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JD, Jey, and Damian were staring at the box, they saw some weird numbers and symbols, and all of them were confused.
“This is weird,” Jey said as he kept looking at it.
“Considering how Finn planned the betrayal against me? It really not that surprising he goes with this kind of stunt.” Damian said.
“Do you know the code for these JD?” Jey asks looking at him.
JD keeps looking at the box as he begins to inspect it. He couldn’t figure out what these symbols and numbers meant, but he at least knew or guessed what they would translate out.
“I think maybe the code is a word. Finn probably put these so he wants me to figure out what it was saying.” JD almost scoffs.
Damian crosses his arms. “So a riddle then? He wants us to solve this to get an idea?”
“Something like that…” JD trails off.
“Why not just break the box? That should open it.” Jey said giving out an idea.
“It's really hard to open Jey and I don’t think breaking it is a good idea.” Damian said.
Jey blink his eyes. “That's why I said we should break it, the code must be something inside that box and we have to know what is inside it.”
“Hmm.” Damian said humming. “Why don’t we search up and see if we can find an exact number of this code and see if it means anything.”
JD shrugs. “We could try that.”
“Whatever works for you, you are the one that finds it.” Jey said.
The three men took out their phones and began their search. They kept searching and they still couldn’t find anything after 10 minutes of searching. They were about to give up when Jey suddenly found something.
“Wait guys I think I found it.” Jey said eyes widening slightly.
“Really?” Damian said as he and JD looked at Jeys phone.
Jey nods. “I don’t think Finn got the code from a website or images of any kind, I don’t think he just searched up what symbols and numbers represent each word and he puts it there.
“Like for 5 it represents S, less than represents C, 4 represents A, and the .-, represents…R.” Jey said finishing.
Damian narrowed his eyes. “So combining those letters together the words is spelled out.”
“Scar…” JD finish.
The three men look at each other in silence as they realize what the word is spelled out, they feel tension by what the words mean and why Finn spells that out.
“Like the movie character Scar? Why would Finn put that there in the box.” Damian said trying to figure it out.
“I don’t know, but all our answers are inside that box right there.” Jey pointed out.
Damian sighs as he looks at JD. “Are you fine with this JD?”
JD nods. “Yeah I’m fine with it, just get it over with.”
Damian nods and takes a deep breath as he grabs the box and keeps throwing it in the ground, the box isn’t breaking at all no matter how many times Damian throws it.
“Not working.” Damian said.
Jey goes over to Damian and looks at it and sees it is slightly open, but not far. He then tries to see if he can open the gap of it to see if he can open it.
“Let me help.” JD said as he went next to Jey and tried to open it.
Damian goes with the two and three of them together trying to open it and within a few seconds the box finally opened, but the shock and impact made the three fell on the floor and the open box fell on the ground.
“Finally open.” Jey said in relief.
The three stood up and Damian grabbed the box from the ground to see what was inside, the three stood there in shock at what they had seen inside.
“Is this you and Finn JD?” Jey said guessing.
JD picks up the photo to get a closer look and sees it is a photo of him and Finn wrestling school. The photo shows him and Finn together smiling, but it also shows black marks on JD's head like it was a crack in between them.
“Yeah… that's me.” JD said a bit in disbelief.
“Wait, there 1 more in here.” Damian said as he looked into it more.
Damian pulls out another photo and gives it to JD. JD looks into the photo more and sees a group photo with the students in Finn wrestling school, and his head is cut off.
“He removed your face from the group photo?” Jey said almost sounding angry.
JD felt anger and sadness inside of him. Anger because of Finn having the audacity to cut him out of the group photo with the students, and the sadness that Finn felt this way about him.
Has he always felt this way for a long time? Was his thoughts correct that Finn resent him even before he joined Judgment Day?
“I-I don’t know if I should be angry, sad, or surprised.” JD mange out.
Jey look at JD. “It ok to feel all types of emotion JD. I understand Finn is basically like a brother to you, and I know this must hurt you so much.”
“Yeah, it does…” JD trails off.
JD returns the photo back to his friends and he sits down on the couch he can find. As he put his hands on his face, he slowly started remembering memories of him and Finn and the way the two always hung out with each other. He could hear the compliments Finn gave him in that wrestling school, he could feel the embrace Finn gave him, and he could even hear the utter words when they were on Judgement Day.
We are family.
Lies. What a liar he is, everything he said wasn’t true at all, everything he said was a total lie and Finn was manipulating him this whole time and he fell for it.
Maybe JD should have trusted Jey and his friends from the beginning, but he felt he knew Finn more and he wouldn’t do that to him.
But he really did do that to him.
“Are you alright?” Damian asks seeing JD most likely in distress.
JD removes his hands from his face and looks at Damian. “I’m fine, just have some flashbacks with Finn that's all.”
Damian nods and Jey decides to ask a question that everyone has to decide right away and it seems like the right time to answer.
“So what are we going to do?”
Both JD and Damian look at Jey as he asks that question, but Jey just looks at the two confused about why they seem to confused by that question.
“Sorry, I just assume we could discuss how can we play this out? Like I don’t know what Judgment Day plans are, but I just assume we could formulate a plan?” Jey said.
Damian crosses his arms. “Well for one thing it is likely next week Finn going to explain his actions.”
“Is he?” Jey raises a brow. “Knowing how he plan that stuff out with the box, it wouldn’t be surprised if he decided to not say anything as of yet.”
JD shook his head. “No he explained his actions with Damian early on, I feel that he would want to speak about this as early as possible to possibly hurt me even more.”
Damian nods. “Exactly, we don’t exactly know how long Finn planned this out, but with the way he did all this with that box along with the pictures we can assume he wants to do this early.”
Jey sighs. “So it likely next week?”
Damian nods. “Possibly.”
“I’m going to be there next week.” JD suddenly said.
Damian and Jey look at JD and both have concerned looks on their face and JD is confused.
“What?” JD said noticing the concern on their face.
“Umm.” Jey said not knowing how to say this. “Don’t you think maybe you should rest for a few weeks?”
“Yeah didn’t you have a concussion?” Damian said remembering.
“No I don’t have a concussion, sure I might feel some sort of dizziness but it not not noticeable and I feel fine.” JD said.
“JD…” Jey said, tone worryingly in his voice.
JD shook his head not anyone to convince him not to come. “No, I am fine, am not going to let Finn and Judgement Day put me out and get the last laugh.”
“I get that.” Jey said tone in his voice softly. “I’m just worried that Judgment Day going to do something if they find out you here in the arena.”
“And they still going do something if I show up any time and any place!” JD snapped. “This is not a discussion Jey, am going.”
“But-“
“Enough!” Damian yells out trying to put down the tension in his house. “We don’t have time to be arguing. I understand your concern Jey, but if JD said he is fine and wants to come then let him do it.”
Damian looks at JD. “And I need you to be careful out there. We going be with you backstage, but we don’t know how the stars going react seeing you.”
Damian crosses his arms and looks at the both of them. “Are we both clear?”
“Yes”
“Yes”
“Good, because I need to tell Rhea what we find out and I don’t want to hear any more arguing.” Damian said pulling out his phone to call her.
As Damian left the room for a moment Jey looked at JD who was sitting down, he sat next to him on the couch and he saw JD was silent like he didn’t have anything else to say.
“Are you ok?” Jey said.
JD shook his head. “I honestly don’t think I am right now Jey.”
“Understandable.” Jey said, although his tone suggests maybe there is more to it.
JD doesn’t stop with his answers. “Finn was the one who suggested and defended me for joining Judgment Day and then he turns on me? Everything is just so confusing and I don’t know why he did that.”
JD's eyes widen. “Maybe he was being manipulated? Maybe the group forced him to get rid of me seeing I was holding Judgment Day back from success? Maybe this is all a prank so we can gain back the tag titles?”
Jey lowers his head hearing the hopeful tone in JD's voice as he lists out more excuses to justify Finn's turn. There is absolutely no excuse for what Finn did and JD was in denial about everything he has done.
This wasn’t a prank at all, if this was really a prank then Finn and Judgment Day are absolutely idiots and despicable for what they did. (Not that they not already are) No chance Finn was being manipulated because he is too smart for that and the fact he has the time to make that box and clues for it to be open.
It is also ironic that JD might be kicked out because of holding back Judgment Day's success when Finn also hasn’t contributed to anything and was pinned in the matches too.
Jey realizes he going to have to give JD the answer so that he can face reality and not fantasy.
He just has to figure out how to word this o he without offending JD…
Oh, look! Looks like a light bulb seems to give him something to speak of.
“I’m going to be straightforward with you JD since I know you can handle it, and that is Finn and Judgment Day are fake friends.” Jey said.
JD looks at Jey in shock. His eyes widen again and he tries to speak of something, but no words are coming out.
“B-But.” JD manages out.
“I understand.” Jey said as he knew what JD was about to say. “It's like what I told you at Starbucks, I was betrayed by my twin brother and I never thought he would do that to me because brothers are supposed to stick together right?”
JD nods but Jey can tell he needs to explain it a bit more. “You starting to get that what Finn did was wrong, but you are also in denial because of how close you are with him and that is fine.”
Jey tone was starting to be more pressured as he wanted JD to hear this. “I was in denial about what my brother did, but I slowly started to come to terms that it really happened and he really did turn in me so Roman could win that match. He said “I would be corrupted, “Trying to save you” That is bull crap, and am not stupid enough to believe that.”
“Maybe Solo was corrupted by the Ula Fala, but Solo was looking for power from the start. Even if I win the Ula Fala from Roman I wouldn’t be corrupted by the power that it is holding, I would be trying to save everyone from his terror reign.”
“So the point you trying to say is…” JD said raising a brow.
“I’m trying to say is maybe Finn has a good reason, maybe he doesn’t, but those reasons are likely bullshit because he and the Judgement Day have no right to do you like that in front of everyone. Finn could easily talk to you and say you have to be put out of the group, but he did it in a way where he wants everyone to see he has the power that nobody has.” Jey said emphasizing.
Jey can see into JD's face that he wants to disagree, he wants to deny it, he wants to deny that Finn wouldn’t do anything to gain power again and that is by getting rid of him.
But unfortunately, he has to accept the truth.
It just sickening he got rid of him instead of Carlito.
“I know Jey and you are right.” JD said slowly starting to accept the truth fully right now. “My best friend turned on me and I don’t think any excuse can be justified for what he did. It just hurts to think about what just happened and how I can move forward by this.”
“Well, there is a single-star position for you to be mid-card or world title.” Jey suggested.
JD has to resist the urge to laugh at Jey's response. “I appreciate that Jey but I don’t think am world title material.”
“Everyone world title material uce.” Jey grins out.
“Even Tozawa?” JD said.
Jey wince. “Ok maybe not everyone.”
And just like that, the laugh that JD tries to resist finally emerges and Jey begins to laugh together with him. JD realizes he hasn’t been happy since Raw and Jey is the one who has been trying to make him smile and help him see light.
He was so grateful for that.
“Thank you, Jey again for what you doing with me right now.” JD smiles as he lowers his head. “I know I can be a burden and I hope am not cutting in between your time.”
“No way JD you definitely not a burden.” Jey said shaking his head. “Finn might see that but I don’t see that at all and I bet my friends don’t either. We love you JD and we will not do what your family did to you on Raw.”
JD lifts his head up and sees Jey smiling at him, he can feel the waves inside him begin to light up.
In his whole career, he thought breaking bones, hurting people, and stomping on people's heads would get him success in his career. He saw the way the Japan wrestling do it and thought it would fit him and that was how he would advance his career.
The teaching from Finn also helps and it was easily emphasized on the path he has taken. After what Finn did to him on Raw and the way everyone is yelling at him, he realizes that is not the case at all and that the oath to success is one thing.
Love.
“Thank you again” JD said and he tried not to laugh again at how many times he kept saying it.
“Any time uce and if you want a family, then we’re your family right here.” Jey grins out.
Family.
JD felt tears coming from his eyes as Jey said that and he began to laugh emotionally as he tried to keep resisting it.
Don’t cry.
Don’t cry.
Don’t cry.
JD scutch himself over and place his head on Jey shoulder as it begin to rest there. Jey places his other hand on his back rubbing it as he tries to reassure JD the best way he can.
It hurts Jey to see JD so hurt from the betrayal of his best friend, but he is so happy he is able to try and push JD to go forward the best way he can and help him see the light in what he going to do soon.
And that light will shine towards him.
“Ok guys so I talk to Rhea and-“
Damian suddenly saw JD's head lying on Jey and JD's head immediately was up hearing Damian’s coming over. Jey looked at Damian a bit intrigued mostly on what Rhea said to him.
“Oh.” Damian blinks. “Is JD-“
“He doing fine Damian if you are wondering.” Jey said reassuringly.
Damian nods and continues to speak what he was going to say. “So as I was saying I spoke to Rhea about what we found out, and she planning to be here next Raw to come help us.”
“That is great.” Jey said in relief. “I’m going talk to Sami and I think we all should be good.”
Damian nods. “I’m sure he is more than happy to help us. So I wouldn’t worry.”
Jey shrugs. “Yeah, but I still need to tell him about the box anyway.”
“Alright.” Damian said.
As Jey leaves JD begins to lie down on Damian couch taking a rest for right now, it is likely his former friend will explain his action next week and whenever it is he’ll be ready.
He just has to be.
XXX
It was officially raw and it’s time for JD to make his plan.
He was going to meet up with Jey in his locker room with the others, so they could watch the show together. He plans on going backstage while cover up so Finn and others won’t recognize him.
It was Jey suggestion since he figured if Finn saw him he would immediately try’s to put him out again and make sure that the job was finished. JD thought Jey might be right and so he agreed.
WWE posted on social media that Finn would explain his actions as expected on Raw and today was that day, it’s time for the reasons to come forward on why he betrayed JD, why he betrayed his best friend, and why he betray the person who trains him.
JD realizes the truth about Finn likely would make up some excuses for his betrayal, even tho he feels there is no excuse for what he did he still hopes that there is some sort of sympathy and a good excuse for what his friend did.
Doesn’t have to be a large amount of sympathy, just maybe a small one.
Just a small one.
JD took a deep breath opened the rental car door he was in and started walking to the arena backstage. Nobody can recognize him as he was covered up and hidden which was always the plan.
Honestly, he doesn’t know what would happen if people recognized him backstage. Would they feel sympathy towards him? Would they say he deserves it? JD can’t blame them for saying that since he was helping Judgment Day with their deeds.
But then again Rhea and Damian still have some backstage gear from other superstars, but slowly people seem to start to trust them.
Maybe the same can be said about him.
JD gets to Jey's locker room and as he opens it, he sees Jey, Damian, and Rhea in the locker Erin together with him.
Jey grind out. “You made it uce.”
JD chuckles as he removes the cover-up. “Of course I did.”
“Have you seen Finn or any of the Judgement Day?” Rhea asks curiosity in her voice.
JD shook his head. “No I haven’t seen them, they must not come here as of yet, or I luckily just didn’t encounter them.”
“It’s almost show time so I would assume you got lucky which is a relief.” Damian said.
“Yeah…” JD trails off.
JD looks around and notices something strange. “Where Sami? I thought he would be with us?”
“Unfortunately he has an emergency and he can’t come tonight.” Jey said bummed out.
“Really? What happened is he ok?” JD said worry in his voice.
“He fine JD don’t worry.” Jey immediately reassures. “I think it’s something important that he can’t come.”
JD nods and he sits down on the chair facing the TV that was in Jey's room. He wonders how Jey even gets a TV in his Locker room. He guessed he couldn’t be confused or complain since Liv was the one that buys the TV for Judgment Day so maybe he paid for it a long time ago.
Rhea looks at the time on her phone and her eyes widen. “Oh man Raw is about to start, turn on Tv would ya Jey?”
Jey blushes. “Why of course sweetie.”
Rhea rolled her eyes as she took her seat next to Damian and Jey took his seat next to Jey they turned on Raw and began to watch the show.
The first thing they saw is the replay of the Judgment Day segment. JD immediately felt anxiety creeping up his body when he saw how he was taken out in the ring, how Finn was speaking to him, how Finn almost basically tried to end his career, and even how Finn asked the cameraman to take a picture of him while he standing tall in his body.
Maybe his friend has a good reason? Yeah, maybe he does have a good reason.
“You ok?” Jey asks JD noticing how he reacting to the replay.
JD immediately nods. “Yeah am ok, just a bit surprised seeing it upfront of what happened.”
Jey nods and keeps watching the screen along with the others.
The replay has ended and in the ring was now Finn and Judgement Day standing and the crowd was immediately booing them.
“Didn’t even bother to make their entrances in the ring, what a joke.” Rhea had to laugh at this.
“Yeah…” Damian said noticing. “That is so strange.”
“Shhh” Jey said putting his fingers on his lips wanting to listen fully. “I’m trying to hear this.”
Back in the ring, Finn had a mic in his hand while the members were side by side with him, he was smiling, almost like a grin by what the replay showed.
“So you all saw-“
The crowd immediately was booing loudly not letting the Irish man speak after the despicable actions to his former friend. Carlito gets offended and begins ranting to the crowd.
“YOU BETTER SHOW SOME RESPECT TO THE PERSON WHO-“
The crowd was booing even louder at what Carlito was saying and the Judgment Day members were not happy with the reaction they were getting.
Backstage JD almost snickers at the reaction his former family is getting. Jey was trying to keep himself from laughing, while Rhea and Damian were both laughing at the screen.
In the ring, Finn shakes his head and mouths something to the crowd about how stupid they are. Finn was going to get his answers out one way or another.
“As I was saying you all saw what happened last week on Raw. I turn on my best friend JD Mcdonagh.”
The crowd was booing but not as loudly as they would have liked to hear the reason behind it.
Finn begins to smirk as the crowd was beginning to let him talk. “I saw posts on social media going “Oh how Finn balor could turn on JD like that?” “Finn Balor let JD in Judgment Day and yet he turns on him?” “Why would he betray his former student?”
Finn's impression of the audience was starting to annoy the crowd but Finn put his fingers up telling them to not speak yet.
“But the truth is and I can’t believe I have to say this…it was that easy.” Finn said smiling.
“It was that easy to turn on him. I mean come on, I admit I was the one who helped convince Judgment Day to let JD in because I know him and he my friend. Of course, I would try to help JD since he just started on the main roster and needs some help.”
Finn grins, the ego is still spilling around him. “But you know what I realized while he was in Judgment Day? I realize he is the most weakest person I have ever met in my life.”
Backstage JD's eyes widen by what Finn said. Weakest person? What does he mean by “weakest person?”
“Oh my goodness.” Rhea put her hands in her face as she heard what he just said.
In the ring, the crowd was booing at what Finn just said and Finn just kept on grinning and kept speaking to everyone.
“Why y’all booing? It is very obvious by just looking at his track record. When was the last time he won a match on his own? When was the last time he has ever done a promo in the ring? When was the last time he hasn’t been squashed in the ring or gotten one-sided by his opponents.”
“I realize that JD was simply holding Judgment Day back. I didn’t want to turn on my long-time friend but I have to think of the Judgment Day success. I mean it looks bad on us to have someone over what? 2-50? We can’t have a weakling in the group at all.” Finn said.
“I lie to JD whenever he asks me “Are you a leader in Judgment Day? Why is Raquel in our group? What jokes we were doing behind his back.” I lie to him simply cause I didn’t want to hurt my dear friend with the truth. Finn said.
“The truth is that he needs to go for his own safety, for Judgement Day safety. We can’t be taken seriously if he is in the group like it ridiculous.” Finn said in disgust.
“It’s was JD fault that we lost the tag titles, It was JD's fault that we keep losing matches, and you know what? It’s JD's FAULT THAT I HAVENT GOTTEN MY WORLD TITLE MATCH AS OF YET!”
The crowd was booing harder and Finn couldn’t care less of what they were saying and began to shout back at them.
“You guys are hypocrites!” Finn points out, actually pointing his fingers towards the crowd as he walks around. “You guys are fickle! I seen those posts of you making memes on him online and how he has a large head, and you know what that is true too!”
Crowd chants. “YOU SUCK! YOU SUCK! YOU SUCK!
Dominik begins to speak up. “LET HIM SPEAK YOU UNGRATEFUL-“
“BOO”
Liv begins to speak. “DONT CUT OFF MY DIRTY DOM YOU-“
“BOO”
“BOOOOOOO”
The crowd was having none of it and was cutting the members off. They don’t want to hear anything coming out do their mouth, especially from Finn's enormous ego.
“Shut up! You people don’t appreciate when we have to make difficult decisions to keep the group on top!” Finn rants out. “You guys would done the same if you have a fragile loser who holds me and the group back from being taken seriously!”
“I was the one who made JD! I was the one who trained him to be a star! He is nothing without me and wouldn’t be in WWE without ME!” Finn rants more.”
“YOU SUCK!”
“YOU SUCK!”
“YOU SUCK!”
Backstage in Jey's room, the group was watching in shock at everything Finn was saying out there. Damian was pissed off because of Finn's despicable response, Rhea was clutching her fist in her hands as she keeps hearing more from Finn, and Jey has a mix of disbelief and disgust from hearing anything Finn is saying.
JD was even more shocked, probably the most shocked person in the room. JD couldn’t believe what Finn was saying out there and how he basically was throwing him under the bus and blaming him for everything.
Weakest person? Yeah, he has to admit he hasn’t won most of his matches and is basically on losing streak, but he wasn’t the only one to be losing most of his matches. In fact, he can even believe Carlitos is probably the weakest person in the group based on how he acts around the group and hasn’t gotten any wins as of yet.
Finn saying things like that hurt him. It hurt him so much because he believed Finn believed in him, reassuring him, and telling him that he fit right in Judgment Day when that obviously wasn’t the case.
Fragile loser? Holding him back? Having a large head? Everything Finn says on the screen feels like he is directly that at him and not really speaking like that in front of the crowd. Looking through the screen he doesn’t see his best friend and mentor, he sees an ego person who thinks he is better than everyone else.
The more JD hears Finn's excuse, the more he realizes the thought comes to his head.
Everything he said was a lie.
Everything he said was bullshit!
JD is not stupid at all. Does Finn really think he going to believe and buy all this excuse from him? Does he seriously believe he turns on him and kicks him out of Judgment Day just so he can “protect him” and “save him?”
Taken seriously? What is he talking about? The whole group wasn’t taken seriously the moment Rhea and Damian were kicked out. They were being beaten by both of them even though they have a number games and Finn has the audacity to blame him only for it and not the group?
The world title? He blaming him for that too? After everything he can to support him and try to encourage him to get a contenders match or figure out a way to get in a title match? He hasn’t seen Carlito put in the same weight as him and that what got him even more upset.
The reality is JD can’t be the only one to blame for Judgment Day not being successful after the betrayal of Rhea and Damian. He has to admit that the group was a whole joke the moment Carlton was officially in and that Rhea and Damian were kicked out by Finn.
Yeah maybe he was a joke too based on his record in his matches, but should he get all the blame for Finn not being world title and Judgment Day being a joke?
No, he shouldn’t.
JD felt tears coming from his eyes again after hearing more of the hurtful response his former best friend was saying on screen. The more he hears from Finn the more the tears start to turn into one word…
Anger.
“That man is an asshole.” Damian said the tone of his voice was absolutely angry.
“He seriously thinks he a leader around here?” Rhea said disgust.
JD's fist keeps on clenching and that's when he officially has enough.
Jey notices and asks. “JD?”
JD looks at Jey, anger in his eyes. “I will be right back,”
The others immediately realize what he is about to do and JD immediately stands up and starts opening the door.
Jeys tries to stand up and catch him “JD don’t-“
Slammed.
The door was slammed and it almost knocked Jey off his balance as he almost got hit in the head. Rhea and Damian stood up and started trying to unlock the door to catch up with JD.
“Come on we need to get him!” Damian said as he started opening the door with Jey.
“I’m trying but the door won’t open.” Jey said trying to open it.
“Both of you let go of the handle and let me do it.” Rhea said annoyed as both of them were doing it at the same time.
XXX
“And so Jordan was lucky enough to meet me.” Finn points at himself as he smugs. “Without meeting me
He would have gotten released by this company for “budget cuts”…not that he would’ve gotten into the company, to begin with.”
The crowd was still booing, but Finn was still keeping the snug in his face as he started to embrace the boos. Finn started chuckling at keeps on talking.
“With Jordan out of the way, I can finally be world champion with my fellow crew members. With me being the leader I can do a better job than what Rhea or Damian can’t, and that is treating others with respect and love.”
Liv was smiling and nodding at what Finn saying and soon wrapped herself around Dominik.
“With me being the official leader of Judgment Day, I can finally push our group forward without waiting on Jordan to pick himself back up so we can move forward.” Finn said as he clutched his chest softly.
“It really hurts me to do what I did to him.” Finn lowers his head. “I will miss Jordan, and I appreciated what he has done for the group, but something had to change and that is getting rid of the weakest member in Judgment Day so we can be successful.”
“You tell them Finn!” Carlito yells out.
“Judgment Day would finally be taken seriously and soon we would have all the golds and we will-“
Immediately Finn was struck from the back and he fell down on the ground, the crowd immediately erupted at what they saw, and when Finn got a close look his eyes widened in shock that he couldn’t believe.
JD McDonagh.
Finn gets a good look on JD's eyes and all he can see is pure rage in his eyes that are directed at him.
Carlito immediately tries to help but JD headbutts him and he is immediately knocked down on the ground clutching his nose.
JD saw Finn was behind Dominik like Dominik was being a bodyguard, and so he started attacking Dominik in hopes of getting to Finn. Dominik was bigger than him but because of the anger inside JD his punches overwhelmed him and he knees him in the face knocking him down temporarily.
JD saw Finn sitting down on the ground backing himself near the bottom of the corner. Finn was putting his hands up as JD was slowly walking towards him.
“Jordan wait! I was-“
“Don’t call me that!” JD said tone that was dangerous.
Finn's eyes widened in fear as JD was slowly coming towards him. “I was joking! This is all part of a prank Judgment Day set up as a transitional prank day.”
“Prank day huh?” JD laughs hysterically at the ridiculous lie.
“Yes it was a secret me and the rest did so we could cheer you up about-“
“My losses?” JD finishes. “So apparently your idea to cheer me up was to make fun of me on screen, tell me am the weakest person you ever met, and that I hold you back from success?! You think am stupid Finn?!”
“After everything I did for you and Judgment Day, you come out and say that about me? You think am much more weaker than Carlito of all people? Has he ever won gold when he joins Judgment Day? I literally knock that guy down on the ground and you have the audacity to say am the weakest person?”
“You are a liar!” JD seethed. “You were always the leader in Judgment Day from the start and you were planning this from the beginning were you huh? Were the 22 years we shared together was a lie? Were all those times you supported me a lie also? Were you using me since that day I walked into YOUR wrestling school and you watched me perform?”
Finn just stares at him not saying anything at all and JD just keeps walking and Finn keeps waving his hand wanting JD to stop.
“JD wait let me explain please!” Finn said begging.
JD stopped as soon as he was close to Finn, tho his eyes were still full of rage.
Finn took a deep breath. “Look I just want to say…”
Immediately Finn tries to low blow JD but JD immediately catches Finn's arm expecting he is going do something like that and the reflexive from the familiar scenario from last week.
Finn's eyes widened in fear and sweat dripped from his cheek as his plan didn’t work, JD just shook his head and and was planning to attack him when Raquel slammed a chair into his back making him cry out in pain.
Immediately the Judgment Day members started attacking JD like hyenas. Finn was smirking at the display he was seeing and started going to the top rope to possibly do a coup de grace.
Suddenly the crowd started cheering as they saw Damian, Jey, and Rhea coming from backstage and dashing toward the ring. Rhea was handling both Liv and Raquel, Jey was handling Dominik, and Damain was handling Carlito.
Pushing through the pain because of the anger that was inside him, JD started getting up and looked for Finn and his eyes met as he saw Finn was still on the then buckle.
Finn immediately gets off the top rope goes back down on the ground and started running to the crowd to possibly make a getaway, but JD immediately sees it coming and because of his anger, he starts running faster and catches Finn at the back of his waist and throws him back down on the ground before he gets away.
Finn was backing away as JD was coming towards him, the angry Irish man finally started to hammer on Finn but Finn grabbed the upper shirt on him and pulled it towards him as JD's head was knocked into the steal steps
Ringing.
JD clutch his face as he felt the ringing in his ears and slowly started to feel the dizziness. Finn decided to take advantage and throw JD near the ring post as he was knocked down on the ground. Finn then decides to make another getaway and he runs towards the ring without knowing his surroundings.
Finn was now meeting up face with Damian after he easily handled Carlito. Rhea was struggling to fight the two women as Jey was still busy dealing with Dominik in the ring.
Finn's fear is shown and tries to go pass Damian but Damian easily blocks Finn and grabs Finn by the throat, Finn starts attacking rapidly and Damian lets go cause of the pain. Dominik started backing away as he managed to put Jey down by raking his eyes and body slamming him and immediately his back touched Finn as Finn slowly started to back away as well.
Finn and Dominik look at each other as they unexpectedly are back to back. Damian anger started to rise and was prepared to do a roundhouse kick.
Finn grabs Dominik and pushes him towards Damian and Damian kicks Dominik instead.
Finn immediately managed to get out of the ring and started sprinting, dashing towards the ramp backstage to make a getaway.
Damian grabs the stunned Dominik by the throat and screams as he does the South of Heaven. Rhea tries to do a Riptide to Liv but Raquel grabs Liv's legs and Liv quickly grabs Dominik as she helps him roll out of the ring followed by Carlito.
JD started to stand back up but lay near the steel step as the fatigue was starting to get to him. Jey notices and goes to him and gets down to one knee looking over him.
“You ok?” Jey said concerned.
“I’m fine!” JD said a bit too loud and aggressive.
Jey frowns and helps JD stand up and get him in the ring. Both men were side by side with Rhea and Damian as Liv, Raquel and Carlton were throwing insults at each other the Terror Twins while Rhea and Damian did the same to them.
Damian theme plays and the crowd cheers as the group stands tall. Rhea and the guys help JD get out of the ring even tho he wins it he doesn’t need any help and he is fine. The other was concerned if JD had aggravated his concession or that he had had it again and that is why they are doing this.
They soon arrive backstage and JD removes his hand from the side of his head and says. “I’m fine you don’t need to tend by my side.”
“It’s just a precaution JD since the medics say you might have one from before.” Damian said.
“And you got your head knocked into the steel steps and could barely stand.” Jey said.
JD sighs as he knows they not going to leave him, they were going to go back to medical room so they could further examine JD and see if he is on or not.
“I’m sorry for charging in out there.” JD said as he felt the need to say.
Rhea shook her head. “We don’t blame you JD, but please let us know beforehand so we can be there together and not trying to open the door to find you?”
JD chucked as he saw Rhea add a smile. “Yeah sure I will let you know.
“Thank you uce.” Jey said smiling.
The group suddenly stopped walking as they saw Adam Pearce walking towards them with a neutral expression on his face.
“Hi you guys, hope you are doing well tonight. I just want to talk to you about-“
“Where Finn?” JD had to ask as he was still angry st him.
Pearce sighed as he knew this answer was going to come. “I saw him leave the arena.”
JD throws his hands up in the air and it goes back down, he is furious that the man who says he was the weakest just runs away from him completely and even out of the arena.
“You telling me that man just walks out of the arena.” Rhea said as her hand did a shoo expression. “The moment we arrive in the ring?”
“He was always a coward Rhea so it shouldn’t be surprised. I’m more surprised he actually leave the arena basically because of JD.” Damian said.
“Yeah well can’t talk if you can’t defend yourself right?” Jey said trying to make a joke.
The others roll their eyes and Pearce continues talking. “I came here to talk to JD. JD I know you would like to get payback on Finn, but I don’t think you medically clear as of yet.”
JD blinked his eyes confused. “I'm always medically clear out there what you talking about?”
Pearce sighed again as he scrunched his nose. “I'm saying we can’t have you be out for months because I’m worried about your concussion from the attack.”
“Pearce” JD said sternly. “I don’t care if I have a concussion or not. What I want is to get my hands on Finn and I need you to make the match official.”
Peace stared into JD's eyes and took a deep breath. “I understand that and I can see you not going to change your mind. So until I can figure out when you guys can fight, I'm going be setting up a segment between you guys next week.”
JD's eyes widen slightly at the thought of being the same ring as his former friend. Full stare down and talk between the two alone and the chance of Finn running away is slim.
But JD can feel there is a “but” coming.
“But I have to establish some rules.” Pearce pointed out. “There will be no physical between you guys, I seen how this whole “former best friends turn bitter rivalry” plays out and I don’t want the arena to be a storm of rage people going at each other possibly scaring the crowd.
“Or maybe entertain them.” Jey whispers to Rhea as she giggles at the joke.
“I also worried about your concussion and I don’t want you to get injured more leading up to the potential match.” Pearce said.
JD just rolls his eyes as he scoffs.
“Second am going to ban the Judgment Day, Rhea, Jey, and Damian from being ringside as the segment goes on so there would be no interruption.” Pearce said.
“And thirdly I might add security in the ring in case you guys do get physical. I will tell Finn and Judgment Day about the conditions and if the physical gets out of control then the match will be cancelled.” Pearce said.
“Wouldn’t count on Finn to not get physical so the match would be canceled.” Jey said as he knows Finn might try and do that.
Pearce smiles. “You let me handle that, I know if he doing that on purpose or not.”
Jey was a bit impressed by what Pearce said. “Well ok then.”
Pearce looks at JD. “Do you agree on the conditions JD?”
JD nods. “Yeah am fine with that.”
Pearce nods.“Great I would set up the segment to be next week, make sure you get checked out by medical beforehand yeah?”
“That where we actually going right now.” Damian said.
Pearce nods with a warm smile. “Great and have a great day.”
Pearce leaves and Rhea looks at JD. “You going be on by yourself with Finn?”
“Yes I will be fine, I know the man is full of excuses and how he is just a big liar about everything he did. Trust me I will be fine and I appreciate all you guys done for me.” JD said.
Rhea smiles as she hugs him “Anytime.”
Damian cross his arms. “Well whatever Finn is, I hope the speech out there was worth it.”
Jey looks at Damian furrowing his eyebrows. “And why is that?”
Damian has a smug look on his face. “Because of the moment that man spoke about being the leader of Judgment Day coming out of his mouth.”
JD and the rest look at Damian together.
“The moment he just exposed himself out there in front of the superstars and the audience.”