Chapter 6: Down But Definitely Not Out
RAW and Smackdown was in Birmingham, England for a supershow and on that night, John was facing Rene Dupree in non-title match and there was a Fatal Four-Way Elimination Match to determine the number one contender for the WWE Championship.
Nicole was in the arena walking to the catering room until she came across Melina, who was walking around looking for Nicole. Nicole was waiting for Melina to say something to her so the two went face-to-face.
"You know, Nicole," Melina spoke, "ever since you came to Smackdown, all you've done was flash your ass everywhere and started to make my life a living hell."
"Please, Melina," Nicole said. "You've done that to yourself. I did what I had to do to make sure you didn't try to cost Eddie and Rey the tag team titles to your sorry little ass boyfriends."
"Well, you failed."
"You're right. I did fail. But mark my words, Melina. If you try to cross me again, I swear I'll give you a little preview of what I'm about to do to you next week on Smackdown. Believe that, bitch."
Then Nicole walked away.
Then Smackdown came on and it was time for the rematch of MNM vs. Eddie Guerrero and Rey Mysterio for the WWE Tag Team Championships.
Before the match, backstage, Eddie was trying to mend differences with Rey when Chavo got involved. Chavo told them he used to be a Paul London, and the next chance, he would be Cruiserweight Champion, and how Eddie and Rey could also be tag champs again. Eddie told Chavo that he was as jealous as everyone else about Eddie and Rey had and that Rey was "familia." Chavo said Rey was not family, but he was. Eddie then told Chavo that was more like a brother than his own blood, and every time he needed to be tagged in and to talk, Rey was there. He then said that family needed more to him than the business and wondering that Rey was family. Chavo then interjected again telling Rey not to listen to all that only to be told by Rey to shut up and leave. He then told Eddie that he may not be 100 percent in the head, but was 100 percent in the heart then, now and forever. They then mended their differences and psyched up for their match. Then Nicole came in and told Eddie and Rey that this time, she was going to be in their corner to keep on eye in Melina. Eddie and Rey agreed.
Eddie's entrance theme played and he came out from the curtain with Rey in a sharp, English style car and Nicole on the hood of the car. Nicole was wearing a black cut-off tank top (the same one Michelle McCool wore on Smackdown back in January 2005), tan pants, black boots, and her hair was curled. Eddie stopped the car, he and Rey got out of it while Nicole got off, and they walked down the aisle and got in the ring. They all posed in the ring and MNM's entrance theme played and they comes out with the WWE Tag Team Title belts. They walked down the aisle and Joey and Johnny got into the ring first and then Melina did her ring entrance. She then stared at Nicole because Nicole had warned her about what was gonna happen if Melina screwed up again. Then the two got out of the ring as the referee raised the tag team title belts in the air and called for the bell.
Eddie and Johnny start things off and Eddie got an eye poke and then he punches Johnny. Rey tags in and he hits a double sledge from the apron. Rey hit a snapmare followed by a standing moonsault. Rey tags Eddie back in and snapmares Johnny before Eddie hits a hilo from the apron. Johnny hit a back elbow to Eddie and Eddie got an Irish whip and Johnny sends Eddie to the apron. Eddie punches Johnny and Joey comes across the apron but Eddie punches him.
Eddie punches Johnny again but he distracts the referee and Joey pulls Eddie off the apron and Eddie's head hits the apron. Rey comes over but Johnny spits on Rey. This draws Rey into the ring and while Johnny and Rey occupy the referee's attention, Joey sends Eddie into the ring post. Joey rolls Eddie back in and Johnny covers for a two count. Johnny punches Eddie and then Eddie tries to make it to his corner but Johnny pulls him back and he tags in Joey who gives Eddie and elbow to the neck. Joey kicks and punches Eddie in the corner. While the referee is distracted by Joey, Johnny chokes Eddie. Johnny hit a running knee in the corner on Eddie and got a forearm and hit some punches to Eddie. Joey tags back in and they give Eddie a double gut breaker.
Joey gives a bear hug to Eddie and Eddie is able to make the tag to Rey. Rey got a springboard attempt but Joey moves out of the way and Rey almost hits Eddie. Rey punches and kicks Joey and tries for a cross body on Joey but he ducks and Rey hits Eddie with the cross body instead. Eddie is down on the floor and Nicole checks on him. Joey got an Irish whip into Johnny but Rey got a forearm to Johnny that knocks him off the apron and onto the ringside barrier. Rey kicks Joey and hits a springboard moonsault on Joey. Rey got a wheelbarrow into a bulldog but Johnny breaks up the cover. Rey hit a drop toe hold to Johnny that sends him into the turnbuckle. Joey got a forearm to Rey in the back and Rey got a forearm followed by a Hurricanrana to Joey that puts him in the ropes. Rey prepares for the 619, but he sees Eddie walking to the back. Johnny kicks Rey in the chest and hits a power bomb. Joey covers Rey but only gets a two count. Nicole went after Eddie and asked what he was doing. She also tried to reason with him and Eddie then came back to the ring and got onto the apron. Upon return, Rey had just kicked out of a two count.
Johnny is kicking Rey in the corner and Melina choke Rey on the apron. Nicole went after Melina as Johnny with a hard Irish whip to Rey. Johnny slams Rey's head on the top turnbuckle and he tags in Joey. Joey got a sunset flip but Rey rolls through and hits a drop kick. Johnny makes the tag and slams Rey followed by a pommel horse flare leg drop and a bow and arrow on Rey. Rey kicks Johnny in the head but Johnny got an Irish whip followed by a military press into a back breaker. Johnny got a rear chin lock and he applies pressure to Rey's back. Johnny got a forearm to Rey's back and Rey holds onto the ropes and then kicks a charging Johnny before hitting a tilt-a-whirl headscissors and both men are down. Joey tags in and Eddie refuses to extend his arm from the ropes when Rey tries to make the tag.
Joey got an elbow to Rey's back. Joey sees that Eddie is not reacting to anything so he brings in Johnny and they hit the Spike DDT for the three count.
After the match, Melina got into the ring ordered Johnny and Joey to attack Rey and they throw Rey under the bottom rope to the floor. Eddie looked on and then Johnny and Joey send Rey into the ring post. Eddie stands on the apron and did absolutely nothing before slowly walking away from the ring. As Johnny and Joey to continue to beat on Rey, Nicole pulled Melina out of the ring and started attacking her and like last week, Melina runs from Nicole once again and get chased to the back. Eddie stares at Rey on the mat and he leaves while Rey wonders why Eddie did that. Eddie walks to the back while Rey is on the mat writhing in pain calling for Eddie.
Before John's match against Rene Dupree, Nicole was in the back crying because of what happened moments ago and John was holding Nicole in his arms comforting her.
"Don't worry, baby," John said. "Everything's gonna be alright."
"I don't know," Nicole said. "I know it's none of my business but...I can't believe Eddie would walk out and leave Rey hanging in the ring."
"Hey, look. You did what you had to do and I'm very appreciative of that. Don't let what happened get to you. But hey, look on the brightside, at least you have a match against Melina next week."
"You know what? You're right. What I did to Melina after the match was just a little preview of what I'm about to do to her and she's gonna see it coming."
"Alright, then. Let's go."
"Let's go."
Then John and Nicole left the locker room.
Back at the arena, Rene Dupree's entrance theme played and he came out from the curtain. He walked down the aisle and got into the ring. He asked for a microphone and started to speak.
"A European has arrived from the greatest European country and I was the first European on this show. France had the greatest athletes and you're looking at one now."
John's entrance theme played and he came out from the curtain with Nicole following him holding up the picket sign that said, "BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND, CAN YOU FEEL IT?". Nicole loved going to England so much and so glad to be back. John and Nicole walked down the aisle and John got into the ring first with Nicole was walking around the ring still holding up the picket sign.
Rene attacked John at the bell stomping him down to the mat. Rene hit a spinebuster then pounded John on the mat. John battled back with punches but Rene tossed him face first into the turnbuckles and hit a clothesline to the back of the head. Rene applied a camel clutch but John battled up into a chinlock and then elbowed out of that. Rene delivered a knee to the gut then snapmared John and kicked him in the back. John applied a sleeper and John punched out of it.
John kicked away a backdrop attempt and hit a pair of clotheslines. John delivered a hiptoss then a back suplex into a side powerbomb. John did the "You Can't See Me" and hit the Five Knuckle Shuffle fistdrop. John pumped up his sneakers and hit the FU for the pin at the four minute mark.
After the victory, John gets out of the ring and Nicole follows him where they both go into the crowd to celebrate with the Birmingham Chain Gang.
Later, it was time Fatal Four Way Elimination Match for the number one contender spot for the WWE Championship and John and Nicole were watching the match in the back.
JBL immediately went to work on Kurt, obviously not happy Kurt had walked out on him during their tag match last week. Big Show then got in control, basically taking out his other three opponents with some painful-looking moves, getting all three men into the corner, running into them, and then a shoulder knock down on JBL before Kurt got in the Angle Slam on Big Show before Big Show got out of the pin count. Booker T. got a scissors kick but Big Show kicked out again. JBL hit the Clothesline from Hell but Big Show kicked out a third time. Big Show was then knocked out of the ring with the others ganged up on him and Kurt put the Angle Slam on Big Show through the announce table. Big Show was then eliminated by count out.
It was a two on one attack by JBL and Kurt on Booker T. Booker T. then got out of the corner with a few right hands and a back body drop on Kurt. Booker then went to work on JBL but JBL knocked Booker T. outside of the ring with JBL then going shoulder first into the steel steps.
Kurt, in the ring, then went back to work on Booker T. Booker T. got a kick to the jaw of Kurt before getting stomped down by JBL. Kurt then held Booker T. but Booker T. got loose and got the Book End on JBL. Kurt then got a German suplex on Booker T and Booker T. kicked out at two. Kurt then got in another suplex on Booker T. Both the Angle Slam and Booker T's scissors kick were countered before Kurt got in another Angle Slam and an ankle lock that Booker T. eventually counter. Kurt successfully connected with another Angle Slam and Booker T. got in another big kick and was covering Kurt when Booker T. took a chair shot from Kurt while Chief of Staff Orlando Jordan caused a distraction. Kurt then double-crossed JBL and then pinned Booker T. eliminating him from the match.
Upon return, it was now down to JBL and Kurt. JBL had Kurt in a chin lock that Kurt got out of with an upper cut. A boot to the face missed Kurt and Kurt got JBL in an ankle lock but JBL countered. After a few counters, Kurt was caught in mid-air by JBL with JBL in control. JBL went for the clothesline missing Kurt and taking out the referee instead.
The rest of JBL's cabinet came out while the referee was down and while Kurt had JBL in another ankle lock. JBL got control shortly before Kurt got the upper hand and had JBL in yet another ankle lock. Booker T. then returned to the ring clobbering Kurt with a steel chair. JBL then pinned Kurt to win the match.
After the match, JBL and his cabinet did the "You Can't See Me" hand signal as a message to John and celebrated.
In the back, John and Nicole saw the whole thing.
"Well, it had to be the loudmouth 'wrestling god,'" Nicole said.
"Baby, I can take out JBL just like I did at Wrestlemania," John said. "But you know what, it's not gonna be any old match. Oh, no. It's gonna be a real, brutal match."
"What match are you suggesting?"
"Oh, you'll see."
"Hmm, okay then. Let's get out of here."
"Let's."