~With Aleki~

Well, I've been dreading for the day as what's going to happen on that day is gonna happen: the Bullet Club OGs are looking to separate themselves from The Elite and the new boys like myself.

They personally told me that I'm either with them or against them, so I have to make that choice, whether I like it or not, and that decision is going to be made on July 7th, in San Francisco, in California.

However, I was given permission to cut a promo in the back and I made sure to warn Hana about the stuff that I'm about to say.

I wanna make sure that what I'm about to say is gonna be offensive to Japan, as it's only in character and not the person outside the ring.

When we arrived, we held hands as Hana leaned on my shoulder and smiled.

I can just tell that she loves holding my hand so much, especially when she's going to one of my shows, and I have been going to them as well. I just haven't talked about the matches and whatnot she's taken part in, except her US TV debut. I thought that was a special occasion for her, in my eyes.

Anyway, when we arrived where my stablemates are, they were endeared by how adorable Hana happened to be, especially when she said hello to them.

It really seems like that they don't mind her staying with us and Hana really seems to enjoy herself around the group.

Seriously, I was talking to Ali the other day and I asked him if he had no problem with Hana being backstage with us, and he told me that he has no problem with her hanging out with us since she seems to fit in very well.

He even told me that I should consider having her as an honorary member of Bullet Club.

Well, we'll have to see because at the moment, I gotta make sure that I get the okay from Hana with the promo I plan on cutting backstage.

~1 Hour Later~

When the show started, Ali and Tev went ahead and did their thing while I was prepping myself for the promo.

Hana was rubbing my shoulders and just massaging me, helping me get ready to say the shit that I thought up in my head, but somehow, she sensed it.

Hana: アレキちゃん、どうしたの？ (Aleki-chan, what's wrong?)

Me: 僕がこれから言うこと、花ちゃん、プロモーションでカットする内容で君を怒らせてしまう気がするんだ。予防のために少し聞いてみるかい？ (The things I'm gonna say, Hana-chan, I have a feeling that I'll offend you with the stuff I'm going cut in the promo. Do you wanna hear some of it as a precaution?)

Hana: いいえ。どうぞ。 (Nope. Fire away.)

I was shocked by what she was saying. I really feel like she's not gonna care about what I plan on saying in the promo.

Me: 本当に私が言うことを何も聞きたくないのですか？ だって、このプロモーションには日本にとって少し敏感な部分があるんです。 (Are you sure you don't wanna hear anything I'm gonna say? I mean, there's a part about the promo that's gonna be a bit sensitive to Japan.)

Hana: いいえ。とにかく挑戦してください。問題ではありません。とにかく、人々の話題になります。 (No way. Just shoot your shot. It doesn't matter. It's gonna get people talking, anyway.)

Me: でも、花ちゃん、私はあなたを怒らせたくないの。それは私が最もしたくないことなの。 (But Hana-chan, I don't wanna offend you. It's the last thing I wanna do.)

Hana: アレキちゃん。 (Aleki-chan.)

She came around and sat next to me with a serious look and I had to listen.

Hana: プロモーションで何を言おうと、それは私にとっては問題ではありません。なぜなら、私はあなたを愛しているからです。 (Whatever you're gonna say in the promo won't matter to me because I love you.)

She then held my hand as I kept listening to her, making sure I get her opinion on what I plan on saying.

Hana: ファンからどんな反応が返ってくるにせよ、彼らはあなたについて話すでしょう。良くも悪くも、それは問題ではありません。あなたがすべきことは、彼らを感情的にさせ、彼らにあなたを嫌わせることだけです。あなたは私と同じヒールなのですから。 (Whatever reaction you get from the fans, they'll be talking about you. Good or bad, it doesn't matter. All you need to do is get them in their feelings, and make them hate you, since you're a heel like I am.)

I smirked a bit with a chuckle, but I can definitely tell where she's coming from. I have to make sure that what I say is going to make them boo me no matter what.

Hana: 約束するよ、君が何を言っても私は気分を害さない。これはただの宣伝だ。誰が気にする？君はいずれにしても流行るだろう。 (I promise, I will not be offended from whatever you say. It's just a promo. Who cares? You're gonna be trending anyway no matter what.)

Me: そうですね、すみません。私はもう4年間日本に住んでいるので、こういうことに対して不安になってしまうんです。 (You're right, I'm sorry. I just get paranoid about this stuff, knowing that I've been living in Japan for four years now.)

Hana: 分かりました。妄想を抱くのは悪いことではありませんが、気にしないでください。いいですか？ (I understand. There's nothing wrong with being paranoid, but just don't let that get to you. Okay?)

She then hugged me as I had to do the same before we released five seconds later.

Producer: アレクキ君、君の時代が来たよ。 (Aleki-kun, your time's here.)

Me: ちょっと待ってください。 (Gimme a second.)

He nodded and walked off as I turned to Hana, who was now smirking.

Me: さて、ちょっと悪口を言わなきゃ。 (Well, I gotta go talk some trash.)

Hana: ここでまた待ってますよ。 (I'll wait for you back here.)

We kissed for a second before I sat up and we held onto each other's hands until we released, and I felt Hana leaning on where I sat down with her elbows on my seat with her hands on her chin with a cute smile.

I can just picture it right now in my head...

God, I'm the luckiest guy in the world right now.

When I got to where Ali and Tev were, they noticed the stupid smile that I continued to have on my face.

Ali: What did she do?

Me: She gave me a pep talk about the promo I plan on cutting.

Ali: Did she say anything about it? Did you tell her what you plan on saying?

Me: She told me she didn't wanna hear it because no matter what, she still loves me. To me, any backlash against me is gonna be a bunch of bullshit, since many fans take things seriously and there's gonna be a fucking internet warrior trying to cancel me. Whatever happens, happens. I'm not gonna care anyway.

Tev: That's the right attitude, right there. We're all gonna listen so whatever you got in mind, we can't wait.

We managed to go over to where I was gonna cut the promo and I was doing some last minute breathing techniques to mentally prepare myself, and when I walked onto the set.

By the time the producer told me they were live, I smiled and started talking.

Me: You know, I have my reasons as to why I'm shitting on Kenny Omega and the Elite for trying to make themselves more relevant than the Bullet Club. Well, here's what I think of that: it sucks! It sucks more than Yui Hatano at a Christmas party, and you think I'm gonna stand for what they've been doing to the Bullet Club and making themselves feel more superior than us?

I then got into the zone and I started talking trash, the right way...

Me: Let me tell you a little story: it was just only a few years ago, when I moved out of Pensacola, in Florida, to Tokyo, in Japan, which was like trading a vacation to the Bahamas for a sleeping bag in a homeless shelter...

I heard Ali and Tev snicker and saw that they looked away to laugh a bit.

Me: ...and I only left because my own family, the legendary Anoa'i-Fatu clan, thought my older brother was the one to carry on the Anoa'i name, but I wanted to prove them wrong, so what better way than to start my career in pro wrestling than NOAH, which I defected from, and joined Bullet Club, in New Japan Pro Wrestling?

I know I had everyone hooked into it, and I pretty much am gonna get people talking about me, like Hana had said.

Me: It was the best thing that's ever happened to me and I can guarantee you, that the Elite is giving me a lot of reasons as to why I need to start killing a lot of assholes inside the ring because there are many who don't respect the business and I wanna make an example of them, including a company I despise so much because that company I'm talking about, they got phony athletes, phony fighters, phony actors, and they're all under the influence of an 80 year old out of touch old man's kool-aid since he's still stuck in the 90s as his dick is stuck somewhere else other than his wife!

Everyone can tell I was referring to WWE, where VKM is in control of EVERYTHING and I really feel like he's trying to make them look like wrestlers, even though they look is forced to do his bidding.

With what I said, I potentially burned a bridge, but who gives a shit at this point?

Me: Now that I'm done talking about that company, it's time for me to get back to the main people I've been targeting: the Elite! And the Elite? At least to my knowledge, the Elite is the equivalent of a bunch of guys sitting around in a treehouse and giggling like a bunch of fucking schoolgirls!

I knew I flamed them with that, but I kept going, as I plan on making Cody an exception in this promo.

Me: You got guys like the Young Bucks, Matt and Nick Jackson? Well, as far as I know, The Young Bucks, Shawn Michaels and Marty Janetty are rolling around in their graves and they're not even dead, with the amount of tassels they have on their outfits as The Young Bucks look like The Rockers off of Wish.com!

I'm on a rampage with this shit and I'm fucking loving it!

Onto the next member...

Me: Then, you got Marty Scurll, the "Villain"! Well, consider me a hero because you know what happens to the villain, right? They get defeated and then put down like the dogs they are, and Marty barely knows any moves to be a member of The Elite, as he looks like a doctor from the fucking Middle Ages, time traveled to the Victorian period, time traveled to today, and then he thought he was a wrestler all of a sudden!

I thought that was great and it was perfect to describe him, but I ain't out of shots! I got a lot more where that came from!

Me: "Hangman" Adam Page! The cowboy of the Elite! From my knowledge, Heath Ledger talked to me from beyond the grave, and he told me that he wants his co-star's costume from Brokeback Mountain back because he feels like you stole that look from him!

I knew I had to call Hangnail out for what he dresses like. When people can think about it, he almost looks like a direct clone of the late Heath Ledger, so I know for a fact that this would work very well.

Me: And now, we move on to my main rival, Kenny Omega! Kenny Omega! "The Best Bout Machine", "The Cleaner", he thinks he's the best wrestler in the world, or many other people would think so, but as far as I know, the only reason Kenny Omega is relevant in pro wrestling is because Dave Meltzer has another match he can jerk off to and give it 6 to 7 stars without even watching it!

The main reason I left Cody out is because I still have respect for his family's legacy in the sport. I wanted to make sure that was put first over mentioning him and insulting the family, which is the last thing I wanna do.

Me: I mean, Kenny thinks he's that special as "The Cleaner", when the only thing that I know that cleans is a sponge from a sink in a fucking kitchen! That's what I think of his "Cleaner" nickname! I think it sucks! I think it's the worst nickname in the history of the world! It's right up there with "The Big Dog" anyway!

I was about to finish up this promo, but there are a couple more things that I had to cover.

Me: Now, the fans have to be talked about because they don't get talked about enough and I don't mean the people who watch the show. I'm talking about the so-called "fans" who prefer watching the other company I just mentioned! New Japan Pro Wrestling has the word "wrestling" for a reason, and that's wrestling matters more than just talking, even though that's what I'm doing right now. Seriously, there is a reason wrestling exists, and that's because fans want to see us wrestle instead of talking for ten hours at the first ten minutes of the show, and all those fat idiots on their Twitter think they know wrestling and yet, they complain about everything since they can't tell from a match to a snack!

I'm at the last part of the promo and I think I'm gonna hit it home with this.

So...

Me: I am about to lose my breath after talking so much, but I don't care because people need to know what kind of people The Elite are! I'm ready to drink some water, but before I do, I wanna end it with this: Elite! You better watch your asses because sooner than later, the Bullet Club, we're gonna strike, and you're not gonna be ready for what we plan on doing to ya. Now, I'm finished! Whatever you fans put into your perspective, do whatever the fuck you want because I don't give a shit! I sent my message, and now I'm gonna send one more! Kenny Omega! Face me one more time, you set the time, date, and the place! Ball's in your court, motherfucker, and I'm ready to end this war as the Bullet Club will prove to be more dominant than your so-called Elite! I can guarantee it, because look in my eyes! These are the eyes of an "Ultimate Assassin"! I'm ready for whatever you got, so wherever the place is, whatever the date is, and whatever the time is, I! AM! READY! TO! KILL YOU! So bring it on, if you got the balls, asshole.

I walked off as I went over to where my stablemates were and just as I walked in, many of them started to chuckle and then burst into laughter!

I knew I got them bought into what I was saying, and I think I did a damn good job of it!

Ali: You really told them! That was sick!

Tev: Very well done, Aleki! That was awesome!

Then, Hana came in and she was just laughing like crazy! And what was she like to what I was saying? Well...

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I could tell that she understood every single thing that I was saying and really didn't care about what I was saying in the promo.

Hana thought it was hilarious and I'm really grateful she didn't take it seriously.

Hana (giggling): こんなプロモーションができるとは思いませんでした！「ホームレスシェルターの寝袋」？面白かったです！ (I never thought you could cut a promo like that! "Sleeping bag in a homeless shelter"? That was funny!)

Me: 私が入れた下品な部分は全く気にしないですよね？ (You don't mind the vulgar bits I put in at all, right?)

Hana: いいえ、まったく。あなたのおっしゃることととてもよく合っていると思いました。 (No, not at all. I thought they worked really well with what you were saying.)

I chuckled a bit as she went up and kissed my cheek while hugging me.

Hana: 分かりましたか？これは私があなたに心配して欲しくないことです。あなたが頭に思い浮かべたことを何でも言ってください。あなたが望む限り言っても構いません。私は気分を害しません。 (See? This is what I don't want you to worry about. Say whatever you have in your head, and you have my permission to go as far as you want. I won't be offended.)

Ali: Wait. Was all of that written down? Did you come up with that on the spot?

Me: None of what I said was written. It came off the top of my head. I don't think about what I'm gonna say, I know what I'm gonna say. It's just better for me to have a mentality like that.

Ali: Well, you definitely got the world buzzing about you because a lot of people are reacting to it!

We looked on Twitter and it turns out, I really am trending with the promo I just cut!

The people on that platform were laughing and cheering, just dying about the fact that I buried the entire Elite as a whole, except Cody.

I wanted to leave the guy out because I have a lot of respect for Cody and I didn't wanna have heat with him, so I think I did a good job insulting the others and not him.

When the show was over, we all said goodbye and I took Hana home to her apartment, where we just laughed at the promo I just cut, that was uploaded to YouTube not long after.

I mean, Hana's just the best at the point and for her to not take any of what I said seriously was a blessing, and I think she just showed that she was in this for the long run.