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Chapter 5: Showdown at Madison Square Garden
RAW and Smackdown was in New York City for a supershow and John, Nicole, Shelton, and Delancey were hanging out at Times Square for only a couple hours because Delancey was with Dave Batista to visit the kids at the Ronald McDonald House.
After hanging out at Times Square for about an hour and a half, John, Nicole, Shelton, and Delancey were eating lunch at Applebee's before they had to go back to Madison Square Garden. Nicole and Delancey were having a little private conversation to themselves while John and Shelton had theirs.
"So, John," Shelton said, "how are things with you and Nicole?"
"Man, they're great," John said. "I mean, winning the WWE Championship wasn't the only thing that was the beginning for me. Sharing the moments with Nicole for the past two weeks have been awesome. I'm really in love, man."
"Yeah. I felt exactly the same way when I won the Intercontinental Championship at Taboo Tuesday. A month later, I began sharing the moments with Delancey. I'm really in love as well."
"We are so lucky to have the two hottest divas as our girlfriends."
"Amen to that."
John and Shelton tipped their glasses.
"So, what is up with Jericho?" Nicole said. "I mean, he really went off on Shelton because of his six-month Intercontinental title reign."
"He's just jealous of that," Delancey said. "I mean, sure the Money-in-the-Bank Ladder Match at Wrestlemania was awesome, despite my ex-boyfriend winning it, but for Jericho to say that "Fozzy's next single is Shelton Benjamin is a little bitch,' he needs to watch his mouth, or else, like Shelton said, his problems will get worse."
"Really."
"So, Nicole," Shelton said, "it looks like you found some competition on Smackdown."
"Yeah and John has been training and teaching me just in case I get in a match with that little wench," Nicole said.
"Really?" Delancey said.
"Yep. He's taught me to do the Five-Knuckle Shuffle but I have my own version that you guys are gonna love."
"Uh-oh," Shelton said.
"Yep. And she's got a new finishing move that is gonna blow you away," John said.
"Really? What is it?"
"It's called the X Factor," Nicole said. "It's a turn-around roundhouse kick."
"Wow. You took kickboxing during your fitness career," Delancey said. "I love to see that."
"You will."
Later at Madison Square Garden, Smackdown was about to start and Nicole went looking for Eddie to talk about what happened to Rey last week. She then found Eddie leaving the locker room and she walked up to him.
"Nicole. What's up?" Eddie said.
"Hey, Eddie," Nicole said. "I need to talk to you about something."
"Okay."
"Are you still pissed because Rey beat you at Wrestlemania?"
"No! No. Rey is my homie, I mean, come on, Nicky. Why would I be mad at Rey for that?"
"Because...I don't wanna say this right in front of your face, but I'll say it. I heard that Rey has beaten you a lot of times and...you know what, I don't wanna draw a negative line between you two but the bottom line is, if you two are really good friends, then maybe should try to be there for Rey when he really needs you."
"You know, Nicole, you're right. I really shouldn't be mad for Rey for what happened at Wrestlemania. But what happened last week, I'll explain the whole thing on Carlito's Cabana tonight and then, everything will be cool."
"Okay. I can see that you're being honest, for once. I know about you lying, cheating, and stealing."
"Hey, that's my thing, you know."
"Yeah."
"Oh, and one more thing. What are you gonna do about Melina?"
"Don't worry about that. You saw last week that I warned her and she better be really careful or else, she'll have to feel the wrath of the Princess of Thuganomics."
"Ha-ha. I like that. I like it. Okay, well, I'll see you later."
"Alright, Eddie. See ya."
Then they both went their separate ways. Nicole had a bad feeling that something bad was really gonna happen tonight but didn't want to take any chances.
Then Smackdown was on and tonight, John Cena was facing United States Champion and John "Bradshaw" Layfield's Chief of Staff, Orlando Jordan.
The first match of the night was The Big Show versus Booker T. in the WWE Championship series. The winner of this match would face Kurt Angle and JBL in a Triple Threat Match next week to determine the Number One Contender for the WWE title.
The Big Show uses his power and size advantage early on, but Booker T. uses a series of kicks to Big Show's knees to bring him down. Booker T. gets Big Show in the corner and hits him with punches and chops, but runs right into a nice side kick from Big Show. Big Show tries to hit Booker T. with a running boot, but Booker T. ducks it and Big Show crotches himself on the top rope. When Big Show gets off, he walks right into the Bookend from Booker T. and Booker T. covers the Big Show for a 2 count. Booker T. climbs to the top and hits a missile dropkick for a near fall. Booker T. hits an Enzugiri and then he knocks Big Show over the top rope and falls out with him. Kurt and JBL get up and attack Booker T and Big Show. The referee calls for the bell, and the match is declared a no contest.
JBL and Kurt seem happy about what they did but Big Show and Booker T. get up and show their displeasure. After a brief brawl, Kurt and JBL run up the ramp, but the General Manager Theodore Long heads out to make an announcement. Teddy says that because of what just happened, he will be forced to change the match next week. So next week will be a Fatal Four Way Elimination Match with JBL vs. Kurt vs. Booker T vs. Big Show. Teddy also says that Kurt and JBL will face Big Show and Booker T. in a tag match in which Big Show and Booker T. won later in the night.
Later on Smackdown, it was time for the Tag Team Championship match between MNM vs. Eddie Guerrero and Rey Mysterio and Nicole was watching it from the locker room. The match was made because of an incident that happened early on.
On Carlito's Cabana, Eddie was telling Rey about what he did the week before last. Eddie says that his need for the WWE title has clouded his vision and made him selfish. Then Eddie tells Rey again that he had car trouble last week and that's why he was not there to help Rey last week. Rey was a little concerned but shook Eddie's hand and they hugged. Then MNM appeared on the titantron and makes fun of the special moment. Melina says that MNM wants a title match tonight. Eddie says that if they want to challenge them, then they need to do it face-to-face. Joey Mercury says they are more comfortable in the back and the camera pans out to show them with Eddie's lowrider. They pull out some spray paint and paint MNM on the hood of the car. Eddie and Rey ran up the ramp and went to the back. When they got to the lowrider, Eddie was pissed and he and Rey decided to give MNM their title match.
As the match started, Eddie chased MNM to the outside and Eddie nailed Johnny outside the ring. Eddie nailed Joey down and then slid into the ring. Johnny and Eddie traded rights, then Eddie hit a back body drop. Joey then got taken down and Rey took Joey to the outside with a hurricanrana. MNM regrouped on the outside.
Then Eddie slammed Johnny's head in the corner and Rey was tagged in and he nailed a kick to knock Johnny down. Rey sent Johnny into the ropes and then nailed a drop kick for two. Rey hit a snapmare and tagged in Eddie. Eddie leaped over with a leg drop for two and Eddie nailed some chops on Johnny to knock him down. Eddie hit a side suplex for two and Johnny hit a shot to the throat and tagged in Joey. Joey nailed some elbows and then sent Eddie into the corner and nailed him with a clothesline. Joey missed another clothesline and Eddie hit a drop kick. Eddie nailed Joey with a uppercut and then Joey flipped Eddie to the apron. Eddie was knocked off the apron and Johnny threw Eddie back into the ring.
Joey rammed Eddie into the corner and Johnny hit a knee to Eddie for two. Johnny nailed some shots to Eddie for two. Johnny tagged in Joey and they hit a double gutbuster. Joey got a pin for two and Joey put Eddie in an arm bar. Eddie fought his way up and nailed a shoulder. Eddie nailed an elbow but Joey nailed a knee to the gut for two. Joey got Eddie into an abdominal stretch but Eddie hit a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker onto Joey. Rey came in and nailed a dropkick then a kick to the knee. Rey hit a springboard moonsault for two. Rey was sent to the apron, but Rey hit a shoulder, then hit a springboard senton for two. Johnny came in and attacked Rey then threw him onto Joey's knee for two. Eddie came in and threw out Johnny.
Joey got hit with the Three Amigos and then Rey hit a leaping dropkick from the arms of Eddie but Melina came in and stopped them. Eddie chased off Melina and was distracted by her when she jumped onto him. Nicole ran out of the locker room and came out to the arena. She pulled Melina off of Eddie and was suddenly attacking her. Melina then ran to the back with Nicole chasing her. Inside the ring, Rey got hit with a double team maneuver for MNM to become the new tag team champions.
MNM leave victorious with the tag team title belts as Eddie got back in and Rey argue in the ring. Eddie pushed Rey down and walks off. Rey chases him and they argue outside of the ring. Rey shoves Eddie down and walks off.
Nicole was sitting in the Women's Locker Room feeling bad about what just happened moments ago. After she chased Melina out of the arena, Melina was nowhere to be found and Nicole went back to the Women's Locker Room.
"Well, it looks like Melina is gonna get her ass kicked next week," Nicole said, "unless Eddie and Rey get their rematch next week."
"Don't worry, Nicole," Torrie said. "They'll get their rematch next week and I know this time, you'll be at Eddie and Rey's corner keeping your eye on Melina."
"You're damn right I'll keep my eye on Melina."
Then there was a knock on the door and Torrie went to answer it. When Torrie opened the door, John was standing at the doorway.
"Hey, Torrie," John said.
"Hey, John," Torrie said.
"Is Nicole here?"
"Yeah. Nicole, John's here."
Nicole turned around to see John standing at the doorway. Nicole stood up and walked up to John with a picket sign in her hand.
"Hey," Nicole said.
"Hey," John said. "You ready?"
"Yeah. I'll see you later, Torrie."
"Alright. I'll see you, Nicole," Torrie said.
Then Nicole left the Women's Locker Room and she and John were walking to the arena.
"You all right?" John asked.
"Yeah," Nicole said. "I feel really bad about Eddie and Rey losing their tag team titles to MNM. I should've been there keeping an eye on Melina."
"Hey, don't worry about that. Eddie and Rey will get their rematch next week and you are gonna get your match against Melina real soon."
"Oh, yeah. With all of your training, I feel pumped and ready to go. I still feel bad about Eddie and Rey though. What if they won't talk to each other?"
"They will, baby. They will. I know in my heart that Eddie and Rey will forget about what happened and they'll speak to each other again."
"Yeah."
"Hey. What's that you got?"
"Well, I think it's time for the Chain Gang to come together and I thought carrying picket signs would be a good idea."
Then Nicole held up the sign that said, "NEW YORK CITY, CAN YOU FEEL IT?"
"That's cool," John said.
"Yeah," Nicole said.
"Then let's go out there and show the Chain Gang some love."
"Let's go."
John's entrance theme played and he came out from the curtain with Nicole following him holding up the picket sign. She was wearing a black midriff tank top, black pants, black suspenders with silver sequins, and her hair was straight. John and Nicole walked down the aisle and John got into the ring first. Nicole was walking around the ring still holding up the picket sign. She then came across to where Booker T.'s wife Sharmell was sitting and Nicole hugged her. The two have become fast friends. Then she gave her picket sign to one of the fans and went up the steps into the ring. John had the microphone in his hand ready to speak with the fans chanting "CENA!"
"That is the sound of Staten Island, Queens, Brooklyn, The Bronx, Long Island, and New York, stand up!" John said as the fans continues to chant "CENA!" "This city has been built on tradition. The Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building, Madison Square Garden. I ain't gonna lie. There has been a lot of other places built on tradition, but New York is special because you people can adapt and overcome anything. Tonight, there is gonna be a fight. Champion versus Champion. The U.S. Champion versus the WWE Champion. And while JBL and Jordan cling to the blue blood roots, we have adapted and tonight, we will overcome. Orlando Jordan, listen to the NYC Chain Gang. If you want some, come get some!"
Orlando Jordan's entrance theme played and he comes out with Doug Basham but no Danny in sight. They walked down the aisle and got into the ring. Nicole then kissed John for good luck and she and Doug got out of the ring as the referee calls for the bell.
The two men circled and tied up and John was taken down with a shoulder block. John took Orlando down with a shoulder block of his own and then sent Orlando into the corner. John got hit with a big boot and Orlando nailed a shot to John from behind. Orlando mocked John, and John put Orlando in the corner and nailed some right hands. John knocked Doug off the apron and John got taken down with a DDT.
Orlando stomped on John and sent him into the ropes. Orlando nailed another shot to the back and then took John down with a clothesline for two. Orlando was taken into the corner and then was taken down with a bulldog. John hit a scoop slam for two and sent Orlando down with a back body drop and Orlando sent John through to the outside. Doug sent John into the steel post and then tossed him back into the ring. Orlando nailed some right hands to John and then stomped away on him. John was taken down with a snapmare and nailed some more rights.
Orlando hit a sidewalk slam for two and got John in a waist lock. John fought his way up to his feet and grabbed Orlando with a big right hand. John hit a suplex and both men were down. The two came up and John nailed a right hand. John hit a head butt and then took Orlando down with two clotheslines. John took Orlando down with a hip toss and then a spinning side slam. John told Orlando "You can't see me," and then nailed Doug off of the apron. John hit the Five Knuckle Shuffle but Doug came off the top rope and John nailed the FU.
Orlando went up top and John went for a suplex but Danny nailed John with the WWE title belt. Orlando nailed an elbow from the top but only got two. John nailed a right hand to Orlando and Danny came to the apron. John sent Orlando into Danny and then Orlando got lifted for the FU and John got the pinfall.
After the victory, John gets out of the ring and Nicole follows him where they both go into the crowd to celebrate with the New York City Chain Gang. What a night it was at Madison Square Garden.