Notes: I'm going with a winner I wouldn't have wanted to see if I was watching it, but someone that makes sense plot wise.
Cesaro looked up as Sami Zayn walked into the locker room. He was glad to see Sami back on the main roster. He came so close to being called up when he had become injured. "Hey Sami," he said going up to him and stuck his hand out for a handshake.
"Hey Cesaro," he said before finding an empty locker on the other side of the room. He started to get changed when Dean came into the room.
"Hey!" Dean called as he walked up to Cesaro. They exchanged a side hug before Dean sat down on the bench next to him. "Renee and I are going out to dinner after the show. You should call Sara and join us."
"I'll call her and see if she's available." Cesaro said. He wasn't dating the Assistant Head Coach of NXT Sara Del Rey, but they were good friends from when they were Kings of Wrestling with Chris Hero. "I didn't know you were going to be here tonight."
"Making sure Sami is ready for tonight. I also live here," he reminded him with a grin on his face.
"True," Cesaro said with a smile. "I forget sometimes that you work at NXT as Talent Relations. I heard…" he stopped when he felt someone staring at him. He turned around to see Roman Reigns glaring at him. he ignored him. "They are thinking of signing Bobby Roode."
"Yeah. Though I don't help with that stuff."
Roman was now watching Dean.
"Let's go get some catering and catch up," Cesaro said glaring back at Reigns who moved away. Dean was oblivious as he was busy texting someone.
Dean stood up and finally noticed Roman was in the locker room. He locked eyes with the Samoan for a moment before walking out of the locker room.
Cesaro started to follow but Roman grabbed his arm.
"What do you think you're doing?" Roman demanded.
"I'm going to get something to eat with my friend Dean," Cesaro said not holding back a smirk.
"He's not your friend!"
"Actually we've been friends for about a year now. I was the one who was there to take care of him when he had bronchitis and had no idea what happened to 2014."
Roman glowered at him. "You know why I couldn't." The locker room started to fill, so he didn't say anything. He went back to getting ready for the night.
DDD
Seth Rollins stood in the locker room of Ring of Honor. It was a regular show and not a TV taping or PPV. He didn't want to admit it out loud but he was glad to be back in Ring of Honor. This time he didn't have to worry about someone trying to get him back into WWE. He didn't have to look over his shoulder afraid that Evolution or the Wyatts were nearby. The only thing that kept it from being perfect was that Dean and Roman weren't there.
He watched as The Motor City Machineguns came into the locker room after a match with the Briscoes. "Good match guys."
"Thanks Seth," Alex Shelly said as he grabbed a bottled water out of his bag. "You ready for your match with Jay Lethal?"
"Yeah," Seth said with a sigh. "I just hope the Bullet Club doesn't interfere again. They are determined to prove they are better than the Shield, and I'm the only Shield member here." He taped up his fists.
"We've got your back if they do interfere," Chris Sabin said as he sat down next to his tag partner. "Especially if Young Bucks show up."
The Machineguns hadn't been back together in Ring of Honor very long but they were making names for themselves fighting Young Bucks and Addiction.
Seth's phone started to ring.
He saw it was Roman so he walked out of the locker room and found a secluded part of the building. "Hey Roman." He answered.
"Dean's here," Roman answered. "Apparently, he works in NXT. He and Cesaro are suddenly buddies."
"Roman," Seth said with a sigh. "We kind of abandoned him remember? Doesn't surprise me that he's friends with Cesaro. You heard the talk of the locker room before we both left. How Cesaro took care of Dean when he was sick and how poor Dean has amnesia. We did what we had to, to keep him safe."
"But he's not supposed to be friends with him! He was part of Evolution," he reminded him.
"Cesaro was ready to quit Evolution before they disbanded. Maybe he's changed? Look I've got a match with Jay Lethal and you've got a Rumble to win. Leave Dean alone. From what I've heard he's never been happier."
"But Seth…"
"I've gotta go," he said and hung up. He didn't want to admit to Roman that he was just as angry about this situation. They had to get past it.
He just didn't want to know what would happen if Bray's hypnosis wore off how Dean would react. It'd been a year. Maybe it never would.
