Chapter 11: Fighting Back
RAW was in Kansas City, Missouri and on that night, Nicole was facing Beth Phoenix in a Divas' match and Dave was facing Chris Jericho to see who would face Shawn Michaels in a Stretcher match at One Night Stand in less than two weeks.
"Eddie's Angels" were in their locker room looking over Maxim's magazine Hot 100. The show was airing on VH1 next week in which they were hosting.
Rochelle was number seven on the list and she was on a motorcycle wearing a black bikini top, black boyshorts, with the initials "RMK" on it which was the initials of her name, black lace hand warmers, and her hair curled. Nicole was number five on the list and she was wearing a sleeveless St. Louis Cardinals baseball jersey showing her cleavage, red boyshorts, white tube socks, black tennis shoes, and her hair in pigtails. And Delancey was number one and she was wearing a white paisley pattern flyaway mesh babydoll, and her hair curled.
"Man, our pictures look so freaking hot than last year," Delancey said.
"I gotta tell you," Rochelle said, "Dave took my picture and blew it up poster-sized and it's hanging on the back of the door of his office."
"Oh, my God," Nicole said.
"That's how supported my husband is."
"Well, John can't seem to keep his hands off of me. He loves a woman in a sleeveless baseball jersey."
Then the Angels laughed.
"Well, Bobby, he somehow has my picture as a desktop background on his computer," Delancey said.
"No!" Nicole and Rochelle said.
"Yeah."
"That's crazy, but crazy in love," Rochelle said.
"Hey, aren't we going to Colorado the last week of May?" Nicole said.
"Yes, we are," Delancey said. "I cannot wait to see my husband and my daughter."
"Hey, you know what?" Rochelle said. "We should plan a movie night when we go to Colorado. We could do that, eat popcorn, the shebang."
"That is a great idea," Nicole said. "I could use some more relaxing time."
"Me too," Delancey said. "I think Bobby would like that."
A little later, RAW was on and Chris Jericho was in the locker room getting ready when Dave and Rochelle walked in.
"Look, I got a serious issue with Shawn and I'm gonna take care of it at One Night Stand," Dave said, "and you're not gonna get in my way."
"I wouldn't dream of getting in your way," Chris said. "You're Batista. I mean, I wouldn't even think about it. I mean, you're obviously the better man, right? Maybe I should just go in the ring and forfeit the match right now or even better, why don't you cheap shot me and give me the Batista Bomb like you did last time on the Highlight Reel? Or maybe I'll just beat the living hell out of you tonight and take out the rest of my aggressions against Shawn Michaels at One Night Stand, hmm?"
"Look, you and Shawn beat the hell out of each other last night and you're in no shape to compete and you know it."
"Okay, alright, if you feel that way, well, then, good luck to you tonight."
"If that's the way you want it, good luck to you, too."
"Alright."
Then Dave and Chris kept looking eye-to-eye and then face-to-face and then Dave smiled and he and Rochelle walked away.
A little later, it was time for the Divas' match which was Nicole versus Beth Phoenix.
Melina's entrance theme played and she came out from the curtain. Melina walked down the ramp and she went around the ring and did her infamous ring entrance on the announcers' table. Melina then sat next to Jerry "The King" Lawler for guest commentary and then Beth's entrance theme played and she came out from the curtain.
"The following Divas' match is scheduled for one fall," Lillian Garcia announced. "Introducing first from Buffalo, New York, the Glamazon, Beth Phoenix."
Beth walked down the ramp, she climbed on the apron onto the turnbuckle, and flipped into the ring. Beth stared at Melina as Nicole's entrance theme played and she came out from the curtain with Rochelle and Delancey following her.
"And her opponent being accompanied by Delancey Scott and the WWE Women's Champion Rochelle Kennedy, representing 'Eddie's Angels' from St. Louis, Missouri, Nicole Mitchell," Lillian announced.
Nicole was wearing a red spaghetti strap halter midriff top with the words "Never back down..." on the front and "Never say quit!!" on the back, denim jeans, the Chain Gang Wristbands, and her hair curled. Delancey was wearing an aqua green midriff halter top, black sparkling miniskirt, and her hair in a sided curly ponytail. Rochelle was wearing an aqua green open tank top, black bustier, black miniskirt, black boots, and her hair curled. The Angels walked down the ramp slapping the hands of the fans and Nicole got into the ring and stared at Beth as she got on one of the turnbuckles and raised her arms in the air and she got back down as the referee called for the bell.
Nicole charged at Beth and went behind her as Beth reversed and slammed Nicole's face first onto the mat and then Beth lifted Nicole and rammed her back into the corner. Then Beth got Nicole on the top turnbuckle and attempted a Gorilla press drop but Nicole escaped and got Beth in a sleeper hold. Nicole got the hold for a minute and Beth stood her feet before Nicole dropped down and landed a drop toe hold sending Beth to the corner. Nicole stomped on Beth before Beth grabbed her leg and Nicole went for an enziguri but Beth countered and lifted Nicole in an elevated double chickenwing and dropped her for a two count.
Then Beth looked at Melina as she grabbed Nicole but Nicole hit some forearms to the midsection and Beth lifted Nicole and hit a side slam backbreaker before stretching her. Then Nicole escaped with a knee to the head three times and she dragged Beth to the corner and hitting some rights and lefts before Beth reversed and kicked Nicole in the midsection. Then Beth charged but Nicole moved out of the way and she hit Beth's head on the turnbuckle three times and landed a running bulldog slam for a two count. Then Nicole went for her split-legged drop but Beth moved out of the way and Nicole attempted a roll-up for a two count and Beth pounced Nicole down on the mat and grabbed her by the hair and whipped her to the ropes and Nicole landed a kick to the face.
Then Nicole landed a knee to the midsection before Beth countered whipping Nicole to the corner but Nicole floated and Beth grabbed her and hit a wheelbarrow facebuster. Then Beth applied a stretch surfboard type submission with Nicole's shoulders pulled back away from her chest and Nicole's nose begins to bleed. The referee kept asking Nicole if she wanted to quit but Nicole said no as Beth continued to hold and Nicole kept holding on as she begin to escape and she stood on her feet breaking the hold and ramming Beth's back to the corner four times. Beth was down on the mat as Nicole finally hit her enziguri hitting Beth's head onto the turnbuckle and then Nicole hit the FU and Nicole climbed onto the turnbuckle and hit her new finishing move, Shining Star, a 360° splash, for a three count.
"Here is your winner, Nicole Mitchell," Lillian announced.
Nicole was lying on the mat as Delancey and Rochelle went in the ring to check on her. Nicole's nose was still bleeding as Beth rolled out of the ring and walked towards the ramp. Afterward, Melina ran into the ring and took off her boot and then she ran out of the ring running up the ramp and jumped Beth from behind hitting her head with the boot. Melina kept clubbing Beth from behind and climbed on her back choking her before Phoenix tossed her over her head onto the ramp with a snap and a thud. The referees pulled Beth back as Melina was still lying on the ground and the Angels walked by the ramp to the back.
Delancey and Rochelle continued to comfort Nicole with her bleeding nose and John came forward.
"Nicole, baby, are you okay?" John said.
"Yeah, I think my nose could be broken," Nicole said. "I don't know."
"I think it happened when Beth slammed Nicole's face on the mat," Rochelle said.
"Yeah, but she was able to pull through especially with that new finishing move," Delancey said. "What is that?"
"It's called the Shining Star," Nicole said. "I needed to use my gymnastics skills to progress more in my wrestling matches."
"You might need to check on that nose."
"Yeah, I think I should."
"Come on," John said.
Then John and Nicole walked away and Katie Lea Burchill came forward.
"Hey, Rochelle," Katie said as Delancey and Rochelle turned their heads. "I was thinking and I thought maybe I should be the next one in line to capture your Women's Championship. And when I do, I'll be carrying around the championship……with a lot more class than you."
"Oh, really?" Rochelle said. "And what's that supposed to mean?"
"Well, supposedly, being the champion is not good enough for you and now you try to sleep you way to the top."
"What?" Delancey said. "Are you joking me? That is ridiculous. Rochelle?"
"Come on, Rochelle is so focused on getting rid of Vickie Guerrero, I don't think she's trying to please her husband, Batista."
"That is none of your damn business," Rochelle said, "unless you want what happened to Vickie happened to you."
"Well, you better get in line, Rochelle, because if Batista came out with me and my brother, he'll be having a lot more than just a little fun."
"Now you listen to me, if you come near my husband, I'll push you in front of a big-rig truck, you won't even expect it."
"Whatever."
Then Katie walked away.
"Delancey," Rochelle said, "did she say what I think she just said?"
"Yeah, she did," Delancey said.
"Bitch."
A few minutes later, it was time for the match between Dave and Chris Jericho to see who would face Shawn Michaels in a Stretcher match at One Night Stand.
Chris Jericho's entrance theme played and he did his usual pose before walking down the ramp and getting in the ring. Chris got on two of the turnbuckles and did his usual pose and then Dave's entrance theme played and he came out from the curtain with Rochelle following him. The two walked down the ramp and got into the ring and Dave got on the turnbuckles raising his arms in the air. Dave got back down and Rochelle left the ring as the referee called for the bell.
Chris and Dave circled around the ring and Chris went ahead with forearms sending Dave to the corner and Dave pushed him off before he was clubbing Chris in the back. Then Dave tossed Chris across the ring and landed a couple of right hands and some shoulderblocks and Dave whipped Chris to the corner and charged before he was met by a boot to the face. Then Chris landed some forearms again and Dave shoved Chris down on the mat and Dave landed a right hand and he whipped Chris to the ropes before Chris kicked him in the face. Then Dave got a big lift-up slam that sending Jericho stomach-first into the mat and Dave hit Chris' head onto the turnbuckle as Dave whipped Chris to the ropes and hit a back elbow for a nearfall.
Then Dave whipped Chris to the corner and splashed him and Dave did it again before he hit a right hand to the midsection and put a corner choke hold on Chris. Then Dave tossed Chris down on the mat and Chris was pretending to have a knee injury and Dave simply smiled as Jericho rolled to the outside to catch a breather. Not even Rochelle fell for it. Then Dave got out of the ring and attacked Chris from behind with clubs to the back and then Dave threw Chris back into the ring and then Dave was working on Jericho in the corner with shoulderblocks. Then Dave just threw Chris' back into the corner and then Dave went for a hold but Chris grabbed the bottom rope and Dave came back with some right hands and he whipped Chris to the rope but Chris held on and pulled the top rope down as Dave charged him and Dave spilled to the floor.
He clutched his left knee prompting Jericho a curious look and Rochelle ran to check on him and Dave limped back into the ring and then Jericho attacked the left knee. He aggressively went after the leg and bounced off the ropes and attacked Dave's knee from behind and Chris got some elbow drops on the knee. Then Chris stretched Dave's knee as a hold and now landed a kneedrop to that same knee and Chris kicked the back of that knee and got another kneedrop. Chris went after Dave's leg again but Dave kicked off out of the ring and Jericho tried to pull Dave to the floor but Dave kicked him away into the announce table. As Jericho ran back into the ring, Dave met him with a big crescent kick to the jaw and as the men got up, Chris charged but Dave was hitting some clubs to the back and Chris was kicking Dave's leg again before he bounced off the rope and was met with a spinebuster.
Dave set up for a Batista Bomb, but Jericho countered into a half crab on the injured knee. Dave fought the hold for a while and then he reached out to the bottom rope to finally get a break and Chris kicked the back of Dave's leg before he was shoved off and Chris hit another chopblock on the leg. Jericho then went for a Lionsault but Dave moved in time and Dave went for the Batista Bomb again, but Jericho held the ropes to block and flipped over to kick Dave's leg again and then he went on the turnbuckle and leaped before Dave landed an amazing clothesline. Dave got up first and he stalked Chris before Chris got up finally and he charged before Chris moved of the way and Dave hit the ringpost. Then Chris went for the Codebreaker and Dave caught Jericho in the air to nail the Batista Bomb for the pin and the win.
Both men remained out cold on the mat as Rochelle came into the ring to check on Dave and Dave was clutching on his knee. Then Shawn Michaels then came out of the curtain and stared into the ring ad Dave struggled to get up and looked at Shawn. Then Dave finally got up as he and Rochelle continued to stare at Shawn as RAW went to a commercial break.
Later, William Regal was walking backstage with his stuff and then he sees the Chain Gang Diva Squad walking up to him.
After announcing that Triple H would team with John to take on Randy Orton and John "Bradshaw" Layfield in the tag team match to determine their One Night Stand fate, William Regal was interrupted by Mr. Kennedy. Mr. Kennedy has shown little respect for William's tyrannical rule over RAW for the past few weeks and Kennedy once again challenged his authority.
William besmirched Kennedy's challenge and was going to wield more of his power until Mr. McMahon made his way to the ring. The Chairman made it clear to William and the fans that he had run wild with power. Sending a message of his own and showing everyone where the true power lies, Mr. McMahon put William into the Loser Gets Fired No Disqualification Match. Kennedy defeated William unseating the King of the Ring and opening the door for a new General Manager.
"You should've listened to my husband," Nicole said. "His exact words were 'You keep messing up and making them bad decisions, even God himself will not save you, everyone people will rip you apart;' but you either didn't care or thought he was joking. You should listen to my husband more often."
Then William walked away and the CGDS laughed.
"Let's go, girls," Kayla said.
Then the girls walked away.
Then it was time for the tag team match which was John and Triple H versus Randy Orton and John "Bradshaw" Layfield.
When RAW started, William Regal made the stipulations on the line for One Night Stand with John competing against Triple H for the WWE Championship if their team wins and Randy & JBL competing against Triple H and John in a rematch if their team wins.
Every man made their way and the referee called for the bell.
John and Randy locked up and John got Randy in a headlock before Randy shoved John into the corner for the clean break. Then Randy landed some right hands and Randy went to whip John but John reversed and landed a running one-arm bulldog on Randy before he tagged in Triple H. Triple H landed some right hands of his own and he whipped Randy to the corner but charged into a back elbow and got a couple of right hands and a kick to the midsection and Randy went to whip Triple H but Triple H reversed and missed a clothesline and got a high knee to the face. Then Triple H almost knocked JBL off the apron and Triple H whipped Randy to the ropes but John yanked the ropes down and Randy was dumped to the outside.
JBL covered for a two count and then he was working on Triple H with a reverse chinlock. Then JBL made the tag to Randy and Randy was hitting some right hands and was stomping on Triple H and was continuing with some right hands. Then Randy kicked Triple H in the midsection and continued hitting some right hands and then Randy whipped Triple H to the ropes and attempted a dropkick but Triple H held onto the ropes. Then Triple H made the tag to John and John hit a clothesline on Randy and bounced off the ropes twice to hit a shoulderblock and then got a hip toss before John did the "You can't see me" looking at JBL before dropped Randy with the Five Knuckle Shuffle. Suddenly, JBL attacked John from behind and then Triple H got into the ring and clubbed JBL in the head and Randy went for the RKO but John blocked and went for the FU before JBL got into the ring and gave John a boot to the head.
Then Randy covered for a two count and Randy hit an uppercut and continued clubbing John in the back and Randy hit another right hand and whipped John to the corner but they gave each other a headbutt. As both men got up, John jumped across the ring to make a tag to Hunter and JBL also took a tag and Triple H was hitting JBL with right hands and Triple H went to whip JBL but JBL reversed and missed a clothesline and Triple hit a flying clothesline. Then JBL whipped Triple H to the ropes again and Triple H got a facebuster and got a neckbreaker for a two count and Triple H whipped JBL to the corner and charged into a big boot to the face. Then JBL set up the Clothesline from Hell, but Triple H nailed a spinebuster and Randy ran into the ring and Triple H dumped Randy out of the ring to the floor and Triple H made the tag to John who got the STFU on JBL. Then Triple H chased Randy back into the ring and Randy got an inverted headlock backbreaker and Randy aimed for a punt on Hunter, but Hunter moved and John took the punt. Then Randy was punching Hunter as JBL pinned John to win the match.
After the match, Triple H kicked Randy in the midsection and set up for the Pedigree but JBL hit the clothesline from Hell. Then Randy was hitting Triple H with right hands and then JBL grabbed Triple H as Randy slapped him and landed the RKO. Then JBL asked for a microphone and said,
"One Night Stand, Cena, you and me, First Blood."
Then JBL gave the microphone to Randy and he said,
"Triple H, I'm gonna take my WWE Title the same way that I won it from you in the first place, a Last Man Standing match."
Then Randy and JBL left the ring as Nicole got into the ring to check on John. Then she stared at both Randy and JBL, the two men that Nicole hates the most, as RAW came to a close.
