Terms of Agreement Between Parties of:
John Cena, WWE
And
Katie Williams, Independent Contractor
Williams will be known on-screen as Katie Austin, daughter of Hall of Fame Inductee, Stone Cold Steve Austin. Williams will be in an on-screen girlfriend of John Cena. The relationship will also be taken off screen in the event that Cena is required to appear at media events.
Williams will be paid the sum of $250,000 upon signing this contract and will be paid the remaining $750,000 at the end of one year provided Williams meets the following conditions:
- Appear on weekly programming with Cena, playing his girlfriend; a script will be given to Williams prior to that week's taping.
-Appear with Cena at media events and autograph signings.
- Williams shall not be seen publicly dating another man for the duration of the contract.
- Williams will do whatever is necessary to keep up the appearance of being Cena's girlfriend.
-If Williams shall break kayfabe, she will forfeit the remaining balance due to her.
"So, what do you think?" Stephanie asked Katie as she finished reading the contract her friend had set in front of her.
"It's ok….I guess," Katie replied slowly. "So…here's a question…..Do I have to let…..him…..touch me?" she asked as her cheeks turned pink. She was a little hesitant about the part of the contract that said that she would do whatever is necessary to keep up the appearance of being Cena's girlfriend.
"Trust me, we've thought that part out, Katie. You won't have to do anything that you're totally not comfortable with. We do, however, need you to act the part of his steady and loving girlfriend when there might be cameras around."
"What does that mean?"
"Well. In the case that you find out that you despise John, and trust me, we've thought of this, you still need to act like the perfect girlfriend. We need you to develop your on screen, and off screen character, as a loving, thoughtful girlfriend. We need you to be John's biggest cheerleader. And we also need you to play to his fans. Meaning we need you to love his fans as much as he does. Make sense?"
Katie nodded. Why was her friend making this sound so difficult? All she had to do to get her million bucks was act like she loved John Cena. No big deal, right? It was only one year anyways.
"Good. Great," Paul said as he stood up. "I'll give John a call and we'll schedule a time for you two to meet formally. In the meantime, Steph can help you start making travel arrangements and get you that check."
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Katie instantly hated John. She had met him briefly a few times in the past when she was with her dad, but never really go to know him. Now, after only spending ten minutes with him, she was pretty sure she hated him. A lot.
Later on the day that she signed the contract and was given her check from WWE for a quarter of a million dollars, she went out to dinner with Stephanie, Paul and John at a casual family style restaurant. From the second John showed up, Katie disliked him. She disliked the way he came into the room and greeted everyone with a cheery voice, complete with handshakes and high fives all around. She disliked the way he grasped her smaller hand in his and squeezed almost lovingly. She disliked the way he gently kissed her cheek and pulled out her chair for her.
As the group of four made small talk, careful to avoid the subject of the contract that Katie and John had just signed, the bad feeling Katie had begun to feel as soon as John showed up, started growing. She was quiet, watching her new boyfriend kiss Stephanie's ass and laugh loudly at Paul's bad jokes.
Growing up Katie had endured a lot of disappointment in her life; mostly because of her father. After being disappointed by Steve time after time, she began to grow more cynical about people and prided herself on being able to spot a fake from a mile away. John is sitting here feet away from her, and her Fake-o-Meter is going crazy. What did she get herself into this time?
