have (live events, commentary, and backstage scenarios- non Renee Young interviews) this story was inspired because I had AJ Lee as my manager and I thought it would be awesome if I could get into a rivalry with CM Punk. Now Punk had been gone a long damn time and so had AJ (who in my opinion is the most attractive diva in WWE. Probably because I like small chicks) and I thought what would happen if they returned and I was actually a wrestler in WWE and this storyline happened. Now I didn't finish the 2K15 My Career mode I got stripped of the WHC and vowed to never play it again and because it sucked donkey ass this will have some people who aren't real (example(s): Thomas Strong, Youngblood, my girlfriend) so enjoy the ride!
Chapter 1: NXT Part 1: Debut and First House Show
My POV First NXT Show Taping September 30,2015
I arrived at the Full Sail University arena half an hour before my debut match, I needed to talk to Paul Levesque a.k.a. Triple H about who my manager will be in my career I have a few ideas one former WWE Diva April Jeanette Brooks more commonly known as AJ Lee. I walked into the General Manager's Office where the COO Triple H and the NXT GM William Regal were waiting.
"Hello Mr. Smith." Triple H greeted, "Sit down."
"Yes sir." I said and quickly sat down.
"Let me be the first to say welcome to NXT. Here you will perfect your craft and will eventually be sent to the main roster. Do you know why you are here?" Triple H asked me, I nervously nodded yes before speaking.
"Yes sir. You wanted to discuss me having a manager during my time in NXT but to be honest I'd rather have a manager on the main roster it seems more appropriate." I answered.
"Okay well let's get it set in place who do you want?" Triple H asked.
Thoughts raced through my mind, "Ric Flair would be great but he's a bit on the old side plus he only shows up to support his daughter. Natal… nope she's married. Paul Heyman? NO I am not going to be a Heyman guy. Hulk Hogan? No he's racist. The Bellas… not origional. Brad Maddox? No his character is a douche. That only leaves one option." I thought, "I want AJ Lee." I said, "But she'll be called AJ Brooks we won't hide she's married to CM Punk." I said.
"May I ask why?" William Regal asked.
"She's very out spoken and has experience managing superstars. Also she was the GM of Raw for a short time. I'm going to be very close to a CM Punkish character so that will help also she and I are similar, we're nerds, we love video games, we read comic books, and most importantly WE LOVE WRESTLING so get her or I'll screw up NXT." I explained William Regal's question.
"How would we explain her return?" Triple H asked.
"Do you remember how Macho Man got his manager?" I asked.
"Yes." Triple H said.
"We do something similar to that except I'll say I made a phone call to a woman who said she'd love to be my manager then I'll introduce her." I said.
"And you aren't part of our creative department why?" Triple H asked.
"Because I'm a wrestler sir." I said.
"Off screen call me Paul on screen call me Hunter." He said extending his hand, "Now do you prefer Matt or Matthew?" He asked.
"Either works Paul." I said shaking his hand, "It's an honor to meet you by the way I'm a big fan of you pre-Authority." I said.
"Well Matthew you match is up soon best get ready." William Regal said.
"Yes sir." I said as I exited the room I walked into the locker room and started to put my gear on.
"So you're the new guy." A voice said I turned around to see Sami Zayn.
"Uh yeah you're Sami Zayn right?" I asked.
"Yes I am." He answered smiling.
"I just want to say I am a huge fan Sami." I said lacing up my boots.
"Great to know. Is tonight your debut?" he asked.
"Yeah I'm starting an angle with Breeze." I said.
"Ah my opponent tonight that's why he asked if it was okay if he attacked me after the match." Sami said.
"I'll help you out." I said putting on my sleeveless Grace Ju-jitsu hoodie, "Later Sami." I said flipping the hood up.
"Oh by the way." He said grabbing my shoulder I turned to look at him, "Call me Rami behind the scenes kid okay and welcome to NXT." He smiled.
Okay Rami and thanks." I said and returned the smile, and then accidently bumped into Bayley, "Oh sorry Bayley." I said and extended my hand to help her up.
"It's okay accidents happen." she said accepting my apology and headed to the Gorilla position for her match I headed to the interview station they wanted me to do a pre-match promo on Tye Dillinger that they'll play before my entrance (like what happened in the 80's) I walked up hood covering my face.
"Tye Dillinger." I started, "The Perfect Ten you actually think you can beat me 5 time ROH Champion, three time CZW Champion, 4 time state champion, Collegiate All-American if anything I am a "Perfect Ten" and you are a zero." I continued. "But that doesn't matter the past doesn't matter, because this is about the future of the WWE this is NXF'NT and tonight you step in the ring with "The Master of Disaster" and just like the weaklings in the past you will fall." I finished and walked away.
Tyler Breeze walked up holding his phone, "I have to say you have some okay promo skills." He said with his usual egotistical domineer not taking his eyes off his phone, "But of course you're still pretty green so there's room for improvement see you around Ugo." I stopped then turned around grabbed his iPhone and I threw it on the ground, then grabbed his selfie stick and broke it, then walked away. Just as my final debut promo was playing and I was stretching Bayley walked backstage.
"Nice job I caught the end of your match I didn't get to introduce myself earlier" I said smiling and extending my hand, "I'm the new guy Matthew Smith."
"Pamela Martinez." She said shaking my hand, "Break a leg Matt." she said and headed towards the showers then Tye walked up as they were playing my debut promo. He looked at me.
"You my opponent?" he asked.
"Uh yeah Matthew Smith." I answered.
"Break a leg." He said as his theme song hit and he walked out. I knelt down and pulled a cross neckless out of my hoodie and prayed.
"Dear father allow Tye and I to escape this match unharmed and to tell a great story, allow my father to watch over me for he is with you in Jesus's name I pray amen." I said under my breath, then the promo I cut earlier played and then my theme song (Kings Never Die- Eminem ft. Gwen Stefani) played and I walked out on stage smoke shot up I walked through and ran to one side of the stage I pointed to the crowd and pulled my hood so I could see, I then ran to the other side and repeated the process then I took a few steps down the ramp and then backed up grabbed my hood and flipped it off I walked down the ramp and got into the ring I stood on the ropes one on the outside of the top rope and tried to get them hyped. Once I got off and removed the hoodie I noticed front row was AJ Lee and CM Punk, though WWE would never point that out I motioned for a mic. "Hold on one moment Tye I want to say somethings for the crowd to get to know me. My name is Matthew Smith and I am a small town boy from Roswell, Georgia not Atlanta. Get it right Jo Jo! And I personally don't like the job Mr. Regal is doing as NXT General Manager guys like Sami Zayn, Baron Corbin, Samoa Joe, and girls like Bayley should be on the main roster already personally I would've had "HBK" Shawn Michaels be the General Manager because he knows talent and I don't know if the crowd realizes this but sitting front row center is CM Punk and his wife AJ another thing WWE screwed up by letting them go." I said all that and the crowd was silent for a few seconds then started a "Ma-tthew Smith! Ma- tthew Smith!" chant to the New Day clap.
AJ Lee POV
"Oh wow there goes the low- key night I was hoping to have with Phil." Was all I could think as this kid soaked in the crowd, the jerk.
"Now let's kick some ass!" he shouted and dropped the microphone and extended his hand to allow Tye Dillinger to shake it which he rudely declined further cementing him as a heel. The chain grappling was pretty even and the new kid has a great physique once that was done Tye Dillinger got the upper hand until the new guy jumped wrapped an arm around Tye's neck spun around and hit a DDT which made the crowd erupt then he got on the second rope across the ring like he would if he was going to pose for the crowd then at the perfect moment he jumped off and got caught by Dillinger. Or so I thought then Smith spun and hit another DDT then shouted, "TEN!" mocking Tye Dillinger after the DDT making the crowd and I jump out of our seats I felt like a young fan again while Dillinger was down Smith shouted, "German Suplex City BITCH!" when a disoriented Dillinger got up he got caught with a triple German Suplex then the crowd was hyped he was telling Dillinger to get up get up time to change your I believe he said "Mattitude" then he grabbed Dillinger by the wrist and jumped into a neck breaker then floated over to a pin and everyone in the crowd except Phil including me counted along, "1!2!3!" then erupted into a cheer. He exited on the side of the ring we were on and offered to shake hands with Phil which he declined, then he offered to shake my hand I obviously accepted and he whispered in my ear, "WWE management wants to speak to you backstage." Then continued high fiving fans on his way up the ramp he was attacked by Tyler Breeze. I walked backstage and sure enough Triple H was there.
"Hello April." He greeted.
"Hi Mr. Leveque." I said happily to see the old friend.
"Can we talk in The GM's office?" Triple H asked.
"Sure lead the way." I said. A few minutes later Matthew walked in he was wearing a Sami Zayn "Inzayn" shirt, WWE Performance Center athletic pants, and eye glasses not sun glasses legit eye glasses.
"Great match Matthew." Triple H said shaking hands.
"Thank you Paul." Matthew replied.
"April I'm going to cut to the chase. Matthew is going to have a manager on the main roster and he wants you to be that manager he pointed out some valid points and if you are willing we'd love to have you." Triple H explained.
"Yes" I said without thinking, "… but I want to be there for Phil's first fight." I said.
"Sure I won't be up there for a while." Matthew said. Later that night Tyler Breeze was attacking Sami Zayn after the match was over and Sami had won Matthew rushed out and scared away Tyler Breeze.
My POV NXT Live Event- Detroit, Michigan (day 1) October 8, 2015
I arrived at the Royal Oak Music Center for a non-televised event as I walked inside and the stage and ring were set up, I walked into the ring and started to run the ropes. Triple H saw me doing that and walked up to me, "What are you doing?" he asked.
"Pre-show ritual." I said, "I always run the ropes and get a feel for the ring before the show."
"Why didn't you do this last week on NXT?" Triple H asked.
"The fans were already in their seats." I stopped and slid out from the ring Triple H saw a tattoo on my forearm it said, "Wyche" inside a cross underneath the cross it said, "1950-2015".
"Who's Wyche?" Triple H asked.
"Oh Wyche is my father he died earlier this year and I got this to remember him." I explained, and then walked backstage. I got a call on my phone, I looked at the phone and answered it, "Hey Alex. No I'm not in Florida. Detroit. Have you seen the most recent NXT? Okay watch that then call me back. Okay. Okay. Love you too babe."
"Well, well looks like the master of disaster has a love sick mistress of distress." I looked up and saw Enzo Amore.
"Funny Enzo." I said removing my athletic pants to reveal my trunks.
"Smart." Enzo said, "Kinda like what Mick Foley would do except he wouldn't remove his pants. You know what you're doin' tonight?" he asked
"Nah man I just got here." I answered.
"Hey I got you covered, six man tag, you, me, and Cass with Carmella vs Gable, Jordan, and Breeze with Summer Rae." He said, "How good can you rhyme?" he asked.
"Rhyming is not part of my character." I told Enzo.
"Do you want to be over with the fans?" he asked.
"I want to earn their respect." I answered.
"Ah an honorable man, you're gonna go far kid by the way your song don't fit you." He said and exited the locker room.
"Knock knock." A voice said it wasn't Enzo I looked up and smirked.
"Samoa Joe." I said as he walked in, "I haven't seen you since that ROH show last year."
"Yeah man what's up did Enzo annoy you?" he asked.
"Yeah. But then again how could he not? He's annoying. I know he's a face and I respect the fans' opinion" I said putting my knee pads on, "but I just don't like him I'll only team with him because it's the business." I said putting my boots on and starting to lace them up.
"Enzo was right." Joe said and I looked at him confused, "You're honorable, you're gonna go far, and your song doesn't fit you."
"Noted." I said finishing lacing up my boots. I started to wrap my hands, "Anything else?"
"Be careful. After all you live with your girlfriend right?" Joe asked.
"Yeah in Celebration, Florida." I said as I finished wrapping my left hand.
"How'd you meet her?" Joe asked, I glared at him, "What I'm just curious."
"I got lost on my first day trying to find the performance center so I pulled over to a gas station and asked the person next to me… which turned out to be Alex for directions and we talked for a little bit I got her number she got mine I gave her a kiss on the cheek and headed off." I said as I finished wrapping my right hand.
"Interesting. Well I got to go my match is up." He said and exited the locker room, "Oh by the way this is a house show don't forget to have some fun." He said then walked away. I was wearing my last ROH attire, and a red sleeve armband on my right arm, I started to warm up then I heard it the magical chant.
"NXT! NXT! NXT!" over and over again until Samoa Joe's theme song hit. Then my phone started to ring again I answered it on my Bluetooth.
"Hello? Hey Daniel what's up bro.? I'm at the Royal Oak Music Center. It's in Detroit. You know Detroit, Michigan.. Please tell me you watched NXT on Wednesday. You too?! Watch it then call me back." I said then hung up and my phone started to ring again this time I looked at it the screen said Daniel Smith on it, "Hey brother. Yeah I finally made it. I'm in the Royal Oak Music Center right now. Yeah I'll get you front row seats when we tour in Georgia. Tell Mom and John I say "Hi". Alright. Alright Later Daniel. Buh bye." I said and hung up. Then I continued to warm up.
"Well you're popular." A female voice said I looked and saw arguably the cutest diva in NXT (even though her character's a bitch) Alexa Bliss she started acting flirty to me, "You know if you join Blake and Murphy not only would you get to see more of this" she said and posed, "but I'm pretty sure the four of us could dominate NXT."
"Sorry Alexa I'm a solo act right now but if you ever get bored of those two chumps give me a call." I said and winked. Alexa stormed out in a huff. Then I put on my entrance gear and walked out I headed to the Gorilla Position and waited for my entrance I was listening to different WWE theme song to get in the mood for the match then Enzo, Cass, and Carmella walked up, "Hey Enzo." I said he looked at me, "My rhyming skills suck like Blake and Murphy." Big Cass laughed at that.
"You and me gotta hang some time." Cass said as their music hit. And they walked out I knelt down and prayed again. Then my music hit and I rushed out no smoke because it's a house show so smaller crowd but I heard a strange chant.
"Ma-tthew rocks, Ma-tthew rocks." over and over to the new day clap I couldn't help but smile. As I got in the ring Enzo and Cass started to get out I quickly grabbed Enzo's microphone.
"Hold on hold on Cass I need you to spell somethin' out for me." I said as Cass got back in.
"And what might that word be?" he asked understanding what I was doing.
"It's the one word to describe our opponents." I said and the crowd erupted.
"Alright I'll spell it out for ya if you spell it with me." He said.
"On the count of three?" I asked, "One."
"Two" Cass said.
"Three." I said.
"S-A-W-F-T! SSSAAAWWWWFFFTTT!" Cass, the crowd, and I all shouted in unison. Then Jordan & Gable entered, and finally Tyler Breeze accompanied by Summer Rae I walked up to my partners to discuss strategy.
"Guys I got an idea. I used this tactic on the indy circuit I call it divide and conquer, after the match starts the two non-legal men which will be me and Enzo jump down and attack the illegal members of their team which will help when they do get a tag and we slide in the ring and help the legal partner if they need it." I said.
"I like it." Carmella said who heard the entire conversation.
"Alright we'll do it." Enzo said as he and I got on the apron. After the bell rang we immediately jumped down and ran to the other side, I pulled down Tyler Breeze and Enzo pulled down Chad Gable (guess he wasn't ready, willing, and Gable for that) we beat the tar out of them which involved me hitting my finish three times, then Cass was holding Jason Jordan in a bear hug it was too easy I couldn't resist, I ran in the ring bounced off each side and hit a Hart Attack then I rolled to the outside.
"Air Enzo! Do Air Enzo! I shouted. Cass and Enzo got the message they quickly hit their tag finisher and won the match. As their theme was playing and we were celebrating Enzo walked asked me a question.
"So can Cass and I use that on a regular basis?" Enzo asked.
I laughed, "Sorry Enzo that's trademark Matthew Smith."
"Not even if I let you get a kiss from Carmella?" Enzo asked.
"Not even for that. I'm not saying she's not attractive I'm saying I find other divas more attractive than her." I said. I walked into the locker room I had one missed call from Alex Daniels and a voicemail from her I called her back.
"Alex speaking." She said sounding tired when she answered the phone.
"Hey baby." I said right after that I heard her scream.
"Oh my god you finally did it you finally made it to NXT!" she said very happily.
"Yeah I did I just got a victory at a live event with your two favorite superstars." I said.
"My former two favorite superstars baby, obviously you're my favorite now." She said which made me smile I then pressed the facetime button on my iPhone she answered it putting her dark brown it almost looked black hair into a pony tail and looking at me with her light brown eyes, "How long will you be in Detroit?" she asked.
"Three days." I answered.
"You're going to miss date night." She said and pouted.
"Sorry babe it can't be helped." I said.
"Well when you get home we are going to throw a party you can invite your friends from Georgia, and get as drunk as you want." Alex said really fast getting excited.
"Babe. You know I don't drink." I reminded her, "And you'll have to set it up."
"Okay can I use your contact book?" she asked.
"Yes how else will you get my friends numbers?" I said.
"Well I better let you shower and get to the hotel so you can sleep." Alex said.
"Alright love you." I said.
"Love you too superstar." She said as we hung up. I walked to the shower unknown to me Tyler Breeze was listening to my entire conversation.
"Gold." He said.
End Note: I want to say before you go to the next chapter, that if you see a lot of anger and stuff similarly I'm using this as a vent from the stress of the day. With that said please enjoy my version of the My Career Mode, I hope you enjoy the story.