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Allo! Here we all are once again, last time we saw the whole Smackdown roster battle it out for number one contendership, it came down to Jason and Chris Benoit and despite two matches no winner was declared resulting in a triple threat match, Jason vs. Benoit vs. Rey, could the teen beome the new WWE champion? Is this his time? Well, let's find out!
Here We Go!
Brotherly Hate-Chapter Sixty Seven-Saturday Night's Main Event
A strange sight greeted the fans arriving in the arena for Saturday Night's Main Event, the entranceway and logo were covered with a giant tarpaulin, several people wondered if something had happened or maybe the event wasn't going to take place, the minutes until the event ticked by and still nothing happened. Finally, just before the event was due to start, a spotlight was shone on the top of the entranceway where two figures stood with mics.
"Nice view from up here huh kid?"
The fans recognized this voice and began cheering as the other figure spoke as well.
"Yeah, the people down there look like ants".
"Well if ants walked on two legs and... anyway, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Saturday Night's Main Event! Now I suppose you're all wondering what we're doing way up here when the ring is way down there, well ya see Saturday Night's Main Event has had a lot of great moments, Hogan vs. Andre two, The British Bulldogs vs. The Hart Foundation and of course, yours truly defeating Davey Boy Smith for the Intercontinental title!"
"How did I know you were gonna bring that up?"
Shawn laughed and shrugged. "But tonight, you people are gonna see another historic moment, and that will be when Jason Cena wins the triple threat match and becomes the new WWE champion! As for why we're up here well, when Jason wins the WWE title... it could happen, I've seen stranger things".
"Hey!"
"Sorry, anyway when the kid wins tonight it will begin a new era for the WWE, and we decided to prepare for that new era by... remodelling the logo of this little event".
As he finished the tarpaulin fell away to reveal the entranceway and logo covered with a huge green DX!
"Amazing what you can do with twenty dollars and two guys who ain't afraid of getting in trouble isn't it? But now, if you're not down with the kid becoming the new WWE champion, then we got two words for ya!"
It was a completely different atmosphere in the locker room, despite the little prank they had just pulled both Jason and Shawn knew it was time to get serious. Jason sat in the corner trying to think about anything but how nervous he was, since the adrenaline wore off the night before he had been thinking about the situation he was in, he was about to face two of the greatest wrestlers alive today, and here he was, an eighteen year old kid from Massachusettss, things like this weren't supposed to happen to him, if he'd been anyone else he'd just be graduating from school or getting his first paycheck, not wrestling for one of the biggest prizes in the industry, he really had come far from that kid who walked into a wrestling school and let the other guys throw him around for hours on end.
"Nervous kid?" Asked Shawn as he sat down next to him.
"Very".
"It's OK to be nervous kid, I was before my first title match, hell I still get a little nervous now!"
Jason laughed. "God, who would have thought I'd get this far so fast?"
"You've earned it kid, everything you've got you've earned, just remember who your friends are after tonight".
"You're a hell of a lot more confident than I am".
"When I see a kid who can be put in the crippler crossface for a whole minute and not tap out then I tend to put my money on him".
"There's a difference between surviving the crossface and beating two of the best in our business Shawn".
"Not if you believe you can".
"Yeah" muttered Jason before going silent for a while. "How's Mara doing?"
Shawn flipped on the monitor in reply to show the Smackdown/ECW battle royal, the final two were ECW's Trinity and Mara herself, both tried to toss each other out numerous times but the other would always find a way to stop herself, suddenly Trinity tried a hurricanranna on Mara and both ended up going over, Trinity fell to the floor but Mara landed on the apron to get the win!
Jason shook his head. "Why didn't it work out like that for me?"
Later on Jason was waiting in line for one of the vending machines so he could grab a drink, his nerves were slowly going away the closer he got to the match, Mara was starting to feel nervous as well, the RAW battle royal was over with Trish Stratus emerging the winner, both Jason and his girlfriend needed their A-games tonight, he felt someone slap him on the back and spun round.
"Randy!"
"Hey Jason" the former world champion greeted him. "How you feeling?"
"How do you think?"
"I thought so... who would have thought it huh? Jason Cena getting a WWE title match so soon".
"I know, I'm getting a little worried about it".
"Worried? Don't you realise what you could do tonight? You could break my record for youngest champion in history!"
"Yeah, if I don't have a heart attack first".
Randy laughed. "Relax kid, all you gotta do is focus, you took Benoit to the limit, Rey's never faced you so he won't know what to expect, if you focus on what you gotta do out there then it's all yours!"
"Thanks".
"No problem, y'know, me and John always knew you'd make it someday... that was before he... you know..."
"Yeah".
"Hey I gotta go, but remember, I'm always a phone call away if you need anything OK?"
"Yeah, thanks again Randy".
The clock contiued to tick away, it was almost time to begin the triple threat match, Jason and Mara stood with Josh Mathews waiting for the cue to start the interview, Jason exchanged a look with Mara, he had to give her credit to even consider going out there with him after the night she had had, not only had she gone through two rosters worth of Divas in the battle royal but she had faced Trish Stratus, the number one diva in the WWE a pinned her! She had been just as shocked as everyone else when she did that and still seemed to doubt it was actually her who had won, even when Trish had sought her out to shake her hand she still wasn't entirely convinced she'd won, he was about to say something to her when Josh began the interview.
Jason we are now just moments away from possibly the biggest match of your career when you face Chris Benoit and Rey Mysterio for the WWE title, are you up to the challenge?"
"You're right Josh, this is the biggest match of my life, and on paper it doesn't look too good for me, Chris Benoit, former World champion, one of the greatest technical wrestlers alive today. Rey Mysterio, WWE champion, another of the greatest wrestlers alive today. Jason Cena? Former tag champion, hangs around with Shawn Michaels and was betrayed by his brother. Now I may not have the expierience, I may not have the talent and I may be out of my depth, I don't know but tonight you and all these people are gonna see Jason Cena shock the world and become the new WWE champion! And Johnny-boy, this one's for you!"
He turned to walk away but was stopped in his tracks by Chris Benoit, he didn't say anything but just stared at Jason before eventually stepping out of his way and allowing him to pass.
The DX music hit in the arena to signal Jason's entrance, the nerves were now gone as the teen led Mara to the ring, in their place was the hunger and determination he always felt whenever he got in the ring to compete, he set the pyro's off and backed into a corner with Mara as Benoit made his way out, as he did moments earlier Benoit got right up in the teen's face and stared him down, they were still glaring at each other when Rey came down and only stopped when he got in the ring. Rey handed the belt to the referee who held it up for all to see, three pairs of eyes in the ring all followed it until the ref handed it to the timekeeper.
"This is it" said Mara patting Jason on the back.
"Yup" replied the teen swallowing down the last of his nerves, Mara turned him towards her and kissed him full on the lips.
"Bring home the gold Jason" he nodded then smiled to himself as he turned away, win or lose he was damn lucky to have her in his corner.
The bell rang and all three superstars walked out to the centre of the ring, they all stared each other down then Jason backed off as Benoit and Rey locked up, the teen went to the corner and watched as they josted for position, Benoit quickly took Rey down and tried a headlock but Rey escaped and got an early roll up for a count of one, Benoit got back up and took Rey down again this time into an armbar, Rey again twisted out into a pin but Benoit escaped and hit a chop so hard it made Jason wince, he backed Rey against the ropes with more chops then whipped him but Rey ducked an elbow and took Benoit down with a headscissor, he tried to whip Benoit but it was reversed only for him to come off the ropes and hit a dropkick that knocked Benoit to the outside. Jason stepped forward and quickly put on a headlock, Rey fought out of it but the teen ran through him with a shoulderblock, he hit the ropes as Rey went under, then over and caught him with an armdrag followed by a spin-kick that had him reeling, he charged Jason but the teen sidestepped it and sent Rey to the outside.
Benoit came back in and went face-to-face with Jason again, they stared each other down then began exchanging chops in the middle of the ring, Benoit backed Jason into a corner and whipped him but the teen reversed it and gave him a backdrop as he came staggering out followed by a dropkick, he went to hit the ropes but Rey low-bridged him causing him to fall to the outside, before Rey could get back in Benoit came over and lifted him up for a suplex then dropped him across the top-rope and kicked him in the head before covering for a two-count. Benoit quickly picked Rey up and hit a suplex followed by a backbreaker for another two-count, he whipped Rey, it was reversed, he ducked an elbow but ran right into Jason who backdropped him to the outside, the teen stared down Rey, then moved aside to allow him to attack Benoit, Rey hit the ropes to get a good run up but Jason suddenly spun round and almost clotheslined him out of his mask! Jason then picked the champion up and pressed him over his head before dropping him over the top onto Benoit! The teen waited until they started to get up then went flying over the top to crash down on both of them!
Jason took a few moments to recover before getting to his feet, he picked up Benoit and rolled him back in the ring then dropped Rey across the crowd barrier, he got back in the ring and hit Benoit with an atomic drop followed by a clothesline and a legdrop for a two-count, he whipped Benoit into a corner and charged but Benoit ducked and tried to backdrop him over, he landed on the apron, jumped to the top and came down with a bulldog on Benoit for another two-count. Rey was trying to roll back in so Jason stomped him down a few times then went back to Benoit and suplexed him for a two-count, Rey got up and Jason charged him but Rey avoided it and tried a hurricanranna, the teen pushed him off his shoulders but he backflipped onto his feet, Jason tried to nail him but he ducked and tried to springboard off the ropes but the teen dropkicked him out of the air! Jason covered but Rey kicked out at two, the teen returned his attention to Benoit and whipped him before catching him with another dropkick, he to whip Benoit again but it was reversed, he saw a backdrop coming and jumped over it only for Rey to return the favour and knock him out of the air! The teen rolled to the outside and Rey tried to follow but Benoit came up behind him and dropped him with a back-suplex for a two-count.
Benoit started to take control of the match, he pushed Rey into a corner and opened up with a few chops, then whipped him and hit a flapjack for a two-count, he followed it up with a suplex and tried to whip Rey again, it was reversed and Rey tried a hiptoss but Benoit slid behind him and hit a German suplex! he pulled Rey back up with him and hit a second, Rey tried to block the third but Benoit smacked him on the back of his neck and landed it then called for a diving headbutt! He climbed to the top-rope but Jason came up and cut him off, they battled for position on the top-rope and Jason tried a superplex as Rey got up, he saw the position his opponents were in then snuck up behind Jason and powerbombed him down! Jason still had a hold on Benoit at the time and the result was Benoit receiving a massive superplex! Both were down as Rey debated over who to cover, he decided on Benoit but only got a two-count, he quickly rolled onto Jason but that too got a two-count. Rey waited for one of the two to stand, when Benoit did, he jumped to the top-rope and came down with a moonsault on his for another two-count, Jason got up but was taked down with a DDT for yet another two.
Rey went back to Benoit and started to pick him up but Benoit broke free and hit a big chop, Rey reeled away into Jason who hit a right hand to spin him back round, the two would use Rey as a tennis ball for a few moments then Benoit headbutted him to put him down, he rolled out to the apron while Jason knocked Benoit down with a clothesline, the teen went to the ropes and climbed to the top, he waited for Benoit to stand and went for a cross-body but Benoit rolled through it and went for the crossface! Jason rolled out of it and tried a superkick but Benoit avoided it and hit a DDT for another two, He picked Jason up and tried to powerbomb him but the teen tried to block it, Benoit finally got him up just as Rey recovered, the champ jumped to the top-rope and hit a seated senton on the teen just as Benoit powerbombed him! Rey made the cover but Benoit kicked him in the back of the head to break it up. Jason rolled to the outside as Benoit stomped away on Rey, he whipped him and lowered his head but Rey flipped through the backdrop and kicked him in the face, he got back up and climbed to the top-rope and hit Benoit with a missile dropkick for a two-count.
Rey quickly picked Benoit up and whipped him, it was reversed but Rey came back with a wheelbarrow into a bulldog! He made the cover but Benoit kicked out at two again, he hit the ropes and charged Benoit but he avoided it and dropped Rey's head across the top-rope, Rey reeled back and Benoit hit the three amigo's, he went for the diving headbutt again but Jason climbed up on the apron to stop him, he knocked the teen back down to the floor but Rey was now up and crothched Benoit on the top-rope, the champ climbed up with him, then brought him all the way down with a hurricanranna! He made the cover but Benoit again kicked out at two, Rey picked him up but before he could do anything Jason came out of nowhere with a flying clothesline to both of them, the teen took a moment to catch his breath then nipped up! he began unloading with punches on both of them, he knocked Benoit down and whipped Rey before catching him with a powerslam for a two-count, he went for a shining wizard on Benoit but he ducked and tried a German suplex, Jason escaped and tried to hit a dragon suplex but Benoit broke out, he tried to slam Jason but the teen escaped and hit a reverse DDT for another two-count, Rey charged the teen but he dodged and dropped him with an impaler! he made the cover but Benoit broke it up.
Benoit and Jason exchanged right hands while Rey retreated to a corner, Benoit went behind Jason and tried a German suplex but Jason ran towards the ropes and ducked causing him to fly out of the ring, Rey was still in the corner so Jason ran forward and hit the stinger splash! Rey staggered out of the corner and jason dropped him with a neckbreaker for a two-count. Jason slowly staggered to his feet while Rey rolled to his knees alowing Rey to ran forward and hit a shining wizard! He didn't cover but instead clombed to the top-rope and came down looking for a frog splash but Rey moved causing him to roll out of it, he charged Rey but ran right into a drop-toehold leaving him draped across the ropes, Rey than ran forward and hit the 619! Jason reeled away while Rey went for the West Coast Pop but as he landed on the teen's shoulders found himself the victim of a sitdown powerbomb! Jason had the wind driven out of him after hitting this move and by the time he covered could only get a two-count. He slowly mde his way to his feet and dragged Rey up with him, he set Rey up for a dragon suplex but Rey began blocking it, Benoit then came in and hit Jason with a German suplex with Rey taking it as well! The result was a double pin but at two Rey and Jason both kicked out.
Benoit and Rey got up and began stomping on Jason, they picked him up and Rey hit the ropes as Benoit gave him a snapmare, the teen ended up in a sitting position then Rey kicked him right in the mouth, they picked him back up again and dropped him with the Hart Attack! Rey made a quick cover but Benoit pulled him off, the two then began exchanging chops, Benoit took over and whipped Rey only for the champ to come back with a headscissor takedown! Benoit staggered around allowing Rey to dropkick him in the back putting him in position for the 619, rey ran forward but at the very last second Benoit ducked, took out Rey's legs and put on the sharpshooter! Rey immediately began trying to get to the ropes but Benoit dragged him out to the middle of the ring, Rey struggled but soon began to fade, he raised his arm to tap but Jason came in and broke it up with a superkick! The teen slowly crawled into a cover but Benoit kicked out, Rey was up and tried to hit him but the teen dodged and hit a dragon suplex, he released halfway through causing Rey to backflip onto Benoit! Rey rolled to the apron as Jason covered Benoit for another two-count. The teen and the wolverine got back up and exchanged right hands, Jason tried to hit an impaler but Benoit countered into a northern lights suplex for a two-count, they both got up and he charged Jason but the teen dodged causing him to clash heads with Rey, Rey fell to the floor while Jason dropped Benoit with a reverse STO and put on the Koji clutch!
Benoit struggled and tried to break the hold but Jason had it on the middle of the ring, the teen applied more pressure, trying to make Benoit pass out, the wolverine started to go limp... then stood up! Jason tried to tighten it but Benoit lifted him up while still in the hold and dropped him with a powerbomb! He slowly made the cover but the teen kicked out at two. Benoit started to pick the teen up but he suddenly exploded with punches, he tried a whip, it was reversed but he ducked an elbow and tried a flying forearm only for Benoit to roll through it and apply the crossface! Jason began struggling and got his fingers to graze the ropes then Benoit pulled him away! The teen tried the same idea he had last night but Benoit rolled through it and kept the hold on! Jason cotinued to struggle and tried again, this time he got the pin but at two Benoit kicked out and kept the hold on again! Jason refused to tap but suddenly went limp, the referee checked his arm, it fell once, twice but on the third he stopped it, Benoit put the hold on tighter but Jason suddenly got another roll up, he gritted his teeth and waited as the referee counted one, counted two... but on three Rey came off the top and dropped the dime to break it up! He covered Benoit but the wolverine kicked out at two while Jason rolled to the outside again.
Rey began stomping on Benoit before picking him up and whipping him, Benoit reversed it and lifted him up but Rey hit a facebuster for another two-count, he picked Benoit up and hit the three amigo's before going to the top and trying a frogsplash, Benoit avoided it and he crashed to the mat allowing benoit to try another crossface! Rey managed to escape it and charged Benoit only for the wolverine to dodge and hit a German suplex, then another, then a third and called for the headbutt, as he started climbing to the top-rope Jason began climbing the opposite corner, they both stood up on the top-rope then Benoit hit the headbutt while Jason landed the frog splash! The teen recovered first and covered but Benoit pulled him off, he made the cover but the teen broke it up. The two began exhanging right hands and Jason took control, he whipped Benoit but he reversed it and went for a backdrop, Jason dropped down and punched him in the face then hit an X-Factor, he stood over Benoit, hit the ropes, paused, crotch chop, Five-Knuckle-Shuffle! He then jumped to his feet and called for the F-U! he lifted Benoit up but just before he could hit it the wolverine slipped off and tried the crossface again! Jason fought out of it and pushed Benoit into a corner, he tried to follow but Benoit caught him with a boot, he reeled away and Benoit charged but the teen dodged, dropped Benoit across the top-rope, lifted him up and hit the F-U! He covered, but at two he was pulled out of the ring, he spun round expecting to see Rey... then froze, this hesitation allowed him to be sucker punched and beat down before being thrown into the steel steps, in the ring Benoit was still down, Rey was on the apron and he jumped to the top and hit a springboard splash! He covered and got the three, the match and the WWE title!
As Rey's music hit Jason's attacker leaned over him.
"So much for the title huh... bro?" He said to Jason who was trying to pull himself up, he turned round and ripped one of the monitors off the announce table and cracked it over Jason's skull! He then picked the teen up on his shoulders and drove him through the announce table with an F-U! He leaned over Jason's body again smirking before spitting on his prone body, he turned and, limping slightly, walked away, pausing to smile at Rey who, like the audiance was in shock.
John Cena was back!
End of Chapter
He's Baaack! Yup, looks like Jason didn't do that good a job as he thought, how will the teen respond? What can we expect to see from John now he's back? Is this war going to reach a whole new level? Find out next time!
R&R
HOO-RAH!!!