Wednesday, February 6th, 2019 – Winter Park, FL
The reigning NXT North American champion walked into Full Sail University with the Championship resting on his shoulder. He was dressed in blue distressed skinny jeans with his Jordan 1 "Gold Top 3" with his one of his new hoodies with an embroided lion in gold in the corner of the hoodie on the chest. It was part of his new "Heir to the Throne" merch that He and Kalani had been working on. She said that it was time for Cedric to become more than just a wrestler but become an Icon. A Legend. And a business mogul with plans that included more than just guys on their head in the ring but dropping apparel that wasn't completely wrestling related all the time. He had his gold sunglasses and custom beats over his ears listening to his music. On his back was the backpack that he would need for the night.
Cedric turned his head and looked and saw one of his friends, Kenneth Crawford AKA Montez Ford taking a picture of him making him smile and point towards him with a wink. That was something that the two knuckleheads always did, take pictures of each other seeing who had more style between the two.
"A'ight, I see you young king. Coming in here swagging all up on us." Kenneth said as Cedric walked towards him and dapped him up.
"Look man, It ain't even like that. I just found these collecting dust at the house so I had to bust 'em out.
"Yeah A'ight."
"Hey man, that's my line." Cedric chuckled.
"So. what's this I hear about you already claiming yourself to be the King around here?" Kenneth asked. Cedric simply responded by giving him a look before he looked at his title and back at Kenneth.
"Do I really need to answer that?"
"Hey man, don't let that ego get to your head. If there's one thing that Paul don't like around here: it's egos. Which is crazy 'cause his big-headed ass got one of the biggest one's in wrestling."
"Don't let him hear you say, I heard he been going on a rampage lately."
"Man, It ain't nothing but Wrestlemania season that's starting to get to him. He always gets a case of it earlier than most. Speaking of Wrestlemania, I heard there's a rumor about you being involved with the episode of Raw after."
"How the hell you hear a rumor about me before I do about my damn self?"
"I don't know I guess it's 'cause I got the key to the streets." Cedric chuckled as he rolled as his eyes.
"Let me get out of here before, you start talking about how you could have been the next Mike Tyson."
"Man, you know I could've been the next Mike Tyson."
"A'Ight KC, I'll see you." Cedric said as he turned around and walked away with a smile on his face. Cedric was walking on his way to the locker room until he was stopped by Austin Jenkins AKA Adam Cole who was dressed in his ring gear along with his Undisputed Era t-shirt. Cedric sighed as he looked Austin up and down.
"What the hell do you want?"
"What I want is that little title belt on your shoulder. The title that you didn't earn. The title that you simply got for being Triple H's little personal project. Something or someone that he could write his name all over just to make his legacy just a tad bit greater. And boost his already, massive ego."
"Ah, It sounds like someone is a bit jealous. I would be too if I was a superstar of your caliber forced to stay in the midcard while I belong in the Main Event. Save your energy Austin, I ain't got time for it besides I'm focused on building my own legacy which is something that you need to be focused on sport. Besides you have a chance to be NXT Champion if you can earn it." Cedric said to Austin as he walked away making sure to bump shoulders with Austin on the way to the locker room. Austin turned his head and watched Cedric walk away keeping what he said in mind.
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Cedric sat in the locker room with his phone in his hand as he prepared to facetime his mom with the Championship on his shoulder and a smile on his face. His mom soon answered with a smile on her face as well.
"Hey mama."
"Hey Champ. What you doing?"
"Nothing much just in the locker room just relaxing before the show."
"Oh well that's good."
"Hey mom, I need to run an idea past you."
"Sure son." His mom answered as he got up from his seat on the bench and walked outside and walked over to the crates before he took a seat on top of one.
"I'm thinking about selling my house and moving back to Charlotte."
"Baby, I would love for you to move back here and be able to see you everyday but what about the life you got in Miami? What about Red? What about NXT? Is this you tryna run from the mess with that new girl?"
"What?! Mom how do you know about that?"
"Couples talk dummy. Now answer me: Is this about that girl?"
"You remember that line Payback is a bitch."
"Yeah I do."
"I just feel like because I left her for Kala that it's gonna come back to bit me in the ass."
"Who knows but one thing you can't do is live for life in fear. You got that baby."
Yes, Ma'am. I do. And I hope you know that I'm still getting an apartment in Charlotte." His mom sighed as she heard this time.
"Okay, I'll let you if you can give me a good reason."
"Well somebody gotta be there for when y'all get old."
"Boy we ain't old yet. Give us another decade and we'll be old then. I'm only 44 and your dad is only 47."
"Well, think of the apartment as a vacation home."
"Boy you live in Miami; your whole house is a vacation home. You can drive down the street and see beaches with your young ass. You lucky I don't beat your ass for that old joke." Cedric started to chuckle as his mom started shouting.
"Alright mom, I'm gonna have to talk to you later."
"Alright baby, Love you!"
"Love you too!" He said as he then hung up the phone and got up off the create and then walked on into the locker room with a smile on his face after talking to his mother.
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"Rise of the Young Ones" Hits
The arena turned into a mixture of cheers and boos as they heard the music of Ced and saw the titantron start. The lights in the arena were all in darkness as Ced then walked through the curtains with the title on his shoulders and stood on the stage while the lights were low. The lights soon turned into a different array of colors.
Ced looked up and smiled as the fans booed him before he raised the title up in the air earning more cheers while he chuckled. He then 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 raised his title up in the air 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 while he looked at the title on his shoulder.
"I told everyone. I told everyone that would listen that I was going to take this company back to Professional Wrestling. And the first step to that conquest was take this Championship away from the Sports Entertainer Ricochet and I did that. Now the question is what's next for Ced. What's next for The Gift of Greatness in NXT? The answer is to finish-" Ced was saying but his words were cut off by the music of a superstar.
"Rebel Heart" by CFO$ Hits
Ced turned his head and looked at the stage while Johnny Gargano walked out onto the stage with a microphone in hand.
"Cut his music. Cut the music. Cut the crap." Ced said as half the fans cheered and the other half booed while Gargano looked at Ced with a frown on his face.
"What the hell do you want?" Ced said into the mic as Gargano put the mic up to his lip.
"Wow, for someone who makes sure to call himself the smartest, the strongest, the most dangerous man in the room, you're kinda dumb. Use your common sense. Why the hell do you think I'm here? I'm here for what should be mine. The NXT North American Championship. You're out here talking about What's next for The Gift of Greatness in NXT? I'm next." Gargano said as the cheers of the fans could be heard by the two NXT Superstars.
'" It's Johnny right? Johnny Wrestling?" Johnny nodded his head as Ced chuckled.
"Johnny let me let you in on a little secret here. A match with me isn't for the light of heart. I'm a wrestler. An old school kind of wrestler. I'm old school in a sense that if you're still moving or still breathing, I didn't do my job correctly. Now I'm telling you this out of the kindness of my heart don't do this. You got a wife that you need to be thinking about. What's she gonna think when I send you home in a body bag? What's she gonna think when her husband isn't there to protect her anymore?"
"You don't need to worry about my wife. What you need to be worrying about is how you're gonna tap out and how you're gonna be feeling when I am the one standing over you lifting the NXT North American Championship over my head."
"Confidence, it's suits you well but after next week, I don't think you'll be the same Johnny. But here's to next week. And send my regards to the wife." Ced said as he kicked Johnny with a low blow making him drop down to the mat on his knees. Ced looked at Johnny with a smile before he put his hand in Johnny's face and pushed him down to the mat.
The fans booed as Ced lifted up his Championship over his head while he looked down at Johnny.
"Rise of the Young Ones" Hits
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Ced walked backstage with the title on his shoulder. He was currently texting Kalani with a smile on his face as he walked to his locker room. He opened the door not looking up for a second until he heard a voice.
"Still looking as sexy as ever." Ced heard the voice that he had hopped he wouldn't be hearing in a long time.
"Annalise. What do you want?" Ced said as he looked up at her to see her sitting on his couch with her straight black hair with a pink dress and pink heels to go along with her dress.
"Nothing. I just wanted you to know what you're missing and I wanted to ask you something."
"Ask me what?"
"Did you really care?"
"I did."
"Then why leave me? And with no call or no text?"
"Destiny. It's something that I believe in. And it's something I believe that me and Kala, the chemistry we have, the relationship we have, everything points to her being my queen when it's all set and done. And that was me trying to not hurt you by texting or calling you."
"You failed miserably by the way. And right as I was starting to fall for you." She said as she looked at him and shook her head before she started to walk away from him. He sighed as he turned his head and watched her walk out of the door.
A/N: So I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter. If you did please leave a review or follow or favorite.
Later Guys and Gals!
