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WWE 2K Story – Chapter Twelve, Part Two: Calming of a Storm
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Monday Night Raw
The lights go out in the arena. They turn back on as Triple H is in the ring, saying he could get used to teleporting around. Triple H says that with Fastlane approaching this week, and Wrestlemania around the corner, he doesn’t want anybody ruining the company’s most important weekend. The lights go out and turn back on to reveal Shane in the ring.
Shane claims Hunter is the only one who has ruined WWE this year. Shane says that after his representative wins at Wrestlemania, Triple H will lose everything he worked so hard for in his career. Triple H laughs and says that if the stakes are this high, they should be in the match themselves. Since their power is on the line as well, Triple H wants to make it a tag team Hell in a Cell Match!
Triple H says if one of them gets pinned in the closed infrastructure then they’ll lose their powers on spot. Shane thinks that’s a good idea, although reluctant to step back inside Hell in a Cell again. Shane eventually agrees to the new terms, and asks Hunter who his partner will be? Triple H says his wife is working on that for him.
NORMAL MATCH
The Brian Kendrick vs. Cedric Alexander
Objective: Win with Cedric Alexander
WWE Cruiserweight Champion TJP comes out on stage and mocks Kendrick for losing to someone he has consistently destroyed. TJP continues to ramble about how he is the perfect Cruiserweight Champion until Alexander has heard enough. Alexander leaves the ring to confront TJP, only for TJP to run away behind the stage.
A Perfect Opportunity
WWE United States Champion Mr. Perfect is hitting on one of the stylists backstage when Axel approaches. He is very excited, which scares the stylist away. Perfect is upset Axel ruined his chance with her, but Axel reveals he has good news. Axel claims that if he wins his match tonight, Shane is giving him a championship match at Fastlane.
Axel thinks he’ll then be perfect, just like his dad! Perfect is excited, and asks his son which championship Shane said he can fight for? Axel replies, ‘Well… It’s yours.’ Perfect looks stunned, as Axel says a little father-son competition will be healthy. Axel leaves as Perfect stares in shock.
NORMAL MATCH
WWE Raw Tag Team Champion Akam (with Rezar & Paul Ellering) vs. Kofi Kingston (with Xavier Woods & Big E.)
Objective: Win with Akam
Backstage, Shane gives Undertaker & Kane Bray Wyatt’s Lantern. Shane says he found it backstage at the WCW Japan show and asks them to disappear with it. Kane suggests sending it back in time, or they should hide it. Undertaker likes the idea, as he plans to use his urn to send he and Kane back with the lantern.
You Think You Know Me
Christian walks into Stephanie’s office, as she called him in. She thanks Christian for ‘softening up’ Edge a few weeks ago. Christian says he has no problem betraying his friends to get ahead, and that Edge is arrogant anyways. Christian believes he was the superior of the two, and just wanted to prove it.
Stephanie says that Christian will be rewarded with a championship match at Fastlane against Rusev. Christian is stoked to compete for the United Kingdom Championship, but Stephanie says he will be competing for the WWE European Championship instead. Christian doesn’t care and leaves satisfied. As he walks out, Edge spears him out of nowhere!
NORMAL MATCH
Curtis Axel vs. Tatanka
Objective: Win with Curtis Axel
Tatanka appears, which makes the ring commentators believe that many superstars at the WCW Japan Supershow may have been sent through the time portal when the arena sucked through. WWE United States Champion Mr. Perfect comes out and congratulates his son, but that’s short-lived. Perfect drills Axel and begins stomping on him until The Miz comes out! Miz runs to the aide of his former assistant, as Perfect leaves the ring. Miz checks on Axel and helps him up.
Where Was My Backup?
Kevin Owens storms into Stephanie’s office, demanding justice for the way Sting & Ultimate Warrior treated he and Sami in Japan. Stephanie asks what he wants her to do? Kevin says anything. He screams for her possessed husband to use his stupid sledgehammer to bash their brains in. Stephanie tells Kevin he needs to calm down and leave.
She suggests getting a game plan together with Sami for Sunday’s match, confirming Sami Zayn has been added. Kevin says he can’t find Sami anywhere, and he isn’t even quite sure if he can trust Zayn. Stephanie says that’s not her problem, as she is busy with her husband’s Wrestlemania match. Owens screams in frustration and leaves angry.
NORMAL TAG TEAM MATCH
Randy Savage & Eddie Guerrero vs. WWE Undisputed Champion Seth Rollins & WWE Intercontinental Champion Dean Ambrose
Objective: Win with Savage & Guerrero
Shawn Michaels comes out after the match and slaps Seth Rollins, prompting Seth to chase after HBK. Dean watches this from the ring and turns around to a waiting Bobby Roode and Ted DiBiase. Roode hits the glorious DDT, then grabs the briefcase DiBiase is holding.
A Briefcase Beatdown
Roode begins to drill Ambrose repeatedly with the briefcase, as DiBiase tells Roode that’s enough. Roode continues to pummel Ambrose, but DiBiase yanks him off. He reminds Roode his briefcase is a voodoo cursed item, and its impact is like getting hit with a train. He claims it broke Beefcake’s nose one time and Ambrose might die if they continue. Roode doesn’t care and goes after Ambrose some more. WWE Universal Champion
Roman Reigns runs out to help his friend, but he is cut off by Brock Lesnar. Lesnar demolishes Reigns on the ramp until Braun’s music hits. Strowman storms after Lesnar, as the Beast retreats to the ring. Roode and DiBiase hightail it out of the ring as Lesnar and Strowman enter. Brock tries to fight Braun but ends up getting Running Powerslammed for his trouble.
Smackdown Live
NORMAL MATCH
WWE European & United Kingdom Champion Rusev (with Lana) vs. Edge
Objective: Get a match result of a double count-out
A Kiss to A Crash
There is no winner as the two men beat the hell out of each other outside the ring. Christian appears from the audience and hits them both with a Killswitch, before giving Lana a big fat smooch on the lips. She slaps the spit out of his mouth. Christian grabs Lana my the back of the head and sticks his tongue down her throat. Captain Charisma throws Lana to the ground and begins laughing until Rusev stops him. Christian tries to run but turns into a spear from Edge. Edge and Rusev Double Powerbomb Christian through the announcer’s table.
Shane enters Stephanie’s office, asking if she gave Bobby Roode a WWE Intercontinental Championship match at Fastlane? She confirms this, saying Roode was impressive with his attack on Dean. Shane says he is then going to add Braun Strowman to Brock Lesnar’s WWE Universal Championship rematch at Fastlane, for the same reasons.
The Natural Disasters walk in and ask Stephanie if Shane is bothering her? Typhoon grabs Shane’s shoulder, but Shane tosses Typhoon across the office by barely touching him. Stephanie tells Natural Disasters to stand down because nobody knows what Shane is capable of these days. Shane says this all ends at Wrestlemania, and decides to book the Natural Disasters in a match tonight for touching him. He leaves as Stephanie looks on with some distaste.
NORMAL MATCH
The Brian Kendrick vs. WWE Cruiserweight Champion TJP
Objective: Win with The Brian Kendrick
Kendrick wins but is immediately jumped by TJP after. Alexander runs down to make the save, as TJP goes to attack Cedric. Cedric reverses with his patent handstand flip into a back elbow drop. He tosses TJP out of the ring. The lights turn off and on as Shane is on the stage. Shane says that Brian Kendrick just pinned the champion, therefore he will get the winner of the TJP-Alexander match at Wrestlemania 33! Kendrick is very happy as TJP is irate outside the ring.
Stephanie leaves in a limo, telling her husband she will have his partner soon. She tells her husband she loves him and she’ll see him at Fastlane. Triple H walks off and is approached by Sami Zayn. Zayn asks Hunter for a quick word, as Triple H says he is all ears.
NORMAL TAG TEAM MATCH
The Natural Disasters vs. Heath Slater & Rhyno
Objective: Win with The Natural Disasters
The Natural Disasters are about to seriously injure both Slater & Rhyno until WWE Smackdown Tag Team Champion #DIY come out to make the save. The Natural Disasters leave, but not because they are afraid. They walk up the entrance ramp, signaling that #DIY’s reign is coming to a near end.
Sami’s Surprises
Kevin Owens spots Sami Zayn backstage, asking where he has been? Sami says he was talking to Triple H about Sunday’s strategy, and he thinks that once they beat up Warrior he should just lay on his back for Kevin. Owens says he doesn’t buy Sami’s act and wants the truth.
Sami says it is the truth and even got Kevin something else. Owens asks what Sami got him, as Sami says he got Kevin a one-on-one match with Sting tonight! Sami claims that despite Sting’s wishes to stay in 1991, he was sucked through the time portal while in the arena. Kevin is not happy, as Sami thought Owens wanted to get his hands on Sting for embarrassing them in Japan. Kevin is speechless and unimpressed, as Zayn pats him hard on the back, ‘wishing him luck’.
NORMAL MATCH
The Miz (with Curtis Axel) vs. WWE United States Champion Mr. Perfect
Objective: Win with The Miz
Axel helps provide Miz with the win, which upsets Perfect. Perfect asks his son to come to hug him, and forgive one another. Axel says he’ll forgive his father after he beats him and takes his title at Fastlane.
WWE European & United Kingdom Champion Rusev and Lana are walking backstage as Drew McIntyre approaches. McIntyre says Rusev has had quite a heavy burden recently, carrying two belts while losing his wife. Rusev takes offense, telling McIntyre after he’s finished with Christian they can settle their unfinished business.
McIntyre says that’s exactly the plan, blaming Rusev for his leadership failure. Drew reveals that Triple H has informed him that he will get another shot at Rusev’s United Kingdom Championship. Rusev asks when, as McIntyre says at the ‘grandest stage of them all,’ before leaving.
NORMAL MATCH
Kevin Owens vs. Sting ’91 (with WWE Champion Ultimate Warrior)
Objective: Win with Sting
Sami Zayn comes out on stage after the match and stares at the ring. Sting and Warrior celebrate as Owens rolls to the outside. Owens looks up to see Zayn watching. Zayn leaves almost disappointed as Owens calls out to his best friend.
The Game’s Partner
Triple H gets off the phone with his wife. Shane walks into his office and asks about giving McIntyre another United Kingdom Championship match. Triple H, ignoring Shane, says he just spoke to his wife and she confirmed his tag team partner for Wrestlemania. Triple H reveals his partner will be the Modern Day Maharaja Jinder Mahal.
Shane asks if he can even walk since he seemed so drained of energy after Elimination Chamber? Triple H says a reliable source claims Jinder just bent his hospital bed in half, still feeling some of the withdrawals. Hunter admits the power will run out of Jinder eventually, but Mahal is still in the process of coming down from his high.
Triple H plans to take advantage of it. Shane says he is going to talk to Dolph about being his partner, but Triple H says he already offered Dolph the World Heavyweight Championship at Wrestlemania. He calls Triple H clever, but Shane claims he will find the perfect partner to defeat the ‘sinister-possessed’ team of Triple H and Jinder Mahal. Shane leaves as Triple H smiles with a ton of confidence.
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