DISCLAIMER: I do not own any of the character mentioned in this story. I do not know them personally or pretend to know them personally. This is just a story. Fiction not real. I am only a fan writing a fictional, non- real story about these characters. Again, I do not own any of the WWE characters/ wrestlers/ owners or anyone affiliated with WWE. This is a fictional story. Please enjoy!
Three Days Later:
The three days are up and I guess it is time to take Linda off of her three day time out. Let me give her a call.
"Hey Linda. Did you receive the tickets from David yet?"
"My goodness Athena I thought you were never going to call me. I am so excited and nervous. I have no idea as to what I should wear tonight. Should I wear a wrestling t-shirt or should I wear something like a dress."
I couldn't help but laugh at her.
"Are you laughing at me Athena, cause I am going crazy over here. Can you please come over and help me."
Fine I will be over in about a twenty minutes. I just want to finish my bagel."
"Thanks Athena and please hurry over!"
Thirty minutes later:
Before I had a chance to knock on Linda's door it swung open.
"What took you so long!" Linda said in a panic
"It has only been about thirty minutes and how did you know I was about to knock on the door?"
"You told me that you were going to be over here in twenty minutes and I saw you out of my window walking down the street."
Linda and I only lived three blocks apart. So if I needed to make it to her apartment in a hurry I could. But I honestly didn't think this was an emergency.
"So where are the clothes you are planning to wear? Because I don't think you should wear that purple bathrobe. It doesn't go with you eyes." I said with a smirk.
"Ha ha. Well I want to be comfortable because we will be there for a while." Linda said.
"Then it is settled you're going to wear a pair of jeans and a t-shirt. Besides you are going to want to try and get your t-shirt signed."
"Man, I completely forgot about wanting to get my shirt signed by the wrestlers. I feel bad about making you come over here when you didn't need to." Linda said
"That's alright. I'm going to get going so I can get myself ready. So come over to the apartment around three. So we can head over to the arena. I'll drive my car."
Once I got back to my apartment I took a sigh of relief that I didn't have to help Linda figure out what to wear anymore. Then I realized, what was I going to wear. I began to look through my closet and came up with an outfit. There we go. A fitted pair of blue jeans and my favorite black three quarter sleeve shirt, with my black ballet flats.
"Perfect now that is done I can check my emails, take a quick nap and take a nice relaxing shower.
Two hours later:
Man that shower felt so good. Now I have time to have a snack and get dressed.
Ring Ring Ring
"Hello?"
"Hey Athena I am downstairs buzz me into your building." Linda said
Seconds later there was a knock at the door and I knew it was Linda so I opened the door without looking through the peephole.
"Why didn't you answer the buzzer when I was downstairs?
"Well hello to you to. As you can see by me being in a bathrobe I just got out of the shower and I didn't hear the buzzer."
"I will be right back I am going to go get dressed and style my hair."
Twenty minute later:
"Wow Athena that is a cute top. And what kind of perfume are you wearing it smells like flowers or something." Linda said
"Well actually it's a Jasmine oil and this is an old top. So lets get going before the crowds line up." I said
There weren't many cars in the parking lot of the arena. So I had my choice of parking spaces.
"Oh there is a parking space near the huge buses. I bet that is where some of the wrestlers rode to the arena in." Linda said
"Have you spoken to David about getting the tickets?"
"I talked to him before I arrived at your house. He told me to call him when I get to the arena so I will call him now."
"Is that David walking toward us?" I asked
"Oh, that is him but I didn't even call him yet." Linda said
"Hi Linda I saw you when I was putting the barriers out for the meet and greet with the wrestlers" David said looking tired.
"Well I have to get back to work there is still a lot to do. Here is your tickets and your backstage passes. I hope the passes make up for the bad seats and watching my dog that week. I have to go, I'll talk to you later." David said
"I am really starting to get excited now that we are really here and have the tickets and the passes." I said
"Come on Athena and lets go in so I can see the wrestlers and I have to use the bathroom." Linda said.
While waiting for Linda to come out of the bathroom my phone rang. I looked at the screen and recognized the number that came up.
"Why is he calling me?" I thought.
I was tempted not to answer my phone but it may be serious. But from Michael I doubted it was serious.
" Yes Michael!"
"Hi Athena, how have you been? I really miss you."
"I am moving on with my life and having a good time doing it. How about you!?" I said sarcastically.
Two men walk by laughing and talking loudly.
"Who is that Athena? Are you out with someone?"
"I am out with someone and it is none of your business."
"I want to take you out to dinner."
I know it seems pretty harsh the way I am talking to him, but Michael deserves it and much more. Michael was my fiancé. We dated for about two years and were engaged for three months. I thought we had a good relationship. I moved in with Michael when we got engaged. He had a well paying job as a computer specialist for a software company and was starting his own successful business. But when he wasn't at work he was out with his dead beat friends. At least that's what I thought. I only met one of his friends and that was because we just happen to run into him when we were out shopping one day. One day as normal Michael was going to be working late so I decided to surprise him and bring him some dinner. When I arrived at his job the least I could say was that he was surprised to see me. I walked into his office and I saw Michael and his secretary on top of his desk not getting too much work done of the computer kind. So I decided to be the good person that I am and let the two of them share the dinner I brought . All over the top of their heads and it felt good. After that night I moved in with Linda and called off my engagement and pawned my three quart diamond and gold ring and I received a nice amount of money for it. So that is why I feel that he deserves the way I am talking to him and I bet you think so to after finding out what he did.
"Michael we are no longer together and we will never be together again so lose my number and just forget about me." I said.
"Athena I can never let you go. I love you and I made a mistake. Please forgive me and remember I will never stop loving you."
"Good bye and have a nice life, I know I am and will."
I hung up the phone and saw Linda walking towards me.
"Who were you talking to?" Linda asked.
"Michael called and he asked me if I would go out to dinner with him."
"What did you say?"
"I told him to have a good life. Listen lets not talk about him lets just have a good time and get to the wrestlers."
"So where do we go?" I asked
"There is a sign saying meet and greet on that black curtain." Linda said.
'"Guess we found it." I said
When we walked through the curtain it wasn't exactly the land of good looking men. To the right of the eggshell colored walls of the room you could see four long tables lined up with black steel chairs and a black curtain serving as the backdrop. There were reserved signs on the table with the names of the wrestlers that would be signing their autographs for the fans. On the other side of the room there was a table with a register on top and red ropes to the left that said line starts here. You could tell that was where the merchandise was to be sold. To the right of the table were cardboard cutouts set up of many of the wrestlers so fans could take pictures with them. I guess that made sense. There would probably be over two hundred fans coming for the meet and greet and everyone wouldn't be able to take pictures with the wrestlers. It was 4:30 and I could see a huge bus pull up to the arena through the curtain.
"Linda look, the wrestlers have arrived."
"They are! I am so nervous. How do I look? Do I have something in my teeth?" Linda said.
"You look fine. And no you have nothing in you teeth except a piece of broccoli."
"What are you talking about. Where? Where?" Linda said frantically
"It was just a joke, you need to calm down. Relax." I said.
"I can't believe you would joke with me like that at a time like this Athena."
While I apologized to Linda fans were lining up outside by the tour bus to catch a glimpse and try to get an autograph. When the wheels came to a screeching halt the fans went wild.
"Do you hear that Athena they will be in here at any second."
"I know I am really starting to get excited."
A man wearing tan khaki pants and a button down green shirt approached Linda and I.
"Hello ladies I am glad that you were still able to make it with such short notice. My name is Kevin and I am coordinating the next issue of Raw magazine. The monthly wrestling magazine for the fans. What you are going to be doing is interviewing two of the current superstars and a new comer. The new comer you will interview has his first debut match in one month.
"Excuse me, but…" I said
This Kevin guy would not let me get a word in at all. The last time I interviewed anyone was in high school when I interviewed the lunch lady about the weird looking meat loaf.
"Ladies can you give me one minute my phone is vibrating." Kevin said
"Linda this guy really thinks we are here to interview the wrestlers" I said.
Kevin began to walk back towards Linda and I.
"Listen ladies I am truly sorry for the confusion but I thought you were the reporters who were suppose to make it today. You must think I am crazy."
"That is alright it was just a mistake. Anyone could have made it." I said.
"Well I am still in a bind. That was the reporter that I thought you were saying they could not make it. I have no one to interview the wrestlers." Kevin said
Out of the corner of my eye I could see the wheels in Linda's head turning.
"Excuse me Kevin but I have an idea" Linda said
"What if you just have the article done from a fans point of view. I mean Athena has experience writing for a newspaper and right now it seems that you really have no choice." Linda said.
I could not believe what I was hearing. Linda had just volunteered me to write an article for Raw magazine.
"What are you doing Linda" I whispered
"I am getting us up close and personal." Linda whispered back
"It seems that I have no other choice. And this will be a perfect solution at such short notice."
"You will be interviewing the wrestlers in the room through the double doors on the right. The tag team of Road Dogg and Billy Gunn and John Cena will meet you in the room. I warn you there is not much time for the interviews. For the tag teams you have about fifteen minutes if you are lucky and with John you have about twenty minutes. The tag team will be in, in about five minutes." Kevin said
When we walked in the room it seemed that the theme of eggshell colored walls continued. With four chairs set up for the interview. Linda I knew who the tag team champs were but I haven't heard about John Cena.
"Who's John Cena?"
"He mostly wrestles at the house shows. The shows where they usually put there undeveloped wrestlers in. He made an appearance about two weeks go. He is alright but I prefer Matt and Jeff Hardy myself." Linda said.
There was a knock at the door and Kevin walk into the room with the Road Dogg and Billy Gunn behind him. They were both wearing black track pants and t-shirts with the sleeves cut off that read DX on the front. Both Linda and I stared in silence. I could not believe how much more handsome in person Billy Gunn. And you can tell he knew he was.
"I would like to introduce you to the people that will be doing your interview." Kevin said.
I realized that Kevin never caught our names because he was talking so much and wouldn't let us get a word in. So I decided to jump in.
"Hello gentlemen my name is Athena Reed and this is my partner Linda Scott. We are going to be doing a fans perspective on the two of you. So it can go almost anyway you would like." I said
I looked over at Linda and she was still standing there with a huge grin on her face. I knew she was star struck since Billy Gunn who was one of the many wrestlers she had a crush on and also dreamt about. I could see that I was going to be in this alone and time was running out for the interview. I turned to the direction of the chairs and they walked over to sit down. When I began to head toward the chairs I noticed Linda was still standing in the same place with the grin on her face. I realized I didn't have enough time to drag her over and get her to loosen up. So I began the interview. I started with the standard questions they probably get all the time. Who did they look up to in the wrestling world? What are their future plans? What message would they like to send to their fans? I looked down at my watch and saw that I had one minute left, so I took full advantage.
"In thirty seconds or less Billy can you tell me how you got the nickname Mr. Ass." I asked.
"Well sweetheart that is easy…" Billy said.
Billy Gunn stood up and pulled down his track pants and flexed his ass muscle. He didn't have to say a word. That trick spoke for itself.
"That is how I got the name" Billy said grinning
Now I was the one with the big grin on my face. I stood to thank them for the interview and shake their hands but instead they kissed me on the cheek and said "thank you darling." they did the same with Linda. Right before they walked out the door Linda finally pulled herself together enough to ask for a picture.
"After an interview like that how can we say no." Road Dogg said
We took two pictures and hugged the champs goodbye. Right before the door closed the Road Dogg said "see you ladies at ring side"
"I wish you would but we are sitting up in the rafters." I said.
"Don't worry about it darling you are taken care of. The two you will be sitting ringside. We will take care of it." Billy Gunn said.
Then they left the room. We could not believe what just happened and what kind of luck we have. I can't believe I got a kiss from Mr. Ass." I said
Linda and I were just laughing and jumping around like two school girls.
"Wow Athena you were like a professional reporter. That article is going to come out great." Linda said
"That was a good interview if I do say so myself." I said.
"Linda can you tell me a little more about this John Cena guy."
"Well he is really good looking strong jawline and blue eyes. And I believe that he has worked for other wrestling organizations. But I know for sure that he is a good looking man."
We heard a knock at the door and Kevin walked in looking pleased.
"Ladies I just talked to the guys and they told me the both of you did a really good job. Especially you Athena. They said they wouldn't mind having another interview with you. John is just finishing up some photos with fans so he should be here for the interview in about fives minutes."
Kevin walked out of the room and closed the door behind him.
"This is so much fun Linda."
"I know we thought were coming to just see the show and maybe see a wrestler up close just passing by but now we are interviewing them." Linda said
"I have to admit Linda you did good, really good this time." I said
There was a knock at the door and a man said "Excuse me, I hope I am not interrupting but I am here for my interview."
I will never forget the first time I heard that voice. The man that spoke had a deep and sexy voice with a slight accent. It was definitely east coast. I believe maybe from Boston. By me being from New York everyone that was not from there had an accent to me. But some people may think that I have one.
He stepped into the room and I was pleasantly surprised. He was the most attractive man I had ever seen. He stood at about six foot one maybe two inches. The most beautiful piercing blue eyes I have ever seen, with dark blonde to brown hair cut very short almost military style. And his body was amazing. He had very well defined muscles. He looked as if he was sculptured out of marble. He was wearing a pair of denim shorts and a baseball jersey with a baseball cap. He looked to be his mid twenties. I was taken aback by him. I had to catch myself before I started to look the way Linda did just a few minutes ago.
"Hello, my name is Athena , how are you doing Mr. Cena."
My goodness I sound so old calling him Mr. Cena.
"I am fine Mrs. …"
"Reed. And it is Miss not Mrs."
"That is good to know for the future but we do not have to be so formal. Call me John."
"Okay John you can call me Athena and this is Linda." I said.
John shook Linda's hand and said his hello's. When John started to walk towards me I almost took a step back because he seemed larger than life. He took my hand into his and held it longer than he needed to. He looked into my eyes and said "Nice to meet you Athena I hope this interview does not disappoint you."
I could feel my face begin to heat up just at the touch of him and the sound of his voice. He was still holding onto my hand and I looked over at Linda and she had a huge grin on her face. But this time she wasn't frozen, she just looked entertained.
"Okay let's get started with the interview." I said
"So, John what made you decide that wrestling would be the perfect choice for you as a career?" I asked
"Well actually wrestling was not my first choice. I wanted to play football professionally but I got injured during a practice and that was the end of that dream." John said.
"That sounds tragic." I said.
"It could be for some people but if it never happened I would never be sitting here with you." John said smiling
Right after he said that he continued to stare into my eyes and I did the same thing to him. With the way things are going I forgot Linda was even in the room.
"Umm… Linda do you have any questions for John?" I asked.
"No. It seems that you have this interview under control." Linda said grinning.
"Okay, so John how long have you been wrestling?"
"It has been almost eight years for me."
"But, you have only been seen recently on the live events?
"That is true but I have been in a training facilities for the past year. And before that I wrestled for the wrestling organization OVW. That is where I really got my start." John said.
"What was your wrestling name?" I asked.
"My name was the Prototype. My character was supposed to be the perfect male specimen." John said.
"Which of your wrestling personalities do you think is more like yourself. Do you feel that the John Cena personality or the prototype is more like you?"
"I will differently say that I am nothing like the prototype character. I mean I am proud of my body I work hard to stay in shape but I am not the type of person to brag. I have to say that I am more like my John Cena character now." John said
"John can you describe your current ring personality for the fans?"
"My ring personality is that of a white man that loves hip hop. Which is actually true for myself in day to day life. I love the culture, but I do not plan to be anything that I am not."
"Where do you see yourself within the next two years as a wrestlers."
"I see myself as the heavyweight champion."
"John, it seems that our time is practically up. So I will ask you one last question. Is there anything you would like to say to the young fans of wrestling?"
"Yes there is. Regardless of what anyone tells you, you can do anything you put your mind to. Work hard and stay in school. Anything is possible. Word life!" John said
I thanked John and got out of my seat and walked over to Linda.
"It seems that the interview went well. But I have to run to the bathroom. I'll wait until he leaves." I whispered
"Thank you ladies this was a great interview."
John got up and shook Linda's hand and then he came to me. He smelt so good. And he had the bluest eyes I had ever seen and a grin that just grabbed you.
"Thank you Athena, I really enjoyed the interview."
Again he held my hand longer than he needed to but I was not about to complain. This was the most excitement I have had in awhile. I couldn't stop smiling.
"You're welcome John and good luck on your match tonight."
John had left the room and I couldn't get the smile off my face. It was nice having a guy flirt with me. It has been a while and it is even better that the guy is gorgeous.
"Hey Linda can you hold my bag so I can run to the bathroom?"
"Okay but hurry up Athena I want to try and get some more pictures and autographs before we have to make our way to our new front row seats." Linda yelled.
After I walked out of the room to find the bathroom John walked back into the room where the interview was just held.
"Sorry to burst back in here but I left my hat."
"Here it is on the table." Linda said handing it to him.
"I wanted to know if you could help me with something?" John asked.
"I can try, what do you need?"
"I want to give Athena a call the next time I am in town and I can't do that without her number."
"Say no more, I just have to get her number out of my phone. I can never remember any phone number." Linda said