WWE Chronicles
Tonight on Raw from Battle of the Billionaires heats up as McMahon chooses his representative for WrestleMania.
And the road to the Royal Rumble is over. Six days left and the Women's Champion, Kellie Pickler, has off. But her best friend, Carrie Underwood takes on Mickie James!
And, after shocking actions from the Deadman, our main event is the Undertaker vs. Big Show!
Triple H takes on John Cena and Randy Orton goes head to head with Edge for the Intercontinental Championship. And Shawn Michaels goes up against Finlay, in a Survivor Series rematch!
Chapter 14
Raw kicked off with a fireworks show as JR and the King welcomed us to the show.
"Hello and welcome to Monday Night Raw! Tonight our main event is former partners from last week. The Undertaker and Big Show collide after the Undertaker gave the Big Show a monstrous tombstone, sending a message to the WWE Champion." JR said.
"Yes, and the WWE Champion is in action as Shawn Michaels takes on Finlay." King said.
"And speaking of Finlay, last week he was destroyed by Great Khali. And tonight, Vince picks his representative. That's next!" JR said.
Vince's McMahon's music hit and the Chairman came out to the ring, with his son Shane. The two got into the ring and then Donald Trump came out to the ring with the Great Khali.
"Trump, you think you can come in my ring and take my pick for this match?" Vince said.
"I did think that. And I did exactly that." Trump said, him and Vince barely two inches apart. "Have you made a decision?"
"Yes I have. Come on out..." Vince said.
Umaga's music hit and the Samoan Bulldozer came down to the ring. He got in the ring and got in Khali's face.
"What a showdown this will be! It's Umaga and Khali next month at Wrestle Mania!" JR said.
Umaga struck Khali and the two behemoths started brawling. Khali got the upper hand and chopped Umaga. Umaga went down and Shane, Trump and Vince got out of the ring. Vince retreated up the ramp. Khali picked Umaga up and gave him a ChokeBomb!
"If its that easy to take Umaga down...we're gonna have a bald chairman!" JR said.
Vince turned around and Cactus Jack planted him with a DDT on the ramp! Shane ran in and Cactus gave him a Back Body Drop on the steel ramp. Cactus did the Bang Bang and walked backstage as Raw went to a commercial break.
Raw came back with footage before the break with Cactus attacking Vince and Shane and Khali laying out Umaga.
Match 1- Carrie Underwood vs. Mickie James
Carrie came down to the ring first. Mickie came down next. Kellie's music hit and the Women's Champion came down to the ring. She sat down at the announcer's table and assumed her old position.
"Hello, Kellie, and welcome back." JR said.
"Thank you." Kellie said.
"Yes we've heard you have a match against Mickie James for the Women's Championship at the Royal Rumble." King said.
"Yeah they kind of threw that at me, last week. But it's fine. I'm confident."
The bell rang and the match started. Carrie and Mickie locked up and the veteran, Mickie, took Carrie down with a Fireman's Carry. Mickie grabbed Carrie and picked her up. She fought the other diva into the corner and kicked her in the gut.
"I'm surprised at Mickie's fury." JR said.
"She wants the title, and she's trying to prove that she is a bad ass." Pickler said.
Mickie kicked Carrie in the gut again and leaped into the air, holding Carrie. Mickie came down with a hard DDT. Mickie covered and the match was over.
"That's a DDT." Mickie said in the ring and Kellie stood up from the announce table.
Winner- Mickie James
Kellie took the headset off and got onto the apron. Mickie called her in and Kellie got into the ring. Mickie and Kellie went face to face and then Kellie slapped the taste out of Mickie's mouth. Mickie turned around and turned back and Kellie kicked her in the gut and gave her a Sweet Surrender.
"THAT'S a DDT, bitch." Kellie said and got out of the ring and walked backstage as Raw went to a commercial.
Raw came back and JR and King started talking.
"Here's the Final Rundown of the Royal Rumble!" JR said.
"The theme song is Whispers in the Dark by Skillet." King said.
"And headlining Sunday's PPV is the Royal Rumble match itself! 30 Superstars, 1 Winner." JR said.
"Not to mention we've got the WWE Championship defended in a Casket Match as Shawn Michaels takes on the Undertaker!" King said.
"The winner of that match goes on to Wrestle Mania to take on the Royal Rumble Winner and either Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Rock, Kurt Angle or Triple H in a Triple Threat match!" JR said.
"And as we saw just a few moments ago, its gonna be Mickie James vs. Kellie Pickler for the Women's Championship."
"And we've got a Handicap Street Fight. Vince and Shane team up to take on Cactus Jack." JR said.
"Last but not least the ECW Championship is defended in a Last Man Standing. Big Show defends against John Cena...if they make it past the Undertaker and Triple H tonight." King said.
Match 2- Intercontinental Championship- Edge © vs. Randy Orton
Randy Orton came down to the ring after a win last week. He has a smug look on his face. If Orton wins tonight, he goes on to defend against Edge this Sunday. Orton got into the ring and posed on the turnbuckle. Edge came out next, proudly holding his Intercontinental Championship. He rolled into the ring and the glass shattered!
"Stone Cold! Stone Cold!" JR said.
Austin started walking down the ring and got in. Rated RKO stared at him and he got a mic.
"You seem to have forgot (WHAT) that this match (WHAT) is Triple Threat (WHAT?!)" Austin said.
"What?" JR said.
"Last week he said it, JR!" King said.
"So ref (WHAT) this championship match (WHAT) now has Stone Cold Steve Austin (WHAT) in it (WHAT). And there's nothing you can say about that!" Austin said and the bell rang.
Match 2- Intercontinental Championship- Edge © vs. Randy Orton vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin
As soon as the bell rang Edge ran over to Orton and gave him a spear into the corner. Austin turned Edge around and punched him. Edge stumbled back and Austin started stomping both Edge and Orton in the corner. Austin backed up and both of them fell to the floor and tried crawling away.
Austin grabbed Edge by the hair and pulled him up. He started stomping him back into the corner and then Edge fell on his ass and then Austin ran into Edge with a knee. Orton got back to his feet and gave Austin a dropkick out of the ring. Orton grabbed Edge by the hair and pulled him up and gave him a DDT. Orton covered but Edge kicked out. Orton picked Edge up and gave him a suplex. Austin rolled back into the ring and Orton started giving him an Orton Stomp. Orton dropped a knee into Austin's side.
Edge got back to his feet to took Randy down with a dropkick. Edge grabbed Stone Cold and picked him up and gave him a DDT. The Rattlesnake went down and Orton got back to his feet and gave Edge an Irish Whip into the turnbuckle. Orton ran in and gave Edge a hard clothesline. Edge looked dazed and Orton gave him a quick RKO!
"That fast!" JR said.
Orton covered but Austin dragged him off. Austin picked Edge up and gave him a hard vertical slam. Orton grabbed Austin by the head and tossed him over the top rope. Orton grabbed Edge and dragged him near the corner. He went to the top rope and came off with a knee to the chest of Edge. Edge started crawling away and Stone Cold rolled back into the ring and took Orton over the top rope with a clothesline. Edge ran in with a spear but Austin moved. Edge hit the turnbuckle and turned around and Austin gave him a Stunner! 1...2...3!
"Stone Cold's done it!" JR said.
Winner- New Intercontinental Champion- Stone Cold Steve Austin
"I can't believe it! Austin's done it." King said.
RAW went to a commercial break and then came back with Katharine McPhee in the back with Finlay.
"Finlay, your match with Shawn Michaels is up next. What's you game plan to defeat the WWE Champion? He's proved himself to be a resilient guy, that's not hard to defeat." McPhee said.
"It's easy. All I gotta do is hit him with the Celtic Cross and he's done. Then I'll get my shot I deserve next week." Finlay said and walked off.
Match 3- Shawn Michaels vs. Finlay
Finlay came out to the ring and got in and waited for the WWE Champion. HBK's music hit and The Heartbreak Kid got in the ring. HBK got in Finlay's face and then the bell rang.
HBK slapped Finlay and Finlay took HBK down with a knee to the midsection. HBK went down and Finlay dropped a knee in the side of him. Finlay picked HBK and kicked him in the chest.
"Finlay's ruthless. This is a way to keep HBK down." JR said.
Finlay picked up HBK and gave him an Irish Whip but HBK reversed it into an Irish Whip of his own. HBK ran in and gave Finlay a running dropkick. Finlay held his chest and HBK gave him a DDT. HBK covered him and Finlay kicked out. HBK picked up Finlay and set him up for a Piledriver but Finlay went up too high and HBK gave him a Powerbomb instead.
"POWERBOMB!" JR said.
1...2...Finlay kicked out. HBK picked him up and gave him an Irish Whip and ran with him and gave him a Clothesline over the top rope. HBK waited for Finlay to get up and launched himself over the top rope onto him. HBK and Finlay lay out on the floor as the referee started the 10 count. HBK pulled himself up using the apron. He went to get in the ring but something grabbed him.
"HORNSWAGGLE!" King said.
HBK kicked Hornswaggle in the face and rolled into the ring. Finlay got up at the 7 count to see Little Bastard laying there. He got angry and rolled in the ring, with the shillalah. HBK turned around and Finlay nearly hit him with it. HBK ducked and Finlay turned around into a Sweet Chin Music! 1..2..3!
Winner- Shawn Michaels
HBK grabbed his championship and walked backstage as Raw went to a commercial.
Raw came back with Triple H walking to the ring. His music hit and the Game came down to the ring. A Wrestle Mania main event is guaranteed in the fatal four way and Triple H was determined to get it.
"Folks, this is how it will go. The Casket Match is the second match of the night. And the loser of that match goes on to enter the Royal Rumble at entry 30. And then whoever loses the fatal four way, the three of them enter 27, 28, 29 respectively." JR said.
Match 4- Triple H vs. John Cena
John Cena came to the ring. He ran down and got in the Game's face. Cena slapped him and took him over the top rope with a clothesline. The ref started his 10 count as Cena pulled a table out from underneath the ring and set it up. Triple H got up barely able to stand. It was at the 8 count and Cena gave Triple H a Lou Thesz press and then rolled back into the ring and the ref counted out Triple H; and Cena wins.
Winner- John Cena
Kurt Angle ran down the ring and took Triple H down with a chop lock. Cena grabbed another table and set it up on top of the other table. Angle got on the apron and Cena put Triple H on it. Angle grabbed Triple H and gave him the Angle Slam through the tables!
"OH MY GOD!" JR said.
"Message sent and delivered to Triple H!" King said as Raw went to a commercial break with the ref moving the debris of the table to move Kurt Angle and Triple H out of it.
Raw came back with footage of Angle's Angle Slam through the table. Angle stood up and got to his feet after Triple H had been taken away. Someone ran through the crowd and hit him with a steel chair!
"That's X-Pac!" JR said.
X-Pac waited for Angle to get back to his feet and gave him the X Factor on the steel chair!
X-Pac got another chair and gave Angle a Conchairto! He gave him two more and Angle lay out cold.
"Angle's injured. He's gonna need some help." JR said.
The EMTS ran down and checked on Angle. The EMTS loaded him on a stretcher and wheeled him backstage. Backstage, Vince walked up to a paramedic.
"What the hell is going on?" Vince asked.
"Kurt's out. He's not gonna be able to compete Sunday." the paramedic said.
"WHAT?! No, its ok. I have a more then suitable replacement in mind. Thank you." Vince said, his face going from shock and anger to a smile.
Main Event- The Undertaker vs. The Big Show
The ECW Champion came down to the ring, holding his ECW championship. He got into the ring and the ring posts erupted into fire. The Masked Kane started to walk down the ramp. The real Kane came out from behind him and took him down with a boot to the back of the head. He started dragging the Masked Kane backstage and the Undertaker stepped out from behind the curtain. The Undertaker stared at both Kanes and just started walking toward the ring. The Undertaker got into the ring and removed his jacket. He didnt have time to remove his hat because Big Show took him down with a clothesline. His hat fell off and Show dragged Taker to the center of the ring and gave him a leg drop. Show covered but Taker kicked out. Taker got back to his feet and started punching Show in the gut and face. Show backed into the corner and Taker ran in with a clothesline. Taker knocked the air out of the big man and then took him down with a boot to the face.
Taker grabbed Show's arm and locked in the Triangle Choke. Show easily powered out and gave him a elbow drop. Taker let go and Show covered but Taker kicked out. Undertaker got up and got into the corner. Big Show ran in and hit him with a running dive. Taker was squashed behind the bulk of the big giant man. Taker rolled out of the ring and got on his knees.
Show got out and kicked Taker's head into the steel steps. The Undertaker went down and Show picked him and gave him a bear hug and rammed Taker's back into the steel post. Show let Taker fall to the ground and then picked him up and rolled him somewhat into the ring, leaving his head and neck dangling. Show kicked Taker in the head and gave Taker's chest an elbow drop.
Taker rolled into the ring and Show followed. Show lifted Taker up by the throat but Taker forced his way out of it and gave him a chokeslam! Taker didn't take the advantage to cover him but he fell back to regain his strength. Big Show got to his feet and Taker grabbed him and put him on his shoulder and gave him a Tombstone! 1...2...3!
"Taker did it." JR said.
Winner- the Undertaker
Taker celebrated his victory and then Shawn Michaels ran down. HBK ran into the ring and Taker caught him with a fist. HBK got right back up and Taker grabbed him by the throat and tossed him into the corner and started punching him in the gut and face. Taker turned around and X-Pac hit him with the steel chair. Taker went down and X-Pac got on top and started punching him repeatedly in the face. HBK rolled out of the ring and got another steel chair, for a Conchairto. Kevin Nash appeared at the ramp, with Vince McMahon. Nash had a spud wrench in his hand. Nash rolled into the ring and whacked X-Pac in the back of the head with the wrench. HBK dropped the chair and stared at Nash.
"Ladies and Gentlemen...the final competitor in the Fatal Four Way match...Kevin Nash!" Vince McMahon said.
Nash raised his hand into the air, with the nWo sign. HBK lept into the air and touched hands with Nash. Nash turned to pick up the spud wrench and turned around into a Sweet Chin Music!
"HBK betrayed Nash!" JR said.
Meanwhile, Undertaker got to his feet, busted wide open and had the steel chair in his hand. HBK turned around and Taker whacked him with the chair. Taker picked up and WWE Championship and held it up over Nash, X-Pac and HBK as Raw went off the air.
The Royal Rumble Final Line-Up
WWE Championship- Shawn Michaels(c) vs. The Undertaker- Casket Match
Fatal Four Way for WWE Championship Number One Contenders- Triple H vs. The Rock vs. Stone Cold vs. Kevin Nash
Women's Championship- Mickie James vs. Kellie Pickler ©
Royal Rumble Match- 30 Superstars
Tag Team Championships- The Hardyz vs. mNm ©
X-Pac vs. Edge vs. Randy Orton
Preview from Monday Night, the Undertaker had the last laugh after a victory over Big Show and laying out the champ!
X-Pac made a surprising return as possibly the 3rd member of D-X. X-Pac laid out Angle, after Angle took out Triple H. X-Pac then attacked the Undertaker and nearly injured the Deadman like he did to Kurt Angle. He nearly carried it out but was attacked by the returning Kevin Nash.
All seemed good between Nash and Michaels until Michaels Superkicked the head off of him.
The Undertaker wasn't the only one who had the last laugh. Stone Cold had the last laugh and the Intercontinental Championship after defeating Randy Orton and Edge.
And so did Kellie Pickler. Mickie James made short work of Carrie Underwood but Pickler came in and attacked the buxom brunette.
Next week, we have the fallout from the Royal Rumble and the Battle of the Billionaires heats up with the contract signing with McMahon/Umaga and Trump/Khali. We've also got X-Pac taking on the Undertaker and Kevin Nash vs. Shawn Michaels.