XWL Redemption: 2/26/2012 - 3/4/2012

[It’s quite a sight to behold as fireworks explode on the stage and above the ring and the people’s cheers and chants creates an atmosphere in the arena that you can only get in XWL. They’re ready for this edition of Redemption to get going as the road to Final Stand continues. The cameras cut to Joey Styles and Michael Cole at the announce table as we get ready to officially get Redemption going.]

{Michael Cole}
Welcome to Redemption everybody! This is Michael Cole, The Voice of XWL, here with my broadcast partner Joey Styles.

{Joey Styles}
You certainly do know how…



{Joey Styles}
I guess this couldn’t wait…

[This is one of the rare times when Chavo’s theme actually incites a somewhat positive reaction from the fans, and when he steps onto the stage and takes a moment to let everything sink in, the cheers get louder as they’re pleased to see that Chavo has returned to them unharmed.]



[Chavo walks down the ramp with a purpose and once inside the ring he walks around as the people chant ‘Welcome Back!’ ]



[The chants immediately die down as Chavo’s handed a mike and it’s quite obvious that the people are eager to hear what he has to say.]



{{Chavo Guerrero}}
I don’t know what upsets me more about this whole thing, McGillicutty. I’m really having a hard time deciding which left the more bitter taste in my mouth:

The fact that you beat me up at Over the Limit…

Or the fact that you thought you had me beat at Over the Limit.

[Chavo rubs his goatee as he chuckles a bit. Seizing the opportunity during his silence, the people begin a mini chant of Chavo’s name. The disdain they had for him has clearly been trumped by the hate they have for McGillicutty. Oddly enough, Chavo doesn’t acknowledge the positive vibe he’s getting from the people. He’s either too focused on McGillicutty to notice, or he’s simply just not ready to accept this change.]

{{Chavo Guerrero}}
I’m not just laughing because I think you’re a joke, McGillicutty, I’m laughing because I find it quite funny that you honestly thought this was all over with, when to be frank, it’s only just begun. I caught wind of the stunts you pulled like playing my entrance music for no reason, it was cute. I was flattered that even in my absence you were still thinking of me. But you didn’t do that music crap to mess with the crowd’s mind, to fool them, as you tried to claim. No, you were doing it mess with your own mind… to psych yourself out as you prepared for the inevitable moment when my music hit for real and I walked onto the stage back from the personal hell you tried to send me to. And unfortunately for you, that moment has come because I’m here now, McGillicutty!

I’ve taken everything you had, and I’m still here!

You’ve suplexed me onto steel chairs, but I’m still here!

You’ve suplexed me onto steel stairs, but I’m still here!

You’ve hit me with titles,

the ring bell,

your own bare fists, but I’m still here!

You’ve spilled my blood onto this canvas, McGillicutty, you tried to end my career,

but I’m still here!

You punched,

and you kicked,

and you slapped,

and you spit,

and despite everything…

I’M

STILL

HERE!

[The crowd gets loud to match Chavo’s growing intensity and when he stops talking they cheer a little louder for a little longer. Chavo’s voice is much calmer now as he carries on.]



{{Chavo Guerrero}}
And the best part about it all…. the best part is that I can stand on my own two feet. But the same can’t be said about you.



{{Chavo Guerrero}}
You’ve been using that title as a crutch and as a means of making you feel better about yourself and as a way to justify the ego you’ve acquired through unjust means. There’s no other way around it no matter how you try and spin it. Despite whatever you try to claim, you attacked me because you felt threatened, plain and simple. Here I am, a third generation superstar doing something that you wished you could: bring pride to the family name. And instead of taking notes, instead of doing what could to learn from the master, you tried to take me out so you wouldn’t feel incompetent when you were compared to me.

[Another pause from Chavo as he begins pacing in the ring and each word he utters grows a little in intensity.]

{{Chavo Guerrero}}
And I’m glad that you’re not working with Vickie because now I don’t pity you for being her pet…

But I still pity you for being a lapdog to your own stupidity.

I still pity you for not realizing that you made the worst mistake of your life since choosing that name when you put your hands on me.

But I won’t pity you in the ring when I return tenfold the pain and agony I had to deal with all these weeks when you attacked me like the coward you are.



{{Chavo Guerrero}}
Every week that I sat home and wasn’t cleared to compete the anger inside of me began to boil and it bubbled over last week to the point where I couldn’t be content with just sitting on my couch anymore licking my wounds. I got tired of you bragging about a war you didn’t win, and I just had to show my face last week to let you know that you don’t hit nearly as hard as you think you do, and I’m not nearly as crippled as you thought I was. And though I was tempted to give you a taste of your own medicine, it has to be known by now that I’m a man of class and I won’t resort to such things when I can just as soon settle things in the ring like a man. Being a man may be a foreign concept to you, but it’s as easy as coming out here, getting into this ring and wrestling me right here right now.

[The crowd cheers a little more as Chavo completes that last bit.]

{{Chavo Guerrero}}
These people aren’t cheering for me because they like me, because I certainly don’t care for them.

[A few of the cheers turn to boos as the fans show they don’t like that at all.]

{{Chavo Guerrero}}
They cheer because in you they see a man who can’t walk the walk and in me they see a man who can take those legs away from you since you clearly don’t know how to use them. And don’t take that the wrong way, I’m not looking to injure you. But if it just so happens you have to be bed ridden for a couple of months, I certainly won’t feel bad, and you certainly won’t be missed.

[Some positive reaction at the thought of XWL without McGIllicutty.]

{{Chavo Guerrero}}
And in case you were wondering, because I do know you care: no, I’m not 100%. But there’s no need to worry because when the tale is told of your tragic fall, I’ll do what I can to make sure they leave that part out about my injuries… I want to make it sound like it was a fair fight. So get out here so we can settle this, McGillicutty. I’m calling you out, and I know your ego won’t let that call go unanswered.



{{Chavo Guerrero}}
Cut that music, let him come out in silence. It’s a sound he’s grown accustomed to hearing whether it be while he’s promoing or wrestling… I want him to feel at home.

[Michael steps out from behind the curtain, without music, and walks to the stage with a mic in hand.]

{McGillicutty}
I guess the rumors were true after all, you're back on Redemption. Good, that means I can pick up where I left off.

[Michael begins walking down the ramp and enters the ring.]



{McGillicutty}
So here we are. You know, I always knew you had more guts than brains, good to know I was right. I don't know why you thought coming out here in your current state would accomplish anything other than another ass kicking but come on, you're making things a little too easy right now. But you know what, I'm not going to completely destroy you again, no, this time I am going to take my time and enjoy every moment of it. You brought up family pride a bit earlier and said you bring pride to your family name. I know I almost put you on the shelf permanently, but that shouldn't be an excuse for you to say nonsensical things. I mean really, does your delusional mind really think you've done anything to bring prestige to the Guerrero name? What exactly have you done to bring pride to the Guerrero name besides getting attacked every week by the man who is the future of this company, me, Michael McGillicutty?

[While McGillicutty was speaking Chavo was pacing back and forth and the moment McGillicutty stopped, Chavo stopped and stared dead in his eyes as he raised the microphone to his mouth.]



{{Chavo Guerrero}}
…

[Chavo walks away from McGillicutty and leans on the ropes and it must be difficult for him to think as conflicting emotions cause a war in his head. Does he just let loose? Attack McGillicutty while he’s still within arm’s reach? Or does he handle the situation tactfully to increase his odds of standing victorious? McGillicutty takes a step towards Chavo who still has his back turned, and as if he has eyes on the back of his head Chavo quickly spins around freezing McGillicutty to the spot.]

{{Chavo Guerrero}}
If your greatest claim to fame is thinking that you took me out, then there isn’t much hope for your future, kid. You know, when you first came out here you sounded quite confident, and you actually had me worried for a second. For a second I actually thought you were the badass you’ve been trying so hard to be, but now that I see you up close… your shaking legs, the tear stains on your face, the way your voice cracked when you said Guerrero… I see that this is nothing but a charade. I see that you’re afraid. It was that fear that made you think twice about ‘kicking my ass’ because it’s not as easy when my back isn’t turned… is it?

[Michael slightly chuckles before raising the mic to speak.]



{McGillicutty}
Well, considering the shape your body is in at the moment, it would be a lot easier if your back wasn't turned. My greatest claim to fame has yet to happen. In a few short weeks XWL will host a Pay-Per-View that goes by the name Final Stand IV, at said Pay-Per-View, there will be a match that goes by the name the Money In The Bank Ladder Match. After that match is over, after the dust clears, there will be one man left standing in a pile of broken bodies, that man... will be me and when I have that briefcase in my possession, I will cash it in and win the World Championship from whoever happens to have it at that moment. Winning that championship will be my claim to fame. Not that you would know anything about that now would you?

[As McGillicutty starts up again you can see the anger written all over Chavo’s face. You can see it in the way he clenches his jaw and grinds his teeth and in the way he looks down at his tightly clenched fist and it looks like at any moment he may actually strike McGillicutty. But then something weird happens, when McGillicutty finishes up his last sentences Chavo begins to chuckle.]



{{Chavo Guerrero}}
Ah yes, because I wouldn’t know a thing about winning Money in the Bank.

[Chavo looks at the camera and winks as he says that.]

{{Chavo Guerrero}}
You’re putting a lot of faith into a match where you only have a 1/6 chance of winning, and I’ll help you out because I know math is not your forte: those aren’t good odds. You’re putting a lot of faith into a successful cash-in when a man with 3x your experience couldn’t pull it off and subsequently hasn’t been seen since. You’re putting a lot of faith into the idea that you’ll even make it to Final Stand. What part of this don’t you understand, McGillicutty? Why don’t you get that I’m back now and I’m out for blood, out for revenge… out to get what’s mine? They say that ‘eye for an eye’ isn’t the best way to go about things… but they haven’t been through what I have, they haven’t felt the pain that I had to bear… and they sure as hell haven’t endured the immense amount of disrespect that I have. The next time we meet, and believe me we will meet again…. The next time we meet I’m not promising a win… but I swear on everything I stand for that you will never be the same again. You’ll….

{McGillicutty}
Your threats mean nothing to me Chavo. As far as I’m con…

[Offended and angered by getting cutoff, Chavo knocks McGillicutty’s microphone away from his mouth and gets right in his face.]

{{Chavo Guerrero}}
Don’t you EVER interrupt me!

[Chavo’s right up in McGillicutty’s face and you can just feel the tension in the air, and the crowd is begging Chavo to hit McGillicutty. McGillicutty spreads out his arms and smiles telling Chavo to hit him. Chavo takes a step back and drops his microphone and clenches both of his fists and it really looks as if he’ll do it. Chavo raises his fist in the air and….]

{Vickie Guerrero}
Excuse me!

[The crowd boos Vickie as she quickly scurries down to the ramp and stands at ringside.]

{Vickie Guerrero}
Chavo don’t do it! I can’t risk you getting hurt before Final Stand. Please, Chavo, listen to me! I promise that you’ll get your revenge against McGillicutty but not right now…. Not in the condition you’re in.

[Chavo isn’t listening though, and he takes a step towards McGillicutty and he….]

{Vickie Guerrero}
I will suspend you Chavo… without pay. Just don’t let him get in your head, this is what he wants, hitting him will give him the excuse he needs to put you away for good. Do yourself a favor and just get out of the ring.

[Chavo sees the point Vickie’s making and after debating it in his mind, he lowers his fists and leaves the ring, but not before bumping shoulders with McGillicutty on his way out. McGillicutty just can’t hide his amusement as he picks up his microphone.]



{McGillicutty}
That’s right, Chavo. Run away like the bitch we all know you are. You’re not as tough as you think you are. You’re a damn coward and you should be ashamed to call yourself a Guerrero. Your wife should be ashamed to call you her husband, and your children should be ashamed to call you their father.

[That’s more than enough to cause Chavo to snap and he makes a beeline for the ring but…]



[Vickie gets in the way and the crowd boos because they really want to see the two men go at it. McGillicutty is begging Chavo to get in the ring, but Vickie holds her ground and does what she can to keep Chavo at bay. And just when it seems that Chavo may get by her, security rushes down the ramp and drag Chavo up the ramp and backstage.]

{Vickie Guerrero}
I’m sorry Chavo, but it’s for the best.

[XWL heads to commercial as Vickie gives McGillicutty a dirty look and he responds by blowing her a kiss.]

Normal Match

Vader vs Kane

XWL's Redemption cuts backstage were the furious team of The Miz and R-Truth are storming through the corridors in search for Vickies office, they soon arrive at the door and open it, barging in, as a surprised Vickie begins to rage

[The Miz]
HEY VICKIE!

[Vickie
WHAT?!

[R-Truth]
DON'T WHAT HIM! THIS IS SERIOUS!

[The Miz]
He's damn right it's serious! The injustices against us just keep piling up don't they? The conspiracies just continue to reach new heights! Who the hell does Michael McGillicutty think he is huh?! Attacking R-Truth backstage!

[R-Truth]
I think I broke my tailbone!

[Crowd]
WHAT?!

[R-Truth]
Careers ended in an instant!

[Crowd]
WHAT?!

[R-Truth]
I've had surgery five times in my left knee!

[Crowd]
WHAT?!

[R-Truth]
I ruptured a disc which fragmented into my... spinal column

[Vickie]
STOP THAT! I know your upset and I'm sorry! But there's nothing I could do! You're a big enough man to fight your own battles, you wanna come see me about an issue then you come alone, you don't need to bring your little boyfriend The Miz along!

[The Miz]
Oh ha ha, very funny Vickie, so what are you gonna do about this! There's no way you can let McGillicutty off free with this crime! The man should be punished! DO YOU HEAR ME WOMAN?!

Vickie steps forward and to the first cheer of the life she slaps Miz across the face with the force of a freight train knocking him back a bit....

[Vickie]
HOW DARE YOU RAISE YOUR VOICE TO ME! DO YOU KNOW WH.....

Before she can continue Truth steps forward and grabs her by the throat! Pinning her up against the wall, the crowd falls silent as Vickie begins to gasp and Truth speaks.....

[R-Truth]
Don't you ever! And I mean ever! Speak to my boy The Miz like that again! You hear me woman?

[The Miz]
Truth that's enough!

[R-Truth]
But..

[The Miz]
LET HER DOWN

[R-Truth]
NO! I'M DOING THIS FOR YOU MIZ!

The Miz takes action and quickly grabs Truth around the waist, dragging him off of Vickie, he pulls Truth out of the office door and throws him to the floor, Vickie can be heard inside the office screaming like a maniac

[Vickie]
I NEVER WANNA SEE EITHER OF YOUR FACES AGAIN! AND AS FOR YOU R-TRUTH, I AM GONNA MAKE YOUR LIFE A LIVING HELL, STARTING NOW! YOU ARE NO LONGER IN THE MONEY IN THE BANK LADDER MATCH AT FINAL STAND!

With that said Vickie slams her door shut and locks it as Truth pounces towards it and bangs on the door furiously....

[R-Truth]
Now look what you've done Miz!

[The Miz]
Really? What I'VE done? You damn near killed her!

[R-Truth]
This is all your fault! You're supposed to be my best friend!

With that Truth pushes the Miz in a blind rage, knocking him backwards a few steps, The Miz retaliates with a push of his own which cause R-Truth to snap and deck Miz with a hard punch to the jaw, Miz falls to the floor and looks on in complete shock as Truth storms away down the corridor as Redemption fades to commercial

[Michael Cole]
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

*We come back from the Alex Riley video promo, a replay is shown of what just occured in General Manager Vickie Guerrero's office. It ends with a livid R-Truth hitting his tag team partner, The Miz.*

[Michael Cole] You know, I really am speechless. If it hadn't have been for Ted DiBiase injuring Miz, Miz probably would've been able to get Truth's back properly. And then Truth wouldn't have been ranting at Vickie, and THEN he wouldn't have attacked Vickie leading to all of this. So this is all Ted DiBiase's fault!

[Joey Styles] Wow.

*Miz is shown in the locker room, he looks as if he's ready to leave as he grabs his suit jacket. He goes to leave but is met by XWL Interviewer Josh Matthews.*



[Josh Matthews] Miz, I'm very sorry to interrupt you but could I get a few thoughts on-



*Miz abruptly interrupts him in a very snarky tone.*

[The Miz] You shut your mouth right now, I'm not in the mood to hear your girly voice bombard me with idiotic questions. I know exactly what you're going to ask me, "Oh Miz, what do you think about R-Truth hitting you!! This is breaking news, I just want my pay check!" Well I'll give you your scoop. Back in September, I knew what I was getting into when I started forming my alliance with R-Truth. We all know he's a nut, he's unstable, he's capable of anything. But I thought if we had a combination of my brains and his ruthlessness then we could create something magical and we did! We were going places, damnit. And when we were put together it just sparked and nobody could stop us, we were the most feared men in XWL! But he finally snapped and crossed the line, now as much as I hate Vickie Guerrero by no means should he have put his hands on her. I just did the right thing getting him off of her and he hit me...

*You can hear the sadness in Miz' voice as he continues to talk.*



[The Miz] R-Truth finally got his chance to shine, he had a secure spot in Money in the Bank. We had a plan, he told me that if he won that match he would give me the briefcase. That's how we planned on taking over XWL but NO! He threw it all away and took it too far. Truth, this little partnership between you and I is over. I've had enough of your idiocracy, I went to such lengths to keep our team alive while I was injured, I even visited your crazy family for your birthday! Oh, and one more thing, it WAS me who broke your framed picture of you with the United States Title. I bet without me to back you up, your career will become a failure. You're going to fade back into obscurity, right back down the card where you rightfully belong. That was before I made an attempt to salvage your poor excuse of a career but I should've just left it, you're 40 years old for crying out loud. Howabout you start acting your age for once in your life, hell, it doesn't even matter. You putting your hands on me just spelt the end for you, you are dead to me, just like your career is dead to the wrestling world.

*Miz smacks the microphone out of Josh's hand and starts to walk off, we head to a video package for one of Redemption's newest stars. The Apex Predator, Randy Orton!*

[Backstage, Portia Perez is shown walking down a hallway. As she turns a corner she bumps into Mickie James! Portia turns and tries to get away, but Mickie grabs her by the shoulder, spins her around then presses Portia up against the wall.]

{Mickie James}
I’m sick of playing these games with you Portia. You call me out at Over the Limit and then avoid me every time I try and get in the ring with you? That just doesn’t make sense to me, but as of right now I’m not going to bother trying to make sense of it. You obviously have a problem with me for some reason, and now I have a problem with you because all you can seem to do is run your mouth. You know where two wrestlers go to solve their problems? The ring. Next week I’m challenging you to a match, Portia, and you can either accept and put your money where your mouth is, or you can decline and stay out of my way for good.

[Mickie backs away from Portia slowly without breaking eye-contact. She then turns to walk away when Portia’s words make her stop.]

(Portia Perez)
- Are you out of your damn mind? I'm not the one who's scared here, last time we met if you bothered to stay in the ring you would pinned, one two three, by the great Portia Perez. I firstly thought that the kick I gave you knocked some sense into your head but I guess it didn't. Let's do it next week then, and this time I won't go easy on you, and in the end they'll play my song and not that disgrace that is your singing!

[Mickie turns around and she and Portia get face to face.]

{Mickie James}
What did you just say?

(Portia Perez)
- I said your song is a failure, just like YOU are a failure!

[Mickie turns away from Portia and chuckles softly then suddenly lashes out with a forearm that knocks Portia to the ground! Mickie mounts Portia and begins wailing away at her and soon security rushes over and pulls Mickie off her. Mickie is kicking and screaming as she’s dragged down a hallway and then thrown through a set of doors out of the building.]

Normal Non-Title Match

Shawn Michaels vs CM Punk

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