Post by Eric Bischoff on Apr 25, 2022 17:16:00 GMT -5
Event Date: April 25th, 2022
XL Center
Hartford, CT
King's Gauntlet Semi-Finals Match
2 out of 3 Falls
Mr. Anderson vs Shawn Michaels
Falls Count Anywhere
Randy Orton vs Edge
King's Gauntlet Semi-Finals Match
Brock Lesnar vs Jay White
After a back and forth contest, Jay White hooks Brock Lesnar with the BLADE-RUNNER and plants his face directly to the canvas below. He hooks the leg as the referee drops to the mat. ONE! TWO! THREE! Jay White has done it! He is now in the FINALS of the King's Gauntlet and will compete in the MAIN EVENT against Shawn Michaels for the Vacant SOOL World Heavyweight Championship!
However, his victory celebration is cut short, Jay White has little time to soak in his win as this theme blasts over the PA System.
Shawn Michaels appears at the top of the ramp and claps, almost mockingly and very slowly not giving Jay White, apparently much credit
::Shawn Michaels::
Cut MY music. Hey kid, how are you doing? Awwww, come on now -- you look a bit upset with me. It's alright. Are you really mad that I didn't give you your little moment in the ring? Just know, I did it for your own good. I don't want you to take all of this in, this little dream you have about becoming Champion because come this Sunday, that is all gonna be taken away from you. All of those "grueling" and "hard fought victories" you had to so "valiantly" endure these past few weeks ... only for it to all come crumbling down before your very eyes, beneath the feet of 'The Heartbreak Kid'. I hope you enjoyed hearing my theme music, kid. I just thought I'd give you a little taste of what is to come, because at King's Gauntlet, after our match, my theme will play much like it did here tonight, it will be no different. I am simply gearing you up for your own failure and that's just something you have to live with. You are good, don't get me wrong but you are not better than the Heartbreak Kid! So in essence really, you should honestly thank me here tonight, for helping you face the facts -- and come the pay-per-view, when I beat your ass, show me some RESPECT, SHAKE MY HAND and BOW DOWN to the NEW SOOL World Heavyweight Champion. What do you say?
Jay White lets out an exasperated sigh as he was meant to listen to that speech that HBK went on with. Week after week it seemed he was met with these sorts of statements, leading to him grabbing a mic of his own, moving to lean against the ropes facing the entrance. The match with Brock took a good amount out of him, a bit of heavy breathing from Jay as he recollected himself
--~Jay White~--
Ah yeah yeah why don't I think about that offer a little..mnnh..nahh.
He took in the crowd's reaction just a bit to his response, letting himself take a few seconds as well before speaking again
--~Jay White~--
You know for someone so sure of himself, you sure like to take every chance you get to try and desperately convince yourself of the things you're saying. On and on week after week of this same stuff. Need I remind you, you're currently talking to the only man currently in SOOL to have an undefeated record in singles competition? So why don't you put the mic down, go in the back and think about what your speech is gonna be the Warfare after King's Gauntlet to try and..reconvince yourself that you're the best when you're standing there without the championship.
::Shawn Michaels::
How did I know that you were going to say that? You know Jay, you sure have a lot of confidence for a kid who is about to step into uncharted waters. You truthfully don't know what awaits you at King's Gauntlet, do you? These waters, they are deep & they are dark, just when you think you stand a chance, they will pull you down further, and further, AND FURTHER, and before you know it, it all goes black, and just like that ... it's OVER! This is YOUR future, Jay. Like these waters, you don't know WHO you are dealing with ... or WHAT I am actually capable of. You may have beaten everyone that has come your way, in one on one competition -- but this little path you are going down, it has a dead end, Jay. There is no Championship at the end of your little rainbow, BITCH. I hate to break it to you...I honestly do, but your end ... comes in the form of 'The Heartbreak Kid' Shawn Michaels. Like I said, the fight, is over. You must accept defeat whether you like it or not because it's NOT an option for me to lose. At King's Gauntlet, I will prove to the world everything I said, when I challenge you to a SIXTY MINUTE IRON MAN match for the SOOL World Heavyweight Championship! The question is...are you really MAN enough to accept that, KID?
--~Jay White~--
Sixty Minutes works for me. I can beat the hell out of you for however long you want. It'll just make it even more solidified when I make sure that SOOL is fully ready to breathe with the switchblade in MY..NEW..ERA
However, his victory celebration is cut short, Jay White has little time to soak in his win as this theme blasts over the PA System.
Shawn Michaels appears at the top of the ramp and claps, almost mockingly and very slowly not giving Jay White, apparently much credit
::Shawn Michaels::
Cut MY music. Hey kid, how are you doing? Awwww, come on now -- you look a bit upset with me. It's alright. Are you really mad that I didn't give you your little moment in the ring? Just know, I did it for your own good. I don't want you to take all of this in, this little dream you have about becoming Champion because come this Sunday, that is all gonna be taken away from you. All of those "grueling" and "hard fought victories" you had to so "valiantly" endure these past few weeks ... only for it to all come crumbling down before your very eyes, beneath the feet of 'The Heartbreak Kid'. I hope you enjoyed hearing my theme music, kid. I just thought I'd give you a little taste of what is to come, because at King's Gauntlet, after our match, my theme will play much like it did here tonight, it will be no different. I am simply gearing you up for your own failure and that's just something you have to live with. You are good, don't get me wrong but you are not better than the Heartbreak Kid! So in essence really, you should honestly thank me here tonight, for helping you face the facts -- and come the pay-per-view, when I beat your ass, show me some RESPECT, SHAKE MY HAND and BOW DOWN to the NEW SOOL World Heavyweight Champion. What do you say?
Jay White lets out an exasperated sigh as he was meant to listen to that speech that HBK went on with. Week after week it seemed he was met with these sorts of statements, leading to him grabbing a mic of his own, moving to lean against the ropes facing the entrance. The match with Brock took a good amount out of him, a bit of heavy breathing from Jay as he recollected himself
--~Jay White~--
Ah yeah yeah why don't I think about that offer a little..mnnh..nahh.
He took in the crowd's reaction just a bit to his response, letting himself take a few seconds as well before speaking again
--~Jay White~--
You know for someone so sure of himself, you sure like to take every chance you get to try and desperately convince yourself of the things you're saying. On and on week after week of this same stuff. Need I remind you, you're currently talking to the only man currently in SOOL to have an undefeated record in singles competition? So why don't you put the mic down, go in the back and think about what your speech is gonna be the Warfare after King's Gauntlet to try and..reconvince yourself that you're the best when you're standing there without the championship.
::Shawn Michaels::
How did I know that you were going to say that? You know Jay, you sure have a lot of confidence for a kid who is about to step into uncharted waters. You truthfully don't know what awaits you at King's Gauntlet, do you? These waters, they are deep & they are dark, just when you think you stand a chance, they will pull you down further, and further, AND FURTHER, and before you know it, it all goes black, and just like that ... it's OVER! This is YOUR future, Jay. Like these waters, you don't know WHO you are dealing with ... or WHAT I am actually capable of. You may have beaten everyone that has come your way, in one on one competition -- but this little path you are going down, it has a dead end, Jay. There is no Championship at the end of your little rainbow, BITCH. I hate to break it to you...I honestly do, but your end ... comes in the form of 'The Heartbreak Kid' Shawn Michaels. Like I said, the fight, is over. You must accept defeat whether you like it or not because it's NOT an option for me to lose. At King's Gauntlet, I will prove to the world everything I said, when I challenge you to a SIXTY MINUTE IRON MAN match for the SOOL World Heavyweight Championship! The question is...are you really MAN enough to accept that, KID?
--~Jay White~--
Sixty Minutes works for me. I can beat the hell out of you for however long you want. It'll just make it even more solidified when I make sure that SOOL is fully ready to breathe with the switchblade in MY..NEW..ERA
The two have a stare down after the last words as Jay White's theme plays over the speakers, playing out the end of SOOL Warfare as it goes off air, setting up for the first PPV of SOOL's return!!
KING'S GAUNTLET
SUNDAY, MAY 1st 2022
Longest Reign: 154 Days
