Chapter 16: Triple Threat
Last week had been kind of crazy for both John and Nicole. John would be facing Chris Jericho and Christian for the WWE Championship in a triple threat match at Vengeance, which was six days away, and for Nicole, Randy Orton was drafted to Smackdown, and of course, she was very happy about that.
RAW was in Phoenix, Arizona and Nicole had her first RAW match in four months against Victoria. She was at the arena in the catering room talking to Rochelle on her cell phone.
"You are not gonna believe this," Rochelle said.
"What?" Nicole said.
"When Smackdown was over, Melina went to Randy Orton and she told him about you and her little situation with me. And then, he went on to say, 'That little slut doesn't know when to keep her nose out of other people's business. Why would Rochelle come to her?' Then Melina said, 'Because she hates me as much as Nicole does.' And Randy said, 'Probably those two are already becoming 'fast friends' if you know what I mean.'"
"Eew. If he's thinking like that, he's worse than ever. Did he say what he was gonna do to you or me?"
"No. He just said try to take her out quickly and Nicole will never find anyone else to go after you. She hesitated because she knew I was gonna attack her if she attacked me from behind. You saw what happened last week."
"Yes, I did."
"So what's going on tonight?"
"Well, I have a match against Victoria tonight."
"That's good."
"Yeah. My first RAW match in four months."
"Okay. Well, I'll let you go so I'll talk to you later."
"Okay. Bye."
After Nicole ended the call, she felt two arms wrapped around her. She looked up to see it was John.
"Hey," Nicole said.
"Hey," John said kissing Nicole's forehead. "Who were you talking to?"
"Rochelle. She just told me that after Smackdown was over, Melina went to Randy Orton and she told him about me and her. And he called me a slut and said I don't know when to keep my nose out of other people's business. Hey, he's need an attitude adjustment."
"Yeah."
"So are you gonna help me train for my match against Victoria tonight?"
"Yeah. That's why I was looking for you to see if you were up to a little training with me before RAW starts."
"Yeah. I'm up to it."
"Alright, let's go."
Then John and Nicole left the catering room.
Later, RAW was on and John's entrance theme plays and he came out from the curtain with and Nicole following him. Nicole was wearing a red ruffled tube top, black miniskirt, black boots, and her hair straight. The two walked hand and hand down the ramp and got into the ring. John gets on the microphone and says,
"I ain't gonna lie. I mean, I've only been here for two weeks but I'm starting to figure out how things work. One minute I'm teaming with somebody and the next minute my partner is kicking my ass. So right here tonight, we're gonna do it here in the wild, wild west. Jericho wants the biggest prize in sports entertainment, but there is just one problem, Jericho has seen nothing yet! Jericho wants to make it personal, so if he's going to do it, he might as well do it right. I'm calling you out. And I haven't forgotten about Christian either. Forget Vengeance. We are gonna do it real big right now! You want some, come get some!
John and Nicole stand in the ring waiting and Muhammad Hassan's entrance theme played. Muhammad came out from the curtain with Daivari following him and they walked down the ramp to a chorus of boos. As they got in the ring, the crowd chants "USA." Muhammad grabs a microphone and says,
"I'm not surprised because you are out here bitching like the rest of the people here, bitching with nothing to complain about. You were welcomed to RAW with open arms. But me? I was welcomed with nothing but prejudice and hatred. Each week it has gotten worse! I was screwed last week by Steve Austin..."
"'I've been laughed at, I've been spat on, I've been tied to a pole where Daivari gives me spankings," John said as Nicole was cracking up. "'Long, glorious spankings.' Give it up, it's old. I don't care if you're white, black, yellow, red, it don't matter. These people don't hate you because you're Arab-American, they hate you because you're an Asshole-American. I came out here for a fight and if it won't be Christian or Chris Jericho, how about John Cena fights...you."
Then General Manager Eric Bischoff's entrance theme plays and he comes from the curtain to the ramp with a microphone in his hand.
"Now I know that you never had a real general manager, just Teddy Long, a glorified baby sitter," Eric said. "This is my show and that is why you're gonna be defending that WWE title tonight against Muhammad Hassan."
"Is that supposed to be punishment?" John said. "I fought to get the title and I will fight to keep it!"
"Well, then," Muhammad said, "you need to get ready."
Daivari then gets on the microphone and says a bunch of junk. John tosses him out of the ring and then he tries to fight Muhammad again but he backs out and he and Daivari goes to the back. After they were gone, John and Nicole got out of the ring and they walked to the back.
"Well," Nicole said, "that was special. I'm guessing Eric Bischoff is punishing you because you won't kiss his ass."
"Yeah. Eric Bischoff can threaten me all he wants," John said, "but it's not gonna change the fact that I'm still the WWE champion."
"Exactly, but putting you in a title match against Muhammad Hassan of all people? That's not fair."
"I don't care if it's fair or not. The deal is if they want some, they can come get some. You know I'll kick anybody's ass."
"I know that's right."
Several minutes later, John and Nicole were standing at the entrance to the arena. It was after the Intercontinental Championship match between Shelton and RAW's next draft pick, Carlito, who won the match by grabbing the ropes. Carlito came out from the curtain and John and Nicole gave him the dirty look.
"That was cool," Carlito said walking away.
"Well, it's not gonna be cool for you once Shelton and Delancey kick your ass," Nicole said watching Carlito walking away and then turning to John. "You dealt with him before and he did the same thing to you during the United States Championship match on Smackdown last year."
"Well, Carlito is a cheater because that's what he does," John said, "and you did see I kicked his ass at Survivor Series last year when I came back from an injury."
"I was frighten for you when I heard you got stabbed at a nightclub back in your hometown of Boston, Massachusetts, but I was very happy to hear that you pulled through."
"Hey, what doesn't kill me makes me stronger."
Nicole then kissed John passionately with all of her heart. It was a long kiss until the two noticed Shelton and Delancey coming out from the curtain.
"Shelton, Delancey, we are so sorry," Nicole said.
"Yeah, man. We are," John said.
"Hey, Carlito did the same thing to you," Shelton said. "But just like you, I'm gonna kick his ass and get my title back."
"Well, if that out there was bad enough, how about the wedding of Edge and Lita tonight?" Delancey said. "I mean, as far as I'm concerned, Kane is still moping around and I don't think he'll crash the wedding."
"Delancey, look. Kane can blow a fuse whenever someone tries to make him look stupid," Nicole said, "but Edge and Lita have gone too far with this. I guarantee you that Kane will crash the wedding tonight. Trust me."
"Yeah. I bet you that wedding will be as boring as Eric Bischoff ranting and raving out of his mouth," John said.
"I heard that," Shelton said as everyone laughed.
Later, it was time for the WWE championship match between John and Muhammad Hassan.
Muhammad's entrance theme played and he comes out with Daivari. They walked to the ring and John's entrance theme plays and he comes out from the curtain with Nicole following him. She was wearing a red tie-dye midriff tank top, black shorts, and long black leg warmers for her match against Victoria after this match. They entered the ring and Nicole poses with John as he gets on one of the turnbuckles raising his title belt in the air. He gets back down, takes off his "The Champ is Here" shirt and Chain Gang visor off and throws them to the crowd. Nicole leaves the ring as the referee calls for the bell.
The two men circle the ring before locking up. John leapfrogs Muhammad and drops him with a shoulder block before clotheslining him over the top rope. John heads outside and knocks over Muhammad and Daivari. John throws Muhammad in the ring but Daivari holds his foot and Muhammad picks up the offence with stomps on John followed by a takedown and mounted right hands to John's face.
Muhammad hits a vertical suplex and covers for a two count. John fights back with right hands and head butts before nailing a few clotheslines and a hip toss takedown. He drops Muhammad and does the "you can't see me." Daivari gets on the apron but John knocks him off. John drops the five knuckle shuffle on Muhammad and then pumps up the shoes. He nails Muhammad with the FU and covers him for the victory!
Nicole gets in the ring and celebrates with John. They both get out of the ring and made their way up the ramp until John gets jumped by Chris Jericho knocking Nicole to the ground. John fights back but Christian shows up and the two men fight over stomping on John. They meet face to face and Christian backs off. Chris kicks John in the ribs and picks up his WWE title. He stares into it as Nicole checks on John. Chris drops the belt and walks away. Nicole checks on John and some referees come out to help him. They help him up and takes him to the back with Nicole following them. When John, Nicole, and the referees reached the locker room, the referees helped John lay on the bench. Then they left and Nicole kneeled down in front of John. Then she grabbed and held onto his left hand.
"Are you gonna be okay here by yourself?" Nicole asked. "You know I got my match against Victoria in a few minutes."
"Yeah. I'll be alright," John said. "Just go win that for me, baby."
Nicole then kissed his hand and his forehead and left the locker room.
Then it was time for the Divas' match between Nicole and Victoria. Victoria's entrance theme played and she came out from the curtain.
"The following Divas' match is scheduled for one fall," Lillian Garcia announced. "Making her way down to the ring from Los Angeles, California, Victoria."
Victoria walked down the ramp and got into the ring. She stood waiting for Nicole to come out and her entrance theme played and she came out from the curtain.
"And her opponent from St. Louis, Missouri, Nicole Mitchell," Lillian announced.
Nicole was walking fast down the ramp with a serious look on her face and it was because of what happened earlier.
Todd Grisham was interviewing Christy Hemme getting attacked by Victoria after a swimsuit contest on Memorial Day and then getting disqualified a couple of weeks later when fighting her. Christy was going to face Victoria at Vengeance. During the interview, Christy was cracked with glass in the back of the head by Victoria and Delancey chased her away.
When Nicole got into the ring, she tackled Victoria and hit a series of clotheslines and a stomp and then threw Victoria to the mat by the hair. Nicole choked Victoria and then things broke down as the referee pulled her off of Victoria. Nicole calmed down for a minute as Victoria got out of the ring. Then Nicole bounced off the ring and hit a suicide dive to Victoria through the ropes. Nicole threw Victoria back in the ring and mounted her again and started choking her some more. The referee pulled Nicole off again and Victoria stood up before Nicole gave her the X Factor and pinned her for the three count.
"Here is your winner, Nicole Mitchell," Lillian announced.
After the bell, Nicole gets up and the referee raises her left arm in the air. Then Nicole looks down at the unconscious Victoria and smiles at what she did. She then leaves the ring and walks to the back.
Later, after RAW was over, John and Nicole were in their hotel room and Nicole was giving John a massage on his chest and abs with John's head on Nicole's lap while they were on the bed.
"Hmm, that feels good," John said.
"It does, doesn't it?" Nicole said.
"Yeah. You give really good massages."
"Thank you. I couldn't let you sleep with your ribs aching really bad."
"Hey, I slept once through an aching back. I thought it would work and it did."
"Well, you are truly a survivor."
"I know I am."
A few minutes later...
"Okay, I'm done," Nicole said as she finished giving John a massage."
"Thanks, baby," John said. "How about I give you a massage since you gave Victoria a good old-fashioned beatdown."
"Sure, okay."
Nicole then took off her white tank top and black strapless bra and laid on her stomach on the bed. John then started giving her a massage. He started massaging slowly on her back and then on her shoulders. Nicole loved on how John gave her a massage and in her mind, he was very good. A few minutes later, John was done giving Nicole a massage and he noticed that she fell asleep. He then laid awake stroking Nicole's back.
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The next morning, at about 4:00am, Nicole woke up to an empty bed. She wondered where John was. She looked around the room and got up from the bed. She then took her black strapless bra and white tank top from the floor and put them back on. Nicole knocked on the bathroom door and went inside but John wasn't in there. Then she looked through the sliding glass door to the balcony and John wasn't outside. Nicole also noticed that John's cell phone was on the nightstand. Nicole then grabbed a white robe and put it on, put some flip-flops on, and left the hotel room.
She took the elevator down to the ground floor and walked to the ballroom. Thankfully, she found John sitting next to the piano rapping some rhymes and Nicole walked over to him. They were a few people cleaning the place and she stopped a few feet away from him as she listened to him rap some more. After he was done, everyone applauded.
"Thank you," John said as he turned around to see Nicole walking towards him and leaning on the piano next to him.
"That was great," Nicole said. "I was getting lonely up there in the room. I woke up and you weren't there."
"Gentlemen, would you mind leaving us?"
The people stopped what they were doing and they left the hotel room.
"Well, well, well," Nicole said, "I wonder what this is all about."
John then pulled Nicole in front of him and untied her robe opening it. Then he stood up and picked up Nicole and sat her down on top of the piano. John then took off the robe from Nicole and kissed her passionately. He then pushed her down gently and started to unbutton her jeans. He then took them off and pulled Nicole a little to take off her tank top. Then John started to get his way with Nicole on the top of the piano in the ballroom.