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Beyond The League: A New Journey
Chapter XI
Open War

When it comes to being the WWE Champion, Drake Williams has proven to be a dominant force on RAW. But now he has something else to prove; how to be a leader. During a recent event, Drake had a non-title match against Mr. Kennedy when SMACKDOWN's Mark Henry attacked the champion. Kennedy fought off Henry but then Chris Masters came in and applied the Masterlock on him. Eventually, the RAW locker room emptied to chase off the invaders, and Drake was left fuming.

Later that week, World Champion Chris Benoit and Batista wrestled Booker T and Randy Orton. Out of nowhere, Drake Williams and DX invaded and laid them out. The SMACKDOWN locker room emptied and chased them off into the crowd.

Drake has a mic and says, "Turnabout is fair play. You get five of your best; we'll get five of our best and we will see your asses at Survivor Series. As of right now; it is OPEN WAR."

The next RAW event sees General Manager Dusty Rhodes in the ring with Drake Williams. The RAW roster stands on the apron awaiting the word from the GM.

"Mr. McMahon has made it official," said Rhodes "It'll be RAW versus SMACKDOWN at the Survivor Series and I have been appointed me to select five of the very best on the roster."

"Those who have been chosen are; the Rated R Superstar, Edge; the Wrestling God, JBL; Mr. 619, Rey Mysterio; the Dr. of Thugonomics, John Cena; and to serve as the RAW team captain; the WWE Champion, Drake Williams."

Over on SMACKDOWN, Theodore Long stands in the ring surrounded by the roster. "It seems to me that Dusty Rhodes has selected those who will make up Team RAW," Long said. "And all of them have been the World Champion."

"Now is the time to reveal the representatives of Team SMACKDOWN and they are; the Animal, Batista; the six-time former World Champion, Booker T; the Big Red Monster, Kane; the Legend Killer, Randy Orton; and the team captain is the World Heavyweight Champion, Chris Benoit."

WWE Survivor Series came around as planned from the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Both team, RAW and SMACKDOWN respectively, remain in their locker rooms devising strategies as the main event drew closer. But there is some trouble in the RAW team.

"Let's get the facts straight," JBL said. "All of you know that I should be the captain and not that little punk-ass."

"Shut the hell up, Bradshaw," Edge spat back. "You're still sore at the fact that Williams beat you at your own game."

"What about you, Edge," JBL asks. "Isn't the Ladder match your specialty?"

"At least I wasn't made to look like a complete idiot," Edge says. "Getting tarred and feathered, dragged around in my car and my personal favorite, getting thrown right through a window."

Edge and Bradshaw are about to come to blows when Drake stops them. "That's enough out of both of you. As much as I wanna watch you two destroy each out, we got more important matters to attend to."

"This is about who is THE dominant brand in the WWE and I plan on leading this team to victory; with or without the two of you."

JBL and Edge finally back off as Drake sits down and wonders if he can trust either of them. He can definitely trust Rey Mysterio and John Cena and he knows they have his back; hopefully. It was just about that time for the Survivor Series Elimination match as a split screen shows the two opposing teams making their way to the arena. The main event is right here, right now.

Howard Finkel made the official introductions for the match. "The following contest is the Survivor Series Elimination match; SMACKDOWN vs. RAW."

Coming out first for Team RAW is the "Rated R Superstar" Edge and low and behold; Lita is by his side. It looks like they reconciled and are back together. The next man out is Rey Mysterio and he came out to a standing ovation. Following him is JBL coming out in the limo and he is doing that oh-so ridiculous two-step. John Cena enters next to a mixed reaction from the crowd. Finally, the WWE Champion Drake Williams steps out to a huge ovation. He is serving as the captain for Team RAW.

It is time to meet the members of Team SMACKDOWN. The first man out is more like a monster; a Big Red Monster called Kane. Team RAW bails out of the ring as Kane enters and sets off his ring pyro. The next man out for SMACKDOWN is Booker T along with Sharmell. The "Legend Killer" Randy Orton came out next; he might be the favorite to survive the match. Batista enter to big pop from the crowd. World Heavyweight Champion Chris Benoit comes out as SMACKDOWN team captain. This will be a war!

The referee is already having a tough time controlling these ten combatants but finally gets them out of the ring. Randy Orton and John Cena start things off with a lock up and Orton quickly applies a headlock. Cena powers out and throws Orton into the ropes but Orton hits a shoulder block and poses for no apparent reason. Orton runs the ropes as Cena rolls to his gut and catches Orton with a hip toss for a quick one count. Cena picks Orton up and hits a fisherman buster for only a count of two.

John Cena drags Orton to his the RAW corner and tag in Rey Mysterio. Mysterio kicks at the legs of Randy Orton before Orton rakes the eyes. He charges at Rey but gets tripped up; Rey goes for 619 but Orton ducks out of the way and tags in Booker T. Booker tries to clothesline Mysterio but he ducks; then he runs into a thrust kick for a two count. Booker T picks up Mysterio and goes for a backbreaker but Mysterio slips out and tags JBL.

JBL come right in and nails Booker T with a big boot; then he sets him up a powerbomb. Booker gets out of dodge and makes the tag to Batista. Undeterred by the arrival of the Animal, JBL takes the fight right to Batista with some straight right hands. Batista seems hardly fazed and JBL runs off ropes, only to walk right into a hard clothesline. Batista then shoots JBL into the ropes and hits a sidewalk slam for two. JBL rolls out the ring to gain his breath but Batista catches him and throws him back.

JBL quickly tags in Edge, who is surprised by the action but nonetheless enters the match. Batista stalks Edge in the ring but JBL distracts him long enough for Edge to get on the offensive. Edge pounds on the Animal's back then tries to whip him but Batista reverses the attempt. Edge ducks another and come back with a spinning heel kick for a two count. Edge hits a low dropkick but Batista kicks out at two. Edge back off and Drake Williams tags himself in.

Drake says he wants Chris Benoit; the Rabid Wolverine himself is more than happy to oblige and tags himself into the match. They get literally nose to nose and a chop fest ensues. Benoit wins out on the exchange as he chops Williams in the corner; Williams audibly yells at Benoit to give him more. The WWE Champion chops back at the World Champion but Benoit is able to battle back.

Chris Benoit again gets the advantage before hitting a snap suplex on Williams for a two count. The World Champion locks in a head lock on the WWE Champion; Drake Williams tries frantically to fight back. He somehow rolls through the hold, catching Benoit in a roll up for another two count. Both get back up and Williams traps Benoit with his own head lock; Benoit squirms out of it and hits a back suplex for a two count. As soon as they get up, Benoit and Williams collide with a double clothesline.

Both men struggle to get to their respective corners and make the tag. Williams manages to tag in Edge but Benoit tags in Kane. Edge looks like he soiled himself as Kane goes right on the assault. He knocks Edge down several times before hitting a powerslam; then he climbs up the turnbuckle and scores with a flying clothesline. John Cena comes in to stop the count and Randy Orton brawls with him. The rest of the two teams come in and all Hell breaks loose.

Batista and JBL go flying out of the ring while Booker T beats down Rey Mysterio in the corner. Williams and Benoit fight into the crowd and Orton fights with Cena in the aisle. Meanwhile, Kane sets up Edge for a Chokeslam but Lita get on the apron to distract the ref; Sharmell pulls her off. In all the chaos, Edge hits a low blow on Kane followed by the Spear and gets the fall; Kane has been eliminated from the match.

Kane will not leave quietly and hits the Chokeslam on Edge anyway. Booker T comes back in and tries to cover Edge but Rey Mysterio sneaks in a head scissors that sends him into the ropes. Rey hits the 619 on Booker T but Randy Orton comes back and hits the RKO on Rey. John Cena returns and catches Orton with the F-U. Then Batista nails Cena with a spine buster but Drake Williams hits a spine buster of his own. Booker T manages to crawl over to Edge and cover him but JBL stops the count; then Chris Benoit hits a German suplex on JBL.

The referee finally gains control of the match with Edge and Booker T as the legal men. Booker hits a knee drop on Edge for two. Edge manages to rake the eyes and tags in John Cena. Like a house of fire, Cena blasts Booker with a few clotheslines followed by a spinning side slam. Cena then goes for the Five-Knuckle Shuffle and hits it. He pumps up his shoes just as Randy Orton comes in to interfere but he gets caught in the STF-U. Orton taps out but the ref says he is not the legal man. Cena releases the hold but Booker T rolls him up from behind and hooks the tights; the ref makes the count and John Cena is shockingly eliminated.

Now this Elimination match is down to four men on each team. Drake Williams comes in and hits the Triple-German suplexes on Booker T; he bridges out on the third one for a near fall. The WWE Champion knocks Orton off the apron then measures Booker T for the Celestial. Drake gets him in position but Booker slips out of position and tags in Batista. The Animal nails Williams with a spine buster then gets riled up, shaking the ropes ala the Ultimate Warrior. Batista gives a little thumbs-up/thumbs-up and set Williams up for the Batista Bomb.

Drake Williams somehow catches Batista with a jackknife pin but only for a two count. Batista is back up and Williams trips him and locks in the Sharpshooter but Batista powers out; Williams tags in Rey Mysterio. Rey flies in for a seated senton but Batista catches him. Mysterio then counters back into a head scissors and Batista winds up in position for the 619. Rey connects and then waits for Batista to stand up so he can hit the West Coast Pop. Rey goes for it but Batista catches him and hits the Batista Bomb for the elimination; Rey Mysterio is gone.

Drake Williams may now be in big time trouble; how can he trust JBL and Edge? Speaking of JBL, he enters the match and kicks Batista right in the head. JBL drops an elbow several times before going for the cover; he only gets two. Batista battles back for all he is worth and so does Bradshaw. Batista gets the better of the situation and hurls JBL into the corner; he hits some shoulder blocks then backs off before charging. Bradshaw move at the last second and Batista crashes into the corner; Bradshaw hits the Clothesline from Hell and pins the Animal; Batista is eliminated from further competition.

Now the match is down to three on each team as Randy Orton comes in to battle Bradshaw. The Legend Killer hits a modified back breaker for a two count as Edge breaks the pin fall. Edge pounds on Orton before the ref argues with him to get out; meanwhile JBL tries to hit his clothesline again. Randy Orton ducks and scores with the RKO and gets the pin; JBL is out of there.

The match is now three on two as Edge is now the legal man and he goes right back to work on Orton. He hits a belly to back suplex for a count of two. Orton fights his way back up as the two get into a fistfight; Orton looks to be getting the better and run off the ropes. Edge goes for a clothesline but misses and he runs the ropes. Both men get the same idea and nail each other with a cross body block and now they are down.

The ref starts a count out on Edge and Randy Orton as they start crawling toward their respective teams. Orton makes it first and tags in Booker T while Edge tags in Drake Williams. Williams hits a German suplex on Booker then one to Orton before Chris Benoit comes in and starts chopping away. Benoit whips Williams and telegraphs a possible back drop; Williams counters that into a face buster.

Booker T recovers and hits the Scissors Kick but he does not go for the cover; instead he does the Spinaroonie. Booker has no idea that Williams nipped up and he pays for it; Williams trips Booker and locks in the Sharpshooter. Sharmell is outside reaching out to Booker, pleading with him not to tap but he does so right in front of her; Booker T is out of this match.

The Elimination match boils down to two on each team; Chris Benoit and Randy Orton remain for SMACKDOWN while Drake Williams and Edge remain for RAW. Benoit tags in and hits Williams with a vertical suplex. He rolls through and hits another but Drake reverses the third into one of his own. Drake rolls through and hits another suplex the rolls through for another one. This time, Benoit blocks the third attempt and sets Williams up in the corner. He attempts a superplex but Drake blocks it and pushes Benoit off; Drake Williams goes for the Arc Angel but Randy Orton pushes him off.

Drake Williams is close enough to his corner for Edge to get the blind tag. He come in and knocks Orton off the apron, then hits Benoit with the Edgeacution for a long two count. Edge crouches down in one corner and waits Chris Benoit to stand so he can hit the Spear. As soon as the World Champion is vertical, Edge charges but Benoit counters and send Edge hard into the corner. Benoit locks in the Crossface and Edge tries to rolls through it but he can not reach the ropes and he taps out; Edge is gone.

Drake Williams, who is worn out in his corner, is all that is left for team RAW; Benoit and Orton remain for SMACKDOWN. Benoit tags in Orton and hits Williams with a dropkick for two. The Legend Killer applies a headlock and the WWE Champion looks to be fading away. The referee lifts his arm once and it drops; he lifts it again for the same result. On the third try, Drakes' arm only drops halfway and he starts coming back to life and hits a desperation back suplex.

Randy Orton crawls to his corner and tags Chris Benoit back into the match. Benoit gets in and hits the Triple-Germans on Williams before going topside. He dives off with a head butt but Drake moves at the last minute; Benoit crashes and burns. Williams catches Benoit with an Oklahoma roll up and pins him; Chris Benoit is eliminated from the match.

The match is down to Randy Orton and Drake Williams; all for the pride of what is the better show. Orton stomps on Williams then taunts him. He tries for the RKO but Drake counters and pushes him into the corner; they both clock heads and they go down. Unbeknownst to both of them, Edge was still at ringside. Lita distracts the referee as Edge sneaks in and goes for the Spear on Orton. Unfortunately, Orton moves and Edge winds spearing Drake Williams instead.

Randy Orton hits the RKO on Edge then makes the cover on Williams; one…two; Williams somehow gets a shoulder up. Randy Orton can not believe it and covers Williams again for another two count. The Legend Killer stalks the WWE Champion and yells at him to get up. Drake gets up and Orton goes for the RKO but Drake counters into a backslide for two. Drake gets Orton up for the Celestial but Orton slips out of position. The Legend Killer tries again for the RKO but Williams pushes him off into the ropes and Orton winds up on Williams' shoulders again. Williams finally nails the Celestial for the pin fall to win it for Team RAW.

"Here is your winner and the sole survivor, Drake Williams." announced Howard Finkle.

Drake Williams struggles to stand up as the ref hands him the WWE Title. At that moment, the lights suddenly go out and a gong sounds in the Staples Center. A blue spotlight shines down on the WWE Champion. All this can mean only one thing.

"Drake Williams," an ominous yet familiar voice calls out. "YOU…ME…NEW YEAR'S REVOLUTION."

Literally in a flash, lightning strikes the ring posts around Drake Williams and the entire ring collapses with him in it. Drake looks absolutely scared to death as Survivor Series come to an end. It seems he is about to face his greatest challenge in the form of the legendary Deadman; the Undertaker.

Author's note: It has to happen sooner or later. Read & Review or forever…REST IN PEACE!