Chapter 103: Angel Bound
RAW was in John's hometown of Boston, Massachusetts and on that night, Rey Mysterio was in a triple threat match against Kane and Mike Knox to qualify for the Money-in-the-Bank ladder match at Wrestlemania 25 and John was facing Edge for the WWE Championship.
"Eddie's Angels" were in their locker room and Nicole was showing her designs for them for Wrestlemania; the first were their evening gowns for the six-Diva tag team Playboy Evening Gown match.
"You see, these are perfect and they fit us completely," Nicole said. "If we're gonna make this fun and exciting, that is what we are going for. You guys got any questions? Any changes we need to make?"
"Are you sure our dresses won't snap or tear up?" Amanda said.
"No, I promise you. I told you that I have a friend who lives out in Texas and she's very, very good with making costumes that are flexible. She will be working on these dresses and have them delivered when we arrive there. Okay?"
"Okay, whatever you say," Rochelle said.
"Okay, next designs."
The second set of designs were outfits to wear to ringside and they were blue and silver, the official colors of Wrestlemania 25.
Nicole's outfit was a blue spaghetti strap low-cut asymmetrical dress with silver stars on the left side next to a slit. Delancey's outfit was a blue samba dress with a silver beaded bustier. Rochelle's outfit was a blue open jumpsuit and silver bustier. Amanda's outfit was a one-strap dress with a silver star emblem strap and lace slits. Buffy's outfit was a blue vest-styled jumpsuit with lace panels on the side. And Brittany's outfit was a silver bikini top with crosses over in the front & back and blue pants.
"Now these outfits will definitely represent the 25th anniversary of Wrestlemania because we wanna go out with a bang this year," Nicole said. "That's what Wrestlemania is all about."
"And are you gonna design these outfits?" Brittany said.
"Yes, of course; I just have to find the time between that and early next month. But we got five more weeks, so don't worry. Now Playboy……" Then Nicole sat between Delancey and Rochelle. "……next week on RAW, we're gonna reveal our wonderful Playboy cover; starting Tuesday and all week are autograph signings, and two days after John appears on the 'Tonight Show Jay Leno' promoting '12 Rounds' on Monday, it's our turn."
"We are so going to have a ball with Playboy and our General Manager duties," Delancey said. "I heard Vickie was beside her after hearing that we were posing for Playboy magazine."
"What is she gonna do? Try to sue Playboy magazine like she tried to sue Maxim when the three of us appeared on the Hot 100 List?"
"She's out of her mind," Buffy said. "She has no idea that we're onto her. She can use every expletive and every name in the book she can think of; but it won't matter because when she goes, we'll go."
"Exactly," Rochelle said as she sighed. "I'm enjoying this. Vickie Guerrero doesn't stand a chance against us."
"Listen, I got an important phone call to make," Nicole said. "I'll be right back."
Then Nicole left the Angels' locker room.
A little later, RAW was on and it was time for the triple threat Money-in-the-Bank qualifying match which was Rey Mysterio against Kane against Mike Knox.
Rey Mysterio's entrance theme played and he came out from the curtain with Rochelle following him. Rochelle was wearing a purple spaghetti strap lace up tank top, long black skirt, black boots, and her hair curled. Rey went on both sides of the stage turning on the pyro and he & Rochelle walked down the ramp slapping the hands of the fans and got into the ring and Rey went on the top turnbuckle and raised his arms in the air and he got back down as Mike Knox's entrance theme played and he came out from the curtain. He walked down the ramp and got into the ring and as fire appeared on the stage and Kane's entrance theme played and he came out from the curtain. He walked down the ramp and got into the ring and stared at Rey and Mike as Rochelle left the ring and the referee called for the bell.
Rey bailed out of the ring and Mike chased him around Rey got back in the ring and Kane clubbed him in the back and whipped him to land a baseball slide to Mike who was about to get back into the ring and Kane got a right hand to Rey and whipped him to the corner and charged into a boot to the face, but when he went for a huracanrana, Kane caught him and Rey punched his way out of Kane's grip but Mike landed a right hand and a back elbow and grabbed Rey and threw him to the floor.
Kane landed a right hand to Mike and whipped him to the corner and Knox hit each other with simultaneous big boots and Kane rolled to the floor and Rey covered for a two count and Rey was kicking Mike in the back of the leg and Mike shoved Rey to the ropes and landed a big boot to the face and Mike grabbed Rey and landed a backbreaker and had Rey bent over his knee and Rey landed a knee to Mike and then bounced off the ropes and Mike went for a big boot but Rey slid under his legs and Rey kicked Mike in the midsection and bounced off the rope and Kane yanked Rey by his leg to the floor.
As Kane got into the ring, Mike clubbed him in the back and hit his head on the turnbuckle and was landing right hands before landing a knee to the midsection and he whipped Kane to the corner and Mike splashed Kane and then settled into a chinlock and Kane got a back suplex and bounced off the ropes as Mike followed with a big boot. Rey then returned to the ring as Mike grabbed him and Rey got some right hands with a springboard huracanrana on Knox followed by a kick to the leg and a forearm and he bounced off the ropes for a wheelbarrow bulldog slam for a near fall.
Rey got a low dropkick to Kane and Knox came back with a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker for a two count and Mike got Rey on his shoulder but Rey countered with a DDT and went for the cover but Kane broke it and whipped Rey to the corner but Rey floated over Kane and Rey escaped before landing a flying head scissors sending Kane face-first onto the turnbuckle and Mike got a knee to the midsection and whipped Rey to the corner and charged into boots and tossed a diving Rey over his head into Kane.
Rey then got a flying head scissors to Mike sending him to the middle rope and Rey went for the 619 but Kane caught him grabbing his throat and landed a big boot to Mike and went for the choke slam but Rey countered landing a flying head scissors sending Kane to the middle rope and Rey landed the 619 and got a seated senton for the cover but Mike broke the counter and then gave Rey his finisher and Kane then surprised Knox with a chokeslam for the pin.
Kane looked up and smiled and he got to his feet as he looked down at Rey and grabbed him and landed a choke slam and looked up at the briefcase hanging from the ceiling and left the ring as Rochelle checked on Rey and RAW went to a commercial break.
A few minutes later, Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase were walking down the hallway and as they reached "Eddie's Angels" locker room, Cody knocked on the door and Ulysses opened it.
"May I help you?" Ulysses said.
"We would like to speak to the Angels right now," Cody said.
"It's Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase."
"Let them in," Nicole said.
Then Ulysses let Cody and Ted in and the Angels stood together in front of the two.
"What do you want?" Nicole said.
"You know exactly why we're here," Cody said. "We heard from some people that you were laughing at us for Triple H assaulting us and you're supposed to be General Managers? You think it's funny?"
"Oh, it was funny when Triple H almost took your head off."
"Oh, really?" Ted said. "Well, we know you're going to lift Randy Orton's stipulation because you've been after him twice but don't think you can fire him because he will go on his promise to…….
"We'll see about that," Delancey said, "because as far as we're concerned, we're gonna make your life a living hell just you made the McMahons' life a living hell because we're onto you. Now get the hell out of our office."
"Let's go," Ulysses said.
Then Ulysses escorted Cody and Ted out of the Angels' locker room.
Later, Triple H was outside of the arena waiting for someone with something important.
Earlier, arriving with a full entourage including his "Legacy," a group of lawyers and a team of security, Randy Orton made a huge announcement regarding the 25th Anniversary of Wrestlemania. Defying the WWE Universe's expectations, Randy announced that he would not be facing Triple H for the WWE Championship, but would instead challenge the winner of the World Heavyweight Title Match between John and Edge. Furthermore, the Legend Killer stated his plans to press charges against Triple H for his sledgehammer assault last week and even planned to file charges against "Eddie's Angels" for allegedly planning the attack in advance.
But Triple H taunted Randy stating that he doesn't have what it takes to face him and even calling Randy gutless for refusing to challenge him – an act he claims that Randy desperately wants to commit. Giving in to the pressure, Randy changed his mind, deciding that he would face Triple H at the 25th Anniversary of Wrestlemania for the WWE Champion stipulating that if he laid his hands on him before then, that he would move forward with the aforementioned criminal charges. After Triple H agreed to these conditions, it was Randy's turn to do the taunting as he described to Triple H how good it felt when he RKO'd his wife, Stephanie, but Triple H wasn't having it.
Then Nicole came out from the back door and walked towards Triple H.
"So?" Triple H said.
"It's set," Nicole said. "Whatever you have to do, just do it and we'll handle the rest. If this goes too far, don't worry about it because Randy won't have a clue."
"Okay, but if Randy does go along with the injunction and the lawsuits?"
"We got the proof; Randy won't win and everything will be okay. Just keep Legacy off the track."
Then Triple H nodded his head and Nicole went back inside.
A little later, it was time for the WWE Championship match which was John against Edge.
Edge's entrance theme played and he came out from the curtain and raised his WWE Championship Title belt in the air as the pyro went off. Then he walked down the ramp and slid into the ring and he got on the turnbuckles and raised his arms in the air and got back down as John's entrance theme played and he comes out from the curtain with Nicole following him. Nicole was wearing a purple tube top, a black waist clincher, black pants, and her hair curled. The two walked down the ramp and got inside the ring and John raised his arms in the air as he was pumping himself up and took off his HLR Academy baseball cap and threw it to the crowd.
"This match is set for one fall and it is for the World Heavyweight Championship," Lillian Garcia announced. "Introducing first, the challenger from West Newbury, Massachusetts weighing in 240 pounds, John Cena. And his opponent from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, weighing in 241 pounds, he is the Rated R Superstar and the World Heavyweight Champion, Edge."
Edge raised his World Heavyweight Championship Title belt in the air and gave it to the referee and he raised it up in the air and Edge looked at Nicole as she waved and left the ring as the referee called for the bell.
John and Edge locked up John took Edge down with a hip toss and applied a headlock and Edge quickly escaped and reversed John into a headlock. John escaped shoving Edge to the ropes but Edge kicked John in the shoulder and landed a right hand and Edge whipped John to the ropes but John held on and when Edge charged, John ducked and Edge flew to the floor. Nicole walked over to Edge and she teasing Edge as John got out of the ring and attacked Edge from behind and threw him back into the ring. Edge kicked John in the midsection and landed a suplex for a two count and Edge got John in a headlock and John got to his feet and quickly powered out as he hit Edge in the midsection and bounced off the ropes and Edge got a boot to the face for a two count and Edge got a couple of elbows to the back of the neck and John was in the corner and Edge got a few right hands before whipping John to the corner and landing a clothesline for a two count.
Then Edge got a right hand sending John to the corner and Edge whipped John to the corner and John ducked a clothesline and bounced off the ropes and landed a flying shoulder block twice and then a side suplex and did the "You can't see me" and bounced off to land the Five Knuckle Shuffle but Edge moved and went for a leverage pin for a two count. Then John went for the Attitude Adjuster but Edge countered with head slam for a two count and John rolled onto the ring apron and Edge went after him before John got a shouldertackle and Edge dropped an elbow and went for a suplex but John followed with a schoolboy pin for a two count. Edge kicked John in the midsection and countered with a DDT for a near fall and he climbed to the top turnbuckle but John jumped up and lifted Edge for the Attitude Adjuster but Edge slipped out and clubbed John in the back knocking John off the top rope and tumbled to the floor.
The referee began to count him out and John leaped back into the ring just before the ten count and Edge went for a right hand but John ducked and he bounced off the ropes and he then gave Edge a running neck snap and climbed to the top turnbuckle and hit Edge from behind with a legdrop to the back of his neck. He then did the "You can't see me" and bounced off to land the Five Knuckle Shuffle and went the Attitude Adjuster and Edge escaped and applied a sharpshooter and John crawled to the bottom rope to force a break. Edge waited for John to get up and went for the Spear but John ducked and countered with an STF. Edge flailed and then grabbed the bottom rope to force a break and Edge got up and speared John out of nowhere for a near fall. Then Edge ran to ringside and grabbed his title belt and got back into the ring but John lifted Edge for the Attitude Adjuster as the referee grabbed the belt but Edge snatched and bashed John with it and the referee called for the bell.
Edge rolled out of the ring and ran up the ramp and fell as Nicole got in the ring and checked on John and asked for a microphone.
"Hey, no, no, no," Nicole said. "No, no, no. Uh-uh, no way. I knew you, Edge, was gonna pull something off like this; so what I'm gonna do is that the match will be restarted and this time, it will be a No Disqualification match."
Then Big Show came out from the curtain and stood next to Edge and Edge seemed surprised as Big Show stared at John and Edge extended his hands as he asked for help getting up. The Big Show didn't reach back and Vickie Guerrero came out from the curtain with a microphone in her hand.
"Nicole," Vickie said, "I'm afraid that match won't happen tonight. Allow me to introduce to you the number one contender for the World Heavyweight Championship at the 25th anniversary of Wrestlemania, the Big Show."
The Big Show raised his arms in the air as John and Nicole were shocked as Vickie and the Big Show walked away to the back. Edge was surprised as well and John shook his head as the reality sunk in that his Wrestlemania dreams were not coming true and Nicole crossed her arms as she was fuming with anger.
After RAW was over, John and Nicole were coming out from the entrance to the arena,
"This is ridiculous," John said, "this is ridiculous; now what am I supposed to do?"
"John, have I ever let you down?" Nicole said.
"No."
"Then don't worry about it because just in case Vickie thinks about putting one over the Angels, we'll go along with phase two."
"What's phase two?"
"Four words: Vickie's dirty little secret and you are going to provide it to her."
"How?"
"In your words and I quote: 'I'm gonna follow you wherever you go and this week when you go to Smackdown, I'll be there. And next week if you're gonna come back to RAW, I'll be right there waiting for you.' Can I trust you?"
"Baby, you know the answer."
"Then let's go."
Then John and Nicole walked away hand-in-hand.
