Chapter 50: The Ball at Mercy's Court
RAW was in Memphis, Tennessee, Jerry "The King" Lawler's hometown, and Amanda was finally facing Beth Phoenix in a Divas' match.
Nicole was walking down the hallway at the arena looking for Dave and when she found him in the catering room, Nicole walked inside.
"Hey, Dave," Nicole said.
"Hey, Nicole," Dave said. "What's up?"
"Well, I wanted to show you some sketches I did of some wrestling attire for Rochelle."
"Cool, I love to see them."
"Okay."
Then Nicole and Dave walked over to a table and Nicole sat her drawing pad down and opened it to reveal three drawing of models wearing different wrestling attire.
The first one was a black bustier, corset, boyshorts, and chaps; the second one was a black bustier, a low-cut tank top with a sun on the front and a dragon on the back, black boyshorts, and black lace pants; and the third one was a halter bikini top with angel wings attached to the boyshorts and long arm warmers with sequins.
"Wow, these are amazing," Dave said. "I love these; has Rochelle seen them?"
"Yeah, she has," Nicole said. "This is the kind of wrestling attire she wanted: sexy and flexible."
"The same thing I wanted. You're really good at this."
"Well, John and I are starting our own clothing line early next year; I guess my hobby of designing was bound to be something more. It's gonna be so much fun."
Then RAW was on and the Chain Gang Diva Squad was at the top of the ramp for their dance performance. The girls were wearing white neckties, black bustiers, black boyshorts, and white collared wristbands.
"Ladies and gentlemen, Nicole, Kimberly, and Tina, the Chain Gang Diva Squad," Lillian announced.
Then "I'm Gonna Get You" by Bizarre Inc. started playing in the arena as the spotlight lighted on each Diva.
Da-da-da a-doo da-da
Da-da-da a-doo da-da-da
Da-da-da a-doo da-da
Da-da-da a-doo da-da-da
Da-da-da a-doo da-da
Da-da-da a-doo da-da-da
Da-da-da a-doo da-da
Da-da-da a-doo da-da-da
Then the Chain Gang Diva Squad started dancing down the ramp and they got into the ring as they continued dancing and took off their hats.
Yo, D.J., pump this party!
Why waste your time?
You know you're gonna be mine.
You know you're gonna be mine.
You know you're gonna be mine
Why waste your time?
You know you're gonna be mine.
You know you're gonna be mine.
You know you're gonna be mine
I'm gonna get you, baby.
I'm gonna get you, yes I am.
I'm gonna get you, baby.
I'm gonna get you, yes I am.
I'm gonna get you, baby.
I'm gonna get you, yes I am.
I'm gonna get you, baby.
I'm gonna get you, yes I am.
Why waste your time?
You know you're gonna be mine.
You know you're gonna be mine.
You know you're gonna be mine
Why waste your time?
You know you're gonna be mine.
You know you're gonna be mine.
You know you're gonna be mine
I'm gonna get you, baby.
I'm gonna get you, yes I am.
I'm gonna get you, baby.
I'm gonna get you, yes I am.
I'm gonna get you, baby.
I'm gonna get you, yes I am.
I'm gonna get you, baby.
I'm gonna get you, yes I am.
After the song ended, the pyro in the turnbuckles lighted up and the crowd cheered and the Chain Gang Diva Squad bowed to the audience and waved at them as they left the ring.
Later, Candice Michelle was walking down the hallway after her match against Jillian Hall. As she reached "Eddie's Angels'" locker room, Rochelle came out.
"Hey, Rochelle," Candice said.
"Oh, hi, Candice," Rochelle said. "Good job on your match tonight."
"Thank you. I just wanted to let you know that I'm really looking forward to No Mercy when hopefully I will win back my Women's Championship."
"Well, I'm looking forward to it, too."
Then Candice nodded her head and walked away as Rochelle looked at her.
A few minutes later, JBL was sitting on a chair in the middle of the ring after his match with Tommy Dreamer and said that he wasn't going to leave the ring until RAW General Manager Mike Adamle makes him the number one contender for the World Heavyweight Championship tonight.
"Adamle," JBL said, "listen to me. Do not listen to these people and make your decision based upon anything they chant because Adamle, I know you hear me, Mike, these people cannot relate to me, these people are sitting in a home they can't afford with a little tiny mortgage trying to make ends meet. I own several homes, Adamle. You learn last week, you don't mess with JBL. There is nobody on the face of God's green Earth that has better credentials to be the number one than me, JBL."
Then Randy Orton's entrance theme played and he came out from the curtain. Randy walked down the ramp and got into the ring and walked around JBL.
"A few weeks ago," Randy said onto the microphone, "I gave my evaluation of all of the champions here on RAW and I was not impressed, which is why I took it upon myself to make sure that CM Punk did not keep his championship. I gotta say, JBL, you're not much of an improvement. Now the Age of Orton was cut short due to an injury and as I continue to rehabilitate my shoulder, it's only a matter of time before it resumes and when it does……and when it does……..it does not matter who is champion here on RAW because I will once again become World Champion. And then finally, there will be a champion here on RAW that actually have some credibility. I don't care if I have to go through……."
Then Santino Marella's entrance theme played and he came out from the curtain with Beth Phoenix following him. The two walked down the ramp and got into the ring and looked at Randy.
"Who do you think you are, Randy Orton, huh? Santino said onto the microphone. "You insult me, you insult the Glamazon. Well, unlike you Randy Orton, I am a champion, and unlike you, Randy Orton, I am healthy. Look at you, you are always injury, just like your daddy. That's right, how long did he have that cast on his arm? For like, six years? My daddy, or papa as I like to call him, he was always healthy. Sure, he did have the herpes, but he managed it very well. And unlike you, Randy Orton, Glamarella, we do represent a new age of champions. So apologize, apologize to me."
"Do you actually expect me to respond to that?" Randy said. "I don't care if I'm hurt, I will take you out."
"Apologize," JBL said. "Not to Mr. and Mrs. Phoenix. Apologize to me, Randy, Legend Killer, Age of Orton because you……how's your shoulder? How's your shoulder? You have become irrelevant. Meanwhile, I am the only one that justifies say I am the number one contender. Last week, I did something you couldn't do. One move, bam! One move! One clothesline from hell, I knocked out Batista, I knocked out the Animal and tonight, this is my time, my time, Randy. I'm staying in this ring until I get a title match and I suggest you take the bass out of his eyeballs because I'd hate something to happen and your shoulder get hurt again."
Then Dave's entrance theme played and he came out from the curtain with Rochelle following him. Rochelle was wearing a black lace halter top, black pants, and her hair curled. Dave did his thing with the pyro with Rochelle kneeling in front of him and Rochelle got back up and the two walked down the ramp and got in the ring and looked at the other four and laughed.
"Now before I beat the hell out of all of you," Dave said, "I just gotta say this is the most pathetic sight I have ever seen. The four of you, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, making promises you can't keep, you're like a bunch of politicians. And like Barack Obama said, 'You can put lipstick on a pig, but at the end of a day……." Then Dave looked at Beth, "…….it's still a pig."
Then Beth's jaw dropped as Rochelle laughed.
"Well, Batista," Santino said, "just because sometimes she squeals, she's not a pig."
"Easy there, Kermit, easy before I slap that unibrow off your head," Dave said. "I just wanna say this, all I'm saying, I have a solution. This is my proposal. Tonight, I take on JBL and after I beat him, I go to No Mercy to face Chris Jericho for the World Heavyweight Championship. And after I beat him, I'm gonna keep on beating guys and beating guys and beating guys until you, Randy Orton, get your little doctor's note and come on back and act like a man and start wrestling and then I'm gonna beat your ass too!"
"Hey, aren't your forgetting about someone?"
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean any respect. When I'm World Champion again……" Then Dave looked at Beth, "Beth Phoenix, you want a shot at the Women's Championship after No Mercy, you step on up and Rochelle's gonna beat you ass, too."
Then Rochelle smiled as she waved at Beth.
"Listen, Batista……." JBL said.
"Actually, I'm tired of listening," Dave said, "and don't think I've forgot that cheap shot you took on me last week. I'm tired of talking and I'm tired of listening, so if you wanna go, you and me can go right now."
"Gentlemen, gentlemen, gentlemen," Mike Adamle said as he appeared on the Titantron, "Come on, there's no reason for physicality. You both made your points and I will take them into consideration just I will with the opinion of Chris Jericho, the champion, on deciding who the number one contender will be at No Mercy. Now I'll make an announcement after the Rey Mysterio versus Kane match at the end of the night. So there's no reason in escalating this any further. You all have qualities that merit consideration, but for right now, you're just gonna wait until I make the official announcement later tonight."
"Actually, Mike, if it's okay with you, I'm gonna go ahead and plead my case now."
He went after JBL as Randy quickly left the ring with right hands and he whipped him to the ropes and JBL clubbed him in the head and when Santino stepped up to Dave clubbing him in the head, Rochelle kicked JBL in the groin and kicked him out of the ring as Dave gave Santino a spinebuster.
JBL was running up the ramp with his tail between his legs and then Beth stepped up to Dave talking trash and she slapped him in the face as Rochelle got in Beth's face and the two exchanged words as Beth slapped Rochelle in the face. Then Beth pushed Rochelle and she finally lost it and Rochelle kicked Beth in the midsection and gave her a spinebuster onto the face of Santino.
Then Rochelle held onto her face as she looked at Dave with a smile and looked down at Beth and the two left the ring. Dave and Rochelle walked up the ramp and were slapping the hands of the fans and as they reached the top of the ramp, they turned around and smiled at the work they did as RAW went to a commercial break.
A little later, it was time for the Divas' match which was Amanda and Beth Phoenix. Amanda's entrance theme played and she came out from the curtain with Nicole and Rochelle following her.
"The following is a Divas' match is scheduled for one fall," Lillian Garcia announced. "Introducing first from Cincinnati, Ohio, Amanda."
Nicole was wearing a black lace low-cut midriff top, denim jeans, and a black bandanna covering her straight hair. Amanda was wearing a black lace spaghetti strap midriff tank top, black capris, a black headband, and her hair straight. "Eddie's Angels" walked down the ramp and got into the ring and Amanda posed in the middle of the ring and flaunted her butt to the crowd. Then Beth Phoenix's entrance theme played and she came out from the curtain.
"And her opponent from Buffalo, New York, the Glamazon, Beth Phoenix," Lillian announced.
Beth walked down the ramp holding onto her back from Rochelle's spinebuster and she got into the ring without doing her usual entrance. Beth stared at Rochelle as Rochelle smiled at her and then she and Nicole left the ring as the referee called for the bell.
Beth immediately went after Amanda but Amanda moved and shoved Beth to the corner and Amanda was hitting a chop and some forearms and some more chops until the referee pulled her back and then Amanda tried to whip Beth but Beth reversed and went to splash Amanda but Amanda moved out of the way. Then Amanda tried to kick Beth but Beth grabbed her leg and Beth landed a spinning backfist sending out of the ring and Beth followed and grabbed Amanda and hit her face on the ring apron and then shoved her down on the ramp.
Then Beth choked Amanda with her boot and then Beth rammed Amanda's back on the ring apron before throwing her back into the ring and Beth shoved Amanda on the mat and stomped on her and then she grabbed Amanda and whipped her to the ropes and got a drop toe hold slamming her face on the mat for a two count. Then Beth some punches and then set up Amanda for a back suplex but Amanda came off instead with a spinning DDT for a near fall and Amanda was hitting some right hands and then climbed up the top turnbuckle and hit a seated senton for a two count.
Then Amanda climbed to the top turnbuckle again, but Beth caught her and chokeslammed her for a two count. Beth grabbed Amanda by the hair and shoved her to the corner and went to splash her but Amanda moved out of the way and hit a few clotheslines and Amanda continued to throw fists until Beth grabbed her arm and kicked her in the midsection and hit a double underhook facebuster for a two count. Then Beth set up a powerbomb but Amanda countered and hit a back elbow and a standing dropkick.
Then Amanda climbed the top turnbuckle and landed a missile dropkick and went for the Goodnight Ride but Beth countered as she shoved Amanda down and Rochelle got on the apron to distract Beth and Beth went after Rochelle but Rochelle drop down on the floor as Amanda kicked Beth in the midsection and bounced off the ropes to land a Crucifix pin for the win.
"Here is your winner, Amanda," Lillian announced.
Amanda quickly left the ring and she joined Nicole and Rochelle at ringside and the Angels hugged each other as Amanda jumped up and down happy that she was able to beat Beth. Beth was throwing fits as Rochelle blew a kiss at Beth and Amanda waved as the Angels raised each other's arms in the air as RAW went to a commercial break.
A little later, Mike Adamle was talking to Lance Cade in his office.
"I understand that completely, Lance, but I need him……" Mike said as Dave and Rochelle barged in his office.
"Well," Dave said as he shrugged his shoulders, "are you going to make me the number one contender or not?"
"What makes you think you're the number one contender?" Lance said.
Then Dave grabbed Lance and threw him against the wall and said,
"I don't remember asking your opinion about anything."
Then Dave dropped Lance down and fixed his shirt as he and Rochelle left Mike's office.
Later that night, Dave didn't get his wish; however, it was announced that at No Mercy, Dave was facing John "Bradshaw" Layfield in a number one contenders' match for the World Heavyweight Championship. The number one contender that Chris Jericho was facing was Shawn Michaels in a ladder match.
Chris and Lance were walking out of the entrance to the arena when they saw Rochelle walked up to them.
"Good luck, Chris," Rochelle said. "I'm pretty sure that this match will be far much worse than the unsanctioned match at No Mercy and you'll probably be walking out with more than bruises all over your body."
Then Rochelle smiled as she walked away with Chris and Lance staring at her.
