Chapter 6: Assaulted
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Raw was live from Nashville Tennessee and before the intro hit John Cena was shown walking backstage. But then ECW World Champion Vince McMahon showed up sporting a doo-rag and acting like some kind of a rapper. Vince went on to saw that he was the real champ, while Cena said that ECW must stand for Extremely Crazy White-Guy.
Then Shawn Michaels appeared and gave an awkward glance at Vince McMahon, before turning to Cena. "John, I won the number one contender's match last night, and I'm not going to wait any longer. I want you tonight for the WWE Championship."
"Whoa there hot shot," said Vince, "you don't make matches around here. The ECW Champion makes the matches. But I'll let it slide, if you want to use your number one contender shot tonight, then I'm down with that. And maybe if you win your match, you can face the really champion, the ECW Champion, so peace out my brothers."
Mr. McMahon walked off leaving Cena and Michaels staring after him. "He's lost it," commented Cena. The screen then faded and the Raw intro hit.
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Edge was shown backstage getting ready for his interview with Maria. "So Edge," said Maria, "tonight you beat Randy Orton, but you don't seem to be happy about it. Why?"
"Of course I'm not happy," snapped Edge, "and I've got better things to do than to have some bimbo ask me questions."
"Hey, watch it," came the voice of Machetti as he walked on screen wearing his 'Go Hard or Go Home' t-shirt from last night and stepped in front of Maria, creating distance between her and Edge.
"Listen, you and I both know that HBK's had too many chances at the WWE Championship," snapped Edge, "and while you may be happy taking backseat to Shawn Michaels, I am not. And I'm going to force myself into the title picture. I'm getting another shot at the title no matter what it takes."
"Is that so," said Machetti, "well I just had my shot at the WWE title, and I had it won. Maybe I want another shot."
"Oh please," said Edge as he rolled his eyes, "you threw away your chance at the title when you didn't escape and win the match when you had a chance."
"Oh yeah, well I got that title shot by beating you," answered Machetti, "I'd think I'd have priority over you seeing how you lost last night too."
"Listen! You wouldn't have beaten me if it wasn't for this bimbo over here!" snapped Edge as he gestured to Maria, "and…"
But Edge was suddenly cut off by Machetti grabbing him by the throat with both hands, Machetti gave Edge a piecing look that would have made a grown man shake with fear, "if you ever call Maria a bimbo again," said Machetti in a steady and calm voice, "I swear to god, I will beat the sh(censored) out of you."
Machetti let go of Edge's throat, and pushed him back a few steps, then reached back and grabbed Maria's hand. "And as for you forcing yourself into the WWE Title picture," said Machetti as he took a step back, "don't get any ideas. Because what ever you try to pull, I'll be there to stop you."
Machetti promptly turned and walked off with Maria, leaving Edge standing on his own, looking a little bit shaken. The camera then faded and Raw went to a commercial.
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The Jeff Hardy/Johnny Nitro match had just ended and a quick recap was shown from the cage match last night at Backlash, then in the arena, Riot Time hit.
Machetti came out to the ring with Maria at his side and was wearing his orange shorts and the "Go Hard Or Go Home" t-shirt he had on earlier.
"Ladies and gentlemen," announced Todd Grisham, "the following contest is scheduled for one fall, introducing first, being accompanied by Maria, from Detroit Michigan, weighing in at two hundred and fifteen pounds… MACHETTI!"
Machetti held Maria's hand and walked down to the ring to a huge ovation from the fans. Even though he didn't win last night every one in the arena was proud of his efforts, and they showed it in the volume of their cheers. Maria stopped Machetti before he got in the ring and gave him a quick kiss for good luck then walked around to the other side of the ring, while Machetti got in the ring and awaited his opponent.
Kenny Dykstra's music hit as Grisham continued his introduction, "and the opponent, weighing in at two hundred and thirty pounds… KENNY DYKSTRA!" Kenny came down to the ring and slowly got in. Machetti pulled off his t-shirt then tossed it out of the ring, then met Kenny in the center of the ring for the pre-match stare down. The bell sounded signaling the start of the match.
Machetti and Kenny started off with a lock up, but both men seemed equally matched when it came to strength and neither was able to push the other. But Machetti quickly slipped behind Kenny then grabbed his arm and twisted it for wrist lock, causing Kenny to drop down to one knee. But Kenny grabbed Machetti's arm and fought back up to a standing position them spun around to straighten his arm. Kenny then used his hold on Machetti's arm, to twist it and bend it forward for an arm wrench of his own.
But Machetti quickly got out of it by stepping back, then rolling forward to straighten his arm. Kenny pulled Machetti towards him and went for a clothesline, but Machetti ducked down to dodge it then quickly swept Kenny's legs out from under him from behind. Machetti quickly capitalized by hitting Kenny with a standing moonsault, then he went for the pin, ONE… TWO… Kenny kicks out.
Machetti rolled off of Kenny and both men got to their feet. But Machetti didn't give Kenny any chance to recover and quickly went behind Kenny, then took him down with a double leg take down. Machetti kept moving and rolled across Kenny's back, then wrapped his arms around Kenny's head and neck for a headlock. Kenny saw he was in trouble and somewhat quickly fought to his feet, then he pushed Machetti off of him and towards the ropes.
Machetti kept running and jumped up onto the middle rope then back flipped off of it and caught Kenny as he came back and knocked him down to the mat with a moonsault. Again Machetti went for the pin, ONE… TWO… but Kenny kicked out. Machetti got off of Kenny and pulled him to his feet, then whipped him into the corner. Machetti ran full speed at Kenny looking for a body splash, but at the last second Kenny moved, causing Machetti to run full speed into the turnbuckle.
Kenny quickly capitalized by nailed Machetti in the back with a dropkick, driving Machetti's face into the steel ring post. Then Kenny went for a roll up, and while the referee wasn't looking put his feet on the middle rope for leverage, ONE… TWO… THR… NO! Machetti managed to kick out! Kenny glared down at Machetti, but then shrugged and pulled him up to his feet.
Kenny whipped Machetti across the ring and into the ropes, then jumped up and took Machetti down with a dropkick as he came back. Kenny went for the quick pin, ONE… TWO… but Machetti got his shoulder up. Kenny was getting angry now. This was his chance to really show off, Machetti wasn't at one hundred percent after that cage match, but if Kenny beat him he'd look like a better wrestler. But that couldn't happen if Machetti kept kicking out.
Kenny slowly got up to his feet then pulled Machetti up as well. Then Kenny whipped Machetti into a corner, then ran at him and drove him back further into the corner with a clothesline. Kenny climbed up onto the middle rope then started driving his fist into Machetti's face. Even though the fans didn't like Kenny, they still counted along with him. One… Two… Three… Four… Five… Six… Seven…
But before Kenny could go any further, Machetti pushed him off of the ropes and down to the mat. Machetti stalked Kenny as he got to his feet, then suddenly rushed forward and kicked Kenny in the stomach. Machetti went to follow up with an Impaler, but suddenly Kenny reached up and raked Machetti's eyes. Then, while Machetti was blinded, Kenny swept Machetti's legs out from under him, knocking Machetti down to the mat.
Kenny stayed in control and locked in a headlock, now Machetti was grounded and was in some serious trouble.
Machetti was fading quickly, he wasn't sure how much longer he could last. That cage match with John Cena had really taken its toll on him. Machetti was fighting hard to get out of the headlock, but Kenny had it locked in extremely tightly and wasn't going to let go any time soon. Machetti was starting to have trouble catching his breath and his head and neck were starting to really get to him.
Outside of the ring, Maria could see that Machetti was in trouble and knew that if she didn't do something quick, he'd pass out. Because Maria knew Machetti would never tap out. Maria turned around and started up a Machetti chant, hoping it would motivate Machetti to fight out of the headlock Kenny had on him. Fans around the arena started joining in the chant, causing it to get louder. It wasn't long until a great portion of the audience was standing up and chanting MACHETTI, MACHETTI, MACHETTI!
In the ring, Machetti heard the fans chanting and started to feel the adrenaline pumping. Machetti moved his hands under his stomach and managed to push himself up off of the mat. But Kenny quickly got up on his knees and kept the headlock on Machetti, this time with more leverage. But the fans' chant was louder then ever and Machetti knew he couldn't let them down, so he continued fighting and made it up to his knees, then started elbowing Kenny in the gut, pushing Kenny away from him and lessening the pressure in the headlock.
Eventually Machetti made it up to his feet, but Kenny still had the headlock in, but now it was only a side headlock. Machetti quickly brought his hands to Kenny's chest and pushed Kenny off of him as hard as he could. Kenny was pushed back into the ropes, but as he bounced back he gained some control and lifted his arm looking for a clothesline. But Machetti was thinking alone the same lines and ran forward looking for a clothesline of his own. Both men ended up colliding in the middle of the ring, and were laid out by their opponent's clothesline.
Now both Machetti and Kenny were down in the middle of the ring. The referee stood in between them and started the double knockout count. One… Two… Three… Kenny and Machetti were starting to stir, Four… Machetti rolled onto his stomach, Five… Kenny brought his legs in towards his body, while Machetti started crawling towards the ropes, Six… Machetti had reached the ropes, and Kenny had sat up, Seven… Kenny was on his knees, while Machetti was attempting to pull himself up with the middle rope, Eight… Kenny was up, Nine… Machetti finally got back up.
Kenny didn't waste another second and charged at Machetti. But Machetti had it scouted and ducked down, then flipped Kenny up into the air, causing him to fly over the top rope, but luckily Kenny managed to grab the ropes and kept himself on the ring apron, now he wasn't going to fall down to the floor. But Machetti had other ideas. Suddenly, Machetti jumped up into the air and drove his feet into Kenny with a corkscrew dropkick, knocking Kenny off of the ring apron and into the barricade.
The referee came over and pulled Machetti away from the ropes, then turned to Kenny, who was laid out on the outside and started the ring out count. ONE… TWO… THREE… FOUR… Kenny was starting to stir, FIVE… Kenny placed his hands on top of the barricade, SIX… Kenny managed to pulled himself up to his feet, SEVEN… Kenny turned around, EIGHT… Machetti suddenly leap-frogged the referee, jumped off of the top rope and took Kenny down with a suicide dive.
Once again both men were down. But this time, they were outside of the ring. The referee yelled at Maria to keep away from Machetti, then started the ring out count over. ONE… TWO… THREE… FOUR… FIVE… Machetti rolled onto his side, SIX… SEVEN… Machetti pulled himself up, EIGHT… Machetti pulled Kenny up, NINE… Machetti slid Kenny into the ring and got in after him. The fans in the arena cheered Machetti's efforts. He could have easily gotten into the ring on time on his own. But instead he made sure Kenny got in on time too. Instead of taking the easy count out victory, Machetti rolled Kenny back into the ring so he could pin him.
Machetti did just that and went for a pin, ONE… TWO… T… Kenny kicks out. Machetti slowly got up to his feet then pulled Kenny up with him. Machetti went to whip Kenny across the ring, but Kenny reversed it and sent Machetti into the ropes instead. But instead of bouncing off of the ropes, Machetti came back looking to his hit Kenny with the Over Castle Take Over. But as Machetti got close, Kenny ducked down, causing Machetti to go over him and crash and burn.
Kenny quickly seized the opportunity and pulled Machetti back up, then nailed him with an inverted neckbreaker, knocking Machetti out cold. Kenny went for a quick pin hoping to finally put Machetti away, ONE… TWO… THRE… NO!! MACHETTI KICKED OUT! Kenny couldn't believe it, how could Machetti kick out!? Slowly, while shaking slightly, Kenny got up, and walked over to the corner, then climbed up onto the top rope. Kenny paused for a moment and taunted Maria, who had a worried look on her face. Kenny then jumped off of the top rope, and brought his legs up for the guillotine leg drop. But the few seconds that Kenny hesitated was enough to let Machetti recover and rolled out of the way.
Kenny crashed and burned and landed hard on his ass. Then in a flash Machetti jumped up and knocked Kenny on his back by dropkicking him in the face. Machetti kept moving and got out of the ring and onto the ring apron, then hoisted himself up onto the top rope and connected with the springboard body splash. But Machetti wasn't done yet, he rolled to the side and got up to his feet, then ran to the corner and jumped up onto the top rope.
Still with his back to Kenny, Machetti lunged up off of the top rope, while doing a back flip and a horizontal spin at the same time, then landed on Kenny with a corkscrew moonsault. From there Machetti finally went for the pin, ONE… TWO… THREE! MACHETTI WINS! The fans erupted with cheers as Machetti laid there on top of Kenny, that match had been a lot harder then he thought it would have been.
Maria got into the ring and pulled Machetti up to his feet, then threw her arms around him for a hug. While Maria was hugging him Machetti quickly leaning in and kissed her, causing a huge smile to spread across Maria's face. Maria eagerly returned the kiss, but Machetti managed to break away from her before things got out of hand. Both Machetti and Maria were panting, then Machetti gestured with his head that he wanted to head to the back.
Maria smiled then jumped up and wrapped her arms around Machetti's neck, while wrapping her legs around his waist. Machetti slowly moved towards the ropes and managed to get out of the ring, with Maria still hanging on him. Machetti found it a little bit hard to walked up the ramp with Maria hanging on him, after all, he just finished a match with Kenny, but eventually he made it. But before Machetti turned to go through the curtain he brought two fingers to his eyebrow and saluted the fans, which earned him an even louder ovation from the crowd.
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John Cena was shown walking towards the ring ready to find out who had assaulted HBK, Edge, and Randy Orton, when suddenly he came across Machetti, who was glancing around suspiciously, while clinging tightly to his pipe.
Cena walked up to Machetti and glared at him, while Machetti looked slightly sheepish. "I know what you're thinking," said Machetti a little quickly, "but I didn't attack anyone. The only one of those guys that I would have attacked was Edge. But luckily for him, I didn't."
"Is that so?" questioned Cena.
"Yeah," answered Machetti, "look, I don't need to beat up superstars backstage to get title matches. Besides I was with Maria all night, you can ask her. The only reason I'm not with her now, is because I think I might be the next one who gets attacked."
"Why's that?" asked Cena.
"I thought it was pretty obvious that someone wants to face you," answered Machetti, "I mean, they beat up the number one contender. Then they beat up both Edge and Randy Orton, two other guys who are gunning for you title. Make no mistake about it, I'm coming for your title too, that's why I think I'm next on the hit list. After the match we had last night, I intend to get another shot, and I think everyone in the locker room knows that."
"Well you know me, when ever you want, I'll be ready," said Cena as he held up his title proudly.
"Yeah I know," said Machetti, as he glanced at the WWE Championship for a moment, "that's why I didn't attack anyone. And I'd hate to see something happen to you before I get my rematch, so be careful."
"I'll do my best," said Cena, who slowly turned and walked off.
Machetti was left on his own holding his pipe, but suddenly his eyes shot opened as he noticed something, or someone off camera. "What do you want?" Machetti snapped at the person off camera. But suddenly the camera faded and went to a commercial, leaving all of the fans wondering what just happened.
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Raw was back and John Cena was in the ring. Cena said that who ever beat up HBK, Edge, and Orton could have saved himself the effort of three beat downs if they had approached him directly. The Cena demanded for the person to come out and face him in the ring. Cena had to wait a while, but eventually the Great Khali's music hit.
Khali walked out onto stage and glared at Cena, who wasn't giving an inch and was about to get out of the ring. But suddenly Machetti came running out from the back. From the looks of things, Khali had attacked Machetti too, because Machetti's stitches from last night had been reopened and blood was dripping down the right side of his face. Machetti swung his pipe and nailed Khali in the back with it. But the pipe shot had no effect on the Punjabi giant who turned around and roared at Machetti.
Machetti wet to hit Khali with his pipe again, but suddenly Khali brought his hand down on the open wound on Machetti's head for a huge chop, knocking Machetti on his back. Machetti slowly struggled to his feet, then Khali rushed forward and practically took Machetti's head off with a big boot. Khali slowly reached down and grabbed Machetti by the throat, then backed him away towards the edge of the stage. Khali hoisted Machetti up into the air, then chokebombed Machetti off of the edge of the stage. Machetti landed with a thud and didn't move. Meanwhile the fans booed loudly and started a KHALI SUCKS chant.
But Khali still had one person left to take out. Khali went back to the middle of the stage and started walking down the ramp towards Cena. Cena got out of the ring and started fighting with Khali. But Cena's attacks were doing nothing, and Khali easily tossed him into the ropes, causing Cena to drop down onto the ring apron.
Cena rolled into the ring as Khali came after him. The fans started chanting for Cena, who managed to block one of Khali's giant chops, then Cena attempted to his Khali with an F-U. But Khali elbowed Cena in the temple, causing Cena to drop him. Khali then picked up Cena and nailed him with the chokebomb. Cena was out cold in the middle of the ring while the fans booed loudly at Khali. Khali reached down and picked up Cena's abandoned WWE title and posed with it, then dropped it next to Cena. Khali slowly left the ring and headed up the ramp to the back and with that Raw came to an end.
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That's that. I figured I'd give Machetti a beat down too. Now, I'm not sure where I'm going with this, but I garuntee that Machetti will have a match at Judgment Day. Whether it's a title match or not has yet to be seen.
'Till Next Time…
Peace!