Title: Righteousness, Revelations and Enigmas: The Girl in the Velvet Mask
Author: Kaykyaka
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the WWE and TNA characters used within this fictional story. No copyright infringement is intended and no money is being made by this work of fiction.
Ratings: K+
Characters: Shawn, Cameron, Rebecca and Cheyenne Michaels, Amy 'Lita' Dumas Michaels, Hunter Hurst Helmsley, LC Helmsley, Aurora Rose Helmsley, Chyna Helmsley, Trish, Randy and Randy Orton Jr, Melina and Johnny Hennigan, Jeff and Stephanie Hardy, Elizabeth Hardy, Vince McMahon, Tristen Nash, Kevin Nash and various WWE and TNA wrestlers.
Summary: Samoa Joe thinks Cheyenne is ready to go pro but she's not ready to tell her father so she wrestles in a mask to protect her identity. She was not prepared for the impact or how much one particular person wanted to get to know the girl in the velvet mask.
Chapter Eleven – Filling in the Blanks
Cheyenne had been on the road with Ring of Honor and Victoria for 2 weeks and she was loving every minute of it. Her birthday was on the day after her last ROH tour date, what a way to come down she thought. After being CM Melody for a month Cheyenne would have to go back to being a normal person. Given what had happened in New Jersey last week however, going back to normal probably wasn't such a bad idea. After her match Cheyenne noticed the faces of a few WWE Superstars in the crowd, they were in disguise but she recognized them right away. They were CM Punk, Drew McIntyre, Christian and Edge. After the show Cheyenne panicked and asked Cary Silkin to only book her on nights when the WWE were in town. Cary had to do a little re-scheduling to make sure that happened but like her Carey didn't want his hottest commodity scouted by the competition just yet.
The other ROH wrestlers didn't like CM Melody missing shows though. Even the main event guys weren't too proud to admit that the shows CM Melody didn't appear on weren't nearly as hot. It was this that led Cary Silkin to make a decision that would change ROH forever.
The WWE were in Maryland tonight so CM Melody sat out of the ROH show and went to a local piano bar nearby to relax. She told the owner she could play and after a little demonstration of her gift he let her play that same night. Carey came in while she was playing and when Cheyenne saw him she took a break after her last session. The people in the bar applauded her; some recognized her and threw roses at her which Cheyenne warmly received.
"Hey CM, l knew you were chilling out here by entertaining these people with your beautiful music but have you noticed a lot of these people would be at our show tonight if you were there?" Cary said.
Cheyenne nodded. "I know it's just that when I saw Edge and all those other WWE Superstars looking back at me I got nervous and I don't want anything or anyone to ruin my matches," she said.
"I understand, I'm not here to change your mind about missing shows on the Fed's night off. I'm here to make a proposal that if you accept is going to change ROH forever," Cary said and Cheyenne's eyebrows rose high under mask with intrigue.
"What proposal is this?" she asked.
"I'm going to put you in the main event," Cary replied. "It will be the first time a woman has ever competed in the final match of the night at ROH. Melody I want you to be my star attraction,"
"Even above the Heavyweight Champion?" Cheyenne asked in shock.
"Yes I gotta give the people what they want and they want you," Cary said enthusiastically.
"How do the other wrestlers feel about this?" Cheyenne asked.
"They love it. Sure the Heavyweight Championship is important and it always will be that will never change. I don't know how long I'm going to have you for, so I wanna give you all the mileage and all the credit I can while I can. After all CM Melody, you deserve it," Cary said and Cheyenne hugged Cary with tears in her eyes.
"Yes, yes I'll do it Gabe, thank yo so much!" CM Melody said while Victoria looked on in awe.
"You're a witness to history Victoria, the first woman to ever main event at ROH," Cary said before shaking Cheyenne's hand. "So it's settled, you'll main event tomorrow's show with Badmouth Jane. She's loving you right now let me tell you,"
As Cary Silkin left Cheyenne celebrated with Victoria.
"Congratulations honey, the other girls are gonna work even harder for the change to main event with you now," Victoria said.
Cheyenne was speechless; Cary's offer was going to change her career. Once this news got out CM Melody would be sure to turn even more heads, some of whose attention she wanted – like Awesome Kong who was wrestling in Japan – others not so much, like her father. Still as much as it bothered her that the WWE was looking her ways he wasn't going to let that ruin this history making night for all the women in the ROH locker room. She hopped back on the piano and celebrated through the keys. She could play the piano on her nights off and wrestle in the main event when she was working. Right now Cheyenne was on top of the world and her heart was overflowing with joy she could barely contain.
The first night that CM Melody and Badmouth Jane wrestled in the main event made quite a stir in the wrestling world not just at ROH. Photographers were there that night and the accompanying reviews were glowing, indicating that Cary Silkin had made the right decision. Soon everybody was talking about it and it wasn't long before WWE Divas and TNA Knockouts started asking if they could be in the main event of their brand's shows. The owners of both promotions were open to the idea but they were also pretty sure that CM Melody – whoever she was – was in a league of her own and could draw crowds on the basis of her name alone. With the exception of Awesome Kong who was taking a break from wrestling full time, there was no other female wrestler who could main event a live event or PPV in their opinion. Still the buzz continued and as the weeks went by and the ROH shows sold out, more people in the industry wanted to know who this CM Melody was.
After a show in Michigan RVD met CM Melody and Victoria at the hotel they were staying at. TNA were in town for a house show and Rob came down to see Melody as the show was in progress saying he was a big fan. As much as Cheyenne was glad to see RVD she wasn't too happy to see the man he brought with him.
"Hey Melody," Tristen Nash sad and CM Melody sighed in frustration, after weeks of avoiding Tristen here he was right in front of her.
"We better go, see you later guys," Victoria said sensing CM Melody was uncomfortable.
"Yeah okay I gotta get back to the show, come over anytime Melody!" he said.
"You go on ahead Rob I'm gonna stay here and talk to CM Melody for a minute," Tristen said.
As Rob Van Dam headed back to the TNA house show Victoria stood between Cheyenne and Tristen.
"I already told you she doesn't wanna talk to you okay? Don't make me put out a restraining order on you Tris because that would be weird. You're my boss sort of and I wouldn't want that," Victoria said.
"Can we just talk?" Tristen said to Cheyenne. "I don't wanna convince you to join TNA I just wanna see if I know you because you obviously know me,"
Cheyenne took a deep breath and then she spoke in character. Hopefully after Tristen heard what she had to say he'd leave her alone.
"Please understand that I hold nothing against you but while my fans you do not seem to understand that I am a woman of mystery. But you won't accept that you want to see behind that mask that I wear," Cheyenne said and Tristen nodded.
"Yes I do," he said.
"But you won't. You will never know my true identity. Now go on back to your company Tristen Nash and remember what I said. You will never see behind this mask," Cheyenne said and Victoria escorted Cheyenne upstairs to her room while the wheels in Cameron's head continued to turn and until he found out who CM Melody really was they would continue to do.
