WWE Backlash
Narrator: It is the fallout of Wrestlemania...
We are shown highlights of the Raw side of Wrestlemania, such as when Randy Orton went through the announce table.
Narrator: Raw crowned a new World Champion...
Shot of HBK with his World Title belt, soaking in the ovation.
Narrator: But now finds himself defending it in hell on earth!
A shot of the Elimination Chamber descending.
Narrator: Raw’s champions retained, but now they are empty handed!
Showing Flair and Batista retaining their titles against Rock/Orton, but losing them weeks later to Londrick.
Narrator: Some climbed to the top of the mountain...
Shot of Chris Jericho winning the Money in the Bank briefcase
Narrator: But this brought unwanted guests!
Shot of Smackdown's John Cena coming to Raw, then taking the Money in the Bank briefcase on an edition of Smackdown!
Narrator: Former friends will battle it out for supremacy of the Women’s division...
Showing Lita winning the title, before Victoria turned on her 6 days before Backlash, then signalling she wants the belt.
Narrator: While 4 men battle it out to fight Raw’s top dog at Vengeance!
Split screen of Christian, Muhammad Hassan, Edge and the Intercontinental Champion Shelton Benjamin.
Narrator: And now it is time for the superstars of Raw to face the backlash. WWE Raw and Snickers present to you, WWE Backlash!
We cut to the arena where we see the huge pyro on the entrance way, with the fans going absolutely wild, standing on their feet, as JR and The King welcome us to the pay per view.
JR: Good evening ladies and gentleman and we welcome you to WWE Backlash. I am joined here by Jerry ‘the King’ Lawler, and King, what a night we have for this audience with the Elimination Chamber returning!
King: Absolutely JR, with Shawn Michaels defending his newly won World Title in the most demeaning structure of all, the ELIMINATION CHAMBER, with Goldberg, The Rock, and all of Evolution involved! Also, the Money in the Bank briefcase is on the line when Smackdown’s John Cena faces off against Mr. Money in the Bank Chris Jericho!
JR: And a huge Fatal Four Way match between Hassan, Edge, Christian and the Intercontinental Champion Shelton Benjamin, and the winner will face the winner of the Elimination Chamber at Vengeance!
King: And that match is starting off the show!
‘Ain’t no Stoppin’ Me Na’!’ hits to a big ovation as the IC Champ Shelton Benjamin makes his way down to the ring, slapping hands with the fans, ready for this opening contest.
JR: And there he is King, perhaps the most gifted wrestler in the WWE, Shelton Benjamin!
King: That’s right JR, and that’s why he is the Intercontinental Champion! Benjamin was also in the Money in the Bank Ladder Match at Wrestlemania, and he stole the show!
‘Close your Eyes’ hits to big heat as Christian makes his way down to the ring, blowing kisses to his ‘Peeps’.
JR: This man has certainly impressed over the past couple of weeks, and goes in the favourite for this match after picking up the win in the tag team match on Raw just 6 nights ago!
King: Cage certainly does go in as the favourite after pinning his brother, getting redemption for what happened at Mania when Edge speared him through the flaming table.
‘Arabic Music’ plays to big heat also as Muhammad Hassan makes his way down to the ring with Daivari unsurprisingly.
JR: This man has the ultimate disrespect for America, and I must say, the crowd and I for that matter have the utmost disrespect for him.
King: But you have to admire his ability JR. He managed to defeat Stone Cold Steve Austin in his Wrestlemania debut match.
‘Metalingus’ hits to a massive pop as Edge makes his way down to the ring, slapping hands with the fans but not taking his eyes off of his brother Christian.
JR: Edge has aimed to be a World Champion for all of his life, and tonight is a golden opportunity to get to that title match!
King: But he has to go through three other men, who want exactly what he wants, and that is the World Heavyweight Title Match!
Lillian: The following match is a Number 1 Contender’s Fatal 4 Way Match, where the winner will face the World Heavyweight Champion at Vengeance. Introducing first, he is the Intercontinental Champion, Shelton Benjamin!
The crowd give a huge pop for the IC Champ.
Lillian: Introducing next, from Toronto, Canada, weighing in at 217 pounds, the ‘Instant Classic’, Christian!
Crowd give heat for Christian, although there are scattered cheers from his Peeps, as Christian does his taunt.
Lillian: Introducing next, weighing in at 232 pounds, he has an undefeated streak, Muhammad Hassan!
The crowd gives huge heat for Hassan, as they then start up a ‘USA!’ chant, as Hassan looks p!ssed off at the crowd.
Lillian: And introducing lastly, also from Toronto, Canada, weighing in at 235 pounds, EDGE!!!
The crowd give another great pop for Edge, who recognizes them with a nod.
Fatal 4 Way Match
Winner faces World Champ at Vengeance
IC Champion Shelton Benjamin vs. Edge vs. Christian vs. Muhammad Hassan
The match starts off with Edge going straight after his brother Christian, so this leaves Muhammad Hassan and the Intercontinental Champion Shelton Benjamin to pair off. Edge and Christian were brawling with neither one getting the upper hand, and the same went for Benjamin and Hassan, with punch after punch. Benjamin managed to duck under a Hassan punch and nailed a Superkick to a thunderous pop from the crowd 15 seconds into the match, and Shelton quickly climbed over for the cover to win the match, but straight away it was thwarted by Edge. Christian then went over and clubbed Edge in the back, knocking him down, and he threw his brother out of the ring, leading to Benjamin and Christian to fight it out. Christian had the advantage as Benjamin took the elbow to the back from Edge, and Christian took advantage of this by nailing a dropkick to the hurt Benjamin, before applying a knee to the back, and then wrenching Shelton’s head and back. Hassan had gotten up and broke up the possible submission, before whipping Christian off the ropes, but he never came back as Edge held on to Christian’s leg and dragged him to the outside, before whipping him into the steel steps, crushing Christian’s shoulder, while on the inside, Hassan was working on the back of the IC Champ, stomping on his back. Edge quickly came running in the ring and nailed Hassan with a clothesline, and when Hassan got up, Edge nailed him with a Big Boot, knocking him down, and Edge went to Benjamin, who has been suffering most of the punishment in the match. Edge then lifted up Benjamin and nailed a back body drop, but before Edge could capitalize, Hassan came from behind Edge and nailed him in the back of the head, causing Edge to crumble after he suffered the concussion on Raw six nights ago! Hassan then pounced onto Benjamin and went for the cover! 1...Benjamin has an easy kick-out. Hassan began to stomp on Benjamin, but Christian then came back inside the ring, which caused the heels to begin brawling. Hassan and Christian begin to brawl, until Edge comes in and breaks it up by throwing both of the men over the top rope, as Edge soon follows (they are near the entrance ramp). Edge begins to take down Christian and then goes over to Hassan as soon as he starts getting up. Edge then whips Hassan into Cage, but Christian holds on to Hassan, as the two then look to double team Edge when all of a sudden, a recovered Benjamin bounces off the ropes and nails a suicide dive onto the other 3 competitors! Minor ‘Holy Shit’ chants break out from the crowd, and all 4 men are down, until Benjamin manages to get up with the crowd backing him. Shelton picks up Hassan and throws him into the ring, and then lifts him up. Shelton then bounces off of the ropes and attempts a clothesline, but Hassan ducks under it. When Benjamin goes to bounce off the ropes, he is met with a steel chair to the back by Christian, but the referee can’t do anything as there is No Disqualifications. Shelton crumbles due to his already injured back, but on the outside, Edge nails Cage with a Spear on the outside to an extraordinary pop from the crowd, but it seems that Edge hurt himself. We are shown a replay, and it is shown that Edge’s shoulder nailed the steel chair! Hassan smirks and picks up the scraps, pinning the unconscious Benjamin. 1...2...Benjamin somehow kicks out! Hassan is furious and goes to the outside, where the steel chair is. Hassan then smirks and brings the chair into the ring. Hassan goes to hit Benjamin with the chair, but Benjamin kicks him in the gut when the chair is raised, followed by stealing the chair off of him and then hit him with the chair into his head! Shelton then raises his arms up in the air with the chair, but Christian comes from one side of him and Edge from the other side, and they both throw a separate chair at Benjamin! CON CHAIR TO! Edge then quickly goes to turn on his brother and finish the match off by hitting the Spear on his brother, but Christian manages to move, although Edge stopped himself from hitting the turnbuckles. Edge then stopped in the corner, but the Instant Classic dragged him out and nailed the Falling Reverse DDT! Christian then climbed over for the cover, and it looks to be over! 1...2...HASSAN BREAKS UP THE THREE COUNT! Hassan actually gets a cheer from the crowd as they didn’t want Christian to win, as Hassan then lifts up Christian and nails the Reverse STO! Before he can go for the cover, however, Shelton quickly came running in and nails Hassan with a bulldog, sending both men down to the mat as Shelton collapses out of fatigue! Shelton manages to get up at the same time as Edge, who look at each other and then nod. Edge goes over to Muhammad and then drags him to the centre of the ring, and then lifts him up. Shelton then brings the steel chair over and puts it where Hassan was lying, and then Edge gives Hassan to Benjamin, where Shelton gets him up into a suplex position. Instead of nailing a suplex, Edge stands in front of Benjamin, who then places Hassan down a little bit, making his legs rest on Edge’s shoulders. In one fluid motion, Benjamin went down as did Edge, causing Hassan to smash the chair with exposed stomach!! The crowd burst into another huge pop for the faces taking charge, as Christian then gets up. Christian then charges at the seemingly oblivious fan favourites, only for Shelton to kick Christian in the gut and nail the T-Bone Suplex!! Shelton then smirks down at the injured Christian, only for Edge to go behind of Benjamin and nail the Edge- O- Matic! Edge then keeps Benjamin in the position and lifts the leg up for the cover! 1...2...NO! Shelton finds enough will power and manages to kick out somehow! Edge looks around and doesn’t know what to do, so he then goes to the outside and looks under the ring, and gets A TABLE! The crowd give another pop for this, as Edge smirks and then slides the table into the ring. Edge then sets up the table in the corner, but is soon hit by Muhammad Hassan, who has recovered from the amazing double team which happened moments earlier. Hassan began pounding away at Edge and then looked to put him through the table with the Reverse STO, but Edge managed to reverse by pushing Hassan off, before getting the chair that was nearby and smashing him in the gut with it! Edge then threw the chair on the floor, and nailed him with the Implant DDT (Edgecution) onto the steel chair, effectively taking Muhammad out of the match! Edge looks pleased with himself, only for his brother Christian to lift up one of the other two steel chairs that were in the ring and smash him in the back of the knee with it, before quickly taking advantage of the unconscious Hassan by pulling him into the middle of the ring and hooking the leg! 1...2... BENJAMIN MANAGES TO BREAK UP THE COUNT, PREVENTING CHRISTIAN FROM VICTORY! Cage is furious and goes back to Benjamin, but Shelton goes for a kick to the gut, only for Christian to hold on. Shelton looks to have lost his balance, but manages to say on his foot and nail the Dragon Whip! Hassan is still down, so Daivari drags him out of the ring to recuperate, as the match reaches the 10 minute mark. Shelton then goes back to Edge, who is by now staggering up on jelly legs after the chair shot to the back of the legs by Christian. Edge is then brought in by Shelton, who is looking for a Belly to Belly Suplex, but Edge manages to land on his feet from behind Benjamin, and then gets another chair that was on the mat and hits him in the back of the head with it, although Benjamin stays on his feet albeit groggily. Benjamin then stumbles towards where the table is, set up in the corner, and when he turns around, HE IS SPEARED THROUGH THE TABLE!! The crowd let out a thunderous ‘Holy Shit’ chant, as Edge seems very happy, but all of a sudden, there is a huge momentum swing from the crowd as well as from Edge, as Christian (who has recovered from the Dragon Whip) goes from behind off Edge and nails him with his finisher the Unprettier! Christian then lets out a big smirk and throws his brother out of the ring, and he then pulls the obviously finished Benjamin out of the corner, and climbs over for the cover! 1...2...3!!! Christian steals another match, and he is going to the main event of Vengeance!
Winner: Christian!
JR: Oh damn it King, Christian stole one!
King: How could he steal it JR! There are no disqualifications; he won it fair and square!
The crowd give out huge heat, as Edge, who has now recovered, slaps the mats outside in frustration after once again being screwed by his brother Christian.
King: I don’t think Edge is too happy JR!
Christian walks hurriedly to the back with Edge hot on his tail, as Hassan gets up on the outside, as Daivari tells him what happened. Hassan looks extremely angry and then looks in the ring, where the Intercontinental Champion is still in the ring, out of it. Hassan then climbs in the ring, and hits the Final Touch on Benjamin. Hassan has a demonic look in his eye, before going to ringside and getting Benjamin’s IC Title belt. Hassan then screams out that this is Hassan’s title, and applies the Camel Clutch onto Benjamin!
JR: Oh stop it already! This man has gone through enough!
The crowd give immense heat as Hassan applies more pressure, as it seems that no-one will stop this, until... “GLASS SHATTERS” to a huge ovation, as for the first time since Wrestlemania, STONE COLD STEVE AUSTIN comes down the ramp, fending Hassan off.
JR: OH MY GOD KING!! IT’S STONE COLD! IT’S STONE COLD!
Hassan is still in the ring, ready for Austin, and when Austin slides into the ring, Hassan begins to beat down on him, until Austin comes back with a right hand of his own, before pulverising his rival with right and left hands! Hassan looks to come back when he goes for a clothesline, but Steve ducks under it, spins him around and nail the Stone Cold Stunner to a thunderous pop from the crowd! Daivari then gets in the ring and begins to scream at Austin in Farsi, until Austin says ‘WHAT!?’ before giving the manager a Stone Cold Stunner as well! Austin then goes over to Benjamin and helps him up, as the two then pose for the crowd. “Glass Shatters” once again to a big ovation, as the two leave the ring, leaving Hassan and Daivari in the ring.
King: I can’t believe it JR! We have just witnessed the return of Stone Cold Steve Austin! What does this mean for Raw?!
JR: I don’t know King. But we have to move on with the show King. Let’s go backstage, where Maria Kanellis is standing by with a very special guest!
We cut backstage where the lovely Maria is standing, looking extremely fine in an EXTRA mini skirt.
Maria: Hi, I’m Maria, and joining me tonight is none other than Smackdown’s John Cena, who is going to the bank tonight!
The crowd give a mixture of heat and laughter at Maria’s stupidity, as John Cena walk onto screen, angry expression on his face.
Cena: What the hell are you talking about, going to the bank! SCRAM LADY!
Maria then looks frightened and runs away, as Cena looks into the camera with his microphone in hand.
Cena: Jericho, I’m gonna make this short and sweet. You cost me at Wrestlemania! You cost me my one opportunity! And Jericho, this is my opportunity to get the briefcase again, and you’re not going to BLOW it once again! Jericho, I am coming for you. YOU CAN’T SEE ME!
Cena leaves to huge heat from the crowd, as we go back to JR and the King.
King: What has gotten into John Cena JR?! He has absolutely snapped!
JR: I don’t know King, but you’ve got to admit, he’s extremely focused for his huge match later tonight.
King: But right now is a match I have been waiting for!
JR: (sarcastically) Oh, I wonder what that is King.
King: It’s the Women’s Championship match JR. PUPPIES!!
‘ I Ain’t No Lady To Mess With’ hits to reasonable heat, as the recently turned heel Victoria makes her way down to the ring, ready for this match.
Lillian: The following match if scheduled for one fall and it is for the WWE Women’s Championship! Introducing first the challenger, weighing in at 154 pounds, VICTORIA!
The crowd gives heat as she bad mouths the fans, until all of a sudden; Lita comes sprinting down the ramp to a pop from the crowd, not even waiting to be introduced.
WWE Women’s Championship
Victoria vs. WWE Women’s Champion Lita
The two women are on the outside in a catfight, as Victoria manages to free herself from Lita’s grasp and roll into the ring. Lita follows Victoria, but is caught off guard whilst entering the ring, as Victoria nails Lita with a right hand which knocks her down. Victoria begins stomping on Lita, and then picks her up and throws across the ropes and looks to hit a clothesline. Lita manages to duck, however, and nail a clothesline of her own as she comes back off of the ropes. Lita then lifts up her former friend and whips her across the ropes and attempts a back body drop, and it connects. Lita then nails Victoria with an elbow drop, and lifts her up once again. Lita then attempts to hit her with a suplex, but Victoria keeps her ground, so Lita attempts to do it again, but to no avail. Lita looks like she would attempt it for the 3rd time, but Victoria manages to hit her own suplex, displaying her strength. The Women’s Champion looks in serious trouble, as Victoria then lifts up Lita and hits her with a Swinging Side Slam! Lita is unconscious on the mat, as Victoria has a large smirk on her face, before going for the cover. This is surely over. 1...2...NO! Lita managed to roll her shoulder up off of the mat to a pop from the crowd and to Victoria’s disbelief. Victoria then shakes her head and then lifts up Lita by the hair, and much like Chavo Guerrero does, Victoria locked Lita in a Gory Special, but in true women’s division fashion, Victoria starts pulling the hair of Lita, as the champion screams in agony. The referee starts the five count as hair pulling is illegal, and on the count of 4, Lita’s dead weight is dropped off of Victoria's back, as Victoria just laughs at her former friend, who is down on the mat. Victoria then signals that it is over by crossing her arms then releasing, as she then lifts up Lita and puts her between her legs, seemingly looking for the Widow’s Peak, but all of a sudden, Lita seized the legs of Victoria and tripped her up, quickly followed by a Jacknife cover! 1...2...Victoria manages to push Lita off with ease, and when the two ladies get up, Lita attempts a clothesline, but somehow Victoria lifts Lita up onto her shoulders and then lifts her up into a Military Press position and nails Lita with a very impressive Military Press, as Lita bounces off the mat. Victoria then puts her foot over Lita, and this is counted as a cover, as Victoria says she is the Women’s Champion while doing the belt signal. 1...2...NO! Once again the resilient Lita finds a way to kick out! Victoria is furious, so she then lifts Lita up again and puts her in position for a Power Slam, looking for the Black Widow perhaps, but once again, Lita reverses a Victoria finisher attempt into a pinfall, this time into a victory roll! 1....2...Victoria once again manages to power out! Victoria is furious at Lita and when Lita goes for a kick to the gut, Victoria holds on, but Lita was ready for it and hit her with an enziguiri! The two women are knocked out as the referee starts the 10 count, and this match may end in a double count out! 1...2...3...4...5...Lita and Victoria both begin to stir...6...7...Both women kip up to a good pop from the crowd! Lita hits Victoria with a huge right hand which hardly affects Victoria, as then she comes back with a right hand which nearly knocks Lita put of her boots. Victoria continues with her right hands and then joins in with some left hands. When Victoria looks to hit the knockout blow, Lita manages to block the right hand, kick Victoria in the gut and nail a massive Lita DDT to Victoria out of nowhere to another pop from the crowd! Lita is able to capitalize straight away after the punishment she has endured all the way throughout the match, but she eventually manages to drape an arm over the top of Victoria! Is it enough? 1...2...NO! The moment of breath Lita took proved costly, as Victoria manages to get the shoulder up! Lita then starts at Victoria in disbelief, and then lifts her up and looks to hit the Twist of Fate, but Victoria manages to hit Lita with the Spider’s Web somehow! Victoria then lifts up Lita instead of going for the pin, and then whips Lita into the corner. Victoria then puts Lita onto the turnbuckle in a Super Back Suplex position, and when it looks like she would hit the Super Back Suplex, Lita manages to elbow Victoria off, before turning around and getting Victoria in a front face lock. Lita then looks around at the crowd and then nails a Super Twist of Fate from off of the top rope! The crowd let out a huge pop for the move, as Lita quickly makes her way back up to the top rope and hits the Lita- Sault! 1...2...3!! Lita Retains!
Winner and still Women’s Champion: Lita!
JR: That was one of the greatest ever Women’s matches I have seen King!
King: It was a great match JR, and congratulations to Lita on retaining her Women’s Championship!
Lita gets her Women’s Title from ringside and makes her way up the ramp, ecstatic with the win. Victoria is in the ring slamming the mat in utter frustration, knowing that she was so close to becoming the Women’s Champ once again.
We then cut backstage once again, where we are in Evolution’s locker room, all of them getting ready for tonight’s huge Elimination Chamber match. When they come on screen, they get massive heat from the crowd, the loudest of the night.
HHH: So, you guys know the plan?
Ric: I sure do. Get us in the final three, and then HHH will become an 11 time World Heavyweight Champion. WOOO!
HHH: What about you big guy?
Batista: (half heartedly) Yeah.
HHH: Good. Tonight, Michaels will get what he deserves, a beating from Evolution!
Ric: That’s right. HBK and those two washed up has beens won’t know what is going to hit them at the end of the night. WOO!
Batista lets out a mini laugh, following by shaking his head.
HHH: What’s so funny?
Batista: Oh no, nothing, just that if it’s me and you as the final two, maybe I may accidentally get your shoulders down for the three count. See you guys later tonight.
HHH and Ric Flair are furious, thinking that Batista may be gone from Evolution tonight! Batista’s comment got a big pop from the crowd.
JR: Looks like there may be trouble in paradise, wouldn’t you say King
King: Rubbish, JR! They knew the others were watching, and they wanted to make it seem like there was something wrong, that’s all!
JR: My Oklahoma ass King. I think Batista may have seen the light finally!
King: Whatever JR! It’s time to go on with the show, and up next, a match I have personally been waiting for.
Lillian: The following match is scheduled for one fall and it is a No Holds Barred match!
The crowd give out a big pop, until ‘Snapshot’ plays to big heat as Johnny Nitro and the rest of MNM come out, and when they reach the ring, Melina does her very unique entrance to wolf whistles from the crowd.
King: PUPPIES!
JR: Oh control yourself King. The beautiful Melina making her unique entrance, and I must say, I have been impressed with this young trio King!
Lillian: Introducing first, he is accompanied by Joey Mercury and Melina, from Los Angeles, California, weighing in at 219 pounds, Johnny NITRO!
The crowd give heat, but it soon turns into a big pop as ‘Live for the Moment’ begins to play, as Matt Hardy comes out, but he is not empty handed, as he has a STEEL CHAIR! He storms to the ring and the match begins for the second time in a row with the face not being introduced from Lillian.
No Holds Barred Match
Matt Hardy vs. Johnny Nitro w/ Melina Perez and Joey Mercury
The match started with Nitro charging at the chair-wielded Matt, only to be Matt with a steel chair to the sternum from Matt. Hardy then begins ambushing the ribs of Nitro with the steel chair, but it looks like it would stop as Mercury entered the ring, only to be met with a chair shot to the head as well! Melina was looking very worried on the outside as her boys were being dominated inside the ring, as Matt then lifted up the chair and posed for the crowd, as he got a very big pop from the crowd. Matt then threw down the chair onto the mat and then lifted up Nitro and looked to whip him across the ropes, but Mercury stopped Nitro from bouncing off, and then it turned into a two on one assault! The assault started with a double clothesline from the two males of MNM, and then Nitro told Mercury to work on Hardy for a bit, as JR expressed his disgust at this, saying it was more like a handicap match than a singles match. Mercury then got the chair that Matt had brought into the match and began ambushing the leg of Hardy, and soon Nitro joined in. Nitro then signalled out to Melina to get something, and she went to the timekeeper’s table and got two items, the ring bell and ANOTHER steel chair! The crowd gave out big heat, as MNM are destroying Hardy, and it is barely a match! Mercury then smirked at Nitro, as he sets up one of the steel chairs on Hardy’s leg, ready to crush it. Nitro then gets his steel chair, but when it looks like he would crush Matt’s leg, Matt lifted the injured leg up and smashed the chair that Nitro was holding in to his face! When Mercury then goes back to Hardy to knock him back down, Hardy nails Joey with a low blow, but it is all legal, which gets a huge pop from the crowd! Hardy then manages to take the black steel chair off of his leg, and goes over to the ropes to give his leg a rest. Mercury and Nitro get up at the same time, and look to capitalize on the recovering Hardy as Nitro attempted to hit Matt with the ring bell and Mercury looked to clothesline Matt, but Matt saw the young duo coming and lowered the ropes, causing them to crash and burn to the outside! This gets a big pop from the crowd, and the seemingly recovered Hardy let out an almighty roar. Matt then grabbed a hold of the ropes and aimed for a crossbody onto his fierce enemies, but Nitro pushes Mercury from harm’s way and then smashes the ring bell into the face of Hardy with a sickening shot, as the crowd yell in disgust with the move, as other fans create another ‘Holy Shit!’ chant. Matt is out on the floor, as Mercury then lifts up Hardy and throws him into the ring, while Nitro looks under the ring for another weapon. Melina lets out a very high pitched, ear piercing scream, as Mercury then gets the steel chair that’s in the ring and waits for Hardy to get up. Nitro is still looking for the right weapon on the outside, and when Hardy gets up, the man that isn’t even involved in the match smashes the chair into Matt’s face, causing Matt to collapse to the floor after taking the shot straight to the cranium! Nitro then finally takes out some weapons from under the ring, and one is a trash can with its lid, as well as other various weapons inside it such as street signs and a Singapore cane. Interestingly, Nitro just throws the trash can in the ring but stays on the outside, before looking for another weapon under the ring but it doesn’t take him that long to get it, as it is so big. IT IS A 20 FOOT LADDER! The crowd give an immense pop for this, whilst on the inside, Mercury lifted up Hardy, whipped him across the ropes and went for a back body drop, but Matt reversed into a swinging neckbreaker onto the chair! Nitro is oblivious to this as he was occupied with the massive ladder, and when the former assistant of Eric Bischoff goes to slide it in the ring, Hardy baseball slides the ladder into his face! Hardy then gets the ladder and drags it into the ring, before slamming the ladder into Mercury’s face once he gets up, getting revenge for what happened earlier. Hardy then goes towards the corner and sets up the ladder, but in this time, Nitro has gotten up, gotten inside the ring and seized the Singapore Cane! Nitro then slams the back of Matt’s head, and goes for the cover! 1...2...NO! Matt kicks out! Nitro is furious that Matt was able to kick out, and surprisingly, this was the first kick out of the match, and it was at the 8 minute mark. Nitro then takes out a stop sign from the trash can and begins assaulting the leg of Matt once again, as Matt screams out in agony. Mercury rolls out of the ring to recuperate, as Nitro dominates Hardy with the road sign he brought into the ring earlier, smashing it against the head of Hardy once he had gotten up, which BUSTED MATT OPEN! Nitro looked at the bleeding Matt, and then got the garbage can that was nearby and emptied it out, causing the lid of the can as well as other various road signs to fall out. Nitro then placed the garbage can over the top of Hardy, before nailing the Break Dance Leg Drop on the can, causing it to crush over Matt’s face!! Nitro then smirked, as Mercury then made his way back into the ring. Nitro then signalled towards the ladder, as Mercury nodded and took it out of the corner and placed it near the centre of the ring. Nitro then climbed to the top of the ladder, and was on the side that was closest to Hardy. Johnny then turned around extra carefully to face Hardy, and he was so far up the ladder that when he was sitting down, his arse would touch the very top rung. Mercury then placed Hardy in position and then held down, as Nitro then did a little bit of a praying gesture, before leaping off THE TOP OF THE LADDER AND GOING FOR THE SHOOTING STAR PRESS WHICH CONNECTED... WITH THE MAT! Somehow Matt had managed to free himself from Mercury’s grasp and roll over, causing Johnny to smash the mat after leaping from 20 feet up in the air! This got an insane pop from the crowd, and when Mercury went to go back to Hardy, he was met with a ring bell shot to the head! Nitro is still on the mat, writhing in pain, but for some reason, a crimson faced Hardy doesn’t go for the cover, but instead gets a steel chair that was nearby and placed it next to Nitro. Matt then did the V1 signal, lifted Johnny up and nail the Side Effect, straight on top of the steel chair to a huge pop from the crowd! Matt then signalled he wasn’t done and was about to climb to the top rope, until he saw the ladder there and he smirked, before saying to Johnny “This is how it is done Johnny!” Matt then climbed to the top of the ladder, and went to the same position as Johnny did, and Matt then did his signature V1 signal, and LEAPT OFF OF THE TOP OF THE LADDER AND NAIL THE FLYING LEG DROP! The crowd let out an awesome pop, as Matt then holds the leg that was injured earlier in the match for a bit, before climbing over for the cover, and this is surely it! 1...2...MERCURY BREAKS UP THE CERTAIN THREE COUNT! Once again, Matt Hardy has been cost the win after a Mercury interference! Matt got up and looked furious at Mercury, and when Matt looked like he would be hit with a right hand from Joey, he held on! Matt then started shaking his head, and then kicked Mercury in the gut and got him in a front face lock, looking for the Twist of Fate! When it looks like he would hit his finisher to the man that was continually costing him the match, Melina, who had been keeping a low profile in the match, came from behind Matt and hit him with a devastating low blow! Mercury then got the nearby trash can lid, and nailed him with a signature Double Arm DDT onto the lid to thunderous heat from the crowd! Mercury and Melina then went over to Nitro and after about one minute, they were able to get him back to his senses, and then Melina headed to the outside of the ring, as MNM began stalking Matt. When it looked like the two would lift him up and nail the Snapshot, a man with bleached hair and in his wrestling gear came down to the ring with another steel chair in hand, and he went unbeknownst by MNM. When they got Matt in position for the Snapshot, the mystery man smashed Mercury with a chair shot to the face, and then he lifted up Nitro and nail a rolling fireman’s carry slam! The man then lifted Nitro back up and nailed him with a Leg Hook Reverse STO! Matt then managed to get up and he embraced with the man, as Matt then lifted up Johnny as the man lifted up Mercury, and Matt hit Johnny with a Twist of Fate onto the already dented trash can while at the same time, the man hit Mercury with the Leg Hook Reverse STO onto the steel chair he brought to the ring! Matt then climbed over for the cover and hooked the leg, as the man with the bleached hair and the referee counted! 1...2...3!!! Matt wins!
Winner: Matt Hardy
JR: Oh my God! Matt Hardy has pulled off the upset, thanks to his unknown friend!
King: But who is that man JR! WHO IS IT?!
After the match, the two men went up onto the top rope and raised their arms in jubilation. Matt then asked Lillian for a mic and she gave one to him, and he gave it to his friend.
Mystery Man: For all of those wondering who I am, I am the future of his business, and a personal friend of Matt’s. And my name is MRRRRR. KENNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEDDDDDDDDYYYY!
The crowd give a nice pop as he stares around, as we see MNM making their way up the ramp.
Kennedy: KKKKKKKEEEEEEEENNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEDDDDDDDDDDDYYYYYYYY!!!
End of First Part
~Still to come~
World Heavyweight Championship Elimination Chamber
HBK vs. HHH vs. Ric Flair vs. Batista vs. Goldberg vs. The Rock
Money in the Bank Briefcase
Mr MITB Chris Jericho vs. John Cena
World Tag Team Championships
Londrick (London and Kendrick) {c} vs. La Resistance {Conway and Grenier)
