Chapter 78: Combustible!
Smackdown was in Albany, New York and Jeff was teaming up with Triple H in a tag team gauntlet match.
Jeff was walking down the hallway and as he reached "Eddie's Angels" locker room, Jeff knocked on the door and a minute later, Ulysses opened the door.
"Hey, Ulysses," Jeff said, "is Nicole in there?"
"Yeah," Ulysses said as he opened the door wider.
"Hey, Nicole, could I talk to you alone for a minute?"
"Yeah, sure," Nicole said.
Nicole got up from the couch and walked out the locker room as Ulysses closed the door.
"What's up?" Nicole said.
"Well, the last few weeks have been kind of crazy and……I know that I've done some things to throw you girls off guard and I'm sorry."
"It's okay."
"You know that I desperately want to be WWE Champion and……not only that……well, I might as well show you."
Jeff took out a small jewelry box out of his pocket and gave it to Nicole. Nicole opened the box and inside was a heavy contour platinum solitaire heart diamond engagement ring. Nicole's eyes widen in amazement.
"Whoa, Jeff," Nicole said, "is this what I think it is?"
"Yeah," Jeff said as he nodded his head. "If I become WWE Champion at Armageddon, I'm gonna ask Brittany to marry me. I don't wanna lose her again."
"Jeff, this is big, this is huge. You are gonna make Brittany very, very happy; I know you will and I wish you the best of luck."
"Thank you, Nicole."
Then Jeff and Nicole hugged each other.
A little later, Smackdown was on and Maria was walking inside the Women's Locker Room after an upset victory over Michelle McCool.
Maria was celebrating with the Bella Twins along with Carlito and Primo Colon and Michelle walked up behind her and turned her around before nailing a nasty kick to Maria's midsection.
"You got what you deserved," Michelle said.
Maria winced in pain as the Bellas and Colons checked on her and then Brittany walked up behind her and turned her around.
"I am getting fed up with your attitude," Brittany said. "How about this? Next week, you versus me……for the Divas' Championship?"
"You're on," Michelle said.
Then she walked away as Brittany stared at her.
A little later, Jeff and Brittany were walking down the hallway until they noticed Triple H walking up to them.
"Listen," Triple H said, "we may be partners tonight, they just announced it to me just now. If you get in my way tonight and you won't make it to Armageddon. You understand me?"
"No, you listen, Triple H," Jeff said, "You know what I'm sick of? I'm sick of the Game, I'm sick of you. I'll see you in the ring."
"You're sick of me, Jeff? You wanna to hit me in the head with a chair again, try it, try it."
Then Jeff stared down at Triple H and then he and Brittany walked away without a further word.
Then it was time for the tag team gauntlet match and Triple H's entrance theme played and he comes out from the curtain. He walked down the ramp to the apron of the ring and did his usual thing of spitting out his water and then he got into the ring. Jeff's entrance theme played and he comes out from the curtain with Brittany following him. Brittany was wearing a red and white scarlet Ashley mini dress, white lacy socks, and her hair straight. The pyro went off as Jeff and Brittany walked down the ramp and Jeff got in the ring and he got on the turnbuckles and raised his arms in the air. He looked down at Triple H and got back down as Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder's entrance theme played and they came out the curtain. The two walked down the ramp and Zack got on the turnbuckle as Curt climbed on the apron and they raised their arms in the air and got in the ring and were showing themselves off to Jeff & Triple H and Triple H, Brittany, and Zack got out of the ring as the referee called for the bell.
Curt immediately kicked Jeff in the midsection and was clubbing Jeff in the back and was hitting Jeff with right hands in the corner and he went to whip Jeff to the other corner but Jeff reversed and was hitting and kicking Curt before he went to whip him back to the corner but Curt reversed and Jeff got a Whisper in the Wind and Jeff kicked Curt and Jeff got in Triple H's face and Triple H tagged himself in. Jeff didn't like that and he shoved Triple H as Zack jumped Triple H right away hitting him and he went to whip Triple H but Triple H reversed whipping Zack to the ropes and Triple H gave him a spinebuster and landed the Pedigree.
Then Triple H went for the cover but Jeff climbed the top turnbuckle and landed the Swanton Bomb and Triple H had to move and Jeff landed on Zack and Jeff got up and had a brief staredown with Triple H before Curt ran into the ring and Jeff landed a right hand and kicked him out of the ring as Triple H covered for the win. Then they shoved each other and went face-to-face as John Morrison's entrance theme played and he came out from the curtain with the Miz following him. John did his usual "Shaman of Sexy" pose along with the Miz raising his arms in the air and the two walked down the ramp and got into the ring and they went face-to-face with Triple H and Jeff as they got on the turnbuckles and raised their arms in the air. Then they got back down and the Miz & Jeff left the ring as the referee called for the bell.
Triple H and Miz locked up and Triple H got Miz into the corner and landed some right hands and he whipped Miz to the ropes and got a back elbow and he hit Miz's head on the turnbuckle before landing a suplex and then Triple H looked at Jeff before bouncing off the ropes and landing a kneedrop to the Miz's head for a two count. Triple H twisted Miz's arm and looked at Jeff as he made the tag and Jeff clubbed Miz in the back and hit Miz's head on the turnbuckle before whipping him to the corner and splashing him and covered for a two count and Miz got a right hand before making a tag to John and John kicked Jeff in the midsection and went for a neckbreaker but Jeff got a backslide pin for a two count.
Then Jeff twisted John's arm and he made the tag to Triple H and Jeff held onto John as Triple H got a right hand and Triple H twisted John's arm and pulled at it three times before applying an armlock and Triple H got John in the corner as he made the tag to Jeff. Jeff was kicking John in the midsection and landed a scoop slam before hitting a legdrop for a two count and Jeff twisted John's arm and chopped Triple H's chest as a tag and Triple H was fazed as Jeff tossed John into Triple H's midsection and Triple H landed a right hand. Triple H stared at Jeff as he got into the ring and Triple H went to whip John but John reversed and Miz kicked Triple H in the back and John got a right hand as he whipped Triple H to the ropes and Triple H got a facebuster and knocked Miz off the apron.
Then Triple H missed a clothesline and John got a springboard heel kick and made the tag to Miz and Miz got several rights and lefts and Miz got Triple H in the corner with some left and right hands and kicks until the referee pulled him back as John got some right hands and Miz charged into a clothesline and covered for a two count. Then Miz held onto Triple H as he made the tag to John and the two got a gutbuster and John covered for a two count and John applied a headlock and Triple H got to his feet and got a couple of right hands to the midsection and John clubbed Triple H in the back as he made the tag to Miz.
Miz kicked Triple H in the face and got some elbows to the shoulders before applying a headlock and Jeff gave a thumbs down as Miz still held on but Triple H got to his feet and landed a back suplex and the two men were down. Then the Miz got up and kicked Triple H in the midsection and got a forearm and he whipped Triple H to the corner and went to splash him but Triple H moved and made the tag to Jeff and he kicked Miz in the midsection and went to whip him but Miz reversed and Jeff got a flying clothesline. Jeff kicked Miz in the midsection and landed a facebuster suplex and as John got into the ring, Jeff kicked him in the midsection and got a facebuster suplex on him and Jeff splashed Miz and Miz got a diving legdrop and covered but John broke the count and Triple H got into the ring and got a right hand sending John out of the ring and Jeff went to kick Miz but Miz held onto his leg and Jeff got a spinning heel kick sending Miz out of the ring and Jeff launched himself onto all three others on the floor, taking both opponents and Triple H down to the floor hard.
Jeff threw Miz back in the ring and as Jeff went to get into the ring, Triple H pulled Jeff down and attacked him and the two traded blows and Triple H threw Jeff into the steel steps and then the ringside barrier and he hit Jeff's head on the turnbuckle and the two kept fighting as referees came out to break it up and Jeff ran Triple H to the ring steps and then the officials continued to break up the fight and it continued and Triple H clothesline Jeff over the security wall and the officials were able to pull them back.
For Brittany, she was glad Jeff didn't snap but she knew since Survivor Series, Jeff and Triple H wouldn't be able to co-exist in a tag team match since Vickie Guerrero made the match earlier.
A little later, Jasmine was outside of the Women's Locker Room on her cell phone.
"Don't worry, Evan," Jasmine said. "Mike Knox is not going to be here; I'm gonna be fine…….I know, I know, it's hard not having you with me, but Christina and Destiny got my back. Everything will be cool……I understand. Listen, there's something I have to tell you……"
Then Victoria and Natalya walked up to Jasmine and Jasmine turned her head.
"Evan, I'm gonna have to call you back," Jasmine said. "Yeah, talk to you later. Bye." Then Jasmine ended the call. "You got something to say about me and Evan Bourne again? I dare you so Christina can do what she said was gonna do if you talk about me and him again."
"You know, Jasmine," Natalya said, "I envy you, I really do……but are you wise enough to stare Mike Knox in the face? I think you might have a thing for him."
"Now how are you gonna come up in my face and say something like that?!"
"Because we've seen how you are whenever the name Evan Bourne pops up," Victoria said. "You've never stopped talking to your girlfriends about him."
"What I say about my boyfriend is none of your damn business."
Then Christina Alexis and Destiny walked up behind Jasmine.
"What's going on?" Christina said.
"The usual," Jasmine said. "Typical Divas here teasing me again."
"Why is everybody here always teasing Jasmine?" Destiny said. "Are you jealous or something?"
"Maybe they are," Christina said. "In fact, I did say that the next time I catch you talking about Jasmine's boyfriend behind our backs again, I was gonna bash you the nearest wall."
"Hold on a second," Victoria said. "You may big, but you don't intimidate me, ever."
Then Victoria and Natalya smirked as they walked away.
Then it was time for the Divas' match which was Destiny of the Angelic Coalition versus Victoria. Victoria's entrance theme played and she came out from the curtain with Natalya following her.
"The following Divas' match is scheduled for one fall," Justin Roberts announced. "Introducing first being accompanied to the ring by Natalya, from Los Angeles, California, Victoria."
The two Divas walked down the ramp and got into the ring and then Destiny's entrance theme played and she came out from the curtain with Christina Alexis and Jasmine Morgan.
"And her opponent being accompanied by Christina Alexis and Jasmine Morgan, representing the Angelic Coalition from Portland, Oregon, Destiny," Justin announced.
Christina was wearing a green bra top, denim jeans, black boots, and her hair curled. Jasmine was wearing a pink see-through long-sleeved midriff top, black midriff tank top, black miniskirt, black net stockings, black hand warmers, and her hair curled. Destiny was wearing an orange romper with a snowflake on it, blue hand warmers, and her hair curled. The Angelic Coalition walked down the ramp as Destiny did a fancy cartwheel and she was slapping the hands of the fans and then she got into the ring and did a split-leg drop and raised her arm in the air. Christina and Jasmine outside the ring as Destiny stared at Natalya and the referee called for the bell.
Victoria and Destiny locked up and Victoria took Destiny down and got a short waistlock before Victoria got a snap suplex and shoved Destiny into the corner before she was talking trash and shoved her face and Destiny shoved Victoria back and went to slap her but Victoria grabbed her arm and shoved her again. Then Destiny landed some forearms and went to whip Victoria but Victoria reversed twisting Destiny's arm and kicked her in the midsection before landing a scoop slam and then an elbow drop twice and then Destiny kicked Victoria in the head and kicked her off with both feet and was kicking Victoria in the back of the leg.
Victoria went to the corner and Destiny did a back flip going into a splash but Victoria held onto her and applied a bear hug before landing a back suplex for a two count and then Victoria applied a Surfboard submission hold and kicked Destiny to the mat and planted her face on the mat and Destiny fought back hitting Victoria in the midsection and landing a forearm to the face. Then Victoria got a forearm of her own and whipped Destiny to the corner and charged into a boot to the face and Destiny climbed the top turnbuckle but Victoria pulled Destiny off the middle rope and went for the Widow's Peak but Christina got on the apron to distract Victoria and Victoria was about to get into the ring but Jasmine pulled her hitting her head onto the apron. Then Christina simply got off the ring apron and Victoria went over to Destiny and Destiny surprised Victoria with an inside cradle for the win.
"Here is your winner, Destiny," Justin announced.
Destiny quickly got out of the ring and Christina & Jasmine joined her and hugged her as Victoria was shocked and Natalya was still laying on the floor. Then Christina and Jasmine raised Destiny's arms in the air and Destiny smiled as Jasmine was talking smack to Victoria who was simply staring at her.
Later, after Smackdown was over, Jeff was standing in front of the window in the hotel room looking at the view of New York while Brittany was sleeping. Jeff looked back at her as he was holding on the engagement ring in his hand and then he walked over to the bed and sat on it. Brittany stirred in her sleep as Jeff continued to look at her and then he put the ring back in the box. There were a lot of thoughts in his head as Armageddon was drawing near: his hopes of winning the WWE Championship and his hopes of Brittany accepting his marriage proposal.
