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Date Posted: 23:34:21 04/30/05 Sat
Author: Athene
Subject: In Ring
In reply to: Trainer's Room - Divas Locker Room 's message, "Backstage" on 12:52:50 04/28/05 Thu






~The first few drumming beats start, soon turning into the awesome guitar riff of “You Think I Ain’t Worth A Dollar, But I Feel Like A Millionaire” before fully breaking out into the song. The fans boo loudly as the Smackdown! General Manager, Athene appears at the top of the ramp, looking to be all business, her jaw set. She has a mic in her hand as she heads down the ramp, wasting no time as she climbs into the ring. She doesn’t even bother to wait out the boos from the fans, electing instead to talk over them.~

“SHANE MCMAHON YOU SON OF A BITCH!!! Just who the hell do you think you ARE!!! I don’t give a DAMN whether or not you own this show – you gave up your right to run it when you HIRED me as General Manager!! I RUN THIS SHOW, DAMMIT, NOT YOU!!! How DARE you step on my toes and set Smackdown!’s half the WrestleMania card, dammit, HOW DARE YOU?! This is WrestleMania FIVE, the biggest WrestleMania of them all, and you ROBBED me of my chance to book it, you asshole!! Just give it up, Shane, give it UP!! This ISN’T your show! It’s MY show, and you know it! You MADE me General Manager, and you can’t take that away from me! It’s in my contract, dammit!”

~She starts pacing in the ring, steam practically shooting out of her ears.~

“It was one thing for you to alter my tag team championship match. It was another for you to book Lesnar against the Undertaker. It was still ANOTHER when you came out tonight and made an impromptu match with members of MY roster!! But Shane, you went WAY over the line when you booked MY WrestleMania main event!! Your audacity just makes me SICK!! And to stick a lowlife like Triple H onto MY show, where I have to deal with him now!! Just what in the hell were you thinking?! Did you FORGET about how his own Authority tossed him out on his ass?! Now I’m stuck with RAW’s leftovers?! CHRIST! And your arrogance, your arrogance – to think that Triple H is even WORTHY of facing Jesse! What’s the POINT, Shane?! You said it yourself, Jesse’s gotten through EVERYONE, Triple H is just another small twig in his path!! You know, you just proved why Smackdown! NEEDS me to run the show, because you don’t know what the hell you’re doing!!”

~She stops pacing and glares up the ramp.~

“You know what Shane? I should be saying this to your face, so why don’t you get your ass out here? Come on Shane, I want to tell you to your face how SICK of you I am!!!”

~After a few moments, “Here Comes the Money” blasts over the speakers, bringing out Shane McMahon to a pop from the crowd!~









~Shane power walks down the ramp and into the ring, taking a mic from Bridget and addresses Athene.~ “I don’t usually respond to threats, but this… I have to see. You’ve come out here, and much like your boyfriend, you’re quite adequate at running your mouth. However, for a change… you’re right. I have stepped on your toes. I have taken over the show… and I can, because it’s MY show. The fact of the matter, Athene, is that I hired you under false pretences. Athene as the General Manager was supposed to change the landscape of Smackdown! as we knew it – but all you’ve become is a watered down, second rate version of Stephanie McMahon the General Manager – and that’s a shame.”

~They stare one another down for a moment before Shane cuts her off, not allowing her to speak.~ “The easy thing would be to fire you, but as you know – I can’t. So long as you abide by the General Manager guidelines, as you have, your job is secure. So, what am I to do? We’ve never gotten along you and I – never – but in all fairness, at least I respected you. You made it to the big time and you put your ass on the line. You even kind of reminded me of myself – and THAT, Athene, I respected. I respected the Athene who stood up for herself when she was pushed around. I respected the Athene who won the Tag Team Championship. I respected the Athene who entered the Royal Rumble. And I respected the Athene who gave Jesse Hart the most intense fight of his life. But you… I don’t know just who in the HELL you are, but I know that I DON’T respect you. So what am I to do?”

~Athene purses her lips, shaking her head, now taking her turn to speak.~ “You’re just the same as everyone else, Shane. You think you have me pegged. You all think you have me pegged. You have the NERVE to think that you know what it’s like for a woman in this business. You think that I’ve sold myself out by having Jesse’s back. Well GUESS WHAT?! I am the FIRST woman to get a position of authority in UCW WITHOUT being a McMahon and WITHOUT sleeping my way into it!! And yeah, I’m PRETTY FREAKIN’ PROUD OF THAT! And I’m PROUD of the way I’ve been running Smackdown! In case you haven’t noticed, despite my so-called tyranny, we’re doing pretty freakin’ well without you!! Look around you, Shane! We’re SOLD OUT! And I did that WITHOUT YOU! Now, if you don’t mind...” ~She gets right in Shane’s face, speaking through gritted teeth.~ “Get OFF my show, and let ME do MY job.”

~Shane looks down and away, in pure shock at her audacity.~ “Whether you like it or not, this is STILL my show. It’s sold out now, and it was sold out before you took it over. You didn’t sell out this arena, the boys in the back did – and as the owner, I’m out here tonight to confront you FOR the boys in the back, because they’ve had just about enough of you, AND Jesse Hart, too.”

~Athene smirks.~ "I really don't give a damn. They all still HAVE their jobs, so as far as I'm concerned, they have nothing to complain about."

Shane: "The fact of the matter, is that they want you out of office. But we're not in Canada, we can't just up and call an election here... so what are we to do?"

~Athene rolls her eyes.~ "It looks pretty simple to me. We tell them to SHUT the hell up and SUCK it up. How many Americans like their bosses, huh?! What makes THEM so special?!"

Shane: "I'm their boss - and you're my employee - you need to remember that."

~Athene smirks once again.~ "And as long as I'm doing a perfectly good job, there's nothing you can do to me."

Shane: "See... that's where you're wrong. What I can do, is continue to do what I've done for the past two weeks, and I KNOW how much you've enjoyed having me around."

~Athene's nostrils flare.~ "So that's how it's gonna be? For as long as I'm General Manager you're gonna keep coming around to piss on my show?"

Shane: "And a shower it's going to be."

Athene: NO. I'll make you a deal. You want me out of here, and I want the same from you. I challenge you to a match, at WrestleMania, and whoever wins, keeps Smackdown! ALL.. to.. HERself.

~The crowd pops for that one, awaiting Shane's answer.~ "Is that how it's going to be? Alright, Athene, I'll lift your no compete ban... for ONE night. This has been a long time coming... I'm down."

~Athene grins.~ "It's gonna be sweet having MY show to myself again."

~Shane leans in closer to her.~ "In... your... dreams."

~Shane’s theme blasts over the speakers as we go to a commercial break.~

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