The Daredevils Leap

Chapter 1: It Started with a Photo

A/N: A new story I made I hope y'all please comment and like it. The story cover was made by  Villalba376

January 2019...

I am currently on my way to a show for Northeast Wrestling to help search for talent for the upcoming brand-new promotion, All Elite Wrestling. The man I am accompanying on this journey is none other than executive vice president and long-time family friend Cody Rhodes. It feels great to be by his side again, especially for a new company after all that has happened this past year. One of the people we'll be scouting is a man my brother recommended. He is a huge fan of his and thinks he can be a great addition to our new home. I may not be into participating in fighting, but I love watching and being in the crowd, feeling the excitement. I also brought Bruno, my Rottweiler, with us on this trip.

As we sat in the front row waiting for this guy to make himself known, I took pictures of the crowd, the arena, and even Cody himself, who just laughed at my antics. We took some together as we waited for our guy.

"I hope your brother is right about this guy," Cody stated. "I met him a few years ago, and he seemed like just a crash test dummy who takes gnarly bumps."

"Well, surely he's improved since then," I assured him with a strong sense of hope. "Besides, we know Ben knows his wrestlers. So, this guy must be something special."

"I know, so we'll see how he does. I know if anything, we'll get a look at lots of great talent here," he eagerly notes.

"True," I agreed.

After a while, our guy came out. I was shocked by his looks, and I started taking some pictures. When he went past me, he stopped and looked straight at me, my mind blank for a bit before I quickly snapped out of it and took a quick picture of his face. He gave a small smile as I did, which I don't know if I got or not. I hoped I did.

Then, he noticed Cody next to me as Cody nudged me.

"Having a fun staring contest with the guy?" He joked.

I shook my head and laughed.

Darby got into the ring, still looking a little shocked that Cody was there. At least to me, it would seem like it. Then, I can see him snap out of it and get in the zone, and I start snapping pictures, capturing the moments.

As the match went on, it became clear how he was. I heard about it, but I didn't believe it. Even Cody spoke about how he was still a bit of a test dummy but did notice an improvement. Honestly, I couldn't agree more with how much he put his body through the entire match. Even Pentagon looks like a good fighter. He might be good enough to join AEW. I might have to bring it up later about him as well.

Sadly, Darby lost the match, but with the look on Cody's face, I can tell Darby made an impression. Honestly, I can't say I blame Cody. He is honestly interesting and different, which is good, and you can tell that Darby has a passion for the sport; which is what we need. After his match, we met up with him and officially introduced ourselves, and Bruno as well, who seemed excited to meet him as well.

"That was amazing, Kid," Cody complimented.

"I'll say," I said. "It was fun getting the pictures. I hope they turned out great, 'cause I wanna show the others."

"I'm sure they are amazing," Cody complimented, "They always are."

"Aww, thanks," I blushed.

"I am curious why you two are here?" Darby asked.

"We are looking for good wrestlers to join our company, and you were highly recommended by her brother," Cody replied.

"My little brother is a fan of yours," I stated, "and now I see why."