Raw: July 25, 2011

I stretch out in my locker-room. "I'm so happy to have a match tonight."

Randy smiles at me from the couch. "That's good to hear. I'm excited to watch your match tonight. Whatever it is, you didn't say."

"Oh. I didn't? Eve and I are taking on Melina and Ryse in a Tag Team match."

"You're going against Ryse in a match?"

I shrug. "It was the only way to get her on the match card. I feel bad because she hasn't wrestled much lately. I want her to wrestle."

Randy nods. "Okay. I think I understand. Does she know?"

"I didn't tell her, but I'm sure she'll go take a look at the match card."

"Fair enough."

"Anyway, I love wrestling. And I'm glad to be back in it."

"You were only not allowed for six days, then wrestled one night, and then not allowed for eight days. That isn't even bad."

"It was torture."

"It wasn't bad. How did you even last not wrestling through your two major injuries?"

"You know I struggled. Ask Chelle about how miserable I was during my neck injury. As for my knee injury, you were there for part of that time."

"Yeah. You were pretty whiny then."

"Is that the real reason why you dumped me for Brie?"

"Marissa Lynn, you know damn well that I didn't dump you for Brie. I dumped you to protect you from the Nexus because you were injured, and I was stupid for doing that. I only got with Brie because I was lonely."

"Sure…"

"And you got with Daniel Bryan a little after."

"Because I thought you were already trying to get over our relationship, even though we had been together for over a year, and Daniel asked me out."

"You still got with him."

"And we both know that both of those things were some of the biggest mistakes of our lives."

"Yeah. Plus, I know Brie harassed you when you were around some because she felt threatened by you, even though you were with Daniel."

"Yeah. That was ridiculous."

"And it's ironic because they were screwing basically the whole time anyway."

I roll my eyes. "Exactly. But we ended up getting back together anyway."

"One of the best decisions of my life. Are they still together?"

"Maybe. I don't know for sure, and I don't really care either."

"Me either. Anything associated with those two is horrible anyway."

"Exactly. Except Nikki, I like her."

"Yeah. Nikki's cool. I guess. That's your friend, not mine. I like Dolph though."

"Dolph is a pretty nice guy."

"Yeah. But I remember the whole incident with Daniel last year. And that's enough for me to wanna kick his ass again."

I nod. "You've got a point. I get to kick Melina's ass tonight, so I'm satisfied."

"That's nice to hear. I'm looking forward to watching it."

Eve walks in, with Ryse trailing behind her. "I'm excited for our Tag Team match tonight."

"Me too." I reply. "This is when I wish we had Women's Tag Team Championships."

Ryse laughs. "The Divas of Domination, as a group of four, would've Freebird ruled the crap out of those."

I smile. "Yeah. We would've."

"Anyway, why am I wrestling against you two tonight? And teaming with Melina for that matter?"

"Sorry. I'm just trying to get you on the match card."

"It's okay. But I can't stand Melina. She's a two-faced, backstabbing bitch."

Randy snorts as he laughs at Ryse's words. "Those are straight up facts."

"Exactly."

"Anyway," I say. "Sorry, you have to team with the two-faced, backstabbing bitch."

I frown as Melina approaches me as I am grabbing food from Catering.

"Marissa," She says to me with a fake smile. "Let's talk."

"Melina," I give her an irritated look. "If you are going to tell me that you want to show me something, I'm not falling for that one again."

"Well, good news for you, I'm not. I saw that we face each other in a Tag Team match tonight."

"And?"

"I just wanted to let you know that I'm bringing my A-game. I'm coming for your championship, and I'm gonna kick your ass. Maybe I can injure you, so the 30 day rule goes into effect. Then, you'll have to vacate your championship. And, just like in 2006, someone better, in this case me, will take your spot."

I laugh. "Wow, Melina. Is that all you got? Threatening me with an injury? You know that can cause some big trouble for yourself if you do it intentionally, especially when your contract expires soon."

"My contract is none of your damn business."

"It's my business when I'm the President of the Divas Division, and I'm supposed to keep track of the Divas contracts. Anyway, back to my point, is all you got now a threat to injure me? Please, Mickie could've even done better than that."

"You know, Marissa, you talk a big game, but the fact is I've wrestled you enough times that I know how to beat you."

"You are right, Melina. We've wrestled each other a lot. Exchanged victories over each other. There's one match between us in particular that I think of. Does a match at Backlash 2009 ring a bell?"

"That match where you beat me for the Women's Championship was a fluke!"

"If it was a fluke, Melina, you would've won the rematch. You didn't."

Melina rolls her eyes. "Whatever, Marissa. I'll just injure you and make you vacate the championship, just like you had to in 2006."

"Good luck with that. Do you keep bringing up 2006 because that was the last time you were relevant? MNM ended, and you struggled to find your place in our division. That's the difference between you and me, Melina. I always busted my ass to get where I am from a Diva Search contestant to now. You were contracted originally to manage both Mercury and Morrison, Nitro…whatever you call him these days, and struggled to work for things for a while after that because you were nothing more than an entitled bitch. Looks like the more things change the more they stay the same. You ran your mouth so much and acted out so much that you got taken to Wrestler's Court. I believe in your favorite year as well, 2006. Obviously, you need to chill because you're still not getting that this isn't all about you."

"I keep mentioning 2006 because you vacated your championship because of getting RKO'd by your now husband, Randy Orton. But here you are, acting like everything's fine and marrying the guy. It's pathetic. Just like you. And just like 2006, I'll have you dropping the championship."

I slap Melina across the face. "Melina, you get in my face with this attitude again and run your mouth about my marriage, we're gonna have issues. Worse than changing in the halls or Wrestler's Court. I'll see to it that you don't have a job anymore." I walk around her to leave. "Have a nice day."

("Paparazzi" plays)

"The following Divas Tag Team match is scheduled for one fall! Introducing first? from Los Angeles, California, Melina!"

Pourquoi es-tu si belle?

Pourquoi tu bouges comme ça?

Pourquoi tu me fais mal?

Oh je me sens tout nu…

"And her partner, from Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Maryse!"

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…

"And their opponents, Eve Torres and the WWE Divas Champion, Marissa Orton!"

Ding! Ding! Ding!

Eve and Maryse end up starting the match off. They lock up. I lock eyes with Melina as our partners wrestle. Eve DDTs Maryse and pins her.

1…2…kickout!

Eve kicks Maryse in the gut and Irish whips her into our corner. I tag in.

I grabbed Maryse and hit a Running Bulldog. I then go to pin her, but she rolls me into a pin of her own.

1…2…kickout!

I kick out, but Maryse hits me with the French TKO. She then also hits me with the French Kiss. She pins me once more.

1…2…kickout!

Maryse screams in frustration. She lifts me up, but I slap her across the face. I hit Maryse with a DDT and go to pin her, but she kicks me in the face and tags in Melina.

Melina grabs me and hits the Last Call. She pins me.

1…2…kickout!

I get up, and she goes to Clothesline me. I avoid it and Superkick her. I then hit Melina with the Picture Perfect. I look at Maryse and mock her hair flip taunt. I look back at Melina and lock in the Figure Four. Melina instantly taps out.

"Here are your winners, Eve Torres and Marissa Orton!"

Eve and I smile as we watch Ryse and Melina split ways, with Ryse approaching us.

"She seemed extra pissed tonight." Ryse comments.

"Probably because I slapped her earlier." I reply.

"When?"

"When I got food in Catering."

"What'd she do this time?" Eve asks.

"Had one of her attitudes, claimed she was gonna intentionally injure me to make me vacate this lovely Divas Championship, and ran her mouth about my marriage."

"I would have slapped her for that."

"Me too." Ryse comments.

"Anyway, enough of that." I say. "I need to find out if they're finding me a Number One Contender for SummerSlam."

"I'm sure they will."

"Hopefully. I want to defend my championship."

"Maybe against Melina." Eve jokes.

"Well, between you and me, she probably won't be here for much longer."

"Really?"

"That's what I hear from management."