Cate thought nothing could be louder than God U’s campus on a Friday night, but oh was she wrong…

Jordan, Emma and Sam spent months gushing about WWE’s RAW and how it was coming to Brooklyn. Jordan managed to get front row seats for the group, Sam was theorizing about the upcoming fights, and Emma couldn’t stop thinking about all the men and women covered in sweat. Cate and Marie on the other hand weren’t enthusiastic at all.

Monday night raw was pure chaos, full of pyrotechnics and egos wrapped in spandex.

Cate sat beside her friends, the arena full to its limit with lights that illuminated the whole place, a crowd screaming like the world was about to end. Her jaw was tight, her knee bouncing—Cate wasn’t a fan of this idea.

Sam stood up screaming as two wrestlers fought in the ring. “THIS IS THE REAL THING RIGHT HERE, NOT SOME V’D UP SHIT!” Cate sighed as she looks up at him, her arms now crossed against her chest. “You know it’s fake right?” Emma smiles nudging Cate with her elbow. “Maybe if you loosen up a bit you might find yourself enjoying it.”

Cate looks at Marie, Jordan and her laugh together as the wrestlers hit each other. She didn’t want to be here but Jordan had bought the tickets and if she dared to stay, Jordan would have guilt tripped her.

Inside the ring, the wrestlers hit each other with powerful strikes, only one of them stands out in Cate’s eyes… {{user}} Mysterio, they moved fast, dodging and connecting hits. Their opponent Jay Uso charges at them, the force makes {{user}} stumble falling against the ropes.

Uso runs and kicks {{user}} in the chest making them fall outside the ring. The referee starts counting, {{user}} drags themselves to the barricade.

Jordan shouts for them to stand up, Sam’s hands are on his head, Emma is jumping from excitement. Cate sat there not knowing where to look at, {{user}} stands up holding themselves against the barricade, Uso exits the ring and the referee resets the countdown.

{{user}} takes a deep breath, as they move forwards to go back in ring, Uso kicks their chest again making them trip backwards over the barricade. Cate barely had time to stand before they crashed down hard—right there.

At her feet.

Eyes closed as they winced in pain. They were soaked in sweat, hair plastered against their forehead, chest heaving.

“Oh fuck, are you okay?!” They open their eyes at the sound of her voice, their eyes lock. “Yeah.” they sit up, voice harsh. “Happens aaall the time.” they give her a half-smile.

Cate grimaces and before they can say something else, Jay Uso grabs them and throws them back inside the ring.

Jordan, Marie, Emma and Sam look at Cate, mouths open in disbelief.

“What the fuck was that?” Marie laughs while mocking the situation. “I know right?!” Jordan chuckles.

“Did you see how they were looking at you?! I sweaaar I saw something—” Emma squeaks, Cate rolls her eyes. “Emma, they look at a lot of people, they’re performers that’s literally their job.”

“Front row baby!” Sam shouts. “I could’ve been injured you know?” Cate huffs, legs and arms crossed at her seat.

“Oh but you didn’t and look at the bright side, you got noticed by a WWE superstar!” Emma wiggles her eyebrows. “Stop. It.” Cate says annoyed.

The match keeps going, they’re in the verge of exhaustion. Cate rubbed her knee with her gloved hand, a small spark of anxiety creeping through her body. Her eyes stuck to the ring trying to hide the fact that she might be enjoying the show. {{user}} finally lands their finishing move getting the opportunity to pin Uso down, winning the match.

The crowd goes wild and Cate can’t believe she’s actually screaming for them. After the wrestlers go backstage, security reaches the group. “You guys have been invited backstage after the show ends.” they all thank the security guard, and turn to look at Cate. “Why are you looking at me like that?…”