Black/Storm v Blood Money

[UKWF]

Post your RPs for the match below. 2 RP cap per side, max. 1 RP per character, max. 500 words per RP.

[Drew Stevenson]

With a soft, beautiful aroma filling the air, our scene opens up inside of a pretty small room but that's because it is one which is used to relax in. Sitting in a hot tub, completely naked, we see a very chiseled Stevenson but only his exposed torso region as the rest is concealed by the water. Looking incredibly relaxed, he smiles and begins to speak.

“It wasn't that long ago when I responded to Storm’s tweet over the fact that I would like to square off against him once again. Ironically, here we are, getting ready to do battle again but this time -- in Tag Team action. I guess I can't say it's ironic, it simply shows me that the UKWF pays attention to what is going on and kudos to them because this match right here? It's a match of the year candidate, bar none!”

With his large arms draped over the back of the hot tub, he simply continues to speak.

“Now the last time I squared off against both Storm and Black in one on one competition, the result was exactly the same, I walked out with my hand raised as the winner because I made both of them tap out.

Yes I know, that sounds like an asinine claim, doesn't it? Storm doesn't tap out, right? Oh yes he does, especially when it's inside of a cage in an MMA fight. Now that I mention that, I am pretty sure that you would like to seek redemption for that, wouldn't you? I don't blame you, I would as well if I were in the same predicament but I'm not and truth be told? I’m not going to be either.

Same goes for Declan. The last time I squared off against him in one on one competition, I grabbed his legs, I locked in The Missouri Cloverleaf and I yanked back REALLY hard until he had no choice but to slap that canvas repeatedly.

So with that being said, I have already proven that I can beat the both of you one on one but I know, that was a different time, this isn't then, this is now and things have changed, haven't they?

Well you would be correct, they have because we both find ourselves with tag partners now but the outcome isn't going to be any different, you understand? Like I said, this match is going to steal the show, it's going to turn heads but when it's all said and done? You're going to wake up, shake out the cobwebs and realize that Blood Money was flat-out BETTER than you.

Now I don't expect for the two of you to like it or even to accept it for that matter but the truth is? That's the reality of the situation, like it or not but what you will have to do is accept it, understand? Good!”

Smirk, wink and fade.

[wulferikson]

"Singin' it from the rooftops.."

Wulf Erikson's video log slowly opens on a dreary morning in the quiet streets of Ipswich, Suffolk where a pair of stealthy feet can be heard moving across the tiled rooftops of a nearby building. The footsteps can be heard, however the owner of said feet cannot quite be seen yet. His location doesn't become apparent until there's a howl and a three-piece Armani suit-clad Wulf Erikson pokes his head around the side of a chimney before mid-air cartwheeling from the rooftop of that building onto the rooftop of another, as Wulf's voice-over comes into play..

[Wulf Erikson]: "I love parkour, man. Trust the French to invent the sport of running away! But hey, seriously, for the few of you who can manage it without breaking your neck, especially my fellow cruiserweights..I swear by it as part of a balanced training regime.."

In the video package, it looks as though Wulf is running stealthily on all fours before launching himself off a drain pipe to swing down to the pitched roof of another building, where he lands and managing to maintain his footing on his way down, executes a picturesque corkscrew moonsault into the yard below, spreading his arms as he lands and absorbing the impact with a tight army-roll..

[Wulf Erikson]: "This suit is ruined. Drew is gonna scream at me, but what the hell? He insists on 'dressing with class', and a dude's gotta get in a work out when he can, right?"

The footage switches to Wulf cleanly leaping a hedge and then continuing to run..

[Wulf Erikson]: "Blood Money is looking to turn things around. Blood Money can definitely achieve a clean victory without feeling the need to beat ten shades of shit out of our opponents afterward.."

The footage quickly switches to Drew picking up Rayne Young and Wulf springboarding and hitting a destroyer off Drew's shoulders, sending Rayne crashing to the mat. The Vaffunculo is a devastating and difficult to perform tag team move..

[Wulf Erikson]: "The way I see it, is even though my partner has 'done these guys in' before', this time both sides are mixing it up with a tag partner. And that when you're coming up against a pair of skilled competitors like Storm and Black, you do your homework. You work hard..you owe it to yourself.."

Brief snippets of both Wulf and Drew hitting the bag play..

[Wulf Erikson]: "You make sure you're in peak form..uhh yep, check..you visualize, you go for the throat!"

The video switches to Drew punching the bag so enthusiastically that it swings precariously on the chain, and then switches to Wulf growling before running up, wrapping his legs around the bag before biting a chunk out of it and spitting it at the camera..

[Wulf Erikson]: "Blood Money will show you what it's like to tangle with one of the greatest teams on the scene today.."

The scene fades out on Wulf spitting out another small chunk of boxing bag and grinning evilly..

[Mark Storm]

"Look at this division. 
Look at what we've created.
Smile, and embrace the change.
Because that's what happenings.
It's evolution at it's finest.
And we're the one's to thank for that."

United Kingdom Wrestling Federation, 

I bet the hierarchy are involuntarily masturbating in their pants right now. Nothing they can do about it. It just happened. The resurrection of the tag team division and it's beautiful. It's beautiful because for a long time, tag team wrestling was a dying art but now, it's back at the forefront, back where it belongs. Myself and Declan Black, we take credit for that and we welcome you. We welcome any challenge, any man or woman who's brave enough to step between those ropes to face us. There is no water, too deep, for us.

But seems as if we've got one hell of a challenge ahead of us. A team we can't doubt. A team we won't doubt because they're proven to be a success. Our biggest challenge yet, Drew Stevenson and Wulf Erikson.  

Welcome to the fray, boys.

   "It's not hard to see, you guys want what we want too. 
You guys, like us, want a shot at those tag team championships. 
And hey, I guess we've got a match that has implications for contention."

Drew Stevenson can talk about cage fights he's had with me as much as he wants. 
He can talk about the past, and how he's managed to best myself and Declan Black. 
But does any of that really matter? This, is a whole different ball game. 
There is no cage, this isn't singles competitions, it's tag team wrestling match. 
Stop living in the past my friend, it isn't healthy.
And if you haven't realized yet we've evolved.

Look at what Declan Black is doing. King of Seattle Pro Wrestling. Then look what I'm doing, conquering the independent scene - and tarnishing every bad word that was said about me. I'm re-writing my legacy. We're conquering, everywhere we go. Blood Money? You're just an obstacle. Something that's in the way of our imminent destination, and that's the tippy top of this tag team division. We already know we're the best, but beating a team like yourselves, it solidifies that. It cements it in the archives, never to be forgotten. 

This match is indeed going to steal the show. And I don't care what anybody says, it's the best damn match on the card. And you don't have to worry about us being in 'peak form' Wulf, you won't have to worry about us bringing out 'A game', because that's the only thing we have. That's something promised, every time we step between those ropes. 

What you should be worrying about, is the danger we will cause. 

    The threat we are, to your dreams of competing for those tag team titles.
Because that's what we are, we're a threat.
But you're about to find that out.
You're about to find out, that we're better.

From Your Hero, And Mine.
xox.

[Declan Black]

*Declan Black stands in front of a Seattle Pro banner, attired in a dapper manner, a navy blue suit with custom wingtips and shades. His Seattle Pro World Heavyweight Championship belt is folded, and carried in the crook of his arm, subtly showing it off, just like an old school world champ. He smirks at the camera, and lilts just loud enough to be heard…*


Drew Stevenson’s been a friend of mine for a very long time. Hell of a competitor, hell of a human being. You won’t hear much negative about him from me. But he decided to do something regrettable this week, and I can’t just let that go. Now, Drew wants to talk about how he beat Mark Storm, that’s fine, not my business. My partner can speak for himself, because unlike with that team, I picked a partner who has better qualifications than “willing to carry my bags and my stupid novelty perfume bottle”.


*He snorts out a laugh.*



But Drew, when you go shooting your mouth off on me? You know better than to not expect a receipt.


See, yes, the last time we were in a ring one on one, you did make me submit. That, you got absolutely right, and far be it from me to deny you something you earned, and probably aired in your 23rd, 44th, and 67th retirement video packages.


*Declan affords a smirk to the camera.*


But Drew, you do omit some facts from that. I mean, you could have always said when it was…but then, that would’ve rather put a damper on your point, yeah? Given that it was in 2015 and all. Nearly 18 months ago. But, hey, I know that folks as old as you are love to talk about the good old days. Especially considering that those good days are coming fewer and farther between than they used to.


See, Drew, you’re damn good, maybe the best I’ve ever stepped into the ring against, and in all seriousness, if you’ve picked Wulf Erikson as your partner, then that more than convinces me that he’s the real deal. Beating Blood Money isn’t like beating any other team on the UKWF roster.


But I tell you that me and Mark Storm are going to do it. Because we’ve got synergy that you don’t have. Mark and I have been in the same places, we understand all the tricks of the trade, and we can put them together in ways that you guys simply cannot. We’re in our athletic primes, not past them. Let’s face it, Blood Money ain’t built to last longer than your attention span the last few years. But as for Declan Black and Mark Storm? At Fight For The Future, on April 25th, we show that we are the future of the UKWF tag team division, and that we are the next great Dynasty in this company.


*Declan gives one last parting smirk before the camera fades to black.*