Dark Flamingos 

Weeks later, at an APRW event in Mildrock, Hutch was on the microphone after one of his matches, and recognized a tattoo on three men who fit the description of the guys who had attacked his son. Hutch taunted the men and their wives and girlfriends, something a typical heel would do in ARPW, but Hutch threatened the men and told one of them that he was going to the Dark Flamingos strip club to meet one of the men's sisters for a one-night stand. It was bait.

They followed Hutch to the strip club and attacked him in the parking lot, but Hutch fought all three guys, killing one as the others fled. He was arrested for voluntary manslaughter, and he spent 12 years in Algaheim Correctional.

Family Affairs

Hutch Jr. still wanted to see his father while incarcerated and snuck off on another train ride from Oregon to Mildrock. This time, he arrived safely at Calico Aster. However, Hutch refused to see Hutch Jr., as he didn't want his son to see him as an inmate.

Welcome To Mildrock

12 years later, Percy visited Mildrock by train one night after learning that his brother had been granted parole. While visiting the Mildrock Cafe near the train station, he was met by two ruffians who mistook him for Hutch. They didn't like him smoking a cigar in the business, but it seemed intentional, as he was looking for a fight. When they mentioned not liking his kind, he attacked the ruffians first, bloodying them both. 

He left on foot as the bartender called the police. One of the ruffians and a few others who had been called to the scene got together in a pickup truck to look for Percy. 

Black Ant Woods

They saw him walking towards Calico Aster, near Black Ant Woods. Percy ran into the woods as the men stopped the truck on the side of the road near the woodline. After hesitating, the men decided to follow him. While running from the ruffians, Percy set up an ambush. He successfully attacked one ruffian, but struggled to fight off the others. They piled on top of him when, suddenly, one ruffian screamed intensely with an arrow piercing his jaw. An arrow struck another ruffian's shoulder, as the others ran away, thinking Percy led them into a trap. A nervous Percy tried to get up and run, but he was staring at leather boots. As he looked up, it was Alyssa Bloodpool, who patrolled the Black Ant Woods at night, claiming the land as hers. Aiming a crossbow at Percy, she wanted to know why he was running through her woods at night without permission.

Percy explained his situation while at the mercy of the native Gigvha Uwoyeni, who was thirsty for blood. But then, she took a look at his hands and saw that they were bleeding. She smiled at the sight of his bloody hands and allowed him to speak freely. After he explained his situation, she escorted him out of the woods and into Horace Heights.

The Resentment

Percy went to visit his brother at his house in Kendrickville, but learned that Hutch was at the ARPW arena training his parole officer, Larry Green, to become a pro wrestler. Peeping through a curtain in the ARPW building, Percy grew angry, watching his brother focus on wrestling rather than his family, who were being cared for in Oregon. Percy didn't bother speaking to him. Instead, he rented a room at the Star Cluster Hotel and planned to return to Oregon the next day.

A Bad Night in Calico Aster

However, things took a dark turn. While Percy was on his way to Oregon on a train, he saw on the news that his brother, Hutch Mann Shaw, had been killed after being attacked with a baseball bat in the ARPW parking lot after a wrestling event. The assailant, who was caught hours later, mistook Hutch for Percy. He mentioned that he was attacked by Hutch in the Mildrock cafe. Percy did not blame himself for Hutch's demise; he didn't blame pro wrestling. He blamed Big Larry Green, his parole officer, who allowed Hutch back in the ring.

Returning to Calico Aster

Hearing of Big Larry Green's return to wrestling under the new APPW and winning the heavyweight championship, Percy returned to Calico Aster. He walked through Black Ant Woods and met the Gigvha Uwoyeni native he had encountered before, who was now going by Mymphis Morbia as an APPW pro wrestler. She gave him a few minutes to talk, but smiled when she heard he wanted to destroy Big Larry Green. She took him to her house in Horace Heights and introduced him to Spooky Sayaka, the captain of the heel locker room, who listened to his twisted plans to bring the championship to the heel locker room. She did not inform APPW promoter Waldo Wagner of Percy's intentions.

See A Face You Recognize?

During the APPW Superplex 2025 pay-per-view main event, while preparing to hit his hip toss finishing move on challenger Raheem Rahim Raheim, Larry saw something in the crowd that distracted him, causing him to lose the match after receiving a "Very Arabian Uppercut," an illegal move often used by Raheim. The referee claims he did not see the uppercut that sparked a riot among fans, resulting in a three-month suspension of APPW events by the City of Calico Aster until things cooled down. However, it was not something Larry saw, but someone—someone he recognized. Larry thought he saw his trainer and mentor, Hutch Mann Shaw, in the crowd and froze. 

Finishing move:

• "Trial By Percy" (Slingshot suplex)

Petalverse Facts:

• "The Oregon Man" Percy Shaw still visits the Mildrock Cafe along with heels Blake Dundee and Lefty Slate, who ensure that no one bothers him.

• Percy's Cigar is a Special Item in the Petalverse Warehouse.

"The Oregon Man" Percy Shaw appears in:

• Petals of Devastation 2: Pro Wrestling Stories

• Petals of Devastation 5: The Calico Aster Files (file)

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