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The Man of Mischief
Chapter Seven: The Trickster's Resolve
Adrian parked his motorcycle in the parking garage, with Asuka holding on from the back. Turning off the engine, Adrian hopped off, gently pulling Asuka off and the two grabbed their duffle bags. Holding hands, the couple walked into the building, walking past several Divas and Superstars, before arriving at the locker room. The two were smiling, and for good reason; tonight was the last before the next Sunday pay-per-view, the Royal Rumble. Asuka had already got her spot in the Women's Royal Rumble Match at number 25. Tonight was Adrian's match with Dolph Ziggler, which will decide who will enter at either number 1 or number 30. Although he and Dolph were supposed to have their match two weeks ago, after Adrian's promo with AJ Styles, though something came up with Dolph regarding family, so they had to reschedule their match at the last minute.
The week after, however, Adrian was approached by Enzo Amore, who was desperate for help, as he was being accused of false rape accusations, and Enzo assured that they were false, but was hesitant to go to McMahon about it, due to the No-Tolerance policy. Reluctantly, Adrian, carefully, helped Enzo through this, and after explaining to McMahon that the rumors were indeed false, and how easy it is to manipulate the policy to get someone fired, Mr. McMahon assured Enzo that these rumors will be taken care of. Sure, Adrian doesn't like Enzo in any way, but he hates the idea of anyone being falsely accused, especially Enzo. After dealing with the fiasco, Adrian was never approached by Enzo again, which he was thankful for.
Now, the wait was over.
The two parted ways temporarily for their respective locker rooms and Adrian got changed into his wrestling gear, while Asuka simply put away her duffle bag in her locker and waited for Adrian. After several minutes, Adrian emerged from the locker room in his wrestling gear and cane.
"Are you ready?" She asked, walking up to him.
"I most certainly am." Adrian nodded with a smile. "Tonight, Dolph and I will fight to determine who enters at 1 and 30 in the Royal Rumble Match."
"Just don't underestimate Dolph Ziggler." Asuka warned. "You were lucky in defeating him last time, but he will be more determined to win tonight."
"You have a point, Asuka." Adrian admitted. "One would want the most advantages in the Rumble, and the number 30 spot could give a massive advantage."
"Which is why you shouldn't underestimate him." Asuka said sternly. "Otherwise, facing Brock Lesnar will be the least of your worries."
"Don't worry so much, dear." Adrian smirked. "I know how Dolph wrestles. We're gonna have a great match tonight."
With that, the two decided to wait in the waiting room, unaware of Paul Heyman watching from afar.
After some of the matches and promos, *Here to Show the World* began to play, as Dolph Ziggler stepped out to a massive ovation, as he posed on the stage.
"The following contest is set up for one-fall!" Lillian Garcia declared. "Introducing first; from Hollywood, Florida; weighing in at 218 pounds; The Showoff…DOLPH ZIGGLER!"
Dolph entered the ring and posed on the turnbuckle, then waited for his opponent.
After the entrance music died down, *Me Against The World* began to play, and Adrian stepped out onto the stage with Asuka by his side, sending the crowd into a frenzy, as Adrian raised his cane over his head and kissed Asuka, then the two started walking down the ramp.
"And his opponent," Lillian Garcia declared. "Accompanied by Asuka; From Kyoto, Japan; weighing in at 176 pounds; The Man of Mischief, the Second Coming of Ragnarok, the Prince of Lies and the Ultimate Trickster…ADRIAN LOKI!"
Entering the ring, Adrian posed on the turnbuckle, raising his cane to the ovation of the fans, then looked back at the Show-Off with a smirk.
Asuka stood by at ringside, eager to see how this match would go, to see the two superstars give their all into this match.
Shaking hands, the two wrestlers stood in their perspective corners, then the referee called for the bell to start the match.
The match began and the two superstars circled each other, the crowd cheering for both stars, then the two grappled each other, Ziggler forcing Adrian into a corner, the ref splitting the two up, then Dolph kicked Adrian in the gut, kicking him down into the corner, the ref counting down, reaching four before Ziggler backed off, walking over to the other corner, watching as Adrian struggled to his feet, then ran towards him, only to be met with an elbow to the face from Adrian, stunning him. With Dolph's back turned, Adrian got to the top turnbuckle and waited, and once Dolph turned around, Adrian jumped and hit him with a Blockbuster, knocking him down to the mat, then followed up with a Lokisault, then made to pin.
Only reaching 2, Adrian pulled Dolph to his feet, then whipped him off the ropes, then made to clothesline him, but Dolph ducked under it, then bounced off the ropes and hit Adrian with a jumping clothesline, the proceeded to hit him with multiple elbow drops, then posed before landing the Heart Stopper, popping the crowd even more.
Pulling Adrian to his feet, Dolph then tried to put him away with the Zig Zag, but Adrian held on to the ropes, making Dolph lose his grip and fall to the mat. Taking advantage, Adrian pulled Dolph up, then whipped him off the ropes, then hit him with a Japanese arm drag, sending Dolph to the mat., He then pulled him up, only for Dolph to jump up and hit Adrian with a Satellite DDT. Adrian struggled to his feet, but Dolph was quicker on the draw, hitting him with the Famouser, popping the crowd even more, then moved for the cover 1…2…No! Adrian kicked out, much to the frustration of the Showoff.
The crowd began chanting 'this is awesome', as Dolph stood at a distance from Adrian, setting up for the Zig Zag, and once Adrian reached his feet, Dolph made to hit the move, only to be met with an elbow to the face, pushing him back a bit, and Adrian went on the attack, hitting Dolph with the Kesagiri Chop, followed by an Atomic Drop, the whipped him off the ropes, then Dolph reversed it, then Adrian bounced off the ropes frontward, then hit Dolph with a backwards jumping elbow smash to the face, sending him to the mat, then followed up with a kip up, riling up the crowd even more. Then perched himself on the top turnbuckle, smirking, then hit Dolph with a flying Elbow Drop, before popping back up to his feet.
The crowd start chanting 'Loki's Spear' over and over, as Adrian crouched in the corner, waiting for Dolph to get to his feet, and once he turned around, Adrian ran for the move, but Dolph sidestepped him, causing Adrian to run shoulder first into the turnbuckle. In pain, Adrian stumbled, then Dolph hit him with the Zig Zag, popping the crowd, then went for the cover 1…2…No, Adrian managed to kick out, much to the dismay of Ziggler and the crowd, Dolph slamming his hands against the canvas in frustration, even Asuka was amazed by how things were playing out.
The crowd chanted 'this is awesome', as Dolph rose to his feet in disbelief, shocked that his best finisher couldn't put away the Trickster. But he was set on ending this match, with him winning.
He stood in the corner, setting up for the Super Kick, as Adrian rose to his feet, and as soon as he turned around, Dolph made to hit his finisher, only for Adrian to duck underneath the kick, pressing up against the turnbuckle. Dolph turned around to run at Adrian, the Trickster ran and hit Dolph with Loki's Spear, then went for the pin 1…2…3!
"Here is your winner…ADRIAN LOKI!"
The crowd cheered loudly, as Adrian raised his hand in victory. Asuka smiled, stepping into the ring, hugging and kissing Adrian congradulations. Adrian looked to Dolph, who was having a hard time getting up, so Adrian walked over and offered a hand, Dolph looking up at him, as Adrian giving a friendly smile, and reluctantly accepted it, allowing Adrian to help him to his feet, Adrian offering a smile and giving Dolph a pat on the back, then Dolph smiled back and the two superstars hugged, then Dolph bowed to Asuka, who bowed back.
"Pardon the interruption, gentlemen."
The crowd booed loudly, as the three in the ring turned to see Paul Heyman step out onto the stage, microphone in hand, addressing the crowd.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I apologize for interrupting such a magnificent conclusion to a match between rivals, but I promise you that it will be worth your time." He said, before turning towards the ring. "First off, I would like to give congrats to the two young stars for such a hard-fought match." He shifted his gaze to Dolph. "First, to the Show-Off, DOLPH ZIGGLER, for giving it his best and I would like to wish him luck in the Royal Rumble match." The crowd cheered at this, then Paul turned his gaze to Adrian. "And, of course, to the victor of this match. The Ultimate Trickster, the Prince of Lies, the Second Coming of Ragnarok, and the MAN. OF. MISCHIEF!" He pointed a finger towards Adrian, and spoke into the microphone as intensely as he could. "ADRIAN! LOKI!"
The crowd cheered as hard as they could, with Adrian chuckling, then he picked up his own mic and waited for Heyman to finish his rambling.
"And I wish you luck with the Royal Rumble match and with your ambition," He paused for a moment, then went on. "With hopefully becoming the next champion…on Smackdown."
The crowd booed loudly at this, and Adrian frowned.
"Adrian," Paul went on. "The stunt you pulled against my client, the current defending Universal Champion, the Beast Incarnate, Brock Lesnar, left my client in a fit of anger. He was…livid! I don't think he's ever been angrier over anything other than the humiliating defeat he had suffered at the hands of AJ Styles."
The crowd booed at this, while Adrian simply rolled his eyes.
"Lucky for you, Lesnar isn't here tonight-"
"Shocker." Adrian interjected, gaining a cheer from the crowd.
"However, that doesn't mean you have any chance against the Beast." Paul went on. "Brock Lesnar has defeated every opponent who dared to challenge him; The Undertaker, Goldberg, John Cena, Braun Strowman, even Samoa Joe." He then gestured to Adrian. "But you? You are nothing but a child, a kitten, compared to the Beast, and there isn't a snowball's chance in Hell that you can even hope for a chance to take on Brock Lesnar."
The crowd booed loudly, as Asuka looked up at Adrian, his eyes closed, as if in deep thought, then he smirked a deadly smirk, and started chuckling, which then turned to giggling, and ended up turning into a maniacal laughter, Adrian throwing his head back in laughter, a hand over his left eye, both Asuka and Dolph looking at him with concern, even Paul was looking nervous from this display. In fact, Paul looked terrified.
The laughter finally subsiding, Adrian ran a hand down his face, before bringing the mic up to his lips.
"Paul, let me ask you a serious question." He said. "Do you know why my entrance theme is a song of the following bands; Adelitas Way, Black Veil Brides, Breaking Benjamin, Trivium, Shinedown, Ozzy Osbourne, Manafest, Linkin Park, and finally, my all-time favorite band, Simple Plan? Do you know why my entrance theme is a song from one of these bands?"
The crowd cheered loudly at the mention of these bands, as Paul simply looked on at Adrian, confused, and simply shooked his head.
"It's because I relate to the songs." Adrian explained. "For example; my current theme, Me Against The World by Simple Plan. I relate to that song because I went through some tough crap as a kid. From an early age, I was abandoned as a child, never knowing who my parents were and never having a place in the world. As the song suggests, it was me against the world; up to the age of six, I was treated like garbage in the streets of Kyoto. I was frowned upon, spat upon, called a mistake, a scourge upon society, that I had no reason to exist, and I struggled to survive." He looked to Asuka and smiled. "And when I was six, I met Asuka, who I quickly became friends with, and her father later adopted me where others would leave me to the streets."
Asuka blushed deeply, remembering the moment very well.
"Growing up, we both shared a love for wrestling." Adrian went on. "We trained together and entered in the Independent Circuit and went on to make names for ourselves." He then frowned. "But then she came down with chronic nephritis, which forced her to retire, and I retired to be by her side." He looked down upon the canvas. "But then we split up after a stupid disagreement, and I ended up alone again, my whole world collapsing around me." He then smirked, pointing a thumb over to Dolph. "But then, in OVW, I met Dolph Ziggler, who later became my best friend and rival and even later became tag team champions with several times."
The crowd cheered loudly; as Dolph smiled at the thought of the time he spent with the Trickster.
"Even after we split up, we continued to support each other." Adrian went on. "In OVW, I won the OVW Heavyweight Championship 6 times. I won the OVW Television Championship twice. I won the OVW Anarchy Championship 3 times. With Dolph Ziggler, I won the OVW Southern Tag Team Championship 4 times!" He smirked. "But Ohio Valley wasn't my only venture, oh no no no! After that, I moved on to Ring of Honor, where I won the ROH World Heavyweight Championship 10 times, the ROH World Tag Team Championship twice with Christopher Daniels, the ROH World Television Championship 4 times, the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship alongside Daniels and Kazarian once!" His smile grew wider. "And that's not all; after Ring of Honor, I went on to TNA to win the TNA World Heavyweight Championship 9 times, the TNA X Division Championship 5 times, and the TNA Tag Team Championships with three other people," He held up his index finger. "One time with the Cowboy, James Storm," He flipped up his middle finger. "Once with the Monster, Abyss," He finally held up his ring finger. "And once with the Phenomenal, A! J! STYLES!"
The crowd cheered loudly at the mention of Storm, Abyss, and Styles.
"And then I made my way to New Japan Pro Wrestling," Adrian declared, gaining a massive cheer from the audience. "Oh yes, that's where my wrestling career finally took off. In NJPW, I won the IWGP Heavyweight Championship 8 times, the IWGP Intercontinental Championship 5 times, and the NEVER Openweight Championship 4 times!"
The crowd cheered loudly at the list of his accomplishments.
"Sure, I've had some bumps in the road," Adrian admitted. "And I've lost a few friends with my antics," He then smirked. "But none of that defines who I am. As said in Adelitas Way's song Notorious, I am everything that the higher ups can't stand! A nobody who went on to become something more! And now I've reunited with the person who always believed in me," He took hold of Asuka's hand. "And I've made friends who support me, no matter what people like YOU say! Now, I'm on my way to the Royal Rumble, where I will win and then headline WrestleMania! I WILL face Brock Lesnar, and I! WILL! WIN!"
The crowd cheered loudly at this, but Paul didn't seem that impressed.
"So that's how it's going to be, is it?" He said, before shrugging. "Well, regardless, I wish you luck with your ambitious endeavor. Just…" He then smiled an evil smile. "Don't say I didn't warn you."
And with that, Lesnar's advocate left for backstage, leaving the trio with a roaring crowd. Regardless of Heyman's threat, Adrian will not back down from this challenge, and he was determined to give the people a champion that they deserve.
First off, yes, I did make some tweaks to what happened with Enzo early on and I get that some people don't like him, I mean, I like his skills on the mic, but he's better off a manager than a wrestler, as his lacking of skill in the ring clearly shows. But the main thing I was changing was that instead of him being fired for something beyond his control, he hand someone who helped him and, while yes, I stopped caring about Enzo, I felt that, instead of Vince firing him, he talked to him about it and gave Enzo some time off to deal with it, instead of outright firing him. One of the things I hate about a No-Tolerance policy is that it is so easy to get someone fired from their job out of spite or simply because the accuser didn't like that person and has to go out of their way to try to ruin their lives with false accusations.
Anyways, that's it for this chapter, what do you guys think will happen in the next? Will Adrian win the Royal Rumble like he says? Will Paul Heyman come through with his threat? Stick around and find out! Also, major thanks to AVP5 for his advice, he's an awesome fan fic writer, I highly recommend you guys go over and read ALL of his stories! And don't forget to leave a review and tell me what you guys think!