[Fade in on Python holding a mic.]

Python:

Hell of a memory you've got, Kai. Crystal Dreams... I haven't heard those words in a long time. They're strange to my ears after all these years, but my body remembers them well.

Crystal Dreams was a hell that I invented to prove to the world what I already knew. That we're all capable of the most incredible things. That the fans deserve everything we have to give and more, and that there are still those of us out there who are willing to give it. I won that match against Jeff Kushner, so what? Kushner was a friend. We nearly killed each other with no quarrel what so ever between us. Sure, we had bragging rights at stake, but we didn't do that match to determine a winner. We did it because we knew that all these years later, people would remember where they were and who they were with when they watched it, and everything that went said and unsaid in that room at every death-defying moment of that match, and the smile that tugged at the corners of their mouths as they sat electrified in their seats, knowing in this moment that they love everything about wrestling and they wouldn't change a damn thing about themselves or the things that they love even if they could. Despite what the rest of the world thinks about it.   

Defiance is simply being who you are despite the rest, not because of them. If you think Heidi acting like a "bitch-princess" because the world didn't like her for who she was is an act of defiance, then you and I are in monumental disagreement over the meaning of the word. See, the piece of vocabulary that jumps to my mind is one that I never thought I'd use to describe Heidi in a million years. Cowardice. There are no defiant actions, only defiant intentions. Snapping a knee to fit in with the cool crowd is the equivalent of a high school jock shoving a member of the quiz bowl team into a locker so he can be invited to bro parties full of bros doing bro high fives and drinking bro beers and hooking up with bro chicks. Yeah, that's right. Bro chicks. Maybe you have a grandkid in school who can explain to you what I mean.

And you know what? There's no doubt in my mind that I'll pay for those remarks in one way or another. "Oh shit, he called Heidi a coward, is he crazy? He won't get away with that!" Yeah, I know. I'm not thrilled about it. But I say what I mean because I am who I am and I accept the consequences. Maybe it'll be a cheap shot during a match, maybe I'll get jumped in the locker rooms or in the parking lot. Maybe she'll take me out for good. But that's a risk I'm willing to take, because my beliefs take precedence over my fear and that's what fucking defiance is about.  

Let me respond to your and/or Heidi's inevitable ensuing brooding promos explaining the situation and why I'm wrong with a preemptive "I do not care." I don't! I know all I need to know about you, Kai Scott, and I've heard all I need to hear about the new Heidi. So go ahead and put on your serious untouchable faces, say your tired untouchable words, and stroke your wounded untouchable egos. But Kai, when push comes to shove at Retaliation and you find that your wrestling skills aren't enough to win you this wrestling match, you'll be hard pressed to find any wool thick enough to pull over the eyes of a true defiant. That's right... I've got you pegged, you bastard. You and all your pals.  

I'm your worst nightmare. The one you always knew could resurface and pick you apart, because it defies the twisted laws within which you thrive. The one you thought you'd never have to deal with because it probably would never happen. Well... it's happening now.

And when it's all said and done, you may be a broken down coward standing in a mess and holding the gun you had stashed under the playing table the whole time after I flip over the chess board, but I'm the motherfucker kicking you in the face in the split second it takes you to realize I found your gun hours ago and replaced it with a realistic looking toy! Yeah. Let's see you beat that metaphor.

[A grin. Blackout.]

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