Randy and Sheamus circled around each other. Sheamus got this very intense look on his face, focused and hard, Lisa had never seen it before. Randy smirked and stared at Sheamus, waiting to strike. Lisa was on the edge of her seat, and she felt a pat on her leg. She turned, and CM Punk patted her again. "First TLC match?" Lisa nodded her assent. "It'll be okay; this is the shit we're trained for." He smiled reassuringly at her. Lisa smiled her thanks and looked back to the ring. Randy grabbed for Sheamus, and they grappled while standing up for a while. They both had their teeth clenched, and the muscles on their arms and legs were like steel wires. Randy hip tossed Sheamus, who fell to the mat with a thump. The crowd screamed. He got up and shook it off, and charged at Randy like an angry bull. Randy dodged him, and Sheamus pounded into the ring turnbuckle pads. He rolled out of the ring and grabbed a folding steel chair. Randy was strutting around, and Sheamus climbed in behind him, swinging the chair, which cracked Randy across the back hard enough to dent the metal. Randy bellowed and fell to his knees. Sheamus tossed the chair aside, and picked Randy up off the ground as if he weighed nothing. He lifted Randy above his shoulders, walked to the edge of the ring, and threw him over the top rope. The match continued like this for quite some time. Chairs were thrown, ladders brought into the ring. It was back and forth for many minutes, and the sweat was flying.
Randy picked up a folded ladder, and swung it at Sheamus' head. Sheamus ducked, but not in time. The ladder struck him on the side of the head, and his skin split open, sending bright red blood flying across the mat. Sheamus fell to his back on the mat, and the blood kept flowing. Lisa stood up, frightened, and paramedics ran up into the ring. Randy dropped the ladder and looked concerned. Lisa caught a glimpse of Sheamus squeezing the paramedic's wrist. She knew this was a sign that he was okay, and sat back down with a huge sigh of relief. The paramedics left, and Sheamus got back up, wiping blood out of his eyes. It stood out vividly against his pale skin. He curled his lip and roared, and bounded across the mat towards Randy. He bent over and smashed his shoulder into Randy's stomach, causing him to double over. Sheamus picked him up and powerbombed him into the mat. He picked him up and threw him back outside the ring. Randy climbed back up, and Sheamus grabbed him, flipped him around, and locked his arms into the rope rings. Sheamus shouted "FELLAAAAAA!" and began the Beats of the Bodhrán, while the audience counted to twelve, in time with the beats. Randy slumped over when Sheamus let him go. He crawled back into the ring while Sheamus strutted and played up to the audience.
Sheamus stepped up in the corner of the ring, and when he turned around, Randy leaped up and gave him an RKO out of nowhere. Randy hooked his leg immediately and pinned him. The referee got to a two count, and then Sheamus kicked out. Randy shouted in frustrated, and while he had his eyes closed, Sheamus picked up the battered metal folding chair, and swung it at Randy, smashing him across one shoulder and grinning as Randy shouted in pain and fell to the mat. Sheamus wiped the blood out of his eyes again, and threw the chair to the side. Randy got up slowly, leaning against the rope, shaking it off. He got a really intense look in his eyes, and started to run at Sheamus. Just when he started gaining speed, Sheamus flew out of the corner with a brogue kick that planted itself with a smack directly on Randy's face. Randy toppled over sideways, Sheamus hooked both of his legs, and the referee counted to three. The crowd exploded. Sheamus jumped up and pounded his chest, causing droplets of sweat and blood to scatter in the bright lights. The referee held up his arm, declaring him the victor. Sheamus beamed, but the lines on his forehead said he was still in pain. They exited the ring, Randy skulking off backstage right away, and Sheamus doing a slow victory lap, shaking hands with everyone around the ring. He smiled at Lisa, and then went backstage.
The show wound down, the crowd thinned, and Lisa headed back to the door she came in through. Brandi and CM Punk were with her. The security guard let them through, and Lisa saw AJ sprinting towards them. She leaped on to CM Punk and tackled him in a hug. She hopped down after a minute and grabbed Lisa's hand. "Babe," she said to Punk, "I'm gonna take her to Sheam-o, I'll be right back." Lisa said her goodbyes and her thanks to CM Punk and Brandi as well. AJ towed Lisa down the hall to another unmarked door.