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Wassup y'all? Enjoy 'Mania? I hope so cause I did… kinda. Looks like DX is returning, what? I can dream. Anywho, we have reached the point in the story that I've looked forward to the most, Jason vs. John 'Bradshaw' Layfield. By the way this chapter is devoted almost entirely to the match although, I may work in some other stuff as well. So, on with the show.
HERE WE GO!
Brotherly Hate-Chapter Fourteen"Wow street thug, I have to give you credit, for a moment there you were gonna no show, now, be a good boy and beg for mercy and I'll make it quick and painless for you".
Jason ignored JBL's jibe and instead contented himself with waiting for the bell, the referee finished giving out his instructions and called for the match to begin.
The two combatants locked up and immediately tried to gain supremacy by backing the other into a corner, JBL won the first exchange and when the ref called for a break gave Jason a quick bitch-slap. Jason went to respond with a punch but the referee stepped in to stop him, they locked up again, Jason this time forcing JBL back into the corner, he broke as soon as the referee asked and was rewarded with another slap, the referee again stopped Jason from exacting revenge on JBL.
The two locked up yet again, JBL pushed Jason back into one corner but Jason found the strength to push JBL all the way back across the ring to another one, they came back to the centre of the ring and broke apart, JBL went for a third slap but Jason blocked it and cracked one of his own right across JBL's face putting the cabinet leader down to a knee. JBL jumped back to his feet and charged at Jason but was met with a tackle and found himself on the ground with Jason throwing right hands at his face. He threw the teen off but then received an arm-drag, then a second, then a leg trip into a pin for a one count.
JBL leapt to his feet in a rage and charged Jason again, only for Jason to side-step and pull the top-rope down low bridging JBL and sending him to the outside. Jason played to the crowd as JBL rolled back into the ring, he flew at Jason again but only received a third arm-drag, then a fourth, he pulled himself up using the ropes and saw Jason coming of the opposite ropes towards him. Thinking quickly he stepped to one side and threw Jason over the top-rope, Jason's ability to shamelessly rip-off HBK came into play once again as he grabbed the top-rope and skinned the cat back in, JBL hadn't noticed and when he turned round he saw Jason standing there giving him the finger, red with rage, he charged but for the fifth time in the match came off second best as Jason backdropped him over the top to the floor.
Jason watched as JBL threw a hissy fit outside the ring, booting camera wires and screaming abuse at fans, Jason waited until he had turned round then came over the to with a body press landing right on top of JBL. He lay there for a moment, winded, before climbing to his feet and rolling JBL back into the ring. The cabinet leader crawled across to a corner to pull himself up, Jason followed, giving JBL some chops to the chest then whipped him across to the opposite corner, he followed it up with a charge, but JBL finally found a way to slow Jason down, ducking at the last second he lifted Jason up for a backdrop but shifted his weight so that he fell sideways, when the teen realised what was happening he was falling face first towards the steel post. "This won't end well" he thought before feeling a huge pain above his right eye, then his upper back crashing hard onto the protective mats outside the ring.
Mara stood a short distance away, watching the match transpire, she glanced up at the big screen as they showed a slow motion replay of Jason's fall. "My God!" She thought. "A bit more rotation on that fall and he would've broke his neck!" She looked back at her boyfriend lying on the floor with JBL bearing down on him and began silently willing him to move. She sighed with relief when he slowly raised a hand toeye and began to pull himself up to his knees. "C'mon Jason, keep going, you can do it, I believe in you!"
Jason Cena slowly pulled himself up to his knees, his eye hurt like hell, had already began swelling and was bleeding slightly, he tried to stand but stopped when he saw JBL standing directly in front of him. The cabinet leader pulled back his fist and cracked Jason right across his injured eye, the teen reeled but didn't go down, JBL gave him another and, to Mara's shock, Jason began to laugh, he pulled himself back upright, raised both his hands and flipped JBL the bird again followed by a 'just bring it' gesture. JBL took half a step back and then booted Jason right in the eye knocking him flat on his back. The cabinet leader picked Jason up and rolled him into the ring; he followed and dropped a quick elbow onto the injured area above the teen's eye. He covered, but Jason kicked out at two, JBL looked surprised for a moment then laughed as he picked Jason up to inflict more punishment.
"Time to go to school street thug!"
John sat back in the locker room watching the match, he had been trying to warm up with his match with Christian and had even turned the monitor off but his concern for how his brother was doing had caused him to abandon his usual match preparations. It had started off well until Jason had injured his eye and now JBL was slowly picking his brother apart, John had to admire Jason though, the kid just refused to stay down. He was distracted by the ringing of his cell phone, he answered without even looking at caller I.D.
"Hello?"
"Not fairing too well is he?"
John sighed. "You again? Shouldn't you be focusing on your match with Big Show tomorrow night?"
"Yeah, but all I've been hearing over here is all this hype about the kid vs. JBL so I thought I'd check it out myself".
"You shelled out the thirty bucks just to watch my brother compete?"
"Yeah, and to watch you to make sure you don't choke tonight".
John laughed. "You above all should know that I don't choke in big match situations, that's your forte".
"That hurt man, it really did. Anyway I'm only saying that because chances are your lovable kid brother is probably gonna try and help you retain your title and…"
"Listen, don't go into this 'the kid's gonna cost you the title' thing again alright? I've told you what I think about it and I still say that Jason wouldn't cost me the title, accidentally or otherwise".
"O.K., O.K., I see your point but I stand by what I said, sooner or later it will happen, 'accidentally or otherwise'".
"Are you saying that he would deliberately cost me the title? Cause if you are…"
"No I'm not, I'm saying he IS gonna cost you the title, and it MIGHT be deliberate, let me tell you something I learned a long time ago. Family only holds you back in this business".
"That may be true in other cases, but not with me and Jason".
"You John, are in major denial, anyway I gotta go so good luck in your match tonight and think about what I've said".
The other end of the line went dead; John put his phone down and went back to watching the match.
JBL was growing increasingly frustrated with how the match was turning out, he had thrown almost every thing he had at Jason but the teen just kept fighting back, they made them tough on the streets of Boston, no doubt about it. He felt something clawing at his leg and looked down to see Jason trying to pull himself up, he smiled and hauled the kid up by his hair before knocking him back down with a punch and locking in a sleeper. Jason used what was left of his strength to pull himself towards the ropes, but went limp before he could reach them, the referee moved in to check Jason's arm. It fell once, it fell twice, but on the third Jason just managed to stop it! The crowd began clapping and stomping to try and fire Jason up and it seemed to be working, the teen was kicking and thrashing in JBL's hold as though he were having a spasm. He fought himself up onto one leg, then two and began throwing elbows at JBL, he quickly worked himself free and began firing right hands at JBL before trying a whip, the cabinet leader reversed and tried to clothesline Jason as he came back but the teen ducked and caught JBL with a huge flying forearm as he came back off the ropes.
Both men were down so the referee began his ten count. JBL started stirring at six and was up by eight but Jason still hadn't moved, JBL moved forward but was stunned when Jason nipped up and began unloading on him with punches and chops. He backed the cabinet leader into a corner and gave him a few more chops, he whipped him across and tried to follow with a charge but JBL countered and tried to drop him across the ring post again but Jason was wise to this and managed to land on the apron. JBL had his back to him so he went up top and came down on the cabinet leader with a big flying cross-body for a two count, both superstars got back up so Jason whipped JBL and caught him with a powerslam for another two count. When both were back to their feet Jason went for a running cross-body but JBL caught him and went for a fall-away slam, Jason managed to get free, land behind JBL, spin him round and drive him face-first to the mat with an impaler. He slowly rolled into a cover but only earned yet another two count.
The crowd was now really into the match as the two superstars pulled themselves up in separate corners, Jason recovered first and came charging across the ring for a Stinger Splash and connected… with the referee! JBL, always one to bend the rules, had pulled the official in the way as Jason had taken to the air. The end result was the referee going down in a heap and Jason left looking around in confusion, that was the opening JBL needed, he hit the ropes behind Jason and when the teen turned round almost decapitated him with the Clothesline-From-Hell.
Jason was out but the referee was down, JBL frantically began waving to the back for a replacement, he covered as soon as the new ref arrived. One-Two-Jason kicked out! The crowd went nuts as JBL looked round in disbelief, he turned his attention to the new referee and began hurling abuse at the official, who was more concerned with tending to his fallen colleague rather than listen to the ranting of the cabinet leader. This distraction had allowed Jason time to regain his composure, with Mara and the crowd willing him on he climbed to his feet and began throwing right hands at JBL, but was put back down with a boot to the face. JBL picked Jason up and went for another fall-away-slam, this one connected but JBL also accidentally threw Jason into the new referee sending him to the outside and once again leaving the match with no official.
JBL could now sense the end was near, he waited for Jason to stand and went for the Clothesline-From-Hell once again but Jason ducked and delivered a crushing superkick right to the jaw of JBL. When the two were back to their feet Jason went behind JBL and hit the throwback, followed by the Five-Knuckle-Shuffle. Jason signalled that the end was near and prepared to hit the F-U, he lifted JBL up but stopped when Orlando Jordan hit the ring to save his boss. Jason pounded Orlando back into a corner while JBL rolled to the outside then turned to meet Doug Basham, who was also quickly beaten down, and his brother Danny. Eventually the numbers game got too much for Jason and the trio began to beat him down as JBL yelled approval from the outside.
Then the all too familiar drum beat that began Shawn Michaels music hit and the Heartbreak Kid came down to the ring to make the save, he ran through all three cabinet members with ease and sent Orlando to the outside, Jason was now up so they each grabbed a Basham and through them to the outside, Shawn followed up by diving over the ropes onto the cabinet. JBL meanwhile had crept back into the ring behind Jason, he went to nail the teen with another Clothesline-From-Hell but Jason ducked, lifted JBL up and landed the F-U! He collapsed on top of him, one-two-three, Jason beat JBL! Mara came into the ring and hugged Jason who was still slumped over JBL completely spent from the match, Mara helped him to his feet and raised his arm as they stood over the cabinet leader, Orlando and the Basham's were looking on from the outside with horrified looks on their faces and Shawn was stood at the top of the aisle nodding in approval.
The cabinet pulled their leader out of the ring and helped him to the back while Jason continued to celebrate by shaking hands with Michael Cole and Tazz as well as several members of the crowd, Shawn returned to the ring followed by Spanky, Birchill, Scotty, Funaki, The Mexicools, William Regal, Finlay, Viscera, Stacy, Kristal and even Josh Mathews to join the party. The celebrations were still going on when John's music hit for his title match with Christian, the group decided to continue the celebration backstage so they left, Jason gave his brother, who looked supicously like he'd been crying, a high-five for good luck on his way out. However at the top of the aisle Jason stopped and turned back.
"You coming mate?" Asked Paul Birchill, the only one to notice.
"Nah, I'll come later, save a drink for me".
"Will do mate".
"Shall I stay with you?" Asked Mara.
"No, go celebrate with the others".
"What have you got planned Jason?"
"Nothing, I'm gonna stay here and watch my brother's match".
Mara laughed to herself as she left, if she had a nickel for every time Jason had said that…
Christian's music then hit and Captain Charisma, followed by Tomko came down to the ring, Jason was still stood at the top of the aisle and he and Christian exchanged glares before the challenger gave a laugh of disdain before heading down to the ring, pulling Tomko closer to give him instructions.
"You know what to do right?"
"Yeah, I got your back, what if the punk back there gets involved?"
"He won't, but even if he does he'll be too tired to try anything, you saw him, he can barely stand up!"
Unfortunately for Christian he forgot that during his match with John, Jason would be recovering his breath.
The WWE title match had been a pretty close affair, with both John and Christian both enjoying long spells of offence, Jason's heart had been in his mouth a few times when Christian had a pin, but John always managed to kick out. The match was in its later stages and John tried to finish Christian with an F-U but Christian countered into a reverse DDT for a two count, frustrated he rolled to the outside in front of Tomko, as he walked by he muttered one word out of the corner of his mouth.
"Time".
The CLB grabbed the WWE championship belt and went back into the ring, the referee stepped in between him and John and ordered him to put the belt down. Then Christian's plan showed itself, while the CLB kept the referee's back turned Tomko rolled into the ring and prepared to nail John with the big boot, however the referee noticed this and began to yell at Tomko to get out of the ring, forgetting all about Christian and the belt. The CLB looked angry, then realised that he know had an opening to nail John with the belt anyway, he stepped forward and swung for the fences but found himself connecting with Jason, the younger Cena had pushed his brother out of the way and found himself having a close up look at the spinner belt. Christian stared down at Jason for a second then shrugged and turned right into an F-U from John! The older Cena then knocked Tomko out of the ring and covered Christian for the three. While Tony Chimel announced him as the winner of the match, John was busy checking on Jason.
"Kid, kid, you alright?"
"That depends… who won?"
"I did of course".
"Then I'm fine, and that's two you owe me now bro".
John hugged Jason and helped him to his feet, The Great American Bash ended with the two brother's standing alone in the ring while Michael Cole finished up.
"… Jason and John Cena are on top of the wrestling world! Thank you and goodnight everybody".
Well we've reached the end of the Jason-JBL saga, but don't take this as the end of the story, there a plenty more thrills and spills coming up for Jason and John such as, where too now? Who will be John's next challenger? And the immortal question, who keeps calling John? On that subject anyone who reviews can guess who it is, I won't tell you if you're right or not, so you'll have to wait and find out. Anyway until next time see ya around.
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