Chapter 130: Buckeye of the Angel

Smackdown was in Amanda's hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio and Cryme Tyme was teaming up with John Morrison against Shelton Benjamin, Charlie Haas, and Ricky Ortiz in a six-man tag team match.

Amanda was walking down the hallway with a smile when she walked towards Evan Bourne and Jasmine Morgan.

"Hello, lovebirds," Amanda said.

"Hi, Amanda," Jasmine said. "What do you want?"

"Well, I wanted to show you this; I had it done today."

Amanda gave Jasmine a piece of paper that claimed.

"Oh, my God, you had your name changed?" Jasmine said.

"Yep, now my first name is my middle name and you can officially call me Amanda," Amanda said.

"Wow, this is awesome; isn't this awesome, Evan?"

"Yeah, it is," Evan said. "I heard Miley Cyrus changed her name and now Amanda's the lucky one."

"Yes, I am and now I gotta continue showing this off so everybody can really call me Amanda. Ta-ta!"

Then Amanda walked away as Jasmine giggled.

"That Amanda," Jasmine said. "Hey, Evan, I was wondering, since the WWE is gonna be in Los Angeles next week thanks to the whole Denver debacle, maybe we should hang out with John and Nicole after Smackdown is over."

"That's a great idea," Evan said. "We'll probably go to a club or something."

"I would love that."

Then Smackdown was on and Edge's entrance theme played and he came out from the curtain and he walked down the ramp and got into the ring and raised his World Heavyweight Title in the air and took off his sunglasses.

"If there was any doubt as to who's the face of Smackdown is," Edge said, "please, please, let's end the debates now. I don't wanna hear any other superstars coming out here declaring themselves the face of this show. Judgment Day has come and gone and I am still the face of this brand. Oh, yeah, you see, Chris Jericho lost to Rey Mysterio, C.M. Punk lost to Umaga, and I embarrassed and defeated Jeff Hardy, which means I am still your World Heavyweight Champion. You see, make no mistake about, people, I am the premiere superstar in the WWE today, it's true." The fans disagreed, chanting "Hardy, Hardy." "Jeff Hardy is not even in my league; I am a winner Jeff Hardy is just like all of his legions of fans, just like all of you, all of you people who pour your hearts into him, believe in everything that Jeff Hardy does, who chant his name; he's just like all of you; he is always has been a loser."

Then General Manager Theodore Long's entrance theme played and he came out from the curtain and he strutted down the ramp and got into the ring.

"Well, Edge," Theodore said, "what I witnessed at Judgment Day was an atrocity. Now I do know and believe me, I do believe that the referee's decision is final, but as General Manager of this show, I cannot deny that Matt Hardy illegally interfered in the World Heavyweight Championship match on Sunday. So therefore, at Extreme Rules, I granted a re-match to Jeff Hardy."

"No, no, I beat Jeff, " Edge said. "you can say the reason he lost, he got hit in the head with a cast. Make up all the excuses that you and all of these people make for Jeff Hardy. You always make excuses for Jeff Hardy, I'm sick of it. The face is he ran up against a man who had more will has more heart, more determination…….shut up!" Then the crowd booed. "……has more determination and is willing to pull out all the stops. You see, I went back to the vault, into my millions of moves that I mastered over the years, and I pulled out my top rope, the Edge-o-cution. That's how Jeff Hardy got beat. Jeff Hardy is not World Championship material and Jeff Hardy is a failure."

Then Jeff's entrance theme played and he came out from the curtain with Brittany following him. Brittany was wearing a tattooed print top, denim miniskirt, black boots, black arm warmers, and her hair curled. Jeff and Brittany walked down the ramp and stopped a few feet away from the ring.

"No, wait, Edge, you're right," Jeff said onto the microphone. "I'm a loser, I'm a failure, I'm a screw-up, I'm a letdown, I'm pathetic, I'm somewhat reckless at times, but you know what? Above and beyond all of that, deep down, Jeff Hardy's a competitor."

Then Jeff and Brittany got into the ring.

"Edge, you're just too scared to admit it," Brittany said. "You will do whatever it takes to become World Champion and stay World Champion because you like to take shortcuts; there hasn't been one match where you just couldn't win by yourself which means you're not the ultimate opportunist, it means you're a coward."

"I also know that at Extreme Rules, every single match is extreme," Jeff said. "So why don't we get a little crazy and we have a match tonight and whoever wins decides the what type of match we will have."

"No, no," Edge said, "you can't come out here and make your own matches. Teddy, he can't do that……."

"Teddy, correct me if I'm wrong but last week, I think you said this show belongs to the WWE Universe, so why don't we hear what Cincinnati……has to say!"

Then Jeff and Brittany went into the crowd and polled random fans and they all wanted to see Jeff versus Edge.

"Edge," Jeff said, "I think Cincinnati has spoken, it is on!"

"Well, Jeff, that settles it," Theodore said. "I'll tell you what, when the WWE Universe speaks like that, I'd be a fool not to listen to them. So tonight, Edge, you are going to go one-on-one with Jeff Hardy. Oh, and Edge, the winner of that match will get to choose just how extreme your re-match is going to be. Now can I get a holla, holla, holla?"

"Holla, holla, holla!" Jeff, Brittany, and the crowd said.

Then Theodore left the ring as Edge shook his head and Jeff & Brittany were slapping the hands of the fans as Smackdown went to a commercial break.

Then it was time for the six-man tag team match which Cryme Tyme and John Morrison versus Shelton Benjamin, Charlie Haas, and Ricky Ortiz.

Shelton's entrance theme played and the pyro went as he came out from the curtain. Shelton walked down the ramp and got into the ring and he climbed on the turnbuckle and raised his arms in the air along with Ricky and Charlie and John Morrison's entrance theme played and he came out from the curtain. John did his usual "Shaman of Sexy" pose and walked down the ramp and stopped a few feet away from the ring.

Cryme Tyme's entrance theme played and they came out from the curtain with Amanda following them. Amanda was wearing a Cleveland Cavaliers basketball jersey dress, black boots, and her hair curled. Shad and JTG high-fived each other and they walked down the ramp and hugged John as they got into the ring and Amanda got on the turnbuckles and raised her Women's Title belt in the air. Then Shad got on the top turnbuckle and raised his arms in the air and Shad got back down as he, Amanda, Charlie, and Ricky left the ring as the referee called for the bell.

John and Shelton went to start the match but Shelton made a tag to Ricky and John & Ricky locked up and Ricky got a knee to the midsection and clubbed John in the back and grabbed him as he landed a head but and John stumbled to the corner and Ricky got a forearm as he was rallying up and he whipped John to the corner but John floated over Ricky and got an arm drag and a forearm and twisted Ricky's arm as he tagged out to Shad and John held onto Ricky as Shad clubbed Ricky in the back and twisted his arm and Ricky got a few forearms to break the gold and he bounced off the ropes and Shad got a back elbow. He whipped Ricky to the ropes and got a huge back body drop as he made the tag to JTG and JTG got on Shad's shoulders as John made the tag and Shad slammed JTG on Ricky as John got into the ring and John got a 180° spun flare transitioned into a leg drop on Ricky for a two count and John held onto Ricky as John made the tag back to JTG and JTG flipped over Ricky and got a roll-up for a two count and Ricky kicked JTG and JTG flipped over Ricky and got a roll-up for a two count and Ricky kicked JTG in the midsection and got a head butt sending JTG to the corner and tagged out to Haas.

Charlie got a couple of forearms and clubs to the back and Charlie stomped on JTG and tossed JTG out of the ring but JTG got back in and landed some right hands and JTG dropkicked Haas to the outside and Shad & John got into the ring and chased Ricky and Shelton off the apron. Then Shad and John left the ring as Shelton was on the ring apron trying to get into the ring and JTG charged at him and Charlie clubbed him from behind and Charlie got JTG in the corner and made the tag to Shelton and Shelton kicked JTG in the midsection and Shelton got a snap mare and bounced off the ropes and kicked JTG in the back.

Shelton was stomping on JTG and Shelton got JTG and got a knee to the midsection and covered for a two count and Shelton grabbed JTG as he made the tag to Charlie and Charlie got a boot to the face and stomped on JTG before applying an armlock for a while and JTG got to his feet and landed a forearm and Charlie took down JTG and made the tag to Ricky and Charlie held onto JTG and Ricky got a boot to the head and a knee drop to the back and Ricky twisted JTG's arm and got a hammerlock slam for a two count. Ricky clubbed on JTG's arm twice and got a chinlock and JTG got to his feet and got a couple of forearms and Ricky kicked JTG in the midsection and shoved him to the corner and landed some rights and lefts as he made the tag to Shelton and Shelton kicked JTG and dragged him to the other corner and was landing some right hands and JTG was fighting back but he couldn't get by Shelton to make it to his corner for a tag.

Shelton held onto the leg while trying to make a tag of his own and JTG got a mule kick to Shelton and Charlie made a tag and grabbed JTG's leg as JTG made the tag to John and John got a forearm to Charlie and leaped into the ring as he landed a clothesline and a few right hands and ducked a right hand as he got a standing dropkick and went to whip Charlie but Charlie reversed and John got a high kick and John bounced off the ropes and got a running knee to the face for the cover and Ricky broke the count. Shelton and Shad got into the ring and Ricky & Shelton kicked him in the midsection and both got a right hand as they whipped Shad to the ropes and Shad ducked a clothesline and Shad got a clothesline to Ricky as JTG doved at Shelton over the top rope and Charlie clubbed John from behind and went for a suplex but John landed on his feet and Charlie charged at John as John yanked him on the top rope and then he hit the Starship Pain for the win.

Then Shad and Amanda got into the ring and hugged John and they helped JTG to this feet and raised each other's arms in the air and then Shad and John got on the turnbuckles as JTG got Amanda on his shoulder as Smackdown went to a commercial break.

A few minutes later, Amanda was going to be in an interview with Josh Matthews.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome my guest at this time, she is the WWE Women's Champion and Cincinnati's own, Amanda," Josh said as Amanda came forward. "Let me get your thoughts on the number one contender's match taking place tonight for your Women's Championship between Gail Kim and Michelle McCool.

"Well, Josh," Amanda said, "I have to admit that Gail Kim is a great competitor and I've been watching her as late and if she wins, I am so looking forward to putting my title on the against her. As for Michelle McCool, let's just say, she brags around too much. I mean, since when the so-called All-American Girl gets to boss people around? I mean, she's just……"

Then Alicia Fox came forward and said

"Michelle told me to give you a little message, cupcake: that Women's Championship will soon be hers.

"I'm sorry, who are you?" Amanda said. "No, no, no, don't tell me. You're a former wedding planner and Edge's former mistress; I almost forgot. Well, you can give Michelle McCool a message for me: tell her not a send a little girl to do a woman's job."

Then Amanda slapped Alicia in the face and Alicia held onto her face as Amanda stared at her.

Later, Skye was in the hallway texting on her cell phone when she immediately ran into John Morrison.

"Oh, I'm sorry," Skye said. "I didn't see you, I wasn't looking where I was going."

"It's okay, I wasn't either," John said. "Are you all right?"

"Congratulations on your victory with Cryme Tyme; I'm glad you three were able to put aside your differences."

"Yeah, the whole thing with Word Up and the Dirt Sheet it was just stupid."

"Yeah, it was."

"Yeah."

"So……I'm trying to think of something to do for next week since Smackdown is gonna be in L.A. thanks to the whole WWE-Denver-NBA thing and I was wondering, what do you think I should do?"

"Maybe you should wear a Lakers cheerleader uniform and dance or something."

"Yeah, I mean, before I wanted to be a wrestler, I wanted to be a L.A. Lakers cheerleader but that didn't happen. Yeah, I could do that. Thanks for the idea, I appreciate it."

"Anytime."

Then Skye walked away as John continued to look at her.

A little later, it was time for the match which was Jeff versus Edge and the winner names the stipulation for their match at Extreme Rules.

Jeff's entrance theme played and he came out from the curtain with Brittany following him. Jeff and Brittany did their usual bump and grind as the pyro went off as Jeff and Brittany walked down the ramp and got into the ring and Jeff got on the turnbuckles and raised his arms in the air and then Jeff got back down. Edge's entrance theme played and he came out from the curtain and raised his World Heavyweight Championship Title belt in the air as the pyro went off. Then he walked down the ramp and slid into the ring and he got on the turnbuckles and raised his arms in the air and got back down as Brittany left the ring and the referee called for the bell.

Edge and Jeff locked up and Edge got Jeff in the corner before a break and Edge got a right hand and went for another right hand but Edge ducked and got a roll-up for a one count and then Edge went to the corner for a breather and he & Jeff locked up again and Edge got a side headlock and Jeff went behind Edge and got another roll-up for a one count and Edge again went to the corner for a breather and then he immediately kicked Jeff in the midsection and went for a scoop slam but Jeff for again another roll-up for a two count and Edge went outside and took a breather. He tripped Jeff up and got back in the ring and went for an elbow drop but Jeff moved and got a head-lock on Edge and Edge's shoulders were pinned for a one count and Edge went for a back suplex but Jeff held on as Edge got to his feet and Edge got a knee and a forearm to the back of the leg and got a right hand as Jeff was staggering and Edge went to whip Jeff but Jeff reversed whipping Edge to the corner hard and Jeff clubbed Edge in the back and Jeff bounced Edge's head off the turnbuckle ten times and Edge stumbled to the corner as Jeff got a diving legdrop but it may have hurt Jeff on the landing and Edge got a kick to the head by Edge.

Then Edge got with several knee drops in the head and Edge was showing off before he got out of the ring and rolling Jeff on the ring apron and landing a back elbow to the back of the neck and then Edge backed away before nailing a boot to the head and Jeff fell to the floor as Edge got back in the ring. Then Edge got back out and hit Jeff's head on the ring apron and threw him back in the ring and covered for a two count and Edge hit Jeff's head onto the turnbuckle and Edge whipped Jeff to the other corner and Jeff came back with an elbow in the corner and Edge charged into both feet and he climbed onto the top turnbuckle and then a Whisper in the Wind for a pinfall and Jeff blocked a right hand and landed several of his own and went to whip Edge but Edge reversed whipping Jeff to the ropes and Jeff got a flying forearm twice and he kicked Edge in the midsection and got a face-first suplex for a two count and Jeff took his shirt off and climbed the top turnbuckle but Edge crawled a safe distance away.

Then Edge missed a right hand and Jeff got an atomic drop and took Edge down as he went for the leg drop to the groin but Edge countered and for a two count and Edge dragged Jeff and got a neck-breaker for a two count and Edge was punching away at Jeff and climbed the top turnbuckle, but Hardy met him with a standing dropkick. He baseball slide Edge out of the ring and got a flying crossbody over the top rope and both men got back in the ring and Jeff got a scoop slam landed a second-rope leg-drop for a two count and then Jeff kicked Edge in the midsection and went for the Twist of Fate, but Edge shoved off Jeff hard to the corner and Edge went for the spear but Hardy rolled Edge up for another nearfall.

Then Jeff kicked Edge in the midsection and went for the Twist of Fate again but Edge got a backslide for a two count and then Edge went for a DDT but Jeff blocked and Jeff countered and kicked Edge in the midsection and Jeff landed the Twist of Fate and then crawled to the corner and up the turnbuckle. Edge caught him with a right hand though crotching him on the top rope and then Edge climbed the top turnbuckle and went for the Edge-o-cution but Jeff fought out and knocked Edge to the mat and Jeff landed the Swanton Bomb for the win.

Then Brittany jumped up & down as she cheered and she got into the ring and helped Jeff to his feet and his arms were raised by her and the referee and Todd Grisham went into in the ring.

"Jeff," Todd said, "congratulations on a fantastic win and everyone here in Cincinnati would like to know the answer to this question: what type of match will we see in New Orleans at Extreme Rules?"

"Todd, at Extreme Rules," Jeff said, "I will not be painting, I will be cleaning gutters, I will not be changing bulbs, what I will be doing is climbing a ladder to become the World Heavyweight Champion."

"There you have it, ladies and gentlemen, at Extreme Rules, it'll be a Ladder Match between Jeff Hardy and Edge for the World Heavyweight Championship."

Then Edge was shocked as he rolled out of the ring and Brittany smiled as Jeff got on the top turnbuckle and raised his arms in the air as Smackdown came to a close.