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Here we are again, coming up: Jason faces Undertaker in the finals of the 'Deadly Games' tournament, could he become the next challenger to JBL? Or will he Rest…In…Peace? Lets find out!
Here We Go!
Brotherly Hate-Chapter Twenty Seven-A 'Deadly' FinalJason Cena's music hit before the pyro's did to kick off Smackdown the next week in Indianapolis, the younger Cena came out with Mara to a mixed reaction and without his crutches earning some scathing comments from Michael Cole. His whole week had been spent answering questions like 'Why did you do it?' His match with 'Taker' was the main event but he had a plan that would play into his hands if he could pull it off. No sooner had he reached the ring then he took the microphone off Tony Chimel.
"Now, I know what you're all thinking, where did I get this cool jacket? No seriously, it cost me a hundred dollars! Oh right, you wanna know why I hit 'Taker' with a crutch last week, well I'm gonna tell you what I told everyone else who asked me that question. Uhhh, news flash, my brother was in the match, if he'd been facing JBL then no-one would have given a rats ass if I'd done it or not. But seeing as it was the Undertaker, oh no, we can't have that! He just made 'Taker' look weak! Who care's if I was trying to help my brother? It seems that if anyone so much as breathes near 'Taker' the wrong way then they're automatically the most hated man in the country!"
He hesitated for a moment to take in the reaction; it was still mixed, but slightly better.
"Anyway, everyone I've spoken to has told me that I'm gonna get what's coming to me tonight, well 'Taker' if you're as pissed as I think you are then you won't wanna wait until later…" he took off his jacket to reveal his ring gear on underneath. "…So neither do I! Get your dead ass out here and let's settle it right here, right now!"
There was a moment where nothing happened; Jason raised the mic to call out 'Taker' again when…
GONG!
The lights died in the arena for a couple of seconds, when they came back on Jason and Mara were staring at the aisle, but there was no sign of Undertaker, suddenly the realisation hit Jason.
"…Mara?"
"…Yeah?" She replied staring straight ahead.
"He…he's behind us isn't he?"
She gulped. "…Yes".
Jason lowered his voice. "When I say now, bail".
She nodded; there was a brief wait then…
"NOW!"
Mara jumped straight out of the ring, Jason however spun round and swung a punch at Undertaker, the 'Deadman' blocked and sent Jason down with one punch, Jason jumped back up but Undertaker backed him right into a corner with rights and lefts, he whipped Jason across the ring and clotheslined him in the other corner, he picked Jason up and dropped him face-first over the turnbuckle and knocked him down with a big boot followed by a leg-drop, he called for a chokeslam but by now John was running down to make the save.
The older Cena charged at the 'Deadman' and began throwing punches as Jason rolled to the outside, John backed 'Taker' up against the ropes and whipped him; he lowered his head for a backdrop but Undertaker countered into a DDT. Both he and John bounced back up and he went for a chokeslam again, he lifted John up by the throat but Jason came back and nailed him in the back with a chair, 'Taker' dropped John but didn't go down, he turned to face Jason and received a chair to the skull sending him down in a heap. Jason stood over him with the chair, he dropped it to the ground and picked 'Taker' up, he called John over and the older Cena reluctantly complied, the two brothers stood back-to-back and lifted 'Taker' up before dropping him with a double F-U! Jason stood over Undertaker while John stood in a corner, for some reason he looked a little P-O, Jason didn't notice, he stood over Undertaker and made the DX sign, John turned his back on his brother and began counting down in his head. "Three-two-one…"
GONG!
…That sound, followed by the scream of "OH SHIT!" From Jason told him Undertaker had just sat up, without turning round he jumped out of the ring closely followed by Jason, the two retreated up the aisle as sounds of thunder echoed through the arena.
"What the hell was that?" Yelled John at his brother. "You said you were only going out there to explain why you did what you did last week".
"And I did".
"Yeah, but you also, called out Undertaker, started violence, and got me involved".
"I didn't, you involved yourself, I just used that!"
"So you used me?"
"No, I used the fact that you were out there to help me gain an advantage".
"But you didn't! All you did was piss him off even more! Do you realise what he's gonna do to you tonight?"
"Relax, it was just a small setback".
"A small setback? He's gonna destroy you!"
"Haven't got a lot of faith in me have you?"
"Well…"
"No, no, it's cool, I mean, not a lot of people thought I'd beat JBL, but I did. No one though I could beat Kurt Angle, but I did. And no-one thought I could beat Shawn after losing to him at Summerslam, but I beat him as well!"
"But Jason, this is the Undertaker, a pissed off Undertaker! You…"
"It's alright, I know what I've got myself into, believe me I do, but tonight, I'm gonna shock the world, by beating the Undertaker and going to No Mercy to beat JBL for the title".
John opened his mouth but gave up, there was no reasoning with Jason right now, the kid was focused on Undertaker and Undertaker only. He just hoped 'Taker' still had a sense of mercy.
"Ladies and gentlemen, it is now time for the 'Deadly Games' tournament final!"
Jason's music hit and he came out to another mixed reaction from the crowd, there were more cheers than boo's surprising considering he and his brother had assaulted Undertaker earlier in the night, his cool and cocky grin hid his true feelings, on the inside he was terrified. His music stopped and the arena buzzed in anticipation for 'Takers' arrival.
GONG!The 'Deadman' slowly walked towards the ring, he never took his eyes off Jason the whole time, he stopped on the steel steps to do his 'raising the lights' routine, he went to get into the ring but found Jason standing in the corner in front of him, the two stared each other down before Jason stepped aside to let him in, once 'Taker' got into the ring and removed his hat the referee called for the bell.
Jason stood back in one of the corners as Undertaker stood in the middle of the ring just staring at him, he slowly came out of the corner and locked up, then found himself on the ground as Undertaker shoved him down easily, Jason looked shaken for a moment, then jumped back up to lock up again, this time he found himself on the outside, he stood up slowly and circled the ring, there were no countouts in the final, trying to come up with a new strategy, he rolled back into the ring and went to lock up but instead kicked Undertaker in the gut and opened up with punches. He gave Undertaker a series of right hands before 'Taker' blocked it and went for one of his own, Jason ducked and hit a few more right hands and went for a big one at the end but Undertaker ducked and gave him a huge uppercut to knock him down. Jason pulled himself up in the corner; Undertaker followed and hit a number of body blows followed by another uppercut that almost sent Jason over the top-rope, he pulled Jason out of the corner and whipped him then gave him a right hand as he came back off the ropes, Jason bounced back up so 'Taker' whipped him again and gave him an elbow. Undertaker seemed to be just playing with Jason as the teen pulled himself up, he walked over and grabbed Jason's arm, he twisted it round and lifted Jason into the air by his arm! He held the teen up there for several seconds before dropping him neck first over the top-rope, the teen rebounded up so Undertaker lifted him into a suplex, holding him up in the air for ages again with one hand for a while, eventually he hit the move and covered Jason, but the teen kicked out at two.
Undertaker was in firm control as Jason pulled himself up with the ropes, he charged but Jason moved to one side and pulled the ropes down sending 'Taker' over the top to the outside. Jason lay in the ring for a moment. "O.K. now for plan C" he thought. "Or is it plan B?" He climbed to his feet and waited for Undertaker to stand up on the outside, he then grabbed the ropes and used them to vault himself over the top only for 'Taker' to catch him, he lifted Jason up to his shoulders and charged towards the ringpost, Jason slipped behind him and pushed him into the post face-first, Undertaker spun round and Jason hit a leg-lariat, knocking the 'Deadman' down. He picked Undertaker up and slammed his head into the post again, then the announce table, then the steel steps and finally the ring apron, he rolled Undertaker back into the ring but left his head exposed on the apron, he climbed up there as well and went for 'Takers' own running legdrop across the apron but as he came down the Undertaker's hand shot up and grabbed his throat, 'Taker' then used his one hand to push Jason away, the teen staggered back and hit the ringpost before falling to the floor. Undertaker rolled back out of the ring and picked Jason up before whipping him into the steel steps, the impact sending the steps flying as the younger Cena crashed into them, Undertaker picked him up and draped him over the apron, he went for the running legdrop and connected, he rolled Jason back in and covered, but again only got a two-count.
Undertaker continued to press his advantage, he picked Jason up and backed him into the corner, he unloaded some more body blows followed by another uppercut, he whipped Jason across the ring and followed with a big clothesline, he picked Jason up and dropped him across the turnbuckle then hit a big boot, then another legdrop, he covered but Jason kicked out again. Undertaker let Jason get up in the corner, he went for another big clothesline but Jason got his boot up, 'Taker' reeled away and Jason followed up with a bulldog, then a slam, he went to the top-rope and came down looking for a cross-body but Undertaker caught him and went for a Tombstone, Jason managed to slip out of it and hit a reverse DDT.
Both men got back up and Jason finally managed to get some offence in, he pounded Undertaker back against the ropes and whipped him, it was countered but Jason leapfrogged over an attempted backdrop and hit a dropkick to the back of 'Taker's head, the 'Deadman' fell forward and hung his neck on the middle rope, Jason charged forward and jumped on his back putting more pressure on his neck, Undertaker rebounded up to his knees and Jason hit a shining wizard, he covered, but only got a two. The two got back up and Jason gave Undertaker another whip, this time it wasn't countered, and hit a powerslam for another two-count, Jason got up and hit the ropes but Undertaker was up as well, he went to lift Jason but the teen managed to get behind him again, when 'Taker' spun round Jason nailed a superkick but nothing happened, 'Taker' went for a clothesline but Jason ducked and hit a second superkick, this one had Undertaker reeling so he took a run up and went for a third but Undertaker slapped his foot away and grabbed him by the throat, before Jason could try to escape 'Taker' lifted him up and hit the chokeslam! He covered but Jason AGAIN managed to kick out at two!
Undertaker looked at the referee in confusion for a moment, then reached down and picked Jason up by the throat, he went for another chokeslam but Jason grabbed the ropes so that 'Taker' couldn't lift him to hit it, so instead he pushed Jason back into the corner. He gave Jason a few right hands then picked him up and put him on the top-rope, he followed and tried a superplex but Jason fought back with punches and headbutts, he stood up on the top-rope and gave Undertaker a few knees to the head, the 'Deadman' fell to the mat and Jason came down with a frog splash, he covered, but Undertaker kicked out at two. Jason got up first, he waited for Undertaker to stand then ran through him with a clothesline, then a slam, he went for the five-knuckle-shuffle but hesitated to give the DX sign, he went to land the blow but Undertaker sat up! Jason ended up driving his fist into the mat, he jumped up in pain to be met with punches from the 'Deadman', a whip was reversed but Undertaker came off the ropes with a big flying clothesline, he picked Jason up and hit a slam, he went for another whip but again it was reversed, but Jason made the mistake of lowering his head and was punished with a running DDT, he covered but again only got a two-count.
John was now out on the aisleway watching the match as Undertaker grabbed Jason by the arm and went for the 'Old School' as he walked along the ropes, but just before he jumped he noticed John, this distraction was fatal as Jason wrenched his own arm and pulled 'Taker' off the ropes, he caught him before he hit the floor and held him as though he was going to go for a fall-away slam, suddenly he threw Undertaker in the air and caught him on his shoulders! He walked out to the middle of the ring and hit the F-U! He covered, but Undertaker kicked out! John looked shocked as Jason argued with the referee allowing Undertaker to get up in the corner, Jason ran forward and hit the stinger splash, he climbed up the ropes and began punching away at 'Taker' face, at five he suddenly stopped. "Wait, didn't John try this last week and…oh crap!" Before he could climb down Undertaker grabbed him and walked out of the corner then almost drove Jason through the mat with the Last Ride! He covered, but this time Jason kicked out!
John began walking down to ringside as Undertaker stared down the referee, this was allowing Jason to recover, Undertaker went to pick him up by his shirt but Jason slipped out of it and gave 'Taker' a superkick, the 'Deadman' staggered back and almost crushed the referee in the corner, when he regained his senses he saw Jason charging towards him, he moved as Jason took to the air, leaving the referee to take the stinger splash, the referee went down and Undertaker grabbed Jason for the chokeslam but the teen gave him a low-blow followed by an impaler, both were down as John got into the ring wrapping his chain around his fist, he waited for Undertaker to get up and charged, the 'Deadman' ducked and John ran through his brother with the chain! John looked shocked at what he had done and went to check on Jason, the older Cena suddenly remembered who was behind him and spun round to receive a chokeslam from the Undertaker! The referee was recovering so Undertaker picked Jason up and dropped with the Tombstone! Three seconds later Undertaker was the new number one contender.
The lights dimmed and Undertaker did his victory pose of paying homage to the urn, John was checking on Jason as Michael Cole and Tazz questioned whether or not his actions were accidental, Smackdown ended with Undertaker celebrating his victory and John trying to revive Jason.
End of Chapter.
There we have it, the tournament is over and Undertaker gets the title shot, was it an accident? Was it deliberate? We'll find out soon, but what's gonna happen to John and Jason now? Will they go after the tag titles? Maybe go after other singles belts? Maybe even turn on each other? Find out next time!
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