CHAPTER 44: THE ROAD TO WRESTLEMANIA
Jacob and his family had arrived on smackdown on fox in Phoenix, Arizona and Jacob was sitting backstage in the locker room with his family after he got changed into his ring gear before his daughter Michelle said to him "i'm so happy to be back on smackdown dad, don't get me wrong i loved working in WCW with you and mum but i just feel like i belong here on smackdown and i can't wait for tonight" and Jacob smiled at his daughter as he replied "yeah i know how you feel darling because believe me your mother and i feel the same way and i can't wait to continue my feud with bray wyatt tonight"
Then smackdown started that night as Michael Cole said on commentary "welcome everybody to another exciting episode of Friday night smackdown where we have an action packed card for you tonight and as always i'm joined by corey graves and Tazz" the kabuki warriors theme then played in the arena as they made their way to the ring with microphones in hand with their tag team championships around their waist before Asuka started cutting her promo in her native tongue before they were interrupted by Michelle kyoshi cass and her girlfriend Christie hemme the hot red haired tag team and Corey graves said on commentary "i wonder what Michelle and her partner have on their mind here as they go face to face with the kabuki warriors"
Michelle then grabbed a mic and said to Asuka "Asuka, now my Japanese might be a little rusty but if i heard you right i think you said you have beaten everyone, well guess what i know for a fact that you have never defeated us so how about we have a match right now for those WWE womens tag team championships, what do you think Phoenix?" and the crowd cheered wildly before Asuka replied on the mic "you're on, because nobody is ready for Asuka!" then Tazz said on commentary "ok it looks like we are going to have a tag team championship match between these four ladies, let's do this"
Then Michelle stood in the ring across from Asuka while her girlfriend Christie hemme stood on the apron just as kairi sane stood on the apron on the opposite side of the ring and the referee showed the championships to both teams before he raised them up high and gave them to the time keeper before her then called for the bell and the match to start and Michelle and Asuka circled around each other for a few minutes before they finally locked up in a collar and elbow tie up before Asuka then connected with some strikes to Michelle's legs causing her to drop to a knee before she then hit Michelle with a stiff kick to the jaw causing Michelle to collapse to the mat.
And Asuka was celebrating before Michelle slowly got back to her feet and connected with a clothesline on Asuka sending her down to the mat before she then picked her up off the mat and connected with a suplex sending Asuka crashing down to the mat again before Asuka then slowly crawled over to kairi sane and tagged her into the match and kairi sane sent Michelle down to the mat with a dropkick before she then tried to hit a spinning back fist but Michelle ducked it and connected with a back suplex sending kairi sane down to the mat before she then kipped up to her feet and tagged Christie hemme into the match and Christie hemme connected with a couple of elbow drops before she then picked kairi sane off the mat and threw her into one of the turnbuckles and tried to follow up with a clothesline but kairi sane barely moved out of the way and connected with a few strikes in the corner before she tagged Asuka back in.
Towards the end of the match Christie broke up the Asuka lock from Asuka and kairi sane came in and took Christie down to the mat with an interceptor spear before kairi then rolled Christie out of the ring before Michelle then hit a superkick on kairi sane knocking her out of the ring and Asuka tried to take advantage of the distraction by locking in the Asuka lock again but Michelle spun around and kicked Asuka in her midsection causing her to hunch over slightly before she then lifted her up for her finisher the mirakuru bomb and went for the pin after driving Asuka down into the mat and the referee made the count "1.." "2.." "3.." and the bell rang and the match was over.
Greg Hamilton then said "ladies and gentlemen here are your winners and the NEW WWE WOMENS TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS MICHELLE KYOSHI CASS AND CHRISTIE HEMME THE HOT RED HAIRED TAG TEAM!" and Christie hemme slid back into the ring and took one of the championships from the referee before she gave her girlfriend Michelle and hug and said "omg, i can't believe we are the WWE womens tag team champions baby and not long before wrestlemania" and Michelle returned the hug to her girlfriend as she replied "i know babe, and i know my mum and dad would be proud of us" then Michelle extended her hand to Asuka to try to help her up to her feet but as she did Asuka spat green mist in her face and Michelle stumbled around the ring a little as she screamed in agony "AHH! I-IT BURNS" then Christie ran over to her girlfriend and gave her a hug as she said "hey babe, are you ok?"
Then Michelle stood there in her girlfriends arms as she said to her "Christie i-i can't see" before some WWE trainers came down to ringside as Christie helped her girlfriend out of the ring with their championships and walked down the steps and a couple of trainers held Michelle's eyes open as they poured water onto them and Michelle screamed in pain before she said "give me a microphone, i have something to say" so one of the trainers handed Michelle a microphone as she said "Asuka, i was showing you respect after a hard fought match but how do you repay me? By spraying green mist in my eyes but next time we meet i might not be so respectful" before she then slowly walked up the ramp while her girlfriend Christie followed after her.
When she got backstage Michelle's mum becky ran over to her and gave her a hug before she said with some concern in her voice "omg, baby are ya ok? Congratulations on becoming the new WWE womens tag team champions with ye girlfriend" then Michelle smiled at her mum as she struggled to open her eyes as she replied "i'm fine mum, the doctors just told me to regularly rinse my eyes with water and my vision should return to normal and thanks mum me and Christie are so happy right now" then Christie hemme walked backstage as she said to Michelle's mum becky "Asuka sprayed green mist in her eyes but the doctors said she should be ok as long as she regularly rinses her eyes with water"
Then becky replied to both her daughter and Christie "well i know exactly how that feels, but anyway i'll let ya both get cleaned up because Jacob also has match tonight to qualify for the elimination chamber so i best go and help him warm up" before she left for the locker room as Christie wrapped an arm around her girlfriend as she said to her "c'mon babe, let's go and get you cleaned up then we can watch your father's match in our locker room" before they walked down the corridor towards their locker room.
Meanwhile Jacob had just finished taping up his wrists when becky walked in and said to her husband "hey honey, are ya ready for ya match tonight?" and Jacob stood up and gave his wife becky a kiss on her lips as he replied "of course i'm ready for tonight honey, i'm gonna run through whoever management put in front of me then i will qualify for the elimination chamber match" just then Baron corbin said to Jacob "don't get your hopes up about winning tonight because you are in the presence of a king and the next WWE universal champion and i will go on to headline wrestlemania!" then Jacob's wife becky smirked as she replied "a king? Now that's a good one because for a minute i thought Disney had ya confused for one of their princesses" then Jacob said to baron "you're right about one thing because we are standing in the presence of a king and you're looking at him and if by chance you win your match tonight i will see you inside elimination chamber" before walking off towards gorilla position with his wife becky.
Then Jacob's theme played in the arena and the crowd cheered wildly as Jacob walked out on stage with his wife becky by his side as Greg Hamilton said "ladies and gentlemen, the following contest is scheduled for one fall and is an elimination chamber qualifier match on his way to the ring from London England weighing in at 280 pounds accompanied by becky lynch he is the king of the heavyweights JACOB CASS" and Tazz said on commentary while Jacob was making his way down to the ring "Jacob sure is one lucky dude to have someone as beautiful as becky lynch by his side Cole and there is no doubt in my mind that Jacob will qualify for the elimination chamber here tonight" then Michael Cole said on commentary "i agree with you Tazz Jacob is lucky to have someone like his wife with him at ringside but what makes you so sure Jacob can get past his opponent here tonight?"
And while Jacob was posing in the middle of the ring with his wife becky Tazz said on commentary "well Cole i watched some footage of this guy on the WWE network and i have to say i'm impressed but the point i'm trying to make here is that this guy has travelled all over the world and really honed his craft and his style and i just don't think whoever is unfortunate to go up against Jacob stands a chance of beating this guy" then Michael Cole said on commentary "you make a good point Tazz but i would argue that if his opponent can get in Jacob's head and rattle him they might just have a chance of winning because we all know Jacob's temper can get the best of him sometimes"
Then Baron Corbin's theme played in the arena as Greg Hamilton said "and his opponent from Kansas city weighing in at 285 pounds KING CORBIN" and Baron Corbin walked out on stage to sea of boos from the crowd before making his way down the ramp and into the ring and stood across from Jacob before the referee then checked both men before he called for the bell to ring and the match to start and both Baron Corbin and Jacob charged at each other locking up in a collar and elbow tie up before Baron Corbin who was the slightly stronger of the two men shoved Jacob down to the mat.
Jacob then quickly got back to his feet before delivering a few right hands to Baron Corbin causing him to back up into one of the turnbuckles before Jacob then delivered a clothesline in the corner before he then ran to the opposite corner before running back and delivering a dropkick before running back to the corner and running at Baron again connecting with a second dropkick in the corner causing Baron to collapse down to the mat and Jacob went for the pin as the referee made the count "1.." before Baron Corbin powered out.
Halfway through the match the referee was knocked down and Jacob was slowly getting back to his feet unaware that Baron had a sceptre in his hands and Michael Cole said on commentary "oh no, we have seen what Baron can do with that sceptre in the past haven't we partner" then Tazz said on commentary "we sure have Cole and if Baron connects with that sceptre it could be lights out for Jacob and his chances of going to wrestlemania this is bad" but as Baron went to swing the sceptre at Jacob he was stopped by Jacob's wife becky and while Baron had his back turned Jacob hit Baron with a low blow causing Baron to collapse down to the mat before he backed up into a corner setting up for the spear.
And the end of the match came when Jacob charged out of the corner looking for the spear but Baron tried to counter it into the end of days but Jacob countered that into a float over DDT mid move before he backed up into the corner again begging for Baron to get back to his feet and when he did Jacob charged out of the corner and connected with the spear and fell into the pin as the referee made the count "1.." "2.." "3.." and the bell rang and the match was over and Jacob's wife becky slid into the ring and ran over to her husband and gave him a hug as Greg Hamilton said "ladies and gentlemen here is your winner the king of the heavyweights JACOB CASS!"
Becky then smiled as she said to her husband "ya did it honey, ya qualified for the elimination chamber match" and Jacob tried to catch his breath as he returned the hug to his wife as he replied "i know honey, now i'm one step closer to being the WWE universal champion" then Jacob's wife becky helped her husband up to his feet as the crowd cheered wildly before they both then left the ring and walked up the ramp with their arms around each other as they walked through the curtain backstage as Tazz said on commentary "congratulations to Jacob cass on qualifying for the elimination chamber as he will join Kofi Kingston of the new day and the champion in the fiend as well as three other superstars which we will find out over the next few weeks"
