Chapter 96

One year later, on Friday, April 6…

"Ladies and gentlemen, standing with me now is nonother than WWE Superstar, TR Andrews, his beautiful fiancée, Evelyn, and WWE Hall of Famers, Sasha Banks and Seth Rollins," The interviewer, Anna said. "Good evening, everyone."

"Good evening," Evelyn replied.

"Hello," Trevor said.

Mercedes and Colby gave their greetings.

"Its great to see you all," Anna said. "How has everyone been?"

"Great," Mercedes said. "Been enjoying WrestleMania week."

"Yep," Colby replied. "Had a few autograph signings this week. One with my beautiful wife and then another one with my Shield brothers."

"Awesome," Anna commented. "And how you doing tonight, TR?"

"I'm great as well," Trevor smiled. "I got my beautiful fiancée with me and I'm with one of my many mentors and his beautiful wife, my future in-laws."

"Now this isn't your first red carpet, TR."

"You're right. My first red carpet was back during the Hall of Fame for the class of 2033. I came with Evelyn and some of our friends to watch Seth get inducted with Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns."

"Yes, and I had the pleasure of interviewing you, Evelyn and all your other friends back then. Do you still talk to any of those friends?"

"We talk with Mona and Liza," Evelyn said.

"Yep," Trevor added.

"That's great," Anna said. "I still talk with some of my high school friends as well. Are you excited for Sunday night, TR?"

"Nervous, excited."

"You'll do great," Evelyn replied. "He had one of the best people train him before he got into NXT!"

Colby smiled.

"Yes, please, Seth and Sasha," Anna said. "Its great to see you both as always."

"It's great seeing you as well, Anna," Mercedes replied.

"How are the kids?"

"They're all doing great," Colby said.

"Well, our four youngest," Mercedes said. "We know how our oldest son is."

"Yes, we do," Anna smiled. "Arick Rollins has his chance at the NXT Championship tomorrow night. It was actually last year that he made his official NXT debut at last year's TakeOver. How are you feeling about it?"

"I'm excited for him!" Colby exclaimed. "Arick has come a long way in the last year. I'm very proud of him."

"I am too," Mercedes commented. "I'm also very proud of our daughter, Katianna. She started training at the Performance Center back in August."

"That's fantastic! Another NXT Superstar!" Anna exclaimed. "I can't wait to see her."

"Us too."

"We're proud of all our kids," Colby said.

"I have one more question," Anna said.

"Shoot."

"When is the big day, TR and Evelyn? When will you be getting married?"

Trevor and Evelyn smiled at each other.

"October 6th of this year," Trevor replied.

"Its my mom and dad's wedding anniversary as well," Evelyn added.

"Really?" Anna smiled.

"Yes," Mercedes replied. "October 6, 2018 was when Seth and I got married."

"That's wonderful. Will there be any kids for you two as well, TR and Evelyn?"

"Definitely," TR replied. "Maybe six."

"You love the big family?"

"I have one sister. So yeah, I love the big family. I have that with Evelyn's family."

"Are you okay with six kids, Evelyn?"

"I would love six kids myself," Evelyn replied. "But at least two is fine with me."

"Well, you all have a great night and enjoy the show."

"Thank you," TR said.

"Yes, thank you," Seth said.

The two couples walked away.

It was year later and it was WrestleMania season again. A lot had happened in the last year with the kids. Katianna had graduated high school last May. She got her tryout with WWE, nailed it and moved to Orlando in August. Aaron continued to do great in NXT. He had continued to build himself and he worked with Trevor for a couple months. Trevor ended up losing the NXT Championship at the traditional NXT TakeOver the night before SummerSlam of 2039. He had held the title for over a year.

Trevor had also made his main roster debut that past November. The Raw after Survivor Series.

However, Aaron was getting his shot at the NXT Championship at TakeOver. Ashley was up for the NXT Women's Championship as well. Both she and Aaron were going to win their matches. And as the Hall of Fame was going on, both Aaron and Ashley were doing their own signing at WrestleMania Axxess.

"Its so great to meet both of you," A female fan said.

"Thank you," Ashley replied.

"Yes, thank you," Aaron replied.

The two were currently at their autograph signing.

"I also think you two are a cute couple," The fan commented.

Aaron chuckled. The WWE Universe knew he and Ashley were dating offscreen.

"Thank you again," Ashley said.

"I think so too," Aaron added.

Ashley and the fan laughed.

Aaron and Ashley took a picture with the fan. She moved along letting the next fan come up.

"I love our fans," Ashley said as she and Aaron were leaving their signing about an hour later.

"Me too," Aaron said. "Now I know how Mom and Dad feel. All those crazy Sesha fans."

"Now they're Karick crazy."

"Nothing wrong with that."

"Nope. But the fans are going to love it tomorrow night when we celebrate our wins together."

"Especially with our parents ringside too," Aaron added. "It's the Sesha and the Fecky (Finn + Becky) or Binn (Becky + Finn) that made the Karick."

"More so Sesha made the Arick and Fecky made the Keagan," Ashley commented.

"I love the Keagan!"

"And I love the Arick!"

Aaron chuckled. He leaned over and kissed his girlfriend passionately.

The next night, it was NXT TakeOver. Mercedes and Colby with all the kids and Trevor sat in the crowd. They sat with Becky, Fergal, Lexi, and Jaime. As well as Pam and Ashley. The Four Horsewomen planned on getting into the ring with Keagan to celebrate her win. They had been her role models her whole life.

The NXT Women's Championship match was first. Keagan Balor was a big favorite in the match. Most of the WWE Universe was behind her. The current NXT Women's Champion made her grand entrance first.

Ashley hadn't told anyone in the family what she was doing for her entrance. People in NXT and WWE knew some of it. But no one in hers or Aaron's family knew what she was doing. Aaron knew all of it. As well as Evelyn and Trevor. Ashley had a big surprise for Fergal.

Keagan's opponent stood in the ring and waited. The lights went out and the sudden sound of a heartbeat began to play. It was the beginning of Finn Balor's theme.

Fans cheered.

Mercedes knew what was going with the entrance. Everyone did. Mercedes looked over at Fergal and Becky. The two were whispering. Mercedes grinned and looked back over to the ramp.

The crowd continued to cheer.

The heartbeat continued with red lights shooting across the entrance ramp and fog smoke formed. The heartbeat began to beat faster and faster. The smoke formed into a big cloud. The sound of someone breathing heavy with that of a glowing wind sound began. The full sound of Finn's music played. The lights came on with red lights as the music played.

After a few seconds, the smoke cleared and it showed Keagan Balor standing on the ramp.

"Holy shit!" Fergal exclaimed.

Mercedes continued to grin.

Keagan Balor was in Demon Princess mode. Her face was painted in black, red, and white as Finn Balor did whenever he was painted as the Demon King. On her arms and her legs, the words "Balor" and "Demon Princess" were in black. Her ring gear was black and red as well.

Evelyn grinned herself. She looked over at Becky and Fergal. The two were both smiling and talking. Fergal was overwhelmed. He had had no idea his daughter was going to do that.

A few minutes later, Keagan stood in the ring, face-to-face with her opponent. Her opponent was not impressed nor afraid. She laughed at Keagan. But Keagan stood proud. Her entrance and everything had been dedicated to her dad, his Demon Princess. But for the match she was going to be the Lass Kicking Demon Princess. She was her mom's Lass Kicking Demon Princess. Let the Straight Fire rage.

That match got underway and the two women took it to each other. Keagan's opponent, Alyssa got control of the match a few times. And she would taunt Keagan. However, Keagan would counter. Alyssa would make fun of the Four Horsewomen as well. But Keagan fought it off and used it as momentum. She fought back with a few moves from each of the Horsewomen. For example, Alyssa received some chops like Charlotte would deliver.

It got close to the end of the match, though.

"You're nothing!" Alyssa shouted. "You're nothing! You're nothing just like your mom!"

That set Keagan off. She was quick to fight Alyssa back. Everyone saw the momentum build up.

Keagan had Alyssa. She quickly grabbed onto Alyssa's arm. She got her into Becky's finisher. She had her in the Dis-Arm-Her. Every one of the Devitt and Lopez family got on their feet. Alyssa held on a few seconds. She then tapped out. The referee called for the bell.

"Here is your winner and the new NXT Women's Champion, Keagan Balor!"

Everyone screamed and cheered.

Keagan was on her feet, standing in the ring. She raised her arms in the air. The referee came over to her and handed her the title belt.

"Yes!" Becky screamed.

Mercedes smiled as she clapped and cheered.

Keagan smiled. An interviewer came into the ring and joined her.

"Keagan, congratulations on your win," The interviewer, Jessica said.

"Thank you," Keagan said as she was trying not to cry.

"How does it feel to the NXT Women's Champion?"

"It feels great. My inspiration through my whole life with wrestling has been the Four Horsewomen. It is my mom and her three best friends. One is my godmother. My mom is the only one of the Horsewomen who wasn't an NXT Women's Champion. Sasha Banks, Charlotte Flair, and Bayley were all champions. But my mom never was. But you know what? I am the NXT Women's Champion now. And I will be the NXT Women's Champion for my mom and myself! I love you, Mom!"

Keagan held the championship belt up high. Her own theme music began to play. The crowd went wild.

"Your new NXT Women's Champion, Keagan Balor!"

Aaron smiled as he waited for Ashley. She had done great in her match. And as Ashley came backstage, she was overwhelmed with emotions like so many superstars walking back before her over the years had.

Ashley hugged a few people. However, she went straight to Aaron after.

Aaron smiled. He quickly hugged and kissed her.

"Beautiful, baby," Aaron said. "Just beautiful."

"Thank you," Ashley said as tears came to her eyes. "It was all so amazing, babe. I loved it all. The crowd. The match. And Alyssa. It was awesome with the taunting with the Horsewomen. But I enjoyed doing Dad's entrance." She wiped the tears away.

"I loved it all too. Evie texted me saying your parents were in awe of the entrance."

Ashley grinned. "And speaking of."

Aaron turned around. He smiled. He saw Becky, Fergal with Lexi and Jaime as well as his mom, Ashley, and Pam coming.

Ashley grinned. She quickly ran over to her mom and hugged her. That was when the crying really began.

Mercedes smiled as Becky shared a special moment with her daughter. She couldn't wait for Aaron to have his special moment with Colby after he won the NXT Championship. It was going to be great, because the first ever champion would celebrate with his own son.

Ashley and Becky turned their attention to Fergal and her siblings. Ashley gave her dad a bear hug. He kissed her cheek.

"Thank you, my Demon Princess," Fergal said.

"You're welcome," Ashley replied.

"You look good with the mess up body paint too."

Ashley giggled.

After getting congratulations from her brother and sister, Ashley had a moment with her namesakes: Aunt Ashley and Aunt Pam. They gave her a big hug and a kiss. However, Mercedes received the biggest hug from her goddaughter.

"Thanks for everything, Mer," Ashley said.

"You're welcome, sweetheart," Mercedes replied. "You'll be a great champion! Better than me combined with Ashley and Pam."

"No, I'll be just as great as all three of you."

Later that night, Arick Rollins won the NXT Championship.

"Congratulations, Arick Rollins," Jessica said, joining Arick in the ring once he had the championship belt in his hands.

Arick smiled.

"As the new champion, how…?"

Before Arick could answer. Keagan's music hit. Arick smiled.

From the crowd, the Lopez and Devitt families were cheering.

Keagan came strolling down the ramp. She had showered and changed clothes. She was dressed in jeans, an Arick Rollins T-shirt, and knee-high boots. She had her championship on her shoulder.

Arick continued to smile as Keagan made her way to the ring. She walked up the steps and climbed into the ring.

Keagan grinned, walking up to her boyfriend. Arick quickly took her hand and pulled her to him. He kissed her. The crowd cheered.

Arick turned his attention to Jessica. "What were you saying, Jessica?"

"I was going to ask: how are you going to celebrate your win?" Jessica said.

"I'm going to celebrate my win with my beautiful girlfriend, the new NXT Women's Champion, Keagan Balor!"

The crowd cheered.

"Ladies and gentlemen, your NXT Women's Champion, Keagan Balor and NXT Champion, Arick Rollins!" Jessica announced.

The crowd cheered again.

Arick and Keagan held their titles up in the air.

Ten minutes later, Aaron was sharing his special moments with his family. He got big hugs from Evelyn, Katianna, and Mariah. But he got bear hugs from Valerie and Derek.

"My win was just for the two of you!" Aaron said. "No matter what happens in life or how far away we might live from each other, my wins as a WWE Superstar will be dedicated to you. I love you two very much. And you two are my number one fans of your age group."

"We love you too, Air head," Valerie said.

"Yes, we love you," Derek said.

Aaron smiled. He hugged both of them.

Mercedes and Colby smiled. Life was good.