Character Profile:
Real Name: Nicholas Alexander Hammerstein III
Ring Name: Alex Strider
Nickname: The Designer of Destruction", "The Sovereign of the Ring", "The Industry", "The Judge, Jury and Executioner", "HWSBJ" - (He Who Shall Bring Judgement)
(Not all of these are his nicknames starting out some of these are gonna come over time)
Birthday/Age: March 19th, 1996/ 26 at the timing of the first chapter
Hometown/Billed from: Cambridge, Massachusetts
Place of Residence: Cambridge
Height: 6'4
Weight: 255
Wrestling Style: Strider has a very distinguished style used by some of the greats before him. He specializes in a slow methodical pace, looking to pick his opponent part by part. To put it simply, he's a thinking man's wrestler who has a bit of brawling aspects in his ring arsenal.
Finisher: 1. Pedigree *Adopted from his mentor Triple H 2. Strider Lock (Batista Bite/Ring of Saturn)
Signatures: 1. Spinebuster 2. Figure 4 Leglock 3. Ripcord Knee Strike
Wrestling Experience: 8 years of full-time in-ring service, but he's been training since he was 16 years old.
Past Accomplishments: 3-time NXT Champion, 1-time NXT Tag Team Champions (Freebird Rule with Kyle O'Reilly and Bobby Fish, 2020 NXT Year-End Winner of Male Competitor of the Year
Appearance: He has a lightly tanned skin tone on a body built like a Greek god, chiseled and defined in all areas with broad shoulders. He had long dirty-blonde hair that went down to his shoulders. He has eyebrows of the same color with a light 5 o'clock shadow and steel blue orbs. Imagine the muscle tone of Triple H in the year 2000.
Car: Jeep Wrangler - Primary Vehicle (Mostly used for Travel and family), Ferrari Roma - Secondary Vehicle (Mostly used for recreation)
June 6th, 2022 - Green Bay, Wisconsin
Today was the day. It was the day that Nicholas Hammerstein AKA Alex Strider, the former 3-time NXT Champion would finally make his much-anticipated debut. Tonight on the flagship program, Monday Night Raw he would be making a debut that would change the entire landscape of the WWE. His debut would set the entire WWE Universe on the edge of its seats. Nick couldn't help but admit his nervousness had stopped him from having the ability to sleep. It caused him to sleep less than he normally would. Normally he would get about 6 hours but this time he got only 3 and 1⁄2 hours so he was running on his adrenaline.
Nick sat on the bed in his hotel room looking out at the moonlit sky of Green Bay, Wisconsin. The time was currently 3 AM. He sighed as he got up to his feet shirtless with his defined muscular build-out. He looked down at the floor with his eyes closed as his hair flowed down over his face before he whipped his head back causing his hair to flow to the back of his head as he opened his eyes. He walked around to his luggage case and kneeled down to it before he opened it and reached into his case. After he grabbed his gear he got up and made his way into the bathroom before he slammed the door behind him.
Gym - Hours Later
Nick could be seen hunched over with his wireless beats in his ear listening to Metalica while he was dressed in a simple pair of black gym shorts with a tank-top and a pair of white black blazers with black gloves on as he had his hands wrapped around a pair of 75-pound dumbbells. He then stood up straight and started to do curl ups with each weight. He was sweating profusely because of the fact that he had been in the gym for about 3 hours non stop.
Sure, he was tired but he couldn't let that stop him. Something his ex-wife always told him was that, Champions don't have limits. Champions always push themselves past their limits and if he went above and beyond anything was possible.
He bent over and dropped the dumbbells down on the ground before he stood up straight on his feet. He turned around to see none other than "The Nightmare of WWE" Rhea Ripley or as she was known outside of the ring, Demi Bennett. They both looked at each other with wondering eyes. She could see him breathing heavily in his tank top while she looked at his impressive physique. He took the chance to look at The Nightmare and that was the opposite of what she truly was. In NXT, the two would flirt and talk but that never arose to anything due to Nick being married at the time but now the two were meeting each for the first time under the different circumstances. Most men were intimated by her physical stature and her energy that at times exuded masculine characteristics but to Nick that's what made her stand-out.
She cleared her throat causing his look on her body to stop and look her in her face. She gave him a nervous smile while he did the same to her.
"I didn't expect to see you here Nick. Honestly, I can say it's a pleasant surprise," she said making him chuckle as he ran a hand through his hair.
"Yeah, I'm just in town for the show tonight."
"Oh, are you finally debuting tonight?"
"Nah, not tonight. Just watching. Soon hopefully," he lied. He was instructed by Triple H and Vince to keep it a surprise. The last thing they wanted was the news leaking out to the dirt sheets and ruining the surprise.
"It's a shame. You probably would be the biggest star on the main roster by now."
"Yeah, tell me about it."
She was about to say something when Nick's phone started to ring making him look to his pocket. He took his phone from his pocket and saw his ex-wife calling.
"It's Samantha. It's probably something about Nicky," He said as he answered the phone and turned around to walk out of the gym. Nicky was his 3-year old son who was born a few years before the divorce.
Arena - Hours Later
A black Jeep Wrangler pulled up to the Resch Center parking lot. The 6'4, 250-pound superstar stepped out in a pair of black boots, jeans and a hoodie with his hood up. He was trying his best to hide his identity and hide anything that would hint that he was here.
He walked into the arena and immediately he was stopped by security who asked him for some form of ID or a pass.
"Guys, you can let him through. He's new here," he heard a voice say making him a bit star-struck. It was the 13-time World Champion, "The Game", "The Cerebral Assassin", "The King of Kings" Triple H AKA Paul Levesque. His favorite wrestler growing up and the man who mentored him down in NXT. Even though he had worked for the past 6 years, every time he saw him, he still forgot that he was his mentor and still saw as the wrestler who used to light up his world as a 6-year old kid.
And just as he said, the security guards moved out of the way allowing him to walk into the arena.
"Welcome to the big league's kid. You excited?"
"Shit yeah. Excuse my language," Nick said making Paul chuckle.
"No need man, I understand. Let's get you situated. You'll be in the office with me for right now, we want to keep your being here a secret as much as possible and we need to discuss some plans," Paul said as he led the way while Nick simply followed closely behind.
Raw - Hours Later
The fans booed loudly through the Resch Center as Edge, Damien Priest, and Rhea Ripley stood in the ring standing tall as The Judgement Day as WWE's Flagship Program, Monday Night Raw had returned from commercial break.
"WWE Universe!" Priest said looking around the arena with a smirk while the fans booed, "You know what time it is. All Rise for The Judgement Day!"
The boos got louder as Rhea raised the mic up to her lips while Edge looked around.
"Control is an illusion. An illusion that led AJ Styles, Liv Morgan, and Finn Balor into believing that they were gonna succeed last night at Hell in a Cell. The Judgment Day was always destined for victory," Rhea said with a smirk on her mug.
"What?" The crowd chanted.
"We cannot be controlled. And our message is spreading like wildfire."
"What?"
"Our destiny has no limitations," She said lowering her mic as the fans continued to shout
"What?".
"Truth spoken by Rhea Ripley! Our destiny has no limitations. And speaking of limitations, Rhea," Priest said as he turned towards the Femme Fatale of the group, "Your destiny is to once again become Raw Women's Champion. Rhea will be one step closer to omnipotence when she wins her Fatal 4-Way Match tonight and then go on to defeat Bianca Belair at Money in the Bank!"
"What?"
"So now the adult in the room is speaking so please be quiet!" Edge said with arrogance exuding as the crowd once again chanted "What?"
"I've been doing this for 30 years, so you can close your mouths," Edge said as the crowd once again chanted "What?"
"Last night, The Judgement Day did exactly what we said we were going to do and that is stand tall. We stood tall but what I have to do before I go any further is publicly tell these two individuals just how proud of them I am," he said as he traded his gaze back and forth upon Rhea and Damien.
"How they have grown. How they have blossomed in the short time they have been under my learning tree. I mean look at Rhea Ripley," Edge said as he turned to face Rhea looking on with a proud evil smirk on his mug, "I mean look at her! She is a superstar wrecking machine!"
"What?"
Edge then turned to face Damien Priest.
"Look at Damien Priest! Look at the way he stands there now. He stands taller. His head is held higher. He is oozing confidence. And the reason is, the reason is they listened,"
"But they weren't the only ones listening. I told you! I told you all that someone else was listening. That someone else was hearing my message. And I was right."
"So tonight without any further ado, right now I will introduce to all of you the newest member of the Judgement Day!" Edge said on the mic intensity as he looked at the stage panting for his breath in his all-black silky smooth suit.
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Edge looked around the arena laughing as the fans were looking around in shock as Finn Balor walked out onto the stage clad in his ring gear with his black leather jacket. Balor fresh off a loss yesterday to the faction led by Edge. Balor bent down and popped back up hitting his pose as the lights in the arena shone on him before he turned around and spread his arms in his pose once again as the lights shone on him.
Balor started his descend down the ramp with a smirk as the fans booed through the arena. He was handed a microphone from the ring crew as he walked up the steps and stepped between the ropes, entering the ring as his music faded away while Edge looked on with a proud look on his face before raising the mic up to his lips.
"I saw something change in our match last night. So when Rhea and Damien told me that you reached out. I was estatic. Because you my friend are a game changer! You are one of the most talented men to ever step foot in ths ring. I told you that, you know I feel that way. So please enlighten everyone here, how exactly did all of this come to pass?"
"Well first of all Edge, thank you very much for the kind words. The look that you saw last night was one of clarity," Balor said as the fans chanted "What?"
"Clarity that joining the Judgement Day wasn't a choice. It was a calling. And it was a calling that I refused to fight any longer because I'm tired of pretending to be someone, I'm not. Finally, I can see clearly. And I need to extend a depth of gratitude to Damien and Rhea," Finn said as he turned towards Rhea and Damien who looked on with smirks while Edge simply nodded.
"Last night, I saw you fight with more conviction and focus than ever before," Balor stated as he looked directly at Priest who nodded along.
"And Rhea, Rhea stood between us and shielded you when I almost had you beat. And I should've been mad, I should've been angry. I should've been furious but I wasn't. I was impressed. I was in awe. So much so that I reached out to them after the match. And we got to talking and we realized we got a lot more in common. And that's we're tired of being told what to do."
Damien raised his mic up to his lips as Edge turned to face him.
"Edge, you're one of the greatest competitors and not just in our time but of all-time. That's why it was easy for Rhea and I to follow you onto this journey of darkness. In the short time with you, you've told us to get rid of any limitation that was holding us back," Priest said with a smirk.
"We are ready to shed the last bit of limitations holding us back," Priest said as the fans in the arena booed while Edge looked on proudly.
"Which is you!" Priest said as he turned to Edge who looked on with a confused frown on his mug. The crowd cheered as someone came running from the crowd and slid under the bottom rope and immediately charged towards Edge hitting him with a clothesline to the back knocking him down to the canvas. Priest discarded his jacket off to the side before he, Balor and Ripley started to put the boots to Edge.
The hooded figure took down his hood revealing "The Prodigal Son of NXT" Alex Strider! This earned a mixed reaction from the fans as he peeled off his hoodie and discarded it off to the side revealing a Judgement Day T-shirt.
Balor lifted Edge up by his hair and threw him over to Priest who grabbed him by the throat and lifted him up for the South of Haven (Sitout Chokeslam). Priest dragged him over closer to the corner as Strider sat up on the turnbuckle looking on with a evil smirk. Balor climbed up to the top turnbuckle and looked around the arena before jumping off the tope rope landing with a Coup de Grace to the midsection.
Rhea had taken the time to walk towards the announce table and rip the cover off throwing it off to the side.
"Get him to the table!" Alex commanded as Balor and Priest listened. All 3 men exited the ring while Balor and Priest grabbed him by his foot pulling him to the outside as Alex looked on. Priest and Balor dragged him over to the table as Alex had stepped up onto the table. Alex slowly bent down, taking his time as he grabbed Edge by the head and neck forcing him up to his feet.
Alex muttered some inaudible words to Edge before he set him up for his finishing move. A move he adopted from his mentor. Alex hooked the arms as Edge's head was buried between the lower limbs before he jumped up and putting Edge through the table with a Pedigree!
The fans booed as Alex looked around the arena with a frown while he slowly rose up to his feet. He held his hands open for a microphone as Priest grabbed the one from the timekeeper's area and put it in his hands.
"You're looking at the newest member and leader of The Judgement Day!" Alex said with a frown on his face before he threw the mic off to the side as he got a light stare from Balor as the group looked while Alter Bridge's song hit the sound system.
Nick walked through the curtain making it to the back with Demi, Luis and Fergal by his side. As soon as they crossed into the back, Nick could feel a stare hitting the back of his head as Luis and Fergal were congratulating the young star on making his long-awaited main roster debut.
"Finally man! I'm glad you made it!" Luis said as he patted Nick on the back.
"Man, you could've warned me! I was so freaking pissed that no one warned me!" Fergal.
"I say we go out and celebrate. What do you say?"
"If the first round is you, I'm down!" Nick said as Fergal nodded his head before all three men turned around to see Demi look at Nick with a ticked look on her face as she folded her arms.
"And that's my cue to leave," Luis said as he quickly walked away leaving Demi and Nick.
"Yeah, you're on your own bro," Fergal said as he quickly scurried away leaving the pair alone.
"You lied to me," Demi said arms folded.
"I had to, Demi. I was instructed not to tell anyone about me debuting and as much as I wanted to tell you, believe me I did, I just couldn't risk it," He said as she rolled her eyes while he walked towards her.
"Come on Demi, don't be mad at me," He said as she tried her best to fight back a smile. She wanted to be mad at him but he was Nick and for some reason she could never stay mad at him no matter how hard she would try.
"Is that a smile I see?" He said with a cheeky grin as she looked down trying to unsuccessfully hide the grin on her mug.
"Get me a Wisconsin 6 Cheese Pizza and I'll forgive you," she said with a smile as he nodded.
"After you Ms. Bennett," he said as he stepped to the side motioning for her to walk forward.
"Why thank you Mr. Hammerstein," She said as she started to walk forward with Nick following closely behind her.
A/N: Alright so apparently there's a group of guys out there that don't really think Rhea Ripley is hot and to each it's own because everybody has their right to have a preference as to what type of partner they are attracted to. To me, Rhea Ripley is fine as hell. So I decided to debut an OC that I had created a little while ago and decided to pair him up with Rhea Ripley. if you don't like it, sorry. This is my story so I'll write it how I see fit and execute any ideas that I may have that make sense to me.