Can I Ask You Something?
Summary: Zack Tyler a.k.a. Machetti has been brought in from OVW to compete on Raw. Machetti has been on Raw for a while now and has developed both friends and enemies. Machetti is easily now one of the busiest superstars around, working both ECW, Raw, and sometimes more in a single week.
Pairing; OCxMaria
Disclaimer: I do not own the WWE or any of the superstars, they belong to Vince McMahon. I do own Machetti though he's mine and my alone.
Rating: T
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Chapter Thirty-Six: December to Dismember or Bust
Raw was live from Pittsburg Pennsylvania, it was the day after Survivor Series and Raw came back from a commercial and Torrie Wilson was making her entrance for the Number One Contender Diva Battle Royal. Melina, Candice Michelle, Victoria, and Maria were all already in the ring, and Machetti was leaning against the announce table trying to stay out of the way. Machetti had a brief conversation with Mickie James, while Lillian Garcia explained the rules of the match to the fans. The bell then rang and the match was immediately under way.
Victoria started off taking on BOTH Candice and Torrie, while Melina quickly went after Maria and almost eliminated her right off of the back, but Maria held onto the ropes and stopped herself from being thrown out, then when Melina got close enough Maria rammed her shoulder into Melina's stomach and got back into the ring. Maria then went on the attack and kicked Melina in the abdomen, but Melina came back with an eye rake, then threw Maria into the turnbuckle, ran at her, and hit her with a vicious clothesline.
Meanwhile Victoria had singled out Torrie Wilson and was working on her in the corner. Victoria then held Torrie from behind and called over Melina, who walked over to Torrie and slapped her across the face. Victoria then whipped Torrie into the corner and directed traffic and told Melina to clothesline Torrie. But as Melina approached Victoria suddenly turned on her and almost took Melina's head off with a clothesline. Victoria then lifted Melina to her feet, ran with her across the ring and threw her over the top rope.
Victoria then set her sights on Maria who was in the middle of whispering something to Machetti. But Victoria struck quickly and kicked Maria in the stomach then irish whipped her across the ring and over the top rope. But Maria held onto the top rope and stayed on the apron as Machetti ran round the ring and stood behind Maria, whispering encouraging advice to Maria. Victoria had meanwhile grabbed Torrie and irish whipped her into Maria, but Maria managed to keep herself on the apron.
Victoria then pushed Torrie up against the ropes and knocked her over the top rope with a clothesline, thus eliminating her from the match. Victoria then clotheslined Maria and knocked her off of the apron, but Maria was suddenly caught in mid air by Machetti, who quickly put Maria back on the apron and stepped back as the referee came over and yelled at him. Machetti then protested and said that Lillian said nothing in the rules that he couldn't catch Maria, only that both of a diva's feet had to touch the ground to be eliminated.
The referee then backed off but kept Machetti in the corner of his eye. Meanwhile, Maria had rolled back into the ring and had gone unnoticed to Victoria, who had turned her back on Maria and was focusing her attention on Candice Michelle. Machetti then called Maria and told her to wait a minute, because Candice was beginning to mount a comeback against Victoria. Candice was frantically hitting Victoria with elbows, and then Candice lifted Victoria up onto her shoulders and dumped Victoria onto the apron.
But Victoria showed some in ring skill and stayed on the apron. Candice then hit Victoria with some forearms, but Victoria still held onto the apron. Victoria then hit Candice in the face with a hard kick, got back in the ring and tossed Candice over the top rope and out of the match. Machetti then tapped Maria on the shoulder, and Maria ran at Victoria and tackled her to the ground as she turned around. Victoria was taken completely by surprise and Maria started raining down punches on Victoria's face.
But Victoria got her bearing back and used her strength to show Maria off of her. Victoria quickly got to her feet and began stomping on Maria, which Machetti didn't like one bit. But Maria slowly got onto her hands and knees, then quickly dodged and incoming stomp, slipped behind Victoria, grabbed her legs and took her down from behind. Maria then rolled across Victoria's back and grabbed Victoria's head for a headlock.
Maria held the headlock in for a while, hoping to wear Victoria down so she would be easier to eliminate, but Victoria slowly began getting onto her hands and knees and eventually managed to power out of the headlock and threw Maria to the ground. Victoria then showed some athleticism and nailed Maria with a standing moonsault, then got back up to her feet and lifted Maria up with her. Victoria then hoisted Maria onto her shoulder and walked over to the ring ropes, intent on dumping Maria out of the ring.
But as she attempted to do that, Maria wrapped her legs around Victoria's neck, and flipped her over the top rope with her. Victoria and Maria then both fell to the ground AT THE SAME TIME! The referee was confused beyond belief and just shrugged before running away at the look Victoria and Machetti were giving him. It was at that moment that Victoria went into CAB mode, (Crazy-Ass Bitch Mode). Victoria quickly got to her feet stomped on Maria and then rolled her back into the ring.
Victoria then put Maria's head between her legs and hoisted Maria up into position for the Widow's Peak. But before Victoria could execute the move Machetti got into the ring, and shouted for Maria to counter. Maria did just as Machetti had instructed her and pulled her legs away from Victoria, then using all of her weight drove the back of Victoria's head down to the mat for an Inverted DDT. Maria then ran across the ring and got onto the top rope, lunged at Victoria and nailed her with a top rope leg drop.
Maria's music played as she got up and quickly ran over to Machetti and gave him a hug, but their celebration was interrupted by Women's Champion Mickie James getting into the ring, with a live mic. "Wait so who's the number one contender then?" asked Mickie as she looked from Maria and Machetti, to the unconscious Victoria. Maria smirked at Mickie before walking over to her and taking the mic, "You know Mickie," said Maria in that sweet voice that only she could do, "if you were really a great Champion it wouldn't matter."
"Oh it doesn't," said Mickie as she pulled her mic away from Maria, "I am the Women's Champion and I will take on all comers, including you and Victoria."
"Then I guess you just answered your own question then didn't you," said Maria as she stole the mic back, "so for now on, leave the question asking to the experts." Maria's music then hit once again and Maria and Machetti left the ring and headed to the back.
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Triple H and Shawn Michaels then walked down the hall and found Dusty Rhodes and Arn Anderson. Rhodes commented on Shawn and Hunter's respect for Ric Flair, and told them that they respected them. Shawn invited the two legends to the party he was throwing for Ric Flair, saying he'd have chips, drinks, and maybe a karaoke machine. Shawn then walked off saying that this was going to be great.
This left Hunter alone with the legends, "I've got two words for you," said Triple H, "booze and broads." Ron Simmons and Machetti then showed up, Machetti had a smirk on his face as usual, and Ron only had one work for Triple H, "Damn!" Simmons, Rhodes, and Anderson, then walked off, and Triple H was about to leave when Machetti grabbed his shoulder and held him back. "'Chicks and booze' is three words," said Machetti, "and I'm sorry but I can't make it, so give my regards to the Nature Boy."
"Dude it's a party," said Triple H, "why can't you come?"
"Well Maria is not quite ready to leave yet, and I have a few things to take care of for now," explained Machetti.
"Alright man," said Triple H, "but if you want, you can stop by, have a quick drink then go on your way. You and Maria are always welcome."
"I'll try to do that," said Machetti, as he started walking off, "see you later."
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In the arena Edge was doing his Cutting Edge interview segment and had called out his guest only for no one to appear. Orton then appeared and said that he had Edge's guest with him, but needed Edge to check for him. Edge walked over to Orton and confirmed that that was indeed his guest, then he and Orton dragged an extremely blood and unconscious Ric Flair down to the ring. Edge then taunted D-X, saying that they only care about themselves, and even went as far as to call D-X bullies.
Edge and Orton decided that they needed to send a message to Degeneration X, so Edge quickly got two chairs and set Flair up for a one man con-chair-to. But before Edge could deliver the blow to Flair's head, D-X's theme music hit. Edge and Orton then looked at the entrance in shock, they were positive that Hunter and Michaels had left for the night. But the person who appeared wasn't Triple H or Shawn Michaels, it turned out to be Machetti, who appeared to have been in the middle of a shower.
Machetti's long brown hair was dripping wet, and the only thing Machetti was wearing was a pair of blue jeans. But what Machetti did have was his steal pipe tightly clenched in his hand. Machetti sprinted down the entrance ramp and immediately swung his pipe at Edge, who managed to block the pipe shot with the chair he still had in his hands. Orton quickly pulled the bloody chair under Flair's head up and all three superstars faced off with their respective weapons.
Edge then pointed to Orton, his chair, the ground then back to himself. It only took a second for Orton to understand what Edge meant but when he did, both Edge and Orton began tuning up for a two man con-chair-to. Machetti looked a little worried for a moment, but when Edge and Orton simultaneously swung their chairs, Machetti dropped to the ground and dodge the shot. Machetti then let got of his pipe and while on the ground swung his legs out from under him and took Edge and Orton down with a break-dance type of move.
Machetti then slid his foot under his pipe and used his foot to flip it back up into his hand. Machetti then stood over the unconscious Ric Flair as Orton and Edge quickly high-tailed it out of there. Once Orton and Edge were gone Machetti called for the EMT's, who quickly rushed down with a stretcher and eventually wheeled Flair to the back. Raw then faded out and went to a commercial break.
When Raw came back from the commercial Machetti was shown in front of the locker room door. Machetti still had his pipe in his hand, when Maria, who also seemed to have been in the middle of a shower and was wearing only in a towel, ran up to Machetti with a live mic in her hands.
"Machetti can you pleas explain to us what happened out there?" asked Maria, as she held out the mid with one hand, and held the towel closed with the other.
"Well I think that Edge and Orton just displayed what kind of gutless cowards they are," answered Machetti, who was no longer his happy fun-loving self, he was now dead serious and looked just plain scary, and was still dripping wet, "they waited for D-X to leave the building, then blindsided Flair, and attempted to have a two man beat down on an unconscious man. Let me just say something to Edge and Orton, it is that kind of thing that makes me sick! Sure you can blindside a guy, but you don't blindside them when you are looking for revenge on someone else. Edge and Orton had no business attacking Ric Flair like they did tonight."
"And let me tell you something," said Machetti as he took the mic from Maria, who used her new free hand to help hold her towel closed, "Edge, Orton, if D-X doesn't get you for the stunt you pulled last week, I WILL. You can count on that."
The camera then went back to JR and King in the arena. At that moment Zack broke character and grabbed Maria for a passionate kiss. "If I ever become famous enough to have a DVD, that is definitely going on there," said Zack once he broke apart from Maria.
"I'll say," said Maria, "that was just down right sexy."
"Oh, and you're one to talk, Miss, I'm-Going-to-Interview-You-in-Only-Towel," retorted Zack.
"Ah, touché," said Maria with a sexy smirk, "let's just go back to what we were doing."
"You don't have to tell me twice," said Zack as he opened the locker room door for Maria and quickly followed her in.
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ECW was airing from Sci-Fi and it was just about time for the main-event, ECW World Champion Big Show vs. Machetti, in a non-title match. Machetti was shown walking towards the ring when he was stopped by ECW backstage interviewer, Rebecca.
"Machetti, tonight you're going to be facing ECW Champion Big Show, how do you feet?" asked Rebecca, but before Machetti even attempted to answer the question, Rebecca jumped at the sound of someone behind her clearing her throat.
"That, would be my job," said Maria as she quickly pulled the mic away from Rebecca and bumped her out of the way.
"So Machetti, tonight you are going to be wrestling the five hundred pound ECW Champion Big Show," said Maria as she regained her normal cheery tone, "The man you have been trying to get a one-on-one match with for about a month now. How do you feel about finally getting the match you wanted?"
"Well it's about time," answered Machetti, "it's true what you've said, I've been looking to face Big Show for over a month now, but week after week, Heyman manages to avoid putting his beloved champion in a match with me. So do you know what I did?"
"What?" asked Maria with a knowing smile.
"I earned myself a match with him," answered Machetti, "two weeks ago I came down here and took the contract for the sixth spot in the Extreme Elimination Chamber. Now as long as my name is on that dotted line I get a title match against Big Show. Now that Heyman's finally realized that I'm not joking around anymore, he decided to put me in a match with him. So all I can say is, it's about time."
Machetti then went to walk off screen but came back a second later, "oh and Maria could you do me two favors?" asked Machetti.
"Of course," answered Maria.
"The first, is to stay back here," said Machetti, "it's probably going to get messy out there and I don't want you getting hurt."
"Fine," conceded Maria, "and what was the other."
Machetti's response was to whisper something quietly in Maria's ear, "for the same reason of course," said Machetti as he finished telling Maria his request, "now I've gotta go. I've got a giant to slay."
Machetti then walked off screen as Maria dropped the mic and walked off the other side. In the arena, Big Show's music hit and the ECW World Champion made his way down to the ring with Paul Heyman. A clip of Big Show saying that he would prove that he was the most dominant athlete at December to Dismember by walking in champion and walking out champion was shown, but then before anything else could happen, ECW took a dreaded commercial break.
When ECW came back Riot Time played in the arena and Machetti, with his pipe in his hand, slowly made his way down to the ring. To the untrained eye it would appear that Machetti was afraid of the Big Show, but actually it was quite the opposite. Machetti couldn't wait to get in the ring, but he was just keeping an eye out for Heyman's goons since he hadn't seen them at ringside. But Machetti eventually placed his pipe down on the ring steps while glancing over his shoulder, and finally got in the ring.
Before the bell rang Machetti and Big Show had a stare down, which was really funny to see because Machetti was just shy of six feet, while Big Show was a couple inches over seven feet. This resulted at Machetti staring at Big Show's hairy chest, rather than his eyes. But as soon as the bell rang Machetti went to work and began hitting Big Show with a series of right hands, which didn't seem to be having much of an effect. Machetti then took a few steps backwards and ran at Big Show and hit him with a clothesline.
But the clothesline didn't seem to have much of an effect on the giant, in fact it just made him angrier. Machetti then backed up across the ring and bounced off of the ropes and hit Big Show with a shoulder tackle, this managed to move Big Show but he didn't go down. Instead Big Show stumbled backwards, bounced off of the ropes, and practically took Machetti's head off with a huge clothesline. Big Show then took control and lifted Machetti high into the air for a vertical suplex.
But Machetti seemed to be really light to the Big Show, because Show was in no hurry to bring Machetti back down. Big Show stood there for a moment holding Machetti upside down about seven feet up in the air, but eventually Big Show fell backwards and drove Machetti back first into the mat with a loud thud. Big Show then pressed Machetti's shoulders to the mat and went for a pin, but Machetti managed to roll on of his shoulders off of the mat before the three count.
Big Show then lifted Machetti up to his feet and whipped him across the ring, then Big Show ran across the ring and splashed Machetti in the corner. Big Show pressed Machetti back against the turnbuckle, then quieted the crowd before slapping Machetti hard across the chest, the sound of the slap was sickening and echoed throughout the arena. Big Show has so much fun the first time that he decided to do it again, and once again gave Machetti a massive chop across the chest.
Big Show then stepped backwards and allowed Machetti to fall to the mat, Big Show then kicked Machetti in the side an rolled him over, then pressed his foot down on Machetti's chest and went for a pin. But Machetti got his shoulder up before the three. Big Show then walked over to the turnbuckle and climbed onto the second rope, Big Show bounced for a second, before pushing off of the turnbuckle and pointing his knee downward, but at the last second Machetti rolled out of the way, and Big Show ate the mat.
Machetti then pulled himself out of the ring and onto the apron, then stood up and was about to hoist himself onto the top rope when Heyman grabbed the back of Machetti's leg. Machetti kicked back at Heyman, and managed to knock the loud mouth off of him. But as Machetti turned back to the ring Big Show was on his feet, the giant quickly grabbed Machetti around the throat with both hands and easily flipped Machetti over the top rope and down to the mat.
Machetti hit the mat and rolled onto his side and clutched his stomach, but Big Show quickly approached Machetti and kicked him in the back. Machetti then rolled onto his stomach, while Big Show pressed his huge boot down hard into Machetti's back. Big Show then pressed down harder with his foot and lifted his free foot into the air. The five hundred pounder was now standing on the barely two hundred pound Machetti. Big Show eventually stepped off of Machetti, rolled him onto his back, covered but only got two.
Big Show then lifted Machetti up to his feet and whipped him across the ring, but Machetti thought on his feet and jumped onto the middle rope, then spring-boarded off of it and finally managed to take Big Show down by driving the back of Show's head down to the mat with the Over Castle Take Over. Machetti then went for the pin, but Big Show kicked out. And boy did he kick out, with on motion Show pushed Machetti off of him and sent him flying across the ring.
Big Show got onto this hands and knees as Machetti quickly got to his feet and ran at Big Show and nailed him with a running dropkick. But Big Show stayed on his hands and knees, barely even feeling the move. Machetti quickly began kicking Big Show, repeatedly and hard in the side, but Big Show simply swatted Machetti away and got onto his knees. Machetti came back at Big Show and started clubbing him on the back, and frantically hitting the giant with a series of forearms.
But Big Show used both of his hands and showed Machetti to the ground and then got back to his feet. Machetti saw Big Show stand up and quickly ran to the ropes, Machetti jumped onto the middle rope and spring-boarded off of it, but in one motion Big Show caught Machetti in mid air and slammed him down to the mat. Big Show then lifted up Machetti and whipped him into the corner and began working him over with huge punches.
Big Show then stepped backwards and stood on one leg while driving his other into Machetti's throat. The referee started the five count that would disqualify Big Show, and Show took his foot off of Machetti's throat just before the five count. Machetti was leaning limply against the turnbuckle as Big Show backed up across the ring, then Big Show ran clean across the ring, looking to splash Machetti into the corner again, but Machetti dove out of the way at the very last second, causing Big Show to smash into the corner.
Machetti then ran at Big Show and jumped in the air and smashed into him for a turnbuckle crossbody, then jumped into the air and took Big Show down with a hurricurana. While Big Show got back to his feet Machetti ran across the ring, bounced off of the ropes, jumped high into the air and took Big Show down with a crossbody. Machetti rolled off of Big Show and climbed out onto the apron, then hoisted himself onto the top rope, spring boarded off of it and landed on Big Show with a Spring Board Body Splash.
Machetti then went for the pin but Big Show managed to kick out before the three count. Machetti then got back to his feet ran across the ring, jumped onto the middle rope, back flipped in mid air and landed on Big Show for a springboard moonsault. Again Machetti went for the pin, but again Big Show kicked out. Machetti again got to his feet and went to the corner and climbed onto the top rope. Machetti was about to jump off onto the prone giant but Heyman was suddenly on the ring apron next to Machetti.
Machetti quickly slapped Heyman in the face and knocked him off of the apron, then jumped off of the top rope, flipped in mid air and landed on Big Show for a Decapitator. Machetti then went for the pin and finally got the three count. But the second Machetti's theme music hit, Heyman's security rushed the ring and attacked Machetti. But Machetti took the first one down with a corkscrew dropkick, and drove the other's head down to the mat with an Impaler.
But suddenly Test came out of no where and practically took Machetti's head off with a running Big Boot. Big Show and one Heyman's security soon came around and soon all of them were quadruple teaming Machetti. But suddenly CM Punk appeared and sprinted down the ramp, grabbed Machetti's pipe, which was still on the ring steps, and got in the ring. Punk immediately took down one of Heyman's security guys with a hard shot to the head, then dropped the pipe and laid the other out with a Uranage.
Punk was rolling the security guys out of the ring, when Test attacked him from behind and knocked Punk down to the mat. Test went to work on Punk while Big Show worked over Machetti with huge stomps. But suddenly RVD and Sabu hit the ring, both of them wielding a chair. Sabu threw his chair and Test then ran at him and drop kicked it into his face. Meanwhile RVD threw the chair at Big Show and hit him with the Van Daminator.
But unlike Test, Big Show stayed on his feet. But Sabu quickly turned around and hit Big Show in the stomach with his chair, while Van Dam smashed Big Show in the head with his. Big Show hit the mat like a ton of bricks and was out cold. Machetti and Punk eventually got back to their feet, and were about to thank Van Dam and Sabu when suddenly the two of them swung their chairs at them. But both of the younger superstars quickly ducked in incoming chair shots and took Van Dam and Sabu down with a pair of dropkicks.
But Van Dam and Sabu quickly got back up to their feet only to be leveled by their dropped chairs. Machetti dropped his chair on the ground after taking down Van Dam and turned around to face Punk, who had taken out Sabu. But Punk hadn't dropped his chair and quickly swung it at Machetti, but Machetti quickly reacted and dropped to the ground and rolled under Punk, grabbed his pipe which was on the ground behind Punk, and brought it up to block Punk's next incoming chair shot.
Machetti then tossed his pipe from one hand to another and measured up Punk, who did the same to Machetti but with the chair. Punk and Machetti swung their weapons ended up smashing each other in the head. After the impact Punk and Machetti fell to the ground unconscious.
On the out side of the ring Heyman slowly got to his feet and eyed his unconscious security. Heyman then got into the ring and looked from Big Show, to Test, to Van Dam, to Sabu, to CM Punk, to Machetti, all of whom were lying unconscious in the ring. Heyman walked into the middle of the ring and surprised everyone by laughing his ass off. This was the perfect preview for December to Dismember. There weren't going to be any alliances in the chamber, and no one was going to get out unscathed. ECW then went off the air.
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Alright that's the last stop before December to Dismember. I felt that it would be a better ending to have utter chaos and bodies sprawled all over the ring. I mean you can just picture it, Heyman standing there, and all six of the combatants in the Chamber unconscious.
I can't wait for Sunday, but 'till next time…
Peace!