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Adam was full of fierce determination as he made his way to gorilla position. After what had just happened a few minutes earlier to Amy, he was even more fired up than before about the Street Fight, kicking Matt Hardy's worthless ass.

The redhead had left him a few minutes earlier, to shower and change back into her street clothes. Now, he awaited his cue, but the sound of a familiar voice out by the arena drew his attention.

Apparently, Matt was already in the ring, on a microphone. The blond man listened, a frown coming to his face.

"I know you all are expecting to see me and Edge in a Street Fight tonight..." Matt said. "But it's not gonna happen. Sorry, folks!"

There was a loud chorus of boos, and Adam's hands clenched into fists. After he'd talked with Stephanie about this match, he knew this was not part of the show - the pathetic prick was trying to weasel his way out of the match! It burned him up inside...

"You are *not* gonna see Matt Hardy Version 1 and Edge tonight! I'm callin' it off - do you hear me, Edge? We're not havin' our match tonight!"

That was Adam's cue - and he was relieved. He was practically chomping at the bit as he shoved through the curtain to the entry ramp, his theme music blaring throughout the arena.

He raced to the ring, teeth clenched in anger, and Matt backed away instintively, one hand stretched out toward him.

"Now, c'mon, man - listen to reason," the dark-haired man said.

Adam stood there and glared at his enemy murderously. Was Hardy really *serious*? He was chickening out? Of course, he wasn't actually admitting *that*.

The tall Canadian didn't give a shit one way or another. He made a lunge for Matt, but the dark-haired man was swift. He dropped the mic as he bolted from the ring, leaving a stunned Adam still inside.

As the blond man stood there, hands on his hips, then gesturing and shouting to the referee about his nemesis, Matt Hardy Version 1 backed away up the ramp. He laughed, and Adam grew angrier, intending on going after him, but then the other man went down like a ton of bricks as he was punched from behind.

The blond man edged closer to the ropes nearest the area by the ramp, and that was when he saw John Cena. The denim- and jersey-clad man glared down at Version 1, then looked up and gave him a thumbs up sign. The roar from the fans in the crowd was nearly deafening.

In a flash, Adam departed the ring and went after Matt. The other man gave no protest as he tossed him back into the ring - but at the same time, the blond man wasn't sure Matt knew where he even was after that punch from Cena.

The referee signaled for the bell, and the Canadian instantly acted. Rather than procrastinate, he delivered an Edgecution right then and there. Then, afterward, instead of pinning the bastard, he left Matt laying on the canvas and left the ring to fetch the assortment of items on the outside - items that would make this contest a Street Fight.

As Adam returned to the ring, a trash can filled with various utensils, he was surprised by Matt - who wielded a fire extinguisher, temporarily blinding him. And the next thing he knew, something whacked him sharply in the side of the head - and everything went black.