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Well, here we are, an uber-update cause I can't be arsed to split this up. Turning Point, can Jason and AJ take down LAX and become NWA tag champs? Or will their bitter rivalry return to haunt them? And can Mara finally settle the score with Traci once and for all? Let's find out!

Here We Go!

Rebirth-Chapter Forty Two-Turning Point

"So, feeling confident?"

Mara smirked. "Confident isn't the word Jason, all I want to do is tear Traci's head off."

"Wouldn't that be considered murder?"

"It would, but my family has a good lawyer."

Jason laughed. "It'd better be a good one, all those witnesses, live on PPV, y'know what that means?" He started twitching as though being electrocuted. "Fifty thousand volts."

"Yeah you're right, that might hurt a bit."

Jason nodded as they reached the locker rooms. "I'll come find you before your match kay?"

"See ya."

"Bye" Jason ducked inside his locker room, the others were already there getting ready for their matches, Jay and Chris were deliberately avoiding looking at each other, Jerry and Sonjay were talking in a corner.

"Sorry Sonjay, every man for himself."

"But Jerry, we take everyone out then we go at it, best man wins."

"If it was elimination I'd agree, but it's one fall Sonjay, say while we're taking someone out another comes in and pins someone, then neither of us gets the shot. Anyway you have just as much of a chance as everyone else."

Sonjay nodded. "I know, it's just..."

Jerry sighed. "Sonjay how old are you? You know they're just ribbing when they say that, right kid?" He added noticing Jason.

"Yeah, you rib me about Japan, I rib you about losing, besides remember all the crap you gave me about me and Pearce losing to Austin and Roderick?"

Sonjay laughed. "Yeah, but I thought it was funny when you laid Pearce out, not when you guys lost."

"Didn't stop you from laughing about it, 'I thought you said I could hold the belt' remember?"

"True."

"See? Anyway what's this all about, I thought you guys were teaming against the Diamonds on the preshow?"

"Change of plan" answered Jerry. "Hoyt gets Young on the preshow, me and Sonjay got a six way to see who gets the next shot at Chris..."

"Jay!"

"Chris or Jay" sighed Jerry.

"Who else is in it?"

"Me, him, Senshi, Williams, Primetime and Sharky" answered Sonjay, Jason sucked in a breath.

"Oooo, tough match" he smirked. "Do you guys really think you have what it takes to beat Sharky?"

" I have what it takes to beat you!"

"Sonjay, I just encouraged you, don't make me put you down again."

"Screw you!"

"C'mon guys" laughed Jerry. "We're all buddies here, a little competition now and then can't hurt, right guys?" He called to Jay and Chris.

"Meh."

"Whatever."

"Forget them Sonjay, let's just go out there, tear it down and see what happens, and don't think that if it comes down to me and you that I won't go after you, I want that shot just as bad as everyone else."

"And don't think that just cause you're and old man I'll go easy on you Jerry" smirked Sonjay, Jerry laughed.

"C'mon, let's go do this."

"Good luck guys" Jason called after them, he sat down next to Jay. "Up for this Jay?" He nodded. "What? No 'Oooo yeah'? No 'Snake Roberts ruined my wedding'? You're taking this seriously aren't you?"

"Doesn't matter how seriously he's taking it" muttered Chris. "I'm still walking out of there with this belt."

"We'll see Chris, just remember who pinned who on Thursday."

Chris went to retort but Jason cut across him.

"C'mon guys, let's save the action for the ring, let's cheer on Jerry and Sonjay OK?"

"If Sonjay wins I might have to quit" smirked Jay. "After all that ribbing we gave each other on Thursday I don't think I'll be able to live it down."

They settled down to watch the match, Jerry did most of the work with Sonjay occasionally getting control before being beaten down by someone else, as the match entered high gear Williams and Skipper spilled to the outside, Shark Boy set Jerry up for the Dead Sea Drop but the pioneer threw him off the top-rope then hit him with the cradle piledriver! He went to make the cover but Senshi ran in, Jerry ducked a roundhouse kick and dropkicked him against the ropes before running forward and clotheslining him out, while he was doing this Sonjay slipped into the ring and hit Sharky with a running shooting star press! He covered and Jerry turned a split second to late to break it up!

"SONJAY!?" Yelled all three in the locker room as the referee raised the arm of a shocked Sonjay, Jerry looked disapointed but pulled Sonjay to his feet and raised his arm, Sonjay still didn't seem to have registered that he had won and was looking around confused.

"Damn" muttered Chris.

"Yeah" replied Jason before turning to Jay. "Well, so long Jay and good luck in everything you do."

Jay laughed sarcastically. "Very good kid" he sighed. "I'm never gonna hear the end of this one."

"So let me get this straight, I win a six man match to get a title shot and all I get is a soda?"

"It was all they had in catering that was stronger than water, your highness" sighed Jay.

"Oh and Jay? I won a match, so you can shut the hell up now!"

Jay sighed. "Right, that's two reasons I want the title, one because it's a title and two to kick your ass!"

"Please Jay, I'm on a roll!"

"You won one match! By a fluke as well!"

"Sure it was Jay."

Jason sighed. "Hoo-boy, had to give him the pep talk didn't ya Jerry?"

"Tell me about it" he muttered as Mara came in, Jason jumped up.

"Sorry, I forgot to..."

"It's alright, Sonjay winning was so shocking I forgot I even had a match tonight!"

"Don't start with me Mara" said Sonjay.

"Or what, you'll knock me out with a lucky shot?"

Before Sonjay could reply Jason was drawn to the monitor.

"Wow, you and Brooks got the video package treatment" he muttered as they watched highlights of Traci and Mara's feud from when she and Jason debuted, to Bound for Glory, to Traci pinning Mara thanks to Sirelda and ending with everything that had happened since Genesis, it then cut to Tenay and West who ran over some points about their history.

"This feud has been simmering on and off since Mara Daniels debuted with Jason Cena, but it has only really taken off since Mara pinned Traci at Bound for Glory."

"A few weeks later Traci pinned Mara and in the process gave Mara not only her first defeat in TNA but her first defeat in any form of wrestling in almost two years!"

"Tonight will finally settle the score but who will get the last word, Traci Brooks or Mara Daniels?"

"Y'know" commented Sonjay. "They missed some really big things."

"Like what?"

"The key factors, like this, Traci has the experience, but Mara has the intensity."

"Or this one" added Chris. "Mara has the no-fear attitude, but Traci has the bra-size!"

Sonjay had been taking a drink when Chris said this, he burst out laughing and in the process spat his drink all over Jerry, the pioneer wiped his face.

"Dutt?"

"Yeah Jerry?"

"You ain't gonna live to see your title shot!" Jerry lunged for Sonjay who jumped to his feet and took off.

"As much as I'd like to see Sonjay get killed I better go, Traci's waiting."

"Good luck" replied Jason giving her a hug. "And be careful, just because you're good to go doesn't mean she can't injure you again."

Mara nodded and left, Jason turned back to the others.

"C'mon Jerry let him go! He just won his first match in ages, have a heart!"

Traci was already in the ring pacing, she'd come out alone with no Matt or Kazarian in sight, this was between her and Mara. The old 'Fallen Angel' music hit and Mara walked out, she never took her eyes off Traci the whole time she was walking down the ramp, she hopped up on the apron and went to get in but saw Traci getting ready to charge her, she stepped back then vaulted in over the ropes still not looking away from Traci, they stared each other down until the referee called for the bell.

The two stepped forward and locked up only for Mara to quickly throw Traci down, she got back up and they tied up again this time trying to push each other back into the corner, Mara managed to get control and went for a punch but the referee grabbed her hand and pulled her away, Traci went for a sucker punch but Mara ducked and hit a dropkick, Traci bounced up and retreated to a corner, Mara followed and hit some chops then whipped Traci into another corner and hit a clothesline, Traci staggered out and Mara tried a whip, Traci reversed it but Mara came back with a headscissor takedown! They both got up and Mara hit a clothesline that sent both of them out of the ring.

Mara landed on her feet and went after Traci again, she pulled the Canadian up to her feet and whipped her into the crowd barrier then hit a clothesline, she pulled Traci up again and suplexed her on the floor before rolling back into the ring. She waited until the Canadian was standing then went for a baseball slide but Traci sidestepped, she went to bounce Mara's head off the apron but the teen blocked it and bounced her head off instead, Traci tried to retreat up the ramp but Mara followed and continued to beat on her with chops, she whipped Traci towards the entrance set but Traci reversed it, Mara fell to the ground and the Canadian hit a quick kick to the back then pulled her up and bounced her head off the set again, she then hit Mara with a kick that caused her to roll down the ramp. Traci followed hitting kicks whenever she got close enough before pulling Mara up and running her back into the ring apron, she rolled into the ring to break the referee's count then went to the apron, she waited for Mara to stand then came off with a clothesline to put her back down, she rolled the teen back in the ring and hit an elbow drop for a two-count.

Traci quickly turned her attention to Mara's back and began stomping away at it, she pulled Mara up to a seated position and hit a hard kick to the back followed by one to the face then covered for a two-count, she let Mara stand up then hit some forearms to the back then dropkicked her to send her into a corner, she hit some chops to the teen then threw her down and choked her over the ropes, she backed off then ran forward and jumped on Mara's back while she was over the ropes then hit a suplex and another elbow drop for a two-count.

Mara tried to get back to her feet but Traci just kept knocking her down, when she finally let her stand up she hit a neckbreaker for another two-count then locked on a neck vice, she twisted Mara's neck harder and harder but the teen began fighting out with some elbows, Traci tried to keep the hold on but Mara hit a jawbreaker, Traci reeled then tried a clothesline but Mara ducked and hit an STO! Both women got up then Mara ran forward and hit a second STO for a two-count, Traci got up in a corner and Mara charged but Traci backdropped her over, she landed on the apron and climbed to the top-rope as Traci taunted the crowd then nailed the Canadian with a missile dropkick when she turned round! She covered but Traci kicked out at two.

Traci rolled all the way out to the floor, Mara waited for her to stand then ran forward and dived through the ropes but Traci moved! Mara crashed to the floor allowing Traci to regain control, she hit some stomps then grabbed a camera wire, she whipped Mara with it a few times then wrapped it around her neck and choked her with it until the ref broke it up. She pulled the teen up again and whipped her towards the announce table, Mara reversed it and charged but Traci ducked and backdropped her over the table into Tenay and West! She pulled Mara back onto the table and hit some punches then choked her with one of the headset wires, she let Mara roll to the ground then lifted her up and dropped her across the crowd barrier before dragging her back to the ring, she threw Mara back in and climbed up top, she went to jump but Mara cut her off, they fought over the top-rope then Traci raked Mara's eyes, she grabbed the teen's hair then hit a tornato facebuster! She covered but Mara kicked out.

Traci looked shocked then argued with the referee allowing Mara time to recover, she went to put the teen in a Boston crab but Mara kicked her away, she cut the teen off with a kick to the stomach and went for a suplex but Mara slipped out and hit a neckbreaker! She rolled into a cover but Traci kicked out, they got up in seperate corners then Mara hit another clothesline followed by a bulldog for a two-count, she whipped Traci and hit a flapjack then hit a running senton before going up top again, Traci stood up and the teen came off with a big cross-body for a two-count.

Mara pulled Traci up again and went for a slam, Traci slipped behind her and went for a back-suplex but Mara flipped behind her and went for the Last Rites! Traci twisted out and went for a clothesline but Mara ducked and went for the Angels Wings, Traci escaped again and tried a neckbreaker but Mara countered and hit a DDT, instead of covering she pulled Traci to a corner and call for the BME! She went to hit it but as she jumped to the top-rope Traci kicked the referee into the ropes causing her to fall on the ropes and be left hanging upside down, Mara tried to free herself but Traci ran forward and hit a baseball slide to her head! She then grabbed her hair and hit a neckbreaker off the ropes! She covered but Mara kicked out again.

Traci was starting to get frustrated she slammed Mara's head against the mat and hit some right hands, she pulled the teen up and choked her in a corner then tried a whip, Mara reversed it then went for a stinger splash but Traci moved! Mara landed on the corner hard then Traci hit a running knee to her back and followed that up with a backcracker! She covered but Mara kicked out again, Traci began arguing with the referee again then pulled Mara up and slapped her then pushed her back into a corner, she charged but Mara pulled her self up and went for a hurricanranna but Traci sat down and turned it into a Boston crab! She quickly pulled Mara out to the middle of the ring and leaned back to add more pressure, Mara began struggling to reach the ropes as Traci added more and more pressure, the teen got to within arms reach of them but Traci stood up and pulled her out to the middle of the ring again. The referee kept asking if Mara wanted to give up but she just shook her head and began crawling towards the ropes again, her fingers grazed them but Traci began pulling her away again, she sucked it up and dived and managed to grab the ropes!

Traci flipped and began stomping away at Mara's back then pulled her away from the ropes and went to put the crab back on again but Mara pulled her into an inside cradle! The referee counted but Traci kicked out at two, they jumped up then Mara took out Traci's legs and bridged into a pin for another two-count, Traci tried a clothesline but Mara ducked and got a backslide for another two-count, she tried a whip but Traci reversed it and sent her into a corner, the Canadian charged but Mara used the ropes to go up and over into a sunset flip for a two-count, they got up again and Mara went for a hurricanranna but Traci held on, she went for a powerbomb but Mara twisted round and got a victory roll! The referee counted but Traci kicked out again.

The two got up once again and Mara charged but Traci lifted her up and dropped her across the ropes, she reeled backwards allowing Traci to scoop her up and hit a backbreaker! She covered but Mara kicked out, Traci quickly hit some stomps and a slam then went up to the top-rope, she waited until Mara was up then went for the pie in the sky but Mara ducked! Traci landed on her feet and turned right into a DDT, Mara quickly went to the ropes and went for the BME but Traci got her knees up! Mara landed hard and Traci rolled into a cover but the teen kicked out at two, Traci quickly went for the Boston crab again but Mara kicked her away and right into the referee! He fell to the outside as Mara went for a superkick but Traci caught her foot, spun her round and went for the Angels Wings! She lifted Mara up but the teen flipped all the way behind her and hit the Last Rites! She made a pin but the referee was out, Mara rolled out of the ring to get him allowing Traci to crawl to a corner and work on the middle turnbuckle, she pulled the pad off exposing the steel as Mara returned to the ring, the teen walked forward but Traci suddenly grabbed her and pulled her face-first onto the steel! Mara collapsed to the mat and Traci crawled into a pin as the referee returned to the ring, he made the count but Mara kicked out again!

Traci lost it and began screaming at the ref before making another pin only for Mara to kick out again, she pulled the teen up and hit a suplex then went up top, she went for the pie in the sky again but when she landed on Mara's shoulders the teen hit a powerbomb! Mara quickly ran to a corner and hit the BME! She made the pin but Traci kicked out! This time it was Mara's turn to look shocked before quickly going up top again she went for another cross-body but Traci countered it into a powerslam! She covered but Mara kicked out, she pulled the teen up and whipped her, she went for a backdrop but Mara countered it into a knee to the face, she staggered back into a corner and Mara hit a stinger splash! She came out and Mara hit a suplex for a two-count.

The teen pulled Traci up and whipped her, she went for a clothesline but Traci ducked and hit a spear! Mara bounced up and Traci hit a big clothesline for a two-count, she went to pull Mara up but the teen slapped her hands away and hit a superkick! She collapsed on top of Traci but only got a two-count, they got back up and Mara went for the Angels Wings again but Traci took out her legs and made a pin with her feet on the ropes! The referee made the count but Mara kicked out. Traci pulled the teen up and tried a suplex but Mara landed behind her and went for the Last Rites! Traci grabbed the ropes and went for a DDT but Mara escaped and tried the Angels Wings yet again, Traci twisted out and tried a backslide but Mara flipped through it, hooked Traci's arms and finally landed the Angels Wings! She made the cover and put Traci down for the three-count.

Mara used the ropes to pull herself up and smirked down at Traci as the referee raised her arm, Matt and Kazarian walked down to ringside and pulled Traci out, as they were helping her up the ramp she turned and glared at Mara, the teen shrugged and gave her another smirk as her boys helped her out.

Back in the locker room Jason and the others were watching the aftermath of the match, a voice from the doorway made them all jump.

"She's a Daniels alright, never could keep them down."

"Jeez Styles, I wish you'd stop doing that" sighed Jason. "One day I'm gonna have a heart attack."

"Well if ya do make sure we're not champs when you do it" replied AJ. "Anyway, I need to talk to you."

"Now?"

"Well not next year kid, c'mon."

Jason nodded and turned to Chris and Jay. "Good luck guys, may the best man win."

"I will" smirked Chris as Jay shot him a glare. "You can count on that."

Jason laughed and followed AJ to an empty locker room. "So, wassup?"

"You ready for tonight?"

"I've been ready since Cornette made the match Styles, not everyday you get a shot a tag team gold."

"I'm no stranger to tag titles kid, but I'd like it to go a little better than it did with me and Jerry or me and Abyss."

"Don't worry, I ain't gonna slam you on a pile of thumbtacks."

"You know what I mean kid" answered AJ. "I need a partner who I can get along with."

"No problem."

"No kid, I mean it, if we win these titles we're stuck with each other. So I want to know, do you trust me?"

Jason thought about it. "Yeah, I trust you, what about you?"

"I trust you kid, you've more than proven yourself, I just needed to know if you're over all that crap that's happened."

"Like I said, I trust you, don't like you that much, but I trust you, and if we win, I'll have your back until we lose the straps."

AJ smiled. "Thanks kid."

"Don't mention it, now if you don't mind I got two buddies out there fighting over the belt we made famous" Jason flipped on the monitor for Jay and Chris's match, Jay hit the Lethal combination early but instead of going for a pin went up top and missed the elbow, Chris took control and dominated but Jay managed to kick out of the hesitation dropkick and a top-rope legdrop, Chris got frustrated allowing Jay to retake the advantage and hit a second Lethal combination! Chris barely managed to kick out but managed to get control back and go for the cradle shock! Jay escaped and went for the same rollup from Impact but Chris rolled through it into a pin of his own for the three-count!

"You were saying about changing your pick?" Laughed AJ.

"I said I was thinking about it" replied Jason as Jay and Chris shook hands in the ring. "Not that I was definately gonna change it."

"Whatever kid" smirked AJ as Mara came in to the room.

"There you guys are! I've been looking everywhere!"

"Sorry, been having a little chat with my partner" said AJ. "Why?"

"JB's been looking for you, he wants an interview before the match, Leticia's interviewing LAX as well."

"Sounds like fun" smirked Jason. "Up for it?"

AJ nodded. "Let's do it."

As they left the locker room they walked into Jay and Chris, the champion flashed Jason his belt.

"Guess what? I've officially held this longer than you kid."

"Yeah, well the belt I'm going after is a little more prestigious."

"But you need a partner, mine I got by myself."

Jason laughed. "Go screw yourself Chris."

Chris just smirked and followed after Jay back to their locker room, JB was waiting for Jason and AJ at an interview set.

"OK guys, LAX are going first then you guys get to make a response."

They turned to the monitor where Leticia was with LAX.

"Konnan, in a few minutes Homicide and Hernandez will defend the NWA tag team titles against the 'Showstealer' Jason Cena and the 'Phenomenal' AJ Styles, now..." Konnan snatched the mic.

"Jim Cornette, watch this next match real closely, Homicide and Hernandez are gonna take Styles and Cena and make them their bitches just like they've been doing for the past couple of weeks! And speaking of bitches, if Mara Daniels tries to get involved again then she'll be setting herself up for the same beating her boyfriend gets! So gringos, starting to wish you walked away? You two are in the wrong place at the wrong time and my boys are gonna do to you what they've done to every other tag team in TNA and lay them out at our feet where they belong! Ariba la raza!"

JB shrugged and turned to Jason and AJ. "Well we just heard what LAX had to say, how do the two of you respond?"

AJ took the mic first. "Konnan, LAX, you guys can stand there and talk about what you've done and who you've beaten, but me and the kid, we prefer just to go out there and show what we can do. Now no disrespect to the other tag teams in TNA, but none of them are 'Showstealers' and they damn sure ain't phenomenal! So tonight LAX's title reign comes to an end courtesy of the six time X Division champion, and the one time X Division champion, tell 'em kid."

Jason took the mic. "Konnan, if you even think about putting your hands on Mara then it'll be the last thing you ever do, as for Homicide and Hernandez, I know you boys are real happy about beating us one-on-one, but tonight the numbers game isn't gonna work, you are looking at the next NWA tag team champions, the 'Showstealer' and the 'Phenomenal One' and there's just to things you can do, that's nothing and like it!"

"Let's do this kid" AJ slapped him on the chest and walked away, Jason went to follow but JB stopped him.

"So Jason, how's the Nobel peace prize going?"

Jason laughed. "Nobody likes a smartass Borash."

"Nice shot by the way" muttered Jason as the two walked towards the tunnel.

"Shot? What shot?"

"The six time, one time thing."

"Oh yeah" laughed AJ. "Couldn't resist."

Jason smirked as the trio continued walking along, suddenly America's Most Wanted stepped out in front of them, they didn't say anything but just stared the group down before sidestepping and allowing them past, they managed a few more steps then Team 3D stepped in the way, there was another short staredown then they walked past and right into the Voodoo Kin Mafia, BG held out his hand but Kip stepped in front of him, this time Jason squared up to him until AJ and BG pulled their respective partner away.

"C'mon kid, it's LAX we want, not Kip James."

Jason nodded and followed after him, just before the tunnel they bumped into the Naturals, Chase and Andy just nodded at them before walking away.

"Don't know about you but I'm feeling pretty damn awkward right now" said Jason.

"Don't worry kid, we can take them."

"All of them?"

"At once" smirked AJ glancing at the monitor by the tunnel. "I love these things" he said pointing at the screen, Jason glanced over his shoulder to see Tenay and West going over the bullet points for the match.

"Rivals turned partners, AJ Styles and Jason Cena have spent months feuding over the X Division championship as well as battling for the right to an NWA title shot, can they put their differences aside long enough to walk away with the gold?"

"Advantage LAX, over the past few weeks Homicide and Hernandez have won singles matches against Cena and Styles respectively, can they do the same in tonights tag match?"

"The numbers game, LAX have constantly used Konnan to their advantage in title defenses, can the presence of Mara Daniels neutralize that or is it yet another advantage to LAX?"

"Good points" muttered AJ before his music hit. "See ya out there" he smirked at Jason and Mara then walked out the tunnel into the Impact Zone.

"He loves to milk it" laughed Jason.

"And you don't?"

"Good point" replied the teen as his music hit. "Ready?"

"Yup."

"Let's do this!" Jason led the way down the tunnel out into the arena, AJ was waiting in the ring as Jason walked down the ramp, he hopped in the ring and posed in front of AJ, the 'Phenomenal One' laughed.

"My cheer was louder."

"But mine lasted longer" Jason shot back before climbing the ropes and posing to a loud cheer. "That sounded pretty good."

AJ smirked. "We'll see" he climbed the ropes and got a loud cheer as well. "Pretty good for me as well."

Jason laughed and posed again, he and AJ went back and forth before Mara stopped them and did a pose of her own that got the loudest cheer yet.

"She wins" said AJ.

"That sounds fair" replied Jason. "I was second."

AJ went to reply but LAX's music hit, the grins on their faces vanished as Konnan led his team out through the crowd to the ring, they got in and displayed their titles as Jason and AJ stared them down, the two teams went face-to-face with Mara even squaring up to Konnan, they left the ring first just leaving the two teams in the ring, Hernandez left the ring first and AJ stepped forward to start with Homicide, Jason pulled him back.

"I owe him one" he said to AJ's confused look, the 'Phenomenal One' nodded and went to their corner as Jason and Homicide squared up to each other, Homicide threw the first punch but Jason blocked it and rocked him with one of his own then began pounding on him in a corner, he threw Homicide into another corner and hit a running knee and some more right hands, Hernandez ran along the apron and tried a clothesline but the teen ducked and dropkicked him down then hit one to Homicide and tagged in AJ, they whipped Homicide and went for a double hiptoss but he flipped through it, they held on and clotheslined him back across their knees then threw him down, they both hit the ropes and Jason hit a running senton while AJ hit a knee drop for a two-count.

AJ hit a back-suplex on Homicide for another two-count then tagged Jason back in, he whipped Homicide then took him down into a camel clutch while Jason ran foward and dropkicked him right in the face! The teen covered but Homicide kicked out, he pulled him up and hit a neckbreaker for another two-count then tagged AJ, he held Homicide upside down in a suplex while AJ went up top and hit a cross-body for a two-count. Hernadez got in the ring and charged them but they both leapfrogged him and hit a double-dropkick to send him out then AJ hit Homicide with a pumphandle gutbuster for another two-count.

AJ brought Homicide back to the corner and tagged Jason back in, he slammed Homicide then used the ropes to vault the teen in onto Homicide for a two-count, Jason pulled him up and whipped him into a corner, Homicide staggered out and Jason was there to hit a backdrop and a dropkick, Homicide got up by the ropes and Jason hit a clothesline that sent them both over before skinning the cat back in. He went to vault over the ropes but Homicide moved, he landed on the apron and kicked him away then went for the springboard moonsault but Homicide sidestepped again, he landed on his feet but Hernandez ran over and nailed him with a huge clothesline! AJ tried to go round and help but the referee cut him off allowing all three members of LAX to put the boots to Jason, the rolled the teen back in and Homicide hit a suplex for a two-count.

Homicide tagged Hernandez in the and the two put some more boots to Jason then Hernandez pulled the teen up and hit a northern-lights suplex for a two-count, he hit an elbow drop then tagged Homicide back in, they put Jason in a corner and Homicide raked his boot across Jason's face then pulled him up and hit a falcon arrow, instead of covering he pulled Jason up and hit a tiger driver for a two-count, he hit a quick belly-to-belly for another two-count then tagged Homicide back in, Jason got up in a corner and Homicide hit a huge splash then another big clothesline for a two-count, he pulled Jason up and hit a spinout powerbomb for another two-count and tagged Homicide back in.

Homicide pulled Jason up and hit a double-arm suplex for a two-count, he threw the teen back in a corner and hit a running boot to the face then hit a cutter for another two-count, he threw Jason to the outside and distracted the referee allowing Konnan to run forward and knock him down again, he pulled the teen up and ran him back into the crowd barrier then hit some more stomps before AJ ran round the ring and ran him off, AJ helped Jason get back in the ring only for Homicide to hit a neckbreaker for a two-count, he dragged Jason back to the LAX corner and tagged Hernandez in, he choked Jason down in the corner while the big man hit the ropes and kicked Jason flush in the face, he pulled Jason out of the corner and made a pin but the teen kicked out.

Hernandez took his time to taunt AJ before going to pull Jason up only for the teen to fight back with right hands, he backed the big man up to a corner and tried a whip but Hernandez reversed it, Jason hit the other corner hard and staggered out into Hernandez who grabbed the teen by the throat, lifted him up and hit the cracker jack! He covered but AJ broke up the pin, he pulled Jason back to the corner and tagged Homicide back in before slamming Jason, Homicide then went to the top-rope and came down on the teen with a senton, he covered but AJ broke it up again. Homicide pulled Jason up and hit a suplex, he held on and hit the teen with a second, then a third, he went for a cover but AJ came in again and broke it up, Homicide slapped Jason again then whipped him, he went for and elbow but the teen ducked then came off the ropes with a flying forearm!

"Here it comes" smirked AJ as Jason lay on the mat for a few seconds then nipped up... right into a big clothesline from Hernandez! He got out of the ring again as Homicide covered the teen for a close two-count. Homicide pulled the teen up and went for a piledriver but Jason blocked it, he tried it again but Jason countered it into a backdrop! The teen began crawling towards AJ but Homicide recovered quickly and cut him off, he dragged the teen back to the LAX corner again and brought Hernandez in, he lay down and the big man slammed Jason across his knees, the teen bounced to his feet and the big man hit a DVD! He covered but AJ broke it up yet again, instead of leaving the 'Phenomenal One' leaned over Jason and began screaming into his face to try and get him back into it, the ref focused on getting him out allowing Homicide and Hernandez to stomp Jason down, Mara hopped up on the apron to tell the ref what was going on but Konnan ran round the ring and tripped her, her head bounced off the apron and she fell to the ground, Konnan stood over her but AJ ran round and chased him off again, as he was checking on Mara Hernandez hit the ropes to go for his big man dive but Jason suddenly jumped to his feet and cut him off with a spear! He made a pin but Hernandez kicked out.

AJ hopped back up on the apron and began screaming for Jason to tag him, the teen crawled towards the corner as Hernandez tagged Homicide, he ran in and cut Jason off and pulled him away from his corner again, he went to whip Jason into a corner but the teen reversed it, Jason went for the stinger splash but Homicide moved, Jason hit the turnbuckle hard then Homicide nailed him with the lariat! He covered but AJ broke the pin up again, Homicide took a shot at AJ then pulled up for da cop killa! He set it up but Jason flipped out of it and hit a reverse DDT! He immediately began crawling to his corner again but just as he got to within arms reach Hernandez jumped in the ring, the referee went to get him up just as Jason tagged AJ! He came in but the ref hadn't seen the tag and stopped him, they argued while Homicide and Hernandez double-teamed Jason again.

Homicide put some boots to Jason then snapemared him, the teen sat up only for Homicide to hit a shining wizard! He covered but Jason put his foot on the ropes, Homicide dragged Jason over to the LAX corner and tagged Hernandez, as the big man came in Homicide spun round and clocked AJ! He tried to come in but the ref stopped him again, Hernandez threw Jason down by the ropes and Konnan choked the teen while he and Homicide got some more kicks in, the big man then picked Jason up and threw him into a corner, Jason staggered out and Hernandez hit a big boot to put him down then set the teen up for the border toss! He got Jason up but the teen slipped out and got a backslide! Hernandez kicked out then clotheslined him down again, he whipped Jason into a corner and went for a splash but the teen moved! Hernandez hit it hard then staggered back into the teen who hit an impaler! Again the teen began crawling towards AJ who was now begging for a tag, Hernandez rolled to his corner and tagged Homicide, Jason had almost reached AJ but Homicide grabbed the teen's leg, he began pulling him back but Jason stood up and hit an enziguri! Homicide went down but Konnan distracted the ref as Jason tagged AJ! He jumped in but again the referee hadn't seen it and stopped him, they argued again while Homicide and Hernandez double-teamed Jason again, AJ hopped out as they whipped Jason, they went for a double elbow but Jason popped a roll then dived to his corner and finally got AJ in!

The 'Phenomenal One' quickly jumped to the top-rope and hit a double springboard forearm! He grabbed Homicide and went nuts with a series of punches and kicks to back him into a corner, Hernandez charged but AJ sidestepped and he hit Homicide! AJ dropkicked the big man out then hit a discus clothesline to Homicide for a two-count. AJ pulled him up and went for a whip but Homicide reversed it, AJ ducked an elbow then jumped to the middle-rope and hit the moonsault into a reverse DDT! He covered but Homicide kicked out, AJ went for a suplex but Homicide slipped out, he held on and dropped Homicide with a neckbreaker then went out to the apron, he went for the springboard 450 but Homicide moved! AJ landed on his feet and dropped him with the Pele! He covered but Hernandez came in, AJ moved and the big man splashed his partner! Jason came in and the two took Hernandez out with a high-low then dropped Homicide with a double brainbuster! AJ covered but Homicide kicked out.

AJ tagged Jason back in and the two whipped Homicide, AJ hit a punch that dropped him to his knees allowing Jason to hit the shining wizard! He covered but Homicide kicked out, the teen whipped Homicide but Hernandez tagged himself in, Jason hit Homicide with a powerslam then Hernandez tried a clothesline but Jason ducked, AJ came in and the two nailed Hernandez with the superkick and the Pele! Konnan jumped up on the apron with the slapjack but Jason knocked him down, the referee was trying to get AJ out of the ring so Jason dropped to his knees as Mara came in, she ran forward and launched herself off Jason over the top and onto Konnan! Jason went to check to see if she was OK allowing Hernandez to jump him, he went for the border toss but Jason slipped out and dropkicked him into Homicide, he staggered back into Jason who lifted the big man up and hit the C-Bomb! He bounced up and tagged AJ who went up top and hit the spiral tap! He made the cover while Jason stopped Homicide getting back in the ring while the referee counted the three!

Jason stared at AJ in shock as the referee raised his arm, AJ noticed and shrugged, Mara came in and hugged Jason, he hugged back still staring at AJ as the 'Phenomenal One' came back in with the belts, he handed one to Jason then held his up for the crowd, Jason stared at his for a second then got a huge smile on his face and held his up as well, AJ walked up to him and the two shook hands and let Mara raise their arms while they held the belts up high. They left the ring and Jason went to leave but AJ stopped him and pointed to the crowd, Jason smirked and followed as AJ hopped the rail and walked into the crowd slapping hands with everyone he could reach. Jason followed behind him until they reached the top and turned back to the ring, LAX were just leaving and were glaring up at them, AJ laughed and taunted them with his belt before going back to celebrating with the fans, Jason and Mara just stood watching while the teen held his belt up and laughed at AJ.

Eventually AJ led them back to ringside where they shook hands with Tenay and West before walking up the ramp, at the top they turned and high-fived before posing with the belts on more time.

As soon as Jason entered the locker room he was jumped on by what felt like ten people, really it was just Jay and Sonjay but after what he'd been through they felt a lot heavier, AJ laughed and shook hands with Jerry while Chris joined the pile on Jason, Jerry pulled him off.

"C'mon guys, last thing he needs is broken ribs."

"Too late" gasped Jason as he stood up. "May I suggest the two of you go on a diet."

Jay and Sonjay just laughed, Jason staggered over to his seat and sat down, Chris joined him.

"You OK Jason? You took one hell of an ass kicking out there."

"Yeah" smirked Jason holding his belt. "But this baby here makes it all worthwhile."

"Nice, how long do you think it'll be 'til I take it from you?" Jason just laughed. "Anyway hurry up and get showered, we gotta go party!"

"Sure, wanna come AJ?"

"Nah, I'm gonna go back to the hotel and get a good night's sleep."

"A good night's sleep? You hardly did anything out there!"

AJ laughed. "Don't start kid, have a drink on me though alright?"

Jason smiled as AJ left. "Right, who's gonna buy me a drink first?"

"Not Jay" smirked Sonjay. "He's paying for mine all night."

Jay sighed and sat down next to Jason. "Kid, if I push him into traffic you saw nothing OK?"

End of Chapter

Ladies and gentlemen, your new tag team champions AJ Styles and Jason Cena! How long will this partnership last? How will the tag division react to their new champs? Will LAX get a rematch? Find out next time!

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