Chapter Thirty Four: Unforgiven

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(A/N: Now, it shouldn't be too hard to beat the Unforgiven WWE Title match, but I sure as hell am going to try.

But before I start, I'd like to state before hand, that Maria is still out after the attack from Randy Orton, and will not be back until further notice. So for the record, Todd Grisham or even the Smackdown interview person (can't remember who it is right now) did all of the backstage interviews at Unforgiven.

I'm writing this chapter in honor of the Hardcore Icon Jim 'the Sandman' Fullington. I was very upset to see him leave the WWE the way he did, and I hope to see him 'wrestle' again.)

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Unforgiven was live from Memphis Tennessee, London and Kendrick had just lost their World Tag Team title match when Machetti and Candice were shown backstage in the locker room. Both of them looked a little disappointed with the result of the match. "Well, we're one-for-one now," Machetti said to Candice, "now, it's my turn."

Suddenly there was a knock on the door and John Cena came into the room. "Hey man," Cena said to Machetti as he walked over to him.

"Hey," replied Machetti as he watched Cena eye the trash can filled with weapons.

"Look," said Cena, "I just wanted to thank you for having my back these passed few weeks."

"Well, I hate to tell you this," interjected Machetti, "but that ends tonight. This match is every man for himself. But don't get me wrong, if I break up a pin attempt on you, it's not to save you, its so I can pin you myself."

"I wouldn't have it any other way," countered Cena with a small smile, "it's finally time to get our revenge on Randy. And when the dust settles, if I'm not the one with the belt, I'd be glad if you had it."

"Same here," said Machetti, "and if by some freak chance, you do beat me. I'll be looking forward to a one-on-one rematch. Then we can settle this once and for all."

"Sounds good," replied Cena, "I'll see you out there."

Cena turned and left the room, leaving Machetti on his own with Candice. "So…" Machetti said to Candice, "do you want to come out there with me, Miss… Women's Champion."

"I'd love to," answered Candice with a smile.

"Well you did a great job out there in my match against Tommy Dreamer," Machetti told Candice, "so I figured you could help me out a little tonight."

"Like I said before," replied Candice, "I'd love to."

"Alright," said Machetti, "just give me a second… I have to change."

"Aw… can't I stay?" teased Candice, causing Machetti to raise his eyebrow at her. "I'm kidding, I'll see you in a little bit."

Candice turned to leave the room, but as she went to the door, it opened on its own and Kendon and Londrick came in looking a little disappointed.

"Tough luck guys," Candice said to Paul and Brian before heading out of the room, "you'll get them next time."

London and Kendrick walked up to Machetti and looked at him expectantly. "Candice is right," Machetti told them, "you'll get them next time… because I'll be out there with you for the next one. Once I retain my title tonight, our most important goal, is going to be getting some gold on you two."

"Then we'll have to make sure you retain the title tonight," commented Brian.

"Hey, don't do anything crazy," replied Machetti, "either I'll retain the title or I won't. But eventually we'll get you two those World Tag Team Titles."

"Great, let's leave the arena tonight, two-and-oh," concluded Paul.

"I couldn't have said it better myself," said Machetti as the camera faded and showed the recap of the Orton/Cena/Machetti rivalry.

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(A/N: I decided not to have John Cena's father in attendance, because in my story, he was never actually kicked in the head. Orton just TRIED to do it. With that, let's get this thing under way.)

The fans stood up and started booing as Randy Orton's theme music hit. The Legend Killer came out from the back and headed down to the ring with a determined look on his face. He did everything he could to get this match and nothing was going to stop him from finally winning that WWE Championship. Orton got in the ring and walked over to the corner then climbed up onto the second rope and did his signature pose, but was once again met by boos.

Orton glared at the fans the jumped down off of the second rope and turned around to face the TitanTron. Seconds later King Booker's theme music hit. The King of the World came out from the back accompanied as usual by Queen Sharmell. Booker had been thrown into this match last minute, but if he was going to be offered a title shot, he'd take it, and he'd make the most of it. Booker and Sharmell got in the ring and walked up to Orton, the three of them had a brief discussion, possibly about an alliance during the course of the match.

But they were roughly pulled away from their conversation when My Time Is Now hit. John Cena came out from the back and stared right at Orton, while Booker took off his cape and escorted Sharmell out of the ring. Now it was finally time to get his revenge against Orton. This was Extreme Rules so everything goes, Cena was planning on giving Orton the ass kicking of a life time. Despite the fact that the WWE Champion had yet to make his entrance, Cena got right in the ring and went after Orton.

Cena and Orton brawled around the ring both looking to get an early advantage but suddenly Booker came from behind and cracked Cena across the back with his 'Royal Scepter.' Cena went down and Orton and Booker went off on him like a pair of starving dogs, looking to weaken the former WWE Champion before the match could even properly start.

But then Riot Time hit signaling the arrival of the WWE Champion. Orton and Booker jumped back away from Cena and turned to face the entrance ramp awaiting Machetti. Someone came out from the back, but it wasn't Machetti… it was Candice Michelle, who had Machetti's WWE Championship and the trash can filled with weapons, one of which was Machetti's iron pipe. Orton and Booker glared at Candice wondering what the hell was going on. Candice sheepishly looked down and brought the trash can over to the ring then took a step back and smirked at the Legend Killer and the King while showing off the WWE Title. Candice called over the referee and handed the WWE Title to him, while Orton and Booker looked at Candice in confusion.

But then Riot Time stopped playing, and instead Enter Sandman hit. (Vintage Sandman) Everyone looked around in confusion. The cameras went up to one of the fan entrances as someone wearing a black Sandman t-shirt, a pair of black shorts a boots, came out carrying a Singapore Cane and a can of bear. IT WAS MACHETTI!

Machetti made his way down the steps and through the fans, then he eventually came down to the barricade and climbed up onto it. Machetti popped opened the beer can then quickly downed it. Machetti then took the beer can and bashed it into his forehead, crushing the can in the process. Machetti tossed the beer can to the side then turned and looked into the camera. "See ya soon Sandman!" he yelled at the camera, before turning to Orton and Booker.

Machetti smirked at the two heels then took the Singapore Cane, and used his hand and moved it up and down the cane to make a crude motion with it, causing the two indignant superstars to start shouting at him. Machetti smirked then jumped down off of barricade and walked up to the ring. Machetti glanced across the ring and smirked at Candice, then climbed up onto the ring apron.

Instead of sliding into the ring, Machetti jumped up and shot himself over the top rope, then connected with a hard cane-shot to Orton's skull, knocking him down to the mat. Machetti lifted the cane up above his head, and went to bring it down on Orton's back, but Orton quickly rolled under the bottom rope and backed away from the ring in a way to avoid getting hit again.

Booker rushed at Machetti looking to attack him while he was distracted by Orton, but Machetti ducked down and rushed passed Booker, then spun around and cracked the cane across the back of Booker's head, taking him down. Machetti then kept going and nailed another cane-shot, but this time he connected with Cena. Cena stumbled backwards into the ropes in surprise, but Machetti rushed at him and caned him again, this time he knocked Cena over the top rope and down to the floor.

Machetti stood tall in the middle of the ring and smirked down at Cena. He had told him that it was going to be every man for himself, and that's exactly what it was turning out to be. Machetti leaned the cane against the ropes, then pulled off his Sandman shirt, revealing that he had his old chain-link ECW vest on underneath it. Machetti tossed the Sandman shirt out of the ring then picked up the cane again. Machetti rushed a Booker and cracked the cane down on Booker's back, knocking him back down to the mat again.

While still holding onto the cane, Machetti jumped up into the air, then came crashing down on Booker's back for an elbow drop. Machetti quickly got back up and pulled Booker up off of the mat then whipped him into the ropes. Booker went across the ring and bounced off of the ropes, giving Machetti time to bring back the cane. As Booker came back Machetti swung the cane as hard as he could and smashed it into Booker's face. Booker's legs went flying forward, while his head snapped backwards, causing him to end up going crashing down to the mat with a thud. Machetti got down on his knees and pressed the cane down into Booker's chest and went for a pin, ONE… TWO… Orton ran in and broke it up.

Orton quickly dragged Machetti up off of Booker, then whipped him into the corner. Orton kicked Machetti's cane to the side, then charged at the WWE Champion and ran to the corner. But Machetti quickly ducked down, then shot Orton up into the air, over the top rope, and down to the floor. Machetti shook his head then went back over to the cane ad picked it up.

Machetti turned and glanced at Booker who was struggling to get back up off of the mat. Machetti smirked then raised the cane up into the air, earning a loud cheer from the crowd. Booker eventually got up, then rushed at Machetti, Machetti swung the cane but Booker ducked and ran passed Machetti causing him to miss the swing and go off balance. Booker turned around and rushed at Machetti, but Machetti ducked down and Booker ran passed him.

Machetti followed up by hooking the cane under Booker's chin, then he fell backwards and hit Booker with a White Russian Leg Sweep. Machetti got up onto his hands and knees, then pressed the cane down onto Booker's chest for another pin, ONE… TWO… THR… Sharmell got in the ring and broke up the pin by smashing Booker's scepter into the side of Machetti's head, launching Machetti across the ring and onto his back.

Sharmell went to help Booker up off of the mat, but then Candice got in the ring, rushed at Sharmell, and speared her down to the ground. Machetti got off of the mat and went about the difficult task of pulling Candice off of Sharmell, the feisty women's champion seemed really intent on ripping all of Sharmell's hair out, just like Beth had done to her earlier, but reluctantly released the Queen allowing Machetti to pull her up to her feet. But suddenly Booker came from behind and cracked Machetti across the back with Sharmell's discarded scepter.

Machetti was knocked forward and accidentally took Candice down with him. Booker pulled Machetti up off of Candice then pinned the WWE Champion's arms behind his back. Booker motioned to Orton and yelled at him to get into the ring. Orton's signature cocky grin appeared on his face, but before getting in the ring, he lifted the apron and pulled out something metal from underneath it. Orton slowly got up onto the apron and into the ring while he slowly slid the brass item onto his hand.

Orton walked up to Machetti then taunted him by holding up the brass knuckles in front of his face. Then Orton brought back his fist and drove it into Machetti's stomach. Booker smirked and pulled Machetti back up right, allowing Orton to drive the knuckles into Machetti's stomach once again. But suddenly the fans let out a loud cheer as Cena got in the ring and knocked Orton down to the ground with a shot with Machetti's Singapore Cane, which Orton had kicked out of the ring before. Orton quickly slid out of the ring, but Cena got out and went after him, leaving Booker in the ring with Machetti holding his arms behind his back.

But Machetti had recovered enough by now to start struggling, and managed to back Booker up, causing him to ram his back into the turnbuckle. Machetti then rushed across the ring, pulling Booker behind him while he tried to keep Machetti's arms pinned behind his back. But once he reached the opposite corner, Machetti jumped up onto the middle rope, then back-flipped off of it, over Booker's head and landed hard on the mat, driving the back of Booker's head down to the canvas in the process. Machetti pulled his hands free and went for a pin, ONE… TWO… TH… Booker kicked out.

Machetti got up off of Booker, then reached out grabbed the top rope, then shot himself over the top rope and came crashing down on Orton and Cena who were brawling at ringside. All three men landed in a pile on the thinly padded floor. Candice hurried over to the three superstars and pulled Machetti up off of the pile and checked to see if he was okay. Machetti assured Candice that he was fine, then walked around the corner and over to his trash can filled with 'goodies'.

Machetti reached inside and pulled out what looked like a burlap sack, with a rope drawstring. Machetti slid into the ring and stood behind Booker while he got up off of the mat. Booker had no idea what was going on behind him, but while Booker wasn't looking Machetti started twirling the sack around beside him. The sack rapidly gained speed until it was a blur spinning around in a circle around Machetti's arm.

But when Booker finally stood up and turned around, Machetti swung the sack and smashed it into Booker's head. The King stood dazed for a moment, then he fell forward and went crashing down to the mat. Machetti put the sack down, then rolled Booker onto his back and went for a pin, ONE… TWO… THR… Booker kicked out.

Machetti got up off of Booker and picked up the sack. Machetti backed up into the middle of the ring, then loosened the drawstring. Machetti smirked then dumped the entire sack of thumbtacks down into the middle of the ring. Machetti tossed the empty sack to the side then went over to Booker and pulled him up to his feet and dragged him into the middle of the ring.

Machetti picked Booker up and prepared to hit the Machete's Blade onto the thumbtacks, but suddenly Orton ran into the ring and hit Machetti with a clothesline, knocking him backwards causing Machetti to fall down onto the bed of thumbtacks with Booker on top of him. Machetti screamed out in pain, even though he was wearing a chain-link vest, Booker's weight on top of him forced some of the thumbtacks through the links and into this back. Booker stayed on top of Machetti and went for a pin, ONE… TWO… TH… Machetti managed to push Booker off of him, but only succeeded in pushing the thumbtacks further into his back.

Machetti pushed himself up off the mat and crawled over to the ropes then dropped down onto the floor. Candice rushed over to Machetti and knelt down next him then started to help Machetti by pulling the thumbtacks out from the holes in his vest. Back in the ring Orton pulled Booker up off of the ground, then the two of them used their boots to kick the thumbtacks over to the corner so that all the ones that weren't in Machetti's back were in a pile.

But just as Orton and Booker finished, Cena hit the ring again, this time he had a steel chair, which he had gotten from the time-keeper's corner. Cena charged at the two of them and swung the chair, but Orton and Booker quickly dove out of the way and avoided getting brained with the hard metal chair. The two heels then charged at Cena while he was regaining his balance looking to hit him from behind, but Cena spun around quickly enough and smashed Orton in the face with the chair.

After seeing Orton go down, Booker started backing away from Cena. But Cena charged at Booker and swung the chair again, only for Booker to duck down and run passed him. The King followed up and elbowed Cena in the back of the head, causing Cena to stumble. But Cena recovered and elbowed Booker in the stomach, then turned around and went to hit Booker with the chair, but Booker quickly ducked down and punched Cena in the gut, then yanked the chair away from him, lifted him up, and drove Cena down onto the thumbtacks with a Book End.

Booker smirked down at Cena and laughed at his predicament, and was about to go for a pin, but suddenly Orton rushed forward and grabbed Booker, then caught him by surprise and rolled him up for a school boy pin, ONE… TW… Booker managed to kick out. Orton rolled away from Booker and got back up to his feet, while Booker shot up to his feet as well. The two of them stood in the middle of the ring and started arguing. Booker said that they were supposed to work together until it was just the two of them, while Orton argued that it was every man for himself, no matter what kind of alliances were formed.

But suddenly Orton was hit in the back of the head by the thick end of a baseball bat, courtesy of Machetti. Booker begged off, but only ended up getting blasted in the abdomen by the bat. Booker doubled over, but then Machetti jabbed the end of the bat into Booker's face and knocked him down to the mat. Machetti smirked down at his handiwork, but then came face-to-face with John Cena who was once again holding his chair, but still had some thumbtacks embedded in his back.

Machetti grinned and backed away from Cena and motioned to Orton and Booker, signaling that they were all his. Cena looked at Machetti suspiciously, but then Machetti quickly got out of the ring and went back over to his trash can. Cena shrugged then took his chair and smashed it down onto Orton's back over and over again, then finally jumped up into the air then came crashing down and drove the chair down onto Orton's back.

Cena looked up and noticed Machetti getting back into the ring. With him, Machetti had the bat and a plastic bag. Machetti opened the bag and pulled out a long string of barbed wire. Cena stared at Machetti as he took the wire and carefully wrapped it around the baseball bat. Cena dropped his chair and stared at the barbwire wrapped bat, and quickly backed away from Orton.

Machetti smirked then came over and sat on Orton's back, and then proceeded to rake the barbed wire across Orton's face, busting him wide open. Orton screamed out in pain and trashed around underneath Machetti, but Cena suddenly ran at Machetti and hit a low dropkick right to the face, knocking Machetti off of Orton and onto his back. Cena quickly rolled the bloody Orton onto his back and went for a pin, ONE… TWO… THRE… Orton surprised Cena by kicking out.

Cena got up off of Orton and noticed Machetti glaring at him. Cena stared back at Machetti then shot a glance at Orton and Booker before shrugging then rushing across the ring at Machetti. Machetti charged at Cena and dropped down to the ground for a baseball slide, while Cena jumped up into the air looking for a shoulder tackle. But Cena jumped over Machetti, enabling Machetti to jump up off of the mat, then run at Cena and take him down from behind with a bulldog.

Machetti got up and stood over Cena, but suddenly Booker came from behind and clipped Machetti in the back of the knee with Cena's chair. Machetti's legs flew out from under him and he fell onto his back. Booker quickly put the chair down on Machetti's face, then took a few steps back, and then came back and dropped down on Machetti with an elbow drop, driving the chair down into Machetti's face.

Cena got up and came after Booker, but Booker side-stepped Cena, then spun around and drove his knee into Cena's stomach, causing him to double over. Then Booker ran to the ropes, bounced off of them and connected with the Scissors Kick, driving his heel down into the back of Cena's neck, causing Cena to crash down to the mat. Booker rolled Cena onto his back and went for the pin, ONE… TWO… THRE… CENA JUST KICKED OUT!

Booker got up on his knees and looked down at Cena in shock, but Machetti suddenly tossed the discarded chair at Booker's face, then rushed forward and hit a corkscrew dropkick, driving the chair into Booker's face. Machetti got up and stood over Booker and Cena, but suddenly Orton came from behind and drove the barbwire bat into the back of Machetti's head, knocking him down to his knees.

Orton wiped the blood out of his eyes, then dropped down next to Machetti and raked the bat across his forehead. Machetti screamed out in agony as the barbed wire tore his flesh, causing crimson blood to start dripping down his forehead and into his eyes. Machetti wasn't the only one screaming, Candice was standing right in front of Machetti by the ring apron and had a front row seat to watch Orton brutally punish Machetti.

A look of disgust was on Candice's face as she watched Machetti's blood drip down passed his nose and towards his mouth, but suddenly Machetti flipped to the side, sending Orton flying off of him. Then Machetti charged at Orton, jumped up into the air, did a front-flip and came crashing down on Orton back-first for a running senton. Machetti took the bat from Orton and tossed it out of the ring, then took a second to wipe a large amount of blood off of his face.

While Machetti was recovering, Cena came from behind and grabbed him, but Machetti countered by holding his hands together, then driving both of his elbows into Cena's stomach. Machetti quickly spun around, then drove Cena's head down to the mat with an Impaler. It must have been out of sheer desperation, because a second later, Machetti collapsed on down to the mat and looked like he was going to pass out.

Booker saw this as an opportunity and crawled over to Cena and draped his arm over him over a desperate pin, ONE… TWO… THRE… Cena got his shoulder up. Booker shrugged it off and crawled over to Machetti and draped his arm across him for another pin attempt, ONE… TWO… TH… Machetti kicked out. Booker shook his head as he laid on the mat, then the four men in the ring each began to struggle back up to their feet.

Orton made it up first, since he was close to the ropes and had used them for leverage, but Booker was a close second. Shortly after, almost at the same time Cena and Machetti pulled themselves up off of the mat as well. Now for possibly the first time in the course of the match, all four men were on their feet in the ring. The four superstars stared at each other and panted, trying to figure out who was the worst for wear.

Booker had probably taken the most punishment so far, but he seemed to be the best off, because he wasn't bleeding and didn't have thumbtacks in his back. Cena on the other hand still had about a dozen metal tacks stuck in the skin in his back. Across from him Orton was bleeding profusely and looked a little dazed, while Machetti was not only bleeding from the forehead, but there was definitely some blood seeping out from the holes in the back of his vest.

Orton and Booker seemed to think that Machetti was the worst off, so the two heels charged at Machetti and backed him up into the corner, then they went off on Machetti by connecting with some hard punches to the open wound on his forehead. But then Cena came over and grabbed Booker, then whipped him into the opposite corner. Cena ran at Booker looking for a clothesline, but the King moved to the side causing Cena to eat the turnbuckle.

Orton called across the ring to Booker, then pulled Machetti away from the corner and held him in front of him. Booker grabbed Cena, then Orton and Booker simultaneously whipped Machetti and Cena across the ring. It looked like the two of them were going to collide in the middle of the ring, but Cena suddenly ducked down, while Machetti jumped up and leap-frogged Cena. Both Cena and Machetti kept running and took down Orton and Booker with a pair of clotheslines.

Cena pulled Orton up off of the mat then pushed him into the corner then went off on him with shots to the gut. Meanwhile Machetti dragged Booker up to his feet and whipped him into the ropes. Machetti ducked down looking for a back body drop, but Booker held onto the ropes, then smirked and quickly slipped out of the ring. Booker smiled at Sharmell and looked really proud of himself, but Machetti suddenly stood back up, sprinted across the ring, then dropped down and drove his feet into Booker's back for a baseball slide, launching Booker over into the ECW announce table.

Back in the ring, Orton came back and hit Cena with a European Uppercut. Cena staggered backwards and Orton followed up by slipping passed him then nailing Cena with his signature backbreaker. Orton covered Cena for a pin, ONE… TWO… TH… but Cena fought out of it.

On the other side of the ring, Machetti had pulled himself up to his feet with the ropes, then he suddenly vaulted over them and came crashing down on Booker, who had just gotten up, knocking both of them down to the floor. Sharmell looked like she was going to do something to help Booker up, but Candice came over and gave her a glare that said 'back off!' Sharmell quickly made the smart decision to not get involved.

In the ring, Orton was crouched down in the corner, measuring Cena up for an RKO. Cena slowly struggled up to his feet, then Orton ran at him and grabbed him for his finisher. But Cena quickly countered and pushed Orton off of him and into the ropes. Orton bounced off of the ropes, and Cena quickly ducked down the lifted Orton to his shoulders for an F-U. Cena was about to go for it, but Orton started wiggling then dropped down behind Cena pinned his shoulders to the mat for a sunset flip, ONE… TWO… THRE… Cena just managed to kick out. Both Orton and Cena laid on the mat panting, while Orton stared up at the rafters in disbelief.

Back outside both Booker and Machetti were back on their feet, Booker went after Machetti with a spinning hook kick, but Machetti ducked, then grabbed Booker and tossed him over the announce table right into the laps of Tazz and Styles. Machetti yanked the top part of the table off, while the ECW announcers pushed Booker off of them, then got up and backed away.

Machetti came around the table and shoved the announcers' chairs out of the way, then pulled Booker up off of the ground and rammed his face down into the table. Machetti then grabbed a monitor and yanked it out from the table. The fans behind Machetti, going as far back as the third row, could hear the thud of the monitor on the back of Booker's skull. Machetti tossed the monitor to the side, then lifted up Booker's legs and lifted him up onto the announce table.

Machetti walked back around the table, then climbed up onto the ring apron. Machetti looked like he was going to jump for a moment, but he suddenly had second thoughts… and climbed up onto the top turnbuckle. But suddenly Orton ran over and grabbed Machetti's leg, preventing him from jumping off, but Machetti pulled his leg in then pushed off, knocking Orton off of him and down to the mat.

Meanwhile, Sharmell had attempted to pull Booker off of the table, but Candice ran up to her and shoved her. The Queen fell backwards and fell on her ass, as the Women's Champion advanced on her. Sharmell got back up then turned around and ran away from Candice, who wasted no time in chasing after her.

Back on the top rope, Machetti slowly stood up on the top turnbuckle, he took a deep breath, then launched himself off of the top, did a front flip, then came crashing down on Booker, smashing him through the announce table with a 540 splash. The fans jumped up and started cheering then began chanting, HOLY SHT! HOLY SHT! Machetti kept on laying on top of Booker, the referee remembered that Extreme Rules meant falls count anywhere, so he quickly slid out of the ring an dropped down on the remains of the table, ONE… TWO… THREE! KING BOOKER IS ELIMINATED!

Now it was down to three, Orton versus Cena versus Machetti in a THREE way dance. Orton got back up and stared at the destroyed announce table that Machetti had put his 'partner' through. But suddenly Cena came from behind, flipped over Orton and drove Orton's bloody face down to the mat with the Blockbuster. Cena quickly rolled Orton onto his back and went to get a pin off of the surprise attack, ONE… TWO… THR… Orton kicked out.

Cena got up to his feet stomped on Orton a couple of times, then jumped up into the air and came crashing down on Orton for an elbow drop. Cena rolled off of Orton and pulled him up to his feet, then whipped him into the corner. Cena charged at Orton and then ducked down and drove his shoulder into Orton's chest for a running shoulder thrust. Cena then pulled Orton forward and then hoisted him up into the air for a Fisherman's Suplex. Cena waited a few seconds, then slammed Orton hard down to the mat and went for a pin, ONE… TWO… TH… Orton kicked out.

Cena shook his head and got up off Orton, but suddenly Machetti springboarded off of the ropes and landed on Cena's shoulders, then fell backwards and launched him across the ring for a Springboard Hurricurana. Machetti got back up, spun around then ran to the ropes, jumped up onto the top rope, then back-flipped off of it and came crashing down on Orton for a Springboard Moonsault.

But Machetti didn't go for the pin, instead he rolled off of Orton and got to his feet, then ran the rest of the way across the ring, jumped up onto the middle rope, then springboarded off of it and caught Cena in the face with a springboard calf kick. Machetti got back up and took a few steps back, then ran forward, jumped up into the air and came crashing down on Cena for a Standing Shooting Star Press.

Machetti got up off of Cena and turned around in time to catch Orton and launch him through the air for a hip toss, while doing a back-flip in the same motion, in order to come crashing down on top of the Legend Killer for a Hip Toss Moonsault. Machetti rolled off of Orton and onto his back, then kicked up and came face-to-face with John Cena.

The two of them were about to attack each other, but they suddenly stopped. Identical smirked appeared on Machetti and Cena's face, then at the same time they turned and faced Orton, who was still on his back on the mat. Cena had gotten some revenge throughout the match, but Machetti had been patient and had bided his time. Now it was time to make Orton pay for what he did to Maria.

Machetti quickly got out of the ring and went over to his trash can. Machetti rummaged through it then pulled out a metal cooking tray. Machetti got back into the ring, then caught Cena's eye and pointed to the steel chair. Cena nodded and went to get the chair, while Machetti went over to Orton, then lifted his legs up into the air then placed the metal tray on Orton's crotch. Machetti looked up and smirked at Cena, who came forward with the chair then smashed it down on the tray, driving it right into Orton's nuts.

Machetti and Cena chuckled at Orton as he thrashed around on the mat and held his crushed balls, then Machetti picked up the metal tray and smashed it down onto Orton's head. Machetti pressed one of his feet down into Orton's chest, then slowly slid the metal tray under Orton's head. Machetti turned to Cena and looked at him expectantly, Cena came over and stood next to Orton, then raised the chair up above his head. Cena paused for a second, then brought the chair crashing down on Orton's skull, sandwiching Randy's head in between the metal cooking tray and the steel chair for a modified version of the Con-Chair-To.

Machetti wasted no time in covering Orton for a pin, ONE… TWO… TH… MACHETTI PULLED ORTON'S SHOULDER UP! Machetti stood over Orton and stared down at him, with a cold look in his eyes. He wasn't done with Orton quite yet. The gash on Randy's forehead had reopened and now the blood was once again flowing freely. Machetti gave Orton a sadistic smirk, then he got out of the ring and went back over to the trash can again.

Machetti's smirk grew even larger as he pulled out a jug of lighter fluid, then turned and stared at Orton. The only problem was that there was no table here at the moment. But that didn't seem to bother Machetti too much, because he got back into the ring, then unscrewed the cap and started pouring lighter fluid on Randy. Orton thrashed around on the mat, then quickly rolled to the side and slid out of the ring, and ran as fast as he could away from Machetti. THAT GUY WAS F-CKING INSANE!

Orton ran around the ring and over to the announce table, then quickly snatched JR's water bottle and poured whatever was left in the bottle on himself, hoping to rinse off the lighter fluid. Machetti glared at Orton, then turned to Cena and told him to get the Singapore Cane. Cena nodded and went to get the cane while Machetti left the ring and got some matches out from his trash can.

Machetti got back in the ring and then poured some of the remaining lighter fluid out onto the Singapore Cane that Cena held out for him. Machetti put the jug down, then lit a match and brought it to the cane, instantly igniting it in flame. Machetti took the flaming cane from Cena, then he got out of the ring and charged at Orton with the burning stick. Machetti swung the cane at Orton's head, but the Legend Killer quickly dove out of the way, causing Machetti to slam the burning cane down on top of the Smackdown announce table, almost making Cole wet his pants.

Machetti turned around and ran at Orton. Randy started backing away from Machetti, but Machetti swung the cane at Orton, but he ducked, causing Machetti to smash the cane into the ring post behind Randy. Orton quickly took a chance and rushed at Machetti and drove his shoulder into the WWE Champion's stomach, causing him to drop the cane. Orton followed up by grabbing Machetti, then whipped him across the ringside area and into the steel steps. Machetti's knee made a loud thud as it slammed into the side of the steps, causing Machetti to go flying over the steps and land with a thud on the other side.

Orton lifted the ring apron, then pulled out a fire extinguisher from underneath it. Orton turned around and sprayed the still burning Singapore Cane, smothering the flames and extinguishing the fire. Randy kicked the cane to the side, then put the fire extinguisher down and got back in the ring. Only for Cena to run at him and take him down with a shoulder tackle. Cena ran passed Orton and to the ropes as Randy got to his feet, then he charged at him again and tackled him to the ground with a second shoulder tackle.

Cena got up and stepped behind Orton while get struggled back up to his feet. But then Cena lifted up Orton from behind, then slammed him down to the mat with a spinout powerslam. Cena walked around Orton and stared down at him, then did the You Can't See Me Taunt. Cena ran to the ropes, bounced off of them, then came back and drove his fist down into Orton's face for the Five Knuckle Shuffle.

Orton rolled across the ring and held his head, while Cena stood behind him and measured up the Legend Killer for an F-U. Once Orton got up Cena rushed at him and went to lift him up once he spun around. But suddenly Orton smashed Machetti's barbed wire wrapped bat into the side of Cena's head, knocking him down to the mat, while creating a gash in the side of his head in the process. Orton put the bat down, and then went for a pin on Cena, ONE… TWO… Cena kicked out.

Orton got up and grinned down at Cena, then he took a few steps back and crouched down on the mat, measuring John up for an RKO. Cena got back up and Orton sprung at him, but suddenly Orton jumped right into a pipe-shot from Machetti. Machetti stared down at Orton while holding his signature pipe, which he had gotten from the trash can while he was out of the ring.

Machetti lifted the pipe again, then slammed it down on Orton's back, lifted it again, the smashed it down on him again. Machetti took that moment to turn away from Orton, then walked passed Cena and got out of the ring then went back over to the trash can. Machetti smirked then pulled out a pair of handcuffs and a key. Machetti held the handcuffs in one hand and his pipe in the other, then got in the ring and handed the small key to Cena.

Machetti then walked back over to Orton, who was barely conscious, then put the cuffs on his arm, then cuffed his arm onto the top rope. Machetti took a few steps back then watched as Orton realized what had happened. Randy looked up and realize he was cuffed to the ropes, he looked up in horror as Machetti approached him again with the pipe.

Orton frantically pulled on the cuffs, trying to get away from Machetti, but all he could do was slid the cuff on the rope further along the rope. The sadistic smirk was back on Machetti's face as he lifted his pipe, then brought it crashing down on Orton. Machetti lifted the pipe again and smashed it down on Orton again, and then again… and again… and again… and again.

Eventually Cena had to come over and pulled Machetti away from Orton, stopping the WWE Champions brutal assault on the Legend Killer. Orton was out cold on the mat, and the only part of him that was off the mat was his arm, but the reason for that was because it was cuffed to the top rope on a short change, which kept it up off the ground. But you know what they say; payback's a btch! Machetti turned away from Orton and glared at Cena, who yelled at Machetti to calm down. Machetti slowly nodded then handed his pipe to Cena. But then Machetti turned around and ran at Orton, then connected with a hard kick to the side of the head.

Cena came over and pulled the cuff key out of this pocket then he unlocked the cuffs and dragged Orton into the middle of the ring, then went for the cover, ONE… TWO… THRE… ORTON KICKED OUT! Both Machetti and Cena stared down at the Legend Killer, who was still out cold. He probably just kicked out in an act of pure instinct. Just to be safe Cena went for another pin, this time he hooked both of Orton's legs, ONE… TWO… THR… but Orton still kicked out.

Machetti looked up and Cena with a small smirk on his face, and shrugged. Then at the same time both Cena and Machetti started stomping on Orton, driving their feet into his stomach and ribs over and over again. Machetti stepped back and allowed Cena to continue stomping on Orton, then went and got the steel chair from behind. Machetti called out to Cena and then tossed the chair at him when he turned around. Cena reached up just in time, and caught the steel chair before it hit him in the face.

Cena glared at Machetti, who turned away and got out of the ring, then went over to the time keeper's corner and got a chair of his own. Cena saw what Machetti was doing, and began smashing his chair down on Orton, over and over again, in a way to occupy his time until Machetti got back into the ring. Once Machetti walked over Cena stopped whacking Orton with the chair, then turned to face the WWE Champion.

Machetti held up his chair, then gestured to Orton with his head, Cena nodded then backed up into the corner, while Machetti got in the other one. Orton was in the middle of the ring showing no signs of life, then Machetti took his chair and slammed it down on the mat, Cena soon followed suit and slammed his chair down on the mat as well. THEY WERE TUNING UP THE BAND FOR THE TWO-MAN CON-CHAIR-TO!

Orton had no idea where he was and slowly started fighting up to his feet. He couldn't hear the thuds of the chairs over the loud cheers from the crowd. The fans really wanted to see Orton get brained with the two chairs. Orton eventually made it up to his feet, and Machetti and Cena rushed forward and swung their chairs. But at the very last second, Orton dropped back down to the mat, causing Cena and Machetti to smash their chairs together full force.

Orton quickly jumped up off of the mat and planted Machetti with an RKO while he was off balance. Then he turned around and ran at Cena then jumped into the air and dropkicked the chair into Cena's face. Cena went down hard, and dropped his chair, so Orton turned around to pin Machetti, only to see Candice Michelle sliding the WWE Champion out of the ring.

Orton yelled in frustration, then gave a glance to Cena, who had dropped down to the floor, before running across the ring, and sliding under the ropes. Candice screamed and dropped Machetti then turned and ran. Orton considered going after Machetti, but instead he chased after the Women's Champion. He wanted to make her pay for getting Machetti out of the ring.

Candice sprinted around the ring steps and ran the length of the ring, with Orton right behind her. Then Candice rounded the next corner and ran by Machetti's trash can. Orton chased after Candice… only to run into a hard clothesline from Cena who had been crouching down on the ground nearby. Orton went down hard and might have been knocked out, so Cena began the difficult task of picking Orton up and rolling him into the ring. Cena never had a real chance to get acquainted with Extreme Rules, so he didn't remember that falls could count outside of the ring. Instead he got in the ring after Orton and went for the pin there, ONE… TWO… but Orton managed to kick out.

Cena looked up at the rafters in shock, then turned and saw that Machetti was back on his feet. After checking on Candice, Machetti rolled back into the ring and gave Cena a nod. Then Machetti went and got the two chairs, then unfolded both of them and placed them side-by-side near a corner. Machetti turned away from the chairs and looked at Cena expectantly.

Cena stared back at Machetti for a second, and then realized what the champion wanted him to do. Cena pulled Orton up off of the mat, then lifted the Legend Killer up onto his shoulders for a Fireman's Carry. Cena carried Orton into the middle of the ring, then turned and glanced at the chairs, before… F-U ONTO THE CHAIRS! Orton's body looked like it was broken in half the way it was laying on the chairs, but suddenly Machetti pulled himself up onto the top rope, back-flipped off of it, and came crashing down on Orton for a moonsault. Machetti slid the chairs out from under Randy and went for a pin, ONE… TWO… THREE! RANDY ORTON IS ELIMINATED!

Machetti got up off of Orton, then turned around to face Cena. The fans erupted in cheers, now it was just down to Machetti versus Cena in a one-on-one Extreme Rules match. The next person to get a pin or submission would be the WWE Champion. Machetti took a second to slide the two crushed chairs out of the ring, then turned around and face Cena again.

Both of them had been through hell in the course of this match. Cena still had some thumbtacks in his back, and there was the gash on the side of his head from where Orton had hit him with the barbed wire bat. Meanwhile the blood on Machetti's forehead had been there for so long it was starting to dry up, the same went for the blood coming from the thumbtack holes. Both Machetti and Cena rushed into the middle of the ring and locked up, but Cena came out on top and shoved Machetti backwards.

Machetti got back up, but ducked down in time to dodge Cena's incoming clothesline. As Cena ran passed Machetti swung his leg around and knocked Cena's legs out from under him, knocking Cena down to the mat. Machetti then ran forward, and jumped up into the air, did a back-flip and came crashing down on Cena for a Standing Shooting Star Press, ONE… TW… Cena kicked out.

Machetti got up off of Cena, then started to pull him up off of the mat. But suddenly, Cena grabbed Machetti and hoisted him up onto his shoulders. F-U! But, before Cena could connect, Machetti reached out and grabbed the top rope that was next to him. Cena tried pulling Machetti away, but Machetti held tightly onto the ropes.

Machetti then pulled himself and Cena forward, then used a head-scissors takedown to take Cena over the top rope and down to the floor. Cena hit the mat hard, but Machetti held onto the top rope and dangled above him. Machetti then used his hold on the ropes and some surprising chest and arm strength to 'skin the cat' and get back into the ring. But once Machetti's feet touched the mat, he used the top rope to vault himself over and crashed down on Cena on the outside. Machetti laid on top of Cena and went for the pin, ONE…TWO…TH… Cena kicked out.

Machetti got up off of Cena and stumbled a bit, then he lifted the ring apron and dug around underneath the ring. Eventually Machetti pulled out a table, then picked it up and slid it into the ring. Machetti called Candice into the ring, then the two of them worked together and set up the table in the middle of the ring. Machetti smiled at Candice, then got out of the ring to get Cena.

Machetti rolled John into the ring, then got in after him, but the time Machetti had taken to get Cena, had given him enough time to recover, so he quickly grabbed Machetti and caught him with a small package, ONE… TW… Machetti kicked out, then rolled away from Cena. Machetti got up off of the mat and stared down at Cena, there was no counting him out.

Machetti ran at Cena, then dropped down and drove his feet into Cena's face for a low dropkick, knocking Cena backwards, then he pulled Cena up off of the mat, picked him up and held him sideways in front of him. Machetti took a few steps back and so he was facing away from the table. But before Machetti could hit the Machete's Blade, Cena reached up and wrapped his arm around Machetti's head, then he used all his strength to pop his hips, causing Machetti to flip forwards and hit the mat back first for a modified headlock takeover.

Cena got up off of Machetti, then he took a step back and rushed at Machetti, then slid and drove his feet into Machetti's side for a baseball slide, causing Machetti to roll under the bottom rope and drop down onto the floor. In the few seconds it took Cena to get up off of the mat and peek over the ropes down at Machetti, the WWE Champion had crawled underneath the ring apron. All Cena could see was Machetti's black boots sticking out.

Cena stared down at Machetti for a moment, then turned around and glanced at the table, before his eyes fell on the left over jug of lighter fluid. Cena smirked the picked up the jug and brought it over to the table, then proceeded to pour all the left over lighter fluid onto it. Cena turned away from the table then glanced down and finally saw the matches that Machetti had left in the ring.

Cena went over to the matches and picked them up, then lit one and dropped it down on the table, igniting it in flame. Cena smirked at his handiwork, then got out of the ring to get Machetti. Cena reached down and grabbed Machetti's foot, then pulled on him and dragged him out from under the ring. But suddenly Machetti spun around and bashed Cena in the face with a shovel. Cena hit the ground with a thud, and Machetti slowly got up off of the ground.

Machetti glanced at the burning table, then tossed the shovel to the side and pulled Cena up off of the ground and rolled him into the ring. Machetti glanced down at Cena, then looked at the table. Machetti smirked then to the surprise of the fans, pulled off his vest. Machetti pulled Cena's arms up then slid his chain-link vest on them so that Cena was now wearing the vest.

Machetti reached down and lowered his black shorts slightly, exposing the elastic of his boxers, and then did the 'Chain Gang salute' to Cena. Machetti pulled Cena up off of the mat, then ducked down and picked Cena up onto his shoulders. Machetti turned to the side and stepped closer to the table, then launched Cena off of him, MACHETTI F-UED CENA THROUGH THE FLAMING TABLE!! The fans hadn't sat down since Cena lit the table on fire and immediately started chanting, HOLY SHT! HOLY SHT! The fire went out as soon as the table broke, so Machetti quickly followed up by going for a pin, ONE… TWO… THREE! MACHETTI RETAINS THE TITLE!

Riot Time hit as Machetti pulled himself up off of Cena and stood up, he had done it. He pinned all three of the challengers in the match and had retained his title. Sure the match favored him as far as the rules went, but when everything was said and done, Machetti had retained his WWE Championship. Machetti turned around and saw Candice Michelle, who ran at him and jumped up into the WWE Champion's arms.

Machetti spun Candice around a few times, then put her back down. But as Machetti was releasing her, Candice suddenly reached up, grabbed Machetti's face and kissed him hard on the lips. Machetti's eyes shot opened in shock, then he managed to pull away. Machetti stared at Candice for a moment, then took his WWE title from the referee and got out of the ring. Candice got out of the ring after Machetti and followed him to the back, leaving the fans in different degrees of shock, awe, disappointment, and elation.

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Well not to toot my own horn, but I think my match was way better than the Cena/Orton match. To be honest I had three different endings for this one, each with a different person winning, it all depended on what happened at Unforgiven.

This was my longest chapter to date, with over nine thousand words and seventeen pages. Second place was chapter sixty-five of Can I Ask You Something I, which had eight thousand four hundred words.

'Till Next Time…

Peace!