The Zack Mercer Story
Chapter 29: Changes
Tuesday, October 11th, 2016 - Survivor Series: 40 Days - San Jose, California
The WWE Intercontinental Champion walked around backstage with his Championship wrapped around his waist. He had his black oily hair flowing down his back wearing his Mercermania shirt with his new ring gear. He wore black tights with a black band around the waist with black lining around the band. In the middle of the band it had ZM in black with black lining. On the left leg of the tights there were black three tiger scratches with black lining. It the was same thing on the right leg of the tights. On the left knee pad it had ZM on the knee pad in black with black lining on a black kneepad and he wore a black kneepads. He also wore black kickpads. He had black wrist tape that started at the wrist at ended in the middle of the forearm. The designs of his tights had a metallic like finish on them.
He sighed a sigh of relief as he walked until he saw the table where all the girls were talking. But unfortunately, Lexi wasn't present making him exhale. He walked towards the table where the girls were with a smirk on his face.
"Hey girls. How y'all doing?" Just as the girls saw James they looked him up and down with a hint of disgust making him sigh. She told them. Of course, she would after all they are her friends.
"She told you guys." He said.
"Yep, I have to say, I never expected it from you." Trinity said with disappointment in her voice.
"Look I can explain." He said.
"Well, please do!" Rebecca shouted.
"Yeah and don't leave out any details." Nicole said.
"Well, when I hurt my knee at that Live Event, I was in the medic room. The door was open and I was lying on the table in agonizing pain by the way. And in walked Cassie. Me and Cassie talked. She tried to say sorry and then invite me and Lexi to her house for dinner. And then out of nowhere, she kissed me." James explained. Leah scoffed as she shook her head at what James.
"She did this before with Will when he and I got together." Leah said.
"So what you're saying is that it wasn't your fault." Rebecca said.
"Yes, that's exactly what I'm saying." James replied with a small chuckle.
"Well, I'm sorry for accusing you." Trinity apologized.
"It's okay. I'm just sorry that I let my guard down. If I didn't, then I would have the love of my life sitting here with me." James said. Nicole got up and gave him a hug while the rest of the girls offered their condolences.
"Hey, McGrady, you're needed for your segment."
"Of course, I am." He sighed as he stood up and walked towards the gorilla. As he walked towards the gorilla position.
Hours Later - Smackdown Live
"Bully" Hits
"Ladies and Gentlemen, please welcome your WWE Intercontinental Champion, Zack Mercer!" Greg Hamilton announced.
Zack Mercer walked out onto the stage with entrance video being the only the video on in the arena while all the lights were currently off within the arena. He raised his index fingers and middle fingers up in the air as the lights of the arena came back on and began going back and forth between blue and white lights.
"San Jose, How you doin?" Zack asked as he walked to the right side of the stage and pointed into the crowd while he patted his belt. He then turned around and walked to the left side of the stage and pointed into the crowd. He walked back to the center stage and looked around in the crowd before he looked down at his belt.
"Let's go it's Mercer Time baby!" Zack Mercer yelled as he walked down the ramp slapping the hands of the fans in the front row.
In the front row he saw a little boy in the front row wearing his shirt while raising a sign with a Nikki Bella hat. He smiled as he stopped and took a selfie with the little boy before he gave him a hug and continued his way down the ramp. Once he reached the ringside area he looked around at the crowd once more with a smile. He walked around the ringside area to the ring and got up onto the ring apron similar to the Miz's style. He held onto the middle rope while he raised up his index finger and middle finger with his other hand. He got up to his feet and entered the ring before went over to the turnbuckle and did his pose over again while the fans cheered loudly.
He jumped down from the ropes and was quickly handed a mic by the Smackdown Live ring crew before he walked to the center of the ring with a smile.
"Bully" Stops
Zack smiled as he heard the fans chanting his name. He looked around at the San Jose crowd before he looked down at his championship and once more at the crowd.
"Man it feels good to be right here in San Jose. But I got one thing to ask you guys." Zack said as he put the mic down for a quick second while the fans started to cheer even more as they got excited for his catchphrase.
"San Jose, How you doin?" Zack said as the crowd chanted along while he then started to walk around the ring.
"Now, I'm gonna be honest with you guys. I'm excited. I'm excited about having the Intercontinental Championship back where it belongs and I'm excited about Survivor Series which is 40 days away for those of you keeping count. And for those of you who haven't noticed although Survivor Series if 40 days away, I don't have a clear opponent for that pay-per-view. Although there have been speculations as of late." Zack said.
"Speculations of guys like Dean Ambrose…." that name received a few cheers from the crowd.
"Heath Slater….." that name actually got a mixed reaction from the crowd.
"Baron Corbin…." that name actually received boos.
"Apollo Crews…." that name received a slight cheer from the crowd.
"Kalisto…," that name received the same reaction as Apollo Crews.
"Buddy Murphy…." that name received more boos that even Baron Corbin received.
"Oh and John Cena." As soon as the crowd heard the name John Cena they were going off the charts with cheers. Zack looked around the audience at the screaming fans with a smile on his face. He soon heard the cheers of "Let's go Cena! Let's go Mercer!"
"And although that does sound good for survivor series. I'm looking for something that sounds good tonight. So here's what I'm proposing. If anyone in that locker room has the courage to come out here and step up to the plate then by all means come out. Because I'm this title up for grabs in an open challenge!" Zack said as he took off the Championship and raised it up as the crowd cheered.
"Cruise Control" by CFO$ Hits
The crowd cheered as Apollo Crews walked out from the back as Zack stood in the center of the ring with a smile on his face. Apollo pointed down the ramp at Zack with a friendly smile on his face while Zack told him to bring it on as he taunted.
Minutes Later - Smackdown Live
Smackdown Live was just coming off their commercial break while the referee raised up the Championship while a graphic appeared on the titantron and Zack stood in the ring now shirtless standing across from Apollo Crews. The referee handed the title to the ring crowd before he called for the bell.
Ding…Ding…Ding…
Zack and Apollo walked towards the center of the ring and exchanged a handshake before they both started to circle around the ring. They locked it up in the center of the ring with Apollo Crews getting the advantage due to his size and strength. Zack backed Apollo back to the ropes before he pushed Apollo into the ropes. Apollo Crews managed to knock Zack down to the mat with a shoulder block before he went to the ropes. Zack turn over onto his side before Apollo jumped over him and ran back to the ropes before he was dropped with a dropkick to the mouth making Apollo drop down and get up to look at Zack.
Zack told Apollo to bring it on with a smile on his face while Apollo got up to his feet. Apollo went to hit Zack with a punch but Zack was able to block the punch and hit Zack with one of his own. Zack with another punch that sent Apollo Crews back to the ropes. Zack with another shot for good measure before he sent Apollo to the ropes but Apollo reversed it sending Zack into the ropes this time. Zack tried to go for a clothesline but Apollo ducked it and this caused Zack to try to turn around and rebound only for Apollo to hit Zack with a clothesline of his own. Apollo jumped up to try and elbow drop Zack but Zack moved out of the way and tried to hit Apollo with a low-angle dropkick but Apollo rolled away before Zack could execute. Apollo got up to his feet while Zack got up to a knee and stared at Apollo. They looked around at the fans with smiles on their face before they got up to their feet.
Apollo went for another clothesline but Zack this time ducked it and quickly grabbed Apollo looking for a Belly-To-Back Suplex but Apollo jumped out of it and managed to get to his feet. Zack tried to for a shot but Apollo caught him with a Belly-To-Belly that put Zack flat on his back. Apollo went for the cover on Mercer.
1….
2, Kick Out at 2 by Zack Mercer. Zack then sat up for Apollo to grab and set him up in a suplex position. He lifted up Zack with a Deadlift Supex before he slammed him back down to the mat. Zack sat up with a hand on his back as he grimaced at the pain from his back before Apollo backed up into the ropes and when he came back off the ropes he jumped and successfully hit Zack with an elbow to the chest this time before he went for the cover.
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2, Kickout at 2 once again by Zack Mercer. Zack rolled over onto his back and reached for the ropes but Apollo saw this and grabbed Zack by his feet trying to pull him back to the center of the ring but Zack managed to grab onto the middle rope. While Apollo kept pulling Zack managed to lift himself up till he was hopping on foot. Zack jumped and hit Apollo with an Enziguri with the free leg that sent Apollo crashing back-first into the ropes. Zack saw this and ran towards Apollo trying to clothesline him over the ropes but Apollo managed to throw Zack over the ropes but Zack managed to grab onto the top rope and hold on while the crowd cheered. Zack skinned the cat back on the inside of the ring where Apollo now stood in the center.
Apollo ran towards Zack but Zack dropped down while holding onto the top rope and let Apollo go flying over the top rope till he crashed on the outside. Zack looked around at the crowd shaking his head and back forth getting himself and the crowd hyped as Apollo Crews then stood up on the outside. Zack ran to the ropes before he managed to fly through the top and middle rope hitting Apollo with a Suicide Dive that sent them both crashing over the announce table. The referee started his count at 1 as the fans cheered at the fight that both of these men were putting on. Zack was the first to crawl away from the scene as he used the barricade to hold him up. Apollo also used the barricade to pull himself up. Both men looked at each other with fire in their eyes as the referee's count got to 7. They both turned and looked at the referee who's count now went to 8 before they both ran into the ring stopping the count right at 9. Both men rose up to their feet and Zack tried to punch Apollo but Apollo ducked it and lifted him up in a Back Suplex like position before he was able to hit Zack with his finisher The Chariot. After the spin-out powerbomb, Zack was reeling as he stared up at the lights while Apollo went for the cover.
1….
2….
Thr-No, Kick out right before 3 count making Apollo fall on his back and look up at the ceiling in frustration while the fans cheered. Apollo cursed as he got up to his feet groggily before he walked towards Zack and lifted him up by the head and shoulders before Zack out of desperation pushed Apollo off of him and hit him with the Ace of Spades. But Apollo didn't fall instead the kick sent him back-first into the ropes causing him to ricochet after the ropes and let Zack hit him with another Ace of Spades. The crowd cheered as both men dropped back down to the mat this time with Zack falling on his frontside while Apollo lied on his backside. Zack crawled towards Apollo and somehow managed to drape an arm across him.
1….
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3…..
Ding…Ding…Ding…
"Bully" Plays
Zack rolled over onto his back-side and stared at the ceiling as the fans cheered.
"Here is your winner and still the WWE Intercontinental Champion: Zack Mercer!" the fans cheered as Hamilton announced this and Zack used the ropes to pull himself up. The referee handed Zack his Championship title which he held to his chest very closely while he ran his hands through his hair. He raised up the championship title causing the fans to cheer even more before while he limped in the ring a bit from the soreness in his knee.
Minutes Later - Backstage
James walked around the back with his championship sitting firmly on his shoulder his hair was slightly sticking to his head as he had a towel wrapped around his neck with a water bottle in his other hand.
"Drew!" James heard making him smile as he turned around to see her standing there. She looked up at him with a nervous smile on her face.
"Hey Lex." James said as he walked towards her.
"Hey look can we go somewhere private and talk?"
"Sure." James said as he walked towards his locker room with Lexi following close behind him. He opened the door and allowed her to walk in first before he walked in and closed the door close behind him.
"So Lex-" James was saying but Lexi cut him off.
"I want to take a break for a while."
"A break?"
"Yeah, a break from us. I think we could really use it."
"Lexi, I don't understand why. What happened with me and Cassie was nothing. She kissed me, I didn't kiss her back , I don't even like her. Baby please give me a second chance."
"No. Second chances are given to those men who earn them. Not the ones that just ask for them." She said as tears started to fall from her eyes.
"Baby, just tell me what I gotta do to get a second chance and I'll do it. No questions asked. Just please give me a chance." He said this time with tears coming down from his eyes as he walked towards her and got down on one knee holding her hands.
"Andrew, you hurt me worse than anyone else could have done so. And I don't know if I can ever forget that but if I'm ever going to let you love me again then it's gonna take some time for me to heal." She said as she snatched her hand away from him.
"Goodbye Andrew." She said while the waterworks came down from her eyes before she walked out of the locker room leaving him there alone crying in anger and agony as he felt the pain in his heart.
A/N: So if you've read through that heartbreaking scene at the end of the chapter you deserve a medal. I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter and if you did please leave a review.
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