Chapter 47: "Crossing the Line" to Finding A Way Out
RAW was in Cleveland, Ohio and Nicole and Delancey were walking down the hallway looking for Maria who was just put in a match against Kurt Angle by Eric Bischoff.
At the beginning of RAW, Eric was running his mouth about how RAW let the fans down and let him down as well. He also called the RAW superstars a bunch of failures and called every single one of them down to the ring. But WWE Chairman Vince McMahon gave Eric an ultimatum and that was to set a goal and achieve it. If Eric failed, then he would be fired. John and Nicole were very happy about that because Eric's been on John's case since he got drafted to RAW and Eric being fired would be the best thing that happened to John and on RAW.
When Nicole and Delancey found Maria, she was headed out to the ring with Eric Bischoff grabbing her arm forcing her to go out.
"Hey, Bischoff!" Delancey said as she and Nicole walked up to Maria and Eric. "Hold on, Maria. We got this."
"You know, Eric," Nicole said, "you've been on my boyfriend John Cena's ass for months. But now, you put Maria in a match against Kurt Angle? You know what that means? It means you're dancing on thin ice. Really thin ice. I hope to you God that you get fired because I've had it up to here with your bullcrap, because now, your time is about to come."
"Oh, yeah. We will be accompanying Maria to ringside and if Maria, at some point, gets hurt, then everyone will see the reason why you, Eric Bischoff, will get fired: because you like to hurt women."
Then Nicole, Delancey, and Maria walked away.
"You guys, thank you so much for this," Maria said, "but are you sure that you wanna do this?"
"Yes," Nicole said. "Eric has really gone crazy this time and I don't think he has the right to put you in a match against Kurt Angle just because you asked a question."
"You know why the reason RAW lost to Smackdown in the elimination match?" Delancey said.
"Eric Bischoff?"
"Exactly. That's why he had his ass kicked by Teddy Long, with a little help from the Boogeyman, and I will be so happy when Eric Bischoff gets fired, and maybe, just maybe, Teddy Long might switch over to RAW and things would get even better."
"That might not happen, but it does sounds good."
"Yeah," everyone said.
Then it was time for the match between Maria and Kurt Angle. Maria's entrance theme played and she came out from the curtain with Nicole and Delancey following her. Nicole was wearing a black midriff off-the-shoulder top, black pants, and her hair straight. Delancey was wearing a black backless tube top with the front being daringly low, denim miniskirt, and black boots. The three walked down the ramp and got into the ring. Maria was looking very worried and Daivari's entrance theme plays. He comes out wearing a referee uniform and he walks down the ramp to the ring.
Daivari then tried to get in Maria's face but the other referee, Chad Patton, says that he was going to referee this match. They both argue and then Chad decked him with a right hand. Nicole, Delancey, and Maria cheered as Daivari backed off and acted like he was leaving until Chad turned his back and then Daivari attacked from behind and choked him out. Daivari locked in a Camel Clutch on Chad and then tossed him to the outside and spat on him. Daivari then tried to get in Maria's face again but Delancey walked towards Daivari and the two get in an argument. Daivari then slapped Delancey, she tackled Daivari, and started to club him with right and left hands. Nicole dragged Delancey off of Daivari as Kurt's entrance theme played and he comes out from the curtain with the fans saying "You suck." But the chants were being censored on TV. Kurt walks down the ramp and gets in the ring and asks for a microphone.
"Now, Maria, calm down," Kurt said. "I'm not going to hurt you. This is a stupid idea and I don't wrestle women. I want you to come here, give me a hug, and we'll call it a day."
Nicole and Delancey begged Maria not to do it. They kept telling her that this was a joke but Maria went over to Kurt and he hugged her. Then he clutched her and dropped her with the Angle Slam! Then John came out from the curtain, ran to the ring, and hammered Kurt away with right hands, a shoulder block, and clotheslined Angle to the outside. Nicole and Delancey were helping Maria out of the ring and Chris Masters then appeared into the ring. He attacked John from behind and locked in the Masterlock. Then Kurt came back inside the ring and kicked away at John while he was in the Masterlock.
"Hold on, hold on," Eric said as he came out from the curtain. "Why don't you save a bit for later on. Mr. McMahon wants me to have a goal and that goal is to see Cena tap out and lose the WWE Championship. So tonight on RAW, it will be Cena defending the WWE Championship against Kurt Angle and Chris Masters in a No Disqualification, No Countout, Triple Threat Submission Match! Angle then gave Cena an Angle Slam, and Angle has the Ankle Lock, and Masters has the Master Lock. What does John Cena have? The Five Knuckle Shuffle?"
Kurt and Chris left the ring and Nicole went inside the ring to check on John. As Kurt, Chris, and Eric went to the back, John and Nicole left the ring with Delancey and Maria following them. The four walked up the ramp and went to the back until they reached the Women's Locker Room.
"Don't worry, Nick, I got this," Delancey said.
"Okay," Nicole said as Delancey and Maria went into the Women's Locker Room. "John, please tell me you know a submission move." John then gave a slick smile to Nicole. "John, what's that look for?"
"Eric Bischoff thinks he can screw me out of the WWE Championship, but what he doesn't know is that to got something up my sleeve."
"Oh, you do?"
"Yeah?"
"Well, then Eric is in for a rude awakening."
Then John and Nicole kissed each other.
Later, it was time for the Triple Threat No Disqualification, No Countout, Submission match for the WWE Championship between John, Kurt Angle, and Chris Masters. Daivari wasn't going to be the referee for the match.
Kurt's entrance theme played and he comes out from the curtain. He walks down the ramp to the ring and Chris' entrance theme plays. He does usual thing at the top of the ramp and walks down to the ring. Then John's entrance theme plays and he comes out from the curtain with Nicole following him.
As John got into the ring, he went straight for Kurt but Chris took him from behind and he and Kurt double teamed him. Kurt choked John with his "Chain Gang" hoodie as Chris hammered away at him. Kurt gave John an uppercut and then an elbow drop. Chris then hit an elbow of his own and then they hit a double suplex. Kurt then kicked Chris in the gut and tossed him to the outside.
John went back into the ring and came back with right hands on Kurt and then gave him a clothesline and knocked Chris off the apron. John went for the FU but Kurt elbowed out and locked in the Ankle Lock. John reached for the ropes but then Chris came in and locked in the Masterlock on Kurt. Kurt tried to break the hold but then started to fade but came back before fading again. John then came in to break the lock and nailed Chris with right hands but Chris then kicked John in the leg and hit a delayed vertical. Chris signaled for the Masterlock on John and synched it in.
John tried to fight it but then he faded and went down to his knees. Kurt then came in and broke the lock and hammered away with right hands in the corner. Chris sent Kurt into the corner and went for the Masterlock again but Kurt dropped down and locked in the Ankle Lock. John went up top and hit a flying double axe handle on Kurt and then hit a flying shoulder and a pair of clotheslines and a sit out powerbomb.
John went for the Five Knuckle Shuffle but Chris nailed him with a clothesline. Chris stomped on John and then Kurt took down his straps and went to the outside and grabbed a chair. Chris held John and Kurt went to nail him but John got a boot up and kicked it into Kurt's face. John then hit Chris in the leg with the chair, and then hit him right in the knee with it. John then locked in an STF and Chris tapped out.
After the bell, Nicole went into the ring and had a surprised look on her face. John pulled Nicole into a hug and a sizzling kiss. Nicole then danced around the ring and John celebrated his victory with the honor and privilege of Eric Bischoff finally being fired next week.
"I'm a really fun girl with a free-spirit personality." – Nicole