When The Levee Breaks (The Fluff Piece for Paramount +)
Jun 7, 2024 9:04:45 GMT -5
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Post by “The Saint” Johnny Eden on Jun 7, 2024 9:04:45 GMT -5
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Johnny waits for Tessa who’s walking away from The Deep Sea Bites Food Truck with two baskets of fish and chips.
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“I’m still shocked that we could find good fish and chips all the way in Salt Lake City of all places…” Tessa leads Johnny to a picnic table.
“Yeah, kinda crazy if you ask me, but it looks perfectly crisp.” Johnny takes his basket and bites into a chip, the taste instantly takes him back across the pond.
“Enjoy it, luv, because from what I saw in that triple threat match and the fact you seem to be on a great trajectory right now… You’re gonna need your strength. You stood out in that match and I gotta say, Bolt must’ve noticed too, considering the opportunity coming your way.”
“Bruv, send the mate a gift basket because his decision to put London’s Best Export in a Television title match is going to move the bloody needle. Addy has held that TV title since April 1st and it hasn’t proven to be her sole purpose. She has decided to put it on the back burner along with the worthless cruiserweight championship, just so she can claim the Cruiserweight Tag titles with Sara Petis. From the look of things, Tess, I gotta save that Television title from mediocrity and I need to show that it is a workhorse championship. Not some trinket to wear as a badge for some glorified gold hungry tart.”
Tessa finishes a bite of her fried fish before adding her two cents. “You’re not wrong, luv, but I gotta say that trailer trash harlot would find a way to piss off with the TV title if she weasels that title off of Addy, so it’s best that you shut her down too. If your goal is to lift that TV title up, the last thing you want is for it to fall into that methed up chick’s hands.”
“Come on now, Tess, Mercedes WAS the final AW Women’s Champion after all, that at least means she’s not half bad in the ring.”
“It’s not the half bad in the ring part I’d be worried about, it’s the out of the ring stuff. She has the look of someone who’d suck a bowling ball through a garden hose just to get one more hit to face her miserable life… And that’s me being nice about it.” Tessa chuckles before she takes another bite of fish.
“She’s been working on lifting herself back up since her trailer park haven was burnt down… I mean you and I both know what it’s like to live in our car while living the grind.”
“Yeah, but shame on her for being placed before The Saint on his rise to Action Wrestling’s top tier. You have a thousand times more to give to the Action Wrestling faithful than Mercedes and Addy combined. Addy has proven to be a true force in this company which we can’t take away from her, but a true champion also knows when they’re being stretched too thin and now that she’s claimed those CW tag titles…” Tessa shakes her head in disbelief, “When the levee breaks, luv, you’re going to be there to save the entire Television title division in the process. That’s the talent that you have and the ability to be the workhorse this company so desperately needs. You think Bolt didn’t pick up on that in your first 3 matches here? It wasn’t the buzz you made in the UK that got you this opportunity. It’s your ability to carry on when the Ártico’s of the world claim you’re not cut out for Action Wrestling. It was that perseverance you showed that led to your arm being raised in the end and it’s that same perseverance that’ll lead to your victory against Mercedes and Addy.”
Johnny nods with a smile toward Tessa, “You really know how to get me riled up, eh? These girls don’t know what’s going to hit them when I’m running on all cylinders with you pushing me.”
“After these fish and chips, I’m gonna push you even harder in the gym leading up to Monday, too.” Tessa laughs and Johnny pops a chip in his mouth.
“Well worthed it, bruv.” Tessa rolls her eyes and Johnny continues. “Dare we talk about strategy, then?”
“Well besides methed up teeth, Mercedes does have a vicious streak to her. She’s going to do anything in her power to make you say her name with her Steiner Recliner, but she’s never met a seasoned mat technician like you, so you’ll easily wipe the floor with her in that category.”
Johnny nods along, taking another chip. “And what about the champ? I mean before Blast she literally said the TV title will have to be pried from her cold dead fingers.”
“Adelaide, as you said is a gold hungry tart who’s being stretched thin. She’s tough as nails, but you’re going to stop her from regulating the TV title to a championship not worth chasing. But her decree that the TV title will have to be pried from her, that was her mentality at Blast, well before she chose to capture those tag titles…”
“True and you mentioned the levee before and in the words of our mates Led Zeppelin, if it keeps on raining, the levee is going to break… Addy is going to pray for sunshine, come Clash writing me off, but this is where her reign is going to end at my hands.” Johnny takes another bite of his fish as Tessa smiles.
“Some say confidence can lead to one’s undoing, but I’ve seen Addy and I know she truly believes her own hype. She knows what she brings to the ring and she knows Mercedes all too well, but you’re the variable in this match that she can’t account for. You will show your drive and you will weather the storm and you will come out on top, because YOU HAVE TO.”