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Brett Sinclaire vs. Rocky O’Reilly
Topic Started: Oct 14 2016, 02:16 AM (68 Views)
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Brett Sinclaire vs. Rocky O’Reilly



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Deadline: Noon ET Tuesday, October 18, 2016
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For some people, seeing Breakdown live from Paris, France and witnessing Brett Sinclaire come through the crowd and lay out Bree Lancaster was quite a surprise, and not simply because it was another former VWA talent who seemed to follow the trend of making their way to SCW once their home promotion was closed down again, nor because of the fact that the SCW Women’s Champion was laid out by the last person anyone would’ve guessed to pull it off if that scenario were to happen.

This was the first time in months anyone had seen Brett Sinclaire in any capacity, and especially looking as well as he did.

Naturally, Mr. D and security didn’t have that thought in their mind when he was escorted out of the building. After all, while Brett had been under SCW contract once upon a time, nothing really came of it for him and he quit the company after deeming it ‘too barbaric’ for the likes of him. Of course, that was still when he was a Hollywood star and wanted to make sure everything he faced in the ring knew it ten times over, and a lot had changed since that last run. Still, the key idea here was that he was a former SCW competitor, and given the fact that he flat out quit he didn’t have the luxury of having any sort of ‘SCW alumni’ deal that permitted him a trouble-free return, nor did he bother to even try to get in touch with Mr. D to set anything up beforehand. That was the reason why security had hauled him out into the parking lot and why, shortly after trying to calm Bree down in the wake of his actions, Mr. D was now walking over to try and get to the bottom of this. As he got close, security released Brett but remained crowded around him just in case he tried anything else.


“You know, having them just haiul me out of the arena like that was kind of uncalled for. You know who I am, Mr. D.”

“I do remember you Brett… I also remember when you called me and let me know that we were too violent a company for your Hollywood image after you failed to become Underground Champion and told me you wouldn’t be coming back here ever again.”

“Fair point… you’ll have to forgive me if I don’t remember that as clearly as I probably should. It’s been years and a lot of things have happened since I last set foot anywhere near SCW. But despite that, I’d love a second chance if you’re willing to give it to me, and I can promise you won’t be getting any notice like that this time around.”

Mr. D couldn’t help but let out a sigh and roll his eyes a bit at what Brett was asking of him now.

“Let me get this straight: the last time I signed you to a contract, you put in your time here but then notify me out of the blue that you were never coming back because we were too violent. Granted, we’ve long since changed some of our policies – not because of anything having to do with you, before you want to try and stroke your ego a bit – and aren’t as extreme and barbaric as we used to be. Then you happen to be in the audience for tonight’s Breakdown and leap over the barricade to attack one of my champions without a viable reason and without even giving me any fair warning beforehand, and now with all of that on the table you have the audacity to ask me for another shot here?”

With the way Mr. D puts that, Brett’s hopes immediately crash and burn at his feet, though part of him isn’t surprised. He didn’t exactly plan this through as well as he thought, part of that owing to some lingering issues from the past that still have a bit of an effect on his ability to think and make the correct decision on certain matters.

“Let me put it this way to you Brett: I know you are a talented individual, both because you did compete here once before and because I do keep some tabs on SCW’s competition in case of instances like what happened to VWA. I know full well you need a place to compete right now and you’ve joined quite a few names from the VWA roster that have decided to migrate here. But after what happened at the end of your previous time here and the stunt you just pulled, not only am I justified in throwing you out but you’ve made it quite difficult to want to consider signing you to another contract. For as much as having you on our roster again would only add to an already impressive talent pool, if you’ve kept up with this company at all since you left you’ll be well aware that I have more than my fair share of ‘problem children’ as it is, and I’d prefer not to sign any more to add to the headache. I need talent that wants to be here, competing night in and night out and not simply looking to make me question why I even bothered signing them in the first place. So… give me your best and most honest answer here. Why in the hell should I even consider giving you a second chance?”

“Brett, when I signed off on this trip because you wanted to attend the Paris Breakdown and felt it would help with your therapy, that wasn’t exactly what I wanted to see.”

The sudden addition to the conversation caused security to clear a little bit as a beautiful woman in her mid-30s approaches the small group, and Brett almost immediately hangs his head at the sight of her. Mr. D merely raises an eyebrow as she stops right by Brett’s side, looking at him almost like a scolding mother before she turns and extends her hand to the SCW owner.

“I apologize for any trouble Mr. Sinclaire has caused you this evening Mr. D. When he brought this up to me, the intent wasn’t for him to pull the stunt he just did.”

“And you are…?”

“My name is Dr. Emily Hillman, and I’m a therapist who’s been helping Brett through some issues that arose during the tail end of his time with his previous employer.”

“That’s right, I remember something about him suddenly going on a sort of downward spiral, but considering the business I just figured it was a new gimmick he was trying in hopes of turning things around.”

“It would’ve been so much easier if that was a gimmick, but what happened to me was genuine. I let my desire and obsession for one specific title consume me to the point that when I finally had it and lost it in my very first defense to what felt like a bullshit method, I literally felt like my entire world fell apart around me.”

“When a friend of his contacted me sometime after VWA’s closing and told me he was in bad shape and needed my help… I certainly wasn’t expecting what I saw out of him.”

“Alright doctor, forgive my bluntness here, but considering an ordeal I went through earlier this year that I really want to put behind me, can you give me a good reason as to why I should even consider giving Brett another chance, especially after he just interrupted my show and attacked one of my champions?”

“Before I do that… Brett, can you explain to me exactly what was running through your head tonight? Because if your whole reason was to come to this show just because of Miss Lancaster, then I can easily reconsider trying to get you back into SCW and look elsewhere.”

That idea seemed to come off as a sucker punch to the gut to Brett, and it took him a moment and several attempts at starting to say something before backing off before he finally seemed to find his footing for this question, but even he doesn’t feel too confident in the answer he gives to his therapist.

“I can’t lie to you doc… I already learned that lying to you isn’t a smart idea on my part. I wasn’t lying when I said I wanted to study the current roster and get a feel for it before trying to just dive right back in, though I could’ve easily attended any Breakdown once they came back to the States if that was my only reason. The other part was, in fact, all Bree… I’ve watched enough of SCW ever since I was led back to mentally stable ground to know that she’s gone from being the person I remember her from in VWA To acting like she’s entitled to the whole world being handed to her on a silver platter… kind of like how I used to act when I was all about flaunting my Hollywood A-Lister status to anyone who had to listen to me. I truly thought I could get through the whole show without issue, especially knowing that you’d be nearby at the hotel watching in case something happened. But actually seeing one of the people I hated so much for selfish and narcissistic reasons acting so much like a female version of who I was before I broke… I had a relapse. In that moment, the only thing I could think about was how badly I wanted to have that match we were supposed to have months ago at the end of VWA to prove to myself, one-on-one, that I could beat her once and for all, just like I finally did with Kara albeit under a mindset I’m not proud of.”

“I don’t recall a match like that being scheduled for VWA’s final show.”

“It was supposed to be a match for the Rapture that was scheduled before the announcement was made. When word of that hit the news, the show was canceled and the card was all but forgotten about. But part of me still feels like I have something to prove against her to put old doubts to bed, and when I jumped the barricade I tried to justify to myself that despite it being a title I can’t hold, I’d still be laying out a champion and making a statement. Clearly the madness I’m trying to conquer forgot that I don’t have any sort of special treatment around here just because I’m a former talent because I burned that bridge on my way out without ever thinking I’d set foot in SCW again back then.”

“Brett, we’re going to have an emergency situation before heading back to Manhattan to discuss this further. As far as your question to me goes Mr. D, after working with Brett for the past few months it’s become clear to me that he still desires to compete at the highest level, and SCW is arguably at the top right now. More specifically, while doing some research it came to my attention that you recently introduced a title similar to the one that drove Brett mad in the first place in the form of your Television Championship. I can sign off on the fact that Brett, aside from the occasional slipup like we unfortunately saw here tonight, is in a stable enough frame of mind to compete on a frequent basis provided he continues his therapy with me during that time, and in my professional opinion I feel that it would be best for Brett to try and work past a few of his remaining demons inside the ring as opposed to trying to conquer them from a couch in my office. I’ve done all I can think of in that regard, but even when he shows signs of letting go… in my professional opinion, I’ve only seen cases of obsession this bad in heavy substance abusers, but while it’s easy to talk someone like that out of the habit with the justification of how much it destroys their lives, a championship belt is a symbol of success to a wrestler’s career and Brett is still in peak physical condition to really be denied the right to continue competing if that’s what he wants.”

Mr. D listens to everything Dr. Hillman says with rapt interest as he mulls over this new information along with Brett’s admittance, though the latter certainly didn’t help the former Hollywood star’s cause of trying to put his name on an SCW contract a second time. Still, he couldn’t deny Brett’s talent, and there was the possibility that as long as he remained under the therapy of Dr. Hillman, who clearly knew what she was doing, then he wouldn’t have very many further incidents like tonight’s. Still, there was one other thing he needed to assure himself about.

“Let me ask you something Brett… say I do sign you to an SCW contract and give you another chance, and this time you stick with it. What do you hope to accomplish?”

“I’m trying to turn over a new leaf and get back to how I was before the prospect of Hollywood stardom entered my life. Before that, I was just another young kid trying to bust his ass to earn a place in the wrestling world, and I took the Hollywood deal when my career was going nowhere. Now I see that all I really needed to do was simply take my shots in this industry and learn as I go… when I finally won VWA’s Evolution Title, despite still being under that old A-Lister gimmick, I spent the entire leadup to that match training like there was no tomorrow, knowing it would probably be my last chance to get that title around my waist, and all that hard work and my old mindset about this business finally paid off. When I slipped back into Hollywood mode to celebrate… the party ended before it could really get started. I have two goals for my SCW run this time: to somehow get a match with Bree to get that monkey off my back and prove, then or now, I can beat her one-on-one, and to eventually hold the TV Title and show myself that I can hold a title that requires constant defending successfully as long as I stay focused on that task. Beyond that… the sky’s the limit I guess. And before you ask the question I know is coming next, I’m not expecting you to just hand me any of that, and I’m not going to bother making demands. Especially after what I pulled tonight, even if it makes sure Bree hasn’t completely forgotten about me in her newfound ego, I know I have to prove myself to you to rebuild the bridge I burned and show I deserve anything, and that’s exactly what I want to do.”

“To add to that Mr. D, I feel that Brett potentially having a run as Television Champion would be beneficial to his recovery. By proving to himself that he’s capable of not only winning, but also defending, a title that’s very similar to the one that started his problems in the first place, I feel he can silence those old demons of his once and for and get on the right track to a successful future without being plagued by failures of the past that he tied so heavily to a previous mindset and what every wrestler strives for in order to prove themselves.”

To say that Mr. D is surprised to hear a humble answer out of Brett is an understatement. No immediate desires to be World Champion like most wrestlers that sign on (or like Brett himself demanded the first time around) and knowing full well he needs to re-earn that trust from the man who books his matches and signs his paychecks, coupled with his therapist’s reasoning for why that one specific title might do Brett some good after all before he pursues anything else, makes him really think over how this has all gone down. His attention is diverted by one of the SCW referees exiting the building and masking his way over for a reason that clearly needed his attention, considering the show was still in progress this whole time. He takes one last look at Brett.

“Do you think you can spend the next week or two in Canada Brett? Given everything I’ve heard, I’m considering giving you one last shot here, but I’d rather discuss this further at SCW headquarters since I still have a show to run right now.”

“I apologize my actions held you up Mr. D, but I can certainly meet with you at SCW HQ and go from there.”

“Excellent. We can discuss this further at that time, and maybe you’ll find yourself with a new SCW contract.”

With nothing more to say right now, Mr. D immediately follows the referee back into the building as security follows, though one or two do stay outside to keep an eye on Brett as a safety precaution if he tries to make his way back inside. Brett lets out a sigh of relief.

“I thought I royally screwed that up for a moment there.”

“You don’t have a new contract yet Brett, so I suggest that next time you get in touch with me if you feel like you’re going to relapse again.”

“I just hope that it doesn’t happen in the ring where I don’t have that luxury. Any other time? I’ll make sure to keep that in mind… you’ve helped me out enough as it is Dr. Hillman, and I can’t afford to let those old demons take charge again and screw this up for me before I even get out of the gate.”

At this point, Brett and Dr. Hillman begin to head back to their hotel, allowing the rest of Breakdown to continue undisturbed by the former A-Lister. It would be a few weeks after that with no sign of him before word would break that Sinclaire was, in fact, signed to a new SCW contract. Knowing he would soon have his second chance and accepting of the fact that he would be handed nothing and would have to earn everything, he was perfectly alright for once with starting at the bottom even in a company he used to compete for. After all… it meant that with every match he would have, there would be more room to fine tune and evolve as he grew more and more into the wrestler he knew he should’ve been all along.
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“So be honest guys… who all thought you were ever going to see me in an SCW ring again?”

For the first time in years, our shot opens up to reveal a face that most SCW fans have honestly long since forgotten about to be honest. But Brett Sinclaire isn’t bothered by this fact. He knows his first go with SCW wasn’t the greatest, with the only real highlight being a shot at the Underground Title that he fell short in before he quit the company. It’s clear from the look on Brett’s face that he regrets that decision, but considering the news that he’s signed a new SCW contract, there doesn’t seem to be a lot of reason for him to feel regret right now. At least, that’s what SCW fans might think as they see him seated on a black leather couch in his new home in Manhattan, New York, the very city where he was first brought into this world. No Hollywood glitz or glamour this time, though it’s clear that Brett might have a hard time giving up the button-up shirts and dress pants after having to wear them out in public for so long.

“If I had to wager a guess, I’d say most of you who stick exclusively to SCW have probably forgotten about me, and believe it or not I don’t blame you. Those of you who also watched VWA probably figured it was only a matter of time, considering VWA’s second demise started an exodus of its former talent to the company that calls itself Supreme. Considering the roll I seemed to be on at the end of VWA’s lifespan, it would make sense for me to want to continue my career and capitalize on all that momentum even if I had to carry it over to another company, right?

…I’m going to be perfectly honest with all of you right now: I honestly didn’t see myself being back in SCW ever again.

That’s not a slight at the company itself, that’s more of a fact based on a number of other factors. For one, those of you who do remember my first run here will not only remember how uneventful it was despite my Hollywood ‘charm’ but will also recall that I flat out stated after my failed bid to become Underground Champion that this company was far too ‘barbaric’ and I would never set foot in it again for as long as I live. You know, I think I’m actually glad that the whole ‘Hollywood’ thing kind of died out and I was able to reevaluate mistakes like that, because while being a star on the silver screen and gathering up all kinds of awards was fun and got me some recognition, wrestling was always my true passion and having to do all the acting and appearances definitely hindered me in the long run I now realize. Funny to think that I didn’t fully realize that until I looked back at how I shirked all my Hollywood responsibilities to focus solely on training in order to win a championship.

…that’s the other big factor as to why I thought I would never be getting this opportunity again.”


If Brett didn’t seem regretful before, it’s very evident on his face now. There’s no trace of acting here; just the solemn face of a man who clearly has a lot on his mind and regrets every single thing running through his head. He even has to take a deep breath and spend a moment getting recomposed and reassuring himself that he’s ready to talk about this.

“Those of you who saw my VWA run will no doubt remember explicitly what happened regarding me during those final months. For those of who you don’t know the story… early in its second coming, VWA announced a new title belt known as the Evolution Championship. The concept was similar to what SCW has now in the form of the Television Title: the champion was required to defend that title on literally every show with no exceptions. I was entered into the mini tournament to crown the inaugural champion and, coming off a victory many called an upset over a former VWA World Champion, I got through my qualifying match and was the heavy favorite to be crowned the first holder of that title. But… the night of that pay-per-view, the wrestler you’ve all met now known as Kara Abheri won her opening match on the card and was afforded the right to replace another competitor in that very match, and she went on to become the inaugural champion instead of me. Today I can respect the value of the fight she showed on that night, but at the time, considering she was also one of the individuals I beat to earn my own place in that match, I felt like I’d been screwed over.

On that night, an unhealthy obsession over that one championship formed.

Over the course of the year that followed, I would end up holding VWA’s Tag Titles for a period of time and gained more shots at the Evolution Title, only to fall short every time. My moment of glory finally came in the form of a handicap match where I had to overcome not only the champion, but my own partner as well who wanted the title just as badly. As I said, I showed how much that title meant to me by purposely forgetting about every single appearance, talk show, filming time, etc. that I was supposed to have in order to train for that match… signs of the man I was before Hollywood entered into my life, actually. But that moment of glory was short-lived, as the very next month… one year to the day of when I felt I was first robbed of the title, I was caught on the wrong end of a double pin scenario in a fourway and felt I was screwed again just because the – admittedly correct in hindsight – call was made that instead of me retaining my default because there was no winner, the title would instead be held up until the two winners could face off to determine who truly deserved to hold that belt.

You might question why I’m bothering to share this, but I need to get it off my chest. That was the moment when I declared ‘Hollywood Is Dead’ and turned into… well, for lack of a better term, I became a lunatic that probably belonged in a straight jacket more than a wrestling ring, and the only thing I cared about was getting the Evolution Title back by any means necessary. I threw a match in favor of just brutalizing someone with a chair, I took out my former partner… my quest even saw me finally secure a one-on-one win over my bitter rival Kara that, as much as I wish I’d wrestled it under a different mindset, it at least proved to me that I can defeat her, and even though she still has me beat in our series record, I at least took solace in knowing she wasn’t truly my proverbial kryptonite. But it never truly hit me how much that title truly hurt me until VWA closed and that belt was forever beyond my reach. You might have seen Kara reach out to me on Twitter after I resurfaced and told me to simply move on from the past, but… I treated that one championship belt like it was cocaine or meth or something along those lines, letting it consume me and destroy my entire life all because the time I finally got to hold something I’d been chasing for an entire year was so short-lived. Any addict will tell you that overcoming it is one of the hardest things they’ve ever had to do, but it was even worse for me… how do you just ignore something you sunk so much time into, especially when unlike any kind of drug a championship is held in such high regard that most wrestlers base how they view others entirely on how many they’ve held in their careers?

I had nothing… I abandoned Hollywood in my madness, the title that, by that point in time, meant more to me than my own life was forever gone, I was so mentally decimated that I was literally living on the streets pretty much just waiting for someone in the Heavens above to decide what to actually do with me… that’s why I say I didn’t think I’d make it back here. With the shape I was in, falling off the face of the earth after VWA closed was probably for the best. There was no way in hell Mr. D would’ve even remotely considered signing me to a new contract in that state of mind, not that I’d have seen anything of value here for myself at that point anyways. But to Donnie, the man who was my personal assistant in Hollywood and has proven himself a true friend when I needed one more than anything, and to the therapist he knew that was able to help me screw my head back on straight… I could never repay them for what they’ve done for me, but I do owe it to myself to try and prove that I can conquer my demons inside the ring and move on with both my career and my life.”


It clearly looks like Brett’s confidence is starting to grow now that he’s finally gotten that off his chest, but it’s not hard to take notice of the fact that it’s not flat out arrogance like we would’ve expected from him. This confidence is genuine… he believes in himself and his abilities but not to the point where he’s convinced there’s no way he can lose, accepting the fact that there’s plenty of room for growth as he marches forward from this rebirth. Slowly the former A-Lister rises to a stand, the camera panning up with him, as he stares into it with a newfound ferocity.

“I’ll flat out admit here and now that in my first run here, I was a flat out douchebag who believed that being a Hollywood star entitled me to the world on a string, but after what I’ve gone through within the past year I’ve come to accept that if you truly want something, the only right way to get it is to make it clear that you deserve it. I came back to SCW with a small list of very clear goals, all focused on tying up some loose ends from my past so I can finish my road to recovery and move on once and for all, but I have to start somewhere, and rebuilding a few bridges I burned down without a second thought while under that cancerous mindset sounds like as good a place to start as any if you ask me.

Rocky O’Reilly, you’ve heard what it is that brought me here and why I will feel like I need this win over you. I need it to not only bring myself one step closer to getting a chance to tick off one of those goal boxes on my personal list, but to also begin my evolution into the kind of wrestler that will ensure that when that time comes, I will be able to secure the wins that will mean the most to me personally. But this match is just as important as the first step on the long journey ahead, just as I know it’s important to you in order to find your footing here. It’s to my understanding that you’re still a relatively new talent not just to SCW, but also to the business as well, and I can respect the fact that you’re still trying to get your footing where the old me would’ve thought this match was nothing more than a joke. When that bell rings, there won’t be anything to laugh about, but if you want to test yourself to see how far you’ve come, then I’ll be more than happy to give it to you.

If you can take away anything from what you’ve heard me say, then I hope it’s this lesson: never forget what’s truly important in this business, because if you allow any one thing to completely consume you, something you once loved could become the very embodiment of torture and despair. I’m not saying that to try and sound intimidating or act like I’m suddenly some dark freak or something, I’m speaking from experience because that’s exactly what I’m coming back from. I love this business too much to want to stay away, but it’s been a few months and I need to get back into the mindset of what this business should mean to me, and what I know it means to you. Promise me one thing Rocky… come at me with nothing less than your best, because that’s the only way you’re going to get better, and surviving your best is the only way for me to evolve if a hundred percent every match is what I can expect out of every match now that I’m approaching this with a clear head.

That said though… I will have to regretfully inform you that this is not a match I can let you win, not when it’s an important first step for me towards everything I need to truly say I’ve evolved beyond the demons of my past.”


Brett slowly sits back down as the scene fades to black, but we catch a glimpse of a big smile on Brett’s face. You can tell he’s been dying to get all of that off his chest for far too long, and now that it’s out in the open… he knows certain individuals that also jumped on board the VWA-to-SCW train will likely desire to drag it through the mud, and most SCW talent probably won’t care in the slightest. But that’s perfectly fine with Brett… now that he’s taken the first step and admitted to his problems, step two is to become the straight shooter he needs to be in order to accomplish step three: conquering his demons and while he’s at it… SCW as well in due time.
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