Shane pushed the wooden door
to the locker-room open, Shane watched Stephanie walk into the locker-room
first before he finally walked in himself. Stephanie walked over to the
leather couch in the locker-room and sat down on it, taking off her sweater,
she pushed some of the brown strands of her hair out of her face.
Shane watched his sister
closely before smirking. "Know what I heard?" Shane said, sitting down
in a chair.
Stephanie turned her attention
to Shane, she gave him a questioning look. "Do tell Shane."
"Well, see there has been
talk, tons of talk, about Chyna arriving in this exact RAW arena tonight.
Seems Chyna has to do one more appearance in the WWF before she can officially
leave, since Chyna is still holding the WWF Woman's Championship Belt she
has to come back and give one of the women wrestlers in this RAW arena
tonight a title shot." Shane said, with a twisted smile.
Stephanie returned the smile.
"Lita is probably is going to go after the belt, since poor little Molly
Holly is out since what The Dudley Boyz did to her; Terri, Trish or whoever
else in this federation wouldn't dare to go after Chyna, despite how much
they want the belt. Jacqueline could be going after the belt but I think
mainly her concentration is going to Torrie, Stacey and our newest Alliance
member Ivory, so that probably counts out Jacqueline." Stephanie stated,
weighing out the possible wrestlers who would fight Chyna.
Shane sighed, noticing his
sister didn't get his idea. "Stephanie --- " Shane started with a patient
sigh. "What I was trying to get at, which you obviously didn't get, was
that you should challenge Chyna for the title shot."
Stephanie's icy blue eyes
widened as she pushed herself up from the leather couch. "Me? You actually
are thinking of pitting up against Chyna? The ninth ... freak of the world?
She's huge, she could crush me in a second, there is no way I could ever
beat her, no way Shane! You're insane!" Stephanie screeched, not believing
the idea that was forming in Shane's head.
Shane chuckled at his sister's
shocked as hell reaction. "Steph, we pride ourselves in being the home
of the gold, but as you have seen we have already lost two of our belts
to WWF wrestlers. First Billy Kidman lost his Cruiserweight Championship
Belt to X-Pac of all people, and then Palumbo and O'Haire lose the WCW
Tag Team Belts to The Undertaker and Kane, to the brothers of destruction
for God sakes! We need more gold, and what a better way to prove that we
are indeed the home of the gold then to have our own ECW owner win the
WWF Woman's Championship Belt? Come on Stephanie, it's been a long time
since you held the WWF Woman's Championship Belt in your hands, to know
that you are the best woman wrestler in the federation is such a rush and
if I know you, which I do, I know that you would do anything to hold that
belt again." Shane replied, staring at Stephanie.
Stephanie stared into Shane's
dark eyes, she took in everything he said, Stephanie nodded to herself
silently. Shane was right, Stephanie hadn't held that WWF Woman's Championship
Belt in her arms ever since the day she had lost it to Lita because of
Kurt and Hunter's interference in her match and not to mention the unfair
treatment she had gotten from The Rock. To hold the WWF Woman's Championship
Belt was a honor, it said that you were the best out of all the women wrestlers
in the WWF, and if Stephanie could win that belt she would be the best
out of the WWF, and also the best in both WCW and ECW. And it wasn't like
she would have to fight Chyna on her own, she could have one of The
Alliance members help her out, after all she was the boss, she could order
anything she wanted, this was the perfect chance to prove to everybody
that she, Shane and The Alliance were the most dominating force in the
WWF, WCW, ECW or whatever other new wrestling organization there was out
there.
"So what do you say?" Shane
asked, tearing Stephanie away from her thoughts.
Stephanie turned to Shane,
and smirked. "Okay I'll do it, but you are fully aware, there is no way
in hell I could ever defeat Chyna on my own, because well because she's
Chyna. I mean if Lita can't beat her, I sure as hell can't." Stephanie
replied.
Shane nodded. "I know, that
is why you'll have a little help. But besides you winning the belt, we
have other things to deal with; Such as getting Test to join The Alliance,
he is obviously interested after helping DDP and Kanyon defeat The APA
for the WWF Tag Team Belts, all we have to do is seal the deal, and I think
you should go talk him into it." Shane stated, with a determined look.
Stephanie shook her head.
"Obviously you have gone nuts Shane, me and Test do not get along.
The last time we talked was the night after Backlash, when Kane gave me
that big boot to the face. And we haven't talked after that, we're not
friendly with each other, we always get into a fight whenever we get together,
there is no way he would listen to me."
Shane sighed. "He'll listen
to you because you have an offer to give him, you are offering to bring
him to a team who will never misjudge him and will be loyal to him no matter
what. Test is still throwing a hissy fit over when The APA had their team
of misfits attack him because The APA thought he was conspiring with WCW,
if you go to him with our offer, he'll probably be more then likely to
join us without a second thought." Shane replied in a casual tone.
Stephanie looked at Shane,
with a skeptic look on her face. "Oh, are you so sure about that Shane?
Test had said in WWF New York that his loyalties lied with the WWF, if
I remember correctly." Stephanie pointed out.
Shane nodded. "True Steph,
he did say that in WWF New York a while back, but if you remember correctly
it was on Smackdown when Test came down and helped Kanyon and DDP defeat
The APA, he then later celebrated with Kanyon and DDP. So I think it's
safe to say that Test's loyalties are up for grabs." Shane replied, with
a matter of fact tone to his voice.
Stephanie still shook her
head. "Even if his loyalties are up for grabs, you are forgetting one little
thing --- me and Test hate each other! There is no way he would listen
to me even if I did have an offer for him, I don't see why you can't talk
to Test and offer him a place in The Alliance, he would be more willing
to talk to you, then me." Stephanie replied.
Shane shook his head. "I'm
busy with this whole Booker T and The Rock thing, Stephanie don't act like
this is personal, this is purely business. And as owner of ECW and my partner
in The Alliance, I would hope you would know how to separate business from
your personal life, by the way why would Test be personal to you?" Shane
asked, raising his eyebrows up.
Stephanie rolled her eyes
automatically, shaking her head. "Test isn't personal to me, I just thought
it would be easier to get Test to agree to join The Alliance if you were
the one to talk to him considering you're his buddy and all, but if you're
so busy with this whole Booker T and The Rock thing, that's fine I'll go
talk to him." Stephanie replied, grabbing her sweater. "Where is he by
the way?"
Shane smiled at Stephanie.
"He's on his way to the arena. So I would go outside the arena and wait
for him to show up, I'm going to go talk to Booker T, and then I am going
to go talk to Regal about you having a title shot, don't worry about Lita,
we'll take care of her, just go talk to Test." Shane smiled again before
walking out of the locker-room.
Stephanie watched Shane until
he was out of view, once he was Stephanie let out a sigh. "This is purely
business." Stephanie muttered to herself, before putting her sweater on,
and taking off to go wait for Test to arrive at the arena.
~*~
Shane walked up to the door
of Regal's office, he hesitated for a minute before knocking on the door
quickly, he pushed the door open and walked in, he shot a look at Regal.
"Regal, we need to talk."
Regal looked up from the
official WWF magazine, and rolled his eyes in disgust when he saw Shane
McMahon; Regal used to have a lot of respect for the only son of Vince
and Linda McMahon because Shane McMahon in his theory had once stood for
something, but now when Regal looked at Shane he just saw a young man who
turned his back on the WWF and his father. "Well good morning Mr. McMahon,
can I help you?" Regal asked with a snotty tone in his voice.
Shane nodded, strolling over
to Regal's desk, Shane sat down on the corner of the desk. "Actually you
can Regal, see I heard this rumor that Chyna is going to be in this same
arena tonight."
Regal nodded, looking at
Shane disgusted. "Why yes Chyna will be here tonight defending her WWF
Woman's Championship Belt against whoever challenges her. Why do you ask
Mister McMahon, and do you mind getting your bloody body off of my desk?"
Shane chuckled. "Don't be
so testy --- as Grandmaster Sexay calls you, Willie. I'm just here to offer
Chyna a challenger for her belt. The challenger is more then willing to
take Chyna on whenever she wants." Shane replied, still sitting on the
desk.
Regal glared at Shane, but
decided to play along with the young man intruding in his office. "Well
who would this challenger be?"
Shane smirked. "She has all
the qualities to be the WWF Woman's Champion, she has a brilliant mind
and we all know to be a *real* champion you must have the brains
to back it up; She never gives up on what she believes in and I think a
*real* champion would never give up on their belt and fighting for
it." Shane babbled, trying to talk Stephanie up to Regal.
Regal shook his head. "Well
Mister McMahon, why don't you stop talking up whoever this mystery challenger
is, and tell me who she really is." Regal replied, leaning over the desk
with an impatient look on his face.
Shane sobered up. "Stephanie
McMahon-Helmsley."
Once the name 'Stephanie
McMahon-Helmsley' left Shane's mouth Regal burst out laughing. "You
can't be serious Mister McMahon, you actually want me to believe that your
little sister Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley would even be a challenge for
Chyna? I seriously find that hard to believe, your sister couldn't even
defeat Perry Saturn's precious Moppy."
Shane glared at Regal. "I
find that unfair of you to judge my sister's wrestling skills, sure last
time she has wrestled wasn't always the best techniques but I hope you
know that my sister has a lot of experience now, the ECW wrestlers have
been giving her some pointers. I think you should give my sister a chance
to become the newest WWF Woman's Champion, and just because she's the owner
of ECW I don't think you should use that against her, my sister deserves
a chance just as much as anyone else."
Regal laughed some more.
"What your sister deserves is a good slap to reality, although Chris Jericho
did pretty well with that pie to reality." Regal continued to laugh, angering
Shane even more.
"What the hell are you laughing
at? And I hope you know what Chris Jericho said and did on RAW was completely
out of line, and even though all his fans and you think it's so funny what
he did, but I find it disgusting as all Alliance members did and at Summer
Slam Rhyno will teach Chris Jericho a lesson. Are you going to give my
sis a chance or what?" Shane asked angrily.
Regal stopped snickering
and glared at Shane. "You waltz into my office acting as if you own it,
then you sit on my desk and didn't remove your bloody body from it when
I asked, and then you actually try to make me believe that your little
princess of a sister has a chance in defeating Chyna for the WWF Woman's
Championship Belt and now you trash Chris Jericho to me?"
Shane smirked. "Didn't know
you two were so close, I guess you automatically warm up to a person who
pees in your tea."
Regal pushed himself up,
his eyes narrowed and beady. "You --- I --- get out of my bloody office!"
Regal screamed, outraged.
Shane pushed himself up.
"Not until my sister gets her title shot!"
Regal put his hands up. "Well
how about this, if no one comes and challenges Chyna besides your sister
in the next two hours, I will grant your sister that title shot. Now get
out!" Regal screamed once again.
Shane laughed. "Thank you
Willie, have a bloody nice day." Shane bowed, grinning and left the room.
"Damn those McMahon children
... " Regal muttered, once Shane left.
~*~
Stephanie perked her body
up when she saw a black limo pull up, Stephanie looked down at her watch.
"That better be him." Stephanie muttered walking up to the limo, she rolled
her eyes when she saw her father walk out of the car.
"Stephanie, what the hell
are you doing in front of my limo?" Vince spat out at his daughter.
Stephanie rolled her eyes
again. "Believe me daddy, I thought you were someone else, there is no
way in hell I would be waiting for you to come to the arena, why would
I wait for you? I've waited long enough for you --- for you to die, unfortunately
that never happened." Stephanie replied, as meanly as she could.
Vince glared at the image
of his only daughter. "Then what are you doing here?"
"Not to talk to you, so move
along daddy." Stephanie waved a dismissive hand; She saw another limo pulling
up and ran towards it, not looking over her shoulder at her father once,
right now all that mattered was talking to Test.
Vince shook his head and
walked into the RAW arena, not wanting to think of his spoiled but ruthless
daughter.
Stephanie strolled over to
the black limo that had just parked itself, Stephanie pulled her hair up
in a ponytail and awaited for the limo door to open up, a few seconds later
it did and out came Test. "Test, so glad I caught you." Stephanie replied,
smiling.
Test climbed out of the limo
and shot Stephanie a look before shutting the limo door. "Oh really? I
don't see how you would miss me, considering the fact that you were practically
about to jump up on the limo's roof." Test smirked.
Stephanie controlled her
anger. "I saw what you did on Smackdown, giving the win to DDP and Chris
Kanyon, that was brilliant work. The APA had everything come to them after
how unfairly they treated you, they surely ate your foot." Stephanie laughed.
Test laughed as well. "Did
you see the look on Farooq's face after he realized that I was the
one that cost them the WWF Tag Team Titles? He looked like he was about
to crap his pants, it was hilarious." Test laughed again but then sobered
up when he realized he was talking to Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley, he shot
Stephanie a look. "Was there something that you wanted?"
Stephanie nodded, walking
with Test. "In fact there was, Test the WWF betrayed you, they turned their
backs on you as The APA did, they weren't loyal to you at all, with one
thought that you were on the other side, they sent the missionaries after
you without a second thought. I'm here to offer you something, I want to
offer you a place in The Alliance, a very high place, you would be among
the top Alliance members and I can promise you that we will never betray
you, now I know that there is some bad blood between us, but The Alliance
is all about fighting for a cause, a cause I think you will agree in. The
APA thought you betrayed them, they claimed you as the mole of the group,
when it was really Paul Heyman, Rhyno, Raven and all the other ECW guys,
and with your performance on Smackdown there is no way The APA or the WWF
is going to take you back with open arms, they don't want you in the WWF,
but you are majorly wanted in The Alliance. How about it?" Stephanie asked,
staring at Test.
Test thought for a second.
"So let me get this straight, you want me to leave the WWF and join The
Alliance? You want me to join you, a person I can't stand, to go against
Vince McMahon, a man who gave me a job? You want me to turn my back on
all of my friends at the WWF and join a group who have been trying to tear
them down?" Test asked.
Stephanie nodded. "Yes I
am."
Test stopped, and turned
to face Stephanie. "Well when you put it that way, how could I refuse?"
With that Test nodded at Stephanie, glanced at her and smirked. "See you
later boss." Then Test walked away.
Stephanie watched Test away
before picking up her cell phone to call Shane. "Hey Shane? Yeah Test is
in."
~*~
Regal walked down the hall
with a sour look on his face, he walked up to a group of laughing, snickering
and basically loud men and women that could only be a few of The Alliance
members; Regal shook his head as he watched the group of people who were
making the WWF die, he searched for the face of Shane McMahon, who was
standing next to Stephanie, the two grinning about something DDP was saying;
Regal eyed Rhyno's closeness of Stephanie, he then leaned up and whispered
something in Stephanie's ear which made her laugh loudly, Regal shook his
head and coughed.
Shane looked away from The
Alliance members and rolled his eyes when he saw Regal. "Hey Willie, any
news?"
Regal shook his head and
grumbled something when he saw Stacey Keibler and Torrie Wilson giggle
about what Shane had said, the two blonde bombshells were leaning on one
each other with a look of amusement on their faces. "Well in fact I do
Shane, and since your sister is here, I can tell the news to her face then."
Stephanie turned away from
Rhyno and stared at Regal. "Tell me what?"
Stone Cold Steve Austin leaned
against the wall as he awaited for Regal to tell Stephanie that she would
be the one fighting Chyna for her WWF Woman's championship belt. Stone
Cold had made sure Lita wouldn't challenge Chyna for the belt and all the
other women wrestlers in the WWF federation and even The Alliance knew
better then to mess with Stephanie, especially when Stone Cold Steve Austin
was on the lookout for anyone who would dare run down the name of Stephanie
McMahon-Helmsley.
Regal took in a deep breath.
"Well unfortunately no one else has challenged Chyna for the WWF Woman's
Championship Belt, so lucky for you that means I have granted you a title
shot against Chyna tonight." Regal replied hesitantly.
Shane grinned. "Well thank
you Willie."
The Dudley Boyz laughed at
Shane's nickname for William Regal. "Was there something else you had to
say to Stephanie?" D-Von asked, crossing his arms acrossed his chest.
"Why yes there was, if by
some miracle you win Stephanie, you will be under my rules." Regal replied.
Stephanie rolled her eyes.
"I'll keep that in mind Regal, now if you mind."
"In other words that means
bugger off." Torrie Wilson replied, in between giggles.
Regal snorted and walked
off not even bothering to reply to Torrie Wilson's mockery of him, Regal
tensed up with anger as he heard the eruption of laughter from behind him.
Regal would never admit this to anyone especially to Vince McMahon himself,
but Regal could see that The Alliance were taking over, they were taking
the WWF wrestlers one by one ... first it had been Stone Cold Steve Austin,
then Ivory and now it seemed that they were taking Test as well, this was
no good.
Shane turned and grinned
at Stephanie. "Tonight there is going to be a new WWF Woman's Champion."
Torrie Wilson nodded. "Oh
for sure."
Stacey Keibler followed Torrie's
nodding. "We'll make sure of that."
