Monday Night Raw tonight in New Orleans, the Slammy awards. Another 3 hour show, and who knows what can happen. I'm awoken by bouncing on the bed.
"Go away. Five more minutes." I mumble, turning over to my side.
"Nope!"
"I want to sleeeep." I groan, hiding my head under the pillow.
"So would I but we have lots to do today."
I take the pillow off my head and sit up, seeing them all dressed up.
"Why are you all dressed nice? Not that I'm complaining that you are Alex. But why?" I say, stretching and rubbing my eyes.
"Ask them" Aly shrugs.
"Mike?" I ask.
"TV appearances and whatnot." He says.
"Now get up. Or you're going to make us late." Aly says, trying to pull me out of bed.
"Alright DC, you get her up. I'm going to get something to drink from the vending machines downstairs." She comments, sliding off the bed.
"I am up. See? I'm not sleeping am I?" I point to myself.
"Yeah, but you aren't out of bed." Mike says, tugging on my ankle as Aly leaves the room with her coat draped over one arm and purse in hand.
"I'm getting out of bed, jeez. Impatient champion aren't we?" I ask, laughing and going into my bag for things to wear.
"Maybe, but I hate being late, you know that." He shrugs.
"We're not going to be late, don't worry." I say, heading into the bathroom.
"Well, look what we have here." Aly hears Morrison's voice say from beside her at the vending machine.
"Touch me and you'll find out how painful heels can be." She says as she puts her money into the machine.
"Wasn't planning on touching you. But you do look awfully nice if I may say."
"I would say thank you but your opinion doesn't matter to me so I'll pass."
"Aww don't be like that."
"And tell me, why shouldn't I be?" She points out as she retrieves her drink.
"I'm not that bad of a guy."
"Oh bull shit! Good guys do not hand cuff girls to things and make them watch as their boyfriend gets beaten up." She snaps.
"Alright, I have to admit. My jealousy controlled my actions that night."
"Whatever. Just leave me the hell alone." She shakes her head, walking away.
As soon as she walks back into the room, I had come out of the bathroom in the dress I chose to wear for the media day.
"Whoa, looking good." Alex grins at me.
Aly's thrown her coat on, but left it open as she sits in one of the chairs, sipping at her drink quietly.
"I've somehow seemed to match with what you're wearing again." I laugh, getting my jacket on and grabbing my bag.
"I like it." He laughs too.
"We can go now Mike. Told you we wouldn't be late."
"Good." He says.
Aly gets up and we all head down to the lobby and out to the car, Mike heading off to the news station as our first media stop. As we head into the building, I drop back to walk with Aly.
"You're awfully quiet, what's up?" I ask.
"Stalker run-in." She says quietly, rolling her eyes.
"Which one?"
"Morrison."
"What did that ass do this time?"
"Just hit on me as usual."
"One of these days, Mike is going to beat the crap out of him too."
"I can't wait. Maybe he'll shut up then."
"That would be nice."
We walk into the studio and sit, getting wired up for the small interview on the local news. After waiting a while, the host turns to us and our interview starts.
"The New Orleans arena will turn into World Wrestling mania tonight. In the spotlight is the WWE grand champion the Miz. He joins us now and his apprentice...you like that don't you?" The news host asks as Mike thanks him and Alex claps.
"He does." Aly laughs lightly.
"He's got to support you, he's your apprentice there." He says to Mike.
"He's my protege, I'm teaching him everything I know."
"And it seems to be paying off." I add.
"Alright, now I have to go back. 'Cause a lot of folks know...I remember you from the Real World days and I remember you kind of coining the Miz back then right?"
"I did actually. And I even had a reality championship title that was a replica of this and now I've built my way to having the real thing. Which is incredible."
"And if I may add, I couldn't be more happy for him." Aly adds, Mike grins at her and she just smiles.
"Now I remember you talking about this on the show and your desire to do it. You've been wrestling for about seven years now."
"Yeah. Seven years, it's been a long hard road. Especially with the WWE Universe, because they don't like me. They don't like the fact that I have the WWE Championship. But that's fine and dandy, because at New Orleans arena, I can't wait to walk out as the WWE Champion and for them all to boo me."
"Which they will." I point out with a laugh.
"Now you say that. You say they don't like you. I hear...you know, you walk out and you say the Miz is..."
"Awesome. Because I am."
"And they say the Miz is..."
"Awful."
"What's up with that?"
"They're haters that's what." Aly says shrugging.
"I don't know. You know what I mean? Like, I try to say I'm awesome...which I am. I mean obviously I must be awesome if I have the WWE Championship. Right?"
"If he's walking around with the title, who's right...who's wrong? Right? He's awesome." Alex adds.
"They're just jealous, that's what." I say.
Mike and Aly nod, laughing a little.
"Well there you go Alex."
"And I'm his protege, so what does that make me? That makes me awesome as well."
"You're following behind a guy people are calling awful. What's up with that?"
We look at Alex to see what he says.
"Well I don't know. To me he's awesome. He was my pro on a show called NXT season 2, which I did...I was a rookie and he did a great job with me. That's where I actually met Carly here, and ever since the middle of the season we've been together. But we share a lot in common attitude wise, so uh I'm following in his footsteps."
"Exactly."
"That's interesting how you two met." The host says, pointing to Alex and myself.
"All because of me." Mike interjects with a smug grin.
"Yes, but we don't need to go into detail with that. I'm sure the whole world's heard it by now." I add and Aly just laughs.
"And we're seeing you at work here. And you know, you got into this relatively recently and people...so many people say, they always ask 'is that real'? And I know you've had to..."
"It hurts. It hurts. My body is aching at all times. You do not want to get into the ring with me, 'cause I am very very dangerous." Mike explains.
"He is." We agree.
"And he's right. Your body really does take a beating when you get in the ring. Things can go wrong at any time and before you can blink, you end up having to have surgery. It is a very demanding job but I don't think any of us would trade it for the world." Aly adds.
"What has surprised you most as you've transitioned from just living in the house with seven strangers to doing something like this?" The host asks Mike.
"Now I travel all over the world. I have been to China, I have been to Japan, I have been to Europe, I've been to South America. I've been all over the world traveling with WWE. Performing in front of thousands and millions at home, and I'm excited to perform today at the New Orleans arena. I mean it's $15 a ticket, bring the whole family."
"It's going to be a big show, you don't want to miss it." I say.
"Well you're doing it live. It's going to be a live broadcast and you're..."
"And it's the Slammy awards. You know TV has the Emmys, movies have the Oscars, music has the Grammys, WWE has the Slammys. It's a 3 hour special and I plan on taking the award for Superstar Of The Year."
"He is very determined." Aly giggles.
"And you're defending...you're going to fight to keep this belt."
"I am. I'm in a triple threat match tonight against Wade Barrett and Randy Orton. Randy Orton who I will be facing in a tables match at the TLC pay per view this Sunday."
"Which I'm sure he will win, but try to not go through the table, both of you." Aly adds, pointing to him and Alex.
"We'll try." They laugh.
"And Alex, what do you do? You just going to be taking notes?"
"Do I take note...well I do everything that he needs me to do. Uh, I make sure everything goes smoothly. If there's uh...if I can get involved in the match, when the referee's not looking. If that's what it takes, you know we have to keep the title."
"He also does my laundry." Mike states.
Aly and I start laughing.
"Well there's nothing wrong with that."
"You don't tell 'em that I do your laundry." Alex adds, laughing.
"You fold my...you fold my underwear."
We laugh harder. Then the host tells everyone at home where Raw is tonight and when it will air, before thanking us for coming onto the show and going to commercial.
"On to the next?"
"Yep, two radio stations to go to now." Mike replies.
"Fun."
"You had to go to the underwear thing again didn't you?" I ask Mike as we walk out of the building.
"Yes." He snickers.
We then get into the car and head off to the first radio station interview.
"Radio stations are always interesting."
"Indeed they are." I agree.
Once we get to the first radio station. We walk in and sit down and wait until it was time for the interview. Once everything was ready, Mike looks into the camera that's recording for the website.
"What's up? This is WWE Champion the Miz and you are watching , because it's awesome." He says, and Aly snickers quietly.
"Alright, the Miz is in town. Today's the big day, tonight at the New Orleans arena is going to be the Slammys is that right?"
"It is the Slammys. You know tv has Emmys, the music world has the Grammys, the movies have the Oscars, WWE has the Slammys. It's the biggest award show ever, and let me tell you something. The Miz will get Superstar Of The Year. I SHOULD get Superstar Of The Year. Who is better than me for Superstar Of The Year? I have won the United States, Unified Tag Team and WWE Championship...all in one year. I mean this is something that nobody else has done. It's a grand slam, it's the triple crown, it is Superstar Of The Year. I need it."
Aly and I are sitting off to the side, shaking our heads and laughing quietly.
"You should win a Grand Slammy." Alex adds.
"A Grand Slammy. I should win the Grand Slammy."
"Now we also have Alex Ri." The radio host starts saying.
"Alex Riley." Alex corrects.
"A-Ri. My protege. I teach him everything I know."
"Which is a lot."
"A lot."
"This is amusing." Aly whispers to me and I nod in agreement.
"He does a lot for me."
"So if you find out you don't get it tonight, what's going to happen? You going to be pissed?"
"I will be very very angry. As a matter of fact, I think I should get every Slammy there is. Because that's the type of superstar I am. I am Raw. When you go to the New Orleans arena, paying your $15 which is the best value in entertainment. You are going to see The Miz at all it's best. Because I am Raw, I am the tv show, I am what makes that show go on and get the ratings that it gets because I am must see tv. I am a must see champion, I am unpredictable, you never know what's going to happen or where it's going to happen at."
"He is unpredicatble. That I'll admit."
"Let me ask you this. Why do so many people not like you? You seem like a likeable guy."
"I'm the type of person that literally says it like it is. Everything I say comes true. I said I was going to be United States Champion, guess what...I was United States Champion. When I said I was going to be the Unified Tag Team Champion, guess what...I became Unified Tag Team Champion. When I said I was going to be WWE Champion, I became WWE Champion. That doesn't happen to anybody. So most people are just jealous, they want to be just like me. They wish they could say 'man, I'm going to get a raise in my job'. And then they get a raise, but the fact is...reality is...it doesn't happen, because they're not special...they're not unique like I am. And I cant help that I talk that way, but the fact is I'm right. I'm exactly right. I say it like it is. And people don't like me for it."
Aly and I just shrug and nod.
"Their jealous."
"Alright again, it's going to be tonight. It's going to be happening at the New Orleans arena. Let's go back a little bit. Let's go to...you've been on tv for a long time."
"A decade. I've been on tv for a decade."
"Can we go through some of the shows you've been on..."
"I've been on...The Real World: Back To New York, The Real World: Road Rules Challenge, The Real World: Road Rules Challenge Inferno, Inferno part 2, The Gauntlet, Battle Of The Sexes, Battle Of The Sexes Part 2, Battle Of The Seasons, uh Battle Of The Network Reality Stars, Fear Factor, Reality Fear Factor, and Tough Enough."
"Jeez."
"That's a lot of shows, holy crap." I add, Aly nods in agreement.
"How was Fear Factor?"
"Fear Factor was, uh incredible. I got to do some things that I'd never thought I'd ever do. I'm not a big spiders fan, and uh I had to deal with like tarantulas, and that wasn't very fun for me. However, I still did win a lot of money off of Fear Factor 'cause I'm a winner. That's the type of person I am."
"Spiders...ewwww..." Aly shudders.
"I'm with you on that. Nasty little things." I shudder as well.
"So you took it all home?"
"Took it all home. It wasn't 50, it was actually 100 thank you."
"Oh, ok."
"Yeah, get it right."
Aly and I snicker.
"Alright so earlier this year you became champion. Actually a couple weeks ago, November 22nd right?"
"Yes, November 22nd I became WWE Champion. I cashed in my Money In The Bank contract, which is basically...the Money In The Bank contract is...I won a match that basically the contract says I can have a WWE Championship match anywhere anytime. So if Randy Orton or whoever the champion was at the time was laying half dead on the ground, I could go cash in my Money In the Bank contract and say I want a match with him right now. Which is basically what I did. Randy Orton had an injured knee and people say it was cheap, uh I shouldn't be WWE Champion. But I told everyone I would have an opportuned time and I would take that oppurtunity and I would basically become WWE Champion. I warned him. I warned everyone. And, so I became WWE Champion, nobody liked it."
"We did." Aly corrects.
"Five years from now what're you going to be doing?"
"I will be the face of this company. I will be the biggest star that WWE has ever seen. I'll be bigger than John Cena, bigger than the Rock, bigger than Stone Cold Steve Austin. I will be the face...when you think WWE, you will think Miz."
"Now look into that camera right now and give your competitors...just tell them one thing you want them to know about you. Do it on ."
"One thing to know about the Miz, it's absolutely simple. I'm the WWE Champion. Because I'm the Miz and I'm..awesoomme."
"Such a dork." Aly giggles quietly.
The camera goes off, the host thanks us for coming and we all get up and head out and off to the next radio station. I decide to drive this time and Aly leans against Mike quietly in the backseat.
"Is this the last stop we're making for all this media?" I ask Mike.
"Yeah."
"Good, then I can get out of this and into more comfortable clothes."
He and Alex chuckle and Aly shakes her head amusedly. We get to the last radio station and hand around waiting for it to air.
"My name is Miz, I am the biz. I'm going to take you to New Orleans and show you my...kids." Mike freestyle raps and we laugh at him.
"Kids?" I ask, giggling.
Aly's face starts to turn red.
"Why are you turning red?" I ask curiously.
"The look he gave me when he said that...and I may have been picturing that in my head...you saw how good he was with Lilly." I say, biting my lip.
"Oooooooh." I tease, laughing and her cheeks get redder.
"Haha, I can get you back for razzing me last night now."
Aly groans and covers her face while the radio host does his little intro to the radio show and talking about Raw in New Orleans tonight.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the Miz!"
"Yes, the Miz and I am awesome."
"Yes sir, please uh introduce who you have here with you."
"We have my protege, the man who will be the future of the WWE. He will be right under me, he is the man, he is the myth, he is the legend...soon to be, he is Alex Riley."
I'm poking Aly repeatedly while snickering and she still has her hands covering her face.
"If he's the king I'm the prince, Slab." Alex replies, then laughs.
"I didn't think you'd react that way." She mumbles, her cheeks still red.
"You've known me for how long and you didn't think I'd react like that?"
"Shut up."
"Is this something that I may have to tell him on our ride back to the hotel?" I tease.
"No!" She hisses, smacking my arm.
"It's only fair since you said outloud what I've wanted to do with Alex ever since I met him."
"Dolceeee." She whines.
"Alright, I'll keep it to myself. I'll try my hardest anyway." I finally give in.
"Thank you." She mutters, the bright blush beginning to fade a little.
"We don't need to scare him with those kinds of things yet."
"Right, he has to focus on successfully defending that title on Sunday." I state and she nods
lightly.
After they were finished with the radio interview, we headed back out and into the car. I started driving back. Aly's just leaning against Mike as usual, staring out the window.
"So what were you two doing over in that corner?" Mike asks.
"Oh you know, just talking." I reply.
"Girl things."
I sit there driving for a bit, until we come to a red light. It's killing me to not tell him, but I suddenly blurt it out.
"Aly wants to have your kids."
"Dolce!" She exclaims, her face going bright red.
"I'm sorry, I couldn't contain it any longer."
"I hate youuuu." She whines, covering her face and hiding behind her hair.
"He was going to find out eventually. I decided to tell him now."
Mike and Alex are looking between us, speechless.
"Someone talk, it's too quiet." I say, as I start driving again.
Aly shakes her head, still hiding.
"I'm sorry, but I had to get you back for last night." I add.
"You got her back alright." Alex says, peering back at her.
"I didn't know somebody could go that shade of red."
"Alright, stop teasing her. Just let her calm down. I got her back, enough razzing." I say as I pull into the parking lot.
Aly slides out of the car, still hiding behind her hair with her face still failry red. Mike walks ahead of Alex and I with her, and tries to get her to calm down.
"You don't need to be embarrased."
"How can I not be?"
"I'm not judging you about about it am I? You have no need to be embarrassed."
"Its just that we've only been together for 3 months and here my mind is already jumping to those things..." She says quietly, fiddling with her fingers as they get into the hotel and go over to wait for the elevator.
"There's nothing wrong with that."
"Really? Because everyone else would say its way too early for those thoughts."
"Well they're not me and they're not dating you...I am, and I say there's nothing wrong with those thoughts."
She finally looks up and tucks her hair behind her ears, her face having mostly returned to its normal color.
"It was mostly seeing you with Lilly." She admits, biting her lip a little as the elevator doors open.
"She was cute, how could I ignore her? She clearly loved me too."
She giggles a bit as he pulls her over to him while the elevator rises.
"She normally doesn't take to new people that well, I was surprised."
"Well I guess I'm special then." He chuckles.
"Special Ed." I tease him.
"Special Ed?" He raises and eyebrow.
"Ride the short bus?" She asks, laughing.
"You know what I meant by special." He chuckles.
"Of course. We're just teasing." She giggles.
"I can't wait to change out of this thing." I say, changing the subject.
"I'm alright but lazy clothes sounds good." Aly comments
"Afterall, we'll be back in dresses later."
"Right." I say as the elevator dings and the doors open to our floor.
"To the comfy clothes!" She declares.
I shake my head amusedly as we head into our rooms. She immediately heads over and gets comfy clothes to change into. I do the same when I get into my room, and when I come back out of the bathroom, I plop onto the bed.
"More sleep." I mumble.
"No way." Alex says, nudging me.
"Awww, why not?"
"I don't know...'cause."
"Fun sucker." I joke.
"Fun sucker huh?" He says and then starts tickling me.
"Yes...fun sucker." I say, laughing.
"Take it back." He laughs.
"And if I don't?"
"Well I was going to kiss you buuutt..." He trails off.
"That's not fair..."
"Take it back then." He smirks.
"Make me." I smirk back.
He tickles me harder with a grin.
"Okay...okay...can't breathe...I take it back."
"Take what back?" He asks teasingly.
"Oh now we're going to play this game...you're not a fun sucker I take it back."
He stops, laughing.
"Now, aren't you forgetting something?" I ask, being able to breathe now.
He smirks, and leans down, kissing me. Meanwhile Aly's changed already and she's laying on the bed next to Mike for the meantime until we have to get ready for the show in a few hours.
"You're going to make me fall asleep." She mumbles while he drags his hand up and down her back.
"Well sleep does you good." He chuckles, and keeps doing it.
"You must have the magic touch or something, nobody can get me relaxed this quick." She says sleepily.
"I'm awesome like that."
"You would say that." She laughs.
"Yes, yes I would." He smiles.
She ends off drfiting off.