Chapter 4
The next night
after the King of the Ring paper view, everyone still on overdrive, and with
the wrestlers all tired, they had a show to do and that always created a buzz
in the locker rooms. Raw is War came on
the air at 9:00 p. m. The usual music
bellowed through the arena's speakers, that no one could make out the words
to. Then there were the pyros, the
dazzling fireworks and explosions igniting all over the arena. The whole place looked to be engulfed into
the fire. The heat was scorching and
the fans were ripped and ready to go.
The arena was encased with their screams when the lights went back on
and the cameras scanned through the crowd.
The fans were waving their signs and waiting for the show to start and
the first superstar to come out.
To their surprise,
Michael Cole stepped into the ring. He
seemed to have something to say, but before he could get the first word out,
the atmosphere changed and the Rock's music blared through the speakers. The crowd rose to their feet to greet their
champion. The Rock took a moment to
smell the fans' emotions and excitement.
He had on his usual $800 dollar shirt on and black dress pants and
shoes. He was dressed to the nines with
his Rolex and sharp sunglasses, his red shirt shimmering under the arena
lights.
He then made his way to the ring. As he was going from corner to corner, from
rope to rope, to acknowledge the fans, the music changed. Three little girls appeared upon the big
screen followed by Kid Rock's American Bada** song that boomed through the arena's
sound system. There was a revving of
motors and suddenly; the Undertaker arrived on his motorcycle, bursting through
the curtains and making his way to ringside.
The crowd couldn't contain themselves and the
huge pop for the Undertaker engulfed the arena. The floor shook with the power of the fans' screams and
anticipation. The Undertaker left his
bike at ringside and entered the squared circle. He looked to the fans with his usual serious expression and a raised
hand, and he received a second thunderous pop.
A confused Michael
Cole stood in the middle of everything, a small dot in the ring, compared to
the men on either side of him. Non-the
less, he had a job to do, whether they wanted him there or not.
"Um, excuse me
gentlemen, but you weren't scheduled for this time. I am supposed to be doing an interview right now. Is there something I could do for you men?"
He asked tentively. He didn't want to
anger these giants in any way. Suddenly, the arena became pitch black,, the
audience went into a fever pitch, because they knew who was to come. Sure enough, the fire pyros went off and
Kane entered onto the stage. He looked
over the crowd and slowly made his way to the ring. He entered the ring, gazing at the squared circle's
inhabitants. He turned from them and
raised his hands, letting them down without warning and setting off flames
around the turnbuckles.
The lights
returned and the Rock took a mic from someone at ringside, while the Undertaker
took one of his own. The Rock put his
hand up to Michael Cole's face.
"Who are you supposed
to interview you jabroni, we were promised this time. And speak quickly." He said.
Knowing better
than to make The Rock wait, Michael was quick with his response.
"Well, I um, I am supposed to be interviewing
the WWF Women's Champion, Jade. She won
a fantastic match last night, as you men probably know. I" he said uncertainly.
Before the other
men in the ring could respond, music started from the sound system. A rock melody busted out as Jade entered the
arena. The fans screamed their approval
of the dark haired woman as she slowly made her way to the ring; she was still
sore from the night before. She did her
usual entrance and the fans loved it.
They sang along with her when she got to her catch phrases. When she saw who was in the ring, a look of
confusion was evident upon her beautiful face.
But she was never one to cower towards anyone, even if the men in the
ring were twice her size. She did her
usual routine and greeted the fans from rope to rope and corner-to-corner, the
fans ate it up. Finally, she stood in
the middle of the ring, with the Undertaker and Kane at her right and the Rock
and Michael Cole at her left. The crowd
knew this would be an interesting night as always.
Jade
took a deep breath and stood for a while, looking to the crowd and waiting for
Michael Cole to start. There was a
faint smile upon her face, but not much, since it wasn't her style to smile a
lot. The crowd went into an uproar, and
Jade couldn't help but broaden her smile.
Finally
Michael Cole started, "Well, it seems like the fans have certainly taken to
you…" He was about to finish, when Jade took the microphone gently. The fans went up again and she took a moment
to look about them, shouting, "Jade…Jade…Jade." They were doing the chant over and over again, until she had to
say something, or it would be a silent interview on her part.
"What
do you think of me now?" she asked. The
question was rather self-righteous, but well over due. She had gotten a lot of heat since she had
come to the WWF. She was attractive and
could wrestle. No on believed in her at
first, but who could blame them. All
they had to go on were the wrestling abilities of people like, " The Kat"
and that she-devil "Terri" No wonder they didn't see women in the WWF as
anything more than nice pieces. But she
was there to change all of that.
Her
black hair was down in light curls that fell around her shoulders. There was a white flower was perched behind
her ear that matched her white shirt.
The shirt was of a soft looking material, kind of silk like and in the
back were only two thin straps of diamond looking jewels. Her pants were a bit form fitting and her
shoes were high heels that sparkled like her diamond straps. Her deep green eyes sparkled with newfound
triumph and her oval face and nice cheekbones set off her look.
"You
know, for a long time now, people have been telling me that all women are good
for in the WWF are chauffeurs and funny little matches with them wearing close
to nothing." the male portion of the crowd of course cheered. But, they were males, what can you do?
The
WWF women's champion shook her head slightly. "They have told me that they
don't need to use their intelligence and they don't even need to wrestle. That they can't be attractive, smart, and be
able to wrestle well in their own right." She said.
"Well,
I think that I have proved them wrong.
Because I am quite intelligent, I am quite the wrestler, as my match the
other night should justify. And I am
damn sure not just some random slut!" she said with conviction. The crowd roared with approval. This made her almost smile. She knew she had won them over and had
proven herself to them. Her dealings
with the McMahon-Hemsley regime had shown just how intelligent she could
be.
There
was something that she still wasn't sure on.
She didn't know if the guys in the back were willing or able to see
these things. A lot of them still
looked at her as just one of the other chicks that were just there to look at
and to have fun with. Either they didn't
want to see her match with Tori the other night or they refused to accept
it. There were a lot of huge egos in
the back. Now she was faced with some
of the biggest names in the business inside the squared circle.
Kane,
The Rock, and the Undertaker hadn't given her any clue as to how they felt
about the whole thing. Maybe they
didn't care, or they felt like some of the other men did in the back. Either way, they hadn't said anything since
she had come out.
Chapter 5
Suddenly,
The Game's music came blared out of the speakers in the arena. The people's
demeanor changed almost immediately. Boos could be heard throughout the arena,
and the lights dimmed considerably.
Just
as the lights were flashing and the atmosphere had changed to the right
temperature, Triple H himself made his way out onto the stage with his
"blushing bride" Stephanie McMahon Hemsley.
The
intensity and cockiness came off of the couple in droves. Their eyes were of steel and they gazed
about the arena, not seeing anything that they cared about in particular.
The lights bounced off of their
bodies. Stephanie's sleek white top
shone in the changing light, her hair in waves and her black pants tight, she
had her usual Rolex watch and diamond earrings, but she also wore a sparkling
choker around her pale throat. Her eyes
shone with arrogance that swept around her postured figure.
Triple
H was at her side, his hair slicked back in its usual low ponytail. His shirt was black and his muscular upper
body bulged from the tight fabric. He
had his trademark loose jeans and black shoes on. His face was contorted into a steely gaze and his eyes burned
holes into the audience.
The
lights came back on and the people waited to see what the Game had to say about
the couple's sudden appearance. To the
people's surprise, Stephanie took the mic from her husband, seemed like she had
something to say. The fans started
their unflattering chant towards the boss' daughter. The Game stared wildly at the crowd and Stephanie stopped,
annoyed. She put her well-manicured
hand onto her hip and gave them an exasperated look. She then went to talk again.
"Now,
don't talk to the Jade like that, you'll hurt her feelings!" she said. The people booed and Jade gave Stephanie the
stare down.
"I
know how you feel though. I know that
you were all disappointed when she cheated and took the WWF championship away
from the one person that deserves it most, one of the few women that brought
pride and prestige to the championship, other than me of course. She was a true
women's champion, your women's champions.
None other than my best friend, Tori." She said with conviction. Hunter put his arm around his wife and they
smiled at each other. He shook his head
in agreement with the youngest McMahon.
The
people roared in disapproval. They
started shouting Jade's name, as if to proclaim that she was indeed their
champion. The Helmsleys stared at the
crowd in annoyance. For the first time
since they had come out, Jade took the mic up.
"Oh
Stephanie, sweetie, I believe the people are calling your name!" she
cried. Like clock work, the crowd
erupted in their favorite chant for the federation princess. She stared daggers into the body of the Women's
champion.
But
surprisingly, Triple H seemed to remain calm.
In fact, he seemed fine. He
raced his eyebrows in his little way and the creases in his forehead came out,
which happened when he was about to make a point or proclaim his
self-righteousness.
"You
know, I know you are all jealous of us.
I know you are jealous of Stephanie.
I mean, it's understandable; she has had one of the longest reigns as
the Champion in the record books. She
is a very powerful woman. She is smart,
beautiful, and let's face it. She is
married to the most handsome guy in the federation today. Not to mention the Game of the WWF. Not to mention the WWF Champion. It's understandable, really." He said rather
nonchalantly.
Stephanie
nodded her head in agreement and her infamous devilish smile crept across her
pretty face. She may have agreed with
her husband, but the fans sure didn't.
They voiced their opinion, rather loudly indeed.
"And
then comes Tori. Not Stephanie of
course, but the DX green goddess, and the girlfriend of my buddy X-Pac
none-the-less. So it is
understandable." Hunter proclaimed.
Stephanie
had the same reaction to this statement and so did the fans for that
matter. Stephanie was about to add
something to her husband's statements, but before she could push her voice
through her opened mouth, Jade put the mic up.
"Do
you have a point to your ramblings, other than the fact that you are both
idiots?" She asked with a look of mock confusion.
The
married couple at the top of the stage fumed at her remark. Again Stephanie went to use the mic, to full
use there is no doubt. But the raised
hand of the WWF Women's Champion again thwarted her.
"We
really don't have enough time left to listen to yet another rambling by the
slut of the federation today." She explained nonchalantly.
The
fans went wild for this bold statement and started chanting Jade's name. The arena was enveloped by the voices of the
crowd.
Stephanie
on the other hand was in the middle of turning red with rage. Her face contorted into a frown and there
may have even been a little steam coming out from the top of her head. But that could have just been a fluke with
the lighting. Either way, Steph
obviously didn't enjoy Jade's jabs.
But
before Stephanie could respond to The WWF Women's champion's last statement,
her husband took the microphone from his wife, a bit forcefully at that. And of course, the fans took this moment to
start one of their most favorite chants.
"Yeah,
like I really care what you idiots think of me." The Game said. The boos surrounded them almost instantly.
"
Enough of this crap. You may think that
you have proved something. That you
have shown something important. Maybe
you think that you have made people see that you are more than just another
skirt. Well, think again. It doesn't matter what you do, you will always
be the same to the guys back stage. You
could never beat any of us, one, two, three in the ring. Tori could beat you with her eyes closed,
you just got lucky last night. But
don't worry, that will change all in due time." Hunter explained.
The
crowds boos became louder and they started their chanting all over again, much
to the chagrin of The Game.
The
crowd hushed considerably when The Undertaker stepped forward, with a new
microphone. He gave the McMahons a
steely gaze through his dark eyes. His
trench coat shimmered as it moved around him.
He smoothed over his wet hair, which was being held back, by his now
trademark, bandana. He commanded a lot
of respect by all parties that were present this evening.
"Now
I could care less about your little family feud. About who could beat whom and about who is doing whom, I could
give a damn about the whole bunch of ya'all.
But what I do care about is beating the living hell out of the man who
thinks he can meddle in our business.
Now I can only speak for my brother and I, but we aren't going to stand
for what that little pip squeak Angle did last night!" he explained, in his own
menacing way.
The
big red machine nodded in agreement with his brother. It had just been last night, when the Olympic hero had turned on
them in a match to help out the McMahon Hemsely regime keep the wwf title in
their hands. This did not go over well
with the brothers to say the least.
Suddenly
Kane stepped forwarded and motioned for the microphone from his brother. The crowd fell almost silent and Undertaker
gave his brother what he wanted. Kane
rarely spoke, and so it was a sort of treat for the fans. He didn't take gracing them with his voice
lightly at all.
"We
want Angle, and we want him tonight!" His deep voice growled and gurgled
out. The fans screamed their approval
of such a meeting inside of the squared circle for that night
The
McMahons and Dx had traveled closer to the ring, but no one made any move to
enter it. They weren't that crazy at
least. Suddenly the familiar sounds of
guitars strumming came from the loud speakers as the commissioner of the WWF
Mick Foley made his way to the stage.
The crowd roared their welcome to the hardcore legend as he waved to them
and stared down at the gathering of super stars in from of the cameras. He had a mic with him and the fans fell
silent as they waited his next ruling.
"Well,
it seems that we have a bit of a dilemma here.
Let's see here, Undertaker and Kane want Kurt, it seems Tori and
Stephanie are against Jade, and of course, we can't count out the people's
champion, The Rock. Who has asked me
for a title shot tonight, not so long ago.
So you see, there seems to be quite a lot of competition in the WWF,
right here, in Tampa Florida." The fans
reacted immediately to Mick's ploy for a cheap pop. They always do, it never fails.
"Well,
I have some news for you all. I know
exactly what I will do. Tonight, in
Tampa Bay Florida (second cheap pop of the night) in that very ring, it will be
The Rock, Undertaker, and Kane, against Triple H, Kurt Angle, and any member of
Dx of their choosing." The fans roared their approval as the superstars nodded
theirs. But before anyone could react,
the commissioner raised his hands for the floor once again.
"Now,
now, who said I was done? Not only will
this match determine whether the Rock will go against Triple H for the title at
the next paper view, but we have to include the women. So, again, it will be the Rock, Undertaker,
and Kane, being accompanied by Jade, no one else; to go up against, Kurt,
Hunter, and a member of Dx, accompanied by Tori, and no one else! That means Stephanie will have to remain in
the back" he explained. The fans really
let loose for this news brief. They
loved the idea and they showed it with their screams and chants. What a match, what a night it was going to
be, here on Raw Is War!
To Be Continued…………
