12/16/02-12/22/02

Smackdown

INT. ARENA – NIGHT

Nykk’s theme hits and he makes his way to the ring.

Cole: Here comes Nykk, fresh off a victory over Rikishi last night at Armageddon.

Tazz: Yeah, but Rikishi finally got him after the match and gave him a Stinkface. I don’t know if Nykk will ever be the same after that one.

Nykk gets a mic.

Nykk: Last night, a severe injustice occurred. Though I won my match with Rikishi, he saw fit to attack me and then proceeded to stick his fat, pimply ass in my face. I’m not out here to seek revenge, though. As far as I’m concerned, I won the match and proved to be the better man. Not even Rikishi’s ass could stain that victory. And the Stinkface that Rikishi gave me is not even the injustice I referred to. It is a very sad day when one cannot even depend on his friends to save him. With that in mind, I would like the rest of the PPV Squad to come out here right now.

After a few moments, the PPV Squad theme hits and Croooooow, Cynric, Shadow, Huh, Cheesecake and the Pyro Twins all make their way to the ring.

Cole: The rest of the PPV Squad is on their way out here. What’s Nykk going to do now?

The PPV Squad gets in the ring. Croooooow seems a bit puzzled while Huh hangs his head, knowing he’s going to get yelled at again. Cynric and Shadow look a little angry, while the Pyro Twins look indifferent.

Nykk: Now… the reason I called you all out here is to remind you of something. We’re supposed to be friends. I’ve stuck with all of you through thick and thin since we came to WWE. And if I seem a bit off my rocker recently, I’m sorry. We all have our bad weeks. Croooooow, you and I held the World Tag Team Titles together. Shadow… I welcomed you to the PPV Squad with open arms. Cynric, you’ve taught me a lot about discipline and focus, and you’ve always been there to watch my back. Dusty, Jay, we’ve had a lot of nights on the town, just doing nothing but having fun. Cheesecake, I’ve always been understanding about your lifestyle choices. Huh… yeah. You guys are my friends, and I love you all. So I ask you, what happened last night? I was getting a Stinkface from Rikishi, and not one of you came down to stop it from happening. I mean, a few of you came down to save Croooooow and Shadow when they were getting beat up. Is that it? You all want to follow Croooooow instead of me? I can’t tell you all the times I could have gone off on my own during our tenure here, but I wanted to stay true to my friends and believed I could maintain success while doing so. And now that I’m trying to build myself back up, you’re going to abandon me and follow him? What’s going on here? Cynric… I saw your encounter with Matt Hardy last week, and I must say that I’m appalled. You talked about me without any respect, like I wasn’t your friend. To think, after all we’ve been through, and you brush me off like I’m nothing? Who the hell do you think you are? You’re the mastermind behind this, aren’t you? You’re angry with me, so you want to get everyone into a little revolution, to follow Croooooow and leave me behind, don’t you? Don’t you? Look at me when I’m talking to you!

Cynric gives Nykk an angry look and then storms from the ring.

Nykk: And that just seals it, doesn’t it? An act of rebellion, aimed at me, all because I tried to give you a more fulfilling career. Well, you know what? If one of you walks out, then all of you are going to. Get the hell out of here! Everyone! Go!

The Pyro Twins leave the ring, as does Cheesecake. Croooooow looks at Nykk a bit sadly and then leaves. Shadow stares defiantly at Nykk, and he stares her down. She finally leaves the ring. Huh is wandering around in disbelief, and finally moves to leave.

Nykk: That’s right. You’d all be nothing without me. Go back to the private locker room that I arranged for us and wallow in your guilt for ever thinking that you could conspire against me, your friend!

Huh stops as he goes through the ropes and enters the ring again, staring at Nykk.

Nykk: What the hell do you want? What, do you want to dance? Do you want to act like an idiot some more?

Huh snatches the mic from Nykk’s hands. Nykk looks shocked.

Huh: First of all, remember that I’m not as dumb as you told me to be. You keep throwing friendship around like it’s some kind of shield. Nykk, you know perfectly well that we’ve had to put up with your crap for a long time. Yeah, we were grateful to you when we first got here. You set us up with our dream jobs, and we were content to let you do all the planning and talking. You haven’t stuck by us, we’ve stuck by you through everything. Unlike you, none of us ever thought about striking out on our own. We were happy just being able to work together every night. Now you’re the one who’s been acting like a psycho recently, you have been falling behind the rest of us, in your own mind, I might add, and you have the gall to hide behind the word friendship? If you want to alienate the rest of us, go ahead, because we’re sick of this attitude, we’re sick of your orders, and we’re sick of you. So take your idea of friendship and shove it up your ass!

He slams the mic onto Nykk’s chest and walks off. Nykk stares at the mic in his hand for a moment and then charges, hitting Huh from behind with the mic. Huh goes down and Nykk stomps him relentlessly. He picks him up and shoves him in the corner, giving him some right hands. He gives him a backbreaker and then rams the mic into the small of his back. He drives a knee into the back. The rest of the Squad runs back to the ring and the Pyro Twins pull Nykk off Huh.

Cole: What is going on here? Nykk just attacked one of his best friends!

Tazz: I don’t know what’s happening. Is this the end of the PPV Squad?

The Squad checks on Huh while Nykk berates them some more. Shadow finally rears back and slaps Nykk. Nykk gives her a look like he can’t believe she just did that and shoves her to the ground. Croooooow moves to grab his shoulder, but Nykk bats his hand away and leaves the ring, walking angrily up the ramp.

Cole: I don’t know what’s happening here, but it looks like Nykk has turned his back on his friends.

Tazz: I can’t believe what we’ve just seen. The PPV Squad have been inseparable since they came here, and now Nykk’s off on his own.

INT. ARENA – NIGHT

MATCH: Cynric vs. Nunzio

Jamie Noble’s theme hits and Nunzio makes his way to the ring, along with Jamie Noble and Nidia.

Cole: Here comes the cousin of Jamie Noble, a man we saw debut at Armageddon by the name of Nunzio.

Tazz: Yeah, thanks to him Jamie Noble and Nidia won their match.

Cynric’s theme hits and he makes his way to the ring.

Cole: Cynric has to have his mind elsewhere after what Nykk said to him earlier tonight.

Tazz: Well, he better have his mind on Nunzio here, because we haven’t seen him in action yet.

FINISH: As Cynric sets up for the Lift Off, Noble gets on the apron to distract the ref. Matt Hardy comes down the ramp with a chair and gets on the apron, but Matt sees him and takes him down with a thrust kick. However, that allows Nunzio to kick him and deliver a fisherman’s buster. He covers and the ref makes the three count.

Winner: Nunzio at 4:12

Cole: Nunzio is successful in his debut, thanks in part to his cousin Jamie Noble and Matt Hardy.

Tazz: That was a nice fisherman’s buster from Nunzio there, and it must be effective if it put away Cynric.

Jamie Noble, Nidia and Nunzio continue to stomp on Cynric. Croooooow suddenly runs down, along with Shadow. Shadow takes down Nidia while Croooooow ducks a clothesline and dropkicks Noble out of the ring. Nunzio blindsides him and whips him into the ropes, but Croooooow takes him down with a flying headscissors. The heels back up the ramp as Croooooow’s theme plays.

Cole: Croooooow and Shadow came down to save Cynric from getting teamed up on, and it looks like this rivalry is not going away.

INT. PPV SQUAD LOCKER ROOM – NIGHT

Nykk is alone in the locker room, pacing.

Nykk: I can’t believe this. Not only do they walk out on me in the ring, but now they walk out of the locker room that I so generously got for them. I can’t take much more of this insolence…

Someone knocks at the door.

Nykk: Come in.

The door opens and Stephanie McMahon walks in.

Steph: Hi, Nykk.

Nykk: Hello, Ms. McMahon. What can I do for you?

Steph: You seem to be having a little bit of trouble controlling your own troops out there.

Nykk: Trouble? No, no, everything will be fine once I talk to them and remind them of a few things.

Steph: I’m glad to hear it. The PPV Squad was one of the only entertaining things on Raw these last few months, and I’d hate to see you guys split before you have a chance to shine here on Smackdown.

Nykk: That’s very flattering, thank you.

Steph: Anyway, the reason I’m here is for Croooooow’s shot at the Cruiserweight Title he was promised.

Nykk: What about it?

Steph: (holds up a contract) It’s going to happen right here tonight, but first he needs to sign this contract for a title match. Is he around?

Nykk: I think he went for a walk, actually. He should be back pretty soon.

Steph: I see. Well, could you give him this contract for me and tell him to return it to me as soon as possible?

Nykk takes the contract and thinks for a moment.

Nykk: You know what? Come to think of it, I don’t think that Croooooow will even be back tonight. He said he had some personal issues he had to take care of. And just between you and me, I think that they’re substance… abuse… related… personal… issues… things. Yeah, he has issues.

Steph: I can’t give him his shot tonight if he isn’t coming back…

Nykk: (smiling) Not to worry, Steph. If you check my records, you’ll see that I weigh in at 223 lbs. Just below the weight limit for cruiserweights. As the leader of the PPV Squad, I’d be happy to take Croooooow’s place in his match tonight.

Steph: Hmm… I did promise Croooooow a shot at the title. Would you be willing to give Croooooow a title shot if you won?

Nykk: After what he’s been trying to pull? It would be my pleasure to give that son of a… I mean, Croooooow, a shot at the belt.

Steph: Very well, then. You have a match.

They shake hands and Nykk smiles. He signs the contract for her.

Steph: Thank you very much.

She leaves and Nykk waves goodbye, smirking.

INT. ARENA – NIGHT

MATCH: Nykk vs. Billy Kidman

Nykk’s theme hits and he makes his way to the ring.

Cole: Of all the low things to do, I can’t believe that Nykk just elbowed his way into Croooooow’s Cruiserweight Title shot.

Tazz: You got to hand it to the guy, he seized the opportunity and now has a chance to get some gold back around his waist.

Billy Kidman’s theme hits and he makes his way to the ring.

Cole: Billy Kidman has been a fighting champion since winning the gold back at Survivor Series.

Tazz: Yes, he’s beaten very talented people like Tajiri, Jamie Noble and Chavo Guerrero. But I don’t know if he’s encountered anyone as determined as Nykk looks tonight.

FINISH: Kidman makes a comeback and goes for a Shooting Star Press. However, Nykk gets his knees up and strikes Kidman in the face. Nykk goes for the Bellbrookville Cedarleaf, but Kidman rolls him up with an inside cradle for a two count. Nykk hits a running back elbow and then tries to whip Kidman into the corner. Kidman reverses and charges, but Nykk moves out of the way. Kidman leaps into the corner, but crotches himself on the top turnbuckle. Nykk goes up with Kidman and then gives him Howling Moon I from the top rope. He covers and gets the three count.

Winner: Nykk at 8:43

Cole: We have a new Cruiserweight Champion after that awesome impact move from the top rope!

Tazz: You gotta give Nykk some credit. He beat the fighting champion Kidman and did it fair and square.

Nykk hugs the title belt after the ref raises his hand and starts shouting, “I’m back!”

INT. HALLWAY – NIGHT

Croooooow is walking down the hallway, looking angry. He knocks on the door to Stephanie’s office and then lets himself in.

INT. STEPHANIE’S OFFICE – NIGHT

Stephanie is on the phone when she sees Croooooow.

Steph: I’ll call you back in five minutes. (hangs up) Croooooow, you’re back!

Croooooow: I never went anywhere. Now please tell me why Nykk got a shot at the Cruiserweight Title when I was the one who earned it last week!

Steph: I’m sorry, but I thought you had left for the night. I came to your locker room to deliver the contract for the match and Nykk said you had some personal problems to take care of. I needed a Cruiserweight Title match tonight, and Nykk offered to take your place.

Croooooow: Oh, he did? Thank you.

He leaves the office.

INT. PROMO SET – NIGHT

Josh Matthews is standing by with Nykk, who has the Cruiserweight belt on his shoulder.

Josh: Nykk, congratulations on your title victory over Billy Kidman earlier tonight, but I think the question on everyone’s mind is why did you lie about Croooooow’s whereabouts to get the title shot?

Nykk: First of all, my merits more than warrant a shot at any title…

Croooooow walks up.

Croooooow: Yes, Nykk, that’s a very good question. I thought I’d seen enough things that I didn’t think you were capable of, and now you betray me? The reason I wasn’t around earlier was because I was taking Huh to the hospital to get his back checked out. It turns out he’s going to be out of action for a couple of weeks, so I hope you’re proud of yourself. Huh pretty much spoke for all of us out there, and I give him all the credit in the world, because he stood up to you when nobody else would. But no more, Nykk. No more.

Nykk: First of all, Huh got what was coming to him. All he had to do was follow orders and keep being the dumb ass and he would have been fine. What I did, I did for his own good. Secondly, I don’t need your approval to be Cruiserweight Champ. I’m the leader of this group, and you’re the sidekick. I should always be the one to wear the gold. You get title shots only through my good graces. Face it, you’ll never be more than second best in this group. Now step off.

He walks away, but Croooooow spins him around, looking like he’s about to hit Nykk.

Nykk: You want to lay a hand on me? Go ahead, hit me. Throw away a lifetime of friendship. Hit your best friend. Go ahead.

Croooooow just stares at him for a few seconds.

Nykk: That’s what I thought.

He walks away.

Velocity

MATCH: Cheesecake and the Pyro Twins vs. B-2, John Cena and Crash

B-2 and Cena win the match after B-2 hits a scissors kick from the top rope on Cheesecake.