It was about that time. New Orleans. The time where the grandest stage of them all happened. The first time the Intercontinental Championship was put on the line as the solo championship.
Matt Hardy won the Andre The Giant memorial battle royale. Alexa Bliss retaining her title against Paige. Jinder Mahal wins the United States Title in a Fatal 4 Way. Bludgeon Brothers wins the Smackdown Tag Team Championships. And AJ Styles retained the WWE Title against Shinsuke Nakamura.
John Cena and Undertaker put on a WrestleMania classic, with Undertaker winning. Braun Strowman and a kid won the Raw Tag Team Championships. Then, Finn Balor wins the Universal Title from Brock Lesnar, finally regaining the title that he never lost.
Now, it's time for the match that everyone has been talking about. 3 Stages of Hell. Intercontinental Championship. Brother vs Brother. Good Prince vs Bad Prince.
A bunch of women who was in peacock dresses appeared on the stage, and they started to do a dance. Then, they opened up the middle and Michael's theme starts playing.
Michael comes out with a peacock style attire as he dances with the ladies.
Michael gets inside the ring and flexes his muscles in the reign of boos. There was just boos in the stadium, but that stopped when the sound of a motorcycle revving.
The titantron has flames on it with a skull on it. Then, Daniel comes out on a motorcycle and as the camera zooms in on him. He takes off his motorcycle helmet to reveal his face and his complete attire.
Then, when he takes off his chain and put it on one of the handles. The theme song starts to hit.
Daniel starts to ride his motorcycle all the way down the ramp with his title around his waist. Once he gets inside the ring, the introductions start.
JoJo: Ladies and Gentlemen. The following contest is a 3 Stages of Hell Match!! The first match will be a normal match. The second match will be a falls count anywhere. And if there is a third match, then it will be a hell in a cell match.
The crowd is cheering for this long awaited match.
JoJo: Introducing first, from Greenwich, Connecticut! He is the Bad Prince, "Dangerous" Michael McMahon!!! (Tons of boos rain down) And his opponent, from Greenwich, Connecticut! He is the Intercontinental Champion, The Good Prince, "The Marine" Daniel McMahon!!! (Tons of cheers rain down)
The referee raises up the title as Daniel and Michael takes off their jacket.
D.D.D!!!!
The brothers stare off against each other before going blow for blow, and punch for punch.
Then, Michael went for the headbutt and he connects, making his brother stumble back. Michael had gone after his brother with uppercuts and kicks showing off his mix martial arts background.
Michael pushes Daniel to the ropes and does their father's signature knee. Michael had went for the pinfall.
1!
Tw-Kick Out!!
Michael went immediately to the attack as he kept attacking his brother. Then he got up and went to the middle rope and tried for a diving knee, but it failed as Daniel had moved out of the way.
Then, Daniel hit the Spinebuster on Michael, but he didn't go for the pin as he wanted to hurt his brother for all the hurt Michael had done.
Daniel picked up Michael by the hair, but then, Sasha Banks has the ref distracted and Michael hits a low blow!
Michael turned his brother around as Lacey Evans chased Sasha out of the building. Michael put his brother on his shoulders and does his new finisher as he likes to call it: The Danger Zone. Then, Michael goes for the win.
1!
2!!
3!!!D.D.D!!!!!
JoJo: The winner of the first fall, "Dangerous" Michael McMahon!!! Next, a Falls Count Anywhere match!!!