I'm back with a brand new chapter and things are about to get real exciting. For one, AJ and Punk's friendship will continue to grow, despite Daniel Bryan's constant attacks on his former girlfriend. Oh, and did I mention that in this chapter, the goat face will get what's coming to him after he interferes in AJ's match? That's gonna happen and so much more. Don't worry, eventually, AJ and Punk will be together romantically, but it's gonna take some time to develop them romantically.
One more thing, there were so much mixed reviews concerning the 1000th episode of RAW on Monday. I didn't watch it, but from what I read about later online, AJ's the new general manager? Punk turned heel in the main event? Stephanie McMahon made an appearance and beat the crap out of Paul Heyman? Lita came back and beat the crap out of Heath Slater (which, by the way, she looked amazing)! Trish Stratus giving Triple H yoga advice and we even saw the return of DX (without Chyna)! There were so many twists and turns concerning that episode that so many of you are still talking about it.
I guess the one good thing that came out of it was that AJ and goat face didn't say 'I do'. Now, with AJ running both RAW and SmackDown, Daniel's in a whole lotta trouble!
Enjoy and happy reading!
Lots of love, hugs and kisses from your resident writer and friend, Nina!
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Monday Night RAW
Raleigh, North Carolina
May 7th, 2012
AJ and Punk arrived at the arena for tonight's show; sharing laughs and just enjoying being around each other. For AJ, having Punk as a traveling buddy proved be a blessing. He was so easy to talk to and so much fun to be around. It was something she needed because when she was actually with Daniel, she was pretty much alienated from her closest friends and family.
Speaking of Daniel, she hasn't seen or heard from him since Punk saved her from her ex's near brutal assault. AJ didn't know whether to consider this a good thing or not because since he dumped her on national television and then viciously assaulted her backstage, he's been lurking in the background; probably planning the perfect moment to strike again.
The one good thing that came out of this mess is that she never got another scathing e-mail, degrading text message or even constant phone calls again. AJ was smart enough to change her home and cell phone number, changed her e-mail account and even blocked her ex from text messaging. She decided that she wasn't gonna waste any time hoping for him to come to his senses and take her back. She was a young, beautiful, vibrant woman and any man would be lucky to be with her.
April Jeanette Mendez was taking her life back into her hands. And she couldn't be prouder.
Punk noticed his new female friend looked more vibrant and outgoing; a far cry from where he found her laying in the pool of her own blood a month ago. He found that spending time with has been a blessing. And they have so many things in common. For one, both of them came from broken homes, dealt with difficult parents and felt like they didn't belong to society. However, both of them also worked very hard to achieve their dreams with very little support from their friends and family and they both are now living their dreams in the WWE.
As they continued to make their way down the hallway and headed towards their respective locker rooms, AJ and Punk failed to notice Daniel coming out of his locker room, still looking battered and bruised from when Punk beat his ass a little over a week ago. He looked over his shoulder and was angered to see AJ and Punk walking together; sharing laughs and talking amongst themselves. It made him sick to his stomach.
AJ was supposed to be crying. She was supposed to be inconsolable, weak, vulnerable and despondent so that he could continue getting revenge against her. The pretentious bitch is supposed to pay for costing him the title and ruining his chances of getting it back and he's been doing a good job of hurting her before Punk stuck his nose where it didn't belong. And, now, Daniel's paying the price for doing what he did.
But, the former World Heavyweight champion's not done yet. He overheard a conversation between Vince McMahon and the creative writing time, headed by Vince's daughter Stephanie, talking about AJ was getting a divas' title opportunity against her good friend Layla El tonight on RAW. An evil smirk on his face because he knew exactly what he's gonna do to his ex-girlfriend.
Since she cost him the title at Wrestlemania, Daniel's gonna return the favor tonight.
He's gonna make sure that AJ Lee won't be divas' champion before the night is over with.
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Monday Night RAW
Divas Title Match
Raleigh, North Carolina
May 7th, 2012
Layla El were already in the ring, waiting for her good friend to come out so they could get this match underway. So far, this has been an interesting night. Everyone was still talking about Daniel and AJ's public breakup and AJ's vicious assault backstage. To further complicate matters, AJ never revealed who attacked her backstage, but does acknowledge that Punk did find her laying in the pool of her own blood and took her to the hospital.
Also, online wrestling sites and entertainment news shows like Entertainment Tonight and the Insider reported that AJ may have a new man in her life; giving everyone in the locker room an indication that AJ and Punk were now dating.
AJ came out through the curtains and skipped down the ramp, slapping hands with fans and smiling brightly. She slid right into the ring and posed for her fans; silently letting them know that she's okay and that she's gonna persevere no matter what.
The bell rang and before they started to lock up, the two women embraced in the middle of the ring. Then, they finally locked up and the match got underway.
Meanwhile, without anyone knowing, Daniel came out from under the ring and let out a deep breath. He's been waiting for a while for this opportunity and now with the divas' title match underway, he seized the chance by hiding underneath the ring and made sure he wasn't seen or heard. Frankly, he wasn't scheduled for a match himself tonight, so he thought this is the perfect opportunity to strike.
Time for the pretentious bitch to go down, he thought with a evil smile forming on his goat face. When he looked up and saw AJ climbing on the turnbuckle, he made his move.
Meanwhile, AJ was giving Layla everything she got; even surprising the British diva with perfectly executed dropkicks, counter holds and even performed a very good standing moonsault. Before long, she took Layla down with a dropkick to her face, then the Jersey native decided to bring this match to an end by heading towards the turnbuckle and climbing on top of it.
Just when she was about to jump off it and perform a leg drop on Layla, Daniel came out of nowhere and grabbed her ankle. AJ looked down and saw her ex-boyfriend grabbing her ankle and gripping it tightly.
"Let go of my ankle, Daniel!" she screamed at him. He smiled and shook his head, gripping her ankle even tighter. She struggled to break free from his hold, but he wasn't letting up. Furthermore, he climbed up on the apron and managed to grab her wrist while still gripping her ankle tightly.
"Let me go!" she screamed again. He shook his head and kept his hold on her. Then, without warning, he yanked her off the turnbuckle; causing her to fall right into his arms. With his anger still bubbling from Wrestlemania, he slammed her right onto the steel steps, causing the crowd to boo loudly at him.
"You got what you deserved, AJ! You cost me the title, now I returned the favor!" Daniel screamed at her lifeless body. Then, he grabbed her by her long brunette hair and threw her back into the ring, just as Layla was finally getting up from getting kicked in the face. She looked over her shoulder and found AJ completely knocked out in the middle of the ring. The British diva quickly took the opportunity by pining her.
1-2-3, the match was over. Layla retained her title.
As she was climbing out of the ring, AJ was still knocked out in the middle of the ring. She slowly started to wake up when Daniel climbed into the ring, smiling brightly at the damage he caused. He made his way over to her and kneeled down in front of her, still smiling because he got her where he wants her. He reached over and traced her face with his finger, then he grabbed her by her long brown hair and yanked her up on her feet.
"Say goodbye, you stupid little bitch," he sneered at her before he set her up for his finisher. Suddenly, the crowd went into an uproar when CM Punk ran down the ramp and headed towards the ring. Immediately, Daniel threw AJ down on the mat and proceeded to break camp. However, he didn't get far because Punk caught up to him quickly and took him down with a hard kick to the back of his head.
Then, Punk pounced on Daniel and proceeded to beat the holy hell out of him; just like he did when he caught the goat face attacking AJ backstage and ended up pushing him into the janitor's closet. Only this time, the WWE universe were witnessing it first hand.
Daniel tried to fight back but Punk was too angry to even let up. He kept punching and kicking his adversary with brute force. Frankly, the Chicago native was sick and tired of seeing AJ being treated badly because the goat face lost the WHC in 18 seconds and became a whiny little bitch.
Security, referees and several WWE superstars ran down to the ring and pulled Punk off of Daniel, but it was no use. Punk's anger reached new heights when he pulled Daniel out of the ring and continued to beat the crap out of him when the goat face attempted to run up the ramp to create some distance. Meanwhile, EMTs and trainers attended to AJ, who was still knocked out from being slammed against the steel steps by her ex.
Needless to say, this has been a crazy night.
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Monday Night RAW
Trainer's room
Raleigh, North Carolina
May 7th, 2012
When AJ finally woke up, she had a killer headache and her back was sore. She slowly sat up on the examiner's table and realized that she was brought into the trainer's room after Daniel slammed her onto the steel steps hard; costing her an opportunity to capture the divas' championship. Tears started falling from her eyes because she couldn't believe her ex would do this to her. Is he still that angry because he lost the title last month and she had to be the brunt of his anger time and time again?
She'll probably never know.
The door opened and AJ was surprised to find Punk walking inside; his hands taped up because they were bloody again. Which meant that he beat the crap out of Daniel once again and left him crying like a little bitch. He looked at the brunette beauty and his face softened because she's been through hell again at the hands of her ex.
"Are you okay, April?" he asked as he went over to her and placed his hand on her shoulder gently.
"No, but I will be. I can't believe Daniel did this to me. I don't know how much more I can take what he's putting me through," she replied, breaking down.
"If you're wondering what happened to my hands, I ran down the ring after he was about to perform his finisher on you. I beat the crap out him again and he tried to escape, but I pushed him into the janitor's closet and damn neared killed him. I'm sick and tired of him hurting you, so I had to do something," he explained, squeezing her shoulder gently.
AJ sighed deeply. "I don't want you to get in trouble over this. I understand you wanna protect me, but you don't have to kill Daniel because of me."
"I know. I don't think he's gonna be taking this lying down. He's not gonna stop until he pretty much runs you out of this company and reduces you to nothing. April, you have to tell Vince about this," Punk said, looking at her with concern.
She turned her head to look at him with a frightened look on her face. "I don't know what to do anymore. Every time I turn around, he's there; making my life a living hell. He alienated me from my friends, my family. I was nothing with him. And when he dumped me on national tv and then attacked me afterwards..."
"Whoa, whoa, whoa. Goat face attacked you last month? So, that's why I found you laying in the pool of your own blood," he replied, looking angry.
"Yeah, he ambushed me when I was going into the women's locker room. He grabbed my arm roughly, leaving a bruise there. I told him to let me go, which he did, but when I was about to go inside, he gripped my long brown hair and bashed me against the concrete wall. He did this several more times before he pushed me against another wall, causing me to fall on the floor. Just before he was about to leave, he stomped on my body with his boot and left me there. I attempted to crawl to the trainer's room but the pain was unbearable and I collapsed in the middle of the hallway. I guess that's where you found me," she explained, laying her head against his chest and choked out a strangled cry.
"That bastard! He don't know when to quit, do he?" he growled, his face contorting in anger more and more.
"So what if I go to Vince and report him? Daniel can lie his way out through anything and, plus, there was no cameras around to capture him kicking my ass. And even if I reported him, he'll find a way to beat the system and make my life a living hell even more," AJ sniffed, still sobbing loudly.
Punk had a feeling his female friend was right. Ever since Daniel was rehired in 2010, he has done a really good job being in Vince's good graces. The last thing the goat face needs is a scandal that would cost him his career once again. Now he understands why AJ's so scared of her ex.
"Still, tell him what's been going on between you and goat face. Tell him that I was able to stop him from hurting you even worse," he pleaded with her.
The Jersey native shook her head in shame. "Daniel will make me out to look like a liar out there. Furthermore, I'll just give him more ammo to hurt me some more. And I don't want you going to jail over me."
He sighed and wrapped his arms around her. She sobbed on his chest and realized that she felt safe whenever he's around. Truth be told, she doesn't feel safe anymore. Daniel was making her life a living hell, he blamed her for his title loss and he's been taking every opportunity to attack her. Now, the last two times she's been attacked, Punk has been able to save her, but he can't be there for her all the time and everyone around her knows this.
Speaking of Daniel, he limped his was down the hallway; heading towards his locker room when he noticed the trainer's door was cracked open. He took a peek inside and was outraged to find AJ sobbing in Punk's arms. Tonight was a complete disaster. He was supposed to cost AJ the chance to win the divas' title, take her out in the middle of the ring and then leave. But, once again, Punk stuck his nose into his business where it didn't belong. Furthermore, Daniel was on the receiving end of Punk's wrath once again by beating him to a bloody pulp and then pushing him into the janitor's closet backstage and damn neared killed him.
Daniel realized in order to really hurt AJ, he's gonna have to do something he should've done before he dumped her on national television.
He was gonna find a way to make AJ go back to him. He decided that he wants her back, not because he loves her, but because he needs her help to reclaim the World Heavyweight title.
If she doesn't take him, the consequences could turn out deadly.
Coming up in the next chapter: Daniel intercepts AJ as she heads towards catering and demands that she goes back to him, which Punk overhearing their conversation. Will AJ finally have the courage to stand up to her ex or will she crumble down and take him back? And will her friendship with Punk be affected by her decision? Stay tuned!
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