#wwe evolution returns

[thesamoanqueen]

I haven't watched Summerslam, haven't really watched wwe much in months, but Roman's return has caught my attention. Is this going to be a Face turn for him or is he staying a heel or you think more in the middle?

it's clear what he's even if many are now getting confused, especially those who have always had preconceptions about his character or who haven't followed his evolution.

Joe thought of Roman as an alter ego of himself, a real person and like all real people, he's neither good nor bad. He makes his own choices, he has his own sympathies, his own priorities. Absolutely nothing has changed from who he was before April, he's just come back to regain control after stepping away to calm down. We all do it. There will be no turn, if anything another deeper evolution and it will certainly not affect everyone around him as some think.

[theuniversitychallengereview]

Get Lost Deer Keds

There is a fly in my eye.

Or right next to my eye. It feels like its trying to get into the eye though, and it's not being removed by a regulation brushing or swatting motion, so I have to squeeze it between my fingers and chuck it off.

It's the same for the ones on my arms, and on the back of my neck. The ones on my legs are getting away with it because there are too many of its brethren crawling around further up my body.

We are trying to climb a mountain in Knoydart - home of mainland Britain's remotest pub - but the heat, our lack of water, and these godforsaken flying menaces are making things very difficult.

What the hell are they, and why won't they get off me!

Even when we get off the mountain they are still there, burrowing around our hair and we keep finding them hours later, scuttling over our skin with no wings, more like spiders than flies. Writing this I can feel their tiny little feet all over my neck.

The name indicates the cause of the main problem - these wee beasties are designed to land on deer, but they are instead mistaking our human hair for the nice, welcoming back of a cervine mammal.

When they land on the deer they shed their wings - quite a deranged quirk of evolution, giving them no other options should the whole thing go south. But if indeed they have landed on a deer then its happy days for the ked, because deer famously don't have hands, and so cannot pluck them off.

Landing on a human then, is a worst-case scenario for both the deer ked and the human - from their perspective because they are going to be removed to (at best) wander around wingless, and from the human perspective because it requires hours of rigorous manual removal of slippery, squirming, snide little shits.

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Midges, obviously, are the classical scourge of the Scottish summer, and everyone knows to check for ticks, with the risk of Lyme disease they may carry, but the discovery of this fresh hell has coloured my relationship with the outdoors.

There is no option other than to stay inside and consume a massive amount of media - so perhaps you'll see me making my return to televisual quizzing at some point in the near future. Though not on University Challenge, because in order to get to class I'd have to leave the house, risking another encounter with a swarm of wriggling critters.

So there's no risk of me appearing in the second round facing either of the two teams who played tonight - Warwick and UEA, which is the University of East Anglia, not a typo for the United Arab Emirates.

Warwick and UEA played in 2007, a match Jack McB recounted in great detail in a recent blog of his, discussing it as one of the great sliding doors moments in UC history.

We'll have to wait a while to see if this match lives up to the same billing. If you want to watch the episode before reading the rest of the post you can do so here.

Here's your first starter for ten.

Warwick skipper Siddle, wearing a university squash club top with an unacceptable logo or brand taped over on his left sleeve, opens the scoring with Afghanistan. A full set of bonuses on the US electoral system follows, before Hart adds to their lead with Andre, with one of the clues relating to Andre the Giant, who was known as the eighth wonder of the world in the WWE.

Other candidates for the eighth wonder of the world include the Giant's Causeway, the Great Wall of China, and, perhaps bizarrely, the Forth Road Bridge. Although maybe they had to build that while being attacked by deer keds in which case it fully deserves the title.

Hart is able to see the big picture, taking a second starter with IMAX and another perfect set extends their lead to 60 points before Willis gets UEA off the mark with Malta on a picture starter.

The First Picture Starter

I always agonise about describing the picture starters by specifying their number - i.e. the first picture starter, the second picture starter. But I've never the liked the phrasing - it's too clunky and long. However, I can't describe it as the picture starter, because there are two of them, even though it is incredibly obvious from context which one I'm referring to. Equally, it has always felt silly to say 'a picture starter' when there are only two, but maybe that's just me being silly (perhaps this is all just me being silly). So I'm going to try that out for a few weeks and see how it goes.

UEA took a full set of island nations on the picture bonuses, and Willis grabbed himself another starter with shoulder. There's a quote by the author Robert Muchamore where he complains about how sometimes when you spot that you are over-using certain words (as authors often do, especially in first drafts) you realise that there are no real alternatives. The word in question was shoulder. There's not really much you can say instead of shoulder.

UEA's North mishears the request for a Jane Austen character rather than novel on the next starter, giving Mansfield Park instead of Fanny Price, and I'm worried that both sides are going to miss a starter on Black Sabbath, but Watson takes the points for Warwick. They race through another full set on lesser-known brass instruments, then Hart takes another starter with Markov chains. They are flying (but not like deer keds), and have a lead of more than a hundred.

Shaffrey closes the gap with Plutarch, and closes it further with South Africa next time around and further still with The Aviator on a picture starter (I'm not sure I like that any more than 'second picture starter' to be honest), but Warwick remain 70 points clear thanks to Hart's buzzer jamboree, and the gulf between the sides would only increase as the gong approached.

Warwick 275 - 125 UEA

This match wasn't close enough to be a sliding doors moment, I don't think, with Warwick looking very impressive going into the second round. UEA can be proud of their performance, and should be glad they didn't encounter any deer keds on the way home.

See you next week for the series' first Oxbridge derby as St Cath's, Cam take on Wadham, Ox.

[smolwritingchick]

Forced To Believe Chapter 63- Get Back Here!

Chapter Summary: Morgan returns to get revenge on Evolution

Words: 7,000+

After Melanie managed to make Colby eat her dust, she started hanging out with the roster and catching up with them. Meanwhile, Colby cleaned his face up and started to plot his revenge on Melanie's smack. He headed out of the locker room to go find her.

"Man, she is gonna get it. Can't believe I was caught off guard." He mumbled.

After five minutes of searching, he sees her hugging Renee and going over the questions she will be asking her during the Raw post show.

"Hey, Colby. Melanie told me you got smacked." Renee grinned.

He scoffed. "Oh, don't worry, this smack cam war is just getting started. She's going to lose this war."

"I think he's just a little mad that he got smacked." Melanie chuckled.

"See you two, later." Renee waved goodbye and walked away to continue preparing for her interviews.

"I missed you, grapes!" Colby gave her a bone crushing hug, before spinning her around.

"I missed you, too!"

"So, what's this about a tattoo?" He asked, certainly interested in the subject.

"Well...I've been thinking about what you said and..yeah."

"Wait a sec, you went along with it?"

"Uh huh." She showed him the back tattoo.

"No friggin' way!" he looked on with amazement. "Mel..."

"Hey, we're tattoo twins, now. It's what you wanted. And I think it's pretty cool—whoa!" She got picked up again for another hug.

"I can't believe you went along with it, man. That's friggin' awesome. I love you, right now."

"Haha, right now, huh?" She got set down.

"Guess I can't tease you about being a wimp, anymore."

"Whoa! I am not a wimp!"

"Okay, wuss."

"I am not a wuss!"

"Softie?"

"No way!" She smacked him on the arm.

"Okay. Guess I'll just call you the grape monster."

"That's a little better."

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Rollins, Ambrose, and Reigns are in their hideout, while the crowd cheers for them.

"Last week Triple H talked about humbling us," Dean mentioned. "Triple H talked about teaching us a lesson, eliminating us. And then Triple H is gonna run his goons down and hide behind them. Man...what that looks like to me is Evolution might be afraid of The Shield. And I hope not. Because at Payback we wanted Evolution that wants to fight. This 20 on 3 crap...this." He pointed to Roman's bad eye that he got from a live event while wrestling Orton. "Is this your brand of justice?"

Roman smiled and got closer to the camera to speak and show off his stitches. "Nine stitches. And the question remains from last week, is that all you got? Is that your best shot? Cause if it is...you have so many problems. You keep tryin' to knock us down but we keep standing tall. And we're never gonna stop comin' for you."

"Evolution that's what you don't understand," Seth spoke up. "You don't get it; you keep tryin'. Try to attack us when we're down, try to put us down, try to keep us out. Example, two weeks ago on Smackdown, my match with Batista...I took one risk too many, I made a mistake and he did what he does. He's smart and took advantage. And then he beat me half to death when I could barely stand on my two feet. He tried to put me out of action just like he did with..." He stopped himself and shook his head.

He clenches his fists while the memories of Extreme Rules run through his head and he starts glaring at the camera. Morgan was on his mind.

"He tried to end my career! But he couldn't get the job done. And tonight Dave...I won't make any mistakes. Believe that Batista...and believe..." Rollins put his fist out with Ambrose and Reigns.

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Seth was already in the ring, waiting for Batista to come out until Triple H came out as the special guest ring announcer. Then he announces that Randy is the timekeeper.

"And that's not all, we are also having our own personal WWE nurse, just in case one of your careless kicks, gives The Animal a bad mark. Please welcome, Rosa Mendes," Triple H announced, making Seth even more annoyed.

Rosa struts out in a nurse outfit, with her white and red nurse hat. The dress was dangerously short, which showed off her beautiful, toned legs. She also had a few buttons unbuttoned, showing some of her cleavage.

"Oh, baby!" King shouted. "Would you look at Rosa!"

"Wow!" JBL said while Rosa swayed her hips, earning loud whistles from the fans.

Morgan tweets 'LaRosaMendes Do something about your outfits!'

"It must be nice to be the boss," Cole said while Triple H, Orton, and Rosa walked to ringside. "Make up the rules as you go along."

"And now...please everyone help me welcome, your opponent, representing Evolution, The Animal, Batista!" Triple H announced.

Seth grabbed a mic. "You know I got some special guests of my own to make this match as big as possible. So let me introduce to you, the special guest commentators...Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns!"

"You gotta love that now," Cole said while Dean and Roman walked down the steps. "Triple H is livid!"

"No, this is a bunch of crap!" Triple H shouted while JBL started complaining about the situation.

Morgan tweets 'It is hilarious watching Triple H react this way.'

"What a turn of events." Cole looked on. "Dean Ambrose is joining us. Dean welcome!"

"Hey guys, how are ya?" Ambrose greeted while Orton rang the bell. "Let me tell ya, at least Randy knows how to do his job, at least he can do somethin' well. We're just here to lend our uh...expertise, our verbal wit and charm to this broadcast,"

"Yeah, but you're supposed to be official!" JBL complained while Orton gave Ambrose a dirty look.

"Don't look at me like that. I'll walk over there and slap that look off your face, Randy." Ambrose threatened and watched as Orton stood next to Triple H at ringside. "Uh, were you not gonna come over here and do your job? You're the timekeeper! I think Randy is just scared to come over here. The only reason we're out here is to add our charm...that is of course if Evolution doesn't get involved."

Meanwhile, in the ring, Seth got taken down with a clothesline by Batista.

"That's right baby!" Rosa cheered.

"How are you guys official?" JBL asked.

"Why don't you ask Brad Maddox? He's in the Trainer's room, right now." Ambrose replied.

"Brad Maddox is the one who made you guys official?"

"He is the general manager."

"And back to Rollins and Batista, things are even. I sort of like the way that this is played out." Cole said while Seth and Batista started to hit each other with back and forth shots.

Seth begins hitting Batista with punches off the top rope.

"If you're not comfortable—go, Seth! Go!" Dean shouted.

"Well, commentators are supposed to be unbiased," JBL informed.

"If you're not comfortable with us being out here, you can get up and leave, until the match is over. I won't be offended. I understand you don't want to be outshined."

"Why is Brad in the trainer's room?" Cole asked while Batista threw Seth's head on the barricade.

"Cause I put him there." Ambrose bluntly replied.

Morgan tweets 'Dean is so dangerous. It's really hot. Not to mention a turn on.'

"There's your answer," Cole said to JBL.

"You ask the question and you already knew the answer." Dean sang.

"Is this after he made you official commentators?" JBL asked, still continuing to ask questions on how and why Roman and Dean became officials.

"Come on, slip outta there!" Dean said as he watched Batista lift Seth up on his shoulder.

Seth manages to slither out of his hold and kick him on the back of the head.

"Stay with us!" Ambrose said while they went on a commercial break.

"And we are back on the WWE App. And it looks like this crowd is chanting for Morgan, again." Cole said, hearing the loud 'We want Morgan!' chants.

"Why wouldn't they? She's one of the best divas in this company. And she will not disappoint her fans. She'll be back before you know it." Ambrose reassured.

"As you can see, we have Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns as our official commentators."

"We're over here, just doin' our job. Randy and Hunter, the timekeeper and special guest ring announcer. Hunter is no where near the microphone. He's over there, with Randy who is supposed to be the timekeeper. I don't know why they're so scared to go near Roman Reigns. I mean you're the COO of this company. You know your job has to get done, Triple H, Come on!"

Seth evades Batista's move, making him go shoulder first on to the ring post.

"You guys are doing a great job on commentary. I really like having you guys out here. JBL doesn't look too happy." King said while Seth started taking control of Batista's arm.

"Come on!" Rosa banged on the mat, making the crowd chant 'Rosa sucks!'

"I agree with the crowd," Roman speaks up with a chuckle.

"How dare you!? How dare all of you!?" She shouted at the fans at ringside.

"She isn't the most lovable diva here in the WWE Universe," Cole added.

"I can't blame the WWE Universe. Look at what she's done." King reminded.

"Another reason why Morgan is better than her. She is embraced by the fans while Mendes turns her back on the fans. Oh man, Roman, I got a kick out of you spearing the crap out of her last week. She needed that." Dean chuckled at the pleasant memory.

"I'd love to do it again tonight if you don't mind." Roman grinned at the idea.

"Oh go right ahead. Wouldn't mind gettin' an encore."

"So, JBL why don't you talk about how great Evolution is and what they are gonna do to The Shield, like you've been talkin' about earlier," Cole spoke up. "Explain that to Mister Ambrose and Mister Reigns."

"They are two of the greatest fighters of all time," JBL replied.

The crowd starts chanting 'Eddie' while Seth hits Batista with the Three Amigos.

"JBL, I think we're actually the greatest faction of all time. We beat Evolution." Roman said. "We already beaten them."

"Yeah and we made the challenge to them after we won the match," Dean added. "At Extreme Rules because we wanna put them away for good. We are gonna show the world that we are the best. We don't just say it. We go out and prove it every night and every town."

"And keep an eye on them. They're gettin' close." Roman warned. "What are you gonna do Hunter? What are you gonna do?"

"He's gonna watch his little animal get dominated."

"Hunter, Rosa, and Orton scrambling here. In disbelief that Reigns and Ambrose outsmarted them." Cole said.

Rollins throws Batista's shoulder into the turnbuckle, making him yell out in pain before Raw goes back to the USA Network.

"And we are back on Monday night Raw. Seth Rollins one on one with Batista." Cole announced.

"Ah!" Dean shouted while Seth got thrown over the steel steps by Batista.

"Is he all right? Do you see him?" Roman wondered.

"Yeah, he'll be all right." Ambrose reassured.

"And apparently Brad Maddox is the one, now in the training room. Who made these guys the official commentators?" JBL asked again.

"If you're so concerned about Brad Maddox, why don't you just go to the Trainer's room and check on him, JBL?" King suggested.

"That would be nice." Cole agreed while Batista slammed Seth's head on the steel steps and slid back into the ring.

Seth gets back in the ring but gets dropkicked outside again.

"Come on Seth!" Dean cheered on but then Triple H and Orton started walking over to him. "Hey, you're gettin' a little too close for comfort Triple H!"

Batista throws Seth back in the ring and goes for a headlock. The crowd starts clapping to motivate Rollins to get out of the hold.

"Give up, Seth!" Rosa shouted.

"You got this," Orton said to Batista.

"So, are you guys gonna be 100 percent at Payback?" JBL asked.

"JBL, I'm 100 percent every day of the week," Dean replied. "Roman Reigns is 100 percent every week. Look at that eye. Look at that eye on Roman Reigns. Nine stitches. Is that the best ya'll got? Roman Reigns' mother hits him harder than that when he was growing up, all right?"

Roman laughed. "That's a true story."

"That's all? I want you to count how many stitches we give Evolution at Payback, all right?"

Seth starts striking Batista with chops to the chest, but gets thrown to the ropes. Then he gets hit with a hard shoulder block.

"Man!" King mumbled.

"Batista is powerful," Dean said while Batista went for a two count. "Good. Very good." He clapped.

"He's still in it," Roman looked pleased.

"I can't hear you because I'm on the headset," Dean shouted at Orton who was talking trash to him. "I can't hear ya because I'm doin' my job!"

Morgan tweets 'Now if Rosa, Triple H, and Orton had these jobs for real, they'll be fired in an instant because they suck at their jobs right now.'

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On the stage, Morgan slowly walks out, with a black bongo girl's crop top that says love and fashion and a black sports bra under it. She also had on light blue skinny jeans with her Shield boots and her hair was on her shoulder on one side, revealing part of her back tattoo. And The Shield mask was on her face.

She crosses her arms and stares down the four people who tried to break her neck. She could wait till Payback, but she just couldn't wait to get her hands on Rosa. For someone who continuously ran her mouth every week and tried to go after her friends to add insult to injury was enough. She started to like how Rosa continued to run her mouth. It would give her an excuse to batter her to death with her fists.

Morgan smirks at the thought and pounds her fist into her left hand. Her fists were just itching to connect to her face.

After a couple of minutes, a fan near the stage finally turns their head to the stage and looks in awe.

"No way! It's Morgan!" The fan shouted, making the whole crowd turn their attention to the stage.

The crowd starts cheering loudly and it starts to become deafening. Maybe Vince made the right choice when he said that Morgan was one of his favorite divas on the roster, along with the Bella Twins and AJ Lee.

"Why is everyone so hyped up?" King looked around.

"Uh oh! I think I know why!" Cole shouted and pointed to the stage.

"Right on time..." Ambrose smirked.

Orton and Rosa start looking around at all the commotion.

"What's going on?" Orton asked and turned to the stage. "Oh shit."

"Huh?" Rosa turned to the stage and froze. "No. No...no...no! This cannot be happening! I injured you! I—I!"

She became mute as she saw the one diva that she thought she took out for good, on the stage, looking her way with an intense stare. How could she be back on her feet this quickly after all that she and Evolution have done to her? She was supposed to be at home. Being miserable while her boys have a three on four disadvantage.

"And Rosa is speechless!" Cole shouted as the crowd started chanting Morgan's name.

"What's wrong?" Triple H turned around.

His expression went from smug confidence, to discomfort as soon as he saw Morgan. And then he starts to become irate at her being back in the WWE so quickly.

"This cannot be happening! Are you friggin' kidding me!?" He began pacing around while Orton tried to calm him down, still shocked his own self. "What is she doing here!? What is she doing here!?"

"Evolution and Rosa look like they've seen a ghost!" Cole chuckled.

"And now they're scared," Dean said. "Morgan doesn't forget who takes her down. She always makes sure she gets the last laugh. And she will make sure that happens at Payback."

"Maybe even now," Roman said as she started taking slow steps down the ramp.

Rosa starts keeping her distance away from her, trying not to make eye contact. The Outspoken diva heads over to the announcer's table, taking her mask off before bumping fists with Roman.

"Glad you're here grapes. I missed you." He hugged her.

"I missed you too." She smiled and put on a headset.

"Morgan, is it really you?" King grinned. She kissed him on the cheek, making him giddy. "It is!"

"Yep. In the flesh. How you guys been?"

"Guess I'm just chopped liver over here." Dean joked.

"Oh, don't worry, I'll get to you in a second," she reassured.

"Well, Morgan we're doing great. We can't believe you're back." Cole spoke up.

The Outspoken Diva exhaled. "Yes, it's good to be back. I'd love to stay and chat, but right now I'm about to go after Rosa and beat her ass. But before I do that..." She took off her headset and walked over to Dean.

"What did I do?" Ambrose chuckled but got pushed down onto a chair. "Missed me that much, huh?" He smirked as she straddled him.

"What in the world? Morgan, what are you doing?" JBL asked.

"Ambrose you are a very lucky man," King said with a hint of jealousy while Ambrose put his hands on her hips.

She takes off his headset and runs her hands through his hair before leaning down to kiss him. She started to taste the minty flavor of his mouth since he was chewing gum while the crowd, mostly the fangirls, screamed and cheered loudly.

Rosa's jaw dropped. "Ew! Are you kidding me!? That's disgusting!" She started to fake gag.

"Whoa!" Cole exclaimed as their kissing started to get rougher and passionate.

"Why can't that be me?" King complained.

"I guess somebody forgot to check the PDA rules of this company!" JBL exclaimed. "I didn't know making out on the job was best for business! Better yet allowed!"

"I don't think they care," Cole chuckled while Ambrose started attacking Morgan's neck.

"Dean! This is a family show!"

Roman began to look amused at the situation. "They do this all the time. Nothing new."

Morgan got off him and exhaled. "That was fun." She grinned while he nodded in agreement.

"Morgan, I think the side of your neck is a little red." King pointed out as he saw a small red mark on the side of her neck.

Dean started to look satisfied. "That's just to make sure that everybody knows that she belongs to me."

Meanwhile in the ring, the match ends in a DQ after Triple H hits Seth with a right hand. While Ambrose and Roman take on Triple H and Orton, Batista spears Rollins while Rosa gets in the ring with him. That's when Morgan slides in the ring and gets on her knees, to give Batista a low blow from behind, making the crowd cheer. Rosa's jaw drops and she starts backing up.

"Look I am not ready for this." She said while Morgan grinned and slowly stood up. "Morgan, I am in a dress! I'm not in fighting attire."

"That's too bad," she replied.

"Can we talk about this?" she suggested but shrieked when she got speared.

Batista manages to grab Morgan off of her and grab her by the hair. "You wanna assault me, little girl!?" He shouted as she tried to break free from his strong grip.

"Spear!" Cole shouted as Roman speared him and started to get hyped up. "And Batista is gonna get some of his own medicine, I think." He said but he escaped.

Rosa tries to escape the ring until Morgan grabs her legs and pulls her back in. She continues being beaten on by Morgan until Evolution drags her out the ring, making the crowd boo.

"You think that was funny!? That was a cheap shot! I wasn't ready!" Rosa shouted.

Morgan grabbed a mic. "If you think that you and I are done, you're dead wrong. You and I are far from over. So, why don't you shut your mouth, stop talking crap, and get your ass back in this ring, you little bitch!"

"Whoa!" King and JBL shouted.

"Interesting choice of words from the Outspoken Diva." Cole looked on.

"Let them fight!" King cheered.

Rosa holds her right ear, making sure she heard exactly what Morgan just said.

"What did you just call me!?" She shouted and tried to get back in the ring but Evolution restrained her while Morgan got held back by her teammates.

"We are not having this! We are not having this, right now!" Triple H demanded as he, Rosa, and his teammates head to the stage.

"You people have a short memory because you're forgetting who I am and what I'm trying to do for this company. Let me remind you that I have made a lot of sacrifices to keep this divas division interesting! And you think just because you ambushed me I'm going away? That I'm going to just walk away from this? No, it'll take a lot more than that." Morgan said while Rosa continued yelling at her. "Do you know what you've done to me!? You've awakened a side of me that I've been trying to keep away for months! And come Payback...I'm going to raise hell."

"Rosa! Calm down!" Orton tried to settle her down but Rosa pushed him and Triple H away from her and started running down the ramp, making the crowd go wild.

"It looks like we're not done!" Cole shouted while Morgan managed to slide out of the ring.

Rosa spears her down and they start throwing punches at each other while their teammates try to separate them. A couple of refs had to run down the ring to help them out, making the crowd boo again.

"The Shield standing tall. And Morgan is back in action. Believe in The Shield, tonight! Evolution in retreat."

Evolution and Rosa were up on the stage again, being separated from The Shield by the refs. The Shield and Morgan were back in the ring, standing tall.

"That was just a little taste of what it's gonna be like. All hell is gonna break loose at Payback." JBL added.

"You can't handle the best!" Seth shouted.

He turned his attention to Morgan and pulled her in for a hug while the crowd cheered for them.

"And Morgan is back! This just keeps getting better! And we get a little brother and sister reunion. I know these two are happy to see each other again." King cheered.

"Indeed. I wonder what's going to happen at Payback. Things are about to get real interesting now that the Outspoken Diva is back in action." Cole said.

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Morgan was backstage with Renee Young during the Raw post show. "Morgan, welcome back." Renee smiled.

"Thanks! It's good to be back." She beamed.

"How does it feel, to finally get your hands on Rosa after what she's done?"

"Bittersweet. I wish I could have done more but I won't have to wait long. Payback is right around the corner. I'll have my revenge at Payback,"

"Have any plans for Evolution before Payback?"

"Let's just say I know how to make them suffer, mentally. And I'll be doing that next week on Raw. Stay tune for that." She smirked. "And at Payback, I'm going to arrive, raise hell, decimate Rosa, make sure she's in a bloody pulp, make sure my boys and I win, and then leave. Simple. That's my game plan. No more cheap shots. No more fun and games."

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Melanie was walking backstage with her bags. She wanted to stay backstage longer, so Jon left with Renee. After five minutes of walking around, she saw Randy, leaning on the wall, texting his new girlfriend.

"Hey." she waved.

Randy looked up and smiled. "Hey, grapes. What's up?"

"You mind if I ride with you? Jon already left with Renee. I wanted to stay a little longer to get an update on what I'm doing next week on Raw."

"Yeah, no problem. You ready to go?"

"Yeah, let's roll." They went to the parking lot and Randy put their bags in the trunk. "I missed working with you. I'm glad we're working together again during this storyline."

"We had some good memories when you first started," He brought up.

They began remembering some moments when she was with Randy back in late 2012 and early 2013.

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Backstage during Smackdown back in January 2013, Randy and Morgan watch as Kane and Daniel Bryan have a yes and no argument. After a few moments, they stop and look at them.

"I'm just curious, are you gentlemen going to act like a couple of second graders tonight? Or are you actually interested in inflicting some pain on team Rhodes Scholars and Wade Barrett?" Randy asked with his arms crossed.

"Both!" Kane answered and walked away.

"We're acting like we're in second grade. We are working through our anger issues. Now that's something you know a little bit about, don't you Randy? And you too, Morgan." Daniel pointed out.

"Guilty as charged." She smiled.

"Kane and I used to be a lot like you, Randy. But thanks to Doctor Shelby, we're in a better place now. And not only that, we are champions. You do what to be a champion again, don't you, Randy?"

"Yes. Yes, I do, and after I win the Royal Rumble match I­–"

"Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait! Tonight is not about the Rumble. You have to take one step at a time. First...we win our tag match. and then group hug!" Daniel put his arms out and grinned.

"I'm sorry, I'm not much of a hugger."

"Not yet, you're not." he walked away.

Morgan laughed and patted Orton's back, making him shoot her a stern look. "You're on your own buddy."

In the ring, Orton wins the match for his team after hitting Sandow with an RKO. Team Hell No and Orton celebrate in the ring while Morgan gets in the ring. Daniel Bryan puts his arms out while Orton starts to protest. He turns around and sees Kane blocking his way.

"No." Orton shook his head, making Morgan laugh.

She was looking forward to seeing him get hugged as Kane put his arms out.

"Kane wants to hug him," JBL said

She held her stomach as she laughed while the crowd cheered when Orton was hugged by them both. Randy's facial expression was priceless.

When she was about to leave the ring, she got grabbed by Randy.

"Whoa, whoa, wait, what are you doing?" she asked.

"You're getting a hug, too. I'm not suffering alone from this." Orton pushed her into Kane and Daniel's arms as they squeezed her, making the crowd cheer again.

"Group hug!" Daniel shouted as he got Randy into the hug, too.

"I hate you." She narrowed her eyes at Orton who smirked out of amusement.

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"You cared a lot about me back then, onscreen." He laughed at the memories as he drove. "I was about to think that they were going to put us in a romantic storyline or something."

"I agree. I've checked out a lot of the fan edits of Morgan and Seth pictures, saying they ship us together. It's kinda funny,"

"Do they do that with Roman and Morgan?"

"A whole lot. But I love the fangirls. They can be really..."

"Crazy." They simultaneously say before sharing a laugh.

"I've been hearing that you've gotten a lot of fanboys. What's the story about that?" he asked as he stopped at a red light.

She saw Randy trying not the laugh. "You wanna laugh now so you won't laugh when I explain it?"

"Nah, go ahead." He let out a chuckle but then started laughing. After a while, he stopped and continued driving. "All right, continue."

"I don't know if it's because of my wrestling, or personality. But it all started during a live event."

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During a WWE Live event, Morgan was in the ring with The Bellas going up against Aksana, Alicia, and Rosa.

Morgan hit Aksana with a backfire and was about to go for the pin when a male fan in his early 20s ran into the ring.

"Morgan! I love you!" He shouted and went to hug her, making them both fall on the mat.

"Whoa, whoa!" Nikki shouted as the ref grabbed him off of Melanie.

A bunch of security got in the ring to restrain him while the divas got in the ring.

"You okay?" Victoria asked while she broke her character along with the other divas.

"Yeah, I'm fine. But what the fuck just happened?" Melanie chuckled, still stunned at the turn of events.

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"Was Jon pissed?" he asked.

"He was glad I was fine. I haven't had a fan do that since the Indies, so it took me by surprise. The dude just wanted a hug. After the incident, the fan started tweeting a lot to me. He started saying I smelled good and I'm huggable and stuff,"

"Gotta love the fans."

"Jon suffers more. Especially the crazy Tumblr posts the fangirls do. Man, they really hate me."

"They're just jealous because you got the man they fantasize about."

"Haha! True."

"Did you ever believe that you and him were actually going to be a couple?"

"I thought we were just going to stay friends. He was there for me a lot during my ex-boyfriend drama,"

"By the way did you hear about him?" Randy blurted out before mentally slapping himself in the face.

Maybe he shouldn't have let that sentence slip.

"Huh? What do you mean?"

"I meant how he died." He countered.

"Yeah, I heard it was a car accident. It was brutal. Drunk driving though? It sucks. If he was still alive...maybe he'd change for the better,"

"Right..." he mumbled before changing the subject. "Alanna misses you."

"I miss her, too! She's so adorable."

As they made it to the hotel and got out of the car, Orton began to speak, "Mel, I think there is something you should know."

"What's up?"

He was about to speak but stopped himself again, deciding not to ruin the mood.

"I'll tell you when I remember. I forgot anyway. It's okay."

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Next week on Raw, Melanie was backstage, checking out the script for tonight's show.

"Ready for tonight, girl?" Trinity greeted her with a hug.

"You bet. A little nervous but I'm excited to be able to destroy something. Not someone."

"I'll be tuning in to watch. Can't wait to see Evolution's reaction."

"Me too."

All of a sudden, Colby started running her way.

"Smack cam!" He shouted before smacking the side of her face with mayo.

"Ooh!" Trinity cringed at the sight and started giggling.

Melanie chuckled dryly and touched the side of her face, seeing mayo on her hand.

"Colby!" She shouted while he ran away. "I got him. I'm gonna get him back. He is so going down."

She grabbed a couple of napkins to wipe her face.

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The ring was filled with a table and six chairs for Evolution and The Shield.

"Ladies and gentlemen." Michael Cole said in the ring. "It is now time to sign the contract for the no holds barred elimination tag team match, for this Sunday at the Payback Pay Per View. Between Evolution...and The Shield."

Seth, Dean and Roman walk down the steps.

"Not exactly a normal entrance for a contract signing," JBL said.

"I don't think this is gonna be normal contract signing," King added. "The Shield making their way down to the ring. Where's my Outspoken Diva?"

"Your Outspoken Diva? I think you mean Ambrose's Outspoken Diva."

"Oh don't remind me."

The Shield get in the ring while Michael Cole exits the ring.

Dean took the mic and started walking around while Roman threw the chairs out of the ring. "Tonight is...historic. Tonight is...the last time you will see The Shield and Evolution in the same ring, on Raw. Because believe me...At Payback, one team isn't just going to be eliminated, from a match, one team and that team will be Evolution, believe me, that team is gonna be eliminated out of this business, off the face of the earth, forever!"

"Besides who we really kiddin' with this nonsense out here? This thing with Evolution has gone way past the six of us across from a table from each other. Silly piece of paper. Let's rearrange this place. Get rid of this stuff...and let's get down to business." Seth said while Dean threw out the last chair and Roman threw out the table.

Evolution's theme comes on while they walk out with Rosa.

"I want everybody to be aware what they're witnessing, right here. I want you guys to be aware of what you're about to sign. You sign that, then all of you are witnessing that this is the last time you will see The Shield, ever on Monday Night Raw." Triple H said while he walked down the ring with the group. "It's a shame. I gotta tell ya it's a shame. You guys could have had it all man...I'm a pretty fair judge of talent. You don't have to look any further than these two guys standing next to me, and this woman who will be a future Diva's Champion very soon."

"I remember looking at you guys, I remember watching the ink dry on the contract that allowed you to come here and live your dream. And I remember thinking to myself, these guys are gonna change it all. These guys are the future of the WWE and you threw it all," he went on. "Ironically, now I'm gonna stand here and I'm gonna watch the ink dry on that contract that Sunday at Payback, sends you right back to obscurity. So, I'm gonna ask you one more time, you sure you wanna sign that? You sure you wanna put your names on that? Morgan already signed it last week. I tried to talk her out of it but it seems that she really is looking forward to getting that neck broken once and for all. So, do you guys want to really ensure that Sunday is the last we see of The Shield?"

Seth starts signing the contract and so does Dean and Roman. After Roman was done, he tossed it out the ring, making the crowd 'Ooh'. Triple H smirks and picks up the contract, giving it to Orton.

"You boys want to tell me where Morgan is?" Rosa asked.

She was trying to prepare herself for any sneak attacks or ambushes. She wanted to be ready when that hellcat came her way.

"How come you want to know? Scared?" Dean smirked.

"No! I am not scared! I'm curious."

"Relax...she's not in the arena. Consider yourself unharmed...for now," he replied, making the crowd boo at the fact she wasn't here.

The crowd starts to chant for Morgan. Ignoring the crowd's chants while Orton, Triple H, and Batista sign the contract, Rosa gets handed the contract and signs it.

Triple H started to speak again. "You're gonna be nothin' but a statistic—"

"Shut up..." Roman retorted. "Get in the ring and fight."

Rosa stays at ringside while Evolution gets on the apron.

"Is it gonna happen?" JBL asked and then the two teams began to attack as the crowd cheered, chanting 'This is Awesome'.

Seth drops Orton and Triple H with a suicide dive while Batista takes down Ambrose in the ring. Moments later, Roman drops him down with a Superman punch. He starts going for the spear until Triple H hits him with a sledgehammer, making Evolution take control. Orton hits Seth with an RKO while Batista strikes Dean with a spear. The crowd continues to chant for Morgan but she's still not here.

"You better stay down, Roman! Stay down!" JBL shouted before Roman got hit in the head with Triple H's sledgehammer.

Triple H starts hitting Dean and Seth with the sledgehammer while Orton and Batista take off the hood and monitors off the announce table.

"Take out the muscle. The big man. You'll weaken The Shield." JBL added.

"Let's do this." Triple H said as he lifted up Roman with Orton, at ringside.

"The Shield's trademark. Triple powerbomb through the table!" Cole shouted as Evolution slammed him down.

Batista roars while Triple H taunts the crowd, getting mixed reactions. Rosa claps for them and walks over to them.

"Are we gonna see the Shield totally decimated?" King asked as Evolution's theme came back on.

Evolution and Rosa put their fists out as they stand over Roman. But then their theme fades away. All of a sudden, the titantron shows Evolution's limo, and then the camera reveals a pair of black leather knee high boots.

"What in the..." Cole began as the camera continued going up, revealing the figure wearing fishnet stockings, a black leather skirt, and a black off-shoulder top, with a leather jacket over it.

The crowd begins to cheer loudly once they see Morgan sitting on the hood of the limo with her legs crossed.

"Hey, how ya doin'?" She smiled and waved.

Evolution and Rosa's eyes widen as they all get in the ring to get a closer look.

"Is that our limo?" Triple H started to get angry. "Do not tell me that's our limo."

Orton quickly grabbed a mic. "Morgan! Don't you touch our limo get off our limo! Right now!"

"Easy, easy. I was just admiring the color. Although I think purple would be a better choice." she rubbed the hood.

"How did she even get to the car!?" Batista shouted.

They were stunned that their limo got hijacked so easily while Morgan remained amused at their constant yelling and questioning.

"Well, guess you know why I signed that contract early. You see we knew you'd attack us, so The Shield and I made a few sacrifices." The Outspoken diva explained. "Boy, this is a sweet ride..."

"Morgan! Get out of that car! Now!" Orton shouted on the mic as his face was starting to get red from frustration.

That limo was his ride back to the hotel and there was no way he was using a rental car with Evolution. They ride in style.

"This is insane." Cole laughed. "Morgan has their limo!"

"Do you see those legs?" King grinned.

"The audacity of this woman..." JBL murmured. "She has guts."

"I will make your life a living hell! I swear if you don't get off that limo..." Orton growled and started pacing back and forth.

"Hey, hey. Don't get mad because I one uped you on plans. Man...I love limos. They're nice and fun. But I don't think it can handle a woman like me. Let me show you." She stood up on the hood of the car.

"Morgan, don't you dare!" Batista shouted while Triple H leaned on the ropes, reluctantly awaiting the damage.

"Don't tell me..." Cole began.

She gives the hood of the car a hard stomp, making a deep dent as the crowd cheers.

"Morgan!" Orton yelled while Batista put his hands on his head.

"Welp, I touched your limo. And what are you gonna do? Nothing, so shut your mouths. I can't believe you guys think that limos and crap are symbols of excellence. You guys are so corny...Triple H...you always say." She put on a fake big nose and cleared her throat.

"I am the game." She said in her best Triple H voice, making the crowd laugh.

"Haha! This is great." Cole laughed.

"The king of kings! You either adapt or perish!" She cleared her throat again and talked naturally, taking off the fake nose while Triple H did not look amused. "Your game sucks! Why? Because at Payback, my boys and I are gonna beat your punk asses and make sure that we prove that we are the dominant faction in this company."

"How dare you?!" Rosa shouted.

Morgan put her hands up in defense. "Hey...I may have a few screws loose but I can be stable when I wanna be." She smiled, making Randy put his hands on his head as he started to seethe. "Randy, you go to the ring and..." She mocked his pose. "Do that same stupid pose every time you get in the ring, demanding respect. I don't respect you. I used to but not anymore because of the way you've been acting. But I can guarantee that my boys will win. I can see the future. You flat on your face after eating either a dirty deed, curb stomp, or spear. Hey, maybe even a backfire if you're lucky."

"The only pose your boys will be doing is laying down on their backs, with me on top!" Randy shouted.

Morgan's jaw dropped, making the crowd laugh. "Whoa! Whoa! I never knew you were into...whoa! Wow. You learn something every day."

"What!? That's not what I meant!"

"Well, you did say on top." she teased.

Orton throws the mic away and slides out of the ring as he starts pacing around and slams his hands on the apron.

"And Rosa...I think you're full of it." she continued.

"Haha!" Rosa laughed and took a mic. "Everyone takes me seriously,"

"Yeah in your ridiculous outfits and shaking your hips around like you're some big shot. Yeah, you're taken seriously, all right. How old are you gonna be, anyway? Because you've done a lot of childish stuff, recently."

"I'll be 35."

"There seems to be a lack of communication here. You see I asked you your age. Not how many wrestlers you've been with."

'Ohs' from the crowd were heard around the arena while Rosa dropped her jaw, clearly appalled. "I have not­—"

"The Wyatts, New Age Outlaws, Kane, Batista. Most likely Orton and Triple H. Stephanie you better check your man!" The Outspoken Diva shared a laugh with the crowd.

Triple H snatched the mic from Rosa. He was done with the disrespect.

"That's enough!" He shouted.

"Look how defensive you're getting. Guess it's true. Stephanie! Check your husband!" She laughed with the crowd again but then got serious.

"But um...on a serious note...This limo needs a makeover. So let's Morganize things." She took off her leather jacket and hopped off the limo.

"Wh­—what is she doing?" King asked with worry.

The crowd exploded once she revealed a bat.

"No! No! Where is she!? Where is she!? Find her! And find her, now!" Triple H shouted at everyone. "Get security!"

"I have always wanted to do this..." She checked out the wooden bat.

"Oh no, no, no, no! Are you kidding me!? What the hell!? You can't do that!" Orton yelled.

"M—­Morgan, Morgan, think about what you're doing. If you do this..." Rosa trailed off.

"If I do this and then what? It's not like I'm gonna suffer anything that you four haven't done to me. So, what are you gonna do, this time? Threaten me? Try to break my neck, again? What haven't you done to me!? What haven't you done to break me down? To make yourselves feel better!? To put me out of action because I'm just that good!? I'm done with it! I'm tired of it!" She swung the bat into the front windshield of the car, making a loud noise with the windshield cracked. "You tried to break me! You tried to break my neck! After all, that I've done!? All of you are gonna pay! All of you!"

She started swinging the bat at the limo again. Orton looked down and ran a hand through his head.

"The limo! She's destroying the limo!" JBL shouted as Morgan repeatedly slammed the bat all around the vehicle while screaming out of frustration.

All the windows were shattered and the limo had multiple dents around it.

Morgan starts breathing heavily and tries to calm herself down.

"This car needs a paint job." She grabbed a bucket of purple paint and stood up on the hood.

"Don't you dare! Don't you dare!" Batista shouted but then she dumped the bucket on the limo.

"I'm gonna kill her! I swear to God, I'm gonna kill her!" Orton shouted as he kicked the ropes.

"Whoops." She started laughing, wickedly. "Payback is going to be so fun. I'm going to get you. All of you. Believe that." She ran a hand through her hair and smirked at the camera, with her theme coming on.

[solarsonicsoda]

The Road to... Wrestlemania XL

Part 2: Becky Lynch vs. Rhea Ripley

One of the most transcendent wrestling stars of the past couple years has to be the The Eradicator. Already an accomplished wrestler in the WWE, she would defeat Charlotte Flair at Wrestlemania 39 for the Women's World Championship after winning the 2023 Royal Rumble. For the past year, she has been completely dominant over the WWE women's rosters. I'm sure you know her, it's Rhea Ripley.

Rhea Ripley "The Eradicator", leader of The Judgment Day and the youngest "Grand Slam Champion" in WWE history. Standing at 5'7'', from Adelaide, South Australia, she has held the Women's World Championship for over a year. Finishers: Riptide, Prism Trap

Alongside Finn Balor, Damien Priest, later JD McDonagh, and of course her precious "Dirty" Dom Mysterio, Ripley has been unstoppable on top of the Raw roster. Who could possibly step up to "Mami"?

Well, before Ripley, another woman had recently been the undeniable ceiling of the division. She had also challenged the male-dominated scene of the company, bringing about the first women's main event of Wrestlemania. She is "The Man" Becky Lynch.

Becky Lynch "The Man", one of the "Four Horsewomen" who brought about the Women's Evolution movement in WWE, coining her iconic nickname against fellow horsewoman, Charlotte Flair Standing at 5'6'', from Limerick, Ireland, she is a six-time world champion, reigning for over 800 combined days and holding both world titles simultaneously following Wrestlemania 35. Finishers: The Dis-Arm-Her, Manhandle Slam

She picked up a head of steam in the build-up to Wrestlemania 35, becoming arguably the most popular wrestler in the world before winning both world titles in the main event. She'd hold what is now the WWE Women's Title for over a year before vacating it due to pregnancy. After the birth of her daughter, she'd return not as the rowdy punk who forced her way to the top but as "Big Time Becks", pulling off some of the most stunning looks in wrestling history (seriously, check these out!). However, at Summerslam 2022, we would see Lynch stand up once again as a hero of the people. Across 2023, she would feud with the legendary Trish Stratus, as well as the up-and-coming Tiffany Stratton, before taking part in the War Games match on Team Belair. She would try to win the 2024 Royal Rumble, but would fall short. But at Elimination Chamber, she would win the titular women's match to become the number one contender to Ripley's title.

Two of the most dominant women's champions in WWE history clash at Wrestlemania XL, with both wanting to cement their legacy in the WWE women's division. "Mami is always on top" as Ripley says, but as Lynch said at the Wrestlemania XL Kickoff Event, she's going to "show her what it feels like to be a bottom"... Yes, that is a direct quote.

If you want to follow this storyline as it developed, WWE put out a compilation on their YouTube here!

[festive-nikki]

Watch "Bayley on Adding New Members to WWE's Damage CTRL, All Women's PLE Evolution Returning, Iyo Sky" on YouTube

[galaxy-brain-rasslin]

I first started watching wrestling back at the beginning of the Attitude Era in WWE (then WWF). I saw the creation of Degeneration-X and all that. I saw the nWO in WCW. By about 1999, I faded out of watching it, but there was always a part of it that kept my interest. I always liked sometimes find out from friends how things were going.

Then, in 2014, I was reading through the site TVTropes, as one does, and I was reading stuff for pro wrestling. I was curious to know how things were going, since I had gotten so much further out of the loop. I remember, so distinctly, reading about this group called The Wyatt Family, and this guy named Bray Wyatt, and the way they had presented themselves. I was deeply interested. I saw some clips of their matches, and Bray's promos, and I felt the same interest in wrestling stir in me that I had as a child.

I started watching wrestling again for the first time in over a decade, because of Bray Wyatt.

I saw his character change in ways that I didn't always get, didn't always like, but I liked to see him. I liked his performances. The evolution of the character was interesting. Even though I had stopped actively watching WWE, I still sought out the Firefly Funhouse segments, and the debut of The Fiend was fantastic. You could really see his love of horror movies in that character.

I'll admit I didn't take a lot of time to see the most recent version of the character. But I loved the promos from his initial return. He still had whatever it was that caught my eye all those years ago.

Like when I found out about Brodie Lee passing, I'm just stunned, and sad. Brodie was another wrestler that I loved to watch, and another wrestler that I wanted to see succeed.

My heart goes out to Bray's family, and his friends.

I'll miss seeing him.

[glapplebloom]

My Top 10 songs I heard this year (not released this year)

Our contenders...

Nobody’s Fault from Devil Artemis

Cocktails for Two by Spike Jones and City Slickers

Sylveon Trolls Mega Evolutions - THE MUSICAL by Courtney

Surface Pressure by Jessica Darrow

Blasting Off Again! A Team Rocket Song by Random Encounters

Crushing Thirties by the Chalkeaters

Sad but True/American Badass Mashup from the WWE

Gangstar Torture Dance from Jojo Bizarre Adventure

Miseria Cantare by AFI

Baldi’s Basic Song (You’re Mine) by DAGames

King Julien Vs King Louie from Freshy Kanal

Are You in Love or Just an Asshole from Human Resources

REAL MAN! (asdfmovie skateboarding cow song) by TomSka

The Duck Song Vs Untitled Goose Game by Eddie’s Rap Channel

"We Didn't Start the Bizarre" (A JoJo Song Parody by: Riverdude)

Let the Past Die (Star Wars Song) by RoyishGoodLooks

As If It’s Your Last by Blackpink

BOY: God of War Battle Rap from Mashed

My Butt Has a Fever from Bob’s Burgers

NOT ON THE SIDELINES from Street Fighter 6

DOKI DOKI LITERATURE CLUB BUT ITS A DISNEY CHANNEL CARTOON by Vannamelon

Me Trying to Play Fighting Games from Rich Jammer

It’s Just An by bb-panzu

Eff this Job by Your Favorite Martian

Panic in the Sky from TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge

Rumor Has it by Adele

Bailey’s Birthday Party from Hamster & Gretel

Endless Love from Pop Team Epic

Monster Party from My Little Pony: Tell Your Tale

Hug Me (Feat. @JuKayVid & @Chi-chi ) 【 Come and Learn with Pibby FAN SONG】by Jakeneutron

SLASHSTREET BOYS - "Love to Die" by The Merkins

Caramelldansen Fusion Collab by SilvaGunner

Nxde by (G)I-Dle

The King of Villains/When I said I was evil by Voltaire

Honorable Mention - Rumor Has it by Adele

Death Battle had a lot of fights this season and a lot of great songs. Princess of Pride, Diabolical Invincible Me, Fallen Gods, this was a great year for Death Battle music. And that’s not including the commissioned ones. But starting this year, I am going to disqualify any songs that are Death Battle related so I can have non-Vs songs on this list. Which is why this is an honorable mention. Because it isn’t a Death Battle Related song. Rumor Has it by Adele with Apocalypse smashing Black Adam’s face to the beat was hilarious and I wanted to bring that up.

#10 - Eff this Job by Your Favorite Martian

This year saw the return of Your Favorite Martian. While they have put out some good songs, I don’t think they’re as good as their old work. With one exception: Eff this Job. I can see this song being part of their original releases and being just as fun to listen to then as it is now. So if I could recommend a song from their newest releases, this is the one I am going to highly recommend. 

#9 - Gangstar Torture Dance from Jojo Bizarre Adventure

I’ve seen the memes. I’ve seen the references. But I never saw the original source. And now that I have, I love it! I really need to sit down and watch Jojo one of these days. 

#8 - Nobody’s Fault from Devil Artemis

The first new song I heard this year, released right when I was about to break up Akuma and Lita in my comics. It perfectly captures the reason why I broke them up. While this is a cover, I heard the original and honestly wasn’t a fan of it compared to the Kermit Version. So this was my #1 for a while…

#7 - Caramelldansen Fusion Collab by SilvaGunner

Talk about a song that is packed with Nostalgia. Classic Internet Meme Song, mashed up with the likes of Weird Al, Sonic, Phoenix Wright and other musical styles. Listening to this is like a big shot of nostalgia to the ears.

#6 - It’s Just An by bb-panzu

If I have to criticize Komi Can’t Communicate for one thing, it’s that I’m not hooked on the theme songs. Luckily for me the Friday Night Funkin’ community brought this out. This mod I think perfectly captures the series. And honestly I do love how the song goes from Komi using pencil scratches to do her beeps and boops until later in the song.

#5 - "We Didn't Start the Bizarre" (A JoJo Song Parody) by Riverdude

Of the ever growing reasons for me to watch Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure, possibly the best We Didn’t Start the Fire Parody using the first five parts of Jojo. It perfectly captures the feeling of the original song while bringing up so much about Jojo that I know thanks to Osmosis. If you ever feel like you need a recap, I think this could help.

#4 - Crushing Thirties by the Chalkeaters

2022 has to be Sonic’s best years in recent times. Sonic’s Second Movie is one of the highest grossing Video Game based Movies, IDW Series are getting critical acclaims, Sonic Frontiers brings fresh life to the games, getting so much support it was a contender for Fan Favorites beating even God of War, and the new Netflix Series got a lot of praise. And with this, these people got the lead singer of Crush 40 to sing a Crush 40 style song about Sonic’s 30th Anniversary. Granted, it is tongue and cheek but man, the lyrics have so many references to past Sonic’s songs it’s hard to not love. There’s another song they released that’s more… Questionable. I’ll leave it at that.

#3 - Monster Party from My Little Pony: Tell Your Tale

Pipp Petals is my favorite pony of this new generation. One of the reasons is she’s a horror fan and this song is a great showing of that. It’s also pretty catchy and for me possibly the best song of the series so far. This includes the actual show and the movie. So here’s hoping she continues to prove to be my favorite of G5.

#2 - Hug Me (Feat. @JuKayVid & @Chi-chi ) 【 Come and Learn with Pibby FAN SONG】by Jakeneutron

Waiting for this show to actually come out is definitely a pain. Luckily fan content exists to hold us off and this one is one of the best. Really captures the feeling of Pibby what she was before and after this Darkness invasion. If the show is as good as this music video, it will be a hit.

#1 - REAL MAN! (asdfmovie skateboarding cow song) by TomSka

The Skateboarding Cow as a joke. It was fine. But man, this song I think is one of the best to come out from the creators of Asdfmovie Series. The song really makes you really support this Real Man’s goal from being a Cow to a Skateboarding Champion. It also explains he was framed for the murders by that farmer. And honestly, it really is a great song for this year. Something I wish I had more of: determination to achieve your goals. And hopefully with the goals I have for next year, I can prove I am a real man as well.

[cavenewstimes]

Cora Jade Reveals Emotional Journey Back to WWE NXT, Credits Shawn Michaels for Strong Booking

One Big Thing Cora Jade has opened up about her return to WWE NXT after a 9-month injury layoff, praising Shawn Michaels for his unwavering support and strategic booking decisions. Why It Matters Her successful return highlights WWE NXT’s commitment to developing young talent and showcases the evolution of the women’s division under Shawn Michaels’ leadership. By The Numbers • 9 months: Duration…

[thesamoanqueen]

This episode of Smackdown REALLY showed Cody is not interesting at ALL. With Roman back and the bloodline in full swing, it's more clear then ever. Three people had bigger pops than the "face of the company" (even though Roman is actually advertised on everything) he's cutting promos that make him not sound so great and taking credit for things he really shouldn't be. If that man wasn't so insistent on being a babyface, I'd swear he was turning heel (he'd make a fantastic heel w his current character). I mean, he was getting bored around Roman! Plus this weekend, I don't know if you saw, Bron made a kid cry so Jey brought the kid into the ring. If that was Cody every right piece he runs to would have a story about it and would have been on the Tik token because that man doesn't have sn authentic bone in his body, but it's silent for Jey because he didn't do it for brownie points. That promo was so terrible and the difference between when we see Roman and when we see Cidy truly exposes his weaknesses

Cody is one of those people who you find in big positions but who really don't deserve to be where they are. I'm going to sound like a hater, but I don't really care... the fact is that he hasn't improved one bit from years ago: it didn't happen in NJPW, it didn't happen in AEW, it didn't happen now after his return. Cody is the same hungry boy as always, what has changed is WWE's vision of him because he negotiated his return and found himself in the right situation to fit in when everything changed in the company. New boss new top guy, simple.

The fans perception is something I consider not always reliable. Whether people like it or not, the companies have effective ways of selling products and with him they have chosen an unbeatable marketing strategy on their market (the american hero, well dressed but with principles, a dog for the kids, old values, tragic family story). But strategy alone doesn't cover everything and it's situations like this one with the Crown Jewel match that prove it.

They built nothing after his win (good matches don't make a good run in WWE, sorry) because in fact they had nothing ready for him except a match with The Rock which they are still not sure, for obvious reasons, and the feud with Randy. Unable to push the first agenda, they left him in the wake of the Bloodline as a catalyst and only now that Roman is back, they are hinting at Randy and the evolution of their feud helped by the great wrestler that KO is. And that's because they knew when Roman would be back he wouldn't take a back seat. It's what Roman does... he pushes forward. The confrontation at Summerslam and after was in fact harsh, because if they don't tell Roman to hold back like they did for WM, Cody disappears sucked into the vortex of the mainevent machine that is Roman with his storyline. The champion vs champion fight at Crown Jewel is a tragedy now... everything is wrong, the idea, the belt, the moment, the people involved because nostalgics will say it's a throwback, but neither Cody nor Gunther are attractions that sell the match when Roman is out there taking the opening, closing and backstage segments every week with a story that draws 3 million viewers on social media alone in just a few hours after SmackDown ends.

I don't like Cody, I never liked him, but I know he can be a champion now, just not THAT level of champion they're trying to sell and he think he is. He doesn't have the qualities to compare with what Roman has become and the drama is having both of them on the same show playing the same top role when they're not on the same level of aura. The confrontation is continuous and Cody has too much power for his abilities: he messes up interviews, talks about issues he shouldn't, continues to tease fans on social media, doesn't make an effort to change his approach and is lulling himself into the idea of being on top fomented by a company that is playing all possible cards to prove that they made the right choice at WM. They won't always be able to justify with the help of journalists on Twitter why after his win the views collapsed and the weekly sold out ended, why the Bloodline storyline still attract more attention and someone built organically like Jey Uso outsells the champion or have bigger reactions. But the damage is there and they can't go back because they invested and pushed too hard now. It's a problem that will only be solved when Roman retires and the company is forced to abandon its life preserver, will it work? I don't think so, because I know how it works with Cody and I don't trust him in that role, but we'll have to deal with it.

[ramtracking]

WWE's Nikki Bella was ready to call AEW to make wrestling return [ Nikki Garcia ]

WWE’s Nikki Bella was ready to call AEW to make wrestling return [Highlights] to return to the ring for AEW. Nikki and her sister Brie (who are now known as the Garcia Twins) left WWE in March 2023 and, with it,… Tony Khan has made it clear he would be in favor of even more WWE Hall of Famers working for AEW. The WWE Hall of Famer was so inspired by Moné’s plans to take the Women’s Evolution…

[thirdworldrockout]

Plot thickens...

Rock joining Bloodline was a stroke of genius. Things went full circle. It reminds me of the first 3 seasons of the hit TV series Entourage, the story brought all the characters together.

Rock was Rocky Maivia in 1996. His first Mania was in 1997. He's been making special and one-off appearances since 2003 and his most hyped upped return before 2024 were main event Manias with Cena in 2012 and 2013.

Rock's rise to stardom was in late 1997, as member and defacto leader of the Nation of Domination. He won his first world title in late 1998 and headlined Mania with Austin in 1999. His peak was another Mania main event with Austin in 2001. Another highlight would be a Mania match with Hogan in 2002. His last high profile matches before his long break away from WWE were with Brock Lesnar, Austin and Goldberg.

Rock tagged with Foley for a 2 on 3 handicap tag match against Evolution with future stars Orton and Batista in Mania 2003, then it was off to Hollywood.

From rookie performer in '96 to board member in 2024. It's a one-in-a hundred million type success story. Now he's back and he's with a group who he shares lineage with, his family, his blood. As the story develops, it's very interesting where it goes, how they mix real life and WWE "script". #therock #wrestlemania #wwe #prowrestling

[smolwritingchick]

Forced To Believe Chapter 61- Catching Up With Old Friends

Summary: Melanie visits TNA and live tweets for Raw. Melanie goes with CM Punk to a tattoo shop.

Words: 4,000+

Back in Philly, Melanie arrived back home, walking inside her parents' place.

"I'm home!" she shouted.

She immediately heard her Parson Russell Terrier happily barking and running towards her.

"Ellie! Hey girl. Did you miss me?" She happily petted her and gave her belly rubs.

She laughed as she began licking her. After playing with her dog, she placed her bags in her room and got settled in. A while later, she heard the doorbell ring and looked into the peephole as a smile crept on her face.

"Who is it~?" Melanie grinned.

"Bitch! Open the door! You know it's me, grapes!" Leah chuckled.

"What's the password?"

"Melanie is awesome."

She opened the door. "Good enough."

Once Leah saw her, she engulfed her in a big hug and spun her around after heading inside.

"I missed you!" Leah beamed and released her.

"I missed you, too! You've lifted a lot more weights. Jeesh."

They shared a laugh while Melanie shut the door.

"I saw what happened last night, oh my gosh you do not know how mad I am because of what Rosa and Evolution did."

"Haha. A lot of fans are angry."

"How's the neck?"

"Sore but it'll go away in a couple of days. I just got a call not too long ago that they've made changes to the storyline. They want me back sooner rather than later. And I'm like wow, all this last minute and sudden changes,"

"That's WWE for you. Last minute storyline changes. Your acting was wild. You had me crying when you were in that ambulance!"

"Glad I made it believable!"  

"My parents should be coming home soon. They're out shopping. And...it's almost time for Raw, good,"

"You gotta tweet during the WWE shows?" Leah sat next to her on the couch after they grabbed some snacks.

"Yep. Knowing me always being on Twitter, they didn't even have to ask me."

Once the show was on, Leah shouted, "Are you serious!?" when it was announced that Dean Ambrose would be in a battle royal for his US title.

Melanie tweets 'Seriously? I wish I was there to support you but good luck baby! #BelieveInAmbrose'

As they watched Raw, Diego, and Jane finally returned with their shopping bags.

"Melanie!" Jane placed her bags down and rushed over to her.

"Hey, mom!" Melanie stood up to hug her tightly.

"I missed you, sweetie!" She began giving her several kisses all over her face.

"Mom!" she complained.

Leah giggled and greeted her and Diego before helping with the bags. Jane and Melanie followed them and she hugged her dad.

"Melanie, how's the neck?" he asked.

"Sore, but it'll heal in a couple of days."

After everyone got situated, they went to the living room to continue watching the preshow of Raw.

Dean stands in the middle of Roman and Seth.

"I didn't get into this business...because it was easy..." Dean said with seriousness. "And you don't hold on to the United States champion for a year because you can't handle pressure. And you see 20 to one odds. I just see a tough night at the office because when you represent The Shield, when you represent this. The new symbol of excellence, you hold yourself to a higher standard. I'm sure Triple H, Rosa, and The Authority think this is pretty funny."

"They look so serious. Their facial reactions are amazing." Jane said.

"I know right! How did you do it?" Leah wondered.

"Do what?" Melanie asked.

"Deal with them glaring at you when you were feuding with them?"

"I had to get used to it. Especially with Joe. I remember we had a segment when he was yelling and screaming at me. Those tears I shed were real, not fake. I was scared. But that was when I first started because it's been a long time since we all worked together and when his character got a little bit renewed, it took a few weeks to get used to. He's a big teddy bear though,"

"But I'm not complaining. Because I gotta get up in the morning no matter what happens and I gotta answer to me," Ambrose continued. "So what I'm gonna do...is throw punches until my arm falls off! Because I am the dirtiest, meanest, nastiest, most rotten son of a gun to walk on this planet and I'll tell you this, I wouldn't want to be any of those 19 other guys trying to steal from me and take what's mine."

"That's right," Seth said. "You got this...you got this, but I'm telling you guys, something still doesn't feel right about the situation. If anything happens out there and if this turns into anything more than it's supposed to be..."

"We got your back. Believe that. And believe in The Shield." Roman reassured.

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"Welcome to Monday night Raw! We are kicking things off with a unique United States championship match." Cole said as The Shield walked through the crowd. "Dean Ambrose will defend his United States championship by the orders of The Authority in a 20 man over the top rope battle royal."

"Oh my gosh..." King said with worry.

Melanie tweets 'Which is a load of crap...'

"And perhaps this is punishment from last night," Cole went on.

"Speaking of last night, as you can see Morgan isn't here,"

"Yes and we have just gotten word that Morgan will be out of action for her neck injury. Rosa defeated Morgan with the help of Evolution after they ambushed The Shield backstage, last night."

"And after the match, they sickeningly assaulted her. It was hard to watch."

"On a positive note, she's tweeting live, right now! At least she'll be tweeting while watching Raw." JBL added.

Melanie tweets 'I have a bad feeling...'

During the match, Dean managed to survive throughout the match. It was the final five. Him, Jack, Ryback, Axel and Sheamus. Ryback and Axel began to take on Ambrose and gang up on him.

"I am just surprised at that man, the current champion, Dean Ambrose is still in this match!" Cole exclaimed.

Melanie tweets 'It's going to be okay. Nothing bad is going to happen. #NailBiting'

Ryback and Axel try to eliminate Dean but he hangs on and lands on the apron. He manages to eliminate Axel as the crowd cheers. Ryback gets tossed over the apron and starts punching Dean back and forth. Ryback runs towards him but Dean dropkicks him on the knees, making him fall off the apron.

Melanie tweets 'That's what I'm talking about, baby! Yes!'

"And we're down to three!" Cole said as Jack tried to pick up Dean.

Dean manages to get back down on his feet and pick up Jack to throw him out of the ring.

Melanie tweets 'Just one more! One more! You got this!'

The crowd goes wild until Rosa runs down the ramp.

"What the what is she doing here!?" Cole exclaimed.

She gets on the apron and starts yelling at Ambrose. The crowd starts to boo while Seth and Roman look alert at the situation.

"Aren't you missing a certain Outspoken Diva?" Rosa got under his skin and smirked.

Dean glares at her and his emotions start to get out of control.

"What are you going to do Dean? What? Are you mad that your precious Morgan had her career ended by the hands of me? Poor darling." she went on.

"Rosa and her mind games," JBL looked on as Seth and Roman started to argue with her.

Roman tries to grab her but Rosa evades his attempt and runs around the ring, making him and Seth chase her. Dean turns around to receive a Brogue Kick from Sheamus.

"Oh my gosh!" King exclaimed.

"Oh!" Jane and Leah shouted.

"This isn't good," Diego mumbled.

"Come on Dean!" Jane shouted at the TV, making Melanie chuckle.

Melanie tweets 'Son of a...'

"Sheamus just blindsided Ambrose!" Cole exclaimed.

"And all thanks to Rosa. That kick took his head off!" King shouted.

Sheamus picks Dean up and throws him out the ring.

"Ambrose eliminated! Sheamus is the new United States champion!" Cole shouted as Sheamus celebrated.

Roman and Seth stop chasing Rosa and look annoyed. She starts jogging up the ramp and grins in satisfaction.

"Damn it!" Leah pouted. "Really Rosa? Really!?"

"Hahaha!" Rosa laughed at The Shield.

Melanie tweets 'I wish I could wipe that smirk off her face...it's okay guys. Stay strong.'

Roman and Seth help Dean up while Sheamus gets out of the ring and celebrates with the title. The Shield get back in the ring. Dean slams his fist on the mat, looking upset.

"What are you supposed to do y'know? You were this close man; you were this close." Seth spoke up.

Triple H walks out, meeting up with Rosa on the stage. He pats her back and smirks at The Shield.

"Last night Evolution engaged in an unforgettable war. And at the end of it, you three were extremely lucky. But...one member wasn't. Looks like Morgan failed to adapt. And I can guarantee she's not going to be seen here any time soon." He said as The Shield shot him dirty looks.

Ambrose leans on the ropes and starts gritting his teeth.

"Ambrose is crazy." Diego chuckled.

"You just noticed that? I love him!" Jane grinned.

Melanie tweets 'Guess I'm a taboo subject here.'

"Now...since Ambrose just lost his US championship, it looks like your luck is changing. And considering the fact that at the end of the night tonight, the three of you are gonna be in six­ man competition... against the Wyatt Family." Triple H announced, earning loud cheers. "I'd be willing to say, your luck has run out."

"What a main event!" Cole said.

"Is there no end to the vindictiveness of Triple H?" King asked.

"I think it's good for business. What a great main event for Monday Night Raw!" JBL added.

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The Shield and The Wyatt family get into it in a back and forth match. The match begins to pick up when Roman gets tagged in and takes the Wyatts down with superman punches, apron clotheslines and a top rope flying clothesline. He sets up for the superman punch until Erick goes after him.

All members of each team get in the ring and start to get into it while Dean and Seth hit Erick and Luke with a suicide dive out of the ring. Roman hits Bray with the superman punch and stalks him with his teammates. All of a sudden Evolution's theme comes on.

"Oh my God, here they come!" Cole shouted as Evolution and Rosa walked out.

Melanie tweets 'Frustrations...building...'

The Shield face off against Evolution as they walk down the ramp. Seth and Dean take out Evolution, Erick, and Luke with another suicide dive but then Bray blasts Reigns and quickly hits him with the Sister Abigail for his team's win.

Melanie tweets 'Should have known...'

Evolution starts attacking The Shield while Rosa watches. Batista throws Ambrose into the steel steps while Orton hits Rollins with a DDT off the top rope. Batista hits Ambrose with a spinebuster on top of the steel steps while Roman escapes Triple H's pedigree. Orton waits until Roman turns around to receive an RKO. Triple H gets angry and hits Roman with a pedigree.

"Triple H is livid," Cole said as Evolution stood tall.

Melanie tweets 'I just wish I could help...'

"Pick him up here! Come on!" Batista shouted as Orton and Triple H picked him up so they could hit him with the triple powerbomb.

Rosa gets on the top rope and strikes Roman with a diving clothesline while Evolution slams Roman down.

"Triple powerbomb with a clothesline. It took six men to leave the three members of The Shield laying tonight." Cole looked on as Rosa and Evolution put their fists out.

"No way!" Jane shouted. "They just did you see that?"

"Wow..." Leah shook her head.

"Haha! This is insane!" Melanie laughed.

Melanie tweets 'This bitch...really? First of all, you didn't do the move right.'

"Evolution is not through with The Shield," Cole said.

Melanie tweets 'Don't worry, you only just motivated my boys. They're going to kick your asses. #JustYouWatch'

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Since Melanie was going to be off the road for a while, she finally had the opportunity to visit Phil and April in Chicago. She has talked to Phil about getting a tattoo for the past year now and he finally talked her into coming to Chicago to get one. She was nervous but excited about the new ink.

Melanie tweets 'Okay...I think I'm ready. Ready to get that tattoo CMPunk #TattooBuddies'

Phil replies 'Sweet. I'll be waiting for you. Don't chicken out on me WWEMorgan101'

Melanie replies back 'CMPunk hardy har har. I won't. Promise! #TryingNewThings #Inked'

Her twitter was already getting blown up with the idea of her getting a tattoo and hanging out with CM Punk, the man who walked out on WWE. But she'd always remain friends with him. After meeting up with him, the two headed over to the shop and she checked out all the different designs.

"Nervous?" Phil asked with a smile.

"A little," she admitted.

"Come on, you said you wanted one and you wanted your best guy friend there."

"You're one of my best guy friends."

"What? I'm hurt. I thought I was number one." He playfully replied in a saddened voice.

"You'll live, man," She patted him on the back.

"So what are you getting and where?" He asked as they checked out all the different designs.

"Well..."

After a few hours of tattooing, her tattoos were finally done and she showed them off.

"Gosh, how do you do it, dude? How do you stand the pain?!" Melanie asked.

"It's not that bad."

"Easy for you to say. Anyway, here's the first one." She put her hair up and revealed her name in Chinese writing. The tattoo was small and ran down from her upper back to down on her spine to stop before the middle of her back.

"That's sick!" Phil nodded in approval. "And the other one?"

She let her hair down and showed him her right wrist. It had the name Mox and each letter was attached to each other, having an easily seen cursive font to it.

"You went for a wrist tat? I'm proud of you."

"I'm flattered."

"So, what's the story behind that?"

"Working with Jon as Jon Moxley was my favorite part of the indies. He's someone I'll cherish forever because if I didn't have that feud with him, I wouldn't have been my Morgan character. I'd probably be a girly character today in WWE, honestly. Plus, I wouldn't be wrestling guys and stuff if it wasn't for him."

"Nice. I wonder how Jane is going to react,"

"I think she'll be okay,"

"She's going to freak out."

"No, I really think she'll be okay."

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"Are you crazy!?" Jane shouted, making Leah wince and hold her ear. "You—­you got a tattoo!?"

"Two, actually," Melanie revealed, making her exhale and sit on the couch.

"Come on sweetheart, she's not destroying her body. Like she said they have stories behind it." Diego said, trying to save her from the situation.

"I think they look awesome!" Leah grinned.

Jane exhaled. "All right. They do look really interesting."

"Does Jon or anyone know?" Leah wondered.

"Yep, they just didn't see it though," Melanie replied.

"Man, I want to see Colby's reaction. He's going to be elated when he sees that you two have almost similar matching tattoos."

"Can't wait to see the look on his face when he finds out, that I actually went along with his idea. He thought I was going to chicken out on getting tattoos."

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The next day, Jane, Leah, Diego, and Melanie head over to Jane's new bakery.

"I can't believe this is happening," Jane looked around in excitement.

She saw her bakery sign called 'Jane's' and saw some employees already in the shop to prepare the free samples.

Melanie tweets 'Wanna meet Jane and I? Come down to Philly for the grand opening of Jane's bakery! Check out the free samples!'

Seconds later WWE's Twitter retweets it and so does the roster until the fans start retweeting it, gaining more traction.

"Word travels fast, huh?" Diego chuckled. "The power of technology."

"Let's not wait any longer!" Jane rushed inside and looked around. "This is amazing!"

After Jane worked with the employees to get everything good and ready for the day, she shared some of the free samples with Melanie, Leah, and Diego as they raved over the deliciousness. The cookies they tried were soft and just the right amount of sugar.

When it was time for the grand opening there was a big crowd, making Jane's day even more better. The fans got photos of her and Melanie and asked Melanie about her neck. Melanie told them she was doing great and couldn't wait to get back in the ring.

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With permission from WWE, Melanie decided to visit her old TNA friends. After talking with Dixie and catching up with the guys, she walked inside the Knockout's locker room, she caught up with Madison Rayne, Velvet, Gail, and Angelina Love. It was great to see them still thriving in the company.

Later when it was time for the show and the little segment she had planned, Melanie sat by ringside.

Angel on my shoulder comes on as the Beautiful People walk out in black evening gowns. They were about to compete in an elimination evening gown match against Brittany and Madison Rayne.

"The following Knockout contest is an evening gown match. Introducing first, the Beautiful People!" Christy Hemme announced.

As soon as Angelina and Velvet walk to ringside, they spot Melanie.

"Oh my gosh!" Velvet grinned and rushed over to her with Angelina.

"Melanie! You're here!" Angelina beamed while Melanie stood up and hugged them with a big smile on her face.

"And look who we have at ringside! Melanie!" Taz announced.

"Melanie visiting TNA, I wonder what's going to happen when she sees Madison again." Mike Tenay wondered, recapping their past feud years ago.

"And their opponents, introducing first from Orlando, Florida, Brittany!" Christy announced as she strutted down the ring, tagging some hands.

'She's a Killa Queen'

"And her tag team partner, from Seattle, Washington, Madison Rayne!"

Madison grinned and twirled around before doing her princess wave.

"This is all Madison's fault. She could have been back with the beautiful people but she turned it down." Taz said as Madison stopped at the end of the ramp and turned her attention to Melanie.

"Uh oh." Mike looked on as she walked over to Melanie.

The Outspoken Diva slowly stood up, facing off against her as the crowd cheered in anticipation.

"I thought these two were done! They still have beef?"

"Don't worry, Melanie! We got her! We got her for ya!" Angelina reassured while Madison got in the ring.

Brittany was impressive, hitting Velvet with a moonsault. She is about to take Velvet's gown off but Madison hits her out of the ring as the ref orders her to get back on the apron. Melanie chuckles at the Beautiful People's dirty work while Angelina holds Brittany's foot so Velvet can eliminate her.

"Brittany has been eliminated," Christy announced.

"Madison is now out numbered," Mike looked on.

"Three on one. Who knows what Melanie is going to do? I can still feel the tension between those two." Taz stated.

Madison holds her own until she gets thrown into the ropes by Velvet. Angelina makes her fall flat on her face by pulling on her legs.

"That was nice, wasn't it?" Angelina grinned and high fived Melanie before getting back on the apron.

"Come on, queen." Velvet choked her on the middle ropes.

Madison fights back and spears Velvet before stripping Velvet.

"And now it's gonna be a one on one match." Mike looked on.

Angelina attacks Madison from behind and chokes her with Velvet's gown.

"How do you like that!?" Angelina shouted before releasing her. "I got her, I got her."

Madison starts fighting back and starts choking her with Velvet's gown before throwing her across the ring a couple of times. All of a sudden, Velvet walks down to the ring again with a towel, distracting her and the ref.

"What are you doing!?" Madison exclaimed before Velvet showed her body to the ref. "You're disgusting, Velvet! Really!? Really!? Really!?"

"Wow," Melanie mumbled while Angelina sprayed Madison with hairspray and stripped her to win the match.

"Your winners! The beautiful people!" Christy announced while Madison covered her eyes.

Velvet meets up with Angelina in the ring and celebrates with her. Melanie jumps off the barricade and walks up the steps.

"And now Melanie is going to celebrate with them," Taz said while Velvet and Angelina hugged her.

The three of them grab a mic while Madison continues to hold her eyes in the ring, still looking embarrassed. She recovers and goes to spear Angelina until Velvet beats her down and holds her down into a headlock.

"How dare you!? How dare you, disrespect us!? You were a nobody! A nobody! Before you were in the beautiful people!" Angelina screamed.

"Don't forget that!" Velvet screamed.

"The only reason we hired your ugly butt was to make us look better! But that's all gonna change. Right...now." Angelina grabbed a brown paper bag with her face on it and put it on Madison's head as the crowd booed.

"This is total humiliation," Mike murmured.

Melanie starts to look uncomfortable. This wasn't right at all.

Angelina and Velvet laugh and high five each other.

"Come on Melanie, hit her!" Velvet shouted.

As she continues to watch, she starts to look upset. In the ring she saw two different women. Madison Rayne and the Madison Rayne years ago. The difference? Madison suffered a lot because of the beautiful people and has been humiliated by them so many times. And maybe that was why she did what she did. She tried to be Melanie's friend but instead took her anger out on her.

Madison has changed a lot these past few years and she wasn't the same heartless, wicked woman anymore. She had a baby and changed her ways. Started to do what was right. And maybe Melanie should do the same.

"Is...is Melanie going to hit her?" Taz questioned.

Suddenly she walked up to Madison and took the paper bag off of her, ripping it into pieces as the crowd cheered.

"What are you doing?" Velvet exclaimed.

"The hell are you doing!?" Angelina shouted.

"Madison...you've made my life a living hell back when I was in TNA but I fought back against you. You've changed a lot over the years and you're trying to do what's right. Now Angelina, Velvet, are you seriously doing this childish crap again?" Melanie asked.

"Are you kidding me!?" Velvet shouted.

"First of all, you two aren't beautiful. You're ugly. Ugly personalities. I'm not a beautiful person and I never will be. I'm a Killa Queen just like Madison." she dropped the mic while Madison speared Velvet, making her roll out the ring.

"Look at this! They're working together?" Taz exclaimed as Angelina's jaw dropped.

Angelina walks over to see Velvet down and out at ringside. As soon as she turns around, she gets hit with a double clothesline by Madison and Melanie. The crowd begins to cheer when she helps Madison take off Angelina's gown and throw her out of the ring.

"Are you kidding me!?" Velvet screamed as she helped Angelina and tried to cover her up.

Melanie chuckled. "Sorry."

She shrugged while Madison's theme came back on. She turns around and grins at her before hugging her.

"Whoa, look at this! They did make up!" Taz looked on. "Two enemies helping each other out."

"Two former enemies." Mike corrected while Melanie raised Madison's hand.

"This isn't over!" Angelina shouted while Madison gave them the princess wave.

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Smackdown was underway with each member of The Shield in singles competition for the night. Unfortunately, Ambrose failed to recapture the US championship from Sheamus and was upset as he banged on the mat, mumbling, "Damn it!"

Then, Roman defeated Mark Henry after giving him a Samoan drop over the top rope, showing off his power, and then a spear. And finally, Rollins took on Batista but lost by count out after Batista evaded Seth's dive, hitting his head on the announce table.

Even though the match was over, Batista decided to throw Seth back in the ring and began beating him up.

"Batista just wants to punish Rollins now," Cole said after Batista hit him with a Batista bomb. "That was completely uncalled for and unnecessary."

Melanie tweets 'Ooh...I just wanna...I'm going to do something that's going to hurt Evolution and Rosa...mentally.'

Later that evening, Rosa was in action against Naomi, having a back and forth match.

"Rosa is really holding her own here tonight," JBL looked on, impressed, as Rosa threw Naomi into the steel post outside the ring.

"This is a scary change in Rosa's character. She's very vindictive." Cole added as Rosa threw Naomi back in the ring.

Rosa tries to take control but Naomi starts fighting back with the crowd behind her. She goes for the rearview but Rosa kicks her butt, making Naomi fall.

"And Rosa counters." Cole watched as she grabbed her for the Gory Bomb, making a sick impact on the mat.

"1!"

"2!"

"3!"

"And Rosa continues to dominate," Cole announced as she got her hand raised.

Naomi rolls out of the ring while Rosa grabs a mic. A 'Rosa Sucks' chant surrounds the arena, making her glare at the crowd.

Moments later, she laughed. "Oh Morgan, how does it feel to see your friends get beaten up by me? I am the best diva­—"

'I've had enough I'm taking you down'

"What!?" Cole exclaimed.

"Morgan's back!" JBL shouted as Rosa's eyes widened and started to look nervous.

The crowd goes wild as they patiently wait for Morgan to come out but then her theme fades out.

"Wait a minute..." Cole said suspiciously.

Melanie tweets 'Corny bluff...Laugh while you can...'

Rosa starts laughing again, making the crowd even more angry with her.

"Haha, you fell for it! You all fell for it! I mean come on, did you really think Morgan is going to come back to the WWE? I ended her career. She's gone. She's done. Morgan doesn't have what it takes to be a top diva. I do. I'm even better than Paige! And I know you and her are buddies, but I'm going to show you that I can beat the Diva's champion. So believe that and believe in Rosa Mendes." She blew a kiss and exited the ring.

"Rosa is continuing her dominance. Will anyone stop her?" Cole wondered.

"I don't know but Paige better watch out. She may have a new challenger for her championship." JBL stated.

[blueonwrestling]

Paige is leaving WWE next month and heres a positive WWE post from me.

Good on WWE for continuing to pay Paige throughout her freak neck injury accident that occured a few years go.

They absolutely shoulda used Paige somewhere as a manager but WWE’s adversion to using managers kinda fucked her.

I dont know what the future holds for her but if she wants to return to the ring when she’s HEALTHY, HEALTHY HEALTHY, then sure.

Christian Cage, Edge, Danielson all returned, she can too, it’s a shame she missed the peak of the women’s “evolution” in WWE but she (And Emma/Tenille) will always and forever be the catalysts for said evolution.

[dalekofchaos]

The problem with different championships in WWE

You know what I really don't like about the brandsplit separate titles schtick? One brand's titles are made to feel important, while the other brand's titles are made to be an afterthought.

The Universal Championship feels like a big deal and is made to be important with legit matches. The WWE Championship? Not so much. It's had great champions in recent years, decent matches that don't really feel important, but it's not at the same level as the Universal Championship. Neither Drew McIntyre, Bobby Lashley nor Big E can be allowed to feel as big or important as Roman Reigns. I don’t get it. Why isn’t the WWE Championship, the company’s biggest belt with a lineage and history going from Buddy Rogers, Bruno Sammartino, Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage, Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels, Austin, Rock, HHH, Brock Lesnar and you get the picture. Why is a Championship, that was once the company’s crowning achievement that goes all the way back to the 1960′s, treated less important than a belt that only existed since 2016? Call me old fashioned, but this should not be happening. Imagine if WCW stayed in business and had two separate titles. The Big Gold Belt, which has been around for a long ass time and the WCW Big Bang Champion, which was created in oh, say 2001 or 2002. See how fucking stupid that is?

The Woman's title scene is a disaster. First of all, WHY are they just called the Raw and Smackdown's Women's Championships? One should be the WWE World Women's Champion and one should be the Women's Evolution Championship. But the belts don't look different. One is red and one is blue. Ever since Becky left, the Raw Woman's Champion was never allowed to feel as important as the Smackdown's when Bayley ran shit. Asuka barely ever defended her championship. Then they treated Rhea as an afterthought. Nikki Cross as champion was a disaster for a gimmick that was booed out the building in weeks. Only when Charlotte returned was the title given the time it deserves. As for the Smackdown Woman's Champion, it seems like since Bayley lost it, it lost importance. Sasha was kept in a feud with Carmella that was ridiculous. Than fucking Reginald... The feud with Bianca. The feud itself was poorly built, but the match was great. Had a great feud with Bayley, although the laugh felt like it was designed to make Bianca look weak. Same problem with Bianca. Terrible feud with Carmella. Then Becky dethroned her and became Becky Cringe...sorry Big Time Becks. The belt got it's mojo back. Apparently these belts are only allowed to feel important again once Charlotte and Becky are both champion. And then the disaster title switch happened. I don't have to tell you this was a terrible idea to begin with and lead to a disaster backstage. But switching belts and making them feel worthless is not a good look.

US and IC Titles. The US Title feels prestigious. The IC Champion feels like an afterthought. I honestly forgot Shinsuke was still champion. I remembered that Damian Priest was still champion, but if I remember one is champion and the other isn't, that's a problem. Come to think of it. The IC title has been treated like an afterthought FOR A LONG TIME and I don’t need to go into detail on why this is a big problem!

Tag Titles. The Raw Tag Titles feel worthless and I honestly cannot stand RK-Bore. The Smackdown Titles have little value, but The Usos are there to give value to them. For the love of god, just fucking unify the belts! If the Women’s Tag Titles can be on both brands, I see no reason why the men’s tag titles can’t be one set of belts....speaking of. 

The Women’s Tag Titles. Here’s the problem with the Women’s Tag Titles. The division is dead. EVERY team in the woman’s tag division was either broken up or one partner or both was released. And I can’t help but feel that Rhea tagging with Nikki was a goddamned demotion for Rhea Ripley. Shotzi Blackheart and Tegan Nox beat Nattie and Tamina 3 FUCKING TIMES and never once got their title shot and Vince broke them up. Name one team that isn’t a thrown together at the last minute that could contend for the titles. You can’t can you? THAT’S THE PROBLEM, VINCE!

24/7 Championship. This belt has worn out it’s welcome. It got old fast and lost it’s fun quick. It’s not funny anymore. Seeing the job squad chase after R-Truth, Reggie or whoever is just a chore to sit through watching on Raw every week. With the success of AEW’s TNT Championship, I really wish WWE had a Television Championship instead of the joke 24/7. The WWE has never had a Television Championship and I feel like that was a damn shame.  A TV title could have a guaranteed weekly title match clause, which would not only make for great viewing, but could give some of WWE’s workhorses time to shine as singles stars, on a much larger scale. Instead of a bad redundant comedy angle, it would be a great way to weekly show off the talent that is rarely used and like I said the WWE has never had a Television Championship, so it would surely be better to have than the 24/7 title. or hell, why not a WWE Network Championship? Would be a great way to boost views on their YouTube and WWE Network and give more exposure to those who never make it on Raw or Smackdown. 

I feel having two separate champions is okay, but the way they present them is terrible. Also having your world champions look the same, just in different colors is terrible. 

I hate to compare to AEW, but AEW has proven you can have a big roster, but have one set of belts AND IT WORKS!  

We really don’t need 13 belts. 

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