Chapter 13

"Last Sunday at Against All Odds Taz we once again saw the TNA world title match clouded by controversy," Tenay says as they start Impact. "Mike I have to ask did Jake Reed attack the man who was supposed to get the world title shot Samoa Joe? And why did he attack Hulk Hogan?" Taz asks. AJ's music plays as he and Flair come to the ring. "I am still the TNA world champion! I never agreed to defend my title against Jake Reed!" AJ rants. "So Reed you bring the belt and you hand it back to the champ! Woooo!" Flair yells. Samoa Joe comes to the ring. Joe has a large bandage on his head and a fire in his eyes.

"Mike I got to talk to Joe last night and he is pissed off," Taz says. Joe stands in the ring locking eyes with AJ. "Now I don't know if it was you or Reed or some fool trying to make himself a star but I want answers. So Reed you either come out here or I go find you," Joe orders. Eric Bischoff comes out to the ramp. "Alright look Reed isn't here," Eric says. "I want my belt back!" AJ yells. "Well AJ the belt is not here either!" Eric yells back. "We will sue," Ric says.

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Bischoff walks back to Hulk office where he finds Nash waiting for him. "Oh as if I don't have enough problems," Eric says out loud. "No you got one big problem and it's Jake Reed," Nash says. "I'll take care of it. Look you need to remember Hulk is pissed he's looking to get rid of Reed now to," Eric says. "I warned you Eric! Reed is dangerous he can blow this," Nash says. Hogan enters his office. "I'm short on time Kevin," Hulk says. "Well I won't waste it I just want a match with Hall and Kid," Kevin says. "The last thing I need right now is those two guys in the building I am already dealing with Reed those three would burn this place down," Hogan says.

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I parked my car in garage area of the Impact Zone. I got out of the car and see a camera man the belt is slung over my shoulder. "Well well well get on you twitters, you facebooks and what not and spread the world The CHAMP IS... No wait that dork Cena ruined that line so spread the world the titleholder has arrived!" I joke. I start walking and past The Guns. "Hey boys what's up?" They don't say anything so I just keep walking. Bubba the Love Sponge runs up to me. "Jake Reed..." "Dude leave me alone your not fit to hold JB's jockstrap much less his mike," I yell at him. I pass a few more of the boys and the knockouts including Beer Money. "Hey guys I know they redecorated lately the best way to the ring is still just straight ahead?" I ask. "Yeah," Roode says.

I keep walking. I reach the tunnel and grab a microphone my music starts to play since the crew gets I am head straight to the ring. Some fans cheer and some fans boo other do both and some do nothing at all. "Well I'll be honest I love the ramp the ring is going to take some getting used to. Ok for once enough joking around," I say getting serious. The fans start to quite down.

"So let's just review right around the time Hogan joins the company I get a offer for a new contract. However a few weeks later as Hogan is starting to get ready to show up all of a sudden and out of no where doesn't' even begin to describe it I am told "Sorry Jake we are letting you go." So what really changed in this company that it goes from Jake Reed getting a new deal to Jake Reed get the hell out!" I say.

Joe's music turns on and he power walks to the ring. "So you got fired yet you just happen to be backstage when I get taken out and happen to win the TNA world title!" Joe yells accusing Jake of attacking him. "Look Joe I give you my word as a man that I did not attack you. You see I didn't even plan to come to the PPV. You see after I was fired I tried to move on. But life just kept kicking me in the teeth. My boat sank and than the project I was working on fell apart. So I say oh what the hell I got to do something to put a smile on my face. So I drove to the airport with one goal Go to the Daytona 500 and enjoy it and cheer Mark Martin but you know fate is a strange thing. You see the only flight to Florida was right to Orlando. And well it was a long flight with a movie I had already seen and hated the first time I saw it. So I had alot of time think! And well I just kept getting madder and madder!" I yell that actually has a few fans cheering.

"Get on with it Reed," Joe tells me. "Well the fact is by the end of the flight I said screw Daytona the only thing that's going to make me happy is punching Hogan in the mouth! I was on my way to the ring I just got luck that AJ jumped you earlier in the day and hopefully I manged to knock a little sense in his head again," I yell. "So your telling me you just got lucky and got a title shot?" Joe asks. "Hey I was due!" I tell him.

Hulk Hogan's music starts to play. The whole crowd turns to see Hulk and Bischoff walk to the ring. "Reed I'm not going to give you a chance to cheap shot me again. But if you event think about touching me again I swear you will be fired again..." "Again Hulk in order to fire me again I would need to be hired again and I don't have a contract," I yell. It's at that moment you can feel the air sucked out of the room. "Oh yeah folks no binding contract I don't have to be here right now I could up and leave," I say. "So what if we don't do things just as you want them you are going to up and leave and take the belt to Vince," Eric says.

"You know that the kind of thing only a jackass would do so big suprise the biggest jackass in the building would come up with it. No Bischoff that's not what I am saying. I am just reminding everyone that you two came in and tried to throw me out like garbage," I say before dropping the microphone sliding out of the ring and leaving through the crowd.