Raw: Power to the People: June 20, 2011
"I need this opportunity tonight, Randy." I say as I put on ring gear. "I could beat Brie this time."
"Insisting on one more opportunity." Randy says. "You're starting to sound like Christian."
"Shut up."
"Make me."
I roll my eyes. "Randy, I want to be Divas Champion."
"Then I will go vote fifty times over."
"No. That would be rigged."
"Hey I offered to help."
"I know. And I love you."
"I love you too, babe." He pulls me into a hug. "I love you so much."
I hug him back. "I can't say I blame you."
"Shut up."
"Make me." I escape the hug and wink at him.
He rolls his eyes. "Good luck."
"Thanks."
Eve, Kelly, Beth, and I stand in the interview area as the cameraman films a glimpse of us for voting.
"Okay." The cameraman says. "We're on commercial."
Eve turns to me. "I really hope you win."
"Thanks." I say. "Me too."
"Well whoever it is," Beth says. "Will kick Brie's ass."
"Damn right."
"So…" Eve says.
"If I get the votes, execute the plan."
"Okay."
We get back from commercial. The Bellas head to the ring.
You can look, but you can't touch
You keep dreaming on the stars above…
"The following Power to the People pick the opponent match is scheduled for one fall! Introducing first, from Scottsdale, Arizona, Nikki and the Divas Champion, Brie, the Bella Twins!"
The screen reveals the voting results. I slowly read the results.
Eve: 25%
Kelly Kelly: 20%
Beth Phoenix: 18%
Marissa: 37%
I gasp. "Yes!"
Eve hugs me and whispers. "Good luck."
"Thank you."
I know I want that girl so bad
I lie awake at night
And think of all the things that I would do
With a girl like that…
I leave towards guerilla to head to the ring. Randy sees me and smiles as I pass him. I enter guerilla and head out for the ring.
"And her opponent, from Saint Louis, Missouri, Marissa Orton!"
Ding! Ding! Ding!
Brie and I lock up. She gets me into a Sleeper Hold. I escape. She then hits me with a Clothesline and starts kicking me in the ribs.
"I'm going to win!" She shouts to the crowd.
I pull Brie down by her leg. "Not today, sister."
I then grab Brie and go for an Armbar, but she elbows me where she had kicked me earlier and escapes. She then hits me with a hard Right Hand. I fall to the ground hard. Brie pins me.
1…kickout!
Brie stomps on my head. "Stay down!"
"Never!" I reply before grabbing Brie's legs and pulling her down.
I stand up and hit her with a Knee Drop from the top rope. I pin Brie.
1…kickout!
Brie gets up and slaps me across the face. I give her a smirk and slap her back. She goes to slap me again, but I grab her arm and hit an Arm Drag. I then hit her with a Diving Elbow and pin her.
1…
Nikki distracts the referee. She starts yelling at him. I knock her off the apron. Brie rolls me into a pin.
1…2…kickout!
I hit Brie with a Dropkick. Then, I pull her up by her hair and hit a Standing Neckbreaker. I pin Brie.
1…2…
Nikki distracts the referee again. She yells at him until Eve pulls Nikki off the apron and starts fighting her. Brie and I glare at each other before I hit her with a Thesz Press. We start brawling. I grab Brie and throw her into a corner before unloading punches on her. The referee pulls me back. Brie goes to hit me, but I pick her up and hit a Picture Perfect. I pin her.
1…2…kickout!
Brie rolls me into a pin.
1…2…kickout!
Nikki and Eve are still fighting. The referee gets distracted by them and decides to eject them. Brie hits me with a Bella Buster and starts yelling at the referee for ejecting Nikki. Brie then pins me.
1…2…
I flip over and roll her into a pin.
1…2…3!
I quickly roll out of the ring as Brie realizes what happened.
"Here is your winner and the NEW WWE Divas Champion, Marissa Orton!"
The referee raises my arm in the air and hands me the Divas Championship.
I run backstage right into Randy's arms. "I did it."
He smiles at me. "You did it."
"I'm so happy."
"I know." He kisses my forehead. "I'm so proud of you."
"Thank you."
"You did amazing."
"Part of it was because of your training. Thank you."
"Really? I think that was all you."
"Actually Eve and I planned the getting Nikki ejected thing together."
Eve hugs me from behind. "And it worked perfectly! Congrats!"
"Thank you."
"My girl!" Chelle shouts as she hugs me. "You did it!"
"I feel amazing!"
"You should." Ryse says as she hugs me as well. "It was great. You beat Brie."
"And now it's time to fix the Divas division."
I smiled as I got the nameplate on the Divas Championship changed from Brie's to mine. "This feels really good."
"It should." Randy says as he quietly wraps his arms around me.
"Randy, I love you. Thank you for everything."
"No problem. You're my wife, my everything. I helped train you. I support you and everything you do. I love you too."
"Aww…you're so sweet."
"I know."
"You and that damn ego of yours."
"You love it. Don't even lie about it."
"It gets a little annoying."
"Trust me, babe. That's intentional. You ready to head to John's locker-room?"
"Let's go."
Randy and I enter John's locker-room.
"Christian and Truth are talking about losing to us last night." John tells Randy.
Randy and I sit down to watch TV.
"At least I capitalized on my one more chance." I mutter.
Randy chuckles. "True."
"You were fighting your apprentice last night and were unsuccessful." Christian says on TV. "But, Miz, Truth and I were in title matches last night."
"How dare you?" Miz says.
"How dare me?" Christian looks at Truth. "How dare you?"
"How dare me? How dare you?" Truth says.
"Really? Really? Really?" Miz says.
"Really? Really?" Christian says.
"Really?"
"Riley!"
"Riley? Randy!"
"Randy? Riley!"
"Randy!"
"Riley!"
"Randy!"
"Riley!"
"Randy!"
"Riley!"
"Randy!"
"Riley!"
"Jimmy!" Truth shouts. "Jimmy! Jimmy! Jimmy! Jimmy!"
You know it's the Mack militant, coming to get it on.
Hey, get outta my way.
I'm coming, the thunder and lightning is striking.
I'm fighting you on the storm…
"Wait! Wait! Wait! Shut up! Just just just shut it up." Teddy Long says as he appears on the stage. "Now, I'm pretty sure that all of these people don't want to see you blabbering in that ring. They wanna see you in action. So I tell you what. Tonight's main event will be the three of you teaming up in a Six Man Tag Team match. And the people will choose what type of match it is going to be. And your opponents will be the team of Alex Riley, the World Heavyweight Champion, Randy Orton, and the WWE Champion, John Cena!"
"Okay." Randy says. "We're in a Six Man Tag Team match tonight. Now, can someone tell me what the hell did I just watch?"
"I would tell you." I say. "But I don't think I know either."
AWESOME
I came to play!
I came to play
There a price to pay
Time for you to get down on your knees and pray…
"And their partner, being accompanied to the ring by DJ Hardy, weighing in at 231 pounds, The Miz!"
Miz and DJ head to the ring to join Miz's tag team partners, Christian and R-Truth.
John and Randy's partner, Alex Riley, looks at me, Randy, and John.
"Listen," Alex says. "I'm sorry."
"Sorry for what?" Randy asks in an annoyed tone.
"Everything wrong that happened while I was allied with Miz and DJ. Ever since Miz was my NXT pro."
"Everything wrong?" John questions.
"Yes, everything wrong." Alex looks directly at Randy. "Especially the kidnapping thing." Alex then looks at me. "And I think I caused you a lot of problems that I am sorry for as well."
John, Randy, and I look at each other for a moment before Randy speaks.
"I forgive you for everything except the kidnapping." Randy says. "I'll forgive you for that only if you apologize to Eve and Maryse as well."
John and I nod in agreement.
Alex gives a small smile. "That's understandable. I'll apologize to both Eve and Maryse as soon as I get the chance. What happened there was very wrong, and I regret everything." His theme music starts. "See you in the ring." He heads out to the ring.
I look at Randy and John. "That was weird."
John nods. "Yeah it was. Randy, are you really going to forgive him if he apologizes to Eve and Ryse?"
Randy looks at John. "Only if they forgive him. As far as I see it, Alex just looked at Miz for guidance and didn't know better. He does now and just owned up to his mistakes. I think he's changed for the better. The poor kid is a little lost without Miz and DJ being with him now. If Eve and Ryse forgive him, I think we should be open to being friends with Alex. He needs friends and maybe some better guidance."
I quietly nod as I take in Randy's words. I agree with Randy, but I'm a little unsure about how Eve and Ryse are going to respond to Alex. Especially Ryse.
I hear voices in my head
They council me
They understand
They talk to me…
"And his partner, being accompanied to the ring by Marissa, from Saint Louis, Missouri, weighing in at 245 pounds, he is the World Heavyweight Champion, Randy Orton!"
Your time is up, my time is now
You can't see me, my time is now
It's the franchise, boy I'm shinin now
You can't see me, my time is now!..
"And their partner, from West Newbury, Massachusetts, weighing in at 240 pounds, he is the WWE Champion, John Cena!"
As John slides in the ring, the opposing team rolls out. They, along with DJ, are huddled together and having a quiet conversation.
I kiss Randy's cheek. "Good luck."
He smiles. "Thanks."
Randy and John hand me their World Championships, and I roll out of the ring. The results for their match stipulation are shown.
One fall to finish: 15%
20 minute time limit: 6%
Elimination match: 79%
They're having an elimination six-man Tag Team match.
Ding! Ding! Ding!
Miz and John start the match off. They lock up, and neither one can gain an advantage. They're pretty evenly matched. John finally gets Miz into a corner and punches on him. Then, John runs Miz off of the ropes and hits a Running Bulldog. John goes for the pin.
1…kickout!
John tags Randy in. They double team Miz. Randy bounces Miz's head off of a turnbuckle and then hits Miz with an European Uppercut. Miz Irish Whips Randy into a corner, but Randy explodes out of the corner with a Clothesline.
I glance over at DJ and give her a smirk.
Randy stares at Christian before dropping a knee on Miz's head. Randy goes for the pin.
1…2…kickout!
Randy Irish Whips Miz into the ropes, but Miz kicks Randy in the chest and then the face. Miz then stomps on Randy a few times and tags Christian in.
DJ then gives me a smirk of her own.
Christian starts stomping on Randy. He lifts Randy up by his head, but Randy starts punching on him. Randy Irish Whips Christian into the ropes, but Christian reverses it and trips Randy. Christian pins Randy.
1…kickout!
I smile and pound on the mat. "Come on, Randy! You've got this!"
Christian drags Randy to the opposing corner and beats on him. Christian then distracts the referee, and Miz beats on Randy. DJ is getting in some shots on Randy. I put the World Championships down and run over to help. I pull DJ away from Randy and nail her with a hard European Uppercut.
Miz looks at me. "What the hell, Marissa?!"
"She shouldn't have messed with Randy." I say before strolling back to my side.
Christian beats on Randy some more before Randy gets back into the match and starts punching Christian. Christian tags in R-Truth and they double team Randy.
R-Truth locks Randy in a Sleeper Hold. Randy desperately reaches out to Alex and John for a tag, but they can't quite reach. Randy's face turns bright red, and he starts to fade.
"Come on, Randy!" I shout. "You can do it!"
Randy escapes and drops R-Truth with a Back Body Drop. R-Truth tags in Christian.
Christian goes for the Killswitch, but Randy escapes. Randy goes for the RKO, but Christian evades it. Christian hits Randy with a DDT and goes for the pin.
1…2…kickout!
Christian goes for Edge's Spear, but Randy catches him with a Scoop Slam. Randy finally tags out to Alex. I rush over to check on Randy as he rolls out of the ring.
Alex starts beating on Christian. I watch him hit Christian with a nice Spinebuster as it make it to Randy.
"You okay?" I ask Randy.
Randy chuckles. "Barely."
Alex knocks Miz off of the apron. Christian goes after Alex, but Alex reverses him. Miz goes after Alex, but Alex reverses him too. Christian, however, hits Alex as his attention is on Miz. They double team Alex. R-Truth enters as well. John runs in to help. As the referee restrains John, Miz hits Alex with a Skull-crushing Finale. Christian pins Alex.
1…2…3!
Alex got eliminated. John and I exchange a worried glance as Randy is still out on the floor.
"Shit." I mutter.
"What's wrong?" Randy quietly asks.
"Alex got eliminated."
"Shit."
Randy starts to get up as the opposing team high-fives on the other side. John glances at us again. Randy gives John a stern look and enters the ring. Christian tags in Miz.
Miz beats heavily on Randy and hits another Skull-crushing Finale. He goes for the pin.
1…2…kickout!
I let out a sigh of relief.
Miz waits for Randy to get up. Randy is in the opposite corner.
"Miz is stalking you in preparation to try to kick your head off." I whisper to Randy.
"Thanks for the heads-up, babe." Randy replies.
Miz goes to kick Randy, but Randy explodes out of the corner with a Clothesline. Randy tags in John.
John immediately attacks Miz. He then stares at Christian and R-Truth before hitting Miz with a Five Knuckle Shuffle. John goes for the Attitude Adjustment, but Miz escapes and hits John with a Neckbreaker. Miz pins John.
1…2…kickout!
Miz Clotheslines John in the corner. He then goes to the top rope to jump on John. However, when he goes for it, John locks Miz into the STF. R-Truth breaks the submission. The referee gets distracted by Randy coming in to help, and Christian beats on John. Miz beats on John some more. Miz gets pulled away by the referee, and R-Truth gets in a cheapshot on John. Miz tags in Christian.
Christian stomps on John. Christian locks John in a Sleeper Hold, but John escapes. John pushes Christian into the ropes, and Christian comes back with a Shoulder Block. He pins John.
1…2…kickout!
Christian hold his foot on John's throat before tagging in R-Truth.
R-Truth beats on John and then pins him.
1…2…kickout!
John Suplexes R-Truth. Randy and John reach out to make a tag but can't quite make it. R-Truth pulls John back. John locks R-Truth off, but Miz tags in.
Miz attacks John before Randy can tag in. Miz beats on John and goes for the Skull-crushing Finale, bit John lifts Miz up for the Attitude Adjustment. Christian goes to interfere, but John knocks him over with Miz's feet. John hits Miz with the Attitude Adjustment and pins Miz.
1…2…3!
I smile as Miz is eliminated and the teams are made even.
R-Truth comes in and stomps on John. He pins John.
1…2…kickout!
R-Truth locks John in a submission, but John escapes. R-Truth tags in Christian.
Christian gets between John and Randy. John goes for the Attitude Adjustment, but Christian slips away. Christian DDTs John and goes to the top rope. Christian jumps, but John rolls out of the way. John tags in Randy at the same time as Christian tags in R-Truth.
Randy Clotheslines R-Truth a couple times and hits R-Truth with a Scoop Slam. Randy hits R-Truth with his signature Mid-rope DDT. Randy starts preparing for the RKO, but Christian comes in and attempts to hit the Killswitch. Randy shoves Christian away and Clotheslines him over the top rope. R-Truth goes for the Scissors Kick, but Randy avoids it and hits R-Truth with the RKO. Randy pounds R-Truth.
1…2…3!
I cheer as R-Truth is eliminated, and we gain the advantage.
Christian Spears Randy out of nowhere and pins him.
1…2…3!
"No!" I scream.
Christian taunts Randy as John sneaks up behind him. John goes for the Attitude Adjustment, but Christian escapes, just to receive an RKO from Randy. I can't help but giggle. John locks in the STF, and Christian immediately taps out. Randy and John won.
"Here is your winner, John Cena!"
John invites Randy and me into the ring. He hands Randy his championship, and they celebrate. I happily raise both of their arms into the air in a celebration of the victory.