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
26
Title: Five Straight Nights #1 / The Great
Disturbance
Show: WWE Special Thursday Night Raw (2/16/2006)
Summary: Maria makes a final interview with guests Evolution,
Edge steals a title shot, Matt Hardy finally explains his Edge Army
transactions.
At 3:00 PM eastern time, Evolution's already in the arena, and they have split into two teams hanging around backstage. Randy Orton, Batista, and Maria are out in one place, while Triple H and Ric Flair are somewhere else. Oh, and I failed to mention that the Animal got a nice haircut over the weekend.
"So, Batista, seriously. You mean to tell me after what happened when the show went off the air this past Sunday that you're not even concerned about keeping your World Heavyweight Title at No Way Out?" Randy asked.
"So, I got another tough title match. What's the big deal?" Batista asked right back.
"That's the problem. If you lose the title at No Way Out, then under Evolution's 'Championship Contract' which we all signed, you're stuck on the show where the Champion's at, not to mention you're not the Champion. And we know that would take a lot of the freeway off of ya," the Legend Killer continued to state the facts, rather skeptical about this new match we know nothing about yet.
"I know that, and I know beating Kurt Angle's not gonna be easy, but I also know that I am Batista. And when I get in a tough bind, I always get out of it," Batista said. "Look how I broke out of Evolution last time. I went from being held back and manipulated by Triple H to beating Triple H three straight times to become and remain the World Heavyweight Champion, in a reign that rivals that of JBL in length of success, as well as pretty much puts most if not all of Jeff Jarrett's reigns as the NWA Champion out the window in every way."
"That's right," Maria said in agreement. "We don't need to worry about it too much, really. We have my interview to worry about, though."
"It's not gonna be some soft-bait interview from the backstage zone. You're coming out to the ring, and so are the rest of us," Randy decided. Batista and Maria looked at him, then at one another, and smiled. This was going to be great. Randy Orton, though, had something on his mind, so he left the group with the words, "I'll be right back."
Meanwhile, Triple H and Ric Flair were out when they ran into the Rated R Superstar and his girlfriend.
"Well. Look who it is! Ric Flair and Triple H, the Nature Boy and the Game. The Intercontinental Champion, and the WWE Champion," Edge said, giving an unfriendly greeting. The two Evolutioners' confident smiles turned into serious frowns.
"Edge, what the hell do you want?" Trips asked.
"What do you think? I want a title shot!" Edge shot (no pun intended) in anger.
"Well, you're not gettin' one," Flair replied.
"What? Not gettin' one? What the hell are you talking about, and who are you to tell me I'm not getting a WWE title shot?" Edge demanded, getting directly in Flair's face.
"He's the guy who brought birth to Evolution after I picked him up in late 2002. He's the guy who helped me, 'the Game' Triple H, stay on top of my game for the last three years straight," Trips answered. "He's the 16-time WWE/NWA World Heavyweight Champion who I idolized coming up. And he's the man who probably realizes, just as I have, that you have done nothing to earn your title shot."
"Oh, yeah?" Edge asked.
"Yeah," Trips answered coldly.
"You're mistaken. I have a rematch clause in my contract. I was the WWE Champion you stepped over to start your little takeover reign. Therefore, all I have to do is go to Shane McMahon, and I've got a title shot," Edge reminded them.
"No, Edge. You're mistaken. Haven't I told you that you've got to earn the title match? You may have been the champ, but you're not the only one we trampled over at the Royal Rumble. Which, Edge, throws your little rematch clause theory out the window."
"Well, I still have a rematch clause to exercise against Maria for the Women's Championship," Lita pointed out. "Either you give Edge a match or I make sure Maria pays with her belt."
"You spent that being in the fatal four way at Against All Odds," Flair said with a smile now coming onto his face.
"Look who I found! Edge and Lita, just who I was looking for!" a voice then sounded off. All four of the members of this confrontation turned around to sight Randy Orton.
"Hey, Randy. Aren't you supposed to be hanging out with Big Dave and innocent little Maria?" Edge asked.
"It sounds to me like you've already started whining and crying your ass off," Randy noticed. "About what? I'm taking a good guess and saying a title shot."
"So? What are you gonna do about it?"
"Wait a minute. Edge, you do want an opportunity to earn your Championship shot, right?" Lita asked her boyfriend.
"That's right! All I have to do is to get Shane McMahon and tell him I want a match against this kid for a shot at any of Evolution's titles, and I know for a fact I'm gonna become a #1 contender, because I'm the Rated R Superstar, and you better get used to it!" Edge screamed out, in an evil grinning confidence.
Randy Orton, Triple H, and Ric Flair all looked at each other as if to say the words, "You've got to be kidding me." Meanwhile, back to Batista and Maria.
"So, what you're saying is, you don't love him, but you're gonna let him think you love him just to see what happens," Batista said.
"Yeah. Won't it be fun?" Maria offered with a beaming smile.
"I don't know. I don't think Randy's gonna be happy about us pulling tricks on him like that. But hey, we're all gonna get a kick out of it anyway," he thought aloud. "So we might as well go joke him over while we live."
"Right. So what do you say?" Maria offered again, the smile not as bright as before, but still existent.
"Your beauty is matched only by your wisdom," the Animal replied, sending Maria into a giggle. "I'm going back to the room. You want to come?"
"Okay, but I'm waiting outside for the others. I wonder what Randy had to leave for, though," Maria said.
"Don't ponder on it too much. I don't think it's anything that serious, to be honest," Batista said as he started walking back to Evolution's locker room. Maria followed along, telling him to wait for her, because he basically scored a one-second head start.
After the show's introduction FMV and fireworks came and tore apart the arena, Joey Styles, Jerry Lawler, and the terrible Jonathan Coachman plugged two instances from tonight's show. One, Matt Hardy comes on Raw to finally explain his reason for being in the Edge Army, and two, speaking of Edge, the Rated R Superstar will face Evolution's Legend Killer, Randy Orton for a chance at one of Evolution's three Heavyweight Titles next week on Raw. But for the moment, Maria was in the ring, dressed hotly and elegantly as usual.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I wanted everyone to know that I am conducting a final interview, right here, in this ring, at this very moment," Maria announced, causing a stir in some of the fans. "And, could you please take a guess as to who my guests are, everyone?"
Some of the fans chanted "CENA!", others "EDGE & SLUT!", and still others thought it was "HARDY!" or "HBK!" that would turn out. However, there was a section of spectators who suspected via the "E-V!", and Maria looked at them, pointed and smiled.
"That's right, everybody over there! My guests are my colleagues in Evolution, and their names are Randy Orton, Ric Flair, Triple H, and Batista!"
The Evolution music then came around and rose everyone to their feet. The group walked out calmly and confidently, raising all arms and championship titles in the air, arousing more cheers from the crowd of admiring wrestling fans as the golden pyro started falling down off the stage. Walking down the ramp, the group got to thinking about more expenses that they were going to force on the world of wrestling as they made their cooler-than-Carlito stride and enjoyed the glory of everything. Due to respect, Flair came in first and had the ropes held down for him by Maria. Orton, Triple H, and Batista soon followed, and while Flair strutted his stuff and Orton did his hall of glory pose, Trips and Batista just stood there chewing gum and smiling on either side.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I'm here with and as part of Evolution!" Maria shouted on the mic once again. Triple H took another microphone, then stood next to Maria. "Okay, Triple H. Since you decided to come up first, I'm going to ask you something. What are your plans for No Way Out?"
"Well, Maria, before I get to that, I would just like to acknowledge the dogs who took Monday Night away from us this week. Thank you very much, Westminister Kennel Club Dog Show, for making us have to be on the road for five straight nights!" he began on an off-topic note, recognizing the USA Network's big excuse for Evolution to be pretty much getting screwed out of break. "Now that I'm done with that sad excuse, I'm gonna tell you, in front of the whole world, my plans for No Way Out. My plans for No Way Out would be to just chill out and watch the rest of the chumps in the back on Smackdown make fools of themselves trying to put up a pay-per-view like it could ever be great without us," he said to actually started his extended response. "However, it seems that WWE, like TNA, is smarter than that. Combined with the dog show making us come out for five straight nights, they've added a couple of matches on that card. Apparently, No Way Out will be where… this happens. Take a look at the footage."
Video footage is shown back to Against All Odds this past Sunday, during the celebration of Evolution in the back. Randy Orton's music was going on, when it was suddenly interrupted by the music of Kurt Angle, who came out to many cheers and "You Suck!" chants directed at Evolution! Angle walked into the hexagonal ring, then got up on a turnbuckle and raised his hand, and the crowd cheered. He then took a TNA microphone for the first time to speak to the people.
"Okay, everybody. I'm gonna make this short and sweet. Now, after this, I'm gonna give Evolution back the floor, as well as the choice to continue celebrating Randy Orton's win here or to start moping about," Kurt promised, leading to cheers once more. "In case you don't know what I'm talking about, I'll tell you. See, I talked to WWE Smackdown Commissioner Mick Foley, and he decided that it was high time I got a title shot at someone from Evolution. (small cheers) Therefore, at No Way Out next week, it'll be Kurt Angle, one-on-one, against you, BATISTA! (yeah!) And it will be for your World Heavyweight Championship!"
Kurt's music came back on, and he turned to leave with the arena riotous and Evolution frozen.
The footage stopped there, and we go back to Raw.
"So there you have it. My plan is ruined," Triple H finally said.
"Now, Randy Orton, come here. You have a contest against Edge later tonight. Are you concerned at all about Christian Cage or Matt Hardy or anyone getting in the way?" Maria asked, getting Randy to come over to her.
"As well I should be. The Edge Army's a bunch of damn bastards, and I never once heard that they disbanded," he pointed out to the people. "As far as I'm concerned, with all the crap that Matt Hardy said about Edge, and now to join up with him, I think he's a hypocrite and he should burn in hell! (high mixed reaction) But if he tries to get in the way, I know that my Evolution teammates here have eyes locked on him."
"Of course," she agreed, before putting an arm around Randy. "I know for a fact, that you could definitely take them all," she continued, her tone changing to be more seductive as she guided her hand inside his suit to rub his chest. Randy was slightly flustered at this crowd-arousing sight, and Batista's eyebrows came up. However, the Legend Killer soon distanced himself a little bit.
"Okay, Maria! Are we gonna have some big saga of how many times I've gotta tell you this, or are you gonna get it the first time? You're good, kid, but I don't love you! (boo!) What made you think so? That you're here in Evolution? That I'm not gonna try to use you as a one night stand? I don't even plan on a make-out session with you, ever! Come on, Maria! Have a little sense!"
"But… but just the other day, at Against All Odds, you were so sweet, and you helped me win without cheating!" Maria then said, as if she were pleading for Orton to be with her. Trips and Flair looked at themselves as if to say the whole system has just been destroyed, while Batista conspicuously just laughed his ass off.
Before we could continue to wonder about that, however, Chris Masters' music came up, but the Masterpiece didn't even bother wasting time with the fireworks display. He just came out, rushed into the ring, took a mic, and began.
"Hey, Orton! I can't believe this! You can't even keep your head straight about a girl anymore! I thought you were not only the Legend Killer, but also the Lady Killer as well. But apparently, that masterpiece was nothing more than a misconception, unlike this (strokes a hand down his entire torso) Masterpiece!" Masters yelled with a cocky smile on his face, many of the fans cheering at the comment being made against Orton. Maria looked completely confused, Batista stepped up and got Randy's microphone, after which he made this reply:
"Chris, Chris, Chris. Masters, Masters, Masters. I can't believe you're actually that dumb. You see, I'm gonna explain something to you I should have been able to wait to explain to my friend Randy here once we got to the back. You see, it's real simple. Maria is not in love with him! This was an act to charm and shock the charming shocker as a small joke! (yeahaha!) (Batista and Maria started to laugh, everyone else looked completely stupefied) And apparently, not only do you look the same as Randy would look if he were a beefed-up steroid monkey bodybuilder, (yeah!) but you've got the same senses, too. You were tricked even further than him."
"You wouldn't keep talking if I put you in a Master Lock!" Masters angrily challenged, prompting Batista to tell Ric to get the chair.
"I'm gonna tell you right now, Chris, I could break out of your Master Lock and kick your ass completely in in this suit," Batista said, the crowd cheering again. By now, Flair already got the chair in. Batista saw it, let Flair hold the World Title, sat down, and raised his arms for the Master Lock to be applied. Masters immediately took advantage and racked up Batista in his mastered Full Nelson hold. Masters swung Batista a couple of times in the Master Lock, but Batista finally began to fight it. The fans were going happy once this happened, and Evolution was chanting "Big Dave! Big Dave! Big Dave! Big Dave!" as he continued to battle the Master Lock. It was only a matter of time before Batista finally stretched his forearm back to punch Masters' head behind him several times, then backed up Masters into the ropes with such crushing pressure that the Self Made Sculpture had no choice but to let go! For the first time ever, Batista has broken the Master Lock! After Batista walked around and Masters finished writhing in pain, Batista kicked him in the midsection, did thumbs up thumbs down, and hit the Batista Bomb! Batista's music came up, and he took his championship back, went on the turnbuckle, and held his arms high with the title in hand! The rest of the group celebrated with small hugs, during which Orton made sure to tell Batista with a sly smile that he was going to get him back for that joke from Maria. She tried to get in the way before a fight broke out, but they simply kept smiling as the Legend Killer said shut up, let's go. Triple H couldn't help but to laugh his ass off after finally registering what just happened.
Strangely enough, Matt Hardy never showed up. We never heard from Evolution again before 10:55, when Randy Orton's music came up, and he was dressed and ready to wrestle. He did the glory pose at the top of the ramp, setting off the fireworks, then walked confidently with the NWA Heavyweight Championship around his waist. Although Randy was highly jeered as well as cheered, he still continued to be confident and proud as he did the legend pose at the turnbuckle after getting in by steps and ropes. Then, Edge's music came up, and strangely enough, the Ballistic AC came out with street clothes on, with a microphone, and without Lita!
"Ladies and gentlemen, I got a feeling this match is completely in the bag for me. I am the #1 contender for the WWE Heavyweight Championship," Edge bragged prematurely, bringing the boos, and telling us the title of his choice. This had to be good, especially with Randy shouting his head off that Edge got nothing done yet. "See, I talked to Shane McMahon, and I got the match. But not only did I get this match, I also scored something else via two types of persuasion. (boo!) So, without further ado, allow me to introduce to you, the guest referee for this match, my lovely girlfriend, 'the Queen of Extreme' Lita!"
As Lita's music came on, the jeers stained the crowd big time. Lita came out in referee shirt and black jeans, and even kissed Edge, leading to slut chants, before the two of them got into the ring together. As they walked down the ramp, Randy Orton was soon surrounded. Coming towards him were Edge and Lita, while behind him were… Matt Hardy, Gregory Helms, and Shannon Moore! Orton, though, never knew they were coming. The trio issued Orton a triple team Con-chair-to, after which they lifted him straight into a low blow from Lita, and a Spear from Edge! Lita then went down as Edge covered Randy and counted the 1, 2, 3!
"Here is your winner, and the new #1 contender for the WWE Heavyweight Championship, Edge!"
This announcement came to many jeers, and Matt Hardy finally got the microphone.
"I'm sure you all want to know why I joined the Edge Army instead of trying to destroy it," he finally addressed. The crowd was on fire. "Well, here's the deal. A few weeks ago, Edge came to me to talk to me man-to-man about my screw job. He explained more carefully that he was going to tell me about the affair between himself and Lita which brought them together, and that his actions following my confrontations of him were purely because of just that; my confrontations of him. (boo.) He also introduced me to a new piece of logic. You see, the only reason I was ever gone for three months is Triple H! (mixed reaction) What I heard was that WWE management didn't like me, and that an excuse to fire me had been invented. What I heard was that Triple H was getting under good terms with Stephanie McMahon! What I heard was Triple H say that I never drew money anyway when talking about my termination! It pretty much all makes sense, doesn't it? Edge may have taken Lita, but the only one who screwed me is the Game! He knew I was a threat to some future plan, so he tried to eliminate my career. (boo!) My friends and I… oh, and speaking of that, Batista is not my friend. boo! After the making of Evolution, he spent more time hanging out with Triple H, the dummy girl, and the guy who has disrespected the late great Eddie Guerrero on countless occasions despite nobody else even going there once! I never saw him personally once between the Edge Army and Evolution's re-inception! So don't talk about me selling out my friends! I am the Sensei of Mattitude, the Angelic Diablo, the Man Who Will Not Die! And it was your King of Kings, Evolution's Triple H that tried to finish me! So, it's only the best for me to try to finish him, first by taking away the accessibility, and the Intercontinental Title, of his good friend Ric Flair."
That being said, Matt Hardy dropped the microphone, boos and Mattitude music highly abundant, and the entire Edge Army with hands raised. As Edge and Lita kissed, Matt went on the turnbuckle and did his "V1" hand signal, and nobody liked it. Evolution's Triple H was the most notably pissed out of everyone that was ever in the back.
a/n: Okay, guys, I think we're having our little review problem again. I've been telling you all that I want my feedback, right? Now, where exactly has it been over the past couple of chapters? And why is it still mainly from about one or two people? I don't like thinking the people are bored with my story. It doesn't exactly let me feel like still writing. I have up to Chapter 31 written by now, and I don't want to have to quit after that because the rest is a waste of time.
Now, back to my other point. Let's face it, everybody. We all know that there is some place or another in this universe where we would find Adam Copeland and Amy Dumas being a lot more down-to-earth than the post-affair jackasses we see today, and probably not even together in real life. But the Matt Hardy thing? Half the foundation for my idea on that was wishful thinking that Matt and Adam can someday finally get over this grudge, and the other half of the foundation is the chance that perhaps they have buried the hatchet but kept it kayfabed due to the unchanged characters on TV or something.
Anyway, they don't deserve to be killing each other, and as you have found from earlier chapters, I am a big Edge & Christian fan as well. Remember, peeps. Get back on track with the feedback, and let's all enjoy. Peace out!
-P. Dizzle
