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#1 · (Edited by Moderator)
Calum Presents: WWE 2009 - The Fear That's In Your Eyes

WrestleMania XXV

WWE Championship – Triple H © def. Randy Orton
World Heavyweight Championship – John Cena def. Edge © & The Big Show
The Streak – The Undertaker def. Shawn Michaels
Extreme Rules Match – Matt Hardy def. Jeff Hardy
WWE Intercontinental Championship – Rey Mysterio def. John Bradshaw Layfield ©
Handicap Elimination Match – Chris Jericho def. Ricky Steamboat, Jimmy Snuka & Roddy Piper
Money In The Bank – CM Punk def. Christian, Finlay, Kane, Kofi Kingston, Mark Henry, MVP & Shelton Benjamin
Interbrand Tag Team Match – The Colons def. The Miz & John Morrison

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#11 ·
Re: World Wrestling Entertainment - Reviving A Legacy

This is looking pretty promising so far. WWE in 2009 is an interesting time to choose and not one that I've seen done much before. I'm a little surprised you're keeping the HHH/Orton feud going after their Mania match bombed, I wouldn't have continued it myself but then I find HHH vs. Orton to be a really boring feud. Here's hoping you can inject some life into it as the 2009 feud did have a lot of potential to begin with.

I'm glad you're keeping DJ Gabriel around as well. I really liked his short-lived character on ECW and always thought it was a shame they gave up on him so quickly. It's also nice the World and WWE tag team titles weren't unified and that Hawkins & Ryder are still a team, I used to be a big mark for those two aha. Interesting move to change the location of Backlash a few weeks before it as well. I can only assume that'll play into a storyline..?

Anyways, I look forward to the first show. Good luck with it!
 
#12 ·
Re: World Wrestling Entertainment - Reviving A Legacy

WWE Monday Night Raw
April 6, 2009
Reliant Astrodome | Houston, Texas




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We open up the broadcast with a recap video of the events last night at WrestleMania 25…



After the video comes to a conclusion, the usual Monday Night RAW opening montage plays, showcasing several of the ‘red-brand’ talent, before we pan into the Reliant Astrodome in beautiful Houston, Texas. A marvelous amount of pyrotechnics set off onto the stage, whilst RAW’s theme song blasts through the PA system, the WWE Universe hyped as ever; going absolutely insane! We pan throughout the arena, spotting thousands of fans for mere milliseconds, showing off their unique and creative signs, when all of a sudden we here an eerily familiar voice chime in…

Michael Cole: Hello ladies and gentlemen and welcome to Monday Night RAW! I’m Michael Cole, welcoming you from the Reliant Astrodome here in Houston, alongside WWE Hall of Famer Jerry ‘the King’ Lawler and we are one day removed from the greatest spectacle of the year, WrestleMania!

We cut to the announce table, where the ‘Vintage One’ and ‘the King’ sit.

Jerry Lawler: Michael, you are spot-on. WrestleMania lived up to the standards, and then some, and it was sure fire, no doubt, the greatest spectacle of the year!

Michael Cole: That it was, King! We saw John Cena defeat Edge and the Big Show to win the World Heavyweight Championship, we saw CM Punk win the Money in the Bank—

Jerry Lawler: Undertaker went one-on-one with the ‘Heartbreak Kid’ and brought his record to seventeen-and-oh, Rey Mysterio defeated JBL for the Intercontinental Championship and then JBL quit, and my personal favorite match, behind Undertaker and HBK of course, was Triple H and Randy Orton! And boy, did ‘The Game’ come up victorious!

Michael Cole: Speaking of which, King, if you checked WWE.com anytime today folks, you would have seen that things have been shaken up within the WWE, as the WWE Champion Triple H has been drafted to right here on RAW, while the World Heavyweight Champion John Cena has been drafted to SmackDown.

Jerry Lawler: I hate to see Cena leave RAW, but we got Triple H, baby! ‘The Game’!

Michael Cole: Nonetheless folks, tonight is going to be exciting, I cannot wait to get started!

And with that…

*Voices*

The Houston crowd let out an overwhelming set of boos as ‘The Viper’ Randy Orton, alongside with Ted DiBiase and Cody Rhodes, steps out onto the stage from the curtain. Orton, wearing a Legacy t-shirt and his usual trunks, walks ahead of his counterparts, though ever so slowly, feeling the effects of last night’s brutal match, staring out into space, ignoring the fans heat.

Michael Cole: And we’re starting the night off with ‘The Viper’, ‘The Apex Predator’, the leader of Legacy, ladies and gentlemen, Randy Orton.

Jerry Lawler: I saw Randy backstage earlier today, Michael, and boy was he not happy.

Michael Cole: I wouldn’t blame him, King. He lost last night to Triple H, on the grandest stage of ‘em all, and it was for the WWE Championship/

Orton finally reaches ringside, and ascents the steel steps, before climbing into the ring, followed by his associate DiBiase and Rhodes. Orton’s music comes to a halt, the crowds scoffs and jeers beaming full force towards ‘The Viper’, Orton with a mic in hand as we focus in on him.

Randy Orton: Last night—Triple H beat me—

Huge pop from the crowd, the fans loving the words that came from Orton’s mouth.

Randy Orton: Last night, I unfortunately lost the match, as I was not focused.

Orton pauses and rubs his chin, gleaming into the audience, before he begins again…

Randy Orton: Last night, my fears came back before my match, and I wasn’t focused. My mind wasn’t in the right place.

Heat.

Randy Orton: You see—when Triple H came out and assaulted me last week with his father-in-law Vince McMahon, and brother-in-law Shane, I—I developed a fear. It brought me to wake up that entire week, sweating, uncontrollable screaming—it brought nightmares.

Orton pauses.

Randy Orton: I went to my psychiatrist, and he told me to get it out of my head. So—that’s what I did. I finally got it out of my head—but y’see, it came back into my head last night. It hit me full force and I was worried. Worried that it’d happen again—worried that my life would be endangered—worried that I wouldn’t make it.

Further booing from the crowd but Orton ignores it.

Randy Orton: And with my fear taking control of my mind—I wasn’t in the right place. And therefore, I lost—so, Triple H—congratulations on winning, but tonight, I don’t have that fear anymore. I want a rematch.

More heat.

Randy Orton: Y’see, I’m fully capable of winning tonight. Though I’m banged up and hurting, I’m still willing and fully able to perform. So Hunter, what do you say?

*No Chance*

The crowd goes NUTS~!

Michael Cole: McMahon! It’s Mr. McMahon! That’s not who Randy Orton wanted!

Orton stares upon the entranceway as does his associates, as the WWE Chairman steps out onto the stage. Mr. McMahon, in a turquoise suit with a mic in hand, grins as his music fades away. He stares down towards the ring.

Mr. McMahon: Orton—you’re at the end of the line.

Cheers from the crowd, we cut to Orton as he gawks at McMahon intently, before we cut back to the Chairman.

Mr. McMahon: Quite frankly, I would fire ya’ right now on the spot, but I’m in a good mood so I’m not going to. Orton, you put me and my family through hell. What kind of person do you think I am if we came out here and gave you a rematch for a championship that you don’t deserve?

The crowd cheers, we cut to Orton who looks somewhat aggravated.

Randy Orton: I deserve it, Vince!

We cut back to the Chairman whilst he laughs.

Mr. McMahon: You deserve it? You deserve it?

Orton mouths ‘yeah’.

Mr. McMahon: You don’t deserve anything Orton, you earn it! And I’m going to get to the matter at hand—Randy, you’re not getting a title match!

Huge pop from the crowd; Orton marches around the ring, even further aggravated.

Randy Orton: Vince, I deserve another match, you give it to m—

*Time to Play The Game*

Orton stops in his tracks so to say, as the WWE Champion steps out onto the stage beside the Chairman to a standing ovation.

Michael Cole: It’s Triple H! Look at Orton, King, he’s stopped right in his tracks!

‘The Game’, decked in a pair of jeans and a WWE t-shirt, with the coveted WWE Championship lying across his shoulder, grins. He takes the mic from McMahon, and pulls it to his lips to speak…

Triple H: Aw, what’s wrong, Orton? Cat got your tongue when I show up?

Laughter from the crowd, Orton doesn’t look too pleased.

Triple H: First off Orton, just like Vince said—you don’t deserve anything.

Pop.

Triple H: As a matter of fact—if you deserve anything, it’s me kicking your ass—and the only thing stoppin’ me is I don’t want to get your bloodstains all over the ring at the start of the show.

Cheap pop.

Triple H: But, I’ll be fair. Pop, [pointing at Vince] tell me if you agree. I’ll give you a shot Orton, if you win your match tonight. And just in case you get lucky and actually do win, then hell, I’ll live up to my word, and kick your ass one more time.

Pop from the crowd again, Orton is livid.

Randy Orton: It’s not if, Hunter, it’s when, and you won’t do anything! I’m going to get what’s rightfully mine tonight, and lemme just tell ya’—when I face you and beat you, I’m gonna do what I should’ve done last night—and that’s punt you—in the—skull.

Heat, Orton and his Legacy associates grin, whilst ‘The Game’ looks unfazed.

Triple H: Whoa, hold up, sheriff. Did it take you all day to come up with that?

‘The Game’ grins, the crowd cheer, and Orton gets even more irate.

Randy Orton: Hunter, enough with the games. Tonight, when I beat whoever you make me face—you’re over.

Triple H: Tonight—oh no, it’s not tonight. It’s right now.

The crowd cheer, Orton gazes at ‘The King of Kings’.

Triple H: Oh, and before we get this movin’—Cody, Ted—you’re banned from ringside!

Bigger ovation from the crowd; Cody and Ted yell towards the WWE Champ and exit the ring as ‘The Viper’ stares straight forward menacingly.

Michael Cole: What an announcement from Triple H, King! Randy Orton has one more shot—IF, he can beat his opponent right now! And Cody and Ted are banned from ringside!

Jerry Lawler: What a start to the show, but Michael, who is it!?

And King’s question is answered, as…

*SOS*

Huge pop from the crowd, as KOFI KINGSTON makes his way out onto the stage. Kofi grins and shakes hands with ‘The Game’ and Mr. McMahon, before transcending down the ramp towards the ring.

Michael Cole: Well your question was answered, King! It’s going to be Kofi Kingston one-on-one with ‘The Apex Predator’, and it’ll be LIVE—next!


{Commercials}


As we return from the commercials, Kingston and Orton are both in the ring.

Michael Cole: Welcome back to RAW ladies and gentlemen, and we’re about to be underway with our first match of the evening, Randy Orton one-on-one against Kofi Kingston. And if you’re just now tuning in folks, this match will determine if Randy Orton faces Triple H in a rematch for the WWE Championship.

Kingston’s music comes to an end as both men circle the ring awaiting the bell.


Match 1
Randy Orton vs. Kofi Kingston
If Orton wins, he gets a rematch for the WWE Championship

The match is underway and we’re off! It’s ‘The Viper’ against the fast and agile Kofi Kingston! Fairly even throughout the early-stages of the match with both men getting in early offense on the other. At around the one-and-half minute mark, Kingston took Orton down with a springboard clothesline, and tried to follow it up with a Boom Drop, but the more-experienced ‘Apex Predator’ slid out of the way just in time, and took the advantage by working on Kingston’s left knee. For the next two minutes or so, Orton continued to work on Kingston’s knee, stomping away at it several times and completing several knee drops; blowing time and taunting his opponent. Kingston came back to life however with a dropkick to Orton, followed by several clotheslines. Thereafter, Kingston went for a diving crossbody, but ‘nobody was home’ as Orton quickly moved out his path. ‘The Apex Predator’ stomped away at Kingston once again, taking the advantage and getting into his crazy zone preparing for the RKO. All went as planned with Kingston rising to his feet, and Orton went for the RKO … … … BUT Kingston hit ‘The Viper’ with a forearm smash, turned him around, and nailed him with a vicious Trouble in Paradise to get the pin and the victory!
Winner: Kofi Kingston (at 8:35)

Lillian Garcia: Here is your winner, Kofi Kingston!

“SOS” blasts from the PA system as the referee holds Kofi Kingston’s hand in the air in victory, whilst ‘The Viper’ recovers in the corner.

Michael Cole: He couldn’t do it, he lost! Ladies and gentlemen, Kofi Kingston defeated ‘The Viper’, and Randy Orton isn’t getting a match against Triple H!

Jerry Lawler: What a win by Kofi Kingston! This young man put on a good match, and came out victorious!

Michael Cole: But we all have to wonder folks, what does this mean?

Kofi exits the ring and celebrates whilst heading up the ramp. A few seconds later, his music comes to an end and we cut back to the ring, where Randy Orton sits in the corner of the squared circle. Ted DiBiase and Cody Rhodes enter the ring, and stand in front of ‘The Apex Predator’ as he continues to sit in the corner; staring into space, the crowd booing and taunting him but he seems unfazed.

Michael Cole: One has to wonder what’s going through the mind of ‘The Viper’ right now, what do you think King?

Jerry Lawler: I have no clue Michael, but you have to know that he’s not the happiest camper right now.

‘The Viper’ finally stands up, and puts his hands onto his face, and follows up with a kick to the mat and a screeching yell. Orton marches around the ring in circles, his protégées trying to talk to him, before exiting the ring. Orton looks livid, and slams his hand onto the outside-the-ropes portion of the ring mat before walking up the ramp, followed by Rhodes and DiBiase. The trio walk alongside one another, mumbling amongst themselves, as we fade…


{Commercials}


As we return from the commercial break the camera pans to Mr. McMahon’s office. The Chairman is inside, leaning against a desk. He’s on the phone, but is interrupted as someone in the distance is yelling “Vince! Vince!”. Whoever the culprit is has apparently walked into the office, as McMahon utters…

Mr. McMahon: Listen, I’ll call you back.

The camera backs away to reveal RANDY ORTON standing in front of Mr. McMahon, alongside Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase. McMahon stares at the trio suspiciously.

Randy Orton: Vince, that was a travesty! I want one more match!

Mr. McMahon: Randy, you lost. You get no more matches.

Orton is even more livid, as his eyes gaze intently at the Chairman, his eyeballs literally bulging from their sockets.

Mr. McMahon: Now get out of my office.

The in-arena crowd cheers as ‘The Viper’ sighs, obviously agitated, before leaving Mr. McMahon’s office; Cody and Ted both shake their heads in disgust before also leaving. McMahon stares on, before pulling his phone back out as we cut back to the arena. We focus in on the center of the ring, where our ring announcer, Lillian Garcia, as well as a WWE ref, stands by.

Lillian Garcia: The following contest is scheduled for one fall!

*Paparazzi*

The Houston crowd lets out a roaring cheer as the ‘Paparazzi Diva’ Melina makes her way out onto the stage, along with Mickie James.

Michael Cole: Welcome back to RAW ladies and gentlemen, Michael Cole here, with Jerry ‘the King’ Lawler, bringing you the world’s longest running weekly episodic television series in history, and what a confrontation that could’ve turned into! Randy Orton went to Mr. McMahon’s office after his loss to Kofi Kingston, and demanded for another opportunity, and McMahon said no, he’s not getting it!

Jerry Lawler: Cole we’ll talk about that later, look at the divas! Two of my favorites, Melina and Mickie James!

Lillian Garcia: Introducing first, making their way to the ring, the team of Mickie James and Melina!

Melina and Mickie James make their way to the ring, taunting for the crowd, before James jumps into the ring, and Melina follows up with her unique split-entrance.

Jerry Lawler: My, oh my! I love that entrance every time she does it!

Michael Cole: Be that as it may, King, this is going to be a tag team match between Melina and Mickie James, going one on one with Rosa Mendes, and the Women’s Champion, ‘The Glamazon’ Beth Phoenix.

*Glamazon*

The Women’s Champion, along with Rosa Mendes and Santino Marella, make their way out onto the stage and down the ramp towards the ring.

Lillian Garcia: And their opponents, making their way to the ring, accompanied by Santino Marella, Rosa Mendes and the WWE Women’s Champion, ‘The Glamazon’ Beth Phoenix!

Michael Cole: And here comes the Women’s Champion, as well as her associate Rosa Mendes, and Santino Marella!

Jerry Lawler: Cole, be quiet! I love watchin’ the divas!

Michael Cole: I’m doing my job, King—

Jerry Lawler: Okay, fine. Ladies and gentlemen, RAW is brought to you by Burger King. Burger King – have it your way. And Cole lemme tell ya’, I really wish I could have it my way right about now.

Michael Cole: Do you ever listen to yourself, King? Do you?

Phoenix and Rosa Mendes enter the ring, and Santino stays on the outside in their corner, as the Women’s Champion’s music halts as the match is about to go underway.


Match 2
Mickie James & Melina vs. Rosa Mendes & Beth Phoenix

The ref calls for the bell, and we’re underway! It’s Mickie James and Melina, going against Rosa Mendes, and the Women’s Champ, Beth Phoenix! Phoenix and Melina start the match off, the match staying even for the first minute or so, until odds turn in Phoenix’s favor as she takes the ‘Paparazzi Diva’ down with a superplex! The Women’s Champion continues to hold the advantage, isolating Melina from her tag team partner, with a seated double chiickenwing. Thereafter, Phoenix continued to stay in control, trying for several pin attempts to no success with three two-counts. An angry ‘Glamazon’ messed up however, and Melina began to fight back and got the hot tag to James! James connected with a Thesz press to Phoenix, and began punching away but ‘The Glamazon’ powered her way out from under James. Phoenix ran towards James, going for a clothesline, but James ducked, and Phoenix accidentally nailed her partner Rosa Mendes~! Mendes fell to the arena floor which distracted Phoenix long enough to turn around into a nasty Mick Kick, and bring James and Melina the win!
Winners: Mickie James & Melina (at 5:11)

Lillian Garcia: Here are your winners, Mickie James and Melina!

Michael Cole: They did it, they did it! Mickie James and Melina have beat Rosa Mendes and ‘The Glamazon’! And it was all thanks to Phoenix accidentally hitting her partner with a clothesline, which distracted the Women’s Champion long enough to get hit with a Mick Kick and a loss!

Jerry Lawler: What a great win by Mickie and Melina, Cole, but now it’s depressing because I have to watch them leave!

“Paparazzi” plays in the background as Melina and Mickie James celebrate whilst leaving the ring. The camera focuses on Phoenix as she recovers from the devastating Mick Kick, looking outside of the ring to see Santino Marella lifting Rosa Mendes off of the arena floor. Phoenix stands up and looks on as Marella begins to walk around the ring towards the ramp still carrying Mendes.

Michael Cole: Look at ‘The Glamazon’, King, she looks mad.

Jerry Lawler: No doubt, Cole, first she lost the match, and now her boyfriend is carrying another woman! Santino is dumb, I’ve done that before and it didn’t work out too well.

Michael Cole: You think, King?

Phoenix exits the ring and walks behind Marella, looking rather confused and angry, as he carries Mendes backstage; and we fade to…


{Commercials}


As we return from the commercial break, the camera focuses on a backstage hallway. SANTINO MARELLA walks into sight, and Phoenix follows behind him.

Beth Phoenix: Santino, just explain it to me!

Santino Marella: I don’t know how to explain aht to you’s, Beth. I was just’a helpin’ her! You are’a my girl ‘fran!

Beth Phoenix: Santino, don’t play stupid, you wouldn’t go that far just to help her!

Santino Marella: Beth, I’ma tellin’ you ‘tha truth!

Beth pushes Santino against the corridor wall and ‘The Italian Stallion’ looks rather scared.

Beth Phoenix: I’m done Santino, I’m done!

‘The Glamazon’ slaps Santino and walks away out of the cameras view, as Santino rubs his face in agony. All of a sudden, Marella looks at something out of the view of the camera. A moment later, the camera backs away to reveal the new WWE Hall of Famer, STONE COLD STEVE AUSTIN~!!

The crowd goes NUTS, as Steve Austin, wearing the Stone Cold t-shirt and a pair of jeans, with a beer in hand, stands toe-to-toe with Marella.

Steve Austin: Good God, boy—you’re her bitch.

Huge pop from the in-arena crowd, Santino continues to stare at Austin, still rubbing his face.

Steve Austin: Here—you need this more than I do.

Austin holds the beer out towards Marella; Marella is about to grab it when Austin pulls it back.

Steve Austin: Boy, you really thought I was gonna give you my beer? You really are stupid!

‘Stone Cold’ laughs, before acting like he’s about to leave, when he…

Steve Austin: Bam!

Marella flinches as Austin acts like he’s about to hit him. For s moment, Austin just stares blankly at the ‘Italian Stallion’ before walking away, muttering to himself. Marella stands still and watches Austin leave when all of a sudden RON SIMMONS walks into the scene. The crowd goes wild again, as Simmons just stares intently at Marella.

Ron Simmons: …DAMN!

The in-arena crowd cheer as Simmons walks away. Thereafter, we cut away and focus in on the announce table.

Michael Cole: Moving on folks—what a spectacle WrestleMania 25 was last night—and I can say is, well—damn!

Jerry Lawler: Did you see the look on Santino’s face, Cole? Stone Cold—Ron Simmons—it was priceless!

Michael Cole: Be that as it may, we’d like to take the time to thank the WWE Universe for watching and attending WrestleMania last night, and if you haven’t seen it yet, a feature presentation will air this Wednesday night on pay-per-view.

Jerry Lawler: What an event it was, it’s down in the history books and Cole I’ll tell ya’, in my honest opinion it was one of the best WrestleMania’s I’ve ever seen.

Michael Cole: And not only that King, but the Hall of Fame as well. Ladies and gentlemen, let’s take you back Saturday night, as WWE inducted several worthy individuals into the Hall of Fame, Class of 2010.

We fade away and view a Hall of Fame recap video, which showcases various moments throughout the Hall of Fame ceremony, including statements by the Class of 2010 inductors, as well as the inductees. The video then shows Austin’s shenanigans last night at WrestleMania, before it ends. Afterwards, we cut back to the arena, as…

*Break the Walls Down*

The crowd is thundering down with roaring heat as CHRIS JERICHO makes his way out to the ring. Jericho, wearing a grey suit with a purple tie, makes his way down the ramp, soaking in all of the animosity towards him from the audience to no effect.

Michael Cole: Here comes Chris Jericho, and last night at WrestleMania ladies and gentlemen, he defeated Ricky Steamboat, ‘Rowdy’ Roddy Piper, and Jimmy ‘Superfly’ Snuka in a three-on-one match like he promised he would, but after the match he was punched and knocked out by actor Mickey Rourke.

Jerry Lawler: Cole, you should’ve seen him earlier today. He was in such a foul mood due to last night.

Michael Cole: Isn’t he always, King?

Jericho makes his way into the ring, and receives a mic from a ringside crewmember, before making his way to the center of the ring staring out into the crowd, as his music fades away.

Chris Jericho: All of you tapeworms and parasites, listen up and listen clearly.

Jericho stares menacingly out into the crowd, which receives further booing.

Chris Jericho: Last night at WrestleMania 25 I did what I said I’d do—I walked down that very ramp, walked into this very ring, faced off against Ricky ‘the Dragon’ Steamboat, ‘Rowdy’ Roddy Piper, and ‘Superfly’ Jimmy Snuka, beat them each one-by-one, and showed them and all of you that truly I am the best in the world at what I do.

Further heat, Jericho steps out of the ring and walks around the barricade, eyeing all of the ringside fans. Jericho stops directly in front of a small boy and stares at him.

Chris Jericho: You—junior—what’s your name?

Small Boy: Nathan.

Chris Jericho: What was your favorite part of WrestleMania last night?

Small Boy: Umm…

Jericho walks away from the small boy and continues to circle ringside before stopping in front of a man and a woman.

Chris Jericho: You two—what’s your names?

Male Fan: Michael.

Female Fan: Melissa.

Chris Jericho: Melissa, what was your favorite part of WrestleMania?

Female Fan: John Cena beating Edge and Big Show!

Cheap pop for the female fan’s response, Jericho looks disgusted.

Chris Jericho: So typical, you parasite. Michael, what was your favorite part?

Male Fan: Mickey Rourke knockin’ you out!

Applause from the crowd for the male fan’s response, Jericho looks angry and stares intently at the man for a few moments, before going back into the ring.

Chris Jericho: Thank you Michael for your ‘great’ response, because that brings me to my next point. Rourke—I know you’re backstage, and I know you’re watching. You want to punch me, huh?

Pop from the crowd.

Chris Jericho: Of course you hypocrites would cheer for that. Rourke—let these parasites motivate you to come out here and try to hit me again. Try it—I dare you—I beg you—this isn’t Hollywood, Rourke, this is my ring—and this is where I do what I do, and that’s be the best in the wo—

*Also sprach Zarathursta*

The crowd goes INSANE, as ‘The Nature Boy’ steps out onto the stage~! Jericho looks on in shock as Flair, wearing a black suit, makes his transcend down the ramp; yelling “WOO!” into the camera.

Michael Cole: Ladies and gentlemen, Chris Jericho has called out Mickey Rourke but Rourke is not who he got! Instead, he got ‘The Nature Boy’!

Jerry Lawler: The 16 time world champ! The stylin’ and profilin’ Ric Flair! This night is gettin’ better and better, Cole!

‘The Nature Boy’ enters the ring and receives a mic from a ringside crewmember and stands across from Jericho, who looks on at the 16 time world champion in disgust.

Ric Flair: Houston, Texas—WOOOOO!!

The crowd echoes Flair with a “WOO” of their own.

Ric Flair: Jericho—sorry to burst your bubble, but Mickey Rourke has already left the building.

Jericho looks on in disgust, as Flair continues.

Ric Flair: But that doesn’t stop ‘The Nature Boy’, the stylin’, the profilin’, the limousine ridin’, the jet flyin’, wheelin’ and dealin’, kiss stealin’, 16 time World Champion, son of a gun from comin’ out the night after WrestleMania!

The crowd cheers heavily for ‘The Nature Boy’.

Chris Jericho: Flair—why are you out here?

Jericho stares at Flair, a smug expression on his face.

Ric Flair: I’m out here ‘cause I have to tell ya’ somethin’, Chris. You, my friend—you need to let go.

Jericho mouths “let go?”.

Ric Flair: Yeah, you need to let go. You need to realize that you won last night—you disproved me, and a whole heck of a lot of people, and need to let go of this obsession you have with Mickey Rourke. I mean, look at it this way Chri—

Chris Jericho: Let go? Really, let go? Flair—you should be the last one to tell me to let go. And another thing Flair, I’m not your friend, so don’t call me as such.

Heat from the crowd.

Chris Jericho: You’re the one who needs to let go Flair. Last year at WrestleMania 24, Shawn Michaels beat you and put you into retirement. It was fifteen years late, but yes, someone finally did it. So there’s a big throw off for you, but guess what? Next thing we know, you’re back. And then you’re back again. And then you’re back again after the second time. And then you’re back again, and the cycle continues to wrap around in a circle.

Heat.

Chris Jericho: These people, and the people in the back might be parasites and hypocrites, but Flair, you’re the worst of them all. After you’re forced to retire, you keep comin’ back, disgracing this company—hell, disgracing yourself for that matter—ruining your legacy trying to get back in this ring one way or the other, and Flair, you’ve made yourself a money-hungry failure. You keep coming back trying to make a quick buck and trying to pander to all of these hypocrites and leach worms, trying to take the spotlight from me!

Heat.

Chris Jericho: You’re nothing, Flair. You’re a has been who doesn’t know how to stay away—how to let the real talent shine—how to let me be the best in the world. How do your kids feel about it, Flair? How about your fifth wife? Huh?

Heat ensues even further as Flair looks away from Jericho.

Chris Jericho: You’re a hypocrite, Flair—you’re the one who needs to move on and let go.

Jericho throws his mic down and slaps ‘The Nature Boy’~!! Major heat ensues, as Flair turns his full attention back to Jericho—before nailing him with a signature chop! The crowd lets out a “WOO”. Another chop! Two more! BUT JERICHO TAKES FLAIR DOWN WITH A NASTY CODEBREAKER~!!

Michael Cole: No, no! Jericho just nailed Ric Flair with a Codebreaker!

Jericho stands over the fallen ‘Nature Boy’, before stomping away at him to further heat. All of a sudden…

*HOOOO!*

The crowd cheers as ‘Hacksaw’ Jim Duggan runs down to the ring and quickly slides in surprisingly, and Jericho starts stomping away at him!!

Michael Cole: It’s ‘Hacksaw’ Jim Duggan! He came to the aid of Ric Flair!

‘Hacksaw’ fights back against Jericho’s repeated stomps and gets to his feet, punching away at Jericho! Back and forth punches ensue between the two, and now Flair is back on his feet! ‘The Nature Boy’ turns Jericho around and hits him with a chop to the chest! And another one!

Michael Cole: Ladies and gentlemen, Ric Flair and ‘Hacksaw’ Jim Duggan are fighting back!

Flair goes for another chop, Jericho’s on the mat! Flair lets out a thunderous “WOO!” and grabs hold of Jericho’s left leg, but Jericho quickly slides out of the ring and escapes to the bottom of the ramp. Flair and ‘Hacksaw’ Jim Duggan look on at Jericho to the crowd’s delight, as “Also sprach Zarathursta” hits.

Jerry Lawler: ‘Hacksaw’ and ‘The Nature Boy’ fought off Chris Jericho, but I don’t think this is the end of this, Cole!

Michael Cole: What a night this has been! And we’re not even halfway done! ‘The Nature Boy’ and ‘Hacksaw’ Jim Duggan reign supreme!

Flair and ‘Hacksaw’ taunt for the crowd, as the camera cuts to the top of the stage, where Jericho stands looking on at the happenings in the ring, his face blood-red and his eyes ‘colder than ice’, as we fade…


{Commercials}


As we return from the commercial break, the screen is black, and we watch as…


*Video Package*
A packed-out arena is shown; and in the center of it is an empty ring.

Female Narrator: It’s only once a year—where revenge is sought…

A video plays of Jeff and Matt Hardy brawling inside the ring.

Female Narrator: It’s when battles become wars…

A video plays of HBK superkicking The Undertaker.

Female Narrator: It’s when the resilience of a warrior brings him defeat over the weaker warrior…

A video plays of Randy Orton punting Rey Mysterio.

Female Narrator: It’s when…

A video plays of the performer each time they speak…

John Cena: blood will be lost…

Rey Mysterio: tears will be shed…

Triple H: sacrifice will be made…

CM Punk: loss is not an option…

Matt Hardy: vengeance will be paid…

Undertaker: I reign supreme…

Randy Orton: I am not weak…

Zack Ryder: It’s…

Curt Hawkins: It’s…

Chris Jericho: It’s…

Shawn Michaels: It’s…

Jeff Hardy: It’s…

Kane: It’s…

Female Narrator: …Backlash.

The ring is shown again, as smoke rises from it.

Male Narrator: Backlash—April 26, 2009—live—from TD Banknorth Arena in Boston, Massachusetts—on pay-per-view.

*End Video Package*


Thereafter, we cut backstage to Mr. McMahon’s office, as he is at the desk again, leaning against it on the phone.

Mr. McMahon: Yeah, yeah, it’s going to be great—

There’s a knock on the door.

Mr. McMahon: Yeah, come in. Hold on, I’ll call you back.

McMahon puts his phone away as the office door opens, the camera backs away to reveal it’s TED DIBIASE and CODY RHODES, which receives heat from the in-arena crowd.

Mr. McMahon: What?

Ted DiBiase: Mr. McMahon—we apologize for earlier. Y’see, Randy…

DiBiase stops himself, and Cody continues what he was saying instead…

Cody Rhodes: Randy got upset. But that’s not the point. The point is—I came here to ask for a match with Triple H.

Mixed reaction from the crowd; mainly due to the mention of the WWE Champion.

Mr. McMahon: You want a match with Triple H?

Cody Rhodes: Yes, I want it tonight.

Mr. McMahon: Ask him yourself.

Pop from the crowd, the camera backs away further to reveal TRIPLE H standing behind DiBiase and Rhodes, unbeknownst to them!

Triple H: So uh, what’re we talkin’ about here?

Rhodes and DiBiase quickly turn around, Rhodes being face-to-face with ‘The Game’, both members of The Legacy are silent.

Triple H: If you want a death wish Rhodes, it’ll be my favor. See ya’ out there.

The crowd cheers, as Triple H smirks and leaves the office, Rhodes and DiBiase still seemingly frozen in place and silent. We cut to the announce table.

Michael Cole: What a match set for tonight, folks. It’s going to be Triple H going one-on-one with ‘The Game’! But something is telling me this is a setup, I feel it in the pit of my stomach.

Jerry Lawler: I feel it too, Cole. Something tells me Randy Orton has something to do with this.

Michael Cole: Be that as it may, let’s take you to the ring ladies and gentlemen, to Lillian Garcia.

We cut to the ring, where Lillian Garcia stands by.

Lillian Garcia: Ladies and gentlemen, this next contest is scheduled for one fall! Already in the ring, weighing in at 235 pounds, from Laie, Hawaii, Sim Snuka!

The camera cuts to Sim Snuka, who taunts for the crowd, and then…

*Get Down on Your Knees*

The crowd begins to boo as the former ECW Champion, Jack Swagger, makes his way down the ramp.

Lillian Garcia: And his opponent, making his way to the ring and making his debut on Monday Night RAW, weighing in at 260 pounds, from Perry, Oklahoma, ‘The All American-American’ Jack Swagger!

Swagger, wearing his wrestling singlet, makes his way down to the ring with a cocky grin on his face.

Michael Cole: Ladies and gentlemen, this is Monday Night RAW, and if you’re just joining us then you’re about to witness Sim Snuka, son of the legendary Jimmy ‘Superfly’ Snuka, go one-on-one with the ‘All American-American’ Jack Swagger.

Jerry Lawler: Tonight is Swagger’s debut on RAW, Cole. This kid is a very talented superstar, and was the former ECW Champion.

Michael Cole: Not the former, King, the final, as ECW was cancelled shortly before WrestleMania.

Jerry Lawler: Well, it didn’t turn out too bad, Cole, we got Swagger after all!

Swagger enters the ring, and takes the mic from Lillian Garcia.

Jack Swagger: Lillian, Lillian—it’s not the ‘All American-American’—it’s the two-time, two-time All American-American-American’, Jack Swagger! Try it.

Heat from the crowd as Swagger gives the mic back to Garcia.

Lillian Garcia: Ladies and gentlemen, Sim Snuka’s opponent—the two-time, two-time ‘All American—American—American’, Jack Swagger.

Swagger grins and takes the mic back from Garcia as heat ensues. As Garcia is leaving, Swagger smacks her on the butt.

Jack Swagger: I’ll see you later, sweet thing, you might be the new Mrs. Swagger!

Heat.

Jack Swagger: Ladies and gentlemen! Boys and girls! I’m Jack Swagger! Your two-time, two-time, ‘All American-American-American’!

Booing ensues, Swagger looks confused.

Jack Swagger: Why are you people booing me? You shouldn’t boo me, I’m the last ECW Champion!

Further booing…

Jack Swagger: You should be booing Sim Snuka! I mean look at him! He has no personality!

Further booing ensues before a “Swagger Sucks” chant begins.

Jack Swagger: Yeah, yeah—that’s what your mom was doin’ to me last night!

Swagger smirks at his corny joke as the fans continue to boo. Swagger finally throws the mic down, and gets set for the match.


Match 3
Sim Snuka vs. Jack Swagger

The ref calls for the bell, and the match is underway! It’s pitting Sim Snuka against RAW’s newest Superstar, Jack Swagger! Jack Swagger was dominant throughout the match, nailing several suplexes to Snuka early on, before taking it to mat wrestling, locking Snuka in an abdominal stretch. Snuka broke free of the hold however, and tried to fight Swagger off with several punches, but ended back down following a nasty big boot to the face. Thereafter, the ‘All-American-American-American’ finished Snuka off with a Gutwrench Powerbomb for the win.
Winner: Jack Swagger (at 3:44)

Lillian Garcia: Here is your winner, ‘The All American-American-American’ Jack Swagger!

“Get Down on Your Knees” plays as Swagger celebrates his RAW debut win whilst the ref aids Snuka out of the ring.

Michael Cole: Well, Swagger might be cocky, and he might be brash, but he picked up the win.

Jerry Lawler: This kid is raw, Cole. He’ll for sure be a main eventer someday.

Swagger orders for a mic which he receives as his music fades away.

Jack Swagger: Lillian, sweet thing—you forgot two-time, two-time!

Heat ensues from the crowd as the ‘two-time , two-time’ ‘All American-American-American’ smirks.

Jack Swagger: Ladies and gentlemen! Boys and girls! The winner of the match--the winner of your hearts—and the guy in your girlfriends bedroom—the two-time, two-time, ‘All American-American-American’!

“Get Down on Your Knees” hits again as Swagger grins before exiting the ring and walking up the ramp, with a swagger in his walk.

Michael Cole: Well ladies and gentlemen, coming up next, we’ll see two other recent Draft’s to RAW following the cancellation of ECW, and my personal favorites, John Morrison and The Miz, as they bring us a once-in-a-lifetime live Dirt Sheet! Do you watch it King?

Jerry Lawler: Dirt what?

Michael Cole: The Dirt Sheet, King! Only the greatest program on WWE.com right now! And it’s next!


{Commercials}


As we return from the commercial break we cut to the ring, which is decked out with a brown rug and the Dirt Sheet set. Howard Finkel steps into the middle of the ring.

Howard Finkel: Ladies and gentlemen, in a world of winners and losers, two men have risen above to bring you the Slammy Award winning show—The Dirt Sheet!

*Ain’t No Make Believe*

The crowd lets out a flourishing mixed reaction as John Morrison and The Miz exit the curtain and make their way down the ramp.

Michael Cole: Yeah! Yeah! It’s John Morrison, it’s The Miz! It’s—The Dirt Sheet!

The camera cuts to the announce table, as we see ‘fanboy’ Michael Cole standing up and clapping whilst ‘King’ is laughing.

Michael Cole: Woo, oh yeah! Let’s go JoMo! Let’s go Miz! C’mon King, applaud!

We cut back to Morrison and Miz, both wearing black suits with their World Tag Team Titles wrapped upon their shoulders, as they enter the ring, and sit on the lounge chairs set in place, as Howard Finkel exits the ring.

John Morrison: Hi, I’m John Morrison, and this is the live edition of The Dirt Sheet.

The Miz: And I’m your chick magnet—The Miz!

John Morrison: And tonight, we bring you “A Tale of Two Brothers”—the intensified story of Primo the premadonna—and Carlito the coyote.

A video begins on The Dirt Sheet screen, as well as the titantron for the others.


*Prerecorded Video*
Narrator: In a time where Carlito the coyote hunts down Primo the premadonna…

A video is shown of The Miz, disguised in an afro and bright-colored clothing, is in a dark alley in the middle of the night, apparently as “Primo the premadonna”

Primo the premadonna: Oh my, oh my, I’m in a dark alley and don’t know what’s going to happen.

Suddenly, John Morrison, disguised in an afro and fur, appears behind “Primo the premadonna”, apparently as “Carlito the coyote”.

Carlito the coyote: I’ll tell ju’ what’s going to happen, Carlito the coyote eats Primo the premadonna.

Primo the premadonna: NOOOOOOO! But you’re—you’re my brother!

Carlito the coyote: That’s the good thing about it! ‘Cause—‘cause—‘dats cool.

Lame video spoof, but anyways, “Carlito the coyote” laughs and heads towards “Primo the premadonna” when suddenly, the video goes black. After a few seconds, replays are shown of Carlito pinning John Morrison last night at WrestleMania, before the video goes black again.

*End Prerecorded Video*

We pan back to the ring, as John Morrison is now standing up facing the entranceway and titantron, as Miz is standing behind him.

John Morrison: Who put that in the video!?

Morrison pauses before continuing.

John Morrison: Folks, that wasn’t u-

…All of a sudden, MIZ NAILS MORRISON WITH A DEVESTATING SKULL CRUSHING FINALE~!!

Michael Cole: What the hell!? What’s happening?!

The crowd goes berserk with heavy jeers towards ‘The Awesome One’, as Miz lifts Morrison up from the mat, and THROWS HIM INTO THE VIDEO SCREEN, which proceeds to break it and make it fall over, as does ‘The Shaman of Sexy’~!!

Michael Cole: Miz! Miz! Miz! Look at it, King! Look at it! The Miz has attacked John Morrison! It’s about time!

Jerry Lawler: I thought you just said both Miz and John Morrison were your favorites, Cole?

Michael Cole: Oh hush, King, that’s nonsense! Look at that greatness!

Miz has a mic in hand as he kneels beside JoMo. Miz pulls Morrison’s head up off the mat by his hair, and looks him dead in the eye, before saying…

The Miz: John, you’re not worthy enough to be a partner with me anymore. Be jealous.

Miz throws Morrison’s head back to the mat to even further booing, as “Reality Check” hits. Miz dusts his shoulder off, puts his World Tag Team Title back around his shoulder, and grabs Morrison’s nearby title and exits the ring with it. Thereafter, we cut to the announce table.

Michael Cole: Yes! Yes! Yes! Way to go Miz, way to go!

‘King’ looks on at Cole in disgust, as ‘fanboy’ continues to stand and applaud The Miz.

Jerry Lawler: What’s gotten into you, Cole? John Morrison is hurt, and you’re cheering it on. Someone’s got to help the man.

Lawler takes his headset off, and leaves the table.

Michael Cole: Put a sock in it, King! The Miz is on top! King—wait King! Don’t go help him!

We cut to the ring as “Reality Check” stops, as Jerry Lawler enters the ring and checks on JoMo. Shortly thereafter, several medics come down to the ring with a stretcher, and ‘King’ aids them putting ‘The Shaman of Sexy’ on it, whilst the fans stay silent. Thereafter, the medics roll Morrison and the stretcher up the ramp as we fade to black.


{Commercials}


After we return from the commercial break we cut backstage to a hallway. The Miz is spotted walking towards the camera. Josh Matthews suddenly runs into the scene beside Miz.

Josh Matthews: Miz, can I get your comments? What was that all about with John Morrison?

The Miz: I’m better than John Morrison and if it wasn’t for him we wouldn’t have lost last night. He’s done riding my curtails and taking my spotlight—I’m finding someone worthy of holding the World Tag Team Titles with me.

Clapping is heard in the background, when CHRIS JERICHO walks into view.

Chris Jericho: A round of applause, Miz. Finally—you got rid of that curtail riding leach worm. He’s not even in the same building as you, Miz.

The Miz: Thanks Jericho.

Chris Jericho: Don’t mention it. Say—I’d like to talk to you after the show, what’dya say?

The Miz ponders for a moment.

The Miz: Sure.

Jericho grins.

Chris Jericho: Alright, I’ll see ya’ later, Miz.

Jericho walks out of the scene, as we fade away to…


*Video Package*
We see nothing.

Male Narrator: It happens once a year—it’s time—to…

Vince McMahon [Voice]: Shake things up again!

Male Narrator: On Monday, April 27, 2009—in a special three hour broadcast of Monday Night RAW—featuring the Stars of RAW…

A quick video montage, showing several different RAW Stars, is shown.

Male Narrator: and SmackDown…

A quick video montage, showing several different SmackDown Stars, is shown.

Male Narrator: Bring you—the 2009—WWE Draft…

A quick video montage, showing several different WWE Stars from both brands looking straight into the camera, plays.

Male Narrator: It’ll shake the WWE’s core—and will change the lives of Stars all throughout…

And suddenly, ‘Good Ol’ J.R.’ Jim Ross’ “THE WORLD IS WATCHING” voiceover is heard, as a logo, advertising the Draft, is shown.

Male Narrator: 2009 WWE Draft. A special three hour edition of RAW. Monday, April 27, 2009, starting at 8/7 central. Will you be watching?

*End Video Package*


We cut to the announce table, where Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler sit by.

Michael Cole: Welcome back to Monday Night RAW ladies and gentlemen, Michael Cole here, alongside WWE Hall of Famer, Jerry ‘the King’ Lawler, and you heard it folks … the WWE Draft is comin’ back!

Jerry Lawler: It was such an announcement, Cole. I’m ready for it. And quite frankly I’m hoping Miz gets drafted to SmackDown.

Michael Cole: Oh, shut up, King! You’ve always been on the ‘I hate Miz’ bandwagon and I’m tired of it!

Jerry Lawler: There’s no bandwagon, Cole! The man attacked John Morrison, and now he’s on his way to the hospital!

Michael Cole: He deserved it, King. The Miz is greatness!

‘King’ rolls his eyes disgustingly at ‘fanboy’, as…

*This Fire Burns*

The camera pans to the entranceway, and the crowd goes INSANE~!

Michael Cole: And here comes the new Mr. Money in the Bank! CM Punk!

Jerry Lawler: What a match he put on last night. A well deserved win for sure.

…And out walks Mister Money in the Bank CM PUNK; dressed in a t-shirt that has “MONEY in the BANK!” labeled across the front and a pair of his signature trunks, with the MITB briefcase in hand,

Lillian Garcia: Ladies and gentlemen the following contest is scheduled for one fall! Introducing first, weighing in at 218 pounds, from Chicago, Illinois, the NEW – Mr. – Money in the Bank, C – M – PUUUNNNKKKKK!

Punk makes his way into the ring, and takes the mic from Lillian Garcia. His music fades away, and he lies the MITB briefcase on the mat before sitting Indian-style beside it.

CM Punk: …Two times!

Pop from the crowd.

CM Punk: …Two times I did it. Two times I came out here with this briefcase. Two times I’m going to cash in.

Another pop.

CM Punk: Before my match starts … I just wanted to come out here and say a few words. Like for example … we’re still here in the great Houston, Texas!

Pop.

CM Punk: We’re all here at Monday Night RAW!

And again, a cheap pop.

CM Punk: And—yeah, this is the best yet—I stand—or technically sit, here before you as Mr. Money in the Bank!

Another pop as Punk grabs the briefcase and holds it up in the air, but is interrupted as…

*Time To Shout*

A cheap heat reaction illuminates from the Houston crowd, as DOLPH ZIGGLER steps out onto the stage, heading for the ring.

Lillian Garcia: And his opponent, weighing in at 213 pounds, from Hollywood, Florida, Dolph – Ziggler!

Michael Cole: And CM Punk’s talking is done folks, as Dolph Ziggler is making his way to the ring for his one-on-one matchup with the Mr. Money in the Bank.

Jerry Lawler: Both are tremendous young talents, Cole; and if Ziggler can pull off the win here tonight, he’ll be in store for a bright future no doubt.

We cut to the ring as Ziggler is entering it with a mic already in hand, staring straight towards Punk, who is now standing up with the briefcase in hand. His music fades away…

Dolph Ziggler: Hi, I’m Dolph Ziggler.

Booing ensues as Ziggler smirks and offers his hand to Punk for a handshake. Mr. Money in the Bank grins.

CM Punk: Hi, I’m Mr. Money in the Bank, and I don't care.

Pop from the crowd as Punk grins back at Ziggler; the latter annulling his proposed handshake.

Dolph Ziggler: Funny guy, huh? We’ll see who’s funny when I beat you.

CM Punk: Bring it.

Punk throws his mic down and takes his t-shirt off; ready for action, and hands his briefcase to a ringside staff member as the ref enters the ring.


Match 4
CM Punk vs. Dolph Ziggler

The ref calls for the bell, and the match is underway! It’s Dolph Ziggler going one-on-one with the NEW Mr. Money in the Bank, CM Punk! The match starts out evenly between both competitors, both men going nonstop and performing some of their signature moves on the other. A nice Scoop Powerslam from Ziggler to Punk at the 3:39 mark, followed up by a pinfall attempt … but only a 2! Ziggler is angry and locks Punk in a sleeper hold! Still no win for Ziggler yet however, and Punk finally fights back with a sick step-up enzuiguri~! Punk has control from this point forward, locking Ziggler in several submissions, but Ziggler breaks free. Ziggler with a Zig Zag … … … WAIT, NO!! Punk ducks! He lifts Ziggler up! Yes … yes … YES! He connects with a devastating GTS~!! The crowd is hyped … and then the lights go out! Seconds later, they’re back on … … … FIRE ILLUMINATES FROM THE STAGE! KANE makes his way to the ring and enters it … to NAIL Punk with a Chokeslam~!! The ref calls for the bell!
Winner: CM Punk via DQ (at 9:48)

Michael Cole: What the hell?! Kane just attacked CM Punk!

Jerry Lawler: The Big Red Monster is mad, Cole! He almost won Money in the Bank last night if it wasn’t for CM Punk!

Kane stares at the ref, before hitting him with a nasty Chokeslam as well! The crowd is going berserk, it’s pandemonium! Ziggler gets up … a Chokeslam for him as well~!

Michael Cole: Ladies and gentlemen, Kane has wreaked chaos, and has abruptly ended this match between CM Punk and Dolph Ziggler! Oh – oh no, oh no!

Kane has Punk lifted up, beaming repulsively, and turns him over, KANE NAILS HIM WITH A TOMBSTONE!! Massive heat ensues as ‘The Big Red Monster’ holds himself up on his knees, grinning down at the carnage across the ring. He squats above Mr. Money in the Bank, and the camera catches him yelling “YOU’VE UNLEASHED THE WRATH!” repeatedly, before he stands up and stands over the fallen ‘Straightedge Superstar’.

Michael Cole: What carnage done by ‘The Big Red Monster’. Folks, I—I don’t even know what to say.

Jerry Lawler: You just heard it, Cole, or at least I did. Kane just said you unleashed the wrath.

The camera follows as Kane makes his way up the ramp, still staring down at the carnage in the ring due to his destruction, with a nasty grin spread across his face; as we fade…


{Commercials}


As we return from the commercial break…

*Booyaka 619*

The crowd goes wild as the new Intercontinental Champion REY MYSTERIO runs out onto the stage, wearing a signature red-and-purple mask, a black button-up shirt, and a pair of faded jeans, amidst a tremendous set of pyro, as well as the IC Title which lies on Mysterio’s shoulder.

Lillian Garcia: Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the NEEEWWWW Intercontinental Champion – REEEEYYY – MYYYYSTTEEERIOOOOO!

Michael Cole: Welcome back to Monday Night RAW ladies and gentlemen! The longest running weekly episodic series in all cable television! I’m Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler is with me, and here comes the new Intercontinental Champion, Rey Mysterio.

Jerry Lawler: What a win for Rey last night, and I mean it, what a win. It went so fast I didn’t have time to blink!

Michael Cole: Yes it did, King. Ladies and gentlemen, if you didn’t catch it last night, Rey Mysterio defeated JBL for that there Intercontinental Championship in twenty-one seconds—

Jerry Lawler: Hold on, Cole. Is it? Are you—folks, I’m getting word—yep. I just received word that the former champion JBL, who quit last night after his match, will be here on RAW next week to address the WWE Universe.

Michael Cole: What an announcement! JBL will be in the house! I can’t wait!

The camera follows Rey, as he is now circling the ring with a mic in hand. His music fades and the crowd is beaming now.

Rey Mysterio:

The crowd breaks out in a “Rey Mysterio” chant, the new champ grins.

Rey Mysterio: I’m back on top!

Pop from the crowd.

Rey Mysterio: Y’know, I heard a quote one time, and it was sayin’ a pretty good message. It said champions do not become champions when they win the event, but in the hours, weeks, months and years they spend preparing for it. And throughout my career, I’ve been preparin’ for it.

Pop.

Rey Mysterio: I made my way up from Tijuana, to ECW, to WCW, then here in WWE. I’ve won the Cruiserweight title, the tag titles, the Royal Rumble, and even the World Championship. And ever since then, I’ve been huntin’ for another chance, another title. And last night – I got it.

Pop again…

Rey Mysterio: Last night, I won this title.

Mysterio stares down at the IC Title that lies on his shoulder as the fans cheer.

Rey Mysterio: So from my heart, mi alma, gracias, voy a sorprender a todos ustedes.

Pop from the crowd, although many of them probably don’t even understand what he said.

Rey Mysterio: To my son Dominic and my sweet baby girl Aaliyah – papa es un campeon.

The crowd cheers and Rey stares into the camera and grins, when…

*Regality*

The crowd is now booing, as WILLIAM REGAL, in his traditional wrestling attire and trench coat, steps out onto the stage and makes his way down the ramp as Rey looks on. Regal transcends down the ramp, and climbs into the ring; staring down the Intercontinental Champ with a mic in hand as his music fades…

William Regal: You are imprudent sunshine, and naïve. You come out here and make your address – and during it, might I add, you speak to your family, in a language probably only five percent of these people understand. This is America, sunshine.

Mixed reaction; heat for the Rey comment, some cheers for the America comment.

William Regal: Oh, you peasants quit cheering.

Heat.

William Regal: America is no better – it’s bursting with cumbersome, obnoxious, twats.

Further heat.

William Regal: Now, my Great Britain on the other hand – it’s—

Rey Mysterio: Nothing special.

Pop from the crowd; Regal looks irritated.

Rey Mysterio: I mean let’s look back at history, Regal. I read the books – the great United States broke away from ‘em because they aren’t as strong as they look.

Another pop.

Rey Mysterio: But before we get in a country topic Regal, lemme ask – what do you want?

William Regal: What do I want? What do I want? I’ll tell you, sunshine. I want that there championship.

Heat.

William Regal: You’re not worthy of it. I, however, am worthy.

Rey Mysterio: Regal—Regal—listen, let’s finish the talkin’. Every bit of my career has been based on overcomin’ the odds, beating the giants, beating obstacles, y lo hice. I’ve won gold everywhere I’ve gone, and this Intercontinental Championship, I plan on keepin’, but if you want to be the first person I defend it against, then okay. Let’s do it right here, right now!

Huge pop from the crowd; Rey is amped up.

William Regal: Oh no, not tonight, sunshine – I’m going to wait.

Heat.

William Regal: You see, I’m not like you people. I don't rush into things, I perfect myself with patience. You see sunshine, I'm going to make my Great Britain proud. I’m going to beat you. And bring back British pride for all of those who stand behind me, and my upright values.

Further heat; Regal heads towards the rope preparing to exit the ring … when he runs back over and tries to ram Mysterio~!! … BUT REY DUCKS AND DROPKICKS A SURPRISED REGAL INTO THE RING ROPES!! You know what time it is … Rey makes his way to the opposite side … runs forward … GOES FOR THE 619~!! … BUT DID HE COMPLETE IT? NO! Regal has hurriedly escaped the ring, falling to the arena floor in the process! “Booyaka 619” hits as Regal stares on at the Intercontinental Champ; bewildered, now atop his feet.

Michael Cole: Well tonight, things didn’t go William Regal’s way, and how!

Jerry Lawler: Regal tried to attack Rey by surprise, but it didn’t work, and luckily for him, he escaped a 619.

Michael Cole: But this cannot be the end, King, this isn’t the last we’ve heard from Regal.

We cut away backstage; as we see a double-screen, showing both TRIPLE H and CODY RHODES heading to the ring, both heading separate ways.

Michael Cole: But moving on, folks, coming up next in the main event – it’ll be Cody Rhodes going one-on-one with the man he challenged earlier tonight, ‘The Game’ Triple H!

Jerry Lawler: It’s going to be a great match Cole, but I still feel a little suspicious.

And with that, we fade…


{Commercials}


Back from the break, and “Priceless (V2)” is blasting from the PA system; Cody Rhodes already in the ring; no Legacy with him.

Lillian Garcia: The following contest is scheduled for one fall! Introducing first, already in the ring, weighing in at 215 pounds, from Marietta, Georgia, he is The Legacy’s Cody Rhodes!

Michael Cole: Welcome back to Monday Night RAW ladies and gentlemen. Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler here, Cody Rhodes already in the ring, awaiting his opponent, ‘The Game’ Triple H, whom he had challenged earlier in the evening, and this is our main event!

*Time to Play the Game*

And with that, the crowd erupts into a pandemonium, as the WWE Champ, ‘The Game’ TRIPLE H steps out onto the stage, the arena lighting beaming on his coveted world title, which is wrapped around his waist.

Lillian Garcia: And his opponent, making his way to the ring, weighing in at 255 pounds, from Greenwich, Connecticut, he is the WWE Champion, ‘The Game’ TRIPPPLLEEEE – H!

Michael Cole: And here comes Cody Rhodes’ opponent, the WWE Champ, ‘The King of Kings’, the ‘Cerebral Assassin’, ‘The Game’ Triple H! And what a match this is going to be!

Jerry Lawler: It’s set out to be such a great main event, Cole, but I still have my suspicions – no Legacy at ringside, but I’m sure that’ll change sometime during this matchup.

‘The Game’ completes his signature spit-out water entrance routine and enters the ring and taunts; gazing at Rhodes the entirety of it. ‘The Game’ then prepares for the matchup as his music fades, handing his coveted title to a ringside crewmember.


Match 5: MAIN EVENT
Triple H vs. Cody Rhodes

The ref calls for the bell and the match is underway! Cody Rhodes, from The Legacy, squaring off with his mentors rival, the WWE Champ, Triple H! Both circle the ring for a few seconds, awaiting the other to make the first move, and Rhodes tries to clothesline ‘The Game’ but the WWE Champ doesn’t take it, hitting Rhodes with several chops, before hitting the rope, and sending Rhodes down with a running clothesline! Rhode is back on his feet, and another running clothesline from the WWE Champ!

‘The Game’ controls the match around three minutes thereafter; playing with the second generation superstar, and nailing him with a Spinning Spinebuster! Pin attempt by HHH at the 4:08 mark … IS IT? … … … NO! Just a 2½ count, as we head to the commercials.

Three minutes later and back from the break, and Rhodes is in control! A replay from the break is shown, HHH went for a jumping knee drop but Rhodes slid out of the way, and continued to work over his knee. Back to the live action, and Rhodes nails ‘The Game’ with a nasty knee drop! HHH makes it back to his feet, and Rhodes nails him with a Russian leg sweep! The WWE Champ is back down, Rhodes taking complete control by working HHH’s knee.

Rhodes continues to work on HHH’s knee, locking him in a signature Figure Four~!! HHH is desperate, he’s in excruciating pain … … … he’s about to tap!! … … … BUT HE FLIPS OVER, AND REVERSES THE FIGURE FOUR INTO ONE OF HIS OWN~!! Rhodes is in trouble, and the pain is getting to him … … … BUT he begins punching away at HHH’s knee, and reverses into his Figure Four again!

‘The Game’ is in extreme pain … IS HE GOING TO TAP?! … … … NOPE! He reached the rope, but Rhodes isn’t done yet! The ref starts the five-count to release. 1 … 2 … 3 … 4—Rhodes finally lets go of the hold, HHH still holding onto the ropes recovering. Rhodes gets up and taunts to booing as HHH lies in the corner recuperating. Rhodes continues his taunting before turning around INTO A CLOTHESLINE OUTTA NOWHERE BY TRIPLE H! The crowd is going nuts! HHH limps around the ring still recuperating. Rhodes is back up, another running clothesline!

HHH taunts and Rhodes is back on his feet! Rhodes runs towards ‘The Game’ and HHH takes him down with a Facebreaker knee smash! Rhodes is dazed, and HHH nails him with a Spinebuster! Both men are down! HHH grabs hold of his knee, feeling the full effects of the Spinebuster he completed, before crawling towards Rhodes and going for the pin!

1 … 2 … 3? NO!

HHH is LIVID~! He pulls himself up, with help from the ropes, and stares down at the still down Rhodes. After a few seconds, a groggy Rhodes makes it to his feet, and turns around to face ‘The Game’, HHH with a crotch-chop … AND A NASTY PEDIGREE~!! Cole yells out “HE’S GOT IT! HE’S GOT IT!” HHH goes for the pin! 1 … … 2 … … 3!!!

Winner: Triple H (at 14:50)

Lillian Garcia: Here is your winner, the WWE Champion, TRIPPLEEEEE H!

Michael Cole: What a win for ‘The Game’ and what an effort put on by Cody Rhodes! Like it or not, he will be a future main eventer some day!

Jerry Lawler: I don’t like Rhodes Cole, but I have to agree, that kid will be on top one day.

Michael Cole: And boy, Legacy must be furious right about now, with Rhodes losing to Triple H, just one night after his brutal match with Randy Orton for his WWE Championship.

“Time to Play the Game” is playing as HHH finally gets to his feet, being handed his WWE Championship by the ref, to a tremendous applause with Rhodes still lying on the mat. ‘The Game’ makes his way out of the ring and begins heading up the ramp backwards; still staring down at the ring whilst taunting … … … AND OUTTA NOWHERE RANDY ORTON SHOVES HIM, SENDING HIS FACE STRAIGHT INTO THE CAMERA/CAMERAMAN IN FRONT OF HIM!

Michael Cole: And it’d be too great to end it with Triple H on top! The Legacy is out here!

Jerry Lawler: I knew it, Cole! Somethin’ wasn’t right!

Orton, and now Ted DiBiase in tow, stomps away at HHH as he lies on the ground. Rhodes is now back up and joins in on the attack on the outside of the ring as the crowd is going crazy, hurdling jeers and heavy boos towards The Legacy. Orton yells towards Rhodes and DiBiase, and the two latter lift the WWE Champ up and throw him in the ring below the bottom rope. Orton stands on the outside of the ring still at the bottom of the ramp, gazing at his Legacy protégées and the motionless WWE Champ.

Michael Cole: This is sick! We’ve got Triple H still down, and a cameraman! Why don’t you go save Triple H like you did that loser John Morrison, King?!

Jerry Lawler: This isn’t my business Cole, and I didn’t save anyone, I helped the man.

Michael Cole: Oh nonsense! You already know why you aren’t helping him, you don’t want to get beat just like him!

Jerry Lawler: Well why don’t you go save him, Cole?

Michael Cole: I’m an announcer, Jerry. I’m not a hero in that matter.

Orton continues to stare towards the three in the ring, before spotting HHH’s WWE Championship lying by his foot on the ramp. Orton grabs the title and lies it upon his shoulder. He enters the ring and yells at Rhodes, in which Cody exits the ring, and returns in with a SLEDGEHAMMER! Orton throws the title on the mat and grabs the sledgehammer from Rhodes, a sadistic smile spreading across his face. Orton yells at Rhodes and DiBiase again, in which they go and lift HHH up; Orton still staring at the sledgehammer with that sadistic smile.

Michael Cole: Oh no, oh no, I think I know what’s going to happen!

And with that, ORTON RUNS AND SMASHES THE SLEDGEHAMMER INTO TRIPLE H’s FACE~!! The WWE Champ falls to the mat immediately and rolls over to his back, his face now covered in blood!

Michael Cole: Oh my, what brutality by ‘The Viper’! Ladies and gentlemen, goodnight!

Orton does his typical ‘Apex Predator’ psycho-shenanigans, staring at the fallen and bloodied Triple H with a sick grin on his face. Thereafter, he stands back up and grabs hold of the WWE Championship again and stares at it in awe. He lifts it up and holds it proudly in the air whilst standing above the motionless bloody champion, DiBiase and Rhodes standing alongside, as we fade to black…


{End of Show}



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Quick Results
Kofi Kingston def. Randy Orton
Melina & Mickie James def. Beth Phoenix & Rosa Mendes
Jack Swagger def. Sim Snuka
CM Punk def. Dolph Ziggler by DQ
Triple H def. Cody Rhodes


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4.26.09 | TD Banknorth Arena - Boston, Massachusetts

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#13 ·
Re: World Wrestling Entertainment - Reviving A Legacy

Hey JDawg, good to see RAW has been posted. I'm looking forward to the read.

Well first things first, I like the format it's easy to read so that's good, but Cena has gone to Smackdown! I thought a bigger deal would have been made over Cena switching brands but it's not that much of a gripe. We now kick things off with Randy Orton, he wants his title rematch as expected I wonder if the feud between Orton and Triple H will continue. Here's Vinnie Mac and basic stuff from here telling Orton he deserves nothing. Triple H is out next and he gives Orton a chance of earning a title match, against Kofi Kingston!

Decent opener here mate and Kofi gets the win! I hope to see a big push for Kofi on RAW as I think given the chance he could be big. Next we get the diva's match, not much to say here but it was given decent time instead of a 1 minute match like we see on RAW irl. Hahahaha, I can just imagine Austin faking a hit on Santino forcing him to panic, nice little cameo for Ron Simmons.

Now Chris Jericho, I hope this legends angle ends soon as he could have been used much better at Wrestlemania 25, it looks as though it's continuing but I loved Jericho asking the crowd members the favourite moments from last night, I think the Flair/Jericho altercation flowed nicely. Hacksaw Jim Duggan out for the save.

Rhodes vs. Triple H should be a good match later tonight, I'm looking forward to it. Hahaha I couldn't imagine Swagger saying that last line to the crowd but it made me chuckle :), it seems some big things might be on the horizon for Swagger which I'm all for as he cleary has the in-ring talent.

I used to love the dirt sheet back in the day and I really enjoyed the video of Carlito and Primo ;), that's not the main talking point though as Miz turns on Morrison! I'm looking forward to which way you will go with this as I like the both of them. Hmmmmmm Jericho and Miz having a talk? could mean a lot of things.

Kane and Punk look like their going to go at it after Kane's attack, again Kane is my all time fave and he could give Punk a big rub here while he is still Mr Money In The Bank. WOW a Tombstone as well, some big punishment for Punk there. William Regal is brilliant and he's going for the Intercontinental Championship, should be a good program between these two veterans.

Good main event here with HHH getting the win however the main talking point is after the match after Orton's devastating attack, not sure which way you'll go but I think Orton is going to get his title match at Backlash.

Overall a good start here mate, you've set up a few feuds and continued others. I'm looking forward to where you and Callum go with this and I'll be reading. Good job mate. (Y)
 
#14 ·
Nice read! On to the review!

RAW Review

Pros:

- Right away I can see how good you are with mannerisms, Orton's stomping around and such is so like his character at this point. Trips and Vince making the match is good. So Kofi's the opponent? Nice.

- Kofi wins clean? I like it! Orton being pissed off was also well written.

- Divas match wasn't bad, nothing much to say really. Nice ending.

- Potential love triangle? 10x better than what Santino was doing at this point in real life. Heel Santino>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Face Santino.

- I was a bit in between on Austin in the backstage segment, but then I realized that he would still be there due to the Hall of Fame, so I'm ok with it.

- Great promo between Jericho and Flair. I particularly liked Jericho telling Flair how he just doesn't let go and pointing out how even after Flair's big send off Flair still came back. Favorite promo of the night.

- Nice promo and squash for Swagger. The "You're momma sucks line" was random, but I got a chuckle out of it.

- Dirt sheet was...... Strange at first, but I like Miz turning on Morrison. Morrison gives you another baby face and Miz is a great natural heel.

- Definitely, liking Jericho and Miz. Their tag team wasn't a good time for them in real life, but I see definite potential here. I could see Jericho molding Miz into the a Miz similar to the one we see today. Also, it makes sense for Jericho to want help with the WWE legends.

- Good match between Punk and Ziggler. Nice to see Ziggler get offense in considering he was pretty much a jobber at the time.

- Kane mystery? Intriguing. I like where this could go.

- JBL coming back? I like it. Maybe he'll be a manager cause that would be the best way to use him at this point.

- Regal-Rey will be a good feud. The promo about the country's histories was a bit wonky, but whatever. Should be some good matches.

- Main Event time: Not bad. I really like Cody hanging with Trips without interference. That's what didn't work with the real Legacy was guys like Cena and HHH burying them. Liked Cody's work of the knee and he didn't look weak against the WWE Champion.

- Orton's beatdown of Triple H was interesting considering he's not the number one contender. Interested to see Orton's actions next week.

Cons:
Not many, remember these are not big just some constructive criticism to help you.

- When Kofi beat Orton, it was sold more as Orton's loss, which is fine, but none of the commentators talked how Kofi had just emphatically beat the man who had just main evented Wrestlemania the night before. At this point, the biggest thing Kofi had done was getting jumped by Edge before Elimination Chamber. A win like this should've been looked at as huge.

- Like I said, I loved the Jericho/Flair promo. That is until Hacksaw came out. Hacksaw? Really? Not Austin? Not Steamboat? Hacksaw? I don't know, man. I'll give you the benefit of the doubt.

- I was VERY lost on the whole coyote/prima-donna thing. It just seemed.... Awkward. Maybe it's a reference I don't get.

- Finally, I was disappointed with the Ziggler and Punk promo. I expected a lot more from these two, but it was just "Hey, I'm Dolph" "Ok let's fight".

Overall, great first show. I will continue reading.

Rating: B+
 
#18 ·
Re: World Wrestling Entertainment - Reviving A Legacy

Okie doke, broskies. JDawg, this is the first show that I've read all the way through since coming back and I really like what you're doing with the brand... so I'm gonna drop some feedback and go along my way.

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▪ RAW FEEDBACK ▪

Solid promo to open the show. Me being such an Orton mark, I can't say that I enjoyed Randy coming off as so 'weak' during this promo. It seems as if you're not pushing him any further towards the main event or to be a main event player... and that's the only thing that makes this okay to me. If you DO plan on making him a main event player, he just seems to be cancelling himself out. Something about Orton's side of this promo just didn't seem to properly capture his character -- that is, until Triple H and Vince McMahon came out. Suddenly, I see the fire in Orton and the character fits very well on all three parts. Good work here, and leading into the first match of the contest was a good idea.

As far as Orton vs. Kingston goes, once again, Orton looked very weak because of the ending. He mounted offense all match long, and suddenly a forearm & TIP take him out? I suppose we can still credit this to his lack of focus, but I figure if Orton was working the knee all match, TIP would be much weaker and much less possible to take out someone who had been dominating the entire match. Reguardless, huge upset here and I agree with coolquip, I understand Orton was at the center of attention at this point of the show, but Kofi getting the win should have been highlighted a little more --- this is a huge push for Kofi, which I'm not opposed to. Good work nonetheless.

Mickie James, FTW. That's all I have to say. Huge fan of her and Melina going over in the diva's contest.

Tension between Beth and Santino... uh oh. Otherwise, the promo -- correction-- Ron Simmons seemed pretty useless in this one. I'm a HUGGGGGGE fan of the whole "Damn" one-liner, but it just seems to me that not enough happened to warrant one, you know? I haven't read back in your thread to know why Austin was in attendance... but I hope he sticks around, to be honest. Would love to see more from him.

EXCELLENT promo between Jericho & Flair here. No complaints whatsoever. You did a very good job here, and having things break down physically was a good touch as well. As for having Jim Duggan come out? Also a good touch. It may not be what everyone would want in a booking thread, but it was very realistic and it made sense for this articular time frame. Good work.

The HHH/Legacy promo was small but to the point, there was a little typo in the commentary that made me giggle: "It's going to be Triple H vs. 'The Game'." Haha.

Squash match for Swagger... good stuff, I see he's getting a push here which makes him look really good going into the future of this thread. On the negative side, I really, REALLY hate what you're doing with his character... hahaha but I suppose that's good, right? He's 10 time more annoying here than he ever was in real life --- I suppose you can just call that quality booking on your part. Good shit.

Live Dirt Sheet, eh? Good work, and the video package fit as a good distraction for Miz to strike. Looks like Miz and Jericho are forming some sort of alliance which could definitely be good for both men going into the future. I'm looking forward to seeing how they interact on future episodes.

DRAFT, FTW!

This Ziggler & Punk promo, I could have done without. There was no base to it. For what it's worth, you could have just thrown the match in and nobody would have questioned it. Maybe this is just because I'm a total mark for Kane, but having him come out was BRILLIANT, and I see that he's getting revenge for Punk's actions in the MITB match. I smell a potentially hot rivalry coming up, and this was a very nice way to get it started.

Not a huge fan of Mysterio or Regal so it was hard to get into or WANT to get into but the breakdown afterwards made it worth it.

Main event time! I figured Triple H would go over on this one, but suspected there would be some interference from the other members of Legacy along the way. Very surprised that the match went relatively normal, and props to writing Rhodes some good offense as opposed to just being squashed. I did that. Lastly, the attack from Orton towards the end was a great way to cap the night... and suddenly he doesn't look so weak.

All in all, I would say this show was booked VERY well... the storyline to watch for me here is definitely the feud between Orton and Triple H. (Obviously) And I look forward to seeing where things advance from this point. I'm sure Orton will get an earful from VKM next week.

On a side note, Calum, Smackdown! is looking pretty good! Quick predictions: Hawkins & Ryder. Shelton Benjamin. Gail Kim.​
 
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#21 ·
Re: World Wrestling Entertainment - Reviving A Legacy

Hey Callum, Man City fan right?;). Really looking forward to the show here, I liked JDawg's RAW so lets see how you do with the blue brand.

Well an odd start with Matt Hardy, I thought for sure Cena/Edge would open but I'm down with this. I like Hardy and his new theme song, the promo was okay got the point across of Hardy wanting the title. And here's Cena, really glad he's back on Smackdown after seeing him on RAW for so long. Edge is out and he wants his rematch and Vickie looks like shes giving him it...Oh not Teddy! But to be fair the Triple Threat match should be good later tonight. Looks like the fans are soon cheering Edge here for his treatment of Vickie.

Nice tag team match here, I always liked Carlito and Primo so I hope they get a long run with the titles. The Brian Kendrick! Awesome, love it. Koslov I felt could have went further as the monster heel so it looks as though he might get a steady push. Think there's more than what meets the eye with Edge and Vickie breaking up.

I think it was obvious after the double pin happened that it would be a triple threat next week and it should be a good match. Now Gail Kim gets a title shot, shes a great worker so she could work a decent match with Maryse. Colons have something in store hmmmmm.

Main event time! Thinking Edge gets the win here I just hope it's not Show! And he does, happy about that and Jeff returns for a piece of Matt. Cena and Edge should be a classic!

Overall a good show mate, I think you've started off strong and you've built some promise going forward. The show might have been a bit short but you didn't write the matches in full detail that is only a small gripe by the way. Looking forward to the next show:).
 
#22 ·
Re: World Wrestling Entertainment - Reviving A Legacy

Smackdown Feedback​

Surprised to see Hardy kick off the show as I expected Cena what with his big trade and all that. What Matt had to say though was pretty much on the money, can totally imagine him bringing up everybody loving Jeff while he’s in the background. Cena answering his challenge, glad you made a big deal of him returning to Friday nights and his character was pretty good also. Edge next out, certainly a lively opening and again, you had Edge captured well, was pleased to see you mention the whole girlfriend thing with Lita lol. Number one contenders match later was a nice announcement though I’m not sure why Show was thrown in to be honest.

Wow, very interesting exchange here between Edge and Vickie, face turn for the Rated R Superstar incoming perhaps?

Nice way to start off the in ring action, a tag title belt is always good use on TV and it’s a strong win for the Colons while also giving Ryder and Hawkins a chance to shine, good job. Aftermath was nicely executed also, TBK and Big Zeke would be a solid addition to the tag ranks and I’d love to see a feud between them and the Colons.

Haha Kozlov and the Double Double E. Served its purpose here, squash win and statement of intent, would be interested to see how you push him that’s for sure.

Cena I felt was a little off here compared to earlier. Particularly when he said Hardy needs a beating, sounded like a father to his child lol. Standard running down the competitors but a little short and a little flat for me here.

Hmmmm, that Edge face turn is looking more and more likely or tweenerish anyway. Arguing with Show, more trouble with Vickie, I like this approach with him. As for Show and Vickie? Ughhh but understandable lol.

I’m sure this would’ve been a fun match here and the ending was certainly different. A unique approach and I’m sure we’ll see some fallout to this. I would’ve preferred Christian in this spot but that’s personal preference.

Nice announcement for next week, guess that cleared things up pretty quickly. Should be a good match between all the ‘brothers’ as Truth liked to point out.

Big win for Gail here, glad to see you utilising her better than the WWE themselves did. Match with Maryse will be interesting, as hot as Maryse is there’s no doubt Gail would be a better champ.

A little pointless I felt from Maryse here, didn’t really serve much of a purpose.

I liked this on the other hand, enjoyed the fact you showed that Carly and Primo were hurting but were already looking to next week, makes things heated between the teams already.

Main event seemed a solid one and I’m glad we finally saw something from Jeff Hardy, after what happened earlier I was surprised there was no sign of him up til now. Glad to see that the Hardyz will keep feuding while Cena/Edge although it had been done to death by this point will be something exciting I’m sure, especially with Edge’s new attitude.

On the whole a very solid first show. The main event scene looks good and somewhat fresh with Cena and the Hardyz along with a new side to Edge. Midcard developed pretty well too here so I’m very much looking forward to next week and I’m sure the rust will continue to wear off. Good job.
 
#34 ·
Re: Calum Presents: WWE 2009 - The Fear That's In Your Eyes

Sending a thank you too the guys who reviewed my last show, much appreciated fellas.

This show has actually been written for a while, just didn't have any motivation to finish off the matches. So excuse the detail of the matches and I haven't had time to proof read this, so I imagine there will be a couple of mistakes. Enjoy...


WWE Friday Night SmackDown
24.04.09 | Amway Arena

Before the opening credits, a video package rolls, giving us a reminder of last weeks show. It begins with Teddy Long announcing a tag team match between the team of Edge & John Cena against the team of Big Show & Edge. Then we see the conversation about working together between Cena and Edge, before we segue into seeing Cena saving Edge from a beating by a Big Show. And then finally, the video ends with Edge spearing John Cena, costing his team the win and ending the short lived team of Edge and Cena. And then the package ends...

Then the customary SmackDown opening package plays, highlighting the Superstars of SmackDown before cutting into the arena where a huge pyrotechnic display goes off and we get a panning shot of the fans in the arena. The commentary team of SmackDown then chimes in.


Jim Ross: Hello everybody and welcome to Friday Night SmackDown. My name is good ol’ J.R, and I’m joined again by Todd Grisham and Matt Striker. We’ve got a great show lined up, as always, so ladies and gentleman we know you will enjoy it.

Todd Grisham: Thank you, J.R. And indeed we do, a great show for you ladies and gentleman, if you were paying attention to wwe.com then you would know that we have another United States Championship match for you. After last week when R-Truth won the championship, M-V-P activated his rematch clause which means we witness these two Superstars square off one on one tonight.

Matt Striker: And what a match that will be. But don’t forget we also have two other matches planned, involving the World Heavyweight Champion John Cena and ‘The Rated R Superstar’ Edge.

Jim Ross: That’s right, both of these men will be in singles action against an opponent of the others choosing. And speaking of these two, we will no doubt get reaction to last week where Edge cost himself and John Cena a big win over the team of Matt Hardy and Big Show.

*MY TIME IS NOW*​

The crowd erupts with a thunderous reaction for the current World Heavyweight Champion, the biggest Superstar in the WWE; John Cena jogs out from the back to the stage. Looking out into the fans, he soaks it all before saluting and running down the ramp before sliding into the ring.

Jim Ross: Speaking of John Cena, it looks like we’ll hear from him a bit earlier than expected. And I do have to wonder what he will say about Edge and what transpired last weekend.

Todd Grisham: Cena put his trust in Edge, for that one match, and even saved him from a beating by Big Show, but Edge still betrayed his tag team partner and not for the last time I reckon.

Matt Striker: Lemme’ ask you guys a question, if you were John Cena, would you have put your trust in Edge?

Todd Grisham: Well-

Matt Striker: No, you wouldn’t. Edge has a reputation for turning his back on people and using whatever to get what he wants. Cena was an idiot for trusting Edge, and he got what everybody knew he would get, besides he himself.

In the ring, the fans have started to die down a bit and Cena is handed a microphone by the timekeeper.

John Cena: Last week, okay, our-

Cena’s cut off as the fans begin to chant his name...

John Cena: Thank you. Last week, our SmackDown General Manager... Theodore Long... made a huge tag team main event.

Cena adjusts his cap...

John Cena: It was the team of Matt Hardy...

It’s a very loud batch of heat for the hated Hardy...

John Cena: Teaming with the Big Show...

More boos, albeit a little bit smaller...

John Cena: Against myself and my opponent at Backlash... the number one contender to my World Heavyweight Championship... Edge

The mixed reaction that Edge had last week has all gone now, as the whole arena boos the mention of ‘The Rated R Superstar’...

John Cena: I know what you all thought when he announced that match... you thought... oh my god! What a match! What a tag team main event we have! Right? But that’s fine... because I thought that too. And ever since that show, I’ve been running it through in my mind over and over. Going over what Edge done... and it wasn’t until I got to the arena t’night... that I released... why am I surprised?

The crowd don’t really know how to respond so Cena presses on...

John Cena: Edge has been doing stuff like that throughout his career... and I should know... it’s happened to me often enough. Edge’s back stabbings have became second nature to him... it’s became expected in this company. When Edge is around, your guard is always up.

Cena takes a pause...

John Cena: And last week... I let my guard down. I put my trust in Edge, my tag team partner for last week... and what does he do? Stabs me in the back, as many of you guys and many of the guys in the back expected. I was stupid... very stupid to let my guard down, and Edge took advantage just like he’s always done.

Again, the fans don’t know how to react so Cena continues...

John Cena: A word of advice for anybody listening right now... doe not trust Edge.

‘YOU THINK YOU KNOW ME...’​

*METALINGUS*​

The fans erupt again, but this time it’s boos instead of cheers, directed at ‘The Rated R Superstar’ Edge who walks out in a leather jacket, sunglasses and jeans. While walking out onto the stage, Edge applauds for some reason, while wearing a smug smile on his face. And with a microphone in hand he stops atop of the ramp.

Edge: Bravo... really... bravo.

The fans boo as Edge begins to walk slowly down the ramp...

Edge: Well done... Cena... you finally realized not to trust me. But to be honest with you, Cena, everybody should know not to trust me... especially you. After all we’ve been through regarding matches and knifes in the back... you... you should have known.

By this time, Edge is climbing the steel steps, and finally enters the ring and stands a few feet away from his rival...

Edge: This...

Edge points to himself and then Cena...

Edge: It’s just another chapter... it’s just another chapter in what is probably the biggest rivalry in the history of the WWE. After all I’ve done to you... you should have known to expect me to hit you with a spear last week.

Boos from the crowd...

Edge: Like I said, that was just another talking point of our rivalry, but this rivalry between you and I... will end.

Edge takes his shades off and puts them on the collar of his shirt...

Edge: It will end at Backlash... when I defeat you for your World Heavyweight Championship. Just like I did at New Years Revolution... three years ago.

More boos from the fans as Cena brings the microphone to his mouth...

John Cena: Ah yes, that. I remember that Edge, it’s stuck in my mind for a long time. After a gruelling elimination chamber match... you come on out and cash in your money in the bank briefcase and pin me for the WWE Championship.

Again, boos at the fact that Edge beat Cena...

John Cena: That’s when this all started... this.

Cena points between themselves...

John Cena: What you did at New Years Revolution, it shocked the world. And the next night on RAW, the whole world tuned in to watch me kicking your ass. Or as you say, they just tuned in to watch what you would do every week as champion.

Edge mouths ‘that’s right’...

John Cena: That’s when it all started, after we’ve done been through it all... you’ve busted me open... I’ve thrown you in a lake, you’ve beat me... I’ve beat you. I went on to beat you at the Royal Rumble to win back my WWE Championship... but then you cost me that belt at ECW’s One Night Stand against Rob Van Dam.

Pop for the mention of ‘RVD’...

John Cena: And all of this... it’s goin’ to come to a head at Backlash... me and you one on one... the final encounter... for my World Heavyweight Championship.

Another cheer...

John Cena: Another championship match in our long history of matches.

Edge: And y’know what Cena, y’know what match sticks in my mind the most?

Cena mouths ‘what?’.

Edge: Unforgiven... two thousand and six. You defeated me to win the WWE Championship from me... in my home town. I have nightmares about that night... I still think about it during the day... and this is my chance to rectify it. At Backlash... I’m going to do that to you. I’m goin’ to defeat you at Backlash in your hometown and win the World Heavyweight Championship. Clean... one on one... no gimmicks just a singles match. Just you... and me... one on one... for the World Heavyweight Championship... in this ring.

*METALINGUS*​

‘The Rated Superstar’ puts his shades back on and exits the ring, he begins to walk backwards the ramp, keeping his eyes on the champion. Cena holds his World Championship up as Edge nods in his direction.

COMMERCIALS​

We return to Friday’s most entertaining show and we hear...

*PAIN*

The arena reacts with a batch of heat as ‘The Moscow Mauler’, Vladimir Kozlov walks down the ramp, looking like he’s bit into a lemon. Big Vlad’ climbs into the ring and is given a microphone.

Vladimir Kozlov: The last few weeks... I come out here... and face opposition that are not on my level. I have told the SmackDown General Manager that I want better competition... so he told me to come out here and issue an open challenge.

Kozlov throws the microphone to the side and waits for an opponent to appear. The silence in the arena is then disrupted by...

*NO MORE WORDS*​

Kozlov finally gets his wish, as Jeff Hardy appears on top of the stage. With the fans almost taking the roof off, Jeff sets off his pyro and walks down the ramp, keeping his eyes firmly on Vladimir Kozlov.

Jim Ross: It looks like Kozlov finally got his wish, Jeff Hardy is more than a match for Kozlov.

Todd Grisham: Jeff has been embroiled in a family feud with his brother but obviously he has gotten sick of Kozlov going on about how he has nobody on this brand to face that is on his level, which is quite frankly ridiculous.

Matt Striker: Y’know something guys? Jeff really shouldn’t be doing this, he has a huge match against his brother coming up in just over a week, he should be keeping himself healthy, not facing one of the most intimidating Superstars on SmackDown.

Match One
Jeff Hardy vs. Vladimir Kozlov​

This match started off with Kozlov trying to use his power, but Jeff used his speed and agility to take Kozlov off his game and take it to him. Kozlov finally managed to take the initiative when Hardy went to the top rope but missed a cross body. Vladimir spent the next few minutes locking in various submissions and generally beating Hardy up. Once Kozlov was satisfied with the damage he dealt, he attempted the Iron Curtain but Jeff countered and hit a series of high flying moves, before going for the Swanton Bomb... but then he is distracted by Matt Hardy, who has just sprinted down the ramp. Kozlov takes complete advantage of this and connects with the Iron Curtain from the top rope for the win.

Winner – Vladimir Kozlov @ 8.01​

Kozlov picks up a huge victory over Jeff Hardy, albeit with a helping hand from Jeff’s brother Matt. The referee raises his hand in the air, while Matt joins him in the ring. Kozlov leaves, while Matt stands over his brother, looking down and just staring.

Jim Ross: Matt Hardy has just cost his brother this match, and it’s something that Jeff will not be happy about. He had this match won, I think, but Matt just had to make an appearance.

Todd Grisham: This just adds more fuel to the fire and it’s all going to explode at Backlash in the T-L-C match.

With the lasting picture of Hardy standing over his brother...

We head backstage where Tiffany is standing by.


Tiffany: Ladies and gentleman... please welcome the new United States Champion... R-Truth.

The crowd respond with a pretty loud cheer as Truth joins Tiffany in the camera frame...

Tiffany: R-Truth... first of all congratulations on winning the championship last week. How do you feel about that?

Tiff’ hands the microphone to Truth...

R-Truth: Well... it’s hard to explain. I guess all the only way I can describe it is the best moment of my career so far.

Good cheer from the fans...

R-Truth: It’s a great feeling, I mean... I went into last week’s triple threat knowing I had a good chance of winning. I did... I did it by beating two other men... two great Superstars... but now I’m United States Champion and I’m not planning on lettin’ this championship go.

Another good cheer...

Tiffany: Well later on tonight, you’ll defend that championship against the former United States Champion, M-V-P.

R-Truth: He’s entitled to a rematch... after all... he’s got a rematch clause. And I welcome the challenge... and that goes for anybody in the locker room... I’ll fight anyone... I’ll defend against anyone. But M-V-P has to know... that t’night I’m leaving with the United States Championship. And that’s what’s up.

Another good cheer as the U.S Champ’ leaves the interview area, as Tiffany watches on.

Jim Ross: R-Truth seems ready for tonight where he’ll defend his championship against the former champion. That’s later on tonight but after this commercial break we’ll have the first of our two pick your poison matches as John Cena will take on an opponent of Edge’s choosing. Join us after this...

And with that...

COMMERCIALS​

We return to see Theodore Long in his office, looking through some papers, standing in front of his desk. The door knocks and he shouts for whomever to come in, he puts the papers down and shakes the two men’s hands and then the camera shows Tommy Dreamer and Steven Richards.

Theodore Long: Ah... just the playas’ I wanted to see. Welcome to Friday Night SmackDown.

Steven Richards: Yeah, uh, thanks for signing to the brand, Teddy.

Theodore Long: We’ve needed new tag teams on this brand for a while, and we've already got The Hart Dynasty coming in but you guys will bring somethin’ different, ya feel me?

Richards and Dreamer nod their approval...

Theodore Long: And seeing as how you two know each other so... I’d bet my house on you two playa’s being a success on SmackDown.

Tommy Dreamer: We appreciate that, and we appreciate the chance you’ve gave us.

Richards nods...

Theodore Long: Ain’t a problem playa’s. Now... you both have a match tonight against Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder. Good luck.

Dreamer and Richards swiftly turn and leave Teddy’s office, leaving him to get back to work.

Meanwhile, in another part of the arena, Vickie Guerrero is speaking to Chavo Guerrero, which we join during the conversation.

Vickie Guerrero: You do. I mean... you can do it. Look, Chavo, your Uncle Eddie left a huge legacy to live up to. You must continue the legacy of the Guerrero’s.

Chavo nods but stops when Big Show shows up...

Big Show: Vickie... I need to talk you.

Vickie Guerrero: I’ll talk to you later, Chavo.

Chavo and Vickie share a hug before he leaves...

Big Show: Look, Vickie, I want you to know that I’m just as mad at Edge as you are. After all that stuff he said to you... he deserves a beating and-

Vickie Guerrero: You’re damn right he does. How dare he speak to me like that, did you hear him? Nobody speaks to a Guerrero like that. Next time you’re in that ring with Edge, I want you to tear him from limb to limb.

Finally Vickie stops talking and Show can begin...

Big Show: Don’t worry, we’ll get payback on Edge, soon enough. But I just found out that I have a match tonight. So I have to focus on that, and we’ll get Edge at another time.

Vickie Guerrero: Uh yeah, okay. Listen, when you go down to that ring, whoever it is you’re facing, I want you to think of him as Edge. I want you to go and do to him what I just said you’ve to do to Edge. I want Edge to know that his time here is coming to an end, and once you are done with him, he’ll have no choice but to retire from the severe beating he’ll get from you.

Show nods, as he puts his arm around Vickie and the duo walk out of the camera shot.

Matt Striker: I’d hate to be the poor man who Big Show is facing tonight. After that, shall we say – pep talk from Vickie, he is in for a rough night.

Todd Grisham: And from Vickie’s intentions there, it seems as if Edge is in for a rough couple of months if Show gets his way with him.

*MY TIME IS NOW*​

For the second tonight, the World Heavyweight Champion’s music plays and is greeted with another thunderous reaction. The Champ’, John Cena walks out onto the stage, salutes to the crowd before jogging down to the ring.

Jim Ross: For the second time tonight, we see the champion, John Cena make his way down to the ring. And this is an interesting situation for Cena – he has had no preparation time for this.

Todd Grisham: As will Edge, both competitors don’t know who their opponents will be.

Matt Striker: That’s the beauty of it, we get to see what these Superstars are like against possibly people they’ve never faced off against.

*DOMINATION*​

Edge’s pick for John Cena tonight is the huge figure of Ezekiel Jackson! The Brian Kendrick’s tag team partner for Backlash, the big man walks down to the ring, eyes fixated on the World Heavyweight Champion. ‘Zeke pulls his massive frame into the ring and stands in the opposite corner from his opponent.

Jim Ross: Well, I did not expect this opponent for John Cena. But I gotta’ say, it’s a smart choice. Jackson is one of the biggest and most intimidating Superstars on SmackDown. And he has a ton of momentum after his victory over one of half of the WWE Tag Team Champions – Primo last week.

Todd Grisham: A smart choice, indeed. To my knowledge, Cena has never faced off against Jackson, so he’s an unknown quantity to the World Champion.

Match Two
World Heavyweight Champion John Cena vs. Ezekiel Jackson​

This match kicked off with a flurry off offense from Cena, matching Jackson’s strength with his own each step of the way. But eventually, Jackson managed to take Cena off his game, and start to dominate proceedings. Surprisingly, Jackson got a lot of offense in on the World Champion, he even got a few near falls, and hit some of his signature moves. But Cena, after being dominated for most of the match, began his comeback, breaking out of sleeper hold and hitting a number of flying shoulder blocks and then his five knuckle shuffle before finishing the match off with the Attitude Adjustment.

Winner – John Cena @ 7:54​

The fans rise to their feet to congratulate the winner, John Cena, who the referee is checking is already after that hellacious match. The referee helps Cena to his feet, exhausted from taking on big ‘Zeke, once on his feet – the ref holds his arm in the air and then collects the World Heavyweight Championship and hands it to him.

Jim Ross: I truly thought Ezekiel had that match won, when he reversed the Attitude Adjustment and connected with that spinebuster I thought it was all over but Cena kicked out, which shows the never day die attitude that he personifies.

Todd Grisham: But how much of this match has taken a toll on Cena.

Matt Striker: Edge was smart picking an opponent like Jackson for Cena, the perfect opponent to wear Cena down and tire him out before Backlash.

Jim Ross: But remember ladies and gentleman, Edge will also be in action tonight, against an opponent of John Cena’s choosing.

We catch a shot of Cena slapping hands with a few hands while on his way down the ramp and with that – we head to a commercial break.

COMMERCIALS​

We return to SmackDown, and the cameras are backstage where the WWE Tag Team Champions, Carlito and Primo are speaking with Brie and Nikki Bella.

Brie Bella: Oh my god! Guys, last week was so funny!

Nikki Bella: It was... it was hilarious to watch Kendrick and Jackson slip around the ring.

Brie Bella: Yeah, but guys, we are sorry that you couldn’t get the win over Jackson, Primo.

Primo shrugs his shoulders...

Primo: Well, ju see, that was just one match. The one that matters is at Backlash when Carlito and I defend our championships.

Pop...

Carlito: Yeah, and t’night, Carlito is goin’ out to ‘dat ring and pinnin’ Kendrick, one-two-three and then at Backlash Carlito and Primo will retain our championships.

Brie & Nikki Bella: Can’t wait!

The Colon’s put their arms around their respective Bella, and the foursome proceed out of the shot and we cut to the main arena

*IN THE MIDDLE OF IT*​

The fans boo a little at the arrival of Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder, the duo walk out the ring, pointing at themselves and shouting out that they are the best tag team on SmackDown. After a bit of taunting, the tag team finally enter the ring and await their debuting opponents.

Jim Ross: This is a great chance for Hawkins and Ryder to get back on track, after they lost their championship opportunity two weeks ago. Especially this match, because they have the opportunity to ruin the nights of Tommy Dreamer and Stevie Richards.

Todd Grisham: As the SmackDown General Manager said – SmackDown needs new tag teams for Carlito and Primo to face off against, and while they are busy dealing with the challenge of The Brian Kendrick and Ezekiel Jackson.

Matt Striker: And how must Hawkins and Ryder feel? Teddy Long is signing new tag teams for SmackDown, like Dreamer and Richards, like The Hart Dynasty – while we have teams such as Hawkins and Ryder and Jesse and Festus.

*MAN IN THE BOX*​

It’s a warm reception for the arrival of Tommy Dreamer and Stevie Richards. The ECW Originals walk down the ramp, playing to the crowd, before entering the ring and preparing for the bell.

Jim Ross: We found out earlier tonight, that Theodore Long signed these two to SmackDown to compete in the tag team division, they are both successful singles wrestlers, from their time in the original ECW, so it will be interesting to see if they can translate that to tag team action.

Todd Grisham: Well these two do go way back, to their time in Extreme Championship Wrestling together. So they’ll know each other very well, and that should make for a good team.

Matt Striker: Edge and John Cena know each other very well, but that doesn’t mean they would make a good tag team. Tag Team wrestling is an art form, only a select few can have success in it.

Match Three​
Tommy Dreamer & Stevie Richards vs. Curt Hawkins & Zack Ryder​

This was a formulaic tag team match which saw the face team take the better start. Richards showed he still has it by taking the fight to Hawkins, the opening minute consists of this until Ryder gets the blind tag and clotheslines Richards without him realizing he’s in the ring. Hawkins and Ryder exchanged quick tags, keeping themselves fresh while wearing down Richards. But with Hawkins the legal man with Richards, Stevie manages to break away from his opponents and get the hot tag to Dreamer. Tommy came in fast, knocking Ryder down and then knocking Hawkins off the apron. Dreamer connects with a number of clotheslines and forearm smashes, before calling for the finish, but then Hawkins gets back into the ring, and gets him from behind. But then, Richards gets involved and knocks Hawkins out of the ring, Stevie backs up and then dives out of the ring onto Hawkins. Ryder takes advantage, or tries to that is – he rolls Dreamer up but he kicks out and plants him with a huge DDT for the win!

Winners – Tommy Dreamer & Stevie Richards @ 6:27​

The referee lifts Dreamer’s hand in the air, while Richards is still down on the outside. Dreamer smiles as he looks at Ryder, who he just pinned. But then...

Bang! Hawkins nails Dreamer from behind and begins to stomp on him. The fans are incensed as Hawkins picks him up and throws him shoulder first into the steel ring post. Ryder has now gotten to his feet and goes over to help Hawkins, the duo pull Dreamer away from the turnbuckle and continue to stomp on him.


Jim Ross: Someone needs to stop this!

The fans suddenly cheer very loudly and the cameras show us Stevie Richards... picking up a steel chair and sliding in to the ring! Ryder notices the boos and turns around... and sees Richards swinging at him! But Ryder manages to duck and dive to the mat and roll out of the ring, and luckily for Hawkins – he seen it, which allows him to drop to the mat and roll out of the ring.

The crowd show their displeasure as Ryder joins Hawkins on the ramp, successfully dodging the chair attack from Richards. Back in the ring – Richards helps Dreamer to his feet, and points to Curt and Zack who have a sly expression across their faces.

Jim Ross: I don’t think we’ve seen the last of this guys.

Todd Grisham: Dreamer looks hurt, J.R. That shoulder to the steel post must have caused a lot of damage.

Matt Striker: Of course it did, it’s a shoulder hitting metal. Richards nearly got revenge though; he was very close to taking Ryder out with that chair.

Dreamer clutches his arm as Richards asks how he is. He’s breathing heavily as he begins to climb out of the ring – commercial break incoming.

COMMERCIALS​

And we’re back on the most entertaining show on Friday nights, and we are backstage where Tiffany is once again, standing by.

Tiffany: Please welcome my guest, the number one contender for the World Heavyweight Championship... Edge!

The arena erupts with heat while the camera pans out to see Edge standing beside the blonde...

Tiffany: And Edge... what I want to know is – why did you pick Ezekiel Jackson to face John Cena in the pick your poison match?

Edge rolls his eyes...

Edge: Let me ask you a question, Tiffany. Are you stupid?

Heat from the crowd while Tiff’ seems a bit taken back by the comment...

Tiffany: Um...

Edge: Um... um... um... shut up!

More boo’s from the stands in the arena...

Edge: About your question... why did I pick Ezekiel Jackson... have you seen him? He’s one of the biggest and toughest guys in this locker room. And on his day... he could beat anyone of us... except me of course but that’s beside the point. The point is... I picked him because he is one of the most intimidating Superstars on SmackDown.

Tiff’ takes back the microphone...

Tiffany: Yes but... Ezekiel lost. Don’t you wish now... that you picked someone else?

Again, Edge rolls his eyes...

Edge: Even so... even if Jackson didn’t defeat Cena. Y’know what he did? He hurt him. He wore Cena down, which increases my chances for winning the championship at Backlash.

And the microphone comes back...

Tiffany: Are you at all worried over who John Cena will pick as your opponent tonight?

Edge runs his hands through his hair before responding...

Edge: No. No, and I’ll tell you why... nobody in this locker room is good enough to hold my bags... which is why t’night... I’ll beat whoever Cena throws at me... and then beat him... at Backlash for the World Heavyweight Championship.

Tiffany takes back the microphone while Edge swiftly turns on his heels and leaves the interview area. The camera focuses on Tiff’ staring into space before cutting back into the main arena... where we hear...

*MAN WITH A PLAN*​

The crowd react to the music of The Brian Kendrick with heat, not loud heat but still a good amount. With Ezekiel Jackson by his side, still looking sweaty from his match with John Cena, Kendrick continues down the ramp... taunting the fans before walking around the ring and climbing up the steel steps, before swinging into the squared circle. Kendrick takes off his white leather jacket and hands it to the referee, who hands it to somebody at ringside. Kendrick rolls his fists, awaiting his opponent.

Jim Ross: The Brian Kendrick looks very focused on what will be a preview for Backlash. The Brian Kendrick will face Carlito, one half of the WWE Tag Team Champions.

Todd Grisham: Ezekiel Jackson still looks a little worn out from his match with John Cena. Last week, Jackson faced off against the other half of the WWE Tag Team Champions, Primo in which he managed to pick up the victory.

Matt Striker: Currently – it’s one nil to the challengers, and that will no doubt give Jackson and Kendrick a psychological advantage at Backlash.

*COOL*​

It’s the opposite reaction for Carlito – as the fans rise to their feet and cheer the Tag Team Champions. ‘Lito – with the title around his waist – begins to walk down the ramp, juggling his apple with Primo by his side. Carlito keeps his gaze fixated on his opponent for the night, The Brian Kendrick, while Primo slaps a few of the fans hands. ‘Lito runs up the steel steps, tosses his apple to Primo before entering the ring before deciding to give his championship to his brother instead of the referee.

Match 4​
WWE Tag Team Champion Carlito vs. The Brian Kendrick​
Primo and Jackson watch from ringside as Kendrick and Carlito square off in the centre of the ring. They talk trash to each other before Kendrick slaps ‘Lito, and it’s on! Carlito it to Kendrick, using the slap as motivation to kick the crap out of his opponent. This aggression was working in the start, but it ended up being a hindrance as Kendrick used it to his advantage to dive and duck Carlito’s moves and tire him out. Kendrick then took the advantage after countering a running clothesline by dropkicking ‘Lito’s legs. From then, Kendrick dominated with a number of submissions, keeping his opponent on the ground. That all changed however as Carlito mounted a comeback, hitting some fast moves, taking Kendrick off his game, and hitting a number of his best moves. Carlito even hits a Superplex from the top rope and goes for the cover, but Jackson yanks the referee out of the ring. The ref shouts at Jackson, but is thrown out of the way as Primo comes round the ring and jumps at Jackson, grabbing onto him and hitting him with a number of punches and kicks. Back in the ring, Kendrick gets to his feet and tries to get the drop on Carlito, but Carlito sees him coming, ducks and connects with the Backcracker.

Winner – Carlito @ 7.54​

Carlito rolls away from Kendrick, before using the ropes to pull himself to his feet. Primo joins him in the ring and hands him his WWE Tag Team Championship, the duo leave the ring to cheers, while Jackson is just now getting up and climbing into the ring. He briefly glances at Kendrick before gazing at the champions who are backing up the ramp with smirks plastered across their faces.

Jim Ross: Carlito just picked up a huge victory over one of his challengers at Backlash. Using the Backcracker, the champion managed to knock off The Brian Kendrick while Primo dealt with Ezekiel Jackson on the outside. Team work at its very best.

Todd Grisham: It’s just over a week until Backlash, where we will find out if Carlito and Primo will be able to defend their WWE Tag Team Championships. They’ve held them for a long time, but to beat Kendrick and Jackson – they’ll have to be on top of their game.

Matt Striker: And even if The Colons defeat manage to defeat them – they’ll have to new challengers such as The Hart Dynasty and Tommy Dreamer and Stevie Richards. And that goes for Kendrick and Jackson if they win the championships.

***

The video opens with Matt Hardy pinning his brother at WrestleMania

Narrator:
One night a year...


A shot of Triple H pedigreeing Randy Orton at WrestleMania

Narrator:
Superstars face off at the biggest stage...


Shot of CM Punk unhooking the MITB briefcase

Narrator:
For their moment...


We fade to black with the last image being John Cena holding the World Heayweight Championship up

Narrator:
But the pageantry is over...


We suddenly hear a women’s blood curdling scream

Then the video returns with Randy Orton kissing Stephanie McMahon with Triple H watching on...


Narrator:
All that remains...


Shot of Jeff Hardy hitting the Swantom Bomb...

Jeff Hardy:
The Backlash...

Shot of Edge hitting a spear...

Edge:
The Backlash...

Shot of Kane hitting a chokeslam...

Before we see a silhouette of a man in a dark room, only seeing his shadows...

???:
All that remains... is the Backlash.

***​

After the promo ends, the cameras are backstage where the former United States Champion, MVP, is sitting on a steel chair, pulling on his wresting gloves, before standing up and patting down his attire. The Ballin’ Superstar takes a deep breath, exhaling and walking out of the shot as we cut to another commercial break.

COMMERCIALS​

SmackDown returns tonight and we are in the main arena where the silence is disrupted by...

*I’M COMIN*​

The music signals the beginning of the United States Championship match, as the challenger – MVP slowly appears atop of the stage. Montel goes to each side of the stage, pretending to shoot a basketball before returning to the ramp, and continuing his journey to the ring. With his silver chains swaying, MVP swiftly climbs up the steps, and swings into the ring. MVP bounces off the ropes a few times before stopping and shooting another basket while shouting ‘Ballin!’.

Jim Ross: Ladies and gentleman, this match is for the United States Championship and this came about after R-Truth defeated the man in the ring for said championship and he activated his rematch clause. But instead of waiting for Backlash, Theodore Long decided to sign the match for tonight.

Todd Grisham: MVP lost the triple threat match, but the odds were against him retaining and now he gets a chance to win back the United States Championship.

*WHAT’S UP*​

It’s another a cheer for the current United States Champion – R-Truth. The champ’ dance out onto the stage, belt on his shoulder and microphone in the opposite hand. MVP paces the ring waiting for Truth to finish his rap shtick and get into the ring. Finally he does, but not after getting the crowd involved and obtaining a cheap pop.

Jim Ross: While R-Truth seems to be a jovial character on his way to the ring, the man is all business inside it. He defeated two men last week to win the United States Championship, and he defends it against the former champion right now on SmackDown!

Todd Grisham: R-Truth said he had one of the best nights of his career when he won that championship, but this may be the worst if M-V-P manages to win back the United States Championship.

Matt Striker: Truth will be fired up for this match, he won’t want to lose his championship this soon.

Match 4
United States Championship​
WWE United States Champion R-Truth vs. MVP​
This championship match kicked off with some chain wrestling which MVP came out on top with, locking in a kneeing arm bar. R-Truth fought back and connected with a few quick fire clotheslines but MVP managed to counter R-Truth’s rally with a drop-toe-hold and he dived on top of Truth and locked in an arm bar again. MVP started to dominate the match, locking in various arm bars, leg locks to keep Truth down and off his game. MVP ditched the submissions and started hitting a few solid, hard hitting moves to inflict more pain on his opponent, getting a couple of near falls. Eventually, Truth managed to battle back, and go on a comeback run, but his comeback was cut short when MVP to the crowds disapproval poked Truth in the eyes in the corner. But then MVP went to the top rope, looking for a axe handle smash, R-Truth side stepped it... kicked him in the gut and then finished the match off with Corkscrew Scissors Kick!

Winner and still WWE United States Champion – R-Truth @ 9.17​

It’s a great response for what was a great match, after a few seconds R-Truth pulls himself to his feet and is handed his WWE United States Championship. He hoists it in the air before climbing up the turnbuckle and raising it there as well. Truth hops down before seeing MVP is now on his feet, the duo stare at each other, MVP holding his midsection, the former champion extends his hand... and the current champion shakes his hand. The fans give a respectful ovation while MVP begins to exit the ring – leaving it to the WWE United States Champion.

***

We see a black and white picture of a house

Then we fade out and back to see quick fire shots of Brian Pillman and Davey Boy Smith

Narrator: Great men have trained there...

More shots of Bret Hart and Owen Hart

Narrator: Some of the most talented Superstars have trained there...

A shot of two people in a black, shadowy room...

Narrator: Now the dungeon is no more...

Quick shots of two men wrestling on the ground, in the same blackened room.

Narrator: And the last two people to graduate...

The camera goes back to focusing on just them in a darkened room.

Narrator: Are coming to Friday Night SmackDown.

The Hart Dynasty coming soon to Friday Night SmackDown

***​

COMMERCIALS​

We are backstage where Gail Kim is speaking with Maria. The two finish speaking and Maria walks away. Maryse then shows up, she stares a hole through Gail who does the same.

Gail Kim: Are you gonna’ stare, or are you gonna talk?

Maryse: Cute. I just wanted to come here and tell z’you, that last week... z’you got lucky... it won’t happen at Backlash.

Gail Kim: Y’see Maryse, that’s where I think you’re wrong... at Backlash, you won’t be Divas Championship... I’m winning that match... and I’m taking the Divas Championship.

Maryse: Is that so?

Gail Kim: Ye-

Bang! Gail is floored from behind, she goes flying forward and Maryse side steps her – she then smashes off the wall and right back into a kick into the gut by Maryse. The fans are booing loudly as the cameras pan out to reveal Natalya standing beside Maryse, the two of them grinning from ear to ear. The two Divas walk out of the show as the camera closes in on Gail.

We then head back into the arena to see Kung Fu Naki hopping up and down in the ring.

‘WEEELLLLLL’​

*CRANK IT UP*​

The fans begin booing immediately as Big Show walks out onto the stage, Vickie Guerrero is by his side and the two walk down the ramp. Once they reach the ring, Vickie walks around the ring and stands, leaning on the apron as Show climbs up the steel steps and steps into the ring.

Matt Striker: I don’t like this, Kung Fu Naki is in for the beating of his life.

Jim Ross: And Vickie did tell Show to picture Edge while taking on Kung Fu Naki.

Todd Grisham: That makes it even worse for Kung Fu Naki. This could be ugly.

Match 5
Big Show vs. Kung Fu Naki​
Poor guy. Kung Fu Naki tries his best to get the better of Big Show but do you really think he could? With Vickie shouting orders at ringside, Show spends his time toying with Kung Fu Naki and inflicting as much pain as possible. Vickie keeps telling him to think of Edge to motivate him to keep inflicting more and more pain. Finally the match come to an end, when Kung Fu Naki is lifted off his feat and then planted with a Chokeslam.

Wnner – Big Show @ 2:54​

Show climbs off of Kung Fu Naki, he gets to his feet and Vickie joins him in the ring. The two stand above Kung Fu Naki.

Jim Ross: Well... a good win for Show.

Todd Grisham: Show and-

Jim Ross: Hold on Todd, I’m going to have to interrupt you but I’ve just received word that something is happening backstage.

We cut backstage where Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy are brawling in the parking lot, they are beating the crap out of each other, trading blow after blow. Some referees and road agents are trying to separate them but it isn’t working, the two just continue to brawl, until a few jobbers get involved and they manage to get separate them with the help of road agents and referees.

COMMERCIALS​

‘YOU THINK YOU KNOW ME...’​

*METALINGUS*​

It’s an absolutely massive negative reaction as Edge walks out onto the stage. The Rated R Superstar walks down the ramp, before posing and setting of his pyrotechnic display. Roberts announces his arrival as he slides into the ring, he lies on the mat for a couple of seconds before proceeding to climb the turnbuckles.

Jim Ross: I can’t wait for this match to happen, I don’t know who John Cena picked for Edge to face, but if I know John Cena – and I do, it will be someone huge.

Matt Striker: I know what you mean, J.R. Edge picked Ezekiel Jackson to face Cena, who put on a good showing and caused Cena a lot of pain.

*MY TIME IS NOW*​

Another massive reaction, but this time it’s all positive as the World Heavyweight Champion John Cena jogs out from the back. He salutes the crowd and walks down the ramp, he walks around the ring and joins the trio on commentary.

Jim Ross: Well, it looks as if we are being joined by the current World Heavyweight Champion, John Cena. It’s a pleasure, John.

John Cena: Thanks, J.R.

Matt Striker: John, any clue as to who you picked?

John Cena: None. You’ll find out in a few seconds.

Back in the ring, Edge paces from side to side waiting for his opponent.

‘GO...’​

*JUST CLOSE YOUR EYES*​

Edge’s eyes nearly pop out of their sockets as his former tag team partner and former best friend, Christian walks onto the stage, smiling from ear to ear. The cameras catch a glance of Cena smiling, then Christian walks down to the ring, he slides into it – keeping an eye on Edge as he climbs the turnbuckle.

Matt Striker: Wow! If I may so, this was a great choice, John.

John Cena: Thanks, Matt. I wanted to give these folks a huge main event, and who would have a better chance of beating Edge than the man who used to be his best friend.

Jim Ross: Well, it was a great choice. Edge looked like he seen a ghost when Christian walked through that curtain.

Main Event​
Christian vs. Edge​
Edge was shocked with Cena’s choice of opponent and that allowed Christian to gain the advantage in the beginning. Christian dominated the early proceedings, hitting some quick fire moves, and getting a few near falls in the process. But when he went to the top, he tried a flying head butt but all he got was mat as Edge rolled out of the way. From there, Edge was the one who was dominating; he was even taking time out from beating on his former tag team partner to taunt Cena from the ring. Eventually, the end of the match was near as Christian fought back and rallied, hitting a couple of his signature moves but when he went for the Killswitch Edge countered and hit the Edge-a-cution. It’s academic as Edge measured Christian and hit him with the Spear!

Winner – Edge @ 7:36

The crowd boo fiercely as the referee holds Edge’s hand in the air. Afterwards, he checks on Christian while Edge slides out of the ring.

Jim Ross: A great match, two men-

Matt Striker: Hold on, J.R – I think things are about to kick off.

Edge is now walking around the ring, he gets to the announce table, and the World Heavyweight Champion stands up to meet him. Cena places his belt down on the table while the two men go face to face. They talk some trash to each other, before Edge reaches up to Cena’s face and pushes his hand against it, pushing him back. Edge backtracks into the ring, and Cena pursues him, but The Rated R Superstar leaves via the other side and backs up the ramp. Leaving Cena standing in the ring, furious.

End

Results
Singles Match | Vladimir Kozlov bts. Jeff Hardy
Singles Match | John Cena bts. Ezekiel Jackson
Tag Team Match | Tommy Dreamer & Stevie Richards bts. Curt Hawkins & Zack Ryder
Singles Match | Carlito bts. The Brian Kendrick
Singles Match | Big Show bts. Kung Fu Naki
Singles Match | Edge bts. Christian​

WWE Backlash
04.05.09 | TD Banknorth Arena | Boston, Massachusetts

WWE Championship – No Holds Barred
Triple H © vs. Randy Orton

World Heavyweight Championship
John Cena © vs. Edge

Tables, Ladders & Chairs
Jeff Hardy vs. Matt Hardy

---

WWE Tag Team Championship
The Colons © vs. The Brian Kendrick & Ezekiel Jackson

WWE Divas Championship
Maryse © vs. Gail Kim​
 
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8. WWE Championship; No Holds Barred
WWE Champion Triple H vs. The Viper Randy Orton


9. World Heavyweight Championship
World Heavyweight Champion John Cena vs. The Rated R Superstar Edge

6. Tables, Ladders & Chairs
The Dark One Matt Hardy vs. The Charismatic Enigma Jeff Hardy

3. WWE Intercontinental Championship
WWE Intercontinental Champion Rey Mysterio vs. The Ruthless Englishman William Regal w/ The English Terror Nigel McGuiness & The Sinister Scotsman Drew McIntyre

2. WWE Tag Team Championshp
WWE Tag Team Champions The Colons vs. The Man With A Plan The Brian Kendrick & The Dominator Ezekiel Jackson

1. Straight Edge Takes On A Demonic Presence
The Straight Edge Superstar CM Punk vs. The Big Red Monster Kane

5. The Present Teams With The Future
The Shaman Of Sexy John Morrison & The Heartbreak Kid Shawn Michaels vs. The Best In The World Chris Jericho & The Awesome One The Miz

7. A Lust For Competition
The Moscow Mauler Vladimir Kozlov vs. A Handpicked Opponent

4. WWE Divas Championship
WWE Divas Champion Maryse vs. The Strong And Sexy Gail Kim

Bonus Questions
What will be the match order? Done (With the WHC last as it's Cena's hometown)
How many championships will change hands? 1.
Who will be the man picked to face Vladimir Kozlov? Finlay
What will be the longest match? Cena vs Edge
What will be the shortest match? Divas Match

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#73 ·
Re: C3K Presents: WWE 2009 - The Fear That's In Your Eyes

RAW Review

Definitely loved Undertaker's mind games that he played on Randy Orton and I love that Orton and Taker's rivalry is being reignited especially now in 2009 in your story because in 2005 their rivalry was so great back when Orton was The Legend Killer but now Orton is a Viper and Orton is much more ruthless, much more dangerous than he ever has been and that could be a bad thing for The Undertaker but the thing Orton needs to understand, what Legacy needs to understand is that you can't kill what is already dead, and what DiBiase and Rhodes don't understand is that they can't beat what they don't understand, but DiBiase I think he would have more knowledge about The Undertaker than Cody could seeing as how it was DiBiase's father The Million Dollar Man Ted DiBiase who brought The Undertaker into the WWE all those years ago back at Survivor Series 1990, so Ted since he is in Legacy, he would know all about Taker and so does Orton but Rhodes doesn't

Please can you have Taker play more mind games with Orton, Rhodes, and DiBiase because it is just too entertaining, because he is already in Orton's head

The Ruthless Monarchy making their presence felt by attacking Rey Mysterio especially right in front of his little daughter, just despicable, utterly heinous and I hope Regal and his merry band of misfits get what's coming to them courtesy the RAW GM Flair

Loved Punk and Perkins and Cryme Tyme coming to Rey's rescue

Love Mr. Kennedy and the fact that he is facing Orton, here is to hoping he beats Orton tonight because that will end up propelling him straight to the WWE Championship some day soon

And Legacy beating Yang and Fu Naki sends a strong message for sure

Loved Punk and Perkins' match and the promise Punk made that if Orton retains against Taker, he is going to cash in on Orton to get revenge on Orton for punting him in the skull last year at Unforgiven 2008 costing Punk the World Heavyweight Championship

And as for the Divas Championship tournament, praying Melina wins
 
#75 ·
Re: C3K Presents: WWE 2009 - The Fear That's In Your Eyes

WWE Championship
Randy Orton © vs. The Undertaker

World Heavyweight Championship
John Cena © vs. Chris Jericho vs. Jeff Hardy vs. Matt Hardy

5. Big Show & Vickie Guerrero’s Contracts On The Line
Big Show w/Vickie Guerrero vs. Edge

6. Inferno Match
Christian vs. Kane

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3. WWE Intercontinental Championship
Steel Cage Match
Rey Mysterio © vs. William Regal

WWE United States Championship
1 Seven Man Gauntlet Match
R-Truth © vs. Dolph Ziggler vs. Evan Bourne vs. John Morrison vs. Kofi Kingston vs. Mike Knox vs. Shelton Benjamin

2. World Tag Team Championship
Tag Team Match
Cryme Tyme © vs. The Ruthless Monarchy

WWE Women’s & Divas Championship
Triple Threat Unification Match
Beth Phoenix © vs. Maryse © vs. Melina

4. WWE Money in the Bank Briefcase
Four Corners Elimination Match
CM Punk © vs. Jack Swagger vs. TJ Perkins vs. The Miz

Bonus Questions
Who will take the fall in the World Hvt Championship match? Chris Jericho
Predict the match order?
Predict the participant order of the U.S Title bout? Kofi, Knox, Evan, Dolph, John, Shelton, R-Truth.
Will CM Punk cash in and if so, on who? Not yet
 
#76 ·
Re: C3K Presents: WWE 2009 - The Fear That's In Your Eyes

9. WWE Championship
Randy Orton © vs. The Undertaker

8. World Heavyweight Championship
John Cena © vs. Chris Jericho vs. Jeff Hardy vs. Matt Hardy

6. Big Show & Vickie Guerrero’s Contracts On The Line
Big Show w/Vickie Guerrero vs. Edge

4. Inferno Match
Christian vs. Kane

---

1. WWE Intercontinental Championship
Steel Cage Match
Rey Mysterio © vs. William Regal

3. WWE United States Championship
Seven Man Gauntlet Match
R-Truth © vs. Dolph Ziggler vs. Evan Bourne vs. John Morrison vs. Kofi Kingston vs. Mike Knox vs. Shelton Benjamin

2. World Tag Team Championship
Tag Team Match
Cryme Tyme © vs. The Ruthless Monarchy

5. WWE Women’s & Divas Championship
Triple Threat Unification Match
Beth Phoenix © vs. Maryse © vs. Melina

7. WWE Money in the Bank Briefcase
Four Corners Elimination Match
CM Punk © vs. Jack Swagger vs. TJ Perkins vs. The Miz

Bonus Questions
Who will take the fall in the World Hvt Championship match? Matt Hardy
Predict the match order? Above.
Predict the participant order of the U.S Title bout? Shelton, Truth, Ziggler, Morrison, Knox, Bourne, Kofi
Will CM Punk cash in and if so, on who? No.
 
#79 ·
Re: C3K Presents: WWE 2009 - The Fear That's In Your Eyes

CURRENT CARD FOR WWE JUDGMENT DAY
DATE: 31st May, 2009
LOCATION: Rosemont, Illinois

9. WWE Championship
Randy Orton © vs. The Undertaker

8. World Heavyweight Championship
John Cena © vs. Chris Jericho vs. Jeff Hardy vs. Matt Hardy

7. Big Show & Vickie Guerrero’s Contracts On The Line
Big Show w/Vickie Guerrero vs. Edge

6. WWE Money in the Bank Briefcase
Four Corners Elimination Match
CM Punk © vs. Jack Swagger vs. TJ Perkins vs. The Miz

5. Inferno Match
Christian vs. Kane

4. WWE Women’s & Divas Championship
Triple Threat Unification Match
Beth Phoenix © vs. Maryse © vs. Melina

3. WWE Intercontinental Championship
Steel Cage Match
Rey Mysterio © vs. William Regal

2. WWE United States Championship
Seven Man Gauntlet Match
R-Truth © vs. Dolph Ziggler vs. Evan Bourne vs. John Morrison vs. Kofi Kingston vs. Mike Knox vs. Shelton Benjamin

1. World Tag Team Championship
Tag Team Match
Cryme Tyme © vs. The Ruthless Monarchy

Bonus Questions
Who will take the fall in the World Hvt Championship match? Matt Hardy
Predict the match order? Done
Predict the participant order of the U.S Title bout? Random guess- Knox, Bourne, Kingston, Truth, Benjamin, Morrison, Ziggler
Will CM Punk cash in and if so, on who? Nope although it would be neat to have him cash in and win the title then end up defending it in the Four Way Elimination Match.
 
#80 ·
Re: C3K Presents: WWE 2009 - The Fear That's In Your Eyes

CURRENT CARD FOR WWE JUDGMENT DAY
DATE: 31st May, 2009
LOCATION: Rosemont, Illinois

8. WWE Championship
Randy Orton © vs. The Undertaker

9. World Heavyweight Championship
John Cena © vs. Chris Jericho vs. Jeff Hardy vs. Matt Hardy

7. Big Show & Vickie Guerrero’s Contracts On The Line
Big Show w/Vickie Guerrero vs. Edge

4. WWE Money in the Bank Briefcase
Four Corners Elimination Match
CM Punk © vs. Jack Swagger vs. TJ Perkins vs. The Miz

5. Inferno Match
Christian vs. Kane

3. WWE Women’s & Divas Championship
Triple Threat Unification Match
Beth Phoenix © vs. Maryse © vs. Melina

6. WWE Intercontinental Championship
Steel Cage Match
Rey Mysterio © vs. William Regal

2. WWE United States Championship
Seven Man Gauntlet Match
R-Truth © vs. Dolph Ziggler vs. Evan Bourne vs. John Morrison vs. Kofi Kingston vs. Mike Knox vs. Shelton Benjamin

1. World Tag Team Championship
Tag Team Match
Cryme Tyme © vs. The Ruthless Monarchy

Bonus Questions
Who will take the fall in the World Hvt Championship match? Matt Hardy
Predict the match order? Done
Predict the participant order of the U.S Title bout? Random guess- Truth, Knox, Kingston, Truth, Bourne, Morrison, Benjamin, Ziggler
Will CM Punk cash in and if so, on who? No, he will try but someone will stop him leading to a new feud.
 
#81 ·
Re: C3K Presents: WWE 2009 - The Fear That's In Your Eyes

CURRENT CARD FOR WWE JUDGMENT DAY
DATE: 31st May, 2009
LOCATION: Rosemont, Illinois

9. WWE Championship
Randy Orton © vs. The Undertaker
Real tough one to call here, I just think Orton's gotta retain to keep his momentum going!

8. World Heavyweight Championship
John Cena © vs. Chris Jericho vs. Jeff Hardy vs. Matt Hardy
The man who in my opinion will take the title from Cena is Matt Hardy eventually however I expect Cena to keep the gold here.

7. Big Show & Vickie Guerrero’s Contracts On The Line
Big Show w/Vickie Guerrero vs. Edge
Another tough one to call, expect some screwy type of finish.

6. Inferno Match
Christian vs. Kane
A thought I had for this one was Kane setting himself on fire on purpose due to his mental state. But I've opted for him to pick up the win here instead.---

5. WWE Intercontinental Championship
Steel Cage Match
Rey Mysterio © vs. William Regal
Don't think it's Regal's time just yet, I expect it soon though.

1. WWE United States Championship
Seven Man Gauntlet Match
R-Truth © vs. Dolph Ziggler vs. Evan Bourne vs. John Morrison vs. Kofi Kingston vs. Mike Knox vs. Shelton Benjamin
Got to say complete guess here, any one could walk out champion in my opinion.

2. World Tag Team Championship
Tag Team Match
Cryme Tyme © vs. The Ruthless Monarchy
It's time for The Monarchy to get some gold, and I see these guys getting it before Regal does.

3. WWE Women’s & Divas Championship
Triple Threat Unification Match
Beth Phoenix © vs. Maryse © vs. Melina
You're high on Maryse so I expect her to walk out champ here.

4. WWE Money in the Bank Briefcase
Four Corners Elimination Match
CM Punk © vs. Jack Swagger vs. TJ Perkins vs. The Miz
Bit of a shock pick here, I think Miz gets the briefcase and feuds with HBK when he returns, real big push for him.

Bonus Questions
Who will take the fall in the World Hvt Championship match? Chris Jericho
Predict the match order? Done
Predict the participant order of the U.S Title bout? I'm not gonna hazard a guess, I think Dolph will be the last entrant though.
Will CM Punk cash in and if so, on who? Nope he won't
 
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Re: C3K Presents: WWE 2009 - The Fear That's In Your Eyes

~ Smackdown! Feedback ~

Dropping by this thread for the first time so please excuse me if I come off as a bit uninformed. :$

First off, the format is pretty good. Although, of course, commonly recycled, it's the easiest to read imo so I'm not annoyed by it. Just making caddy observations.

Matt Hardy as the World Heavyweight Champion, eh? It's a pretty good move, though, as at this time Hardy was clamoring for gold. (Although, you could probably say that he was at his peak in mid-2005 but to no avail) Looks like he got to winning it w/o pinning Cena, which is not something out of the ordinary. Like heel Hardy too, but I'll definitely have to see how that happened. Unless of course this is depicted via IRL, then that's fine. Clarification plz for a new reader?

As for the promo, it was good. Nothing with any glitz/glamour/shazam but that's not your fault. Matt ain't got too much charisma and never really did so I can imagine it probably was slightly difficult but I think you did a good job. Just one thing that I'm noticing. You seemed to overuse the elipses marks. It's fine ever now and then but while, obviously, people will take brief pauses when they speak it isn't always necessary to shove them in everywhere. Again, moreso an eyesore than anything else. At least that's how I see it.

Cena/Hardy for the WHC seems rather huge. Methinks something's going to happen. Something about this situation spells doom.

Cruiserweight Championship back? (Y)

Pretty good opener with Ziggler and Chavo. I was hoping, going into it, that Chavo was going to take the L as he doesn't really need the Cruiserweight Championship in 2009. I think this could definitely be a nice restart for Ziggler, as it was outlined in the last sentence of your match write up, for him to push forth towards being the new CW Champion. Interested to seeing if that actually happens. Strong start to the match portion of the show, from the sound of it.

:mark: @ Danielson and Low Ki. Sometimes I forget that Ki was in the company. Interesting interaction here with AJ and Ryder. Gonna need to do more delving. Good dialogue from her, here. Didn't seem to be forced or anything of that sort and that's always good. Again though with the elipses. (N)

The irony of Kendrick calling Dreamer a bingo hall reject when he was an indy SUPERSTAR~ his hilarious. Always enjoyed TBK whether it be as TBK, or back when he was just simply Brian Kendrick. Spanky? Not really, but hey, let's continue on here. Good bit from Kendrick here who I'm guessing is just trying to establish himself around here. Wouldn't mind it. He's got great potential.

Interesting finish. Didn't expect Dreamer & Richards to get the W against the rising TBK and Big 'Zeke, but no harm done really. The dusty finish was definitely a good move to implement the 'extremism' that both Dreamer and Richards bring to the table. I certainly do expect TBK and 'Zeke to come out on top at the end of this program.

Always love storylines surrounding the GM's and this 'bias' storyline appears to be headed somewhere. Good stuff from Truth who I think you did a good job with.

LOL @ Mike Gnawx pulling Kelly away and Striker not doing a damn thing about it :lmao :lmao :lmao Much like the past, I'm gonna have to delve back but it seems like your basic situation here.

I miss the Raw Rebound :sad:

I figured that since Truth was displaying some heel-like tactics that something was going to occur in this contest. Low and behold, he leaves Kofi hanging to be drilled with the Paydirt from Benjamin. Good furthering of this 'conspiracy' storyline and Truth, understandably, seems a bit steamed after losing his U.S. Championship. Shelton getting so mo-mo is pretty great, too. Good stuff.

Good job of capturing Jericho here and T-Lo seems fed up. I think I know what's coming... TAG TEAM MATCHES~!!!! :hb ... :side:

Face Edge? Okay, I'm intrigued. Looks like you KO'd the feud he was having with Big Show at the time IRL which I personally can't complain with. It was blah from what I remember and frankly pretty disappointing. Whoa. Christian was LIT ON FIRE?! Jesus Christ, lol. Good reminiscing here, and I think you did a pretty decent job of capturing Edge here. Something seemed odd here though, and I'm not sure what it was. Maybe it's just cause it's been a while since I've seen an Edge promo. Pretty good cap off to this promo with Kane chokeslamming Edge, and I'm beginning to expect Kane and Edge to square off at the next PPV.

Very good tag team match here despite its short time. Loved the action and it's good to see these four guys who are certainly talented, in each of their own rights, get the chance to strut their stuff even if it was for just six minutes or so. Good finish, with a good introduction of the Lebell Lock, and a good face victory for 'The Warriors,' which, I think, is a great name for them.

Cena macking on Maria. :yum: What a champ. Again, kind of awkwardness from Hardy and sorta the same from Cena. Him calling him a paper champion was a bit awkward from my vantage point but then again, I have no idea how you've been depicting Cena so maybe this actually fits. Anyways, the brawl was a decent way of heightening things but, to be honest? I think it was a bit unnecessary. A decent little confrontation with "verbal violence" probably would have been better suited.

The Brian Kendrick: Who do you think you are?? A Superhero?? Get out of my face.
Holy shit :lmao #DEAD

Good interaction here with TBK and Helms, and Zeke, ever the intellectual speaker. :side: I'm a big fan of the matchmaking here. Seems only fair that Zeke takes on Stevie and TBK-Helms feels slightly forced but I like it, for cruiserweight's sake. Perhaps a part of the tournament? Who knows. Some good booking, though.

Hardy/Morrison looked like it was nothing short of a good match made for two guys who needed to get some strength after a PPV. And to be honest this seemed pretty terrific. High-energy, high-impact, and high-flying action all over the place which suits each of these guys' styles. Pretty darn good finish too, and I will be anticipating to see where these two head after this match.

Oh shit~! Jericho!! I suppose I now know where Jeff is headed. No complaints from me. Make this own, plz.

Ah ha! I knew something was going to boil over here. Hardy's aggression is great and, after not pinning Cena in the F4W match, this does a great job of making him look strong over the former champion. Good booking here and, frankly, a pretty damn brutal ending.

Overall: I liked what I saw. There were a few things that were discrepancies. The high amount of elipses marks, the awkwardness of Matt Hardy, John Cena and, for some reason, Edge, and also the brawl between Cena and Hardy. Other than that though, there was a lot of good. The booking, the matches and I really liked how TBK was used and what he was saying. Some gems here.

Definitely going to be a future reader and I thought this was a good read. Best of luck in the future, man.
 
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Re: C3K Presents: WWE 2009 - The Fear That's In Your Eyes

Firstly, a big thank you to Jam and TWG for their feedback, much appreciated. <3

I did have a very meaningful post set up for the 100th reply but sadly that honour was ripped away from me so some news and a Raw preview will have to suffice. :side:

It appears that WWE’s Fully Loaded is shaping up nicely with some solid matches being announced. We have heard from an ‘inside’ source, that two matches have yet to be announced. The o2 Arena is officially sold out and a number of British celebrities will be in attendance, we have heard that some members of “Arsenal Football Club” will be there, as will British singer’s Noel Gallagher and boxer Joe Calzaghe. Also, we have heard that Fully Loaded may be a trial run, if it is successful then perhaps the ‘E may host a “big four” PPV in Britain some day.

Over the past couple of days, WWE cameras have been spotted in Virginia, as well as Florida with WWE Superstar Santino Marella being the focus of those cameras. Apparently witnesses spotted Santino and the cameras entering a bar in Virginia and entering FCW’s building in Florida. This may be the beginning of a very special WWE running vignette which will feature The Italian Stallion.

A lot of attention as been put on the SmackDown General Manager, Theodore Long as of late. Many behind the scenes feel he has run his course as SmackDown GM and it’s time for a change. Instead of the usual, “performance evaluation” WWE have decided to make it into a storyline which is scheduled to conclude at Summerslam. Expect R-Truth, The Brian Kendrick and Chris Jericho to play a big part in this storyline.

A lot of people have been asking why The Brian Kendrick was not in the Cruiserweight Championship Tournament this past week, and it’s rather simple, as a backstage source has told us that this is all a part of the long running angle involving Theodore Long.

Speaking of SmackDown, a lot of people feel that they are very light on mid-card faces, what with John Morrison being put in the Cruiserweight Division. The only real mid-card face left is Kofi Kingston, with Evan Bourne being on the sidelines with a storyline injury. Expect a call up from FCW pretty soon or one of the new signings debuting, which may include Tyler Black.

Bobby Lashley on SmackDown picked up a huge victory over the World Heavyweight Champion, but it doesn’t appear that he will get involved in the hunt just yet as we have been told he is in line for a heel turn. How that occurs, may be something to do with the fact he isn’t getting a shot but we can’t know for sure.

Triple H is on the mend and may be back soon for a big rematch against the current WWE Champion, Randy Orton. Orton has had his hands full with The Undertaker recently and many WWE officials believe the rematch between Orton and Triple H won’t need the WWE Championship, and thus we could see a new champion pretty soon.

WWE Officials appear to be high on The Miz after his strong showing against Shawn Michaels on the microphone. The Heartbreak Kid verbally laid into him, going off the script but The Miz took it well, appearing backstage and putting everything behind him. The Miz/Michaels rivalry is expected to kick on now, and while at the beginning it was a simple measure to give HBK something to do, it has evolved into one of the premier storylines on Raw and should give The Miz a push to upper-mid-card position.

The Cruiserweight Championship Tournament is now in full swing, Gregory Helms defeated Jamie Noble, Dolph Ziggler defeated Chavo Guerrero, John Morrison defeated Jesse and Kaval defeated Zack Ryder to advance to the Semi-Finals. The Semi-Finals have been posted on WWE’s website:

Dolph Ziggler vs. Gregory Helms
John Morrison vs. Kaval

The final is currently scheduled to take place at The Bash, and once that is over, we may see an influx of new Cruiserweights to help the division get off the ground.
Monday Night Raw – 15 June – Tuscan, Arizona

The penultimate episode of Monday Night Raw before the WWE head to England for WWE Fully Loaded is sure to be a fiery one as we come to you from Tuscan, Arizona!

Last week, The Undertaker abducted Legacy members Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase. This led to a frantic search from Randy Orton, but the WWE Champion was left disappointed as he was unable to find either Rhodes or DiBiase. While his search took place, he bumped into the Raw General Manager, Jerry Lawler who booked him in a match against MVP. Orton won the match in the end but it was the aftermath which got people talking. The Undertaker appeared, ushered down two crosses from the ceiling with Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase on them. Randy Orton was as shocked as anyone, even some of the fans were a little shocked at seeing Ted and Cody chained to the crosses, their heads limp. This rivalry is heating up and it’s going to get hotter tonight as Randy Orton will kick of the show for the second week running, with The Undertaker on his mind.

The Intercontinental Championship and World Tag Team Titles have been the subject of a war between Rey Mysterio and his friends Cryme Tyme and their rivals The Monarchy. Tonight, we will see Rey Mysterio in action as he takes on the man who cost him the Intercontinental Title at Judgment Day, Wade Barrett. Barrett has pledged that he will defeat Mysterio and soften him up for Regal and the other members of The Monarchy at Fully Loaded. Meanwhile, Cryme Tyme will be in the building tonight, and we can be sure of some mischief when they are around.

TheMizTV came on for another episode last week when The Miz had Shawn Michaels as his very special guest. Before introducing The Heartbreak Kid, The Miz ran down his rival, saying he was the biggest waste of space on the roster, this led to a fired up Shawn Michaels, who gave Miz the verbal beat down so to speak. But that didn’t end there, after challenging The Miz to a match at Fully Loaded and after it was accepted, he knocked The Miz into next week with a huge Superkick. We know tonight that Shawn Michaels will take on Intercontinental Champion, William Regal in the main event tonight, but he will have to keep an eye out for The Miz.

Last week, CM Punk defeated Chris Masters and called out the man who attacked him the week before, Jack Swagger. Jerry Lawler announced that Punk would defend his Money in the Bank briefcase against Jack Swagger at Fully Loaded which was welcomed by both men. However, later in the show, Punk confronted Jerry Lawler and asked for a chance at Swagger next week, he was granted the chance but in a tag team match and he would allow both Punk and Swagger to pick their own partners. We can now reveal that both Punk and Swagger have told us who they have chosen, since Swagger doesn’t have many friends on Raw, he has chosen Chris Masters while Punk has chosen TJ Perkins as his partner.

The Divas Division is beginning to heat up with the feud between Melina and Beth Phoenix picking up steam while we now know Katie Lea will take on Maryse for the Women’s Championship at Fully Loaded. With the Divas division beginning to thrive, there will no doubt be some fireworks between the Divas tonight.

***​
 
#124 ·
Re: C3K Presents: WWE 2009 - The Fear That's In Your Eyes

You've been doing a pretty good job with this thread as a whole, and I think it's a little bit of a shame that you don't get a little bit more attention around these parts. I took a quick skim of Fully Loaded, and it was a rather by the numbers PPV. The ending was a nice way to get Orton over though, and it showed me you can write pretty well.

It seems like you're making Summerslam a big deal, so I'm intrigued to see the way you go with that. Raw should be a solid show, with my main interest really lying with The Monarchy. Just an all around awesome idea, and I hope you continue to do them justice. I know this isn't much to go with in terms of feedback, but just giving you a heads up that I am reading, and hopefully sometime soon I can go a little more in depth for you. For now, just thought you deserved to know you're doing a good job, keep it up bud.
 
#125 · (Edited)
Re: C3K Presents: WWE 2009 - The Fear That's In Your Eyes

Monday Night Raw - June 29 2009: MEN Arena; Manchester, England


Kicking of the evening, we bypass the usual post-PPV recap video, and simply head straight into the Manchester Arena, where the crowd cheer in anticipation of the night beginning. The commentators don’t chirp in just yet, and we go through an awkward few seconds before anything substancial happens, but eventually...

“I HEAR VOICES...”

*VOICES...*

The music of the most hated Superstar in the WWE plays over the speakers, bringing the arena into a frenzy of heat, all of it directed at the man who has just appeared on the ramp. The WWE Champion, draped in Legacy apparel, is joined by his brethren and he has the championship over his shoulder. Randy Orton does his best to ignore the deafening boos but he can’t help but stop for a few seconds and soak it all in. It’s perhaps the loudest reaction he has ever had, and after what he and Legacy did last night, it was sort of expected.


Lillian Garcia: Please welcome ... the WWE CHAMPION ... RANDY – ORTON!

Michael Cole: Ladies and gentleman, welcome to Monday Night Raw. My name is Michael Cole, joined as ever by my partner, Mick Foley. And you are looking at the man who orchestrated the most dastardly act I have ever seen. After he punted The Undertaker in the head, he and Legacy strapped The Deadman to a cross... and hoisted it into the air, allowing Undertaker to dangle there.

Mick Foley: I do agree it was a heinous crime committed by Orton, and I imagine we don’t be hearing the end of it any time soon. But the question remains, if Triple H, if The Undertaker cannot do it, then who can stop The Viper?

Randy Orton stands at the ropes, in the middle of them while Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase climb the turnbuckles, and Legacy raise their hands in unison. There showing a unified front here tonight, ever since Rhodes reaffirmed his allegiance, this group has been unstoppable, and it appears we will hear from them as The Viper reaches through the ropes and demands a microphone. He looks at the microphone, standing in the middle of the ring now, with Rhodes and DiBiase beside him. The lights dim in the arena into a orange tint, the camera focusing on the face of The Viper.

Randy Orton: Fear.

It shouldn’t get much of a reaction, but the crowd suddenly throw heat his way.

Randy Orton: Fear... is a response to physical and or emotion danger.

Orton speaks in a matter of factly voice, which only serves to draw more heat.

Randy Orton: And fear is something that The Undertaker knows more about – than anyone else.

Orton pauses, allowing the camera to zoom in on his face.

Randy Orton: The Undertaker has enlisted fear into every Superstar he has faced. Except me.

The crowd get on his back even more.

Randy Orton: The Undertaker tried, and failed, to put me into a state of fear. His mind games, the mind games that have affected so many Superstars, didn’t have an effect on me. I did not fall for his games. He relies on his games to enlist fear, but they did not work on me because I am the man who people fear.

The WWE Champion scans the arena, moving from his centre position in the ring and walking side to side of the ring.

Randy Orton: I am the man that Superstars shy away from. I am the man that people run when they hear my music. I AM THE MAN THAT CREATES FEAR IN OTHER PEOPLE’S HEARTS.

Orton pauses.

Randy Orton: Superstars fear me... because they know if they come near me... they are liable to get bit.

Randy eludes to his “Viper” moniker with that statement.

Randy Orton: Last night – I saw something I have never seen before. Last night... I saw The Undertaker on his knees... and when he looked up... and saw my boot heading for his temple... I saw fear. I saw the fear in his eyes.

Huge heat. Randy stands in the centre once again, Rhodes and DiBiase nodding along with his statement.

Randy Orton: Surely that would be enough? No. We had to raise the bar. We wanted retribution. It wasn’t enough... it wasn’t enough to be named WWE Champion and punt him in the head. Ted and Cody, after they were hung from the ceiling – they wanted to do the same thing happen to The Undertaker.

Even more heat now.

Randy Orton: The last image of Fully Loaded was of Legacy. We stood tall... below The Undertaker, who was knocked out. Who was bleeding. And... who was hung from a cross.

The fans start up a booming “UNDER-TAKER” chant, which only gets a shake of the head from Orton.

Randy Orton: Chant his name all you want... but the fact is... you will never see The Undertaker in this ring again.

The chant has died down now, but the fans have replaced that with a “YOU-SUCK” chant, directed at Randy.

Randy Orton: Last night only serves to prove just how dangerous we, as individuals, and as a group are. There is no group in the back, no tag team and no individual in the back who are strong enough, brave enough to take us on.

Randy looks at Cody and Ted who look out into the crowd, nodding along with their leader.

Randy Orton: The McMahon’s tried to. Triple H tried to. Ric Flair and The Undertaker attempted to – but look what happened to them.

The Viper almost grins but decides to keep his stony look on.

Randy Orton: We are the present... and the future of this company... and-

*REGALITY...*​

Being as this is Manchester, England – the fans react with a MASSIVE pop, mostly because it’s William fuckin’ Regal and The Monarchy and partly because they have just interrupted Randy Orton. With Drew McIntyre, Nigel McGuiness and Wade Barrett with him, the Englishman leads his troops down to the ring. Regal looks rather dapper in a fine black suit with the Intercontinental Championship while the rest of The Monarchy are more casual with simple tees’ on. Meanwhile, Orton is in conversation with Rhodes and DiBiase, neither man looks happy and who can blame them?

Michael Cole: As J.R loves to say, business has just picked up!

Mick Foley: In a few seconds, we will witness two of the most powerful groups in WWE history in the same ring – this is a recipe for disaster.

Michael Cole: We might need some security out here if this gets out of hand.

The Intercontinental Champion leads his troops up the silver steps and steps through the red ropes, Regal stands opposite Orton while Drew stands across from Cody, Nigel across from Ted and Barrett beside Regal. With all three of the male championships in the same ring, it’s quite the sight to see. The I.C Champion seems to have been given a microphone magically and moves it to his mouth with a grin on his face.

William Regal: De-

The poor man doesn’t get a chance to speak, as his home town crowd suddenly start a loud “RE-GAL” chant which gathers a smile and a nod from the Intercontinental Champion.

William Regal: Dear dear dear. I hate to be the one to inform you - that last statement about Legacy being the most fearsome group in the WWE? That couldn’t be further from the truth Randal.

Orton cocks his head.

William Regal: You are looking at the most dangerous group, sunshine.

The WWE Champion’s eyes scans the four men in front of him, possible working out the odds as they are one man down.

William Regal: This group of men right here... The Monarchy, a group that I, William Regal put together are the greatest group in the WWE. You may think you are some diabolical leader but the truth of the matter is Randy... Cody and Ted are only pawns to keep that title around your shoulder, isn’t that right lad?

Orton looks at Cody and then at Ted, who reassure him they know why they are in this group, and it’s not to keep the gold around Randy’s waist.

William Regal: We currently own the prestigious Intercontinental Championship and the World Tag Team Championship. And that makes us, better than you three.

This gets a loud pop, any other country the fans wouldn’t know how to react to this heel/heel situation.

Randy Orton: I don’t think you realize, Regal – you are looking at the WWE Champion. A championship which is bigger and more prestigious than the Intercontinental and World Tag Team Titles.

Regal looks at this belt as do McIntyre and McGuiness.

Randy Orton: And nobody, nobody in the back and certainly not you... will take this away from me.

Regal smirks.

William Regal: You must have got the wrong end of the stick, son. I’m not out here for that, I’m after not after the WWE Championship... yet.

Orton cocks his head once more.

William Regal: I’m out here to make a statement. You think Legacy is the present and future? Well, have I got news for you. You are looking at the four men who run this company. Drew McIntyre, Nigel McGuiness, Wade Barrett and most importantly William Regal.

Good sized pop. Orton steps forward so he and Regal are face to face, the rest of their two groups get into a fighting stance, ready for this to kick off.

Randy Orton: Is that so? Only we could do what we did to The Undertaker, but we have no problem doing once more... to you.

Regal takes a quick glance to the side. Before backing off a little, Orton smirks, thinking he’s won this round but Regal seems to be taking his suit jacket off. He folds it neatly in the corner and walks back into the centre of the ring.

William Regal: You want to settle who the top group on Raw is? Now’s as good a time as any, sunshine.

Regal throws his microphone down, the fans scream in anticipation, clearly on the side of The Monarchy. The two groups glance at each other, Orton drops his championship as do The Monarchy, and it appears we are about to go! But then...

*THE GREAT GATE OF KIEV*​

And it appears we won’t see the two groups go at it as the Raw General Manager, Jerry Lawler swiftly walks out onto the stage. He gets some buzzkill heat while Regal and Orton haven’t took their eyes off each other, their men ready to fight at the drop of a hat. But it seems the General Manager has a microphone.

Jerry Lawler: Whoa whoa whoa, gentleman – please.

Slowly the two teams back off a little, and turn their heads to the stage.

Jerry Lawler: I was in the back, watching this unfold and I gotta’ say – it’s given me a couple of ideas for our main event tonight.

Regal looks at Orton who glances back.

Jerry Lawler: Before I announce the main event, I want to announce something else. Next week, there is going to be a special Monday Night Raw, called Raw Revolution. It will feature the best Raw has to offer and it will have Pay-Per-View quality matches.

Solid pop.

Jerry Lawler: Next week, our main event will be Randy Orton... defending his WWE Championship against the winner of a twenty man battle royal later on tonight.

Orton’s incensed but Lawler ignores his annoyance and continues on.

Jerry Lawler: But for tonight – since you two groups want to go so badly, I’m going to make two matches. One of them, a tag team match. The Monarchy’s World Tag Team Champions will face off against Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase. And if Rhodes and DiBiase win, they will get another match next week, where they’ll have a chance at winning the tag team championships.

Rhodes and DiBiase grin and nod, then they look at Drew and Nigel before making the universal “title sign” by moving their hands across their stomachs.

Jerry Lawler: But as for you, Mr. Regal and you Randy Orton ... we will have ourselves a Champion Versus Champion match. The Intercontinental Champion, William Regal will face off against the WWE Champion Randy Orton in our main event!

Massive pop from the crowd. Regal looks at Randy with a grin, before The Monarchy back off, exiting the ring and backing up the ramp. The Legacy stare at them as they go, before Orton looks down at this WWE Championship which he will have to defend next week.

Michael Cole: Wow! Jerry Lawler just lay down the law to these two dangerous stables, and not only that – we heard a series of huge announcements!

Mick Foley: Oh I cannot wait for next week, The Viper will have to defend his championship on Raw! When was the last time that happened?

Michael Cole: I honestly can’t remember. But that’s not all, tonight he will face off against William Regal and the World Tag Team Champions will face Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase!

Mick Foley: Y’know... I won the WWE Championship on an episode of Raw, perhaps we’ll see someone do what I did.

Michael Cole: We just might, Mick. Ladies and gentleman, it’s been a fiery start to Raw, but after the break we will recap Fully Loaded for you, and bring you up to speed on a great night that ended in horror. Join us after these short messages.

We now go to the commercials with Legacy discussing something in the ring, as do The Monarchy on the ramp.

COMMERCIAL BREAK​

We come back to Raw, and we head straight to the announce table where the smiling faces of Michael Cole and Mick Foley are waiting.

Michael Cole: Welcome back ladies and gentleman to Monday Night Raw, and right now before the action continues, we are going to take you back to last night. It was Fully Loaded, which took place at the o2 Arena in London, it was a great night of action so let’s remind you of that night.

We now fade into a video package, which begins with the words “Last Night”. First up, is the Money In The Bank Briefcase bout which was contested between CM Punk and Jack Swagger with The Straight-Edge Superstar coming out on top. Next up, we transition into the Women’s Championship match where Maryse successfully defended the belt against Katie Lea, albeit by some dodgy ways. Now, we head into the big six man tag winner take all match between The Monarchy and Rey Mysterio and his partners, Cryme Tyme. In the end, thanks to Nigel McGuiness’ Tower of London, The Monarchy retained their championships. The penultimate match we get clips of is the grudge match between Shawn Michaels and The Miz which HBK won in the end, but was subject to even more disrespect as The Miz gave up the chance to shake the man’s hand. Finally, the WWE Championship is successfully defended by Randy Orton, but the footage takes a turn for the worse when he punts The Undertaker in the head and Legacy hoist him into the sky on a cross.

After the video, we are back in the arena where The Masterpiece, Chris Masters is waiting in the ring, showing of his physique as the commentators chime in once more.


Michael Cole: It was a fantastic night of action, only to be marred by the events that closed the show. We saw Randy Orton try to justify what he did at the beginning of the show, only to be interrupted by William Regal, which led to our main event being announced, a Champion Versus Champion match.

Mick Foley: And not only that, we found out next week will be a very special Raw Revolution show where Orton will defend his WWE Championship against the winner of a twenty man battle royal which will take place later tonight.

Michael Cole: That’s not all we have for you tonight ladies and gentleman, we have the debut of Sheamus, Shawn Michaels will be in the building and Mickie James will take on Gail Kim.

Mick Foley: It’s going to be some night.

The bell rings...

Lillian Garcia: The following contest is scheduled for one fall. Introducing first, already in the ring, weighing two hundred and sixty five pounds... The Masterpiece, CHRIS – MASTERS!

*STRONGER...*​

Since his debut, he has been gaining louder and louder pops, and this is no different as TJ Perkins gets a solid reaction from the England crowd. The Puma hops out onto the stage, looking fired up with a sleeveless top hoodie thing, I can’t explain it – look up AJ Styles :)side:). Perkins quickly jogs down the ramp, slapping a few of the lucky fans hands before climbing up the steps.

Lillian Garcia: And his opponent... from Los Angeles, California... weighing one hundred and seventy two pounds, T-J – PERKINS!

Michael Cole: TJ Perkins has been on a rollercoaster ride of a WWE Career. He first joined, knocking of Jack Swagger and then competing on Pay-Per-View for CM Punk’s Money In The Bank Briefcase. He came up short but that hasn’t stopped him wowing audiences with his innovative move set.

Mick Foley: If I could compare him to anyone, I would compare him to the former Intercontinental Champion, Rey Mysterio or perhaps SmackDown’s Evan Bourne. He has competed all over the world, honing his skills, and he’s one of the quickest Superstars I have ever seen.

TJ climbs into the ring, he keeps an eye on Masters as he ascends the turnbuckle. TJ bends down and then back up quickly, throwing his hood back and revealing a beaming smile. He takes his thing off and throws it to some random fan, the lucky S.O.B, Perkins drops back down and stays in the corner. The referee, Chad Patton checks both men are ready, and then he calls for the bell.

Match One – Singles Contest
Chris Masters vs. TJ Perkins

We join this match around six minutes in, and it’s been a very fast start for TJ but he eventually ran out of steam and that has allowed Masters to take control of the bout. The Masterpiece currently has TJ perched on the top of a turnbuckle; he climbs to the second rope and pulls TJ to his feet. Masters hooks his opponents arm around his neck and attempts a Superplex but TJ manages to hook his feet around the metal bar connecting the buckle to the post. The Puma then repeatedly punches the side of Chris, forcing him to let go, TJ then hits him in the head with a forearm, Masters stumbles but lands on his feet only to see TJ rise to a standing position and fly through the air, looking for a cross body... but Masters catches him in mid-air, showing his strength as he walks TJ into the centre of the ring and smashes him down into the mat with a slam! Cole screams “THIS IS IT” as Masters covers his opponent, looking for the win... one... two... PERKINS KICKS OUT!

The Manchester crowd respond with a solid pop, but TJ seems in a bad way as Masters sits with his hands on his lap. The Masterpiece looks at the referee for a second, but then forcefully yanks TJ to his feet. Chris Irish-whips him into the corner, with so much force that TJ stumbles forward out of the corner, only to be ABSOLUTELY LEVELLED WITH A RUNNING CLOTHESLINE! TJ flops like a fish out of water, and this time it may be over as The Masterpiece hooks the leg... one... two... T- NO! TJ gets his shoulder up to another good pop, Masters sits up and shakes his head. He stands up and walks around the ring, and then reaches his hands up, and clasps them together which Cole replies with “Masterlock time”. Chris waits, stalks TJ as he stands up, he sneaks up behind him and grabs him, looking to LOCK IN THE MASTERLOCK... but TJ drops down... pulls his feet up, puts them on the chest of his opponent and flips him over his head!

Masters rises to his feet quickly, turning around and rushing at TJ who ducks a clothesline, Masters stops in his tracks behind TJ but he saw that coming and Perkins HITS A PELE KICK TO THE HEAD OF MASTERS! Chris stumbles back, but doesn’t fall so TJ sprints forward and connects with a running jumping Hurricanrana! Masters gets to his feet quickly but TJ is on the apron, he SPRINGBOARDS UP AND CONNECTS WITH A SPRINGBOARD SPACEMAN TORNADO DDT! He scampers the cover with Cole marking over the unique move! One... two... TH- NO! MASTERS KICKS OUT!! TJ pulls the hair on his head, but then climbs to his feet and stands with his back to Masters’ chest, and then CONNECTS WITH A STANDING CORKSCREW MOONSAULT! Instead of going for the cover though, TJ climbs to the top rope and GOES FOR HIS 450 SPLASH... BUT MASTERS ROLLS OUT THE WAY!! This match is continuing as Masters gets up, he kicks TJ in the stomach and pulls him up for The MasterBomb but TJ manages to push off of Masters shoulders and land on his feet. And he SMASHES HIM IN THE HEAD WITH A ROUNDHOUSE KICK! TJ quickly climbs the turnbuckle and CONNECTS WITH THE 450 SPLASH!

Winner – TJ Perkins @ 9.02

*STRONGER...*​

Lillian Garcia: Here is your winner – T-J – PERKINS!

TJ climbs off Masters, slowly getting to his feet and then gets his hand raised by Patton. Chad goes off to check on Masters, leaving Perkins to climb the turnbuckle and raise his hand in celebration. The Puma climbs down and rolls out the ring, he begins to walk up the ramp, smiling from ear to ear at his hard thought win tonight, slapping a few hands on the way.

Michael Cole: TJ just keeps on rolling.

Mick Foley: I love watching this guy in the ring, Michael, one of the most entertaining Superstars on the roster and I can’t wait to see more of him.

Michael Cole: Chris Masters, who has been on a roll himself on Superstars, just can’t seem to transfer that to Raw, he will need to soon before Jerry Lawler becomes tired of it.

COMMERCIAL BREAK

We’re backstage, where The Viper, the WWE Champion Randy Orton is walking down a hallway. He gets a massive heel reaction, his Legacy brethren nowhere to be seen. The Apex Predator continues to walk but stops and looks off to the side.

Randy Orton: You got something to say to me?

The camera pans out and we see CM PUNK sitting on a production box. He gets a solid cheer and he drops down from the box, grabs his briefcase and walks over to Orton, standing right in front of The Viper.

CM Punk: Just, uh... what you did last night... it was... it was too far. And to be honest, I’m getting sick of seeing you punt everyone you face in the head.

Orton looks in Punk’s eyes, searching for something before speaking.

Randy Orton: People can condemn Legacy for putting Undertaker on the cross... but when he did it to Cody and Ted – no one cared.

Punk presses his lips together as Orton looks at him up and down.

Randy Orton: You’re sick of watching punt after punt? Frankly, I don’t care. If you have a problem with it... then do something about it.

Orton and Punk take a step closer to each other, nose to nose.

Randy Orton: But just remember this – if you do attempt to do something about it... then I have no problem with – punting – you – in the – skull – once again.

This draws rather loud heat from the crowd while Punk shakes his head, he’s remembering the time he was punted in the head by The Viper.

CM Punk: I remember that very vividly Randy. But it wasn’t the punt that I remember, it was the fact that you cost me my World Heavyweight Championship.

Orton breathes in, his temple throbbing. Meanwhile, Punk scans his face for any emotion.

CM Punk: Guess what Randy? See this?

Punk brings the briefcase up to the side of his head, keeping his gaze on Orton as The Viper glances at it.

CM Punk: I hold the future of your championship reign in my grasp. I can cash this in at any time... and end your reign – just – like – that.

The Straight-Edge Superstar lowers his briefcase but continues to look at Orton.

CM Punk: And when I choose to do this... I can’t say. But it will be when you least expect it. When I do though – I finally get retribution for what you did to me.

Huge pop for that. Punk and Orton continue to stare at each other, the tension is evident as Punk has used the word retribution against The Viper.

Randy Orton: You have been threatening me for weeks with that case. And I’m getting sick of it. Continue threatening me without doing anything – and you’ll go the same way as Triple H and The Undertaker.

Heat for the threat but Punk doesn’t back down.

Randy Orton: You cash that in on me... mark my words... it will be the last time you set foot in that ring.

The tension continues as the two alpha males stare into each other eyes, waiting for something unknown to happen but eventually Orton looks away and walks off. He’s made his point to Punk, and he leaves The Straight-Edge Superstar deep in thought.

The cameras now cut away from the tension filled confrontation, and we arrive at the Raw Interview Set where Josh Matthews is waiting, smiling face welcoming us warmly.


Josh Matthews: Please welcome my guest at this time... the Undisputed Women’s Champion – Maryse.

Surprisingly, for a Diva, she gets a massive amount of heat, probably due to what she done last night. Regardless, Maryse walks into the shot, looking as beautiful as ever with a silver dress on and the Women’s Title around her shoulder.

Josh Matthews: First of all, Maryse, I’d like to congratulate you on retaining your championship, albeit under dubious circumstances, let’s take a look.

Maryse rolls her eyes while the camera zooms in on the TV set behind them and we get clips from Fully Loaded, of Maryse and Katie Lea making their entrances then taking part in a back and forth match. It ends with Maryse rolling Katie up and winning the match via cheating. We cut back to the interview set with the crowd booing once again. But in true bitch form, Maryse is actually grinning!

Josh Matthews: And Maryse, what I, what I think everyone wants to know – is why you had to resort to cheating to win the match?

Josh asks the question dutifully but Maryse doesn’t answer straight away. Instead, she glances at her championship and then looks down at her dress, smoothing it down before speaking.

Maryse: Don’t I look amazing, Josh? Doesn’t zis Women’s Championship look beautiful around my shoulder?

Josh stammers, the poor awkward lad. Maryse laughs a little at how uncomfortable she is making Joshua.

Maryse: Zis championship deserves to be around ze waist of ze most beautiful Diva in ze WWE, not some goth reject from zis classless country.

The champion laughs to herself while the fans scream boos at her.

Maryse: You say I cheated to win, zat couldn’t be further from ze truth, Josh. I wouldn’t say I cheated to win , rather... took advantage of a situation which presented itself to moi. All I have to say to Katie Lea, is tough luck. She failed to win ze Women’s Championship in her own home town.

Maryse pauses, receiving a “YOU-SUCK” chant. :)side:)

Maryse: Ordinarily Joshua – that would be embarrassing for zat gothic reject but she was facing moi. Ze greatest Diva of all time. You name them, I’m better than them. Mae Young? I’m better. Lita? I’m better. Trish Stratus? I’m better.

Maryse shines up her title on her shoulder while receiving more heat from the crowd. For a Diva, she is getting quite the reaction.

Maryse: Je suis Champion WWE Undisputed les femmes tout. Personne, pas Mickie, Michelle McCool et surtout pas Katie-

Maryse stops talking in her French language and looks into the distance. Josh turns and swivels to the side, allowing KATIE LEA to enter the camera shot. She gets a loud pop from the crowd tonight, she looks at the Women’s Championship then back to Maryse.

Katie Lea: I would be Women’s Champion right now, if not for you cheating to win.

Roll of the eyes from Maryse while she taps her belt.

Katie Lea: You may think you are the greatest of all time... but you are from it. In fact, until you beat me cleanly, you will always be inferior to me. And you will always be known as a paper champion.

Maryse’s cocky attitude seems to have disappeared as she is now focused on Katie’s face.

Katie Lea: You may be the prettiest Diva in the company, a Diva who gets phone calls every day for photo shoots and appearances but when I’m done with you – you’re face will need a lot of surgery, not that you haven’t had a lot done already.

Oh snap! Maryse screams in French “I’m all natural!”.

Katie Lea: You won’t be recievin’ any more photo shoots or interviews and you sure as hell will not be Women’s Champion.

Katie pauses allowing the fans to cheer her on but then Maryse opens her mouth. Meanwhile, we catch Josh checking the two Divas out, the fox.

Maryse: Hmm – zat’s cute. But you had your chance, you had your shot and you will not be receiving another. I am ze Women’s Champion, and I will be ze champion for a very long time to come.

Maryse grins now but so does Katie surprisingly.

Katie Lea: Well I hate- actually no, I love to inform you that I just came from Jerry Lawler’s office.

Maryse’s grin now turns to a frown.

Katie Lea: And I have cashed in my rematch clause. Maryse, you will lose your championship next week when I take it from you at Raw Revolution!

The crowd cheer loudly while Katie smiles from ear to ear. Maryse is in total contrast, looking like she’s been hit with a wet fish. Katie walks away, brushing past Maryse and walking off into the distance, the camera zooming in on the championship belt.

Michael Cole: Well, what do you make of that Mick? We now have a Undisputed Women’s Championship match next week along with a WWE Championship contest.

Mick Foley: It seems Jerry Lawler is pulling out all the stops for next weeks show, and I can’t say I’m adverse to it. This is what it should be, Pay-Per-View quality matches every week.

Michael Cole: We gotta’ save something for the big shows, Mick, but I can’t wholly disagree with you. All I can say is I can’t wait for next week now.

*NEW DAY...*​

The crowd rise to their feet and respond with a massive amount of heat, all of it directed at the two men walking down the ramp. Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase, Ted is currently rocking red short tights while Rhodes has gone for the regular black tights. They are decked out in Legacy tees and when they walk down the ramp, they talk some strategy among themselves. Once they are about half way down, they split apart for a bit and walk on their own, soaking in the atmosphere.

Lillian Garcia: The following tag team contest is scheduled for one fall. Introducing first, Cody Rhodes, Ted DiBiase – THE – LEGACY!

Michael Cole: Y’know, I remember when Cody and Ted began in this company. Cody was took under the wing by a man known as Hardcore Holly, and if he watches this show, he is shaking his head at what Cody has become. And for Ted, god knows what his father must think.

Mick Foley: Isn’t it fitting though? Ted DiBiase’s father brought The Undertaker into the WWE, and his son played a vital part in perhaps ridding him from the company.

Michael Cole: Randy Orton has got in the mind of these two young Superstars, they are learning from one of the best, but also one of the worst if you understand.

Mick Foley: I do. But it was their choice to join Legacy. As you’ll recall, originally they were more than just three members. The Viper weeded the weak links out in Sim Snuka and Manu, and we’re left with three of the most dangerous Superstars in the WWE.

Cody and Ted walk around the ring to the steel steps nearest the announce table and quickly jog up them. They step into the ring and ascend the turnbuckles; they take off their shirts and throw them down to the mat before raising their hands.

*SURVIVAL OF THE SICKEST...*​

But then they swiftly turn their heads to the stage where The Monarchy’s World Tag Team Champions, Drew McIntyre and Nigel McGuiness walk onto the stage. Both have the championships around their waists and the crowd are showering them with cheers. Drew and Nigel look at each other briefly before setting off down the ramp, they keep their eyes on Legacy and McIntyre slides into the ring while McGuiness climbs the steel steps.

Lillian Garcia: Introducing their opponents, they are the World Tag Team Champions, Drew McIntyre and Nigel McGuiness – THE – MONARCHY!

Michael Cole: Nigel McGuiness and Drew McIntyre successfully defended their World Tag Team Championships last night, teaming with William Regal to defeat Rey Mysterio and Cryme Tyme. If we were in America, or any other country bar here, they would be getting booed out the building. But right now they are very popular here.

Mick Foley: Well they are home town hero’s. Drew McIntyre is from Scotland but he still represents the United Kingdom, as do Regal, Nigel and Barrett, once we get back to America I bet the cheers stop and the boos start.

Michael Cole: Be that as it may, tonight they face The Legacy, a formidable team and perhaps if Legacy win they may just get a opportunity at the World Tag Team Championships.

The Monarchy hand their championships to the referee who hand them to someone at ringside. Rhodes stretches in the corner, waiting for Drew to take off his shirt. Nigel and Ted wait on the apron as the referee checks Rhodes and McIntyre are ready. And then Charles Robinson calls for the bell.

Match Two – Tag Team Contest
The Legacy; Cody Rhodes & Ted DiBiase vs. The Monarchy; Drew McIntyre & Nigel McGuiness

We join this bout around seven minutes in, and McIntyre and McGuiness have just connected with a double team move. McIntyre had Rhodes on his back, on his knee, while Nigel climbed to the top rope and dived off and connected with a leg drop to the elevated neck of Rhodes! Robinson ushered McIntyre out of the ring while Rhodes clutched his neck, coughing and grasping for breath. The Englishman forcefully pulls Rhodes onto his back and hooks the inside leg... one... two... NO! DiBiase reacts with relief as Rhodes gets the shoulder off the canvas to a bit of heat. He clutches his neck once again, getting his breath back but McGuiness doesn’t give him much time to recover. He yanks him to his feet, throws him into the ropes, he rebounds into a huge clothesline which nearly takes his head off! McGuiness doesn’t hook the leg this time though, instead he steps over Rhodes a and tags in his partner, The Scotsman, Drew McIntyre.

McIntyre walks over to Rhodes and yanks him forcefully to his feet. Drew pushes him into the ropes and Irish-whips him over to the other side but Rhodes reverses it, sending Drew on his way. The Sinister Scotsman hits the ropes, but he falls to his knees when he is kicked in the back by DiBiase! He grabs his back before exploding from his knees and knocking The Million Dollar Son off the apron to a loud cheer. Robinson scolds him for that, and when Drew turns his attention back to Rhodes, he sees him running at him and his smashed in the stomach with a running knee, flipping him over! His momentum causes him to sit up, the pain on his face is very evident but Rhodes grabs his shoulders and yanks him down, going for the cover... one... two... KICK OUT! The Manchester crowd cheer the Brit’s kick out but Rhodes reaches over and tags in DiBiase who recovered and got onto the apron. Ted walked over to Drew and yanked him to his feet, he put his arm around his neck and flipped him over, connecting with a suplex! DiBiase quickly rushed to the cover, not allowing McIntyre to breath... one... two... NO! Nigel suddenly shouts “C’MON DREW!” but Ted doesn’t give him a chance, pulling him into Legacy’s corner and tagging in Cody. Ted pulls him back out of the corner, holding him in place, while Cody winds up and connects with a couple of free punches to the cranium of McIntyre. Ted lets go of Drew when Charles screams at him to get out.

But the double teaming continues as Cody tags in Ted, again, just like before – Cody holds Drew in place while Ted connects with a few punches. The duo then turn McIntyre around, and flip him over, connecting with a double suplex! Ted goes for the cover, looking at Nigel as he does so... one... two... TH- NO! Amazing kick out from Drew as Nigel continues to scream at him “C’MON DREW... C’MON!”. Ted walks over to Nigel, standing a few feet away from him and talks some trash, telling him “YOU CAN’T DO ANYTHING!”. DiBiase turns around, away from the annoyed Nigel and kicks Drew in the stomach and throws him back into the corner. Ted tags in Cody, and like before, Ted holds Drew in place for Cody to hit a couple of unanswered shot. He winds up for one last shot... BUT DREW MCINTYRE DUCKS! CODY HAS JUST PUNCHED TED! Ted drops like a potato and rolls out of the ring, while Cody looks shocked, he turns back to Drew who explodes from the ground, connecting with a forearm smash! Both men are down now, but now Ted has managed to get back onto the apron, he sees the problem developing as Drew begins to crawl to his partner. Ted shouts to Cody “CODY... HURRY UP... TAG!” while Nigel shouts “C’MON LAD!”. The crowd clap over and over, as they both near their opponents, Cody gets the tag first to Ted but not one second after that – DREW TAGS IN NIGEL!!

The crowd goes wild for the home town hero as Nigel meets Ted in the centre of the ring, ducking a clothesline, rebounding off the ropes and smashes into Ted with a clothesline of his own! But Ted gets right back to his feet, although he runs into Nigel again who flips him over with a deep arm drag... and then another! DiBiase ends up in the corner, licking his wounds but Nigel sprints at him and takes a tooth out with a running European uppercut! Ted’s eyes glaze over as he stumbles out into a waiting Nigel, who PLANTS HIM WITH A SNAP DDT!! His head smashes against the canvas but Nigel quickly turns him onto his back and covers him... one... two... THRE-NO!! “CODY RHODES JUST SAVED THE MATCH” shouts Cole at ringside as Drew McIntyre enters the ring and pulls Rhodes off Nigel, whipping him into ropes, but Rhodes hangs on, and flips McIntyre over his head and out onto the mat below!! Rhodes points at Drew, shouting “I GOT YOU!” but he turns around and gets clotheslined over the top by Nigel! The crowd should be cheering but they are booing, DiBiase is sneaking up behind Nigel, but he hasn’t noticed! Ted grabs him from behind... GOING FOR DREAM STREET... BUT MCGUINESS SPINS OUT OF IT... AND KEEPS A HOLD OF TED’S ARM... BRINGS HIM TO HIS KNEES AND LOCKS IN LONDON DUNGEON... CHARLES CHECKS ON TED BUT HE EVENTUALLY TAPS OUT!!


Winner – The Monarchy; Drew McIntyre & Nigel McGuiness via Submission @ 13.47

*SURVIVAL OF THE SICKEST...*​

Lillian Garcia: Here are your winners via submission – Drew McIntyre and Nigel McGuiness – THE MONARCHY!

Nigel waits a couple of seconds before letting go, adding insult to injury as Robinson rings the bell and begins demanding that he let go. Eventually he does so, walking away from Ted and being handed his World Tag Team Championship, Drew joins him after a few moments with his own championship that he grabbed from ringside. While Cody reaches in and pulls his partner out of the ring. The crowd cheer Nigel and Drew as they climb the turnbuckles and raise their championships above their heads.

Michael Cole: It appears it’s one nothing to The Monarchy in the battle of the stables.

Mick Foley: That it does, but it on a different night, it could have been a very different result.

Michael Cole: We’ll have to wait until later to see if Randy Orton can even things up in our main event. Folks, we have to take a quick commercial break, but don’t go anywhere because after the commercial, you will witness the debut of Sheamus! Don’t go anywhere.

Before we throw it to the commercial, a graphic comes up hyping Sheamus’ debut. And to the break we go.

COMMERCIAL BREAK​

Monday Night Raw returns and we’re straight backstage. We’re in a locker room where Mr. Kennedy and MVP are standing, talking, and the two them are very animated.

Mr. Kennedy: It’s the best possible solution. Think about it, no one else will think of it. The best possible solution is for the two of us – you and me – MVP and Mr. Kennedy to actually, shock horror – work together.

Kennedy pauses, chewing his gum rather loudly as MVP glances at the floor then back at his “tag team partner”.

MVP: D’you have to do that?

Mr. Kennedy: Do what?

MVP: Chew your gum like a horse bitin’ a mint.

Kennedy swings his head from side to side, mocking laughter directed at MVP’s bad quip.

MVP: But I do hear ya’, I-

Mr. Kennedy: Look... a certain blonde headed hall of famer – wooooo – Ric Flair had faith in me, faith in us.

Kennedy puts his hands on his hips. You go girl!

MVP: Yeah but-

Mr. Kennedy: But nothin’. Look, we haven’t cracked on like Ric wanted us to... but we have a chance tonight. If we work together, in the battle royal – then we’ll be the last two left. And when I eliminate you-

MVP throws his hand up.

MVP: Actually, that’s not how I see it going down. As you know, I am The Ballin’ Superstar and if anyone should be gettin’ a shot it’s me.

Mr. Kennedy: Whatever. But if we work together, one of us will get a chance at the championship. And then when I win the WWE Championship from Orton – you’ll get the first shot at Vengeance.

The Ballin’ Superstar shakes his head.

MVP: Or maybe it will be me defendin’ against you at Vengeance.

Mr. Kennedy: Either way – Ric wanted us to get a long, he said we could be one of the greatest tag teams of all time. We need to put past arguments and moments where they belong and get on the same page. If not for us, then for Ric.

MVP thinks for a second. After those said seconds, he starts nodding his head and raises his hand, Kennedy meets his hand and the two embrace in a MANLY millisecond hug.

We leave the locker room now and arrive at Jerry Lawler’s office, where the Raw General Manager is talking to one of the more popular Divas, Mickie James. They don’t get much of a chance to talk though as suddenly The All American, Jack Swagger walks into the shot, interrupting the two of them. Mickie leaves the men to their business.


Jerry Lawler: Jack... what can I do for you?

Jack Swagger: Listen, Jerry, I want another shot. Last night, it didn’t happen. Last night was a fluke. I want another shot at Punk.

Lawler nods, almost as if he saw this coming.

Jerry Lawler: Jack... you’ve had your shot at the briefcase. I can’t just give you another shot at it.

Swagger shakes his head from side to side.

Jack Swagger: It’s not the case I want at the minute. It’s Punk. At this moment in time, I simply want to get my hands on him.

The All American waits for a response while Lawler contemplates his response.

Jack Swagger: Look... I can get a shot at the WWE Championship by winning the battle royal. I just want a shot at getting retribution on Punk.

Lawler sighs while Swagger still waits for an answer.

Jerry Lawler: Alright... I’ll think about it. But right now, you better go get ready for the battle royal.

Despite not getting a clear answer, The All American seems content with the response, turns on his heels and exits the room. The Raw GM watches him go as we cut to the main arena.

In the ring, appears to be the same man that was on SmackDown last week, by the name of Jammy Fino (in actuality is TNA’s Zema Ion).

Lillian Garcia: The following contest is scheduled for one fall. Introducing first, from the Philippines, weighing one hundred and seventy pound – The Hero Of The Phillipines – JAMMY – FINO!

Michael Cole: I saw this man on SmackDown, he and his partner were named as the best tag team that the Philippines has to offer, and now Jammy Fino beng named as The Hero Of The Phillipines.

Mick Foley: I watched that too, but what I saw was Ezekiel Jackson destroying him and his tag team partner. Perhaps he’ll do a better job tonight.

Jammy Fino raises his hands in the air but then turns to the stage to hear...

*WRITTEN IN MY FACE...*​

The hype videos that have been playing for weeks seems to have done their jobs as Sheamus receives a solid pop as he walks onto the stage. The rather pale gentleman walks down the ramp, reaching half way before extending his arms out and shouting out. He continues to venture down, stopping to low five some fans, he reaches the ring and looks at Jammy, almost laughing a little to himself.

Lillian Garcia: His opponent, from Dublin, Ireland... weighing two hundred and sixty seven pounds – The Celtic Warrior – SHEAMUS!

Michael Cole: We have been waiting for weeks for this moment, the debut of Sheamus!

Mick Foley: He couldn’t have a more intimidating first opponent.

Cole snorts in laughter at Mick’s comment while Sheamus climbs into the ring, he walks over to the ropes at the hard camera and extends his arms once more. He turns and is told to get into the corner by Justin King, who’ll be pulling double duty as we have a Divas bout to come.

Match Three – Debut Bout
Jammy Fino vs. Sheamus

I don’t even need to skip ahead for this match, as when the bell rings, the enthusiastic Fino walks forward and extends his fist to Sheamus, shouting “BRO!”. The Irishman looks rather perplexed and looks out to the crowd who respond with boos, instructing him not to fist bump The Fino. So instead, Sheamus explodes out the corner and takes him down with a mega clothesline! He has a smile on his face when he gets up but Jammy hasn’t moved at all, that is until Sheamus yanks him to his feet and pulls him up onto his shoulders and connects with a rolling fireman’s carry! Sheamus’ momentum means he’s up on is feet almost instantly, but Jammy is down and out. Instead of covering him, Sheamus pulls him up to his feet, and plants him once more with what Michael Cole calls White Noise! The fans cheer as Sheamus goes for the cover, one... two... THREE!

Winner – Sheamus @ 1.03

*WRITTEN IN MY FACE...*​

Lillian Garcia: Here is your winner – SHEAMUS!

Sheamus stays on top of Fino for a second longer; he then pushes himself up and climbs to his feet. Justin lifts his arm in the air, the Irishman smiling at his BIG win. He exits the ring, high fiving a few hands on his way up the ramp. Once half way up, he turns around and extends his hands once more, screaming out in celebration.

Michael Cole: On his debut, Sheamus was able to defeat, reportedly the greatest the Philippines has to offer. The waiting is over, we have just seen how dominant this man can be, the question remains, can he press on and become a star on this show?

Mick Foley: He’s got all the tools to so in my books. He’s a little too white for my taste but that’s beside the point.

SmackDown Lo-Down
The recap kicks off with the announcement that there will be a contract signing between the World Heavyweight Champion, Matt Hardy and the number one contender, John Cena. In which, the tension is evident, and even Cena says the only reason he isn’t ramming his fist down Matt’s throat is because the security is blocking his way. But Matt rubs the fact that he’s managed to get the better of Cena not once, not twice but three times. The World Champion puts himself over, saying he is the best wrestler on the roster and the WWE is in a state of “changing of the guard” now that he is World Heavyweight Champion. Eventually, the contract signing becomes violent with Cena launching himself over the table, the security try to restrain him but he fights them off and puts one of them through the table with an Attitude Adjustment.

COMMERCIAL BREAK​
We’re back, and we’re backstage where Sheamus is walking like only he can. He gets congratulated by a couple of people, he responds in kind but then stops when the Intercontinental Champion, William Regal steps in front of him with a smile. Regal gets a massive reception from the Manchester crowd.

William Regal: Allow me to introduce myself. Sir William Regal, Intercontinental Champion and the leader of The Monarchy.

Sheamus grins.

Sheamus: Yeah, I know who you are, fella.

This time it’s Regal’s turn to smirk.

William Regal: I figured you would. The reason I stopped you Sheamus... is to... congratulate you and extend a fond welcome onto Monday Night Raw.

The crowd pop while Sheamus nods.

Sheamus: Roight, well, I appreciate that.

Sheamus begins to walk off but Regal sticks a hand across his chest, stopping him in his tracks.

William Regal: But in actuality, I do have an alterior motive for stopping you, Sheamus. You impressed me out there, Sheamus, and it takes a lot to impress the current Intercontinental Champion.

Sheamus glances at the title on Regal’s shoulder.

William Regal: As a result, I’m extending a very courteous offer, and offer which only comes around once in a lifetime Sheamus. Sheamus – I want you to join The Monarchy.

Sheamus raises his eyebrows. While the fans inside the arena cheer.

Sheamus: You’re roight – that’s a very kind offer. But I dunno, I’d need some-

William Regal: I know I’m putting you on the spot, Sheamus, and for that reason I will give you a week. Seven days for you to decide. I’ll expect your answer next Monday.

With the evil grin, Regal exits the scene, leaving Sheamus to ponder his response as we cut to a video.

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The video opens in a dark room, a man is standing with a light shining behind him, shadowing his face, but we can tell it’s The Viper, Randy Orton staring at the ground.

Creepy Male Narrator: Vengeance.

Crashing shots of Orton looking up slowly, while interspersed are shots of him punting Vince McMahon in the head, The Viper completes the motion of looking up.

Creepy Male Narrator: Vengeance is the infliction of injury on a man who has wronged you.

Shot of Randy, in slow motion, RKO’ing Ric Flair.

Creepy Male Narrator:Vengeance is when Superstars take action against their enemies.

Greyed-out footage of The Viper and Legacy raising The Undertaker on a cross.

Creepy Male Narrator: Vengeance equals pain. For who? Isn’t always clear.

Now, we get footage of Backlash where Orton punts Triple H in the head.

We’re back in the room, we see Orton grinning at the camera, and then he walks past it.

Then we footage of him punting The Animal, Batista in the skull.

Back in the room, an unknown man enters the room, walking in front of the camera, we can’t see the man’s face though.

???: Vengeance will be mine.

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~ WWE Vengeance ~
_____


Michael Cole: Indeed, in just a short four weeks, we will be at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia for WWE Vengeance!

Mick Foley: I love those Philadelphia crowds, Michael, no doubt about it that they’ll be ready for an amazing night of action.

In the ring, the bell rings and Lillian Garcia steps forward.

Lillian Garcia: The following contest, is a twenty man battle royal, where the winner will receive a WWE Championship match next week on Raw Revolution!

“AWESOMMMMMMEE...”

*I CAME TO PLAY...*

The awesome music of The Miz plays and he sharply walks onto the stage. The fans respond with some good heat, but he ignores it, walking down the ramp quickly, he looks like he means business tonight. Instead of jumping up onto the apron, he simply slides into it and grabs a microphone before Garcia can introduce him.

Michael Cole: Apparently we are going to hear from The Miz before this match begins.

Mick Foley: Oh great.

The Miz paces furiously from side to side, looking at the microphone before speaking into it, still walking.

The Miz: Last night was meant to be my night.

He’s speaking in that low-tone that we’ve come to associate with him being pissed.

The Miz: It was meant to my night, my night, MY MOMENT! But it was ripped away from me. I had it in my grasp, I had Shawn Michaels beat, damn it.

The Miz scans the arena, still pacing from side to side while the crowd boo him.

The Miz: It was meant to the moment where I proved all the doubters the wrong. The moment where I prove I am meant to be in the WWE. It was taken away because of an inept referee and the despicable actions of Shawn Michaels.

More heat at this statement.

The Miz: I had him down. I HAD HIM DOWN AND OUT!

He has to take a second to regain his composure.

The Miz: I hit him with Skull Crushing Finale, and had him down for three. But where was the referee? I had him beat, I beat him! But that’s not what the record books will say, will they? I then checked on the referee, but he ignored me, and when I turned round I got Super Kicked in the face.

Huge pop at this.

The Miz: And then lo and behold, the ref made a complete recovery and counted the three. I was screwed, SCREWED OUT OF MY MOMENT! Shawn Michaels cheated and I want-

*SEXY BOY...*​

The Miz turns sharply to the stage, pouting as he does so, obviously not pleased to be interrupted. The crowd on the other hand, cheer extremely loudly as the future hall of famer, Shawn Michaels walks out onto the stage. He does his usual stuff on the stage, dancing for the crowd, a total 180 from the emotions of The Miz. Nonetheless, The Miz watches as his rival walks down the ramp, stopping to kneel on the ramp and setting off his pyro. The crowd cheer the explosion as Michaels slaps a few of the fans hands.

Michael Cole: Both of these men are meant to be in the battle royal, which is actually meant to kick off at this very moment.

Mick Foley: Well, these two have something’s to get off their chest, this is a volatile situation so the battle royal can wait.

Michael Cole: These two do have unfinished business, last night Shawn Michaels did win the match but The Miz did have him down for a three count.

Michaels slides into the ring, brushes past The Miz and grabs a microphone. He then stands in front of The Miz, a couple feet away.

The Miz: I wasn’t finished. Did I tell you-

Out of nowhere – MICHAELS KICKS THE MIZ’ HEAD OFF HIS SHOULDERS! The crowd go wild as Miz hits the deck!

Michael Cole: MY GOD! MICHAELS JUST KNOCKED MIZ INTO NEXT WEEK!

Mick Foley: HA-HA – He had that coming.

In the ring, Michaels stands above Miz and looks out into the crowd, he shrugs his shoulders, and grins, getting another rapturous applause!

Shawn Michaels: I think the time for talkin’ is over, Miz. Ol’ Aitch Bee Kay has a battle royal to win. Ref.

Michaels points at Miz and that encourages two of the referees at ringside to pull him out of the ring and help him up the ramp. They do, and even though The Miz is knocked out, Michaels leads the crowd in a goodbye chant!

Michael Cole: Well, Shawn Michaels it seems has lowered this battle royal from a twenty man to a nineteen man.

*THIS FIRE BURNS...*​

Despite The Miz still being carried up the ramp, the action continues as CM Punk makes his entrance. He gets a loud cheer from the crowd as he walks onto the stage, kneeling down and yelling it’s clobbering time! The Straight-Edge Superstar walks past The Miz stopping to ask “What happened, Mike?”. He turns back to face the ring and points at The Miz while looking at Shawn who shrugs again, leading to Punk to shake his head with a smile.

Lillian Garcia: Introducing first, from San Antonio, Texas – The Heartbreak Kid – SHAWN MICHAELS!

Lillian pauses before...

Lillian Garcia: Making his way to the ring, from Chicago, Illinois – The Straight-Edge Superstar – C-M-PUNK!

Michael Cole: Shawn and Punk having a little fun there with The Miz, but I guarantee you when the bell rings, the joking will stop.

Mick Foley: The winner receives a WWE Championship match, of course the joking will stop.

Punk climbs the outside of the turnbuckle, raises his briefcase and then drops down from the top.

*NEW DAY...*​

Making their second appearance of the evening, Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase walk out to a solid amount of heat. The duo begin walking down the ring but we don’t get a chance to hear Lillian introduce them as we cut to a commercial.

COMMERCIAL BREAK​

The ring has now filled up, but we’ve got a couple more competitors to introduce.

“BOOYAKA BOOYAKA...”

*BOOYAKA 619...*

The crowd respond with an extremely loud pop, Rey Mysterio isn’t facing The Monarchy now so the fans are back on his side. Wrestling fans are a fickle bunch. Regardless, The Master of the 619 sets off his pyrotechnics on each side of the stage. Rey then walks down the ring.


Lillian Garcia: From San Diego, California – REY – MYSTERIO!

Michael Cole: Mysterio has a tough challenge if he wants to challenge the WWE Champion next week, he is the smallest member of the competitors so he’ll have to duck and dive if he wants that shot.

Mick Foley: Don’t forget, Mysterio did win the Royal Rumble. And then won the World Heavyweight Championship, it could happen again.

Rey slides into the ring, struggling to find a spot in the crowded ring.

“KENNNEEEEDDDDYYYYYY...”

*TURN UP THE TROUBLE...*


It’s not as loud as Rey Mysterio’s pop, but Mr. Ken Kennedy does receive a rather sizable positive reaction. It appears as though Kennedy has a microphone in his right hand.


Lillian Garcia: From Green-

Mr. Kennedy: Whoa whoa whoa – Lillian, you should know by now, only Mr. Kennedy can introduce Mr. Kennedy.

The cameras catch Lillian sighing and then sitting down in her chair.

Mr. Kennedy: Now... you are lookin’ at the very man who will walk down this ramp, climb in that ramp, and eliminate every single person in that ring.

Despite the cocky nature of Kennedy’s word, the crowd cheer him on.

Mr. Kennedy: And his name is... MISSSTTTTEEEEERRRRRRR KENNNEEEEDDDDYYYYYY!

Kennedy taps the top of his microphone over and over while walking down the ramp.

Mr. Kennedy: KENNNEEEDDDYYYY!

*I’M COMIN...*​

As Kennedy completes his entrance, his tag team partner, MVP now makes his entrance, getting just as loud a pop as his friend got. The Ballin’ Superstar high steps his way down the ramp, stopping at the bottom, smacking his hands on the steel and then extending them to the side, pyro going off on the stage, in the background.

Lillian Garcia: From Miami, Florida, Montel Vontavious Porter – MVP!

Michael Cole: MVP it appears is our last competitor to enter as The Miz is probably still knocked out.

Mick Foley: Well the ring is rather full, it’d be difficult to get another body in there.

Match Four – Over The Top Rope 20 Man Battle Royal – Winner Recieves A WWE Championship Match
Carlito vs. Charlie Haas vs. CM Punk vs. Cody Rhodes vs. Drew McIntyre vs. Goldust vs. Jack Swagger vs. Jimmy Yang vs. JTG vs. Mr. Kennedy vs. MVP vs. Nigel McGuiness vs. Primo vs. Rey Mysterio vs. Shad vs. Shawn Michaels vs. Ted DiBiase vs. The Miz (currently M.I.A) vs. TJ Perkins vs. Wade Barrett

( This match was hell to write, so excuse if it’s not up to par.)

The bell rings and all hell breaks loose. The biggest rivals make a beeline for each other, Jack Swagger and Punk, Rey Mysterio and Wade Barrett, while others pair off with random people. We’ll join Mysterio and Barrett in one of the corners, the Englishman has managed to back Rey into it, hitting a number of fists to the stomach, utilizing his bareknuckle fighting background. Rey keels over when he stops, but then Barrett hoists him up so he’s seated on the top rope. Barrett backs away with Rey clutching his stomach, and then The Englishman moves his elbow pad down, about to for his signature elbow, but he’s clubbed from behind by Jimmy Wang! That was a bad move, as Barrett turns around and lashes his elbow of the head off Wang, who goes down with a thud. He’s out cold, but Barrett pulls him up into a gorilla press slam position, but THROWS HIM OVER THE TOP ROPE AND HE LANDS ON THE MAT BELOW!

Elimination #1 – Jimmy Wang by Wade Barrett @ 1.03

Now that Barrett has dispensed with Wang, he turns back to Rey, but he’s on the top rope, and he soars through the air, CONNECTING WITH A CROSS BODY! Meanwhile, the hell that was going on before has managed to calm down and we catch Cody Rhodes planting MVP with a body slam on the left side of the ring, while Goldust on the opposite side hits a neckbreaker on JTG! With everyone else occupied, Goldust and Rhodes turn to face each other, they walk towards each other, some of the crowd do realize that these two are actually brothers and begin to cheer in anticipation of the face off. Goldust and Rhodes talk about something to each other before ‘Dust breathes in sharply, and exhales, causing his brother to take a step back, looking perplexed by his brother. But then Rhodes explodes forward, looking for a clothesline but Goldust ducks, and runs forward hitting the ropes, just as Rhodes does the same on the other side. They run at each other but stop in the middle, and begin talking trash again, only for Carlito to attempt a double clothesline, they both duck and ‘Lito bounces off the ropes and the two brothers connect with a double hip toss!

Some of the crowd cheer the two brothers working together but when Goldust turns back to his brother, he is hit a slap which resonates through the arena! Goldust then turns back and pushes Rhodes into the ropes, going for an Irish-whip but Rhodes reverses and sends ‘Dust into the opposite side, where Ted DiBiase is waiting and he flips Goldust over his head and onto the floor!


Elimination #2 – Goldust by Ted DiBiase @ 2.10

Rhodes looks at DiBiase, and shouts that he wanted to eliminate him, but Ted simply shrugs his shoulders. But then BAM – Rhodes is smashed in the face with SWEET CHIN MUSIC FROM SHAWN MICHAELS! AND THE KICK FLIPS RHODES OVER THE ROPES!

Elimination #3 – Cody Rhodes by Shawn Michaels @2.19

The crowd respond with a solid cheer while Michaels stares down at Cody, he turns around and sees Ted DiBiase rushing at him, so he drops down and FLIPS HIM OVER HIS HEAD... BUT DIBIASE LANDS ON HIS FEET! Ted drops down to his back on the apron and slides back underneath the bottom ropes, while Michaels continues is assault on Ted. Meanwhile, Primo is in severe trouble in one of the corners as Jack Swagger is trying to eliminate him, but he’s hooked his legs around the top rope, his hands on the apron. In other action, Rey Mysterio and Wade Barrett are still doing battle, and it leads to Rey connecting with a tilt-a-whirl headscissors, sending Barrett into the second rope, neck first! He dials up the 619 but he runs STRAIGHT INTO A CLOTHESLINE FROM DREW MCINTYRE! Barrett stands up, applauding Drew’s actions but then from the side, comes TJ PERKINS WHO JUMPS UP WITH A JUMPING HURRICANRANA, AND HE TWISTS SO BARRETT FLYS OVER THE TOP ROPE AND ONTO THE FLOOR!

Elimination #4 – Wade Barrett by TJ Perkins @ 3.54

Just as Barrett hits the floor, along the ring from him, Primo hits the deck after Swagger finally managed to break the grip of his hands on the top rope!

Elimination #5 – Primo by Jack Swagger @3.58

Suddenly, JTG sprints at Swagger who FLIPS HIM OVER HIS HEAD, ONTO THE APRON... AND HE SMASHES HIM WITH A FOREARM SMASH AND HE HITS THE DECK!

Elimination #6 – JTG by Jack Swagger @4.03

The All American then begins going on a spree, exploding out the corner and taking Charlie Haas down with a clothesline. And then grabbing Rey Mysterio from behind, hitting him with a back body drop, before kicking Shawn Michaels in the stomach and smashing him into the mat with a snap DDT! Swagger screams out while we catch Carlito struggling to stay in the ring with Drew McIntyre and Nigel McGuinness teaming up on him in one of the corners. The All American lowers his straps and grabs Michaels’ ankle, locking in The Patriot Lock! The crowd are booing but suddenly, Swagger is smashed in the side of the head by CM PUNK! ROUNDHOUSE KICK TO THE SIDE OF THE HEAD! HE STUMBLES BACK INTO THE CORNER WHERE PUNK HITS HIS STEP UP KNEE TO THE FACE! But instead of going for his bull dog, he pulls Swagger out to the middle of the ropes, and then clotheslines him over the top rope!

Elimination #7 – Jack Swagger by CM Punk @ 5.06

Carlito and The Monarchy are still battling in the corner until Shad pops up and evens the odds out. Meanwhile, Charlie Haas has just finished hitting MVP with a knee in the corner, he turns around and is the victim off another hurricanrana, but this time Haas doesn’t go over the top rope, instead TJ is hanging from Haas’ neck while Charlie has managed to keep his feet in the ring. TJ tries to pull him over with his momentum but Haas has hooked his arms under the top rope, leaving Perkins to hold onto Charlie’s neck with his legs. But then MR. KENNEDY COMES UP FROM BEHIND, AND GRABS HAAS BY THE LEGS AND THROWS HIM OVER THE TOP ROPE... BUT TJ GRABBED THE MIDDLE ROPE WITH HIS ARMS AND PULLED HIM BACK IN, SO ONLY HAAS HITS THE MAT!

Elimination #8 – Charlie Haas by Mr. Kennedy & TJ Perkins @ 5.55

Kennedy and Perkins begin teeing off on each other, but Kennedy gets the better of him when MVP helps and the two of them back TJ into a corner. Meanwhile, Rey and Shawn are in the opposite corner, Rey’s down on the mat when CM Punk walks up to Michaels, pulling him off Rey and whipping him into a corner. Punk then grabs Mysterio and pulls him to his feet BEFORE WHIPPING HIM INTO MICHAELS! Punk begins to walk over but then gets bulldozed over by Shad with a clothesline. McGuiness is down so Shad must have got the better of him, meanwhile, Drew has Carlito in a precarious position on the apron, Drew backs away a couple of steps but then explodes forward and goes for a shoulder thrust but Carlito gets a knee up! Shad goes to clothesline the staggered McIntyre, but he ducks and Shad runs into Carlito, eliminating him!

Elimination #9 – Carlito by Shad @ 7.02

Shad turns around and witnesses Drew running at him, but he PLANTS HIM WITH A HUGE SPINEBUSTER! The ring bounces with the impact but then Shad is taken down by Ted DiBiase who connects with a chop block! Ted knows it would be difficult to eliminate Shad on his own so he turns his attention away from him and into CM Punk. DiBiase picks Punk up, and whips him into a corner. While this is happening, TJ is fighting his way out of a corner by elbowing and punching MVP and Kennedy! He gets out of the predicament and creates some separation from them. But then the two go for a double clothesline, only for TJ to duck and THEN CONNECT WITH A DOUBLE PELE KICK! THE CROWD CHEER THAT VERY LOUDLY AS TJ TURNS AROUND ... INTO SWEET CHIN MUSIC ... NO... HE DUCKS AND HITS ANOTHER PELE KICK!

TJ doesn’t know who to go for with only a handful of people to choose so he goes for McIntyre who’s on the floor in one of the corners. While this is happening, Ted is attempting to eliminate Punk, who’s doing a good job of blocking his attempts, hanging onto the ropes for dear life on the apron. In a last gasp attempt, he smashes Ted in the face with a forearm, which makes Ted turn around into an oncoming Rey Mysterio, but he Ted ducks a cross body and Rey rolls out onto the apron where Punk is standing. He hasn’t gone over the top so if he hits the floor he’s not eliminated but Punk grabs him, and PULLS HIM UP FOR A GTS... ON THE APRON! But Rey grabs the ropes and pulls himself back into the ring, he gets his bearings and manages to duck an oncoming DiBiase – who continues running and PUNK PULLS THE ROPES DOWN... HE’S OUT!


Elimination #10 – Ted DiBiase by CM Punk @9.12

This leaves Punk and Rey to battle it out. The rest of the Superstars are down except from McIntyre, McGuiness, MVP and Kennedy. The two tag teams battle it out in the middle of the ring, the commentators make note that we could be seeing this in the future as a tag team championship match. McIntyre gets the better of MVP, kicking him in the stomach and hitting him with a facebuster! Meanwhile, Kennedy has got the better of Nigel and forced him into a corner, Drew starts to help him and the duo begin trying to eliminate Kennedy. He’s almost out, on the top turnbuckle, on his stomach as the two try to force him that little bit extra. But then MVP comes up behind Drew and Nigel, along with TJ Perkins and the duo eliminate both Drew and Nigel, Kennedy manages to grab the bottom rope and pull himself in!

Elimination #11 – Drew McIntyre by MVP & TJ Perkins @ 10.43

Elimination #12 – Nigel McGuiness by MVP & TJ Perkins @ 10.43


TJ and MVP glance at each other for a quick second, but then they begin teeing off, with MVP getting the advantage with a knee to the stomach. He whips him into the opposite corner, where Shawn Michaels is waiting with a elbow to the side of the head. As Kennedy gets to a vertical base, MVP turns around AND... WHAT? CLOTHESLINES KENNEDY OVER THE TOP ROPE!! KENNEDY LANDS ON HIS FEET AND LOOKS UP AT MVP WHO SIMPLY SHRUGS AND WALKS AWAY.

Elimination #13 – Mr. Kennedy by MVP @ 10.57

The crowd are somewhat shocked, but MVP doesn’t get any time to rest as Shad is on him in a flash, beating him in the corner as Kennedy makes his way up the ramp. Meanwhile, TJ and Michaels are battling it out in one of the corners, with Michaels using his experience to get the better of The Puma. And while that is happening, Punk is trying to eliminate Mysterio with stomps as he is holding onto the bottom ropes. He decides that’s not going to work so turns his attention to someone else, TJ has countered Michaels with a boot to the face as he went for a running corner clothesline and then TJ climbs onto the second rope, jumps off and hits a jumping Hurricanrana! Shawn lands on the ground, back first, and TJ positions himself, and is about to go for his corkscrew moonsault but Punk kicks him in the stomach and pulls him up for the GTS... only for Perkins to get out of it and go for a roundhouse kick, which Punk manages to duck! The Straight-Edge Superstar then grabs TJ from behind and attempts to throw him over the top rope, but TJ turns the tables, sending Punk onto the apron! Punk clutches onto the top rope but, but TJ connects with a roundhouse kick to the temple, ELIMINATING PUNK!

Elimination #14 – CM Punk by TJ Perkins @ 13.54

The action continues as we see Michaels, Rey Mysterio and MVP attempting to eliminate the big man Shad. MVP is on the apron, pulling him over by his neck while Mysterio and Michaels are grabbing onto his neck. But suddenly... THE MIZ SLIDES INTO THE RING... GRABBING MICHAELS BY THE LEGS AND THROWING HIM OVER THE TOP ROPE!! MVP manages to slide back underneath the bottom rope as both Shad and Michaels tumble over him!

Elimination #15 – Shad by MVP, Rey Mysterio, Shawn Michaels & The Miz @ 14.43

Elimination #16 – Shawn Michaels by The Miz @ 14.43


The crowd boo the hell out of The Miz as he has just returned to the match, eliminating the man who pinned him last night and super kicked him out of the start of this match. Michaels looks up at The Miz who grins and waves bye to him, but suddenly he turns around into a dropkick by Perkins! He stumbles back into the ropes but HBK leaps onto the apron and pulls the top rope down and The Miz hits the deck.

Elimination #17 – The Miz by TJ Perkins (with help from Shawn Michaels) @14.50

And we are down to three! The three man are in separate corners but the cameras aren’t focused on what’s going on in the ring as Shawn Michaels and The Miz are tumbling around on the mat. Both men try to get on top of the other with The Miz succeeding at first but then HBK flips him over, ending up on top of him and laying into him with shot after shot. The referee’s at ringside manage to split them up, and some added security help to drag them away from the ring and up the ramp, disappearing off into the side as we cut back to the ring.

MVP, Rey Mysterio and TJ exchange glances at each other, neither man moving much, but then finally MVP makes a beeline for Mysterio. Backing him into the corner and pummelling him with forearm smashes onto the back while Rey tries to cover up. MVP then turns around and looks for TJ who is still in his corner, MVP runs at him but TJ runs at him as well, both screaming at each other, almost comically before Perkins ducks, keeps on running and hits the ropes, connecting with a jumping Hurricanrana, and MVP goes flying into a drop-toe-hold by Rey and he lands on the second rope. TJ stands back as Rey dials it up, he bounces off the ropes and hits 619, MVP lands in the middle of the ring, and Mysterio and TJ share a glance – so Perkins quickly climbs the turnbuckle and connects with his 450 Splash for the second time tonight!

When TJ stands up though, Rey goes for a springboard clothesline and connects, taking The Puma down. Rey picks him back up, Irish-whipping him into the corner, but TJ grabs the top ropes, wedges his head in the top turnbuckle and does a hand stand. It’s an amazing feet of strength and balance, Mysterio has to stop for a second to register it, but eventually he runs at TJ who drops down, his feet landing on the shoulders of Rey, he grips the side of his head and lets go of the top, spinning as he does, propelling Rey half way across the ring! TJ raises his hand in the air with a peace sign and looks very pleased with himself, but he doesn’t see Rey on his feet, sprinting at him, and connects with a running cross body! By this time, MVP is back on his feet in the corner, clutching his stomach but walks over to Rey who kicks him in the leg, and then the other leg. MVP backs off into the ropes, where Rey irish-whips him, while TJ is just getting to his knees ... and MVP SMASHES INTO TJ WITH THE DRIVE-BY KICK!!

TJ hits the mat, he seems out of it so MVP turns his attention back to Rey, and catches him in mid-air as he went for another cross body. Porter then ran into the corner, smashing Rey’s back against turnbuckles. He stands Rey up in the corner before backing off, and SPRINTS FORWARD... LOOKING FOR A HIGH BOOT BUT REY DUCKS AND MVP’S LEG GETS CAUGHT ON THE TOP ROPE! Rey turns around and sees his opportunity, he grabs MVP’s free leg and USES ALL HIS STRENGTH TO LIFT HIM OVER THE TOP AND DOWN ONTO THE FLOOR!


Elimination #18 – MVP by Rey Mysterio @ 17.28

Rey crumbles into a seated position in the corner, looking down at MVP who smashes his hand on the mat in frustration but eventually walks slowly away. Mysterio watches as Perkins crawls into the opposite corner, sitting, both men breathing heavily. Cole exclaims that Mysterio should have captilised on Perkins’ condition but it’s too late for that. Perkins slowly climbs to his feet, as does Rey, they slowly but surely start to circle the ring. Before rushing in when Rey ducks a Perkins clothesline and hits him with stiff kick after stiff kick to the shin, backing him into the ropes. Rey then Irish-whips him but TJ reverses, Rey then jumps onto the second rope, springboarding back off only to miss TJ and land on his stomach as he attempted a cross body! TJ sees his opportunity, he picks Rey up and throws him over the top rope, only for Rey to land on the apron and clutch the top rope for safety. Perkins tries to grab Rey by the head but Mysterio uses the top rope for leverage and leaps up, CONNECTING WITH A SIDE KICK TO THE HEAD!

TJ falls to the ground, holding his head as Mysterio drops down and slides back into the ring. Both men lay for a couple of seconds before Rey gets up and pulls his opponent to his feet. Mysterio Irish-whips TJ into the corner and runs at him, only to be flipped over the top rope again, but lands on his feet. Rey lashes TJ in the head with a fore arm smash, sending him stumbling away so he climbs the turnbuckle, and flies off AND CONNECTS WITH A HURRICANRANA AND TJ ENDS UP ON THE SECOND ROPE! REY DIALS IT UP... 619... NO TJ DUCKS! Rey spins back into the ring, a little dizzy but manages to see TJ running at him, he drops down and pulls the top rope down with him, only for TJ to land on the apron. Perkins reaches in though and grabs Mysterio by the head and pulls him over the top rope.

Both men are on the apron now, trading punches with the crowd split on a “619” and “T-J” chant. A pause in the action happens as both men look exhausted, but TJ throws up a last ditch Roundhouse Kick, but Rey ducks and TJ’s leg gets caught on top of the rope. This is Rey’s chance and he knows it, HE SWEEPS THE STANDING LEG OF TJ AND IT LOOKS LIKE HE WILL HIT THE FLOOR BUT HE GRABS ONTO THE SECOND ROPE! He’s pulling his legs closer to his body so he won’t let them lie on the floor but Mysterio is back in the ring, he bounces off the ropes opposite and CONNECTS WITH A LOW-DROP KICK TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD AND PERKINS HITS THE DECK!


Last Eliminated – TJ Perkins by Rey Mysterio @ 21.03

Winner And Will Challenge Randy Orton For The WWE Championship Next Week – Rey Mysterio @ 21.03

*BOOYAKA 619*​

Michael Cole: MYSTERIO! MYSTERIO! He’s done it! Rey Mysterio will challenge Randy Orton for the WWE Championship in his home town next week!

Lillian Garcia: Here is your winner – REY – MYSTERIO!

Huge pop flies up from the crowd as Rey sinks to his knees. The man’s exhausted as is TJ who hasn’t moved on the mat below the ring. Nonetheless, one of the referee’s enters the ring and raise Rey’s hand from his kneeling position.

Mick Foley: Rey Mysterio now has the chance of a lifetime! He is a former World Heavyweight Champion, and thus if he wins the WWE Championship, he will be known as a two time World Champion.

Michael Cole: What a moment for Rey Mysterio, he will challenge The Viper next week! And ladies and gentleman, we aren’t even close to being finished for the evening, as the WWE Champion will be in action against the Intercontinental Champion, William Regal in our main event.

Rey slowly climbs the turnbuckles, crossing his arms across his chest and then raising them in the air. He makes the universal title motion around his stomach before dropping down.

COMMERCIAL BREAK​

Sweeping view the Aloha Stadium, basking in sunlight.

We now cut to a beach setting where JTG and Shad are walking down the beach, both dressed in brightly coloured shorts.

Shad: Yo J’ – check out the honey’s around here.

JTG: Man I love Hawaii – j’yeah!

Shad stops in his tracks.

Shad: Hold up, man. Weren’t we supposed to be somewhere?

J’ puts his fingers to his chin, thinking it over, before SmackDown Divas Tiffany and Kelly Kelly walk by in bikini’s. Cryme Tyme’s mouth actually drop at the sight.

JTG: Uh, I... I... don’t think so man.

Shad: Nah man, I definitely think we forgot somethin’.

JTG: Oh man, check this guy out.

Shad: Hold up – isn’t that? Aw man. That’s what we forgot.

The camera turns around to see none other than Vince McMahon, strutting up the beach towards the duo. He looks extremely angry, which clashes with the comical element of Vince wearing a full suit on a hot beach.

Vince begins shouting at Cryme Tyme as he walks up the beach.

Vince McMahon: YOU TWO DAMN CRIMINALS. I’VE BEEN LOOKING FOR YOU TWO EVERYWHERE!

Vince continues walking, eventually reaching them, the duo hang their heads in shame.

Vince McMahon: Who the hell do you think you are?!

Shad: Mister-

Vince McMahon: SHADUP! Now go, the Aloha Stadium, move it or YOUR FIRRRREEDDDDD!

Cryme Tyme turn on their heels and run up the beach, they start going in slow motion, like the people on Baywatch would. Vince shakes his head and then turns to face the camera. The two Divas appear on the side of the smiling Vince.

Vince McMahon: SummerSlam – the best ending you can think of.

The camera moves up, away from Vince and we are eventually in the sky, where we see The Aloha Stadium again.

Narrator: WWE SummerSlam – a four hour extravaganza. The Summer comes to an end with SummerSlam!



Michael Cole: It’s true ladies and gentleman. For the first time in history, SummerSlam will be a record four hours long! And will be held in the Aloha Stadium in sunny Hawaii!

Mick Foley: Oh I can’t wait to get some sun. But I bet Sheamus won’t be looking forward to it – he’ll burn up.

Oh, Mick.

We quickly go backstage where Rey Mysterio is walking, he gets a lot of cheers from the crowd and he stops in place when he’s stopped by the WWE Champion, RANDY ORTON, who gets a massive amount of heat. Behind him are his Legacy cohorts, Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase.


Randy Orton: I would congratulate you. But what you did out there – you just signed your own death sentence.

Rey tries to posture up but Orton is much taller than him.

Randy Orton: Next week you’ll fall the same way as everyone else. I’m going to punt that mask off your face, Rey.

Orton hands his championship to Rhodes.

Randy Orton: Or I might not wait until next week.

Orton and Legacy take a step towards Rey as the crowd begin jeering them, but then the camera pans out as Orton and Legacy stop. Behind Rey are CM PUNK, CARLITO, JTG, SHAD AND PRIMO! Orton stops backing away and grins as Rey realizes who’s behind him.

Randy Orton: See you next week.

Orton takes his championship from Rhodes and Legacy leave storm out of the scene. Meanwhile, everybody but Punk begins congratulating Rey, instead – he’s staring at Orton as he leaves, almost thinking something over.

*OBSESSION...*
After the action of the battle royal, this is somewhat of a breather so Mickie James gets a good, if underwhelming, pop. She skips out from behind the curtain, and continues down the ramp, smiling as she does so.


Lillian Garcia: The following contest is scheduled for one fall. Introducing first, from Richmond, Virgenia – MICKIE – JAMES!

Michael Cole: She is one of the more popular Divas on Raw, but she’s been on a downward spiral as of late. She lost her chance at Maryse’s former Divas Championship and since then she’s been hardly seen.

Mick Foley: Mickie James is a former Women’s Champion, she’ll bounce back.

Mickie slides into the ring and quickly climbs the turnbuckle, she raises her hands in the air and throws her hat into the crowd to some lucky fan.

*STRONG AND SEXY...*​

Another Diva who is a popular one, Gail Kim skips out from behind the curtain, she gets as good a pop as Mickie did, Gail slaps a few hands as she skips down the ramp, similar to what Mickie did.


Lillian Garcia: And her opponent, from Toronto, Ontario, Canada – GAIL – KIM!

Michael Cole: Gail Kim had the chance to stop Maryse’s reign of terror over the Divas division at Backlash, when she took her on for the Divas Championship. She failed to do that, but ever since moving to Raw, she’s been rather successful on Superstars and in matches not on the show.

Mick Foley: These two are two of the best Divas on the roster, and this should be a pretty good match. We know Maryse will defend her championship against Katie Lea, but whoever wins this match might get a championship bout in the future.

Gail climbs into the ring and retreats into the corner. The black ref, Justin King, exhausted from his previous action, calls for the bell.

Match Five – Divas Bout
Gail Kim vs. Mickie James

We join this bout two minutes in, it’s been a back and forth match so far and at this point Gail has Mickie on the ground in a sleeper hold. She continues to wrench the hold, Mickie looks like she is nearly out of it as her face has begun to turn a scary shade of purple. Kim wrenches it once more, and Justin looks into Mickie’s fading eyes but the fans start up a loud “MICK-IE” chant which manages to get her some momentum. She manages to climb to her feet, she still looks a little dazed but she successfully elbows Gail in the stomach, breaking her grip. Mickie explodes away from Gail, bouncing off the ropes, and connecting with a flying double forearm smash, and then another! With Gail down, Mickie climbs to the top rope, she waits for Kim to get to her feet and she then goes for a flying clothesline, only for Gail to duck – but Mickie lands on her feet. Gail turns around into a kick in the stomach – and Mickie grabs her – and connects with The Mick-DDT! And she goes for the cover, getting the win.

Winner – Mickie James @ 3.42

*OBSESSION...*​

Lillian Garcia: Here is your winner – MICKIE JAMES!

Justin cops a feel by helping Mickie to her feet and raises her hand in the air. Mickie looks down at Gail and helps her to her feet. The two Divas share a handshake which gets a nice applause from the crowd.

Michael Cole: Amazing show of respect from these two great Divas. Mickie James may have cemented her claim at the next shot after Katie Lea.

Mick Foley: Well, we don’t know if she will face Maryse or Katie Lea yet.

Mickie and Gail climb out of the ring and back up the ramp.

We cut backstage where Beth Phoenix is chatting to the Raw General Manager, Jerry Lawler.


Jerry Lawler: Yeah I wanted to see you – do you think what you did last night was right?

Phoenix rolls her eyes.

Jerry Lawler: I know you and Melina have problems, anybody can see that. She beat you last night, fair and square in the middle of that ring, and because of your attack after the match... she couldn’t be here tonight.

Beth Phoenix: Jerry – try to see it from my perspective. This women cost me my Women’s Championship. I was meant to be the first ever Undisputed Champion... not Maryse. Melina got what she deserved.

The Manchester crowd boo Phoenix but she simply stares into Lawler’s eyes.

Beth Phoenix: Don’t try to tell me you wouldn’t have done the same thing. If someone cost you a championship, you wouldn’t hesitate to hit them in the back, would you, King?

Lawler looks at Beth accusingly.

Jerry Lawler: This isn’t about me, Beth. This is about you and Melina. She couldn’t be here tonight but she did call me on my phone, and she wants you in a match.

Beth studies Lawler’s face while the crowd pop.

Beth Phoenix: That’s fine by me, Jerry. Name the time and place.

Jerry Lawler: You two will go one on one, four weeks from now at Vengeance. And to make sure this is the end, you two will face off in the first ever... Divas Extreme Rules match.

The crowd react with a surprisingly huge pop. Lawler smiles at the reaction while Beth begins to stare off into the distance. Unfortunately, we can’t tell if she’s happy or worried about the huge match.

COMMERCIAL BREAK​
*REGALITY*​

The Manchester crowd react with a huge pop as the Intercontinental Champion, William Regal walks onto the stage. He taps his championship around his waist while looking around the arena, he then begins walking down the ramp, rolling his right fist in his left hand. Some of the crowd reach out for a low five but Regal ignores them, he’s extremely focused on this main event tonight.

Lillian Garcia: The following contest is scheduled for one fall and is the main event of the evening. Introducing first, from Blackpool, ENGLAND, he is the Intercontinental Champion – WILLIAM – REGAL!

Michael Cole: This match came about because of a confrontation at the top of the show, where the leaders of The Legacy and The Monarchy had a verbal incident, and as a result this match was made and the members of the two groups had a tag team match.

Mick Foley: It’s one nil to Monarchy right now, we could see a clean sweep in this Champion Versus Champion match.

Regal jogs up the steel steps, he wipes his feet on the apron before stepping through the ropes and setting foot in the ring. Regal unclasps the Intercontinental Championship from his stomach and raises it high in the air to another pop.

“I HEAR VOICES...”​

*VOICES...*​

The Manchester crowd react immediately with a LOUD, BOOMING reaction consisting of heat. The Viper, Randy Orton walks out from behind the curtain, he stops for a second and looks down at Regal in the ring. The WWE Champion proceeds to walk down the ramp, very slowly to build anticipation for the huge match which is about to kick off.

Lillian Garcia: And his opponent, from St. Louis, Missouri, he is the WWE Champion, The Viper – RANDY ORTON!

Michael Cole: Ladies and gentleman, Randy Orton took part in one of the most despicable actions I ever witnessed, he and Legacy attacked The Undertaker after their match, he punted him in the head and hoisted The Deadman onto a cross!

Mick Foley: It’s a moment I will never forget. But Orton does make a good point, The Undertaker did do the same thing to Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase.

Michael Cole: But The Undertaker didn’t put them out of action.

Mick Foley: The point still stands, Michael.

The Viper climbs up the steps, and steps into the ring. He walks past Regal, glancing at him before climbing the turnbuckle. The camera sweeps around him as he holds the WWE Championship above his head. The Apex Predator drops down and hands his championship to Mike Chioda and retreats into a corner, staring across at the Intercontinental Championship

Main Event – Champion Versus Champion
Randy Orton vs. William Regal

We join this match twelve minutes in, it’s been a back and forth bout so far but right now it’s Randy Orton in control, he’s got Regal on the ground, in the famous Orton CHINLOCK~! Regal is on his knees, trying to power through the pain but he’s finding it tough, Orton knows how to utilize this EXCITING move. The crowd get behind Regal and we see him manage to climb to a standing position, he manages to duck out of Orton’s grip and ends up behind him, dropping him on his head with a back body drop! Regal and Orton don’t move for a couple of seconds, both are rather exhausted from the match so far. Mike begins a count to ten but Regal moves at two and drapes an arm over The Viper, one... two... NO! The kick out is met with a very negative reaction from the crowd, Regal crawls to the ropes and pulls himself slowly to his feet, he snarls at the WWE Champion as he approaches, pulling him to his feet and Irish-whipping him into the corner. Regal screams out as he sprints into Orton, connecting with a running shoulder thrust! The Viper drops into a seated position, clutching his stomach, the sweat dripping off his forehead. Regal backs away from his opponent and sprints into him once more and CONNECTS WITH A RUNNING KNEE IN THE CORNER!! The Intercontinental Champion grabs Orton’s legs and drags his lifeless body out of the corner and sinks into the cover, hooking the inside leg, one... two... KICK OUT!

Another negative reaction to the count out while Regal sits up and runs his hands through his sweaty hair. Mike checks on Orton while Regal climbs to his feet. The I.C Champion reaches down, slowly pulls Orton to his feet but Orton explodes with a stiff European uppercut! Regal stumbles back into the ropes, holding his jaw, but doesn’t get a chance to recover as The Viper grabs him by the head and Irish-whips him into the corner. The WWE Champion then squashes Regal in the corner with a clothesline! Regal stumbles forward, tripping over his own legs, but Orton grabs him by the back of his hair, stopping him from falling and PLANTING HIM WITH AN OLYMPIC SLAM! The impact shakes the ring as Regal rolls onto his stomach, feeling his back with his right hand but Orton positions him on his back and hooks the leg, one... two... KICK OUT FROM REGAL! A massive pop comes from the English crowd at the very late kick out while Cole is really getting into the match at ringside. The Viper wipes the sweat from his brow and gets to his feet, instead of picking Regal up, he circles his body, stomping on each body part as he goes. First it’s the left shoulder and he works his way around until he meets the head, he pauses before SMASHING HIS FOOT INTO REGAL’S FOREHEAD! Regal sits up in pain, holding his head, the referee checks on him but Orton yanks him by the shoulder back down to the mat and goes for a cover, one... two... ANOTHER KICK OUT!

The Viper reacts in shock, standing up and getting in Mike’s face, shouting at him to do his job but the referee stands his ground and shouts back at the WWE Champion. Eventually, Orton turns back to Regal who’s on his knees, Orton walks over to him but Regal punches him in the stomach, creating some separation. The Viper keels over, and Regal from a kneeling position, SMASHES HIM IN THE CHIN WITH AN UPPERCUT! A pop comes from the crowd as The Viper stumbles back into the ropes, resting on them for a second, feeling his chin but Regal is back on his feet and SPRINTS AT ORTON, SCREAMING AND SPEARING HIM OUT OF THE RING! Regal tumbles out with Orton, the duo falling through the ropes and onto the ground! The crowd near them stand up to get a better look, and the two of them get up at the same time, and they trade European uppercuts of their own, one by one, the classic “YAY – BOO” situation arises with Regal getting the better, but the Englishman then tries to THROW ORTON INTO THE RING POST... ONLY FOR ORTON TO TURN THE TABLES – SMASHING REGAL SHOULDER FIRST INTO THE POST!

Huge heat comes from the crowd while The Viper looks down at the fallen Intercontinental Champion, he slowly climbs into the ring, instructing the referee to count him out. Mike was already at five, so he continues the count, six... no movement from Regal, seven... finally, Regal moves his hands on his chest and pushes himself up, eight... Regal is now on his knees, breathing heavily while reaching up to the apron, nine... Regal gets to his feet, leaning on the apron, the crowd urging him to get back into the ring, TE... NO! REGAL MANAGES TO SLIDE IN AT THE VERY LAST MOMENT! The pop that comes from the crowd is huge and as the referee checks on him, Orton walks up to him, pushes the referee out of the way and pulls Regal to his feet. The Viper grabs the back of his head, and the back of his tights and goes to throw him through the ropes again, only to make sure he lands on the apron! The WWE Champion yanks Regal so his legs are on the second rope, Orton holds him in place, scanning the arena, he looks sadistically happy about what he’s about to do – and HE SMASHES WILLIAM’S FACE INTO THE CANVAS! The crowd cringe at the impact his head hit the canvas but Orton simply kneels beside him, looking at the back of his head and grinning from ear to ear, he then reaches down and rolls him onto his back, and hooks the far leg, one... two... NO! KICKOUT!

Another massive pop for another last gasp kick out from Regal! Orton looks at the referee again, but Mike confirms that it was two by shoving two fingers in his face. The Viper turns on to his stomach, and like a snake, slithers a little bit away from his opponent. The fans know what’s coming so they begin to boo, The Viper ignores them as he pounds the mat, waiting for Regal to climb to his feet Eventually, after a good half a minute, Regal slowly stands up, he turns around... RKO... NO! Regal throws Orton off at the last minute! Orton lands on his back, he turns around on his knees, and sees Regal sprinting towards him... KNEE TREMBLER... NO! ORTON DUCKS! Regal turns around... RKO! RKO FROM ORTON! The crowd go ape shit, begging for a kick out... one... two... YES! THREE!


Winner – Randy Orton @ 17.38

*VOICES...*​

Lillian Garcia: Here is your winner – the WWE Champion – RANDY – ORTON!

The crowd seem deflated but that doesn’t stop Orton from slowly climbing to his feet and raising his hand in the air. Once he’s done that, he stumbles into the corner and leans into it, gaining his breath and recovering. The referee hands him his WWE Championship, he stares at it, looking at it like a long lost brother, before raising it into the air. Regal rolls out of the ring and is handed his Intercontinental Championship, he slowly walks up the ramp, looking rather beat up. Orton is now on the second turnbuckle, and raises the championship one more time, ending the night on a rather sour note if you’re not a fan of him.

Michael Cole: This match done justice to a great night of action. We had everything on this show, but now the countdown to next week will begin.

Mick Foley: That’s right –Raw Revolution is the name and wrestling is the game.

Jesus, Mick.

Michael Cole: Randy Orton will defend his WWE Championship against the man who won twenty man battle royal, Rey Mysterio. Orton will have a week to recover, and he better be careful because we will be in Rey Mysterio’s home town. But for now ladies and gentleman, we want to thank you for joining us tonight. Join us next week for another week of action at Raw Revolution.

Orton drops down from his place on the second rope and slowly stumbles towards the ropes, feeling the effects of the match but as he goes to exit...

*THIS FIRE BURNS...*​

Michael Cole: MY GOD! CM PUNK – CM PUNK!

OH MY GOD! THE MANCHESTER CROWD GO ABSOLUTELY CRAZY! From behind the curtain walks out MISTER MONEY IN THE BANK, CM PUNK WHO WALKS DOWN THE RAMP WITH CRUEL INTENTIONS IN HIS EYES! Randy Orton stares at Punk as he walks down, falling to his knees and clutching his WWE Championship to his stomach!

Mick Foley: I can’t believe it! CM Punk is cashing his Money in the Bank briefcase!

Michael Cole: WE’RE GONNA’ HAVE A NEW WWE CHAMPION! We were meant to be off the air a couple of minutes ago BUT WE SIMPLY CAN’T LEAVE THIS. MY GOD!

The Money in the Bank holder, and what looks like the future WWE Champion reaches the ring but as he turns to climb the steel steps HE’S BULLDOZED OVER BY... BY... JACK SWAGGER!!

Michael Cole: OH! SWAGGER!

Swagger obviously came from the crowd, he was crouched in the corner of the barricade and exploded from the corner, taking Punk down with a running spear! The crowd give him so much HEAT that it’s almost enough to impair your hearing in the MEN Arena!

Mick Foley: We were gonna’ have a new WWE Champion!

The crowd watch on, and Orton does the same from his seated position in the turnbuckle corner, and they witness Swagger pull Punk up and SMASH HIM INTO THE RING POST! HE WHACKS INTO HEAD FIRST! Punk is lifeless on the canvas now, with a fan shouting “GET UP, PUNK!”. Swagger isn’t done though, he pulls Punk up to his feet and PROPELS HIM BACK FIRST INTO THE BARRICADE!

Michael Cole: OH! SOMEONE STOP THIS!

Punk tries to get up, clawing at the knee pads of Swagger but he yanks him up by his neck and holds him in position... GUTWRENCH POWERBOMB... ON THE FLOOR!! PUNK’S HEAD HITS THE MAT WITH A SICKENING THUD AND SWAGGER SIMPLY STANDS ABOVE HIM, SNARLING, FOAMING AT THE MOUTH.

Cole screams at ringside while Orton has rolled out the ring and has begun backing up the ramp, taking a close interest in what Swagger is doing. Although he seems done, it’s not the case as SWAGGER TURNS PUNK ON TO HIS STOMACH... AND LOCKS IN THE PATRIOT LOCK!!

The crowd scream at him to stop this, but he’s not listening, he’s enjoying this. The PAIN on Punk’s face is evident as he reaches out for anything, anything just to hold onto as he fights the pain, but it’s too much, his arms drop and he stops trying to crawl away, he just holds his face in his hands.


“STOP THIS, SWAGGER”

“THIS IS TOO MUCH MICHAEL”

“HE’S GOING TO BREAK THE ANKLE”

The crowd are booing heavily, the heat is something which I’ve never heard before, and the show begins to fade away. We’ve ran out of time and the last thing we see is Punk’s face, screwed up in pain, some of it covered by his hands, trying to do anything to survive this torment! We go off the air, with the lasting screams of pain in our ears! Punk’s screams play us out as we fade... to... ... black.



End of Show

WWE Vengeance:
Date: 26th July 2009
Location: Wachiova Center: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Music: You’re Goin’ Down by Sick Puppies

Extreme Rules
Beth Phoenix vs. Melina​
 
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Re: C3K Presents: WWE 2009 - The Fear That's In Your Eyes

PWTorch said:
It appears that SmackDown tag team, Jesse and Festus have been moved to the Raw Roster on wwe.com. The prevailing opinion is that this is because the Raw roster is rather thin, and apparently they need more jobbers on that show besides Chris Masters and Kung Fu Naki.
WWE Superstars

Michelle McCool def. Gail Kim @ 5.04

Primo def. Jammy Fino @ 2.34

Joey Mercury def. Jamie Noble & Jesse in a triple threat match @ 8.56

Ezekiel Jackson w/ The Brian Kendrick def. Tommy Dreamer w/ Stevie Richards @ 5.26


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::: wwe.com :::
:: Exclusives ::

Beginning this week on wwe.com will be a weekly series, and will be released Monday morning, and Friday morning to coincide with Raw and SmackDown later on in the day. For the very first one, we have two videos for you, one featuring the World Heavyweight Champion!

Catch Up With TBK & Ezekiel Jackson

The first of these series begins at the very end of the last edition of Superstars, where Ezekiel Jackson just dispatched a very game Tommy Dreamer. We’re in the locker room where Renee Young and a camera man have entered, meanwhile - Ezekiel is getting a rub down :)side:) from a trainer while The Brian Kendrick sits on a bench, scrolling through his smart phone.

Renee Young:
Uh, Brian?

Kendrick looks up from his phone before looking Renee up and down, he likes what he sees as he stands up with a grin.

The Brian Kendrick:
Well, well – what do we have here?

Kendrick continues to look Renee up and down, making the new interviewer look a tad uncomfortable.

Renee Young:
We, uh... we were wondering if we could get a word from you about what happened last Friday, with The Hart Dynasty?

Right then, the mood of Kendrick changes drastically as his grin fades and is replaced with anger. Jackson looks up from where he is getting treated and has the same look of anger that TBK has.

The Brian Kendrick:
You want a quote? You want a story to write for wwe.com, right?

Young can only nod as the camera focuses on Kendrick who adjusts his white jacket.

The Brian Kendrick:
Fine – first of all... what’s your name?

Renee Young:
Renee.

Kendrick rolls his eyes.

The Brian Kendrick:
(under his breath) God, what a stupid name. (back to normal) Alright, Renee, what you saw last week, was the biggest fluke in the WWE. The Hart Dynasty? Who the... the only reason they got a shot last week was because Bret Hart was on the show. The Brian Kendrick and Ezekiel Jackson (pats Jackson on the shoulder) were the WWE Tag Team Champions because we worked hard for those belts... but The Hart Dynasty? They get everything handed to them on a silver platter.

Jackson nods along, and now that he’s done with his treatment, he hops off the bench and stands behind Kendrick, as menacing as ever.

The Brian Kendrick:
(looks at Jackson) D’you think that The Hart Dynasty deserve those belts, Ezekiel?

Ezekiel Jackson:
(looking at Renee) No way.

Kendrick looks at Renee again.

The Brian Kendrick:
The only reason they have our belts... is ‘cause they got us when we weren’t prepared. No one told us we would be defendin’ our championships, but that’s just the way things are ‘round here. If you aren’t in good with the boss... well... you’re gonna’ have a tough ride here on SmackDown.

Jackson begins to nod as Kendrick turns away from Young and looks dead in the camera, running his hands through his wet hair.

The Brian Kendrick:
So... Hart Dynasty... savour every moment you have with those titles... because The Brian Kendrick and Ezekiel Jackson will take them back... very soon. Oh, and congratulations on gettin’ in good with the boss.

TBK turns to the blonde interviewer.

The Brian Kendrick:
This interview’s over.

---

*Parental Guidance Recommended*

Visit to the World Heavyweight Champion

The scene opens up to a beautiful Sunny day, and it appears that we are standing outside a gym, where suddenly Matt Hardy walks out the front door, gym bag in his right hand and a protein shake in the other. He’s stopped by Matt Striker and the camera man, Scott.

Matt Striker:
Matt, could we get a word.

Matt Hardy:
(sighing) Make it quick.

Striker glances at the Scott, nods at him and then turns back to the World Champion.

Matt Striker:
We’ve just received word, I’m sure you’ve had word too, that you’ll be facing the United States Champion, Kofi Kingston in the main event tonight. Can we get your thoughts on that, please?

Matt Hardy:
Y’know what I think... I think it’s *bullshit*.

Matt Striker:
Whoa, Matt, you can’t say that on-

Matt Hardy:
Do you think I care?! Bleep it out for all I care. You wanted my thoughts and I’m giving them to you – the fact that I’m facing Kofi Kingston tonight, just a couple of days before my title defence is a *fucking* disgrace!

Striker looks at the camera man with a worried look on his face.

Matt Hardy:
You don’t see John Cena gettin’ put into a big match tonight, do you? Do you?! That was a question, answer it.

Matt Striker:
As of yet, no he hasn’t.

Hardy laughs to himself.

Matt Hardy:
Of course – you see that’s our General Manager for you. He’ll do anything to spite me, anything to get my championship away from me. But ya’ know what, Matt?

Matt glances at the other direction, and then back at Striker.

Matt Hardy:
Teddy Long can do all he wants to try and get my title away from me, he can put me in Steel Cage matches, put me in champion versus champion matches, hell he can even put me in Hell in a Cell but there is no way I’m letting him take my championship away from me. That goes double for John Cena.

With that, Matt storms away, clicking the button on his car key and unlocks his car, stepping inside and shutting it, indicating this interview is over.
Friday Night SmackDown Preview



Ducking and Diving...?

In just a couple of days time, SmackDown presents its first single branded pay-per-view of the year in the form of The Bash! But there is one stop before then, and it happens tonight, the final opportunity for rivals and foes to get one over on each other, to gain that all important momentum heading into their respective matches. One man who has the most to lose this coming Sunday, is the current World Heavyweight Champion, Matt Hardy who will go one on one with John Cena inside a solid Steel Cage! He and Cena have been at each other’s throats since Judgment Day when Matt managed to pick up the victory, winning the Fatal-4-Way and becoming the World Heavyweight Champion for the very first time. But tonight, just days before his upcoming title defence, SmackDown General Manager Theodore Long has made our main event, the World Heavyweight Champion against the United States Champion, Kofi Kingston! We’ve heard on wwe.com that Matt believes this is Teddy’s way of weakening him before Sunday, as John Cena has not, as of yet, been booked in a match. But you can bet he will be in attendance, as he is keen to get to the bottom of who attacked him last week and also get the last word heading into Sunday.

Speaking of the United States Champion, indeed, he is facing the World Champion in the main event, and his challenger, R-Truth will have a vested interest in this match. The weaker Kingston becomes, the stronger R-Truth’s title hopes will become. Meanwhile, the man who R-Truth defeated to become number one contender will be in action as Vladimir Kozlov, The Moscow Mauler, will take on the man who returned to SmackDown last week, and won his first match back on Superstars, Joey Mercury. He returned to face John Morrison, who tonight, will choose his opponent at The Bash, Dolph Ziggler’s opponent. Rumours have been flying around all day of who the opponent could be, and Morrison better have a good one if he is to derail Ziggler’s momentum heading into the Cruiserweight Championship match this coming Sunday.

In Divas action, will be the beautiful blonde, Kelly Kelly and the gorgeous red head, Maria. These two will battle each other in the spirit of competition, but the question is if Kelly will be able to keep focus with her ex-boyfriend, Mike Knox sniffing around. But with Evan Bourne back from injury, one has to assume she’ll feel just that little bit safer now that her friend is back. Also, we will hear from two of the biggest Superstars tonight, those being Edge and Jeff Hardy, who will go one on one with Kane and Chris Jericho, respectively at The Bash. Edge will no doubt have a lot to say about The Big Red Monsters growing strangeness, and before Jeff Hardy takes on Santino Marella, he will get the chance to speak his mind on his current rivalry with Jericho.

After last week, we will hear from the new WWE Tag Team Champions, The Hart Dynasty. Their manager Natalya has assured wwe.com that they will hear from them tonight, on their big win, the debut and the fact Bret Hart was in the building to see them win the big one. Also, two tag teams that are at war are none other than The Warriors and Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder. Last week, Hawkins and Ryder elected to stay away from SmackDown, for the reason that Daniel Bryan and Kaval were ready to kill them for what Ryder did to AJ a couple of weeks ago. But tonight, we have been told that they will be in the building, and when/if The Warriors catch up with them, the whole locker room will be needed to separate these two. All this, and more on this coming edition of Friday Night SmackDown on MyNetworkTV!


:: Confirmed Matches ::

Champion vs. Champion
Matt Hardy vs. Kofi Kingston

Singles Match
Jeff Hardy vs. Santino Marella

Pick Your Poison – John Morrison
Dolph Ziggler vs. ???

Singles Match
Joey Mercury vs. Vladimir Kozlov

Divas Match
Kelly Kelly vs. Maria

:: Card subject to change ::


The SmackDown show should be up on Monday with a Bash preview following probably the week after. I've managed to get three matches of The Bash done, only five more to go I believe, decided to do this in full after the weak show that was Fully Loaded so, yay for that. And, I decided to give these backstage/random interview things a go, in the ilk of 619's so I hope he's alright with that. Until next time, gents. :eek:
 
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Re: C3K Presents: WWE 2009 - The Fear That's In Your Eyes

I'd like to say that this PPV was really difficult to write. Especially with my laptop playing up, as I lost a good chunk of the show. I managed to re-write the Hardy/Jericho match, but couldn't bring myself to write the ones after that which were lost, for that reason they are in recap. Anyway, I hope people can enjoy this, I for one aren't best pleased with it but I just want to move on if I'm honest.

On the bright side, I'll be getting new laptop in a couple of days so no more screw ups hopefully. Monday Night Raw is done, been done for a while, and luckily wasn't one of the files that was corrupted so that'll be up in a couple of days, as I want to move on from this PPV pretty swiftly.

I might not bother with a preview, so I'll post the prediction results at the top of Raw when it's up. Enjoy!

Friday Night SmackDown presents...
The Bash!
ARCO Arena - Sacramento, California
12th July 09​


As expected, we head into the ARCO Arena where the Californian crowd are going insane, before long fireworks explode into the air from the stage, highlighting the amazing titan tron we have tonight. The camera takes a lap around the arena, the crowd trying desperately to get themselves on TV, and we see some of the unique posters that the fans have brought with them. After we take in some of the signs, we take a view of the Steel Cage that is suspended from the ceiling. We now quickly head over to the announce table where Jim Ross, in a nice suit is sat next to John Bradshaw Layfield, who is looking just as dapper.

Jim Ross:
Fifteen thousand people have packed into the ARCO Arena in anticipation of one of the biggest nights of the wrestling calendar. Good evening ladies and gentleman, I’m good ol’ J.R, Jim Ross, and I’m here beside a former WWE Champion, John Bradshaw Layfield. And this is SmackDown’s first single branded pay-per-view of the year, and it’s a big one folks.

JBL:
That it is, folks. Tonight, the World Heavyweight Championship, the richest prize in our industry will be contested inside that Steel Cage as John Cena will try his best to take the title away from Matt Hardy.

Jim Ross:
That is solid steel folks, a structure which means no one can interfere, and Matt Hardy cannot run away from John Cena. And also tonight folks, the World Heavyweight Title isn’t the only championship on the line, we will crown a new Cruiserweight Champion as Dolph Ziggler will take on John Morrison to decide who wins the vacant belt.

JBL:
Both of these competitors have fought tooth and nail to get here tonight, both are riding in on a wave of momentum after both winning their Pick Your Poison matches. I can’t call a winner in that one.

Jim Ross:
Also, the WWE Tag Team Championships, and the United States Championship will be on the line, as well as some very personal matches in the form of Evan Bourne versus Mike Knox, and The Warriors versus Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder.

JBL:
Well what are we waiting for, let’s get this party started.

Jim Ross:
Before we can do that, let’s hand it over to our Spanish Announce Team, Hugo Savinovich and Carlos Cabrera.

The cameras take a quick jaunt over to the other announce table where Hugo and Carlos welcome us to the show.

*Bell Rings*

Justin Roberts:
Your opening contest is scheduled for one fall... and is for the Cruiserweight Championship!

***HERE TO SHOW THE WORLD***

Being the first Superstar to make an appearance this evening, the crowd reaction is magnified as they begin booing very loudly as DOLPH ZIGGLER steps out from behind the curtain and onto the stage, wearing silver trunks, white boots and a pink vest, he runs his hands through his bleached blonde hair and then flicks the water away before heading down the ramp.

Justin Roberts:
Introducing first, from Hollywood, Florida... weighing two hundred and thirteen pounds... The Show Off... DOLPH – ZIGGLER!

Jim Ross:
Dolph Ziggler is a very talented WWE Superstar, he had to defeat other very talented Superstars to reach this tournament final, but has he the power and heart to go all the way and become the owner of the prestigious Cruiserweight Championship?

JBL:
He’s up against the man who gives Shelton Benjamin a run for his money in the best athlete in WWE argument so Dolph will have to be on his game tonight if he wants to best John Morrison.

Jim Ross:
Some huge names have held the Crusierweight Championship, names like Rey Mysterio, who went on to become the World Heavyweight Champion, if Ziggler can win this match, then he can’t ask for a better start to his career.

JBL:
Before Dolph Ziggler came to SmackDown in the draft, he was an afterthought on Raw, he was treated like he wasn’t a part of the roster, but he’s found a home here on SmackDown, a home where he can show off as much as he wants.

Ziggler reaches the ring, makes his way around it to the apron on the hard side, he leaps up, and begins to climb into the ring, but instead leans out, sitting on the ropes and says “Time to show off” as he grins at the crowd. Dolph finally enters the ring and climbs up the light blue ropes, tearing his pink vest off, “Cruiserweight Champion baby!”

***AIN’T NO MAKE BELIEVE***

California delivers a very solid pop, they are very hot tonight as another man who has fought tooth and nail to get to the final, JOHN MORRISON, walks onto the stage and stands in the centre, posing in slow motion as his hair is propelled backwards, apparently by magic as we can’t see the fan. He begins to walk down the ramp, wearing white, silver and gold long tights and his usual jacket.

Justin Roberts:
And introducing his opponent... from Los Angeles, California... weighing two hundred and nine pounds... The Prince of Parkour... JOHN – MORRISON!

Jim Ross:
Just like Dolph Ziggler, John Morrison came to SmackDown in the draft, after being mentored by The Heartbreak Kid, Shawn Michaels. He and Shawn competed at Backlash but lost in the end due to a Shawn Michaels injury, and now he is on SmackDown, where he has the chance to be the Cruiserweight Champion.

JBL:
John Morrison is no stranger to championships. He’s a former Intercontinental Champion, a former WWE Tag Team Champion and a former World Tag Team Champion, that’s an impressive list but I think he’ll want to add Cruiserweight Champion to that.

Morrison quickly jogs up the silver steel steps, and enters the ring, before walking over to the turnbuckles and climbing up to the top. He poses again which draws a good pop from the females as he shows off his abs. Morrison then takes off his jacket and hands it carefully to a stage hand before dropping down and standing in his corner.

Cruiserweight Championship Match; Tournament Finals:
Dolph Ziggler vs. John Morrison

Charles Robinson calls for the bell and the timekeeper duly obliges, and the two combatants begin circling the ring. Each man continues to circle, the two gladiators waiting for the right moment to lock up, the crowd urges them on with cheers as they continue to circle, and eventually they run at each other like caged bulls, locking up, but Ziggler darts down, grabbing Morrison’s leg before coming out behind him, and PUSHING Morrison in the back to some “OOH’S” with Jim Ross saying “That’s some clear disrespect right there” as Ziggler runs his hands through his hair and flicks moisture at Morrison’s face.

“Okay” says Morrison as he careens forward, kicking his rival in the stomach, who keels over, the air being blown out of his stomach. He’s then the recipient of a club to the back, dropping him down to his knees, but he gets up rather quickly only to be pushed into the ropes and whipped to the other side. But Ziggler is one step ahead, sliding between the legs of Morrison, he stands up swiftly and sprints at Morrison who swings wildly, allowing Ziggler to duck and hit the ropes at the other side, but Morrison connects, square in the jaw with a standing DROP KICK! The crowd pop at the move as John looks for the early win, ONE... ZIGGLER KICKS OUT!

That was never going to get it done, Morrison knows that as he climbs to his feet, pushes Ziggler into the corner and whips him into the opposite one. The Shaman of Sexy sprints at Ziggler, who gets two feet up, right in the face off Morrison! John stumbles back a little, allowing Ziggler to explode out the corner with a couple of kicks to the stomach, and with Morrison keeled over, he runs the ropes and jumps, hitting a spinning NECK BREAKER! He doesn’t go for the cover though as the crowd boo him, he stands up, and exits onto the apron before heading to the top rope. Morrison pulls himself to his feet, and looks up, to see Ziggler soaring through the air, looking for a cross body... but Morrison ducks, and Ziggler lands right on his chest. The Show-Off looks in trouble as his face turns sour, getting to his feet, but manages to duck an attempted clothesline from Morrison, who continues running and hits the ropes, but rebounds right into a deep arm drag.

Ziggler keeps a hold of the arm, wrenching the arm, but Morrison is almost immediately back on his feet, backing Ziggler into the ropes and launching him over to the other side. The Shaman of Sexy hangs onto the ropes though when he hits them, he looks at Ziggler who decides to haphazardly sprint at Morrison, but he bends down and FLIPS ZIGGLER OVER THE ROPES... BUT HE LANDS ON THE APRON! Morrison turns around, right into a forearm from The Show-Off, he staggers away from the ropes, allowing Ziggler time, and he makes good use of that time by hitting Morrison with a SPRINGBOARD FLYING CLOTHESLINE! The crowd with disapproval but Ziggler ignores them and scrambles to hook the leg... ONE... TWO... MORRISON KICKS OUT!

A loud cheer erupts from the crowd as Morrison sits up, but Ziggler bounces off the ropes, and attempts to SMASH MORRISON’S FACE WITH A RUNNING KNEE... but he ducks, avoiding the hit. Quick enough, John rises to his feet, grabs Ziggler between the legs and rolls him up in a school boy pin... ONE... TWO... ZIGGLER ROLLS AWAY!
Both Superstars get to a standing base, and The Prince of Parkour attempts to kick his opponent in the stomach, but Ziggler catches his foot, before launching it downwards... only for Morrison to connect with a HAND STAND KICK TO THE TOP OF ZIGGLER’S SKULL! Ziggler goes down like a ton of bricks to a lot of cheers and Morrison attempts to take advantage by hooking the leg... ONE... TWO... NO!

Again, Ziggler kicks out, saving his chance at the Cruiserweight Championship. Morrison stands up, and begs Ziggler to get up, who obliges, getting to a vertical base but he manages to duck an oncoming clothesline. Morrison stops in his tracks, turns around right into a boot to the stomach from Ziggler! The Show-Off pushes Morrison back into the ropes, Irish-whips him only for Morrison to reverse, sending Ziggler sprinting over to the opposite side. He manages to hold onto the ropes though, but Morrison saw that coming, and he doesn’t give any time for Ziggler to think, instead he sprints at him and CLOTHESLINES HIM OVER THE TOP ROPE! Ziggler sells like a champ’ when he hits the mat, flopping like a fish in front of some fans who jeer him, meanwhile Morrison stands in the ring, grinning and then poses, getting a solid cheer from the crowd.

Ziggler begins to get to his feet, slowly, using the barricade as help as some fans get a pat him on the shoulders. He wildly pushes away from the barricade, turning around but sees Morrison LAUNCHING HIMSELF OVER THE TOP ROPE... CORKSCREW PLANCHA! The Prince of Parkour lands right on top of Ziggler, both men hitting the mat, Dolph taking the brunt of fall! Ross sells the action on commentary as Morrison stands up, smiling at the crowd beside him, before turning his attention back to Ziggler, pulling him to his feet and slowly sliding him back into the ring. Morrison climbs in after him and sinks down into the cover... ONE... TWO... T- NO! ZIGGLER KICKS OUT! Morrison glances at Charles who assures him it was a two count, before climbing to his feet and looking at the top turnbuckle. The Prince of Parkour exits the ring, stands on the apron and raises his hand in the air, getting a solid pop from the crowd and proceeds to climb the turnbuckles. He reaches the top and measures Ziggler who gets to his feet, turns around, and Morrison goes for a FLYING CLOTHESLINE... but Ziggler ducks, Morrison lands on his feet however... but HE SEEMS TO HAVE TWEAKED HIS KNEE!

He feels it gingerly but Ziggler senses an opportunity, he suddenly hits Morrison with a chop block to the back of the knee, taking Morrison’s leg out from under him. Dolph, like an animal, begins pounding on the leg with forearms and punches, the crowd boo him as Robinson counts to four, before Ziggler stands up and takes a breather. Charles checks on Morrison but Ziggler comes back for more, stomping on the knee no less than five times before being pulled away by the referee. Ziggler goes right back on the offensive though, pulling Morrison to his feet by his hair, and whipping him into the corner, then follows that up with A STINGER SPLASH! Morrison falls to the ground, allowing Ziggler to go for the cover, and Charles dives to the mat, beginning the count... ONE... TWO... T- MORRISON GETS HIS SHOULDER OFF THE MAT!

The crowd respond with a pop as Ziggler glares at the referee, before turning his attention back to Morrison, pulling him by his hair into a standing base. But Morrison manages to break away the arms of Ziggler, and battling back with a couple of punches, but Ziggler manages to KICK THE KNEE OF MORRISON! He falls to the mat, clutching said knee, writhing in pain as Ziggler rests on the ropes. The Show-Off grabs Morrison and pulls him into the corner, and wraps his leg around the second rope, pulling it into the ring, wrenching the knee around the rope! Morrison begins to scream out in pain, and the referee quickly counts to four, to which Ziggler stops pulling the leg.

He’s pulled away by Robinson, who shouts at him but Ziggler ignores him and walks towards Morrison, he knees him in the stomach, before hoisting him onto the top rope! Dolph takes a second, before climbing up to the second rope, grabbing Morrison by the head, he stands up on the top rope, bringing John up as well...
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HE PLANTS MORRISON WITH A SITOUT FACEBUSTER!!

FROM THE TOP ROPE!!

Ziggler rolls away from Morrison and quickly crawls to the cover, the crowd showing their displeasure.

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MORRISON KICKS OUT AT THE VERY LAST MOMENT!!

A THUNDEROUS reaction comes from the crowd as Ziggler is irate, screaming at the referee from a kneeling position. Morrison slowly moves, pushing his chest off the mat, and getting to his feet, he feels his knee but Ziggler is right on him, sprinting and kneeing him in the stomach, pushing him into the ropes and lashing his back with repeated forearm smashes. He stops and breathes for a second, regaining his composure before grabbing Morrison by the hand and Irish-whipping him only for Morrison reverse and send Ziggler on his way. The Show-Off rebounds, goes for a clothesline only to miss, and Morrison connects with a PELE KICK TO THE TOP OF THE HEAD! Ziggler falls to the mat, clutching his head as Morrison drops down into a cover... ONE... TWO... TH- NO! ZIGGLER KICKS OUT!

This match continues as Morrison crawls over to the ropes, he gets to his feet, and slowly walks over to Ziggler, kicking him in the stomach and flipping him over with a Snap mare. The Show-Off sits up, shakes off the cobwebs but Morrison SMASHES INTO HIS FACE WITH A RUNNING KNEE! The crowd GASP as Ziggler’s head falls back into the mat and he looks out of it, as Morrison quickly sinks into the cover, feeling his knee as he hooks the leg.

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ZIGGLER KICKS OUT!

A GROAN OF EPIC PROPORTIONS COMES FROM THE CROWD AS MORRISON LOOKS ASTONISHED THAT ZIGGLER KICKED OUT!!

Morrison pulls himself up to his feet, using the ropes for support before grabbing Ziggler as he gets up, and whipping him into the corner, but Dolph explodes back out, swings wildly, only for Morrison to duck and plant him with A RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP WHICH ZIGGLER SELLS LIKE A PRO! He flips onto his stomach with the force of the move, and Morrison gets to his feet, he stands just in front of Ziggler before connecting with his BREAKDANCE LEG DROP! MASSIVE POP FROM THE CROWD AS HE HOOKS THE LEG!!

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THIS MATCH CONTINUES AS ZIGGLER SAVES HIS HOPE OF BECOMING A CHAMPION!!​


Morrison looks up at the referee with hope that he got the count wrong, but Charles sticks two fingers in his face, confirming the count. He slowly crawls over to the ropes, and uses them to get to his feet, he runs his hands through his sweat laden hair, before walking over to Ziggler with a limp. Dolph is on his knees so Morrison yanks him to his feet, pushes him back into the ropes and Irish-whips him over to the other side... he rebounds and careens into Morrison with a LOW DROP KICK TO THE KNEE! Morrison face plants on the mat, and begins clutching his knee with his right hand as he pushes off the mat with his left. Ziggler measures his opponent, backing away, running his hands through his hair, waiting for the right moment... and eventually it comes as Morrison gets up, but he is keeled over which gives Ziggler a window of opportunity... to RUSH FORWARD... AND CONNECT WITH THE FAME ASSER!!
THE CROWD DEFLATE IMMEDIATELY AS ZIGGLER SHOOTS THE HALF, GOING FOR THE COVER, GOING FOR THE CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP!

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THRE- MORRISON KICKS OUT!

MASSIVE POP FROM THE CROWD AS MORRISON SHOOTS HIS ARM UP INTO THE AIR!

Ziggler goes insane at the referee, backing him into the corner and screaming at him to “DO YOUR JOB” while Robinson continues to point at his referee’s badge on his shoulder. Ziggler is done arguing though, he turns around, and sees Morrison using the ropes to bring himself up, Ziggler rushes forward and...
GOES FOR THE ZIG ZAG...
BUT MORRISON HOLDS ONTO THE ROPES!!
Ziggler’s back hits the canvas as Morrison manages to stay standing which is met with a very loud pop from the crowd. He still has his hands on the top rope, bending over and taking in us much air as he can. The Show-Off is back on his feet, holding the back off his head, and Morrison sees his chance, he jumps up, and SPRINGBOARDS OFF THE SECOND ROPE... CONNECTING WITH A FLYING CHUCK KICK TO THE JAW OF ZIGGLER! Extremely loud pop from the crowd as Ziggler hits the mat, and Morrison crawls to the cover, screwing his face up in pain of his leg, and reaches over, draping an arm over the chest of Ziggler!!

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OH MY GOD! ZIGGLER KICKS OUT!

The crowd respond with a massive reaction as Morrison rolls away from Ziggler, the two athletes lying on the mat, both dazed and both exhausted. First, Morrison is the one to move, turning on to his stomach, and crawling to the ropes. He uses them to get to a standing base, and by the time he does that, Ziggler is back up. They meet in the centre of the ring and begin trading punches! ZIGGLER... BOO... MORRISON... YAY... ZIGGLER... BOO... MORRISON... YAY... ZIGGLER... BOO... MORRISON... YAY... MORRISON... YAY... MORRISON... YAY... BUT THEN ZIGGLER IN DESPERATION KICKS THE KNEE OF MORRISON ONCE AGAIN!!
The crowd shit on Ziggler for that, he was losing the punch off but used his smarts to bring the match right back in his favour.
Morrison in his own form of desperation, launches a wild punch at Ziggler to which he ducks, and then grabs his opponent from behind and plants him with an INVERTED SCOOP SLAM!! The referee checks on Morrison as Ziggler stands up, looking exhausted, J.R makes note of the fact that Ziggler hasn’t gone for the cover, saying that could be a mistake. Ziggler walks toward Morrison, which prompts the referee to back away, he has the Cruiserweight Title in his eye as he begins dropping some elbows! He connects with one, and then a second, a third, and then a fourth! The Californian crowd continue to boo this act as Morrison can’t defend himself from these sick elbow drops!
But then Ziggler stops, and screams out “SHOW OFF!” and JUMPS UP... JUMPING ELBOW DROP... NO... MORRISON ROLLS OUT THE WAY!!

The Prince of Parkour gets to his feet, just the same as Ziggler does, and kicks his opponent in the stomach and grabs him by the neck... before CONNECTING WITH MOONLIGHT DRIVE!! IT’S OVER SHOUTS J.R AS MORRISON DIVES INTO THE COVER!

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THRE- KICK OUT FROM DOLPH!!

MY GOD! THIS MATCH CONTINUES AS ZIGGLER GETS HIS SHOULDERS OFF THE MAT! THE CROWD PUT THEIR HEADS IN THEIR HANDS AS MORRISON DOES THE SAME! HE LOOKS SHOCKED!!
The Shaman of Sexy rolls away from Ziggler, looking confused as to what it will take to put Ziggler down, so he ends up walking towards Ziggler and grabbing him by the arm and leg, pulling his body nearer the corner! He steps over the lifeless body, and grabs the top rope near the turnbuckles, he takes a deep breath, and looks out to the crowd for approval, before JUMPING UP...

STARSHIP PAIN...
NO!

Ziggler rolled out the way at the very last second! Morrison rolls away from the corner, pulling himself to his feet, looking dazed as he stumbles away from the ropes and Ziggler is on his feet... and sprints towards Morrison... grabbing him by the back...
ZIG-ZAG!! IT CONNECTS!!

ZIGGLER HOOKS THE LEG!

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THREE!!
!!NEW CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPION!!
Winner – AND NEW CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPION – DOLPH ZIGGLER @ 14.06​
The crowd erupt as Ziggler rolls off Morrison, the referee kneels down beside him and waits for the right moment to raise his hand. While this is happening, we see SmackDown General Manager, Theodore Long, walking down the ramp with a briefcase in his right hand. He walks up the steps and enters the ring, just as Ziggler is helped to his feet, Long opens the case up and pulls out the Cruiserweight Championship, and holds it out, and Ziggler pulls it away from Long and raises it high in the air to a lot of boos.

Jim Ross:
WHAT A MATCH! These two Superstars put everything on the line tonight, for the right to be called Cruiserweight Champion, and the man that came out on top, is none other than The Show-Off, Dolph Ziggler. This young man has put everyone on notice tonight, and showed just how talented he is.

JBL:
I already knew Dolph Ziggler was talented, but to see him pull off this victory against a very experienced and skilled John Morrison is quite something. Dolph will cherish this moment for the rest of his career. Dolph Ziggler, new Cruiserweight Champion, enjoy it Dolph!

Jim Ross:
But we can’t forget about the other man in this match. John Morrison came within an inch of becoming Cruiserweight Champion, but in the end came up short.

JBL:
No one wants to be in second place, and that’s just where John Morrison is tonight, he was beat by the better man tonight.

Morrison rolls out of the ring, being helped up the ramp by Robinson, with Theodore Long following them, leaving the ring to the NEW Cruiserweight Champion, who climbs up the turnbuckle to the second rope, and raises the coveted title above his head, and shouting “MY TIME BABY! CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPION”

***

Backstage, Matt Striker is stood by with the challenger to the United States Championship, R-Truth, dressed in what appears to be a white bulletproof vest and his usual black custom made jeans. The crowd respond with a barrage of heat as Striker turns to Truth.

Matt Striker:
R-Truth, tonight you have the chance to win back the United States Championship from Kofi Kingston and-

R-Truth:
Lemme’ stop you right there, Striker. T’night, I’m in a match to win back MY United States Championship belt – a championship I should never have lost. Matt, lemme’ tell you a story. It begins like this, there once was a General Manager... who went CRAZY... with power. ‘Dat GM decided to stick it to one of his most talented Superstars. ‘Dat being me, by the way.

Heat from the crowd as Striker nods along at story time.

R-Truth:
‘Dat General Manager put the United States Champion in a freakin’ Gauntlet Match... I had to take on six... SIX PEOPLE MATT!

Truth screams in the face of Striker, forcing him to take a step back.

R-Truth:
Now lemme’ jump to the end of the story... the end of the story is a very happy ending, Matt... at least... for R-Truth. The end is when I... I win back my U.S Title from Kofi Kingston.

Heat for that statement.

R-Truth:
These people Matt, they boo me... but they cheer Kofi Kingston, isn’t that crazy? If only they knew what I knew... Kingston and Theodore are in cahoots against me. I know it because I saw them... I saw them talkin’... talkin’ about me. But their friendship won’t matter t’night when I win back my U.S belt... because when I get in ‘dat ring... the eggs gonna’ meet the whisk.

With that, a wide eyed R-Truth slowly backs away from Striker, before pointing at his eyes, and then back at the interviewers.

***

Again, we are backstage, in a different area as it appears that Dolph Ziggler, the NEW Cruiserweight Champion is walking back from the gorilla position. He has the title slung over his shoulder, sweat dripping from his forehead but he looks very pleased with himself. He gets a lot of heat from the crowd but continues to walk, before stopping and the camera revealing the object of his view, the SmackDown Assistant General Manager, Layla. The beautiful Assistant walks up to Dolph with a smile on his face.

Layla:
Well, well. I guess congratulations are in order, Dolph.

Dolph Ziggler:
You better believe it, babe.

Surprisingly, Ziggler leans down and kisses the Assistant General Manager, Layla kisses him back and the two embrace as random people start to notice them. The two then walk away, Ziggler’s arm wrapped around the shoulder of Layla, who takes the Cruiserweight Title off Ziggler’s shoulder and holds it on her own as they leave the scene.

***

We cut back to the main arena, where J.R and JBL are sat, looking at each other.

JBL:
(grinning) Well... it’s been a good night for Dolph so far, judging by what we just saw – it might get a whole lot better.

Jim Ross:
Layla’s the Assistant General Manager, she can’t be fraternizing with Superstars, can she?

JBL:
Like you said, she’s the Assistant GM, she can do what she want. And if Theodore Long didn’t know about this little relationship... well... he does now.

Jim Ross:
Well, anyway folks, coming next is a very personal rivalry, between two teams which started out as purely about the competition, but it has descended into an all out war, with AJ Lee at the centre – have a look.
***

The video package begins to play, beginning with the debut of The Warriors, Daniel Bryan, Kaval and AJ Lee on WWE Superstars. After that, we skip to another episode of Superstars where Daniel Bryan takes on Finlay in a winning effort, but he is attacked after the match by Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder, and Ryder “accidently” hits AJ Lee in the face. Then, we see The Warriors defeating Hawkins and Ryder on an edition of SmackDown, but they cost Kaval his place in the Cruiserweight Tournament and then proceed to threaten and then attack AJ. Finally, we see the two Superstars confronted by AJ Lee, and then chased through the arena by Kaval and Daniel Bryan.

***

***IN THE MIDDLE OF IT NOW***

The actions of these two over the past couple of weeks only serve to increase the amount of heat they get, but they seem to be enjoying it as CURT HAWKINS and ZACK RYDER appear on the stage, walking out from behind the curtain; wearing matching yellow trunks and matching boots to go with them. The long hair that they each had is now gone, met with a more neat spiky style. The twosome walk down the ramp, Hawkins making sure to look over his shoulder a couple of times to check they aren’t going to be blindsided.

Justin Roberts:
The following tag team contest is scheduled for one fall. Introducing first, at a combined weight of four hundred and fifty pounds... CURT – HAWKINS AND ZACK – RYDER!

Jim Ross:
In quick order, these two men have became two of the most hated Superstars on the SmackDown roster and it all stems from what they did to Daniel Bryan and Kaval’s friend, AJ Lee. They knew they could get under Daniel and Kaval’s skin if they targeted her, and that’s just what they did, they were close to getting their just desserts on Friday, but managed to escape... there is no escaping here.

JBL:
I don’t condone violence against women, but what Hawkins and Ryder have done is pretty smart. They’ve not been able to defeat The Warriors in a straight up tag team match, nor have they in singles competition, by making AJ a prominent fixture in this match, they just might have Bryan and Kaval blinded by anger, which will only serve to help them if they can use that to their advantage.

Jim Ross:
They are former WWE Tag Team Champions, two men who were at one point under the tutelage of The Rated R Superstar, Edge. Some may say the only reason they became the champions was because of their alliance with Edge and Vickie Guerrero, but they are two talented Superstars who can go far in this business, but I do not like the way they are going about it.

The two climb into the ring and ascend the turnbuckles, they both stand on the second rope and grin at the crowd who boo them extremely loudly. They drop down, still with smile on their faces, but then...

***STRICKEN***

The smiles that were once on Ryder and Hawkins faces are now all gone as DANIEL BRYAN, KAVAL and AJ LEE walk onto the stage, the crowd reacting with a very LOUD pop as the three stop on the stage and stare at their opponents. With AJ standing in between her boys, the three scowl down at the ring, Daniel wearing his usual maroon jacket and Kaval in his own version of a jacket/outfit thing.

Justin Roberts:
And their opponents, at a combined weight of three hundred and eighty pounds, accompanied by AJ LEE... DANIEL BRYAN... KAVAL... THE – WARRIORS!

Jim Ross:
Bryan, Kaval and AJ Lee travelled all over the world together, getting to know each other, becoming good friends and in the end they made their way to the WWE.

JBL:
They’ve competed in Japan and all across Europe, honing their craft before coming here, and it shows in what they do in that ring.

Jim Ross:
They’ve impressed a lot of people with their... OH... WAIT!

Suddenly, Bryan and Kaval (having made their way half way down the ramp) sprint down to the ring, sliding into a MASSIVE pop, making a beeline for Hawkins and Ryder who do the smart thing and get the hell out of there. AJ joins her boys in the ring, as Chad Patton attempts to regain control. Eventually, it all calms down and the two teams get into their corners.

*Bell Rings*
Grudge Match:
The Warriors; Daniel Bryan & Kaval w/AJ Lee vs. Curt Hawkins & Zack Ryder

Right away, Daniel Bryan explodes forward, looking to get his hands on Zack Ryder, but he takes a turn and exits the ring. The crowd boo him immensely but the boos turn to cheers as Bryan slides out of the ring, and chases Ryder around the ring, and eventually Zack slides back in, as does Bryan, who ducks the clothesline attempt from Ryder, bounces off the top rope and ABSOLUTELY TAKES ZACK OUT WITH A RUNNING FRONT DROP KICK!

MASSIVE pop for that, while Ryder clutches his chest, backing away into a corner, away from Daniel, but he’s not going to let him back away for long. He tries to grab him but Ryder kicks up with his right leg, hitting Bryan in the face, he stumbles back and Ryder rushes out of the corner, but runs straight into a side kick from The American Dragon! Ryder keels over, holding his stomach, pain evident along his face as AJ smiles from ear to ear, Curt Hawkins on the other hand is shouting at his partner to do something. But Bryan doesn’t give him a chance, he pulls him into his corner, allowing Kaval to get the tag!

Kaval comes in with a waft of cheers behind him, he and Bryan look at each other for a second before Kaval whips Ryder, who rebounds right INTO A RUNNING KNEE FROM BRYAN! The momentum causes Ryder to end in a seated position, and the two warriors LASH THE CHEST AND BACK OF RYDER WITH A COUPLE OF KICKS! Ryder doesn’t know which way to fall until Patton forces Bryan out of the ring. Kaval meanwhile, pulls Ryder to his feet, and rips a couple of knife edge chops into his chest, leaving red marks where his skin used to me. Ryder backs himself into the corner because of the pain, but Kaval isn’t done with him, he Irish-whips him into the opposite corner, and then follows that up by sprinting at his opponent... only for Ryder to bend his legs, and push his arms against the underside of Kaval’s legs... PUSHING HIM OFF THE GROUND AND OVER HIS HEAD... BUT KAVAL LANDS ON THE TOP TURNBUCKLE AND MAINTAINS HIS BALANCE! The crowd POP at the sight of that while Ryder is none the wiser, Hawkins tries to tell him but it’s too late, he turns around and Kaval DIVES OFF THE TOP... CONNECTING WITH A JUMPING ROUNDHOUSE KICK FROM THE TOP ROPE! Ryder hits the mat as the crowd cheer, Hawkins putting his head in his hands as Kaval hooks the leg...

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HAWKINS INTERUPTS THE COUNT!

Heat comes from the crowd as Hawkins exits back onto the apron. Patton shouts at him to stay on the apron and don’t get involved unless he’s tagged, while Daniel Bryan shouts for a tag of his own. Kaval obliges, pulling Ryder into their corner and allowing Bryan to tag his back, he takes the legs out from underneath Ryder as Daniel takes to the top rope. Bryan dives off the top... HITTING AN ELBOW DROP TO THE HEART OF RYDER... while Kaval bounces off the ropes and CONNECTS WITH A RUNNING ELBOW DROP OF HIS OWN, AGAIN TO THE HEART OF RYDER!

You couldn’t remove the grin from AJ’s face if you tried, she loves this as Ryder is being put through as much pain as possible, and so do the crowd, as they cheer Bryan on. He picks Ryder up, and plants him with a scoop slam, before bouncing off the ropes, and connecting with a running knee drop, before rolling through.
Bryan reaches down and pulls Ryder to his feet, but he POKES Daniel in the eye, removing his sight for a moment, allowing Ryder to get the tag to his partner. For the first time in the match, Hawkins is the legal man, and he makes a big impact, as he sprints at Bryan and takes him down with a THUNDEROUS clothesline! Patton dives down as Hawkins hooks the leg.

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That was never going to get it done, but Hawkins knew that, he doesn’t complain, instead he gets up, and pulls Bryan up to his feet, he knees him in the stomach and then clubs him in the back, forcing him down to the mat, with AJ wincing at ringside. Kaval screams at his partner to get up, tapping his fingers on the turnbuckle anxiously. Hawkins stomps a couple of times on Bryan’s back, before kneeling down, putting his knee on the small of his back, reaching out and grabbing the bottom of his chin and pulling back. Bryan screams out in pain, while Ryder licks his lips on the apron, shouting “YOU IN PAIN, DANIEL?!”

Hawkins let’s go off Daniel, gets to his feet and then allows his opponent to get up. He grabs him by the arm and Irish-whips him into the corner, and follows him in but Daniel RUNS UP THE BUCKLES... AND BACK FLIPS OVER THE ONCOMING CURT HAWKINS! Gigantic pop from the crowd as Bryan hits the ropes, rebounds and smashes into Hawkins with a flying double forearm smash! Hawkins falls to the mat, clutching his face as Daniel gets up, he pulls Hawkins up and into his corner before tagging Kaval in.

Daniel keeps hold of Hawkins though and flips him over with a snap mare, then Kaval rushes forward, and flips over Hawkins, grabbing his head and connecting with a neck snap. But we aren’t done, as Hawkins begins to fall backwards from the seated position, BRYAN RIFLES A KICK OFF THE BACK... AND THEN KAVAL DOES THE SAME TO THE FACE!! Good pop from the crowd, Patton makes sure Bryan gets out of the ring as before he counts Kaval’s cover... ONE... TWO... KICK OUT FROM HAWKINS!

Groan from the crowd at the kick out there. Meanwhile, Ryder rubs his head in relief that his partner kicked out, whilst this was happening Kaval picked Hawkins up, and he pushes him into the ropes, kicking him in the stomach with a side kick. He keels over, holding his gut, and Kaval moves his arms as a karate expert would and JUMPS UP, BRINGING BOTH HIS FEET DOWN ON THE BACK OF HAWKINS!! MASSIVE POP FROM THE CROWD AS HAWKINS GOES FACE FIRST INTO THE MAT AND KAVAL GOES FOR THE COVER!

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RYDER DIVES ON TOP OF KAVAL! BREAKING UP THE COUNT!

The fans shit on Ryder as he’s ushered out of the ring by Patton, Kaval staring a hole through him. He turns around, while Patton is still attempting to get Ryder out of the ring and Hawkins... LOW BLOWS HIM!

KAVAL DROPS IN A HEAP! HE CLUTCHES HIS PRIVATE REGION AS THE REFEREE TURNS AROUND... BUT HE DOESN’T SEE ANYTHING WRONG AS HAWKINS DIVES ON THE COVER! AJ holds her head in her hands while Bryan screams at Kaval to kick out.

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KAVAL GETS HIS SHOULDER OFF THE CANVAS!

Hawkins looks up at the referee, while Kaval holds onto his grapefruits, looking up at Bryan and begins crawling to his partner, looking to get a rest. But Hawkins sees that happening and yanks him back into the middle of the ring by his leg, and then drops on top of him with a swift elbow to the back of the neck. Hawkins brings Kaval up to his feet, and whips him into the corner, he rushes in, connecting with a running clothesline, but he keeps Kaval held in place and screams “DID IT HURT?! HUH?!”, obviously the referee doesn’t know what Hawkins is talking about but rage fills Kaval as he pushes the bigger man away... and RIFLES A SLAP RIGHT IN THE FACE!!

OOH’S FROM THE CROWD AS HAWKINS FEELS HIS LIP! Kaval shouts out from the corner “DID THAT HURT, BITCH?!”, before having to defend himself against an on rushing opponent. He quickly skirts out of the ring onto the apron, allowing Hawkins to run right into the corner, he falls back a little, giving Kaval enough time to climb up the turnbuckles. Kaval steadies himself... BUT... RYDER RUNS ALONG THE APRON... AND PUSHES KAVAL OFF... AND HE CRASHES AND BURNS ON THE CANVAS! Again, Ryder draws the ire of the crowd, but Hawkins is more concerned with what is happening in the ring, he shouts on Patton to get away from Ryder and count.

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Bryan had his leg in the ring, getting ready to dive at the pin but it wasn’t needed! Hawkins spots that and shouts “DON’T GET INVOLVED, BRYAN!”, he then gets to his feet, pulling Kaval up with him, and locking in a side head lock. Kaval quickly has to find a way out, so backs Hawkins into the ropes, before attempting to force him to the other side of the ring, but Hawkins drops down to one knee, pulling Kaval down lower to the ground with him. The World Warrior has his neck pulled in all different directions, just adding to the pain, and when he tries one more time to escape, Hawkins simply flips him over, applying it on the ground now! On the apron, Ryder screams at Hawkins, saying “TAG ME IN, BRO!” and Hawkins obliges, he lets go of Kaval, and drags him into their corner, and allowing Zack to tag himself in.

Boos greet his arrival and a look of disdain comes from AJ at ring side. Ryder continues where his partner left off, pulling Kaval up to his feet and kneeing him in the stomach! Kaval bends over, feeling his stomach but Ryder bounces off the ropes, jumps over the body of Kaval and brings both his legs down on top of Kaval’s neck! Patton dives to the mat as Ryder pushes Kaval onto his back, hooking the leg, looking for the victory.

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NO – DANIEL BRYAN BREAKS UP THE COUNT!

BIG POP FOR THAT, TURN ABOUTS FAIRPLAY BUT RYDER AND HAWKINS DON’T THINK SO, SHOUTING ABUSE AT BRYAN! Ryder begins jawing with Bryan on the apron, allowing his concentration to slip, and when he turns around, Kaval is just getting to his feet. He walks over to The World Warrior, but is the recipient of a knife edged chop to the chest... and then another... and another... AND ANOTHER! Backing him all the way to the ropes, where Kaval attempts to whip him, only to be reversed... he hits the ropes... but HAWKINS KICKS HIM IN THE BACK! More dirty tactics from Hawkins, to which the crowd begin to boo heavily, while AJ looks extremely pissed at ring side.

Bryan attempts to tell Patton what just happened but it’s no use, the referee isn’t going to listen to him. Ryder takes advantage of the situation, forcing Kaval into the corner and kicking him in the stomach a couple of times, which causes him to fall into a seated position in the corner. Zack backs away, turns to Hawkins and says “Check it, bro.” Before sprinting forward, and SMASHING HIS FOOT THROUGH THE SIDE OF KAVALS FACE!! OOHS FROM THE CROWD AS RYDERS LEG GOES THROUGH THE MIDDLE AND BOTTOM ROPE, KAVAL LOOKING LIKE HE’S BEEN KNOCKED OUT BY MIKE TYSON! Ryder brings his leg back into the ring, pulls his opponent into the middle of the ring and hooks the leg!

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KAVAL SAVES THE MATCH BY GETTING HIS SHOULDER OFF THE CANVAS!​

Bryan breathes a sigh of relief on the apron while Hawkins punches the turnbuckle he was leaning on. Ryder looks up at Patton, demanding to know why that wasn’t a three count, he informs him that it was simply a two, and too show him some respect. The World Warrior rolls onto his stomach, and begins to get to his feet but Ryder knees him in the stomach and grabs him by the neck, and shouts “TIME TO FINISH THIS!” and then BLOWS A KISS AT AJ! This riles the fans up with a frenzy of boos before Ryder runs forward, towards the corner, but Kaval PUSHES HIM OFF AND INTO THE CORNER! The World Warrior jogs at Ryder, looking for a corner clothesline but Ryder side steps him... only for Kaval to hop onto the second turnbuckle... and then onto the top one...

BEFORE JUMPING BACKWARDS, TWISTING IN MID-AIR AND KICKING RYDER’S HEAD OFF!

The World Warrior and Ryder lie in a heap on the floor as the fans begin clapping very loudly. Bryan hops over and over on the apron, pounding the top turnbuckle while AJ slaps the side of the ring, the fans getting louder as Kaval begins to move. But Ryder is starting to move as well, Hawkins holds his hand out, as does Bryan, with both men shouting at their partners to tag them. *CLAP CLAP CLAP* Ryder crawls a little faster than Kaval and GETS THE TAG TO HAWKINS... BUT KAVAL TAGS BRYAN IN A SPLIT SECOND AFTER!

THE CROWD ROAR AS BRYAN MEETS HAWKINS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RING! He ducks a wild punch from Hawkins, and lashes a kick off the shin, and then the hip, before backing away, bouncing off the ropes and CONNECTS WITH A FLYING CROSS BODY! Both men get to their feet quickly, but this time its Hawkins to ducks a clothesline, he comes out behind Bryan and HOISTS HIM UP... LOOKING FOR A BACK BODY DROP... BUT BRYAN FLIPS OVER ONTO HIS FEET! Hawkins turns around, right into a JUMPING ROUNDHOUSE KICK TO THE TEMPLE! Bryan drops down into the cover, shouting at the referee to count!

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Bryan looks up, exacerbated, and climbs to his feet, and allows Hawkins to get up to a kneeling position. HE THEN LASHES A KICK OFF THE CHEST! AND THEN ANOTHER ONE... ANOTHER... THE CROWD BEGINNING COUNTING ALONG AS HE FINALLY FINISHES WITH A SEVENTH KICK... THIS TIME TO THE HEAD! Instead of going for the cover, Bryan looks to the turnbuckle, raises his hand in the air, getting a good pop and then slowly ascends the turnbuckle. BUT RYDER IS BACK ON THE APRON... HE RUNS AT BRYAN BUT RUNS RIGHT INTO A SIDE KICK! He tumbles from the apron as Bryan stands up, raises his hands to the side and flies off the top HITTING A DIVING HEADBUTT!!

MASSIVE POP AS BRYAN HOOKS THE LEG!!

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BAH GAWD! HE KICKED OUT!

The action continues as Patton confirms it was a two count, but then suddenly the crowd begin BOOING... but why? The cameras answer our question as they whirl to the ring side where ZACK RYDER IS SLOWLY MAKING HIS WAY TOWARDS AJ. Instead of backing down, she stands her ground, Ryder continues to get closer, but Bryan is none the wiser, as he and Hawkins are trading punches in the middle of the ring. Ryder gets a little too close for comfort now, saying “NO ONE TO SAVE YOU NOW!” so she SUDDENLY SLAPS THE TASTE OUT OF HIS MOUTH!

MASSIVE POP FROM THE CROWD AS RYDER STUMBLES BACK, THE FORCE OF THE BLOW TURNING HIM AROUND, TO FACE KAVAL, WHO’S ON THE TOP TURNBUCKLE, AND FLIES OFF... SEATED SENTON WHICH TURNS INTO A HURRICANRANA AND RYDER IS PROPELLED INTO THE BARRICADE!!

Kaval stands up groggily, but the cheers only get louder as in the ring BRYAN IS ATTEMPTING TO LOCK HAWKINS IN THE LEBELL LOCK... HE BRINGS HIM TO THE GROUND... AND... HE HAS IT LOCKED IN!! HAWKINS TRIES TO FIGHT, BUT its NO USE, HE HAS TO TAP OUT!!
Winners – THE WARRIORS; Daniel Bryan & Kaval w/AJ Lee @ 12.01​
Daniel keeps the hold in for a few extra seconds, before finally letting go and rising to his feet. The fans greet the end of the match with a roar of approval, on the outside Ryder is still feeling the pain of the barricade, looking on as Kaval slides into the ring. He looks over at AJ who BLOWS HIM A KISS and then joins her boys in the ring. The two Superstars, and the Diva have their hands raised by Patton, which is greeted by another pop, they leave the ring, smiles on their faces, although Kaval is still selling the beating he took in the middle of the bout.

Jim Ross:
A rivalry which began on WWE’s third show, Superstars, which ended being built into one of the most personal rivalries on SmackDown has just ended in a brutal, stiff match. Daniel Bryan and Kaval in the end, have won retribution for what Zack Ryder, and by association, Curt Hawkins did to their friend, AJ Lee.

JBL:
What a match. During the bout you could tell just how personal it was between these two, and it seemed Ryder had this match locked up, only to blow it by blowing a kiss at AJ Lee.

Jim Ross:
But in the end it was The Warriors which came out victorious, and AJ Lee got her revenge, in the end blowing a kiss of her own at the man who attacked with a spine buster.

JBL:
It all came around to bite the two of them on the ass.

The three of them walk up the ramp, Kaval and Bryan slapping a few of the fans hands before turning to face the ring where Hawkins and Ryder are licking their wounds. AJ and her boys arrive at the stage, they turn around and raise their arms in the air one last time as Zack and Curt look on, dejected.

***

We head backstage now, where Evan Bourne is surrounded by three beautiful Divas in the form of Kelly Kelly, Brie Bella and Maria.

Kelly Kelly:
Are you sure? You don’t have to do this. After what happened last Friday, I dunno’ what I’d do if anythin’ worse happened t’night.

Bourne hops off the production box he was sitting on and puts his hands on the shoulders of Kelly.

Evan Bourne:
Look, I’m fine. What Knox did to me last Friday was nothin’. An’ you’re wrong... I do need to do this.

Maria:
Evan’s right, Kelly, I was there, I saw what he was about to do you on SmackDown.

Evan Bourne:
Once I deal with him t’night, you won’t have to worry about him anymore. Isn’t that what you wanted?

Kelly stutters a little.

Kelly Kelly:
W-w-well... yeah but not if you end up being the one that gets hurt.

Bourne smiles at the concern being shown by KK.

Evan Bourne:
Believe me... it won’t be me that’s hurtin’ after the match. But listen... I don’t want you out there. It’s safer if you’re back here with Maria and Brie.

Brie Bella:
He’s right, Kelly.

Kelly Kelly:
Yeah... yeah, okay, good luck.

Kelly gives Evan a hug before allowing him to go past and leave the area.

Maria:
Don’t worry, he’ll be fine.

Kelly seems oblivious to the words her friends are giving her.

Maria:
(turning to Brie)
Hey, where’s Nikki?

Brie Bella:
Oh, I don’t know. She text me and told me she was out with some guy.

Kelly is facing off camera where Bourne left the scene, with a look of anguish while the two other Divas continue to talk.

Maria:
Ohhhhh, any idea who?

Brie Bella:
Uh, not really, only that he’s on the SmackDown roster.

Maria:
Ahh.

Maria and Brie share a smile, telepathically saying something before Brie nods at Kelly’s back, telling Maria to do something.

Maria:
Seriously, Kelly... he’ll be alright.

Kelly finally snaps out of looking that way and turns to face Brie and Kelly.

Kelly Kelly:
Yeah... sorry. So, uh, what were you guys sayin’?

Before we can listen to the gossip that is about go on about Nikki and her “SmackDown boyfriend”, we cut away.

***

Elsewhere, we arrive in the locker room of one of the most popular Superstars in the whole of the WWE, JEFF HARDY, who’s looking into a mirror, similar to what Kane was doing on SmackDown, but this time it’s not as creepy. Instead, he’s beginning to put purple and pink face pain on. He has to smile at the MASSIVE pop he gets though, but after a couple of seconds we cut from this scene.

***

Sweeping view the Aloha Stadium, basking in sunlight.

We now cut to a beach setting where JTG and Shad are walking down the beach, both dressed in brightly coloured shorts.

Shad: Yo J’ – check out the honey’s around here.

JTG: Man I love Hawaii – j’yeah!

Shad stops in his tracks.

Shad: Hold up, man. Weren’t we supposed to be somewhere?

J’ puts his fingers to his chin, thinking it over, before SmackDown Divas Tiffany and Kelly Kelly walk by in bikinis. Cryme Tyme’s mouth actually drop at the sight.

JTG: Uh, I... I... don’t think so man.

Shad: Nah man, I definitely think we forgot somethin’.

JTG: Oh man, check this guy out.

Shad: Hold up – isn’t that? Aw man. That’s what we forgot.

The camera turns around to see none other than Vince McMahon, strutting up the beach towards the duo. He looks extremely angry, which clashes with the comical element of Vince wearing a full suit on a hot beach.

Vince begins shouting at Cryme Tyme as he walks up the beach.

Vince McMahon: YOU TWO DAMN CRIMINALS. I’VE BEEN LOOKING FOR YOU TWO EVERYWHERE!

Vince continues walking, eventually reaching them, the duo hang their heads in shame.

Vince McMahon: Who the hell do you think you are?!

Shad: Mister-

Vince McMahon: SHADUP! Now go, the Aloha Stadium, move it or YOUR FIRRRREEDDDDD!

Cryme Tyme turn on their heels and run up the beach, they start going in slow motion, like the people on Baywatch would. Vince shakes his head and then turns to face the camera. The two Divas appear on the side of the smiling Vince.

Vince McMahon: SummerSlam – the best ending you can think of.

The camera moves up, away from Vince and we are eventually in the sky, where we see The Aloha Stadium again.

Narrator: WWE SummerSlam – a four hour extravaganza. The Summer comes to an end with SummerSlam!



***

***DEATH GRIP***

Once we cut back to the arena, the intimidating music of none other than MIKE KNOX begins to play. The hulking figure walks onto the stage, stroking his long beard and wearing a set of black trunks and black boots. The crowd are doing their best to annoy Knox, by booing him loudly but he ignores them, he’s focused on the match and it shows in his eyes as he begins to walk down the ramp.

Justin Roberts:
The following contest is scheduled for one fall. Introducing first, from Phoenix, Arizona, weighing two hundred and ninety three pounds... MIKE – KNOX!

Jim Ross:
This man has terrorised, not only Kelly Kelly, but also most of the SmackDown Divas division. Ever since being drafted to SmackDown from Raw, he has taken a shine to his ex-girlfriend, Kelly Kelly, but she didn’t enjoy his advances.

JBL:
Would you? Mike Knox is an extremely scary individual, there isn’t many Superstars who have the aura that he does. He strikes fear in not only Divas, but every single Superstar in that locker room.

Knox slowly walks up towards the steel steps, and rips his arm away from the grasp of a man in the crowd. The man shrinks back down into his seat before Knox finally walks up the steps, walks along the apron and steps into the ring. He doesn’t bother with posing, or bothering to climb any turnbuckle, instead he simply turns around and faces the stage, waiting for his opponent.

***BORN TO WIN***

With the sound of a plane engine beginning to play, the fans respond with quite a big pop as EVAN BOURNE jumps out from behind the curtain, rushing forward and putting his hand in the air, showing off a “peace” sign to the fans. He’s dressed in black long tights with red and white detailing, and “Air Bourne” tee covering the top half of his body. He bounds his way down the ramp, and high fives a couple of fans, but once he reaches the ring he’s all business.

Justin Roberts:
And introducing his opponent, from St. Louis, Missouri, weighing in at one hundred and sixty five pounds... EVAN – AIR – BOURNE!

Jim Ross:
Evan Bourne suffered an injury at the hands of this man at Judgment Day, while he was trying to protect Kelly Kelly from her, what some would say, stalker. He’s back now though and is looking for retribution.

JBL:
If I were Evan Bourne, I would have stayed far away from this situation, he’s got himself involved in this strange thing between Knox and Kelly Kelly, and it’s only served to get him hurt. We all saw what Knox did to Bourne last Friday, but this time there won’t be any referees, Arn Anderson or Ricky Steamboat to save him from that monster.

Despite the negative attitude of JBL, the crowd are still going to support Bourne in his endeavour of saving Kelly from this man. He keeps his eyes locked on Knox as he climbs onto the apron, and then jumps over the top rope, before heading to the corner and rising to the top. He raises his hand in the air, once again showing the “peace” sign before stepping down and waiting for Jack Doan to call for the bell.

*Bell Rings*

Grudge Match
Evan Bourne vs. Mike Knox

With the bell rung, the crowd cheer the beginning of the bout, but it’s a slow start as Bourne takes his time exiting the corner, while Knox simply grins from the other side. Eventually, the two of them leave their corners, and begin circling the ring, after a couple of seconds they both rush forward, locking up but Knox shows his power right away by LAUNCHING BOURNE HALF WAY ACROSS THE RING WITH A PUSH!
Bourne is quick in getting back to his feet though, looking at the grinning face of Knox opposite him. They go to lock up again... but this time Bourne ducks and comes out behind Knox, he then lashes a kick to the side of the leg! Knox turns around on one leg, and Bourne takes advantage by kicking the other one. Knox stumbles backwards, into the corner, holding his legs, doing his best to sell the small kicks.

Evan follows him in, but Knox reaches up and PIE FACES HIM... and again Evan is pushed half way across the ring. But Evan is back on his feet immediately, and sprints at Knox, looking for a big splash, but Knox moves out the way and Bourne lands hard on the turnbuckle! Mike immediately bounces off the ropes and goes for a powerful clothesline... but Bourne ducks... and then hits the ropes himself, the two men run at each other, but Bourne slides underneath the legs of Knox and then drop kicks the back of his opponent! Propelling Knox forward, down onto the second rope, neck first!

Knox gets up quickly though, holding his throat and turns around... RIGHT INTO A LEAPING KNEE TO THE CHIN! AND HE STUMBLES BACK... FALLING THROUGH THE ROPES TO THE GROUND BELOW! The back of his head hits the mat which draws some cringes from the sound of the impact. The camera focuses on Bourne, who grabs the top rope, and waits for Knox to get to his feet.
Knox finally gets his bearings, he rubs some feeling back into his head and then gets to his feet... but then Bourne pulls back on the rope... launching himself onto the top one... and CONNECTING WITH A SPRINGBOARD SHOOTING STAR PRESS!! KNOX GOES DOWN WITH BOURNE ON TOP OF HIM WITH J.R GOING MENTAL AT RINGSIDE.

“HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT”

Bourne rise to his feet, smiling from ear to ear and launches a fist into the air, showing off that “peace” sign once again.

Evan Air Bourne struggles to get the big man back to his feet as we get replays of the SSP to the outside. Once the replays conclude, Bourne has Knox rolling into the ring, and he quickly follows, sliding in after him, and crawling to the cover.

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KNOX GETS HIS SHOULDER OFF THE MAT!

Bourne looks up at the referee for a moment before re-focusing. He “helps” Knox to his feet and then pushes him into the ropes, and whips him on... no... Mike reverses and launches Evan to the other side of the ring. He rebounds, ducks a wild clothesline, and hits the ropes again, running at Knox but this time ducking a back elbow, AND again he hits the ropes... but this time he REBOUNDS RIGHT INTO A BIG BOOT! Groans from the crowd as Evan hits the mat, holds his face in his hands while Knox walks around his body.

Bourne looks up at the referee for a moment before re-focusing. He “helps” Knox to his feet and then pushes him into the ropes, and whips him on... no... Mike reverses and launches Evan to the other side of the ring. He rebounds, ducks a wild clothesline, and hits the ropes again, running at Knox but this time ducking a back elbow, AND again he hits the ropes... but this time he REBOUNDS RIGHT INTO A BIG BOOT! Groans from the crowd as Evan hits the mat, holds his face in his hands while Knox walks around his body.

He drops down into a cover, ONE... TWO... KICK OUT! Knox climbs up to his feet, pulling Bourne up with force, and then LAUNCHES HIM INTO THE AIR AND ACROSS THE RING! The crowd boo the throw but Knox continues his assault, walking over to the corner where Bourne is slumped in, and puts his knee in the face of Bourne. Squishing his face in, and Jack Doan has to count to four before Knox takes his knee out of Evan’s face.
Knox pulls Bourne up to his feet again, and then Irish-whips him into the opposite corner, with extreme force, so Bourne goes into the corner, chest first, he staggers back out but Knox SMASHES INTO THE BACK OF BOURNE WITH A CLOTHESLINE TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD!! Bourne hits the mat with some huge force, while Knox strokes his beard, walking around Bourne’s body, grabbing his legs and pulling him into the middle of the ring, dropping down and hooking the leg.

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KICK OUT!

EVAN GETS HIS SHOULDER UP!

Knox isn’t worried though about the kick out, he knows he’s in complete control as he calmly stands up and pulls Evan up as well. He pushes him back into the corner, and then LASHES A OPEN PALMED SLAP TO THE CHEST OF BOURNE! He clutches his chest which is a little red now, but Knox grabs him by the arm and whips on over to the other side. Bourne goes back first into the corner... Knox sprints forward, and jumps up... BIG SPLASH... no... Evan side steps the big man and quickly runs the ropes as Knox staggers back into the middle. Bourne sprints straight at him, but Knox HOISTS HIM UP INTO THE AIR... AND PLANTS HIM WITH A SIT-DOWN SPINEBUSTER!!

The ring shakes with the impact, and Knox takes advantage, hooking the inside leg and leaning his back on the chest of his opponent.

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BOURNE KICKS OUT!

A good pop greets the kick out but Knox ignores it and forcefully pulls Bourne to his feet, and proceeds to smash his forearm of his back a couple of times. Evan stumbles over to the ropes, where Knox knees him in the stomach, turns him around and forces his neck down onto the second rope. Knox presses his knee into the back of his opponent’s neck, forcing Bourne’s neck down onto the second rope! The camera man on the outside gets a close up of Bourne’s face, struggling to get any hair in as Knox snarls down at his opponent. Eventually, Jack Doan has to count to four, forcing Knox to let go of the choke hold and backs away from his opponent.

The fans respond with a series of boos as Knox scans the arena, as Bourne catches his breath. Mike pulls him up from the rope and kicks him in the stomach, before whipping him into the corner, he follows him in and NAILS HIM WITH A HUGE SPLASH! Bourne falls to the floor, the air driven out of him. The monstrous figure of Knox turns and exits onto the apron, and climbs up to the top rope, it’s some sight, seeing that huge man on the top rope. He steadies himself and then suddenly GOES FOR HIS FINISHER... THE DIVING LEG DROP!!

BUT BOURNE ROLLS OUT THE WAY TO A HUGE POP!!

Knox winces as pain sears through his thighs, and he eventually pulls himself to his feet, and Bourne is up as well, he runs at his opponent, ducking a wild clothesline, hitting the ropes at the other side AND GOING FOR A CROSS BODY... BUT KNOX STANDS HIS GROUND, NOT MOVING AN INCH SO BOURNE SIMPLY FALLS BACK OFF MIKE AND LANDS ON THE MAT!! He holds his side as he gets up, but this time its Knox who runs the ropes... AND THIS TIME HE CONNECTS WITH A CROSS BODY OF HIS OWN... TAKING BOURNE OUT OF HIS BOOTS WITH THE FORCE!! He lands on top of Bourne, all of that near three hundred pound body on top as Doan begins to count!

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BOURNE SAVES THE MATCH!!
Big pop for the kick out while Knox stands up, getting in the face of Doan, and the referee retreats into the corner, but Knox backs off and pulls Bourne to his feet! And hoists him up, locking him in a huge bear hug!

The air is being squeezed out of Bourne’s body, and he’s stuck in this hold for a good thirty seconds before he begins to fight out. Moving his hands out wide, and then bringing them, slapping both sides of Knox’ head! Bourne is dropped from the position, while Knox staggers a little, so Evan bounces off the ropes and NAILS KNOX WITH A RUNNING LOW DROP KICK!

This takes Knox down, but he’s quickly back on his one knee, leaning his arms on the other leg, so Bourne again bounces off the ropes and RUNS INTO KNOX WITH A RUNNING ENZUIGIRI!! Knox hits the deck and Bourne quickly goes for the cover!

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Bourne runs his hands through his hair before climbing to his feet and he pulls Knox up as well. He attempts to irish-whip him but Knox reverses, Bourne hits the ropes but rebounds and connects with a jumping hurricanrana!! Knox is back on his feet quickly though, the momentum forcing him to his feet, so Bourne runs at him, ducks a wild punch, and keeps running towards the ropes, and jumps onto the second, jumping back and connecting with ANOTHER HURRICANRANA!!

This time, Knox is down for a little bit longer. While Knox pulls himself up, Bourne is on the top rope, and leaps off, NAILING HIM WITH DOUBLE JUMPING KNEES TO THE SHOULDERS... TAKING KNOX DOWN!! Knox is down, and Bourne exits onto the apron, and climbs up the turnbuckle, he raises his hands in the air... and GOES FOR AIR BOURNE... AND IT CONNECTS... COVER!!

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THREE!!​

Winner – Evan Bourne @ 8.21​

The crowd respond with a big pop as Evan Bourne rolls off Knox’s stomach, rolling into the centre of the ring before being helped to his feet, then having his arm raised in victory. He climbs one of the turnbuckles and gets another good pop.

Jim Ross:
It seemed as though Mike Knox had this match under complete control, but the quickness of Bourne stole the match from under Mike’s grasp. Bourne has quelled the monster which has inflicted terror into the heart of Kelly Kelly for the last couple of months.

JBL:
Mike Knox had this match, J.R, he had this match won but Evan showed us how tough he is, and how big of a heart he has with this huge win in his career. Mike will be extremely disappointed he never put this away when he had the chance.

Bourne rolls out of the ring and backs up the ramp, but when he reaches the top of the ramp, he’s met by Kelly Kelly who wraps her arms around him, hugging him as Knox looks up from the ring, then slumps back, holding his stomach.

***

Backstage, we video feed off the locker room, where the World Heavyweight Champion is sat on a steel chair, he gets a lot of heat as he stares down at the big gold belt.

***


We now get a video package, hyping up the next match, Jeff Hardy versus Chris Jericho to decide who faces either Matt Hardy or Jeff Hardy at Summerslam for the World Heavyweight Championship! It begins with Jericho attacking Hardy on the SmackDown after Judgment Day, before continuing on to his infamous “cancer promo” about Jeff. Then, the video focuses on the hatred between the two, as they battle and brawl over the coming weeks before Theodore Long makes this match. And then finally, we see the verbal confrontation that they had on the final episode of SmackDown.

***

***BREAK THE WALLS DOWN***

Pyro shoots off from the stage and the crowd immediately begin pouring the heat down on the man who walks out from behind the curtain, black and purple ring gear on, CHRIS JERICHO. The Best in the World walks down the ramp, slowly, ignoring the fans and keeping his eyes set on the ring.

Justin Roberts:
The following contest is scheduled for one fall... and will determine who faces the World Heavyweight Champion at Summerslam! Introducing first, from Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada, weighing in at two hundred and twenty seven pounds... CHRIS – JERICHO!

Jim Ross:
Some might say that Chris Jericho in the recent weeks has went too far in regards to his words about his opponent tonight, Jeff Hardy.

JBL:
Too far? Please, this is professional wrestling, Jeff gets his chance tonight to get some retribution for those words and not only that, if he does win, he gets a World Heavyweight Championship shot at Summerslam!

Jericho walks up the stairs before stepping into the ring and then stands in the centre, slowly looking into the distance.

***NO MORE WORDS***

MASSIVE reaction, consisting of huge cheers as JEFF HARDY high steps out onto the stage, the arena falling into a shade of purple. Dressed in his usual black jeans and black tank top, arm sleeves aplenty. He walks on down the ramp, slapping hands with nearly everyone on the left side, and then goes back and does the same on the right.

Justin Roberts:
And his opponent, from Cameron, North Carolina, weighing in at two hundred and fifteen pounds... JEFF – HARDY!

Jim Ross:
One of, if not the biggest Superstar on SmackDown – Jeff Hardy goes into this match with the goal to get his hands on a title match, hopefully against his brother.

JBL:
John Cena may have something to say about that... on both counts. But I do agree with you, Jeff Hardy has shot up in the views of these fans, ever since his WWE Championship win last year.

Hardy climbs into the ring, by passing Jericho and climbing up the turnbuckle, he poses for the fans before dropping down and waiting for Scott Armstrong to call for the bell.

*Bell Rings*

#1 Contender Match – World Heavyweight Championship
Chris Jericho vs. Jeff Hardy

As soon as the bell rings, the two rivals walk into the centre of the ring, jawing at each other, but when Jericho says the word “cancer”, the talking stops and JEFF TAKES JERICHO DOWN TO THE GROUND! The crowd go wild as Jeff lays into Jericho with multiple left and rights! But Jericho manages to turn the tables, flipping Jeff onto his back and now it’s his turn to lash into his opponent with dangerous closed fists! Armstrong has to intervene, pulling Jericho away from Hardy, but Jeff is back on his feet in a flash, and TACKLES JERICHO TO THE MAT!

The crowd are loving this as the two of them roll out of the ring, underneath the bottom rope. Hardy lands on with Jericho on top of him so he takes the brunt of the fall, which allows Jericho to get to his feet. The former Undisputed Champion walks away with his back to Jeff, while he pulls himself to his feet, and when he does, he sprints at Jericho – but it’s like he had eyes in the back of his head! He spins around at the right moment, side stepping Hardy and then pushing him INTO THE STEEL RINGPOST!!

Right from the beginning it’s a hard hitting contest as Jericho climbs on top of Jeff, rifling more fists into his fore head, eventually he stands up and breaks the referee count, sliding in and out. He pulls Jeff up to his feet and SMASHES HIS FOREHEAD OFF THE TOP OF THE BARRICADE!
The crowd boo the actions of Jericho but he pulls Jeff up once again, this time – he SHOULDER THRUSTS HIM BACKWARDS INTO THE ‘CADE!
More boos but Jericho simply cups his hand to his ear, instigating even more heat from these loud fans here tonight. He pulls Jeff to his feet and drags him around the ring, and reaches the announce table, but smashes his head off the apron! He uses this break in the action to break the count one more time before pulling Jeff up and attempting to hit his head off the announce table... but Jeff sticks his hands out, blocking the shot... and THEN DOING IT TO JERICHO, HIS HEAD BOUNCING OFF THE TOP OF THE TABLE!

Big cheers for Jeff fighting fire with fire, Jericho’s lying on the mat but not for long as Jeff pulls him up and slides him into the ring. Hardy follows in but Jericho is already on his feet when he enters, and he walks right into a knee to the stomach! Jeff keels over but is quickly whipped into the corner, where Jericho smashes into him with a running clothesline! He keeps him positioned in the corner, then whips him over to the other side, Jeff staggers out of it but Jericho hits the ropes near him and CONNECTS WITH A RUNNING ONE HANDED BULLDOG!! Boos from the crowd as he turns him over onto his back and hooks the leg!

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The crowd respond with a solid cheer, and even though it’s very early in the match, Jericho still argues with the referee.

He gets up and brings Jeff up as well, Irish-whips him off the ropes and hits him with a running knee to the stomach, flipping Jeff over into a seated position. Jericho walks around Jeff, slapping him on the top of the head and shouting abuse at him... but Jeff suddenly reaches up and ROLLS HIM UP INTO A SMALL PACKAGE... ONE... TWO... KICK OUT!
Both men get up quickly but Jericho puts Hardy back down with a powerful shoulder block, before bouncing off the ropes, hopping over Jeff as he turned onto his stomach. The Charismatic Enigma got to his feet quickly, and jumped up, Jericho running underneath and hitting the ropes at the other side, smashing into Jeff with a RUNNING SPINNING BACK ELBOW!

The crowd boo as Jericho stands above his opponent, looking down at him with a grin, he reaches down and pulls him up, and throws him into the corner. He’s grabs the top of Jeff’s top, and RIPS IT DOWN THE MIDDLE... which draws cheers from the female audience... before LASHING A KNIFE EDGE CHOP INTO THE CHEST!!
Heat from the crowd as Jeff staggers out, along the ropes but Jericho pushes his arms away and connects with another chop! The sound goes all around the arena, the crowd gasping, as Jeff continues to walk along the ropes, holding his chest, before reaching the other corner, and Jericho again NAILS HIM WITH ANOTHER KNIFE EDGE CHOP!

Jeff falls into a seated position in the corner, holding his crimson chest and breathing heavily, while Jericho continues to gloat above him. He lowers his boot into the throat of Hardy, choking the life out of him before Armstrong steps in.
Hardy tries to catch his breath but he’s yanked to his feet and propelled into the opposite corner, he stumbles out into the centre of the ring where Jericho grabs him and sends him into another corner. Jericho walks towards him but Hardy fights back with a kick to the stomach, then a punch to the head, pushing Jericho back towards the ropes. He then Irish-whips him but Jericho rebounds and HITS A SLEEPER SLAM FROM NOWHERE!

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HARDY GETS HIS SHOULDER OFF THE CANVAS!!

Jeff keeps this match going as Jericho begins walking around the ring, then pulls Hardy up and throws him into the corner, before climbing up to the second rope. With Hardy wedged in between him and the corner he begins raining down with punches, the crowd don’t count a long, instead they boo the hell out of Jericho... but then Jeff reaches up with his arms, grabbing Jericho by the legs and LAUNCHING HIM TO THE SIDE... OVER THE ROPES! HIS BACK HITS THE APRON ON THE WAY DOWN! The referee gets out of the ring and checks on Jericho, was that planned?

Jericho tells Armstrong he’s okay, and the camera gets a glimpse of his back, which is already a little purple. He pulls himself up though by the barricade and then turns around... but JEFF PROPELS HIMSELF OVER THE TOP ROPE... HITTING A PLANCHA!
The crowd pop at the sight as Jeff slowly gets up, still holding his chest from the pain earlier.
Jeff rolls into the ring to break the count, then goes back to working over Jericho, ending up with THROWING HIM INTO THE STEEL STEPS!
Massive pop at the sight of Jericho sprawled out on the floor, holding his shoulder after the collision with the steps! Jeff takes the time to get the crowd riled up, extending his hands to the side and doing the classic “Hardy Boyz” sign before turning back to Jericho. He brings him to his feet and attempts to whip him into the barricade... but JEFF HOPS UP... AND JUMPS BACK... HITTING A BACK ELBOW!

The crowd got an eyeful there as Jeff gets up through sheer adrenaline. He walks around to the next side of the ring, and looks at Jericho getting to his feet, and hops onto the barricade... RUNNING ALONG IT... AND LEAPING... HITTING A FLYING CLOTHESLINE!

Big cheer from the crowd as this match seems to have turned on it’s head!
Hardy pulls Jericho up to his feet, and throws him into the ring, but keeps a hold of his head, so its dangling from the apron! Jeff reels back, and runs right into it, hitting a big boot to the side of the head! Jericho clutches his head and tries to get up, but sits up right into the bottom rope, not having the wherewithal to slide away from the ropes! Jeff slides into the ring and grabs his legs, pulling him away from them, before CONNECTING WITH A LEG DROP TO AN AREA VERY CLOSE TO THE GROIN... but the referee rules it clean as he goes for the cover!

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JERICHO KICKS OUT!

Hardy stands up quickly, and pulls Jericho to his feet, pushing him back into the corner and then LASHING A KNIFE EDGE CHOP ACROSS HIS CHEST! He returns the favour of the chops that Jericho did to him with multiple more, leaving red marks along the chest of his opponent. He lets him stumble out, and he falls flat on his face in Ric Flair fashion. Jeff exits onto the apron, and climbs the turnbuckle, but Jericho is back on his feet and walks into the corner where Jeff is standing on top, Hardy reaches down and grabs him by the neck... and HITS A TORNADO DDT!!

BIG POP FROM THE CROWD AS JEFF HOOKS THE LEG!

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ANOTHER KICK OUT!
Jeff looks up at the referee while Jericho crawls over to the ropes, Hardy sees this and jogs towards him, pushing his knee down on the back of Chris’ neck, which is on top of the bottom rope! He pushes down so hard that Jericho’s face turns a sickly shade of purple, before finally he lets go, allowing Jericho a moment as he’s scolded by Armstrong.
Jeff pulls Jericho up and throws him into the corner, before whipping him to the other side, and he immediately goes for a corner splash but Jericho gets his elbow up!
Jeff stumbles back as Jericho explodes from the corner, but he runs right into a deep arm drag! Again, Jericho gets up, and manages to grab Hardy’s leg as he went for a kick... BUT JEFF SUDDENLY HITS A SPINNING MULE KICK!!
He goes for the cover!

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JERICHO KICKS OUT!​

Jeff looks up at the referee, exhausted from the match but proceeds to stand up, leaving Jericho and ascending the turnbuckle. By the time he’s up though, Jericho is on his feet and dives to the ropes, creating a chain reaction which leads to Jeff losing his footing and falling straight onto the steel rod!!
The crowd grimace as Jericho walks over, and climbs onto the second rope, and grabs Jeff by the arm, and attempts to Superplex him... but Jeff wraps his leg around the rod, stopping the move!
Jeff fights back, hitting Jericho with a head butt, and then a couple of punches, leading to Jericho falling down to the ground, he gets up swiftly though, but Jeff is already flying through the air... BUT JERICHO CATCHES HIM IN MID-AIR... JEFF LANDS ON HIS BACK...

HIS LEGS GRASPED BY JERICHO! JEFF TRIES TO FIGHT DESPERATELY AS HE’S TURNED ONTO HIS STOMACH... AND JERICHO LOCKS IN THE WALLS OF JERICHO!

JEFF TRIES TO REACH OUT FOR THE ROPES BUT HE’S RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RING!

The crowd rise to their feet and begin to cheer on their hero, as Jericho shakes his head over and over! Armstrong asks Jeff if he wants to give up but The Charismatic Enigma replies with a resounding no, and lifts his chest of the ground with his arm!
AND JEFF BEGINS CRAWLING TOWARDS THE ROPES!
Massive pop as Jeff is almost within arm’s lengths of the ropes! Jericho struggles as he has to step back, Jeff getting closer and closer...
BUT THEN JERICHO STEPS BACK INTO THE CENTRE... JEFF BEING DRAGGED WITH HIM!​

Huge groans from the crowd as Jeff is back in the centre of the ring, Jericho grinning from ear to ear before getting back to business, wrenching Hardy’s legs further back. Armstrong continues to ask Hardy if he wants to quit, Jim Ross going crazy on commentary stating he can’t take much more, but Hardy will not quit. Or in the fashion of his brother, will not die. Hardy pushes his chest off the ground, in defiant form, and begins to position his body at a certain angle, he rolls forward a little, reaching back and grabbing Jericho’s leg... AND ROLLING FORWARD... FLIPPING JERICHO ONTO HIS BACK!
Instead of using the cover, Jeff rolls away, clutching his back and legs, as Jericho gets up and stares a hole through the referee.

Jeff gets up and runs at Jericho but sprints right into a knee to the stomach, flipping over it! Heat from the crowd as Jericho climbs down on top of Hardy, laying into him with multiple punches, one after the other, drawing more and more heat from the crowd.
He finally gets up, walking around the ring, taking in the heat before turning his attention back to his opponent, who has just got to his feet. Jericho pushes him back against the ropes and whips him to the other side, but Jericho is right on his tail, and as he rebounds he smashes him in THE FACE WITH A RUNNING SPINNING ELBOW!
Jeff hits the mat with a thud as Jericho sinks into the cover.

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JEFF KICKS OUT!

Big pop greets the continuation of the match as Jericho shoots a look at Armstrong, who can only re-assure him that it was indeed a two count. Jericho slides out of the ring, grabbing Jeff’s right leg as he does so, and pulls him out as well. He gets him to his feet and SHOULDER THRUSTS HIM BACKWARDS INTO THE APRON!
But he isn’t done, HE DOES IT AGAIN!
AND AGAIN!
Huge heat from the crowd but Jericho doesn’t care, he then grabs Jeff by the arm and HURLS HIM INTO THE STEEL STEPS!
Jeff goes in shoulder thrust, the steps being propelled across the floor. Jericho walks over and pulls Jeff to his feet, and throws him back into the ring. Jericho joins him in the ring and brings him to his feet and Irish-whips him into the corner, and follows that up with a running clothesline, and Jeff falls down, flat on his face.
Jericho brings him to his feet, and knees him in the stomach, before clubbing his back, and then stomping a hole in his chest.

Jericho’s onslaught continues as he whips Jeff into a corner, and LASHES HIM WITH A KNIFE EDGE CHOP! The classic sound chimes through the arena, but Jericho isn’t done, instead he RIPS JEFF’S TOP HALF NEARLY CLEAN OFF, BEFORE HITTING HIM WITH ANOTHER CHOP, THIS TIME TO THE EXPOSED FLESH!
Jeff clutches his chest as Jericho walks away, looking rather pleased with himself, he turns around suddenly and goes running at him, looking for a running shoulder thrust, but Jeff hops up, sticking his feet on the second rope, and then dropping down on Jericho’s back, getting him in a sunset flip pin! But Jericho reaches out and holds onto the top turnbuckle!
Jeff tries desperately to pull him down, and he eventually manages that feat... but THE CAMERAS CATCH JERICHO PULLING THE RING POST COVER WITH HIM! The referee hasn’t seen that as he begins counting!

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THIS MATCH CONTINUES BUT ARMSTRONG STILL HASN’T NOTICED THE EXPOSED TURNBUCKLE!!!!!!

The two men get to their feet at the same time, and they run at each other, Jeff ducking a wild clothesline and hitting the ropes, and he goes for a FLYING CROSS BODY... BUT JERICHO DUCKS AND JEFF HITS THE MAT FACE FIRST! Jericho gets up and points at his head, riling up the crowd into a frenzy of heat as Jeff rolls onto his back. Jericho sees his chance, he hops over Hardy, runs at the ropes and then leaps onto the second rope... GOING FOR A LIONSAULT...
BUT HARDY ROLLS AWAY!
Jericho hits the mat chest first, which draws some cheers from the crowd here tonight. Both men are now down and Armstrong begins counting, but only gets to four as Hardy climbs up to a standing base. He pulls Jericho up and throws him into the corner, opposite the one without a buckle cover. He lashes a knife edge chop off Jericho’s chest then begins laying into him with kicks to the stomach, over and over, drawing the attention of the referee who counts to four, stopping Jeff from going a tad too far. Hardy backs away, having a small conversation with Armstrong as Jericho falls into a seated position. Jeff sees an opportunity so he walks back over, grabs the two top ropes, and jumps up, COMING BACK DOWN AND HITTING A DROP KICK TO THE FACE OF JERICHO!!

Jeff rolls away and then pulls Jericho out of the corner, going for the cover!

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JERICHO KICKS OUT!!

Jeff looks up to see two fingers in his face from Armstrong, he sits on his knees, looking around the arena for a moment. While this was happening, Jericho rolls onto his back and makes his way into the corner again, opposite the exposed corner. Jeff grabs him by the arm, and attempts to Irish-whip him into the opposite turnbuckle, and JERICHO RUNS RIGHT INTO... NO... HE PUTS HIS HANDS UP ON THE ROPES, STOPPING HIMSELF FROM RUNNING INTO THE METAL BUCKLE! JEFF IS HOT ON HIS TAIL THOUGH... AND JUMPS, LOOKING FOR A SPLASH TO THE BACK... BUT JERICHO SENSED IT COMING... SIDE STEPPING HIM AND HARDY LANDS RIGHT ON THE BUCKLE... CHEST FIRST!
Jeff stumbles back, right into the clutches of Jericho, who rolls him up from behind in a school boy!

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Winner – Chris Jericho @ 15.03

IMMENSE heat fills the ARCO arena as Jericho swiftly rolls away from Hardy, and exits the ring before falling on his ass on the ramp as Jeff begins to realize what just happened!

Jim Ross:
That no good son of a- He stole one!

JBL:
A stroke of genius from Chris Jericho!

Jericho gets to his feet, backing up the ramp with a sly grin on his face, while Hardy attempts to plead his case to Scott Armstrong, even pointing at the exposed turnbuckle, but the referee says he will not change the result.

***MACMILITANT***

We suddenly get a reaction of hope, as THEODORE LONG makes his way onto the stage, wearing a horrible brown and black striped suit. Jericho hears the music and the grin is wiped away as he turns to face the stage, as Jeff looks up from the ring.


Theodore Long:
Now hold on a minute, playas!

Jericho screams “NO!” in frustration.

Theodore Long:
Jericho, don’t think for one second you’re gonna’ get away with that. Not on my watch, playa. Now referee, I want you, right now... to RESTART THE MATCH!

Armstrong does as he’s told, as Jericho screams up at Long, but then he’s suddenly attacked from behind BY JEFF HARDY!!

Hardy pulls him by the hair, back down the ramp, and slides him right back into the ring, drawing a huge pop from the crowd!

#1 Contenders Match – World Heavyweight Championship
Chris Jericho vs. Jeff Hardy
(Cont.)
The action continues with Jericho quickly getting to his feet, but Jeff takes him right back down to the mat, getting on top of him and laying into him with multiple punches! The crowd are electric as Armstrong has to pull Jeff off, but he pushes past, getting back on top, and continuing to punch the hell out of Jericho. Armstrong counts up to four this time, and this time Jeff climbs off, ripping off his top in the process and then throwing it out of the ring to some screaming fans!

Jeff pulls Jericho to his feet, hooking his arm underneath the chin, before reaching out to the side with his free arm and screaming out to the masses before... GOING...

FOR TWIST OF FATE...

BUT JERICHO SPINS OUT!

Jericho pushes Jeff away, he hits the ropes and manages to duck a wild punch from Jericho, he stops in his tracks, turns on his heels and kicks Jericho in the stomach AND GOES FOR ANOTHER TWIST OF FATE...

AND IT CONNECTS!!

MASSIVE REACTION FROM THE CROWD AS JEFF TURNS JERICHO ONTO HIS BACK, LOOKING TO PICK UP THE VICTORY!!!!!!!

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MY GOD, JERICHO KICKS OUT!!!!!

J.R practically loses his voice at ringside as he hypes up the biggest kick out of the night so far. Jeff looks up at the referee in disbelief, the crowd in a mixture of marking out for the kick out and their hatred for Jericho, but Jeff simply gets a two count sign thrust in his face. He slowly climbs to his feet, and Jericho still hasn’t moved, so he looks around the arena before exiting onto the apron. He grabs the top turnbuckle, and then looks out to the crowd, and roars out, before slowly climbing up, getting his bearings and he GOES FOR HIS SWANTON BOMB!!!

IT HITS!

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Winner – Jeff Hardy @ 19.03

Exhaustion. Both men don’t move an inch for a couple of seconds, but eventually Jeff rolls off Jericho, but still doesn’t get to his feet. The referee waits for him as Jericho rolls out of the ring. Jeff finally rises to his feet, getting a MASSIVE pop from the crowd as he does so. He slowly climbs the turnbuckle, and makes the universal title sign across his stomach.

***

After the long match, we cut backstage where Josh Matthews is waiting with a microphone in his hands. He introduces his guests as the WWE Tag Team Champions, The Hart Dynasty, accompanied by Natalya. Matthews asks them their thoughts and strategy heading into the title defence later tonight, but gets told that they won’t reveal their strategy. However, they did say that they intend on defending their championships, as they’ve only held them for a couple of weeks and because they won’t to disappoint this man... at that point, Bret Hart walks into the fray and informs Matthews that he will be accompanying them tonight.

***

We swiftly cut to another backstage area, where a sweaty Chris Jericho is making his way through a hall way. He’s obviously frustrated, and bumping into the SmackDown General Manager, Theodore Long didn’t help his mood, as he got into a verbal argument with the GM on the re-start of the bout. The argument was cut short though, as a random worker appeared, urging Teddy to follow him as they have a “situation”. The cameras follow, leaving Jericho to lick his wounds, and we find various jobbers looking on as medical staff are attending to... John Cena! Long asks what the hell happened, but none of the jobbers can answer him, meanwhile the medics help Cena up, and inform Teddy they need to take him to the medical room to assess if he can compete tonight.

***

United States Championship
Kofi Kingston defends against R-Truth

As soon as the ring bell was rung, R-Truth exploded from the corner, catching the United States Champion off guard, running straight into him and pushing him back into the corner. The recent change in Truth’s mental state shows as he goes berserk, lashing forearms off the back of Kofi Kingston. His wet hair swinging from side to side, eyes bulging and teeth snarling, it makes for quite the sight as the referee has to step in and pull Truth away. The ref tries to calm him down, but R-Truth side steps him and makes a beeline for Kingston, but his over eagerness cost him as Kofi pulling himself out of the corner, spearing his opponent to the ground and now it was his turn to cause some damage to his opponent. The fiery start gets the crowd on their feet, but also gets the referee irritated, he pulls Kingston off, trying to regain control of this match.

It works for the most part, as it evolves into a more traditional wrestling match, with Truth taking control after the opening flurry of action, taking the fight to Kofi, looking to regain the United States Title. Truth looked in control for most of the middle part of the bout, the crowd letting him know how they feel about him, but he simply ignores them and focuses on his opponent. Kingston made a comeback though, but it was in vain as Truth countered a flying cross body with a drop kick to the flying U.S Champion. This false comeback only served to get the crowd more on R-Truth’s back, but he soaked the negativity in, embracing his new persona.

The ending of the bout came about, when Truth was getting a little careless, probably over confident after his success so far in this bout. But Kingston took advantage of his opponents apparent carelessness by fighting back, and going about his general routine, hitting a variety of hard hitting, high flying moves, eventually hitting the Boom Drop for a near fall. He set up for Trouble in Paradise after this, but Truth ducked the spinning kick. He utilized a kick off his own now, right in the stomach, before hitting the ropes and attempting the Corkscrew Scissor Kick, but Kingston managed to get out the way and Truth’s ass hit the mat. Kingston took advantage by tying Truth up, and rolling him into a cover, where he retained his championship!


Winner and STILL United States Champion – Kofi Kingston @ 8.32

Kingston quickly rolls out of the ring, falling onto the steep ramp and catching his breath, as his opponent, R-Truth looks up in astonishment. The referee fetches the United States Title and puts it in the hands of Kingston, who manages to get to his feet and raise the title above his head, much to the annoyance of the man in the ring. We hear him shouting about fast counts.


***

Backstage, we see Jeff Hardy getting congratulated by various superstars, he graciously thanks them before walking on towards his locker room, but he turns a corner and stops in his tracks as the World Heavyweight Champion, Matt Hardy is standing right in front of him. There is a roar of anticipation as the two brothers, two rivals are staring at each other, neither one about to give any signs of backing off. It’s Matt that breaks eye contact first, looking at the big gold belt on his shoulder, Jeff follows his gaze, looking at the belt as well before Matt looks up, and tells him that he should take a good look, soak it in, because it’s the closest he’ll get to the World Title. This gets under the skin of Jeff, who takes a step forward, and the two are nose to nose, but before Jeff can say anything, the two are interrupted by Theodore Long! He tells them that he needs to talk to Matt, so Jeff – with a long stare at Matt – backs off. Once he’s gone, Long flat out asks Matt if he had anything to do with the attack on John Cena. Of course, Matt said no, and before Long could question him more, Hardy quickly left.

***

WWE Tag Team Championship
The Hart Dynasty w/Natalya & Bret Hart defend against The Brian Kendrick & Ezekiel Jackson

With Bret Hart in attendance, the crowd were on point in this match, making their voices heard, chanting the name of The Hitman, as he watched Tyson Kidd and Brian Kendrick start the match off for their respective tag teams. The two smaller men in the match began with a flurry of chain wrestling, but it was Tyson Kidd who won that mini-battle, to the delight of Natalya and one of the best wrestlers ever, Bret Hart. Kendrick managed to create some separation and tagged in the big half of their tag team. Ezekiel Jackson entered the match but didn’t get a chance to tangle with Kidd, as he done the smart thing and tagged in their own big man, David Hart Smith. The two bulls met in the centre of the ring, but it was Jackson taking control, showing his strength to the dismay of the fans.

This match went the route of the standard WWE tag team bout, with Jackson working over David Hart Smith, but he eventually got a tag to Kidd. But Kidd fell to a numbers game, as Kendrick made his presence felt from the ring apron, distracting him before Jackson bulldozed over him. Jackson and Kendrick utilized quick tags, keeping Kidd away from his tag team partner, and this continued for a while, with Bret and Natalya getting more frustrated. Kendrick locked Kidd in a Boston Crab, looking right in the direction of Bret, as he put Kidd through immense pain. But Kidd fought to the ropes and grabbed the bottom one. Kendrick backed away, but then turned on his heels, and sprinted at the ropes, hitting a baseball slide to the face of Bret!

The heat came in a huge whirl of an explosion. Smith tried to get his hands on Kendrick but the referee held him back as Kendrick simply grinned. He turned his attention back to Kidd who was getting to his feet, and surprised Kendrick with a jumping kick to the temple! Then, a few seconds later, the hot tag was made, but Kendrick got the tag to Jackson. The two big men met in the centre of the ring, with Smith ducking a clothesline and then hitting a massive big boot! He looked to pounce on the momentum, pulling Jackson up and teeing off on the big man, but Kendrick got involved – jumping on Smith from behind, but David simply shrugged him off. At that point, Kidd was back in the match, and he tried to clothesline Kendrick over the top rope but he ducked and Kidd went tumbling over. But Smith was right there, and he completed the job, but Kendrick landed on his feet! With Bret Hart standing a few feet away, Kendrick let himself get distracted and got in Bret’s face, whilst the referee was distracted with Smith trying to put Jackson away. Suddenly, to a gigantic pop, Bret smashes a right fist into the chin of Kendrick, sending him sprawling. This distracted Jackson just long enough for Smith to take advantage, showing brute strength by hauling his opponent onto his shoulders and connecting with a running power slam for the pin.


Winner and STILL WWE Tag Team Champions – The Hart Dynasty @ 9.03

A big pop rises up as Bret Hart stands over Kendrick, while Smith is joined by Kidd and Natalya in the ring. After a few seconds, the old timer joins them, and helps them celebrate. Kidd hands his championship to Bret, in a show of respect, and he raises it up for all to see before giving it back to Kidd.


***

Backstage, Theodore Long is outside the medical room, waiting anxiously for some news. The door opens and John Cena steps out to a strong pop, holding his stomach, despite the doctor trying to get him back. Long asks what’s going on and the doctor explains that John can’t compete tonight, as he’s received too much damage to his ribs. But John, ever the trooper, insists he’s fine, telling Teddy that there is no way he will let Matt get away with this and he will compete with or without the doctors permission. Without giving Teddy a chance to reply, John walks off, wincing as he goes.

***

Edge vs. Kane

The referee rang for the bell and the two combatants began to circle. Kane stopped in his tracks, and begin laughing for some odd reason, Edge looked at Kane with a peculiar expression before exploding forward, but he runs right into a knee to the stomach. Kane pushes Edge back into the corner, holding him in place as he whispered that he enjoyed what he did to Christian. The referee counted to five and Kane had to back away, but Edge wasn’t about to let him, he rifled a slap right across the cheek of The Big Red Monster. That was a bad move as Kane then went on a rampage, taking complete control of the bout and showing why he is one of the most dangerous men on SmackDown.

Despite the ravenous beast pounding on him, and bullying him around the ring, Edge kept fighting. He would get a bit of offense in but Kane would shut him down in a hurry. The fans kept on Edge’s side though, urging The Rated R Superstar to defeat the man that tortured his best friend. But even though Edge has as much as heart as anyone in that locker room, Kane was still too powerful for him. He continued to work over Edge, weakening him for the final blow, and at some points even stopping to talk to himself. Edge took advantage of one of these opportunities, getting some quick offense in, even getting a couple of near falls but Kane continued to power out, and continue to put Edge on the back foot.

But towards the end of the match, Kane had Edge locked in a sleeper hold. The Rated R Superstars face turning a horrible colour, but with the help of the fans, and with the image of his best friend being burned alive in his head, he fought up with all his strength. He broke out of the sleeper hold, and went on a little rampage of his own, beating Kane down and showing just how ruthless he can actually be. Kane seemed somewhat shocked by this, as he even backed up, cowering away from the shots from The Rated R Superstar. Edge looked to have the match in hand, despite all the beatings he’s took from Kane, he seemed to have the match won and the crowd could sense it.

Edge was in the opposite corner to his opponent, who was on the ground but nearly on his knees. The fans knew what was happening, and they rose to their feet, and so did Kane, who turned around, and managed to dodge the spear attempt! Edge went shoulder first into the steel ring post, leaving Kane to pull him out and get a near fall. Kane would then set up for the Choke Slam, and he even lifted Edge up, but The Rated R Superstar broke the grip, landed on his feet, and hit the ropes, hitting a spear from nowhere, and picking up the win.


Winner –Edge @ 11.05

Edge has done it! He’s toppled the monster! The Rated R Superstar rolls out of the ring, relieved to be named the victor. In the ring, Kane begins to come too, he looks on as Edge has his hand raised in victory.


***

Suddenly, the live feed turns to static. This continues for a few moments before return to the PPV, and in the ring, we see a single rose, lying in the centre of the ring. Kane is still there, and he looks at the rose from the corner, looking destroyed over something.

***

WWE Fully Loaded
On Sale
Now


***

Steel Cage
World Heavyweight Championship

Matt Hardy defends against John Cena

As soon as the bell rung, a smile appeared on the face of Cena, despite his injuries he still was in good spirits, because as he said “You’ve got nowhere to run” but Matt was defiant, saying he had no intention of running. The two alpha males locked horns in the centre of the ring, but Matt kneed Cena in the stomach, targeting the ribs early. The crowd booed this tactic, but obviously Hardy didn’t care, instead he clubbed the back and from then kept Cena on the mat for a minute, continuing to hit him in the back and knee him in the side. He eventually pulled Cena up, and attempted to throw Cena into the steel cage, but John turned the tables, swivelling and propelling Matt, head first right into the steel cage!

Matt was in trouble now, as an irate Cena dived on Matt, connecting with multiple punches. The referee couldn’t do anything obviously, so he just let it go, and Hardy had to reach out to the ropes, and pull himself out from underneath Cena. He pulled himself up so he was in between the ropes and the cage, Cena walked over to him, but as he went to grab him, Matt dropped down, grabbed the front of Cena’s shorts, and pulled Cena towards him, his head smashing of the steel!

Matt now took control, continuing to work over the ribs, even bringing Cena up into a fall-a-way slam position, but then running him straight into the steel! With Cena down and out for the time being, Matt turned and began to climb the cage to huge boos. He got half way up before Cena got to his feet, grabbing Matt’s foot and pulling it away, so Matt landed groin first right on the top rope! This got a strong pop, and Cena tried to take advantage, by pulling Matt off the ropes, and into the centre of the ring and beginning to work on Matt.

But Matt took advantage again, poking the right eye of Cena, creating some separation and connecting with a running jumping clothesline. Matt again, went to the cage and began climbing, but Cena was back up, and again grabbed the leg, pulling it away, but this time Matt pushed himself away from the cage, only to land in the grasp of Cena, who even with his injured ribs, managed to hoist him onto his shoulders, looking for the Attitude Adjustment, but Matt reached out and grabbed the top rope. Cena tried to pull him away, but then decided against it, throwing him forward, face first into the steel!

More action came thick and fast, with Cena in control, he showed off a more ruthless side by using the cage, even raking Matt’s face off the steel. But Matt got back into the match, by suddenly kicking Cena in the groin!

The crowd booed the hell out of that dirty move, but again, Matt didn’t care. He started off where he left off before Cena’s outburst, working over the back of Cena. After he was happy with his work, he turned to the cage again, and began to climb, but he saw Cena getting up, so he turned around, feet on the top rope, and dived towards him, but Cena caught him in mid-air, hoisting him onto his shoulders and connecting with the Attitude Adjustment! The crowd pop massively as Cena struggles to hook the leg, the referee counts, and the seconds ticking by before Matt kicks out!

Cena looks up at the referee in astonishment. He slowly gets up and asks the referee for re-assurance. Cena turns back to Matt, and pulls him up, Matt is out on his feet, as Cena pulls him into the corner. Cena climbs up onto the second rope, and brings Matt with him, hoisting him onto his shoulders again! He’s about to go for a Super Attitude Adjustment, but Matt has the smarts to grab the cage, and pull himself up, away from his opponent. The crowd boo hugely as Matt is at the very top. But despite having dodgy ribs, Cena pulls himself up again, the two Superstars sitting on the top of the cage.

The two begin to trade blows, in the classic yay-nay but on top of the cage! Then something amazing happens, something which shocks the arena. Cena and Matt, still punching each other, begin to stand up, it’s a little awkward but the two manage it, still hitting one another. Cena suddenly reaches down, trying to pull Matt onto his shoulders, but Matt puts all his weight into stopping himself from being lifted up. Suddenly, Matt punched the stomach of Cena, he kneeled over and Matt sensed his opportunity, and despite the dangers, he roared out... and THEN HIT A TWIST OF FATE... FROM THE TOP OF THE CAGE!

Massive reaction from the crowd, loud holy shit chants accompany J.R going mental on commentary. The two men seem out of it, and the referee begins to check on them, he’s obviously worried but he sees a glimmer of life in one of them, and that man drapes an arm over the chest of his opponent. The referee counts, and it’s a three count! Matt retains his championship!



Winner and STILL World Heavyweight Champion – Matt Hardy @ 16.17

Oh my god, Matt Hardy has defeated John Cena! The World Heavyweight Champion lays on the mat, breathing heavily as the referee leaves the cage, grabs the World Title and brings it into the ring. Matt is now on his knees, and he clutches the title to his chest. He gets to his feet, wipes the tiny bit of blood off his forehead, looks down at the exhausted Cena. The World Champion slowly climbs up the turnbuckle, but continues up the cage, gaining his balance on the top, and raising the belt aloft to a lot of heat where we cut to black.

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Re: C3K Presents: WWE 2009 - The Fear That's In Your Eyes

On the Pre-Show, Wade Barrett defeated Charlie Haas with The Bull Hammer Elbow @ 4.39.

WWE VENGEANCE
26 July 09 – Wachovia Center; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

In the opening video, a narrator ran through man’s desire for Vengeance, putting emphasis on how far people will go to feel justice has been done against people who have wronged them. The narrator relates the story to various feuds from the Raw brand, including Batista’s need to get revenge after being punted in the head, and CM Punk’s desire to make Jack Swagger pay for that vicious assault two weeks ago.

...

AND NOW – SAMSUNG AND RAW PRESENTS, WWE VENGEANCE



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The cameras swiftly cut into the arena, where a sea of fans are witnesses to a massive firework display, illuminating a very sinister looking, dark red, titan tron. As the cameras take in some of the more creative signs, we hear the familiar voice of Michael Cole coming on the air. He welcomes us to the show, and then we cut to the announce booth, to see the man speaking. He and Mick Foley introduce the show, welcoming everybody and then hyping up some of the matches on show tonight.

We throw it to the ring where Lillian Garcia is stood.


***GLAMAZON***

Out first, kicking off the show, The Glamazon, Beth Phoenix makes her way onto the stage, drawing a lot of heat from the hot crowd in Philadelphia. She begins on route down the ramp, looking extremely focused, but she glances behind to make sure her opponent won’t try to blindside her.

***PAPARAZZI***

A loud pop greets the screeching music of The A-List Diva, Melina, who walks onto the stage. Dressed in silver and light blue attire and she has her angel wings with her, using them for added effect. She throws them to the side however, now focused on the women in the ring.


Extreme Rules:
~ First Ever ~
Beth Phoenix vs. Melina
Following the bell, the two fiery women rush into the centre of the ring – trading blows, it’s not pretty but it’s getting the crowd fired up as they cheer the battle going on. It’s Beth Phoenix who manages to back Melina into the corner, boxing her in and clubbing her back with forearms. Melina battles back though, creating some separation before turning the tables, pulling The Glamazon into the corner and laying into her with rights and lefts, even a couple of kicks! The battle continues when Phoenix blocks a right and knees her opponent in the stomach! The two then begin, childishly, grabbing each other’s hair, the two being pulled and pushed all over the ring until they end up at the ropes... where they fall through!!

The two Divas hit the mat together but they shrug off the pain and get right back to brawling. It’s Phoenix getting the upper hand again, as she kicks Melina in the stomach and smashes her head off the apron! The Glamazon isn’t finished on the outside however, as she grabs Melina’s hair... and HURLS HER INTO THE BARRICADE! Melina’s full body hit the barricade in mid-air, Beth using Melina’s hair to throw her into it! The crowd react with a loud “oh” as Melina cups the back of her head and the small of her back. Phoenix brushes the hair from her forehead before grabbing The A-List Diva by the legs, suddenly... falling backwards... SLINGHSHOTTING MELINA INTO THE RING POST!

Another loud “oh” rises from the crowd, which turns to heat as Phoenix looks down at Melina with a sick smile. Foley makes sure to mention that this is the first Divas Extreme Rules match, and says they are really going for it in the early going. Phoenix walks over to Melina, who’s breathing heavily, holding her forehead now. She pulls her up and slides her into the ring. She follows her in and quickly hooks the leg... 1... 2... NO! MELINA KICKS OUT!

Phoenix rises to her feet, pulling Melina with her. She whips her into the corner and brings her leg up, wrapping it around the middle rope... wrenching it. The pain shoots up Melina’s leg but she fights it, battling back - hitting Beth with a couple of left hands, breaking her grip. Melina exploded out from the corner, diving on Beth with a Lou Thez Press, and going to town on her face! Beth manages to turn the tables however, this time she gets some good shots in before Melina manages to scoot out from under her.

Beth and Melina met again, this time Melina ducked a clothesline and kneed her in the stomach. Melina pushes her chest, pushing her back into the ropes... Melina dropped into a defensive lineman’s position and sprinted forward... looking for a spear but Beth side stepped... AND MELINA WENT STRAIGHT THROUGH THE ROPES! LANDING HARD ON THE MAT BELOW! The crowd near “oh” and “ah” at the dangerous bit of action they just witnessed.

Melina seems to be a bit dazed as she pushes herself off the ground, and props herself up against the barricade... but from out of nowhere... BETH CRUSHES HER HEAD WITH A KNEE!! The barricade almost goes a foot backwards in the impact! Beth grins evilly as she looks down at her rival, and Beth then turns and walks to towards the announce table side of the ring. She bends down, looks underneath the ring and pulls out a STEEL CHAIR~! She slides it into the ring and looks again, this time bringing out a TRASH CAN~! Beth throws that into the ring and turns looking for Melina, who’s now on her feet, still extremely dazed.

But showing her heart and strength, she sees Beth coming and kicks her in the stomach – clubbing her back with forearms! Melina screams as she beats Beth down to the ground! Afterwards she walks away, pushing her hair from her face, showing a look of sheer aggression... getting a solid reaction from the crowd.

The A-List Diva turns around, and Beth is back on her feet, Melina grabs her by the back of the head and attempts to smash it against the apron but Beth counters and instead, she does it! Melina staggers away but Beth follows her towards the announce booth. Beth kicks her in the back of the leg, bringing her to one knee, and The Glamazon suddenly reaches down and pulls out a CABLE from the timekeepers section!

Then, with a sick expression, WRAPS IT AROUND MELINA’S NECK!! The crowd react with a barrage of heat with Michael screaming that Beth is going too far right now. She ignores everyone, continuing to tighten her grip. After what seems like an eternity, she lets go... Melina’s body falling down, face first! The crowd respond with a lot of heat as Beth gloats in her dominance.

She picks Melina up, but she breaks her arms away and smashes a forearm into her face out of desperation. The initial shock of the blow goes and Beth is right on her, but her aggression goes against her as Melina side steps and RUNS PHOENIX INTO THE RING POST!! A BIG pop comes up from the crowd as Melina rests on the apron. She climbs into the ring and waits for Phoenix to get up, The Glamazon walks along the apron, and Melina goes for a Baseball Slide... but Phoenix side steps her... The A-List Diva lands on her feet though but BETH SHOULDER THRUSTS HER BACK INTO THE SIDE OF THE ANNOUNCE TABLE!!

The table shudders with the impact as Cole gets the hell out of there, Mick stays put. The Glamazon brings Melina into the ring now, and goes for the cover... 1... 2... MELINA KICKS OUT! Despite it only being the second pin of the match, it gets a big cheer from the crowd as they know how much pain Melina is in right now.

Phoenix gets her up and Irish-whips her into the corner, looking for a corner clothesline, but Melina gets two feet up... RIGHT INTO THE FACE! Phoenix stumbles back, but then rushes forward again, this time Melina dives to the right, dodging the oncoming Diva! The referee checks on Melina but she pushes him away and targets Beth, raining down on her with rights and lefts, before positioning her in the corner and using her flexibility to get a boot right into her throat... CHOKING HER!!

She lets go eventually, and then climbs onto the second rope, hitting Beth with multiple punches, the crowd counting along. They reach five before Beth reaches up and brings her out into a Power Bomb position! But Melina counters it, falling down behind her, grabbing her and rolling her up!! 1... 2... PHOENIX KICKS OUT! A big groan there as Beth and Melina meet head on, THEY BOTH CLUNK HEADS!!

The two of them are down now, but it’s not long before Beth is back on her feet, and shortly Melina joins her. Melina backs Beth into the corner once again, and hoists her into a seated position on the top rope. The A-List Diva climbs up, takes a deep breath on the second rope, punches Beth one time for good measure and climbs onto the top rope... HURRICARANA!! A loud pop greets the huge move as Melina slowly goes for the cover... 1... 2... NO! PHOENIX KICKS OUT FOR THE SECOND TIIME TONIGHT!

Melina rolls off The Glamazon, looking down at her before glancing at the referee. She brushes her worries to one side and climbs to the top rope! A high risk move appears to be coming as she’s waiting for Beth to get to her feet. After a bit, Phoenix does just that, but she’s got something in her hands, unseen to Melina... she leaps off the top... LOOKING FOR A CROSS BODY... AND SHE LANDS ON THE STEEL CHAIR! DESPITE TAKING BETH DOWN... SHE TOOK THE BRUNT OF THE CHAIR IN THE STOMACH!!

Phoenix senses her opportunity, she felt the move too but not as bad, so she quickly hooks the leg, with crowd in awe at the lengths these two will go to... 1... 2... KICK OUT! KICK OUT! Massive pop from the crowd as Beth looks up at the referee and stands up, getting in his face, intimidating the poor man. She turns her attention back to her opponent and screams at her “STAY DOWN”. She pulls her up and throws her through the top and second rope!

The crowd see Melina’s back bounce off the mat, as Phoenix follows her out... she pulls her up to her feet and kicks her in the stomach... looking for a Power Bomb... but MELINA COUNTERS AND FLIPS HER OVER!! HER BACK NOW FEELING IT!! A loud pop rises from the crowd at that, whilst Melina falls back against the barricade, regaining her strength and her breath. She pulls Phoenix to her feet, kicks her in the stomach and then Melina... CLIMBS ONTO THE BARRICADE?! Cole and Mick question how smart this is as Melina pulls Beth by the hair onto it. She seems to be losing her balance so she rushes... HITTING A DDT... ON THE BARRICADE!!

Beth’s head smashed against the top of the ‘cade whist Melina made sure to land on the mat beside the barricade, she stumbles when she hits the ground though. The crowd are loving this as Melina pulls Beth to her feet and slides her into the ring. She follows her in and goes for the cover... 1... 2... NO! PHOENIX KICKS OUT AT THE VERY LAST MOMENT!

A roar of disapproval rises from the crowd! Melina sits up, brushing the hair from her face and thinking of what to do next. She lies down and exits the ring, looking under the apron. She doesn’t find what she wants so she walks to the other side, and brings out... A TABLE!! A big “E-C-DUB” chant greets the sight of the table, loudly coming from the Philadelphia fans. The A-List Diva slides it into the ring, and then attempts to set it up.

She manages, but it took a while, setting it up near the turnbuckle. Melina turns around and sees Beth on all fours, a glint appears in her eyes, and she spots the trash can a few feet away. She picks it up, and looks out to the crowd, gaining a big reaction and then SMASHES THE CAN ONTO BETH’S BACK!! But Melina’s not done... SHE HITS HER AGAIN... AND AGAIN... AND AGAIN! The rage is coming out right here, right now, and the crowd love it, getting fired up, watching Beth writhe in pain as Melina continues to hit her.

Once she stops, the trash can is decimated, a big dent in it. Melina throws the can out of the way, and pulls Beth up to her feet, AND HOLDS HER IN PLACE... SHE SCREAMS OUT... GOING FOR PRIMAL SCREAM – BUT BETH SPINS AWAY!! AND BETH GRABS MELINA FROM BEHIND – GLAM SLAM – NO! Melina drops down from Beth’s clutches – ROLL UP!! 1... 2... NO! SO CLOSE FOR MELINA!!

The two turn around, looking in each other in the eye, before rushing at each other. Beth ducks a wild clothesline, continues running, bouncing off the ropes and smashes into Melina with a hard shoulder block! Beth looks down at Melina, before spotting the Steel Chair, she pulls it up and holds it in the air to some solid heat. But she’s wasting time, and Melina is back on her feet... she turns around and MELINA KICKS THE CHAIR RIGHT INTO THE FACE OF PHOENIX!!!!!

Melina could go for the cover right now, in fact she kneels beside her, but instead she stands back up, to a little bit of heat... but the cheers return when they realize... she pulls Beth to her feet and lies her limp body ON THE TABLE!!

The crowd once again rise to their feet, as Melina exits onto the apron, climbing up the turnbuckle. The referee pleads with her to rethink this, as does Michael – but she doesn’t listen (to the referee), the Divas are going all out tonight! She climbs up, standing on the top, looking around the arena, taking a deep breath – BEFORE LEAPING OFF... GOING FOR A SPLASH...

BUT BETH ROLLS OFF THE TABLE!! AND MELINA CRASHES AND BURNS... GOING RIGHT THROUGH THE WOOD!!

HOLY SHIT
HOLY SHIT
HOLY SHIT

Melina is in a heap, broken wood all around her with Beth lying beside the wreckage. The referee tries to clear some of the debris and as he’s doing so, Beth manages to get to her feet; she pulls Melina – by the hair – away from the broken wood. And pulls her up, she holds Melina up as if she let go she would collapse. She turns around her around... and HOISTS HER UP... AND CONNECTS... WITH THE GLAM SLAM!! SHE FLIPS MELINA OVER AND HOOKS THE LEG!! 1... 2... 3!!! BETH WINS!!!!!


Winner: Beth Phoenix @ 12.49

Despite winning the match, you couldn’t tell with the way that Beth rolls off Melina and simply lies beside her. Nonetheless, the crowd respond with a lot of heat, whilst the referee waits to raise Phoenix’ hand in the air. The commentators talk us through some replays of the highlights of the match, and there was a lot, which gives Beth time to recover. We cut back and Beth is having her hand raised by the referee, she then leans in the corner as he goes to check on Melina.

The referee helps Melina roll out of the ring, and then puts her arm around her, helping her up the ramp, leaving Beth in the ring for her moment. The fans around the ramp area begin to applaud her but she’s not in a state to show appreciation. Beth continues to bask in the glory of her win as we cut away.


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Sweeping shot of the Aloha Stadium in Hawaii...

Narrator:
The biggest event of the summer...

Various shots of previous SummerSlam events in different arenas...

Narrator:
Home to some of the biggest moments...

Shots of Bret Hart versus Curt Hennig and The Rock vs. Brock Lesnar...

Narrator:
The biggest Superstars called their playground...

Quick clip of Hulk Hogan staring at Shawn Michaels...

Narrator:
Is getting even bigger...

A shot of the inside of the Aloha Stadium at night...

Narrator:
Bigger matches...

Shot of Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy staring at each other from across the ring...

Narrator:
Bigger moments...

Sweeping shot of a huge stadium, filled with WWE fans...

Narrator:
Bigger Superstars...

Side to side shots of John Cena and Randy Orton...

Narrator:
The biggest SummerSlam in history...

Another shot of the Aloha Stadium...

Narrator:
Is here...


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Narrator:
For the first time ever, Raw and SmackDown present a FOUR hour extravaganza... SummerSlam!


***

Backstage, we are in The Monarchy’s locker room as the Intercontinental Champion, William Regal gives a pep talk, in his own special way to Drew McIntyre and Nigel McGuiness, with Wade Barrett sitting in the background, towel over his shoulders. Regal states “tonight is our night... we teach those four miscreants a lesson”, he goes on to say that he’ll be leaving as Intercontinental Champion, and he expects Drew and Nigel to do the same.

McIntyre tells his mentor that he won’t need to worry, they’ve got this, they know what they need to do to defeat MVP and Mister Kennedy. Regal then wishes them luck and tells them not to let him down, and sends them on their way. Once they are gone, Barrett steps up and asks “should I back them up?” but Regal tells him to stay put, because he’ll be coming out with him for the Intercontinental Title match.

At ringside, Cole and Mick briefly talk about the Extreme Rules match before speaking about the main event, the WWE Championship match.


***TURN UP THE TROUBLE***

First out for this championship match, one half off the challengers, Mister Kennedy makes his way onto the stage. He’s dressed in blue trunks with a Kennedy tee on his top half. He walks down the ramp, chewing his gum, quick stepping up the steel steps and swinging into the ring. He stands in the centre and reaches up to the sky, and the microphone falls into his grasp. He goes through his usual stuff, saying that he and Porter will become Tag Team Champions and then announcing his name, not once but twice.

***I’M COMIN***

Getting a pop just as big as Kennedy got, his partner, MVP – Montel Vontavious Porter jogs onto the stage. He jogs to both sides of the stage and pretends to shoot a basketball, dressed in his blue and white attire, matching Kennedy’s blue trunks. He jogs down the ramp, stopping at the bottom, slapping the floor and then extending his hands to the side whilst looking up as his pyro goes off in the background. Finally, he makes his way into the ring, fist bumps Kennedy who continues to stare at the stage.

***SURVIVAL OF THE SICKEST***

A LOT of heat greets the arrival of the World Tag Team Champions, as Drew McIntyre, Nigel McGuiness – The Monarchy make their way onto the stage. The titles wrapped around their waists, wearing matching trunks with Nigel having the English flag on the side, and Drew having the Scottish flag on the side of his. They make their way down to the ring, talking some strategy but then once they reach the ring, they simply look at their opponents, studying them. They hand their titles to the referee and he gets the match started.


World Tag Team Championships:
The Monarchy vs. Mr. Kennedy & MVP
It’s McIntyre and Kennedy kicking off the match for their respective teams and after a brief couple of seconds of jawing with each other from opposite sides of the ring, they clash in the centre. They lock up, but Kennedy ducks behind and takes McIntyre down to the mat. Drew swivels and gets up quickly though, breaking away from Kennedy and kneeing him in the gut. The Scotsman backs Kennedy into a corner with rights and lefts, snarling as he pounds into him. He turns him around, grabs him by the back of his head and smashes his head onto the top turnbuckle.

Kennedy stumbles away, leaning on the ropes, reaching the middle of the ropes before being grabbed again. Drew sends him to the opposite side, and ducks a clothesline, before setting off running himself. This time, it’s Kennedy that ducks the clothesline and Drew stops in his tracks but Kennedy keeps running, bouncing off the ropes and connecting with a flying axe handle! McIntyre gets up swiftly though, wildly swinging at his opponent but misses completely with Kennedy coming out behind him and rolling him into a school boy!! 1... Quick kick out!

The two men get up at the same time with Kennedy kicking McIntyre in the stomach and pulling him into his corner, tagging in MVP. Porter and Kennedy bring McIntyre into the centre of the ring, before hitting him with a double Suplex! The ref’ ushers Kennedy out whilst Porter goes for the cover, eventually he realizes... 1... 2... KICK OUT!! Porter pulls McIntyre up to his feet, but he breaks his arms away and hits him with a forearm to the jaw. Porter stumbles back, but McIntyre grabs him, bringing him closer and hitting a Suplex of his own! Again, another cover... 1... Porter gets the shoulder up!

McIntyre brings Porter into his corner and tags in his partner. Drew holds him in place, exposing his stomach, allowing McGuiness to get a unprotected kick into the gut. He drops to his knees as the referee gets Drew out of the ring. Nigel bounces off the ropes, and attempts to take Porter’s head off with a boot but he ducks down and quickly gets up. He runs at McGuiness but he sees it coming and CATCHES HIM WITH A SIT DOWN SPINE BUSTER!! After an initial pop for the big move, the crowd boo as Nigel goes for the cover... 1... 2... KICK OUT!!

A sigh of relief comes from Porter’s corner as Nigel pulls Porter up to his feet, before putting him straight down with a body slam. McGuiness grabs Porter’s wrist, and effectively puts him in a grounded hammer lock. Porter manages to fight to his feet though, and flip McGuiness over his back, and connecting with a clothesline. McIntyre tries to grab at him from the apron, so Porter turns around and says something to him, he turns around – and spots McGuiness rushing at him – so he side steps and Nigel runs right into Drew! McIntyre hits the ground with a thud, and Nigel turns around into another clothesline – this time over the top rope! Porter exits onto the apron, and extends his hands to the side, getting the crowd pumped before running along the apron – DIVING OFF... ROLLING SENTON ONTO BOTH MCINTYRE AND MCGUINESS!!!

Big pop as MVP gets up quickly, pulling McGuiness and sliding him into the ring, following him and going for the cover... 1... 2... NO!! McGuiness kicks out to the chagrin of the crowd here tonight. MVP pulls McGuiness over to his corner as McIntyre climbs onto the apron, before tagging his partner in. Kennedy picks McGuiness up and attempts to Irish-whip him, but gets reversed... only to return back and hit a SWINGING NECK BREAKER! Cover... 1... 2... BROKEN UP! Porter attempts to get to Drew for breaking that up, but the ref stops him as Kennedy says something to McIntyre on the apron.

He turns back and does something that’s not like him – he begins climbing to the top rope. Even Porter is questioning it! But nonetheless, he waits for McGuiness to get up, but then McIntyre rushes across the apron, getting a boot in the face! This allows McGuiness to get up, and dive on the ropes, dropping Kennedy onto the top turnbuckle, groin first! McGuiness climbs to the second rope, but Kennedy recovers, head butting him. With McGuiness struggling, Kennedy stands on the top rope... and GOES FOR A SUNSET FLIP POWERBOMB... BUT MCGUINESS HOLDS ONTO THE TOP ROPE!! AND SUDDENLY KENNEDY IS SUPER KICKED IN THE GUT... BY MCINTYRE!

Kennedy drops in a heap as Porter tries to get to McIntyre once again, but the referee stops him... again. McGuiness tags in McIntyre who jaws with Porter before pulling Kennedy into his corner. The Tag Team Champions now keep Kennedy isolated, utilizing quick tags and distracting the referee whilst the other either chokes him or gets a cheap shot in. Eventually, McGuiness – being the legal man – pulls Kennedy into the centre of the ring and locks in a sleeper hold!

It takes at least half a minute for Kennedy to fight out, using the fans as support and Porter playing cheerleader on the apron. He breaks out of the sleeper hold, and attempts to crawl towards his corner, but McGuiness grabs him by the leg. Kennedy gets up to his “foot” and then CONNECTS WITH AN ENZIGURI!! This is greeted by a big pop as both Kennedy and McGuiness are crawling to their corners!

They get the tags at exactly the same time... and Porter and McIntyre meet in the middle... trading punches! The crowd are on their feet as MVP ducks one of the punches and bounces off the rope, hitting a flying clothesline! He then knocks McGuiness off the apron, and turns around to see McIntyre standing up in the corner... so he sprints forward and CONNECTS WITH A RUNNING BIG BOOT!!!

He turns around just in time to see McGuiness sprinting at him, and CATCHES HIM WITH A SNAP OVERHEAD BELLY TO BELLY SUPLEX!!! The momentum forces him back onto his feet quickly, and then he’s taken over the top rope by Kennedy... using a clothesline! Kennedy leaves the ring, but Porter is grabbed from behind by McIntyre, who gets him in position for THE FUTURE SHOCK... BUT PORTER SPINS OUT AND CONNECTS WITH A QUICK BODY SLAM!!

Porter stands beside the downed body, and a glint in his eye appears, he backs up and bounces off the ropes, stutter stepping towards Drew, calling out and HITTING THE BALLIN’ ELBOW DROP!! He quickly hooks the leg... 1... 2... NO!! DREW KICKS OUT!! We suddenly hear a thud, and it’s Kennedy being hurled into THE STEEL STEPS!! McIntyre is back on his feet, now and suddenly ROLLS MVP UP FROM BEHIND... 1... 2... NO!! PORTER KICKS OUT!!

A huge pop greets the kick out as both men get up quickly, McIntyre sprints forward and Porter catches him with a drop-toe-hold. Suddenly, McGuiness is in the ring, running at Porter but he side steps and sends Nigel over the top rope! Porter turns around... McIntyre is getting to his knees... he sprints forward... DRIVE BY KICK – IT CONNECTS!! HE’S DOWN! HE COVERS HIM! 1... 2... 3!!! NEW WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS!!!!!!


Winners and NEW World Tag Team Champions: Mr. Kennedy & MVP @ 9.02

A THUNDEROUS ROAR GREETS THE THREE COUNT! Mr. Kennedy and MVP are the NEW World Tag Team Champions! MVP rolls off McIntyre and quickly gets out of the ring, dodging the enraged McGuiness. He helps Kennedy up and they walk towards the stage, the referee grabs the title belts and walks around the ring. McIntyre rises into a seated position, wiping the hair from his face and glaring at Porter.

The referee hands MVP and Kennedy the belts, and to another massive pop, they raise them above their head, Kennedy still leaning on Porter. McGuiness puts his hands on the top rope and leans against them, shouting abuse at the two men but McIntyre is silent, again – glaring at solely MVP.


Backstage, we enter the locker room of the challenger to the WWE Championship, The Animal, BATISTA! A huge pop greets the sight as the big man is sat on a steel chair, adjusting his knee pads for later on tonight. He takes a deep breath whilst doing so, getting mentally prepared for his chance at Vengeance.

Again, we are backstage, where CM Punk is walking down a hallway, ready to compete. Like a ninja, Josh Matthews appears from nowhere, and asks for a quick word with Punk before he heads out for his match. He reluctantly agrees, but as Matthews is asking his question... HE’S BLINDSIDED... BY JACK SWAGGER!! Swagger pulls him up and throws him head first into the wall! He attempts it again, but Punk turns the tables and does the very same to him!

It’s bedlam backstage as Punk and Swagger trade shots along the corridor, eventually reaching the gorilla position! They battle up the steps and through the curtain, arriving in the main arena which gets a good pop. They battle down to the ring where Lillian and the referee were waiting for the next match. Garcia gets the hell out of there as they reach the ring and Punk slides Swagger into it, shouting at the referee to call for the bell. He gets word through his ear piece and does, indeed, call for the start of this match!


Submission Match:
CM Punk vs. Jack Swagger
Once the bell rings, Punk makes a beeline for Swagger, taking him off guard and backing him into the corner! Swagger pushes him away, and kicks him in the stomach, before getting behind him and taking him down to the mat. Punk battles back to his feet, breaking Swagger’s grip and taking him over, climbing on top of him and smashing punch after punch into the forehead of his opponent!

Swagger manages to get out from underneath Punk, and slides out of the ring, regaining his breath, leaning on the apron. But Punk hits a baseball slide to the back of Jack’s head! It propels him straight ahead, right into the barricade! The crowd gasp at the force of the hit! Punk slides out of the ring, but gets caught with a kick to the stomach, and then Jack attempts to run Punk into the steel post! But PUNK TURNS THE TABLES... AND SMASHES SWAGGER’S HEAD INTO THE POST!!

Punk looks out to the arena, getting a big pop before turning his attention back to Jack. He picks him up and slides him into the ring, he takes his time and climbs onto the apron, before climbing onto the top rope... but Swagger gets back on his feet and falls towards the top rope, dropping Punk down groin first onto the first buckle. Swagger takes a breath before climbing up and pulling Punk up to a standing position... and CONNECTS WITH AN OVER HEAD BELLY-TO-BELLY SUPLEX!!

The ring shakes with the force of the impact as both men are down. Swagger is back on his feet eventually, and pulls Punk up, he Irish-whips him to the ropes but Punk grabs a hold of them. The All American goes for a clothesline, but Punk flips him over his back... only for Swagger to land on the apron. But, Punk hits him with a forearm, and Swagger goes flying backwards into the side of the announce table!

The All American gets up, and Punk has already built up a head of steam, he dives over the top, but Swagger catches him mid-air, adjusts his body and THEN RAMS HIM BACK FIRST INTO THE STEEL RING POST!! Huge reaction for that! Swagger pulls him back to his feet and slides him into the ring. Jack takes the time now to work over the ankle, stomping on it and then hitting knee drops onto it!

This continues for a few minutes until Swagger drags Punk into the centre of the ring, and looks to lock IN THE PATRIOT LOCK!! The crowd respond with heat as Punk desperately tries to fight away, he turns onto his back, and brings his legs closer before SPRINGING THEM OUT... SENDING SWAGGER STUMBLING BACKWARDS!! He backs in to the corner, and then stumbles back out, right into the clutches of Punk who brings him up FOR THE GTS!! But as he throws Swagger up and goes for the knee, Jack grabs the knee and pulls him to the ground... LOCKING IN THE PATRIOT LOCK!!

It’s synched in now and everything seems to go in slow motion for Punk as he attempts to crawl to the ropes, but Swagger pulls him right back to the centre!! Punk hovers his hand over the mat, almost tapping but stopping himself, and pushing up from the mat... and ROLLING FORWARD... SENDING SWAGGER RUNNING CHEST FIRST INTO THE ROPES!!

It takes Punk a moment, but Swagger turns around, still a little staggered and Punk grabs his arm, and flips him around to the ground... LOCKING IN A CROSS ARMBREAKER!! A massive pop for the new submission hold as Swagger desperately fights it, clasping his hands together to prevent it from being hyper extended! The commentators put over the guts of Punk, but Swagger eventually breaks free, turning the tables and getting to his feet, with Punk still holding onto the arm, Swagger pulls him up into a Powerbomb position... AND SLAMS HIM TO THE GROUND!!

Swagger stands up and then pulls down the straps off his singlet, in Kurt Angle style, before pulling Punk to his feet and GOING FOR THE GUTWRENCH POWERBOMB... but Punk at the top, hits a couple of punches before landing on his feet! But Swagger is right on him, sprinting forward and clotheslining Punk over the top, but he falls over as well!! Both men hit the mat pretty hard and the referee checks on them, but it seems all is well as they start to get up.

They trade punches on the outside, before Punk takes control with a knee and hits Swagger’s head off the apron. Punk then rolls Swagger into the ring, and Punk takes a moment to catch his breath and attempts to shake off the pain in his ankle. He begins to climb in the ring, but Swagger catches him and from the apron, SUPLEXES HIM INTO THE SQUARED CIRCLE!!

Swagger is right back up, and grabs the ankle... LOCKING IN THE PATRIOT LOCK FOR A THIRD TIME!! The pain is evident on Punk’s face as he crawls desperately towards the bottom rope, but Swagger pulls him back to the centre of the ring! The crowd are on their feet, begging for Punk to not tap, and get out of his predicament. He begins to push his chest off the mat and try again... but then SWAGGER GRAPEVINES THE LEG!! He wraps his legs around Punk’s and wrenches it harder!!

Punk screams out in pain and the referee checks on him, but he refuses to give up, REFUSES TO LOSE THIS MATCH!! With Swagger wrapped around his leg... he shows INCREDIBLE HEART AND CRAWLS ALONG THE FLOOR!! The crowd are stunned as Punk slowly reaches the ropes, extending his hand and barely grazing it!! He takes one more deep breath, and lifts his arm up, and brings it down... CLUTCHING ONTO THE ROPE!!

The referee immediately tells Swagger to get off, but he’s not listening, he continues to wrench it, the referee begins to count, and reaches four, but with not wanting to stop this contest, he forcefully pulls Swagger’s grip off! The All American gets to his feet and gets in the face of the referee and yells at him!!

Punk struggles to his feet, and Swagger grabs him and sends him into the corner, before sprinting at him but only getting a boot in the face! Swagger staggers back but regains his footing, and explodes forward, and this time Punk side steps, he hobbles away from Swagger who stays in the corner. And, then sprints at the corner, and hits A STEP UP KNEE TO THE FACE!! A big pop as Punk grabs Swagger by the head, and runs him FORWARD... LOOKING FOR A BULLDOG BUT HIS ANKLE BUCKLES FROM UNDERHIM!!

Swagger takes advantage, pulling him up and GOING FOR A GUTWRENCH POWERBOMB... BUT PUNK PUNCHES THE TOP OF SWAGGER’S HEAD AND LANDS ON HIS FEET... BEFORE PULLING HIM UP ONTO HIS SHOULDERS... GTS... IT CONNECTS!!

A HUGE pop from the crowd as Punk is about to go for the cover, but then realizes what kind of match it is, fighting through the pain he bends down and grabs Swagger’s arm, he tries to fight away but PUNK LOCKS IN THE ANACONDA VICE!! The crowd yell and cheer as Punk pushes his body of the ground, gaining more leverage and making Swagger scream out pain... he tries to fight it but Punk finally MAKES SWAGGER TAP OUT!!


Winner: CM Punk @ 11.29

A loud roar comes from the crowd as the referee calls for the bell! But, Punk doesn’t let go! He’s staying true to his word on Raw, he’s not letting go and continuing to wrench the hold, snarling and screaming as he does so!! The referee attempts to pry his arms away, but Punk continues to wrench the Vice, when more referees sprint down to the ring, they slide and help the main ref’ to pull Punk off. Eventually, separation is made as Punk is pulled off, he gets up to his feet and pushes a couple of the referees away and stands above Swagger, he gets his arm raised and handed his briefcase and he quickly leaves the ring to loud cheers!

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WRESTLEMANIA 26
~ ALL ROADS END HERE ~
~ FEAR CONSUMES ALL ~

4th April 2010
University of Arizona Stadium
Glendale, Arizona


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Backstage, we are in the locker room of The Miz, who is in the middle of a conversation with his new enforcer Tyson Tomko! Tomko asks The Miz if he wants him at ringside for the match, but Miz says he doesn’t, instead he wants him backstage, because he wants to do this himself. He says this is his moment, the moment where he cements himself as the main player on Monday Night Raw, and the moment where he ends the career of Shawn Michaels.

The bell rings in the arena, and Lillian Garcia steps forward and announces that the following contest is the for Intercontinental Championship! It gets a big pop and then...


***WRITTEN IN MY FACE***

A relative newcomer to Monday Night Raw, SHEAMUS still gets a solid reaction as he walks onto the stage, in all his pale glory. He pounds his chest and extends his arms out to the side, roaring out and getting some more cheers. He then makes his way down the ramp, and jogs up the steel steps before stepping into the ring.

***STRONGER***

One of the rising stars of Monday Night Raw, a man that receives a MASSIVE pop, TJ PERKINS jogs onto the stage!! He bends down and then whips the top of his hood down, revealing his face and he starts to walk down the ramp, motioning across his stomach and takes the time to slap a couple of hands. He runs the final bit of the ramp, and leaps through the bottom and second rope, rolling as he lands and springs to his feet.

***REGALITY***

A HUGE amount of heat is heard now as the evil Englishman, the CURRENT Intercontinental Champion, WILLIAM REGAL makes his way onto the stage. He rolls his fist in his hand and doesn’t look happy in the slightest, Beside him, is the enforcer of The Monarchy Wade Barrett! They make their way down the ramp, with Regal climbing into the ring and Barrett leaning on the apron.


Intercontinental Championship:
William Regal © vs. Sheamus vs. TJ Perkins
As soon as the bell rings, Sheamus makes a beeline for Regal, looking to get retribution for the beating he received a couple of weeks ago. But, Regal sees it coming and smartly dives out of the ring... but Sheamus is right on his tail, chasing him around the ring until Regal slides back in and runs right into TJ Perkins, who attempts a drop kick but Regal ducks... and it’s Sheamus who eats it! Perkins looks down at Sheamus before turning around, looking for Regal, but we see him leave the ring again, and is joined by Barrett where they begin to talk things over.

In the ring, Perkins is about to leave the ring and get Regal, but Sheamus grabs him by the arm and whirls him around. Sheamus gets in Perkins’ face, and asks “what the hell was that?” But Perkins simply says it’s every man for himself, Sheamus grins and says “Okay” And lashes a right fist into the face of Perkins! He fights back though, getting a couple of kicks to the shin but Sheamus grabs him by the neck and hurls him into the corner! Sheamus hits a couple of hammer blows to the chest, but then Perkins ducks one and turns the tables, putting Sheamus into the corner and lashing his chest with a few knife edge chops!

Sheamus pushes Perkins away, but he sprints back at him, and leaps onto Sheamus’ legs, grabs the back his neck and connects with a monkey flip! Sheamus feels his back as he stands up, but Perkins is on the top rope in a flash, and connects with a very high cross body! And he sticks the landing... going for the cover... 1... it’s broken up... by Regal!

The Intercontinental Champion pulls Perkins to his feet and throws him into the corner, chest first, and in then connects with TJ’s own move... a Tiger Suplex! He bridges and the referee starts counting... 1... Sheamus breaks the pin up!

Whilst Perkins recovers, Sheamus grabs Regal and throws him out of the ring, through the top and second ropes. He quickly follows him, and grabs him by the head, smashes it off the apron and then the announce table. Barrett makes his way around the ring and has a stand off with Sheamus, but in the ring Perkins is back on his feet and soars over the top rope... CONNECTING WITH A SENTON ONTO SHEAMUS! Perkins gets up quickly, and is about to thrust his arm into the air but he spots Barrett running at him and KNOCKS HIM OUT WITH A JUMPING ROUNDHOUSE KICK!!

Huge pop from the crowd as Perkins surveys the damage, and Regal takes advantage, grabbing him from behind and HURLING HIM INTO THE STEEL STEPS! Boos rain down from the crowd as Regal pulls Sheamus up and throws him into the ring, he follows him in and covers... 1... KICK OUT!

Regal pulls Sheamus to his feet and Irish-whips him into the corner, but Sheamus explodes back out and hits a strong clothesline! The Irishman pulls the I.C Champion to his feet, before connecting with a body slam, and then a Suplex! He then climbs to the second turnbuckle, and lands a knee drop to the skull of his opponent... cover... 1... HE GET’S THE SHOULDER UP!
Sheamus looks up at the referee, before pulling Regal up and throws him into the corner. The Irishman walks over to him, but Regal POKES HIM IN THE EYE!

Sheamus staggers around, feeling his eye before walking right into a stiff European Uppercut! He hits the deck, and Regal pulls himself onto the second turnbuckle, and hitting a diving fist drop! He covers him... 1... 2... NO! SHEAMUS GETS THE SHOULDER UP! Regal pulls Sheamus across the ring by the neck, and places it on the second rope, he then places his knee on his back, and pushes down, choking the life out of Sheamus! He eventually lets go, and pulls Sheamus to his feet, he says something to him before kicking him in the stomach and moves to the side, before attempting the REGAL-PLEX... but Sheamus counters it and breaks away, hitting the ropes and CONNECTING WITH A BATTERING RAM! COVER! 1... 2... KICK OUT FROM REGAL!!

A groan comes from the crowd as Sheamus pulls himself to his feet, he brings Regal up with him and whips him into the corner. The Irishman hits a number of shoulder thrusts before hoisting Regal onto the top rope in a seated position. He then climbs up, and attempts SUPERPLEX from the second rope... but Regal holds onto the top one, stopping the ‘plex. Sheamus head butts him a few times and tries again, but then suddenly Perkins is on the apron, he climbs up the side of the turnbuckle and FLIPS OVER SHEAMUS... HITTING A SUNSET FLIP POWERBOMB FROM THE TOP ROPE... WHILST SHEAMUS CONNECTS WITH A SUPERPLEX TO REGAL!!

The crowd pop massively at the huge move and they begin a huge “T-J” chant which spurs the smaller man up to his knees and he crawls to the cover, covering Sheamus first... 1... 2... NO! SHEAMUS KICKS OUT! Perkins quickly crawls over Sheamus and hooks Regal’s leg... 1... 2... REGAL GETS THE SHOULDER UP!!

Perkins slams the mat and looks up at the referee and pleads for a three, but he assures him it was a two. As he turns around on his knees, his two opponents are getting up, he follows them up and they are stood in a triangle shape. Perkins punches Regal, who punches him back, then Sheamus punches Perkins, who does the same, this three way punch fest is stopped though when Perkins and Sheamus double team the Intercontinental Champion.

They hit numerous strikes before they double Irish-whip him to the other side of the ring, but Regal grabs onto the ropes, Sheamus runs at him but Regal flips him over his back and to the outside! Regal turns around and runs at Perkins, who hits him with drop-toe-hold. Regal gets on all fours, but then is a victim of a running low drop kick to the side of the head! Cover... 1... 2... KICK OUT!

Again, another groan comes from the crowd. Regal climbs to his knees, and Perkins begins to kick him in the chest over and over again. And he then eventually connects with a KICK RIGHT TO THE TEMPLE! Regal is down and the fans count along as Perkins covers... 1... 2... NO! Perkins sits on the mat, and runs his hands through his hair, before getting to his feet and facing the ropes. He waits for Regal to get up, AND SPRINGBOARDS OFF THE TOP ROPE... HITTING A SPACEMAN TORNADO DDT!!!

A huge pop from the crowd as Perkins scampers to the cover! The commentators go mental as the referee begins counting... 1... 2... NO! HE’S PULLED OUT OF THE RING... BY WADE BARRETT!! The crowd boo immediately as Barrett lands a clothesline to Perkins! The referee gets his attention and EJECTS HIM!! But Barrett says he doesn’t have to leave because of the stipulation, but then he turns around and Perkins is back on his feet, and he runs at Barrett, leaping up and CONNECTS WITH A HURRICANRANA AND BARRETT IS PROPELLED INTO THE RING POST!!

Perkins climbs into the ring, and points at Barrett, but Regal is back on his feet, he grabs Perkins and HITS THE REGAL-PLEX!! The crowd groan and shout “No” as Regal hooks the leg, it’s over says Cole as the referee counts... 1... 2... IT’S BROKEN UP BY SHEAMUS!!

The crowd pop at this, but they are obviously more on the side of Perkins as Sheamus pulls Regal to his feet, but Regal breaks his arms away and hits another stiff European Uppercut! Sheamus stumbles away into the ropes, and then Regal clotheslines him over the top!

Regal turns around and sees Perkins getting up, the two stare of from the opposite sides of the ring. Regal tells him that he’ll never become Intercontinental Champion, and just as they are about to walk towards each other, Regal is yanked from the ring... by SHEAMUS! Regal is on his feet however, and the Englishman and the Irishman begin trading blows, but what they don’t realize is that Perkins has climbed to the top turnbuckle, he turns around with his back facing them and LANDS A CORKSCREW MOONSAULT ONTO BOTH OF THEM!!

Every single person in the arena is on their feet, cheering him on as he struggles to get to his feet. He takes a moment to clutch his stomach, before pulling Regal to his feet and rolling him into the ring, and goes for the cover... 1... 2... KICK OUT!!

Perkins surveys the ring, and then stands up, before pointing to the sky which draws a huge pop, he climbs to the top rope and looks like he’s going for the 450 Splash, but Sheamus climbs onto the apron and pushes Perkins off, to some boos from the crowd. He climbs into the ring and grabs Perkins, pulls him up and SLAMS HIM INTO THE MAT WITH WHITE NOISE!! Sheamus covers him but the crowd are on Perkins’ side and want him to kick out as the referee counts... 1... 2... KICK OUT FROM PERKINS!!

A massive cheer emanates from the crowd as Sheamus looks at the referee. What he doesn’t realize is that Regal is on his feet, and he’s pulled something out of his trunks, and has put it on his fist, it appears to be brass knuckles! He waits for Sheamus to turn around, and then he GOES FOR THE POWER OF THE PUNCH... BUT SHEAMUS DUCKS! Sheamus comes out behind Regal and GOES FOR THE BROGUE KICK... but Regal side steps, and TJ is back on his feet, and it looks like he’ll eat the boot but at the very last second he ducks! He whirls around and drop kicks Sheamus through the ropes!!

Perkins turns around, and REGAL AGAIN GOES FOR THE POWER OF THE PUNCH... but Perkins ducks it and CONNECTS WITH A PELE KICK!! Regal is down, and the fans roar as Perkins makes a rolling motion with his hands, he climbs to the top rope, steadies himself... and CONNECTS WITH THE 450 Splash!

That’s it... IT’S OVER... he covers... 1... 2... 3- NO!! SHEAMUS HAS YANKED PERKINS FROM THE RING! A round of boos pick up as Sheamus SUDDENLY HITS THE BROGUE KICK TO PERKINS!! The crowd don’t like it, as Sheamus pulls Perkins’ lifeless body up and slides him into the ring. Sheamus climbs onto the apron, and bends down, putting his body into the ring, his legs still on the apron and from out of nowhere... REGAL HITS THE KNEE TREMBLER TO THE EXPOSED TEMPLE OF SHEAMUS!!

Regal pulls Sheamus completely into the ring and he has his pick of who to cover, and he covers the nearest guy Sheamus... 1... 2... 3!!


Winner and STILL Intercontinental Chamion: William Regal @ 13.15

The crowd react with a deflated groan as Barrett grabs the Intercontinental Championship from ringside and enters the ring, handing it to Regal and the two of them raise their hands. The Intercontinental Title held high above as Sheamus is still knocked out, and Perkins is helped out of the ring by the referee, he holds the side of his face, wincing at the pain of that Brogue Kick. He turns back to the ring, and Regal points at the Intercontinental Title, saying he will never hold this title, he will never realize his dream.

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VIDEO PACKAGE:

Rockin’ Their Way Onto Monday Nights...



They’re About To Rock Your World...

~ COMING VERY SOON ~

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Backstage, Renee Young is waiting in the middle of a corridor, and we then see TJ PERKINS walking towards her, he gets HUGE pop from the crowd and she steps in front of him, asking for a couple of words. Renee says that he done his best out there, and the crowd were fully on your side, and it looked like he would win after that 450 Splash, she asks him how he feels after coming so close. Perkins responds by saying that it was his dream to become a champion in the WWE, and he was so close tonight, he shakes his head and apologises to Renee, before saying that he’d rather just go get his stuff and clear his head before any interview. She understands completely and allows him to go.

We now get a video, which goes all the back to Backlash, where Shawn Michaels teamed with John Morrison to take on The Miz and Chris Jericho. We see the injury to Michaels, and then Miz gloating on Raw, before challenging Michaels to return so he can injure him again. Eventually, Shawn does return and the two face off at Fully Loaded, where Shawn Michaels picks up the victory, but then The Miz gets his own back by defeating him on Raw with some unintentional help from Bret Hart. Finally, we see this match being made as The Miz and Tyson Tomko attack and beat down Shawn Michaels.

In the arena...


***I CAME TO PLAY***

A LOUD reaction, consisting of boos greets the arrival of one of the more cocky Superstars on Raw, THE MIZ. He’s been on a roll as of late, and you can see from his attitude how that’s affected his confidence. He struts down the ring, dressed in red ring gear and a black trench coat. He slides onto the apron and looks out to the crowd before stepping foot inside the ring and waiting for his opponent.

***SEXY BOY***

He doesn’t have to wait long as The Heartbreak Kid, SHAWN MICHAELS comes spinning out onto the stage. He’s wearing some old school accessories and has white and silver ring gear on, he walks down the ramp and once he reaches the bottom he kneels down to pray, before reaching to the heavens and a huge pyro display sounds off. He jumps to his feet and enters the ring, engaging in some theatrics before taking off his accessories and getting ready for the match.


2 Out Of 3 Falls:
Shawn Michaels vs. The Miz
The crowd, still a little worn out from the previous match, have a little bit more time to get ready for this bout as Miz and Michaels circle the ring, looking into each other’s eyes. The two eventually lock up, but Michaels immediately puts Miz into a headlock, but he’s backed into the ropes and then propelled over to the ropes. Michaels rebounds, right into a kick from The Miz, who locks in a headlock, but HBK does the same as Miz and backs him into the ropes. He sends him running over to the other side, he rebounds right into an arm drag!

The crowd cheer as Michaels keeps a hold of the arm and turns it into a hammerlock on the ground. But The Miz fights to his feet, and breaks away, turning it into a headlock, but Michaels breaks free and whips Miz off the ropes and connects with ANOTHER arm drag, and keeps a hold of the arm! It appears that Michaels is schooling Miz in the art of wrestling, but he lets go of him and pulls him up, and whips him into the corner! Michaels hits him with a kick and then a punch, before lashing a handful of knife edge chops! Red marks appear across the chest of The Miz as Michaels hits another couple of punches and kicks to Miz before sending him careening across the ring... Michaels runs at him but Miz gets a boot up!

Michaels staggers away, but Miz runs right out and knees HBK in the gut, before launching a clubbing blow to the back of Michaels, taking him down to his knees. He pulls him right back up though, and throws him over the top rope... only for Michaels to land on the apron. HBK punches Miz and he staggers away, allowing Shawn to climb to the top rope and then HIT A DOUBLE AXE HANDLE! Miz falls right onto his back and Michaels sinks into the cover... 1... KICK OUT!!

Shawn quickly gets up to his feet, and pulls Miz up, and backs him into the corner before lashing a few more knife edge chops into the chest of his opponent. The redness is getting worse, almost looking like a target as Michaels launches him across the ring towards the opposite corner. Michaels again, runs at him, but again The Miz counters, side stepping Michaels who runs right into the turnbuckles and staggers back, right into the grasp of Miz who rolls him up from behind... 1... 2... HE HAS TWO FEET ON THE SECOND ROPE... 3!!!


First Fall: The Miz @ 4.03

Michaels kicked out at the last moment and looks at the referee as he tells him he’s lost the first fall. The Miz backs into the corner with a devilish grin on his face, when Michaels sees this he’s making a beeline for The Miz, but the referee pulls him back, stating there is a thirty second rest period. The Miz and Michaels stare off, waiting for the second the bell is rung, and once it is, they both run to the centre of the ring with Michaels taking Miz to the ground with a double leg take down!

The referee has to step in, and pulls Shawn off his opponent! Michaels is pulled away into a corner, and the referee shouts at him, which nearly gives The Miz an opportunity but when he runs at Michaels, HBK punches over the referee and hits Miz square in the jaw. Michaels grabs The Miz and pulls him up into the air and connects with an INVERTED ATOMIC DROP... and then hits a huge BELLY TO BACK SUPLEX!! AND HE GOES FOR THE COVER... 1... 2... KICK OUT!!

Michaels pulls him up to his feet, but Miz breaks his arms away and then whips Shawn into the corner. He then runs at him, before MISSING THE AWESOME CLOTHESLINE! Michaels takes advantage, rolling him up from behind... 1... 2... NO! MIZ ROLLS OUT!!

As both men get up at the same time, they meet and Michaels grabs The Miz and sweeps his legs away, keeping a hold of one of them and then proceeding to LOCK IN A FIGURE FOUR LEG LOCK!! The crowd pop and woo massively as Shawn proceeds to inflict more damage on The Miz. A few moments pass by, but The Miz manages to turn on his stomach, and turn the tables! A few moments pass with the pain searing through Shawn’s body... but then he manages to turn The Miz back over onto his back... and... AND THE MIZ TAPS OUT!!!


Second Fall (Submission): Shawn Michaels @ 8.54

It takes a few moments for Michaels to release the hold and when he does the two of them are forced into a rest period, as the referee checks on The Miz. The time is up, and the ref has to call for the bell, but The Miz continues to clutch his leg, telling the referee something’s wrong, whilst Michaels attempts to get close to him. As the referee tells Shawn to back up, The Miz reaches over the referee and pokes Michaels in the eye!

This dirty tactic draws a lot of heat as Michaels stumbles into the corner, but he manages to see The Miz rushing at him, so he side steps and The Miz runs straight into the turnbuckle. He stumbles back into the clutches of Michaels, who rolls him up with a School Boy... 1... 2... MIZ KICKS OUT! The two Superstars get up at the same time, although The Miz is favouring that leg, as Michaels backs him into the ropes, and then clotheslines him to the outside!

Michaels leaves the ring, and grabs The Miz, and hits his face off the apron. The Miz creates some separation between them and he climbs up onto the apron, but Michaels slides into the ring and attempts to grab him. The Miz blocks it however and grabs Michaels, and takes a moment to set up... BEFORE SUPLEXING MICHAELS OUT OF THE RING AND DOWN TO THE FLOOR!!

The crowd rise to their feet and boo as Miz stands on the apron with a sly grin. He slowly gets down from the apron, before pulling Michaels to his feet and whipping him into the steel steps... and then the barricade! He finishes his onslaught up by pushing HIM INTO THE STEEL POST! More boos from the crowd as The Miz slides him into the ring, and scampers to the cover... 1... 2... NO! MICHAELS KICKS OUT!

The Miz, then does something not usually seen, he exits onto the apron and climbs to the top rope! The Miz then attempts... a cross body? But he crashes and burns as Michaels ducks out of the way! Both men get up at the same time and from out of nowhere... MICHAELS GOES FOR SWEET CHIN MUSIC... BUT THE MIZ DUCKS AND COMES OUT BEHIND... SKULL CRUSHING FINALE... NO!

The Miz is flipped over the head of a bent over Michaels, who leaps to his feet and connects with a running forearm! And then another one, before nipping up and heading to the top rope... WHERE HE CONNECTS WITH A DIVING ELBOW! He gets immediately to his feet, his blood pumping as he walks towards the corner nearest the stage, and begins pounding the mat with his foot... and he’s about to go for it BUT THEN TYSON TOMKO SPRINTS DOWN THE RAMP AND CLIMBS ONTO THE APRON!

Michaels then smashes a right fist into the face of Tomko, and he falls from the apron, but when Michaels turns around he’s hit with a kick to the stomach, he keels over and Miz hits the ropes, rebounding and hitting a running knee lift... before GRABBING MICHAELS FROM BEHIND... AND HITTING SKULL CRUSHING FINALE!!

HE COVERS HIM! 1... 2... NO! MICHAELS GETS HIS FOOT ON THE BOTTOM ROPE! The Miz is irate, screaming at the referee, he takes his time in getting back to Michaels, and covering him once again... 1... 2... KICK OUT FROM MICHAELS! The commentators make note of the time that it took Miz to get back on his game, and he looks even more frustrated, pulling Michaels to his feet and angrily dumping him through the ropes!

The Miz is about to follow him out, but the referee pushes him back, and tells him to back up and let him count. The Miz, sensing possibly a count out victory, allows him to do so. He gets to a count of six before Michaels is back on his feet, and Tomko is standing nearby, shouting abuse at Michaels but then HBK SUDDENLY HITS HIM WITH A SUPER KICK! Down goes Tomko, but Miz has left the ring and is right on Michaels, clubbing him in the back over and over before rolling him into the ring.

The Miz brings Shawn into the ring, and pulls him into the corner, where he props himself up on the second turnbuckle... and GOES FOR A TORNADO DDT... BUT MICHAELS THROWS MIZ OFF!! The Miz gets up and NEARLY EATS SWEET CHIN MUSIC... BUT HE DUCKED AND ROLLS SHAWN UP FROM BEHIND... 1... 2... NO! MICHAELS TURNS THE TABLES, REVERSING AND ROLLING MIZ UP! COVER... 1... 2... 3!


Winner (2-1): Shawn Michaels @ 13.46

A surprised pop comes from the crowd as Michaels rolls away from Miz, but before he can get a chance to celebrate, The Miz is on him in a flash! He dives on top of him, and pounds the back of his head with shot after shot, before stomping on him! He pulls him to his feet and brings him into the corner, but Michaels manages to block a punch, and get a few shots of his own in to some huge cheers! But suddenly, he’s taken down from behind... by TYSON TOMKO... CHOP BLOCK TO THE LEG!!

The boos roll in as Tomko yanks Michaels to his feet and SLAMS HIM DOWN WITH A SIT-DOWN SPINEBUSTER! The Miz ushers Tomko out of the way and screams something into Michaels’ face, before pulling him up and HITTING SKULL CRUSHING FINALE!!

But he’s not done! He instructs Tomko by pointing at the Spanish announce table! The team make themselves scarce as the brooding figure of Tomko grabs the top of it, and throws it to the side, pulling the monitors out and then The Miz drags Michaels out of the ring and throws him to Tomko... WHO PULLS MICHAELS UP AND BRINGS HIM BACK DOWN... WITH ANOTHER SPINEBUSTER... THROUGH THE ANNOUNCE TABLE!!!!!!!!

IT’S CARNAGE AT RINGSIDE AS BITS OF TABLE ARE EVERYWHERE! THE CROWD BOOING THE HELL OUT OF THE MIZ AND TOMKO! But The Miz just soaks it in, he walks into the mess that he’s left, and places his boot on Michaels’ chest... and has Tomko raise his hand... to a MASSIVE amount of boos.


We cut backstage, where Renee Young is waiting, standing with the WWE Champion, Randy Orton. She begins the interview by asking if Orton felt remorse at all, when he brutally assaulted Rey Mysterio to get some kind of mind advantage over Batista, but Orton simply says he didn’t, it wasn’t personal what he did to Rey, but Mysterio got involved in a situation that didn’t concern him, and he paid the price. Young states that Batista and Orton know each other extremely well, so it’ll be interesting to see if either of you pull anything different out of the bag to gain one over on the other. Orton interrupts her and asks her if she’s stupid, and then says that he doesn’t need to change his game plan, he’s in the head of The Animal and at the end of the night he will still be the WWE Champion.

We cut back to the arena...


***NOT ENOUGH FOR ME***

Getting a little bit of a reaction, it’s not much but it’s something, MICHELLE MCCOOL makes her entrance. She’s dressed in lime green ring attire and has her hair tied up in a ponytail, she walks down the ramp, looking extremely confident and ignores the crowd. McCool climbs onto the apron and looks out to the crowd before climbing into the ring and preparing for her opponents.

***STRONG AND SEXY***

Not much of a reaction, similar to McCool, but the little reaction she does get is cheers. GAIL KIM walks out onto the stage, wearing a silver version of her ring gear and then makes her way down the ramp, smiling and slapping a couple of the fans hands. She slides into the ring and poses in the middle of the ring.

***OBSESSION***

This time, the crowd do react with a much better reaction, the cheers greet MICKIE JAMES who skips onto the stage! She’s wearing black and white ring gear, she skips down the ramp and slides into the ring, she jumps onto the second turnbuckle and raises her hands to the air, getting another nice pop.

***POURQUOI?***

Rounding out the competitors in this match, is the Undisputed Women’s Champion, MARYSE who initially gets a mixed reaction from the crowd, before it evolves into complete heat. It’s the loudest reaction of the four, and she knows it as she struts down the ramp in a red version of her ring attire, holding her hand out, telling the fans to shut up before climbing into the ring, bending down and flipping her hair, drawing some wolf whistles from the guys.


Undisputed Women’s Championship:
Maryse © vs. Gail Kim vs. Michelle McCool vs. Mickie James
The referee calls for the bell, but neither Diva moves right away, instead they glance at each other, but then the champion has enough and makes her way into the centre of the ring, pointing at each one of them and telling them to “watch this” And then she bends down before flipping her hair up again, but then she’s suddenly rushed by all three of her opponents!

They back her into the corner with punches before Michelle grabs Mickie and pulls her away into the opposite corner. As Gail keeps pounding Maryse, Mickie blocks a shot from McCool and Irish-whips her into the opposite corner where Kim and Maryse are, but Gail senses it coming and side steps, as McCool runs right into Maryse! Gail turns around and ducks a clothesline from Mickie, and then pushes her in the back so she continues on into the corner. All three are stacked as Gail runs at them and HITS A RUNNING FRONT DROP KICK!

Kim seems to be on a roll as she picks Mickie up, but James counters and sends Gail over the top rope onto the apron. They trade punches before James suddenly moves out of the way, and Michelle McCool SPEARS GAIL OFF THE APRON!! She was obviously aiming for Mickie, and when she turns around she’s a victim of a Drop-Toe-Hold! Mickie then bounces off the ropes as McCool gets onto her knees, and James lands a running drop kick to the face of McCool! Cover! 1... MARYSE BREAKS THE PIN UP!

Maryse hits Mickie’s head off the top turnbuckle, and turns around just as Kim is entering the ring again. Gail runs at Maryse but she catches her with A SPINNING BACKBREAKER!! Maryse quickly grabs Mickie and throws her out of the ring, and covers Kim! 1... 2... KICK OUT!! Maryse looks up at the referee and screams at him, but then she turns around into the clutches of Michelle, WHO HITS A BELLY TO BELLY SUPLEX! McCool waits for Maryse to get up, and then hits a one legged drop kick before connecting with a Russian Leg Sweep and going for the cover... 1... 2... NO! KIM BREAKS IT UP!!

Kim hits body slam to Michelle and then pulls Maryse into the corner, she begins kicking the champion but McCool gets back up, and grabs Kim, rolling her back and pinning her... 1... 2... NO! KIM KICKS OUT, PROPELLING MCCOOL FORWARD INTO A SHOULDER THRUST TO MARYSE! Gail turns around, RIGHT INTO A THEZ PRESS FROM MICKIE!! She begins to rain down punches on Gail but Kim manages to squirm out, but Mickie grabs her and throws her through the ropes!

But then Maryse connects with a chop block to Mickie! She grabs her and locks in a Camel Clutch, wrenching the hold and talking trash to her, but then Kim’s on the top rope, and she dives off... hitting A CROSS BODY TO THE BACK OF MARYSE! Kim tries to take advantage, but McCool grabs her from behind... only for Kim to break away from her and HIT EAT DEFEAT!! COVER!! 1... 2... NO! MICKIE BREAKS IT UP! James pulls Kim up and then PLANTS HER WITH MICK-DDT! But before she can go for the cover... MARYSE HITS HER WITH THE FRENCH TKO!! COVER! 1... 2... 3!!


Winner and STILL Undisputed Women’s Champion: Maryse @ 4.59

She’s done it again! Proving once again why she is at the top of the Divas division! Maryse is handed her Undisputed Women’s Championship, and slides out of the ring, clutching the title to her chest and backing up the ramp, out of sight from the rest of the competitors.

***

WWE SURVIVOR SERIES
22nd NOVEMBER 2009
WASHINGTON D.C – VERIZON CENTER


***

Backstage, we see a split screen of BATISTA and RANDY ORTON as they make their way towards the ring, and the commentators then lead us into a video package, which begins with Orton punting Batista in the skull all those months ago. We then see the different stars that Orton has put on the shelf, before Batista returns at Raw Revolution. Ending the package, is the beating that Mysterio took, and then the final Raw before Vengeance when Batista and Orton had to be separated by WWE Superstars.

In the arena...


***I WALK ALONE***

The BIGGEST pop of the night now comes as THE ANIMAL, BATISTA walks onto the stage, wearing red ring gear with black detailing. He pounds his leg and then sets off his pyro before walking down the ramp. He looks extremely focused as he climbs into the ring, climbing onto the second rope and flexing his muscles.

***VOICES***

The arena nearly explodes with the amount of heat that this man gets, the WWE Champion, RANDY ORTON slowly walks out onto the stage, He begins to walk down the ramp, wearing black trunks with gold detailing, keeping his eyes on Batista, the WWE Championship draped across his shoulder. Without Legacy by his side, he climbs into the ring, he keeps one eye on Batista as he climbs onto the second rope, and raises the championship above his head.


WWE Championship:
Randy Orton © vs. Batista
The referee rings for the bell and the two combatants begin to circle the ring, but then they suddenly stop before walking towards each other. They begin trash talking each other, to which we can’t really hear, but then it escalates as Orton slaps The Animal in the face! Batista feels his face and grins... he turns back to Orton and SLAPS HIM BACK! The slaps staggers Orton and as he gains his bearings The Animal lifts him completely off the ground and takes him into the corner, laying into him with a handful of shoulder thrusts!

The Animal then whips him to the opposite side, and sprints at him but Orton gets two feet up into the face of Batista... but he catches them, and then pushes them to the side, putting Orton onto the apron. Orton grabs Batista’s head though, and drops down, BRINGING HIS THROAT DOWN ON THE TOP ROPE! Batista staggers back into the centre of the ring, as Orton slides into the ring and attempts to take advantage... but BATISTA CATCHES HIM WITH A POWERSLAM!!

The Animal then lets the previous weeks frustrations come out as he climbs on top of The Viper, and lays into him with constant right hands. The referee has to step in and even has to pull The Animal off his rival. As the referee scolds Batista, Orton rolls out of the ring and tries to regroup, but The Animal is right on him, coming up behind him... however Orton senses this coming and turns around, kicking The Animal and then pushing in the chest... AND HE STUMBLES BACKWARDS INTO THE STEEL POST... AND THE BACK OF HIS HEAD HITS THE STEEL STEPS!!

A gasp comes from the crowd as Batista clutches the back of his head but The Viper is right on him, he pulls him to his feet and rolls him into the ring. Orton pulls Batista to his feet and connects with a stiff Uppercut, but Batista fires back with a knee and Irish-whips him, only to be countered and he hits the ropes... rebounding RIGHT INTO A PICTURE PERFECT DROP KICK FROM ORTON! COVER... 1... BATISTA KICKS OUT!

Orton stands up and begins to stomp around the body of Batista, taking each limb in turn, methodically inflicting pain on Batista. Orton walks toward the head of Batista, and then connects with a jumping knee drop! He then hooks the leg... 1... 2... AND A KICK OUT FROM BATISTA! The Viper brings Batista to his feet and pulls him into the corner, he hits a couple of punches before climbing onto the second rope and continuing to punch him, he hits a few before Batista brings his arms up and DUMPS ORTON OVER THE ROPES!!

The Animal recovers and exits the ring, pulling Orton to his feet and then slamming him into the barricade. Batista enters the ring again, and breaks the count, sliding back out as Orton stumbles away, walking around the ring. Orton turns around just as Batista reaches the steel chairs, and ORTON KICKS THE STEPS RIGHT INTO THE LEG OF BATISTA!! The Animal staggers away, holding his leg but Orton comes up behind him and CONNECTS WITH A CHOP BLOCK TO THE BACK OF BATISTA’S KNEE!

Orton climbs into the ring, leaving Batista to lie on the mat in pain, and instructs the referee to count. The referee reaches a count of eight before Batista finally gets back into the ring! Orton immediately makes a beeline for the leg, repeatedly stomping on the injured leg. He continues to work over the leg for the next few minutes, wrapping it around the ropes, hitting it with knees, punches. He then puts Batista’s foot on the bottom rope, and leaps up, hitting a jumping knee drop to the elevated knee of Batista!

Orton sinks down and covers The Animal... 1... 2... NO! Batista kicks out! Orton seems a little frustrated, as he slides out of the ring and pulls Batista to the turnbuckle by the legs... he then WRAPS THE LEG AROUND THE RING POST... PULLING WITH ALL HIS MIGHT! AND THEN HE PUSHES IT TO THE OTHER SIDE... AND THEN SMASHES IT AGAINST THE POST!! Batista screams in pain as he pushes himself back towards the centre of the ring, but Orton is back in hooks the injured leg... 1... 2... ANOTHER KICK OUT FROM BATISTA!!

Orton then immediately locks in a Leg Lock. He keeps the hold in for at least a minute as Batista tries to fight the pain, and eventually he reaches the bottom rope! Orton lets go, and the referee scolds him for not letting go quick enough. Batista gets up as Orton is arguing, and breaks Orton’s arms away when he gets close to him, and punches him over and over, backing him up but The Viper knees him in the stomach. Orton then connects with an Uppercut, he then whips him to the corner but Batista explodes FROM THE CORNER AND HITS A STRONG CLOTHESLINE!!

He hits another clothesline, and then a shoulder block... Orton then stumbles up and RIGHT INTO A SPINE BUSTER FROM BATISTA!! Batista gets up, fire in his eyes, and shakes the ropes, he then pulls Orton up to his feet... AND BRINGS HIM UP FOR THE BATISTA BOMB... BUT THE KNEE BUCKLES AND BATISTA COLLAPSES IN PAIN!! Orton takes advantage once again, diving on top of the leg and continuing to hit it with punches and kicks! He does this for half a minute until he picks Batista up and throws him in to the corner.

Orton attempts a running corner clothesline, but Batista side steps and places Orton in the corner but Orton catches him with an elbow to the side of his head. The Viper grabs him by the trunks and the head, and throws him out onto the apron, keeping a hold of him and BRINGING HIM ONTO THE SECOND ROPE... CONNECTING WITH AN ELEVATED ROPE HUNG DDT!! COVER BY ORTON... 1... 2... BATISTA GETS THE SHOULDER UP!!

Orton seethes on his knees, before getting angry and beginning to pound on the leg again, he then grabs it and LOCKS IN A SINGLE LEG BOSTON CRAB!! He keeps him in this hold for a minute, but then the cameras focus in on his face, as a far a way look comes across his face, he lets go of the hold and walks to the turnbuckle. He turns around and waits for Batista to get on all fours... AND HE EXPLODES FORWARD... PUNT... NO! BATISTA ROLLS OUT THE WAY!!

A sigh of relief from the crowd as Batista gets up and tackles Orton into the corner, and hits a handful of shoulder thrusts. The Animal then hoists Orton onto the top rope and climbs to the second turnbuckle, before climbing to the top one... and CONNECTING WITH A SUPERPLEX!!!! He takes a few seconds, but Batista covers Orton! 1...2... NO!! KICK OUT FROM BATISTA!!

Both men get up at the same time, and engage in the YAY/BOO style of punching before Batista gets the better of him. He backs him into the ropes and Irish-whips him but Orton reverses!

The Animal goes for a clothesline but Orton ducks it and grabs Batista from behind... INVERTED BACKBREAKER!!! Orton walks around the ring, with a glazed look in his eye, and he begins pounding into the mat... he waits for Batista to get up... AND GOES FOR AN RKO... BUT BATISTA THROWS ORTON OFF... RIGHT INTO THE REFEREE!!!

Orton turns around... RIGHT INTO A SPINEBUSTER!! HE THEN SETS UP FOR THE BATISTA BOMB... BUT BEFORE HE GRABS ORTON... HE’S ATTACKED FROM BEHIND BY... CODY RHODES AND TED DIBIASE!!

Rhodes and DiBiase pound on Batista’s back and then they throw him out of the ring as they check on their mentor, he tries to tell them to stay on Batista but then we see The Animal slide back into the ring... WITH A STEEL CHAIR!! Rhodes and DiBiase finally spot this, and run at Batista but he SMASHES DIBIASE WITH A SHOT TO THE STOMACH... AND THE SAME TO RHODES!! HE THEN HITS BOTH OF THEM ACROSS THE BACK AND THEY ROLL OUT OF THE RING!!

Batista throws the chair out of the ring and tells DiBiase and Rhodes to stay out of this... but he turns around... RIGHT INTO AN RKO!! HE’S DOWN! COVER!! ... ... ...

THE REFEREE IS STILL DOWN!!

Orton rolls off Batista and checks on the referee, yelling at him, and then starts to yell to the back for another referee to come out, but then he turns around RIGHT INTO A KICK... AND THEN BATISTA HOISTS HIM UP... HITTING A BATISTA BOMB!!!

The referee is still down though, but Batista still covers... 1... 2... 3... but there isn’t a referee to count!!

BATISTA GETS UP AND AGAIN TRIES TO WAKE THE REFEREE AND FINALLY HE SEEMS TO MOVE!!

Batista turns around and IS SMASHED IN THE FACE BY THE WWE CHAMPIONSHIP... BY... BY... WHO IS THAT?! WE’VE NEVER SEEN THIS MAN BEFORE AS HE GRABS ORTON’S ARM AND DRAPES IT ACROSS BATISTA!! He slides out of the ring and the referee finally gets his bearings and turns around, just in time to count... 1... 2... 3!!


Winner and STILL WWE Champion: Randy Orton @ 16.21


WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?! Confusion rings around the arena as the man, who is dressed in a fine suit with black slicked back hair climbs back into the ring and helps the WWE Champion up to his feet! The last image of the show, being Randy Orton and this mysterious man having their hands raised, the other members of Legacy watching on in confusion as Batista is spark out on the canvas.

End of Show
 
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