A/N: Man, this is a huge milestone for me. I made to 25 Chapters for a story. And that's uaully something that never happens with me, I usually delete it before Chapter 10 but the fact that I made it this far make me feel ten times better. Anyway I plan on making this chapter a little bit longer since I've been slacking on the length and on updates.

Tuesday, August 27th, 2019 – Baton Rouge, Louisiana

The man who would be defending his Intercontinental Championship at WWE Clash of Champions walked in the Baton Rouge River Center. Today, he was sporting some new threads from his brand with a smile on his face. He wore some blue distressed biker jeans with a black hoodie that had a white Lion in the center in white with "French Blue" 12s. He had his duffle bag on his shoulders with his title on his shoulder.

"The Champ is here!" KC said as he walked towards Ced with a smile on his face. Ced chuckled as he dapped KC up and GG walked towards him with his phone up to his face.

"G, if you don't put that goddamn phone up." KC said as he tried to snatch the phone form GG hands but GG had moved. Ced looked at him and watched as the grown man played Fortnite on his phone.

"Hey you have fun with that, I'm going to the locker room. I gotta get moving. I actually got a match tonight."

"Oh, for real against who?"

"You'll just have to wait and see just like everybody else."

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Ced walked out onto the stage dressed in his black ring trunks with his designs on his trunks in black with a gold outline with his black knee pads, boots and wrist tape with one of his t-shirts. The fans cheered while he looked down at the stage while the lights were going in their usually flurry of colors while his graphics were going on and smoke was coming from where he was standing to hit him in the face. He looked up from the stage and looked around before he looked back down at his Championship around his waist with a smile. He then spit out his water in a mist causing the smoke to stop as he started to walk down the ramp with a smirk.

He slapped the hands of fans as he walked by until he reached the ringside area. He looked around shaking his head soaking up the pop he was getting with a smile. He made his way into the ring and walked over to the turnbuckle jumping up onto the middle ropes and doing his signature pose one more time. He unhooked his Championship from around his waist and raised up in the air before he jumped down from the corner and walked towards the ropes to get a mic.

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"We are Live in Baton Rouge tonight baby." Ced said on the mic as the fans once again cheered loudly.

"Baton Rouge, I'm not sure that we've been properly introduced. Ladies and Gentlemen, I am your Intercontinental Champion, the man they call Ced. And in 19 days, I will defend my title against Jaden Sennoa." The fans booed as they heard the name Jaden Sennoa.

"I know, I'm pretty sure that's the same reaction his mom said when she saw that big ass head pop out." Some of the fans laughed at that making Ced smile.

"But I'm not out here to talk about his big ass head. I'm here tonight to send a message to Jaden. Jaden, I know your punk ass staring at the screen with eyes of hatred because I have the one thing you can't live without and that is this Intercontinental Championship. For weeks, I'm not gonna lie you've been in my head and that's a place I'm pretty sure you don't want to be. There's been a lot of anger inside of me and tonight I need to get just a bit of that out of me. So, I am extending an open challenge to anybody in the back and that does include you Jaden. So, get your ass out here and get your ass kicked." Some of the fans cheered in anticipation while others stayed seated waiting.

A referee came down the ramp and slid under the bottom rope to stand in the ring. Ced handed the stage crew the Championship while he took off his t-shirt and threw it into the crowd.

"The Following contest is scheduled for one fall. Introducing first, standing in the ring, from Charlotte, North Carolina. Weighing in at 252 pounds. The Intercontinental Champion, Ced!" Mike Rome announced.

"Come on." He shouted at the stage waiting for a music to hit.

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A smirk came onto the face of the Intercontinental Champion as he leaned in the corner while Apollo Crews walked onto the stage with a smile as he did power-up like pose before he watzed his way down the ramp until he got to the ringisde area and jumped onto the ring apron before jumping over the top rope and jumping onto the middle rope doing his pose once more.

"And his opponent, from Stone Mountain, Georgia. Weighing in at 240 pounds. Apollo Crews!" Mike Rome announced as the fans cheered while Apollo jumped down from the turnbuckle and looked Ced in the eyes. Ced smirked as he started to talk trash about Apollo. Apollo responded as the two men then stood in the center of the ring talking trash as well.

Ding...Ding...Ding...

Apollo slapped Ced across the face making him smile as he turned back to look at Apollo. Ced slapped Apollo making the fans give off a light "ooh". Apollo was the first to throw a hit as he hit Ced with a forearm making Ced responded with a right hook. The two started to send strikes back and forth until Ced had got the early advantage hitting repeated right hands making Apollo collide with the ropes. Ced tried to whip Apollo into the ropes but Apollo reversed it sending Ced into the ropes. Apollo tried to go for a clothesline as Ced came off the ropes but Ced ducked under it and went to the ropes again. Apollo anticipating Ced jumped up looking for a dropkick but Ced held on to the ropes allowing Apollo to land on his abodmen. The Champion ran towards him and hit him with a kick to the gut making Apollo to roll over on his back while hollding his gut. Ced walked over the to the ropes and looked out at the crowd with a smirk showing his confidence. He walked towards Apollo and lifted him up by the head and neck but Apollo had pushed Ced off and jumped up to hit him with an Enziguri to the back of the head making Ced fall down to the mat while Apollo was on a knee.

The Georgia Native stood up on his feet and watched as Ced had had crawled over to the ropes. Apollo walked towards the now standing Intercontinental Champion as he leaned up against the ropes. Apolo hit Ced with a chop to the chest making Ced howl in pain as he then walked over to the corner to try to create some space from Apollo. Apollo with another chop making Ced once again howl in pain. Apollo with another one but this time Ced had cursed as he felt the stinging sensation in his chest. Apollo smiled and went for another chop but Ced had reverse it and put Apollo in the corner this time. Ced with repeated chops getting his revenge on the Georgia Native before he finished it off with a big chop to the chest making Apollo crouch down in the corner.

He hit Apollo with repeated kicks to the gut as the referee counted until he got to 3. He grabbed Apollo by the head and neck and dragged him out of the corner. He put his arm around the his neck before he grabbed him and lifted him up in the air for a Delayed Vertical Suplex. He got back up to his feet and backed up into the corner before he ran towards Apollo and jumped up in the air looking for a knee drop to the top fo the head. Ced with the cover.

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2, Kick out at 2, Ced turned to look at the referee while the fans cheered. Ced grabbed Apollo by the head and neck as he got up to his feet and tried to throw him into the ropes but Ced rebounded off the ropes and was hit with a Jumping Back Elbow from Apollo. Apollo went to the corner and climbed up the turnbuckle looking for a Diving Body Splash but Ced got his knees up allowing Apollo's ribs to crash into Ced's knees. Apollo got up to his feet with his arms wrapped around his ribs while Ced got up to his feet and clotheslined Apollo. Ced leaned up agains the ropes capturing his breath as he did this, the fans booed as Jaden Sennoa came running down the ramp with a steel chair in his hands until he slid under the bottom rope.

Ced got off the ropes and turned around and then got hit in the top of the head with the chair as the referee rang the bell.

Ding...Ding...Ding...

Jaden hit Ced in the back with the chair as the fans booed while he dropped down in the ring. Jaden with repeated shots to the back with the chair until the chair nearly snapped in half. Jaden laughed as he looked at Ced groan in pain as he tried to lifted himself up off the mat but feel back down feeling weak.

Jaden demanded a microphone from the ring crew as the fans booed.

"Ced, you have been a pain in my ass for the past few weeks seeing you with my Intercontinental Championship. But it's okay because tonight, I'm care of that pain. You'll be lucky if you even make it to Charlotte." Jaden said as he dropped the mic before he then dropped the mic in the center of the ring. He walked over to Ced and grabbed him from the ring mat and put him on his shoulders to his patented maneuver, Resting Place (Argentine Backbreaker transitioned to a Knee lift to the face).

Ced dropped to the mat staring at the ceiling.

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Ced laid on the Medical bed in the Medical room with a hand resting on his head as he stared at the ceiling. The WWE Medical Examiner came into the room with a clipboard in his hands. Ced was not gonna lie everything hurt. The lights were hurting his eyes, he could hear a nonstop ringing in his ears. His head was pounding and it was all because of Jaden Sennoa. Jaden no doubt was ready to send a message to Ced that the Intercontinental Championship was his and he was ready to take it back now.

"Alright, Ced. So, you have a mild concussion. You should be good in about a week so you'll be good for Smackdown Live in MSG but no match."

"MSG?"

"Yeah, Madison Square Garden."

"You said no match right?"

"Yeah but do whatever you want as long as it doesn't jeopardize your match at Clash of Champions. I'm taking my family and they really want to see you compete at Clash of Champions."

"Trust me doc, there ain't nothing that's stopping me from kicking Jaden's ass."

"Good, I'm looking forward to it." The doctor said as he then walked out of the room leaving Ced there staring up at the ceiling with a smirk.

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2 Weeks Later

Jaden Sennoa was in the ring with the Choke Hold wrapped around the neck of Apollo Crews looking to end it all and capture the win in the center of the ring live in Madison Square Garden.

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The fans cheered loudly as they heard the mucis of the WWE Intercontinental Champion. Jaden Sennoa released the submission and allowed Apollo Crews to fall down to the mat. Ced walked out onto the stage with the Championship on his shoulder as he stood up on the stage dressed in his blue jeans with his "Wheat" Timbs and his god chain with his gold and black shades and one of his t-shirts. Jaden walked towards the ropes and started to talk trash about the Champion as the Champion slowly sauntered his way down the ramp while anticipation built with each passing step. Once he reached the ring side area, he took the shades off of his face and threw them into the crowd.

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The Champion and Challenger stared each other down as Ced then took off his shirt and threw it into the crowd and dropped the title on the floor on the outside. He got up onto the ring apron staring Jaden down. A smirk came onto his face as Apollo Crews had gotten Jaden down with a School Boy Roll-Up.

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Ding...Ding...Ding...

"Here is your winner, Apollo Crews." Mike Rome announced as Ced entered the ring and stood behind Jaden Sennoa waiting for him to turn around. Once he turned around, he put him on his shoulders and lifted him up looking for the Deathbomb. Ced wit the a Deathbomb in the center of the ring putting Jaden Sennoa down on his back as the fans cheered. He grabbed a mic from the stage crew.

"New York. How y'all doing tonight?" Ced said on the mic as the fans cheered. He then looked down at Jaden Sennoa who was staring up at the ceiling.

"Good luck at Clash of Champions cause you're damn sure gonna need it." The Champion said as he dropped the mic and exited the ring while the fans cheered.

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Ced picked up his title from the outside and raised it up in the air as he turned and looked at Jaden Sennoa who started to crawl to the ropes while staring at the Intercontinental Champion.