Chapter 22: The WWE Draft

RAW was in Shawn Michaels' hometown of San Antonio, Texas and it was the night of the 2008 WWE Draft.

"Eddie's Angels" and Brittany were walking down the hallway at the arena through a flurry of WWE Superstars and saying hi to a few until they came across Vickie Guerrero in her wheelchair and Chavo Guerrero.

"Well, well, well," Vickie said, "'Eddie's Angels,' how lovely it is to see you. Well, tonight's a big night and who knows? Hopefully, Rochelle, you and your husband Batista will be drafted to RAW and I won't see your faces again. Mainly you, Rochelle, you've caused a lot of pain and suffering on Smackdown and it's time for you to go."

"That's if I get drafted to RAW, again," Rochelle said. "I hope your fiancé, no, I know your fiancé, Edge, will lose at Night of Champions this coming Sunday because 'Eddie's Angels' is so much on a roll and it looks like your way outnumbered because there's not a damn thing you can do about it."

"We'll see," Vickie said.

Then Chavo and Vickie rolled away.

"She can talk the talk," Brittany said, "but she's sure as hell can't walk the walk."

"I wouldn't be surprised if Edge got drafted to RAW," Delancey said. "Oh, wait a minute, it's too complicated. Let's wait until tonight."

"Yeah, let's not get too excited just yet," Nicole said.

"Come on," Rochelle said.

Then the Angels walked away.

A little later, RAW was on and Triple H was in the locker room talking to Rey Mysterio who was the first RAW draft pick.

"You're the one guy I've always wanted to work with," Triple H, "so as far as I'm concerned, welcome aboard, man."

"Triple H," Rey said, "to me, this is like a new avenue, man."

Then John and Nicole walked inside the locker room.

"Rey, welcome to RAW," John said as he shook Rey's hand.

"Thank you, dawg."

"Good to see you."

"Thank you very much. I appreciate it."

"It's so awesome to have you here," Nicole said.

"It's great to be here."

"Excuse us for a second, Rey," Triple H said

"Sure."

Then Rey walked out of the locker room.

"You got a really interesting way of saying thank you," John said. "Last week, you had a match with Chris Jericho, down come Lance Cade, they try to do the two-step on you, I just come in to even the score, and I wind up getting beat by you.

"Listen, I told you last week, stay out of my business," Triple H said. "I don't want your help or need your help ever."

"Listen, man……"

"No, no, no, you listen, okay? We've tip-toed around this long enough. Obviously, this is personal now. Two years ago, you beat me and I never gotten over it. You know why? One simple fact, because I know you're not as good as me and as a matter of fact, you'll never be as good as me.

"Those are some strong words. You know what? You may be right, maybe I got lucky. Maybe it was a fluke, but I won. You don't have to respect me, but allow me to paraphrase someone you do respect: You wanna be the man, first you've got to beat the man."

"Let me paraphrase something you told me last week." Triple H held up his WWE Championship belt and said. "Until you take this from me, you're nothing."

Then Triple H walked out of the locker room as John and Nicole stared at him.

A little later, Nicole, Tina, and Kayla were backstage until they saw Jeff Hardy and Brittany coming out of the entrance to the area. Just now, Jeff was drafted to Smackdown and Brittany was coming along with him. Then the girls gave each other a group hug.

"I can't believe you're leaving us," Nicole said.

"I know, it's sad," Brittany said, "but Smackdown is a new territory for me and I could be in the running for the Divas Championship."

"Oh, my God, I know you'll win it if you become one of the challengers for it," Tina said.

"So, Brittany, what are we gonna do without you?" Kayla said. "I mean, are we gonna have to find another member of the Chain Gang Diva Squad to replace you?"

"I'm sure you'll find somebody," Brittany said. "You might have to wait until the Supplementary Draft on Wednesday."

"Well, Vickie Guerrero thinks after the draft," Nicole said, "Eddie's Angels' will not show up anymore; so we'll still see you."

"Yeah."

"Well, Jeff, see you later, tomorrow, take good care of Brittany."

"I will do that," Jeff said.

Then Nicole, Tina, and Kayla walked away.

A little later, it was time for the match between John and Edge for either RAW or Smackdown's next draft pick.

Edge's entrance theme played and he came out from the curtain and raised his WWE World Heavyweight Title belt in the air as the pyro went off. Then he walked down the ramp and slid into the ring and he took off his coat as John's entrance theme played and he comes out from the curtain with Nicole, Tina, and Kayla following him.

Nicole was wearing a tan style collared halter top, green Camouflage pants, and her hair in a ponytail. Tina was wearing a teal mini v-cup tube dress with a drape leading from the center of the bust and her hair curled. Kayla was wearing a brown boyshort jumpsuit with zipper & adjustable belt, brown boots, and her short hair flipped.

The four walked down the ramp and John got inside the ring with the girls staying outside the ring and John was pumping himself up. Then John took off his black and orange "Hustle, Loyalty, Respect" baseball cap and his 8-bit t-shirt and threw it to the crowd and was raising his arms in the air. Then John took off his dog tags and gave them to the referee as he called for the bell.

Edge and John circled around the ring and they locked up until Edge got John in the corner for a clean break and Edge missed a clothesline. Then John and Edge circled around the ring again and they locked up as John got Edge in the corner for a clean break and Edge got a cheap shot in the head. Then Edge got some kicks and hit a forearm before hitting John's head on the turnbuckle and John came back with some right hand and hitting Edge's head on the turnbuckle. Then John whipped Edge to the corner and went for a bulldog slam but Edge threw him off and got a boot to John's head and stared at John with a smirk on his face.

Then Edge grabbed John and headbutted him and landed a right hand and a forearm and went to hit a right hand on the turnbuckle but John blocked and hit a back elbow to the face. Then John hit a right hand and went to whip Edge but Edge reversed and got a powerslam for a two count and Edge kicked John in the midsection and got a right hand before he choked John on the top rope. Then Edge got a forearm and he choked John in the corner before showing off and he whipped John to the ropes and landed a clothesline before showing off to the crowd again. Then Edge landed a knee to the back of John twice and got an elbow drop and then he landed a right hand twice in the head before John kicked Edge in the midsection and got a running neck snap for a two count.

Then Edge got a dropkick for a two count and got a right hand twice before John came back with a right hand of his own and the two traded blows before John bounced off the ropes and he & Edge clotheslined each other. The two men struggled to get up and Edge missed a clothesline and John bounced off the ropes and got a couple of shouldertackles before landing a sitout hip toss. Then John did the "You can't see me" and landed the Five Knuckle Shuffle and went for the FU but Edge escaped and went for a backbreaker but John countered as Edge missed a clothesline and John got Edge on his shoulders for the FU but Edge escaped again and got an impaler DDT for a nearfall.

Then Edge signaled for the Spear but John locked Edge into an STFU and Edge crawled to the ropes and forced a break and Edge then rolled out on the apron and snapped John's neck over the top rope. Edge then climbed on the top rope and John followed as he got Edge on his shoulders but Edge escaped and knocked John to the floor. Then Edge left the ring on the apron and dove at John on the floor, but John caught him and carried him up the steps. Edge escaped but John punched him to the floor again and then entered the ring to beat the referee's count as Edge walked up the ramp and was counted out.

Then Dave ran down the ramp and was beating Edge with right hands and got back into the ring and then Dave took him down with a clothesline.

Edge rolled out of the ring and ran up the ramp as the Titantron showed the Random WWE Superstar Generator 2008 for RAW's next draft pick and it revealed to be……Batista. Everyone including John and Nicole were shocked as Edge smiled and waved goodbye to Dave. Dave still have his opportunity at the World Heavyweight Championship and he could win it Sunday and bring it to RAW next Monday and that was one of the predictions Nicole had all along.

A few minutes later, John and the Chain Gang Diva Squad walked out of the entrance to the arena.

"Hey, um, could Nicole and I have a minute alone?" John said.

"Yeah," Kayla said. "Come on, Tina."

Then Tina and Kayla walked away.

"Just as I predicted," Nicole said. "I had a feeling this was going to happen, I just knew it."

"Nicole, baby," John said as he had his hands on Nicole's shoulders, "the draft is not over yet. There may be a possibility that I might be drafted to Smackdown, so don't worry."

"I hope so because I would hate for you and Dave to slug it out against each other. How do you think it's gonna look for me and Rochelle because we're best friends, too?"

"Nicole, don't worry. The night is not over yet. I know how much your friendship and 'Eddie's Angels' mean to you and I want that to stay. I love you and I appreciate how everything you have means to you."

"I love you too."

Then John kissed Nicole's forehead.

"Come on," John said.

Then John and Nicole walked away.

Later, it was time for the 15-man battle royal for either RAW, Smackdown, or ECW's final two draft picks. The five RAW wrestlers wearing red shirts were CM Punk, Kane, the two that have been drafted from ECW, John, Dave, and Triple H. Nicole and Rochelle walked out with the Superstars to join them. The five ECW wrestlers wearing black shirts were Shelton Benjamin, Chavo Guerrero, The Miz, John Morrison, and Matt Hardy, who was drafted from Smackdown. And the five Smackdown wrestlers wearing blue shirts were the Big Show, the Great Khali, Jeff Hardy, MVP, and Edge. Every man walked down the ramp and got in the ring as the referee called for the bell.

After a couple of minutes, everyone was able to dump the Great Khali over the top rope and then they all stared at the Big Show and one-by-one, Big Show headbutted each superstar. Then Triple H kicked the Big Show in the midsection and went to whip him but Big Show reversed and got a hiptoss and got a hand chop to John and Morrison. Matt Hardy almost got eliminated as Big Show got a headbutt to Morrison and a couple more minutes into the battle royal, Edge almost got eliminated by the Miz. Then Kane tried to eliminate Morrison but got saved by Chavo and was about to be eliminated by Kane as the Big Show got hand chop to John and Dave got Morrison above his head dumped him to Morrison and the Miz and Morrison were eliminated at once by Dave.

Dave waved goodbye as the battle royal continued on and John and Dave tried eliminate the Big Show as Edge attacked John from behind. hen Edge tried to eliminate John as CM Punk jumped onto the Big Show's back. Big Show dumped him over the top rope with MVP's help but Punk held onto the top rope and dangled and then powered his way back into the ring. John got MVP on his shoulders to eliminate him but MVP landed on the apron and pulled John on the top rope and then Edge got the spear to Dave, John, Matt Hardy, Kane, and Triple H as the Big Show eliminated Shelton and CM Punk. Then John got a sitout hiptoss on MVP landed the Five Knuckle Shuffle on MVP and Triple H did the DX Chop and got an elbow drop on MVP.

Chavo charged at Jeff in the corner and Jeff went to kick him but Chavo grabbed his leg and Jeff kicked Chavo who leaped over the top rope to the floor. That left Matt Hardy as the final ECW wrestler in the battle royal as he got the Twist of Fate and the Big Show splashed Triple H as MVP held his legs. MVP charged at Jeff but Jeff moved and Matt dumped him over the top rope and Matt and Jeff had a staredown and then beat each other up with punches and Jeff backdropped Matt over the top rope but Matt held on and then Jeff got a reverse sidekick him off the apron to the floor. Then Edge and Dave collided heads and bodies were all over the mat as Dave bled from his forehead and then Kane attacked the Big Show from behind and choked him climbing on his back.

Kane got the Big Show on the mat as John checked on Dave and John stomped on Edge as Triple H got a knee to Jeff's midsection. Dave seemed completely delirious leaning in the corner and unable to get to his feet as Triple H whipped Jeff to the ropes and Jeff kicked Triple H in the face and got some right hands. Then Jeff went to whip Triple H but Triple H reversed and Jeff went for a Whisper in the Wind toward Triple H, but he avoided it. Triple H tossed Jeff over the top but Jeff held on and Triple H decked him to the floor for him to be eliminated as Dave began to stumble around the ring. He managed to spear Edge and the Big Show lifted Dave for a chokeslam and went to eliminate him but Dave held on with a choke over sorts and the Big Show broke free and punched Dave to the floor for him to be eliminated.

Kane surprised Big Show with a chokeslam attempt but Big Show fought it off and grabbed Kane by the throat and Kane elbowed out and Big Show tossed Kane to the floor for him to be eliminated. It came down to Big Show, Edge, John & Triple H and Big Show then set up a chokeslam on both Triple H and John. Both John and Triple H broke free and was clubbing Big Show in the back as Big Show powered them over with a double suplex and Big Show got Triple H over his head and was about to press slam him but John punched the Big Show in the gut. John and Triple H worked together and gave Big Show a double shoulder tackle and then they tried to lift Big Show over the top rope but Big Show resisted and eventually tumbled to the floor. Edge then knocked John into Triple H who flipped to the floor and got eliminated but Triple H assumed John did it and Edge then threw John onto Triple H.

Then Edge raised his arms in the air as the Titantron showed the Random WWE Superstar Generator 2008 for Smackdown's final two draft picks and it revealed to be Mr. Kennedy and……Triple H.

John and Nicole were shocked that Triple H got drafted and Edge was stunned. Another bad prediction for Nicole but John still had the opportunity to face Triple H for the WWE Championship at Night of Champions with the possibility of bringing it to RAW.

A few minutes after RAW was over, Rochelle was with Dave in the infirmary as Dave was getting stitches from the head-on collision with Edge during the 15-man battle royal. The doctor walked out of the infirmary and Rochelle walked up to Dave.

"Damn, baby, that was really brutal what happened out there," Rochelle said.

"Yeah, it was," Dave said.

"You think you'll be okay by Sunday at Night of Champions?"

"I'll be fine, don't worry."

Then Rochelle kissed Dave's forehead.

"You are definitely an animal," Rochelle said ad Dave chuckled. "I'll be back."

"Okay."

Then Rochelle walked out of the infirmary as Delancey and Nicole walked towards her.

"Hey, girls." Rochelle said. "Did I miss anything?"

"Well, let's start with what happened when RAW was coming off the air," Delancey said. "Mr. McMahon got injured and no, I don't believe this was a repeat performance of the stunt he pulled last year."

"Is he all right?"

"Well, this is what happened," Nicole said. "The RAW stage was collapsing; I mean, one of the lights fell, the pyro was setting off, and then the stage fell out and Mr. McMahon was on it until that dollar sign fell on him."

"Oh, my God, that's terrible."

"Yeah."

"So was there anything else? Who won the battle royal?"

"Edge," Nicole and Delancey said.

"I should've known; so who got drafted?"

"Mr. Kennedy and……." Delancey said as she looked at Nicole.

"Triple H," Nicole said.

"What?" Rochelle said as Nicole nodded her head. "Oh, my God."

"John told me not to worry and I had my hopes up. This is going to be difficult to adjust."

"There's a whole lot of what ifs to discuss," Delancey said. "So let's see what happens at Night of Champions."

"Yeah, that's a good idea."

"Let's go," Rochelle said.

Then the Angels walked away.