Post by Staff Guy on Jun 23, 2021 11:28:20 GMT -5
Stephen Stratford (c) vs Xavier Wolf |
OPW Immortal Heavyweight Championship |
[ We are at a black door, which has the same logo as before on the piece of paper in the OPW Locker room -- two fighters mid-battle and the words FIGHT! NYC beneath it. As we zoom out, we see a pair of Doc Marten boots and the camera is looking between them up at the door. The familiar legs of the OPW Immortal Heavyweight Champion step forward and then he pushes open the door. We hear him take an audible inhale. Then the screen fades momentarily. ]
[ Taj Escobar ]: So this is where they are. FIGHT? What is FIGHT?
[ Mason Moore ]: It could explain why they are not in the Capital One Arena here in Washington…
[ The doors open slowly, and standing inside the elevator is Xavier Wolf. Not dressed in his ring attire, but instead he is in a tracksuit. Standing next to a small man who has X’s three phones in his hand, he puts a joint into his mouth and begins to feel around for a lighter. ]
[ Xavier Wolf ]: You have my torch?
[ The assistant fumbles and finally pulls out a lighter and hands it to Xavier. He lights his joint and speaks while exhaling smoke. ]
[ Xavier Wolf ]: Take this and get it to JJ Starfire. Got it? You take this torch and you give it to JJ Starfire.
[ The assistant nods, and leaves the elevator. Stratford steps in and becomes agitated by the very look of X ]
[ Xavier Wolf ]: I gotta give it to you, Stevie. I’m impressed. You pulled off a great bit of acting. Some could say Emmy level. But you made a mistake. And sometimes that’s all it takes, isn’t it?
[ Stephen Stratford ]: What is this?
[ Xavier Wolf ]: This? This is the future. The past. Now. This is the beginning of the end, the end of the beginning, the continuation, the pausing. It’s all things, Strat. And I can’t wait for you to see it…for the first and last time.
[ Stephen Stratford ]: you sound like an asshole.
[ Xavier Wolf ]: I sound like the owner. Because this, that, and you. I bought it all. Don’t call it the greatest gift to myself. That’s something else. Let me show you.
[ Xavier pushes a button, and the elevator doors slowly close on Xavier and Stratford. The doors open once more but we are no longer where we were. We are now stood in a darkened room. It looks underground. There are no windows, just wide open spaces. Lights erupt to life and a ring is illuminated in the center. Stratford walks out and looks at it. It shines, it’s so new and untouched. ]
[ Xavier Wolf ]: I am a fan of firsts, Stephen. The first time you have sex with a person, and they’re so eager to please. The first time you eat your new favorite meal. Or the first time you read a great book that will become a staple of your reading. Firsts are great. But lasts, lasts are also exceptional. The last time you do something you hate. The last time you have to deal with a pain you couldn’t wait to be rid of. Tonight, we are going to have both. For the first time in this ring, and the last time against each other. You won’t act like you’re anything else but a fighter, and I won’t have anything else to concentrate on. One more first, one more last. One last fight with you as the first fight in here. It’s a wonderful place. But I think we should add some red to it.
[ Stratford and Xavier stare at each other and in this moment, the OPW Immortal Heavyweight Championship drops to the ground. Stratford runs toward Wolf and aims for his skull with a flying knee ... ]
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