Chapter 67: Facts and Fiction?
RAW and Smackdown was in Washington, D.C. for a supershow and Nicole was facing Candice Michelle for the Women's Championship.
Nicole was in the locker room looking at the Divas' Lingerie magazine when there was a knock at the door.
"Who is it?" Nicole asked.
"It's Trish," Trish said from outside.
"Come in."
Trish opened the door and walked inside.
"Hey," Trish said as she sat down next to Nicole. "How are you?"
"I'm doing good," Nicole said. "In fact, I'm doing great. Last week was a great week for and it's near the end of February and Wrestlemania is a month away."
"Well, I heard that your album debuted at number seventeen on the Billboard Charts. Congratulations."
"Thank you. It's a start for me, and hey, I got more things in store like appearing on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno next week."
"Oh, my god. Didn't Candice appear on the show like two weeks ago?"
"Yes, she did. And she said that she's gonna try to go for the Women's Championship at Wrestlemania. What a joke."
"Please. She's got a match with you tonight and she thinks she can beat you to become the new Women's Champion."
"Hey, Candice is too much and so what if she's on the cover of Playboy magazine. I really don't care."
"Hey, I gotta tell you. What you did on Smackdown last week was really helpful. Not only it gave Rey a new lease on life, it also got your ex-fiancé completely pissed off. I still can't believe you flashed your breasts in his face."
"Hey, I had to do something to make Randy lose his concentration and it worked. Me and the Angels are gonna have so much fun messing with him, I rather sing 'Sorry Excuse for A Man' three hundred times until Randy decides to finally apologize."
"Nicole, please. You're starting to scare me."
Then the girls laughed.
Later, RAW was on and it was time for the Women's Championship match between Nicole and Candice Michelle. John was in the ring with a microphone in his hand.
"Ladies and gentleman," John said, "please welcome the woman who was crowned the Women's Champion right here in our nation's capital six months ago, the Princess of Thuganomics herself, Nicole Mitchell!"
Nicole's entrance theme played and she came out from the curtain. She was wearing a navy blue midriff top with U.S. Marines emblems in honor of her father, navy blue shorts, and her hair curled a little. Nicole walked down the aisle slapping hands of the fans and went into the ring. Then she got on one of the turnbuckles and raised her title belt in the air. Then she got back down, kissed John, and stood next to him waiting for Candice to come out. Then Torrie Wilson's entrance theme played and she came out from the curtain with a microphone in her hand.
"Nicky's all fine and dandy and everything," Torrie said, "but I want everyone to get on your feet and give it up for the next Playboy cover girl, and the next WWE Women's Champion, Candice Michelle."
Candice's entrance theme played and she came out from the curtain with her little magic wand. She and Torrie walked down the aisle and Torrie got into the ring first. Candice went around the ring and got on the apron. She then took off her robe and got into the ring. Nicole handed the belt to the referee and he raised it up in the air. The referee then called for the bell.
While Torrie was distracting the referee and John, Candice hit Nicole in the back with the wand and then kicked her in the ribs. Candice choked Nicole with her boot in the corner and then hit some knees to the gut. Candice did the Go Daddy dance and then went for another kick but Nicole blocked and then shoved Candice down and went to work with right hands. Nicole did the matrix move and then hit a dropkick for two.
Nicole hit some forearms and then choked Candice with her boot in the corner. Candice hit a drop toe hold sending Nicole into the bottom rope and then stood on her. Candice slammed Nicole face first into the canvas but Nicole came back with a sunset flip. But Candice sat down on Nicole and grabbed Torrie's hands but the referee spotted them and then Nicole rolled Candice up for the win.
"Here is your winner and still the WWE Women's Champion, Nicole Mitchell," Lillian Garcia announced.
John got into the ring as the referee handed Nicole the Women's Championship belt. Nicole stood up and her arms were raised by the referee and John. Nicole jumped in John's arms and he picked her up as Nicole raised her title belt in the air. John then put her down as Nicole went up on one of the turnbuckles and raised the title belt in the air. She got back down and hugged John again and they both left the ring. They walked to the back and quickly made their way to the locker room for Nicole to change into her outfit.
After that, John and Nicole came out of the locker room and they were walking back to the arena because John had an exclusive interview with the Coach.
Then the Coach was in the ring and began to speak, but the microphone wasn't working. He then gets a new one and said,
"Ladies and gentlemen, at this time, allow me to introduce you to the WWE Champion, John Cena!"
John's entrance theme played and he came out from the curtain with Nicole following him. Nicole was wearing a black tank top which had strings at the bottom crossing over in the front and tying in the back and black pants with silver diamond imprints. John was wearing his new "Chain Gang: Hustle, Loyalty, and Respect" t-shirt. John and Nicole walked hand and hand down the ramp and got into the ring. They both stood next to the Coach.
"Now, Cena," the Coach said, "last week Triple H won the right to face you for the WWE Title at Wrestlemania. Triple H could be your biggest challenger to date. Triple H is a ten-time champion and arguably the greatest wrestler alive today. You don't really think you have a chance, do you? I mean, Triple H taking the title from you is like taking candy from a……"
John then grabbed the microphone and took off Coach's glasses and went to speak. But then Triple H's entrance theme and he came out from the curtain with a microphone in his hand. He walked down the aisle and got inside the ring. He stood next to the Coach and said,
"Go ahead and take your seat. I think I can handle this one." Coach then left the ring. "The champ. Hello, Nicole. How are you? You've been a good girl lately? Now before you answer Coach's question, you need to think about what he just told you. I know that you don't need Coach to tell you how great I am, but please, please, please tell me that you weren't just about to tell the whole world that you can beat me."
John and Nicole laughed and John said,
"You're gonna come at me like that? Look here, it's like this. I've been here for four years and I know that four years ago when I walked my ass through the door, you probably took a look at me and said 'That jackoff won't last two weeks.' Well, I did. Lasted long enough to get me a main event shot at Wrestlemania 22 against the King of Kings, Triple H, for the WWE Championship. I gotta be honest with you, man, I don't have your resume, and like these people with you, apparently, I don't have your respect. But going into Wrestlemania, there is one thing I have that you don't have, I got this."
"Well, excuse me if I'm not afraid of a guy whose one big move is pumping up his Reeboks." Nicole then cracked up. "You know what? You're the champ and I heard Edge and Mick Foley talking out here earlier talking about transitional champions. You know what that is, John? A transitional champion? A transitional champion is a guy who happens to be in the right place at the right time and happens to get lucky enough to win the title. And it's a matter of moments before that title goes back around the waist of the man who truly deserves to wear it. And that, John, is called a transitional champion, and that, my friend, is all that you are. Now don't get me wrong. I don't want anybody to think that I don't think that John is tough and I know Cena is tough. I've seen you take some really bad asskickings and you just keep getting up and getting up and getting up. You never quit. You're just like, uh, Rocky Balboa in the movies. He's got all this passion and pride and heart and desire and dedication. You happen not to be a very good wrestler, but in the movies, Rocky Balboa always finds a way to win. But you know what? But this isn't the movies, John. This is real life, and in real life, you can't beat the bad guy."
"Oh, man. I gotta tell you thank you. You just won me 50 bucks in the 'I know what Triple H is gonna say when he comes down here pool.' Don't get me wrong. It's not like you come out here and say the same thing all the time. It's that I heard that from every single person who stepped into the ring with me. Let me ask you something, homie. What makes you any different from any of them?"
"Here's the thing. I don't even have to answer that question because you already know the answer to that question deep down inside your heart. You know what the hell makes me different from anybody else you faced and the fact is that looking into your eyes, that scares the crap out of you."
"Facts? You want facts? Fact, you're right. I'm not the company's greatest athlete. Fact, you are a ten-time World Champion. Fact, you have beaten almost every top superstar in this business. Hell, you're one of the guys who can walk down to this ring without the title, grab a microphone, tell everybody you're the best alive, and they look at each other and go, 'You know what? He's right.' If you think for one minute that makes me scared or afraid of you, then you have your facts twisted, homie. On that long line of superstars that you decimated on the way to the top, there's one name that's not on the list, John Cena. And that is a fact!"
John and Triple H got nose-to-nose and then,
"Hold up. Wait a second. Cena, Triple H," Vince McMahon said appearing on the titantron. "Listen up. Easy. Now I know you're gonna be facing each other at Wrestlemania for the WWE Title, but what you don't know is that prior to Wrestlemania, you are going to be tag team partners on Saturday Night's Main Event on NBC on March 18th at 8:00. And you will face the three individuals representing Smackdown's main event at WrestleMania. So it will be Triple H and John Cena teaming up against Rey Mysterio, Randy Orton and Kurt Angle. So, I wish you good luck.
John, Nicole, and Triple H couldn't believe it.
"Well, forget Wrestlemania 22," John said giving his title belt to Nicole. "I say right here in D.C.……." John took off his shirt and "Chain Gang" camo baseball cap and threw them to the crowd, "……we find out that if I want to be the partner of the Game at Saturday Night's Main Event. What do you say, King of Kings? Right here, you and me, right now!"
John dropped the microphone and Triple H took off his jacket. Triple H then left the ring and walked up the aisle with a smile on his face and talking trash to John. Nicole then all of a sudden felt a little dizzy. She dropped down on her knees in the corner and was clutching on her stomach. John noticed this and he walked over to Nicole in the corner. He asked her if she was alright and Nicole shook her head. John got out of the ring, pulled Nicole out, and carried her in his arms. As John and Nicole made their way into the locker room, they went inside, and John sat Nicole on the bench.
"Are you okay?" John said.
"Yeah, I'm fine," Nicole said trying to breathe. "I think I kinda freaked out after hearing that announcement from Mr. McMahon……I mean, you and Triple H teaming up together for Saturday Night's Main Event?...That's not gonna be good."
"Why do I have to team with that psycho Bozo the Clown? That's bogus."
"If you teaming up with Triple H was bad enough, what about you facing Rey Mysterio, Kurt Angle, and Randy Orton? What the hell?"
"You're thinking about who to go out with to the ring, are you?"
"Yeah."
"Well, since Mr. McMahon's got me to team up with Triple H, I'm sure he'll do something with you and Eddie's Angels."
"Yeah."
"Here, lie down and get a little rest."
"Okay."
"Wait. You want me to get Baby for you?"
"Oh, yes."
John walked over to Nicole's black pet duffle bag carrier and he pulled out Baby. John walked back over and sat down on the bench. Nicole laid her head on John's lap and John handed Baby over to Nicole.
Back at the arena, Shelton was facing Chavo Guerrero in the Money in the Bank qualifying match. Delancey wasn't with him and his "momma" at ringside because of the storyline. She would be hanging around with John and Nicole starting next week.
The two locked up and Shelton hit some right hands but Chavo came back with some uppercuts. Then Shelton elevated Chavo high in the air and he crashed down to the canvas. Shelton hit some mounted right hands and then choked Chavo over the top rope. Shelton nailed a snapmare and then locked in a rear naked choke as "momma" looked on with a smile. Chavo came back with a dropkick and then some right hands and then a flying forearm.
Chavo nailed a standing dropkick and then Shelton went for the T-Bone suplex but Chavo blocked. Shelton missed the Stinger Splash and Chavo hit the tilt-a-whirl headscissors. Chavo nailed the Three Amigos but Shelton blocked the third and tossed Chavo to the outside. "Momma" stands up and tells Shelton to get out here and finish him. Momma distracted the referee and Shelton went for a suplex but Chavo reversed into a DDT! Randy Orton then hit the ring and leveled Chavo with an RKO! Shelton then covered Chavo for the win.
"Oh, my god," Nicole said sitting up. "The jerk has gone completely insane."
"Hey, if Randy wants to fight fire with fire, he's gonna get burned."
"Oh, he's gonna get burned alright. Randy thinks the Ortons are the best wrestling family and he really despises the Guerreros? I don't get it."
"He doesn't get jack shit. He's crazy."
"Well, he's friggin' psychopath. That's what he is. Wrestlemania is a month away and he'll try anything to get under Rey's skin. That's for sure."
Later, Smackdown was on and Eddie's Angels were in the Women's Locker Room to watch Randy Orton's match against Super Crazy. Also, the Angels had a bombshell to drop on him about Saturday Night's Main Event.
Randy Orton's entrance theme played and he came out from the curtain. He walked down the ramp and got inside the ring. Randy went on one of the turnbuckles and did his pose. He got back down and stood waiting for Super Crazy to come out. The Mexicools' entrance theme played and Super Crazy came out from the curtain riding on the lawn mower. Super Crazy went around the ring, turned off the lawn mower, got inside the ring. The referee then called for the bell.
Randy and Super Crazy lock up and Randy thumbs Super Crazy's eye and then nails a standing dropkick. Randy throws punches and stomps Super Crazy in a corner. Randy chokes Super Crazy in the ropes and hits a snap mare and drops a knee onto Super Crazy for two. Randy lock on a rear chin lock. Randy hammers away at Super Crazy's chest and covers for another two. Randy again applies the rear chin lock and Super Crazy gets out. Randy drops a leg and covers for two. Again Randy reapplies the hold. Super Crazy fights out with punches and takes Randy's legs out from under him. Super Crazy hits a springboard dropkick to Randy who's on the apron. Super Crazy flies over the top rope and takes down Randy outside.
Back in the ring, Super Crazy covers for two. Super Crazy whips Randy who reverses it. Super Crazy gets pushed into a corner, but is able to get an elbow up into Randy's face. Super Crazy sits up top and swings around in DDT position, but Randy gets hung up chest first on the top rope. Super Crazy lands on his feet outside.
Super Crazy goes for the moonsault, but Randy rolls out of the way. Super Crazy hits a springboard dropkick to Randy in the middle of the ring for a long two. Randy pokes Super Crazy in the eye and climbs. Super Crazy runs up and kicks Randy in the side of the head before he was completely up top. Randy sits up top and Super Crazy throws some punches. Randy pushes Super Crazy to the mat. And Randy jumps down to the floor. Randy hits a hard clothesline and then follows it up with the RKO for three.
After the bell, Randy celebrates his victory until...
"Yoo-hoo! Randy!" A voice said.
Randy turned around to see Eddie's Angels on the titantron.
"Well, congratulations, Randy, on your victory against Super Crazy," Delancey said, "but we had to cut your celebration short because we have an announcement to make about Saturday Night's Main Event."
"Now, you must've heard that you're teaming up with Rey Mysterio and Kurt Angle to face John Cena and Triple H, right?" Rochelle said. "Well, there's just a little small adjustment to that match because there happens to be a special guest referee."
"And that special guest referee is……"
"Me," Nicole said. "Let me ask you a question. Was it really necessary to come on RAW and cost Chavo Guerrero his chance to be in the Money-In-The-Bank Ladder match at Wrestlemania? Do you really hate the Guerreros that much? If you think about using Eddie Guerrero's name again to get under Rey's skin, think about what happened two weeks ago. You don't want to have another concussion, do you?"
"Randy," Delancey said, "if you know what's good for you, let us give you one piece of advice: don't mess with the Guerreros, don't try to screw Rey Mysterio, and don't even mess and screw with Eddie's Angels. We are your own worst enemies."
"And Randy," Rochelle said, "don't try to have anyone attack us from behind because it's gonna cost you……big time."
The bombshell really seemed to piss Randy off, but Eddie's Angels weren't done with him yet with Wrestlemania around the corner.