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Three Way Elimination Match
MVC's Special Ringside Enforcer: Mr. Acceptable
"The Miracle Violence Combination find themselves in the middle of a battle between Infinity and the defector Plausible Deniability - why? because they beat Shadow & DeSean for the tag-team titles that Shadow and PD originally won. PD wants the title back that he won but never lost, he also wants to get Infinity off his back, last thing he wants is a tag-team partner who's more than a question mark - hopefully he'll get that this time. DeSean wants to regain his tag-team title of course, but also wants to teach PD a lesson about defecting from Infinity - that lesson being "Don't do it!!" Between these two warring factions stands the MVC, they just want to retain their titles, have a good time and maybe meet Burt Reynolds one day, but the Bandit will have to wait because they've got 2 teams to fight off and an undefeated streak to keep alive. Bruce has recognized that the MVC are in a bit of an unfavorable position and has thus granted them a ringside enforcer, Mr. Acceptable"</center>

00c-I am posting my feud right now rather than wait for MVC to repost his. It won't throw off the continuity of his post & should actually clear up some information about where PD has been for the last several weeks.-ooc

DING-DING
We would like to welcome you to Athens Greece. Whether your travel brings you here for business or pleasure, your flight crew was happy to serve you. Please enjoy yourself. The local time here is 8:45am. Thank you for flying...

**Cameron Jones has already unfastened his seatbelt, completely ignoring the rules laid out by the stewardess. He is anxious & tired at the same time. The 22 hour flight over the big pond had given him time to reflect. More time than he preferred. He needed to get back to something that he could throw himself headlong into. To get forget about the last few weeks. To forget about the accident. To forget about the helplessness. To forget the two empty caskets that he buried. Empty because the bodies were never found.**

DING-DING
Please wait until the plane has reached the gate before standing up & getting your luggage from the overhead compartments. Also, be aware that luggage may have shifted...

**On a mission to locate them & extract some revenge, he allowed himself...no, that wasn't right. His heart allowed itself to believe that they were still alive. He even saw Kim. But he knew that Shadow's wenches, Yu & Ai, had the ability to make him see...believe...that he was looking at his wife. So he left. He went out & searched briefly. The toll it took upon his heart...and soul was too much. So he stopped. And when he went home, he buried two empty coffins and cried. He cried for the nothingness that was being placed into the earth. The emptiness in those boxes felt like a small drop in the emptiness within his heart.**

"Excuse me sir."

**Cameron Jones looks to his left, blinking himself out of his thoughts & into the moment. The passenger seated next to him was now standing, wanting to pass by & exit. Cameron stood up, nodding apologetically for making the man wait longer than he probably felt he needed to.**

"Sorry 'bout that."

**Cameron opened the overhead compartment & pulled a rolling bag out, setting it on the ground & extending the telescopic handle. He then leaned down & pulled his carry on satchel out from under his seat & slung it over his shoulder. He turned & walked up the aisleway, towards the cockpit & exit. The voices ahead of him...some couples discussing getting checked luggage, others bantering about the what's & where's of their trip to Athens. Above the voices of the deplaning passengers, he hears a soft but firm voice, almost robotic in it's delivery, but very human at the same time. He peers over the head of the person in front of him & sees a red haired woman in a neatly pressed blue stewardess business skirt outfit. She sees his sad eyes & smiles.**

"Thank you for flying with us. Have a good day."

**He forces a grin onto his lips & nods, turning away from her as he exits the plane. Walking through the walkway & into the terminal, Cameron glosses over the ads. He stops in front of an airport monitor & reads the departing planes scheduled take off times. His eyes scan the alphabetical list until he sees Memphis...and for a moment, he wants to go back home. But back home, there is nothing. Just like what's inside of him. Nothing. He was called back to TCW by Valerie Stern. She said he was lucky that there was still interest in him. That he was lucky she even had his number in her rolodex & even remembered his name. And finally, that he was lucky that some new tag team, the Miracle Violence Connection, was so good & so cocky, that they wanted a shot at any & all tag teams that TCW could throw at them. One of the tag teams was gonna be Shadow & Desean. The other, Cameron & some mystery partner, whoever the hell that was gonna end up being. So Cameron agreed. He agreed to take on a partner that he didn't even know of yet. He agreed to face this millenia's version of the Fabulous Freebirds. He agreed for one reason. Shadow owed him. And Cameron was coming back for payment. Payment in Shadow's flesh & blood. And if it got to the point...Shadow's life. He was the reason Kim & Zach were gone. He was the reason Cameron was empty. He wanted to feel full again. But not with love, compassion & feelings, but with hate, rage & vengence. Cameron would show him that. Cameron would show all of them that. And if anyone gets in his way, may God have mercy on their soul...because he won't.**

*fadeout*

** Time to cut a promo **

** Moments after Infinity attacked MVC & Mr. Acceptable **

"Who the hell do you think you are!!" Hawk bellows at the camera only moments after the Miracle Violence Combination saved Mr. Acceptable... only to get beaten down by Infinity. "You come out and stick your noses in OUR business Infinity? You think that just because we're a couple of easy going guys normally that we'd just take it lying down??"

Mr. Acceptable wipes some of the blood off his face with the towel he's got around his neck before addressing the camera.

"I've been on the receiving end of many beatings in my time" Chuck Hagan says in a very sedate but intense tone "I've even been on the giving side a few times and there is one thing you Infinity kids need to learn and that this: It's not about who strikes first but about who stands tall in the end"

Frankie Hayes just shakes his head in disbelief as he gets ready to address the camera

"DeSean and Shadow... I guess you two figured out you could not beat us on your own, you had to have your little circle of goons come down with you to see if you could put one over on the Miracle Violence Combination! Well congratulations you have proven that 6 beats 3, hope you're happy now - we all know that when it's 2 on 2 it's a different story. RoXorZ!!... "

Frankie pauses for a moment, then smiles "Nah I'm not even going to worry about a team that doesn't even have "it" any more" he says and then turns the microphone over to James Hawk once more.

"Strength in numbers! It's a tradition that goes back a long time, men who thinks that might also makes right is a story as old as Cain and Abel. The Miracle Violence Combination has never been afraid of getting their hands dirty, they¨'ve never been ones to go crying about the injustices of the world! MVC have never been ones for complaining about management or being held down or any other bullshit, instead we suck it up and fight back even harder!" Hawk says with a newfound intensity.

"Infinity's underhanded tactics is NOT acceptable" Mr. Acceptable says "As the old saying goes, you've got to fight fire with fire - you've got to fight the numbers game with your own numbers game! Look at us!!"

"Three Southern boys who're easy going unless we're pissed off!" Frankie interjects

"And now we're pissed off! Now it's time to show Infinity that they need more than just numbers to be great, it's time to take the fight TO Infinity instead of being the victims!" Mr. Acceptable says as a trickle of blood runs down his face just to underline the intensity of his words.

"This Wrecking Crew.. this Southern Wrecking Crew is coming for you Infinity!! We're no victims, we're not just going to sit back and wait for some face painted freak to come after us or that turban wearing bully to attack us from behind and we are certainly not just going to sit idly by as DeSean and Shadow try to sweeten their odds before the inevitable rematch" James Hawk says and then pushes the camera to the side as he walks off followed by Mr. Acceptable.

Frankie remains behind for a moment, he's the youngest and the most hot headed of the trio and he still has a few choice words left.

"F**K you Infinity! F**k you Blackwell and Shadow! You just made the worst mistake of your f**king lives because now we've got to show you why we
re called the Miracle VIOLENCE Combination!"

And with that Frankie walks off too to hopefully cool off a bit

(You all know what happened later on in the evening right? Bruce introduced himself and promised that MVC would get competition for the world tag-team titles and all)

** The next morning **

Yeah they had a few beers, this time without a group of bumbling goons trying to beat them up or a corrupt cop arresting them. Add to that the fact that they successfully defended the tag-team titles, forged a bond with Mr. Acceptable and got totally stomped by Infinity and you *KNOW* they had a very wet night.

"Hey James... did I get hit in the head last night?" Frankie says as he lies face down on his hotel bed, still wearing the same clothes he had on last night.

"Yeah you did DeSean nailed you with a really wicket DDT" Hawk replies without even opening his eyes.

"Oh thank god for that, I thought we got hammered last night and I was hung over" Frankie mutters and then rolls over on his side.

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"That too"

"So that's why there is a girl in my bed" Frankie says and then cuddles up behind the body in bed with him.

When James hears that he sits bolt upright.

"She's alive right?" Hawk asks, there is a man who's tried a few things in his day.

"She's nice and warm yeah" Frankie says as he slides a hand under the cover.

"Well that's alright then" Hawk says and then lays back down on his bed and closes his eyes.

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...

...

"Wait... what?" Hawk asks when it finally dawns on him what Frankie just said.

"Erm... there is a girl in my bed" Frankie says, not sure if it's actually a good thing or a bad thing.

Hawk gets out of bed, he didn't mind if Frankie found a girl, but it hadn't happened yet so he was taken a bit by surprise. Frankie looks a little confused himself since he doesn't seem to remember much from last night.

"Where did you meet her?" Hawk asks.

"no clue, I don't even know her name or anything" Frankie says as he tries to sneak out of bed as quietly as possible without waking the girl up.

Hawk motions for Frankie to come join him in the far corner of the room.

"Did we drink that much last night?"

"Yeah J we kinda did, he may be Mr. Acceptable but he can put it away faster than anyone I know" Frankie says while scratching his head.

"So..." Hawk says not wanting to actually ask.

"I have no clue" is Frankie's only answer, he really didn't know what had happened.

"Alright, alright it's not the end of the world, hell it may be a good thing for you Frankie... unless she's ... you know a ringrat" James says with a wink.

That thought hadn't crossed Frankie's mind, maybe she was one of those groupies that just wanted to have sex with wrestlers, what if she gave him something? Oh shit he probably got all sorts of STDs and what not - that's it, he knew it he was going to die now!

"Frankie? calm down" Hawk says, he knows when his partner starts to go into a mental loop and just make it worse and worse for himself. "It was just a joke, I'm sure you wouldn't have picked up a ringrat no matter how whammy we got"

"I dunno we got pretty damn whammy last night" Frankie says.

"I'll say, we even missed someone knocking on the door" Hawk says when he sees the official TCW envelope lying by the door, apparently they didn't hear the Road Agent knocking.

Hawk picked up the envelope with their bookings for the next leg of the European tour including airline tickets, hotel accommodations and house show bookings leading up to the PPV. He holds it for a second examining it closely as if the closed envelope could tell him if the news inside is good or bad. With a boldness he didn't really possess right now he rips the envelope open and pulls out the sheets of paper.

"Greece, nice" He says as he reads the plane tickets before unfolding the booking sheet.

"What is it?" Frankie asks when Hawk doesn't say anything.

"Well who would you want to face at the PPV?" Hawk asks.

"DeSean and Shadow... in a cage to keep the other Infinity goons out" Frankie says as he instinctively flexes his fists.

"Well no cage but you've got one team right" Hawk says.

"Three way match?"

"Yep and the titles are on the line again" Hawk says.

"So Bruce took us serious when we asked for competition" Frankie says, not as a question but a statement of fact. Then he shrugs, he would have preferred getting payback on DeSean and Shadow without distractions but this will do.

"Didn't Power Inc compete in Japan for a short time?" Hawk asks

"Power Inc?" it takes Frankie's hung over brain a minute to fish out the names Dangerous Dean and Plausible Deniability and then asks "They're back?"

"PD is, I heard he had a family crisis... son or wife or something" Hawk says, something Hawk can sympathies with - wrestling is a hard business to be a family man in.

"You know this may not be a bad thing at all, he's not a fan of DeSean and Shadow is he?" Frankie says pulling some sort of vague memory of history between PD and Infinity

"You've got a knack for understatements, PD leaving Infinity ring a bell? Hell he won the tag-team titles with Shadow" Hawk explains.

"So who's his partner?"

"It doesn't say, well it says "Secret partner" on there"

"Secret partner? HMMMMMM" Frankie says with disapproval.

"Hey-Hey score one for MVC" Hawk says with a smile "Chuck is our specially appointed ring side enforcer"

"Good one Bruce" Frankie says.

Yup everything is going their way it would seem, they've got a new ally in the federation, they're still the tag-team champions and they're in a match where both teams loathe Infinity - can't be bad.

MVC are on top of the world right now.

"Hey baby why did you leave the bed"

Both Frankie and James whip around and stare at the nubian beauty in Frankie's bed, the kind of girl who usually dressed so trendily that she sets the trend but right now, in one of Frankie's old PJW t-shirts she looked hotter than ever.

"TIFFANY??"

The following notice is officially issued and sent to all participants in this match.

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From the office of the TCW Enforcer Bruce

Re: The Tag-Team Title Match at Stranglehold

Due to the disappearence of "the Technician" DeSean Blackwell's partner Shadow and the inability to put a name on Cameron "Plausible Deniability" Jones' tag-team partner the Enforcer has decided to change the booking around thusly

*** Non-Title Match ***
The Miracle Violence Combination Vs DeSean Blackwell and Plausible Deniability

If Jones or Blackwell gets the pinfall victory then he can find a partner for a "No strings attached" Tag-Team title shot in the near future.

This step has been taken to ensure the maximum amount of action in TCW and well beacuse I think it'd be funny to force Blackwell and Jones to team up given their history.

Regards,

Bruce

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(OOC - we felt that insted of a game of makeshift tag-team partners getting a title shot we settle it like this, it is in essence its MVC Vs DeSean Vs PD feuding wise, the best of the three gets the victory at Stranglehold=

It had been a month since he last wrestled, a month since he last held the title, a month since he watched two newcomers celebrate in the ring with he and Shadow's title. He and Shadow both were distracted that night, being forced to fight to the death and ending a two year relationship would do that to you. With the one month break over, he felt re energized and ready to get back into the ring with Shadow and see if they can reclaim their titles, there was only one problem he couldn't get a hold of his partner.

DeSean: Shadow it's DeSean pick up the phone, look call me back we have to talk strategy.

DeSean pulled his rental car into the arena parking lot, he stepped out looking down at his phone, waiting for it to ring and seeing Shadow's name come up on the caller ID. He sighed and tucked the phone back in his pocket.

DeSean: Where the hell are you Shadow?

Opening the door to the arena, the 21 year old stepped foot inside eyeing a promo for the Stranglehold PPV, on it stood the MVC standing proudly with the tag titles in their hand coincidentally DeSean and Shadow's names were still on that title.

DeSean: Just making sure they're warm for us

DeSean continued walking down the hallway, it seemed like he was the first person to get to the arena, a rarity but ever since the break up he didn't have her around to slow him down. "Tiffany" no matter how much he tried to forget about her, he couldn't get her name out his mind. Her voice, the soft touch of her body against his, the smile, her brown beautiful eyes, her perfect body, there would never be another girl like her. Damn her! He truly did love her.

DeSean: Aw Tiff, we could have worked things out baby

He walked down the hallway until he came across Infinity's dressing room, he figured the rest of the stable would show up periodically including Shadow....hopefully. He picked up his cellphone and made another phone call to his partner.

The person you are calling is not available at this time, please leave a message after the beep

DeSean: Shit

beep

DeSean: Shadow it's DeSean, I'm calling you again seeing where you are, and call me back we have to talk strategy. :click:

DeSean: Dammit, Shadow where the hell are you partner?

Partner?

DeSean turned around to see who matched the voice

DeSean: Cameron? What the fuck are you doing here?

PD snickered at DeSean, obviously the young man didn't know what was really going on.

PD: I'm here to find my partner

DeSean: Well he's not here, as a matter of fact...who is your partner?

PD: Standing right in front of me

DeSean: Bullshit, I'm with Infinity, you hate Infinity, it's simple, we hate each other.

PD: Didn't you get the memo? You're fucked, you don't have a partner, he's MI fucking A. Bruce paired us together to fuck with us, we're now facing the MVC.

DeSean: For the tag team titles

PD: No not exactly, you see if I get the pin I get to choose my own partner, if you get the pin you can choose your own partner for a title shot that happens later down the line.

DeSean: That's bullshit, not only do I lose a chance to regain the tag titles, I have to tag with you.

PD: I agree but to be honest I don't care about the tag titles, I only agree to this shit match because Shadow's in it.

DeSean: So this whole match was about Shadow? Great just great, I have a distracted partner out for "revenge" to avenge his family.

PD took off his shades and rushed DeSean grabbing him by the throat and pushing him against the wall, he took off his glasses and his eyes flashed red, surprising and taking back DeSean.

PD: Unless you know what happened to my family, I would advise you to shut the fuck up! Or I will kill you, I have no son, I have no wife! I have no family, I have nothing to live for, I don't like you and you and the rest of Infinity will not stop me from getting to Shadow!

Gasping for breath DeSean used his two arms and elbowed PD in the face breaking out of PD's chokehold, he then grabbed PD and forced him back first into the wall.

DeSean: I want to wear TCW gold around my fucking waist, I know shit about your wife or your son, all I want to do is win a goddamn match in this god forsaken promotion! That's all I want! I don't have time for this shit, whether we like it or not, we're partners! Me and you and we can't have you being hell bent on revenge and cost us, more importantly me a fucking title shot! IF you fuck this up, I will fuc...I swear to God, you're this close!

DeSean eased his grip and PD pushed him back, walking away.

PD: This isn't about you, this is about me and Shadow!

PD put his shades back on but before he left, he stopped and turned around seemingly more calm.

PD: You want to talk about distractions, don't get distracted when you see your slut ex girlfriend in the corner of the MVC!

DeSean: What the hell are you talking about?

PD: I saw the three of them together, your ex girlfriend and Frankie are fucking each other. That's what I'm talking about but don't get distracted.

DeSean watched as PD walked out the dressing room, DeSean ran up to the door and slammed it hard. DeSean sat down and buried his face into his hands, he flipped through the bench over and walked out the room.

Let's start by backing the continuity truck up a little bit shall we? The first part of the post takes place only split seconds after my last post with the revalation at the end.

"TIFFANY??"



"Erm... hi Tiffany" Frankie says once they both get over their shock of seeing DeSean's Ex in Frankie's bed.

The two men glance at each other in confusion as the girl stretches and sighs contentedly.

"What a night eh Frankie?" she says with a smile.

"... oh yeah it was... it was something alright" Frankie says trying his best to cover up the fact that he has no clue what happened last night.

"Excuse me ma'am" James says as he grabs Frankie by the arm and starts to drag him off "I got something I need to discuss with Frank here"

"In the bathroom?"

"Yeah Tiffany... it's not something I like to talk about in mixed company, being raised that way and all" Hawk says as he tries to come up with an excuse that's not too rude.

Tiffany just smiles as Hawk drags Frankie off into the bathroom and closes the door.

"Wow I never noticed just how beautiful she is" Frankie says with a big smile plastered on his face.

"Yeah that's very nice Frank, but what happened last night?"

"I dunno James, I can't remember"

"So did you two... you know?" Hawk asks

"Well look at her, she's gorgeous, she's in my bed and wearing one of my shirts so what do you think?" is Frankie's evasive reply.

"I think that you don't actually know what happened" Hawk says

"Well.. alright so I don't remember if we had sex or not, but I must have done something right since she's still in my bed"

"Oh I'm sure you're a regular Casanova when you're THAT drunk"

"Come on man you know I NEVER get the woman!" Frankie says a little annoyed at his partner's implications that he didn't actually score with Tiffany.

Hawk pops his head out of the bathroom just to see what Tiffany is up to, currently she's lying in bed watching TV just relaxing.

"I think you got her now, she's not leaving"

"She's not?" Frankie says and grins even wider, then he wipes the grin off his face and tries to look serious "Well you know this could turn out to be a big advantage for us"

"At least for you" Hawk replies

"No, no, no not just that - think about it, how rattled is DeSean going to be when he sees me with Tiffany?" Frankie says.

"Most likely very pissed off, even if he dumped her"

"Maybe she dumped him" Frankie interjects

"Well then he'd REALLY be pissed that she dumped him for you don't you think?" Hawk explains "You know there may just be something to that"

"Yeah man, you know wrestling is my number one priority here. She's just to distract DeSean"

Hawk looks at Frankie, he knew that Frankie was smitten but that he didn't want to admit it to James, hell he may not want to admit it to himself right now. He was right though, keeping Tiffany around was sure to throw DeSean off his game and well ... she wasn't hard on the eye either.

"Alright Frankie I got no problems with her staying - if that's what she wants" Hawk says

Frankie freezes as he's about to say something then after composing himself he finally says "You think she wouldn't stay?"

Oh he was smitten alright Hawk thought.

"How can she not want to stay with you ya big Stud Hoss!" Hawk says with a grin and slaps Frankie on the shoulder.

"Funny!" is Frankie's parting word as he exits the bathroom.

"Hey hotstuff" Tiffany says when she sees Frankie return to the room "I thought it was only girls who went to the bathroom together"

"Well we are closer than Girlfriends" Hawk quips before realizing that he's been running around in his boxers since he got up. Hawk is old school and old school men don't run around in their under-britches in front of women they're not dating so he quickly grabs his clothes and heads for the bathroom to take a shower

Tiffany pads the bed next to her, inviting Frankie to sit down. After a moment the man fans call the Sooner Bruiser sits down with a goofy smile on his face.

"Sooo..." Tiffany says

"so..." Frankie is racking his brain to think of something smooth to say "Did you sleep well?"

Inwardly he was slapping himself, what a lame question.

"Yes I did, thank you for asking" Tiffany says with a smile "Best sleep I've had in years"

Frankie doesn't quite know what to say.

"It's good to be away from THAT man" Tiffany says with an edge to her voice Frankie didn't expect.

"DeSean?"

"Yeah... I... for so long I... " She doesn't seem to be able to find the words at the moment.

Frankie takes her soft little hand in his big strong hand and looks at her

"You're safe here"

She smiles at Frankie and then gathers the courage to go on.

"You're such a nice man Frankie, I mean you're sweet, caring, a real man unlike *him*. You have no idea what I have gone through in the last year or so since DeSean signed up with TCW and especially after he took up with those creepy Infinity guys"

"He hasn't..." Frankie left the rest unsaid but it's pretty clear what he's asking her

"Oh no never like that, never laid a hand on me" She says reassuring Frankie that this wasn't turning into a woman-abusing story "He just never paid any attention to me and when he did it was mostly barking orders or telling me what I was doing was wrong. Since he joined TCW he's been so stressed out, it's probably my fault he yelled at me a lot"

Tiffany looks down at the bed spread as Frankie tries to get her to tell him everything.

"He said so many mean, horrible things to me - the names he called me. Nothing was ever good enough for him, nothing was ever right for him you know?" Tiffany explains without looking at Frankie, right now she couldn't.

If she had she would have noticed that his face has turned fire red while his knuckels are turning white from his fists clenching.

"Every time he lost I got blamed, I had done something wrong. It was horrible Frankie, he didn't have to put his hand on me to abuse me. And those creeps"

*Tiffany shivers*

"They never touched me or anything but... I didn't trust them, I made sure to never be alone with any of them... especially that Insomniac guy, he just made my skin tingle" Tiffany says in a hushed voice.

"I promise that they'll never harm you as long as I live Tiffany" Frankie says as he takes her hand again "I won't let that happen. I'm going to make sure that DeSean pays for hurting you"

"Oh Frankie I couldn't ask you to do that, you hardly know me and I don't deserve your kindness" She says and wipes a tear from her eye.

"Darlin' my momma raised me to know wrong from right and what DeSean did to you - that's wrong okay? I don't want to see you hurt" Frankie says.

Tiffany hugs Frankie tight which surprises the big guy, but a moment later he puts his arms around Tiffany as well and just enjoys the warmness of her body.

"Oh am I interrupting anything?" Hawk says as he comes out of the bathroom, now fully dressed

"No, no we're just talking" Tiffany says as she puts on a brave face.

"You're coming with us today right Tiffany?" Frankie asks. Hawk looks a little surprised to hear Frankie asks but in the end figures that if that's what Frankie wants then he won't deny his buddy's wish.

"What are we doing?" Tiffany asks.

"Well a few sights, I hear Athens is beautiful" Hawk says "We're taking it easy tonight, no house show so we're just going to hang out"

"Yeah that'd be nice" Tiffany says with a smile, apparently the fact that both of them want to take her out and show her the town pleases her no end. "I'll go get ready"

Tiffany gets up, gathers up her clothes, then looks around the hotel room for something.

"I better head back to my room and change" She says apologetically, then she sneaks out of the room and down the hallway to the rooms she's checked into.

Hawk just stands there for a moment watching his buddy, he's smitten badly. But there is something else too.

"You alright buddy?" Hawk asks.

"What? Oh yeah... yeah I'm alright" Frankie replies. He's decided not to tell Hawk what Tiffany told him, HE would deal with DeSean personally - no need to drag Hawk into it as well. "You really don't mind her going with us?"

"Frankie I can tell you like her, what kind of friend would try and deny you that? And besides I can't wait to see DeSean's face when she sees you with her.

Frankie doesn't reply at first, apparently something Hawk said touched a nerve. Then finally he shakes it off and says "ready to go?"

"Well I am but you're still in your britches"

(OOC - Just a little programming note, the bad things that Tiffany said about DeSean may or may not be true - she may or may not be using Frankie to get back at DeSean - I'll leave it up to DeSean to decide how much of her story is actually true and how much is her twisting things.)

** Later in the day moments after their encounter with Plausible Deniability **

"Man you crack me up when you play that clueless country bumpking act" Frankie says as he slaps his thigh while laughing "I that whole "I even know how to use a 'puter" line was HILARIOUS!"

Hawk didn't say anything, the run in with PD had managed to ruin his good mood.

"What act?" Tiffany asks?

"Well when people find out we're from Texas and Oklahoma they automatically assume we're just a couple of clueless country bumpkins who don't know an apple from an apple-pie" Frankie explains

And then looks straight at the fourth wall while cocking his head a bit to the side as if to say "know what I mean?"

"Sometimes we overplay the stereotype just to make people think we're idiots" Frankie explains while still laughing "I think PD fell for it hook, line and sinker"

"So that whole Smokey and the Bandit thing was part of the act?" Tiffany asks

"Hey now the Bandit is no act" Frankie says "You ever seen the movie?"

"No"

"Oh we will HAVE to watch it one day" Frankie says then quickly adds "If you want naturally"

Through out it all Hawk hasn't said anything at all. He's still reflecting on Pd's comments, brooding over the thinly veiled threads that he made against Frankie and the comments about Frank Sr. - He was ready to give Jones a break, after all the horrors of losing a wife and child is something that leaves it's mark on a man. Only James didn't sense much sorrow or loss in Cameron Jones, he didn't sense much empathy or even really emotion, it's almost as if he's slowly being consumed by something

Grief maybe? Survivor's Guilt? Hawk wasn't sure - it could even be something totally different. but no matter what the man had lost all "breaks" that Hawk was willing to give him.

Hawk looked at Frankie and Tiffany, he didn't know about her but Frankie was happy - he hadn't seen him quite like this in forever, not since Senior died really and he'll be damned if this Jones fellar was going to ruin it. So he wasn't telling Frankie about it, instead he'll handle it when the time comes.

"You know I think we need some lunch, I feel the beer getting to me" Hawk says, a comment that draws a weird look from Frankie since they only had 4 so far.

"Oh yes please, I'm starving" Tiffany says.

Hawk smiles, Frankie was still a kid in many ways and Hawk looked out for him in every way he could. He knew that Frankie hadn't realized that Tiffany didn't have breakfast, the two of them often skipped it when on the road but they were made from different stuff than Tiffany.

** After DeSean meets PD at the arena **

DeSean walked out of the locker room and slap dab into "Mr. Acceptable"

"Hey watch it old man!"

"I'm sorry man but you gave me no warning" Hagan says as he adjusts his cowboy hat "I was coming to see you"

"Yeah well I'm busy okay? Got a work out schedule and everything" DeSean says and pushes past Chuck Hagan.

"You know I've seen a lot of talented guys in my time" Hagan says

"Lemme guess, I'm not one of them? I should just give up?"

"No on the contrary, you're a gifted performer - a natural athlete."

That made DeSean stop dead in his tracks

"It's true, you could be one of the best in the sport"

DeSean turns around and looks at the old journeyman

"Glad someone else can finally see it"

"But..."

"Oh here we go" DeSean says angrily, he knows Mr. Acceptable is going to put him down now.

"You'd be better off without Infinity, they're not your kind of people"

"Don't tell me you just..."

"Oh no, no it's not a skin color thing at all!" Hagan quickly explains before he puts his foot in it further "You're a gifted performer, a great Technician, one of the most promising pure athletes around. Infinity is about ego and dominance and partying and lording it over everyone else that they're great. You need to be with people of a similar mindset man, people who're dedicated to the sport, wbo are athletes first and everythign else second"

That did describe DeSean very well.

"It's in your blood, when you close your eyes you sense it, when you like your lips you taste it. In this federation THAT is an anomaly, that you're just here to wrestle and wrestle WELL"

DeSean just stands there, Mr. Acceptable is probably working up to a point here

"There are people here who have the same take on the sport DeSean, people who have the same focus and dedication as you. People who could HELP you prosper instead of just worry about their own success like the rest of the guys in your group."

"What the hell are you talking about?"

"Alright a couple of the guys have gone together and joined forces, we're just guys who want to wrestle - we're not party animals or egomaniacs who feel the need to flash their logo on everything from rings to t-shirts. We're not guys who join together in some sort of witches coven and stir a cauldron while talking about Wars in Hell and demons on earth. We're here because we love the sport - and well if you ever want to join a group of like minded people... we'll be happy to take you"

DeSean doesn't answer, it takes him a moment to really let it sink in that Mr. Acceptable just invited him to join the Southern Wrecking Crew

"Erm... take your time, figure it out alright? But the offer is there" Hagan says and then leaves DeSean to think about it.

As he walks down the hallways Hagan breathes a sigh of relief, Hawk was right by sending HIM instead of either Hawk or Hayes DeSean actually listened to what he had to say instead of being on the defense right away. It didn't hurt that Mr. Acceptable meant every word he said, DeSean WAS a gifted athlete, as long as he stayed focused.

The question is, can he stay focused? And how will he react to the offer from Mr. Acceptable?

DeSean drove inside the rental car by himself listening to music...that bitch; he couldn't believe it or he didn't want to believe it he didn't know himself which one it truly was.

Every time we lie awake

She was out to embarrass him and he didn't know what the hell the MVC were trying to do, the whole time he was telling PD not to get distracted but here he was distracted not focused on the match at hand.

After every hit we take
Every feeling that I get
But I haven't missed you yet

DeSean: fucking bitch

DeSean took a sharp turn and avoided another car; he cursed at the other driver and continued down the road.

DeSean: Oh you stupid slut, I loved you!

Every roommate kept awake
By every sigh and scream we make
All the feelings that I get
But I still don't miss you yet

Three Days Grace played in the background as DeSean continued driving, memories of Tiffany surfaced in his mind all the good and bad times they had together.

Only when I stop to think about it
I hate everything about you
Why do I love you?
I hate everything about you
Why do I love you?

They expected to surprise DeSean, have Tiffany walk out right beside Frankie but DeSean had other plans, he was going to surprise them first. He pulled into the hotel where the MVC were staying and parked. Heading into the lobby and walking up to the front desk, he talked to the clerk.

DeSean: I need the room number for a mister Frankie Hayes and James Hawk?

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Tiffany sat on the bed, watching TV alone in MVC's hotel room, while the tag team champions went off somewhere, she overheard Hawk talking to Chuck Hagan about trying to recruit DeSean to the Southern Wrecking Crew which she secretly scoffed at, if she knew DeSean there would be no way in hell he would accept that which makes her wonder why she hasn't been offered a lot of input on DeSean and PD. Afterall she was with DeSean for a good two years and PD was a former member of Infinity, she knew them both well. Well she thought she knew PD, he's changed somehow but she couldn't put her finger on it. Then again she should know why they haven't told her a lot, they didn't trust her and she did know that. Frankie may say otherwise but he really did like her but Hawk on the other hand, she could see was remaining wary of her it's why she chose Frankie instead plus the age helped a little bit. She needed the MVC as much as they needed her, she needed to show everyone that she didn't need DeSean to further her career and it was because that he was successful. She flipped through the channels until she stopped on one that she actually understood. After a couple of minutes there was a knock on the door.

"Room service!"

Tiffany looked through the peephole and saw the bellhop outside the door pushing the table. She unlocked the door but didn't open it as the door flung open barely missing her as she backed up, she watched in shock as DeSean stood before her, yelling and screaming.

DeSean: Hey Tiffany! Surprise to see me?

Tiffany: What the hell do you want?

Tiffany continued walking backwards, her and DeSean's footsteps matching each other. With his Singapore cane, DeSean pushed her against the wall.

DeSean: Just ask me one question Tiff? What are you were planning to do?

Tiffany: Fuck you DeSean

DeSean: Oh we've done that plenty of times

DeSean eased the cane of off her and she shoved him away, going to the door, she closed it shut.

Tiffany: What the fuck do you want besides trying to scare me?

DeSean: What the fuck are you doing with the MVC!?

Tiffany: How the hell did you know about that anyway?

DeSean: Word gets around fast, how was it Tiff? Was it good?

Tiffany: Fuck you, ok? Get out!

DeSean: Did he make you wet Tiff?

Tiff: I said get out!

DeSean: No I'm not leaving shit not until you tell me the truth. Do you know what you're about to do? You don't want to go down this road, you're about to ruin lives Tiff!

Tiffany: Get over it DeSean, I don't want you anymore I have a man.

DeSean: I should be telling you the same thing

Tiffany: I have, I'm in a new relationship now.

DeSean: New relationship my ass, knowing you, you probably followed them, and then when he was asleep you got into Frankie's bed. You did it to make me jealous and because you're a manipulative bitch.

Tiffany stayed silent for a few seconds, her eyes quickly moved left to right trying to not make eye contact with DeSean.

DeSean: Am I right?

Tiffany: Fuck you DeSean, you don't know shit!

DeSean: I know you don't love him, I know you're just using him like you used me.

Tiffany: Oh please use you? I was with you for two years, hell you need me! Is it a coincidence that you lost the titles the same week I left your ass? Proving my point that you're a fucking loser!

This set DeSean off, he flipped over a chair and broke his Singapore cane across the table.

DeSean: Fucking loser!? I'm a loser!? I don't need you Tiff; I can do this by myself hell I can get any girl I want. I've been getting head from all sorts of bitches, what have you done? Because God knows you didn't screw Frankie.

Tiffany: All sorts of chicks? What are their names then?

DeSean: Let's see...None of your fucking business.

Tiffany: Cute, I think you didn't have sex with any girl, probably sulking around wishing I was still with you.

DeSean smirked and nodded his head

DeSean: Tiff I just want you to know, not that you're with the other side I won't hesitate to do this!

DeSean quickly turned around and swung his cane, Tiffany crouched down but DeSean stopped mid way and pulled back his cane.

DeSean: I can't hurt a pretty face like yours

Tiffany: And you never will

DeSean smiled at her, with his cane still in the air, DeSean turned left and knocked Tiffany's laptop off the table.

Tiffany: What the fuck are you doing!

DeSean smashed her laptop with his cane; he brought his cane down on it multiple times until the laptop's screen was broken.

DeSean: Damn that felt good!

He then stopped and looked over at the suitcase; he went over to it and emptied out all of her clothes apparently looking for something. He walked over to her and grabbed her hand, she tried to pull back but he snapped at her.

DeSean: Give me your fucking hand.

He took her ring finger and pulled off a diamond ring.

DeSean: This loser is taking what belongs to him

DeSean put the ring in his pocket and left the hotel room leaving Tiffany a little upset and shaken.

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We go back to the arena where the MVC are now in the locker room with the rest of the roster even though they were the tag team champions, they weren't known for accepting special privileges like getting their own dressing room, and next to them is Mr. Acceptable himself Chuck Hagan.

Hawk: So have you talked to DeSean yet?

Chuck: Yea I have, I think I might have convinced him

Frankie: What makes you two think he's going to join anyway? He doesn't even know about Tiff yet.

Hawk: We don't know about Tiff yet, remember that.

Chuck: All that matters is that I got into his ear; at least he didn't try and attack me. He heard me out that's all we can ask.

Frankie: There's no chance in hell that he'll say yes.

Hawk: We'll see

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We move ahead to DeSean, who's now in Infinity's dressing room with the rest of the stable and his friends. Stallion, Jag, Highone and Hardy are playing bullshit with TI watching them, while Eddie is singing to himself, DeSean himself is on his cell phone trying to reach Shadow still having no success at all.

:bzzzz bzzzz This is Shadow leave me a message after the beep.

DeSean: Got dammit!

Noticing something visibly wrong with his friend, Marcus walked up to him.

Mark: What's wrong?

DeSean: Nothing, fucking Shadow

Mark: You're fucking Shadow?

DeSean: No, you ass I can't reach him. Now I have to team with a guy I don't like to face two guys who are starting to get on my shit list.

Mark: Ok that's it?

DeSean looked at him

Mark: This has happened before, hell worse things have happened to you. What else is it?

DeSean: She's fucking him

Mark: What?

DeSean: Tiffany is fucking Frankie Hayes

Mark: Are you sure? Frankie and Tiffany?

DeSean: Yes, I mean I don't know if she actually fucked him but she's with him, PD told me and I went to the hotel to confirm it and she's with them.

Mark: What else happened?
DeSean: We got into a heated argument; I took back the ring I gave to her.

Mark: I can't say I blame you

DeSean: On top of that Mr. Acceptable asked me to join the Southern Wrecking Crew, the nerve of those assholes. You fuck my ex girlfriend and you ask me to join your group.

Mark: Well are you?

DeSean: Am I what?

Mark: Going to join

Before DeSean could answer, the word Bullshit! Was yelled by Stallion.

Stallion: I have all the 10s bitch

Jag: Bullshit!

Stallion: You can't bullshit the bullshitter

Jag: Yea you can

Highone: No you can't

Hardy: He's right you can't bullshit the bullshitter; I don't even have a 10.

Stallion: So I was right?

All 3 of them yelled yes at the same time

Stallion: So I win?

Yes

Stallion: That's what the hell I'm talking about, I'm about to go to the club meet some bitches. Hey DeSean do you want to come?

DeSean: No go ahead without me

Jag: Oh come on man, it'll be fun.

DeSean: No I'm fine, I don't really have time

Highone: Oh come one, there's always time for chicks

DeSean: I said no, got dammit! That's the problem with this place! Everybody wants to go out! Have fun! Do other shit than wrestle! We all have fucking matches but how many of us have trained!? It's always something else! It's either "phat bitches" or "my singing career" or it's a psychological problem, or a religious problem.

It's either revenge or love! :DeSean points to the NHFC's dressing room: Or a damn Dungeons and Dragons problem! We're always trying to play mind games with people, we do everything but wrestle. I've never seen a place like this before in my life, we're in a wrestling promotion and no one cares about wrestling. It makes my head fucking hurt.

They all looked at DeSean; puzzled Stallion tilts his head towards Marcus' and asked a question.

Stallion: What's his problem?

Marcus: Tiffany may have slept with Frankie

Stallion: Oh whispers to Jaguar Tiffany fucked Frankie

[/i]Jag shook his head and whispered to Highone[/i] Tiffany fucked Frankie, that's why DeSean's upset.

Highone nodded his head and whispered to Eddie DeSean's upset because Frankie had sex with Tiffany.

Eddie looked at Highone and nodded as if he understood, not wanting DeSean to get upset he relayed the message to Hardy Frankie and Tiffany violated each other if you know what I mean?

Hardy nodded his head and whispered to TI Tiffany screwed Frankie in the ass

Annoyed TI looked at Hardy and didn't say anything; Hardy shrugged his shoulders and pointed at Eddie.

Highone: DeSean will you calm down?

DeSean: No I won't calm down! Where the hell is Hammer, has anyone seen him or Ghetto Grass?

No one said a word

DeSean: No one has, where the hell are they? Our stable mate has a world title match and he's gone. And where the fuck is Shadow!?

Before anyone else said anything, DeSean could hear the voices of the Southern Wrecking Crew. He walked outside the room, with his stable mates and friends looking at him.

DeSean: And these three, fucking hypocrites. In an exaggerated country accent "Oh we're here for the competition, I'm just Mr. Acceptable. We don't take part politics."
It's all bullshit! You wanna know why? Because Frankie is dating my slut girlfriend

Frankie: Hey you watch it!

DeSean: No you watch it! Let's me put plainly in front of everyone, fuck you three! You disrespect me!? The hell with the Southern Wrecking Crew, I'm Infinity bitch! And don't you assholes forget it.

Frankie took a step forward wanting to deck DeSean in his big mouth but Hawk stopped him pointing at the much larger Infinity, looking equally as dumbfounded.

Frankie: The hell with him

Hawk: He's upset about his ex girlfriend and you would be too, let him go. We don't want to fight right now anyway.

As DeSean walked away, he ran over and kicked an empty bench; the roster looked at him and stood in silence before one member of the roster finally whispered the question. (You know so the silence is broken)

Kemit: Man what's his problem?

Strikmore: Tiffany violated Frankie in the ass

Kermit looked over at Frankie, then at Strikmore. Matt just shrugged his shoulders and pointed at Hardy.
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DeSean walked out the arena still upset, he didn't mean go off on his friends like that but he was feeling different emotions, he remembers telling the world that Tiffany was just a distraction but that was a lie and he knew it, he did miss her and he did need her. Before he opened up the door, a hand stopped him. DeSean turned around and looked back, rolling his eyes he took PD's hand off his shoulder.

DeSean: What do you want?

PD: I thought you said you were focus, do you want to win or not?

DeSean: Do you, where the hell have you been?

PD: Watching that little display of yours, where you going?

DeSean: Out

PD: Fine, as long as I ride with you.

DeSean: Fine, hop in.

PD got inside the car and changed the station to a more rock sound but DeSean changed it back to an Athens Rap station.

DeSean: I can see this isn't going to work out

DeSean pulled out the parking lot and drove away from the hotel, heading to only God knows where.

Silence, neither one of them said a word the only sound that could be heard was the sound of the CD playing in the background.

who said that i wasn't right?
I've lived for years without a life
don't have a soul on my side
still ridiculed despite how hard that i have tried
don't take me under your wing
I don't need a hand, don't need anything
I've got a roof over my head
as if I'd rather be alone with me instead

close yet far
drop me a line and tell me how the hell you are
and I'll tip my hat to those who can't believe it's me
though I never never never ever wanted this to be

PD changed the track looking for something faster paced when he couldn't find anything he ejected the CD and threw it on the backseat of the car.

DeSean: What the hell are you doing?

PD: Turning this depressing shit off, I thought you said you were over her.

DeSean: I am, this song isn't about a girl

PD: Then what is it about?

DeSean: The guy is um..well you know he's depressed, you know he feels alone..and um...yea...you know...and...oh fuck you! I can't interpret the song any way I want to.

PD: Well I interpret it as shit so I'm putting something else in

PD put in another CD this time a faster beat

Please allow me to introduce myself
I'm a man of wealth and taste
I've been around for a long long year stolen many a man's soul and faith
I was around Jesus Christ had his moment of doubt and pain
Made damn sure that Pilate washed his hands and sealed his fate
Please to meet you hope you guess my name
But what's puzzling you is the nature of my game

PD turned the volume up and even though DeSean did like the song he turned it back down.

DeSean: Where we going?

PD: Wherever you're going

DeSean: I don't know where I'm going, that's the problem.

PD: Stop and ask directions then

DeSean: Directions from who? Who the hell is going to help me?

PD: I don't know, I'm not from here so I can't help.

DeSean: I'm lost

PD was about to say get a fucking map but he realized they were on two different subjects.

PD: Like I told you before it's over between you and Tiff whatever happened was in the past.

DeSean: Right I can just forget about her, have you forgotten about your family? Let it go Kim left.

PD: I ought to beat your face in against the steering wheel

DeSean: But if you do that, both of our asses will be history and you still haven't fought Shadow

DeSean pulled into a parking lot of the next bar that he saw.

DeSean: This place is fine

The two of them stepped out the car and walked inside the bar, keeping distance between themselves.

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OOC:*We go to the next day in the arena where DeSean is filming a promo*

DeSean sits at a concession stand inside the Ano Liossia Arena, the camera shows him drinking a soda, he turns around in his seat, hunched over with his fingertips touching he brings his hands to his face and taps his chin showing that he's thinking about something. He smiles and takes another sip of his soda before standing up and talking.

DeSean: So here we are in Athens, Greece big PPV coming up Darkness vs. TI, 4 Way Ladder match for the TC title and a Hell in a Cell for the TCW wait excuse me the Unified World Heavyweight Championship. You also have me and PD we'll be teaming up for the first time and really the last time ever to face the Miracle Violence Combination. The MVC heh, you know I'm here at this arena to train and get ready for a wrestling match. That's right I'm here to wrestle unlike the three men who'll be in the ring with me and against me. PD wants revenge and the MVC the hypocrites they are bring in a woman! A woman who's my ex girlfriend that's right Tiffany is back in TCW and ready to make my life a living hell. James Hawk, Frankie Hayes Jr. they pride themselves on just wanting to wrestle, not getting involved with petty beefs or personal matters. Yet here they are trying to play mind games with me well it's not working because I'm over Tiffany and my mind is clear.

::DeSean starts to walk through the main area where a lot of the TCW fans are located::

DeSean: Since this is a wrestling promotion you would think that I would be the main topic in everybody's conversation since I am the best technical wrestler today.

::DeSean turns to a fan that's standing with a beer in his hand::

DeSean: Hey you four eyes, who the hell are you talking about?

Fan: Dante and Darkness

DeSean: Dante and Darkness huh? Two of the biggest dorks to ever lace up a pair of boots, you know what you're a loser and you probably got your ass kicked a lot which was probably two weeks ago.

DeSean moves on to another fan

DeSean: Look it's James Hawk's girlfriend, who are you talking about you fat bitch? The MVC? Freya? Strikmore? Chicken Soup for the soul, or just the chicken soup. Yea I don't really wanna know because you're a fatass loser too.

::A lot of the fans start to boo DeSean but he keeps going::

DeSean: You people can boo all you want but you it's true, you know that when you see me, you're seeing someone better than you.

DeSean leaves the concession area and heads down the ramp and towards the ring, still talking to the camera.

DeSean: Let me wrap this bitch up, at Stranglehold I'm going to step in that ring...get a shot at the ring!

:The camera turns to the ring and back at DeSean:

DeSean: I'm going to step inside that ring, I'm going to make the pin, choose my partner and win the Unified world tag team titles. Because I'm better than the MVC, I'm better than the Southern Wrecking Crew and deep down inside you know it's true, it's why you have to resort to mind games. Tiffany I'm over you and at Stranglehold I'll show you what type of man you left...bitch
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:click:

Tiffany turned off the television and looked towards both Hawk and Hayes, Hawk's lips curled into a smile his partner looked at him confused.

Frankie: Why are you smiling?

Hawk: We're getting inside of his head

Frankie: How can you tell?

Tiffany: It's his eyes, he would always have that look in his eyes when he never understood why something was happening to him.

Frankie: Oh yea? What's he thinking about?

Tiffany: Why I left him and if it could have been prevented

Frankie: Could it?

Tiffany looked away from Frankie trying to compose herself

Tiffany: No it couldn't, trust me he may not be over me but I'm over him. It's all about you and me now.

That's what Frankie wanted to hear but not Hawk, he didn't trust Tiffany and he didn't want his partner and more importantly his friend to fall in love and ultimately get hurt.

Frankie: That's good to hear

While the three of them were talking, there was a knock at the door. Hawk looked through the peephole and saw on the other side Chuck Hagan.

Hawk: It's just Chuck

Hawk left the room to speak to Hagan, leaving Frankie and Tiffany some rare time to be alone. There was a moment of uncomfortable silence that Frankie broke.

Frankie: So how is this different from being with Infinity?

Tiffany: Oh, it's...different less noise, less.....

Frankie: Fancy?

Tiffany: Extravagant, less extravagant at least you're showing me some attention, DeSean never did.

Frankie: Well unlike him, I'm a southern gentleman I'm going to treat you like a lady.

Tiffany: No you're not DeSean

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We go back to the hotel room of DeSean who's now watching TV by himself, flipping through the channels he finally stops on something Americanized giving him some sense of an homely feel. He missed being in the US, the clean water, the English language and yes driving on the right side of the road. Watching the World news, it was reported that the Democrats had taken control of Congress which he was happy to hear about but there was an Republican Senator from Arizona named Stephen MacDonald who was coming down hard on the MMA and Professional Wrestling. Of course TCW wasn't exempt from this.

MacDonald: Studies have shown that Professional wrestling and this MMA have a negative influence on our youth, that's why I'm proposing stricter and tougher guidelines on these "sports" maybe even ban them.

DeSean: Who is this guy?

Annoyed DeSean turned the TV off and laid back in his bed hoping to go to sleep. However his sleeping didn't last long as there was a knock on the door. Rubbing his eyes he opened the door, standing in front of him was Tiffany wearing a red bra and panties lingerie outfit.

DeSean: So I take it you're ready for a real man?

Tiffany didn't say a word, she jumped into his arms and brought her lips against his, with Tiffany still in his arms, straddling him DeSean closed the door with his foot.

That's when she woke up, startled she looked around. She wasn't in DeSean's room, she was in the MVC's beside her was Frankie fast asleep. She shook her head and went back to asleep, allowing Frankie's arm to reach across her body she repeated to herself that it was just a dream.

Tiffany: Just a dream