Merry Christmas to all of my readers! This update is the first of three Christmas presents for you guys. I would've done these updates sooner, but I was playing Family Feud with my parents and grandfather. Of course, my mom and I kicked butt! LOL! Kudos to Danielle for reviewing! Danielle, I will have the wedding after the TLC Pay - per - view, which will be in this chapter. After the wedding, I WILL end this story because I have others to work on. That cool?

Chapter 9: TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs

Over three weeks later, WWE was taping their last and final pay - per - view for the year: Tables, Ladders and Chairs. The main events had Christian vs Shelton Benjamin in a Ladder Match, Dave vs. Mark in a Chair Match, John Cena vs. Sheamus in a Tables Match, and DeGeneration X vs. Jeri - Show (Chris Jericho and Big Show) in a TLC match for the Unified Tag Titles. The PPV was taping at the AT&T Center in Shawn's hometown of San Antonio, Texas.

Backstage

Phil and Maria had arrived at the arena together with their title belts in tow. Tonight, they would be facing Dolph and Michelle in an All or Nothing mixed tag match where both the Intercontinental and Women's belts were on the line. They were happy that Michelle's team had lost to Mickie James' team at Survivor Series.

"Haha! Seeing Michelle lose that match was so fun! She got what she deserved!" Maria laughed.

"Agreed. I only hope that we add insult to Michelle's injury by making her and Dolph lose the match tonight," her friend replied.

"Not only that, but wouldn't it be great if Mark ended his relationship with Michelle if she lost tonight?" Maria asked, grinning evilly.

"Yeah it would!" Phil agreed.

However, Michelle blocked her path. She was wearing a beige top and matching bottoms with her hair down.

"Hello Maria. Phil," Michelle sneered at them.

"What do you want, Michelle?" Maria sneered back.

"Hmm. Getting quite the attitude since you won MY belt, huh Maria?" Michelle noted. "Since Dolph is getting ready for our match, I felt I should be the one to tell you that you will lose your belts to us tonight."

"Oh really? And what happens if you lose? You think Mark will end his relationship with you?" Maria let out a smile, knowing Michelle couldn't make a comeback.

Angry and humiliated, Michelle stomped away. While walking away, she screeched, "Just remember what I said! You will lose to us! Do you hear me?"

Phil and Maria only laughed, gave each other a high - five, and walked to Phil's locker room hand in hand.

CM Punk and Maria vs. Dolph Ziggler and Michelle McCool - All or Nothing Match

After the Ladder Match between Christian and Shelton, it was time for the mixed tag team match.

"Ladies and Gentlemen! The following is an All or Nothing Match for the Intercontinental and Women's Championships. The winning team will be the Champions," Justin informed the fans.

Dolph and Michelle came out first to a chorus of boos, and shockingly, they were hand in hand!

"Introducing the challengers, the tag team of Michelle McCool and Dolph Ziggler!" said Justin.

Michelle got in the ring first and held the ropes open for Dolph. Dolph mouthed "Thank you" to her and gave her a kiss!

Then, Phil's music played and Phil and Maria came out to the fans screaming and cheering.

"And their opponents, the team of the Women's Champion Maria and the Intercontinental Champion, CM Punk!" Justin told everyone.

After the referee rang the bell, the Divas started the match and Maria gave Michelle a swift slap in the face.

"Nice! Keep it up Ria!" Phil screamed at his girlfriend.

End of the match

Phil and Maria had had the majority of the offense, but Dolph and Michelle had made a small comeback. However, just as Michelle was about to hit a Faithbreaker on Maria, Dolph made the mistake of distracting her.

"Ooh yeah Michelle! Hit that move baby!" he cheered.

"What? Dolph, I'm not your 'baby,' you idiot! I'm dating Mark you imbecile!" Michelle screamed, getting angry.

Luckily, the distraction was enough for Maria to hit a bulldog on Michelle from out of nowhere and go for the pin.

"One! Two! Three! That's it!" the ref shouted.

The WWE Universe stood on their feet, screaming and happy with the outcome of the match. Phil and Maria were still the champions.

"Here are your winners, and still Intercontinental Champion, CM Punk, and still Women's champion, Maria!" Justin said to everyone in the arena.

Phil walked up to Justin, held up a finger, and walked off to the side to get something. It was a diamond ring! Phil got down on one knee and Maria knew what he was going to do.

"Maria," Phil started. "I know it's only been two months, but I've realized that you are the only girl for me. That's why I wanted you to be my girlfriend. It hasn't been long, but I want to take our relationship to the next level. Maria Louise Kanellis, will you... marry me?"

Getting emotional and about to cry, Maria screamed, "YES!!" and jumped into Phil's arms and kissed him to the delight of the fans. They didn't know that Dolph had rolled out of the ring and carried an unconscious Michelle to the back.

That's it for this update. Like I said, the next one WILL be the last one for this story. Now that I've got one present done, it's time for another one!

~Jen