CHAPTER 10
Dean was standing at the gorilla position cracking his knuckles and stretching his arms when the WWE Universal champion Seth Rollins walked up beside him.
"Hey there, Dean."
"Rollins," Dean greeted.
"Ready for tonight?"
"Ready as I'm gonna be, I guess."
Seth was silent for a moment. "You know, Dean. I can't even imagine what you're going through right now. Even Mark."
"Believe me, I wish this on nobody."
"I wish I was dropping this belt to you under better circumstances."
"Yeah. Me too."
"45 seconds, guys," Triple H stated.
"Got it. Let's go out there, Ambrose, and put on a show."
"Let's do this thing."
Belt around his waist, Seth stood in front of the curtain.
"Hey, Seth. If uh...if I hit too hard out there, please, don't take it personal."
"Don't worry about it. I understand."
Seth's music hit, then he walked out to the screaming crowd.
"Hey, Dean." Dean turned to see Stephanie standing beside him. "We're all pulling for you."
"Thanks."
Stephanie gave him a smile before pulling him into a friendly hug rubbing his back. She stepped away as Dean faced the curtain. He crossed himself as his music hit and he went out to a roaring crowd screaming his name. The ring announcer announced the competitors, then Seth passed the belt to the referee, whom held it up for everyone to see. Dean and Seth shook hands in good sportsmanship, then began the match.
The match was a down-right slobberknocker from the get-go. The match was intense and the fans were eating it up. Close to the end of the match and Seth executed a dive off the top rope, landing on Dean. He went for the cover, but only got a two count. Seth couldn't believe that Dean kicked out. He pulled Dean to his feet and looked deep into his eyes.
"Take this title," he whispered. "Get Mark's family back. Get your wife back."
"Thank you, Seth," Dean whispered back.
"You're welcome. Good luck. We're praying for you."
Dean kicked Seth in the gut and pulled him into position for the Dirty Deeds. Dean fell backwards, causing Seth to land face first on the ring mat, then went for the cover.
1-2-3
Match over.
"Here's your winner and NEW WWE Universal Champion...Dean Ambrose!"
The crowd roared as Dean held the title high.
Then, the lights went out.
The lights came back on and Dean came face-to-face with the man in the black and red mask. The man that abducted Michelle, Kaia, Renee, and their umborn child stood in the ring, lead pipe in his hand. Dean motioned for the referee to take the belt and get Seth out of the ring. If it's a fight this person wanted, it was a fight that he was going to get.
Dean balled up his fists in front of him, ready to strike. He stepped forward, but was stopped when the man touched the end of the lead pipe to Dean's chest. Dean stopped. The man held up a finger as a way of saying 'wait'. He reached with his left hand to the mask and pulled it off his head. The face Dean saw shocked him.
