XWL Bad Blood: 4/22/2012 - 4/29/2012

Randy Orton Promo Review:

Nice lines by Orton, captured what he should say pretty well. I thought most of the lines were pretty good and sounded very Orton like, going through the history lesson of all the things he's accomplished seemed to be done pretty well. Only part I really didn't like too much was, "They took me along with Dave Batista under their wings and they showed me everything from how to bring home championship gold to how to bring home championship chicks!" That just didn't seem to be something Orton would say to me, just the end bit. Others may have different opinions, but that was the only error I could really see in this. Must say this seemed very Orton-like for the most part so that's when you know you're doing a good job . Now time for you to review my Morrison promo

Bad Blood returns from the commercial with R Truth talking on his cell phone



R Truth
Ok grandma, I love you too. Gotta go now. Gotta finish showin my buddy Little Jimmy around this here place. Oh and be sure to leave me some of your spider stew!!!

As Truth hangs up his phone he is approached by an interviewer



[Interviewer]
Excuse me, R Truth!

R Truth
What do you want?!

[Interviewer]
Well I notice that you're back here and you aren't in a match tonight!



R Truth
Yea, so what? What'you tryin to say?

[Interviewer]
Well I didn't mean it like that...

R Truth
It's alright, I understand. But last I rememba I work here! Amd besides its not like I'm doin anything illegal. I'm just showin my boy little jimmy around, since he doesn't get to be here that often.



[Interviewer]
Truth...

R Truth
SHUT YO MOUTH!!! Next time you better think before talkin to R Truth like that, because next time I'll squash you like I squah dem creepy spiders!!! Isn't that right little jimmy? Heh, I thought so.

The Interveiwer is clearly confused, but proceeds with the interveiw



[Interviewer]
Ok... anyway Truth since you're here can I get your thoughts on some of the matchs tonight?

Truth slowely looks back up at the nterviewer and points his finger at him



R Truth
Now hold on just one darn sec!!! I know that look you're givin me! Just like everybody else you think R Truth is crazy because hes talking to a person that noone else can see! Well you know something? What's the deal with those people who go to that place called church every Sunday? Their worshippin some guy they call god. A man that R Truth has never seen. So what gives these people the right to call R Truth crazy? They just jelly because they don't have a friend like little jimmy! Now I recall you askin me a question?

[Interviewer]
Well as a matter of fact, yes I did.



R Truth
Now the reason I'm not apart of this ppv is because of a conspiracy! Thats right, there is a conspiracy out to get me! Thats C... O... N... SPIRACY!!! Anyway my view of this ppv is that its alright... I guess. Lets see... We have Colt Cabana a guy who's name is close to banana here in XWL with his friend basically in his corner. Yes if ya'll didn't know CM Punk and Colt Banana, I mean *Cabana* are close friends! And when I mean close, I mean really special close. And people wanna know why I have a "T" as my first name, well what about Punk? What kind of first name is "CM?" What the hell does CM stand for? Cookie Monster, Chocolate Monkey, Colts Man... I hope this one ain't true, but... Child Molester Punk?

With the name calling being made of CM Punk, the fans roar loudly in boos

R Truth
Aw, come on! You know I'm just jokin right? So just hold your britches man! See little jimmy you've made me go off track... As I was saying before Punk as the special ref is basically in Cabanas favor. Thats down next we have the divas match. And next is the main event...



R Truth
Justin Gabriel is takin on whats his name!

[Interviewer]
Don't you mean Ted?

R Truth
Yeah... right... now how can we go from a main even with Wade Barrett as the WHC defending against Justin Gabriel to Justin Gabriel defending against... Fred? Are you kiddin me? This is such a terrible match that was booked. I bet people would wrather see R Truth inplace of Bread Dibiasi.

[Interviewer]
But Ted respectivly earned his match and you didn't!

R Truth
HEY!!! What did I say about talkin when I'm talkin? I know what the problem is? These "bookers" don't think that R Truth has it in him! Well they haven't seen little jimmy in action. He can woop ass like Steve Austin wishs he could and second R Truth is just as "ghetto" as Ted is. But hey its all good because I'm R Truth and I can do whatever the hell I want.



R Truth
You don't believe me do you? Its cool. I ain't gonna do anything, but I could if I wanted to. I could go out during the divas match and make chicken noises at them, or I could go out during the main event and beat the hell out of both of those guys. OR I could go out right now and join commentary like a good R Truth! Hell you know what else I could do? While I'm out there I could bring my hand across that pretty little face of Michael Coles and tell him it was a hellp from the Miz and I bet that he would go Goo Goo GaGa over it and possibly as for more. Isn't that right little jimmy? Hey mr interveiwer man, ask little jimmy if thats right!

[Interviewer]
Isn't that right little jimmy?

The interviewer puts his hand up signaling a high five and R Truth looks at the interviewer with a weirdedout look



R Truth
Man who you talkin to?

[Interviewer]
I was talking to...

R Truth
Don't give me none of that crap! Man you crazy! C'mon little jimmy this guy is creeping me out...

Truth walks off camera mumbling leaving the interviewer with a freaked out look as Bad Blood roles into a quick commercial

*Edge Promo*
Yeah the commentary in this was amazing, and like Shiggz said you really set the bar for future openings. It really went in depth about many of the matches, and I hope people follow your lead in the future. Only thing is that they all kinda sounded the same and Cole wasn’t really being Cole. Other than that it was great, and I really liked the line where you said that Punk who was the voice of the voiceless is now part of the voiceless. Edge bit was great too. Liked how you had him personally talk about the match and how he made it known that he has his eyes on the title. And now…

Quote :

Tonight we will see the long awaited end of the XWL 15 championship tournament which started out with two man and are now down to only two. Triple H and Evan Bourne. We have a former United States Champion against a man who has done it all in this business but with the introduction of the XWL 15 Championship, he can no longer say this. We've got the match where one man is looking to remake a name for himself against a man who is looking to still be the man to do it all.

Here you used the word man quite a few times, especially at the end with it showing up three times in one sentence.

Quote :

he is undefeated in XWL sense returning and he's not only the only man who has had the chance to say "I'm undefeated" sense returning. That other man is known as Captain Charisma, Christian, who has won four matches sense returning to XWL.

I thought the first time you used sense instead of since it was a typo, but then you went and did it two more times.

Quote :

This is the world heavyweight championship match and the way you're talking reminds me of the way I speak when I have to listen or even hear about a Miz match. Know what I mean?

Just wanted to point this out for Adam. Miz needs to defend himself.

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*Zeke Jackson Promo*
Overall this was a solid promo and was a definite step up from your 0 promos over the weeks. Seriously though, the effort was there and as long as you keep at it you can definitely improve, which I’m hoping you do especially if you end up winning the belt. You just have to avoid misspelling, using the wrong words and putting together sentences like this:

Quote :

Well of course when I got to my hotel room that night I was just thinking on why I lost that match, I never slept that night but it was worth it since I got the answer I needed, it was the fans faults.

And with this part:

Quote :

Yes very single one of you watching here at bad blood and those watching at home IT WAS YOUR FAULT! This is the reason of my performance boost as of late, without that I would be still at the bottom and not where Iam tonight.

And I guess when it’s explained I’ll be stupid for not getting it, but I don’t really see the correlation between Zeke realizing it was the fan’s fault and him doing better. What exactly changed?

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*Randy Orton Promo*
I really liked this promo and what looks to be a subtle Orton heel turn went over really well. Enjoyed his inner conflict as he realized that he may have lost his way and even become a little soft. And unlike RCP, I didn’t have a problem with this:

Quote :

They took me along with Dave Batista under their wings and they showed me everything from how to bring home championship gold to how to bring home championship chicks!

It was odd, sure, but I wouldn’t count out Orton ever saying. It was also surprising and interesting that he called out Undertaker, and I’m definitely curious to see where this feud goes. Good stuff you two. Btw anyone else laugh at 3th in the video title? Anyone? Okay. </3

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*Bryan/McGillicutty
This was a nice simple promo and I really liked how it came across as just two guys casually talking backstage. The shots they took at various families were funny, and McGillicutty’s comments regarding what would happen if DiBiase won were very interesting. Kinda wish this promo was a little longer, especially something put together by you two, but I guess I’ll have to settle with what you did. Almost stopped reading here tho:

Quote :

You won Money in the Bank this year, the first ever third-generation superstar to do so.

smh

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Austin Aries Promo
Great promo, as usual, you did a nice job portraying Aries. I especially loved how you had him call Val out for staring at him. It’s a shame you drop Wade, but you picked up someone you could promo equally as well as and that showed here. Nice touch having Aries giving a little backstory and let people know that he wasn’t just chillin’ during his time off from XWL. Now I’m just waiting to see who accepted that challenge, because if it leads to a feud it could be great. Oh and

Quote :

in the spotlight where I belong to be.

That sounded weird.

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John Morrison
Nice of you to not no-sell the Xtreme Series, but can you really not go through a promo without talking about hair? This is starting to get a little disturbing.

Quote :

While your fashion sense and your hairstyle make me want to puke and then punch my television, Gabriel, I respect what you've done.

Well you didn’t talk about Morrison’s hair, but it’ll happen eventually. Anyway the promo itself was all right, but at the same time it felt like there was something missing. Having him talk a little bit about his injury and his looks and his goals for when he returns and his thoughts on the current state of XWL was nice and you put a lot of work into this. Though at the end of the day, it was just Morrison talking about stuff, but I’m sure you’ll get back into the swing of things soon.

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*Jeff Hardy Promo*
I liked this better a little more because it had a little more personality to it. Overall it was good, and it’s nice to have an active Hardy around again, but it was a little weird at parts and I get that what you were going for, the mysterious-ish feel, but sometimes it was weird for the wrong reason. I did likethis line though:

Quote :

No matter how great someone's life could be they're always begging for more, they win the lottery and they want to win it again, they'll find a 20 dollar bill and they'll wish it was a 50 dollar bill.

And a couple of others here and there, it’s just that some of it was worded oddly. Me nitpicking aside, it really was a good read. Plus nice touch throwing in the bit with the romans.

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*Maryse Promo*
I sent the note.

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*R-Truth Promo*
This was a fun read and I’m happy to see that Truth isn’t going to go to waste.

*Bad Blood returns from a video package for the Intercontinental Championship match later tonight between Joey Ryan and Davey Richards. Michael McGillicutty is seen sitting on a crate with his Money in the Bank Briefcase next to him, seemingly still feeling the effects of his match with Daniel Bryan earlier in the evening. Whether he is disappointed or angered by the loss is still a mystery. Just then, he is approached by Mitch and an impromptu interview takes place.*

{Mitch}
Michael, may I have a moment of your time?

{McGillicutty}
What do you want Mitch?

{Mitch}
I just want your thoughts on the match with Daniel Bryan.

{McGillicutty}
Just kick a man while he's down, why don't you. Yeah, I lost to Daniel Bryan, so what. It's not like I lost to Ted DiBiase.

{Mitch}
But you've been defeated by Ted before...

{McGillicutty}
Oh, you got jokes now Mitch. Ted is nothing more that a loser, a liar, and most importantly a disgrace to both his family and himself. The night may have already ended for my good friend Daniel Bryan, but it's just beginning for me. I will be watching that so-called “Main Event” like a hawk and as soon as the smoke clears, if Ted is the one standing tall with the championship, I might come down to the ring and personally “congratulate” him.

{Mitch}
Are you saying you're going to cash in your Money in the Bank briefcase tonight?

{McGillicutty}
No Mitch, I'm going to go out there, shake his hand, and tell him what a great match he just had. Yes, I'm going to cash this briefcase Mitch. I swear, sometimes I think you're one vegan cupcake short of a batch.

{Mitch}
What if you lose?

*He looks right at Mitch with a glare never seen before from Michael. If looks could kill, Mitch would be six feet under by now.*

{McGillicutty}
Mitch, are you trying to say that I'm going to pull a “Batista” and fail my cash in?

{Mitch}
No, I-

{McGillicutty}
Shut up Mitch. I see what you're trying to do, you're trying to get inside my head in an attempt to get me to second guess myself and not cash in tonight. It's not going to work Mitch and you know why? Simple, because I have what most men in this business lack, brains. Your words have no affect on me Mitch, you think you can convince me to not go out there tonight after that little love-fest of a Main Event, well you're wrong because I am going out there and I am going to become the World Heavyweight Champion whether you like it or not.

{Mitch}
Michael, I'm not trying to stop you from cashing in, I'm just noting the possible outcomes if you decide to cash in tonight.

{McGillicutty}
Mitch, I've just come to a realization, I know the reason why I've yet to cash in. It's you. You're the reason I'm not World Champion right now, you're the reason for my misfortunes as of late, and you're the reason why I lost tonight.

{Mitch}
But I had nothing to do with-

{McGillicutty}
Shut up. I can take the loss to Daniel Bryan but what I can't take is a lying, manipulating, self-serving, loser like you Mitch. You know what, this “interview” is over.

*You can almost feel the anger radiating off of Michael as he storms off, leaving Mitch speechless as Bad Blood goes to a hype package for the triple threat X-treme Championship match later tonight.*

Edge opening: The commentary at the start was insane, really long but really insightful. You covered a lot and it wasn't too daunting to read. It's nice to see a proper good intro for the PPV. And Edge coming out ftw. Your descriptions are really good now for entrances and such, improved a lot along with your promos. I remember when your promos were lackluster but you've really hit your spot now with promos in general. Edge playing the cool facing hyping up both men for the main event seems like his face persona, and it's great to see an active Edge here. The promo was simple but it did it's job, and speaking of Edge. Hopefully he gets his shot at the title soon enough. Great work to open the show.

Big Zeke interview: Zeke talking about conspiracies right off the bat reminds me of R-Truth, but your promos are improving with every one you do. You seem to be learning by reading others promos in terms of layout and such so you're doing well. I think you'd manage to have a good run at the X-Treme Title if you got your hands on it, so I'm rooting for you. Strong interview for Zeke heading into his match, keep up the good work as usual.

Orton/Taker shizzle: I tried to be hard on you as Orton seeing as I was the last one but there's nothing I can complain about at all. Orton's character can be quite to the point and brutally honest, which is what this promo is. He's making no bones about the fact that he's in a rut and he's ready to get out of it. I doubted you sticking with a serious character but you're proving me wrong each promo, you seem to have hit your stride as Orton as this promo flowed well with great content to boot. When I was Orton, I always had him out to do better and prove himself more which is what you're doing so it's awesome to see. Calling out Taker was a complete curve ball but I loved it, Orton and Taker really seems like a PPV Quality promo for sure. Taker's part was brilliant, in one paragraph you gave a lot of meaning. Orton going for the RKO and Taker reversing was interesting, BUT the one liner from Taker sealed the deal for me to make this a 5* promo.

D-Bry and Barry: Love the cameo from Barry Stevens, been a b-big fan of his since day one.. Bryan coming out and slapping the taste out of his mouth seems like something he'd honestly do. Bryan ripping into Gabriel and Ted seems like his heel persona too, the way McGillicutty entered the promo was good. Belittling Mitch even more and back and forth. I saw a lot of improvements in Micksters parts as Bryan here, honestly before I felt that he needed to kick things up a gear and you really have for this one. Michael talking about how he'll cash in on Ted is interesting to see if that will actually happen depending on the outcome. I don't watch matches but congrats to Bryan for winning the match and contendership, some HBK/Bryan matches and promos seems like something that could work brilliantly.

Chavo promo: Seeing Chavo in good spirits coming out is good to see. I like how you had Chavo pause and think about what he was saying, how he was slipping back into his old self. He wants to get down to business and that's a refreshing attitude to see for him. "the day Dolph Ziggler realizes that it’s just not normal to have that much estrogen flowing through your body." Stopped reading there





loljk, Chavo running through his past few matches was a cool way to freshen up them in our minds for the promo. I would love to see HBK vs Chavo again, seeing as how the match ended before. And then making the harsh remarks about Ted shows how he's still a Guerrerro and he'll say what he damn well pleases. Vickie coming out to stir shit up, dis gon be good. I marked the fuck out for Kid Kash coming out, even though he was a dick to me when I met him before. I can't really go into detail on the writeup because of the bulk of it, but I think that's the candidate for match of the night. You wrote it up so well with intricate spots that helped progress the match. The very dramatic finish was awesome too, looking forward to seeing how you continue this.

A Double interview: It's so good to see a (Promo'ing) Austin Aries back in XWL, especially on the year anniversary of when he won the US title and lost it in the same night. Aries always keeps it cool in promos and you made that come across very well, really shrugging off any possible opponents is something that he'd do. And chatting up Val in true Aries fashion side tracked the promo in a funny way. I love the "My eyes are up here." line. The history lesson on what happened to Aries was fun to read and the excuse for what he's been doing in that year away was a good cover up. The finishing paragraph helped show that he wasn't just another cocky dude running around, but he has the heart and passion and skill. 10/10 promo from you as I expected.

JoMoProMo: Gonna start off by saying I do not like JoMo at alllll so it's going to be hard to sell me on him in promos. I like how you're continuing on from Morrison's injury and not just redebuting him out of the blue. Caling Gabriel the south african fashion freak shows that you know Morrison's character well, because his attempts at being funny are B-Rutal It's really hard to get into a Morrison promo because I don't like him but you covered the needed topics such as your return and the draft to make it a solid promo. Hopefully you can get into a feud as him soon to bring up his credibility since he's done nothing as of late. It was a decent promo for your first as Morrison here.

Bork Lazer fucking shit up: First off congrats to Gaz for winning the title. I look at Brock's part here as his real debut if you get me, I know LastChancery will do an amazing job as him. The intensity in the attack was really good, Brock vs Triple H is something that's never been done before so consider me interested. Brock getting the upper hand was suspected since Triple H had just gone through a match. Lesnar going into full beast mode and using the chair was unexpected but awesome. Brock really making a mark on the new champ, can't wait to see what Triple H has to say about this.

One more shot: Before I review this I'll say that I do not like Jeff Hardy either so once again it'll be hard to sell Jeff on me.. One big part of this for me, Red pointed it out last night is that Jeff uses a lot of big words. That may be an odd comment but it made the promo seem out of place and not like Jeff. Jeff was a really big character in XWL before when David was him so hopefully you can get him to that level again. The promo itself though, honestly I couldn't really understand what message Jeff was trying to get across.

Maryse stuff: Give Krzy a chance, he's a nice guy.

R-Troof promo?! It's good to see you back promo'ing again, Sable. Right off the bat I knew this'd be a good character for you with the mentions of Grandma Truth and Spiders. Surely it's hard to live up to Zander's run as Truth but I'm sure you'll do fine. One small bit that had me lolling was Truth saying jelly, I could imagine him saying that. One word to sum up the promo is "fun" as I expect from Truth. Looking forward to seeing more promos with yuo as Truth (If you keep him )

McGillicutty promoo: I like how Mitch has become a reoccuring character in XWL, McGillicutty banking on cashing in is brave words. (See what I did there tho? ) I'm very interested in seeing what happens at the end of the show now, could be a champion that we didn't expect standing tall. Good short promo to hype the end of the show.

*The Camera cuts backstage to see Justin Gabriel talking to somebody off screen*

[Justin Gabriel]
Hey man, Thanks for having my back last week,when them two cowards attacked me from behind just because their interviewer wanted to interview a real superstar. But we sure showed them, didn't we? We proved that Mcgilliutty is all talk,and we both know that He's never going to successfully cash in that Money In The Bank. As for Daniel Bryan..Who honestly uses a Cupcake as a weapon? Can you believe that guy?

*The Camera then zooms out to Reveal Ted DiBiase*

[Ted DiBiase]
Wait, he actually tried to harm you with a cupcake?! The only harm those nasty vegan cupcakes will do is to your taste buds! True story, back before Bryan became a conceded moron, I actually tried one out of good faith, never again! I still can't believe he actually beat Mikey to become the number one contender to Shawn's title! Talk about trouble in paradise between Mitch's keepers. But not us, no, we're gonna go out there and give the fans a show! No eye gouging, no trunk pulling, no low blows, no illegal usage of weapons, just two friends duking it out for the biggest prize in this industry! I don't know about you, but I can't wait!

[Justin Gabriel]
I'm sure that we're gonna steal the show.. Your first One on One World title show.. My first defence, it could be a classic. We both know what each other are capable of, and we both two of the top talents in XWL. It's hard to think that just a year ago, we was both just starting to rise through you ranks. You was dealing with Wade and I was.. well I was helping Wade. But we've both come a long way since then. Just at Final Stand, You had a huge match against The Rock.. I was in the main event. You may have lost but you showed that you deserve to be where you are. So, I can't wait to just get out there and put on what could be the best match of our careers.

[Ted DiBiase]
No doubt, man, we're gonna steal the show! The crowd will be split, let's go Gabriel, let's go Ted! It's gonna be explosive! It's gonna be insane! It's gonna be....Priceless!

*Ted laughs.*

[Ted DiBiase]
See what I did there?

[Justin Gabriel]
That was terrible... But seriously, tonight will be great, I'm sure the best man will win and we'll put on a great show no matter who wins. But the down side is, Mcgillicutty will be waiting to attack whoever wins like the coward he is, We need to make sure he has no chance of leaving with the title tonight.

[Ted DiBiase]
Honestly what would that even prove if he did try to cash in on one of us after a match? That he isn't man enough to face the champion head on? That he can only win it by attacking someone from behind? I've just never understood that mentality, it might be a win, but how can someone be proud to win that way?

[Justin Gabriel]
People like Mcgillicutty pride themselves on that. He doesn't care how he wins, he just cares about himself. Everyone knows he can never be a real champion, Whenever he cashes in, if he's successful he'd never be seen as as a true champion, it takes more than cashing in some briefcase to be a real Champion, something Mcgillicutty will never be.

[Ted DiBiase]
Exactly! See, you and me, we get that, we know what it takes to be a real champion, while I may not have been blessed with sweet sweet championship gold yet...I still know how a true champion should conduct himself, he should be honorable, he should be fair, and he should be a man! Three things that Michael McGillicutty has proven that he isn't!

[Justin Gabriel]
Well, I'm sure we won't have to worry about that.. if you win tonight and he tries anything.. I'll have your back. There is no way I'm letting Mcgillicutty walk out here with the World Title.

[Ted DiBiase]
Likewise man! Let's just leave it all in that ring and whether it's me, or you, the fans will have a World Heavyweight Champion that they can be proud of. But I know we've both gotta warm up, and finish gearing up, so I'll see you out there man, and good luck!

[Justin Gabriel]
You too.

*They pull together for a friendly hug, then back away and go their separate ways as we fade away to a graphic hyping their match in the main-event tonight.*

*Bad Blood cuts Backstage to see The Game HHH.. Sat in the Doctors office. The picture is now Black and White due to the amount of blood on HHH*

*Todd Grisham then walks into the room*

[Todd Grisham]
Triple H.. Can I just get your thoughts on what happened tonight?

[Triple H]
What do you want me to say, Todd? That I'm happy to walk out of here the first ever XWL 15 Champion? That I'm glad to finally get a title win in XWL? Because I'm not. What happened to me after that match, made all of that go away. I was feeling great...after years of failure after failure, I'd finally done it. I'd finally got that title win, Finally proved that I'm Back, The King of Kings has finally arrived.. but look at me, Todd.. Do I look like a man who just won a title? I look like a man who just got his ass handed to him, because that's exactly what happened. Brock Lesnar.. destroyed me. I don't know what his problem is with me, but You can bet that he just made the biggest mistake of his live.


[Triple H]
He might have gotten the better of me tonight...but I'd just gone through a 15 Minute Iron Man match with one of the most successful superstars in XWL history. Brock caught me when I was already beaten down and tired. He shocked the world by coming out there tonight, He showed that he means business. But when I get Brock face to face, I can guarantee that it won't be the same outcome. There's no denying that Brock is impressive, he dominated his way through WWE.. but He never came across me. He has never faced such an ass kicking, mean son of a bitch. I made a goal when I returned to XWL and that was to become a 14 time World Champion, and I sure as hell, Aren't going to let Brock Lesnar get in the way. Brock stepped up and beat me down but he made a huge mistake.. He let me walk out of this arena.. He should have finished me off when He had the chance.


[Triple H]
Because, I'm a man of my word.. I've promised that some day, I will become World Champion once again, becoming XWL 15 Champion is just the start of it. And If I need to take out Brock Lesnar to do so, then That's what I will do. He can bring all the pain he wants, and I'l just keep taking it and getting right back up. I came back to XWL with a purpose, Brock will just be a speed bump on my road to success, Brock Lesnar.. I will make you pay.

*HHH walks off the screen as Bad Blood fades to commercial *

As Bad Blood rolls on we're taken inside Ted DiBiase's locker room, where we see him on the phone with an unknown person.



{Ted DiBiase}
I can't believe it either! My nerves are killing me at this point, so close, yet so far, but tonight could finally be the night!



{Ted DiBiase}
I know...It hasn't been easy, but that's what makes me want this even more! To prove to everyone, including myself, that I can do it...That hard work and dedication, no matter what you go through, can make your dreams come true.




{Ted DiBiase}
Alright thanks, I'll call you after the show, bye dad.


As he pushes the button his phone to end the call, Maryse had made her way into his locker room and before he knew it was leaned on his shoulder as he stared slightly confused by her presence, given the amount of time it's been since they last spoke.




{Maryse}
Um, Ted?

She poked closer and couldn't help herself but to eye him for a moment, as he tried to fight doing the same

{Ted DiBiase}
Maryse, hey.

{Maryse}
You look good.

Ted smirked and nodded, glowing with confidence



{Maryse}
Anyway, I just wanted to say I got your note and.. I miss you too.


She leaned forward smiling, speaking in a hushed tone to him, as if it were some sort of secret and Ted looked at her, his face full of confusion

{Ted DiBiase}
Uh, what note?



{Maryse}
The one I just got from you.

Maryse handed Ted the note, he stands up to get a better look at it, then unfolds it and glances down with a confused expression on his face as he reads it.



{Ted DiBiase}
I'm really sorry...

As Maryse looks up at him smiling, he stares at her for a second with the note open and in his hands.



{Ted DiBiase}
But...

He quickly folds the note back up and holds it out for her to take.



{Ted DiBiase}
I didn't write this.

Silence fills the room as Maryse stares at him confused even more than he is.

{Maryse}
Who else would have written this, Teddy.

Her voice came off a bit frustrated

{Ted DiBiase}
How am I supposed to know that Maryse? We haven't even spoken in months, and you show up with this note that you're accusing me of writing?

{Maryse}
Are you saying that's my fault? Because I'm not the one who's been practically sleeping with The Rock for the passed couple of months.

{Ted DiBiase}
Sleeping with The Ro- what? Maryse, did you ever think that maybe the note wasn't adressed to you? That maybe it was for someone else? Not everything is about you ya' know.



{Maryse}
Did I think about it?..

Maryse stared at Ted for a moment, and then took the note and slapped him in the head with it. Despite it not hurting Ted in anyway, he still grabbed his head for safety

{Maryse}
Pensez-vous que je suis un fou? Je ne suis pas aussi bête que vous le pensez, je ne sais pas pourquoi vous continuez-vous me traiter de cette façon, tu es le seul fou! Of course I thought about it!



{Ted DiBiase}
Maryse, we've been over this a thousand times, you know I don't understand a word of French!

Maryse stopped and stared at Ted, folding her arms and taking a deep breath

{Ted DiBiase}
Maryse, all I'm saying is this isn't that big of a deal. Listen, I've got the most important match of my career I have to go get ready for. But hey, you have my number, give me a call if you need to talk about anything, okay?



Maryse slowly nodded and Ted smiled and walked off to go prepare for his World Heavyweight Title match. Meanwhile, cameras still on Maryse, yet another random backstage man approached her from the corner of our camera's view



Backstage Random
Excuse me, Maryse?

Maryse snapped out of it, turning to the man, still obviously disturbed

{Maryse}
.. Yes?

The man just handed her a small dark swade box, she still seemed confused, but more at ease as she prepared to open it, looking forward to something that would brighten her upsetting night thusfar. She place the note under her arm and grabbed the box with both hands, smiling, gently cracking it open. Her smile quickly turned to shock as she gasped and dropped the box and note, running off out of the cameras view. The cameras watched her leave and then looked down, zooming in on what was in the small box. The box contained the head of Maryse's latest action figure. A strange piano key struck as we hear the maniacal laugh of Kharma in the background and we fade out to blackness once again

[Bad Blood returns from a commercial break and we’re taken into a parking lot where a car rolls up. The cameraman zooms in on the door to see who gets out and it turns out to be none other than Mickie James!]



[As she steps out of the car an interviewer runs up to her to get a quick word.]

{{Interviewer}}
Hey Mickie, you look lovely tonight.

{{Mickie James}}
Why thank you very much!

{{Interviewer}}
The pay per view is already well underway, were you making some last minute preparations for your match?

{{Mickie James}}
Ah no, I just hit a little traffic on the way here. But don’t you worry, I am definitely ready for my match.

{{Interviewer}}
We really haven’t heard from either you or Trish since she made that challenge weeks ago, what was going through your mind when she came out?

{{Mickie James}}
I was just as surprised as everybody else, believe me on that. To be honest with you I was afraid it was Portia coming back.

{{Interviewer}}
Are you relieved it was Trish instead?

{{Mickie James}}
I wouldn’t say relieved, dealing with Trish isn’t gonna be a walk in the park. I expect it to be one of the toughest matches I’ve had in a while.

{{Interviewer}}
Do you think you’ll win?



{{Mickie James}}
Um… it’ll be really competitive match and there should be no doubt that we’re gonna give it our all in that ring.

{{Interviewer}}
Oh come on, Mickie, none of that political correctness.

{{Mickie James}}
What? All I’m saying is that we can definitely give that other divas match a run for its money. There may not be a title on the line, but you wouldn’t be able to tell once you see us go at it in the ring.

{{Interviewer}}
You’re not answering the question, Mickie. Do you think you will beat Trish tonight?

{{Mickie James}}
Look, both Trish and I haven’t been around for a while, both of us have something to prove and neither of us are going to take it easy. But to answer your question…

{{Interviewer}}
Come on, Mickie, spill it…

{{Mickie James}}
Yes, I think I could walk away with the win when everything is all said and done.

{{Interviewer}}
Ha, that’s what we all wanted to hear.

{{Mickie James}}
It’s not cockiness though, but I have a feeling that this could be my night. Trish is great, but I’d like to think that I’m that much better.



{{Interviewer}}
Is this going to be a one and done ordeal? Can you tell us what’s in store for your future?

{{Mickie James}}
You never know, this is XWL where even the predicable is unexpected. Maybe this match will be one of many, or maybe this will be the last time our paths cross. All I know for sure is that once this is all said and done I’ll have my eyes on the result of that Divas Championship match.

{{Interviewer}}
Hmm, so do you see another title reign in your future?

{{Mickie James}}
Well, I don’t want to get ahead of myself but I did beat the women who’s challenging for the belt tonight, so a match isn’t completely out of the question.

{{Interviewer}}
Yeah, I remember it was a very controversial win, with Layla coming out and all.

{{Mickie James}}
Being a competitor is all about being on top of your game at all times. Eve let herself get distracted and I let myself get the win, and I’ll carry that momentum into my match tonight. Trish is in for the fight of her life, and if she doesn’t give me her undivided attention she’ll find herself on her back for the three count. Who knows where she’s been? But I’ve been in the gym, I’ve been studying tapes and I’ve been preparing for this match as if it’ll be the last I ever wrestle.

{{Interviewer}}
You seem to be getting a bit worked up, perhaps this is more than a match to you afterall?

{{Mickie James}}
Perhaps, or maybe I after dealing with Portia, I realize that I need to stand my ground and make sure nobody crosses the line I make. Nobody is going to show up out of the blue and think they could use me to get out of their rut.



{{Interviewer}}
You think Trish is in a rut?

{{Mickie James}}
She lost Money in the Bank and hasn’t been seen since. Maybe she just needed time to clear her head and rest up, it’s understandable, that was a grueling match and she put everything on the line to get that case.

{{Interviewer}}
But she lost.

{{Mickie James}}
She lost.

{{Interviewer}}
And now she’s back to wrestle you.

{{Mickie James}}
She better be careful what she asks for because she just might get it all… and then some.

{{Interviewer}}
Do you not respect her?

{{Mickie James}}
I respect and admire her, and she’s no doubt a walking legend. But I’m not the same Mickie that she went toe to toe with before.

{{Interviewer}}
You’re not psycho anymore.

{{Mickie James}}
Heh, and I’m not star struck anymore either. I wish Trish all the best, like I said earlier I’m really looking forward to this… it should be fun. Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to go get ready.

[Trish smiles and waves to the camera and begins walking away.]



[The interviewer mumbles under his breath before the screen fades to black.]

{{Interviewer}}
Boy, do I love to watch you leave.

*Backstage we see James Storm walking in the darker corridors of the building....



*Storm looks more pissed off than usual, possibly having to do something with the fans cheering for him all of a sudden, he thinks they're screwing with him, while common thought is that they enjoy his recent actions of shutting up R-Truth and The Miz on separate occasions. He continues to walk until he reaches a brighter hallway and he accidentally bumps into someone. That person turns around is Arn Anderson! He was talking to a backstage worker before being bumped into.

{Arn Anderson}
Woah! Look out where you're walking!......I'm just joking kid, not a big deal.

{James Storm}
Why don't you shut your mouth old man? You shouldn't be standing in the middle of the hallway yapping with production workers.

*Storm removes his sunglasses and puts them in his shirt before Arn responds.

{Arn Anderson}
Watch your mouth son, I may be older but I will put you in your place. And what's up your ass anyway?

{James Storm}
Not that it has anything to do with you, but these fans continue to screw with me, no matter what I do they just can't respect me!....

{Arn Anderson}
Wait a minute. You ever think that they're cheering you because they do respect you? I've been watching you Storm and ever since Final Stand when you were inside that Steel Cage you earned these people's admiration when you grew a set and took on one of the toughest sons of bitches in wrestling history and won. Then you shut up not one but two of the most annoying and self-absorbed men in this company, two guys these people hate very much. Hell I saw you super kick R-Truth and you might have made him somewhat sane you hit him so hard!

*Storm stood quietly for a moment staring at the ground, contemplating what Arn had just said, as he was about to respond Arn slapped him across his face! Storm becomes enraged, gritting his teeth breathing heavily, he grabs his cheek but before he can do anything Arn grabs him by the shirt collar pulling him face to face with himself.

{Arn Anderson}
Listen to me! You have the talent to be a World Champion but if you fight and argue with these fans they will bury you and you'll never be successful! Don't be a punk, delivering cheap shots won't help you in the long run, and will most certainly screw you over in the even further future....trust me, I know. Now you think that over while I go get ready for my time in the ring, I'm here to address the fans that helped me make my career what it was.

*Arn walks off as the camera zooms out from the face to face confrontation and once Arn is off camera on the blood red face of James Storm who is fuming. The camera cuts to the announcers table after a few more seconds of Storm fuming.

{JR}
There was Arn Anderson folks. He had some wise words and tough love for "Cowboy" James Storm right there. Double A is here because he's receiving a honor from XWL officials and they wanted him to address the fans later on tonight.

{Cole}
So that gives him the right to slap James Storm?! And I can't believe he has to audacity to call Miz annoying!

{King}
Cole, please shut up before I slap you like Arn slapped Storm.

*The camera zooms out and fades with JR and King staring at Cole with disdain.

As Bad Blood returns we are brought to the ring where none other than Barry Stevens is standing with a mic in hand and a determined look on his battered face.

{King}
Look who it is JR... Uhmm, whats his name again?

{JR}
I was just about to ask you the same question!

{Cole}
 Wow, you two are pathetic, a skilled commentator who actually does his job would know that man is Barry Stevens. He was attacked by Daniel Bryan earlier tonight, it was too funny!

{King}
Oh right, I knew he looked familiar. Poor guy didn't deserve what Bryan did to him.

{Cole}
Sure he did, he was taking up Bryan's TV Time with Mitch!

{Lillian Garcia}
Ladies and Gentleman, the following bout is set for one fall, introducing first, from Queens New York, weighing in at 160 pounds, Barry Stevens!

{JR}
Wait, he's about to compete like that?

Barry adjusts the sling on his left arm before speaking.

{Barry Stevens}
Hello XWL Universe, my name is Barry Stevens and I'm out here tonight to prove why I should be apart of the XWL roster. Vickie Guerrero told me that if I were to defeat an opponent of her choosing I would officially become a member of Redemption! As you can see I might not be in the best shape to wrestle after what that jerk Daniel Bryan did to me but the doctors said that my arm is not broken and have cleared me to compete. Barry Stevens doesn't let a few cuts and bruises keep him down, I don't care who Vickie Guerrero chooses to face me, I won't let anyone get in the way of my dream to become an XWL Superstar. Ever since I was a little kid I always dreamed of standing in this very ring, I always dreame-

The crowd cuts Barry off by chanting "booorrrriinnnggg"

{Barry Stevens}
Shut Up! You know what's boring? You people! Sitting in your seats trying to escape from your boring jobs that pay for your boring lives while I'm out here living the dream! So know your roles and shut up! And to whomever my opponent is tonight, as The Great One would say... Bring It!

The crowds boos almost drown out Barry's last words, he angrily begins to shout at the crowd until...



Barry's face drops as the near 300 pounder marches out from the curtain.



{King}
Jeez! Look at the size of ht guy!

{JR}
That Barry guy doesn't stand a chance!

{Cole}
You never know JR.

{JR}
Well in this case I do! 

{Lillian Garcia}
And his opponent, from Sin City, weighing in at 295 pounds, Ryback!



The crowd goes wild as Ryback leaps into the ring and lifts his massive arms in the air before going into the corner to await the bell.

{Cole}
This ought to be good.



The bell rings an Ryback immediately charges at Barry and flips him like a rag doll with a massive running clothesline as the crowd lets out am"ohhh"

{King}
Holy..did you see that! I'm surprised that clothesline didn't take is head right off!

Ryback grabs Barry by the head and lifts him to his feet



He shoves Barry into the corner and hits him with a hug corner clothesline! Ryback then grabs Barry by the leg and throat and tosses him up into a Military Press Hold



Before dropping him onto his shoulder and hitting a huge powerslam! The crowd goes crazy as Ryback smacks his head with his fist and shouts "time to finish him"!



He lifts Barry with ease and hits The Muscle Buster! Ryback then goes for the pin...
1...2...3!



{King}
..wow..



{King}
This Ryback guy has the size, strength, and power to turn a lot of heads here in the XWL, I can't wait to see him in action again!



The crowd continues to cheer as Ryback celebrates his victory before we are shown a video package for tonights main event.

-just so we are all clear I switched Ryback for Barry Stevens