The
Evolution of This Business (a WWE/TNA story)
by P. Dizzle
tha Prime Legend Champion
Associative
Disclaimer: This story is completely original and fictional.
Proprietary Disclaimer: I own absolutely nothing but the story
itself.
Rating: T
Summary: The former members of Evolution
are in their prime, but facing major problems. After a little
thinking, Triple H decides that enough is enough, not only for their
problem sources, but the entire wrestling business as well!
Chapter
13
Title: A Brand Breakthrough
Show: TNA
Saturday Night Impact (1/21/2006)
Summary: The next Total Nonstop
Action NWA Heavyweight Championship match is subject to a completely
unforeseen twist of fate.
"Hello? Dix? I officially bailed on my team. I'm ready to go."
Somebody left Total Nonstop Action president Dixie Carter with those exact words. But that did not exactly matter at the moment. The entire buzz around in the Total Nonstop Action locker room was surrounding that appearance by Sting at the Final Resolution pay-per-view a few weeks back. Sting was apparently nowhere to be found tonight, though. For some reason, it looked as if he'd never shown up, as if that sensation they got was just a great feel for one night. However, they knew that it was true, and that Sting's presence was a sight that TNA would never forget. Especially Jeff Jarrett and Monty Brown. They were the guys who basically got their asses kicked in by the Man in Black. But tonight, there were bigger things to worry about, as the TNA Championship Committee's public representative, Larry Zbyszko, stood in the middle of the ring to tell us.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I come here with good news and bad news. The bad news is, I am sorry to inform you that the man called Sting will not be in the arena tonight. He unfortunately got held up flying back to Orlando and could not make it to tonight's Impact," Larry said, cutting off all expectation of Sting. Fans booed at the thought that they couldn't get to see him tonight. "However, the good news is, at least for everyone behind the rail, that Jeff Jarrett's NWA Heavyweight Championship could well be in trouble. Because ladies and gentlemen, it is the first ever 'special insert' six sides elimination match, and the competitors are 'the King of the Mountain' Jeff Jarrett, 'the Man Beast' Rhino, 'the Alpha Male' Monty Brown, 'the Monster' Abyss, 'the Truth' Ron Killings, and 'Captain Charisma' Christian Cage! And the last man standing will walk out the exact same way that Jeff Jarrett walks in: the NWA Heavyweight Champion of the World!"
As we can imagine, the crowd went wild, and one man went to complain to Larry Zbyszko immediately.
"Larry, what the hell is this? I just got my head kicked in running Sting out of TNA, and now I have to deal with this? A six sides elimination match for my title? These competitors never earned their shots!" the complaining Double J immediately spat at Zbyszko in his office.
"From what I understand, all five of these men have beaten or outlasted you in a match somewhere in TNA history, except for maybe Abyss, and even he could destroy you if he wanted to. So, they did earn it," the living legend countered.
"And what the hell is a special insert?" Jarrett demanded, busting forward, causing Larry to freeze and back up a little bit.
"I don't know that! Upper management never told me!" Larry pleadingly informed his confronter.
"It's like I said before. TNA management's running this place to try to take me down, and I'm sick of it," Jarrett finally said before walking off. He was met right outside the office door, however, by Christian Cage, leading to a cheering Impact Zone audience.
"Hey, Jeff. Sounds like you're scared to get in the ring with me," Christian began. "Well, guess what. It's gonna happen. The King of the Mountain faces Captain Charisma, along with four other men, for the NWA's new World Heavyweight Championship. I finally have the opportunity to fulfill my destiny."
"Yeah, and I suppose you're gonna win because you finally have a chance not to be the only loser in your dynasty?" Jeff asked, irking a curiosity within Christian.
"What the hell are you talking about?" the charismatic one then asked his hated rival.
"You're the only one without a Championship between you and your buddies Edge and Angle," Jarrett answered.
"Shut up! They have nothing to do with it," Christian quickly interjected, not losing any resolve in the process. "You see, I came to TNA because I want guys like them to have nothing to do with me. Guys like Vince McMahon, pulling things out of a mannequin of another grown man's ass who busted his ass off to make WWE sound as good as it looked, fire that man, and replace him with the worst announcer in world history, just so somebody could embarrass the announce table to satisfy his own ego. And with Tenay and West, we don't have that here. Guys like that Caribbean afro sucker who can't stop spitting apples in people's faces even if it's a hot girl. Guys like Kurt Angle, who come with their Olympic gold and think that no matter what they do, that puts them above everyone else in character, so they infiltrate championship pictures, kiss the chairman's ass, and spend their careers sucking and trying to steal people's wives! Guys like Edge, who claim to be best friends with myself as well as another cool guy in the locker room, only to forsake their own wife and steal that other guy's girlfriend in secret for two years, basically turn her into his ho, and screw the other best friend out of his love life, three months of his job, and his credibility within the company, right in front of my face, and make me sick! That's one of the reasons I left WWE, then came to TNA! So those jackasses not only are no longer 'higher' than me, but now, they have nothing to do with me! The other reason I came to TNA was to get the damn respect I deserve, by taking that NWA Heavyweight Title and fulfilling my own destiny as a champion, because that's how I roll!" Following this passionate lecture to the man who could soon be the former NWA Heavyweight Champion, Christian stared him down one minute before leaving.
Meanwhile, "the Monster" Abyss was receiving match instructions from "the Sinister Minister" James Mitchell within the boiler room. Mitchell stopped all of a sudden, because he saw in front of him Monty Brown.
"Abyss. 'Father' Mitchell," Brown started.
"What do you want, to congratulate Abyss, the Weapon of Mass Destruction, on soon becoming the NWA Heavyweight Champion? Because if not, I suggest you leave before you get eliminated from the match early," Mitchell immediately warned Brown.
"Well, actually, I came here to talk about a deal. A deal that would make either the Master of Tacks over here or me earn that distinction," Monty began. "Here's what we do. Since Jeff Jarrett often talks about how we never got our respect, how we never got any opportunity at a rematch before guys like Rhino, and Christian Cage, and Team 3D, ransacked their way into our wild jungle that is TNA, I've decided, Abyss, that you and I should join forces, align together, team up to take all four of them out. Rhino, Christian, Killings, and Jeff Jarrett. Once we take care of each one of those losers, then one of us may represent the Serengetti as the new NWA Heavyweight Champion."
"!" Abyss screamed in approval, muffled by his mask, doing his usual pose before extending his hand towards Monty Brown. The Alpha Male shook it, and it looks like we've got an alliance. Now, onto the NWA Heavyweight Championship match itself.
The first elimination was made about seven minutes into the match. As Monty Brown and Abyss double teamed on Christian Cage, and Jeff Jarrett was faced up against Rhyno, who had just hit him with a charging shoulder tackle to one of the six turnbuckles. Monty and Abyss double teamed Christian and sent him out of the octagonal circle over the top rope. They then turned around to face Ron "the Truth" Killings. Abyss was about to splash right into the man, when he suddenly ducked it and ran towards the ropes on the other side, then came back with a spinning flying attack on Monty Brown, knocking down the Alpha Male! Killings then hit an enzuiguri on Abyss, knocking him clean reeling over the top! Jarrett was finally knocked down by Rhyno, who saw Monty Brown just getting up, and was all so prepared to hand over the Gore to one of his foolish opponents. The plan did not work out as well as it should have, however. Monty sidestepped the Gore, and it hit Ron Killings! Rhino almost thought he made a mistake, but all he did was hit another opponent, other than the one he intended to hit. So, he covered Killings. 1… 2… 3. No more Breakdancing Weapon.
Elimination #2 was more pure and simple, as well as led to the turning point of the match. Rhino, Christian Cage, and Jeff Jarrett realized Monty Brown and Abyss's alliance, following numerous double team attacks on each guy, so they finally put their pride aside to take down the twin titans. Rhino and Christian left the ring, allowing Jarrett to stand in the middle all by himself. He then dared both of Abyss and Brown to come at him, and when they did, he took one step back, and they ended up bonking each other straight in the head! Rhino tripped Monty down and took him out of the ring, then got back up and in the ring, while Christian tripped up Abyss a little bit. The Monster then turned around to a big Gore and pinned 1, 2, 3 by the glory hound Jeff Jarrett! The last part got people booing, as Jarrett celebrated his ass off in the ring. Monty Brown got up and, angry, came straight into the ring, where Rhino and Christian then ganged up on him so he could see what it feels like! They came at him with simultaneous right hands as he rushed at them, then repeated this one more time, then hit him with a double team arm drag the third time he returned! Christian thumped his chest and pointed to his Peeps, which meant he was on surge. He then got behind Monty and waited for him to get up, then hit him with that finishing move of his, the Unprettier. At the same time, Jarrett turned on the operation and hit Rhino with the Stroke! Both men covered their victims, and in a sense, they teamed up. The 1, 2, 3 eliminated both Brown and Rhino.
Then, the two enemies, Jarrett and Cage, stood up, and faced one another. They finally went fist to fist, face to face, in an NWA Title match, and the fans loved every second of it. Christian got the advantage and eventually irishwhipped Jeff and meeting him upon return with an inverted atomic drop, then running and coming back with a clothesline. Jarrett got back up, and took another one. Then came yet a third. Finally, Christian deviated from this with a great missile drop-kick! The ensuing cover resulted in 1… 2… and a kick out! Christian then picked Jarrett up and tried an irishwhip, except with a pull back right after the release, so Jarrett immediately stopped. Christian hit another missile drop-kick, and Jarrett rolled out of the ring as Christian's Peeps cheered him on. Jarrett eventually got back on the apron, and was suplexed into the ring. Christian then went up top and hit the Latino Heat Frog Splash. Cover. 1… 2… kickout by Jarrett! How did he pull that off? Afterwards, Jarrett started holding onto the referee. Christian knew what Jeff was trying to do and did not bite. The King of the Mountain soon let go of the ref and charged after Christian, who sidestepped the lunge, stopped behind Jarrett, and connected with the Unprettier! 1… 2… 3! But wait a minute… someone's coming…
After the pin fall was a success, Christian raised his hands up in the air along with the TNA fans, who knew that he finally accomplished the feat of dethroning Jeff Jarrett from the NWA Heavyweight Championship of the World. But after turning around, he found himself right in the clutches of a high leaping cutter! He was then covered, 1… 2… 3! The bell rang, and the following announcement from Jeremy Borash shocked the entire world of wrestling.
"Here is the special insert and your winner in this match, as well as the new NWA Heavyweight Champion of the World, 'the Legend Killer' Randy Orton!"
Yes, we heard right! The Legend Killer is now the NWA Heavyweight Champion! He was the special insert! He was the defector from WWE to TNA! This was why he didn't show up on Smackdown!
The Legend Killer was then handed the NWA Title, and he knelt down and held it in his arms, just looking at it. He then finally looked at the crowd and had a great smile on his face. He placed the title belt on his shoulder, and yelled out, "I'm the champ!" Some of the fans jeered, because this was Christian Cage's opportunity and destiny, taken away from him by the Man of Destiny, who as far as they know has no reason for being here. Yet now he's on one of TNA's turnbuckles, with the Championship around his waist, wearing black T-shirt and pants of no insignia whatsoever, doing his trademark pose of glory. Mike Tenay said that he knew that Randy Orton talked to Dixie Carter based on the fact that he is the special insert of the match. He and Don West basically concluded, during Randy's little feast of pride and championship, that either Dixie allowed a major coup from WWE to jump right into her laps, or she just made a rare business mistake and let her guard down on a WWE Superstar, leaving him free room to come in and unseed the NWA Heavyweight Championship from Total Nonstop Action, as well as stunt Christian Cage's destiny. The only problem is, the future will tell all. And according to what Randy knew, the fans were obviously thinking one or the other. If that was indeed the case, they were way off.
