Wrestling ONE SHOTS and IMAGINES

9 Jon Moxley

The first day in a new company is always exciting, but I was particularly looking forward to this first day. Today, after what felt like an eternity, I would be able to see my friend Jonathan Good again, you probably know him as Jon Moxley.

I used to work as a writer for WWE. Some of the people I met there were Jon and his now wife Reneé. From 2014 to 2017 my job was going really well. A lot of my ideas were realized in the shows and I got along with almost all of the people backstage. Especially my friendship with Jon and Renee was close.

And I have to admit that I had a teeny tiny bit of a crush on Jon, okay, maybe not that tiny. But he belonged to Reneé, and I respected that. I was never one to interfere in a relationship or even try to break anyone up. So I kept my feelings to myself. I don't think anyone had any idea what was going on inside of me.

Anyway, my year 2017 ended with me not renewing my contract with WWE. I think anyone in my situation would have done the same. It just got to be too much, every idea, every storyline I wrote in the last six months would be shot down by Vince McMahon himself. It was frustrating and nobody knew exactly what his problem with me was. He probably just lost interest in my work, I wouldn't be the first.

Of course they tried to convince me to sign a new contract, but that was out of the question for me. And I had other sources of income. I didn't do the job at the WWE because I needed it. As a writer I worked freelance for various magazines and occasionally I even wrote songs and commercial texts. Sometimes I wrote for soap operas, don't judge me.

I love writing storylines for wrestling shows. It was my passion. And that's what Vince took away from me by shooting down every idea I had. In order to protect my work, I had made sure that everything I wrote during my time there was covered by copyright. This meant that after I left they could not use any of my ideas without asking me for permission and paying me.

But enough about the past. Today was finally the day I could follow my passion again. My first day as a writer for AEW. The company that Jon now works for.

I had just finished a meeting with the creative team. Everything made a fantastic first impression and I was looking forward to working with them. I was just walking around backstage when I finally saw him. He had his back to me while he was talking to Matt Hardy. So I took the opportunity to sneak up on him. Matt saw me coming, but I silently made it clear to him not to give me away. As I stood behind Jon, I poked him in the ribs. He jumped and quickly spun around toward me, gasping.

"Hey, Jonny boy!" I said with a chuckle.

"Oh my God, Y/N." He hugged me so tightly that I could barely breathe. "What are you doing here? I haven't seen you in ages," he said when he let go of me.

"Well, you're looking at the newest member of the creative team." Looking at him made me so happy, all those deeply buried feelings came up again. He looked better than ever. Damn it.

" That's awesome! Listen, I've got to go, but we really need to catch up," Jon replied.

"Sure. Meet me in my hotel room tonight. We'll order pizza and have time to talk. Room 457." I suggested.

"Sounds good. I'll see you later, Y/N." he leaned down and gave me a kiss on the cheek.

Later that night.

I had just taken a shower and was now waiting for Jon. I was about to order the pizza when there was a knock on the door. When I opened the door, Jon was standing there with a pizza in his hands.

"Oh, that's what I call good timing. I was just about to order pizza. Come in and make yourself comfortable," I said.

We sat down on the bed and ate the pizza while we talked about everything possible. Especially why he left the WWE and how he liked it at AEW. Somehow I had the feeling that something was wrong. He was still the happy, smart and silly man I knew, but there was something off.  I just couldn't quite put my finger on what it was.

"So how's Reneé?" I asked.

He pulled a face. It was something I didn't know from him. He was usually so proud to talk about his wife.

"What's wrong? Why are you making that face?" I had no idea what was going on.

"Um... so... the thing is... we broke up... about two months ago and I haven't told anyone yet," he said quietly.

"Oh, honey, I'm so sorry. What happened?" I was shocked and I didn't see that coming. They were always so happy.

"You know... Many different reasons, but the fact that we work in rival companies created a lot of tension. She loves working for WWE, while I can't find anything good about this company anymore. Apart from that, we actually wanted to finally start a family. But apparently her career is more important to her. She told me she stopped taking the birth control pill, but I found out she still takes it. So that means she lied to me and you know I hate nothing more than being lied to." He took a deep breath and I couldn't believe my ears. I never in my life expected that from Reneé.

"Yeah, I remember. But do you think there's any chance you'd get back together? I mean, you were together so long. Will you just give that up?" I asked.

Jon shook his head. "No, I don't think there's any going back for us. Our marriage hasn't been going well for a while. This was just the last straw to break the camel's back. Plus, today when I saw you again, I realized something."

"You realized what?" I ask, still in shock.

"That I like you very much. That I maybe even love you as more than just a friend." 

Did he just say that...

"And judging by your reaction, you feel the same way," Jon said confidently.

He was right, of course he was right. When I didn't respond, he leaned toward me, closer and closer. I could no longer fight my feelings. So I leaned in until our lips met. Words were no longer necessary. It felt right.

And so we spent the night catching up, but in a different way than planned.

Published July 4, 2020