I recently signed a new five year contract with WWE which was worth more than people originally anticipated and I am now the highest paid wrestler in the world. There is a significant jump from my pay to the person underneath me but the company are investing in me because they know that I'm worth it.
Almost losing my life to an overdose really put things into perspective for me and made me realise just how important wrestling is to me. I made the decision to get married then get divorced but wrestling was the only constant thing in my life until I almost threw it away.
In the process of realisation, I decided to make things official with Aaliyah as I realised that I did not want to see her with anybody else. We have exclusively been sleeping with only eachother for a little while now but she is an attractive individual with a cool mind and I know that will attract other mens attention.
"You were already that guy but now you've surpassed that." Colby tells me as we sit down in the cafeteria and I let out a small chuckle.
"And all it took was me overdosing." I click my tongue at him as he winces. "Crowd sympathy does wonders for your career."
"I hate when you joke like that." He nudges me and I let out another laugh. "But you're honestly killing it right now and making us all feel more passionate about wrestling."
"I'll be honest in saying that I miss being part of the Shield but I think that I am where I need to be." I lift up my protein shake before sipping the remains. "Being part of a group can be confining as we all have our roles to play but to lead is a different story as I get to push my character to a whole new level."
"That's exactly how I felt when I branched out from the group as it allowed me to go from babyface to heel and explore a whole persona." Colby does his signature Joker laugh. "Who would have thought that I could bring a DC character to life?"
"That laugh of yours is pretty iconic." I click my tongue at him as I begin unravelling my sandwich. "Can't wait to see our future interactions."
"We really need to visit Jon now that he's doing his own thing." Colby drizzles sauce over his rice box. "It would be good to get the band back together."
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More wrestlers join our table as we make conversation over lunch and I find myself being pulled into multiple conversations over the table which is not something that happens often. I usually would go back to my own locker room for my break or leave the stadium so this is a first in a very long time.
"There goes our locker room leader." Randy Orton pats my shoulder as he walks past our table and my ears perk up at his words. I look around at the men sitting at the table who don't disprove the claim made by the legend killer and I feel something weird in my stomach.
I'm the locker room leader.
Colby looks up at me, "Why the face?"
"Nothing." I shake my head before taking a bite out of my protein bar. "Just trying to process my new life."
