The Television Champ Presents...WM24

Mr. Stroia's Fantasy Booking Ground Rules (how things work in my WWE.)

1. ECW (and title) has been swallowed by Smackdown. (I refuse to book ECW: only Heyman books ECW!)

2. I will not be booking the Women's Title on Raw. (No offense, but women's wrestling really doesn't interest me too tough--save Awesome Kong from TNA. She kills bitches dead!)

3. Even though my WWE will focus more on in-ring action, I will NOT be booking matches move-for-move. I will give a general overview and a finish. I will be highlighting key points that are pertinent to the story being told. (In other words, use some imagination people!)

4. I will be beginning with the projected WM24 list that was printed by the good folks at www.411mania.com/wrestling (reasons discussed in previous entry).

5. The week by week booking won't begin until the Backlash PPV. I'm doing this so that I give myself a good enough head start to stay ahead of WWE the entire way. So I will do a brief overview from WM24 (including results) until Backlash 2008--The Night of Champions!!!

Without further ado, "The Television Champ Presents..."

WRESTLEMANIA 24

Money In The Bank: Shelton Benjamin v Kane v US Champ MVP v Matt Hardy v Mr. Kennedy v Umaga v WWE Tag Champ The Miz v WWE Tag Champ John Morrison

(As the WWE Tag Champs are double-teaming Kane on the outside and Umaga pounds the cocky Benjamin and Kennedy, Hardy and MVP vie for the briefcase. Both men are battling away on top of the ladder. With MVP reaching up to grab the case, Matt Hardy unleashes a heart punch that knocks MVP to the canvas {remember MVP's heart condition/this is played up as an uncharacteristic, desperation move by Hardy}. Hardy is then free to grab the case and is our 2008 Mr. MITB.) Winner: Matt Hardy

ECW Title: Rey Misterio v CM Punk v Chavo Guerrero (C)

(Chavo Guerrero--The Anti-Extreme Champ--gets on his bicycle for most of the match allowing Punk and Rey Rey to put on a show. Chavo makes brief appearances to break-up pins and submissions. Rey and Punk finally catch up to Chavo who attempts to get himself disqualified by bringing in a chair. The attack is averted leaving Chavo to ponder his next move. To further spit on the ECW legacy, Chavo Guerrero gets himself counted out at the biggest show of the year to save his title.) Winner: No Decision

Bullrope Match: "Y2J" Chris Jericho vs John "Bradshaw" Layfield

(The Blowoff to the Y2J/JBL feud. JBL sells that this is his signature match, and he will stop at nothing to show the world how he is far superior to the WWE's supposed "savior." We are not going for the 4 corners here. This is a knockdown-dragout brawl full of blood and brutality. JBL does everything he can to keep Y2J down. He eventually is able to keep him down with a bullrope-assisted clothesline from hell--a battered Y2J attempts to get a running start for the codebreaker/JBL tugs Y2J towards him as he begins to run, leading to maximum impact for the clothesline. He damn near decapitates Y2J. JBL celebrates going up the ramp as guys come down to check on Jericho. Jericho denies their assistance, telling them that he will make it to the back on his own. Crowd gives him an ovation for his toughness.) Winner: JBL via pinfall with Clothesline From Hell

"HBK" Shawn Michaels v Jeff Hardy

(There isn't much that I want to do with this match. I figure that if you give this match 20+ minutes it will speak for itself. Back and forth contest. Hardy, ever the daredevil, looks as though he may have the match won with a twist of fate. He decides to try for the swanton, which he misses. Shawn with the nip-up and sweet chin music turns out the lights on another WM classic.) Winner: Shawn Michaels via pinfall with Sweet Chin Music

Street Fight: Big Show v Floyd "Money" Mayweather

(Mayweather comes to the ring sans his usual entourage. Before the match begins, Mayweather introduces his security team, DOOM. From the back, comes Ron Simmons flanked by Elijah Burke and Ron "The Truth" Killings. Big Show is definitely not happy with this change. Big Show attempts to make short work of Mayweather, but Floyd runs to the outside. Floyd hides amongst DOOM. Mr. Simmons, as he likes to be called now, tells Show that he must go through DOOM to get to "Money." Show attempts to do just that, but he is overwhelmed by DOOM. A few opportunistic chair shots to the legs, and Show is down to his knees. With Killings and Burke holding his arms, Mr. Simmons brains him with the chair to knock the last bit of fire from the giant. This last shot allows "Money" to follow through with his prophecy as he breaks Show's jaw with a devastating right. "Money" picks up the pinfall in a surprisingly short "fight." He is then led to the back by Mr. Simmons, as he throws singles into the crowd from atop the shoulders of Killings and Burke. Show is shown coming to and clutching his jaw as DOOM heads to the back.) Winner: Floyd "Money" Mayweather via pinfall from a right cross

World Heavyweight Title: Undertaker v "The Rated R Superstar" Edge (C) w/ Miss Guerrero

(The Title vs The Streak. To quote Michael Cole--"Vintage Undertaker." Undertaker does a wonderful job playing the unstoppable Taker of yesteryear, complete with no-selling and methodical dismantling of Edge. Edge does all he can to withstand the onslaught. In other words, he cheats at every chance. Unable to get the upper hand, it seems almost academic, as the Taker continues to go through his moveset in one of his most dominating WM performances. Just as he is about to put Edge away with the Last Ride, Edge is able to counter into a rollup with a handful of tights and feet on the rope to effectively "steal" Taker's legacy and retain his title. Edge is still the World Heavyweight Champion despite taking the beating for the entire match. The Taker is left looking pissed off and confused from the outcome as Edge hurriedly grabs his title, hops the railing into the front row, and limps his way through the crowd. Only thing, he forgot Miss Guerrero and her wheelchair. UT grabs her and proceeds to Tombstone her to the delight of the crowd. Miss Guerrero is stretchered out of the arena.) Winner: Edge via pinfall with "The Steal of the Century" rollup

Career Threatening Match: Batista v "Nature Boy" Ric Flair

(I will gloss over the in-ring action. It's Flair v Tista. I feel that this one may not be a mat classic. Simply put, Tista is able to end the career of Ric Flair via a Tista Bomb. An obviously emotional Batista checks on Flair post-match attempting to help him to his feet. The fans are in the midst of a standing "O," as Flair finally begins to rise with Tista's help. When he is fully to his feet, Tista stretches out his hand to show thanks to one of his mentors. The Nature Boy looks long and hard before he accepts it. Naitch and Tista embrace and hold each others arms to the sky in front of the emotional crowd, feeling as though they have seen history. Tista turns his back to Flair to leave him with his adoring fans, when Naitch low blows Tista. Flair grabs Tista's legs and proceeds to low blow him again and place him in the figure four. The crowd is split 50/50. Flair finally let's go as officials crowd the ring. Flair leaves and walks the aisle one last time to the back.) Winner: Batista via pinfall from the Batista Bomb

WWE Title: John Cena v "The Game" Triple H v "Legend Killer" Randy Orton (C)

(I'll keep this one short. Cena and HHH attempt to take out frustrations on Orton, but he is content on staying out of the way to allow the others to fight it out. HHH gets the upper hand but decides to give chase to Orton. He finally catches him and proceeds to Pedigree Orton on the outside. HHH re-enters the ring to find a recovered Cena. They fight vigorously to end the match, both believing that Orton is done for. They slug it out again with Cena getting the upper hand. He runs through the "Moves O' Doom," leading to the FU. As he gets HHH on his shoulders for the FU, Orton slides in and snatches HHH off of Cena's shoulders into an RKO. Cena charges at Orton, but Orton steps aside sending Cena to the floor. Orton sees HHH getting to his knees and, remembering the earlier pedigree, gives him a full-force concussion kick to the head. 1,2,3 on HHH as Cena is too late to make the save. Cena seethes as he watches Orton ride off into the sunset with the title.) Winner: Randy Orton via pinfall from the Concussion Kick

That is all for WM24. Stay tuned for Backlash!