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Allo! How's it going people? Enjoying 2007 so far? Good! Anywho we rejoin the action at the final Impact before Victory Road, how will Jason and AJ try to one-up each other? Will they end up brawling again? Let us find out!
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Rebirth-Chapter Thirteen-Last Stop
TNA Impact, three days before Victory Road, the final matches were being set up, the wrestlers were all trying to get a spot on the card and a certain teenager sat in a corner of the locker room drinking soda and thinking, thinking about the match with AJ Styles at the PPV, thinking about the two victories he'd pulled out at the Ring of Honor weekend he'd competed at, and thinking about how Jerry Lynn was going to try and motivate his this time, he didn't have to wait long.
"You OK champ?" Asked the X Division pioneer sitting down next to him.
"As good as I can be" replied Jason taking a gulp of soda from the can.
"Look kid, I know you're feeling a bit nervous, hell I was nervous everytime I stepped in the ring with AJ, you never know..."
"Jerry, I'm not nervous".
"You're not?"
"Nope, not yet anyway, I'm too pissed to be nervous" in reality Jason was lying through his teeth, he hadn't been this nervous since his match with JBL, the fact he was defending his gold against the guy who created it was causing him to feel like he was out of his league, not a good feeling.
"Look, don't worry about what AJ said, he's very loyal to TNA..."
"So that means he can go round running his mouth about how I have no respect for the business? Jerry, do you know where I'd be without this business? Six feet under that's where!"
"Kid, I understand why you're upset, but you can't let yourself get worked up, if you're not fully focused AJ's gonna be able to..."
"I know what AJ can do Jerry, and I know I have to focus, I just can't get what he said out of my head".
"I know, but you gotta keep your cool if you want to keep that belt, I can't believe I'm telling you this, but lighten up".
"I would if I could, but... I just need to clear my head, do I have a match tonight?"
"You got Norman Smiley, non-title of course".
"Taking it easy on me?"
"You and AJ's gonna be a great match, they want you both in top shape for it".
"He got a match?"
"No, he got the night off".
"Oh" Jason tried to take another gulp of soda only to find it empty, Jerry stood to leave.
"Anyway kid, you got any questions or need any advice on AJ, you know where to come OK?"
"Actually Jerry I have a question" despite his mood an idea for a laugh was in Jason's head.
"Yeah kid?" Jason held the empty can upside down then looked at Jerry.
"Why is the rum always gone?"
Despite his best attempts to lighten up Jason was still in a bad mood as the night progressed, Chris, Jay and Sonjay tried to help him out but their efforts just seemed to get on his nerves, eventually he left the locker room and went to hang out with Mara.
"You know, the more you think about it the more it's going to piss you off".
"I know".
"How come it's just getting to you now?"
"Dunno, I just saw his picture on the Victory Road poster and started thinking about it" suddenly he spun round and kicked a chair away causing Mara to jump.
"Jeez Jason! Calm down!"
"What do you think I've been trying to do?" He sat down and gave a defeated sigh, she sat next to him.
"This isn't just about what he said is it?"
"No".
"You wanna tell me what it's really about?"
Jason sighed again. "I'm nervous".
"That's it? Nerves haven't affected you like this before".
"Well, the nerves are just making me angrier, I feel like I'm out of my league compared to him, it's making me feel like I'm gonna lose to a guy who's been saying what AJ's been saying, it's messing my head up a little".
"You know what it is? Stress".
"Stress?"
"Yup, you're thinking about too much stuff, you're thinking AJ's the greatest guy who's ever wrestled, what you have to do is just tell yourself he's just another guy you can beat, he's just ade it personal with what he's said".
"You think I can beat him?"
"I think you can, you've been in worse situations than this".
"But most of them haven't involved the guy who bulit the X Division".
"That isn't the point, you have to get past this stupid inferiority complex you have, and you need to relax, so you know what? We'll go to the beach on Saturday before the match, that'll help you relax".
"The beach?"
"Yeah, what's wrong with that?"
"Nothing, I just haven't been to the beach since I was ten years old".
"Don't worry, we'll just go, spend all day there, relax and these nerves'll be gone and you'll be chilled out for Victory Road".
Jason allowed himself a smile. "Mara, the sight of you in a bikini will do anything but chill me out".
"Pervert".
"No, teenager" they both laughed.
"See? You're relaxing already".
"Yeah, maybe a time out will chill me out".
"Hey, it's one of my ideas, it's gonna work".
"Yeah, whatever, c'mon I gotta face Norman Smiley".
She smirked. "Watch out for the big wiggle".
"Nah, if he tries it I'll just make you take it for me, he is Sharky's buddy after all" he laughed before diving away from a punch. "You know? I feel better already".
Smiley was already in the ring when Jason's music hit and the teen came out to the ring, TNA had decided to add a little to his entrance as he now had pyro's, when he came out through the tunnel sparkwould fall from it behind him eerily similar to AJ's entrance, he smirked and walked down to the ring, he handed his belt to the referee straight away and stared down Smiley until the bell rang.
The two circled each other and went to lock up only for Jason to suplex Smiley right off the bat, he jumped back up and ran through Smiley with a clothesline, then followed it up with another before hitting Smiley with a slam and a legdrop, Smiley retreated to the corner and the teen hit a couple of big chops to the chest before whipping him across the ring, Smiley came staggering out of the corner and Jason hit a backdrop then a dropkick, he pulled Smiley up and whipped him before hitting a powerslam for a two-count. The teen pulled Smiley back to his feet and brought him to the centre of the ring before dropping him with a neckbreaker, he covered but Smiley kicked out, Jason hit several right hands to his head while he was down then pulled him up and hit a reverse DDT for another two-count, he dragged Smiley back to his feet again and hit a slam before climbing the ropes, he waited for Smiley to stand then went for a flying cross-body but Smiley rolled through it into a pin! Jason kicked out at two and jumped to his feet, Smiley had only managed to get to his knees so Jason ran forawrd and almost took his head off with the shining wizard! Instead of covering he wasted time posing for the crowd and when he finally did make the pin Smiley was able to kick out.
Jason conitnued to dominate the match and picked Smiley up before hitting another slam, he followed that up with another before hitting a suplex after holding Smiley upside down for several seconds, he pulled Smiley towards a corner and climbed the ropes again, he came down looking for a frogsplash but Smiley rolled out of the way, Jason rolled out of it and turned to see Smiley pulling himself up in the corner, he charged forward and went for the stinger splash but Smiley moved again, Jason hit the turnbuckle hard and staggered backwards into a roll-up for a two-count, they both got back up and Smiley hit a big uppercut before hitting the ropes and pulling off a sunset flip for another two-count, he waited for Jason to stand and charged him again but the teen ducked and lifted him up onto his shoulders only for Smiley to counter it into a victory roll for another close two-count.
Jason pulled himself up tohis feet then retreated to a corner, Smiley followed and hit some right hands before trying a whip across the ring, Jason reversed it and charged but ran into an elbow, Smiley quicky followed that up with a kick then jumped to the top-rope and came down with a big cross-body for another two-count, Jason retreated to a corner again and Smiley charged but the teen stuck his foot up, Smiley reeled away and Jason charged only for Smiley to trip him up and drape him across the ropes, he then saw the position the teen was in and called for the big wiggle, he went to hit it but Jason suddenly spun round and hit a massive superkick! Smiley bounced back up and staggered into a corner and Jason hit a stinger splash! He then pulled Smiley out of the corner and lifted him up into a torture-rack before dropping him with the C-Bomb! Cover, three-count, thank you and goodnight Mr. Smiley.
Jason jumped to his feet and posed for the crowd as Mara brought the X Division title into the ring, she handed it to him and raised his arm before hugging him.
"Get some of the agression out?" She asked.
"Yeah, saved some for AJ though" he replied with a smirk.
"You could've at least let him hit the big wiggle, then I could've had a laugh".
"Sorry, you're the only one getting laughed at in this relationship, that way it balances out".
Mara went to reply but Jason suddenly froze and began glaring past her, she turned to see AJ Styles standing on the stage sarcastically appluading Jason, she turned to Jason.
"Leave it, wait till Sunday" he ignored her and began calling AJ down to the ring, when he didn't seem like doing it the teen draped the X Division title down in the ring and yelled for AJ to come and get it, that brought the Phenominal One to the ring, the two stared each other down then began exchanging punches! The battled it out for a few seconds before Jason gained an advantage, he began backing AJ up towards a corner but a kick to the ribs put an end to that and AJ set him up for the Styles Clash! Jason however backdropped out of it then set AJ up for the C-Bomb! At the last second AJ slipped out and caught Jason with a dropkick, the teen pulled himself up and AJ charged but ran into an elbow, Jason went for a clothesline but AJ ducked and hit the Pele! They both bounced back up and AJ set Jason up for the Clash again and hit it! He stood over Jason for a few seconds then picked up the X Division title and stared at it, Mara came in to checkon Jason but AJ turned to her, she stood up, getting ready to defend herself if she needed to but AJ merely handed her the belt.
"If it's gonna be as easy as that maybe you should wrestle for him" he smirked before patting her on the back and leaving the ring, she went back to checking on Jason as the challenger made his way to the back, laughing at how easy it had been to lay out the champion.
End of Chapter
Well, there ya go, it's advantage AJ going into Victory Road, what's gonna happen? Will Jason be able to turn back the challenge of the Phenominal One? Will there be a new X Division champion? Find out next time!
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