Notes: I get to take a small break from writing next chapter. That's all Jules' doing.
After the show, Shane was introduced to all the new wrestlers, which were over 90% of them. I just hung back and watched. Even though I was training to be a wrestler I really felt out of place. I didn't know any of them and Shane was being surrounded. I was just sort of standing outside of the big group. I wonder where the others went. I hadn't seen them since we left the ring. Oh wait I think I see Uncle Ric talking to Reid over there.
"Shane!" Someone yelled. I turned around to see a man with graying blond hair come running up to Shane.
"Rodney?" Shane asked sounding slightly confused. Then he smiled and hugged the man. Another guy about the same age as this Rodney came over. "Pete? Oh man. I've missed you guys."
"Where you been Shane? It was like you dropped off the face of the planet." Pete asked.
Shane sighed. "Long story. What are you guys doing here?"
"Dustin hired us as referees not long after you disappeared. We were helping with some problem they were having backstage when you were in the ring. Someone told us you were here." Rodney said.
"Or at least you didn't know he was here. I was the one who yelled into the headset that Vince wasn't on TV." Pete said with a slight smile. He looked at me. I now had the earpiece out and it was just hanging. "Ah so you were the one I told that to. I wasn't even sure if anyone was on the other end.
"Yeah that was me. Thanks for the information."
"No problem. Anything to help Shane." Pete turned back to Shane. "It was priceless to see the look on your old man's face when you told him you never stopped owning WCW. I've never seen him look so scared." He started laughing. "Good to see you Mac."
They started talking about some stuff that sounded like it was from their childhood. Which didn't make sense but I guess it did to them. I started to walk away to find Uncle Ric and the others.
"Danny?" A voice asked. I stopped walking and turned around to see a man in a wheelchair there. He looked vaguely familiar. I think I've seen him before but I don't remember a wheelchair.
"Yeah?" I asked
"I'm Matt Hardy." He said.
Wow so this was Matt Hardy. I never really asked any questions about Matt though he was mentioned on Unsolved Mysteries. I knew he had been a wrestler. Now I remember where I'd seen him before. I watched a couple tapes of his matches while in the tape room at OVW. Some were of him teaming with his brother. They were an all right tag team.
He saw me staring and smiled slightly. "Bet you were wondering how I ended up in a wheelchair." I nodded. "It happened in a match eight years ago in the WWE. It was the last Tables Ladders and Chairs match WWE would ever do. Heck I can't even remember whom we were wrestling. It wasn't even my idea to stay in WWE. But Jeff talked me into staying. But I do remember what happened. I was going for the tag belt when someone backed into the ladder. This wasn't supposed to happen by the way. The ladder tilted and I went flying. I completely missed the announce table and landed back first on the guardrail. Woke up with several broken vertebrae. Dustin had offered me a job in WCW working backstage and offered a commentating job to Amy. Jeff opted to stay in WWE. I haven't spoken to him since the night he decided to stay."
I'd have to ask Erichson if maybe Matt really was another victim.
After the show, Shane was introduced to all the new wrestlers, which were over 90% of them. I just hung back and watched. Even though I was training to be a wrestler I really felt out of place. I didn't know any of them and Shane was being surrounded. I was just sort of standing outside of the big group. I wonder where the others went. I hadn't seen them since we left the ring. Oh wait I think I see Uncle Ric talking to Reid over there.
"Shane!" Someone yelled. I turned around to see a man with graying blond hair come running up to Shane.
"Rodney?" Shane asked sounding slightly confused. Then he smiled and hugged the man. Another guy about the same age as this Rodney came over. "Pete? Oh man. I've missed you guys."
"Where you been Shane? It was like you dropped off the face of the planet." Pete asked.
Shane sighed. "Long story. What are you guys doing here?"
"Dustin hired us as referees not long after you disappeared. We were helping with some problem they were having backstage when you were in the ring. Someone told us you were here." Rodney said.
"Or at least you didn't know he was here. I was the one who yelled into the headset that Vince wasn't on TV." Pete said with a slight smile. He looked at me. I now had the earpiece out and it was just hanging. "Ah so you were the one I told that to. I wasn't even sure if anyone was on the other end.
"Yeah that was me. Thanks for the information."
"No problem. Anything to help Shane." Pete turned back to Shane. "It was priceless to see the look on your old man's face when you told him you never stopped owning WCW. I've never seen him look so scared." He started laughing. "Good to see you Mac."
They started talking about some stuff that sounded like it was from their childhood. Which didn't make sense but I guess it did to them. I started to walk away to find Uncle Ric and the others.
"Danny?" A voice asked. I stopped walking and turned around to see a man in a wheelchair there. He looked vaguely familiar. I think I've seen him before but I don't remember a wheelchair.
"Yeah?" I asked
"I'm Matt Hardy." He said.
Wow so this was Matt Hardy. I never really asked any questions about Matt though he was mentioned on Unsolved Mysteries. I knew he had been a wrestler. Now I remember where I'd seen him before. I watched a couple tapes of his matches while in the tape room at OVW. Some were of him teaming with his brother. They were an all right tag team.
He saw me staring and smiled slightly. "Bet you were wondering how I ended up in a wheelchair." I nodded. "It happened in a match eight years ago in the WWE. It was the last Tables Ladders and Chairs match WWE would ever do. Heck I can't even remember whom we were wrestling. It wasn't even my idea to stay in WWE. But Jeff talked me into staying. But I do remember what happened. I was going for the tag belt when someone backed into the ladder. This wasn't supposed to happen by the way. The ladder tilted and I went flying. I completely missed the announce table and landed back first on the guardrail. Woke up with several broken vertebrae. Dustin had offered me a job in WCW working backstage and offered a commentating job to Amy. Jeff opted to stay in WWE. I haven't spoken to him since the night he decided to stay."
I'd have to ask Erichson if maybe Matt really was another victim.