13th August 2012

Dolph won the match. AJ had set up a triple threat between Dolph, Jericho and Miz which ultimately ended with Dolph scoring the victory over Chris. She didn't know what she was expecting, Dolph's a talented superstar, why wouldn't he win the match? Due to her newfound strong dislike of the man though, she had hoped that placing him in the match with odds stacked against him that it would likely make him lose on her show. But that wasn't the case. And she was seething.

Not only did Dolph come out on top, but he cheated to pick up the win. Him and his grandma Vickie making her and the other two competitors look like complete fools. There was no way AJ was going to stand for this. Not when she was in charge, and not when everyone else had to take her orders.

AJ watched another ten minutes of the show on the monitor in her office before deciding to go find Dolph to scold him about his cheap method of winning. Before she could even leave the room however, she came face to face with his manager, and she didn't look to happy.

"Miss Lee, is it okay if I have a word with you?"

The general manager rolled her eyes at the older woman, clearly in no mood to talk to her. No, she wanted to talk to the superstar who Ms. Guerrero has a close relationship with instead. "Ugh, fine. You can come in for a few minutes Vickie."

Vickie barged passed the self-proclaimed 'geek goddess' almost knocking the small woman over. If she wasn't mad already, she certainly was now. "Miss Lee, I do not think it's fair that you placed my.. friend Dolph Ziggler in a triple threat match moments before it took place. It's not fair because he didn't even prepare for that match, so I don't think he performed to his full potential."

"Why are you complaining Vickie, he won the damn match didn't he?"

"That's not the point AJ, the point is it that this was not acceptable. Dolph is the future of this company, he should be treated with some respect! And don't you think that I don't know about yours and his little meeting last week. He told me all about how awful you were to him. I think you have something against him for whatever reason and you're letting your personal feelings get in the way of your managing technique."

AJ couldn't help but giggle at her. She doesn't know whether she should be annoyed or amused at how Dolph had run off to Vickie and blabbed all about their encounter. "I could have you fired for launching accusations at me like that. But I'm not going to do that, and why may you ask? It's because I am good at my job, I don't actually let personal feelings get in the way of my work ethic and I will give people second chances. I think I've heard enough of your voice for one day, so please leave my office."

Vickie crossed her arms, obviously making it known that she wasn't going to budge just because her new boss told her too. "I don't think you understand AJ, I've been in your position before, you need to realise the consequences of all your childish actions."

AJ took a few steps closer to Vickie. Her demeanour switched from amused to deadly serious. She did not like being called childish. "What is your problem Vickie? Dolph won the match, you should be happy. Or is this not really about Dolph at all? Maybe you hate the thought of me being in charge? Maybe you.." AJ stopped herself mid-sentence as a few ideas on how to play with Vickie's mind popped into her head. "Oh, I get it now. You resent me for taking the spot you feel you should be in. And that's why you seem so mad that me and Dolph had a little get together last week. You're jealous. You're scared. The only reason why Dolph stayed around you was for power, and because I'm now the only woman with any power in this company, you think he might move on to me."

Vickie's face was an absolute picture. AJ knew from her shocked expression that she was planting seeds of doubt in her mind. This was something that made her very happy. "No! That's not true at all! That's not why I.. Dolph didn't stay with me because of power, he.."

"I mean, I am a lot younger and better looking than you." AJ interrupted, "I'm sure Dolph wouldn't turn me down if I made some advances. And, I won't lie, I do think he is.. attractive."

"I cannot believe you're saying this AJ!"

Again, AJ giggled at Vickie, purely because she was exuding so much anger from the 'cougar'. "Relax Vickie, don't go thinking that I'm actually interested in him. I gave up on the whole dating superstars thing after the fiasco with Daniel. It's gonna take a man really special to change my mind on that. But back to my general manager position, it's really gotta suck seeing someone so much less experienced do a better job than you ever did."

Vickie scoffed at AJ's remark. "Little girl, do you really think you're doing a better job than what I did? Please. You've been assigned to this role for around three weeks and already you've caused chaos. I think you're the worse general manager in the history of Monday night raw!"

"I did not ask for your opinion on the matter, and I'm pretty sure I asked you to leave, so why are you still here?"

"I told you I am not leaving until I'm finished talking with you!"

Both women had now become extremely defensive and were now only inches away from each other's faces. This confrontation was all about dominance, and AJ didn't want any part of it, especially considering how she had the power to fire Vickie anyway. AJ took a few steps back and a devilish grin now appeared on her face. With each step she was nearing closer to the door. "Fine. You can stay here. But I have someone I need to talk to, so if you'll excuse me."

Before Vickie could shout at AJ to get back in the room, AJ dashed down the hallway and turned the corner so she couldn't be seen by the black haired lady. It just so happened that the current general manager has ended up outside the locker room of some of the male superstars. 'Perfect' AJ thought to herself, 'This is just the place I wanted to be.'

Without even a moment's hesitation, the pint sized diva stormed through the doors of the locker room, not even caring who was inside or what they were doing. Right now she only had one mission, and that was to assert her authority over the show off. Once through the doors, AJ found that there was no-one in the locker room, which was odd because she was sure that there was always at least one person in there.

She scanned around once more before deciding to leave and that's when the man she was looking for made his presence known. "Uh, AJ? What are you doing in the men's locker room?"

AJ spun around to find Dolph coming out of the shower area, wearing nothing but a towel around his waist. She didn't exactly want to, but she had no control over letting her focus trace over his physical features. She caught sight of the way some water was trickling down his abs and how his hair looked so much better when pouring wet. Maybe there was some truth behind her words when she told Vickie she thought he was attractive.

She shook her head of all these thoughts so she could concentrate on doing what she came in the locker room to do. "I uh, came in here to talk to you actually."

Dolph looked at the woman slightly confused as to why she would barge into the men's locker room where any one of the superstars could be.. well.. in a towel exactly like how he was. He picked up another towel so he could quickly dry off his hair. It seemed as if Dolph wasn't replying to his boss, and AJ noticed this. It did not sit well with her in the slightest.

"Are you going to answer me?"

Knowing he had irked her somehow, a playful grin had appeared on his face. "You didn't ask me a question, therefore I didn't answer."

She tilted her head to the side partly in shock that he was daring to be cocky with her and partly because she was angry that he was right, she didn't ask him a question. Through now gritted teeth, she finally asked him something, "Okay Dolph, here's your question. Did you think it was in any way shape or form acceptable to cheat during your match earlier tonight?"

"Come on AJ, people cheat all the time, it's an entertainment business and.."

"That wasn't my question was it? Do you or do you not think it's acceptable to cheat?" She had to interrupt him before he found a way of answering her intended question. She was not in any mood to be messed with.

"No. I guess it's not acceptable to cheat during matches." He replied reluctantly.

"In that case, I guess I have two more questions for you. First, if you think it's unacceptable, then why would you do it?"

Dolph was becoming increasingly more annoyed with the woman at the other side of the room to him. He may wrestle in tiny trunks every single week, but currently being clad in a towel and still soaking wet didn't exactly make him feel comfortable whilst talking to the lady in charge. Plus, with the way she was annihilating him with these questions, he could feel his dislike for her grow. "It was a wrestling match AJ, I did what I had to do to win. The ref was distracted, I took advantage. Simple."

"I think that's a poor excuse, but whatever. Finally, what consequences do you think are appropriate for you to face in result of your actions?"

Upon hearing the word 'consequences', Dolph had become alarmed. It wasn't like he was the first wrestler in history to cheat during a match. He could name at least 100 just off the top of his head who had done much, much worse. In fact, what he did wasn't even bad at all! He was amazed at how bitter AJ was being with him. "Consequences? AJ, look I'm sorry okay? You have a full roster full of people who cheat during matches. Now I put on a great performance out there, despite not being told I would be competing in that match until last minute, so shouldn't you be happy with that?"

AJ felt as if she wasn't making her point clear from the other side of the locker room, so she walked right up to Dolph, not even remembering that the man was practically naked despite the towel. "Don't you dare tell me what I should be happy with. I am just appalled that the so called future of WWE can't even win a match without cheating. And yes, I am aware that a lot of guys on the roster have cheated before, but does that mean I should be okay with it happening on my show? No of course it doesn't, which is why I'm not tolerating it."

He was shocked at how unreasonable she was being with him. He was beyond confused at why she had it out for him. It made him wonder just what had he done to piss her off? Instead of letting all his emotions out on her, he decided to try the calmer approach and not anger her any more. "I'm sorry AJ. It won't happen again. You have my word on that."

She wanted to argue back, make a remark about how she thought his words were meaningless and could not for the life of her believe in them. But there was something about the way his eyes were sparkling in that moment. There was something about the way his face had softened too, and it had now caused AJ to feel bad for being so harsh on him. So much for not tolerating any of his crap.

AJ had opened her mouth a few times to reply, but no sound was coming out. Instead, she had let her eyes wander back down his body yet again, and she realised that yes, he was still in just a towel. Feeling mildly inappropriate, she awkwardly dashed out of the room leaving Dolph even more confused as to what was going on in her brain more than ever.

She shut the door behind her and tried hard to analyse what had just happened in there. She couldn't speak. Twice AJ couldn't help but admire that man's body, and on top of that she also ended up feeling sorry for being authoritative towards him! Something wasn't right, and she knew she had to take some time to think things through and relax. Of course she was still on a mission to make Dolph pay, but whatever came over her in there was just a momentary relapse. A momentary relapse in which she wasn't quite sure why it had happened.

I hope people like the start of this story, and reviews good or bad are very much welcomed. :)