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WWE 2K Story – Chapter Ten, Part Two: Time To Rumble
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Monday Night Raw
Triple H is on the TV screen when the show starts. He welcomes everyone to Monday Night Raw and says tonight the Royal Rumble Qualifying Matches will officially begin, starting now!
ROYAL RUMBLE QUALIFYING MATCH
Batista vs. WWE Intercontinental Champion Dean Ambrose
Objective: Win with Dean Ambrose
After the match, Bobby Roode viciously attacks Ambrose. Roode hits Dean with the Glorious DDT and says he traded in his Intercontinental Championship rematch for a Royal Rumble spot. Roode tells Dean he will personally throw him out of the Royal Rumble Match and go on to win! He will then make Wrestlemania and the WWE Championship glorious!
Shane and WWE United States Champion Kurt Angle are backstage in their office, discussing how crazy it is that Cena’s plan actually worked. Shane says he put many of Cena’s recruits from the past into Royal Rumble Qualifying matches tonight. Kurt wants to focus more on Undertaker’s match since Papa Shango’s release is on the line. Shane agrees and says Shango is the last thing his sister and brother-in-law need to succeed in their goal. Booker T storms in upset that the Rhodes family upstaged him last week on Smackdown. Booker wants Goldust again tonight along with a Royal Rumble spot. Shane tells Booker he can fight Dusty Rhodes tonight in a qualifier match. Booker leaves not happy but will take it.
ROYAL RUMBLE QUALIFYING MATCH
WWE Cruiserweight Champion TJP (with The Brian Kendrick) vs. Neville
Objective: Win with Neville
Cedric Alexander interferes and costs TJP his match. Neville leaves quickly as Kendrick yells at Cedric. Cedric attacks Kendrick but is then attacked by TJP. TJP is livid and begins bashing Alexander’s head into the ring post again. Officials come out to stop TJP, but TJP smashes Cedric’s head in between a chair and the ring post! Kendrick is horrified as TJP leaves annoyed he lost his Royal Rumble opportunity.
WWE Raw Tag Team Champion Mr. Perfect & Rick Rude are backstage talking when Curtis Axel approaches with a neck brace on. Perfect apologizes to his son for not being there to help him last week. Axel says it’s fine, but feels like he is just doing the same work with his father that he did for The Miz. Perfect laughs and says that he is his son and that they will become more if they stick together. Axel reluctantly agrees as Perfect and Rude leave, mocking Axel for whining.
ROYAL RUMBLE QUALIFYING MATCH
Dusty Rhodes (with Goldust) vs. Booker T.
Objective: Win with Booker T.
Booker T brags about winning to Goldust who is outside the ring. He leaves as Goldust checks on his father. Booker grabs Goldust unexpectedly and hits him with a Scissors Kick. Booker does a Spinarooni and leaves laughing.
WWE Raw Women’s Champion Asuka is giving an interview backstage with Renee Young. Asuka laughs at WWE Divas Champion Paige, thinking she can call out both of the women champions. Asuka says Paige is just the Divas Champion because she was handed her belt. Paige suddenly attacks Asuka, screaming that she earned everything. Paige destroys Asuka and leaves her laying after a Rampaige onto the concrete floor. She tells Asuka she can beat both women on the same night, and that Asuka better start respecting her.
ROYAL RUMBLE QUALIFYING TAG TEAM MATCH
WWE Raw Tag Team Champion Mr. Perfect & Rick Rude (with Curtis Axel) vs. Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake
Objective: Win with Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake
After, Mr. Perfect slaps his son for failing him in the match. Perfect and Rude storm off with a confused Axel in the ring rubbing his cheek.
WWE Champion Kevin Owens enters John Cena’s locker room. He tells John he is an evil person for toying with his future like this. Owens says John should just name himself as Owen’s opponent and get it over with. Cena admits it would be nice to beat Owens for his belt, but he is already in the Royal Rumble Match. Cena claims that the person he has in mind would destroy Owens anyway, so he’ll wait it out. John leaves as Owens is clearly frustrated with Sami Zayn approaching, asking Owens what’s going on?
ONE-ON-THREE HANDICAP MATCH
WWE Universal Champion Braun Strowman vs. Brock Lesnar, Sycho Sid & Vader
Objective: Win with Brock Lesnar, Sycho Sid & Vader
Strowman holds his own, but eventually, the numbers are too much. Albert comes into the ring after the match with four chairs. The four men beat Braun with the chairs and then stare at one another. Cole mentions that only one can win at the Royal Rumble and not all three.
ROYAL RUMBLE QUALIFYING 8-MAN TAG TEAM MATCH
The Revival & WWE Smackdown Tag Team Champion The Bar vs. Randy Savage, Eddie Guerrero, Lex Luger & Jake Roberts ’96
Objective: Win with Savage, Eddie, Luger & Roberts
The Revival return before the match, as Triple H rewarded them with the match for their past services and loyalty while at NXT. Triple H officially welcomes The Revival to the main roster, saying NXT Tag Team Champion Authors of Pain have everything under control in the NXT Tag Team division.
After the match, the four men who won celebrate in the ring as Triple H looks unhappy backstage. Stephanie approaches Triple H and says she has an idea and it involves the women’s division.
Smackdown Live
WWE Smackdown Tag Team Champion The Bar & United Kingdom Champion Drew McIntyre are all in the ring. McIntyre says he is tired of being disrespected. He says his buddies Sheamus & Cesaro have been one of the most successful tag teams in recent history but don’t get the respect they deserve. English comes out on stage and asks everyone to stand for Bulgaria’s most prolific athlete and WWE European Champion Rusev!
Tyson Kidd’s music hits as the WWE Light Heavyweight Champion and wife Natalya come out. They like the international superstar movement that has been created, as they wish to join as well. McIntyre tells everyone to be quiet, as the current interruptions are exactly the type of disrespect he is sick of. Triple H’s music hits as he comes out on stage. Triple H likes what he is seeing and hearing from McIntyre. Hunter claims he will have a chance to prove he is one of the greatest international superstars in WWE.
Triple H tells Drew that at NXT Takeover: San Antonio, he will face international superstar Shinsuke Nakamura for the NXT Championship. Triple H tells Drew he expects him to keep the glue that holds this team together.
A Missing Maharaja
McIntyre asks for Jinder’s whereabouts, claiming it’s really Mahal’s faction to run. Hunter ignores Drew and schedules an 8-Man Tag Team Match between the remaining four men, claiming he would like to see this seemingly new formed team in action and their match is next.
8-MAN TAG TEAM MATCH
WWE Smackdown Tag Team Champion The Bar, WWE European Champion Rusev & WWE Light Heavyweight Champion Tyson Kidd vs. Ricky Steamboat ’94, WWE Intercontinental Champion Dean Ambrose, WWE Undisputed Champion Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns
Objective: Win with Steamboat, Ambrose, Rollins & Reigns
After the match, Shawn Michaels grabs Undisputed Champion Seth Rollins and begins beating him up outside the ring. Reigns & Intercontinental Champion Dean Ambrose go help Seth, which Shawn realizes he is trapped. He tries to escape through the crowd, but Ambrose catches him as they perform a Triple Power Bomb onto Michaels through the announcer table!
Stephanie McMahon is in her office on the phone with somebody. She reveals that all the WWE Board of Director’s timeshares were given to Vince, which is now Triple H’s via the Jinder Mahal deal. Stephanie hears something that does not please her, as her response is, ‘well we just won’t tell Shane.’
Shane walks in, overhearing this, and asks Stephanie what she’s talking about? She tells the person on the phone she’ll call them back and tells Shane that was nothing. Shane says that since Steamboat and Reigns won a tag team match earlier tonight, he’s adding them to the Royal Rumble Match. Shane leaves with a smile as Stephanie isn’t too happy.
ROYAL RUMBLE QUALIFYING MATCH
Sami Zayn vs. Johnny Gargano
Objective: Win with Sami Zayn
WWE Champion Kevin Owens is watching the match backstage, satisfied his best friend is now in the Royal Rumble Match. He turns to see the Von Erichs! – Kevin & Kerry. Owens is stunned and asks what the hell they want or are even doing here? Kevin says they got here last night during Monday Night Raw, along with Dusty Rhodes and others. Owens realizes Cena brought more people over without telling anyone and thinks his Royal Rumble opponent is in the arena. He storms off angrily.
Batista enters Stephanie’s office and wants another shot at the Royal Rumble Match. Triple H says Batista failed him on Raw but thinks he was best as a part of Evolution. Randy Orton walks in as Triple H says the Viper is looking for redemption himself. Triple H schedules Batista & Orton in a Royal Rumble Qualifier Match for tonight and advises them not to fail again.
NORMAL MATCH
The Brian Kendrick (with WWE Cruiserweight Champion TJP) vs. Cedric Alexander
Objective: Get Kendrick Disqualified by attacking Cedric Alexander with TJP
The match was a setup for TJP to attack Alexander. Kendrick is still hesitant about everything as TJP smashes Cedric’s throat with the ring bell. Cedric begins coughing up blood. #DIY’s music hits as Gargano & Ciampa hit the ring. TJP escapes, but Kendrick gets the worst of the attack. #DIY look back at TJP who scurries up the entrance ramp, laughing about the destruction of Cedric Alexander. Medics come down to check on Cedric, as he is forced to leave in a stretcher and neck brace.
Brie Bella is backstage talking with an official about how she is a changed woman since being sucked into a different time period. Nikki Bella comes from behind and gives her sister an attack hug. They are happy to see one another, as the two talk very quickly and excitingly over one another. WWE Divas Champion Paige comes in to interrupt their feel-good moment.
Paige says that she just spoke with Stephanie McMahon and that Paige will be getting both the Raw & Smackdown Women’s Championship at the Royal Rumble. She reveals she will be in a Triple Threat Match with Raw Women’s Champion Asuka & Smackdown Women’s Champion Bayley where both belts are on the line. Paige laughs saying all the women in WWE will bow to her soon enough and leaves as the Bellas stare back not impressed.
ROYAL RUMBLE QUALIFYING MATCH
Goldust vs. Tye Dillinger
Objective: Win with Goldust
After the match, Booker T. comes out of the audience and begins beating the hell out of Goldust. Booker grabs a chair from ringside but Dusty Rhodes’ music hits! The American Dream runs down with his own chair, as Booker hightails it through the audience. Dusty is yelling at Booker to come to get some, as he helps his son to his feet.
NORMAL MATCH
WWE Smackdown Women’s Champion Bayley vs. Carmella (with Big Cass)
Objective: Win with Bayley
Divas Champion Paige comes out after the match and jumps Bayley from behind. Paige laughs, saying she just saw Booker do this and thought what the heck, why not me? Bayley begins to fight back as Paige is taunting, but Paige hits a nasty Rampaige. Kurt Angle’s music hits as the United States Champion comes out on stage. Angle says that he has seen enough and heard what Paige said about her match at the Royal Rumble. Kurt says it’s only fair that Paige’s Diva’s Championship also be on the line! Paige says no, but Kurt says all three belts will be on the line and it’s true, it’s damn true!
Dusty Rhodes is helping Goldust backstage. Goldust says he screwed everything up, and the only reason the McMahons are this deep in their goal is that of him. Goldust says he doesn’t deserve to be in the Royal Rumble Match and thinks his father is a better fighter. He offers his Royal Rumble Match spot to his father, but Dusty declines. Goldust says he must because he is a better fit to fight this war. Goldie claims he isn’t fit for battle these days, and spent most of the war hiding. He begs his father to take his place. Dusty agrees to take Goldust’s spot as the father and son hug it out.
ROYAL RUMBLE QUALIFYING TAG TEAM MATCH
Batista & Randy Orton vs. Finn Balor & Samoa Joe
Objective: Win with Batista & Randy Orton
This Totally Reeks of Awesomeness
WWE Champion Kevin Owens is on a rampage backstage. He sees two people with their backs turned and approaches them forcefully. He turns them around and to reveal Edge & Christian! Kevin asks what the hell they are doing back, and if they have a match at the Royal Rumble? Edge & Christian sarcastically say hello to Kevin and ask how he’s doing? They say they were brought back by Shane McMahon to participate in the Royal Rumble Match coming up. Christian says he is super siked, as Edge says the whole idea totally reeks of awesomeness.
Kevin calls them idiots and tells them to shut up, saying he only cares about who his opponent is at the Royal Rumble. Kevin notices that Edge & Christian are in their normal bodies and not younger ones, meaning they didn’t get here through a time portal. He continues to look around, convinced his opponent is there while screaming for him to come out. The light suddenly goes out and a crow is heard. Sting‘s face appears behind Kevin as the light slowly moves from left to right! The lights turn back on. Owens looks behind him but no one is there. Owens, frustrated and somewhat frightened, moves quickly down the hall.
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