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Post by Shaun Hart on Jan 16, 2023 19:25:48 GMT
Match Eight (The World Champion John Cavanagh isn't in the best mood after seeing his comrades get set up last week and now looks to take his anger out on Jay but it won't be easy as Jay has shown numerous time he isn't a pushover and can hang with anyone.)
Standard Singles Match Jay Vaughn vs John Cavanagh
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Post by The Celtic Club on Jan 27, 2023 0:52:50 GMT
Blarney Stone Hell’s Kitchen, New York Thursday January 26th, 2023
A cloud of smoke billowed from beneath the camera angle as the camera came into focus on “The One Man Dynasty” John Cavanagh. Cavanagh sat in his leather chair with his legs outstretched onto the desk as he puffed away on a blunt. The IIW World Heavyweight Championship could be seen on top of his desk. John never looked at the camera but he began to speak.
John Cavanagh: So that’s what you had up your sleeve, huh? People like Shaun Hart will always believe that they’re a few steps ahead of the competition when in reality they aren’t even playing the same god damned game! You may think kicking myself, Apathy and Eoin out of the arena gave you and your goons the best opportunity to do a little damage to The Celtic Club but the reality of the situation is…all you did was stoke the flames of the fire.I know, I know, you, Fred, J, and every other schmuck under the sun who thinks they have some importance figured if you beat the ever loving shit out of Trig and Andy that maybe Johnnie Boy and the rest of The Celtic Club would be shook. Maybe I’d be shivering in my boots, maybe I’d stay here at the Blarney Stone, lock up the doors and hold court–well, you little shits couldn’t be any more incorrect. What you have basically done is poked the dormant monster and awoken him from his slumber. If you boys go back and look at some of Johnnie Cav’s history you would be well aware that when this mick’s back is up against the wall, when this potato eater from Hell’s Kitchen is feeling threatened in the slightest bit–that’s when he’s at his most dangerous. That’s when the propensity for violence has increased ten fold. What does that mean? I mean, it means that J Mont is pretty goddamned fucked once I get my hands on him. But, of more importance it means, what is in store for poor Jay Vaughan?
Cavanagh paused for a moment and began to rub the stubble on his chin as he contemplated Jay Vaughan’s faith. Jay had nothing to do with what happened on the last edition of Monday Night Mayhem–but that didn’t mean that he was going to get off scot free.
John Cavanagh: Maybe this is a negative, what the fuck would I know, but at the moment The One Man Dynasty has a bad case of tunnel vision. See, I’m not really seeing what’s off to the side at the moment. It’s like one of those horses that the tourists pay for near Central Park. Yeah, that horse can bring you from Point A to Point B while it’s looking straight forward but those blinders are the only reason it’s not going off track. The difference is, for the horse those blinders keep them from freaking out and going nuts. My tunnel vision? My blinders? They aren't to block the thought of fear out of my mind–there isn’t one drop of fear running through these veins. They’re to make sure I keep my eyes focused on the purpose–to hurt people. See, unfortunately for Jay Vaughan, The Mecca decided to try and light a fire under my ass. Now, I’m sure Jay and all of the other folks in the back can catch what I’m saying on this one, except for the morons who follow J Mont and Shaun Hart–the strong keep quiet while the weak start riots. Now, just in case that phrase hurt the brains of some of our less fortunate contracted talent I’ll explain exactly what that expression means. People like myself and the other members of The Celtic Club, hell even a few of the IIW Originals fall into this category, we don’t feel the need to make a big commotion every time we are on camera because we know it isn’t needed. I’ve proven myself in every way possible since I started my journey in this sport.
Johnnie ran his fingers through his wavy blonde hair and allowed a small smirk to grow on the right side of his face. While Cavanagh had found ways of being a bit more humble over the past few months, he still loved to relish in his own accomplishments from time to time.
John Cavanagh: I won’t start flipping through the pages of the history book, don’t you worry, but the facts are the facts. I go somewhere, I bust my ass, maybe sometimes I cut corners but the results are always the desired results…big paydays and championships! I tell everyone exactly what good old Johnnie Cav is going to do when he enters the promotion and then, guess what? This potato eatin’ bastard gets to work and gets the job done! International Championship, World Championship. One nameless shitbag, someone else who will also be a nameless shitbag. Doesn’t matter. This bastard from Hell’s Kitchen makes sure that he accomplishes his goals…one way or a motherfuckin’ other! Now, while The Mecca and their leadership walk around the locker room as if they have an extension of their cock–the reality of the situation is that every member of this little crew of fuckery doesn’t have enough self esteem to stand on their own. None of them have enough faith in their own abilities to come and confront Johnnie Cav straight up, one on one. Maybe that’s because their original leader, ya know when they all followed that Little Debbie’s Fudge Packer guy, already got ran the fuck out of town when he tried to out think Johnnie Cav at the thing Johnnie does better than anyone…survival. Maybe I’m taking this a bit too far, maybe I’m giving you Shaun Hart following jerk offs a bit too much credit. Maybe all this talk about The Mecca is doing what they want–stroking their egos. Making J Mont feel that he actually has a chance to take the IIW World Heavyweight Championship from me. Maybe my words are filling Shaun Hart’s little heart with a false sense of security that him and his band of brain dead morons actually have a chance to win the championship that they had been politicking to get their hands on since last goddamn June! That’s right, it’s been seven months, at minimum, that Shaun has been trying to select his hand picked champion and it seems regardless of who he picks–this son of a bitch is always there to crush his hopes and dreams. Shit, it’s like I’m a High School teacher or some bullshit like that.
The Irishman chuckled under his breath and shook his head back and forth. Hell’s Kitchen’s Favorite Son, a teacher? There was no way he had enough patience for such a profession.
John Cavanagh: Now, at the risk of shooting all of my ammunition I’ll digress a bit when it comes to the self-proclaimed Mecca. Unfortunately for myself, and for Jay Vaughan, from time to time good old Johnnie Boy gets a bit distracted. See, the number one thing on Johnnie’s “To Do” List is to silence J Mont and Shaun Hart once and for all–Jay, I apologize in advance that I will be looking past you. It’s not that I am ignoring your talent, it’s not that I’ve pulled a Crush and written you off as some inferior athlete…nah, that ain’t it at all. It’s that when I see you–I’ll be seeing J Mont, I’ll be seeing Fred Debonair, Shaun Hart, Justin York and that other dimwitted tool that follows around The Mecca. I’ll be taking my anger, capturing that rage and unleashing all of that fury upon Jay Vaughan this Monday night at Mayhem. It’s an unfortunate turn of events for Jay, first Osh dies, now he is the lamb that is led to slaughter at the hands of John Cavanagh. It’s almost as if poor Jay is cursed to forever be the whipping post of The Celtic Club. I don’t know if anyone else remembers but I’m sure Andy Boy remembers, and I’m pretty certain Jay Vaughan remembers…
The IIW World Champion places his closed fists together and then “breaks” them in half. Jay and Johnnie had little to no history here in the IIW but they did have a brief pit stop together in Canada once upon a time.
John Cavanagh: That was your ankle, wasn’t it? For those of you who may have never gone back into Netflix and checked the archives of First Class Pro Wrestling–that’s where Jay Vaughan first ran into The Celtic Club. Not only that, it was where Jay Vaughan almost lost his livelihood. See, Jay ran afoul of us back in the Great White North and Andy Boy taught the little prick a lesson in respect by breaking his ankle like the little twig it was. Well, I’m not as evil as the world seems to think, Jay, I’m happy that you healed up. I’m delighted that there is still something left in that gas tank of yours. I mean, honestly, what fun would it be to go into the ring this Monday against someone who can barely stand on one of his legs and had no desire to compete. I’m also happy that you…and the rest of the so-called Originals…decided to show your ugly faces when you did. Not because I needed youse, not because the IIW was in need of heroes, but because I like to stack dominos up and watch them all fall. Yeah, it might be top priority to rid the IIW of those cancerous sores known as The Mecca but what fun would this place be if I ran them out of town and there was no one less to pose a threat to good old Johnnie Cav? What the hell fun is it being the World Champion if there is nobody left to pin to the mat. The second Jay Vaughan, Blade Alexander and Jonny C decided to come back–Johnnie Cav had another three victims to defeat while defending the most prized possession in all of professional wrestling.
The leader of The Celtic Club pointed down towards the championship that accented his desk so perfectly. The prize of all prizes, the championship belt that every single professional wrestler hopes to one day strap around their waist.
John Cavanagh: I know, I know, I might be getting ahead of myself just a wee bit. Jay Vaughan doesn’t have a championship opportunity at Monday Night Mayhem–he just gets the privilege of sharing the ring with the World Champion. Well, I guess it’s your time to shine then–ain’t it? It’s Jay’s time to try and jump the line for a World Championship opportunity. How pissed would J Mont be if Jay Vaughan could beat Johnnie Cav and get inserted into the World Championship picture. Fuck man, if taking a lose wasn’t such a shitty feeling I might let Jay Vaughan have a good old “Fingerpoke of Doom” moment just to watch J Mont’s salty reaction. While the reaction itself might be priceless, taking the L…now that has a price. Taking a L gives Jay Vaughan bragging rights, taking an L means taking away from my own probability of retaining the World Championship in my next defense, taking the L means Johnnie Cav being inferior to another talent on that specific day.
Cavanagh shook his head back and forth in a “no” motion. Imagine, the IIW World Heavyweight Champion being pinned in a non-title match…
John Cavanagh: Fuck that shit. That ain’t about to happen. I’ll tell you what though, Jay Vaughan, I’ll go ahead and fill you in on some spoilers as per what is actually going to happen on January 30th. On January 30th Johnnie Cav and Jay Vaughan will walk their asses down that aisle. On that faithful Monday Night, an IIW Original will lock horns with the IIW’s Final Boss. Johnnie Cav is going to give it his all, like he normally does. Vaughan will give it his all, just like I want him to. But in the end, this one is going to come down to a battle of who wants it more…who has the cojones to step up and get the god damned job done?! I know it’s kind of a rhetorical question and all but I’m fairly certain every single fan watching this promo at home is well aware of who is going to take this win. Jay will fight, he will claw, he’ll kick and flail like a fish out of water. He might scream for help, but there won’t be anyone to reply. There won’t be another IIW Original to come to your aid. It will just be more pain, more suffering and more failure for Jay Vaughan. When Jay realizes what kind of a shit storm he has walked into on Monday night, unfortunately for him, it will be just a little bit too late. Jay, it’s not your fault. It’s not your fault that after you put in one hundred percent of your effort there will still be more you need to do to get the job done. I can be one hell of a prick when the situation calls for it and as far as I’m concerned–this situation calls for it. Some people around this organization need to learn just what the fuck John Cavanagh is capable of.
Johnnie slapped the side of his head twice and shook off the cobwebs. He had been doing his best to not be the John Cavanagh of old, he wasn’t trying to be that miserable bastard who always wanted to shorten careers. But, as the infamous Al Pacino quote from the less than infamous film goes…
John Cavanagh: Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in. Just when I thought I could let down my guard the slightest cunt hair of a nanometer somebody decided to kick down the goddamn door! I know it wasn’t you Jay but sometimes it's just a case of being in the wrong place, at the wrong time and that is exactly where you are about to find yourself this Monday. I might not have any major beef with you, hell I don’t even have much of a beef with most of the IIW Originals right now other than the fact that you were all being little cowards watching this place go up in flames from the goddamn sidelines! It’s not a beef really, I could care less, it’s just more of an observation that you boys, collectively, couldn’t find it in you to save this company from the dumpster fire it had become. Just like I told your buddy Blade Alexander, you’re all welcome, I did your job for you. Now that you’re all back, you get to live within the IIW that John Cavanagh is building. Brick by brick, night by night, the IIW gets stronger and stronger–and I’m the son of a bitch that you can all thank for it. Jay, I don’t hate you, I don’t have a reason to want to put you in a hospital bed but I also can’t deny that there is a strong possibility of that happening at Mayhem. I’m not saying any of this to try and make you back down either, I’m just being truthful, I’m just…shit man, I’m apologizing. I don’t want to do what I’m going to do to you–it’s meant for someone else entirely. It’s a shame that you’ll be the first one to feel my wrath when good old Johnnie Cav is finally on a full blown warpath.
John placed his face into the palms of his hands and began to rub his temples. This is what things had come to–someone else, entirely unrelated to the happenings between The Celtic Club and The Mecca was going to have to pay for the sins committed against Trigger and Andy Donahue.
John Cavanagh: It’s gonna be a long match for you, Jay. I’m not going to lie to you and say I’ll do my best to keep it short because we both know that would be a load of bullshit. This Monday marks the beginning of the end for anyone who is placed in my way. I will not rest until I get retribution against those pricks who put Andy and Trigger out of commission and God save the souls of the poor schmucks like Jay Vaughan who happen to be in the path of the oncoming herd of violence that is John Cavanagh. Write your thank you cards and get them in the mail to the members of The Mecca, Jay, because your blood…while it may be physically on my hands come the conclusion of our match on Monday night…it’s really on theirs.
Cavanagh looked away from the camera as the scene cut to static.
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Post by Jay Vaughan on Jan 28, 2023 11:17:54 GMT
The scene cuts to Jay and Jay Vaughan sitting in their dressing room playing a game of guess who.
Jay – does he have a stupid beard?
Jonny C – Yes
Jay – Does he have a stupid haircut?
Jonny C – Yes
Jay – Does he have a stupid face?
Jonny C – Yes a very stupid face.
Jay – Yeah that’s easy bro it’s Michael Hunter
Jonny C and Jay both laugh
Jonny C – Ok man do one more I will make it easy.
Jay –If you make it Curtis again I swear we will never play this game again.
Jonny C – The stupid kid just needs a break god damn it, anyway weren’t you meant to be teaming up with him? You know there was that segment when you went to talk to him and it never went anywhere
Jay – It was off on a real good reconnection to be fair, but I may have accidently shagged his girlfriend
Jonny C – He hasn’t got a girlfriend?
Jay – Fuck knows then, as long as it wasn’t Jenny Jonny – As in my ex, Osh’s former wife and your Aunty?
Jay – Sure why not, not blood is it?
Jonny C - Digusting
Jay – Ok does he have long hair?
Jonny C – NO
Jay – Does he have a beard?
Jonny C – Kind of but not a full beard but some facial hair.
Jay – Its it very douchey facial hair?
Jonny C - Yes Absolutely
Jay – Oh that’s easy its John Cavanagh
Jonny C – DING DING DING don’t you have a match with him coming up next week?
Jay – Yeah I think so. Bloody world champion eh?
Jonny C – You’ve got this man, he’s not on our level!
Jay – Not many people are on our level man…though errr isn’t there this awkward thing where you’ve never beat him?
Jonny C – Hey! We were both in First Class, neither of us did, must have had the luck of the I wish
Jay – Luck of the I Wish?
Jonny C – Yeah, you know…when people have that luck they wish for
Jay – NO you moron he doesn’t wish for luck, he’s Irish!
Jonny C – Potato, Potato
Jay – You do realise that only works when you say it, not when it’s typed down!
Jonny C – But you’ve got a match now…. It’s time to get serious
Jay Vaughan moves his hand across his face signalling the change from laughing to serious
Jay – Good?
Jonny - Yeah You’re good….
Jay – Jonny Fucking C
Jonny – Yeah?
Jay – Sorry I meant Jonny Cavanagh
Jonny – He doesn’t like it when you call him Jonny
Jay – Jon Fucking C
Jonny – That will do!
Jay – We can all sit here and joke with my boy Jonny C as much as I Want but the thing is there is still this serious thing of the match at hand, taking on the IIW World Champion at that… It’s been a good 2 years since we all came back here and in that time we have only had 4 world champions! I think that says it all really, how important and how prestigious that world title is. IT IS A BIG DEAL… and you hold that title John… That makes you a big deal.
BUT
With the big prize as we all know comes the big target on your back, I’ve known it all my life, being a Vaughan people want to get one over me, people want to take advantage of me just to have that leverage to say they’ve done damage to the Vaughan legacy, they want to make their name off me, I have to watch my corners, I have to have my own back, that’s why I’ve always had such a good friendship with the likes of Jonny C, he gets it, he just gets it, he’s known Osh all his life, he knows what we have to deal with and how we have to look after each other. He’s someone I can trust.
ALSO
Look at you, you know that though don’t you, why else would you keep The Celtic Club and Eoin O’Rouke around? Protection, Comfort… all the things we need and crave in this game. I’ve sat by watching I’ve seen what all the CCPE are up to, I’m watching the cancer slip through the IIW, infiltrating us that is Shaun Hart, I know what he’s doing…I’m not scared, I’ve seen it all before, everyone WANTS what the Vaughan’s have. So… Welcome to my world, what’s been your world for the last month or so while you’ve held the World title has been my life.
WATCHING
WAITING
COMMISERATING
But say it aint so… I WILL NOT GO! I’m here fighting till I collapse, till they turn the lights off and have to carry me home!
We know CCPE are hanging around plotting their next move as J Mont waits for his chance to take that title off him, in fairness FUCK THAT I don’t want to see that, out of the two of you, fuck it keep it in Ireland rather than have that scum of scurvy holding onto the glorious IIW Title. You have it all to do don’t you, I know they’re there but they can do more damage to you than they can to me, they can take away your title, take away your identity, so I’m not really surprised you’re a alittle distracted, It plays into my hands, because I’m focused on this, I’m ready to get this result, the little boost I’ve been waiting for, you can laugh and joke about Jay being the whipping boy of the Celtic Club, but I’m a Vaughan and Vaughan’s prosper… We laugh and we joke about what your guys did in FCPW… But where is FCPW now?
IIW is Vaughan and it is thriving
Get Ready Jon…I’m taking the 3 count this coming Monday!
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Post by The Celtic Club on Jan 28, 2023 22:13:08 GMT
The IIW faithful are greeted to the sound of static until the feed switches to the raggedy gym equipment of Kline’s Gym in Hell’s Kitchen, New York. John Cavanagh is found seated with a towel over his head, basketball shorts, sneakers and a sleeveless shirt. The camera remains focused on his back as he begins to speak.
John Cavanagh: You have got to be kidding me, right? Did I really hear what I think I heard earlier today? Listening to Jonny F’n C and Jay Vaughan play a guessing game? Jay, I have to be completely honest, I’m a bit offended buddy. You’re just a few days away from our date in the squared circle and you’re wasting your time on bullshit shenanigans with Jonny C? You tell the world that Vaughan’s prosper but I think you’re get a wee bit too comfortable with that phrase because you’re not even taking that extra step to get prepared for the opportunity presented to you? How many other wrestlers in the locker room want to have a one on one match with the IIW World Champion? Strap on the line or not, that is a match that gives you an opportunity to truly propel yourself to the next level of your career. Take the top dog to their limit and come up short, gain some respect. Get the upset win and position yourself for a title match. Neither of those outcomes are going to negatively impact someone. Jerk off before the match, dick around with your homeboy that brings you comfort, get your punk ass schooled after the bell rings and what happens? You become the laughing stock, you automatically get to the back of the line in the World Championship picture because the champ already knocked you out of contention.
John’s left hand came to the towel, he rubbed it around his hair and tossed it to the ground exposing his golden blonde hair.
John Cavanagh: I get it, you’ve grown up with a silver spoon in your mouth. You’ve never had to worry about employment in this sport because Osh was always around to make sure you had a job. You’re probably more distracted than myself what with all of that being in question in the future, ain’tcha? It’s gotta hurt knowing that at some point someone who isn’t a Vaughan could be the one signing the checks around here in the IIW. I mean, it’s happened before and I was a big part of the reason that Osh got it back so I guess I could tell you that you’re welcome for that, Jay. Somehow you’ve found yourself in this glorious position and instead of training in the gym, watching video of what I’ve been doing in my last few matches, you’re pussy footing around with some moron who has never been able to figure me out in the ring. Even if you two decided to bruise your brains by thinking a little bit you’d have nothing positive to show for it because Jonny has proven time and time again that he can’t hang with Johnnie Cav. The fact you two think no one is on your level is one of the most laughable things I’ve heard in quite some time–and I’ve been listening to Shaun Hart, J Mont and the rest of those circle jerkers in The Mecca for what feels like a century at this point. You said it yourself, Jay, only four men have been able to hold the IIW World Championship since this place reopened–myself, Russell Wayne, Jake E. Dangerously and somehow Jonny C. So it’s safe to say that the only one of you two who could claim to be on the same level as good old Johnnie Cav is Jonny C–until you remember that Jonny C has never gotten the job done in the ring against The One Man Dynasty. So, who isn’t on who’s level in reality, Jay? I think even Shaun Hart is going to be able to be honest about that and his dumbass brought Justin York back.
Cavanagh shook his head and brought his arms around to massage his traps for a moment before he continued.
John Cavanagh: I’m glad that you’ve taken the time to watch the shit show that this promotion became, and that you’re still watching the dumpster fires that I’m putting out but I call out the fact again that you’ve done jack shit for this promotion as of late. I make a call to arms–I get the job done. Jay Vaughan comes in after a good chunk of the battle has been won and thinks that he is ready to do battle with the one man who has gone out there over the last six months and put his body on the line for this goddamn company! I’ll forever be grateful to you and your family that gave us all this place to work, the championship I proudly carry to fight for but come Monday night, at Mayhem, I’m going to teach you some goddamn manners when we get in between those ropes. I’m not going the route I had Andy go back in FCPW because I’m trying to be a bit of a better human being nowadays. Maybe it comes with old age, maybe it comes with wisdom, who the hell knows really…I for shit sure don’t. I just know that on Monday Night Mayhem the IIW fans are going to get treated to their World Champion in the ring and his opponent isn’t going to enjoy the outcome. There isn’t going to be any outcome other than exactly what Jay Vaughan said at the conclusion of his promo–he’s taking the three count. Jay Vaughan’s shoulders will be pinned to that mat for the count of three on Mayhem and then maybe he can go to the drawing board and figure out how he can actually contribute to this fight against Shaun Hart. I’ve done what I can do to cure the cancer so far, maybe you and Jonny can go get Fred or Justin or some shit and prove yourselves a bit more useful to the cause.
The IIW World Heavyweight Champion spun around to face the camera.
John Cavanagh: And while Jay may feel that me being a bit distracted is going to work in his favor, that’s all a delusional that he will, unfortunately, find out is a false promise very shortly. J Mont and the rest of those Mecca douchebags may be what is at the forefront of my mind but I’ll be the one cashing in on that anger on Mayhem. I’m the one who will focus that rage towards putting you down for that count of three. And as for J Mont, he’s the one who will get to see what Johnnie does to people when he’s angry, this is just a fraction of what I’ll do to him because Jay…you didn’t do what he did. You don’t actually have the balls to try and pull something like that, you just like to watch from the sidelines. So, while I will try to end J Mont’s career when I finally get to defend the most prized possession in all of professional wrestling against him, I’ll be sure that you’ll be able to continue watching this war from the sidelines.
Cavanagh gets up and walks off camera as the scene cuts to static.
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