Post by Dominic Reynolds on Jul 14, 2011 2:48:28 GMT -5
For the past two weeks we have seen the Raw roster take a defiant stand against its Raw General Manager. Never one to be intimidated, we seen General Manager Starr issue a mandate that Raw would simply “go away” if these blatant acts of defiance and laziness were to continue. This round at least looks like it went to management as things were for the most part back on track and we’ve got one final show before the Attrition pay-per-view spectacular this Sunday night. Anything can happen, anything can be said or did, but in reality, that is what has always made this business so interesting.
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The feed opens on a sold out Joe Louis arena, we can see screaming fans showing their love for their Raw favorites. After panning around once, we zoom in onto ringside and we see Don Chuckles and Phil Latio sitting in their usual spots at ringside, but we also see the stone face of General Manager Starr in the ring. With a microphone in his right hand, the shot zooms in close on him as he lifts it to his mouth and begins to speak.
General Manager Starr: I have to begin tonight offering my most sincere of apologies. Due to the disgusting negligence of a few bad apples, you fans were robbed of two weeks of the usual high quality programming that I vowed to give you. But tonight, we are finally on track again, and best you believe tonight is going to be a busy one. I have several matters that will be addressed tonight, the first of which, also one of the most pressing in my opinion, is the Icon Championship.
We hear some cheers as Austin continues.
General Manager Starr: For the past six months, we have seen Justin Time simply coast by holding that “prop” of a championship, never getting booked to defend it…but yet always thinking that he was ready for bigger things. Despite his own shortcomings, there were so many of you that demanded that he be given a higher caliber of competition. There were so many of you that thought that Mr. Time deserved to break through the proverbial glass ceiling and be considered among the other greats here in Thy WWE. So I listened, I gave Mr. Time chances to compete against a higher level of opposition. I gave Mr. Time a chance to be a superstar, and do you know what he did with his opportunity? Let me tell you.
Reaching into his pocket, we see Austin unfold a letter and start reading.
General Manager Starr: Dear Thy WWE management, I hereby regret to inform you that due to circumstances out of my control, I am going to have to take an indefinite leave of absence. I may or may not be back, I truly am sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused. Signed; Justin Time…Icon Champion.
Showing visible disgust, we see Austin throw the letter down.
General Manager Starr: The moment that I gave Mr. Time what he wanted, the moment that I gave him a higher level of competition, he couldn’t handle the pressure. When he finally started losing, and facing adversity, instead of adapting to it like a true competitor and champion, he instead decided to stick his tail between his legs and run away. Good riddance as far as I’m concerned, you see, because of this I can now officially say that Mr. Time is relieved of his role as the Icon Champion. Infact, I am going to go a step further and proclaim that the Icon Championship is officially abolished.
Some of the fans in the arena cheer at the announcement.
General Manager Starr: I loathe the idea of wrestlers creating prop championships, but a provision in Mr. Time’s contract put in by the former administration prevented me from doing anything about it until now. Him leaving violates his contract, which leaves me free to do as I absolutely please.
We see Austin pause for a moment.
General Manager Starr: I know what you are thinking, we need a belt, and the boys in the back deserve a belt to fight for. They do, and they are going to have one. This Sunday at Attrition, we are going to see the return of the Intercontinental Championship.
Don Chuckles: WHAT!
Phil Latio: That is huge.
General Manager Starr: Three men that I have selected will compete this Sunday to crown the Thy WWE Intercontinental Champion. One of which is a man who I had personally hand selected to go after Time, he is a new signee that will debut this Sunday. The first man in the title match is going to be a Mr. Christian Knight.
We see Austin motion towards the arena big screen as a video comes on showing a man working out in a rundown gymnasium. Looking to be in quite the impressive shape, we see him finish doing several sets of pull ups and then make his way over to a full body mirror. With a towel over his head, we see the man place one hand on the wall to brace himself and slowly catch his breath.
Christian Knight: I am going to be the absolute best in the world.
The video clip then ends.
General Manager Starr: You don’t know him yet, but you will soon enough. For now though, enough of me, on with the show, enjoy everybody.
“Superstar” by Lupe Fiasco comes on over the arena speakers as the fans cheer at the huge announcement just made by the General Manager. As Austin makes his way up the ramp the shot goes back to Don and Phil.
Don Chuckles: A huge bombshell just dropped by our General Manager Phil.
Phil Latio: Tonight is going to be insane Donny, if that opener was any indication.
Don Chuckles: Guess we are gonna soon find out my friend, our first match when we come back from break.
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Match 1: Katie Lea vs. Angela Salveti vs. Analise Star
Steve Cruise: This match is schedueled for one fall and is a triple threat match! Introducing first, she hails from Kingston Jamaica, she is Analise Star Storm!
Analise makes her way into view as the fans shower her with applause. She slaps a few hands before sliding into the ring and awaiting her opponents,
Steve Cruise: And her opponent, she hails from London, England. She is Katie Lea!
Lea makes her way onto the stage with a shower of heat from the audience. She waves them off as she quickly makes her way into the ring and stares Star down.
Steve Cruise: And finally, their opponent. She hails from Los Angelas, California, she is Angela Salveti!
Salveti gets a mixed reaction as she appears. She makes her way down to the ring and immediately gets in the face of Lea. The official forces them apart.
The official sounds for the bell as the match begins. Right off the bat, Salveti and Star rush Lea and pummel her to the ground. They both lay the boots into her as she rolls out of the ring. Salveti quickly turns her attention to Star as she sends an elbow into her face, dropping the small woman. Salveti pulls Star up by her hair and tosses her into the turnbuckle and thrusts knee after knee into her midsection. Salveti smiles at her work as she throws Star to the ground and goes for the quick cover.
1...... Star kicks out. Lea slides back into the ring and takes Salveti down by the legs and tries to mount her, but Salveti kicks her off. Star hits Lea with a running drop kick, sending her flying between the middle and bottom ropes to the floor. Star turns as Salveti attempts a high kick and ducks. Analise grabs two handfuls of hair and brings Salveti down with an edge-o-matic style move. Star rushes towards the ropes and comes rebounding off of them with a quick leg drop. She makes the cover.
1....... Salveti kicks out. Lea once again slides into the ring and hammers Star from behind with a double axe handle. Lea looks furious as she pulls Salveti up by her hair and slams her back down to the mat. She then turns her attention to Star who is back to her feet and kicks her in the midsection She hooks her arm and delivers a stunning snap suplex. She drops a quick elbow drop onto Star before making the cover. 1............2..... Salveti makes the save with a diving elbow onto Lea's head!
Salveti and Lea begin to exchange blows with one another. Lea rocks Salveti with a hard right punch that sends her reeling int othe ropes. But out of nowhere, Star hits thunderous drop kick, forcing Lea forward. And as she comes forward, Salveti back body drops Lea to the outside! Star wastes no time as she kicks Salveti in the midsection and hooks her head. When it looks like it is the end, Salveti wriggles free and with a quick arm twist, she nails the Pretty Ending! Salveti makes the cover. 1..........2............3! And this one is over!
Steve Cruise: here is your winner, Angela Salveti!
Salveti raises her arm in victory as she celebrates inside of the ring.
WINNER: Angela Salveti
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Match 2: The Rock vs. Drew McIntyre
Ring Announcer: The following contest is scheduled for one fall. Introducing first, hailing from Ayr, Scotland, weighing in at two hundred and fifty six pounds...Drew...McIntyre!!
Drew steps out onto the stage, an arrogant and cocky smirk on his face as his struts down the ramp and to the ring, holding his arms out. The crowd gives him a rather mixed reaction.
Don Chuckles: And here comes one of our newest signees, Drew McIntyre, the proclaimed Chosen One by Vince McMahon
Phil Latio: Already making quite the impression here, taking out the Rock last week with a steel chair.
Don Chuckles: If you ask me it was a pretty cowardly act
Phil Latio: Cowardly? I call it smart, good way to make an impact!
Drew climbs up the steel ring steps and gets into the ring, awaiting his opponent.
IF YOU SMELL...WHAT THE ROCK...IS COOKIN'
The Rock's theme hits the sound system and the audience immediately erupts into a chorus of boos.
Ring Announcer: And his opponent, from Miami, Florida..weighing in at two hundred and sixty pounds...Theeee ROCK!
The Rock's eyes are locked on Drew McIntyre, full of fury and determination.
Don Chuckles: You can imagine and see that the Rock, also making his debut, is not particularly pleased at being used as fodder for McIntyre to make an impact.
Phil Latio: You can bet your bottom dollar that the Rock is here for vengeance here tonight. Rumor has it that he requested this match after what happened in Vegas.
Don Chuckles: Well, rumor or not, it should be interesting to see how this plays into tonight's match up!
The Rock steps into the ring, and gets face to face with Drew. Drew returns with his own intense glare, not giving an inch, both men's ego's and personal fire building over to a boiling point. Right as it is about to explode, the Rock turns around and climbs the turnbuckle, raising his arm high into the air, closing his eyes as he normally does, as if taking a whiff of the air. Out of nowhere, Drew clubs him in the back with a fist.
DING DING DING!!
The referee immediately rings the bell, and Drew pulls the Rock down from the top. The Rock lands on his feet, and fires off a back elbow, connecting with Drew's jaw. The Rock grabs drew, and throws him into the corner, unleashing a wild flurry of right hands. With one last strike, the Rock brings his hand back, looks at it, and slaps it forward, sending up and backwards, his feet coming off the ground. The Rock brings him back down, and stomps on him until he is sitting in the corner. The Rock picks him up, and whips him to the opposite corner. The Rock charges, but Drew brings a foot up to connect with the Rock's face, and he crashes to the mat. Though it is early in the match, and both men are on their feet. Drew fires off a few right hand shots, and then whips the Rock to the ropes. As the Rock is coming off the rebound, Drew fires off a clothesline, but the Rock ducks, bounces off the opposite ropes, and drops Drew with a clothesline of his own.
The Rock stomps on Drew a few times, then brings him to his feet. The Rock is then the victim of a thumb to the eye, and the referee scolds McIntyre. The Rock holds his eye, and Drew from behind, leaps into the air and hits a jumping neckbreaker, and goes for a quick cover.
1....
2....
Kickout!
Drew picks the Rock up, and then leaps up into the air, hitting Rock with a picture perfect dropkick. He goes for another pin, but Rock easily kicks out of it. Drew gets up and stomps on the Rock's right elbow twice, but the Rock then grabs the leg and sweeps McIntyre down. The Rock then assumes a mounted position and rains down rights and lefts. Rock picks up McIntyre and whips him to the ropes. As McIntyre comes flying off the ropes, the Rock catches him with a snap overhead belly to belly suplex, and makes the cover, but it is a two count. The Rock grabs Drew McIntyre by the hair and leads him over to the corner, smashing his face repeatedly against the turnbuckle. From behind, McIntyre lifts his leg straight up and back, low blowing the Rock, and the referee seems to miss it.
Drew begins to strut around the ring like Ric Flair, and lets out a "Woooo", paying tribute to the man, and being a cocky bastard. The Rock holds his groin in pain, and slowly gets up, leaning against the ropes. Drew runs forward and clotheslines him over the top. Drew slides under the bottom ropes and pursues. The referee initiates a ten count.
1....
Drew picks the Rock up, and takes his turn smashing the Rock's face, this time into the announcer's table.
2....
Rock suddenly grabs McIntyre around the waist, and charges forward, smashing Drew back first into the ring apron, and he grimaces in pain. The Rock punches him hard in the jaw.
3....4....5.....6......
The Rock grabs the arm of McIntyre and goes to whip him to the steel steps, but Drew reverses, sending the Rock shoulder first into them.
7....8.....
Drew rolls into the ring partially, and then back out, to reset the count. As Drew moves forward, the Rock toe drop holds Drew face first into the steel steps. He rolls Drew into the ring and quickly follows. Drew gets up as the Rock is getting in, and begins to stomp on the Rock. The Rock manages to get up, but is greeted with more strikes in the form of fists and elbows. Drew grabs the Rock's arm and shoulder, and jumps backwards, falling onto his back, knees raised into the air, driving into the Rock's shoulder joint, the Rock's weight adding to the impact of the maneuver. Drew slides around the back of a grounded Rock, and locks in an armbar, pulling the arm across his back. The Rock screams out in pain and Drew wrenches it even tighter. The referee asks if he wants to submit, but the Rock shakes his head. Drew leans back even further, and the Rock slowly inches his way to the ropes. Just when it looks like he may tap, he grabs the bottom ropes, but Drew refuses to release the hold, and the referee initiates a five count.
ONE!
TWO!
THREE!
FOUR!
FI-
Drew releases the hold at the last possible second, utilizing the count to its full potential. Drew smirks arrogantly and raises his arms in the air. He grabs the Rock and drags him to his feet. Drew knees the Rock in the gut, and locks his right around around the Rock's head and neck. He hooks the arm over his head, lifts him into the air, and drops him with a textbook suplex. He floats over and makes the cover.
One!
Two!
Kickout!
Drew argues with the referee on the call, but the referee does not give any ground. While Drew is distracted with the referee, the Rock suddenly kips up onto his feet. Drew finally turns around, and the Rock brings him up onto his shoulders, and falls backwards with a nasty Samoan drop. He picks Drew right back up, and drops him with a snap DDT, and he goes for the cover.
1...
2....
Kickout!
The Rock once again leads Drew up to his feet, and irish whips him to the ropes. As Drew is coming off the ropes, he is introduced to the Rock's shoulder via a shoulder block takedown. Rock grimaces and rolls his arm, feeling a little tender in the shoulder. Rock picks up McIntyre, but suddenly McIntyre lowers his shoulder to the Rock's abdomen, secures the hold, and hits him with a northern lights suplex. The Rock gets up on his own, but Drew knees him in the gut, grabs him by the head, and pushes it down on the ropes. He then begins to drag the Rock's face and eyes over the ropes. The referee once again admonishes him. Drew keeps the Rock upright and grabs his arm, climbing out to the ring apron still holding the arm. He brings the arm up high and stun guns it over the ropes in an attempt to further damage the shoulder, and the Rock falls to the mat. Drew grabs the Rock's legs and drags him over to the corner, the Rock still in the ring and Drew outside. He rotates him around, and smashes the arm against the steel ring post three times. McIntyre climbs into the ring and goes for the cover, it is a near fall and the Rock kicks out.
Drew brings the Rock up, and puts him between his legs, setting up either a powerbomb or a piledriver. The Rock lifts up, sending Drew into the air, over the Rock's back, and crashing into the mat. Drew gets up to his feet quickly, charges the Rock, and the Rock sidesteps and tosses Drew over the top rope. The referee goes to check on Drew and start a ten count. The Rock moves to the corner, and removes the padding from the turnbuckle, exposing the steel. Drew gets into the ring at the count of five, and as he is getting to a standing position the Rock runs and hits a swinging neckbreaker on him. The referee gets caught in the crossfire and goes down. The Rock picks up Drew, and whips him to the corner, his back hitting the exposed steel.
Drew runs forward a few steps and nails a big boot to the Rock's head. Drew grabs the Rock's legs, and goes to catapult him into the corner. The Rock is catapulted, but is able to grab the ropes and stop his face from hitting it. He turns around as Drew is approaching and lifts him into the air, flapjacking Drew's face right onto the exposed steel, and he falls backwards clutching his face. The Rock replaces the padding back over the turnbuckle, and pins Drew just as the ref is coming to his senses.
One!
Two!
Thr- Drew gets his foot on the bottom rope.
The Rock gets up, frustrated, and drags Drew to the center of the ring, and locks in the Sharpshooter. Drew yells out in pain, and his forehead is busted open from the exposed steel. Drew is able to quickly scramble for and grab the bottom rope. The Rock brings Drew to his feet and whips him to the ropes. As Drew is running back, the Rock picks him up and drops him with a spinebuster. He moves to the head of Drew, and slowly removes his elbow pad, tossing it forward out of the ring. He waves his arms around, and runs to the ropes, bounces off them, and runs to the other ropes. He bounces off for a second time, and drops the People's Elbow, but nobody is home as Drew moves out of the way, and the Rock clutches his arm, but gets to his feet. As he is approaching Drew, McIntyre uses the momentum to catch the Rock in a powerslam.
Drew then moves to the side, grabs the Rock's arm, and goes to the ground locking in a cross armbreaker submission. The damage to the Rock's arm is very apparent and it is obvious he is in alot of pain. He manages to roll over to the side and pin Drew, with the submission still in place.
One!
Two!
Two 1/2..!
Kickout!
A near fall, but McIntyre kicks out, forcing him to relinquish the hold. Both men get to their feet, and they begin to exchange blows. The Rock's arm is getting tired, and he begins to slow down, Drew gaining the upper hand until the Rock knees him in the gut, doubling him over. The Rock takes a few steps back, runs forward, and tries to boot him in the head, but Drew dodges. Drew fires off a wild clothesline, but the Rock ducks, and grabs him under the arm and around the neck, and lifts him up for the Rock Bottom. The Rock grimaces in pain, getting him into the air, but unable to finish, and sets him back down on the ground. Drew quickly grabs his right arm, and then the left, yanking them up, hooking them. He swings his leg back for momentum, and uses it to snap himself backward, hitting the Rock with the Future Shock DDT. He goes for the cover.
One...
Two...
Three!!
DING DING DING!!
Ring Announcer: Here is your winner...Drew..McIntyre!!
Drew gets up, grinning from ear to ear, and he raises his arms up and to the side. The cameras get closer to him, and he regards them, speaking into them, tapping a finger to his temple.
Drew: My opponents can't do anything to me that I don't plan on!
Drew laughs and celebrates his victory.
WINNER: Drew McIntyre
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Match 3: Crisis/Beno vs. Jacob Senn/Mystery Partner
As the show comes back from a commercial break, we can already see the unit of Crisis and Beno in the ring. They had an impressive debut as a team on Smackdown, and many in the back are buzzing over scathing comments made by Beno towards General Manager Starr. Many are expecting Austin to promptly answer, and it looks like we will not have to wait too long as we can hear “Superstar” by Lupe Fiasco come on and Beno immediately sends a scowl towards the top of the stage as we see General Manager Starr make his second appearance of the night. Shaking his head, we see Austin waste no time as he lifts his microphone up and immediately starts speaking.
General Manager Starr: Beno, Beno, Beno. While I applaud your assertiveness, I also have to ask you if you really know what you are getting yourself into? Let me tell you straight up Beno, that I do not respond to demands. I do not respond to threats or any kind of intimidation, however, at the same time I would be a fool to ignore the raw aggression and passion you had when you addressed me. One small issue lingers with it though Beno. Where was this passion, where was this aggression two weeks ago Beno? Where was this passion and aggression when you were going up against Reynolds? Cause the way I remember it Beno, you called in “sick” that week. Did we have a bit of a yellow streak? No matter, I’d be worried if I got signed to face Dom too.
Case in point Beno, win this match tonight, get past Blade LaVigne this Sunday at Attrition. If you can that is, show me why I should do anything for you Beno.
Show me.
We see a now fuming Beno in the ring simply nod slowly to Austin as “Superstar” comes on once again and Austin leaves.
Don Chuckles: We gotta take a commercial break, but our tag match is still going to happen next.
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As the show comes back from commercial break, we can already see Jacob Senn in the ring looking towards the top of the entrance way. Who is his partner? The lights in the arena dim as a light shines on the entrance way. We hear a very familiar music kick on and ITS RAVEN!!!!! RAVEN HAS MADE HIS RETURN!!!! Raven walks out onto the top of the stage and wastes no time as he gets down to the ring and gets inside. Senn and Raven look at each other and neither man looks pleased at the pairing, on the other side of the ring we can already see Crisis standing on the apron and Beno ready to go. Senn and Raven can’t seem to agree on who is going to start the match, with the referee finally interjecting and telling Senn to get on the apron and Raven to start the match. Asking both men about the rules, we see two consecutive nods and the bell is rang to get this match officially underway.
Don Chuckles: Raven is back Phil, but I am still not entirely clear about this pairing of Senn and Raven.
Phil Latio: If you think about it Donny, Jacob has kind of had a similar rise that Raven had. Perhaps Raven feels like Jacob was given a spot that belonged to him. Either way, this match should be good.
As soon as the bell rings, Beno charges Raven but is stung by a right hand. Raven stings Beno with another right, followed by a left, and then another right before kicking him hard in the stomach and tossing him off the ropes. But as Beno comes back, we see him lower his shoulder slightly and knock Raven down with a shoulder block. As Raven hits the mat, Beno walks over and tags Crisis into the match. Walking towards Raven, we see Crisis get taken down with a drop toe hold before Raven walks over and tags Jacob Senn into the match. As Senn enters the ring and Raven exits, the two of them stare at each other. The stare lasts a bit too long and as Senn turns his attention back towards Crisis, he is kicked square in the face and hits the mat. Crisis immediately drops down and goes for the cover and the referee gets into position and makes the count—1..2…NO! Senn kicks out and we see Raven shake his head on the apron.
Don Chuckles: Are Jacob and Raven going to be able to coexist?
Phil Latio: It is not looking that way Donny.
Crisis pulls Jacob back up to his feet and tosses him towards the corner. Charging towards Jacob, we see Crisis eat a pair of boots to the face. Only dazing him, we see Crisis take a couple of steps back and charge once more. Getting hit with boots to the face again, we see Crisis be visibly stunned this time as Jacob climbs backwards onto the middle rope. As Beno hollers for Crisis to snap out of it, we see Jacob push himself off the middle rope and catch Crisis with a flying clothesline. Crisis hits the mat and Jacob immediately uses the opportunity to hook the legs of his larger opponent. We see the referee get into position milli-seconds later and start to administer the count—1..2….NO! Crisis kicks out with force. Senn stands up and waits for Crisis to show some signs of life As Crisis gets to his feet, we see Senn run towards him and jump and wrap his arms around the head and neck of Crisis. Is Senn going for some kind of guillotine submission? No, instead we see Jacob use his own natural momentum to spin around and drop Crisis down with a Tornado DDT. We see Raven look unimpressed on the apron as Senn stands up and we can see him asking Raven if he thinks he can do better. Raven just smirks at Jacob, so Jacob smacks Raven on the shoulder to tag him into the match.
Don Chuckles: Senn and Raven need to be careful.
Phil Latio: I agree
Raven gets into the ring, while on the other side, we see Crisis roll over and tag Beno back into the match. Beno doesn’t waste a moment as he charges the corner of his opponents, going for what looks like a clothesline, Raven anticipates the blow and moves which causes Beno to connect with Senn and knock him off the apron. We see Raven stalk around and flex his fingers, as Beno turns back around, he gets kicked hard in the stomach and Raven goes for the Evenflow DDT. However Beno is able to reverse and knock Raven in the midsection and get him into a gut wrench position. Beno then lifts Raven up and slams him into the mat with a stiff looking gut wrench power bomb and goes for the cover. With Jacob looking on from the other side of the ring, the referee slides down and makes the count—1…2…3!
Winner(s): Crisis/Beno in 10:10 via Gut wrench Power bomb.
As the music of Beno comes on over the speakers, we can see him look towards the top of the ramp and scream that Blade is next this Sunday. Crisis and Beno exit the ring while inside of the ring we see Jacob Senn come in and start mocking Raven for taking the loss in the match. Raven, holding his head and neck from the power bomb doesn’t look at all happy. Raven and Senn start jawing back and forth and almost come to blows before we can see the arena big screen come to life and a feed is live from General Manager Starr’s office.
General Manager Starr: Gentleman, Gentleman, please refrain from getting physical, for tonight at least. I have decided that whatever little issue the two of you have with each other, you guys can settle it Sunday at Attrition. Because I have decided to make Jacob Senn and Raven the other two participants in my triple threat match…joining Christian Knight to crown a new Thy WWE Intercontinental Champion. So good luck gentleman, save it for Sunday…you’re going to need it.
We see the feed go black while in the ring Jacob and Raven continue to jaw, but choose to have restraint.
Don Chuckles: Sunday is gonna be huge Phil.
Phil Latio: My money is on Raven Donny.
The show then goes to a commercial break.
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Match 4: Jonny “The Rockstar” Freeman vs. Brian Gunn
As we come back we see Freeman and Gunn standing across from each other in the ring. Gun and Freeman lock up and Freeman jumps up and does a hurricanrana and then runs to the ropes to do a dropkick. He goes to the ropes to try to do a springboard moonsault, but Gunn rolls out of the way. When Freeman comes up, Gunn runs to him and lifts him up to do a spinebuster. Gunn lifts him up and throws him to ropes and clotheslines him. Freeman instantly gets back up and Gunn tries to kick him in the gut but Freeman catches it. Gunn does an enziguri before Freeman can think of something to do. Freeman is still standing and groggy. Gunn walks up to him and gets him in the suplex formation. He suplexs Freeman not once, not twice, but three times doing what the wrestling world calls "Three Amigos". He goes for the pin on Freeman.
ONE
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TWO
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KICKOUT!
Gunn tells the referee that he has made a mistake, but the referee tells him it was a two-count. Once Gunn turns around, he runs into flying lariat by Freeman. Freeman gets up and gets behind Gunn and when he turns around he does a spinning heel kick, knocking Gunn to the turnbuckle. Freeman runs to the turnbuckle and does a splash, causing Gunn to be seated at the turnbuckle. He runs and does a dropkick to the turnbuckle making Gunn's head hit the turnbuckle. Freeman goes to the the ropes and waits for Gunn to stand up. Once Gunn is up, he is groggy and turns around facing Freeman without knowing it. Freeman jumps to the top of the ropes and does a springboard DDT. He then rolls him over to gover for the pin and the win.
ONE
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TWO
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KICKOUT!
Freeman is in shock because he kicks out of the DDT. Freeman runs toward the to try and get Gunn with the lariat again, but Gunn moves out of the way. He runs to the ropes himself and does the spear. Gunn gives a smirk to the fans and gets his legs and does the boston crab. Freeman gets out and Gunn catches the ropes. When Freeman runs to the ropes and comes back, Gunn lifts him up and does a scoop slam. Gunn stand besides him and spins to knee Freeman in the face when he lifted himself up. Gunn goes to the top turnbuckle and signal the audience that he is going to finish the match. He lifts his hands up and does the 450° splash he calls "The Soul Crusher". He goes for the cover.
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TWO
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THREE!
Steve Cruise: Here is you winner, BRIAN GUNN!!!
As Brian Gunn stands up, we hear the music of Triple H come on over the arena speakers. Gunn immediately stands up and gets ready for a fight. Triple H walks out onto the stage to a positive response from the fans in attendance. Looking down in the ring at Gunn, we simply see Triple H taunt 1…2….3, signaling that victory will be his at Attrition. Gunn just shakes his head no and looks visibly steamed as the show goes to another commercial break.
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Match 5: Sheamus vs. Open Gauntlet
As the show comes back from a commercial break, we can hear the music of the World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus blasting over the speakers. The bans boo the Celtic Warrior as he triumphantly walks out onto the top of the stage and raises his arms and the championship belt in the air. The boos continue, but they seem to please the champion as he finishes his walk to the ring and gets inside. Raising his arms and the belt in the air once again, we see Sheamus hand the title to the referee and just stare towards the entrance way. For the past several weeks, we have seen Sheamus go through General Manager Starr’s trial by fire, defending his title against challenger after challenger. With Jonny Freeman’s final shot at revenge this Sunday at Attrition, I’m sure the champion is quite pissed with having to compete in such a match where the odds are stacked against him. The champ’s scowl turns into a look of pure confusion when we hear “No Love” by Lil Wayne come on and we see Mr. Swag-A-Licious moon walk his way out onto the top of the stage.
Don Chuckles: Is this a joke?
Phil Latio: I thought him and his clown friend Leftfoot were gone forever?
Don Chuckles: Apparently not?
Swag-A-Licious rolls inside of the ring, and walks up to Sheamus. Sheamus honestly looks baffled at seeing Swag-A-Licious stand in front of him. Visibly asking if this is a joke, we see Swag smack Sheamus on the ass as the referee rings the bell to signal this match being officially underway. After spanking the champ, we see Swag grin. Sheamus then responds by shoving Swag backwards and off the ropes. As Swag comes back, Sheamus jumps and nails Swag with a stiff looking Brogue Kick. Swag falls glossy eyed onto the mat and Sheamus wastes no time as he goes for the cover and waves the referee into position to count—1…2…3!
Winner: Sheamus
Standing up, we see Sheamus kick Swag out of the ring and scream for his next opponent to come out. It takes a few moments, but finally we hear “Hustle, Loyalty, Respect” come on over the speakers. The next opponent for Sheamus is announced as Marcus Graves. Marcus runs down to the ring and the bell rings again and Sheamus charges, but Marcus is able to sidestep and start stinging the chest of the champion with knife edge chops. Following up from the knife edge chops, we see Marcus jump and catch Sheamus square on the jaw with a dropkick. It doesn’t take the champion down, just rocks him backwards. Marcus then runs towards Sheamus and flips and catches Sheamus with a spinning heel kick which gets the job done and takes the champ down. Hooking the legs of the champ, we see the referee get into position, but not even get a one count before the champ kicks out with authority.
Don Chuckles: Good start here for Marcus.
Phil Latio: Sheamus still is very much in this match Don. I think our General Manager really needs to be taking notes.
Marcus decides to grab Sheamus and pull him back to his feet, kicking the champ in the stomach, we see Marcus try and go for a vertical suplex. But we see Sheamus block the suplex, and forcefully reverse the position. Sheamus then lifts Marcus up, and slams him down across his knee with the Irish Curse back breaker. Wasting no time, we see Sheamus pull Marcus and get him in powerbomb position. Signaling for the end, we see Sheamus pull Marcus up and get him up into position for the High Cross. Seconds later, Marcus gets heaved across the ring and lands in a heap. Sheamus drops down and covers Marcus, and the referee makes the count—1…2…3.
Winner: Sheamus
Don Chuckles: One more opponent.
Phil Latio: Who could it be?
Marcus rolls out of the ring and makes his way back up the ramp, it only takes a few moments for the music of the Professor of Thuganomics to come on and we see POT run out and get inside the ring. POT jumps and stings Sheamus with a shoulder block. Sheamus falls to the mat, but gets up again really fast. So POT bounces off the opposite rope and drops Sheamus to the mat once again with another shoulder block. Again, we see the champion get back up, and POT follows up with getting Sheamus up into position for a belly to back suplex, but then spinning him around and slamming him into the mat. Going for the cover, we see the referee make the count—1…2…NO! Sheamus kicks out. So we see POT pull the champion back to his feet and go for a snap suplex. But Sheamus blocks and smashes POT in the back with a double axe handle. Sheamus then smashes POT once more before grabbing his arm and drilling with a stiff short arm clothesline. Instead of going for a pin, we see Sheamus pull POT up, and drop him with another short arm clothesline. This time Sheamus goes for the pinfall, and the referee counts it—1…2…NO! POT kicks out.
Don Chuckles: So the third opponent has been the most evenly matched for the champ so far.
Phil Latio: It’s usually how it goes, don’t you remember, POT and Sheamus have crossed paths before. On Smackdown.
Don Chuckles: On what?
Trying for a quick end, we see Sheamus pull POT up and get him into power bomb position. But as he goes to lift POT up, we see POT reverse it and take Sheamus down. Turning the champion onto his stomach, we see POT lock in an STF on the champion. Sheamus howls in agony, but when the referee drops down to ask if he wants to give up, he defiantly shakes his head no. We see Sheamus wriggle and squirm until he gets to the ropes. POT doesn’t immediately break the hold however, and the referee starts to make the mandatory five count. At three, we see POT break and quickly get back to his feet. Sheamus is back up seconds later, and we see POT kick him and lift the champ onto his shoulders in a firemans carry position. But Sheamus starts fighting and squirming, until he is able to get off of POT’s shoulders. As POT turns around, Sheamus stings him with a modified Brogue Kick which knocks POT’s lights out, but Sheamus is unable to make the cover right away. When he is able to get onto POT and make the count, we see another kick out at two.
Don Chuckles: This could go either way Phil.
Phil Latio: Good match, good test.
Sheamus then slowly pulls POT up to his base, and then puts him into position for another High Cross attempt. But we see POT counter and use his incredible leg strength and once again lift Sheamus up into the fireman’s carry position again. Sheamus still has fight in him as well, and is able to drop back down and catch POT once more with another Brogue Kick as he turns around. Not wasting any time this time, we see Sheamus get on top of POT and scream for the referee to make the count—1…2…3!
Winner: Sheamus
As Sheamus’s music starts to play, we see the referee hand him the belt and then Sheamus demands a microphone from ringside. While out of breath, we can still hear the champ say one simple thing.
Sheamus: Have I passed your little test yet Starr? Do I fit yer mold of what a champion should be? Huh? Bring the world against me, I’ll keep knockin em down. Bring the Rockstar against me, and I will put him down for the final time. I am yer World Champion Starr, and I am not goin anywhere.
Count on it fella.
The show ends with a triumphant Sheamus raising his title in the air.
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CREDITS:
Senn, Beno, and Angel helped….much love.
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The feed opens on a sold out Joe Louis arena, we can see screaming fans showing their love for their Raw favorites. After panning around once, we zoom in onto ringside and we see Don Chuckles and Phil Latio sitting in their usual spots at ringside, but we also see the stone face of General Manager Starr in the ring. With a microphone in his right hand, the shot zooms in close on him as he lifts it to his mouth and begins to speak.
General Manager Starr: I have to begin tonight offering my most sincere of apologies. Due to the disgusting negligence of a few bad apples, you fans were robbed of two weeks of the usual high quality programming that I vowed to give you. But tonight, we are finally on track again, and best you believe tonight is going to be a busy one. I have several matters that will be addressed tonight, the first of which, also one of the most pressing in my opinion, is the Icon Championship.
We hear some cheers as Austin continues.
General Manager Starr: For the past six months, we have seen Justin Time simply coast by holding that “prop” of a championship, never getting booked to defend it…but yet always thinking that he was ready for bigger things. Despite his own shortcomings, there were so many of you that demanded that he be given a higher caliber of competition. There were so many of you that thought that Mr. Time deserved to break through the proverbial glass ceiling and be considered among the other greats here in Thy WWE. So I listened, I gave Mr. Time chances to compete against a higher level of opposition. I gave Mr. Time a chance to be a superstar, and do you know what he did with his opportunity? Let me tell you.
Reaching into his pocket, we see Austin unfold a letter and start reading.
General Manager Starr: Dear Thy WWE management, I hereby regret to inform you that due to circumstances out of my control, I am going to have to take an indefinite leave of absence. I may or may not be back, I truly am sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused. Signed; Justin Time…Icon Champion.
Showing visible disgust, we see Austin throw the letter down.
General Manager Starr: The moment that I gave Mr. Time what he wanted, the moment that I gave him a higher level of competition, he couldn’t handle the pressure. When he finally started losing, and facing adversity, instead of adapting to it like a true competitor and champion, he instead decided to stick his tail between his legs and run away. Good riddance as far as I’m concerned, you see, because of this I can now officially say that Mr. Time is relieved of his role as the Icon Champion. Infact, I am going to go a step further and proclaim that the Icon Championship is officially abolished.
Some of the fans in the arena cheer at the announcement.
General Manager Starr: I loathe the idea of wrestlers creating prop championships, but a provision in Mr. Time’s contract put in by the former administration prevented me from doing anything about it until now. Him leaving violates his contract, which leaves me free to do as I absolutely please.
We see Austin pause for a moment.
General Manager Starr: I know what you are thinking, we need a belt, and the boys in the back deserve a belt to fight for. They do, and they are going to have one. This Sunday at Attrition, we are going to see the return of the Intercontinental Championship.
Don Chuckles: WHAT!
Phil Latio: That is huge.
General Manager Starr: Three men that I have selected will compete this Sunday to crown the Thy WWE Intercontinental Champion. One of which is a man who I had personally hand selected to go after Time, he is a new signee that will debut this Sunday. The first man in the title match is going to be a Mr. Christian Knight.
We see Austin motion towards the arena big screen as a video comes on showing a man working out in a rundown gymnasium. Looking to be in quite the impressive shape, we see him finish doing several sets of pull ups and then make his way over to a full body mirror. With a towel over his head, we see the man place one hand on the wall to brace himself and slowly catch his breath.
Christian Knight: I am going to be the absolute best in the world.
The video clip then ends.
General Manager Starr: You don’t know him yet, but you will soon enough. For now though, enough of me, on with the show, enjoy everybody.
“Superstar” by Lupe Fiasco comes on over the arena speakers as the fans cheer at the huge announcement just made by the General Manager. As Austin makes his way up the ramp the shot goes back to Don and Phil.
Don Chuckles: A huge bombshell just dropped by our General Manager Phil.
Phil Latio: Tonight is going to be insane Donny, if that opener was any indication.
Don Chuckles: Guess we are gonna soon find out my friend, our first match when we come back from break.
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Match 1: Katie Lea vs. Angela Salveti vs. Analise Star
Steve Cruise: This match is schedueled for one fall and is a triple threat match! Introducing first, she hails from Kingston Jamaica, she is Analise Star Storm!
Analise makes her way into view as the fans shower her with applause. She slaps a few hands before sliding into the ring and awaiting her opponents,
Steve Cruise: And her opponent, she hails from London, England. She is Katie Lea!
Lea makes her way onto the stage with a shower of heat from the audience. She waves them off as she quickly makes her way into the ring and stares Star down.
Steve Cruise: And finally, their opponent. She hails from Los Angelas, California, she is Angela Salveti!
Salveti gets a mixed reaction as she appears. She makes her way down to the ring and immediately gets in the face of Lea. The official forces them apart.
The official sounds for the bell as the match begins. Right off the bat, Salveti and Star rush Lea and pummel her to the ground. They both lay the boots into her as she rolls out of the ring. Salveti quickly turns her attention to Star as she sends an elbow into her face, dropping the small woman. Salveti pulls Star up by her hair and tosses her into the turnbuckle and thrusts knee after knee into her midsection. Salveti smiles at her work as she throws Star to the ground and goes for the quick cover.
1...... Star kicks out. Lea slides back into the ring and takes Salveti down by the legs and tries to mount her, but Salveti kicks her off. Star hits Lea with a running drop kick, sending her flying between the middle and bottom ropes to the floor. Star turns as Salveti attempts a high kick and ducks. Analise grabs two handfuls of hair and brings Salveti down with an edge-o-matic style move. Star rushes towards the ropes and comes rebounding off of them with a quick leg drop. She makes the cover.
1....... Salveti kicks out. Lea once again slides into the ring and hammers Star from behind with a double axe handle. Lea looks furious as she pulls Salveti up by her hair and slams her back down to the mat. She then turns her attention to Star who is back to her feet and kicks her in the midsection She hooks her arm and delivers a stunning snap suplex. She drops a quick elbow drop onto Star before making the cover. 1............2..... Salveti makes the save with a diving elbow onto Lea's head!
Salveti and Lea begin to exchange blows with one another. Lea rocks Salveti with a hard right punch that sends her reeling int othe ropes. But out of nowhere, Star hits thunderous drop kick, forcing Lea forward. And as she comes forward, Salveti back body drops Lea to the outside! Star wastes no time as she kicks Salveti in the midsection and hooks her head. When it looks like it is the end, Salveti wriggles free and with a quick arm twist, she nails the Pretty Ending! Salveti makes the cover. 1..........2............3! And this one is over!
Steve Cruise: here is your winner, Angela Salveti!
Salveti raises her arm in victory as she celebrates inside of the ring.
WINNER: Angela Salveti
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Match 2: The Rock vs. Drew McIntyre
Ring Announcer: The following contest is scheduled for one fall. Introducing first, hailing from Ayr, Scotland, weighing in at two hundred and fifty six pounds...Drew...McIntyre!!
Drew steps out onto the stage, an arrogant and cocky smirk on his face as his struts down the ramp and to the ring, holding his arms out. The crowd gives him a rather mixed reaction.
Don Chuckles: And here comes one of our newest signees, Drew McIntyre, the proclaimed Chosen One by Vince McMahon
Phil Latio: Already making quite the impression here, taking out the Rock last week with a steel chair.
Don Chuckles: If you ask me it was a pretty cowardly act
Phil Latio: Cowardly? I call it smart, good way to make an impact!
Drew climbs up the steel ring steps and gets into the ring, awaiting his opponent.
IF YOU SMELL...WHAT THE ROCK...IS COOKIN'
The Rock's theme hits the sound system and the audience immediately erupts into a chorus of boos.
Ring Announcer: And his opponent, from Miami, Florida..weighing in at two hundred and sixty pounds...Theeee ROCK!
The Rock's eyes are locked on Drew McIntyre, full of fury and determination.
Don Chuckles: You can imagine and see that the Rock, also making his debut, is not particularly pleased at being used as fodder for McIntyre to make an impact.
Phil Latio: You can bet your bottom dollar that the Rock is here for vengeance here tonight. Rumor has it that he requested this match after what happened in Vegas.
Don Chuckles: Well, rumor or not, it should be interesting to see how this plays into tonight's match up!
The Rock steps into the ring, and gets face to face with Drew. Drew returns with his own intense glare, not giving an inch, both men's ego's and personal fire building over to a boiling point. Right as it is about to explode, the Rock turns around and climbs the turnbuckle, raising his arm high into the air, closing his eyes as he normally does, as if taking a whiff of the air. Out of nowhere, Drew clubs him in the back with a fist.
DING DING DING!!
The referee immediately rings the bell, and Drew pulls the Rock down from the top. The Rock lands on his feet, and fires off a back elbow, connecting with Drew's jaw. The Rock grabs drew, and throws him into the corner, unleashing a wild flurry of right hands. With one last strike, the Rock brings his hand back, looks at it, and slaps it forward, sending up and backwards, his feet coming off the ground. The Rock brings him back down, and stomps on him until he is sitting in the corner. The Rock picks him up, and whips him to the opposite corner. The Rock charges, but Drew brings a foot up to connect with the Rock's face, and he crashes to the mat. Though it is early in the match, and both men are on their feet. Drew fires off a few right hand shots, and then whips the Rock to the ropes. As the Rock is coming off the rebound, Drew fires off a clothesline, but the Rock ducks, bounces off the opposite ropes, and drops Drew with a clothesline of his own.
The Rock stomps on Drew a few times, then brings him to his feet. The Rock is then the victim of a thumb to the eye, and the referee scolds McIntyre. The Rock holds his eye, and Drew from behind, leaps into the air and hits a jumping neckbreaker, and goes for a quick cover.
1....
2....
Kickout!
Drew picks the Rock up, and then leaps up into the air, hitting Rock with a picture perfect dropkick. He goes for another pin, but Rock easily kicks out of it. Drew gets up and stomps on the Rock's right elbow twice, but the Rock then grabs the leg and sweeps McIntyre down. The Rock then assumes a mounted position and rains down rights and lefts. Rock picks up McIntyre and whips him to the ropes. As McIntyre comes flying off the ropes, the Rock catches him with a snap overhead belly to belly suplex, and makes the cover, but it is a two count. The Rock grabs Drew McIntyre by the hair and leads him over to the corner, smashing his face repeatedly against the turnbuckle. From behind, McIntyre lifts his leg straight up and back, low blowing the Rock, and the referee seems to miss it.
Drew begins to strut around the ring like Ric Flair, and lets out a "Woooo", paying tribute to the man, and being a cocky bastard. The Rock holds his groin in pain, and slowly gets up, leaning against the ropes. Drew runs forward and clotheslines him over the top. Drew slides under the bottom ropes and pursues. The referee initiates a ten count.
1....
Drew picks the Rock up, and takes his turn smashing the Rock's face, this time into the announcer's table.
2....
Rock suddenly grabs McIntyre around the waist, and charges forward, smashing Drew back first into the ring apron, and he grimaces in pain. The Rock punches him hard in the jaw.
3....4....5.....6......
The Rock grabs the arm of McIntyre and goes to whip him to the steel steps, but Drew reverses, sending the Rock shoulder first into them.
7....8.....
Drew rolls into the ring partially, and then back out, to reset the count. As Drew moves forward, the Rock toe drop holds Drew face first into the steel steps. He rolls Drew into the ring and quickly follows. Drew gets up as the Rock is getting in, and begins to stomp on the Rock. The Rock manages to get up, but is greeted with more strikes in the form of fists and elbows. Drew grabs the Rock's arm and shoulder, and jumps backwards, falling onto his back, knees raised into the air, driving into the Rock's shoulder joint, the Rock's weight adding to the impact of the maneuver. Drew slides around the back of a grounded Rock, and locks in an armbar, pulling the arm across his back. The Rock screams out in pain and Drew wrenches it even tighter. The referee asks if he wants to submit, but the Rock shakes his head. Drew leans back even further, and the Rock slowly inches his way to the ropes. Just when it looks like he may tap, he grabs the bottom ropes, but Drew refuses to release the hold, and the referee initiates a five count.
ONE!
TWO!
THREE!
FOUR!
FI-
Drew releases the hold at the last possible second, utilizing the count to its full potential. Drew smirks arrogantly and raises his arms in the air. He grabs the Rock and drags him to his feet. Drew knees the Rock in the gut, and locks his right around around the Rock's head and neck. He hooks the arm over his head, lifts him into the air, and drops him with a textbook suplex. He floats over and makes the cover.
One!
Two!
Kickout!
Drew argues with the referee on the call, but the referee does not give any ground. While Drew is distracted with the referee, the Rock suddenly kips up onto his feet. Drew finally turns around, and the Rock brings him up onto his shoulders, and falls backwards with a nasty Samoan drop. He picks Drew right back up, and drops him with a snap DDT, and he goes for the cover.
1...
2....
Kickout!
The Rock once again leads Drew up to his feet, and irish whips him to the ropes. As Drew is coming off the ropes, he is introduced to the Rock's shoulder via a shoulder block takedown. Rock grimaces and rolls his arm, feeling a little tender in the shoulder. Rock picks up McIntyre, but suddenly McIntyre lowers his shoulder to the Rock's abdomen, secures the hold, and hits him with a northern lights suplex. The Rock gets up on his own, but Drew knees him in the gut, grabs him by the head, and pushes it down on the ropes. He then begins to drag the Rock's face and eyes over the ropes. The referee once again admonishes him. Drew keeps the Rock upright and grabs his arm, climbing out to the ring apron still holding the arm. He brings the arm up high and stun guns it over the ropes in an attempt to further damage the shoulder, and the Rock falls to the mat. Drew grabs the Rock's legs and drags him over to the corner, the Rock still in the ring and Drew outside. He rotates him around, and smashes the arm against the steel ring post three times. McIntyre climbs into the ring and goes for the cover, it is a near fall and the Rock kicks out.
Drew brings the Rock up, and puts him between his legs, setting up either a powerbomb or a piledriver. The Rock lifts up, sending Drew into the air, over the Rock's back, and crashing into the mat. Drew gets up to his feet quickly, charges the Rock, and the Rock sidesteps and tosses Drew over the top rope. The referee goes to check on Drew and start a ten count. The Rock moves to the corner, and removes the padding from the turnbuckle, exposing the steel. Drew gets into the ring at the count of five, and as he is getting to a standing position the Rock runs and hits a swinging neckbreaker on him. The referee gets caught in the crossfire and goes down. The Rock picks up Drew, and whips him to the corner, his back hitting the exposed steel.
Drew runs forward a few steps and nails a big boot to the Rock's head. Drew grabs the Rock's legs, and goes to catapult him into the corner. The Rock is catapulted, but is able to grab the ropes and stop his face from hitting it. He turns around as Drew is approaching and lifts him into the air, flapjacking Drew's face right onto the exposed steel, and he falls backwards clutching his face. The Rock replaces the padding back over the turnbuckle, and pins Drew just as the ref is coming to his senses.
One!
Two!
Thr- Drew gets his foot on the bottom rope.
The Rock gets up, frustrated, and drags Drew to the center of the ring, and locks in the Sharpshooter. Drew yells out in pain, and his forehead is busted open from the exposed steel. Drew is able to quickly scramble for and grab the bottom rope. The Rock brings Drew to his feet and whips him to the ropes. As Drew is running back, the Rock picks him up and drops him with a spinebuster. He moves to the head of Drew, and slowly removes his elbow pad, tossing it forward out of the ring. He waves his arms around, and runs to the ropes, bounces off them, and runs to the other ropes. He bounces off for a second time, and drops the People's Elbow, but nobody is home as Drew moves out of the way, and the Rock clutches his arm, but gets to his feet. As he is approaching Drew, McIntyre uses the momentum to catch the Rock in a powerslam.
Drew then moves to the side, grabs the Rock's arm, and goes to the ground locking in a cross armbreaker submission. The damage to the Rock's arm is very apparent and it is obvious he is in alot of pain. He manages to roll over to the side and pin Drew, with the submission still in place.
One!
Two!
Two 1/2..!
Kickout!
A near fall, but McIntyre kicks out, forcing him to relinquish the hold. Both men get to their feet, and they begin to exchange blows. The Rock's arm is getting tired, and he begins to slow down, Drew gaining the upper hand until the Rock knees him in the gut, doubling him over. The Rock takes a few steps back, runs forward, and tries to boot him in the head, but Drew dodges. Drew fires off a wild clothesline, but the Rock ducks, and grabs him under the arm and around the neck, and lifts him up for the Rock Bottom. The Rock grimaces in pain, getting him into the air, but unable to finish, and sets him back down on the ground. Drew quickly grabs his right arm, and then the left, yanking them up, hooking them. He swings his leg back for momentum, and uses it to snap himself backward, hitting the Rock with the Future Shock DDT. He goes for the cover.
One...
Two...
Three!!
DING DING DING!!
Ring Announcer: Here is your winner...Drew..McIntyre!!
Drew gets up, grinning from ear to ear, and he raises his arms up and to the side. The cameras get closer to him, and he regards them, speaking into them, tapping a finger to his temple.
Drew: My opponents can't do anything to me that I don't plan on!
Drew laughs and celebrates his victory.
WINNER: Drew McIntyre
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Match 3: Crisis/Beno vs. Jacob Senn/Mystery Partner
As the show comes back from a commercial break, we can already see the unit of Crisis and Beno in the ring. They had an impressive debut as a team on Smackdown, and many in the back are buzzing over scathing comments made by Beno towards General Manager Starr. Many are expecting Austin to promptly answer, and it looks like we will not have to wait too long as we can hear “Superstar” by Lupe Fiasco come on and Beno immediately sends a scowl towards the top of the stage as we see General Manager Starr make his second appearance of the night. Shaking his head, we see Austin waste no time as he lifts his microphone up and immediately starts speaking.
General Manager Starr: Beno, Beno, Beno. While I applaud your assertiveness, I also have to ask you if you really know what you are getting yourself into? Let me tell you straight up Beno, that I do not respond to demands. I do not respond to threats or any kind of intimidation, however, at the same time I would be a fool to ignore the raw aggression and passion you had when you addressed me. One small issue lingers with it though Beno. Where was this passion, where was this aggression two weeks ago Beno? Where was this passion and aggression when you were going up against Reynolds? Cause the way I remember it Beno, you called in “sick” that week. Did we have a bit of a yellow streak? No matter, I’d be worried if I got signed to face Dom too.
Case in point Beno, win this match tonight, get past Blade LaVigne this Sunday at Attrition. If you can that is, show me why I should do anything for you Beno.
Show me.
We see a now fuming Beno in the ring simply nod slowly to Austin as “Superstar” comes on once again and Austin leaves.
Don Chuckles: We gotta take a commercial break, but our tag match is still going to happen next.
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As the show comes back from commercial break, we can already see Jacob Senn in the ring looking towards the top of the entrance way. Who is his partner? The lights in the arena dim as a light shines on the entrance way. We hear a very familiar music kick on and ITS RAVEN!!!!! RAVEN HAS MADE HIS RETURN!!!! Raven walks out onto the top of the stage and wastes no time as he gets down to the ring and gets inside. Senn and Raven look at each other and neither man looks pleased at the pairing, on the other side of the ring we can already see Crisis standing on the apron and Beno ready to go. Senn and Raven can’t seem to agree on who is going to start the match, with the referee finally interjecting and telling Senn to get on the apron and Raven to start the match. Asking both men about the rules, we see two consecutive nods and the bell is rang to get this match officially underway.
Don Chuckles: Raven is back Phil, but I am still not entirely clear about this pairing of Senn and Raven.
Phil Latio: If you think about it Donny, Jacob has kind of had a similar rise that Raven had. Perhaps Raven feels like Jacob was given a spot that belonged to him. Either way, this match should be good.
As soon as the bell rings, Beno charges Raven but is stung by a right hand. Raven stings Beno with another right, followed by a left, and then another right before kicking him hard in the stomach and tossing him off the ropes. But as Beno comes back, we see him lower his shoulder slightly and knock Raven down with a shoulder block. As Raven hits the mat, Beno walks over and tags Crisis into the match. Walking towards Raven, we see Crisis get taken down with a drop toe hold before Raven walks over and tags Jacob Senn into the match. As Senn enters the ring and Raven exits, the two of them stare at each other. The stare lasts a bit too long and as Senn turns his attention back towards Crisis, he is kicked square in the face and hits the mat. Crisis immediately drops down and goes for the cover and the referee gets into position and makes the count—1..2…NO! Senn kicks out and we see Raven shake his head on the apron.
Don Chuckles: Are Jacob and Raven going to be able to coexist?
Phil Latio: It is not looking that way Donny.
Crisis pulls Jacob back up to his feet and tosses him towards the corner. Charging towards Jacob, we see Crisis eat a pair of boots to the face. Only dazing him, we see Crisis take a couple of steps back and charge once more. Getting hit with boots to the face again, we see Crisis be visibly stunned this time as Jacob climbs backwards onto the middle rope. As Beno hollers for Crisis to snap out of it, we see Jacob push himself off the middle rope and catch Crisis with a flying clothesline. Crisis hits the mat and Jacob immediately uses the opportunity to hook the legs of his larger opponent. We see the referee get into position milli-seconds later and start to administer the count—1..2….NO! Crisis kicks out with force. Senn stands up and waits for Crisis to show some signs of life As Crisis gets to his feet, we see Senn run towards him and jump and wrap his arms around the head and neck of Crisis. Is Senn going for some kind of guillotine submission? No, instead we see Jacob use his own natural momentum to spin around and drop Crisis down with a Tornado DDT. We see Raven look unimpressed on the apron as Senn stands up and we can see him asking Raven if he thinks he can do better. Raven just smirks at Jacob, so Jacob smacks Raven on the shoulder to tag him into the match.
Don Chuckles: Senn and Raven need to be careful.
Phil Latio: I agree
Raven gets into the ring, while on the other side, we see Crisis roll over and tag Beno back into the match. Beno doesn’t waste a moment as he charges the corner of his opponents, going for what looks like a clothesline, Raven anticipates the blow and moves which causes Beno to connect with Senn and knock him off the apron. We see Raven stalk around and flex his fingers, as Beno turns back around, he gets kicked hard in the stomach and Raven goes for the Evenflow DDT. However Beno is able to reverse and knock Raven in the midsection and get him into a gut wrench position. Beno then lifts Raven up and slams him into the mat with a stiff looking gut wrench power bomb and goes for the cover. With Jacob looking on from the other side of the ring, the referee slides down and makes the count—1…2…3!
Winner(s): Crisis/Beno in 10:10 via Gut wrench Power bomb.
As the music of Beno comes on over the speakers, we can see him look towards the top of the ramp and scream that Blade is next this Sunday. Crisis and Beno exit the ring while inside of the ring we see Jacob Senn come in and start mocking Raven for taking the loss in the match. Raven, holding his head and neck from the power bomb doesn’t look at all happy. Raven and Senn start jawing back and forth and almost come to blows before we can see the arena big screen come to life and a feed is live from General Manager Starr’s office.
General Manager Starr: Gentleman, Gentleman, please refrain from getting physical, for tonight at least. I have decided that whatever little issue the two of you have with each other, you guys can settle it Sunday at Attrition. Because I have decided to make Jacob Senn and Raven the other two participants in my triple threat match…joining Christian Knight to crown a new Thy WWE Intercontinental Champion. So good luck gentleman, save it for Sunday…you’re going to need it.
We see the feed go black while in the ring Jacob and Raven continue to jaw, but choose to have restraint.
Don Chuckles: Sunday is gonna be huge Phil.
Phil Latio: My money is on Raven Donny.
The show then goes to a commercial break.
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Match 4: Jonny “The Rockstar” Freeman vs. Brian Gunn
As we come back we see Freeman and Gunn standing across from each other in the ring. Gun and Freeman lock up and Freeman jumps up and does a hurricanrana and then runs to the ropes to do a dropkick. He goes to the ropes to try to do a springboard moonsault, but Gunn rolls out of the way. When Freeman comes up, Gunn runs to him and lifts him up to do a spinebuster. Gunn lifts him up and throws him to ropes and clotheslines him. Freeman instantly gets back up and Gunn tries to kick him in the gut but Freeman catches it. Gunn does an enziguri before Freeman can think of something to do. Freeman is still standing and groggy. Gunn walks up to him and gets him in the suplex formation. He suplexs Freeman not once, not twice, but three times doing what the wrestling world calls "Three Amigos". He goes for the pin on Freeman.
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Gunn tells the referee that he has made a mistake, but the referee tells him it was a two-count. Once Gunn turns around, he runs into flying lariat by Freeman. Freeman gets up and gets behind Gunn and when he turns around he does a spinning heel kick, knocking Gunn to the turnbuckle. Freeman runs to the turnbuckle and does a splash, causing Gunn to be seated at the turnbuckle. He runs and does a dropkick to the turnbuckle making Gunn's head hit the turnbuckle. Freeman goes to the the ropes and waits for Gunn to stand up. Once Gunn is up, he is groggy and turns around facing Freeman without knowing it. Freeman jumps to the top of the ropes and does a springboard DDT. He then rolls him over to gover for the pin and the win.
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Freeman is in shock because he kicks out of the DDT. Freeman runs toward the to try and get Gunn with the lariat again, but Gunn moves out of the way. He runs to the ropes himself and does the spear. Gunn gives a smirk to the fans and gets his legs and does the boston crab. Freeman gets out and Gunn catches the ropes. When Freeman runs to the ropes and comes back, Gunn lifts him up and does a scoop slam. Gunn stand besides him and spins to knee Freeman in the face when he lifted himself up. Gunn goes to the top turnbuckle and signal the audience that he is going to finish the match. He lifts his hands up and does the 450° splash he calls "The Soul Crusher". He goes for the cover.
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Steve Cruise: Here is you winner, BRIAN GUNN!!!
As Brian Gunn stands up, we hear the music of Triple H come on over the arena speakers. Gunn immediately stands up and gets ready for a fight. Triple H walks out onto the stage to a positive response from the fans in attendance. Looking down in the ring at Gunn, we simply see Triple H taunt 1…2….3, signaling that victory will be his at Attrition. Gunn just shakes his head no and looks visibly steamed as the show goes to another commercial break.
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Match 5: Sheamus vs. Open Gauntlet
As the show comes back from a commercial break, we can hear the music of the World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus blasting over the speakers. The bans boo the Celtic Warrior as he triumphantly walks out onto the top of the stage and raises his arms and the championship belt in the air. The boos continue, but they seem to please the champion as he finishes his walk to the ring and gets inside. Raising his arms and the belt in the air once again, we see Sheamus hand the title to the referee and just stare towards the entrance way. For the past several weeks, we have seen Sheamus go through General Manager Starr’s trial by fire, defending his title against challenger after challenger. With Jonny Freeman’s final shot at revenge this Sunday at Attrition, I’m sure the champion is quite pissed with having to compete in such a match where the odds are stacked against him. The champ’s scowl turns into a look of pure confusion when we hear “No Love” by Lil Wayne come on and we see Mr. Swag-A-Licious moon walk his way out onto the top of the stage.
Don Chuckles: Is this a joke?
Phil Latio: I thought him and his clown friend Leftfoot were gone forever?
Don Chuckles: Apparently not?
Swag-A-Licious rolls inside of the ring, and walks up to Sheamus. Sheamus honestly looks baffled at seeing Swag-A-Licious stand in front of him. Visibly asking if this is a joke, we see Swag smack Sheamus on the ass as the referee rings the bell to signal this match being officially underway. After spanking the champ, we see Swag grin. Sheamus then responds by shoving Swag backwards and off the ropes. As Swag comes back, Sheamus jumps and nails Swag with a stiff looking Brogue Kick. Swag falls glossy eyed onto the mat and Sheamus wastes no time as he goes for the cover and waves the referee into position to count—1…2…3!
Winner: Sheamus
Standing up, we see Sheamus kick Swag out of the ring and scream for his next opponent to come out. It takes a few moments, but finally we hear “Hustle, Loyalty, Respect” come on over the speakers. The next opponent for Sheamus is announced as Marcus Graves. Marcus runs down to the ring and the bell rings again and Sheamus charges, but Marcus is able to sidestep and start stinging the chest of the champion with knife edge chops. Following up from the knife edge chops, we see Marcus jump and catch Sheamus square on the jaw with a dropkick. It doesn’t take the champion down, just rocks him backwards. Marcus then runs towards Sheamus and flips and catches Sheamus with a spinning heel kick which gets the job done and takes the champ down. Hooking the legs of the champ, we see the referee get into position, but not even get a one count before the champ kicks out with authority.
Don Chuckles: Good start here for Marcus.
Phil Latio: Sheamus still is very much in this match Don. I think our General Manager really needs to be taking notes.
Marcus decides to grab Sheamus and pull him back to his feet, kicking the champ in the stomach, we see Marcus try and go for a vertical suplex. But we see Sheamus block the suplex, and forcefully reverse the position. Sheamus then lifts Marcus up, and slams him down across his knee with the Irish Curse back breaker. Wasting no time, we see Sheamus pull Marcus and get him in powerbomb position. Signaling for the end, we see Sheamus pull Marcus up and get him up into position for the High Cross. Seconds later, Marcus gets heaved across the ring and lands in a heap. Sheamus drops down and covers Marcus, and the referee makes the count—1…2…3.
Winner: Sheamus
Don Chuckles: One more opponent.
Phil Latio: Who could it be?
Marcus rolls out of the ring and makes his way back up the ramp, it only takes a few moments for the music of the Professor of Thuganomics to come on and we see POT run out and get inside the ring. POT jumps and stings Sheamus with a shoulder block. Sheamus falls to the mat, but gets up again really fast. So POT bounces off the opposite rope and drops Sheamus to the mat once again with another shoulder block. Again, we see the champion get back up, and POT follows up with getting Sheamus up into position for a belly to back suplex, but then spinning him around and slamming him into the mat. Going for the cover, we see the referee make the count—1…2…NO! Sheamus kicks out. So we see POT pull the champion back to his feet and go for a snap suplex. But Sheamus blocks and smashes POT in the back with a double axe handle. Sheamus then smashes POT once more before grabbing his arm and drilling with a stiff short arm clothesline. Instead of going for a pin, we see Sheamus pull POT up, and drop him with another short arm clothesline. This time Sheamus goes for the pinfall, and the referee counts it—1…2…NO! POT kicks out.
Don Chuckles: So the third opponent has been the most evenly matched for the champ so far.
Phil Latio: It’s usually how it goes, don’t you remember, POT and Sheamus have crossed paths before. On Smackdown.
Don Chuckles: On what?
Trying for a quick end, we see Sheamus pull POT up and get him into power bomb position. But as he goes to lift POT up, we see POT reverse it and take Sheamus down. Turning the champion onto his stomach, we see POT lock in an STF on the champion. Sheamus howls in agony, but when the referee drops down to ask if he wants to give up, he defiantly shakes his head no. We see Sheamus wriggle and squirm until he gets to the ropes. POT doesn’t immediately break the hold however, and the referee starts to make the mandatory five count. At three, we see POT break and quickly get back to his feet. Sheamus is back up seconds later, and we see POT kick him and lift the champ onto his shoulders in a firemans carry position. But Sheamus starts fighting and squirming, until he is able to get off of POT’s shoulders. As POT turns around, Sheamus stings him with a modified Brogue Kick which knocks POT’s lights out, but Sheamus is unable to make the cover right away. When he is able to get onto POT and make the count, we see another kick out at two.
Don Chuckles: This could go either way Phil.
Phil Latio: Good match, good test.
Sheamus then slowly pulls POT up to his base, and then puts him into position for another High Cross attempt. But we see POT counter and use his incredible leg strength and once again lift Sheamus up into the fireman’s carry position again. Sheamus still has fight in him as well, and is able to drop back down and catch POT once more with another Brogue Kick as he turns around. Not wasting any time this time, we see Sheamus get on top of POT and scream for the referee to make the count—1…2…3!
Winner: Sheamus
As Sheamus’s music starts to play, we see the referee hand him the belt and then Sheamus demands a microphone from ringside. While out of breath, we can still hear the champ say one simple thing.
Sheamus: Have I passed your little test yet Starr? Do I fit yer mold of what a champion should be? Huh? Bring the world against me, I’ll keep knockin em down. Bring the Rockstar against me, and I will put him down for the final time. I am yer World Champion Starr, and I am not goin anywhere.
Count on it fella.
The show ends with a triumphant Sheamus raising his title in the air.
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CREDITS:
Senn, Beno, and Angel helped….much love.
