My Bad, This One's On Me

[Jensen Banks]

Two Days Ago 

North Carolina 

“You need to see this.”

Jensen sighs as his friend, Patrick, walks into his house after Jensen opened the door to greet him. He seems to be scoping the place, clearly looking to see if someone is in the house.

“What’s wrong with you?”

He turns back to Jensen.

“Uh, just wondering if the kid or your woman is around. They ain’t, are they?”

“No, she took him out for ice cream. But they should be back soon. What do I need to see again?”

“This.”

Patrick pulls out his phone and after a few seconds of tapping on his screen, hands the phone over to his friend. Jensen stares at what seems to be surveillance video of the arena LDFC had occupied a couple of days ago. Banks seems confused as he looks up.

“What the hell is this?”

“Just press play and watch.”

The Old North champion sighs before he taps on the screen and watches. The video seems to be mainly focused in the area of the parking lot he had parked his car in, it sticking out like a sore thumb among the others do to how clean it looked. Suddenly, two men walk into the shot and immediately begin destroying the car. Banks winces as he watches his vehicle get beaten with bats before the two men who did their damage add more to the damage they caused by spray painting the car. Once they are both done, they begin walking off, chuckling.

”Thank God we didn’t listen to Mylo and went through with destroying this idiot’s car.”

Jensen seems to be frozen in place as he realizes exactly what happened. He then looks back up at his friend, shaking his head.

“He didn’t do it?”

“He didn’t do it.”

Banks lets out a sigh.

“...Fuck."

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[ON CAMERA]

“I hate admitting when I’m wrong."

The current reigning and defending Old North champion is seen sitting on what seems to be the roof of his home, staring out at the sunset. The Old North title is sat down next to him, facing the same direction he is.

“But I was wrong. I was wrong to accuse you of destroying my car without actually having any proof. I was wrong to just blame you for the actions of those you hang with. So for that, I apologize.”

Jensen sighs.

“You know, ever since you were named my number one contender, I’ve felt a good amount of emotions. I've felt happy, because I was getting a challenger that I knew could test me, as corny as that shit sounds. I've felt angry, because my damn car was destroyed. Hell, I've even felt threatened, because every time we sparred, you seemed to be able to go toe-to-toe with me.

Now? Now I'm just ready to go out there and prove that the match against Skylar Cloud wasn't a fluke. I'm ready to prove that I deserve to have this title-”

Banks turns and points at the Old North title.

“-around my damn waist. And most importantly, I'm ready to prove that this will just be the first defense of many.

I don't dislike you, Mylo. I do dislike the people you associate with, but that really doesn't matter when it comes to this match. What matters is that you bring your A game. What matters is that you throw everything you got at me, because I will not hold back.

So bring it. Let's blow the roof off of the place. Let's show the LDFC audience that we are two of the best up and coming wrestlers in this business. Let's put it all on the line. Let's fight until we can't anymore!

And then, when it's all said and done, one of us is getting his hand raised...and just like last supershow, I plan on getting my hand raised.”

Jensen grabs his title and stares at it.

“This title right here has made my rookie year a success. But the defenses that will come with it? That's going to make my time here...one to talk about.

So this Thursday night, prepare for one of the toughest tests you've had to date. Because taking this title from me is going to be the hardest thing you've ever had to do in your life.

On Thursday, we find out. I'll see you then.”

The video then comes to an end, Banks still staring down at his title as it does.