chapter 38

Matthews: Congratulations to Aurora. She just gave birth to a healthy baby boy just last week Monday,at a hospital in Houston, Texas. Congratulations to her from the WWE family. Hope to see you soon, Aurora.

TWO MONTHS LATER: JANUARY

INTERVIEW:

Our next guest has been in the wrestling buisness for over twenty years. He has an undefeated streak at Wrestlemania and is already a future hall of famer. He's a multi-time champion, and he's respected by all WWE fans of all ages. He stands at an intimidating six foot ten and weighs in at 299 pounds. Ladies and gentlemen, The Undertaker!

They greet each other and Mark takes a seat.

Thank you for coming.

MARK: Thank you for having me.

So let me get this straight: you have been in the WWE for a little over twenty years, you're a multi-time champion, and you have an undefeated streak at Wrestlemania as well as a secured spot as a future hall of famer. What's the secret to you having such a successful career as the one that you have?

MARK: Really, I don't have any secrets. Just eat right, work out, train, stay focused, take good care of your body. Don't really have anything specific to having a career like the one that I had.

Now I know that you've had a couple of injuries over the years. Do you feel that that is what will eventually cause you to retire if it catches up to you if it hasn't already?

Mark: Unfortuantly, I've had a couple of injuries over the years. Which is something to expect when you're in this buisness. But um, unfortunatly for me, it already is catching up to me you know. I mean, the shoulder injures, the knee injuries, my back...I've been known to wreslte through pain before, but it's getting to that point in my career as well as my physical health, where I'm starting to think twice before wrestling through pain. But hopefully I can go on a little bit longer and wrestle.

Now you've been out for the past couple of months, and there's rumors about you returning to the Royal Rumble this month. Any truth to that?

MARK: (CHUCKLES) Um, you're going to have to wait and find out if I make a return at Royal Rumble later on this month.

Alright, alright. Now I know you're pretty private when it comes to your personal life. But over the past year or so, I've seen numerous pictuers pop up on the internet of you and a a girl who people say that you're with romantically. Any truth to that?

MARK: I knew someone was going to ask me that one day. But um, we are together romantically. And we're happy together.

You have this...light in your eyes. I know this is probably the first time that you've heard this but, you have this new fire about you, it seems. Something I haven't seen. What's the influence behind this?

MARK: Well, we have a son together. He just turned two months a couple of days ago. (Applause) Yeah, he does make me want to do better. I want to be able to provide for him and give him a better life and the ability to have alot of opportunities to go and achieve what he wants to be in life. So when I do return, you'll probably see me fighting a little bit better and probably a little bit different than how you're used to seeing me wrestle.

Is there a wedding in the future for you and the mother?

MARK: Possibly. (smiling)

Trying not to let anything slip are you?

MARK: (CHUCKLES)

ONE WEEK LATER

MARK

"Paul, can I talk to you?" I asked him when I bumped into him at the hotel when we were in Florida for our next event. I was carrying Mark.

"Sure. Uh, where's Aurora?"

"She's back at the room taking a nap. So I decided to take this little guy with me and spend some time with him. Right buddy?" He looked at me and smiled and put his head on my chest. "Oh, yeah. I wanted to talk to you about something. Um, I would like to ask you for your blessing."

"Blessing for what?"

"To marry Aurora. I thought it would be right if I asked you for your blessing first." He smiled slightly.

"You sure?"

"More than anything."

"You got it." I smiled. "By the way, we have some events in Paris in a couple of months. Maybe that will help you with something."

I looked at him confused until I realized what he meant. I could propose to her in Paris. I sighed a sigh of relief. Now how can I plan this out?

"Hear that buddy? I'm going to marry Mommy." I told Mark as he played with my chain.