Wednesday, December 5th, 2018 - Miami, FL

Cedric Harvey stood in the gym with his camera in hand talking a selfie in front of the camera. He had his custom-made Beats Studio3 headphones over his ears. They were black with gold accents and King on the top in gold. He also wore a black durag on his head and a gold chain around his neck with his black and white basketball shorts with black compression tights underneath and black Nike socks. On his feet he wore his LeBron 9 "Big Bang"s sent to him by The King himself.

He posted the picture of himself on Instagram with the caption reading: Real Kings out here on the grind S/O: kingjames. He turned off his phone and then went to set it down on the bench before he went back to his workout. The door to the gym for his private session. His older half-sister, Desiree Duncan. Desiree had a light skin complexion with black hair and brown eyes. She walked down the steps wearing a black pencil skirt with a teal button-up shirt with the sleeves rolled up and black heels.

"Ewww, it stinks down here." Desiree said causing Cedric to drop the bar and turn around and face his sister.

"It's a gym what do you expect?" He said with a hint of attitude making his sister roll her eyes as she walked towards him with an iPad in her hands.

"Well as your manager and publicist, I have something that can help your career in terms of popularity."

"And that is?"

"Using merchandise to promote your rivalry. I came up with this logo earlier and I'm thinking what we can do is put it on shirts and hoodies." She said as she showed him the logo with Eat, Sleep, End Ricochet, Repeat all in white stacked up vertically.

"Wow, very original sis." He insulted. She once again rolled her eyes after hearing him say his statement.

"Anyway, I put a poll up on your Instagram for your fans to decided and it turns out that the merch is something that the fans want with a 57-Percent of fans voting yes and 43-Percent saying no. She said as she then went to the Instagram app under his account and showed him the poll on his Instagram story.

"Okay, well send this Paul Levesque and also place this on our merchandise site. And I'm guessing you have me the first box of shirts and hoodies hot off the press like always." He said as he looked at her. She nodded her head while he raised up his hand for a high five and she gave him one. He pulled out his phone and saw the notification for a comment that Annalise left making him smile.

QueenAnna4K: Looking good King xoxoxo

He looked up at his sister who was staring at him now with a sly smile on her face.

"Okay there are only 2 things that can make you smile as big. Sneakers and women, and since I know that Nike has been sending you Jordan shoes and LeBron has been sending you his shoes you don't really care about the release news anymore, so who's the girl? Is it Kala?"

"Not it's not Kala although you and mom would probably love that. But her name is Annalise Martinez." He said as he started to walk away but she followed after him with a smile on her face.

"Is that all? Are you gonna tell me about her?"

"No." He said.

"Why not?" She asked.

"Because she's not your priority. She's mine and I have to feel things out first. I think she may be my future but I don't want you and the fam to get to get attached right now. Like you guys did with Kala."

"And you should have never left her." She said making him sigh.

"Tell me something I don't know." He said as he walked out of the gym leaving Desiree in the room by herself looking on with concern as her brother continued to beat himself up about leaving the love of his life.

"God, I hope this woman isn't like the others." She said as she looked outside of the window at the sunny skies.

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Cedric got out of Ford F-150 wearing his new tank top shirts with the logo his sister showed him earlier with black skinny jeans with his "Triple White" Air Force 1 Mid. He had his beats over his ears listening to his playlist while he walked. Tonight, was going to be his night for sure. It was the first ever time in his WWE career that he actually felt like his career was actually going to be tested by the corporates. He wasn't one of the guys who supported the WWE's PG-13 movement. He was more of a TV-14 kind of guy himself. He liked the idea of being able to say what you wanted to say on the mic no matter if it included cussing or not.

He was walked up until someone tapped on his shoulder making him turn around to see Trevor Mann wearing his ring gear with his Championship on his shoulder.

Cedric took off the headphones and smiled as he dapped up his friend and On-Screen current rival.

"What's up Trev?" Cedric smiled.

"Nothing much man, I should be asking you the same since I didn't get to see you man after you debuted. You high tailed it out of here." Trevor said making Cedric chuckle.

"Yeah man, I had a date to try to get to." Cedric said.

"Man, the things we do for women. I still have to get over Tessa." Trevor said while Cedric patted him on the shoulder.

"Look man, I'm gonna be honest with you. I think it was never meant to be. I mean let's be an honest man when you decided that you were gonna pursue your dream and step foot in a WWE ring she threatened your relationship from the start. You deserve to be with a woman who can support you and your career."

"Man, when did you become the relationship doctor?" Trevor joked making Cedric chuckle once more.

"Probably when I had all those flings."

"You never did find her, did you?" Cedric nodded while Trevor sighed. Cedric frowned as he thought about her in his head.

"Look man, you'll find her you just gotta keep faith."

"Well, I found another girl that I'm dating right now but to be honest, in my head, I claim her as my future but when I'm being honest with myself, I don't see her as that."

"Do you not see her as that because you still have feelings for Kala or Is there something else?"

"It's probably the first option."

"Keep going out with her. Maybe you'll open your eyes and realize your feelings for this girl." Cedric smiled as he shook his head.

"Enough of this lovey-dovey bullshit. I'll see you in the ring tonight."

"Alright man." Trevor said as he then walked in the opposite direction while Cedric walked forward with his bags.

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Cedric sat in the locker room looking down at the floor with a frown on his face. The only thing that was running through his mind right now was the NXT North American Championship title. He desperately wanted to have Championship gold around his waist in NXT as quick as possible. It didn't matter if it was the North American Championship or the NXT Championship. It was something about having a Championship that fueled him even more than he already was. The idea having a Championship title that put you on top of the mountain. The idea of being seen as the King of a division with everyone gunning to be the King it was surely something that motivated him. Sometimes motivated him more than others and it was something that he damn sure needed not just for the motivation but also for his resume.

"Hey Cedric, they need you in the ring for your segment."

"Alright man, just give me a second to get in character."

"Alright." said the stagehand who left the locker room.

He sighed as he then got up and walked towards the door and exited the door to go to the gorilla position.

"It's showtime."

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"Rise of the Young Ones" by Cliff Lin Hits

The titantron in the arena showed a black screen with a red lion on the screen on the top of the lion's head was Ced. The lights in the arena were all in darkness as Ced then walked through the curtains and stood on the stage while the lights were low. The lights soon turned into a different array of colors. The titantron now was a black screen with the red lion logo underneath the red letters that spelled CED in big red letters with a shiny white barrier.

Ced looked up and smiled as the fans booed him before he started to slowly saunter down the ramp taking in all the boos that the crowd was giving him. Once he reached the ringside area he looked around once more at the crowd before he walked towards the steel steps and walked onto the ring apron before he entered the ring and made his way to the turnbuckle. He did his pose on the turnbuckle while the fans went quiet. He then jumped down from the top rope and walked around the ring looking at the fans before he reached out for a mic from the ring crew.

"Rise of the Young Ones" Stops

Ced then walked into the middle of the ring this time with his smile turning into a smirk as some of the fans booed him while some stayed quiet. He put the mic up to his mouth slowly as he sucked up all of the boos that the crowd gave him.

"You see when I debuted last week, I put the entire wrestling world on its axis. Notice how I said, the WRESTLING world. Not the Sport's Entertainment world. After all this is a wrestling company, right?" He said to the fans as he got some cheers and some boos from the crowd.

"When I first got into this business, that's what I set out to be. A professional wrestler. Not a sports entertainer. You see that's what this company lost when they signed that cheap thrill known as Ricochet." Ced said as the fans booed even more.

"You see I am a professional wrestler unlike Ricochet who is a WWE Superstar AKA a sports entertainer. I'm going to be honest with you, what used to be professional wrestling in a way has a died. I mean it's still being carried out by guys like Cody, Nick Aldis, James Storm and even guys like Hiroshi Tanahashi. Those guys are professional wrestlers. James and Cody, they tried to be sports entertainer but they failed because they are true wrestlers. You see that where those guys messed up. They tried to be sports entertainers but I'm going to succeed where they failed 'cause I'm not gonna try to be an entertainer. No, No, No. I'm taking this company back to Professional Wrestling!" Ced said on the mic as he got a few cheers during that segment of the promo. Just as he looked around at the crowd, a certain music hit making him smile.

"One and Only" by $CFO Hits

Ricochet walks out onto the stage in his wrestling attire with his NXT North American North American Championship title on his shoulder. He looked around at the crowd before he walked down the ramp much to Ced's approval who looked on with his smirk on his face. Ricochet entered the ring while the fans cheered for him causing Ced to chuckle at the fans. The stage crew handed Ricochet the mic that he asked for and h looked at the crowd once more.

"One and Only" Stops

"Ladies and Gentlemen, your NXT North American Champion: Ricochet!" Ced announced on the mic as he pointed to Ricochet while the fans cheered.

"Or at least is the champion until he steps in the ring with Greatness." Ced said on the mic causing the fans to boo him as he then leaned on the ropes with a smug smile on his face while Ricochet looked at him with a frown.

"Ced, it's been a while. Last time we faced each other, I remember dropping you on your head and pinning you to the mat, 1,2,3." Ricochet said as the crowd oo'd after hearing the shots that Ricochet sent Ced on the mic.

"And it's funny when I met you, I was actually going after the title you had in that promotion and now that we meet in another promotion, I am the champion that you're going after. It's funny how fate works but I'm gonna tell you this. It was my fate to drop you on your head that day and it will be my fate to drop on your head once again and pin you. 1,2,3." Ricochet said on the mic.

"Actually, last time, I checked isn't it against WWE regulations to drop anyone on their head. I mean after all this isn't a wrestling company, anymore right?" Ced said as he asked the fans rhetorically.

"Look, I don't know what you're getting at with this whole taking back wrestling thing but one thing I do know, is that I am a professional wrestler, Just like you."

"One would think but it seems you're more about pandering to all of these mindless sheep with those cheap acrobatics. Me, I care about one thing. Winning. I care about what real wrestlers care about. Guys like Ric Flair, Lou Thesz, Harley Race, Buddy Rogers and "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes. All those guys were real wrestlers and they actually believed in professional wrestling. And that's what I'm going to bring this company back into and first I'm gonna start with NXT and that involves taking that title from you."

"Well, how about this: NXT TakeOver. You want this title, you're gonna have to take it from me in a wrestling match."

"I'm not gonna fight on your terms but I will take that into consideration. And believe me when I kick your ass and take what is rightfully mine, it will be on my terms." Ced said on the mic before he dropped it in the center of the ring and walked past Ricochet making sure to bump him with his shoulder on the way out.

"Rise of the Young Ones" Plays

A/N: So, I hope you guys enjoyed Chapter 5. If you did please leave a review and don't forget to follow and favorite. Give me some suggestions for what you wanna see next in the rivalry of Ricochet and Ced in the upcoming weeks.

Later Guys and Gals!