Chapter Seventeen: Vengeance
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"Alright, one more time," said Zack, it was around six and he, Maria, Paul, and Brian were in the ring before Vengeance was scheduled to kick off. Zack moved so he was standing in the middle of the ring, while Paul and Brian moved out of the way.
Maria took a deep breath and walked to the corner in front of Zack then climbed up onto the middle rope. "Just like you did last time," instructed Zack, "and don't worry, I'll catch you if anything goes wrong."
Maria nodded then pushed off of the middle rope, she did a slow back-flip in mid air then landed on her feet in front of Zack. Zack's face lit up as Maria turned around and hugged him. "I think I'm getting the hang of it," said Maria with a big smile.
Zack, Paul, and Brian had been helping Maria everyday for the passed week. Maria worked hard and managed to catch on quickly. After a lot of hard work Maria was finally able to land a back-flip, which delighted Zack, Brian, and Paul. They could wait for the night when all four of them would run out there together and each do a flip off of one of the corners.
"Yeah, you've definitely got it," said Zack, "come on guys, let's head backstage, they're gonna start to let the fans in soon."
"Great, I'm starving," commented Brian as he quickly got out of the ring.
"Alright, then let's hurry up and get backstage," said Paul, "Zack, four and a half hours is long enough for you to digest right?"
"Of course!" answered Zack, "come on, let's get out of here." The four of them quickly left the ring and headed backstage, tonight was gonna be great.
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(A/N: Just wanted to point out that in MY version of the Pay Per View, after the IC title match, Maria did NOT run out to check on Marella.)
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Vengeance was live from Houston Texas and it was time for the main event. Bobby Lashley's music was the first to hit and the former ECW World Champion made his way down to the ring to a rather small reaction from the crowd. "Introducing the opponents, from Colorado Springs, Colorado… BOBBY LASHLEY!: Once Lashley was in the ring, Mick Foley's music hit. The Hardcore Legend came out to a loud pop from the crowd, "From Long Island New York… MICK FOLEY!" Foley got in the ring and nodded at Lashley then stood in a corner across the ring from Lashley.
King Booker's music hit as the 'King of the World' came out from the back accompanied by Queen Sharmell, "next, from Houston Texas, being accompanied by Queen Shamell… KING BOOKER!" Booker got in the ring and posed while Lashley and Foley stayed out of the way. Randy Orton's music hit and the Legend Killer came from the back. "from St. Louis Missouri… RANDY ORTON!" Orton got in the ring and stood in an empty corner. All four men stared down at each other as the crowd booed Orton.
Then John Cena's theme hit. Cena came out from the back to a loud ovation from the crowd. "from West Newbury Massachusetts… JOHN CENA!" Cena came down to the ring and got inside. Cena stared down briefly with Orton, then stepped away from him. There was only one entrance left. Riot Time hit as WWE Champion Machetti came out from the back holding hands with Maria. "from Detroit Michigan, being accompanied by Maria, he is the WWE Champion… MACHETTI!" Machetti stopped short of getting in the ring and pulled off his t-shirt, he gave Maria a quick kiss then climbed up on the apron and got in the ring.
The bell rang as Machetti handed his WWE Title to the referee, who held it up in the air then handed it to someone outside of the ring. The referee then turned around and signaled for the match to start. King Booker quickly fled the ring and stood next to Sharmell. Machetti stood in the middle of the ring and glanced around him. In one corner was Bobby Lashley who looked very intense, in the next corner was Mick Foley who actually glaring at Orton. Randy Orton was in the next corner, Orton gestured to Machetti that he wanted the title.
Machetti shook his head then finally turned to Cena, who looked as intense as anyone, but was refraining from getting starting anything just yet. Machetti smirked and knew he was in a bad situation he knew that everyone in the ring right now wanted to beat him. Machetti thought quickly then quickly ran in between Lashley and Foley and slid out of the ring, then decked Booker with a clothesline on the outside. Machetti glared at Sharmell and told her stay away from him. Machetti went back after Booker, who had gotten back to his feet and was retreating around the corner. Machetti followed after Booker and charged at him from behind, but Booker suddenly dropped down and caught Machetti with a drop toe hold, causing Machetti to fall face first down to the floor.
In the ring Cena went after Orton and hit some hard punches, then Cena whipped Orton toward Lashley, who ran forward and launched Orton up into the air with a back body drop. Orton slowly fought back up to his feet but was brought back down with a bulldog by Cena. Cena and Lashley backed off while Orton pulled himself up with the ropes, then Foley ran at Orton and hit the Cactus Clothesline, knocking both himself and Orton over the top rope and out of the ring. Maria screamed and just barely managed to run out of the way.
Cena turned to Lashley and the two prepare to face off, but suddenly Booker got in the ring and attacked Cena, then chucked him over the top rope and out of the ring. Cena landed hard on the floor and rolled over to where Foley and Orton were laying. Back in the ring Booker was going off on Lashley with a series of hard chops, then went for a hook kick, but Lashley ducked down, then grabbed Booker, ran with him and tossed the King over the top rope and out of the ring.
Cena, Orton, Foley, and Booker all got to their feet on the outside, but then Lashley ran across the ring, bounced off of the ropes, ran back across the ring, jumped clear over the top rope and took down all four men on the outside with a flying body press. Lashley slowly got back up to his feet and stood tall over the other four competitors, but suddenly he heard a loud whistle. Lashley turned around and saw Machetti standing in the ring, leaning against the ropes that were closest to Lashley.
Machetti suddenly stepped back then grabbed the top rope, hoisted himself up on top, then springboarded off of it. Machetti launched himself high up into the air then did a flying back-flip and took down on Lashley with a Shooting Star Press Plancha. Machetti slowly fought his way up to his feet and pulled Lashley up with him, then Machetti dragged Lashley back over to the ring and rolled him inside. Machetti quickly followed Lashley inside and went for a pin, ONE… TWO… but Lashley kicked out.
Machetti shook his head and slowly stood up, then went over to the corner. Machetti climbed up onto the top rope, but suddenly Lashley ran at Machetti and crotched him on top. Lashley grabbed Machetti and maneuvered him onto his shoulders. Lashley carried Machetti into the middle of the ring then dropped down to his knees for a gutbuster. Lashley went for the pin on Machetti, ONE… TWO… Cena broke it up.
Cena and Lashley stood up and started facing off and trading shots, which eventually ended with Lashley whipping Cena out of the ring. Lashley got out of the ring and went over to the ECW announce table. Lashley took the over off of the announce table and pulled out one of the monitors. Lashley went back over to Cena, but was suddenly attacked from behind by Orton.
Orton went off on Lashley, but was taken by surprise with a hard clothesline, courtesy of Mick Foley. But then Booker ran at Foley and attacked him. Foley and Booker traded shots and fought around to the other side of the ring. Foley took control and went to whip Booker into the steps, but Booker reversed it and sent Foley hard into the steel instead. On the other side of the ring Orton went back to attacking Lashley and hit him with an Inverted Backbreaker. Orton stepped back and measured Lashley up for an RKO while he got up.
But as Orton went for the RKO on Lashley, Lashley pushed him off, causing Orton to land hard on his back. Lashley then turned around and ran right into John Cena, who hoisted Lashley up onto his shoulders, then F-Ued him… THROUGH THE ECW ANNOUNCE TABLE! Then Machetti suddenly climbed up onto the top rope, and springboarded off of the ropes out of the ring.
Machetti did a back-flip in mid air and came crashing down on the prone Lashley with a Shooting Star Press. Maria ran around the ring and helped Machetti up to his feet, while at the same time, Booker and Cena got back in the ring and started mixing it up. Booker took control with a jumping calf kick on Cena, then kneed him in the stomach and nailed the Scissors Kick. Booker went for the pin on Cean, ONE… TWO… TH… Machetti got in the ring and broke it up.
Booker rolled out of the way, then Cena got up and ran at Machetti and clotheslined him out of the ring. Cena turned around and charged at Booker then nailed the spinout powerslam. Cena bent down over Booker and did the 'You Can't See Me' taunt. Cena ran to the ropes and bounced off looking for the Five Knuckle Shuffle, but as Cena was running back towards Booker, Orton got in the ring and nailed an RKO on Cena out of nowhere. Orton went for the pin, ONE… TWO… but Foley came over and broke it up.
Foley went off on Orton with some hard punches and backed Orton into the corner. But Mick kept going off on Orton repeatedly drove his hand into Orton's forehead. Foley eventually stepped back then did the 'Bang Bang' taunt. Foley pulled Orton up to his feet and nailed the Double Arm DDT. But instead of going for the pin, Foley reached into his pants and pulled out… MR SOCKO!
Foley went for the Mandible Claw, but Booker hit Foley with a hard kick, knocking him out of the ring. Foley got pissed and tossed Mr. Socko into the crowd then went over to the time keeper's corner and got a chair. Foley turned around from the corner and faced off with Machetti, who quickly jumped back away from Foley. Foley rushed at Machetti and went to hit him with the chair, but Machetti quickly ran forward and dove underneath it.
Then as Foley was turning around, Machetti reached out, grabbed the ring apron, lifted it up and pulled himself under the ring, lucky for him, Hornswoggle wasn't there. Foley left Machetti alone and got back in the ring. Foley rushed at Cena and smashed him with the chair, then went after Booker. But Booker ducked down, causing Foley to smashed the chair into Lashley, who had just gotten onto the ring apron. Foley quickly turned around and smashed the chair into Booker's skull with a hard thud.
Foley glared down at Ccena and looked around for someone else to hit, but suddenly Machetti came out from under the ring and got inside, but he wasn't alone… MACHETTI HAD HIS PIPE! Foley rushed at Machetti and swung his chair, but Machetti brought up his pipe and blocked the chair shot. Machetti quickly brought his pipe back and slammed one end of it into Foley's stomach. Foley dropped his chair, and Machetti quickly seized the opportunity and used his pipe to nail Foley with the Amputator. Machetti quickly made the cover, ONE… TWO… THR… Orton pulled Machetti off.
Machetti slowly got up to his feet and turned around, but Orton quickly nailed him with the RKO. Machetti rolled across the ring and Maria quickly reached in, grabbed Machetti's ankle and pulled him out of the ring. Orton glared at Maria, he would have won the match if he had covered Machetti. Orton turned around and studied the ring, then ran at Foley and hit a running kick to the head.
Orton turned around but was suddenly decked with a vicious spear from Lashley. Booker came after Lashley and hit a hook kick. Lashley was knocked back into the ropes, but he quickly bounced off of them and decked Booker with a hard clothesline. Lashley got back up and pulled Booker up, then hoisted him up onto his shoulder and nailed the running powerslam. Lashley went for the pin, ONE… TWO… THRE…. CENA BROKE IT UP!
Lashley got up off of Booker and faced off with Cena. The crowd cheered as Cena and Lashley started trading blows. Both men were giving it everything they got, but Cena, who was the better striker, started taking control after connecting with a series of three right hands. Cena ran backwards and bounced off of the ropes, but Lashley ran at Cena and leveled him with a hard clothesline.
Lashley went over to Cena and pulled him up to his feet, then lifted him up for a vertical suplex. Lashley held Cena up over his head, and changed it into a delayed vertical suplex. Lashley slowly took one hand off of Cena and held him up for a one handed suplex. The fans were going nut and started a LASHLEY chant. But suddenly, Machetti got in the ring and clipped Lashley's leg from behind. Lashley fell backwards and ended up connecting with the suplex.
Machetti pulled Lashley up off of the mat and went to whip Lashley across the ring, but Lashley reversed and sent Machetti into the ropes. Machetti jumped up onto the middle rope, springboarded off of it, and nailed the Over Castle Take Over on Lashley. Machetti quickly went for the pin, ONE… TWO… FOLEY PULLED HIM OFF.
Machetti got up and glared at Foley, then looked away as Booker and Orton slowly started getting to their feet. The four men stared down, Machetti turned to Foley and smirked, then at the same time Machetti and Mick both turned and charged at Orton and Booker. Machetti took Booker down with a running corkscrew dropkick, while Foley took down Orton with a clothesline. Machetti smirked at Foley then the two of them pulled Orton and Booker to their feet, ran with them and tossed them over the top rope and out of the ring.
The fans started cheering loudly as Mick and Machetti turned and faced each other. IT WAS WRESTLEMANIA ALL OVER AGAIN! Foley and Machetti met in the middle of the ring and started trading hard punches, but Foley hit a head but and kneed Machetti in the gut to take control. Foley backed Machetti into the ropes, then stepped back, Foley ran at Machetti looking for a clothesline, but suddenly Machetti dropped down and pulled down the top rope, Foley tripped over the rope, fell out of the ring and hit the ground hard.
Machetti stood up, grabbed the top rope and launched himself up over the top rope and out of the ring. Machetti did a front-flip in mid air and came crashing down on top of Foley on the outside. Back in the ring Cena and Lashley were once again left on their own. Both Cena and Lashley were leaning against the ropes on opposite sides of the ring but suddenly Lashley charged across the ring at Cena, but Cena dropped down and caught Lashley with a drop toe hold, then locked in the STF-U.
But before Cena could get Lashley to tap, Machetti got in the ring and hit hard running kick to Cena's side. Cena rolled off of Lashley and onto his back, then held his side in pain, Machetti reached down and pulled Cena up to his feet, then kicked him in the gut and went for an Impaler, but Cena suddenly grabbed Machetti and lifted him up onto his shoulders. The fans cheered loudly and started chanting, CENA, CENA, CENA! Cena walked into the middle of the ring with Machetti on his shoulders, but suddenly he was tackled from behind. Cena fell to the ground and Machetti rolled off of him over to ropes.
The crowd suddenly got really quiet as Paul London and Brian Kendrick stood over Cena. London and Kendrick pulled Cena up to his feet, then ran with him and whipped him over the top rope and out of the ring. London and Kendrick ran back to the middle of the ring, then ran to the ropes, jumped over the top and came crashing down on top of Orton and Booker, who had just gotten up to their feet.
Lashley and Machetti were now left alone in the ring. Machetti was on the ring apron hanging off of the edge, Lashley walked over to the corner opposite Machetti and measured him up for a spear. Slowly Machetti pulled himself in the ring and got up to his feet. Lashley charged at Machetti as he turned around, but Machetti suddenly smashed the WWE title hard into Lashley's skull. Lashley's head was knocked backwards and his feet flew out from under him, then he came crashing down to the mat, out cold.
Machetti smirked down at Lashley then turned to Maria, who was crouching down outside of the ring. Machetti smiled at Maria then dropped down and went for the cover on Lashley. The match was no-disqualifications so the referee made the count, ONE… TWO… THREE! MACHETTI RETAINS THE TITLE! Riot Time hit as Machetti slowly got up to his feet.
Machetti took his title and held it up above his head, as Maria, Brian, and Paul got in the ring the Titan-Tron showed a replay of Maria handing Machetti the WWE Title on the outside, and then Machetti clocking Lashley with the belt. Kendrick and London hoisted Machetti up onto their shoulders, allowing Machetti to lift the title up above his head. But while he was met with a loud amount of cheers, he was met with a loud chorus of boos, and a small MACHETTI SUCKS chant broke out.
Machetti shook his head as London and Kendrick put him down, then went over to the corner and called for a mic. "Alright shut up," snapped Machetti, but this only caused the fans to boo even louder. Machetti walked over to the ropes and glared at a group of kids that were booing him, "I did what anyone else would have done. Bashing someone in the skull with a title belt in a no-disqualifications match is totally legal. Just because I used all my resources doesn't mean I cheated, and the sooner you guys realize that the better. You weren't booing when Cena F-Ued Lashley through the announce table, and you weren't booing when I hit Foley with the Amputator. So just shut the hell up!"
That shut up the fans, "Now you all had better get used to seeing the kind of chaos that happened tonight. Because today marked the first night of something entirely new." Machetti paused and turned around to face Maria, Paul, and Brian, "Brian, Paul, Maria, and I are now all part of the WWE's newest faction. The four of us are going bring Raw, no, the entire WWE, into a complete state of chaos! We are… CHAOS INCORPERATED!"
Machetti smirked then walked over to a corner and climbed up onto the middle rope. Maria, London, and Kendrick followed after Machetti and climbed up onto the middle rope on all the other corners. Then at the same time all four of them did back-flips and landed in the middle of the ring. With that Vengeance went off the air, and everyone was wondering the same thing; What was going to happen?
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I don't think anyone saw that coming, hell I didn't even see it coming, well until I thought of it. Kendrick, London, Maria, and Machetti are now all part of Chaos Inc.
"Till Next Time…
Peace!