Crippling Complications.
After Jeff's failed Swanton and the loss to the Dudley's, Matt is angry. He and Jeff have a fight which leads to a match at vengeance, which leads to crippling complications and a loss that cannot be replaced.
Disclaimer: I don't own WWE, Vince Mc Mahon does.
Chapter 2: Vengance.
Vengeance. Sunday, 9th December, 2001.
"One more". Matt says
"One more". King repeats as Matt twists Jeff's ankle and drops down on it.
A loud crack is heard and Jeff screams in pain
"There is no grey area in what Matt is intending to do and that's cripple his brother here, in this match". JR says.
"Did you hear that crack?" King asks.
"I think that was Jeff's ankle". JR Replies.
"I hope it wasn't". King says.
Matt covers Jeff. Lita falls to the floor and counts. "One…two…three".
The bell rings and Lita holds up Matt's hand.
"Here is your winner. Matt Hardy!" Lillian announces.
Lita let's go of Matt's hand and matt grabs Lita's arm in order to take her up the ramp with him, but Lita notices Jeff who is writhing in pain, clutching his ankle. She shakes matt's arm of and goes to Jeff. Matt looks at her angrily and walks up the ramp just as Lita signals for paramedics. Three paramedics rush down to Jeff's side to look at his ankle.
"Ok". One of them says to Jeff. "Where does it hurt?"
"All over". Jeff manages to say as he yelps in pain when one of the paramedics touches his ankle.
"Ok. I think it's safe to say that the ankle is broken. But we don't know what the extent of the damage is, so were gonna have to take you to hospital". One of the paramedics tells Jeff. Jeff nods.
The paramedics help him into a wheelchair and up the ramp. Lita follows.
Once backstage, one of the paramedics gets the ambulance ready while the others tend to temporarily strapping up Jeff's ankle. Seeing that her friend is in pain, lita holds Jeff's hand. Jeff screams in pain as his ankle is strapped up.
One of the paramedics then pushes Jeff's wheelchair outside and gets it into the ambulance. Lita hops in and sits by Jeff, once again holding his hand.
"Are you ok". Lita says to Jeff.
"My ankle hurts like hell. But yeah. I'm ok". Jeff says sarcastically.
"At least you haven't damaged your sense of humour". Lita laughs.
"Not at all". Jeff replies.
10 minutes later, they arrive at the hospital and take Jeff into X-Ray. Lita is waiting in the waiting room for 20 minutes when Jeff is wheeled back in with a cast around his ankle. A doctor walks up to Lita.
"Unfortunately the ankle has been shattered". She says making Lita gasp slightly. "We've put a cast around it, so that it will heal, but it will take three months and he can't wrestle for 2 months after that to make sure that it can support his weight or else he will be bound to a wheelchair if it can't". The doctor then walks away.
Lita walks to Jeff. "Are you ok?"
"Well I'm a bit miffed about missing 5 months but if I don't have to go through that pain again, I'll be ok". Jeff replies tiredly.
"Come on". Lita says. "Let's get you to the hotel. You look awfully tired".
"Yeah". Jeff replies. "But I've still got to go in next week to tell Vince".
"I'll do it". Lita tells him.
"No. I want to do it myself. But thanks". Jeff replies.
Lita then took Jeff to the hotel.
The next week, Jeff was at the Smackdown venue in New Hampshire. He was helping himself along the corridor with his crutches to Vince Mc Mahon's office when Matt approached him.
"What's up Jeff?" He said.
"What's up?" Jeff said, his anger rising. "What's up?! What's up is that you shattered my ankle and now I have to tell Vince that I have to miss 5 months of work!"
"What are you talking about Jeff? I never shattered your ankle". Matt said confused.
"Yes. Yes you did. Last Sunday at Vengeance". Jeff stated matter of factly.
"Look Jeff! I know that you are angry that you have to miss 5 months! Ok! But you cannot! I repeat, cannot! Blame this on me!" Matt yells.
"Matt, I am not blaming this on you, ok, because it is your fault!" Jeff yelled his anger boiling.
Matt steamed and was about to say something when Jeff waved his hand at him. "Whatever Matt". He said and hobbled down the hallway a tear silently rolling down his face.
Lita who had seen everything walked up to Matt.
"What the hell was that!" she yelled, she herself was steaming. "You shatter his ankle and don't even have the guts to apologise!"
"What? I didn't..." Matt stuttered.
Lita sighs and walks off.
"What?" matt says extremely confused.
1 hour later.
Jeff knocks on Lita and Matt's dressing room. Lita opens the door.
"Jeff…what?" she says confused.
"Li…Can I talk to you for a minute?" Jeff asks.
"Yeah…sure Jeff". Lita replies stepping out of the dressing room and closing the door.
"Jeff what is it?" lita asks.
"Li… I'm leaving the WWE". Jeff says almost hesitantly.
"Yeah I know…Jeff. Wait…you don't mean because of your ankle…do you?" Lita asks.
Jeff pauses briefly.
"…no". Jeff replies.
Lita sighs. "Why Jeff?"
"I just…I still want to wrestle, when my ankle is better. But with matt being all. You know..." Jeff trailed off.
"But you don't have to leave". Lita replied, begging him to stay.
"I'm sorry Li…" Jeff once again trailed off as he hobbled down the hall and out of the arena.
Tears poured down Lita's face as she watched her best friend leave knowing that she may never see him again.
Hearing his girlfriend crying, matt came out of the dressing room.
"What's up sweetie?" He said, confused.
"Shut up, Matt! Just shut up! This is entirely your fault!" Lita screamed and stormed down the hallway, more tears pouring down her face.
"What?" Matt said even more confused.