Detroit, Michigan - December 27, 2008

Pre-Show Results:
 Jeff Jarrett d Consequences Creed
 Ninja Yellow d Val Venis

Match One: Six-Man Mayhem
Jay Lethal vs. Rhett Titus vs. Petey Williams vs. Lance Storm vs. Abyss vs. Santino Marella

[[ Abyss totally ran through his five opponents in this one. He used his size advantage to dominate his competition. Rhett Titus, Santino Marella, and Petey Williams tried ganging up on Abyss, but after a series of Black Hole Slams, Lance Storm exited the ring, not wanting to test his luck. The finish comes as Abyss hits a Shock Treatment on Jay Lethal for the pin fall and the big victory to kick off the super show! Abyss is a legitimate monster in League of Champions with this domination of five other legitimate, high-caliber athletes! ]]

Winner: Abyss via Pin Fall

[[ After the match, the camera reveals inside of the locker room. There we see John Cena, AJ Styles, CM Punk, and Kurt Angle huddled around in a small circle. Sprits seem high among the group, especially after the ending of Glory last week. ]]

John Cena: Tonight's it, boys.

[[ Nods all around. ]]

John Cena: I went to Steamboat, he said after the events of last week, tonight, we're gonna' have ourselves a six-man tag!

CM Punk: Good.

[[ Punk turns to Angle. ]]

CM Punk: Glad you made the right choice, Kurt.

Kurt Angle: There was no chance in hell I'd side with Chris Jericho.

John Cena: Tonight's our night! Tonight's our night to get a little bit of revenge! To change the tide in this war! Soldiers, we're fixing to FIGHT! Us as ONE UNIT, ONE TEAM, ONE ASS-KICKING MACHINE!

CM Punk: That's right.

AJ Styles: And to make things better, I'm going to walk away with the United States Championship.

[[ Smiles all around, this team is extremely confident in themselves. ]]

AJ Styles: Steamboat has given me a big chance, and I intend on cashing in on it.

Kurt Angle: I know The Standard's reeling. They invested everything in trying to recruit me. They tried pulling a fast one, but not this time. Tonight, we're gonna' snap some ankles.. And some NECKS!

[[ Cena looks over and sees Danielson sitting in his locker, his back away from the conversation going on. Several other superstars are in the vicinity, but the focus is on the LoC Champion. ]]

John Cena: Hey, Champ.

[[ Danielson, seemingly meditating, trying to get in the right mindset, turns around and looks at Cena. ]]

Bryan Danielson: What now?

John Cena: You in fightin' with us?

Bryan Danielson: Funny.

[[ Danielson stands up and grabs his title belt and walks right over to Cena. ]]

Bryan Danielson: Last week was not me joining this little group. Last week was me sending Chris Jericho a message. I will not be ignored. I am the only World Champion this company knows. I made this belt a "World" title. I took it all around the world. Defended in three countries and two continents. Tonight, Chris Jericho will get broken.

[[ Danielson snarls. ]]

Bryan Danielson: And it won't be to help this group.. It'll be to help myself.

John Cena: We all have ya' back if somethin' fishy goes down.

Bryan Danielson: No thanks.

[[ Danielson displays his belt. ]]

Bryan Danielson: I'm a one-man machine. I don't need ANYBODY'S help.

[[ Pause. ]]

Bryan Danielson: I don't need anyone. Period.

[[ Danielson walks out of the locker room as the scene fades. We go to the ring for the next match. ]]

Match Two: Tag Team Match
The Hardy Boyz vs. Tyler Black and Necro Butcher

[[ As the bell rings, all four men go after one another, unable to wait to get their hands on the other team. Necro clears house early on, knocking both Hardy brothers to the outside with knockout punches. Black follows up with a dive to the outside on top of them! Back inside, order is restored and Matt Hardy takes control of the rookie Tyler Black. Eventually, the brawling between the teams escalates inside the ring, the referee unable to restore order, gets knocked down among the action. Matt and Jeff hit stereo Twists of Fate! Jeff and Matt both go up top, but Allison Wonderland grabs Matt Hardy's leg! Matt shakes her off and misses the leg drop! Jeff attempts a Swanton, but Tyler Black rolls out of the way. Who's this? BJ WHITMER comes from the crowd! EXLPODER SUPLEX ON MATT HARDY! EXPLODER ON MATT HARDY! Necro revives the referee as Black covers Matt. One, two, three! The match is over, and it looks like a new member of the Age of the Fall is here! ]]

Winners: The Age of the Fall via Pin Fall

 

[[ Outside, near the dumpsters, we see Jimmy Jacobs making his League of Champions return, on loan from Solid Gold Wrestling. Standing around him is his fellow Age of the Fall members, Tyler Black, Necro Butcher, Allison Wonderland, and the newly debuting BJ Whitmer. This is immediately after the tag team match that just ended, apparently they escaped quickly to the outside of the arena. ]]

Jimmy Jacobs: Remember me, LoC?

[[ A half-hearted smirk comes across Jimmy's face. ]]

Jimmy Jacobs: I'm Jimmy Jacobs, leader of this revolution, leader of the Age of the Fall. I work for Solid Gold.

[[ Jimmy runs his hand through his hair. ]]

Jimmy Jacobs: Almost twenty-one months ago, I debuted in this company. I was treated as a joke. I was stuck with a going-no where partner in a going-no where angle. I wasn't given a chance to shine. I wasn't given a chance to let my voice be heard... So I left. I left on my own free will. Voluntarily set myself up to lose a loser leaves town match so I could start fresh.. So I could find a place to make my mark on society.

[[ Pause. ]]

Jimmy Jacobs: So I ended up in Solid Gold.. Tomorrow night, I will become the SGW World Champion after I defeat Austin Aries. Then, this revolution will have the legs it needs. This revolution will HAVE to be heard.. Because The Age of the Fall will hold the power in Solid Gold Wrestling! And after that, there will be stopping us from spreading our message.. From giving those who have treated like all of us..

[[ Jacobs looks bitter. ]]

Jimmy Jacobs: As outcasts... Second-rate citizens.. Scum.

[[ Jimmy clinches his fist as it he snatched something with it. ]]

Jimmy Jacobs: The Age of the Fall provides those people a chance to be heard and be somebody! I was sacrificing my body for love.. For the fans.. For this business.. And I got nothing in return by disrespect and broken promises of pushes and contract extensions! Now, I stand in front of the line. I'm not standing back and letting people who don't deserve the things I do pass me. The Age of the Fall has decided to FIGHT! And I've assembled a group of hungry competitors.. Hungry for change. No longer wanting to abide by the rules and regulations society has placed on them for being different.. For marching to their own drum.

[[ He points to Tyler Black. ]]

Jimmy Jacobs: Necro Butcher, Allison Wonderland, Delirious, MsChif, Joey Mercury.. And this man.. Tyler Black.. Tyler Black is your next United States Champion whether you like it or not. And after that, this revolution will have even more fuel added to its fire! The Hardy Boyz went down tonight just like they will tomorrow night at our hands! We will sacrifice four men in the eight-man tag.. And then I will bring the World title to this group. We will not longer be ignored.

[[ Jimmy turns to BJ Whitmer, who stands there, silent, staring back at him. ]]

Jimmy Jacobs: And speaking of not being ignored, that brings me to BJ Whitmer. BJ and I have our past. It's no secret. We have given one another torn ACL's, chipped teeth, scars and injuries that will never heal. BJ Whitmer used to work for WRESTLE!.. Oh, what's that? No one remembers that company? That's because NO ONE GAVE IT A CHANCE! It was treated as sub-par.. It wasn't even taken seriously! BJ Whitmer tried fitting in with the LoC and SGW rosters, but people cast him off.. They made fun of him, mocked his ring name and attire.. They treated Whitmer as if he were a rapist or a murderer.

[[ Whitmer nods. ]]

Jimmy Jacobs: But all he wanted was to be in this business, just like all of us.

[[ The camera pans out a little, giving a better view of the large group. ]]

Jimmy Jacobs: So I called BJ, I told him about our message, our revolution.. And he wanted in. He wanted to contribute, and thus, here he is, the newest member, the enforcer of this revolution.. And there's no other man I'd rather have by my side than this man. He's shed his ties to WRESTLE! He's sat on the sidelines for eighteen months, and now he's back a changed man for the common good. He's sick and tired of the labels that's been placed on him, the poor treatment he's received. And he's found his shelter.. We've all found a common cause to fight against.. And until we get our way.. People had better watch out..

[[ Jimmy extends his hands to his sides, displaying his surroundings, noticeably agitated by them. ]]

Jimmy Jacobs: Ricky Steamboat doesn't approve of this revolution. This here, the dumpster, the outside.. THIS IS OUR DESIGNATED LOCKER ROOM! We don't even get our own place. Ironic, especially since Christmas was two days ago.. The story goes that the Virgin Mary and Joseph went to Bethlehem to give birth to the savior of the world, and they were denied a room..

[[ He pauses and looks into the camera. ]]

Jimmy Jacobs: The baby named Jesus went on to save the wicked society from sin.

[[ Jimmy props himself up on his cane. ]]

Jimmy Jacobs: We were denied a room in the arena because people don't agree with our views.. And that's fine.

[[ Jacobs wraps his leather jacket a little tighter to his body to block the winds. ]]

Jimmy Jacobs: This group will soon save society one more time..

[[ The camera zooms in right on Jimmy's face. ]]

Jimmy Jacobs: Stand up.. Be counted.. Join the revolution.

[[ A brief pause. ]]

Jimmy Jacobs: Age.. Of.. The.. Fall.

[[ Fade. ]]

Match Three: LoC World Tag Team Championship
 The Million Dollar Sons vs. The New Hart Foundation

[[ In one of the most competitive matches of the night, these two teams tore the house absolutely down in the middle of the show. The titles were on the line, and they both wanted to walk away champions. The Hart Foundation gelled early on, hitting numerous high-flying double team maneuvers for near falls. In the end, though, the finish comes cleanly as Mike DiBiase hits a knee drop from the top rope to Harry Smith, sending him right into the Million Dollar Dream, which is then turned into a backbreaker. Ted DiBiase Jr. covers and gets the pin fall victory! ]]

Winners: The Million Dollar Sons via Pin Fall
 STILL LoC WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS

 

[[ The camera focuses on the locker room door of The Standard. After a few seconds, the door comes swinging open and out walks Larry Sweeney with a big, brown sack in his hands with a huge dollar sign on the front of it. He laughs hysterically as he hoists the bag over his shoulder, the contents inside clinging together, as if it's full of pocket change. ]]

Larry Sweeney: Thank you for doin' business with Sweet n' Sour, Incorporated! I know it's gonna' be worth your while!

[[ Sweeney puts his sunglasses back on his face. ]]

Larry Sweeney: I know this agreement will be beneficial to ALL parties! HAHAHAHA!!

[[ Michael Cole rushes in and tries stopping Sweeney, but he struts off, not even giving Cole a second thought. The door of the locker room is still open, and Cole sticks his head in. He immediately begins backpedaling out as Randy Orton and Edge step out right after him. ]]

Edge: What do you want?

Michael Cole: I just wanted to know what Larry Sweeney was doing here.. What's this business agreement?

Edge: Just that.. Business.

[[ Cole looks intimidated. ]]

Michael Cole: No further comment on the Larry Sweeney deal or what it pertains to?

Randy Orton: None.

[[ Orton chuckles. ]]

Randy Orton: That will play its own self out very.. Very soon.

[[ Orton attempts to close the door, but Cole bravely blocks it. ]]

Michael Cole: What about the tag match turning into a six-man? Who's your third partner?

Edge: The six-man just adds one more person to beat down. Last week, Kurt Angle made the worst mistake of his life turning against us. We're not the future.. WE'RE THE PRESENT! We are the Standard that others in this business are compared to. And what Kurt Angle did.. It wasn't tricking us.. Or swerving us..

[[ Edge looks dead serious. ]]

Edge: It was suicide.

Randy Orton: As for our third partner, Christian Cage's taking that spot. He has a lot of making up to do to this group for getting knocked out by Bryan Danielson after Chris Jericho hand picked him to soften him up before the title match.

Edge: Christian's definitely up to handling the pressure.. Tonight, Cole, you're going to witness the end of Cena, Punk, and Angle's little rebellion against the inevitable.

Michael Cole: Is Chris Jericho in there?

[[ Cole tries peaking into the locker room, but he's blocked entrance. ]]

Randy Orton: Chris is preparing for his World title victory later tonight. You won't get any closer to him than you are right now.

[[ Orton shoves Cole back several feet. ]]

Randy Orton: Grab your popcorn. Tonight's going to be a hell of a show.

[[ Edge and Orton smile huge smiles of confidence. ]]

Randy Orton: Interview over.

[[ He slams the door in Michael Cole's face. We go to the ring. ]]

Match Four: LoC United States Championship
 Takeshi Morishima vs. AJ Styles

[[ The bell rings and Morishima charges at AJ Styles and begins pummeling him against the turnbuckle with Styles unable to defend himself. Larry Sweeney encourages him from the floor as the brutal beating continues. Styles changes the tide of the match with the PELE KICK! Morishima staggers back, dazed, giving Styles a chance to try to wear down the big man. Unable to hit the Styles Clash, Styles is having to focus his attack on hitting the Spiral Tap instead. He never gets the chance, as Morishima hits a side walk slam. He then picks Styles up, BACK DROP DRIVER! One, two, three! Wow, AJ Styles was defeated in a short time! Takeshi Morishima is for real, folks! ]]

Winner: Takeshi Morishima via Pin Fall
 STILL LoC UNITED STATES CHAMPION

 

[[ In the hallway, we see Ted DiBiase pop the cork on a bottle of champagne and begin pouring glasses of the beverage as his sons surround him, their World Tag Team Championships on their shoulders. Why they aren't doing this in their locker room is anyone's guess. ]]

Ted DiBiase: My boys, that tonight is how you get the job done!

[[ He raises his glass. ]]

Ted DiBiase: The DiBiase legacy has been honored tonight! You proved worthy of the last name by eliminating the New Hart Foundation for the second time in one month, retaining YOUR titles. With them out of the way.. The sky is the limit! HAHAHAHA!!

[[ Ted Jr. and Mike shake hands. ]]

Mike DiBiase: Brother, I don't know about you, but it's great being champ!

Ted DiBiase Jr.: It's not great..

[[ DiBiase Jr. cockily smirks. ]]

Ted DiBiase Jr.: It's PRICELESS!

[[ Mike DiBiase downs a glass of champagne. Ted DiBiase Jr. goes to drink his, but it's stolen from his hands by Randy Orton, who appears in the picture now with Edge and Christian Cage standing by him. ]]

Randy Orton: Some win.

[[ Orton drinks all of the champagne from the glass, proceeding to drop the glass on the ground, shattering it. ]]

Randy Orton: Maybe one day you boys will get real competition against a real tag team.

Ted DiBiase Jr.: Like who? We've beaten the best!

Mike DiBiase: We ARE the best!

[[ Orton chuckles. ]]

Randy Orton: Hold those titles tight.

[[ Edge slaps the belt on Mike DiBiase's shoulder. ]]

Randy Orton: You'll run into a brick wall in the tag team division soon enough.

[[ The members of The Standard turn and walk away from the DiBiase family, leaving them to their celebration. They quickly shake off what just went down and try to go back to celebrating their big win. Orton, Edge, and Cage continue their march to the ring for their big six-man tag team match tonight.. Which is up next! Does Randy Orton have future plans for the World Tag Team championships? ]]

Match Five: Six-Man Tag Match - Relaxed Rules
 Edge, Christian Cage, and Randy Orton vs. John Cena, Kurt Angle and CM Punk

[[ The bell, nor the referee, needed to signal a beginning in this one. All six men barely got into the ring before the action started exploding all around the squared circle. Cena clotheslines Cage and Edge out of the ring as Punk delivers stiff kicks to Orton's mid-section and thighs, softening him up for attacks later on. On the outside, Angle smashes Edge's face into the guardrail as Cage attacks him from behind. Punk goes to the top rope, BIG SPLASH TO EVERYONE ON THE OUTSIDE! The fans chant "L-O-C!" loudly as the action continues all over the ringside area, totally unable to keep track of! Later on, Cage is solo on the inside after Angle has Orton locked in the Angle Lock and CM Punk has Edge locked in the Anaconda Vice. Cena hits the shoulder block, sit-out Blue Thunder Bomb.. YOU CAN'T SEE ME~! FIVE KNUCKLE SHUFFLE! Cena picks Cage up, F-U! Cena covers and he easily gets the pin fall, picking up a big win for the newly formed alliance against The Standard! Could this be a sign of things to come for Chris Jericho later on tonight.  ]]

Winners: John Cena, Kurt Angle, and CM Punk via Pin Fall

[[ After the match, a small hype video for Danielson/Jericho airs. Immediately afterwards, the scene cuts to the hallway. We see Bryan Danielson walking to the ring, wearing a t-shirt, his ring gear, and the LoC World Championship around his waist. He looks more focused than we have ever seen hi in League of Champions. Michael Cole stops him. ]]

Michael Cole: Bryan Danielson, real quick, your thought on this match?

Bryan Danielson: I'm more ready for this match than any match in my entire career. I'm the underdog. I'm not supposed to win.

[[ Danielson looks confident. ]]

Bryan Danielson: And that's the way I like it.

[[ Pause. ]]

Bryan Danielson: March 10, 2007, League of Champions debuted. March 31, I became Champion. April 28, 2007, I became WORLD Champion.

[[ He looks right at the camera. ]]

Bryan Danielson: December 27, 2008.. I solidify my status as the BEST.. WRESTLER.. IN THE WORLD!

[[ He slaps the belt on his waist. ]]

Bryan Danielson: Being World Champion means everything to me. This right here is why you enter this business. You don't step into the ring, learn to fall, take the beatings you have to take, drive the miles you you have to drive for the little money you make.. Not to become World Champion one-day. If you're not in it for the title, get out of my business.

[[ Danielson is very serious. ]]

Bryan Danielson: The Standard is trying to take over the entire industry. Chris Jericho wants my World title.

[[ Danielson shakes his head. ]]

Bryan Danielson: Never.. Going.. To Happen.

[[ A brief hesitation. ]]

Bryan Danielson: This business doesn't need Chris Jericho.. It doesn't need John Cena.. All it needs representing it is the "American Dragon" Bryan Danielson.. The best in the world!

[[ We go to the ring. ]]

Match Six: LoC World Heavyweight Championship - The Standard Barred From Ringside
"American Dragon" Bryan Danielson vs. Chris Jericho
 

[[ The biggest LoC World title match in history is upon us. The bell rings and Jericho is hesitant in the beginning and Danielson is very aggressive. Danielson backs Jericho against the turnbuckle and begins delivering European uppercuts! Jericho breaks it up with a poke to the eye, and then goes on the attack, slapping around the champion. Jericho goes for the Code Breaker early, but Danielson blocks it and tries locking in the triangle choke. Jericho goes to the outside and gets guidance from Trish Stratus. Danielson dives over the top, onto Jericho, into the stands! Danielson rolls Jericho back into the ring and goes to work, hitting his normal routine of offensive moves, crushing the skull and upper body of Jericho! Danielson's assault continues as Takeshi Morishima comes to the ringside area! What's he and Sweeney doing? Have The Standard and Sweet n' Sour struck a deal?! Danielson breaks his leg lock to mouth off to Morishima. Danielson turns to face Jericho, ROLL UP! One, two, NO! Jericho almost stole the title. Sweeney distracts the referee as Morishima enters the ring, BACK DROP DRIVER! Jericho covers, one, two, NO! Another near fall! HERE COMES JOHN CENA! Cena slides into the ring and grabs Morishima, FU! OH MY GOD! MORISHIMA JUST GOT FU'D! Danielson gives Cena a forearm shot to the face, sending him to the outside!

Danielson told Cena not to interfere no matter what! He said he needed no one's help, but Cena came down to even the odds after Jericho found a loophole and hired Morishima to help out!

Danielson gives Cena the bird and turns his attention back to Jericho, who is laying unconscious on the mat. Jericho springs up! CODE BREAKER! He was playing possum! Jericho grabs Danielson, ANOTHER CODE BREAKER! Jericho covers! One.. no not like this.. Two.. Three! New World Champion! Just like in the fatal fourway that got him the title shot, Chris Jericho has used underhand tactics to win the LoC World Heavyweight Championship! ]]

Winner: Chris Jericho via Pin Fall
 NEW LoC WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION

[[ Garbage immediately begins showering the ringside area as Chris Jericho slides to the outside after being awarded the LoC World Heavyweight Championship. Larry Sweeney, Takeshi Morishima, and Trish Stratus celebrates with the new champion as Bryan Danielson is on his knees in the middle of the ring, furious at John Cena. Bryan Danielson specifically told Cena and company not to interfere, that he did things on his own, but yet, John Cena couldn't stand seeing Chris Jericho bypass the stipulations by hiring Larry Sweeney to assist in winning the title! John Cena inadvertently cost Danielson to lose his first match in LoC, and it was his most important one at that! Cena rolls into the ring and begins to apologize to Danielson, who replies only by spitting in Cena's face and walking away. This seeming Standard/Sweet n' Sour, Incorporated business agreement will only wreck more havoc on League of Champions in 2009! A new year, a new champion! ]]

[[ Fade out. ]]