An “Iron” solid crossover

(Cut to Claire Blackwelder and Robert Hayden in the office)

Claire Blackwelder: Todd, these jokes are disgusting; Doug is being a complete dick about these jokes, and poor Mathew has to talk about them.

Robert Hayden: And Noah is really loving being in that Fucked Up Thong thing too much if you ask me. (Cut to James)

TLOTA: Okay, Claire, I will ask that you come back in a couple of hours from now, Robert, can I speak to you in the lobby. (Cut to the two as they say, “Yeah.” Cut to James as he sits Robert Hayden down in the lobby on the couch)

TLOTA: If I were to mention the letters AEW, what would you say?

Robert Hayden: They’re not as bad as the Jacksonville Jaguars, but Tony Khan is still a schmuck.

TLOTA: Huh, so you know a thing or two about actual sports?

Robert: Rowdy keeps me up to speed. (Realizing he just gave himself away) DAMMIT!

TLOTA: HAHA! I KNEW IT! (James uncovers the costume) The Wrestling Mark!

The Wrestling Mark: Oh, come on, when I heard that A24 was producing a biopic, I wanted to meet with them to tell them how they could’ve done the most prominent movie they made last year. May I give context as to what I’m talking about? (James provides the Wrestling Mark the go-ahead. Cut to footage of World Class Championship Wrestling as The Wrestling Mark does a voiceover)

Wrestling Mark (V.O.): So before Vincent Kennedy McMahon took over the wrestling world in the mid-1980s, pro wrestling was ruled by the hegemony of the National Wrestling Alliance and its collection of territories. Most wrestling fans of the 70s and early 80s were wrapped up in Georgia Championship Wrestling, thanks to it airing on WTBS with its owner Ted Turner taking the whole thing national through cable TV and turning Ric Flair and Dusty Rhodes into major stars. But by the early 80s, another territory started to draw the eyes of fans – especially if you lived in the Lone Star State. And that was the brainchild of former wrestling star Fritz Von Erich, World Class Championship Wrestling. Trust me, this old wrestling fan will never forget the sights, sounds, and especially SMELLS of the old Sportatorium on Industrial Boulevard in Dallas, and with KTVT Channel 11 gaining its own superstation status, World-Class wrestlers also became superstars. King Kong Bundy made a name for himself here, Gary Hart was one of the most despised managers ever, and the Fabulous Freebirds planted their feet as one of the best tag teams ever… but of course, the big stars were the Von Erich brothers – Kevin, David, Kerry, Mike, and Chris. (Cut to James and Mark Physically) TLOTA: So, are you saying there may have been a bit of nepotism going on in World Class? Mark: Well, let’s be glad THAT doesn’t happen nowadays… (TLOTA and Mark look right at the camera. Cut to clips of WCCW as The Mark does a voiceover)

Mark (V.O.): Joking aside, The Von Erichs as wrestlers were meant to represent God, Family, and ‘Merica, and even Kevin admitted in interviews that while they were not always on their best behavior, even though they never did any real harm to anyone outside of themselves, the fans knew their hearts were good and they represented everything that’s supposed to be good in the world. However, as the 1980s went on, World Class Championship Wrestling and the Von Erich family suffered tragedy after tragedy, especially with the deaths of David, Mike, and Chris Von Erich in a relatively short time and eventually Kerry, who, by the start of the 1990s, was in the World Wrestling Federation as “The Texas Tornado” who eventually won the World Wrestling Federation’s Intercontinental Championship and would end his life and WCCW would be folded into the libraries of the WWF. (Cut to James and The Wrestling Mark in the lobby) The Wrestling Mark: Perfect for an autobiography film, am I right?