WWE was never going to be the same again. Wrestlemania had brought some highs for the company with the Women's matches receiving high critical views and the end of the Authority on the horizon, no one could deny the end of an era was coming. But it also came with an emotional moment when the WWE Universe seen the retirement of the legendary Undertaker. Most if not all in the arena being brought to tears as they watched saw the man beneath the Undertaker gimmick for the first time, Mark Calaway. Although he left them with the four he called his family in the ring, like the four of them together were his final gift to the WWE Universe. At this particular moment in time, Finn Balor stood in the middle of the ring, having put his battle with Bray aside for the good of the darkness, he stood with the microphone knowing he was going to surprise the WWE Universe.
"As you members of the WWE Universe know. The family is made up of four superstars, Viktor and Konnor on SmackDown with Paige and myself on Raw. You also knew of my battles with Bray Wyatt has come to an abrupt end. And I'm gonna give you the reason for that" spoke Finn, he knew no one had told the WWE Universe were told why the pair had stopped battling each other and choice to go after different people instead. "You see Bray and myself realised we are on the same team. We both pledged our allegiance to Paige, and to help her annihilate the Authority. So instead of fighting each other, we put our differences aside for the Princess of the Empire and now target those who aliened themselves with the authority" continued the Irish native, smiling when the WWE Universe began to cheer for the words he had spoken, he knew what he was going to say next was going to be interesting to those watching. "Now on to other business. Roman Reigns, get your ass out here right now. I got two choices for yah, you either come down here and face me, or I'm going back there to you. If I have to go back there then there isn't a force that will be able to stop me from handing your ass to you" added Finn, noticing the WWE Universe were cheering him for calling out the Big Dog.
It wasn't long before the entrance music for one Roman Reigns began, he soon came out on the entrance ramp, a microphone in hand. Although still slightly surprised Hall of Famer Kurt Angle was the new Raw General Manager. He stood at the top of the entrance ramp and looked at Finn while listening to several different chants the WWE Universe were doing. He had the normal ones as well as "Beach ball Mania" that alone brought a smile to his lips especially when he seen two beach balls making there way around the WWE Universe. While he was looking at Finn almost staring he was trying to suss out whether it was the normal Finn Balor stood in the ring or his alter ego of the Demon King.
"Ah so you do have the nuts to come out here just not to step in the ring" spoke Finn, a sarcastic tone in his voice. He knew he had insulted the one who killed the dead man. "Relax I'm not going to do anything to you other than confront you over two things concern two important people in this business" continued Finn with a small smile appearing on his lips when the beach ball bounced off one of the commentators, he could help but laugh a little. Roman slowly began to make his way down to the ring, still unsure of which version was in the ring. He didn't want to take any chances but he was called out and he wasn't going to ignore it especially when it was from a member of the Undertakers "family".
"You called me out here, now talk before I put you to rest just like I put your mentor in The Undertaker to rest last night on the grandest stage of them all" spoke Roman once he was in the ring. He knew he was antagonising the Demon King and rubbing salt into the wounds of the family but he didn't care, to him he was the new best in the world, he had done what no one else before him had, and that was put the Undertaker down for good. Perhaps his greatest moment, he was certainly proud of it. Finn just looked at the one they called the Big Dog, well more like stared at him, he knew his mind games were likely in vain but didn't care. He wanted vengeance, the family was already done one member when Kane disappeared now the other brother of destruction has gone too. It was time the four of them together proved they were there to stay. Paige was already prove herself to be the most unpredictable and dangerous as the only female member. Yet neither he, Konnor or Viktor had done anything to show why the Undertaker had chosen them other than for their appearance.
"Don't make me laugh Roman, we both know you have been trying to suss out whether its the normal me or the alter ego standing before you. You can't retire me. But I do want to give you a receipt for your decision as of late" responded Finn before delivering Pele Kick to Roman in a blink of an eye. "You retired my mentor, but you also turned your back on the Princess, so I fight for vengeance for the pair of them. And I can assure you, if I'm going down, then I'm taking you down with me" added Finn smiling when he seen Roman getting to his feet but instead of going for the attack he left the ring, leaving Roman open for an attack by anyone he had rub the wrong way and open to the WWE Universe. The down fall had began.
Later on in the night and Saraya-Jade was sat backstage in Stephanie's office, Finn was next to her, both wonder why they had been called there and by who as it was a known fact that neither Stephanie or Paul were there, as Vince McMahon himself had announced it at the start of the show along with who the new Raw GM was. The pair looked at each other and shuffled around a few times to get comfortable and un-stick themselves from the leather chairs as both were in their ring gear.
"Sorry to keep the pair of you waiting" came the voice, both turned around to see the new general manager Kurt Angle walking past and talking a seat behind the desk before them, he smiled at the pair of them, he could tell by looking at them they weren't expecting him to have called them to the office that had been assigned to Stephanie although she wasn't there. "Right about why you are here. Before Taker retired, he and Kane stoke to Vince about what do with his family" continued Kurt getting straight to the point so he didn't keep them long. "You two here on raw, will be causing as much havoc as possible, Finn as you know you will be going against Joe for vengeance, will will be the start. Roman will call upon Charlotte to help him, where as you will do the same but with Paige. Taker also requested a new title belt, to be defended on both brands. Inter-gender Tag Titles. And has asked you two to stand by Kane's side to induct him into next years Hall of Fame. Long story short, the family is long term" added Kurt before realising them, giving them a pack each to read. He knew Vince wouldn't deny the Undertaker the things he requested, especially when it come to those he hand picked for this.
Colby and Jon watched as Saraya-Jade returned to the locker room, a file in her hands and still in her ring gear from when she got in to a brawl with Charlotte earlier on in the night. The blond saying it should have been her rather than Paige to take down the queen. While also proclaiming herself queen of the women division on the red brand. That only wound Paige up and she more or less put the second generation flair in her place with little to no mercy. Joe on the other hand looked up and smiled at the girl, seeing her re-enter the room like that reminded him of when the four of them were a team, and they were receiving the plans for when the said team broke up or the future plans for them in general.
"It will be fine, you know it will. The WWE Universe love you S-J, from the moment you stepped foot in this company you have been breaking rules, setting records, kicking down doors and proving women can be just as good if not better at this then us guys are" spoke Jon, walking over to Saraya-Jade and placing his hands on her shoulders, Colby smiled knowing the words Jon had spoke were true. "You have been the inspiration for an entire knew generation and you have been had picked not only to be a member of the family by the legend himself but also to lead this company into the next era" continued Jon pulling her into a hug shortly after, seeing Colby smiling out of the corner of his eye.
"I still can't believe Ambraige was a real thing once" commented Danielle when she entered the locker room, noticing the shock that appeared on Joe's feature suggesting he didn't know of the previous relationship between the Psycho Siblings. "Wait Joe didn't know?" questioned Danielle seeing Colby shaking his head as Saraya rested her own on his shoulder. She smiled, the two of them had been against each other for so long in the ring pretty much at war yet outside of it they had been united the entire time to the point Colby asked her the question wanting to spend the rest of his life at her side.
"You to were a couple? When? How come no one told me?" asked Joe, speaking his first words since coming out of the shock he had been sent into at learning the new piece of information about one he considered a close friend and another he had credited with catapulting the Shield career. Danielle and Colby looked to each other and smiled at Joe's reaction as well as trying to hold back the laughter that was threatening to take over on the pair of them. Joe looked between Colby and Danielle noticing them trying hard to hold back their laughter at his reaction, as well as looking between Saraya and Jon wondering if one of them were going to answer his question. He watched as Jon and Saraya looked at each other with the latter nodding to Jon, who sighed heavily before looking directly at Joe.
"Yes we were a couple, during the indie days. I spend a couple of months with her parents company and trained with them since they were the most known wrestling family in Britain. We were reunited when WWE signed Saraya. We didn't tell you because it didn't really concern you. No one else except Stephanie, Shane, Vince, Paul, Colby and Danielle here know. Our bosses and partners. Its something we prefer the world doesn't know" responded Jon to Joe's questions watching as the other man nodded his head and knew there was at least one other question on Joe's mind. One he was planning on answering before he had the chance to ask it. "Before you ask I broke her heart, but I didn't do it to hurt her, I did it to protect her. One of my opponents who hated me in reality, figured Raya was the trigger to get the Jon Moxley side out of me, so he continued to go after her. The only way I could see to protect her was to break her heart and go our separate ways. Lucky for me she understood after a few months and forgave me. Granting my wish of still having me in her life as a close friend and now younger sister" explained Jon, informing Colby, Danielle and Joe of the reason why he and Saraya-Jade broke in the first place and how it was they were still friends despite their history together.
"So you broke Raya's heart to protect her?" questioned Danielle, watching as Jon and Raya nodded to her question. "That's actually really romantic in a sad sort of way. And shows just how much she meant to you and still means to you" commented Danielle, she always knew there had to have been something to happen for the pair to go their separate ways but didn't think it was something as poetic or as heartbreaking as what it was. "I wish one of my exs had done that, instead of breaking my heart in a malicious way" added Danielle before going over to Raya and hugging her. She considered her one of her best friends, someone she could go to about anything. Plus she could always remember when Raya started at the company how all the other girls ignored her, and how she herself welcomed her to the company, travelled about with her and even roomed with her, the two bonded until they became close friends.
"So let me get this straight, you two were friends, started dating, Jon broke your heart to protect you, you hate him for it for a little while, then you went back to being friends, didn't see each other for two or three years then were reunited in this company, where you were put together as the Psycho Siblings" spoke Joe, listing all the things he had picked up on during the conversation and all the things he was aware of from before the topic came up. He smiled at the pair of them, and how the could use their past chemistry to act as if they were real life siblings, to the point they had fooled everyone around who didn't personally know them that they really were brother and sister. They didn't even correct people when they were called brother and sister. "No wonder why you two are so good at acting like siblings. Looks like its gonna be a very interesting future when the era of darkness reigns over to WWE" added Joe, smiling at the, noticing how each of them had a bottle of water.
"Here's to the long reign of the Darkness Era" spoke Colby standing side by side with Raya and looking down at her with a smile, he knew the company was changing as was the meaning of being a women in the industry. As proven when Shane, Vince, Paul and Stephanie chose the raven haired beauty to bring about the new era by destroying the remains of the old one. Or in the case The Authority and anyone connected to it. The old era was coming to an end the new one was about to take hold.
