CT Styles
Guest
^^ Thanks XBA.
Alright, Well i started off as WWE but the RR was bad and they had 2 weeks off they then returned with a bang but then another promotion opened, CWA and they slowly built up and started signing Free Agents and then signed some WWE stars and then got a TV deal and are now bitter rivals. RAW is on Monday and CWA Wednesday so they are not in Mon Night Wars and as for the new promotion, well you'll have to stay tuned :shifty:
'To Be Loved' hits and The Opening Video airs as the fans cheer. The camera then pans over this electric crowd at Austin, Texas.
JR: Good Evening Ladies & Gentleman and welcome to Monday Night RAW! We welcome you from Austin, Texas. And I'm sure we have a hell of a show in store for you tonight!
King: I bet we do JR. I can't wait and we have just received word that there is another huge match! A US Title Match! AJ Styles has the chance to become a dual champion if he can defeat Kane tonight!
JR: That should be a hell of a match King. But first GM Bischoff has an announcement he would like to make..
'I'm Back!' hits and the General Manager of Monday Night RAW makes his way to the ring.
JR: I wonder what this could be about King.
King: Me too JR.
Bischoff is in the ring.
Eric: First of all, Good Evening Ladies & Gentleman.
Mixed Reaction
Eric: I have an announcement regarding Backlash that I would like to make. Its regarding the WWE Championship Match between the Champion Chris Jericho..
Crowd Pop
Eric: .. And the Challenger.. Triple H!
Mixed Reaction
5...4...3...2...1 'Break the Walls Down!' hits and the WWE Champion makes his way to the ring after doing his signature stance.
Jericho: Eric, Eric, Eric. How are you going? Look, I am out here for one reason..
'Line in the Sand' hits and Evolution's Triple H comes out by himself in a suit.
Jericho: Hey! What the hell are you doing here!?
HHH: What am I doing here? I'm the challenger and soon to be holder of that WWE title for a Twelfth Time!
Jericho: Actually, You know what? It's a good idea that you're out here. Because you are just the man I was going to mention. Eric: I want the stipulation of the match to be that if Evolution try to interfere, they are fired!
Eric laughs
Eric: Haha, well that kind of has something to do with my match type... ITS A STEEL CAGE!!
Jericho & HHH both look horrified and start looking around uncomfortably. The crowd cheer.
Eric: That's right! A Steel Cage Match. Good Luck!
Eric drops the mic and heads back up the ramp as 'I'm Back!' plays. HHH then looks at Chris Jericho..
HHH: Get ready for your worst nightmare! Because you are not only going in a ring with the Game!, The Cerebral Assassin! But your going into a Steel Cage with the Game!
HHH drops the microphone and leaves Jericho in the ring with his belt over his shoulder.
Jericho watches HHH leave and then...
Jericho: And you're going into the ring with Chris Jericho!
HHH turns around at the top of the ramp with an angry expression on his face.
JR: Well this should be an amazing physical match at Backlash! I can't wait!
King: Neither can I, JR! This'll be great!
Commercial Break
'I Am' hits and the WWE Tag Team Champions make their way to the ring. HBK & AJ work the crowd to big pops as AJ awaits his opponent.
Kane's music hits and he comes out with his US title over his shoulder. He enters the ring and stares down AJ.
Match 1
United States Championship
Kane (c) vs AJ Styles w/Shawn Michaels
They lock up. Kane starts the match up with an uppercut and AJ falls back. He gets up and attempts a dropkick but Kane stands back and manages to slam AJ to the ground from his legs. Kane pins him, 1... AJ kicks out. Kane gets up and starts stomping AJ then drags him from his hair to the corner in a sitting position. Kane then backs away to the opposite corner. Then, Kane charges at AJ for a running knee to the face! Which AJ manages to dodge. Kane limps back from the corner and AJ takes advantage of that and nails some kicks to the knee of Kane. Kane starts to slip and eventually falls to one knee. AJ, as Kane is getting up, runs to the ropes and performs a springboard moonsault and lands next to Kane and then performs a reverse DDT! AJ then gets on top of Kane and hooks his leg, 1...2... Kane kicks out. AJ stumbles up and leans on the ropes as HBK cheers him on. Kane gets up a bit earlier then AJ expected and attacks him from behind and attempts a back submission but AJ performs an amazing Pele Kick to Kane and Kane stumbles back to one knee again holding his head. AJ rebounds off the ropes and nails a forearm shot to the face of Kane and Kane falls back a bit.
AJ takes advantage of this and gets on the top rope in attempt for a Spiral Tap and.. Kane moves and both men are down and the referee starts to make the count. At 5 AJ is up and Kane is nearly up as well. AJ then attempts a dropkick but Kane steps back and AJ lands on his back. Kane then rebounds off the ropes and nails a running leg drop to the head of AJ and pins him, 1...2... AJ kicks out. Kane then gets up and taunts the crowd with the chokeslam taunt and starts measuring AJ. AJ stumbles up and walks into a hand to the throat from Kane and.. Kane lifts him up but AJ got his feet on Kane's chest and used that to push off Kane and flip out of the Chokeslam. AJ then kicks Kane in the gut and attempts a DDT but Kane stays up and AJ falls to the ground but gets up quick he then performs a drop-toe-hold to a charging Kane and gets him in position for a Styles Clash and.. Kane somehow delivers a low blow to AJ and the referee calls for the bell to be rung and Kane cheaply keeps his title and is smiling about it too. HBK runs in the ring and delivers some quick snap jabs to Kane followed by a Sweet Chin Music that doesn't connect due to Kane jumping out of the ring.
Kane walks backwards up the ramp smiling with what he has achieved as HBK helps AJ back up. They get handed their Tag Titles and hold them up to Kane who just smirks and walks backstage.
Winner - AJ Styles via DQ
JR: Well that really disgusts me, when you see that happen. It really disgusts me!
King: Yes but a champion has to do what he has to do in order to keep his belt.
JR: Yeah, well that just takes it to far!
Commercial Break
'It's The Big Show!' hits and the Big Show comes down to a mixed reaction. He enters the ring in an obviously custom made suit with a microphone in hand.
Show: People, You are all looking at the future Hardcore Champion!
Mixed Reaction
Show: After my match tonight with whomever Gregory Helms chooses I will go on to demolish Gregory at Backlash this Sunday. So Gregory! Come on out and tell me who I'm gonna demolish tonight!
Gregory Helms' music hits and he comes down to the ring in street clothes.
Helms: Well, Big Show. You are going to be facing.. The Undertaker!!
Crowd give an enormous pop
Big Show is nowhere near as confident as he was before
Show: Wh..Who?
Helms: The Undertaker, Big Show
Show: The Undertaker?
Helms: The Undertaker.
Show attempts to attack Helms but Helms gets out of the ring and laughs at Show as he realizes what he is going to go through.
JR: Well Big Show certainly has his work cut out for him when he takes on The Undertaker, Later tonight!
Commercial Break
Backstage
Kane is walking around feeling pretty proud about himself with his US title over his shoulder. He is then approached by GM Eric Bischoff.
Eric: Kane, you seem pretty proud about yourself there.
Kane doesn't answer.
Eric: Well don't you think AJ Styles was a bit unlucky there, well with you low blowing him and all.
Kane still doesn't answer
Eric: Not much of a talker are we? Well maybe this will make you talk. At Backlash, you will be in action. Not against AJ Styles, But against Cody Rhodes, The Intercontinental Champion and it will be a ladder match.. But not just a ladder match, it will be a Unification Match. The winner will become the Undisputed Intercontinental Champion due to the US Title being a reference to well, Smackdown which is over.
Kane goes crazy and throws all the stuff off a table nearby.
Eric then runs away
JR: Well Kane will have to put his title on the line and so will Cody Rhodes in a Unification Match! At Backlash!
King: What a match that will be!
JR: And what a match this will be.. Big Show vs The Undertaker!
'It's a Big Show!' hits and Big Show makes his way to the ring in his ring attire.
Then.. The Bell Rings and the lights go out.. Fast-Forward 3 minutes and the Undertaker has just entered the ring.
Match 2
Single
Big Show vs Undertaker
They lock up and Big Show gains the upper hand after just under a minute of jostling. Big Show unloads some open hand chops to the chest of Undertaker and then whips him to the corner and delivers a splash to the cornered Undertaker. Undertaker falls out and Big Show nails a sidewalk slam to Undertaker and stays sitting to cover Undertaker, 1...2.. Taker kicks out. Taker gets to one knee and Big Show awaits him. Taker is up and Big Show attempts a big boot but Taker moves and nails a thunderous uppercut to Big Show, knocking him back to the corner. Taker follows him and unloads numerous punches to the chest of the cornered Big Show. Big Show stumbles out and Undertaker runs to the ropes in front of Big Show and rebounds with a running DDT and he pins Big Show, 1....2... Big Show gets a shoulder up. Taker starts measuring Big Show for a chokeslam. Show gets to one knee and then gets to his other and is up. Undertaker grabs Show by the throat and... Big Show kicks him in the gut and grabs Undertaker by the throat and.. Taker counters in the same way Show did and then rebounds off the ropes and performs a flying clothesline and they both fall down.
Take then gets an arm over Big Show, 1...2... Show kicks out and Taker starts to get up. Undertaker has a breather and then awaits Big Show. Show gets up and they trade blows for a while. Taker eventually wins with numerous punches in a row and then a whip to the ropes and on the rebound he attempts a sidewalk slam but Show gets out of it due to Taker hardly being able to carry him. Show nails a kick to the gut and then a whip to the ropes and a big boot on the rebound, 1...2... Taker kicks out. Big Show is now measuring Taker, when Taker is up Big Show grabs him by the throat and lifts him up and then.. SLAM Taker hits the canvas but in a Triangle Choke position! Taker countered and locked in the Triangle Choke! Show taps!
Winner - Undertaker via Submission
JR: Well what a match and I'm sure Gregory Helms will be happy with how that came out.
Just then Helms runs down the ramp and starts stomping Big Show and then stands over him holding the Hardcore Belt up high until Show starts to get up, then he bails.
King: Hahaha! Look at him run!
JR: Well I would be too King, thats Big Show he's facing.
King: Well, I guess but still, It's funny!
Commercial Break
'I'm Back!' hits and the General Manager of RAW makes his way to the ring in his usual suit. He stands in the ring and smiles before he makes his announcement.
Eric: I hope you are enjoying RAW tonight Ladies & Gentleman, Now you may have read that I have an announcement to make, You read right. I am here to announce the matches for WWE RAW's PPV, Backlash. First off the Main Event, A Steel Cage match for the WWE Championship between the Champion, Chris Jericho & Triple H. Also, the Hardcore Championship will be on the line between Big Show & Gregory Helms, another match which I will announce now, The WWE Tag Team Champions Shawn Michaels & AJ Styles will take on JBL & The Major Brothers with the Great Khali at ringside in case anything stupid happens, it will be a 3 on 2 Handicap match. Plus another match just announced Umaga will be taking on Elijah Burke w/Shelton Benjamin due to reasons backstage and a Ladder Match to determine the Undisputed Intercontinental Champion between IC Champ Cody Rhodes & US Champ Kane. So there you have it, The Backlash card so far.
'I'm Back!' hits and Eric makes his way back up the ramp.
JR: Well what a card we have for Backlash this Sunday.
King: I know JR, A great night-to-be definitely!
Commercial Break
'Line in the Sand' hits and The Major Brothers make their way to the ring. They are looking quite confident as they always do. They enter the ring and taunt the crowd to boos.
Hacksaw Jim Duggan's music hits and He & Super Crazy make their way to the ring.
Match 3
Tag Team
Evolution's Major Brothers vs Super Crazy & Hacksaw Jim Duggan
Brett starts off with Super Crazy. Brett lands some right hands to the head of Crazy and then whips him tot he ropes and on the rebound clotheslines him then tags in Brian. Brian stomps the hell out of Crazy and then taunts Hacksaw and covers Crazy, 1....2.... Crazy kicks out. Brian tags in Brett and Brett picks up Crazy and throws him in the corner where he starts the 10 punches, 1...2...3...4...5...6....7 Crazy manages to block one and push Brett off. Brett lands on the canvas and Crazy gets up the top for a moonsault and.. Brett moves. Brett gets up quite quick and picks up Crazy and lifts him up over his shoulder and walks over to Brian and tags him they then perform their finisher the Major Neckbreaker! Brett then runs at Hacksaw and performs a dropkick to him and knocks him off the apron. Brian pins Crazy with the leg hooked, 1...2...3
Winners - Evolution's The Major Brothers via Pinfall
Brett then goes on the outside and grabs the microphone out of Lillian's lap and smashes it into the head of Hacksaw who is on the ground. He then grabs two chairs and does the unthinkable, A Con-Chair-To!! He then slides them in the ring, One goes on the canvas and the other just gets thrown to the side. Brett lifts up Crazy over his shoulder again and stands so Crazy is positioned for landing on the chair and they get ready for another Major Neckbreaker! And.. WWE Tag Team Champions Shawn Michaels & AJ Styles run to the ring! They enter and unload some jabs to the faces of Brett & Brian, they drop Crazy and trade blows with HBK & AJ. They then both dropkick HBK & AJ and they fall back onto.. JBL & The Great Khali!! JBL kicks HBK in the gut and lifts him up for a Powerbomb, Khali the same but with a Chokebomb and.. HBK punches JBL while he is up and knocks him down. AJ rakes the eyes of Khali and he drops him. HBK then steps back and.. Sweet Chin Music! Sweet Chin Music on Brett as well! AJ low blows Khali and then dropkicks Brian and nails a Styles Clash on him. AJ & HBK stand tall as we go to a Commercial Break.
Commercial Break
Backstage with Todd Grisham
Todd: Ladies & Gentleman I am here with WWE Champion, Chris Jericho. Chris, it has just been announced seconds ago that Evolution's Batista & Triple H will be teaming up to face you and any partner you can find. Who will that partner be?
Jericho: Todd, I am the WWE Champion, I am our savior, I am The Ayatollah of Rock & Rolla, I am Chris Jericho and if I have to I will go in that ring by myself to face those two protein shake sucking meat heads if I have to.
Todd: Right, but will you try and find someone to be your partner?
Jericho: I may, I may not. See Todd, it doesn't matter and this proves it.
Jericho points at the WWE Title over his shoulder
Jericho: See Todd ever since that RAW a few weeks ago I've been a different Chris Jericho, I like this Chris Jericho and I am good at being this Chris Jericho I would like to be this Chris Jericho for as long as I can. Plus, its obvious I am good at being him because of this..
Jericho points at the title again
Todd: Uhuh and how do you feel about facing one of your opponents tonight, Triple H in a Steel Cage where you put that..
Todd points at the title and touches it
Jericho: Don't ever do that again.
Todd: Sorry. Back to the question, How do you feel about facing one of your opponents tonight, Triple H in a steel cage where you will be defending your WWE Championship.
Jericho: I've told people and I've shown people. There's a new sheriff in town and it's me. I said before theres a new Chris Jericho and I feel that another Jericho will be born in that Cage and I have a feeling that I am going to like that Chris Jericho. It's going to be a savage, unforgiving, brutal Chris Jericho and I think I will show Triple H that when I pin him, 1...2...3 in that cage OR escape the cage. Either way I will be leaving Backlash as WWE Champion.
Todd: Ladies & Gentleman, Chris Jericho.
Jericho leaves with the WWE Title over his shoulder.
Commercial Break
'Line in the Sand' hits and Triple H & Batista come out with savage looks on their faces. They are ready to destroy and you can tell. They trash talk the fans as they walk down the ramp. They then enter the ring and climb the turnbuckles and work the crowd to boos in return.
5...4...3...2...1...0 'Break the Walls Down!' hits and the WWE Champion stays in his signature pose for a while before walking down the ramp to a massive pop. He stands on the outside with a cheeky smile on his face.
Triple H & Batista start yelling angrily at Y2J asking who his partner is he just shrugs his shoulders.
It is silent for a few minutes and then.....
'If Ya Smell!!!!!!' hits! The Rock! The Rock is Chris Jericho's partner! Triple H & Batista are shocked. The Rock helped WWE keep its existence at COTC and now he is on RAW! The crowd is absolutely electric.
Main Event
Tag Team
Evolution's Triple H & Batista vs WWE Champion Chris Jericho & The Rock
Jericho & Batista start off. They lock up and Jericho gets a side headlock locked in on Batista which doesn't last long due to Batista countering into a back suplex almost instantly. He covers, ...1 Jericho kicks out. Batista gets up and starts stomping Jericho but then he picks him up and throws him in the corner and then thrusts his shoulder into the midsection of Jericho multiple times. Jericho holds his gut in pain as Batista gets pulled away from the ref but then after the referee has gone Batista charges back at Jericho with a deadly shoulder block which knocks Jericho down to the corner. Batista then arrogantly places his boot on the face of Jericho and pushes it forward into Jericho's face. He then pulls him out of the corner and stands him up and has him in a suplex position. He then lifts him up in a suplex position and.. SLAM!! Batista nailed the suplex and tags in HHH. HHH goes over to Jericho and hooks the leg, 1...2... Jericho kicks out. HHH stands up and signals a title around his waist and trash talks Jericho as well as the crowd. He then puts Jericho's head in between his thighs and hooks his arms up for a Pedigree and.. Jericho somehow counters into a backdrop.
Jericho then runs toward Rock and.. HHH grabs his leg about a centimeter before Jericho would of got the tag. Jericho is now on the ground and HHH attempts to lock in the Figure-4 and.. Succeeds. HHH has it locked in in the middle of the ring. Jericho has nowhere to go and considers tapping. He then tries to hold on and try to reach the ropes but o no avail. Jericho holds his hand up and is about to tap and.. His hand hits the canvas but to use to turn over the submission and he succeeds! Jericho turns over the Figure-4 and HHH is now in pain, the tables have turned. HHH manages to reach the ropes and leaps to Batista's hand and Batista is the legal man but Y2J is unaware. Y2J then gets attacked from behind and punched mercilessly by Batista and then HHH gets out of the ring. Batista picks up Jericho and whips him tot he ropes, on the rebound he nails a thunderous Spinebuster! Jericho is motionless as Batista signals for the Batista Bomb via kicking the ropes and going crazy. Jericho stumbles up via the ropes and then turns around into a kick to the gut from Batista. He then gets positioned in between Batista's thighs and lifted up. Batista throws Jericho down and.. Jericho counters amazingly into a Hurracanrana!
Batista falls to the canvas and Jericho crawls to his corner where a fresh Rock is waiting he is nearly there when he gets pulled back by HHH! HHH has Jericho by the foot bit Jericho nails a deadly Enzuiguri! He then... Gets the Tag!! The Rock is in!! The crowd is electric. Batista gets to one knee, then another, gets up and turns around into.. The Rock! Batista backs away but has nowhere to back away to. He then swings at Rock but the Rock blocks it and nails a right hand and numerous others then goes back taunts the crowd with his right hand and nails another thunderous punch to Batista, knocking him down. HHH is back up and charges at Rock but Rock nails a Spinebuster on HHH and both men are down. The Rock raises an Eyebrow and the crowd pop massively. He then starts to measure Batista while bending down. Batista gets up and walks into a clothesline which he ducks. Rock turns around into another kick to the gut and Batista Bomb but Rock counters into a quick backdrop. HHH gets back up and runs at Rock but Rock low bridges HHH then measures Batista. Batista walks into position for a Rock Bottom. Rock puts an arm over Batista's chest and..
Batista elbows Rock in the side of the head and then turns around to have a breather but.. Codebreaker!! A recovered Jericho nails a Codebreaker which knocks Batista back and into.. Rock Bottom!! Rock Bottom!! Rock nailed it! Rock then hooks the leg of Batista, 1...2...3
Winners - WWE Champion Chris Jericho & The Rock via Pinfall
The Rock and Jericho work the crowd in the ring for a few minutes. An angry HHH then enters back in the ring and helps up Batista. He then grabs a microphone.
HHH: Jericho, Rock you got lucky tonight. I mean, we weren't even expecting a partner for you and you bring out him! We weren't ready! And what the hell are you doing here anyway? You Quit!
The Rock looks around the whole arena with the people's eyebrows as they chant, 'Rocky, Rocky!'
Rock grabs a microphone
Rock: What is the Rock doing here? Look, The Rock says this, The Rock is here for two reasons and two reasons only. The Rock came back to help Chris Jericho against you two, who well, lets face it The Rock doesn't like. Second, The Rock has a little surprise for all of you! The Rock is the new Interim General Manager of RAW!!
JR: WHAT?!
Rock: That's right! Because in those little itty, bitty things you call balls, Eric Bischoff. You didn't even show you have them and come down here and tell all of the people! Tell all the people that you are leaving to another company.
Batista: Wait, wait. I'm not having you as my boss.
Rock: Really? Well the Rock says this, He has directions for you to get over it. You take a left down Jabroni Drive, then a right down Candy Ass blvd and check yourself in TO THE SMACKDOWN HOTEL!!
Batista: Who the hell do you think you are?!
Rock: You know who I am and if you have a problem with it then you or your little boyfriend there can go ONE ON ONE... WITH THE GREAT ONE!!
Batista: You know what? I want that to happen. I want to go One on One with the so-called great one.. At Backlash
Rock does the people's eyebrow around the arena again to a massove pop.
Rock: Rock accepts BUT What do you think about this? A No DQ Match?
Batista: We..
Rock: IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOU THINK!
Crowd Pop
Rock: So it is set in stone at Backlash. The man standing next to me will be going against you.
Rock points at HHH.
Rock: And I will be going against you!
Points at Batista
Batista: I...
Rock As well as Crowd: Know Your Roll! And Shut Your Mouth!
Batista & HHH angrily look on as Y2J & Rock walk up the ramp.
RAW goes off the air.
Wrestling Insider -
im new to this site so i was trying to play catch up with whats goin on in your btb and i like it so far its entertaining has potential. but is cwa and wwe going against each other like the the monday night wars? and whats this new promotion going on will it be reaveled soon?
Alright, Well i started off as WWE but the RR was bad and they had 2 weeks off they then returned with a bang but then another promotion opened, CWA and they slowly built up and started signing Free Agents and then signed some WWE stars and then got a TV deal and are now bitter rivals. RAW is on Monday and CWA Wednesday so they are not in Mon Night Wars and as for the new promotion, well you'll have to stay tuned :shifty:
'To Be Loved' hits and The Opening Video airs as the fans cheer. The camera then pans over this electric crowd at Austin, Texas.
JR: Good Evening Ladies & Gentleman and welcome to Monday Night RAW! We welcome you from Austin, Texas. And I'm sure we have a hell of a show in store for you tonight!
King: I bet we do JR. I can't wait and we have just received word that there is another huge match! A US Title Match! AJ Styles has the chance to become a dual champion if he can defeat Kane tonight!
JR: That should be a hell of a match King. But first GM Bischoff has an announcement he would like to make..
'I'm Back!' hits and the General Manager of Monday Night RAW makes his way to the ring.
JR: I wonder what this could be about King.
King: Me too JR.
Bischoff is in the ring.
Eric: First of all, Good Evening Ladies & Gentleman.
Mixed Reaction
Eric: I have an announcement regarding Backlash that I would like to make. Its regarding the WWE Championship Match between the Champion Chris Jericho..
Crowd Pop
Eric: .. And the Challenger.. Triple H!
Mixed Reaction
5...4...3...2...1 'Break the Walls Down!' hits and the WWE Champion makes his way to the ring after doing his signature stance.
Jericho: Eric, Eric, Eric. How are you going? Look, I am out here for one reason..
'Line in the Sand' hits and Evolution's Triple H comes out by himself in a suit.
Jericho: Hey! What the hell are you doing here!?
HHH: What am I doing here? I'm the challenger and soon to be holder of that WWE title for a Twelfth Time!
Jericho: Actually, You know what? It's a good idea that you're out here. Because you are just the man I was going to mention. Eric: I want the stipulation of the match to be that if Evolution try to interfere, they are fired!
Eric laughs
Eric: Haha, well that kind of has something to do with my match type... ITS A STEEL CAGE!!
Jericho & HHH both look horrified and start looking around uncomfortably. The crowd cheer.
Eric: That's right! A Steel Cage Match. Good Luck!
Eric drops the mic and heads back up the ramp as 'I'm Back!' plays. HHH then looks at Chris Jericho..
HHH: Get ready for your worst nightmare! Because you are not only going in a ring with the Game!, The Cerebral Assassin! But your going into a Steel Cage with the Game!
HHH drops the microphone and leaves Jericho in the ring with his belt over his shoulder.
Jericho watches HHH leave and then...
Jericho: And you're going into the ring with Chris Jericho!
HHH turns around at the top of the ramp with an angry expression on his face.
JR: Well this should be an amazing physical match at Backlash! I can't wait!
King: Neither can I, JR! This'll be great!
Commercial Break
'I Am' hits and the WWE Tag Team Champions make their way to the ring. HBK & AJ work the crowd to big pops as AJ awaits his opponent.
Kane's music hits and he comes out with his US title over his shoulder. He enters the ring and stares down AJ.
Match 1
United States Championship
Kane (c) vs AJ Styles w/Shawn Michaels
They lock up. Kane starts the match up with an uppercut and AJ falls back. He gets up and attempts a dropkick but Kane stands back and manages to slam AJ to the ground from his legs. Kane pins him, 1... AJ kicks out. Kane gets up and starts stomping AJ then drags him from his hair to the corner in a sitting position. Kane then backs away to the opposite corner. Then, Kane charges at AJ for a running knee to the face! Which AJ manages to dodge. Kane limps back from the corner and AJ takes advantage of that and nails some kicks to the knee of Kane. Kane starts to slip and eventually falls to one knee. AJ, as Kane is getting up, runs to the ropes and performs a springboard moonsault and lands next to Kane and then performs a reverse DDT! AJ then gets on top of Kane and hooks his leg, 1...2... Kane kicks out. AJ stumbles up and leans on the ropes as HBK cheers him on. Kane gets up a bit earlier then AJ expected and attacks him from behind and attempts a back submission but AJ performs an amazing Pele Kick to Kane and Kane stumbles back to one knee again holding his head. AJ rebounds off the ropes and nails a forearm shot to the face of Kane and Kane falls back a bit.
AJ takes advantage of this and gets on the top rope in attempt for a Spiral Tap and.. Kane moves and both men are down and the referee starts to make the count. At 5 AJ is up and Kane is nearly up as well. AJ then attempts a dropkick but Kane steps back and AJ lands on his back. Kane then rebounds off the ropes and nails a running leg drop to the head of AJ and pins him, 1...2... AJ kicks out. Kane then gets up and taunts the crowd with the chokeslam taunt and starts measuring AJ. AJ stumbles up and walks into a hand to the throat from Kane and.. Kane lifts him up but AJ got his feet on Kane's chest and used that to push off Kane and flip out of the Chokeslam. AJ then kicks Kane in the gut and attempts a DDT but Kane stays up and AJ falls to the ground but gets up quick he then performs a drop-toe-hold to a charging Kane and gets him in position for a Styles Clash and.. Kane somehow delivers a low blow to AJ and the referee calls for the bell to be rung and Kane cheaply keeps his title and is smiling about it too. HBK runs in the ring and delivers some quick snap jabs to Kane followed by a Sweet Chin Music that doesn't connect due to Kane jumping out of the ring.
Kane walks backwards up the ramp smiling with what he has achieved as HBK helps AJ back up. They get handed their Tag Titles and hold them up to Kane who just smirks and walks backstage.
Winner - AJ Styles via DQ
JR: Well that really disgusts me, when you see that happen. It really disgusts me!
King: Yes but a champion has to do what he has to do in order to keep his belt.
JR: Yeah, well that just takes it to far!
Commercial Break
'It's The Big Show!' hits and the Big Show comes down to a mixed reaction. He enters the ring in an obviously custom made suit with a microphone in hand.
Show: People, You are all looking at the future Hardcore Champion!
Mixed Reaction
Show: After my match tonight with whomever Gregory Helms chooses I will go on to demolish Gregory at Backlash this Sunday. So Gregory! Come on out and tell me who I'm gonna demolish tonight!
Gregory Helms' music hits and he comes down to the ring in street clothes.
Helms: Well, Big Show. You are going to be facing.. The Undertaker!!
Crowd give an enormous pop
Big Show is nowhere near as confident as he was before
Show: Wh..Who?
Helms: The Undertaker, Big Show
Show: The Undertaker?
Helms: The Undertaker.
Show attempts to attack Helms but Helms gets out of the ring and laughs at Show as he realizes what he is going to go through.
JR: Well Big Show certainly has his work cut out for him when he takes on The Undertaker, Later tonight!
Commercial Break
Backstage
Kane is walking around feeling pretty proud about himself with his US title over his shoulder. He is then approached by GM Eric Bischoff.
Eric: Kane, you seem pretty proud about yourself there.
Kane doesn't answer.
Eric: Well don't you think AJ Styles was a bit unlucky there, well with you low blowing him and all.
Kane still doesn't answer
Eric: Not much of a talker are we? Well maybe this will make you talk. At Backlash, you will be in action. Not against AJ Styles, But against Cody Rhodes, The Intercontinental Champion and it will be a ladder match.. But not just a ladder match, it will be a Unification Match. The winner will become the Undisputed Intercontinental Champion due to the US Title being a reference to well, Smackdown which is over.
Kane goes crazy and throws all the stuff off a table nearby.
Eric then runs away
JR: Well Kane will have to put his title on the line and so will Cody Rhodes in a Unification Match! At Backlash!
King: What a match that will be!
JR: And what a match this will be.. Big Show vs The Undertaker!
'It's a Big Show!' hits and Big Show makes his way to the ring in his ring attire.
Then.. The Bell Rings and the lights go out.. Fast-Forward 3 minutes and the Undertaker has just entered the ring.
Match 2
Single
Big Show vs Undertaker
They lock up and Big Show gains the upper hand after just under a minute of jostling. Big Show unloads some open hand chops to the chest of Undertaker and then whips him to the corner and delivers a splash to the cornered Undertaker. Undertaker falls out and Big Show nails a sidewalk slam to Undertaker and stays sitting to cover Undertaker, 1...2.. Taker kicks out. Taker gets to one knee and Big Show awaits him. Taker is up and Big Show attempts a big boot but Taker moves and nails a thunderous uppercut to Big Show, knocking him back to the corner. Taker follows him and unloads numerous punches to the chest of the cornered Big Show. Big Show stumbles out and Undertaker runs to the ropes in front of Big Show and rebounds with a running DDT and he pins Big Show, 1....2... Big Show gets a shoulder up. Taker starts measuring Big Show for a chokeslam. Show gets to one knee and then gets to his other and is up. Undertaker grabs Show by the throat and... Big Show kicks him in the gut and grabs Undertaker by the throat and.. Taker counters in the same way Show did and then rebounds off the ropes and performs a flying clothesline and they both fall down.
Take then gets an arm over Big Show, 1...2... Show kicks out and Taker starts to get up. Undertaker has a breather and then awaits Big Show. Show gets up and they trade blows for a while. Taker eventually wins with numerous punches in a row and then a whip to the ropes and on the rebound he attempts a sidewalk slam but Show gets out of it due to Taker hardly being able to carry him. Show nails a kick to the gut and then a whip to the ropes and a big boot on the rebound, 1...2... Taker kicks out. Big Show is now measuring Taker, when Taker is up Big Show grabs him by the throat and lifts him up and then.. SLAM Taker hits the canvas but in a Triangle Choke position! Taker countered and locked in the Triangle Choke! Show taps!
Winner - Undertaker via Submission
JR: Well what a match and I'm sure Gregory Helms will be happy with how that came out.
Just then Helms runs down the ramp and starts stomping Big Show and then stands over him holding the Hardcore Belt up high until Show starts to get up, then he bails.
King: Hahaha! Look at him run!
JR: Well I would be too King, thats Big Show he's facing.
King: Well, I guess but still, It's funny!
Commercial Break
'I'm Back!' hits and the General Manager of RAW makes his way to the ring in his usual suit. He stands in the ring and smiles before he makes his announcement.
Eric: I hope you are enjoying RAW tonight Ladies & Gentleman, Now you may have read that I have an announcement to make, You read right. I am here to announce the matches for WWE RAW's PPV, Backlash. First off the Main Event, A Steel Cage match for the WWE Championship between the Champion, Chris Jericho & Triple H. Also, the Hardcore Championship will be on the line between Big Show & Gregory Helms, another match which I will announce now, The WWE Tag Team Champions Shawn Michaels & AJ Styles will take on JBL & The Major Brothers with the Great Khali at ringside in case anything stupid happens, it will be a 3 on 2 Handicap match. Plus another match just announced Umaga will be taking on Elijah Burke w/Shelton Benjamin due to reasons backstage and a Ladder Match to determine the Undisputed Intercontinental Champion between IC Champ Cody Rhodes & US Champ Kane. So there you have it, The Backlash card so far.
'I'm Back!' hits and Eric makes his way back up the ramp.
JR: Well what a card we have for Backlash this Sunday.
King: I know JR, A great night-to-be definitely!
Commercial Break
'Line in the Sand' hits and The Major Brothers make their way to the ring. They are looking quite confident as they always do. They enter the ring and taunt the crowd to boos.
Hacksaw Jim Duggan's music hits and He & Super Crazy make their way to the ring.
Match 3
Tag Team
Evolution's Major Brothers vs Super Crazy & Hacksaw Jim Duggan
Brett starts off with Super Crazy. Brett lands some right hands to the head of Crazy and then whips him tot he ropes and on the rebound clotheslines him then tags in Brian. Brian stomps the hell out of Crazy and then taunts Hacksaw and covers Crazy, 1....2.... Crazy kicks out. Brian tags in Brett and Brett picks up Crazy and throws him in the corner where he starts the 10 punches, 1...2...3...4...5...6....7 Crazy manages to block one and push Brett off. Brett lands on the canvas and Crazy gets up the top for a moonsault and.. Brett moves. Brett gets up quite quick and picks up Crazy and lifts him up over his shoulder and walks over to Brian and tags him they then perform their finisher the Major Neckbreaker! Brett then runs at Hacksaw and performs a dropkick to him and knocks him off the apron. Brian pins Crazy with the leg hooked, 1...2...3
Winners - Evolution's The Major Brothers via Pinfall
Brett then goes on the outside and grabs the microphone out of Lillian's lap and smashes it into the head of Hacksaw who is on the ground. He then grabs two chairs and does the unthinkable, A Con-Chair-To!! He then slides them in the ring, One goes on the canvas and the other just gets thrown to the side. Brett lifts up Crazy over his shoulder again and stands so Crazy is positioned for landing on the chair and they get ready for another Major Neckbreaker! And.. WWE Tag Team Champions Shawn Michaels & AJ Styles run to the ring! They enter and unload some jabs to the faces of Brett & Brian, they drop Crazy and trade blows with HBK & AJ. They then both dropkick HBK & AJ and they fall back onto.. JBL & The Great Khali!! JBL kicks HBK in the gut and lifts him up for a Powerbomb, Khali the same but with a Chokebomb and.. HBK punches JBL while he is up and knocks him down. AJ rakes the eyes of Khali and he drops him. HBK then steps back and.. Sweet Chin Music! Sweet Chin Music on Brett as well! AJ low blows Khali and then dropkicks Brian and nails a Styles Clash on him. AJ & HBK stand tall as we go to a Commercial Break.
Commercial Break
Backstage with Todd Grisham
Todd: Ladies & Gentleman I am here with WWE Champion, Chris Jericho. Chris, it has just been announced seconds ago that Evolution's Batista & Triple H will be teaming up to face you and any partner you can find. Who will that partner be?
Jericho: Todd, I am the WWE Champion, I am our savior, I am The Ayatollah of Rock & Rolla, I am Chris Jericho and if I have to I will go in that ring by myself to face those two protein shake sucking meat heads if I have to.
Todd: Right, but will you try and find someone to be your partner?
Jericho: I may, I may not. See Todd, it doesn't matter and this proves it.
Jericho points at the WWE Title over his shoulder
Jericho: See Todd ever since that RAW a few weeks ago I've been a different Chris Jericho, I like this Chris Jericho and I am good at being this Chris Jericho I would like to be this Chris Jericho for as long as I can. Plus, its obvious I am good at being him because of this..
Jericho points at the title again
Todd: Uhuh and how do you feel about facing one of your opponents tonight, Triple H in a Steel Cage where you put that..
Todd points at the title and touches it
Jericho: Don't ever do that again.
Todd: Sorry. Back to the question, How do you feel about facing one of your opponents tonight, Triple H in a steel cage where you will be defending your WWE Championship.
Jericho: I've told people and I've shown people. There's a new sheriff in town and it's me. I said before theres a new Chris Jericho and I feel that another Jericho will be born in that Cage and I have a feeling that I am going to like that Chris Jericho. It's going to be a savage, unforgiving, brutal Chris Jericho and I think I will show Triple H that when I pin him, 1...2...3 in that cage OR escape the cage. Either way I will be leaving Backlash as WWE Champion.
Todd: Ladies & Gentleman, Chris Jericho.
Jericho leaves with the WWE Title over his shoulder.
Commercial Break
'Line in the Sand' hits and Triple H & Batista come out with savage looks on their faces. They are ready to destroy and you can tell. They trash talk the fans as they walk down the ramp. They then enter the ring and climb the turnbuckles and work the crowd to boos in return.
5...4...3...2...1...0 'Break the Walls Down!' hits and the WWE Champion stays in his signature pose for a while before walking down the ramp to a massive pop. He stands on the outside with a cheeky smile on his face.
Triple H & Batista start yelling angrily at Y2J asking who his partner is he just shrugs his shoulders.
It is silent for a few minutes and then.....
'If Ya Smell!!!!!!' hits! The Rock! The Rock is Chris Jericho's partner! Triple H & Batista are shocked. The Rock helped WWE keep its existence at COTC and now he is on RAW! The crowd is absolutely electric.
Main Event
Tag Team
Evolution's Triple H & Batista vs WWE Champion Chris Jericho & The Rock
Jericho & Batista start off. They lock up and Jericho gets a side headlock locked in on Batista which doesn't last long due to Batista countering into a back suplex almost instantly. He covers, ...1 Jericho kicks out. Batista gets up and starts stomping Jericho but then he picks him up and throws him in the corner and then thrusts his shoulder into the midsection of Jericho multiple times. Jericho holds his gut in pain as Batista gets pulled away from the ref but then after the referee has gone Batista charges back at Jericho with a deadly shoulder block which knocks Jericho down to the corner. Batista then arrogantly places his boot on the face of Jericho and pushes it forward into Jericho's face. He then pulls him out of the corner and stands him up and has him in a suplex position. He then lifts him up in a suplex position and.. SLAM!! Batista nailed the suplex and tags in HHH. HHH goes over to Jericho and hooks the leg, 1...2... Jericho kicks out. HHH stands up and signals a title around his waist and trash talks Jericho as well as the crowd. He then puts Jericho's head in between his thighs and hooks his arms up for a Pedigree and.. Jericho somehow counters into a backdrop.
Jericho then runs toward Rock and.. HHH grabs his leg about a centimeter before Jericho would of got the tag. Jericho is now on the ground and HHH attempts to lock in the Figure-4 and.. Succeeds. HHH has it locked in in the middle of the ring. Jericho has nowhere to go and considers tapping. He then tries to hold on and try to reach the ropes but o no avail. Jericho holds his hand up and is about to tap and.. His hand hits the canvas but to use to turn over the submission and he succeeds! Jericho turns over the Figure-4 and HHH is now in pain, the tables have turned. HHH manages to reach the ropes and leaps to Batista's hand and Batista is the legal man but Y2J is unaware. Y2J then gets attacked from behind and punched mercilessly by Batista and then HHH gets out of the ring. Batista picks up Jericho and whips him tot he ropes, on the rebound he nails a thunderous Spinebuster! Jericho is motionless as Batista signals for the Batista Bomb via kicking the ropes and going crazy. Jericho stumbles up via the ropes and then turns around into a kick to the gut from Batista. He then gets positioned in between Batista's thighs and lifted up. Batista throws Jericho down and.. Jericho counters amazingly into a Hurracanrana!
Batista falls to the canvas and Jericho crawls to his corner where a fresh Rock is waiting he is nearly there when he gets pulled back by HHH! HHH has Jericho by the foot bit Jericho nails a deadly Enzuiguri! He then... Gets the Tag!! The Rock is in!! The crowd is electric. Batista gets to one knee, then another, gets up and turns around into.. The Rock! Batista backs away but has nowhere to back away to. He then swings at Rock but the Rock blocks it and nails a right hand and numerous others then goes back taunts the crowd with his right hand and nails another thunderous punch to Batista, knocking him down. HHH is back up and charges at Rock but Rock nails a Spinebuster on HHH and both men are down. The Rock raises an Eyebrow and the crowd pop massively. He then starts to measure Batista while bending down. Batista gets up and walks into a clothesline which he ducks. Rock turns around into another kick to the gut and Batista Bomb but Rock counters into a quick backdrop. HHH gets back up and runs at Rock but Rock low bridges HHH then measures Batista. Batista walks into position for a Rock Bottom. Rock puts an arm over Batista's chest and..
Batista elbows Rock in the side of the head and then turns around to have a breather but.. Codebreaker!! A recovered Jericho nails a Codebreaker which knocks Batista back and into.. Rock Bottom!! Rock Bottom!! Rock nailed it! Rock then hooks the leg of Batista, 1...2...3
Winners - WWE Champion Chris Jericho & The Rock via Pinfall
The Rock and Jericho work the crowd in the ring for a few minutes. An angry HHH then enters back in the ring and helps up Batista. He then grabs a microphone.
HHH: Jericho, Rock you got lucky tonight. I mean, we weren't even expecting a partner for you and you bring out him! We weren't ready! And what the hell are you doing here anyway? You Quit!
The Rock looks around the whole arena with the people's eyebrows as they chant, 'Rocky, Rocky!'
Rock grabs a microphone
Rock: What is the Rock doing here? Look, The Rock says this, The Rock is here for two reasons and two reasons only. The Rock came back to help Chris Jericho against you two, who well, lets face it The Rock doesn't like. Second, The Rock has a little surprise for all of you! The Rock is the new Interim General Manager of RAW!!
JR: WHAT?!
Rock: That's right! Because in those little itty, bitty things you call balls, Eric Bischoff. You didn't even show you have them and come down here and tell all of the people! Tell all the people that you are leaving to another company.
Batista: Wait, wait. I'm not having you as my boss.
Rock: Really? Well the Rock says this, He has directions for you to get over it. You take a left down Jabroni Drive, then a right down Candy Ass blvd and check yourself in TO THE SMACKDOWN HOTEL!!
Batista: Who the hell do you think you are?!
Rock: You know who I am and if you have a problem with it then you or your little boyfriend there can go ONE ON ONE... WITH THE GREAT ONE!!
Batista: You know what? I want that to happen. I want to go One on One with the so-called great one.. At Backlash
Rock does the people's eyebrow around the arena again to a massove pop.
Rock: Rock accepts BUT What do you think about this? A No DQ Match?
Batista: We..
Rock: IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOU THINK!
Crowd Pop
Rock: So it is set in stone at Backlash. The man standing next to me will be going against you.
Rock points at HHH.
Rock: And I will be going against you!
Points at Batista
Batista: I...
Rock As well as Crowd: Know Your Roll! And Shut Your Mouth!
Batista & HHH angrily look on as Y2J & Rock walk up the ramp.
RAW goes off the air.
Wrestling Insider -
New Promotion News
We have received information regarding Eric Bischoff's leave and where he has gone to. He has gone to the new promotion opening up. No word on what it is called or where it is or who is signed to it, rumors say they are big stars who have been wrestling practice matches there. Eric Bischoff is currently GM of that promotion.
CWA News
CWA Struggling Financially
CWA has been struggling financially according to inside sources. Charlie Cosgrove is said to be struggling to pay superstar wages and CWA could be in major trouble in the near future.