Chapter 32: Preparing for the Worst
It was now September and RAW was in Nashville, Tennessee.
Nicole, Delancey, and Ashley were eating lunch together. Ashley was very grateful to have become friends with Nicole and Delancey and that they were there to help her get through the past couple of weeks.
"Nicole, I don't understand," Ashley said. "Since you love burgers and fries so much, how do you keep that figure tight and trim?"
"I've been watching Tae-Bo tapes and remember the workouts," Nicole said. "I've also been doing dancing as a workout as well."
"No wonder."
"Hey, Nicole could eat five burgers a week and still keep that figure tight and trim," Delancey said. "Trust me. She works out like crazy."
"I see. So how are you and the Doctor of Thuganomics doing?"
"It's great," Nicole said. "I mean, we've been together for five months and already, I feel like we were meant to be together. Ever since John and I got together, my life has turned over a new leaf. I was chosen as one of Teen People's 25 Hottest Stars Under 25, I got an album coming out in February of next year, I'm the opening act for my boyfriend and his cousin's summer tour, and of course, I'm the Women's Champion. Not only all of this is because of the people who believed in me and knew I had potential, John did that as well. I mean, just when I was going to quit and lose everything, here he comes, and everyday I thank him for getting me back on my feet."
"Nicole, that's amazing."
"Yeah."
"Speaking of John's cousin," Delancey said, "how's Amy doing?"
"She's doing good. She and Marc have been talking to each other nonstop. My little sis is really in love and John's been telling me that Marc can't even stop thinking about her or talking about her."
"Hey, us Missouri girls had to get some love from two Massachusetts hotties. Me, I pulled a hottie from Orangeburg, South Carolina."
"How long you and Shelton been together?" Ashley asked.
"Nine months."
"Wow, that's amazing."
"Yeah. Oh, Nicole, have you spoken to Rochelle lately?"
"Yeah, I have," Nicole said. "In fact, she was so happy and excited to come home to Jacksonville, Florida for Smackdown last week."
"Wait a minute," Ashley said. "Rochelle Kennedy. The Smackdown Diva?"
"Yep, that's her."
"You know, you should definitely meet her," Delancey said. "Maybe she'll give you pointers on how to deal with Torrie and Candice besides me and Nicole, just like she's dealing with Melina right now."
"Yeah. I think Melina is still trying to prove she's the most dominate female in the WWE by ruining relationships and turning Divas into bitches. It's only a matter of time before Rochelle makes her next move."
"Speaking of Rochelle, when is she gonna hook up with Dave Batista?"
"Delancey, who are you? Her mother? Don't you think this is something Rochelle needs to think about before she makes her move."
"Well, I have a gut feeling that Rochelle and Dave will hook up soon. I know."
"Hold up," Ashley said. "What's this about Rochelle Kennedy and Dave Batista?"
"Oh, Rochelle and Dave met in Anaheim, California for the RAW and Smackdown supershow back in June," Nicole said. "And Dave? He started flirting with Rochelle and you know what? He's falling for her, big time. Dave kept asking me questions about Rochelle and I think he really wants to be with her so bad, he can taste it."
"Oh. What about Rochelle?"
"Well, she's been doing the same thing, but sometimes, she pushes herself away because of her past?"
"What past?"
"Rochelle came from a bad neighborhood in Jacksonville," Delancey said. "Her mother was abused by her father and the same thing happened to her grandmother. Her mom left her dad to live with her grandmother while she was pregnant with Rochelle. When Rochelle was five, her grandmother got sick and died two years later. Her dad, he was killed three years ago."
"Wow. I didn't know."
"Yeah, I felt sorry for Rochelle after she told me that when I first met her," Nicole said.
"At least Rochelle had a great job as a Diva in the WWE and she should forget about her past."
"I should start telling her that right now."
Later, RAW was on and Nicole was gonna be in a Divas' tag team match along with Delancey against Victoria and Candice Michelle. This was Nicole and Delancey's first time as a tag team together. Back in March, they used to wrestle with Christy Hemme in a handicap match against Molly Holly and Trish Stratus two weeks before Wrestlemania 21.
It was time for the Divas' tag-team match between Nicole and Delancey versus Victoria and Candice Michelle. Nicole's entrance theme played and she comes out from the curtain with Delancey following her.
"The following is a Divas' tag-team match scheduled for one fall," Lillian Garcia announced. "Making their way down to the ring, the team of Delancey Scott and the WWE Women's Champion, Nicole Mitchell."
Nicole was wearing a pink tie-dye midriff tank top, black shorts, long black leg warmers, and her hair straight. Delancey was wearing a black spaghetti strap tank top with a blue skull and crossbones, blue shorts, blue skirted leg warmers, and black and blue net arm warmers. Nicole and Delancey walked down the ramp and went into the ring. Delancey got on one of the turnbuckles and raised her right arm in the air. Nicole did the same thing raising her title belt in the air. Then they got back down and stood next to each other waiting for Victoria and Candice to come out. Victoria's entrance theme played and she came out from the curtain with Candice following her.
"And their opponents, the team of Victoria and Candice Michelle," Lillian announced.
Victoria and Candice walked down the ramp and Victoria got into the ring first. Candice jumped on the apron and then crawled in the ring. The two stared at Nicole and Delancey and Victoria and Candice walked to the other side of the ring and Candice asked for a microphone.
"Now, Nicole and Delancey," Candice said, "before you girls get comfortable with each other, Victoria and I know something that you girls don't know. You see, since you girls love making fun of us and love playing the heroes against us, it just so happens that we went to the General Manager and we requested...a Summerslam rematch for the Women's Championship at Unforgiven."
The crowd booed and Candice gave the microphone to Victoria.
"And since Lita didn't get the job done, we might as well take a crack at it so it'll teach you girls to keep your nose out of other people's business."
Nicole and Victoria got out of the ring and the referee called for the bell.
Delancey gets an early cheap shot on Candice followed by a snap suplex for a two count. Delancey kicks Candice in the gut and she hooks the leg for another two count. Delancey grabs Candice by the hair and she slams her down. Delancey fights back but Candice takes her down quickly. Delancey goes for a tag but Candice holds her by the hair. Candice hits a swinging neck breaker on Delancey in the middle of the ring.
Delancey has Candice pinned in the middle of the ring but the referee is distracted by Victoria taking a shot at Nicole on the outside. Candice works over Delancey a little more and she gives her a flipping side neck breaker. Delancey is taking an ass kicking from the team of Candice and Victoria who double team her in the corner as Nicole is restrained. Candice continues to beat on Delancey with a sliding dropkick to the face. Candice works over Delancey in the corner with kicks as Candice chokes away. Candice goes running at Delancey but Delancey moves out of the way. Delancey tries to make the tag to Nicole but Candice drops an elbow on her back. Victoria is tagged in and Delancey flips her backwards and is able to make the tag to Nicole. Nicole goes crazy on Victoria throwing blows all over her nose. Nicole knocks Candice off the apron followed by a snap suplex on Victoria. Candice comes in only to get a flying headscissors from Nicole to send Candice out of the ring.
Victoria attacks Nicole from behind and Victoria puts Nicole in a chokehold. Nicole breaks a choke hold and Nicole kicks Victoria in the gut and throws her to the outside where she follows up on her. Nicole lands right hands on Victoria and Nicole throws Victoria back in the ring. Nicole gets back in the ring only to get a thumb to the eye by Victoria. Victoria throws Nicole off the ropes but Nicole kicks Victoria right in the face. Nicole then drops her with a DDT right on her head. Nicole does the "You can't see me" and then lands the Five Knuckle Shuffle. Nicole then sets up for the NDM as Victoria gets up. Nicole hits the NDM on Victoria and covers for the three count.
"Here are your winners, Delancey Scott and the WWE Women's Champion, Nicole Mitchell," Lillian announced.
The referee raised Nicole and Delancey's arm in the air and the two girls hugged each other. Nicole and Delancey left the ring and walked up the ramp to the back.
"Is it just me or do you think Torrie, Candice, and Victoria are just as jealous as Lita because maybe just maybe, we're the top contenders for the Women's Championship?" Nicole said.
"Or maybe it's because I was on the cover of Playboy magazine and you're dating John Cena?" Delancey said.
"Well, whatever the reason is, I've just about had it with those three."
"Well, at least we're gonna be accompanying Ashley to the ring because she does have a match against Torrie."
"Well, I know in my heart that Ashley will win this time."
"Yeah.
Later, Nicole was in the locker room writing an entry in her diary.
"September 5th. Dear Diary, I guess I'm feeling like my popularity and rising success in the WWE is causing some of my friends to jealousy and to be bitchy. At least I'm still friends with Delancey, Maria, Lillian, Ashley, Rochelle, Christy, Stacy, and Sharmell. If Torrie, Candice, and Victoria are jealous of me and they want to be a bitch towards me, so be it. I really don't care. Of course, I still have John and we've been together for five months. Our six-month anniversary is coming up and I wonder what John has planned for us."
Nicole then closed her diary and put it in her purse. That's when there was a knock at the door.
"Who is it?" Nicole asked.
"Mr. McMahon," WWE Chairman Vince McMahon said.
Nicole went to the door, unlocked it, and opened it.
"Mr. McMahon, this is a surprise," Nicole said.
"Well, you'll be very surprised when I tell you this," Vince said walking in the locker room.
"Okay. What is it?"
"Well, for the October issue of RAW magazine, how would you like an article and an interview with you about your Women's Championship victory at Summerslam?"
"Mr. McMahon, that's...that's great. I would love to do it."
"That's good. How would you also like to be on the cover of the magazine?"
"That would be so awesome. Thank you very much."
"You're welcome. The photo shoot is on Friday and I hope you enjoy it."
"Okay. Thank you."
Vince left the locker room and John came in.
"Hey, baby," John said walking up to Nicole. "What was up with you and Vince?"
"Well, he asked me if I wanted to do an article and an interview about my Women's Championship victory at Summerslam and I accepted it," Nicole said.
"Baby, that's great."
"Yeah and that's not all. I'm also gonna be on the cover of the magazine."
"Nicole, that is awesome."
"Yeah. I remember when you won the WWE Championship at Wrestlemania and you were on the cover of the May issue of Smackdown magazine. You looked hot."
"Why, thank you, sexy."
John wrapped his left arm around Nicole and he kissed her.
Then it was time for the non-title match between John and Tyson Tomko. Earlier, Kurt Angle was trying to break Eugene's ankle after his match with him. John made the save and he and Kurt got into a brawl until Tyson Tomko kicked him right in the face.
Tyson's entrance theme plays and he comes out from the curtain and walks down to the ring. Then John's entrance theme plays and he comes out from the curtain with Nicole following him. Nicole was wearing a black tube top with a silver buckle attached to the mid-bust section, black pants with D-rings, oval-shaped holes, removable straps with chains, lace-up and zipper accents, and her hair was still straight.
John runs to the ring and he tackles Tyson and unloads on him before sending him corner to corner nailing him with back elbows and clotheslines followed by a big vertical suplex. John drops a few elbows on Tyson and then goes for a cover for the two count. Tyson gets a poke to his eye and then gives John a spinebuster.
Tyson drops John with a powerslam and he nearly gets a pinfall. Tyson unloads with knees on John's head followed by a suplex for another near fall. Tyson places him in a rear chin lock. John fights back to a vertical base but Tyson takes his head off with a sick clothesline. Tyson waits with the boot but he misses and John nails him with a shoulder block, two clotheslines, and a hip toss followed by a spinning back suplex bomb. John does the "You can't see me" and gives Tyson the Five Knuckle Shuffle.
John waits for Tyson to get up as he pumps his shoes. Tyson gets to his feet and John plants him with the FU! He covers and gets the victory.
Nicole gets in the ring to celebrate with John and they leave the ring. John and Nicole were making their way back up the ramp when John is attacked from behind by Kurt Angle knocking Nicole onto the ramp. Kurt clobbers him a million times before ripping at his face and delivering several knees to his face. He slams John off the Titantron side and he continues to unload on him. Kurt then gives him an Angle slam on the steel ramp entrance. Kurt picks up the WWE Title belt and he holds it over John with a sick demonic look on his face. Nicole went to check on John as Kurt dropped the belt and left. Some referees come out and they help John 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 sat down in front of John.
"I'll be alright, Nicole," John said. "You just go with Delancey for Ashley's match."
Nicole kissed his forehead and left the locker room. She knew John would pull through and John didn't want Nicole to worry.
Then it was time for the Divas' match between Ashley and Torrie Wilson. Torrie's entrance theme played and she came out from the curtain with Victoria and Candice following her. The three walked down the ramp and Torrie and Victoria got into the ring first. Candice jumped up on the apron, crawled between Torrie's legs, and she made her way up inside the ring. The three were prancing around until Ashley's entrance theme played. She comes out from the curtain with Nicole and Delancey following her. Delancey was wearing a black tank top with a large red skull and detached red and black striped sleeves, and a red plaid miniskirt. The three walked down the ramp and got into the ring. They've stared at Torrie, Candice, and Victoria, who were making fun of them, and Nicole and Delancey were giving pointers to Ashley. Nicole, Delancey, Victoria, and Candice got out of ring as the referee called for the bell.
Torrie knocks down Ashley after she turns her back. Torrie kicks on her several times before picking her up by the hair and tossing her across the ring. Ashley hits a sunset flip but it doesn't work well. Torrie knocks her over and then steps on her hair pulling her arms before giving her a double dropkick to the back of the head. Ashley gets a boot on Torrie and she tackles her and slams her head off the mat. Ashley throws Torrie by the hair across the ring. Candice goes to grab Ashley's foot but Ashley steps on it. Delancey ran around and tackles Candice before the two get into a catfight. However, Victoria gives Ashley a low bridge and Ashley goes flying outside the ring. Victoria picks her up and drops her on the apron face first. Nicole and Victoria get into a catfight as well and Torrie tosses Ashley back in the ring. Torrie then drops Ashley with a face slam for the three count.
Torrie gets out of the ring and Victoria and Candice joins her. Nicole gets inside the ring after she ran into the steel steps hitting her left shoulder by Victoria and Delancey gets inside as well holding her head after Candice slammed her head on the ground. Torrie, Candice, and Victoria were on the ramp making fun of Nicole, Delancey, and Ashley and they went to the back as Nicole and Delancey checked on Ashley. They helped Ashley up as her nose was broken a little. The three left the ring and walked up the ramp to the back. Things were about to get interesting next week.