#fabian aichner one shot

[dempseyregal]

Unexpected Surprise Part 1

A/N: This has been in my drafts for a while and I couldn't even finish it so enjoy the first part of this hot mess while I try to finish the other part

“Fabian, are you alright?” Marcel waved his hand in front of his face, but Fabian didn’t as much as blinked in response. “You’re leaving? But why Y/N? I though you loved it here!” His voice cracked with rage and hurt, but I couldn’t handle to tell him the truth.

I was pregnant, with Fabian’s baby, and couldn’t stay to wrestle until after the birth. I decided to go to Scotland and stay with my brothers’ wife until after the baby was born, I wanted to lay low. But all I told Imperium was that I quit because of personal problems within the family.

“Joe and Mark aren’t quitting?! Wolfgang is still creeping around, why don’t they quit too?!” “Because it doesn’t involve my brothers. Wolfgang isn’t even remotely related to me in anyway. My sister-in-law is expecting and there are complications with her health. I am leaving to take care of her.” I replied as I took my stuff and walked out of the dressing room while the three of them started debating and arguing with one another.

*8 and a half months later*

I was in the crowd at Takeover New York, flew in with Abigail to see the guys wrestle. They didn’t say who they were facing, just that my sister-in-law and I had to come watch them live. She was 5 months pregnant, and my little boy was fast asleep in my lap. It was the first time I stepped foot on WWE property since leaving.

Gallus made they way down to the ring and suddenly the lights went out and Imperium’s music hit. My heart dropped when I saw the three of them standing on the ramp, sadistic expressions on their faces. I looked at Fabian, his beard had grown, and his body had exploded to twice the size as when I saw him last. Marco started waking up in my arms and I panicked. “What if he sees him? He doesn’t know Marco’s his.” I whispered over to Abigail, and she looked over at my brothers, who also must have sensed my panic state as they went to work on distracting Imperium from walking around the ring.

The match was brutal to say the least.  Just when Wolfgang thought he had them pinned, Alexander Wolfe came from nowhere and caused a distraction, having Fabian pin him, winning the match for Imperium. I was frantically observing the ringside area for Joe and Mark when Abigail grabbed my arm. “He’s coming, let’s go!” She grabbed Marco’s bag but before I could follow pursuit, Fabian was at the barricade, grabbing onto my arm. “Y/N?! What are you doing here? I thought your sister in law had a baby alre-“He froze when he caught sight of Marco now fully awake, his big blue eyes staring back at Fabian with a toothless grin.

“I have to go.” I practically ran after Abigail to the backstage area, hoping and praying that their locker room was open so I could sneak in and hide there. TO my luck, it was and Abigail pushed me inside, closing the door behind her. I heard a commotion outside the door, German shouting and banging on the door. Joe and Mark burst through, pushing me into the bathroom. “Keep the lad in here until I tell you its safe to get out. These idiots want to see the baby.” I nodded and locked the door when he ran out, Abigail looking at Mark with wild eyes before he pursued our brother.

After a while, there came silence and a small knock from the door. “Y/N, come on out.” Mark’s voice sounded from the other side of the door. I opened it and saw the anger on his face. They were all seated in the locker room. All four members of Imperium and Wolfgang, Joe and Abigail were sitting around the table, Mark placing his huge hand on the small of my back.

Fabian jumped up but Wolfgang shot up to block his way. “Remember the deal Aichner. You get to see him but not too close.” I panicked once again and held Marco tighter to my chest. “You had a baby and didn’t tell us, Y/N? Why would you disappear like that?” Marcel spoke up while everyone just stared at the baby in my arms, smiling at all of them. “He looks just like you.” Walter pointed out to Fabian, who was focused on the giggling little human.

“He’s mine? Why didn’t you tell me? I could’ve been there to help you during the pregnancy, I missed his birth! I missed the visits to the doctor!” I felt like bursting into tears. “I- I thought that you would want to take him away from me. I didn’t want you to know because I was scared.” I whispered and all eyes were on me in an instant. “Why would he do something like that Y/N?” Wolfe asked and Joe stood up, taking Marco from me and carefully putting him on the table in front of them to see.

I took a seat with them as Mark followed suit, sitting next to me, positioning himself in between me and his wife. “Our father tried to take us away from our mother when we were kids. So my mother tried to keep us a secret from the rest of the family afterwards scared that my father would come back for us.” Joe said as Fabian leaned froward, Marko grabbing his fingers and giggling as he pulled him close.

“I kept all of the ultra sounds and had videos made of my doctor’s appointments and the birth… SO when Y/N was ready, she could give them to you.” My sister-in-law spoke, Fabian looking over at her then at Marko. Marko had Fabian’s finger in his mouth, drool all over his hand. “Can I see it?” He asked and I obediently walked over to the little black case that I carried around with me. I handed it to him, and Marcel opened it, taking out the contents and handing them over to Fabian. Inside, photos of my scans, when Marko was born, Marko wearing an Italian supporter’s outfit that Mark bought him, a photo of Marko next to the Imperium flag I was gifted.

“I want the two of you to move in with me.” Fabian said while rocking Marko to sleep. I sucked in a breathe as I saw Joe tense up. “Its alright Joseph. He’s Marko dad, he has the right to have him around.” Wolfgang tried to calm him down while I held onto Joe’s hand. “You knew this was going to happen sooner or later Joe. We have to move.”

[southwalessubculture]

When you agreed to this...whatever it is...with Fabian Aichner, you didn't think it would end up like this.

He'd seemed almost shy when he asked you, never quite meeting your gaze when he invited you over to learn how to make pasta after an offhand joke about how the nonna down the street would be embarrassed by you eating canned spaghetti before one of your matches. He'd been a little antsy earlier in the night as he showed you how to knead the dough between your fists, sneaking near constant looks at you that made your face a little more red than it should have been in the warm apartment.

Now, though? There was no edge of hesitation or nervousness to his movements as his left hand rested against the counter next to you, his other hand pushing through your hair as he kissed you with a feverish touch that had your skin feeling electric under his fingertips. It felt like there was something palpable in the air that made you want to throw all your inhibitions away, made you want to pull that too-well fitting black shirt off of him, made you want to jump on the marble countertop so you could pull him ever closer into you, legs around his waist and fingers dancing across (hopefully) bare skin as you would continue to toe the line between an "innocent" encounter and something much stronger.

The beep of an obnoxious timer had him groaning as he pulled away from you, throwing a glare at the plastic device on his fridge reminding the two of you that the pasta was certainly due to be taken out of the water at any moment.

"You know, if you'd like to stay after dinner, I wouldn't mind the company. Night have been a little colder recently, right?"

You couldn't help but let a smirk come across your face at how open his intentions were, how he seemed just as comfortable pushing the boundaries of your night as you showed just a few moments prior.

"I'd certainly hate for you to be lonely..." you let your fingers dance across his bicep, "and I can't say I'd really like to be anywhere else."

[domesticblisss]

All of my work are written with a fem!reader or a female oc. Some of them can be read as gender neutral. I try to keep the reader inserts with as little physical traits descriptions as possible.

Warnings are labeled inside each story. Hit me up if I forgot to or if you want anyting specific tagged.

It is organised by wrestlers on alphabetical order.

Enjoy!

Daniel Garcia

One Shots Smoke Signals

El Phantasmo

One Shots I Must Be Stupid | Every Time You’re Near

Fabian Aichner

One Shots 24 Hours | Us, Forever Series Someone New 01.02

Jay White

One Shots On the Second Floor | Voicemails | Canvas | Mine |  What If It is Not Meant For Me? | Nice to Meet You Series Comerte Entera 01.02

Jon Moxley

One Shots You Make My Heart Sing

LA Knight

One Shots I Take You Back

Marcel Barthel

One Shots 24 Hours | So, Which One? | Lotta Love

Oney Lorcan

One Shots In Between Days

Ricky Starks

One Shots Like No Other | What You Hoped to Find

Ridge Holland

One Shots In Between Days

Timothy Thatcher

One Shots Monday, 06:30pm | Futile Devices | 7 Months | The Better Option | Sundays | Dark But Just a Game | Summer is Almost Gone | Sorry, Wrong Number! | Care For You | Silence | When the Good Feeling Dies Series By My Side 01.02 | Don’t Speak 01.02.03.Epilogue | Late Night 01.02

Walter

One Shots Wasteland, Baby! | Do You Trust Me? Series Näher 01.02.03.04.05.06.07

[hazyheel]

WWE NXT 9/18/19 Review

Well, it is finally here, our first NXT episode that aired live on USA. It was stacked, and they put on a hell of a show. I wasn’t that much of a fan of one part of the show, but plenty matches were awesome. The show felt like a genuine sport, the way they went from match to match without a promo at all. That style is perfect, and I think that they will do well in the upcoming Wednesday Night Wars. Here is my full review of this weeks NXT.

Io Sharai vs. Bianca Belair vs. Candice LaRae vs. Mia Yim for #1 contendership to the NXT Women’s Championship: When things started out, everyone just got a change to hit some of their signature offense, with lots of huge moves and breaking up pinfalls. We saw some awesome power moves from Belair, flying from Sharai, some crafty shots from Yim and a lot of heart from LaRae. We cut to commercial after a huge Moonsault from Sharai to Yim and LaRae on the floor. When we came back, we saw a huge power of doom spot, with Yim superplexing Belair, Sharai German suplexing Yim, and LaRae powerbombing Sharai. We then saw a shower of finishing moves over and over, with Yim hitting a Code Blue, and Belair nailing LaRae with a KOD, but Sharai broke it up. Sharai went for a moonsault to LaRae, but Yim pushed her off the top rope and into Belair on the outside. Yim then got LaRae on her shoulders, before LaRae nailed a poison rana and hit the lionsault for the win. 

After the match, Shayna Baszler came out with her cronies. They all surrounded LaRae, and just kinda intimidated her. 

Grade: A-. This match was so good that I could hardly keep up with my notes. Everyone was flying around and killing each other with unbelievably awesome moves. We saw some awesome character work in this match as well, showing how desperate everyone in it was for a title shot. That belt is a hot commodity, and everyone should care enough to want it. LaRae was also the best choice to win this. They need a white meat babyface who is just lovable and awesome to beat Shayna. I love this booking, and this was an awesome first match for NXTV. Match of the night

Sean Maluta vs. Cameron Grimes: Grimes nailed the double foot stomp right away as Maluta charged him and got the win.

Grade: C+. Squash? ... Squash? SQUAAAAAAAAASHHH!!!!!!!!!!

Roderick Strong vs. Velveteen Dream for the NXT North American Championship: The two started things out with some technical exchanges, with Strong looking to put Dream on the mat right way. Dream showed off some of his technical prowess as well, and also seemed to be firmly in Roddy’s head. As the match wore on, Strong started to work over the back and the ribs of Dream by driving him into the apron and barricades. Strong then worked Dream over in the corners, with some hard strikes and various backbreakers in the middle of the ring. The two then dueled for submission holds, with Strong trying for the Stronghold, and Dream going for a sharpshooter. The two then battled to the outside before brawling back into the ring, with Dream hitting a nice comeback sequence for a near fall. Dream then hit the DreamDT for another near fall, and it looked like he was getting desperate. Strong fought back into the match with a brutal high knee to the face, and then tied him up in the ropes, nailed a series of hard forearms, a huge back breaker and then a tiger driver for a near fall, with Strong reversing the kickout into a Stronghold. It was tense and took a while, but Dream got to the ring. After that sequence. The rest of the Undisputed Era came out to get Strong’s back. They all talked trash, and Strong pushed Dream into the ref and took him down. Dream then hit a Dream Valley Driver, and started to fight off the Undisputed Era, only for Roddy to nail a high knee and End of Heartache, but Dream kicked out! Dream then hit another Dream Valley Driver, and went to the top rope for the Purple Rainmaker, but Bobby Fish distracted the ref and allowed Adam Cole to superkick Dream off the top rope and Roddy to hit another end of Heartache for the win. 

Grade: B+. This was a really good match, with a lot of drama towards the end and a finish that wasn’t too screwy, so it’s still acceptable. Dream and Strong put on a really good match with a lot of exciting spots and good looking hits. Strong deserved this win, because the Undisputed Era deserved to hold all the gold. Undisputed Era controls NXT right now, and it’ll be interesting to see how things proceed from here. 

Pete Dunne vs. Arturo Ruas: Ruas and Dunne immediately went to the mat and tried to get good positioning. Ruas quickly tried to lock in an armbar, but Dunne got back to his feet and started to pick away at Ruas’s limbs. Ruas did hit a nice looking sequence of a knee to the chest followed by a kick to the face. At one point, Dunne caught one of Ruas’s kicks and started to attack the toes and feet, and he used that to take control. Dunne nailed an awesome release German suplex, stomping on the hands and then a kick to the head for a near fall. He then nailed another kick to the head and an x plex for another near fall. Ruas then fought back with a kick to the face and a german of his own, but also a near fall. Dunne then took Ruas down with a triangle, and bent the fingers until Raus tapped out. 

Grade: B. Good stuff here, a fun technical match that went into some striking to keep things fresh. Of course the outcome wasn’t in doubt, but Ruas could be a solid talent in the future. The division is too star studded now, but I see him in the future. I’m interested in seeing where Dunne goes from here, whether that is the midcard or the main event. 

Xia Li vs. Aliyah: Vanessa borne was out with Aliyah. Li showed her agility right in the beginning by flipping around to avoid Aliyah’s offense and then taking her to task with some kicks. At one point, LI went for a spring board dropkcik out of the courner, but she botched in and fell to the mat. She then beat Aliyah down with a series of kicks, before taking her down with a windmill kick for the win. 

Grade: C. This would’ve been a C+, but the botch lowered it a bit. It was mostly a squash, and I was happy to see Li get a win. Sucks that she messed up though. 

Kushida vs. Denzel something: before the match happened, Imperium showed up and attacked Denzel. It was just Alexander Wolfe, Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel, until they nailed Denzel with a Doomsday European Uppercut. Walter then walked down to the ring, much to the delight of the crowd. Walter then got on the mic, and vowed to destroy anyone who didn’t respect the tradition of the ring. However, Kushida came out to interrupt him. Kushida got on the mic and yelled at them for taking time away from him. They tried to attack him, with Kushida holding them off for a while, until Wlater got a hold of him. Kushida was able to nail a kick on Walter, and then booked it to the back.

Grade: B. The segment felt a bit sloppy here and there, but I am really excited to see Walter on NXT proper. He is awesome, and so is Kushida. I would love to see that match. It seems totally awesome, and Kushida just may have a shot at winning. Kushida is just as big of a deal as Walter, so it’d be interesting to see if Kushida is out next UK Champion.

Lio Rush vs. Oney Lorcan for #1 contendership to the WWE Crusierweight Championship: Lio Rush is back! After Bobby Lashley ditched him, he is back to being an awesome wrestler. Right at the bell Lorcan destroyed him with a huge European uppercuts in the corner, and eventually a blockbuster for a quick near fall. Rush then countered out of the Half and Half suplex, before nailing three suicide dives in a row. Rush hit some nice offense on Lorcan beore scoring a near fall. Lorcan quickly forced his way back into the match and locked in a half crab, but Rush kicked Lorcan away. Lorcan then hit Rush up with chops, and a huge slam for a near fall. Lorcan then tried to throw him into the ropes, but Lio bounced off the bottom rope and nailed a stunner for a near fall. Rush then went for a frog splash, but he landed on his feet and tweaked his knee, allowing Lorcan to nail a powerbomb and lock in a single leg crab again. He then transitioned into an STF, but Rush made the ropes after a long sqeuence. Lorcan then went for a chop to the face, but Rush countered with a series of strikes, only for Lorcan to fire up and nail several chops to the face. Lorcan went for a running move, but Rush caught him in a standing spanish fly. He then hit the frog splash and got the win. 

Grade: B+. I was a bit unsure about this match, because Rush didn’t start out by moving as fast as he normally does. But I can attribute that to some ring rust, because they ended up putting on a really really good match. Rush is a good babyface in peril, even with Lorcan remaining a face throughout. Lorcan looked badass, but Rush looked resilient. Great way to convey their characters, and it was a really fun match. Welcome back Lio. 

Matt Riddle vs. Killian Dain in a Street Fight: They started out with some violent power moves from Dain, but Riddle answered him back with some suplexes of his own. Dain quickly grabbed a kendo stick and beat him down on the floor off to the side of the stands. The two fought outside, and Walter decided to just run out and attack Riddle. Imperium joined in, and then like everyone in the tag division ran out and started to brawl. Dain and Riddle got back into the arena, with the locker room following them. Security started to try to separate Dain and Riddle, but a bunch of the wrestlers beat down the security. During the scuffle, we saw Killain Dain give a crowd a suicide dive. Then the show just ended. 

Grade: D. I’m not into getting a whole bunch of adds that made it seem like there would finally be a resolution to this feud, and then a bunch of randos got involved and stopped the match from happening. I’m sorry, I love Riddle and Dain is good too, but the booking here was garbage. They need to settle their differences eventually, and it should’ve been tonight. 

Overall grade: B-

Pros: fatal 4-way; north american championship; dunne vs. ruas; imperium attack; cruiserweight match

Cons: there were so many commercials in the first hour; li vs. aliyah; main event

[vertigoambrosia]

gargano is going to be back in NYC for evolve next year and I am so torn

Tonight was the first NYC Evolve show I haven’t been to in over two years -- the first time I went was to see Johnny Gargano’s last show with the company in september of 2016 -- and I feel weird about it. Part of it has to do with the fact that I have done absolutely nothing today, but that’s an ongoing personal issue. It’s just very weird and a lil sad that Evolve is a part of my life that...is in the past.

I’m tempted to just give it a chance again -- just not buy front row and have a good time, not think too hard and just enjoy a night of the wrestles. After all, there are still people I like seeing there, and it’s a good time, and my refusal is more on principle.

But on the other hand, if I’m gonna pay money for a wrestling show where the card is more and more *shrug emoji* i might as well just pay more attention to the local wrestling scene; it’s better to just not know what the cards/plot is because i’ve never been than ‘welp, this promotion isn’t that great at plot and the cards get more and more haphazard’.

Plus, I’m still salty/borderline insulted (which I know is a bit Much, but still) by two things

Zack Sabre Jr not getting a real sendoff when he was an awesome champ for over a year and oh his last match was mania fucking weekend dude literally lost the title, had a match with munenori sawa, and then afterwards evolve posted a video on twitter where he was like ‘i gotta go love you all bye’. Even if they had found out that night that Zack was leaving, are you really telling me there wasn’t time for a post-match “hey everyone, i love you, but my visa is expiringit’s time for me to say goodbye”? pls

Making fucking Fabian Aichner champion. There’s an argument that Street Profits being tag champs isn’t so bad because Evolve just like...doesn’t actually have a tag scene and has rarely been interested in developing one, but fucking Aichner? Like, I have nothing against him, but it’s so clearly just stunt booking that spits in the face of their own talent and totally undermines the constant claim that Evolve is about ~making new stars~, And honestly I think it’s weird that they chose to bring Fabian Aichner of all people in for a title shot and not, let’s say, someone who actually has history with the company? Now they’re having Hero and Gargano back, but with the amount of former Evolve talent hanging around in NXT, it’s obnoxious that the dude with the belt has no real connection to the promotion at all. And unless Aichner has had some NXT storylines I don’t know about, it’s basically ‘omg here’s SOME GUY as champ! you shoudl be excited because he works for the BIG COMPANY!’

I know I said two things, but Gabe Sapolsky going full corporate bootlicker has been fucking tragic. He said on twitter at one point that people should appreciate and not be upset by NXT basically invading Evolve because these guys are “giving back” after they’ve made it to WWE. I don’t know about you, but the only times I’ve heard the phrase “giving back” are in reference to like, charity and helping disadvantaged people. So basically Gabe’s like “oh isn’t it wonderful that these big stars deigned to shine upon this needy little promotion?”

so yeah i guess i kinda reconvinced myself: fuck gabe and fuck evolve

let’s see how long it takes until they start saying there will be “big changes” and “a new evolve” again...

[rickygoldman34]

Hello everyone Ricky Goldman here.

Well here it's here its WWE Clash at the castle 2022.

We did get a kick off show match it was Theory and Alpha Academy vs Madcap Moss and Street Profits. This was a decent match. Everyone got thier spots in. It was good we got a kickoff show match.

This is my 1st ever PPV!! 1st match on the main show is Bayley,Dakota Kai and Iyo Sky games Bianca Belair,Alexa Bliss and Auska. This was a really good match that went the distance. All 6 women looked here and it had lots and lots of near falls in this one. Bayley's team is called Damage Control. The crowd very hot with Bayley chants. Fantastic opening match. I really enjoyed it. Damage Control with the win here.

Next match was Gunther vs Sheamus for the Intercontinental title. Fabian Aichner is on the main roster and Imperium are back together. OMG WOW. This was a brutal war that definitely impressed the crowd. Brawling outside the ring, lots of chops,lots of stiff shots and a match that both men gave thier all. This was soooooo good. Great to see Imperium on the main roster. After a power bomb to finish the match Gunther retained.

Next up its Liv Morgan vs Shayna Baszler for the Smackdown womens title. This was decent. It was definitely good to see Liv live. Shayna looked good in this one, lots of submission holds from her but the crowd just wasnt into it. Liv Morgan is still champion.

Next match was Edge and Rey Mysterio vs The Judgment Day. It was truly amazing seeing Edges and Rey Mysterios entrance live. This was a good match to,we saw a 619 from Edge which was very cool. Edge and Rey Mysterio work very well together. Finn and Damien looked great in this to. A 619 from Rey into a spear from Edge gives them the dub. After the match Dominick turns heel on both Edge and his father Rey.

[placetobenation]

6 months into the COVID-19 pandemic and this is the week that the wrestling world was hit all around with positive tests. Most affected seems to be NXT and AEW. While no cases have been publicly confirmed on the NXT, RAW or SmackDown roster this week by WWE, reports are that there was quite a bit of movement with storylines being rewritten and some superstars not being in attendance. Meanwhile, on AEW, #1 contender Lance Archer is out due to the coronavirus.

It’s hard to believe that the NXT #1 contender’s match was supposed to be KUSHIDA vs. Cameron Grimes, Bronson Reed, Timothy Thatcher and Kyle O’Reilly. No disrespect intended to those 5, but the lack of superstar talent is quite striking. It would be hard to believe that the folks running NXT (yes, you Triple H and Shawn Michaels), wanted it to be that way. Unfortunately, there’s no transparency in the WWE, so we’ll never really know. The WWE should be very transparent and honest when dealing with the pandemic and its effects on the product. But then again, this is the same company that still hasn’t come clean on why Roman Reigns wasn’t around during WrestleMania and the months afterwards.

The other thing that’s really bugging me these days about the WWE? Disqualifications. It’s lazy booking and the WWE is relying on it 2-3 times a show these days. It’s unnecessary. Please stop!

Finally, what the hell was that with RETRIBUTION! Yikes! We’ll discuss more in our RAW recap! But first, some PPV’s to attend to first.

Clash of Champions – UPDATED CARD

WWE Championship Ambulance Match: Drew McIntyre vs. Randy Orton

WWE Universal Championship Match: Roman Reigns vs. Jey Uso

SmackDown Women’s Championship Match: Bayley vs. Nikki Cross

WWE Women’s Championship Match: Shayna Baszler and Nia Jax vs. The Riott Squad

Smackdown Tag Team Championship Match: Cesaro and Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Lucha House Party

RAW Tag Team Championship Match: The Street Profits vs. Angel Garza and Andrade

WWE Undisputed Intercontinental Championship Ladder Match: Jeff Hardy vs. AJ Styles vs. Sami Zayn

WWE United States Championship Match: Bobby Lashley vs. Apollo Crews

RAW Women’s Championship Kickoff Show Match: Asuka vs. Zelina Vega

NXT:TakeOver – UPDATED CARD

NXT Championship Match: Finn Balor vs. Kyle O’Reilly

NXT Women’s Championship Match: Io Shirai vs. Candice LeRae

NXT North American Championship Match: Damian Priest vs. Johnny Gargano

Star of the Week:

Alexa Bliss – A rockstar to be sure! Whether it’s been as a face or a heel, in the ring, out of the ring, on the mic or just being there, Miss Bliss is fabulous! And now, with this tweener chartacter with influence from The Fiend, she’s rocking it in every way! The glances and facial expressions are on point and we can’t wait to see where it goes next!

RAW

RESULTS

RAW Tag Team Championship #1 Contender Match: Andrade & Angel Garza defeated Humberto Carrillo & Dominik Mysterio and Seth Rollins & Murphy

Non-title WWE Championship Match: Drew McIntyre defeated Keith Lee via DQ

RAW Women’s Championship #1 Contender Match: Zelina Vega defeated Mickie James

Apollo Crews defeated Cedric Alexander

RAW Underground: Dolph Ziggler defeated Arturo Ruas

Non-title Women’s Championship Match: Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler defeated Natalya & Lana

RAW Underground: Riddick Moss defeated Erik

Non-title RAW Women’s Championship Match: Asuka defeated Peyton Royce

RAW Underground: Braun Strowman defeated Dabba-Kato

The Hurt Business vs. RETRIBUTION went to a no-contest

#RETRIBUTION has spoken on #WWERaw. pic.twitter.com/aKMKxThhSG

— WWE (@WWE) September 22, 2020

Straight-up POWER from MACE and T-BAR.#WWERaw #RETRIBUTION pic.twitter.com/WTSZdYyweK

— WWE (@WWE) September 22, 2020

There was absolutely NOTHING I loved about RAW this week. So utterly disappointed in how the go-home show before Clash of Champions was laid out. From the start of the show where it’s announced that RETRIBUTION has contracts to their ridiculous names (T-BAR, Mace & Slapjack) and masks (childish!) to the cluster of a chaos #!* that was the main event, it has now set up RETRIBUTION for utter failure! The five main members of Dominki Dijokovic, Dio Maddin, Shane Thorne, Mia Yim and Mercedes Martinez has been undercut and has little or no chance to survive without a major happening at Clash. How do they have credibility when they called out WWE superstars for their contracts and greed and then they agree to a WWE contract? Ridiculous! How do they have any credibility when they can’t even take on the Hurt Business to get a victory in their first match? Absurd! Can you imagine the NWO or Hall/Nash not going over at Bash at the Beach?

"@reymysterio … you are NOT THE FATHER!" – @WWERollins

#WWERaw pic.twitter.com/YBaQf6831a

— WWE (@WWE) September 22, 2020

Seth Rollins dragging up a redux of the Eddie Guerrero vs. Rey Mysterio feud from the past with news that maybe Rey’s not the father of Dominik is tired, old rehash. Then, Rollins send his wrath towards daughter Aalyah. The writing is on the wall my friends, Aalyah will be a minion with the Monday Night Messiah before we know it.

A fired-up @RandyOrton is READY to face @DMcIntyreWWE in an #AmbulanceMatch at #WWEClash of Champions THIS SUNDAY for the #WWEChampionship!#WWERaw pic.twitter.com/HrfM44973M

— WWE (@WWE) September 22, 2020

Elsewhere, Drew McIntyre vs. Keith Lee has been a utter waste of time as a backdrop for Randy Orton, who continues to be doing some of his best work of his 20-year career. That promo, including a nice catch of himself, was spot-on. I like him going over this Sunday!

What a HUGE victory for @BraunStrowman in #RawUnderground!#WWERaw pic.twitter.com/S4Bj3evqMn

— WWE (@WWE) September 22, 2020

RAW Underground had its moments with Braun Strowman having a good night and even Dolph Ziggler getting a victory. The right team, Andrade & Angel Garza got the tag team title match against The Street Profits Sunday night.

All in all, not an enjoyable night for me for RAW. A ton of wasteful opportunities.

NXT

RESULTS

NXT Women’s Championship #1 Contender Battle Royale: Candice LeRae wins shot at Io Shirai at NXT: TakeOver

Tommaso Ciampa defeated Jake Atlas

Danny Burch & Roderick Strong defeated Fabian Aichner & Raul Mendoza to win a spot in #1 Contender Match for NXT Tag Team Championship

Non-title NXT North American Championship Match: Damian Priest defeated Austin Theory

Ridge Holland defeated Antonio DeLuca

Gauntlet Eliminator Match: Kyle O’Reilly defeated Bronson Reed, Kushida, Cameron Grimes & Timothy Thatcher to win shot at NXT Championship

Best show of the week!

G O L D E N P R O P H E C Y The winner of the AMAZING 'Gauntlet Eliminator' and challenging @FinnBalor at #NXTTakeOver is @KORcombat! #WWENXT pic.twitter.com/C4fcbLvrYJ

— WWE on FOX (@WWEonFOX) September 24, 2020

Kudos to Kyle O’Reilly. i don’t think anyone saw him running the table and winning the Gauntlet Eliminator Match. Plus, let’s be honest, no one saw him being in the match to begin with. But, having said that, while the five-man match lacked star firepower, the match itself was very good. I, personally, saw KUSHIDA going over but it’s nice to see O’Reilly got his day in the sun vs. Finn Balor at NXT:TakeOver. It’ll be an enjoyable match with a predictable outcome. Time will tell just how much COVID-19 affected the booking here and who was available, but NXT, as usual, made the best of a bad situation.

We see you, @KacyCatanzaro!

CC: @TrueKofi @NaomiWWE @TheRealMorrison #WWENXT #BattleRoyal pic.twitter.com/Rz49y8gOco

— WWE (@WWE) September 24, 2020

The Women’s Battle Royale for a shot at the NXT Women’s Championship was entertaining as hell! Yes, I”m a Kacy Catanzaro mark, so it was fun to see her make the final four with all the fancy footwork and antics that should make her an annual entrant into the Royal Rumble. Having Candice LeRae go over to win it to makes absolute sense! Now, with LeRae having a title match at NXT:TakeOver and husband Johnny Gargano ready to face Damian Priest for the NXT North American Championship has the makings of a double-gold night for the Gargano Way. Maybe we’ll get an Edge/Lita type celebration.

What a supportive husband.

#CoupleGoals #WWENXT #BattleRoyal @CandiceLeRae @JohnnyGargano pic.twitter.com/83CsVcET8z

— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) September 24, 2020

Squash matches for Tommaso Ciampa and Ridge Holland made sense. Plus, having Fandango make an interesting #1 Contender match of his own for the tag team titles was out of nowhere, but was needed with the unavailable superstars.

The TakeOver is theirs… but 𝘸𝘩𝘰 are they?

#WWENXT pic.twitter.com/KaAy6QABtM

— WWE (@WWE) September 24, 2020

Who is they? What former NXT Champion is the Insurgent coming back at NXT:TakeOver? Is it Bobby Roode, Bo Dallas, Ember Moon

SMACKDOWN

RESULTS

Triple Threat Match: Sami Zayn defeated AJ Styles & Jeff Hardy

Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Gran Metalik

King Corbin defeated Matt Riddle

Lacey Evans defeated Alexa Bliss by DQ

LOVED IT:

"Uce vs. Uce. Cuz vs. Cuz." THIS SUNDAY at #WWEClash of Champions! #SmackDown Jey @WWEUsos @WWERomanReigns @HeymanHustle pic.twitter.com/ipUCRebFQj

— WWE (@WWE) September 26, 2020

"You're gonna take the payday. You're gonna take the ass whooping that comes with it but you will NEVER take my title." – @WWERomanReigns /w @HeymanHustle to Jey @WWEUsos #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/Tt2M1kNY4R

— WWE on FOX (@WWEonFOX) September 26, 2020

Family affair – Roman Reigns being blunt that “It will never be you, because it will always be me” line was killer. But, Jey Uso’s reaction, with emotion and desparation was fantastic. I’m invested! Short, sweet and no in-ring fisticuffs. And then, one Superman punch and the tonuge-lashing from the Universal Champion. When Reigns said he’ll feed my family with this title and told Uso that he should take the payday and the ass-whooping, he’s not far from the truth. The most impactful 3:00 of Friday night.

#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/uk3Bl9SYwl

— WWE on FOX (@WWEonFOX) September 26, 2020

Alexa Bliss – First off, the match with Lacey Evans was very good. Secondly, the addition of The Fiend’s red lighting causing Bliss to absolutely lose control was fitting. Then, the look from Bliss to Roman Reigns on the ramp was the cherry on the SmackDown sundae. Delicious!

Wasted effort:

LHP feud – We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again, NO ONE wants to see a feud between the members of the Lucha House Party. Wasting it while in the midst of a tag team championship squirmish with Cesaro & Shinsuke Nakamura is just a pure waste of everyone’s time.

Otis vs. The Miz – Really not feeling the lawsuit vibe here at all. I’d rather see either team in the mix for the tag team championships.

Good stuff:

Matt Riddle – Every time he’s in the ring, this time in a losing Payback rematch against King Corbin, Riddle doesn’t disappoint. He’s on the rise and good things are ahead for the Bro Show.

A sign of things to come this Sunday at #WWEClash of Champions?? #ICTitle@SamiZayn picks up the win on #SmackDown! pic.twitter.com/rWKXRkRynY

— WWE (@WWE) September 26, 2020

Triple Threat IC – While I’m not a fan of having the same 3 guys face off in a match two days before a PPV, Sami Zayn and AJ Styles put their best foot forward for Sunday’s Intercontinental Title Ladder Match at Clash of Champions. It makes me thing Jeff Hardy and his new contract will walk away with all the gold!

𝒰𝒩𝒯𝒪𝒰𝒞𝐻𝒜𝐵𝐿𝐸.

The mystery continues… #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/W4MZjonauD

— WWE (@WWE) September 26, 2020

Untouchable – So, if reports are true that it’s really Carmella and her tattoo in these vignettes, it’s not a bad thing. I just wonder if they give reality to her relationship with Corey Graves too. BTW, I didn’t think anyone still owned a polaroid camera these days!

Bayley – As usual. Solid and getting better on the mic. Can’t wait for the Sasha feud to go full blown.

Parting shots:

#RIPAnimal.

#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/Dwt2U6z1AZ

— WWE (@WWE) September 26, 2020

RIP John Laurinaitis – Road Warrior Animal passed away much too young this week at age 60. The Road Warriors, Hawk and Animal, changed the sport and tag team wrestling forever. Long live the Road Warrior pop!

Clash of Champions – Predictions

WWE Championship Ambulance Match: Randy Orton defeats Drew McIntyre to win title

WWE Universal Championship Match: Roman Reigns defeats Jey Uso

SmackDown Women’s Championship Match: Nikki Cross defeats Bayley (thanks to Sasha Banks) to win title – Alexa Bliss comes out to congratulate her and gives her a Sister Abigail

WWE Women’s Championship Match: Shayna Baszler and Nia Jax defeats The Riott Squad to retain title

Smackdown Tag Team Championship Match: Cesaro and Shinsuke Nakamura defeats Lucha House Party to retain title

RAW Tag Team Championship Match: The Street Profits defeats Angel Garza and Andrade to retain title

WWE Undisputed Intercontinental Championship Ladder Match: Jeff Hardy defeats AJ Styles & Sami Zayn to win undisputed title

WWE United States Championship Match: Bobby Lashley defeats Apollo Crews to retain title

RAW Women’s Championship Kickoff Show Match: Asuka defeats Zelina Vega to retain title

Coming up this week:

RAW: Clash of Champions Fallout

NXT: Shawn Michaels hosts face-off between Finn Balor and Kyle O’Reilly Shotzi Blackheart vs. Dakota Kai

SMACKDOWN: Clash of Champions Fallout

Thanks for letting us share our thoughts! Shoot me an email at jcrowe567@gmail.com. We’d love to hear your comments and suggestions! You can also check out my blog, The Crowe’s Nest as we delve into more pro wrestling, sports entertainment and the World of Sports. My apologies ahead of time – I AM a Patriots, Red Sox, Celtics and Bruins fan! If you’re not down with that, I’ve got TWO WORDS for you… NEW ENGLAND

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WWE NXT results: 1. Finn Bálor defeated Fabian Aichner. 2. Xia Li defeated Aliyah. 3. NXT Interim Cruiserweight Championship Tournament match: Akira Tozawa defeated Isaiah ‘Swerve’ Scott 4. Tegan Nox defeated Raquel Gonzalez. 5. Dexter Lumis defeated Tehuti Miles 6. NXT Tag Team Championship match: Matt Riddle and Timothy Thatcher defeated Bobby Fish and Roderick Strong – In a video package, Charlotte Flair talked about her career and her current NXT Women’s Championship reign. She said she wants Mia Yim to be her first challenger. – A video about Keith Lee’s journey to becoming a wrestler and making it where he is today. – Adam Cole was supposed to meet Velveteen Dream personally, but he cut a promo on Dream from his house instead. He said no one deserves a shot at the NXT Championship and that the Undisputed Era will soon have all the gold again. – Four matches were announced for next week’s episode of NXT: El Hijo del Fantasma vs. Jack Gallagher, Kushida vs. Tony Nese, Jake Atlas vs. Drake Maverick, and Blackheart and Nox vs. Gonzalez and Kai. – In a video message, Tommaso Ciampa told Johnny Gargano that he is the better man. Killer Kross, accompanied by Scarlett Bordeaux, attacked Ciampa from behind. #hottakewrestlingpod #hottakewrestlingpodcast #wrestling #hottakes #podcast #wwe #nxt #roh #nwa #impactwrestling #tna #aew #allelitewrestling #news #interviews #reviews #recaps #videogames #ppv #wrestlingnews #nmgnetwork #nmgenterprisesllc #blvdavetv #chicago #anchorfm #xfl #soundcloud #itunes #googleplay #stitcherradio (at Chicago, Illinois) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_DOFlRJGpP/?igshid=nh6hkyvqz0xm

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NXT Power Rankings: Lee Earns a Shot

NXT Power Rankings: Lee Earns a Shot

Check out this week’s NXT Power Rankings to see how the WWE’s Yellow Brand Dominated Wednesday night.

Honorable Mention: Austin Theory: His win over Joaquin Wilde this week was an impressive one.

5: Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel: Their win over The Forgotten Sons gets them to the second round of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic.

4: Rhea Ripley: The Mosh Pit Kid continues to define…

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SPOILERS: WWE NXT Taping Results from Last Night (06/21/2018)

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SPOILERS: WWE NXT Taping Results from Last Night (06/21/2018)

The following contains SPOILERS from last night’s WWE NXT television tapings. This will cover the next three or four weeks of NXT programming.

1. Fabian Aichner defeated Raul Mendoza in a dark match

2. NXT Champion Aleister Black came out to cut a promo but was interrupted by Tommaso Ciampa. Ciampa wants an NXT Title shot.

3. Kona Reeves defeated Max Humberto

4. Candice LeRae defeated Lacey Evans

5. New NXT Tag Team Champions Tyler Bate and Trent Seven were scheduled to have a match but their opponents were attacked by Undisputed Era. Richochet came down to make the save when Undisputed Era was about to attack Bate and Seven.

6. The Undisputed Era (Adam Cole, Kyle O’Reilly & Roderick Strong) defeated Moustache Mountain (Tyler Bate & Trent Seven) & Ricochet

7. Dakota Kai defeated Santana Garrett

8. NXT Women’s Champion Shayna Baszler cut a promo in the ring, saying that nobody can beat her.

9. The Mighty (Shane Thorne & Nick Miller) defeated Otis Dozovic of Heavy Machinery

10. Kairi Sane defeated Vanessa Borne

11. Velveteen Dream defeated Chris Dijak

12. Johnny Gargano defeated EC3

13. NXT North American Champion Adam Cole defeated Danny Burch

14. Lacey Evans defeated Dakota Kai

15. Kassius Ohno got a quick victory over a jobber

16. Kairi Sane defeated Candice LeRae and Nikki Cross in a Triple Threat Match to become the new Number One Contender to Shayna Baszler’s NXT Women’s Championship

17. The Undisputed Era (Kyle O’Reilly & Roderick Strong) defeated Moustache Mountain (Tyler Bate & Trent Seven) to win the NXT Tag Team Championship

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Recovery - Special Ending

It’s been a month since the first part of Recovery was released, so here’s a special little thing for you in celebration of my first series on this account!

 This is the original ending of Recovery, which was meant to be a poly!Timperium fic, but I ended up writing a choose-your-own ending style that was heavily inspired by @wresimagines and their CYOE mini-series, The Right Choice. 

This is also, in a sense, a thank you: for reading my content, for following and liking and reblogging and requesting and giving me a reason to keep writing. This blog has been very self-indulgent, but I can easily say that I wouldn’t still be here if it wasn’t for you guys; for @wresimagines and @darbysallins for letting me throw my ideas blindly into their DMs, @the-desert-dancer and @lghockey for constantly being in my notes (which is always appreciated), @markostuntthesehoes for literally being the inspiration to the start of this blog, and to anyone that’s ever interacted with or even just read my stuff. You’re why my blog has grown, why it’s continued and evolved. Thank you all for sticking with me through everything, the hiatuses and the broken as hell post schedule and the constant whiplash of WWE to AEW and back, your support is why this is all here.

Enjoy!

Six months. It had been six months since you’d moved into Fabian, Marcel, and Tim’s room in the dead of night, six months since Damian Priest had cheated on you, six months since everything changed for the better. You were happy, you felt appreciated and loved, something you never could say while you were with Damian. Everything had changed that night, but it didn’t bother you in the slightest; if anything, it had made everything better, perfect, even.

“Gli amori, what are we having for dinner?”

You sighed, trying to untangle yourself from the sleeping Marcel and Tim’s arms to help Fabian in the kitchen. After a moment’s struggle (Tim is very fond of pulling you back down when he’s trying to rest), you managed to entwine the two of them together enough to slip off. Fabian smiled as you walked in, yawning as you tried to push your messy hair out of your eyes.

“Lovely as always, darling. Are the others sleeping?”

You nodded, sitting on a stool and slumping over onto the counter. Fabian laughed as he pushed a spare bottle of wine back against the wall, out of the range where you could knock it to the floor.

“It’ll probably be your choice for dinner, they’re knocked out and I can’t think straight enough to make a decision.”

“Are you sure about that, doll?”

You let out a little scream and jumped, nearly falling off of the stool, and both Fabian and Tim reached out towards you in case you did topple over. You turned to look at Tim, letting out a groan that told him quite clearly that you weren’t too pleased about being startled like that.

“Are they okay?”

Marcel’s voice was coated in concern, and the three of you in the kitchen all set about trying to console him.

“They got startled-”

“Apparently I’m pretty quiet-”

“Tim’s a fucking ass, that’s what happened.”

Marcel jokingly swatted Tim’s head as he walked in, moving to stand behind you and wrapping his arms around your waist.

“Timothy, how dare you scare them!”

“Look, I didn’t mean to...”

He trailed off as you looked at him, giving a little grin that told you he wasn’t really sorry, even if he did end up apologizing. Fabian started to ask again about dinner, but a knock at the door interrupted him again. After a moment of confusion, you agreed to answer it. Although, as soon as you saw who it was, you wished you hadn’t agreed at all.

“Hello there.”

Your blood ran cold, and you couldn’t help but freeze for a moment. Right in front of you was Damian Priest, speaking to you for the first time in six long months.

You wished you were wearing something better, an evening gown or even just a nice shirt and some jeans instead of your stained pajamas. You wished you had some witty reply or even the capability to tell him to fuck off. But instead, you were glued to the spot, too shocked to answer or even walk away.

“Liebe, who is it?”

Damian’s eyes flashed with recognition, and it looked like anger was coming across his features when he realized that Marcel was in the room with you.

“So, you’ve already managed to move on, huh? Really didn’t need me after all?”

“It...it’s been half a year. Damian, it’s been six months.”

Your response felt weak under his gaze, under the fire in his face, and you wanted nothing more than to turn away and cry. How miserable you must look, you thought, all broken and bitter and upset like this.

“That’s not too long, especially for you. Remember that I asked you out every Wednesday for a year? But you were too hung up on that last guy to even consider it, apparently. And now here you are, fucking around with that German dude. Hell, it wouldn’t be a surprise if you were in bed with him the same night that we broke up.”

You could feel your chest starting to hurt, breaths growing rattly as he admonished you. You didn’t have the strength to stop him, to tell him that he was wrong, and the smirk on his face told you that he knew that.

“Doll, what’s - Damian, what the hell are you doing here?”

You felt Tim’s hand on your shoulder, gently pushing you back as he put himself between you and Damian. The touch was enough to snap you out of your fugue, and you turned sharply and rushed to the small bathroom, needing a moment of escape, of privacy. You let your tears come out, shaking and sobbing on the floor as you realized what that moment must have looked like. You told the three of them that you were over Damian, you are, but it must have seemed like a lie compared to the way you froze under his gaze, the way you couldn’t bring yourself to look away. And now, they must have doubts, fears about where you are mentally, what you want from them. They let you in to their world, their relationship, and you can’t help but think that you’re making it out to be a joke.

“Tesoro? Are you okay?”

You looked up at the door, then buried your face into your knees as you noticed that it was open, Marcel and Fabian looking in at you. You hiccupped, then let out a small sob as you realized exactly how pitiful you were.

“Liebe, he’s gone now. He won’t be coming back. You’re safe here, I promise.”

Marcel’s voice became louder as he moved closer, stopping in front of you and bending down to your eye level.

“Did he hurt you?”

You shook your head, mind finally starting to clear as you had something to focus on that wasn’t your own thoughts.

“No, I just...I was shocked. It’s been six months.”

“I know, I know, liebling.”

“I don’t love him.”

You looked up at them, Marcel in front of you and Fabian against the wall and now Tim, who was standing in the doorway. They all seemed confused by your statement, so you continued.

“I know what that looked like, and I want to be clear. I don’t love anyone that isn’t the three of you. Especially not him.”

“Doll, nobody thought that was the case. You were obviously startled; like you said, it had been half a year since you last heard from him. Of course you would react like that, given your history.”

“I...I just...”

You hid your face as you started to cry again, now from embarrassment. You felt stupid for thinking they would ever think of you like that; you knew you were catastrophizing, thinking of the absolute worst, but now it just seemed stupid.

“It’s okay. You were upset, scared, you didn’t know how to react.”

Marcel finally reached out, resting a hand on your shoulder, and you nearly dove into his arms. He held you, letting you rest your weight against him as you got all of the raw emotions out of your system.

“You know we love you, right, diletto?”

You nodded at Fabian’s words, then let out a cracked “I do” when you realized that he wouldn’t see that.

“Good. Because it’s true; we love you, the good and the bad and everything in between.”

“Even like this?”

"Yes, darling. Even like this.”

You pulled away from Marcel a bit, still staying within the confines of his arms, and took a moment to look between the three of them. The best boyfriends you could ask for.

“Did we ever figure out what we’re doing for dinner?”

Fabian started to answer, but Tim quickly cut him off.

“Whatever you want. Pasta, takeout, wine, ice cream, whatever you choose.”

“Come on, love.”

Marcel helped you off of the floor as Tim and Fabian left the room, stopping you for a moment in the doorway.

“There’s nothing to worry about, okay? We’re here. We’ll always be here.”

You kind of wanted to cry again at his words, but instead you settled for reaching up and kissing him, short and swift.

“Hey, what about us?”

You laughed, turning to Fabian and Tim, who were staring at you.

“Fine, come here, you two!”

And it hurt, the breath still a little sore and the emotions still raw, but it was better. In time, you would feel okay again. These three, these perfect men, would see to that.

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hey can I get #3 “I love you.” “You shouldn’t.” with Fabian please 🥺 -wresimagines

buddyyy, i’d love to do this for you

General #3: “I love you.” “You shouldn’t.”

It was hard. Being associated with British Strong Style and also in love with one Fabian Aichner? That shit was insanely difficult.

You were BSS’s beloved manager, having worked with the boys since they first came together in the indies. You’d seen them through good and bad, handling Tyler and Trent’s NXT Tag Team championship run, Tyler and Pete’s separate NXT UK Championship reigns, and all of the, like, fifteen thousand indie title runs the three had. You’d always been reasonable and loyal, stopping tension from boiling over when they had tough losses or even had to compete against each other; Trent even specifically credited you once with saving the group after Pete won the NXT UK Championship from Tyler. You were their pride and joy, their logic and reasoning..and you were also falling quite quickly for one the members of the group that stood as one of their greatest adversaries.

Imperium were everything that BSS wasn’t; they were overbearing, breathing down the collective roster’s neck and always demanding excellence and respect for both themselves and their sport. They were incredible locker room leaders, sure, but they were also insanely stuck up and brash in the eye of the world. It was enough to make your eyes roll into the back of your head when you watched Walter yelling at a poor newbie for some silent perceived offense, make your blood boil when you watched as they destroyed someone for the mere crime of existing in front of them.

That’s what made your fascination with Fabian so bizarre; you couldn’t stand his cohorts, but there was still something that drew you into him despite never having a conversation with him. Maybe it was the way that he smiled at you when all of your friends were distracted, the time that he ordered you dinner once when you’d went out with friends after a show and got ratted out by the bartender, or maybe it was just every little instance where he so clearly stopped one of his friends from coming to give you an earful for whatever you’d done to piss them off. You couldn’t help but be attracted to these moments of kindness, as much as you hated it, because you barely knew the man that was putting them into motion. He was a great wrestler, Italian, and quite handsome. That’s all you really knew about him.

It was one of those acts that led you here, staring at the ceiling lights; you had accompanied Pete to America, where he’d fallen into Pat McAfee’s goon squad, which had caught Imperium’s eye. Fabian had pulled you out of the way of a rogue dropkick from Marcel Barthel, but that led to Pat turning you around once he’d walked away and screaming in your face about what had happened, asking why Fabian had involved himself in your affairs. It was during this that Marcel tried to capitalize with an attack on Pat, but he’d made a split-second decision to pull you in the way, leading to you getting a solid uppercut right to the jaw that had you seeing stars.

You knew you would probably be fine, nothing seemed too terribly bad...until you tried to sit up, and the pain that spiked through your head had you whining as you watched Pat skirt away, trying not to draw Pete’s attention to you and what he had caused. You watched as Pete continued to fight Marcel as if nothing had ever happened, but found yourself surprised by a hand against your forehead. You flinched at the contact, half whimpering as you expected another attack.

“Hey, hey, it’s okay. You’ll be fine, probably just a mild concussion.”

You gave a goofy smile when you realized that it was Fabian tending to you, having completely abandoned the match (and quite possibly a victory) in favor of protecting and caring for you.

“You’re incredible.”

He chuckled a bit as he tried to help you sit up, although it dropped when you let out another strangled noise at the motion.

“I’m not that great, you know.”

“You are to me. You’re...like...a guardian angel.”

He smiled for just a moment before letting his hand settle against your forehead again, letting out a satisfied exhale when he saw that you weren’t flinching away. He stood to walk away, possibly to get back into the match or to go find a doctor, and you found yourself desperate to make him stay.

“I love you.”

He looked back at you, motion completely stopping at your confession.

“You shouldn’t.”

“And why not?”

You challenged his short tone, the way his entire demeanor seemed to have changed at the revelation that hung in the air like a thick cloud.

“You don’t know me. Not really.”

“Let me, then. Let me learn, let me know, let me decide.”

He just grinned a bit, looking up at the ring before shaking his head.

“Your friend there would never let me get close. I...I’m sorry. I wish I could.”

You frowned, getting ready to respond with another snarky comment when the extremely loud noise of Pete yelling made you yelp, hands flying to your ears as you watched Fabian get chased off. Obviously Pete thought that Fabian had been the one to hurt you, but you couldn’t find it in yourself to correct the situation, still shocked by the way that Fabian had flat-out refused to entertain the idea that he could even befriend you. It was heartbreaking and upsetting, but even more, it made you determined. You truly wanted to know him, all of his little nuances and quirks and ideas, and now you had even more motivation to figure him out, to unravel the mystery that he presented.

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Recovery - Fabian Aichner

After...a bit of a delay, we’re back with Ending Two for Recovery! As a refresher, you can find part one here, and if you prefer to be with Timothy Thatcher, that’s right here for ya. If Marcel Barthel is more your style, he’s hanging out here.

“Oh, hey! Didn’t expect to see you here!”

Your body tensed as soon as you heard the deep voice behind you, and you could visibly see the way that Fabian was tensed across the table. He reached out, subtly running his fingertips against the back of your hand to comfort you; a gentle gesture of reassurance.

“Oh, hi Damian.”

You finally turned to look him in the eyes, and it would be a lie to say that you weren’t a little disappointed to see an incredibly beautiful woman on his arm, the same one that was in your hotel room so many months ago. She gave you a smile, one that was gentle and almost apologetic; it was obvious that she had no malicious intent now, that she was just as unaware about Damian’s intentions as you currently were.

“Interesting to see you two here together, having a business meeting?”

“Actually,” you were relieved when Fabian started talking, just out of your eyeline, “we’re on a date. Which I’m sure is also the case for you and your friend there, right?”

Damian looked surprised, and it was hard to miss the way that his eyes trailed to where Fabian had taken hold of your hand. The way that you gave him a smile, not of malice or pride, but of legitimate happiness. A sign that you truly were happy and cared for without him.

You still remember when Fabian first asked you out, three months prior; it was a late night, you’d been sitting out on the hotel room’s balcony with him while Tim and Marcel were out doing God knows what. You’d never really bothered to move out of their room, they had two couches which the boys rotated sleeping on, while they always made a point to make sure you slept on one of the beds; even when you did manage to fall asleep on the couch, you’d wake up the next morning under the covers, your phone charging right next to you. True gentlemen, they all were.

“It’s beautiful out here, you know.”

He looked over at you, watching your face as you took in the view of the city at night. This had become a bit of a tradition; you would sit on the balcony, maybe play guitar or draw with the light from inside the room as you focused on the lights underneath your gaze. It was rare for anyone to join you, though. He smiled at the way that your expression was open and free, no sign that you were trying to hide anything. Just you, him, and the wonderstruck feeling between you as you watched the blinking of car lights and lit up office buildings, and he watched you.

“It’s more beautiful with you here.”

You turned to him, surprised by how direct he was. He wasn’t necessarily closed off, especially not to his friends, but it was rare that he would be so openly flirtatious. You could feel your face heating, and you were aware of how stupidly, wonderfully cliche it all felt. 

“Do you mean that?”

He let his hand reach up, fingers brushing your hair from your face.

“Absolutely, tesoro. Absolutely.”

You were leaning in before you knew it, wanting nothing more in that moment than to just kiss him. He met you halfway, lips brushing against each other...and then the door to the room burst open, Tim half-carrying a very inebriated Marcel who was singing some mystery song in German that you didn’t understand. They both looked at you and Fabian, close enough to have no real deniability of the situation, and then Tim dropped Marcel on the couch, walking over and slowly closing the sliding glass door to the balcony and closing the curtain over it. You laughed against Fabian’s lips, looking back to him.

“Mind if we try again?”

“That’s...good, I suppose. I’ll leave you to your...date...now.”

You watched as he awkwardly turned and walked away, the mystery lady mouthing an apology before following Damian. You turned to look to Fabian, who had started to laugh into his hand. 

“That was so awkward, tesoro.”

Your heart swelled again at the nickname, and you turned your palm to squeeze his hand. He gave you a reassuring grin, obviously trying to calm your nerves from the unexpected intrusion.

“Don’t focus on him, focus on this. The food. Focus on us.”

You smiled at his words, the way that he comforted you. He was always like this, reassuring and kind, but it was even stronger now that you were together; you swore that he had some sort of sixth sense for when you needed reassurance. He took your hand, pressing it against his lips in a move that was just as gentle as it was sweet.

“I can’t believe that you chose me, really.”

He smiled at you, bright and genuine and lovely.

“Of course, I’ll always choose you. I love you.”

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Recovery - Part One

A part two to an ongoing series. Links to endings at the bottom.

"-so don't worry, they won't be back for hours. We've got all the time we need."

That was the first thing you heard as you opened the door to your hotel room, and you desperately hoped that your ears had deceived you. It was late, about midnight, and while you'd been trying to sneak in so your boyfriend wouldn't wake up, you have a feeling that it didn't matter anymore.

"Hmm...if you say so, baby." A very distinctively female voice came after, followed by the sounds of wet kissed and rustling clothes. You were aware that you were standing in the hallway, flabbergasted and on the verge of tears with the door still wide open, but you couldn't be assed to care.

You pushed the door open, ignoring the screams from the mystery woman and the protests of your partner as you walked in and grabbed your suitcase, stopping only to put your phone charger and other small belongings into the front pocket before turning to leave. You were stopped by a hand, hot and heavy, against your shoulder.

"Baby, please, it's not what it looks like-"

"Fuck you, Damian. Fuck you."

You didn't dare to look back at him, knowing that your resolve would crumple as soon as you looked at him. You'd been out all night with WWE's medical team, trying to fix the heap of human that was Johnny Gargano from his match with, oddly enough, your now former boyfriend. And now? You just wanted to curl up and cry.

You didn't know where you were going, the carpeted floor and elevator walls blending together into streaks of dull color, until you found yourself knocking on someone's door. It was late, three in the morning, but you just needed a place to sleep for a few hours. Just a few hours of something that was pretending to be peace.

You heard cursing, English and German thrown together, and then the door was opened to reveal Timothy Thatcher, with an upset-looking Fabian Aichner behind him. Their anger quickly faded into concern when they saw your red eyes, the way that your lip quivered as you looked at the ground, unable to meet their gazes.

"I'm sorry, I just-"

"Come on, in you go."

Fabian pushed past you to grab your bag as Tim wrapped an arm around you, leading you into their room. It was much more spacious than yours, probably because it accommodated three as opposed the one that your room was meant for. You blankly registered Marcel standing up from where he'd been on the couch, coming over to stand in front of you.

"What happened?"

That was all you needed to start crying, trying to cover your face as Tim pulled you into his side, trying to hold you steady while you were clearly falling apart. Marcel let his hand drag along the curve of your arm, and you felt Fabian's fingertips grazing your shoulder for just a second in a comforting gesture.

"You were right." You looked up at Tim, who'd tried to warn you before about the womanizing nature of Damian Priest, how he wouldn't settle down for anyone, even you. "The bastard cheated."

His gaze softened as he pulled you in again, holding you completely against his chest this time, although the muttered threats on Damian's life weren't lost on you. You heard Fabian in the background, seemingly digging through the minifridge in the corner.

"I just - I'm sorry to bother you, but I can't sleep in-"

"It's okay, you can stay here as long as you need. You're more than welcome here with us."

You smiled a bit, still stinging with the fresh wound to your heart, as Fabian stood up, triumphantly holding a container of Ben and Jerry's that he had managed to dig from the back of the freezer.

"First chance I get, I'm breaking his fucking arm in half. And then both his legs."

"Tim, that's enough for now."

Marcel's voice was cold; he was trying to be steady for you, trying to hold his own anger in check to protect your own emotional state. If he had his way, the three of them would take you to Tegan Nox and Shotzi Blackheart and let them comfort you while they went to teach Damian a lesson in respect, in loyalty and not fucking people over, but that wasn't anything that would benefit you at the moment.

"Yeah, we can talk homicide plans later. For now, I just want to forget tonight ever happened."

You took the ice cream from Fabian, thanking him gently as you let yourself collapse back onto the couch. It didn't feel right, but you felt safe here. You knew that no matter what anyone else did, they'd have your back, be your soft place to land. Even if Tim was already strategizing which of his endless submission moves would deal the most pain to the cheating bastard downstairs.

Make your choice!

Tim Thatcher

Fabian Aichner

Marcel Barthel

[hazyheel]

WWE NXT UK 7/31/19

We opened with Johnny Saint and Sid Scala, cutting a promo about Takeover Cardiff. Right as they were about to start talking, Imperium interrupted, saying that since they showed up on the scene, the GM’s lost their power. The two men actually gave up their mics, and Walter demanded to know who would be challenging him at Takeover Cardiff. He has beat down everyone in his path, so who can possibly stand up to him. Just then, Tyler Bate’s music hit. Marcel Barthel and Fabian Aichner ran up the ramp to confront him, but he ran in from behind and started the brawl with Walter. The other Imperium members tried to run to his aid, but Bate sent them all out of the ring, only for referees and other wrestlers to run down and try to separate everyone. As the pullapart was happening, Scala announced that Bate would be the number one contender for the WWE UK Championship.

Grade: B+. Really good stuff here. It was an exciting return, a fun brawl, and the GM’s got some of their power back. Since they only ever appear backstage, it felt special that they were out in the ring. This was a high profile setup for what is bound to be the main event of Takeover Cardiff, and it worked really well. It’ll be hard to root against Bate during that match, but I will try my best because I love Walter. 

Up next was Gallus vs. Pretty Deadly. I don’t know who pretty deadly were, but the second I saw them I wanted them to be destroyed. Mark Coffey and Wolfgang represented Gallus. Howly and Wolfgang started things off, with Howly showing a bit of his agility, but he quickly got his ass kicked. Even when one of Pretty Deadly got a hot tag, they were beaten down. Gallus won with an ensiguri from Mark, followed by a powerslam from Wolfgang. 

Gallus then cut a promo, saying that they wanted some gold to control their kingdom. They proclaimed a challenge to Grizzled Young Veterans for the NXT UK Tag Team Championships, and they walked off. 

Grade: B-. Harmless squash, followed by an interesting challenge. I don’t think that Gallus vs. GYV will be the match at Takeover, but maybe a triple threat? I have no clue who the other team would be though. I can’t think of anyone at all. Could be fun though, multi man tag matches are exciting. 

Backstage, Jordan Devlin confronted Sid Scala about not having a rematch against Walter. He was complaining, when Scala booked him in the main event against Alexander Wolfe. Interesting, sounds like a nice match.

Then we had an interview with Dave Mastiff. He talked about Joe Coffey, and how they will have a face to face next week. He said that he is going to absolutely batter him after they talk a bit, and he can’t wait for it. Yeah, this match is probably going to Takeover. Mastiff is kinda like the Braun Strowman of NXT UK. They aren’t really willing to push him in a meaningful way, but they want to keep him strong in the midcard for no reason. Hopefully I’m wrong, because Mastiff is fun to watch. 

Then we had Rhea Ripley vs. a local talent. The jobber had some offense early on, but got shoved away onto her stomach and was beaten down for a couple minutes. She hit Riptide quickly and won. 

Grade: B-. Inoffensive squash.

Then we had a video package about Toni Storm and Kay Lee Ray. The two were friends right up until this championship match. She was thrilled to see Ray show up in NXT UK, but it wasn’t what she thought it would be. She said that Ray has changed, and Ray said that she will destroy Storm, because she knows exactly what to expect from her. Alrighty, nothing too groundbreaking here. 

Then we saw a video package of Eddie Dennis, detailing his surgery and injury. He blamed the fans for pushing the wrestlers too far, saying that we don’t like their matches unless there are exciting moves. He said that he has done nothing wrong. Intersting gimmick change, a lot like Sami Zayn though.

And in the main event, we had Jordan Devlin vs. Alexander Wolfe. They started with a bit of a lock up, and felt each other out a bit. They did some nice chain wrestling, which came to a complete stop with a slap to the face from Devlin. Devlin continued to try for some mind games, but it only angered Wolfe who beat down Devlin whenever he could land even a slight shot. Devlin was landing shots here and there, but couldn’t hit some of his bigger power moves due to Wolfe’s size, while Wolfe constantly used power moves to keep Devlin down. Wolfe worked over Devlin’s ribs and midsection in a general strategy to keep him down. At one point, Wolfe gave Devlin an inverted X plex onto the top rope, and Devlin bounced off and landed on the back of his head. Devlin fought back hard, getting a rollup into a double stomp, and then a slingboard cutter. The two then dueled on the mat, firing palm strikes back and forth over and over. Devlin got the advantage after a headbutt, but when he tried for his finisher, his ribs hurt too much. So instead, he kicked him in the head a couple times, which prompted Wolfe to nail a forearm. The two then jockeyed for position on a german suplex, with Wolfe nailing one after dodging a high kick. Devlin stayed in it with another high kick, but Wolfe dodged the follow up moonsault and hit a pump kick, and planted him with a high angle powerbomb for the win. 

Grade: B+. Really good match here. I never realized how good of a wrestler that Wolfe was until this match. Devlin really brought something good out in him. They had a good contest that went strike for strike, but it was the strength advantage that sealed it for Wolfe in the end. Good match and a hell of a main event. Match of the night. 

After the main event, Tyler Bate called out Walter backstage. He said that Walter thought he could take him out, but the big strong boy won’t stay down. He will fight for his friends and take his championship. I’m into that. 

[hazyheel]

NXT UK 4/24/19 Review

The night started out with a match between Ligero and Kassius Ohno, with Ohno just not taking the match seriously at all. He just begged Ligero to show him what he had. Ohno had an answer for a lot of Ligero’s offense. At one point, he countered a somersault senton off the apron by forcing him to over rotate with a shove, sending Ligero into the ring steps. Ligero fought back, attempting to chop down the bigger man with shots to the legs. Ligero seemed to have the match won after a sliced bread on the outside, but when he went for the slingshot stunner, Ohno caught it and attempted to remove his mask. Ohno loosened it just enough to distract him, and then he nailed Ligero in the back of the head with a rolling elbow. Ohno got the win.

Grade: C. Match was a bit slow, and the crowd didn’t care. I really didn’t care either until the end. The fact that Ohno went for the mask makes it seem like they will continue this. Masks are very important in luchadore culture, so unless Ohno is just getting pushed as a strong heel, which he probably isn’t, we will probably see another match between the two. It was slow this time, but I have confidence in them down the road. Especially if Ligero really gets going with his flying.

Backstage, Jordan Devlin was given an interview about his match with WALTER next week, which he was surprisingly unhappy about. He said that Johnny Saint made the match non-title, in order to protect the big rematch between Walter and Pete Dunne. And even though he gets it, he deserves a title shot, and getting the win next week will secure that match. I like this story, because Devlin really should be one of the divisions’ top stars. Looking forward to the match next week. Devlin is a great heel, but he could go tweener any week. I like that about him.

Then they showed a video package about Wild Boar and Primate, a new tag team. Looking forward to that. Next was a promo from the European Union, Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel, from Wrestlemania access. They talked about how fans who have belts are a problem in the world, because they haven’t earned them, and that the mat is sacred. I like these two a lot, and their pretentious attitude is fun to listen to. Entertaining heels.

Toni Storm then cut a promo in the ring. She talked about how stacked the division is right now, saying that some of the best wrestlers in the world are her competition. But then she said that it didn’t matter, because she would be a champion for a long long time. Kay Lee Ray then came out for her match, squaring up with Storm on the entrance ramp. She told Storm that she forgot about Ray, because Storm mentioned a couple wrestlers by name. Xia Li was her opponent, and the two changed holds on the mat, but came up in a stalemate. Li had a clear strength advantage, as well as a striking advantage, Ray was playing it safe for much of the match, taking shots when she could. Li went for a move off the top, but Ray dodged it and hit a chop, superkick and widows’ peak for the win.

Grade: D+. They didn’t seem to have too much chemistry here. They didn’t have a lot of time, and it was clear from the get go who would win. Ray is getting a Women’s title match sooner rather than later. I don’t really know how good either of them are, but I’m sure they can do better than this.

Piper Niven was interviewed about Rhea Ripley, calling her a bully and that she would take her down a peg. Cool, I’m into a feud like that. The Grizzled Young Vets then were filmed throwing Kenny Williams’ and Amir Jordan’s gear out of the locker room. They said that they don’t deserve a title shot, nor to be on the roster or get a title shot. Fair enough, I like this old school heel dynamic.

And the main event, Mustache Mountain vs. Mark Andrews and Flash Morgan Webster. Bate and Andrews started the match, testing the waters with each other via arm bars and waist locks. Webster and Seven eventually fought each other, having a test of strength that Webster couldn’t possibly win. Mustache mountain gained the advantage, working over Andrews in every way possible. There was an interesting spot where Seven went for the seven star lariat, but Andrews rolled under it and dove for the tag. I liked that, unique. Andrews and Webster held there own throughout the match, with Webster countering a Tyler Driver with a hurricanrana, and Andrews wrecking both opponents with chops and a double flip kick. Mustache mountain hit their lariat assisted dragon suplex, only for Webster to break up the pin with a huge senton from top across the ring. Webster and Andrews hit an awesome knee lift assisted reverse rana, but then Seven broke it up. However, the match came to an end after a wicked right from Bate to Webster, then a dragon suplex, and a knee drop assisted burning hammer for the win. Andrews nearly broke it up, but Bate ran across the ring and just tackled him to the ground to get the win.

Grade: B. Really good match here. Almost a tag team classic, but their were some noticable botches, and the crowd was so quiet (as they were all night) These guys have a lot of chemistry together, and I am really into Andrews and Webster as underdog babyfaces. I really want them to be the ones to dethrone grizzled young vets, but it seems like they are building to a rematch with Mustache Mountain. Good stuff, very exciting.

Overall Grade: C

Pros: Devlin’s heel work; main event

Cons: Ohno vs. Ligero; Ray vs. Li; terrible crowd