One year later…
"And the New WWE CHAMPION….CODY RHODES!" The ring announcer screamed into the microphone.
Cody could not help but be ecstatic. As excited as he was about winning his first major title, he was more excited to get back stage.
"Stop. Pose. Walk, Walk. Stop. Pose. Brookylieh, Brookylieh, Brookylieh, Brookylieh." Thought Cody as he tried to remember his marks. He was trying hard, but his head and heart were backstage.
"Congratulations!" Came a cry from the Superstars and Divas waiting for Cody backstage. Everyone had been really supportive of his trail to a title. As he walked through the crowd giving high fives and hand shakes to his buddies, Cody scanned the room for Brookylieh.
"Congrats!" she said from behind him. Cody quickly turned to see his very beautiful, very pregnant, wife beaming at him. It had been a year since the suspension and a lot had happened.
Even though Cody thought it was bad timing for his Championship run, Brookylieh assured him that he should take the title if it's offered. So he did.
"Randy was a Champ when Sam was pregnant." His wife would repeatedly tell him.
"You're right baby." Cody would say.
"How's my little boy?" Cody asked her belly once they were alone in the car.
"Lil' Cody is doing just fine." His wife said. Then she added, "His momma is not so hot though. This kid is digging into my ribs."
"I want your love and I want your revenge. You and me could write a bad romance." Brookylieh's phone sang.
She started to answer it when Cody said, "God! I hate Lady Gaga."
"I love Lady Gaga." Brookylieh stated as she answered the phone.
"Hello." She said.
Cody could not hear what the caller was saying, but she could hear Brookylieh loud and clear.
"Shut up! "You must be lying." "I can't believe that." "He'll be happy to hear that." Brookylieh said during the course of the conversation before she hung up.
"You'll never guess what I just heard." Brookylieh said to her husband. She was so excited to tell him the good news.
"It must be good, you were cackling like a school girl." Cody joked.
"Oh it is!" She assured. "Remember when Sam, Layla, and I were talking about how Beth used to be this 'tiny little woman' then she blew up to a 'manly looking woman'?" Brookylieh asked.
"Yeah, I remember walking in on that conversation." Cody confirmed.
"Well, she blew up like that because she was using Steroids. From what Sam just told me, she had previously tested positive for them and she just tested positive again. Do you know what this means?" She asked.
"I can't believe she was dumb enough to use Steroids. They are as bad as cheating." Cody replied. Finally he asked, "What does that mean?"
"She's fired! She won't be bothering you on Smackdown anymore, because she doesn't have a job with WWE anymore." Brookylieh told her husband.
"Karma's a bitch." Cody said to himself. He could not help but smile. Things were finally falling into place. He had a title, a beautiful wife, and a Little Cody on the way. It didn't get much better than this.