"Alright, but how was today with Dean and Renee?" Ashley asked.

"It was alright. We just worked out and talked to each other for awhile. I missed you."

"I missed you too. But do you really think that my new hairstyle looks good?"

"Of course I do. It looks beautiful on you."

Ashley kept staring at me, gazing down on my body.

"I'm guessing you love what you see, don't you?" I chuckled.

"You know it."

It was still bothering me on the inside that Charlotte was causing trouble when it came to me. I knew whenever Ashley figured it out, she would leave me. I tried to keep it buried inside. I feel like Ambrose or Renee might tell her; or even Charlotte herself. Charlotte has always wanted me all to herself and she hated that I fell in love with Ashley.

However, I needed to prepare for Fastlane very soon.

Fastlane

Days passed and Ambrose and Renee were still furious with me after what transpired. They avoided contact with me ever since. They refused to believe me about Charlotte finding me over at the vending machine. It was one of her devious plans to not only sneak a kiss to make me lose my friends and soon my girlfriend, but to make people assume that I was cheating on her. I felt like after Fastlane, I should talk to them about what happened a few days ago while Ashley was having her match against Charlotte.

Until then, I needed to focus on my match tonight. I was determined to beat Daniel Bryan and take my rightful place in the main event spot for WrestleMania. I found out at a house show that Sheamus had lost his championship to Brock Lesnar. I realized that I had a chance to win the championship back from Brock in the main event because I knew I was going to win.

"Babe, is everything alright?" Ashley asked, breaking my train of thought.

"Yeah, I just have a lot of things running in my mind."

"Wanna talk about it?" Her hand intertwined with mine.

"Nah, it's okay." I lied, "I'm just frustrated with the match. What if I lose to Daniel?"

"You're not going to lose to Daniel."

I stood up and went with her to my locker-room, picking-up my vest and gloves.

"Good luck, Ro."

"Thank you, Ashley."

My entrance hit as I walked my way down to the crowd. I heard a few mixtures between boos and cheers surrounding the arena. I looked around to seeing an entire stadium full of people. I knew what I needed to do, and that was to beat Daniel Bryan at this point to main event WrestleMania. Just as I dreamt for all these years.

I watched as Daniel made his way into the ring and I wasn't in the best mood after everything that has happened over the past few days. Daniel looked at me and started laughing and I pointed at him. Whatever happens, I know I'm going to beat him for the spot that I earned in January.

The match started while I heard, "Daniel Bryan" chants erupting throughout the arena. I wasn't liked as much after I won the Royal Rumble back in January, but I didn't care. I just wanted to main event WrestleMania and take back what is rightfully mine.

I looked at him as he had a smile on his face. I remembered stumbling across that one tweet on Twitter from Daniel, "Everyone talks about Roman Reigns being strong, tonight I break him mentally. Believe that!"

We walked around the ring. I didn't keep my eyes off of Daniel and we started pushing each other to see who was the stronger man. I kept walking closer to him and he kept backing away slowly. "Really? You know I can beat you!" I shouted. Daniel kept trying to show he was stronger than me and I stood at the side of the ring post and scratched my head in confusion. Looking at him, he got down onto the canvas and tried charging towards me.

Daniel had me into a chokehold, and I began trying to toss him out of the hold and he didn't budge. I hit in the side of the ribs as he shouted in pain; luckily, I almost broke the hold while I kept repeatedly throwing punches to his sides until I successfully escaped.

Daniel tried to grab me from behind and get the pinfall and I kicked out at two. He tried to get me into the Drop-Toe-Hold and I was grabbed by the right leg and I fell; laying on my stomach, while he stepped onto the back of my leg, holding them both as I screamed in pain while he proceeded to step on my other leg from the back. I was feeling immense pain all throughout my legs. The pain was unbearable, and I couldn't stop screaming in agony.

Breaking the submission hold, I walked towards him and he kicked me in the side. I started groaning in pain once more as the pain was shooting down towards my spine. I grabbed him and threw across the ring-post.

Later in the match, I picked up Daniel and threw him down with a Samoan Drop. I was starting to get exhausted and everything kept running through my mind as I kept trying to focus on the match and hit him with a clothesline.

My legs were also starting to get sore. I rolled out of the ring and began limping to the other side of the ring. I realized Daniel's arms were over the ropes and he looked exhausted. I ran up to him and hit him with a Drive-By and seen him slowly fall off from the apron. I jumped in the air to attempt the Superman Punch, and felt Daniel's foot colliding with my ribs with full force. I fell down and tried catching my breath the best I could. I felt as if my ribs were broken.

"Are you feeling okay, Roman?" The referee asked.

I nodded.

I finally started catching my breath until Daniel went in for another Liver Kick. He kept kicking the area where I had my hernia surgery a long time ago and it started to hurt. He kept worsening it with every kick he'd throw at me. I sat down on the padding of the first rope and tried to avoid the pain that I kept feeling; however, I needed to finish this match with Daniel and entertain the crowd. Most importantly, winning this match to main event WrestleMania.

The post-hernia surgery I had last year was taking its toll on me with every kick Daniel landed on me. I kept holding onto my side and struggling to breathe while feeling complete exhaustion and excruciating pain all at once. Everyone from the crowd kept watching me whilst struggling to get up from the first rope. Daniel ran to the side and then kicked me over again.

"Bryan found an opening and he's taking advantage!" Michael Cole said on commentary.

He started picking me up onto the top rope and looked me in the eyes. "I'm going to WrestleMania!" Daniel started punching me in the head nonstop, knowing I was injured.

"Roman is hoping to shake this off; and he better if he wants to go to WrestleMania." JBL said.

I managed to have the strength to lift Daniel up and he hit the canvas with his back. I thought I had the advantage to get the pinfall until he kicked out at two; devastated as I was, I was leaning to the side as my body started to hurt. I knew I needed to visit the doctor after this match. I continued to catch my breath and I looked up at the WrestleMania sign in front of me. I needed to win this.

I stood up and had my hand underneath my stomach, limping towards Daniel.

"I'm not letting you go to WrestleMania!" I grabbed his face and looked into his eyes with anger.

I continued to hit him over and over again with my arm as the referee counted to ten. I watched as Daniel fell to the ground. My arms were leaning over the ropes after landing a huge slap across the face towards Daniel, and I began to overthink once again. I felt my breathing becoming heavier; again, I needed to win and I jumped to the second rope and I was going to Powerbomb him to the canvas again until he escaped and pushed me until I hurt myself underneath, feeling more shockwaves of pain everywhere on my body.

Daniel started to hit my back and I groaned in pain once more. He picked me up slowly and I hit the ground heavily. He tried to get the pinfall and I kicked out at two. Daniel started to grow more frustrated with me as he grabbed my arm and kept thinking a submission maneuver would make me tap out to him. I shouted in pain as he pulled my arm backwards for the Yes Lock. I kicked my legs everywhere trying to escape the hold.

I started dragging myself as fast as I could and grabbed the bottom rope and slightly rolled out of the ring. I started holding onto my abdomen again and kept feeling the excruciating pain worsening every second.

Daniel started smiling deviously and ran to the back of the ring and performed a Suicide Dive onto me as I hit the barricade and went in for another. I collapsed onto the ground and heard everyone around me cheering and booing me. I stood up and as Daniel went for another Suicide Dive, I took a step back and then grabbed him and Suplexed him to the ground.

I went in for the Spear and he dodged and I accidentally rammed myself into the steel steps. I heard a few people finding humor out of my injury and shouting Daniel's name continuously around the arena while I laid on my back and tried catching my breath from exhaustion, with my fingers through my hair and I looked up at the roof of the arena.

The referee ran back into the ring and started counting to ten. I was terrified of losing this match. I wanted to main event WrestleMania ever since I was a little boy. I gained enough strength to jump back into the ring before he almost said ten, as did Daniel. He stood on the top rope and I punched him across the face the moment he jumped towards me. He fell to the ground as I went for the pinfall; unfortunately, kicking out at two.

At this moment, I was in utter disbelief. I was trembling. I didn't want to disappoint my family, my friends, and especially my girlfriend.

Something in me felt completely healed. I took a few steps back to the ring post and I felt a sudden rush of adrenaline pumping throughout my body and I prepared for the Spear, in hopes of taking Daniel out.

I almost rammed my head into his chest with the Spear as he quickly rolled me up and tried getting the pinfall. I kicked out at two and he looked shocked as he kicked me in the side of the head. I tried grabbing the bottom rope to help myself up. Daniel then hit me with the Running Knee and tried to pin me again. I kicked out.

"Nobody has ever kicked out of Daniel Bryan's Running Knee!" Michael shouted into the commentator's microphone.

Daniel had the look of confusion on his face while I wouldn't allow him to get the pinfall.

"This is awesome!" The crowd erupted.

He got me into the Yes Kick position and I heard everyone chanting for Daniel with every kick he would give me to the side of the head. When he was about to kick me for the final time, I grabbed his leg and he looked bewildered; seeing me looking at him with rage.

I slowly stood up and he slapped me across the face a few times; in which was a huge mistake. I grabbed him by the neck and he rolled me into his submission move for the third time during the match. I started feeling the pain coming back as I shook my head rapidly. I wasn't tapping out.

I let out a loud scream as I escaped his submission hold and started hitting him across the face with force, right and left. I was seeing Daniel and then Seth at the same time, I felt this huge rage inside of me and I was taking it out on Daniel. Was it because of how Seth treated Ashley and I? I was unsure, but I couldn't stop throwing punches at him. I managed to calm down and I moved the hair from my face and I began breathing heavily.

I stood up slowly and Daniel tried to get another lock on me. I lifted him up with everything I had and thrown him down with a Powerbomb. Daniel and I were exhausted as the referee began counting to ten as we were inside of the ring. We both sat up and I started punching him across the face. Daniel began kicking me repeatedly on the head again as everyone chanted with joy.

Daniel was about to prepare for another Running Knee as the crowd was hoping that he'd get the pinfall.

Luckily, I stood up and hit him with a thunderous Spear as the arena erupted in boos, "One, two, three!"

"Roman Reigns is going to WrestleMania!" JBL shouted.

I began coughing and moving the hair from my face as I heard Lilian Garcia saying on the microphone, "Here is your winner, Roman Reigns!"

Daniel stood up and looked over at me with frustration. He walked towards me, shoving me. I glared into his eyes and seen him pointing at me.

"You better kick his ass." He said while his finger kept pressing against my vest.

Daniel's hand reached out and wanted to show a sign of respect after our match. I looked at him and shook his hand and heard the crowd from behind us cheering and booing.

I looked up at the WrestleMania sign with a huge smile on my face.

At that moment, I realized I was officially main-eventing WrestleMania. Fair and square.