So, remember when Randy was the psychopath? And Michelle was the vicious, ruthless heel? Well, you're about to see them return in a new fic!
So this is set after Extreme Rules, and instead Michelle won instead of Layla and she became a face (a bit far-fetched, but just go with it) and Randy was drafted to Smackdown.
Oh! And Tiffany was never released. So expect a bit of Tiffany-Michelle friendship ;)
Isn't it strange how one average, ordinary day can change your whole life; how one mistake can change your whole perspective on life. It was all so complicated for the All-American Diva, Michelle McCool. The blonde beauty was known to her friends, family and employees as a calm, sweet girl who could achieve anything she set her mind too. No one ever expected to see such a sweet girl turn so sour. It was as if the southern belle had suddenly brought herself a one-way ticket to the twilight zone. It really never meant to turn out this way; if everything had of gone to plan, the blonde belle never would've found out.
It all began when the blonde was preparing for her match. She stood in the corridor doing a few stretches and getting herself in the right mind-set before she went out to face Rosa Mendes. Ever since her victory at Extreme Rules, everyone had seen a new side to Michelle – or rather, a long-lost side of Michelle. Finally, she was back to the sweet, loving, hard-working, mature diva she once was. It was almost like Layla was Michelle's anchor, you know, metaphorically speaking, tearing her down. To say the least, everyone welcomed the new Michelle with open arms.
The Florida resident couldn't wipe the smile that was on her face. From the corning of her eyes, she saw the Latina diva singing along to her iPod. The blonde tapped the now dark-haired girl on the shoulder, catching her attention. Rosa immediately smiled and pulled her earphones out. Michelle smiled at her as they both shared an embrace. Sure, they were about to wrestle each other, but the atmosphere backstage was actually really kind, with the occasional… not so nice people?
"Michelle!" Rosa exclaimed as she hugged her friend. Ever since Extreme Rules Michelle has been more than happy to volunteer with helping out the newer divas since she was quite the veteran in the divas locker room now. "I'm so excited for our match! I can't wait to show off what you've been teaching me."
Michelle smiled. "I can't wait either Rosa. I can't wait to see what you've got in that arsenal of yours." Michelle responded to the Latina, hoping to get her confidence up. One thing Michelle noticed was that some of the newer diva talent were always quite conscious of performing in front of such a large and demanding crowd.
Rosa nodded. "I'll try my best." The raven haired beauty sighed and she gave Michelle an uneasy look. "I'm just so nervous. I really want to put on a great show, you know. And I feel like with the amount of Divas we have on Smackdown, there's a lot of pressure." Rosa frowned and Michelle held her shoulder comfortably.
"Don't worry, you'll be fine." The blonde smiled as she tried her best bring the brunettes mood up. "I'd love to stay and chat, but I'm got to go see Mark. I'll see you out there." Michelle explained to the younger wrestler, who nodded knowingly and waved her off as she went in search of her husband.
Michelle and Mark's relationship was complicated. Although, not the complicated you're thinking of. They were both very much in love and they both were content in their relationship. The complication, or should we say complications? The rumours, the lies, the jealousy, the business – it was all at times too much to deal with at times. You wouldn't imagine the horrible lies people said behind her back. Most of the locker room was fine with Mark and Michelle's marriage, there were just a few envious people who liked to gossip.
Michelle sighed contently as she made her way towards her husband's locker room. She fixed her hair and placed her hand on the door knob and opened it. She had a great bit smile on her face as she cheerily said "I'm about to go out for my match, wish me lucky baby." At this time, Michelle's eyes were focused in front of her, but as soon as they were Michelle instantly wished she had the strength to look away. "Oh my god…" Michelle spoke slowly as her mouth hanged open wide.
In front of her was the most disturbing sight. It was her husband cheating on her with some WWE ring-rat. The sight made Michelle sick to her stomach.
"Michelle!" Mark quickly exclaimed before he quite literally threw the girl off of him and ran over to her, but Michelle pushed him away. "It's not what it looks like, I swear!" The older man tried to compromise but Michelle wouldn't have any of it. She may have been a woman in love, but Michelle Leigh McCool was no push-over.
"You dirty, manipulative, lying scumbag! I never want to see you again!" The blonde screamed into her husband's face, her eyes cold with betrayal. Michelle felt herself shaking with anger as she sent her palm across his face in a hard, sharp slap. "You're both pathetic." She hissed as she stomped out of the locker room and made her way down the corridor full of curious superstars who heard Michelle's outburst.
One of those Superstars was newly drafted Smackdown star Randy Orton. He had been talking to Cody Rhodes, Ted Dibiase and Sheamus – three close friends he had since his RAW days. The four of them had noticed Michelle walk into the locker room, but didn't take much notice until they saw the look on Michelles face. A few moments are Michelle walked past, the four were deep into conversation.
"So are you looking forward to your match tonight, Randy?" Cody asked as he sat next to Ted on one of the crates, facing Sheamus who was standing next to Randy. The third-generation superstar shrugged. He opened his mouth to speak, but he was quickly interrupted by Michelle shouting: "You dirty, manipulative, lying scumbag!" The exclaim quickly caught all four of their attention. "What is going on?" Cody asked as he glanced back at the trio.
"No freaking idea." Randy shrugged again, only this time it was nonchalant as the previous. "But we may find out." He said softly as he noticed the blonde almost rip the door off as she closed it. Randy was never that close with Michelle, mainly because they were always on different brands, but he was a fan. He knew Cody was really close friends with her, but still, seeing such anger on her stunning features and her sad eyes made Randy almost want to go over and comfort her.
"Michelle! Wait! I'm sorry!" Mark shouted as he came out of the locker room doing his pants up. Suddenly, Randy was beginning to get a pretty good idea of what Mark had done wrong. The whole scene was unfolding literally right before their eyes. Mark had caught up with Michelle when she was a less than a meter away from Sheamus and Randy.
Mark grabbed Michelle's hand but she immidately tore it away. "Don't fucking touch me." She hissed in a cold, sharp tone. "Don't you ever fucking touch me again, you asshole!" Michelle raised her voice mid-sentence.
"Michelle, lower your voice –" Mark whispered loud enough for the four superstars to hear. "People are staring." He told her as he looked around. Michelle's eyes widened and she let out a sadistic chuckle that was anything but amused.
"People are staring." She mocked him as she shook her head. "You're so pathetic. We could have anyone ruin Mark Callaways picture-perfect imagine, now can we. Mark Callaway is squeaky-clean, wouldn't do anything wrong." Michelle spoke in a hushed tone. "You're the most cowardly, pathetic, useless form of a human being on this earth. Go have fun fucking your whore you bastard!" Michelle hissed in such a dark tone that even made the hairs on Randys neck stand.
"I never, ever want to see your pathetic face again!" Michelle shouted as she gave him one hell of a slap and began to walk away.
A stunned Cody quickly raised himself off of the crate and stopped Michelle. "Michelle, what's going on? Are you okay?" He asked concerned. Michelle swallowed and I could already see the tears forming in her eyes. Michelle shook her head as tears began to run down her cheek. Cody grabbed her and hugged her comfortably. To some, it would look like there was something going on between them, but there wasn't. Cody and Michelle were always just really great friends.
Michelle sniffed and wiped he tears. "Thanks, Cody." She sighed as she gave him a forced smile. "I look like a mess, but I've got a match with Rosa. Bye." She gave him a small wave before she turned and made her way towards the gorilla.