Just a few days after her attempted kidnapping, Deville was backstage at a WWE event and found herself determined to wrestle at SummerSlam. The performer went to go speak to Vince McMahon or a head writer but accidentally walked in on a company production meeting, with upwards of 40 WWE officials and employees in attendance, including McMahon.

"I ended up giving a speech to everybody," Deville stated. "I was like, 'Listen, I don't want what this guy did to dictate my career or my future, and it kind of pisses me off that was the guy's intention, so I'm wrestling at SummerSlam, one way or another.' And Vince was like, 'Okay, what do you want to do?'"

Deville said that McMahon gave her the option to do whatever kind of match she'd like at the event, so she and Rose got together and came up with the idea of making it a "Loser Leaves Town" match. Their pitch, which was accepted by McMahon, had Rose winning and Deville taking time off from WWE before coming back with a refreshed version of her character.

That plan was quickly altered to have Deville win, which neither wrestler felt worked for the story. They then successfully lobbied to have the finish changed once again, and Rose went on to defeat Deville in the feud.