Chapter 35: Last Stop
With one week till Mania, there are a few things that need to be settled, first John Cena goes through Mr. McMahon's challenge, then Trish takes on Paul E. for her chance to get away. After that, Lashley takes on Randy Orton, and finally HHH, Shelton Benjamin and Christian go face to face to face.
John Cena slowly made his way to the ring, ribs taped up but ready to go, he waited as Mr. McMahon made his way out.
"Alright Cena, tonight you pay for your sins of abandoning your partner last Saturday, so your opponents tonight are Kurt Angle, Edge and Carlito."
All three made their way towards the ring separately, Edge came in last and almost immediately they all attacked John Cena. Angle nailed a German suplex, Carlito slammed him down and dropped an elbow on the ribs. Edge whipped him into the corner and then followed through with a shoulder block to the ribs. Angle picked him up and delivered another German suplex. Carlito stepped in and kicked him in the ribs, he picked him again and then whipped into the turnbuckles hard, as soon as Cena hit, he went down. Edge gave him a standing vertical suplex, made the cover and got a 2 as Randy Orton and Stacy made their way out and watched from the ramp.
"Randy Orton is enjoying this, Cena is getting softened up for Mania, making it easy for Orton on Sunday."
Edge grabbed a reverse bearhug, squeezing Cena's ribs, Carlito and Angle kicked away at Cena while he was in the hold. Cena was in trouble, he got a glimpse of Orton and stared at him and his cocky smile. Cena started firing up but Edge kneed him in the back to take him back down. Cena was down on the mat and was being held by Edge and Angle, as Carlito was on the apron, he springboarded twice and hit a somersault senton on Cena's ribs.
Angle picked him up gave yet another German suplex, then Edge threw him back into the corner and started ramming his shoulder into Cena's ribs, as Orton laughed and smiled. Carlito delivered a running powerslam. Angle clamped on a body scissors, squeezing away at the injured ribs, Orton made his way down the ramp, and near the ring. Orton started taunting him with taunts of, "you are not better than me! You will never beat me, and come WrestleMania, you will not beat me!"
Cena looked at him with anger, and started firing up, and then elbowed Angle in the face and that stunned him and he let go. Carlito came after him and Cena clotheslined him down, Edge ran over and got back dropped, Angle tried a shot but Cena ducked and got a hold of him, and gave him the proto-bomb and a 5 knuckle shuffle. Carlito and Edge came over and attacked him. Carlito set for his neck breaker, but Cena spun out and threw him into Edge and they both fell down and out to the floor. Angle came from behind and delivered an Angle Slam, he put the straps down and went for the ankle lock, Cena knew that and rolled onto his back and kicked off Angle, Cena got up, Angle charged and Cena caught in the FU position, Edge came in though and speared Cena as he was holding up Angle. They were going for the cover but Orton stopped them and told them to continue to punish him.
"Orton wants the biggest advantage going into Mania, and he wants Cena at his worst."
Carlito was on the top rope and the held Cena down and Carlito jumped with a huge splash onto the ribs of Cena. They set him for Edge, Angle held Cena in place for a spear, Edge charged but Cena moved and Edge nailed Angle. Carlito tried to get him but he moved and he nailed Edge from behind, Cena grabbed Carlito and rolled him up, 1…2…3!
"Cena has beaten the odds and has stuck it to Mr. McMahon and most importantly to Randy Orton."
The 3 guys were on the outside arguing about what happened, Cena was on his feet and he wanted Orton to get in there. Randy looked up at him and took off his shirt and climbed up and got in the ring, they went face to face and started their talking to each other. Orton was smiling as they seemed like they were about to go, Angle, Carlito and Edge came back into the ring, and attacked him. Orton stood back as Edge speared him again, and then Carlito nailed his neck breaker, and Angle gave an Angle slam. Cena was out as Angle put the ankle lock on John Cena. Orton got down and started his taunting again and also started stomping on Cena. Angle let go and Cena was out.
Randy was cocky as ever as they lifted the defenseless John Cena, they held him for Randy to punch away at him. Randy motioned for Stacy, she walked over and smiled at John Cena, she then slapped him in the face. She stepped back and Randy looked at Cena one more time, then delivered an RKO, leaving Cena out. Randy stood over Cena and did his pose.
"Randy may have gotten the best of Cena tonight but the story could be different at WrestleMania. But Randy is not done tonight as he takes on Bobby Lashley."
Coming up next Trish takes on Paul E. Dangerously for her chance to get away and she made her way down first. Paul E. followed with the Alliance behind him, they all stopped on the top of the ramp and Paul E. was saying something. "Listen, just stay here, I got this, stay here." They all looked at him confused but they agreed and they stayed on top the ramp as Paul E. made his down to take on Trish all by himself.
"Paul E. has got to be the biggest idiot in the world thinking that he can take on Trish all by himself. And he has even the sides for Trish."
Paul E. got in and the bell rang, Paul E. started off cocky, playing around and not even coming close to Trish. Trish was getting frustrated, so he went after him and he ducked to the outside. The ref ordered him back in and he did get back, Trish went after him again, and again he went to the floor. Trish was getting pissed off, so she backed off and let Paul E. back in. Trish went after him one more time, and just as Paul E. tried to escape, Trish grabbed him and pulled him back in. Trish pulled him up and started laying in hard forearms to forearms to Paul E. letting her frustration and hatred out on him. She whipped him into the other corner, she charged but he got his foot up and knocked her down. He climbed to the second rope, Trish got up and nailed him, low. He was sitting on the top rope, Trish ran and hit the Stratusphere. Paul E. was down, she nailed him with a clothesline, he was done, Trish, though, didn't want to pin him yet, she mounted him and started nailing more right hands, the ref pulled her back, and she started arguing with him. Paul E. got and nailed her with a right hand to knock her down. Paul E. started choking away at her, then got up and posed to much boos. Paul E. picked her up and grabbed her head and set for StratusFaction? Paul E. tried but Trish pushed him off, he bounced off the ropes, and Trish nailed him with a chick kick and Paul E. was out.
"Trish is going to do it."
Trish made the cover, 1…2…NO! CM Punk pulled her out of the ring, and then shoved her down, causing a Disqualification! The match is over.
"SO by any means Trish has won the match, so she's free."
Paul E. grabbed the mic as the Alliance held Trish again, "I'm sorry I forgot to mention that you had to beat me by pin or submission, so you won the match but you didn't pin me so you really lose since you're still with us."
"What a load of crap that is."
Trish was upset and tried to go after him but was held back by the Alliance, Paul E. took advantage, and got some brass knucks and nailed Trish in the head knocking her out. The Alliance lifted up Paul E. as if he had the WWE Title. Jeff Hardy and his team ran down but the Alliance bailed dragging Trish as well and they left through the crowd, Jeff grabbed the mic.
"You know I'm tired of this, but Sunday, this all comes to an end. I will get my revenge, I will get my pride, and I will get Trish back."
Next up was Randy Orton taking on Bobby Lashley, Orton got in the ring and had Stacy at ringside. Lashley came out and ran to the ring and attacked Orton, he threw him to the ropes and nailed a huge back body drop and then a double sledge to the head knocking Randy to the floor where Stacy comforted him. Lashley didn't want to wait, so he reached and grabbed Randy's head and pulled him back into the ring, and started clubbing him over the back. He threw Randy into the corner, he charged but Randy moved and Lashley hit the ring post shoulder first. Randy took the arm and ddt'd the arm and made a cover but only got a 2. Randy started working on the arm, he slapped on an armbar, and started cranking on the arm, Lashley was trying to fight it off but was struggling, Randy let and locked in a Fujiwara arm bar trying to hyperextend the arm. The crowd got behind Lashley and he fought his way up, but Randy let go and started dropping forearms on his arm.
Randy slammed him down and then climbed the tope rope, he jumped and nailed a cross body for a 2 count. Randy waited and was setting for the RKO, Lashley got up and he jumped grabbed Lashley's head but Lashley just dropped him down. Lashley was hurting but still managed to hit a clothesline and another one and then a back elbow. He hooked up Randy and nailed a sambo suplex and now he set for the Dominator. Stacy got up on the apron, as Batista made his way down, Lashley saw him and they went toe-to-toe exchanging right hands. Lashley got the upper hand and knocked him down, Randy came from behind and nailed his back breaker. He made the cover and got a 2.
"Orton is trying to survive, he's just realizing that he's now in a serious fight."
Randy signaled for Stacy to bring him a chair, the ref went outside to stop her, as he did Batista came back and nailed a spine buster to Lashley just in case, the ref got Stacy to drop the chair and went back into the ring, where Randy had another cover, 1…2…NO! The match will continue, Randy was getting frustrated, so again he set for the RKO, Lashley was slow in getting up, Randy was waiting, all of a sudden Lashley just bolted up and speared Randy down and both men were down.
Lashley was the first to get and had his thumbs up signaling the Dominator, he picked up Randy and nailed it. He went for the pin but Batista hopped on the apron, Stacy came on the other side, but Lashley popped up and she was stuck. Lashley was going after her, Randy was slowly making his way up, Lashley got a hold of Stacy, Randy got up and turned Lashley around and nailed the RKO! The ref turned around and saw the cover he made the count, 1…2…NO! John Cena who came from the crowd and attacked Randy interrupted it. He was going nuts on Randy just raining down with right hands.
Batista came in and pulled Cena off of Randy and started pounding on John Cena, he whipped Cena into the ropes but Cena came back with a shoulder block. Lashley got back to his feet and grabbed Randy just as he was trying to escape. Lashley held him and Cena came over and Lashley threw him into Cena and Cena picked him up and nailed an FU to Randy. Stacy and Batista pulled him out of the ring and helped him to the back. Lashley and Cena were standing tall and Cena was pointing at them as they left.
"John Cena is ready for WrestleMania!"
HHH made his way out to the ring for this confrontation with Christian and Shelton Benjamin. Next was Shelton followed by Christian, each man will be allowed to say their piece before Mania, the champ was up first.
"You know last time I was in a triple threat match for the WWE Title at WrestleMania, I lost to Chris Benoit. Ever since then I've made sure not to fall into that trap again, but our GM thought it would be fun to screw with me again by making another triple threat match at this year's WrestleMania. But I'm more ready for this one, this time I will prevail and the king of kings will stay on his throne." Benjamin was up next.
"That's all nice and all but this is the time for Shelton Benjamin, the greatest, most pure athlete today anywhere. HHH your time is up and it's time for something new, the people are ready for the future and the future is here, and he is going to be the new WWE Champion at WrestleMania."
"Man are you guys boring or what? You've just did the same promo that you guys have been doing forever. You want to talk about you throne, the only throne you're going is the one in your bathroom after I'm finished with you at Mania. The future can wait because the present is still here and in the present the man is Captain Charisma. But the future is coming this Sunday and in the future I will be the WWE Champion because that's how I roll!"
All three of them started staring each other down, Shelton then nailed Christian and they started fighting, then HHH came in and attacked Shelton. He fired Shelton into the ropes, Shelton ducked the clothesline, but was met with a knee to the face. Christian came from behind, and attacked HHH, he whipped HHH into the ropes and ducked his head, HHH came back with a face buster. Shelton was up and nailed a Kawada kick to the face, knocking him to the floor. Shelton and Christian were left and they were exchanging rights. HHH was on the floor and was going under the ring to get something, and low and behold it's the sledgehammer.
Christian and Shelton were still fighting; Shelton whipped Christian into the ropes and when Christian hit the ropes, HHH hit him in the back with the sledgehammer, Shelton nailed him with a t-bone after that. HHH got back in the ring and nailed Shelton in the head with the hammer, he picked him up and nailed a pedigree.
HHH was standing tall with the title raised high and standing over his 2 fallen opponents.
"HHH is left standing but can he survive and retain the title at WrestleMania?"
A/N: Done sorry about the time and I don't believe I will get Mania in before Mania like I hoped but I will still write some longer matches unlike the ones right here. So instead of a preview I'm going to give my Mania predictions:
Mysterio over Angle and Orton , HHH over Cena, Michaels over McMahon, RVD for Money in the Bank, Edge over Foley, Taker over Henry, Benoit over JBL, Carlito and Masters over Show and Kane, Mickie James over Trish, Candice and Torrie I could care less, and the Boogeyman over Booker T and Sharmell.