::: Continued from “These Dreams” :::






” Let me make sure I’m understanding all this correctly…”


Our scene opens as we pick up with Chris Page and Barney Green sitting outside on an isolated patio at an outside table and chairs. Barney is a sixer of White Claw in front of him while Chris is seated across from him with a lit joint hanging from between his lips.


” You’re telling me that your guardian angel is Foley?


Barney Green- “The the same.”


”… And he’s died like seven years ago?”


Barney Green-“ Give or take.”


Chris takes a pull off the joint as he is in a state of confusion before he takes it while inhaling deeply.


” There’s got to be some kind of mistake because dead people don’t make phone calls…”


Barney interjects before Chris can continue.


Barney Green- “ Dead people don’t show up and talk to people either but it happened just as sure as you’re sitting in front of me Foley came to me and told me that he had someone coming to help me but didn’t tell me who. That’s when you showed up.”


Barney takes a drink from his beverage as Chris has exhaled his smoke.


” Maybe you can shed some light on this for me, he said something about Tristan Slater and pissing on a casket… what’s that story?”


Barney Green- “ This was back when Foley had just passed away and Tristan was the XWF World Champion. He showed up to Foley’s gravesite and had it dug up just so he could film himself taking a piss on Foley’s casket. It’s the most disrespectful thing anyone has ever done to me on a personal level.”


” Why do I have to make it right? It’s not like I am Tristan…”


Page subtly turns his head towards the camera giving it a wink before turning his head back towards Barney.


Barney Green-“ That one has me confused too. But you’re here now and we are slated to go to War on Warfare so whatever Foley was thinking has worked itself out.”


” I guess in a way you’re right, even with our battles recently leading up to High Stakes I’ve always wanted to team up just one time with you… so why not? I made this trip not knowing who I was coming to see and I’m relieved it’s you.”


Page takes a toke off the joint as Barney offers him a White Claw which garners a roll of the eyes from Page followed by Page blowing out a cloud of smoke before he responds.


” No thanks, I’m not gay.”


Barney immediately throws a middle finger up at Chris which draws a snicker under from under Page’s breath.


” Don’t take it, personal bro, if white claw is your jam that’s cool…”


Chris holds out his joint towards Barney as he states.


” We all have our vices.”


Barney Green- “This is true.”


” Hey man, tough break on Anarchy the other night… so close to tasting the sweet nectar of the Gods known as a victory. Don’t worry, that craving is going to be satisfied when we drop Liam and Savannah without breaking a fucking sweat. They’re going to rue the fucking day that they thought it would be cool to pick at you because they think you’re an easy target.”


There’s a pause from Chris before he states.


” We’re going to change that perception but to do it we have to toughen you up.”


Barney Green-“ What do you mean? I’m already tough as nails!”


’ Physically, yeah… but mentally, not so much. People continue to try you because you’re a nice fucking guy, too nice if I had to be completely honest. Nicest is often confused for the weakness which is why I’m content if the world thinks I’m a prick because the world sees what I want it to see. I think Foley came to me because he knows if there’s anyone that opens your eyes. I did it with Robert and I’ll do it with you too. People are always going to look out for their own best interest, myself included.”


Barney Green- “ Are you looking out for your best interest now? Let’s not pretend that you haven’t turned on everyone you’ve aligned yourself with.”


There’s a smirk from Chris as Barney takes the last drink from his White Claw before cracking open another one while Page takes a toke off his joint before putting it out in the ashtray. He inhales deeply before exhaling out the smoke before he responds.


” I hate to break it to you… but I don’t gain anything by hanging you out high and dry. There’s no benefit from it at all for me; not to mention that if I didn’t feel a sense of obligation I wouldn’t be here right now having this conversation with you.”


Barney Green-“ I can’t help that I’m a nice guy.”


” Yeah the fuck you can and over the next couple of weeks I’m going to show you. Foley saw something in you and I want to see the same thing by the time Warfare rolls around. I’m looking you in the eyes here and now and tell you that I’m going to bring my best and I won’t be letting anyone down. Nobody has better matches than I do, nobody knows how to control a situation better than I do and I’m telling you that I’m going to give you the best Christmas present you never knew you needed… your self-respect back.”


::: To Be Continued :::

[b]WORDS FROM THE STONED ONE:

” Where do I go from here? Coming off High Stakes the general perception might be that I’ve lost it all, and I’m sure a good majority are waiting with bated breath for the excuses to start to flow as I stand before you all beltless for the first time in nearly nine months.”


The scene opens as Chris is shown sitting by himself at a small oval table illuminated by a light above. Chris has an ashtray on the table with a silver square tin and a black lighter on top of the tin.


” Is this the part where I’m supposed to deflect a loss? Is this the part where I’m supposed to pretend that Thaddeus Duke didn’t have the best night of his career? If you want excuses hit the stop button now because that is not going to happen. For over a year Robert and I ran rough shot overall challengers that had the balls to step to the plate as opposed to sitting on the sidelines running their mouths… made it look easy as fuck too. It was only a matter of time before someone finally cracked our code and it happened at High Stakes.”


Chris is forced to swallow his pride as he lets out an audible sigh before he states.


” Congratulations to Thad and Doc for beating the odds and retrieving those titles, and now that you’ve got them I have a vested interest to see what you do with them… I mean you will be battling the same odds as we had too with little to no real threats on the roster, and considering that was one of your harping points let’s see how this shakes for the both of you now.”


Chris reaches out sliding the lighter onto the tabletop off the silver tin. He cracks the tin open revealing several joints just ready to be smoked. Page removes on before closing the tin as he then lays the joint on top of the tin in place of the lighter while he calmly states.


” In regards to the Battle Royale and how that shook out I’ll reserve my right to speak on this when the time and place are more adequate… but trust when I do say that those comments are going to be worth the wait. Instead of reflecting on High Stakes and the fact I’m beltless I’d like to takes this time to establish to everyone exactly how you bounce back from something of this nature, losses that some might think are insurmountable to overcome.”


Chris takes the joint and places it to his lips before lighting up. He takes several deep pulls as he inhales, holds for several seconds before blowing out of a cloud of smoke that would make Puff The Magic Dragon envious.


” I’ll be the first to say to tell you that it isn’t losing that makes or breaks anyone… it’s how you handle those losses and what you do next that dictates your pace. I could have gone and hid behind a closed door and not been seen or heard from for a month or two, I could have said “hey Theo, I’m too hurt.” like so many others before me and like many with doing after me… instead, I elected to throw my name on the card for Warfare to give myself the best Christmas gift I could ever
give me…”


There’s a brief pause from Chris before he spouts out.


” The chance to team with Barney FUCKING Green!”


Chris takes another draw from his joint as he then moves it away from his lips as he inhales and states.


” Nobody was more shocked than I was when the door to my limo opened and in stepped the very man who not even six weeks ago I defeated in the middle of the ring on the road to High Stakes. Let me be the first to say that I’ve got mad respect for Barney and his accomplishments throughout his career, he’s garnered the love and affection of the XWF Universe because he’s a stand-up guy and always gives you everything he’s got in victory or defeat. I’ve been tasked by Foley Anderson to rewrite a wrong and while I was shocked Big Barn got into the limo I was also relieved; relived for no other reason than because he’s going to pull his weight and he’s going to open his mind to learning and refocusing on his craft that doesn’t include a goddamn White Claw!”


Chris blows out a thick cloud of smoke before he states.


” Imagine my surprise when I see people like Savannah or Liam jump in and try to corner Barney into a match that he had zero intentions of wanting. Don’t think for one goddamn second that I don’t know why people like you want to get in the ring with Barney… you want an easy victory, you want to try to exploit someone that gives it everything he’s got just to formulate another punchline. That shit stops and it’s going to stop right fucking now.”


Chris ashes his joint in the ashtray while he continues.


” I’m not going to sit here and pretend I know the first thing about either one of you because the only thing I need to know is that you’re standing on the other side of the ring from me on a night in which I fully plan on putting myself and Big Barn back on winning ways; and while I might not know either of you the same can be said about the both of you in regards to me.”


There’s a cocky smirk from Page and he draws the joint towards his lips as he then states.


” I can see the both of you opening your mouths and inserting your respective feet; so allow me to go ahead and enlighten you while bringing you up to speed. I’m the fucking workhorse of this federation when I take center stage, I’m the guy that delivers quality showings night in and night out like it’s fucking clockwork, I’m the guy that… and I mean this is the nicest possible way… is responsible for Thaddeus Duke sticking around and elevating his game to the level he’s at right now… and I’m that guy that isn’t to be trifled with under normal circumstances let alone when I’m pissed off.”


Chris takes a toke off his joint as he takes a moment to gather his thoughts while inhaling before exhaling.


” Points must be proven and examples must be set and I can’t think of a better person inside and outside of the ring to join forces with than Barney Green. Sure, we tangled a few weeks ago and sure I beat him; but when it comes to him and me it’s about the respect that two veterans have for each other regardless of the style in which they bring to the table. I’m a goddamn beast when it comes to professional wrestling and Big Barn is a Hoss when bringing a level of violence to the table as well as being a proven commodity to take a licking and keep on ticking like a freaking Rolex.”


Chris takes the final toke off his joint before putting it out in the ashtray in front of him. He blows out the smoke before he continues.


” Chronic Pain, is that what Barn called us? I like it. Chronic Pain is going to show up on Warfare and we’re going to take you, two chumps, to school. I’m going to be all over you like stank on shit and Barney will wreck you both with ease. So let’s now talk more candidly, shall we? Liam Roberts, what have you done lately? When was the last time you even bothered to put up any real effort as opposed to going through the motions based on the sliver of my time I bothered to give you? Aren’t you one of those dudes that will pick and choose his opponents that he knows he can beat rather than trying to take a seat at the grown folk's table? Give me one reason why I shouldn’t crush your fucking throat when you stand in that ring on Warfare looking across the ring at yours truly?”


Chris snickers under his breath.


” I laugh because I know something that you don’t and when you finally figure it out it’s going to be too late and your fifteen minutes of fame are going to be up and then you’re going to disappear into the shadows into obscurity in which you’ve crawled out of all for the sake of a cheap win over a guy you can’t hold a candle to on your best day and his worst! Barney Green, for everything he is he’s honest to a fault, and pieces of shit like you and Savannah continue to try to exploit it. Fuck off for that and fuck you for picking and choosing the wrong goddamn spot this time around because this time around Big Barn isn’t coming alone and the backup he’s bringing is just itching for a fight.”


Chris glances towards the camera as he shifts gears.


” As for you Ms. Knightly… Big Barn seems to think you’re in the wrong place at the wrong time but don’t think for one second just because he might have mercy on you that I will show you the same. The bell is going to ring, and when it does you’re going to be left holding your cunt while Chronic Pain levies down with an iron fist. You will not get anything but a beating if you think you so much as want to step in my general direction, cupcake. The bottom line on the both of you when it comes to this upcoming edition of Warfare is concerned revolves around the two of us flattening you convincingly and definitively. I dare either of you to try me, I dare either of you to walk into this unprepared, I dare you to step out of line because I’ll be right there waiting to slap the taste out of your mouths.”


Chris gazes into the camera.


” Merry Christmas mother fuckers and while I’m teaming with Barn for the first time it’s not the only thing on Warfare that’s got my attention. Rumor has one Robert Main is going to be on hand to issue a challenge to the winner of the Universal Title match between Thad and Chris Chaos. Pride comes before the fall and I’m going to be front and center to watch whoever leaves with that strap shit their pants when the REAL Universal Champion steps back into the limelight to retake his throne at Snow Job. Funny thing, people have been poking and prodding for the prodigal son to return… let’s see what they have to say to him when he’s back on top.”


Chris leans back in his chair as he spouts out.


” This is going to be a fun few weeks.”

- HALL OF LEGENDS 2019
- 2019 Heel of the Year
- 2019 Locker Room Leader of the Year
- 2019 Feud of the Year w. Robert Main (you’re welcome)
- Former


With Robert "The Omega" Main

XWF World Heavyweight Champion