In the Locker room, 11:45pm Monday Night:

The voice of the Chairman echoed in the back of Michaels' mind as he pulled off his boots and placed them in his gym bag. He knew Vince probably wouldn't make anything out of what happened just over an hour ago but that was one thing about the boss that Shawn didn't like at the least: his boss was the most unpredictable person he had ever come to know; and to say beforehand that he wouldn't do something was a dangerous thing to do. Then as he still pondered, he spotted something or someone approaching him in the corner of his eye; it turned out to be none other than Kurt Angle.

"Hey Shawn-I saw your performance out there tonight and man oh man, let me tell you-you have some guts!" Angle said as a creepy, cocky grin showed on his face. Shawn, being apprehensive, decided to try keeping his questions to a minimum; but curiosity got the best of him instantly.

"Huh, you seem pretty happy, so what's up?" Although Kurt was silent at first, Shawn couldn't help but notice him almost attempting to hold back some laughter. Not thinking twice, he decided to store that away.

"Oh, uh, nothing, I was just thinking, Vince can be such an asshole sometimes, can't he? I mean come on Shawn, really think about it-here you are, working your tail off doing one of the best jobs in WWE, and there he is, the Chairman of the board, treating you like crap! And just to let you know, I completely agree with you 100! Vince should move on." Kurt stood there as Shawn's eyes darted curiously.

"You do?"

"Yes," Kurt replied as he put his hands on the Icon's shoulders, "I do. In fact Vince should have to pay for saying such things to you. And if he dare attempts to screw you over like he said he would, then I'll be there beating him to a pulp to make sure that doesn't happen." Shawn thought about his speech to himself for a few moments before saying anything aloud. He then smiled and patted Kurt on the back.

"Yea, why thank you Kurt, I do appreciate your honesty and your help, really I do. And if anything does come up, that I'll need your help with, I will be sure to let you know, alright?" He then took note as Kurt fell completely silent for a few moments.

"Alright, will do. Ok, see you later, Shawn." Kurt said while walking out of the locker room door.

"Bye." Shawn called back. –Strange-he thought to himself suddenly as he turned back around. He remembered Kurt's speech once again and recalled that something didn't quite seem right. Wait a minute, Kurt isn't the type to do something for nothing, there has to be something in it for him, there has to BE! But what that something was, Shawn couldn't be exactly sure. Not trying to attract any attention from the other wrestlers inside the locker room, he packed up his bags and headed straight through the door. All the while, hoping that tonight's events wouldn't come to harm him anytime soon. Oh how wrong he was going to be!