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RAW: 11/2/2008
Monday Night RAW was live at the Frank Irwin Center in Austin, Texas. Mr. McMahon had just asked William Regal to prepare the dismissal papers for Finlay, but Regal has something else to do first. RAW had just come back from a commercial, General Manager William Regal's theme music hit, and the Brit from Blackpool came down to the ring.
"Ladies and gentlemen," said Regal once he got in the ring, "I am here now to announce tonight's main event match. In preparation for No Way Out in six days, all six men involved in the Elimination Chamber match will be in action tonight." Regal paused and allowed the fans to cheer. "In fact, all six competitors are going to be in the same match. Tonight's Main Event is going to be a Triple Threat Tag Team Match." Regal paused again and the fans cheered, but some caught on to the hidden meaning and booed.
"The three teams for tonight's contest will be…" continued Regal. "Triple H and Shawn Michaels, in a Degeneration X reunion." Regal paused and the fans cheered loudly. "Chris Jericho and Jeff Hardy…" again Regal paused the fans erupted in cheers. "And finally, John Bradshaw Layfield will be teaming up with WWE Intercontinental Champion, the Bladewolf." The fans booed that last team, no one liked JBL, but someone had to team with him. "The winning team of this contest will have the momentum going into the Elimination Chamber Match. So, good luck to all of the competitors." With that Regal's music hit and the General Manager headed to the back. RAW then went to another commercial break.
Backstage
RAW came back and Regal and McMahon were shown backstage again. McMahon had decided against firing Finlay and was going to face Hornswoggle in a Cage Match on next week's episode of RAW.
The camera cut and then went backstage with JBL in his locker room, getting read for the Main Event. He still had on his white ten gallon hat, but he was dressed to compete. There was the sound of a door opening and Bladewolf came into view with the Intercontinental Title on his shoulder.
"Well would you look who it is!" JBL smirked. "My tag team partner and the FORMER WWE Champion."
"You know what feels like very well." Bladewolf shot back.
"Watch your tone you little punk," scolded Layfield. "I am a former WWE Champion, United States Champion, Hardcore Champion, and a three time Tag Team Champion. I am a Stock Market Tycoon, and I am a WRESTLING GOD! You should be honored to have a superstar of my caliber as your partner. Face it pal, you lucked out tonight."
"I'm sure." Bladewolf rolled his eyes in annoyance. "I came here to personally give you a warning." He got in JBL's face with a glare. "you get in my way tonight...I will make sure you can't make it to No Way out this Sunday."
With that said he goes to leave but JBL grabs his shoulder and turns him around. "Hey! I'm not finished yet!" JBl snapped. "Like it or not, we're partners tonight. If you want to have any chance of winning this match you'll shut up and do what I tell you to! You got that? Or do you need me to repeat it in layman's terms so you can understand the concept?"
"You speak to me...like I'm a rookie that's been here for a month." Bladewolf scoffed. "I've been here for a decade, and you talk to me like that? Boy, I remember beating your ass up at WrestleMania once...and I can do so again. We may be partners tonight, but I don't like you. You screw with me tonight, you won't see Sunday."
That said, Bladewolf walks away out of the room, leaving a glaring JBL.
Are You Ready? The Degeneration X theme hit and Shawn Michaels and Triple H came out from the back to a loud ovation for the Main Event. HBK and HHH headed down to the ring and got in. Triple H got a mic and addressed the crowd. "I've got a question I need answered. Are you ready?" The fans cheered loudly in response. "NO, I SAID ARE… YOU… READY!?" The fans erupted in an even louder response. "Then… for the thousands in attendance… for the millions watching at home… and for all of our opponents, who are going to get a less than healthy dosage of Degeneration X… LLLLLLLLLETS GET READY TO SUCK IIIIIIT!" The fans cheered and started a chant for D-X, then Shawn came over and took the mic.
"And if you're not down with that…" said Shawn, "We've still got two… words… for ya!" A loud shout of SUCK IT! came from all around the arena.
They got rid of the mic and pulled off their shirts as Jeff Hardy's theme hit. The fans jumped up and screamed as Hardy came out from the back and did his 'extreme' dancing. Jeff headed down to the ring and slid in the ran to a corner and jumped up onto the middle rope and did his usual gesture. Hardy jumped down and Break the Walls Down hit. The Save-Us theme played on the TitanTron while Jericho stood with his back facing the crowd in top of the entrance ramp. Then when his pyro exploded he spun around to a loud cheer from the fans. Jericho headed down to the ring and joined the other three men inside. Y2J turned and glared at the TitanTron as JBL's theme hit.
The longhorn limousine came out from the back and drove out onto the entrance ramp. JBL's driver got out and opened the door, allowing the Wrestling God to step out of the limo to a loud chorus of boos. But suddenly-
OOOOOOWHOOOOOO!
Dark Side plays to a loud pop and the annoyance of JBL, much to the crowd's amusement, as the Bladewolf walks out with his title around his waist. Bladewolf pauses to look at JBL who shouts at him for interrupting his entrance. Bladewolf just shakes his head and walks forward, JBL following with a shake of his own head. They got into the ring, Bradshaw glaring at his partner.
The three teams were now all in the ring, Jericho made to rush at Layfield, but Hardy and the referee held him back and kept the altercation from starting. The three teams circled around the ring the match was about to get underway, but before it could, RAW went to its final commercial break.
*After the commercial break*
'Ding! Ding! Ding!'
RAW comes back just in time for the match to be started. The three teams were in their corners. Triple H and Shawn Michaels were in the corner closest to the entrance ramp. Jericho and Hardy were in the one opposite them, while JBL and Bladewolf were in the corner facing the camera without steps. Jericho got in the ring and stared at Layfield. JBL got in the ring and headed for Y2J, but at the last second he turned around, backed into the corner and tagged in Bladewolf, then got out of the ring and stood on the floor, urging Bladewolf to started the match. The 8-time World Champion glared at his partner, then turned to Jericho and shrugged.
Bladewolf and Jericho circled each other before they locked up and tried shoving each other back but Bladewolf was able to push Jericho back into the corner where he unloads with hammering rights to the head of Y2J. Bladewolf knees Jericho in the stomach, then brings his forearm down on Jericho's back. Bladeowlf pulled Jericho out of the corner, locking in a side headlock, then pushed Jericho off of him and into the ropes, Jericho came back and took Bladewolf down with a shoulder block. Jericho ran back to the ropes, but Bladewolf moved to the side after Jericho, so when Y2J came back, he ran right over Bladewolf.
Jericho went into the ropes on the other side of the ring, then came back, Bladeowlf grabbed Jericho from behind and hits a release German Suplex across the ring. Both got to their feet and glared each other down. Everyone, including the two of them, still remembered their match at Armageddon.
Jericho charged forward and they did another lock up, Y2J seemed a little aggravated, and managed to back Bladewolf all the way across the ring and into his corner. Jericho stepped back and glared at Bladewolf and JBL, who had gotten back on the apron.
"Tag him!" ordered Jericho, who clearly wanted a piece of Layfield. Bladewolf shook his head before he quickly slapped his partner across the face and got out of the ring and onto the ring apron. Bradshaw glared at Bladewolf and swung at him, but the former WWE Champion ducked it, then jumped off of the ring apron and stood on the floor with his arms crossed.
Jericho suddenly ran over dropped down to his knees in front of JBL, then hit him with an inverted back body drop, launching him over the top rope and into the ring. Jericho turned around and rushed over to JBL who had quickly gotten back up, the two of them started trading shots in the middle of the ring. Jericho took advantage after ducking a punch from Layfield, then chopped him across the chest. Jericho went to hit another chop, but JBL suddenly poked him in the eyes. Jericho staggered backwards, and JBL ran in and took him down with a big clothesline (but not the Clothesline from Hell).
JBL dropped down onto his knees and applied a lateral press, ONE… TW… Jericho kicked out. JBL backed away from Jericho, who shot back up to his feet and looked like he wanted to start back up again. But Layfield backed away from Jericho, then reached back and tagged in Michaels, before quickly getting on the ring apron, he didn't want any more of Jericho at the moment.
JBL went back over to his corner and glared at his partner while HBK got in the ring and faced off with Y2J. Jericho and Michaels locked up, Michaels got in a headlock, then took Jericho down onto his back. But Jericho quickly countered by locking in a head scissors, so both men released their hold, then rolled to the side and got up to their feet.
They locked up again, but this time Jericho grabbed Michaels' arm, then flipped him over hi shoulder and onto his back with an arm drag, then kept his hold on Michaels' arm for an arm wrench. But Michaels reached up with his legs and locked in a head scissors like Jericho had done, they released their holds, rolled to the side and got back up again.
They locked up a third time, HBK got in a headlock, and then did a headlock takedown. Michaels kept his arm around Jericho's head for a headlock, but sat up and was careful to stay away from Jericho's legs. Jericho grabbed Michaels and rolled him onto his back for a quickly pin, ONE… TW… but Michaels rolled back up into his sitting position, and during the whole time, kept the headlock locked in. Michaels got up, dragging Jericho along with him, but Y2J hit a series of three elbows to get out of the headlock, then ran to the ropes, came off and took Michaels down with a shoulder block.
Jericho ran to the ropes but Michaels rolled to the side. Jericho ran over him and into the ropes on the other side of the ring. Michaels shot back up then leap-frogged Jericho when he came back Jericho went into the ropes and came off, Michaels jumped up looking for something but Jericho put on the breaks and stayed away from him. Michaels landed and Jericho lashed out and slapped him across the chest.
Michaels came back and took Jericho down with a punch Jericho got back up and turned back to Michaels, Michaels went to follow up, but Jericho kneed him in the stomach, then took him down with a short arm clothesline. Jericho pulled Michaels back up and whipped him into the ropes then jumped up when Michaels came back and took him down with a spinning wheel kick to the face.
Michaels rolled away from Jericho and tagged in Triple H, HHH came in and took Jericho down with a clothesline, then pulled him back up and whipped him into the ropes. Triple H bent over looking for a back body drop, but Jericho held onto the ropes, then darted forward and kicked Triple H in the face. Triple H staggered backwards while Jericho went over to his corner and tagged in Hardy. The fans popped loudly as Hardy hopped over the top rope, then ran over and took Triple H down with a flying forearm. HHH and Hardy got back up, but Hardy ran in and took the Game down with an extreme neckbreaker, then made a cover, ONE… TWO… Triple H kicked out.
Triple H and Hardy got back up to their feet, but Hardy rushed over and pushed Triple H back into the corner JBL and Bladewolf were in. Hardy kneed Triple H in the stomach, then climbed up onto the middle rope, and then onto Triple H's shoulders. Hardy launched HHH across the ring with a hurricurana, but as Hardy was getting back up, Bladewolf tags himself in.
Hardy glared at Bladewolf who glared back. Jeff left the ring, while Bladewolf turned his attention back to Triple H who was getting back up to his feet. Bladewolf runs and takes Triple H down with a clothesline, then grabs him and rams his head into the corner, hitting several shoulder thrusts to the stomach before hitting an uppercut to the Cerebral Assassin' jaw.
Bladewolf then elbows Triple H in the side of the head. Triple H starts fighting back with some hard rights to the masked forehead of the Bladewolf, then knees him in the stomach before eh rebounds Bladewolf off the ropes then takes him down with a clothesline. Triple H brings his knee down onto Bladewolf's forehead, picks Bladewolf up, boots him in the stomach...AND HITS THE PEDIGREE! HE HOOKS THE LEG! ONE! TWO! THRE-! JERICHO BREAKS IT UP!
Bladewolf rolls out the ring, tags in Jericho at the same time, and rolls out to the floor.
Jericho charged at Triple H and ducked a punch, then turned around, only to get knocked on his back by a second punch. Jericho got back up and Triple H punched him again, then whipped him into the ropes. Triple H caught Jericho as he came back with a back body drop and Jericho once again landed hard, back-first, on the mat. Jericho got back up and Triple H went over to him, wrenched his arm, then took him down with a clothesline short arm clothesline. Triple H reached down and pulled Jericho back up, then pulled Y2J towards him and took him down with a second clothesline. Jericho rolled away from Triple H and got up in the corner Michaels was in. Michaels stepped back and raised his arms up in the air, showing he wasn't doing anything. Triple H came over, but Jericho lashed out his leg and kicked the Game in the midsection. Jericho followed up with a series of three chops and back Triple H across the ring and into the ropes.
Jericho went to whip Triple H across the ring, but HHH reversed it and sent Y2J into the ropes instead. Jericho ducked the clothesline from the Game and ran into the ropes, then came back and ran right into a knee lift from Triple H. Jericho rolled over to the ropes and pull himself up then turned to face Triple H, who ran in and took Jericho down with a lou threz press, then started raining down right hands on Jericho's face. The referee came over and scolded Triple H on his excessive use of closed fists.
Triple H stared at the referee, then got up off of Jericho and pulled him to his feet. Triple H went to whip Jericho into the ropes but Jericho reversed it, then ran after Triple H to the ropes. HHH hit the ropes and bounced off, Jericho bounced off of the ropes next to him, and nailed a running bulldog. Jericho quickly rolled to the side and tagged in Hardy.
Jeff got in the ring just as Triple H was getting back up, the two of them stared down for a moment. They met in the middle of the ring and locked up, but Triple H quickly took control and whipped Hardy towards the empty corner. Hardy jumped up onto the top rope then came off… WHISPER IN THE WIND! Hardy rolled onto Triple H for the cover, ONE… TWO… T… Triple H kicked out.
Hardy got up and whipped Triple H into the empty corner, then climbed up on the middle rope and started raining down punches, the fans counted along, one… two… three… four… five… six…
Hardy lunged backwards off of the ropes then launched himself forward looking to drive his feet into Triple H's stomach, TRIPLE H MOVED! Hardy drove his feet into the turnbuckle and fell hard on the mat. Triple H capitalized with a cover, ONE… TWO… TH… Hardy kicked out. Triple H got up and dragged Hardy up to his feet, then went over to his corner and tagged in Michaels.
Michaels came in and he and Triple H whipped Hardy across the ring and into the ropes, then caught Hardy as he came back and planted him with a double hip toss. Michaels pulled Hardy up and whipped him into the ropes then caught him with an inverted atomic drop when he came back. Hardy staggered backwards and Michaels quickly grabbed him, lifted him up then hit a scoop slam. Michaels went to the corner Triple H was in and climbed up onto the top rope, then came off MICHAELS HITS THE ELBOW DROP!
HBK got up and went to the empty corner, then started tuning up the band while Hardy struggled to his feet. Hardy got up and turned to face Michaels SWEET CHIN MUSI—HARDY DUCKS IT—TWIST OF FATE! Hardy got back up to his feet and went to the empty corner and climbed up top, then launched himself at Michaels SWANTON BOM—MICHAELS MOVED! JEFF HARDY CRASHED AND BURNED! BOTH MEN WERE DOWN!
JBL got in the ring and kicked Hardy hard in the ribs, causing Hardy to roll onto his back. JBL got down on Hardy and started raining down hard closed fist punches to Jeff's face, the referee came over and scolded Layfield for the closed fist punches.
JBL glared at the referee and got to his feet, then dragged Hardy into the corner where he tagged in Bladewolf, The former WWE Champion comes in and stomps on Hardy. Bladewolf picks hardy up and hits a suplex, hooks the leg but got a near fall. Bladewolf grabs Hardy, rebounds him off the ropes before scooping him up...AND HITS A BACKBREAKER! HE HOOKS THE LEG! ONE! TWO! THRE-! JERICHO BREAKS IT UP!
Bladewolf stared Jericho down as the referee got Jericho out of the ring.
Flipping his hair back, Bladewolf turned his attention back to Hardy, landing a hard right shot to the forehead. He picks Hardy up and hits a German Suplex, then another, then another, then another, then another, then another, then another, then another, then another. Bladeowlf hooks the legs! ONE! TWO! THRE-! NO! HARDY JUST GOT HIS SHOULDER UP!
Bladewolf got to his feet and grabs Hardy and begins pulling him to his feet when suddenly Hardy hit a series of shots to Bladewolf's midsection, and quickly stood back up. But the Bladewolf came back and hit a big uppercut, sending Hardy staggering backwards. Bladewolf grabbed Hardy and whipped him into the corner JBL was in before he runs and hits a turnbuckle clothesline then tags in JBL.
JBl came in and both he and Bladewolf rebound Hardy off the ropes...AND HIT A DOUBLE CLOTHESLINE FROM HELL! Bladewolf got out onto the apron while JBL covers Hardy! ONE! TWO! THRE-! TRIPLE H BREAKS IT UP!
JBL glared at HHH as the Game went back to his corner and stood next to Michaels.
JBL directed his attention back to Jeff and sat him up then locked in a sleeper hold. If everyone was going to keep on coming in to break up the pins, he was going to make Hardy tap out. JBL cranked on the pressure and tried to get Hardy to submit, but then the fans started getting behind Hardy and a HARDY chant broke out. The chant grew louder and louder and motivated Jeff to start fighting out of JBL's sleeper hold. Hardy hit and elbow, and then another one, before getting up onto one knee.
Hardy hit a third elbow, and then a fourth and finally got up to his feet, with a final fifth elbow Jeff broke the hold, then grabbed JBL and nailed him with a jawbreaker. JBL staggered backwards towards the ropes, while Hardy turned and crawled over to his corner. JBL TAGGED IN BLADEWOLF, HARDY TAGGED IN Y2J!
The crowd came unglued as Bladewolf and Jericho rushed into the ring and just threw a fury of right punches at each other, not doing anything else but that. Jericho ducks a right and takes Bladewolf down with a clothesline. Bladewolf got back up but Jericho takes him down with another clothesline. Jericho got back up and pulled Bladewolf up with him, then whipped him into the ropes, Bladewolf came back and Jericho launched him up into the air, then slammed him down again for a flapjack.
Jericho rolled Bladewolf onto his back, then got up and ran to the ropes, Jericho jumped up onto the middle rope then back-flipped off of it...AND HIT THE LIONSAULT! JERICHO HOOKS THE LEGS! ONE! TWO! THRE-! BLADEWOLF KICKS OUT!
Jericho got off of Bladewolf and pull him up to his feet, and then whipped him into the ropes, and ducked down as Bladewolf came back. But instead of launching him into the air for a back body drop, he reached down, grabbed Bladewolf's legs and flipped him onto his back. Jericho...LOCKS IN THE WALLS OF JERICHO! WILL BLADEWOLF TAP OUT?!
The referee checks if he wants to give up but Bladewolf clenches his fists as he scratches and claws for the ropes, but Y2J dragged him back into the middle of the ring, Bladewolf was stranded in the middle of nowhere. Bladewolf continued to yell in agony and looked to be ready to tap out as his hand hovered over the mat, but suddenly JBL came in, bounced off of the ropes...AND HIT JERICHO WITH A CLOTHESLINE FROM HELL!
JBL stared down at Y2J, then turned around...INTO SWEET CHIN MUSIC FROM SHAWN MICHAELS! Bradshaw hit the mat, and rolled out of the ring and dropped down to the floor. Michaels turned around...INTO A GOOZLE! Bladewolf lifts Michaels up...AND PLANTS HIM WITH A CHOKESLAM! Bladewolf turned around only for Triple H to kick him in the stomach, hooks his arms...AND HITS THE PEDIGREE! HHH stood over Bladewolf and did his 'Triple H' taunt, but suddenly Hardy got up and ran in, kicked the Game in the stomach, TWIST OF FATE ON TRIPLE H!
The fans cheered, Hardy was the only one standing in the ring. Outside of the ring though, Michaels and Layfield had gotten back up and were brawling at ringside. Hardy ran to the ropes, jumped up onto the top one then flipped off, HARDY TOOK OUT JBL AND HBK WITH A SUICIDE PLANCHA! All three of them were down at ringside, and back in the ring all three competitors were down there. But Jericho stared moving and crawled over to Bladewolf, then made the cover, ONE! TWO! THRE-! TRIPLE H BROKE IT UP!
Jericho got up and Triple H rushed at him at kicked Jericho in the stomach. HHH bent Jericho over, PEDIGRE—JERICHO COUNTERED OUT OF IT… THEN HIT THE CODEBREAKER! CODEBREAKER ON TRIPLE H! HHH was launched backwards and fell to the mat, then rolled out of the ring and dropped down to the floor.
Jericho got back up and turned around...INTO A SPEAR FROM BLADEWOLF! Bladewolf got to his feet and did the cutthroat taunt befor ehe grabs Jericho, scoops him up so he holds him upside down in front of him...THEN HITS THE TOMBSTONE PILEDRIVER! HE HOOKS THE LEG! ONE! TWO! THRE! BLADEWOLF GETS THE PIN!
'Ding! Ding! Ding!'
Dark Side plays as Bladewolf rolls onto his back, his chest rising and falling with each inhale and exhale. Bladewolf sat up and glared ahead of him before he got to his feet and looked at the WrestleMania24 sign before doing the title gesture around his waist then leaves the ring, grabs his Intercontinental Championship, and heads to the back...
Next chapter is No Way out and the Elimination Chamber. I hope you liked the match. This chapter went over 4,000 words.