Chapter Forty Five: Extreme Recruit
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(A/N: Alright here's the second of three updates this week. Chaos Inc is going to invade ECW. Keep in mind, Machetti is still banned from wrestling there.)
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ECW was live from Bakersfield California. Kane had just beaten Mark Henry by Disqualification after Henry hit him with a chair. But then the cameras cut backstage and showed Chaos Inc arriving in the arena. Machetti was walking at point while holding hands with Maria, and London and Kendrick were flanking him. The four of them only came to a stop in front of the ECW Locker Room. Machetti knocked on the door and Tommy Dreamer eventually answered it.
"Tommy Dreamer," said Machetti as he greeted Dreamer with a handshake, "just the man we wanted to see."
"What can I do for you guys?" asked Dreamer.
"Well, I'm not gonna beat around the bush man, I want you on our Survivor Series Team," said Machetti.
"And why's that?" questioned Dreamer.
"Its quite simple," explained Machetti, "I've faced you before, and I know what you're capable of, so I'd be happy to have you on our team."
Dreamer stared hard at Machetti for a moment, then glanced at Paul, Brian, and Maria for a second each before looking back at Machetti, "Alright, you've got yourself a teammate," Dreamer said finally as he stuck out his hand.
"That's what I wanted to hear," replied Machetti as he reached out and shook Dreamers hand. "Now, I hate to be the bearer of bad news… so I'll have those two tell you instead." At that Machetti stepped to the side and looked at London and Kendrick expectantly.
"Well…" started Paul, "Cade and Murdoch are here tonight too… and we think they're recruiting someone also…"
"So you're going to have to fight in a match against their new teammates," finished Brian.
"That's it?" asked Tommy.
"Yeah… you're not worried?" questioned Paul.
"Nah, listen, I've been through worse," explained Dreamer, "if having to face an unnamed opponent is the worst you can come up with, then I'm fine with that."
"See guys, I told you he was a good choice," commented Machetti, "Paul, Brian, go out to the ring with him and make sure everything is on the up and up incase Cade and Murdoch come out."
"What are you going to do?" asked Brian.
"I'm not allowed to wrestle, no thanks to Tommy over here," answered Machetti as he smirked at Dreamer then reached in his pants pocket and pulled out two tickets, "so Maria and I are going to be watching from the crowd."
"So technically, you'll still be at ringside," commented Dreamer with a smirk.
"Yup," replied Machetti, as he took Maria's hand in his, "we'll see you guys out there."
"See ya," said Paul and Brian at the same time, as Machetti and Maria walked off. The two of them turned back to Dreamer, who pulled open the door to the locker room and led the other two inside, and with that ECW went to a commercial break.
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ECW was back and the camera went up to one of the fan entrances in the arena as Machetti and Maria came through it. In one hand Machetti was holding I bag of popcorn, while his other hand was holding onto Maria's. Machetti led Maria, who was holding a large up down the steps and through the fans until they reached two empty seats in the front row. Machetti being the all-around-good-guy he is stepped to the side and allowed Maria to sit down first, before taking his seat. The fans didn't have long to focus on Machetti and Maria, because soon everyone (Machetti and Maria included) stood up as Jamie Noble's music hit. Jamie Noble came down to the ring for his match with Little Guido.
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ECW had just come back from the Fabulous Moolah Tribute. Through the course of the night the camera occasionally showed Machetti and Maria sitting at ringside. But then Machetti, Maria, and all of the other fans got to their feet as Tommy Dreamer's theme music hit.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest is scheduled for one-fall," started the ring announcer, as Dreamer came out from the back accompanied by London and Kendrick. "Introducing first, from Yonkers New York, being accompanied by Paul London and Brian Kendrick, weighing in at two hundred and fifty-five pounds… TOMMY DREAMER!" Paul, Brian, and Tommy made their way down the ramp but stopped short from getting in the ring. Instead they walked around the ring steps and came to a stop in front of Machetti and Maria. Machetti patted Dreamer on the shoulder and wished him luck. Tommy turned away from Machetti and got in the ring, then turned to face the entrance ramp.
London and Kendrick stood at ringside near Machetti, as Cade and Murdoch's theme music hit. The Redneck Wrecking Crew came out from the back carrying their World Tag Team Titles. "You've got to be kidding me," commented Lance, "Tommy Dreamer? That's the best you could come up with?" Dreamer stood in the ring and glared at the World Tag Team Champions and motioned for them to call out his opponent.
"Dreamer you've got no chance, you should probably just give up now," added Murdoch when he took the mic from Cade. But in the ring Dreamer shook his head, he wasn't going to forfeit, he was going to face this challenge head on. "Fine, but don't say we didn't warn you!" Trevor warned him before handing the mic back to Cade.
"Now, let us introduce to you, a superstar making his ECW return, a man who has beaten Tommy Dreamer on multiple occasions, and is the newest member of Team Cade and Murdoch…" Lance and Trevor took a step to the side an motioned to the entrance set up, "KEVIN THORN!" at that the theme music of ECW's resident vampire hit, and Kevin Thorn came out from the back, looking intense as usual. Thorn walked passed Cade and Murdoch and stared straight at Tommy Dreamer, who didn't look intimidated. Cade and Murdoch followed Thorn down the ramp as the ring announce continued his introductions.
"And the opponent, being accompanied by World Tag Team Champions Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch, weighing in at two hundred and seventy pounds… KEVIN THORN!" Thorn walked up the steps and got into the ring, while Cade and Murdoch walked around it and stood at ringside on the opposite side from London and Kendrick. Kevin Thorn kept his eyes fixed on Dreamer as he took off his entrance gear and handed it over the top rope to someone at ringside. Thorn walked into the middle of the ring where he stood face-to-face with Dreamer.
"Let's go Dreamer!" cheered Machetti and Maria from their seats at ringside. Tommy didn't even take his eyes off of Thorn to acknowledge the cheers. He kept his eyes fixed on Thorn, he was in the zone now. The referee quickly called for the bell and the match was now underway.
Dreamer and Thorn locked up, but Tommy came out on top by locking in a Side Headlock. Thorn pushed Dreamer off of him and into the ropes, then stood up as Dreamer bounced off of them and came back. Thorn caught Tommy on his way back and went for a Hip Toss, but Dreamer blocked it, then pushed Thorn off of him and into the ropes. Thorn bounced off of the ropes and came back, enabling Dreamer to catch him and plant him with a Hip Toss. The Chaos Inc members at ringside cheered for Dreamer and yelled at him to "Keep it up," while on the other side of the ring Cade and Murdoch told Thorn just to "Get up."
Thorn got up relatively quickly, but Dreamer rushed over and hit him with a punch to the mid-section, causing Thorn to double over, then Dreamer took a few steps back, only to rush at Thorn and nail him with a Running Knee Lift, sending the vampire staggering back into the ropes while the extremely vocal Machetti shouted, "Knock his fangs out!" Thorn staggered away from the ropes and into the corner, but Dreamer came over and climbed up onto the middle rope, then rained down a pair of right hands.
Tommy was going to his a third right, but Thorn dropped down a bit, then slipped in between Dreamer's legs before giving Tommy a hard shove. Dreamer was launched into the ring post, then went crashing back-first down to the mat. The Chaos Inc members as well as a bunch of the fans proceeded to let out a loud chorus of boos, directed towards the vampire. The chants didn't get to Thorn, who didn't give Dreamer a second to recover, because he quickly ran back into the corner and nailed an Elbow Drop on Dreamer, then got back up and nailed another one.
Thorn followed up by stomping on Dreamer a couple of times, then eventually pulled Dreamer up to his feet… only to ram him back into the corner with a Shoulder Thrust. Thorn stayed on Dreamer in the corner and only left after hitting a total of three Shoulder Thrusts. Thorn backed across the ring and gave Tommy some space to breath, only to turn around and squish Dreamer against the turnbuckle with a Body Splash.
Thorn stepped back and allowed Dreamer to drop down to his knees and hold himself up with the ropes. But Thorn soon came back and stomped Dreamer across the back, driving him down to the mat. Thorn followed up with a few more stomps, then eventually pulled Dreamer up to his feet and dragged him into the middle of the ring. With Dreamer up, Thorn ran back into the ropes, then came back and drove his foot into Tommy's mid section, causing him to double over. Thorn then grabbed Dreamer, lifted him up into the air, then dropped him down onto his knee for a Gutbuster. Machetti and the fans let Thorn know exactly what they thought of him and booed loudly.
Dreamer crawled away from Thorn and into the corner, but Thorn pulled Dreamer up to his feet, then whipped him across the ring and into the opposite corner. Thorn turned around and rushed at Tommy looking for a Running Body Splash, but at the last second Dreamer ran out of the way, causing Thorn to run full speed into the turnbuckle. Thorn staggered backwards and was wide open for a Reverse Neckbreaker for Dreamer, which received a loud cheer from the Peanut Gallery at ringside.
Both Dreamer and Thorn were down, Dreamer was on his back in the middle of the ring, and Thorn was holding onto the ropes near the corner he had just been in. London and Kendrick came forward and started slapping the ring apron with their hands, urging Dreamer to get up quickly. Tommy must have heard them because he eventually managed to make it back up to his feet. Nearby, Thorn had a hold on the ropes and was able to pull himself up to his feet using them.
Thorn went after Dreamer for a right hand, but Tommy blocked the shot with his left arm, then connected with a hard right on Thorn. Dreamer followed up by connecting with a left hand, then went off on Thorn with a flurry of mixed punches to the mid section and the sides of the face. After almost a dozen punches Tommy took a step back, then rushed forward and took Thorn down with a hard right hand, earning him a loud pop from the crowd.
Thorn got back up, but Dreamer took him down with another right hand, then stepped back and watched as Thorn once again fought back up off of the mat. Dreamer then ran forward and nailed Thorn with a Running Neckbreaker, then he got up and shouted "E… C… DOUBLE U!!!" Getting the fans to cheer loudly and applaud. But across the ring Cade and Murdoch were looking a little worried, Dreamer was quickly gaining momentum and was showing no signs of stopping.
Thorn rolled away and across the ring from Dreamer, then used the ropes to pull himself up to his feet. Dreamer came forward and grabbed Thorn with a Side Headlock, then went for the DDT. But at the last second Thorn reached out and grabbed the top rope, causing Dreamer to go crashing down to the mat. All around the arena the fans booed. Thorn quickly went for a pin, then put his feet on the bottom rope for additional leverage, which made the boos even louder, ONE… TWO… the referee saw Thorn's feet on the ropes and stopped the count. The referee received an applause from Chaos Inc for making a good call, but Cade and Murdoch looked pissed off.
Thorn shot up to his feet and glared at the referee, then a little reluctantly, turned back to Tommy and pulled him up to his feet. Thorn whipped Dreamer into the corner, then ran at him, only to run into a hard elbow from Tommy. Thorn staggered backwards and Dreamer quickly pounced on him and nailed him with the DDT, Tommy rolled Thorn onto his back then went for a pin, ONE… the referee stopped the count when he noticed Thorn's hand was under the bottom rope. This time the roles were reversed, Chaos Inc booed, while Cade and Murdoch cheered the referee for doing his job right.
Dreamer shook his head, then got up and dragged Thorn into the middle of the ring and pulled him up to his feet, Dreamer did a Side Headlock and went for the DDT again, but Thorn pushed Tommy off of him and into the ropes, Dreamer came back in time for Thorn to launch him up into the air, causing Dreamer to slam back-first down to the mat for a Back Body Drop. Thorn turned to Dreamer and pulled him up to his knees, then dragged him into the middle of the ring and hoisted him up over his head looking for the Crucifix Powerboub,
But Dreamer suddenly started fighting and countered by turning the Crucifix in to a Backslide Pin, ONE… TWO… TH… Thorn thrashed his legs and managed to get out of the pin. At ringside the fans and Chaos Inc were all cheering, Dreamer was back in control. Tommy got back up then pulled Thorn up to his feet, and turned him around so the he (Dreamer) was facing London and Kendrick. Dreamer got Thorn in a Side Headlock the raised his arm up into the air and shouted "DDT!!"
The fans, as well as Chaos Inc, all cheered but suddenly, Thorn grabbed Dreamer and used brute strength to lift Tommy up, then placed him stomach-first on the top rope. Thorn spun around, while holding Dreamer's head over his shoulder, then dropped down and nailed the Original Sin. The majority of the arena booed loudly as Thorn pulled Dreamer's lifeless legs off of the top rope, then went for a pin, ONE… TWO… THREE! KEVIN THORN WINS IT!
The fans booed as Kevin Thorn's theme music hit. Cade and Murdoch joined Thorn in the ring, and glared at London and Kendrick as they got in. Cade, Murdoch, Thorn, London, and Kendrick, all stared at each other, until suddenly the fans cheered as Machetti hopped the barricade, got in the ring and stood in between Paul and Brian. Cade, Murdoch, and Thorn quickly bailed out of the ring and glared at the three Chaos members who were urging them to get in the ring.
Cade shook his head and got a mic from the Time Keeper's corner. "Do you think we're stupid?" asked Cade, "Do you think we're stupid? We're not getting in there! Thorn just pinned Dreamer one… two… three… we have nothing more to prove tonight, because that same thing is going to happen at Survivor Series." With that Cade dropped the mic, then he, Murdoch, and Thorn walked around the ring and backed up the entrance ramp. Machetti glared at all three of them from the ring while London and Kendrick checked on Dreamer, and with that ECW went to a commercial break.
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Right… I didn't include Snitsky in this chapter because he doesn't strike me as the kind of guy who likes to 'hang out'. So I had Cade and Murdoch doing the dirty work. Also, they're probably going to announce a Triple Threat Match between CM Punk, Miz, and Morrison at Survivor Series, that can't happen in this story because Miz already has a match.
Also, for my next chapter, which I'll have out on Friday, There is going to be no Tag Team Championship match and no Mysterio/Finlay match. Instead there are going to be two inter-promotional six man tag matches. Mysterio and the Hardy Boys will take on Cade, Murdoch, and Snitsky, and Chaos Inc will take on Finlay, MVP, and Mr. Kennedy.
Here's the updated card for Survivor Series…
World Heavyweight Championship
Hell in a Cell
Batista v. the Undertaker
WWE Championship
Orton can not get himself DQed, and HBK can't use Sweet Chin Music
Randy Orton v. Shawn Michaels
ECW World Championship
CM Punk v. John Morrison
Hornswoggle McMahon v. Big Daddy V
Traditional 5-on-5 Elimination Match
HHH, Rey Mysterio, Balls Mahoney, Matt, and Jeff Hardy
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Umaga, Finlay, the Miz, MVP, and Mr. Kennedy
Traditional 5-on-5 Elimination Match
Machetti, Paul London, Brian Kendrick, Tommy Dreamer, and ???
v.
Snitsky, Lance Cade, Trevor Murdoch, Kevin Thorn, and ???
'Till Next Time…
Peace!