A/N: Hey everyone, this is the Summer Slam chapter, I'm gonna try to have RAW up soon and then carry on with the regular routine of once a week. I hate it when I'm sick, coz' it means that I can't write and then I'm behind. In this chapter there are some facts about diva matches and I got the information of the archives so it is accurate. Anyway here's the next chapter so enjoy.
Lexi sped into the parking lot MCI Centre in Washington DC for her first ever pay-per-view, she parked her Harley in her usual quiet corner and entered the building, keeping her head down until she got to the divas locker room. Upon entering she was greeted by a very concerned Christy and Ashley who immediately sat her down in the corner and scolded her for not answering any of their calls.
"We were so worried, when we tried to find out what room you were in, they told us you had checked out. We phoned around but no one knew where you had gone, we couldn't find you at the house shows when you had wrestled, why didn't you answer any of our calls?" Christy asked. Lexi looked around the room to see all eyes were on her; even the SMACKDOWN divas were listening closely. Not wanting the entire roster to be gossiping about her she simply shook her head.
"I'll tell you both later. Right now I have a match to prepare for." As soon as the words left her mouth the entire locker room gasped and Lexi found herself surrounded by divas.
"A match? Really? Tell me you're being serious." Lexi looked at Torrie Wilson curiously before nodding.
"Yeah what's the big deal?" The rest of the divas looked at her as if she was stupid.
"Lexi, there hasn't been an actual diva vs. diva wrestling match in a hell of a long time." Maria replied. The other divas nodded in agreement.
"The last SMACKDOWN diva vs. diva was 28th July, Melina vs. Torrie. The last time a diva was in action was 18th August, that was Booker T and Sharmell vs. Joey Mercury and Melina." Candice informed her.
"RAW is even further back. On the 8th August, The Heartthrobs and Victoria went up against The Hurricane, Rosey and Stacey Keibler. On 6th June The Heartthrobs and Victoria went up against Hurricane, Rosey and me." Christy told her.
"On 16th May, Christy and Candice had a lingerie pillow fight, but that isn't an actual wrestling match. The last diva vs. diva match on RAW was four months ago," Stacey told Lexi, "It was 11th April, Christy and Victoria vs. Trish Stratus and Molly Holly."
"It's ridiculous, divas like Miss Jackie, Dawn-Marie, Molly Holly and Gail Kim were all released from the WWE and now there are practically hardly any diva appearances, except for ring announcing, valeting, swim suit contests or stupid matches like that. That's why when a diva gets an actual wrestling match it's a very big deal." Christy stated. Lexi looked at the divas who all stared back at her, she could tell that they were on the verge of beating her opponents name out of her.
"Well, I hate to disappoint you's but I'm not goin' up against a diva. I'm facin' Carlito." Lexi looked as the faces in front of her showed shock, terror, concern and anger.
"What? Eric put you in a match against Carlito. I don't like him or anything but he is one hell of an athlete, are you going to be able to cope?" Stacey inquired. Lexi looked at the blonde diva with pure emotion in her eyes and voice.
"I know he's a good athlete and I also know that he will cheat to win. But after hearing what you've all said about the divas being neglected I have to do this. Not just for me, but for all of us. If I can go out there and beat him then people will see that we are not just here to be stripped to our underwear and throw pillows at each other. We all came here to wrestle, no matter what anyone says, I am gonna wrestle. They advertise all these tours by saying that the men have so much passion and pride for this business. Well so do I and I am gonna prove it by makin' things happen. I know that you all have the same pride and passion as all the male superstars. All we need to do now is prove it because I refuse to be told week in week out that there is no space for a diva match. I'm gonna beat Carlito coz' I can, he may be a great athlete, but so am I, and I'm gonna prove it." Lexi stood up and left the room in a stunned silence after her speech.
Wandering around she found herself in a deserted corridor with bad lighting. Walking down she felt someone's eyes on her, turning she saw that there was no one there, frowning, she carried on walking until the lights flickered off and she felt someone brush against her back. Spinning round as the lights came on she once again found no one there, sighing in frustration she stated loudly,
"If you're tryin' to scare me then it ain't workin' but if you're tryin' to piss me off then it's workin' perfectly." Turning around she nearly jumped out of her skin when she came face to face with The Undertaker.
"Are you tryin' to give me a heart attack? Just coz' I said I wasn't scared, doesn't mean I can't be surprised." She told him. When he didn't answer she simply tried to walk past him but he kept blocking her way. After several attempts she finally stepped back, crossed her arms and began to tap her foot impatiently on the floor. The Undertaker eyed the young diva, slightly confused as to why she didn't seem to be afraid. He could neither see nor sense fear in the way she stood, the expression on her face or her emotions deep inside her body. But there was one emotion that he could both see and sense. It was displayed in the way she spoke, stood, walked and looked; he could sense it in the very depths of her soul.
"You are drowning in a pool of sadness, you are desperately trying to swim, to keep your head above the surface but as time goes by it comes increasingly difficult. The darkness of the deep calls to you and you are on the verge of answering. You are strong-willed and are trying desperately not to quit but to carry on fighting. You are searching for something or someone to keep you afloat; you are searching for someone or something to fight for. Your quest for justice for your fellow divas keeps you just at the surface, but you know that there is only so much you can do. In your heart you know whom you can fight for, you know who can be your life-jacket, he can pull you out of this pool and make you be you again. Others do not see the change in you as you disguise it well, but I see it and I know you do. You are changing for the worse and it will become more noticeable as time goes by, you know that you were right and that you have done nothing wrong, but you must set the wheels in motion. Do not be afraid to do so, you will soon be out of the pool and yourself again." The lights then flickered out, enveloping the corridor in darkness, they came back on and Lexi was once again alone. Looking around, she turned and made her way back to the locker room to change.
As she changed she blocked out the other divas chatter, her mind filled with The Undertakers words, they completely confused her yet made perfect sense, she knew what he was talking about but then she didn't. She really didn't need this before her match.
"Well girlies, will I do?" The divas turned and smiled at Lexi. She was wearing black wrestling boots, black cargo pants with red stitching at the top, a black belly top with BRAWLER written across in red, her hair was in two plaits and she had put on some red elbow pads and red fingerless gloves with black skulls on them. All the divas nodded in approval and then wished her luck as she left the room. On her way to the entrance of the ramp she was stopped by several stars who also wished her luck. As she waited for her music to begin the one superstar she didn't wish to talk to approached her.
"Um ….hey." Lexi ignored him and began stretching as he ran his hand through his hair in frustration.
"Listen, Shawty I just wanted to apologise for last week ok, so I'm sorry." Lexi looked at John and saw that he was being sincere, she sighed in frustration and began stretching.
"I don't need this right now. I've gorra match and I need to stay focused, I can't be dealin' with this ok. I ain't acceptin' your apology coz' I need a hell of a lot better than that, but we need to talk. I'll come to your locker room after your match and then we'll talk." Lexi said. John nodded and began to walk away but he turned and looked back at her.
"Good luck Shawty." Lexi nodded before making her way to the ring, she did her pose for the fans and then watched as Carlito casually made his way out. It was clear he was expecting a quick win and Lexi was determined to prove him wrong.
Referee Chris Kay signalled for the bell and the match began. Lexi and Carlito locked up and Lexi backed him into the corner, then giving a clean break. They locked up again and Carlito backed Lexi into the corner before giving a clean break, but then attempting a chop which Lexi ducked from.
After a third lock up Carlito got Lexi in a side headlock, Lexi sent him to the ropes but he came back with a shoulder block, knocking Lexi to the mat. She looked up to see him laughing at her and taunting the crowd, thinking of all the divas in the locker room she bounced to her feet as Carlito turned. Lexi went for a chop but Carlito backed off, not wanting to be on the receiving end of any chops. Lexi grabbed a side headlock, which Carlito countered by sending her to the ropes but she bounced straight back with a shoulder block. Suddenly she went for a DDT but Carlito gave her a forearm to the gut, forcing her to release the hold.
Lexi smiled at Carlito who at a look of surprise on his face at the wrestling ability she showed. Suddenly, Carlito ran at Lexi, who caught him with a sidewalk slam. Carlito slid out of the ring to recover but quickly re-entered and went for a right hand, which Lexi blocked and returned with one of her own. Carlito quickly gave Lexi a thumb to the eye and followed up with a Russian leg sweep. Grabbing her legs, he attempted to lock in a sharpshooter but Lexi kicked him in the gut and swept his legs out from underneath him. Getting to her feet, she climbed to the top turnbuckle as Carlito stood up. When he turned she leaped off the turnbuckle and performed a hurricanrana, she went for the cover but only got a two count.
Lexi attempted a clothesline but Carlito stopped her with an elbow to the face. He then performed a spine buster and went for the pin but Lexi kicked out at two. Carlito immediately went back to work on Lexi, he gave her a kick to the gut and attempted to give her a suplex but Lexi countered and landed on her feet and slammed him to the floor. Carlito stood up and picked Lexi up and threw her out of the ring, he slid out and tried to throw her into the ring post but she reversed it and sent him crashing to the steps, she quickly rolled into the ring and used the spare time to regain her breath.
Carlito stormed into the ring and went for a clothesline, which Lexi ducked under and chopped him. She gave him a DDT and set up for her finishing move, which she had named the Liverpool Leap. As Carlito stood up she bounced off the ropes behind him and jumped, bouncing off the top rope on the opposite side, performed a complete back flip in the air and used her weight to slam Carlito to the floor. It was a modified moonsault; she went for the cover 1,2,3.
"Here is your winner LEXI" Lillian's' voice announced around the arena. Chris Kay held her arm in the air, a big grin plastered on Lexis face. She rolled out of the ring, slapping a few fans hands. As she reached the top of the ramp, she turned and blew a kiss to Carlito who was furious in the ring.
Making her way back stage, Lexi was greeted by the ecstatic divas and Eugene who all hugged her and gave her their congratulations. She went to the locker room and showered and changed before going to catering for something to eat. She sat down in a quiet corner of the room, knowing that all eyes were on her and not because of her win against Carlito. She concentrated on her food, occasionally looking up to check the monitor to see what match was on.
"Hey girlie, impressive match out there." Ashley took a seat opposite her and smiled.
"Thanks Lee, Carlito was expectin' a quick win. I gave him a bit more than he could handle." Lexi grinned half-heartedly. Ashley looked at her sympathetically before helping herself to the food that Lexi had just pushed away.
"Have you talked to him?" Lexi looked at Ashley who was focused on her food.
"Kinda, he came to me before and tried to apologize but it was right before me match and I needed to focus, I told him that we'd talk after his match then he told me good luck and left. I'm just waitin' for his match to be done so…." Lexis' voice broke and Ashley looked up to see tears trickling down her face. Ashley opened her mouth to speak but couldn't think of anything to say.
"I'm waitin' for his match to be done so I can ask him why he over-reacted and why he kissed Leyla."
"He kissed Leyla!" Ashley yelled in disbelief. Looking round, Ashley gave an apologetic smile before looking at Lexi who was wiping away her tears.
"Yeah, last week. I was in the parking lot an' he came out with her and looked straight at me then kissed her." She told her, attempting to stop a fresh wave of tears.
"Girl, I may not be able to wrestle but just say the word and I will kick his ass for you sweetie." Lexi gave a small laugh and ran her hand trough her now loose hair.
"Thanks but if he pisses me off too much I'll revert him to stump." Ashley laughed and looked at the monitor, Lexi followed her vision and saw it was time for John's match. As she watched, all the events building up to this match were shown and she saw herself on there during the battle of the bands, when she was filling in as referee, when she was at ringside during the handicap match and her all time favourite, punching Chris Jericho square in the face.
"Damn that had to hurt him," Ashley said, laughing. Lexi rolled her eyes and focused on the monitor where the match was about to begin. Lexi blocked out everything and everyone around her as she watched the match. Although she had tried to convince herself that she didn't care about John she was still gasping and biting her nails throughout the match. Her most worrying moment came when Jericho had the Walls locked in for over a minute, but she almost jumped up and down in delight when John finally got the three count.
Looking to Ashley who grinned at her, Lexi stood and then made her way slowly to his locker room, which she found empty. As she sat down she knocked his bag off the bench, cursing under her breath she picked it up as something else fell out of it.
Picking the item up she turned it over and found it was a picture of her and John when they had attended a house show. John had been sat on a chair and Lexi had come up behind him and covered his eyes, John had grabbed her hands and pulled them down, the force sent her forward leaning against the chair. Her cheek was pressed against his and Ashley had told them to smile before taking the picture. Smiling, Lexi placed it back in the bag and continued to wait.
"Hey." Lexi nearly fell off the bench in fright to when Johns' voice startled her. John walked over to the bag next to her and began taking clothes from his bag to change into. Lexi stood up and walked to the other end of the locker room before turning and folding her arms across her chest.
"Talk." John looked at her before sighing and sitting down.
"Last week I was an asshole. I completely over-reacted over an innocent conversation and was a jealous idiot. This past week has killed me as I haven't seen you or spoken to you. I've missed you so much and all I can do is apologise for what I've done and hope that you can find it in your heart to forgive me." Looking into Johns' eyes, she saw that he was sincere however there was still one thing that Lexi wanted him to explain.
"What about Leyla?" At the mention of her name, John put his head in his hands. After a few minute of silence, John looked Lexi dead in the eyes and spoke.
"That was a huge mistake. She's gone now, she left last week after RAW, after you drove off I pushed her off and she just left. I only did it to make you jealous but it was stupid and immature. I am so, so sorry I never meant to hurt you and I know it's probably useless saying it now but I was being so childish last week and I've been tryin' all week to phone you but you ain't been answerin' and you've avoided me at the house shows. Please, please forgive me."
During his speech John had stood up and was now standing in front of her holding both of her hands. As much as she tried to control them, the tears began to flow down Lexis' face.
"You really hurt me you know. I almost crashed on the way back to the hotel coz' I couldn't see through my tears. I never slept a wink coz' my mind was filled with thoughts of you. When I heard the rest of the roster talkin' 'bout it I went to a different hotel further away." Lexi took a deep breath and tried unsuccessfully to stop the flow of tears.
"I searched everywhere for you. I asked everyone, went all over the place, I asked everyone even Eric who took great pleasure in my pain." Lexi met his eyes and saw the raw emotion in them.
"I accept your apology, and I hope we can go back to being whatever we were before this whole thing. What were we?" Lexi asked, John sighed.
"Thank you for acceptin' the apology and as for what we were, I have no idea. But maybe we can talk about it tonight over some food?" John asked hopefully. Lexi giggled slightly before using her hands to wipe her face.
"You always find a way to bring food into things don't you," when he nodded she laughed, "Ok, but first you need to have a shower coz' you're all sweaty and I ain't goin' out with you like that."
"Ok, imma go take a shower, just don't go anywhere ok." With that he turned and went into the bathroom. Lexi laughed and sat on the bench and watched happily as Batista successfully defend his World Heavyweight Title. When John came out he grabbed his bag used his other arm to put around Lexis' shoulders. They made a quick stop at the divas locker room where she picked up her bag and told a waiting Christy and Ashley that she would call them. She then returned to John who put his arm around her shoulders and Lexi put hers around his back. They then strolled out together, both happy that their argument was settled and they could finally talk about their relationship.