YES! FINALLY I'M BACK! I had lost all my notes and this next chapter but managed to get everything back on track and back in action!

Spanky1988- Thank You! I hope you enjoy this next chapter!

I apologize beforehand if Melina appears a little OC in this chappie, but I wanted to up the intensity in her rivalry with Tara. Other then that enjoy!


Chapter 12: This is Mine!

Friday Night Smackdown (February 1, 2008 Tapings): Reading, Pennsylvania - Sovereign Center, January 29, 2008

Roxanna and Lisa walked down the corridors of the Sovereign Center, has the WWE Crew and staff got everything ready for tonight's tapings.

Roxanna was wearing her black white-trimmed bikers jacket, a black belly-bearing top, black faded jeans, with a belt fastened by a gold skull as the belt buckle and black heeled boots. She also had a pair of sunglasses resting on her head, pushing the bands of her black hair back a little bit.

It was a few minutes before the show started and the two veterans decided to take a little walk and stretch their muscles.

"It looks like things are heating up between Tara and Melina." Lisa commented with a smile.

"Yeah well that's to be expected. No Way Out is the final PPV of our rivalry." Roxanna replied.

"Have you decided on your WrestleMania opponent yet?" Lisa asked.

A small smirk tugged at Roxanna's lips at that. "I've gotta a few choices." She replied.

"Oh really. Like who?" Lisa questioned, clearly intrigued.

Roxanna just chuckled and stayed quiet, making Lisa groan.

"Oh come on Roxy! At least give me a clue!" The woman exclaimed, causing the taller of the two women to chuckle again.

"Nope. My lips are sealed." Roxanna replied, making Lisa pout.

"So unfair..." She mumbled.

Roxanna chuckled. "So, how are things going between you and Sheree."

Lisa smiled and chuckled a little.

"I think she maybe crazier than I am! She wants to do all these crazy stuff!" Lisa exclaimed with a laugh.

"I wouldn't be surprised. All the Huxleys are crazy." Roxanna said, receiving a small chuckle from Victoria. "Ain't that the truth."

"Well if it isn't my two favourite ladies!"

Roxanna and Lisa looked ahead to see Richard Morgan Fliehr aka WWE Legend, Ric Flair walking up to them with a big smirk on his face.

"Hey Ric." Roxy greeted the old man with a kind smile.

"I thought all the divas were your favourite?" Lisa commented with a grin.

Ric chuckled. "They are. But it doesn't hurt to give out a compliment when two beautiful angels are in front of me." He replied with a cheeky wink.

Lisa shook her head at the old man's flirting while Roxanna chuckled.

"You always know what to say to a woman don't cha." Lisa commented with a grin.

Ric smirked in response.

"So, how's Ashley? She still ain't scared of me is she?" Roxanna asked.

Ric laughed and shook his head at that. "Nah... She's a grown woman now. She grew out of that fear years ago when she realized you and Taker weren't really tryin' to kill me." Ric commented with grin, while Roxanna sighed in what looked like relief.

"That's good. I remember meeting her for the first time. She was so frightened. I felt so bad." Roxanna replied.

"I wouldn't worry about it. All kids finds you and Taker scary. Your evil and spooky personas creeps them out. Which I think is a good thing." Lisa said.

"How is that a good thing?!" Roxanna exclaimed with a distraught expression on her face.

"It shows that it's working." Lisa replied with a smirk.

"That doesn't make me feel any better bout it!" Roxy replied, causing the other two to laugh.

...

Later, Smackdown on-air...

Teddy Long was shown, standing in the general managers office, texting on his phone, garnering, a small reception from the WWE fans at his appearance.

Vickie Guerrero had gotten hurt during Edge's World Heavyweight Championship defense against Rey Mysterio at the Royal Rumble, so Teddy was filling in for her until she recovered.

"Ah... There's the man I wanted to see."

Teddy looked up only to find himself face to face with the Women's Champion Melina, getting a round of boos from the fans in attendance.

"Melina... What can I..." Teddy trailed off as Melina practically threw herself onto him, with a flirtatious smile on her face, receiving a few cat whistles from the men in the audience.

"Its been a long time, hasn't it, Teddy?~" Melina drawled, the flirtatious smile on her face widening while placing the Women's Championship on the table behind Teddy.

"Err..." Teddy's face flushed as a creepy smile appeared on his face. It's been awhile since one of the divas have come onto him like this. It didn't help that she was wearing very short jean shorts and a small v-neck crop top that gave him a pretty good view. Not that he was complaining.

"Now the reason why I'm here..." Melina started whilst running her finger across Teddy's chest in slow movements, making him gulp. "Is because I've been hit with a dilemma and I was wondering if you could... help me out~"

"Wha-What sort of dilemma?" Teddy asked, eyes widening slightly when he felt Melina push herself further against him.

"Well I've been put in an unfair match against Tara at No Way Out and I'm just not ready for something like that! I mean... Can you really see someone as beautiful and as sexy as me in a No Disqualification Match?!" Melina asked with an innocent look on her face while Teddy frowned, easily catching on to what Melina was up to.

The Latin American gently grabbed Teddy's chin, forcing him to look into her eyes.
"I was wondering if you could, tell Tara that this match is not happening, cause I'm just not prepared for a match like that." Melina said with a flirtatious smirk stretching across her face.

Teddy cleared his throat before gently grabbing Melina by the shoulders and gently pushing her away at arms length.

"Erm... I'm sorry Melina but... I can't do that." He answered, causing the Women's Champion to frown, before a small smirk appeared on her face.

"Are you sure?" She asked with an innocent pout, while pressing her arms against her chest, some how managing to make her chest bigger, causing Teddy to gulp nervously while a few cat whistles were heard throughout the audience.

"Are you really really sure that you won't be able to help me?"

"R-Really sure!" Teddy stuttered before clearing his throat and giving Melina a serious look.

"Look... Melina, the match has already been made official." He said making Melina frown.

"By Who?" The woman asked, in a calm tone, though Teddy could tell that she was starting to get annoyed.

"By Mr. McMahon. And I don't think he would appreciate it if I told him to cancel the match just because you were scared of Tara." He said, making Melina's eyes light up in anger.

"I am not scared of Tara!" She growled out through her teeth in barely restrained anger.

"Oh no? Then why were you just trying to seduce me into canceling your Women's Championship Match at No Way Out?" He replied, a stern, almost annoyed look appearing on his face as she glared at him in response.

"You're the Women's Champion, Melina. It's about time you set an example for all the women back here and show them what it means to be Champion." He told her.

"Have you not been watching these last couple of months?! I beat Tara twice! Why should I have to beat her a third time?!" She snapped.

"Only because you took the easy way out. Now that Tara has taken those away, you don't wanna do the match anymore." Teddy said, before smirking at the woman.

"... Oh I get it. You don't wanna break a nail. That's understandable." He retorted, making Melina's jaw drop, while some of the fans let loose an "Oooh!" And laughed at the look on Melina's face at the small jab.

Melina scowled at Teddy before grabbing her title, annoyed and extremely unamused by the old man's attitude.

Melina looked like she was about to blow a fuss but suddenly thought better of it, instead giving the man an irritated and highly annoyed glare.

"I am not scared of Tara. I'll show exactly what kind of Champion I am." She growled before turning on her heel and leaving the office without another word.

Teddy sighed, welcoming the peace and quiet.

"Women... They're so sensitive." He said with a shake of his head. The audience couldn't help but laugh at that.

...

Later...

Melina, Lisa, Jessica and Roxanna were all in the cafeteria, with Roxanna and Lisa in their ring attires, ready for their match that was coming up after Dave Batista and Jay's in-ring interview which had just started.

"I'm liking this new development of your character Melina." Jessica, who was wearing a Rey Mysterio themed T-shirt, ripped skinny jeans and a pair of converse sneakers, commented.

"What do you mean?" Melina asked.

"Well... You're still bitchy... And flirty... But your mean streak has been stepped up a level." Jessica explained.

"Not to mention, you've become obsessed with telling everyone how DOMINANT you are and how you're the GREATEST Women's Champion ever." Lisa said with a smirk, in a playful dramatic tone.

"Aww, thanks for the compliment Lisa. You're so nice." Melina replied with grin, making the woman roll her eyes with a smile.

Melina then turned to Jessica, her grin widening. "As for that mean streak, it's about to be brought up a notch, tonight." She replied.

"Oh yeah? You two got something planned?" Jessica asked Melina and Roxanna who chuckled.

"Just wait and see." The veteran replied.

At that moment, Dave Batista and Jay walked through the double doors of the cafeteria, having just come back from their in ring interview along with 2007 Divas Search winner, Eve Torres, who just had her official onscreen debut.

"Has anyone ever told you that you look good in leather?" Dave said to Jay, eyeing the black leather jacket and leather pants she had on, with the black leather pants, being tucked into black knee high, boots. The red haired woman was also wearing a black V-neck top underneath her jacket.

Jay looked at Dave with a look of disgust. "Are you flirting with me?" She asked.

"No, I'm just giving you a compliment." Dave replied.

"Well stop it. It's creepy." Jay retorted before turning to Eve and shaking her head with a smile at Dave's antics.

"Anyway, you did a great job out there, Eve. Nice job." Jay complimented the woman.

"Thanks. I didn't know why I was so nervous. I guess I should be more confident in myself." Eve replied.

"Don't worry about it. Everyone gets nervous on their first day." Jay said, making Dave snort.

"You should've seen this one on her first day here. She was shaking like a leaf!" He laughed, until Jay stamped on his foot.

"Ow! That hurt Jay!"

The two women ignored him as they walked up to the rest of the women.

"Hey Jay. How did it go?" Roxanna asked.

"It was great. We had a fun time right Eve?" Jay asked the woman with a grin.

"You bet!" The brunette haired woman answered with a laugh.

"Speaking of fun time..." Dave said with a smirk, before handing Eve a small piece of paper.

"We could have some fun tonight if you know what I mean?" He said with a wink while the rest of the woman groaned in annoyance.

"Smooth dude." Jessica laughed.

"Oh brother..." Roxanna sighed whilst shaking her head.

"Uh..." Was Eve's only response, her cheeks turning red whilst Jay punched Dave in the arm.

"Seriously?! It's her first day!" She snapped.

"So?!"

"Can't you go one day without getting in some poor soul's pants!"

"What?! She's hot! If you were a guy you'd tap that!" Dave responded with a grin.

"Get outta here!" Jay growled, shoving the big man, making him laugh.

Dave made call me gestures to Eve, before noticing Melina and smirking.

"Sup, Melina." He said, laughing with she glared at him, before walking off, while the Latin American mumbled obscenities in spanish, making Jessica laugh at the look on her face.

"Fucking ass! It was one time! Why does he have to rub it in!" Melina growled.

Eve looked at the others whilst dropping the piece of paper -that clearly had Dave's phone number written on it- on the floor, looking at the women with a shocked wide eyed expression.

"... Is he always like that?!" She asked.

"Always." They all answered, simultaneously.

A WWE Stagehand walked up to them with a clipboard in hand.

"Tara, Victoria, you two are up in a couple of minutes." He told them.

Roxanna and Lisa stood up.

"That's our cue." Lisa said.

"Don't kill each other out there." Jay said with a smirk.

"No promises." Lisa said with a chuckle, before walking off, while Roxanna shook her head with a chuckle.

"We'll try not to." She said while putting on her open crown hat, before turning towards Melina who had also stood up.

"Remember what I told you ok. Don't be afraid to lose it. And don't hold back either." Roxanna told her.

Melina nodded. "You got it. I know what to do." She said with a smile.

Roxanna smiled in return before walking off.

"What was that about?" Jay asked.

"You'll see." Melina replied with a grin before grabbing the Women's Championship and walking out of the cafeteria, leaving Jay, Jessica and Eve confused and curious.

...

"I ain't the lady to mess with!"

"Don't Mess With" by Hood$tars played throughout the arena, to a fairly negative reception as Victoria walked out onto the stage with an irritated scowl on her face. The woman glared at the fans before walking down the ramp, the jeers and boos from the Reading crowd causing her scowl to deepen.

"The following contest is scheduled for one fall! Introducing first, from Los Angeles, California, Victoria!" Justin Roberts announced.

"It is so great to see Victoria back on Smackdown!" Coachman said, happily.

"Yeah, But she appears to be in a bad mood." Cole noted.

"That's Sheree's fault! Honestly I have no idea what that woman's problem is! She thinks that just because she beat Beth Phoenix at the Royal Rumble and gets a Women's Championship Match whenever and wherever she wants, she can bully and push people around! I hope Victoria teaches her a lesson!" Coachman snapped.

"... I don't know what show you were watching but Victoria was the one bullying and pushing people around. Not Sheree. Victoria was the one that started this whole thing!" Cole replied as Victoria entered the ringside area, climbing onto the ring apron and entering the ring.

"Whatever. I'm telling you now. There is something not right about Sheree." Coachman retorted as Victoria stepped onto the bottom ropes, leaning forward and glaring into the hard camera, as the fans continued to boo and jeer.

"What are you talking about?! Sheree is more sane then Victoria!" Cole said incredulously.

"It's just a hunch I've got, alright!" Coachman replied as Victoria stepped off the ropes. as the Sovereign Center was suddenly covered in pitch black darkness, garnering a loud pop from screaming fans.

Bong...

Bursts of flames erupted from the stage as a ghoulish lighting covered the Sovereign Center.

Bong...

Thick smoke covered the stage, the ramp and the ringside area as the Reading Fans waited eagerly for the arrival of the Princess of Death Valley.

Bong...

"Rest in Peace" played throughout the arena, the fans screaming and cheering as Tara Stone slowly walked out onto the stage, an emotionless expression on her face as she stared down Victoria, who glared harshly back at Tara, whilst pacing the ring, like an irritated tigress wanting to get at its prey.

"And her opponent, from Death Valley, Tara Stone!" Justin Roberts announced as Tara slowly advanced down the ramp.

"Earlier, Women's Champion Melina tried to persuade Teddy to convince Tara to call off there No Disqualification Match at No Way Out. It didn't work out the way she wanted it to." Cole explained.

"And to make matters worse, He went and insulted her! I can't help but feel like that's gonna come back to bite him in the behind. And judging by the look on Melina's face when she left Teddy's office, Tara better have eyes in the back of her head!" Coachman said.

Tara came to a stop at ringside, watching as Victoria paced the ring, before making her way towards the steps, pausing for a moment before walking up the steps.

Tara raised her arms at her side, rolling her eyes back as the lighting changed from the ghoulish dark blue lighting to a misty white, before stepping into the ring.

"Well, Tara will have to forget about Melina for now because she has to deal with a ticked off Victoria." Cole said as Tara stared down the angry, veteran that stood across from her with an indifferent expression on her face.

"And when Victoria is ticked off, People normally get sent to the hospital! You remember her checklist don't cha?" Coachman asked.

"Vividly." Cole answered as Tara slowly pulled off her hat and rolled her eyes back, getting a positive reaction from the fans, as the sound of lightning striking, boomed throughout the arena.

Victoria continued to pace the ring with an angry glare directed at Tara, as Tara handed her leather trench coat and open crown hat to one of the WWE ringside crew members as her theme faded into the background.

After checking if they were ready the official signalled for the bell to ring.

'Ding! Ding! Ding!'

As soon as the bell rang, Victoria wasted no time in going after Tara, attacking her with vicious angry fists to the face.

"Whoa! Look at Victoria go!" Coachman cried out as Victoria continued to viciously assault Tara.

"Victoria is in a rotten mood! And she's looking to take that out on Tara tonight!" Cole said.

Tara began to fight back, landing heavy hard hitting punches of her own, both ladies beginning to trade massive fists, not letting up for a moment as the fans cheered for Tara and booed Victoria.

"Tara and Victoria, trading bombs in the middle of the ring!" Cole exclaimed.

"Man, fists are flying everywhere! Be careful you don't knock each other out ladies!" Coachman called out.

"These two know each other so well. They're rivalry dates all the way back to Tara's American Badass days and when Victoria was a little insane." Cole said as the two women continued to trade angry heavy bombs in the middle of the ring.

"A little?! That's the understatement of the year! I'm glad she's more sane than she used to be. Crazy Victoria was scary!" Coachman replied.

Being the taller one out of the two, Tara eventually gained the advantage, rocking Victoria with huge fists to the face, causing the woman to stumble back on her feet. Tara ran the ropes, bouncing off of them, only for Victoria to blast her with a huge clothesline, that knocked Tara clean off her feet.

"And a huge clothesline from Victoria, stops Tara in her tracks." Cole said as Tara hit the mat, back first.

"Tara maybe taller, but Victoria is no pushover when it comes to power." Coachman commented.

"You're right, but neither is Tara." Cole replied as Victoria glared at the fans in attendance, as they jeered at her, before slowly turning to face Tara, her upper lip curling up into an angry snarl.

Victoria grabbed Tara's hair, ignoring the referee's warning and forced her to stand before shoving her into the corner, stamping away at Tara while growling in rage. "Victoria is just teeing off on Tara like no tomorrow!"

"I think this thing with Sheree is starting to get into Victoria's head." Coachman said worriedly as Victoria stamped away at Tara, each stamp getting more and more vicious and brutal as her rage grew.

"I agree! Look at the look on Victoria's face! She's absolutely seething!" Cole added.

"Come on Victoria! Get her out of the corner!" The referee demanded but Victoria ignored him, continuing to stamp away at Tara, who was somehow managing to stay on her feet.

"Victoria better be careful here or she's gonna get disqualified!" Cole said.

"I don't think she cares Cole!" Coachman replied.

The referee began counting, reaching a count of four before Victoria eventually backed off, holding her arms up while the official gave her a stern warning, which was ignored.

Victoria went to unleash her pent up anger on Tara some more, only for Tara to grab her around the neck with both hands.

"Oh no!" Coachman cried out as Tara scowled at the woman in front of her before lifting Victoria off the mat, making her eyes widen as her legs dangled off the ground.

"O-Oh my gosh!" Cole exclaimed.

"Look out!" Coachman cried out as Tara threw the woman clean over the ropes and out of the ring, making Victoria crash land onto the ring apron, before plummeting to the floor in a heap, lying face first in front of the commentary table, the fans wincing at the impact. "Whoa! Oh my god!"

"Tara just threw Victoria out of the ring! Victoria, hit the hard part of the ring apron with a sickening thud!" Cole exclaimed.

"I hope she's okay. That was a nasty landing!" Coachman said as Tara climbed out of the ring and pulled Victoria back onto her feet, quickly connecting with a huge uppercut that sent her stumbling towards the announce table.

Tara grabbed Victoria's head, ignoring the referee as he tried to get them back in the ring, bashing her head into the announce table.

"And Tara, bouncing Victoria's head off the announce table!" Cole said as the two-toned woman leaned against the announce table with a dazed expression on her face.

"I don't like this. They're a little too close for my liking." Coachman said nervously as Tara bounced Victoria's head off the announce table a second time, causing the woman to lean against the table, back first in a daze.

Tara rained down vicious strikes to Victoria's face, rocking Victoria with each one, before attempting to choke her out against the table. "This match is getting very violent!"

"Yeah, but I would expect nothing less from these two!" Cole commented as Victoria attacked Tara with fists to the face, causing her to loosen the tight hold she had on her neck, before pushing the tall woman away.

Not deterred, Tara went right after Victoria, only to run into a superkick that dazed Tara and brought her down to one knee. "Oh a superkick!"

"Victoria caught her right in the mouth!" Coachman exclaimed.

"Tara is dazed!" Cole cried out.

Victoria pulled Tara onto her feet and went to whip her into the barricade, but Tara reversed this and sent Victoria crashing back first into the barricade instead.

"Oh!" Coachman exclaimed, wincing along with the WWE fans at the impact.

"And Victoria, being sent crashing into the barricade!" Cole said as Tara rolled into the ring and then rolled back out, stopping the referee's count at seven and ignoring his demand to get back in the ring.

Tara grabbed Victoria and pulled her to her feet before rolling Victoria back into the ring, making sure that Victoria's head was on the ring apron. "Uh-Oh, Tara's looking for that vintage leg drop!"

"Victoria's in trouble!" Coachman exclaimed as Tara climbed onto the ring apron, and jumped looking for that big leg drop, but Victoria managed to move out of the way, making Tara cry out in pain as the back of her leg dropped down hard onto the hardest part of the ring apron.

"Oh and Tara misses! Victoria rolled out of the way at the last moment!" Cole exclaimed.

"Jeez... Tara's leg landed right on the hard part of that ring apron. That must have hurt." Coachman said with a wince.

Tara slid off the ring apron, landing on her feet, clutching at her right leg with a pained grimace, before looking to go back in the ring, only for Victoria to connect with a sliding dropkick that sent Tara flying off her feet, the back of Tara's head colliding with the barricade.

"And Victoria sends Tara flying into the barricade!" Cole cried out.

"The back of Tara's head hit barricade wall hard!" Coachman commented.

Victoria took a moment to recover from Tara's onslaught while Tara sat against the barricade with a dazed look on her face as Smackdown went to a commercial break.


When Smackdown came back from the break, Victoria had Tara in a painful single leg Boston crab, in the middle of the ring, bending Tara's right leg way back, making her hiss in pain.

"Welcome back to Friday Night Smackdown. As you can see, Victoria has been in firm control of this match." Cole said.

"Yeah. Ever since the break, Victoria has had a bullseye on Tara's right leg." Coachman added.

"Which is a great strategy. If you take out one of Tara's legs you take away most of her power and strength." Cole said.

"Yeah, she can't do the Last Ride or the Chokeslam with a bum leg." Coachman replied.

"Ask her!" Victoria snapped at the referee, adding more pressure to Tara's leg, making Tara's face scrunch up in pain.

"You wanna give up, Tara?" The ref asked getting a defiant shake of the head from the woman. The Reading Fans in the Sovereign Center chanted "Tara! Tara! Tara!" Trying to encourage her back into the match. Tara growled and pushed through the pain, slowly crawling towards the ropes.

"Tara, pushing through the pain! Trying to scratch and claw her way to the ropes!" Cole said.

"She's almost there!" Coachman said as Tara crawled closer and closer to the bottom ropes.

Tara was fingertips away from grabbing the ropes when Victoria suddenly released the hold and dropped an elbow into the back of Tara. Victoria scowled down at Tara before beginning to pummel away at the woman while growling in anger.

"And now Victoria is just pummeling away at Tara!" Cole said.

"That's smart! Keep on her, Victoria!" Coachman called at as Victoria finally relented on her assault. Victoria then pulled Tara to her feet before throwing her through the ropes and out of the ring, causing Tara to hit the floor with a thud.

Victoria went to follow after her but was held back by the official, much to her annoyance. The referee looked over the ropes checking to see if Tara was alright, not seeing Victoria slide out of the ring and go into a running sprint around ringside towards Tara, who was starting to stand.

"Look at Victoria! Look at Victoria!" Cole cried out, watching as the woman sprinted around ringside with a dark scowl on her face.

"What's she up to?!" Coachman exclaimed as Victoria picked up the pace as she got closer and closer to Tara.

Tara was starting to recover, rising to a knee, when Victoria came from out of now where and caught her right in the side of her face with a running knee, sending Tara crumbling to the floor, the Reading fans wincing and letting lose an "Ohhh!" as the impact vibrated throughout the arena. "Oh god!"

"Oh my goodness what a knee!" Cole exclaimed.

The referee demanded Victoria to get the action back in the ring, but she ignored him in favour of staring at the fans at ringside with an emotionless look on her face. "Look at the look on Victoria's face. No remorse whatsoever."

"That knee is giving me a horrible sense of déjà vu." Coachman added.

"We've gotta see that again! Watch this impact!" Cole said as replays were shown of Victoria sprinting around the ringside area before driving her knee into the side of Tara's face.

"Oh man! She caught Tara right in the side of her face! Tara's jaw is probably shattered!" Coachman exclaimed in horror at the impact of Victoria's knee colliding with Tara's face.

"And Tara has not moved since. I think that knee may have knocked her unconscious!" Cole added.

Victoria turned away from the fans before looking down at Tara, who was lying face first on the ground, with her long black locks sprawled out all over, hiding her face from view. Victoria scowled and grabbed the motionless body of Tara before throwing her back into the ring, and going in after her.

Tara tried to stand only to stumble and fall back down onto her hands and knees with a dazed, glazed over look on her face, getting looks of concern and worry from the fans. "Tara is out of it..."

"Yeah, that knee really messed her up." Coachman added in worry.

Victoria's scowl deepened as she glowered at Tara who was using the ropes to try and get back on her feet.

"Come on! Get up!" Victoria growled, goading Tara to rise to her feet, as the fans chanted "Tara! Tara! Tara!" Loudly, trying to get her back into the match.

"Victoria is just stalking Tara now." Cole said as Victoria eyed Tara with an intense, almost crazed look on her face, as her fellow Veteran struggled to her feet.

"She's looking to finish this match once and for all!" Coachman said.

Tara eventually made it to her feet and turned around, right into a teeth shattering superkick, the fans letting loose another loud "Ohhh!" At the sight of Victoria's boot connecting with Tara's face.

"Oh a superkick!" Cole cried out.

"That's it! It's over! If that knee didn't shatter Tara's jaw, that superkick definitely did!" Coachman said.

Dazed, Tara fell back onto the mat, allowing Victoria to take advantage, pulling Tara away from the ropes before going for the cover.

1...

2...

Tara managed to kick out just before the count of three making Victoria's eyes light up in rage as she glared at the referee, while the fans cheered in relief.

"And Tara kicks out!" Cole said.

"I don't think Victoria's happy with that." Coachman added, noticing the look of rage on her face.

"Are you kidding me?!" Victoria growled while glaring at the ref.

"Sorry Victoria. That was two." The ref told her. Victoria glared at him before poking the side of her cheek with her tongue in annoyance and focusing her attention on Tara, who was now lying on her stomach.

Victoria grabbed Tara by her hair and lifted her up so that she was on her knees, staring up at her.

A vicious evil grin made its way to Victoria's face, enjoying the sight of a dazed and helpless Tara Stone at her mercy.

"What's wrong Tara?! Where did all that confidence go?!" Victoria asked mockingly before slamming Tara face first into the mat.

"Oh! Victoria is absolutely dominating Tara!" Cole said.

"This is surprising! Victoria has had Tara's number throughout this whole match up!" Coachman added as Victoria grabbed another fist full of Tara's hair and lifted her head up again with a laugh, this time staring down at her with a wide cruel smirk.

"Have you seen the look on Victoria's face!" Cole exclaimed as he eyed the woman with a slight look of fear.

"I haven't seen her smirk like that in a long time!" Coachman cried out.

"Aw Come on! Where's that badass attitude I hate so much, huh?!" Victoria growled out with a laugh, earning a loud chorus of boos from the fans in attendance.

"Victoria is loving very minute of this!" Cole exclaimed.

"And I don't blame her! Not many women in the WWE can make Tara struggle like this." Coachman replied.

Victoria's eyes widened when Tara's hand suddenly snapped up, and grabbed her by the neck, getting a roaring cheer from the Reading fans in response. "Oh no!"

"Tara's got a hold of her! Victoria wasted too much time, trash talking and is paying the price!" Cole cried out as Victoria stared at Tara with wide fearful eyes, her hands grabbing at Tara's wrist, trying to pry her hands from her neck but Tara had too much of a tight grip.

Tara stood up, rising to her full height and scowling at Victoria in anger. Tara lifted the woman into the air in an attempt to chokeslam her, but Victoria somehow managed to escape.

"And Victoria escapes!" Cole cried out.

"How she managed that I don't know!" Coachman added.

Before Tara could retaliate with any sort of offense, Victoria took her down with a chop block to the back of Tara's right leg, making the tough, Texas born woman release a cry of pain.

"And Victoria going right back to that right leg of Tara!" Cole exclaimed.

"Smart." Coachman said as Victoria got to her feet, clutching at her neck, while eyeing Tara with a murderous scowl. She knew how close Tara was to turning the tables. And that alone was enough to make her lose her temper.

Tara was clutching at her right leg in pain, when Victoria pounced on her, stamping away at Tara before attacking her with fast and furious strikes to the face with Tara trying desperately to cover herself up.

"Victoria's going on a rampage!" Cole exclaimed as Victoria continued to pummel away at Tara with snarls of rage escaping past her lips.

"She's absolutely tearing into Tara, look at this!" Coachman added.

Victoria eventually backed off and glared at the fans, with a murderous look on her face as they booed harshly in response to actions.

"There was some malice behind those shots. I bet Victoria was thinking of Sheree with each one of those punches." Coachman commented.

"Yeah and Tara is feeling the brunt of it." Cole added as Victoria turned and glared at Tara who was using the ropes to stand, leaning against the corner.

Victoria ran at the gold eyed veteran and connected with a knee to the stomach, knocking the wind out of her and making her hunch over in pain. "Oh, what a knee!"

"That had to knock the wind out of her." Coachman commented as Tara coughed violently from the knee.

Victoria glared down at Tara, knowing that wouldn't be enough to finish the Princess of Death Valley. Victoria ran at the opposite corner, rebounding off of it and sprinting back towards Tara.

"Uh-Oh! Victoria looking for another- OH!" Cole cried out as Tara caught Victoria in the face with a superkick, causing the fans to let loose an "Ohhh!" at the impact.

"Whoa!" Coachman exclaimed.

"Tara caught her right in the face with a superkick!" Cole cried out.

"That knocked the crazy out of Victoria!" Coachman added as Victoria staggered on her feet in a daze from the surprise superkick she received from Tara.

"Victoria is still on her feet!" Cole cried out in slight surprise.

"How the heck did she managed to stay on her feet after a kick like that?!" Coachman cried out.

"The toughness of these two women holds no bounds!" Cole added.

Before Victoria could gain her bearings, Tara grabbed her around the throat before connecting with a powerful chokeslam, slamming Victoria's back into the canvas with tremendous force as the fans cheered at the sight. "Chokeslam!"

"That's gotta be it!" Coachman exclaimed as Tara collapsed into the cover out of exhaustion.

1...

2...

Victoria raised her shoulders up whilst shoving Tara off of her just as the referee was about to reach the three count.

"No! Victoria stays in it!" Cole exclaimed as the Reading crowd cried out at how close Tara was to winning the match.

"I thought for sure that was it!" Coachman added as Victoria rolled away from Tara until she was out of the ring, lying prone on the ring apron, while Tara laid on her stomach, taking a small breather.

"Jeez... These two are beating the absolute hell out of each other. This is Backlash 2003 all over again!" Coachman said.

"It's pride Coach. There pride won't let them give in so easily." Cole replied.

"Which is probably why Victoria hates Sheree. Her pride just won't accept the fact that Sheree is a contender for the Women's Championship and she isn't." Coachman said as Both woman made it to there feet, with Victoria using the ropes to help her up, both tired and exhausted, but not ready to give in yet.

Tara walked towards, Victoria and grabbed a fist full of her hair, only for Victoria to elbow her in the stomach twice, before catching Tara right in the face with a right hook.

"Oh man!" Cole exclaimed as Tara head whipped to the side, slightly dazed from the punch.

"Wow! Their was a lot of weight behind that fist!" Coachman commented.

Victoria grabbed a fist full of Tara's hair, before rising her knee up and full on kneeing Tara in the face, getting a collective "Ohhh!" From the fans in attendance at the destructive force and impact of Victoria's knee connecting with Tara's face, causing Tara to fall back, spread eagled in the ring, completely still. "Oh my god! Oh my god!"

"That's... That's the same knee that shattered Candice Michelle's face, 3 years ago!" Cole exclaimed.

"That's it! It's over! Tara is done!" Coachman cried out as Victoria gave the fans a great big evil grin and waved her hand across her throat in a 'She's finished' motion as they booed in anger.

Victoria, stepped back into the ring and pulled Tara to her feet, openly cackling at the sight of Tara's arms hanging limp as she held the woman in a front headlock.

"Tara is out folks." Cole said.

"Yep. And Victoria knows it." Coachman said as Victoria grinned darkly at the fans before lifting Tara onto her right shoulder and hitting the Widow's Peak with extreme force, causing Tara to fall onto her stomach, unmoving.

"Widow's Peak with a authority!" Cole exclaimed.

"It's over now! Victoria's won this!" Coachman said as Victoria went for the pinfall with a dastardly smug grin on her face, knowing that she's won this round.

1...

2...

Victoria's mouth flew open in shock when Tara kicked out a second before the three count, causing the fans to cry out in shock and relief at Tara kicking out!

"Tara kicked out!" Cole exclaimed in shock.

"What?!" Coachman cried out in equal shock.

"Tara kicked out at the last second!" Cole said.

"I thought that was it!" Coachman explained.

"No, Tara kicked out!" Cole replied as Victoria sat on her knees, scowling in anger as she gripped her head.

"NO!" Victoria yelled out in outrage, slamming her hands down on the mat in frustration and anger, before standing up and grapping the referee by his shirt.

"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU PLAYING AT?!" She roared in his face.

"Hey! Get your hands off me! I'm the referee! Get your hands off me!" The referee snapped back.

"I DON'T CARE! THAT WAS THREE!"

"It was two, Victoria!" He replied making her growl in anger.

"Victoria is livid! Absolutely livid!" Cole exclaimed.

"You can't really blame her! Everyone in this arena thought that was it! But Tara still kicked out!" Coachman replied.

Victoria pushed the referee roughly away. "Count faster this time!" She snapped before turning back to the still body of Tara.

Victoria went to grab Tara when the women's arm suddenly snapped up and pulled Victoria into a modified version of the Gogoplata, the fans rising to their feet and cheering as Victoria screamed in pain.

"Oh no!" Coachman cried out.

"That's the same move The Undertaker used to choke out Big Daddy V last week!" Cole exclaimed as Victoria's cries of pain could be heard throughout the arena as Tara pressed her throat against her leg with all the strength she could muster, her gold eyes glowing with intensity, growling through her teeth as she applied the pressure, making Victoria fail her free arm around, trying to work out how to get out of this new and terrifying situation. "Tara's got a vice grip on that submission!"

"For God's sake Victoria! Just tap!" Coachman pleaded, not wanting to see Victoria bleed out like Big Daddy V did last week.

Eventually Victoria was forced to tap, getting a loud positive response from the fans in attendance.

"Victoria taps out! Tara wins this one!" Cole said as Tara released Victoria.

"Here's your winner, Tara Stone!" Justin Roberts announced to the Reading audience as "Rest In Peace" played throughout the arena, causing the fans to cheer in approval.

Victoria rolled out of the ring as Tara gingerly and slowly stood up, placing her hands on her hips as she looked around the Sovereign Center with her usual stoic expression on her face.

"Victoria had this match in the bag, until Tara caught her in that mysterious submission that her mentor, The Undertaker has been using lately." Cole said as the referee raised Tara's hand in victory, getting a loud positive response from the fans.

"Man... That hold is scary! I hope Victoria's ok!" Coachman added.

The referee was seen tending to Victoria who was having a coughing fit, while clutching at her throat. Thankfully she wasn't coughing up blood like Big Daddy V was last week.

Tara surveyed the crowd a little more before dropping to a knee, sticking her tongue out and rolling her eyes back, whilst slowly lifting her arm up into the air, gaining a loud and ruckus reaction from the Reading Fans as a ghoulish dark blue lightning painted the arena.

"If I was Melina I'd be very worried." Cole said.

"Yeah, especially if- Hey wait a minute!" Coachman suddenly yelled out.

The back of Tara's head suddenly exploded with pain making her fall face first into the mat.

The lighting turned back to normal, to reveal Melina standing over Tara with an uncharacteristic stoic expression on her face, the Woman's Championship held securely in her hands as she stared down at Tara, the fans booing harshly in response to her sudden appearance.

"It's Melina!" Cole exclaimed.

"Have you seen the look on Melina's face! I've never seen her with a look like that before!" Coachman added in slight surprise.

Melina crouched down, balancing on the balls of her feet while tilting her head to the side, staring down Tara with angry silted eyes, watching as she struggled to get up.

"Tara is hurt, Coach. Very badly hurt." Cole said as he watched on in worry.

"Yeah... She just went through a ticked off and very game Victoria, and then Melina comes out of nowhere and clubs her in the back of the head from behind with the Women's Championship!" Coachman replied.

Melina watched Tara a little more before placing the Women's title between herself and her fallen No Way Out opponent.

"Is this what you want, huh? Is this what you want?!" Melina growled, her eyes darkening in anger, before standing up.

Melina rolled out of the ring and began pacing a part of the ringside area, watching as Tara struggled to get back on her feet, her lips curling up into an angry snarl, as she started cursing out obscenities in Spanish.

"The champion is on the prowl!" Cole cried out.

"Tara better watch out. Melina looks more ticked off then Victoria did!" Coachman added as the Women's Champion continued to pace the ring, eyeing Tara in anger.

The crowd released a huge pop when Melina suddenly pulled the apron of the ring up, and began searching under the ring!

"W-What is she doing?!" Michael stuttered in shock.

"Keep up Michael! It's pretty obvious what's she's doing!" Coachman replied.

Melina pulled out a steel chair, and glared at Tara, in unadulterated hatred, watching as Tara managed to lift herself off the mat and onto her hand and knees.

"Oh no! Melina's going too far! She's way going too far!" Cole exclaimed as he stared at her in horror.

"This is about to get really personal!" Coachman said as Melina slide into the ring, as Tara stood to her full height with the fans screaming, and calling out to Tara, trying to warn her of the impending danger, while the official tried to plead with Melina not to use the chair. "Tara has no idea what's about to happened!"

As soon as Tara turned around Melina connected with a chair shot to the gut, making Tara hunch over in pain.

"Oh!" Coachman exclaimed.

"Shot to the gut!" Cole cried out.

Melina glared murderously at Tara before raising the steel chair over her head and bringing it back down into the back of Tara, as hard as she could with extreme force, sending Tara crashing to the mat with a loud cry of pain, the Reading Fans letting loose a resounding "Ohhh!" At the impact of flesh meeting steel.

"Oh god!" Coachman exclaimed, wincing at the impact.

"And a vicious shot to the back, flooring Tara!" Cole cried out.

Melina stared down at Tara with her face scrunching up in rage as she watched Tara writhe in agony, struggling to even move, while the referee tried to get Melina to calm down. The Latin American scowled and shook her head, before raising the chair over her head again.

"Oh no! Not again!" Cole cried out.

"Melina's not done!" Coachman added.

The fans let loose another resounding "Ohhh!" wincing as Melina cracked Tara again with another brutal chair shot to the back. "Oh!"

Melina refused to let up on the assault, hitting Tara over and over again with repeated vicious chair shots to the woman's back, starting off slow before increasing the tempo and impact with each strike fuelling her anger, releasing rage filled screams, while the one lone referee was trying to maintain at least a little bit of order, but Melina was having none of it, the chair starting to bend, the more she used it

"Melina has snapped! She's absolutely lost it!" Cole exclaimed.

"We need to get some more help out here! One referee isn't gonna be enough to control this mad woman!" Coachman cried out.

The crowd erupted into a sea of angry boos as Melina got more violent, now brutalising the back of Tara, with the edge of the steel chair.

"Aw Come on now! Enough is enough!" Cole snapped in anger.

"I don't think Melina cares! She just wants to destroy Tara!" Coachman exclaimed.

"MELINA!"

The fans cheered in relief when Theodore Long walked out onto the stage, mic in hand and an unimpressed expression on his face.

"Here comes Teddy!" Coachman cried out.

"Hopefully he'll be able to calm her down." Cole said.

"That's enough Melina! Stop it!" Teddy demanded as Melina finally relented, from her brutal assault, turning around to glare up at the man with silted eyes.

"Please... Just calm down okay." Teddy pleaded, as Melina slowly backed up, until she was leaning against the corner turnbuckle that was opposite the time keepers area, chair still in hand, staring up at where Teddy stood on the stage, with another uncharacteristic stoic frown on her face, fully aware of Tara squirming and moving little by little, attempting to try and get back up.

"Melina has... Tara is in a very bad way. Melina has completely annihilated her." Cole said, staring at Tara in worry as she writhed in pain and agony.

"Yeah... I can't believe Melina went this far!" Coachman said.

Tara tried to at least lift her body off the mat, but ended up collapsing in pain.

"Tara can't even lift her body off the mat, Coach..." Cole said sombrely.

"At least she's moving! I'm surprised she's even still breathing after that onslaught!" Coachman commented.

"Look... Put the chair down and come backstage... Please." Teddy pleaded as Melina continued to stare up at him that emotionless expression on her face.

"If this is about what I said earlier... Then I'm sorry okay. I'm sorry for offending you. But please... Just put the chair down and we can talk about this like adults." Teddy said.

Melina regarded Teddy for a moment before a look of pure anger made it's way to Melina's face and she shook her head before stepping towards Tara and raising the chair other her head, as Tara steadily got up to her hands and knees, the fans looking on in shock and horror.

"No Melina! That's enough!" Teddy shouted through the mic, but his plead fell on death ears.

"STOP THIS!" Cole shouted.

"She's gonna destroy her!" Coachman exclaimed.

Tara got to one knee, and looked up at Melina with wide, dazed, golden eyes. Melina grinned darkly at the woman before letting loose a loud primal scream.

"NO! NO!" Cole pleaded desperately.

"OH MY GOSH!" Coachman exclaimed in horror.

A loud "Ohhh!" resounded throughout the building as Melina swung with all her might, bashing Tara in the skull with the steel chair, the impact of the chair connecting with Tara's skull, vibrating across the Sovereign Center.

"Right to the skull!" Cole cried out.

"Oh my god!" Coachman exclaimed.

Tara fell back, unmoving, her forehead starting to bleed from the vicious chair shot, to the shock and worry of the fans.

"Tara has been busted open!" Cole cried out.

"That looks nasty." Coachman muttered.

"Melina has snapped here! She's gone completely insane!" Cole snapped in anger as Melina stared down at the still body of Tara with an intense angry gaze, finally throwing the now useless chair away as the fans voiced their rage and disgust at what they witnessed from Melina.

"I think this whole thing with Tara has gotten into Melina's head. Tara has had her eyes set on Melina for months now! I think this is Melina's way of saying; "I've had Enough!" Coachman said.

"But that doesn't make it right! Melina just tried to destroy Tara! Tried to not only take her out of the match! But take her out for good!" Cole snapped.

"I never said she did the right thing, Cole! I'm just calling it like I see it!" Coachman replied as the Latin American grabbed the Women's Championship before dropping to her knees, and forcing the Title in Tara's bloody face whilst also getting in the woman's face.

"You see this! This is mine!" She growled, pushing the Women's championship in Tara's face.

"This is as close as you're ever gonna get! You not ever taking this away from me! NEVER!" Melina snapped, before straddling Tara and attacking her with rapid fire, 6 inch fists to the woman's bloodied face, causing the Reading fans to increase the intensity of their anger at what they were seeing, the official trying desperately to pull Melina away from Tara.

"Oh come on! You've done enough already!" Cole shouted in anger.

"I don't think Melina gives a damn anymore! She hates Tara!" Coachman said.

More officials ran down the ramp and slid into the ring, finally managing to pry Melina off of Tara.

"And finally, we've got some control!" Cole sighed in relief.

"Yeah but the damage has already been done." Coachman replied as Melina pulled herself away from the officials, picking up the Women's Championship and stood over Tara, who's face was now covered in blood, Melina's legs on either side of the woman as she stared down at her, before raising her arms, Tara's blood covering her left fist while holding the Women's title in her right, smirking at the Reading fans that were booing her in anger.

"Well one things for sure. I don't think Melina will be worrying about that No Disqualification Match anymore. Even if Tara is cleared to compete at No Way Out, Melina has shown that she can handle a No DQ Match." Coachman said.

"That maybe so, but she didn't need to beat Tara to near death! It was uncalled for!" Cole snapped.

"It's called making a statement, Cole! Teddy claimed that Melina is scared of Tara! This is her way of proving that she isn't!" Coachman replied.

Melina eventually stepped away from Tara and left the ring, sauntering up the ramp with a smug smirk, the Women's Championship hanging over her shoulder. I think we've have just witnessed a different more violent side of Melina tonight. And it's all Tara's fault."

"How is any of this Tara's fault?!" Cole exclaimed, glaring at his broadcast partner.

"Tara has been breathing down Melina's neck for months! She was bound to snap at some point!" Coachman replied as Melina walked up the ramp and onto the stage, looking at Teddy who was glaring angrily at her.

"Why did you do this?!" He snapped.

"Do I look scared of her now, Teddy?" Melina drawled before looking down at the ring, where the officials and ringside doctors were tending to Tara, a satisfied grin appearing on her face.

"I think I just proved my point." She said before chuckling at the anger on his face and sauntering off, finally heading backstage.

The doctors managed to clean the blood off Tara's face, and were now helping her to her feet along with the officials.

The woman staggered and fell down to one knee, the officials instantly trying to help her up, but Tara pushed them away with a growl of annoyance, refusing any help and rising to her feet, this time managing to stay standing, receiving a round of applause from the Reading fans, at the sight of seeing the Princess of Death Valley stand up on her own, even after that onslaught.

"How is Tara standing right now?" Coachman questioned, staring at Tara in shock.

"That is now tough this woman is. Melina will have to kill her if she wants to walk out of Nevada Champion." Cole said.

Tara shook her head to get rid of the dizziness. Everything happened so fast, but she was very much aware of what happened. Tara rested her hands on her knees, and panted, not from pain, but from anger. Hot red anger.

Anger at herself for letting Melina get the drop on her like that, and anger at Melina for even thinking it was remotely okay to attack her like that. If she thinks she was about to get away with that scot free, she had another thing coming!

"Tara, are you alright?" One of the officials asked.

Tara snapped her head towards the man, her gold eyes darkening in anger.

Before he even knew what was happening, Tara's arm snapped out and grabbed him by the neck, making his eyes widen in fear at the scowl on her face, while the fans cheered. Teddy stood on the stage watching with wide eyes as Tara glowered at the man in her grasp.

"Oh no!" Coachman cried out in shock.

"Tara! Tara!" Cole exclaimed.

Tara ignored the pleads from the other officials to let the man go and Chokeslammed the referee without a second thought, the small man's body bouncing off the canvas with tremendous force. "Chokeslam! Tara just Chokeslammed one of the referees!"

"That poor guy! Wrong place, wrong time!" Coachman said.

The officials tried to calm Tara down, causing her to give them a seething, dark and murderous glare. The officials seemed to get the memo, and hightailed it out of the ring, before Tara could take her anger out on them too.

"Look at the look on Tara's face!" Cole exclaimed.

"Oh boy... She's ticked off!" Coachman cried out.

"The officials are getting outta here!" Cole said, watching as the large group of officials ran up the ramp and into the backstage area, all wanting to get as far away from Tara's anger as possible.

"I don't blame them! I wouldn't wanna be in that ring! Not when Tara is like that!" Coachman replied.

Tara seethed in anger, breathing heavy ragged breaths, rage clear on her face as she looked around the arena, before leaving the ring, a thick angry scowl on her face. "If I was Melina I'd be looking for someplace to hide!"

"Tara is hungry for vengeance! And she just might get it!" Cole said as Tara walked up the ramp, scowl still present on her face. The more she thought about what Melina just did to her, the more angrier she got. Melina was gonna get it. That was for sure.

"Tara I..." Teddy started but the gold eyed woman just walked straight past him, not even acknowledging his presence. Their was only one thing on Tara's mind; revenge.

...

As soon as Roxanna exited the gorilla, she was instantly greeted by a extremely worried and freaked out looking Melina.

"Are you okay?! I didn't mean to hit you so hard! I am so sorry!" Melina cried out, making Roxanna's eyes widen briefly at the women's little freak out before laughing and placing her hands on the champion's shoulders in reassurance.

"It's okay! I've had worse! Bleedin' ain't nothin' new to me." Roxanna told the woman.

"But-!"

"Don't worry bout it. Stuff like that always happens when weapons are involved." Roxanna reassured the champion.

Melina still looked skeptical about the whole thing but nodded with a small smile on her face.

"Holy crap, you two!"

The two turned to find Lisa, Jessica and Jay walking up to them, with shocked looks on their faces.

"I know you guys said that you were gonna turn things up a bit, but that was mental!" Jay exclaimed.

"Let me guess. That was all your idea to get the chair in, wasn't it?" Jessica said to Roxanna with a smile.

"Well... We've got three weeks until the Pay-Per-View, so I thought it would be right to get Melina accustomed with usin' a weapon as soon as possible." Roxanna explained.

"I think I'm doing good so far." Melina said. "I'm dreading getting hit with a chair though."

"Don't worry, you get used to it after taking the fifth shot." Lisa told her.

"If you're trying to reassure me it ain't working." Melina replied, getting a laugh form the woman.

"Are you gonna be okay? That cut looks nasty." Jay said while eyeing the cut that Roxanna received from Melina catching her in the face with the chair, just above her left eyebrow, which was made worse when she decided to punch at it.

Roxanna waved off the concerned looks she was receiving. "I'm fine. I just need to get stitched up and I'll be as good as new. I'm more worried bout this one tryin' to break my nose!" She replied while giving Lisa a look.

"I can't help it! Sometimes I get lost in the moment!" Lisa replied with a chuckle.

Roxanna rolled her eyes, with smile. "Whatever. I'm off to the trainers room. See you guys later." She said whilst walking off.

Jessica shook her head as she watched Roxanna walk off. "She's a real trooper. I wouldn't be able to get up after that many chair shots." The woman said before looking at Melina. "How many times did you hit her exactly?"

"I lost count at 25." Melina admitted with a sheepish grin.

"That's Roxy for ya. The woman's a freak. But Mark is her mentor so it's not very surprising." Lisa said.

"Ain't that the truth." Jay added with a chuckle.

...

On the way to the trainers room, Roxanna bumped into Mark and Michelle who looked a little worried.

"Nice job out there." Mark complimented.

"Well I learned from the best." Roxanna said with a grin, making him smirk.

"Are you gonna be okay?" Michelle asked with a worried look on her face.

"I'm fine! I don't get why everyone's so worried!" Roxanna replied with chuckle.

"Well you did just get hit in the face with a chair." Mark reminded her.

"You can't seriously tell me that didn't hurt?!" Michelle added, with a look of bewilderment at how calm Roxy was being.

"Well... A lil... But it ain't as bad as what I went through in the past. You've seen my Match with Amy at WrestleMania right?" Roxy asked the woman, smirking when the woman shuddered.

"Please don't remind me. That shit was scary! Awesome but scary! How the hell are you two still alive?!" The blonde exclaimed.

"To this day I'm still askin' myself that question!" Roxanna replied with a laugh.

"Anyway... You'd better get that stitched up." Mark told Roxy who nodded.

"Wanna come?" She asked Michelle with a grin.

"I don't see why not." She replied.

The two said their goodbyes to Mark before heading towards the trainers room.

"Are you excited about going back to Texas?" Michelle McCool asked.

"Definitely. I miss Derek and the kids." Roxanna replied, as a small frown appeared on her face.

Michelle frowned at the look on her face. "What's wrong?"

"Nothin'. I just wish I could spend more time with em, ya know." Roxy replied.

Michelle gave Roxanna a sad smile. The woman loved her kids and Derek dearly. Anyone could see that. But having a family in the business is tough. Especially when your one of the bigger stars. Working for the WWE was very demanding.

"You could always go for a part-time contract." Michelle suggested.

"I don't know... I don't think I'm at that stage where I could ask for a part-time contract. I mean... Vince doesn't exactly look at us girls in the same light as Paul or Mark." Roxanna replied.

"That maybe true. But I bet Dray and Christy think differently. I'm sure they can think of something. Besides... I think you have definitely reached that stage." Michelle said.

"Ya think so?" Roxanna questioned, getting a firm nod from Michelle.

"Yep. I mean, it may be smaller than Takers, but you're also undefeated at WrestleMania. Vince would be stupid not to see you in the same light he sees Mark. Especially with all the things that you've done here." The woman replied.

Roxanna stared at Michelle in slight surprise before chuckling. "Thanks Michelle."

Michelle just smiled. "No problem."

The two reached the trainers room and opened the door.

As soon as Roxanna walked in, Bob, the doctor sighed.

"Why do I have a feeling I'm gonna be seeing more of you, Roxy?" He asked in what sounded like exasperation.

Roxanna chuckled as she took a seat on the exam table, while Michelle sat on one of the chairs.

"It's good to see you too, Bob." She said, making the man roll his eyes with a shake of his head, before examining the cut.

"Alright... You ready for those stitches?" He asked her.

"Go for it." Roxanna told the man.

Michelle watched as Bob stitched up the wound, with Roxanna remaining calm and collected throughout the whole thing.

"How the hell are you so calm?" Michelle questioned with a slightly shocked look on her face.

Roxy just chuckled. "I've been in here a couple times."

Bob scoffed. "I was convinced you lived here in 2003." He retorted, getting a grin from Roxanna.

"I'm not as bad as Jane and David though." Roxanna said.

Bob scoffed again. "Those two... Hooligans. I hate those Huxleys." He said.

Roxanna chuckled. She knew he didn't really hate them. He's just not a fan of their reckless nature.

"Ya do know that a Huxley is currently on the roster right?" Michelle asked the man with an amused smile.

Bob looked at Roxanna with a look of dread on his face at what Michelle just told him.

"Don't tell me that old goat is crazy enough to sign that psycho?!" He exclaimed.

"Jane is not a psycho and it's her daughter that's signed a contract. Not Her." Roxanna answered.

"That lunatic can have kids?!"

Roxanna opened her to answer but then frowned. "Ya messing with me ain't cha?"

Bob stared at Roxanna in what looked like mock horror before grinning at the unamused expression on her face. "Sorry Kitty-Kat. Couldn't help it." He replied, chuckling when Roxanna growled at the nickname.

"I'm very much aware of Sheree. I just hope she isn't as reckless as her parents... She's not... right?" Bob asked, looking at the two.

Michelle shrugged, but Roxanna smirked at him and refused to answer.

Bob sighed, taking Roxanna's smirk as an affirmative. "Fuckin' Huxleys..." He grumbled under his breath.

Both Michelle and Roxanna chuckled in amusement.


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