Friday, November 15th, 2019 – Philidelphia, Pennsylvania
Cedric Harvey Jr AKA Ced walked into the Wells Fargo Center. He had the title on his shoulder as he wore his "Ced's Gonna Kill Ya" shirt with some skinny black jeans with his "Obsidian" Air Uptempo 96s. He had Lion chain around his neck. He wore his beats listening to the "Championships" by Meek Mill.
Cedric had a frown on his face obviously deep in thought about the night. Last week on Smackdown, his match with Corbin was interrupted by the Undisputed Era who decided to include Cedric into their war with the WWE. And now they have made it his war.
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"Icon" Hits
Ced walked onto the stage with the title in his grasp. He had a frown on his face as the lights were going on in a different array of colors. Ced raised the title up into the air as the fans cheered. He then walked down the ramp slapping the hands of the fans with his free hand. Once he reached the ringside area, he climbed up onto the paron and took a mic and entered the ring.
"Icon" Stops
"Last week, I attempted to step foot inside this ring with the man who believe that he broke me, Baron Corbin. Corbin just like I said last week, you didn't break me. The only that you did was anger me. And I attempted to take that anger out on you personally but thanks to the Undisputed Era, I was unsuccessful."
"Two weeks ago, NXT attempted to take over the WWE starting with Smackdown. And I believed that somehow, that takeover had nothing to do with me. It was your war with Smackdown, not me. I had a different war in my mind, a war with Baron Corbin where I would prove to him and everyone else, that I am the one true King here in the WWE. But you see The Undisputed Era brought into this war when they attacked me."
"To NXT, Let the record show that right here, right now in Philidelphia." Ced said as the WWE Universe cheered.
"I am declaring wa-" He was saying but the music of WWE COO interrupted him.
"King of Kings" by Motorhead Hits
Ced turned his head and looked up at the stage as Triple H walked out onto the stage in his suit with a microphone in his hand.
"King of Kings" Fades
"Ced, Let's not make a bad decision here. For the record, I never approved of the Undisputed Era's attack on you last week, I gave specific instructions for them not to lay a finger on you." Triple H said as he walked down the ramp and entered te ring.
"Really? You expect me to believe that."
"It's the truth. Why would I lie to the most valuable asset in not only the WWE, but also NXT. Think about it, if it wasn't for me, you probably wouldn't be here and you damn sure wouldn't be standing here with the WWE intercontinental Championship. You'd off somewhere wrestling overseas wondering if you could ever get in the big leagues. You were a shark swimming in a teeny-tiny pond of bass. You were the World Champion of a company no one had even heard off. You were a world-class athlete wasting your talents on jobbers that couldn't cut on Tough Enough."
"And then I scouted you. I saw your talents way before anybody else did and you wanna know what I did? I made you a star. I put you in NXT, where you thrived. And in your first ever match in NXT, you won the NXT North American Championship. And it was because of me. You then started to climb the ranks, you got yourself an NXT title match. And when you lost, you tucked your tail your legs and you took your ball and disappeared for 4 months. Then you return here on the main roster and win the Intercontinental Championship and think all of sudden, that you're bigger than this. Newsflash, NXT made you the star that you are. NXT is the hottest brand, now, then and forever. There is no other brand in the entire world better than NXT."
"And you sir, are one of the best athletes in WWE. Why not surround yourself with other world class athletes? So Ced, I'm extending the olive branch. Come home. Come home to NXT, where you belong. Come home to NXT and I'll make you immortal." Triple H said on the mic as the fans started to boo. Ced looked around the arena searching for an answer from the WWE Universe.
"Let me stop you right there, you're wrong, I'm not one of the best, I am the best. And if you don't believe it then I will show you every single day for the rest of my career. And Hunter, I appreciate the offer but I can't give you the answer right now. But I can give it to you on NXT on Wednesday Night."
"I look forward to your decision. And make sure it's the right one."
"King of Kings" Plays
Triple H's music played on the PA system as he smirked at Ced while he exited the ring. Ced took a deep breath and looked down at his title collecting his thoughts after hearing what Triple H had to say.
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Sunday, November 17th, 2019 – Charlotte, NC
Cedric walked up to his doorstep with a smile on his face. He was finally home. He was home to his son and mother of his child and girlfriend. Ever since his son was born, all Cedric wanted to do was be at home. He didn't want to miss the moments where his son would grow. He knew he would in the future but he had to get some of those moments while he can. He grabbed his keys out of his pocket and unlocked the door and proceeded to walk in.
"Babe, I'm home!" Cedric shouted as he dropped his bags at the door.
"In the living room!" He heard Kalani shout back. He walked to the living room and walked to the living room of his home. He saw Kalani standing up rocking their son to sleep. She looked up at him and smiled as he saw her holding their boy. He walked towards her and wrapped his arm around her shoulders. A few minutes of the rocking motion, he drifted off to sleep. Cedric took him from her and walked out of the room to go put him down in his crib. A few minutes later, he came walking back into the room with a bottle of wine and two glasses while Kalani had taken a seat on the couch. He took a seat down on the couch as well and poured them both a glass of wine. As he handed her the glass, she turned and leaned up against the side of the couch as she then placed her feet in his lap relaxing herself as he took a sip of his wine.
"Tough day?" He asked as he placed his wine glass down on the table and began to massage Kalani's feet.
"Yeah, you could say that, I had to rebook my fashion show to debut my return catalog. Instead of having it in two weeks, I'm gonna have to wait till January pushing my calendar back a bit."
"Look on the bright side, you don't have to pressure yourself to reach a deadline. You got more time to prepare and perfect your designs. That is true and then I'll have more time to find Lil CJ a babysitter."
"And if it's not interfering with the rumble, I can go. See everything works out for the best."
"Since when were you so hopeful?" She chuckled.
"Since I had time to count my blessings. I have a beautiful woman at home, I have a home, I have a career that I love, I had a beautiful family and I have that beautiful boy upstairs."
"We are blessed."
"Very."
"And speaking of which, I think you should give me a blessing and cook tonight."
"I knew you were gonna say something like that." He chuckled as she moved her feet as he got up to his feet and grabbed his glass as he then walked to the kitchen.
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Wednesday, November 20th, 2019 – Winter Park, FL
Cedric had to admit, he was absolutely excited to be back on NXT. It had been a while since he had been in Full Sail and the vibes that he was getting in the arena was giving him all the energy he needed. Tonight, was about business as Survivor Series was 4 days away and the question on everybody's mind was what side does Ced stand on? Is he on the side of NXT or Smackdown?
Cedric walked into Full Sail wearing his skinny blue moto jeans with his Jordan "Olympic" 7s with his Jordan "9" Olympic jersey. He had the Intercontinental Championship on his shoulder as he walked through the hallways looking around as the memories started to run through his mind
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"Icon" Plays
The NXT Universe cheered loudly as Ced walked out onto the stage with a smile on his face. He smirked as he then raised the title up in the air as he looked around at the corwd. He then lowered the title and started to walk down the ramp staring into the ring where Triple H and Roderick Strong stood in the ring. Ced walked up into the steel steps and entered the ring grabbing a mic as his music faded.
"Icon" Fades
Ced put the mic up to his mouth looking to speak but the NXT Universe cut him off with their cheering. He looked around at the crowd as smile appeared on his face.
"I bet you don't get that type of crowd participation on SmackDown." Triple H said as Ced chuckled.
"Ced, you know why we're here. We want you to join the winning team. Join NXT in the war against SmackDown and Raw and I can make it worth your time. Like I said before, NXT made you. I made you. Come home where you belong."
"Let's make one thing perfectly clear. You didn't make Ced. They didn't make Ced." The Intercontinental Champion said on the mic as the crowd gave him a little boo. "That little boy that sat at home dreaming about getting here to this point created Ced. 6-year-old Cedric Harvey Jr created Ced. And it's because of that 6-year-old little bot that I stand here before you, the WWE Intercontinental Champion."
"Now as much as I love being the WWE Intercontinental Champion, I have to wonder what would be like being the NXT North American Champion once again." Ced said as he looked at the title on Roderick Strong's shoulder. Roddy started to step towards Ced but Triple H stopped him in his tracks.
"Roderick, I'm gonna need you to stand down or leave the ring. I am trying to ensure the future of NXT." Triple H said speaking to Roderick Strong as he then turned to Ced.
"That's what you want. A NXT North American Championship match, you got it."
"Oh that's not all Hunter. I want a private locker room."
"Done."
"I'm not finished yet. I want a jet and not your jet. I want a Drake type jet. I want it to have Ced on it. I want people to know when I'm flying in." Hunter sighed as he shook his head.
"I'll talk to Vince and see what I can do but I'll try my best to get you what you want."
"And I have three more requests. I want my face all of the place. I want to see my face on the commercials, billboards, the trucks in the parking lot, the posters, everywhere. I want to be the star of NXT like I know I am. And I want a Royce. You know the Rolls Royce and not the cheap one. I want to the fancy one. And last but not least, I'm gonna need to take your balls out of Stephanie's pocket and be the man that I know you are. I need you to be the cruel, ruthless son of a bitch that I grew up watching if we are going to win."
"If you wanna win then you have picked the right place to do so." Triple H said as he held his hand for Ced to shake. Ced walked towards Hunter who gave him a smirk. Ced chuckled as he then lost his smile and lifted his foot to kick Hunter with a low-blow.
"Hunter, I never intended on joining NXT. And if you think you're in pain now just wait till Survivor Series when I destroy NXT." And just as Ced finished up on the mic several members of the NXT locker room came running down the ramp as he exited the ring and hopped over the barricade running into the crowd as the locker room chased after him.
