Chapter 51: Where the Sidewalk Begins

Smackdown was in Memphis, Tennessee, Jerry "The King" Lawler's hometown, and on that night, John was competing in an Elimination Chamber Qualifying match against Kane & Drew McIntyre and Skye was teaming up with Mickie James in a Divas' Tag Team match against Michelle McCool and Layla.

Kofi was now in the Elimination Chamber for the WWE Championship against John Cena, Randy Orton, Ted DiBiase, Triple H, and Sheamus.

Skye and Destiny were in the Women's Locker Room as Skye was trying on a couple wrestling outfits Nicole made for her.

"Okay, you ready?" Skye asked.

"I'm ready," Destiny said.

Skye came out from the screen wearing a black pinstripe v-cup midriff tank top with blue lace, black pinstripe pants, and blue & black pinstripe sleeveless cuffs.

"Wow, Skye, that is hot," Destiny said.

"You like it?" Skye said.

"Yeah, I love it."

"Well, it shows off my well-toned body and my cleavage, probably enough to make John go weak in the knees."

"Oh, boy."

"Okay, I'll try on the other one."

Then Skye went back behind the screen and changed to another wrestling outfit.

"Okay, I'm coming out," Skye said.

Then Skye came out from the screen wearing a black see-through long-sleeve midriff top with a silver sequined emblem of a cross, black boy shorts with a silver trim on the waist, and silver sequined bustier.

"Now that's even hotter," Destiny said.

"Yeah," Skye said. "Maybe I should wear this one during my Divas' tag team match tonight. Oh, and I should get John a good view since I'm wearing my boy shorts."

Then Skye bent down showing off her butt as Destiny rolled her eyes.

"So, what's the status on Jasmine's birthday Friday?" Destiny said.

"Well, the plan is to ambush Jazz from the hotel room and take her to a spa," Skye said. "Then after the RAW houseshow is over, we'll gather her friends and relatives and go to the club."

"Sounds like a perfect plan and Jasmine doesn't know that her friends and family are coming, right?"

"Nope, they'll surprise her."

A little later, Smackdown was on and it was time for the Elimination Chamber Triple Threat Qualifying match which was John versus Drew McIntyre versus Kane.

Drew McIntyre's entrance theme played and he came out from the curtain. Drew walked down the ramp and went into the ring and raised the Intercontinental Championship belt in the air as John's entrance theme played and came out from the curtain with Skye following him.

Skye was wearing a dark pink halter flowing top, denim miniskirt, black boots, and her hair curled.

John did his usual "Shaman of Sexy" pose along with Skye bowing down flipping her hair backwards as John took off his sunglasses and Skye raised the Women's Championship belt in the air as the pyro went off. The two walked down the ramp and got into the ring and went face-to-face with Drew as Then fire appeared on the stage as Kane's entrance theme played and he came out from the curtain. He walked down the ramp and got into the ring and raised his arms in the air as more fire appeared on the turnbuckles and Kane stared at both men as Skye got out of the ring as the referee called for the bell.

All the three men circled around the ring and John kicked Drew in the midsection and landed some right hands until Kane grabbed John and John was hitting right hands at him and kicked him in the midsection until Drew attacked John from behind and was kicking away at Kane and landed a couple of clotheslines. Then John immediately rolled up Drew for a two count and John landed a right hand and Kane grabbed Drew by the throat as well but John and Drew kicked Kane in the midsection and landed a double DDT and John kicked Drew in the midsection and hit a couple of right hands and clubbed Drew in the back of the head before Drew shoved John away.

Then John landed a cross body onto Drew sending both men over the top rope and both on the floor and Skye walked over to check on John and backed away as Kane got out of the ring and grabbed Drew before he threw him back into the ring and Drew kicked Kane in the leg and clubbed him in the back twice. Then Drew was punching away at Kane and Drew got Kane in the corner and landed a couple of right hands and Kane came back with an uppercut and a right hand and Kane kicked Drew in the midsection before landing another uppercut.

Then Kane landed a snap mare and bounced off the ropes to land a low dropkick and went for the cover but John got into the ring and broke the count and John hit a few right hands and stomped on Kane and John grabbed Drew and landed a European Uppercut and went to whip Drew to the ropes but Drew reversed and landed a tilt-a-whirl back-breaker. Drew went for the cover but Kane broke the count and Kane grabbed Drew and Drew kicked Kane in the knee and bounced off the ropes and Kane hit a big boot to the face and Kane climbed the top turnbuckle but John hit a pele kick in the head and Drew clotheslined John over the top rope and Drew hit a couple of right hands to Kane before he climbed the top turnbuckle and went for a superplex but Kane punched Drew in the midsection and shoved him down on the mat.

Drew went after Kane again but Kane grabbed Drew by the throat as he got down from the top turnbuckle but John got back in the ring and hit the Flying Chuck kick on Kane in the head and Drew in the back of the head at the same time. Then John hit a clothesline on Drew and a dropkick and John ducked a clothesline from Kane and John hit a low dropkick to Kane's knees and John bounced off the ropes and landed a leg lariat for the cover but Drew pulled John off of Kane and Drew kicked John in the head and grabbed John as he landed a head butt.

Then Drew whipped John to the ropes and Drew went for a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker but John with a DDT for the cover but Kane broke the count and John hit a couple of right hands but Kane caught John in the throat and John crawled to the corner as Kane whipped Drew to the corner. Kane splashed both Drew and John in the opposite corners and then Kane clotheslined Drew over the top rope to the floor and Kane hit a right hand to John's head and whipped him to the ropes and John slid under Kane's legs and John landed a flying elbow and John bounced off the ropes and Kane landed a sidewalk slam for a two count.

Then Kane climbed the top turnbuckle as John was getting up and Kane landed a flying clothesline and Kane went for the chokeslam but Drew came into the ring with the Intercontinental Championship belt and nailed Kane in the midsection with it and then hit the Future Shock. Drew went for the cover but John broke up the count with a knee to the face and landed Starship Pain on Kane for the win.

Skye was jumping up and down as she got into the ring and wrapped her arms around John as he smiled and Skye helped John up as his arms were raised in the air along with the referee. Then Skye jumped in John's arms as she hugged him and Skye let go as John got on the turnbuckle and raised his arm in the air and he got back down as he kissed Skye. Then the two left the ring as they celebrated with the fans and for Skye, John losing the Intercontinental Championship to Drew was one thing, but competing in the Elimination Chamber match for the World Heavyweight Championship was a whole different story.

Later, it was time for the Divas' tag team match which Skye and Mickie James versus Layla and Michelle McCool. Mickie's entrance theme played and she came out from the curtain with Dream's Secret following her.

"The following is a Divas' tag team match scheduled for one fall," Tony Chimel announced. "Making their way to the ring being accompanied by Destiny, Skye and the new WWE Women's Champion, Mickie James."

Skye was wearing her black see-through long-sleeve midriff top with a silver sequined emblem of a cross, black boy shorts with a silver trim on the waist, and pink sequined bustier. Destiny was wearing a pink two-tone mini dress and her hair in a high ponytail.

Mickie was bouncing all over and ran down the ramp along with Dream's Secret to the ring and Mickie and Skye got on the turnbuckles and raised both of their arms in the air. Then they got back down and Mickie asked for a microphone.

"Wow," Mickie said. "You know, ever since I was traded to Smackdown, Michelle McCool and Layla have made it their business to humiliate me and embarrass me week after week after week. And honestly, I would be lying if I said that their pranks and their jokes didn't hurt. But if it wasn't for Dream's Secret and Madison Spears, I wouldn't have kept fighting back. But at the Royal Rumble, we did it. I mean, we proved that by rising above, by being true to yourself and everything that you believe in, that being real is what a true champion is about. And for anyone who tries to cut you and break you down, what goes around truly comes around. And Skye, you are, without a doubt, a great Women's Champion and a great competitor. I know that Michelle and Layla tried to humiliate and embarrass you as well, but you fought back like a real Angel. We've had a great match at the Royal Rumble and if at anytime you wanna face me for the Women's Championship again, all you have to do is ask."

Then Skye and Mickie hugged each other and Michelle McCool's entrance theme played and she came out from the curtain with Layla following her.

"And their opponents, the team of Layla and Michelle McCool," Tony announced.

Michelle and Layla were wearing new hoodies that said "Simply Flawless" on the back and took them off as they walked down the ramp and Michelle got on the apron without shaking her butt to the crowd and got into the ring as Layla followed. Then the four women went face-to-face as Layla and Mickie left the ring and the referee called for the bell.

Beth and Michelle circled around the ring and they locked up before Beth shoved Michelle down and Beth grabbed Michelle's arm and twisted it before Skye landed a couple of cartwheels and hit a snap mare and Michelle grabbed her arm as Beth went after her but Michelle kicked her in the midsection and landed an European Uppercut and Beth landed a knee to the midsection. Then Beth whipped Michelle to the corner and splashed her and Beth hit a couple of shoulder tackles and Michelle hit a low dropkick to the knee and grabbed her leg as she hit three elbow drops and twisted Beth's knee as Michelle hit a couple of knee drops and covered for a two count.

Michelle tried for a heel hook but Beth kicked her off and knocked Layla off the ring apron and Michelle went for a right hand but Beth blocked as she hit a couple of right hands and Skye speared Michelle to the corner and hit a couple of shoulder tackles and twisted Michelle's arm as she made the tag to Mickie and Beth held onto Michelle as Mickie grabbed Michelle's arm and Mickie twisted Michelle's arm and Michelle tried to reach for the ropes but Michelle landed a boot straight to Mickie's chest and Michelle made the tag to Layla and Layla went after Mickie but Mickie got small package for the win.

"Here are your winners, Skye and the WWE Women's Champion, Mickie James," Tony announced.

Then Dream's Secret got into the ring and hugged Mickie as Layla was throwing a fit and Dream's Secret and Mickie's arms were raised by the referee and the girls were laughing at Layla who continued yelling & screaming and she & Michelle walked up the ramp as frustrated as Beth Phoenix's entrance theme played and she came out from the curtain with a microphone in her hand.

"Mickie," Beth said, "while you were busy celebrating your victory over Miss Popular Girl Next Door next to you, I was out making history by participating in the Royal Rumble match with 29 grown men. Mickie, that moment put me in a league of my own. And although, I'm proud of you, I'm happy that you took your moment, you stood up for what you believe in, and in front of the entire WWE Universe, you had her moment in the sun. But Mickie, don't think for one second that I won't take that WWE Women's Championship anytime, anyplace, that I want."

"Um, Beth, there's just one itsy-bitsy little problem," Skye said onto the microphone. "You can't face Mickie for the WWE Women's Championship. I never said you'll have a chance at the Women's Championship as long as I was the champion. You helped Michelle McCool and Layla embarrass Mickie James and two weeks, ago I said that we know whose side who chose because as of that moment, you will not have the chance at the Women's Championship because you wanna be like Michelle McCool and Layla. And you three don't have to worry about me anymore because there's already a new number one contender for the Women's Championship and here she is."

Then Madison's entrance theme played and she came out from the curtain. She was wearing a low-cut vest-styled denim top, black leather corset top, black leather pants, and her hair straight.

Madison, along with Dream's Secret and Mickie, smiled as Michelle and Layla were shocked & upset and Madison turned her head to see Beth breathing hard with a stern look on her face. Then Beth went face-to-face with Madison before she walked to the back.

After Smackdown was over, John and Skye were walking out of the arena when they saw Rochelle yelling and screaming at Dave.

"Oh, my God, I had a feeling how Rochelle was gonna react when she saw the footage," Skye said.

What Skye meant was that on RAW, Bret "the Hitman" Hart confronted Vince McMahon nearly a month since Vince kicking him in the gut and Bret fired back with a few choice words regarding Vince's character and scruples. Vince shot back with a few scathing words of his own before revoking the WWE Hall of Fame induction of Bret's father, Stu Hart. That's when Bret retaliated against Vince before Dave attacked Bret and held onto him before Vince berated him and spit him in the face.

But wasn't that the worst that got Rochelle upset; John Cena went in for the save but Dave attacked him and unloaded a Batista Bomb onto the steel ring steps.

John and Skye continued to watch the commotion until Dave walked away not wanting to hear from Rochelle again.

"Yeah, walk away!" Rochelle said. "Walk away like you did tonight, a very smart move! You're a cowardly son-of-a-bitch!"

As soon as Dave got into his car and drove away, John and Skye walked up to Rochelle who was about to smoke a cigarette.

"Are you all right, Rochelle?" Skye said as Rochelle put away her lighter and cigarette.

"Yeah, I'm all right," Rochelle said as she turned around facing John and Skye. "Just seeing Dave respecting John, Bret Hart, and Nicole at the same time just makes me wanna hate him more! God, I hate him, I hate him."

"Yeah, that really wasn't cool at all," John said.

"I'm sorry if I acted stupid. I'm really pissed off."

"Hey, you have nothing to be sorry about," Skye said. "Dave made a huge mistake, he's acting like a big crybaby, you don't need to be sorry."

"Yeah, I gotta meet up with Rey. See you Friday."

Then Rochelle walked back inside the arena.

"Rochelle will be fine," Skye said, "and my ex-boyfriend is in the Elimination Chamber thanks to Dave."

"Come on, let's go," John said.

Then John and Skye walked to their car, put their stuff in the trunk and drove away.