What if Jeff's leg drop at WM23, went wrong?

Chapter 1: Accident

The crowd screamed wildly as Jeff put up a large twenty foot ladder, right under the briefcase. He was gonna win this match.

On the outside, edge was unconscious. Matt walked over to him and placed him on a ladder that was supported by the ring apron and the rail guard. He yelled to Jeff who turned around. He signalled to edge. Jeff grabbed the ladder and placed it at the edge of the ring and started to climb.

"What the hell are you doing? Win the damn match kid". JBL yelled.

"Looks like Jeff and his brother matt have something in mind". Michael Cole replied.

"Something in mind. That kid is contemplating suicide". JBL said, angrily.

Jeff reached the top of the ladder and faced the crowd. He lifted up the hardyz gunz and jumped, performing a twenty foot fall leg drop onto edge. But as soon as Jeff hit Edge and the ladder, he knew something was wrong. Pain seared through him and a sickening crack was heard. The ladder broke with his weight and edge lay there like he was supposed to, in kayfabe hurt. He would be ok. Jeff however fell to the floor and blacked out.

Matt stared at the wreckage smiling inwardly. This was how it was supposed to be. He ran to Jeff on cue checking him. "Jeff". Matt said quietly. He waited for the small 'k' that Jeff was supposed to say to him to tell him he was alright. There wasn't one.

Carrying on with the script matt climbed into the ring as the ref checked both men and then signalled to the entrance area for backboards and stretchers, like he should do. It was all planned, but no one knew that something had gone wrong. Except Jeff, who was currently in an unconscious state.

Matt stared at Jeff waiting for the second signal. Jeff was supposed to get up and then fall back down again. Signalling to matt that he was ok, but making it look like he wasn't. It never came. Knowing something was wrong matt rushed out of the ring to his brother's side.

"It looks like a human car wreck". Michael said.

"Damn that Jeff Hardy. Damn him to hell". JBL said venomously.

"Backboards and stretchers being brought out". Michael said.

"Look at what he's done to Edge". JBL angrily said as the loaded Edge onto the backboard and stretcher.

"I think someone should get a stretcher for Jeff Hardy. He hasn't moved either".

The EMT's circled Jeff as the also knew what should happen. One by one they realised that the move had gone wrong and put Jeff on a backboard and stretcher aswell.

"It's like a massacre". Michael said.

Matt followed as the EMT's brought the two men to the back. As soon as they got into gorilla, Adam opened his eyes.

"Man that hurt". He said. "But I'm ok". He removed himself from the backboard and stretcher with the help of an EMT. He looked over at the still unconscious, not moving Jeff. He rushed over to his friend. "What the hell happened!" he demanded.

"We don't know". Matt said. "I think something went wrong".

Adam looked at them all. "Don't just stand there, someone call an ambulance.

Half an hour later, Jeff had been loaded into an ambulance and brought to hospital. Matt and Adam were waiting for the results. A doctor approached them. "Mr Hardy. Mr Copeland. We have the results". She said in a sad tone. This caused matt and Adam to stand.

"What's wrong". Matt said.

Sigh. "Your brother sustained multiple fractures in the ribs, leg and skull. But, the impact of the fall broke his spinal cord. I'm sorry but your brother is paralysed from the waist down. He may be able to regain his mobility but it will be a long and gruelling process".

A tear fell down matt's face.

"Thank you doctor". He whispered.

Adam comforted his friend. "Don't worry. He'll be ok".

Matt smiled slightly. "Yeah".

"Come on let's go and see Jeff". Adam suggested.

"Yeah". Matt replied as he and Adam stood up making their way to Jeff's room.