High School Drama

by Water-Swordsman

CH 31 UP! Triple H is proposing to Steph! With all other actions... you're in for a surprise! A high school comedy with all the elements which make up a good high school drama!

27. Declaration of War

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 27: Declaration of War

Vince furiously grabbed the mic. "Now that the World Heavyweight Championship is vacant, we're going to have a match. Tomorrow, first thing in the morning all RAW student wrestlers will participate in a gauntlet. I can't be stuffed to explain the rules right now because you'll find out sooner or later. All I can say about the rules right now is this: the last man standing will be crowned the new World's Heavyweight Champion!"

Triple H smiled at the title bout announcement. Vince smiled back. "However! Since Triple H is suspended… he will not participate in the gauntlet!"

Shane sneered. Triple H's mouth widened, and the students booed. Vince and Shane left the arena as Vince's No Chance in Hell theme was played.

Around the same time, at Trish's house

"Hey Trish, how's Chris?" Stacy asked her best friend.

Trish looked at her. She sighed, clutching her books tighter. "Worse." She shook her head. "I've lost contact with him since two days ago,'" said, recalling the moment she came over his house (A/N: Yes, I know—three chapters ago).

"You should've told him to relax. It was only a title," Stacy told her.

"I know," Trish responded, smoothing her blonde locks. "But it's so hard…"

Stacy frowned, puzzled. "What do you mean?"

Trish faced her. "You don't understand."

"What's wrong?" Stacy asked again.

Trish shook her head. "It's harder than it sounds."

In Evolution's Locker Room

"Damn! Vince made that crap about the title……. If I had known, I shouldn't have interfered in the first place!" Triple H angrily threw his water bottle to the wall.

Batista and Ric Flair stared at him. "Calm down, Triple H. There must be some way we can get back at Vince."

Batista looked left, thinking this is pointless. Coincidently, Stephanie was standing in the direction he turned to. Flair and Triple H saw Stephanie, looked at each other and smiled.

"Ric… are you thinking what I'm thinking," Triple H's smile grew wider.

"Er…… actually no idea." Flair shortened his smile and scratched his head.

"……….Fine! Then hear me out… we can get Stephanie to go to some sort of bar or something with Vince, and get her to get him drunk! Then we can make Vince to call off my suspension and let me participate in the RAW Gauntlet!"

"Yeah, but what if the next day Vince, who'd probably don't remember anything, won't acknowledge the statement?" Flair asked.

"Then we'll get Stephanie to tape the words!"

"And that's why you are the man! Let's do this thing!" Flair smiled. Stephanie exchanged looks with Batista, confused.

That night…

Have I mentioned that they had a mini bar at the McMahons' mansion? If not, well, you know now anyway. Shane and Linda were out while Stephanie was stuck with Vince at home. The truth was, Steph had persuaded Shane into going to a dinner out somewhere with Marissa, and she was also the one who had suggested Linda to have a ladies' night out with her college friends. This was done in order to make the plan work.

"Hey Dad," Stephanie started off the conversation, taking the TV remote and pressed the OFF button.

Vince was not amused. "That was a classic MASH! There's also gonna be BlackAdder in half an hour!"

Stephanie rolled her eyes. "No, Dad, I need to talk."

Vince stared at her. "If it's about bras and panties, you can always talk to your mother, you know."

Stephanie blushed, and threw her brand-new cell phone at him. It hit his head--"Ow!"—and fell to the carpet, cracked. Rubbing his head, Vince picked the phone up. "Is this brand-new?"

Stephanie shrugged calmly. "Just bought it afterschool. Oh well."

Vince rubbed his temple. There goes another $500.

"Now, listen," she said again. "I want to tell you the most wonderful thing you'd ever hear in your whole life…"

"Okay, okay… what is it?" Vince asked curiously, putting one hand up.

Steph took a deep breath, and let it out: "I've broken up with Hunter."

Once again, Vince stared blankly at her. His jaw as dropped, and gradually it turned into a grin. "BRILLIANT!"

Stephanie nodded, sighing. "I know," she said, feigning regret. "I decided that our relationship could never work out. You know, with you having this thing against him and the whole title stuff."

"But you were the one who did the dumping, right?" Vince asked.

Steph thought for a second, and nodded. "Yeah."

Vince grinned wider, and patted her on her back. "That's my baby girl! Always keep in mind that a McMahon must keep their status and class first thing in their priority list. Don't ever let a person humiliate you. If they do, bite them back."

Steph rolled her eyes. "I know, I know… We've gone through this since I was seven."

Vince laughed. "Just trying to remind you."

Now is the time, Steph thought. "Hey, what do you say if we celebrate?"

"Celebrate?" Her father's expression showed a sign of displeasure.

"Yeah, you know… like we used to do everytime there was a family celebration. You, a beer; me, something non-alcoholic," Stephanie motioned to the mini-bar.

"Alright," Vince said. "But no alcohol."

"What about champagne, then? Because this is a special day for you." Stephanie had a begging look.

Vince couldn't resist it. "Fine, fine. Only ONE glass—that's all."

"So I told him, FUCK OFF! That Eric Bischoff really needs to be told manners, doesn't he?"

It was past 11, and Vince had grabbed his tenth bottle. Stephanie was holding her glass of champagne, nodding and laughing at Vince's drunken remarks.

You need to be taught manners, Steph thought, observing her dad's totally trashed behavior. You're so wasted, Dad. Then she grabbed the tiny tape recorder from her pocket, clicking the RECORD button.

"And he's FIRED! I knew that he would never make a good teacher in the first place! But why did I hire him? Because I want to see him suffer, that's why!" Vince let out a maniacal laugh, and gulped down the beer.

"Hey Dad, say what if you call off Hunter's suspension and let him participate in the gauntlet? I mean, it's not like he's allowed to be anywhere near me now," Stephanie cut short.

Vince looked at her, his eyes red. Then he laughed again. "Quite frankly, I don't mind THAT!" He drank again. "Anything you want, dear, anything you want! Triple H… no longer suspended! Hahahahah!" He was entirely out-of-character.

Stephanie smirked, this time clicking the STOP button. "Excellent," she whispered softly to herself, satisfied. "Thanks, Dad." She was about to leave to her room when suddenly she realized that while Vince still didn't know what he was doing, she could use this chance to beg him for stuff! "By the way Dad, since I used my cell phone to hit you on the head, can I get a new one?"

Vince nodded lunatically, chuckling. "Sure, sure… whatever you say!" He got out his credit card and a piece of paper. "Here, this is my credit card and my bank card PIN number."

Stephanie was shrieking with joy. "Thanks, Dad!"

"Yeah, yeah. Now go to sleep!" Vince waved her off, and fell asleep himself.

The McMahon's daughter's eyes glittered with delight as she looked at the card. He has so many credit cards that he probably wouldn't notice one goes missing.

The next morning, in the gym

Lilian Garcia was in the ring, grabbing a mic. "Ladies and gentlemen, this is the moment you have all been waiting for. As you notice, all the RAW students that wrestle are back in the locker room and are getting ready for the following gauntlet match. Here are the rules: Gauntlet is determined through random drawing of each 25 respective RAW student wrestlers. The man who drew no. 1 and 2 will make their way out and start things off. Elimination is occurred via pinfall, submission, disqualification or count-out. When elimination is occurred, the eliminated wrestler would be escorted out of the arena and the man who drew the next number will come out. These will be repeated until all other 24 wrestlers have been eliminated. The last man standing is the new World Heavyweight Champion!"

Then Val Venis' theme Hello Ladies was played. Val came out with his trademark, the white towel wrapped around his waist. He smiled at the female students. Then he winked at Lilian. He got on the turnbuckle and looked to the crowd. "Introducing the man who drew no. 1…. from Las Vegas, weighing in 260 lbs… Val Venis!"

Then Triple H's theme was surprisingly played. The students were extremely confused. Nevertheless, they cheered. Val twitched his eyebrows. Triple H performed his trademark 'Spritz' with the water bottle on the apron. Triple H took out a small piece of paper with a large '2' and a WWE Logo with a signature of Vince on it and showed it to Lilian Garcia and the college staff at ringside, as a proof. Because it could be fake, the WWE Logo was printed on the special paper and Vince was made to do his signature on all 30 pieces of paper—apparently he complained of having arthritis after only signing 13. Triple H's music was cut short and Vince's No Chance in Hell was replaced. Vince came out and he didn't look too happy.

"Triple H, I don't know how the hell you got that number, but you listen to me, and you listen to me good. You are suspended and you are not to even step foot on the grounds of this prestigious college, you hear me?"

"Suspended? I believe you called it off last night," Triple H smiled.

"Called it off? In your dreams, you son of a bitch," Vince replied.

"Really? Well, I've got proof. Stephanie!" Triple H called out. In the Titantron, Stephanie's face came up. She smiled and she was holding a tape recorder.

"Hey dad, you did call off Hunter's suspension and I have got proof!" Stephanie insisted. Stephanie played the tape.

The following voice came out: "So I told him, FUCK OFF! That Eric Bischoff really needs to be told manners, doesn't he?"

The students gasped. Vince's face turned red.

"What the hell…?" Bischoff whispered to himself, looking at Teddy Long, who shrugged in response. Apparently he was in the building just to have a good look at what had been happening after he was fired.

"And he's FIRED! I knew that he would never make a good teacher in the first place! But why did I hire him? Because I want to see him suffer, that's why!"

Bischoff gritted his teeth. Vince's face turned redder. "Stop this! I demand this to be stopped!" Triple H chuckled at this.

"Oh no, Dad. We're just getting to the good part. Tell you what, let me just Fast Forward this…" Stephanie clicked the FF button and waited for few seconds before clicking the PLAY button.

"Triple H… no longer suspended! Hahahahah!" Hearing this, the students laughed. Vince was furious.

"You need to hear it again?" Stephanie teased. She clicked the REWIND button and clicked PLAY after a few seconds.

"Triple H… no longer suspended! Hahahahah!"

"Again?" Steph asked, ready to click the button.

"NO! I got it! But… I don't remember saying that!"

"Oh, so you're gonna take back your words? Some man you are, Vince. Some man you are," Triple H cut in.

"Shut your crap mouth," Vince glared at the student. He took a deep breath, "Fine! Triple H is no longer suspended! But hang on… I do remember Stephanie… Steph, you broke up with this piece of crap didn't you?"

"Oh, when was that?"

"Oh, so now you're the one who's gonna take back your words, hah?" Vince said sarcastically.

"Er… but we have proof. You don't. As long as you don't have the proof, I am still by Triple H's side." Stephanie smiled proudly. Triple H was grinning back.

Vince left the arena furiously and the ref signed for the bell and the Gauntlet has started!

Gauntlet Match – World Heavyweight Championship

Val Venis vs. Triple H

Val charged at Triple H from behind but Triple H ducked and gave him a back suplex. Triple H picked Val up and gave him a headbutt to corner him. Triple H pounded Val with fists in the corner. Val was slumped in the corner and Triple H lifted him up and irish-whipped him to the opposite corner. Val came off and Triple H hit the Spinebuster. Triple H covered but Val kicked out. Triple H picked him up and connected with a vertical suplex. Triple H covered but Val kicked out. Triple H ran to the ropes and came off with a knee drop. Val moved out of the way and connected with a half nelson slam. Val climbed the turnbuckle and looked to put Triple H away. Val taunted and leaped off the top turnbuckle with the Money Shot. Triple H had his knees up. Val was now on the mat on his back, clutching his stomach. Triple H set him up in the Pedigree and successfully nailed it for the three-count!

Val Venis has been eliminated via pinfall

The students cheered. Triple H posed but then Shelton Benjamin's theme as played and he is the no. 3 entrant!

Triple H vs. Shelton Benjamin

Shelton stormed to the ring as fast as he could and nailed Triple H with a clothesline. Shelton picked Triple H up and irish-whipped him against the ropes. Triple H reversed and Shelton bounced off the opposite ropes with a lariat. Shelton covered but Triple H kicked out. Shelton ran to the ropes as Triple H got to his knees. Shelton knocked Triple H down with a knee to the face. He climbed the turnbuckle, measuring him for a flying clothesline. Triple H got to his feet and he quickly ran up to Shelton but Shelton knocked him back down. Triple H got to his feet for the second time and Shelton took him down with the flying clothesline. Shelton hooked the leg but Triple H kicked out. Now Shelton got to a corner. Triple H got up and leaned against a turnbuckle. Shelton ran up to him with the Stinger Splash but Triple H moved out of the way, and Shelton nailed the turnbuckle. Shelton went over the ropes and to the concrete floor. The ref started the count. At the count of six, Triple H went outside and placed Shelton back in the ring. Triple H got back to the ring and planted Shelton with the Pedigree for the three.

Shelton Benjamin has been eliminated via pinfall

Triple H has eliminated two men! Then Matt Striker's theme was played.

Triple H vs. Matt Striker

Striker stormed to the ring and ran to Triple H, only to fall to a Spinebuster into a pin. Striker kicked out, but it's too late as the ref's hand slammed the mat for the third time!

Matt Striker has been eliminated via pinfall

Striker couldn't believe it and pleaded the ref to make it a two-count but the ref didn't acknowledge it. An explosion! Could it be? It's Kane!

Triple H vs. Kane

Triple H ran up to Kane who just entered the ring. Triple H took him with a high knee but it didn't seem to have much effect on Kane! Kane fell on one knee. Triple H ran to the ropes and came off but Kane caught his throat! Kane planted Triple H with a devastating Chokeslam! Kane did the throat slash, signaling for the Tombstone Piledriver! Triple H got up and turned around. Just as Kane was about to lift him up, Striker who seemed unhappy about his elimination, attacked Triple H! Striker gave him the Overdrive and the ref signed for the bell! Kane has just been disqualified and he could not believe it!

Kane has been eliminated via disqualification

Kane was unhappy. He performed the throat slash as Striker trash-talked Triple H. Striker turned around and went to leave the ring, but he ran across Kane. He realized what he had just done. Kane lifted him up and nailed him with the Tombstone Piledriver! Kane performed his taunt and the pyro came out! Eugene's theme was played and he was next! The ref yelled at Kane, forcing him to leave. Kane was not impressed and gave the ref a Tombstone Piledriver also. Eugene slowly got to the ring while biting his fingers. He was looking at Kane and Kane turned to him. Eugene backed away and Kane caught his throat to give him the Chokeslam! Over the top rope and to the concrete floor! Security guards and other officials came in to restrain Kane.

Triple H vs. Eugene

A new referee has been appointed for this match and he made the ten-count in favor of Triple H!

Eugene has been eliminated via countout

Triple H was in a bad shape as he was still down. "I guess he might have to give up on winning the World Heavyweight Championship." Jim Ross commented. But then Batista's theme was played and he was next! "Well, it doesn't look like Triple H is gonna be eliminated any soon," Jerry 'The King' Lawler said.

Triple H vs. Batista

Batista got in the ring and nudged Triple H. Batista waved his hand in front of Triple H's face, to check if he's KO or not. Triple H did not respond, Batista shrugged his shoulders. Batista set Triple H in the Batista Bomb. Looks like it's every man for himself, Batista looked to win the gold for himself rather than sticking up for his faction. Just as Batista went to lift Triple H, Ric Flair's theme was played and he came out. Lawler said, "What? It's not time to bring out the next competitor, is it?"

Flair yelled out to Batista. Flair came up close to Batista and yelled out to him while pointing to his chest. Batista did not seem too happy but lied down. He waited for Triple H to get on top of him, but as Triple H was still down, Batista volunteered to place his arm on top of himself. 1… 2… 3… and Batista was eliminated, without a fight!

Batista has been eliminated via pinfall

Who's next? Flair got in the ring but the ref told him to go away and wait for his turn. Flair showed him his number and Flair seemed to be next!

Triple H vs. Ric Flair

Flair got down to Triple H's face and yelled out some instructions. Flair slapped Triple H's face to make him regain conscious. Triple H opened his eyes and Flair yelled out more instructions. Flair lied down and Triple H pinned him.

Ric Flair has been eliminated via pinfall

Flair wished Triple H the best of luck as now he's on his feet and left. Johnny Parisi came out and entered the ring.

Triple H vs. Johnny Parisi

Parisi locked up with Triple H and applied a side headlock. Triple H pushed him to the ropes. Parisi came off and Triple H hit a Spinebuster. Triple H gestured for the belt on his waist and Parisi got up and turned around. Triple H kicked him in the gut and nailed him with the Pedigree. Triple H covered and got the three-count.

Johnny Parisi has been eliminated via pinfall

Triple H posed again and Chris Benoit came out!

Triple H vs. Chris Benoit

Triple H and Benoit locked up. Benoit applied a side headlock. Triple H rammed Benoit against the ropes, Benoit came off. Benoit bounced off the opposite ropes with a lariat to Triple H. Benoit quickly went for the Crippler Crossface but Triple H rolled out of the way. The two stared at each other for a brief period and locked up again. Benoit had a side headlock takedown. Triple H got his shoulder up at a two-count. Triple H got to his feet slowly and hit a back suplex on Benoit to get out of the side headlock. Triple H covered but Benoit kicked out. Triple H picked Benoit up and smashed his head to the turnbuckle. Triple H went to hit Benoit but Benoit moved out of the way. Benoit chopped Triple H as fast and as hard as he could. Benoit gave Triple H two headbutts followed by a European uppercut. Benoit started working on Triple H's arm.

Benoit elbowed Triple H's arm and knelt on it a couple of times. Benoit picked Triple H up and twisted his arm. Benoit hit Triple H's arm again and again before twisting it for the second time. Triple H tried to get out of it, so Benoit kicked him in the gut and gave him a quick vertical suplex. Benoit covered but Triple H kicked out. Benoit hit another snap suplex. Benoit covered again but Triple H kicked out. Benoit slowed the match down. Triple H got to one foot and Benoit chopped him. Benoit punched him in the eye and chopped him again. Benoit irish-whipped Triple H against the ropes. Triple H came off the ropes and Benoit gave him a back body drop. Benoit went for the Sharpshooter but Triple H kicked off. Benoit went for it again but Triple H kicked off again. Benoit hit another snap suplex. Benoit picked Triple H up and irish-whipped him to the ropes. Triple H reversed and ran to Benoit with a high knee as he came off. Triple H covered but Benoit kicked out. Triple H locked in the Figure-Four Leg Lock. Benoit cried out in pain. His shoulders were down and he got it up at a two-count. Benoit slowly went to reverse the hold. Triple H went to fight it out and struggled to keep the hold. Benoit successfully reversed the hold. Triple H grabbed onto the ropes.

Triple H got to a corner and Benoit irish-whipped him to the opposite corner. Triple H threw a punch but Benoit dodged it, applied a waist lock and hit a German suplex. Benoit hit another one, but will he do the hattrick? Benoit went to hit another, but Triple H hung on. Triple H went to fight out of it, and Benoit hit Triple H on the spine three times and hit a third consecutive German suplex. Benoit looked to the crowd and did the throat slash. Benoit climbed the turnbuckle. He jumped off with a flying headbutt. Triple H was shaking and Benoit quickly applied the Crippler Crossface. Triple H was in excruciating pain but refused to tap. He rolled through but Benoit hung on. Triple H went to tap but found his foot at the bottom rope. The ref forced Benoit to break up the hold. Benoit dragged Triple H to the middle of the ring and went for the Sharpshooter and locked it in. Triple H crawled to the ropes but found the rope were to far away. Triple H managed to reverse the Sharpshooter and locked in the Figure-Four Leg Lock. Benoit got to the ropes. Triple H irish-whipped Benoit against the ropes. Benoit came off and Triple H hit his spinning version of the Spinebuster for a two-count. Triple H measured Benoit for the Pedigree. Benoit got up and turned around. Triple H kicked him in the gut and set him up in the Pedigree. Triple H went for the move but Benoit reversed it into the Crippler Crossface. Triple H hung on and applied the sleeper hold. Benoit was gasping for air and his face went red. Benoit walked to the ropes but found it was too much and passed out.

Chris Benoit has been eliminated via submission

Triple H was all out of energy and breath. Who's next? Jeff Hardy's theme was played and he came out. Lita cheered by the sidelines. Joy Giovanni looked up, frantically searching the arena. Jeff stormed to the ring.

Triple H vs. Jeff Hardy

Jeff knocked Triple H down. Jeff irish-whipped Triple H to the opposite corner. Triple H came off and Jeff kicked him in the gut for the Twist of Fate. Jeff climbed the turnbuckle and came off with a Swanton Bomb but Triple H moved of the way. Both men were down. At the count of 4, Jeff got up and ran to the ropes as Triple H got to his feet. Triple H kicked Jeff in the gut and gave him the Pedigree for a quick three-count

Jeff Hardy has been eliminated via pinfall

Who's the twelfth man? "IF YA' SMELL…………………………….. WHAT THE ROCK IS COOKING!" The Rock came out and Triple H's eyes widened. The Rock ran to the ring as fast as he could and got in.

Triple H vs. The Rock

The Rock gave Triple H a series of punches. Triple H backed away. Then The Rock hit Triple H with the People's Punch, knocking him over the ropes. The ref started the count but The Rock got out at a three-count and placed Triple H back in the ring. The Rock stalked Triple H for the Rock Bottom. Triple H got up and turned around. The Rock caught Triple H across the chest and went for the Rock Bottom, but Triple H countered with elbows to the back of the head. Triple H irish-whipped The Rock to a corner. The Rock came off. Triple H set him up for the back body drop but The Rock countered with a running DDT. The Rock draped an arm over Triple H. It was nearly a three, but Triple H had just got his shoulder up at the last few milliseconds. The Rock picked Triple H up and went for the Rock Bottom. Triple H countered with a quick DDT into a small package for a two-count. The Rock irish-whipped Triple H against the ropes. Triple H bounced off the opposite ropes and The Rock nailed him with the Spinebuster. The Rock taunted for the People's Elbow. The Rock ran to the ropes and came off with an elbow drop but Triple H moved out of the way. Triple H kicked the stunned Rock in the gut and gave him the Pedigree. Triple H covered but The Rock kicked out!

Triple H went for a second Pedigree and nailed it. Triple H covered and got the three-count.

The Rock has been eliminated via pinfall

Triple H was heavily devastated and fell on his back. He thought he should give it up and rest, but realized he cannot. "Stand back! There's a hurricane coming through!" Rosey came out and stormed to the ring.

Triple H vs. Rosey

Triple H quickly kicked him in the gut to give him the Pedigree but Rosey countered with a back body drop. Rosey ran to the ropes and came off with a big splash into pin. Triple H got his foot at the bottom rope. Rosey went to give Triple H a Super Hero Slam but Triple H countered and kicked him in the gut for the Pedigree. Triple H covered for the three-count.

Rosey has been eliminated via pinfall

Triple H posed and roared. Then Snitsky came out.

Triple H vs. Gene Snitsky

Triple H wasted little time as he quickly set Snitsky up in the Pedigree. Snitsky overpowered it. Snitsky irish-whipped Triple H to the ropes and Triple H came off to receive a big boot. Snitsky went for the Pumphandle slam but Triple H landed on his feet and applied the sleeper hold. Snitsky went for the ropes but Triple H hung on and pulled him back to the middle of the ring. Snitsky got to one knee. The ref checked on him and Snitsky grabbed the ref's shirt. The ref moved out of the way and now Snitsky is completely stuck with Triple H and his sleeper hold. Snitsky's face was red and the ref lifted Snitsky's arm and let it drop. Snitsky lifted it up, signaling he was still in the game. Snitsky tried to fight out of it but realized it was too much and passed out.

Gene Snitsky has been eliminated via submission

That was the fourteenth man. Eleven more to go and Triple H is the new World Heavyweight Champion! "You think you know me," Edge came out and stormed to the ring.

Triple H vs. Edge

Edge ran and nailed Triple H with the Spear. That should do it, but Edge set Triple H up in another Spear. Triple H slowly got up and turned around. Edge charged with the Spear but Triple H moved out of the way. As a result, Edge nailed the ref. Edge turned around and Triple H kicked him in the gut. Triple H went for the Pedigree but Edge twisted through, kicked Triple H in the gut and connected with the Edgecution DDT. Edge hooked the leg and he could've gotten a three-count there, but the ref was down and out. Edge called out to someone. The audience was puzzled. Christian came out, with a steel chair. Edge said something to Christian and got out of the ring. Edge grabbed another steel chair and got in the ring. The two measured Triple H for the Con-Chair-To. Triple H got up and the two charged but Triple H moved out of the way. The chairs met and the two brothers collided. Triple H nailed Edge with the Pedigree. A new ref came in and made the three-count.

Edge has been eliminated via pinfall

Triple H rested on the mat. After nearly half a minute, the new ref called out for someone to come out. Triple H pointed to Christian and the ref agreed that he is indeed the fifteenth man.

Triple H vs. Christian

Triple H irish-whipped Christian to the ropes. Christian came off to receive a Spinebuster into pin for a three-count. So much for the match!

Christian has been eliminated via pinfall

Kevin Nash's theme was played. The big man came out and entered the ring.

Triple H vs. Kevin Nash

Nash and Triple H locked up. Nash overpowered Triple H. Triple H got up and quickly ran at Nash and Nash caught him with a big back body drop. Nash tossed Triple H out of the ring. Nash smashed Triple H's head to the announcer's table as the ref began the count. Nash raised his arm, and some students cheered. Nash went to hit a back suplex on Triple H but then Triple H landed on his feet and applied the sleeper hold. Nash overpowered it. Nash set Triple H up for the Jackknife to the announcer's table but Triple H countered, with a back body drop to the announcer's table. Triple H made it back to the ring and Nash was counted out!

Kevin Nash has been eliminated via countout

Chris Masters' theme was played. Out came the man: 'The Masterpiece'. Masters went to do his trademark taunts on the rampway but Triple H hit him on the head and grabbed his head and held it all the way to the apron. Triple H smashed Masters' head to the apron. Triple H placed Masters in the ring and got back in the ring himself.

Triple H vs. Chris Masters

Triple H set Masters in the Pedigree but Masters countered with a back body drop. Masters recovered on one corner as Triple H clung onto the ropes. Masters charged at Triple H with the Polish Hammer. Then Masters lifted Triple H in he military press and slammed him after few seconds. Master called for the Master Lock. Masters went to apply the Master Lock while Triple H was still down but then Triple H gave Masters and undetected back kick to the groin. Master blinked several times and Triple H got up. Masters got to his knees and Triple H gave him a knee to the gut and gave him the Pedigree for the three-count.

Chris Masters has been eliminated via pinfall

"Triple H has eliminated seventeen men out of twenty-four, and damn if he doesn't win it. He deserves to win it because he has eliminated more than ½ of the RAW student wrestlers," Jim Ross commented.

Then William Regal came out.

Triple H vs. William Regal

Triple H once again, with his current status there was no way he could take the match any slower. He better end the match quick before he took more damage, enough for Austin to pin him in the end. Triple H pounded Regal. Triple H irish-whipped Regal to the ropes and charged at him as he came off with a running high knee. Triple H then headbutted Regal and irish-whipped him to a corner. Triple H charged but Regal moved out of the way. Triple H stopped himself from nailing the turnbuckle, he turned around and Regal trapped him in the small package. Triple H reversed it with a small package of his own for the three-count!

William Regal has been eliminated via pinfall

Triple H was starting to wonder when Austin will come out. He is the General Manager; surely he can sabotage the drawing. Then Steven Richards came out.

Triple H vs. Steven Richards

Richards quickly gave Triple H a series of right hands. Richards irish-whipped 'The Game' to the ropes and gave him a reverse elbow as he came off. Richards picked Triple H up and gave him a scoop slam. Richards covered but Triple H kicked out. Richards went for and connected with a Stevie Bomb. Then Richards got up to one corner, signaling for the Stevie Kick. Triple H got up and turned around. Richards went for the Stevie Kick but Triple H dodged it, kicked Richards in the gut and gave him a DDT. Triple H picked Richards up and irish-whipped him to the ropes but got reversed. Triple H came off the ropes and Richards went for the back body drop but Triple H countered with a knee Facebuster. Triple H taunted and picked Richards for the Pedigree and nailed it. Triple H hooked the legs and got a three-count.

Steven Richards has been eliminated via pinfall

Five more to go and Triple H is the new champ! Shawn Michaels' theme was played and he came out. The audience cheered loudly. He did his usual entrance motion and did the firework taunt.

Triple H vs. Shawn Michaels

Triple H and Shawn had a staredown. They locked up, and Triple H had Shawn in a side headlock. Shawn pushed Triple H to the ropes and Shawn knocked Triple H down. Shawn ran to the ropes and came off with another shoulder tackle. Shawn covered but Triple H kicked out. Triple H backed to one corner and Shawn chopped him a number of times. Shawn irish-whipped Triple H to the opposite rope. Shawn charged but Triple H countered with a back elbow. Shawn backed away and turned around and Triple H connected with a back suplex. Triple H covered but only got a two-count.

Triple H picked Shawn up and irish-whipped him to the ropes. Triple H ran at him as he came off the ropes with a running high knee. Triple H covered but Shawn kicked out. Triple H irish-whipped Shawn to a corner. Shawn came off and Triple H looked ready to hit the Spinebuster but Shawn hit a flying forearm. Both men were down. Shawn got to his feet. Triple H got up and walked into an inverted atomic drop followed by a chest chop. Shawn climbed the turnbuckle and came off with a diving elbow drop, but Triple H moved out of the way. Triple H set Shawn in the Pedigree and nailed it. Triple H covered but Shawn kicked out. Triple H went for another one but Shawn countered with a back body drop. Shawn stood one corner, recovering. Triple H got to his feet and grabbed Shawn but Shawn quickly broke it and nailed Triple H with the Sweet Chin Music. Both men were down! The ref started the count. Both men got up at a nine-count and Triple H kicked Shawn in the gut for a Pedigree! That should do it, but Shawn kicked out! Triple H could not believe it! Triple H called for another Pedigree. Shawn got to his feet. Triple H kicked him in the gut, but Shawn caught Triple H's leg. Shawn spun it around, kicked Triple H in the gut and went for a suplex but Triple H trapped Shawn in a small package! 1…… 2… 3…!

Shawn Michaels has been eliminated via pinfall

Twenty men were out, taken by a single man! Triple H fell on his back, both hurt and exhausted. Randy Orton's theme hit the arena and he was number 22!

Triple H vs. Randy Orton

Randy went to lie down for Triple H but then Triple H said he got to prove himself. Randy wished each other the best of luck in their following match. Randy offered Triple H a handshake and took it but Randy smiled and rolled Triple H. Triple H seemed to have seen it coming and reversed it for the three-count!

Randy Orton has been eliminated via pinfall

Randy was in the state of shock! Triple H smiled at Randy and said that he knows Randy well. Randy shrugged his shoulder and hugged Triple H before leaving the arena. Just Look at Me was played and Rob Conway came out with his sunglasses. Triple H wasted little time as he pounded on Conway on the outside and smashed his head to the steel steps.

Triple H vs. Rob Conway

The ref began the count. Triple H kicked the steel steps and prepared Conway for a suplex. At the count of four, Triple H had Conway up in the air for the vertical suplex. He held him there until the count of seven before slamming Conway down to the steps. Triple H returned to the ring and Conway was counted out!

Rob Conway has been eliminated via countout

Triple H posed as the students cheered him tremendously. Tyson Tomko's theme was played and he was next!

Triple H vs. Tyson Tomko

Tomko ran in to the ring and quickly went for the big boot but Triple H dodged it and gave Tomko a nice neckbreaker. Triple H set Tomko and gave him the DDT. Triple H covered but Tomko kicked out. Triple H was sweating heavily that he started to slow down. Tomko caught Triple H and gave him a military press. Tomko covered but Triple H kicked out. Tomko signalled for the big boot once more. Triple H got up and Tomko went for the boot but Triple H dodged it, kicked Tomko in the gut and gave him a Pedigree. Triple H followed it with a second Pedigree for a three-count!

Tyson Tomko has been eliminated via pinfall

Triple H pumped the boots and stretched his arms. Tyson Tomko was number 24 and the last one has got to be Stone Cold Steve Austin. There was a tense moment of silence as the crowd got to their feet. A tune was played and it was Kurt Angle's theme music, the Medal! Triple H was heavily confused, just like every one else in the arena. Kurt came out with his gold medals and entered the ring. The ref and Lilian asked Kurt for his number and Kurt handed them his number 25. Triple H asked them what the hell Kurt was doing here and they replied that he was a legal competitor. Triple H turned around and Kurt nailed him with a clothesline.

Triple H vs. Kurt Angle – World Heavyweight Championship

Kurt stomped the heck out of Triple H. Kurt picked Triple H up and connected with a belly-to-belly overhead suplex for a two-count. Kurt irish-whipped Triple H to the ropes but Triple H reversed. Kurt came off and Triple H hit the Spinebuster. Triple H covered but Kurt kicked out. Kurt got to his feet and Triple H backed away to recover. Kurt pounded him with his fists and stomps. Kurt picked Triple H up and irish-whipped him to the opposite corner. Triple H came off and Kurt gave him the belly-to–belly overhead suplex. Kurt covered again but Triple H once again got his shoulder up. Kurt protested to the ref, but the ref objected. Kurt went for a vertical suplex but Triple H countered into a small package. Kurt kicked out. Kurt protested to the ref, whining about the counter. Jim Ross said he had no idea what the hell Kurt was arguing about, since what Triple H did was completely legal.

Kurt irish-whipped Triple H to the corner. Kurt charged but Triple H countered with a kick to the face. Kurt backed away. Triple H nailed Kurt behind the knee and went for the Figure-Four Leg Lock and got it on. Kurt was near the ropes. Triple H released the hold. Both men got to their feet and exchanged right hands. Triple H seemed to get the upperhand. Triple H irish-whipped Kurt to the ropes. Kurt reversed and went for a back body drop but Triple H countered with a knee Facebuster. Kurt was down to one knee and Triple H irish-whipped Kurt to the opposite corner, Kurt bounced off and Triple H hit a back body drop. Triple H called for the Pedigree. Kurt got to his feet and turned around. Triple H kicked him in the gut to set him up in the Pedigree. Triple H went for the Pedigree but Kurt dropped Triple H by the legs and applied the ankle lock. Kurt yelled at Triple H to tap—"Tap!"—but Triple H replied, "No!". He kicked off but Kurt quickly applied the ankle lock! Is this the end of Triple H? Had he come this far and walked away with nothing? Triple H crawled to the ropes and got to the ropes. Kurt refused to let go, and the ref began the count, forcing Kurt to break the hold.

Kurt picked up Triple H, went for and connected with the Angle Slam. Instead of covering Triple H, Kurt climbed the turnbuckle! What was he doing? He was going for the Moonsault! Kurt jumped off with a Moonsault but Triple H moved out of the way! Both men were down. At the count of seven, both men got to their feet. Both exchanged right hands and Triple H seemed to gain the upperhand. Triple H irish-whipped Kurt to the ropes and hit the spinning Spinebuster as Kurt bounced off. Triple H taunted with his trademark pose. Triple H irish-whipped Kurt to the opposite corner. Kurt came off Triple H kicked him in the gut but Kurt caught Triple H's leg! Kurt spun it towards him and hit the second Angle Slam! Kurt pulled down his straps, signaling for the ankle lock! Kurt shook his head ala Austin and yelled, "Come on!" Kurt applied the ankle lock but Triple H got to the ropes! Kurt couldn't believe it! He ran to the ropes and bounced off but fell into a kick to the gut for the devastating Pedigree! Triple H covered and got the three-count!

Result: Triple H wins the Gauntlet

Triple H's theme was played. Triple H grabbed the World Heavyweight Title belt and he has been declared a two-time champion! Triple H climbed the turnbuckle, pointed to the crowd about him being the greatest and posed. Then his theme stopped and Austin's Glass Shatters hit the arena. The students, who were heavily cheering for Triple H, quickly turned it into a loud boo for Austin. Triple H looked towards Austin. Austin got in the ring and grabbed the mic. "Well, look who's here. Triple H." The students cheered. "You see, despite how happy you may be for winning the belt, you must have been wondering why I was not in the Gauntlet."

"Well, I'll tell you why. It's not because I don't want the belt and hell damn sure it was not because of cowardice," Austin said. He then got up close to Triple H's face. "It's because I have named a no. 1 contender!"

"Oh no," Jim Ross said, exchanging a worried look with Jerry 'The King' Lawler.

"That's right. I am the new no. 1 contender… to the World's Heavyweight Championship!" Austin announced proudly. The audience gasped. Triple H shook his head in disbelief. "And the match starts right… now!"

Austin hit Triple H in the face—the audience gasped again—and the bell was rung.

Triple H (c) vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin – World Heavyweight Championship

Austin picked Triple H up and smashed his head to the turnbuckle. Austin punched Triple H multiple times in the corner. Triple H started fighting back; giving a blow to Austin for every three punches he received. After a powerful one to the ribs, Triple H started punching Austin and gained the momentum but then Austin hit Triple H back down. Austin picked Triple H up and irish-whipped him to the ropes and Austin charged at Triple H with the Lou Thesz Press followed by mounting punches. Austin called for the Stone Cold Stunner. Austin picked Triple H up, gave him the middle fingers, kicked him in the gut and gave him the Stone Cold Stunner. Austin covered for the easy three-count.

Result: Stone Cold Steve Austin def. Triple H via pinfall

Austin's theme was played and he became the new World Heavyweight Champion! Everyone in the arena was speechless!

Outside the school area

Trish took out her cell phone. She dialed a number, and placed the phone close to her ear. A muffled voice replied in the other line, "Yeah?"

"Hello, Chris? Can I come over?"

Rey and Kidman's no. 1 contendership match is still yet to come. Meanwhile, Randy might not still be happy at the fact that Stacy is with The Hurricane, although he won the match. Vince sure will get his revenge on Triple H for making him look like a fool in front of the students (and Bischoff!). Trish and Jericho may not be mentioned in this chapter, but they will be the next time. Also, why was Kurt in a RAW match? Does this mean he is on RAW now? Find out whether he is or not in the next chapter: Kurt's Explanation.

Character of the Chapter

Vince McMahon

Height: 183 cm

Weight: 230 lbs

From: Stamford, Connecticut

Status: Heel

High School Drama Bio: Okay, okay… so we all know who Vincent Kennedy McMahon is. Born in Pinehurst, North Carolina, Vince attended East Carolina University and married high school sweetheart Linda Edwards (eww… love story about old people). They found the WWE Private Academy. A few years later Shane and Stephanie were born, and immediately became the richest kids in Connecticut. He tends to be arrogant and self-centered, thinking the world only revolves himself and the school he owns. Not only that, he makes sure everything goes his way—or else. Many students loathe him—Triple H and Evolution, to be precise. Other rebellious students, such as The Rock and Austin, were among the ones against him—until Austin decided to side on with the dominant McMahon. Vince is in charge of putting on and calling off matches (while General Managers' jobs are only to sort things out, such as rivalries) and having total control over everything. The man he truly despises is Triple H, and much like Shane, Vince is doing everything he can to keep Stephanie away from 'The Game'. With Austin by his side, there's a huge possibility that his dream will come true.

Note: I'm sorry for the late update. This is because I'm struggling with schoolwork. But as you've requested, I'll (try to) update as soon as possible! Happy reading!

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.