Silent Hell

Face to Face to Face

Hey guys! Here's another chapter to this. Last chapter until the Hell in a Cell chapters. To be completely honest with you, those will be fun chapters. One of the chapters will have something interesting happen. I won't say anything else. Just enjoy this chapter!

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*Imigie's POV*

It was the final Smackdown until Hell in a Cell. I couldn't believe that it was only just two weeks before the next event would take place. It was exciting and nerve-wrecking at the same time.

I was currently standing in the guerrilla, knowing that I was going to have a little talk with AJ and Damien, along with Natalya and Tyson.

Of course Cody would be there too, it was just that I had to keep my eye on him. Ever since he mentioned that I wasn't ready for the kind of match we had signed up for, I had to make sure he wasn't doing anything stupid. I was serious about the matches and he couldn't take that away from me.

The two titles on my left shoulder were quite significantly weighing me down a bit and caused my shoulder to ache a bit from the weight of the titles, but that didn't matter to me. I was more concerned with making sure the last talk before Hell in a Cell was worth it.

My thoughts were interrupted when I heard footsteps coming towards me. I turned to see it was Cody, who seemed a little concerned. I managed to stifle back a laugh even though his concern over me was becoming too ridiculous to hear about. I knew more than enough about this hell in a cell match. I did my research and I was willing to do more, just for extra preparation for the match.

Cody though didn't seem convinced to hide his worry that he raised his eyebrow as he watched me nearly laugh at him.

"What's so funny?" he asked.

"Nothing," I replied quickly.

He nodded before turning away from me. I turned away from him also. The recent growing tension between us as a tag team was more than unwanted here, but I was determined to make sure that this face to face to face would be worth the hype.

A producer close by tapped on my shoulder, signaling it was time for me and Cody to head out to the arena. I acknowledged this with a nod, then turned to Cody to let him know. He nodded in acknowledgement.

Our music turned on as we walked to the arena to the usual cheers. I smiled at the crowd, barely making eye contact with Cody. I didn't want to have any drama heading to Hell in a Cell. This day was no exception.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the World Heavyweight Champion and first half of the Mixed Tag Team Champions, Cody Rhodes. Also, the second half of the Mixed Tag Team Champions and the WWE Women's Champion, Imigie."

It wasn't long before Cody and I got in the ring and our music stopped playing. We were both handed microphones by a nearby referee who I thanked.

Cody was about to speak but I hushed him in a firm but calm way. I wasn't going to be silenced but I wasn't going to cause any drama either. Right now, it was time to get on with it.

"I'll do the talking," I said to Cody.

He nodded, but he looked somewhat shocked.

I turned away from him then got ready to speak.

"Alright, I got quite a lot to say," I said into the microphone. "Yes, you did see Cody return to watch me retain these."

I gestured to the titles, causing cheers to erupt in the arena. I smiled briefly before dropping it.

"And yes, at Hell in a Cell, the Mixed Tag titles and the Women's title will both be defended," I continued. "However, it's the Mixed Tag titles that will be defended inside of the cell."

The crowd cheered again at me saying this. This had to prove to Cody that this match was more than welcomed for any woman, let alone me, Natalya, and AJ.

"And you're probably wondering about my thoughts about accepting Natalya and Tyson's insertion in the match," I continued. "Honestly, I am more than welcome to allow them to come here. We'll be ready—"

Familiar music suddenly interrupted me, and I turned to see it was Natalya and Tyson Kidd. I smirked at them as they came down the ramp, but they also had microphones in their hands. This was going to be interesting.

Their music stopped playing and I saw it was Natalya who was about to speak.

"Alright, settle your tea kettle," she said as she and Tyson got in the ring. "You seem a little too eager about our match, Im."

I rolled my eyes amusedly, trying to hold back a chuckle. The statement from Natalya seemed quite wrong and I was going to make it clear to her.

"I think you've got overeager and confident mixed up," I replied. "I'm confident because I did my part. Hope you did too, considering that we'll be in the ring against this savior of the masses dude and the crazy witch—"

I was once again interrupted when I heard new music play. I turned to see it was Damien Sandow and AJ Lee. This was going to be interesting and if it ended in a brawl, I wouldn't even care.

Both superstars had microphones and to my surprise, it was Damien that was about to speak.

"Excuse me, what did you just call her?" he asked in an irritated tone, gesturing to AJ.

I had been so lost in my studying for the cell match that I had forgotten that calling AJ the "c" word would easily set her off. However, despite that, I didn't care so much than I used to. AJ didn't scare me.

"Just get your asses in the ring and then we'll talk it out," said Cody, motioning for Damien and AJ to come in.

"As if this'll end in a very civil manner," I added sarcastically.

From the corner of my eye, I saw Cody on the verge of chuckling from my sarcasm. I didn't blame him at all.

"Alright, shut up," said AJ, standing tall despite her petite size. "Let's first discuss the women's title."

She pointed to the title that was still on my shoulder. I rolled my eyes again.

"Congratulations for pointing out the title you want, AJ," butted in Natalya. "But you won't be taking it back. And Imi here won't be retaining it. It will go to me."

"Ha, you think?" I said. "You can try, but you're damn wrong. I have fought my way to get to where I am and I sure as hell won't be putting that all to waste."

My next words were about to be quite biting and I knew how firm I would get.

"And you know what?" I said again. "It takes a whole lot more to be a champion than being part of a famous wrestling family and skipping from top guy to top guy to date."

I heard a round of audible gasps in surprise. After that, everything grew silent. It seemed like no one knew what to say, it surprisingly didn't last too long.

"Holy shit!" cried an audience member. "Did she just shade Cody Rhodes too?"

What followed was small group of guffaws that were still loud enough for me to hear. I almost couldn't stifle back a chuckle, the thought of possibly shading my own tag team partner was brutal, though I was mostly directing it to Natalya.

Everyone dropped their microphones and after that, I dropped my microphone. Shortly after that, Cody and I dropped our titles. It was on.

It started off as death glares to our opponents. No one spoke, no one tried anything to set someone else off. It was only stares.

However, it was hilariously short-lived when it was AJ who decided to hit me. I turned to her then smirked at how foolish of a move she made.

I answered with a punch to the chest. That was when the brawl began. Everyone switched back and forth on who they were attacking. I could see the guys brawling each other from the corner of my eye, but only briefly.

I turned my direction back to the other two women then continued to brawl with them. It lasted for about a minute until AJ was the first to step away. Natalya and I did the same, the angry glares were still there though.

"This is wicked!" chanted the crowd.

I didn't blame them. One discussion about the women's title turned into a big brawl. No one spoke and maybe, it was a good thing that no one would speak. This was getting crazy, but I knew that I had to do what was best. Wait patiently for Hell in a Cell to be able to show exactly what I had in mind. I was sure that the others probably had similar thoughts.

The next and final step, Hell in a Cell.