It was now Thursday and Randy and Roxy had agreed to meet at Randy's flat. Both were pissed off at Vince McMahon for his actions the other night on Raw. Never the less, it wasn't to be too many more days until they were allowed back on the road. It still didn't solve anything.
Randy was sat waiting for Roxanna. However, he did have some very interesting reading; it was her magazine interview from a few weeks ago.
Daddy's not so little girl.
Walking into our offices, the newest General Manager to the WWE Raw brand looked tanned and toned - yet bruised and battered - after two weeks in Australia. She seemed glad not to be in the public eye at the moment...
"I'm knackered, but it was well worth it!" Roxanna Richards laughs, taking another sip of her drink and sitting opposite me on the settee. "The fans in Australia are great, they really appreciate the product. I'm glad my idea finally was a reality."
The beautiful, bona fide 21 year old made her return to the WWE the night after Wrestlemania 23 after a two year hiatus. She left on bad terms...
"I didn't actually leave on bad terms with the company, just with some of the people in it." she reminisced "It was circumstances that made staying there very difficult, at the time. I've grown up since then, so have others. It makes life easier going into work and everyone not thinking you're an utter arsehole."
"Do you think that everyone there's an utter arsehole though?"
"No, not by any means. Like everyone, there are people that you get along with and people that you know you have to get along with for the sake of work. Tolerance is the key, something that I'm becoming more and more accustomed to."
Not bad for the illegitimate daughter of ruthless, umcompramising WCW Nitro leader, Eric Bishoff...
"I guess...I think coz I didn't grow up around him, I didn't have the opportunity to let a lot of his personality traits pass over to me. Having said that, if I had grown up around him, I do think I would have had a different perspective on many things. Who knows? Maybe I'd be in a porn video by now or a little wanna-be musician struggling to make a living somewhere. Them possibilities don't sound too appealing, huh?"
"Depends who you are..."
"That's what I'm trying to get at. It depends on situations that you are surrounded by and who you interact with on a daily basis. Pressures from peers and parents, situations like the, can change your outlook on life forever."
"Do you think that you would have been in the WWE if you weren't the daughter of Eric Bishoff?"
"Probably not, in fact, it's a total accident that I'm in the company in the first place. He gave me a contract just to shut me up! That backfired on him big time! I'm not the kind of person to hide my feelings and thoughts for too long. I don't think I ever could do that."
It's safe to say that Roxanna knows what she wants and equally, what she doesn't want. About three years ago, at the tender age of 18, she discovered that she was pregnant with then boyfriend, WWE third generation superstar Randy Orton's baby. After an unfortunate accident at Survivor Series, she lost the baby. Life spiralled out of control for her and she turned to alcohol and cigarettes for comfort, addictions which she has since over come.
"It was just one of them things. If I'm honest, my heart wasn't entirely in the pregnancy. I never envisioned being a Mum at that age anyway. Not to say I never want to be a Mum or anything, I just wasn't ready for it at 18 years of age. It was a difficult time to deal with it and, I think that if it had happened now, I would have coped better. I wouldn't have let things rule me, I would never have gotten myself into the situation where I was so far gone I couldn't tell where I was. But, that's life, you live and learn from your mistakes."
"Do you blame anyone for it?" I ask, looking at her sparkling blue eyes intensively.
"Security should have been tighter. Many people would blame Randy, including himself, but I wouldn't. It's all in the past; I can't sit here and say what should have been done. It's better not to dwell on it and just to look forward to the future."
"How is your relationship with Randy now?"
"Good. It's difficult. A lot of people would assume that after everything I said to him that Monday after Wrestlemania 21 that I wouldn't want to look at him again, let alone speak to him. You can't hold a grudge against someone forever. Never. And if you do, you shouldn't. Life's too short to do that."
"Ever consider going back out with him?" I questioned cheekily, not expecting an answer just a slap in the face...
"Maybe, maybe not." she winks.
Good answer! As she removes her jacket, I notice a sea of bruises and cuts on her arms.
"Concrete stairs. Just some advice; always watch where you are going, it sure hurts!"
"Last question; what's next for Raw?"
"You can expect ratings to go up and for more and more butts in seats at live shows, at least, that's what I hope will happen. I want to out do my Father, teach him a lesson for all them times as a child when he was never there for me. I'm back, and better than ever!" She smirks, feeling confident in her new venture.
Randy grinned. He admired her new found confidence and optimism. It possibly helped knowing a rumour, as they left Australia, that her ex-boyfriend scumbag Gavin had been arrested by police. Now, the story had been released in the US but he didn't know if Roxanna knew the truth...
The door bell rang.
'Oh well, time to find out.' Randy sighed, opening the door for his lover.
To be continued...
