Chapter 4.
"Did you come up with a match for Harris and Storm?"
"Yeah, after he said that I had no power around here, and then he called me a bitch, so I need to go talk to a couple of people and arrange a tag team. Oh, by he way, I gave hem the main event spot. It softened the blow when I told them that they were going to be in a tag match, and told Storm that he was gonna have to wrestle bum leg or not."
"You told him that he was going to have to wrestle on his injured leg, and he was ok with that?"
"Yeah, once I told him that they were going to be the main event tonight, they were all for it."
"Who are you getting for their opponents?"
"Well, the original plan was going to be to have the Naturals, but then Storm called me a bitch, and so I decided on Raven and Sandman."
"Raven and Sandman? Are you insane? Those two hate each other. There is no way that they can be a cohesive team. They will never work together."
"We'll see Mr. Russo. I gotta go talk to them. I'll be back later." Gaby walked out of Vince's office hoping that somehow she would be able to talk Raven and Sandman into the match.
"Gaby, to what do I owe this pleasure?" Raven asked as he opened his locker room door.
"I need to talk to you about something."
"Sure, come on in and have a seat." Gaby sat on the bench in his locker room hoping to figure out something to say to get him to agree to the match.
"I need a favor from you. I had a match in mind for you, but it involves you teaming up with someone that you don't particularly fond of."
Raven looked at her skeptically. "Who exactly would I be teaming with?"
"Well, you see, you and the guy I had in mind will be teaming up against America's Most Wanted because James Storm said that I had no power around here, and then he called me a bitch, and so I told him that y'all would be the main event tonight, but I just need you to agree to team up with the guy I had in mind."
"You have told me why I would be teaming up with the guy, but you have yet to tell me who it is."
"Well, um, it's, you see the thing is, it's, um, well, it's.....Sandman." She said his name in a whisper that was so soft Raven almost didn't hear what she said.
"Did you say Sandman?"
"Yeah." She replied hanging her head down quietly.
"You want me to team up with a guy that I have hated for years? You want me to team up with a guy who follows me around to every federation that I go to and causes trouble for me?"
"Yeah, but I guess that's a no, so sorry that I asked. I'll just go ahead and go. I can always go ask Abyss. I'm sure he would tag with Sandman. Sorry that I bothered you Raven." She said solemnly. She kept her head down as she headed for the door. Just as she her hand touched the doorknob Raven stopped her.
"Wait, I was just asking if that was what you wanted, I never said that I wouldn't do it." Gaby smiled slightly before she turned around. She looked at him with big puppy dog eyes.
"So you'll work with Sandman to team up against America's Most Wanted and not each other?"
"If he'll agree to not attack me during the match, I'll agree to the same."
Gaby smiled. "Thanks Raven, I owe you one." She leaned up and gave him a kiss on the cheek before she left his dressing room to find Sandman's.
She knocked on the door, but got no response at first. She knocked again and he opened the door, with a cigarette between his fingers and a beer in his hand. "Yeah, who are you?"
"I'm Mr. Russo's new assistant, and I need to talk to you about a match tonight."
"Alright, come on in." Sandman let her into his locker room.
"Wow, Hardcore Hak, I've followed your career for several years. It's nice to finally meet you."
"Enough of the niceties, let's get down to it. What match do you want to talk about?"
"Well, I wanted to put you in a tag match tonight with a man that you have never teamed up with before against America's Most Wanted."
"Isn't James Storm injured?"
"Yes, but he said that he would wrestle in this match since it will be the main event tonight."
"Main event, huh? So who exactly would I be teaming with?"
"Well, your tag partner, I've already talked to him about this match, and he said that he would team up with you. Your tag partner for tonight is Raven."
"Raven? We hate each other, why would he agree to team with me?"
"I don't know, I just asked him to do me a favor and get along with you tonight and he agreed."
"So he's doing this for you?"
"I guess you could look at it that way."
"Alright, if he agreed to it, I'll agree to it, but only for tonight."
"I completely understand, and it will only be for the house show tonight."
"Alright, I'll do it."
"Awesome, thanks Sandman." Gaby shook his hand and walked back to Raven's dressing room. She knocked on the door.
"You're back already?"
"Yeah."
"What did he say he'd rather gouge his eyes out with a beer can than team with me?"
"Actually Raven, he said that since you agreed to it, he'd agree to it, but only for tonight."
Raven laughed. "Oh my god, you actually got him to agree to tag with me? You really are a verbal genius. Where are you off to now?"
"Gotta go share my verbal genius with Mr. Russo, maybe get another raise." She said with a smile. "I'll talk to you in a little while."
"Alright." Gaby left and finally made her way back to Vince's office. She walked in and sat don one the couch. I deserve another raise Vince."
"Why? What did you do?"
"Raven and Sandman have agreed to team up together and work as a team tonight for their tag match against Harris and Storm."
"Ha ha, you're funny."
"What? No, seriously, I did."
"Yeah fucking right. There is no way."
"Alright, you'll see later." Gaby turned on the monitor and watch the show until it was her turn to go out to introduce Raven and Sandman.
"Did you come up with a match for Harris and Storm?"
"Yeah, after he said that I had no power around here, and then he called me a bitch, so I need to go talk to a couple of people and arrange a tag team. Oh, by he way, I gave hem the main event spot. It softened the blow when I told them that they were going to be in a tag match, and told Storm that he was gonna have to wrestle bum leg or not."
"You told him that he was going to have to wrestle on his injured leg, and he was ok with that?"
"Yeah, once I told him that they were going to be the main event tonight, they were all for it."
"Who are you getting for their opponents?"
"Well, the original plan was going to be to have the Naturals, but then Storm called me a bitch, and so I decided on Raven and Sandman."
"Raven and Sandman? Are you insane? Those two hate each other. There is no way that they can be a cohesive team. They will never work together."
"We'll see Mr. Russo. I gotta go talk to them. I'll be back later." Gaby walked out of Vince's office hoping that somehow she would be able to talk Raven and Sandman into the match.
"Gaby, to what do I owe this pleasure?" Raven asked as he opened his locker room door.
"I need to talk to you about something."
"Sure, come on in and have a seat." Gaby sat on the bench in his locker room hoping to figure out something to say to get him to agree to the match.
"I need a favor from you. I had a match in mind for you, but it involves you teaming up with someone that you don't particularly fond of."
Raven looked at her skeptically. "Who exactly would I be teaming with?"
"Well, you see, you and the guy I had in mind will be teaming up against America's Most Wanted because James Storm said that I had no power around here, and then he called me a bitch, and so I told him that y'all would be the main event tonight, but I just need you to agree to team up with the guy I had in mind."
"You have told me why I would be teaming up with the guy, but you have yet to tell me who it is."
"Well, um, it's, you see the thing is, it's, um, well, it's.....Sandman." She said his name in a whisper that was so soft Raven almost didn't hear what she said.
"Did you say Sandman?"
"Yeah." She replied hanging her head down quietly.
"You want me to team up with a guy that I have hated for years? You want me to team up with a guy who follows me around to every federation that I go to and causes trouble for me?"
"Yeah, but I guess that's a no, so sorry that I asked. I'll just go ahead and go. I can always go ask Abyss. I'm sure he would tag with Sandman. Sorry that I bothered you Raven." She said solemnly. She kept her head down as she headed for the door. Just as she her hand touched the doorknob Raven stopped her.
"Wait, I was just asking if that was what you wanted, I never said that I wouldn't do it." Gaby smiled slightly before she turned around. She looked at him with big puppy dog eyes.
"So you'll work with Sandman to team up against America's Most Wanted and not each other?"
"If he'll agree to not attack me during the match, I'll agree to the same."
Gaby smiled. "Thanks Raven, I owe you one." She leaned up and gave him a kiss on the cheek before she left his dressing room to find Sandman's.
She knocked on the door, but got no response at first. She knocked again and he opened the door, with a cigarette between his fingers and a beer in his hand. "Yeah, who are you?"
"I'm Mr. Russo's new assistant, and I need to talk to you about a match tonight."
"Alright, come on in." Sandman let her into his locker room.
"Wow, Hardcore Hak, I've followed your career for several years. It's nice to finally meet you."
"Enough of the niceties, let's get down to it. What match do you want to talk about?"
"Well, I wanted to put you in a tag match tonight with a man that you have never teamed up with before against America's Most Wanted."
"Isn't James Storm injured?"
"Yes, but he said that he would wrestle in this match since it will be the main event tonight."
"Main event, huh? So who exactly would I be teaming with?"
"Well, your tag partner, I've already talked to him about this match, and he said that he would team up with you. Your tag partner for tonight is Raven."
"Raven? We hate each other, why would he agree to team with me?"
"I don't know, I just asked him to do me a favor and get along with you tonight and he agreed."
"So he's doing this for you?"
"I guess you could look at it that way."
"Alright, if he agreed to it, I'll agree to it, but only for tonight."
"I completely understand, and it will only be for the house show tonight."
"Alright, I'll do it."
"Awesome, thanks Sandman." Gaby shook his hand and walked back to Raven's dressing room. She knocked on the door.
"You're back already?"
"Yeah."
"What did he say he'd rather gouge his eyes out with a beer can than team with me?"
"Actually Raven, he said that since you agreed to it, he'd agree to it, but only for tonight."
Raven laughed. "Oh my god, you actually got him to agree to tag with me? You really are a verbal genius. Where are you off to now?"
"Gotta go share my verbal genius with Mr. Russo, maybe get another raise." She said with a smile. "I'll talk to you in a little while."
"Alright." Gaby left and finally made her way back to Vince's office. She walked in and sat don one the couch. I deserve another raise Vince."
"Why? What did you do?"
"Raven and Sandman have agreed to team up together and work as a team tonight for their tag match against Harris and Storm."
"Ha ha, you're funny."
"What? No, seriously, I did."
"Yeah fucking right. There is no way."
"Alright, you'll see later." Gaby turned on the monitor and watch the show until it was her turn to go out to introduce Raven and Sandman.