Chapter 8
It was time for No Surrender. It had been a night filled with great matches. The Natural retained the tag team titles by defeating Eric Young and Petey Williams. Sting beat Monty Brown. Scott Steiner had beaten Rhino, Bobby Roode, and Christian in a four way win when he beat Rhino. It what most people had called the match of the night Christopher Daniels had beaten Steve Corino after hitting the last rights.
It was time for the four way elimination match. To make sure there was no outside interference Jim Cornett had banned everyone from ring side. It would just be the four men and the referee and Cornett who was there to make sure his order was followed. There was a level of anticipation that hand never been rivaled in TNA.
RVD's music hit and he made his way out alone. "This is your main event for the evening and it is the four way elimination match for the NWA world heavyweight championship. Introducing first he is Mr. PPV, RVD, Rob Van Dam," Jeremy Borash says as RVD flips into the ring. Samoa Joe's music started to play. "Next he is from the island of Samoa he is the "Samoan Submission Machine," Samoa Joe," JB says as Joe enters the ring and stares down with RVD. Jarrett's music played as he came down with the guitar. "The final challenger comes from music city Nashville TN. He is the "King of the Mountain," Jeff Jarrett."
Jake music started to play as the crowd erupted in cheers. "Now Introducing the NWA World and Untied States Heavyweight champion from Omaha NE. He is the Omaha Outlaw Jake Reed," JB says Jake enters the ring takes of the belts and his leather jacket.
Referee Rudy Charles rings the bell to start the match. Jake hits a Stinger Splash on Jeff and starts pounding on Jeff. Joe and RVD tie up. Joe goes for a kick but RVD jumps up and kicks Joe in the face. Jake is still pounding on Jeff. The referee tries to break them up but thinks better of it. Joe and RVD are exchanging kicks until Joe hits his palm strike combo and knocks RVD down. Joe hits the running back splash and goes for the cover. Meanwhile Jeff thumbs Jake's eyes and sends him back with a drop kick. Jake winds up falling on the pin and breaks it up.
Jeff makes a cover on RVD. Count of one, RVD kicks out. Joe knocks Jeff down with a lariat. RVD hits a step over kick on Jake knocking Jake down. RVD hits the standing moonsault and covers, count of one, count of two, Jake kicks out. Joe puts Jeff in the corner and uses the face wash and the ole kick. Joe brings Jeff to his feet. Jeff drops to a knee and low blows Joe. Rudy Charles doesn't see it because he is with Jake and RVD. RVD throws Jake to the outside and follows it up with the pescado. RVD puts Jake across the guard rail and climbs back up and hits a leg drop on Jake.
Jeff is working over Joe with punches. Joe catches the punch pulls Jeff in and hits the island driver. Joe covers, count of one, count of two, Jeff kicks out. RVD rolls Jake in and hits rolling thunder and covers. Referee is out of position he sprints over count of one, count of two, Jake kicks out. RVD tries to kick Jake but he catches the leg and turns it into a dragon screw leg whip. Jake follows up with a rolling neck snap.
Joe has put in the Joe's Special Crap that he then turns into an STF. Jake and RVD and in a corner RVD gets the advantage and monkey fibs Jake on to Joe and Jeff breaking the STF. RVD pulls Jeff over and hits the spilt legged moonsault and covers. Count of one, count of two, Jeff kicks out.
Jake and Joe are hurting. Joe is first to his feet RVD whips Jeff into a corner. Joe takes RVD out with the lariat. He then goes over to the corner with Jeff sits him on the top rope and hits the muscle buster. Joe then locks in the caqeta clutch. Jeff tries to fight it out but can't and taps. "Jeff Jarrett has been eliminated," JB says. Joe lets go of the choke. Jeff is freaking out. Jeff is trying to man handle the ref but Jake turns him around hits the Death Valley Driver. He then throws Jeff over the top rope. Cornett has security come down and remove Jeff.
Meanwhile RVD knocks Joe down with the flying side kick. The second he turns around he is hit by the Jake's flying clothesline. RVD gets to his feet and charges but Jake hits the over head belly to belly. Joe gets up and hits Jake with an enziguri. Joe cover Jake, count of one, count of two, Jake kicks out. Joe then goes to cover RVD, count of one, count of two, RVD kicks out.
Joe puts RVD in a headlock. Jake gets up and puts Joe in a headlock. Jake uses it to make it a take down on both guys. RVD legs hits Rudy Charles and knocks him out. Paul Heyman comes down and slides a chair to RVD. RVD tosses it to Jake who catches it and RVD hits the Vandamanator. Jim Cornett who had left to make sure Jarrett was gone comes back with his loaded tennis racket and hits Heymen security comes down and removes Heyman. RVD still has the chair and hits the Vantermanater on Joe. Both Jake and Joe are bleeding now.
Jim goes over to JB and says something to him. JB looks confused so Jim grabs the microphone away from him. "No I ordered that no and I mean no one was to come to ring side and this isn't ECW so there are rules like you can't use foreign objects. So as of right now Rob you are disqualified," Jim yells. Rob looks pissed and climbs out of the ring and gets in Jim's face. Jim whacks RVD with the racket.
Jake, Joe, and Rudy Charles stand up and Jim explains what is going on. Jake and Joe nod. They tie up and Joe throws Jake down. Joe hits the chimeraplex. Joe drives some knees into Jake's head. Joe brings Jake to his feet and goes to Irish whip Jake in the corner. Jake reverses and sends Joe into the corner. Jake charges into the corner but Joe catches him and side walks slams Jake to the ground.
Joe makes the cover. Count of one, count of two, Jake kicks out. Joe is going to power bomb Jake but Jake turns it into a hunincaran. Jake gets up first and hits a drop kick into Joe's face. Both men get up. Jake hits a superkick and makes the cover, count of one, count of two, Joe kicks out.
Joe gets up and charges but some how Jake gets able to stand step and Joe hits the corner. Joe staggers around. Jake picks him up in the Death Valley Driver and hits it. Jake with a cover, count of one, count of two, count of three. Jake remains world champ.
Jim Cornett gives Jake both of his titles. The lights go out. Sounds of a struggle are herd. The lights turn back on a guy dressed in black wearing a mask is seen fighting with Jake. The guy is clearly fresher than Jake and has the advantage. The gets the US title and hits Jake with it. Joe chases the guy off. Jake gets up and runs after the guy.
The chase winds up in the parking lot. The guy gets in a car and speeds off. Jake runs after him but stops when he realizes the guy is to far gone. "I'm going to get you. Some how some ways," Jake says out of breath watching in the direction the car drove off.