Life Of A Superstar 3: SmackDown Vs. RAW 2, Pt. 4
Chapter 4: The Royal Rumble
Teddy Long's Office
"What's up, playa? What can I do for you?"
"T. Lo," Chris said. "There must be some kind of oversight. Can you tell me why I'm not in the Royal Rumble this year?"
"Well, I'll be damned. It wasn't intentional, believe that! You're one of my top guys, dog! But unfortunately, there's not a lot I can do. All of SmackDown's 15 entries are all filled. The only way I can get you in is if I kick somebody out."
JBL walked in, upset.
"Theodore Long, what's the big idea of putting me as the #1 entrant for the Royal Rumble?"
"Now you know as well as I do, this year we had a random entry."
"Well, you better "unrandom" it, and quick. If I have to go in at #1 and with 29 other guys I have to beat, anything can happen, even to a Wrestling God!"
"So let me get this straight: You find the #1 entrant to the Royal Rumble unacceptable?"
"You damn right it's unacceptable! A Superstar of my stature..."
"What do you think, playa?"
"I'll take what I can get at this point," Chris replied.
"All right then. You're out. You're in. Two birds, one stone, playas!"
"You... you can't do this to me!" JBL is pissed...
"I just did. Holla, holla, holla!"
Voicemail from Teddy
"Ok, playa. I'm glad we got your Royal Rumble cleared up. And I feel like I owe one, but I may have a way to fix that too. I've had some issues with the #7 entrant. You have a match with him tonight. If you win, you switch entries and move up in the ranks. Good luck!"
Chris took on Mr. Kennedy for the No' 7 entry. After making work of him, he gained the No' 7 entry.
Backstage
"Yeah, lucky me," said Rey Mysterio. "Lucky #13."
"Yeah, mine isn't so good," Chris said sadly.
"Read em and weep, fellas!" Matt Hardy bragged.
"29? Alright!"
"What a waste. You'll still get your ass tossed out by No' 30."
"Are you kidding me?' Matt asked. "I could go at No' 1 and still win the whole thing!"
"Oh really. Tell you what. Let's test that theory! You and me in the ring. No DQ. The winner gets your number and the loser gets mine."
"Count me in," said Rey. "Let's make it a No DQ Triple Threat. Winner gets the highest number, loser gets the lowest."
"So how about it, Hardy? Ready to put your money where your mouth is?"
"You're not gonna back out, are you?"
"No, no way! I'll see you two out there!"
Chris, Matt and Rey skirmished in the ring for the top number, but Chris won, even though he had a suspicion that Matt Hardy was hiding something.
Text from Teddy
"Great match tonight, playa, but I got some bad news. You should have looked at Matt Hardy's entry number a little more closely. It wasn't #29, it was #9, and he drew a "2" in front of it.
So I know you got your hopes about entering the Royal Rumble second-to-last, but it turns out you're currently at #13, Rey's old number, but at least it's a step up, right?"
Text from Teddy
"Chris, I don't know if you saw JBL's little rant on , but don't worry about it. He can throw all the temper tantrums he wants, but at the end of the day, I'm still the general manager of SmackDown.
Anyway, we got more important things to go over. I want to tell you about the match I've put you in tonight against Paul Burchill, The Great Khali and Chris Benoit. It's a 4-man Elimination Battle Royal and the longer you stay in it, the better your Royal Rumble entry number's gonna be.
The winner of the match will have their entry number increased by 10 places and all losers will have their entry numbers lowered by 5 places."
Voicemail from Michelle
"Hey, sweetie. I had a sweet time with you last week. Listen, I'm really hoping you win the Royal Rumble, because nothing excites me more than a man who can win big, and if you win, I'll make your victory much sweeter."
Chris went to war with Burchill, Khali and Benoit. All four men dished out as much punishment as possible, but Chris defeated them and got the highest number.
Locker Room
JBL walked in with a clipboard in hand.
"JBL..." Chris walked toward him.
"Easy there, pal. I'm not looking for a fight. I've got everything I need to beat you right here in my hand."
"What are you talking about? You know you couldn't beat me on your best day!"
"You're already beat, Chris! It says here in my Royal Rumble contract that the contract is fully notarized, binding and non-transferable."
"I see. So what does that mean?"
'It means that Teddy Long had no legal right to give you my Royal Rumble spot. So I just want to thank you for your hard work in improving MY Royal Rumble entry number!"
JBL left, leaving Chris steaming with rage...
A week later, he fought JBL in a Ladder match to win back the Royal Rumble entry number. It was a very difficult, but Chris came out on top and got the entry number. In the end, JBL tried to ambush Chris with a chair, but he saw it coming and tossed him out.
Royal Rumble
Chris appeared at #23 and managed to survive the rest of the way. He didn't have to do much, but Chris is going to WrestleMania to compete for the World Heavyweight Title. However...
Voicemail from JBL
"Well, well, well. Congratulation on winning the Royal Rumble tonight in my place. It was me who should've won it all tonight! I guess we'll chalk it up to luck, since we both know that you were not nearly the best Superstar in that ring. But your luck's about to run out, my friend. Listen to me very carefully: I am not giving up on getting a World Heavyweight Championship match at WrestleMania. I am not done with you! I guarantee it!"
TO BE CONTINUED ON BOUNTY HUNTER, THE HUNTED