Chapter 60: The Angels' Smart Defense
RAW was in Anaheim, CA and Amanda was teaming up with Cryme Tyme in a six-person tag team match against The Miz, John Morrison, and Jillian Hall.
Things were getting interesting in the days leading up to Cyber Sunday; Cryme Tyme were part of "Pick Your Pair" at Cyber Sunday for the WWE Universe to pick a certain tag team match to happen. They were up against the Miz and John Morrison along with the choices of Mickie James and Jamie Noble versus Layla and William Regal & Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase against C.M. Punk and Kofi Kingston. Also, in addition to Rochelle being one of the three choices as the special guest referee for the World Heavyweight Championship match, she, along with "Eddie's Angels" and the Angelic Coalition, were competing in the Divas' Halloween Costume Contest.
RAW was on and the show began, Chris Jericho was in General Manager Mike Adamle's office.
"Let me explain here, Mike," Chris said, "when you make a promise to me as a champion, you have to keep it. What you did last week was inexcusable. You said I was in charge."
"I said you were temporarily in charge," Mike said.
"Temporarily in charge; you also had no right to make the special guest referee stipulation for my match at Cyber Sunday. Who do you think you are?"
"Hold on, Chris, hold on, listen. If it wasn't for me putting you that championship scramble match at Unforgiven, you wouldn't even be champion. Shane and Stephanie McMahon told me to empower the audience for Cyber Sunday and I did that. And guess what? I'm gonna make another executive decision for tonight. You're gonna wrestle and Batista's gonna pick your opponent."
"Batista's gonna pick my opponent?"
"But first, Batista's gonna wrestle tonight and you're gonna pick his opponent."
"Mike, this is completely unacceptable; do I have to remind you that I am the champion? I am your biggest asset on this show. You need to take care of me. You know what, Mike? I'm through talking to you. I'm gonna go over your head. I'm gonna call Shane and Stephanie right now. You think it's funny? I'm gonna call them right now and tell them……"
"Go ahead, go ahead, call them. They won't be listening because you know what? Their phones turn off during the broadcast."
"Really? Okay? I got another way to get ahold of them right now."
Then Chris walked out of Mike's office and was walking by Candice Michelle and Mickie James texting while Jamie Noble was watching.
"What are you doing, Candice?" Chris said. "Texting? Yeah, texting? Who are you texting, Mickie?"
Candice and Mickie didn't respond as Chris walked away; then a few minutes later……
"Shane and Stephanie McMahon," Chris said coming out of the curtain with a microphone in his hand, "I wanna come out here and make something completely clear to you. It's bad enough that I have to face Batista in two weeks at Cyber Sunday," then Chris got into the ring, "and it's been made even worse by the fact that Mike Adamle has given the power to all these……people, the WWE Universe, giving them the power to decide who the special guest referee is gonna be for my match. Every choice is flawed. First, you have Rochelle Kennedy; Rochelle Kennedy thinks she's better than the other Divas here in the WWE because she has an undefeated streak and is finally the Women's Champion because you hypocrites want her to be the Women's Champion, which is pretty pathetic. And I know she has some sort of vendetta against me because I almost choked her to death and she's probably gonna have her girlfriends 'Eddie's Angels' to disrupt my match and give to the World Title to Batista because that's what they do. It's uncalled for. And then, you got Shawn Michaels. Do I even need to go through the reasons why that doesn't work? I put Shawn in the hospital, I almost blinded him, I punched his wife in the face, accidentally, there's no way he's gonna be unbiased. And then you have the third and final choice, Stone Cold Steve Austin. I have been bragging for the last seven years that I have beat the Rock and Steve Austin in the same night to win the first undisputed championship. You think Austin's not gonna hold a grudge against me for that? Huh? You think he's not give me a Stone Cold Stunner and count 1-2-3 just because he can? It's completely unfair, Shane; it's not right, Stephanie, and it needs to change; that's why I beg you, I implore you to do the right thing and overrule Mike Adamle's judgment and abolish these stipulations as soon as humanly possible. My championship reign should not end due to an unbiased official or shouldn't end due to a biased official and even worse, it shouldn't end due to the decisions of all of these hypocrites and their cell phones. Shane and Stephanie, by not getting rid of these stipulations, you're basically giving Batista the title and that's not fair. It's unfair to me and it goes against everything this company has built on……."
Then Rochelle's entrance theme played and she came out from the curtain with the rest of Eddie's Angels following her carrying picket signs. Nicole was wearing a gray marble print midriff top, black pants, and her hair in a ponytail. Rochelle was wearing a gray marble print halter midriff top, black miniskirt, black boots, and her hair curled. Amanda was wearing a gray marble print halter top, black capris, a black headband, and her hair straight.
The Angels walked down the ramp and went around the ring campaigning for the WWE Universe to vote for Rochelle to be the special guest referee at Cyber Sunday while Chris look in disgust. Then as the Angels walked back up the ramp, Shawn Michaels's entrance theme played and he came out from the curtain and walked down the ramp to the ring with a microphone in his hand. Shawn stared down at Chris and said,
"Chris, nothing will thrill me more than to be able to come out here and to tell you that if I get voted in as the special referee at Cyber Sunday, I'll put all of our personal differences aside and call the match right down the middle. I'd like to be able to come out here and tell you, for me, it's actually better if you win, that way afterwards, I can challenge you and beat you for the World Heavyweight Championship. I'd like to be able to tell you all that, I really do, but I can't because the fact of the matter is if get voted in as special referee, I'm gonna do absolutely everything I can to make sure Cyber Sunday is the worst day of your life. You need to understand something, I'm not some politician, I'm not gonna come out here, I'm not gonna beg people to vote for me; no, what I'm gonna do, I'm gonna do what Barack Obama and John McCain would love to do to one another but can't."
Then Shawn suddenly lunged at Chris and nailed some right hands and Chris managed to roll to the floor and then he held onto his face as he walked away and kicked the ring steps and walked up the ramp past "Eddie's Angels" who were laughing while holding his jaw. Chris walked to the back as the Angels applauded for Shawn Michaels, but then…...
"Alright, alright," Chris said, "I just made my decision on who Batista's opponent is gonna be tonight and the opponent is you, Shawn Michaels.
Then Chris stared at Rochelle as he walked away and looked back at Shawn knowing that this match would get tense going back to the day of Wrestlemania when Shawn was the one that retired Ric Flair.
A little later, Dave was going to be in an interview with Todd Grisham and Rochelle was with him.
"Batista, earlier tonight, we learned you'll be squaring off against Shawn Michaels later tonight. What are your thoughts on facing the Heartbreak Kid?"
"You know, Chris Jericho is a lot of things, but he is not stupid and I'm very aware of the game he's trying to play. He knows there's no love lost between me and Shawn and he knows that Shawn has a lot of pent-up rage, so I'm gonna say this: I respect Michaels as a competition, but if he tries to take me out, I'm gonna beat him to the punch."
A little later, the Chain Gang Diva Squad was in the ring for their dance performance. The girls were wearing black sparkling short sleevless jumpsuits, bustiers, black boots, and black hats. Nicole was wearing a red bustier, Kimberly was wearing purple, and Tina was wearing blue.
"Ladies and gentlemen, Nicole, Kimberly, and Tina, the Chain Gang Diva Squad," Lillian announced.
Then "Deja Vu" by Beyonce featuring Jay-Z started playing in the arena.
(Beyonce)
Bass
(Jay-Z)
Uh
(Beyonce)
High hat
(Jay-Z)
Uh
(Beyonce)
808
(Jay-Z)
Uh
(Beyonce)
Jay
(Jay-Z)
Uh-huh
Ready?
Uh-huh
(Beyonce)
Let's go get 'em
(Jay-Z)
Uh-huh
C'mon
I used to run base like Juan Pierre
Now I run the bass high hat and the snare
I used to bag girls like Birkin Bags
Now I bag B
(Boy, your hurtin' now)
Brooklyn Bay, where they birthed me at
Now I be everywhere, the nerve of rap
The audacity to have me with the curtains back
Me and B, she about to sting
Stand back
Baby, seems like everywhere I go I see you
From your eyes, your smile, it's like I breathe you
Helplessly, I reminisce
Don't want to
Compare nobody to you
Boy, I try to catch myself
But I'm out of control
Your sexiness is so appealing
I can't let it go
Oh!
Know that I can't get over you
'Cause everything I see is you
And I don't want no substitute
Baby, I swear it's Deja Vu
Know that I can't get over you
'Cause everything I see is you
And I don't want no substitute
Baby, I swear it's Deja Vu
Seeing things that I know can't be,
Am I dreaming?
When I saw you walking past me
I almost called your name
Got a better glimpse
And then I looked away
It's like I'm losing it
Boy, I try to catch myself
But I'm out of control
Your sexiness is so appealing
I can't let it go
Oh!
Know that I can't get over you
'Cause everything I see is you (Oh)
And I don't want no substitute
Baby, I swear it's Deja Vu
Know that I can't get over you
'Cause everything I see is you (Oh)
And I don't want no substitute
Baby, I swear it's Deja vu
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.
Then it was time for the match between Batista and Chris Jericho' choice opponent, Shawn Michaels.
Dave's entrance theme played and he came out from the curtain with Rochelle following him. 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 aisle and got into the ring. Rochelle stood in the middle of the ring Dave got on the turnbuckles raising the arm in the air and got back down. Then Shawn Michaels' entrance theme played and he came out from the curtain pumping up the crowd and then he got down on his knees and raised his arms in the air as the pyro went off and then he walked down the ramp and got in the ring. Shawn continued to pump the crowd up as he took off his cowboy hat and shirt and got on the turnbuckles and applauded and got back down as Rochelle got out of the ring and then Chris Jericho appeared on the Titantron.
"Hang on, hang on," Chris said, "before the bell rings, I wanna inform the two participants of this match that this will now be a lumberjack match."
Then some "possible, hostile WWE superstars," as Michael Cole called them, Mark Henry, Tony Atlas. Snitsky, Paul Burchill, Deuce, Randy Orton, Cody Rhodes, Ted DiBiase, Manu, Mike Knox, William Regal, Bam Neely and Chavo Guerrero. Then Rochelle quickly left the ring and sat near the announcers' table for safety as the lumberjacks surrounded the ring and the referee called for the bell.
Dave and Shawn locked up and Shawn got Dave in a headlock before Dave shoved Shawn to the ropes and got a shouldertackle and Dave took him down and went for the Figure Four leglock but Shawn kicked Dave off and Dave kicked Shawn in the midsection and went for the Batista Bomb but Shawn slipped to the floor and Deuce landed a right hand. Shawn then got back into the ring and Dave kicked Shawn in the midsection and went for a Batista Bomb but Shawn dropped Dave on the mat to slap on a Figure Four leglock and Dave powered out of the leglock and both men slowly recovered and then Shawn went for a side slam but Dave got a back elbow to the back and got a right hand before whipping Shawn to the ropes and Shawn nailed a swinging neckbreaker.
Then Shawn stomped on Dave's chest and got Dave in the corner and landed a chop to the chest and went to whip Dave to the other corner but Dave reversed and splashed him and Shawn stumbled to another corner and Dave got a back elbow and another before kicking Shawn in the midsection and he whipped Shawn to another corner but Shawn fell on the turnbuckle and Dave got a knee making Shawn fall off and Dave came back with a powerslam for a two count and then he grounded Shawn on the mat with a rear naked choke. Shawn was struggling out of the choke and got a couple of back elbows and punched away at Dave and he went to whip Dave but Dave reversed and Dave then gave him a high back body drop for a two count.
Then Dave got a knee to the back for another two count and applied rear naked chokehold on the mat and Shawn grabbed the bottom rope and Dave stomped on Shawn and then took Shawn to his feet and shoved him to the ropes and nailed a series of clean blows to the lower back. Then Dave whipped Shawn to the corner hard and got some right hands before Dave whipped Shawn to another corner but Shawn got a boot up to the face and rolled up Dave for a two count. Shawn went for the scoop slam but his back gave out and Dave landed a clothesline for a two count and then Dave whipped Shawn to the ropes and Shawn kicked Dave in the face and Shawn bounced off the ropes and Dave applied for the bear hug. Shawn escaped and went for Sweet Chin Music but Dave grabbed his leg and Shawn was then tossed over the top rope, but he skinned the cat back into the ring where Dave nailed the Tilt-a-Whirl slam on the injured back for a nearfall.
Dave was stalking Shawn and clotheslined him hard over the top rope and Bam Neely wanted a piece of Shawn, but Mark Henry shoved Bam aside and put Shawn in a vicious bear hug and he then rolled Shawn back into the ring where Dave made a cover for a nearfall. Dave again was clutching Shawn in a bear hug and Shawn escaped and Dave got Shawn in the corner and got a shoulderblock before Shawn got a knee to the midsection before landing a chop to the chest and he went to whip Dave but Dave reversed and charged but then Shawn side-stepped Dave to fling him to the outside. Randy went to punt Dave in the head as Rochelle yelled at him, but Dave moved just in time and he fought off Tony Atlas and Ted DiBiase to get back into the ring.
Shawn got a couple more chops to the chest and he went to whip Dave but Dave reversed and Shawn got a flying forearm and he popped up and climbed the turnbuckle and Shawn went to nail a top rope move on Dave, but JBL attacked Shawn by pushing him off with the referee distracted by William Regal. Dave and Shawn recovered on the mat and then Batista nailed a spinebuster and went for the Batista Bomb, but Shawn punched out and flipped Dave to the floor. Then the lumberjacks pounced on both men to assault them, and then Dave and Shawn got into the ring and as the beating continued and Dave got a spinebuster to William Regal as Ted DiBiase and Chavo Guerrero were beating on Shawn and Dave got another spinebuster on Manu.
Then John "Bradshaw" Layfield snuck up behind Dave and Shawn went right past Dave and superkicked JBL in the corner and then Mark Henry tried to sneak up on Shawn but Batista went right past Shawn to spear Mark hard in the corner. Shawn and Dave were recovering as Rochelle got into the ring while Chris Jericho was frustrated watching the whole thing in the locker room and Dave was helped up by Rochelle and locked eyes with Shawn and Shawn questioned whether the spear was for him. Dave and Shawn walked towards each other and then Dave extended his hand for Shawn to shake and Shawn hesitated before shaking Dave's hand. Shawn then winced at the pain of his back as he left the ring while Dave mulled his options on who he would pick to face Chris Jericho tonight.
A little later, Shad and Amanda were backstage getting ready for their six-person tag team match.
"So, you excited?" Shad said.
"Yeah, I am," Amanda said, "I'm a little nervous though."
"Don't worry, everything's gonna be fine."
Then Shad and Amanda walked up JTG who looking through a bag.
"Hey, yo, J," Shad said as JTG turned his head.
"Yo, yo, what's up?" JTG said.
"What are you doing?" Amanda asked.
"I'm borrowing something."
"What you borrowing, man?" Shad asked as JTG pulled out a Mighty Ducks mask. "A Ducks' mask? Yo, man, I didn't even know you liked hockey."
"I don't but I like ice."
Then Shad and Amanda laughed.
"Come on, let's go," Amanda said.
Then Cryme Tyme and Amanda walked away.
Then the Miz, John Morrison, and Jillian Hall were already in the ring for the six-person tag team match.
Recently on Word Up, Cryme Tyme was impersonating the Miz and John Morrison educating the WWE Universe about getting "pancaked," to get dumped suddenly and without reason; but on "The Dirt Sheet," the Miz and John Morrison as usual along with various WWE Superstars were insulting Cryme Tyme.
"Yo, Cryme Tyme," John said, "we've already prove that we're better than you in the ring; but tonight, we're gonna prove that we are more gangsta than you are as well."
"Gangsta, son, whoo-whoo," the Miz said.
"Check this out."
"Hit it."
(John)
Yo, Cryme Tyme, all you do is stutter
It's like which one is dumb and which one is dumber
Check
(Jillian)
Who is dumber?
(Miz)
We go to parties, red carpets, A-list events,
Where is Cryme Tyme,?
Suga, pay the rent
(John)
We J-Mo and Miz
(John and Miz)
Wrestling's bakers
Cryme Tyme, wrestling's fakers
(Jillian)
You're a bunch of fakers
(John)
The girls all want me, they know I'm a hottie
They all get hungry for a peanut butter and Johnny
(Miz)
I'm the M-I-Z, grand Miz-a-lus
Step to me, son, you'll be biting the dust
(Jillian)
You'll be biting the Dizust
(John and Miz)
The Dirt Sheet, should be winning a Emmy
Word up, ain't worth a penny
(John)
Come in the ring, you'll get what you deserve
Yo, Cryme Tyme
(John and Miz)
Yous about to get served
(Jillian)
Served
As Jillian continued singing that last line badly as usual, Cryme Tyme's entrance theme played and they came out with Amanda following them.
"The following is a six person tag match scheduled for one fall," Lillian Garcia announced. "Introducing first, the team of Amanda and Cryme Tyme."
She and Cryme Tyme walked down the ramp and they got into the ring as Shad took off his jersey and JTG took off his jacket and Cryme Tyme, the Miz, and John Morrison left the ring as the referee called for the bell.
Amanda and Jillian circled around the ring and they locked up and Jillian twisted Amanda's arm and kicked her in the midsection before landing a forearm twice and Jillian whipped Amanda to the ropes and Amanda kicked Jillian in the face before twisting her arm and kicking her in the midsection and landing some forearms before climbing the turnbuckle, backflipping onto the mat, and landing a clothesline for a two count.
Then Amanda got a couple of forearms before she went to whip Jillian but Jillian reversed and Amanda got a headscissors takedown and Jillian tagged in the Miz as Amanda made a tag to JTG and JTG & the Miz circled around the ring and they locked up before JTG got a knee to the midsection and he bounced off the ropes and got a running neck snap. Then JTG got a standing dropkick but Jillian screamed in his ear causing a distraction and JTG blocked a right hand from the Miz but the Miz got a Russian Legsweep and Miz dragged JTG with John making a blind tag and Miz catapulted JTG leading to John landing a forearm and John leaped into the ring with an elbow drop and covered for a one count.
Then John clubbed JTG in the back and choked him with his boot in his neck and John distracted the referee as Miz stomped JTG in the head and the referee was busy with Shad as John kicked JTG in the midsection and then John landed a backbreaker and covered for a two count and John applied a neck vice as JTG got to his feet and got a couple of back elbows to the midsection but John got a knee to the midsection and he whipped JTG to the ropes and JTG slid on his knees and got a right hand.
Then JTG ducked a right hand and Shad took a tag and got a huge clothesline to John and another before he whipped John to the corner and splashed him before he lifted him for a one-arm spinebuster and covered but Jillian and Miz broke the count and Amanda & JTG got into the ring with Amanda tackling Jillian out of the ring and Miz got a forearm to JTG. And as the referee was busy with the Miz, JTG picked up the Mighty Ducks mask and cracked it over John's back and Shad then made the cover for the pin and the win.
The referee raised Shad's arm in the air and JTG & Amanda got into the ring and Shad hugged Amanda and kissed her as JTG picked up the Mighty Ducks mask and raised each other's arms in the air as Jillian and the Miz checked on John as RAW went to a commercial break.
Then it was time for the match between Chris Jericho and his opponent of Dave's choosing.
Chris Jericho's entrance theme played as pyro was setting off all over the stage and he came out from the curtain. He walked down the ramp and got into the ring and stared down the fans as he waited for his opponent and C.M. Punk's entrance theme played and he comes out from the curtain. Of course, Punk never got to compete in the Championship Scramble thanks to Randy Orton, Cody Rhodes, Ted DiBiase, and Manu and Chris replaced him. Punk walked down the ramp, climbed up the apron, and raised his arms in the air and then he got back down and stared down at Chris as Dave appeared on the Titantron with a towel wrapped around his shoulders.
"Hold on, hold on," Dave said, "before you ring that bell, I wanna inform the two participants of this match that you now have a special guest referee. "
Dave then dropped the towel revealing a referee t-shirt and he made a "Ta-da!" motion as C.M. Punk smiled while taking off his shirt and Chris was clearly disappointed and put his head down dejected as Dave's entrance theme played and he came out from the curtain. Dave was walking down the ramp and from the back, his referee shirt was ripped as if was too big to fit on him. Dave got into the ring and then sent Mike Kiota out and then whispered something in Lillian Garcia's ear.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I have just been informed that for this match, there will now be a special guest timekeeper: the WWE Women's Champion Rochelle Kennedy."
Rochelle's entrance theme played and she strutted out from the curtain and walked down the ramp slapping the hands of the fans and she went around the ring and blew a kiss at Dave and waved at Chris as she sat at the timekeeper's table and Dave called for her to ring the bell.
Chris then argued with Batista and Punk tried to roll him up for a two count and Punk got a couple of armdrags and he clotheslined Chris over the top rope and Chris walked around the ring and tried to leave, but Dave got out of the ring and threw Chris back into the ring and Punk kicked Chris' legs before whipping him to the ropes and nailing a knee to Chris' legs. Punk got a couple of knees to the midsection before he went to whip Chris but Chris reversed and Chris was locked up in the ropes for a good while as Dave smiled and let Punk get away with more than a five count as Rochelle smiled as well.
Then Punk climbed the top rope and landed a crossbody before Dave got a pretty fair two count and Punk twisted Chris' arm and got a hard kick to the chest and Punk twisted Chris' arm again and got a snap suplex and Punk climbed the top rope but Chris came back tripping Punk and Chris kicked Punk in the head and in the back before landing a forearm and then Chris went on the offensive while trading verbal jabs with Dave, who simply smiled at him.
Then Chris got a vertical suplex and bounced off the ropes for a legdrop for a slow one count and then Punk rolled up Chris for a fair two count and then Chris got an enziguri to Punk's head and continued arguing with Dave and Chris got a snapmare before he applied a headlock and Punk got to his feet before landing some hits to the midsection and a couple of right hands before Chris got a knee to the midsection and got a huge right hand before whipping Punk to the corner and Punk then side-stepped Chris in the corner.
Punk nailed a couple of right hands and a backfist and a kick to the face before whipping Chris to the ropes and nailing a side kick and Punk charged at Chris but Chris moved and went for the Walls of Jericho but Punk got an inside cradle for a two count and Punk kicked Chris in the midsection and he whipped Chris to the ropes and he nailed the high knee and bulldog combo and then went the Go 2 Sleep, but Chris elbowed out and shoved Punk to the ropes and nailed the Codebreaker.
Chris then made the cover but Dave suddenly had something in his eye and he stopped his count as Rochelle held in her laughter knowing it was a little prank for Chris not to see and then Chris argued as Dave told Chris he had something in his eye and Dave kicked Chris in the midsection and landed a Batista Bomb and Punk then took advantage and rolled on top of Chris for the easy three count.
Then Dave raised Punk's arm in the air and applauded as he left the ring joining Rochelle and the two walked up the ramp slapping the hands of the fans as they reached the top, Dave and Rochelle turned around and laughed at Chris, who tried to collect himself in the ring, as RAW came to a close.
After RAW was over, Dave and Rochelle were coming out of the entrance to the arena.
"Oh, my God, I really enjoyed that," Rochelle said, "making Chris miserable and did you see the look on his face when you announced that you were the special guest referee for the match? It was priceless."
"Man, that was something I was really looking forward of doing since I heard you were going to be the special guest referee for my World Heavyweight Championship match at Cyber Sunday," Dave said.
"Dave, I'm not voted in yet; but don't you worry, if I get voted in as the special guest referee, you will get the title at my expense. But for right now, since your referee shirt is torn, why don't you leave this shirt on so we can go back to our hotel room and I'll really rip it off of you."
"As you wish."
Then Dave and Rochelle walked away.
