February 12th
A few weeks went by of me walking out during the champions matches, studying their reactions and their recovery to distractions. Eventually I was invited to Raw to do commentary for a women's tag team match.
I'm on the battlefield like oh my god...
I walked out onto the stage wearing a pair of dark blue jeans, a Seth Freaking Rollins shirt, a cropped leather jacket and knee high heeled boots. The crowd cheered as I held my arms out and smiled. I gave them a wave before walking over to the commentating table. I sat down in the big black chair in between Michael and Corey.
"Comfy." I said pulling the headset onto my head. "Hey guys."
"Ladies and Gentlemen, joining us on Commentary, Devin Rollins." Michael said.
"I prefer the Devin Rollins." I said sitting back in the chair as the woman started coming out.
"Yea, get it right." Corey said. "Why do you think we are never blessed by the presence of beautiful such as the Devin Rollins?"
"Oh Corey, you're too kind." I smiled.
"Devin, first of all welcome back." Coach said. "There are so many things we have to cover in our time tonight."
"Yea, is calling this match one of them?" I asked. "Because that was a beautiful hair slam by Mickey."
"It has been eight long years since you've been in the WWE. My question for you is, why come back now?" Michael asked.
"Eight long years of growth and change, not only for my self but for this division." I said staring into my monitor. "Eight years of the women's division being a joke, a bathroom break an excuse to go get more popcorn. But to see the work that a lot of these women have put into this business to make this company great, there was no better time to come back then now, when the division is at it's peak."
"Tag to Alexa and Sonya." Coach said.
"A lot of the women in the back where upset about your arrival back on the scene at the Royal Rumble and are saying you had an unfair advantage and aren't deserving of this opportunity, woman including the current Raw Women's Champion." Michael said.
"I'll tell you what, I'll go toe to toe with anyone of those women in the locker room, any time anywhere. And I'll put my WrestleMania moment on the line to prove my point. At the end of the day, you need to expect the unexpected in this business and if you aren't prepared for anything, your lost is your own fault." I replied. "Big right hand by Alexa.
"Everyone is wondering, who you're going to pick to face at WrestleMania..." Corey started.
"I haven't made up my mind yet." I replied. "Next question."
"Well, who are you leaning towards?" Corey asked. "If you have any ideas."
"Well, if you must know, I believe the stronger opponent would be Charlotte. She would be a greater challenge and when I win, it would be more satisfying. With that said, there are more women on the Raw roster, I would like the opportunity to face in the future. So, I'm torn. Next question."
"So you're saying Alexa is to easy of an opponent?" Corey asked.
"Why are you trying to stir the pot, Corey?" I turned to him. "What's your agenda?"
"Will who comes out of the first ever Women's elimination chamber match make a difference on who you face at Mania?" Corey asked.
"Look, I will face who I want to face at Mania, whenever I make the decisions. And when I do, it'll be in the best interest for me." I said. "And Absolution gets the win." I said taking off my headset and walking towards the ramp.
"Look what you did, Corey." Coach shook his head.
"Tough crowd." Corey replied. I watched as Absolution went back in for seconds pummeling Mickey. I took a look back at the commentary table before taking off down the ramp, shaking off my jacket. I slide into the ring and pulled off Sonya Deville. She swung at me and I ducked it, catching her around her waist and hitting her with a german suplex. Sonya rolled out of the ring and I rolled back up and watched as Alexa threw Mandy out of the ring. We stood in the ring and stared at each other. She slowly held out her hand, but I knew better than to trust her. I shook my head before I went through the ropes and walked around Absolution and back up the ramp.
I walked backstage and rolled around my neck before being met by Katarina and Sasha Banks.
"That was sure something." Katarina said. "Just couldn't help yourself could you?"
"She needed my help." I shrugged.
"Don't listen to Corey by the way." Sasha said. "We all respect you... well most of us do."
"It wouldn't offend me if you didn't." I said. "I haven't done much to earn your respect, but I'm sure I will in the next couple of weeks."
"So does this mean you're coming to Raw?" Katarina said.
"Nothing is set in stone." I smirked. "Now if you excuse me, I have a man to call." I said walking away. I started walking to my locker room and I thought I heard footsteps from behind. I looked behind me and nothing was there. I started walking again and I heard the footsteps again. I turned around and there was nothing. I shook it off and finished the walk to my dressing room. I searched through my purse until I found my phone. I dialed Dolph's number and it rang three times before he picked up.
"Hey turtle." He answered.
"Hey peanut." I replied. "Have you landed yet?"
"Not yet, I'm on a lay over right now, but I should be there by two." He replied.
"That's so late." I groaned. "Did you catch my segment?"
"I did and it sounds like you're coming to blue and white." He said.
"I'm not sure." I replied sitting on the chair at the vanity mirror. "There are more people on Raw I want to face down the line."
"You do realize that if you go to Raw we would see each other like five times a month." He said and I could almost feel his eyes rolling. "I thought the whole reason you left the indie circuit was so we could spend more time together."
"And we will be..." I started.
"Not if you're touring different cities every week." He said.
"You sound really needy right." I replied.
"Oh well, I'm sorry for wanting to be with my wife on the road." He said.
"Fiancée." I corrected him. "I'm just trying to do what's best for my career."
"It's always about your career." He scoffed.
"Look, I'll talk to you when you're done being so moody." I said.
"Yea.. oka.." He started as I hung up on him. I set my phone in my lap and ran my hands across my face and let out a sigh. I stood up tossing my phone back into my bag. I walked out of my dressing room and headed for catering. I rounded the corner and was immediately hit onto my back. I felt a few punches go into my face. My attacker rolled off of and started throwing things at me. My head was lifted by hair and I opened my eyes to look at Alexa Bliss.
"Who's an easy opponent now?" She asked before dropping my head and sending a kick into my side. I was surrounded by people in a matter of minutes. I looked around the faces and my brother, Katarina, Finn and Renee were among them.
"Are you okay?" They all asked. I sat up.
"I'm fine." I said standing up. I felt something drip from lip and I raised a hand to my mouth and looked back at the blood stained on my hand. I shook my head and threw my hand down before storming off. I felt someone running behind me and I was not in the mode for one of Seth's stupid jokes. "Don't." I said in an icy tone at the Finn. My heart raced a bit as he stared at me.
"Sorry, just wanted to make sure you were okay." He said holding his hands up.
"I'm fine." I said shaking my head. "I thought you were Seth." I let a sigh go.
"Yea, that's a nasty busted lip you got there." He said looking at it. "She got you good."
"No, what she has is an ass whooping coming her way." I said.
"Same old Devin." He chuckled. "Just as scrappy as ever."
"Thanks for checking on me." I said after a moment of silence.
"No problem." He said as he started turning away. "I missed you." He said one final thing before walking away. I shook my head and rolled my eyes.