Johnny Nitro and Melina paced up and down the corridor outside Vince McMahon's office. Raw was about to go on air and Vince had called them in for a meeting. To say they we both nervous was an understatement, the last time Vince had 'called' them in for an important meeting was to say he would be sending them to Raw and split up MNM.
"Here goes nothing" said Nitro to Melina, and knocked tentatively on Mr McMahon's door.
"Come in" came a voice from inside. Nitro cautiously opened the door and both he and Melina entered the room, already there, looking serious were Vince, Shane and Jim Ross.
"Do sit down" said Vince calmly, so Nitro and Melina took a seat. "Right, there's nothing to be nervous about" Vince said, sensing the uneasiness of them both, "we've decided to give you a bit of a push" he directed at Nitro, "you held the Intercontinental Title for a while and have been very successful in the tag team division and we see you becoming a main eventer in the near future"
Nitro looked up, slightly surprised, he'd been hoping this would be coming for a long while, ever since he lost the IC Title to Jeff Hardy back in November.
"Thank you sir", Nitro responded
"You've earned it" Vince replied, "however, we have a good number of heels at the top so we have decided to turn you face". Nitro looked worried, he'd never been a face before, a fan favourite – could he pull it off? "What we're going to do is, tonight Jeff Hardy will put his money in the bank ladder match position on the line in a fatal four way match between the two of you, plus Kenny Dykstra and Carlito, just to add a special twist, which will help with your face turn, Melina will be the special guest referee." Vince glanced at Melina, then turned his attention back to Nitro. "Jeff will win by pinning you and you will blame Melina, at which point Joey Mercury will come to Melina's defence much like last year when you lost the tag titles, only Mercury will attack you. Just to make sure the fans go your way, Matt Hardy will run in and attack Joey, does that sound feasible to you?"
Nitro thought, but only for a second, he really enjoyed playing the heel but playing face in the WWE would be a new experience and he'd always been up for new ideas, also it was never a good idea to argue with Vince, if you hit a nerve with him you risked being buried.
"That sounds fine" Nitro said confidently
"Melina?" Vince asked
"It sounds fine" Melina said quickly, deep down she didn't like the idea, but Vince was the boss and so what he said generally went.
"Excellent, so it's settled" Vince replied, and with that Nitro and Melina were dismissed, Jim Ross got ready to be introduced on Raw and Vince and Shane continued discussing plans.
Nitro casually walked along the corridor with Melina when she blurted out
"I hate this idea, I think I'm about to lose the Women's Title and now I have my tag team taken away from me"
"It'll be fine, you'll be fine, I mean you're top of the Women's division and have a feud with Ashley coming up, it must mean Vince is pleased with you too, he obviously thinks you can make it on your own now" Nitro said, trying to calm Melina down. At that point Joey Mercury and Matt Hardy appeared.
"Heard the news then" Joey asked
"Yes, sounds interesting" Nitro said, and with that the four of them went their separate ways until later that night when they would be in the ring.