Note: I apologize for the wait on this one, as real life took my attention for a lot longer than intended.

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Micheal Cole, Corey Graves, and Byron Saxton were all talking about the card for the night, and how it was shaping to be quite the show.

It was already an hour into the show, with now much of notice actually happening yet. Braun Strowman had told Seth Rollins that by the next PPV, Hell in a Cell, that Strowman would end his title reign and take the red belt off of Rollins. Their match would take place inside the cell itself, with the segment ending with an intense staredown.

The 24/7 belt was introduced, with Cesaro taking down Curt Hawkins in a mediocre match. Cesaro got the pin and ran away with the slim belt, knocking down other people that were trying to charge him.

Up next? The Intercontinental Contendership Battle Royale. It had 15 participants.

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People Participating: Baron Corbin, Bobby Lashley, Chad Gable, Dolph Ziggler, Drew McIntyre, Evan Krain,Gran Metalik,Kalisto, Lince Dorado, Mojo Rawley, No Way Jose, Samoa Joe, The Miz, Titus O'Neil, Zack Ryder

Winner Receives a Title Shot for the Intercontinental Belt at Hell in a Cell

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When RAW got back from commercial break, most of the men were in the ring, ready to brawl. Elias was on the outside of the ring, wanting to know who his opponent would be in his title defense.

Samoa Joe was currently making his entrance, and looking terrifying doing so. He tossed away his scarf and climbed into the ring, making the Lucha House Party back up from his menacing aura. Drew McIntyre wasn't impressed, thinking he was all theatrics. Dolph was making sure he stayed on his own, staying away from Corbin and McIntyre. Lashley wanted to win back the title that Elias took from him, Lio Rush on standby outside.

Finally, there was only one person left to make their entrance. The 14 men in the ring and the ones on the outside impatiently waited for the last man.

Suddenly, the lights went out. The crowd didn't know what was going on. Even the commentary was scrambling to try and find out why this was happening.

Then, a lone spotlight shined down on the entrance ramp. Rather than stay there, it then went to one of the stairways in the audience. It shined in the exact spot the Shield used to appear from. But, instead of three men, it was a lone man.

It was Evan Krain.

The audience lost their minds when they realized who was here, the man who made a name for himself when he demolished the NXT scene on arrival. He was finally here on the main shows?!

He began his descent down the stairs, the spotlight following him and his entrance music starting. It was nothing but sinister sounding violins, with a bit of a drum beat mixed in. He tossed his jacket behind him, a lucky fan grabbing it before it hit the floor. He ran a hand through his snow white hair, most likely dyed.

He jumped the barricade and sat on it for a little bit, looking over his competition. This was his first match on the main show, he couldn't mess up here. If he did, he'd be a laughing stock and forever float at the mid card at best. He needed to put on a show.

He hopped off the barricade and the lights came back on, the spotlight going away. He went up the side steps and made his way into the ring. He knew he was marked as the "new guy", or even "fresh meat" as some wrestlers would call it. He stayed in the corner, near Zack Ryder.

Elias also looked interested at the new guy, not knowing if he was a threat or not. He clutched the white title belt, holding it above the floor as he prepared to watch the match. One of them would be fighting him soon.

DING!

With the bell rung, most men instantly charged into the middle to find someone to beat up. This included Evan, who shoulder tackled Miz to the ground. He tried to get back up, before Lashley shoved his face into the mat. Evan rolled into cover for now.

While this happened, Drew already threw out Mojo Rawley. Turning around, the Scottish man ducked and tossed No Way Jose out of the ring as well. Drew already had two eliminations going.

Elias was watching the men hit the floor, the numbers dwindling fast. He really didn't want to face Drew, as he didn't fancy getting kicked in the face.

Baron Corbin grabbed Chad Gable by his singlet, and tossed him over the top rope like he was dead weight. Corbin had that typical punchable grin on his face, before Titus tried to push him over the rope. The man failed, and Corbin kicked the man off of him.

Bobby was currently fighting two of the Luchas, Dorado and Metalik, as the Luchadors were both on the apron. Kalisto tried to get a surprise attack on Bobby, but he sidestepped and accidentally pushed his teammates off of the apron. While he was processing what happened, Bobby took this time to toss him over as well, bringing the number of competitors to 9.

Evan got back up, blocking attacks from Ziggler as he got back to his feet. He pushed the Show Off off of him, and gave him his signature move: a superkick he called Paralysis. Ziggler fell like a bag of bricks, Evan paying no attention to him anymore. The crowd was going nuts.

The Miz was on the verge of being eliminated by Titus, before he pulled a dirty move. Miz moved his foot and drove it into his crotch, causing Titus to reasonably give up on the elimination attempt. Samoa Joe then moved in, grabbing Titus and shoving him over the top rope. O'Neil was eliminated.

Lio was cheering on Bobby, who was currently holding Ryder in the air and letting the blood rush to his head. Evan decided to get a bit of payback and superkicked Bobby in the chin, the man dropping Ryder on his way to the mat. Evan broke Ryder's fall, with the Long Island man falling on top of the call up.

Miz, ever the opportunist, swept in and tried shoving Bobby over the top rope. The size of Lashley proved to be difficult to the Miz, who didn't give up until Drew turned him around and headbutted him. Miz fell to the mat, not unlike Ziggler. Drew then tossed Bobby over with ease, bringing the total people left to 7.

Lio was dejected, but Elias was glad. More people he detested were losing, and he was okay with that. Hopefully the victor would also be banged up from this match all the way until Hell in a Cell.

Ziggler had got up, but not before Baron had tried to eliminate him. Getting Ziggler into a setup for his End of Days, he had to abort when Samoa Joe ran for him. Corbin pushed Ziggler into his line of sight, before the Show Off wrapped around the Destroyer and hit him with a Zig Zag!

The crowd was going crazy! With the Destroyer down, the people up called for a truce. They grabbed Joe and began to hoist him over the top rope. Corbin, McIntyre, and Ziggler all worked for the man to be eliminated, before Miz joined in and helped the efforts. The four men eventually pushed the Samoan over the rope and onto the floor below.

The truce was also broken, as Drew went to fight Miz, and Dolph took on Corbin for the cheap shot earlier.

Rather than fighting, Evan was helping Ryder back to his knees at least, knowing that the drop from Lashley must of hurt. The two seemed to have a mutual trust for now, not going after each other. They simply watched the other men tear each other apart.

Corbin dodged a Zig Zag and attempted to try the End of Days again, before Miz ducked the Claymore Kick from Drew. Drew's momentum went forward and clocked Baron in the face. Ziggler dropped from Corbin's grasp as Baron fell to the mat. Evan slid forward and grabbed Corbin by his dumb vest, tossing the lifeless body over the ropes.

Seeing Corbin eliminated did make the crowd happy, finding the annoying former general manager to be quite a pest.

Drew tried to get to his feet, but upon getting to his knees, Ryder ran in and did his signature move, the Rough Ryder. Right before he could capitalize on his attack, Miz grabbed him and threw him over the adjacent ropes like he was nothing.

The final four was here! Evan, Miz, Ziggler, and McIntyre. Most men have had history with the Intercontinental belt, especially Miz. But, this title could also be the starting point for new careers such as Evan.

Evan was the only one on his feet as of now, so he held all of the power as of this moment. Ziggler and Miz were still recovering energy, while Drew had been hit by Ryder before his elimination. Evan tried to go for Drew, before Ziggler did a kip up and Zig Zagged him! Evan fell to the mat, with Ziggler trying to get an easy elimination.

Drew also managed to get up. He went to go help Ziggler with taking out the callup, before Elias charged in! Title belt in hand, he clocked McIntyre over the head with the belt, before rolling back under the ropes and escaping.

Miz swept in and did the final blow, tossing Drew over the ropes. The Scot was eliminated.

Why the hell did he do that? What was Elias thinking? Is he working with Evan, or was it simply the fact that he didn't want to face Drew? Elias looked at the match still going on, Ziggler yelling at him for interfering.

Sadly, this meant that Miz could also get behind him and deliver a Skull Crushing Finale. Ziggler's head bounced off the mat, before the A-Lister picked him back up and tossed him out like garbage. His dead weight hit the floor, in front of Elias.

Miz VS Krain. Seasoned veteran with the belt VS the man who wanted to prove himself. Miz went over to the newbie, before Krain fought back with a kick. Evan got back to his feet, tensely facing off with Miz.

Miz charged him. Evan ducked under the clothesline and attempted a Pele kick, before that was also dodged by Miz. When trying to get back up, Miz wrapped his arm around his head and delivered his DDT.

Miz was looking to end this, picking up the body of Krain. While looking to throw him over, Krain reversed it by putting his foot up on the middle rope and stopping the momentum. He drove his elbow into the Miz's face to make him let go of his grip on him. Miz had to let go after the third bump, holding his face. That gave Krain enough time to roll Miz up in a schoolboy, before letting go and getting back up. With Miz on his knees, he delivered a brutal superkick that rocked Miz to his core.

He picked the Miz up, and gave him a mighty push. Miz slumped over the ropes and fell to the ground.

DING!

Krain collapsed to his knees, his music beginning to fill the air as people cheered for him.

"The winner of this match: Evan Krain!" the ring announcer shouted into the microphone, causing the audience to cheer louder.

Krain looked over to Elias, who was softly nodding. It seemed like he was satisfied with this decision, as he turned around and began to walk into the backstage area,

This was Krain's moment, and he was only getting started!

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The rest of the show picked up from the battle royal. Ruby attacked Becky during her match with Carmella, proving that Ruby was going to take the title from Becky after their match at Hell in a Cell.

Cesaro fended off most of the roster trying to take the 24-7 belt from him. He escaped the venue in a limo.

Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville fought the Riott Squad, with the Riott Squad winning. Their match at Hell in a Cell would be for the Women's Tag Belts, so this was an appetizer of that match.

The Revival fought off the attacks of AoP after their match, before they were quickly overwhelmed by their size difference. Scott was put through the announcer table, while Dash took the rest of the brutal, in-ring punishment.

Lastly, Braun Strowman tried attacking Seth Rollins, before the Kingslayer caught him in the moment. Seth proved that he wasn't as foolish of his surroundings, while Braun would have to think of other methods to get into his head.

That segment capped off the show, and people were definitely going to tune in next weekend.

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So, I hope that chapter is satisfactory! We will see Mia and her matches on Smackdown, which will be next chapter. Thank you to those still invested in this story after my horrendous hiatuses!

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Universal: Seth Rollins (Contender: Braun Strowman)

Intercontinental: Elias (Contender: Evan Krain)

Raw Tag: The Revival- Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder (Contenders: Authors of Pain)

Raw Women's: Becky Lynch (Contender: Ruby Riott)

WWE: Kevin Owens

U.S: Rey Mysterio

SD Tag: The New Day- Xavier Woods and Big E

SD Women's: Ember Moon

Women's Tag: Riott Squad- Liv Morgan and Sarah Logan (Contenders: Absolution)

Men's MITB Holder: Sami Zayn

Women's MITB Holder: Asuka

24/7: Cesaro