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
23
Title: The Secret Unveiled
Show: WWE Friday
Night Smackdown (2/10/2006)
Summary: Ric Flair faces Matt Hardy,
one Evolution member gets a chance at Tyson Tomko, the shocking Edge
Army is fully uncovered.
Smackdown immediately began with the Evolution music, and this time, though the four guys came out calm as ever, you could tell by the looks on their faces and the complete bypassing of in-ring poses that they were not happy about anything at all. Maria did not come to the arena for her own safety. Triple H took a microphone.
"Tonight, we're not here for any of the damn crap that anyone's ready to give us. Mick Foley, get out here now. We want our chance at Tyson Tomko, and from what we understand, we expect him to be here tonight!" Trips immediately blasted on the mic, bringing forth crowd pleasure. The crash sound came on, followed by Mick Foley's music and the Smackdown Commissioner himself coming down the ramp in his usual outfit, brand new Smackdown Commish shirt included. He had the smile and the wave to the fans as he usually does. Triple H looked at Foley with a cross expression on his face. Mick then took out a microphone he already came out with and responded to the demands of his former arch enemy the Game.
"Triple H, it's been a while since I last saw you in the same ring as me, so I don't exactly feel like kicking your ass right now, and thank God that's the case. The only problem I have with you is that you're hanging out with this disrespectful, never-know-your-role piece of crap called Randy Orton," Mick said, leading the fans to applaud and Batista to take the microphone from Triple H.
"Hey, I don't think you should've come out here if all you're gonna do is talk about how much you hate Randy Orton. And he's not the disrespectful piece of crap you think he is. Remember, with this Evolution business, he helped train Maria, and he apologized to Stacy Keibler for the RKO he gave her prior to WrestleMania. Now, I know all about his ego, but I also know that he understands unnecessarily going over the line is not an option for us," Batista uttered with clear and loud projection, earning fans' respect, but also the disapproval of few for promoting Randy Orton.
"Right, so we can't have any humor around here, huh?"
"No, Mick. No," Randy replied angrily, taking his turn at Evolution's pass-down mic. "Oh, and I just want to point out that my concussion from Edge and Christian is a thing of the past as of yesterday afternoon, so if you tick me off, I kick your ass." The threat to Foley wasn't taken too kindly to, but he never minded it.
"Alright. Well, from what I understand, Edge and Tyson Tomko are supposed to be coming out here tonight," Mick said, getting down to business at last. "So, here's what we're going to do. Batista, I saw Tyson Tomko lay you out with the Big Boot, which leads me to understand that you're the one who most wants to take a crack at him. Therefore, once Tomko arrives here tonight, he is to come out and immediately be set for a one-on-one match with the World Heavyweight Champion, 'the Animal' Batista! (yeah!) And Ric Flair, Ric Flair, don't think I forgot. There was a match I had in mind for you. I had the idea for you to go one-on-one tonight with the man everybody says has been getting buried around here on Smackdown. And if he wins, he gets a free shot at the WWE Intercontinental Championship whenever he chooses any time before WrestleMania. And this opponent I'm referring to is 'the Man Who Will Not Die' Matt Hardy!" (yeah!)
Foley's music came back on, and he gave a cheery smile and a wave, leaving the ring. The Evolution members looked at each other, and soon Big Dave found his comrades all pointing at him and telling him that he had better get the job done. He vowed to do so, for Maria, and for Evolution.
Later on, Matt Hardy's music, "Live for the Moment" by Monster Magnet, came on, and the Sensei of Mattitude had his usual stance, energized, popping out the Mattitude symbol, and pretty much the crowd favorite he's always going to be. Ric Flair was styling and profiling as usual during his entrance, though he didn't exactly seem to be all that happy. He was looking at Matt Hardy like a victim he was going to destroy.
When the bell rang, Matt decided to take the respectful stance by offering his hand to the legend before him. The Dirtiest Player in the Game accepted the handshake, then turned on Hardy out of nowhere with a thumb to the eye! He then saw the opportunity to give Matt a chop block. Matt landed face first on the turnbuckle, coming down hard. Flair decided now that it was time to pretty much dominate. Ric took Matt, picked him up, then hit in a hard right, knocking down Matt Hardy. Flair then set Matt back up in the corner and hit some chops on him, generating some "Wooo!" from the crowd. After letting Matt move forward a little, he came behind Version One and hit a backdrop suplex. He then strutted a little bit, showing a bit of overconfidence. This led to a mild period of control for Ric Flair, which basically consisted of moves focusing on the legs of Matt Hardy. Among those maneuvers would be a single leg crab.
After a long struggle, Matt Hardy finally reached the bottom rope, forcing Ric Flair to break up the play. Once he did so, Matt Hardy took the chance to roll out of the ring. Ric saw it and went down to the outside, then picked up Matt, chopped him, and rolled him into the ring. Matt, though, was able to get up on his feet, and eventually get in some rights on the Nature Boy. Once Flair was leaned against the ropes, Matt then went for a spinning clothesline, but the Nature Boy ducked the assault. He then chopped Matt as soon as he turned around. Matt countered with a right hand. Flair gave a chop, Matt a right hand. This whole pattern continued until finally, Matt used a kick to the midsection instead. The next course of action for Matt was to get Flair up, hook his arm, and get him in the Side Effect! Matt went on the second rope and attacked with the Yodel/Downfall leg drop, which connected. Matt covered. 1… 2… Flair then kicked out. Matt signaled and stalked away, awaiting Flair's rise to his feet. He then booted the Nache's midsection and had him set, but he could not execute the Twist of Fate, for Flair broke out of position before the actual try and irishwhipped Matt into the corner. Unfortunately, he ended up squishing the referee. Ric came over to Matt, took down his legs, then crossed him in for the Figure Four! After a long while, Matt Hardy finally reached the ropes. But the ref was down, so it didn't really matter, just like it wouldn't have mattered if he tapped. The Nature Boy eventually got tired of trying to force Matt to meaninglessly tap out, so he got up and let go of the move. He then let out a huge "Wooo!", but when he turned around, everything changed. He ended up the recipient of none other than the Spear from Edge! Edge then mounted atop Flair and beat his head in with right hands. After awhile, he finally let go, but much to the dismay of the fans and of Evolution's legend, the damage was already done. Eventually, Matt used the ropes to get up and stay up on his feet despite the problems his legs were giving him, so he was up completely just before Ric. Therefore, he was able to stalk away and execute the Twist of Fate. Matt, who never saw Edge, got in the Twist of Fate on Flair. The referee was just coming to, and he counted the 1, 2, 3.
"Here is your winner, and the man with a guaranteed Intercontinental Championship match anytime before WrestleMania 22, Matt Hardy!"
Matt, of course, celebrated getting the free title opportunity. However, he had no idea that Edge had anything to do with his victory. However, he noticed when the end of the match was replayed on the Titantron, and all he could do was shake his head as he walked to the back. The whole time, the fans had mixed reactions. Many cheered Matt Hardy, while many others booed Edge.
"That piece of crap has done it for the last time! I wanna go out there and kill him!" Triple H yelled, frustration beginning to overtake the usually calm and calculating ten-time Heavyweight Champion.
"You're damn right, Trips. You're damn right!" Randy shot in complete agreement.
"Randy, Triple H. Don't worry about it. Edge is out here, so it's pretty obvious to me that Tomko's here too," Batista reasoned. "And I intend to make the most of this opportunity to take out the Edge Army."
Later on that night, Tyson Tomko was indeed in the ring. Batista's music then rang, and you know the crowd went nuts! You also know that Batista was full of energy and set off the stage guns from the middle of the ramp. But Batista, this time didn't bother the steps and ropes, or his poses.
He merely came in and tackled Tomko, getting in about a good ten punches within four parts of the five count. Batista did get back up. He picked up Tomko, set him in the corner and thrust his shoulder into the King of Tattoo several times, not stopping until Tomko had the wherewithal to strongly forearm Batista's upper back/back of the neck area. Tomko ran off the ropes on the opposite side and hit Batista with a running and super vicious big boot to the head! He then covered Batista. 1… 2… just at the last split second, Batista kicked out! Tomko complained to the referee for a little, then stalked away to hit the Animal with that big boot again. He tried for it, but Batista ducked, and when they turned around, Tomko ended up taking the Leviathan Spinebuster! Batista then did the Ultimate Warrior rope taunt, set Tomko underneath him, did thumbs up, thumbs down, and finally hit the Batista Bomb on Tomko! Batista covered… 1… 2… 3!
"Here is your winner, the World Heavyweight Champion Batista!"
Almost instantly after that announcement, Batista's cold glare at the Problem Solver was instantly destroyed. Why? Because he was hit from behind. He turned around and found out that the culprit was Edge. Edge tried to beg off, and he ended up getting stuck in the corner. Batista had his hands around Edge's neck when he was attacked from behind by someone again. This other person turned out to be Cruiserweight Champion Gregory Helms, who had defended his title earlier against Nunzio!
Helms and Edge hit away at Batista when Matt Hardy's music came up, sending the entire crowd into a frenzy! Matt came running out into the ring with a steel chair, and both Helms and Edge scattered out of the ring! Matt walked around with the chair in hand, letting the Edge Army know better than to get back in the ring. Batista got out of the corner, found Matt, and shook hands with the Angelic Diablo, only to find five seconds later his own skull getting cracked in by Hardy's chair! Matt Hardy had just betrayed Batista! Hardy hit Batista in the head with the chair three times after he came down. Edge and Gregory Helms came right back into the ring, and the friends from OMEGA, Matt and Gregory, embraced in the middle of the ring! The entire crowd was shocked, displeased, and dejected at the sight of Matt Hardy aligning himself with the egotistical Gregory Helms and, of all people, EDGE! The very man who had stolen his girlfriend of six years from him and caused his career's ruin! An explanation was definitely in order for this! Edge's music came on, and the Rated R Superstar grinned his ass off, flanked by Hardy and Helms as they left the ring. Lita then decided to come down and enjoy a kiss with Edge in the middle of the ring. Matt Hardy actually broke out with a smile on his face, as did Gregory. The entire scene was amazing and appalling at the same time. Out came Randy Orton and Triple H, however, to try to do something about this Edge Army business. Again, the Edge Army scattered out of the ring confidently as Orton and Trips checked on their fallen comrade Batista. Evolution, and the WWE fans, were more than beginning to have enough of the Edge Army.
a/n: Okay, everybody. I got a little bit of a reviewing response to my… upset display, but a little two-chapter response was not what I was looking for. Don't stop. I'm surprised, though, that I haven't got any thoughts from anyone about adding Maria to Evolution instead of Stacy, for example.
Anyway, enough of that. I'll keep on with the story, you guys keep on with the R&R, and we'll all be happy. Peace out.
-P. Dizzle
