*!The Day I Met You!*

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Vince walked into the boardroom and scanned the room over quickly. It seemed that everyone from both rosters had shown up as requested, which meant he could get on with the announcement. With one last glance to his wife Linda, who was already in attendance at the front with him, he cleared his throat.

"I want to start off by thanking all of you for coming out tonight, even though a few of you have matches. I know how spur of the moment this is, so I won't keep you long. I just have a few small announcements I want to pass on to you."

He scanned the faces on all of his employees. They didn't have the usual look of boredom they usually had, which was a change of pace. He was relieved he didn't have to fire anyone this time; it would only ruin the atmosphere.

"We've acquired a tremendous talent from an independent promotion in the Carolinas, and after some time spent in our training facility in Ohio, she's ready, we think to be made public. So if you could, please welcome Aurora Rivers to the WWE family."

Everyone's faces seemed to perk up when they saw Aurora come into the room. He didn't want to admit it, but she was his biggest accomplishment in the last year. When he saw what she was capable of in the ring, Vince knew he had to acquire her. He saw so many different avenues he could go with her and it meant this was the best deal for business.

"I'm going to let her say a few words about herself, so you can get a feel for who she is. Aurora are you ready?"

Aurora nodded to Vince and took the mini microphone he held out to her. Pinning it to her lapel, she looked out at all the wrestlers. Noticeable by his absence was the one guy she did know, and the one guy that knew her, Jeff Hardy.

"I'll keep this short, because I know Vince has other stuff he wants to discuss with us. I'm very new here, but I can't wait to work with all of you. I've been wrestling since I was sixteen and I'm twenty eight now. So I've been beaten on a lot and I hope that helps you realize I'm not a diva by any means. I plan on wrestling you guys too. For the record I am originally from Toronto Canada, but I've recently moved to the Carolinas, Cameron North Carolina to be exact, for personal and business reasons. I guess that's it for me really, but don't be afraid to talk to me backstage some time. I was serious when I said I want to get to know all of you on a better basis then this."

Stepping back from Vince, she walked down to the front row of seats, and sat down. The person beside her tapped her on the shoulder and looking up she saw Shannon Moore. She knew who he was because he was on the Independent circuit recently when she was there as well. They hadn't talked before but she never forgets a face or a name of someone that she knew had good talent.

"Hey I'm Shannon, and I'm on Smack down. I'm also from Cameron too. Born and raised."

"Hey there Shannon. I'm Aurora as you already know. How long have you been on Smack down?"

"Almost a year now. I was in WCW before that as well as the independent circuit. So I know what you went through. I came in here with the Invasion. Have you really been wrestling for twelve years?"

"Yeah pretty much. That is the complete truth, and sometimes it feels even longer with all the bumps I've taken. You were a pretty good independent wrestler from what I can remember."

"Yeah I was alright I suppose. Matt and Jeff Hardy and I all busted our asses for years doing that stuff."

"I know Jeff pretty well actually. I saw him as Willow a couple of weeks ago, and I thought he looked brilliant. It's a shame what happened on this end for him, he was doing so well."

Tapping the microphone in his hands, Vince pulled everyone's attention back to him. Aurora smiled at Shannon and focused her attention on her new boss. She didn't want to look bad on her first official night as a WWE player.

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"When Vince let everyone know they could go, Aurora made her way out the door and down the hall. She wanted to meet up with Trish Stratus before she wrestled later in the card. Shannon watched her go, and turned to face Matt.

"That girl is going to be a force man."

"What do you mean Shannon? Matt asked throwing him a confused look at his friend.

"She lives and trains in Cameron. She knows us from our independent days and apparently she's spoken to Jeff. I'm just saying she's going to take this business by storm."

"You've known her how long Shannon? A grand total of five minutes?"

"There's something about her man. You'll see. You're going to kill to have her on Smack down with us."

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"So do you have any ideas which show you'd like me to be placed on Vince?" Aurora asked, switching the phone over to her other shoulder. She'd been mulling over the idea of being on each show separately, because they both held their own, but she knew the final decision wouldn't be hers. It would have to come from Vince.

"After a meeting with my daughter, and the writers on Smack down, I've decided to put you there. There really isn't much of a women's division to speak of, but there is a title I think that would suit your style more."

"Which title?"

"The cruiserweight belt is the one I'm talking about. You have a tremendous ring presence which was the entire reason I acquired you, and I would like to see you showcase that talent."

"Who would I be facing? Other girls?"

"No you expressed your need to wrestle with the guys, and I've seen how well you handle yourself with them. I think at this point you can do it. We will just have to come up with a good idea to place you in the hunt."

"How can I help?"

"Just fly out to Charlotte for Smack down on Tuesday and we'll set the wheels in motion alright?"

"I'll be there, you can count on me."

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