The Hardcore Life
Chapter 11
High Flying and Qualifying
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the WWE superstars, nor do I own the WWE. I only own Leon Karr.
"The following match is an Extreme Rules Match. Making his way to the ring is one half of The Wildside Crew, L, Z, K!"
'Getting Away with Murder' blared throughout the arena as Leon walked out from the curtains with Merino on his shoulders. Tonight he was facing the Suicidal, Homicidal, Genocidal, Sabu. Merino waved at the crowd as they walked to the announcers table. Leon took Merino off and sat him in a chair, then slid into the ring. He posed for the crowd as Trinity's music hit. Leon looked at the curtains with a confused look as Trinity walked out, waving for the crowd. She winked at Leon as she sat down next to Merino and draped an arm around his shoulders. Merino just grinned.
Sabu's music hit and he came out with a determined look on his face.
"And the opponent, the Suicidal, Homicidal, Genocidal, Sabu!"
Sabu posed for the crowd before sliding in the ring. He stared at Leon who just smirked. The bell rang as they started circling each other.
Leon made the first move, locking up with Sabu and powering him into the corner. The ref started counting as Leon held Sabu. Leon let go as the ref hit the 4 count. Sabu shook his arms before locking up with Leon, garnering the same result. Leon just smirked as Sabu began to circle him. Leon heard Merino yell "Get him dad!" As he glanced at his adopted son, Sabu made his move. He ran at Leon - Bulldog! Sabu stomped on Leon's ribcage a couple times before sliding out of the ring to grab a chair. As he made to get back in the ring, he was stopped by Trinity who tried to grab the chair from him. Sabu shook his head saying "It's Extreme Rules!" and tried to get back in the ring. Trinity stopped him again.
"Looks like Sabu is having some woman problems!" Tazz chuckled.
"And God knows that is every mans worse nightmare." Styles said.
Trinity just shrugged and pointed behind him. Sabu spun around and Leon hit him with continues right hands. As Sabu stood, dazed, Leon kicked him in the stomach - LZK Stunner to Sabu! Sabu rolled on the ground as Leon held up his arms. He grabbed Sabu and rolled him into the ring and followed. He held his hand out at Trinity, who placed a chair in it. He held the chair out as he turned around - Sabu kicked the chair into his face!
"Oh my God!" Styles yelled. "Leon just had his steel chair kicked in to his face!"
"And that right there Joey, does not feel like a pillow fight." Tazz said.
Leon held his face as he lay on the ground. Sabu, seeing his chance, grabbed the steel chair and climbed up the turnbuckle. As Leon stumbled to his feet, Sabu leapt, kicking the chair in Leon's face. Leon collapsed from the hit. Sabu ran over - 1… 2… thr-Leon got a shoulder up!
"That was close!" Styles said.
Sabu stood Leon up and threw him into the ropes, as he came back, Sabu went for a Dropkick, but missed as Leon held onto the ropes. As Sabu stood up, Leon clotheslined him back to the ground. Leon stood Sabu and put his arm around Sabu's head, then, after putting Sabu's arm around his own neck, Leon picked him up into what looked like a Suplex-Karr Krash to Sabu! Leon stood over a motionless Sabu. He climbed up the nearest turnbuckle and jumped - Leg Drop right across Sabu's throat! Leon went for the pin. 1-2-3! Leon won the match! Merino and Trinity got in the ring with Leon. Leon hoisted Merino into his place on Leon's shoulders. Merino cheered as Trinity held up his arm in victory. Leon stepped over the ropes as Trinity ducked under them. The three of them walked together posing for the crowds before they walked through the curtains, Trinity holding on to Leon's arm.
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Behind the curtains they kept walking.
"That was awesome dad!" Merino cheered.
Leon looked up at his adopted son. "Thanks Mer', but Sabu gave me a good beating."
"But Merino is right, it was pretty cool." Trinity complimented.
Leon chuckled as he scratched the back of his head. "Yeah I guess but let's hope I can do the same thing come the #1 Contenders Match in two weeks."
"You'll do great." Trinity said. "Well, I had better get back to the guys. They have a match against Knox and Test tonight."
"If they need any help, I'll be there."
"I'm sure they'll do fine, but I'll let them know. Just in case." She said. She stood on her toes and gave Leon a kiss on the cheek before walking away. "See you later Leon!"
Leon stood there in shock and confusion until he heard someone chuckling. He looked up and saw Punk leaning against the wall.
"What's so funny?" Leon questioned.
"You're so clueless, aren't you?" Punk chuckled.
"Then you're blind." Merino cut in.
"What are you talking about Mer'?" Leon asked.
Merino leaned over and whispered in his ear, causing Leon to laugh. "Yeah, that's true!"
"What's true?" Punk asked, not wanting to be left out.
"That, my friend, is between father and son. Now go get ready for your qualifying match. Good luck!" Leon said in a sing-song voice as he walked away.
"The hell was he talking about?" Punk asked himself as he headed to the curtains for his match.
"Hey, Punk!" He turned and saw Rebecca walking towards him. "Do you know why Leon was laughing?"
"I have no idea." He told her.
"Oh. Oh well. I just came out here to wish you luck with your match!" She said.
"Oh, thanks!"
She walked up to him and kissed him on the cheek. "You can win, I know you can." Then she walked away. Shocked and dazed, CM Punk barely heard his entrance music playing. The crowd cheered as he made his way to the ring.
"And the opponent, he's one half of The Wildside Crew, CM Punk!"
Punk slid into the ring and faced his opponent, Rob Van Dam. The bell rang as they locked up in the center of the ring. RVD powered Punk into the corner and laid into him with right hands. The ref got between them and shoved RVD off of Punk. Punk ran the back of his hand across his cheek as he stared down RVD. The two of them circled around each other, each waiting for the other to make the first move. Punk moved forward, locking up with RVD. They stood at a stalemate until Punk slipped behind RVD, twisting his arm behind him, and putting RVD in a headlock.
RVD struggled for breath as Punk held on. RVD then elbowed Punk in the ribs multiple times before he let go. RVD seized the opportunity and pushed Punk into the ropes. As Punk came back, RVD dropped on his back and Monkey Tossed Punk over him. Punk got to his knees, holding his back in pain as RVD dropkicked him in the back. Punk lay rolling on the ground in pain. RVD jumped onto the top turnbuckle – 5 Star Frog Splash to Punk! CM Punk was motionless. He lay there out of breath as RVD went for the pin. 1-2- Punk kicked out! RVD looked shocked and got in the referee's face.
"That was a 3 count!" RVD yelled at the ref.
Suddenly, Punk came up from behind and rolled RVD up for the pin. 1-2-3! Punk advances to the #1 Contenders match! Punk stood up, holding his back in pain as he the ref held up his arms in victory. The crowd cheered for Punk as he made his way out of the ring and into backstage.
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"Hey, Punk!" Leon walked up to him. "Looks like we're going to be facing each other in the #1 Contenders Match."
"Yeah it looks like it." Punk replied.
"Look, if either of us wins, there wont be any hard feelings, will there?" Leon said as he stuck out his hand.
Punk looked at him before shaking his hand. "No hard feelings." They grinned at each other.
"Well, I have to be ready. Tony and Guido are facing Knox and Test tonight. I asked Trinity to tell them that if they need any help, I'll be there."
"Alright. I'm going to go hit the showers. Have fun!" Punk said as he walked to the team's locker room.
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Time passed until it was time for The FBI's match. Their music hit and Tony Mamaluke, Little Guido, and Trinity came out. As they got in the ring, Mike Knox's music blared. Knox, Test, and Kelly Kelly walked out of the curtains. Test and Knox laughed as they pointed at Guido and Tony. Even though the match was for the guys, Trinity kept staring at Kelly Kelly, intimidating the slim blonde.
The bell rang as Test and Tony met in the middle of the ring. Test stared down at Tony as they came face to face. Without any warning Test nailed Tony in the gut with his boot. Test picked him up by the throat and tossed him like a rag doll across the ring. Guido and Trinity kept cheering for Tony to get up as Test picked him up again, only to get a thumb in the eye. As he held his face in his hand, Tony ran at the rope, jumping on and went to hit a Flying Springboard, but it was reversed by Test into a Spinebuster. Tony lay motionless on the mat as Test went for the pin. 1-2- the count was broken as Guido kicked Test in the back of the head. Knox slipped through the ropes unnoticed and stood behind Guido. Test stood up and walked menacingly toward Guido, driving him back… right into Knox! Knox kicked him in the stomach and hit a Suplex! Test and Knox smirked as Test went to pin the still motionless Tony. 1-2- Trinity pulled the ref out of the ring! Knox and Test slid out of the ring and began stalking Trinity when 'Getting Away with Murder' hit. Leon walked out from behind the curtains with an iron pipe in his hand.
He smirked as he walked to the ring. Leon swung the pipe as Knox came charging at him. Crack! Leon bashed the pipe into Knox's head, splitting him open. Test, upon seeing the fate of his partner, picked up a steel chair. Leon and Test stood a few feet apart until Test swung the chair. Leon ducked and rammed the pipe into Tests stomach. He rolled Test into the ring and followed him in. As Test stood Leon swung him onto his shoulders – LZK Stunner to Test! Leon dragged a stirring Tony over and tossed him on Test. Trinity rolled the ref in the ring. As the ref saw Tony, he dropped to the mat. 1-2-3! The FBI won the match! Leon helped Tony and Guido stand up, holding their hands up as the crowd went wild. Leon slid out of the ring, letting the FBI bask in their victory.
As he walked up to the curtains, he glanced back. He saw a bloodied Knox helping Test up off the ground after Tony, Guido, and Trinity rolled him out of the ring. Knox and Test glared at Leon. He smirked, flipped them the bird, and walked backstage.
TBC
Now how's that for a year's absence? I apologize to those who read this story. I'm sorry it has taken me around a year to finally update, but I ran into a rather nasty writers block. But, with the construction of my newest story, I've been able to come back to this story and update. I am in the progress of rewriting the first 10 chapters of The Hardcore Life, so be looking for those. I apologize again for the extremely late update. I'll be trying to update this story along with my other story, The Last Days. There will hopefully be another update in the next one to three weeks. Until then, please read and review!