Disclaimer: This is unassociated with any of my other stories, and I do not own any of the members of this story. I simply write this story due to my interest in Raw, especially with these certain Superstars that have major roles.
Pairings: References to both Edge/Lita and Kane/Lita? developing.
Rating Info: This story is rated PG-13, as all of my stories are, for safety purposes.
The Stones of Raw by Prime Time, Legend Champion
Chapter 15: Heart's Desire, Heart's Disaster
Following 3/21/2005 episode of Raw
Birmingham Convention Center in Birmingham, AL
When will the Cerebral Assassin, Triple H, ever get his rightful hand? Maybe tonight, because in a continuation of Eric Bischoff's "Pick Your Poison" concoction, Batista will face Kane tonight. The night began with Shawn Michaels walking out, to many loving fans, in his same showboating fashion, with the same case of adoring fans, for a competitive match, against Robert Conway of La Resistance. Conway and Sylvan Grenier were apparently angry because Shawn Michaels and Marty Janetty embarrassed them in the Rockers Reunion match last week. Janetty tapped out to Kurt Angle on Smackdown in his very next match four nights ago, but that didn't faze La Resistance. Rather, what did, is Shawn Michaels, trying to show both men over yet again. Conway eventually got two seconds of control at the corner, and Shawn came right back, but he ended up falling out back first. Conway distracted Earl Hebner with false rage, and Sylvan Grenier hit Michaels with the Quebec flagpole. However, it didn't finish off Michaels when Grenier put him back in and had Conway cover him. The Showstopper kicked out.
When we came back, Conway had Michaels in a headlock. Eventually, Shawn got out, and when Conway tried to throw him over the ropes again, he skinned the cat and left the area. Conway still enjoyed his control, until Shawn Michaels did the nip up headspring and felt the adrenaline of control. From there, not even Grenier could interfere with Shawn Michaels being on fire. He then took the Quebec flag and did something with it, and then got that vintage diving elbow of his on Robert, followed by Sweer Chin Music and a definite 1, 2, 3. The Heartbreak Kid is on top of his game, and Kurt Angle is as well. However, Angle better watch out that right foot of Michaels doesn't hit his face. Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler then introduced a video that mentions everything Kurt Angle talked about and did lately, as well as throughout his career in the WWE. That would include many Ankle Locks, tap outs to them, and that assault on Michaels. This battle for the "best wrestler of the generation" branding is going to be a great one.
Christy Hemme was walking down the hall with her trainers (Lita, William Regal, and Tajiri), and she was asked if she was ready for "this" by Regal. She then explained that she's been working on her kicks all week, and offered to show them. William and Tajiri declined such an offer, especially thanks to their paranoid penises. The Badwill Ambassador said that if Christy had any problems, to just tag one of the Tag Team Champions in. This obviously means, six person tag team action involving these three on one side, and some people with something to do with Trish Stratus in the other. Or is that right?
We heard that Sylvester Stallone, good friend of Hulk Hogan, star of the Rocky series, and co-host of "The Contender", will be the man performing for Hogan's induction into the Hall of Fame. Christy Hemme then came out first for her tag team match, and Jerry Lawler showed some beautiful pictures of Christy inside the pages, except the private regions are covered with Playboy branded purple "ribbons". After William Regal and Tajiri came out, we knew that Maven, Simon Dean, and Molly Holly were the opposing team. Maven and Molly beat Val Venis and Victoria last night on Heat back in Atlanta. And, though it had nothing to do with them, they had something to do with Trish Stratus, who chose to counter Lita's presence and be in Team Maven's corner. The action started off with the men, of course, and after a few minutes, Simon Dean was controlling Tajiri. Soon, though, he got out of the predicament, and tagged in Christy Hemme, who finally got into the action against Molly Holly. The Wholesome Girl and the Quarter Million Girl were now in the ring, legitimately against each other, for the first time. Christy, who wore an attractive pink outfit to the ring, got a few good kicks in on Molly, who came back and slammed her. When Christy got up, Holly was about to hit the Molly-Go-Round, but Hemme got out of the way. She then fired Reversal Fate and pinned Molly. Christy and her trainers were all smiles, and Trish was scorning and telling fans to shut up. Speaking of scorning people, Triple H made his way to the ring in his latest shirt and jumpers. Uh, that is what it's called, right?
When he came out, he got a steel chair from ringside, planted it into the ring, and sat in it for most of his speech, which was about Evolution, and decisions. Randy Orton, Ric Flair, Batista, and Triple H were Evolution, the team that could not be stopped except from within itself. Except for the "jealousy" and "arrogance" within the young men in Evolution, this golden unit was undefeatable. Turns out, bad decisions are what made Evolution's demise. Randy Orton "made a bad decision and turned his back on me". Now, he is groveling for a spot at WrestleMania and putting himself down on the platter so The Undertaker can chop his head right off, in order to try to make a name for himself and become a star. With Evolution, Orton had a name, he was a star, and he groveled for nothing. Just like Batista, who was a star who won the Royal Rumble, then made a "bad decision" and "turned on me". He could have gone to Smackdown, and he could have beaten JBL, and John Cena. He probably could have beaten them both at once. Then, Evolution would have controlled the entire wrestling business, even having more of an influence than Trips' former father-in-law, Vincent Kennedy McMahon himself. But he decided to be "selfish" and fight the Game at WrestleMania. Trips then went on to mention how Batista was like a brother to him, and the betrayal broke the Game's heart, and he was talking about how he didn't have to do anything with Orton or Batista, but he handpicked them, and out of the goodness of his heart, he groomed them to be great in this business. Trips also talked about himself being a ten time Heavyweight Champion the greatest wrestler alive today. He then said that there were many people who were laying claim to that, talking about "I'm the greatest", "I'm the best". He even mentioned JBL's most recent one, "I'm a wrestling god", calling it a joke. And, that time, I agree with the Game, because that "wrestling god" comment always gets me laughing. The Game even went on to talk about the "man I could not beat", Chris Benoit, being a bad decision by Batista because he beat him for the first time ever last week, and now Benoit is a tag line to that "long list of losers that I have beaten". But, the match against Kane was a good decision. And, another "good decision" was that now, Kane was going to be facing Batista in an "anything goes" lumberjack match, in which the lumberjacks were going to be hand picked by the Game!
Chris Jericho and Shelton Benjamin had a tag team match against Edge and Christian. As the Artist of Awesomeness walked to his corner, where Captain Charisma and the Problem Solver were, they looked at each other, not exactly best friend's gazes. Early on in the match, Christian accidentally hit Edge off the apron and ended up getting taken out himself. This led to Tyson Tomko and Edge coming over to him, with very different intentions. Edge came to berate Christian, Tomko to check on him, and eventually, to get his pals back on the same page. Chris Jericho and Shelton Benjamin eventually got in moves from in the ring that hit all three of them. Soon, though, Edge and Christian wound up retaking control of the action. There were places in the match where double team work didn't exactly look good for Toronto's coolest young men ever. The two ended up double bulldogged, double neck breakered as a counter to a double suplex, and Edge even rolled out of the way of a Lionsault and bailed on Christian at one point. However, during the fire that was lit under Jericho and Benjamin, Christian was once on the outside, and Jericho tried to springboard there, but received a Problem Solver knee to the ribs. The match ended when Benjamin, in the ring, was experiencing momentum. He came to the apron for some reason, only to be hit by his own Intercontinental Championship, courtesy of Christian. Edge fired a Spear, then covered Benjamin and got the 1, 2, 3. That had to be a moment of mild celebration, because Edge and Christian just won their first match together in about 3½ years. Quote Lilian: "Here are your winners, Edge and Christian!" But, after that, Tomko brought Jericho into the ring, and Edge and Christian went on to assault their opponents. Suddenly, Chris Benoit came and cleaned house, having seen enough. But, as soon as he got Edge out of the ring, Benoit wound up taking a ladder to the abdomen, then to the back, like the one Edge gave to Jericho's penis two weeks earlier, courtesy of Tyson Tomko, who took a bloodying ladder to the face last week from Kane. Tomko then picked up Christian, and upon the walk up the ramp, the two were big mouth America all over about "money in the bank, baby!" while Edge just got up more silently and admired his team's handiwork.
Ric Flair, within the Evolution locker room, had a room full of lumberjacks. He was talking to them about how by staying on Raw, Batista screwed them over, since he took their World Heavyweight Championship shot. He gave them all the offer of a spot in Evolution, depending on who stepped up to the plate tonight. With both statements, he was able to fire all of them up, including each La Resistance member, and Muhammad Hassan. Batista was interrupted from checking out Mania shirts in a package by Eric Bischoff, who said he knew nothing about the lumberjacks, and then mentioned Flair's firing them up. Asking if Batista knew what it was like to be a marked man, he then went on to say that he'll be proud to have Batista as his World Champion. Batista then returned the favor, talking about how Eric would make a great politician. Eric then pointed out that there's a runoff election in his small town in Arizona. Batista then said Bischoff would make a great politician, which sent Eric thinking about "Mayor Bischoff", until Batista suddenly came back and said, "Better yet; used car salesman." That one pissed him off a little bit, but it was a good joke. Randy Orton was then seen with Stacy Keibler, who asked him if he was sure he wanted to do "this". He then said he was positive, then questioned her faith in his ability against The Undertaker. She said that of course Randy can beat Taker. He said that if Taker thought he'd sent a message on Smackdown, Orton's got a message of his own in that box, and he'd be honored if Stacy could come with him. At first, she declined, but she couldn't refuse when he said it would mean a lot to him. Stacy took Randy's hand, and the two walked together.
After they showed the Smackdown Rebound of Randy Orton slapping The Undertaker, who then revealed the power of his rage, out comes the Legend Killer, with the Empress of Legs. He said that last week, whe he slapped Undertaker, it was not out of disrespect, but just to prove that he wasn't intimidated. He walked back down, refusing to be afraid. Despite what happened, his confidence is at an all time high. "See for yourself", he said, opening the box Stacy had. In it was a Legend Killer T-shirt, and Undertaker - 4/3/05 was a part of the Legends Killed list on the back! Orton said he planned on Undertaker being on his list of victims, not the other way around. Then, came a tribute video similar to the one with Mercy Drive's "Away" back on August 16th, 2004, but with different music, and including some statements and events after that old tribute's timeline. It culminated with our recent Smackdown friend. Then, Orton said that The Undertaker's streak and legacy would soon be like him: dead. He then turned to Stacy and said that since they're both in the ring, "there's something that I've been wanting to do for a very long time". He then held her in his hands, and they came closer and closer and closer, until they finally enjoyed a very passionate kiss. He then commented on the positive energy that the kiss proved, saying that that's why he won't listen to all the negativity, the claims that he can't beat The Undertaker. And he had a message for all the people who don't think he can beat Taker. "And that message, (closes eyes and shakes head momentarily) is simply this." He repeats the action in the parenthesis, then immediately RKOs Stacy! The Legend Champion, the Legend Killer, Randy Orton, just RKO'd his own girlfriend! Now, he's looking at her, and he can barely move. Eventually, he gets out of the ring, as referees get in to check on Stacy. Walking up the ramp in a fashion close to that of The Undertaker in speed, but with a completely different thought process behind it. It is now speculated, especially by Jim Ross, that Orton's message is plain and simple: "Hey, Undertaker! If I could do that to my own girlfriend, the beautiful Stacy Keibler, after I finally just kissed her, real love, no strings attached, in front of the world for the very first time, then what the hell do you think I can't do to you in order to win our match at WrestleMania? I will go through lengths that not even Mordecai would go through if he was still around to face you, and I will win at WrestleMania. You will be 12-1, and I will be the man responsible for that 1. You will become a Legend Killed, or I will die trying to make it happen." He also had a very remorseful look on his face as it relates to the action itself that he just carried out aganist Stacy Keibler in the first place.
Next out were Tomko and Benoit, who were competing in a match. Benoit, with the possibly fractured ribs, actually got the German suplex trio, and the headbutt, immediately on Tomko. He possibly further injured himself, but apparently, he didn't care. Tomko, though, kicked out, and eventually took control of the situation, viciously punching upon him. However, soon, he ended up tapping out to Benoit's Crippler Crossface.
Shawn Michaels, upon arrival, was met by Muhammad Hassan, who talked about the fact that they had something in common. Michaels faced a bit of adversity in his career. But, Hassan said, he knows nothing of the adversity and blatant discrimination Muhammad faces on a daily basis. He isn't included in WrestleMania, despite not being pinned on Raw. Daivari then began speaking in the Iranian crap when Michaels screamed at him to shut him up, then told Hassan that the only problem with him is that he claims to be entitled to everything, yet he has earned nothing. He's giving the Arab Renegade one chance to prove he should be at WrestleMania 21; a one on one match between the two, in which Hassan will learn why they call Shawn "Mr. Wrestlemania".
Ric Flair and Triple H came out, leading the lumberjacks to the ring, then coming to the table where Jerry Lawler and Jim Ross did their announcing. As the story goes, the match started out exactly like the Cerebral Assassin wanted it to. The Big Red Machine was dominating the Leviathan, due to assistance from some of the lumberjacks. Soon, however, Gene Snitsky ran towards Kane and got a big boot to the face. This was the beginning of the end for most of Triple H's short lived lumberjack loyalty. As soon as Kane had gone to the outside, Snitsky went in after him again. Viscera, among other lumberjacks, came towards Kane and got hit straight down. Kane's not the only one, though, who lumberjacks had sent in a bad way. Especially when you consider that Batista, at one point, was being stomped on straight down to hell when he fell right in the area where rested Sylvan Grenier, Robert Conway, Coach, Chris Masters, and Maven. Kane, in the ring, was suddenly booted by the interfering Tyson Tomko, leading the way for the Problem Solver, the Show Stealer, and Sparks Mineral to finish what they started earlier tonight: the neutralization of their enemies (other than each other as far as E&C go) for the Money in the Bank ladder match. Turns out, Batista got up and beat the snot out of his enemy lumberjacks, then came in and issued the People's spine buster to Edge and Christian in the process of clearing the ring of them and Tomko. Kane suddenly sat up and issued Batista the Chokeslam to Hell. The Leviathan actually managed to kick out, and the People's spine buster came to Kane! Big Dave then took up the Unmasked Beast and issued him the Batista Bomb, and that's how it ended. 1, 2, 3. As Batista stood victorious, carnage all around him, Triple H stood on the announcer's table holding up his World Heavyweight Championship high in the air. WrestleMania 21's questions remain strong; who will come out Champion, and who will have a World Heavyweight Championship match as money in the bank?
"Unbelievable, Trish! This is unbelievable! That plan, as ingenious as it was, didn't work! And now, I have to worry about a damn face-off with that neanderthal Batista!" Triple H complained heavily in the Evolution room to Trish Stratus and Ric Flair.
"Not only did it work, but that completely backfired, just like my Christy Hemme situation!" Trish added to the grumbling.
"Don't think we don't know all about that, but seriously. When is something gonna go my way in this one?" the Game continued his complaining. We're gonna go back to you guys, Evolution, but for now, we need to get onto another situation…
Edge was walking down the hall, confidence boosted because of the events of the night. He just arrived at the arena parking lot, where he was to meet up with Christian and Tyson Tomko.
"Christian, Tomko!" he called to the two, who were already there.
"This night was awesome. I have the utmost confidence in the fact thatoh, there he is," Christian noticed in the middle of a statement to the Problem Solver.
"People, this night reeked of absolute awesomeness. I mean, first of all, our little Trish problem is about to get rectified, cause Christy's got all the advantage in the world, and then, there's our money in the bank problem. The way things went tonight, us winning our first match as a tag team in about 3½ years, and then the injuries on all the others, Kane included, the winner is bound to be in this very conversation," Edge noted confidently about tonight's events.
"And another thing: we got to put a huge dent in Triple H," Tomko stated without any expectation from the others, as evident from their confused stares. "Yeah, we stomped Kane in the middle of that Batista match, remember?"
"Even though I'm not gonna make friends with Batista anytime soon, you're absolutely right. I just wasn't expecting the two of you to mention that," Edge said.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Christian demanded his partner from tonight and years past.
"I didn't think anybody else remembered," Edge stated, plain as day. Captain Charisma calmed down a bit, but the King of Tattoo had another complaint.
"Dude, it wasn't much more than ten minutes ago. Of course we remember," Tomko pointed out. "But seriously, man. I know someone here's gonna win the ladder match at WrestleMania."
"It's money in the bank, man. But seriously, imagine this, Edge: what will happen when "Captain Charisma" Christian finally wins his first World Heavyweight Championship?" Christian visualized in front of Edge and Tomko.
"Or, what will happen if "Artist of Awesomeness" Edge finally comes out of a match to become the World Heavyweight Champion? Ever think about that one?" Edge proceeded to visualize also.
"You know, that's real good, but I'm more likely to win that match, Edge," Christian noted.
"Sorry to break it to ya, Christian, but I'm the one who's gonna win that match," Edge said. "I have won two out of the four Tables, Ladders, and Chairs tag team title matches that have happened in this company."
"Yeah, with me. And I won another one with Jericho after we disbanded," Christian countered.
"Which was your fault," Edge said, making sure Christian didn't forget that.
"Yeah, thanks," Christian retorted, applying his sarcasm. "Anyway, that makes me having won three out of the four, more TLC victories than anyone in the history of this company! And do you know why?"
"Why is that, o great Stealer of Shows and Man of Peeps?"
"Well, Mineral of Sparks, and AC of Originals, it is because I know more about tag team matches, and ladder matches, than anyone in this company. In a tag team ladder match, not only do you have yourself to worry about, but also your partner. But the one you have to worry about more is yourself. You're taking risks that could impact your own health more than your partner's, and you two are basically fighting away from each other in that arena. One of you could be in the middle of being the victim of a supreme high risk move from one of your enemy's, while the other one could be beating the crap out of somebody. You have to know when to climb for the ladder, when everyone is either your partner, or in a really bad place to be. Once you can get there, you climb for the money object and win the match."
"Thanks for the knowledge that I already know, Christian, but the tag team part is insignificant even when you're in a tag team. You have to know when to manage the risks of the situation to your own advantage, and if your enemy's about to get the belt, don't just stand there and listen to them gloat about victory when they haven't already got it, then let 'em get it. What you do is you climb the ladder and overtake it from them by punching or throwing the enemy off, or you kick the ladder so it tumbles down and crashes your enemy into the announce table, or you grab the ladder right from under the enemy's feet and cause them an evil injury, or something other than standing there and watching the enemy gloat and win."
"Listen to me, Edge. I'm going into a ladder match nobody thinks I'll win. They forget that I'm the greatest WrestleMania ladder match competitor of all time, the best TLC competitor of all time. Come on, man. The Edgeheads and Peeps, they predicted the Hardy Boyz would win because they're the greatest risktakers, and ladders are their specialty, or that the Dudley Boyz would win because of their tables. People thought they were gonna be able to 3D one of us, and/or one of our little friends, the Hardyz, through tables, and then move on to the ladders and climb them to win the match. Nobody saw Edge and Christian as the competitors to win that match, but think about it this way: the Artist of Awesomeness and Captain Charisma were not considered greatly because we never won Tag Team Titles before, and our specialty was not tables, nor was it ladders. But, it was chairs."
"They didn't take us as seriously as the others because they didn't consider the El Con-chair'to to be as impactful as a 3D through a table or a Swanton or Twist of Fate off a 17-foot-high ladder, I think it is. Problem with that is, underestimating your enemy is a very big no-no. But, the bigger no-no is underestimating somebody named Edge or Christian. And they all did both. Which is why we're the winningest tag team in the exclusive history of this company."
"But at WrestleMania, there are no tag teams. Which means only one of us can win that six-man ladder match for the World Heavyweight Title shot. And you know which one it is?"
"The Original AC, Sparks Mineral, the Artist of Awesomeness, Edge."
"No, you got it wrong. It's the Show Stealer, the Peep Man, Captain Charisma, Christian!"
"Any more ladder match lessons somebody'd like to give me?" Tyson Tomko suddenly interrupted the entertaining conversation between Awesomeness and Charisma.
"What in the world is this argument about, kids? All I know is, Artist of Awesomeness or not, Captain Charisma or not, whoever wins the ladder match will not be as great as me, because I am going to defeat The Undertaker at WrestleMania, an accomplishment that nobody else has ever done," Randy Orton suddenly cut in to say.
"You actually think you're gonna beat The Undertaker?" Edge questioned Orton's somehow ill-gotten confidence. "I've been part of his Ministry before. And if there's anything I can tell you, he's not gonna let any of your cowardly actions slide. You will be crucified at WrestleMania, and that's all I've got left to say about it."
"You're sure about what you just said?" Randy asked Edge. "You're sure about what you just said? Well, how the hell do you know one of you's gonna win the ladder match? I'm not gonna sit here and listen to you say Undertaker will kill me at WrestleMania without making the comeback that no matter what you do, you're not gonna keep Kane down long enough to win. That'll be his job, and he will do it to you."
"Uh, you think Kane's gonna win the ladder match? For your information, he's only been in one ladder match his entire career, and I don't even remember when and against whom," Christian butted into the conversation. "Besides, I have huge plans for a celebration as far as after I win the ladder match, then after I beat either Triple H or Batista for the World's Heavyweight Title, something you have never exactly done in your life!"
Anyway, I said we'd be back to Evolution. I guess we are, cause they're waiting for their limousine, distant from the Edge conversation, but within earshot of it.
"Do you hear this guy? Christian honestly thinks he's gonna beat me to become the World's Champion. Like I told you guys last week, I will be clinically enjoying the time up to our match if I find myself facing Captain Charisma for my World Heavyweight Championship. He is an idiot, he can't win without Tomko - and Nache, you're the equalizer to that - and he is in the league for the Intercontinental Championship, not the World Title!" Trips said, his confidence starting to improve, though by overlooking Batista.
"But we can't overlook your own matches at WrestleMania, people," Flair quickly reminded his partners. "That would be the biggest mistake of all. Cause, let's say, it's Christy Hemme, Batista, and Christian who win the matches. That happens, what it means is Christy gets all the fanfare while you, Trish, get all the laughingstock attention, and nobody even remembers that you're the hottest Diva on Raw anymore! Plus, it won't be you, Trips, but it'll be Batista who ends up getting the laugh of defending his World Heavyweight Title against Christian. We would have to cut in and make a huge surprise appearance that would somehow bring Christian to the top of the mountain in order for you to get a clear shot in a way that you obviously want."
"That would be an absolute disaster, my friends," Trish added, concluding the Nature Boy's point.
"The only absolute disaster around here is, you two are still the champions of your gender on Raw," a voice suddenly interfered. Turns out it was Matt Hardy, in that same Punisher outfit as when he appeared on August 16th.
"What the hell are you doing here? I specifically was told there would be no Carolina loser getting in my way for WrestleMania success, and lookie here! We've got Lita training Christy to face Trish for the Women's Title, and now you show up. What is the matter with you people?"
"Namuch. Just came to check up on Lita. Heard she's got somethin' important to say to Edge."
"Yeah, go over and make your announcement. There they are over theoh, wait a minute. Who said that?" Trish suddenly found the wherewithal to ask.
"Behidn ya," the voice said. Looking behind her, she saw Jeff Hardy.
"Jeff," Trish recognized him, causing Trips and Ric to turn around.
"What in the living hell is this?" Flair hollered, obviously about to go on another one of his legendary hissy fits.
"Wait a minute, Orton's over there, and he's pointin' to us," Trips said, managing to make out the situation. "Hey, Randy! Get the hell over here!"
"This is gonna be interesting, Matt," Jeff said.
"Go where he is. This isn't your show, Hardykins," Trish excused them. The two answered to that call with an obvious shrug. Matt met up with Randy amidst the way, getting a nice little handshake in. Jeff tried to focus on Edge, Christian, Tomko, and now Lita, but looked crossly back at the Legend Killer once Orton was fixated upon the conversation with Triple H.
"Hey, guys, you wanna listen in on what's gonna happen here between Legend Killer and Cerebral Assassin?" Edge asked the Hardyz. Tyson Tomko was now standing with the two young tag teams which defined young tag teams in the Attitude era. Both the extremely inspirational, daring, and caring in the Hardy Boyz, and the extremely calculating, successful, and awesome in Edge and Christian. Not only those two, but someone that was vital to the Attitude era at each tag team, and that was young Amy Christine Dumas, better known as Lita.
"Sure, why not? Sounds like a great idea," Jeff suggested, somehow keeping his contempt in check. Onto the situation at hand with Orton and Evolution…
"Congratulations on dumping somebody you almost killed me to get, boy," Trips immediately taunted Orton. Obviously, this was about the Stacy Keibler situation from tonight.
"I'm not in the mood to hear people talking to me about Undertaker and Stacy right now, okay? I've already dealt with that just a minute ago with Edge and Christian, and now, I don't want to have to worry about your piece of crap asses getting in my way on it," Randy warned them outright.
"Randy, just shut up. You know damn well you don't care about Stacy Keibler. If you did, you nut job, you would've been careful enough not to emotionlessly dish out that RKO to her," Trips continued to pick at the Legend Champion by use of tonight's events.
"What, are you so desperate to beat Undertaker, so scared of him after that power show on Smackdown, that you're gonna try to intimidate him by diapers and RKOs on women?" Trish asked, deciding to chime in for her own personal enjoyment.
"Trish, if you don't shut up, I'm gonna RKO you just like I did Stacy tonight, okay?"
"That does it, you young punk! I saw enough outta you to determine you don't deserve a woman!" Jeff suddenly made his mark known in Orton's business. The Legend Killer was surprised that Jeff was speaking against him like this.
"What happened here, Jeff?"
"What happened here is that you have already RKO'd a crush of mine, and I'm not gonna allow that to happen again about an old one!" Jeff revealed the story behind his hate towards Orton for tonight.
"Oh, I didn't know you were contemplating stealing my girlfriend, Hardy. Why would you do something like that to me, huh?"
"Get over here, and I'll teach ya somethin' you didn't know before, Killer," Jeff said. He and Randy both stepped up to one another, and the confrontation was in the center of the area between the two groups.
"What's the matter with you? You in love with Stacy behind me back or something, cause I'll be quick to straighten you out."
"Behind your back it shouldn't have been, and I didn't think it was. But apparently, I was wrong, Legend Champion," Jeff gave his note to Randy. "Turns out, Stace has been on my mind since… well, I don't know. Since somethin' went down a long time ago, I don't remember. But seriously, as far as I've been concerned, she is the most beautiful blonde I've ever seen in my life. I thought you were gonna be the right one for her when I saw sparks fly between you two, but from that RKO, apparently you can't be with her, because when you're obsessed about anything she doesn't agree with, she's not safe around you. So let me make this clear to you; if you don't stay away from the girl, I will practically kill you. I will personally make sure that you and I get into a wrestling match that has nothing to do with WWE, nothing to do with TNA, nothing to do with Eric Bischoff, Dusty Rhodes, or Vince McMahon, nothing to do with TNA Impact, nothing to do with Lockdown, nothing to do with WrestleMania, or anything related to the companies. It will be a private house show affair in which I will beat you down to hell, and eventually hit you with the Swanton and pin you one, two, three. Personally, I think you're the biggest coward on the planet, and I hope Undertaker Tombstones you to hell at WrestleMania."
"Open declaration of love-dependence. Nice," Trips commented, obviously snickering over the fact that his former cohort just got showed over.
"All I have left to say to you is that I did not want to do that to Stacy. I just had to, because I wasn't so sure she was on my side anymore," Randy explained, and as if intentionally, not too well at that.
"What are you talkin' about?" the Charismatic Enigma questioned the Man of Destiny.
"You'll see. Next week."
That was all the clues we were left with, as he walked out of that area. At the same time, Evolution just left, since their limousine arrived for them to kill the clubs. This left an angry Jeff Hardy, who had to be restrained by his brother Matt, along with Lita, Edge, Tyson Tomko, and Christian.
"So, what was the something important you have to say to me?"
"Last week, after the show, remember when I told you I was gonna meet up with Kane and Undertaker after the show?" Lita reminded the Original AC.
"Yeah, why?" Edge inquired of the woman who was to him what Stacy was to Jeff Hardy: an always close but perhaps unattainable crush.
"To make a long story short, I kissed Kane, and I realized that what I'm doing is just not right. I mean, this isn't right. I am loyal to Kane, since he's my husband, and I do have feelings for him that do come close to the chemistry I felt with Matt, but then, there's somebody else who gives me the same butterfiles in the locker room, and it's his own damn fault for attaching himself to me all this time. By now, you should know you're the other guy I'm talking about," Lita started to explain.
"Where are you going with this?" Edge asked the Queen of Extreme, obviously fearing what was coming next.
"Our little fling outside my marriage with Kane. That's where I'm going with this," she answered, her tone getting a little stronger. "Kane might be okay with it, since he is a demon, but my heart's not in it anymore. So, I'm afraid we're gonna have to call this off."
"What? Y-you've gotta be joking here. I mean, come on. There have been no complications-"
"Well, what if Snitsky didn't arrive? What if nothing happened, and my son did become born, yet our thing here still happened? How could I explain that while I loved the guy's dad and brought him to birth that I was having this small affair with another man, who can get into paranoia phrases at any given time? A number of things could happen in that future that wouldn't be pretty. I mean, I wouldn't-"
"But it didn't happen, so why don't you stay with the system you've been using all this time?" Christian questioned Lita's judgment here. "Nothing's gone wrong here. Besides, I don't think a guy who controls fire and scares the living hell out of people should get your heart's full attention while there's Edge waiting to carry you on his back any given day."
"I know, that's what kills me about all this. I mean, I agree with everything you said, but what nullifies that is the fact that the guy who controls fire and scares the living hell out of people is my husband, and I've kinda grown to love him lately. So, Edge, I'm sorry. We're just gonna have to stop this and call it friends as usual," Lita decided with finality in her voice. She then walked away, so as to hear zero more complaints. And the fatality of it all was, it was her fault that the one situation she hated about Edge was happening yet again; he was seething with agony etched all over his face once more.
Elsewhere, in a dark room…
"I think she went upstairs to destroy her fling with Edge," The Undertaker told his brother Kane. You could barely make them out within the darkness of the place, but they were sitting at a table in the center, the only spot of the room with any remote excuse of light in it. It was apparently in the arena basement. The Big Red Machine put on a grin to his face.
"My guess is, you're absolutely right," he then answered the Phenom.
