Notes: To clear a few things up from previous chapters: Jason is Danny's stepfather. Oh and Eddy's very close to the Benoit family. Danny even calls him Uncle Eddy sometimes.
First Match Jitters
I couldn't believe it was my first match already. I'd been training for a couple months there and was about to wrestle in front of a crowd. I was nervous and had tried to see if some of my family came up. I replayed my conversation with my oldest sister as I waited backstage. "Come on Tatem. The shows not that far from there. I really want you guys there for my debut."
'You are absolutely nuts Daniel Christopher Benoit if you think I'm going to go to a wrestling match! Jason called to say you were trying to convince him!'
I sighed. "Tatem please think about it? Please?"
'No.' she hung up.
"Danny!" Someone called. I turned around to see my brother David.
I gave him a hug. "Thanks for coming."
"Thought you could use someone cheering for you in your debut and I knew Tatem and Nancy wouldn't be here."
I was nervous about wrestling tonight but I was glad he was there. "David!" Eddy called. "Any chance of you training?"
"And get Nancy mad at me? No chance." He said with a smile. "Just came here to root on my little brother."
When I was a growing up, I spent a lot of my summers in Edmonton Alberta Canada visiting my grandmother, Megan, and David. I'm really close with David but not very close to Megan.
"Good luck." Eddy said patting me on the back before wandering over to talk to another wrestler.
I have a match with Chad tonight. I was going to job but that didn't bother me at all. It was something I wanted to do.
"I'm going to go take my seat and watch your match. Good luck." David said before walking to his seat. I stretched and was informed that my match was next.
The match went without problems. Chad, despite his crummy attitude, is a good wrestler. And I had fun. I hope my dad can see me in heaven and be proud.
David came over to me and was grinning. "Good job Danny. I might not know much about wrestling but I thought you did good."
"Thanks David." I said wiping my face with a towel.
"Hey Danny!" A voice called. I turned around to see Cameron. "We are all going out to party after the show. Come with us. Oh and you can come too." He said to David.
I looked at David who shrugged. "Okay." I said. I turned to David. "I'm going to shower and change. Meet me at the door okay?"
***
After the show, we were all hanging out at a restaurant downtown. Cam said that they were used to it by now. They had a room in the back ready for us. It was a loud party that was for sure. I was worried that David might feel uncomfortable with a group of wrestlers, but he was laughing with everyone. I looked over at our trainers Eddy, Chavo, and D-Lo. They were partying like the rest of us though Eddy kept looking at his watch. He may be my 'uncle' but there have been rumors going around that he's heavily into drugs. So he might have to meet a drug dealer or something.
"So what's the deal with Chad?" I asked Cam looking over at Chad who was on his third beer.
"He isn't too happy with us second, third, and fourth generation wrestlers. He thinks we'll be able to get into WWE without a problem. Especially since people like, Randy and me have been here since we were sixteen. Don't pay him any attention. He'd about do anything to be in WWE."
"Not me. I'd rather work for WCW." I said.
"Me too actually but my parents would prefer I work for WWE." Cam said.
"At least your parents are supportive." I muttered.
"Hey! Come on Danny you know why your mother isn't. Give her time. She'll eventually understand. She used to be in wrestling." David said. He must have overheard our conversation.
"Yeah you are right." I said realizing that was a stupid thing I said before. I just wish I had some support.
Man I miss my dad.
First Match Jitters
I couldn't believe it was my first match already. I'd been training for a couple months there and was about to wrestle in front of a crowd. I was nervous and had tried to see if some of my family came up. I replayed my conversation with my oldest sister as I waited backstage. "Come on Tatem. The shows not that far from there. I really want you guys there for my debut."
'You are absolutely nuts Daniel Christopher Benoit if you think I'm going to go to a wrestling match! Jason called to say you were trying to convince him!'
I sighed. "Tatem please think about it? Please?"
'No.' she hung up.
"Danny!" Someone called. I turned around to see my brother David.
I gave him a hug. "Thanks for coming."
"Thought you could use someone cheering for you in your debut and I knew Tatem and Nancy wouldn't be here."
I was nervous about wrestling tonight but I was glad he was there. "David!" Eddy called. "Any chance of you training?"
"And get Nancy mad at me? No chance." He said with a smile. "Just came here to root on my little brother."
When I was a growing up, I spent a lot of my summers in Edmonton Alberta Canada visiting my grandmother, Megan, and David. I'm really close with David but not very close to Megan.
"Good luck." Eddy said patting me on the back before wandering over to talk to another wrestler.
I have a match with Chad tonight. I was going to job but that didn't bother me at all. It was something I wanted to do.
"I'm going to go take my seat and watch your match. Good luck." David said before walking to his seat. I stretched and was informed that my match was next.
The match went without problems. Chad, despite his crummy attitude, is a good wrestler. And I had fun. I hope my dad can see me in heaven and be proud.
David came over to me and was grinning. "Good job Danny. I might not know much about wrestling but I thought you did good."
"Thanks David." I said wiping my face with a towel.
"Hey Danny!" A voice called. I turned around to see Cameron. "We are all going out to party after the show. Come with us. Oh and you can come too." He said to David.
I looked at David who shrugged. "Okay." I said. I turned to David. "I'm going to shower and change. Meet me at the door okay?"
***
After the show, we were all hanging out at a restaurant downtown. Cam said that they were used to it by now. They had a room in the back ready for us. It was a loud party that was for sure. I was worried that David might feel uncomfortable with a group of wrestlers, but he was laughing with everyone. I looked over at our trainers Eddy, Chavo, and D-Lo. They were partying like the rest of us though Eddy kept looking at his watch. He may be my 'uncle' but there have been rumors going around that he's heavily into drugs. So he might have to meet a drug dealer or something.
"So what's the deal with Chad?" I asked Cam looking over at Chad who was on his third beer.
"He isn't too happy with us second, third, and fourth generation wrestlers. He thinks we'll be able to get into WWE without a problem. Especially since people like, Randy and me have been here since we were sixteen. Don't pay him any attention. He'd about do anything to be in WWE."
"Not me. I'd rather work for WCW." I said.
"Me too actually but my parents would prefer I work for WWE." Cam said.
"At least your parents are supportive." I muttered.
"Hey! Come on Danny you know why your mother isn't. Give her time. She'll eventually understand. She used to be in wrestling." David said. He must have overheard our conversation.
"Yeah you are right." I said realizing that was a stupid thing I said before. I just wish I had some support.
Man I miss my dad.