I Don't Care Anymore!

Chapter 8

Women's Evolution – August 20th 2018

When the first ever episode of Women's Evolution went live, the entire roster was standing in the ring. The crowd were cheering loudly, their enthusiasm for the new brand immediately noticeable. There were several close up shots of various women's faces, all looking delighted to be there. A chant of "Women's wrestling!" started to break out.

"This is incredible," Bayley said to Sonya Deville, who she happened to be standing closest to.

"So humbling," Sonya agreed.

By then, the chant was filling the arena, with almost everyone joining in. It was a really uplifting moment as wrestlers and fans alike got to celebrate the success of WWE's women over the past few years.

Jojo was standing in the ring, ready to make an announcement. She waited until the chant began to die down. "Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the general manager of Women's Evolution..."

The noise from the fans rose significantly in anticipation. There had been great speculation since the announcement of the new brand over who would be given the general manager's positon. Names ranging from Stephanie McMahon to AJ Lee had all been mentioned online as supposed contenders for the job.

"You can look, but you can't touch!"

A cheer greeted Nikki Bella's entrance music and video. It was, however, tinged with disappointment from those fans who had hoped that the rumours of AJ Lee's return were true. Carrying a microphone, Nikki walked out onto the stage with a dazzling smile on her face, dressed in a typically fashionable green dress that complimented her amazing figure perfectly. Green was the colour assigned to the Women's Evolution brand. Everything from the show's logo to the ring ropes were colour coordinated, as with WWE's other brands.

In the ring, the wrestlers happily applauded Nikki's introduction. The announcement had been as much of a surprise to them as to the rest of the audience, and they were excited to welcome back their popular colleague, and in some cases, friend.

"You didn't think this was all going to happen without your longest reining Divas Champion, did you?" Nikki asked from the stage, still smiling broadly. "Thank you for that warm welcome. I'm delighted to have accepted the position as Women's Evolution's general manager, and to everyone in that ring, I'm overwhelmingly proud of all of you for how far women's wrestling has progressed over the past few years, since what was called the Women's Revolution. We've had the revolution, now we're going to have the evolution!"

There was another cheer, followed by a repeat of the "Women's wrestling!" chant. There could be no doubt that the fans were fired up for the new show. The reaction definitely bode well for the future.

"Before I make my first announcements regarding the Women's Championship and the Women's Tag Team Championships," Nikki said, "I have to introduce you to your Women's Evolution commentary team. First, please welcome... Renee Young!"

A warm reaction greeted the former interviewer as she walked onto the stage, now with entrance music of her own. Renee waved to acknowledge the support, then walked over to Nikki to thank her for the introduction. The two women shared a peck on the cheek, then Renee made her way over to the commentary table at the side of the stage.

"And her commentary partner," Nikki announced, "WWE Hall of Famer, Trish Stratus!"

A much louder cheer greeted the intro to Trish's music, and some of the crowd started chanting "Yes!" Trish entered the arena to another ovation, exchanged a greeting and a peck on the cheek with Nikki, then went over to join Renee.

The general manager moved on to talking about the new Women's Championship, announcing a tournament that would result in the first champion being crowned at the upcoming Hell in a Cell pay-per-view.