Chapter 39: First Victory on USA, Not for John
Nicole was walking in some hallway. She doesn't even know where she is. As Nicole was walking through the hallway, she gets hit in the back of the head and falls to the ground. Nicole was still conscious but her eyes were blurry to see the person who knocked her down. The person had lighter fluid in his hand and made circles around Nicole. He set the bottle down and took a match out of his pocket. He lit it and looked at Nicole, whose eyes became clear to see the person who knocked her down. Nicole was shocked to see that it was none other than her ex-fiancé Randy Orton.
"There's a curse that needs to be broken," Randy said, "and that curse happens to be you."
Randy threw down the match onto the ground and the circles of lighter fluid became circles of blazing fire. It was so intense, Nicole couldn't find a way to get out. Randy gave a devilish smile and said,
"I'll see you in hell."
Randy walked away and the fire was beginning to close in on Nicole.
"Help me!" Nicole said as she coughed when the smoke was in her face. "Somebody help me!" The fire was closing in Nicole. "Help me!"
"No!" Nicole screamed as she woke up from her nightmare.
That woke up John and he turned on the lamp on the nightstand of the hotel room he and Nicole were staying in Hidalgo, Texas the night after the houseshow.
"Nicole..." John said putting his hand on Nicole's left shoulder.
"Get away from me!" Nicole said slapping John's hand away from her shoulder and she was about to hit him but John grabbed Nicole by the shoulders.
"Nicole, calm down! It's me, it's John!"
Nicole was finally woken up as she looked at John. She then started to cry on his bare shoulder and John wrapped his arms around Nicole caressing her long blonde hair.
"John, it was terrible," Nicole said as she cried.
"Shh, it's okay," John said stroking Nicole's back. "It's okay, baby, I'm here. You wanna tell me about it?"
"Yeah, you always listen to me." Nicole looked up at John and she wiped her tears away. "I was walking in some hallway and I don't even know where I was. As I was walking through the hallway, I got hit in the back of the head and fell to the ground. I was still conscious but my eyes were blurry to see the person who knocked me down. When my eyes became clear...he was standing in front of me. It was Randy. He had a match in his hand and I didn't know what he was gonna do with it. He said that there was a curse that needed to be broken and that curse was me. He threw down the match and there was this blazing fire circling around me. It was so intense and I tried to get out but I couldn't. Randy walked away and I screamed for help. No one couldn't hear me and the fire was closing in on me. It was too intense."
"I guess you're still a little shaken about what Randy did at No Mercy."
"Yeah."
John and Nicole were watching No Mercy in their hotel room and after the Handicap Casket match between the Undertaker versus Randy Orton and his father "Cowboy" Bob Orton, Randy dragged the casket with the Undertaker inside to the top of the ramp. He then took an ax and chopped a hole on the casket. Randy then poured gasoline on it and lit it on fire. This was by far, in Nicole's mind, was the most disgusting thing Randy has done yet.
"Look, don't worry about that anymore," John said. "He's not gonna hurt you. I won't let Randy do that to you. I promise."
"I love you, John," Nicole said.
"I love you, too, Nicole."
John and Nicole then kissed each other passionately with all of their heart. The two pulled away and John turned off the light. He and Nicole fell back on the bed with Nicole's head on John's chest and John wrapping his right arm around Nicole.
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The next day, RAW was in Corpus Christi, Texas. John was going to be in a six-man tag-team match with Shawn Michaels and the Big Show against Edge, Carlito, and Kurt Angle and Nicole was defending the Women's Championship against Victoria. Nicole also had a very big announcement later.
Nicole was sitting in the catering room at the arena writing another entry in her diary. Nicole really needed to be alone after she arrived at the arena.
"October 10th. Dear Diary, Last night, I had a terrible nightmare. I was walking in some hallway and I didn't even know where I was. As I was walking through the hallway, I got hit in the back of the head and fell to the ground. I was still conscious but my eyes were blurry to see the person who knocked me down. When my eyes became clear, "he" was standing in front of me. It was Randy, my psycho ex-fiancé. He had a match in his hand and I didn't even know what he was gonna do with it. He said that there was a curse that needed to be broken and that curse was me. Me, a curse? That was crazy. He threw down the match and there was this blazing fire circling around me. It was so intense and I tried to get out but I couldn't. Randy walked away and I screamed for help. No one couldn't hear me and the fire was closing in on me. It was too intense. The nightmare reminded me of what Randy did at No Mercy and that was the one of the reasons why I broke up with him. I knew he was going to be so out of control and I'll say it 100 times if I have to. After I woke up from that nightmare, John comforted me and when we fell asleep, I had a dream that John and I were making love in paradise. We were under a waterfall and in bed at the beach. It reminded me of Jessica Simpson's video "Sweetest Sin" and I heard that song in my dream. During that dream, I was rubbing my hand all over John and I knew it woke him up at that point. He must've saw the expressions on my face and smiled at me. When I woke up, that's when I realized I was right and John and I made love right away. That last dream made me feel so much better thanks to John, despite me being a little bit shaken from my nightmare. I have to say, John and I been together for six months and everything about John turns me on. His blue eyes, his smile, his lips, his body, and even his jokes. What's not to say about him? I'm so happy to have John in my life and I'll say that 100 times if I have to."
After Nicole finished writing in her diary, her cell phone rang. Nicole took it out of her pocket and saw that Rochelle was calling her. Nicole answered the call.
"Hello?" Nicole said.
"Hey, Nicky," Rochelle said. "How are you?"
"I'm good."
"Did you watch No Mercy last night?"
"Yes, I did."
"Nicole, what is with your crazy ass ex-fiancé?"
"Rochelle, this thing with the Undertaker has gone in way over his head and now, Randy has turned into a psycho."
"I'm so glad you broke up with him to be with John Cena. Has John ever did anything that rash before?"
"I don't think so."
"You don't wanna talk about this anymore, don't you?"
"I rather not."
"Okay. So, what's on the agenda tonight?"
"Well, I'm defending my Women's Championship against Victoria and Trish, Delancey, Ashley, Torrie, and Candice are gonna be banned from ringside."
"Wow, I guess this feud between you girls is getting uglier, huh?"
"Yeah. And I'm gonna announce to the whole world that I'm gonna be on the cover of Playboy magazine."
"Oh, my god. When are you gonna do that?"
"Right after the six-man tag-team match which is John, Shawn Michaels, and the Big Show against Edge, Carlito, and Kurt Angle."
"Well, I can't wait. Okay, well, I'm gonna let you go. So, I'll talk to you later."
"Alright, I'll talk to you later."
"Bye."
"Bye-bye."
Nicole ended the call.
Later, RAW was on and it was time for the Women's Championship match between Nicole and Victoria. Nicole's entrance theme played first and she came out from the curtain.
"The following match is scheduled for one fall and it is for the Women's Championship," Lillian Garcia announced. "Making her way to the ring first, from St. Louis, Missouri, she is the WWE Women's Champion, Nicole Mitchell."
Nicole was wearing a purple midriff tank top with the Chain Gang logo on it, purple pants, the Chain Gang wristbands, and her hair was straight. Nicole walked down the ramp and got into the ring. Nicole stood in the middle of the ring raising her title belt in the air. She got one of the turnbuckles and did it again. Nicole got back down and stood in the ring waiting for Victoria to come out. Victoria's entrance theme played and she came out from the curtain.
"And her opponent from Los Angeles, California, Victoria," Lillian announced.
Victoria walked down the ramp and got into the ring. Nicole gave her title belt to the referee and he raised it up in the air. Then he called for the bell.
Nicole and Victoria did a stare down and Nicole went to work with right hands and then a Lou Thesz press and unloaded with more right hands. Nicole did the matrix move and then flipped into a headscissors to take Victoria down and then nailed her with a kick. Nicole went for the NDM, but Victoria blocked it and threw Nicole down to the mat. Victoria nailed a snap suplex and then perched Nicole on the top rope. Nicole kicked her away but Victoria came back with a right hand and then did a body press slam. Victoria torqued the back of Nicole, like a modified crab, and then covered for a two count.
Victoria bitched at the referee and then walked into a spinebuster from Nicole. Nicole nailed a jaw breaker and then blocked a right hand and hit one of her own, and then hit more right hands but ate an elbow in the corner. Nicole then flipped onto Victoria, but Victoria grabbed her by the legs and dropped right down to the mat into a Boston crab but then Nicole rolled through for a near fall! Victoria blocked the X-Factor and then nailed a right hand and went for the Widow's Peak but Nicole reversed into a Northern Lights suplex for the win.
"Here is your winner and still the WWE Women's Champion, Nicole Mitchell," Lillian announced.
The referee gave Nicole the title belt and raised her left arm in the air and Victoria nailed Nicole in the lower back after the match. Then Ashley came out, went into the ring and mounted Victoria from behind, but Victoria threw her down and kicked her. Then out of nowhere, some other girl went into the ring and started to go to work on Victoria with right hands and then nailed a trust kick to send her outside. The woman picked the Women's Championship belt and as Victoria was about to get back inside the ring, the woman hit Victoria with the belt to knock her off the apron. She then handed the title back to Nicole and left the ring leaving Nicole looking very confused.
Ashley got up and checked on Nicole. She helped Nicole up as her back was still a little sore. The two left the ring and walked up the ramp to the back with Trish and Delancey waiting.
"Nicole, are you okay. Are you alright?" Trish asked.
"Yeah, I'm fine," Nicole said.
"Who was that?" Ashley said.
"I have no idea."
"Well, whoever that was, did you see the way she handled Victoria?" Delancey said. "Man, it looks like Nicole and I don't need your help anymore."
"Hi, hi," the woman from earlier said walking to the girls. "I'm Mickie James. I'm RAW's newest Diva. I just signed my contract last week. I'm so happy to be here. It's so nice to meet you."
"Thanks," Nicole said.
"Yeah, thanks a lot," Trish said.
"You're welcome, you're welcome," Mickie said.
"Mickie James. Why do I know that name?"
"Well, I'm your biggest fan. I've written to you so many times and I know that you don't have time to write me back, but it's okay. You're very busy and hey, you're the former six-time Women's Champion. It was super nice to meet you. I idolized you, Trish. I love you and I want to be just like you."
"Okay."
"Okay."
Mickie then hugged Trish and she left. Nicole, Delancey, Trish, and Ashley looked a little freaked out.
"That was weird," Ashley said.
"Yeah, it was," Delancey said, "and I take back the last thing I said."
"I didn't even get a chance to thank her for helping me," Nicole said. "Oh, well. I gotta go back to the locker room because the six-man tag team match is next and John is waiting for me."
"Okay. Do you want us to help you?" Delancey said.
"No, it's fine. I'll be alright."
"Okay, we'll see you later," Trish said.
"Okay."
Then it was time for the six-man tag-team match between John, Shawn Michaels and the Big Show against Edge, Carlito, and Kurt Angle. Each man made their way to the ring and the referee called for the bell.
John and Edge kicked things off and Edge backed John to the corner and went for a right hand but John blocked and unloaded with right hands of his own. John ate boot on a corner charge and Edge tagged in Carlito who stomped away at John and then sent him headfirst to the corner. John came back with a back body drop and then tagged in Big Show.
Big Show nailed a big head butt and then chopped Carlito in the corner. Kurt came in and Big Show gave him a chop for good measure. Edge came in and Big Show threw him off and then whipped Kurt into Edge in the corner, and then Carlito into both of them before splashing all three. Carlito, Kurt and Edge dropped to the outside and Big Show tagged in John. Kurt got back in the and John is in control of Kurt but then walked into a belly to belly overhead. Kurt delivered an uppercut and then tagged in Edge. Edge distracted the referee while Kurt choked John in the corner and then nailed some elbow drops.
Edge worked over John in the corner and then tagged in Carlito. Carlito clubbed the back of John and then went for a suplex but John blocked and hit one of his own and made the tag to Shawn. Shawn nailed Carlito with right hands and then hit the flying forearm, and nipped up. Shawn knocked John and Edge off the apron and hit an atomic drop on Carlito and then slammed him down before heading up top and scoring with the elbow. Shawn started to tune the band and went for Sweet Chin Music but Kurt hit the ring and nailed Shawn with a clothesline and Carlito covered for a near fall.
Kurt tagged in and worked over Shawn in the corner with right hands and uppercuts and then nailed a beautiful German suplex for a near fall. Kurt locked in a body scissors on Shawn and Shawn rolled Kurt over and nailed some right hands to break the hold. Kurt sent Shawn to the ropes and Carlito pulled the rope down and Shawn tumbled to the outside. Edge then hit the spear on Shawn on the outside while Kurt was distracting the referee.
Edge tagged in Kurt and Kurt gets Shawn in a side headlock on the mat. Shawn fought out but Kurt whipped Shawn hard to the corner and flipped him inside out before nailing a overhead belly to belly and made the cover but John broke the count. Carlito tagged in and chopped at Shawn in the corner before nailing left hands to the head. Shawn came back with chops of his own but then missed a corner charge and his shoulder hit the ring post. Carlito covered for a near fall and then locked in a rear naked choke. Shawn fought up and escaped with right hands but then ran into a dropkick for another near fall.
Carlito went back to the rear naked choke but Shawn again fought up and reached for a tag and then nailed a back suplex on Carlito. Carlito tagged in Kurt as Shawn tagged Big Show. Big Show knocked Kurt down with right hands and head butts and then went for the chokeslam and caught Edge and went for a double chokeslam but they kicked him low and then he hammered them both down. Big Show did the "You can't see me," which got John and Nicole laughing, and then tagged in John who nailed a sit down powerbomb and hit the Five Knuckle Shuffle for a near fall!
Edge has his briefcase on the outside and big Show went after him and kicked him over the barricade. John went for the FU on Kurt but Carlito broke it up and then Kurt locked in the Ankle Lock. John countered into his own Ankle Lock and then rolled through into a roll and Kurt covered John for the three count.
Kurt ran out of the ring and he celebrated in the aisle leaving John and Nicole shocked. As everyone left to go to the back, Nicole, who was wearing a black triangular midriff tank top and black baggy pants, got into the ring and asked for a microphone and went to the middle of the ring.
"You know what? That's alright. That's okay," Nicole said. "What Kurt Angle did caught me by surprise, but it's not gonna stop me from making my big announcement. On October 25th, I'm gonna be on the cover of Playboy magazine. This will be the hottest issue yet and I'm sure that all the boys in the building, including you, John, will be turned on when I take it all off."
Nicole sat down the microphone and did a sexy dance. John smiled and pulled Nicole onto him and they shared a passionate kiss. The two left the ring together and walked up the ramp. When they reached the top, they turned around, and John raised Nicole's left arm in the air and pointed at her. Then the two went into the back.
"So, you feel better now?" John said.
"Yeah," Nicole said. "I feel so much better. Just the thought of being in Playboy makes me so happy, I could walk around naked in the hotel room...if I have to."
"You know, I like to walk naked around too, sometimes."
"That's when you and I are in a really bad mood and it surely does work and you crack me up."
"Hey, but you like it when I'm naked and it kinda turns you on, doesn't it?"
"Yeah, it does. And you know what? Just the thought of you being naked makes me wanna leave this place right now."
"You wanna leave right now?"
"Yeah."
"Alright, then. Let's go."
"The word "Diva" means to be yourself and to stay sexy, beautiful, and confident." – Nicole