Chapter 15: Survivor Series 2016
Sunday, November 20th, 2016 - Survivor Series - Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Pre-Show:
Tony Nese, Drew Gulak & Ariya Daviri vs TJ Perkins, Rich Swann & Noam Dar
Kane vs Luke Harper
Main Show:
Team SmackDown (Becky Lynch, Alexa Bliss, Carmella, Naomi and Natalya) vs Team Raw (Charlotte, Bayley, Nia Jax, Alicia Fox and Sasha Banks)
WWE Intercontinental Championship
Sami Zayn vs Zack Mercer (c)
Team Raw (Cesaro & Sheamus, Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson, The Shining Stars, Enzo Amore & Big Cass and The New Day) vs Team SmackDown (American Alpha, Breezango, The Usos, The Hype Bros and Heath Slater & Rhyno)
Cruiserweight Championship
Kalisto vs The Brian Kendrick (c)
Team Raw (Braun Strowman, Chris Jericho, Kevin Owens, Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins) vs Team SmackDown (AJ Styles, Bray Wyatt, Dean Ambrose, Randy Orton and Shane McMahon
Brock Lesnar vs Goldberg
Tonight was the night where Fantasy Warfare Just Got Real. That was the tagline for WWE Survivor Series 2016. Survivor Series had a rich history in the WWE. It was labeled as one of the big 4 PPVs and arguably one of the most important PPVs in the company's history. And tonight would be the first in Zack Mercer's career. And tonight he was gonna be defending his WWE Intercontinental Championship.
The title had a history that was just as important as Survivor Series, if not then maybe more. And to say that he was the 2-time, reigning and defending Intercontinental Champion meant just as much to him. He had even drew some comparisons to some of the best Intercontinental Champions including Chris Jericho and Shawn Michaels. To get comparisons to those two, it means that you're one of the best and that you're the show. You're a ring general who could easily put on a 5-star or 4-star match with some of the best of them. And that was definitely something that James took pride in.
The current Intercontinental Champion walked into the Air Canada Centre with a smile on his face wearing black skinny jeans with his "Mercermania" shirt with black suede chelsea boots and a black leather jacket. He had his hair up in a messy man bun rocking a fresh clean shaven face. He carried his bags and had the Intercontinental Championship resting firmly around his shoulder.
James enjoyed the time with his family over the weekend but now it was time to focus on the task ahead: Sami Zayn. Sami and James had a few clashes down in NXT but nothing too special except for their one on a NXT taping a few years back. But other than that nothing much.
"There he is. There he is." He heard someone say making him turn his head to the right and watch as a friend of his former WWE Champion, Seth Rollins AKA Colby Lopez.
"What's up Colby?" James greeted as he stopped walking and shook hands with Colby.
"Nothing much man but you. You have been taking the WWE by storm all I can hear is Zack Mercer this, Zack Mercer that. And I get people asking about a possible match between us two everyday at the airport." Colby replied, making James chuckle.
"Yeah, maybe. But how you been holding up?"
"Good. I just been working, focusing on alright over there on SmackDown?"
"Yeah man, they've been good. Crowds have been steady. I found out I'm 5th in terms of merchandise sales on SmackDown. And there have been talks about some WrestleMania plans but I still don't know what the plans are."
"You'll hopefully know by January, sometimes they don't tell us till February or sometimes even March but trust me, you'll be on the card."
"Yeah, I hope so. Alright man, I gotta go, I'll see you later man." James said as he gave Colby a fist bump before the two started to walk away to their prospective areas.
Hours Later - Locker Room
James sat in his locker in his ring gear for the night. Tonight they were in Toronto. The home of the Raptors. So why not generate some easy cheers with some ring gear inspired by the team itself. He wore purple tights with a black band with red lining around the band on the waist. In the middle of the band it had ZM in black with red lining. On both sides of the tights there were tiger scratches in black with a red lining. He had black knee pads on both knees with a ZM on the right kneepad with ZM in red with black kickpads and black wrist tape on both wrists.
For his entrance, he had a black vest with Carter 15 in black with a red lining on the back of it.
"Last name ever…." James was singing as he was listening to the hit song, "Forever" by Drake featuring Lil Wayne, Eminem and Kanye West.
"First name greatest." He heard Josh Fatu sing, making him chuckle.
"Yeah we hear you rocking that Drake music." Jon said joking around.
"Hey, why not? We are in Toronto after all. Where is everybody?" James asked.
"They're all in catering watching the show." Jon replied.
"Oh okay." James nodded along.
"Your girl might be there." Josh said, making James turn his head and look at him with a confused frown.
"Trust me bro, Cassie is not there. I talked to her earlier today."
"Oh, I ain't' talkin about Cassie. I'm talkin about your other girl. Lexi."
"Lexi and I are just friends." And while they were just friends, James still sometimes wished that they were something more.
"And she says he's just a friend…" Jon sang along making him and his brother chuckle as James simply rolled his eyes. James opened his mouth getting ready to say something but was cut off by a knocking at the door before it opened.
"Hey James, you're up in 2." A stage crew member said, peeping into the locker room.
"Alright, I'll be there." James replied as the stage crew member left the room while James stood up putting on his Intercontinental Championship around his waist. He grabbed his vest, putting it on and saying his byes and walking off for his match.
Survivor Series Arena
"Bully" Hits
The WWE Intercontinental Champion walked out onto the stage with the titantron being the only video in the arena while the lights were off. Zack hunched over with a smile before he stood back up vertically raising his index fingers and middle fingers up in the air as a tribute to his mother and his sister. The lights in the arena started to flash bright white lights. He looked down at his Championship and smiled as he looked around the arena.
"Toronto, How you doin! Let's go, it's Mercer Time baby!" Zack Mercer yelled as he walked down the ramp slapping the hands of the fans in the front row.
Once he reached the ringside area he looked around at the crowd once more with a smile.
He walked around the ringside area to the ring and got up onto the ring apron similar to the Miz's style. He held onto the middle rope while he raised up his index finger and middle finger with his other hand. He got up to his feet and entered the ring before going over to the turnbuckle and did his pose over again while the fans cheered loudly.
He jumped down from the ropes and walked towards the center of the ring awaiting his opponent's entrance.
"World's Apart" Hits
The fans in the arena started to sing along to Sami Zayn's music making Zack chuckle as he backed up into the corner. Sami walked out onto the stage looking on with a smile as he bobbed his head along listening to the pop he was getting. Sami was only 5 hours away from home and that definitely might've given him an advantage going into the Championship match.
He walked down the ramp while Zack kept his glare on his challenger. Sami got up onto the steel steps and looked on at the WWE Universe. He got up onto the ring apron and entered the ring before throwing his hat away into the crowd.
"World's Apart" Fades
Ding…
Ding…
Ding…
"The following contest is scheduled for one fall and is for the WWE Intercontinental Championship." Greg Hamilton announced as the fans cheered loudly while a graphic appeared on the titantron.
"Introducing first, from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Weighing in at 212 Pounds. Representing Raw. Sami Zayn." the Raw ring announcer, JoJo announced as the fans of Canada cheered for Canada's own Sami Zayn who raised a fist in the air.
"And his opponent, from Las Vegas, Nevada. Weighing in at 225 Pounds. Representing SmackDown, He is the WWE Intercontinental Champion, "The Ace of Spades" Zack Mercer." Greg Hamilton announced as Zack raised his Championship in the air earning a pop from the crowd but not as loud as Sami Zayn. He handed the title off to the referee, raising the title up in the air as Zack took off his vest, throwing it off to the outside as the referee called for the bell.
Ding-Ding-Ding!
Intercontinental Championship underway. Sami Zayn vs Zack Mercer. And if Sami walked out with the victory, the championship would be transferred to Monday Night Raw.
Zayn and Mercer walked towards the center of the ring shaking hands as a mutual sign of respect before circling around the ring once more. Mercer and Zayn locking it up in a collar elbow-tie up. The current WWE Intercontinental Champion had the advantage in weight pushing Sami into the ropes. Sami and Mercer started to push around until Mercer was pushed back into the corner. Sami kept the hold on Mercer until he broke the hold at 3 but before he got out of the corner, he gave Mercer a stinging chop to the chest.
Mercer ran out of the corner towards Sami and was taken down with an arm drag. Mercer back up to his feet, ran towards Sami Zayn and was taken down with another arm drag. Mercer quickly backed up into the corner looking at Sami who had looked around the arena at the fans. Mercer nodded along as he rose up to his feet and kept his eyes locked on his opponent. Mercer didn't want to do it but he needed to try to eliminate the WWE Universe from this match. They were both guys who drew energy from the crowd and if he wanted to weaken Sami the best way to do that was without the crowd.
Mercer and Sami back up to a vertical base circling around each other before they eventually locked it up with Mercer getting the advantage of getting a waist lock. He picked him up and took him down with a waist lock takedown before transitioning the hold to a grounded front facelock. Mercer bit his lip as he tightened the hold on Sami Zayn and so far the tactic was working. The crowd had hushed down a bit as Mercer began to wrestle at a slow pace. A pace not full of flashy spots that would get the fans into it.
But Sami was refusing to allow Zack to keep control as he began to slap down on the mat getting a few cheers from the people to rally him up. Zayn had managed to make both him and Mercer reach back up to a vertical base. Sami with a few shots to the gut of Mercer making him loosen up the hold. And Sami follows up with a few forearm smashes backing Zack up into the turnbuckle. Sami with a knife edge chop making Zack howl in pain as the fans gave their best "Woooo" impersonating one of the greatest wrestlers of all-time, Ric Flair.
Sami grabbed Zack and whipped him into the corner. Sami ran towards the corner looking for a clothesline but Zack managed to duck under it and run to the ropes. Zack was caught by surprise when Sami ran towards him as well. Mercer lifted Sami up, setting Sami up for his patented, lifting dropkick. Mercer dropped down and rolled out of the ring getting some much needed separation to regroup. The fans cheered as Sami stood in the ring with a smile on his face while Mercer was on the outside checking his mouth for bleeding. Sami took this opportunity to run to the ropes looking for a tope con hilo but Mercer quickly moved out of the way. Sami landed on his feet and was quickly taken down with a clothesline by "The Las Vegas Ace".
Zack bent down and grabbed Zayn and whipped hard into the steel steps. Mercer panted for his breath as his hair covered his face. The WWE Universe was seeing a more aggressive side of Zack Mercer, a side they have not seen from him. Zack rolled into the ring and rolled back out, grabbing Sami Zayn and throwing him off into the ring. Mercer followed Zayn back into the ring and quickly hopped into the cover.
1…
2, Sami Zayn kicked out at 2. Mercer snapped his head back looking at the fans who had now hushed and were quiet watching as Mercer and Zayn were going head-to-head. Mercer didn't even allow Zayn to recuperate and started to stomp him down until the referee pulled him off. Mercer pushed him out of the way and quickly went back to work on Sami Zayn mounting over him, planting blows to the head until the referee pulled him off once more.
"You got one more time and I will disqualify you!" The referee shouted at Mercer as he ran his hand through his hair while Zayn crawled over to the ropes.
Mercer walked towards Zayn looking for some more offense but Zayn managed to throw Zack Mercer onto the outside. Sami Zayn went to the ropes and caught Zack Mercer with a basement dropkick, sending Mercer back-first into the announce table. The WWE Universe was cheering as Sami Zayn rose up to his feet and quickly made his way to the outside. Zayn smiled as he then slid through the bottom and middle turnbuckle grabbing Mercer and spiking him on his head with a tornado DDT.
The WWE Universe cheered at the top of their lungs as Zack and Sami both stared up at the lights. The 2-time Intercontinental Champion was dazed as his eyes looked as if they were glossing over. Sami Zayn was the first to start moving and started to rise up to his feet as he heard the referee's count at 6. Zayn rolled in and rolled out breaking the count. Mercer rolled over and started using the announce table to reach a vertical base. Zayn grabbed Mercer by the hair and smashed him face-first into the announce table making a thud as his head smacked into the table cover. Mercer stumbled back a bit as Zayn took the chance to try to whip him into the barricade but Mercer reversed it and ran towards Zayn as he got to the barricade.
Zayn jumped up onto the barricade before hitting a moonsault on Mercer putting both men down once more. The WWE Universe so far were loving the show that two of WWE's best midcarders were putting on. Zayn crawled over to the steel steps and used it to pull himself up and roll into the ring. The referee's count was currently at 6 meaning Zack had 4 more seconds to get into the ring. Mercer slowly but surely rose up to his feet and slid into the ring sliding under the bottom rope breaking the count right at 8. Zayn leaned in the corner feeling the effects of the match. Mercer crawled to the corner on the opposite side of the ring and used the ropes to pull himself up as he leaned in the corner.
The WWE Universe cheered and clapped as both men stared each other down nodding. Both men gathered their strength and ran towards each other trading blows back and forth with Mercer getting the advantage with a kick to the gut making Zayn hunch over. Sami Zayn jumped up and caught Zack Mercer with an enziguri making Zack turn his back to Sami feeling the effects. But the drive in Zack refused to stop. Zack jumped up and caught Zayn with a pele kick making him stumble to the ropes. Mercer stood up to his feet still feeling the burning sensation in his body. Zayn made his way to Mercer looking to take him down with a running hurricanrana but Mercer somehow landed on his feet and waited for Sami Zayn to turn around into an Ace of Spades. Sami Zayn dropped down flat on his back stunned after the superkick by Zack Mercer. Zack dropped down into the cover as the referee counted while the fans cheered.
1…
2…
Thr-No, Sami Zayn with the kickout right before the 3 count! Zack stared up at the ceiling. He couldn't believe that Sami Zayn just kicked out of The Ace of Spades. No one had ever kicked out The Ace of Spades and Sami Zayn just did. Zack Mercer crawled over to the ropes feeling the fatigue set in. He used the ropes to get up to his feet and stumbled over to Sami Zayn looking to pick him up but Mercer was pushed by Sami Zayn into the corner. Sami ran towards Zack and put him down with his patent Helluva Kick (Running Corner Big Boot). Mercer stumbled out of the corner feeling the effects of the boot. Zayn walked towards Mercer and grabbed him from behind setting him up for the Blue Thunder Bomb (Spin sit-out powerbomb).
Cover.
1…
2…
Thr-No, Mercer with the kick out right before the 3 keeping the title match alive. The WWE Universe was cheering at the show these two gladiators were giving them. Sami Zayn now staring up at the ceiling with looks of desperation. Both of them were giving it their all and there wasn't much left in the tank for either men. Sami backed up into the corner and pulled himself up once more as he panted for his breath. Sami kept motioning for Zack to get up to his feet.
Zack slowly rose up to his feet reaching deep within the tink to finish this one out. Sami ran towards Zack and was caught with another Ace of Spades making him stumble into the ropes. He bounced off and was lifted up onto the shoulders before being dropped with the Mercer Driver (Fireman's Carry Bulldog).
Hook of the leg.
1…
2…
3…
Ding-Ding-Ding!
"Bully" Plays
"Here is your winner and still the WWE intercontinental Champion: Zack Mercer!" Greg Hamilton announced as Mercer rolled over onto his back and stared up at the ceiling panting for his breath. Sami Zayn just put Zack Mercer through the ringer for this win. There was no question that if these two were to step in the ring once more it would be magical.
Zack, feeling the burning sensation in his body, rose up to his feet groaning, grabbing his title from the referee and raising it up in the air as the WWE Universe cheered. He leaned over onto the ropes and pointed towards Sami Zayn who had rolled over to the corner and leaned up against the bottom turnbuckle. Mercer gave Zayn a wink and thumbs up before once more raising his title up proudly.
Results:
Pre-Show:
Six Man Tag Team Match Winner: TJ Perkins, Rich Swann and Noam Dar
Kane vs Luke Harper Winner: Kane
Main Show:
5-on-5 Women's Survivor Series Match Winner: Team Raw
Intercontinental Championship Winner: Zack Mercer (SmackDown)
10-on-10 Tag Team Survivor Series Match Winner: Team Raw
Cruiserweight Championship Winner: Brian Kendrick
5-on-5 Men's Survivor Series Winner: Team SmackDown
Goldberg vs Brock Lesnar Winner: Goldberg
A/N: Alright so I hoped you guys enjoyed this one. Also I'm thinking of possibly changing the pairing from Alexa Bliss to Mandy Rose, I'm gonna put a poll up on my profile. Make sure you guys take a pick on who you'd rather see paired up with James.
This is the ZackAttack signing out!
Peace!