before he cheats | a.cole

thirteen

It's about 8:15 when Adam and I pull into AmericanAirlines Arena's parking lot. I find a parking spot that's relatively close to the entrance that Adam's friend is waiting for us at.

We get out of the car after Adam and I grab both our titles. I throw mine on my shoulder and Adam puts his around his waist. We walk quickly to the back entrance.

There's a guy waiting outside the door. He has blonde hair that's a little curly. He's dressed very professionally. He spots me and Adam and he says, "Adam Cole. I never thought I'd ever see that face again."

Adam laughs and bro hugs the guy. "Never thought I'd see your ugly face again either, Kenny," he says. Kenny laughs.

"Glad to see you're still holding that title. How long has it been now?" Kenny says.

Adam replies with, "Been over 400 days since I've won this bad boy. Longest reign in NXT history"

Kenny claps him on the back and says, "Happy for you, brother." He looks at me. "And you must be the lovely Angelina I was told about. Nice to meet you. I'm Kenny Omega. Adam and I knew each other while he was in the Bullet Club stable while we were in Ring of Honor together."

"We were close friends who lost contact when I signed with WWE after I left Ring of Honor," Adam says. "Now that you're back temporarily and not as busy, we should get together, Kenny."

Kenny nods and says, "Definitely. You still got your boys with you? Roddy, Bobby, and Kyle?"

Adam nods and says, "Oh yeah. Been going strong since Roddy officially joined in 2018."

Kenny laughs and says, "Come on in. I have a place I can put you guys while you wait."

Adam and I walk inside. Kenny closes the door and walks us to a back room. We can clearly hear the crowd and any theme music. Kenny says, "No one comes back here so you guys will be safe. Angelina, I'm assuming you're dressed in case of a match?"

I nod and say, "Yeah. Just in case."

Kenny nods and says, "Okay, good. We'd be making that match our main event for the night. I've already told our two wrestlers that are currently slotted to main event the show tonight that they may not get the chance to main event tonight. I didn't tell them why. They didn't ask either."

I nod and look at Adam. Adam says, "Anything else we should know before we head out?"

Kenny says, "When Britt goes out then you guys can head to the backstage area. Once she's out there then no one can tell her you're here. There's a TV set up back there too so you guys can decide when you want to head out."

Adam and I both nod. I say, "Thank you for helping us out with this."

Kenny nods and says, "Anything for an old friend of mine." Adam laughs. "Make it a good show tonight. I'm sure NXT could use the ratings and viewers."

"Haha," Adam says, mock laughing. "Very funny."

Kenny laughs and leaves the room. I look at Adam. He looks at me. "You ready to go kick some butt out there, princess?"

I smile and say, "You have no idea."

Adam laughs.

I do my pre-match warmups. I stretch out and jump around to keep loose. Adam watches me.

It's about 5 minutes before Britt's match and I say, "I want to go out to the Undisputed Era's music tonight. When we head out to Britt's match, I want your theme music."

Adam blinks at me and says, "You sure? You don't have to."

I nod and say, "I want to. No one knows me around here. They know you. You've been around longer than I have. They hear your music and everyone will freak out and know exactly who it is."