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
17
Title: The Royally Busy Rumble
Show: WWE
Sunday PPV Event - Royal Rumble 2006 (1/29/2006)
Summary: Randy
Orton brings TNA's LAX to WWE, Ric Flair defends Intercontinental
gold, and Miss Jackie defends the Women's Championship.
"WOOO!"
Ric Flair's entrance music came on, and out came the Nature Boy with his usual styling and profiling entrance, and the "Wooo!" chants and cheers accompanying. Already in the ring was challenger Shelton Benjamin, as Flair could tell when he heard Big Mama bad-mouthing him at ringside. He then proceeded to do a "Wooo!" in her face, then walked into the ring. As soon as he gave the referee his Intercontinental Championship belt and took off his robe, Shelton Benjamin attacked him viciously.
As the bell rang, Shelton Benjamin was punching away at Ric Flair in the corner, and when Flair got low enough, he switched to stomps. Big Mama was continuing to talk. Benjamin eventually had to stop, and he basically laughed and smiled a little bit, before picking up the Nature Boy by the hair and taking an array of rights and lefts for it. Eventually, Shelton was knocked down and regrouped on the outside, opposite the side of Big Mama. Shelton eventually got back up to the apron. Flair chased and was given a guillotine neckbreaker on the top rope, knocking him backwards and down. Shelton got back into the ring and waited for Flair to get up, then hit him with a falling neckbreaker from behind. He covered Flair. 1, 2, didn't work. Shelton picked up Flair and gave him a vertical suplex. He waited for Ric to get up, and hit him with a snapmare, then got in a headlock. He eventually let go, and it led to a bit of a control period for Benjamin.
After a bit of a while, the Great Mama's Boy had the Nature Boy in a leg lock submission, and Flair was having trouble reaching the ropes of getting himself out of it. He eventually did get to the ropes, though, and Benjamin had to let go, but got right back to stomping on Flair. Ric eventually got out of range, and stayed at the apron. Once he got up from there, he gave Benjamin a thumb to the eye, then got in the ring and issued Shelton a chop block from behind! The Dirtiest Player in the Game was getting things done again. Shelton's Big Mama was continuing to shout to no avail. Flair then stomped on Shelton's legs a good few times. But rather than hit him with the Figure Four leg lock, Ric picked up Shelton and set him up in the corner, where it was a party of right hand punches and chops. Ric eventually irishwhipped Shelton, but he reversed it and tried to meet Flair's return with a super kick. Flair blocked it, and tried the old snap and roll, but took a dragon whip lariat to the head for his troubles. He was in serious trouble now. Shelton saw Flair in the corner, and attacked with the Stinger Splash, then attempted his trademark Exploder T-Bone cover suplex, but Flair saw it coming and blocked it, then tripped up Shelton from behind, dragged him to the center of the ring, and hit him with the Figure 4 leg lock! Shelton Benjamin, despite all of his Mama's shouting, ended up tapping out!
"Here is your winner by submission, and still WWE Intercontinental Champion, 'the Nature Boy' Ric Flair!" was Lilian Garcia's announcement, as Ric celebrated in the middle of the ring, confident and proud about keeping his title. He continued to style and profile, despite an angry Big Mama. She needed an oxygen mask, she was yelling so much.
Meanwhile, Batista was inside Vince McMahon's office.
"Have you been paying attention to the TNA Impact broadcasts lately, Batista?" Vince asked his company's World Heavyweight Champion. Batista nodded, allowing Vince to continue. "Did you see the promise from Randy Orton and the Latin American Exchange group last night? They're planning on coming over here and screwing up the show."
"That's all fine and dandy, but I have a match tonight for my World Title-"
"SHUT UP!" Vince ordered his employee. "You're not even gonna have a job if you don't do this for me! At least check the area to make sure there's no TNA insurrection. If there is something, you better take care of it! If I find out that TNA has successfully entered the building and even taken out one WWE Superstar, you're gonna need to go to TNA or look into the damn indies for a job!"
"Alright, I got this," Batista finally succumbed. "Besides, what kind of World Heavyweight Champion would I be if I just let TNA walk in here and trying to get in on my show?"
"Just get out there and get the job done!" Vince shot. He was not in one of his best moods.
As soon as Batista did get out there, though, Miss Jackie was to defend her Women's Championship against Ashley, Mickie James, Trish Stratus, and Lita. The five of them were involved in an over the top battle royal + one on one match challenge.
Mickie immediately went in after Ashley, and Lita attacked Trish. Mickie was kicking around Ashley in the corner, and Lita fisting away at Trish. Lita tried to irishwhip Trish, who simply countered and tried to get Lita over the ropes when she came back. Lita just skinned the cat as Mickie continued to kick away on Ashley. Over the past few weeks, they'd been disagreeing, and that's mildly putting it, because of Mickie's over passionate, overactive persona as it relates to Trish Stratus. Eventually, Ashley left the ring by rolling under the ropes. Lita got back up into the ring and eliminated Mickie from behind!
Miss Jackie and Trish finally ended up fighting, and Trish had the upper hand, getting forearms in on Jackie and putting her on the turnbuckle, apparently to try the Stratosphere. The plan worked to perfection, except when Trish got up, she ended up getting caught in the Litacanrana! Who woulda thought Lita would still be able to pull that one off again considering her relationship with Edge? Miss Jackie came from behind with a rollup clutch pinfall maneuver, which she immediately got out of, and Ashley came from behind and eliminated Jackie by taking her over the top! If you're one of the boys behind the scenes, you're just realizing that Evolution lost its Women's Title!
Trish looked at Ashley, and the two ladies looked at Lita. Lita, noticing what was going on, tried something. She came and punked out Trish Stratus, who, as the plan would have it, told Ashley to leave her to it herself. Trish then took down Lita and started pounding her head. Ashley pulled her off and tried to talk some sense into her before she could have gone Billy Kidman, but ended up getting tossed over and this close to out in the process. Ashley, however, managed to skin the cat, and Lita greeted Trish's comeback with a back toss over. Trish hung onto the ropes with her hands and skinned the cat as well, remaining alive. Ashley, who just got back into the ring, charged at Lita, who knocked her into Trish using a drop toe hold, knocking out Trish Stratus!
Ashley and Lita, the two punk girls, were basically now going one on one. In the back, you could see Matt Hardy and Edge watching the match, taking bets on which girl was going to win the match. It was almost as if they were friends again, except with the seriousness of their dormant rivalry, that could never be exactly so. Suddenly, the words "You think you know me" came on, and even Edge was confused. Matt didn't look like he was buying it, but that didn't exactly matter. What did matter was back in the ring. Ashley was completely confused about this business, but Lita apparently was not. She quietly set up Ashley for her trademark inverted Twist of Fate, then hit it and covered Ashley 1, 2, 3. The music kept on going as Lita was called the new WWE Women's Champion. Eventually, Lita's celebration was being joined by Edge.
Triple H was seen fuming from within his locker room.
"Damnit! The whole thing's just been ruined!"
In the meantime, a limousine is arriving at the AmericanAirlines Arena parking lot. Out of the limo is seen coming TNA's Randy Orton, along with Konnan, Apolo, and Homicide.
"You guys ready?" Randy asked his LAX allies.
"Yeah," they all agreed. Randy leading, the group of TNA stars all went into the building. Now, we go back to the ring, where Edge and Lita were celebrating her being the new Women's Champion and the girlfriend of the WWE Champion at the same time, something that had never been done before in history.
"Stop, stop, stop, stop, stop," a voice said. The Titantron showed inside Vince McMahon's office, the boss staring us right in the face. "Now, as refreshing at this is to see Lita's return to the ring go so well, a little birdie told me of a great concept that I just could not refuse to be in favor of entrance tricks causing the Walking Kiss of Death to become the new Women's Champion. So, this match isn't as over as you think. There's a new opponent. She's somewhere around here. You have to find her for me. I'd appreciate it, and she is super hot."
"If you want super hot, I'm right here," Lita complained.
"That may be true, but you're not the only one," Vince countered. "So, find your opponent and face her fair and square."
Despite dropping the microphone, instead of going to find whoever this was, Lita continued to complain her case, and after a few seconds, she ended up in a school kid cover and pinned 1, 2, 3. The incomparable just happened. Maria was named the Women's Champion.
Backstage, Miss Jackie was going back somewhere and fuming. She then opened the door to Triple H's locker room and found him smirking.
"What's so funny around here? Did you set up all this?" Jackie demanded to the Game, believing anything she sees in front of her eyes right now.
"Come on, Jackie. Why the hell would I do something like that?" Trips asked in reply. "I just thought it was funny that Lita got pinned for the Title by, of all people, Maria."
"Well, what are we gonna do about me? I still have to get the Championship back! How is it ever going to-"
"Relax," Trips interrupted and told her. "I'll take care of it. We're all gettin' back together tonight anyway. We'll just focus on getting you the Title afterwards. Hell, who knows? We got someone that knows the business and knows Vince McMahon so well he could be going to Vince and suggesting that the Women's Championship go under Hardcore Title rules for tonight and manage to persuade the boss man by saying, 'Hot women from Raw and Smackdown taking each other down, anywhere and everywhere in the arena, all night long, for one reason and one reason only, which is to become the Women's Champion.' Trust me, Jackie. We're good to go."
Paul London and Brian Kendrick were talking about a Cruiserweight Champion Invitational match Kid Kash had ordered earlier tonight to defend his belt in. London would be involved in the match. But not if they couldn't survive Randy Orton and the Latin American Exchange. And I say this for the simple reason that Konnan and Orton are standing right behind them about three seconds later.
"Paul! Brian! Get outta here!" they suddenly heard a voice blast. The four TNA invaders pretty much knew who this voice was, and they weren't about to beat on London and Kendrick without a fight from this person. Konnan charged towards the invasion raider, Batista, and received a right hand for his troubles. Randy Orton then came after Batista, and he ended up suffering the same consequences. Orton and Konnan both got up, but only the K-Dogg went after the Animal, and ended up getting thrust right into the big Puerto Rican Apolo. Homicide then charged in after Batista and was completely cleaned apart with a clothesline. Apolo then took it to Batista with a few right hands before trying to slam Batista headfirst into a steel fence and getting that done to himself via counter. Orton then tried to dash in after Batista, who suddenly turned around to tell him it ain't workin'. The NWA Heavyweight Champion then fell back and ran away from the World Heavyweight Champion. He was stuck right smack dab somewhere in the middle of the building.
