2 hours earlier...
Amanda was reading through a script with Finn before the door opened and Bryan walked in.
"Hey, Bryan." Amanda responded.
"Hey if you had to choose Big Cass or Seth who would you pick?" Bryan asked.
"Uh, why?" Amanda responded.
"I just Ash talking to Big Cass, they looked like they were getting close. Talking about burnt pizza and burnt popcorn." Bryan said.
"Friends tend to do that a lot, you're getting paranoid, Bryan." Finn replied.
"Damn." Bryan replied.
Bryan left, Amanda and Finn turning to each other.
"She wouldn't… and neither would Big Cass, he's with Carmella." Amanda replied.
"You and I flirt with each other, love." Finn responded.
"Difference is we're both single, it's harmless." Amanda replied.
It was during her match against Naomi later that both stopped after they, along with everyone, saw the old GTV logo… before it faded to CCTV footage of Ashley and Big Cass talking.
"I just wish things would calm down a bit. They ain't hurting anyone."
"Seth doesn't seem to think that, Ash. And it ain't fair, all the hatred Tiny and Finn are getting from people."
"I know, I honestly sometimes question why I'm with Seth."
"If he's like this now, what's he gonna be like when Mandy gets pregnant?"
"That'll be like taking a lit match to oil."
Amanda sat down in the ring and Finn got into it, crouching down as Naomi went to the ringside doctor… and Sasha and Tamina looked at Seth, who was on commentary before Seth grabbed a microphone.
"Phoenix get your ass out here now!" Seth yelled into the microphone.
Sasha walked over and pulled the microphone away before whispering, "You can't break character again, stay calm!" as Dr. Amann checked on Amanda.
In the backstage area once he found the locker room, Seth barged in and Ashley stood up.
"You want to question why you're with me huh?!" Seth demanded.
"With how you treat Mandy, who doesn't?! Yes, I questioned it but then I realised that you don't care about her! You completely threw it aside!" Ashley shouted.
"I refuse to listen to your bullshit. If you enjoy Big Cass so much then go fuck him!" Seth yelled before storming out and slamming the door shut.
Ashley yelled out in anger before she threw the glass of water at the wall.
'Gonna need something stronger!' Ashley thought bitterly before she grabbed her things and left…
Present time…
The bottle of Grey Goose Vodka was half empty as Ashley was alone in a hotel room… she had switched to one on the fifth floor and was losing herself in the intoxication of the alcohol.
But then she heard a knock at the door and stumbled over… she managed to open it, narrowing her eyes at Amanda.
"Oh… it's you! The reason that Seth broke up with me!" Ashley snarled after Amanda walked in and closed the door.
"Don't do this to yourself… not again, don't self destruct." Amanda responded after seeing the bottle, Ashley cackling drunkenly.
"Doing this to myself?! You act like a bitch in heat around Balor, threw your friendships not only with Seth but with countless others to the side for a guy who's only trying to get his cock into you! That's what pissed Seth off, that's why he broke things off with me because you're a traitorous slut, Mandy!" Ashley yelled before she went to drink out the bottle again, only for Amanda to snatch it from her and throw it… the glass flew everywhere after the bottle hit the wall and it became clear that Amanda was incensed.
"You listen and listen good, you drunk bitch! Seth is a heartless bastard with no respect for women! He cheated on one woman who he had proposed to and constantly takes his anger out on me, you think he had any respect for you?! He was using you to soothe his wounded ego after Zahra left him!" Amanda yelled.
"Using me?! He loved me, you little bitch!" Ashley growled.
"If he had loved you, he would've focused more on the relationship between you two!" Amanda shouted.
"It was going good and then you just had to come along and fuck it all up for me!" Ashley yelled.
"Seth fucked it up all on his own! And if you guys hadn't broken up tonight, it wasn't gonna be long before you realised that he refuses to see that people can make their own choices and he has no fucking say about them!" Amanda yelled before she turned and headed to the door… but Ashley grabbed her by her arms, spun her around and slammed her to the wall.
"Don't you ever blame him for the hell that you've caused! Just because you are living in your little perfect world with the perfect guy, that didn't give you the rights to come and invade mine! So who are you gonna tear from me next huh?! Matt, Jeff or TJ?!" Ashley yelled.
Amanda slammed her head into Ashley's, forcing the taller woman to let go… taking the opportunity as Ashley had stumbled back, Amanda got onto the edge of the desk and jumped off of it, the table breaking as Amanda had tackled Ashley threw it.
The fight escalated before the two were pulled apart… and then Ashley looked up after her vision returned to normal, seeing she was alone in the room and the door was closed.
She pulled herself up, limping to the door and opened it… only to find the hallway empty with the exception of Sasha, Bayley and Becky nearby.
"Hey! You three got any booze on ya?!" Ashley asked.
"No and you shouldn't be drinking." Becky answered.
In the elevator, Amanda found herself pinned against the wall... but not with much force as Finn, who's right hand was on Amanda's mouth, knew that she would never hit him.
"You knew exactly where to find me…" Amanda whispered after Finn had lowered his hand and kept it on her left wrist once both were sure it was quiet… and Finn saw the bruises forming on her from the fight before he pressed the button to take them up to the tenth floor.
And once they were in the room and he held an ice pack to her upper back after pulling Amanda's Balor Club tank top off, Finn called Matt.
"Hey, what's going on over where you are? Kane just called and told me there was a fight on the fifth floor." Matt replied.
"It was between Ash and Mandy… I guess one of them tackled the other through a table. Ash and Seth broke up earlier tonight." Finn explained as he put the phone on speaker before setting it on the nightstand and pressed the ice pack to Amanda's bruised head.
"There is no way those two could ever fight unless… fuck." Matt said, realising it.
"Yeah, my thoughts exactly, the breakup sent her into a drinking fit." Finn responded, lightly rubbing his right hand up and down Amanda's back.
"Jeff's gonna freak out when he finds out about this." Matt said.
"Damn right he is…" Amanda responded before she managed to pull herself up, slipping but Finn caught her. "I'm gonna hop in the shower… hopefully the hot water takes the pain away." She replied before she headed into the restroom.
"If she starts feeling like she can't stand up, you get her to the hospital." Matt replied.
"Got it, Matt. What are you gonna do about Ashley?" Finn responded.
"Just leave her to me and Jeff." Matt said.
The two hung up and Finn helped Amanda lie down once she was out of the restroom and dressed in pajamas, Finn holding her as she fell asleep.
"Ná bíodh imní ort, ní mór duit a bheith ag do thaobh." Finn whispered, kissing Amanda on her forehead before he fell asleep.