SmackDown Filming: May 1, 2012

"So, babe…" I say quietly to Randy. "Raw next Monday is in Greensboro, North Carolina."

Randy gives me a confused look. "Okay?"

"It's less than three hours from Asheville."

"You want to go see your aunt, don't you?"

"Yeah, if you're cool with it. I don't usually go see her at all, but I feel like I should this time. I can't even remember the last time I visited her while we were in the area. I feel like we should go this time though. If I let her know in advance, we could probably spend the night there instead of staying at a hotel."

Randy chuckles. "Of course you'd bring up avoiding the hotels to convince me. It's your aunt. We can go. Just talk to her about it, and let me know what's going on."

"Okay. Do you have a match tonight?"

"I'm teaming up with Big Show to face Kane and Cody. What about you?"

"I'm facing Natalya. Luckily, it's not for the Divas Championship."

"Sounds easy to me."

"It should be."

"I can't wait to go home, Rissa."

"Me too. Our anniversary is a big deal."

"The biggest deal. I can't wait."

"Me either."

("New Foundation" plays)

"The following Divas match is scheduled for one fall! Introducing first from Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Natalya!"

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, she is the WWE Divas Champion, the Queen of Chaos, Marissa Orton!"

Ding! Ding! Ding!

Natalya and I immediately locked up with each other. She gets me in a Headlock, and I force her to release. We lock up once more, and I shove her into the corner.

1!

2!

3!

4!

The referee forces me off. I raise my hands and back away from Natalya. As the referee lectures me, Natalya gets out of the corner. I quickly get Clotheslined. Natalya pins me.

1…kickout!

Natalya slams her hands on the mat. I kick her in the head. She falls on the ground. I stand back up and drop a knee on her head. I then drag Natalya to the middle of the ring. I grab her legs to lock in a Sharpshooter. However, she expects it and kicks me away, causing me to fall into the ropes. Before I can get up, Natalya grabs me from behind and hits me with a German Suplex. Natalya then positions me more towards the middle of the ring and hits me with two more. After the second one, she bridges into a pin.

1…2…kickout!

Natalya grabs me and tries to get me into a Headlock. However, I elbow my way out and hit her with a Dropkick. I grab Natalya by her head and Suplex her. I pin her.

1…kickout!

Natalya and I exchange Right Hands. I slap her across the face, leaving a mark and making her stumble back. I Clothesline Natalya a couple of times before hitting her with a DDT and pinning her once again.

1…2…kickout!

Natalya ducks a Clothesline and grabs me by my hair. She Suplexes me before dragging me towards the middle of the ring. She goes to lock in a Sharpshooter, but I kick her away and roll her into a pin.

1…2…3!

"Here is your winner, Marissa Orton!"

I smiled as I rolled out of the ring with the Divas Championship. I may have been on the bad side of John Laurinaitis as well as Eve, but I won every single match that was thrown my way this week.

They hadn't gotten in my way at all yet. I was making it through every challenge they sent my way, and it felt damn good.

I make it back to guerilla to lock eyes with John Laurinaitis. I look away from him and go to exit guerilla and head to my locker-room.

"Ready to drop that lawsuit yet, Marissa?" John Laurinaitis asks with an evident attitude.

I look back at Laurinaitis and cross my arms. "Why would I want to drop my lawsuit against you, Laurinaitis?"

"Because I'll continue to put you in matches, Marissa. You may have won all three matches that I put you in this week, but things won't remain that way. As much as we both know that you love to wrestle, the more I put you in matches is the more likely you are to lose the Divas Championship. Do you really want that?"

"John, you can continue to put me in all the matches that you want because I'm not dropping the lawsuit. I'm the most decorated and most accomplished Diva in this division, so it should be clear that I know how to win matches. Yes, my Divas Championship reign will be more at risk, but I'm not going to allow you to use that to blackmail me into dropping the lawsuit that I have against you. Shouldn't you be worried about your match against John Cena at Over the Limit anyway?"

I don't even give John Laurinaitis the chance to reply before exiting guerilla to enter my locker-room.

I sat with Randy in our hotel room. "I'm gonna fight Laurinaitis for everything he's got if he's gonna keep attempting to blackmail me into dropping the lawsuit like that."

"That's good." Randy replies. "He shouldn't be trying anything like that."

"I know. I'm not going to budge anyway. He can make me defend the Divas Championship all he wants because I'm not going to let it go anywhere. I'll take on any challenger that is thrown my way."

"As you should. I'll even step in as your manager if I have to."

"I don't think that'll be necessary, but thanks for having my back, Randy."

"Of course. I'm not letting John Laurinaitis get to you."

"I'm grateful for that. I'll take this lawsuit all the way to court if I have to."

"Just do whatever you need to do to get the lawsuit to go through."