A/N: I got the idea for this when watching an MV, specifically MrSD4ever's 'AJ/Punk/Bryan-I know something is broken'. I saw the clip of the Champion VS Champion match on RAW between Punk and Daniel with AJ. It was on 2.27.12 for anyone who wants to find it. I maybe this as an edit for a moment during the match, but this one goes differently than what happened.
Also I didn't expect to start a new AJ/Punk story, but this is my favorite pairing at the moment. So I needed someway to vent my fandom.
CM Punk and Daniel Bryan were in another match. Wrestling each other was nothing new, if fact they had done it so much that they had extensive knowledge of each others moves. They had been good friends for years...That was until Daniel Bryan gained his World Heavyweight Championship. Daniel had grown smug and arrogant with his new found glory. Punk had watched the matches Bryan had against Big Show and Mark Henry for their rematches. Each time he seemed to weasel into a win or disqualification that allowed him to keep his title.
He could clearly remember Daniel's girlfriend, the small AJ, get barreled down by Big Show in his fury to get his hands on the Submission specialist. So when he saw AJ coming down the ramp following her boyfriend, who was chanting his 'Yes!Yes!Yes!' "catchphrase" to the fans, he did not feel right about this match. He would have talked to Clown Shoes or Teddy Long about it. But they're in such a heated feud that both will take two different sides and debate on them for over an hour. So when the match did start he put it out of his mind that the 95 pound diva was trailing around ring side...yet he still managed to steal a few glances of her watching the match.
When he hoisted Daniel over the top rope and onto the floor he could feel the tide turning in his favor for the match. He went and gained speed before plunging into AJ. He hadn't seen move closer to her hurt boyfriend per Daniel request. It was only after he had let go that he realized AJ was there and Daniel had rolled away having seen the attack coming. But didn't bother to save his girlfriend from the danger. He fell into her, but with enough sense he latched onto her and rotated there bodies so he fell into the barrier and she fell against him.
The crowd let out a roar of disapproval. He could hardly hear what was going on. The landing was not a good one; He was used to crashing into the barrier or falling on the floor. Unfortunately it wasn't a science, even when all the elements were right things could go wrong. This time it went very wrong. Sure he's jump out the ring was perfect, but his target was long gone. So when he fell into the diva he did what he could to save her from the brunt of the impact which meant he took most of it.
He laid on the floor pressed to the barrier. His eyes shut tight as he concentrated on the pain in his side and back. AJ was on top of him, her head on his chest. He hear her whimper as she writhed on top of him. His stomach dropped wondering how badly she was injured. The trainers and medics came down and he could hear them shouting over the noise of the crowd.
"Punk! AJ!"
"Punk, how are you?"
"AJ, we're gonna brace you're neck for safety."
Punk groaned as they pulled away the light weight of her body away from him. When they started to try and tend to them he slowly lifted his arm and tried to shoo them away, "Take care of her!" He shouted at them. They didn't listen though and he could hear them announcing the match was won by Daniel since he could no longer compete.
He was pissed now that he lost the match. But he knew he couldn't do anything about it right now. He peeked out to see them taking AJ away on a stretcher, but also could see that she was conscious as the medic next to her head was talking to her...At least he hoped that was the case. They wanted to put him on a stretcher also, but he immediately refused.
He groaned as they helped him stand. Two medics on either side of him helped him up the ramp and to the back. He could hear Daniel following after berating him for ramming into his girlfriend that had been put into harms way. Punk snapped.
He pushed away the medics and turned to glare down at the small man. He never took his eyes off him as he gestured for a mic. One of the nearby techs placed on in his hands. "Shut up!" He shouted with venom. "Oh pretend I'm the bad guy here! Pretend you didn't have her in the way before you crawled away! You're a coward and you make me sick! You can't win a match fairly, so of course the obvious option is to use your girlfriend as a human shield. Maybe she'll get hurt, but who cares as long as you keep your title!" He was screaming and he knew the fans were hanging on his every word looking for his next big pipe-bomb, if what he said already wasn't enough of one.
He took a second to catch his breath and he could see how Daniel had backed away slightly. Daniel start to open his mouth to speak, but Punk wasn't having any of it, "No! Keep you mouth shut! You know I can't wait to see Wrestlmania when Sheamus kicks your head in and takes the World Heavyweight Championship from you. I'll tell you something else, stay away from AJ. Cause if you go near her, you won't even make it to Wrestlmania." His tone was low and he threw the mic down to the side before stomping back stage not giving a second glance. He could hear his name being chanted by the crowd as he walked back stage. His body was still aching, but he pushed past any pain.
"Dude! Punk!" He could hear Kofi calling him. The man was soon hot on his tail. "What was that, man?"
"You saw it." Punk shrugged the question of as he continued his search.
"Yeah, but that was like crazy...where are you going?" Kofi asked watching the man wander in circles.
"AJ, where is she?" Punk questioned stopping his search for a brief moment to look at his friend.
"They took her to the parking lot, they're getting an ambulance to take her to the hospital." Kofi said. Seeing the way the WWE Champion stiffened he also added, "It's just a safety precaution, she did just heal from the last time Daniel put her in danger."
"Think you could get my title, I forgot it. Bring it to the garage, I'm going with her." Punk made a sprint to get to there before it pulled off.
"Just what you doing Punk?" Kofi shook his head as Punk went around a corner and out of his view.