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WWE 2K Story – Chapter Nine, Part Two: Return of Thy King
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Monday Night Raw
NORMAL MATCH
Finn Balor vs. NXT Champion Hideo Itami
Objective: Win with Finn Balor
WWE Raw Tag Team Champion The Club come out to the ring after the match as Itami runs away. Styles goes to shake Balor’s hand, but Balor is hesitant. The Club then attack Balor. The Club pick Finn up and AJ hits a Styles Clash. AJ grabs a microphone and says he tried to be the good guy. He tried to be Finn Balor’s friend, but Finn wouldn’t budge. AJ says Finn will be an example of anyone who gets in his way of the Universal Championship at TLC. He claims he wanted to run The Club with Finn together, but AJ says he has no problem taking over. The Club put Finn through a table! Samoa Joe comes out as The Club runs off.
Shane and Kurt are in the office talking when Cena walks in. He says that the information Goldust gave them was incorrect. They brainstorm on how they could get the right information out of Goldust, then Shane has an idea. He says he’ll be back and leaves. Cena says Nikki hasn’t been well since Brie was sucked through the time portal, and that Daniel Bryan can’t leave their newborn baby to go find her. John suggests going to get Brie in the past and bring back with him all the wrestlers he spoke with to come to help them fight this battle. Kurt believes it’s too risky and that John already has a WWE Championship Match on Sunday. Suddenly, the two are ambushed by WWE United States Champion Sami Zayn and WWE Champion Kevin Owens.
NORMAL MATCH
Asuka vs. Natalya (with WWE Light Heavyweight Champion Tyson Kidd)
Objective: Win with Asuka
WWE Raw Women’s Champion Trish Stratus attacks Asuka after the match. Trish says she spoke with Shane McMahon earlier tonight and that Asuka was named to the Ladder Match at TLC. Stratus says this is nothing personal, just business as she beats Asuka down. Trish hits her with a Chick Kick and poses until Sasha Banks’ music hits. The Boss hits the ring as Trish leaves. Sasha puts Asuka in the Bank Statement and doesn’t let go until officials come down to break the hold. Sasha motions a belt around her waist towards Trish who is on the stage.
Shane walks into his office saying he has good news but sees Kurt and John laid out. Shane calls for medics as Stephanie walks in. She patronizes Shane over Kurt and John, saying he needs to be a more careful leader. Shane asks what she wants, as Stephanie says Papa Shango. Shane insists he doesn’t know where Shango is as Finn Balor storms in hot. He wants The Club at TLC, but Stephanie says AJ is already in a match and The Club can’t defend their belts against one person.
Shane tells Finn to find a partner and he can have The Club for their belts at TLC. Finn leaves thankful, but pissed. Stephanie tells Shane not to get too used to making matches much longer. Stephanie claims they will have their hands on the 20th championship belt soon enough and then be fully unstoppable. She reveals her husband has an army ready and waiting for when the 20th championship belt arrives, and by force or by reason they will claim the WWE. Stephanie leaves as Shane looks on worried.
NORMAL TAG TEAM MATCH
Dean Ambrose & Roman Reigns (with Seth Rollins) vs. The Bar
Objective: Win with Ambrose & Reigns
Orton slowly comes down to the ring after the match. The Shield are ready to hold their ground in the ring but are jumped from behind by WWE Intercontinental Champion Bobby Roode and WWE Undisputed Champion The Miz (along with Curtis Axel). They beat The Shield down with Orton, as Randy reveals both Roode and Miz will be his partners at TLC. Orton RKO’s all three of them then poses with his new partners.
Shane McMahon is helping Cena and Kurt with the doctors backstage. NXT Champion Hideo Itami walks in and asks Shane what he is going to do about Nakamura? Shane is confused, as Itami reveals that Nakamura is only there to take his belt away and he has no loyalty to the WWE. Shane begins to laugh saying Itami has done nothing but betray the WWE since he’s been here. He believes that most of everything that has happened is Itami’s fault and Shane says Nakamura does deserve Itami’s championship. Shane schedules Itami to defend his NXT Championship at TLC in a TLC Match against Nakamura! Itami is livid and leaves yelling in angry Japanese.
NORMAL MATCH
Samoa Joe vs. Bray Wyatt (with Erick Rowan & Luke Harper)
Objective: Win with Samoa Joe
The Wyatts are ready to assault Joe, but The New Day come out and begin to brawl with the Wyatt’s into the audience and eventually backstage. Bray is still left in the ring and is about to hit Joe with a Sister Abigail, but Finn Balor shows up. Balor knocks Wyatt out of the ring then turns to Joe and extends his hand. Finn says he needs a partner, but before Joe can answer AJ Styles comes out on stage. He tells Joe his war is with Styles and not his good brothers.
AJ tells Joe to leave Finn hanging, and in exchange, AJ will consider giving Joe a title match when he wins at TLC. Joe laughs and shakes Finn’s hand. Joe tells AJ that once he takes the Raw Tag Team Championship from his good brothers, he’s coming to end AJ. AJ begins to yell at Joe until Braun’s music hits! He turns around as Braun is waiting for him.
AJ is scared and runs into the ring. Joe and Balor are waiting, who tee off on AJ. Braun enters the ring as Joe and Finn leave swiftly. Raw Tag Team Champion The Club comes down to plead with Braun, but they are attacked by Joe & Finn! Braun is waiting for AJ to get up, but Mahal comes out and hits Strowman from behind. Braun turns around unfazed and levels Mahal. Strowman hits a Double Running Powerslam onto both Jinder & AJ before posing to the crowd, pleased with his destruction.
Smackdown Live
WWE Champion Kevin Owens and WWE United States Champion Sami Zayn are in the ring, as Owens complains about Angle putting his title in a Triple Threat TLC Match. Zayn agrees, claiming Kurt is drunk with power because he then put himself in a U.S. Championship Match against Zayn. Owens warns Ziggler that he should blame Kurt Angle for what Owens may have to do to Dolph on Sunday. Kevin says he likes Dolph but despises John Cena.
Owens says Cena doesn’t deserve a championship match against Owens and that both he and Kurt deserved what they got on Monday. Shane comes out on stage and scolds them both for what they did. Shane says he is putting Dolph in a match with Owens, and Zayn gets to face Braun Strowman tonight. Owens and Zayn say Shane can’t do that, but Shane says he absolutely can, and Zayn’s match is next! Out comes Strowman.
NORMAL MATCH (turn entrance OFF)
WWE United States Champion Sami Zayn (with WWE Champion Kevin Owens) vs. Braun Strowman
Objective: Win with Braun Strowman
Jinder and AJ Styles begin to walk towards the ring after the match. They enter the ring as Strowman is ready to charge, but he is jumped suddenly by Sycho Sid and Albert! They begin pummeling Strowman as AJ and Jinder join the fight. WWE Universal Champion Stone Cold Steve Austin’s music hits as the rattlesnake hits the ring in an RV! Austin hops in the ring, as both Jinder and AJ leave. He Stunners both Sid and Albert! Austin goes over to check on Strowman, but Braun picks Austin up and hits a Running Powerslam! Jinder and AJ laugh from the entrance ramp, but Braun sees them. Strowman runs after Jinder & AJ, as they run scared into the back.
Bayley, Naomi, Becky Lynch & Nikki Bella are backstage talking. They all feel sorry for Nikki and say they are there to support her. Alexa Bliss and Natalya walk by gloating about how they have an opportunity on Sunday and none of them do. Bliss makes fun of Nikki for losing her sister, which the other women then defend Nikki. Shane overhears this conversation and intervenes. He says that the four women can compete tonight, and the winner gets to join the Tables Match at TLC to make it a Fatal-4-Way Match. Alexa & Natalya are not happy to hear this and leave angrily.
NORMAL MATCH
NXT Champion Hideo Itami vs. WWE Cruiserweight Champion Neville
Objective: Win with Neville
Itami grabs a microphone after the match and tells Nakamura to come to the ring. Nakamura doesn’t and Itami gets frustrated. Itami says that at TLC he is sending Nakamura back to Japan in a body bag.
AJ & Jinder continue to run backstage but run into Albert & Sid. AJ says this stuff is too crazy for him and runs off. Jinder asks Albert & Sid if they came through the portal, which they nod yes. Sid tells Jinder that present day-Triple H is still on the other side, sending more superstars over through the portal. Jinder smiles and says good, then tells Sid and Albert to follow him. The trio leave.
FATAL-4-WAY MATCH
Nikki Bella vs. Bayley vs. Becky Lynch vs. Naomi
Objective: Win with Bayley
Braun Strowman is backstage looking for Jinder & AJ. He is suddenly attacked by Stone Cold, who gets into quite a brutal battle with Braun. The two lay each other out using weapons and the environment around them. As they lay beaten on the concrete, Triple H and Stephanie walk by with a large grin.
Triple H believes they can open the floodgates on Sunday night, and there will be more Albert’s and Sycho Sid’s on the way. Stephanie says that maybe they should let Shane continue to schedule matches if it means their opposition beats the hell out of each other like Austin and Strowman just did. The couple walks away as both Strowman and Austin are beaten and exhausted on the ground.
An Army is Near
The New Day is skipping backstage when the lights suddenly go out. They think it’s the Wyatts, but WWE Smackdown Tag Team Champion Undertaker & Kane are there instead. They tell New Day they must end the Wyatt’s on Sunday because they think Triple H has put an army together from the past to come to invade. New Day agree they need to rid the Wyatt’s, being one of the McMahons most powerful and loyal allies. Undertaker tells New Day he has three coffins waiting for each member of the Wyatt Family. Xavier asks Undertaker what he wants them to do?
NORMAL MATCH
WWE Champion Kevin Owens vs. Dolph Ziggler
Objective: Win with Kevin Owens
Kevin Owens wins the match when United States Champion Sami Zayn comes out. Zayn celebrates with Owens in the ring, but Kurt Angle’s music hits. Angle heads to the ring and goes after Sami. Owens tries to pull Angle off, but Cena’s music hits! John Cena sprints to the ring and begins unloading onto Owens. Ziggler quickly hits Cena with a Zig Zag, as it’s just Dolph and Angle squared off. A loud ‘Yes!’ chant fires around the arena as Dolph goes to attack Angle, but Kurt reverses it into an Angle Slam. Angle helps Cena to his feet as the two raise their hands and celebrate with the crowd.
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