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 21: Die Hard (Part Two)
"Hey, did you see that, man?" HBK asked The Rock furiously, pointing to Batista who was joining Evolution outside the ring.
The Rock, who was lying in the middle of the ring, exhausted, closed his eyes and sighed. "Yeah, I did. I knew from the beginning that the match would never work." He glared at the muscular man, who was talking to Triple H.
"Yeah," HBK nodded. "Tell me about it." The two got up slowly and left the arena, joined by Austin and Nash.
Triple H was pretty mad at Batista. "Dave, you know how I feel about them; about The Clique. Must I warn you that I never want to see any of us hanging out with them? They're losers!" he yelled. "Losers, you hear me?"
Batista was silent, not daring to answer. Randy, Flair and Stephanie looked at him. The Game scoffed. "Let's get outta here."
Holly, Big Show and RVD were very happy outside the arena. Who can blame them-they've defeated RAW to bring victory for SmackDown!. Students in blue shirts hugged and high-fived with them. Teddy Long shook hands with the three winners.
"Good game, playas'!" the GM grinned, satisfied. Then he gave a triumphant smile at the pissed-looking Eric Bischoff across the gym. The gray-haired GM snorted, and stomped off.
"LUNCHTIME!" Vince yelled to the mic. Students jumped out of their seats, and happily made their way to the canteen.
Meanwhile, Team eXtreme and E&C were not very pleased. The next match would be against Cena and mystery partner. The former friend of theirs had taken the worst decision they could ever imagine: joining JBL and The Cabinet. So, Edge and Christian challenged Cena to a match, where Cena had the privilege to choose his partner.
Matt sighed. He bit into his sushi. "This sucks," he muttered.
Jeff nodded. "Yeah, I know." He looked at his sushi. "The fish is very low quality," he said, but taking a bite anyway. The others stared at him.
"Not the food, you idiot!" Lita yelled, frustrated. "Matt was talking about the upcoming match…" She glanced at Edge and Christian, who haven't touched their food. They looked anxious.
"I wonder if Cena has tricks up his sleeves," Edge said.
"Most likely," Christian replied.
"Hmmm… Suspicious," Matt commented, munching on another roll of sushi.
"I have a bad feeling about this match," Lita said. Jeff didn't say anything, he was too busy eating.
"You think this match will turn out worse than we expect?" Christian asked the other four. They looked at each other.
Kidman, Torrie and London walked past them. They sneered. Hardy Boyz and Christian stood up, feeling challenged. Lita and Edge restrained them.
"Enough, guys!" Edge said, grabbing hold of Christian's arm. "We have to think about the match!"
Christian looked at his brother. "But they're making my blood boil! They don't know how difficult the problem us five are facing!"
Lita was handling Hardy Boyz, who were looking very mad at the three popular students. "Edge is right! We have no time to take care of them!"
Matt sighed, nodding to Jeff. "Lita's right. Let's just ignore them," he said.
"Alright," Jeff answered, glaring at the three. "Humph."
Kidman, Torrie and London laughed, and kept on walking. Lita glanced at them. "Don't worry, I can't stand them too." Before they could continue talking about the match, a strangely unfamiliar voice called out to them.
"What are you guys doing here?" The five turned around.
Cena, JBL and The Cabinet were making their way to the group, grinning. Christian stood up.
"What do you mean, 'what are we doing here'?" he shot back.
JBL chuckled, shaking his head. "Hehehe… Unfortunately, you have to sit somewhere else today."
Edge's eyes widened; so did Team eXtreme's. "What the hell are you talking about?"
Cena straightened his jacket. "Well, JBL had a change of mood. He wanted to sit somewhere new today. So… we choose this spot."
"But you can't do that!" Jeff shouted angrily. "We've always sat here, and we'll always be! Besides, you guys always sit in the Seniors Quad every lunch!"
Orlando Jordan laughed, followed by Basham Brothers. Matt and Lita glared at them. "JBL wants to sit here, which means you guys have to evacuate. Translation: leave," Orlando smiled.
"This means…" Doug Basham started.
"…you must go now..." His twin Danny continued.
"…before we make you move," they chimed, cracking knuckles.
"Ooh, I'm shaking," Jeff rolled his eyes. JBL walked up to him. Jeff was startled.
"I am a senior. You are a junior. So when I give the word, it's bye-bye for you," JBL grinned evilly. Orlando, Cena and Basham Brothers grabbed hold of the five friends, dragging them away. "Bye-bye!"
The banished group grumbled and cursed as they moved on to find another place to sit. They sighed when they realised the Junior Quad was so crowded.
"Don't tell me we have to go sit in the oval," Matt scratched his head.
"The grasses have prickles," Lita complained. "I'm so not gonna sit there."
Christian stomped his foot. "I can't believe it! That was our usual lunch spot and they just stole it from us!" Edge calmed him down.
"This sucks," Jeff muttered. The five had no choice but to go to the oval. The four boys had to pull Lita, who was screaming and yelling, all the way there. But before they arrived, someone from the Senior Quad called out to them.
"Hey, you!"
The five exchanged looks. Jeff pointed to themselves. "U-Us?"
The Rock grinned. "Yeah. Who else?" He was sitting with The Clique on their large bench, eating. HBK smiled, chewing his gum, watching Nash and Austin having an arm-wrestling contest. Even though he seemed to be the referee, he was annoying the two so much.
"Yeah, yeah! Go, Nash!" he encouraged Nash, whose muscles were now visible on his arms.
"Grrr…" Nash growled, trying to push down Austin's hand.
"Oh, c'mon Austin! Don't be a chicken!"
"Humph!" Austin scowled, trying hard not to lose.
"You guys suck! Just give up already, both of you!" HBK yelled.
Austin and Nash dropped their hands, silent. HBK tilted his head, frowning. "Huh?" They each grabbed Michaels' ear, and shouted, "SHUT UP!" Michaels grimaced, and fell to the floor, unconscious. The two continued their competition. The Rock shook his head. Team eXtreme and E&C looked confused.
"Why just stand there? Sit!" The Rock motioned for them to sit down. The five did as they were told. "They're having their daily arm-wrestling shot. HBK is always the referee, and I'll just sit back and watch and drink!" The five nodded. "Each contest always ends with the same incident. A draw, and Michaels unconscious."
"So… why did you call us to sit here?" Lita asked.
The Rock raised his eyebrow. "Hmm… You guys seem cool. Do you guys wanna sit here every lunchtime, from today?"
The five dropped their jaws, speechless. They just got asked to sit with the coolest people at school! The Rock tilted his head, waving his hand in front of the five friends. "Hey, you guys alright?"
The five snapped out from the trance. "Yeah, we're fine. Yeah," they answered. They all sat and finished their lunches, occasionally laughing and got interested at Austin and Nash's arm-wrestling contest. They didn't bother to think about Cena's mystery tag team partner. It's not their problem, right?
---------------------------
In the gym
"Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest is a tag team match and it is scheduled for one-fall!"
Edge's theme hit the arena. Edge and Christian both came out, wearing sunglasses. "Introducing first, from Toronto, Canada, at the combined weight of 477 lbs… Edge and Christian!"
Edge and Christian got in the ring, looking anxious at who Cena's partner is. Then someone from ringside handed Lilian Garcia, the announcer, a note.
"And their opponents, John Cena and Basham!" Edge and Christian, along with Team eXtreme twitched their eyebrows. Three against two? Cena came out with his Basic Thuganomics accompanied by both Bashams. Cena and the two got in the ring. They had a chat with the ref and Edge, who was protesting. The ref ended the chat by ordering one of the Bashams (which turned out to be Doug) to the tag rope, and the other to ringside. Edge and Christian stared at Danny at ringside for awhile before Edge went to the tag rope.
John Cena & Doug Basham vs. Edge & Christian
Cena locked up with Christian and got the side headlock. Christian tried to escape but Cena had it tight. Christian rammed Cena to the ropes and Cena released the hold as he bounced off the ropes. Cena came off the opposite ropes with a shoulder block. Cena ran to the ropes, hopped over Christian and came off the opposite ropes. Christian gave him a hip toss but Cena reversed it to a hip toss of his own. Cena covered but Christian quickly kicked out. Cena picked Christian's leg and hit an elbow drop on it. Cena hit another one. Christian kicked off and Cena ran to the ropes and came off to hit a fist drop, but Christian moved out of the way. Christian picked Cena up and raked his eyes. Christian irish-whipped him to his corner, and tagged Edge. Christian irish-whipped Cena to the ropes and Cena bounced off to receive a Spear from Edge. Edge covered but Doug broke the pinfall.
Edge mounted Cena and gave him several punches to the skull. Edge got up and irish-whipped Cena to his corner and tagged Christian. The two chopped Cena in the corner, then Christian tagged Edge again. This time, the two stomped the hell out of Cena. Doug came and took out Christian. Edge nailed Doug with a headbutt and irish-whipped Doug to the corner. Edge charged with a Spear, but Doug moved out of the way, causing Edge to hit the steel post. Cena came behind and gave Edge a school boy. Cena placed his feet on the ropes, but Edge managed to kick out at a nearfall. Cena protested to the ref and smashed Edge's head to the turnbuckle. Cena tossed Edge to the steel post shoulder first. Then Cena punched and stomped the living hell out of Edge. Cena tagged Doug and the two gave Edge a double-suplex. Doug covered Edge but Christian broke up the pinfall. Doug picked Edge up and gave him a bionic elbow. Doug connected with a back suplex into pin for a two-count. Doug covered and Edge kicked out. Doug covered again and Edge kicked out again. Doug tagged Cena. Doug held out Edge for Cena. Cena taunted, "You can't see me!" and gave Edge a kick to the gut. Once Edge was on the ground, Cena stomped the hell out of him and gave him elbow drops. Cena covered but Edge kicked out. Cena gave Edge a suplex and tagged Doug. Doug covered but Christian broke the pinfall.
Doug picked Edge up and gave him a scoop slam. Doug tagged Cena, who climbed the turnbuckle. Cena came off with a diving Legdrop, but Edge moved out of the way. Both legal men were down. Just as the ref counted 'seven', both men made the tag. Christian charged and knocked Doug down with a clothesline. Christian irish-whipped Doug to the turnbuckle and Doug came off. Christian gave him a back body drop. Cena charged at Christian, but Christian moved out of the way, so Cena hit the turnbuckle chest first, Cena came off and Christian went for the Unprettier and nailed it. Christian kicked Doug in the gut and gave him the Edgecution. Christian covered Doug but Doug kicked out. Christian tagged Edge, and Edge set Doug up for the Spear. Cena grabbed Edge's legs, distracting the ref, Christian and Edge. Danny came in and switched places with Doug. Danny pretended to be hurt. Cena let go and Edge went for the Spear but Danny moved out of the way, and Edge struck the steel ring post for the third time in the match. Danny caught Edge's throat as he turned around and gave him the Brain Damage. Cena returned to the tag rope and Danny tagged him. Cena knocked Christian off his tag rope and told Danny to take care of Christian. Cena picked up Edge's leg and stepped over, as if he was about to do the Figure-Four Leg Lock. But instead, Cena turned Edge over and applied a choke, locking in his new maneuver, the STF-U submission. Edge's face was red and he was trying to hold back the pain. Edge couldn't bear it anymore and tapped out.
Result: John Cena & Doug Basham def. Edge & Christian via submission
JBL joined his stable on the ring. Team eXtreme pulled E&C away from the arena as soon as possible to avoid any fistfights. The Clique followed them outside.
"That was a handicap match!" Christian complained.
Edge smoothed his hair, glaring. "Tell me about it."
"Let's just go," Austin nodded, holding up a can of beer. They left to the canteen.
Back in the gym, The Cabinet didn't celebrate for long. People gasped when they heard a loud noise of revving engine. The Undertaker's theme, You're Gonna Pay, hit the arena. The American Badass entered the stage, riding on his motorbike. Behind him, walking, was his brother, Kane—The Big Red Machine.
"Where's Amy?" JBL demanded. The Undertaker looked at him.
"Business first," he replied, motioning to the ring.
Seeing this, Howard Finkel stood up from his announcer's seat. He took the mic. "The following contest is scheduled for one fall! Making his way from Houston, Texas… weighing in 305 lbs… accompanied by Kane: THE UNDERTAKER!"
'Taker walked to the ring, leaving his bike to Kane by the ringside. He grinned evilly at JBL. Feeling challenged, JBL climbed the steps.
"And from New York, New York… weighing in 297 lbs… Accompanied by John Cena and The Cabinet: John Bradshaw Layfield!"
The two were standing on the ring, face-to-face.
"You better keep your words," JBL snarled. "If I win, give Amy back."
"I'll keep my words, alright. But you won't win, I gotta say this. Not even in your wildest dreams, god dammit. Ring the bell and let's get this started," The Undertaker shot back.
John Bradshaw Layfield (c) vs. The Undertaker – WWE Championship
JBL and 'Taker locked up in the centre of the arena. 'Taker got the side headlock on. JBL pushed 'Taker against the ropes and 'Taker bounced off. 'Taker came off the opposite ropes and hit a shoulder tackle. 'Taker covered but JBL kicked out. 'Taker cornered JBL and irish-whipped him to the opposite corner. 'Taker charged but JBL gave 'Taker a big boot. JBL jumped up to the second turnbuckle and came off with a flying clothesline. 'Taker moved out of the way, JBL rolled and quickly go up. 'Taker kicked him in the gut and connected with a DDT. 'Taker covered and JBL managed to kick out at two. 'Taker picked him up and gave him a right hand. 'Taker gave JBL two more punches to corner him. 'Taker gave JBL a back elbow, followed by a series of punches. 'Taker went to toss JBL out but JBL reversed it and tossed 'Taker out! Kane and the Undertaker were surprised. 'Taker got to the apron and JBL threw a right hand to knock him off.
JBL pulled 'Taker's hair from the ring but 'Taker grabbed JBL's head and drove it to the ropes. 'Taker got back and gave the stunned JBL a back suplex. 'Taker ran to the ropes and came off with a Legdrop and covered for a two-count. 'Taker picked JBL up and threw a right hand and JBL blocked it and threw a punch. 'Taker threw another punch but JBL blocked it again. JBL gave 'Taker a series of punches. JBL irish-whipped 'Taker to the ropes, but 'Taker reversed it. JBL bounced off the ropes and ducked a punch from 'Taker. JBL bounced off the opposite ropes to hit a Clothesline From Hell. JBL covered but 'Taker kicked out. Everybody gasped. From that moment they thought it would've been over, but it wasn't. JBL, The Cabinet, and Cena's eyes all widened. JBL opened his mouth, couldn't believe it. JBL covered again but 'Taker kicked out again. JBL picked 'Taker up and hit a swinging neckbreaker. JBL hit another swinging neckbreaker. JBL covered but 'Taker kicked out. JBL applied a rear naked choke. The ref lifted 'Taker's arm and let it drop. 'Taker objected and got up. He gave JBL elbows to the gut. 'Taker nailed JBL's neck and covered for a two-count. 'Taker picked JBL up and gave him a scoop slam. 'Taker ran to the ropes and came off with an elbow drop but JBL moved out of the way. JBL irish-whipped 'Taker to a corner. JBL came up to him and gave him powerful right hands. JBL irish-whipped 'Taker to the opposite corner. 'Taker came off and JBL went for a back body drop but 'Taker countered it with a running DDT. 'Taker covered but JBL got his shoulder up.
'Taker got JBL in a suplex and went for it but JBL landed on his feet. JBL applied a sleeper hold. 'Taker rammed JBL against the turnbuckle. 'Taker turned around and gave JBL an uppercut and a back elbow. He irish-whipped JBL to the opposite corner. JBL came off and 'Taker got him in the Tombstone. But instead he dropped JBL face-first to the turnbuckle for the Snake Eyes. JBL was stunned and 'Taker ran to the ropes. 'Taker came off and JBL caught him with a powerslam into pin. 'Taker kicked out at two. JBL lifted up his arm, signalling for the Clothesline From Hell. JBL motioned for the Undertaker to get up. 'Taker got to his feet and JBL ran to the ropes. JBL came off with the Clothesline From Hell. 'Taker dodged it and caught JBL's throat to give him the Chokeslam. 'Taker raised his arm, signalling for the Last Ride. 'Taker set JBL for the Last Ride. 'Taker lifted JBL up but JBL gave 'Taker a right hand to the skull, taking him down. Both men were down. The ref started to make the count. At the count of eight, both men got up. JBL ran to the ropes and hit a Clothesline From Hell. JBL covered but 'Taker kicked out!
JBL picked 'Taker up and irish-whipped him. JBL charged but 'Taker gave him a back elbow. 'Taker ran to the ropes and came off with a big boot. 'Taker covered but JBL kicked out. 'Taker gave JBL a scoop slam, and then did the throat slash, signalling for the Tombstone Piledriver. JBL got up and clung onto the ropes. 'Taker went to grab JBL but JBL gave him an eye poke. 'Taker backed away while grabbing his left eye. JBL ran and nailed him with the Clothesline From Hell. JBL covered and Kane distracted the ref. JBL knocked him off the apron. JBL turned around and the Undertaker gave him an uppercut. 'Taker got to his feet and tossed JBL out of the ring. JBL got up and the Undertaker ran and jumped over the top rope with a jumping clothesline. At the ref's count of six, 'Taker placed JBL back in the ring. 'Taker signalled for the Chokeslam. JBL got up and 'Taker caught his throat and gave him the Chokeslam. 'Taker climbed the turnbuckle. JBL got up and quickly climbed the turnbuckle to give 'Taker a Fallaway slam off the top! JBL draped an arm over 'Taker and got the three-count.
Result: John Bradshaw Layfield def. The Undertaker via pinfall
Kane came and assaulted JBL. The Cabinet and Cena came and took out Kane. 'Taker sat up. People gasped. He glared at JBL, but then pointed in the direction of his hideout. JBL nodded, and motioned for Cena and The Cabinet to follow him.
They walked to a narrow, dark corner behind the gym. There was a door. It looked like a storage room, and had been unused for a pretty long time. Orlando kicked down the door. JBL rushed inside. Amy was tied to a seat, gagged and eyes closed. JBL quickly untied her and shook her shoulders.
"Amy! Amy!" he yelled. Cena and The Cabinet stood behind him, also looking concerned. "Amy, it's me! Wake up!" What did Brothers of Destruction do to her?
Slowly, the brunette opened her eyes. The five boys gasped.
"Guys…?" she spoke. They grinned.
"Thank goodness…!" JBL sighed in relief, hugging the brunette. Cena and The Cabinet smiled in relief.
"I have been kidnapped for ages!" she complained. "I thought you weren't going to come rescue me at all!"
"Let's go."
---------------------------
In the RAW locker room
Ric Flair smoothed his hair. "Woo!" He took a bottle of water and drank it.
"Remember, Ric, in the end I'm the one who'll walk out with the belt," Triple H said, pointing to himself. Ric glanced at him, nodding.
Steve Austin and Kevin Nash entered the room, laughing and talking. But they stopped when they saw Triple H and Flair inside. Nash twitched his eyebrows.
"Well, well… look at what we've got here."
Austin smirked. "They don't' know who they're going against!" He lifted a can of beer, laughing.
They exchanged murderous glances at Triple H and Flair, before then preparing for the ultimate match.
---------------------------
Lilian Garcia was standing on the ring. "Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest is a Fatal Four-Way match for the World Heavyweight Championship! Here are the rules: elimination is occurred via pinfall, submission, disqualification and countout. The last man standing will be your new World Heavyweight Champion!"
"Wooo!" Ric Flair's theme hits the arena. Flair came out wearing a blue feathery robe and did his strut and yelled "Wooo!". He turned around and walked backwards on the rampway to the ring. He turned around to face the ring and yelled "Woooo!" The audience responded in shouting "Woooo!" as well. Flair got in the ring and took his robe off. He tested the ropes. "Introducing first, from Charlotte, North Carolina… weighing in 243 lbs… The Nature Boy, Ric Flair!"
Then… Kevin Nash entered the ring. The audience got to their feet. HBK, The Rock, Team eXtreme and E&C whistled and clapped, shouting through the megaphone. People cheered. "Making his way from Detroit, Michigan… weighing in 37 lbs… Kevin Nash!" The huge man entered the ring.
Next was Triple H. The arena turned dark. Green neon laser lights shot the stage. His theme, The Game, blared through the speakers. "Time to play the game…" Triple H made his way to the ring, and did the 'spritz'. "From Greenwich, Connecticut… weighing in 265 lbs… Triple H!" Stephanie, Randy and Batista exchanged glances and clapped. He threw his half-empty water bottle to the audience.
Crash! People cheered loudly. Stone Cold Steve's entrance theme, Glass Shatters, hit the arena. He walked out, holding up a can of beer. The audience got to their feet and raised their arms. "From Victoria, Texas… weighing in 252 lbs… Stone Cold Steve Austin!"
Ric Flair vs. Kevin Nash vs. Triple H vs. Steve Austin – World Heavyweight Championship
Flair went behind Triple H as the two stared upon Austin and Nash. Triple H came up to Austin and threw a punch but Austin blocked it and gave Triple H a series of punches. Nash took out Flair with a single blow. Nash and Austin irish-whipped Triple H against the ropes. Triple H bounced off, and came off the opposite ropes. Austin and Nash hit him with a double clothesline. Flair hit Nash in the spine, which barely affected him. Flair moved backwards and pleaded. Nash and Austin tossed Flair out of the ring, so that they can focus on Triple H. If Triple H's eliminated, then the loss factor would be greatly reduced as Flair is aged, and then Austin and Nash can just go against each other. Austin slapped Triple H's head and taunted him. Austin ran to the ropes and came off with a pointed elbow drop. Nash held Triple H and Austin punched Triple H, which knocked him down. Nash and Austin irish-whipped Triple H to a corner. The two charged with a clothesline. They beat Triple H and stomped him. Nash backed away, leaving Austin stomping Triple H alone. The audience yelled "What?" as a response to each stomp. Austin picked up Triple H and irish-whipped him to the opposite corner. Triple H came off and Nash gave him a back body drop. Triple H groaned in pain while trying to shake off the pain.
Flair came to the ring but Austin kicked him in the gut and gave him a Stone Cold Stunner which sent him over the ropes and back to the concrete floor. Austin covered Triple H but Triple H kicked out. Nash ran to the ropes and came off with an elbow drop. Nash ran to the ropes again and came off with another elbow drop. Nash picked Triple H up and irish-whipped him to the corner. Triple H came off and Nash caught him in the Tombstone and gave him the Snake Eyes. Triple H was stunned and Nash ran to the ropes to come off with a big boot. Austin rested on a turnbuckle. Nash set Triple H for the Jackknife. Triple H dropped down and gave Nash a low blow. Austin came up to Triple H and Triple H kicked him in the groin and went for the Pedigree and nailed it. Triple H fell to Nash and Nash kicked out at two. Triple H went for the Pedigree and nailed it. Triple H covered and got a surprising three-count.
Triple H got to his feet and walked up to Ric Flair. Triple H told him to get up. Then Triple H whispered something, and Flair smiled. Triple H smiled as well. The two got back in the ring and circled Austin's body. Triple H yelled out to Austin, "GET up!" Austin sat up and Triple H kicked Austin in the ribs. Austin fell back on his back. "Get up so I can knock you back down!"
Triple H picked Austin up and gave him a right hand. Triple H and Flair punched Austin in the corner. Then Triple H did Flair's strut and yelled "Wooo". Flair and Triple H smiled. Flair chopped Austin not once or twice, but fifteen times. Austin's chest was all red. Flair did the strut, yelled "Wooo" and turned around. Austin charged with a clothesline. Triple H came up to Austin and Austin kicked him in the gut and gave him the Stone Cold Stunner. Austin irish-whipped Flair to the ropes, Flair reversed it. Austin came off the ropes, dodged a backhand chop, kicked Flair in the gut and gave him the Stone Cold Stunner. Austin covered and got the three-count. Austin looked at Triple H and this was not what Triple H expected. He had hoped that he can beat down Austin more than Austin beat him earlier, but it turned out to be quicker.
Triple H got up. Austin and Triple H stared at each other. Austin gave Triple H a series of punches. Triple H threw a punch and started his own series of punches. Triple H irish-whipped Austin to the ropes and charged with a high knee. Triple H connected with a vertical suplex. Triple H covered but Austin kicked out. Triple H ran to the ropes and came off with a jumping knee dropped to the throat. Triple H covered but Austin kicked out. Triple H protested to the ref. Triple H picked Austin up and irish-whipped him hard to a corner. Triple H picked Austin up again and irish-whipped him hard again to the opposite corner. Triple H covered but Austin kicked out. Triple H connected with a vertical suplex but Austin landed on his feet. Austin applied the cobra clutch. Triple H made it to the ropes. Austin refused to let go. Finally, after the ref's count, Austin let go.
Triple H fell to the bottom rope. Austin placed his foot at the back of Triple H's neck on the ropes and let go at four. Austin pulled Triple H back to the middle of the ring and applied the Figure-Four Leg Lock. Triple H went to revere it but Austin rolled through. But because of this, Triple H got the ropes. Austin released the hold and gave Triple H right hand. Austin picked Triple H up and irish-whipped him to the ropes. Triple H hung on to the ropes as Austin went for a back body drop. Triple H hit a running neckbreaker. Triple H covered but Austin got his shoulder up. Triple H and Austin got up. Triple H ran to the ropes, and so did Austin. They both knocked each other back down with a clothesline. Triple H was the first to get to his feet. Triple H irish-whipped Austin to the ropes. Austin came off and Triple H applied the sleeper hold. Austin pushed Triple H to the ropes. Austin applied the sleeper hold as Triple H bounced off. Triple H gave Austin a backbreaker and covered. Austin kicked out. Triple H protested, insisting it was a three. Triple H irish-whipped Austin to a corner and hit a spinning Spinebuster as Austin came off. Triple H signalled for the Pedigree, motioning the double underhook. Triple H set Austin for the Pedigree. Triple H locked the arms but Austin gave Triple H a back body drop.
Austin grabbed the ropes and looked back, seeing Triple H's body. Austin H irish-whipped Triple H. Triple H came off the ropes and Austin connected with the Lou Thesz Press followed by a load of punches. Austin called for the Stone Cold Stunner. Triple H got up and Austin kicked him in the gut. Austin went for the Stone Cold Stunner but Triple H pushed him forward, sending him over the ropes and to the concrete floor. Triple H fell on his back. As Austin was outside, the ref started to make the count. At the count of four, Triple H got outside. Triple H punched Austin in the skull and smashed his head to the steel steps. It was the count of seven, and Triple H went to get back in the ring but Austin grabbed his foot. Triple H tried to kick off but Austin used his other hand to grab hold of the foot tightly. Triple H finally managed to kick off. Just as he was about to get to the apron, the ref count ten and signed for the bell.
Result: Double Countout
The audience groaned. Triple H couldn't believe it. The match was a draw, which means neither man will be the World Heavyweight Champion! Triple H was furious. Just as he was about to hit the ref, Eric Bischoff's theme hit the arena. Bischoff came out with a microphone in his hand.
"Wait! Wait just a minute!" he yelled. Triple H stopped and looked to Bischoff.
"This is… this is unexpected. Since the match was a draw under a circumstance, I'll tell you what I'm gonna do. I'm gonna restart the match."
The audience roared.
"It's only gonna be between Triple H and Stone Cold Steve Austin. But this time, since the match ended because of countout, I'm gonna make this match a no-countout match. Now ring the goddamn bell and get the match started!"
Everything looks fine, except for the fact that Cena has taken it too far with Team eXtreme and E&C. Will Trish and Jericho be able to hold their relationship together before it falls apart? And don't forget the main event: Who will be the new and the first World Heavyweight Champion? Find out in the next chapter: One Man.
Poll results:
Who do you want as the Tag Team Champions?
Hardy Boyz: 2
Dudley Boyz: 0
William Regal & Eugene: 0
Edge & Christian: 2
Basham Brothers: 0
Ric Flair & Batista: 0
Billy Kidman & Paul London: 0
Billy & Chuck: 0
Brothers of Destruction: 0
Los Guerreros: 0
Verdict: Both teams sure will have future tag title reigns.
Character of the Chapter
Christian Cage
Height: 185 cm
Weight: 227 lbs
From: Toronto, Canada
Status: Face
Finishing Move(s):
Unprettier
Tornado inverted DDT
Signature Move(s):
Inverted DDT
Edgecution
Texas Cloverleaf
Inverted facelock neckbreaker
High School Drama Bio: A former troublemaker who challenged Cena on his first day of school. Along with his partner-in-crime, Edge, Christian liked to cause troubles everywhere he went. They were just like Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin, only worse. But now they've aligned with Cena and Team eXtreme, and the two has supported them ever since. They participate in the World Tag Team Championship, and reach the final round. Previously, Christian was known for being involved in the 'Canadian Dollar Bet' with Chris Jericho.
A/N: 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.