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WWE 2K Story – Chapter Nine, Part Three: Return of Thy King
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TLC
The ring commentators welcome everyone into TLC as fireworks go off.
NORMAL TAG TEAM MATCH – WWE Raw Tag Team Championship
(C) The Club vs. Finn Balor & Samoa Joe
Objective: Win with Finn Balor & Samoa Joe
Triple H ’01 is backstage with his wife Stephanie. They are talking about how tonight will finally be the night they can begin to celebrate. Stephanie says it won’t matter who the champions are because the king has returned and his army is coming. Albert & Sid walk by and ask Triple H if he needs anything? Triple H asks them to follow him to the office, as Stephanie leaves.
Shane approaches Triple H and looking at Sid & Albert says he’s not surprised at this point. He asks how many more Hunter has? Triple H responds too many for Shane to handle. Shane says he isn’t the only one who reached out to other superstars, as Booker T shows up. Shane says his right-hand man when WCW invaded WWE has agreed to come back, along with a woman who revolutionized the women’s division, as Lita pops up. He tells Hunter he is adding Lita to the Ladder Match tonight, and sending Booker out to find and talk to Goldust. Triple H laughs and seems unfazed, saying that Shane is in over his head. Triple H leaves with Albert & Sid as Shane looks a bit worried.
TLC 6-MAN TAG TEAM MATCH
Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns vs.WWE Intercontinental Champion Bobby Roode, WWE Undisputed Champion The Miz & Randy Orton
Objective: Win with Ambrose, Rollins & Reigns
After the match, The Shield takes Orton to the backstage arena. They Triple Powerbomb him onto the back off a truck. Orton tries to crawl away into the truck and hide, but The Shield lock him in there. The truck drives off with Orton locked in the back. The Shield turn around and laugh but are suddenly attacked by The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes, Buddy Roberts & Jimmy Garvin)! They brutally assault The Shield and then say Triple H sends his condolences.
NORMAL MATCH – WWE United States Championship
(C) Sami Zayn vs. Kurt Angle ’06
Objective: Win with Kurt Angle
Booker T is backstage with John Cena, asking where Goldust might be? Cena doesn’t see the point in finding Goldust since he clearly doesn’t care about this war. Booker says that if he talks to Goldust, maybe he’ll help the fight and reveal the truth on which is the 20th championship belt. Cena again claims it’s pointless since Goldust already told the McMahons where the 20th belt is. Booker says he owes Shane to at least try. Cena tells Booker he is sorry, but he doesn’t know where Goldust is. Cena says he has a match to get ready for and leaves as Booker looks back at John disappointed.
6-MAN TABLE TAG TEAM MATCH
The Wyatt Family vs. The New Day
Objective: Win with The New Day
After the match, Bray tries to escape using his lantern. The New Day fire laser shots off at Wyatt’s lantern whenever he reaches for it. Wyatt realizes he can’t vanish and decides to run to the backstage. Harper and Rowan try to slow New Day down, but Big E pummels through them. Big E drags Harper and Rowan to a part of the stage and begins using his Unicorn Horn to circle around them.
Once the circle comes to full reach, the part of the stage Harper & Rowan are lying on falls below. New Day look down and see that both Rowan and Harper have landed in perfectly placed coffins. A hand (presumably Undertaker) closes the coffins shut, and drags the coffins away.
Renee Young is interviewing Andre the Giant backstage, asking where he has been? Andre is depressed over losing his longtime manager Bobby Heenan. He reveals he asked Triple H if he could just send him back to the past, but Triple H refused. Andre begins to break down, saying he feels like a prisoner. Someone pats him on the back. Andre turns around to see Paul Heyman! Heyman asks Andre if he may have a word with him for a moment? Heyman excuses himself and Andre from Renee’s interview and leads the giant somewhere.
TLC MATCH – NXT Championship
(C) Hideo Itami vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
Objective: Win with Shinsuke Nakamura
The Shield storm Stephanie & Triple H’s office, saying they know they brought the Freebirds in to attack them. Stephanie admits she knew and moves away from her desk to reveal an entire army waiting. The army includes The Fabulous Freebirds, Albert, Sycho Sid, Rick Martel, Razor Ramon, Rick Rude, Mr. Perfect & walking out of the light from the office closet last is Shawn Michaels ’97. The Shield is stunned and ask what the hell is going on? The army attacks the trio in Stephanie’s office, destroying The Shield and leaving them laying.
FATAL-4-WAY TABLE MATCH – WWE Smackdown Women’s Championship
(C) Charlotte vs. Alexa Bliss vs. Natalya vs. Bayley
Objective: Win with Bayley
WWE Raw Women’s Champion Trish Stratus is watching backstage. She is disappointed her protege didn’t win, and questions whether it’s time to cut ties with Alexa? Lita approaches and asks Trish how she is? Lita says she can’t wait to get in the ring and compete like old times, but it will be a lot better knowing she is taking Trish’s belt.
Trish tells Lita times have changed, but the results won’t. Trish says she beat Lita in the past and will do it again today. Lita reminds Trish she beat her on Raw for the WWE Women’s Championship in the past, ready for a big fight. Trish tells Lita her breath is awful then leaves, as Lita laughs and smiles.
NORMAL TAG TEAM MATCH – WWE Smackdown Tag Team Championship
(C) Undertaker ’98 & Kane ’98 vs. The Bar (with Drew McIntyre)
Objective: Win with The Bar
Drew McIntyre’s surprise return helps The Bar win! McIntyre hits both Kane & Undertaker with Future Shock DDT‘s and raises The Bar’s hand in celebration. Kane & Undertaker rise, so McIntyre leads The Bar out of the ring and scurries up the entrance ramp.
Backstage Bray Wyatt runs into a dark room. He begins laughing menacingly. Braun Strowman’s face appears behind Bray, as he screams ‘BRAAAUUNNN!’. Strowman grabs Bray by the throat and leads him out of the room. Strowman gives a very good speech about how everything Bray represents is false and that Strowman was always better because he was never afraid of Bray.
He wishes Bray well and tosses Bray into a coffin that The New Day is standing around. Strowman locks the coffin and tells New Day to alert the Brothers of Destruction that the Monster Among Men sends his regards. Strowman leaves as New Day tries to move Bray’s coffin away.
FATAL-4-WAY LADDER MATCH – WWE Raw Women’s Championship
(C) Trish Stratus vs. Asuka vs. Lita vs. Sasha Banks
Objective: Win with Asuka
New WWE United States Champion Kurt Angle is giving a press conference interview backstage when Stephanie interrupts. She tells everyone to leave as they do. Kurt asks for just a moment of glory, but he is brutally assaulted by Triple H’s army. Overwhelmed, Angle is beaten badly as Stephanie tells Kurt that this is just a taste of what’s coming ahead for the future of WWE. She spits on him and slaps him as Stephanie and the army continue walking backstage. Angle tries to recover.
TRIPLE THREAT TLC MATCH – WWE Championship
(C) Kevin Owens vs. John Cena vs. Dolph Ziggler
Objective: Win with Kevin Owens
WWE European Champion Rusev is walking around clearly depressed his wife is gone. A WWE official walks up to Rusev, almost out of breath. He hands Rusev a letter from the embassy of Bulgaria. The official congratulates Rusev on his newest accomplishment, a country-recognized accomplishment.
Happy Rusev Day
Rusev doesn’t understand what his country is rewarding him with, as the official claims they want to give Rusev his own holiday following the tragedy he experienced. He begins to show a little bit of happiness, as the official says Bulgaria wants to officially recognize Rusev as a national hero. Rusev smiles from ear to ear.
FATAL-4-WAY TLC MATCH – WWE Universal Championship
(C) Stone Cold vs. AJ Styles vs. Jinder Mahal vs. Braun Strowman
Objective: Win with Braun Strowman
Stephanie and her husband’s army come down to the ring. Stephanie has Undertaker’s Urn in hand and enters the ring with it while the army stays outside the ring. All four competitors look at Stephanie with distrust, unsure of her next move. She allows Jinder and AJ to leave, which they do. The lights turn off and on, as New Day appear in the ring revealing they have Wyatt’s lantern.
Stephanie hits Austin with Undertaker’s Urn, sending him through the time portal. The New Day manage to save Strowman and vanish with Wyatt’s lantern. Stephanie is satisfied and orders her army to leave with her. As she walks up the entrance ramp, she sees on the big screen where John Cena enters her office. Cena snoops around and opens the closet door, revealing Shango’s hat keeping a time portal open. Cena says it’s time to call in the cavalry and dives into the open portal head first!
Monday Night Raw
Shane McMahon and WWE United States Champion Kurt Angle come down to the ring. They say that last night, John Cena appeared to enter a time portal that was in Stephanie and Triple H’s office. Shane says what’s scarier is that an entire army of past wrestlers came through that same time portal to attack the WWE. Shane and Kurt say they will stand and fight with other loyal WWE superstars and not allow Triple H and Stephanie to take over.
Triple H comes out laughing, saying he already took over. He walks towards the ring and tells Shane he successfully got his father-in-law’s timeshares and then sent him away for good. He says that ‘on paper’ he is in control, just as Hunter’s army attack Kurt and Shane in the ring. Triple H claims that on the ‘playing field’, he is also in control. The Shield’s music hits as the Hounds come out from the audience! Then The New Day’s music hits as they come out on stage clapping and dancing. They’re not alone as WWE Raw Tag Team Champion Finn Balor & Samoa Joe come out with The New Day.
Here to Fight
Big E tells Triple H to shut his mouth because there is a whole locker room of loyal WWE employees ready to throw down. Triple H tells Big E. it’s too late, and The New Day should know exactly what’s coming. Xavier says they’re not afraid of Triple H or fighting, which is exactly why they’re professional wrestlers. Shane and Kurt come to their feet. Shane grabs a microphone and says they’re not beginning Raw with a war. He believes organized chaos is good business so they will settle this in matches.
Shane tells Triple H the next WWE Network event is appropriately named, because at Roadblock: End of the Line it will be the end of the line for Triple H & Stephanie. Shane says if Triple H wants a war, he’s got one! He tells The New Day they will face The Freebirds at Roadblock. Triple H sneers, and sarcastically asks Shane if that’s all he’s got?
One Up
Triple H says he’ll do one better. Triple H says that since the Raw Tag Team Champions want to come out and into his business, they can fight Mr. Perfect & Rick Rude for the belts at Roadblock. He also says the WWE’s ‘Monster’ Braun Strowman stole the Universal Championship, so his enforcer Sycho Sid will have Albert accompany him in his championship match at Roadblock versus Braun Strowman.
Triple H says Kurt will defend his belt also, but before he can continue Braun Strowman’s music hits! EVERYBODY scatters as the Universal Champion hits the ring! Strowman Big Boots The Freebirds and tosses Albert over the top rope. Its just Braun and Sid staring each other down with a large ‘Yes!’ chant firing around the arena. Sid cowardly backs out of the ring, but Roman Reigns throws him back in! Sid is livid, but turns into a Clothesline from Braun! Braun hits a Running Powerslam on Sid and cheers with the crowd as Triple H retreats his army backstage.
NORMAL MATCH
TJP (with The Brian Kendrick) vs. WWE Cruiserweight Champion Neville
Objective: Win with TJP
Shane is in his office with Kurt Angle. Shane says that Triple H was about to schedule Kurt in a match. Kurt says it’s inevitable Sami Zayn will want his rematch, so Kurt goes ahead and schedules himself to fight Sami Zayn at Roadblock. Booker T enters the office, saying he might know where Goldust is. Booker asks Shane if he should continue, and Shane says yes. Shane tells Booker to contact him once he finds Goldust and no one else. Booker agrees and leaves as Shane says Goldust is their only hope at getting the 20th championship belt before Triple H does.
NORMAL MATCH – WWE Raw Women’s Championship Match
(C) Asuka vs. Trish Stratus (with Alexa Bliss)
Objective: Win with Asuka
After the match, Trish pushes Alexa and blames her for the loss. Alexa smiles, but Trish slaps her in the face! Alexa drills Trish with a vicious elbow as a loud ‘Yes!’ chant is heard in the arena. Bliss wipes her feet near Trish’s face and leaves the ring.
WWE Hardcore Champion Apollo Crews is giving an interview backstage with Renee Young. Apollo says that he is proud to represent Team WWE in this war and that he will do everything to protect his Hardcore Championship. Razor Ramon walks up and throws a toothpick in Crews’ face. Ramon says he doesn’t respect Crews and thinks it’s a shame that the Hardcore Championship is with such an unworthy superstar. Ramon mocks Crews for not even fighting when Razor just threw a toothpick at him.
Razor calls Crews to soft for that belt, and if he was a man he would accept his challenge at Roadblock. Apollo says he may not be a hardcore expert, but is a fighting champion. He accepts, which Ramon says ‘mistake chico’. Suddenly, Crews is attacked by Albert. The two pummel Crews and drill him with a chair that makes him bleed from the skull. Ramon laughs and says that was just the tip of the iceberg for what he plans to do at Roadblock. Albert calls Crews a fake Hardcore champion, saying he’s too nice before he and Ramon leave.
NORMAL TAG TEAM MATCH
Dean Ambrose & Seth Rollins vs. WWE Intercontinental Champion Bobby Roode & WWE Undisputed Champion The Miz (with Curtis Axel)
Objective: Win with Ambrose & Rollins
In Triple H & Stephanie’s office, Stephanie suggests putting WWE Smackdown Women’s Champion Bayley in a match where she is almost guaranteed to lose. Triple H agrees as WWE Champion Kevin Owens walks in with Sami Zayn. Zayn wants Triple H to make his match with Kurt Angle at Roadblock a Handicap Match so that Zayn definitely wins the United States Championship. Stephanie says they couldn’t put the United States Championship up in a Handicap Match, but she suggests giving Zayn some help.
Owens volunteers himself to step up and help Sami, but Triple H wants Rick Martel to be added to the match. Owens wants to be there for his best friend, but Triple H tells Owens that in all likelihood Shane or Kurt will schedule Owens to defend his belt. Triple H wants Owens rested just in case he is forced to defend his belt. Owens sees the logic, agrees and leaves with Sami. TJP and The Brian Kendrick walk in, as Kendrick asks what they think of his protege? Triple H admits that although they failed miserably earlier this year, the two has been impressive thus far. Triple H decides to put TJP in a WWE Cruiserweight Title Match on Smackdown Live and orders Kendrick to make sure he wins.
NORMAL MATCH
Mr. Perfect (with Rick Rude) vs. Tye Dillinger
Objective: Win with Mr. Perfect
Kurt and Shane are in their office talking. Shane says that there’s no way Triple H & Stephanie still have the time portal open if John Cena went through it. Shane decides to find Undertaker & Kane to help them bring John and presumably the superstars he recruited back. He leaves as The Shield enter. They tell Kurt they deserve title matches after beating Roode & Miz two times in a row. Kurt agrees and tells Ambrose he will face Roode for the Intercontinental Championship at Roadblock and Rollins will face Miz for the Undisputed Championship. They leave satisfied.
Mr. Perfect is walking backstage with Rick Rude, as they run into WWE Undisputed Champion The Miz and Curtis Axel. Axel and Perfect hug, as Perfect says it’s nice to see his son all grown up. Axel is very happy to see his father, but Miz is more focused on the announcement Kurt made for Miz to fight Seth. Miz leaves as Axel stays back to talk with his father. Miz screams at Axel to follow him because he works for him. Axel does so, but Perfect and Rude look at one another like they have an idea.
NORMAL MATCH
Albert (with Sycho Sid) vs. WWE Universal Champion Braun Strowman
Objective: Win with Braun Strowman
Strowman squashes Albert pretty easily. Sid tries to attack Braun from behind but it doesn’t work. Strowman is getting ready to destroy Sid, but Triple H comes out. Hunter tells Braun that if he touches Sid or Albert before Roadblock, he will be stripped of the Universal Championship and fired!
Triple H admits Shane could reverse all of that, but Triple H is the majority timeshare holder which means it would be something that goes to court and take a long time to fight. Hunter tells Braun to make the right decision. Braun puts Sid down, as Triple H says just kidding as Andre the Giant out of nowhere drills Braun Strowman!
Paul Heyman is ordering Andre to finish Braun. Andre goes for an Elbow Drop, but Braun moves. Sid and Albert run away from the ring as Andre gets up nursing his elbow. Heyman is screaming at Andre to watch out, but he is drilled with a Braun Strowman Big Boot! Heyman fleas through the audience. Strowman picks up Andre and hits a Running Powerslam on him that takes both men through the ring! Triple H looks on in fear and shock from the top of the stage.
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