Chapter 9: Ready for Judgement Day

Sunday was the night that Nicole would never forget. Yesterday, being her actual birthday was a fun day. She and John, along with Shelton and Delancey, were still in Omaha, Nebraska hanging out at Boulder Creek Amusement Park for a few hours before Shelton and Delancey had to go to the arena for RAW. Nicole then had a call from WWE Chairman Vince McMahon and he told her that Teen People Magazine called to inform Vince that Nicole was chosen for their annual 25 Hottest Stars Under 25 and they wanted her for a photo shoot on Friday. Nicole was very ecstatic about that. Later that day, John took Nicole to a fancy restaurant and he gave her a sterling silver diamond necklace with the initial "N" for Nicole. Then after dinner, the two went back to the hotel room and spent some time in the jacuzzi with bubbles, rose petals, candles all around, champagne, and strawberries.

Indeed, Nicole's birthday was the best one yet despite what happened on RAW. Which was why, at the arena in Sioux City, Iowa, she decided to call Delancey.

"Hello?" Delancey said.

"Hey, D," Nicole said.

"Hey, Nicky. What did you and John do last night?"

"Well, he took me to a fancy restaurant and gave me this wonderful necklace with a "N" on it. I'm wearing it right now."

"Ah, that's sweet."

"Yeah, and we went back to our hotel room and we spent some time in the jacuzzi."

"Wow."

"Yeah. There were bubbles, rose petals, candles, champagne, and strawberries."

"Oh, my god. Last night must've been a ball for you."

"Yeah, it was. I also wanted to talk to you about what happened on RAW."

"You watched it, huh?"

"Yeah. What the hell is going on?"

"I don't know, but Lita better have an explanation of why she had her lips all over my ex-boyfriend and before that."

"You and me both. I couldn't believe she screwed Kane out of the chance to face Batista for the World Heavyweight Championship."

"He is gonna go ballistic."

"Yeah."

"Oh, my god. I couldn't believe Randy showed up, especially with an attitude."

"Yeah. He sure has changed a lot since he had his shoulder surgery."

"Speaking of change, the draft lottery is in two weeks."

"Oh, my god. The draft lottery. What if I get drafted back to RAW with John still being on Smackdown or what if John gets drafted to RAW and I'm left alone on Smackdown?"

"Nicole, don't think the worse. It's only two weeks away. Don't worry."

"You're right. I shouldn't worry."

"Okay. Well, I gotta go and guess I'll talk to you the day after your photo shoot."

"Okay. I'll talk to you later."

"Bye."

Nicole ended the call.

Then, Smackdown was on and Nicole was walking to Booker T.'s locker room to check on Sharmell. Sharmell was talking to Joy and Nicole walked up to them when Joy left.

"Hey, Sharmell," Nicole said.

"Hey, Nicole," Sharmell said. "What's up?"

"Well, I just wanted to see if you were okay after last week."

"Yeah. I'm still a little shaken but I'll be fine."

Then Mark Jindrak walked by them.

"Um, Sharmell?" Mark said.

"Yes?" Sharmell said.

"Look, um, I've known Kurt Angle for a long time, and I think you shouldn't take what Kurt said seriously."

"Oh, I shouldn't?"

"Well, no. You see, Kurt has this thing...I guess you call a fetish for..." Then he looks all over Sharmell's body with Sharmell and Nicole looking disgusted. "...guttersluts."

"What!"

"I'm not calling you a gutterslut, but maybe you remind Kurt Angle...of a gutterslut."

"What!"

Then the two continued to argue when Nicole opened the door to Booker T.'s locker room and asked Booker T. to come out. Booker comes into the hallway to see Mark and Sharmell arguing.

"Hey, what the hell's going on here?" Booker T. said.

"He just called me a gutterslut," Sharmell said.

"That's what he said," Nicole said.

Booker T. then nailed Mark and threw him through some doors and then into a box. Booker T. shoved some random guy out of the way and he led Mark out to the arena. Mark came back in the crowd with some right hands but then Booker T. sent him over the barricade.

Booker T. chopped Mark and then sent him in the ring. Booker T. kicked Mark in the corner and Mark has been busted open. Booker T. nailed some right hands into the cut and then hit a side kick. Mark begged off and then hit a big left hand and made the cover but Booker T. kicked out. Mark stomped on Booker T. and then choked him with his boot in the corner.

Mark sent Booker T. to the corner but Booker T. came back with chops. Mark raked the eyes and then hit a shoulder block but Booker T. came back with a flying forearm and then a clothesline. Booker T. hit a suplex and then went for the Scissors Kick but Mark ducked and then Booker T. hit the Bookend. Booker T. then nailed the Scissors Kick and made the cover for the win.

Later, there was a singles match between Joey Mercury of MNM and Hardcore Holly with Charlie Haas by his side. Nicole knew that Melina would try distract Hardcore Holly and that gave her the idea to psych Melina out for the Bra and Panties match at Judgement Day.

Nicole was walking down the hallway and went to the locker room. Nicole was looking through each of the suitcases and found Melina's next to Joey Mercury and Johnny Nitro's suitcase. Nicole opened Melina's suitcase and was searching for something. Then Nicole pulled out a pair of Melina's bra and panties.

"Oh, yeah, Melina," Nicole said. "Let's see you try something now."

Then Nicole left the locker room.

When the singles match started, Hardcore Holly and Joey went to lock up and Joey held the belt in front of Holly's face. They tied up and Holly hit a shoulder block but Joey came back with an arm drag and a hip toss. Holly went up and under in the corner and then hit some chops to the chest and then headed to the top rope. Joey cut him off and slammed him down to the canvas for one. Joey hammered on Holly and then hit a nice neckbreaker for two.

Joey took Holly down with a back elbow and then locked in an head vice in the middle of the ring. Holly fought out and hit some more chops to the chest but walked into a boot in the corner. Joey went up top but Holly crotched him and then hit a top rope superplex. Joey and Holly traded right hands and then Holly hit a pair of clotheslines and back body drop. Holly hit a picture perfect dropkick and then hit the full nelson slam.

Holly went up top and hit a flying clothesline for two. Holly hit his kick to the gut while Joey was hanging in the ropes, but then Melina distracted Holly allowing Joey to attack from behind. Then Nicole comes out from the back with Melina's bra and panties and Melina was about to pick a fight with her. Meanwhile, Johnny Nitro grabbed the feet of Holly but Charlie Haas took care of him and then Holly hit the Alabama Slam on Joey for the win.

Melina turned around to see that Hardcore Holly won the match and became up. She turned back to Nicole and was screaming at her saying, "It's all your fault. I'm gonna to embarrass you at Judgement Day!" Nicole then made faces at Melina and walked to the back.

Later, it was time for the handicap match between John and John "Bradshaw" Layfield's Secretaries of Defense, the Basham Brothers.

JBL's entrance theme played and the limo drove into the arena. JBL came out with the Basham Brothers and they walked down to the ring. John's entrance theme played and he came out from the curtain with Nicole following him. Nicole was wearing a black tank top with sequins on the straps, a denim miniskirt, and black boots. They walked down the aisle and got into the ring. John was walking around the ring with the WWE championship belt as Nicole smiled. Then she, JBL, and Danny Basham got of the ring as the referee called for the bell.

John and Doug started things off with a tie up, and Doug backed John to the corner and then shoved John, but John then shoved Doug down. They locked up again and Doug grabbed a side headlock but John came back with a shoulder block and then got a side headlock of his own. John hit another shoulder block and then a side headlock takedown.

John scared Danny off the apron but then Doug gained control and tagged in Danny, but John slid out of the ring as they went for a double team. Danny went after John and John knocked him down with a right hand. John tossed Danny back inside the ring and John hit a side slam for two and then kicked the back of Danny in the corner before knocking Doug off the apron with a clothesline. Danny came back with a DDT and then went to work with mounted punches. Doug tagged in and he clubbed the back of John and worked him over in the corner before tagging Danny back inside. Danny stomped John and then distracted the referee allowing Doug to get a choke in. Danny tied John in the tree of woe and then stomped the mid section of John.

Danny choked John some more but John came back with right hands but Danny got a thumb to the eye and then tagged Doug. The Bashams hit a double thrust to the throat and Doug covered for two and then locked in a key lock. JBL got on the microphone and told John to quit and to take the easy way out. John fought out and hit a boot in the corner but then walked into a powerslam for two. JBL continued to scream at John to give up. Doug and Danny double teamed John and then Danny choked him the ropes and JBL got in his face and screamed at him to say that he quits. Danny hit a back suplex and covered for two. Doug got the tag and hit a nice leg drop for two. John tried to fight back on both Bashams and Doug went for a DDT but John held the ropes. Danny got the tag and hit a suplex for two and JBL continued to mouth off at ringside.

The Bashams went for a double team but John threw them both together to knock them down. John hit right hands on both Bashams and then gave them some clotheslines. John hit a back body and then hit the throwback, and then a side slam. John tossed Doug to the outside and gave Danny the Five Knuckle Shuffle. John then hit the FU on Danny and covered for the win.

After the match, JBL gets in the ring and he and John stare at each other and have words for each other. This was bound to be a real fight on Sunday.