IT'S ONLY ROCK & ROLL
A/N: This is an alternate universe story that largely takes place in the music business. I don't own any of the WWE stars used in this story and I gain nothing financially from using them here. Please don't sue me.
Our story begins in 1999 …
It had been quite a ride for the girls in Diva Delight. Trish Stratus, Torrie Wilson and Victoria 'Vickie' Varon had all met each other when they auditioned for a new girl group, and they were the three selected. Manager Eric Bischoff and songwriter/producer Vince Russo had already conceived everything – all the girls had to do was sing what they were told to. Their first album dominated the dance charts for almost a year, their songs were heard in every club in the country, their videos were all over MTV and they won a Grammy Award as Best New Artist. As time wore on, Bischoff and Torrie began a relationship and the songs began to revolve more around her. Their second album didn't quite sell as well but the first single was a huge hit, as it featured in a key scene in Dwayne Johnson's latest film and another song topped the dance charts after it was remixed. Their third album bombed despite a massive media blitz, and now their record company wanted to have a meeting to discuss the problem.
In a conference room at a hotel in Los Angeles, the ladies of the group, Bischoff, Russo and representatives of their record company sat down to see if and how things could be fixed.
After some debating, Bischoff suggested, "Maybe a change is in order."
Record company representative Pat Patterson asked, "Like what? What do you suggest?"
Bischoff rhetorically asked, "What if we had some new blood, a new member to Diva Delight?"
Patterson said "Go on" and waited to see where this was leading.
Bischoff opened the door of the room and ushered in a young, tan, gorgeous brunette woman. He gestured towards her and said, "Everyone, say hello to the newest member of Diva Delight, Candice Michelle."
Trish stood up and said, "Hold on. You never told us anything about this. So we're a foursome now?"
Bischoff smiled and said, "Not exactly." He walked over to the blond, placed a hand on her shoulder and the smile left his face as he said, "I'm sorry, Trish. You're out of the group."
Trish shrieked, "WHAT?!"
Vickie stood up, put her hands on Trish's shoulders and said, "Calm down, Trish. Take it easy."
Trish yelled, "How do you expect me to take it easy?"
Vickie said, "Relax", and eased Trish back into her seat. She then turned towards Bischoff and asked, "So, it's me, Torrie and Candice now?"
Bischoff nodded his head and said, "That's right."
Vickie motioned Torrie and Candice towards her and said, "Well, get in here and let's see how we look. Torrie, you're in the middle." Torrie stood up and moved over. Candice moved in on her right and Vickie on her left, each with an arm around the blond in between them. The three struck a pose and Vickie asked, "How do us devils look?"
Bischoff smiled, gave two thumbs up and said, "Perfect."
Vickie smiled back to him and said, "Good." Without warning, the smile left her face as she shoved Torrie out of the way, grabbed Candice by her hair with both hands and began slamming her face-first into the conference table. After the third time Candice's head hit the table, record company executive Shane McMahon grabbed Vickie and began trying to pull her away. The tall angry brunette kicked her legs and shouted "Let me at her!" as she kept trying to grab Candice. Shane and Trish pulled her out of the room while Bischoff helped Torrie to her feet and everyone in the room checked on Candice, who had her hands over her face and was crying, "My nose! My nose!"
Once they were in the empty conference room across the hall, Shane asked, "If I let you go, do you promise to behave?"
Vickie growled, "Yes", clearly aggravated by the situation and only agreeing because she had to, not because she wanted to.
Shane closed the door, turned towards both women and said, "This meeting shouldn't have even been necessary. The problem is Bischoff's an idiot and thinking with his dick. He let his involvement with Torrie cloud his judgment. If he had been paying attention at your live appearances, he would have known Trish here was the one to focus on, not Torrie.
"I have a business proposition for you two: I think you have a lot of potential if Trish is in front. If you get one or two more girls in, we can show the world how great you really are. What do you say?"
After a brief silence, Vickie said, "I have to be honest, Shane. It's nice that you believe in us, but I really hated all of this girl-group song-and-dance bullshit. I don't want to do another group – I want to be in a band! I wanna rock!"
Trish turned towards her and said, "Uh, Vickie? You don't play an instrument, and if I'm going to be the lead singer, what are you going to be doing?"
Vickie looked Trish in the eye, raised her index finger and said, "Au contraire, my dear Trisha. Remember when we were recording our first album? Remember that hot drummer who played on it?"
Trish answered, "Yeeesssss?", but failed to see what point her friend was trying to make.
Vickie continued and said, "Well, I was in drum corps in high school, and after hanging out with him, I started working on re-learning everything and getting back into playing. He showed me a lot, and not just behind the drum kit."
Trish's eyes widened at the revelation and said, "So THAT'S what you were doing, tapping with those pencils all the time. I thought you were just trying to drive me crazy."
The brunette smiled and said, "Actually, I was hoping to drive Torrie crazy and get her to quit. What do you say, Trish? You'll be the singer, I'll be the drummer, we'll get some other girls with us and we're there."
Shane raised his hands and said, "Hold on. No offense, Vic, but before anything else, we need to see if you're really any good. Are you girls doing anything later tonight?"
TO BE CONTINUED …
A/N: My goal for this is to update at least once a month and to eventually bring this story to "the present". As this is an alternate universe story, if you have anyone/anything you'd like to see, feel free to let me know in the comments section. I'll consider anything as long as it doesn't conflict with what I already have planned. For example, I will tell you right now AJ Lee will be appearing at some point. Enjoy and, as always, rate & review.