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WrestleMania 23: 1/4/2007
Match Card
1. Edge vs Randy Orton vs Jeff Hardy vs King Booker w/Queen Sharmell vs Mr. Kennedy vs Matt Hardy vs Finlay vs CM Punk in a Money in the Bank Ladder match.
2. The Great Khali vs Kane in a singles match.
3. The Jackal vs John Cena in a singles match.
4. Chris Benoit (c) vs MVP in a singles match for the WWE United States Championship.
5. Batista (c) vs the Undertaker in a singles match for the World Heavyweight Championship.
6. The ECW Originals vs The New Breed in a 8-man tag team match.
7. Bobby Lashley w/Donald Trump vs Umaga w/Armando Estrada & Vince McMahon in a Hair vs. Hair Battle of the Billionaires match with "Stone Cold" Steve Austin as special guest referee.
8. Melina (c) vs Ashley in a Lumberjill match for the WWE Women's Championship.
9. The Bladewolf (c) vs Shawn Michaels in a singles match for the WWE Championship.
WWE WrestleMania 23 was live at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan. In the first match that aired, Edge, Randy Orton, Jeff Hardy, King Booker (with Queen Sharmell), Mr. Kennedy, Matt Hardy, Finlay, and CM Punk competed in the third annual Money in the Bank ladder match. The match featured many notable spots, including points where Edge performed the Spear on all the other opponents, followed by Orton doing the same by performing the RKO later in the match. Kennedy missed a Kenton Bomb, landing on a ladder, and received a Swanton Bomb from Jeff. Several dangerous ladders spots were also featured, including Orton performing an RKO on Punk off a ladder, and Booker performing a Book End to Orton off the ladder as well.
Midway through the match, Jeff climbed a fifteen-foot-high ladder inside the ring and on his brother, Matt's urging, he performed a leg drop off of that ladder onto Edge, through another ladder bridged between the ring apron and the barricade. They were carried off on stretchers by the paramedics. Later, when Booker was about to retrieve the contract briefcase, Matt held Booker's wife, Sharmell as a hostage, threatening to perform a Twist of Fate on her. Booker went to her aid and received the Twist of Fate from Matt. Finlay fought Matt for some time in the ring, and also performed the Celtic Cross to Matt onto a ladder.
Finlay's associate Hornswoggle emerged from under the ring and attempted to retrieve the briefcase for Finlay. He was stopped by Kennedy, who performed his Green Bay Plunge on Hornswoggle. Kennedy went on to win the match, only after knocking Punk off a ladder by hitting him with another ladder.
The next match was billed as a "SmackDown versus RAW Interpromotional match". RAW's The Great Khali faced SmackDown's Kane. It was a short match but contained a notable spot. In homage to Hulk Hogan slamming André the Giant twenty years earlier at WrestleMania III, Kane picked up Khali for the first time and body-slammed him to the mat. The match ended with Khali hittinga double-handed Chokeslam to win the match. Afterwards, he choked Kane with the hook chain Kane used in his movie See No Evil.
A backstage segment was featured next, which involved Cryme Tyme persuading Eugene to dance with Extreme Expose instead he danced with Mae Young and The Fabulous Moolah, who were dressed as strippers as Cryme Tyme danced with Extreme Exposé. Also featured in the segment were WWE Legends Slick, Ricky Steamboat, Jimmy Hart, Irwin R. Schyster, Dusty Rhodes, Sgt. Slaughter, Howard Finkel, Gene Okerlund, Pat Patterson and Gerald Brisco, many of whom had not been seen on television in years until Farooq interrupted the festivities with his signature "DAMN!" catchphrase.
In the third match, it was a WrestleMania 22 rematch as the Jackal and John Cena battled for the second time in a row at WrestleMania. This whole thing began when Cena eliminated Jackal from the Royal Rumble, leading to Jackal attacking Cena and eliminating him from the Rumble. Over the following weeks the two brawled and had matches but they always ended badly due to the two wanting to tear each other apart. Eventually a match between them was made for WrestleMania. At thee event the two battled until both were bleeding from the forehead and exhausted. the match came to an end when Jackal hit a Spear to pick up the victory.
Chris Benoit faced Montel Vontavious Porter for the United States Championship. The match started off with a chain of takedowns, holds, and reversals, with MVP keeping up with Benoit, even going for some submission holds. The match lasted almost ten minutes, with Benoit attempting to lock in some of his signature submission holds, but MVP successfully reversed them, including the Crippler Crossface. The two exchanged suplexes and holds until Benoit executed a Diving headbutt on MVP, which led to Benoit getting the pinfall victory to retain the WWE United States Championship.
Long-time ring announcer Howard Finkel then introduced the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2007. The next match featured Batista defending the World Heavyweight Championship against The Undertaker. Undertaker's entrance was without pyro due to it prematurely igniting during an earlier match, catching part of the stage on fire, which was put out with fire extinguishers. The match started with Batista performing a Spear on Undertaker as the bell sounded. The match went back and forth, with both men countering each other and performing their finishers. Undertaker performed a Chokeslam, but Batista kicked out of the pinfall attempt. Undertaker was then able to perform a Last Ride to Batista for a near-fall.
Midway through the match, Undertaker performed an Over The Top Rope Suicide Dive on Batista. At one point, Batista was able to perform a running powerslam on Undertaker through a broadcast table. Back in the ring, Batista executed a Spinebuster followed by a Batista Bomb for a near-fall. Undertaker then pinned Batista following a Tombstone piledriver to become the World Heavyweight Champion and emerge from WrestleMania with his winning streak intact. The Undertaker's win made him the first wrestler to have won both the World Heavyweight Championship and the WWE Championship at WrestleMania.
The ECW Originals (Rob Van Dam, Sabu, Tommy Dreamer, and The Sandman) took on The New Breed (Elijah Burke, Kevin Thorn, Marcus Cor Von, and Matt Striker) next. The match started off with Cor Von working over Sabu. That changed when Cor Von tagged Striker, who missed an elbow after whipping Sabu into the ropes, allowing Sandman to get tagged. Sandman dominated Striker, and eventually tagged Van Dam.
Van Dam used also dominated Striker but was poked in the eye, allowing Striker to tag in Burke. Burke had early success, but Van Dam regained the advantage and tagged Sandman again. Sandman worked on Burke until tagging Dreamer. Dreamer also beat down Burke until Cor Von received a blind tag and hit Dreamer from behind. Cor Von attacked Dreamer relentlessly and went over and punched Sabu, which distracted the referee and allowed Dreamer to be triple-teamed by Thorn, Burke, and Striker. Cor Von tagged in Burke who almost pinned Dreamer.
Thorn entered next and almost performed his finishing move called the Original Sin. Dreamer managed to escape but was unable to tag his partners. Thorn tagged in Cor Von again who also almost pinned Dreamer. Cor Von tagged Thorn again, and Thorn resumed the beat down on Dreamer. Thorn tagged Striker next, and Striker attempted a suplex that Dreamer blocked and Dreamer suplexed Striker instead. Striker did not try to tag his partners and tried to stop Dreamer, but Dreamer tagged in Sabu.
Sabu began to manhandle Striker and executed a leg drop from the top rope. Van Dam was then tagged in. Burke broke up Van Dam's pin attempt, which led to all competitors entering the ring. While the referee was distracted, Ariel gave Striker a chair. But Van Dam gave Striker an Van Daminator when he kicked the chair into Striker's face. Van Dam pinned Striker after a Five-Star Frog Splash to win the match for The Originals.
The match that WWE billed as the "Battle of the Billionaires" was next, as Umaga (accompanied by Vince McMahon and his handler Armando Alejandro Estrada) fought Bobby Lashley (accompanied by Donald Trump). Stone Cold Steve Austin served as the special guest referee. Trump was attended to by Tara Connor. Midway through the match, Austin was attacked by Umaga, causing him to become incapacitated and was taken out of the match for several minutes. Shane McMahon, who attempted to replace him as the referee, called the match while being biased toward Umaga. After Umaga got a near-fall on Lashley, Austin pulled Shane out of the ring, gave him a Stunner, and continued refereeing the match. Lashley won the match after a Stunner from Austin and a Spear. After the match, Trump and Lashley shaved Vince's head bald, followed by Austin executing a Stunner on Trump
The next match was Melina against Ashley in a Lumberjill Match for the WWE Women's Championship. The match was short, as Melina Bridge pinned Ashley to retain the title. After the match, the lumberjills began brawling in the ring.
Next up was the WWE Championship match.
"It's not in the stars to hold our destiny...but in ourselves." -William Shakespeare
Bladewolf was shown sitting in a dark room. " Shawn Michaels vs Bladewolf at WrestleMania 23 for the WWE championship, you can't ask for a better match up than this."
Shawn Michaels is shown in an interview room. "Two of the greatest wrestlers in WWE about to duke it out in front of thousands one on one for the first time at WrestleMania."
"Two legends in their prime about to put on one of the greatest matches in WrestleMania history." Bladewolf said
"You add in me, Bladewolf and the fans, you got yourself a sold out arena." Shawn smiled.
"It's a match people have wanted to see at WrestleMania for years and it all started at WrestleMania 14." Bladewolf said.
A soft piano tune plays as past WrestleManias are shown with the fans filling them in sold out arenas all around the world like WrestleMania 14, WrestleMania 20, WrestleMania 19, big WrestleMania events.
"WrestleMania is the biggest night for all WWE superstars." John Cena said.
Stone Cold's entrance at WrestleMania 19 is shown.
"We say it and it becomes so unoriginal." The Jackal said with a scoff.
Roddy Piper at WrestleMania 3 is shown.
"But it's the Showcase of the Immortals."
Shawn Michaels' jump from the ladder at WrestleMania 10 is shown.
"Memories are made here." Triple H said. "Careers are defined."
Bladewolf winning the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 14 is then shown.
"This is the Grandest Stage of them all." Edge said.
"Bladewolf..."
Bladewolf is shown.
"Vs Shawn Michaels..."
Shawn Michaels is shown.
"WWE Championship."
The WWE Title is shown.
"WrestleMania 23..."
The WrestleMania 23 logo is shown.
Vince pauses before he finishes his sentence. "Just...epic."
The Memory Will Never Die by Default plays.
I whisper in your ear
Shawn Michaels' childhood is shown.
The words you want to hear
You fell the wind and it reminds you
Bladewolf's early wrestling days are shown before he joined the WWE.
It happens every time
You stop and close your eyes
You can't deny what lives inside you
Their early careers in WWE are shown, such as Shawn in The Rockers, Bladewolf debuting in 1997 and defeating everyone in his path.
Well I know it's all to see
What is meant to be
When yesterday's so far behind you
"They are two of the greatest and biggest starts in this industry." Jerry Lawler said.
"They have a desire to be the best." Jim Ross said.
Bladewolf is shown teaming with Kane and the Undertaker over the years.
Deep inside your soul though
I'm always there
"They desire to be in the spotlight." Jackal said.
You made be believe
The day you surrendered to me
Shawn Michaels' DX run is shown, the first and second runs. Bladewolf's 8 wins at Wrestlemania are shown
The memory will never die
The love that you gave
I'll never throw it away
The memory will never die
"There is no doubt that this match is going to be talked about for years to come." John Cena said.
The tides take a turn
Another lesson learned
I'm right here but still you wonder
Bladewolf and Shawn winning World titles are shown.
But you say you need more
And it's not what it was before
Your on your own and going under
"This is what they live for, they live to be the best, to make the fans happy." Jim Ross said.
"This all began with their first meeting." Triple H said.
The first match between Bladewolf and Shawn Michaels and 1997 is shown.
"WrestleMania 14 was just the beginning." Jerry Lawler said.
The Triple Threat Match at WrestleMania 14 is shown.
Deep inside your soul though
I'm always there
Videos of Bladewolf and Shawn Michaels battling other wrestlers are shown from the over the years.
You made be believe
The day you surrendered to me
The memory will never die
"They have changed over the years but never forgot their goals here in the WWE." Vince McMahon said.
Bladewolf's 2001-2003 look and run are shown, followed by Shawn Michaels changing over the length of his career.
The love that you gave
I'll never throw it away
The memory will never die
"Who needs to win more?" Randy Orton asked.
Many of Bladewolf and Shawn Michaels' victories are shown.
"Bladewolf needs to win this to show that he he is the beginning of the new era." Edge said. "Ten years of destruction and dominance, and he's still got more to show."
"Shawn needs to win this, to prove he is still Mr. WrestleMania and that he can have one more shot." John Cena said.
Whenever you wake up
Remember you gave up
All that you had from nothing at all
"They are two of the biggest icons in this company." Trish Stratus said.
Footage of Bladewolf and Michaels' recent team ups are shown.
The bed that you lay in
Remember you made it
And nobody's there to catch you when you fall
"One is the dawning of a new era...the other is the old era." Rob Van Damn said.
You made be believe
More footage of their careers are shown, including their victories, defeats, title wins, everything. All that made them big stars in the WWE.
The day you surrendered to me
"Bladewolf vs Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania one-on-one, it was always going to happen." Vince McMahon said. "The question was when?"
The memory will never die
The song starts to slow and fade as the final image is of Bladewolf and Michaels staring each other down, the WWE Championship in between them, WrestleMania 23 logo hanging in the background...
In the arena, Shawn Michaels' 'Sexy boy' theme hits to a loud pop and out comes the Heartbreak kid without his World tag Team Championship. Shawn does his usual entrance and prays on the stage before getting to his feet and walks down the long ramp towards the ring with a determined look on his face. He was determined to beat the Bladewolf tonight and win the WWE Championship again.
Shawn makes it to the ring and enters, doing his usual pose before his theme dies down and he paces back and fourth as he waits for the WWE Champion.
Suddenly a figured dressed in black, wearing a motorcycle helmet with the dark visor down, sitting on a custom-looking Chopper that was a replica of the 2007 Ghost Rider motorcycle, was shown somewhere in the city of Detroit before they drove off down the street, turning sharp corners and soon coming to a stop outside Ford field where the driver turns his head to look at the arena before he drove off down an entryway into the arena.
Soon enough he came into the arena, driving straight through a glass WrestleMania 23 logo and the motorcycle came to a stop before the engine cut off.
OOOOOOWHOOOOOO!
The Devil's Wolf plays to a loud pop and the lights dim to a blood red, casting a sinister glow as the person removes the helmet to reveal...THE BLADEWOLF! Bladewolf gets off the motorcycle and removes the dark attire to reveal his ring gear and the WWE Championship around his waist. He tosses the helmet aside and adjusts his wolf mask before he gets onto the stage and starts making his way down the ramp towards the ring.
Bladewolf takes his title off halfway down the ramp, putting it over his shoulder and he slides into the ring and stands up, raising the WWE Championship to loud cheers from the fans.
Bladewolf's theme dies down as Bladewolf stands in the corner across from Michaels who stares him down. "The following contest is scheduled for one-fall and it is for the WWE Championship!" Lillian Garcia announced to cheers from the fans. "introducing the challenger, first, from San Antonio, Texas, he is D-generation X member and one half of the World Tag Team Champions...SHAWN MICHAELS!"
Shawn gives Bladewolf a DX chop.
"And from Death Valley, weighing 310 lbs, he is one half of the World Tag Team Champions and the WWE Champion...THE BLADEWOLF!"
Bladewolf raises the WWE Championship without taking his eyes off Michaels. Lillian leaves the ring as Bladewolf hands his title to the referee who raise sit to show it is on the line before he hands it to someone at ringside as the Bladewolf and Shawn Michaels walk forward to go eye to eye. Shawn then taunts Bladewolf by doing the cutthroat taunt, making the Bladewolf angry as he backed up into the corner, as does Michaels just as the referee calls for the bell.
'Ding! Ding! Ding!'
Bladewolf charges at Michaels and goes for a hard right but Michaels ducked it, gets Bladewolf into the corner and hits some big chest chops. Bladewolf grabs Michaels by the throat with both hands and tossed Michaels into the corner, unloading with lefts and rights on Michaels before he uppercuts Michaels which floors the Heartbreak kid to the mat.
Bladewolf grabs Michaels around the waist and goes for a German Suplex but Michaels lands on his feet and fakes a leg injury which causes the referee to step in and halt Bladewolf, giving Michaels the chance to hit a running forearm on the WWE Champion, hammering away at his masked face until Bladewolf shoves him off. Bladewolf getsto his feet, tackles Michaels into the corner and hits some shoulder thrusts to the stomach then works over the left arm of The Heartbreak Kid, tries to go up top, but Michaels keeps cutting him off.
Bladewolf knees Michaels in the stomach, gets behind him and hits a German Suplex across the ring. Michaels got to his feet and backed off from the Demon Wolf who watched him coldly.
Michaels jumped on the Bladewolf and got a few rights and lefts in. Michaels then lifted Bladewolf over the top rope to the outside. Michaels takes out Bladewolf with a kick to the back of the head and then goes back up to the ring apron...AND LEAPS OFF WITH A MOONSAULT BUT HE LANDS ON THE ANNOUNCE TABLE! BLADEWOLF MOVED OUT OF THE WAY!
Bladewolf was on his side, breathing heavily, before he gets to his feet and walks over to grab Michaels by the hair and tosses him back into the ring. Bladewolf climbs up to the top rope with Michaels unaware of this. Michaels stumbles to his feet and turns around...INTO A FLYING CLOTHESLINE!
Bladewolf gets to his feet and flips his hair back before he walks over and hits a leg drop across Michaels' throat and goes for the cover but Michaels kicks out at two. Bladewolf gets to his feet and grabs Michaels, pulling him to his feet and goes for an Irish whip but Michaels reverses it and sends Bladewolf into the corner, runs and leaps at him where Michaels hammers away at Bladewolf's head, forcing the WWE Champion to cover up as Michaels gets on the second rope to continue the assault before he gets down then hits a chop to the chest.
Michaels Irish whips Bladewolf off the ropes but Bladewolf reverses it and Michaels comes back, ducking a right and goes for one of his own only for Bladewolf to grab his fist and stare him down before he twists Michaels' arm then grabs him with both hands by the neck and tosses him into the corner, right onto the top turnbuckle which sends Michaels out onto the ring apron.
Bladewolf walks forward but is met with a right hand from Michaels. Michaels gets to the top rope as Bladewolf looks at him, then Michaels does the DX chop and Bladewolf goes for a right only for Michaels to leap over him but Bladewolf saw this and grabbed him from behind and tosses him back into the corner where the Bladewolf starts hammering away with powerful lefts and rights to the head and stomach, anywhere he can hit that would weaken Shawn Michaels.
Michaels stumbles forward right into a hard shot to the jaw that floors the Heartbreak Kid. Bladewolf gets Michaels into the corner and hits several punches to the arms of Michaels and even pulled on it once it was hanging over the top rope then he boots Michaels in the stomach and starts stomping away on Michaels in the corner with hard, aggressive stomps.
Bladewolf picks Michaels up and gives him a headbutt, then pulls Michaels close for a belly-to-belly but Michaels headbutts Bladewolf then kicks the right knee which sends Bladewolf down to a knee. Michaels stomps on the right knee, knowing he needs to take out the legs as that takes out the power in Bladewolf. Michaels continues to stomp on the right knee of the Bladewolf, leaning it against the bottom rope before he jumps up and gives it a hard stomp which makes Bladewolf yell in pain as he clutches his ankle. Michaels keeps up the assault on the knee. Michaels continues to work on the bad knee of the Bladewolf for a while. Bladewolf then uses the ropes to hold himself up to get in some right hands on Michaels. Shawn Michaels fights off the right hands and goes after Bladewolf's bad leg along with some chest chops. Michsels missed a charge on Bladewolf and hit his head on the ring post, while Bladewolf fell to the mat and favored his left knee.
Bladewolf slaps it a few times and gets to his feet, limping a little, and floors Michaels with a hard right to the jaw. Bladewolf rebounds off the ropes and hits a running elbow drop to Michaels' chest, going for the pin but gets a two count.
Bladewolf grabs Michaels' right leg and gives it a hard stomp, then a kick, knowing this was the leg he mostly used for Sweet Chin Music. Bladewolf drops an elbow down to the knee, causing Michaels to yell in pain before Bladewolf tries going for the Grapevine Ankle Lock only to be kicked back by Michaels who gets to his feet but turns into a big boot from the Bladewolf.
Bladewolf stomps on Michaels before picking him up and tossed him into the corner, runs and hits a turnbuckle clothesline then scoops Michaels up but Michaels slides off and Bladewolf turns around into a chop to the chest which gets him in the corner and Michaels hits several more chops until Bladewolf ducks one then boots Michaels in the side of the head before he hits a reverse elbow in the side of the head, Michaels was busted open at this point, blood going down his face.
Bladewolf grabs Michaels and lifts him up and hits a running Powerslam for a two count. Bladewolf hammers away at the cut on Michaels' forehead before he headbutts Michaels then gets to his feet. Bladewolf adjusts his right elbow pad before he grabs Michaels by the throat and pulls him to his feet. Bladewolf lifts Michaels up but he gets out of the Bladewolf's grip and Bladewolf turns around...INTO SWEET CHIN MUSIC! MICHAELS HOOKS THE LEGS! ONE! TWO! THR-! BLADEWOLF KICKS OUT!
Michaels gets to his feet and starts tuning up the band as Bladewolf gets to his feet. Michaels goes for Sweet Chin Music again but Bladewolf ducks...AND MICHAELS HITS THE REFEREE!
Michaels looked down at the referee before he turns around only to be lifted up onto the Bladewolf's shoulders...AND HIT WITH THE FURY OF THE WOLF! HE HOOKS THE LEGS!...BUT THERE'S NO REFEREE!
Bladewolf glances at the knocked out referee and yells in frustration as he punches the mat before he gets to his feet walks over and drops an elbow across the referee's back, knocking him out for a while. Bladewolf rolls out the ring and picks up a steel chair and he slides back into the ring and turns, chair in front of him...BT MICHAELS SUPERKICKS THE CHAIR INTO HIS FACE!
Both men fall down now but Michaels makes it to his feet first. Michaels grabs the steel chair and watches the Bladewolf stumble to his feet and turn around...INTO A CHAIR SHOT TO THE SKULL!
Michaels tosses the chair aside and sees the referee still knocked out which makes him curse before he kicks Bladewolf out the ring and follows him, walking over to the steel steps and takes the top part off. Michaels grabs Bladewolf and brings him over before kicking him in the stomach...AND HITS A DDT ON THE STEPS!
Michaels and Bladewolf laid there, their chests rising and falling. Michels gets to his feet first and grabs the Bladewolf, tossing him back into the ring. Michaels slides into the ring and Michaels, seeing the referee coming around and getting to his feet, goes forward...AND NAILS BLADEWOLF WITH SWEET CHIN MUSIC AGAIN! MICHAELS HOOKS THE LEGS! ONE!...TWO!...THRE-! BLADEWOLF KICKS OUT AGAIN!
The two men laid there, exhausted. Michaels got to his feet first, using the ropes to help him to his feet. Michaels starts going up to the top rope, slipping a little, he made it to the top rope...WHEN THE BLADEWOLF SITS UP!
Bladewolf gets to his feet, Michaels jumps off...BUT BLADEWOLF CAUGHT HIM BY THE THROAT! Bladewolf lifts Michaels up...AND HITS A BIG CHOKESLAM! BLADEWOLF HOOKS THE LEG! ONE! TWO! THRE-! MICHAELS KICKS OUT!
Bladewolf looked wide eyed behind his mask as he couldn't believe it before he gets to his feet, grabs Michaels and lifts him onto his right shoulder but Michaels slides off and Bladewolf turned around, caught Michaels by the foot before he could hit Sweet Chin Music again, grabs Michaels by the throat but Michaels slaps his arm away...AND HITS SWEET CHIN MUSIC AGAIN! Michaels, weakened, is only able to get an arm over Bladewolf's chest! ONE! TWO! THRE-! BLADEWOLF KICKS OUT AGAIN!
Both men laid there as the fans were cheering this on, enjoying every single bit of the performance these two men were putting on for them. Michaels...KIPS UP! Michaels leans against the ropes for a few seconds before he walks over and bends down to grab Bladewolf...BUT BLADEWOLF SUDDENLY GRABS HIM BY THE THROAT! Bladewolf gets to his feet before he kicks Michaels in the gut, sets him up onto his shoulders...AND HITS THE LAST RIDE! HE HOOKS THE LEGS! ONE! TWO! THRE-! MICHAELS KICKS OUT AGAIN!
Bladewolf throws a fit of frustration at this as he slaps the mat in frustration before leaning his head against the mat then gets to his feet, flipping his hair back. He goes up to the top rope and...JUMPS OFF FOR AN ELBOW DRO-! MICHAELS MOVED OUT THE WAY!
Bladewolf landed hard on the mat for the Elbow drop. He clutched his elbow, groaning in pain, and rolls over to the ropes. He starts getting to his feet using the ropes when he sees Michaels running at him and side-steps him, sending Michaels over the top rope but Bladewolf grabs his legs and pulls him back, getting him into a upside down position...AND HITS THE TOMBSTONE PILEDRIVER! HE HOOKS THE LEGS! ONE! TWO! THRE-! MICHAELS KICKED OUT!
Bladewolf had a wide eyed stare that a cameramen outside got a good shot off. Bladewolf rolled onto his back, nearly utterly spent at this moment. he gets to his feet, shaking his head, before he grabs Michaels and scoops him onto his shoulders...BUT MICHAELS COUNTERS IT INTO A DDT!
Michaels pulls his body towards the corner and fights his way to the top turnbuckle, his body hurt, exhausted, but he was still going. It was his desire to avenge the loss at WrestleMania 14, to become WWE Champion again. Michaels gets to the top rope before he jumps off...AND HITS THE ELBOW DROP TO BLADEWOLF'S CHEST!
Michaels gets to his feet and stumbles to a corner where he begins tuning up the band as Bladewolf weakly starts getting to his feet. Bladewolf eventually gets to his feet and turns around...INTO SWEET CHIN MUSIC AGAIN! HE HOOKS THE LEG! ONE! TWO! THRE-! BLADEWOLF KICKS OUT ONCE MORE!
Michaels couldn't believe it! he almost felt like crying in anger! Michaels fights to his feet and shakes his head as he starts tuning up the band again, rousing the Bladewolf to his feet. Bladewolf does so and turns around...INTO SWEET CHIN MU-! NO! HE GRABS MICHAEL'S FOOT! Bladewolf trips Michaels up, rolls him over...AND LOCKS IN THE GRAPEVINE ANKLE LOCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RING!
Michaels yells in pain as he writhes around, trying to find the ropes but it was in the middle of the ring, there was nowhere for him to go! Bladewolf had his legs wrapped around the ankle and was almost breaking the ankle. Michaels felt his ankle almost begin to break...SO HE TAPS OUT! MICHAELS TAPS OUT!
'Ding! Ding! Ding!'
The Devil's Wolf plays as Bladewolf falls onto his back, laying there as the referee got the WWE Championship for him. Bladewolf slowly sits up, exhausted. He gets onto his knees and is handed the WWE Championship. He gets to his feet, flipping his hair back and he looks at the WWE Championship before he gets to a knee and does the Undertaker salute like his brother did earlier, fireworks go off as graphics show 9-0.
Bladewolf gets to his feet and rolls out the ring with his title in hand and heads up the ramp, feeling like falling over from how exhausted he was. Bladewolf stops on the stage and looks back before he raises the arm holding the WWE Championship before he heads backstage...
And that's it for this chapter everyone. i hope you all enjoyed the match and how long I tried to make it. I wanted to make it something that would rival other great matches like John Cena vs The Rock, Undertaker vs Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania 25 and WrestleMania 26.
Bladewolf's superstar profile
Real Name: George Edwards
Ring Name: The Bladewolf (WWE 1997-Present day)
Wrestling Nicknames: The Demon Wolf. The Wolf of Darkness and Destruction, the Devil's favourite son, The Lone Monster,
Height: 7'0
Weight: 310 lbs.
Body type: Similar to Kane's in 2001.
Facial hair: None
Hair colour: Black
Hair Length: Hair is the same as the Undertaker's from 1999.
Eye Colour: Brown. Demonic hellfire (As Demon Bladewolf)
Born: November 5th 1976
Age: 30
Born: Brooklyn, New York.
Lives in: Brooklyn, New York.
Billed from: Death Valley. (WWE)
Companies: WWE (1997-present day)
Ring Attire: He wears an attire similar to Kane's Resurrected gimmick attire from 2011-2013 that didn't reveal the chest area much. However it doesn't have the red lines on the chest, instead it has a burning Undertaker TX symbol with the words 'The Wolf of Darkness and Destruction' underneath it. On his black wrestling tights, he had a burning Undertaker TX symbol on the left leg, and a burning wolf skull with hellfire eyes on the right leg. He also wears a demonic wolf mask looking very similar to the Fiend Bray Wyatt's mask except a demonic wolf version of it. He also wore two black gloves with the same Wolf skull in the middle of them, black elbow pads, and black boots like Kane's.
Entrance attire: He wears a faded black, hooded leather coat with red interior linings and the burning wolf skull with hellfire eyes sewn on the left arm. On the back of it was the glaring demonic wolf face. (AN: It's the jacket Dante wears in DmC Devil May Cry, it goes to the back of Bladewolf's legs since he's the same height as Kane)
Entrance Theme: The Devil's Wolf (It's actually out of the fire by Type O Negative, a unused theme of Kane. Go on Youtube and type it in with Kane's 2006 entrance video, easy to spot] (1997-1998, 1999. 2002. 2003-2005 2006-present day)
Dark Side by Jim Johnston (1998-1999)
Down with the Sickness by Disturbed (2001-2003. 2005-2006)
Finishers: Tombstone Piledriver, Fireman's Carry Cutter (The Wolf's Howl), Chokeslam, The Last Ride. Fireman's Cary Facebuster (The Fury of the Wolf), Grapevine Ankle lock. The Wolf's fang (Jackhammer)
Signatures: Spear, Spinebuster
Bio: At a young age, George watched WWE and dreamed of being a WWE Superstar. When he was in his teens, he trained to be a wrestler, soon ending up with a gimmick, a name, and working at small wrestling shows under the name 'The Bladewolf'. In September 1997, he was approached by Jim Ross about a contract with the WWF and George accepted, having his tryout match at the WWF's UK One Night Only PPV where the Bladewolf made his debut and proceeded to destroy Tiger Ali Singh in dominating fashion as part of the character and win the match, starting the beginning of George's big time wrestling career.
Over the next few weeks, Bladewolf would face superstar after superstar and defeat them in quick, dominating fashion. He defeated Dude Love at Badd Blood: in Your House, Triple H at Survivor Series, Marc Mero at D-Generation X: in Your House, a feud that became real life issues due to George sleeping with Mero's real life wife, Sable, yet it was discovered Sable was being abused by Mero.
Back on screen, Bladewolf continued his path of destruction and after facing Kane and loosing his first match to Kane, Paul Bearer revealed that Bladewolf was in fact the lost, little brother of the Undertaker and Kane. Bladewolf would eventually come face to face with his brothers, stopping Kane from slapping Undertaker. As 1997 reached an end, Bladewolf showed a desire to be WWF Champion and on the final RAW of 1997 he faced Shawn Michaels for the title but won by DQ, but Michaels retaiend due to titles not changing hands by a DQ.
Bladewolf competed in the 1998 Royal Rumble, eliminating 8 superstars and came down to the final two with Stone Cold Steve Austin, but was eliminated. Despite this, Bladewolf still desired a shot at the WWF Championship and was given the chance to be added to the Main Event at WrestleMania 14 when Vince McMahon put him into a tag team match against Vader and Marc Mero with his brother Kane being his partner. For the first time, the two brothers teamed up and showed dominance throuout most of the match and won the match, giving Bladewolf his shot at the title.
At WrestleMania 14, Bladewolf defeated Shawn Michaels and Stone Cold to win his first WWF Championship and making history by becoming the youngest Champion ever at the age of 21. After this, Bladewolf went on to face Stone Cold Steve Austin at Unforgiven: in Your House for the WWF Championship but lost, ending his first reign at only 28 days.
Bladewolf was denied a rematch by Vince McMahon, which caused him to go on a rampage and destroy several superstars. Bladewolf was then given a shot at the WWF Intercontinental Championship at Over the Edge: In Your House, where he defeated the Rock to win the title for the first time and become the youngest at 21 years old.
Bladewolf then went on to become part of the 1998 King of the Ring tournament, which he won in the final at the King of the Ring PPV. After this, he feud with the Rock and Triple H, leading to a Triple Threat Ladder match for the Intercontinental Championship at SummerSlam where he retained the title. He lost the title to Triple H at Breakdown: in Your House, ending his first Intercontinental Championship reign at only 119 days. Bladewolf would then go on to win the title for the second time at Judgement Day: In Your House, defeating Ken Shamrock.
Bladewolf attacked the Undertaker the next night on RAW when the Undertaker revealed he set the fire that claimed the lives of Bladewolf's parents and scarred Kane's face. The following week he faced Stone Cold Steve Austin in a I Quit match, where the Undertaker interfered and brutally attacked Bladewolf, injuring his ankle and forcing Bladewolf to vacate his Intercontinental Championship, ending his second reign at only 8 days.
During George's time off, he and Sable broke up after she cheated on him.
Bladewolf returned to the WWF on the 25/1/1999 episode of RAW to defend Kane from Shane McMahon, reuniting the Brothers of Destruction. Kane and Bladewolf would go on to defeat Jeff Jarrett and Owen Hart for the World Tag Team Championships at St. Valentine's Day Massacre: In Your House, giving Bladewolf his first tag team title reign. They faced Hart and Jarrett again at WrestleMania 15 where they retained the titles, giving Bladewolf his second victory at WrestleMania.
After WrestleMania, the two brothers continued defending their titles against anyone who challenegd them. On the RAW after Backlash, Bladewolf defeated Stone Cold Steve Austin for the WWF Championship, winning the title for the second time in his career. Bladewolf then entered a feud with the Undertaker which involved Bladewolf saving Stephanie McMahon the same night he won the WWF Championship. The brothers battled at No Mercy (UK) inside Hell in a Cell, which Bladewolf won in his first Hell in a Cell match, then they battled at Over the Edge with Shane McMahon as the Special Guest Referee where Bladewolf lost thanks to a quick fast count by Shane, ending Bladewolf's second WWF Championship reign at only 27 days.
After this, Bladewplf began a small rivalry with Shane McMahon after Shane cost Kane and Bladewolf their World Tag Team Titles, ending their reign at 106 days. Bladewolf defeated Shane McMahon in a Hell in a Cell match on the 14/6/1999 episode of RAW is WAR to win his first WWF European Championship.
After this, Bladewolf showed signs of a Heel turn after he hit a low blow on Big Show then was aided in attacking Big Show by Undertaker. At King of the Ring 1999, Bladewolf turned Heel for the first time in WWF when he helped Undertaker defeat the Rock to retain the WWF Championship. The two brothers reunited and Bladewolf took time off TV.
He returned on the 26/7/1999 episode of RAW is WAR to aid Undertaker in attacking Kane and Road Dogg, fully completing and cementing Bladewolf's Heel turn. At SummerSlam, Bladewolf and Undertaker defeated Kane and X-Pac to become the new WWF World Tag Team Champions.
After the show, George was in a car accident caused by a drunk driver, causing him to have a broken arm and a torn knee, lucky enough to not have been killed but was told he may be looking at the end of his career with this injury. This wore Bladewolf out of TV as he was told he may be out for maybe a year or more than a year.
After 17 months on the sidelines and keeping quiet on if he will return to WWF, Bladewolf returned at the 2001 Royal Rumble as the 30th entrant but was eliminated by Kane, he also turned Face at this event for the first time since 1999. Despite not winning the Royal Rumble, he went on to reunite with Kane and the Undertaker to form the Brothers of Destruction.
Bladewolf then turned his attention to the WWF Intercontinental Championship, which he won at No Way out when he defeated Chris Jericho, winning his third Intercontinental Championship.
After this, Bladewolf got into a rivalry with a new WWF Superstar, the Jackal, who had debuted in mid 2000 and has been undefeated and dominated the scene since his debut and claimed he had taken Bladewolf's spot as the most dominant and dangerous wrestler in the WWF. This rivalry led to a Hell in a Cell match between them at WrestleMania 17 for the WWF Intercontinental Championship. They bled and went through hell in the match, with Bladewolf hitting a Last Ride through the top of the cell, sending jackal crashing into the mat, allowing Bladewolf to hit the Tombstone for the win and to retain his title.
After this, Bladewolf lost the Intercontinental Championship on the 5/4/2001 episode of SmackDown, ending his third Intercontinental Championship reign at 39 days. After this, Bladewolf reunited with Kane and the Undertaker and got involved in the feud with Triple H and Stone Cold Steve Austin, debuting a black baseball bat as his trademark and signature weapon, similar to WCW's Sting.
Bladewolf won the WWF World Tag Team Titles with the Undertaker for the second time on the 19/4/2001 episode of SmackDown. They held the titles until Backlash where they lost to Triple H and Austin in a Winner Takes All tag team match that had Triple H's Intercontinental Championship and Austin's WWF Championship on the line, with triple H and Austin winning thanks to distraction from Vince McMahon, ending Bladewolf's tag team title reign at 10 days.
The feud continued for Bladewolf until, on the 17/5/2001 episode of SmackDown, he was assaulted by Austin and Triple H and badly wounded, his arm injured. He was kept out of action for two months, missing the beginning of the Invasion Angle.
Bladewolf returned to WWF TV on the 30/7/2001 episode of RAW is WAR, where he appeared to save the Rock from an attack by the Alliance, revealing he was staying with the WWF. Bladewolf continued his feud with Stone Cold, leading to a WWF Championship match at SummerSlam, which Bladewolf won by DQ, however Austin retained the Championship.
They had a SummerSlam rematch at Unforgiven where Bladewolf defeated Austin, winning his third WWF Championship. However, his reign only lasted a day as he lost it back to Austin the following night on RAW after he was distracted by the returning Jackal. This led to a WrestleMania rematch between them on the 27/9/2001 episode of SmackDown, which Bladewolf won and got a nod of respect from Jackal.
On the 1/10/2001 episode of RAW is WAR, Bladewolf was scheduled to face the Dudley Boyz in a two-on-one Handicap match with the WWF Tag Team Championship on the line, however Jackal revealed himself as his partner and they defeated the Dudley Boyz, winning Bladewolf his fourth Tag Team Championship, and Jackal's first ever championship in WWF. They name themselves The Wolfpack and lost the titles on the 22/10/2001 episode of RAW is WAR to the Rock and Chris Jericho, ending their first reign as a team at 21 days.
They won the titles back for the 2nd time on the 5/11/2001 episode of RAW is WAR, only to loose them to the Hardy Boyz on the 12/11/2001 episode of RAW, ending their 2nd Tag Team Title reign at 7 days.
At Survivor Series, Bladewolf was part of Team WWF but was eliminated first, however Team WWF would beat the Alliance and put them out of business.
The following night on RAW, the Wolfpack defeated the Dudley Boyz to win their 3rd World Tag Team Title reign and began going undefeated over the next few months. They defeated Kane and Big Show at Vengeance, then Bladewolf got into a feud with the Undertaker, leading to Bladewolf bringing back his masked Demon Bladewolf gimmick. He defeated the Undertaker at the Royal Rumble inside Hell in a Cell.
Bladewolf continued teaming with Jackal, and picked up the biggest win of his career when he defeated Hulk Hogan on the RAW before WrestleMania 18. At WrestleMania 18, Bladewolf won his fourth victory at WrestleMania when he and Jackal defeated the Dudley Boyz, the Hardy Boyz, and the APA in a Fatal 4-Way Tornado tag team TLC match for the World Tag Team Championship.
The next night on RAW, Bladewolf and Jackal defended their titles only to be attacked by debuting superstar, Brock Lesnar, which led to them loosing the Tag Team Titles, ending their third reign at 120 days and injuring Jackal who was leaving the WWF due to issues with the company. This attack led to a match between Bladewolf and Brock Lesnar at Backlash, which Lesnar won and injured Bladewolf.
After the company had longed changed from WWF to WWE, Bladewolf returned on the August 8th episode of SmackDown, attacking Hulk Hogan and turning Heel for the first time since 1999. This led to a feud between the two which ended in a No Holds Barred match at SummerSlam, that Bladewolf won, getting four victories at the SummerSlam events he has appeared at in a row (Having only appeared at the 1998, 1999, 2001, and 2002). After this, Bladewolf disappeared from WWE TV.
He returned in October as a Face, teaming with Edge in a tournament for the SmackDown brand's new WWE Tag Team Championship. Bladewolf and Edge went on to face Chris Benoit and Kurt Angle at No Mercy, where they won to become the first WWE Tag Team Champions. Bladewolf had to give his title up when suffering an ankle injury at a Live event, causing Rey Mysterio to take his place.
Bladewolf returned at Survivor Series as Rey Mysterio's mystery partner to replace Edge who was too injured to compete. Bladewolf and Mysterio won the WWE Tag Team Titles, Bladewolf winning them for the second time. However, Bladewolf was still injured and only further injured himself.
He returned on the second last SmackDown of 2002, facing Kurt Angle but won by DQ when he was attacked by Big Show. The following week on the last SmackDown of 2002, Bladewolf defeated Big Show to become #1 Contender to Kurt Angle's WWE Championship. At the Royal Rumble, Bladewolf defeated Kurt Angle, winning his fourth WWE Championship, however he was attacked and assaulted by Team Angle after the match and had his right ankle injured again.
He returned in time for WrestleMania 19, where he faced Royal Rumble winner, Brock Lesnar, defeating the challenger and going 5-0 at WrestleMania. However, during the match he suffered several injuries that would require time off to heal so he forfeited the title to Brock Lesnar the following SmackDown, ending Bladewolf's 4th WWE Championship reign at 70 days.
He returned at SummerSlam to answer John Cena's open challenge and defeated Cena, remaining undefeated at SummerSlam. After this, he challenged Kurt Angle to a WWE Championship match on the following SmackDown which was accepted and he won to become a 5-time WWE Champion. After this, his ex girlfriend Sale revealed to Vince McMahon of a secret relationship between Stephanie and Bladewolf, something to fit in with George and Stephanie dating in real life but they split up and decided to remain friends with Stephanie going back to Triple H.
Vince made a match between Bladewolf and Brock Lesnar for the WWE Championship. If Bladewolf wins then he and Stephanie can continue their relationship and Stephanie stays on as SmackDown GM, however if Bladewolf lost then he would be fired from SmackDown, and the relationship is over between Bladewolf and Stephanie. Despite ahard fought match, Bladewolf lost to Lesnar, ending his fifth WWE Championship reign at 21 days.
After the match, Bladewolf sat on his knees as Stephanie comes down the ramp to see him when he suddenly gives her a Chokeslam, turning Heel for the first time since 1999. His old and first theme began to play as the lights changed to blood red and he left the ring.
He returned to RAW on the 22/9/2003 episode, attacking World Heavyweight Champion Goldberg and wearing the demonic wolf mask he debuted in WWE with and the ring attire he debuted with in 1997. He added a metallic Predator-like mask to cover his wolf mask. After attacking Goldberg he silently left.
The following week on RAW, it was revealed his attack was part of a deal he made with Eric Bischoff. He attacks Goldberg and gets a shot at the World Heavyweight Championship. That night, Bladewof defeated Goldberg to win his first ever World Heavyweight Championship, becoming a 6-time World Champion. He held the title until Armageddon where he lost it to Triple H who pinned Kane, ending his first reign at 76 days.
He failed to win the Royal Rumble in 2004, then started a feud with Chris Jericho that involved Trish Stratus, who Bladewolf grew affection for and obsessive with, trying to kidnap her at one point. He attacked Jericho and Christian whenever they got in the way, attacking Christian when he had a match with Trish on an episode of RAW. A match between Bladewolf and Jericho was made for WrestleMania 20, but Bladewolf revealed it would be a Hell in a Cell match.
At WrestleMania 20, Bladewolf defeated Chris Jericho. Trish Stratus came out during the match and seemed to beg Bladewolf to not hurt Jericho before she suddenly slapped Jericho across the face, turning Heel as well and allowing Bladewolf to hit a Tombstone to win the match, going 6-0 at WrestleMania. After this, Bladewolf and Trish feuded with Jericho until Backlash where Bladewolf lost in a Buried Alive match.
He returned to WWE the night after SummerSlam to defeat Edge and win his fourth Intercontinental Championship, being cheered despite still being Heel at the time. Bladewolf lost the title a week later to Chris Jericho, which led to a Hell in a Cell match between the two at Unforgiven for the title, which Bladewolf won to win his 5th Intercontinental Championship and end the feud between him and Jericho for good.
After this, Bladewolf defended his title over the following weeks, remaining a Heel despite being cheered at times. After Taboo Tuesday, he teamed with surprise return the Jackal, leading to speculation of a Wolfpack reunion. The following week on RAW, Jackal and Bladewolf were scheduled to face the World Tag Team Champions for the titles, with Bladewolf coming out to save Jackal and they won the titles, turning Bladeowlf Face for the first time since 2003, and making Bladewolf win his 7th World Tag Team Championship reign, but giving the Wolfpack it's 4th Tag Team reign.
They held the titles until the final RAW of 2004, loosing them to William Regal and Eugene but won them back at New Year's Revolution. They lost them during a House show, only to win them back two more times. Bladewolf also lost his Intercontinental Championship ina house show, then won it back three more times during live events only to loose it back to Shelton Benjamin.
During the 2005 Royal Rumble match, Bladewolf was eliminated and injure dhis right ankle which required him taking time off to heal. He returned to WWE at WrestleMania 21, saving Eugene from Muhammad Hassan and Daivari, who he quickly defeated in a two-on-1 Handicap match, going 7-0 at WrestleMania.
After this, Bladewolf turned Heel again when he joined forces with Trish Stratus against Kane and Lita, leading to a match between the brothers at Backlash which Bladewolf lost. Bladewolf returned to WWE a couple of months later as Big Show's tag team partner, leading to them joining forces and becoming World Tag Team Champions, retaining them at SummerSlam, turning Bladewolf Face again. However, Bladewolf got involved in an accident after the evemt. forcing the titles to be vacant.
Bladewolf returned in October, looking to be WWE Champion, and was one of the three who could be voted to join John Cena and Kurt Angle in the WWE Championship match at Taboo Tuesday, however Shawn Michaels won the vote while Bladewolf reunited with Kane and they became the World Tag Team Champions again.
The duo dominated the tag team division and retained their titles every time. They were part of Team RAW for the RAW vs SmackDown Survivor Series match, which RAW lost, giving Bladewolf his first ever loss at Survivor Series. After this, Bladewolf got injured during a SmackDown show when Batista hit the Batista Bomb through the SmackDown announce table.
Bladewolf returned at the Royal Rumble as the 2nd entrant in the match where he made history by eliminating 15 men, lasted for over an hour, and eliminated Triple H to win the match and his first ever Royal Rumble. However, instead of waiting until WrestleMania 22, Bladewolf faced WWE Champion Triple H on an episode of RAW, where he defeated the Game to become a 6-time WWE Champion.
At WrestleMania 22, Bladewolf defeated Triple H to retain the title and go 8-0 at WrestleMania. The next night on RAW, Bladewolf appeared without the mask for the first time since 2003 and a new change. He defeated Edge and Triple H in a 2-on-1 Handicap match. After this, he went on to beat Edge and Triple H at Backlash. His next feud was with RBD who won the Money in the Bank contract at WrestleMania, and so he cashed it in at ECW One Night Stand where the two had an Extreme rules match which RVD ended up winning.
After this, Bladewolf began a feud with new ECW superstar, CM Punk, leading to a match between them at SummerSlam where the Bladewolf lost in his first ever loss at SummerSlam. After this, Bladewolf took time off to finish up filming in the Condemned along with marrying Trish Stratus. he made a brief appearance at Unforgiven to hug and kiss her as Trish had her last match in WWE.
Bladewolf returned at Cyber Sunday, being voted under mystery opponent for Jeff Hardy's Intercontinental Championship. Bladewolf defeated Hardy for his 9th title reign, only to loose it the following night thanks to Big Show who Chokeslammed Bladewolf off the stage.
Bladewolf returned to WWE at Survivor Series, joining John Cena's team where they won. Bladewolf then revealed his reason for joining was because Cena had given him a shot at the WWE Championship the night after Survivor Series. Bladewolf defeated Cena the following night on RAW to win his 7th WWE Championship. Bladewolf then began a feud with Umaga, Johnny Nitro, and Kevin Federline, beating the latter on the first RAW of 2007 in a brutal beatdown.
He defeated Umaga in a Hell in a Cell match at New Year's Revolution, then a Last Man Standing match at the Royal Rumble to retain his WWE Championship. After this, Bladewolf became involved in wondering who 2007 Royal Rumble winner, the Undertaker, will face at WrestleMania. On the following RAW after the Royal Rumble, Shawn Michaels expressed his desire to be WWE Champion, leading to a confrontation with the Bladewolf and Rated RKO. Vince McMahon then had Bladewolf and Michaels team up against Rated RKO for the latter's World Tag Team titles, which they won to give Bladewolf is 13th World tag Team Title reign, surpassing Edge in most World Tag Team Title reigns as a superstar, not a team.
After this, on SmackDown Vince McMahon then decalred a match for No Way Out. It was Bladewolf and Shawn Michaels vs World Heavyweight Champion Batista and the Undertaker. undertaker then chose Batista as his opponent for WrestleMania. At No Way out, Bladewolf and Cena defeated Batista and the Undertaker after Batista hit the Undertaker with a Spinebuster.
The following weeks on RAW, distrust was shown between the Bladewolf and Shawn Michaels, Rated RKO tried to divide them by showing Shawn's past with tag team partners he has ended up betraying. No matter what, Bladewolf and Michaels seemed to be on the same page until the final RAW before WrestleMania 23 where they battled Batista and the Undertaker in a No Way Out rematch and Michaels hit Bladewolf with Sweet Chin Music.
At WrestleMania 23, Bladewolf defeated Shawn Michaels to retain the WWE Championship and go 9-0 at WrestleMania.
Accomplishments: WWE Championship (7x)
World Heavyweight Championship (1x)
WWE Intercontinental Championship. (9x)
WWE World Tag Team Championship (13x)
WWE Tag Team Championship (2x)
WWE European Championship (1x)
WWE Hardcore Championship (1x)
1998 King of the Ring.
2006 Royal Rumble match winner.
WrestleMania streak (9-0)
Other: Has the tattoo of the glaring wolf face over his entire back. He has the word 'Demon Wolf' tattooed across his neck, and has his entire right arm tattooed with a wolf on it, body and everything. On his left arm he has the image of Godzilla 2000 tattooed on him due to being a big fan of the Godzilla movies.