Here is Chapter 4! I know the Chapters are coming at a rapid pace... but I had written all of these ahead of time. Chapter 5 and beyond will take a little longer- but here's more anyhow! Enjoy!

A week later, Cheree and I…. are something.

I can't put my finger on what it is, but the flirting has increased significantly.

We've come close to kissing, but we've only doing the simple things, like on the forehead or cheek.

But with War Games coming up in two weeks, I haven't had the guts to bring anything up with something so big just around the corner.

Still, I don't want to let her go- hell, I refuse to let her go. It's not happening.

That's all my life was, just a continuous numbness of sparring, spending time with Cheree and sleeping.

It didn't bother me much because that's what needed to be done, and soon after, we can calm down a little.

Still, I was taking it too hard on myself, which I knew whole heartedly, and Trevor noticed it immediately halfway through.

"Hey, kid, you good?" He asked as I backed into the corner, and he approached.

I try to talk through my breath, "No.. I'm so fucking exhausted…"

He places a hand on my head and on my neck, "You're blazing hot. Fuck, Isaac, take a breath man. I understand if you do."

I nod, falling on my side and rolling out of the ring, and I'm having a hard time standing up, grunting as my legs just don't want to straighten, and Trevor can see that, so he helps me, "Come on."

We walk towards the trainer's room, where it was empty, but the padded tables were clear, so Trevor helped me on, and walked over to the ice machine, grabbing a scoop and putting it into a bag, placing it on my neck, "Cool down."

I grab it from him, taking breathes through my nose and mouth, "Thanks."

I see Austin walk in with Tom, and they are both looking at me in concern.

"What's wrong?" Tom asks Trevor.

"He's exhausted and completely burned out. He's taking a break." He answers.

I look at Austin, "Get Cheree please."

He nods, "Got it boss."

He walks off, and Tom comes towards me and feels my forehead, "He must be dehydrated."

"Probably," Trevor says, grabbing some water from the medic fridge, "he's been working nonstop the past 3 days."

"Have you gotten any sleep?" Tom asked me.

"Some, but I've had some trouble sleeping."

Cheree busts in, with Austin behind her, and beelines towards me, "Are you okay Isaac?"

"I'm okay," I say, hugging her, before she retracts quickly with a gasp, "Damn babe, you're hot."

I smile, "I know."

She punches my shoulder, sticking a tongue out at me, "Seriously, why do you feel like the Sun?"

I shrug as Tom takes over, "He's dehydrated and needs to rest."

"Why?" She asks, directed towards me more than Tom, but Trevor answers, "Because the kid has been sparring non-stop. Isaac, seriously, you need to go home and get some rest."

I look at him, "Are you sure?"

"Of course. We can continue tomorrow. We still have a long time and we only have to polish some things."

I nod, trying to stand, "Okay."

"Do you want me to come with you?" Cheree asks me.

"Please."

She nods as I look at Trevor, "Tell Hunter where I am."

"I will."

I walk with Cheree out of the room with Tom patting me on the back and Austin saying, "Get some rest Isaac."

I give him a thumbs up as Cheree walks with me towards the exit and towards my car, where I give her my keys, "Drive for me."

I climb into the passenger seat as Cheree climbs into the drivers, and we begin our way towards my apartment.

It was comfortable silence as Cheree kept taking glances at me, like if I was going to pass out or die if she looked away.

I appreciated her concerns, and that's what I loved about her, she was always worried about me, especially when I'm in the ring moving around. She's like my mother on the go.

When we got there, she was already on my side in a second, to see if I needed help, but I shoo her away, "I'm okay babe."

I stand and she hands me my keys back, leading me towards my door.

I just realized as we walk that she's been really quiet since we left, and I was wondering what I said to piss her off or something.

We got a few feet from my house, so I asked her, "Why are you so quiet?"

Cheree looks at me, doesn't say anything, but puts a finger over her mouth as she opens the door.

We walked in, and once I did, Cheree shut the door and went into my kitchen, "You want water?"

"Please," I say, dropping onto my couch and taking a relaxed breath.

She puts my water down on the coffee table and sits next to me, wrapping her arm around my neck and placing her head into my shoulder, "You're starting to cool down."

"Well, maybe, it's because I have you with me."

"Okay, you are trying to flatter me." She says with a serious tone, but smiles at the same time.

"Is it working?"

"Maybe," she says, getting closer to my face, putting her lips on the corner of mine, as if she was asking for permission,

I try to control my breathing, "Go ahead."

Our lips connect, and it starts slow as we just sit there, but it gets more involved as we open up more, our tongues meeting.

Cheree has her hand on the back of my neck and her fingers are grabbing at the nape of my hair, pushing me into it.

We break up, our foreheads touching, breathing with each other, and we just sit there.

Her beautiful eyes meet mine, "Was that as good as I thought it was?"

Instead of answering her, I kiss her again, "Is that a good answer?"

She nods, smiling, kissing me back, "Yeah."

Cheree sits on my lap, hugging my neck, then I put my hand on the small of her exposed back, and we just sit there, with Cheree kissing my neck occasionally.

I spent the rest of that day sleeping and resting up to get energized to get back in the ring with Trevor.

Cheree was basically my nurse for that day, even though I was getting increasingly better, but I guess I can thank her because I didn't need to get up.

I mean, that, and the fact that she gave me several make out sessions after our first one, so I was in no rush to get up.

I got up the next morning, and Cheree was waiting for me in the kitchen, just making breakfast while wearing her jammies, like it wasn't a big deal.

She was just a kid at heart and I loved her for it.

I walk in quietly, and I wrap my arms around her, and she stops her cooking and looks at me, smiling, "Morning… how do you feel?"

¨So much better, thanks to you.¨

She rolls her eyes, ¨Okay, it wasn't all me.¨

I kiss her neck, "It was, you just don't know."

I let go, leaning on the counter next to her as she finishes the eggs in her pan, which are still runny, "So, are you planning on going back to work?"

I nod, "I plan to. Do you have any arguments?"

"No, you seem at full strength, so I think you'll be okay."

"Thanks to your nursing skills."

She turns the stove off and puts her ready eggs on the side, walking to me, "I am no nurse."

"That's right, you are MY nurse."

Cheree rolls her eyes again, patting my chest, "I know. Come on.. come get your grub."

I got back to the PC and was immediately checked out by Hunter and the medic, who cleared me to keep practicing.

Hunter was understandably worried about me as I walked back to the ring, but I had to make sure we saw eye to eye and tell him that I would be more careful.

"Okay, I just don't want yesterday to happen again."

"It won't- I was being irresponsible. I've learned my lesson."

He nods, "I trust you. Just be careful."

"Got it boss."

Cheree went to her own workout shortly after, and I couldn't help but look at her as she walked away, and she caught me- and she just smiled. I love that woman.

Trevor saw me next to the ring as I was waiting for him, and he looked surprised as if I was a ghost, "Isaac, you're here?"

"Of course I am," I sit up, tossing my towel and water bottle on the side, "I'm feeling all better."

"Hunter passed you and everything?"

"Yes sir."

He looks at me as if he's contemplating on whether or not to kick me out anyway, but he just shrugs, "Okay."

He pats my shoulder, "Let's get to work."

That's what we did, we worked for 2 hours straight, with breaks of course.

I guess I needed a days' rest, because I felt more energetic today, flying across the ring like I was a Ringling Brother.

Trevor even saw the level of improvement, because as we took our last break before our final push, he gave me a strange look.

"What?" I asked, taking a swig of my water bottle.

"You look like a different performer today."

"Well, I guess I was treated well."

He gives me the strange look again.

"Trev, you can't just look at me like that."

All of a sudden, he smiles, "You spent last night with Cheree didn't you?"

I just look at him, and I smile, and he slaps his knee, "Hell yeah man, look at you!"

"Can we not make a big fuss out of this? This was a long time coming."

"I know that, but you got Cheree, finally! She is literally the most loved girl in the roster. Do you know how many people are going to be happy for you two?"

"Yeah, yeah, I know. Right now, it's not official…"

"I get that. I'm not going to say anything, it's not my relationship."

"Good, because I don't want anything getting out until Cheree feels comfortable about it."

That ended that conversation, and we finished our spar, and rolled out of the ring, seeing Austin and Britt approaching, all sweaty like they were working out.

"Howdy," I say, as they nod towards me.

"How are you feeling?" Britt asks me.

"Great. I feel so much better."

"Good, because you had us worried there." Austin says.

"Apparently everyone was."

I see Cheree walking towards us from her own workout, and I try not to look at her too much, but her smiling at me and waving probably meant she didn't care.

"Did you get a good one in?" I ask her.

"Yeah, my legs are killing me. But, you know, all in a day's work."

She leans in and kisses me, and it's a good one, because I can taste the sweat on her lips and her faded vanilla perfume.

I could see from the corner of my eyes Trevor was smiling like he was a proud dad, and Austin and Britt just staring in confusion, but like they'd expected it.

We break, and I place an arm around Cheree, while Britt looks at Austin, "You owe me $10."

I give a good belly laugh while Cheree does the same on my stomach, "You bet against us?"

"Yeah," Britt says, shrugging, with Austin pulling out his wallet, "seemed like easy money."

Austin handed her the bill, "I had a feeling this would happen."

"Why did you take it anyway?"

"Because I thought you wouldn't have the balls to ask her."

"Well, one, that's a low blow, and two, I didn't have to ask her anything…"

Austin looks at Cheree for an explanation, and she just shrugs, "We just started making out."

"That's a big first step."

"Yeah, like a giant ass first step," Trevor says.

"Whatever the case may be, congrats you guys," Britt adds.

We both say thank you, and we begin to walk together towards lunch, but Cheree and I hang back to smile at each other and flirt.

It was time. God damn it, I was so nervous. I thought I was the first time, but it was like I was back at Anarchy.

But this… this is different. This is a worldwide presentation, not some type of pre-taped bullshit.

War Games was only a hour away when I got to the Toyota Center, with Cheree by my side holding hands.

Cheree didn't have a match on the card unfortunately, but with the tapings that happened before only hours ago, she's got a feud with Shayna Baszler now. I guess that's better than nothing for her, even though we know that Shayna will win because Hunter is high on her and her skill set.

Cheree and I kissed when we seperated, and I walked into my locker room, seeing my new and improved, War Games only, wrestling attire that basically turned my gear into something out of a jungle. It was pretty badass, combining a dark and light green throughout my wristbands and tights, but my jacket was just dark green with some fake moss coming from the end of my hoodie.

I was pretty excited to see it on me, so I rushed straight into the bathroom and got into it in record time, lacing my dark green boots extra tight before checking myself out, looking all badass, which I knew was going to send a message to the NXT faithful.

I exit the lockers and I walk towards the back viewing area, where I already see some NXT guys, like Velveteen Dream, EC3, and I also see Johnny and Tom talking to each other, no doubt talking about their grudge match they have tonight.

Tommaso was sitting by himself, with the NXT title held closely to his chest, whispering to himself as if he was in prayer, and I realized at that moment, all of the NXT guys aren't veterans at all, like Johnny had said earlier, but just experienced. They are all nervous like I am. That gave me something to hold onto.

I see Trevor also there, waiting for me, in this new gear that is completely whited out except this belt and decals which are light gray, and he nods towards when he sees me, asking me to come over.

I get near him and he places a hand on my shoulder, 'You ready?'

"I am, just a bit nervous."

"Yeah, I had the same feeling at New Orleans. It'll fly by though once you get in the ring, promise you."

"Thanks for the support Trev."

"All good man. I've been there before."

"In your backyard."

He grins, "Yep, in my backyard, in rural Kentucky."

"Fucking dry and damp Kentucky."

"Hey you are from Texas, so you have nothing to say."

I smack him on the shoulder and he laughs, and I see his girl, Kacy, walking over to us with this big ass smile on her face like she usually does when she sees Trevor, and gives him a quick peck on the cheek, "Hey."

"Hey hon."

She looks at me, "Hey Isaac."

We hug and I say hey back, with Trevor asking, "How'd your meeting with Hunter go?"

"The usual… but he did have a surprise for me."

"A NXT title push?!"

She rolls her eyes, smiling, "I wish… but actually, something more exciting. He's putting me in the Royal Rumble match this year."

I gape as Trevor smiles like he just won a million dollars, "Oh my god babe, that's amazing."

They hug and I couldn't help but smile along with them in the wake of Kacy's news, "Congrats Kacy."

"Thank you," she says as they break up, "it kind of surprised me too."

I let them have their moment when Cheree showed up, and as soon as she saw me, she slowed down, and looked me up and down as if she was checking me out, and I just looked at her when she got closer, 'Babe, you look like the king of the jungle."

"That's the message."

I don't say anything else because i wanted to hear what Cheree had to say and I also wanted to drive her crazy with lust- as weird as that sounds.

It seemed to work, because I just looked at her and she looked at me, and you could feel the tension between us, so much so that Kacy and Trevor, from the corner of my eye, had taken a break from their moment to see what the hell was going on.

I lean in and whisper in her ear, "If you are planning on attacking me with your mouth, I'd wait because we'd both won't be able to stop."

I step back and a look is etched on her face that is a combination of want and sadness, so I wink at her and pat her hip, "Just wait babe. I'll be here waiting after my match."

Cheree nods and I give her a kiss on a cheek as a promise, and I look at Kacy and Trevor who are still looking, and I shrug, "Let's go."

Trevor nods and gives Kacy one last peck before she walks off, and we talk together to run over our match.

An hour later, the seats were filled because I could hear the loud voices of the fans, and the pre-show had passed and the back was starting to become full, then Hunter came through, checking with Shawn Michaels and Matt Bloom, who were overseeing the show, then with us, "You guys are opening the show."

I knew that we'd be early into the show, but I didn't know we were opening the show, so when I heard that, I nearly choked on my spit, "Wow."

Hunter nods, "Yep, so get ready gentlemen."

I take a deep breath and Trevor places a hand on my shoulder, "You'll be okay kid."

"I know. I just need to calm his nerves."

He lets go of my shoulder, and I close my eyes, and calm myself.

It's showtime.

"We are live from Los Angeles, California here at the sold out Staples Center, 21,000 strong as this NXT Takeover: War Games!"

The theme for the venue goes silent and the lights go off, and the sounds of the jungle and its animals that occupy it take over, "... Nigel, Percy, we are starting with the NXT North American Title match here in L.A. with Ricochet and Isaac Ruiz, and we have something new here…"

A green ambiance comes over the Universe and fog begins to cover the stage, then drums come around, going at a rhythmic beat one after the other. The fog blankets the entrance and a man in a mask with horns comes up, looking straight at the ring with a dominant stance and walk, then he stands still, the ambiance goes away, then a song blast through the speakers…

'We'll, it's too long living in the same old lies…'

'I feel too cold to live, too young to die…'

'Won't you follow me into the jungle?'

The man takes the mask off and it reveals Ruiz, and the lights all come back on as X Ambassadors reigns supreme through the arena, and the crowd gets into it, cheering at him as he yells at them.

"What a entrance here by Isaac Ruiz gentlemen, and let me tell you, this kid has all the potential in the world after his great showing a couple of weeks ago."

"You are right Mauro," Nigel says, "this kid has impressed me and I hope he continues to."

Ruiz steps to the ring, getting the crowd pumped up and high fiving the hands sticking out, rolling onto the canvas and sticking a hand out with two fingers bent into a claw shape.

"Ruiz still has to beat the One and Only in the ring guys," Percy reminds, "something that is easier said than done."

"Well said Percy," Nigel says, "and I don't agree with you in everything."

"Thanks for the vote of confidence, Nigel."

They laugh, and Ruiz sits in his corner, waiting for Ricochet to come down, and he throws his jacket as Ricochet's music pops off, and the crowd gets loud until they quiet down to say, "One and Only!" The NXT North American champion does his signature pose in his blaze of lights then punches the air, where the lights come back on, and the crowd gets louder and he pats his belt and points to them.

"Now, it's becoming a big fight feel as the champion comes closer to Ruiz, and Ruiz is staring daggers into him! He wants to fight and he wants to fight now!" Mauro says in his Showtime Boxing voice.

"Ruiz has said he respects Ricochet with all his heart, that he understands what the champion can do in the ring, but he wants to prove himself and show why he belongs in NXT!" Percy adds.

"There is only one thing he can do to do that, and that's beat the One and Only." Nigel answers.

Ricochet is in the ring, on the turnbuckle and doing his pose, but Ruiz is watching him closely as he steps down, meeting him and taking his belt off, handing it to the ref without hesitation, talking to Ruiz, who just stares then the bell rings, Mike Rowe standing nearby.

"This contest is set for one fall.." "ONE FALL!" "...and it is for the NXT North American Championship!"

"Introducing first, the challenger… from Houston, Texas, weighing in at 203 pounds… Isaaccccc, Ruinnnnn, RUIZ!"

The crowd mildly cheers as Ruiz just continues to stare, and Rowe turns to Ricochet, "next, the champion… from Paducah, Kentucky, weighing in at 196 pounds, he is the NXT North American champion… RICOOCHETT!"

He nods, smiling, and the ref raises the belt in the air, before tossing it to the outside and leaving both competitors in the ring, standing in opposite corners and soaking up the electric atmosphere, then the bell rings, signaling the start of the match.

"Here we go, NXT Takeover War Games is underway here in L.A., and no better match to start it off with than Ruiz vs. Ricochet."

"Ricochet!" chants begin to fill up the Staples Center as he smiles and shrugs, and Ruiz just shakes his head, wagging a finger at him, unfazed.

They perform circles around the ring before applying a headlock, Ricochet getting the upper hand and getting Ruiz into the hold, dropping him onto his knees, and Ruiz pushes him to the nearest ropes, pushing him away in hopes of escaping him.

As Ricochet comes back, Ruiz tries for a clothesline, but the champion ducks underneath it and comes back, getting Ruiz into a Hurricanrana, but Ruiz does a front flip and lands on his feet.

"A great rehearsal… and the fans are appreciating the effort here," Mauro says, while Ruiz bounces back off the ropes and runs into a Ricochet dropkick anyway, "but he meets the boots of the champion anyway."

"It seems like Ricochet did some homework on Ruiz, because this is a much better start for him this time around," Percy adds.

"You see when you study, gentlemen? This is what you have to do to stay on top of the mountain." Nigel says.

Ricochet gets Ruiz back into the headhold and now has the advantage, giving Isaac a few turns on the neck to apply pressure, and it's getting to him, flailing and trying to reach for the ropes.

The crowd surprisingly claps in a rhythm to get him up, and he starts to fight deliver elbows to the abdomen, loosening his grip, and fighting out, bouncing off the ropes again and ducking a clothesline, doing his slide/ kip up combo, and just standing there as the crowd gets loud and claps.

"Again, the elusiveness getting to the One and Only… both men haven't been able to keep a hold of one or the other here guys.." Mauro says.

"This is what we were expecting Mauro," Nigel answers, "we were expecting a high flying bout, and this is starting to become no exception."

Ricochet rolls his shoulders, and winks at Ruiz like he was telling him "Oh yeah, I can do it better" and runs at him, slides in between his legs and wraps his legs, dropping him to his belly, but he rolls over pushes him away on his stomach, and gets up quickly, delivering a arm drag across the ring, sending Ricochet outside the ring and checking his jaw.

"Ruiz has the advantage now.. and oh my, a suicide dive onto Ricochet on the outside, and Ruiz is on top now!" Mauro yells as Ruiz grabs Ricochet by the neck and sends him back in the ring as he climbs the turnbuckle and waits for him to stand back up.

Ruiz does a crossbody onto Ricochet, but he rolls over and cradles Ruiz sideways, picking him up, "The powwweerrrr of Ricochet! Look at that strength!"

He lifts Ruiz up onto his shoulders, but he quickly reverses, jumping to where his legs are around his neck and he delivers a Spikerana square onto Ricochet's noggin, earning a ooh from the crowd and a scream from Mauro at the announcer's table.

"Ruiz with the coverrr…. and the champ kicks out at two!" Mauro yells.

"Wow, that was a bit too close for the champion's liking, but he was able to stay in the match!" Percy adds.

Ruiz immediately jumps into action, dragging Ricochet to the nearest corner, and stepping out onto the apron, looking for his Phoenix Splash, "Ruiz is looking up top already to take out the One and Only… but hold on, Ricochet…"

The champion popped up suddenly and jumps straight up and lands Top Rope Frankensteiner, with Ruiz nearly landing on the other side and the crowd cheering.

"Oh my god! Ricochet has nearly killed Ruiz with that Frankensteiner! Ruiz doesn't know where he is right now!" Mauro screams.

Ruiz stands, dazed in the opposite corner as Ricochet runs straight at him, but Ruiz gains some clarity as he throws Ricochet onto the apron, but he lands on his feet and hits an Enzuigiri straight on the side of Ruiz's face, making him wobble to the center of the ring.

Ricochet looks at the crowd, then back at Ruiz, when he jumps on the top rope and hooks an arm around his neck and delivers an Impaler DDT.

"Jesus… that looked nasty guys! Ruiz is out cold, and Ricochet sees that… and he's taking him to the corner of the ring!" Mauro explains.

"This is his chance, Ricochet can end it right here!" Nigel adds.

Ricochet is already on top, getting ready to deliver his 630, but Ruiz rolls to the apron and crawls to the other side and away from harm's way.

"What ring awareness from Isaac Ruiz, he's given himself some breathing space and time to gather himself.." Percy says.

"Right you are Percy, but wait, look at the One and Only…" Mauro begins to say, but sees that Ricochet is on the other side, waiting for Ruiz to stand up.

Once he does, Ricochet takes off, sprinting straight towards him and jumps over the top rope, planning to deliver a Hurricanrana onto the mat outside, but Ruiz catches him.

"Wow! Look at the power from Ruiz, showing off himself, and Ricochet is in deep trouble!" Mauro says.

"This is not where Ricochet wants to be!" Percy says.

"Ricochet has got to get out of this, because Ruiz has him in a vulnerable position!" Nigel says.

"Ruiz has him on his shoulders in a powerbomb position and oh my… MAMMA MIA! A powerbomb onto the hardest part of the apron! Ricochet falls to the outside with a heap!"

Both men are laying on the mat outside in a vulnerable position, Ruiz getting on his knees and Ricochet barely moving on his own, with the crowd chanting "Holy shit!".

Ruiz gets on his feet and tosses a ragdoll Ricochet back into the ring and slowly climbs back onto the apron and climbs the turnbuckle to look for the Phoenix Splash once again.

"Ruiz, now looking for the Splash, and he hits it!"

Ruiz lands on his midsection and the crowd pops, thinking it was over as he hooked the champ's legs…

"1!"

"2!"

Ricochet kicks out and the crowd gets loud, Ruiz arguing with the ref, who insisted it was, but Ricochet, again with his veteran presence, hooks Ruiz into a small package.

"1!"

"2!"

This time, Ruiz kicks out, and they both stand up, and Ruiz meets a Big Boot, which earns a smack, gives him a full 360 and hits a elbow square on Ricochet's jaw.

This dazes Ricochet, giving him a chance to take him to ropes and send him to the other side, ducking, with Ricochet rolling on his back and hitting him with a step-up Enzuigiri, doing a kip-up and hitting a dropkick, dropping Ruiz on his back.

"The champion is fired up once again!" Mauro yells, trying to overcome the noise that was coming from the fans who were cheering for Ricochet's comeback.

Ruiz rolls to the nearest corner for safety, but doesn't realize that Ricochet noticed it and climbs the turnbuckle as fast as he's ever done something.

"Ricochet, looking to take advantageee…. and he hits the 630!"

The crowd pops as he hooks Ruiz's right leg..

"1!"

"2!"

"And Ruiz grabs the bottom rope!"

The crowd just gets even louder as Ricochet checks to see why the count stopped, sees Ruiz's hand, and closes his eyes as if he can't believe it.

"What a way to open NXT Takeover War Games as this fantastic match continues!" Mauro says, as the chants of "NXT!" roll in.

Ricochet just shakes his head in disbelief, cleaning the sweat off of his head and standing up, trying to figure out what to do next since his 630 didn't work. He grabs Ruiz and takes him to the top turnbuckle, carrying him and placing him on the very top.

He climbs, hopping onto the top with Ruiz, looking at the canvas to see where to land his move, but he took too long, as Ruiz pushes him down, Ricochet landing straight on his back, completely dazed.

Ruiz sees that he is open to his Splash, so he stands, and the crowd gets loud, knowing what he is planning.

"Ruiz is going for it all here… but oh no, Ricochet with the presence…"

Ricochet had rolled into the inner corner, meaning Ruiz can't hit his splash, but he still stands there, looking at the fans, who are telling him to do something and anything.

"Ruiz… why is he still up there?"

"I don't know what it is Mauro," Nigel says, "but it looks like he's planning…"

He didn't get to finish as Ruiz lifts his arms up and jumps.

"MAMMA MIA! RUIZ JUST HIT RICOCHET WITH HIS OWN 630!"

Every single fan in the arena stand on their feet as Ruiz drags Ricochet away from the corner, and hooks both legs…

"1!"

"2!"

"3!"

The bell rings, the crowd roars and Ruiz falls in a heap across Ricochet's body in exhaustion, and you can hear Mike Rowe's magnificent voice in the back announcing his name.

They both just sit there and take deep breaths, Ruiz still trying to figure out that he had won and Ricochet realizing what had just happened.

Ruiz rolls off, uses his hands to stand up and finally sees the red leather of the North American title enter his vision, and he just stares at it as if he can't believe it.

"Ruiz has just beaten the One and Only for the North American title on his first ever NXT pay per view! What.. a.. Match!" Mauro yells.

"Remember what Ruiz said about proving himself? When he said he was always overlooked and underappreciated," Percy asks as Ruiz raises the title up and the crowd cheers, "well, it seems like no one has to overlook him anymore, because he is your new NXT North American champion!"

"I must admit, I did not expect this much fight from Ruiz today," Nigel says, "but he proved me wrong, he proved his doubters wrong, and there is no better way to shut those people up then by beating the One and Only!"

"And he did that today gentlemen, and he now has bragging rights over the NXT roster!" Mauro adds.

Ruiz walks up the ramp backwards, looking at his newly acquired title belt with passion, then at the Universe, before smiling and lifting his title, showing he was no longer an underdog.