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NXT: R Evolution

Full Sail University

Winter Park, Florida

If you were to ask Vince McMahon what the competition for the WWE was, he would say that there was no competition at all. If you were to ask a true wrestling fan that question, he or she would say that it was Ring of Honor or New Japan Pro Wrestling or even the brand right under the WWE's nose—NXT. NXT has been on a rise since it was shown on the WWE Network for the very first time. They have been the go-to place to watch some wonderful wrestling without watching a sketchy live stream and it has been the subject of all of the praise. Who was the person that controlled NXT? Hunter Levesque has been the man behind that wonderful creation as he created an atmosphere of how every wrestler was equal; even the females. NXT had signed all of the Indy favorites like Prince Devitt or Finn Bálor, KENTA or Hideo Itami, Kevin Steen or Kevin Owens, PAC or Adrian Neville or El Generico or Sami Zayn—but he claims that he is not him.

"I'm shocked that you invited me to come with you." Jonathan Good pointed out to Daphne Consuelos as they walked straight down the NXT backstage area, "I thought you hated me for some reason."

Daphne stopped walking and looked at him. It was obvious that he was going to find out that she would never invite him to do things with her, "I don't hate you. Do you drive me crazy? Of course, but I invited you to NXT because I wanted to hang out with you because Jamie said that I needed to deal with some issues with you."

Jon knew that the conversation was going to get serious, "We have issues?" he asked her confused as Daphne tilted her head to the side and shook her head yes.

"Yeah," she got serious as she raked her hand through her jet black hair, "Look, Jamie thinks that the only way we are able to communicate with each other is by being jerks to each other and I know that's what you are sometimes, but I would like every now and then for us to be human beings with each other and you know…be nice. I know, it's something that I have been trying to learn, but I was wondering if you would like to learn with me?"

Jon thought for a moment, letting all of the information process through his head, "I just thought our friendship was a lot closer you know?" he responded as Daphne raised a brow, "I thought we communicated like assholes because our bond was strong. It's like two babies that have been friends for a long time, they learn a language of their own and that's how their bonds get formed. I assumed that was with us as well."

"It's just we started off in a wrong note at Dragon Gate, when you called me a ring rat and I hit you with a beer bottle…" Daphne reminded him, hoping that he was able to remember their first encountering with each other.

Jon began to laugh, thinking about the good times they had with one another, "I remember that! In the sick and twisted part of my mind, I knew that I wanted to piss you off because I liked your attitude back then. You just didn't give a fuck and I liked that about you. You weren't in it to fuck wrestlers, but you were the wrestler yourself. I looked at you and knew I wanted to be your friend the first day you showed up."

"My attitude is the reason why the WWE is in the mess it is in," she said silently as she sounded ashamed of herself, "I really want to begin changing things and it starts at Tables, Ladders and Chairs."

"Look, when I mean your attitude, I meant your determination, your never give up attitude. I love how you strive for change and you really care not only from the Divas, but for the WWE Superstars as well. You're just a genuine person. You might be a bitch sometimes, but you really are a genuine person. When Vince called you a spoiled brat, I just thought that he didn't really know who Daphne Consuelos was because you may act like a spoiled brat, but it's no longer for you anymore, it's for the entire locker room and for these future stars that are awaiting that main roster call." Jon encouraged her as she formed a small smile on her face, her confidence boosted up.

"Look, I want to have a meeting before TLC because I know that this event is going to be the wakeup call for the main roster locker room to want to get better storylines, scripts and longer matches. After they see R Evolution, they will want Vince to step down as chairman, but I do not want Vince stepping down, until WrestleMania season is done, so we are just going to need to hold off plans to do that, but we need to let Vince know how his roster feels about how things are run here." Daphne explained as Jon nodded at her.

"You should do that, but I want to help you, but I feel like Vince is not that high on me like he is with Joe, so I was thinking that you get John and maybe, even Colby to help you along and tell him in civil manner about how we feel. I feel like he cannot afford to fire all of you three, so it will be a good thing for you to do," Jon told her as she nodded, "Do what you need to do and thank you letting me know how you feel about me. I hope that we resolved our issues a bit."

Daphne smiled as she went to hug Jon. Shocking enough, it was not a hug of murder, but a hug of love and mutual respect for one another, "I know, I might be sensitive sometimes and overdramatic, but thank you for everything that you have done. I appreciate it, Jon."

Daphne was heartbroken as she watched Matt Polinksy or Corey Graves announce his in ring retirement due to his concussions. To Daphne: this guy could have been a future WWE World Heavyweight Champion. He had that wonderful look and gimmick and it depressed her how he will never be able to show the WWE Universe what he was capable of. Daphne was someone that has gotten a few concussions in the WWE and she could never imagining retiring from in ring action because of them. It would just break her heart, if she were to do that. Wrestling was her entire world, like it was his entire world. Daphne went into Hunter's NXT office and saw that he was talking to Matt—or at least, he finished his conversation with him because he left the room without exchanging a look Daphne's way.

"I am so sorry, Matt," Daphne said, while hugging Matt. The tears almost came down her eyes, "My heart shattered to the floor, but I somewhat knew that it was going to happen. I am not someone that likes to think negatively, but at least the WWE medical doctors were able to know that you should stop, before the injuries got serious."

Matt nodded as he looked up, trying not to get emotional, "You know what, Daphne? Consider yourself lucky because you were able to get through two small concussions and you still manage to continue wrestling. You get a chance to still live your dream and that is something that you cannot walk away from. Your position in the main roster is something that the women down here would kill for and you walked away from all of that because you wanted more, but where did that take you? It took you rock bottom and I know, you are getting help, but I just want you to know that the women down here would have been fortunate to get whatever they could."

"I changed, Matt," Daphne claimed as she got serious, "Before that, I was obsessed with the gold and glory and I ignored whatever faults occurred with my friends and family, but I have learned from my mistakes and I am trying to become a better person, but it's not easy. Like it was not easy for you to admit at the preshow that you were going to retire from wrestling. I admired what you did out there because that could have been me at Extreme Rules, but it was not. That could have been me at Money in the Bank, but it was not. All it took for me to open my eyes and see the shit that I've created was Vince McMahon calling me a spoiled brat, Punk, who tried to sway me away from the job that I love and everyone that loved and supported me. I'm not doing things for me anymore, I'm doing it for all of them now."

"You don't get it," Matt scuffed, "There is no happy ending to this corrupted WWE angle because Punk tried and he is now having his UFC career. AJ tried, but she only focused on benefiting herself. What makes you different from those two? Daphne, you can't change the WWE—"

"I am at least trying to make a difference within it. My prediction is that R Evolution is going to kick ass and that the main roster is going to get threatened, that is when I will have all of their attention. I am going to try a different approach and that is to reason with Vince McMahon." Daphne explained with passionate and determination in her voice.

"Well, prove that to me." Matt said as the room got silent between the two of them.

"I will." Daphne said as she turned on her heel and walked out of the room.

She pulled out her iPhone 6 from the back pocket of her faded blue jeans and began to dial a friend. She heard the phone ring for a couple of moments, before it went to voicemail, "Hey Nikki, it's Daphne. Look, I'm wondering if you can give me John's number because I really need to talk about something that is super important. It could impact the state of the WWE and I feel like he would be interested in it. So, if you get this voicemail, please call me back when you can because it also impacts the Divas as well…" she looked up from the floor as she looked into the brown eyes of a man that she was once in love with, "Rami?" she whispered his name as she realized that she was still on voicemail, "Yeah, just call me back, bye." she hung up.

"Daphne," Rami Sebei or Sami Zayn said with a smile forming on his face. It was obvious that he still had a soft spot for Daphne, "It's been a while since you've come to one of the NXT live specials. How it been for you?" he asked as Daphne smiled.

"It's been alright," she responded as she could feel herself getting those nervous butterflies like she did, when she once met him, "How have things been for you? Do you think that you will be getting the gold tonight? Ben is one tough competitor, but I feel like you really need to get the belt, before you join the rest of us in the main roster."

Rami nodded his head, "I'm not too nervous about the match, but what about your match against Emma this Sunday?"

"I'm not too nervous as well. I'm pretty pumped up for the match and Colby's pumped up with his match against John Cena." Daphne explained, hoping that the conversation did not turn a different direction by mentioning her boyfriend.

"Colby's been amazing as a heel. Has he been treating you right?" Sami asked, not bothered at all about Daphne moving on with someone else.

"Yeah," Daphne smiled, "He has. We've been dating for about five months now. Everything has been crazy with everyone, if you've heard the podcasts…" she said as she bit her lip nervously.

"Don't let the podcasts get to you," Rami said like it was no big deal at all, "Are you a bit abrasive? Sometimes, but you really do care about people and it was one of the traits that made me fall in love with you. I know, that your heart is in the right place, so don't let people bring you down. You're truly amazing." he smiled at her as Daphne nodded. He always had a way of making her feel good about herself and there was just a likeable trait about him that she adore. It made her sad how their relationship did not work out, but both of them figured that they were good friends in the end of the day.

"Thank you, Rami," Daphne said with a smile, "I knew, I could always count on you."

What did you think about Daphne's conversation with Jon? Do you think that it went a direction that you did not expect? What about her conversation with Matt? Were you shocked about what he said with Daphne or did she have it coming? Also, will John Cena be that missing piece that she needs to finally talk to Vince or will Vince show them who is in charge? Thank you for reading! Please favorite, follow and review! :)