Author's Note: I actually found a name for it… The Apocalypse Neckbreaker still if you have a better idea by all means suggest it. So this is part 2 of NXT and there will be a lot of parts for NXT so sit back and enjoy
Chapter 2: NXT Part 2: Fights & Commentary
My POV NXT Live Event Detroit, Michigan (day 2) October 9, 2015
I was looking through Instagram when I came to a video from mmmgorgeous (Tyler Breeze) and I click on it to add sound.
"Hello Matthew ugo Smith you seriously think you can measure up to the king of cuteville ha puh-lease you have no chance of it. Tell your girlfriend if she wants a real man her prince charming is prince pretty." Tyler said. I immediately put my phone in my pocket and walked out to find Tyler Breeze. I found him talking to Summer Rae.
"Hey Breeze." I shouted when he turned around to look at me I clocked him with a right hook then he and I got into a slug fest, William (Big Cass), Rami, and Samoa Joe ran over and started to hold me back as Bull Dempsey and a few other guys held back Tyler Breeze. Triple H stormed up unhappy.
"What the hell is going on?! He shouted angrily.
"He attacked me for no reason." Tyler said.
"He hit on my girlfriend." I retorted trying to get free of my friends grips.
"I did that for business reasons you retard! People aren't buying we're in a rivalry so I thought we'd up the personal ante a bit." Tyler said.
I gritted my teeth though I'd never admit this to his face he was right I'd read the dirt sheets no one believed this was going to be a story arch so I told my friends to let me go I'll be fine and stormed off a few minutes later while I was listening to music to cool off Rami walked in and tapped me on the shoulder, "Hey want to show me what the fuck that was about?" he asked. Reluctantly I pulled out my phone and showed him the video. "I didn't even know you had a girlfriend, bro it must be hard for her to know 300 day a year you'll be surrounded by the future of the divas division."
"And hopefully someday the current divas division." I said jokingly.
"I noticed something in your promo where you pointed out AJ Lee and CM Punk that's been bothering me… do you really hate the job Mr. Regal is doing?"
I sighed, "In all honesty no. But I still think HB Shizzle would be better." Rami laughed at that.
"Did you just quote" he started but I cut him off.
"The 2014 Slammy Awards yes I did." I said. Then a female writer knocked on the door or at least I assumed she was a writer.
Rami looked and saw the writer, "Come in Jenny!" he shouted she nervously walked in I looked at her and saw her auburn hair and green eyes and the freckles on the bride of her nose she looked a little like my comic book crush, Barbara Gordon.
"Hey guy got the scripts for next weeks NXT. And Matthew Triple H said your match has been changed you know the one you're having against Tyler Breeze tonight."
"Okay" I said gritting my teeth again and forced a smile, "What's changed?" I asked through my teeth.
"It now has a stipulation since you two just can't stop beating each other up he decided to make it a falls count anywhere match." she said then exited the room. I sat for a few seconds processing it… then I punched a wall.
"Easy Matt you could break fingers by doing that." Rami said, "You got to get used to that last minute changes look man this should be easy for you, you were in CZW I talked with Dean Ambrose while he was in NXT he said that place is like ECW when it was it was own company on steroids."
"More like ECW's kid but pretty close." I said.
"My point is you'll be fine you survived that and you'll do great in this type of match… YO! Ben wait up man!" Rami said as he ran after Adrian Neville to talk I assume about their match later that night I just finished getting ready after I had wrapped both my hands in white tape I decided that looked to plain I got a black marker and on left hand side with the back of my hand I wrote "Alex" and one the side with my thumb I wrote, "Home" then I grabbed my phone and took a picture I posted it to my Instagram account ( mts_life_0126) with the caption, "For you babe #missingbae #homesoon #NXTDetroit."
I walked out the closer I got to the gorilla position the louder the fans got it got to the point to where I couldn't hear my music through my earbuds at least I thought that until Alex's older sister called I answered, "Hey Adrian did something happen to Alex?" I asked worried I heard Adrian sobbing.
"Yes Matt we had a girls night out last night and we got wasted and she was driving then she crashed she's in the hospital right now." I stopped walking and fell to my knees Rami walked up he saw me on my knees mouth hanging open in the middle of the corridor tears rolling out of my eyes slowly.
"Hey man." He said I didn't reply, "You okay?"
Adrian had hung up, "Alex." I said.
"What dude its Rami?" He said confused.
"No my girlfriend Alex she was in a car accident last night I got a call from her sister." I said tears still rolling out of my eyes.
"Dude your match is up now Tyler Breeze has already entered. They're waiting on you. SUCK IT UP!" he shouted the last sentence then slapped me when I opened my eyes I had my game face on I walked to the gorilla position the crowd was silent, I knelt down and said a prayer for Alex and felt a tear escape my eye I looked the tech guy and nodded my head then he hit my music and the crowd erupted the biggest pop I had gotten yet I walked on stage and I had just stood there. Earlier no matter how much I didn't want to I talked with Tyler and we figured out we could still do the spots we had planned and then some. I unzipped my jacket and left it on the stage and threw my NXT baseball cap into the crowd I then pointed at Tyler Breeze and charged into the ring he slid out and I jumped over the top rope starting the match outside the ring Tyler looked at me shocked he saw the emotions I was dealing with inside and he didn't give a damn.
"That wasn't part of the script." He mouthed hoping none of the fans could read lips.
I was shaking from anger tears still rolling down my face I got so close to his face he could fell my breath, "Do you really think I give a damn?" I asked. The match went as planned but after we were done we didn't stop fighting this time the entire NXT locker room had to come out to break us up. Once backstage Triple H had a very pleased look on his face he slowly started clapping, "Great match out there the opening was awesome."
"That wasn't how we planned it to start." Tyler said angrily and walked off.
I looked at Triple H, he was still smiling, "He's right sir the match wasn't supposed to start like that." I said bowing my head.
"Who gives a fuck?" Triple H asked as Alexa Bliss and Blake and Murphy passed us, "That was one hell of a match. I need to book you in a match for tomorrow after that match." I looked up.
"NO!" I shouted, "Please Paul my girlfriend was in an accident, you of all people should understand with you being married to Stephanie. If she was in an accident you'd be flying to Hartford right now worried sick. If I don't have a match tomorrow please let me go home tonight or on a red eye tomorrow I really don't care." I said to Triple H.
He sighed knowing I was right, "Book your own flight head to the hotel you're done. But make no mistake if you ever talk to me like that again unless a storyline requires it I will hit you with a sledgehammer." He said I nodded and sprinted to the locker room ignoring the showers and ignoring all the guys saying good match all I could think about was Alex imagining every worse possible scenario in my head (I had a really bad habit of doing that) and I rushed out to the hotel I was staying in. I showered, then booked myself a fight to the Tampa airport I as fast I could got dressed packed and checked out. I barely made it in time for my flight fans recognized me and asked for pictures, "Sorry I can't." is what I said to all of them. I boarded my flight. I tried to sleep but I couldn't too worried the guy next to me was playing some crappy game on his phone he clearly enjoyed because he was laughing like a walrus eventually I grabbed the guy by the shirt and said, "If you don't turn that shit off and stop your dumbass laugh I will take your phone and shove it so far down your throat you'll shit it out tomorrow." The rest of the flight the guy was silent… I still didn't sleep. I got off and as fast as I could grabbed my luggage and ran to my car then I drove off.
Florida Celebration Health
Adrian was in the lobby, "Adrian!" I shouted and embraced her trying to comfort her as much as she was me.
"Thank God you got here." she said then noticed my hair was a mess, "Uuuuhhhhh Matt"
"Yeah I know I forgot to brush it after I showered." I said cutting her off as I put on My Atlanta Falcons flat brim, "Where's your sister?" I asked.
"Follow me." She said. As she led me to Alex's hospital room I walked in Alex looked so peaceful lying in the hospital bed. Adrian stood in the doorway, "Thank God even though she was drunk she knew to buckle up." Adrian said.
"Your sister is smart, that's part of the reason I love her." I said with a smile, "Adrian go home I'll let you know if she wakes up." Adrian nodded understanding I'd want to be alone for a bit. I sat in a hospital chair and started to read the script for NXT next week.
As I was the doctor walked in, "Oh I'm sorry I didn't know anyone was in here." He said, "Did I disturb you?" he asked.
"No it's fine I was just reading a script for a show taping this Wednesday, "I'm Alex's boyfriend, Matthew."
"Nice to meet you Matthew. Your girlfriend is very lucky" the doctor was cut off my Sami Zayn's theme song playing in my pocket.
"Sorry friend form work." I answered him, "Hey Rami."
"Dude you're not at the hotel or the gym where the fuck are you?" he asked.
"I wasn't booked for day three so I flew back so I could get to the hospital." I told him.
"Oh right is she okay?" Rami asked.
"Her sister said even though she was drunk she knew to buckle up." I said holding Alex's hand.
"Of course I would click it or ticket right." A sleepy Alex said smiling at me, "Your home early."
"Rami hold on man." I said and put the phone to my chest, "Alex you were in a wreck go back to sleep." I said.
"I've been awake since you got here I just chose to keep my eyes closed Sami Zayn's theme song almost jolted me out of bed." She said. Rami heard that.
"Sorry." Sami said and hung up I quickly dialed Adrian.
"Adrian get to the hospital Alex is up." I said.
"Wait she's up right now?" she asked.
"Yes right now." I said and heard the screeching of tires.
"To think I was almost half way home." Adrian said, I'm on my way." she said and hung up.
"How bad is it doc?" Alex asked scared gripping my hand tightly.
"Well your car is totaled. But you are alright you can go home whenever you're ready." The doctor said an exited the room.
"We'll wait for your sister to get here." I said kissing Alex's hand, "Do you remember how it happened?" I asked.
"No I was way too hammered." Alex said rubbing my cheek, "Have you been crying?" she asked.
"Of course why wouldn't I? I've cried more the past few hours than I do in a year." I told her.
Narrative POV) Celebration, Florida the next day
Alex and Matthew were sitting at home watching his debut match on NXT well at least she was Matthew was going over the script for NXT the episode won't air for a few days . Alex was laying across Mathew's lap but he seemed distant, "Babe you okay?" she asked.
"Yeah I'm fine." Matthew said not looking at Alex.
"Okay what's wrong?" Alex said sitting up
"Nothing!" Matthew shouted still not looking at Alex, "Why do you think something is wrong?!" he shouted.
"You're not looking at me, whenever something is wrong you don't look at me." Alex said turning Matthew's head toward her when she moved her hand away he moved his head away. "Stop being so stubborn and tell me what's wrong."
"I'm fine." Matthew said.
"I get it you feel like you have to bottle up your emotions I'm here to remind you that you can tell me anything." She said and gave him a peck on the cheek.
Matthew stood up and walked closer to the TV, "I'm just sick of bad things happening to my family and the people I care about, Tyler, my dad, John, you, Alex you- you could've died baby I'd never want that I wouldn't know what to do. Out of the sisters you're the only one I care about." Matthew said turning to Alex, "Well I did comfort Adrian but she was so sad and she tried to comfort me to." Matthew said walking towards the couch and grabbing Alex by her upper arms, "I'm sick and tired of it all!" Matthew shouted squeezing harder on her upper arms.
"Matt!" Alex screamed, "Calm down or you could hurt me." Matthew let go and slumped into a chair.
"You look like a man who needs a massage." Alex said getting up and walking over behind Matthew.
Matthew reached up and stroked her cheek, "Thank God you're studying to be a masseuse." He said smiling as she started rubbing his shoulders
"Geeze baby you're stressed out." She said, "Is it work?" Alex asked, "Is it us?" she asked. Matthew looked up at Alex shocked.
"What would lead you to that second accusation?" Matthew asked, "How would us stress me out?" Matthew asked, its part work and part I almost lost the love of my life." Alex walked around and straddled Matthew staring at him straight in the face.
"You'll never loose me superstar." She said as they kissed.
My POV NXT Show Taping October 7, 2015 (Yes it's a flashback so what.)
I arrived at the Aren. Rami noticed me and walked up, "Matthew what's up man!" he shouted.
"Not much Rami." I said giving him a bro hug, "I don't have a match but I will be on commentary to distract Breeze." I said.
"Cool so you excited to go to Detroit?" Rami asked.
"Hell yeah that's the furthest I'd ever traveled of course I'm excited." I said putting on a NXT "The Future Is Now" T-Shirt and a NXT baseball cap in the locker room. I pulled out my cross neckless out of my shirt, "You got a match?" I asked.
"Yeah vs Kevin Owens." Rami said.
"Good luck he's the NXT Champ big victory if you win." I said.
"Yeah no pressure right?" Rami asked and he and I chuckled, "Later bro."
"Alright later man." I said as we fist bumped and Rami walked out.
I looked at the Gorilla Position and saw Tyler Breeze there, "Oh I got to be on commentary next!" I said to myself then ran off. Tyler Breeze was going up against Mojo Rawley tonight after Tyler Breeze's entrance my music hit and the graphics/ entrance movie were displayed I walked on stage with a generic light grey hoodie and walked down the steps to the commentary area and sat next to Byron Saxton, "Mind if I join you?" I said putting a headset on and sitting down.
"What exactly are you doing out here Matthew?" Rich Brennan asked.
"Studying." I said, "See Rich I don't know if you remember and frankly don't care last week "The Gorgeous One" attacked me because he felt threatened that I'd steal the pretty boy spotlight and I don't blame him but if you're going to .attack me talk with Mr. Regal about making a match so it isn't a cowardly cheap shot." I said.
"So you think Tyler Breeze is a coward?" Corey Graves asked.
"Yes. He is a coward, though don't take that as disrespect… I respect Tyler Breeze as a competitor but not as a man." I said.
"So you're saying Tyler is less of a man than you?" Byron Saxton asked.
"Yes real men don't use women as accessories. Like Tyler Breeze does to Summer Rae. Real men would take a beautiful woman like Summer Rae out to dinner and a real man would marry a beautiful woman like Summer Rae even if she is a bitch." I said. The last comment distracted Tyler allowing Mojo Rawley to capitalize… but he got "close but no cigar" as they say in the end Tyler Breeze still won by the beauty shot. After the match he was going to do an elevated unprettier I jumped onto the ramp and ran into the ring. Once in the ring I tackled Tyler Breeze and started to punch him repeatedly Breeze squirmed out of my grasp. When I walked backstage I grabbed a bottle of water and called Alex, "Hey, babe I'm done with my workout and I'm on my way home. You may be asleep so if you are I won't see you I'll be out of town for a few days and I want you to know I love you." a while later Alex texted a reply.
"srry in shower when u calld i'm up for a match in bed if you are up for it?" with a kissy face emoji. I replied and headed home.
