Chapter 14: The past has passed
A couple months later…
Donna's POV
OK, now I know that I have only been in WWE for 3 years but in those 3 years I have worked my ass off. So you can imagine how I felt when Vince called me into his office and told me that I was winning the title at WrestleMania. I mean, not only am I winning it but I am winning it on the biggest stage of them all. I couldn't wait to tell Johnny. I went back to the locker room.
"Hey Baby, so what did Vince want?" he asked me and gave me a kiss.
"He was just telling me that I have a match at WrestleMania against Melina" I said casually
"Cool, so is it for the title?"
"Yep"
"Do you win?" he was anxious
I let him linger for a minute. "YES! I win the title at WrestleMania 23 Johnny! Can you believe it?" I exclaimed as he gave me a hug.
"You deserve it Baby. You worked hard"
"Should I tell daddy or just give him tickets and let him find out?"
"I think you should just let him find out" Johnny said, so I called him.
"Hey daddy"
"Hey honey, how are you?" he asked
"I'm good. Are you guys doing anything next month?"
"It depends. What day?"
"April 1st"
"Besides watching the biggest ppv of the year, like usual. No"
"Well how about you guys come and watch it from backstage"
"That would be great honey. And when you say 'you guys' you mean…?" he asked
"I mean you, Rob and even though we haven't talked in years; it would mean a lot to me if mom came too. Could you get her to come please?"
"Ya, I will. Should we just come in the back?"
"Ya, I'll just tell Jimmy to expect you guys. Don't worry, he remembers you"
"Alright honey, we'll see you then"
"OK bye daddy" I said then hung up.
"I'm glad you invited your mom too. You guys shouldn't have gone this long without talking" Johnny told me and gave me a hug.
"I know, I hope she comes"
Rob's POV
We were sitting at the table on Monday night, eating supper when dad said "So, you guys wanna go to Mania next month?"
"Well of course I would. It's been a couple months since I've seen everyone. Donna invite us?" I asked
"Ya, backstage. Barb, she said that it would really mean a lot to her if you came too" dad said to mom.
She thought for a minute, I know that she's been wanting to make amends with Donna. "OK, I'll go"
"I wonder why she wants us to go so bad. She didn't invite us last year" I wondered aloud
"I don't know" dad said, then as we were watching RAW we notice that Donna and Melina are starting a feud.
"I know why she wants us there" I said in that sing-song like way.
"Why?" mom asked
"She just started a feud with the Women's Champion, Melina" I replied in that same sing-song way.
"Oh my god… She's gonna win. And I bet she wanted to surprise us. I'm so proud" mom said. I'm glad cause I was starting to wonder.
"This is gonna be awesome" dad added
"Oh and you guys can meet Ashley, she's a great girl" I told them, I have been dating her for 3 months.
"Aren't you a little disturbed that she posed for Playboy?" mom asked
"No, she has a hot body" did I just say that in front of my parents?
"Well true, if you got it, flaunt it" my mom said as dad nodded his head. That was close.
Donna's POV
Today is April 1, 2007. Today is WrestleMania 23. Today I win the Women's Championship. I am so nervous. After pacing around the locker room for a little bit I saw Rob, daddy, then mom walk in the room. I went and gave them a hug. "I'm glad you guys could make it. It really means a lot. Especially you mom" I said and gave her a hug.
"Honey, I'm sorry what I said all those years ago. I don't know what came over me. I'm really sorry" mom said to me.
"It's OK; I just want things to go back to the way they were"
"Sounds good to me" she said
"You guys can watch the show in here" I told them. It was still a half an hour before the show started and after they sat down I started pacing nervously again.
"Guys I am going to go pace at gorilla until my match, I'll see ya after wards" I told them
"Good luck" they all said
So I went to pace by gorilla and when anybody would come back through the curtain I would congratulate them on their win.
"Congrats Ken, I can't wait to see you cash it in" I said after the Money in the Bank match. I meant it, I wasn't just a wrestler, I was a fan too.
"Thanks Donna, good luck tonight" he said and gave me a hug.
XxXxX
"Great match Chris, I always love your matches" I told Benoit after he beat MVP.
"Thanks Donna, I can't wait to see yours" he gave me a hug too.
XxXxX
"Sorry Glen, I thought you should have won, but it was still good" I told Kane after his match with Khali.
"Thanks but I heard that 'boring' chant" he replied
"That's cause Khali isn't ready for the big stage like that, he said it himself. It wasn't your fault, don't worry" I consoled him
"Thanks Donna, good luck" he gave me a hug.
XxXxX
"I'm sorry dad, but it's the legacy. Honestly I would have been mad if they had Mark lose cause it would have been a 14 year streak for nothing. But you'll get it back" I told dad after his match with Taker
"I know honey, I agree. One more match until yours" he smiled and gave me a hug.
XxXxX
"Congrats guys, I'm glad you won" I told the ECW Originals (RVD, Sandman, Dreamer, Sabu) after they won their match against the New Breed (Kevin Thorn, Elijah Burke, Marcus CorVon, Matt Striker)
"Thanks Donna" Rob said and they all gave me a hug.
"Now go out there and kick Melina's ass" Sabu said
"OK I will" I told them.
XxXxX
As all the Lumberjills went past me they all wished me luck. Then Melina came up to me before she went out there.
"Look, I don't like you and you don't like me but since I am losing this title, I am glad that I'm losing it to you. You really deserve it"
"Thank you Melina, that means a lot coming from you. Now let's have a kick ass match" I gave her a hug.
Then I walked out there to cheers galore, everybody wanted me to take that title off of Melina. And after a great match, that's what I did. Most of the Lumberjills went to the back with Melina but Lisa, Mickie, Maria and Ashley stayed out there. Ashley grabbed the title and brought it in to me. I started crying, I was so happy I actually won it. They all gave me a hug. Then they put me up on their shoulders and I celebrated with the fans. Then we went to the back and everyone was at gorilla waiting for me; Mom, Daddy, Rob, Amber, Dad, Amy, Kimmy, Randy, Chris, Mark, Glen, Ken, Matt, Jeff, Vince and of course my loving husband. They were all clapping for me and Johnny gave me a hug and kiss and while he was doing that Vince changed the nameplate for me, right there.
"There you go. Now it really is yours" Vince said and handed to me.
"Thank you so much Vince" I gave him a hug.
"You deserve it, have a great night" he told me.
"Thank you guys, but I am gonna go take a shower, I'll see ya'll later" I said to the crowd and I went to take a shower in the girls locker room so my 'main crowd' could go back to Johnny and I's locker room. I got back to our locker room, everyone was looking at my title.
"Let me get a picture of it around your waist" mom said, so I put it around my waist.
"Looks good on ya, Baby" Johnny said
"Now how about both you and John with your belts around your waists" daddy suggested, so we got next to each other and put our arms around each others waist.
"Look at the power couple" dad said and I smiled
"Hey, let me get in between you two, so I have proof of this" Rob said and mom took the picture. They were all so happy for me, they all wanted pictures. Each picture was of me and Johnny, then the others, ones was with the friends (Amber, Kim, Randy, Ashley, Amy) then another was the family (Mom, Daddy, Rob, Dad). It was so surreal.
Then Rob said "Oh, you got a text"
"What did it say?" I asked cause he always used to do that, read my texts.
"I don't know" he answered
"Wow, you didn't read it" so I grabbed my phone and it was from my favorite cousin, I haven't talked to her in years; it said 'CONGRATULATIONS CUZ!!!!! Call me'
"Rob, did you tell Bri that I had a match?" I asked
"No, why?"
"Cause the text was from her, it says congrats. I'm gonna call her, I'm gonna go outside to get some air too" I said then went outside to call her.
"Hey girl, I haven't talked to you in years" I said
"Hey cuz, I know. Congrats" Bri told me again.
"Since when do you watch wrestling?" I asked
"Who says I watch it?"
"Rob said that he didn't tell you I had a match so I can only assume that you watch it"
"True, true" she said, not answering the question.
"So how long?"
"Since you said that you wanted to wrestle. I decided to tune in one night and I got hooked"
"See, it's addictive aint it?" I joked
"Yes it is. I get every ppv and when I saw you win that match, I had to congratulate you"
"Well thank you. But since now I know… Who's your favorite diva?"
"The one and only Miss Donna Shaw" I could tell she was really happy for me.
"It aint Shaw no more cuz" I told her
"What? When did you get married?"
"A couple months ago, I sent you an invite. Did you move?"
"Ya, that's probably why I didn't know. So who's the lucky man?"
"First I gotta ask you, who is your favorite wrestler?"
"Well I would have to say; pretty much the same ones that you thought. The Animal and The Champ"
"Alright, one of those men that you named is my real dad and the other one is my hubby" I stated, there has been no better moment in my life than right now.
She screamed and she's not the type to scream. "Dave is your dad and John is your husband?" she asked for confirmation.
"Yes ma'am" I answered
"Dude, what else have I missed out on?"
"Well Amber is dating Dave, Kim is dating Randy and Rob is dating Ashley"
"Wow" she said
"Would my favorite cousin like to come visit me for a few weeks" I said knowing the answer.
"You damn skippy I would. When can I come?" she was really excited
"Well Smackdown and ECW is in Ft.Wayne on Tuesday, you can come then. I'll come out back and sign autographs and stuff and I will bring you in back with me"
"Alright cuz, I'll see ya then"
"OK love ya like a sis" I replied
"Right back at ya, congrats again"
"Thanks" then I hung up the phone and went back to the locker room and we celebrated my title win and Johnny retaining his. This was the best night of my life so far.
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