Chapter 12
Hard Justice! Harder Night!!
Author's note: I am so sorry for taking so long to get this up. But my life has been insane. Than when I had time to write again writers block! But I am back so please review.
It was time for Hard Justice. In a rare move TNA had decided to make AJ vs. Jericho to be the main event and move the world title match to the next last match on the card. Meanwhile since he wasn't on the card Christian Cage had been banned from the arena. The entire arena was ready for the two main events.
The Fallen Angle's music plays meaning that it's time for the world title match. "Introducing first the challenger from the city of angels he is the Fallen Angel Christopher Daniels," JB announces as Christopher makes his entrance. Jake's music plays. "And now he is the defending NWA world heavyweight champion. Accompanied by Traci Brooks he is from Omaha NE, "The Omaha Outlaw" Jake Reed!" JB announces as Jake does his normal entrance. Jake climbs in the ring and gets right in Daniels face. Both men are trash talking.
Rudy Charles gets between both men. Jim Cornett comes down with a microphone. "Alright now I think one that go forgotten in all the madness of the last few weeks in that there is a stipulation that neither you of you were to know until now," Jim says pulling out an envelop and opening it. Both Jake and Daniels try to sneak a peak. Daniels starts to celebrate.
"Ladies and Gentlemen this will be a ladder match," Jim announces. As hook lowers from the ceiling and Rudy puts the NWA title on it. Meanwhile the ring crew brings out a ladder. The belt is raised up. The bell rings and Daniels hits a leg lariat. Jake gets up as Daniels charges allowing Jake to arm drag him. Both men are back on there feet. They tie up and Jake scores with a headlock take down and drops an elbow. Jake brings him to his feet and gives him an atomic drop. Daniels gets the advantage by using the STO. He than picks Jake up and hits a sidewalk slam.
Daniels goes for the ladder. He picks it up and starts to bring it to the ring. Jake is up and goes for the suicide dive, Daniels tries to use the ladder to shield himself but Jake puts the brakes on. Jake goes for the pascadeo but this time lands on the apron again faking everyone out. Jake goes for an osie moonsault this time Daniels doesn't block it and this time Jake actually does the move.
Jake rolls Christopher into the ring and hits a slingshot a double stomp. Jake brings Daniels to his feet goes behind him and gives him a German suplex, he rolls though and gives him a second German, Jake rolls though again repositions his hands and hits a dragon suplex. Jake goes to the ladder. Jake throws the ladder in the ring. Daniels gets up and catches Jake as he is climbing back in the ring.
Daniels gives Jake a sidewalk slam and puts him in the corner and brings him the iconoclasm. Daniels gets the ladder and starts hitting Jake over the back with it. Daniels sets up the ladder and starts to climb up the ladder. Jake gets up ands shoves down the ladder.
As Daniels gets up Jake hits the flying lariat. Daniels sits up allowing Jake to hit the rolling neck snap. Jake brings Daniels to his feet and hits a brain buster. Jake gets up and sets up the ladder and begins his climb. Daniels drop kicks the ladder and knocks Jake off. Jake gets up and Daniels charges but Jake gives him he overhead belly to belly suplex and actually throws Daniels to the outside.
Jake hast toe set up the ladder again and makes his climb again. Jake is about to bring down the title when Tomoko comes out of the crowd and attacks him. Christian Cage walks out and picks up microphone. "From what I understand it's the first man to bring down the belt is the champion," Christian says as he climbs up the ladder. "Wait is he going to take the belt and claim to be the champion?" Don asks. "That's exactly what he plans to do. He is going to use a loop hole," Mike says.
Christian slowly makes his way up the ladder almost mocking everyone with how easy it is. Meanwhile Jake is fighting with Tomoko. Just as Christian is about to pull down the belt Traci low blows him. Security comes out and gets rid of Cage and Tomoko. Both Jake and Daniels are hurting.
They both climb back into the ring and slowly crawl to the ladder. They both start to climb up opposite sides of the ladder. They both get close to the top. They start exchanging punches back and forth. The ladder starts to sway from all the movement. The ladder falls over both are able to stop by getting a foot on the top rope. Both men try to get the ladder back up right but the over do it and the ladder actually goes over to the side where the both fall off.
Daniels is the first to his feet he pulls Jake over and goes for the BME and hits it. He goes up and goes for a second one and hits it. Daniels gets up again and goes for a third, Jake gets his legs up at the last second. "And Daniels went to the well one to many times," Mike says. "But can Jake Reed take advantage?" Don asks. Jake gets to his feet and sets up the ladder. Jake climbs to the top of the ladder.
All Jake has to do is reach up and get his belt but instead he jumps off and goes for a 450 splash and misses. "UNFREAKING BELIVEABOLE!" Don West yells. "How much does Jake Reed hate Christopher Daniels you just got you answer," Mike says. Daniels is up first and goes for the Angles wings but is too weak to get Jake up. Daniels changes tactics and hits the last rights instead.
Daniels sets up the ladder and makes his climb. Daniels is close but Jake gets up and makes his way up the ladder. He catches Daniels and some how gets him up on his shoulders. Jake hits a super Death Valley Driver! Jake gets up and climbs the ladder and grabs the NWA title. "Your winner and still NWA champion, Jake Reed," JB announces.
The Jericho/AJ match was a back and forth action at it's best. But with all the attacks on the last few weeks AJ's back was killing him and limited his offence. Despite being out of wrestling for a while Chris Jericho hadn't lost a step if anything now being free of the WWE's limits he was better. The match key moment had to been when AJ had Jericho down and went for the Styles Clash but his back failed him and couldn't get him up.
Since than Jericho had been like a great while shark that smelled blood and attacked every chance he got. Still AJ had his moments and was able to go for a spring board elbow only for Jericho to pull the ref into the path. With no official D'Amore handed Jericho a chair. This brought Jake out who got the chair away from Y2J and went after Scott.
Jake chases Scott up the ramp and the fat man trips. Just as Jake is about to hit Scott, Tomoko attacks him. Meanwhile Cage is working over AJ and even hits a frog splash. The fans don't know if the heels are forming a new faction or if Christian is just trying to ruin the show but they do know they don't like and start to throw trash in the ring.
Tomoko is about to throw Jake off the ramp when Traci makes the save by fish hooking in the eyes. The ref gets up and throws the match out and the PPV goes off the air as Y2J putting AJ in the Liontammer and refusing to break the hold.
