Chapter Fifty-Five: Armageddon
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Armageddon was live from Pittsburg Pennsylvania, the opening pyro had gone off and the three announce teams introduced themselves But before anything else could happen, Riot Time hit and the crowd popped as Chaos Inc came out from the back. Machetti had the Intercontinental Championship over his shoulder, a mic in one hand, and Maria's hand in his other. London and Kendrick both had their World Tag Team Championships around their waist. "Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Machetti, Paul London, Brian Kendrick, and Maria… CHAOS INC!" The tag team champions sprinted passed Machetti and Maria and slid into the ring. Then ran to two of the corners and climbed up onto the middle rope then back-flipped off and landed in the middle of the ring. Machetti and Maria soon joined them in standing in the middle of the ring. Machetti let go of Maria's hand and the smile he had on his face instantly faded.
"Alright, cut the music," ordered Machetti before turning to the fans, "Now, can someone please tell me what the hell is going on here? Right now you have the WWE Intercontinental Champion, and the World Tag Team Champions together in the ring, but none of us are even on the card! What kind of CRAP is that?" The fans around the arena booed the concept of the three Chaos Inc members not wrestling tonight. "Please, someone tell me what hell is going on. Are the writers still on strike or something? Also someone tell me why in the HELL the Intercontinental Championship hasn't been defended at a Pay-Per-View since SUMMERSLAM!! That was back in August God damn it!" The fans booed the fact that the Intercontinental Title hadn't been defended on a pay-per-view in a while.
Machetti took the Intercontinental Title off of his shoulder and held it up with one hand, "I won this title with the intentions of become a worthy champion, and defending the belt at every chance I got. Not to just sit on my ass during a pay-per-view at watch the show. WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON!" Suddenly William Regal's theme music hit and the Raw General Manager came out from the back with a mic in his hand.
"Machetti, son, you need to calm down," said Regal, causing the irate Intercontinental Champion to turn his attention to him, "I understand you're not wrestling tonight and that you must be upset…"
"YOU'RE DAMN RIGHT I'M UPSET!" Machetti interrupted, "WHAT? IS MY BELT NOT GOOD ENOUGH TO DEFEND OR SOMETHING?"
"Its not that at all," replied Regal, "the reason the three of you don't have title defenses is because we already have a full card of eight matches. We can't add in another match or else we might risk going over our time limit."
"Yeah, God forbid we actually have a three hour pay-per-view," Machetti shot back, "What I said before I went out for my match on Monday still stands, I'm going to have a title reign to be proud of. And that title reign will NOT involve me ducking out of chances to defend it. I'm going to defend this gold and Paul and Brian are going to defend theirs. So make some matches before we get cranky."
"Something tells me we're a little too late for that," muttered Regal.
"What was that?" demanded Machetti as he stormed over to the ropes and glared up the ramp at the General Manager.
"You sound like a spoiled child!" snapped Regal, "you came out to the ring and started throwing a tantrum because you didn't get your little title match. Well sunshine, the world doesn't revolve around you. Now get out of the ring before you embarrass yourself more than you already have."
"We're not leaving this ring until we've defended our titles!" exclaimed Machetti, "but if you want to start something, why don't you take off that little suit of yours and I can defend my title against you!"
"That's not going to happen," said Regal, "I will not give in to your demands. Now get out of that ring! Or I will have your forcefully removed!" Machetti acted frightened for a moment and turned to face London, Kendrick, and Maria, all of whom had been glaring at Regal throughout his altercation with Machetti. Machetti held his hand over the mic and asked the other three something. Paul and Maria nodded immediately, but Brian took some coaxing but finally gave in.
Machetti smirked then spun around to face the General Manager again and shouted, "WE'D LIKE TO SEE YOU TRY!" Regal looked surprised at the challenge but the fans all cheered.
"GET OUT OF MY RING YOU BLOODY LITTLE BLAGGART!" Regal yelled.
"What'd you call me?" questioned Machetti, with a confused expression on his face, "Look, we're not leaving this ring until you give us a title match. I don't care if Vince McMahon himself comes out here and threatens to fire us! So if you want your little show to continue you'll either give us our match, or you'll get the hell out of here so we can make one of our own."
"Then I have no choice but to forcibly remove you," resolved Regal, "SECURITY GET OUT HERE!" Regal's call was answered by an even dozen security guards coming out from the back. The security guards stood behind Regal on the stage and Regal smirked smugly. "Machetti, this is your last chance, get out of that ring, or I will have you four forcibly removed! Are you going to go quietly or do you plan to resist?"
"Of course we plan to resist, just give us a moment alright!" snapped Machetti as he turned to the other three. "Twelve of them four of us, does three each sound fair?" Maria looked at Machetti in shock and shook her head, "okay fine, Paul, Brian, and me will handle it. That comes to four each. Sound fair?" London and Kendrick both nodded while Maria backed away into an empty corner. As one the three Chaos Inc members turned to face Regal and the security, and Machetti said, "Now… we are prepared to resist you!"
"GET THEM OUT OF MY RING!" ordered Regal as he gave the guards the order to rush the ring. A dozen security guards sprinted down to the ring, but London, Kendrick, and Machetti hit simultaneous baseball slides, knocking Guards 1, 2, and 3 down before they even got to into the ring. While Machetti, London, and Kendrick got back up Guards 4, 5, and 6 rushed up the steps and got in the ring. London and Kendrick rushed off to meet them, while Machetti stomped on the back of Guard 7 as he tried to go under the bottom rope.
London whipped Guard 5 across the ring into a corner, causing Maria to run from that corner to the one opposite it, then London rushed at the guard and hit him with a turnbuckle crossbody. London then grabbed Guard 5's legs and elevated him up over the top rope and dumped him out of the ring. Guards 4 and 6 had grabbed Kendrick's arms and had them pinned behind his back, but Kendrick ran to the turnbuckle and pulled the guards after him then hit a Double Sliced Bread Number Two. London came over and helped Kendrick roll the two guards out of the ring.
Machetti pulled Guard 7 up to his feet then whipped him across the rings and into the ropes. When the guard came back Machetti bent down and sent him flying over the top rope and out of the ring with a back body drop. The guard came crashing down on top of Guards 1, 2, and 3, knocking all four of them down to the floor. Guards 8 and 9 got in the ring in Guard 7's place, but Machetti rushed at them jumped up and did an arm drag/head-scissors take down and took both of them over the top rope and out of the ring.
The three remaining guards, Guards 10, 11, and 12 got in the ring, but suddenly realized that the three wrestlers in the ring had taken out the other nine guards. Seeing how attacking the three wrestlers was not working, they turned and stalked towards the corner Maria was in. In a flash, London, Kendrick, and Machetti had rushed over. London and Kendrick grabbed Guard 10 and whipped him across the ring then caught him as he came back and launched him up into the air, then slammed him face-first down to the mat for their double flapjack more. Kendrick pulled Guard 10 up and dragged him over to the ropes, then dropped down onto his hands and knees in front of him. London ran over and jumped up onto Kendrick's back and hit the guard with a dropsault, taking the guard over the top rope and out of the ring.
Meanwhile Machetti had grabbed Guard 11 and clubbed him across the back, causing him to slump against the ropes. Machetti then grabbed the guard's legs and tossed him over the top rope and out of the ring. Guard 12 was distracted by seeing the other two get disposed of, and he was left opened for Maria to raise her knee and drive it up into his balls. Machetti turned around and smiled at Maria then they both grabbed Guard 12 and tossed him over the top rope and out of the ring. London, Kendrick, Machetti, and Maria met back in the middle of the ring and stared up at Regal who was still standing at the top of the entrance ramp. After seeing the three wrestlers and the diva dispose of a dozen security guards he was visibly aggravated.
(A/N: I figured giving the guards numbers would keep it from getting too confusing. I didn't want to bother actually coming up with names, so numbers sounded like a good idea.)
Machetti picked up the mic from before and addressed the General Manager, "Is that all you've got? Thanks for the warm up, but we're still not leaving until we get out match."
"You know what, FINE!" snarled Regal, who had taken all that he could stand, "You want your little title match so bad, you can have one. All three of your titles will be on the line in a six-man tag match. When one of you gets pinned, you will lose all of your gold. How's that for a match?"
"Sounds good to me," replied Machetti, then he turned to London and Kendrick, "Does that sound good to you guys?" Brian nodded but Paul looked a little confused.
"Who are we fighting?" he asked.
"Actually I was wondering that myself," commented Machetti as he turned to face Regal again.
"And you'll keep wondering!" Regal told him with a smug smirk on his face, "You three are going to face three surprise opponents later tonight. I can't do I right now, because I have yet to inform you opponents, so if you three gentlemen will please leave the ring, we can start the show, and I can take care of your title match."
"Alright," conceded Machetti, "but if we don't get our title match, we're going to come back out here and you'll never get to have your precious WWE and World title matches!"
"Don't worry," replied Regal, "you'll get everything that's coming to you." With that Riot Time played again and Regal headed to the back. Chaos Inc left the ring, not bothering to try and not step on the guards on the ground, and headed up the ramp to the back.
The camera cut to JBL and Cole who quickly ran down the storylines leading up to the Mysterio/MVP United States Championship match while the security guards headed to the back.
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Armageddon was still live, a commercial for the Tribute to the Troops had just been played when for the third time that night Riot Time hit. Once again Chaos Inc came out from the back and headed down to the ring. Once again Machetti had a mic in one hand and Maria's hand in his other. This time London and Kendrick didn't bother sprinting to the ring and just got in.
"Alright," started Machetti once the four of them were in the ring, "When the show started we were promised a six-man tag match for the Intercontinental and the World Tag Team Titles. The show is half way over and I'm starting to think that our beloved General Manager is starting to get cold feet. But I stand by what I said before, if we don't get our title match, we wont leave the ring. And all because of Regal, all of you fans won't get to see the World and WWE title matches take place tonight." The fans booed that idea. They had paid mainly to see those two matches. "There you go, Regal, if you don't want these fans to sue Vince for false advertising, get your English ass out here!"
Regal's theme music hit and the Raw General Manager came out from the back for the second time tonight. "Don't worry your pretty little head, Machetti," said Regal, "You'll have your title match. I just had to find the… perfect challengers. Let me introduce you to the two individuals challenging for the World Tag Team Championships..."
Umaga's theme music hit and the fans booed as the Samoan Bulldozer and Snitsky came out from the back looking intense and menacing. Regal made not effort to hide the smirk on his face, "I think you'll have your hands full on those two alone. But I'm not done yet. Now, allow me to introduce you to the individual challenging for the Intercontinental Championship…"
I spit in the face… of people who don't want to be cool! The fans booed as Carlito came out from the back and joined the two monsters on the stage. Some people were probably wondering what he had done to get himself teamed up with the two monsters beside him in a match for the IC title.
"You see Machetti," continued Regal, "two weeks ago you went over my head and got Jeff Hardy to accept a match against you for the Intercontinental Championship for last Monday. I allowed the match to stand because I thought it would be good for the ratings. But I had originally had Jeff Hardy scheduled to face this young man, Carlito in a Ladder Match. You took advantage of an opportunity that would have been Carlito's and won the Intercontinental Title. The only thing I can offer him in return is a match against you for the Intercontinental Title. Now that you have your opponents, you kids have fun. Oh and by the way, this match is going to be a TORNADO SIX MAN TAG TEAM MATCH!" Regal let out a chuckle and headed to the back as Umaga, Snitsky, and Carlito headed down the entrance ramp and made their way to the ring.
The three champions had been surprise at Regal's choice in opponents, but they did not seem intimidated. They were confident in each other's abilities and were sure they would walk away with the win. Maria on the other hand, looked a little frightened at the sight of Umaga and Snitsky coming down to the ring, so she quickly got out of the ring and stood by the Raw announce table to get out of the way.
Umaga, Snitsky, and Carlito got in the ring and were met by London, Kendrick, and Machetti. A referee rushed into the ring and called for the bell to start the match. Machetti paired off with Carlito but ducked a left hand from the south paw, then hit a knee to the stomach. Machetti jumped up and hit a corkscrew dropkick, taking Carlito down and sending him rolling under the bottom rope and out of the ring. Kendrick and London had been backed into corners by Umaga and Snitsky (respectively) but Machetti ran over and hit Umaga from behind, then jumped up onto his back. While Umaga tried to get Machetti off of him, Kendrick came in an went off on Umaga with some hard shots to the gut.
Umaga reached back and flipped Machetti off of him, then he rushed at Machetti and Kendrick for a double clothesline. The Tag Team Champion and the Intercontinental Champion ducked under then spun around and nailed a pair of super kicks. Umaga staggered backwards across the ring and into the ropes. Kendrick and Machetti ran in and hit a double clothesline, taking Umaga over the top rope and out of the ring. Then they both turned to see Snitsky raining down right hands on London who was sitting on the ground in the corner.
Machetti and Kendrick walked over to Snitsky, Machetti smirked at Kendrick then tapped him on the shoulder. Snitsky turned around right into a kick to the stomach from Kendrick. Kendrick and Machetti grabbed Snitsky and planted him with a Double DDT. Then they pulled him up off of the mat and whipped him into the opposite corner. Kendrick went to whip Machetti across the ring, but Machetti reversed it, sending Kendrick crashing into Snitsky for a body splash. Kendrick grabbed Snitsky and whipped him back towards Machetti, who dropped down and caught him with a drop toe hold. Snitsky fell forward, but suddenly London came forward and hit a low dropkick to the face, launching Snitsky backwards and onto his back.
Machetti and Kendrick backed away while London got to his feet then ran over and nailed Snitsky with a standing shooting star press, then went for a cover, ONE… TWO… TH… Snitsky kicked out. At ringside Umaga screamed something unintelligible and climbed up onto the ring apron. But Machetti and Kendrick rushed over and nailed him with a double dropkick, knocking the Samoan off of the ring apron and down to the floor. Then they shouted at Paul and dropped down on their knees. London ran in and jumped up onto their backs then onto the top rope, he springboarded off and did a back-flip then came crashing down on Umaga for a shooting star press plancha.
Machetti and Kendrick turned around and saw Snitsky getting back up to his feet. Machetti grabbed Kendrick and picked him up, then threw him at Snitsky legs-first. Kendrick went crashing into Snitsky and took him down with an aided missile dropkick. While Snitsky was on his back, Kendrick scrambled around and went for a pin, ONE… TWO… T… Snitsky kicked out.
Machetti quickly came over and pulled Snitsky up to his feet, but then Kendrick ran passed him and grabbed Snitsky, ran to the corner, SLICED BREAD NUMBER TWO! Kendrick landed on his knees next to Snitsky, Machetti ran in jumped onto Kendrick's back then up onto the top rope, Kendrick dove out of the way and Machetti came off wit ha moonsault then went for a pin, ONE… TWO… THR… Carlito grabbed Machetti's foot and pulled him outside of the ring. Carlito pulled Machetti back up to his feet and whipped him into the steps, but in the ring Kendrick hit Snitsky with a dropkick to the ribs, launching Snitsky under the bottom rope and into Carlito, knocking both of them to the ground. Kendrick quickly grabbed onto the top rope and launched himself over the top and onto Carlito and Snitsky. Machetti staggered over and helped Kendrick, while next to them London and Umaga were getting back up.
London saw Machetti, Kendrick, and Umaga standing so he dropped down to his hands and knees. Kendrick rushed over, jumped onto London's back then hit Umaga in the face with a jumping calf kick. Kendrick landed next to London in a crouch. Machetti then ran in and jumped onto London's back, then onto Kendrick's, then he came off and hit Umaga in the face with a huge dropkick, knocking the Samoan Bulldozer on his back.
London, Kendrick, and Machetti got back up and stared down at Umaga, but a loud whistle got their attention. They turned to Maria who was just taking her fingers out of her mouth and motioned to Snitsky and Carlito who were standing and were probably planning on attacking their opponents from behind. Machetti, London, and Kendrick rushed over, Machetti grabbed Carlito as he ran passed and whipped him into the steel steps, returning the favor from earlier. London slipped behind Snitsky and held his arm behind his back, allowing Kendrick to hit a big kick to the gut, causing Snitsky to double over. London kept Snitsky's arms pinned behind his back while Kendrick stepped back. Kendrick then ran in and nailed a running kick to Snitsky's stomach. London let Snitsky fall to the ground just as Machetti drove Carlito's face into the steel steps.
Machetti looked over his shoulder at London and Kendrick, then pulled Carlito up and rolled him into the ring. Machetti got in after Carlito and the Tag Team Champions quickly followed. Machetti stood and directed traffic for a moment, he motioned for Kendrick to climb to the top rope, and for London to help him. Once Kendrick as on the top rope, London and Machetti lifted Carlito up into the air for a vertical suplex. But instead of finishing the move, they held him in the air and turned to face Kendrick. Kendrick launched off of the turnbuckle and caught Carlito with a flying crossbody while London and Machetti brought him down for the suplex. Carlito slammed down to the mat with Kendrick on top of him, and Kendrick went for the pin, ONE… TWO… THRE… Carlito just managed to get his shoulder up.
Kendrick rolled off of Carlito and looked up and London and Machetti in shock. Machetti shrugged then walked over and pulled Carlito to his feet, then he whipped him across the ring and into the ropes. Carlito came back and Machetti launched him up into the air for a flapjack, while behind him London and Kendrick each grabbed one of Carlito's sides and slammed him face-first down to the mat for a double flapjack of their own. London and Kendrick stepped out of the way while Machetti made the over, but before the referee could count Snitsky grabbed his ankle. The referee turned around to scold Snitsky taking his attention off of the four superstars in the ring.
Next to Snitsky, Umaga was shouting loudly in Samoan and the two monsters seemed intent on making sure the referee didn't make the count. Machetti got up off of Carlito and gestured to London and Kendrick. London and Kendrick ran to the ropes, jumped up onto the top then springboarded off and did a front-flip, before landing on Snitsky an Umaga for a pair of flip seated senton planchas. All four men hit the ground hard, leaving Machetti and Carlito alone in the ring. Machetti smirked at the damage London and Kendrick had done and walked over to the ropes, but suddenly Carlito sprang up, BACK-STABBER! Carlito made the quick cover, ONE… TWO… THRE… Maria came over and put Machetti's foot on the rope then pointed it out to the oblivious referee who stopped the count. Carlito looked up and glared at Maria, then dragged Machetti back into the middle of the ring and went for another pin, ONE… TWO… TH… Machetti had recovered enough to kick out.
Carlito reached down and went to pulled Machetti up to his feet, but Machetti suddenly grabbed Carlito's head then dropped down to his knees and hit a jawbreaker. Carlito staggered backwards and Machetti quickly grabbed him then ran across the ring and jumped over the top rope, looking to bring Carlito down neck-first on the top rope. But Carlito had done his homework and shoved Machetti as he was going over the top ropes, causing the Intercontinental Champion to go crashing down to the floor. London and Kendrick, who had just gotten back up pulled Machetti back up to his feet, but suddenly Carlito came flying out of the ring and took down all three Chaos Inc members with a crossbody plancha. Now all six men were down at the bottom of the entrance ramp.
Maria stood nearby, but decided not to get involve since the Snitsky, Umaga, and Carlito were the three superstars getting to their feet. She knew that any one of them would attack her if they were provoked, so she slipped around the ring and watched from around the corner. Carlito got up first and pulled Machetti up to his feet then rammed him back-first into the side of the ring. Carlito turned to Umaga and Snitsky, who were getting back up and them to take care of the other two. Carlito quickly rolled Machetti into the ring and made the cover, ONE… TWO… Machetti kicked out.
Outside the ring Umaga pulled London up to his feet and hoisted him up onto his shoulders, then he planted Paul with a vicious Samoan drop on the thinly padded floor. Snitsky pulled Kendrick up to his feet and pushed him backwards, then rushed at him and took his head off with a vicious running big boot. The two monsters stood over the tag team champions and smirked at their handiwork. In the ring Carlito pulled Machetti up to his feet and whipped him across the ring into the corner. Carlito rushed at Machetti and hit him with a running shoulder thrust, driving Machetti's back into the middle turnbuckle. Carlito kept Machetti in the corner and went off on him with a series of shoulder thrusts, then he jumped up onto the middle rope, then onto Machetti's shoulders, fell backwards and launched him across the ring with a hurricurana. Machetti flipped in mid air and came crashing back-first down to the mat. Carlito quickly hooked Machetti's leg and went for the pin, ONE… TWO… THR… Machetti kicked out.
Carlito looked a little aggravated that Machetti kicked out, but he quickly smirked when he noticed Snitsky and Umaga getting in the ring. Carlito stepped back and went into the corner and motioned for the two monsters to do their thing. Snitsky always was up to inflicting pain, so he grabbed Machetti and pulled him up to his feet, then turned him upside down and slammed him down to the mat for a scoop slam. Snitsky stepped back as Umaga ran in, jumped up in the air and came crashing down on Machetti for a body splash. Umaga stayed on top of Machetti for the cover, ONE… TWO… THR… Machetti rolled his shoulder up.
Umaga glared at the referee and screamed something in Samoan then got up and pulled Machetti back up to his feet. Umaga picked Machetti up and held him sideways in front of him, then shifted to the left and quickly spun to the ring, flipped Machetti around him before slamming him down to the mat for a vicious sidewalk slam that made Maria wince at ringside. (Basically he did the move he beat Mysterio with a Survivor Series). Umaga glared down at Machetti and pressed his foot down onto Machetti's chest for a pin, ONE… TWO... THRE… Machetti took advantage of the bad pin attempt and got his shoulder up. Carlito yelled at Umaga to cover Machetti properly, which the Samoan Bulldozer quickly did, ONE… TWO… THR… this time Machetti managed to kick out.
Umaga stood up and shouted at the referee, then reached down and pulled Machetti up with his hair. Snitsky came over and the two monsters stood side-by-side and hoisted Machetti up into the air for a suplex. But they didn't seem to be in much of a hurry to bring Machetti back down, because they just held him there and stared up at him, willing all of the blood to rush to Machetti's head. Carlito applauded the idea then clapped louder when Umaga and Snitsky finally slammed Machetti down to the mat. Snitsky made the cover this time, ONE… TWO… THR… Machetti kicked out.
Snitsky glared down at Machetti then got to his feet and pulled the Intercontinental Champion up with him. Snitsky bent Machetti over and positioned Machetti's arm behind his back before hoisting him up onto his shoulder… PUMP HANDLE SLA—Machetti slipped off of Snitsky's shoulder and landed behind him, Snitsky spun around, IMPALER! Machetti slowly turned around, only for Umaga to charge at him and ram Machetti back-first into the corner. Umaga then went off on Machetti and hit him with a vicious series of shoulder thrusts. When he was done, Umaga stepped back and watched Machetti slump down until he was sitting against the bottom and middle turnbuckle.
Umaga saw the position Machetti was in and turned to the opposite corner, which just happened to be the one Carlito was in. Umaga stalked over and Carlito quickly got out of the way, he didn't want to stand in the way of a bulldozer. Umaga stood in the corner and screamed "FOR SAMOA!" Then he raced across the ring looking for the hip smash, but Machetti suddenly rolled forward and caught Umaga with a drop toe hold, causing the Samoan Bulldozer to go face-first into the middle turnbuckle. Machetti glanced over his shoulder and saw Carlito coming at him, so he jumped to his feet, ran up Umaga's back and onto the top rope, hen back-flipped off of it and caught Carlito with a moonsault, ONE… TWO… THRE… Carlito just managed to kick out.
Machetti staggered back up to his feet, but Snitsky came over and kicked him in the stomach and grabbed him with a side headlock. Umaga came out of the corner and stormed over to Machetti's other side and locked in a side headlock of his own. But Machetti suddenly reached up and smashed Snitsky and Umaga's head together then staggered backwards and collapsed to the ground. London and Kendrick suddenly springboarded off of the top rope behind the two monsters and took them both down with simultaneous springboard bulldogs. Then the tag team champions rolled the monsters out of the ring.
Carlito got back up and suddenly realized that the odds had completely flipped out of his favor. London and Kendrick came over and grabbed him then whipped him into the ropes and caught him as he came back with a double hip toss. Carlito landed hard on his back and stared up at the rafters. London and Kendrick then went over to Machetti and pulled him up and over to Carlito. But suddenly London and Kendrick whipped Machetti into the ropes on the opposite side of the ring, Machetti came off and the tag team champions caught him and shot him up into the air, then hit him with their double flapjack move… ONTO CARLITO! London and Kendrick stepped back and allowed Machetti to make the cover, ONE… TWO… THREE! HE GOT IT! LONDON, KENDRICK, AND MACHETTI RETAIN!
Riot Time hit and London and Kendrick pulled Machetti up of Carlito and to his feet, then raised his arms up into the air. "Ladies and gentlemen here are your winners, and still the World Tag Team Champions and the WWE Intercontinental Champion, PAUL LONDON, BRIAN KENDRICK, AND MACHETTI!" Maria got in the ring holding all three title belts and handed London and Kendrick back their belts. Machetti wasn't in any condition to hold his so Maria held onto that one. London and Kendrick helped Machetti out of the ring and Maria followed after them. The four of them headed up the ramp and to the back. They had gotten their title match and they had won it and defended their titles. Despite the beat down Machetti had taken, tonight was a win.
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Machetti's opinions about the Intercontinental Title are my own. The fact that the belt hasn't been defended since SummerSlam is a load of crap. Hope you enjoyed the chapter.
'Till Next Time…
Peace!