Raw: February 27, 2012
I looked at Randy as he arrived in our locker-room. "What did the trainer say?"
"I'm cleared." Randy grins.
"That's fantastic!" I hug him. "You could wrestle as early as on SmackDown tomorrow."
"I could if I can convince Teddy Long to give me the match I want to have."
"I think I know what it is."
"If you're thinking that it's a singles match against Daniel Bryan, you would be correct."
"Good because it'll happen tomorrow."
"How do you know?"
"Because Teddy Long and I are on fantastic terms right now, and I let it slip that Daniel gave you the concussion on purpose. Teddy assumed you'd want the match and told me he'd make it official as soon as you're cleared."
"Great. How are you in such good favor with him right now?"
"I'm supporting him in this fight against John Laurinaitis. We share an enemy that we both want gone. Teddy and I are on good terms anyway, but I'm going to help him with this. We share a common goal."
"That's good to hear. Tell him that I said thanks."
"I will."
"You're in ring gear. What's your match tonight?"
"Nikki Bella in a singles match."
"Sounds like fun. Watch out for Twin Magic though."
"I'll be fine. I can get through this and just focus on my WrestleMania storyline."
"Yeah…speaking of WrestleMania storylines, I'm going to have a talk with Creative about mine."
"Why?"
"I don't want to work with Kane. I'm going to request to have a different storyline and match at WrestleMania."
"It's WrestleMania. Everything gets carefully planned out. Creative seemed set on it. I'm not going to stop you from talking to Creative, but I believe that it's not going to change anything and will just piss Kane off when he finds out."
"That's a risk I'm willing to take. It's worth a try."
"If you say so. I'm going to head to guerilla now. My match is early in the show."
"Alright, I'll be here when you get back."
You can look, but you can't touch
You keep dreaming on the stars above…
"The following Divas match is scheduled for one fall! Introducing first, from Scottsdale, Arizona, being accompanied to the ring by Brie, Nikki Bella!"
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 her opponent, from Saint Louis, Missouri, the Queen of Chaos, Marissa Orton!"
Ding! Ding! Ding!
Nikki and I locked up. I got her into a Sleeper Hold, but she managed to get out of it. Nikki nailed me with a Dropkick and pinned me.
1…kickout!
Nikki ran at me, but I hit her with an Arm Drag. I kicked her in the gut as she got up and hit her with a DDT. Brie got up on the apron before I could pin Nikki. I punched Brie off of the apron. Nikki rolled me into a pin.
1…2…kickout!
Nikki dropped me with a DDT. She then climbed onto the top turnbuckle. She went to hit me with a Crossbody, but I got my knees up to counter it. I glance at Brie before pinning Nikki.
1…2…kickout!
Nikki and I both went to get up. I ran at her with a Thesz Press. When Nikki got up, I nailed with a Dropkick. Brie got up on the apron again. I went to knock her off, but she avoided my punch. She glanced behind me. I moved to avoid a Right Hand from Nikki, which ended up knocking Brie off the apron. Nikki turned around, and I hit her with the Chaotic Ending. I pulled Nikki to the middle of the ring and pinned her.
1…2…3!
"Here is your winner, Marissa Orton!"
I was heading to return to my locker-room after my match when David Otunga stopped me in the hallway.
"We need to talk, Marissa." David says to me.
I rolled my eyes. "Not now, Otunga."
David stopped me as I went to move past him. "Yes, now. We need to talk now."
"Fine. You better make it quick and never stop me again."
"It'll be quick. I swear."
"What the hell do you want, Otunga?"
"You've been seen around talking to Teddy Long a lot recently."
"Yeah, and?"
"Rumor has it that you're supporting him in all of this."
"And what if I am, Otunga?"
"That would make you an enemy to both me and Mr. Laurinaitis. Do you really want to get caught up in this, Marissa? Supporting Teddy isn't a good idea."
"Yes, Otunga, I am fully supporting Teddy Long in this whole issue he has with John Laurinaitis. Nothing that you say can convince me to go back on that. I got caught up in this when Laurinaitis decided to make multiple inappropriate comments about me. It's on him that I'm involved. You can go run back to Laryngitis and tell him that. Actually, also tell him that if he needs anything else, come to me directly instead of sending a puppet to spy on me." I shove past Otunga and head to my locker-room.
"So you're running Raw next week, and Laurinaitis is running SmackDown next week?" I ask Teddy Long. "Can you give me next Tuesday off?"
Teddy shakes his head. "Sorry, Marissa, I can't since it's already known that Laurinaitis will be in charge."
"It was worth a shot. Does Randy get his match tomorrow since he's cleared?"
"Yes, it's going to be tomorrow's main event."
"That sounds great. Good job shoving John Laurinaitis tonight by the way."
"Thanks, but you know he's going to come back at me with something. He's a vengeful man, Marissa."
"Of course he will, Teddy, but he won't be able to get rid of you. We'll get rid of him first."
"You know he's going to target you now since he knows you're on my side, right?"
"And I'm ready for that fight, Teddy."
"Okay then. That's good to hear. See you tomorrow."