PART TWO: ENTER THE DRAGON
The date is April 7th, 2019. It’s Wrestlemania 35. Currently, Daneil Bryan is defending his title against Kofi Kingston.
Wrestlemania 35
We are at the end of the match, Erik Rowan has been taken out, Kofi has begun stomping Danielson’s head in. Kofi looks for Trouble in Paradise but Bryan ducks under it and pushes Kofi into the referee. As the referee is down for a moment, Big E is hit with a Steel Chair from behind, Xavier Woods turns and we see a hooded figure standing inform of him. Then he is flattened by Rowan. Kofi turns to see this, but Bryan pulls him away from the ropes, into a LaBell Lock, Kofi gets out of it quickly and hits TROUBLE IN PARADISE! PINFALL! ONE…TWO…THREE…FOUR….FIVE… There’s no referee and Kofi stands to find the referee when HIDDEN BLADE! Will Ospreay was the hooded figure! He lifts Kofi up and hits the STORMBREAKER! Daniel Bryan tells him to move the referee as he looks for the pinfall. ONE……..TWO……….THREE….. Daniel Bryan retains, no Kofi Mania.
Smackdown after Wrestlemania
On the following Smackdown, Daniel Bryan introduces the world to Will Ospreay. Ospreay doesn’t looks as happy to be there as Daniel Bryan does to see him standing with him.
Bryan: “Some of you may know him, others shouldn’t even call yourself wrestling fans. This is Will Ospreay and he is now under my wing. He is going to become the greatest professional wrestler of all time. After I retire.” Ospreay is receiving a course of boos but it’s not frazzling him.
Ospreay: “Boo all you want! If you haven’t seen what I can do, look it up. I ran through NXT faster than anyone has before, now I’ve partnered up with the greatest wrestler of all time.— New day music plays and all three members come out, no laughs or goofs. Very serious. Kofi is the only one with a mic.
Kofi: “What would the greatest of all time be, without help from others? Daniel I don’t think you think you can beat me without help. You haven’t done it yet, so are you so afraid.” Kofi gets in his face but Ospreay stands in front of him.
“Oh I got a lot of problems with you too Will. I had that match won, KofiMania was popping off and then you show up, nose all covered in Daniel Bryans shit. You then cost me everything? I’m coming for you.” This is when New Day attack and a big brawl breaks out. Tonight there will be a 3 v 3 match between the two teams. Daniel Bryans teams would win.
Following Smackdown
On the following Smackdown, a Battle Royal to determine the challenger for Bryans title would be set. In this match Ospreay would eliminate Kofi and himself. Getting the applause from Danielson. Andrade Almas would win and face Bryan at Money in the Bank.
Go Home Smackdown
In the show opening, Daniel Bryan would be confronted by the General Manager and asked if he was ready for the contract signing tonight. The Ospreay would be asked if he’s ready for his match next. He looks confused as he wasn’t scheduled to compete but he’s informed he has a MITB qualifier. He looks down to Daniel Bryan for permission to compete. Bryan answer that he will be ready.
Daniel: “Will, you need to go out there and qualify, then win Money in the Bank. We can use the brief case as a contingency plan incase someone tries to steal my belt. Or if we hold it for a full year we can get your the RAW World Title.” Ospreay nods and begins to get ready. He would go on to win his match and qualify.
Money in the Bank 2019
In the opening match, Ospreay would manage to claim the MITB briefcase for Daniel Bryan. Quickly getting backstage as Bryan vs Almas would be next.
DANIEL BRYAN vs ANDRADE ALMAS – WWE CHAMPIONSHIP
This match would be very close and Andrade would look to have the match won, but Ospreay would use a referee distraction to hit Almas over the head with his new briefcase and secure the win for Bryan. Will would then help a limping Bryan up the ramp, with his briefcase in another hand.
FOLLOWING SMACKDOWN
Daniel Bryan would be here to opening the show, ushering a gift for Rowan. Brass Knuckles because he loves to hit things. Very Important Detail. Ospreay would receive a verbal job well done for his help at Money in the Bank.
Backstage Ospreay is walking around, furious for some unknown reason. He runs into Kevin Owens.
Kevin: “Look at that, it’s the sell out. Did it make you feel really tough to ruin all the years of hard work Kofi put into Wrestlemania 35?”
Ospreay: “I didn’t have—— Look it’s not the right time. Move.” Kevin does not move and this leads to a brawl backstage between both me.
This would lead to a One on One match at Stomping Grounds. Also at Stomping Ground, Daniel Bryan would face Shinsuke Nakamura.
Stomping Grounds 2019
KEVIN OWENS vs WILL OSPREAY
This is a much rougher match for Ospreeay than even the MITB match. Kevin Owens has done all he had to do in NXT and has been on main roster for ages. Ospreay was ready for this opportunity and these men really pushed one another to the limit.
In the end, after being hit with ONE Hidden Blade, Owens would still be demanding a hockey fight from Will. But Will would rather hits a Superkick, followed by a Hidden Blade NO! POP UP POWERBOMB! ONE—TWO—THR— Ospreay kicks out! Kevin would throw Will into the corner, lift him up and go for a corner Brainbuster. Ospreay would counter this and hit an AVALANCHE POISONRANA, followed by a HIDDEN BLADE and STORMBREAKKER. ONE…TWO…THREE! Ospreay wins,
DANIEL BRYAN vs SHINSUKE NAKAMURA – WWE CHAMPIONSHIP
In this match, it would be little things like tugging on Nakamura’s leg and distracting the referee that helped Bryan get the win here. Eventually Ospreay would get on the apron to help Bryan get out of a hold with Rowans help, using the brass knuckles. Shinsuke would kick out though and then New Day would attack! Sending Ospreay and Rowan out through the crowd. Daniel Bryan however would still win this on his own though.
Smackdown After Stomping Grounds
The show would opening with Daniel Bryan berating Rowan and Ospreay in his locker room.
Daniel: “I’m disappointed that you were BOTH thrown out on Sunday”. Bryan slaps Rowan and the slaps Ospreay. “Ospreay, I brought you here and you know I can take it all away. You are on thin ice, bruv. Now, gear up. There’s a 8 man tournament starting tonight and I signed you up. You win this tournament and you face me at SummerSlam. Where you can lie down the middle of the ring if you want. Easy win” Ospreay just nods in acceptance.
Ospreay would go on to beat Big E in a Quarter Final, then beat Mustafa Ali in the Semis. Now making it to the finals, Ospreay must face Randy Orton, the Viper. Meanwhile, Samoa Joe has set his sights on Daniel Bryan, at Extreme Rules. After the Semi Finals,
Rowan and Ospreay would jump the NEW DAY in their locker room. Writing them off TV for a little while.
Extreme Rules 2019
WILL OSPREAY vs RANDY ORTON – NO.1 CONTENDER MATCH FOR WWE CHAMPIONSHIP
Ospreay and Randy, both wrestle a very different style and today it would be Orton demanding that Ospreay wrestle HIS STYLE, a slow and tactic bout. Ospreay would still manage to get hits flips in and use his intensity to match Orton. Ospreay would survive a RKO onto the Apron and another in the ring. Orton too would manage to kick out of one Hidden Blade, late in the bout.
In the end though, Ospreay would be looking for a Stormbreaker but Randy would slide off his back, pushing Ospreay away, giving him enough momentum to hit the ropes for and OsCutter— NO RKO, RKO OUT OF NOWHERE! Randy has hit an RKO of Ospreay, catching him in middle air. ONE…TWO….THREE! Randy Orton wins!
DANIEL BRYAN vs SAMOA JOE – WWE CHAMPIONSHIP
Osprey escorts Bryan down the ramp, with Rowan and he is demanded to sit in the corner and wait, by a very pissed off Daniel Bryan. Bryan would eventually ask for Will’s help and get it as Samoa Joe already pushed Rowan through the barricade and NOW is choking out Bryan. Ospreay enters the ring but the referee gets up to stop him, demanding he leave or Bryan gets DQ’d but it’s too late as Daniel Bryan has already hit a low blow on Joe and then a Running Knee! ONE…TWO…THREE! Bryan retains!
Celebrations wouldn’t last long as Bryan demands Ospreay help Rowan up and once he leaves the ring, RKO OUT OF NOWHERE. Bryan is down, flat on the mat.
Backstage Exclusive. Ospreay speaking to HHH.
Ospreay is heard but an exclusive camera talking to Triple H.
Ospreay: “I can’t take this much longer, he’s such a prick mate. Will you sign me on?”
Triple H: “Will, I’d love to but I can’t. You have a contract with Bryan and it’s not over until yet. I would love to sign you but you made this deal without consulting me. You sleep in this bed.”
Smackdown after Extreme Rules
Daniel Bryan would now be sitting one on one with Ospreay, watching his conversation with Hunter.
Daniel Bryan: “You want to leave our arrangement Will?” Will is about to speak but Bryan slaps him. Then asks again, but before Will can speak he slaps him. This happens 4 more times.
“Why am I allowed to do this to you Will? Huh? Oh that’s ring because you signed the contract with me. You wanted to work with the best but now you’re complaining? Utterly UNGRATEFUL!” Bryan would kick Will across the face and leave.
In the build up to SummerSlam, Ospreay would block and be on the receiving end of every RKO meant for Daniel Bryan. Trying really hard to prove his loyalty.
SummerSlam 2019
DANIEL BRYAN vs RANDY ORTON
Ospreay and Rowan would be sitting ringside for Bryans match. However, it was an added stipulation that if any man was seen interfering physically, they would be fired.
In the end of the match, Bryan would manage to create a referee bump and he would demand that Rowan hit Orton with his brass knuckles. Rowan protests but eventually excepts his fate. Rowan would climb up to the apron and line up a hit on Orton, while Daniel holds him. However, Randy gets out of the way and ROWAN HITS BRYAN, KNOCKING HIM CLEAN OUT. Orton quickly kicks his knees out from under him and then leans over the apron to yell at Rowan but then HE’S HIT! ORTON IS HIT WITH THE KNUCKLES! Orton is also flat knocked out but he falls on Daniel Bryan. The referee is finally coming to and sees this. Ospreay leaps up to help, looks at Bryans foot and almost puts it on the ropes and stops. ONE….TWO…..THREE! Randy Orton wins. Randy is the new WWE Champion.
However, Randy doesn’t even know it yet. But he will, as Will Ospreay pushes him into the centre of the ring and CASHES IN HIS MONEY IN THE BANK! He pulls out a bottle of water for Randy and wakes him with it, just enough to hit the HIDDEN BLADE! ONE…TWO…THREE! Will Ospreay is the NEW WWE Champion! Daniel Bryan is yet to wake up.
FOLLOWING SMACKDOWN
Will Ospreay opens the show, WWE Championship over his shoulder. He begins to thank the fans and apologises for his actions since joining the main roster. That’s when Daniel Bryan interrupts.
Daniel:”Well done Will! After this big oaf hit me with the brass knuckles, your quick thinking resulted in us all retaining the Championship.” Bryan applauds and then enters the ring.
“Now, it’s time to hand over the belt.” The crowd brea out into a no chant. Daniel reaches out for the title but Ospreay steps away.
Will: “This is mine now Bruv.” The crowd erupt in cheer. Daniel is furious and holds back Erik Rowan.
Daniel: “Okay well I’m not interested in games Will. You are fired from our contract. Now you no longer work here and I’ll take that title before you’re arrested on theft.” This statement brings about an arena full of boos. Ospreay just smiles and Triple H music plays. The Game walks down the ring, with security and has a piece of paper in hand. He gives it to Will and he uses his back to sign it.
Triple H: “WWE Universe, I want to introduce you to the newest WWE Signee, Will Ospreay! Oh and one more thing. Rowan, you’re fired.” Triple H leaves the ring and tells Bryan to ‘suck it’. Security escort Rowan out of the building.
Daniel begins to talk but Ospreay interrupts. He tells Bryan that since the chains are now broken, he can tell Daniel that’s he’s never met a more selfish prick with so much talent. If he wants the WWE Championship, he’ll have to fight him for it. Daniel tells Will that he is the best wrestler in the world and he’s only been operating at 80%. Ospreay rebuts that if Bryan wants to beat him, he’ll need to be at 100%.
Ospreay: “I came to this company to become the best wrestler in the world. I had you take from me the chance to hold the NXT Championship, sit on that mountain top. Just for what? Because you were scared of the New Day, or was it because you were scared of me? You saw what I was doing in Japan and then in NXT. It was easier to use your power to threaten my lively hood and force me to work with you. You’re nothing but a pathetic excuse for the greatest wrestler of my childhood. I show you and I show everyone I am now the best in the world.”
Clash of Champions 2019
So the match is made for Clash of Champions, Will Ospreay vs Daniel Bryan. You might ask where Randy Orton is, lets just say he’ll not medically cleared yet? Anyway, this match at Clash of Champions is the same match they had a DYNASTY in 2024. But for anyone who doesn’t remember I’ll remind you.
WILL OSPREAY vs DANIEL BRYAN – WWE CHAMPIONSHIP
This match is a dream match for many, and it lives up to the hype. Daniel Bryan showcasing his elite technical wrestling while Ospreay manages to utilise his incredible athleticism to keep Bryan on his toes.
In the end, Bryan and Ospreay are both exhausted from fighting over 25 minutes, leaving on one another to get back to their feet. They begin to exchange headbutts, then forearm and Daniel gains the advantage, hitting multiple clean strike on Will. This leads to a High Angle Back Suplex from Bryan, dropping Will on his head but OSPREAY GETS BACK UP and looks for a HIDDEN BLADE! NO! Bryan ducks it and hits the corner, then come back with a BUSAIKU KNEE! ONE…TWO… THR— OSPREAY KICKS OUT!
Daniel is shocked, that was the second Busaiku knee he’s hit. He gets up, stands over Ospreay, grabs both his wrist and starts hitting stomps to his head. Then transitions into a YesLock! Ospreay would manage to fight out of it but only into a Triangle Choke. This time Will would manage to lift up Bryan and hit a ONE ARMED STYLES CLASH! He rolls him over for the pinfall… ONE… TW— DANIEL BRYAN KICKS OUT AT ONE! Now his back to his feet, forcing Ospreay to spring back up. He charges at Bryan, looking for a Hidden Blade but Daniel ducks it, hits the rope and meets Ospreay in the centre— HIDDEN BLADE by Ospreay. He screams out to the crowd and gets ready for and OsCutter—. NO ITS A BUSAIKU KNEE from Daniel Bryan, connecting with Will in mid air. Both men are down.
Bryan crawls to the corner first, starting the Yes Chants! Ospreay gets up slowly but fall into the opposite corner. Both men are staring the other down. Ospreay drops his elbow pad and Daniel speeds up the YES CHANTS. The crowd is ready to see who will survive this collision… HIDDEN BLADE BY OSPREAY! He then picks up Bryan again and hits a STORMBREAKER! ONE! TWO! THREE! OSPREAY RETAINS!
This would be a nice send off to this booking, but we have just one more hurdle in my. The Dragon is not yet slain.
Smackdown after Clash of Champions
Will Ospreay was scheduled to headline the PPV but as the night goes on he isn’t heard from. Eventually it’s time for him to address the crowd, they play his music and no one should up. The camera move to the parking lot where a car horn is going off and a car has run into another. Everyone around rushes to help and they find Ospreay at the wheel, covered in blood, unconscious and his hands are taped to the steering wheel. Then a camera taped to his chest, saying play me.
WWE would hold up the show and audience for 20 minutes, a few people left but most people stayed after hearing that the footage would be shown to everyone after Ospreay was taken to the hospital.
The footage begins on the big scene and we have a cam corder filming Ospreay leaving the arena the night of the Clash of Champions show. Then as he gets to his car, begins to unlock the door, the camera starts shaking and the person holding it would run at Ospreay and hit him with something, knocking him out. Then they would hit him again, we would see Blood covered brass knuckles and now know who this man is.
The footage cut and then opened again with Ospreay sitting on a chair, tied to said chair in a very nice looking house. It’s Ospreay’s home. Rowan would walk up to him and hit him in the knee with a bat. Then Daniel Bryan would come into frame, smiling at the camera.
Daniel: “Hey guys, Daniel Bryan here and I thought since you all love cheering for Ospreay I would give you the chance to cheer for him again in this beautiful underdog story. Here he is, tied up and unable to escape and here’s a big bad man hurting him. He’s losing blood and can’t escape. What will our hero do? Lets see.” Bryan would then put the camera back on a tripod and tell Ospreay to do the thing. Be the hero. Do it! DO IT! THEY LOVE WHEN YOU DO IT! Then charge at him with a BUSAIKU KNEE. He gets back up and comes to the camera, taking it off the Tripod.
Daniel:“Sorry guys, doesn’t look like it’s gonna happen. You want to know why? BECAUSE SOMETIMES YOUR HEROES MAKE MISTAKES! THEY TAKE THINGS THAT ARE THERES! And this is the consequence of that. Revenge.”
This is how Smackdown would end, a terrifying message from a deranged Daniel Bryan and no-one quite knowing if Ospreay is okay.
Go Home Show to Hell in a Cell
It’s been announced that Will Ospreay will be cleared for a match at Hell in a Cell, cleared but asked to reconsider. Tonight would be a battle royal to determine who will face Ospreay at the show.
NO.1 CONTENDERS BATTLE ROYAL
The final four would be Daniel Bryan, a reinstated Erik Rowan, Kevin Owens and Mustafa Ali. This quickly turns into a 2 v 2 match. Kevin would be on the apron, fighting against Rowan and that’s when Daniel Bryan would appear, hitting a BUSAIKU KNEE on Kevin Owens but the force results in eliminating both men. From behind him though, Mustafa Ali would tip Bryan over the top rope and he crashes out of the ring… but into the arms of Rowan. He lifts Bryan up and Ali has his back turned, thinking he won. Bryan charges at him and hits a BUSAIKU KNEE and then eliminates him. Daniel wins and will compete against Will Ospreay at Hell in a Cell.
Bryan is having his hand raised but Erik Rowan when out of nowhere HIDDEN BLADE! OSPREAY IS HERE and he’s wailing on Daniel Bryan. Rowan pulls him off and drags him away, this results in Will scratching the eye of Rowan and then producing a lead pipe from his pants, cracking it into his knees. Again and again and again. Finally hitting him in the head.
Ospreay would turn his attention to Bryan, dragging him out of the ring and throwing him to the floor. Will would find two chairs wrap one around his head. Security would begin to pour out from the back and try stopping him but they are met with a steel chair, Ospreay hits all of them one by one, like a predator protecting his kill. When everyone is down, Ospreay would return to Bryan but be met with a chair thrown at his head and a brawl breaks out. This time it’s the wrestlers backstage that come out to break things up. Will Ospreay would eventually find a microphone in the madness.
Ospreay: “Oi! Oi! You’re gonna wish you never won that Battle Royal mate!” Ospreay stands on the announce table.
“At Clash, I proved to everyone that I am the better wrestler. You couldn’t handle that and tried to kill me. It’s only fair that I get the same chance. I want to get rid of all these people Daniel, then it’s just you and me. I want you inside HELL IN A CELL!”
Hell in a Cell 2019
WILL OSPREAY vs DANIEL BRYAN – WWE CHAMPIONSHP – Hell in a Cell Match.
Here we are at the pinnacle of the story, two blood thirsty men driven by hate for one another, once friendly now foe. One looked up to the other as a young man, now as a man himself sees that he was foolish to look up, now looks down at his hero.
The bell rings and immediately both men are at one another, locking up and taking their lock up to the outside. Neither man giving an inch as they roll along the Cell wall, unable to gain an advantage. Ospreay gains the advantage by being on the ring side of the steel steps, pushing Daniel into them He begins throwing Bryan into the cell, slamming his head on the mat, back and forth, then throws him into the ring post. Will lines up Bryan for a Hidden Blade but as soon as he reaches him, he’s met with a Belly to Belly into the Cell, hitting the floor hard.
Bryan would take this time to get some steel steps, line up Will and hit him across the face with them before sliding them into the ring, along with a table and two chairs. He throws will back into the ring and drags his body up the steps. Grabbing both wrist, he looks out the crowd as he starts stomping Ospreays head into the step, over and over and over and over. Bryan would turn Ospreay around and curb stomp him on the steps. This would result in Ospreay beginning to bleed profusely. Danielson would then toss Will to the floor, looking for a pinfall… ONE …TWO…T— OSPREAY KICKS OUT! Ospreay crawl to the rope, slowly getting back to his feet as Daniel would sit and think about what to do next. As he sees Will get back to his feet, Bryan charges at him hitting a BUSAIKO KNEE through the ropes and sending Ospreay into the cell wall.
As the match moves on, Bryan maintains control, going after Ospreay’s leg. Knee bars and Single leg crabs, stretching the ligaments. Like an animal toying with it’s food. Bryan would wrap a steel chair around the ankle of Ospreay and climb to the top rope to stomp on it. As he leaps, Ospreay would get his leg up and the chair leg would hit his neck and stomp him in his tracks! Ospreay uses the chair to get back to his feet and hits Bryan straight on the top of the head with it, sending him out of the ring. Both men are down, Ospreay beginning to crawl towards the table in the ring. He lifts it up and sets it straight. Bryan finally begins to come to after the chair shot, we see he has now a crimson mask of his own.
Ospreay sets up the table and finds Bryan, he pulls him into the ring and throws him into the corner. Lifting him to the top rope, looking for a suplex. Bryan begins to fight out of it and starts head butting Ospreay. Eventually tossing him out to the apron. Ospreay would recover from this and look up at Daniel Bryan on the top rope, take a few steps back and lunge at him with a HIDDEN BLADE throwing Bryan off the top rope, bouncing his head off the apron and to the floor. Ospreay managed to wind himself in the process and slowly makes his way to Bryan, throwing him back into the ring and instead of a pinfall, lifts him up and hits a STORMBREAKER! ONE…TWO… THR— BRYAN KICKS OUT!
Ospreay just collapses to the floor, looking around and dragging himself to the corner. He is fired up now and looks for another HIDDEN BLADE! But this time Daniel rolls out of the ring on impact. Will moves as fast as he can in his condition to grab Bryan. He throws him back into the ring and climbs in himself, looking for the pinfall. BUSAIKU KNEE! BRYAN HITS WILL WITH THE BUSAIKU KNEE! ONE…TWO…THR— OSPREAY KICKS OUT! Now Bryan is the now fired up, he throws will into the corner and lifts him up the top rope. With the table behind him, Daniel looks for a Top Rope Piledriver on Ospreay but Will is fighting out of it. He begins head butting Daniel and finally hits a standing HIDDEN BLADE, but catches Bryan by the hair before he can fall backwards.
Will tucks Daniel’s head between his knees and looks out to the crowd and screams, “TIGER DRIVER” Ospreay lifts up Bryan and hits a TOP ROPE TIGER DRIVER THROUGH THE TABLE. This hurts Ospreay’s knees but he manages to make the cover. ONE…TWO…THREE. OSPREAY HAS RETAINED AND FINALLY SLAIN THE DRAGON.
From here Will would go on to feud with Randy Orton and probably run back Kofi Mania at Wrestlemania 36. I don’t know, there’s no plans for a part three yet but if the people want it…