Chapter 29

Traci fumed as she watched Jade make her way down to the ring with the other members of Generation Next, proudly displaying her newly 'won' Women's title on her shoulder. Traci still couldn't quite believe Jade had managed to win the title, it was an embarrassment to every woman on the roster.

"That is disgusting and a spit in the face to the rest of us women back here" Traci declared, turning to face Matt who was sitting across the other side of the room.

"What is honey?" he replied, not looking up from the magazine he was reading.

"Jade, she's a disgrace. That title should be mine" she grumbled.

Matt didn't say a word, instead keeping his attention focused on the magazine in front of him. Traci looked over at him when he didn't respond.

"Are you listening to me?" she questioned, her tone suggesting she'd better get a response this time.

"Of course I am honey, that title should be around your waist, just like the X title should be around mind" he replied, quickly glancing up at her as he responded.

Traci just looked at him before looking back at the monitor in front of her.

"Yeah, well your title isn't about to leave Samoa Joe's waist anytime soon, is it. We need to find a way to get my title back" she stated, turning the TV off and making her way over to the chair across from Matt.

"You saying I can't beat Joe?" Matt questioned, annoyed.

"Oh sweetie, no one can beat Joe, not even AJ."

Matt closed the magazine and threw it on the floor.

"So what, because wonder boy can't beat him, then no one can?"

Traci looked at him in surprise.

"I'm just saying that he's beaten everyone he's faced so far, including the likes of AJ and Christopher Daniels" Traci said.

"So what, I'm not as good as AJ or Chris?"

"Look, I didn't say that. You want to go after Joe, then fine. But after I get my title back from Jade" Traci stated, not wanting to argue with him.

Matt just glared at her.

"What, so your title is more important then mine? Why the hell is everything about you, what you want?"

Traci looked at him, dumbfounded.

"Honey, I never said my title was more important, and it's not all about me. I want you to get that X title back around your waist as soon as possible, it's just that I need you so I can get that title off Jade. It's not going to help either of us if your off battling with Joe and I'm trying to deal with GenNext. We need to be on the same page fighting the same battle" Traci tried to reason.

Matt wouldn't listen though.

"But tell me why we have to get your Women's title back before my X title? Oh wait, it's because your more important right? Well you know what, go to hell Traci. For once I'm calling the shots, not you. We are going after Joe, and that's final!" Matt snapped, not letting up on the pretty brunette.

Traci looked at him, stunned. Never in their working or personal relationship had he ever raised his voice to her to such a degree. She was actually frightened.

"Okay, fine, we'll go after Joe" she murmured.

Matt picked up the magazine he had thrown on the floor earlier and put it away in his bag. He was going to defeat Joe and prove Traci wrong and his campaign to earn a shot at him was going to start tonight.


Jack sat in the corner of Generation Next's locker room watching his team mates. Alex had managed to fill him in on the previous weeks events before the other guys had shown up to the tapings. He had been quite surprised when Alex had told him that Madison had flown the coop due to her humiliating loss to Jade at Destination X, he hadn't thought of Madison as the type to quit when things didn't go to plan. Jack just couldn't shake the feeling that he wasn't being told everything, especially considering both Roderick and Alex had been hatching a plan to kick her out.

As he looked around the room though, he noticed that not a whole lot had changed with her departure. Alex was still clowning around, working on different plans to get Jackie Gayda to fall in love with him and Austin and Roderick were still not talking. As he watched Austin, Jack could tell that there was something playing on his mind.

"Yo Austin, everything okay there dude?" Jack questioned. Both Alex and Roderick looked over at him.

Austin looked up to see the rest of the group looking him.

"Yeah, I was just thinking about the little run in I had with D'Amore last week. Some of the things he said just don't make sense."

Roderick and Alex just looked at each other.

Jack looked at them curiously before looking back at Austin.

"What did he say?" Jack asked, wondering just what was going on.

"Well, he wanted to know what I had done to Madison to make her quit. Then he said something about an argument Madison had had with us over a tape. Is there something I don't know about?" he questioned, turning to Roderick and Alex.

Jack turned and scowled at them. Right then and there he knew that what Alex had said about Madison quitting over the loss was nothing but bullshit.

"You want to tell him about your little plan now?" Jack sneered. Roderick just glared at him.

Austin looked at both of them.

"What plan? Will someone tell me what the hell is going on here?" he questioned, looking back from Alex and Roderick to Jack.

Roderick and Alex just looked away, not saying a word. Jack sighed and rolled his eyes.

"Rod and Alex had a plan to find out what Madison was hiding from everyone. Alex was suppose to follow Madison around with his camera and find the dirt. They were then going to use it to blackmail her into leaving so Jade could come into the group. Judging by what I've heard so far it's obviously worked, although what D'Amore has to do with it is beyond me" Jack explained.

Austin looked at Alex.

"You did what?" he yelled.

"Yeah, well your lucky we did, because with what we found out you might just have second thoughts about getting all lovey dovey with her!" Alex snickered.

Alex watched as Austin's face fell.

"Please tell me you didn't put any moves on her" he begged. If Austin had already tried to hook up with her, finding out she was married was gonna kill him.

"I kissed her before her match last week, what the hell is going on?" Austin replied.

"What did she do?" Roderick questioned. He had no idea what he was going to tell Austin now, he didn't realise Austin had fallen this hard for her.

"She panicked and pulled away from me" Austin replied.

Jade looked at all four men, all were avoiding each other's glances. She figured it was about time they all came clean.

"Alex, I think you'd better spill – what's on the tape?" she declared, not knowing what was on there herself.

Alex looked over at Roderick, who just nodded. He took a deep breath.

"I caught Madison talking to Williams in the catering area."

"So she is in with Canada?" Jack interrupted.

"Well, kinda. But not in the way we first thought."

"I don't get it, she is but she isn't?" Austin questioned, quite confused.

"If you'd all stop interrupting me! They were talking about Madison's marriage" Alex finished.

Jack and Austin looked at each other, completely dumbfounded. Austin looked at the floor and put his head in his hands. How could she not have told him she was married!

"But what does that have to do with Team Canada?" Jade questioned.

"Well, it involves them because her husband is non other then Scott D'Amore" Roderick stated.

Austin's head shot up.

"Bullshit! There is no way in hell she's married to that asshole!" he exclaimed, looking around the room. Jack sat in shock, same with Jade. Alex and Roderick just looked at each other before looking back at Austin.

"Sorry dude" Alex stated, looking at him in sympathy. Austin still couldn't believe it.

"Am I the only one who remembers what he's done to her since she arrived? Did that look like the relationship of a married couple?"

"Dude, I have the tape here to prove it if you want to see it" Alex stated pulling the tape out of his bag.

Austin just put his head back in his hands as he felt his whole world crashing down around him. On the one hand he wanted to get up and punch Alex right in the face for having the nerve to follow her around with a camera. On the other hand though he wanted to punch Madison right in the face for lying to him for so long and letting him make a fool out of himself.

"D'Amore? Wow, that is really nasty!" Jack mused. He quickly shut his mouth when he looked over to find Austin glaring at him.

"What did you say to her to make her leave though?" Austin questioned Roderick.

"I told her that if she didn't give the title to Jade and leave I was going to broadcast it at Lockdown" he replied simply.

"I don't get it, why won't she tell anyone about it?" Jade questioned.

"I really have no idea honey" Roderick questioned as he pulled her in for a hug.

"So what, you threatened her without even finding out why it was such a big deal? You know maybe he had forced it upon her or something?" Austin argued.

Roderick rolled his eyes.

"Oh come on! Did you ever stop to think maybe that little blonde was playing us all for fools? What better way to infiltrate a team then stick a pretty little piece of meat in there and watch all the guys fall over themselves for her! She'd probably go back to his room of a night and tell him everything about us while they cuddled in bed! And gee, look, it really worked too. We never lost this bad until she came on board, so wake up to yourself dude, you got played!" Roderick stated.

Austin glared at him before walking up and punching him in the face.

"And you, my friend, are a complete asshole" he declared before walking out of the room.