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It's another Monday night episode of Raw, and Pearce is already worrying about what Rhea and the rest of Judgment Day have planned for the night. Luckily for him though, Pearce has enlisted some backup for the night. A surefire way to end Rhea's tyrannical reign and get Judgment Day to fall in line. 

A black SUV pulls into the loading docks after Raw has just begun and Pearce is there to meet it. The driver-side door swings open and LA Knight steps out. Either side of the back door also open, Grayson and Austin both stepping out of the vehicle. Lastly, Grayson steps up to the passenger-side front door and pulls it open. 

"Thank you, Grayson." You step out of the SUV with a smile. 

"I got you, sweetheart." Grayson nods and steps out of your way. 

You come around the front of the SUV and walk over to where Pearce is waiting for you. Grayson, Austin, and Knight all fall in behind you. 

"Y/N, that was quite the entrance." Pearce chuckles when you reach his side. "Thank you for coming." 

"Well, a deal is a deal, Adam." You nod. "Come on, let's go have a quick chat." You put a hand on his shoulder before you turn to the harem standing behind you and awaiting orders. "You three know the plan. Pearce and I are going to go have a chat. We'll meet up later, alright?" You ask the group.,

Knight steps up and nods. "Don't worry about it, darlin', we've got it." He assures you. 

"Yeah, you can count on us, Y/N." Austin agrees. 

The trio walks off and Pearce heads backstage with you. "Where are they all going?" He asks you. 

"Like I said, they know the plan." You repeat yourself. "Don't worry, Adam. They're not going to do anything that'll get any of us into trouble." You assure him. "Now! Tell me what Rhea's been up to." 

Pearce nods and begins his long and arduous tale of the hell Rhea and Judgment Day have been putting him through. You walk with him and listen intently to his struggles and Rhea's laundry list of wrongdoings. 

"Wow, Adam." You put a stop to Pearce's rambling after a while. "I knew you had it bad with Ripley but come on. She's really got you in a chokehold doesn't she?" You stifle a laugh. 

"She does, yes." Pearce nods. 

You pat Adam on the shoulder gently to comfort him. "Don't worry, Pearce. I'll have it handled before the night is over." You assure him. "And speaking of handling it. Here comes our first victim of the night." You spot Grayson and Austin coming down the hall with Finn and JD. 

Austin and Grayson arrive with Finn and JD so you turn your attention to the group. 

"Finn! Jordan! It's been a while, huh boys?" You smile at the pair. 

"Y/N? What the hell are you doing here?" Finn cocks his head to the side in confusion. 

Jordan nods his head at you silently and you smile at him. "It's alright, Jordan you're not in trouble." You tease him. "Not yet anyway. The truth is, I brought the two of you down here because you are by far the easiest to deal with when it comes to your little group. Well, besides Mysterio's bratty kid." You add. 

"Deal with us?" Finn replies. "What is this like blackmail or something?" He sneers at you. 

"No, not at all." You laugh. "It's more like me reminding everyone who the boss is. And make no mistake Finn, I might be GM of Smackdown only. But I'm still in charge sweetie." 

"Is that so?" Finn replies, still confident that you don't have any leverage against him. 

You crack a smile. "Is it." You confirm. "You see, Jordan here used to be real cozy with me back when I was stuck babysitting NXT, isn't that right, Jordan?" You turn to JD. 

"Y-yeah." Jordan nods.

"And Jordan knows better than anyone that I don't play when it comes to my superstars being out of line. Do I Jordan?" You ask him again. 

Jordan shakes his head, no and you smile. "No, ma'am." He answers you. 

"Good man." You pat Jordan's shoulder. "So, the way I see it is you've got two options here, Finn. Either you do what I ask of you tonight. Nothing bad or dangerous. Or, Jordan gets a one-way ticket back to slumming it in NXT for another year. And you, my friend? You get to join him in a tag team down there." 

"You can't do that!" Finn protests, but Jordan shakes his head. 

You smile as Jordan pulls Finn to the side in a hushed tone. The pair speak for a moment before they both walk back over to you. "What do you need from us?" Jordan asks you. 

"Simple, really." You reply. "Rhea and I have some business later in the night. When it goes down? Don't come out there to try and save her." You explain. 

"That's it?" Finn scoffs. 

"That's all." You nod. "Deal?" You hold a hand out for Finn to shake. 

Finn and Jordan share a look before Finn reluctantly shakes your hand. Austin and Grayson both step off to the side and let them head back to wherever they came from. Finn and Jordan both disappear and your phone buzzes in your pocket. 

"Yeah? You finished alright, Knight?" You answer the call. 

"Wasn't too hard," Knight replies on the other end of the line. "Priest got the message loud and clear. So you're all set darlin'." He informs you. 

You laugh and shoot a wink at Austin and Grayson. "Perfect. It looks like we're all set then, boys." You hang up and turn to Pearce. "Alright, Adam. Go ahead and get Rhea and Dominick out to the ring for me." You ask him. 

"Both of them?" Adam asks. 

"Mhm. Both of them." You confirm. 

Pearce nods and heads off to get Rhea and Dominik in the ring for you. You walk over to Austin and Grayson to do one more check that everyone knows what the plan is. 

Around half an hour later, Pearce has Rhea in the ring and is fighting a losing battle when it comes to reigning her in. "Alright, let's go ahead and get this over with." You adjust your blouse and nod to one of the backstage workers.

The worker hands you a microphone and you step through the curtain. "Miss Rhea Ripley. Come on, give poor Adam some slack will ya?" You ask as you come through the curtain and stop at the top of the ramp.

Rhea stops her verbal assault of Pearce in the ring and turns towards the ramp. "Excuse me? And who are you?" She asks you, Dominik cackling at her side.

"Y/N L/N." You introduce yourself. "Smackdown GM, and the woman that's here to put an end to this whole, 'Rhea rules the world.' charade." You explain as you head down the ramp to the ring.

Rhea and Dominik both laugh as you make your way down to the ring. Pearce comes around and parts the ring ropes for you and you come face-to-face with your target.

"Is that so?" Rhea grins at you with a Cheshire smile. "And what makes you think that you're any different than little Adam Pearce?" She challenges you. "What? Did Pearce bring you hear to fight me?" She snickers.

"Fight you?" You laugh. "Oh, definitely not." You shake your head. "No, as much as it would be delightful to knock all that caked mascara and dry lipstick off your face, Miss Ripley. I am both much too pretty, and smart, to bother fighting you physically." You explain.

Rhea sneers at you, taking a step forward to get in your face, but you remain stoic and calm. "So what then?" Rhea stares at you.

"My terms are simple, Miss Ripley." You reply. "From now on you are going to adhere to the script that Adam Pearce provides you with each week." You explain. "And if I hear that you've even so much as thought about going off script? Well, then you can kiss Judgement Day goodbye. And you can also be rest assured that your precious women's championship will be in the hands of someone who deserves to hold it."

"Excuse me!?" Rhea raises her voice at you. "And what in the hell makes you think I'd do any of that?" She asks you.

You smile to yourself and stifle a laugh. "It's simple really, Miss Ripley." You turn to the ramp as most of the RAW women's roster all file out from the backstage area. "I think you'll find that you've made plenty of enemies. Do yourself a favor, and don't make me one of them." You warn her. "Go ahead Miss Ripley, call for backup from your friends. But I think you'll find that they aren't as loyal as they seem."

Rhea eyes the plethora of women all standing at the top of the ramp. She glances at Dominik before picking her microphone back to her lips. "Alright, I'm done here." She huffs. "You don't scare me! Finn! Damian! JD! Get out here!" She calls for backup.

You turn toward the ramp and wait for Rhea's backup to arrive with a smile on your face. After a couple of minutes, you turn back to Rhea and shrug. "I warned you, Miss Ripley. And just as a show of good faith that I'm not some thug that had your boss locked away or beat up? You can come out now!" You call out to the ramp.

Rhea watches Finn and JD sheepishly come through the curtain and stop about halfway down the ramp. Damian comes out a few seconds later but doesn't go any further than his companions.

"What are you all doing!" Rhea shouts at her companions.

"Yeah, they're my compliant little bitches now, Miss Ripley." You reply with a self-satisfied smile. "But, I will give them back with no strings attached. That is if you agree to stop making my friend's life hell every week." You nod to Pearce.

Dominik, having been silent this whole time. Finally decides that it's his time to shine. He puts a hand on Rhea's shoulder and assures her that he can handle the situation. "That's enough! You can't talk to mami like that! We're done here!" He begins making his way over to you.

"Yeah, that's not a good idea, mate." Grayson hops up to the apron next to you.

"I agree with Waller, you should probably back off." Austin nods from his side.

Dominik stands his ground, hopeful that his display of defiance will be enough to rouse his comrades into action.

"If you think that this little fake show of confidence is going to get your buddies to come help you. Well, you are deadly wrong, my friend." You smile at Dominik. "In fact, all that's going to earn you is an ass-kicking from my boys here." You nod to Grayson and Austin. "Now. Rhea? Do we have a deal? Or do I need to make another pointless display of what I'm capable of if you continue to get on my nerves?" You ask her.

"You can't do this!" Rhea stomps her foot in frustration. "I'll go straight to your boss! Triple H won't let you treat us like this! We're the best thing that RAW has going on right now!" She insists.

You take your phone out of your pocket with a nonchalant expression and offer it to Rhea. "Oh, please do. And make sure to tell Hunter that I said hello."

Rhea stares at you in silence for a moment. She looks over at Pearce who simply shrugs at her. You wait patiently as reality sets in for Rhea as she is finally forced to admit defeat. She makes one last glance at the trio still standing on the ramp before she turns to you.

"Whatever! We're out of here." Rhea sneers at you one last time before she slinks out of the ring with Dominik in tow.

"Good choice, Miss Ripley." You call after her. "Well, Adam, this was certainly fun." You walk over to Pearce.

Adam chuckles and watches Rhea whispering with Damian, Finn, and JD once she reaches them. They all look up at you in the ring with Pearce and you offer them a wave. Grayson and Austin step into the ring and Knight slips into the ring from the other side.

"You are one scary woman when you want to be." Grayson chuckles as he walks over to you.

"Damn right." Knight agrees. "Don't mess with the lady in charge." He chuckles.

"You know it." You laugh with them. "Well, Pearce. My work here is done so I believe that it is time for me and my boys to all catch a late dinner, followed by a celebration of our victory here tonight." You sling an arm over Austin and Grayson on either side of you.

Pearce nods and offers you a handshake. "Thank you, Y/N. It was a pleasure watching you work." He thanks you.