Lily walked around her apartment getting dressed as her father ranted on speakerphone. He criticized everything from the sloppiness of her moves to her attire to her confidence in the ring.

"By any chance did I do anything right?" she asked, securing her hair in a ponytail.

"Well, the crowd was behind you so I guess you did," he answered.

"Thanks Dad. I have to get to the Performance Center. Bye," she hung up before he could respond.

Now on to the Performance Center where she was due for a training session with Della and Marina. Her phone was constantly beeping from social media notifications. Her follower count went from a few hundred to over 100,000 over night.

Marina walked through the door.

"Where's Della?"

"She's uh...photoshoot," Marina blurted but Lily could tell she was lying and apparently Marina recognized that. She sighed. "You know what, I'm going to be straight with you. Della has a lot going on when we're on the road these days so by the time we get home she's burned out. I think she'll be here tomorrow though."

"Oh, that's okay," Lily replied. As far as she was concerned Della and Marina were 1a and 1b to each other. Who you ranked first came down to your preference so she was just as happy to receive solo training with Marina.

"So, after watching your match back. You probably looked fluid to the untrained eye but to me you looked kind of clumsy, awkward and unsure of yourself. Since the top rope is my natural habitat, I can say that you were very uncoordinated whenever you went there," Marina assessed.

"God, you're almost as bad as my father," Lily snorted.

"Just be glad it's me and not Della or you'd have to rethink everything you've ever learned," Marina said.

"Yeah, I believe you on that."

"But to say this was your first showing in front of such a large crowd, I give you a B minus," Marina smiled. "You ready to get after it?"

"I'm ready," Lily nodded.

…she was not ready. Marina made her run the ropes for minutes on end, circle the ring and other various drills just to test her. Lily considered herself to be in good shape but she was blown by the time she was able to take a break. Then Marina taught her how to "dance" properly which meant forcing Marina to the turnbuckle with ease and how to take a reversal so that Lily went into the turnbuckle. Wrestling itself is fun but training for wrestling will kill a person before they realize they're dead. People looked down on wrestling and some didn't consider it a real sport but their training is just as grueling if not more than any of the so called real sports.

She was taking another breather when a familiar face walked in. Finn. Lily was sweaty and her nervousness caused fresh beads to form. She attempted to straighten up: wiping sweat from her face with her t-shirt and self-consciously fiddling with her ponytail.

"Calm down, obviously you're training. He'll probably respect seeing you the way you are, sweat and all because it shows that you're actually doing something instead of bullshitting," Marina whispered.

"Are we working hard or are we hardly working," Finn smiled, causing Lily to cringe outwardly at the cheesy old line.

"I think you can see the answer to that," Marina replied.

"Yeah, you do look a little beat down, Marina," Finn joked and Marina scoffed. "Let's see what you learned today, Lilith."

"Alright, you heard him," Marina said, moving to lock up.

Lily's hands were sweaty as she locked up with Marina. Marina basically man handled and carried Lily along. She was nervous and felt herself stumble multiple times during the sequences.

Marina took a step back. "You need to get it together."

Lily turned to Finn on the outside peeking through the ropes. "I can't work with you just standing there judging me!"

"Wait, wasn't there 15,000 people just standing there in Jacksonville last night judging you?" he shot back.

"Yeah but that's different," she grumbled.

"Different? How so?" he pressed.

"Quit while you're ahead," Marina whispered in Lily's ear.

"Marina, let me get in there," Finn said, sliding in the ring and removing his shirt. Marina looked shocked, Lily was shocked...er.

"Are you serious?" Lily asked, almost hyperventilating.

"Yeah, why not?" he asked innocently, holding his hands up to lock with her. Unlike moments ago with Marina, this time was different. Instead of being nervous, she was determined, wanting to impress him. To show him that she could hang.

Obviously, Finn had the advantage during the lock up and Lily eventually tries to create some separation but she was met with a chop. He didn't use his full strength but the impact was still enough to send her stumbling backwards.

After a few more sequences, Lily was now was on offensive. Her advantage is all about speed and flips but every time she went for the cover it isn't enough to win as Finn always kicks out at two.

Using the ropes for assistance, Lily wrenched Finn's arm. Finn escaped briefly before Lily continued to tie up his arm in various excruciatingly unimaginable ways. She stood, delivered a thunderous penalty kick to his chest that sounded more like a shotgun. She watched in amazement as his creamy skin turned red from the blow.

"Wow, if only Della could see this," Marina commented.

Lily tried to put him into an armbar but Finn somehow reversed it into a school boy roll up. Lily felt it before she looked down. Some kind of way during the roll up, his hand was laid across her vag. The surprise of it cause her to shriek.

"Oh shit!" he sounded genuinely shocked as well. "I'm sorry, it was an accident. I swear wasn't even paying attention."

"Sure…" Marina said, as if she didn't quite believe him but her tone was jokey.

"Marina, don't do that! This is serious. I'm serious. You've known me for years now. Both you and D. When have you ever heard of me being inappropriate with any female?" he asked with a sincere expression and tone.

"You got me there," Marina acknowledged with a nod.

He turned to Lily. "Are you okay?"

Lily didn't feel uncomfortable or violated by him. If anything she was shaken from that area never being touched before. She also believed him when he said it was an accident. She nodded. "I'm okay."

"Every male wrestler, no matter who he is has accidentally touched another man's junk before. When the adrenaline is pumping and you're in the middle of the action, who cares? I've been in this business for 17 years so I don't think anything of it at this point," he chuckled.

"Not going to lie, my hand has ended up on more than a few vaginas in my career, too," Marina added.

"See," Finn nodded. "But I should've been extra conscious today knowing that I was in the ring with a young lady."

"Finn, I said I'm okay!" Lily laughed. "Thanks for the explanation though. Let's continue."

They chained wrestled for a bit, sped things up, slowed things down and the next thing she knew they collapsed on the mat next to each other. Both of their bodies were covered in a sheen of sweat and their chests rose and fell with each gasp of breath. Their heads turned to each other at the same time. The look he gave her is the look she imagined lovers giving each other during post-coital relaxation.

"You ready to go back on the road?" he asked. "Who will you be riding with?"

"I don't know. I haven't thought about it yet. Triple H I guess," she shrugged.

"Nooo," Marina shook her head. "How is that going to look for a random new wrestler to be riding with the boss? People are either going to say you're fucking him or you're not the local talent that they portrayed you to be."

"Do you and Della ride alone?"

"We ride with Seth. You can tag along with us if you want," Marina offered.

"Tag along. Yikes, I feel like the annoying little sister intruding on my older sister and her friends. Plus is he cool? Because I'm pretty sure he's going to have questions," Lily inquired.

"And we'll just make up answers. It's not that strange to offer the newbie on the road a ride because that's exactly what Seth did for Della and I. Also, he can keep his share of secrets, trust me," Marina winked.

"What does that mean?" Finn raised a suspicious brow. "So you and Rollins?"

"God no!" Marina stuck her tongue out in disgust.

"Rollins and Della?" he asked.

"He's more of my type than hers and he's not my type at all so no," Marina replied.

"Where is she anyway? It's rare when I see one without the other. You two are basically fraternal twins."

"Well times have changed, Devitt," Marina gave a tight smile.

"I got it!" Finn's eyes widened. "How about you ride with me?"

"What?" Lily's head snapped.

"Yeah, I don't have any passengers I have to explain anything to like Marina and Della with Rollins. If anyone asks our connection I can say we have mutual associates on the indy scene. Problem solved," Finn proposed.

"I don't know, I'd have to ask my dad," Lily replied.

"Call him," Finn said gesturing toward her purse sitting ringside.

"Now?"

"Sure, why not?"

She slid out of the ring, grabbed her phone and sat on the apron. Pressing 'Dad' on her screen, she put it on speaker.

"Hello?" Shawn answered.

"Daddy?"

"Yes, honey?"

"So you know after next Monday I'm going to be on the road which means I'm going to have to ride with someone unless you want me to drive those three hour or more stretches alone…"

"You already know my thoughts on that when you had to drive from Orlando to Jacksonville so no," Shawn replied.

"Well I got offered a ride…"

"With who…"

"A guy…"

"Absolutely not!" Shawn hissed. "You've only made one appearance backstage. Now ask yourself why some guy would offer you a ride already despite not knowing a single thing about you besides what you look like?"

"Maybe because he's really nice," she said.

"The only way he's being genuinely really nice is if he's gay," Shawn snorted.

"Well he has a gay campaign going if that counts," Lily said looking over at Finn.

"Who?"

"The Prince," she smiled.

"Again, who?"

"Finn," she finally said.

"Oh!" Shawn released a sigh of relief into the receiver. "Yeah, Finn. I thought you were talking about one of the other guys. I trust Finn 100% to look after you. Give him my number and have him call me."

"Ok, I'll do that," Lily nodded.

"What are you up to?"

"Just finished a training session with Marina," Lily wouldn't dare reveal that she was up close and personal with Finn in the ring.

"I saw her wrestle for the first time against Bayley. She is awesome. You can learn a thing or two from her," Shawn complimented.

"Thank you," Marina yelled from her spot sitting on top of the turnbuckle.

"Alright, Lilith," Finn said after Shawn hung up. "I have to get going but I'll be here tomorrow if you're here."

"Damn, you're really going to be trapped in a car on three to four hour rides with Old Creeper Smile?" Marina mumbled when he walked away. "Close your eyes and imagine yourself waking up in a tub of ice. You look down and your kidney is missing. Can you not picture him, the assailant, walking in the bathroom with that big ass smile on his face?"

"Oh God, I actually can!" Lily laughed.

"Yep. Della made up that scenario a long time ago and 'Creeper Smile' was born," Marina patted her on the shoulder. "Alright kid, go home and get some rest. We'll be back tomorrow."

"Look who remembered where she came from," one of the NXT wrestlers yelled when Della walked in the next day.

"Right, I haven't seen her in weeks," Sadie said.

"Actually, I came from the Chicago independent scene circa 2006! Get it right!" Della laughed. "And Sadie, what are you even talking about? Bitch, we're roommates. We rode here together!"

"That's home! Here is here," Sadie clarified. "If Marina can show her face every now and then, so can you."

"Yeah, yeah, yeah," Della said brushing it off. "Hey, Lily, what's up. What did you and Marina go over yesterday?"

"A lot of the basics," Lily shrugged.

"A lot but apparently not all. First order of business," Della said, pulling a nail clipper from behind her back.

"No!" Lily whimpered, balling her hands into fists in order to hide her nails. "They're freshly done."

"I don't care," Della laughed. "I am not looking to get my eye poked every sequence and management definitely won't continue my push if I have scars all over my face. Give them to me, all 10."

Lily extended her hands, dying inside as Della went down the line clipping.

"Alright, today I will show you-" Della started but was cut short.

"Nothing! You will show her nothing," Marina interrupted. "Summerslam is right around the corner and we're booked in a match that you aren't even medically cleared to compete in yet. You will not jeopardize your final examination Monday because you want to toss Lily around out here today."

"Fine," Della muttered. "Can I at least talk, Mom, or will that damage my vocal cords from cutting a promo?"

"Talk you can do, daughter," Marina nodded.

"What exactly is your style?" Della asked. "I watched your match backstage and you were kind of all over the place. Like are you a luchadora, a technical wrestler or a grappler?"

"I kind of want to be flashy like my…" Lily cut the sentence short seeing others surrounding them in nearby practice rings. It's not like those in NXT didn't know but she needed to practice being discreet. The less she acknowledged Shawn as her father in casual settings, the better she'd be able to conceal her identity on the road. "...idol but at the same time I want to be technical and stiff with my strikes and stuff."

"So in other words you want to work a mixed style like me," Della said.

"Basically, yeah," Lily confirmed with a nod.

"This should be interesting," Della said. "Let's go over the things that you can't learn in-ring. Don't let anyone intimidate you. This warning is only temporary because once the other shoe drops and they find out you're a Michaels everyone is going to start kissing your ass. I don't care how nice any of the girls seem, it takes a while to form trustworthy bonds. That means you can't go telling anyone your deep, dark secrets unless you want it all over the locker room within an hour. If you fall in love you're fucked," Della finished with a sad sigh.

Lily gasped. "You really are dating Rollins."

"Whet? No! I've known him for years and if I wanted him I could've had him when he was still Tyler Black. I'll leave that to Marina."

"And I'll leave it to his girlfriend Sarah because I don't fraternize with taken men," Marina rolled her eyes. "Oh, that's another thing. If a guy has a girlfriend or wife...especially a wife and not to mention children, keep moving because you'll be extra fucked."

"Moving on," Della cleared her throat. "The locker room. Bayley's cool. Sasha is too but she's territorial and doesn't care for girls who aren't serious about this business. Nattie's nice but she's been here a long time and has seen many girls come and go so what you saw last week was just her being cautious. Riott Squad is okay though Liv is annoying once you spend more than an hour around her. Alexa is...Alexa. Dana is useless, not really but she fucked up my shoulder causing me to sit out the last 2 Raws but other than that she's alright. Alicia Fox is basically the house mother of the locker room. Ember is kind of weird but she's alright as well."

"Thanks for the rundown," Lily replied. "Marina, are you ready?"

"Sure, let's do it and because Della can't get in the ring, I'll fill the void by doing her signature moves and offense," Marina said.

"You, do me?" Della scoffed. "I can't wait to see this. I don't even have signature moves. The good thing about working a mixed style is none of your matches will ever be the same. No one can ever say my matches are predictable. That's for sure."

"Oh get over yourself. Punch, forearm, kick, knee, submission move, counter, top rope, talk shit, submission move, flippy shit, mat wrestling, power move, finisher. No, you don't use the same moves every time but that's pretty much the formula of a Della Stone match," Marina shot back.

"I know the cirque du soleil spot monkey isn't talking! You waste half of your matches doing unnecessary flips and high spots that add absolutely nothing to the story!" Della retorted.

"Oh wow, I can't wait until creative turns you two against each other. The promos are going to be lit," Sasha laughed dressed down in workout gear standing ringside with Bayley. Lily hadn't noticed them come in.

"Why did you stop them. It was just getting good," Bayley chuckled. "Ready to train?"

"Let's go," Marina said before turning to Lily. "We're coming up with spots for our Summerslam match. If we have time after that, me and Della will be back over to help you."

"Oh, it's cool," Lily waved them off. She began a workout of rolls, bumps and exercises. When she took a breather, she noticed the two teams across the way. Sasha, Bayley and Marina were in the ring while Della was on the floor pointing and directing.

"Looks like you're in need of a trainer," Finn said, approaching the ring.

"Yeah, I kind of got abandoned for a bigger match," Lily laughed.

"Let's pick up where we left off," he replied, sliding into the ring. As soon as they locked up they went to work.

Lily's flight was long and her car ride with Finn to the arena was longer due to the awkward silences. He attempted to kill the dryness with small talk every now and then but it didn't work. She tried to conceal the glances she stole at his masculine side profile but he always caught her.

"So…" he said.

"So…" she replied.

His phone dinged and she heard several dings follow. She knew the sound of a group text when she heard it and something major was going on in his. He didn't check it until they stopped at a red light.

Finn gasped as he scrolled through the messages. His mouth hung open in shock. Cars behind him blew and she noticed that the light turned green. He dropped his phone in the cup holder and put his feet on the gas. "I can't believe this."

"What happened?"

"Jim Neidhart died this morning."

"What?" Lily sat up in her seat. "Poor Nattie. I hope she's okay. I can't imagine losing my dad."

"I like how your first concern was about Nattie instead of 'what about me and my match tonight?'"

"Well that's a second concern for sure but this is much bigger than that," Lily shook her head.

Hunter: I need to see you when u arrive.

Lily: K, just made it. Omw.

"So the word around the dirt sheet world is that the wrestling journalists don't buy your story and are desperate to be the first to get the real scoop on who you are. Your social media accounts have been scrubbed clean and you don't have any public records. That means the only way they'll get a leak is backstage which means you have to be extra cautious because there are sources everywhere," he said. "I'm sure you've heard by now about Jim's passing. Nattie has been pulled from tonight's show and has flown out to be with her family."

"Have you talked to her? How is she holding up?" Lily questioned.

"She lost her father so she's not doing great but Nattie will be okay. She's strong. Just keep her in your thoughts," he replied. "This tragic event also threw a wrench in my plans for you."

"Do you want me to go back to Orlando?"

"Of course not!" he stated. "This is the WWE. The show goes on."

Finn held his phone to his ear listening to it ring.

"Hello?" Shawn answered.

"We arrived at the arena about five minutes ago," Finn notified. When he called Shawn after the training session, he gave Finn his blessing to chauffeur his daughter around but it came at a price. Shawn wanted him to watch Lily's every move and report them back. Finn watched her every move indeed: every bat of her eyelashes, every bounce of her breast, every muscle twitch, the sway of her hips when she walked, the curve of her ass in the jeans she wore and her two legs better than most runway models...but Shawn probably didn't want to hear about any of that.

"How was the trip?"

"It was good. Traffic wasn't too bad so we actually made it to Greensboro twenty minutes ahead of schedule."

"What did you two talk about?"

"Uhhh…" Finn trailed off, not sure of how to answer that question. To be honest, they didn't talk about much. He could tell she was shy and a little nervous being alone with him and she didn't have much to say until he prompted her.

"Nevermind, nevermind," Shawn hastily. "Where is she now?"

"She mentioned something about meeting with Triple H before the show begins. You know with Mr. Neidhart's passing H will have to scrape any plans he had for Lily and Natalya tonight."

"Damn, I didn't even connect Jim's death to Nattie," Shawn went quiet for a while and Finn had to look at his screen to make sure he was still there. "Listen to me, you keep an eye on her while she's there tonight.

"O...kay," Finn replied.

"I'm serious. I know how the boys in the back are when it comes to new girls. A lot of things have changed about the business today but that's one thing that'll always remain the same. Hell, many moons ago I was that guy preying on fresh meat," Shawn chuckled. "I know the show will be starting soon so I'm going to let you go."

Finn was well aware of the looks he received and heard the mumbles when he entered the locker room. He tried best to ignore them but enough was enough. His chest rose and fell with a hard sigh. "Alright, what is it?"

"It seems you were holding out on us last week," Dolph spoke in an accusatory tone.

"I don't follow," Finn said even though he knew where this conversation was headed.

"We sat here last Monday and talked in great detail about the new girl and you never said a word," Dolph replied.

"In great detail you mean 'hot blonde with the tight ass'?" Finn raised a brow, his voice was laced with contempt. "Do you know how many hot blondes with tight asses I know? How was that supposed to click with me? As a matter of fact, her name is Lily, she's actually a very nice girl and she has a lot more going on than her looks."

"I'm sure she does have more going on," Dolph exchanged smirks with other guys in the room.

"It's not like that," Finn said, defensively.

"Well, how did she end up riding with you?" Elias asked.

"We share a few mutual acquaintances so I'm looking out for her," Finn shrugged.

"I'm sure you are looking out for her," Ryder snickered.

"You grown men are worse than fangirls," Finn shook his head. "A female and male wrestler can't be seen or travel together without there being anything going on?"

"When the female looks like that I don't think I'd be able to do it," Dolph shook his head.

"Keep up that attitude and you'll be one of the first gone if Me Too makes its way to WWE," Finn snorted.

"Who are the mutual acquaintances?" Breeze questioned. "Maybe it'll help us understand how some girl we've never seen or heard of gets a slot on Raw and is now on the road."

"Nosey like the fangirls as well," Finn shook his head.

Finn was scheduled for a tag match tonight. He and Braun vs Mahal and Kevin Owens.

As he waited by a monitor, Lily's segment came on.

She was dressed in the clothes she arrived in rolling a suitcase through the parking garage.

"Hey!" Kurt yelled, catching up to her. "You're leaving?"

"Yeah, I just heard the news. I'm really sorry for Natalya's loss. I guess our rematch will have to wait match will have to wait a while," Lily replied.

"I would give you a match but the entire division is booked up in one way or another tonight," Kurt shrugged.

"Not everyone," Ruby accompanied by Liv and Sarah walked into the shot. Ruby was out on injury and just returned the previous week. "I need someone to work my ring rust off on, Kurt."

"Well, okay, Lily, if you're up for it," Kurt offered.

"Sure," Lily nodded, looking up for challenge. Then her face changed into confusion when Liv stuck her blue tongue out.

Finn could tell that those training sessions helped her because Lily's moves in the ring looked crisp and fluid. A big improvement from her debut.

Lily takes Ruby down as they trade holds. They get up and Ruby slams Lily right back to the mat. Ruby drops Lily again and talks trash. Lily ends up rolling Ruby for a 2 count. Lily with two more quick pin attempts. Ruby keeps control and slams Lily's head into the corner a few times.

Lily with offense in the corner, she charges but gets sent to the apron. Lily keeps control and kicks at Logan as she approaches from the apron, but misses. Ruby takes advantage of the distraction and slams Lily on the mat. Lily ends up out on the floor, selling the offense from Ruby. Logan and Morgan taunt her from the outside.

Back in the ring, Ruby works Lily over on the mat instead of covering for the pin. Ruby with a knee strike on the mat and a 2 count. Ruby keeps Lily grounded in the middle of the ring now as fans try to rally behind her with "Lily" chants.

Lily comes back strong giving Ruby some great kicks caused her to buckle on the canvas in pain. Lily went to the top rope but Sarah and Liv grabbed at her feet. Lily turned around on the ropes and hit a senton to the floor to take them out. The ref started the count as Lily slowly stood but she made it back in at 7.

Unfortunately, Ruby was recovered and smashed Lily's face into the turnbuckle followed by driving Lily's face into her knee. The camera pans to Liv and Sarah looking on. Ruby keeps control and ties Lily into a submission. Lily escapes and stumbles around the ring before shaking back with a springboard crossbody that gave her a 2 count. Ruby approaches first but Lily clotheslines and slams her. Shingata Prince's Throne. Finn knew it was over. 1...2...Riott Squad attack.

All three members beat Lily down to the sound out boos. Lily mounted a comeback by slinging Liv down and going blow for blow with Ruby. The crowd was eating it up but Sarah overpowered her from behind. All three recovered and continued the beatdown until Ruby hit the Riott Kick that finished Lily.

Finn was waiting in gorilla since his match was next after the commercial. The Riott Squad entered first and Lily was helped to the back by refs to sell the attack.

"Great job out there," Finn complimented her. "I'd too sweet you but remember what happened last time?"

"Actually," she held out her hands displaying her natural, short but well groomed nails.

"Oh, let's do it!" he held his fingers out and hers met them. "Bang."

"What are you giddy and smiley about?" Triple H asked, coming to Lily's side. "You have another segment to film that airs when we come back from commercial and you need to get back into character. Good show by the way."

When the commercial break was over, the camera showed Lily inside of the trainer's room being examined. When Kurt walked in, Lily sat up too fast and hissed, grabbing her side.

"Lily, I'm so sorry. I wasn't thinking because if I was, I would've banned Liv and Sarah from ringside. You were trying to leave earlier tonight and now you're in here banged up," Kurt said. "This is all my fault."

"Kurt, don't blame yourself. I was the one who agreed to it knowing the risks. If they want to play the numbers game, that's fine but at least be open with it instead of catching me from behind. I guarantee I could beat all three of them alone if it was upfront and I was prepared."

"I don't know if you could but you showed a lot of heart out there tonight. That's just what we need on Monday Night Raw. How about this, on Sunday, live on the Summerslam Kickoff Show, if you can beat the Riott Squad in a 3 on 1 handicap elimination match, I'll meet you behind the curtain with a Raw contract," Kurt said and the camera cut back to the commentators.

"She's getting a spot on Raw and now a Summerslam payday?" Kevin shook his head. "Seriously, who is that chick?"

"A star in the making," Finn replied, right as his theme dropped.

The weekend events leading up to Summerslam were hectic. To Lily's surprise they actually booked her for a signing. It was mostly horny males drooling over her but support was support. She avoided all questions about her origin like Hunter warned her in advance to do. He didn't want her to mix up a detail or say something that'll give her identity away.

It was finally Sunday, the big day. Her father was there to participate on the Pre-Show panel. He did that every now and then so his presence wouldn't set off any alarms. They both ended up in catering...or like Lily suspected, she showed up in catering and he followed. Everytime she looked up, she made eye contact with him. He couldn't even carry on conversations with his colleagues because he was too busy watching her.

She finally grabbed a cupcake and sat with her back turned to him.

Liv stood over here holding a brownie. "Are you ready for the match tonight?"

"I'm nervous, but I'm ready," Lily nodded.

"Don't look but Shawn Michaels is totally checking you out," Lily's voice was muffled as she said it due to her mouth being full.

Lily felt like gagging. "I think he's just looking in this general direction."

"No, I know the guy has a lazy eye but I'm pretty sure his head turns wherever you go," Liv laugh and Lily forced a chuckle at Liv making fun of her father's defect.

Lily: STOP!

Dad: What?

Lily: Watching me. People think you're checking me out.

Dad: Eww.

Lily: Exactly!

Lily dressed herself in the locker room.

"You good?" Della asked. "This is the second biggest pay per view after all."

"I think so. I'm glad you were able to give me a few pointers in the ring last night since you're clear," Lily replied.

Nattie was back tonight to support Ronda. She was wearing Jim's coat and everyone was giving her support. Lily could tell she was well liked backstage. When Nattie spotted Lily, she pulled her aside. "H told me how concerned you were about me and I want to thank you. I still don't know where you came from and how you got here but you're a good kid and I wish you nothing but success."

"Thank you so much and once again, I'm sorry for your loss."

Someone popped the television on and the preshow panel was talking about the matches lined up for tonight. Lily could see the crowd filing in behind them. She was very nervous about tonight's audience. This wasn't tame Jacksonville or Greensboro. Summerslam in Brooklyn always brought the smarks. She wondered if they'd shit on her for not being a well known indy wrestler or hot shame her for being attractive. She wouldn't even get to show what she could do since each match was 5 minutes.

When the panel finished talking about the Rusev and Lana vs Almas and Zelina match, a graphic for Lily vs the Riott Squad appeared on screen as the next topic.

"I don't know about the other members of the Riott Squad but I think Ruby is going to be the last one standing from her team and I'm pretty sure she's going to win," Booker T analyzed. "I agree with what Kurt said Monday. The kid's got heart but it's going to take more than that to go up against the Riott Squad."

"I agree," The King, Jerry Lawler added. "Ruby is back from injury and she has something to prove."

"If she had so much to prove she would've proved it Monday during their initial match but instead, she needed her partners to save her ass," Shawn stated. "If Ruby somehow pulls it off tonight it won't be anything to brag about. Come on it's a 3 on 1 match, who's going to look at the win as legitimate. That Lily, she's got something special."

"Strong words from the Hall of Famer, Shawn Michaels," Renee said as they went on the review the next match.

Shawn laid it on a little thick but he expected nothing else.

"That Lily, she's got something special," Liv mocked. "See, I told you he was checking you out."

Lily groaned. "Please, Liv, don't make me sick right before we go out."

Lily gasped as she found herself being pulled into a dark room. Panic set in until the light switched on. She gasped. "Ashley!"

"Lily, oh my god, you're so cute and little," Charlotte smiled, dressed in her new pink attire. "I've been keeping up with you and you're doing a great job in ring and out because no one knows who the hell you are!"

"Thanks, Ash, coming from you that means sooo much!" Lily said hugging herself to Charlotte. Lily being much shorter, her head landed on Charlotte's new boobs. They were huge.

They were set to go on between the Cruiserweight championship and The Raw tag team match. Lily watched as Cedric, still champ, walked behind the curtain. The ring crew was out now switching the ropes from 205's purple ropes to the white ropes.

"Is anybody even out there?" Lily asked hearing near silence on the other side of the curtain.

"The pre-show is always dead," Ruby commented.

Lily's theme played first and she stepped out on the ramp.

She saw Jojo standing in the ring. "The following contest is a 3 on 1 handicap elimination match. Introducing first from Jacksonville, Florida. Lily!"

The pre-show panel was still set up on the right side of the ramp. She looked over at her father and he gave her an assured nod. His forehead was perspiring and he pulled out a small towel to dab it.

The Riott Squad made their way to the ring next. They huddled outside of the ring before deciding that Liv would go first.

Liv got some brief offense, but it was pretty much a squash match. The crowd wasn't making much noise early on even though the work was decent. It took a huge sit out powerbomb from Lily to get the crowd interested. To finish, Lily side leg sweeped Liv before applying a dragon sleeper hold.

"Liv Morgan has been eliminated," Jojo announced and she was escorted to the back.

It was now Sarah Logan's turn. The match started slow with a lot of grappling. The crowd was very pro-Lily. A bunch of nasty strikes and chops, well-worked and paced. Sarah got distracted by Ruby shouting instruction and Lily took advantage, catching her for Shingata Prince's Throne. 1...2...3.

"Sarah Logan has been eliminated," Jojo said.

Sarah didn't go as quietly as Liv did. She forearmed Lily and stomped her out and was booed, weakening her for the final match with Ruby.

The crowd was really invested by now. Lily was still on the mat from Sarah's attack and Ruby was determined to keep her there, driving her knee into Lily's back and grinding down Lily with holds. Lily eventually makes a comeback with a hurricanrana and a running knee to the corner. Ruby briefly gained the advantage but it didn't last. The ref signaled to Lily that they were almost out of time. Ruby bounces off the ropes only to run into a Superkick. 1...2...3.

"Ruby Riott has been eliminated. The winner of this match, Lily!"

By the time Lily walked down the ramp, the panel was gone. She noticed that the cameraman was still following her when she ducked behind the curtain and remembered she was due for a post-match segment with Kurt. Just like he said on Raw, he met her backstage with a contract. He handed her a pin and she signed.

When that was over, she looked up and saw her father waiting for her. There were no other wrestlers in the area so she hugged him.

"You did it, honey," Shawn said into her ear. "I'm finally convinced that you belong here."

Looking over Shawn's shoulder, she spotted Finn in full body paint and mouthed, 'thank you' to him. He smiled and damn did he look creepy.