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The NXT Generation

Inside WWE headquarters, there’s a closed door meeting about to take place. Vince and Stephanie McMahon, along with Triple H and John Laurinaitis are all seated along one side of the table with folders in front of them looking at the empty chair on the other side.

Triple H: Does anybody know who this guy is?

John Laurinaitis: I’ve heard of him, but I don’t think anyone’s ever met him in person.

Stephanie McMahon: *shuffles through the papers in the file in front of her* I know he’s got some connections to the independent circuit, but other than that I’ve got nothing on him more than what’s in this file.

Vince McMahon: I don’t like this. I want to know everything about a person before I even start talking business with them.

The door to the conference room opens and a secretary walks in and holds the door open.

Secretary: Your 4 o’ clock appointment is here.

They all stand as a 6’2” man in a business suit walks in. He walks past the secretary and thanks her for the introduction. He walks over to shake their hands as they all take in the sight of him. He’s dressed in a blue Japanese-style (Nehru collar) suit and looks about as clean cut as anyone could expect from a mystery businessman. After they all shake hands, they all take their respective seats. The man places his briefcase on the table and removes 4 portfolios. He gives them to the secretary, who places a portfolio in front of each member of the board. He closes the briefcase and puts it on the floor.

???: I’d like to thank you for meeting with me on such short notice and with such little knowledge of who I am or my intentions for this meeting.

Vince McMahon: Well when Jim Ross recommended that we meet with you, we were skeptical at first. But when he told us that your ideas could revolutionize our company, we decided to hear your proposal out.

???: And I thank you for doing so. My name is Devon Cross. As Mr. Ross explained, I have several ideas and a proposal for your consideration. First of all, I apologize in advance if my comments come across as harsh or insulting in any way. But I don’t really like to mince words when discussing business.

Vince: *smirks* I believe everyone at this table is thick-skinned enough to take some honest crtiticism. Go ahead.

Devon: Thank you sir. With Raw’s expansion to 3 hours, the ratings have begun to decline. Smackdown’s ratings aren’t really doing any better either. Even with The Rock’s involvement with the WWE Championship, the numbers just aren’t where you’d expect or want them to be. I believe I have an answer to this problem, but it starts at a different avenue than you might expect.

Devon stopped to survey the looks of the board members. Since all of them were neutral, he continued.

Devon: The problem is the talent and the content of the shows. Raw may have expanded to 3 hours, but the amount and quality of wrestling in the show hasn’t really expanded with it. The talent pool needs enhancing. But most of your developmental talent is not ready for a call up to the main rosters to help with your ratings problem. The proposal I have is to let me take charge of the NXT show and talent. Give me control over the roster and I guarantee that the ratings for NXT will increase over the next 4 weeks. If they do, we can talk about more ideas I have. If not, then I’m fired.

The board members all had mixed reactions.

Triple H: *shakes his head and blinks his eyes in disbelief* So let’s say, for a millisecond, that we’re even remotely interested in your proposal. What experience do you have running a roster or a program? Do you have any initial plans that we could take a look at?

Devon: In the portfolios in front of you are some of my initial roster changes. The portfolio also contains profiles for 6 wrestlers who I’ve been in personal contact with. Each one of them has agreed to sign with the WWE provided that my terms are met. I believe you recognize some, if not all, of the names.

All of the board members looked at the profiles, then at each other in shock.

Vince: And you guarantee that these 6 will sign if we have a deal?

Devon: That’s correct.

The board members all looked at each other again and then back to Devon.

Vince: Mr. Cross, it’s a very interesting proposal. We’ll of course have to take some time to deliberate and we’ll contact you with our decision.

Devon and the board members all stand.

Devon: Thank you for your time and for the chance to present my proposal to you all. I hope to hear from you soon.

They all shake hands and Devon leaves. When the door closes behind him, Vince blows a gasket!

Vince: Who the hell does he think he is?! Insulting my roster like that?! I’ve spent countless hou-

He stops as he takes in the glares of the others.

Vince: -we’ve spent countless hours putting together the best talent pool available for the WWE universe to have the best product possible and he comes in here and says it’s crap?!

Stephanie: Hold on Dad. Don’t you see the beauty part of all this? These 6 alone are worth the deal!

Vince: Steph, you can’t be serious.

Triple H: Actually, I see where she’s going with this. The roster changes this guy wants to make aren’t that impactful in the long run. And they’re pretty much all changes I would’ve suggested making in his situation anyway. Besides, they said they would sign as long as we signed on to his proposal. He didn’t say anything about what happens if he fails.

John: Overall sir, we’d come out ahead on this deal. Worst case scenario we’d let him run NXT until we see there’s no progress, fire him, and be left with not only a good roster to develop but these 6 signed with us! It’s a win-win!

Vince: I’m not sure about this. I’m just not sure. But I suppose we could take a deeper look at his changes and see if we could accommodate this plan for now.

Triple H: I’m just wondering how he got them all to sign in the first place.

Devon: *outside on the phone* Yeah, they’re biting. My foot’s in the door. Next step is to break it wide open.

Re: The NXT Generation

Who are the 6 guys? Look forward to your next installment :)

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You have hooked me. I will be waiting for your next post! This is very interesting.

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Thank you very much for your interest in my thread. The 6 won't be revealed just yet. I'm saving that for later. But without further ado, here's the next installment.

The talks between Devon Cross and WWE had been going well for the most part. One of the things that had been decided was that NXT would be extended to an hour and a half. They had one final meeting by teleconference because Cross had to go to Japan on business. Triple H, Stephanie, Vince, and John were all sitting around the conference table about to call Cross.

Vince: So this will be the last meeting we have. If Cross’s final proposal is acceptable, we’ll give him the green light now and he’ll have control of NXT in a few weeks.

Stephanie makes the call. The speakerphone rings for a while before Cross picks up.

Devon: Sorry for the delay. I was speaking with a member of my potential roster.

John: Wait a minute. You went to Japan to recruit?! We haven’t even approved your final roster yet!

Devon: I was simply negotiating a potential deal that’s all. I like to give anyone I’m approaching the courtesy of speaking with them face to face. Besides, a portion of my prospective roster is here, so I could meet with most of them at once instead of calling them all one by one. Speaking of which, I’d like to email you my final roster for approval if you’re ready to receive it.

Vince: Go ahead.

Devon sent the email and it came up on the screen. As they all read the roster, they saw that it had drastically changed since the one he handed them weeks ago. And they also noticed something else.

John: What the hell is this?! This isn’t anywhere close to what we agreed on!

Triple H: Where are the 6 you promised us?! They’re nowhere on this list! Were you screwing with us or something?!

Devon: Everyone please calm down and I’ll explain. First of all, I did say the roster I handed you were initial changes that I would make, not final changes. Second, the six aren’t part of this list because they’re not going to be on the roster right away.

Vince: Damnit! Do you have a deal with them or not?!

Devon: Yes. My deal with them is in writing and their contracts are drawn up. They’ve even gone so far as to sign them already. Their contracts are just waiting on your approval Vince. And so is the rest of the roster. I have initial deals set for them in that email I just sent. They should contain the salaries that they’ll consider working for and any other terms some of them may be requesting.

Stephanie: Terms? What terms?

Devon: Nothing major. Like some people just wants their initial flight to the states paid for by the WWE. But I took care of their terms already.

John: We didn’t give you any money to…

Devon: It’s not coming out of the WWE’s pocket. It’s at my own expense. I’m just going to fly them back with me in my jet. Don’t worry about it. Everything’s pretty much taken care of. If we still have a deal, I just need their contracts written up, reviewed, and ready to be signed by next week.

John: Next week? Why next week?

Devon: Because that’s when I’ll be flying back. A couple of people need to cut ties with their current promotion, get ready to head out, etc. I’ll need all their contracts by next week, but I’ll need at least a verbal agreement today and a written one tomorrow.

Stephanie: Hold on for a minute.

Stephanie puts him on hold and looks up at the others.

Stephanie: So what does everyone think? Is it a yes or a no?

Vince: *mumbling something under his breath* I’m not sure anymore. Before, it was a minor change and 6 big additions. Now, it’s a massive change and I’m unsure that he even has them signed on at all.

Triple H: I’m just not sure about the roster change. It’s a much heavier impact to what we’ve spent time building than we’d originally anticipated.

John: I’m more concerned about the impact to the talent. To be let go like that due to new management is pretty devastating. Besides that, what do we tell them? Sorry but you can’t work here because you didn’t make the cut?

Stephanie: Well I still think it’s a good idea.

All 3 men glared at her with disbelief as she put up her hand to explain.

Stephanie: Granted it’s a major change, but it’s not like we haven’t done it before. And if this guy’s promising newer talent that we can develop into superstars, why not? And if we’re still concerned about the 6 people, then we’ll just ask for the contracts upon approval. Okay?

They all looked at each other for approval. Triple H was the first to nod, then John, then Vince. Vince rocked back in his chair.

Vince: Then it’s settled. We’ll go with his proposal. And if things don’t turn out the way he guarantees they will, we’ll send him packing just as fast as we approved it.

Stephanie took the call off of hold.

Vince: Mr. Cross, we have a deal. We’ll need those contracts that are already signed sent to us as soon as possible.

Devon: Thank you very much. Believe me, you will not regret this decision. Everything will be delivered to you tomorrow. Once again, thank you.

Vince: No problem.

Both parties hung up and Devon immediately began dialing another number. He chased down a couple of people and told them to pack their bags and covered his other ear to drown out the screams of excitement.

Devon: *on the phone* Yeah it’s me. It’s set. Yeah they agreed to everything. I don’t think they suspect a thing. It’s time to break the castle down from the inside.

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Very Intriguing, can't wait to see where you're going with this.

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This has the potential to be awesome and I'm very intrigued by it all. It gives the sense it's like "anime-based", the way the action is described and I really like that a lot.

Will be looking for more for sure.

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Very very intrigued. Looking forward to see what changes you do and where this is going.

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Thank you all for your interest. I was going to try something new by basically summarizing what happens on Raw and Smackdown (for a short while) and writing the NXT show in full until they become involved with each other. Do you think that'll work or should I just write every show in full? Also, I'm kind of stuck between one more backstory installment or just revealing the roster. I'll leave it in the capable hands of my audience :)

Either:
A)I do one more backstory installment and then show the roster
or
B)Reveal the roster in my next post

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My answer is "A"

And probably do one final post before unveilling the roster.

Also, I'd go ahead with summarized RAW & SD'S until all becomes one... if that makes sense.:)