High School Drama
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters—they belong to the mega wrestling company, WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment).
Summary: A high school comedy about love, friendship, bullies, cliques, and basically all the elements which make up a good high school drama! Starring John Cena, The Hardy Boyz, Lita, Triple H, Randy Orton, Stacy Keibler, Y2J, Kurt Angle, Christy Hemme, JBL, Torrie Wilson, Trish Stratus, HBK, Los Guerreros, and many more!
A/N: Let's just pretend that all the wrestlers are in high school (despite the age differences), ok? Well, except for the really old ones or legends like Vince McMahon, Linda McMahon, Ric Flair, Hulk Hogan, Mick Foley, and those other ones. I'll be considering for the medium-aged ones like JBL, Triple H, Booker T and HBK to be in University. I don't know—depends on how the story goes.
By the way, this story is set before the Draft Lottery.
Chapter 9: Apologies, Misunderstanding, and Stone Cold Stunner!
"So…"
Cena sat between Kidman and London, and at this point the girls already asked him too many questions.
"Where do you come from? What school did you go to?" asked Candice.
"What's your favourite subject?" asked Joy Giovanni.
"What's the first thing you notice in a girl?" asked Rochelle Loewen, grinning.
"Do you prefer blondes or brunettes?" asked Michelle McCool.
"What do you think of redheads?" questioned Christy Hemme, interested in the topic. Cena preferred not to answer this one—it reminded him of Lita.
Cena was baffled. "Well, uh…" He didn't know which question to answer. But before he could say anymore, Kidman cut him off.
"Let's start with a very basic question." He smiled, looking at Cena. "How come you never sit with us in the first place?"
"Yeah, why do you always sit with those losers?" asked London curiously, pointing at the Hardy Boyz. Cena cringed. Losers?
Torrie laughed, and she nodded. "Yeah. Those Hardy brothers are weird."
"Especially the one named Jeff. I mean, look at him! Messy spray-painted hair, weird tattoos, dyed shirt…" commented Christy, followed with nods of approval by other girls.
"No," cut Candice. "What about that girl named Lita? God, she's so… so…"
"Unfeminine," suggested Rochelle.
"…yeah! I mean, just look at her!" Then she paused, realising Lita wasn't anywhere in the lunch area. "Anyway, I mean, she's so wild! I can't imagine there could be such a beastly girl."
Cena coughed nervously. "Victoria?"
Candice snorted. "Well, Victoria is completely out of question!" she frowned. "I'm not even sure if she is a girl," she muttered. "Now back to Lita. She's a rather odd girl. It's because she hangs out too much with Hardys, that's why!"
"Bah!" Torrie jeered. "Enough about the losers. Why don't we just talk about you, Cena." She smiled so sweetly that if Lita was there, she would puke. Maybe that smile won Kidman's heart, too, Cena thought.
Now everyone's eyes were on Cena. He gulped. "Ah… I was born in West Newsbury, Massachusetts…" When he finished telling the group about himself, he sighed.
"I'm from Massachusetts, too!" exclaimed Joy, grinning.
"That's cute," Kidman gave a thin smile.
"Hey, have you guys seen Trish lately?" asked Christy. Cena gulped at the name.
"Yeah, she looks depressed… more of like, brokenhearted," Joy added. Cena coughed.
"Maybe she fell in love with someone and the guy dumped her!" said Rochelle.
The girls laughed. "But wait a minute," Michelle frowned. "If she did fall in love with someone, how come she never told us?"
"Or maybe she dumped the guy instead!" suggested Candice. Cena was choking: It was true. She dumped Jericho. He coughed, pounding his chest. The others were looking at him. "I'm… fine," Cena said.
The group continued to finish their lunch just before the fifth period bell rang.
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At Cena's apartment, 5:35pm
The three were sitting on the floor. Neither gave an inch. All were silent.
Finally Cena spoke. "Look, guys… I just wanted to know about them—the popular kids, I mean—that's all. I didn't really mean to ditch you guys."
Jeff frowned. "Sure, it's no big deal, right?" he asked.
"You guys mean it?" Cena asked, hopeful.
Matt snorted. "He was being sarcastic."
"Oh."
Minutes passed, and none were still talking. That was, until Jeff talked. "Hey, whatever happened to Lita? She's like, all mad and stuff." "I…" Cena began.
"Does it have anything to do with you, Cena?" Matt demanded.
Should I tell them about it? "Err… yes."
"What did you tell her? You know, she has a pretty bad temper. Last time she fought with Trish, it lasted for months."
Cena sighed. "Well, it began when Christian…" He told the brothers every detail of what happened. As they were listening, they nodded and had surprised look on their face.
"Whoa," Jeff said when Cena finished talking. "She's reminiscing about the old Canadian bet again?"
"I remember that," said Matt. "She was so mad about it. Man, I swore I was gonna kill Christian that time." He cracked his knuckles.
"By the way," Jeff said. "What did you and the popular group talk about at lunch?"
"Yeah, I noticed that London kept motioning towards us," Matt added. Cena coughed.
"Well, about that…" I couldn't possibly tell them that the popular group called them losers! Cena thought desperately. "… They love your tattoos, Jeff."
Jeff grinned, and this made Cena felt guilty. "That's good. I love these tattoos," he said, admiring his arms.
"Hey, can we sleep over?" Matt asked. "We're afraid to go back 'cos Lita must be pretty mad now." Cena nodded, uncertain. Secretly he was relieved that they were talking to him again. "Sure."
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At WWE Private Academy, 9:30am
"And now," Vince announced, "It's time for the tournaments!" The students responded very well at this.
"The tournaments will start very soon. Now, the main attraction – main event, I should say," Vince stopped, and then continued. "We'll be telecast live! So starting from tomorrow, vote for which matches of each tournament for the round you'd like to see! The other matches of the tournament, well, you'd need to go the ring to see it live, or you'd just have to wait for few hours. All you should have received the table of each tournament by now. There's also a betting contest, held by Nunzio and Vito. To start things off, we'll be having the Intercontinental Championship tournament! And last but not least, good luck to everyone!"
Booker T vs. Mark Jindrak
The two locked up in the center of the ring. Booker managed to corner Jindrak. Booker hit multiple chest chops and right hands and kept on doing so until the ref broke him up. Booker T hit a fist right to the jaw before backing away. Booker T irish-whipped Jindrak to the corner and Jindrak came off the turnbuckle with a stunning dropkick right to Booker's mouth. Jindrak hooked the legs and got a two-count. Jindrak picked up Booker and hit another dropkick. Jindrak has been credited to have the highest leap in his dropkick. So, the match might end after so many dropkicks! Jindrak waited for Booker to get up and as Booker got up, Jindrak jumped for another dropkick, but nobody home! Booker had outsmarted Jindrak by staying half-standing. Booker hit multiple chest chops and Jindrak seemed to have troubles keeping up with Booker in this match. Booker might have bigger chance to win this match than Jindrak. Booker raised his two arms and yelled to the fans, earning him a huge cheer. Booker went to pick Jindrak up but Jindrak gave him an eye poke. Booker backed away and Jindrak turned him around to give him another dropkick. Jindrak covered again but only got a two-count.
Jindrak hit multiple elbow drops before swinging his hips and went for another elbow drop, which he missed. Booker hit a spinning kick as Jindrak turned around. Booker climbed the turnbuckle and waited for Jindrak to stand up. Jindrak, using his instincts, turned around and quickly climbed the turnbuckle as well. Jindrak hit a right hand and went for a gutwrench superplex but Booker refused and held onto the ropes. Booker hit two elbows to the gut and pushed Jindrak off. Booker came off the top with the Houston Hangover (Sommersault Legdrop). Booker covered but Jindrak's foot on the ropes. Booker irish-whipped Jindrak to himself and hit a Spinebuster. Booker did the Spinaroonie breakdance and went to the ropes to come off with the Scissors Kick on the half-standing Jindrak. Booker hooked the legs and got the three-count!
Result: Booker T def. Mark Jindrak via pinfall
Booker T has just advanced to the second round where he'd meet the winner of Maven and Rob Van Dam!
Results
Rob Van Dam def. Maven via pinfall following the Five-Star Frog Splash at the 23-minute mark. RVD advanced to the second round to face Booker T!
"The following contest will be telecast LIVE and it's for the Intercontinental Championship tournament!" Howard Finkel announced. "Introducing first; from Stamford, Connecticut, residing in New York City, weighing in 230 pounds; the son of WWE Private Academy Principal, Vince McMahon… also known as "Boy Wonder": SHANE MCMAHON!"
Shane entered the ring with some trademark taunts and of course, his Here Comes the Money theme. Students cheered.
"And the man who will face him, Kane!" Kane entered the ring with a black cloth over his head and the pyro effects. And of course as always, with his theme music Slow Chemical. 'Taker and Victoria could be seen on the sidelines, mouth shut.
Shane McMahon vs. Kane
The two locked up in the center of the ring. Kane pushed Shane to a corner and hit fists to the jaw and the abdomen. Kane choked Shane with his foot and let go at the count of four. Kane irish-whipped Shane to the opposite corner, hard. Shane fell to the mat face first at the impact of the powerful irish-whip. Kane irish-whipped Shane to the opposite corner. Shane came off the turnbuckle and got a Swinging Sidewalk Slam and Kane hooked the legs for a two-count. Kane stared at the ref, seemingly unhappy with the two-count. The ref backed away. Kane pummelled away and hit fists to Shane's head. Kane hit a body slam for a two-count. Kane irish-whipped Shane to the turnbuckle. Shane came off the turnbuckle and hit a running DDT as Kane tried a back body drop. Shane covered but only got a two-count. Shane looked exhausted. Kane sat up and stared at Shane.
Kane went to pick up Shane who was grabbing the ropes to regain strength. Kane irish-whipped Shane to the ropes and hit a big boot. Kane tossed Shane to the corner. Kane charged for a clothesline but Shane ducked, ran to the ropes and came off with a forearm smash. Shane jumped up and climbed the turnbuckle. Kane sat up and hit a body slam on Shane from the top turnbuckle. Kane hit a Powerbomb and climbed the turnbuckle. Kane jumped off for a Flying Clothesline but Shane caught his right hand with the fujiwara armbar. Kane desperately tried to get to the ropes and did so. Shane was forced to let go. Shane irish-whipped Kane to a corner but Kane reversed. Kane went for a fist but Shane crawled between Kane's legs and hit a right hook to the eye. Kane backed away. Shane turned Kane around and hit the X-Factor (Sit-out Facebuster). Shane covered but only got a two-count. Kane sat up once again. Shane's eye widened. Kane caught Shane in the throat and gave him a big Chokeslam. Kane did a throat slash and picked Shane up and held him in the Tombstone. Shane went backwards, landed on his feet, kept Kane on an inverted facelock and hit an inverted DDT. Shane came off the top with the Leap of Faith (Diving Elbow Drop) and pinned for the three-count!
Result: Shane McMahon def. Kane via pinfall
Shane would meet Randy Orton in the second round of the Intercontinental Championship tournament. Orton suddenly came out of nowhere and hit the RKO on Shane (Inverted Neckbreaker), much to the demise of the audience. Orton posed; earning him a shower of boos.
Intercontinental Championship
2nd Round
Booker T vs. Rob Van Dam
Shane McMahon vs. Randy Orton
Still to come: Women's Championship
"Period two… go to class!" Vince yelled. Students booed. "Shut up! Go! Shoo, shoo!" Grumpily, students got out of their seats and made their way out of the gym to their next classes. "Stupid little pricks."
Cena was walking with Hardy Boyz. They were going to their next class, Comics & Cartoons Study (A/N: I don't even know why they have this class at my school! Stupid English teacher), which was located next to the library.
"God knows where Lita is," Matt mumbled. He sighed. Cena and Jeff had a gloomy expression on their faces. They continued to walk.
They entered the class, and found only a few people in there. No wonder, Cena thought bitterly.
They walked in and took the seats by the window. Matt sighed and Jeff dropped his bag, looking more bored than ever.
"Cena?" Hearing his name, Cena turned around and tried to find who it was. His eyes landed on the brunette girl three rows behind him.
"Hey," Stephanie McMahon smiled, waving slightly. Cena was about to wave back when Triple H, who was next to Stephanie, gave him a murderous glare. If looks could kill, Cena would probably be dead by now. Cena changed his mind, and only smiled back. Triple H smirked at him, looking relieved. Good, he mouthed. Ric Flair, who was behind Triple H, laughed silently.
"Hunter! I was only waving to him!" Stephanie scolded her boyfriend. Triple H shrugged and had an innocent look (A/N: Though physically impossible—can't really imagine him looking naive) on his face. Stephanie sighed and took out her textbook.
Oh great, I have members of Evolution in one of my classes. Cena looked around the class, and found The Hurricane and Rosey by the front of the teacher's desk laughing over a Marvel comic book. Of course, Cena shook his head. Why wouldn't they take this class?
"I think I'm not the only girl here," Stacy Keibler stated as she walked in alone, without Randy who was usually by her side. She smiled at Stephanie, but scoffed at Triple H and Ric Flair. She was looking where to sit when she spotted Cena. Without further thoughts, she quickly made her way to the empty desk next to Cena's.
"Stacy," Cena greeted. At least there's a girl I can relate to, he thought in relief. But he quickly reminded himself that Stacy always belonged to Randy.
"Cena," she smiled warmly. She sat down and took out her textbooks and stationeries of her pink bag.
Seeing Stacy chose to sit with Cena instead of the Evolution, Triple H, Stephanie and Ric Flair dropped their jaws in astonishment. Noticing this, Cena changed his mind about sitting too close to Stacy. They would report this to Randy and I'll be over with a single RKO. But behind him, Matt grinned and Jeff winked.
"Good morning, class!" The teacher who just walked in had a bright, cheerful face. He grinned at The Hurricane and Rosey, who seemed like they couldn't wait for the class to start. They were also the only two who answered his greeting enthusiastically. The other students only groaned and mumbled.
"Turn your books to page 24," he said, clapping his hands. The students opened the books lazily. He took off his brown jacket and put on his dark-framed glasses. Then he wrote one word on the blackboard: Speech. He rubbed his hands together, excited.
"In comic books, when a character is talking, he/she has a balloon over the head. This is called…?"
"Speech bubble!" The Hurricane and Rosey chimed. Other students rolled their eyes.
But the teacher looked amused. "Very good. This 'bubble' helps the cartoonist to do dialogues and speeches. Usually, the size of the bubble depends on…?"
"… How much the character is speaking," The Hurricane and Rosey answered.
This went on and on, and the teacher didn't seem to notice that The Hurricane and Rosey were the only ones answering his questions. Some other students had already fallen asleep.
"Man, this is gay," Stacy suddenly spoke. Cena smirked.
"Couldn't agree more," he replied. He looked around the class. Matt was scribbling on the desk; Jeff had his head buried in his arms, fast asleep; Triple H could be seen playing something as low as WWE Hangman on a piece of paper with the bored-looking Ric Flair (A/N: This shows how boring the class is!); Stephanie was busy on her cellphone, supposedly talking to Shane or her mother—how was Cena supposed to know?; Stacy was applying some make-ups and grinned as she gave the last touch of lipstick; Cena himself was doodling some random chain logos.
"Let me guess… k?" Ric Flair asked Triple H, trying to guess the last letter. Triple H shook his head.
"No. It's b," he said, and drew a large red loop around the stick figure of Flair's neck. "The answer is 'Boston Crab'! Hah! I win this round!" he exclaimed in triumph. Ric sulked. Then they started a new round all over again.
"Daddy? I think I need to go to Tiffany's to get some stuff afterschool," Stephanie talked to her phone, clearly to Vince McMahon. Cena frowned. But he's only in the Principal's office! "So… probably I'll need about $1500? No, Hunter isn't paying. Not at all! OK. Thanks, daddy." With this, she hung up. Cena sighed. The Team eXtreme wasn't kidding when they said she was pretty spoiled.
"Joy… Joy…" Cena could hear Jeff mumbling in his sleep. Stacy laughed. Matt didn't say anything. He was just scribbling endlessly—looked like he didn't care if the school had to buy a new desk.
Minutes passed, and finally the bell rang. Students immediately woke up, and looked towards the ceiling, murmuring words like 'thank God'. They jumped out of their seats and left the class.
"Don't forget to do the homework, people! Exercise 6.3, page 25! Make up a dialogue between the characters!" he shouted out, smiling. "Use your imagination! We'll be doing some sketching tomorrow!" Unfortunately, his words couldn't be heard by the students—they didn't even care about the stupid class.
"Hey Cena, what are you doing afterschool?" Stacy asked.
Cena shrugged. "I dunno… probably just sleeping in," he answered. Stacy smiled.
"Do you want to do the homework together?" she offered. Cena gulped nervously—he didn't expect it. "Err…"
"I can come over your house, if you want," she grinned. Cena gritted his teeth.
"I'll… I'll think about it."
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The gym, after recess
"The following contest is the telecast LIVE and it is for the Women's Championship tournament! Introducing first: From Toronto, Ontario… Trish Stratus!" Trish entered the ring with the Rock N' Roll theme. But her face looked bitter.
"And her opponent, making her way down to the ring from Los Angeles, California, Christy Hemme!" The popular group cheered.
Trish Stratus vs. Christy Hemme
Trish got a side headlock takedown. Christy escaped the hold with a scissors to Trish's head. Trish got a Jackknife Hold for the two-count. The two divas stood up with Christy's arms around Trish's waist. The two turned around and Trish got a backslide for a two-count. Trish hit a forehand chop and a backhand chop followed by a DDT. Trish covered but only got a two-count. Trish tossed Christy to the turnbuckle and hit the Stratusphere (Handstand Hurracanrana). Trish picked Christy up and irish-whipped her to the ropes. Christy hung onto the ropes, getting away from a bicycle kick from Trish. Chrity hit a Legdrop and covered for a two-count. Christy picked Trish up and smashed her head first into the turnbuckle. Christy climbed up the turnbuckle and hit ten punches straight to Trish's head, followed by a monkey flip. Christy hooked the legs but only got a two-count. Christy hit a running Neckbreaker on the half-standing Trish. Christy got the inverted facelock on Trish and hit a neckbreaker drop. Christy covered but the ref was distracted by Chris Jericho, who came out of nowhere. Trish kicked out at what would be a two-count, meaning Jericho's distraction would be pointless. Trish got the school boy on the distracted Christy for the three-count!
Result: Trish Stratus def. Christy Hemme via pinfall
Trish, despite winning the tournament match, didn't seem too happy. Jericho smiled on the apron as Trish just won the match. Jericho went to raise Trish's arm up in the air but Trish backed away and slapped Jericho. Jericho's eyes widened and Trish left the ring. Other students looked bewildered.
"Ouch. That's got to hurt," The Rock said through the commentator's mic.
Results
Stephanie McMahon def. Stacy Keibler via pinfall following the Stephanie bitchslap and a Pedigree (Double Underhook Facebuster). The pinfall was scored at the 12-minute mark. Stephanie advanced to the second round where she would face Trish Stratus!
Victoria def. Molly Holly via pinfall following the Widow's Peak (Gory Neckbreaker) at the 18-minute mark. Victoria advanced to the second round, where she would meet either Lita or Torrie Wilson!
"The following contest is for the Women's Championship tournament! Introducing first: From Sanford, North Carolina, a part of the stable Team eXtreme… Lita!" Cena and Hardy Boyz were cheering on the sidelines, but Lita gave them a haughty look. When she looked at Cena, she scoffed and looked away.
"And her opponent, making her way down to the ring: From Boise, Idaho… Torrie Wilson!" As Torrie made her way off the stage (accompanied by the Need A Little Time theme song), Kidman, London and the posse cheered very loudly.
"You go, babe!" Kidman yelled. Torrie smiled and blew him a kiss.
Both girls were on the ring now.
"Well, well… if it isn't the Miss Congeniality herself," Torrie said. "But judging by the look on your face, the name doesn't suit you very well anymore."
Lita gave her a sour look. And she slapped the conceited, self-centred Queen Bee.
Lita vs. Torrie Wilson
Lita gave Torrie a series of right hands before giving her a chest chop in the corner. Lita irish-whipped Torrie to the opposite corner, Torrie placed a foot on the bottom rope to stop her from touching the turnbuckle, Torrie turned around and Lita hit a dropkick. Lita covered for a two-count. Lita ran to the ropes but Kidman caught her feet and Lita fell to the mat face first. Torrie hooked the legs but only got a two-count. Torrie hit a vertical suplex followed by a DDT for a two-count. Torrie set Lita in a sitting position and hit a dropkick to the back. Torrie applied a front facelock and hit a DDT, followed by a neck snap. Kidman cheered on at ringside. Torrie went for a suplex but Lita countered with a small package but Torrie kicked out at two! Lita quickly followed it up with a choke submission. Torrie went to tap out but Candice Michelle came to the apron and distracted the ref. London interfered and broke the hold. London hit a Powerbomb and placed Torrie on top of Lita. The ref turned around and made a two-count as Lita got her shoulder up. Torrie picked Lita up and got a running neckbreaker for a two-count.
Torrie climbed the turnbuckle. Torrie hit a flying crossbody but Lita countered it for a two-count. Lita dodged a clothesline and hit a snap DDT. Lita climbed the turnbuckle. Lita hit a diving Hurracanrana from the top followed with a dropkick to the Torrie's lower spine. Lita quickly locked in a choke submission. Candice distracted the ref again and Kidman came off the top with a stunning Shooting Star Press, except that he missed. London went to hit an Enzuiguri on Lita but Lita ducked. Jeff came out of nowhere, came off the top turnbuckle and hit the Whisper in the Wind (Corkscrew Moonsault). Meanwhile, Matt hit the Twist of Fate (Front Facelock into Inverted Neckbreaker) on Kidman. Lita applied the submission hold again on Torrie. Candice and Joy were both on the apron, seemingly nuts at the interference of the Hardy Boyz. This kept the ref distracted. Cena came out and calmed the two down; meanwhile the ref got his focus back on the match and saw Torrie tap out!
Result: Lita def. Torrie Wilson via submission
Cena and the Hardy Boyz cheered again, but Lita didn't even look their way.
Women's Championship
2nd Round
Trish Stratus vs. Stephanie McMahon
Victoria vs. Lita
Next: Cruiserweight Championship
"Now it is time for the Cruiserweight Championship tournament! Introducing first from Tampa, Florida. Weighing in 212 lbs, Dean Malenko!"
Malenko, a graduate, came back to participate in the Cruiserweight Championship tournament.
"Introducing his opponent, making his way down to the ring from Mexico City, Francisco Pantoja Islas, Super Crazy!"
Dean Malenko vs. Super Crazy
Malenko got a side headlock. Super Crazy escaped with a back suplex. Malenko would fall to three arm drag takedowns, the last one followed with an arm lock. Malenko stood up and switched and hit a german suplex. Malenko covered but Super Crazy got his shoulders up, Malenko quickly locked in an arm bar. Super Crazy got his hand on the bottom rope. Malenko pulled Super Crazy to the middle of the ring and locked in a bow and arrow hold. Super Crazy rolled and got a ground headlock and hooked the legs for a two-count. Super Crazy kept the headlock. Malenko stood up and pushed Super Crazy to the ropes. Super Crazy came off with a clothesline, Malenko ducked, kicked Super Crazy in the gut and got a Sit-out Butterfly Powerbomb (Double Underhook Powerbomb). Super Crazy's shoulders were on the ground and the ref made a two-count. Malenko hit an arm drag and locked in a side camel clutch. Super Crazy rolled. Malenko's shoulders were on the ground and the ref made a nearfall. Malenko and Super Crazy stood up with Malenko keeping Super Crazy's head clutched and now Malenko had the side headlock. Super Crazy escaped with a back suplex followed by a boston crab. Malenko rolled over and locked in the Figure-Four Leg Lock.
Malenko is the Man of the Thousand Holds, and there's no doubt about it. Super Crazy desperately tried to get to the ropes. Super Crazy's shoulders were on the ground and he was forced to lift his shoulders or he might get pinned. Super Crazy had to keep his shoulders up despite the pain. Super Crazy went to reverse the hold but Malenko blocked the reversal by turning over. Super Crazy grabbed the bottom rope, and Malenko was forced to let go of the hold. Malenko kicked Super Crazy on the knee and hit a vertical suplex. Malenko locked in the Texas Cloverleaf lethal submission hold. Malenko has established himself as one of the greatest technical wrestlers to ever graduate in WWE Academy. Super Crazy went to tap out but found a leg and countered the submission with a Texas Cloverleaf of his own. Malenko grabbed the ropes quickly.
Super Crazy went to hit a Powerbomb but Malenko countered it into a facebuster. Malenko locked in a Sharpshooter. Super Crazy refused to give up and grabbed the ropes. Malenko pulled Super Crazy back in the ring and turned the Sharpshooter into a modifed Texas Cloverleaf. The legs were cloverleafed but Malenko's left knee was on Super Crazy's back and his right knee was on the back of the neck. Malenko pulled over, causing more pain. This version seemed to be more painful than the regular Texas Cloverleaf. Malenko reversed the cloverleaf into a reverse leg lock. Super Crazy turned over and stood up and applied a leg lock with his knee on the back of Malenko's knee. Malenko crawled and got his hand on the bottom rope. Super Crazy went for a suplex but Malenko landed on his feet, kicked to the gut and hit a Brainbuster suplex. Super Crazy quickly stood up, shaking off the Brainbuster and came off the 2nd rope with a Moonsault on the standing Malenko! Super Crazy ran and climbed the turnbuckle and came off with a Moonsault on the half-standing Malenko. Malenko as down and Super Crazy came off with another Moonsault from the top but Malenko got his shoulders up at an EXTREMELY NEARFALL!
Super Crazy couldn't believe it. Super Crazy hit a Double Underhook Piledriver and climbed the turnbuckle. He came off with a Moonsault. He climbed another turnbuckle and came off with another Moonsault. Super Crazy climbed the third turnbuckle and came off with another Moonsault, except this time Malenko had his knees up! Malenko hooked in the Texas Cloverleaf hold and Super Crazy, suffering an internal injury, tapped out the second Malenko applied the cloverleaf.
Result: Dean Malenko def. Super Crazy
Super Crazy was carried with a stretcher and blood poured out from his mouth. Malenko coldly stared and left.
Result
Paul London def. X-Pac via pinfall following a backslide at the 18-minute mark. London will meet a former graduate Dean Malenko.
Juventud def. Tajiri via pinfall following a school boy after dodging the Buzzsaw Kick (Roundhouse Kick). The pinfall as scored at the 25-minute mark. Juventud will take on the winner of the match between Psicosis and Rey Mysterio.
Rey Mysterio def. Psicosis via pinfall following a Hurracanrana pin out of nowhere at the 19-minute mark.
Spike Dudley def. Nunzio via pinfall following the Dudley Dog (Springboard Inverted Neckbreaker) at the 20-minute mark. Spikewill take on either Funaki or Scotty 2 Hotty.
Scotty 2 Hotty def. Funaki via pinfall following the Worm (Augmented Forearm Chop) at the 12-minute mark.
Jamie Noble def. Akio via submission following the Guillotine choke at the 14-minute mark.
Billy Kidman def. Shannon Moore via pinfall following the Shooting Star Press at the 9-minute mark.
Cruiserweight Championship
2nd Round
Dean Malenko vs. Paul London
Juventud vs. Rey Mysterio
Spike Dudley vs. Scotty 2 Hotty
Jamie Noble vs. Billy Kidman
"The following contest is for the United States Championship! Introducing first: From Toronto, Canada, weighing in 230 lbs… Chris Jericho!" Break the Walls Down theme was played, and some people clapped.
Jericho ran to the apron, pounding his chest and shouted, "I'm the KING OF THE WORLD!" He glanced at Trish, who didn't even look his way. Rubbing his sore cheek, he got inside the ring.
But Jericho's theme didn't last long. It was replaced by a heavy, dark tune. Cena and the others looked to the screen and saw Michaelangelo's David, and a huge writing Masterpiece was spelt. People oohed and aahed as the picture of curtains unveiled a figure—none other than The Masterpiece himself: Chris Masters. He stood up, taking off his red glittery jacket, and made his way down the ring.
"And introducing the opponent: From Santa Monica, California … weighing in 280 lbs… The Masterpiece, Chris Masters!" Chris Masters grinned confidently. Students (even the ones from RAW!) booed him loudly. He made a face at them. "I'm a work of art," he muttered proudly to himself, showing off the biceps.
Chris Jericho vs. Chris Masters
Jericho quickly hit right fists right onto Masters' face. Jericho hit two chest chops. Jericho irish-whipped Masters and hit a clothesline. Jericho hit multiple clotheslines until Masters caught him in the fujiwara armbar takedown. Jericho flipped and got a side headlock. Masters hit a back suplex. Masters covered for a two-count. Masters went for suplex but Jericho landed on his feet, pushed Masters against the ropes and came off with a roll-up. Masters kicked out at two. Jericho hit a running Enzuiguri. Masters fell stunned to the ropes. Jericho ran to the ropes and drove his knees onto the back of the neck. Jericho went for Lionsault (Springboard Moonsault) to finish things off quickly but Masters rolled away. Jericho landed on his feet and Masters quickly locked in the Master Lock (Swinging Full Nelson)! Jericho desperately tried to get to the ropes but Masters lifted Jericho up in the air and trapped him in the center of the ring. Jericho was fading away. The ref lifted Jericho's arm up and let it drop. It's over… no! Jericho lifted his arm up! Jericho quickly worked on getting the hold off. Masters applied more and more pressure but Jericho somehow grabbed the back of Masters' head and drove Masters' jaw to the back of his head. Masters turned around, grabbing his jaw. Jericho was free from the Master Lock! Masters turned around. Jericho grabbed Masters' leg and locked The Walls of Jericho (Boston Crab) for the submission victory!
Result: Chris Jericho def. Chris Masters via submission
Jericho hooted in triumph, and took one last look at Trish before leaving the gym.
United States Championship results
Carlito def. Johnny Parisi via pinfall following the Overdrive neckbreaker at the 11-minute mark.
Big Show def. Snitsky via pinfall following a Chokeslam at the 15-minute mark.
Hardcore Holly def. Matt Morgan via pinfall following an F-5 counter into the Alabama Slam at the 17-minute mark.
Steven Richards def. Simon Dean via pinfall following the Stevie Kick (Super Kick) and the Stevie-T (Double Arm DDT) at the 11-minute mark.
Chris Benoit def. Vito via submission following a Double Arm DDT counter into the Crippler Crossface at the 13-minute mark.
Orlando Jordan def. Matt Striker via pinfall after Orlando hooked the tights at the 17-minute mark.
United States Championship
2nd round
Chris Jericho vs. Carlito
Big Show vs. Hardcore Holly
Steven Richards vs. Chris Benoit
Orlando Jordan vs. Heidenreich
"The following contest is for the World Tag Team Championship! Introducing first: Cameron, North Carolina… at the combined weight of 248 lbs… The Hardy Boyz!" Not accompanied by Lita (who preferred to stay in her seat) but by Cena instead, Matt raised his hand in the V-1 signal while Jeff did his funky, but cool dance. They made their way to the ring enthusiastically.
"And their opponents: From Los Angeles, California… at the combined weight of 420 lbs… accompanied by Melina… M… N… M!" Joey Mercury and Johnny Nitro grinned cockily, while Melina smiled very confidently just like any celebrity would.
MNM vs. The Hardy Boyz
Matt and Mercury will start things off. Mercury got a side headlock. Matt escaped and Mercury came off the ropes with a shoulder block. Mercury ran to the ropes, hopped over Matt but was caught in an arm drag. Matt hit another arm drag takedown. Matt hit a standing dropkick and covered for a two-count. Matt climbed the turnbuckle and Mercury quickly hit Matt, causing him to land on the turnbuckle groin first. Mercury hit a Frankensteiner (Top-rope Hurracanrana) and in the position, grabbed Matt's legs for the count but only got a two-count. Mercury locked up with Matt again and got a guillotine choke and tagged Nitro. Mercury hit a neckbreaker and Nitro hit a standing Shooting Star Press. Nitro hooked the legs but Cena seemed to be distracting the ref. Jeff broke up the pinfall and knocked Mercury off the apron. Now Melina was distracting the ref, complaining. She pointed out to Cena but Cena acted as if he doesn't know what she was talking about. Jeff dropkicked Nitro over the ropes. Jeff irish-whipped Matt over the ropes and Matt went with a plancha on both Mercury and Nitro.
The ref was now focused back in the match and sent Jeff to the tag rope. The ref started to make the countout count. At the count of 6, Melina sent Nitro back in the ring. Matt covered Nitro and Nitro kicked out at two. Matt hit a vertical suplex and tagged Jeff. The two did a double-dropkick and Jeff covered for a two-count. Jeff locked in the Spine Line (Texas Cloverleaf). Nitro couldn't reach the ropes and was about to tap out but Mercury broke the hold. Mercury quickly backed away but Cena grabbed one of Mercury's legs and Mercury fell to the mat face first. The ref, Mercury, and Melina were on Cena now. Meanwhile, Matt climbed the top turnbuckle and hit a diving Legdrop followed by a Legdrop to groin from Jeff. While they're at it, they did the Poetry in Motion double-team and Matt followed it up by hitting a running neckbreaker drop on Nitro. Jeff hit an enzuiguri on Mercury from behind and Mercury went flying over the top rope and onto Melina. Matt hit the Twist of Fate (Front Facelock into Inverted Neckbreaker) followed by Jeff's Swanton Bomb. Jeff covered for the three-count.
Result: The Hardy Boyz (Matt Hardy & Jeff Hardy) def. MNM (Joey Mercury & Johnny Nitro via pinfall
Mercury grabbed a steel chair and tried to take his disappointment by destroying Matt and Jeff. Mercury charged with the chair but was caught by Matt's Side Effect (Modified Side Slam). The Hardy Boyz celebrated with Cena.
Results
Ric Flair & Batista def. Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin: Batista hit a Spinebuster on Shelton followed by the Batista Bomb (Sit-down Powerbomb). Flair got Charlie Haas in his own Haas of Pain (Inverted Reverse Figure-Four Leg Lock) for the submission victory.
Eddie Guerrero & Chavo Guerrero def. Hurricane & Rosey: Eddie lied down after making a chair shot noise and tossed a steel chair onto Hurricane's hand with Rosey behind him. Chavo was distracting the ref. The ref turned around and Chavo told him that he saw the whole thing, the chair shot…. Not! Eddie got the school boy on Hurricane out of nowhere and hooked the tights for leverage to get the win.
Eugene & William Regal def. Billy & Chuck: Regal ducked a super kick from Chuck, nailing Billy in the process. Regal kicked Chuck on the leg and got the Regal Cutter (Neckbreaker Drop). Eugene hit the Atomic Leg Drop on Billy to pick up the win.
Bubba Ray Dudley & D-Von Dudley def. Kenzo Suzuki & Rene Dupree: Bubba got the Bubba Bomb (Sit-out Full Nelson Slam) on Suzuki to take him out. After nailing Dupree with a lifting reverse DDT, D-Von picked him up in the flapjack and Bubba caught Dupree with the Bubba Cutter (Inverted Neckbreaker) for the 3-D (Dudley Death Drop) for the win.
Viscera & Val Venis def. Doug Basham & Danny Basham: Val Venis took Doug out with a Spinebuster. Danny tried the Brain Damage (Chokebomb) on Viscera but couldn't budge him. Viscera picked Danny up in a Chokebomb of his own and nailed Danny with it. Danny's shoulders were on the ground and Val Venis came off the top with the Money Shot (Top-rope Splash) and Viscera got the three-count.
Edge & Christian def. Sylvain Greiner & Robert Conway: Edge double-speared Greiner and Conway in the corner. Edge and Christian hit a double-elevated DDT on the legal man Conway to pick up the win.
World Tag Team Championship
2nd round
Matt Hardy & Jeff Hardy vs. Ric Flair & Batista
Eugene & William Regal vs. Eddie Guerrero & Chavo Guerrero
Viscera & Val Venis vs. Bubba Ray Dudley & D-Von Dudley
Edge & Christian passed second round
WWE Championship results
The Rock def. Tyson Tomko: After a Spinebuster, Tomko prepared to nail the big boot to The Rock. Tomko ran but hit the turnbuckle as The Rock ducked. Tomko's leg was tangled with the rope as a result. The Rock waited from behind and got the Rock Bottom (Side Slam) for the three-count!
Triple H def. Shawn Michaels: Triple H ducked a Sweet Chin Music (Super Kick) and hit a second Pedigree (Double Underhook Facebuster) and covered for the three-count.
Kurt Angle def. Rikishi: Kurt Angle dodged a Rump Shaker and gave Rikishi the Angle Slam (Elevated Spinning Back Suplex). Kurt covered but only got a two-count. Kurt went for another Angle Slam but Rikishi switched and went for a super kick from behind. Kurt turned around and caught Rikishi's leg and applied the ankle lock for the submission victory.
"The following contest is for the WWE Championship tournament. Introducing first from West Newbury, Massachusetts, weighing in 260 lbs… John Cena!
Cena entered with his Word Life theme and threw his cap and shirt away.
"Introducing his opponent residing in New York City, weighing in 297 lbs… John Bradshaw Layfield!"
JBL entered the ring with his limousine (A/N: How would you fit that in the gym?) and his Cabinet, along with the Longhorn theme song.
John Cena vs. John Bradshaw Layfield
JBL got a side headlock on Cena. Cena escaped with a back suplex and JBL quickly backed away to the corner. Cena hit multiple fists straight to the abdomen and hit shoulder thrusts to the gut of JBL. Cena irish-whipped JBL to the corner. Cena charged with a clothesline, JBL dodged it. JBL ran to the ropes and came off with the Clothesline From Hell (running clothesline) but Cena lifted him up in the F-U (Standing Fireman's Carry Slam). JBL countered with a backslide and placed his feet on the ropes for leverage, which went undetected by the ref. Cena kicked out at two. JBL hit a chest chop to Cena and few right hands. JBL irish-whipped Cena to the ropes. Cena ducked a clothesline and hit a shoulder block. Cena ran to the ropes and came off with another shoulder block Cena irish-whipped JBL to the turnbuckle and hit ten punches straight to the head. JBL got the Powerbomb on Cena with the position. JBL covered but only got a two-count. JBL protested to the ref. JBL hit fists right to Cena's face. JBL picked Cena up and hit a powerful knee strike right to the temples. JBL irish-whipped Cena to the corner. JBL went for a clothesline but Cena countered with a back elbow. Cena jumped the turnbuckle and hit a flying shoulder block. Cena covered and got a two-count.
Cena ran to the ropes but Doug Basham grabbed his legs. JBL got the school boy and hooked the tights but Cena was still able to kick out. Cena kicked JBL in the gut and hit a vertical suplex and covered for a two-count. Cena hit another vertical suplex followed by a body slam. Cena came off the ropes and hit an elbow drop. Cena hit three more elbow drops before covering for a two-count. Cena irish-whipped JBL to the ropes, JBL reversed and JBL caught Cena in The Last Call (Modified Fallaway Slam). JBL hit a DDT followed by three swinging neckbreakers. JBL hooked the legs but only got a two-count. JBL set Cena up in the Powerbomb. Confidence rises. JBL stalled and this allowed Cena to capitalize with a back body drop. Cena hit multiple clotheslines and irish-whipped JBL to the ropes and hit a sit-out hip toss. Cena taunted JBL to get up and JBL stood up and got the Throw Back (Standing Neck Snap into Inverted Neckbreaker). Cena hit the Spinning-Out Side Slam and taunted, "YOU CAN'T SEE ME!"
Cena ran to the ropes but Orlando caught his foot. Cena kicked it off and the ref banned Orlando from the ringside and told the other refs to escort him. JBL walked into a fisherman suplex. Cena continued and got the Five-Knuckle Shuffle (Fist Drop). Cena covered but only got a two-count. Cena picked JBL up in the F-U. Danny Basham came up to the apron and distracted the ref. Doug Basham, from behind, grabbed the ring bell and hit Cena in the back with it. JBL got a backslide following the F-U counter for the three-count.
Result: John Bradshaw Layfield def. John Cena via pinfall
JBL went to hit a Powerbomb but the Hardy Boyz stormed the ring. Matt and Jeff hit right hands onto JBL and the Basham Brothers, knocking them down at different times. The two sent the Bashams over the ropes. JBL gave both Matt and Jeff a low blow and grabbed some brass knuckles. JBL went to hit Cena with it but Cena dodged it and hit the F-U. Cena got the brass knuckles on and hit JBL straight on the face with it. Cena raised the brass knuckles and the audience cheered.
More WWE Championship results
Undertaker def. Kevin Nash: Undertaker kicked out of a Jackknife (Release Powerbomb). Nash went for another one but The Undertaker countered with a big back body drop. Undertaker got a second Chokeslam in the match and somehow got The Last Ride (Elevated Powerbomb) on the 340-pounder! Though imperfect, it still was as devastating! Undertaker covered and got the three-count. After the match, Undertaker nailed Nash with the Tombstone Piledriver (Reverse Piledriver) to knock him out.
The Austin chant was getting louder and louder. Is he really THAT popular? Cena wondered.
"Yeah. He had some differences with the Principal, Mr. McMahon. He was recorded in the history of this college as the first one to have ever stood up for Mr. McMahon. Mr. McMahon himself isn't so bad in my opinion…" Jeff commented.
"But wait 'till you see his finishing move, the Stone Cold Stunner," said Matt.
"It's devastating," Jeff continued.
"And stunning," Matt followed it up.
"Hey guys, I've seen it. Remember yesterday?" Cena tried to get these two to remember.
"Right. But you haven't seen its true powers," Matt shot back.
"So far all the WWE Championship matches have been both good and entertaining, so I wonder how this one would turn out, especially with Austin in it," Jeff wondered.
"Should not be bad. Oh yeah Cena, you should ask Mr. McMahon for a rematch. You were screwed," said Matt.
"Go now. The match hasn't started yet," Jeff said eagerly.
"Ok, fine. But can you guys at least accompany me?" Cena asked.
"Nope. We don't want to miss Steve Austin," both answered at the same time.
"Some friends," Cena said sarcastically—though he didn't really mean it. He left his seat and walked down the hall. Suddenly he forgot which way Mr. McMahon's office was located. Then he saw a blonde girl.
"Hey, you! Can I ask you where…" The girl turned around. Cena blinked. It was Stacy! "Where is Mr. McMahon's office?" Stacy smiled at this question.
"You see the admin office? And you see the steps near it? If you climb the steps, then you'll be able to reach his office," she pointed to the administration office.
Cena grinned, and flashed a thumbs-up to Stacy, who was waving back at him and walked back to the gym. "Thanks!" But as he ran, he didn't see Ric Flair taking out a Pepsi can of a vending machine. He dropped his can, and narrowed his eyes at Cena.
In the office, Cena looked directly at Vince McMahon, who was sitting comfortably in his seat. Vince looked up from the newspaper he was busily reading.
"What do you want, Cena?" he asked, returning his eyes on the newspaper again.
"I've been screwed!" Cena protested, talking straightforward to the point.
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Kennedy entered the ring and rudely snatched the mic off the announcer's hands, who was about to announce his entrance. He made a face at the announcer, who seemed pissed off, and introduced himself: "Ladies and Gentlemen, your next contest is scheduled for one fall with a twenty-minute time-limit, introducing myself," he took a deep breath, "and without further ado I weigh in tonight at an astonishing 244 pounds, I hail from Green Bay, Wisconsin, Mister Ken-ne-dy..." he paused. "……Ken-ne-dy." Students booed at him.
Then a shattering glass noise could be heard through the arena. People cheered loudly, and Kennedy frowned. Austin entered the ring, wearing a vest with a picture of a skull and the writing Bullet Proof. He climbed the turnbuckle and raised middle fingers.
"Introducing my opponent from…" Kennedy announced, but before he could say anything Austin snatched the mic off his hands.
"Shut yer trap, you ungrateful son of a bitch," Austin yelled at the stunned Kennedy. People cheered as a response.
Kennedy, frustrated, raised two middle fingers straight in the face of the calm Austin. Austin looked to his left. He looked back at Kennedy, kicked him in the gut and got him in the Stone Cold Stunner! Austin raised middle fingers and shook them in Kennedy's face over and over again. The ref signed for the bell to ring as a sign of the match start.
Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Ken Kennedy
Austin covered. 1… 2… 3…!
Result: Stone Cold Steve Austin def. Ken Kennedy via pinfall
The 'Glass Shattered'. Austin raised his middle fingers and celebrated with beer toasting. Unfortunately, Cena missed all of this…
What will Vince do—will he give Cena his rematch? Will Cena agree to do the homework with Stacy afterschool (hoping that Randy won't catch them red-handed)? Why did Ric Flair act so surprised near the vending machine? Will Cena agree to do the homework with Stacy afterschool? Also, the popular group is getting their revenge on Lita… what will the Hardy Boyz do? Second round of the tournament is coming up, pressure's on! Find out in the next chapter: Rejection and The One to Blame.
A/N: What can I say? My LONGEST chapter… so far. Don't forget to tell me which matches you want to see because I'll only be doing 1-2 matches for each round of each tournament. Starting from the next chapter, "body slam" will be referred as "scoop slam", depending on how the move is used. In 'scientific' terms, the Stunner would be a ¾-Facelock Jawbreaker, but the name Stunner has been the common name for the move…
Anyway, THANK YOU—for the reviews and, importantly, for reading. Flames are welcome, as always. Pairing requests will be reconsidered. I'm trying to make the matches sound realistic as possible. In addition, I'm thinking of doing polls to make the story go along the way all the readers want. The more you read, the more you'll find out what happens! Keep reading. Thank you very much.