The Miz stood on the S.S. Fresh Meat, waiting for the superstars.
Confessional
Emma: Not only will the winners of this kayak race get a huge advantage in the final challenge, they get to spend the night in heaven, while the losers spend the night in hell.
Sasha: I NEED to get on that ship. I do not wanna spend my night paddling a damn kayak, and I'd much rather spend it getting a well earned massage, and eating some exotic shellfish that I've never heard of.
Bayley: I wonder if Vince's personal yacht has a bunch of cool wrestling memorabilia...
End Confessional
"I see a boat." a crew member said, as Miz squinted, before smirking.
"Called it."
Sasha and Cesaro arrived at the yacht, beginning to climb out of their kayak, and be helped onto the boat by crew members, as Miz blew the air horn.
Confessional
Sasha: Fuck yes! We don't have to paddle to the final challenge, and more importantly, WE GET TO SPEND THE NIGHT ON THE MCMAHON YACHT! I've been stuck in that stupid house for about 3 weeks now, so this little vacation is more than deserved.
Cesaro: Our work is far from done, but we can pat ourselves on the back for this one. Whoever loses this one will be at a major disadvantage.
End Confessional
"You guys can stay here to see who else will join you, OR you can go ahead and enjoy th-"
Sasha took off running to explore the ship before Miz could even finish his sentence.
"I'll stay." Cesaro chuckled, sitting down with the crew.
About 10 minutes passed, before Miz, Cesaro, and the camera/production crew noticed both Finn and Emma's kayak and Bayley and Big E's kayak arriving.
"This one's gonna be close." Miz noted.
The kayaks continued to get closer and closer to the yacht as Miz blew the air horn.
Calm, relaxing music played throughout the ship, as the sounds of food cooking and water pumping through the pool system were heard.
The walls were decorated with iconic WWE Pay-Per-View and video game posters.
Sasha stood in front of the grill section of the 5 star buffet, already holding two full plates of food.
"What would you like Miss Banks?" the server asked, with a very thick accent that Sasha didn't recognize.
"Uh... hmm... just a burger, and-"
"Jeez, Sasha, save some food for the rest of us." Bayley laughed, entering with Big E and Cesaro.
"You made it!" Sasha exclaimed, turning around and hugging her.
"Barely."
"Finn and Emma are probably gonna fall asleep in the middle of the river."
Bayley laughed, even harder, grabbing a plate.
"How the fuck did we lose, Finn?"
"You tell me, Mrs. 'I go kayaking all the time back at home'." Finn said, continuing to row.
"I didn't have a problem winning that challenge last season, did I?" Emma spat back, as they continued to paddle.
"Yeah, you're right, Alicia was sooo much better than me, right?"
Emma sighed.
"There's no point in arguing, we already lost, we should just let it go and catch up."
"That's what I said before you brought it back up."
They continued to row in silence.
Cesaro and Big E enjoyed the buffet while Bayley and Sasha enjoyed the spa.
"Why is Vince so angry when he has all this?" Bayley said, face down on one of the massage tables at the spa, while the masseuse pressed on her back.
Sasha laughed, laying on the table next to it.
"I needed this so bad."
"Especially after all that paddling."
"Exactly!"
"I can't wait for the final tomorrow." Bayley smiled, sitting up on the table.
"You're saying that now, but trust me, it's not fun."
"Uhh... I know that Sasha..." Bayley chuckled, awkwardly.
"Just saying..."
"Sometimes you just... I don't know... say things to me that don't need to be said?"
"What do you mean?" Sasha asked, sitting up as well.
"Like common sense obvious things that you wouldn't say to anyone but me."
"All I said was the final isn't fun."
"...nevermind."
"What is your problem?"
Bayley said nothing, standing up and leaving.
Confessional
Bayley: This whole "Bayley is dumb" thing is getting old. I'm getting real tired of it.
Sasha: I don't know what's wrong with Bayley, and I really don't have time to care. This is the final challenge, and this is all that matters right now.
End Confessional
The next morning, the S.S. Fresh Meat docked near a snowy field, where Mark Henry was sitting inside of a snowplow. Finn and Emma were already there, asleep in the kayak.
Miz blew an airhorn, as he disembarked the yacht, followed by Sasha, Cesaro, Big E, and Bayley. Finn and Emma groggily got out of the kayak and joined them.
"Superstars, welcome to the next part of your final challenge. Follow that snowplow." The Miz said, pointing, as Henry started driving away.
The superstars stood still, looking confused at each other.
"Uh... now." Miz said, blowing the airhorn again as the superstars took off running after it.
Confessional
Cesaro: This challenge starts with a foot race. That's a big advantage for us.
End Confessional
The snowplow stopped near 3 large touchscreens, Cesaro and Finn arrived first.
"You guys gotta solve the puzzle." Mark said, before driving away, as Sasha and Big E arrived.
The superstars started working on the puzzle for a minute or two until Bayley and Emma arrived.
Confessional
Sasha: It is FREEZING out here. And we just ran about... I don't know, way too god damn long, not to mention that Finn and Emma are sleep deprived. This final is already intense, and I have a feeling we haven't seen anything yet.
End Confessional
The superstars struggled for a while, until Finn and Emma solved it. They silently read the message telling them to follow the snowplow path, and immediately took off running.
"What the fuck." Sasha sighed, impatiently.
After a few more seconds, Bayley and Big E began running after them.
Confessional
Finn: We got a slight advantage at the puzzle, but the key to winning the final challenge is keeping it.
End Confessional
Finn and Emma stopped when they saw Natalya and Chris Jericho skating around a makeshift hockey rink. They were each wearing pads and holding hockey sticks. Behind the rink were three 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokees, facing the snowplow path that continued on into the distance.
Finn and Emma looked at each other, confirming that they were both seeing the same thing.
"You guys gotta score a goal on us." Natalya explained, pointing to two pairs of skates on the ground, next to two hockey sticks.
"Where are our pads?" Emma asked, as Finn began to put the skates on.
Natalya and Jericho shrugged. Emma groaned and put on the other pair of skates before grabbing a stick.
Confessional
Big E: So... we're trying to catch up to Finn and Emma, trying to win the WWE Fresh Meat final challenge, and apparently there must've been a scheduling conflict, cause we stumbled upon game 5 of the Stanley Cup Finals.
End Confessional
Bayley and Big E arrived, confused as Jericho threw a hockey puck onto the ice. Emma attempted to swing at it, but Natalya bumped into her, knocking her down.
"Ouch." Bayley said, wincing, as Big E laughed.
Finn hit the puck hard and it bounced off of Jericho's stick, and came flying back at him. He hit it again, and it went right into the goal, as Sasha and Cesaro arrived.
"What's going on?" Sasha asked, as Emma and Finn handed their skates to Big E and Bayley.
Emma jumped in the driver's seat as Finn got in on the passenger side.
Sasha looked even more confused.
"Is no one gonna answer me?"
Bayley and Big E stepped onto the ice, as Emma and Finn drove off.
Three toll booths were set up side by side in the middle of the path. The wind began to blow harder, moving snow that was already on the ground, as one of the Jeeps pulled up to the toll booth in the middle.
Emma let down the window to see Corey Graves sitting, holding a piece of paper.
"You guys have to correctly fill out this piece of paper before you can move on." Graves said, handing her the paper.
"It's a multiple choice WWE trivia quiz."
"Easy." Finn scoffed.
"Maybe..."
Emma looked kinda confused at the piece of paper, as Finn quickly started picking answers.
"'Which one of these superstars was never Intercontinental Champion?'... I think that's Cena." Finn muttered, as Bayley and Big E's jeep pulled up to the toll booth on the right.
Michael Cole handed Bayley and Big E their trivia quiz, Bayley immediately started filling it out.
"Done." Emma said, handing the paper back to Graves. Graves ran it through the scan-tron reader.
"It's not all correct."
"What?"
Graves handed them a new quiz, as Sasha and Cesaro's jeep pulled up to the toll booth on the left.
Confessional
Finn: This quiz set us back, and just like that, we've lost our lead.
End Confessional
"Done." Bayley smiled, handing the quiz to Big E, who handed it back to Cole.
As Jonathan Coachman handed Sasha and Cesaro their quiz, Bayley and Big E drove off. Sasha's eyes got huge.
"Shit! Give me that!" Sasha exclaimed, snatching the quiz from Cesaro.
Sasha quickly finished the quiz and handed it to Coachman.
"Correc-"
In the middle of Coachman speaking, Cesaro drove off.
Confessional
Emma: So of course the WWE fangirls Bayley and Sasha finish the quiz like it's nothing, and now we're playing catch up. From first place, all the way to dead last.
Bayley: Leads come and go in the final challenge, if we can find a way to hold onto this one, the rest will be reality TV history!
Sasha: I came way too far to come in second place AGAIN. We can't let them beat us.
End Confessional
The Miz stood near the bottom of a snowy mountain, as Bayley and Big E's jeep pulled up. As the superstars got out, Sasha and Cesaro pulled up.
"Your final challenge ends at the top of this mountain, first team to make it up wins." Miz explained. Big E and Bayley took off, running up the mountain, while Sasha and Cesaro got out of the car.
"What's going on?" Sasha asked, nervously.
"Race up the mountain. The winner wins the final."
"What!? That's it!?"
"That's it!? It's an entire mountain!" Cesaro said.
"Last season, we-..." Sasha sighed, running up the mountain, along with Cesaro.
Confessional
Sasha: Last season, we suffered sleep deprivation, we were forced to vomit, we had to carry full wheelbarrows of dirt. This season, we play a couple games, do a trivia quiz, race up a mountain and it's over?
End Confessional
Finn and Emma's jeep pulled up to the mountain, and Miz explained to them the end of the final challenge, as they got out of it.
"This is a lot less easier than I thought." Bayley said, out of breath, walking, as Big E followed far behind.
"It's a fucking mountain." Big E managed to say, between gasps.
"Cesaro, come on!" Sasha yelled, as Cesaro trailed far behind her.
"Trying!" Cesaro snapped, yards away.
Confessional
Big E: This mountain is the only thing stopping us from winning WWE Fresh Meat.
Bayley: I can barely believe it, we're so close to winning.
Emma: We're behind, so this is our last chance. We have to lay it all on the line here.
Finn: Ever since I stepped into the house, I've been waiting for this moment. The other teams don't matter right now. It's us, and this finish line.
Cesaro: Winning this, and getting this 25 million dollars, would be amazing. And make this ridiculous show all worth it. And all we have to do is outrun Bayley and Big E.
Sasha: I'm not losing this. I refuse. Not again. It's finally gonna be my time to shine. Unless I die on the way up this mountain, I'm winning WWE Fresh Meat.
End Confessional
95 minutes later, The Miz waited near top of the mountain, with the camera and production crews, who were holding giant checks. They were standing inside of a painted circle, that designated who won.
"You see someone?" Miz asked.
"I think I see Cesaro." A crew member said.
"No Sasha?"
"Well, there's Bayley and Big E coming up on the other side." Another crew member said.
"Oh, there's Sasha, she's crawling."
Confessional
Sasha: This elevation is a lot more of a factor than I realized, and that combined with the fact that we ran as much as we could before we started walking has made it almost impossible for me to breathe. I feel like I could pass out at any moment, but I'm not stopping until I get to the top of this mountain and get my $25,000,000.
End Confessional
"It's gonna be a close one..." Miz remarked, before turning on his megaphone. "THE FIRST TEAM TO HAVE BOTH MEMBERS FULLY INSIDE THIS CIRCLE WINS WWE FRESH MEAT!"
Cesaro, Bayley, and Big E started running, as Sasha continued crawling.
"Uh oh." Miz said.
Cesaro was the first to make it inside the circle.
"SASHA!" He yelled, running back to her.
Cesaro picked Sasha up, putting her over his shoulder, and ran back into the circle as Bayley and Big E ran into the circle around the same time.
Miz blew the air horn, then stepped to the side with the camera crew to review the footage.
Cesaro put Sasha down, and one of the production members brought her an oxygen mask.
"Can I see that next?" Big E gasped, as Bayley chuckled.
The crew member put the oxygen mask over Sasha's face, as she layed on her back.
Finn and Emma made it to the top of the mountain, sighing as they entered the white circle.
"Finn Balor, Emma, congratulations, you guys have won 3rd place on WWE Fresh Meat." another one of the production crew members said, handing them the $5,000,000 check.
Confessional
Emma: Getting 3rd place is bittersweet. On one hand, it's nice to get some money, and some validation from completing the final challenge. But it just sucks to make it all this way and come in last place.
Finn: Out of the 10 fresh meat rookies to walk into this house, only 3 of them got to see a final challenge... I'm one of them... win or lose, I'm proud of the effort I put in, and now, I know exactly what I have to do to make it across the finish line next time.
End Confessional
"Who won?" Emma and Finn asked in unison.
"Us." Sasha said, taking off her oxygen mask, as Miz and the camera crew returned.
"We watched the footage 10 times."
Bayley nervously sighed.
"The winner of WWE Fresh Meat is..."
All 6 superstars looked away from Miz. Finn and Emma weren't exactly sure why THEY were nervous, but they could definitely feel the tension in the air.
Bayley turned to face Sasha, before reaching out and grabbing her hand. Sasha didn't even look at her.
"...Bayley and Big E!"
"OH MY GOD! WHAT!?" Bayley exclaimed, jumping up and down, before Big E picked her up and hugged her.
Sasha began to tear up a bit, before putting her face into her hands.
Confessional
Bayley: I am BEYOND happy right now. Since day 1, I've had the feeling that no one's believed in us, so it feels great to prove everyone what we've known this whole time. We're good enough to win, and deserved to be taken seriously.
Big E: I want to thank my mother and father first and foremost, for always supporting my athletic pursuits... I want to thank Kirk Ferentz, my college football coach at the University of Iowa, for instilling a determined, never say die attitude in me that followed me for the rest of my life... Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston for supporting me, and pushing me to be my very best... Bayley, for whooping everyone's booty with me this season... my 3rd grade teacher Mrs.-
End Confessional
Miz and the camera crew handed Bayley and Big E the $25,000,000 check, as everyone clapped for them, except Sasha who was now audibly sobbing. Bayley sighed a bit, walking over to her, sitting next to her.
"Sasha, you guys did great." Bayley smiled, hugging her.
Much to her surprise, Sasha pushed her away.
"Get away from me."
"...Sasha..."
Sasha didn't respond, standing up.
"Sasha Banks, Cesaro, congratu-"
"Can we go home now!?" Sasha asked, cutting Miz off.
Everyone looked a bit shocked, and confused.
"Sasha, don't be like this." Bayley frowned.
"No, you shut up, cause you don't... you don't fucking get it, just get me out of here, Miz." Sasha said, running her hands through her hair, as Miz began to call for the helicopter on his phone.
"I don't get what?"
"Just leave me alone."
"Sasha, what's wrong with you?"
"Just leave me alone before I throw you off this fucking mountain!"
"Sasha, you're being a sore loser." Big E said.
Cesaro noticed Sasha's facial expression when he said that, knowing she was about to explode.
"YOU'RE HERE BECAUSE OF ME!" Sasha snapped, glaring at Big E.
"What!?" Bayley asked.
"YOU TWO WOULDN'T BE IN THIS FUCKING FINAL CHALLENGE IF IT WASN'T FOR ME, EVERYONE KNOWS THAT, BAYLEY!"
"You're really trying to undermine our win right now?"
"IT'S A FACT! AND THIS FINAL WAS 10 TIMES EASIER THAN THE RIVALS FINAL!"
"Wow, 10 times easier and you still lost?" Emma teased.
"BITCH, YOU'RE IN THIRD PLACE, WHAT'D YOU WIN LIKE $500?"
"At least I'm satisfied with my result." She shrugged, as the helicopter landed. Sasha said nothing, getting inside of it, before the rest of the superstars joined her.
Confessional
Cesaro: Sasha's outburst was a bit much, but I feel just as upset as she does right now. All of our hard work came down to us losing by about a second. That final was ours to win, and somehow along the way, we blew it.
Sasha: I played this game 100% perfectly to a tee, avoided facing Roman & Asuka in the final challenge, got Charlotte eliminated, outsmarted Kevin and gained more power than him in the house, along with performing better than everyone else here in the challenges. Only to lose, to Bayley... who wouldn't even be in the final challenge without me making sure no one outsmarted her or took advantage of her kindness. Sore loser? Sure. Maybe if you spent an entire month being the brains AND brawn of an entire alliance, only to lose by LUCK to someone who wouldn't have made it to the final without you, you'd be a pretty sore loser too.
Bayley: I don't know if Sasha meant everything she said to me after the final, but it just hurts, you know? Out of all the people in the house, I figured Sasha would be proud of me. If she won, I would've been disappointed, sure, but I would've at least been happy for her... I just... I don't know about Sasha sometimes... but seeing her act like that kinda makes me even more glad that I beat her.
End Confessional
The helicopter took off, with all 6 superstars, and The Miz inside, flying off into the distance.
NEXT EPISODE: The WWE Fresh Meat Awards Reunion Show. All 20 contestants return to discuss, debate, and celebrate the best moments of the season. Plus, information on the third season of this serious Thank you so much for reading, and I apologize about the delay on this chapter, just been really busy! Below are the ballots for the WWE Fresh Meat Awards, you can vote again even if you already voted.
Funniest Confessionals
A.) Kevin Owens
B.) Big E
C.) Roman Reigns
D.) Xavier Woods
Funniest Contestant
A.) Alexa Bliss
B.) Dean Ambrose
C.) Becky Lynch
D.) Kevin Owens
Best Potential Partners for WWE Rivals 2
A.) Sasha Banks & Charlotte Flair
B.) Kevin Owens & Seth Rollins
C.) Sasha Banks & Bayley
D.) Roman Reigns & John Cena
Most Shocking Moment
A.) Charlotte's 1st Episode Elimination
B.) Sasha snatching the coin from Becky
C.) Kevin turning on Seth and Alexa
D.) John and Peyton beating Roman and Asuka
Least Favorite Contestant? (All 20 contestants are eligible)
Favorite Contestant? (All 20 contestants are eligible)