Booking Glory-Chapter 17: The Moment That Shocked The World 2

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Chants started erupting all over the arena as Selena, Evelyn, and Diana staggered to their feet on unsteady legs. They supported each other as they rose to their feet and the match came to a full circle at that moment.

The trio once more squared off at each other eyeing each other warily. Evelyn began the slugfest this time as she punched Selena. Selena staggered a few steps and came back with a vicious right to Diana. Diana followed with another punch to Evelyn.

Once more they started teeing off on each other. While the pace of this action was very slow, it served the purpose of storytelling very well. The crowd was behind each and every one of those punches and kicks that were being traded.

Just then, Diana took the offense into high gear and started bringing the fight to both Selena and Evelyn. Just when it looked like she would use the gathered momentum to gain the upper hand, both Selena and Evelyn stopped her dead in her tracks with a stereo Superkick.

The crowd fell silent as Diana dropped like a sack of potatoes. What followed was both Evelyn and Selena delivering several slams to Diana and sending her crashing out to the floor.

The moment Diana hit the floor, the atmosphere in the ring once more changed. Both Selena and Evelyn faced off each other not backing down even a little. And it was as if they had heard some cue, they began to bombard each other causing the entire crowd to go wild once more.

In the end, Evelyn gains the upper hand when Selena went for a risky maneuver. Immediately, she capitalized on that and worked on Selena with a sense of urgency.

She delivered a devastating DDT and followed it up with a Jackhammer. Selena was at last laid out in the middle unable to move. Just when the crowd thought that Evelyn would go for a pin, she did something unthinkable.

Never in her entire career had Evelyn gone to the top rope until now. And today, she was pulling out all stops. So, with Selena laid out, Evelyn climbed the top rope and prepared to deliver a Frog Splash.

The Frog Splash connected causing the audience to become overjoyed. They urged Evelyn to crawl back and cover Selena. Evelyn dragged her tired body over and laid her hands on Selena’s prone form.

One!

Two!

Th....

Evelyn was dragged out of the ring unceremoniously. Diana stood there like an angry bear. She grabbed Evelyn by the hair and drove her into the barricade, causing the crowd to wince in sympathy. She wasn’t done, however.

She lifted Evelyn up and over her shoulders. The crowd went wild as they recognized the move she was going to perform. This was Diana’s finisher. Diana lifted Evelyn over her shoulder and spun her over in the clockwise direction and let her fall heavily on the floor, as she sat down alongside Evelyn’s prone body.

Heavenly Rotation!

Without wasting much time, Diana rushed inside the ring. By now, Selena was beginning to stir. Diana gave her no chance to recuperate as she pounced on her like a lion pouncing on its prey.

She bodily dragged Selena to her feet and lifted her over her shoulders. The crowd was going bonkers by now as they realized that the match was going to end. As expected, Diana once more delivered her finisher.

Heavenly Rotation!

She hastily covered Selena with some urgency.

One!

Two!

Three!!!

The crowd went nuts as Diana rose to her knees from the cover and grabbed her head in relief. Everyone could see how relieved she was to retain her title. She had nearly lost her title multiple times during this match.

For most of the match, both the contenders have been targeting her non-stop. It was hard for her to win this match and the crowd knew very well. They showered their appreciation for her by cheering loudly.

When the referee handed the belt to a kneeling Diana, there were tears in her eyes as she hugged the title with both hands. Just then, the camera cut to the outside to show the devastated looks on both Evelyn and Selena as they made their way backstage.

But, the crowd’s attention was all on the winner. The LWC Women’s Champion Diana Wharton had done the unthinkable. She had beat the odds and retained her championship in the first-ever Triple Threat Match.

With this, she had created history.

And the crowd celebrated this historical victory with her as she posed in the middle of the ring. Diana stood tall in the middle of the ring with her championship held high. She looked battered, beaten, and utterly spent. But, she had defended her championship. There was no doubt about that.

The crowd was cheering on the valiant champion as they talked about the riveting match they had just witnessed. Several hardcore fans were even still shouting loud to express their appreciation. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

The fans were way too satisfied with what these three women had given them. They had promised a historic match and they had delivered it. It had even exceeded the expectations of many.

A happy atmosphere permeated the arena as Diana posed to the crowd with her championship.

All of a sudden, a hooded figure slipped into the ring behind Diana and pummeled her from behind. The crowd was confused for a moment before they began to erupt in outrage.

The hooded figure didn’t bother with the crowd that much. The hooded figure grabbed Diana by the hair and drove her right into the ring post causing the crowd to start booing the figure.

But, the figure wasn’t done yet.

Diana was once more dragged back to the center of the ring. The figure grabbed Diana, lifted her over its shoulders, and looked at the crowd for a while. It posed with Diana on her shoulders for a few moments, before delivering Diana’s own finisher to her.

Heavenly Rotation!

The crowd went absolutely still as they began to realize that something was not right. Earlier, they had been agitated because they have never seen something like this happening before.

But, the hooded figure’s actions proved that it was also a wrestler. So, now they were only outraged on behalf of Diana but were willing to see where this was going.

When the hooded figure delivered Heavenly Rotation to Diana, the crowd began to boo the figure once more expressing their disapproval of this cowardly attack. Several die-hard fans of Diana were frothing in rage and shouted obscenities at the figure causing pandemonium to erupt in the crowd.

The hooded figure finally paused and looked around the crowd. It slowly rose its hand towards its hood, indicating that it was going to remove its hood. The crowd waited in silence to see who it was.

Dacey Surestone!!!

Many people in the crowd knew her as she was one of the regular competitors in the women’s division. While she wasn’t anywhere near Diana or Evelyn’s caliber, she was average in the crowd’s perception. Seeing her attacking Diana in such a manner made the crowd boil.

Dacey stood there with a cocksure smirk on her face causing the boos to intensify further. She sauntered over to the LWC Women’s Championship that was lying to the side and picked it up.

The boos once more rose in volume as the crowd saw her handling the championship belt. Dacey smirked at the crowd and lifted it over her head causing the crowd to erupt into boos more.

Dacey walked toward Diana who was laid out in the middle of the ring and stood over her prone body. She eyed the championship in her hands and the champion under her legs for a few moments before putting the championship down.

Just when the crowd thought she was done, Dacey grabbed Diana by the hair and dragged her to her feet. She put her body in a front face lock and lifted her over, before delivering a vicious Facebuster to Diana on the LWC Women’s Championship.

When Diana rolled around, people could see her face beginning to bleed. The crowd booed Dacey for her vicious attack on Diana. But, Dacey merely smiled smugly before walking away from the ring.

*****

Malora stood there stunned as she watched the entire sequence play out. When the hooded figure beside her had jumped the railing, she had thought that it was just a crazy fan who would be handled by security soon.

But, when she bypassed the security easily, and they made no move to stop her, she had been initially worried for the safety of Diana. However, the subsequent events painted the entire thing in a new light.

Obviously, this entire thing had been planned. They had planned for Dacey Surestone to attack Diana after the match. She didn’t know why such a thing would happen. No one had done anything similar to this before.

And it intrigued her a lot.

She knew a little about the business and so was sure that they had some plans based on this attack. But, this would only make people hate Dacey Surestone a lot. Why would they do that?

Not to mention, the uproar this attack had caused among the crowd. Several people around her were livid at Dacey for doing something so dastardly. If she wanted to fight Diana, she should have waited till next week to challenge her.

This heinous attack really is disgusting.

Malora didn’t know what’s the reason behind it, but she didn’t care about it one bit. All she knew was what Dacey did was despicable and she should be severely punished for attacking a fellow wrestler in such a manner.

*****

Todd felt as if fireworks were going inside his head. He couldn’t believe that such a crazy thing was in the plans. Are they trying to end Dacey’s career? No other company would welcome her after this.

Compared to most people, he knew who Dacey Surestone was better than most. She was the disciple of Andrew Gibson. He didn’t believe that Old Gibson would let his prized disciple become a scapegoat like this.

So, there must be some plan in the works here. What could it be? Whatever it may be, will it be useful? The crowd is surely going to hate Dacey after such a stunt. Her entire career may be ruined because of this.

No matter what justification could be given, he didn’t think that the crowd would buy it. Dacey would be reviled in the upcoming months. If they don’t want the crowd to boo her out of the arena, they must do something drastic. What could they possibly do after doing such a huge blunder?

Todd’s mind spun messily as he tried to make sense of what was happening.

*****

Different from Malora and Todd, the crowd wasn’t really into why such a thing happened. They only cared about the fact that Dacey Surestone performed a despicable attack on Diana Wharton after she participated in an arduous match.

As a result, two things happened organically. One – Dacey Surestone became the most hated person in the entire LWC roster. Several fans were outright cursing her in the stands.

Two – Diana Wharton became the darling of the crowd that night. Her tenacity and grit that she displayed while defending the championship prior to the attack already earned her the goodwill of fans.

Combined with the sympathy points she scored due to Dacey’s heinous attack, Diana became a crowd favorite overnight. It happened so organically that it will only be revealed two weeks later when Diana came back.

Regardless of the details, Rob Williams has achieved what he set out to create at the beginning of this storyline. A babyface that was adored by the crowd, and a heel that was absolutely reviled by the crowd.

Two very important focal points for him to base his upcoming plans on.

*****

When Dacey stepped into the locker room after her segment, there was a weird vibe present in the locker room. Evelyn looked as if she would march forward and confront her.

But, it all stopped seeing who she was supporting into the locker room.

Diana Wharton!

Confused expressions adorned everyone’s faces as they watched both Diana and Dacey walk into the room. They didn’t know how to react for a moment as they stood there gaping.

There were bloodstains on Diana’s clothes and some were even present in her hair. Dacey dutifully opened up her kit and threw an energy drink bottle to Diana, who took it with a nod of thanks.

This interaction further confused the locker room.

"What in the hell was that?" Evelyn couldn’t hold back any longer and voiced everyone’s question.

Dacey and Diana exchanged looks before Dacey gestured for Diana to take the field. She knew that her credibility in the locker room had been damaged a lot due to what she did. Rob had warned her of this and told her that the situation might persist for a few weeks until everyone calmed down.

"I and Dacey will be in a storyline next. This is Rob’s new idea. He wants to do something different with it," Diana said shrugging her shoulders.

"You mean, Rob told her to attack you after the match?" Selena asked in confusion.

"Yup," Diana nodded in acknowledgment.

"But, why?" Fiona asked in confusion.

"Do we even know what goes on in his mind?" Dacey snorted causing Diana to chuckle beside her. "All I know is that I am going to be a big bad villain in the storyline with Diana. He says that pretty soon people will start to come to the arena to just see me getting beaten up."

"What?" Evelyn looked around incredulously.

"Don’t ask me, I am doing what he tells me to do. Mr. Gibson has given the go-ahead. So, it is out of our hands. Frankly, I am a bit intrigued to see where this takes me," Dacey said shaking her head.

"Me too," Diana chimed in. "He he he... are you all surprised? Guess what he has in store for all of you, eh?"

Diana’s evil smile sent chills down the locker room.

"Diana!!!" Dacey chastised her causing her to chuckle.

"I am now worried about what he has in store for me," Fiona said with a frown on her face.

"We will see, for now, we have delivered a spectacular match. Evelyn, Selena, you guys outdid yourself there tonight," Diana said with a proud smile.

"Yeah, did you have to throw me that hard on the floor? My ribs are still aching," Evelyn groused.

"Well, we did go over the finish. Rob wanted you to come out as powerful as possible out of the match. So, taking you out outside is the only way to ensure that," Diana said with a shrug.

"I know, I know, but it hurts like hell," Evelyn said irritably.

"Thank god, I didn’t need to take a bump on the outside," Selena said with a snide smile causing Evelyn to glower angrily.

"Hey, chill out you two," Dacey waved from the sidelines causing them to eye her. "I am the one who should be worried. I don’t know what kind of reaction I am going to get."

"Obviously they are going to tie you to a cross and nail you down," Diana teased from the side earning a mock glare from Dacey in return.

"Anyways, we will see how things pan out. I am opening the next weekly show. I have to cut a very scathing promo. Rob has asked me to come and see him. He has some points that he wants me to bring up during it," Dacey said tiredly.

"Good luck on that, that bastard is very nitpicking when it comes to promos," Evelyn said from the side causing Selena to nod along.

"You better learn what he tells. His points are very precise. It will help you a lot," Diana reminded from the side.

"Hmmm, I will do. By the way, where’s Alanna?"

Just then, a commotion happened outside causing the locker room to look out. Alanna Spears came running in very anxiously.

"Quick, quick, Dacey! You need to leave. This is not good," Alanna said anxiously as soon as she barged into the locker room. "The crowd is absolutely nuts. They are braying for your blood. Rob wants you to vacate before the crowd leaves the arena after the main event. He is worried that you might be surrounded by them."

"What!!!?"