X-Power

WWE: Reaching for the Top!

X-Power (Smackdown{main show}, Superstars) and y2j__legend (Raw, ECW{main show}) team up to write World Wrestling Entertainment, their way...
Backstory

Just before the annual Survivor Series pay per view, it was announced on WWE.com that there would be a draft on the website just after the PPV, featuring all superstars in the WWE. The show would go on as planned.

Survivor Series Results

1. CM Punk, Kane, Tyson Kidd, David Hart Smith and Dolph Ziggler def. Matt Hardy, R-Truth, JTG, Shad and John Morrison in a traditional Survivor Series elimination match, as Punk, Kane and Ziggler were the sole survivors.

2. Gail Kim, Melina and Eve def. Alicia Fox, Maryse and Jillian Hall in a traditional Survivor Series elimination match where the sole survivor would become Divas Champion, as Gail was the sole survivor.

3. Batista and Rey Mysterio went to a double countout after Batista speared Mysterio off the stage and into the electrical equipment, leaving both unable to go on.

4. Randy Orton, Ted DiBiase, Cody Rhodes, The Miz and Jack Swagger def. Kofi Kingston, Mark Henry, MVP, Evan Bourne and Primo in a traditional Survivor Series elimination match, as Orton and Swagger were the sole survivors.

5. Regal’s Roundtable of William Regal, Vladimir Kozlov and Ezekiel Jackson def. Christian, Yoshi Tatsu and Tommy Dreamer in a traditional Survivor Series elimination match, as Regal was the sole survivor.

6. Chris Jericho def. The Undertaker and The Big Show in a Triple Threat match to retain the WWE Championship, after Taker chokeslammed Show and he capitalized.

7. John Cena def. Triple H and Shawn Michaels in a Triple Threat match to retain the WWE Championship, after Cena pinned HBK following an FU.

WWE.com Official Draft

Festus to SMACKDOWN

Jamie Noble to ECW

Eve to SMACKDOWN

Goldust to RAW

Yoshi Tatsu to SMACKDOWN

Gregory Helms to RAW

Chris Masters to ECW

Melina to SMACKDOWN

Kofi Kingston to SMACKDOWN

The Great Khali to ECW

Mark Henry to SMACKDOWN

Rey Mysterio to RAW

MVP to SMACKDOWN

Batista to RAW

Jack Swagger to SMACKDOWN

The Undertaker to RAW

With these superstars going to new brands, the WWE was ready to be shaken up. Great things are looming on the horizon, and the top will be reached soon enough.

WWE Rosters & Champions

RAW



WWE Champion: John Cena United States Champion: The Miz Divas Champion: Gail Kim Unified Tag Team Champions: VACATED

Alicia Fox Batista Big Show Brie Bella Carlito Chavo Guerrero Cody Rhodes Evan Bourne Gail Kim Goldust Gregory Helms Hornswoggle Jerry Lawler Jillian John Cena Justin Roberts Kelly Kelly Maryse Michael Cole Nikki Bella Primo Randy Orton Rey Mysterio Santino Marella Shawn Michaels Sheamus Ted DiBiase The Miz Triple H The Undertaker
Alliances
Legacy: Randy Orton, Ted DiBiase & Cody Rhodes De-Generation X: Triple H & Shawn Michaels The Colons: Carlito & Primo The Bella Twins: Brie Bella & Nikki Bella The Miz & Maryse

ECW



ECW Champion: William Regal Unified Tag Team Champions: VACATED

Abraham Washington Chris Masters Christian Ezekiel Jackson Jamie Noble Katie Lea Burchill Matt Striker Paul Burchill Rosa Mendes Savannah Shelton Benjamin The Great Khali The Hurricane Tiffany Tommy Dreamer Tony Atlas Tyler Reks Vladimir Kozlov William Regal Zack Ryder
Alliances
Regal’s Roundtable: William Regal, Vladimir Kozlov & Ezekiel Jackson The Burchills: Paul Burchill & Katie Lea Burchill

Smackdown



World Heavyweight Champion: Chris Jericho Intercontinental Champion: Dolph Ziggler Women's Champion: Michelle McCool
Unified Tag Team Champions: VACATED

Beth Phoenix Brandon Powers Charlie Haas Chris Jericho CM Punk Cristina Legend Curt Hawkins David Hart Smith Dolph Ziggler Drew McIntyre Edge Elijah Burke Eric Escobar Eve Festus Finlay Jack Swagger Jesse Jim Ross Jimmy Wang Yang John Morrison JTG Kane Kofi Kingston Kung Fu Naki Layla Maria Mark Henry Matt Hardy Melina Michelle McCool Mickie James Mike Knox MVP Natalya Ranjin Singh
Shad Theodore Long Todd Grisham Tony Chimel Tyson Kidd Vickie Guerrero
Yoshi Tatsu
Alliances
Hart Dynasty: David Hart Smith, Tyson Kidd & Natalya Cryme Tyme: JTG & Shad The Hard Knox Connection: Charlie Haas & Mike Knox Jesse & Festus Jimmy Wang Yang & Kung Fu Naki

Superstars


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Glad to see Cristian finally back in the thick of things, which is long overdue tbh.

The idea behind the thread of a draft randomly being held is something I don't really like. I mean, if you don't like the rosters I think you should put a little more effort into it and maybe change the way the draft went down earlier this year. Just feels a bit lazy to say "Hey, there was a draft before Survivor Series randomly."

Anyway, apart from the first post being a bit to spaced out, this looks pretty good. I'll look on with interest to see what goes down in here. Good luck.

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It looks alright, for some reason I've never been a fan of your layouts but forgetting about that, it looks impressive with some nice roster changes. I'll check this out when I can.

EDIT: Um, who's Brandon Powers?

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The preview looks good Cris. Looking forward to The Miz vs. Evan Bourne as I like both men. Cena opening the show should be good with Batista interrupting I am guessing. Other then that, I am not sure what is going to happen. The Celebrity Guest host thing could be intriguing.

Good to see you guys back though, you are both great writers (well Cris is) and loving Cristina Legend name. Just Brandon Powers seems, I don't know, to X-Power Like :shifty:

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Stojy

You're lucky I'm even bothering to waste my time. <3

John Cena getting new challengers thrown at him is always going to be a good thing, although I guess it's a bit of a cop out, and I would have loved to see how you would have booked him out of the rut he's in at the moment. But anyway, Cena/Taker, fucking book it, and book it good.

Since Jericho needs to carry the younger brand he better be champion for a long time to come, otherwise you guys may just lose my readership.

I want Jericho to have two titles, it's not completely unheard of you know? Just give him some jobber to carry for a few months.

I love The Miz. Seeing him getting a lengthy reing will make me a very happy camper.

The Colons together suck, Carlito by himself OWNS, don't be a lazy fuck and book him properly, Cris. Anyway, tag division does need work though, I just dislike Carlito being held down by his brother.

Onto the preview...

Great way to give the Raw brand some credibility, Goldust is a fucking massive name!

John Cena promo should be good, before being interrupted by someone, or perhaps a few people, adding some mystery to the title situation, which could be fun for awhile.

Randy Orton to get booked in a feud with Rey Mysterio, please. One, I don't think its been done, and two, I'd mark if Rey got Punted. Ted DiBiase > Primo in every way possible BTW.

I don't care what anybody says, Maryse can not fucking wrestle, Gail Kim can, a little bit, therefore Kim wins, right?

Evan Bourne to defeat Miz, and then Miz to beat Bourne with title on the line? I hope this is not what you're going to book, although for some reason, it just seems like something youy'd book judging by your previous threads. This is not a knock on you, just saying sometimes you go for the predictable decision, I think you know it yourself .

Guest hosts suck balls, but I'd mark if you made it The Rock. If it is The Rock the show MUST be written in full, I don't care what your plans are for the thread.

Anyway, shit seems to be in order, and you guys both have been booking for awhile now, so despite partnerships never working, I hope you guys give this a decent go. Good luck.

Now I can be on msn in piece .

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Raw 23/11 Recap
Vince McMahon makes an on screen announcement talking about the celebrity guest hosts, as he says that last week was the end of them. McMahon then says that as for the new permanent General Manager of RAW, it is none other than the man himself, Vincent Kennedy McMahon~!

Cena then comes out with a promo talking of his respect for Triple H and HBK, and how he overcame the odds last night. The Big Show, who lost in the World Title match, says that his ‘partner’ Jericho screwed him out of the title last night, and says he wants to show {no pun intended} that he is the most dominant force on not only the A Brand, but the entire WWE. A non title match is made for the night by VKM between the Big Show and John Cena, as the latter tells Show that if he wants some, he can come get some.

Priceless are seen in the locker room of Carlito, trying to convince him to join Legacy, since he would be a ‘welcome addition’. Carlito seems to be happy with the proposition, as Dibiase tells him to watch his match with Lito’s brother Primo.

Match 1
Ted Dibiase vs. Primo Colon
In the first match of the night, Primo defeats Dibiase by DQ in 6 minutes. The end of the match came when Primo was on the top rope and looked for a Diving Crossbody as he looked to pull off the upset, only for Rhodes to push him off the top rope. The two then beat down on Primo as Carlito came out with a smirk on his face as he got a steel chair from the timekeeper’s table, and told Priceless that he wants a piece of his brother. As the two back off, Carlito smashes the steel chair right into the face of Rhodes, before he nails a charging Dibiase in the sternum with the chair, before nailing a Backstabber. Carlito helps Primo up as he reunites and embraces with his brother.

Batista has an interview backstage with Todd Grisham, saying that even though he’s back on RAW, he still has unfinished business with Rey Mysterio. He says that Mysterio isn’t here tonight after he ‘destroyed him’ last night at Survivor Series, and if he knew what was good for him, he’d stay away.

The Big Show is in the office of Mr. McMahon, talking about how his partner Chris Jericho screwed him out of the World Heavyweight Championship last night, and that regarding the Undisputed Tag Team Championships, he doesn’t care about them anymore, saying that he is only focussed on the WWE Championship. Show then requests that the titles be vacated to the Chairman, who says that an announcement regarding their titles will be made this Friday on Smackdown.

We cut back to the ring where Chavo Guerrero is standing, as the announcers talk about how Chavo has been on a losing run as of late, and will try and make that come to an end tonight. Gregory Helms’ music then hits over the speakers to a good pop, as one of RAW’s newest Superstars is ready to face Chavo. The announcers hype up that Helms is on RAW while the Hurricane is on ECW, casting doubt over who the Hurricane really is.

Match 2
Gregory Helms vs. Chavo Guerrero
In an entertaining and competitive match, Gregory Helms won his return match on RAW after hitting Chavo with a Nightmare on Helms Street, giving Guerrero another loss. Helms managed to hit Guerrero with all of his signature moves during the match including a Shining Wizard and an Overcast, with Guerrero getting some early offence in, but he was then not able to get any other offence in on the alleged superhero. After the match, with Guerrero down, Hornswoggle emerged from underneath the ring, and just to embarrass Chavo, nailed him with a Tadpole Splash.

Randy Orton is backstage in the locker room with his Legacy comrades Dibiase and Rhodes, who are visibly hurt after the assault by Carlito earlier on in the night. Orton talks about how they should just forget about earlier in the night with the Puerto Ricans and think about something much more important; Orton’s quest to become the WWE Champion once again. Orton says that last night they disposed of Kofi, MVP and Mark Henry, who are now on Smackdown since they are scared of the Legacy. Dibiase and Rhodes both smirk on nod, before Orton says that the fulfilment of his destiny will start tonight, that being getting back on track to once again become the WWE Champ.

Match 3
Diva’s Championship
Gail Kim {c} vs. Maryse
The next match was then a Diva’s Championship match between the new champion since last night, Gail Kim, and the Diva who she pinned last night to win the title, Maryse, who was the last survivor for her team. However, when all was said and done, Gail managed to successfully have her first title defence, managing to get the three count after an Inverted Stomp Facebreaker called the Eat Defeat.

After the match, the Miz ran out with his United States Championship and cornered Gail, as the Miz continued trying to impress Maryse. Kim tried to plead the Miz out of it but he turned her around and trapped her arms behind her back, leaving Maryse, who was now up, to have a free shot. Maryse smirks as she looks to hit the Diva who has kept her from getting the Diva’s Championship in two consecutive nights, but the Miz’s opponent for the night in Evan Bourne comes charging down the ramp. Bourne slides into the ring as the Miz drops Kim and goes straight for Bourne, as Maryse lifts up Kim on the inside of the ring, only to be speared out of the ring by the Diva’s Champ.

Match 4
Non Title Match
US Champion the Miz vs. Evan Bourne
The non title match between Evan Bourne and the Miz started as Maryse and Kim’s catfight went to the outside, before they were separated by a team of referees, as they were both escorted to the back being held apart. Miz had the early advantage over Bourne as the advantage then changed hands several times during the match. Miz went to nail Bourne with a Skull Crushing Finale at the fifteen minute mark of what had been a very exciting match, but Bourne managed to spin out of it and nail the US Champ with a vicious Jumping Spinning Heel Kick. Bourne then went up to the top rope and looked for the Air Bourne, but Miz crotched him on the top rope and went for a Top Rope Superplex, only for Bourne to nail a Sunset Flip Powerbomb. Bourne then once again went to the top and this time managed to nail an Air Bourne, getting the pin over the US Champion for the second time in two nights!

A video package plays of the Undertaker’s accomplishment through the years over on Smackdown, as well as showing his most recent reign as the World Heavyweight Champion, which ended last night thanks to Chris Jericho. The video ended with an image of Taker with his signature buttoned up coat and with his eyes rolled into the back of his head, as a RAW logo came up on the bottom of the screen before it faded to black.

The Miz is walking backstage, fuming over the result of his match earlier on with Bourne, as we see Todd Grisham racing up to the Miz, asking for his thoughts on the events earlier on. The Miz has a bemused look on his face as he tells Grisham that Bourne’s victory was simply a fluke win, just like last night when there were 5 men ‘all gunning for the Miz’. As Miz goes to say something else, however, Mr. McMahon appears, and says that if it truly was a fluke win, the Miz would have no trouble in facing Bourne again next week, but this time the US Championship would be on the line!

Main Event
Match 5
Non Title Match
WWE Champion John Cena vs. the Big Show
The main event then followed as WWE Champion John Cena went up against one half of the Undisputed Tag Team Champions, the Big Show. It was rather similar to their WrestleMania 20 encounter and it turned out to be a rather boring match with the Big Show using his size and strength to dominate Cena for the majority of the contest. However, when TBS looked to finish off Cena with a Chokeslam, Cena nailed a DDT, getting The Champ some momentum. Cena went for a Diving Crossbody but was caught by Show, who then elevated Cena into a Military Press position. However, when he went to nail Cena, Cena dropped off behind Show and pushed him into the corner, but the referee got in the way, knocking him out. With the referee down, Show turned around and Cena miraculously hit Show with an Attitude Adjustment.

Cena then proceeded to lock in the STF on the Big Show as he pulled as hard as he could, as even though the referee couldn’t give the win when Show was tapping out since the ref was unconscious, Cena tried to inflict as much damage as he could on Show. Cena had enough after locking Show in the devastating hold for one minute as he tried to wake the referee up desperately, who subsequently started to stir after 30 seconds of persevering by Cena, although Show also started to stir. Cena then headed to the top rope as he looked to knock Show down with his Leg Drop Bulldog, but what he didn’t see was that Randy Orton was running towards the ring. As Cena was about to leap, Orton pounced and crotched Cena on the top rope, before Orton entered the ring, pulled Cena off the top rope, and nailed an RKO! Orton quickly rolled out of the ring as the conscious referee saw Cena down as Show covered Cena, getting the non title win over the champ!

Once the bell rung, Orton quickly entered the ring again, as he and the Big Show started stomping away at the downed champion. However, the crowd started to cheer as DX came charging down the ramp as they battled with Orton and the Big Show, HBK squaring off with Orton whilst HHH squared off with TBS. However, the crowd’s reaction once again turned to heat, as the camera pans out to show that Batista is running down the ramp, as he spears HBK out of his boots! Once the heels look to be getting the advantage once again, there is another turn of events, as a resounding ‘Gong’ is heard around the arena. The arena then goes pitch black as the crowd begins to go apeshit, as this can only mean one thing.

Once the lights are back on, the Undertaker is in the ring, as Orton is first to charge at Taker, but he simply cops a Big Boot, knocking him down. With Show and Batista distracted, Triple H takes Batista, and nails him with a Double A Spinebuster! Show realises that he is now out numbered 2 to 1, before Michaels kips up from the Spear! Show turns around, not realising Shawn is up, as he is nailed with a Sweet Chin Music, before he stumbles around, right into a Chokeslam from the Undertaker! The crowd gives a huge pop as the heels have been laid out by the faces, as Cena then begins to get to a vertical base. Once he is up, Cena looks around, before he sees that the man who cost him the match is getting up. Cena smirks as he orders Orton to get up, and once he does, he is nailed with the Attitude Adjustment! The four faces stand tall, as the first RAW after Survivor Series comes to an end.

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RAW Feedback

Good to see you *finally* back, Cris.

Starting it off with Vince? I’m fine with that, although I must say I’m not much of a fan of the celebrity guest hosts being ditched immediately. While the concept isn’t the best, I feel like if you’re booking this time period, the celebrity guest hosts are a major part of the product, and just ditching them immediately feels like a bit of a shortcut. I’m not sure if this was an in-ring promo or not either, as you had Cena come out and talk about his usual respect stuff right after Vince’s announcement without Vince even coming out (the same goes for Big Show: where in the hell did he come from?). It all seems a bit confusing at this point, and really, it’s because of a lacok of detail which you should know better than to have. You’re no nub at this, Cris. Just needs more effort.

Priceless trying to convince Carlito to join them? Where did this come from? And shouldn’t Orton have a say. Very random.

So, the last promo was just a way to bring The Colons back together? Ehh, you really could have made a storyline out of this that could go for a month, rather than just doing it in one week. It really seems like a missed opportunity to me.

Continuing Batista vs. Mysterio? I guess it keeps ‘Tista occupied for now, although I’ll be interested to see where you move him onto next. I’m also not so sure what else you can do with the feud since the tensions were already running high, so you’ve got yourself stuck in a bit of a challenge here.

Simply vacating the titles because someone doesn’t care about them? That’s pretty degrading to the tag belts if Big Show thinks he’s too good for them. Would have preferred you had gone with them just losing the belts, since this is a bit degrading to the belts.

Good to see Helms picking up a win in his return since I’m a big fan of the guy, especially in a match which made Chavo look competitive. I do have to ask though: what was the point in making Chavo competitive if you’re just going to have Hornswoggle embarrass him anyway? He looks like a jobber in the end anyway.

While I don’t mind Orton going back after the title, Orton vs. Cena has been way overdone, and they’ve done pretty much all they could have done coming off the Hell in a Cell and Ironman matches. Orton’s probably better off with a fresh opponent, as having him wrestling either Tripper or Cena at this point is just mundane and boring since they’ve basically done all they can do.

Good to see the Diva Title being defended, rather than being ignored, although hopefully we see some actually storylines come up, rather than just tag matches every week with the sporadically placed title match. Gail getting the clean win is good, as it keeps her momentum going, although I don’t really like you all of a sudden bringing back The Miz trying to impress Maryse storyline, as it was dropped a few months ago. Doesn’t make too much sense, really.

Miz vs. Bourne going over fifteen minutes? On RAW that’s much, much too much right now. If you want to have longer matches, you have to slowly build up to that, because having long matches all of a sudden will mean the crowd aren’t used to it and will likely get bored. Not usually a fan of the champ getting pinned one-on-one, although I guess it continues the little storyline you’ve got going along with Miz and Bourne. Booking was fine, although the match was too long.

‘Taker on RAW? Should be interesting to see how you use him.

Making use of Bourne’s momentum against Miz is a good idea, although since this just seems like a mini-feud with the title match next week, hopefully Miz gets involved in some real feuds following a successful defence against Bourne.

Cena vs. Show was like their WrestleMania 20 encounter as a boring match? I actually quite liked that match. Cena getting momentum with a big DDT, then hitting the Attitude Adjustment after the ref bump was nicely done, although Cena only getting three offensive moves in for the whole match (Attitude Adjustment, STF and the DDT) certainly isn’t enough. I’ve already said I’m not big on Orton vs. Cena, and to be honest, I’m almost not too big on two champions losing on one show. With Show having beaten Cena too, you would think he would be in line for a title shot before Orton, which I don’t think you really intended. The run ins from DX for the save were all well and good, although Batista running in mystifies me if he’s still going after Mysterio since he had absolutely no business sticking his nose in here. I don’t have a problem with ‘Taker coming out and the faces owning it up either, although it kind of renders the earlier ‘Taker promotion video pointless if he was going to appear on the show anyway. With Michaels also kipping up after the spear, everything seemed a bit overbooked, although I guess you were going for that chaos type element.


As a whole, Cris, this show was decent. I really wish you would write your shows out in full, although if you’re going to persist with recaps, as I said earlier, a lot more detail is needed in places. I’ve also pointed out some things about the booking that seemed questionable above, although as a whole, it wasn’t a bad show. You’ve got a base to build on here, now you just have to worry about actually sticking with it. Good luck with the thread.

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