Hollywood vs. Glory Braddock

[Braddock]

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March 22nd, 2025
London, England
Off Camera
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The Braddock estate was not always considered an estate. When “The British Bombshell” Glory Braddock and her younger sister Julia Braddock grew up here in London with their father, Glenn Braddock, this was a much simpler, downright lowly home considering the popularity and wealth achieved by their famous father. Glenn Braddock had always preferred the simpler things in life. Glory Braddock, as she sits here in the now opulent living room of this home, realizes that their late father would not recognize what her sister Julia has done to the place. Shortly after making a permanent move to Miami, Glory sold her half of the home to Julia, making her younger sister sole owner. Julia Braddock, in stark contrast to their father, loves the finer things in life. Now this formerly modest home exudes an air of quiet sophistication, a place where business and family intertwined in a delicate balance. The living room, bathed in the soft glow of afternoon light, carried that same refined elegance. Plush cream-colored sofas, adorned with carefully arranged cushions, framed a polished wooden coffee table. A grand painting hung on the far wall, an abstract swirl of muted golds and browns, lending a warmth to the otherwise neutral space. This is far removed from the tastes of its former occupant, Glenn Braddock. This is the taste of the more refined Julia Braddock, his youngest daughter.

Seated upon the sofa were the two daughters of the legendary Glenn Braddock; Glory and Julia, their striking resemblance unmistakable. Glory Braddock sat with poised confidence, her long legs crossed, fingers gently intertwined upon her lap. She was dressed immaculately in a fitted gray dress with a subtle shimmer that caught the light just so, the sleeves extending just past her wrists. Black tights completed the ensemble, and on her feet were matching black high heel pumps. Her blonde waves cascaded over her shoulders. Beside her sat Julia Braddock, her younger sister. She was dressed in a deep blue dress, form-fitting and elegant. Like her sister, she too wore black tights, her legs tucked slightly under her, her body angled towards Glory as she leaned in with an easy smile. For a long moment, neither woman spoke. The silence between them was not uncomfortable but expectant, the unspoken weight of family history, a history that the outside world thinks is nothing but sunshine and rainbows but, for Glory and her sister, know all too well that is hardly the case. Underneath the veil of resplendent bliss lies painful memories of how both women were pressured into following in their famous father’s footsteps, how both women were psychologically damaged by the divorce of their parents, and how the pressure of being the children of a European celebrity was a difficult childhood. And now, Glory Braddock must face the undesirable but necessary task of adding yet another painful memory to this place, one that she alone knows about; a memory that, once told to Julia, will forever change their relationship.

What Glory Braddock knows that Julia does not is the fact that they have a half-sister; their mutual friend, Sophie O’Brian. Sophie and her brother Mark had always been close to Glenn Braddock. He had taken them in at a young age and taught them, trained them how to survive on their own, trained them how to be wrestlers. For the longest time Glory just assumed her father was being kind and helping two children in desperate need of help; they did, after all, grow up in an abusive home life. Now The British Bombshell realizes that there were other motivations behind her father’s act of kindness; he had slept with George O’Brian’s wife, and Sophie was conceived as a result. Glenn Braddock felt a duty and obligation to take care of this daughter he helped to conceive. And for Julia Braddock, this news will be difficult to hear. Julia still holds deep resentment towards their father. Julia’s resentment was so strong that, for awhile, she refused to even acknowledge her Braddock name and identity. Glory can only imagine how she will react to hearing the news that their father, on top of everything else, was unfaithful to their mother. But Julia deserves to know the truth and it would be far better for the news to come from Glory as opposed to some second hand source.

“Well Glory, I saw Retribution…” Julia smirks and shakes her head “...too bad about that Adrenaline Title Match.”

“Yeah, well, failing to bring home the title isn’t even what bothers me the most. It did at first but I got over it. What bothers me is that the fans of SCW, my fans, paid good money to see a championship match. The people who tune in and buy tickets for SCW paid to see an Adrenaline Title Match. Instead they got bits and pieces of one.”

“I get it.” She nods her head. “Still, crowds or no crowds, I want to win the championship. But that’s just me. Speaking of the title, what is next for you?”

“Who knows?” Glory shrugs her shoulders. “Though to be honest, I wouldn’t be terribly upset if I did move on to something else. There are other new prizes out there…I never held the Underground Title and yet I own a victory over the champion…”

“I didn’t think the Underground was your cup of tea?” Julia arches her brow. Glory shakes her head.

“It isn’t, but that’s just it, it would be a challenge. Besides, that isn’t the only challenge out there. Xander Valentine retained the SCW World Title at Retribution. He may be in line for new challengers and I would love to have another crack at that championship, not just to be SCW World Champion…”

“...for longer than fifteen minutes?” Julia teases playfully.

“Right! But also because I do want another opportunity at Xander Valentine. I want another opportunity to beat him.”

“Well whatever you end up doing I wish you the best of luck, sis.” Julia says with a nod of her head. “Adrenaline Title rematch, World Title, or whatever direction you may go from here, I know you will handle it as only you can.”

“I appreciate the vote of confidence, Julia.” Glory says, grinning warmly.

“Aren’t you in a bloody handicap match next?” Julia snickers. “Whose brilliant idea was that? Yours?”

“Wasn’t my idea.” Glory rolls her eyes. “It was CHBK’s. Apparently me fighting both of those Hollywood brats its best for business? Honestly, I would rather face one of them in a regular match. But if I have to face them both then, well,” she shrugs her shoulders “it is what it is.”

“Think of it this way.” Julia winks. “Beating two guys at once would make a huge statement and make a great case towards getting that next title match…whether its Adrenaline, Underground, or even Xander and the World Title.”

“Good point.” Glory nods her head.

“Hey, uh, do you want a drink?” Julia asks. “I have some wine.”

“No thanks.” Glory shakes her head. Julia furrows her brow.

“You are rejecting the wine. Something must be wrong.” She chuckles. “I mean, I did suspect that you had something important to tell me. You wouldn’t travel here back home to spend a few days JUST TO talk wrestling with me.”

The British Bombshell pauses momentarily before sighing. She nods her head, indicating that Julia’s suspicions were on the money. Glory knew this moment was coming, she just hopes that she is ready for it.

“Well you’re right. I didn’t come here just to talk about SCW.” She snickers. “I mean, I could have told you all that over the phone.”

“Exactly. So what’s wrong?” Julia asks curiously. Then her face lights up. “Is this about Sophie?”

“Yeah.”

“I figured as much. I spoke with Mark recently and he told me that she finally started seeing a therapist again. Is that true? Did you convince Sophie to seek professional help?”

“You heard right.” Glory nods her head.

“Well damn.” Julia looks genuinely impressed. “Things must have went very well between you two.”

“I knew if I was just given a chance that I could reach her.” Glory insists. “Sophie is and always has been my closest friend. I knew she wasn’t beyond saving. And while she still might have a few more obstacles to overcome, I honestly believe that she is now on the road to recovery.”

“Congratulations.” Julia claps her hands in a semi-sarcastic manner. “You know how much I hate to admit it when I am wrong but you know what? I was wrong. I did not think you would succeed. I thought that Sophie was conning you, that she was manipulating you, that you were falling into whatever trap she was setting for you. I thought Sophie was a lost cause but you proved me wrong, sis.” Julia pats Glory on the back. “Congratulations.”

“Thanks, mate,” Glory sighs deeply, knowing that tough part is yet to come “but I wouldn’t go congratulating me just yet, because there is something else I need to tell you, something you need to hear.”

“What is it?” Julia furrows her brow.

“It will be difficult to hear, just a word of warning.”

“I’m a big girl, Glory.” Julia chuckles. “I can take it. What’s wrong?”

“It’s something about Sophie. Something neither of us knew, something even her own brother Mark didn’t know, and this secret explains everything…her psychotic obsession with us, with our family, her obsessive fawning over our father’s legacy, all of it.”

“Do I need to get the wine for this?” Julia asks with a grin.

“No, just stay.” Glory insists. “Uh…you know how dad treated Sophie and Mark so…special?”

“Yes, I do.” Julia’s voice takes on a hint of annoyance. “As a child it was fine, two new friends to play with, you know? But as I got older it became annoying. I mean, I get it to a degree, their home environment was crap. Their father was an abusive drunk. They needed help to escape that situation and dad provided that escape. But he never gave any other down on their luck blokes a hand out…help out…whatever…” the younger Braddock sibling shrugs her shoulders “...but I get it, they needed help and he gave it to them. One of the few nice things our dear old dad did. What of it?”

“There’s more to the Glenn Braddock and Sophie O’Brian connection that we know, that any of us knew, and our dad may have been doing a good ded, but it might not have entirely been motivated by kindness.” Glory knows that now is the time. She braces herself. “Shortly after Mark was born was when dad met his mother. Dad he…he had an affair with Mark’s mother.”

The British Bombshell stares deep into her sister’s eyes. She waits anxiously for a response. Julia’s eyes grow wide as she takes in the shocking, startling news.

“So what you’re saying is Sophie…” her voice trails off “...she’s…”

“Our half-sister.” Glory says.

“She’s lying!” Julia shouts, her voice showing the anger that is bubbling over. “This has to be some sort of trick!

“It isn’t a trick, Julia.”

“She’s manipulating you again!” Julia insists, shaking her head in disbelief. “She’s lying like she always does!”

“I’m sorry but it’s true.” Glory insists. “I have proof.”

“So you have proof?” Julia chuckles. “Well if this is true then that just means our father was a rotten cheating jerk, which, you know, doesn’t really surprise me all that much. It does help make more sense of why he would leave our mother the way he did.”

“Cut him some slack, Julia.” Glory says. “People make mistakes.

“Yes and our dad made plenty of them.” Julia remarks with venom in her voice. “I mean, at least you showed some interest in the family business. But I had ZERO interest in following in our dad’s footsteps. He practically forced me to be a wrestler. Now its all I know, all we both know. When mom left, you were more than willing to conform to his standards, you became daddy’s little tomboy and he was thrilled. I was the disappointment because I did not conform to his ideal. And he pushed me so damn hard…he put so much pressure on me…” Julia shakes her head “...you have no idea…”

“He pushed you because he saw in you the potential to be great.” Glory points a finger at Julia. “He told me that YOU had the ability to surpass me one day if you just set your mind to it.”

“Bollocks.” Julia snaps back. “He was playing us against one another.”

“No, that wasn’t his style and you know it.”

“It still doesn’t make it right.” Julia snaps back angrily. “Don’t you see? Everything he did to us! Now we learn he cheated on mom and he had a bastard child who has been terrorizing us all our lives!” Julia sighs. “And wrestling fans all over Europe look at him as some bloody saint…give me a break.”

“Oh bloody hell get a grip!” Glory snaps. “He was tough, he put a lot of pressure on us, but that was because he wanted to prepare us, he wanted us to be able to survive and thrive. He gave us all the tools needed to survive, not only in the wrestling world but in life. And yes, he cheated on mom. Obviously it played a role in the marriage dissolving. But he was a standup guy. Unlike many blokes who would run away from their responsibility, he stuck around and took care of Sophie the best way he knew how.”

There is a tense pause as the sisters share uneasy glares. Julia finally relents and shrugs her shoulders.

“Look, maybe he did feel guilty for what he did…for cheating on mom…and he felt a sense of obligation to help Sophie? Good on him for that, at least. But you realize that I cannot forgive him. Not yet at least. It will take some time.”

“What about Sophie?” Glory asks. “Can you at least try to accept her?”

“I don’t know.” Julia sighs. “I can try but that’s it, I make no promises.”

“Fair enough.” Glory nods her head.

“Uh, I do have one question.”

“Yes?”

“Do you plan to make this public?” Julia asks. “Do you and Sophie plan to make this public?”

“I…haven’t really thought about it…” Glory’s voice trails off.

“Well you should.” Julia states pointedly. “In America few really knew him. Hell, the shape of America’s morality nowadays I doubt many would give a damn anyway. But here in Europe its different. Like I said, here in Europe people look at him as a saint. A scandal like this would ruin his reputation.”

“So you think we should keep it under wraps?”

“I don’t know what to say.” Julia sighs. “This wasn’t exactly the news I expected to get when I woke up this morning.”

“Yeah, sorry about that.” Glory smiles sheepishly.

“But thanks.” Julia gives her older sister a hug. “Thanks for telling me, I appreciate it.”