" Why did you attack me with this...chair!" Trish yelled at
Christian. He looked at her bewildered.
" What are you talking about? This is the first time that I've seen you tonight!" He said, his voice cracking slightly.
She told him to quit acting like he didn't know what was going on; he still maintained his innocence. When she brought up that fact that maybe Mandy had something to do with it, he went crazy. He got up in her face telling Trish never to mention her name in front of him again. She backed off, threw the chair at his feet and walked off; he picked the chair up and looked at the dried blood on the back of it. He slammed the chair against the wall, screamed and went in search of Mandy; he found her and confronted her about. She said that she wouldn't do anything like that and for a reason, which he didn't know, he believed her.
He watched her walk away as he heard someone behind him; he turned and found Gail Kim. He asked her what she wanted and she said she wanted to tell him who attacked Trish. He said he was disinterested with it and walked off, until she said this:
" Mandy isn't innocent, you know! You know more than anybody, right? I know the secret between the two of you." Gail said.
Christian turned back to her and his bewildered eyes told that she had hit a nerve. She walked away before he could reach her, but he didn't chase after her either. He walked the other direction, not really knowing how to take the news that Gail knew the secret. She could have been lying to him, but he could never be sure; he thought about it as he walked past Victoria, who stared at him like she had never seen him before. As he turned the corner, he heard footsteps following him, but he didn't turn to see who it was. However, he felt eyes burning in the back of his head and he knew it was her; he stopped at Trish's door and knocked. Hearing her tell him to come in, he opened the door and shut it back; she leaned her ear against the door and heard Christian tell Trish that he knew who attacked her. When Trish found out that it was Mandy, she said that she was going to Bischoff to ask for a match against her.
She heard Christian agree with her, but he also told her that she needed to be careful.
" You've seen what Mandy is capable of, but I'll watch your back." Christian said as Trish opened the door and stepped into the empty corridor.
Trish knocked on Bischoff's door and walked in and said that she wanted a match against Mandy next week. Bischoff granted her the match with a stipulation, if Christian got involved on her behalf, she would automatically lose the match. Trish agreed as she left the office and found Mandy, whom she told a match was on between them. Mandy told her to bring it, she wasn't afraid and she wasn't going to back down from either her or Christian. Trish walked off as Mandy entered Bischoff's office and asked him what the stipulation was in the match that was to conspire between her and Trish. He told her that if Christian interfered on Trish's behalf, she would lose the match; Mandy smiled as she said thank you and left.
"This match is scheduled for one fall. Introducing first, from Toronto
Ontario, TRISH STRATUS!!" "I don't care what ya'll say!" then Trish's
laugh as she made her way to the ring.
"And the challenger from Toronto Ontario, MANDY COPELAND!" The opening chords of "Smells Like Teen Spirit" echoed through the arena as Mandy made
her way to the ring.
From the time the bell rang, Trish was all over Mandy and hit an early Stratusfaction, but only got a two count. Mandy hit a dropkick to the back of Trish's head and got a two count out of it. The women went back and forth until Mandy locked in the sharpshooter on Trish; she tried to reach for the ropes, but Mandy kept pulling her into the middle of the ring. Eventually, Trish got to the ropes, but Mandy didn't let go until the ref counted to make her stop. She taunted Trish to get up and when she did, she knocked her back down. "How do you like me now?!" Mandy yelled at Trish as she wrenched Trish's arm behind her back.
Mandy then kicked her in the back and choked her on the ropes. She let go as she saw Christian run down the ramp; she looked at him as he got in the ring. He backed her up into a corner and she punched him hard as Matt ran to the ring and he clotheslined Christian out of the ring. Trish recovered and hit the Stratusfear and went for a pin, but Jericho ran down and pulled her out. Mandy dove onto Jericho and Trish then picked her up and powerbombed Trish on the ramp. The ref counted, but Mandy broke it up by rolling Trish into the ring, where Mandy hit a DDT for another two count. Matt and Christian had disappeared into the crowd, as Jericho stood ringside; Trish hit a chick kick to Mandy, but only got a two count. Trish was getting mad and as she was getting ready to pummel Mandy, someone caught her fist.
She looked and saw Christian, whose grip on her fist was cutting off the blood circulation. He looked at her with fire in his eyes, but he let her fist go and punched Mandy himself; Trish looked shocked. The bell rang and Mandy was declared the winner; Jericho got in the ring to check on Mandy. Matt Hardy ran down to help him and when he passed Christian, he tripped him and Christian fell face first on the ramp. Trish helped him up and they exited the ring as Raw went to a commercial.
The refs were checking on Mandy as Trish and Christian were leaving the arena. They were met by Jericho, who had an object hidden behind his back; he smiled at them as he bashed Christian with the tire iron he had behind his back. Trish looked at him shocked as he broke out the windows of the white rental car and threw the tire iron away. He pulled her to him, and then threw her to the ground; Trish looked up as she saw Mandy standing over her. Mandy helped Trish up then slapped her across the face as Trish turned and got the Side Effect from Matt. Mandy, Jericho and Matt left the two of them bleeding and lying on the ground.
" What are you talking about? This is the first time that I've seen you tonight!" He said, his voice cracking slightly.
She told him to quit acting like he didn't know what was going on; he still maintained his innocence. When she brought up that fact that maybe Mandy had something to do with it, he went crazy. He got up in her face telling Trish never to mention her name in front of him again. She backed off, threw the chair at his feet and walked off; he picked the chair up and looked at the dried blood on the back of it. He slammed the chair against the wall, screamed and went in search of Mandy; he found her and confronted her about. She said that she wouldn't do anything like that and for a reason, which he didn't know, he believed her.
He watched her walk away as he heard someone behind him; he turned and found Gail Kim. He asked her what she wanted and she said she wanted to tell him who attacked Trish. He said he was disinterested with it and walked off, until she said this:
" Mandy isn't innocent, you know! You know more than anybody, right? I know the secret between the two of you." Gail said.
Christian turned back to her and his bewildered eyes told that she had hit a nerve. She walked away before he could reach her, but he didn't chase after her either. He walked the other direction, not really knowing how to take the news that Gail knew the secret. She could have been lying to him, but he could never be sure; he thought about it as he walked past Victoria, who stared at him like she had never seen him before. As he turned the corner, he heard footsteps following him, but he didn't turn to see who it was. However, he felt eyes burning in the back of his head and he knew it was her; he stopped at Trish's door and knocked. Hearing her tell him to come in, he opened the door and shut it back; she leaned her ear against the door and heard Christian tell Trish that he knew who attacked her. When Trish found out that it was Mandy, she said that she was going to Bischoff to ask for a match against her.
She heard Christian agree with her, but he also told her that she needed to be careful.
" You've seen what Mandy is capable of, but I'll watch your back." Christian said as Trish opened the door and stepped into the empty corridor.
Trish knocked on Bischoff's door and walked in and said that she wanted a match against Mandy next week. Bischoff granted her the match with a stipulation, if Christian got involved on her behalf, she would automatically lose the match. Trish agreed as she left the office and found Mandy, whom she told a match was on between them. Mandy told her to bring it, she wasn't afraid and she wasn't going to back down from either her or Christian. Trish walked off as Mandy entered Bischoff's office and asked him what the stipulation was in the match that was to conspire between her and Trish. He told her that if Christian interfered on Trish's behalf, she would lose the match; Mandy smiled as she said thank you and left.
"This match is scheduled for one fall. Introducing first, from Toronto
Ontario, TRISH STRATUS!!" "I don't care what ya'll say!" then Trish's
laugh as she made her way to the ring.
"And the challenger from Toronto Ontario, MANDY COPELAND!" The opening chords of "Smells Like Teen Spirit" echoed through the arena as Mandy made
her way to the ring.
From the time the bell rang, Trish was all over Mandy and hit an early Stratusfaction, but only got a two count. Mandy hit a dropkick to the back of Trish's head and got a two count out of it. The women went back and forth until Mandy locked in the sharpshooter on Trish; she tried to reach for the ropes, but Mandy kept pulling her into the middle of the ring. Eventually, Trish got to the ropes, but Mandy didn't let go until the ref counted to make her stop. She taunted Trish to get up and when she did, she knocked her back down. "How do you like me now?!" Mandy yelled at Trish as she wrenched Trish's arm behind her back.
Mandy then kicked her in the back and choked her on the ropes. She let go as she saw Christian run down the ramp; she looked at him as he got in the ring. He backed her up into a corner and she punched him hard as Matt ran to the ring and he clotheslined Christian out of the ring. Trish recovered and hit the Stratusfear and went for a pin, but Jericho ran down and pulled her out. Mandy dove onto Jericho and Trish then picked her up and powerbombed Trish on the ramp. The ref counted, but Mandy broke it up by rolling Trish into the ring, where Mandy hit a DDT for another two count. Matt and Christian had disappeared into the crowd, as Jericho stood ringside; Trish hit a chick kick to Mandy, but only got a two count. Trish was getting mad and as she was getting ready to pummel Mandy, someone caught her fist.
She looked and saw Christian, whose grip on her fist was cutting off the blood circulation. He looked at her with fire in his eyes, but he let her fist go and punched Mandy himself; Trish looked shocked. The bell rang and Mandy was declared the winner; Jericho got in the ring to check on Mandy. Matt Hardy ran down to help him and when he passed Christian, he tripped him and Christian fell face first on the ramp. Trish helped him up and they exited the ring as Raw went to a commercial.
The refs were checking on Mandy as Trish and Christian were leaving the arena. They were met by Jericho, who had an object hidden behind his back; he smiled at them as he bashed Christian with the tire iron he had behind his back. Trish looked at him shocked as he broke out the windows of the white rental car and threw the tire iron away. He pulled her to him, and then threw her to the ground; Trish looked up as she saw Mandy standing over her. Mandy helped Trish up then slapped her across the face as Trish turned and got the Side Effect from Matt. Mandy, Jericho and Matt left the two of them bleeding and lying on the ground.