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Allo! Welcome back to the Fanfic that now has over one hundred reviews! WHOOO! Thanks everyone, anywho, last time Jason and Shawn earned a victory over MNM only to be attacked by Carlito and Chris Masters who then said there were others who wanted a piece of the two. How will they respond? How many others? And at the final Smackdown before Saturday Night's Main Event who will Teddy Long grant the title shot to? Find out let's!
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Brotherly Hate-Chapter Sixty Six-And The Winner Is…"I spit in the face of people who don't want to be cool!"
Carlito smirked as he and his partner 'The Masterpiece' Chris Masters strutted through the curtain into the arena, everything had been going just perfectly since he and Masters had decided to target Jason Cena and Shawn Michaels, they had chosen their moment perfectly, managed to gain a few allies, allies who were waiting backstage in case of any revenge attacks, and had put the teen and HBK out without much effort, all that remained was for Teddy to grant him his title shot. He paused and glanced at Masters, he also wanted the title shot it was no secret, they had both agreed to give the other the first title shot when they won, or at least that's what Masters thought although Carlito wouldn't put it past him to try and pull off a double-cross, he pushed such thoughts to the back of his mind as they got in the ring and grabbed a mic.
"You know something? Last week when 'The Masterpiece' and Carlito attacked Jason Cena and Shawn Michaels we were almost disappointed, you see, since Jason Cena came back to Smackdown and took out his brother everyone has been hyping him up as an unstoppable force, yet last week when Carlito hit him with that backcracker it put him down, one move put down the unstoppable force, it was that easy, not to mention how we took out Shawn Michaels and put him in the Masterlock, to put it plain and simple… dat's cool!"
Masters took the mic. "That's right Carlito it is cool, those two have been walking around here lately pulling childish pranks and humiliating hard working superstars whenever the felt like it without expecting consequences well, I think we sent a message to them last week, Jason, Shawn, your fun and games are coming to an end, you think making paint fall from the ceiling impresses us? Not a chance, you think constantly bringing up that Shawn Michaels posed in playgirl ten years ago is funny? It's damn sickening! And you think that coming down here dancing around like a pair of jackasses makes you superstars? It only makes you just what you were last week, targets!"
"That's right Chris, targets, but Carlito also agrees with what you said about their pranks, they impress no-one, and speaking of impressing, our actions last week prove that we're more than capable of putting down anyone we want, so Theodore R. Long, if you're looking for someone to take on Rey Mysterio, look no further than Carlito!"
"Hold on Carlito, if either one of us is getting a shot it's gonna be 'The Masterpiece'! My Masterlock is unbreakable and when I slap it on Rey tomorrow night, you will be looking at the new WWE champion!"
"True Chris, the Masterlock is unbreakable but when it comes to big matches, you tend to… choke".
"Choke? I don't choke Carlito, I deliver!"
"No, you choke, Carlito on the other hand can handle the big matches, and Carlito isn't the one who got pinned at Wrestlemania".
"Listen to me Carlito, when I get that title shot and slap on my Masterlock I will be the WWE champion, and maybe, just maybe I'll give you the shot".
"Look you meathead, Carlito is getting the title shot and you will sit and watch while the WWE title finds itself a new owner".
"Meathead? That's some pretty big talk from a walking toilet brush!"
The two went face-to-face and seemed about to implode when the DX music hit as Jason and Shawn walked out on stage with confused looks on their faces.
"Shawn?"
"Yeah?"
"Do I really look like a jackass when I come out here?"
"Kid, I'm not gonna lie to you… Carlito, Masters, what's going on here? You're arguing like a pair of old women… old women with big afros… and big muscles… but old women none the less! I thought we were the ones you had beef with…"
"Beef? Where?"
"It's a figure of speech kid".
"No beef?"
"No beef".
"Aww, I'm hungry".
"…. Anyway, the two of you shouldn't be worrying about who isn't getting the title shot, you should be worried about us".
"Worried about a delusional teen and a broken down has been?"
"No, worried about the Heartbreak Kid and the future of professional wrestling Jason Cena, we don't take kindly to people taking us out and especially when the same people try to get a title shot out of it".
"Speaking of which" said Jason. "You think just because you jumped us from behind you deserve a title shot? News flash, what goes around comes around, I don't care how many guys you got back there ready to take us out, you put us down, we put YOU down!"
"And if you really want to impress someone round here, you don't bitch about things, you do what we're about to and do something about it!"
With that the two dropped their mics and charged the ring! Carlito and Masters met them and the four men began brawling, Jason and Shawn immediately took control and sent Carlito and Masters to the outside as MNM hit the ring, Shawn and Jason met them and quickly sent them back out as Christian and Tomko also came out, Jason and Shawn took control of them only for Carlito, Masters and MNM came back in and began beating them down, suddenly Ken Kennedy's music hit and he led the Smackdown locker room to the ring! Almost all of the roster was brawling it out in the ring as Teddy Long's music hit and the GM came out on stage flanked by two referees.
"Now, it seems to me that all of you want to fight tonight, and it also seems that all of you want the title shot at Rey Mysterio tomorrow as well, so I've decided to solve both those problems the old-fashioned way, with a number one contendership battle royal! And it starts… right now!"
Just as Teddy finished saying this Jason and Shawn grabbed Carlito and Masters and tossed them out! The rest of the roster began fighting it out with each other while Shawn pulled Jason into a corner.
You were saying about battle royals?"
"Hey if it gets me a shot I ain't complaining".
"Not if I get it first".
"May the best man win" replied Jason before dashing off into the fray.
The only word Jason could find to describe the match was insane, bodies were flying everywhere and it was all he could do to avoid being thrown out. Eventually it settled down to eight superstars, Jason, Shawn, Kennedy, Chris Benoit, Christian, Finlay, Lashley and Viscera. At the moment the biggest man in there had control, he slammed Finlay to the mat before throwing Christian into the corner and splashing him, Jason tried to hit a flying cross-body but merely bounced off, Vis quickly grabbed him and went for a slam but Lashley came out of nowhere with a spear! Lashley turned and posed for the crowd only for Jason to thank him by sneaking up behind him and tossing him out! The teen waited for Viscera to stand before nailing the man with a superkick but he stayed up! He grabbed Jason by the throat but Shawn came over and hit Sweet Chin Music! Vis reeled but still didn't go down! Jason and Shawn exchanged a look before suddenly hitting him with a double superkick! That caused the big man to fall back against the ropes allowing the two to run over and start lifting him, Kennedy, Finlay and Benoit came over and all five of them managed to heave the big man out!
Six superstars were left and all began brawling amongst themselves, Kennedy and Benoit battled into one corner while Jason beat on Christian, Shawn threw Finlay into a corner, the Irishman hit it hard and dropped down, Shawn started to come forward but didn't notice Finlay grab something from behind his back, he went to pick Finlay up but was greeted with a shot to the ribs from the Shillelagh! Jason meanwhile had thrown Christian to the corner, he went for a stinger splash but Christian moved, Jason hit the turnbuckle hard and staggered back into Christian who set him up for the Unprettier! Just as he turned round however Finlay smacked the shillelagh over his head! He went down but Finlay picked him up and threw him out, the Irishman took the time to taunt Christian then turned into Sweet Chin Music which sent him over and out! It was down to the final four!
Jason and Shawn hesitated after Finlay went out and the two stared each other down, Benoit and Kennedy took this as a chance to attack only for Shawn to hit Benoit with Sweet Chin Music and Jason drop Kennedy with the F-U! The teen stood over Kennedy to do the crotch chop but Shawn suddenly grabbed him and threw him over! The teen just managed to land on the apron as Shawn turned to deal with Benoit, he snuck up behind Shawn and threw him over but just like the teen Shawn stopped himself and came back in where Jason was waiting. They went face-to-face and stared each other down for a few moments before they both smiled and went to turn away only to spin back round and begin brawling! They both fought in the middle of the ring, neither one giving an inch when Kennedy and Benoit came back and jumped them, Benoit took Shawn to one corner while Jason and Kennedy fought to the other, Benoit put Shawn in the corner and charged but Shawn moved causing him to slam into the turnbuckle, on the other side Jason had gained and advantage on Kennedy and put him in the corner, he charged but ran into an elbow, Kennedy tried to follow with a clothesline but Jason ducked and he ran into Sweet Chin Music! He reeled back round and Jason F-U'ed him over the top to the outside! The teen smirked then turned round to be met with Sweet Chin Music as well! Benoit jumped Shawn while he was admiring his handiwork and backed him into the ropes, he whipped Shawn and went for an elbow but he ducked and hit a flying forearm before nipping up! Benoit got up as well and Shawn greeted him with an atomic drop, two clotheslines and a slam before heading up top and hitting an elbow, he got back up in a corner and began tuning up the band for one more Sweet Chin Music, he started forward and went for the kick but Benoit ducked! Shawn's momentum carried him towards the recovering Jason but the teen ducked as well and backdropped him over the top! It was down to two!
Jason and Benoit stared each other down for a few moments before the two began brawling it out, Jason gained the advantage and whipped Benoit, it was reversed and Benoit went for a backdrop but Jason dropped down and hit a punch to the face followed by an X-Factor! He stood over Benoit, hit the ropes, crotch-chopped and landed the Five-Knuckle-Shuffle! He took point behind Benoit as he got up and went to hit the F-U but Benoit slipped out and went for the crossface! Jason tried to block Benoit from putting it one but he slowly started to force the teen down to the mat, an idea struck Jason and he suddenly forced himself back up and ran towards the ropes, they both hit the ropes but their momentum caused them both to go flying over to the outside! The two referees immediately ran round to them and one stood up with Benoit's arm raised! He turned to talk to his colleague only to see him standing with Jason's arm raised! The two began arguing while Jason and Benoit went face-to-face again, each accusing the other of hitting the ground first, just before another brawl could break out Teddy Long's music hit again.
"Hold on there playas, I think there's a simple solution to a problem such as this, Chris, you think that Jason hit first right? And Jason you think he did right? The answer is simple, if a battle royal can't determine a number one contender then I'm gonna put the two of you against each other later on tonight, one-on-one and the winner becomes the number one contender to Rey Mysterio!"
Jason and Benoit both seemed to like this plan and stared each other down for a long time before heading backstage.
Jason sat in the locker room alone trying to pump himself up for the match, Mara had been booked in a tag match with Ashley against Michelle McCool and Melina with Jillian as the guest referee in a warm up for Saturday Night's Main Event, he smiled as she dropped McCool with the Angels Wings and got the pin to earn her team the match, he flipped the monitor off and went back to getting ready, he heard the locker room door open and close and glanced up expecting Shawn only to see Rey Mysterio standing there.
"Hey kid".
"Rey".
"I just wanna say, good luck out there tonight, and if you win then I look forward to facing you tomorrow night" he held out his hand, Jason shook it.
"Thanks" Rey started to walk off but Jason pulled him back. "See you tomorrow night".
Rey smiled. "That's just what Chris said" he went to walk off again and passed Shawn in the doorway.
"What was he doing in here?"
"Wishing me luck for later".
"Same here then".
"Thanks, where were you anyway?"
"Talking to Teddy, seeing as how I ain't getting the shot tomorrow I decided to ask for a match with Carlito and Masters".
"Got a partner in mind?"
"Well, if Benoit wins, I said IF, then it's you, if not, then it's me and Kennedy".
"Cool, any advice for later?"
"Yeah, avoid the crossface!"
Jason laughed and went back to preparing for the match.
The DX music hit again and Jason made his way out to the ring with Mara, the teen still had the cocky grin on his face but anyone who looked in his eyes could see he was as nervous as hell, pumped up, ready for what he was about to do, but nervous as well. He wondered what his nerves would be like if he won tonight and got the shot the next day, he shrugged it to the back of his mind as he set off the pyro, Rey was at ringside doing commentary on the match and the two exchanged a look as Benoit made his way out, as soon as got in the ring he went right up in Jason's face, the teen stared back at him until the referee stepped between them, Benoit back off to one corner and Jason went back to the other, Mara put her hand on his shoulder.
"You ready for this?"
He just nodded, not once taking his eyes of Benoit.
"Good luck" she kissed him on the cheek and hopped out of the ring as the referee called for the bell to begin the match. Jason and Benoit circled each other a few times, each one not taking their eyes of the other, they finally locked up and tried to push the other back into a corner, when neither would budge they broke it and stared each other down again, they locked up again and Benoit put Jason in a headlock, Jason used the ropes to break it but Benoit ran through him with a shoulderblock, he hit the ropes as Jason went under him, he went for a leapfrog but Benoit put on the brakes, Jason landed in front of him and Benoit hit a massive chop to the chest, Jason reeled away as Benoit followed up with more and more chops until the teen was back in a corner, Benoit hesitated for a brief second allowing Jason to reverse the position and unload with chops of his own. The teen went for a whip, Benoit reversed it and followed but Jason used the ropes to go up and over and got a roll-up for a two-count.
Benoit slowly climbed back up to his feet and stared at Jason, the teen returned it and the two circled each other again and went to lock up but Benoit suddenly pulled Jason down and went for the crossface! Jason immediately grabbed the ropes to prevent Benoit from putting it on properly and waited for Benoit to back off before standing up, they went for another lockup but Benoit took the teen's legs out and went for the Sharpshooter! Again Jason was forced to make a grab for the ropes to break the hold. Benoit backed away and allowed Jason to stand before going for yet another lockup, Jason went behind Benoit and took him down then put on a headlock, Benoit quickly escaped and put the teen down in an armbar, Jason escaped that and the two jumped to their feet and Jason took Benoit down in a leglock, Benoit broke free and put on one of his own, they jumped back up again and Jason took Benoit down in another headlock, Benoit used his legs to put Jason in a submission but the teen nipped up to break it, Benoit tried a headlock of his own but the two went through a role-reversal, Benoit then went for the crossface again but Jason slipped out again, the two stood up and stared each other down again as the crowd showed their appreciation.
They went to lockup again but Jason kicked Benoit in the gut and hit some right hands to back Benoit up against the ropes, he went for a whip but Benoit reversed it and went for a backdrop, Jason jumped over him and tried a slam but Benoit slipped behind him and went for a back suplex, Jason flipped through it and went for a roll up but Benoit grabbed the ropes, he charged the teen only to be met with an armdrag, then another, then a dropkick to send Benoit to the outside, he tried to follow with a body press but Benoit moved, the teen landed on his feet only for Benoit to hit a huge chop to knock him off his feet. Benoit picked Jason up and hit him with a few more chops, he then ran Jason's head into the steel steps and then headbutted the teen to knock him back down, he rolled Jason back in then hit a suplex for a two-count.
Jason got up and retreated to a corner, Benoit followed and hit some more chops before whipping him and catching him with an elbow as he came back, Jason bounced back up and Benoit hit a backbreaker for another two-count followed by a gutwrench suplex for another, he picked Jason up for another suplex but dropped the teen over the top-rope, Jason hung there and Benoit hit a running knee to bring him down for another two-count, he dropped the teen with a quick neckbreaker for another two-count before putting Jason in a modified headlock. Jason eventually went limp and the referee checked his arm, once again the teen stopped it from falling and began fighting to get free, he hit some right hands and tried to whip Benoit, it was reversed but he ducked an elbow and hit a flying forearm! Benoit recovered quickly and got up waiting for the inevitable, sure enough the teen nipped up right into a big chop from the rabid wolverine, he reeled away then fired back with one of his own, they went back and forth for a few moments before Benoit gained the upper hand, he backed Jason up against the ropes and went for a whip but Jason reversed it and hit a big powerslam for a two-count.
Benoit rolled up to his knees and Jason went for a shining wizard but Benoit ducked and hit a German suplex, he held on to the teen and went for a second, Jason tried to block it but Benoit nailed him across the back of his neck a few times and pulled it off, he held on again and went for the hat-trick but Jason slipped behind him and hit a dragon suplex, like Benoit he held on and hit a second and a third which got another two-count. Benoit was slow to get up so Jason hit a couple of clotheslines and a slam before climbing the turnbuckle, he waited for Benoit to stand and came down with a cross-body but Benoit rolled through for a close two-count, he attempted to hit the teen again but Jason avoided the blow and hit a dropkick, he tried to follow up with an impaler but Benoit countered it into a northern lights suplex for another two-count, Jason used the ropes to pull himself up and Benoit whipped him, he lowered his head for a backdrop but Jason dropped down and hit a punch to the face followed by an X-Factor, he then hit the ropes, paused, crotch chop, Five-Knuckle-Shuffle! He looked to the crowd and signalled for the F-U as he waited for Benoit to stand, he lifted him up but Benoit slipped out and went for the crossface! Jason quickly broke away from it and Benoit charged him but the teen sidestepped it and he clashed heads with the referee! The official fell to the outside while Benoit spun back round to be met with a reverse STO before being put in the Koji clutch! Benoit tried to find a way out but Jason had it on tight and he couldn't move to hit the ropes, he refused to tap out but suddely went limp as though he'd passed out!
When Jason realised Benoit had stopped moving he broke the hold, he leant over him and when he saw no sign of consiousness he called for another referee, as the ref hit the ring he turned back to Benoit, that's when the trap was sprung, as the teen came across Benoit suddenly dragged him down and put on the crossface! All too late Jason realised what had happened and all he could do was scream in pain and flail about for some way out. Benoit had it on too tight to break so all he could do was squirm towards the ropes, at one point he raised his arm to tap but then closed his eyes and willed himself to keep going and managed to hook his foot round the bottom rope, Benoit broke the hold and the teen immediately rolled to the outside favouring his neck, he stayed out there trying to regain his bearings then suddenly heard Mara scream for him to move, he sidestepped at the very last second as Benoit came flying through the ropes head-first! He missed his target and collided hard with the announce table and lay in a heap, Jason rested for a few seconds before rolling him back in the ring and covering for a two-count.
Benoit struggled back to his feet but was met with a punch that sent him staggering back to a corner, Jason followed and hit a few chops before whipping him across the ring and hitting a stinger splash! Benoit came staggering out of the corner and Jason hit a neckbreaker for a two-count, Benoit got back up and elbowed the teen away, he tried to follow with a charge but Jason dodged and hit a reverse DDT for another two-count. The teen was starting to show signs of frustration and picked Benoit up, he went for a suplex but Benoit reversed it and hit one of his own, he held on and hit a second, he went for the third amigo but Jason blocked and tried to suplex him again but Benoit slipped behind him and went for the crossface again! Jason elbowed him away and when he reeled back hit him with an impaler, he slowly made the cover but Benoit kicked out at two. Jason sighed and picked Benoit up, he went for a slam but Benoit escaped it and dropped him with a DDT for another two-count, Benoit picked him up and went for a powerbomb but Jason backdropped out of it and hit a superkick! He collapsed on top of Benoit but again only got two.
Both Jason and Benoit were starting to feel the effects of the match but neither was willing to give up, Jason pulled himself up with the ropes while Benoit tried to force himself to his feet, he made it as far as his knees but before he could go further Jason hit him with the shining wizard, the teen didn't cover but instead be crawled towards the corner and started climbing, he got to the tope-rope then came down looking for a frog splash but Benoit moved! Jason forward rolled out of a crash landing and Benoit charged him but the teen ducked, lifted him up and landed the F-U! Benoit was out but Jason was feeling it too, he willed himself to crawl over to Benoit and draped an arm over him, the referee counted but Benoit kicked out! Jason couldn't believe it and looked pleadingly at the referee but got no response, he climbed back up, glanced down at Benoit then called for another F-U, he lifted him up again but before he could hit it Benoit escaped and hit a German suplex! He quickly followed that up with a second and a third before drawing his thumb across his throat indicating the diving headbutt, he slowly climbed to the top-rope but Jason had somehow willed his way back up again, the two battled over the top-rope with right hands then Benoit hit a headbutt! Jason reeled for a second allowing Benoit to push him down and follow up with the diving headbutt! He slowly made the cover on Jason but the teen just kicked out at two!
Benoit managed to drag himself to his feet and pulled Jason up with him, he pushed the teen back into a corner and hit some chops before lifting him to the top and going for a superplex but Jason blocked it and began punching away at him, he fought back and went for another headbutt, the teen blocked it and hit a huge right hand to send Benoit down, he stood on the top-rope as Benoit started to get up and went for another cross-body but Benoit sidestepped, caught the teen's arm as he fell by and had the crossface on before Jason had even hit the ground! By the time Jason's brain registered what had happened he was stuck in the hold with nowhere to go, he tried to squirm towards the ropes again but Benoit put it on so tight he couldn't move, he was starting to feel himself fade when an idea struck him, he started to go limp then suddenly tried to roll Benoit into a pin but the wolverine rolled through it! Now Jason was trapped in the hold right out in the middle of the ring, the hold was so tight that his body was staring to go numb, he was just about to tap but tried to escape one last time, he rolled as hard as he could, Benoit tried to go with him but Jason stopped it and hooked Benoit's legs as the referee started to count, his arm fell once, twice and was falling for a third when Benoit suddenly yanked back on Jason's neck even harder and the pain got too much, the teen tapped at exactly the same time the referee counted the three!
As soon as the bell rang Benoit broke the hold and pushed Jason off him, the teen lay there holding his neck as Mara came in to help him up, Benoit got up as well as they both wondered why a winner hadn't been announced yet, it was then that they noticed the original referee arguing with his colleague, one was holding up three fingers while the other slapped his hand signifying a tap out, eventually one pushed past the other and said something to Tony Chimel, who raised his mic.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the winner of this contest... CHRIS BENOIT!"
Benoit dropped to his knees in celebration while Jason sighed and lowered his head, he'd been so close! Mara patted him on the back and hugged him in consolation when Benoit's music suddenly stopped, they all looked up to see the referees arguing again, again one pushed past the other and talked to Chimel and again he spoke into the mic.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I stand corrected, your winner... JASON CENA!"
Jason pumped his fist in delight as his music hit then winced and went back to holding his neck, after a few seconds his music too stopped, the referees continued to argue, Jason and Benoit both came over to get their points across and even Rey was in the ring trying to find out who won when Teddy's music hit and he came right down to the ring.
"Referee's, dismissed!" He said before adressing Benoit and Jason. "You two really like making me work huh playas? You both must want that shot at Rey tommorow night real bad, so here's what's gonna go down, since no winner was decided, tommorow night it will be Rey Mysterio defending his WWE title against Chris Benoit... AND Jason Cena in a triple threat match! And we will see who the true champion is, see you tommorow night!"
Teddy dropped the mic and left the ring as Jason, Benoit and Rey all stared each other down before all three of them looked at the WWE title
End of Chapter
Well there ya go, could this be Jason's time to reach the top of the mountain? If so he's gotta go through Rey and Benoit to do it. Is Jason up to the task? Could the teen be the next WWE champion? Find out soon!
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