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WrestleMania 24: 30/3/2008
WWE WrestleMania XXIV was live at the Florida Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida. The first match was a Belfast Brawl between Finlay and John "Bradshaw" Layfield (JBL), a match in which there were no disqualifications or countouts and the match outcomes could have occurred anywhere. Finlay was accompanied to the ring by his storyline son, Hornswoggle, who was returning from a scripted injury suffered at the hands of JBL.[45] During the match, JBL hit Finlay with a trash can lid when the latter was about to perform a suicide dive on him through the ropes on the outside.[46] Later on, Finlay tossed JBL through a table that he had set up earlier on the turnbuckle. Hornswoggle also got involved during the match by hitting JBL with a kendo stick, while later on JBL threw a trash can at him. Attacking Finlay's knee with a kendo stick, JBL delivered a Clothesline from Hell to Finlay to score a successful pinfall. This was an interpromotional match.[45]
The next match was the Money in the Bank ladder match!
In the arena and the bell rang to get everyone's attention. The sky overhead was overcast and was kind of grey. "This next bout is the MONEY IN THE BANK LADDER MATCH!" The fans responded with a loud chorus of cheers. Ain't No Make Believe hit and John Morrison came out from the back carrying his tag team title and wearing a pair of sunglasses and one of his usual coats over his wrestling tights. "Introducing the participants, first, from Los Angelus California, weighing in at two hundred and nineteen pounds, he is one half of the WWE Tag Team Champions, JOHN MORRISON!" While the ring announce did his introduction, Morrison stood on the entrance ramp holding his tag team title up above his head. Morrison headed down the ramp still holding his title up high.
I Spit in the Face of People Who Don't Want to be Cool… once Morrison reached the bottom of ramp his music was cut and was replaced with Carlito's. Carlito came out from the back and ring announcer continued the introduction, "Introducing next, from the Caribbean, weighing two hundred and twenty pounds, CARLITO!" Carlito was wearing his usual 'Carlito' t-shirt and was carrying a green apple with him. Like with Morrison, when Carlito reached the bottom of the entrance ramp, his theme was replaced.
Ain't No Stoppin' Me NOOOOWWW! Shelton Benjamin's theme replaced Carlito's as ECW's Gold Standard came out from the back and headed down the ramp wearing a pair of gold trunks, "From Orangeburg South Carolina, weighing two hundred forty eight pounds, SHELTON BENJAMIN!" Shelton headed down the ramp looking confident and extremely sure of himself.
This Fire Burns played next prompting the Straight Edge Extremist CM Punk to come out from the back. "From Chicago Illinois, weighing two hundred twenty two pounds, C. M. PUNK!" The fans cheered loudly as Punk jogged down the ramp wearing his usual t-shirt and a pair of white trunks. Punk ran passed two ladders that was set up on the entrance ramp and then got in the ring.
Turn up the Trouble hit as Mr. Kennedy came out from the back and ran down the ramp. "From Green Bay Wisconsin, weighing two hundred forty three pounds, MISTER KENNEDY!" Kennedy was wearing pants and a vest, but as he ran under both of the ladders at the bottom of the entrance ramp he pulled the pants off revealing his wrestling trunks. Kennedy took off the vest before getting in the ring and facing off with the other four superstars already in it. The five of them stood in the middle of the ring until Kennedy's theme cut.
I'm Coming played as MVP came out from his inflatable entrance wearing the United States Championship around his waist. "From Miami Florida, weighing in at two hundred thirty eight pounds, he is the WWE United States Champion, Montel Vontavious Porter, MVP!" MVP taunted when he was halfway down the ramp and three shots of pyro went off behind him. While the smoke cleared MVP headed down the ramp and walked passed the ladders and reached the ring.
MVP's theme cut and then the count down started, 5… 4… 3… 2… 1… 0, pyro erupted on the entrance ramp as Break the Wall Down hit. Jericho stood with his back to the crowd on top of the entrance ramp, wearing a pair of red, white, and black tights. Jericho then turned around and started down the ramp, "Introducing next, from weighing two hundred twenty seven pounds, Y2J, CHRIS JERICHO!" The fans cheered as Jericho made his way down the ramp and passed the ladders then he got in the ring and joined the other six competitors.
OOOOOOWHOOOOOO!
Dark Side plays to a loud ovation and out came the Bladewolf with the WWE Intercontinental Championship around his waist. He looked around at the fans and the long ramp towards the ring before he began making his way down towards the ring. "And from Death Valley, weighing 310 lbs, he is the WWE Intercontinental Champion...THE BLADEWOLF!"
Bladewolf reaches the ring and takes off his coat, tosses it aside, then hands his title to somebody before he enters the ring and stares the other competitors down.
'Ding! Ding! Ding!'
The bell rang to start the match, but everyone with the exception of MVP cleared the ring to get their ladders. Kennedy was the first to slip out of the ring, but Bladewolf rebounds off the ropes and...LAUNCHES HIMSELF OVER THE TOP ROPE WITH A SUICIDE DIVE! Bladewolf and Kennedy both went crashing down to the floor, starting the match off with a bang.
The rest of the wrestlers got their ladders and tried to get in the ring, while MVP stood in the middle ready to fight them off. Morrison was the first to try and stepped over Bladewolf and Kennedy then slid his ladder under the bottom rope and into the ring. But MVP ran over and hit a boot to the face, knocking Morrison off of the apron and onto Bladewolf and Kennedy, knocking them both down again.
MVP picked up Morrison's ladder, then charged across the ring and rammed it into the side of CM Punk's head as he attempted to get in the ring. Carlito and Shelton tried getting in the ring next, both of them climbed up onto the apron on both sides of one of the ring posts. But MVP ran over and knocked both of them off of the apron with a big shot from the ladder. MVP held the ladder up over his head and mouthed off while Bladewolf, Kennedy, and Morrison struggled to get back up, but behind MVP Jericho was getting in the ring with an even bigger ladder than the one MVP had.
Y2J stood his fifteen foot ladder next to him while MVP stared across the ring at him holding his ten foot ladder. Jericho and MVP held their ladders beside them then charged across the ring like a pair of jousting knights, but Jericho connected and rammed the end of his ladder into MVP's face, causing him to drop his ladder and fall to the mat. Jericho lifted his ladder up over his head and advanced on MVP as he rolled into the corner, Y2J threw his ladder on top of MVP with a thud, then watched as he rolled out of the ring and fell to the floor.
Jericho was then caught up with Bladewolf ducking a clothesline from Kennedy and hitting him with a DDT on the floor. But while Jericho wasn't paying attention, Morrison snuck in the ring behind Jericho's back.
Morrison picked up MVP's ten foot ladder then turned to face Jericho, who had picked up his fifteen foot ladder again. Morrison threw his ladder at Jericho, slamming it into Jericho's ladder. Jericho fell and landed in the corner, causing the fifteen foot ladder to lean against the corner. Morrison then took his ladder and went to the corner across from Jericho and climbed up onto the top rope. Morrison held the ladder up in front of him then did a back-flip...AND MORRISON HIT A MOONSAULT PLANCHA WITH THE LADDER ONTO KENNEDY, BENJAMIN, MVP, CARLITO, AND CM PUNK!
The fans started chanting Holy Shit after seeing the extreme spot.
But the one superstar that Morrison had missed was Bladewolf. The Intercontinental Champion, quickly slid in the ring then took the twenty foot ladder that was still on top of Jericho. Bladewolf set up the ladder in the middle of the ring then climbed it so he was facing the superstars that were struggling to their feet after Morrison's moonsault. Bladewolf reached the top of the ladder and reached up for the briefcase, but then he noticed that most of the competitors on the outside were getting back up. He'd need more time if he wanted to get the briefcase. Bladewolf reached up and touched the briefcase, then stood on the very top of the ladder. He then jumped off...AND HIT A SHOOTING STAR PRESS OFF THE TOP OF THE LADDER AND RIGHT ONTO MORRISON! MVP! PUNK! CARLITO! AND BENJAMIN!
All of the fans that hadn't been chanting for Morrison's moonsault were now chanting for that Shooting Star Press. It was like Brock Lesnar's Shooting Star Press at WrestleMania 19, where he battled the Bladewolf for the WWE Championship.
'HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT!' The entire crowd chanted. None of them were sitting down after that explosive move.
Kennedy had managed to avoid Bladewolf's ladder dive and quickly got in the ring, the ladder Bladewolf had jumped off of had been knocked on its side. But Kennedy quickly went to the corner Jericho was still down in and started stomping on him, and then he went over to the ladder and set it back up in the middle of the ring. Kennedy started climbing up the ladder, but Jericho came over and cut him off. Jericho pulled Kennedy off of the ladder and whipped him into the corner, then grabbed Kennedy's leg, flipped him onto his back with a double leg takedown, WALLS OF JERI—INSTEAD JERICHO LAUNCHED KENNEDY INTO THE LADDER! BUT IT ONLY GAVE KENNEDY A BOOST AND HE QUICKLY STARTED CLIMBING THE REST OF THE WAY UP THE LADDDER!
Jericho quickly realized what he had done and climbed up after Kennedy and grabbed him from behind, but Kennedy elbowed him on the head, but suddenly Morrison came out of the corner with his own ladder and knocked Jericho off of Kennedy and down to the floor. Morrison jumped from his ladder to the ladder Kennedy was on and started brawling with Kennedy on the top.
But then Benjamin came over with the ladder Morrison had brought in the ring and set it up next to the ladder Kennedy and Morrison were currently fighting on. Shelton quickly climbed his ladder and reached for the briefcase, but Bladewolf suddenly jumped from the top turnbuckle onto the other side of the ladder and climbed up onto the top to meet Benjamin. Kennedy, Morrison, Benjamin, and Bladewolf all brawled on the top of their ladders twenty feet above the ring.
Benjamin ducked a shot from Bladewolf and drove his head down onto the top of the ladder they were fighting on, and then he climbed over Bladewolf and tried to reach up for the briefcase, but suddenly BLADEWOLF SHOT UP! Benjamin was launched up into the air, then flipped forward and grabbed Kennedy, Kennedy reacted quick enough and grabbed Morrison. SHELTON HIT KENNEDY WITH A SUNSET FLIP POWERBOMB WHILE KENNEDY HIT MORRISON WITH A SUPERPLEX! Benjamin, Kennedy, and Morrison all went crashing down to the mat Morrison rolled out of the ring and dropped down to the floor while Bladewolf stared down from the top of the ladder he was still on in surprise.
The fans around the arena were once again chanting 'HOLY SH-T!'
While the other three were down Bladewolf reached up and grabbed the briefcase, he reached for the clip and was about to pull it down… BUT CARLITO HIT THE LADDER WITH A SPRINGBOARD DROPKICK! The ladder fell and Bladewolf went crashing down to the mat as well. Bladewolf rolled out of the ring and onto a ladder that was lying with one end on the ring apron and the other end on the top of the barricade.
In the ring Benjamin got back to his feet and started climbing back up the ladder, but Carlito came over and tried to dump the ladder over, only for Benjamin to get off of it and stand on the top rope.
Shelton shoved the ladder, and jumped onto it, knocking it into Carlito. Carlito was knocked backwards while the ladder stood back up with Benjamin standing on the top of it. But on the outside, Bladewolf had pulled himself back up and hoisted himself up onto the top rope. Bladewolf quickly climbed up the ladder and met Benjamin in a slugfest, the two trading punches back and fourth with each other before Bladewolf...GRABS BENJAMIN IN A GOOZLE! Bladewolf looks down at the mat before he jumps off with Benjamin...AND HITS A FLYING CHOKESLAM OFF THE TOP OF THE LADDER!
They rolled to the side and dropped down on both sides of the ladder going from the ring to the barricade.
With Shelton and Bladewolf down on the outside and Carlito recovering in the corner CM Punk got in the ring looking to take advantage. Punk climbed up the ladder and reached for the briefcase, but when Punk got his hands on it, Kennedy got up and clubbed him on the back, then pulled Punk down off of the ladder. Punk and Kennedy brawled beside the ladder until Punk ducked a punch from Kennedy then clotheslined him out of the ring. Punk took a second to recover, then started climbing back up the ladder, but Shelton got back in the ring and cut him off.
Benjamin hit a punch to the face and then a kick to the stomach on Punk before tossing him into the corner.
Shelton left Punk in the corner and went back to the ladder and started climbing up it. But Punk suddenly came over and grabbed Benjamin's legs and pulled him off of the ladder and onto his shoulders, Punk launched Shelton off of his shoulders and brought up his knee, GO 2 SLEEP! Benjamin was knocked down the mat and rolled under the bottom rope and down to the floor.
With Benjamin out of the way, Punk went back to climbing the ladder, while a recovered Carlito started climbing up the other side. Only Kennedy came over and grabbed Punk and lifted him up onto his shoulders, then rushed at the folded up ladder that was lying nearby, Kennedy did a front-flip, STEAMROLLER ONTO THE LADDER! Punk screamed in pain, both he and Kennedy were down in the corner.
But Carlito was still on the ladder, and was now reaching up for the briefcase, but MVP hit the ring and climbed up the other side and a punched Carlito in the face, knocking him off of the ladder and down to the mat. MVP set up the ladder so it was exactly under the briefcase, but quickly turned around and booted Kennedy in the face, knocking him out of the ring. MVP turned around and charged at Carlito who was leaning against the corner on the opposite side of the ring, PLAYER BO—CARLITO MOVED! MVP ended up crotching himself on the top turnbuckle. Carlito quickly got another ladder, then charged at MVP and drove it into the back of his other leg. MVP fell to the mat and held his leg in pain while Carlito went back to the ladder.
Carlito started climbing up the ladder, but Shelton got in the ring and yanked him off of the ladder and down to the mat, then he kicked Carlito in the stomach knocking him back against the ropes. When Carlito came off of the ropes Shelton lunged at him and launched his leg a Carlito, but Carlito caught Benjamin's leg and swung it to the side, BUT SHELTON WHIPPED HIS LEG AROUND AND CONNECTED WITH CARLITO'S HEAD! DRAGON WHIP! Carlito went out like a light.
Shelton staggered away from Carlito and went to the ladder, but suddenly Bladewolf comes into the ring with the baseball bat in hand...AND STRIKES BENJAMIN IN THE STOMACH! Bladewolf smacks the bat off Benjamin's back, then whirled around and cracked the bat off Morrion's head. Bladewolf was taking out everyone in sight with the bat with no mercy or remorse for how he was doing it. Suddenly CM Punk came in from behind with a jumping calf kick to the back of the Bladewolf's head. Bladewolf was launched forward and went face-first into the top turnbuckle.
Punk turned away from Bladewolf and went to the ladder then started climbing up it, Punk reached the top and had his hands on the briefcase, but Bladewolf suddenly got up and climbed up the other side of the ladder with his bat and connected with Punk's stomach. Punk let go of the briefcase. Bladewolf drops his bat, grabs Punk and lifts him up...BEFORE COMING OFF WITH A SUPERPLEX!
'Holy shit! Holy shit! holy shit!' The crowd chanted.
With Bladewolf and Punk down, Shelton saw a clear ring. Benjamin went the ladder and reached for the briefcase, but then Carlito and Kennedy got in the ring and both grabbed a side of the ladder. CARLITO AND KENNEDY DUMPED THE LADDER FORWARDS! SHETLON DID A FRONT-FLIP OFF OF THE LADDER WENT OVER THE TOP ROPE AND CRASHED DOWN ONTO THE LADDER THAT HAD BEEN GOING FROM THE RING TO THE BARRICADE! The ladder was bent with Benjamin lying on it looking like he had been in a fatal car crash.
The fans were once again chanting 'HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT!'
Kennedy and Carlito stared out of the ring at Shelton, both of them were surprised from what they had just done. Then they quickly started to fight their way up the same side of the ladder. But then Jericho got in the ring and climbed up the other side of the ladder. While Kennedy and Carlito were fighting Jericho reached for the briefcase, but Kennedy stopped him. MVP then came out of the nowhere and knocked the ladder over, CARLITO, KENNEY, AND JERICHO WENT CRASHING DOWN TO THE MAT!
But before MVP could capitalize he turned around and MORRISON THREW A LADDER INTO HIS FACE! Morrison kicked MVP out of the ring then set up the ladder in the middle of the ring and climbed up it. Morrison reached for the briefcase but Bladewolf was there to stop him as he yanks Morriosn off the ladder and onto his shoulders. He kicked the ladder over before standing near it...AND HITS THE FURY OF THE WOLF ON THE LADDER!
Bladewolf got to his feet and pulled his sleeveless top off, sweat over his upper body. He flipped his hair back to get it out of his eyes before he turned and quickly grabbed Jericho by the throat, lifts him up...AND HITS A CHOKESLAM ON THE LADDER AND MORRISON!
Bladewolf picks the ladder up and starts setting it up when Kennedy came in with a steel chair...AND CRACKED IT OVER BLADEWOLF'S HEAD! Bladewolf fell down and rolled out the ring while Kennedy dropped the chair and climbed the ladder to grab the briefcase but a recovered Jericho was there to stop him.
Jericho and Kennedy traded shots on top of the ladders but suddenly CM Punk hoisted himself onto the top rope and springboarded onto the opposite side of the ladder that Kennedy was on. But then on the other side of the ring, Carlito hoisted himself onto the top rope and springboarded onto the other side of the ladder that Jericho was on. Punk and Carlito climbed up onto the top of the ladders and then all four men proceeded to brawl fifteen feet above the ring. Punk eventually hit Kennedy in the head with a forearm, then got a side headlock in while hooking Kennedy's arm. Punk jumped off of the ladder and pulled Kennedy with him, URANAGE OFF OF THE LADDER!
On top of the other ladder, Jericho pushed Carlito off, and then reached up for the briefcase. But Carlito landed on his feet, then quickly went around the ladder and climbed up behind Jericho. Carlito grabbed Jericho then jumped off of the ladder, pulling Carlito down with him, BACKSTABBER OFF OF THE LADDER! Jericho and Carlito hit the mat hard and rolled out of the ring. Punk and Kennedy were still out on the mat and Morrison was still out cold on the outside.
On the other side of the ring, Bladewolf was laid out in front of the announce table. The only superstar stirring was MVP!
MVP got in the ring and went over to the ladders, then tipped over one of them and leaned it against the top rope. MVP went over to the other ladder and set it up under the briefcase then climbed up the ladder. The fans were booing loudly, seeing that MVP would be able to get the briefcase if no one stopped him. MVP climbed up the ladder and reached for the briefcase, but suddenly SOMEONE HOPPED THE BARRICADE AND GOT IN THE RING! IT WAS MATT HARDY!
Matt Hardy climbed up the other side of the ladder MVP was on and punched him in the stomach. Hardy grabbed MVP and got him in a side headlock, TWIST OF FATE OFF OF THE LADDER! Hardy got up to his feet and knocked over the ladder, then turned and saw Bladewolf getting in the ring with a chair. Hardy glared at Bladewolf, who held out the chair for Hardy and motioned to MVP with his head. Hardy took the chair from Bladewolf then knocked over the ladder that was still standing, then unfolded the chair and placed it in the middle of the ring. Hardy went over to MVP and pulled him back up then dragged him over to the chair, TWIST OF FACE ONTO THE CHAIR!
Hardy stood back up and stared down at MVP, then nodded at Bladewolf and got out of the ring and went back over the barricade and headed off through the crowd. Bladewolf glanced around him and found himself standing alone in the middle of the ring. He quickly set up one of the ladders under the briefcase then climbed up it to the top, everyone else was down, it looked like Bladewolf was going to win it...BUT SUDDENLY SHELTON BENJAMIN CAME CHARGING OUT FROM THE BACK!
Shelton slid in the ring and climbed up the other side of the ladder and met Bladewolf and the top, they both brawled for a few seconds before Benjamin hit an elbow to the face, then jumped up off of the ladder passed Bladewolf, pulling him down with him...INTO AN INVERTED BULLDOG OFF OF THE LADDER! Bladewolf, Benjamin, and the ladder all went crashing down to the mat, now it was anyone's match.
CM Punk took a ladder and slid it in the ring, but Morrison attacked him and pulled away the ladder, then hit Punk in the midsection and knocked him down. Kennedy suddenly jumped up and dropkicked the ladder into Morrison, causing him to fall backwards with the ladder leaning against the corner. Jericho got back in the ring and grabbed one of the ladders that were already in there and folded it up, then ran at Punk who was getting back up and rammed the end of the ladder into Punk's stomach again. Jericho turned and hit Kennedy with the ladder, then turned around and went to hit Punk again, but Punk moved, causing Jericho to drive the end of the ladder through the rungs of the one in the corner. Carlito came over and attacked Jericho from behind then pulled him away from the ladders that were still wedged together.
Jericho whipped Carlito into the corner, then Carlito came back but Jericho caught him with a flapjack and drove him down onto the ladder that was sticking up in the air. Carlito fell on the ladder and pinned it down to the mat underneath him, causing the ladder that was wedged into it straighten up. Morrison suddenly got up and climbed up the ladder then went to grab the briefcase, BUT CARLITO AND JERICHO LIFTED UP THE OTHER LADDER! Morrison fell from the ladder he was on AND CROTCHED HIMSELF ON THE TOP ROPE! Morrison fell off of the rope and down to the floor.
Jericho and Carlito went to pull the ladders free from each other, but Jericho used his ladder and rammed it into Carlito's head, sending him staggering into the ropes. Jericho pulled the ladder free and unfolded it, then set it up in the middle of the ring. The other ladder was left leaning against the corner, with Punk on the ground under it. Jericho climbed up the ladder and made it to the top, but suddenly Carlito climbed up the other side, AND SPAT APPLE IN JERICHO'S FACE! Jericho fell off of the ladder and staggered into the ropes. Kennedy came over and quickly dumped him out of the ring, while Carlito climbed the rest of the way up the ladder and reached for the briefcase.
Carlito sat on top of the ladder and grabbed the briefcase, then tried to open up the clip, BUT KENNEDY CLIMBED UP THE OTHER SIDE AND PUSHED CARLITO OFF! Carlito was launched off of the ladder and slammed down into the one leaning against the corner. Kennedy reached up for the briefcase, but Punk came over and rammed a third ladder into Kennedy's face, knocking him off of the ladder. Punk turned around still holding the ladder while Jericho got back in the ring, Jericho ran at Punk AND HIT A CODEBREAKER WITH THE LADDER!
Jericho got back up and climbed up the ladder, then reached for the briefcase at the top. Suddenly Shelton climbed onto the ring apron and hoisted himself onto the top rope, then springboarded onto the ladder across from Jericho. He quickly punched Jericho in the midsection then climbed up to the top on the other side. Shelton grabbed Jericho and then SUPERPLEX OFF OF THE LADDER! Jericho and Benjamin slammed down to the mat, leaving Punk alone in the ring, with the exception of Carlito who was down in the corner.
Punk climbed up the ladder, but suddenly Bladewplf met him there and slugged it out with him with heavy right shots. Punk tried kicking Bladewolf off but the Demon Wolf grabs him by the throat, lifts him up...AND SENDS HIM DOWN WITH A CHOKESLAM! Bladewolf stayed at the top, having just shoved Punk down but it was still a Chokeslam somehow.
Bladewolf leaned over the top of the ladder, exhausted before he looks up at the briefcase, reached up...AND UNHOOKS IT! BLADEWOLF WINS! BLADEWOLF IS MR. MONEY IN THE BANK!
'Ding! Ding! Ding!'
Dark Side plays as Bladewolf raises the briefcase. Fireworks went off as Bladewolf clutched the briefcase close and gets down. He kicked the ladder onto a top turnbuckle and walked up it to stand and raise the briefcase. Bladewolf runs his hand through his hair before he rolls out the ring and starts the walk back up the ramp, grabbing his title along the way. He reaches the stage and turns to the crowd, raising both the briefcase and the Intercontinental Championship.
Bladewolf heads backstage...
After the Money in the Bank match, Howard Finkel introduced the 2008 WWE Hall of Fame class: Jack and Gerald Brisco, Gordon Solie (represented by his family), Rocky Johnson, High Chief Peter Maivia (represented by his wife Lia and daughter Ata), Eddie Graham (represented by his son Mike), Mae Young, and Ric Flair (represented by his family).
The next match, which was billed as a "Battle for Brand Supremacy", was between SmackDown's Batista and RAW's Umaga. Early in the match, both Batista and Umaga exchanged blows and Batista knocked Umaga outside with a shoulder block. Umaga later kicked Batista in the face, which caused him to fall back-first outside the ring from the ring-apron. As a result, Umaga started targeting Batista's injured back. In the end, however, when Umaga tried to perform his Samoan Spike, Batista countered the attempt and gave him a spinebuster. Batista won the match by pinning Umaga after a Batista Bomb.
The fourth match for the event featured Chavo Guerrero defending his ECW Championship against Kane. Kane surprised Chavo by emerging from underneath the ring instead of from the entrance stage during his ring entrance. Kane instantly pinned Chavo after a chokeslam and won the ECW Championship in eleven seconds. This was the only ECW match on the show and the only ECW Championship match in WrestleMania history.
Ric Flair's "Career Threatening" match against Shawn Michaels was next, which stipulated that Flair would have to retire from wrestling if he had lost. At the start of the match, both superstars engaged in a series of counters, and then Flair shoved Michaels in a corner, making "Old Yeller" comments to him. In retaliation, Michaels slapped Flair in the face, which caused him to start bleeding from the mouth. Later, Michaels attempted Sweet Chin Music, but stopped in the process and Flair capitalized by trapping him in his figure four leglock.
Afterward, Michaels finally delivered the Sweet Chin Music to Flair for a near-fall. Michaels then trapped Flair in his modified figure four leglock, but Flair delivered a thumb to the eye to Michaels to break the submission. As Flair was delivering chops to Michaels' chest, Michaels executed a second Sweet Chin Music. After getting up on his feet with a worried face, Michaels said to Flair "I'm sorry, I love you", before nailing a final Sweet Chin Music and thus pinning Flair to end his 35-year-long wrestling the match, Michaels left quickly and Flair got a standing ovation from the crowd. An emotional Flair embraced his family at ringside and then, as he proceeded to go backstage, he thanked the crowd for their support.
The sixth match was the Playboy BunnyMania Lumberjack match, in which Maria and Ashley faced Beth Phoenix and Melina, who were accompanied to the ring by Santino Marella. Rapper Snoop Dogg served as the official "Master of Ceremonies" for the match. In the match, several WWE Divas surrounded the ring and were able to interfere in the match without disqualifications. Due to some technical difficulties, the lights at Citrus Bowl temporarily went out during the match. Near the end, a pin attempt by Maria was prevented when Marella pulled Maria's leg. In response, Raw commentator Jerry Lawler approached and knocked Marella down with a punch. Phoenix executed a Fisherman Suplex and pinned Maria to win the match. After the match, Snoop Dogg executed a Clothesline on Marella and kissed Maria, before leaving with her and Ashley.
Next up was John Cena defending his WWE Champion against Randy Orton and Triple H in a triple threat match, which is a standard match involving three wrestlers with no disqualifications. For his entrance, Cena had the Jones High School Marching Tigers marching band perform an instrumental version of his theme song "The Time Is Now" live. During the match, when Triple H had held Orton in a sleeper hold, Cena picked up both Orton and Triple H for an FU, but Triple H dropped down and low blowed him. Orton then dominated the match for some time; one highlight of the match featured Orton performing a crossbody from the top rope on Cena, while the latter was held on Triple H's shoulders in a seating position.
Orton also performed an DDT to both Cena and Triple H simultaneously. Orton then tried to perform an RKO on Cena, but he countered and threw Orton onto Triple H. Triple H then started targeting Orton's legs and using some submissions on him. The match came to an end when Cena had Triple H on his shoulders for the FU, but was countered into a Pedigree. As Triple H was in the pin, Orton punted Triple H and pinned Cena to win the match and win his 2nd WWE Championship.
As Orton was celebrating though...
OOOOOOWHOOOOOO!
Dark Side plays to a loud ovation. Orton shakes his head and yells, "NO!" multiple times. He stares at the stage, waiting for Bladewolf...who doesn't come out. Orton hears the crowd cheering and senses someone behind him before he whirls around...ONTO TO BE SMACKED IN THE FACE WITH A BRIEFCASE! IT'S BLADEWOLF!
Bladeowlf hands the briefcase to the referee and points to Orton. "I want to cash in." He says simply and the referee nods before telling Lillian what's happening.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bladewolf is cashing in his Money in the Bank contract! therefore this next match is for the WWE Championship!" Lillian announced to cheers from the fans.
Cena and Triple H were laid out outside the ring. The referee checks on Orton before he calls for the bell as Orton stumbles to his feet.
'Ding! Ding! Ding!'
Bladewolf scoops Orton up, holds him upside down in front of him...THEN HITS THE TOMBSTONE PILEDRIVER! HE HOOKS THE LEG! ONE! TWO! THREE! WE HAVE A NEW CHAMPION!
'Ding! Ding! Ding!'
Dark Side plays as Bladewolf gets onto his knees and hovers over Orton before he leans down to Orton's ear. "I did warn you, remember?"
Bladewolf kept his word. When Randy won a big match for the WWE Championship and let his guard down...Bladewolf would be there to take it all away and he did just that.
Bladewolf is handed the WWE Championship and he raises it over his head as fireworks go off with the graphics of 11-0 coming up. Bladeowlf won his 10th Wrestlemania victory earlier, and now he wins his 11th in his second match of the night. Bladewolf rolls out the ring and starts heading up the ramp to the back as Orton was still trying to comprehend what just happened...
Bladewolf kept his word and patiently waited. Yes, John Cena did win the title at No Way out instead of Orton getting himself DQ'ed, this still led to the triple Threat match at WrestleMania, with Orton winning to get his 2nd WWE Championship. However, Orton let his gaurd down while winning the big one and before he could comprehend it, Bladewolf struck and took everything from him.
He did say he would do so on the RAW after Bladewolf lost the WWE Championship to Orton.
And with this chapter, it concludes The Bladewolf of Destruction 6. Damn, six stories into the series. Nice.
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: 31
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 long coat that stopped close to his ankles but nowhere near them. The coat had a large burning Undertaker TX symbol on the back with the burning wolf skull with hellfire eyes underneath it. The coat was hooded, was black, has Western and Italian features, has long sleeves, with numerous gold-colored studs decorating the shoulders, collar, and chest, and a single unzipped zipper on the front. (AN: if you want a better detail, it's Dante's Devil May Cry 4 coat but black, with a hood, and the Undrtaker's TX symbol and a burning wolf skull on the back of it)
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, 2006-2007)
Dark Side by Jim Johnston (1998-1999. 2007-present)
Down with the Sickness by Disturbed (2001-2003. 2005-2006. 2007.)
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. After this, Bladeowlf and Shawn Michaels lost their World Tag Team Titles in a Tag Team Battle Royal after Michaels eliminated Bladewolf. At Backlash, Bladewolf fought Michaels, Edge, Randy Orton, and John Cena to w inning effort and retained his WWE Championship.
After this, Bladewolf's next challenge was The Great Khali who assaulted Bladewolf the following night on RAW, leading Bladeowlf to introduce a new gimmick that was a hybrid of his Demon Bladewolf gimmick and 2001-2003 gimmick. He got himself disqualified at Judgement Day in his match with The Great Khali, but retained the title due to titles being unable to change hands via count out or DQ.
After this, Bladeowlf began a feud wit John Cena, leading to a match between them at One Night Stand where Bladewolf won to retain his WWE Championship. Despite this, Cena and Bladewolf would compete in more matches with each other for the WWE Championship. Making fans call 2007 'The Year of Bladewolf vs John Cena'.
Bladewolf went on to retain his title at Vengeance against King Booker, John Cena, Randy Orton, Mick Foley, and Bobby Lashley. Next, he faced Bobby Lashley at The Great American Bash where he beat Lashley to retain the WWE Championship. He then started a rivalry with Randy orton, leading to a match at SummerSlam which Bladewolf won. The following night on RAW, after a match with John Cena, Orton attacked Cena's father, and punted Bladewolf in the skull.
At Unforgiven, Bladewolf returned as Demon Bladewolf, beating Cena and Orton for the WWE Championship. The feud between Bladewolf and Orton ended at No Mercy when Bladewolf beat Orton in a Last Man Standing match.
His next opponent was Shawn Michaels who was chosen to face him at Cyber Sunday in a Last Man Standing, which Bladewolf won. Their feud ended at Survivor Series in a Hell in a Cell match which Bladewolf won, remaining undefeated in Hell in a Cell matches. On the 15th Anniversary of RAW, he defeated Jeff Hardy in a Ladder match to win his tenth Intercontinental Championship, and ebcame the third man to hold the WWE Championship and Intercontinental Championship at the same time.
Next, he faced the returning Chris Jericho at Armageddon to a winning efforts only to be attacked by the returning Randy Orton after the match and got punted in the skull, making him miss the last RAW of 2007. On the first RAW of 2008, Randy Orton defeated him to win the WWE Championship, ending Bladewolf's reign at 406 days.
Bladewolf failed to win the Royal Rumble match and the Elimination Chamber match at No Way Out, but he did qualify for the Money in the Bank match at WrestleMania 24, where he won the match and the Money in the Bank contract. Later that night, after Orton had beaten John Cena and Triple H to win his second WWE Championship, Bladewolf attacked Orton, cashed in his briefcase and won the WWE Championship for a 8th time, became a 9-time World Champion, and became the only man who has win the MITB match and cashed in the very same night and at WrestleMania.
His WrestleMania Streak had also gone to 11-0...
Accomplishments: WWE Championship (8x)
World Heavyweight Championship (1x)
WWE Intercontinental Championship. (10x)
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.
Mr. Money in the Bank.
WrestleMania streak (11-0)
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.