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Across Enemy Lines

Summary: Jon Moxley’s sister has been through a lot during her career at AEW, but Tyler has always been there for her. So when Wheeler starts messing with Tyler, Y/N is not going to sit by and watch it happen.

Warnings: family drama, fighting, arguing, violence, intergender fighting, weapons, threats, protective!Y/N, angst, fluff, Wheeler being a little jerk, bit of spice

A/N: I hope you all enjoy this fic!! It is quite long😅 But I worked super hard so I hope you enjoy!! The support I get on my fics really means the world to me and I love each and every one of you!!!!!!!!🥹🤍 And as always, a special thanks to @99hook , who always listens to me ramble about my ideas and helps me💛✨ And to @madhatterbri who listens to ramble as well, and helped me come up with the PERFECT name for this fic💜

Y/N let out a sad sigh, and watched as her breath swirled around the cold air in front of her.

She was sitting on a curb outside the arena, knees pulled to her chest as she waited for Taz's car to pull around and pick her up.

Tyler had been ejected from the building earlier that night, after getting into a fight with Wheeler and pushing an official.

She would have gone with him, but Y/N had recently become good friends with MJF and knew this night would be stressful for him as he looked for partners in his match against Jay White and his gang.

She didn't want to leave him, and Tyler said he needed some time to himself anyway. She knew he'd probably go to the gym and beat the crap out of some innocent punching bag until she got there, so she stayed.

But Y/N was now fully convinced the night couldn't have gone any worse. With Tyler getting thrown out, Mox beating the hell out of Orange, and MJF and the acclaimed losing, she just wanted to go curl up in Tyler’s arms and never leave.

But she turns to look when someone clears their throat behind her.

She turns to stare back up at the sky when she sees Claudio Castagnoli looking down at her. "What do you want Castagnoli?"

"Castagnoli?" Claudio sits down next to her. "I think you and I are far past last names"

"We used to be" Y/N says softly. "I don't know if we are anymore"

Claudio nods sadly. "We all miss you, you know? We'd be happy to have you back. Especially Jon. He misses his sister"

Y/N laughs, but they both know there's no humor behind it. "You think I'd come back? After everything? Especially the shit Wheeler pulled tonight?"

“I tried to get him to stop" Claudio points out.

Y/N lets out a sigh, her defensiveness fading. Claudio didn’t deserve it, he never deserved any of her attitude. He was the one who was always there for her. "I know... I'm sorry for snapping at you"

Claudio shakes his head. "No, don't apologize. I get it Y/N"

"I'm glad" she breathes out, before turning to face him. "Because, if you do get it; then you also get that I'm not going to just sit by and watch Wheeler mess with Tyler"

"I know" Claudio nods, but she can see the sadness he’s trying to hide in his eyes.

"I.." Y/N trails off nervously, before reaching over and putting her hand on top of his. "I miss you, Claudio"

He smiles sadly, and reaches over to wipe a stray tear from her cheek. "I miss you too Y/N"

"You know, I met Tyler during that feud we had with the Jericho Appreciation Society" Y/N reminisces with a smile.

"I know" Claudio smiles back. " I was there the night that Daniel was bothering you. I was just down the hall on my way over when Hook came and stopped him"

"Hey gorgeous"

Y/N rolled her eyes as Daniel Garcia came walking over to her.

"Don't call me that Garcia, and leave me the hell alone" Y/N huffs, trying to step around him and continue her way to the locker room.

"What's the rush? You should get used to me since you'll agree to go out with me soon" Daniel smirks.

"No, I absolutely won't Garcia" Y/N narrows her eyes up at him.

She tries to brush past him, but he grabs her arm to stop her.

Before he can get another word out, a hand grabs Daniel's shoulder.

Daniel drops Y/N's arm, and is then thrown against the wall.

Y/N's eyes widen as she realizes it was Hook who had come to help her.

The two hadn't really spoken before tonight, except for smiles and nods upon passing each other in the halls.

"You like can’t take no for an answer, huh?" Hook practically growls.

"Hook, it's fine. I'm fine, let him go" Y/N assures, placing her hand on his and pulling him off of Daniel.

Daniel gathers himself, and quickly runs away as Y/N stares up at Hook.

"You didn't have to do that for me, but thank you" She smiles.

"You don't need to thank me" Hook shrugs. "I don't like guys who act like that"

"You don't need to worry about me, I could take him" Y/N shrugs.

"I have no doubt about that" Hook grins. "But you shouldn't have to"

In truth, Hook wasn't just around by accident.

He had developed a crush on her, but was too nervous to approach her.

She was so beautiful, smart, and tough… and he knew if Mox found out he would beat his ass.

But as the two of them fell into casual conversation, and he got to watch her laugh at his lame jokes, he couldn't care less about what Mox would do. It would be worth it.

"He earned my respect that night” Claudio says. “He's a good man, stepping in to protect you like that"

"He is. He's the best man I could have ever asked for" Y/N lets a dreamy smile form on her face as she thinks about him.

Claudio smiles and squeezes her hand. "I'm glad; you deserve nothing less than perfect"

"He's not perfect" Y/N giggles. "The first time he was around me crying he had no clue what to do"

Claudio joins her in laughing. "When was that?"

"After Regal betrayed us" Y/N answers. "He came to my hotel room that night. He wasn't sure how to comfort me but, he came anyway. He thinks he did a terrible job but, I don't think anyone else would have been able to make me smile as much as he did"

Y/N didn't know what to do when she saw Regal hand MJF those damn brass knuckles.

She ran around ringside as fast as she could, and dove into the ring to try and grab it before MJF. But Regal grabbed her leg and pulled her back.

She whipped around to face him with fire in her eyes. "How could you do this?!"

He didn't give her an answer, just a sneer.

And before Y/N knew it, the bell had rung, and MJF was standing tall with the belt.

What should be her brother’s belt.

She felt like she could burst into tears, having to watch the man who had become like a father to her betray her brother.

But she kept her composure, and simply helped Mox out of the ring and up the ramp.

The fellow members of the BCC were waiting for them in the guerrilla, and clearly ready to go exact some much-deserved revenge.

Claudio walked over and took Mox's arm, helping Y/N hold some of his weight.

"Guys! Stop!" Y/N demands.

"We can't hurt Regal!" Bryan insists.

"He betrayed Mox! He betrayed all of us!" Wheeler yells.

"Shut up!" Y/N snaps, causing all of them to do so and look at her. "We can deal with what we're gonna do to Regal later! Now we need to get Jon to the trainer's room"

They all nod and make their way there.

Y/N and Claudio sit Mox down in a chair, and the trainers get to bandaging him up.

Y/N lets out a sigh as her eyes burned from the tears welling up.

"Are you okay?" Claudio asked her softly.

"I just... Can you guys stay here with him? I need some air" The guys nod as she rushes out of the room and into the hallway.

She leans against the wall and sniffles, a tear finally making its way down her face.

She scanned the hallway, trying to make sure no one was watching her cry.

But her eyes stop on Hook, Tyler, as he now insisted she call him.

He was further down the hallway, watching her with sympathetic eyes.

She attempted to smile at him, but she knew he saw right through it.

He looked back down at his phone, and Y/N understood why when her's buzzed in her pocket.

Are you ok?

Not really

Meet me at my hotel room, 189

Thank you Tyler

Of course mamas🧡

Tyler grinned when he saw a tiny smile form on her face. She loved being called that, and he loved watching her face turn pink and bashful every time.

But then Claudio walked out of the room, and Tyler quickly looked away before he got caught staring.

Little did either of them know that Claudio saw through the window of the door before he ever walked out of the room. But he waited to walk out to let them have a moment.

"Is there anything I can do to cheer you up Y/N?" Claudio asked.

"Could you, maybe, take me to get ice cream?" Y/N hesitantly asked.

But all Claudio did was laugh and nod. "Your wish is my command"

Later that night, Y/N approached Tyler's hotel room nervously, and when she got to the door she almost turned around.

But Tyler, who kept checking the peephole every few minutes, saw her approach and opened the door. "Hey"

"Hi" she replies nervously, a hesitant smile on her face.

"Come in" Tyler opens the door wider, and Y/N walks in and sits down on the bed.

Tyler sits down next to her, nerves coursing through his mind. He wasn't sure how to comfort her, but he damn sure was gonna try. "How are you feeling?"

"Terrible" Y/N answers honestly. "Hanging out with Claudio helped some though. And Jon.. he doesn't want to talk to anyone right now"

"I'm sorry" Tyler says softly, and places his hand on her thigh. "I'm sure he just needs a little time after everything"

"Yeah" Y/N huffs angrily.

She abruptly stands up and starts pacing back and forth. "That bastard screwed him! He betrayed all of us! Just threw us away like we were nothing!"

Unsure of what to do, Tyler sat and watched as she paced and yelled. His eyes stayed trained on her, listening intently to every word while simultaneously trying to ignore the incoming thoughts about how sexy she looked while angry.

"After everything, he just turned on us like it was the easiest thing in the world. Made us all trust and love him and then he shows his true colors. A sneaky little SNAKE is all he is" Y/N seethes. "When I get my hands on him I'm going to rip him into little pieces. I'm gonna leave him a beaten bloody pulp!"

"If you did that you'd never forgive yourself" Tyler interjects.

Y/N's head snaps over to him. "What do you know?! The only thing I regret is stopping Claudio and Wheeler from going out there and giving him exactly what he deserves tonight!"

"No you don't" Tyler insists. "You say all this now, but when it came down to it tonight you didn't let them do anything. Because you care too much about Regal despite what he did"

Y/N stops pacing, and a glare forms on her face. "Are you trying to make me feel better?!"

"Yes" Tyler replies quickly, suddenly scared of the glare that was now directed at him.

"And that's supposed to help?!" Y/N exclaims.

"I... I don't know.." Tyler trails off nervously as she begins pacing much quicker this time.

"Yes! Obviously I still care about Regal! But it's not like I want to! It's not like that's by choice! Do you think I want to still give a damn about that snake?! He's the reason my brother isn't the world champion anymore!"

Y/N suddenly stops pacing and just stares at the wall for a moment.

Tyler stands up, and slowly approaches her. He wraps his arms around her from behind in a hug. She leans back into him as he rests his cheek on top of her head.

"Why.. why do I still care about him?" She mumbles, and the sadness in her voice was enough to make Tyler want to punch Regal himself.

"Because you are such a caring and loving person" he answers, and places a kiss on the top of her head. "You are so in tune with your emotions, and because of that you love so deeply, and it's not easy for your love to break"

Y/N is silent for a second. "How do I stop being like that?"

"You don't" Tyler immediately answers. "It's what makes you, you. No one wants you to let that go. You wouldn't be you anymore"

"But it hurts so bad" she whispers miserably, tears beginning to fall down her cheeks again. She had lost count of how many times she cried that night.

"You're my strong girl" Tyler says, giving her a squeeze. "You'll be okay. Yes, it hurts right now. But I know you'll be okay"

A small smile makes its way onto her face, her mind now distracted by his use of the phrase ‘my strong girl’ instead of ‘a strong girl’, and she turns around in Tyler's arms. "Thank you"

He smiles back, and pecks her cheek. "Of course"

"I'm sorry for snapping at you" Y/N apologizes, placing her hands on either side of his face.

Tyler turns his head and kisses her palm, before smiling down at her. "It's okay, I understand"

"You're my knight in shining armor" she giggles, and he laughs too.

"Could I have orange armor?" He asks, and they both laugh again.

"Absolutely" she agrees, a smile growing on her face that finally reaches her eyes.

The two gaze into each other's eyes, soaking in the moment with happy grins.

"You are beautiful" he says softly.

"Thank you" Y/N replies. "You're pretty handsome yourself"

"Can I kiss you?" Tyler breathes out, his grip on her waist tightening nervously.

But she just rubs her thumbs back and forth against his cheeks. "Yes"

He wastes no time after that, and leans down to press his lips against her's.

It was short, but sweet and passionate. Everything you could hope for in a first kiss.

"He didn't ask me to be his girlfriend that night though" Y/N smiles. "He didn't want our anniversary to also be the anniversary of Regal betraying us. He said it wouldn't make for the happiest of celebrations"

Claudio chuckles and nods. "He was right about that"

"He waited a few days, and he took me out to dinner. Then to a random little park, and asked me to be his girlfriend there. It was so sweet. He gave me this that night too" She pulls a necklace out from under her shirt.

Claudio reached over and held the charm in between his fingers. It was a heart, with a pearl charm next to it on the chain, and the letter T was engraved on the heart. "It's beautiful"

"I know" Y/N grins. "I need to remember to not tuck it under my shirt. I'm just so used to hiding it from Jon"

The two chuckle at that, before Claudio says "I don't think that's necessary anymore. He definitely knows about you two"

"What if someone comes in?" Y/N rushes out as Tyler pins her against the wall of the trainer's room.

"They won't. The trainers are in the locker room tonight because of the renovations in here. Everyone knows that” Tyler replies against her neck, before he resumes placing kisses up and down it.

Y/N bites her lip as she runs her fingers through his hair, savoring the feeling of his body pressed against hers. "But Jon will be looking for me soon"

"Shh, it'll be fine mamas" That was all it took for her to nod, and stop worrying about her brother.

She smiled as his lips trailed up her neck and eventually connected with hers. She felt him smile into the kiss too, and give her ass a squeeze.

"We've checked everywhere but here Clau-"

Y/N pushed Tyler away as fast as possible, but it was way too late.

Mox had burst into the room, despite Claudio's best efforts to stop him. Claudio had seen Y/N slip into this room, and then saw Tyler sneak in a few minutes later.

And he didn't want Mox to kill Tyler.

"What the hell are you doing?!" Mox exclaims, and if looks could kill Tyler would have been dead on the spot.

"Let's not overreact" Claudio grabbed Mox's shoulders in an attempt to defuse the situation. "Let's give them some privacy-"

"Privacy was the issue!" Mox screams, before brushing Claudio off and stomping towards Tyler who quickly backs up. "You think you can put your hands on my sister and get away with it?!"

"Jon!" Y/N yells, stepping in between him and Tyler. "I don't need your permission to be with someone! I'm not a child anymore! And you don't get to treat me like one!"

Mox stares over his sister's head, directly into Tyler's eyes for a few moments, before looking down at her. "How long has this been going on?"

"A few months" she answers honestly. "I'm sorry I didn't tell you, Jon. But I wanted my boyfriend in one piece"

Mox huffs, before taking a few steps back and crossing his arms.

Tyler, who had been standing silent this whole time in an attempt to not further anger Mox, placed his hand on the small of Y/N's back.

"He makes you happy?" Mox asks, and Y/N immediately nods. "Yes. Very much so"

Y/N's eyes flicker over to Claudio's, who sends her a sympathetic smile before walking over to grab Mox's shoulders. "Come on, let's leave them alone and you and Y/N can talk privately later"

Mox sends one more glare over to Tyler before letting Claudio practically drag him out of the room.

Y/N lets out a sigh before turning to face Tyler. "I am so sorry for that"

"Don't be sorry mamas" he replies, putting his hands on her hips and pulling her towards him.

Y/N leans her head against his chest as he rubs his thumbs back and forth on her hips.

"It was kinda my fault anyway. I am the one who dragged your cute little ass in here" Tyler grins, before reaching around and grabbing her ass.

Y/N rolls her eyes. "It didn't take long for you to get back in the mood. Need I remind you my brother just almost beat you to death?"

Tyler pretends to think for a moment, before resting his forehead against her's. "I can't really remember that. Not while I have this gorgeous girl in front of me"

"You're so cheesy" Y/N giggles before pressing a kiss to his jaw.

"Only for you, and you love it" Tyler retorts with a grin, before kissing her jaw in return.

The Y/N and Claudio sit in silence for a moment, before Claudio speaks up. "Do you ever regret leaving?"

Y/N thinks for a second. "I regret that the situation happened. But it did, and there's nothing we can do about it. So no, I don't"

Y/N trudged through backstage with a frown on her face.

She didn't relish having to deal with Wheeler Yuta for yet another night.

And tonight was going to be especially bad, because tonight there was a parking lot match between the best friends and the BCC.

Y/N would have never told anyone, except Tyler of course, but she didn't like the way her teammates were acting.

The only person in the best friends that really did anything wrong to Wheeler was Trent, but here they were trying to destroy all of them. When they were already destroyed by the sadness of Wheeler leaving them.

Y/N almost cried at ringside during the match between Mox and Wheeler and the best friends. Watching Wheeler pin Chuck with the very pin he taught him how to do made her stomach twist into knots.

After that she started thinking about how their group acted as a whole, and how everyone was scared of her. It made her sad when she tried to be friends with people but they were too scared because of her being in the BCC.

And it seemed Orange Cassidy had started realizing that Y/N wasn't down with all of the BCC's actions.

Because as Y/N walked down the hallway, he stepped out in front of her. "Hey"

"Hi" she replies simply. Not saying anything more, but not trying to leave either.

"I noticed you seemed to.. hesitate last week when your teammates started with us" Orange says.

"I did" Y/N nods.

"Why?" Orange asks.

Y/N thinks for a moment. "Because I think the way they've been treating you is messed up. And I don't really like Wheeler"

Orange chuckles at the latter comment. "Yeah"

"Mhm" Y/N nods.

"Would you consider, maybe like, switching sides?" Orange purposes.

Y/N is quiet for a few seconds. She had thought about it, and to be completely honest, it sounded like a nice change. "Would I get to be on the t-shirt?"

Orange laughs at that before nodding. "Yeah"

"Then I'll definitely consider it" Y/N pats him on the shoulder before continuing her walk down the hallway.

"Cool" Orange nods before continuing on his way too.

Y/N wanted to run to Tyler and ask him what he thought about the offer. But at the same time, she knew it needed to be her decision and not influenced by anyone else.

Being a part of something where people would like her instead of fear her was a very tempting offer. She wasn't like her brother in that way, she didn't like people scrambling out of the way every time she walked down the hall.

It didn't make her feel powerful, it made her feel sad.

Y/N was practically stumbling over herself when she bursted into the best friends' locker room after the parking lot fight.

She was holding 4 first aid kits, as many as she could carry at once, and was out of breath from running.

"Are you guys okay?!" She exclaims, dropping the kits on the ground to run over to Orange and examine his face.

"Why do you care?" Trent grumbles.

"She's cool guys" Orange says before sending her a weak smile. "I'm fine Y/N"

"I'm so sorry they did this to you guys" Y/N breathes out. "I should have done something"

"Nah, I'm glad you didn't" Orange replies. "That probably would have just pissed Mox off more; he woulda just given us a worse beat down"

"So, are you on our side now or something?" Chuck asks.

"I.." Y/N trails off. "I'm not one hundred percent sure yet. It's not easy to think about leaving my brother but, I think I will"

Orange pats her on the shoulder. "We get it. It shouldn't be easy to leave the people you care about. That would make you like Yuta"

His comment makes everyone chuckle.

"And Trent?" Y/N says, making the man in question look over at her. "I need your help with something"

"Why the hell would you buy Trent's mother a new car?!"

Y/N rolls her eyes as her brother yells at her.

She was in the BCC's locker room, the entire team in attendance for Mox to scold her.

"I can buy whoever I like, whatever I'd like to" Y/N says firmly. "It's none of your damn business what I do"

"Yes it is, I'm your brother" Mox says through gritted teeth.

"Precisely!" Y/N stands up and crosses her arms. "You are my brother, not my boss! You think you get to decide what I do, and that all of my actions need to be pre-approved by you. But they don't!"

"Why do you even care about Trent’s mother?!” Wheeler snaps. “You know what they did to me-“

“They didn’t do shit to you Wheeler!” Y/N finally screams what she had been thinking for weeks. “Boo hoo, Trent was mean to you. But nothing that happened warrants the way you go after them!”

Then she grabbed her bag and stormed out of the room, brushing past the camera guy who was sitting outside of the room eavesdropping.

“So you’re on their side now?!” Wheeler yells, chasing after her.

“I’m not on yours!” She retorts.

Of course it was at that moment the rest of the BCC caught up with them. And then the best friends came running down the hall after hearing the yelling.

“Are you okay Y/N?” Chuck asks, placing his hand on her shoulder.

“Fuck off” Bryan snaps at him, but Y/N sends him a glare. “You fuck off”

“You know what?!” She screams, staring at her former teammates. “You can ALL fuck off! I’m done with you Wheeler! I’m done with running around behind you all like a puppet! I’m done with everyone being scared of me! And I’m done with the BCC!”

With that, she runs down the hallway with tears streaming down her face.

She gets to Tyler’s dressing room and knocks timidly on the door.

After a moment the door opens to reveal just the man she was looking for.

She immediately ran into his arms, hugging him around his waist and crying into his chest.

Tyler quickly closed the door, before guiding her to sit down on the couch. Where he pulled her onto his lap and held her as she cried. “Hey... it’s okay”

“No, it’s not” Y/N sniffles. “I just couldn’t take it anymore. I couldn’t take Wheeler, or- or the fighting, I-“

“Shh” Tyler gently shushes her. He wipes her tears away with the sleeves of his hoodie, before placing a chaste kiss on her temple. “I understand. But right now I need you to calm down. Can you do that for me babygirl?”

Y/N just nods in reply, and curls back into his chest.

The two sit in silence as Tyler places another kiss on her head and rubs his hand up and down her back.

“I love you” Y/N breathes out.

Tyler smiles softly. “I love you too”

Y/N sends Claudio a weak smile. “I really do miss you, Claudio. You’re my best friend. I just need to make sure you know that”

Claudio smiles back. “You’re my best friend too”

“And out of respect for you, I’ll do my best to stay out of the issues between Tyler and Wheeler. You know I stay out of your issues with the best friends. I don’t want to fight you guys. But Tyler’s a different situation. And I will only put up with so much”

Claudio listens intently as she stares directly into his eyes for the last sentence. “So you better either put him in check, or prepare him to deal with me”

Claudio nods. “I understand”

“You don’t have to come out there”

Y/N sighs at Orange’s words.

Her, Orange, and Tyler were walking down the hallways towards her dressing room. Tyler had his arm around her shoulders, and she was close to his side while Orange was walking beside her.

“But shouldn’t I? I don’t want anyone thinking I’m not 100% in your corner” she says.

“None of us care what anybody else thinks” Tyler replies. “We know you’re behind us mamas. But we also know it isn’t easy watching us fight your brother. And no one will judge you for that”

“What he said” Orange nods.

Y/N smiles, and leans up to kiss Tyler’s cheek. “Thanks you guys”

Y/N didn’t want to go out there.

She had avoided the BCC successfully since she left; she even managed to control herself enough to stay backstage at Wembley.

But watching Wheeler seatbelt lock Tyler, and then Mox start ripping into Orange about how he ‘ain’t shit’?

Well, that was simply too much for her to take lying down.

And for the first time in weeks, Mox paused when he heard his sister’s music hit.

She stormed down the ramp, and her glare somehow got stronger when Wheeler slid out of the ring.

He smirked, and made a mocking motion for her to get closer.

But his laughing stopped when she stepped right up to him, so close that their chests were touching.

“You have two seconds to quit that childish shit before I teach you a lesson” she deadpanned.

“What lesson would that be?” Wheeler challenges.

“What it feels like to get your teeth knocked out”

“Hey, hey, hey!” Mox climbs out of the ring and starts to walk over to them.

“Run off little gir-“

Wheeler didn’t even get to finish his sentence before Y/N’s closed fist connected with his mouth.

Wheeler fell backward, and Y/N jumped on top of him.

The crowd cheered as she rained punches down on him.

But then she was pulled off of Wheeler, and she yanked herself out of the person’s grip.

She whipped around and came face to face with her brother.

But she didn’t do what Mox expected her to. Her glare didn’t soften, and her fist didn’t open. Instead, she pushed him, making him stumble backward.

“Don’t put your fucking hands on me!” She screamed.

Then Claudio came sprinting down the ramp, and immediately put his hands on Y/N’s shoulders, stopping her from advancing towards Mox. “Hey, let’s all take a step back”

“You all take a fucking step back!” Y/N demands, ripping herself away from his grasp.

“Or what?!” Wheeler, who had just pulled himself up, yells.

“OR THIS!” Y/N screams, grabbing a steel chair and swinging at him.

Claudio yanked Wheeler back just in time, and pulled him further up the ramp. “Okay! We’re going Y/N! We’re going!”

Y/N held tightly onto the chair as she watched the three men retreat up the ramp, and didn’t let go until they had gone through the tunnels and were out of her sight.

She let out a breath, and dropped the chair to run over to Tyler. “Baby? Are you okay?”

“I’m good” he breathes out, pulling himself up.

Once he’s up he pulls her into his arms. “Are you okay after all that?”

“I’m fine” she answers, holding onto him tightly. “You’re not mad at me?”

“No” Tyler says with a little smile. “I’m not thrilled; you could have gotten hurt. But I can’t deny that you handled yourself. And I’m glad you got some good hits in on Yuta”

That makes them both chuckle, and Y/N pulls away enough to look at him. “I love you”

“I love you too” he grins, and they laugh into their kiss as the crowd pops around them.

They pull away after a moment, and they walk over to Orange.

“Are you okay hon?” Y/N asks, kneeling next to him.

“Yeah” he shrugs.

Y/N shakes her head at his monotone answer, but wraps her arms around him to help him up nonetheless.

Tyler helps pull Orange up, and the three walk out together with their heads held high.

Y/N had strolled down the hallways of the arena the next week with her chin up.

Tyler had won his match against Rocky Romero, and her best friend Kris Statlander had beaten Diamante.

And now after all that Y/N was curled up with Tyler in her dressing room watching Shibata fight Wheeler.

Tyler had his arm around her, and she had her head laid against his chest as she fidgeted with the rings he had on his free hand.

Tyler leaned down to place a kiss on her temple.

She smiled up at him and returned a peck on his cheek.

“You think Shibata’s got this, right?” He asks.

“Definitely” Y/N immediately answers. “He’s a much better wrestler than Wheeler”

But Y/N’s eyes widen when Wheeler throws Shibata into the ref, and then hits him with a low blow while the ref can't see.

“Are you fucking joking?!” Y/N fumes as Wheeler DDTs Shibata right on his head and gets the pin.

And as if that wasn’t bad enough, Shibata still tries to shake Wheeler’s hand. But Wheeler just low blows him again and hits him with another DDT.

Tyler jumps up and goes storming out of the room, Y/N quickly following him.

Y/N was ahead of Tyler by the time they were going down the ramp, jogging down it and right at Wheeler.

She picked up a chair on her way, and stared Wheeler down as Tyler climbed into the ring to check on Shibata.

Tyler didn’t even feel the need to watch his back, he knew Y/N had him covered. So he just focused on making sure Shibata was okay.

Y/N kept her eyes locked on Wheeler as he retreated up the ramp, paying no mind to the belt he was holding up.

She only looked away once he got to the top, and was more occupied with taunting the judges who watched him cheat.

She rolled into the ring, and grabbed one of Shibata’s hands. “Are you okay? Your neck is good?”

He nods in reply, sending her a weak smile.

Y/N and Tyler exchange looks, and they can both see the anger behind the other’s eyes.

Tyler walked into the hotel’s gym at 3 AM, still feeling half asleep.

He had woken up, and Y/N was no longer asleep next to him. He knew that she had a lot of pent up energy from all of the anger, and that there was one place she’d go to get it out.

He was proved right when he found her beating the hell out of a punching bag.

Being in the BCC had taught her a lot of things, some good and some bad. And some walked the line right between.

Y/N had learned to take her anger out in violence. She didn’t really know any other way.

She wanted to get her hands on Wheeler and rip him apart.

“Hey”

Y/N pauses when she hears his voice.

She takes in deep breaths as she catches the punching bag, stopping it from swinging. “Hi”

Tyler walks over with her water bottle, holding it up for her to drink.

“Why are you awake?” She asks him through deep breaths.

“I missed you” he smiles, causing her to smile back.

“Sorry” she says.

“Don’t apologize” Tyler shakes his head. “I understand”

“He just gets under my skin like nobody else. And TK won’t let me have an intergender match” she huffs.

Tyler laughs. “I should have known you would ask”

Y/N shrugs. “Wheeler would probably refuse anyway”

“Of course he would” Tyler laughs. “He knows you’d beat his ass”

Y/N laughs too. “Hell yeah I would”

“You should get some sleep though mamas” Tyler wraps his arms around her waist. “Don’t worry. I’ll take care of Wheeler”

Y/N couldn’t help but smirk at the dark tone that overtook his voice. “Yeah?”

“You know I will” he replies gruffly.

Y/N’s smirk grows as she looks up at him, and places a kiss on his lips.

Tyler kisses back, and tightens his grip on her.

He pulls away and grins at her. “Consider it a Christmas present”

Y/N laughs at that. “I’ll only consider it that if you let me get a few hits in”

“I think you have gotten more than enough hits in” Tyler chuckles. “His mouth probably still hurts”

“I hope it does” Y/N shrugs. “That was just a warning”

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a timeline of events

- cm punk may or may not have told colt cabana to gtfo - hangman page is like hey man not cool - punk wins the world title from hangman and along with ftr is set for summer of punk 3 - immediately injures himself jumping into the crowd - jon moxley carries the title while he's injured and proves he's the ace of aew - punk comes back 4 months later, calls hangman a little bitch for thinking it’s not cool - hangman is too busy yelling at the dark order to whip out their dicks to respond - punk is squashed by mox in 3 minutes - punk says he wasn't actually hurt he just sucks - ace steel, man unknown to anyone before this, says fuck on tv and cuts a hell of a promo hyping punk up - punk says that in chicago, they eat people (foreshadowing) - punk beats mox for the title in a good ass match but injures himself again - punk tries to bait a reporter into asking a question and when the reporter doesn't play along he goes on a 20 minute rehearsed tirade at the post show presser saying he hates working with young people and target managers and that colt cabana is a fugly slut and that he wants to take over aew like a supervillain - during this tony khan the president of the company is sitting beside him having a dissociative episode - says that if you want to talk to him, meet him in his locker room - the young bucks, fresh off being crowned the inaugural trios champs, bring the company’s main hr guy and the lawyer to punk's room and superkick the doors down - punk immediately clobbers matt jackson - nick jackson tries to stop him but is hit by a chair by ace steel, who is terrified of the young bucks for some reason - kenny omega tries to get punk's dog out of the room so steel bites him - brawl lasts 6 minutes and involves every coach and also brandon cutler - punk and the elite forced to relinquish their titles - mox was just about to go on vacation

#updates pending. damn #cm punk #jon moxley #hangman page #the young bucks #kenny omega #aew #colt cabana

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–We first saw you at Battle in the Valley in San Jose, where you attacked Shota Umino. You haven’t been a part of AEW since the summer; why did you choose to come to NJPW?

Perry: Well Japan for me is an opportunity, not to start over, but start a new chapter without having to apologise or pretend to be sorry for the actions of other people. It’s a way that I can stay true to myself and continue to grow despite everything that’s gone on.

–After you targeted Shota Umino in San Jose, you ripped up your AEW contract. What was going through your mind in that moment?

Perry: Ripping that contract was a declaration ‘I’m not playing by your rules anymore’. If (AEW) are too afraid to have me anymore, if the spectre of Jack Perry is too much, they don’t want to deal with the conversations, the ramifications that brings, then that’s fine.

–Certainly your last moments in AEW were very controversial.

Perry: I don’t need them. I will go by myself across the world, all by myself, without any of my friends, without any of the things I’m used to, anything that’s been my life for the last five years, and I’ll do it on my own, make my own way.

–So with that in mind, can we say you’re no longer AEW’s Jack Perry? Are you NJPW’s Jack Perry? A freelancing Jack Perry? Or HOUSE OF TORTURE’s Jack Perry?

Perry: Some of these things are unclear even to me, but I would say this- loyalty is a two way street, and I show loyalty to those who are loyal to me. As of now, certain parties have been very good to me, and I intend to repay that.

The only reason you ever do anything for other people is to get something in return

–Why of all people would you target Shota Umino when you made your first steps in NJPW?

Perry: The thing about Shota is there are a lot of similarities between him now and who I used to be. He’s a young guy, a good looking guy. And I can see when I look at him that he’s really doing everything he does for the people. The only reason you ever do anything for other people is to get something in return.

–Shota Umino was labelled last year as one of the ‘Reiwa Three Musketeers’, not unlike how AEW positioned you as one of its ‘Four Pillars’.

Perry: Yeah, I was a golden boy once, I was a ‘pillar’ if you will. I really let other people’s perceptions of me guide my actions. But at the end of the day I wasn’t seeing the results I wanted to. I realised I was never going to perform optimally if I was worried about the expectations of other people. That’s the position he’s in right now. If he was to be honest with himself, he’s not getting the results that he wants to have. The moment he realises that it’s other people’s expectations that are holding him down, he will be way better off for it.

–How do you feel about Shota Umino’s connections to Jon Moxley?

Perry: It’s interesting that even though we’ve worked in the same company, I’ve never crossed paths in the ring with Jon Moxley. He’s pretty much universally respected, somebody that calls himself the Ace of the World, and there’s a good case for that. But when it comes to him and Shota… From personal experience, I used to have a mentor, and there’s a lot you can get from that, but at a certain point there are things you can’t figure out unless you’re on your own. He needs to have the balls to step away from the comfort of someone who’s been around much longer and can lay the foundations for you. I’m sure he’s benefitted a lot from Moxley. Let’s see what you’ve got when it’s just you.

I’m not shying away from the blame

–Can you sum up exactly what the ‘Scapegoat’ name means to you?

Perry: I think it’s ingrained in human nature to be afraid of blame, and the disapproval of others. At the end of the day, that’s weakness. That’s a weak mindset, a weak soul. If you know the truth, what good is the opinion of other people? If you know the truth, you have power. I’m not shying away from the blame. If you need me to be the Scapegoat because you don’t have the bravery to stand up for your own actions, then that’s fine. I’m man enough to take that blame from all of us and I’m not going to shy away from it.

–Certainly anyone who joins HOUSE OF TORTURE has to be comfortable with accepting blame and hate. Did you feel a connection to H.O.T, or did you simply feel that you wanted to be with the most hated faction in professional wrestling?

Perry: I wasn’t really expecting what’s come about, but I’m certainly not upset about it. I almost feel comfortable here now. Being one of if not probably the most hated wrestlers in North America, as I start a new chapter in Japan, why not pick up as I left off? As I said, people, especially where I came from, are afraid. They don’t want to confront what’s looking at them in the eyes. These guys aren’t afraid. They deal with all this sh*t from people every day. I respect that. Deal with it, move forward and be who you want to be, not what people expect you to be.

–Ren Narita has taken a very similar path to your own, connected to Shota Umino and now in HOUSE OF TORTURE. Do you feel a lot in common with him?

Perry: Definitely Ren and I have shared a similar path. I’ve been in a few teams in my career, and there’s a lot you can get from a good partner, a lot you can learn about yourself. but at the end of the day, everyone has to make the decision to bet on themselves. I respect that he had the confidence and the balls to make the decision he had to make.

The reaction I know I’m going to get is exactly what this is all about

–Narita has said that HOUSE OF TORTURE represents ‘true Strong Style’, which is an opinion a lot of fans take issue with. Coming from outside, what does the idea of Strong Style mean to you?

Perry: I would say HOUSE OF TORTURE represents what I understand Strong Stye to be. I think at the start of my wrestling career I was so caught up in this idea of ‘virtue’ of following the rules and doing what it is you’re supposed to do. I’ve seen first hand more than anyone, what does any of that really matter? People in real life can’t tell a good guy from a bad guy when they’re staring them right in the face. The most important thing is whether or not you’re successful. Instead of sacrificing yourself for these morals you think are so important, sometimes it’s being underhanded that gets you where you want to be.

–You defeated Umino in Ota at Anniversary, and now it’s a direct rematch in Chicago. There’s no doubt you’ll be public enemy number one there. What do you expect to be different in this rematch April 12?

Perry: I imagine people think I’ll be off my game in Chicago, and they couldn’t be more wrong. I’m absolutely thrilled to be back in the Windy City. The reaction that I know I’m going to get is exactly what this is all about. I’ve made it very clear that I’m not going to apologise to anybody, and I won’t pretend that things didn’t go down the way they did. I can’t wait to be in front of all these people who think they know what it’s all about, hearing what they think of me. I’ll be in my home country, but it doesn’t feel like my home anymore. So Shota, come over, give me your best shot, but if you think it’s going to be any easier, you’re sadly mistaken.

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omg-im-such-a-masochist · 10 months

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Sleepwalking

Pairings: Jon Moxley x Reader

Warnings: +18

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🎶You’re the one that I want…

Across the large hall, amid evening gowns and tuxedos, he stood. Those intense blue eyes could not be mistaken by anyone other than himself, and even after two years they still held the same amount of power over her as they once did.

He always had the worst timing. Every time, without fail, he decided to reappear from the ashes like a Fenix after she somehow managed to get a hold of her life once again. A part of her thinks he does this on purpose, he has a silent pleasure in watching her suffer whenever he decides to show up in her life again. Whenever he decides to reclaim her body, her heart pays the price, but not this time.

She crossed the hall towards the dark corner of the room, confident steps guided her to him once more, to what she hoped to be the last time.

“Who let you come in? I don’t recall sending you an invitation” She stated. Her posture was impeccable, back and knees straightened, shoulders back, head never once looking down, hands confidently and delicately placed on top of each other in front of her stomach.

School me to what makes you shake shake it off…

She certainly changed, and that was the first thing Mox noticed when he instantly found her being the center of attention in a crowd of rich people. The confidence that once lacked in her was now abundant enough to be categorized as arrogance, and even from afar, Mox could tell that she had learned how to be one of them. She was incredibly smart and had a certain ease to adapt to the environment she was in, it was one of the qualities he most admired in her. She knew people from different social statuses, attended diverse gatherings and knew how to properly behave in all of them. But that wasn’t what surprised him the most, what did catch him off guard though was the wedding announcement in the gossip column of The New York Times.

“The public announcement was enough of an invitation for me. I didn’t know I would need a formal card asking me to come, although I have a feeling you wouldn’t want someone like me attending your high society party”

“Follow me” She demanded quickly, before turning around and taking the stairs up to the terrace.

Mox cackled as he followed her, his eyes roamed through her figure, drowning in the sight of the only woman who was able to keep him in check. The fancy clothes added to her natural royalty appeal, and that was the first thing that drew his attention to her in that indie wrestling show over 10 years ago: her royal aura. She was the princess that his bad boy self couldn’t wait to get a hold of, the proof that he could achieve something solid, good, and worthy in life even though he barely had money to keep himself alive.

Her heels stopped clicking once they reached the terrace, “Well” She turned around to face him, “What is it that you want this time, Jonathan?”

Though I'm degenerate he's the fool who's going to bore you to death…

“Jonathan?” Mox chuckled “Are nicknames not allowed in your world anymore, kitty? Are they too poor for your upper-class vocabulary?” He continued to stare at her and kept drowning in her beauty. She was still drop-dead gorgeous, only now her doll-like beauty had been covered by heavy amounts of makeup to make her lose her innocent appearance and gain more of a womanly look.

“Nicknames are reserved for friends” She shrugged lightly

“Am I not your friend?”

“You’re an acquaintance, Jonathan. Nothing more, nothing less. Just an acquaintance”

“Hmmm,” Mox hummed, his heavy boots now stomping on the hardwood floor as he took three more steps toward her until he was close enough to feel the warmth radiating from her skin.

“I don’t think acquaintances would do half the things we did, kitty cat”

“That’s in the past now, Jonathan. Things have changed”

“Did they though? Because I’m pretty sure I still have the same effect on you as you do on me” Mox’s fingers traced her exposed collarbone, and the electricity of his touch on her skin continued to be as alive as it ever was. The sparkle was still present, the desire, the attraction, the primal need, and the urge to get intoxicated in each other until nothing else existed survived the years and was as strong as ever.

“You’re wrong” She lied effortlessly as she did so many times before in front of the mirror whenever he abandoned her.

“Am I?” Mox wrapped his fingers at the base of her neck, subtly pulling her closer to his lips. “So you won’t mind if I put your statement to the test?”

He's super rich and privileged

Sleepwalking for so many years

He looks good stock, he seems well bred

Sleepwalking for so many years…

“I don’t have to prove you shit!” She hissed, fists balling beside her in an attempt to keep her anger under control.

A sly smirk plastered on Moxley’s lips upon hearing her small curse. “So there’s still some realness in you even after you sat on the money throne, huh? I knew you wouldn’t let me down”.

“What the hell do you want, Jonathan?”

“You’re not going to do that, are you?” Mox’s lips brushed against hers, his rough voice was low, almost a whisper as his warm peppermint breath caressed her skin. “You’re not going to destroy your life like that, I won’t let you do it”.

“Of course, because only you are allowed to destroy my heart and make my life miserable, no?”

“He’s the one who’ll make you miserable, kitten. I’ve seen his pictures, he doesn’t have what it takes to be with you”

“Says the lying asshole who never kept his promises and abandoned me whenever he had the chance”

“I’ve never done any of that and you know it” Moxley’s fingers teased the pulse point of her neck, he drew small circles on the sensitive flesh until they eventually traveled to her nape. “I never lied to you”.

“You said you loved me”

“I did” Mox tilted her neck back until her eyes could stare up at him.

You're the one that I need…

He laid a tempting peck on her lips before whispering “And I still do”. The intense baby blue eyes stared into her soul, and she could feel herself getting overwhelmed by his presence. Whenever she was with him, Moxley turned her into a shy young girl again, the one who was more than prepared to discover the world with the blonde bad boy.

“I kept all of my promises, even when I didn’t want to. I promised to stay away and I did, I promised to never get in touch with you again, and I kept my word. You didn’t want me anywhere near you again, so I did what you asked me to, even though my instincts told me not to”

“I thought you were going to come after me, Jonathan. But you left!”

“You told me to-“

“I was 21 for fuck’s sake! Do you think I meant any of the shit I said to you? I was just a dumb kid trying to get her boyfriend’s attention! I wanted you to come after me at least once, Jon. For the first time in our relationship, I wanted to feel like you cared enough to ask me to stay, I wanted you to fight for us-” She felt her words being swallowed by Mox’s lips.

His hands cupped her cheeks, fingers traced the hairline in her nape before pulling the metal side comb away from her hair. Moxley’s hands buried into the cascade of locks, reveling in the feeling of having her soft mane in his palms once again.

I'm a degenerate but no fool who's going to bore you to death…

“You always talked too much” He whispered in a teasing tone against her wet lips once they broke the kiss.

“You can’t do this, Jon” Her tongue darted out to taste the remaining flavor of his gum on her lips, “You can’t just show up whenever you feel like it and expect me to drop everything-“

“Come with me, kitty cat” His arms closed around her waist, pulling her closer to his body enough for her to feel his erection pressing against her stomach. “I want you to come with me, you know you want to come with me. You don’t belong here”.

“Jon, please. I can’t do this”

Mox intertwined their fingers and began to pull her towards the fire exit, “Come with me, kitten. I promise you won’t regret it”, was the last thing he whispered before the darkness of the stairs engulfed his figure.

#jon moxley #jon moxley x reader #jon moxley imagine #blackpool combat club x reader #blackpool combat club imagine #blackpool combat club #masochist writes #Spotify

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fagcrisis · 11 months

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my friend ellis @jonny-dykeville wants to get into njpw, and i thought id write her a little summary of whats been going on lately! im posting it here in case its useful for anyone who wants to get into nooj but finds it a little too confusing (understandable) or has stopped watching in the last couple years and now wants to get back into it

this will include a list of matches at the end from 2023 that i think were good and/or are important to storylines! this is accurate to the day im writing it which is 2023/05/15

LINKS TO BE UPDATED

The landscape of New Japan Pro Wrestling has changed enormously in the past couple of months. For example if you told someone a year ago that Kazuchika Okada would hold a non singles belt, theyd laugh in your face.

So how did we get here?

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Your current champions

Sanada beat Kazuchika Okada for the IWGP heavyweight championship at Sakura Genesis, and has since defended it against Hiromu Takahashi, the current junior heavyweight champion.

Hiromu won the belt at Wrestle Kingdom in a four-way match against Master Wato, El Desperado, and former champion Taiji Ishimori.

The IWGP women’s title was created last year and won by Kairi at Historic X-over. She lost the belt to Mercedes Moné, who was champion until Mayu Iwatani dethroned her recently.

Aussie Open hold the tag titles after defeating Bishamon, and they’ve gone on to win the Strong openweight tag team championships from the Motor City Machine Guns.

David Finlay is the NEVER openweight champion, bringing the belt back in to Bullet Club after Tama Tonga defeated Karl Anderson for it at Wrestle Kingdom.

Intergalactic Jetsetters (Kushida And Kevin Knight) finally ended the reign of Catch 2/2 (Tjp And Francesco Akira) as junior heavyweight tag team champions during the road to Wrestling Dontaku tour, thank god.

Kazuchika Okada, Hiroshi Tanahashi and Tomohiro Ishii are the NEVER openweight six man champions winning the titles from Strong Style (El Desperado, Minoru Suzuki And Ren Narita). If you think that sentence is insane, don’t worry I’ll explain whats happening.

Zack Sabre Jr became the inaugural NJPW World TV champion, winning the tournament at Wrestle Kingdom by defeating Ren Narita, and he’s had some incredible defenses since (you might’ve seen him on ROH).

the KOPW trophy graduated to a belt after El Phantasmo broke it, and Taichi is the current provisional champion having defeated Shingo Takagi for it.

Kenta lost the strong openweight championship to Hikuleo in the first defense of the belt in Japan, after winning it from Fred Rosser (with Juice interference).

at the time of writing this the Strong women’s title does exist but the tournament to decide its first owner has yet to be held (Resurgence may 21st).

Karl Anderson will pay for his crimes

Those who have been following me since november last year know that Suzuki-gun, a heel faction in NJPW led by Minoru Suzuki, has come to an end. I was inconsolable. There are multiple reasons for this happening, but the main one is Karl Anderson.

While Anderson is a member of Bullet Club, and in fall of last year was still the NEVER openweight champion, he is contracted to WWE and was on a handshake deal with NJPW, essentially promising he’ll appear at shows they book him for. There was a scheduling conflict with one of WWE’s saudi shows, and Anderson essentially ghosted the company not appearing for his title defense against Hikuelo, which meant I had to watch Yujiro Takahashi wrestle. anyway this all meant that New Japan lost faith in their freelancers, and because the majority of Suzuki-gun were on handshake deals, this meant the faction had to go. Their last match was on december 23rd (njpwworld) (bilibili link) and it was very emotional and beautiful, and I was incredibly sad.

Shota came back!

Shota Umino, who you may know as the protege of Jon Moxley, returned from excursion in the fall of last year. Young lions (NJPW trainees) are sent abroad to foreign promotions by the company to train and gather experience in different environments to Japan. Shota was in Britain for a time and he returned, challenging Will Ospreay for the US title he still held at the time. He lost but with this high profile title shot he joined the ranks of the young stars NJPWhas much faith vested in.

This also includes Ren Narita, who you may not know because he was never adopted by a mean american man. he was trained by Katsuyori Shibata, earning the nickname Son of Strong Style and wearing similar gear to Shibata as well. The company seems to be trying to set him up to be Shibata’s successor, and he wrestles a similarly, clean technical style.

A recent addition to their ranks is Yota Tsuji, whose return I will explain later.

The IWGP women’s title

Women’s wrestling promotion Stardom and NJPW are both owned by Bushiroad. Because of this last year there was a crossover between the two promotions, which saw the first mixed tag matches in an NJPW ring. Great show, you should watch it. (njpwworld link) (bilibili link)

For this event, the IWGP women’s championship was created and won by Kairi. Now I have some thoughts about how Stardom is already full of accomplished talented women, and putting a women’s match on the card once in a blue moon isn’t a win for women in wrestling and you should maybe try watching Stardom instead (guide on how to do that). But I digress. Regardless of whether or not this is pandering, every match for the belt was undoubtedly incredible and I will be linking them all in the rec section.

A brief Wrestle Kingdom aside

You fucking know what happened at Wrestle Kingdom I shouldn’t have to explain this to you. Kenny Omega returned and defeated Will Ospreay for the US title, and Okada won his beloved IWGP belt back from Jay White, starting him down the path of leaving NJPW.

What you might not know is what happened at Wrestle Kingdom Night 2, which confusingly was held some weeks later. Wrestle Kingdom traditionally is a show between NOAH and NJPW, so Night 2 saw the two promotions pitch their most popular wrestlers against each other. Okada was set to fight Kaito Kiyomiya in a tag team match, but he thought this challenge beneath him and attempted to murder Kiyomiya ruling the match a no contest.

Later in february, at Keiji Muto’s retirement show, Okada did have to face off Kiyomiya in a singles bout, despite his protests that he is not some cheap whore (his words not mine). That entire show is incredibly good but not extremely relevant to NJPW storylines, as crossover events usually are not. (njpwworld) (unoffical link)

After Wrestle Kingdom, New Japan holds New Year’s Dash and the New Beginning shows where they set up new storylines that will likely last the whole year. Jay White challenges Hikuleo to a loser leaves Japan match, because he blames him and his brothers (Guerillas of Destiny) for Bullet Club weakening and his loss at Wrestle Kingdom. He promptly loses this match. Bummer.

El Desperado refuses to accept that Suzuki-gun is over and joins Minoru Suzuki in defending Ren Narita from House of Torture’s dastardly attack, leading to the formation of their trios team; Strong Style. They then go on to defeat House of Torture for the NEVER openweight six man tag team titles. Now this is crazy but we dont have time to dwell on it because the other remnants of Suzuki-gun are also making moves that are considerably more insane.

Its time for: faction madness

There are a lot of factions in New Japan Pro Wrestling. like a lot. Every storyline is heavily driven by who is in what faction and where their allegiences lie. This might be confusing to you if you only watch AEW, a promotion where factions matter less than what Tony adds to commentary.

TMDK

Naturally ex-Suzuki-gun member and best technical wrestler in the known universe Zack Sabre Jr couldn’t simply remain in Hontai, the main body of New Japan where factionless members of the roster belong. Luckily he was a free agent for all of five seconds before his old australian buddies snatched him and his fresh tv championship up. TMDK, known as an australian faction despite a solid half not being from Australia, has suffered some losses in the past year. Jonah, their strongest member, a man who defeated even Kazuchika Okada, left Japan for WWE. Shane Haste and Mikey Nicholls, founding members of the faction and a tag team under the same name, have failed to succeed in winning Tag League in fall of last year. Safe to say, they needed a win. Zack has teamed with them during his time in NOAH, so it was only logical that he would return to his old friends. They even recruited a young lion, Kosei Fujita, who became the first young lion in a faction if you don’t count Hikuleo which was a slightly different situation. TMDK also includes Bad Dude Tito (or Big Teets) over in the States.

The addition of Zack really reinvigorated the faction. Shane and Mikey challenged and failed to defeat Aussie Open for the tag titles, and Robbie Eagles left Chaos for more australian pastures, joining the faction when he challenged Hiromu Takahashi for his championship. Robbie also lost but TMDK didn’t let these setbacks stop them from cutting the weirdest promos after every match and staunchly insisting Fujita (who they’ve nicknamed Big Fooj) will be the first young lion to win a championship.

United Empire

Will Ospreay is no longer the IWGP US heavyweight champion. After losing to Kenny Omega he threw a hissy fit and declared that he would give professional wrestling one more year. He also entered the New Japan Cup, a tournament for the right to challenge for the IWGP championship. Unfortunately in a match against his friend and stablemate Mark Davis (of Aussie Open and ass size fame) he injured his shoulder which put him out of action until about last week. He won the 1pw world title though, so he’s fine.

Other than that, the faction has been doing fairly well for themselves. After a titanic struggle against Bishamon, Aussie Open won the tag titles and have gone on to defend them against TMDK and somehow, Best Friends on AEW television. They also won the Strong tag titles, and Kyle Fletcher managed to botch a moonsault in both matches. You’ve definitely seen them even if you don’t watch NJPW, their schedule is insane and they have a banger of a match practically on a weekly average.

Also tag champions in the faction were Catch 2/2, who held the junior titles until fairly recently. They’ve had great defenses against YOH and his new tag partner, Lio Rush (more on that in a second) and Douki and Yoshinobu Kanemaru. What you need to know about Catch 2/2 is that TJP is a PragerU weirdo and Akira is good albeit italian.

UE also includes Jeff Cobb, who you might’ve seen challenging for Kenny Omega’s US title on Dynamite. He is incredible I don’t have anything else to say. He also kind of thinks flat earthers have a point. He’s really good though.

Also in the faction are Aaron Henare, men’s rights weirdo who challenged and lost to Shingo Takagi for the KOPW belt and Great O Khan who is somehow the Revpro champion. He is notable for having a nice bow in his hair and screeching. The most recent recruit to the faction is Dan Moloney, who unfortunately is fairly unknown to me. He joined the faction as a junior heavyweight and subsequently entered the Best of Super Juniors Tournament, which I will explain later.

Chaos

I’ve previously described Chaos as Hontai 2.0, because that’s really what it is. Lead by Kazuchika Okada, Chaos was the original heel faction in NJPW, founded by Shinsuke Nakamura. Nowadays it is a loose collection of allegiances that confusingly includes the entire Best Friends faction in AEW. Yes, that includes Trent’s mum Sue. Since becoming faces, Chaos members regularly team with Hontai because it all doesn’t really matter.

Kazuchika Okada defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi at Battle in the Valley, and then asked him to tag together. They named themselves the Dream Team, and I only briefly pondered how well it ended the last time Tana teamed with a younger star. Anyways I’m sure this will go fine. They challenged Okada’s fellow Chaos members Bishamon for their tag titles they still held at that time, and sadly lost that match. They defeated the team of Shota Umino and Ren Narita, and then once again failed to obtain gold in a 3-way match against the Motor City Machine Guns and Aussie Open (who won). After Okada lost his belt, they recruited Tomohiro Ishii, who doesn’t like Tanahashi and doesn’t want to team with him because he isn’t in Chaos. Despite this, they managed to defeat Strong Style for the NEVER openweight six man championships.

Bishamon I’ve covered sufficiently enough I think, they are the team of Hirooki Goto who recently celebrated his 20th anniversary in professional wrestling and YOSHI-HASHI who used to be incredibly horrible and is less bad recently. They are fun and I like them.

YOH and SHO were a junior tag team in Chaos until SHO turned heel, joining Bullet Club. This left YOH in a sort of strange limbo, where he contemplated quitting wrestling and pursuing his more artistic ambitions (he is a musician and an artist). Rocky Romero, also a member of Chaos, got him and Lio Rush together to team for Junior Tag League, and they ended up winning the tournament! Although they failed to defeat catch 2/2 at Wrestle Kingdom, and Lio got injured, teaming with him seemed to bring YOH’s confidence back. He’s been wrestling slightly differently and with more self-assurence. The pair both separately challenged and lost to Hiromu Takahashi, two incredible matches that I will link below. Not even these losses brought YOH’s confidence down though, and he’s entered BOSJ alongside Lio although they are in different blocks.

Also members of Chaos are Rocky Romero, Best Friends (including Kris Statlander, Orange Cassidy, Sue, and I think quite possibly Danhausen), Toru Yano who is kind of a funny little man, and Tomohiro Ishii.

Los Ingobernables de Japon

Led by Tetsuya Naito, the tweener group is more of a loose collection of talented individuals than your regular faction. LIJ has a policy of letting their members forge their own paths and create their own success, instead of letting them fall back on the power of the group.

Maybe the only exception to this rule is Hiromu Takahashi, who owes a lot of his success to the faction as well as his mentor Tetsuya Naito. Hiromu is very talented and has a very unique style both in his wrestling and his fashion sense. Unbiased corner ahead I like him a lot. He holds junior wrestlers in very high regard and recently organized the All Star Junior festival to showcase junior heavyweights from all around japan (njpwworld ppv) (vk link). He has a plush cat named Daryl. Hiromu is kind of the ace of the junior division right now, he is on his fifth title reign and is trying to defend the belt 12 times to beat the current defense record of 11 held by Minoru Tanaka. Currently he is 4 defenses into this streak, having defeated YOH, Lio Rush, Robbie Eagles and Yoshinobu Kanemaru. Despite being champion he entered BOSJ, a tournament he’s won four times, three times in a row. If he wins, he’ll get to hand pick his opponent at Dominion.

I have no clue what to say about Tetsuya Naito. To quote my friend Jay, “it’s naito. he is an indescribable force of non-functional knees and the driest hair you've ever seen. he takes ten years to remove his entrance gear. he is naito”. You fucking know who Tetsuya Naito is.

This year, the main thing he’s done is defeating his mentor Keiji Muto at his retirement show in Febuary (njpwworld link) (vk link). He has a very hands off approach towards leading his group, sort of letting everyone figure their things out, which is why he didn’t really seem worried about his match against his stablemate Sanada in the New Japan Cup. You can imagine his surprise when Sanada not only defeated him but then declared that he would be leaving the faction, but more on that later. He also recently had a singles match against DOUKI, which was incredible.

Also members of LIJ are Shingo Takagi, winner of KOPW 2022 and former KOPW 2023 provisional champion, and also living legend. He made his name in Dragon Gate, a different japanese promotion you should also watch (I’m not at all being held at gunpoint by people whose names start with J), Bushi and Titan, who are both junior heavyweight luchadors I don’t know as much about as I should. They’re really good and they are both in BOSJ this year.

Bullet Club

Do I even need to explain. Don’t worry I will.

Jay White lost his loser leaves Japan match to Hikuleo, but there was hope. He promised Gedo he would go to America and wrestle on Strong and right his wrongs. So obviously he immediately lost a loser leaves New Japan match to Eddie Kingston, barring him from ever wrestling in a New Japan ring ever again. After weeks of radio silence, he showed up on Dynamite, forming Bullet Culb Gold (2 bullet 2 club) with Juice Robinson and you all know what happened after that.

It’s spring which means it’s Bullet Club infighting season. After Jay’s loss, his long time rival David Finlay waltzed into the ring all goth and angry, cutting a promo about how the japanese fans never appreciated him and he is an outsider wherever he goes. If this didn’t make it clear to you that he was the new leader, don’t worry it wasn’t clear to me or El Phantasmo either.

ELP was friends with Jay White, and made the rest of the Club agree that they will let Jay ride off into the sunset. A peaceful transfer of power is however impossible in Bullet Club, which is kind of a Stanford prison experiment for closeted gay men. It started bothering Phantasmo, that everyone in his faction so readily accepted Finlay as the new leader, like they weren’t fully behind Jay only a week ago. And anyone who questions the leader has to go.

Then came a months long game of gay betrayal chicken. Every postmatch, Phantasmo would assure Finlay that they were doing it for the club, refuse to too sweet the new leader, and the two slapping eachother in place of a tag. Meanwhile the faces in Hontai were increasingly more accepting towards ELP, Shota Umino even gave him one of his bracelets. The tension came to a boil at Sakura Genesis, where in a tag team match against Guerillas of Destiny and Master Wato, Phantasmo refused to commit the clubs usual heel antics and was brutally kicked out in response. Despite his close friendship with Taiji Ishimori and Kenta, both men readily betrayed him for David Finlay.

Phantasmo returned as a face to beat Finlay up after he defeated Tama Tonga for the NEVER belt, and the two have a title match set at Dominion.

As I mentioned Kenta and Taiji Ishimori are both members of Bullet Club, and Finlay recently recruited Clark Connors to be the clubs newest junior. He entered BOSJ alongside Taiji. Gedo, the head booker of NJPW is also a member of BC but he mainly stands ominously in the background and in kayfabe doesn’t have a massive role in storylines.

HOUSE OF TORTURE

I have to explain what’s going on here. Bullet Club has sort of a subesction? Called House of Torture. They’re only really part of BC in name only, and merch sales. Their thing is gratuitous cheating, if one HoT member has a match, the rest of them aren’t far behind making every match a handicap. Their members are EVIL, the leader of the group and former LIJ member, Yujiro Takahashi the incredible slow motion man whose joints creak audibly with every move, Dick Togo and SHO, who joined after betraying YOH and turning heel. SHO is actually pretty good but the presence of HoT at every match really ruins. Everything. I try not thinking about them.

JUST 5 GUYS

NOW baby. The reason I’m even writing this. The worst faction name in the history of pro wrestling. This faction is made of four ex-Suzuki-gun members and Sanada. Originally called Just Four Guys when Taka Michinoku, Taichi, Yoshinobu Kanemaru and DOUKI announced they would be forming a faction at New Year’s Dash. Taka made some baseless claims about how they will defeat everyone and change the landscape of New Japan. He also came up with their new catchphrase “You already die”. Commentary and everyone else immediately dismissed them as a joke that will last maybe a couple of months. Oh how wrong we were.

Initially, the group did not have much success. Douki and Uncle Nobu lost to Catch 2/2 in their title match against them, Taka kept getting pinned and they failed to deliver on their promises to destroy everyone who stood in their way.

Taichi, as their only heavyweight, entered the New Japan Cup. His first match was against Sanada, a man he’s had some history with when he was still tagging with Zack Sabre Jr as Dangerous Tekkers. Sanada was a man not really renowned for anything, he hasn’t seen any singles success since joining LIJ by helping Tetsuya Naito cheat, except for a US title run cut short with no defenses due to an injury. He had blonde hair and the best or the worst move in pro wrestling history, depending on if you ask my friend Ryan or me. He never hits a moonsault. I don’t think Naito even knew who he was.

Safe to say, absolutely no one expected Sanada to defeat Taichi, much less his superior Naito. What we expected the least is for him to announce he is leaving LIJ for Just 4 Guys, which was now to be renamed JUST 5 GUYS. With dark hair, a clean shaven face and soon, new gear as well, Sanada really found his footing among this motley crew, the way he never managed in his seven years during LIJ. He went on to blaze through the competition in the Cup, winning it and subsequently defeating Kazuchika Okada for the IWGP world heavyweight championship. Absolutely no one has expected this to happen, ever. Yet somehow, it is also one of the coolest things to happen, ever.

His former faction members in LIJ mostly seemed to just sort of accept he left, except for Hiromu. He said while he understood Sanada’s reasons for leaving, he felt betrayed. Hiromu challenged Sanada to a match for the heavyweight championship. No junior heavyweight has been able to defeat the heavyweight champion in the history of the company, although this match is not the first of its kind.

When Sanada defeated Hiromu, the returning Yota Tsuji walked out into the ring and beat him up, held up the LIJ fist and carried Hiromu out of the ring. We don’t really know if this means he’ll be joining the faction, but it’s very likely, and the two have a match set at Dominion.

Obviously other stuff has happened but this is already 4000 words long and I still have things to explain to you.

Whats happening right now

As I’m writing this, the 30th Best of the Super Juniors is just beginning. BOSJ is a round robin style tournament, just like the G1 where wrestlers are divided into two blocks and everyone fights everyone in their block. Usually, the winners of the two blocks face off against each other to win the tournament, but this year, the winner of each block faces off against the person who came second in the other block, and the winners of those matches are the finalists. The winner has the right to challenge for the IWGP junior heavyweight championship at Dominion.

This year’s participants are as follows.

I think this is absolutely the perfect time to get int New Japan. The junior division is full of incredibly talented wrestlers who focus more on fast paced high flying style matches and every one of them is easy to watch and very entertaining. The entire tour will be broadcast with full english coverage.

How do I watch all of this

New Japan conveniently has a streaming service called NJPW world, membership is 999 yen per month. Dont forget to toggle it to english in the upper left corner! Most shows have english commentary and in my opinion it is pretty good commentary. Even if you don’t want to pay for the site, it has a schedule page (upper right corner) which even displays multiple timezones, and links to the card for every upcoming show.

The site also has some free content, for example the backstage comments after every show. Backstage comments are essentially short interviews with the wrestlers directly after every match, which makes for very fun adrenaline fuelled nonsense. Search backstage comment on the site, or check the njpwworld youtube channel. The videos always have subtitles, but it takes the transcribers time, subs are usually out a day after shows air.

PIRACY

In case you’d like to sail the high seas, you have a couple of options.

Watching show’s live I would recommend watchprowrestling.org for. They upload the shows and you can watch them live as well with a bit of delay.

If you’re looking for older stuff, you should try searching on bilibili (dont be intimidated by the language barrier, its quite easy to use) or this specific user on vk.com.

MATCHES TO WATCH

Title changes and defenses:

Kazuchika Okada vs Jay White (njpwworld) (unofficial link)

Kenny Omega vs Will Ospreay (njpwworld) (unofficial link)

Hiromu Takahashi vs Master Wato vs El Desperado vs Taiji Ishimori (njpwworld) (unofficial link)

Zack Sabre Jr vs Ren Narita FREE MATCH

Zack Sabre Jr vs Tomohiro Ishii FREE MATCH

Zack Sabre Jr vs Shota Umino FREE MATCH

Zack Sabre Jr vs Tom Lawlor FREE MATCH

Zack Sabre Jr vs Jeff Cobb FREE MATCH

Catch 2/2 vs YOH and Lio Rush (njpwworld) (unofficial link)

Catch 2/2 vs Intergalactic Jetsetters (njpwworld) (unofficial link 2:35:08)

Hiromu Takahashi vs Lio Rush (njpwworld)

Hiromu Takahashi vs YOH (njpwworld) (unofficial link2:48:13)

Hiromu Takahashi vs Robbie Eagles (njpwworld)

Hiromu Takahashi vs Yoshinobu Kanemaru (njpwworld) (unofficial link)

Kazuchika Okada vs Shingo Takagi (njpwworld)

Kazuchika Okada vs Sanada (njpwworld)

Sanada vs Hiromu Takahashi (njpwworld) (unofficial link)

Aussie Open vs Bishamon (njpwworld)

Aussie Open vs TMDK (njpwworld)

Aussie Open vs Motor City Machine Guns vs the Dream Team (Okada & Tanahashi) (njpwworld ppv)

Kairi vs Mayu Iwatani (njpwworld)

Kairi vs Tam Nakano (njpwworld)

Kairi vs Mercedes Moné (unofficial link)

Mercedes Moné vs Kairi vs Hazuki (njpwworld)

Mercedes Moné vs Mayu Iwatani (njpwworld)

Tama Tonga vs El Phantasmo (njpwworld)

Tama Tonga vs David Finlay (unofficial link)

Taichi vs Shingo Takagi (njpwworld) (unofficial link 1:44:00)

Strong Style vs Kazuchika Okada, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Tomohiro Ishii (njpwworld) (unofficial link)

Hikuelo vs Kenta (njpwworld) (unofficial link)

Story matches

Tetsuya Naito vs Sanada (njpwworld)

Jay White vs Hikuleo (njpwworld)

Jay White vs Eddie Kingston (njpwworld) (unofficial link 1:04:00)

Bullet Club (David Finlay, Kenta, Taiji Ishimori & El Phantasmo) vs Guerillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga, Hikuleo & Jado) & Master Wato (njpwworld link)

just fun

Mark Davis vs Will Ospreay (njpwworld) (unofficial link)

Mark Davis vs EVIL (njpwworld)

Tetsuya Naito vs DOUKI (njpwworld) (unofficial link 2:11:32)

El Desperado vs Tomohiro Ishii (njpwworld ppv)

Shota Umino vs Tetsuya Naito (njpwworld)

Hiromu Takahashi vs Speedball Mike Bailey FREE SHOW

Taichi vs Will Ospreay (njpwworld)

#njpw #wrassle #yall this is nearly 5000 words please read it and watch njpw i worked so hard. for you to watch njpw. its so extensive #i explain literally everything

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Temporary Escape - Part 1

A/N: This fic has been and still is a work in progress. For seven years this has been on simmer. I picked it up again last year and wrote it religiously for MONTHS. And it is still not finished. So I'm posting this to push myself to finally finish it.

Oh, and I got myself in a right muddle because I started writing it before Mox went to AEW but it was all set when he was still in The Shield so he's Dean in this throughout.

Send words of encouragement. I. Need. To. Finish. It.

Seth Rollins/OC/Roman Reigns/Dean Ambrose (Jon Moxley)

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The hotel bar is dowdier and gloomier than I expected. Dotted around are the usual crowd I see the world over - the usual men in suits, sitting on their cellphones making calls to their families, lovers, and business partners. Then there’s the small gaggle of women on a trip out of town, having a solitary cocktail while waiting for the final friend to join them before they make their way out to a more exciting venue. A few tables down sits the elderly couple, visiting family or friends who didn’t want to impose, chose the hotel over the spare room.

And then there’s me. Depending on the location, sometimes I’m the only solo woman.

I make my way to the solitary barman stood cleaning glasses in an attempt to look busy. He raises his head as he sees me approach, asking without words what I want.

“Gin and tonic. Room 414.”

He nods, taking a newly polished glass and placing it in front of me. I pull out my phone and stare silently at my email inbox whilst he mixes the drink. I look up at the laughter that erupts through the still air and see the group of women making their way towards the lobby and out into the night.

Taking my drink, I head towards the corner that has just been vacated. Here I have the perfect vantage point over the bar and room - experience has told me that it is better to see unwanted attention coming my way rather than be blindsided by staying at the bar or picking a central table. I’ve also learnt that going straight to the bar in my full business attire isn’t the best idea either - that also seems to attract a certain type of man who thinks busines attire means up for a good time away from home. So instead, when I’m done with whichever business I’m in town to meet, I head back to the hotel and straight to my room to change into jeans and a sweatshirt before venturing to the bar or restaurant.

And yet, I inwardly grimace as I see one suited and booted man glance in my direction, his gaze lingering longer than necessary, it still doesn’t seem to work.

I watch out of the corner of my eye as the man rises, stretches, his shirt slipping from the waistband of his pants. He weaves through the tables towards the bar, gesturing to the barman for another beer and then:

“Is this seat taken?”

“No. But if you’re going to ask if you can take it, then the answer is also no.”

“I thought you could do with some company.”

“You thought wrong.”

He’s about to answer, when there’s a wolf-whistle from the lobby and a burst of laughter. We both look over and I can see the group of women are still huddled there, looking at something just out of sight. I watch as one of them breaks away from the group and teeters over in too-high heels. Her friends hang back, watching, still giggling to each other.

“C’mon, just one drink.” The man is reaching for the chair opposite me.

“No. I’ve got work. And you,” I look at his hand. “Are married. Go and call your wife.”

“It’s just a fucking drink.” His eyes narrow. “I was being polite.”

“I don’t care. I don’t want a drink with you.”

Behind him, I can see the women have moved on, the laughter has faded.

“I don’t want to fuck you or anything.”

I raise an eyebrow. “Great, now we’re on the same page.”

Two more people have entered the bar. No, three.

“Fucking bitch,” the man mutters.

“Excuse me?”

“You heard. I was being polite.”

I frown. “I was minding my own business. You disturbed me and then proceeded to call me a fucking bitch. How is that even remotely polite?”

His lips curl into a snarl. “Whore.”

“Hey,” a new voice calls out and I feel a familiar shiver down my spine. “Get the hint, man. She’s not interested.”

The man turns. “Who asked-” he falters.

I peer around him, my heart pounding. It can’t be.

Three men. One of them is my ex-lover.

Or rather, I think with a rare flush of embarrassment, all of them are.

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MJF's year as Champion

MJF has been champion for one year after beating an extremely protected Jon Moxley. He spent the first half being a heel, avoiding conflict and manipulating opponents. Some has been good if not great, his feud with Danielson is one of the best and his match with Ricky Starks is an underrated gem that I don't see many talk about mostly because of both men's trajectory. There has been some bad, the four pillars feud exposed 1/2 of the men as not ready for the main event spot, I won't say who but if you go back to watch the promo battles you can see who I mean.

Enter Adam Cole. Cole was out for an extended period of time and whenever talent is out for that amount they typically return as a face, especially if they're entertaining. After doing his time in the Jericho Pit, he would go after the World Title. MJF and Him would have a match where it came to a draw, and MJF would deny overtime to decide a winner. However, a randomized tag team tournament forced them to work together. This is typically something the WWE would do, a scenario where two guys feuding must work together "CAN THEY GET ALONG" where they do gel but end up turning on each other. Cole and MJF would become friends, with constant teasing that they one would double cross the other. The twist: neither man has.

This would create the biggest buzz in the company. MJF would be seen as one of those guys who would never turn face, but he proved us wrong. It felt like a challenge for Max, trying to prove that he can be as compelling and fun as a face as he was a heel. In the world of wrestling, heels seem to have more creativity, and it may seem hard, but I'd argue it's easier to get people to dislike you. It's hard to get people to like you. MJF achieved that and made moves like a double clothesline and a front drop kick more over than any other move in the company.

Both men would open and close AEW's and modern wrestling's Biggest Event Ever. So how do you follow that? Well by erroneously making MJF the center of the universe, and unfortunately over stuffing the title picture. MJF and Cole won the ROH Tag Belts, which have been turned into trinkets something they'd hang on their Christmas tree. Neither man have worked an ROH Honorclub episode, Cole has the excuse of being super injured at least. You'd think that this would be a good time for a heel team to beat an handicapped team for some quick heat right? Wrong, there's been two instances where MJF has fended off heel teams, once by himself. Alone, MJF began to feud with the hottest heel stable in the company Bullet Club Gold. Jay White would challenge and taunt MJF for months, however he wouldn't get the champ's sole attention. Wardlow would return much to my chagrin to do sloppy powerbombs (the man is a walking tabula rasa) and challenge MJF. Samoa Joe wants a rematch since MJF and Cole heroically cheated to beat him. Also there's a masked man in MJF's devil costume beating up people who are near MJF either as friend and foe.

Oh yes one more thing, MJF has to deal with Roderick Strong and the kingdom. Seems like there's a lot on his plate, seems like he would be distracted and therefore would be more likely to lose? Nope. MJF got """hurt""" during his tag match against the Gunns to build tension for the main event title match but won anyways. He would sell his leg as hurt but then do moves that would worsen his condition because there was a Seth Rollins particles leak in his locker room I guess.

Jay White is a former two time IWGP World Champion. He's beaten every top guy in New Japan. In his first year there he proved himself as a top gaijin heel. Plebians who have no tastes would say he was boring, his matches too long, and he needed interference to win. They're wrong and their money stacks shorter than mini me. Jay White would prove the haters wrong by making a seamless transition into a western heel and as I said before became a part of the hottest heel act. He then went on to lose to a hurt, distracted MJF.

A man of that caliber was just a stepping stone for a rematch against another high caliber talent but I fear that match may be another stepping stone because there's a Wardlow waiting in the wings and a devil to be unmasked. MJF's story feels unfocused and frustrating. I know he's the most over guy in the company, but he's held the belt for well over a year and just doesn't seem to lose even when it wouldn't hurt him to. I imagine Cole destroying his foot and ankle threw a wrench into the plan, but the response to that should not be to sacrifice high quality talent to the wrestling gods to keep things afloat.

I have enjoyed MJF's run with the belt and am pleased he resigned. However don't turn him into an untouchable champion, the fun should be the possibility of him losing. If he wins too much then there's less and less stakes.

#aew #pro wrestling #all elite wrestling #mjf #maxwell jacob friedman #adam cole #samoa joe #jay white #bullet club gold

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dirtywresling102 · 2 years

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Rough Love - Jon Moxley (18+)

Jon Moxley x Female!Reader

Summary: Reader is out at the bar with some friends when a mysterious man follows her home.

Warnings: 18+, Minors DNI, Smut, Dub-Con/Non-Con, NSFW, Cussing, Dub-Con!Kink, Role Play

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Throughout work your phone kept blowing up with notifications. Your friends in the group chat are begging you to come out tonight and have a few drinks with them before you head home to your boring house. They knew you too well. You’d go home after work, change into your pajamas, and cuddle with your pet and watch Netflix while ordering take out.

You text the girls back and agreed to go out tonight and only have a few drinks. After work, you made your way home and got dressed into something sexier: A short skin tight dress that stopped at your mid thighs. Curling your hair and touching up your makeup, you were ready to hit the town.

Petting your pet goodbye, you left the house. Luckily the bar was less than a mile away. If you wanted to head home, it would be a quick drive back. You parked your car and headed inside the bar. Looking around the crowded bar, you spot your friends. They were already a mess. Empty shot glasses surrounding them. The bartender couldn’t keep up with the women’s demands.

Walking toward them, you smiled at the bartender. “They giving you a hard time?” You joked, taking a seat.

“They keep ordering and ordering, I can’t keep up.” He huffed, pouring three more shots for the women and handed it to them. “What can I get you?” He asked.

“I’ll have what they’re having.” You smiled sweetly at him.

The man nodded and poured you a glass. “Good luck.” He then walked away to help other customers.

“Y/N!” One of your friends greeted you with a loud laugh. “I can’t believe you made it.”

“I can’t believe you started without me!” You shouted over the music that was playing loudly in the club.

“You were taking forever!” Paige laughed. She was about to take your shot to drink but you quickly pulled it away. “You gonna drink or you just gonna talk?” Paige smirked.

Swallowing thickly, you eyed the Carmel liquor in the shot glass. You weren’t much for a drinker but it was Friday, so why not have some fun? You didn’t have work until Monday anyways. You placed your lips on the rim of the glass, tilting your head back and you let the liquid splash down your throat. The burning sensation made you shake your head side to side from the bitter taste.

The three females cheered at how you took the shot in one gulp. “Oh bartender!” Lexi waved a twenty dollar bill in the air and placed it on the surface of the table. “Another round, please.” She purred. The bartender grabbed the bottle of liquor and repoured into their glasses.

Three shots later, you were feeling a buzz. Paige grabbed your hand and pulled you towards the dance floor. “Oh no, I am not that drunk to dance!” You laughed, feeling embarrassed. Everyone was so close to one another and all touchy feely while they danced to the music blaring.

“Oh come on! Lexi is way too drunk to even stand and Sarah isn’t fun on the dance floor. Please dance with me!” Paige begged loudly enough for you to hear her. “It’s easy, just follow my lead!” Paige started to sway her hips side to side and moved her shoulders a little. She moved freely and carelessly.

You stood awkwardly around everyone who danced. “Come on!” Paige laughed. You started to move your body to the beat of the music. Moving your hips to the beat of the drum, you started to dance just like Paige with not a care in the world. “There you go!” Paige grabbed your hand and you both started to dance closer to each other, twirling around the dance floor and close to strangers.

You started to slowly stop dancing, it felt like someone was watching you. Looking around the crowded dance floor, you tried to see who could be watching you dance with your friend. As you kept looking, you couldn’t see anyone who was paying attention to you. Shrugging to yourself, you grabbed Paige’s hand and gave a tight squeeze. “I’m going to get another drink!” You shouted into Paige’s ear for her to hear.

Leaving the dance floor, you walked up to the bar to see Sarah flirting with a boy and no sight of Alexis. “Where’s Lex?” You asked Sarah.

“I think she went to the bathroom or something.” Sarah said, not taking her eyes off of the man. It was clear that Sarah had no idea where Alexis was.

You ordered one more shot and handed the bartender the money. He waved his hand. “No need, someone already paid for your drinks.”

You arched your eyebrow, looked up and down the bar to see if anyone was watching you. You looked back at the bartender who was pouring the drink. “Do you know who it was?” You asked, grabbing the glass.

The bartender shook his head. “Nope, he just handed me the money and described what you looked like and said that it was for you, some dude in a leather jacket.” The bartender wiped down the table. “He seems like your type though.” He smiled.

“Right, well uh tell him thank you if you see him again.” You placed the glass to your lips and started drinking the strong alcohol. You placed the shot glass on the table and handed it towards the bartender to clean. “Alright, I’m calling it a night.” You told Sarah.

“What? The night’s still young.” Sarah pouted.

You pulled out your phone to see the time. “Sarah, it’s almost midnight. I’ve been here for four hours!” You explained. “I need to get home, it’s getting late.” You told Sarah and her new boy toy good night and exited the bar. The breezy spring air hit your face. Summer was right around the corner and you couldn’t wait for it to come. You stopped on the sidewalk, texted Lexi and Paige that you left the bar and hoped they got home safe.

You quickly looked up from your phone and looked around. You started getting that feeling someone was watching you again. Hearing a trash can tip over, you looked behind you to see a dark alley and no one in it. You were frozen in place. Your knees started buckling beneath you, not wanting to move. “Meow.” A tiny cat exited out of the alley where the trash can tipped over.

You exhaled and saw the skinny black cat walking up to you. It started rubbing its head against your bare leg. “Awe, hi pretty baby.” You smiled. You bent down and picked up the small cat, holding it close to your chest. You looked around to see if anyone would claim the stray. “Do you have an owner, sweetheart?” You felt around its neck to feel no collar. “Well, how about you come home with me and I’ll get you a warm meal in your belly and we can find you a home tomorrow.” You placed a kiss on top of its head and started to walk towards your car.

When you got home, you looked underneath the cat to check the sex. “Oh, you’re a female.” You placed the girl on the floor and petted her back. The cat sniffed around the carpet and rushed to the sofa. She jumped on the soft cushion, clawed at the fabric, and laid down.

Smiling at the cute fur ball, you made your way into the kitchen to see what you could give the cat. Finding a can of tuna, you opened it up and placed it onto a plate. Calling over the cat, you placed the plate on the floor. The black cat rushed towards the plate and started to scarf down the wet fish. “Awe, poor thing.” You patted the cat’s head, turned off the light, and headed to your room.

Getting out of the skin tight dress, you placed it into the dirty laundry. Putting on pajamas, you made your way into the bathroom. Grabbing your toothbrush and placing toothpaste on the bristles, you started to brush your teeth. While scrubbing your teeth, you exited out of the bathroom. You made your way around the house to make sure the doors were locked and windows were closed. Heading back to the bathroom, you spit out the foamy toothpaste and rinse your mouth out.

Turning on the faucet, you let the cold water in your hands. You gargle the water around your mouth and spit it into the sink once you are done. Turning off the light, you walked into the bedroom. Crawling into the large king size bed, you got under the covers and got comfortable. Reaching over towards your night stand, you turned off the light. Snuggling in the bed, you pulled out your phone and started catching up on Facebook and other social media. Looking at your messages, you saw that Paige sent you pictures in the group chat. Lexi was passed out, head on the bar while Sarah was doing a silly face. The next picture was Sarah puking on the guy you saw her with earlier. “Oh god.” You laughed at the disgusting image. “Bet he wasn’t interested anymore.” You exit out of the group chat and lock your phone. You connected the charger on it and placed your phone on the nightstand.

Getting relaxed in the comfortable large bed, you finally fell asleep within minutes. Hours have passed by, being early morning on Saturday. You were snoring softly sound asleep as the window to your bedroom slowly started to open. A dark figure pushed the window open all the way, trying not to make a sound. Sticking its leg into the window first it then squeezed its body into the square entrance. Fully standing, it shut the window closed, looking around the dark neighborhood to see if anyone witnessed him breaking and entering. With one last look, he stepped away from the window and walked towards the side of the bed. He was grateful that the room was carpet and not wood. His dark boots sunk into the cushiony fabric as it walked.

He was the same male stalking you at the bar earlier today. Licking his lips, he rubbed his cock through his black pants. He pushed the hood on his head off and ran his fingers through his short hair. He leaned down and slowly pulled the nightstand drawer out, finding a pair of handcuffs. Pulling the cuffs out from the drawer, he smirked as they swayed back and forth in his hand. He quickly froze when he heard movement in the bed.

The moonlight lit the room slightly for him to see you roll in your bed still asleep. He grabbed the comforter and slid it off of your body, tossing it down on the floor. He watched you shiver and tried to reach around the bed for the blanket. He admired your body while you were still asleep, how your small frame looked with his larger body hovering over you.

You fluttered your eyes slightly, trying to find the blanket but your attention went to the large figure at the foot of your bed, watching you. A loud scream escaped your mouth as the man pounced on top of you. You tried to fight him, tried to push him off of you but he was too strong. “G- Get off!” You screamed. You felt cold iron wrapped around your wrists and a large hand over your mouth.

“Listen and listen good, when I move my hand don’t you dare fucking say a word or else. Understood?” His voice was thick like venom. You exhaled a breath from your nostrils and nodded slowly. “Good.” He growled and pulled his hand away from your mouth. He reached for the light on the nightstand, turning it on.

“W- What do you want? I have money.” A small yelp left your lips when you felt a rough hand against your cheek.

“I said don’t fucking speak.” The man warned. He grabbed your legs and pulled you close to the edge of the bed. “God, you look even prettier than before.” He licked his lips. The stranger placed his hands on your pajama pants, making you squirm. He glared at you, “Play nice or else.” He then started to tug them down your smooth legs. “I suppose I should tell you my name.” He ran his hands over your thigh, humming in delight, liking how your skin was soft. “So you can moan out who makes you feel so good. I’m Jon.” He flashed a devilish smile towards you, his blue eyes dark with desire and want.

“P- Please, I have money just let me go.” You begged, tugging at the strong restraints bound to your wrists. Another harsh slap went across your cheeks.

“The next fucking words I want to hear out of your mouth is when you moan for me, understood?”

“I’ll never moan for you.” You literally spit on the stranger.

Jon brought his hand up to his cheek, wiping the spit from his face. “Wanna play like that, huh?” The man named Jon quickly toppled on you and forced his lips against yours, pushing his tongue inside of your mouth, tasting you. You squirm underneath him as his tongue explores your mouth.

Once he felt like he was satisfied with the kiss, he got up off of you again. He pushed your panties aside and rubbed the tip of his index and middle finger against your slit, ever so slowly and entered. “Oh, my, my someone is wet for me.” Jon didn’t let you adjust to his fingers and started to plunge in and out of your tightness.

You cried out loudly as he fingered you roughly. “S- Stop!” You begged.

“Why? Scared that you’re liking it?” Jon smirked. He pulled his fingers out of your cunt and brought them up to his fingers, sucking them. “Hmm, tastes like cherries.” He moaned, using his other hand to rub his boner through his pants. Jon grabbed the hem of your panties and ripped them off.

“Please, don’t!” You begged, trying to kick him away from your area. Jon kept grabbing your ankles and spreading your legs.

“Stop or I’ll fucking tie up your legs and you don’t want to see me be rough.” He snarled. “But being rough is fun.”

You stopped fighting against the predator, letting him lower his head in front of your pussy, he slowly licked a long stride against your slit. Your hands went to his short caramel hair, pushing him away. His teeth latched onto your clit, making you cry out loud. You stopped trying to push him away, it seemed every time you’d try to push he would bite harshly on your clit. You gripped onto his hair painfully strong as he flicked his tongue inside your pussy.

Jon pulled away from your cunt, his mouth glistening with spit and your cream. Your face became bright red at the sight of him. You felt ashamed that you were growing wet from his touch. You kept denying it in your head but your body worked against your brain.

“Now it’s time for real fun.” He let go of your ankles, letting them sprawl out on the bed, he started to unbuckle his pants, shoving them down his muscular thighs. This man worked out. There was no way you could fight him and win. “Fuck, I’ve been wanting this for awhile now. I’ve been watching you for a couple of months.” He licked his lips as he admitted his sick secrets.

“Been watching you through your window, undressing and touching yourself.” He shivered at the memories. “You should really get curtains.” He chuckled. “But admit it, you were wanting something like this, begging for someone to come,” Jon pushed down his boxers, making them and his pants rest on his mid thigh.

Jon grabbed the base of his cock and forced his dick inside of your cunt. “And take you.” He moaned, finishing his sentence.

“N- No!” You screamed, as Jon pounded his cock in and out of your pussy. The chains rattled as you kept tugging at the cuffs, leaving red dark marks around your wrists.

“Keep screaming baby, love hearing your voice.” Jon panted as he plowed his hips deeper inside of your cunt. “Fuck, I- I didn’t think you’d feel this fucking good.” Jon gritted his teeth as his balls slapped up against your skin, echoing throughout the room. Jon’s eyes went to your clothed breasts. “Let me see those fucking tits.” Jon pushed your shirt up, exposing your breasts as they bounced with the movement of his thrusts. “So fucking sexy.”

As much as you wanted to fight it, your pussy had other plans, clenching around Jon’s cock as he thrust himself inside of you. “Hmm, fuck.” You whimpered softly, tossing your head back you had to look away from him as he laughed at your moans.

“I knew you’d fucking like being stuffed full of my cock.” Jon panted as his thrusts picked up. The bed started to shake with his forcefulness. “Fuck, you’re such a good girl.”

Your pussy clenched around him even tighter from the nicknames. Hating the reaction your body was turning against you. You tried to shove the larger man off, your fists colliding against his hairy chest, not doing too much damage since your wrists were cuffed together.

A dark growl escaped Jon’s throat as he gripped the chain in between the cuffs, pinning your arms above your head and leaned forward, now having most of his body weight crushing you, his hips kept snapping against you. “Feels so fucking good baby, gonna come soon.” Jon grunted, his blue eyes watched your face twist. He wasn’t sure if it was pleasure or pain but he had a feeling you were enjoying it as much as he was. “Such a slut, enjoying my cock aren’t you?” Jon laughed as you blushed red from embarrassment and shame.

“Fuck, I’m going to pump you so full.” Jon moaned, skin against skin echoing throughout the room as your cries bounced off the walls.

You both didn’t notice when the door creaked open and there was a loud growl erupt. Jon’s eyes widened when he felt something bite his ankle. “Mother fucker!” He roared. Pulling out from your pussy, he stood there naked. As your dog attacked him. “Vanilla, vanilla!” Jon yelled out the safe word.

You quickly shot up from your place in bed to see your’s and Jon's dog attacking your husband's leg. “Y/D/N, no!” Getting out of bed, you grabbed your who was barking viciously towards Jon but once she got a good look at who it was she stopped barking and wagged her tail, panting.

“Jesus fuck.” Jon whined, sitting on the edge of the bed, carefully he slid his boots off along with his pants to see the damage done to his ankle. “She can fucking bite.” Jon shook his head.

“I’m so sorry baby, I thought I shut the door.” You said, placing your on the floor who rushed over to Jon.

“It’s okay Y/D/N, you were just protecting mama.” Jon patted the dog’s head and soon leaned back on the bed. “Well, it was hot while it lasted.” You heard Jon laugh as you were now in the bathroom getting the first aid kit.

Rushing back into the room, naked with handcuffs on your wrists, you handed Jon the kit. “I guess, I’m just upset we didn’t get to the choking part.” You grabbed the key and got yourself out of the cuffs.

“So, you liked it?” Jon asked as he cleaned the blood up from his wound.

“Yeah, I liked it. We needed something to spice up in the bedroom.”

“Who would’ve known you were into rape play.” Jon grabbed the alcohol and dabbed it onto the bite.

You shrugged at his response. “Something new, I guess.” You giggled, kissing his cheek. “Here, let me help you.” You grabbed the band aid and placed it on the bite, luckily he didn’t need stitches.

“I saw you grab that cat in the alley, ya know.” Jon eyed you, arching his eyebrow.

“I named her Salem.” You giggled.

Jon shook his head. “Yeah, I saw that she was cute. I guess we can keep her.” He grumbled. You squealed in delight and gave Jon a hug.

“Let’s try this again in a couple of weeks. Next time, I’ll make sure to close the door.” You kissed Jon again.

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im-just-a-mississippi-girl · 2 years

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Blood Looks Good On You

Pairing: Eddie Kingston x reader

Category: Fluff

Word count: 630

Summary: Eddie Kingston is a handsome man, a sexy man. Eddie Kingston covered in blood after the Anarchy in the Arena match is a whole different kind of sexy.

Warnings: Blood

A/N: So I originally wanted this to be longer, but I was having a hard time coming up with an ending so this ended up being really short. I hope y’all enjoy it anyways!

Tagging: @eddie-kingstons-wifey

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It was finally Double or Nothing. Tensions between Eddie Kingston, Jon Moxley, Santana, Ortiz, and Bryan Danielson and the dreaded Jericho Appreciation Society had been boiling over for what felt like a year, and what better way to settle it than with an Anarchy in the Arena match?

Naturally, Jericho and his buddies brought you into the rivalry during various promos. You didn’t care, but your boyfriend, Eddie was beyond pissed at the things they’d say. You tried telling him to ignore it and that they just want to rile him up, but Eddie is stubborn and goes off his emotions. Speaking of Eddie and his emotions, you — along with all the fans — knew this match would get chaotic and especially bloody given how Eddie feels about JAS, most notably Chris Jericho.

You sat backstage by a monitor watching the Anarchy in the Arena match get underway. You were so nervous about Eddie — and your friends — getting hurt. You couldn’t count how many times you held your breath as Eddie relentlessly went after Chris and Daniel Garcia.

This match was exactly what you thought it would be and more.

You were on the edge of your seat and absentmindedly playing with your fingers as the action continued. You were no stranger to seeing Eddie bloody, but this was different than all those other times. Why? Because seeing that look in his eyes as he marched down the ramp and towards the ring, soaked in blood and carrying that gas can, was beyond hot to you. Sure it’s not everyone’s cup of tea so to speak, and honestly, it never was yours either until you met Eddie. Someway, somehow this man makes everything a lot hotter and sexier than it should be, and you’re definitely not complaining.

You watched as he dumped the contents of the gas can on Jericho. You saw Danielson’s reaction when Eddie went to light it. You, like everyone else, knew Eddie didn’t like Bryan, he had voiced this before. You watched as Mox got between the two men, and Jericho capitalizing on the moment. Before long the match was over, and unfortunately, JAS were victorious.

You stood by the tunnel and waited as patiently as you could for Eddie to come through. Your breath hitched seeing all the blood that covered Eddie up close. Your eyes met his and gently pulled him to the side. “All that blood looks good on you. It really brings out your eyes.” You told him, your roamed his body before locking on his eyes once again.

Eddie wore an amused smirk, despite how pissed they lost and exhausted he was. “Is that right?” He questioned, that amused smirk never leaving his face.

Eddie knew full well just what he did to you, and he completely took advantage of it.

This short little flirtation helped Eddie forget about what happened moments ago in the ring. He was too focused on you to remember.

How about we grab our things and head back to the hotel so I can show you just how good you look?” You send him a wink paired with a suggestive smile as you glide your hands over his shoulders and down his arms, grabbing his hands in yours.

“That’s not gonna happen.” He flat out tells you. Your face falls, but you try to hide the disappointment with a forced smile and a nod. “Doll, we ain’t making it to the hotel.” Eddie whispers in your ear before tugging you towards the locker rooms with a mischievous gleam in eyes.

It took you a minute to process his words. Once they clicked, you were hot on his heels, matching mischievous gleam in your eyes as well. You just knew you were in for a world of fun.

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Shifting Gears: AEW

New champ. Good thing? Maybe. Hope so.

They've had 8 champs since opening shop in 2019. Here's a quick dive into these 8 individuals who were AEW World Champ.

Chris Jericho: "It's not worth being in a WrestleMania main event in your home country if you're just going to lose to HHH"

Yes, that happened, WMX8. Jericho winning the undisputed title by beating Rock and Austin on the same night looks great on paper but reality is, it happened on a low-key PPV coming off the horrible Invasion angle, a culmination of half-ass comedy and WWE mocking old rivals WCW and ECW.

Jericho in WWE was a creative force, multiple time IC champ, Jeri-Show tag team title run with Big Show and The List. Good choice for a first world champ, gives it some legit.

2. Jon Moxley: The former Dean Ambrose. The weakest link of the Shield? Well, that's up for debate. He was the quirky one of the group. He turned back the hands of time for his AEW debut, going back to his hardcore roots.

3. Kenny Omega: Kenny Omega is AEW. For my money, he was the best representation of a high-level AEW singles superstar. He had all the moves and the smart-ass-ness of every mark fan.

4. Adam Page: His run on top was bad timing. From inaugural world champ runner-up to Dark Order, talk about a double momentum killer. Enter CM Punk and it goes downhill from here.

5. CM Punk: Punk is a master of politics. He bashed WWE in AEW and now he's doing it the other way around. He was injury prone at this stage of his career but what makes him gold are his promos and that's how he gets himself over. Can't argue with success, you have power when you're over.

6. MJF: He's a nightmare. He sounds like every bad guy from every Nickelodeon show from the late 90's to mid-2000's cranked up to 11. His promos are too calculated, his use of big words are overbearing, I get it, he owns a dictionary and likes to browse through it.

For this reason, I didn't take much notes on the longest reigning AEW world champ. From the little I know, he has the in-ring skills but without the over-the-top stylings of his promos and presentation, he's just another high-level mid-card AEW guy.

7. Samoa Joe: Transitional champ at this point in his career. Highlight was his match with Punk at Wembley.

8. Swerve Strickland: The freshest face of the bunch, screams TNA Impact-level. Will he last? Wait and see...

#AEW #cm punk #swerve strickland #WWE

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plentyoffandoms · 2 years

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Lie About Us (Part 14)

Daniel Garcia x f/Reader

Just like all my other stories, this has not been proofread, but please enjoy.

Warnings: Some swearing. Angst.

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Summary: F/Reader is the daughter of Jon Moxley & starts to date Daniel Garcia. The only problem is, she hasn't told her father.

Colby - Seth Rollins

Jon Moxley POV:

The ride to the hospital was quiet. The Taxi Driver did try to get us to talk once he realised who we were, but Renee just said we are visiting family.

But the radio was on for some noise and we went from listening to some early 2000s pop song to the News.

"In Entertainment, Wrestlers have taken over the Birthing Unit at Pennsylvania Hospital. The reports we have is that YN LN, daughter of Jon Moxley, has given birth to her first child."

"Can you please turn that off." Renee asked.

"Not wrestling fans?" He tried to joke.

"She said turn it off." I growled out. He quickly did that and never spoke another word.

Once we got to the hospital, my stomach turned at the sight of the reporters outside. I paid for the ride and then grabbed our bags and my Wife's hand and we walked through the crowd that was there.

They were asking us questions, trying to see what the hell is going on, but we didn't say a word. Renee held Nora's head against her chest the whole way.

The moment the doors opened, all eyes were on us. I looked around, trying to see if there was a map to this place.

"Third floor." Was called out. I nodded my head in thanks and the three of us stepped foot in the elevator.

I have no idea what we will be walking into. I have no idea if my daughter is dead or alive as we are taking probably the slowest elevator I have ever been on.

The elevator finally stopped and the doors opened. Almost everyone from AEW is here. They too having no idea what this outcome will be.

Renee made a beeline for Daniel and hugged him and asked him questions. I saw his mouth moving but I couldn't hear him.

I finally saw what everyone has been telling me about him. That he is a good man. That he loves my daughter and he loves her for her. Not because she is my daughter or the step-daughter to Renee.

I could see how he is barely holding on. That he is only acting strong but at any second he can and will break.

"Jon," Daniel started to say as Renee stepped to the side, looking between the two of us.

I just hugged him. That is all I could do at the moment. My eyes were tearing up. I knew I was going to break eventually.

Then the apologies started to fly out of my mouth and I just couldn't stop. At this moment in time, I feel horrible about how I have treated him and her.

YN was only standing by the man she loves and I couldn't see that at the time and now it may be too late.

"It is okay Jon. I know."

"No, you don't understand. We got into a big fight again just before she went into labour."

I finally broke and I didn't care as I cried in front of my friends and coworkers as I started to cry for my daughter.

A member of the hospital staff came over and said something to him.

The next thing I knew, Renee handed Eddie Nora and the three of us were walking down the hall toward her room.

"Do not be shocked by what you see. She needs to be hooked up to all of the machines. YN is stable, just remember that."

The door opened and I felt like I was going to throw up at the sight that I saw. My daughter hooked up to machines that are just keeping her alive.

"My babygirl." I cried out as I walked towards her. I looked at her and cried even harder at how pale she looked.

I moved her hair from her forehead and kissed her gently as I did whenever she was sick.

"Please wakeup YN. I can't live in a world without you. I am so sorry for everything. I love you Princess."

I heard Renee sniffle as she walked towards me. She did the same thing I did. I took a step back to give the two of them a bit of privacy.

I looked at Daniel and I could see how his heart was breaking. I could see it on his face. "Come here Daniel." Renee waved him over and he joined her.

I stood on the other side of him as the three of us looked at the young woman we love more than anything.

The room was silent except for the machines and our sniffles.

A nurse came in and was shocked to see us there. "Just need to check her over." We stepped aside and let her do what she needed to do.

"I'm going to grab something to drink. Anyone need anything?" They both shook their head no.

I left the room and after asking for directions, found my way towards the cafeteria, just following the signs when I heard the gasps from people around me.

"Is that?" I didn't hear the name but it sure as hell wasn't mine.

"It is."

"Jon." I looked behind me, startled to see Colby and Becky running towards me.

"We got here as soon as we heard. Is she okay?" Colby said.

"She is stable right now but hasn't woken up. How did you know?"

"Heard it on the news. Then we saw the social media posts from some of the group. Then I called Britt." Becky said. "She explained what happened."

The both of them looked like they have been crying. They both knew my daughter and watched her grow up.

I knew more and more people will arrive. We had to get her to another floor or somewhere private.

I know the staff won't say anything until they need the space and I don't want us to be the reason why another person can't have a room or their family can't come.

I was about to tell the two of them that I was going to talk to someone about moving YN when Becky spoke up.

"Have you seen your grandchild?"

The words hit me. I didn't even ask about him. "No, he didn't cross my mind sadly."

"A boy? Well congrats man and it is okay. We know there are other pressing issues."

The three of us grabbed some stuff and I took them to the floor.

Renee came rushing out of the room, like she was waiting for me.

"YN is awake!"

I dropped everything that I had in my hands as I crumbled to the floor, but Eddie caught me.

"She is awake Jon! You hear that?"

I couldn't verbally answer Eddie, but I just nodded my head yes.

Renee gently cupped my face in her hands and she had happy tears running down her face.

"She is awake Jon. YN is okay. She is asking for you." I gave her a watery smile and finally stood.

Renee and I walked past everyone and I could see that they were crying as well that this has turned into a positive outcome.

YN's POV:

The last thing I remember was the Doctor saying it was a boy and then nothing.

I groaned and realised that I was alone in a room and there seemed to be more machines I am hearing.

I opened my eyes or tried to open them and flinched at how bright they were. "Can someone please turn down the lights."

I heard two people gasp and I turned my head to the side to see who it was. "YN?" I heard Daniel saw softly.

"Yes?"

"I'll go and get the Doctor." A new voice said that I have never heard before.

I tried to sit up but it felt like my arms weighed so much. "It's okay baby. Just stay there until the Doctor comes." Daniel said as he appeared at my side. He had tears in his eyes and it looked like this wasn't the first time today he has cried.

"What is going on Daniel? Where is our son?"

"Maybe we should wait until the Doctor comes." The sound of my stepmother's voice shocking me.

"Renee? What is going on. You weren't here before."

"Oh good. I see she is awake. Hello YN, you gave us quite the scare." The Doctor who delivered my son said to me.

"What? I am confused."

I sat there stunned as I was told what happened. I died. I was legally declared dead.

"So we are just going to keep you here for a few days and make sure you are okay. Any questions?"

"May I please see my son?"

"Of course. He should be here at any moment."

Renee squeezed my hand and told me she was going to find my Dad.

"He is here?"

"Of course YN. He just went to get something to drink." Renee said to me as she kissed my cheek and left the room.

Now it was just Daniel and I as the Doctor and nurse left.

Daniel leaned down and kissed me and his lips were trembling slightly

"I'm okay baby." I said against his lips.

"I know." He gave me a small smile. I know how much pain he is hiding behind it.

The door opened and a nurse walked in, wheeling our son.

"Here you go Mom and Dad. He is just perfect." She said as he was placed on my chest.

I started to cry as I looked at him for the first time. I ran my fingers through the little bit of hair he has.

"Did you pick a name?" I asked Daniel.

"I couldn't." He said as he kissed the top of our sons head.

"What name do you think we should go with?"

"I was thinking we should move the middle name to the first name."

"Are you sure?" I asked him.

"Yes love."

"Then I guess it is settled."

Daniel and I talked for a bit more until the door opened again. I heard the gasp leave Renee's mouth.

"Oh there he is."

"You want to hold him?" I asked her. The words were barely out of my mouth and she already had her hands out to take him.

My Dad didn't even look at his wife, his focus was on me and me alone.

"Dad." I started to say but he just shook his head as he walked towards me.

He leaned down and kissed my forehead, muttering how sorry he was and how much he loves me.

"I'm sorry too Dad. I love you and I never want us to fight like that again." He just smiled and kissed my cheek.

"Want to hold your Grandson?" I asked him.

"Yes please."

He walked over to Renee who begrudgingly handed over the baby.

"What did you name him?" My Dad asked.

"Well, there were a few names that made the top of the list, but only one name suited this guy." Daniel said.

"So what is it?" My Dad asked.

"Jonathan Daniel Garcia."

I saw Renee's hands cover mouth and she looked between the three of us as my Dad didn't say a word.

"Dad?"

Part 15

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evas-apartment · 11 months

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Alright! So, I got a wrestling story, and it's gonna be a bit long, but I wanted to talk about it, cause I think it's wild. I'm gonna put it under a cut, just not to take up too much of your dash, but I hope you read it!

My favorite wrestler currently working is a guy named CM Punk. He's worked all over, been active from like '99, been around. Excellent promo, dude can fucking TALK, really good in the ring, can tell a great story. Without giving his whole fucking history, worked in a bunch of companies, signed with WWE in 2005, won basically everything there, THE biggest thing in wrestling in 2011, never main-evented Wrestlemania, felt some type of way about it, currently has the 7th longest WWE Championship reign of all time, dude's decorated. Punk was sick for a while, the WWE doctor misdiagnosed a staph infection he had, gave him copious antibiotics for it, it didn't work, Punk almost died, WWE killed his love for wrestling, he leaves, actually gets treated for his staph infection, gets fired on his fucking wedding day in 2014, sues WWE for almost killing him, wins.

CM Punk is out of wrestling from 2014-2019, comes back for a wrestling talk-show on FS1 for a bit, doesn't amount to much. In the mean time, another wrestling company comes up called All Elite Wrestling, it's excellent, awesome in-ring stuff, awesome stories, jesus fucking christ we actually have another wrestling company to watch cause it was basically just WWE for major American wrestling since 200-fucking-1. AEW CEO Tony Khan wants to bring in CM Punk, Punk is pretty sure he wants to come back to wrestling, but unfortunately it's now 2020. No crowds. We're not doing this. Able to hold off until August 2021, when CM Punk sells out the United Center in Chicago (famously his home town) based off the RUMOR that he signed with AEW, he hadn't been formally announced yet, cause he's the fucking goat.

Punk comes back, has excellent match after excellent match, excellent promo after excellent promo, a man who already had a hall of fame career was putting out some of the best stuff of his entire life, we were fucking EATING. I'm DYING to see the love of my life live and in person, things are going well.

My IRL best friend who also likes wrestling always said, hey, if they announce a joint AEW and NJPW (the top Japanese wrestling promotion, famous for extremely good wrestling) show, we're going. They announce it for June 26th, 2022. In Chicago. CM Punk's hometown. In May of 2022, CM Punk after months of teasing, is challenging for the AEW World Heavyweight Championship against Hangman Adam Page, another of my favorites.

May 29th, 2022, at the AEW Double or Nothing pay-per-view, CM Punk wins the motherfucking World Heavyweight Championship, BASICALLY, my favorite wrestler beat my best friend's favorite wrestler for the grandest prize in all of wrestling, he yelled, I yelled, it was magical. We're going to Chicago, Punk's coming to Chicago, I'm going to see my sexy man with the sexy belt receiving a hometown reaction with the fucking GOLD around his waist.

Five days after winning the belt, CM Punk jumps into the crowd at a show, to be amongst HIS people, beloved. Punk bangs his foot against the guardrail went crowd dicing. My beautiful boy smashes his fucking foot apart. He's out of action. Punk isn't going to Chicago. I'm going to Chicago.

We go to Chicago, have some of the most fun I've ever had in my entire life, watch a supremely excellent wrestling pay-per-view live, loved it, would do it again. What a shame Punk couldn't be there. They crown an interim AEW WHC, Jon Moxley. That's okay, I really like Jon, he deserves it.

August 10th, 2022, CM Punk makes his triumphant return to AEW, I'm stoked, we have a big show coming up in September, time to unify the interim and world heavyweight belts so Punk can have his reign. Right?

August 24th, 2022. They jump the gun. Jon Moxley is from Cincinnati, Ohio. This show is taking place in nearby Cleveland. Oh no. The crowd LOVES Mox and HATES Punk. Jon absolutely squashes Punk in 3 minutes to become the AEW Undisputed Champion. Oh god oh fuck. But it's okay! The September show, AEW All Out is in Chicago! Cause it always is! Punk will get his win back, and we'll get the Punk reign we all want!.......................right?

Punk's coming to Chicago.

September 4th, 2022. AEW All Out in Chicago. CM Punk defeats Jon Moxley in a great match to regain the AEW World Heavyweight Championship. I'm happy. Me and my bff watch it live in theatres like we do every PPV. We enjoy it thoroughly, we leave. I get home to all this news about the post show media scrum that took place, and the things Punk said. It's BIG. news. Oh god. Oh fuck.

CM Punk. Tired, bloody, battered, and your brand new AEW Champion goes on a BLISTERING tirade about his coworkers, wrestling, wrestling media, everything. It's bad. It's darkly entertaining, but it's bad. He's sitting next to AEW CEO Tony Khan saying things like calling executive Vice Presidents of AEW and fellow wrestlers, the tag team the Young Bucks guys who "couldn't manage a fucking Target". He accuses the Bucks, and people in their circle of feeding negative stories about Punk to wrestling media. Perhaps most damaging, he talk about the man he first beat to become world champion in AEW, Hangman Adam Page, a generally well-like and respected man. Page infamously said in an interview that he doesn't take advice from anyone, and likes to figure out things for himself. Alright Hanger, weird but you do you. On this, Punk called Hangman, and this is a quote, an "empty-headed fucking dumb fuck" who "never accomplished anything in this business". Really harsh Punk, genuinely not cool. This scrum hurt him, I think. It hurt the belt he just won, Adam Page's most prominent achievement, and it damages the company you work for. A black spot for us Punk fans, but.... I mean.... how bad could things be, right? Apologize, go into damage control...............................................................................................right?

Punk finishes the press conference by saying, essentially "if anyone has a fucking problem with me, say it to my fucking face. At the end of they day, wrestlers are people with feelings. You guys should be more respectful of that, and more mindful of the stories you guys put out. Thank you." It's over. Punk leaves, belt in tact. The Bucks take his advice, and go talk to Punk in his dressing room.

A fight breaks out. people get punched, a guy gets bit, chairs get thrown, I believe a dog was hurt, it was awful. There's so much misinformation, and mythologizing about what has been since known as "Brawl Out" that it's hard for me to reliably tell you guys anything about it, cause it's extremely hard to know who or what to trust. It was really bad. In that match Punk had with Jon Moxley, Punk did a dive to outside the ring and tore his triceps. He's hurt again. Due to this, and the backstage fight, CM Punk is forced to relinquish his world championship for a second time. He's held the belt twice, and only defended it one time. I'm apoplectic y'all. Oh god, oh fuck.

During ALL of this, during All Out, the show, they announce that the November PPV, AEW Full Gear is taking place in my homestate, the greatest place on earth, New Jersey, at the Prudential Center. I watch the show. Punk wins the belt. Punk is coming to New Jersey! I though, the absolute fucking fool I was. Punk isn't coming to New Jersey you stupid slut.

I bought tickets to Chicago to see my king CM Punk. Punk couldn't make it. I buy tickets to Newark to go see my babygirl CM Punk, Punk can't make it (sounds like my childhood lol).

CM Punk has yet to officially come back to AEW. He's been out mending his triceps injury. But. In the same way that he was TOTALLY signing with AEW, but not officially announced, it has been reliably reported that AEW is going to announce THIS WEDNESDAY that a brand new TV Show on Saturday's is going to be airing. There will be one roster of guys working the Wednesday shows, one roster of guys working the Saturday shows. It is widely speculated that CM Punk is going to be working on Saturdays. CM Punk on his insta, in between reels of him watching hockey, and reels of working out (working out for what, huh??? 👀👀👀), he likes a post about someone buying tickets to the AEW Collision shows, airing on Saturday. Ladies and Gentlemen, delusions aside, I believe. The king of my world, my favorite professional wrestler on the planet CM Punk. Will be returning to AEW to kick off this brand new television show. Do you wanna know how I know? They announced a couple of dates they're hitting, a couple in Canada, ONE IN NEW JERSEY, and one elsewhere, they haven't announced it yet. They're announcing it this Wednesday. Internet sleuths have figured out where. On the date in question, Saturday June 17th, The United Center is booked for a show. The same venue I went to see him initially. In CM Punk's hometown. Of Chicago, Illinois.

BABES IT'S HAPPENING. AND THE COLLISION TOUR IS COMING TO THE PRUDENTIAL CENTER IN NEW JERSEY. AFTER GOD AND ALL OF HIS BASTARD ANGELS HAVE CURSED ME AND MY FUCKING LIFE. STOPPING ME FROM SEEING MY FUCKING SWEETHEART CM PUNK LIVE BEFORE MY EYES. NOT ONCE BUT TWICE. THIRD'S TIME THE CHARM. I'M GOING. I BOUGHT THE TICKETS ALREADY. I'M GOING TO SEE CM PUNK AT AEW COLLISION SATURDAY 22ND, 2023. IT'S HAPPENING, IT'S HAPPENING, IT'S FUCKING HAPPENING. I HAVE FLOOR SEATS. SUMMER OF PUNK 2023 BABEYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY.

I mean, hopefully. lol.

If you read this, I love you dearly, and i would kiss you on the mouth. I know it's a lot, but wrestling is my thing. so. indulge me why dontcha. if you have any questions, or wanna talk about it, i'm more than willing. i'm not proofreading this, i've already spent 45 minutes writing this bye-bye love youuuuuuuuuuuuuu <3

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wrestlingisfake · 5 months

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MJF vs. Jay White - Max is making his ninth defense of the AEW men's world championship; if he retains it tonight, then tomorrow he can say he's held the title for an entire year. White stole the title belt on October 4, in retaliation for an attack on September 27. Although the attackers were led by a man wearing MJF's signature devil mask, Friedman has denied any involvement. This will be Max's second match of the night, as he's working the pre-show in a tag match against White's henchmen, Austin and Colten Gunn.

I never expected to be so excited for this matchup. At times I have loathed both men, because they're so dedicated to their heel work that they sometimes cross the line from "boo" to "this is stupid I'm gonna make a sandwich." When White joined AEW it seemed inevitable they'd work together, and I was dreading that black hole of heel heat. In their first promo battle they kept harping on how alike they're supposed to be--a take so tepid I could get that from any idiot on Twitter--and I was like "hoo boy." And yet, they've sold me on it.

MJF's babyface works because it doesn't fundamentally alter who he is as a heel. He's still a spoiled rich kid trying to hurt everyone before they can hurt him. He's still extremely good at using rulebreaking and chicanery to get what he wants. It's just that now he wants to deserve to be loved--by Adam Cole, by the fans, and even by the Acclaimed--so now he's using every trick in his book to get something we want him to have.

Meanwhile, White's strengths as a heel aren't simply having the balls to get the cheapest heat possible, even if that's all he had to do in New Japan. What makes him stand out is that he's cold and calculating. He's too heartless to be distracted by his personal sentiment, which makes it easier for him to spot those weaknesses in an opponent and strategically exploit them. Max wants to be in your head to feel like a big shot; Jay wants to be in your head to dismantle you.

So now Max, the biggest cheater in AEW, is headed into a battle of cheaters, and the story is that he's the underdog, because Jay has stayed one step ahead at every turn. They've done such a great job with this that I almost believe Jay should get the title. Almost. Because at the same time, they've done an even better job building up Samoa Joe as the next challenger. And that story--that the invincible Joe will watch Max's back in exchange for a title match that Max can't win--is too good to disrupt by taking the title off of MJF. One way or another, I think the champ retains tonight.

Christian Cage & Luchasaurus & Nick Wayne vs. Adam Copeland & Sting & Darby Allin - Cage and Lucha have been feuding with Allin and Sting for months. Things escelated on October 1 when Darby's protege Nick Wayne betrayed him to align with Christian, and Adam Copeland debuted with AEW to stop the heels from injuring Sting.

Copeland is best known for his hall-of-fame career in WWE as Edge, which included seven tag team championships alongside Christian. The team broke up in 2001, although they've had more than a few reunions. Aside from battle royales, this is the first time these two have been on opposite sides of the ring since 2010. This is obviously building to a one-on-one match, probably for the AEW TNT title, so don't expect them to settle anything here.

The other big factor in this match is that Sting recently announced plans to retire in a few months. Ric Flair recently debuted with AEW to participate in Sting's final run, and he's going to be in the babyfaces' corner for this match. I suppose Flair doesn't have to turn on Sting, but their history suggests that he's totally going to turn on Sting. Sting hasn't been on the losing side of a match in eight years, but it may be about time for that to change. I could easily see Wayne or Allin getting pinned in this match, depending on what shenanigans happen.

Orange Cassidy vs. Jon Moxley - Cassidy's AEW international title is on the line. Moxley already beat Orange for the title on September 3, but within a few weeks a legit in-ring injury forced an unplanned title change to Rey Fenix. Mox was scheduled for a rematch with Fenix on October 10, but when he couldn't get medical clearance, Cassidy stepped in and regained the title. So even though Orange is once again the defending champion, it feels more like he's the challenger seeking to avenge a crushing defeat two months ago.

Very little has changed since the first bout. Moxley still thinks he can crush Cassidy like a bug, and Orange still has to prove he can weather the storm. If the original plan was a long Moxley title reign with Cassidy chasing him for six months, they could have him win again to get back on track. Or if the plan was for Cassidy to win back the title in the second match, he could simply retain here to set up an epic rubber match. I definitely think Orange needs to win the war, but that doesn't mean he has to win this battle. This could go either way.

Kenny Omega & Chris Jericho vs. Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson - The Golden Jets (Omega and Jericho) have been teaming up of late to fight their mutual enemies in the Don Callis Family, but Matt and Nick aren't happy about it. If the Bucks win this match, the Jets must disband as a team; but if the Jets win, they receive the AEW tag title shot the Bucks earned back on October 1.

The last time Kenny and a partner faced the Bucks, the partner was Adam Page and it was a match of the year candidate. Jericho is not Page, obviously, but even if you think he totally sucks, he doesn't suck enough to keep this match from being great.

It's only been six months since Kenny and the Bucks reconciled with Page, to get the Elite all together again for the first time in three years. So I don't understand the logic of having the Bucks turn on Kenny for no real reason. The only thing that makes sense is to build to Matt and Nick against Omega and Kota Ibushi. So it stands to reason the Bucks will win this match to remove Jericho from the equation.

Hikaru Shida vs. Toni Storm - This is for Shida's AEW women's world title. Shida won the title from Storm on August 2, but she lost it on August 27 in a four-way when Storm was pinned by her own ally, Saraya. Storm failed to recover the title from Saraya on September 20, but Shida dethroned Saraya on October 10. So yeah, Toni has been having a tough time of late, in case you were wondering why she flipped out and reinvented herself as an old-timey movie star.

Toni's over-the-top gimmick may be the best thing going in the division right now, so you can make the argument she should be the top champion. On the other hand, that would mean feeding your top women to what is essentially a comedy act. I think my preference would be to keep her on TV but out of the title picture, to expand the footprint of the women's division. But I never understand AEW's priorities with the women, so I can't predict this one.

Adam Page vs. Swerve Strickland - This is billed as a Texas death match, and I always forget exactly which version of the rules AEW uses. I think you can win by submission or if your opponent stays down for a ten-count. Regardless, the main idea is that the wrestlers can brawl all over the place and use all sorts of weapons.

These two had a big match on October 1, which Strickland won. For some reason that didn't end the feud, so Strickland upped the ante by invading Page's home, so now Page is out for blood. I wasn't wild about the build to the first match, and this time the whole thing feels even more superfluous. Page hit the nail on the head in one of his promos--Strickland should have taken the win in their first match, and moved on to chasing the world title, but instead they're still fighting each other for no particularly good reason.

I can't see Page losing this match, but I also don't see the point of doing this feud if Strickland isn't going to get the last laugh. So something tells me this match won't settle anything, and they'll run it back again next month.

Ricky Starks & Big Bill vs. Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler vs. Malakai Black & Brody King vs. Rush & Dralistico - Starks and Bill are putting the AEW tag championship up for grabs. This is a ladder match, so the tag belts will be hung above the ring and ladders will be placed at ringside--the only rule is that the first man to pull down the belts will win the match and the tag title for his team. In theory you'd need to climb a ladder to get the belts, but something tells me Ricky will try standing on Bill's shoulders at least once.

FTR (Dax and Cash) lost the tag title to Starks and Bill on October 7, so they're trying to reclaim the gold. The Kings of the Black Throne (Black and King) seem to have targeted FTR, although they've also targeted half a dozen other people. Case in point, they gave La Faccion Ingobernable enough grief that they kinda turned babyface to help FTR, so Rush and Dralistico are here to represent LFI.

It probably doesn't make a big difference who wins this match, because I expect the winners to be underdogs when they defend against the winners of tonight's Young Bucks-Golden Jets match. So yeah, let's just go with Starks and Bill to retain.

Kris Statlander vs. Julia Hart vs. Skye Blue - This is a three-way, so the first woman to score a fall will win the match and Statlander's AEW TBS title. I like all three women, but this match seems kind of pointless. Hart beat Blue on September 20, Statlander beat Hart on October 1, and Statlander beat Blue on October 14. Julia qualified for this match by beating Willow Nightingale (whom Statlander already beat) and Skye qualified by beating Red Velvet (who never beats anybody). This is why the women's division needs to have more depth, people.

The only good reason to do this match is that Julia sprayed Skye in the face with black mist. Everybody figured Blue would then turn to the dark side, but thus far she seems to not like Julia or Kris. So it's not clear where any of this is going, and we just have to hope doing this match will settle it somehow.

I get the feeling they've got an idea to do a title change here. I'd be cool with Hart or Blue getting the big win, although I'd prefer to see it happen in a straight one-on-one victory. I guess I'll root for Julia, since she's been killin' it lately.

Eddie Kingston vs. Jay Lethal - This is set for the pre-show. Kingston lost a Memphis street fight to Jeff Jarrett on October 21, which means he has to defend the ROH men's world title against Lethal, because nothing in the Jarrettverse makes any fucking sense. Eddie is also the STRONG men's champion, but that title isn't at stake here. I'm sure the heels will do all their usual cheap heat shit, and it won't matter and Eddie will just clobber them to retain. But...I suppose Lethal could win to set up a rematch at the ROH pay-per-view next month. So you never know.

Claudio Castagnoli vs. Buddy Matthews - Another pre-show match. Basically Buddy was clobbering Wheeler Yuta last night and Claudio ran in for the save and issued a challenge for this match. I assume this is leading to Claudio, Yuta, and Jon Moxley vs. Buddy, Malakai Black, and Brody King eventually, but they sure aren't in a hurry to get there. Claudio will probably win here.

MJF & Samoa Joe vs. Austin Gunn & Colten Gunn - The Gunns are challenging for the ROH tag title in the pre-show. MJF and Adam Cole are the titleholders, although Cole has been sidelined with an ankle injury since September 20. Max insists on defending the title until Cole returns, and Joe has graciously offered to help him in exchange for an AEW men's world title match. I wouldn't give the Gunns very good odds against either MJF or Joe, but against MJF and Joe they haven't got a prayer.

#aew #full gear #mjf #jay white

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