(As Smackdown comes on the air, Cactus Jack is stood in the ring with a mic.)

Cactus Jack:
Well first of all I'd like to thank you for that reception, I know this is kind
of out of character for Cactus Jack, but it really does mean a lot to me.  On
Raw last Monday night, I went through 10 other guys to earn a shot at the WWE
Championship, in the Elimination Chamber at Summerslam.  Now I've never been
in an Elimination Chamber match before, but from what I hear, they're pretty
damn brutal, and that's just how I like it!

It's been a very long time since I could last call myself the World Heavyweight
Champion, in fact the last time was Summerslam, six years ago.  So it could not
be more fitting that it's Summerslam where I will once again become the World
Champion, only on this occasion it'll be my first championship win as Cactus
Jack.  And quite frankly, that's gonna make it pretty damn special for me.

Now, as far as the tag team titles are conc...

(Shane McMahon appears on the Titantron.)

Shane McMahon:
Yeah Cactus, what about the tag team titles, huh?  What about them?  Well I'll
tell you what, why don't I come out there, and tell you exactly what's going to
happen with the tag team titles.

(After a brief pause, Shane McMahon's music hits and he walks on down to the 
ring.)

Shane McMahon:
First of all, congratulations on your big win last Monday night, it was really
impressive, no doubt about that.  But you see, when you won that match on Raw,
you left me in a bit of a quandry.  You see, Summerslam is the second biggest
Pay Per View of the year, and I'll be damned if we don't get to see a tag team
title match on that show.

Now, I know full well that you're too proud to simply forfeit that tag team
championship belt to me, and I also realise that it wouldn't be fair on Shawn
Michaels, your tag team partner, who let me remind you, you beat up last Monday
and eliminated from the match.  Let's face it, you two guys have been the most
dominant tag team champions this company has seen since the restart, and it
just wouldn't be right to strip you of the belts.  So I came up with a plan.

Cactus, you know that match you had on Monday?  Well you're going to have yet
another one of them tonight.  Only tonight, you won't be facing nine hungry
WWE superstars, oh no.  You'll be facing nine hungry WWE tag teams, with Shawn
Michaels as your partner, and the WWE Tag Team Titles on the line.  And should
you, by some miracle, come through that match still Tag Team Champions, well
that's fine, but at Summerslam, you'll be pulling double duty, because I will
force you to defend the tag titles, as well as competing in the Elimination
Chamber match for the WWE Title.  The choice is yours Cactus, what do you care
about more?  Your tag team titles, and your tag partner, or your own personal
quest for the WWE title?  Tonight, you get to make a choice.
  



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Rich, 12-11-2005