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WWE 2K Story – Chapter Two, Part Three: My Kingdom, My Army
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Monday Night Raw
WWE Intercontinental Champion Randy Orton makes his way to the ring. He states that he has many things to get off his chest, but first apologizes for not being around last week. Orton claims that despite The Miz’s attempts to take out The Viper, he is still standing strong and is still the Intercontinental Champion. He tells The Miz, his entourage and Triple H that no matter how hard they try to take the belt off of him, he will never yield. The Miz, accompanied by Maryse, Bo Dallas & Curtis Axel come out onto the stage.
The Miz tells Orton that Triple H has given him just one more chance to win the Intercontinental Championship off of Orton. Miz warns Randy that because this is his last chance, he will stop at nothing to claim the belt that is rightfully his. Orton says he will love nothing more than to bust open Miz’s pretty face, the way Miz busted Orton’s with a chair weeks ago. Orton says he gets to choose the stipulation for their title match at Backlash, and Orton wants a First Blood Match! Miz looks scared, as Maryse begins to scream. The Miz sends Bo Dallas & Curtis Axel towards Orton…
TWO-ON-ONE HANDICAP MATCH (turn entrance OFF)
WWE Intercontinental Champion Randy Orton vs. Bo Dallas & Curtis Axel
Objective: Win with Randy Orton
Orton wins the match as The Miz immediately attacks him from behind. Orton begins to fight back, but Maryse low blows him. The Miztourage begin to brutally beat Orton down until John Cena makes the save! Cena clears the ring and grabs a microphone. He says there is an internal war within the WWE right now and many people, especially champions, must pick a side. John offers his hand to Randy, who is a bit confused about what’s happening. Cena tells Randy he can trust him, and that they’re the two biggest superstars Triple H and Stephanie fear. Orton comes to his feet but doesn’t shake Cena’s hand. Orton leaves the ring with his Intercontinental Championship, saying the Viper ‘works alone’.
Beast Beatdown
Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose are in the locker room hanging out when Triple H walks in clapping. He says it feels good to be back, and says his NXT show over the weekend was even better than when The Shield was in NXT. Triple H makes fun of their time in NXT, calling them puppies too big for the yard. Roman steps in Triple H’s face and asks if he came here for a reason? Triple H says he did… a distraction.
Suddenly, Universal Champion Brock Lesnar comes out of nowhere and destroys The Shield. He throws them into their lockers and ends up F5ing Roman Reigns onto the floor. Triple H leans into Roman’s face and warns the three to stay out of his business. He tells them they won’t get a shot at Brock Lesnar’s championship if they continue to align themselves with John Cena. Triple H reminds Roman that he works for him, and would be foolish to defy their authority. He tells the three that when they were The Shield, they worked for The Authority. Triple H hopes they can see things that way again, otherwise, he claims they will perish. Triple H and Brock leave as The Shield lay beaten in their own locker room.
NORMAL MATCH – Cruiserweight Championship
(C) Neville vs. Akira Tozawa (with Titus O’Neil & Apollo Crews)
Objective: Win with Neville
After the match, Titus and Apollo approach Tozawa over his defeat. Suddenly, Titus begins stomping Tozawa. Apollo pulls Titus off and asks what he is doing? Titus barks at Apollo to move as he continues to beat Tozawa. Titus tells Tozawa their contract is officially null and void, and that the Titus World Wide Brand doesn’t represent losers. He tells Crews it’s time to go. Crews reluctantly follows O’Neil, while looking back at the damage done to Akira.
A limo arrives, as Daniel Bryan gets out. WWE Raw Tag Team Champion The New Day are dancing around and spot Bryan. They approach him and discuss the fact that they were ambushed last week by The Ascension, something Stephanie orchestrated. They are also concerned where Kofi Kingston is. Daniel Bryan tells New Day he saw what happened, and therefore will have Big E take on Konnor tonight. New Day dance away satisfied as Bryan continues to make his way into the arena.
He is cut off again by WWE Raw Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss, who tells Daniel Bryan that since he’s in charge he needs to make her happy. She starts by asking Daniel for the night off, which he gives Alexa. Before she leaves satisfied, he tells her that she should use the night off to watch Bayley fight Sasha Banks, because the winner gets a shot at Alexa’s championship at Backlash! Alexa, irritated, throws a temper-tantrum then storms off.
NORMAL TAG TEAM MATCH
The Fashion Police vs. The Usos
Objective: Win with The Usos
The Fashion Police help themselves up after losing. The lights turn off. When the lights turn on, Strowman, Harper, and Rowan are in the ring. They don’t attack as Bray’s voice is heard around the arena. He begins laughing and tells the Fashion Police they may dress like cops, but they aren’t brave like real cops. Bray gives the Fashion Police a chance to crack the case, by attacking his Wyatt Family members. Before they can, John Cena comes out again. He gets into the Wyatt Family’s face as the Fashion Police confidently follow. Bray laughs as the lights go out. They turn back on and the Wyatt’s are gone.
Bray appears on the big screen. He tells John that he is foolish for trying to save the WWE Universe. He says the Fashion Police don’t know better, but John should. Bray tells John that his declaration of war earlier doesn’t go lightly, or unnoticed. Wyatt reveals to John that on behalf of the devil, he accepts his declaration of war. He tells John and the Fashion Police they should… RUN!
NORMAL MATCH
Bayley vs. Sasha Banks
Objective: Win with Sasha Banks
Raw Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss watches backstage, not happy. Stephanie McMahon approaches her and expresses her displeasure as well. She says she has an idea of how Alexa can hold her championship belt. Stephanie introduces Alexa to Nia Jax, her new personal bodyguard hired by Triple H. Alexa says she already knows who Nia is, but Stephanie says she doesn’t know who this person is as Tamina enters the scene. As Stephanie leaves, Alexa looks satisfied at her two new bodyguards.
Daniel Bryan is in Triple H’s office, arguing over who is really in charge. Bryan questions why Big Boss Man ’91 is even in the office with them? Triple H tells Daniel it’s too much for him to understand, and that he has a wife and kid he needs to be looking after. Bryan tells Triple H he isn’t afraid of him, reminding him he beat him at Wrestlemania. Triple H laughs and asks if Bryan can still compete in a ring, to which Bryan says he wishes he could. The WWE doctors won’t clear his neck injury.
Kevin Owens barges in, upset there’s another Big Boss Man around. Triple H isn’t happy Owens Popup Powerbombed one of the Big Boss Men but confirms to Owens that he has been ‘dealt with’. Bryan questions what that means, but Triple H tells Bryan its not his concern. Bryan tells Kevin that he seems to have a problem with the Big Boss Men, so he schedules Owens to face one in a match on Smackdown Live, to Triple H’s displeasure.
NORMAL MATCH
WWE Raw Tag Team Champion Big E. (with Xavier Woods) vs. Konnor (with Viktor)
Objective: Win with Big E.
A video of Kofi tied to a chair with a bag over his head is shown after the match. The New Day look up, concerned with their friend. A voiceover tells New Day they must lose their Raw Tag Team Championship to The Ascension, or they will never see their friend again. The Ascension ambush The New Day as they are watching the screen. They hit the Fall of Man on both of them, before leaving the ring. The video cuts off with Kofi still tied up and bagged.
Paul Heyman and WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar enter the backstage office. Heyman asks Triple H if he is happy with his beast’s services? Suddenly, The Shield barge in and begin throwing punches at Lesnar. A huge brawl breaks out in the office until Daniel Bryan calms everyone down. He puts The Shield in a Triple Threat match on Smackdown Live where the winner will get Brock Lesnar at Backlash. Triple H is livid that Bryan made the match, but he said it was the only way to get The Shield to stop fighting and causing any more damage. Bryan berates Triple H for not dealing with something like this more maturely, storming out of the office as Triple H looks unhappy.
SUBMISSION MATCH – United States Championship
(C) AJ Styles vs. Samoa Joe
Objective: Win with Samoa Joe
Joe poses with the United States Championship in the ring until WWE Champion Dolph Ziggler comes out. He goes to shake Joe’s hand, but Joe doesn’t trust him. Joe instead pushes past Dolph Ziggler and leaves the ring. Dolph shrugs it off as no big deal, then turns to AJ. Dolph takes his jacket off and begins to prepare his attack, until Sami Zayn’s music hits. Zayn runs to the ring as Dolph retreats, holding his belt in the air proudly.
Smackdown Live
NORMAL MATCH
WWE Smackdown Women’s Champion Natalya vs. Becky Lynch
Objective: Win with Becky Lynch
Naomi is watching the match backstage. She laughs that Becky won and says Natalya had it coming. Naomi walks away, as Tozawa is seen speaking with Daniel Bryan. He asks for a match against Titus O’Neil tonight, which Bryan makes official. Neville approaches the two, bragging about how he ruined Tozawa’s relationship with Titus & Crews. Triple H enters the scene, applauding Neville on his impressive reign as King of the Cruiserweights. He says they have a lot in common as they are champions, they are kings, and are respected by everyone in the locker room.
Triple H asks Neville if he is a prideful man, to which Neville claims he is. Triple H says Neville should shelf his pride because when he asks Neville to hand over the Cruiserweight Championship, he expects him to do so. Neville laughs and tells Triple H he may be the King of Kings, but he’s not the King of the Cruiserweights. Neville leaves as Bryan tells Triple H he tried hard, but just like whatever his big plan is – it will fail. Triple H gives Bryan a dirty look before leaving.
NORMAL TAG TEAM MATCH
The Colons vs. The Fashion Police
Objective: Win with The Fashion Police
Bray Wyatt appears on the big screen after the match. He tells everyone not to get too excited about The Fashion Police because their ignorance is their downfall. Bray tried to warn them that if they followed John Cena’s path, it would be their destruction. Because Breeze and Fandango have chosen the ‘foolish’ path, their punishment will be in the form of a match. Bray reveals that at Backlash, the Fashion Police will face his Family in a 2-on-3 Handicap Match. Bray laughs hysterically before saying they could fight his family, or instead they can… RUN!
AJ Styles is being interviewed backstage by Renee Young. He announces that he is officially using his rematch clause for the United States Championship at Backlash. He tells Joe, from wherever he is watching, that they’ve been in some of the most epic WWE matches the past month. AJ says there is only one way to settle their rivalry – Last Man Standing! AJ walks off emphatically as the crowd erupts.
NORMAL MATCH
Akira Tozawa vs. Titus O’Neil (with Apollo Crews)
Objective: Win with Akira Tozawa
Tozawa wins but is quickly ambushed by a masked man from the crowd. A surprised Apollo pulls the man off of Tozawa, but O’Neil then pulls Crews off of the masked man. Apollo pulls the mask off of the man, revealing the attacker to be Titus’ old tag team partner Darren Young. Young hugs Titus and the two raise each other’s hands as Apollo looks confused. He is clearly not in on the plan nor convinced that their treatment of Tozawa is necessary. Titus and Darren peer pressure Crews into leaving the ring with them. Crews reluctantly leaves with them, as Darren Young is officially part of Titus World Wide.
NORMAL TAG TEAM MATCH
The Miz (with Maryse) & WWE Champion Dolph Ziggler vs Sami Zayn & Intercontinental Champion Randy Orton
Objective: Win with Orton & Zayn
Triple H is in his office, as Daniel Bryan decides he is leaving for the night. Bryan leaves as Big Boss Man ’91 enters. He tells Hunter he can’t find Kevin Owens anywhere, as he stormed out of the building refusing to fight tonight. Triple H says that’s not the worst thing to happen, and thanks Boss Man for his service. Big Boss Man asks where his doppelgänger went, but all Hunter says is that they won’t be seeing the other Big Boss Man anytime soon. Triple H says it was a mistake to bring them out into the public’s eye. Boss Man doesn’t understand the problem, and Triple H says he wouldn’t expect someone from a different time period to understand what’s going on this day of age. He excuses himself as Stephanie enters the office. The couple prepares to go see who Brock Lesnar’s opponent at Backlash will be.
TRIPLE THREAT MATCH
Dean Ambrose vs. Seth Rollins vs. Roman Reigns
Objective: Win with Roman Reigns
Brock Lesnar’s music immediately hits as the WWE Universal Champion comes out on stage. Paul Heyman tells Roman Reigns that he must be proud to brutally beat his brothers just for a shot at the Universal Championship. Roman stops Heyman, saying not only is he fighting for the belt, but he is also fighting to stop Triple H from whatever his devious plans are. Reigns claims that include Brock Lesnar being the Universal Champion. Roman says all their collusion and corrupt policies end at Backlash when he becomes the new Universal Champion – and to believe that!
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