Chapter 23
It was time for Hard Justice. TNA management had decided to ban everyone from ring side for the world title. That way it could be settled one on one. Both Jake and Christian were ready. Jake eye still looked bad but the swelling had gone down. Both men made there way to the tunnels they would come out of.
Christian's music started to play. "This is you main event of the evening and it is for the NWA world heavyweight championship. Introducing first from Tampa FL by way of Toronto Ontario Canada he is a former NWA world heavyweight champion "Caption Charisma," Christian Cage," JB said as Christian removed his jacket and warm up pants. The crowd was booing loudly.
Jake's music started to play. "And now he is the reigning and defending NWA world heavy weight champion from Omaha NE. He is the…" JB bails out when Jake runs full blast at the ring slides in and he and Christian start trading punches. Christian begins hitting Jake right in his left eye. Christian then just pokes Jake in the eye.
Christian then hits a clothesline sending Jake to the ground. Christian then puts Jake in a head lock. Jake powers to his feet and uses a modified belly to back suplex. Jake gets up and hits Christian with forearm right in the jaw. Jake power slams Christian.
Christian shoves Jake back knocking him into the referee. Christian uses this chance to low blow Jake. Jake drops to his knees allowing Christian to hit a drop kick right in the head. Jake is out on the ground. Christian climbs to the top and scores with the frog splash. Christian makes a cover, count of one, count of two, Jake kicks out.
Jake gets up. Christian charges allowing Jake to use the overhead belly to belly suplex. Jake rolls starts to punch Christian in the face over and over again. Jake picks up Christian like he is going for the Edge but like he did against Roode he runs across the ring driving Christian into turn buckle. Jake picks Christian but Christian fish hook's the eye causing Jake to drop him. Christian hits an inverted facelock backbreaker.
Christian then starts tearing at Jake's bad eye like he is trying to remove it. The referee starts the count, 1 2 3 4. Christian breaks for a second before going back to it. Ref counts again, 1 2 3 4, Christian break again but goes back to trying to tear out the eye for a third time.
Finally Rudy Charles can take no more and actually tries forcing Christian off. Christian breaks again and gets in Charles face. Jake stands up and goes for the flying clothesline but Christian moves and Rudy takes the blow. Jake tries to revive Rudy allowing Christian to go in his tights and remove a bag of powder he turns Jake around and throws it in his face. Jake is blinded. Christian throws Rudy at Jake who thinking its Christian picks him up and hits the Death Valley Driver. Jake soon realizes his mistake and starts trying to clear his eyes. Christian meanwhile has gone out side the ring and grabbed two chairs. He slides one in the ring and uses the other to whack Jake in the head.
Christian puts Jake's head on the chair he slide in the ring and hits Jake in the head executing the one man Conchairto he then does it again and then a third time. The referee is getting up and Christian covers. Count of one, count of two, Jake kicks out. Christian goes for unpretter and hits it then covers. Count of one count of two, Jake kicks out.
Christian picks Jake up again and goes for the unpretter but Jake blocks it and turns it into (Homicide's) a Cop Killer. That took everything Jake had left and both men are out. The referee starts a ten count.
1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9, Jake and Christian both get up enough to stop the count. Jake kicks Christian in the guts and picks him up for the Death Valley Driver but Jake drops him because he is so worn out. Jake gets up and is able to get him in the position again and this time hits it. The Adeline starts to flow and Jake picks him up and again and hits another DVD.
Jake looks like he is going for it again but then just drops him. Jake points at the corner and sets Christian on it. Jake climbs to the turnbuckle and hits a third Death Valley Driver from the top. Jake covers, count of one, count of two, Team Canada hits the ring and jumps Jake. It's a major beat down and Jake can't even defend himself.
AJ, Rhino, and Christopher Daniels hit the ring and chase off the Canadians. Jake is down. Everyone knows that the feud between Jake and Christian isn't over yet. Everyone also knows Jake didn't the revenge he wanted.