This Place About to Blow

Raw
8/6/2012

The instrumental version of E.T. by Katy Perry was still playing as Raw returned from commercial and Nina Talez completed her entrance, lining up beside her fellow Divas in the center of the squared circle.

"Ladies and gentleman, the following is a Divas Summertime Beach Battle Royal to determine the number one contender for the Divas Championship!" Justin Roberts announced as the camera panned over Nina, in a cutout one piece reminiscent of her ring attire; Viper, in a charcoal gray bikini; Krystal Garcia, in a teal two piece; Mikaela, in a pink two piece with polka dots and the occasional heart and crossbones; and Ashley Waters, in a pleather bikini, glovettes and combat boots. The ring was decorated for the occasion, complete with water guns and balloons, pool noodles, beach towels, and a grass skirt around the ring apron.

Before things had a chance to get underway, the tune of Jaw Drop by Cash Cash filled the arena. Instantly fans rose to their feet to catch a glimpse of the Divas Champion as she stepped onto the stage, wearing a beautiful blue one shoulder dress with ankle cuff heels and her blonde hair in a loose bun. With her title draped over her left shoulder, Rachel Jackson made her way down the ramp. Her emerald eyes sized up each possible opponent as she circled around the ring to the commentary table. Nina smirked, standing confidently with her hands on her hips. Viper's eyes were locked firmly on the prize, hoping she could win the Divas title and find her way back in Jordyn's good graces. Krystal merely rolled her eyes and turned to the side, giving Rachel the hand. And Ashley and Mikaela berated the champion, letting her know she wasn't shit.

Rachel was eagerly greeted by Jerry Lawler, who rose from his seat to pull a chair out for the champ. While Rachel settled into her seat, the referee called for the bell and the action was underway. Immediately Ashley, Mikaela, Viper and Nina began blasting Krystal with water balloons until the loudmouth former GM was doused from head to toe, then it was every woman for herself.

"Again, the winner of this match will face Rachel Jackson at SummerSlam. Rachel, I have to ask you, do you have any preferences?" Michael Cole asked as Ashley began exchanging blows with Nina, and Viper with Mikaela.

"All I have to say is bring it on. I'll be more than happy to face any of these ladies." Rachel said confidently, eyeing the action inside the ring closely.

"Ashley!" Mikaela called out to her partner in crime from across the ring, noticing that they each had their opponents in the corner. Ashley nodded and took Nina's wrist, whipping her toward the center of the ring, and Mikaela did the same to Viper, causing both Divas to crash and burn into one another.

"Rachel, what do you have to say to your detractors who still question the way in which you won the Divas title?" Cole continued, picking the blonde's brain.

"You know what? I proved to everyone, and Jordyn, that I beat her fair and square at Money in the Bank, and whoever wins tonight, I'll beat them at SummerSlam, too." Rachel studied each move, seeing what she might be up against in less than two weeks.

After gathering her wits, Krystal was back in the fray and began stomping away on Nina while Ashley and Mikaela pulled Viper to her feet and tossed her into the corner. Taking a step back, Mikaela took Ashley by the wrist and whipped her toward the redhead, but Viper blocked the oncoming attack with a back elbow, causing Ashley to stumble backward. Mikaela then charged at the former NXT Rookie, but this time Viper used the ropes for leverage and wrapped her legs around Mikaela's neck. Before she could attempt a hurricanrana, Mikaela flipped the redhead over the top rope, but Viper managed to land on her feet and neutralize the brunette with a stiff forearm shot to the face. With both of The Skanks down, Viper attempted to re-enter the ring, but from out of nowhere Krystal appeared and used one of the water filled Super Soakers as a weapon, throwing it at the redhead with as much force as she could muster and knocking Viper off the ring apron.

"Ouch!" King exclaimed in response to the loud thud the toy gun made upon contact. "Krystal's looking as mean as she ever did tonight. You wouldn't wanna face her, would you?" he continued.

"Are you kidding? I would love to get my hands on that girl!" Rachel corrected, remembering all of the hell Krystal put her and her fellow Divas through.

As soon as Krystal turned around, she was splashed, courtesy of Nina Talez, then the very bucket of water she was soaked with was dumped over her head. Krystal stumbled around the ring, blindly feeling around for Nina with Spanish curse words echoing from inside the plastic bucket. Nina allowed herself a moment to giggle at Krystal's expense, showing some personality before executing a beautiful one-legged dropkick that sent Krystal stumbling over the second rope to the outside.

"Rachel, what do you think would happen if you had to face Nina Talez? She isn't looking too bad so far." Cole noted.

"Not at all." King chimed in. Nina was clearly the fan favorite to win.

"Nina is a very fierce competitor. I think we'd have an awesome match. I'm sure it would be tough, but I'm not afraid of a challenge." Rachel smiled.

Nina chants began to break out as the blonde luchador turned around to find herself face to face with Ashley and Mikaela, who were closing in on her as if she were their prey. Before Nina could defend herself, Ashley planted one of her boots against the blonde's abdomen and dug her fingers into her wet hair, tossing her across the ring. With Nina face down on the mat, Mikaela pulled her upper body off of the mat by her arms, then placed her Converse clad foot against Nina's back and drove her face first against the canvas with a vicious curb stomp.

The fans continued to show their support for the Las Vegas native as The Skanks pulled her to her feet. Each taking Nina by the wrist, Ashley and Mikaela threw her against the ropes and joined hands for a double clothesline, but the blonde nimbly ducked their attack and spun around. Pulling Mikaela into a side headlock, Nina jumped up and wrapped her legs around Ashley's neck. Planked between both Divas, Nina rolled to the side and flipped them both onto their backs, earning a resounding pop from the impressed fans.

Ashley was the first to her feet, but the fans had rejuvenated Nina, and she caught the punky Diva's attempted kick and spun her around. Grabbing Ashley by a handful of hair and the back of her bottoms, Nina tossed her through the ropes to the outside. Then, as if she had eyes in the back of her head, Nina spun around and ducked a clothesline attempt from Mikaela. When the brunette turned around, Nina surprised her by leaping onto her shoulders. Twisting her body, Nina pulled herself over the top rope and attempted to bring Mikaela with her.

Mikaela held on to the top rope with Nina pulling fiercely against the bottom cable, both Divas teetering on the verge of elimination. Just when it looked like Nina's leg strength was going to be enough to pull Mikaela out of the ring first, Ashley, who Nina thought had been escorted to the back, reappeared. Bitter over being eliminated, Ashley whacked her fellow blonde across the stomach with a pool noodle, causing the luchador to release her hold on Mikaela and fall to the floor at Ashley's feet.

"Here is your winner, and the number one contender for the Divas Championship, Mikaela!"

As Lapdance by N.E.R.D. filled the arena, Ashley took a moment to point and laugh at Nina before sliding back inside the ring to raise Mikaela's hand after the brunette shoved the referee away from her.

"Unbelievable." Rachel shook her head. "That was so unfair."

"Well, that's what you have to look forward to at SummerSlam," Michael Cole reminded her. "Do you really think you're ready?"

"You know, I've had a few run-ins with these girls, and I can't wait to get Mikaela in that ring one on one-" To Rachel's surprise, she was suddenly pelted with water balloons. Jumping up from her seat, the Divas champ looked up to see Mikaela and Ashley staring down at her - laughing - before tossing a few more projectiles her way. "I've got something for that." Rachel coolly stated before smiling and raising the Divas title in the air. "Just wait."

"In just two weeks," Michael Cole stated as the three Divas continued to exchange threats. "It's gonna be Rachel Jackson versus Mikaela for the Divas title at SummerSlam!"