Chapter 36: Summerslam
The next day was Summerslam and there was a full day ahead until the biggest party of the summer.
At around 7:30am, Nicole woke up in John's arms and she got out of the bed. She went over to the window and looked at it for a while. Then John got out of the bed and wrapped his arms around Nicole. She smiled because she knew it was John.
"Good morning," Nicole said.
"Good morning," John said. "So are you ready?"
"I've been ready all this time. I could always go for another day of training especially before Summerslam."
"I wonder if Tina is up yet."
"I'm sure she's up. She didn't come with us yesterday, but I believe she wants to train with us."
"Cool."
John, Nicole, and Tina traveled to Hard Nock's Gym in Amesbury, Massachusetts to do their training. They were lifting weights, doing push-ups and sit-ups, ran around the block several times, and even John helped Nicole and Tina with their kickboxing skills.
After two hours of training, the gang went back to Boston to the hotel to shower and change and they immediately went to the arena. Nicole received a text message from Rochelle saying that Randy and Alicia hadn't arrived at the arena yet.
After arriving at the arena and getting their stuff together in the locker room, Nicole and Tina walked down the hallway and met with Rochelle in the catering room.
"Hey," Rochelle said as Nicole and Tina walked over to the table.
"Hey," Nicole said as she and Tina sat down.
"Where's Delancey?" Tina said.
"She and Bobby are on their way," Rochelle said. "I'll talk to her when she gets here."
"So, what's the plan?" Nicole said.
"Okay, we have to stay with our guys until the match so Randy and Alicia won't try anything. Then during the match, if things look bad for us, that's when Brittany makes her move."
"Okay."
"Does Randy and Alicia know about Brittany coming?" Tina said.
"No," Rochelle said. "Those two are so caught up with Hulk Hogan and 'Eddie's Angels,' they don't have a clue."
"Well, let's hope that Hulk Hogan wins his match and we get Alicia out of our hair," Nicole said.
"Alright, I'll talk to you guys later."
"Alright, see ya."
Then everyone went their separate ways.
A little later, Summerslam was on and it was time for the first match of the night: the Women's Championship match which was Nicole versus Lita. Nicole's entrance theme played first and she came out from the curtain with Tina following her.
"The following match scheduled for one fall and it is for the WWE Women's Championship," Lillian Garcia announced. "Introducing first, being accompanied to the ring by Tina Alexander, from St. Louis, Missouri, Nicole Mitchell."
Nicole was wearing a gold metallic top with the Chain Gang logo on it, gold metallic pants, the Chain Gang wristbands, and her hair straight. Tina was wearing a blue crushed velour shrug, blue crushed velour miniskirt, blue velvet boots, and her hair straight. Nicole and Tina walked down the ramp and went into the ring. Tina stood in the middle of the ring as Nicole got on one of the turnbuckles and raised her arms in the air. Then she got back down and stood next to Tina waiting for Lita to come out. Lita's entrance theme played and she came out from the curtain.
"And her opponent from Atlanta, Georgia, she is the WWE Women's Champion, Lita," Lillian announced.
Lita walked down the ramp and got into the ring. She stared at Nicole and Tina as she got on one of the turnbuckles and raised the title belt in the air. She got back down and began to talk trash to Nicole and Tina. Tina got out of the ring as Lita handed the belt to the referee and he raised it up in the air. Then he called for the bell.
Nicole and Lita started things off with a couple of wristlocks. Nicole pushed Lita to the ropes, whereupon Lita rebounded and wrapped herself around Nicole's shoulders and spun her around. Lita kicked Nicole in the upper-body, but Nicole whipped Lita back into the ropes. Lita came back with a sunset flip, forcing Nicole into a roll-up for a near-pin.
Breaking off, Lita came back with a kick to Nicole's stomach and then the head. Tina then sprung up on the apron to distract the referee and Lita long enough for Nicole to come back with an eyerack on Lita. In pain, Nicole kicked Lita in the back followed by a bodyslam and get a two count. After another bodyslam by Nicole, Lita fought back with three punches to Nicole's stomach. Nicole countered with an elbow to Lita's face getting another near-pin.
Nicole continued to work Lita's stomach with a series of stomps and kicks. She then grabbed Lita by the head and rammed her face into the turnbuckle. A hair-pull by Nicole led to a flip across the ring. Lita tried to come back with a few punches, but Nicole continued her beatdown for another near-pin.
A bodyslam attempt by Nicole turned into a near-pin roll-up for Lita, causing the two to break off. Nicole kicked Lita down and then pulled back on Lita's head by the hair, while holding Lita's body down with her foot. When the referee told her to stop, Nicole switched to pulling up on Lita's arms instead. In pain, Lita managed to flip Nicole over and off to stop the hold.
Lita gained some momentum with some punches to Nicole's head and stomach, whipping Nicole off the ropes and into a flying clothesline. A couple more kicks to the stomach and then a DDT led to a near-pin of Nicole for Lita. Nicole tried to stop Lita's climb up on the ropes, only to have her punch blocked and Lita knocking her down with a punch of her own. The referee turned to look at Nicole's condition long enough for Tina to climb back up on the apron and push Lita off by flipping her in the air and having Lita nearly land on her head. With Lita dazed, Nicole got the STFU for the victory.
"Here is your winner and the new WWE Women's Champion, Nicole Mitchell," Lillian announced.
Tina got into the ring as the referee handed Nicole the Women's Championship belt and raised her left arm in the air along with Tina. Nicole and Tina hugged each other and they bent down and started talking smack to Lita. Nicole then went up on the turnbuckle and raised the Women's Title belt in the air and got back down. She and Tina left the ring and as the two Divas were walking up the ramp and were about the reach the back, Nicole and Tina turned around and Nicole once again raised the title belt in the air. Then Nicole and Tina went to the back.
"Whoo, the champ is back!" Tina said. "The champ is back!"
"Yeah and when John becomes the WWE Champion," Nicole said, "we are going to party all night in Beantown."
"Oh, yeah. The three-time WWE Women's Champion, that must be amazing as winning the title last year."
"Oh, yeah. Now my Summerslam record is 2-0 and I plan to stay undefeated at Summerslam."
"Yes, ma'am."
Before the Legend versus Legend Killer match, "Eddie's Angels" were walking down the hallway until they heard some commotion inside the Women's Locker Room. The Angels went inside and they saw Trish, Torrie, Maria, Candice, Jillian, Ashley, and Kelly in the restroom gathering around the 2006 Diva Search winner, Layla, in the shower and she was wet.
"Excuse me," Delancey said as the Divas stopped what they were doing.
"What's going on here?" Nicole said.
"Um..." Trish, Torrie, Maria, Candice, Jillian, Ashley, and Kelly said.
"Why are you girls in the shower?" Rochelle said. "And why is Layla wet?"
"Well, we were just having fun with her, that's all," Trish said.
"Really?" Delancey said.
"Yeah, we were," Ashley said.
"Layla, are they telling the truth?" Nicole said.
"Yeah," Layla said. "We were just joking around. That's all."
"Okay, I don't wanna have to hurt somebody here."
"Let's go, ladies," Rochelle said.
Then "Eddie's Angels" left the Women's Locker Room and Layla followed them.
"Hey, girls," Layla said as "Eddie's Angels" turned around. "Um, I'm sorry. I didn't get the chance to say hi to you earlier."
"That's okay," Rochelle said.
"First of all, congratulations," Nicole said. "This must be exciting for you."
"Yes, it is," Layla said. "I'm still in shock in though."
"Well, trust us," Delancey said. "This is the beginning for you."
"Well, we don't have time to talk because we gotta meet with Hulk Hogan," Rochelle said.
"Oh, okay, well, good luck tonight," Layla said.
"Thanks," the Angels said.
"We'll talk to you later," Nicole said.
"Bye," Layla said as "Eddie's Angels" walked away.
Then it was time for the Legend versus Legend Killer match between Hulk Hogan and Randy Orton. Randy's entrance theme played and he came out from the curtain with Alicia Weatherford following him. Alicia was wearing a black tank top with a slice across the front with silver studded strands, black pants with a slice on the sides, and her hair straight. The two walked down the ramp and got into the ring. Alicia stood in the middle of the ring as Randy went on one of the turnbuckles and did his pose. He got back down and stood next to Alicia waiting for Hulk to come out. Then Hulk's entrance theme played and he came out from the curtain with "Eddie's Angels" following him. The Angels were wearing Hulk Hogan "Addicted Since" T-shirts cut into tube tops and black miniskirts. Delancey was also wearing black arm warmers with buckles. She and Nicole were wearing black boots and Rochelle was wearing black platform pumps. The four walked down the ramp and Hulk got into the ring first. Delancey jumped into the ring next and Rochelle got up the steps and went into the ring. Then Nicole used Melina's ring entrance to get in the ring. The Angels posed with Hulk Hogan as he ripped his shirt off. Randy then began to talk trash to "Eddie's Angels" as the Angels and Alicia left the ring as the referee called for the bell.
The two locked up with Hulk overpowering Randy down to the canvas. They locked up again and Randy grabbed a side headlock. Hulk sent Randy to the ropes and knocked him down with a shoulder block and then Randy backed off into the corner. There's another lock up and again Randy goes to the side headlock. The fans chanted "Let's go, Hulk!" as Hulk tried to fight out with a top wrist lock and does so. Randy kicks Hulk in the gut and then hammers at the back of the Hulkster. Randy takes Hulk down with an uppercut and then stomped away at him on the canvas. Randy went to send Hulk head first to the corner but Hulk blocked and did so to Randy.
Hulk nailed some right hands and then continued with some mounted punches from the second rope and then bit the forehead of Randy. Hulk scored with an eye poke and then a right hand and then a clothesline and then choked at Randy over the middle rope. Hulk hit some more straight right hands on Randy, and then raked the back of Randy. Hulk raked the chest of Randy and then hammered away at him with more right hands. Hulk sent Randy to the ropes and went for another right but Randy bailed to the outside and dragged Hulk's leg across the apron and hammered away at the injured knee of Hulk. Randy then was talking trash to Eddie's Angels and went back in the ring. Randy then jumped up and down on the leg of Hulk using the ropes for leverage and Randy stomped away at the fallen Hulk and then took him down with a chop block. Randy headed up top and dived off with a cross body but Hulk ducked and Randy crashed to the canvas.
Hulk nailed some right hands and then went for a big boot but Randy slid under and then nailed the dropkick. Randy is stalking Hulk for the RKO and scores with it. Randy covers and gets the three, but Hulk got his leg on the rope at the last minute. Lilian then announces that the referee noticed the foot was on the ropes and the match will continue. Randy got pissed and yelled at the referee and Randy nails some right hands on Hulk, but Hulk starts to Hulk up. Hulk nailed some right hands and then the big boot. Hulk scored with the leg drop for the win.
"Eddie's Angels" got into the ring and hugged Hulk. The referee then raised Hulk's arm in the air along with "Eddie's Angels." Alicia went into the ring to check on Randy and "Eddie's Angels" then made fun of her. Then Alicia got extremely pissed off and immediately nailed Nicole with a right hand and to Delancey. Then Rochelle jumped on Alicia's back and Alicia flipped Rochelle on the mat. Hulk then grabbed Alicia and Alicia begged Hulk not to hit her.
Then out of nowhere, a girl with blonde hair with pink streaks and black at the bottom wearing a white jacket, blue midriff tank top, and white shorts climbed on the turnbuckle and landed a dropkick on Alicia's back. It was actually Eddie's Angels' new neutralizer, Brittany Swanson. As Alicia tried to get up, Brittany landed an enziguri in the head. Then she and "Eddie's Angels" got together and they gave Alicia the bumps. Rochelle then got out of the ring and grabbed a chair and went back inside of the ring. Rochelle put the chair on Alicia's ankle and Brittany climbed up the turnbuckle. Then Brittany landed a Moonsault to Alicia's ankle in the chair and Alicia was whining in pain. Then Brittany and "Eddie's Angels" grabbed Alicia and tossed her out of the ring. Randy helped Alicia up as Nicole asked for a microphone and said,
"Hey, Randy, since you had your own neutralizer to take out only 2/3 of 'Eddie's Angels,' and Tina, we went and got our own neutralizer. Meet the newest Diva of the WWE, Brittany Swanson."
As Randy and Alicia left to go to the back, Hulk, "Eddie's Angels," and Brittany raised each other's arms in the air and they pose with each other. Then everyone left the ring and walked up the ramp. Then they turned around and raised each other's arms in the air one more time and they went to the back.
"Thank you very much, ladies," Hulk said. "You really are angels sent down from heaven."
"Hey, anything for the legend himself," Nicole said.
"So, this is Brittany Swanson, huh?"
"That's me," Brittany said as she extended her hand to Hulk and he shook it. "Just like every Hulkamaniac, I was one of them and still am. It's such an honor to meet you."
"You too."
"Well, Brit, I gotta tell you," Nicole said, "Rochelle never lies. You really handled Alicia very well."
"Yeah, you definitely got it what it takes to stand up to Divas like her," Delancey said.
"Hey, I've been working my butt off for two years to get here and I'm glad that I'm finally here," Brittany said.
"So, where are you going to be at? RAW or Smackdown?" Nicole asked.
"I'm actually going to be on RAW."
"You are?"
"Yep."
"Cool."
"Well, you and Tina oughta take care of her," Hulk said. "Brittany is gonna be a tough act to follow." Hulk and the girls laughed. "Well, ladies, thank you very much. Eddie Guerrero would be very proud that you girls stuck up for me."
"Hey, we knew Randy hasn't changed," Nicole said. "If hitting on your daughter was a way to get to you, he was dead wrong."
"It was truly an honor to work with you," Delancey said. "This will be a moment I'll never forget."
"Me too," Rochelle said.
"Hope to work with you girls again," Hulk said.
"Goodbye," Nicole said.
Then Hulk walked away. He then was greeted by John and Tina and they walked up to "Eddie's Angels" and Brittany.
"Hey, girls, you did it," Tina said.
Then everyone hugged each other for another mission accomplished.
"John and Tina, this is Brittany Swanson," Nicole said. "Brittany, this is Tina Alexander and my wonderful fiancé, John Cena."
"It's nice to meet you both," Brittany said shaking John and Tina's hand.
"Nice to meet you," John said. "You know, you got some good moves out there. I could use someone like you on my team."
"Team?" Nicole said.
"Yeah. If 'Eddie's Angels' can solve problems, then so will...the Chain Gang Diva Squad consisting of Brittany, Tina, and Nicole."
"The Chain Gang Diva Squad," Tina said nodding her head. "I like the sound of that."
"Yeah, me too," Nicole said.
"I mean, if it's okay with you, Brittany, and you, Rochelle," John said. "I mean, no team could ever replace 'Eddie's Angels,' especially after you girls stopped Randy Orton twice at Wrestlemania and Summerslam."
"It's definitely okay with me," Rochelle said. "What about you, Brittany?"
"I'm so in," Brittany said.
"Cool," John said. "And if things don't go well tonight, in which they will, then the girls with be the next choice."
"Sounds good enough to me," Nicole said. "It looks like we have another running buddy tagging along with us."
"Hey, I don't mind having more company and besides, Tina, you're gonna have someone to bunk with finally."
"Yeah, I think Brittany and I are gonna get along fine," Tina said as she wrapped her arm around Brittany. "Oh, before I forget, you girls are gonna have to hear this. Alicia quit the WWE."
"No!" Rochelle said.
"Are you serious?" Delancey said.
"I'm dead serious," Tina said. "John and I were walking down the hallway and we passed the locker room where Randy and Alicia was. Alicia said, 'If you or anybody else can't stop "Eddie's Angels," you might as well stop being an asshole and get over yourself.'"
"And then Randy was like, 'What the hell does that supposed to mean?'" John explained.
"And Alicia said, 'It means that messing with the girls and siding with you was a big mistake. So read my lips: I quit.'"
"Wow," Rochelle said. "It looks like Randy will finally have to come to his senses and straighten up. Boy, do I love being in 'Eddie's Angels.'"
Everybody laughed.
"This could mean one or two things," Nicole said. "Randy's legend killing days are over or he's gonna want a rematch. If Randy wants a rematch, then the Angels will keep going until he stops being an asshole."
"Hey, I could go on as long as I want," Delancey said. "I don't care."
"Well, I guess with Alicia gone," Brittany said, "you girls probably don't need me anymore, huh?"
"We'll still need you," Rochelle said. "Just in case, Randy has any of the current Divas on the RAW roster to stop us. I'm thinking someone like Lita, Melina, and Victoria."
"Like those girls are gonna stop us," Nicole said. "Sharmell, Melina, and Jillian tried to stop us, but couldn't."
"Well, if Lita, Melina, and Victoria are gonna be the one to end up on our list," Delancey said, "so be it. I can give a crap."
Then everyone laughed.
Later, it was the time for the WWE Championship match between John and Edge. John's entrance theme played and he came out from the curtain with Nicole and Tina following him. Nicole was wearing a black pinstripe midriff dress shirt with white collar, white tie, black miniskirt, and black boots. The three walked down the aisle and they got into the ring. John, Nicole, and Tina got the Boston crowd pumping and John took off his black "Chain Gang" baseball cap and "Chain Gang Assault Battalion" t-shirt and threw it in the crowd. Then Edge's entrance theme played and he comes out from the curtain with Lita following him. The two walked down the aisle to the ring and were prancing around as usual. Then Edge gave the title belt to the referee and he raised it up in the air. Lita left the ring and Nicole gave John a good luck kiss and left the ring with Tina as the referee called for the bell.
Edge and John locked up with John backing Edge to the corner. They locked up again and John hammered away at Edge with right hands and elbows in the corner. John continued his assault on Edge and then took him down with a reverse elbow. Edge almost squashed the referee in the corner and then turned around into a belly to belly for a two count. John missed a charge in the corner and hit the steel ring post and then fell to the outside. The referee started the count and John got in at eight. Edge stomped away at John and then gave him some shots to the back.
Edge took John down with a standing dropkick and Edge charged at John, knocking him off the apron and into the barricade. The referee started the count and John made it back in at nine and Edge is on him like white on rice. John started to fight back with right hands but then ran into a flying heel kick for a near fall. Edge hammered away at John but John started to fight back and nailed the fisherman buster into a cover for two. Edge came back tossing John over the top to the outside. The referee started his count again and John got back in at eight. Edge nailed John but again, John started to fight back with right hands and then went for the cross body but Edge ducked. Edge nailed John with a clothesline and then covered for a two count.
Edge locked in a rear chin lock with a knee into the spine of John. Edge switched into a rear naked choke and John fought out and nailed some right hands and then a kick to the face but then Edge nailed a big boot for two. Edge headed up top but John cut him off. John climbed up with Edge and went for a superplex but Edge managed to block it and knocked John down with a headbutt. Edge then came off the top with a flying clothesline for another near fall. Edge hit an elbow to the back of John's head and Edge locked in a camel clutch on John. But John powered up with Edge on his back and dropped backwards. John nailed the throwback on Edge but Lita tossed Edge a chair and Edge didn't want it because he knew he would get disqualified. John hit a series of clotheslines and shoulders and then took Edge down with a spinning slam.
John followed up with the Five Knuckle Shuffle and went for the FU but Edge blocked and hit the big DDT and covered but John kicked up. Edge went up top but John met him up there and got Edge in the FU but Edge dropped down and got John on his shoulders and John got a victory roll for a near fall. John ate boot in the corner and then Edge hit a cross body from the top but John rolled through, throwing Edge onto his shoulder. John went for the FU again but Edge fell out the back and then he was thrown into Lita on the apron. John got a roll up for another near fall. Edge and John then charged at each other and both nailed the other with a clothesline. Edge followed up with the Edge-o-matic and rolled into a cover for two.
Edge looks to be going for the Spear and he charged at John but John hit a drop toe hold and locked in the STFU. Lita is about to hit John with the belt but Edge makes her stop as he screams in pain and manages to make it to the bottom rope. Nicole and Tina forced Lita to hit John with the belt but Lita slipped some brass knuckles to Edge and he went to nail John. John goes for the FU and then Lita got in and he got her on his back too. John gave Lita the FU but Edge held on. As Nicole and Tina pulled Lita out of the ring, Edge whacked John in the back of the head with the brass knuckles and covered for the win.
Edge rolled to the outside with the WWE Championship belt and was joined by Lita. Nicole and Tina come into the ring and John comes to and does not look happy. Nicole cradled John in her arms as Edge held the WWE Title belt in the air and he and Lita went to the back.
Then John, Nicole, and Tina left the ring and the three walked down the aisle and then walked to the back. As John, Nicole, and Tina were walking down the hallway not saying anything to each other, they reached the locker room.
"Um, I'll be inside," Tina said as she went inside.
Nicole was leaning up against the wall with a sorrow look on her face.
"Come here," John said as Nicole walked up to him and he hugged her. "It's okay, baby. It's okay."
"How could it be okay, John?" Nicole said as she pulled away. "It's like no matter what we do, Edge is always two steps ahead of us, especially with Lita. This is getting worse, especially here in your hometown."
"Look, Nicole, at least you regained the Women's Championship and 'Eddie's Angels' accomplished another mission. That's good. Now with Brittany tagging along with us, Lita doesn't stand a chance. Okay?"
"Okay."
"Alright. Hey." John lifted Nicole's chin up. "I don't like seeing your sad face. I really don't. You're now the three-time Women's Champion. That's great for you, isn't it?"
"Yeah." Nicole looked at her title belt. "Third time is definitely the charm."
"Yeah. Why don't we leave, go back to the hotel, have a glass of wine, it'll probably calm your nerves down."
"Yeah."
Then John and Nicole went inside the locker room.