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Heya! How's everybody doing? Anyway Bound for Glory has come and gone and Jason still doesn't have the X Division title back in his hands, what will he move on to? Let's find out!
Here We Go!
Rebirth-Chapter Thirty One-Diamond in the Rough
"Sonjay?"
"Wassup kid?"
"Why is Kevin Nash walking around dressed as a doctor?"
Sonjay shrugged. "Maybe he's losing it."
Jason laughed closing the door to the locker room behind him. "That would mean he actually had it in the first place, what're you doing anyway?"
"Watching Bound for Glory again" replied Sonjay, Jason looked at the monitor over his shoulder just in time to catch the end of the Jarrett vs. Sting main event. Christian and Tomko had shown up just when it looked like Jarrett had the match won and Christian had blasted him with a guitar allowing Sting to get the win and the NWA World title, after the match half the TNA roster had come down to celebrate with the new champion.
"Hey look, there we are!" Laughed Sonjay as the teen, himself, Jay and Chris all ran out, Jason and Chris still limping after the Ultimate X match, Jason was still sore now. "You look bigger on TV."
"I'm standing next to you" Jason smirked. "Everyone looks big next to you."
Sonjay scowled and muttered something to himself then turned back to the screen, Jason followed just in time to catch the camera on Sting and Christian shaking hands while he looked on in the background, the look on his face looked slightly like one of envy but he couldn't be sure although he did remember thinking about how he was no longer the golden boy after Christian's arrival, that added to the fact that he was out of the X Division title hunt left him feeling a little uneasy about what lay ahead.
"What's the card for tonight?"
"Me and Jay have AMW, Chris has his first defense..."
"Who against?"
"I think it's Sharky."
"Who have I got?"
"Primetime."
"Primetime?" Repeated Jason, he was out of the spotlight, from Ultimate X to a Diamond in the Rough?
"Gum?" Offered Sonjay breaking him out of his thoughts, Jason accepted then looked back at the screen.
"We have Ultimate X on this?"
"Why?"
"I wanna watch me dive off the scaffolding again."
Sonjay laughed. "That was the craziest thing I've ever seen you do!"
"I dunno, I've done some insane stuff in my time."
"Nothing compared with that" replied Sonjay pointing at the screen as Jason's body crashed down on everyone at ringside.
"Got a point" smirked Jason as Jay walked into the room. "Hey Black Machismo! How's it going?"
Jay scowled. "I just got held up by Nash."
"You're taking it calmly."
"Very good... one day I'll laugh, he gave me this whole phsycological evaluation thing."
"I wondered what the doctor getup was for, guess you're his new project huh?"
Jay just shook his head as the final member of the group arrived.
"Hey guys!" He smirked. "Ain't you gonna stand up for the champ?" All three responded by flipping him off. "Wow, tough crowd."
"Nothing personal, just you're not worth standing up for."
"Jealous kid?"
"Nope, just lazy."
"Well, it don't matter what you guys think, cause the champ..."
"If you say what I think you're going to say then you won't see your first defense" cut in Jason.
"Still a touchy subject huh?"
"Just a little" answered Jason standing up and going to his bag.
"Why's Kevin Nash dressed up like a doctor?" Asked Chris to change the subject.
"Long story" answered Jay. "Part of it's because of the idea Jason gave him when they were roomies."
"Hey, I have lots of ideas, not everyone acts on them."
"Did he just qoute Kim Possible?"
"Just leave it, he's weird like that" replied Sonjay.
"We're all a little weird Sonjay."
"Not as weird as you kid."
Jason just laughed and went back to changing into his gear.
"Anyway" said Chris. "I hope you two don't have plans for next month."
"Why?"
"We're going back to Japan that's why."
"Dunno if I can make another Japan tour Chris."
"How come?"
"ROH remember? Me and Pearce get a shot at Austin and Roderick and as much as I hate Pearce I ain't passing up an opportunity like that. And I promised Jay I'd come to JAPW and try that out."
"Well, try and make it if ya can kid, they asked for you especially."
"What about me?" Asked Sonjay.
"What about you?" Laughed Jason.
"Shut up, I mean, I'll do it but I may have to work somewhere as well."
"Sonjay, Japan or CZW? I think that's a pretty easy choice."
"Why are you always slamming CZW? Don't knock it til' you've tried it kid."
"I've been to a CZW show Sonjay, and I've wrestled Hero and if he's the best you can come up with then I ain't missing much."
"Besides in JAPW he's got me to watch his back" smirked Jay.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Asked Jason.
"What do you think it means kid?"
"Jay remember who this is" cut in Sonjay eager to get some shots in. "An eighteen year old kid who got kicked out of school..."
"Worth it though."
"... has probably never been laid..." Jason chose this time to have a coughing fit. "... and lists his favourite matches as Michaels vs. Ramon, Rock vs. Austin and Warrior vs. Hogan."
"They were good matches!"
"The Warrior vs. Hogan from WCW!"
Chris burst out laughing. "You liked that match?"
"I was misqouted! I said it was the funniest match I'd ever seen cause it was so bad!"
"Sure ya did."
"Jay! You're supposed to be on my side!" Jay just laughed. "Oh OK, you wanna laugh? It wasn't so long ago you were calling yourself Hydro, remember that?"
"Remember when you used to wrestle in a hockey mask and call yourself Voorhees?" Laughed Sonjay.
"What? How did you find out about that?"
"My cousin lives up in Boston, he used to go watch the promotion you started with. He was there when you took the mask off and gave that speech about how you were sick of hiding who you were just because you didn't want people knowing who's brother you were."
Chris shook his head. "What were you thinking kid?"
"I didn't want people to know I was... his... brother, otherwise they'd all expect too much from me."
"But Voorhees? What the hell?"
"Seemed like a good idea at the time, and it is my middle name."
"What? Your middle name is Voorhees?" Asked Sonjay.
"Yup, Jason Voorhees Cena."
"For real?"
"Yeah."
"Seriously?"
"No you idiot! What kid of person would call her son Jason Voorhees? Apart from Mrs. Voorhees, but my middle name begins with a 'V' so I just told everyone it was Voorhees."
"You are one twisted guy y'know that kid?"
"It's been said."
"So what is your middle name?" Asked Chris.
Jason smirked and began walking to the door. "If I told you that I'd have to kill you" as he left Sonjay rewound the tape.
"What are you doing?"
"Checking to see if anyone dropped him on his head again."
"... so the secrets out" Jason finished.
"Someone was going to find out sooner or later" replied Mara grinning as her boyfriend groaned and put his head in his hands. "I told you to just be yourself, or at least choose a better name."
"It sounded good at the time, besides the fans liked it."
"You really couldn't see out of that mask that well could you?"
Jason groaned again. "They're never gonna let me live this down."
"You could always kill them" she offered, Jason laughed then paused and seemed to consider it then laughed again.
"Nah, I'd have to explain it to Cornette, then there'd be the murder charge, too much hard work really."
"Yeah, then again you could wear the mask so they wouldn't know it was you."
"Nah, I'll just pay 'em off."
Mara laughed. "So, you working tonight?"
"Primetime, talk about dropping off the radar."
"Elix isn't that bad, besides it could be worse, you could be wrestling Nash."
"That's true" smirked Jason. "Oh yeah, is Cornette letting you wrestle more?"
"I got Traci again next week."
"Again?"
"Yeah, if I want to wrestle more it's gonna have to be for SHIMMER. I'm waiting for Allison to call me back."
"She your agent or something?"
"Well she did help train me, you think I learned everything I know from that school we went to?"
"Well... yeah."
Mara shook her head and went to say something but her phone went off. "Hello? Uh huh... is that full time or... sweet."
"She get you a spot?"
"A full time spot."
"Nice."
"It is... yeah I'm still here, yeah, c'mon I know he's a goof but..."
Jason frowned and snatched the phone, he raised it to his ear grinning evily.
"Jason, don't..."
"Allison! How are ya? Yeah that's me alright... how's Chris? That's nice... hey how come you don't show up in ROH anymore? Cause I'm there? That's just rude... hey I'm not swearing at you, it's not my fault you hate me... hello? Too easy." he smirked handing the phone back to Mara.
"Why do you always have to do that?"
"Why break tradition" he shrugged. "Besides she should learn to take a joke every once in a while and... what do you want?" He asked as a guy aproached them.
"I just wanna talk kid" replied Simon Diamond. "Just gimme a minute of your time."
"You got thirty seconds."
"Look, I know that you're not happy about facing Elix, I know you feel like TNA management is misusing you..."
"Twenty seconds."
"That's why I want to help you, the Diamonds in the Rough are a group of guys who are sick of being kept down by management and are gonna do something about it."
"You've been saying that for a year and you're still jerking the curtain, didn't one of you lose to Shark Boy lately?"
"Look, I know we're in a bit of a rut right now, but what we need is a bit of star-power and that's where you come in..."
"You want me to join the Diamond's?"
"Yeah, we can take you to the top, you get the job done in the ring, I'll be the brains, Elix and David are the backup. We're like a family kid, and family looks out for family, so what do you say?"
"I dunno... would I get one of those jackets?"
"We'll have one made for you, and your girlfriend if she wants one."
"Well..."
"You don't have to give me an answer now" interrupted Diamond. "Think it over and tell me out there OK?"
"Yeah, sure." Diamond walked off and Jason slipped into silence chewing the gum Sonjay gave him.
"Are you really thinking about it?" Asked Mara.
"Yeah" he replied, then. "... thought about it, no."
"Not a Diamond then?"
"Mara, I'd rather be Voorhees again" he smirked standing up. "Shall we?"
"Why not? Where'd you get that gum?"
"Sonjay gave it to me."
"Didn't you get me any?"
"Nah."
In the arena the Diamond's music had just finished playing and Diamond had a mic.
"Simon has a..." Jason's music cut him off as the teen and Mara made their way out to the ring, Diamond and Skipper were waiting for them altough the third Diamond David Young was nowhere in sight, Jason hopped in the ring and asked for the mic, Diamond handed it over.
"Jason has a problem" he smirked. "And I'd like to address that problem. You see I know that since Christian, or Christian Cage as he calls himself now, is now TNA I'm not the flavour of the month anymore, I don't have a problem with that. But I do have a problem with the fact that it seems that now I'm not the flavour of the month I can just be tossed to one side and face guys like these" he pointed over his shoulder at Skipper and Diamond. "What? All of a sudden I'm not good enough? Senshi wasn't booked tonight, Ron Killings, Maverick Matt, Team Canada, Alex Shelley, and yet here I am against a Diamond in the Rough."
Diamond and Skipper looked a little confused at Jason's rant, but he wasn't done.
"It seems that whoever is booking the matches around here is forgetting who stole the damn show at Bound for Glory, it seems that I have to prove myself all over again because it looks like wins over AJ Styles and Rhino count for nothing around here anymore. But hey, whether I'm in the main event or the opening match I'll do what I've always done, kick ass, steal the show and make a name for myself" he turned to Diamond. "As for you, I didn't come to TNA to be anyone's backup, I didn't come to TNA to be part of a stable. what I do with the guys back there isn't a stable it's four guys having fun. I came to TNA to make a name for myself, I came to TNA to suceed..."
"Cena..." Jason silenced Diamond with a look then continued.
"Let me put it to you like this, in the words of a wrestling legend, I came here to kick ass and chew bubblegum..." he spat out his gum and slapped it away. "And I just ran out of gum!"
With that Jason spun round and brought the mic down on Diamond's head! Skipper tried to jump him but he sidestepped and began opening up with right hands as the referee called for the bell, Jason backed Skipper into a corner and hit some more right hands then whipped him, Skipper hit the opposite corner hard and staggered out into a backdrop followed by a dropkick, he got up near the ropes and Jason clotheslined him to the outside. Diamond staggered over and tried to get him up as Jason ran forward, he went to vault over the ropes to the outside but Diamond pulled Skipper to one side, Jason caught himself on the apron and kicked Skipper away before hitting a springboard moonsault! He landed on his feet and decked Diamond before rolling Skipper back inside, he went to climb to the top-rope but stopped when he saw AJ Styles walk out onto the stage.
"What now?" He yelled. "What are you doing?" AJ just watched on as he turned back to the ring, he went up top and waited for Skipper to stand and came down with a big cross-body for a two-count. Skipper bounced up but Jason grabbed him and hit a neckbreaker for another close two-count, Skipper retreated to a corner and Jason went for a stinger splash but Skipper moved! Jason caught himself on the middle-rope, jumped to the top, backflipped over Skipper and hit a dragon suplex! He held on for a pin but Skipper kicked out at two. Skipper tried to get up but Jason caught him with a kick to the mouth then pulled him to his feet and hit a suplex, he hit a quick legdrop then stared down AJ and hit another while the Phenomenal One just watched on, he pulled Skipper to his feet and hit another neckbreaker and went to the ropes, he reached the top and went to jump but Skipper pulled the referee in the way, while he was distracted Diamond hopped up on the apron and tripped Jason causing him to fall and crotch himself on the top-rope, Skipper quickly came over and brought him down with a hurricanranna! He covered but Jason kicked out at two.
Skipper quickly tried to press his advantage and hit several stomps before pulling the teen up and hitting a double arm suplex for another two-count, Jason tried to fight back up but Skipper kicked him back down and climbed to the top-rope, he waited for Jason to stand then came down with a missile dropkick! He covered but Jason managed to kick out again, he pulled the teen up and whipped him then tried an elbow but Jason ducked only to run into a spinebuster, he bounced up but Skipper caught him with a crescent kick right to the side of the head! He made a pin for yet another two-count then put on a sleeper.
Mara tried to get Jason to fight back but the teen was fading fast, she tried to yell encouragement but someone jumped her from behind, she hit the ground hard and rolled over to see Sirelda climb over the crowd barrier! The Amazon grabbed her by the hair and pullled her up but she fought back with punches to the gut only for Sirelda to put an end to that by clubbing her across the head to put her down. Sirelda dragged her back up and locked on a bearhug then ran Mara back-first into the ringpost, she dropped her to the ground and hit some stomps to her back then pulled her up and locked on a chokehold, Mara tried to fight out but the Amazon tightened the hold and began dragging her up the ramp away from the ring, Mara tried to pull her arms off but Sirelda leaned back so the teens feet were off the ground and kept walking only to bump into someone, she felt someone grab her and pull her off Mara then spun round to see AJ staring her down! She tried to get at Mara again but AJ pulled her back and stood between them, she glared at him then turned and stalked off backstage leaving AJ to see if Mara was OK, he helped her to her feet but she pushed him away.
"What are you up to AJ?" He didn't answer. "Haven't you put him through enough?" AJ shrugged and walked back to the top of the ramp and went back to watching the match.
In the ring Jason was starting to fight out of Skipper's sleeper, he threw some elbows at his ribs and when he was free hit some right hands, he tried a whip but Skipper reversed it and tried a clothesline, he ducked and Skipper's momentum caused him to hit the ropes, when he came back the teen was waiting to hit a huge powerslam! The impact caused Skipper to roll to his knees and Jason hit a shining wizard! He covered but only got a two-count, they got up and Skipper tried a right hand but Jason ducked and hit a reverse DDT for another two-count, he charged Skipper but he sidestepped and tried a backdrop only for the teen to drop down and punch him in the face then hit an X-Factor for another two-count. Skipper retreated to a corner and Jason hit the stinger splash, he reeled out allowing the teen to kick him in the gut and hit the impaler! He made the pin but Diamond was up on the apron distracting the referee, Jason jumped up then ran over and knocked him down, during the distraction David Young had run in, he chraged the teen but Jason backdropped him over the ropes onto Diamond! Skipper took advantage of the distraction and set Jason up for the Play of the Day but Jason twisted out, lifted him up and landed the C-Bomb! He made the cover... and got the three!
Before Jason had even got to his feet Diamond and Young dived in the ring and jumped him, they stomped him down then pulled him up and Diamond held him for Young to take a shot, he went for a clothesline but Jason ducked and he hit Diamond! He spun round and Jason knocked him down then went at it with Diamond, he hit some right hands and went for whip but Diamond reversed it and tried an elbow, the teen ducked but Young was waiting right behind his leader and dropped the teen with a spinebuster! They began putting the boots to Jason then Skipper got up and joined them, suddenly the trio were distracted as AJ ran down to the ring! Youngand Skipper tried to him off but AJ jumped to the top-rope and hit a double clothesline! Diamond charged him but AJ sidestepped and hit the Pele! He clotheslined Diamond to the outside and grabbed Young while Jason got and grabbed Skipper and they threw them out, they both backed off ad bumped into each other then spun round expecting a fight. When AJ saw him he relaxed and grinned then turned to leave but Jason pulled him back.
"What're you up to man?" AJ shrugged him off and got out of the ring. "Why are you doing this?" Still no answer. "What do you want from me?"
AJ didn't answer and kept walking, at the stage he turned back to the ring and stared down at Jason, they locked eyes for a few seconds then AJ smirked, turned and walked away.
End of Chapter
Well there ya go, is Jason's ego starting to get the best of him? What is AJ up to? And will Mara be able to overcome Traci with Sirelda waiting in the shadows? Find out next time!
And some good news for the... one of you who wanted to see it, the Jason Indy fic is gonna be up soon ( I hope) and I'm even planning to do a prequel following Jason when he first got into wrestling, met Mara and basically had his life become one huge train wreck... yeah, this is starting to feel like the Friday the 13th series, you get one idea and the rest follow until sooner or later no-one cares, like Dream Team really. Anyway...
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