Hello and welcome to the special
WrestleMania edition of the rebooking series. Our Sixth Edition takes us to
mid-2010 and one of the biggest wastes of a hot angle in wrestling history: The
Nexus.
When Nexus debuted it was
something a lot of people had never seen anything like before. A lot of the
guys in the group were far from ready to main event but their debut was
executed so well that they all felt like legitimate threats immediately
(despite NXT Season One being so terrible). Of course after that the angle sort
of went downhill and nobody in Nexus has ever really recovered to the heights
of their debut. We picked Summerslam as a starting point because we thought
that was the first big mistake WWE made.
The start of Nexus remains the
same (including Bryan’s firing) until Summerslam apart from the fact that Chris
Jericho wins the RAW Money in the Bank briefcase rather than The Miz. Also, for
a feature that comes into play later The Hart Dynasty are still tag team
champions as of the start of this rebooking.
Without any further ado here we
go:
Summerslam 2010
The Nexus vs. Team WWE (John
Cena, Edge, Chris Jericho, Bret Hart, R-Truth, John Morrison and Daniel Bryan)
Michael Tarver is eliminated by
Bret early on following a sharpshooter. Barrett immediately comes in, hits
Wasteland on Bret and pins him for the elimination. This brings in Cena who
guns straight for Barrett but Barrett backtracks and tags in Skip Sheffield.
Sheffield and Cena go at it as David Otunga attacks Bret while he’s been
carried to the back. This causes the WWE guys and Nexus to go into an all-out
brawl on the outside (minus Sheffield and Cena) which ends when Bryan comes off
the top rope on to everyone.
In the ring Sheffield gets the
upper hand on Cena and tags in Barrett. Barrett and Nexus beat down Cena for a
prolonged period until he gets the hot tag to Bryan. Bryan cleans house. Edge
comes in and works over Otunga but Otunga manages to tag Sheffield in who
eliminates Edge. Morrison is next in and he hits a few high flying moves but
Sheffield gets the upper hand. Sheffield tags in Barrett who dominates Morrison
until he gets the hot tag to Truth. Truth gets a few hope spots after his
momentum is stopped but eventually Barrett eliminates him with Wasteland.
Jericho comes in and Barrett
backs away from his former mentor tagging in Darren Young. After a little while
Jericho eliminates Young after connecting with a Codebreaker out of nowhere.
Heath Slater comes in and works over Jericho. Barrett tags himself in and
eliminates Jericho with the Lion Tamer. Morrison comes in and goes back and
forth with Barrett. Barrett gets the upper hand and Nexus utilise quick tags to
keep Morrison beaten down. Morrison mounts a comeback and eventually eliminates
Otunga after hitting Starship Pain. Slater comes in immediately and eliminates
Morrison with a roll-up, and a handful of tights.
Bryan’s back in now and laying
into Slater with some stiff kicks. He eventually eliminates Slater with the
LeBell Lock. Bryan and Cena work over Nexus for a while until Sheffield hits a
clothesline on Cena completely changing the match. Sheffield and the rest of
Nexus work Cena over until he tags Bryan in. Bryan is like a house of fire at
first, taking on all remaining members of Nexus at once. Eventually the numbers
game catches up with Bryan though and he is subjected to a meathook clothesline
from Sheffield, Wasteland from Barrett and finally a 450 Splash from Gabriel
for the elimination.
It’s three-on-one now and all
three members of Nexus surround Cena. Cena tries to fight back but they beat
him down. Once order is restored it is Cena and Sheffield who are in the ring.
Sheffield has the upper hand but is acting cocky and it costs him as Cena
manages to surprise him with an Attitude Adjustment for the elimination. Gabriel
comes in and beats Cena down. He sets up for the 450 splash but Cena rolls out
of the way and when Gabriel gets back up he is immediately subjected to an
Attitude Adjustment which eliminates him.
It is now down to Cena and
Barrett. The latter immediately hits the ring after Gabriel’s elimination and
attacks Cena. Cena almost wins with the STF but Barrett manages to reach the
ropes. Cena tries to pull Barrett back to the centre of the ring but Barrett
will not let go of the ropes. Eventually getting to the point where Barrett has
both hands on the top rope and Cena is close to the centre of the ring
desperately pulling on his legs which allows Barrett to mule kick him. When
Cena gets back up he turns straight into Wasteland. Barrett pins Cena and wins
the match.
RAW’s leading to Night of Champions
There is a six pack elimination
challenge announced (Sheamus, Cena, Orton, Barrett, Jericho and Edge). All six
challengers are, naturally, aggressive with one another with Barrett and Cena
particularly violent towards each other.
Night of Champions
Sheamus © vs. Chris Jericho vs.
Edge vs. John Cena vs. Randy Orton vs. Wade Barrett
The rules to this one are
slightly different to how they were in the actual Night of Champions match. In
our version Chris Jericho and Edge started the match with the next competitor
entering at five minute intervals. Eliminations could occur at any time. After
five minutes had elapsed Cena entered the fray. Just before the next entrant
Edge eliminated Jericho with a spear. Sheamus was in next and he eliminated
Edge with a Brogue Kick. As he was celebrating though the next entrant, Randy
Orton, came in and dominated Sheamus. Wade Barrett entered next and focused on
John Cena. Orton and Sheamus go back and forth until Orton hits an RKO but Sheamus
kicks out at 2. This leads to Orton punting Sheamus and eliminating him.
Orton and Cena team up on Barrett
but eventually turn on each other. This allows Barrett to hit Wasteland on Cena
and eliminate him. Orton and Barrett go back and forth but with no
disqualifications in a match like this Cena attacks Barrett allowing Orton to
hit an RKO and win the WWE Championship.
Recap of RAW’s leading to Hell in a Cell
Nexus continue to attack Cena
throughout the month. Eventually the anonymous RAW GM makes John Cena vs. Wade
Barrett inside Hell in a Cell. If Cena wins Nexus must disband, if he loses he
must join Nexus.
Hell in a Cell
Hell in a Cell Match: John Cena
vs. Wade Barrett
Cena has the match won when the
lights in the arena go out. When they come back on Nexus have surrounded the
cell. Some try to get in by the door, others try to break through the roof.
Gabriel and Slater break through the roof, hang and then jump down into the
ring and attack Cena and then the referee before taking the key and allowing
the others in through the door. They destroy the ring and everything
surrounding in scenes not dissimilar to their debut. Daniel Bryan comes out to
defend Cena but is taken out.
Every Nexus member hits their
signature moves and then they lift a lifeless Cena on to Barrett’s shoulders
for Wasteland. Nexus force the referee to count the pinfall and Barrett wins.
Barrett puts the Nexus armband on Cena and then drapes a Nexus t-shirt over his
body. Nexus pose over Cena as Hell in a Cell ends.
1st RAW after Hell in a Cell
Cena opens the show and
apologises to the WWE Universe. He says he left everyone down last night and he
will never forgive himself. Barrett interrupts and says “There’ll be no more of
that as a Nexus member John. You’re behind me. You’ll do what I tell you to do,
when I tell you to do it. You’re either Nexus or you’re against us, and John…
you’re Nexus” Barrett then orders Cena backstage which he does looking
crestfallen and staring at the Nexus armband around his bicep.
Randy Orton wins in the main
event and is challenged to a WWE Title match at Bragging Rights by Barrett.
Orton accepts.
2nd RAW after Hell in a Cell
The main event is Nexus (Gabriel
and Cena) vs. Orton and Bryan (Orton picks Bryan to be his partner)
Nexus take over ringside (Barrett
and Otunga provide commentary, Slater is the ring announcer etc.)
Nexus beat down Bryan until he
tags Orton in. Orton comes in like a house of fire but is eventually shut down
by the surprisingly good tag work of Cena and Gabriel. Eventually Cena hits the
Attitude Adjustment on Orton. He goes for the pin but Barrett gets up off
commentary and demands Cena tag in Gabriel. Cena gets in Barrett’s face but
Barrett reminds him of his responsibilities so Cena obliges. Gabriel goes to
the top rope and goes for a 450 Splash but Orton catches him in mid-air with an
RKO out of nowhere and gets the pin before Nexus can get involved.
3rd RAW (and final before Bragging Rights)
RAW’s Anonymous General Manager
announces a main event of Randy Orton versus any Nexus member. Barrett
nominates Cena to be that member.
Non-Title Match: John Cena vs.
Randy Orton
Orton wins a hard fought, even
match with a small package. Nexus immediately attack him after the match but
Cena holds back, disgusted by Nexus’ actions. Barrett grabs a microphone and
shouts at Cena. He grabs at Cena’s armband and says “John, you’re Nexus!”
Barrett forces Cena to hit an
Attitude Adjustment on Orton and then makes him pose with the other members in
true Nexus fashion.
Bragging Rights
WWE Championship Match: Randy
Orton © vs. Wade Barrett (w/ John Cena)
Orton and Barrett fight back and
forth. Eventually Orton goes for his trademark clotheslines but Barrett ducks
and Orton takes out the referee. Barrett demands Cena get in the ring and helpt
him beat up Orton. Barrett tells him to hit the AA on Orton. Cena looks
conflicted, but then turns and hits the AA on Barrett! Cena walks backstage as
Orton crawls to the cover and the recovering referee slowly counts to three.
1st RAW after Bragging Rights
There is hype throughout RAW that
Wade Barrett will address “the John Cena problem” at the end of the show.
Barrett says that Cena is a part
of Nexus and, whether he likes it or not, he is part of the group so he has to
prove his loyalty.
The Anonymous RAW GM pipes in and
says that Barrett has a good idea and at Survivor Series it will be Randy Orton
defending against Wade Barrett once again but with a twist. John Cena will be
the special guest referee! Cena looks devastated and Barrett pulls him into
Wasteland. Barrett says “You may be Nexus John but you’re not one of us. Yet.”
2nd RAW
Kofi Kingston vs. Wade Barrett
Barrett wins with Wasteland. Post-match
Orton comes out to attack Barrett but is taken out by Nexus. Cena doesn’t join
in and looks conflicted. Barrett demands he joins in but Cena leaves the ring
and makes his way backstage.
3rd RAW
Barrett opens the show and laughs
off Cena’s actions last week insisting that he knows “John will do the right
thing” come Survivor Series. He also lays down a challenge for next week to
Orton for a tag team match “if you can even find someone to team with you”.
In the main event Nexus are
beating down Cena for his inaction last week when Orton’s music hits. He goes
to come down to the ring but pauses and the turns and looks at the titantron
where Edge’s music plays! Edge comes out and Rated RKO pose as the show goes
off the air.
4th RAW (and final before Survivor Series)
Main Event: Nexus vs. Rated RKO
Barrett ducks out of the match
saying he never stated which members of Nexus would face Orton’s team. He
nominates Otunga and Cena to be the Nexus representatives in the match.
Barrett tries to interfere but
Edge spears him on the outside and Orton hits the RKO on a distracted Cena for
the win.
Survivor Series
WWE Championship: Randy Orton ©
vs. Wade Barrett – Special Guest Referee: John Cena
Getting towards the end of the
match Orton ducks a Barrett clothesline which accidentally takes out Cena.
Nexus interfere and take out Orton before Barrett orders them backstage.
Barrett wakes Cena back up before picking up Orton and hitting him with
Wasteland. Cena counts (Shawn Michaels style after he accidentally took out
Undertaker and gifted Bret Hart the victory) slowly, specifically before hitting
the three. He tries to get out of the ring straight away but Barrett stops him,
makes Cena raise his hand and put the title around his waist. He then forces
Cena to do the Nexus pose with the entire group.
1st RAW after Survivor Series
Barrett comes out and says he has
achieved everything he’s wanted to achieve. He also says that even despite
having the worst year of his career John Cena showed his true loyalty and
solidarity with Nexus last night. Loyalty deserves reward and that’s what
Barrett will do, he will reward Cena. He’s managed to secure John a
Championship match tonight. In the main event John Cena will fight for the WWE…
Tag Team Championship. It will be John Cena teaming with Justin Gabriel to take
on The Hart Dynasty!
Main Event, WWE Tag Team
Championship Match: The Hart Dynasty (David Hart Smith and Tyson Kidd) © vs.
Nexus (John Cena and Justin Gabriel)
Cena and Gabriel win clean after
an Attitude Adjustment into a 450 Splash.
Barrett shakes Cena’s hand and
then raises it before leaving the ring to “allow Cena to have his moment”.
2nd RAW
RAW Anonymous General Manager
(his lenient attitude towards Nexus has been queried and questioned by a lot of
people in WWE from wrestlers to commentators) announces the main event for TLC.
A triple threat TLC match for the WWE Championship as Wade Barrett defends
against Randy Orton and the winner of a #1 Contenders Match tonight between the
two guys who have impressed most in the past few months – John Morrison and
Sheamus (both guys have been protected in the past few months to prime them for
a potential main event run).
Main Event: John Morrison (w/ The
Miz) vs. Sheamus
Morrison wins via Starship Pain.
Post-match Nexus take out
Morrison and Miz (Miz has recently turned face and reformed The Dirt Sheet with
Morrison) until Orton’s music hits and he makes the save. Orton, Morrison and
Miz stand tall as the show ends and Nexus retreat. Cena did not get involved in
the beatdown.
3rd RAW
Main Event: John Morrison and
Randy Orton vs. Nexus (John Cena and Wade Barrett)
Orton and Morrison win after an
RKO on Barrett.
Post-match Orton RKO’s Morrison
to remind him that they aren’t friends and he only cares about the WWE
Championship.
4th RAW (and final before TLC)
The RAW Anonymous General Manager
announces that tonight the three men in the WWE Championship match on Sunday
will be in singles matches – and they will pick the opponents for one another.
Orton will choose Barrett’s opponent, Barrett will choose Morrison’s opponent
and Morrison will choose Orton’s opponent.
Orton chooses Bryan to take on
Barrett:
Wade Barrett d. Daniel Bryan
clean after Wasteland
Morrison picks Miz to take on
Orton:
Randy Orton d. The Miz via RKO
And Barrett picks Cena to take on
Morrison.
Main Event: John Cena vs. John
Morrison
Match goes quite long with both
men having periods of dominance until Cena gets the upper hand for the final
time. He hits Morrison with an AA but before he can make the cover Nexus attack
Morrison and take him out, causing the DQ and costing Cena the match.
Orton comes out but he too is
taken out by Nexus. Barrett and Nexus do the pose. Cena looks forlorn in the
corner as the show fades to black.
TLC
WWE Tag Team Championship: John
Cena and Justin Gabriel © d. The Hart Dynasty to retain the Tag Titles
WWE Championship TLC Match: Wade
Barrett © vs. John Morrison vs. Randy Orton
Morrison uses this chance to
impress the crowd with some breathtaking athleticism. Morrison sets up a table
on the outside and places Orton on top of it. He gets back in the ring and
looks ready to jump out but is grabbed by Barrett. Barrett picks him up and
Wastelands him from the ring onto Orton and through the table. Barrett then
climbs the ladder and retrieves the title.
1st RAW after TLC
The Miz and John Morrison
challenge Cena and Gabriel to a Tag Team Championship match. Gabriel and Cena
look happy to accept but Wade Barrett says no.
As the show comes to its
conclusion Barrett taunts the fans, bragging about his dominant win at TLC. The
lights go out and a countdown appears on the screen which has fourteen days on
it.
2nd RAW
Usual Christmas RAW shenanigans.
3rd RAW
The Anonymous RAW General Manager
says Miz and Morrison must prove themselves if they want a Tag Team
Championship match. Tonight Miz will face Cena and next week Morrison will take
on Gabriel.
John Cena d. The Miz clean after
an Attitude Adjustment
Wade Barrett is out in the final
segment of the show, references the ‘14 Day’ promo we saw two weeks ago and
demands an explanation. The lights go out and the countdown clock is at fifteen
seconds, it counts down and then Chris Jericho’s music hits. Y2J comes out with
his Money in the Bank briefcase in hand and announces he is cashing in for a
title shot at the Royal Rumble. He says he will save WWE from Nexus. Barrett is
furious.
4th RAW
John Morrison d. Justin Gabriel
when Gabriel misses a 450 Splash and Morrison hits Starship Pain.
The Anonymous RAW General Manager
says that since the singles challenge between the two teams brought no clear
winner he has one final challenge for Miz and Morrison. They will take on Heath
Slater and David Otunga next week, if they win they will get a Championship
match.
Chris Jericho comes out and
highlights his and Barrett’s history. Talking about the mentor/protégé
relationship they had and how Jericho blames himself for the monster Barrett
has become. At the Royal Rumble Jericho will bring the monster down and save
the WWE.
5th RAW
John Morrison and The Miz d.
Heath Slater and David Otunga after the entire Nexus is thrown out for trying
to interfere.
Post-match Cena comes back out
and applauds Morrison and Miz. This infuriates Gabriel who comes out as well
and pushes Cena. He then points to Cena’s armband to remind him who and what he
is.
Wade Barrett calls out Jericho.
They go back and forth on the mic and Barrett tries to goad Jericho into
cashing in now. Jericho teases it but resists and announces that Vince McMahon
himself will be hosting next week’s contract signing.
6th RAW (and final before the Royal Rumble)
Morrison and Miz call out Cena
and Gabriel to have their match right here, right now. Cena and Gabriel accept
and come down to the ring but Nexus attack before the match even starts.
Gabriel forces Cena to hit the Attitude Adjustment on Morrison through a table.
The Anonymous GM makes it a Tornado Tables match for the Rumble.
Barrett and Jericho have their
contract signing and are joined by Vince McMahon. Vince announces that if Wade
gets disqualified, counted out or Nexus interfere in anyway then Barrett will
forfeit the belt. Barrett tries to attack Vince but Jericho grabs him, hits a
Codebreaker before locking in the Walls of Jericho and Barrett taps as the show
ends.
2011 Royal Rumble
WWE Tag Team Championship Tornado
Tables Match: Nexus (John Cena and Justin Gabriel) © vs. John Morrison and The
Miz
Miscommunication between Cena and
Gabriel leads to Cena being out through a table. Gabriel is furious. Post-match
Morrison and Miz are beaten down by Nexus before the entirety of Nexus (minus
Barrett who is focused on his match later) beat down Cena.
WWE Championship Match: Wade
Barrett © vs. Chris Jericho
Chris Jericho becomes the first
person to fail to successfully cash in his Money in the Bank contract after
Barrett beats him clean with the Wasteland
Royal Rumble Match:
John Cena is the surprise #30
entrant. The final four come down to John Cena, Randy Orton, Justin Gabriel and
David Otunga. Orton is eliminated by Otunga and Gabriel. Cena surprises Otunga
and eliminates him. Gabriel demands Cena eliminate himself. He looks like he
may accept before picking up Gabriel and hitting an AA on him to the outside.
Cena celebrates and Barrett looks on backstage, furious.
1st RAW after Royal
Rumble:
It is announced at the beginning of the show that Wade Barrett
will confront John Cena at the end of the show, in order to address Cena’s win
last night at the Royal Rumble.
Barrett comes out in the last segment and demands that Cena give
up his right to go to Wrestlemania, but Cena flat out refuses, saying he’s
earned this shot, and he won’t give it up. The Anonymous RAW GM then pipes in,
and says that Cena will still have to fight to continue to Wrestlemania to face
the WWE Champion, and says that at Elimination Chamber, it will be John Cena
vs. Justin Gabriel, and the winner will go to Wrestlemania.
Qualifying matches are also held for the Elimination Chamber
match. Daniel Bryan, R-Truth and CM Punk qualify for the Chamber.
2nd RAW:
John Cena and Justin Gabriel receive their rematch for the WWE Tag
Team Titles in the main event against Morrison and Miz. Cena fights fairly
throughout and has several moments of miscommunication with Gabriel.
Eventually, Cena is isolated by Morrison and Miz and needs to make the hot tag,
but when he lunges for the tag, Gabriel drops off the apron, and leaves the
ring leaving Cena high and dry to be finished off by Morrison and Miz.
Further qualifying matches are held for the Elimination Chamber
match. Sheamus and Randy Orton qualify for the Chamber, meaning it will be Wade
Barrett defending against Daniel Bryan, R-Truth, CM Punk, Sheamus and Randy
Orton.
3rd RAW (and last before Elimination Chamber):
Barrett tags with CM Punk and Sheamus against Orton, Bryan and
Truth in a 6 man tag. Barrett’s team wins, with Punk getting the win over Truth
via GTS. There is clear tension between all 6 men, and Barrett doesn’t stick
around after the match.
Justin Gabriel comes out in the last segment to address John Cena.
Gabriel says that even though his tag team with Cena was successful, only a
blind man couldn’t see that he was the star of the team. Gabriel says that
whilst Cena has never truly bought in to Nexus, he knows that he is Nexus, and
will always be Nexus, and come Elimination Chamber, he will prove his
superiority. At this point, Cena comes out, and attacks Gabriel. Cena hits his
classic moves, and has Gabriel in position for the AA, until Barrett comes out.
Barrett demands that Cena stops, and says ‘John, Nexus members do not fight
each other’. Cena puts Gabriel down and looks conflicted and moves towards the
front of the ring, only to then be blindsided by Gabriel with a low blow.
Gabriel then continues his assault on Cena, as Barrett smirks and walks backstage.
Gabriel then finishes off the assault with his 450, almost emotionless as hits
the move.
Elimination Chamber:
RAW Elimination Chamber for the WWE Title: Wade Barrett d. Daniel
Bryan, R-Truth, CM Punk, Sheamus and Randy Orton.
This match opens the show. Barrett is the last entrant. When he
makes his entrance, Nexus come out like Hell In A Cell and once again break
their way into the cell, despite the other men trying to fight them off. They
make their way into the ring and destroy everyone, hitting all of their big
moves. This then allows Barrett to pin everyone and retain the WWE Title.
Barrett then cuts a promo saying that nothing can stop Nexus, and that there is
a bigger picture here that ‘none of you understand’.
After Barrett and Nexus leave, doctors make their way out to
attend to the 5 men in the chamber. Cole, King and Striker are very awkward on
commentary, with several long silences. Cole then goes to move onto the next
match on the card, but King stops him and says ‘Cole this is important, this is
wrong, and dammit someone needs to put a stop to this’. The cameras then stay
with the footage until all 5 men are taken backstage.
John Cena d. Justin Gabriel
Midway through the match, Gabriel has Cena down in the middle of
the ring. Gabriel strips Cena of his Nexus armband and shouts ‘you are not one
of us!’, before slapping Cena with the armband.
Cena later gets the upper hand, but Nexus yet again interfere and
surround the ring in their classic style. Cena clearly looks concerned, but is
ready for the fight, shouting ‘come on!’. As Nexus go to enter the ring, the 5
men from the Elimination Chamber match make their return to the arena, fighting
off Nexus. This then allows Cena to get the win over Gabriel with an AA. After
the match, Cena picks up his Nexus armband, before looking at his own arm. Cena
shakes his head, and places the armband on Barrett at ringside.
1st RAW after Elimination Chamber:
Cena opens the show, and looks to be about to celebrate his win
when Stephanie McMahon’s music hits and she makes her way down to the ring.
Stephanie says that Cena has a very short memory, because he agreed to become a
member of Nexus if he lost at Hell In A Cell, and says ‘John, you lost’. She
then says ‘as Barrett always says John, you ARE Nexus’. Stephanie says that by
throwing down his armband at Elimination Chamber last night, Cena has gone back
on his agreement, and that as a result, she is going to have to….
Cena then interrupts and says he never was Nexus, and he never
will be Nexus. Cena tells Stephanie to go on and fire him, because without him,
there will be no Wrestlemania Main Event. This leaves Stephanie speechless and
Cena is seen to leave the arena in a car.
In the closing segment, Nexus come out in full force, and Barrett
says he has a very important announcement to make. Barrett then invites King
into the ring, who initially refuses, but Tarver and Slater leave the ring and
confront King, forcing him to enter the ring with the rest of Nexus. Barrett
says that he heard what King said last night about Nexus being ‘wrong’, and
calls him a hypocrite. Barrett says that
Nexus is the future of the WWE. Barrett says that King himself was hardly a
shining white knight throughout his career, and only did the ‘right thing’ when
he became older, and weak. Barrett says that if this was 20 years ago in
Memphis, King would have been a member of Nexus, probably his Number 2. This angers King who punches Barrett, but is
then attacked by the rest of Nexus, who proceed to destroy him. Barrett gets
several hard hits in on King, and finishes the attack with Wasteland. Cole
questions why John Cena hasn’t returned to the arena to defend King, and
questions whether or not he has decided to rejoin Nexus.
2nd RAW:
Cole opens the show by apologising for criticising John Cena at
the end of last week’s show. Cole then introduces handheld footage from outside
the arena at last week’s RAW which shows John Cena trying to get into the
arena, with security refusing to let him back in and then attacking Cena when
he tries to force his way in. Cole says that they are unsure why the security
attacked Cena, but that he is in no way to blame for what happened last week.
Cole and Striker then recap what happened last week and announce
that Cena won’t be here this week as a result of the attack he suffered from
the security. Cole then goes on a tirade about Nexus, saying that all 6 members
should be fired for what they did to King last week, a defenceless man. Cole
says they’ve just gone too far this time and words don’t even do any justice to
how disgusting and despicable they are.
At this point, Paul Heyman comes out and joins the commentary
team. Cole is stunned and asks Heyman what he’s doing here, but before Heyman
can respond, Nexus interrupt the television feed with ‘A History of Nexus’
video package, which goes through everything Nexus have done since their debut
several months ago. After the video cuts out, Striker says ‘I didn’t have that
on the format Cole, did you?’ to which Cole just says no, and moves on.
Later in the show, Barrett and the rest of Nexus bump into Vince
and Stephanie backstage. Barrett and Vince look at each other, but say nothing
before both groups go their separate ways. In the closing segment, Barrett
comes out and cuts a promo, and reveals that the security that attacked John
Cena at the end of last week’s RAW were paid off by Nexus. Barrett again says
that there is a bigger picture at play here, and that Cena has no idea what
he’s getting himself into. Barrett then says that everyone has no idea how high
up Nexus’ power goes.
3rd RAW:
Cena makes his return to RAW in the closing segment. Cena comes
out alone and questions where the security came from two weeks ago. Cena says
that Nexus may have ordered the security, but that there’s someone higher up
that’s pulling the strings that Wade Barrett isn’t holding. Cena says that he
trusts absolutely no-one in WWE management, and questions whether Vince and Stephanie
are the real masterminds behind Nexus. After all, they are as high as power
goes in WWE. At this point, Nexus’ music hits, and they begin to make their way
down to the ring, clearly preparing to attack Cena. Cena then says ‘you know
Wade, you should realise by now, I’m not stupid. I’ve brought backup’. At this
point, Randy Orton, CM Punk, Daniel Bryan, R-Truth and Sheamus make their way
through the crowd and stand side by side with Cena in the middle of the ring.
This stops Nexus in their tracks, and Barrett smirks and orders Nexus to
retreat.
It is announced on WWE.com that next week on RAW, there will be a
Contract Negotiation for the WWE Title match at Wrestlemania between Wade
Barrett and John Cena, and that Vince and Stephanie McMahon will be leading the
negotiations!
4th RAW:
Vince and Stephanie come out together to begin the negotiations.
Vince and Stephanie introduce Barrett first, who saunters his way to the ring
with the WWE Title over his shoulder. Vince and Stephanie then go to introduce
Cena, but Cena’s music hits in the middle of their intro and he makes his way
to the ring, looking all business. Cena and Barrett immediately get in each
other’s face, but Vince demands that they separate and sit down. Barrett and
Cena constantly make jabbing comments at each other, but they finally get down
to the matter at hand - the stipulation for Wrestlemania, but not before
Barrett says that he wanted Cena to become a fully fledged part of Nexus.
Barrett says he saw Cena as becoming his right hand man, the Major to his
General. Barrett then says that clearly that will never happen, and the two of
them could never coexist in the same group. Barrett then says he understands
that the WWE Title will be on the line, but he says that he has everything to
lose here, and Cena has nothing. Barrett then says that if he’s going to put up
the most prized possession in his life, then Cena must do the same - with his
career. This takes Cena aback, but he agrees to the stipulation, with a caveat.
If he wins, then not only will he win the WWE Championship, but Nexus will be
forced to disband. This stuns Barrett, but after some pressure by Cena, he
eventually agrees to the terms, and the pair sign the contracts for
Wrestlemania.
Cena then turns to Vince and Stephanie, and says that he still
doesn’t trust them, not particularly because they’ve done anything wrong, but
because he just doesn’t trust anyone in management right now. Vince says that
he has nothing to do with Nexus, to which Cena replies for Vince to prove it,
by sanctioning a 10 man elimination tag team match at Wrestlemania, Randy
Orton, CM Punk, Daniel Bryan, Sheamus and R-Truth against the rest of Nexus.
Vince seems to like the idea, and sanctions the match, much to Barrett’s
disgust. Cena then smiles at Barrett, points at the WWE Title, and leaves.
5th RAW:
Cena opens the show and makes his way to the ring, but before he
can say anything, the Anonymous RAW GM pipes in, and says that since Cena
hasn’t wrestled since Elimination Chamber, so he needs a warm up before
Wrestlemania. The GM announces that tonight, Cena will face Nexus’ Michael
Tarver, and next week he will face Heath Slater.
Cena d. Tarver
Cena pins Tarver after an AA, and Barrett is seen backstage
watching on a monitor, but doesn’t come out to ringside.
6th RAW (and last before Wrestlemania 27):
Barrett comes out midway through the show, and demands a mic from
ringside. Barrett says that at Wrestlemania, not only will be retain his WWE
Title, but he will take great delight in ending the pathetic career of the
leader of the CeNation, John Cena. Barrett says he has always been the better
man, and that on Sunday, he will prove it, and Nexus will continue their
dominance over WWE. You’re either Nexus, or you’re against us, and John Cena
has always been against us.
John Cena d. Heath Slater (DQ)
Cena has Slater in the STF, but Barrett attacks Cena, causing the
DQ. The rest of Nexus attack Cena, and the 5 men in the Elimination Tag match
make their way down to the ring, and a brawl ensues, continuing as RAW goes off
the air.
Wrestlemania 27
10 Man Elimination Tag Team Match: Randy Orton, CM Punk, Daniel
Bryan, Sheamus and R-Truth vs. Justin Gabriel, David Otunga, Michael Tarver,
Heath Slater and Darren Young
List of eliminations:
Darren Young is eliminated (Sheamus; Brogue Kick)
R-Truth is eliminated (Gabriel; 450 Splash)
Sheamus is eliminated (Tarver; The 1.9)
Michael Tarver is eliminated (Bryan; LeBell Lock)
Bryan is eliminated (Gabriel; 450 Splash)
David Otunga is eliminated (CM Punk; Go To Sleep)
Heath Slater is eliminated (Orton; RKO)
Justin Gabriel is eliminated (Randy Orton; RKO and then CM Punk;
Anaconda Vice)
WWE Championship: Wade Barrett (c) vs. John Cena
Towards the end, Barrett has the upper hand and is readying Cena
for Wasteland. Cena counters out however and grabs Barrett’s leg for the STF,
but Barrett scrambles to the ropes, and reaches the top. He tries to mule kick
Cena like he did at Summerslam, but Cena moves out of the way and lifts him
into the AA. Barrett slips out of this though and pushes Cena, who goes flying
into the referee. Cena is down, and Barrett get a chair from ringside, and
measures Cena. Barrett goes for the chair shot, but Cena ducks and hits Barrett
with the AA. Cena goes for the pin, but there’s no referee. At this point, Paul
Heyman leaves his position at commentary, saying that he has to revive the
referee because someone needs to count the pin. A second referee then makes his
way down the aisle, and slides into the ring to make the count. 1………2…….. and
Heyman pulls the referee out of the ring! Heyman then attacks the referee,
knocking him down! Cena then realises what’s happening and goes to chase
Heyman, who runs around the ring. Heyman slides into the ring as Cena follows,
but is met by a chair shot to the ribs by Barrett, who then follows up with one
to the back! Barrett then hits Wasteland on Cena on the chair, as Heyman picks
up the referee, and throws him into the ring, shouting ‘COUNT!’. The referee
then slowly counts to 3, and Barrett retains the WWE Title, meaning John Cena’s
career is over. Cole and Striker are shocked and appalled at ringside, and
Nexus make their way out to the ring to celebrate with Barrett, as Heyman poses
with Nexus as Wrestlemania goes off the air.
So there we go the sixth edition
of the rebooking series. This was one me and Jonathon had earmarked from the
very beginning when we were first discussing starting the rebooking series. We
had always thought the booking of this angle was awfully botched and so much
less than it could have been and we sought to rectify that with this rebooking.
You may think that we have ended
this on somewhat of a cliffhanger and that wasn’t an accident. We plan to revisit
this rebooking and finish it off in a later rebooking edition all the way to
the conclusion of Nexus as a group.
We hope you enjoyed reading this
angle and we hope you’ll be back to read the next instalment. For the time being you can follow me (@watadam20) and Jonathon (@JLAspey) on twitter for any updates on the rebooking series. Thanks for reading and feel free to leave any comments below.
