THE FOLLOWING WEEK
(Dori POV)

Well... that was fun...

Anyways after what can only be described as a POWR-ful debut by both myself and my boyfriend, it was official... Ruby Soho and Brandon Powers we're All Elite! And I couldn't be happier, a new company meant new challenges, wrestlers to face, and (most importantly) championships to win.

After that spectacular show we drove back to the hotel and had a little... fun before bed if you know what I mean... before eventually falling asleep in each other's arms.

The next morning, I woke up on top of him with my head on his chest. If I'm honest, I didn't want to leave, but I knew we had a training session lined up with some old friends at deadboyz, so we had to get going.

I lightly tapped his shoulder in an attempt to wake him. That seemed to do the trick as he soon opened his eyes and locked on to mine.

"Well good morning beautiful..."

He said in his deep yet sexy morning voice.

"Morning!"

I giggled a bit stroking his hair back playfully.

"Sleep well?"

I asked semi sarcastically knowing full well the answer to that question.

"Well I mean it was okay, I did have one of the coolest girlfriends in the world to sleep with though so that made it amazing."

"Awe!"

I said placing my head back to his chest as more giggles escaped.

"I wonder who that could've been."

We shared a laugh as we snuggled for a little while longer before getting up and preparing for the long day we had. In the words of the late great Brodi Lee, "it's Wednesday, you n on now what that means..." God I miss that guy.

Anyways, prerequisites out of the way, we soon left our Chicago hotel and drove all the way to Davenport Iowa where we met up with Colby, Josh Gallegos, and our old friend Rebecca and put in a BANGER of a workout session. I'm talking in house cardio and an ASS load of Strength training. The pain is well worth the price of admission though, and the results spoke for themselves. Anyways, when we wrapped up and got ready to head out for dynamite, Becks caught us whilst walking to the car.

"Hey you two! Hell of a session huh?"

"Hell yeah! Then again you guys never disappoint."

Brandon replied and I nodded in approval.

"Yeah... you know I miss you guys in WWE..."
Becky said as her jovial expression changed.

"You guys were, and still are insanely talented, and it still confuses me as to why they let y'all go."

"I know... but can't too concerned about it though, we are still wrestling you know."

I said as chuckles echoed from the three of us.

"Right... just because we're out of WWE, doesn't mean our dreams and motives have changed. We're gonna dominate AEW just like we did our previous employer... no exceptions."

Brandon said with determination in his eyes. And you know what... I couldn't agree more. So what if I didn't get a proper singles run in WWE, that doesn't mean shit when I can give it a damn good shot in our new home... and I knew I was ready.

We eventually said our goodbyes as the three of us fist bumped before Brandon and I headed for dynamite.

WASHINGTON D.C.

Alrighty, one long ass road trip later, we made it to the nation's capital looking to cause chaos as usual. That night we rolled into the hotel dead tired. To be honest, I didn't wanna be anywhere near the roads, not because of Brandon, he hates it as much as me sometimes. The reason stemmed from the two of us pulling two driving stint's each... yeah it was rough.
Anyways, the next morning we woke up with fire in our eyes ready to put on a show!

DYNAMITE
CAPITAL ONE ARENA

FINALLY... we arrived at the arena with one thing on the mind... making a statement. For me... it was the self named "Dr." in Britt Baker. Meanwhile, Brandon was rushing headlong into the title picture, like only he would, with Kenny Omega, Bryan Danielson, and Adam Cole.

My segment was around the middle of the show so I had time to relax for a little, but Brandon was opening the show with the 3 other aforementioned Wrestlers out there. So we walked into our locker room and hung out together as he got changed.

"So... you nervous?"

I asked breaking the silence that was there for a while.

"Dor... you serious? Me.... Nervous?"

I shrugged my shoulders in a... "yeah... good point" type of manner.

"Hey... just asking."
I said as we shared a laugh while he continued to get changed.

Soon enough he had his entrance jacket on and was testing the lights... he looked ready...

"What do ya think? Ready to go?"
Brandon said as he finished his tests. I soon got up from my spot on the lockers and helped him settle into his jacket and brushed off anything weird on there. I eventually finished my... semi thorough inspection, I concluded with...

"Yeah... your good bub... be safe out there."
I said as we stared into each other's eyes.

"I will..."
He said in return as we hugged. He eventually left and made his way to gorilla.

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The show started out as any post pay per view would with a recap of the previous nights events. In particular, the stunning debut of a certain someone and his promo that he made, whilst also showing clips of his past work on the indies and more. The package ended with the footage of Brandon doing his pose on top of the ramp as the video faded to black.

Pyro soon shot up to start the show, and almost immediately following that Brandon' theme hit which sent the crowd, who were already pumped for the show, into a frenzy. This was only escalated when he finally walked out to the stage. I swear... I think I could feel the rumble from our locker room.

He took a moment or two to take this whole experience in seeing as of course this was... while his second night in AEW. This was his first on dynamite, a completely new crowd... or at least in some ways to the company we both came from. I guess though, once a Powers fan, always a Powers fan, because moments later I swore I heard a Brandon Powers chant.

He eventually made his way to the ring, walked up the steps, and stepped in between the ropes. It was all but official at that point that the POWRful one... was in the building.

"Well hello D.C.!!!"
He said slightly nodding his head as the crowd roared once more.

"Now you're probably wondering.... What the hell I'm doing here, what... is Brandon Powers doing in AEW... I thought he was loyal to one company because that company gave him his big break..."

Mild boos sounded from the crowd as they knew where he was going with that statement.

"Well... to answer that question... Yes 'They' did in fact give me my big break... but for those of you all that know me, and know my story.... 'They' never... MADE me..."

The crowd popped as BP chant's began again.

"Yeah, spoiler alert... they didn't, and now that I'm free from my cage... no one is stopping me from achieving whatever the hell I want... and speaking of which, speaking of being free... I... didn't come alone."

He said as he gestured to the entrance way.

Yeah... surprise!! I'm going out there with him. As he was talking, I quietly made my way to gorilla with one of the producers and waited for my cue.

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The second it came around, the crowd almost blew the roof off of the place, as I walked out all smiles and such. It feel really good to be on an entrance stage again... because I knew what came next.

Anyways, I eventually made my way to the ring to join my handsome boyfriend as my music subsided.

"Ladies and Gentlemen... Ruby Soho!"

Brandon exclaimed as the crowd roared once more. He got my a mic from the ring crew.

"Now That... is what I'm talking about... What's Up D.C.?!!"

The erupted once more and soon started chanting my name which got me in the feels a little.

"It's good to see you too... now, last weekend... was freaking insane was it not? I mean... after three... months of being on the shelf, cast aside by my... our former employer... I honestly didn't know if I was gonna be back wrestling... but then I heard about a certain wrestling company making waves nationwide, this company that was home to names like Kenny Omega, Christian Cage, and... one Britt Baker."

The crowd oohed in surprise.

"I say that to say this... I won that Battle Royal this past weekend... so Britt, im coming for that title and there's not a damn thing you can do to stop... the runaway."

I said looking dead into the hard cam making my presence known.

Soon enough The Elite's music hit as The Young Bucks, Kenny Omega... And two bald guys... one of them had a face mask on, made their way out to the stage.

"Well well well... if it isn't part of the new 'flavor of the month'... or sorry... am I interrupting something?"

He said mockingly as their music faded and boos from the crowd took it's place.

"Don't feel too good don't it tough guy! Well I only have one question for you... Who the hell do you think you are..."

The crowd booed once more.

"Who do you think you are interrupting The Elite after another successful night on the job, interrupting the best... bout machine, Kenny Omega after successfully defending MY title... who do you think you are... bringing your kind... here."

The crowd booed louder and even started a "that was racist" chant to which we dismissed.

"N-... now D.C... as much as I appreciate the backup... he wasn't talking about skin color. He's talking about a company... that had a mass firing during a pandemic and cited it for... "budget cuts." That same company that disguises professional wrestling as "sports entertainment." That same company that pushed mediocre superstars with very little experience to the top leaving people with actual RAW talent... in catering..."

I felt a sense of pride as he said raw talent because he was pointing at me while he said it.

"News flash dipstick, They never 'Made' us!! We made ourselves, now with that being said let's cut straight to the point, no more fun and games, I want a shot at the AEW championship... more importantly... I want a shot at shutting you up for good!! Because when it comes to Brandon Powers, and Ruby Soho in A..E...W... You three jack-offs as well as any who wants it in the back will..."

"POWR DOWN!!"

The crowd exploded and cheered right after as Brandon pointed the mic to them. His theme soon cued in as the two stared each other down, before Brandon and I left the ring. Not without flair though as Brandon did his signature pose on the stage one more time before walking to the back.

"Phew... hell of a night, huh?"
I said as we continued walking the locker room.

"Hell yeah, this is only the beginning babe. I see a bright future right here in AEW!"

"Totally- wait... did you just..."

"Well yeah... we are a thing, right?"

"Of course, but... I can't remember the last time you saison that. N-not that it's a bad thing bu-"

He stopped right there and then with a kiss as I wrapped my arms around him. I'm pretty sure we were in a corner of the hallway heading towards our locker room, so no one minding their own business would see us. He soon pulled away and we stared into each other's eyes for... what felt like forever before walking out of the corner and to the locker room to get changed and head out the door.

I swear that man has a way with emotions... even when he doesn't intend to. I got a good feeling about my soulmate here... oh and my in-ring career of course.

Speak soon?

- RS

(End POV)