The next morning, Leo woke up. He saw a notification: "WWE King and Queen of the Ring 2024 results: Gunther wins King; Bianca wins Queen; Cody retains."

Suddenly, the live pay-per-view on his second monitor glitched. The screen split into timelines. In one, Gunther pinned Jey Uso cleanly. In another, Jey reversed the finish.

"Choose your edit."

He laughed. Probably a virus. But after watching his favorite wrestler, Sami Zayn, get robbed in the semifinals earlier that night, he was bitter enough to click.

He smiled, not knowing why his heart felt so heavy.