SmackDown Filming: October 6, 2009
"I walked into the Divas locker-room and gave Christy Hemme the biggest slap ever." I explain to Eve. "And then she and I got into a catfight. We went at it until Trish and Molly pulled us apart. Then, Christy went after me again, and I grabbed her by her shirt and threw her against the wall. She didn't try anything for a week, which was impressive for Christy, honestly."
"You've made a lot of enemies." Eve comments.
"Yes, I did, but I made it through all of them. No one has tripped me up yet, and I don't think that's changing."
"Are you ready for the trade on Monday?"
"Yes."
"Did you get any info off of Teddy Long about this trade?"
"All he told me is that I'm staying on Raw."
"At least you know you're staying captain."
"Yes, and if you get traded onto the Raw brand, I'm putting you on the team."
"Good to know. I mean I honestly expected it, but now, I'm certain."
I laugh. "You should have been expecting it. Are you ready for the Battle Royal?"
"I guess. Who's all in it?"
"You, Michelle, Layla, Melina, Emily, Maria, me, Mickie, Beth, Kelly, Jillian, and Gail."
"So six Raw Divas and six SmackDown Divas?"
"Yes." Michelle says. "Maybe I should eliminate you, Rissa, so we can start the SmackDown Diva Captain vs. Raw Diva Captain rivalry."
"If you can eliminate me," I taunt Michelle. "I'm hard to eliminate."
"Bring it."
"Gladly."
"I guess we'll have to see in the ring who's better."
So you think you can shoot your mouth off
Well you better watch your aim
Cause I'm loaded and you're in my house
You wanna stay, you're gonna have to pay…
"This is a SmackDown vs. Raw twelve Diva Battle Royal! Introducing first, the SmackDown Divas: Maria, Eve Torres, Michelle McCool, Layla, Emily O'Hare, and Melina!"
The six SmackDown Divas walk down to the ring.
Whoa-oh! I never give in
Whoa-oh! I never give up
Whoa-oh! I never give in
I just want to be, want to be loved…
"And the Divas representing Raw: Beth Phoenix, Kelly Kelly, Jillian, Gail Kim, the WWE Divas Champion, Mickie James, and the WWE Women's Champion, Marissa!"
Ding! Ding! Ding!
The SmackDown Divas look at each other. The Raw Divas brace ourselves for a fight. Suddenly, the SmackDown Divas attack all of us. I end up fighting Emily.
Emily runs at me with a Clothesline. I dodge with the Matrix Move. I hit Emily with multiple Right Hands. I go to throw her over the top rope. However, she reverses and throws me over, but I hold on as I see Jillian get eliminated. Maria, who eliminated Jillian, runs over to help eliminate me. I struggle to hold on, but I manage to eliminate both Maria and Emily. I roll back into the ring to avoid being eliminated myself.
Kelly gets eliminated by Layla. Eve gets eliminated by Beth. Melina attacks Beth from behind and eliminates her. I hit Melina with a Superkick and eliminate her. Michelle and Layla eliminate Gail.
Michelle, Mickie, Layla, and I are left. I go after Layla. Layla grabs my neck and performs the LayOut. She tries to shove me out of the ring with her foot, but I hold onto the bottom rope to remain in the match. Layla runs at me and goes for a Dropkick elimination, but I roll out of the way. Layla slides through the ropes and eliminates herself. Michelle eliminates Mickie. Michelle and I walk to the middle of the ring and stare each other down. I extend my hand. Michelle shakes it.
"May the best Diva win." I say.
"May the best Diva win." Michelle repeats.
We lock up. I send Michelle across the ring with an Arm Drag. I throw her into the ringpost and go for a Clothesline. Michelle kicks me in the face instead. She grabs me and hits a Faithbreaker. Michelle grabs me off the ground and eliminates me through the ropes.
"Here is your winner, Michelle McCool!"
Michelle grabs herself a microphone. "I have an announcement to make. SmackDown team captain, Chris Jericho, has named me captain of the Divas team, so I will be deciding who goes to Bragging Rights to face Marissa and her team. I will be picking the best Divas I can get. Good luck."
I do as the script tells me and pretend to be mad.
"What is this?! This is ridiculous!" I ask angrily before stomping away backstage.
Michelle walks into the Divas of Domination locker-room, where Eve and I already were. "Still thinking of ideas to keep us from being split by Creative?"
I sigh. "Still thinking. Got nothing."
"I don't even get why we are starting to get split. We're a draw. We've been getting merchandise sales and bringing in good ratings for Divas matches and segments. We're popular." Eve huffs.
"That might be the problem."
"What do you mean?"
"Eve, you may not get this since you weren't here at the time, but I think Michelle will. Chelle, between Trish and Lita's retirements and our group forming, when has there been an opportunity for anything for Divas to be as popular as stuff that draws in ratings for the guys?"
Michelle shakes her head. "Never, you think we got too popular?"
"That's exactly what I think. I may be a McMahon by blood, but I've dealt with enough bullshit in this company that I'm going to be straight with both of you about it. People in the office don't want the Divas to be popular. We aren't meant to be ratings draws. We aren't meant to be attractions. We are getting too popular. It's like the Divas of Domination are Icarus and us getting popular is the equivalent of Icarus flying too close to the sun. Our popularity is causing our undoing."
"What do we do? We can't just be less popular."
"I know, and we shouldn't even try to be. For now, go with what we're told and follow the script. We will think of something. I don't know about you guys, but I'm far too stubborn to let this go so soon. I fought to even get a faction of Divas approved. I'm not ready to let this go. Hell, Legacy formed before us and no one is trying to split them yet. I'm not going to let this go down without a fight."
Eve nods. "That sounds good to me."
"Me too, and I'm sure Maryse would agree if she was here." Michelle adds.
"She would." I smile at my two friends. "Let's fight the bullshit. People are gonna need to learn that Divas can be popular too."