Monday, August 12th, 2019 – Toronto, Ontario, Canada

The New WWE Intercontinental Champion laid in his bed currently staring up at the ceiling with his girlfriend's head lying on his chest. He had the newly won Championship title resting on his nightstand. He laid there shirtless sporting a simple gold with gold lion earrings in his ears.

Last night was a great and busy night for the Champion. First off, he had won the Championship at SummerSlam in his first ever WWE match. He had Instagram post with Triple H and Vince as he had the title which to him was definitely a highlight for his career. He had to of course have a mini-photoshoot with the title. He went to a restaurant in downtown Toronto and enjoyed a meal with his family. He went out with Red just like old times giving the 6, the two brothers a chance to have fun the way the they do. Once he finished all of that, he came home. He went home to his girlfriend and they simply just relaxed, talked and watched movies until they fell asleep.

Kala soon began to awake. She groaned as she turned over onto her other side slowly opening her eyes. The new Champion rolled over onto his side as well and wrapped his arms around her, spooning her with his arm resting right above her belly. He kisssed her on her forehead then trailed a few kisses down to her neck.

"What happened to you making it to watch Aladdin before you fell asleep?" He joked.

"You trying carry your big-headed child."

"It's yours too."

"Yeah it is, but with your big ass head.

"And you love this big ass head."

"To some extent."

"Wow, to some extent? So, me or a Chipotle bowl."

"Definitely the bowl, it doesn't come with as much stress as keeping you around."

"Wow, you know that's actually kind of cruel."

"The way you wrestle as a heel, you have no room to talk about cruel."

"True. Babe, I'm gonna go ahead and hit the gym. I hope you don't mind."

"No, but can you do me a favor after your gym?"

"Sure?"

"Get me some pickles."

"Okay babe I will get you some pickles. See ya toots." He said as he then gave her a peck on the lips before he got up and went to his luggage case that was sitting on the floor. He grabbed a blue sleeveless Nike shirt with black Jordan workout shorts. He turned around and looked on as he noticed Kala looking him up and down. He smiled as he turned back around.

"Looking at me with those eyes is how we got in this situation." She rolled her eyes and responded.

"Actually, you being shirtless and giving me something to look at is how we got in this situation."

"Don't blame this on me. You being sexy is how we got in this situation."

"If that's your rebuttal then blame my mother. She was known to be sexy back in her day."

"I wouldn't put that past Mrs. Rose."

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The Next Day - Tuesday, August 13th, 2019

Cedric walked into the arena with a frown on his face as he wore his "Deep Royal" 12s with blue skinny jeans with a white v-neck with his gold chain around his neck and his gold earrings. He had his Beats on his ears with his backpack on his back and the title resting on his shoulder and his duffle bag on his other shoulder.

Although his face didn't show it. Cedric was very excited for the night. This was his first Smackdown Live appearance as well as his first appearance while being the WWE Intercontinental Champion. The Champion had made his way to the locker room and placed his hand on the door handle and prepared to open the door but a stagehand had caught him before going in.

"Hey Mr. Harvey, You're needed in the office."

"Alright. Let me put my stuff away and I got you."

"Alright, Thanks."

(!)

Cedric walked into the make-shift office of Paul Levesque and Stephanie McMahon who were both seated at the desk. They both stood up to greet the young champion.

"You wanted to see me boss?" Cedric asked as he shook hands with Paul.

"I did. I want you to meet my wife, Stephanie." Paul said as he pointed to the famous Billion Dollar Princess of WWE. Cedric shook her hand and gave her a friendly smile.

"I've heard a lot about you from my husband and I have to admit your NXT Stint was actually pretty exciting." Stephanie said.

"Thank you, ma'am. I hope it gets better from there. You mind if I sit down?" Ced asked.

"No, you're fine. We actually wanted to talk to you about your title reign." Paul said.

"Okay?" He said kinda confused.

"We want the Intercontinental Championship to make a resurgence back into one of the cornerstones of the Smackdown Live brand and we really want to push that idea that Smackdown is the land of opportunity. And we want you and Jaden Sennoa to really be the face of that change."

"So, in lamest terms, me and Jaden are gonna be feuding a lot more?"

"Basically."

"On the bright side. You found your Stone Cold." Stephanie said making Ced chuckle as he smiled and looked between the two.

"So, what's going on tonight?"

"You're gonna have to read the card and see."

"No spoilers?"

"Nope." They both said making him groan.

(!)

Hours Later

"Icon" Hits

The fans in the arena cheered as they heard the music of WWE's new Intercontinental Champion. He walked out sporting the outfit he wore earlier backstage with a smile on his face as he had the Championship resting on his shoulder. He smiled and raised up the title before he started to walk down the ramp. He gave a few high fives going down the ramp until he reached the ringside area. He walked up the steps and entered the ring before he walked over to the turnbuckle and raised the championship once more.

He jumped down from the turnbuckle and was given a microphone by the WWE stage crew.

"Icon" Stops

"Last night was a moment I will never forget. Because last night, I ended the year-long undefeated streak of the former Intercontinental Champion, Jaden Sennoa. And not only did I end his streak but I pinned him to become the new WWE Intercontinental Champion." Ced said as he raised his Championship proudly in the air while the fans cheered.

"And I know this is gonna sound cheesy but I couldn't have done it without you guys." The fans cheered louder than before as he smiled.

"It's true. You guys were begging for something fresh, something new, something magnificent. And the McMahons, being the smart-minded people that they are brought the ass-kicking machine that is Ced right here to SmackDown Live. The land of opportunity and trust me I plan to take this opportunity and use it well. And to the guys in the back who are vying for a shot at this well let me break it down to you. I am not a paper champion. I will be a defending champion and that brings me to my opponent for Clash of Champ-" Ced was saying but dropped the mic as he felt a pair of arms wrap around his neck. The Championship dropped from his shoulder as the fans booed while Jaden Sennoa smiled as he had the Kona Klutch locked on Ced. Ced started to frantically wave his arms around as he started to fade. His legs got limp as Jaden then let go of him and allowed him to fall to the ground.

Jaden reached down and grabbed the title off the mat and raised it up in the air with a smirk on his face while the fans booed.

A/N: So I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter. Sorry for the short update. It's been a while and I just needed to put something out. So my updating is gonna be less frequent as I have school and work but I'm gonna try. Anyway, please let me know what you think with a review.