Chapter 13
There was a very tense feeling in the air. It was the last Impact before Victory Road and the war games. All the fans knew this could very be the last Impact ever. Jim Cornett stood in the middle of the ring. Before he could even get one word out Samoa Joe's music played. "Let me guess you wanted to come out here and make some stupid speech how important this Sundays is," Joe says. "Well that was the plan," Jim says.
"Well plans change. You see I am sick of Jake Reed's games. So Reed get out here," Joe demands. The fans start to cheer expecting Jake. But Jake doesn't come out. "Reed get out here!" Joe yells. "This is really strange," Don says. "Well we know Jake is here," Mike says. Finally the shot cuts to Crystal looking for Jake. She comes across Eric Young. "Eric have you seen Jake?" "Yeah he is in the parking area."
Crystal heads to the parking lot and finds Jake getting out of a limo. "Alright now you enjoy this buddy because tonight is all on me and Traci. And get used to it because this is what you can expect from after Sunday. Only the best for the Ace in the Hole," Jake says as he closes the door and the limo drives off. "Hey Jake, Joe just called you out," Crystal says. "Oh really," Jake says as he starts to run back into the building. "Hey wait who was that?" "The Ace in the Hole duh."
Jake runs back into the building. Joe has seen all this and his bad mood is only getting worse. Jake finally climbs into the ring. "Was that little show for my benefit?" Joe asks. "Joe you called me out here so what do you want?" Jake asks. "The advantage," Joe says. "You're talking about the entrance advantage. Because in the war games two men start five mintues later the one more guy enters and witch ever team gets the third guy in can never be out numbered and be able to do real damage," Jake says.
"That right Reed so I have challenge you and me one on one winner gets the advantage for there team," Joe says. "Look here Joe if your looking for one more ass kicking you got it," Jake says taking off his jacket. Jake and Joe are face to face but Jim shoves his way between them. "No hold it. You two bulls need to remember that I am the one in charge of this show. And what I say goes," Jim says. Jake backs off because he respects Jim.
"I should have known you were to much of coward there Cornett. Because you don't have the stones because you know TNA can't do it. You really are nothing more than a mama's boy," Joe says. Jim slaps Joe across the face. "Fine you want a match than right now," Jim yells.
Jake and Joe start to exchange blows. Slick Johnson slides into the ring and calls for the bell. The two men tie up and Joe hits an exploder suplex. Joe goes for a cover but Jake kicks out both men get to there feet. Jake hits a drop kick. Joe gets up and both been exchanges punches to the face. "This issue has been brewing one way or another since the day Jake Reed came to TNA," Mike say as Joe hits a headbut that busts Jake open. Joe goes for the Samoan drop and hits it. Joe puts Jake in the corner and hits uses the face wash. Joe picks Jake up and goes for a suplex but Jake counters it into a DDT.
Jake gets up and drops an elbow. Team TNA and Traci have come to ring side. Joe gets up and leans against the ropes Jake takes him over and out of the ring with a wild clothes line. Jake than hits a dive on Joe. Joe gets up and the two brawl into the crowd. Slick decides to let it go and won't count them out. Jake charges but Joe hits the power slam right onto the floor. Joe throws Jake into the wall. "That's how we do it in ROH," Joe yells.
Jake is down on his knees right in front of the wall. Joe has a chair and goes to hit Jake who rolls out of the way. Joe drops the chair because only hitting the wall shoots pain through his arms. Jake gets a chair and hits Joe right in the gut. Jake climbs the LAX entrance and hits a cross body. "TNA, TNA, TNA!" The fans chant. Both Jake and Joe are hurting from that. Jake fights to stand up and takes Joe back to the ring. Joe is down in the ring. Jake hits a spring board double stomp.
Jake drops to his knees. "Oh man this fight is taking its toll on Jake Reed," Mike says. Joe is up and goes for the rear naked choke. Jake tries to fight out of it. He goes to rush Job back into the corner but Slick gets crushed in the process. Joe is stunned and Jake gets him up in the Death Valley Driver and hits it. There is no referee to count.
Someone jumps out of the crowd and climbs the ropes. It's Austin Aries and hits the 450 splash onto Jake. The entire chases Aries off. Jake starts to get up and is dazed he turns around and gets hit by Nigel's jawbreaker lariat. Joe covers him just as the ref gets up, count of one, count of two, count of three. "This sucks," Mike Tenay not caring at sounding like a pro. "ROH will have the advantage in the war games. And if they win it may very well be the end of TNA," Don says as Joe and Nigel celebrate.