Chapter 70: The Comebacks

RAW was in Manchester, England and Nicole was walking down the hallway as she spotted Chris Jericho.

"Hey, Chris," Nicole said as she walked towards Chris.

"Oh, well, well, well," Chris said. "John Cena's amazing wife Nicole Mitchell. How may I be of some assistance?" Then Nicole handed Chris a piece of paper and Chris looked it over. "A restraining order?"

"A restraining order because of what you did to my best friend."

"Come on, why would you do this?"

"First of all, you punched Shawn Michaels' wife in the face and pushed Rochelle off the steel cage. Do you know what domestic violence means to you?"

"Nicole, you are crazy if you think I would beat up my own wife; that is ridiculous."

"Maybe you wouldn't beat up your own wife, but you do attack women. You're just as crazy as Randy and that is why I filed a restraining order on you meaning if you so much as get within 100 feet of me or anybody myself and "Eddie's Angels" is associated with, I'll see to it that you're fired for good."

"Okay, fine; but understand this, come Survivor Series, I will beat your husband and I will remain the World Heavyweight Champion."

"We'll see about that."

Then Nicole walked away.

Then RAW was on and Dave's entrance theme played and he came out from the curtain. Dave did his thing with the pyro and he walked down the ramp and got into the ring and he raised his arm in the air and got back down.

"Well, I'm not here tonight to whine and cry about last week," Dave said onto the microphone. " And I know you're probably wondering about the update on my wife, Rochelle Kennedy. Rochelle has a dislocated hip and she will return in a few months, so watch out. Also, what I'm here to do is to invoke my rematch clause. I came here tonight to win back the World Heavyweight Championship and that's exactly what I'm gonna do."

"Batista, it's Stephanie McMahon," Stephanie McMahon said onto the Titantron. "I am here at the WWE World Headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut watching RAW like millions of viewers all around the world. As far as you invoking your rematch clause for the World Heavyweight Championship tonight, I'm afraid that's just isn't possible. I know you're disappointed but my brother Shane McMahon made it very clear that the winner of last week's steel cage match would go on to defend the World Heavyweight Championship against John Cena at the Survivor Series. Therefore, Cena will be taking on the new World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho. Now you will receive a future championship match, but out of respect to my brother Shane, it cannot be before Survivor Series and thus will not be tonight. With that being said, last week Mike Adamle resigned as the General Manager, therefore, we are approaching a new era here on Monday Night RAW. And in order to truly move forward, we need to break away from the past and wipe the slate clean; therefore, my brother Shane and I would like to place the stamp of finality on some of the longest running issues here on RAW. Kane will compete against Rey Mysterio in a no Disqualification match and for the very last time on RAW, the World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho will go head-to-head with the Heartbreak Kid Shawn Michaels and in order to ensure closure, this will be a Last Man Standing match. Also, since Rochelle Kennedy is out on injury and has forfeited the Women's Championship, there will be a 10-Diva Battle Royal Gauntlet match for the Women's Championship. Thank you, everyone, for your time, and Dave, thank you for being so understanding."

Then Randy Orton's entrance theme played and Randy came out from the curtain and he walked down the ramp and got into the ring.

"Batista," Randy said, "I just wanted to let you know when it comes to a World Title shot, you're gonna have to wait in line. John Cena gets his opportunity at Survivor Series, but then it's my turn. Because I'm better than you, Dave, I've always have been better than you. Four years ago in Evolution, I was kicked out of the group because I was the most successful member, but the truth is, Dave, you couldn't beat me and you can't beat me now. So if anyone deserves a World Title shot after John Cena, it's me, not you."

Then Dave chuckled and said,

"Okay, Randy……Randy, I just wanna let you know that history is written by winners and if you look at our history, I've been better than you in every way, shape, and form. I was better than you when we were in Evolution and I'm better than you now. You know, Steph just said, tonight is about settling old scores so we can move on and I would say, you and I definitely have a score to settle. So this is what we're gonna do. Tonight, right here, Orton versus Batista, so we can get this thing behind us."

"So what you're saying is you wanna wrestle me right here tonight? The answer is yes. But just so you know, Dave, once I win the World Title back, I'm gonna remain champion a lot longer than eight days."

Then Dave tossed Randy the microphone and kicked Randy in the midsection and went for the Batista Bomb but Randy bailed out of the ring. Randy held onto his stomach as Dave smiled and back in Tampa, Florida at the hospital, Rochelle was watching RAW with Taylor and her mom, Janet."

"Oh, Randy," Rochelle said, "you're much of a hypocrite as Chris Jericho because Dave has beaten you a few times."

"Is he always a jerk?" Taylor said.

"He has since 2005; thank God Nicole married John who's definitely not a jerk."

"I know she'll be happy once he returns," Janet said.

"I can see the glow on her face when that happens at Survivor Series. She'll be thrilled."

A little later, Chris Jericho came out from the curtain with a microphone in his hand after the Titantron showed of a clip of John Cena hyping his return to Survivor Series.

"What a wonderful heart-warming story that was," Chris said. "The John Cena story, ahh, well, I know that you're watching right now so let me remind you about another story, the Batista story. You remember Batista, the man who destroyed you at Summerslam and put you on the shelf for the last several months? Well, Batista's also the man that I beat last week in a steel cage match on RAW to become the World Heavyweight Champion for the fifth time, once again proving that I am the best in the world today. Then we can talk about another story, the Shawn Michaels story. Let me remind you how that one goes. I have the conviction and the courage to expose Shawn and all of his fans to be the liars, and the cheaters, and the hypocrites that they all are. Shawn takes exception of that so I threw his through a television monitor, then I up the ampty by punching his wife in the mouth, accidentally, an action that Shawn may make light of now but that's the only way he can deal with the fact that it eats him up alive each and every day. And then I continue the story by destroying him time and time again before I finally beat him in his own match, the ladder match. And that leads us tonight, the last man standing match, the final chapter in the sad, pathetic story of Shawn Michaels. Cena, that's a story you pay very close attention because the same thing is going to happen to you. Your big return at Survivor Series is gonna end badly because I am the World Champion, I am at the top of my game, Cena, you're coming back from a very serious injury, your odds aren't good, I'm gonna beat him, Cena, and I'm gonna show you and I'm gonna show all of you that not every story has a happy ending."

Then Chris walked to the back as Nicole was alone in "Eddie's Angels'" locker room watching the whole thing and shaking her head with revenge for Rochelle on her mind.

A little later, it was time for the match between Dave and Randy Orton.

Dave's entrance theme played and he came out from the curtain. Dave did his thing with the pyro and he walked down the ramp and got into the ring and got on the turnbuckles and flexed his muscles and got back down. Then Randy Orton's entrance theme played and Randy came out from the curtain and he walked down the ramp and got into the ring and he stared at Dave as the referee tried to hold them back. Then Ted DiBiase's entrance theme played and Cody Rhodes & Manu came out the curtain and walked down the ramp.

"Randy, you can't beat me and we both know you can't beat Batista," Cody said as he and Manu went inside the ring, "but you know what? I'm going to beat Batista."

Randy was looked confused, but he and Manu got out of the ring as the referee called for the bell.

Dave and Cody locked up and Dave got Cody in the order before a break and Cody kicked Dave in the injured leg to no avail and Dave shoved Cody back in the corner and got a few shoulder blocks before whipping Cody hard to the other corner and landing a clothesline. Then Dave bounced off the ropes and landed a boot to the head and went for the Batista Bomb but Cody escaped by twisting Dave's arm and kicking his injured leg and Dave got a right hand sending Cody to the corner and Dave went after him but Cody got a back elbow and then hit a bulldog off the ropes for a two count.

Cody kicked Dave in the back and grabbed his stretching it and Dave kicked him and Dave splashed Cody in the corner and Dave went after Cody and Cody went to kick Dave but he grabbed his leg and Cody kicked Dave with his other leg and Cody got a drop toe hold sending Dave's head into the middle turnbuckle. Cody kicked Dave in the back and the referee pulled him back as Manu took a cheap shot at Dave from ringside and Cody covered for a one count and Cody clubbed Dave in the back of the neck and he went to whip Dave but Dave reversed and landed a boot to Cody's face.

Then Dave got a clothesline and went for a power slam but Cody escaped clubbing Dave's back and he bounced off the ropes and Dave hit Cody with a spinebuster and then Manu got on the apron but Dave knocked him off the ring apron and then Dave kicked Cody in the midsection and looked at Randy as he landed the Batista Bomb for the win.

Then Manu got into the ring charged at Dave but Dave landed a spear and stared at Randy, who hung his head low and the referee raised Dave's arm in the air and Dave got out of the ring and walked towards Randy as Randy walked to the back.

"Now Cody's a bigger jerk than he was before," Rochelle said back at the hospital in Tampa, Florida.

"What is he trying to prove?" Taylor said.

"That he can do better that his father, which is plain ridiculous. I can also say that to Manu and Ted DiBiase. They oughta be ashamed."

Then it was time for the 10-Diva Battle Royal Gauntlet match.

"The following is a 10-Diva Battle Royal Gauntlet match," Lillian announced. "The match will start with two Divas and every 30 seconds, another Diva will make her way into the ring and when there are two Divas left standing, the winner will become the Women's Champion by pinfall or submission." Then Layla's entrance theme played and she came out from the curtain. "Introducing first from Miami, Florida, Layla."

Layla walked down the ramp, went around the ring, got up on the apron and lifted her leg up. Then she got into the ring and Amanda's entrance theme played and she came out from the curtain.

"And her opponent from Cincinnati, Ohio, Amanda," Lillian announced

Amanda was wearing a United Kingdom flag print spaghetti strap midriff tank top, black capris, a black headband, and her hair straight. Amanda 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 and then the referee called for the bell.

Layla and Amanda got in each other's face and Layla shoved Amanda and missed a clothesline and Amanda got a forearm and Layla got one back and the two traded forearms before Layla kicked Amanda in the midsection and whipped her to the ropes and Amanda got a flying clothesline and a dropkick. Then Amanda twisted Layla's arm but Layla countered and shoved Amanda to the ropes and Amanda flipped over Layla and tried to roll her up and Layla got Amanda in armbar-headscissors submission but Amanda grabbed the bottom rope as Jillian Hall's entrance theme played and she ran into the ring. Layla stomped on Amanda and Jillian shoved Layla away and choked on Amanda and was stomping on her as Layla pulled her off and the two shoved each other and Amanda got a flying double clothesline. Then Amanda whipped Jillian to the corner and got a flying clothesline and then Jillian raked the eyes before bouncing off the ropes and getting a spin kick and then Jillian grabbed Amanda by the hair and poked her eyes and Layla kicked her and then the two were stomping on Amanda as Kimberly's entrance theme played and she ran into the ring.

Kimberly ducked a clothesline from Jillian and got a forearm and both Jillian and Layla twice and then Kimberly got a spinning DDT as Amanda got a couple of shoulderblocks in the corner on Jillian and they tried to eliminate Jillian and Layla. Jillian countered with a back elbow to Amanda and got a back elbow to Kimberly as Layla countered to a headscissors on Kimberly as Kimberly got a right hand and a couple of kicks to the midsection and Jillian tried to eliminate Amanda as Kimberly tried to eliminate Layla. Amanda escaped the hold with a back elbow and she got a couple of forearms and a kick to the midsection as Katie Lea Burchill's entrance them played and she ran into the ring and she attacked Kimberly from behind and stomped on her as Layla whipped Amanda to the corner and Amanda got a back elbow as Katie choked on Kimberly.

Then she and Jillian got a corner foot choke on Kimberly and Katie kicked Kimberly in the back and Jillian got a scoop slam before the two got a double elbow drop as Layla choked Amanda in the corner. Katie kicked Kimberly in the back and she & Jillian got Kimberly on the middle rope and then choked her as Mickie James' entrance theme played and she ran into the ring and Katie & Jillian continued kicking Kimberly and Mickie got in the ring and clotheslined both Katie and Jillian and kicked Jillian in the face and went for the DDT on Kimberly but Kimberly got a couple of forearms and got a facebuster and then Jillian kicked Kimberly in the midsection and she & Katie whipped Kimberly to the ropes and Katie charged but Kimberly got a knee to the midsection.

Then Jillian went at Kimberly and Kimberly went to kick her but Jillian grabbed her leg and she & Katie eliminated Kimberly as Kayla 's entrance theme played and she walked into the ring and Amanda tried to eliminate Layla as Kayla got into the ring and tossed Amanda into the corner and Mickie attacked Kayla from behind and went to whip Kayla but Kayla reversed and kicked Mickie in the midsection and got an axe kick. Then Kayla got a forearm to Amanda and choked her on the top rope and Amanda fought back with a few forearms and bounced off the ropes before Kayla got a kick to the face as Nicole's entrance theme played and she ran into the ring. Amanda crawled to the bottom rope as Kayla choked Amanda with her foot and Nicole got into the ring and Katie & Jillian went for a double clothesline but Nicole ducked and kicked Jillian in the face and clotheslined Katie.

Then Nicole speared Jillian and attacked Kayla from behind and Kayla grabbed Nicole by the neck and tossed her to the corner and Kayla charged but Nicole lifted her feet kicking Kayla in the face and climbed the rope but Kayla grabbed her by the throat and Nicole fought back and got a facebuster as Kelly Kelly's entrance theme played and ran into the ring. Kayla was kicking Nicole in the back as Kelly Kelly got in the ring and Kelly clubbed Nicole in the back and took her down by the hair before getting a legdrop and Amanda went to kick Kelly but Kelly shoved Amanda away as Kayla choked Mickie with her foot. Then Kelly got some chops and forearms and Kelly whipped Amanda to the ropes and got a clothesline and then Kelly got a corner foot choke as Layla choked Nicole and Katie choked Mickie as Jillian kicked her and was stomping on Nicole.

Then Amanda went to whip Kelly but Kelly reversed and charged into a back elbow and Kayla was choking on Nicole as Katie and Jillian tried to eliminate Mickie as Beth Phoenix's entrance theme and ran into the ring. Beth got a clothesline to Jillian and Mickie got a few forearms before Beth kicked Katie in the midsection and she whipped Jillian to the corner and whipped Katie into her. Then Beth splashed them both as Kayla got in her face and Beth got a forearm and she went to whip Kayla but Kayla reversed and Beth held onto the ropes and Kayla went for a boot to the face but Beth moved and Kayla got caught in the top rope before Beth eliminated her tossing her over the top rope. Then Amanda eliminated Kelly as Katie and Jillian went to eliminate Nicole but Nicole got on the apron as Katie got a baseball slide to the midsection but Nicole held on and Jillian slidekicked Nicole off the apron eliminating her.

Then Mickie and Amanda whipped Jillian and Katie into each other and Mickie got a shouldertackle to Beth's midsection and Layla tossed Beth out of the ring elimination her and Mickie attacked Layla from behind and went to eliminate her but Layla held onto the top rope and Layla kicked Mickie in the head and skinned the cat and got a headscissors to take Mickie out eliminating her and then Layla was yanked out by Mickie. Amanda, Jillian, and Katie were in the ring and all three had a staredown and Amanda got a forearm and Katie took her down and punched away at her as Jillian kicked Amanda and Amanda got a forearm to the side and got a back elbow to the face of Jillian. Then Amanda got a forearm to Katie and Jillian got a back elbow to Amanda as she punched away at her and Katie stomped on her and then Katie grabbed onto Amanda and Jillian went to kick her but Jillian mistakenly kicked Katie and Jillian missed a clothesline and Amanda & Jillian traded forearms until Amanda got a chop to the chest.

Amanda charged at Jillian but Jillian kicked Amanda in the knee and Jillian went for a scoop slam but Amanda got a couple of back elbows and got a running double knee facebreaker and went to eliminate Jillian but Amanda and Jillian tumbled over the top rope and Amanda knocked Jillian to the floor to eliminate her and then went after Katie but Katie got a drop toe hold and stomped on Amanda and then Katie grabbed Amanda and whipped her to the ropes and Amanda kicked Katie in the face and landed the Three Amigos and then the Goodnight Ride for the win to become the new Women's Champion.

"Here is your winner and new WWE Women's Champion, Amanda," Lillian announced.

Amanda stood in the ring in shock and amazement and then sat down on her knees covering her mouth with both hands as the referee handed her the Women's Championship Title belt. Amanda looked at it and took it from the referee as she started to cry and then stood up as her arm was raised by the referee. Then Nicole got into the ring and she hugged Amanda and screamed as they celebrated and then Cryme Tyme, Madison Spears, Skye, and Shayna Brooke came into the ring and applauded as Shad lifted Amanda and hugged her as well. Then Cryme Tyme picked Amanda up on their shoulders as she raised her title belt in the air and then put her down as Amanda went up on one of the turnbuckles and raised the title belt in the air. She got back down as Jerry "The King" Lawler got into the ring with a microphone in his hand.

"Amanda, congratulations on your big win tonight," Jerry said, "how does it feel to become the WWE Women's Champion?"

"You know, this is the reason why I came to the WWE," Amanda said, "to prove to not only myself, but to the entire WWE Universe that I can be as good as all of the other Divas. The road was not easy for me but I managed to pick myself up and achieve my dream which was this. Rochelle, I know you're watching and I wish I won this under normal circumstances, but this was for you!"

Then everyone applauded as Amanda went around the ring raising the Women's Championship Title belt in the air and Rochelle was watching this amazing moment back at the hospital in Tampa, Florida.

"I knew you could do it, Amanda," Rochelle said, "I knew you could do it."