Chapter 17
Author Note- I just want to thank all the reviews. I have been really busy today and didn't think I would get a chapter up but you kind words got the creative juices flowing
Just in case anyone is new to TNA and hasn't seen the King Mountain I will explain the rules.
It was time for the King of the Mountain. The rules were different for your normal cage match. Instead of Climbing up a ladder to pull the belt down. You had to put the belt on a hook to win. But first you had to pin someone or make them submit. The man got pinned would be locked in a cage for two minutes. While the winner of the fall had two minutes to try to win the match. Other than that it was anything goes.
Bobby Roode entered first. AJ came out second. Jake was third. Jake and AJ had agreed that no matter what happened in the match it wouldn't ruin there friendship. Joe came out third. Finally RVD's music hit and he came to the ring. Jake went after him. The bell rang and the match was off. Bobby went after AJ. Jake was like a mad man for the first few minutes beating the living hell out of RVD.
RVD finally blocked a kick from Jake and took the advantage. Meanwhile D'Amore gave Bobby the hockey stick. Bobby knocked AJ out. Bobby made a cover. Joe who had been waiting pulled Bobby off and gave him the island driver. Joe covered both AJ and Bobby and got the 123. AJ and Bobby went into the penalty box. Joe got the belt and started to climb up the ladder.
Jake is down giving Rob a chance to stop Joe by knocking over the ladder. Joe hits hard. RVD turns around and gets a flying clothesline from Jake. Jake picks up RVD and gives him a brain buster. Joe gets up and has the belt. Jake gives Joe a drop kick.
The two minutes are up, AJ and Bobby are free. Bobby comes up like a house on fire and delvers his northern light lariat to Jake as Jake turns around. AJ gives Bobby a spin kick then Moonsaults into the inverted DDT. Jake is down RVD pulls Jake over to the corner and gives Jake the spilt legged moonsault. Joe is another corner trying to recover from his fall and the drop kick. RVD sees this and charges into the corner only to get slammed down hard by Joe.
AJ goes to bounce off the ropes but D'Amore pulls the rope down and AJ falls to the floor. Joe delivers the back splash to RVD. Bobby lays in some punches on Jake. Bobby goes for a suplex but Jake fight out and turns it into a hangmen's neck breaker.
RVD gives some quick kicks to Joe and some how knock the big man down. RVD hits rolling thunder. And makes the cover and get the pin. Joe goes to the box RVD takes the belt. Meanwhile Jake gets a quick roll up Bobby and gets his own pin. Jake goes up the ladder and superplexs RVD down. Both men are hurt.
Some how RVD is able to get an arm on Jake and gets the pin. Jake can't even stand up to get the cage. RVD has the belt and starts to climb he is about win when AJ springboards on the other side the ladder and stops him. AJ flips over the top and power bombs RVD off the ladder. AJ picks RVD and hits the Styles Clash. Count of one, Count of two, count of three.
Joe's two minutes are up and he comes out quickly giving AJ the slap combo followed by the enziguri. Meanwhile in the Cage Bobby and RVD are beating up Jake. Bobby's time is up and he is let out but Heyman gets in the cage to help lay out Jake. Traci gives Heyman a low blow. While Jake throws RVD in the cage wall.
Joe and AJ are going back and forth with kick chops and elbows. Bobby picks up the ladder and hits both of them with it. Bobby makes a cover on AJ. Jake's time is up and breaks up that pin. Joe goes for the clutch on Jake. Jake breaks it up by using a stunner like move. Bobby hits a lariat on AJ and gets a pin. At the same time RVD's time is up.
Bobby starts to climb to the top of the Ladder and is about to win when Heyman runs in and knocks the ladder over. D'Amore gets in Heyman's face demanding to know what is going on. The two mangers start to fight. Some how RVD and Joe wind up fighting each other. Both men go back and forth neither one gaining a clear advantage. Bobby down and can't get back to his feet right away. Finally Joe seems to take an advantage only for RVD to get a chair and hit the Vantermator. AJ's time out is over.
Jake is watching Heyman and D'Amore while AJ is watching RVD and Joe. Both guys back up into each other. Both men spin around and go into a fighting stance. Both men know they have to do this. They tie up. Jake some how is able to get AJ in a bear hug and goes for the overhead belly to belly but as he lets go AJ is able to turn it into a drop kick. AJ picks Jake up and wipes Jake into the corner.
AJ runs up and moon salutes off Jake's chest. Jake mule kicks AJ. Bobby picks up the title and hits Joe in the head then RVD. AJ has knocked down with an enzguria and has him in a Boston crap trying to wear him down. Bobby charges trying to hit AJ with the belt. AJ release the crab and hits a huncanrona on Bobby.
RVD is up first up, he sets up the ladder and climbs up it. He is going for something insane. Jake gets up and climbs up the ladder right under RVD. Bobby gets up and does the same thing to Jake, AJ is the fourth guy. Finally Joe gets on the bottom and it's a tower of doom.
Joe and AJ are up first. AJ goes for a quick cover on RVD but Joe pulls him off and hits a muscle buster but Joe is too wiped to do anything. Paul pulls RVD to the outside to tend him. Bobby is starting to move but is still down. Jake isn't moving. Traci pounds on the apron trying to get the crowd behind him.
AJ some how hits a neck breaker on Joe and climbs to the top of the ladder. AJ hits the spiral tap and makes a cover. Count of one, count of two, count of three. AJ picks up the belt but RVD is up and hits a cross body on AJ. Count of one, count of two, count of three.
Meanwhile Jake still isn't moving Bobby sees this and goes for a quick cover that Jake turns into a small package, Count of one, count of two, count of three. Jake was playing possum. RVD sets the ladder where he needs it and has the belt he is slowly making his way up. Jake rest allows him to get up quickly. Both men are at the top of the ladder, but RVD has the belt.
Heyman and D'Amore looked like they want to interfere but Traci gives them a double low blow. RVD and Jake trade punches and head buts on the top of the ladder. RVD drops the belt. Jake some how gets Rob in the position for the Death Valley Driver. The place comes unglued at the thought. RVD tries to fight out but can't, Jake hits the Death Valley Driver from the top of the ladder.
Jake running on adrenalin sets the ladder up again and picks up the belt. Slowly makes his way to the top. Joe is let of the cage he charges to knock the ladder over but is a second to late. Even as Jake falls the belt is on the hook. "Your winner and new NWA United State Heavyweight Champion Jake Reed!"
Traci climbs in the ring to celebrate. Jake needs about a minute to get up. The belt is lowered and the ref takes it. Jake gets to his feet. The ref hands him the belt and raises his hand.
Jake is starting to cry the emotion is overwhelming him. Traci hugs him. RVD with Heyman storms to the back as do the Canadians. Joe leaves as well. AJ comes up and hugs Jake. Jake climbs to the top of the ladder and raises the title in victory!