Well here it is, I hope this is better, and also I would like to extend a congrats to Matt Hardy on becoming ECW Champion!! So enjoy!!
Chapter 25: One door closes another opens
MONDAY NIGHT
Even though my head was still hurting and I had a nice shiner to go with it, I was ready to go as I had a Intercontinental Championship defence tonight against Kane of all people. The psychotic Big Red Machine, who had put Rey Mysterio through weeks of inhuman torture, and has set people on fire for sheer pleasure.
But my mind was on last night when I met Aeon, that girl was the most annoying, arrogant, obnoxious girl I have ever met and even after we left the club the argument continued.
LAST NIGHT I was going back to my room after that interesting little introduction until… " Hey shmuck!!" she yelled. I turned to face her at the far end of the corridor. "You callin me a shmuk now, what is with you?" I asked annoyed. "Bored I guess, I have a short attention span so expect a lot of bitchiness from me." she said while making a grin. "Well your gonna have to do better than that…Audrey!!" I shouted. She looked shocked and horrified until a very mean look came across her face. "Take that back now ya shmuck!!" she demanded. "Uh how bout NO!!" I answered back. "Ok, fine but don't say I didn't warn ya!!" she said while walking away.
I wonder what she meant by that? I didn't care at the time but my focus was on my title defence tonight.
LATER ON
I approached the locker room where both Matt and Jeff were getting ready, they gave me this look which was a little questioning.
"You went and told her didn't you?" Matt asked.
"Told her what?" I asked.
"Her real name." Jeff said.
"Oh that yeah why is it a bad thing or something?" I asked.
"Well let's just say everyone calls her Aeon for a reason." He said.
"That being?" I asked even more puzzled.
"She hates it when people call her by her real name, and….well let's just say there's some consequences for messin with her." Matt said with a hint of fear in his voice.
"Well everyone knows how my huge trap gets me into trouble, so technically it's both your fault for telling me her name, but really I don't care, she can make all the threats she wants but I'm not intimidated." I said not showing signs of fear.
"You will be….sorry." Jeff said.
"Anyway I gotta go huge title defence tonight, and good luck to you guys for your title match!!" I said as I left.
LATER ON
Bleed it out hit and out I came to a great ovation from the crowd who enjoyed my performance even though it was short lived last night, as I came down the ramp and greeted the fans and throwing my shirt to them and holding up my Intercontinental Championship to them, as I was set to do battle for it tonight.
The pyro hit and Into the Fire hit and there was the Big Red Machine himself, he looked determined to destroy me and even take the Intercontinental title from me as he headed into the ring and began that sick stare at me.
The ref held up the championship and the bell rang, I tried to tie up with him but he was a larger man and he was much more stronger than I was. As he just threw me back like I was nothing at all. I got back up and ran for him but as he went for a clothesline I rolled under it and right behind him where I chop blocked his left knee, I continued to do so until I went for the other knee and eventually I chopped him down to size.
I began to work the knees of Kane by using the spinning toe hold, but I stopped the attack and went for the submission as I put him into the figure four leg lock. But as he began to feel the pressure he got to the ropes quickly and I had to brake the hold after 4. As I released the hold I went for him again but he caught me by the throat with his hand and it looked like he was setting me up for the Chokeslam, but I managed to get myself to the ropes but instead he just Chokeslammed me to the outside.
I fell real hard to the matt below my back was in more pain than ever. As he looked on enjoying my suffering, but he went to the outside to inflict more damage on me, by throwing me into the steel steps back first and then ramming my back into the ring apron causing me to collapse again, but he threw me back in the ring after the ref counted 7.
As I was trying to recover he began driving his knees into my back to aggravate the pain, and he lifted me up into sidewalk slam, 1-2 nope I kicked out. He then took me into the turnbuckle and started to shoulder thrust me into it, and followed up with a few punches to the head, but he kept on going until the ref tried to stop him and he backed off. He ran for me to try and crush me into the corner but I got out of the way and he hit the ring post head first.
I saw my opening and began to nail several kicks to his legs and some punches to his head, I hit him with a high back flip kick to the head, I then grabbed him and nailed an inverted DDT, 1-2- nope he powered out, I nailed a few knee drops to his head and some elbows to his right knee, I went up high and waited for him to get up on one leg, as he did he turned right into an over castle neck breaker, 1-2- a near 3 count!!
I had to try and keep him down so I was going for a kick but as I was he sat up looking really pissed off, as I tried to battle back with forearm shots to the head but nothing seemed to phase him, as I went off the ropes but got caught into a big boot flooring me. It caught me off guard and It felt like my jaw went two more inches to the left!!
He went up the top ropes looking to hit that huge clothesline off of there, as I staggered up he went off of there but I managed to hit a dropkick right into him crashing and burning his attempt. He rolled to the outside and I knew it was time to fly, off the ropes and right into him, but he caught me out of sheer awareness and on the floor he Tombstoned me I was out, he laughed manically as he threw my lifeless corpse back into the ring.
I was completely discombobulated from that, as he waited for me to get up and I struggled to my feet with whatever I had left but I walked right into that right hand of Kane's which was wrapped around my neck, he lifted me up and crushed me with a Chokeslam, 1-2-3 it was over!!
As the ref signalled the match was over, he handed Kane his newly won Intercontinental Championship as he did his pyro and left with the belt laughing evilly at his work.
LATER ON
I was in the locker room recovering from my bitter loss of the title, the trainers checked me over and saw no signs of any serious injury so I guess I still have my health and career, but no title!!
"Tough break man, but don't worry you win some, you lose some!" Jeff told me.
"Yeah your right, and anyway congrats on winning back your titles, it was a hard earned victory for you both." I said.
"Thanks man it was hard and gruelling for us but we finally got em!!" Matt said.
"I know Aeon's not gonna let me live this down!!" I complained.
"You better get ready for an entire barrage of insults from her when she gets back." Jeff said.
As we were talking our attention turned to the TV screen, both GM Mike Adamle and ECW GM Theodore Long were in the ring.
"Ladies and gentleman as part of the Raw-ECW brand exchange we have decided to give a Raw superstar a chance at becoming ECW Champion at Armageddon." Adamle said.
"So without further ado let me introduce to Raw for the first time the reigning ECW Champion, Jack Dark!!" T Lo announced.
Fozzy- Enemy(Jericho must be doing cartwheels hearing his band's song!!) blasted as the entire arena went dark and when the lights were back on standing in the ring was the champ himself Jack Dark and scaring the life out of Adamle.
"You see Jack Dark has been reigning ECW Champion and is still undefeated, so since he has told me he wants more competition I said I would give it to him!!" T Lo explained.
"So as I am a giving General Manager I will give the opportunity to any Raw superstar who wants to make a name for himself and not only end the undefeated streak of Jack Dark but win the ECW Championship at Armageddon!!" Adamle announced.
Bleed it out hit for the second time tonight and the fans were going crazy that I was out there and heading down the ramp with a purpose.
Matt and Jeff looked behind them and just realised I left and looked a bit shocked.
I entered the ring and had a mic.
"Any Raw superstar? Well then Mike, Teddy, I would like to step up to the plate!!" I announced.
"Ok, Theodore is that ok with you?" Adamle asked.
"Fine with me playa!!" T Lo said.
"What bout you champ whattya say?" I asked.
He gave me a blank stare, but it went to a silent nod from him.
The crowd was going crazy me vs. Jack Dark for the ECW title at Armageddon.
"Hold on a minute playa I said you could be in it but doesn't mean you're the only one competing in this match….
I looked a little confused.
I also wanna make this match at Armageddon an Extreme Elimination Chamber and I want you to be on ECW tomorrow night cos you're gonna need to see who else will be part of it…Holla!!" he announced.
So it's now an Extreme Elimination Chamber match, it just got more interesting.
LATER ON
"Gotta hand it to ya, you know when you want something, you go and get it!!" Jeff said.
"We've had shots like this before but the way you went at it…man I really admire it I hope you do win the title!!" Matt praised me.
"Thanks guys I hope I do win and anyway as the old sayin goes "one door closes, another opens so where do you wanna…..
As I asked I looked directly at my rent-a-car and saw….
"What the hell man!! Where are the wheels?? And what the...the windows, the bumper the hood ,Oh crap!!" I started cursing.
"Whoa man who would do……
"Hey guys what's happein?" as Aeon came she looked directly at what we were looking at. "What happened? Who could have done this?? She asked.
"Well whoever did this has he….
I had taken me a thought to realise who did it, and as I turned around she was snickering.
You did this?? Over me calling you your real name??" I frantically said.
"What moi did this? I didn't think ya mind if I sold some parts for some money." she mockingly explained.
"What!! To who exactly?" I asked.
"To Cryme Tyme, they're all bout that money, money ,yeah, yeah !!" she mockingly said.
"Ok fine I didn't want it to come to this but you wanna start a war with me….fine!! But don't say I didn't warn ya!!" I said while walking off.
It was the last thing I needed as I had a huge title match coming up soon and this prank war with Aeon started what next?
TUESDAY NIGHT
I had arrived at the arena and after my outburst with Aeon last night I had to pay the rental company ten grand for a new car, I swear I'll have my revenge!!
It had been a while since I was on ECW, well months to be exact, I still remember when I had my feuds with The Miz and John Morrison, and then going on to Armageddon to capture the WWE Tag Team titles, I'll never forget that night.
As I noticed most of the roster has changed even more, I saw some new faces on the show.
"Hey aren't you Kofi Kingston?" I asked.
He turned to see me and smiled.
"Yeah mun that I is, you must be dat guy from Raw, Xander Cage right?" he asked.
"I am and I have been waiting to meet you." I said while we both shook hands.
"You here about da ECW title match at Armageddon?" he asked
"Yeah I was told to be here to find out who else was gonna be in it." I explained.
"Guess what I'm one of da guys!!" he said.
"Really? Now that's great can't wait to face you there!!" I said.
LATER ON
The GM of ECW was in the ring and he had his announcement regarding Armageddon.
"In just three weeks at Armageddon the ECW title will be on the line, in a Extreme Elimination Chamber Match, now as you all already know the ECW Champion will be involved and including this man, as part of the Raw-ECW brand exchange I present, Xander Cage!!" announced.
Bleed it out hit as I made my way out to a sort of mixed reaction on ECW as I guess I was not an ECW superstar, but I still got some cheers as I greeted the fans and entered the ring.
"Xander playa it's good you came here tonight, cause I wanna state who else will be joinin you at Armageddon, first off is the Jamaican Buzzsaw himself, Kofi Kingston!!"
SOS played and out came the charismatic and ever smiling Jamaican Kofi Kingston who did his boom-boom thing as the pyro went off and greeted the fans and entered the ring, and came and said hey to us both.
"The next man in is the Heart and Soul of ECW, Tommy Dreamer!!"
Man in the box hit and here came the ECW original himself and former ECW Champion showing his appreciation to the fans of ECW as he made his way into the ring staring us both down.
"This man is known as The Guru of Greatness and The Shaman of Sexy, John Morrison!!"
Ain't no make believe hit and here came another former ECW Champion, the ever arrogant John Morrison as he did that wind swept slow motion thing he did and the fans just booed him as he entered the ring.
"And my final pick is from Raw, he is The Big Red Machine and the new Intercontinental Champion, Kane!!"
The pyro hit and Into the Fire sounded with Kane coming out with his newly won title draped over his shoulder and having that evil smirk of his as he made his way into the ring, staring directly at me.
I was ready to go with Kane as I wanted to get another piece of him and try to reclaim my title, but this was now about the ECW title and most of these guys are former ECW champions.
"Now the champ, Jack Dark as usual is nowhere to be found and all I can say is he will show up later on, but tonight there will be a couple of matches as it will be Kofi Kingston vs. Kane!! And it will be Tommy Dreamer teaming with Xander Cage to take on John Morrison and The Miz, Holla!!" T Lo announced.
The fans went crazy for those matches as I would like to take my frustrations out on both Miz and Morrison but it was even better as I got to team with Tommy Dreamer.
LATER ON
"So kid you wanna try and make a name for yourself and take our brand's title back to Raw with you??" he asked.
"Yes I wanna make a name for myself in this industry but it ain't about the superior brand it's about becoming a world champion, I know it's my time to do so and I have the utmost respect for you and for all of ECW!!" I stated.
"I'm gladd to hear that but still even though for tonight we're partners, come Armageddon we're enemies." he stated.
"Fine by me let's just go and win this match." I said.
LATER ON
Reality hit and out came the ever so cocky, arrogant and the self-proclaimed chick magnet himself, since my last encounter with him and his partner he hasn't changed at all as he got boos from the crowd and continued to ignore it and enter the ring.
Ain't no make believe hit and out came Morrison and did his slow mo entrance with the wind swept as he also received the same reaction as his partner on his way down to the ring.
Man in a box played and out came The Heart and Soul of ECW as he got one hell of a reaction from the crowd who cheered on the ECW original as he awaited my arrival.
Bleed it out played and I came out to the same reaction I got at the beginning of the program, but at least I was cheered but I heard some boos but hey this is ECW not Raw.
The bell rang and it was Dreamer vs. Miz as they locked up and Dreamer gained the upper hand in strength as he had Miz locked into an arm wrench and followed up into a hammerlock. But Miz countered into one of his own and followed it up with a hip toss to the mat.
He had Dreamer locked into a headlock and then let got to begin an assault on his back, and brought him to the turnbuckle and ran for him and nailed that clothesline into him, knocking Dreamer down. He tagged Morrison in and they used their teamwork to wear down Tommy they used that high impact back breaker followed by a two man flapjack, he went for the pin, 1-2-nope a kickout.
He used those hard hitting kicks on the back of Dreamer, and was aiming to use a backbreaker of his own but he countered it into a neck breaker and as he was down I tried to will him to get to the corner and tag me in, he was crawling slowly as did Morrison and with a burst of speed he tagged me in at the same time did Morrison.
I came charging in right at Miz knocking him down with a wheel kick, and I struck Morrison off of the apron to the floor as I measured Miz, and nailed my suplex combo on him, 1-2 nope he got his shoulder up as I nailed some fist drops and applied the cloverleaf looking for a submission. As he was desperately trying to get to the bottom ropes I was sitting more into the move but he somehow got to the ropes and it was because his partner pulled him towards it.
As I broke it I tagged in Dreamer, and we decided to double team him with a double DDT 1-2-nope he kicked out. As Dreamer used some elbow drops to keep Miz down , Morrison came in to help his partner by using that capoiera kick to Dreamer's head knocking him down as I came in and threw him out and waited for it and flew over the ropes and right into him taking us both down, however miz caught Dreamer and went for his Reality Check, but missed the knee and Dreamer countered into his DDT 1-2-3 got him!!
As we won the match we both spotted up in the rafters was the champ himself who had a completely blank stare at us both, I knew he was watching the match to try and scout us, but me and Dreamer looked at one another knowing full well Armageddon was going to be a war.
Ok then He loses his title, and gets his rental car trashed!! But gets an opportunity to finally become a world champion!! What you think? Reviews please!!