Money in the Bank Chapter 1: Entrances, a wrestling fanfic

Eight superstars, one briefcase, several ladders, and lots of pain. The rules are simple: climb up one of the ladders, and get the briefcase. Eight competitors, eight former world champions, and eight historic careers. All of them will suffer in agony, but only one of them will leave as "Mr. Money in the Bank".

The bell was rung three times, and ring announcer Lilian Garcia said on her microphone, "The following is a Money in the Bank ladder match! The only way to win is by climbing up the ladder and retrieving the briefcase, which contains a contract that guarantees a world championship match at any time!"

"This is gonna be a slobberknocker!" Commentator Jim Ross said, while his fellow commentator Jerry "The King" Lawler said, "I love these kinds of matches! I can't wait to see this one!"

I hear voices in my head
They council me, they understand
They talk to me

With that song playing throughout that stadium, a man with a shaved head and tattoos on his arms wearing black trunks, black boots, black wristbands emerged from the backstage area and slowly walked down the entrance ramp. Due to his status as a heel, he was hated by the crowd.

You got your rules and your religion
All designed to keep you safe
But when rules start getting broken
You start questioning your faith

While that song was playing, Garcia said on her microphone, "Introducing first, from St. Louis, Missouri, weighing in at two hundred and forty-five pounds, Randy Orton!"

I have a voice that is my savior
Hates to love and loves to hate
I have a voice that has the knowledge
And the power to rule your fate

"Randy Orton is an aggressive predator, he's a former WWE Champion, and he's also the youngest World Heavyweight Champion!" JR said, "No doubt, that this man will be ruthless in this match!"

I hear voices crying
I see heroes dying
I taste blood that's drying
I feel tensions rising

Orton continued walking slowly down the entrance ramp, as his theme song continued playing. He walked around the ladders that have been placed outside the ring.

I hear voices in my head
They council me, they understand
They talk to me
They talk to me, yeah!
They show me things that I will do
They show me things I'll do to you
They talk to me!

Orton eventually reached ringside, before going up the steps and entering the ring. Once in the ring, he climbed up one of the turnbuckles and did his signature pose.

All the lawyers are defenseless
All the doctors are diseased
And the preachers are all sinners
And police just take the grease
All you judges, you are guilty
All the bosses, I will fire
All you bankers will have losses
Politicians are all liars

Orton then climbed down from the turnbuckle, and stood in the ring, awaiting the arrival of his opponents. As he stood in the ring, JR said, "A third-generation superstar, looking to win an opportunity to gain back the WWE or World Heavyweight Championship!"

Orton's theme song eventually stopped, and another theme song was played.

You think you know me

Those words were followed up with heavy guitar riffing and fast drum playing. As that song played throughout that stadium, a man with long blonde hair wearing red pants and a long back coat, emerged from the backstage area and began walking down the entrance ramp. As he was also a heel, the crowd hated him.

On this day, I see clearly
Everything has come to life
A bitter place, and a broken dream
And we'll leave it all behind

The man then briefly stopped walking down the ramp and did his signature pose: his hands extended upwards showing the heavy metal sign, as pyrotechnics were activated on the entrance stage. Once the pyrotechnics stopped, he continued walking down the entrance ramp, walking around the ladders that have been placed on the entrance ramp.

On this day, it's so real to me
Everything has come to life
Another chance, to chase a dream
Another chance, to feel the chance
To feel alive

Garcia then said on her microphone, "From Toronto, Ontario, Canada, weighing in at two hundred and forty-one pounds, The Rated R Superstar, Edge!"

JR then said, "Edge is a true definition of a superstar! He has won both the WWE and World Heavyweight Championships! He is the winner of the first ever Money in the Bank ladder match! He is also the master of the TLC match! There is absolutely no fear in his heart, for he is entering his own yard!"

I've been defeated and brought down
Oh, dropped to my knees when hope ran out
Oh, the time has come to change my ways

On this day, I see clearly
Everything has come to life
A bitter place, and a broken dream
And we'll leave it all
Leave it all behind
Yeah

Edge then quickly ran towards the ring, before climbing up one of the turnbuckles and showing the heavy metal hand sign again. He climbed down from the turnbuckle and looked at Orton, his former tag team partner and the only other man in the ring at the time. As his theme song stopped playing, Edge removed his coat and stood still in the ring, awaiting the arrival of the other participants.

Booyaka, Booyaka, 6-1, 6-1-9
Booyaka, Booyaka, that's my, that's my pueblo

A single blast of pyrotechnics was then activated, and out came a man, shorter than the average wrestler, wearing a white mask with a cross on it as well as matching white pants. Due to his status as a face, the masked man was cheered loudly.

Booyaka, Booyaka, 6-1-9 (Hey!)
Booyaka, Booyaka, that's my pueblo
Booyaka, Booyaka, 6-1-9 (Hey!)
Booyaka, Booyaka, Rey Mysterio!
Booyaka, Booyaka, 6-1-9 (Hey!)
Booyaka, Booyaka, that's my pueblo!
Booyaka, Booyaka, 6-1-9 (Hey!)
What'cha gonna do when we come for you?

The masked man then went towards one side of the entrance stage, pointed upwards, and another blast of pyrotechnics was activated. He then walked towards the other side of the stage, pointed upwards, and a third blast of pyrotechnics was activated. With that, the masked man then made his way down the ramp, and walked under the ladders that were placed on the entrance ramp.

Ya Ilego el Rey Mysterio
El vato cabron de San Diego
Flash up on the scene like a brown crusader
Blowing up screens like Space Invaders

"From San Diego California," Garcia then said on her microphone, "Weighing in at one hundred and seventy-five pounds, Rey Mysterio!"

Too much damage for one to manage
Going 51:50 speaking Spanglish
Aste a un lado estoy pesando
Vivo la vida peleando pecado
Alto me duele la alma
Y deje mi cartera en Tijuana
El soldado enmascarado ten cuidado
Paisa paisa, estas pasado

"Rey Mysterio, while he may be small, can make a big impact!" JR said about the masked man, "He's the winner of the 2006 Royal Rumble, and he's also the smallest World Heavyweight Champion!"

Mysterio eventually reached the ring and entered it, before climbing up one of the turnbuckles and doing his own signature pose. He then climbed down from the turnbuckle, and climbed up another, doing his signature pose there as well, before climbing down and standing still. He stared down Edge and Orton, as his theme song stopped playing.

"Three of the best superstars in the WWE," JR said, "Are now standing in the ring."

Oh yeah!
Woo!

Those words were accompanied by the sound of a familiar guitar riff. A man with long black hair wearing black pants with his fists taped then emerged from the backstage area and made his way down the entrance ramp.

I can slap a tornado
I can dry up a sea, yeah!
When I live for the moment
There ain't no ain't knowing me
Yeah!

Garcia then said on her microphone, "From Cameron, North Carolina, weighing in at two hundred and thirty-five pounds, Matt Hardy!"

I can slap a tornado
I can dry up a sea, yeah!
When I live for the moment
There ain't no ain't knowing me
Now don't you sell me no future, yeah!
Don't you sell me your love
I ain't vouching your number
You couldn't pay me enough

As Matt made his way down the ramp, he walked around the ladders placed on the ramp, while JR commented, "This man is no stranger to ladder matches! He is one of the TLC veterans, and is also a former ECW Champion!"

Matt eventually entered the ring, and stared down the three other men that were also in the ring with him, as his theme song stopped playing.

The stadium was dimmed, and the video screen showed a countdown.

Five

Four

Three

Two

One

Zero

2nd Coming

Pyrotechnics were again activated on the entrance stage, before another theme song was played.

Come on, you know I got you
Yeah!
One, break the walls down
Break down the walls

A man with short hair, wearing trunks inscribed with the words "Save Me" on the back, as well as wristbands and boots, emerged from the backstage area. The crowd hated him, though he didn't seem to care, judging from the apathetic look on his face.

For those about to rock
I'm what you want
Baby, you know your Judas
And I'm your Priest
Baby what I got is not from the least
Bring it to the stage in the rage of the beast

Step in the arena and break the walls down
Step in the arena and break the walls down

Garcia then said on her microphone, "From Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, weighing in at two hundred and twenty-two pounds, Chris Jericho!"

Now you know
Jericho
You know I got you
Now you know
Jericho
Yeah!

"Chris Jericho, has won nearly all of the championships here in the WWE," JR commented, "He is the first ever Undisputed Champion, a former World Heavyweight Champion, a two-time WCW Champion and a record-breaking nine-time Intercontinental Champion."

I'm awakened from a deep sleep
You're all weak
You're living in the agony of defeat
I am the master of your whole heap
I am the pack that flock you like sheep
Step into the town and break the walls down

"He can be a world champion again if he wins this match!" King said in response to JR's statement.

Your heartbeat is the only sound
Step into the light and then you'll know
You were stopped and dropped by the walls of Jericho!

Jericho then made his way down the entrance ramp, and walked around the ladders that have been placed outside the ring. He eventually made his way into the ring, and stared down the other four competitors that were also looking at each other. His theme song stopped playing, as the six participant was about to enter.

Go!
If you close your eyes your life
A naked truth revealed
Dreams you've never lived
And scars never healed (Scars never healed)

A man with short blonde hair wearing black pants and black boots then emerged from the backstage area. He made his way down the entrance ramp, walking under the ladders that were placed on the entrance ramp.

Garcia then said on her microphone, "From Toronto, Ontario, Canada, weighing in at two hundred and twelve pounds, Christian!"

In the darkness light will take you to the other side
You'll find me waiting there you'll see if you just close your eyes
If you just close your eyes
If you just close your eyes

JR then commented on this man, "Christian is known as Captain Charisma, he has won the Tag Team Championship several times, he is a former Intercontinental Champion, and he is also a former ECW Champion."

Deceived by my eyes, and all I was told I should see
Opinion's not mine, the person they taught me to be
One night in the dark, a vision of someone I know
And out of the darkness I heard
A voice say "I'm you"

Christian eventually made his way into the ring, and also stared down the other participants, before his theme song stopped playing.

Another theme song was played, and the crowd went into a frenzy when a man with multicolored hair wearing a black tank top, black jeans, and green arm bands, emerged from the backstage area. Pyrotechnics were again activated, and the man quickly made his way to the ring, walking under the ladders that were placed on the ramp.

Don't you see the writing on the wall (The writing on the wall)
You're in way over your head
You're gonna drown in the things that you said
Time has come and gone for words
A thousand threats I've heard before
Words are cheap, but lies are big to take

Garcia then said on her microphone, "From Cameron, North Carolina, weighing in at two hundred and twenty-five pounds, Jeff Hardy!"

Time has come and gone for words
A thousand threats I've heard before
And all your words are still too big to take

JR then commented on this man, "This man is also no stranger to ladder matches, he is a former Intercontinental Champion, a former Tag Team Champion, and a former WWE Champion!"

It's a paradox, a mystery, a riddle
A door in your face and only I have the key
Do understand, you'll be caught in the middle
Caught in a web by being spun by me

Jeff entered the ring, where he was greeted by stares from his opponents. Nonetheless, he climbed up one of the turnbuckles and did his signature pose, before doing it again on another turnbuckle. His theme song eventually stopped, as there was still one man yet to arrive.

"There is only one man left who has not yet made his entrance!" JR said.

Another theme song played, and the crowd erupted into the loudest frenzy of the night, louder than when Jeff entered.

Another blast of pyrotechnics was activated, and a man wearing black boots with his fists wrapped in black tape and his long hair kept in a ponytail emerged from the backstage area, and made his way down the entrance ramp, walking around the ladders that were placed on the entrance ramp.

One of a kind
Hey!
Hey!
Hey!
One of a kind
Hey!
Hey!
Hey!
One of a kind

"From Battle Creek, Michigan," Garcia said on her microphone, "weighing in at two hundred and thirty-seven pounds, Rob Van Dam!"

What do you see?
The fear I see when I look in your eyes
Makes you believe I'm one of a kind (One of a kind)
The fear I leave in the back of your mind
Makes you believe I'm
One of a kind

"Rob Van Dam, is an amazing athlete," JR said, "He is the winner of the second ever Money in the Bank ladder match! He's also the only person to hold both the WWE Championship and the ECW Championship at the same time!"

Hey!
Hey!
Hey!
One of a kind
Hey!
Hey!
Hey!
One of a kind
Hey!
Hey!
Hey!
One of a kind
Hey!
Hey!
Hey!
One of a kind

RVD entered the ring, attracting the wrath of his opponents. That didn't stop him from climbing up one of the turnbuckles and doing his signature taunt, with the crowd chanting "RVD!" in unison.

As his theme song stopped playing, RVD climbed down from the turnbuckle and stared at his opponents. The crowd was hyped up. The bell was rung three times, and the match was officially underway.

Disclaimer: These characters and the songs associated with them are NOT my property. They are just being used for entertainment purposes.

List of songs in chronological order:
"Voices" by Rev Theory
"Metalingus" by Alter Bridge
"Booyaka 619" by P.O.D.
"Live For The Moment" by Monster Magnet
"Break The Walls Down" by Adam Morenoff
"Just Close Your Eyes" by Story of The Year
"No More Words" by EndeverafteR
"One of a Kind" by Breaking Point