La Arquitecta

Chapter 70

WWE Survivor Series – November 18th 2018

The pay-per-view's second segment began with Ronda's music hitting. It was an unexpected surprise for the fans, as the Rousey/Vega team were not on the card. A loud cheer greeted her as she walked out onto the stage.

"Why is Ronda Rousey coming out here?" Graves asked on commentary. "Last I checked, Rousey and Vega were knocked out of the tag team tournament by Naomi and Natalya. They have no business here tonight at Survivor Series."

"It doesn't look like Ronda's dressed for a match," Renee pointed out.

It was true. Ronda had a leather jacket on, with her white Hot Ronda shirt underneath it. The simple outfit was completed with a pair of black pants. Standing in the middle of the stage, she pointed back towards the entrance, indicating the arrival of her partner.

"And here comes Zelina Vega," Alexander said over another loud ovation when her new theme music began to play. "Rousey and Vega might have surprisingly been eliminated from the tournament, but these fans are delighted to see them."

"But why are they here?" Graves wanted to know.

Zelina and Ronda walked down the ramp and entered the ring, looking all business. As Zelina fetched a microphone, her music faded out. Before she could start speaking, a chant of "Ronda Rousey!" got going.

"A lot of love being shown for Ronda Rousey," Renee commented as Zelina nodded her approval of the chant, happy to wait for her chance to speak. Meanwhile, Ronda beamed in delight at the support she was receiving.

Thirty seconds later, the chant showed no sign of dying down. If anything, it had gotten louder. Faintly, in the background, some fans began to add to it, so that the chant became: "Ronda Rousey! Ze-li-na!" Within moments, the modification caught on, and seemingly everyone in the building was chanting both women's names.

"Wow," Ronda could be seen saying to Zelina, who laughed, enjoying the moment.

Renee said, "They've got the crowd in the palms of their hands, and they've not even said anything yet."

"Imagine what might have happened if Rousey didn't get beat by Naomi," Graves quipped.

Eventually, Zelina decided to speak. "Woah, you guys are fired up tonight!" The crowd cheered their agreement. "Ronda and I are fired up too, because tonight, we get to find out who will become the first ever WWE Women's Tag Team Champions."

"We'll see the final match of the tournament later tonight," Renee confirmed.

"Will it be Naomi and Natalya?" Zelina wondered, drawing a cheer. "Or will it be Becky Lynch and Bayley?" Boos rained down.

"I think we know who the fans want it to be," Alexander said.

"Later tonight, Ronda and I will be sitting back there watching as keenly as the rest of you to get that answer. But before that, we decided to come out here, for one simple reason. We are issuing a challenge to the winners of tonight's match. Regardless of which team leaves Survivor Series with those belts, we want the first shot at them."

"There you have it!" Renee said, hyping it up. "Rousey and Vega want the first shot at the new tag team champions, whoever they might turn out to be."

While Zelina had been speaking, Ronda had fetched a microphone for herself. She rarely did much talking, as that was usually left to Zelina. But this time, she had something to say. "Naomi, it's true that a real woman makes her own luck, and I'll give you all the props in the world for it. But the fact of the matter is, you got lucky when you pinned me Tuesday night on Smackdown. Next time we step in a ring with each other, it's not going to go like that."