The usual suspects were assembled. The guys went through the ritualistic bickering over who got what seat, where to pile the munchies and who had to make runs to the kitchen for cold soda or drinks.
I giggled from the Papasan chair, my usual perch for the gatherings. The guys managed to arrange themselves across couches and the two armchairs, with myself in my chair and Sol stretched out on the floor with a pile of pillows. Really, it was silly. Every month when we got together for the pay-per-view we went through this, and every time it ended up with people in their favorite spots.
There was a quick food run to McDonalds, and to pick up a bag of ice, then we were all gathered again.
We began the mindless zombie worship of sports entertainment.
I couldnāt help but giggle again as the guys zoned in on the TV, drooling at Stacy Keibler as she appeared on screen. Sol smirked up at me from the floor, and I made a face.
Really, it was all his fault. I used to tease the guys mercilessly about watching wrestling, their Testosterone Soap Opera. They always grumbled about it but shrugged, as they couldnāt deny enjoying it every bit as much as the happy housewife treasures her daytime soapsā¦
I had a crush on Sol, once upon a time. Weād been friends absolutely forever, but thereād always been this tension between us. Not so much a sexual tension, as an avid interest. I admitted once that when I was younger I used to watch wrestling⦠Back when it was just guys in the ring, no chairs, no stunts and very little story. My sister and I used to wake up at midnight to watch reruns of the matches on her tiny black and white TV in her bedroom with the volume way low.
It wasnāt allowed, you see⦠We lived with our grandparents, and Mamaa didnāt approve of violence on TV.
Anyhow. We stopped watching after Coco the Bird Man was hurt, blood everywhere⦠We were sure theyād killed him, and couldnāt bear to watch it after that⦠In case he died. We didnāt want to know. It was better to think it was just a trick they pulled, like when Jake the Snake stole Undertakerās Bike or someone stole Jakeās Snake or somethingā¦
Off track, right⦠I do that a lotā¦
So I confessed to Sol once that I used to like wrestling, so he used it against me to get me to come watch a pay-per-view with them. It had changed a lot⦠The blood and everything⦠They explained some of the little tricks to me, like how Austin was giving Angle time to cut himself while he was down on the ground, or what some of the moves were called.
At first I wasnāt too impressed. Not that I have an issue with violence⦠Tell the truth I kind of⦠well⦠Iām a bit of a⦠Well⦠I like the idea, actually. To put it bluntly Iām a bit of a masochist, and the idea of being in the ring with one of those guys⦠Iāll just say its led to many quite entertaining fantasies and erotic storiesā¦
Train, derailed again. Hell.
Ok⦠So at first I wasnāt so impressed. Then the Hardyz came on. I donāt remember who they were against, but the minute I saw them bouncing down to the ring I was hooked. Especially as they were accompanied by the drop dead gorgeous Litaā¦
Yes, Iām bisexual. Iāll tell you, Team Extreme had everything I could imagine. Matt in his black mesh, hair falling all into his face as he pounced into the ring. Jeff with his multicolored hair shaved on the sides and pulled back, bright blue and orange. Lita, redhead⦠They were gorgeous, they were interesting and energetic, and they had tattoosā¦
Yes, I also have a thing about tattoosā¦
So I was hooked, and the guys teased me every bit as mercilessly as Iād ever teased them. āNot a wrestling fan, are ya Red?ā I blushed bright to match my hair, but grinned, not even bothering to tear my eyes away from the screen.
āME? Never, not a chance⦠Now shut up and stop trying to distract meā¦ā
Sol had teased me worse than the rest, using it as an excuse to snuggle up close and whisper in my ear the things that heād do if he got me into the ring, or if he could get Lita and myself for a nightā¦
Well, the flirtation between him and myself didnāt develop as Iād hoped it would. He was interested in playing, but nothing serious. Having been through several years of being used buy guys I cared about, or pretended to be real relationships but ended up being purely sexual.
Still, when I got sick of things and told him I wasnāt interested in sex unless there was more to it⦠We stayed friends. I still had an open invite to watch wrestling with the gang. We had a snuggling policy, aka snuggling was allowed and occasionally it might turn into something else⦠But it wasnāt us⦠It was just a thing.
What, like Iām supposed to forego physical contact entirely, just cause the guy was more interested in my tits than my heart or mind? I wouldnāt put up with that as a regular thing, but as a once in a while type of thing, whatās the harm?
I warned you about my tendency to get sidetracked, right? All this was just a way of giving a bit of background on how I got into wrestling, and a bit of a prelude to what would come later. Something that even MY wildest fantasies couldnāt have conjured upā¦
So I continue.
This one night we got together to watch the pay-per-view. I curled up in the Papasan and did my best to ignore or at least tune out most of the shouting. The guys were the sort who seemed to believe that screaming at the TV would make the people inside do what they wanted.
It was a great night, far as I was concerned. Most of my favorites were up. A street fight with Shane OāMack, a Ladder Match with the Hardyz, Undertaker and Caine, RVD, the APA and even a bra and panties match with Lita involved.