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Wrestlemania 35. Reigns Vs Boyce. Ladder Match For The Universal Title.

The next morning...
Sasha was the first to wake up and she let me sleep a little longer as she got up and dressed before I started to stir awake. She sat in bed and watched me wake up. "Mmmm, morning Mercy."
"Morning." She greeted. "Slept well I trust?" She said sitting on the bed.
"Like a rock." I smiled before yawning and stretching like a cat for a moment before sitting up and stretching like a normal person would. Then I picked up my glasses from the bedside table and put them on before getting up and getting dressed myself. Once I was dressed. "So. Are you staying in our locker room or are you going to sit at ringside?"
"I arranged for me to stay in our locker room with Bayley during your match. But I'll be accompanying you when you go out for the Hall of Fame Class parade."
"Sounds good babe." I smiled. I walked over to her and kissed her. Then sat next to her on the bed.
"Well, Calvin reminded me before we were married we need to discuss baby names for our little girl."
"Right. Any ideas?"
"I was thinking Sierra, Sydney, Houston or Jewels."
"I like Jewels. How about we name her, Jewels Matelyn."
"Well, the Jewels I agree with. Let's work on the middle name after your match tonight baby."
"Okay." We stood up and I grabbed my arena pack and we headed ot the MetLife Arena and just sat and talked with our friends.

When the time had come and the Kick Off show had ended. Sasha and I just watched most of the event from our locker room on the monitor. When it came time to do the Hall of Famer parade. Sasha and I walked to the gorilla and smiled as Taker hugged us both and shook my hand. "I'm proud of you Daniel. You and I may not have seen eye to eye on things but when it comes right down to it. You are one of the few toughest opponents I've had." He said.
"Thanks Mark."
"So how is the soon to be born little girl doing?"
"Oh just fine. And we decided to name her Jewels. We're still working out the middle name." Sasha smiled.
"Well, the first name is the most important the middle name is the most difficult." He smiled. "Well I better head out. See you out there."
About a minute or two after he left Sasha and I walked out and stood in the center of the stage. Each Hall of Famer smiled and waved when his name was called and when Jojo got to me I smiled and did my signature 'hang loose' hand gesture which is used widely in Hawaii. But I rarely used it in my entire career. But it just seemed fitting to do it now. After I lowered my hand I kissed Sasha and she smiled and waved. Once the parade was over we headed back to our locker room where Bayley was waiting. Mikaze came in after a moment or two and I was about to get ready for my ladder match against Roman for the Universal Title.
"Here you go Daniel." He handed me an old school looking old west duster trench coat with the name THE OUTLAW emblazened on the back with crossed colts over the top and crossed winchesters underneath.
"How did you?" He just pointed to Sasha who was all smiles. "You found my planning book didn't you for my personas." She blushed as she smiled. "You are one amazing woman." I smiled as I leaned down a bit and kissed her . I searched my persona bag and found an old black, felt stetson hat, a slightly worn pair of jeans, and a pair of cowboy boots even a button up shirt that was slightly torn near the bottom of the shirt. "Thanks Mikaze." He smiled and left the room. I got changed into the clothes I had been saving since the cowboy persona had been used to death. But the outlaw was to be a new take on the overly used cowboy persona. Once I was finished I walked up to Bayley and Sasha. "Well, what do you think?"
"You look good baby." Sasha smiled.
"I agree but you may want to unbutton that shirt at least two buttons." Bayley said.
I did just that and when I looked to the monitor and saw that my match was up next I headed out to the gorilla but not before kissing Sasha for luck. "Good luck baby. And you better come back to me after the match. At least in one piece."
"Not only will I come back to you in one piece but I'll have the Universal Title draped over my shoulder." I smiled. I kissed her one more time then headed to the gorilla. By the time I had reached the gorilla Roman was already out in the ring and after a few moments the lights went out and 'Jet Black Hearse' by Danny Farrant started playing and the spotlights shown on me as I was surrounded by targets and I had a hidden pistol up my sleeve and when the song hit a crescendo I fired all five shots in the targets and a sixth one in a man that flew backwards through a window that had the words 'The Outlaw' painted on it. I unclipped the gun from my wrist and just walked to the ring. The crowd cheered as I slowly ascended the steel steps and got into the ring. Once I took off the hat, jacket and my glasses. Jojo made the introductions. "The following contest is a ladder match. And it is for the WWE Universal Championship. Introducing the challenger, from Menan, Idaho. Weighing in at 250 Lbs. He is the Man of A Thousand Faces. Daniel Boyce. And his opponent, from Tampa, Florida. Weighing in at 265 Lbs. He is the WWE Universal Champion. Roman Reigns."
After the title was clasped to the ring and suspended close to twenty feet above the ring. The ref started the match.

40 minutes into the match...

Roman and I were not tired but we weren't exactly fresh as we had started the match. I used the ladder as everything imaginable as I had sandwiched him in the ladder, I hit him with it, I leap onto the announce table where he laid prone as I leapt from the top of the ladder and just performed a Superfly Splash. When I had it draped over him and I was going to do a knee drop on it only for him to rocket it into my knee and cause me to spin onto my back and I hit the canvas hard. I slowly got up and he did a superman punch that nearly took my head off. I fell on my face and he set up a ladder under the title and I slowly pulled myself up right and stepped out of the ring for a minute and did a spring board spear and took him off the ladder. we both laid on the canvas and I we determined to be the first to be standing upright. So I pulled myself up using the ropes and he tried doing a spear only for me to leapfrog over him and send him sailing into the ringpost then outside the ring. I then readjusted the lader underneath the title and started to climb it. When I saw him trying to stand up via the barricade. I leapt to the top rope, rampside of the ring and do a rendition of the phenomenal forearm, knocking him against the steel siding for the lights and I got up slowly by hauling myself to my feet via the steel steps and pulled myself up to the apron and into the ring. I crawled to the ladder and climbed up and with what little energy I had left I reached up and worked on unbuckling the belt . I kept an eye on Roman who was having trouble getting back up. Everytime he tried moving toward the ring. He fell back against the barricade. By the time he had made it to the apron. I had unbluckled the title and held it in my hands as Jojo made the announcement.
"Ladies and gentlemen here is your winner and  the new WWE Universal Champion. 'The Man of A Thousand Faces'. Daniel Boyce." Confetti, fireworks everything went off as I climbed a bit farther and sat on the top of the ladder and raised the title above my head with both hands. And roared at the crowd as they cheered and after Mania went off the air I slowly made my way down the ladder and rolled out of the ring and shook Romans hand and raised his arm in the air for a great match. He hugged me and raised my arm in victory and I made my way to the back then to the trainers room. When he found nothing wrong with me I just left the room and headed to me and Sasha's locker room.

When I walked in Sasha ran into my arms. "I was so scared that you wouldn't make it through the match."
"Babe. I'm fine."
"That you are and your the new Universal Champion. At least until next month. Then you'll drop your title and be home with me taking care of me until our little girl comes." Sasha smiled as she rubbed her belly.
"Well, thanks Bayley. For keeping Sasha company during my match."
"No problem. See you guys around." She left and Sasha and I got ready to head back to the hotel.

Once we got there, we walked in, I dropped my arena and persona pack and on the sofa and headed directly for bed. Sasha smiled as she slid in next to me. And laid her head on my shoulder and I wrapped my right arm around her waist and she held my right hand on her stomach. I smiled weakly as she turned her head only just and I sat up a bit and kissed her. "I'm sorry if I'm too tired babe."
"It's okay. You fought one hell of a war and I'm proud of you for not only lasting as long as you did. But for making your dream come true but also because you left everything in the ring tonight baby. So tonight. You just rest. And I'll be right here."
"Thank you babe."
"Your welcome. I love you."
"I love you more."
I was so tired that I forgot to take my glasses off and just fell asleep with them on.