“Does that mean Allison and I will be the last women’s tag team champions?” Shelly asked.
“Yes,” John replied.
“Are the women quitting because of a wage gap?”
“No. A lot of the men are quitting too. In fact, we’ll have to drop our secondary titles altogether. Anyway, I have a story idea: Shelly and Allison win the women’s tag team championships because Steve counted fast. It’ll then be revealed that Steve and Shelly are married. This leads to Shelly and Allison splitting up and vacating the tag titles. Shelly and Allison will feud, and Steve will be fired as a referee. Of course, we’ll keep under wraps that he’ll actually be working in the marketing department.”
“Congratulations, Steve,” Shelly said.
“Thanks,” Steve replied. “More money, less work.”
“Hey! I just had an idea!” Allison said excitedly. “If I feud with Shelly, let’s end the storyline with a cage match.”
“How does that make sense?” Shelly asked.
“We’re both martial artists—fighting in a cage makes sense.”
“So, you want us to imitate the UFC?” John asked.
“I guess,” Allison said. “Anyway, people love a good cage match. Let’s make it escape-only.”
“We’ll have to come up with a story reason to justify it,” John said.
The meeting continued for several more minutes. After work, Melody came home just as Sarah was leaving for her part-time gig.
“Love you,” Sarah said.
“Love you,” Melody replied.
Sarah was doing makeup for that night’s wrestling show.
Backstage, just before the show:
“Hey, Sarah,” Justin Raguel said. He was the current Titanium Wrestling World Heavyweight Champion—and a heel.
“Hey, Justin,” Sarah replied. “Let’s get your makeup done.”
As part of his character, Justin always had tired-looking eyes and a slightly pale complexion.
“Great job as always,” Justin said when she was finished.
“Thanks.”
Next up was Shelly.
“Hey, Shelly,” Sarah said. “You okay?”
“No,” Shelly sighed. “Allison and I are going to win the tag titles, just to have them taken away in a storyline.”
“That sounds like a strong narrative arc.”
Sarah started applying concealer.
“We could at least lose them in an epic match,” Shelly muttered.
“Please don’t talk while I’m doing your face.”
“Hey, Shelly!” Maria said as she sat beside her. “Your brother is a genius. I love the storyline!”
Shelly gave Maria a thumbs-up.
“Finished with the concealer,” Sarah said, then reached for the eyeliner.
“What’s worse is that we’re going to win the titles by cheating,” Shelly continued.
“It’s all part of the story,” Maria said. “It’s a good one.”
“I suppose you’re right.”
“This will raise both your and Allison’s profiles.”
“That’s true. I just enjoy having Allison as my tag team partner.”
“So do I,” Allison chimed in as she entered the makeup area. “But I think I’ll enjoy being your on-screen rival too. Either way, we’re working together.”
“True. And we’re the main event tonight.”
The show began an hour later.
They called the warehouse the Titanium Stadium, despite the fact it wasn’t a stadium, and certainly not made of titanium.
The show opened with World Champion Justin Raguel in the ring, flanked by Jacob’s Ladder Champion Rampage, and Heritage Champion Tyson X. They announced a title unification match for the company’s biggest event of the year: Final Showdown. Throughout the night, all three men competed in matches, each trying to outdo the others.
Next, Maria Garcia was "injured" during her match with Regina Guerrera and was carried out on a stretcher as part of a storyline.
Finally, it was main event time:
Liv Voorhees and Lilith Myers defended their women’s tag team championships against Shelly Moody and Allison Cameron.
The match was a back-and-forth battle. It ended when Shelly hit Liv with a backbreaker, and Steve delivered a suspiciously fast three-count. As soon as Steve’s hand hit the mat for the third time, he bolted backstage.
“Here are your winners,” the ring announcer said, “and the new Titanium Wrestling Women’s Tag Team Champions: Shelly Moody and Allison Cameron!”
“It looks like both Shelly and Allison are just as confused as we are,” said John Chafe from the commentary table.
“What the hell is going on?” Allison yelled.
“I don’t know!” Shelly responded. “I wanted to win, but not like this!”
The show ended on that note.
Post-show huddle:
“Great show, everyone,” John said. “I’ve already scheduled a meeting with Maria and the writing team to work on her new character’s social media arc. As for the main event, it was brilliant. My only criticism is that Maria and Regina’s match could’ve been a bit longer. That’s all I’ve got. Anyone else?”
No one spoke.
“All right, see you next week.”
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