Friday, July 24th, 2020 – Oakland, CA
SmackDown
"Icon" Hits
The WWE Universe was cheering loudly in the Oakland Arena as they heard the music of none other than "Black Leone". It was a rather difficult few days for the WWE Superstar especially after his WWE Intercontinental Title match was ruled a no contest at Extreme Rules. The WWE Superstar walked out onto the stage with a frown on his face as the lights in the arena were going around in a frenzy. He looked around the arena before he started making his way down the ramp to enter the ring. He quickly climbed up the steps and entered the ring before making a beeline to the corner to climb up onto the second rope and do his pose in the corner.
He jumped down and grabbed a mic from the ring crew as his music faded off into the background.
Ced put the mic up to his lips expecting to speak but was cut off when the fans cheered loudly for him making him chuckle as he looked down at the mat.
"It's nice to know even in failure you guys still support me. Last Sunday at Extreme Rules, I had a match. An Extreme Rules match to be exact for the Intercontinental title. It was my rematch for the title that I lost at Backlash to EC3." Ced said as the fans booed at the mention of the name EC3.
"Now if you watched Extreme Rules then you know damn well what happened. You would know that my anger got in the way of me becoming a 3-time Intercontinental Champion. I sacrificed my body to try to takeout EC3 permanently and I failed at the end of the day. I failed to bring home the Intercontinental Championship like I promised. I failed to be the best damn wrestler that I know I am. I failed to end EC3 like I promised I would. It's because of me that he's still able to boast around holding the title that I went through hell at WrestleMania to get. But I'm not quite finished with EC3."
"I'm not done with him. I'm not done with the Intercontinental Championship. So EC3, I know you're back there and I know you're watching. So, I'm gonna issue the challenge. SummerSlam 2020 live in the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. Ced vs EC3, one last time for the Intercontinental Championship." Ced said as the fans cheered. The Former Champion looked around the arena at the fans nodding his head along before he heard a set of music making him turn his head and look at the stage with a frown.
I am in the Top 1 Percent!
"Top One Percent" Hits
The crowd that was once cheering started to immediately boo as they heard the music of none other than EC3, the current Intercontinental Champion. The Champion walked out in an expensive 3-piece grey suit with a black dress shirt and had the Intercontinental title resting firmly on his shoulder. Beside him was his lackey, Drake Maverick.
EC3 raised a mic up to his lips as his music faded away.
"You seriously can't be this stupid. You-." EC3 was saying as the crowd booed making him turn his head and look at them while Ced leaned up against the ropes.
"You can't be this stupid, Ced. Man, you're just like all of them. You're nothing more than an idiot. I have defeated you numerous times and I have taken the one thing that you care about more than anything and that is the WWE Intercontinental Championship." He said as he raised the title while Ced looked on with a frown.
"In the short amount of time I have had this title, I have made it the single most important championship in the entire WWE. I have become the most must-see WWE Intercontinental Champion in WWE History and I have done it in a short amount of time. I have erased the importance that your reigns in history. I am what you wish you were. I am the Top 1 Percent of Champions in history. You are nowhere in my league. You are a ant and I am the boot. You-"
"You're nothing more than whiny little bitch who's on their cycle." Ced said on the mic as the WWE Universe cheered loudly hearing EC3 get called what they were all thinking.
"The only reason that you stand there with my title is because in my own anger and rage, I failed to think and I put myself through that LED Board and although everyone was telling me to stay home and just give up, I put on my boots and I made my way down that ramp into this ring to make the challenge to you for the title one last time. One more match between me and you for the Intercontinental Championship."
EC3 smirked as he and Drake started joking around back and forth between the two before EC3 turned his head and looked at Ced.
"The answer is no. You've already gotten your rematch and you blew it. You don't get a rematch just because you screwed up. That's your fault. Ced screwed Ced. Not EC3."
"As long as I am the Champion you will not-" EC3 was saying but a song hitting the PA System cut him off making him look surprised.
Here comes the money! Money talks! Here comes the Money!
"Here Comes the Money"
The son of billionaire walked out onto the stage hearing cheers from the crowd wearing his usual get up of Jordans and a blazer with a microphone in hand.
"EC3, Ced, you two have had some physical battles in the past few weeks. Battles that have left the WWE Universe at the edge of their seats. And I for one would love to see it one more time at SummerSlam. Do you guys want to see Ced vs EC3 for the Intercontinental Championship one more time?" Shane McMahon said as the WWE Universe started cheering while the current Champion was up on the stage damn near flipping out while Ced had a smirk on his face in the ring.
"Unfortunately, EC3 is right. Ced you already used your rematch clause." Shane was saying as the fans started to boo. "But there is a way around the system. Live on the WWE Network on Sunday, August 9th, we will have ourselves a King of the Ring Event where you EC3 will be defending that Intercontinental Championship. Next week, we will have four first round King of the Ring matches. And next week Ced, you will be in one of them. And if you manage to win and become the 2020 King of the Ring then at SummerSlam for the last time as long as EC3 remains Champion, you will face him for the Intercontinental Championship." Ced smiled as EC3 was flipping out on the stage while Drake Maverick tried to calm him down while Shane's music hit the PA System.
"I'm getting that back! Believe that!" Ced shouted at EC3 as Shane walked to the back while EC3 stared down Ced.
