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CHAPTER 4: The Judgement Day

After being checked out by our doctor, I was cleared to make my debut appearance on Monday Night RAW as the new member of The Judgement Day. I spoke to the designer I work with and she created me a new look. I'll be wearing the same black boots but instead of red and black, I'll obviously be wearing purple and black. My top is a long-sleeved crop top with purple flames on it, the bottoms are black booty shorts with rips and a few chains dangling off of them. I'll be wearing a plain leather choker and fishnets, and I have a purple garter for my thigh.

We had just made it to the airport and were going through security. Another flight, another hotel room, and another city with WWE fans meet and greets, and public appearances. I was trying to mentally prepare. A debut is a lot to deal with after the ordeal we just went through a week ago. I didn't know what kind of reaction I was going to get from the crowd or the viewers at home. As far as Twitter was concerned, they couldn't ship Devon Valour and Rhea Ripley more. Most people knew full well that Rhea and I were in a real-life relationship but our characters and personas in the ring were a whole other situation. On-screen, it was Rhea Ripley and Dominik Mysterio. They got the spotlight. For the storyline, I was supposed to come between them so to speak. However, I had no idea how far it would go. As of right now, the officials wanted a little bit of tension between me and Rhea. Seeing how the fans have reacted to me and Rhea's segments in the past, I could see it going over relatively well. So I was guessing at this point that the WWE Universe would have a positive reaction.

Once we made it past security, we found some seats to relax before our flight. We had about an hour and a half before the boarding call would ring over the PA system. We looked around for a second before we settled on an empty row of chairs against the window facing away from the runway where multiple planes were sitting in wait to be prepped for passengers.

We sat down and got comfortable for about fifteen minutes when we heard footsteps approaching us. We both looked up to see a little girl who couldn't be more than six years old. She had long brown hair and the cutest little dimples. She was wearing a pair of jeans with an oversized "I'm Your Mami!" t-shirt. A few feet away stood a woman who looked over at the little girl keeping an eye on her every few seconds. I assumed it was her mother or at least a mother figure. I smiled down at her as she approached me and Rhea shyly.

"Are you Rhea Ripley?" She looked down as she asked, probably nervous to come over but I admired her bravery. I looked over at Rhea with a grin.

"That I am, sweetheart," she said back with a smile. Rhea's face immediately softened seeing how hesitant she was. The girl's face immediately lit up at Rhea's words and a huge smile spread across her face. "What would your name be?"

"Angelina!" She said excitedly.

"Well, it's great to meet you, Angelina," Rhea said. Angelina looked over at me next like she was only now noticing that there was someone sitting next to Rhea.

"And you're Devon Valour!" She was bouncing up and down on her little feet. Her running shoes lit up as she did so.

"That's right," I said.

"I can't wait to watch you guys on RAW! It's my first show. My mom got me tickets for my birthday. I'm six now. My mom's been to shows before and said it was so fun!" Angelina was rambling on excitedly and Rhea and I were happy to listen. Children held a special place in our hearts. The moments like these are what keeps us in the business. The more lives we can change and the more core memories we can create for young fans, the more our careers count. The titles and the glory are fun, don't get me wrong. But it's the moments that we can have with our fans that give us real enjoyment.

Once the woman watching the little girl saw her having a conversation with us, she came over and started apologizing to us about her daughter's lack of manners.