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Yo yo! Here we go again, coming up, Jason and AJ defend their titles in possibly their biggest defense yet against Team 3D while Mara faces Gail Kim in a Destination X rematch, will the champions be able to overcome one of the best tag teams in history? And will Mara be able to get a victory over Gail? Let's find out!
Here We Go!
Rebirth-Chapter Sixty-Dream Match
"Jason! Stop being such a baby!"
"Easy for you to say" muttered Jason raising the pads. "Why do I have to do this?"
"Because you're the boyfriend who'll do anything for his girlfriend."
"Yeah, I would be wouldn't I?" Mara planted her feet. "Just remember, I'm not Gail."
"I'm not supid Jason, now hold still and let me kick the pads."
Jason sighed to himself and braced. "OK, shoot" Mara began throwing kicks. "OK, good, nice, getting a bit hard, OK I'm done, Mara? MARA!"
Jason jumped back as Mara threw a roundhouse, tripped over the edge of the sofa and crashed to the ground in a heap.
"That's it, I quit!" He snapped as Mara began laughing. "Find someone else to be your kick dummy, how about Christy? She can't get enough of being destroyed by you."
Mara just laughed. "Nah, you're more fun. You OK?"
"Yeah fine" muttered Jason. "If all else fails you could always push Gail over that sofa."
"True, or make her watch Voorhees vs. Travis King."
"Hey, everyone has a bad match" replied Jason defensively. "That just happened to be catastrophic."
"Well, at least it wasn't a five minute massacre."
Jason sighed. "Well at least I never lost to Alexis Laree in just one move."
"If you remember I was saving YOU from Joey Mathews, she just took advantage of me."
"Lucky her" smirked Jason jumping out of range of Mara's swipe. "I'm gonna go see how many fed's wanna book us this week."
"If it's more than ten tell them we have plans" joked Mara. "And tell ICP to go screw themselves."
Jason laughed. "Pac wants to know if we can put a word in for him with Jim..."
"You do it, he's your buddy."
"Only when I'm in England" Mara laughed. "And Saraya's just been booked against you for RQW. Nice knowing you."
Mara shuddered. "Of all people to defend the belt against..."
"Well if you need help I'm pretty sure Melissa'll put her name forward" shrugged Jason. "But then she'll want a shot."
Mara sighed. "Title's, who needs them huh?"
"I dunno, I'm happy with mine."
"I wonder why? NWA tag with AJ and the 1PW tag with Pac, see a pattern?"
"Yeah, people like tagging with me."
"And you only win titles when you tag with someone."
"So how come I went through nine others in that gauntlet last week?"
"Dumb luck."
"Correction Mara, dumb skill."
Mara shook her head and went to reply but someone pounded on the door. "I'll get that shall I?" She muttered before heading to get it. "What the... do I really wanna know?" She asked the balaclava clad Alex and Chris.
"No" replied Alex. "We just need to borrow your boyfriend for a while."
"Borrow?"
"Well, we're gonna tie Sonjay up and throw him in the pool at the hotel we're staying at, Jay's with his 'girlfriend' so we need backup."
"And the kid's the only one with the guts to do it" added Chris.
"I still say Kev would help."
"He'd blow his knee picking Sonjay up!"
"What's all the noise?" Asked Jason. "And what the hell are you two doing in my appartment?"
"They need backup for a prank on..."
"I'm in."
"... Sonjay" Mara finished.
"Even better, will I need a goofy getup like you two or is that what they call fashion in Mo-Town?"
"Actually it's just for the hell of it" shrugged Alex. "You coming?"
"Hell yeah! Mara?"
"Well as much as I'd love to be a part of this..."
"You can practise kicking him while he's tied up" offered Chris.
"OK."
"Tied up? Just what are we doing to Lauren?"
Alex laughed. "We'll explain on the way."
"Oh for God's sake Denise! Just let it go already!"
"There goes the neighbourhood" muttered Jay as his friends entered the locker room, Sonjay looking sulky.
"You tied me to a deck chair and threw me into a pool, a pool!" Yelled Sonjay. "Do you know how much that jacket cost!"
"Not really" shrugged Chris. "Besides, you didn't fall in alone did you?"
"Yeah" agreed Alex. "And she was wearing white shorts. You're a lucky guy kid."
Jason laughed. "Just be happy she found it as funny as us."
"Found what as funny?" Asked Mara from the doorway.
"The remix me and Chris did of your SHIMMER music" said Alex without missing a beat. Nice save mouthed Jason as he continued. "Nothing like ripping on Cascada."
"Still better than any of the crap you come out to. And if you ever do hijack a SHIMMER show and send me out to that I will kill you. Got it?"
"OK, OK. How about The Internet Is For Porn?"
Mara groaned. "Please let me kill him."
"Needs to be a unanimous decision" said Chris. "All in favour of Jason's girl murdering Alex?"
"Aye!"
"All opposed?"
"Nay?"
"Sorry Alex, we tried" smirked Jason. "By the way, you get the card for tonight?"
"Yeah, you know what you have, I know what I have. The perv and the X champ have Matt and Kazarian..."
"One by one till we reach you kiddo" smirked Alex.
"... Jay's got the night off and Sonjay has Petey Williams to get into the match at Lockdown."
"Might have to face two of your friends there Chris" commented Jason.
"Well I owe Petey for last week" said Sonjay. "No thanks to you Jase."
"You're most welcome Michelle."
"Well I'm gonna go get ready to murder Gail, dont wait up" said Mara before turning leave, Jason exchanged a look with Alex and Chris."
"I still hear your voice when you sleep next to me...."
"Grow up!" Came Mara's voice from the hall causing the group to laugh.
"Fiery isn't she?" Commented Alex.
"You've only just noticed?" Replied Chris.
"Yeah well exactly how fiery is for me to know and you all to be jealous of" said Jason.
"Lucky bastard."
Jay looked at them in confusion. "So, from the beginning. Exactly what did I miss today?"
"OK, who had Sonjay with the Hindu Press?"
"That was me" said Jay.
"I'm paying for your meal after the show then" sighed Alex. "Damnit Petey why did you choke?"
"Because he was facing me!" Yelled Sonjay coming into the locker room. "I am going to Lockdown!"
"Jeez Kerry calm down, anyone would think you haven't won in ages... oh my bad."
"Fuck you kid!"
"Mara already is" laughed Alex before getting clobbered by Jason's bag. "OK, that one I deserved."
"You only got that because I don't have a gun."
"You're too soft kid" laughed Chris.
"Yeah, go figure" sighed Jason. "Anyways, I'm gonna track down my partner, got some plotting to do. Got luck Detroit boys."
"Don't need it" smirked Alex as the teen left. "OK Chris watcha think?"
"Put me down for the kid with a C-Bomb..."
Mara smirked as she walked towards the tunnel. "Nowhere to run Gail" she muttered to herself. "Nowhere."
She rounded a corner and found herself almost colliding with JB. "Sorry Jeremy..."
"No problem Mara, any chance of a few words before you face Gail?"
Mara nodded as JB raised the mic for her. "Short and sweet Gail, tonight. You're finished!" She shoved the mic back at JB and marched down the tunnel before her music had even started, her eyes already on the tunnel Gail would be coming out. Her opponents music hit and Gail came out heading straight for the ring, Mara jumped out and me her at the bottom of the ramp and the two began brawling. The referee tried to get between them but Mara threw him to the ground and continued exchanging punches with Gail, she gained control with a knee and set Gail up for a suplex only for it to be countered and be slammed hard on the metal ramp, Gail mounted Mara and slammed her head back against the steel then pulled Mara up and slamed her down on the ramp again.
Gail smirked and pulled the teen back to her feet then threw her head first into the crowd barrier, she let her back up to her knees then kicked her hard in the back before grabbing her hair and dragging her up the ramp, she held Mara at arms length and taunted her then ran her into the side of the entranceway, she held her up and slammed her head repeatedly against the wall before letting her drop to the ground. She turned to mouth off to the referee trying to get her to back off the glanced at the edge of the stage she smirked then dragged Mara up and motioned that she was going to throw her off! She started to run forward but Mara broke free and nailed her with a forearm. The teen tore her elbow pad off and hit some more before adding a spinning one to drop Gail to the ground, Gail staggered back up and Mara began firing away with kicks each one backing Gail up towards the edge, she almost overbalanced but managed to get her footing as Mara went for a big roundhouse, she ducked and hit the teen with some shots of her own before Mara swiched positions, she went for another forearm but Gail, blocked it, spun her round and set up for a back-suplex off the edge! Mara blocked it and nailed Gail with an elbow causing her to drop down, she landed on her feet and turned just as Mara dived off the stage with a cross-body!
Both Mara and Gail were down but began fighting back up, Mara made it up first and tackled Gail back against the stage, she hit some more forearms then dragged her away towards the ring, instead of throwing her back in she whipped her towards the announce table but Gail reversed it, she charged but Mara backdropped her up onto the table, she climbed up as well only for Gail to grab one of the announcers water bottles and throw the contents in her face before taking her down, she choked the teen with one of the headset wires then set her up for a suplex, Mara blocked it then set Gail up for one then turned and threw her down from the table face-first, she turned and smirked at Tenay and West then went for a cross-body but Gail knocked her out of the air with a steel chair!
Gail stood over the fallen Mara with the chair then raised it again but the referee grabbed it, Gail shoved him away then turned and slammed the chair down on Mara again! She placed the point of it over Mara's throat and began pressing down choking the teen with it before letting up, Mara used the crowd barrier to pull herself up and Gail swung but the teen dodged and the chair hit the barrier, Gail turned and Mara roundhoused the chair back into her face! The teen glared down at Gail then grabbed the chair herself, she let Gail up then nailed her in the back with it! Gail tried to stagger away and Mara followed, she swung again but Gail ducked and the chair bounced off the ringpost, she swung again and it hit the apron, the referee yanked it out of her hands but got knocked down for his efforts, Mara nailed Gail with some punches and whipped her towards the steel steps, Gail reversed it and Mara leapt over them but when she turned around Gail dropkicked the stairs into her knees!
Gail quickly attacked the teen with stomps to the knees then lifted Mara up and slammed her knee on the steps, she held her leg in position then grabbed another chair! She swung but Mara pulled her leg out of the way just in time. Gail quickly grabbed the teen and threw her into the ring but when she jumped in Mara took her down and began throwing forearm after forearm at her head, the referee pulled her off and yelled at her to calm down but got nailed with a roundhouse! Mara turned but Gail tackled her back in the corner and kicked her down to the mat and kept on stomping. Another referee came running down the ramp but Gail cut him off with a baseball slide before he even got in, Mara jumped up and the two exchanged punches as Jim Cornette and TNA security hit the ring, security jumped in the ring but Gail and Mara began knocking them down before going at each other again, more security hit the ring and managed to drag the two apart but Mara broke free and knocked her guards down then jumped Gail again, Cornette began waving to the back bringing Matt Morgan sprinting down to the ring, he jumped in but everytime he pulled on girl off the other would attack, Jason then came charging down to the ring and tackled his girlfriend back into a corner as Morgan dragged Gail out of the ring, she hurled insults at Jason and Mara as Morgan prevented her from coming back in, Jason turned away from Mara and leaned through the ropes to respond and Mara ran forward, stepped onto his back and launched herself over the ropes and Morgan before crashing down on Gail!
Mara quickly rolled onto Gail and began throwing punches as Morgan and Jason tried to pull her off, Gail took advantage and kicked the teen into them then dived onto her taking all three of them down! She got some shots in before Morgan pulled her off and carried her up the ramp as Jason pinned Mara down to stop her chasing after them, when Morgan had dragged Gail all the way to the back Jason let her up, she pushed passed him and grabbed the mic off the announce table.
"Gail! I'm not through with you yet! Before this is over I'm gonna fuck you up!"
Jason grimiced as his girlfriend threw the mic down. "There goes the TV deal."
AJ shook his head in disbelief at what he had just seen on the monitor. "Man, she may actually have a worse temper than her brother" he laughed to himself. "Poor kid. You two OK?" He asked as Jason and Mara arrived in the room.
"Oh yeah great" replied Jason. "Just had two women using me as a punchbag."
"Your buddy Shelley would enjoy that."
"Good for him" muttered Jason as Gail appeared on the monitor in Jim's office. "No!" He said grabbing Mara before she could head after her rival. Gail was throwing things around a Cornette and Morgan argued.
"Did you have to bring her here?"
"You said put her somewhere where she couldn't go after Daniels."
"I didn't mean my damn office!"
"Shut up!" Screamed Gail. "What happened out there was your fault! Mara Daniels is an animal! She belongs in a cage! So what are you gonna do about her?"
Cornette went to round on her but Morgan stopped him. "Jimmy, got an idea..." he pulled Cornette in close and whispered in his ear, Cornette grinned.
"Good idea... so Gail, Mara Daniels belongs in a cage?"
"Yeah."
"Well I agree, in fact I think you do too, so with that in mind... Gail Kim, Mara Daniels... at Lockdown!" Gail lost it but before she could argue Matt picked her up and dumped her outside the office.
"Uh ooooohhhh" muttered Jason turning to Mara, she had a grin on her face as she watched the screen where Chris and Alex were heading to the ring. "You, Gail and a cage can not be good."
"Says you!" Smirked Mara. "It's exactly what I want, nowhere to run and nowhere to hide."
Jason sighed. "I got a bad feeling about this one."
"You can have a bad feeling if you want, I'm gonna go cool off, meet you guys before the title match OK?"
"Sure."
"I wouldn't worry kid" said AJ after Mara had left. "She can handle herself."
"Doesn't stop me worrying."
"Man, you got it bad kid."
Jason didn't reply and focused his attention on the screen where Alex and Chris were dominating, Kazarian tagged in and tried to hit Alex with the wave of the future but got pushed into Chris who hit the spinkick to the gut, Alex hit a superkick and added a second with Chris hitting an enziguri! He covered and put Kazarian down for the three-count.
"Impressive" admitted AJ as Alex and Chris celebrated. "Might have to watch out for those two."
"Let's get past 3D first" said Jason.
"True. C'mon."
"We're not up yet."
Yeah but it just isn't a title defense without a customery JB interview" shrugged AJ.
Jason laughed. "Got that right partner."
"Ladies and gentlemen I am standing by with the current NWA tag team champions Jason Cena and 'The Phenomenal' AJ Styles. Now guys later on tonight you will defend the gold against quite possibly the greatest team in the history of the sport Team 3D are you prepared for what lies ahead?"
AJ took the mic first. "JB, look at us, for the past four months we have turned back every challenge thrown at us. No one expected us to win these, and they damn sure didn't expect us to hold on to them for as long as we have. We have been battered and bloodied. Jason here once got thrown through a box of light tubes and I almost got blinded in one eye! And through it all we have held on to these titles, 3D. Take your best shot, cos it's gonna take everything you have to knock us down. Kid?"
Jason smirked. "3D it's real simple, every place you've been you've won titles, up North, ECW, Japan, you are one of the all time great tag teams. But me and AJ, we're the here and now, we're the present, and we are the tag team champions! And there is not a thing you can do to..." the teen trailed off as their opponents approached, Brother Ray grabbed the mic.
"I think you need to be reminded of something, me and my brother Devon have been teaming since before you two broke into the business, we have forgotten more about tag team wrestling than either of you will ever know. You two got thrown together as a makeshift team because people were tired of seeing you try to kill each other. You've been good, not denying it, you are good wrestlers, great wrestlers even. But we are a great tag team, and tonight we take those belts and cement our legacy as the greatest tag team of all time! Devon?"
"OH M...." Jason covered the mic and handed his belt to JB.
"Two choices... back off and we'll see you in the ring, or step up and settle it back here. Your call boys" next to him AJ also handed his belt over. Ray smirked.
"You got balls kid, I like that, see you out there."
With that 3D left, Jason and AJ went to grab the belts but Alex and Chris walked up.
"Just to repeat what I said to ya kid" smirked Alex. "One by one we're gonna beat every team until we reach you two."
"Looking forward to it" answered Jason, Alex nodded.
"Good luck against the two fat guys."
Jason nodded then turned Chris. "Something to say?"
"Just thinking about how awesome I'm gonna look with two belts" said his friend. "See ya later kid."
Jason laughed as the two left. "Dontcha just love being a champion partner?"
"Yeah, the constant challenges just make life worth living."
3D were already in the ring when AJ's music hit to play the champions and Mara to the ring, JB was in the ring to do the introductions as the champions jumped into the ring and held their belts up as JB began.
"Ladies and gentlemen the following contest scheduled for one fall is for the NWA tag team championships of the world. First the challengers from New York City, they have held titles in every promotion they've wrestled for and are quite possibly the greatest tag team in professional wrestling history. Bother Ray. Brother Devon. Team 3D!"
The challengers stepped forward fixing Jason and AJ with glares as JB continued.
"And their opponents, they are the current, reigning and defending NWA tag team champions of the world, firstly, accompanied by Mara Daniels, originally from West Newbury Massachussetts now residing in the home of professional wrestling Orlando Florida..."
"You got him to do your ROH intro?" Laughed AJ.
"Ladies and gentlemen he is the 'Showstealer' Jason Cena!"
Jason stepped forward and held his belt up in front of 3D.
"And his partner, from Gainsville Georgia, the only triple crown winner in TNA history, he is 'The Phenomenal' AJ Styles!"
AJ jumped up on the ropes and held his belt up for the crowd before handing it over to the referee, Jason did the same but 3D stepped forward and took the belts and held them up, Jason laughed and turned away, Ray struck and swung at him with the belt but Jason ducked and began throwing punches and AJ and Devon jumped into it with each other as the referee called for the bell.
Ray and Devon each gained control of their respective champion before trying a whip, both Jason and AJ reversed it and hit dropkicks to send them outside, the two exchanged a glance then ran forward and dived over the ropes onto their opponents! They jumped up and high-fived before rolling Devon back in, Jason went up top and waited for him to stand then hit a big cross-body for a two-count, he let Devon up then whipped him and hit a powerslam for a two-count, Devon got up in his corner so he tagged AJ and held Devon upside down while AJ came down with a cross-body for a two-count, he tagged Jason back in and whipped Devon into a corner, he staggered out and the champions hit a high-low combo for another two-count, Jason quickly tried a whip but Devon reversed it, Jason ducked a clothesline but Ray nailed him in the back with a knee allowing Devon to hit a back elbow to knock the teen down.
AJ jumped in to try and get to Ray distracting the referee allowing 3D to stomp Jason down into the mat, Ray then whipped the teen and Devon hit a flying shoulder before setting the teen up for a suplex, he held the teen upside down for a bit then dropped him and tagged Ray, the big man put the boots to Jason before picking him up and hitting a belly to belly for a two-count. He taunted AJ again then scooped Jason up and slammed him and tagged Devon. They whipped the teen and Devon hit a sideslam, Ray hit an elbow then Devon came off the ropes with a legdrop for a two-count. He pulled Jason up and tagged Ray back in and the two gave Jason a double flapjack for another two-count.
Ray went to pull Jason back up but the teen hit some punches to his gut, he tried a whip but Ray reversed it and went for a samoan drop but the teen reversed it into a crucifix pin! Ray kicked out at two but Jason got another roll up for a two-count before being clotheslined down to the mat, Ray followed up by slamming the teen and bringing Devon back in, they put the put the boots to Jason then hit a neckbreaker to put the teen down for a two-count, Jason tried to fight back but Devon just dragged him to the corner and tagged Ray, he climbed to the top-rope as he brother lifted Jason up on his shoulders, he tried to hit a clothesline but Jason rolled Ray into a pin! Devon hit the matand the ref counted but Ray kicked out sending the teen into a DDT, Ray made the pin but Jason kicked out.
Ray smirked and kicked Jason down into the mat before hitting a back-suplex and climbing to the middle-rope, he went for a senton but Jason moved out of the way! Ray rolled to his knee and the teen hit a shining wizard! AJ called for the tag but Ray grabbed a hold of Jason's leg to stop him, the teen struggled up to one leg then nailed an enziguri! Ray staggered but stayed upright as Jason dived and made the tag to AJ! His partner made a quick check that he was OK then hit a springboard forearm to Ray! Without letting up he hit the ropes and landed a snap neckbreaker then went for a brainbuster but Ray blocked it and went for a suplex, AJ slipped out, held on and hit a neckbreaker! He made the cover but Devon broke it up, he took some shots at AJ then went for a whip only for AJ to jump onto the ropes, flip behind him and hit the reverse DDT! Jason joined him in the ring and the two powered Ray up into a double brainbuster! AJ covered but Ray kicked out, he quickly pulled him up for the Styles Clash but Devon jumped him from behind, he beat AJ down but Jason came in and dropped him with a neckbreaker, he charged Ray but the big man caught him and nailed a full nelson bomb!
Ray kicked Jason out of the ring then scooped AJ up, Devon went to the top-rope and Ray held AJ's legs for Devon to hit a headbutt to his crotch! Ray smirked then called for his brother to get the tables! They rolled out of the ring and pulled one out from under the ring and set it up next to the steps, Ray grabbed Jason and called for a powerbomb through it but Mara took a running dive off the table only for Ray to catch her, forgetting about Jason and the table he threw Mara into the ring and followed with Devon, he dragged her to her feet then scooped her up and slammed her, he exchanged a look with Devon then held Mara in postion as Devon went up top, before he could come off Jason quickly nailed Ray from behind causing Mara to reverse the position, Devon tried to climb down but Jason cut him off and threw him off the top into his brother! Devon staggered to his feet but Jason nailed him with a superkick!
"Cutting it close there" said Mara as she rolled back out to the floor.
"I saved you didn't I?" Smirked Jason. "Besides I was waiting for Alex to come out and ask to switch with Devon."
With that he went out to the apron and began climbing to the top only for Ray to push the referee into the ropes making the teen fall, Ray went to hit a superplex but AJ cut him off, he tried a whip but Ray reversed it, he ducked a clothesline but as he came off the ropes Devon was up and he ran right into the 3D! Ray slowly rolled into a cover and the referee counted but Jason came off the top with a frog splash to break it up! Devon jumped the teen and hit some punches to back the teen up against the ropes, he charged but the teen backdropped him over the ropes through the table! Jason took a second to admire the damage caused allowing Ray to go for the full nelson bomb but the teen slipped out and sent him into a Pele! Ray staggered back and the teen muscled him up into a C-Bomb! He covered but at two someone broke up the count, his attacker continued to rain blows down on him and he heard someone else attack AJ as the referee threw the match out.
Jason's attacker continued to land shot after shot on the exhausted teen as another hooded man tried to stomp AJ's head into the mat, Jason's guy then picked him up and threw him shoulder first into the steel post! AJ's attacker joined him in the middle of the ring and the two pulled down the hoods to reveal Chris Harris and James Storm! The two smirked then went after Jason again, Harris held him up and his partner nailed a superkick to put him down, he then picked AJ up and threw him at Harris who scooped him up and hit the catatonic! 3D watched this go on for a while then shrugged and walked away leaving Jason and AJ at AMW's mercy. Harris produced some handcuffs and threw a set to Storm before dragging AJ to the ropes and cuffing him to them! Storm did the same to Jason and slapped the teen a few times to bring him round the teen struggled to get to them as both members of AMW removed their belts, they taunted the tag champions then began whipping them with the belts! Mara had seen enough and jumped up to the apron, AMW turned to her and she hit a springboard dropkick to both of them! She grabbed one of the belts and began swinging at them as Gail snuck into the ring behind her, Mara sensed it and turned but Gail clotheslined her down.
Harris and Storm joined Gail standing over Mara then Storm handed Gail one of the belts before he and Harris dragged Mara up to her knees and held her arms. Gail smirked and walked round in front of her.
"I've wanted to do this for a long time!" She smirked before going behind Mara and whipping her as hard as she could, Mara tried to break free but Storm and Harris held her as Gail landed shot after shot to the screaming teen, finally AMW let her drop and Storm smirked at Jason as he tried to break the cuffs before charging forward and kicking him hard in the head, Harris clubbed AJ down as Gail admired the welts and cuts she'd left on Mara's back, the teen tried to get up but Gail gave her another shot with the belt to put her down, Storm produced some beer bottles and the trio stood in the ring over Mara before cracking them open and pouring the contents on her, Storm did likewise to Jason before AMW finally left the ring leaving the champions and Mara lying in pools of beer.
Yeah that's right I'm back... again. Just gotta trying to get back into the swing of things. Anyway, AMW are back and have made it clear that the situation between them and the champs is far from over, where will things go from here? How will Mara and Gail cope in the cage? How many more friends will Chris have to defend against? Will I stick around this time? Guess we'll have to find out?
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