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WWE 2K Story – Chapter Two, Finale: My Kingdom, My Army
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Backlash
Cole, Graves & Saxton welcome everyone into Backlash as the fireworks go off and the fans cheer. A limo arrives and out steps Triple H, Stephanie McMahon and Big Boss Man ’91 with the briefcase handcuffed to his wrist.
TRIPLE THREAT MATCH – WWE Smackdown Women’s Championship
(C) Natalya vs. Becky Lynch vs. Naomi
Objective: Win with Natalya
Sasha Banks is in her locker room getting ready for her match tonight. Bayley walks in, praising the women’s match we just saw. She’s upset Natalya won, but it was still entertaining to watch. Banks asks what Bayley wants, and Bayley says she wants to help. She knows Alexa will have help tonight, and so Bayley offers to be in the Boss’ corner. Banks says she thinks that’s a good idea because that ‘witch’ Alexa will stop at nothing to keep the belt around her waist.
The arena door slams open as Kevin Owens storms in. He is not happy and on some sort of drunken rage. A few officials that see Kevin pass by welcome him to the arena, but Owens violently shoves them out of the way. He is clearly on a path of destruction, with a red face – huffing and puffing down the hallways.
NORMAL TAG TEAM MATCH – WWE Raw Tag Team Championship
(C) The New Day (Woods & Big E.) vs. The Ascension
Objective: Win with The New Day
After the match, the screen shows Kofi tied up once again. The voiceover tells New Day they didn’t listen and therefore Kofi will suffer an unimaginable punishment. A few masked men with kendo sticks surround Kofi, who’s unicorn horn that he’s wearing on his head begins to light up. Big E and Xavier smile at one another in the ring. The men assault Kofi, but his Unicorn Horn shoots an energy beam at them, cutting his rope and freeing him in the process. The men begin freaking out and run away, while Big E and Xavier laugh hysterically in the ring. The leader of the masked men is the only one who doesn’t run away but freaking out as well. The man takes off his mask to reveal himself as Baron Corbin! Corbin asks Kofi how he did that with his unicorn horn? Kofi instead hits Corbin with a Trouble in Paradise kick and runs away.
What Just Happened?
Daniel Bryan, seeing what occurred on the television, begins to freak out himself. He feels like The New Day might know something more to the investigation into the Big Boss Men and Shane’s disappearance. WWE Cruiserweight Champion Neville interrupts Bryan’s thought by revealing he has a championship match against Ciampa on Raw tomorrow night. Bryan believes that’s great because fans like title matches.
Neville warns Bryan that he’s certain Triple H gave Ciampa the title match. Neville claims that he wouldn’t hand his belt over to Triple H nor Stephanie. He proclaims that he is the ruthless King of the Cruiserweights, but he is also smarter than most. Neville now believes he and his belt are a target for Triple H and Stephanie. He asks Bryan to reconsider the match but Bryan apologizes, claiming he can’t do anything to cancel the match if Triple H made it official. Daniel tells Neville to just win, which Neville says easier said than done before leaving.
FIRST BLOOD MATCH – WWE Intercontinental Championship
(C) Randy Orton vs. The Miz
Objective: Win with Randy Orton
In the back office, Triple H and Stephanie agree it’s time to move on from The Miz. They look over their roster for possible superstars to take on Orton and his Intercontinental Championship. Suddenly, Finn Balor strolls in and offers himself as a worthy challenger. Stephanie hugs Finn as Triple H, clearly not happy to see Finn’s arrival, shakes his hand. Finn says it feels great to finally be in a WWE arena. Finn claims he tried to make Raw and Smackdown Live the past few weeks, but was having trouble with his visa from Ireland. Triple H asks what Finn is doing here, as Finn replies he’s here to wrestle just like everyone else. Finn asks Hunter about the stunt he pulled at NXT TakeOver?
Triple H says it’s none of Finn’s business now that he is on the main roster, encouraging him to go find his locker. Finn agrees and thanks them once again for the opportunity to wrestle in the WWE. He leaves as Stephanie suggests they get Finn to take on Randy. Triple H is against the idea. Stephanie says Finn looks up to Hunter and that they basically made Finn the man he is today. Triple H tells Stephanie that there are certain character traits about Finn Balor that doesn’t make him one of them. Stephanie asks what other option do they have, so Triple H gives in suggesting they should give Finn the match on Raw tomorrow night.
NORMAL MATCH – WWE Raw Women’s Championship
(C) Alexa Bliss (with Nia Jax & Tamina) vs. Sasha Banks (with Bayley)
Objective: Win with Alexa Bliss
Naturally, all three women get involved which ends up helping Bliss get the win. The three women get the upper hand on Banks and Bayley after the match. Tamina and Nia hit a simultaneous Frog Splash onto the two off of the top rope! Bliss gloats with her belt over the two fallen women and the WWE Universe.
LAST MAN STANDING MATCH – WWE United States Championship
(C) Samoa Joe vs. AJ Styles
Objective: Win with AJ Styles
Styles celebrates with the belt he has won back. Joe finally comes to his feet, disappointed. AJ walks up to Joe and asks what he’s going to do? Joe goes to punch AJ but stops himself – instead offering his hand. AJ is thrown, but Joe is telling AJ to shake his hand. AJ does, as Joe raises AJ’s hand. The Phenomenal One has earned the respect of Joe. Joe walks out of the ring unhappy at the result. AJ continues to celebrate in the ring, unsure of what to think about Joe’s actions.
Backstage, Rollins is hype-talking Roman Reigns about his match tonight. Dean Ambrose hobbles up and tells Roman to kick the beast’s ass! Kevin Owens storms by not even acknowledging The Shield, despite the trio trying to get his attention. Owens continues his rage-filled walk throughout the back of the arena. He begins kicking doors down asking ‘Where is he?!’ WWE officials see Owens walking towards them, so they take off and run. The Shield find humor in watching Owens self-destruct.
6-MAN TAG TEAM MATCH
The Wyatt Family (Bray Wyatt, Luke Harper & Erick Rowan) vs. The Fashion Police & John Cena
Objective: Win with The Wyatt Family
The lights go out after the match. When they turn back on, everyone in the ring is gone but John Cena. Bray’s voice laughs over the arena speakers. He tells John that the Fashion Police have been added to the names of his victims. Kane, Undertaker and Shane McMahon. Cena wants to know what Bray’s role was in Shane’s disappearance. Bray says he can’t reveal the devil’s tricks, but that John should clearly see by now that all he can do is just… RUN!
NORMAL MATCH – WWE Championship
(C) Dolph Ziggler vs. Sami Zayn
Objective: Win with Dolph Ziggler
Triple H and Stephanie are in their office talking with WWE Smackdown Tag Team Champion Gallows & Anderson. Suddenly, an official enters urgently. The official tells them that Kevin Owens is here and running a rampage backstage. Triple H says he will go calm him down and leaves as Stephanie and Big Boss Man ’91 wait in the office. Gallows & Anderson leave, telling Stephanie that if she needs their help, to come to find them.
STEEL CAGE MATCH – WWE Universal Championship
(C) Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns
Objective: Win with Roman Reigns
Triple H, Daniel Bryan, and officials look for Kevin Owens backstage. Bryan blames Triple H for Owens’ current state of mind, while Triple H tells Bryan that maybe Owens isn’t as strong-minded as he hoped for.
Stephanie leaves her office to go find Hunter. When she leaves she closes the door. About seven seconds later a WWE official comes crashing through the door with Kevin Owens standing in the doorway. ‘There you are!’ he yells at Big Boss Man. Owens goes to attack Big Boss Man, who hesitantly fights back. Kevin overpowers him by Popup Powerbombing him through the office desk! Owens grabs the key out of Boss Man’s pocket and unlocks the briefcase. He pulls out The Undertaker’s Urn!
Owens tells Boss Man he’s going back to where he came from. Owens opens the urn with a beam of bright light exiting it, just as Stephanie McMahon walks in. She screams ‘Kevin, no!’ Kevin, distracted, drops the open urn as the light beam goes all over the room. A huge bright light shines and then disappears as there is nothing!
A Discovery in Time
Owens wakes up to see Big Boss Man and Stephanie knocked out in the back office. Triple H runs in with Daniel Bryan asking what Owens just did? Owens responds that he tried to send that pathetic bodyguard Big Boss Man back where he came from, but it failed. Triple H says it didn’t fail. Owens is confused. Triple H says that Kevin Owens sent the entire arena back to where he was trying to send Big Boss Man! Daniel Bryan is completely lost. Triple H tells Bryan all he needs to know is that they are not where they are supposed to be. Daniel Bryan doesn’t understand, but Hunter opens the office door to show Daniel Bryan a pay-per-view poster on the wall entitled ‘Bash at the Beach’.
Bash at the Beach
Triple H and Daniel Bryan walk down to the ring, arguing. They reach the ring and Triple H wants a chance to explain himself. Daniel Bryan berates Hunter for what has happened, which he still isn’t quite sure to believe. Triple H admits that despite his efforts, everyone was right to accuse him. He also offers everyone in the crowd refunds for any trouble time traveling may have caused. Daniel Bryan stares at Hunter like he’s crazy, replying ‘time traveling?’
Triple H says he’s not quite sure how to explain this, but certain WWE items have ‘powers’ due to a voodoo curse that was put upon them. He reveals the Undertaker’s Urn is one of those items, and when opened it acts as a portal to travel through time. Hunter explains the time portal is how he was able to bring two Big Boss Men into the present day, one from 1991 and another from 1999.
Um… What?
Daniel Bryan is speechless in the ring, mouth opened wide. He begins to laugh and says he’s either dreaming or Hunter drugged him in real life. John Cena’s music plays as he hits the ring. Triple H exits the ring fearing what Cena will do. John tells Hunter he is an idiot and completely naive to think anyone will believe that garbage. Triple H tells John to look around at where they are. They’re at Bash at the Beach, a pay-per-view that was popular in the 90’s! The lights go out and turn back on as the entire Wyatt Family is now on the stage. Bray asks Triple H if he should destroy John and Daniel? Triple H says they can’t touch Daniel Bryan, but Cena interrupts asking where the Fashion Police are?
Bray laughs and says he won’t answer such an irrelevant question, demanding to Triple H that he be rewarded with the eternal happiness offered. Bryan and Cena look at Triple H with confirmed suspicion. Triple H tells Bray that he can join Samoa Joe in a Triple Threat Match tonight for AJ Styles United States Championship. Daniel Bryan says they don’t have time for matches, as they need to get home. Triple H says they’re stuck where they are for right now, so he wants to go on with the Monday Night Raw scheduled. He points out that the TV cameras in the present day arena were also sucked through the portal as well, so people are still watching and they need to put on a show. Bryan reluctantly agrees but tells Triple H they’re figuring out how to get home along with what the hell just happened.
NORMAL MATCH – WWE Cruiserweight Championship
(C) Neville vs. Tommaso Ciampa (with Titus O’Neil, Darren Young & Apollo Crews)
Objective: Win with Ciampa
The Titus World Wide Brand celebrates in the ring with the new champion, although Crews is not due to O’Neil & Young’s interference. Neville confronts Crews about their involvement, only to be beaten down by O’Neil & Young. Ciampa joins in as Crews pushes him away. Tommaso begins laughing as O’Neil & Young hold Crews back, telling him to calm down. The Titus Brand leaves as Crews looks disgusted with their actions.
Daniel Bryan is scolding Triple H in his office as Stephanie gets off the phone. She says, ‘they’re’ here. Triple H asks Stephanie to let them inside the arena. Bryan is not happy Triple H is bringing people into the arena when they should be looking to leave. Triple H asks where Owens and Boss Man ’91 are, but quickly passes the thought. He tells Daniel Bryan he is putting The New Day in a championship match against some opponents he feels are superstars.
Two Can Play This Game
Bryan can’t stop Triple H from scheduling matches tonight, so Bryan decides that Alexa Bliss will also defend her championship against an opponent that he feels is a superstar. Triple H gets in Daniel’s face and warns him to back off because he is trying to correct his mistake. Bryan claims last time Triple H told him to back off they ended up in a different time period! Bryan questions how certain WWE items could even hold mystical powers? Triple H corrects him, saying they’re voodoo powers not mystical.
WWE Smackdown Tag Team Champion Gallows & Anderson walk in, who Triple H is relieved to see. Before they can even converse, Bryan immediately has them defend their belts tonight against two new superstars he called up with Finn Balor a few weeks ago. Gallows & Anderson look at Triple H, who signals he can’t do anything. They leave pissed off as Bryan tells Triple H to find a way home or he can schedule matches all night. Hunter leaves, seemingly handcuffed by Bryan’s threat.
NORMAL MATCH – WWE Intercontinental Championship
(C) Randy Orton vs. Finn Balor
Objective: Win with Finn Balor
Stephanie bumps into Triple H backstage, telling him that his guests have arrived. Triple H is pleased but delivers the bad news of Daniel Bryan scheduling title matches. Stephanie blames Hunter that the only reason Daniel scheduled matches is because he put The New Day in a title match against the two new arrivals. Stephanie warns her husband that this is just like Big Boss Man all over again. She feels they need to work within their current roster and not have to reach out to others.
Triple H says he has everything under control and that he was selected by her father for a reason. He kisses her and tells her he loves her before going to find Owens and Big Boss Man. They part ways while Cena and The Shield are listening around the corner. The four agree that they need to find out if Shane is anywhere around, believing Shane was sent through the time portal. Seth says he has a plan regarding the WWE Championship. They turn down the hallway and walk away, just as The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) cross the camera without the two teams noticing one another.
TRIPLE THREAT MATCH – WWE United States Championship
(C) AJ Styles vs. Samoa Joe vs. Bray Wyatt
Objective: Win with AJ Styles
Bray begins attacking AJ after the match. Joe is hesitant to help Bray, but Bray pushes Joe to join him in the fight. Joe doesn’t want to and actually pulls Bray off of AJ. Bray gets in Joe’s face, but then laughs and goes back to assaulting AJ. Joe pulls Bray off and begins beating him up! Bray pushes Joe off of him. Joe runs back towards Bray, but the lights go out. When they turn on Bray is gone. Joe helps AJ up as a large ‘Yes!’ chant erupts. Joe raises AJ’s hand as a clear mutual respect between the two has been established.
NORMAL TAG TEAM MATCH – WWE Raw Tag Team Championship
(C) The New Day (Woods & Big E.) vs. The Outsiders
Objective: Win with The New Day
The New Day escape with a victory, but Nash & Hall pick the bones of their opponents. Suddenly, Kofi Kingston runs down the ramp as the Outsiders retreat. Kofi comes to help his two friends in the ring. They’re relieved Kofi is in the arena. Kofi reveals that when he was kidnapped they never left the arena (except when traveling to cities). Xavier believes that Baron Corbin must be in the arena then, and they should find him for answers. Big E. suggests telling Cena or Daniel Bryan what they know, but Xavier wants to undertand their situation first.
Daniel Bryan is shocked that Triple H sent Hall & Nash after New Day, as Cena and The Shield arrive on the scene. They tell Bryan that Triple H has lost his mind but believe you have to fight fire with fire. Daniel Bryan agrees which is why he put Triple H’s selected champions in matches tonight. They say he hasn’t put Dolph Ziggler in a match tonight, which Bryan says is true. Daniel suggests Seth since he approached him with the idea, but Seth wants Bryan to fight!
The Yes! Movement is Alive
A large ‘Yes!’ chant breaks out in the arena. Daniel laughs and says the doctors haven’t cleared him yet. Cena reminds Daniel that they just time traveled into the past, what are doctors going to do? Bryan laughs and says he’s not sure, but Roman reminds Daniel that he single handedly beat The Authority before, and that’s why they fear him more than anyone else. A large ‘Yes!’ chant fires up again in the arena, as Bryan ponders the idea.
Sasha Banks and Bayley walk in, asking who Daniel Bryan has in mind to face Bliss tonight? He admits he’s not sure, but Sasha and Bayley claim they have an idea. Since they arrived at Bash at the Beach, the two have been searching for a past WCW superstar and women’s wrestling trailblazer they feel can help. Sasha says she’s outside the arena waiting to be let in. Bryan doesn’t want to go down Triple H’s path by bringing in superstars not on the current roster, but Cena reminds Daniel to fight fire with fire. Bryan finally gives Sasha & Bayley permission to allow whoever they are talking about inside the arena to compete against Alexa for her championship.
NORMAL TAG TEAM MATCH – WWE Smackdown Tag Team Championship
(C) Gallows & Anderson vs. American Alpha (Jason Jordan & Chad Gable)
Objective: Win with American Alpha
Triple H finds Kevin Owens near the arena door backstage. Hunter berates Kevin because he has lost control of the show due to Kevin’s actions. Kevin said he did him a favor by getting rid of that idiot Big Boss Man. Stephanie runs up to Hunter and says they have a problem. Daniel Bryan has put himself in a WWE Championship Match against Dolph Ziggler, tonight! Someone walks by the camera, as Stephanie and Triple H see who it is and are in shock.
Stephanie asks Hunter if the person they just saw was who she thought it was? Triple H says he never called her. Stephanie says she didn’t either. Kevin Owens is exceedingly uninterested in their sidebar conversation and becomes impatient. He screams very loudly, pissed Bryan just put himself in a title match that he feels he deserves. Triple H tells Owens he won’t get anything until they get home, and asks where Big Boss Man and the briefcase is? Owens says they’re both long gone, but he does pull Undertaker’s Urn out. Triple H whispers, ‘perfect.’
NORMAL MATCH – WWE Raw Women’s Championship
(C) Alexa Bliss (with Nia Jax & Tamina) vs. Alundra Blayze
Objective: Win with Alexa Bliss
Before the match, Alexa talks about how Daniel Bryan is an unfair commissioner. She demands her opponent step down or else she will suffer a beating at the hands of Tamina & Nia. That’s exactly what happens after the match, as Nia and Tamina beat Blayze down. Bayley and Sasha run down to make the save for Alundra. Bliss, Nia & Tamina retreat up the entrance ramp as Alexa gloats how she is still the champion.
Triple H & Stephanie barge into Daniel Bryan’s office. Hunter’s upset over Alundra Blayze returning, Gallows & Anderson losing to ‘rookies’ and the fact Daniel put himself into a WWE Championship match. He reminds Daniel he hasn’t been cleared by doctors to compete yet. Daniel says he signed a non-sanctioned agreement so he can compete tonight. Bryan notices the urn in Hunter’s hand and calmly says ‘Oh great you got the urn. Then we can go home after I take the WWE Championship off your guy.’ Bryan leaves confidently. Triple H promises to Stephanie that when they get back home, they’ll do things her way. She smiles as Hunter looks defeated.
NORMAL MATCH – WWE Championship
(C) Dolph Ziggler vs. Daniel Bryan
Objective: Win with Daniel Bryan
After the match, The Shield and John Cena come to celebrate with Daniel Bryan. Triple H and Stephanie come onto the stage with Undertaker’s Urn in hand. He congratulates Bryan on defeating his kingdom and his army. Hunter tells Daniel now that he has Undertaker’s Urn they can go back home, but warns Daniel that when they get back nothing will be the same. He tells Daniel the McMahon-Helmsley family will win because they always do. Cena tells Hunter ‘open the urn you prick.’ Hunter chuckles as he opens Undertaker’s Urn. The beam of light spreads from the urn engulfing the entire arena. A big flash of light strikes and then everything is gone.
Daniel Bryan slowly wakes up in the ring, with Cena telling him he’s got to get up quickly. Daniel looks around to see they are in a present-day Smackdown Live arena.
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