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2017 (31 years old)
I have been apart of the NXT roster for four years now and on two separate occasions I have held the women's championship and the best part is that I did that without using my last name. We never once mentioned who I was or who my father is.
At first the fans seem to really take to me, but it seems in the past few years I started to get less of a crowd reaction and pushed to the back burner.
All the superstars were sitting in a meeting at the performance center when Hunter announced that Asuka was getting her main roster call up. To say I was upset would be an understatement I was livid. I mean good for her she defiantly deserves it, but I was told, and I quote
"The higher ups just don't see a place for you right now"
I stood up and walked out of the meeting grabbing my bag off the ground and headed for the exit.
"Shaylee" Shawn yelled stopping me in my tracks
"Hey Shawn" I said
"Can I talk to you for a second?" he asked
"Sure" I said following him into an empty office.
"Look I just wanted to talk to you about your character" he said pulling out a chair for me
"What about it?" I asked sitting down
"Let me be brutally honest it's a carbon copy of almost every other woman who comes through here and it's never going to get you to the main roster" he said
"I'm not saying this to be a jerk I am just trying to help you out. Shaylee, I meant what I said when I told you that you were a natural because you are, but you need a gimmick change bad, you need something that makes you stand out from everyone else. Something that says I can kick your ass and have no regrets" he told me
"Shay you are far too talented to be overlooked or left in NXT because they think your boring and stale. Look I'm not trying to tell you what to do or make you upset, but I think its time that you bank on that last name of yours. The women's division needs that antihero that is going to stand up to the authority but also kick the baby faces ass when its needed"
"Thank you Shawn I appreciate the honesty" I said standing up
"Shaylee at least think about it" he told me
I nodded my head yes before walking out of the room and heading home.
Later that night
I was sitting on my couch tapping my finger against my beer can letting all the things Shawn told me run through my mind repeatedly, but he was right my character was stale and I needed a change if I ever wanted to make it to the main roster.
I looked down at the miller light can in my hand and that's when it all clicked for me. I ran into my bedroom and opened my closet door grabbing a tote from the back of it and set it on my bed. I took the lid off and pulled out my old wrestling boots that had Austin down the side of them and my vest that had Stone Cold down the left side of it in red, a skull on the other side, and SOB on the back of it.
I walked back to my closet and found a pair of old jeans and cut them into shorts and my black tank top that stops in the middle of my stomach. I shoved all the items into my bag while smiling to myself.
"If they want a gimmick change than ill give them one" I said
Next Day
I walked into the performance center and headed straight to Hunter's office and knocked on the door.
"Come in" Hunter yelled
"Hey, can I talk to you?" I asked shutting the door behind me
"Of course," he said walking around the desk sitting on top it "What's up?" he asked
"This"
I unzipped my bag and pulled out the vest showing it to him. I smiled as I watched a huge grin grace his face.
"Its about damn time" he said rubbing his hands together
"Really?" I asked getting excited
"Yes, Shay" he said standing up "You're an Austin you should be damn proud of it and use that name. This is defiantly going to open the higher ups eyes and if it doesn't then I don't know what will" he told me
"Do you have new entrance music?" he asked
I shook my head no.
"Well I ran across this song the other day and was trying to figure out who to give it to but now I think it will be perfect for you" he said
Hunter hit play on his phone and Problem by Natalia Kills played. I nodded my head yes and bit my lip.
"I'll give Andrew the heads up and we will start tonight so go get ready" he told me as he walked back around the desk.
"Thank you so much" I said leaving.
I was in the locker room putting the final touches on my make up when Peyton and Billie walked in. I watched them in the mirror as they rolled their eyes at me.
"Shay what is this?" Peyton asked while gesturing to my outfit
"Gimmick change" I told her standing up
"Wait you're going to try and rip off the greatest legend of all time" Billie asked crossing her arms "Aren't you worried that you will get sued? Or that he will be offend that someone with no talent is trying to rip him off" she added laughing and high fiving Peyton.
"Well we can defiantly agree that he is the greatest of all time" I told her "But to answer your questions first no I am not worried at all about being sued. Second, I am pretty sure my father won't be upset that I borrowed his gimmick, and lastly I have more talent in my baby toe then the two of you do in your entire body" I said walking towards the door "Now not that this isn't fun but I have more important things to do then stand here talking to you two" I told them walking out.
I walked to the curtains and stood there clenching on to my vest and said a silent prayer.
"Shay its time" Hunter said and signaled for the show to start.
