rest of us are climbing into that ring thinking of one thing and one thing only. Which is the best and fastest way I can drop all of you on your heads get to Tommy so I can smack him stupid and get out of there with my very first singles Championship around my waist and my place in one of the strongest legacies in this great business of ours INTACT! Le’Andra don’t fool yourself because I assure you the only person fooled by your little tough girl persona is you! You haven’t been focused on your career for quite some time which is why you are here now grasping at straws receiving a Championship opportunity you didn’t earn. As a matter of fact….
You should be ashamed of yourself! And if you’re not, then I promise you that you fucking will be Tuesday MORNING! See yall at Stairway!
ANd with that Jason climbs up the stairs that leads to his front door. He turns the knob and then turns around and mockingly bows before turning around and slamming the door shut as he will on the other three combatants in the GOLD n GLORY GAUNTLET MATCH at STAIRWAY2HEAVEN for the OPW XKoRe TITLE. BE THERE OR YOU’LL REGRET IT FOR THE REST OF YOU PRO WRESTLING FANDOM!
Chapter 4
SO in other words, I was alone. Alone in a bar that I was rapidly reaching the conclusion I was perhaps a little too old to be in. However for anyone else this may be a night ruining tragedy, but not for me! Does anyone in the class believe they know why? It’s because I’m a pro wrestler, but more importantly I’m a Riggs! Everyone knows classics never fucking die!
Suddenly we see small frame shots of Jason sitting at a bar alone drinking a gin and tonic, while some young adults who appear to be in college. The University of Arkansas to be a bit more precise. There was a small crowd of them, three males and five females. The boys were whispering to each other pointing over at him while Jason sat at the bar and pretended not to notice. We then see still shots of the few girls eye balling him the same way a panther quietly watches it’s prey mere moments before supper time. We then see two of the guys walk over and obviously asking if he is the guy who wrestles for OPW. He turns around nods his head yes and then we switch to a still frame shot of Jason and the group of college kids are taking shots and goofing off. The scene then switches to Jason and this very attractive petite blonde girl who was a good six inches shorter than he is standing in the corner of the bar laughing and talking to each other. The next shot is of them dancing on the dance floor, then more frames of more shots. He still frames tham stop becoming still shots and it starts playing on from the moment we see Jason Riggs and the petite sexy little blonde girl outside on the side of the building making out.
Then we see Jason’s right pocket light up and start vibrating. Jason tries to play it off as he lets the all go to voicemail. Only as soon as the last call would end another would start right after that eventually he had no choice as he yankees his hands into his pockets and pulled out his phone with his brother Damon’s face on the screen. Jason slides his finger across the screen and puts the phone to his ear.
Jason Riggs: Yes Father?
Damon “Havok” Riggs: What? What in the hell are you talking about little bro? What in the hell are you doing? Where are you?
Jason Riggs: I’m uh...I’m at a bar, but don’t worry Big Bro, I’m really done with all that other shit, I’ve been taking all these crazy shots with all these college kids and as smashed as I probably am I haven’t even thought about that shit once man!
Damon Riggs: Ohhh dear God. You went to a bar in downtown Little Rock? That place is crawling with college kids! What in Christ’s name are you doing there? Besides trying to find out when they have recess tomorrow?
Jason Riggs: HEY FUCK YOU BIG BRO I’M FREAKIN CELEBRATING OVER HERE! ALL BY MYSELF NO LESS!
Damong Riggs: Celebrating? Get the hell outta here! Number one I know you’re not alone, I don’t hear bad country music in the background which means you are outside. Which also means there is some short little blonde chick with you. Pretty eyes lots of make up I’m guessing?
Scene cuts back to Jason as he looks the girl he was just making out with as his brother describes her almost as if he knew her personally as Jason’s so drunk he doesn’t know if he should be laughing but he is. But then the jokes suddenly stop.
Jason Riggs: Yeah so what? You mean you didn’t call me right now to congratulate me?
Damon Riggs: Congratulate you for what J?
Jason Riggs: For pinning the OPW XKoRe in my second single match in over a decade and securing a shot at the OPW XKoRe title in the process, which puts me live on Pay Per View going for one of the top prizes in OPW!
Damon Riggs: Look little bro don’t take this the wrong way ok? But SO FUKING WHAT? I’ll call you to congratulate you when you win the XKoRe Championship and not a got damn moment sooner you hear me? YOU ARE A RIGGS GOT DAMNIT AND ONE THING WE DON’T FUCKING DO IS CONGRATULATE EACH OTHER UNTIL THE GOT DAMN JOB IS DONE! BECAUSE WITHOUT THAT BELT OR THAT VICTORY NONE OF THAT OTHER SHIT MEANS A DAMN THING, AND DON’T YOU FUCKING FORGET IT NEITHER JASON! Now since you’ve already put the work in if you wanna take that little college chick home with you tonight, so be it just make sure she is gone by 8 a.m.
Jason Riggs: Why? What the hell is happening at 8 a.m.?
Damon Riggs: Just try and get SOME SLEEP J, believe me little bro you’re going to need it!
*CLICK*
For those of you that know my brother probably know him well enough to know that if you find yourself in a situation like I just did where there was some point he was trying to make so he makes it in the most ominous way he can and then he hangs up on you. Then anywhere from seven minutes to seven days later when you actually see him he makes the point again only this time while he’s at it he goes above and beyond the normal call of duty to make sed point as painfully as possible.
SO as I pulled my phone down to put it back in my pocket, I was hammered drunk, but still had enough presence of mind to know I had a very important decision to make. So as my eyes finally met the nice young lady whom I was sharing a lovely evening with before Damon’s phone call ruined it, so slightly tilts her head to the side smacking on her blue gum and asks…
Arkansas College Girl: So are we going to go back to your hotel room and fuck like we were fixing to, or do you wanna just come with me to my car over there and I’ll blow you? But like it’s whatever cause I’m down for whatever!
My eyes shot down and saw some pictures of me on her phone. Pictures of me in the ring to be a bit more precise, which lead me to believe that while I was sitting there talking to Damon she googled me to make sure I was really famous and once she found out that was the case well let’s just say in my experience that is practically a blank check as far as sexual favors go. So I put my phone in my back pocket and I smile back at her and say…
Jason Riggs: Well you look like an ambitious woman, what do you say we do one while on the way to do the other?
Arkansas College Girl: OK, just don’t wreck my car!
Jason Riggs: I WOULD NEVER!!!!!
She then tosses me her keys which I don’t even come close to catching and then headed towards her car which I eventually found, and sadly that was the last thing I recall until
...THE NEXT MORNING
(7:47 a.m.)
Scene opens from the inside of a car we can tell as our view is slightly above the dashboard parked outside of a hotel. We are unable to make out the worn down numbers on the door but we do see a door open and the same petite blonde woman from the night before exit the room trying desperately to dig her keys out of her purse. We follow her all the way down the stairs and to her car where she unlocks it before she gets to it. She then goes to grab the handle turns around to see if she can see if anyone is watching. The poor girl then opens the car door bends down and judging from the sound she makes proceeds to puke her guts up. She then gets in her car, cranks the engine and drives off. Our view then focuses on the clock that now reads 7:56 a.m. and we hear a familiar voice say
Damon Riggs: Meh it’s close enough.
Then suddenly the view then switches to outside the brand new Mercedes Benz, as the door swings open and out steps Damon Riggs wearing a pair of black gym shorts and one of the new OPW WOLFPACK tshirts that says FIGHT ONE FIGHT US ALL.
Scene then switches inside the room. It’s dark the only thing we are able to see are the red numerals illuminating from the alarm clock next to the bed, the only sound is the humming from the air conditioning unit and then suddenly the dark cool harmony of the morning is violently interrupted as the door swings open and light pours into the room as Damon steps across the threshold with two cups of coffee in his hands. Jason shoots up visibly terrified and confused. Damon on the other hand clearly got a kick out of this as he stands there laughing as Jason snatches the covers and covers himself as his eyes shoot around the room while he desperately looks for his pants. Damon finds them at the foot of the bed as he bends over and picks them up handing them to his brother who then swings his legs off the side of the bed while he puts them on and then takes the cup of hot coffee from his brother’s hand.
Jason Riggs: GOT DAMNIT DAMON WHAT THE FUCK?
Damon Riggs: I told you to be ready by 8 a.m.?
Jason Riggs: No you said MAKE SURE SHE WAS GONE BY 8 a.m.!
Damon Riggs: Meh same thing!
Jason Riggs: NO! Not even kinda! Besides why so early anyway? My hangover has a hangover MAN!
Damon Riggs: Yeah well that’s what you get for celebrating before you have anything to celebrate. Now come on Jason! Get your ass up, and drink that coffee because as I’m sure you already know it’s fixing to be a long damn day!
Jason Riggs: What? WHY? Can’t we just…?
Damon Riggs: STOP, NO STOP...JASON STOP TALKING! You need to put last night behind you, because today little brother, I teach you how to be a Riggs! SO if you want to be a Riggs in this business then first thing is first! You have to train like a Riggs, and training begins at 8 a.m. Which means you are almost fifteen minutes late! So get up, get dressed and meet me down stairs! Okay?
Jason Riggs: OK, OK! Whatever just give me a minute!
Damon Riggs: OK fine, but Jason I’m telling you right now if I have to come back up here I swear on my grandchildren’s lives you’ll regret it worse than the time you brought that stripper to Allison and Dane’s announcement party!
Jason Riggs: HER NAME WAS COCO!!!
Damon Riggs: NO IT WASN’T!!!
We then see Damon turn and leave, leaving the door wide open. We then see Jason mouth the word FUCK, as he knew what was in store for him. Jason got up and got dressed and got himself as ready as he could for what he referred to as THE RIGGS ROUTINE when he would tell his friends and therapists and doctors about his days in pro wrestling. Suddenly we hear I HATE MY LIFE by Theory of a DEADMAN begin to play in the back ground which could only mean one thing. IT WAS MONTAGE TIME!
Suddenly “HOUSE ON FIRE” by Rise Against starts playing in the back ground as we see Jason Riggs meeting his older brother Damon to start things off with a jog. Damon is finishing his stretches and running in place as Jason walks up, holds up his index finger and then runs behind a trash cran directly behind Damon and pukes his guts up. Damon stands shaking his head and chuckling to himself.
The next scene in the montage is of Jason Riggs spotting his brother Damon while he does a few reps on the bench press. Damon easily throws 275 up like it’s nothin. After a few more quick pops Jason assists Damon in placing the bar back on the rack, and then Damon sits up. Damon then stands up grabbing a towel and wipes the sweat from his brow and motions for Jason to give it a go. Jason sits down and then lies back and puts his hands on the bar. Jason looks like he is getting ready to push up on the bar as he quickly shoots up walks over to the left side of the bar and removes one of the weights and motins for Damon to do the same as Damon shakes his head.
The next scene is of Damon and Jason eating lunch in the private film room inside of Damon’s home. Damon has a salad and turkey sub. They are watching match film on Le’Andra Fury while Jason Riggs has his face buried in Damon’s waste basket puking his guts up.
The next scene is of Damon and Jason back in Damon’s private gym as Damon jumps up on the pull up bar and does a few pull ups, while Jason downs the rest of his bottle of FIJI water. Jason then tosses the bottle in the trash an and then closes his eyes and takes a deep breathe. He opens his eyes looks up at the pull up bar and leaps up and starts doing a few pull ups and finally we see Damon look at him with approval.
The next scene is later that night Damon invited the entire Riggs clan over for supper. We see Allison and her husband Dane walk through the front door. Allison has a glass dish with deseret in it. Allison walks up to see Damon and Jason sitting in their living room while it appears Damon is trying to explain to Jason the proper way to apply an arm bar. Jason looks up when he sees his niece stopping to watch her father and his brother. She smiles warmly as Jason waves. Damon notices Jason’s attention drift away and he immediately drops him onto the ground in the arm bar while Allison fusses for them to stop.
The next scene is everyone around the dinner table holding hands while Jason says grace. We see every member of the Riggs crew, even Shane who looks visibly older than the last time we saw him back in 2003. The only member not here is Miss Michelle whom probably wouldn’t be even if she wasn’t Johnny Stylez captive. But Jason finishes blessing the food and then we see everyone say Amen, as everyone then starts reaching for the food as Damon looks up at his brother smiles and nods. Jason looks back and returns it with a nod of his own.
Scene then switches back to the first scene where Jason is jogging with his brother but actually keeping pace this time. Damon is still yelling for him to keep pushing forward to keep going while Jason seems very determined.
Scene then switches back to the weight room where we see Damon arguing with Jason while he is adding weights onto te bench press bar while Jason is trying to remove them.
Scene then switches to Jason and Damon watch the OPW PuREBLOOD TItle match where Tommy Kain defended the title against Dark Tiger we see Damon pointing to Dark Tiger’s leg and then telling him to do what he can to get the big guy off of his feet as quickly as possible.
Scene then switches to the pull up bar where we see Jason pulling himself up with ease while Damon stands in the back ground holding his grandson while cheering his brother on. Jason hops down and fist bumps his brother and even his nephew.
Then we switch back to the Riggs family dinner where we see Jason in the kitchen and foring Jenna to join the other in the other room while he and Allison take care of the dishes.
As the song begins to wind down we see Jason Riggs quickly jogging in front of Damon as Damon is now needing to stop and take a rest. Jason then starts literally running circles around his older brother and stops to do some jumping jacks while Damon is bent over with his hands on his knees grasping for air. Damon looks up at his brother doing jumping jacks and then quickly pops up and punches him in the stomach and then starts jogging again as Jason Riggs falls to his knees clutching at his stomach.
We then see Jason and Damon finally agree on the amount of weight for Jason to bench press and then Jason Riggs puts his hands on the bar as Damon standing over him spotting him lifts the bar and Jason begins doing his sets.
Then we cut back to Damon’s film room where Damon walks back into the room and finds Jason leaned back in the recliner passed out sleeping. Damon looks at the screen and smiles as he watches the final moments of the Jason RIggs Tommy Kain match at Showcase a few weeks ago when Tommy surprisingly rolled the XKoRe Champion up and earned the victory that resulted in him being added to this match.
The volume of the song slowly shrinks away until there is absolute silence as we hear Taj Escobar and Mason Moore discuss Jason’s victory as Damon walks down and kicks his brother on his shoes trying to rouse him.
Damon Riggs: Wake up! You know normally I’d slap you upside your head but you’ve actually pushed it really hard this week Jason! You are more focused than I have ever seen you, ya know all napping while you are supposed to be studying film aside! But I think you just may be ready little brother! But…
Jason Riggs: But? Come on Damon I’m too tired for buts!
Damon Riggs: Look just listen to me for a second here, alright?
Jason Riggs: FINE, ok go! But what?
Damon Riggs: Just because you are ready and fully prepared make sure you do not fool yourself into believing you are the only one that is ready for this ok? Dark Tiger won the number one contendership match and is probably pissed that he is getting his title opportunity in a multi person match when he won the right to face Kain one on one live on Showcase. But ya know what else can you expect when you work for a friggin jerk off like Johnny Stylez? But also Le’Andra Fury is every bit of her father’s daughter. They are savage relentless opponents and she is a member of The SyNDiCaTE which means you have to always keep one eye on your backside as well. Then there is the XKoRe Champion himself Tommy Kain. Sure he may be a drunken buffoon, but the man stood in the ring face to face with Kal and Kal made the decision to let Tommy remain Champion. Which should tell you everything you need to know right there. SO when you are out there tomorrow night you just focus on getting in that ring and taking are of business. Do not ever underestimate a single one of your opponents because the moment you do is typically the moment you pay for it! You hear me?
Jason Riggs: Yeah Big BRO, loud and clear! So what about you? You getting ready to come back and help the rest of us put these assholes back into their places?
Damon Riggs: Soon! Very soon! I just need to figure out what is going on, because I got this feeling in my gut that while things in OPW are about as far from ideal as it could get, one thing I know is that it can always get worse. Stephen Stratford showing up and attacking me from behind like the gutless coward he is and always has been, those letters we have been getting in the mail, and don’t even get me started on that asshole who calls himself “THE PRODUCER” hiding in the shadows like a coward. All of it is connected I just don’t know how. If it is what I think it is though Jason then things are definitely going to get worse before they get better!
Jason Riggs: Probably! But let them come! We’ve beaten back any and every enemy we have ever had! So it doesn’t matter if they are new enemies or old ones they still get the same ole Riggs ASS WHOOPIN ALL THE SAME!
Damon Riggs: FINALLY! Ya know there was a time no very long ago when I wondered if you ever were going to get it! But look man you need to go get some rest so you can bring home your first singles CHAMPIONSHIP, we can worry about Stratford and these clues pointing to Jason Jarrett after STAIRWAY.
Jason Riggs: SO YOU ARE READY TO COME BACK?
Damon Riggs: SHHHHH settle yourself down knuckle head! Look nothing is for sure, but let’s just say I’m keeping a much closer eye then they know, because I’m not fixing to sit around and wait for them to strike at us first!
Jason Riggs: HELL YEAH! Don’t matter if they are new enemies or old enemies the only thing any of them really got comin is the same old BEATDOWN they’ve been getting from us since you started this shit!
Damon Riggs: RIGHT! But look you go get some rest and don’t worry about all of that. The only thing you need to worry about is making sure that when the bell rings to end that XKoRe title match at STAIRWAY2HEAVEN you are the only one left still standing. Then Johnny is going to have to make peace with another Riggs name all over his title history!
Jason Riggs: Alright. Good night Damon.
Damon Riggs: Night J!
Jason Riggs; Hey Damon...Thank you, for everything!
Damon Riggs: SHUT UP and TAKE YOUR ASS TO BED! But you’re welcome!
Jason and Damon share a smile as Jason darts out of the film room and heads to his loft apartment built for him on the Wolf Compound here in PARTS UNKNOWN. Jason gives Jenna a hug on the way out and then pulls his phone out of his pocket. He pulls the video app up and hits the record button as he makes his way back home.
Jason Riggs: So here we are! STAIRWAY2HEAVEN one of the biggest pay per view cards I have ever seen in my entire life. I am proud and humbled just to be apart of it, but believe me when I tell you all that I will be just that much prouder when I leave STAIRWAY as the
NEW OUTLAW PRO WRESTLING XKoRE CHAMPION!
Believe me I understand why the fans love someone like Tommy Kain. He says the sillie makes people chuckle, and hey who doesn’t like to laugh? Then there is the drinking and swearing and that is something that our average fan base can relate to. So Tommy perhaps you are indeed a CHAMPION of the people. However come Tuesday morning if I have my way that is the only thing you will be CHAMPION of any longer! The last time I defeated you I caught you slippin! Rolled you up out of no where because I know you didn’t pay me the respect I deserve. Hopefully this time around you learned your lesson, because this time I won’t beat you by surprise. This time I’m the one with EVERYTHING TO PROVE!
And the one thing I think the both of us know deep down that will become well known FACT by the conclusion of STAIRWAY2HEAVEN will be the simple fact that Tommy Kain ultimately didn’t have the tools or strength to see this one all the way through. But you shouldn’t despair Thomas! It’s just that this division is in desperate need of some evolution, and that is something you are not equipped to handle. Once upon a time Brandon Moore made everyone believe this CHAMPIONSHIP was all about GORE AND GUTS, ULTRAVIOLENCE. Well I’m here to dispel another RUMOR because that is a gigantic croc of shit as well.
The XKoRe Championship is more like Scotty Adams’s vision of it. The XKoRe Division is about doing this thing we do in a setting that is without limitations or boundaries. Where the only important thing is victory! Violence just like pro wrestling in general is just an aspect of what we do. But here in OPW each of our Championships is about proving that we are a cut above any and everyone else in this business. So in closing Tommy Kain I sincerely hope you enjoyed your brief time in the son, but this is the future son and I am a Riggs which is a double negative for you. You don’t have the skill to defeat me making your place in our future an obsolete one...SO prepare for the first chapter of that story to begin the moment you look up and see me standing across from you!
Which thing brings us to the great lumbering beast Dark Tiger. Another fan favorite Mr. Tiger I have heard tales of your various successes over the year and let me assure you that not a single thing you have accomplished is lost on me at all. As a matter of fact know good and well that from this moment until the match begins I will do everything in my power to sing your praises and share tales of your exploits to anyone who asks or listens, because when I break you and beat you in the center of that ring at STAIRWAY I want them to know that going forward for as great as you may have ever been seen once upon a time here in this new reality your name ultimately joins a long list of names to get gobbled up by ours. That’s
RIGGS
Incase you forgot! Which you would do well to learn as much about me as you can from now until Stairway, because I am so much more than a random placement in this match. I achieved the one thing you failed to when given the opportunity, which is of course pin The Cool Rifle! I know you had your heart set on proving to yourself that you could still hang among the best in the world, but Dark Tiger I’m afraid I bring with me the horrible sad news that couldn’t be any further from the truth, because if we should find ourselves in the ring together at any point and time during this gauntlet match I’ll make sure you look as out of place as a beeper in a stack of cell phones!
BELIEVE THAT
You got the jump on me arriving here a few months ahead of me, and let’s just be nice and say your membership afforded you a few golden opportunities that some of us haven’t been as fortunate to receive. So now you wanna break out on your own and prove that you deserve that last name that you carry with you. I must admit Le’Andra I half admire that about you, but I fear I would be remiss if I didn’t at least warn you that your attempt to capture the OPW XKoRe title during this gauntlet match will have the same result as your attempt to claim the contendership that Dark Tiger defeated you for two weeks prior. It’s nothing against you personally, because I know if you survived the rigorous training regiment that Xavier Wolf survived then you have to be a warrior at least to some degree.
I know you take a vicious pride in your heritage but aside from the fact that literally the only one who gives a steamy shit about any of that is you, I fail to see what it has to do with anything. Yet that is not even the reason you will walk back to the SyNDiCaTE locker room during Stairway2Heaven as empty handed as when you left to go to the ring is because you Ms. Fury are far too ambitious of a woman. There is way too much on your plate presently therefore you lack the one thing that is required to win any battle worth fighting and that my dear is a little tiny thing called
FoCuS!!!!
….ISN’T THIS YOUR FIRST PPV APPEARANCE?
ANd with that Jason climbs up the stairs that leads to his front door. He turns the knob and then turns around and mockingly bows before turning around and slamming the door shut as he will on the other three combatants in the GOLD n GLORY GAUNTLET MATCH at STAIRWAY2HEAVEN for the OPW XKoRe TITLE. BE THERE OR YOU’LL REGRET IT FOR THE REST OF YOU PRO WRESTLING FANDOM!
Chapter 4