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"So," says Hunter as we are sitting in his office in the arena before Night of Champions. Vince and Hunter sit on one leather couch while I sit on another. "Creative has been talking about the next direction they want to take with your character and your career," he says.
"Okay," I say, "I'm ready for anything. If you want to change my character I am okay with that if you want to turn me heel, I'm all right with that. I just want something. I'm eager for anything you've got," I say with a smile. I am ready to move on past my feud with Bray Wyatt and focus on something else like getting back into the title picture. I had a taste of it back in the spring. I was dying to get back into the main event picture to get my shot at the championship. I had come so close at Wrestlemania until they changed the plans last minute and Seth became the champion before me. Then I had a couple months of retribution where I went for the championship in a Fatal Four way but I came up short once again. I was then in a ladder match at Money in The Bank. I wanted to win so I could cash in any time to go for the championship unfortunately creative had different ideas and I started my feud with Bray Wyatt. Don't get me wrong I have enjoyed working with Bray but I'm ready to move on with my career and ready for a new feud whatever it may be.
"Well, we decided that tonight will not end your feud with Bray Wyatt. We want you and Bray to have one last match next month at Hell in A Cell in a Hell in a Cell match," says Hunter. "This will be the end of your feud with Bray Wyatt. Then we're going to move you onto a new feud one that we have been wanting to see since last year when you went out because of your hernia surgery," he says. He reminds me of last year around this time I was rushed to the hospital with a hernia and got surgery that put me out of action for a few months. It really slowed down my career and took me out of the picture for a while. "We want you to get into a feud with Seth Rollins. We are going to have you go for the championship at Survivor Series. We want to promote you as the top face of the company," he says. "With John Cena taking some time off soon we need a top face and we want to use you as the top face. We're going to put you in a feud starting after Hell in A Cell, it will be short lived though as we have plans to have Dean Ambrose turn on you at Survivor Series costing you the championship setting up a feud between the two of you that will carry on into the Royal Rumble. Once the Royal Rumble is over you will have bigger things to focus on. There was a special request that we have taken into consideration and we have decided to grant the request. You will have the biggest match of your career at Wrestlemania," he says. I'm in awe. Everything is happening so fast. They're talking about my first Hell in A Cell match with Bray Wyatt, then talking about having a feud with Seth and going for the championship, then telling me Dean is going to turn on me to start a feud between us and then they are talking about me having the biggest match of my career at Wrestlemania. Everything is going faster than I had ever expected to. I just thought I would find out what's going on the next couple months not well into Mania season.
"So I'm going for the championship but not really winning it?" I ask.
"Not this time, Roman. We are looking at making you champion next spring," he says.
"Next spring?" I ask, "so I have no chance of getting that championship belt any time soon?"
"Well, here's the thing," says Vince, "we want to keep the belt on Seth until Wrestlemania. Now you, Dean and Seth were supposed to have a Triple Threat match for the championship at Mania but like we said you are going to be involved in a different match at Mania next year so Dean and Seth will face off with each other for the championship and then after Mania that's when you'll step in to get your chance at the title until then we have no plans of putting the championship on you at this time."
"I see," I say, "I'm okay with that." I'm frustrated but I understand backstage politics and I understand how I'm not exactly over with all the fans. My fan base has gotten much better since the Royal Rumble but there are still haters out there that tear me apart and a few of them are on the creative team in WWE. A lot of people don't believe I'm ready to carry the company and don't believe I am ready to hold the championship. Sometimes I wonder if I will ever be ready. I would love to be champion someday but I don't make the decisions. "And what's my big match at Mania? Are you able to reveal that or no?" I ask.
"Well," says Hunter, "Taker requested to have his last match with you at Mania." I'm shocked. Willow's dad is having his last match at Mania this coming year and he requested to have it with me. I am not sure how I feel but shocked. That's quite an honor, a big honor.
"Are you serious?" I ask. "Taker is retiring this year and he wants to have his last match with me?"
"It's what he requested," says Hunter. "Taker has a lot of pull around here and he is one of the few veterans we have around here. Whatever he wants he gets. He requested to have his last match with you. While some people don't think you're ready for a match of that caliber they have decided to grant him his wishes. It's going to be a big match, probably the biggest match of your career. It isn't to be taken lightly."
"I don't expect to take it lightly," I say with a smile but still confused about why Mark chose me to face him at Mania, that's going to be hard for Willow to watch. She's going to be torn between the two men she loves the most in life. I'm truly honored for a match with Taker; he's a legend in this business and it means so much to me.
"We will be discussing more details as we get closer to these events. Right now we want you to focus on your tag team match tonight against the Wyatts and then worry about Hell in A Cell. We'll talk about the championship match at Survivor Series and your push you are getting," says Hunter. "We also want you to be a spokesperson and one of the main faces for WWE's Breast Cancer campaign coming up in the next month. Would you be interested in doing some commercials and promoting breast cancer awareness?" he asks.
"Of course," I say with a smile. "I will do anything that you ask me to do."
"Wonderful," he says with a smile. "Thank-you for taking the time to meet with us today, we have some big plans for you, Roman. This is just the beginning and the first step."
"Thank-you," I say as I shake their hands before I take my leave from their office and make my way to find Willow.
I make my way to my locker room and smile as I walk in to see Willow on the ground stretching looking at her Diva's championship as she is listening to music. She's wearing new ring gear. It's very appealing to my eyes and it leaves very little to the imagination. Her light blue hologram shorts come to the upper thigh showing of her beautiful tan legs but I know she will have some type of legwear on with her sneakers she usually does to hide those beautiful soft tan legs she wears a blue and green hologram top that shows of her mid-drift and her perfect abs, I have never seen a woman with abs like Willow's. The top ties behind her neck and she shows off her muscular but not too muscular arms. Her hair is up in a ponytail and her curls are falling to her upper back. I admire the view a little more before I walk over behind her and place my hands on her shoulders startling her. "Damn it, Joe, you scared the shit out of me," she says taking her ear buds out of her ears as she turns around to face me.
"Sorry I couldn't resist," I say with a smile as I help her up off the floor by extending my hand to her. She places her small hand into mine and stands up. "New ring gear?" I ask looking her over. She looks as hot as ever but not just hot but beautiful too.
"You like?" she asks with a smile as I keep her hand into mine.
"Leaves a little to the imagination doesn't it?" I ask. "That's a lot of cleavage," I say looking at her chest area.
"First," she says lifting my chin with her free hand, "my eyes are up here, second of all I barely have cleavage. And third," she says moving closer to me and playing with my vest as she looks up into my eyes with her beautiful blue-green eyes, "All of this is yours. It belongs to no one else but you. Don't worry about it. I picked this out special for you."
"And all the males in the audience," I say wrapping my arm around her bare waist. "I don't like them seeing so much of you."
"At the end of the night, Baby, it's you I'm going home with and it is you that I will be sleeping with. This is yours. They get to look but can't touch you on the other hand can look and can touch," she says with a smile.
"I like what I'm looking at," I say with a smile as I let go of her hand and bring my hand to the nape of her neck. "It's beautiful, Willow," I say with a smile, "and second of all, your breasts are rather plump."
"Plump?" she asks, "hardly, try again barely any cleavage."
"They are enough for me," I say with a smile. "All of you is good enough for me. I love everything about you but most importantly, I love your brain. You're so smart and intelligent. I like your wit. Intelligence is the most beautiful quality a woman could have," I say pulling her closer to me as she wraps her arm around my waist. "I love you, Baby Girl," I say before I lean down and capture her lips with mine and kiss her deeply. I pull away from her reluctantly leaving us both breathless. "Later, we'll finish that," I say with a smile as we make our way over to the leather couch in the room. "You ready for your match tonight?"
"More than ready," she says with a smile. "I'm ready to fight Charlotte. Hunter and Vince told me they want me to be Divas Champion until Wrestlemania and then I will lose the belt."
"That's pretty good," I say with a smile as we cuddle up on the couch. I hold her in my arms as she takes her usual place on my side resting her head on my chest. "How do you feel about that?"
"I'm just glad I have held the championship this long, holding it till Wrestlemania means a lot to me," she says. "It's quite an honor. I just want to make my daddy proud you know?"
"I'm sure you already do," I say with a smile.
"So how did your meeting with Hunter and Vince go?" she asks. "Everything good?"
"Better than good," I say with a smile as she lays her legs on top of mine snuggling closer to me. "The feud with Bray is ending next month at Hell in A Cell," I say, "we're going to battle it out in the cell."
"Wow, you're having a Hell in a Cell match too so is my dad," she says.
"He is?" I ask.
"Yeah, him and Brock her having a fight in the cell next month, he told me about it a while ago. I'm not thrilled about it and I told him I won't be watching him. It's too much."
"I understand," I say, "are you going to watch my match?"
"I don't know," she says, "Maybe. Just don't get hurt. I can't handle you getting injured."
"I'll be fine," I say reassuring her.
"What happens after that?" she asks. "Did they say what you're doing after Bray?"
"Yes, I will have a match against Seth at Survivor Series for the championship."
"Well, listen to you, Big Daddy," she says making me smile. "You're finally getting a shot at the title tell me are you going to win?"
"Probably not, Dean is supposed to turn on me and start our feud that will go through the Rumble," I say, "and then I'm supposed to fight your dad at Mania."
"You are?" she asks but she's hardly shocked or not as shocked as I had expected her to be.
"Yeah, that's crazy huh? Your dad could have any match with anyone but he chose to have a match with me at Mania and not only that but his last match," I say.
"That is pretty crazy," she says as she rubs my arm. "How are you feeling about that?"
"I'm excited and honored and a little nervous. That's a really big match for someone like me. Undertaker requested to have a match with ME. Who would have thought?"
"Are you marking out over my dad?" she asks with amusement.
"I'm marking out over a match with your dad. Your dad scares the crap out of me, Willow and now I'm wrestling him. I'm scared as shit. What if I screw up?"
"I think my dad respects you a lot more than you give him credit for if he didn't he wouldn't have asked to have a match with you. I think he's trying to help you. He wants to help you with your career. Let's be honest, having a match with my dad is going to boost your career tremendously. There will be no going back, you will never be the same again. This is good for you and my dad wants to see you on top. He respects you, Roman. He believes you were made for this business and you belong here. While you have those haters he is one of those that believe in you," she says, "I would take great honor in that."
"I am honored," I say with a smile. "How are you feeling about it?"
"I'm happy for both of you. You know my dad wants his last match in WWE to be special. That's why he chose you. He wants to pass the torch to you. I'm happy that you get to wrestle my dad it's going to be great for you. I respect both of you and I will remain neutral in that match. I'm just really excited for you."
"What about it being your dad's final match?"
"I knew for months my dad was thinking about retiring. That's why he's doing so many appearances this year because it is his 25th year in the company. My dad has sacrificed a lot for 25 years and he has done a lot in 25 years he's ready to be done. I never thought I could see WWE without him but it is bound to happen. He's stepping behind the scenes. His body can't take it much more and he's just ready to retire. I respect his decision. It may break my heart because him being in WWE is all I have ever known. I want him to be able to be a dad and spend time with my little sisters. I want him to be able to be with Michelle and enjoy life outside of WWE. I want him to do whatever makes him happy and I want him to be able to enjoy his grandchildren someday."
"Grandchildren?" I ask. I think I sound more startled than I want to but I relax at the thought of Willow and I having children. We're still working on that and deciding on a number.
"Yes, grandchildren, if we're going to have kids, Roman we're having more than one," she says making me smile.
"I'm all right with that," I say with a smile, "when do you want to start trying?"
"When I'm 30," she says, "I'm not even 25 years old yet give me some time besides I like enjoying you."
"I like enjoying you too," I say with a smile before I kiss her lips softly. "I guess I should get ready for my match."
"Same here, I have to go meet up with Charlotte to go over a few things," she says before she kisses my lips again. "I'll be back soon."
"All right, Baby Girl," I say with a smile as I reluctantly let her go.
LATER THAT NIGHT:
After a disappointing tag team match with Dean, Y2J and myself I get set to watch Willow have a match with Charlotte. I love watching these two wrestle. They are able to steal a show no problem. They can really get the crowd into the match and for the first time in a long time I enjoy women's wrestling again. Charlotte and Willow may be the two strongest women competitors in the company which is good for them. I stand by a monitor in the back and watch as Willow makes her entrance to a thunderous crowd. There is no doubt she is a fan favorite. She hands the ref her belt after she does her normal poses in the ring. The ref has the bell rung and the match is underway. From Willow's first move set I know she is hurt as she landed weirdly on her leg and her knee twisted a certain way. She sat in the ring holding her knee for a few minutes before she finally shook it off and got up to continue the fight. The ref asked her over and over if she wanted to continue. She's a fighter she's not going to stop whether she is hurt or not. She kept going limping and hopping around in the match but she finally got the 3 count over Charlotte.
As soon as the match was over Willow took her championship from the ref, held it up in the air and hobbled around the ring before she sat down in the middle of the ring and removed one of her leg pieces to her outfit. Her knee looked bad, really bad the ref signaled for others to come to the ring and like her dad she is as stubborn as they come. She wouldn't let them wheel her out on a stretcher to the back, she had to walk out on her own. She hobbled up the ramp as the refs stood next to her as she walked to catch her if she stumbled. I hurried to meet her at the curtain and as soon as she was behind the curtain I caught her in my arms to help escort her to the trainer. "What happened?" I asked wrapping my arm around her bare waist as she wrapped her arm around mine for support as we walked through the back.
"I don't know," she says, "something popped. It hurts like a bitch," she says through gritted teeth and the pain clear on her face.
*A/N: What did you think of Roman's meeting with Vince and Hunter? Do you like that Roman is so willing to do what they ask of him? Do you think that is what is holding them back from giving him the championship? What do you think about them holding off making him champion till the spring time? what about him having his match with Willow's dad at Mania? What did you think of his reaction? How do you feel about Willow announcing they are going to make Undertaker a grandfather in the near future? How about her hurting her knee in the match? What do you think is wrong with her? Please review and thank-you for reading.