Chapter 102: Face-to-Face
After the vicious attack on both Jeff and Brittany from Matt Hardy after Jeff's match against Edge, they were helped to the back by the referees and after the first Smackdown was over, the Angels tended to Brittany as Rochelle put an ice pack over her head.
"Are you sure you're all right?" Nicole asked.
"Yeah, I'm all right," Brittany said as she sighed. "I can't take this, I can't do this. Matt is really out of his mind and he expects Jeff to fight him. Jeff doesn't wanna do that, he can't."
"But what about what Matt is doing to you?" Rochelle said. "He has called you, threaten you, and just assaulted you. You have to file a restraining order against him so he won't hurt again."
"I can't, I don't wanna hurt Jeff or their father; I can't do this to at this point. If Matt wants to go as far as hurting me and Jeff, then that's what I'll do."
"I don't think Jeff really wants to fight his brother," Amanda said. "I feel that he still loves him and wants to get him some help; but Matt doesn't wanna hear it."
"Whatever you decide, Brittany," Delancey said, "we'll be right here with you all the way."
"We're right behind you," Buffy said.
"Thanks, you guys," Brittany said.
Then the second Smackdown was on and John's entrance theme played and he came out from the curtain with Nicole following him. Nicole was wearing a green and black stripe scoop neck tank top with a slash back, denim jeans, and her hair curled. The two walked down the ramp and got into the ring and John asked for a microphone.
"Do not to adjust your TV sets," John said. "I am fired up, we've got some special stuff planned for you tonight, it's a special night. I am here, you are here, you are watching at home, and this is Smackdown! Well, let me catch you up to speed; I know a lot of you are thinking, I haven't been on Smackdown in two years, some things have changed, but it's pretty much the same; I mean, Smackdown got same great fans. Tazz, Cole still all calling the action. You've changed a little bit, put on some weight; cowboy hat, I like the look, it's good for you, it's very Village People. We've changed to MyNetwork; I'll be honest with you, I didn't even realize I even had a network. And there's been a change with the World Heavyweight Championship because for the last few weeks, the World Heavyweight Championship has been held by a coward. Ladies and gentlemen, that is why I am here tonight. Edge, I told you if you tried to hide, I would find you. So here I am on your show in the middle of your ring and I want a rematch for the World Heavyweight Championship. I want it tonight and I will not leave until I get an answer."
Then Edge's entrance theme played and he came out from the curtain with a microphone in his hand.
"I can't believe you actually showed," Edge said. "You know what? I'm sick of you dogging me. You want a rematch tonight? Well, I say, uh, well, I say let's do it!"
"Hold on," Vickie Guerrero said as she came out from the curtain. "You can see, my husband is a warrior; he never backs down from a challenge and it is my duty to inform you that the World Heavyweight Champion will not be competing tonight."
"I figured something like this would happen," John said. "We're not gonna have a match; this is a special appearance for John Cena on Smackdown and I did promise to get my hands on Edge and I don't intend to let these people down."
"Wait, hold on, Cena, hold on. Stop right there. Whoa, stop. I'm sorry; see……." Then the crowd chanted "You suck!" "Excuse me. Since, Edge won't be competing tonight, you will be and if you wanna face my husband, then let's see how you do tonight in a match against this man.
Then the Big Show's entrance theme played and he came out from the curtain as Vickie smiled. Then John and Nicole shook their heads as Nicole figured Vickie was going to put one up over the Angels now that they were interim General Managers of RAW.
Later, it was time for the match between Jeff and his brother Matt Hardy.
Matt Hardy's entrance theme played and he came out from the curtain. He walked down the ramp and got into the ring and stared down the fans as Jeff's entrance theme played and he came out from the curtain with Brittany following him.
Brittany was wearing a green plaid ruffle trim top, black tank top denim jeans, and her hair straight. But Jeff wasn't dressed to compete. The two walked down the ramp and got into the ring and Jeff & Brittany stood in front of Matt.
"You have always been there for me," Jeff said, "and I think we've always helped each other out. So I hope you can get over this crazy phase you're in and realize I've done nothing wrong to deserve this. I'm not going to fight you, not tonight, not ever. Because, Matt, whether you like it or not, I am your brother."
Matt yanked the microphone from Jeff and said,
"I am not your brother. And as far as getting over things, Jeff, it's not quite that simple. You know, I know you're used to everything being about you, I know you're used to everything evolving around you, but this isn't about you. This is about me. For once, it's about Matt. It's about my needs. It's about what I need to say. Each and every one of these people, they make me sick, physically sick when they cheer for you and I've also had to swallow the fact that my career has been mediocre while your career has skyrocketed to the top because I've always known this and you've always known this: between the two of us, I've always been the more talented Hardy. And you ask who do I blame for this, I blame you and I blame each and every one of these people that believe your hype. So go ahead, Jeff, fight me. Come on, fight me. Fight me, Jeff, come on, fight me! Come on, Jeff, fight me!"
Then Matt slapped Jeff as Brittany's jaw dropped.
"Come on, you coward," Matt said. "You gonna fight me now, huh? Huh? You gonna fight me? Huh? Come on, Jeff, damn it, I said fight me."
Then Matt slapped Jeff in the face again and Jeff went down to one knee. Then Jeff got up and held his jaw, shook his head, and walked out of the ring. Then Brittany stood in front at Matt as she became furious.
"What?" Matt said. "You wanna fight me, Brittany? Come on, you're supposed to be an Angel, you gotta show that you belong with the Angels unless you're as coward as much as Jeff."
Then Brittany was fuming as she kicked Matt in the groin and immediately walked out of the ring and joined Jeff and together they walked up the ramp without looking back. Then they turned around and raised each other's arm in the air and walked to the back as Matt stared at the two.
The Angels were watching the whole thing in their locker room and they were angry, upset, and in disbelief of what Matt did. But they were glad that Brittany stood up to Matt without breaking down, something she learned from who she considered her mentor, John Cena.
A little later, Jasmine Morgan was backstage doing a promo before her Divas' match against Maryse.
Jasmine was wearing a white net stop, blue bikini top, pink pants, black leather hand warmers, and her hair straight.
"Hi, my name is Jasmine Morgan and as you saw the past couple of weeks on ECW," Jasmine said, "my boyfriend Evan Bourne will be making his return very soon. Everything about Evan Bourne is what everyone is saying: exciting, breathtaking, and entertaining. Everything he does gets me excited and entertained. I cannot wait for him to come back because ECW isn't the same without him and I'll be waiting for him because I will not walk down the ramp without him beside me."
Then it was time for the Divas' match which was Jasmine versus Maryse. Jasmine's entrance theme played and she came out from the curtain.
"The following Divas' match is scheduled for one fall ," Justin Roberts announced. "Introducing first from first representing the Angelic Coalition from Tallahassee, Florida, Jasmine Morgan," Justin announced.
Jasmine walked down the ramp slapping the hands of the fans and then she jumped on the apron, bounced off the bottom rope, and entered through the bottom and middle rope. Then Jasmine twirled around and posed in the middle of the ring and got on one of the turnbuckles and raised her arms in the air. Then she got back down and then Maryse's entrance theme played and she came out from the curtain.
"And her opponent from Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Maryse," Justin announced.
Maryse walked down the ramp and went around the ring and climbed up the apron as she got into the ring and flipped her hair backwards as she looked at Jasmine and got into the ring as the referee called foe the bell.
Maryse was making hand gestures at Jasmine as Jasmine jumped on Maryse hitting her with forearms and shoved Maryse off as Maryse smiled and then the two went to lock up and Maryse immediately got a knee to the midsection and landed some forearms and a chop to the chest and bounced off the ropes and ducked a backfist and kicked Jasmine in the midsection and landed a suplex for a two count.
Then Maryse applied a camel clutch as she laughed and Jasmine got to her feet and landed a back elbow and bounced off the ropes and landed a hurricurrana and speared Maryse into the corner and landed a chop to the chest twice and Maryse kicked Jasmine in the midsection and clubbed her in the back and hit her head into the turnbuckle.
Then Maryse tossed Jasmine across the ring by the hair and got Jasmine in another camel clutch and then whipped Jasmine to the corner and went for a splash but Jasmine got a head scissors and kicked Maryse's head and kicked her off and landed some chops to the chest and whipped her to the corner and went for a splash but Maryse moved and got caught in a head scissors before Jasmine executed a flying head scissors for a two count.
Then Jasmine grabbed Maryse and landed a spinning backfist making Maryse stumble to the corner and Jasmine got a knee to the cheekbone and a bulldog slam for a two count and Maryse got a jawbreaker and climbed on the top turnbuckle and went for a cross body but Jasmine moved and got a standing moonsault and waited for Maryse to get up and Jasmine kicked Maryse in the midsection and landed the Deadly Rose for the win.
"Here is your winner, Jasmine Morgan," Justin announced.
The referee raised Jasmine's arm in the air and was mocking Maryse with the hand gestures and shoved her face as she left the ring and walked up the ramp slapping the hands of the fans and Jasmine turned around and raised her arms in air as Smackdown went to a commercial break.
Then it was time for the match which was John versus the Big Show.
John's entrance theme played and he comes out from the curtain with Nicole following him. The two walked down the ramp and got inside the ring and John was pumping himself up and took off his HLR Academy baseball cap and t-shirt and threw them to the crowd. Then he took off his dog tags and gave them to Nicole and the Big Show's entrance theme played and the pyro was set off as he came out from the curtain. He walked down the ramp and got into the ring and stared at John as Nicole left the ring as the referee called for the bell.
John and Big Show circled around the ring and Big Show was teasing a knockout punch and when Big Show went for another one, John ducked and got a right hands and then Big Show got John in the corner and got a big right hand to the midsection and a left hand and then Big Show got a head butt and got a big right hand to the midsection and a left hand and then Big Show got John in the corner and got a chop to the chest and a right hand to the side and Big Show went for a chop but John ducked and made a comeback with punches and Big Show shoved John off and John got a flying shouldertackle. John got some punches as Big Show shoved him off and John ducked a right hand and John landed a few right hands and he bounced off and got a shoulder tackle to no avail and John bounced off the ropes again and Big Show countered with a bump and Big Show stepped on John and Big Show followed up with a head butt three times.
John got a back elbow and some right hands to the midsection and he bounced off the ropes but Big Show caught him with a sideslam and stalked John against the ropes and squeezed him between the top and middle rope and Big Show landed some big right hands to the midsection and John went for the Attitude Adjuster out of nowhere, but Big Show easily brushed it off. Big Show clubbed him in the back and an elbow to the back and Big Show told him to go back to RAW because there's nothing on Smackdown for him. Then Big Show landed another head butt and John stumbled to the corner and Big Show choked him and he whipped him hard to the corner and he did it again twice and he charged into both feet to the face and then John leaped onto Big Show's back with a sleeper hold and Big Show backed John into the corner but John held his grip for a while as Big Show got down on one knee and he countered with a backward one-arm slam.
Big Show landed a big suplex and stalked John and John rolled onto the ring apron and Big Show knocked him off the ring apron and onto the announce table and Big Show got out of the ring and got John on his shoulders but John escaped and knocked Big Show into the ringpost and got back in the ring as did Big Show and John bounced off the ropes and then went for a bulldog slam but Big Show tossed John to the floor. As John climbed on the ring apron, Big Show grabbed him by the head and John yanked him on the top rope and as John got back into the ring, Big Show got a clothesline and covered for a two count and then Big Show tossed John into the corner and got an elbow on the shoulder and did it again as he placed John's arm on the top rope and landed another head butt and an elbow on the arm and Big Show settled into a nerve hold on John's shoulder.
As John powered out, Big Show punched him in the stomach and Big Show went for a knockout punch but John ducked and ducked another knockout punch and landed a punch of his own and when he went for a bodyslam, he fell back and Big Show landed on him and scored a two count. Big Show dragged John and climbed up the top turnbuckle and went for the corner swing splash but John moved. Then John climbed the top turnbuckle and leaped off the top rope with a legdrop to the back of Big Show's neck and John did the "You can't see me" and bounced off the ropes to land the Five Knuckle Shuffle and then went for the Attitude Adjuster but Big Show blocked it and landed a forearm to the back and then got John on his shoulders and got an Olympic slam and Big Show grabbed John by the throat went for a choke slam but John escaped and landed the Attitude Adjuster.
Then Edge ran into the ring and then slid right out to distract John and Nicole walked right up to Edge and the two yelled at each other as Big Show got a knock out punch to John and a chokeslam for the win.
Then the referee raised the Big Show's arm in the air and got out of the ring as Nicole got into the ring to check on John and Edge entered the ring and yelled at John saying "This is my show!" He told him to go away and not come back as he held the World Heavyweight Championship Title belt in the air as the show ended.
Little did he know, Nicole had something up her sleeve for Monday Night RAW.
After Smackdown was over, Jeff and Brittany were in their hotel room sleeping and Brittany had trouble going to sleep as her cell phone vibrated and Brittany grabbed her cell phone off the nightstand and she saw that she had a text message and it said:
"Jeff is weak and so are you. The more you stand up for Jeff, the more I will haunt you until you come to realize that you don't belong with Jeff and you will end up beaten and alone as you will always be."
Then Brittany became enraged as she threw her cell phone against the wall and it broke and she got out of the bed and stormed into the bathroom. Then she slammed the door as Jeff was waking up and he got out of the bed and went over to the bathroom door.
"Brittany," Jeff said, "are you all right?"
Brittany said nothing as Jeff opened the door and walked into the bathroom to see Brittany sitting against the bathroom tub looking down.
"Brittany," Jeff said, "what's the matter?"
Then Brittany sighed as she looked up at Jeff and said,
"Matt……" Brittany said as she choked up, "……left me this text message on my cell phone and it said that I was weak and…….he said I will always be beaten and alone."
"Oh, Brit," Jeff said as he sat to Brittany as she started crying. "You are not alone because you have me, your friends, and your family; Matt shouldn't say those things about you. You are a strong, young woman and don't ever forget that. Your parents wouldn't want to see you like this."
Then Brittany nodded her head as she placed on Jeff's shoulder and he wrapped his arm around her.
She had to follow John's advice to never back down and stand up and fight.
