Post by Samuel Chatman on Aug 28, 2022 22:30:45 GMT -5
Austin Ramsey was hot and sweaty; he and Todrick had just finished making love on the couch in his office. This day had started out like shit but had course-corrected when he took her to dinner at a Greek restaurant. They had spent the day shopping for a wedding gift for Atara Themis, and James Raven and Toddy had fussed over every little detail of the gift; everything had to be absolutely perfect. That was her way, but he didn’t like all-day shopping trips, and he was quite cranky. Then Toddy wanted to buy another gift for JMont and Mia to celebrate their baby's birth, which ensured it was an all-day affair.
When Austin saw an opening, he got her out of there as fast as possible. Luckily for him, she was hungry. Austin knew Toddy was all about the little details of things that they did, so he chose to take her to a Greek restaurant. It was the perfect symbolism to show that he understood what she was doing and a great tribute to Atara’s heritage. Toddy wasn’t a girl who needed flashy gifts and bobbles all the time. This one act would ensure that he would be hers for life and get some of that good stuff later in the evening.
The pair shared a very romantic dinner, but Austin couldn’t figure out why their waiter had such a dream-stricken look on his face whenever he was around the couple. It didn’t matter; his Queen was happy, so he was happy. The saying “Happy Wife equals Happy Life” was especially true in the Ramsey household. Austin wore the pants, but Toddy ruled that household, and she did it quite well. Austin had nothing to complain about because all of his dreams were coming true. He had the best marriage, he had twins on the way in January, and he was one-half of the OPW Immortal Tag Team Champions with his wife. The only thing that made the pot sweeter was that he was about to get his hands on Paul Montuori.
He owed that little bitch for the things he had been doing and saying the last few weeks when it came to him and Toddy. He and Michelle were always commenting on Twitter, saying slick shit at the Velvet Rabbit, and being a complete nuisance at the last few OPW Showcases. They used to be friends, but Austin had no problem dissolving a friendship and getting violent at a moment’s notice; well, it depends on which of the 28 was driving the train out of the collective. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, everyone knew of Austin’s personality disorder, but he had been doing an excellent job of keeping them in check; the medicinal marijuana also helped, but it had been good for Toddy and all those around them.
Austin was functioning on all cylinders, which led to him getting hired as the Head Buck at the Velvet Rabbit and his promotion to the Warrens manager. The Rabbit was special to the Ramsey’s and was also the place where they announced to the world that they would be having twins. Something he had wanted for a very long time, but Toddy had been against. Austin had done the work, and it had all paid off. It reinforced something he already knew and applied all his life just to survive.
He would have to do more than survive when Showcase 38 came around because he has been consistently humiliating his opponents week after week at OPW shows. He was the reason why Paul Monturi was not the Legacy Champion; he was the reason why he was not the Immortal Tag Team Champion. He was the reason why Lisa Marie Ashton was no longer one-half of the Immortal Tag Team Champions. He had bested both at every turn and took advantage of them being unfocused and unprepared. They should have known to have eyes in the back of their heads with all the bullshit they were constantly talking about, but all they were good for was talking and looking pretty. To him, it was the other half of their teams that actually did something.
Toddy would dispatch them later in the evening and walk away as the Xtradition Champion. He just needed to focus on the talkers of the groups. It was no secret that Paul had been on a massive losing streak since the doors to FIGHT! NYC had closed, and Showcase 38 was not going to be his night either. Austin felt like Paul was distracted by his romance with Michelle. He knew how to take that love and make it his strength, but perhaps this was the first time that Paul had ever truly been in love. That could be a lot for someone that was a man whore to handle.
Paul had definitely been around the block several times, but Austin didn’t hold that against him. He, too, had accumulated many bodies in his path. Most were involuntary, but as he got older, there were many voluntary ones as well. Austin knew the power of good looks and how to easily employ that to get what he wanted. That was the opposite of LMA; she was born with a silver spoon in her mouth and into a mafia family. She hadn’t had to work hard for much of anything; to Austin, it showed in her wrestling. Sure she went out there and said what she wanted but when push came to shove, did she have what it takes to get it? Yeah, she won the tag team championships, but in the end, she was selfish and spoiled, and her team lost the belts when it mattered the most.
She was in dire trouble because now she didn’t have AdrennaLynn to pick up the slack and have her back. She was going to step into the ring with two hungry lions who would undoubtedly devour her without a second thought. Austin did not wholly dismiss her, but out of the two, the risk assessment was lower when it came to her. He needed to be most concerned about Paul. Even though he had been on a losing streak, he came from a wrestling dynasty that could not be ignored. Wrestling was in his blood, but distractions always seemed to get in the way of his greatness. Paul was his own worst enemy most of the time, and Austin would use that to his advantage.
You need every advantage you can get in a triple threat match, and he knew that he was already living rent-free in both of his opponents' heads. In and out, he needed to be quick, and he needed to be strong if he wanted to win this match. You can’t beat what you can’t catch. He was deep in thought and could hear a voice calling to him from a distance.
Todrick Tabor-Ramsey: “Austin…Austin…AUSTIN! Baby, where’d you go?”
Austin begins to float up towards the light and the sound of the voice that is calling him. He snaps back into the present and sees his with a look of concern on her face.
Austin Ramsey: “It’s all right, my love. I was thinking about what I needed to do to win this triple threat match against PMont and LMA.”
Todrick nods and takes his hand as they walk into the private bathroom and shower in his office. Candice Page-Wolf sure knew how to ensure her managers had everything they needed. The two shower silently, and Austin gets dressed. He heads out to the floor and makes his rounds making sure everything is perfect, and then he enters the private Burrough that he knows Paul and Michelle like to have and plops down on the couch. He takes out his phone and goes live on Instagram.
Austin Ramsey: “Hi Boys and Girls, it’s me, ya boy Austin Ramsey. I’m coming to you live from the Velvet Rabbit NYC, specifically in the Burrough that the MVPs Paul and Michelle like to have all for themselves when they come here. It pays to know the manager, haha. Yep, I run the fourth floor, and I can do what I want, just like I run that OPW ring and will do what I want come Showcase 38. Now I know that some of you are gasping and screaming “The Disrespect” at your electronic devices right now, especially the poor people who have green bubbles when they text, but relax; it’s all in good fun.
I already live in Paulie’s head rent-free, so why not secure my spot yet again with this act of dominance. I know all about being dominant; ask Toddy. Actually, you can ask both Paul and Lisa Marie because I dominated them at the last few Showcases and then scored pinfall victories over them both. When they saw the match card, their first thought wasn’t redemption; it was, oh shit, not again. How much humiliation can I take in front of the Outlaw Nation? They were right to think so because that is just what I intend to do when we step into that ring across from one another.
From the sound of the bell to the end of the match via Air Austin and a pinfall, I will be faster, stronger, and more agile than they can imagine. You can’t hit what you can’t catch. And I charge for people other than my wife putting their hands on me. You know all about that, right Paulie? LMA, what ARE you going to do without your security? It was sad to see Caffeine Mafia be destroyed like your championship reign at the hands of The SHoW STeaLeRz, but I did what I had to do, and come Friday night, I’m going to do it again. This time, you don’t have anyone watching your back; it’s just you and two hungry lions, I suppose you can be an appetizer, but it definitely won’t satisfy our hunger.
Paul and I have a score to settle, and he’s been parting those beef suckers everywhere he can to talk shit about my wife and me. I want to give him a chance to back up all the bravado he’s been throwing out there to impress his puppeteer. We all know who is pulling his strings when it’s not that nasty-ass goat that he has backstage; it’s his other beast that runs the show. Yeah, I said it; take it however you want to take it. Oh yeah, so she doesn’t feel left out, Lisa Marie Ashton, there I said your name, so people even remember that you are a part of this match; you are quite forgettable, to be honest.
But back to the grown-ups, get mad, Paul; I want you to be angry and bring that to the ring. When you slip up, I will capitalize on it. Besides, what’s one more loss for the lesser Montuori anyway? Right, Cousin Paulie? Too soon? I’m just stating facts; I am not at all trying to be an asshole; that’s your job. Tell you what, after the match, I’ll take you both for ice cream, and then LMA can braid your hair, and you can have a slumber party and comfort one another as you discuss how Austin Ramsey beat you yet again. If you’re lucky, Michelle will take one of those infamous showers with you both, but I’m not one to gossip, so you ain’t heard that from me.
LMA, LMA, LMA, there now you definitely can’t say I didn’t spend as much time on you as I did with good, Cousin Paul. The truth is, no one is into you. AdrennaLynn lost her shadow as Peter Pan did, and here you are. My hope is that when Toddy finishes with her, she will take you back, and you two can work your way back up to face us someday in the distant future. See, Austin is capable of well wishes. Well, kids, that’s all the time we have; make sure you tune in to Showcase 38 live from Yankee Stadium so that you can see yours truly with his hand raised in victory. That’s all, folks!”
Austin stops recording and posts the video to his feed. The customers were starting to file in, Austin greeted them all, and the scene faded to black.
When Austin saw an opening, he got her out of there as fast as possible. Luckily for him, she was hungry. Austin knew Toddy was all about the little details of things that they did, so he chose to take her to a Greek restaurant. It was the perfect symbolism to show that he understood what she was doing and a great tribute to Atara’s heritage. Toddy wasn’t a girl who needed flashy gifts and bobbles all the time. This one act would ensure that he would be hers for life and get some of that good stuff later in the evening.
The pair shared a very romantic dinner, but Austin couldn’t figure out why their waiter had such a dream-stricken look on his face whenever he was around the couple. It didn’t matter; his Queen was happy, so he was happy. The saying “Happy Wife equals Happy Life” was especially true in the Ramsey household. Austin wore the pants, but Toddy ruled that household, and she did it quite well. Austin had nothing to complain about because all of his dreams were coming true. He had the best marriage, he had twins on the way in January, and he was one-half of the OPW Immortal Tag Team Champions with his wife. The only thing that made the pot sweeter was that he was about to get his hands on Paul Montuori.
He owed that little bitch for the things he had been doing and saying the last few weeks when it came to him and Toddy. He and Michelle were always commenting on Twitter, saying slick shit at the Velvet Rabbit, and being a complete nuisance at the last few OPW Showcases. They used to be friends, but Austin had no problem dissolving a friendship and getting violent at a moment’s notice; well, it depends on which of the 28 was driving the train out of the collective. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, everyone knew of Austin’s personality disorder, but he had been doing an excellent job of keeping them in check; the medicinal marijuana also helped, but it had been good for Toddy and all those around them.
Austin was functioning on all cylinders, which led to him getting hired as the Head Buck at the Velvet Rabbit and his promotion to the Warrens manager. The Rabbit was special to the Ramsey’s and was also the place where they announced to the world that they would be having twins. Something he had wanted for a very long time, but Toddy had been against. Austin had done the work, and it had all paid off. It reinforced something he already knew and applied all his life just to survive.
He would have to do more than survive when Showcase 38 came around because he has been consistently humiliating his opponents week after week at OPW shows. He was the reason why Paul Monturi was not the Legacy Champion; he was the reason why he was not the Immortal Tag Team Champion. He was the reason why Lisa Marie Ashton was no longer one-half of the Immortal Tag Team Champions. He had bested both at every turn and took advantage of them being unfocused and unprepared. They should have known to have eyes in the back of their heads with all the bullshit they were constantly talking about, but all they were good for was talking and looking pretty. To him, it was the other half of their teams that actually did something.
Toddy would dispatch them later in the evening and walk away as the Xtradition Champion. He just needed to focus on the talkers of the groups. It was no secret that Paul had been on a massive losing streak since the doors to FIGHT! NYC had closed, and Showcase 38 was not going to be his night either. Austin felt like Paul was distracted by his romance with Michelle. He knew how to take that love and make it his strength, but perhaps this was the first time that Paul had ever truly been in love. That could be a lot for someone that was a man whore to handle.
Paul had definitely been around the block several times, but Austin didn’t hold that against him. He, too, had accumulated many bodies in his path. Most were involuntary, but as he got older, there were many voluntary ones as well. Austin knew the power of good looks and how to easily employ that to get what he wanted. That was the opposite of LMA; she was born with a silver spoon in her mouth and into a mafia family. She hadn’t had to work hard for much of anything; to Austin, it showed in her wrestling. Sure she went out there and said what she wanted but when push came to shove, did she have what it takes to get it? Yeah, she won the tag team championships, but in the end, she was selfish and spoiled, and her team lost the belts when it mattered the most.
She was in dire trouble because now she didn’t have AdrennaLynn to pick up the slack and have her back. She was going to step into the ring with two hungry lions who would undoubtedly devour her without a second thought. Austin did not wholly dismiss her, but out of the two, the risk assessment was lower when it came to her. He needed to be most concerned about Paul. Even though he had been on a losing streak, he came from a wrestling dynasty that could not be ignored. Wrestling was in his blood, but distractions always seemed to get in the way of his greatness. Paul was his own worst enemy most of the time, and Austin would use that to his advantage.
You need every advantage you can get in a triple threat match, and he knew that he was already living rent-free in both of his opponents' heads. In and out, he needed to be quick, and he needed to be strong if he wanted to win this match. You can’t beat what you can’t catch. He was deep in thought and could hear a voice calling to him from a distance.
Todrick Tabor-Ramsey: “Austin…Austin…AUSTIN! Baby, where’d you go?”
Austin begins to float up towards the light and the sound of the voice that is calling him. He snaps back into the present and sees his with a look of concern on her face.
Austin Ramsey: “It’s all right, my love. I was thinking about what I needed to do to win this triple threat match against PMont and LMA.”
Todrick nods and takes his hand as they walk into the private bathroom and shower in his office. Candice Page-Wolf sure knew how to ensure her managers had everything they needed. The two shower silently, and Austin gets dressed. He heads out to the floor and makes his rounds making sure everything is perfect, and then he enters the private Burrough that he knows Paul and Michelle like to have and plops down on the couch. He takes out his phone and goes live on Instagram.
Austin Ramsey: “Hi Boys and Girls, it’s me, ya boy Austin Ramsey. I’m coming to you live from the Velvet Rabbit NYC, specifically in the Burrough that the MVPs Paul and Michelle like to have all for themselves when they come here. It pays to know the manager, haha. Yep, I run the fourth floor, and I can do what I want, just like I run that OPW ring and will do what I want come Showcase 38. Now I know that some of you are gasping and screaming “The Disrespect” at your electronic devices right now, especially the poor people who have green bubbles when they text, but relax; it’s all in good fun.
I already live in Paulie’s head rent-free, so why not secure my spot yet again with this act of dominance. I know all about being dominant; ask Toddy. Actually, you can ask both Paul and Lisa Marie because I dominated them at the last few Showcases and then scored pinfall victories over them both. When they saw the match card, their first thought wasn’t redemption; it was, oh shit, not again. How much humiliation can I take in front of the Outlaw Nation? They were right to think so because that is just what I intend to do when we step into that ring across from one another.
From the sound of the bell to the end of the match via Air Austin and a pinfall, I will be faster, stronger, and more agile than they can imagine. You can’t hit what you can’t catch. And I charge for people other than my wife putting their hands on me. You know all about that, right Paulie? LMA, what ARE you going to do without your security? It was sad to see Caffeine Mafia be destroyed like your championship reign at the hands of The SHoW STeaLeRz, but I did what I had to do, and come Friday night, I’m going to do it again. This time, you don’t have anyone watching your back; it’s just you and two hungry lions, I suppose you can be an appetizer, but it definitely won’t satisfy our hunger.
Paul and I have a score to settle, and he’s been parting those beef suckers everywhere he can to talk shit about my wife and me. I want to give him a chance to back up all the bravado he’s been throwing out there to impress his puppeteer. We all know who is pulling his strings when it’s not that nasty-ass goat that he has backstage; it’s his other beast that runs the show. Yeah, I said it; take it however you want to take it. Oh yeah, so she doesn’t feel left out, Lisa Marie Ashton, there I said your name, so people even remember that you are a part of this match; you are quite forgettable, to be honest.
But back to the grown-ups, get mad, Paul; I want you to be angry and bring that to the ring. When you slip up, I will capitalize on it. Besides, what’s one more loss for the lesser Montuori anyway? Right, Cousin Paulie? Too soon? I’m just stating facts; I am not at all trying to be an asshole; that’s your job. Tell you what, after the match, I’ll take you both for ice cream, and then LMA can braid your hair, and you can have a slumber party and comfort one another as you discuss how Austin Ramsey beat you yet again. If you’re lucky, Michelle will take one of those infamous showers with you both, but I’m not one to gossip, so you ain’t heard that from me.
LMA, LMA, LMA, there now you definitely can’t say I didn’t spend as much time on you as I did with good, Cousin Paul. The truth is, no one is into you. AdrennaLynn lost her shadow as Peter Pan did, and here you are. My hope is that when Toddy finishes with her, she will take you back, and you two can work your way back up to face us someday in the distant future. See, Austin is capable of well wishes. Well, kids, that’s all the time we have; make sure you tune in to Showcase 38 live from Yankee Stadium so that you can see yours truly with his hand raised in victory. That’s all, folks!”
Austin stops recording and posts the video to his feed. The customers were starting to file in, Austin greeted them all, and the scene faded to black.