August, 2001
"You love causing trouble don't you?" Chris Jericho looked up from the magazine he was reading to peer at a hobbling Lita. He blinked.
"What did I do this time?" he inquired.
"You realize that getting on the bad side of an owner of a federation is not a good idea, right?" He grinned innocently at her as she basically limped to a seat next to him, sitting down.
"Well, at least I'm not messing with a big scary superhero and his slut sidekick." he replied, trying not to snigger.
"That's an entirely different subject." she paused. "And they only took me out because Ivory slammed some metal shit into the back of my knee."
"Either way, I'm fine, Lita. Don't worry about me." he beamed. "I've dealed with her before."
"But you have never dealed with her as ECW owner." she reminded. "When she was with WWF she only had like..6 people tops that would really fight you. Now she has a bit more."
"When have I not walked away all right yet?" he smirked.
"Just don't get cocky Chris." Lita replied. "If that's possible."
"Ha ha." he rolled his eyes. "So, what brought this up?"
"She's starting to send Rob to attack you." she explained. "You have another match with him."
"And you're here calling me cocky? That guy's ten times worse then I ever am." he grinned. Lita sighed.
"You're absolutely impossible to talk to." she responded, sounding amused. "I bet you don't even know why you two started fighting in the first place."
"Oh! I know that!" he beamed. "Because she's a flit-"
"Spare me the details." Lita rolled her eyes. He pouted. "Just be careful, that's all I'm saying."
"You worry too much." Chris laughed. He stood up. "Anyway, I have to get going."
"Where are you off too?" she questioned. He smiled.
"To look for Stephanie of course." he replied innocently. Before Lita could say a word, he walked out.
Chris walked down the hallways, humming lightly. He nodded to a few of the workers, who greeted him. Everyone seemed to know what he was up too. Or, at least, he felt that way. Before he could think futher about his little 'no surprise' dilemma, he found exactly who he was looking for.She was leaning against a wall, looking like she was staring off into space.However, as he approached, she snapped out of it. The minute she saw him her face instantly held a scowl.
"Hello Stephanie." he grinned innocently at her.
"Don't you have someone else to bother?" she questioned crossly.
"Sure I do." he nodded. "But I find you to be the most entertaining."
"I'm honored." she replied sarcastically. "Well, just to tell you, you're going to get your ass kicked tonight."
"You're so friendly, Steph." he rolled his eyes. "Let me guess, you're sending your three letter buddy?"
"Yes." she smirked. "You think you're so smart Chris Jericho. But you don't know who you're messing with."
"Sure I do." he beamed. "Your initials are so simple, H--"
"And don't think you're going to get away with what you have been doing to me. Unlike when I was in the WWF, I now have an entire federation who would just love to kick your ass." she informed.
"I'm glad I'm so loved." he grinned. "Yeah, your wrestlers have sure shut me up..I mean..gees, remember that odd little pay per view? Wow, Rhyno sure showed me.."
"That was just one person." she pointed out angrily. He smiled.
"And RVD will be number two. Bye Steph." he snickered. He walked away, leaving her seething.
She was just too easy. No one seemed to understand that he just didn't fear anyone.Even her, with all her little goonies.He could take care of them.She's never sent him anything he couldn't handle, even if it did take him a bit to handle it. RVD would be pretty easy compared to Rhyno.RVD was basically the same build and size as himself. Now all Chris had to do was get past his hardcore brawling type, and he'd be fine.
But he didn't give RVD enough credit. Chris went through with the match, but it was nothing close to easy. He could see why this guy beat Jeff up so badly. However, he managed to keep in step with him, unleashing the animal if you could say it like that. Chris could never consider himself Hardcore material, but he sure as hell tried.He quickly came to the realization that if he didn't at least get a little into that mindset that Stephanie might actually win for once.
He couldn't let THAT happen, now could he?
And he didn't.After quite a hard match, he managed to barely pin RVD. Chris noted Stephanie had appeared at ring side awhile ago, and now she was glaring angrily at him. He gave her a cheeky grin as he basically staggered up. She quickly retreated, stalking up the ramp. Oops, did he make her mad?
He knew Lita was worrying about nothing.
"You love causing trouble don't you?" Chris Jericho looked up from the magazine he was reading to peer at a hobbling Lita. He blinked.
"What did I do this time?" he inquired.
"You realize that getting on the bad side of an owner of a federation is not a good idea, right?" He grinned innocently at her as she basically limped to a seat next to him, sitting down.
"Well, at least I'm not messing with a big scary superhero and his slut sidekick." he replied, trying not to snigger.
"That's an entirely different subject." she paused. "And they only took me out because Ivory slammed some metal shit into the back of my knee."
"Either way, I'm fine, Lita. Don't worry about me." he beamed. "I've dealed with her before."
"But you have never dealed with her as ECW owner." she reminded. "When she was with WWF she only had like..6 people tops that would really fight you. Now she has a bit more."
"When have I not walked away all right yet?" he smirked.
"Just don't get cocky Chris." Lita replied. "If that's possible."
"Ha ha." he rolled his eyes. "So, what brought this up?"
"She's starting to send Rob to attack you." she explained. "You have another match with him."
"And you're here calling me cocky? That guy's ten times worse then I ever am." he grinned. Lita sighed.
"You're absolutely impossible to talk to." she responded, sounding amused. "I bet you don't even know why you two started fighting in the first place."
"Oh! I know that!" he beamed. "Because she's a flit-"
"Spare me the details." Lita rolled her eyes. He pouted. "Just be careful, that's all I'm saying."
"You worry too much." Chris laughed. He stood up. "Anyway, I have to get going."
"Where are you off too?" she questioned. He smiled.
"To look for Stephanie of course." he replied innocently. Before Lita could say a word, he walked out.
Chris walked down the hallways, humming lightly. He nodded to a few of the workers, who greeted him. Everyone seemed to know what he was up too. Or, at least, he felt that way. Before he could think futher about his little 'no surprise' dilemma, he found exactly who he was looking for.She was leaning against a wall, looking like she was staring off into space.However, as he approached, she snapped out of it. The minute she saw him her face instantly held a scowl.
"Hello Stephanie." he grinned innocently at her.
"Don't you have someone else to bother?" she questioned crossly.
"Sure I do." he nodded. "But I find you to be the most entertaining."
"I'm honored." she replied sarcastically. "Well, just to tell you, you're going to get your ass kicked tonight."
"You're so friendly, Steph." he rolled his eyes. "Let me guess, you're sending your three letter buddy?"
"Yes." she smirked. "You think you're so smart Chris Jericho. But you don't know who you're messing with."
"Sure I do." he beamed. "Your initials are so simple, H--"
"And don't think you're going to get away with what you have been doing to me. Unlike when I was in the WWF, I now have an entire federation who would just love to kick your ass." she informed.
"I'm glad I'm so loved." he grinned. "Yeah, your wrestlers have sure shut me up..I mean..gees, remember that odd little pay per view? Wow, Rhyno sure showed me.."
"That was just one person." she pointed out angrily. He smiled.
"And RVD will be number two. Bye Steph." he snickered. He walked away, leaving her seething.
She was just too easy. No one seemed to understand that he just didn't fear anyone.Even her, with all her little goonies.He could take care of them.She's never sent him anything he couldn't handle, even if it did take him a bit to handle it. RVD would be pretty easy compared to Rhyno.RVD was basically the same build and size as himself. Now all Chris had to do was get past his hardcore brawling type, and he'd be fine.
But he didn't give RVD enough credit. Chris went through with the match, but it was nothing close to easy. He could see why this guy beat Jeff up so badly. However, he managed to keep in step with him, unleashing the animal if you could say it like that. Chris could never consider himself Hardcore material, but he sure as hell tried.He quickly came to the realization that if he didn't at least get a little into that mindset that Stephanie might actually win for once.
He couldn't let THAT happen, now could he?
And he didn't.After quite a hard match, he managed to barely pin RVD. Chris noted Stephanie had appeared at ring side awhile ago, and now she was glaring angrily at him. He gave her a cheeky grin as he basically staggered up. She quickly retreated, stalking up the ramp. Oops, did he make her mad?
He knew Lita was worrying about nothing.