Takeover New Orleans 3

BTR Part Thirteen- Takeover New Orleans 3.

No smut this time. Say whaaaa... plenty in the next part. Enjoy.

James threw up in the trash bin and you smacked him on the back to help him get through it as Ricochet and Mitch were going over some last minute details as you guys were about ten minutes from the show opening. You ask him if he's okay and he nods and you say you've gone over every detail and this match will work. You and Mitch had a bet on which one of their matches would be better and you had told Jessamyn you didn't have the time for a pre match hookup but she says she and Noelle had something planned back at the hotel. You were a bit excited about that but had your game face on when you put the belt over your shoulder and went with James to gorilla to go over some of the spots with Shawn and Hunted who were more focused on making sure James was okay and ready. He steels his resolve and you knew this was going to be a helluva match. Hunter tells you to make sure you don't hurt the rest of the card, bit Shawn tells him fuck that and go and do a classic, the two of them smiling as the opening pyro toes off and James gets ready for his music to hit. You slap hands and thanks you with a sincere look in his eyes as you tell him no problem and his music hits, James amping up as he hits the ramp and makes his entrance as you think some things over before your music hits and your pop rings through your ears before heading down. It still never felt real to you, as over two years ago you were just a guy working the road as a stage and backstage hand and now, you were NA Champion of NXT. You knew you had deliver in this match, not just because you had a potential career defining moment ahead with Walter but because you wanted the others to know their faith in you was warranted and that you wanted James to get over even more so then he was, the same as you had been able to do with Mitch. You handed the belt off after your flair and the two of you faced off as his extra inches made the stare down seem like this wasn't going to go your way. As Kayla makes the weight and location announcements, you were reading to go and the bell dinging sent you into a different headspace.

James dominated you for the first seven minutes. Strikes, chops, lariats and big boots constantly kept you down. Any mounted offense he quickly countered. You kicked out of three different attempts, both at an early to mid 2. You really wanted to sell how powerful and dangerous he was. So when we went for an early Ripcord Lariat, you countered with a spinning DDT that brought the crowd alive as you started to mount a offense. A dropkick here, a superkick to his temple for a one count, a running clothesline he counters into a powerslam that takes the moment back to him. He throws you out of the ring and to everyone's shock hits a tope that takes you out and explodes the crowd as his athleticism was insane. He quickly grabs you and tosses you into the steel steps, breaking the ten count before he grabs you and tries to irish whips you into the ring post but you're able to reverse it and get him to slam headfirst, taking the opportunity to get onto the ring apron and hit a running denton onto him, wiping you both out as the ref counts. You beat it at eight and he beats it at nine as you hit the ropes and strike with a Meteora which gets the crowd pumped as you hear the one...t...James kicks out before two which stuns you and the crowd but you hurry to the top rope and get ready to hit your 180 corkscrew moonsault but as you got ready to hit it, James explodes up, runs to the top rope grabs your throat and delivers a top rope falling chokeslam that's impact shakes the ring as the crowd counts down the three count but your shoulders hit up at two, to James frustrations as he grabs you and pulls you up and into a jackknife powerbomb, pinning you again but you mindless through a shoulder up at two, James screaming as he drags you to a ring post as he begins to climb up top, the crowd standing as James begins to stand but as he does you explode up just as he does and you run and hit a Meteora to his chest, James taking a wicked bump as he falls from the top rope and onto the floor below as the crowd cheers as you then climb the top rope and hit a crossbody as you take James down again, you building the momentum as you run into the ring and climb the top rope and go for a second crossbody but James catches you, and the crowd goes wild as he then hits a fall away slam into the barricade, your selling making the crowd suck their teeth as James grabs you and tosses you into the ring, grabbing you as he hits the Ripcord Lariat, and not taking a chance he picks you up and hits you with a second that sends you spinning before you land like a ragdoll and he pins you with a hooked leg. The ref counts, one. The crowd goes wild. Two. Not moving an inch. Thr...your shoulders come up, the crowd is going wild, James snaps and goes to the ref and as he comes back he grabs you by your hair and yells at you as he sets you up for standing suplex but you quickly countered and turn it into a backstabber out of nowhere which tells James as the impact did hurt your knees, and you clutched at it as he laid out and sold it, throwing an arm over him as he throws a shoulder up at two. You get to the corner and save for him to get up as he gets to his knee and you hit a Meteora, pinning James. One. Two. James powers you off of him and you quickly hit the ropes as he goes to stand and BAM, another Meteora this time he hits the corner and you hit the opposite corner and BAM, another Meteora into the corner, James falling onto his back and rolls onto position as you climb the top rope and hit the 180 degree corkscrew moonsault, the crowd going wild as you cover James, one, two...thr..James kicks out and you scoot into the corner as you look terrified as James was already getting to his knees as you looked crestfallen at what to do next as you sneered and got to the corner and went for another Meteora but he side steps and catches you into a chokeslam, James quickly pulling you up and hitting the Ripcord Lariat, before grabbing you into a standing suplex again, James jumping and twisting as it's a variation of a jackhammer. The crowd knows this is it. They're exhausted, they chant along with the ref. One. Two. Thre...Your arm shoots up and the crowd goes ballistic, as James looks at you incredulously as he pants and runs his face as he curses and sees you meekly getting to your knees as he hits the ropes and goes for a running big boot but you roll to the side and hit a out of no where superkick. James is staggered and you hit a german suplex before you pick him up and hit Palace's Burn. The crowd knows this is it. It has to be. One. Two. James pushes you off of him before it even gets close to three and as you hit the ropes for a Meteora attempt, James takes your head off with a clothesline so vile you literally felt your bones strain as he grabs you and lifts you up into his sit down Last Ride powerbomb, and as the crowd booed and jeered him, the ref counts, one, two, three. Your reign as NA Champion was over and James had official begun. The crowd pops for him as he takes the belt and holds it up high as he roars as you sell the finisher for a good while before you're led out by some officials and refs who whisper how amazing that was. You get a standing ovation amongst the celebration for James and you hit the back with some bruised and some aches but relatively no worse for ware as you are handed a towel and towel off as best as you can as you are hugged by Shawn who tells you you're the future as Hunter comes and shakes your hand and just repeats saying "wow" as other officials come and congratulated you as James hits the back and grabs you and sobs happily as you tell him he deserves it and let him go so Shawn can give a big hug as you find Heather, Brooke, Karrionnsnd Scarlett and Marina and Jessamyn waiting for you in the back as you hug and kiss and slap hands as they tell you how great it was. Jessamyn tells you what hotel and the room number as Heather and Scarlett are up for their title match where Heather tells you she's going over. You kiss her and hold her tightly as you say she's earned it and she laments how far you both have come since the tryout. You tell her to bring the house down as you go and take a quick shower before hitting the training room to get iced up. As you watch the feed in the back you see Heather win and you hold back some tears as this was an awesome moment for her and you were genuinely happy.

James comes in a few minutes later and he hands you a beer as you smirk and drink it as James gets his shoulder wrapped before the two of you watch the incredible match between Mitch and Ricochet. Mitch gets the rub and the win which made you and James mark as the two of you hurry to get to gorilla to congratulate the two of them as they came through, Mitch getting the high praise he deserves as you tell him and Ricochet to meet y'all at the hotel. You and James grab your gear bag as James looks at the NA Title and profusely thanks you again as you tell him he better save his breath and strength as you pulled into the hotel parking lot and asked him if he was ready for whatever was waiting for them. He nods and the two of you get out and head to the room, not knowing what awaited.

End.