Disclaimer: What do you think I'm gonna say? Like always, I don't own the WWE, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, a couple YADA'S and just a pinch of YAP! By the way, I'm introducing a new theme song for my boy. The said band will be mentioned in due time, but I don't own the rights to the band or the song.
Beyond The League: A New Journey
Chapter II
The Y2J Challenge
Drake Williams was ever so exited for the up-coming edition of Raw and for good reason; tonight he would do battle with the one and only, Y2J Chris Jericho. Jericho returned last month at Backlash with one goal in mind; to become the WWE Champion once again and Drake was happy to oblige. The last time they met was back at the Royal Rumble, but this would mark the first one on one encounter between them. Add to the fact that Drake's title was up for grabs, Drake was extremely exited.
Every one in the locker room and the audience was exited; except for Edge, who had been going berserk since Backlash last month. Every chance he would get, Edge would complain nonstop that he was "screwed" out of the gold, and that Drake stole Lita from him. Drake would conduct an interview on the night of the title match. Unfortunately for Drake, the Coach was asking the questions.
"So let's get right down to the nitty-gritty, Drake," Coach said. "What do you got to say for yourself after you blatantly stole everything from Edge?" Drake snickered at what is probably the dumbest question Coach would say. "What's so funny?" Coach asked. "Nothing, Coach," Drake laughed.
"I just find it hard to believe that you'd get drunk from kissin' so many asses. As far as Edge and Lita go, Edge to me is nothing more then a paranoid lunatic with a chip on his shoulder. As for Lita," Drake continued. "I didn't help her at Backlash all because I like her cause I don't. I did what I did because it was the right thing to do, something of which Edge would know nothing."
"Well that's your story, Drake and Edge has his and he's sticking to it," Coach answered back. "For the meantime however, you get your mind on Jericho cause I'm gonna love watching you LOSE the WWE title."
Drake was about to take his leave before he stopped and said, "Before I go Coach, I gotta ask you; you ever get slapped upside your queue-ball head?"
Due to the magnitude of the title match between Jericho and Williams, the show would take no commercial brakes. The countdown began followed the arrival of Chris Jericho; this would be Jericho's first appearance since he left the WWE a couple years back. Needless to say, Jericho received a great ovation from crowd on this night. Speaking of ovations, Drake Williams came out as the WWE Champion with brand new music from the band H.I.M.; the song was called "Wings of a Butterfly" which debuted the week before.
Before he went down to the ring, Drake ventured to the announce table and gave a high-five to Joey Styles and Jerry "The King" Lawler. Coach was expecting to get the same gesture but Drake dissed him and when turned Coach away, Drake slapped him upside the head; now Coach could safely say he was slapped upside his queue-ball head. Drake stepped into the ring as the crowd went nuts for him; in the meantime Chris Jericho applauded his opponent. Drake handed his belt to the referee who then went over the rules for the match. Once that was done, Williams and Jericho shook hands as a sign of respect before stepping away.
The bell sounded and this bout was underway with the WWE Championship on the line; one fall to a finish. Williams and Jericho circled around the ring before locking it up; being the larger of the two, Drake slightly powered Chris into the corner before the ref called for a clean brake and got it. Jericho slowly came out of the corner as he and Williams locked up again. They went into a game of chain wrestling followed by a series of roll ups, one fall count after another. The game of one-upmanship continued until Williams and Jericho both went for a dropkick and they would reach a stalemate; each getting a round of applause from the audience. Drake and Chris nodded in approval before they locked up again.
Jericho slipped in a side headlock before Williams tossed him into the ropes, after which Jericho would knock the champion down. Just as Y2J started to run the ropes again, the champion rolled to his stomach before getting up and hitting a hip toss. Jericho kicked Williams away before getting back up to trap Williams in a snapmare takedown. Drake recovers and slips out of the hold before looking for a quick clothesline. Y2J saw it coming and ducked before catching the champion and attempting a backslide, but Drake was a bit too strong to be pulled down; so Jericho shifted his balance to flip over Drake's back and tried a bridge rollup. Drake got his shoulder up before bridging out himself and turned the tables on Jericho with his own backslide. Jericho managed to kick out quickly and tried to lock in the Walls of Jericho but Williams kicked him away; Y2J would go sailing into the corner as a result.
The champion took a moment to collect himself before catch the challenger and hitting some hard knife edge chops. Jericho was able to return the favor with knife edges of his own and won the battle before rolling up Williams for a near fall. Chris Jericho was control of the WWE Champion and hit a nicely done back breaker for another near fall. Y2J picked up the champion and scored with a back suplex for another count of two. Cleary, Chris Jericho knew exactly what he was doing; softening up Drake's lower back for the Walls of Jericho. He was a cagey veteran was Chris Jericho; he knew how to ware down a body part and now he was putting on a clinic on the lower back region of the WWE Champion. Drake Williams was knee deep in big time trouble.
Chris Jericho hit a northern lights suplex which went into a pin fall but only got a two count. Not getting frustrated, Y2J continued the assault on the back as a "Let's go, Williams" chant started going up. In fact the crowd was divided as there was also a "Let's go, Jericho" going up as well. Williams tried to fight back with rights but Jericho hits a knee to the gut before hitting a vertical suplex. Y2J rolled his hips and connected with another suplex followed by another, paying homage to the late Eddie Guerrero and prompting an "Eddie" chant from the crowd. Nothing short of amazing!
As Jericho brought Williams to his feet, the champion started to mount an offence with right and lefts until Jericho gave him a drop toe hold into the middle rope. Y2J picked up a head of steam before ran off the opposite ropes, but Williams saw it coming and countered with a thunderous clothesline. Even though his back was somewhat mangled throughout the match, Drake sucked it up and tried for one more clothesline which Jericho was able to duck under. The two wily combatants ran off the ropes again and had the same idea of a using a cross body; they both went for the move respectively and collided with each other and Jericho and Williams were both down and out.
The referee started a count on both men as the crowd started chanted for Williams and Jericho. By the time the ref reached a seven count, Jericho was the first to his feet while Williams was on one knee. Y2J tried for his own clothesline but Drake hit a face buster out of nowhere. Despite this, Jericho tried again but Williams caught Jericho for the Triple Germans. Drake bridged out on the third suplex but could only get a two count before Jericho just barely kicked out. Drake was still reeling from his back being damaged and Y2J capitalize with an enzuigiri but still only got a two count.
Jericho went for the Lionsault but Williams moved; Jericho would land on his feet only to walk into a desperation spine buster from Williams. The champion attempted to lock in a figure-four leg lock but Jericho kicked him off, and Williams put on the brakes before crashing into the referee. Chris Jericho managed to get to his feet and charged but the champion could seemingly feel it coming and ducked, bringing the official down with him and sort of saving his life. Jericho was unlucky enough to go spiraling out of the ring afterwards.
As soon he was done checking on the ref, Drake leaped over the top rope and onto Y2J on the outside. The referee administered a count out on both men; if neither of them could get back to the ring before a ten count, they would be counted out. Not wanting to go out like that, Drake tossed Y2J back into the ring but was slightly slow to follow, allowing Jericho to hit a sharp kick to the face. Another near fall came after which Jericho ascended to the top turnbuckle, but Williams caught him and delivered a superplex off the top rope. Despite the gargantuan pain coursing through his body, Williams draped an arm over Jericho only to receive a very long near fall.
Just as Drake attempted to pick Y2J up, Jericho kicked the champion in the face, sending Drake staggering. Jericho would answer with a bulldog takedown and followed that up with the Lionsault. Jericho looked to have hurt his midsection coming down but made the cover, but somehow Williams still kicked out. Y2J momentarily strayed from his game plan to argue with the official and he turned back around, he walked into the Celestial from Williams. Drake himself made the cover but this time Jericho kicked out.
Drake was in shock at what has transpired but regained his focus, dragging Jericho to his feet and hoisting him up for another Celestial. Just as Drake went into the move, Y2J countered out of it and finally locked in the Walls of Jericho. The champion desperately tried to reach out for the ropes and was inches away but Jericho pulled to the center every time. After a long struggle, Drake finally made it to the ropes and forced Y2J to release the hold.
Not knowing what ever else could be done; Jericho climbed back up the turnbuckle and waited for Williams to become vertical. As soon as Drake was on his feet, Y2J came sailing off the top and hit a cross body, but William somehow rolled through and caught Jericho in an inside cradle and he got the pin fall and the victory. Drake Williams had retained his WWE Championship in what could go down in the books as a classic match.
"Here is your winner and still WWE Champion, Drake Williams." Lillian Garcia announced.
"I gotta give Drake credit," Jerry said. "That was a helluva match."
"No doubt about it, King," Styles answered. "Simply amazing, but I think Coach is at a loss for words." Coach sternly answered, "Oh shut up, Styles. As much as I hate to admit it though, that may have been Drake's finest title defense to date."
Chris Jericho sat at the nearest corner in utter astonishment while Drake Williams was struggling to reach a vertical base. Y2J went outside and took the title from the timekeeper before returning to the ring. Drake finally got up and came face to face with Jericho as a hush silence came over the crowd; perhaps thinking Jericho would strike Williams with the belt. Contrary to the thought, Jericho presented the belt to Williams and raised the champion's hand either as sign of thanks or congratulations or both. Williams and Jericho embraced in the ring as the sold out crowd gave them a well earned standing ovation for a fantastic battle as Raw went off the air.
Author's note: All I got to say is WOW! This may be my longest chapter to date. Read and Review.