The crowd was white-hot after Hiro Vs Chris Hawkins match moments ago and was awaiting the next match to begin, the arena is then filled with an unfamiliar sound before it is replaced with the sound of a drum and the beginning of the song I Hope You Suffer by AFI. The crowd was a bit confused as no one on the roster had used or uses this song currently, wondering if someone was debuting right here tonight in Ireland. The lights go from the typical white lights to purple strobe lights as the music keeps playing the crowd is in anticipation to see who this new star is that is debuting. The music has made it to the chorus before finally from out of the curtain steps out the returning Kid Alpha and Gamma Daiou! The crowd roars out in cheers at the return of the former BBW Tag Team champions, although they were arguably some of the most hated men in BBW history, they each take a few steps till the reach the beginning of the ramp and then both turn back towards the ramp. The crowd is a bit confused until out from the curtain steps Omega, if you thought the crowd lost their s**t when The Inversions appeared then this is them just going insane, as they cheer loudly for the returning Omega.
Omega stands on the ramp and walks forward, joining his brothers in arms, as they all make their way down to the ring. Despite the warm welcome from the fans Omega and The Inversions do not seem to be willing to interact with them and just outright ignore the fans as they climb into the ring. Once in the ring Alpha demands a mic from the ring announcer, the music dying down and the lights returning to normal during this time, Alpha raises the mic to begin to speak but he is cut off by a chant of "Welcome Back!". He waits patiently for the crowd to die down a little before raising the mic back to his mouth "You done?" he asks sarcastically as the crowd replies "No we're not!" to heckle the returning wrestler. "That's fine with me, I don't give a damn if I hold up this show because you ignorant, drunken, and potato-faced Irish morons want to be clever with me" he spoke in an angered and mocking tone, which drew the ire of the crowd as they booed all three men in the ring. "Yeah, see the truth hurts doesn't it? Doesn't it? It hurts you all to know that you people in this piss stain of a country amount to is being compared to a goddamn vegetable!" he shouted at the fans, as any sense of joy they had for the return of all three men had just died and was replaced with an unbridled and guttural hatred of them all. The fans began throwing cups, paper balls, and anything they could get their hands on at the three Masked Men.
"Waaaaaaa, Waaaa, the poor potato people of Shamrock Farms don't like us anymore guys, what ever shall we do?" Alpha kept mocking the Irish crowd as he pretend to cry to both of his teammates. He then passed the mic over to the leader of the group Omega "Calmense pinches caras de papa!" Omega spoke in an irritated tone towards the angered and confused crowd, clearly Spanish isn't a common language in this country. "Now obviously none of you poor inebriated sheep herders just understood what I said, and that's okay. I know you Irish folk are proud of all your cultural advancements such as; getting as drunk as an American Frat Boy, Fornicating with all manner of livestock including but not limited to Sheep, Horses, Cows, and Pigs, being a country full of so many gringos that on a map Ireland looks like bird's crap on a clean car, and of course being subservient to the English crown." Omega's accusations and statements towards Ireland and its people drew absolute near riot levels of anger from this crowd.
Omega pointed to one fan in particular "Look, look at this poor man," he motioned to the cameraman to focus on this particular fan who was a bit of an overweight and slightly drunk fellow. "This man is the embodiment of what everyone thinks of you dirty ginger bastards, and yet he's proud of it." Omega kept mocking the poor man as he and Gamma made their way out to the ring and got face to face with him. "Come on gordito, tell the lovely Spud people here where your from and what your name is." he held the mic up to the poor mans face to give him a chance to speak "My name is David O'Brian and I am from Belfast, Northern Ireland" David spoke as the crowd cheered for the obviously very Irish man "Now tell me David, if I gave you the chance to, what would you do to me right now?" he asked very casually and condescendingly. "I'd punch that stupid mask off your goddamn face!" he shouted excitedly into the mic as the crowd cheered for him and began chanting "You Should Do It!". "Pretty ballsy man, pretty damn ballsy. I'll tell ya what, I'm going to give you the chance to hit me. Security let this guy through and let him come into the ring." he motioned to the security guards to let David past the barricade and into the ring as the crowd cheered loudly for David who got up out of his seat and was escorted to the ring by Omega and Gamma.
David entered the ring and raised his arm as the crowd popped for their, more or less, Hometown Hero David O'Brian! Omega and Gamma then rejoined both David and Alpha in the ring and waited a bit for the crowd to die down. "Okay David, here's how this is going to go down. I'm going to give you the opportunity to touch greatness and hit me once right in the mouth or wherever you want to hit me okay? In return though I get one free hit on you as well, do we have an accord? That's a synonym for a deal just an FYI to you drunken idiots here." David stood there thinking over what he was just offered and finally decided as he nodded and said "Deal!" as the crowd began chanting "David's Got This!" Omega spread his arms to show he wasn't going to cover-up and take the blow like a man, he motioned with his hands for David to hit him and in an instant David delivered a stiff shot right to Omega's jaw that dropped the masked superstar down to his back as the crowd erupted in flurry of cheers for David after he leveled Omega. Omega lied there on the ground holding his jaw with both hands, he slowly sat up and spit out a little blood showing that David's blow was a lot more damaging then people thought. "Alright barrigon, its my turn now." Omega seethed from his mouth as he motioned to Alpha and Gamma who then jumped on David and began beating down the poor defenseless man to the absolute disgust of the crowd as they began booing and throwing things at the three masked men once again chanting "This Is Bullshit!". Their jeers however only seemed to intensify the beating that Alpha and Gamma were delivering to poor David as he began bleeding from his forehead, Omega motioned for them to bring him to his knees so he can deliver his one free strike. Before doing anything Omega grabbed the bloodied face of David and held the mic up to his lips "Just remember two things, this is what you agreed to you fat sack of potatoes and that this is the closest you will get to greatness." he hissed before standing up and delivering a Roundhouse Kick to the skull of David. The crowd went from loud and raucous boos to absolute stunned silence at the cruelty they were witnessing from Omega right now. "Get that piece of s**t out of my ring." he ordered to both Alpha and Gamma who then proceeded to roll the bloodied and unconscious body of David O'Brian, from Belfast, Northern Ireland, out of the ring with a sickening thud. As the show went to commercial/
Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2015 11:18 pm
The show returned from its scheduled commercial break and showed the vicious attack Omega and company unleashed on the poor fan David O'Brian, who was now being attended to by EMTs. Omega straightened his mask a bit, the blow from David had made it get slightly askew, and he held the mic up to his lips once more "Now back to the reason of why we originally graced you ungrateful miscreants with our presence he spoke arrogantly as the crowd's silence was replaced with a loud chorus of jeers and insults towards Omega and The Inversions. "See, for those of you that don't know Bad Blood Wrestling will soon be closing its doors after one final show called Hardcore Harvest. We are out here to lay out a challenge to any three individuals to come out and face us at Hardcore Harvest." Omega, having said his piece passed the mic back to Kid Alpha.
"So if you think you have what it takes to face the 'Silent Destroyer' Gamma Daiou and myself in a Tag Match or even 'El Rey De Lucha Libre' Omega in a singles match please come out here so we can get a good look at you, learn your names, your birthdays, and height, just so that when we tell the funeral director the date of your death you can all rest peacefully in perfectly sized coffins and with the right date that you crawled out of your mothers filthy hole and came into this world to make the single greatest mistakes of your life!" Kid Alpha proclaimed, mockingly of course, into the mic as they awaited to see if anyone would actually answer their challenges.
Suddenly, "La Vida Es Un Carnaval" by Celia Cruz plays as Valentino comes out, jumping up in the air and salsa dancing as the crowd gives a mild reaction.
"Todo aquel que piense que la vida es desigual, tiene que saber que no es asi, que la vida es una hermosura, hay que vivirla. Todo aquel que piense que esta solo y que esta mal, tiene que saber que no es asi, que en la vida no hay nadie solo, siempre hay alguien"
The hook starts to play as Valentino jumps into the ring, smiling and clapping before climbing up the nearest middle turnbuckle, waving at the crowd.
Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2015 9:55 am
A few moments would pass after Alpha finished speaking before a familiar tune would play across the speakers, lights dimming and turning blue in the vicinity of the stage. Smoke spilled through the curtain, clinging across the floor like a haunting mist that accompanied the chilling vocals that followed, sung to the harmony of acoustic guitar and fiddle.
I know these hills... I know these hills... Touch of the earth... Rain in the sky... Blood on the blade...
(At this point, Salem steps out onto the stage, shrouded in smoke and shadow as he stares down the ring, dressed in his typical ring attire. Carpenter jeans, a rich shade of black that seemed to soak in the darkness around him, a white wife pleaser, contrasting his pants and creating a kind of yin-yang harmony to the eye, and equally ivory wrist wraps that went from knuckle to nearly his elbows. His hair looked slick, almost wet to the touch, hanging around to chin-level. Stepping forward after only a second, the lights would turn off their colored tint, instead bathing Salem in a white glow from the smoke that saturated the air around his waist, wafting up to his shoulders.
Hear the angels cry... Remember my name... The look in my eyes...oh, I... Oh, I...
Salem started off down the ramp as she started repeating the opening lines, fans thrilled to see Salem returning to his old style, stepping out to accept Alpha's challenge. Stopping to take a glance at the fan who'd taken his licks by the hardcore heathens, Salem met eyes with David and nodded his head, a slight show of respect for the guts it took to step in the ring with a trio as infamous as the Inversions, let alone take a swing at Omega, himself. Yet, Salem himself was now walking up the ring steps, stepping into the ring with the three for the first time in his career. Taking hold of a microphone that was rushed to him by a ringside attendant, he ducked under the top rope and stepped onto the canvas with one steel-toed boot, fans began cheering and chanting for the unexpected return of the former fan-favorite. But, without acknowledging the audience's enthusiasm, Salem simply approached Omega, undeterred by Alpha and Gamma, staring down the legend with the same dead-eyed stare he'd had since stepping through the stage curtain.
"Didn't seem to have much trouble taking that fan down..."Salem said cooly, turning his face from Omega to look over at the fan still being attended to at ringside, using his spare hand to form a thumbs-up that Mr. O'Brian returned. The fans took the time to begin chanting "THANK YOU DAVID!" for a second before Salem turned his eyes back to Omega, smiling like a smartass while the crowd got behind the fan who'd just achieved legendary status.
It was the awesomely awesome one! Awesome Face! Awesome Face, now without his fame making awesomeness of a awesome hoodie.. strolled right on stage, as if he had never been out of action for the last seven months! A haunting smile that creeped out viewers of all ages and especially so, when Awesome Face stood prominently at the top of the ramp.. put his hands behind his head and swiveled those awesome hips, then with both hands pointing out at the audience, to the right and to the left of him. A holding pause and then a single thrust forward of his groin, set off a single, large shot of sexual metaphorical pyrotechnic directly behind Awesome Face!
With his erotic performance of awesomeness at an end, he also made his awesome stroll down the ramp. The fans cheered heartedly at the awesome one's return and it touched the awesome one's heart so, so much so, that he made a pause at those ring step, making it wait just a bit longer to become awesome from his Awesome Face touch.. looking amidst the fans.. many tried to emulate his awesomely freaky, open-mouth, wide smile and some that attempted to, actually got it pretty spot on. Impressively awesome.
Getting back to himself, his awesome self, Awesome Face gave a sporting hop right to the top step and quickly slipped through the ropes to stand in ring along with those first two step upping entrants that was awesome, just not as awesome as he.. Awesome Face.
And magically from his sheer awesomeness, Awesome Face had a microphone in hand (it was in his pocket) and chipped up. "Sup?! I'm back! Here ta' RAAAWWCCCKK!!! This place down! .. Or! At least one of you fool three!" A twisting jerk of his head brought him right on eye level with Salem Croft, who was right at the exact height of Awesome Face, which was awesome, then jerked his sight back to the three unawesome buffoons! "Maybe two?"
Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2015 10:37 pm
When Salem had come out originally, he'd not even noticed Valentino's presence in the ring. Now, Awesome Face was here, too, looking to get a piece of the action, as well. Though the fans were enthusiastic about the sequence of events - the more the merrier, right? - "The Copperhead" couldn't be less happy. He wasn't keen on partners and damn sure not with the pair at either side of him, now. Looking to his left and right at the non-Inversions, Salem stepped forward towards Omega, turning to face Valentino and Awesome Face while standing in the middle of the two lines of people. Bringing the microphone to his lips, Croft spoke candidly.
"Y'know, as much as I give you two credit for coming out here...I don't think there's room in this ring for the three of us..."Salem said, a veiled threat issued to Awesome Face and Valentino. The crowd grew antsy at the prospect of a brawl, but Salem didn't attack - merely standing between the Inversions and the would-be challengers."...So, how about this:" He continued, crowd quieting to listen."We have a Top Rope Challenge, the three of us, to decide who calls their shot. That is, if you two don't mind a smooth talkin' Southern boy tossin' y'all off the apron."
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Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2015 12:08 am
Omega was a bit irritated at this point due to several factors; first this disgusting third world country Bruce Jenner rip off comes mincing out here, then the worst World Champion in BBW history appears, and finally some special needs moron appears. When the hell did BBW become a god damn freakshow he wondered to himself as Salem stepped forward and between The Inversions and the other two rejects. He listened as Salem offered his little challenge to both of the others but rather than wait for them to answer Omega held the mic up to his lips "Now hold on just one goddamn minute you second rate freakshow!" he shouted into the mic angrily as he had finally lost his cool given everything he himself had caused. "I know I asked for some cannon fodder from the back to make their way out here, but this? This is the best this company has to offer? No wonder its closing after Hardcore Harvest." he spoke mocking the three individuals who stood before him.
"You know what? I just came up with a very delicious idea." he spoke, a sudden malicious tone in his voice as he slowly made his way outside of the ring and approaching poor old David O'Brian once more. The crowd booed and jeered at Omega demanding he leave poor David alone but for the obvious reasons he decided to ignore them. "Hey Davey, old pal, old buddy, old friend!" Omega spoke in his sinister and mocking tone of voice as he gently caressed the face of David. "So I can imagine you're pretty miffed with me after that tough love I had my boys give you huh? Well let's put that behind us right now, I need a favor from you." Omega then began pushing away the EMTs trying to help David, giving each a stiff punch to the jaw as he helped him up to his feet. "Now what I want you to do lard a**, is pick one of these three disgusting results of inter-species breeding for me to demolish at Hardcore Harvest. I figure given that you were oh so smart in accepting my offer that you are intelligent enough to pick a good challenger for me. So hurry up pick my poison tubby, and make it a good one." he hissed through his teeth at the barely conscious David.
Commentator Guy: I can't believe Omega would stoop as low as he has tonight, what happened to this guy that has made him such a despicable excuse of a human being?
Commentator Troy: "I don't know, but I for one am absolutely disgusted with this change in attitude. The last time we saw Omega he was heralded as a hero by these people fight against those malefic kids of Kelly King's and now he has stooped to a level even lower than they had during their time here."
Omega held the mic up to David's bloodied lips and awaited his answer "I want you to face Salem Croft, just so he can kick your damn teeth down your throat!" he shouted passionately into the mic as the crowd erupted into a flurry of cheers for Mr. O'Brian's choice, Omega nodded in agreement with David's choice as he was eager to make an example out of Salem. "Well there you have it folks, at Hardcore Harvest its going to be "The Worst World Champion In The History Of Wrestling" Salem Croft Vs "El Rey De Lucha Libre", "El Depredador Del Aire" y "El Idol De Todos Los Rudos" Omega!" he spoke condescendingly into the mic as he praised his own name while dragging Salem through the mud to the crowds delight, the delight being that Salem was chosen rather than for Omega's mocking, "Now that just leaves the question of what to do with the Frankenstein Drag Queen from Planet 13 and this mentally challenged Mike Mizanin rip off, well truth be told I have no more use for you guys sooooo....." and as Omega's voice trailed off both Kid Alpha and Gamma Daiou attempted to sneak attack both Valentino and Awesome Face and proceed to beat them down as viciously as they had David O'Brian
Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2015 1:15 am
Salem was startled by Omega's exit from the ring, roughly removing the EMTs from around the ailing fan to start chiding him a little more. Salem grit his teeth, knowing that he was essentially standing inside a powder keg without much foresight given to just how things would unfold, or how he'd respond. But, as O'Brian gave Salem his vote of confidence, a ballot cast by many others in the arena with cheers, Croft nodded at the fan appreciatively, pumping a fist in front of his chest in reply. But no sooner had he answered did Omega start insulting the others still inside the ring, a slight gesture all it took for Alpha and Gamma to go on the attack!
Throwing themselves at Valentino and Awesome Face, the other two Inversions sought to clear the ring to Omega's liking. Salem, however, wasn't pleased - opting to rush towards the ropes nearest Omega and lean over them, barking angrily at the masked miscreant rather than try to physically intervene between the four men brawling inside the ring.
"What's your problem?!"Salem snarled, the crowd booing at Omega's attitude and actions."You want me, fine! But call your dogs off! Haven't you done enough?!"
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Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2015 1:13 am
Omega looked Salem dead in the eyes, any sense of humor he had suddenly vanished and replaced with unbridled rage and animosity towards Salem. "Haven't I done enough?" he responded angrily at Salem "Have you done enough Salem? Allow me to be more specific here, what have you really accomplished by coming out here?" he asked of The Copperhead but rather than give him a chance to respond he raised the mic back up to his lips " You see, during my time in BBW I've kept a close eye on everything and saw you win the World Championship. A title that I was never even once considered for despite everything I did for this company, you see while you were being the biggest disgrace to that title by defeating some decrepit old timer who should have been picking cotton, I was in the middle of a war. Making sure Kelly King's mentally deranged kids weren't able to destroy this company. This fat sack of crap right here believed in you as champion, fans like these ignorant sheep herders believed in you, hell I ******** believed in you as champion and what happened? You lost to that pathetic waste of human life Hiro, picked up your ball and you went home, leaving everyone in the BBW locker room to fend for themselves against the House Our Father Built. We barely managed to survive, but not everyone came out of it the same." Omega's tone had shifted from pure rage to a calm and stoic tone almost sounding devoid of any emotion.
"You let that loss to Hiro destroy your own faith in yourself and destroyed the faith that these millions of fans and all the men and women in that locker room had that we would be able to make this place last. You desecrated the legacy of the Seasons title and destroyed any and all honor it meant to be the champion. You want to know why this fat sack of human excrement chose you to face me? Because just like everyone else he wants to see the old dog taken out once and for all!" he barked into the mic as the fans had fallen to stunned silence, Omega reminding them of Salem's failure to be their for them and the company during the times they all needed him most of all. "Don't you listen to this a*****e Salem!" David O'Brian suddenly shouted loud enough for it to be heard on the mic as he slowly managed to take the mic away from Omega and shove him away as he leaned on the apron to try and prop himself up.
"I didn't choose you because I think that this bloody arse is going to beat you, I chose you because I know if there is anyone in that ring right now who can take him down and put him back in his place its you." David spoke with a passion in his voice that had not been heard from a fan in years. "You see Omega, the only disappointment I see is you! You turned your back on all of us when you left and by the good grace of god I want to see Salem tear that stupid looking mask off your face and you get every single thing that's coming your way." David spoke with a true tone of faith in Salem showing that he still believed that Salem can end Omega's new found Evil Ways. Omega in the meantime had stood there in silence, biding his time and letting David say his piece, he figured all the fatty could say was some typical bullspit about how Salem was his idol or some crap like that. He was taken aback by the words spoken by the fan and it angered him, filled him with real unmitigated guttural hatred for the fan and it was time to unleash it all, after all it is unhealthy to bottle up one's emotions.
Omega quickly took the mic away from David and held it up to his lips "You think any of that matters? You think that I care about any of the words coming out of this bloated walrus' mouth? The fact of the matter is this Salem, even on your best day you can't defeat me, but let's entertain the idea of you somehow managing to defeat me. If by some miraculous reason you're able to defeat me in our match, you can't defeat all three of us." Omega then suddenly turned to Mr. O'Brian and delivered a swift Low Blow Kick to the poor man, causing him to drop to his knees, which was all Omega needed to drop him with a Snap DDT but rather than end it there he kept the Facelock on tight and floated over into a Guillotine Choke! He was choking what little life David O'Brian had left in him straight out of him "IF YOU DON'T WANT THIS PITIFUL EXCUSE OF A MAN TO END UP DEAD ACCEPT MY CHALLENGE! A 3 ON 1 NO HOLDS BARRED HANDICAP MATCH FOR HARDCORE HARVEST! DO IT! OR I SWEAR TO ANY AND ALL DEITIES THAT EXIST I WILL KILL THIS b*****d!" Omega shouted in an extremely volatile and deranged tone of voice as under Omega's challenge the barely audible words of David O'Brian could be heard "Don't do it! I'm not worth it! Just take on him and beat him!" he urged Salem not to give in to the demands of the sinister and vile Omega.
Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2015 5:21 am
Salem was frozen still as Omega ran him down, bringing to mind for the first time how much of BBW's closing was, in fact, his fault. "The Copperhead" remembered all about the chaos caused by Kelly King's kids, but Omega was right. Salem had, in fact, been disheartened by the likes of Hiro and Freakshow. What's more, he had taken a leave, a couple times, thanks to the stress that trying to fight against the MMI had put on him. But how selfish had that been of him? How much good could he have done by stepping in and protecting the company instead of being so focused by his blood feud with Freak. Thus, Salem was as silent as the fans when Omega finished. Mr. O'Brian taking the mic to make his peace once more.
Hearing that kind of encouragement from a fan who'd done more tonight than most any person who'd ever come out of the audience inspired Salem, fans riled up in support of what O'Brian was saying while "The Copperhead" looked out of the ring at him, nodding with a slight smile. Salem knew that not everyone was fond of him these days, nor had he made believers of everyone in the building that he could beat Omega, but O'Brian believed it, enough to smart off to the luchador a second time. Salem owed it to people like him to do his best, but as quickly as O'Brian had swelled up his chest and finished talking, Omega kicked the poor man, grabbing him up in a chokehold to further add insult to injury!
The audience booed and hissed at the masked manipulator, standing and jeering while Omega issued his demands. A three-on-one? Against all of the Inversions? Such a fight would surely make waves on the final BBW special, but even O'Brian was against such a plan, telling Salem to refuse it with what gasps of breath he could manage. Chaos was all around him, and a fan's long-term health was now being threatened. Looking intensely between Alpha and Gamma, still wrestling with their targets, and then to Omega, trying to choke the poor David unconscious, Salem held up the microphone and did the only thing he could.
"You want it three on one, you coward?! Fine! Three on one - all of you against all of me...but end this, Omega! Let him go NOW! Call them off and GO! Or so help me, I'll come out there right now and break your goddamned jaw!"
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Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2015 11:51 pm
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Kid Alpha and Gamma Daiou's sneak attack on the two remaining individuals in the ring were successful as the proceeded to beat both down, leaving them down and out. They then turned their attention to their next victim, one Salem Croft, and awaited any orders from their boss Omega.
Omega smiled evilly as he heard Salem accept his challenge, the man clearly had no clue what he was agreeing too. This was Omega we were talking about, a man who has gone to extreme and violent measures to secure this match, a man who has been in the ring with some of the best to ever step foot in the ring, and then alongside him he had The Inversions, a team that in their rookie year dominated the Tag Team scene around the world! Winning several Titles, starting their own tournament to get challengers, destroying and ending several careers! Salem had no chance to win this, statistically speaking, as all of these men have proven their lethal intentions throughout their careers. Omega decided to show a bit of mercy and released Mr. O'Brian from the choke, he then rubbed his hand on David's face and smeared his blood over his mask and licking the remainder off his hand before raising the mic back to his lips. "There you go Salem, I let Mr. Potato head go, he's fine." he spoke in an almost sweet tone of voice "But," his tone suddenly shifted to a dead serious one "This is the only act of mercy I'll show you, because come Hardcore Harvest your career will come to an abrupt end." he finished saying his piece and began walking away until he suddenly stopped. He turned back around and saw David lying on the ground still struggling to breathe, and decided he hadn't been punished enough for the disrespect he showed to a man of Omega's status. He walked over to the poor Irishmen and held the mic up again "On second thought, Mercy is overrated and this Leprechaun needs to be taught that disrespecting me isn't something I forgive easily." Omega motioned to The Inversions and almost immediately they attempted to jump Salem and hold him down so he can watch what Omega has planned for Mr. O'Brian
Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2015 12:21 pm
Valentino was attacked by Omega's lackeys and laid sprawled out on the mat face-down.
