A New Age

Chapter 2: Time For A Revolution

Previously, we saw the new wave of wrestlers make their debut on "Monday Night Raw". But how did our young wrestlers meet? This is their story as they graduate wrestling school.

(Steve's POV)

My name is Steve Taylor, and I want to be a wrestler. I don't do this to be famous. I know it's more than glitz and glamour in this business. We all know that. We were taught that. Booker taught us that. Kaitlyn taught us that while we were in this school. Today's graduation day. We actually made it through. In my opinion, this was more tiring than my years in college, undergrad and postgrad. I have a phd, but yet I wanted to fulfill my dream. Some of my fellow soon-to-be graduates didn't even graduate college, like my best friend and tag team partner Paul Santana. He's called "The Machine".

"Yo, bro, I haven't been this excited to graduate since high school." He said.

"Yeah, I know. Hopefully our career starts as soon as we graduate." I said back with a smile.

Others had other careers before coming here. Some were college football players that didn't get drafted. Some were lawyers. Hell, one was a doctor. A cardiologist. That one was a woman named Courtney. I went to college with Courtney and had an acting class together. Ironic, huh? In fact, I had a little crush on her. We had a couple of mixed tag matches together. I wouldn't be surprised if she took the wrestling world by storm. I felt a gentle touch on my back.

"Hey, Doctor." It was Courtney. They call me "The Doctor" because I have a PhD. I like that nickname. I hope it sticks.

"What up, Courtney? Look at you, looking all good..." I said, half checking her out.

"Thanks, Steve. But I'm taken." Courtney said, smiling.

"Darn it." I said, half-jokingly. "So, if you make it with me, will you be my on-screen girlfriend?" I continued.

"Hmm. Wow. At least take me out to dinner first!"

"I said on screen, not real-life." I pleaded.

"I'll think about it..." She chuckled and walked away.

"Call me!" I said, then laughed.

Paul shook his head in pity and said:

"The power of the pussy..."

"Yep." I said simply. "We're friends, though!" I continued.

As I made my way to my seat, it was time for the makeshift ceremony.

"Ladies and gentlemen of the Booker T Wrestling School. You have made it. You have made it through the painful process of training to be a sports entertainer. I have taught you everything I could. It is your time now. But, I do have something for you all. Since I am the general manager of Smackdown and I have connections, I'm taking all of you with me to a tryout to RAW and SmackDown. I'm going to help you make a name for yourselves one time. And one time only." Booker said. We cheered raucously. "And to let you get used to this feeling, I bought a little friend to introduce you as you walk."

"Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the graduating class of the Booker T wrestling school!"

Oh my god. It was Howard Finkel. The greatest ring announcer ever. Oh my god. I felt like screaming like a fan girl. The Fink started to introduce us. I can't believe I'm saying this.

"Introducing first... Alyssa Diaz!" She did her in-ring taunt, her fist-pump, like Trish Stratus, then walked across.

"The Sexy A-Rod, Ashley Rodriguez!" I've known her since high school. She is feisty yet sultry. She would make a great Diva. She has great assets to be one. Literally and metaphorically. Right before she walked, she licked her finger and put it on her big buttocks, making a "SSS!" Sound, which became one of her signature taunts. I did a few mixed tag team matches with her also.

"B-Hawk, Blake Hawkins!" I've known him since high school also. We are great friends. He had NFL dreams, but didn't get drafted. Believe it or not, him and his best friend were moonlighting as male strippers for a short while. He and his best friend are a tag team and hope to be tag team champions one day.

"Claudia Montero!" I didn't know Claudia that well, but she was a lawyer before she got here at the school. She was a natural at learning to wrestle. She is cocky, confident, and a tease in the ring, invoking sex appeal.

"Courtney Brown!" My girl Courtney used to be a doctor before coming here, but quit. She was told that she couldn't do it. She didn't have the look, they said. But she did it. She'll prove everybody wrong.

"Dante Kingsley!" "The Duke" as they call him, is sheer power. He also had NFL dreams, but wasn't drafted. Dante has the physique and the confident personality to make it in this business. I've been in the ring with him as a sparring partner. That dude is strong.

"'El Padrino', David Ramos!" David is one of those people you meet in the hood, and you think he's ignorant and ghetto as hell, but he still makes sense from time to time. I met him in high school also. He was ignorant then. And he is now. But a dead clock is right twice a day. He has a tag team partner that's one of his good friends.

"Devin Kingsley!" The twin sister of "The Duke", also known as "The Duchess" always had me wrapped around her finger from the first time I met her. I fell for her. Yes. I did. Until one day in college, I fucked up. Let's just say it involves Facebook, a blog entry, and a semi-sexy picture of her. She's still mad at me about that. Devin works hard to delete the notion of female wrestlers being sex in the ring. Her and Dante make one hell of a tag team. They're twins, after all. Her current boyfriend, best friend, and ex-boyfriend are also graduating. Damn, that's a mouthful.

"Gabriela Black!" Pretty Gabby, as I like to call her, has Victoria's Secret model looks but can fight like a UFC fighter. She's more than a pretty face. We go back to the SECOND GRADE! Her husband's also here to graduate. I had a thing for her not too long ago before she got married. Quite frankly, She wasn't that good at first, but through hard work, she's here. I can picture her as a champion.

"Jacqueline Monique Ramirez!" Jackie is feisty and is one of those female wrestlers that didn't have "the look" to be a Diva, so she lost weight to show her doubters. We go back to preschool. I wouldn't be surprised if she turns out to be a champion. She works hard at what she does.

"Janet Mercer!" Janet used to stay on the same street as me when we were kids. I stayed in Houston, she moved to Austin after graduating high school. She's cute and bubbly and outgoing, but in the ring, she will break your face in. I'm just saying.

"James Sherrod Grant!" Jay is my younger cousin and has loved this since childhood. We've dreamed of being a tag team together. He may be smaller, but he is a high flyer, plus he is multifaceted. He dabbles in rap, making him the black, high flying John Cena maybe?

"Jasmine Miller!" Jas is one of my great friends since high school. She is dedicated, god-fearing, and smart in the ring. She is multitalented also. She sings and writes poems. She is also trying to dispel the notion about female wrestlers. She was a great mixed tag partner to me. Her boyfriend is also here graduating.

"Jason Maxwell!" Jason is another one of my good friends that is a little ignorant, but he will always have your back. Me, Paul, and Jason were like the three amigos back in the day. His nickname is "The Max Factor" in the ring.

"Grace 'Jezebel' Sanchez!" Jez is attractive and would be every man's dream girl. She loves sports, cars, and video games. Only one thing... she's not into men. Yep. She's a lesbian. I found that out the hard way. Nonetheless, she's very good in the ring. Jezebel is her middle name, and she chose that to be her ring name. Don't know how they'll do this in the PG-era, but... They'll do it.

"Lamar Gray!" Lamar is a 325-pound powerhouse that is best friends with the twins Kingsley and is a Tag team with Dante. Lamar and I have a friendly rivalry. He was an offensive lineman in college, but didn't go to the pros. He chose to graduate with a business degree and come here.

"Laura Melendez!" Something about Laura rubs me the wrong way. Don't get me wrong, she's hot, but I really don't know about her. Maybe it's because I don't know her that well. She is kinda ignorant and 'hood. She's best friends with A-Rod and Rebecca Robina. And she hangs out with Gator and El Padrino a lot too.

"Lorena Pena!" I met Lorena in Vegas. She used to work at an adult show in Vegas. She's real cool. She can sing and dance also, that's an immediate plus. She is real flirty and can win you over instantly but don't mess with her. You know the saying. Hell hath no fury.

"Malachi Thompson!" Malachi is... Or was, the object of Devin Kingsley's affection. God, I hated him. I was jealous. I didn't think he loved her. He didn't. I was right. Malachi is a cocky, arrogant son of a bitch that thinks he's better than everybody. He calls himself "The Prophet."

"Megan Simien!" Megan and I have been friends for a long time. She has had the feeling of being alienated and being the "bad guy". She's had rumors spread about her, but I don't understand why. But nonetheless, she's gorgeous, tougher from those tribulations, and she's a fighter.

"He is 'The Machine', Paul Santana!" Paul is my best friend, and this graduation is like high school graduation again. Before he walked, he flexed his muscles, smiled and walked across. Paul is a powerhouse who moves like a cruiser weight. He has a killer buzzsaw kick. The reason why he's called "The Machine" is because of his size and physique as well as his strength.

"Dominique 'Prince' Edwards!" Prince and I go way back. He is Devin Kingsley's current boy toy. They're a cute couple. He's cool with me. I think he'll make a great superstar. He's genuine, he's athletic, and he's friends with Dante and Lamar, and rivals with Malachi. That's cool with me.

"Rebecca Robina!" Becky, aka The Sweetheart is a little unique. I have known her for a long time and yes, she is a bitch sometimes, but on the other hand, she is caring and has a loving heart, which is why I like her, really. I had a thing for her. If you mess with her, she will beat you down.

"Jose 'Shadow' Black!" Jose is known as Shadow, because he is a masked wrestler. His tag team partner is Turbo. Jose is the husband of Gabriela. That lucky bastard. Without his mask, he's fairly attractive and has the physique to be awesome. He's a high-flyer also.

"Skylar Peters!" Sky had a couple of classes with me in college. She used to play basketball there. She is very athletic, tall, and curvy. Very curvy. She is good friends and tag partners with Devin Kingsley. I don't know her that well, but I know she doesn't like me. She thinks I'm perverted and that I "objectify" women. That might be half true. I love women, but I don't objectify them. But I digress.

"Sophia Richards!" Sophia's good friends with Lorena, and worked at the same show she did. She's really down-to-earth, pretty, has sex appeal, and is a damn good tease. I think she'll be a very hard worker and a very sultry diva.

"He is 'The Doctor', Steve Taylor!" Before I walked across, I straightened up my lab coat get-up, smiled, then turned around, back to the crowd, pointed to it with my thumbs, then pounded my chest in victory. As I walked across, I looked at all my comrades, fist pumping. We did it. We were actually going to be on Smackdown to make a statement. It was our time. It was finally our time.

"Tim Thomas!" As Tim walked across, he looked at his girlfriend Jasmine Miller and blew a kiss at her. Jasmine didn't really approve of his job of being a male stripper, but she loved him. Tim is smart, strong, and confident. His tag team partner B-Hawk is cocky, protective, strong, but has a little anger problem. Tim calmed him down if he got angry. I've known Tim since high school and we've been almost best friends since then.

"Armando 'Turbo' Gomez!" I really don't know Mando that well. He is Shadow's tag team partner and a very good luchador. Armando and Jose have very good chemistry together and trained intensively. I think they'll be the next Mysterio and Sin Cara.

"Vanessa Romero!" Vanne is a Salvadorian beauty that traveled to have luchador training in Mexico before coming back to Houston. I've known her for a while. She used to help me with my pre-calculus homework. I used to call her my pre-cal girlfriend. I know. Stupid. I think she has potential to be a Michelle McCool.

"Ladies and gentlemen, your graduating class!" Howard Finkel said. We did it. It is now time to make Booker proud. It's time to make our city proud. There's a new wave in wrestling. We're young. We're wild. We're sexy. Nothing can stop us. It's time for a revolution.