Disclaimer: I still, still, still don't own the rights to World Wrestling Entertainment. I just waiting for somebody to tell me I don't have to keep saying that but oh well.


Chapter VIX
The Approaching Storm

When Drake Williams arrived at the HSBC Arena for that nights' edition of RAW, he was informed to be in his gear and in the ring as soon as the show began. What was the reason behind this order? Drake didn't really know; or maybe he did and he was just feigning ignorance. General Manager William Regal must've had something big planned for the night; he was a smart Brit whom Drake did respect. Much to Drake's surprise, 17 other RAW superstars were told the thing he was, including fellow Entourage members Carlito and Mr. Kennedy.

The pyro went off in the Phillips Arena of Atlanta, Georgia. Soon after the fireworks subsided, numerous RAW superstars were on their way to the ring. Among the bunch were; Drake Williams, Mr. Kennedy, Carlito, Paul London & Brian Kendrick, Snitsky, Umaga, Bobby Lashley, Santino Marella, The Sandman, Super Crazy, Charlie Haas, Shawn Michaels, Triple H, Trevor Murdoch and The Highlanders. Once all of these individuals were in the ring, RAW General Manager Williams Regal came out on the stage.

"I suppose you're all wondering why I've ordered all of you into that ring tonight," Regal queried. "First of all; the WWE Champion John Cena will be defending his title against Randy Orton in a Two-out-of-Three falls match tonight."

Well, that answers my questions about Cena and Orton. Drake thought as he stood alone in a corner.

"As for all of you," Regal continued, "You will all be participating in a battle royal and the winner will challenge the WWE Champion at the GREAT AMERICAN BASH. Now if you will please, ring the bell and good luck to all you."

The bell was sounded and all 17 superstars went right at one another, with the stakes being extremely high. The Entourage members immediately started working as a unit by going after Umaga. Triple H and Shawn Michaels went after Snitsky while everybody else slugged it out. To Snitsky's credit, he fought off HBK and the Game until he came face to face with Bobby Lashley. They stared each other down before going at it, while Umaga laid out Carlito and Drake Williams.

Mr. Kennedy put down Rory of the Highlanders before Robbie attacked him; Kennedy put him down as well. Out of no where, The Sandman whacked Kennedy with his Singapore cane and did the same to Paul London, then Brian Kendrick and anything else with a pulse. Sandman then struck Umaga; big mistake! The Samoan Savage hit a thrust kick on Sandman and then threw him out; Sandman was eliminated. Meanwhile, Snitsky came around and tossed out both London and Kendrick at the same time.

Almost everybody in the battle royal was laid out, all except Umaga and Snitsky. The Samoan Savage gave off that primal scream and blasted Snitsky but the bald behemoth blasted back. As the two monsters battled, Shawn Michaels eliminated Super Crazy while Triple H eliminated Charlie Haas. Drake Williams eliminated Trevor Murdoch but was ambushed by of all people; Santino Marella.

Santino tried to lift Williams up and over but Williams looked at him in astonishment, then toward the audience and back again. Williams even asked the crowd, "Are you believing this?"

The crowd gave a resounding "HELL NO!"

Drake Williams concurred and catapulted Santino Marella over the top rope and out of the battle royal, even waving goodbye. Williams turned around to get back into the match and he was speared by Bobby Lashley. Drake Williams rolled under the ropes and out of the ring in pain but he wasn't eliminated since he never went over the top rope. Carlito and Kennedy double teamed Lashley in the corner. Lashley powered his way through Carlito and Kennedy but walked into a big boot from Snitsky.

Snitsky saw Triple H and charged at him but the Game nailed a 180-spinebuster but then Umaga hit the Samoan Spike on Triple H. The Samoan Savage did the same to Shawn Michaels before simultaneously eliminating The Highlanders. Bobby Lashley was back up and went after Umaga, each of them trading blows back and forth. Lashley had Umaga teetering on the ropes and had him dead to rights, until Mr. Kennedy came from behind and eliminated them.

The action didn't endear Mr. Kennedy to the crowd but he had to do what was necessary to win. As it stood right at the moment, Shawn Michaels, Triple H, Snitsky, Mr. Kennedy, Carlito and Drake Williams were all still alive. Drake Williams however was outside of the ring but was never eliminated. As for the other five, four of them targeted the brute known as Snitsky, who to his credit again, fought them off.

Snitsky hit shoulder blocks on anyone that got too close before coming face to face with Triple H. Snitsky got the advantage and whipped the Game into the ropes but telegraphed a back body drop. Triple H nailed a face buster, staggering Snitsky enough for Carlito to hit the Backstabber. Shawn Michaels climbed the turnbuckle and hit a diving elbow. HBK got fired up and got set for Sweet Chin Music before Carlito came at him. HBK duck a clothesline and super kicked Carlito over the top rope and out of the match.

Unfortunately, Shawn Michaels took his eye off the ball for a split second and his was eliminated by Mr. Kennedy. Triple H surprised Kennedy and set him up for the Pedigree but Snitsky came from behind and eliminated Triple H. Mr. Kennedy seemed pleased with what had transpired, even extending his hand to Snitsky in an act of friendship. But Snitsky wasn't at all in the mood to make friends with anybody. He booted Kennedy in the jaw and then picked him up and tossed him out for the elimination.

Love or hate him (most people hate him) Snitsky had been the dominate force throughout the whole match. But he had overlooked one other thing; Drake Williams was never eliminated and he was pulling himself back into the fight. Snitsky spotted Williams in the corner; Williams stared back at him with an ice cold glare and dared Snitsky to come and get him. The bald headed brute was more than happy to oblige and charged right at Williams, who moved out of the way.

Drake Williams trapped his far larger opponent in the corner and assaulted him with a ferocious intent but Snitsky pushed him away. Williams came right back and continued his assault and Snitsky pushed him away again. The bald headed brute went for a big boot but Williams ducked that and somehow hit a German suplex, rolled through that and hit another suplex, then another.

Despite being spent from the effort, Drake Williams got Snitsky on his feet and prepared to send him out of the ring. Snitsky reversed the attempt and kicked Williams in the gut and through him over, but Williams landed on the apron and slipped back into the ring. He went after Snitsky again but got another kick to the gut. Snitsky prepared Williams for a Pump Handle Slam and got him on his shoulder but Williams slipped out of it. He tried the Event Horizon but Snitsky drove his elbow into Williams' jaw.

Snitsky tried to get to Drake Williams but he got a low blow for his troubles. Both men were down and almost spent. Snitsky was eventually up again while Williams had to use the ropes to pull himself upright. Sensing the end was finally near, Snitsky charge full speed at his prey, but Williams had actually baited the behemoth into his trap. Drake Williams dropped down, pulled the top rope down with him and let Snitsky go sailing out of the ring. Snitsky was eliminated and Drake Williams was the last man standing.

Lillian Garcia officially announced, "Here is your winner and the #1 Contender: Drake Williams."

An exhausted Drake Williams lay on his back, hands on his head in amazement and disbelief. He got up and onto the turnbuckles to celebrate, making motions on his waist and showing off two fingers, each signified that he would become the WWE Champion for only the second time in his young career. Drake Williams was indeed headed for the GREAT AMERICAN BASH as the #1 contender. The only question was; who would be defending the WWE Championship against Drake Williams. Would it be the current champion, John Cena or the Legend Killer, Randy Orton?

It was the second hour of the show; Randy Orton was on his way toward the entrance ramp when Drake Williams just so happen to show up. "Well, lucky you, Randy; a weird thought popped into my head."

"And just what was that kind of thought, Drake?" Randy asked. "I'm curious; please enlighten me."

Drake chuckled a little bit. "If you win tonight, it'll be an all-Entourage main event at the Bash. Can you believe it?"

Randy Orton shook his head and said, "First of all; there is no if. When I beat John Cena for the WWE Championship, I'll be more than happy to beat you at the Bash. Either way, the WWE Championship will be staying within the Entourage."

Drake laughed again and said, "If I were you Randy, and praise the Lord I'm not, I wouldn't looking past John Cena."

Before Drake went on his way, Randy asked, "Who would rather face at the Bash, with the WWE Championship on the line? It's just out of curiousity."

"Quite frankly, Randy," Drake started. "I really don't give a rats' ass who makes it to the Bash; as long as I get what I want. Good luck; you're gonna need it."

Drake gave Randy a pat on the shoulder before walking off to part unknown. Randy went his own way in the opposite direction toward the entrance ramp. He didn't see Drake staring at him from afar, with those seemingly ice cold eyes. He was telling the truth; it didn't matter whatsoever whether it was John Cena or Randy Orton. As long as Drake Williams had his title shot, it made no difference.

Much later and near the end of the show, both John Cena and Randy Orton had each won a fall in their Two-out-of-Three falls match. Orton had just hit a modified back breaker on Cena but still couldn't get the win. The Legend Killer remained focused, cold as ice and began stalking his prey. He so wanted to nail the RKO so bad so he could go on to the GREAT AMERICAN BASH as the WWE Championship.

John Cena was finally upright and Randy Orton went for the RKO but Cena blocked. Cena hit two shoulder tackles and then a modified back suplex. In all honesty, not everybody in the crowd was cheering but the WWE Champion had made a habit of ignoring them. John Cena let Randy Orton know that he couldn't see him and hit the Five-Knuckle Shuffle. The WWE Champion was at that moment one FU away from victory.

Randy Orton had other ideas when he slipped out of position and shoved Cena into the referee. The Legend Killer then nailed the RKO out of nowhere but couldn't make the cover, not that it would've mattered anyway with official taken out. Orton finally made a cover but what was the point of it; there was no ref. Another official came in time to make the count but John Cena kicked out. A shocked and furious Randy Orton argued with the new referee before going back to Cena, who suddenly hit the FU out of nowhere for the win.

"Here is your winner and still the WWE Champion: John Cena."

With this victory, John Cena was on his way to the GREAT AMERICAN BASH as the WWE Champion. As the champ was celebrated, Cena saw Drake Williams at the top of the entrance ramp. Once again, Drake had that icy stare and it was directed at John Cena and he again made a motion on his waist. The message was very loud and clear; Drake Williams was on the prowl for the WWE Championship and John Cena. A Showdown was coming up at the GREAT AMERICAN BASH.


Author's note: Yes, yes, hell yes! John Cena vs. Drake Williams is on the way. This is where ya'll do that read and review thing, you know what to do and so do I. See you soon!