CCW XX 21 recap time! The go-home show before CCW Pandemonium is here. Who's going into Chicago with momentum? Read on to find out!
"Remember the first time you went to a show and saw your favorite band. You wore their shirt, and sang every word. You didn't know anything about scene politics, haircuts, or what was cool. All you knew was that this music made you feel different from anyone you shared a locker with. Someone finally understood you. This is what music is about." – Gerard Way
Opening Segment
- XX 21 began with Aelita making her way to the ring and entering it with a microphone in hand. The Lyoko Princess first says, "Surprise, surprise, it's not GWEN here to start the show; it's me… I made sure I seized this time myself because what I have to say is IMPORTANT. It's about this Sunday, it's about Pandemonium, it's about the biggest match of MY career…and of someone else's career. And speaking of that someone else…I want Jenny Wakeman to come down to this ring right now. This involves HER."
- One minute later, Jenny is in the arena and inside the ring with Aelita with her own microphone. Upon asking Aelita what she wants, Aelita replies with a question of her own. "I know how big this main event tomorrow night is for me, but looking at the way you're carrying yourself and going about things, I don't know if YOU know how big the match is for YOU. Young Gwen Tennyson, the scum that she is, is on the precipice of being put through a proverbial wringer and being tested like never before. She has the CCW Pandemonium main event against us…she has a Down for the Count Match against Tammy Blake at the FanFiction Wrestling Awards…and she has a Street Fight against the NCW Women's Champion Korra at Pride & Glory. No disrespect to Korra and no disrespect to Tammy…but as badly as they want to get their hands on Gwen themselves, WE take precedence over them both. WE are in the most important of those three matches, because we have an opportunity to do what they WON'T…and that is unseat the First and Only Females Champion. As much as Korra and Tammy Blake beating Gwen Tennyson would please the masses and shatter the Alpha Bitch like glass, NOTHING would tear her apart like losing her Females Championship of the World. Not only is this the most important match of my career for the sake of winning my first major Championship, but it's the most important because it's THAT major Championship, the one that SHE holds. …Do you understand that?"
- Jenny affirms that she does understand, but Aelita says, "I don't think you do…because right now, looking at your face, I can tell where YOUR priorities are. My priority is and has always BEEN the CCW Females Championship and taking it away from Tennyson, which you can see in EVERY single victory in EVERY single match I've been in. But you? …Are you thinking about the Championship? Or are you thinking about Mystique Sonia, your tag partner and how SHE'S feeling?"
- Jenny tells Aelita that she is all about the Title, but Sonia is a concern of hers, but why wouldn't she be considering what she went through last week on XX 20? Aelita responds, "Sonia's not going to win the CCW Females Championship; she's not going to play a part in taking that Title away from Tennyson. She had her chance to play a role in that, but she couldn't do it. I was concerned about Sonia too, just like you were…until the final bell rang and Gwen was declared the winner. If it was Sonia who had won and the match at Pandemonium became a Fatal Four-Way, THEN I'd give her some thought. But not now—not now that she's OUT of the picture. It's just you and me, and we could do something ELSE that Tammy and Korra can't do, and that is work TOGETHER to get rid of Gwen Tennyson as Champion before competing for the gold OURSELVES and ENSURE that there's a new Champion coming out of Chicago. That is…if you get your head in the game."
- Aelita goes on and continues explaining how Jenny thinking about her partner in a time like this is not needed with an opportunity this big coming up. To her, Jenny needs to think about making sure Gwen Tennyson's reign dies at Pandemonium, and nothing more than that. "Deal with your partner LATER," Aelita tells her. "You need to be FOCUSED… This is the biggest match of YOUR career too; the least you can do is give yourself a CHANCE to make sure this turns out better than the FEW other chances you've gotten to be a Champion. You couldn't do it in WWE; you couldn't do it on FUSION; you didn't do it on Ozone 1… Do you intend to show up on Sunday, or are you going to be too busy with your soap opera to make it count?" A loud mixed reaction emanates from this, as it does from the line, "And you wonder why you haven't won that many singles Championships—people say you never got a fair chance; I say you're BLOWING your chance right now and THAT'S why it hasn't happened yet. That's why it won't happen on Sunday. But the LEAST you can do for yourself…is play enough of a role to make sure that the CCW Females Champion is NOT Gwen. It's as simple as that."
- Jenny speaks up after this and says, "Considering what Gwen's done here…what Gwen did to Sonia…what Gwen did to Jonathan and the Commissioner…what Gwen's been doing since day ONE here in CCW…you don't need to ask me if I'm on board with making sure Gwen Tennyson doesn't leave Champion. But what you DO need to do is check yourself, because if you think that there's anything about this situation that's 'simple', you're not as smart as your show makes you out to be. I've seen MORE of what Gwen's done than you have. I was THERE at Enmity. I was IN the match on Ozone 1. I've seen it, and I've FELT it; you've only gotten the SparkNotes…so you QUESTIONING whether I'm focused on becoming CCW Females Champion after what I've seen and been a part of in MY career, which is MUCH, much lengthier than your time here…is not the best idea…ROOKIE." Aelita narrows her eyes at this, and Jenny continues, "2001, I came to Fiction Wrestling—won the OVW Animation Women's Championship in December of that year, and to date that is the ONLY singles Championship I've attained, and before Techno-Tongue, it was my ONLY Championship. Then I met Mystique Sonia and we formed one of the best women's tag teams this industry has ever seen and became the CCW Women's Tag Team Champions. There will ALWAYS be a part of me that lies with Techno-Tongue, there will ALWAYS be a part of me that lies with Mystique Sonia, but DO NOT mistake that fondness for weakness. I'm coming to Chicago on Sunday night, and I'm coming there not just to rip the Title off of Gwen Tennyson, but to take it as MY OWN."
- Aelita, hearing this, tells Jenny that if she's so ready for Pandemonium, to "prove it"…and Jenny, offended, tells Aelita she doesn't have to prove anything to HER in particular, but if she has something to prove to Gwen herself and the fans in Champaign, she'll do it for them. "Last week, I ended one girl's undefeated streak; how about THIS week, one night before the PPV, I end yours?" Aelita readily accepts the challenge with confidence, and we have Aelita vs. Jenny Wakeman to occur later in the evening.
Yumi Ishiyama vs. Britney Britney
- The crowd is explosive with cheers for the raven-haired Lyoko Warrior who made her CCW debut on XX 20 against Aelita in that monumental encounter between Lyoko gals. Fired up by their support, Yumi showcases her skill in this matchup against the Fairly OddParents pop star, including a Dropkick catching Britney in mid-air as she tries to dive off of the top rope with a Cross Body. Britney Britney gets some offense with a Spinning Heel Kick of her own later on, but on a Sunset Flip Powerbomb try out of the corner, Yumi elbows Britney in the top of the head and then vaults to the ring apron from the middle rope. Yumi hits a Rope-Aided Gamengiri to the face of Britney Britney before going back inside the ring, Forearm Smashing Britney with both arms twice apiece…and then backing up and charging right in with a Yakuza Kick to the jaw. Yumi then grabs Britney in the middle of the ring and hits an Inverted Michinoku Driver II she calls the Ishiyama Driver. Yumi moves into a neutral corner, Britney lifting her head up as she's on her knees…and Yumi drills B-Squared with the Boma Ye and gets the pin, the fans stoked for her victory.
After the match…
- Yumi leaves the ring and heads backstage with a small grin on her face, the normally introverted Japanese girl appreciating the reception for what is her first win in a major Fiction Wrestling ring in several years since being put out of WWE.
- Backstage, Maria Menounos interviews Yumi, saying that Woody Paige ordered her to get your thoughts on what it feels to be officially back in Fiction Wrestling now. "I'm going to just hold this microphone while you talk and I pretend to care," Maria says.
- Yumi rolls her eyes and says, "Standards on interviewers have certainly dropped since the last time I was in this business, huh? …This isn't even about you. This is about ME. This is about MY return to Fiction Wrestling—the beginning of a road to my own rebirth here. And I couldn't have picked a better place to start over again than right here in Character Championship Wrestling. I've been rebuilding my craft between the ropes in dojos all over Japan, and it's all been geared towards moments like this right here. THIS is where the best of the best come to prove themselves, and if you look at last week and what I did out there tonight, you KNOW that this Yumi Ishiyama—"
- Yumi gets cut off by a Body Avalanche from behind by Dora Marquez! Boots enters the scene as well to direct traffic while Dora picks Yumi up and throws her into a downed aluminum gate, Yumi's skull crashing against it hard. Boots chirps Dora stomps onto Yumi's back and then puts her in a Camel Clutch, and Boots lies down on his belly and yells in Yumi's face, "You think that you're the only one who wants a rebirth?! …You think Dora's gonna be a footnote to THIS of all things?! Not if WE can help it, and the bad news for you is…we CAN." Dora then stands up…and lifts Yumi up by her head and ears and drops her into a Wheelbarrow Mat Slam onto the concrete floor, the back of Yumi's head bouncing off of it! Yumi holds her skull in agony as Dora and Boots eye their handiwork and leave, both of them satisfied despite their disdain.
Carmen Sandiego vs. Xena
- Carmen shows off the braid she cut from Katniss's hair before her match against Xena, who was attacked by The END on XX 19 and left three-on-one partially because of Katniss being attacked by Carmen; Jeremy points this out on commentary, providing some backstory behind this match. Xena wants retribution for this, and she gets the quick advantage with a Bridging Northern Lights Suplex for a count of two for the pin; as Carmen kicks out, Xena transitions into a Rear Waist Lock and turns it into a Deadlift Bridging German Suplex for a count of two on that. Carmen gets to her feet, and Xena hits the ropes and explodes into Sandiego with a Front Dropkick to the chest that sends her to the outside. However, when Xena tries to Hammer Throw Carmen into the barricade, Carmen twists Xena's arm and turns it into a Ghanarea, or a Swinging Leg Hook Fireman's Carry Slam, directly onto the arena floor with harsh velocity! Xena tries her best to recover from this, but Carmen's Pumphandle Drop and Virginia Necktie (Hangman's Neckbreaker) make that difficult. Carmen goes for a Sicilian Slice, (Diving Leg Drop Bulldog) targeting the head of Xena once more…but Xena turns it into a Schoolgirl Pin, catching a diving Sandiego and putting her down onto the canvas for a two-count. Later, Carmen tries a Swissblade (Side Death Valley Driver)…but Xena turns it into an Arm Drag and then transitions into a Triangle Choke onto Carmen, applying the submission tightly and doing everything she can to get Sandiego to submit…but Carmen stands up, holds onto Xena in a Prawn Hold and sits her down onto the top turnbuckle. Carmen Chops Xena in the chest several times with her open palm…and then ascends to the top of the corner himself. Carmen attempts a Double Overhook Superbomb while facing away from the corner…but instead, Xena counters and Backdrops Carmen to the ring apron alongside of her near the turnbuckles. Xena Savate Kicks Carmen off of the apron and then goes for a Superfly Splash…but Carmen rolls out of the way and Xena splatters onto the arena floor instead! Carmen takes advantage, standing up after collecting herself…and hit the Fiery Red Hand directly against the ring apron spine-first! Carmen pushes Xena back inside the ring…and immediately connects with a Big Boot to the face…and then a Manhattan Project in the dead center of the canvas, which is enough to give Carmen the three-count.
After the match…
- Carmen, not wholly satisfied with her victory alone, picks Xena up and delivers a Death Valley Driver, dropping Xena onto her head! The crowd boos as Carmen holds up Katniss's missing braid once more, taunting them with it…and then Carmen uses said braid to choke out Xena, garroting her with the hairpiece…
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…until a P.O.'d Katniss Everdeen makes a beeline for the ring, sliding inside the ring with a steel chair in hand! Carmen immediately lets go of Xena and takes Katniss's missing braid with her as she runs away up the entrance ramp. Katniss sees Xena's condition and checks on her, helping her to her feet and propping her in the corner to keep her standing…and then Katniss rolls out of the ring, still peeved and still wanting a piece of Carmen Sandiego. She speeds to the back where Carmen scurried to, steel chair clenched as she goes there.
Backstage…
- Emmy converses with the Cyber Girls backstage, checking on their condition after getting laid out by The END during their attack on Emily Elizabeth on XX 20. Jackie tells Emmy, "We are FAR from okay right now, Emmy…but it's not because of what The END did to US. It's because of what The END did to HER. They made it personal when they took her out, and whether they intended to or not, it got to US too when they broke her arms last week and took her out of the FWM Draftee Three-Way Dance. And all because of how she got here? THAT was enough to have an opportunity stripped away from her? …Between what happened to you months ago at Enmity and this, I'm TIRED of watching opportunity after opportunity getting RIPPED AWAY and us PBS Kids getting broken because of wanting to compete, and Emily Elizabeth losing out on HER opportunity and getting put into a hospital…is unforgivable."
- "She's as much our friend as she is yours, and Emmy…WE deserve to have a say in fighting for her too," Inez says. "You may be plotting your revenge on them for Pandemonium with Annie and Reggie…but Jackie and I want The END TONIGHT. It can be ANY two of them; we don't CARE. We just want to impair them as much they they've impaired Emily. You might be able to wait 24 hours…but WE CAN'T. So we're fighting them HERE. And we were just about to go to Mr. Paige's office to make it official."
- Emmy is a tad surprised…but hearing Jackie and Inez she immediately understands where they are coming from. But before she can reply, Annie Frazier walks into the scene, apologizing for the intrusion between Emmy and her buddies, and she says, "Are you two SURE about this? I mean…I get it. I get why you feel the way that you do on this, BUT…you know it because you've felt it – those girls are dangerous. They may be total jerks, but they know how to hurt people, and if you're not careful, they can hurt you too just like they did Emily—maybe even WORSE. I feel bad enough that Emily Elizabeth got taken out the way that she did… I don't want you two to end up like her…for your sake OR for Emmy's…"
- The Cyber Girls insist to Annie that they are more than sure on this, but then Reggie Rocket walks to the scene and pipes in, "There's a reason why my grommet picked Fraiz and me to fight back Zoe's crew… We KNOW what those three are about and we know the things we have to do to get rid of 'em. You girls…well, you're not quite there. And if you go out to that ring and challenge The END…I'll be honest, it's gonna be a hell muncher. I KNOW what you want to do, but WE'RE the one's who are going to make that happen. It's this SUNDAY, Demon's Dungeon: Fraiz, grommet and me versus Payne, Swan and van Pelt—THAT is where The END gets endED in its own creation."
"…If they even MAKE IT to Pandemonium after us," Inez asserts.
"…Dudette, I want you two to be able to watch us jazz the glass and pound their asses from the VIP seats, not from a hospital," Reggie states.
- The Cyber Girls continue to make their case to Reggie, but they are cut off by Emmy…who says, "You're right… You're right… You DO deserve a crack at revenge…and I wanna see you fight for it."
- Reggie and Annie both look at Emmy and ask her to reconsider this, but Emmy says, "She's Inez and Jackie's friend too, and considering that and how many times The END has beaten down them both in the last two weeks, they NEED this match. They NEED this opportunity at payback. I'm not going to say they can't have it, and even though I get why you're concerned…you shouldn't tell them no either. Not here…not for a match they HAVE TO have. So let's see if Woody Paige can book it for tonight: Cyber Girls…versus two-thirds of The END. And maybe they'll win and maybe they'll lose…but if they lose…if they go down…they're taking a piece of The END down with them. Definitely."
- Reggie hears her grommet…and looks at the Cyber Girls and advises, "Be careful…but with them…not TOO careful."
Annie adds, "If you both see Clifford, tell him I said hi! …I'm doing Pandemonium for HIM too now…"
The Cyber Girls hear and acknowledge these imperatives, nodding and walking away to go to Woody Paige's office to confirm a Tag Team Match with The END. Reggie and Annie check in with Emmy, who reaffirms that she's sure on her decision and the Cyber Girls' desire to fight tonight.
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- And as Reggie, Annie and Emmy exchange these thoughts, a rabid Katniss Everdeen walks to them with her steel chair and shouts, "Where's Carmen Sandiego?! Where is she?! Did any of you see her?!" Annie appears flustered by the look in Katniss's eyes, and Reggie points in a direction she things she saw Carmen in earlier. Katniss follows, still hanging onto that chair.
Lisa Simpson and Meg Griffin In-Ring Promo
- Lisa Simpson and Meg Griffin are inside the ring, the former smirking while the latter looks at the crowd with contempt for each and every single one of them, people who mocked her in the past, people who laughed at her and made her their personal punch line for so many years.
- Lisa says, "I gave you all the time in the world to prepare for this…and yet you STILL were not ready for it, were you? You speculated, you contemplated, you tried to understand, but you never reached that level of full comprehension…until the moment…until it HAPPENED…until SHE ARRIVED. Ladies and gentlemen, THIS is my fellow beneficiary of providence, the second lady of kismet…and really, what you are looking at in this ring…is YEARS and YEARS in the making. This girl standing next to me…has been left on the outskirts of her fate for far too long like a small baby in a basket left outside a house door…something she's been used to both in and out of Fiction Wrestling. And you had believe she resented that position she was in, but what she resented even more than that was the lack of an opportunity for upward mobility. With no one and nothing to respect her, the chances of her removing that stigma slowly began to drift away to the point where you people ACCEPTED it completely and decides to make her your permanent laughingstock. Over time, the name 'Meg Griffin' was synonymous was failure…with ignominy…with COMEDY… You didn't think that that'd come to a boil and runneth over, did you? You didn't think that she would EVER be able to remove that stench, because she was never ALLOWED to remove that stench—no one HUMORED her long enough for the stench to be removed. I saw that…but I also saw something else. I saw where she came from. I saw what she was surrounded by and associated with whether those who laughed it off took it seriously or not. She was next to a brother who excelled in WWT, CWF and UCW, just like I was next to a brother who excelled—a former WORLD CHAMPION who excelled. She was next to a father, not to say a GOOD father, but a father nonetheless and a former WORLD CHAMPION father… My father is the man who holds the record for the most CWF Championship reigns with SIX to date. Even Meg's own MOTHER has a career in CAWF, and SHE is respected there, but not the daughter…not her…"
- As Meg scowls and the crowd starts a small "Meg sucks!" chant, Lisa continues with a scowl of her own, "…Forget what you know about the Simpsons and the Griffins from the dumb crossover episode—THIS, what you're listening to, is REAL. I found Meg Griffin, just before she was used as a PROP for WrestleMania—A PROP FOR WRESTLEMANIA—…looked her in the eyes, and I told her, 'It doesn't have to be this way… It doesn't have to be this way, and I know a place…where it WON'T be this way.' …I knew exactly what needed to be done, where she needed to be in order to unlock her TRUE potential, her REAL destiny, the destiny you couldn't take from her or deny no matter how much you giggled at her expense; THAT stayed with her throughout it all, and now it's time to cash it in. THIS is a NEW ERA in the life and times and career of this Quahog native, and as long as she is between THESE ropes here…as long as she's living through her birthright to success…in CCW, the name 'Meg Griffin' will no longer be in use. For her introduction here, it was fine, but it will be DIFFERENT over here from now on. As her FULL fortune is revealed, I can't think of a better way to mark this occasion…than with the usage of her FULL name, MEGAN Griffin."
- A small "Megatron! Megatron!" chant goes off in the crowd, and Meg clenches her fists and snarls at the fans in the front row for this, not finding it funny. Lisa puts a hand on Meg's shoulder and calms her down in that moment, continuing by saying, "Keep on making your witticisms—eventually you're gonna run out of them or they're just gonna become obsolete, but the Daughters of Destiny have only the STARS ABOVE as THEIR limit. That's what we are: the Daughters of Destiny—the child of Homer, Lisa Simpson….and the child of Peter…Megan Griffin."
- Lisa hands the microphone to Meg(an), and she talks over the chants of, "YOU STILL SUCK! YOU STILL SUCK!" with a loud shout of, "Still getting the pushover treatment…still getting the pushover treatment—I didn't look like a pushover when I drove Mystique Sonia's head into the ground last week, did I?! I didn't look like a pushover when I ripped this canvas apart and dropped her ass into these wooden boards with Lisa, did I?! No…no, on THAT night, at THAT time, SONIA was the pushover and I was the one doing the pushing, as it SHOULD BE. She didn't even PRETEND to fend me off because she COULDN'T fend me off—I was UNSTOPPABLE against her. And to think that that was the night where she was aiming to put herself in the Pandemonium main event against Gwen and her partner Jenny Wakeman… At first, I was planning on coming down to this ring last week in the MIDDLE of her match and screwing her out of it, but Lisa was the one who stopped me…by saying, 'Megan…do you honestly believe that Mystique Sonia's going to beat Gwen Tennyson? Would you be screwing her if you appeared in the middle of the match…or would you just be speeding up the inevitable?' …I already knew the answers to those questions, and that's why I waited until AFTER the match to make my presence FELT…and it was felt like no one else's that night because on the biggest XX episode in history, the last thing everybody got to see was ME standing over HER carcass…the PERFECT scene for the PERFECT awakening. Heh…I enjoyed every second of it. You know what else I enjoyed? I enjoyed listening to Lisa relay stories to me about how she sits backstage and eavesdrops on certain conversations between the girls in the back…talks that they have about their own roster…and I took a deep interest in the stories Lisa shared about people who looked at Mystique Sonia and called her a patsy, the LESSER half of Techno-Tongue…people who called her…WEAK… And it goes BEYOND the CCW locker rooms; it transcends into OTHER areas and other people as well—even on FUSION you get to hear about it! And it all eerily reminds me of what I've been hearing my entire career…jests about ME…stories about ME…laughter over ME… But there's one major difference between me and Sonia that Lisa pointed out to me…is that I have DESTINY. She has NOTHING. Everything that she's accomplished, people just attribute to the ability of Jenny Wakeman, someone who HAS become a star, someone who might even be your next Females Champion—in fact, I HOPE she becomes the next Females Champion because it'll further prove the point that she was the STRONG part of Techno-Tongue, while Mystique Sonia was the WEAK part. …And THAT…brings me to Pandemonium. As Lisa advertised with my debut on XX 20, at CCW Pandemonium I intend to make my CCW in-ring first match appearance. And I want that match…against the TRUE pushover here, Mystique Sonia. She's the one who deserves the mockery from where she gets it, but I DON'T…and I'm going to ERASE that once and for all on Sunday. I'm going to take the ability to make fun of me right out of your hands! You won't be able to say a THING after I WIN on Sunday night!"
- Lisa cuts Megan off there to briefly mention, "Megan…keep in mind, that's only…if Sonia has the fortitude to compete tomorrow. Word has it that she's wearing an eye patch and lugging around a crutch as we speak."
"She'll accept," Megan states. "I KNOW she will. Because I'm just Meg Griffin to her, right? Even with a broken leg and a missing eye, she can still take me on, right? She's not afraid to step in the ring with this—there's NO WAY…" Megan sneers at her own semi-sarcastic quips. Then she says, "So I'm POSITIVE that we're going to get Mystique Sonia versus Megan Griffin in Chicago at the Allstate Arena…because if we DON'T…and if Sonia no-shows…well, I'll just have to find her myself, won't I? Because if I have THIS opportunity taken from me by a COWARD…you don't want to know how I'd react to that."
- "Very well," Lisa says with a chortle. "When you put it that way, I guess, Mystique Sonia, that you don't really have much of a choice…especially when you consider what I might do if I see Megan's destiny get derailed by your nonappearance… A cluster of worldwide idiots have derailed it long enough; it needs not to be delayed any further. Now it just needs to HAPPEN. And whether those same idiots like it or not, whether her FAMILY likes it or not…it WILL happen. The new epoch has now begun…and our DESTINY…is here."
- Lisa and Megan conclude their address, leaving the ring, the former smirking and the latter jawing off to nearby fans…
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…and as the two exit, Mystique Sonia is seen backstage in her locker room, indeed with an eye patch over her right eye and a crutch for her injured leg, wearing the wounds of war from XX 20's Street Fight…and the look on her face is one of thick antagonism. Sonia silently eyes the screen and watches the Daughters of Destiny leave while Al and Jeremy talk about whether or not Mystique Sonia will accept Megan Griffin's challenge for a match at the PPV.
Jenny Wakeman vs. Aelita
- Jeremy talks about what might be going through Jenny's head after the Daughters of Destiny spoke out and Megan Griffin issued her challenge to Sonia. Cris, albeit begrudgingly, admits that Aelita had a point when she said Jenny needed to stop thinking about Sonia and start thinking about the Females Championship Match she has in twenty-four hours…and the match she's in right now. Perhaps the last segment is wearing on Jenny's mind, as Aelita takes the upper hand in the early-going of the match with an Inverted Atomic Drop to counter an attempt at a Leapfrog following an Irish Whip; then Aelita Snapmares Jenny onto her posterior, two Soccer Kicks and a Dropkick to the back of the head. Aelita transfers a Hammerlock on Jenny into an X-Plex that causes Jenny to roll out of the ring for a breather to collect herself…but Aelita doesn't allow the reprieve, vaulting from inside the ring to the apron and Double Foot Stomping the back of Jenny's shoulders and head into the ring frame as Jenny's leaning over it! Jenny goes down holding her upper torso…and as she starts to stand up, Aelita Springboards off of the middle rope into a Back Elbow to the face, bringing Jenny back down again.
- Aelita maintains her advantage with a Belly-to-Back Suplex later in the match and also another Dropkick, this one to the face. Jenny starts to get some momentum going later by blocking a Suplex…and turning it around on Aelita, lifting her up and over…onto her feet behind the robot, and Jenny grabs Aelita's arms in a Backslide position for a count of 1…2…only 2. Aelita gets to her knees, and Jenny clocks her with a Shining Apprentice to the side of the head! That is enough to daze Aelita, the hardest shot of the match…but on a Springboard Corkscrew Cross Body try, Aelita takes a step back and drops to a knee, causing Jenny to fall directly onto the knee instead of Aelita's chest! This is then turned into an Inverted DDT for a near-fall. Aelita continues to take control with technical mat work, although working at a rather quick pace in doing so with various moves such as an Irish Whip into the corner followed quickly up by a Kneelift to the gut…followed by the same sequence in the opposite corner…followed by a Short-Arm Rolling Fireman's Carry, followed by a Running Shooting Star Splash! That also gets a two-count for the Lyoko Princess. Aelita knocks Jenny out of the ring once again with an Inside Mule Kick…and as Jenny is trying to collect herself again, Aelita is determined not to allow it to happen. She goes for a Suicide Dive…
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…but Jenny catches her in the ropes with a Shuffle Side Kick to the jaw, leaving Aelita to hang in the ring ropes! From here, Jenny grabs Aelita…and Biel Throws her from the ring into the security barricade, dropping her spine-first with authority! That is the maneuver Jenny needs to turn the entire match around.
- Jenny takes the wheel of the match with a Calf Kick to the jaw, a Body Slam…and a Missile Dropkick off of the second rope! That sends Aelita all the way across the ring to the corner…and Wakeman delivers a Turnbuckle Rope-Aided Dropkick to the chest before grabbing Aelita's legs and pulling her into a Jackknife Pin away from the ropes. Aelita kicks out…but Jenny, after the near-fall, immediately nails a Standing Moonsault for another near-fall! Jenny goes for a Death Valley Driver, but Aelita flips out of Jenny's grasp and to her feet where she lands a Back Kick to the chest. Aelita grabs Jenny's arms in Back-to-Back position and tries to set up the Lyoko Lock, but Jenny kicks Aelita in the back of the head while upside-down before she can fully lock it in. Then Jenny readjusts her weight, gets to her own feet, turns around, picks Aelita up and delivers the Jenny-Oop! Jenny covers Aelita for a near-fall after that!
- This potential Match of the Night nearly comes to an end when Aelita turns a Super Arm Drag attempt into a Front Suplex that drops Jenny gut-first onto the top ring rope! Aelita follows this up with an Aelitacanrana that takes Jenny off of the rope and apron and hard to the canvas! Aelita hooks both legs and covers Jenny…but Jenny kicks out!
- Aelita goes for the Aelita DDT…but Jenny counters it with a Pumphandle Neckbreaker onto her knee! This is followed up by an Emerald Flowsion for a two-count in Jenny's favor! The crowd is thoroughly enjoying this matchup between the top contenders for Gwen's Females Championship, and the commentators bring up what Gwen must be thinking watching this match from backstage.
- Aelita attempts an Aelitacanrana towards the match's conclusion…but Jenny catches her in mid-move…Buckle Bombs her in another corner, and hits a Roundhouse Kick that sends Aelita leaning onto the middle rope! Jenny hits the ropes, thinking XJ9…
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…but then she sees the big screen in mid-run and sees Mystique Sonia backstage attacking Lisa Simpson and Megan Griffin! Sonia Elbows Megan hard to the floor and starts beating down Lisa with her crutch while Jenny watches and yells out for Sonia to stop because she is in no condition to be doing anything of this magnitude physically. Sonia uses her good leg to kick the downed Lisa, but eventually Megan Chop Blocks Sonia hard in the bad leg, immediately bringing Sonia down. Megan then mounts Sonia and starts punching her directly in the bad eye, ripping her eye patch off as she fires at her with blows!
- A conflicted Jenny looks between the screen and Aelita, the screen and Aelita…and decides to go to the outside of the ring and start going to the back to help her partner. However, before she can make it to the ramp, Aelita, recovered, connects with a Suicide Dive from behind Jenny, bringing her down! Aelita pushes Jenny back inside the ring and hits her with an Aelitasault…and gets the three-count!
- With the match concluded, Aelita gets her hand raised…and she looks at the big screen, look at Jenny…and says, "I guess it'll be all up to ME on Sunday…"
Chell vs. Sissi Delmas
- As much as Sissi wanted to gain a measure of revenge from being used as part of an epistle to Trixie by Chell the week before, the Portal Powerhouse dominated this match. GLaDOS spoke over the loudspeaker with unsolicited commentary, saying, "Take a good, long look, Trixie Tang. This plus a 15-foot steel chain equals your fate in a few short hours…" A Gorilla Press Slam, Choke Toss and Deadlift Superplex from the middle rope to Sissi standing on the apron are amongst Chell's offensive maneuvers. Sissi gets a brief blow in with a Chokeslam escape lateral to Chell and a Dropkick to the back of Chell's knee. Sissi hits a bunch of Double Axe-Handles to the back of Chell as she's kneeling…but on a French TKO attempt, Chell snatches Sissi's leg as it touches the back of her head. Chell elevates Sissi off of the mat, corralling both of Sissi's thighs…and turning it into a Release Powerbomb! Chell raises an arm over her head and, shortly thereafter, hits the Portal Wound onto Sissi for the 3-count.
After the match…
- "Like a G6" by Far East Movement plays, and Chell immediately starts looking around and searching for Trixie Tang to come out to her music. However, as her music plays, Trixie does not appear. Chell starts to leave the ring, losing her patience…
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…but Vicky the Babysitter runs into the ring from behind, having not been seen in CCW in quite some time! She blindsides Chell and kicks her in the kidney, knocking Chell off balance and to the arena floor! Vicky stomps on the downed Chell and hits her with a Facebuster directly onto the arena floor. Then she grabs Chell by the legs…pulls Chell underneath the ring apron…and Catapults her so that her face collides with the underside of the ring, metal beams and all there!
- Vicky revels in her damage, snatching a microphone from the timekeeper's area and proclaiming, "MISSED ME, TWERPS?! …I'm here to collect some extra cash for playing contract killer! Black hair and tight skirt's paid me GOOD to make sure this chick doesn't come to Chicago on her own two feet! So I'M gonna break her right here, right now!"
- Vicky hits Chell upside the cranium with her microphone, Chell's forehead turning red from being smashed into the bottom of the ring via the earlier Catapult. Vicky stomps on Chell even more as the crowd boos for the attack. Vicky then grabs Chell and tosses her body into the steel ring steps, causing the entire base and staircase to budge away from their post!
- The Fairly Odd Babysitter pushes Chell inside the ring and, upon picking her up, goes for an Over-the-Shoulder Back-to-Belly Piledriver…
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…but Chell escapes to her feet behind Vicky and hits her with a Chellfire!
- Chell feels her skull and feels the pain Vicky inflicted upon her…and, angry, she finds her core Wheatley…picks him up…
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…and bashes it into Vicky's skull this time! Chell whacks the downed Vicky with multiple shots with Wheatley to the sternum, causing Vicky to cough incessantly…which isn't helped much by Chell's follow-up Silent But Deadly Choke on Vicky! Chell tightens the Rear Naked Choke on Vicky's throat, squeezing the life out of her on the canvas, more angered than before after being attacked by the evil babysitter sent by Trixie…
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- …and speaking of Trixie, as Chell has the SBD locked in, she slides inside the ring and whips Chell with a steel chain in her hand, just like the one she'll be strapped into at Pandemonium! Trixie wails on Chell and continues lashing her with the chain, forcing her to let go of Vicky and writhe on the mat. Trixie Tang grits her teeth severely as she hits Chell repeatedly…before Sissi Delmas stands up from her beating and starts to add in stomps to the downed Chell herself. Sissi continues putting the boots to the Portal protagonist…
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- …but Trixie suddenly whacks her with the steel chain as well! Trixie starts beating down Sissi for unintelligible reasons and rhymes, hollering, "I'M TOO PRETTY TO BE AFRAID! I'M TOO PRETTY TO BE AFRAID!" as she proceeds to alternate between lashes onto Sissi and lashes onto Chell with the steel chain, until both girls are left down and in distress. Trixie even whips Wheatley with the chain one time, her crazed rage outpouring here. The commentators, especially Cris, note how Trixie's state of mind has deteriorated over time between the mind games, GLaDOS and her winning streak ending last week on XX 20. Trixie picks Chell up, holding her by the head on her shoulder…and managing to deliver the Touch of Tang, leaving Chell lying in the middle of the squared circle. Trixie holds the chain above her head, posing over the downed bodies of Chell and Sissi, though mostly Chell, her Pandemonium adversary. "I'M THAT DAMN PRETTY…AND PRETTY DAMN GOOD…AND THIS SUNDAY…I'M GOING TO WIN…AGAIN! AND SHE…IS GOING TO LOSE…AGAAAIN!"
Tag Team Division Announcement
- CCW Majority Owner Woody Paige is inside the ring and calls the Powerpuff Girls down to the ring. This time, unlike last week, all three of the PPG including their leader Blossom appear. "What is it NOW, Paige—did you sign a team from ANTARCTICA now?!" an irritated Blossom growls, not happy with the events of the week before. Now that she's here, she's determined to make sure that nothing like XX 20's events happen again. Woody Paige ensures that this is a different occasion…and then he calls, in this order, Koldblooded, the Stark Sisters, and Hana-Gumi to the ring, all of whom appear as they are called. These three teams eye the Powerpuffs darkly, and Blossom shouts about how this is pretty much the same situation as last week, but Woody orders for Bubbles and Buttercup to "put some duct tape over your leader's lips because she needs to do less talking and more listening."
- Woody Paige then declares that he has been doing much thinking over the XX Tag Team Division considering XX 20's events and the events of prior weeks…and that in his estimation, at Pandemonium the team that deserves to wrestle the Powerpuffs for the CCW Women's Tag Team Championship…
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…is the Stark Sisters. Arya and Sansa give a stoic glance at Woody, silently telling them that he's made a smart decision. Koldblooded smile, genuinely happy for the Starks, and Hana-Gumi calmly stands by. Woody explains that Hana-Gumi is still new to CCW and that they aren't going to skip ahead anybody in the line. Despite their pedigree in Japan, Woody states, they should show the rest of the Women's Division here in person why they deserve to be at the level of the Tag Team Champions. Kanna, Matilda and Marion appear understanding to this, although not necessary pleased…but that isn't all.
- "You're going to get that chance to show it soon…and Koldblooded, you're going to have a chance to show why it should be YOU in the Women's Tag Team Championship conversation after Pandemonium," Woody says, "…because both Koldblooded and Hana-Gumi will be taking part in the first-ever XX Tag Premier League!"
- Koldblooded and Hana-Gumi both look at Woody curiously, and Woody further elaborates that the other ten participants in this new League will be announced before the tournament starts, making for a total of twelve teams. As for the format, the field of teams will be divided into three blocks of four. In each block, the teams will compete in Round Robin-style against the rest of the teams in their bracket, similar to the World Cup. Once all Round Robin Matches are complete, the top two teams in each block will advance into the playoff rounds. The winner of the entire Tag Premier League will be determined at the Regal Rumble PPV.
- Mileena takes the microphone and says that Woody is a smart man for giving the Starks the first Title shot…which earns a stoic glance from Sansa and a "Why does she exist?" look from Arya. Mileena next says, "You had me a little…concerned when you brought these three in from off the boat to this place. I almost thought you were about to outsource the Title Match…but good thing you're smarter than that. You get to keep your head on your shoulders for another day. Arya, Sansa, make sure you win those straps because when you DO, and when WE win this Tag Premier League, we're gonna have a rematch for the ages, friends…" Mileena giggles while Arya and Sansa just look at Mileena and roll their eyes.
- "As for you though, Hana-Gumi," Mileena turns to the three Funbari Onsen waitresses, "I wouldn't be so thankful for this spot in the tournament just yet. I know why WE'RE going in the League, but I'm not so sure about you. A week ago at this time, no one here talked about you. No one here RECOGNIZED you. Some still don't, but a few might know of what you've done before here. Don't get me wrong; those people EXIST…but those people also have to know that CCW has the best Women's Tag Team Division in the entire sport, and THIS is where you are put to the test. And what better test than the one that's ahead of you right now. You and eleven other teams… You don't think that we're going to let some foreign entity just come on in and think that they can run this Tag Team Division, do you? Newsflash: you're not in Kansas anymore."
"Japan," Skarlet corrects.
"Whatever," Mileena shrugs. "Point is, every single tag team in THIS locker room, especially us, wants the same thing you want, only WE'VE been fighting for it on this side of the block faaaar longer than you have. Just because you've all been Beat Champions in New Japan doesn't mean you're a shoo-in to be a Champion here. What exactly have YOU done HERE in the XX Tag Division? …Nothing at all. Nothing but SHOW UP. We don't know if you're better than the Starks. We don't know if you're better than Prettier Muscle head-to-head. We don't know if you're better than the Poké-Coordinators. We don't know if you're better than AmiYumi. We don't know if you're better than the Cyber Girls. …We don't know if you're better than US. But now you're just going to walk right in and win OUR company tournament? Just like that? …Not on my watch, and not on Skar's watch either. So you'd better hope our paths don't cross in the Tag Premier League…because we're a bloodthirsty pairing against FRIENDS…" Mileena grins at the Starks, who once again just shake their heads, "…so what do you think we are against enemies?"
- "Actually…" Kanna speaks, "I hope our paths DO cross in this League…because we didn't travel from Japan to here to swing and miss for a cup of coffee; we came here to knock this out of the park and knock everybody else just OUT because even though YOU don't know…WE do. And you WILL know, and you will REMEMBER. That includes you, that includes the Starks, and that includes the Powerpunks over there too. If that means we have to play ball the CCW way and win a Tag Premier League to get to the top…well, let's be honest; we don't do very well with 'playing by others' rules'…but we can make an exception here. We have no problem with that because it's right up our alley. When we say we'll beat anybody, we mean ANYBODY. No one's an exception…but of course, poor you doesn't even know it yet. You got one thing right: hope that our path don't cross in the League…because if they DO…the next thing you'll be hoping for is that it's the LAST time our paths cross."
- Blossom then shouts that it doesn't even matter if Hana-Gumi can or can't back up what they say, because the Championships will stay with the PPG past Pandemonium, past Pride & Glory, and past Regal Rumble and beyond too. "We ARE the best tag team," Blossom asserts. "And twelve teams in a tournament series aren't going to put a dent in that. …But Kanna…Kanna, Matilda, Marion, I won't lie, I'm VERY interested in seeing how YOU do in this tournament…because the Starks and the Kombatants don't seem very happy with you waltzing in and thinking you can have the world handed to you. Hell, getting into the TAG PREMIER LEAGUE—getting a spot in THAT is too much for a team that hasn't wrestled a LICK in the United States. But of course, Woody's all about 'opportunities'… At least he's being consistent and giving eleven OTHER teams this 'opportunity'…and whomever those teams are, I have a feeling they're going to feel a lot like the Starks and Koldblooded do about your presence. Besides…no one likes a line cutter."
Matilda replies to Blossom, "Well, it's a good thing we didn't come here to be LIKED then; we came here to WIN."
- Before things can go any further, Prettier Muscle's music hits, and while Ronda Rousey juggles their Poké Ball in one hand, Jillian proclaims, "One of those other ten teams in this Tag Premier League had better be Prettier Muscle! When it comes to tests of endurance like this, you NEED the beacons of fitness to be in this. You really don't have much of a choice when you're giving teams like Hanorexia-Gumi a shot!"
- Kanna, Matilda and Marion narrow their eyes at Prettier Muscle, but before they can rebut or anyone else can say anything, the Olympic Entourage makes its entrance, Misty May and Kerri Walsh with Michael Phelps accompanying them. Phelps takes the microphone and throws the Olympians' hat into the match, saying that not only did Misty and Kerri "have the Match of the Night on XX 20 in the eyes of the only people that matter," but, even though they lost, they beat down Annie Frazier, Reggie Rocket and Emmy so hard that they couldn't save Emily Elizabeth from getting injured by The END. This earns loud boos for Phelps essentially taking credit for that for the Entourage…
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- …and then the Test Twins, accompanied by Jimmy Neutron, come to the ring. Jimmy says on the Twins' behalf, "I have spoken at great length about the sport of Fiction Wrestling being a science rather than an art form…the medulla oblongata being more robust than the fist…and this Tag Premier League sounds to me like the nonpareil prospect for this keynote to be emphasized."
- The Powerpuff Girls see all of the tag teams inside the ring now, and Buttercup frowns and raises her Tag Team Title Belt while Bubbles raises the other Title Belt, showing off who the Champions are inside the ring. Arya gets in Bubbles's face and mouths that they won't be the Champions for long. The commentators mention that if the Starks beat the PPG on Sunday, THEY would be going to Pride & Glory instead of the Powerpuffs. As this happens, the Poké-Coordinators come out now, and May exclaims that they want in this tournament too, AND when the brackets are made for the League, she wants the Poké-Coordinators to be in the same bracket as Prettier Muscle because they have unfinished business. Jillian and Ronda dare May and Dawn to settle it now, and the Coordinators run to the ring, but as soon as they do, Prettier Muscle goes to the outside, Jillian joking, "You really don't run very often, do you?"
- Woody Paige does his best to settle things down inside the ring and at ringside, ordering them not to turn this into a massive quarrel with all of the bodies inside of the ring. Woody says the TPL will be taking place across not on the next few XX episodes, but on Ozone and on house shows as well given how many matches must be booked. He then declares that the entire League participant list will be announced live on Ozone 41, so stay tuned. He then wishes all of the teams in the ring good luck, and best wishes for the Powerpuffs and Starks for their Tag Team Title Match at Pandemonium.
- Slowly the ring empties out peacefully, Hana-Gumi being one of the last teams to leave…though from the outside, Ronda grabs Kanna's foot and tries to pull her out of the ring from ringside, only for Kanna to push her away. Prettier Muscle and the three members of Hana-Gumi exchange words from inside the ring to outside…
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…but then Misty May suddenly grabs a preoccupied Marion from behind and hits her with an Olympic Slam! Kanna and Matilda quickly realize this, and they turn around to snatch Misty, but Kerri helps her out of the ring and the Olympic Entourage bails up the ramp. Michael Phelps laughs and yells, "WELCOME TO AMERICA!" The Powerpuff Girls smirk at the scene, taking pleasure in it…but then they see the Stark Sisters coldly glaring at them and their Titles. To Arya and Sansa, Hana-Gumi are a second thought. All that matters is their match at Pandemonium. The PPG and Stark Sisters stare off at the entrance ramp, the Title Belts shining brightly in the picture.
Cyber Girls vs. The END
- Zoe Payne and Bella Swan represent The END in this match, and the Cyber Girls, out for vengeance of their own in honor of Emily Elizabeth, go right after the two of them with rapid offense in the form of kicks and punches; the strikes don't seem fruitful but some timely Arm Drags to both Zoe and Bella get them outside of the ring. Inez and Jackie "soar and score" with a duo of Suicide Dives to The END members…and then both of the Cyber Girls run back inside even attack the nonparticipant Lucy van Pelt with a Double Suicide Dive onto her! The Cyber Girls brawl with The END to the best of their ability outside of the squared circle…but their attack on Lucy comes back to haunt the two of them, as Inez tries to get back into the ring but Lucy holds onto Jackie's foot at the apron…which allows Bella to run at her and deliver a Hangman's DDT in the ropes to turn things in The END's favor.
- The END doesn't let up once they gain control, Zoe and Bella torturing Jackie with a Fallaway Slam (Zoe), an STO (Bella), a Uranage (Zoe) and a Turnbuckle Mat Slam (Bella). Any attempt Jackie makes at coming back, they are stopped immediately – Jackie's attempt to get momentum via a Jawbreaker to Zoe was no-sold and rebuffed by a hard Big Boot to the jaw! Bella hits a Diving Double Knee Drop to Jackie's midsection…and then forward rolls and Forearms Inez off of the apron before running and kicking Jackie in the side of her ribcage. As the referee scolds Bella, Lucy gets more revenge from the earlier dive by Samoan Dropping Inez's body against the nearby steel ring post!
- Jackie gets enough distance to tag out following a counter to an Oklahoma Slam from Zoe into an Inverted DDT! Jackie manages to crawl to her corner to tag…but Inez is still down from the Samoan Drop by Lucy. Zoe gets back up…and then runs from behind and hits a Left Mark Elbow to the middle of Jackie's back! Zoe pins Jackie here…and only gets a near-fall. Zoe hits Jackie with a Pumphandle Suplex that sends her all the way back to The END's corner; Bella tags in and she and Zoe double-team with a Double Slingshot Suplex.
- Bella goes for Bella's Bite onto Jackie…but the latter elbows repeatedly out of it and backs into a neutral corner. Bella runs at Jackie, but Jackie lifts up her boots to hit Bella's face. Bella backpedals…charges again…and catches Jackie's feet now…but Jackie pushes herself away from the rope and transfers into a Double Foot Stomp Mat Slams Bella into the canvas! And this time…Jackie is able to make a tag! Inez, clutching her back, comes in and targets Bella's arm in her comeback: a Jumping Armbreaker, a Springboard Arm Drag, and a Tilt-a-Whirl Headscissors spun into a Single Arm DDT (aka La Mística). Inez goes for the pin but gets only two. When Zoe runs in, Inez Drop Toe Holds her and puts her in a Fujiwara Armbar…but Zoe stands up with Inez in her clutches for a Sidewalk Slam. Luckily, Inez has the flexibility to Up-Kick Zoe in the top of the head while in her grasp and kick her into the ropes…where Jackie delivers an Inverted Hotshot Neckbreaker…and Zoe bounces off of the ropes into an Inez Hurricanrana. Inez focuses back on Bella and manages to give her the Number Cruncher (Inverted Facelock dropped into a Double Knee Backbreaker) for a 2-count.
- Zoe tries to get involved again, picking Inez up for a Powerbomb…but Jackie hits her with a Springboard High Knee to the back of the head, Inez getting the push to turn the Powerbomb into a Sit-Out Facebuster! Zoe ends up outside of the ring and Jackie and Inez double up to hit a Double Jackie-Sack (Double Back Suplex Facebuster) for another two-count. The Cyber Girls then set up Bella for the Motherboard Express, Inez picking Bella up for it over her shoulder…but Zoe grabs Jackie by the leg outside of the ring. Jackie steps on her hands with her free foot and Planchas…into a Fireman's Carry by Zoe! Zoe delivers a TAN to the outside that leaves Jackie to lean lifelessly beside the steel ring steps.
- Bella fights out of the Motherboard Express…but later, Inez fights off a Double Arm Superplex from Bella to push her away. Inez prepares for a Diving Cross Body…but before she can leap, Bella runs to the ropes and hits a Beautiful Nightmare Kick to the back of Inez's leg as she's on the top rope; this causes Inez to fall backward and smack the back of her head against the top of the steel ring post! The crowd is awed and spooked by the impact as Inez seems out cold from the fall. Bella grabs her legs as she's laid on the top turnbuckle…and drops her with an Inverted Alabama Slam. One subsequent Swan Song later, and that's all she wrote.
After the match…
- Zoe Payne put Inez in the Payne-Killer to add extra injury to the matter, Inez not even conscious at this point. Lucy van Pelt hollers at the pained Inez, delighting in her plight…and making it worse with a Birchwood Bull Hammer! Zoe then directly traffic and tells Bella and Lucy to grab Jackie and the two sets of steel stairs. The END does so, Lucy pushing Jackie in the ring and Bella bringing one set of stairs while Lucy takes the other…and Zoe picks Jackie up, telling Lucy and Bella to ram the steps into Jackie's skull for a Con-Stair-To, if you will…
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- …but before they can, Emmy, Annie Frazier and Reggie Rocket run down to the ring! Lucy throws the steel steps in her hand at the oncoming Emmy, but Emmy drops and rolls onto the ringside floor to evade the flying stairs; then she gets onto the ring apron and Springboard Dropkicks Bella Swan! The six girls proceed to get into a fracas that Zero Kazama and security breaks up. "THE NEXT GIRL TO THROW A PUNCH ISN'T JUST NOT GOING TO PANDEMONIUM; SHE'LL BE FIRED!" Zero yells. "I WILL NOT LET YOU DESTROY ANOTHER ARENA! SAVE IT FOR THIS SUNDAY!" Reluctantly, The END and Team Emmy back off from each other, indeed saving it for the Demon's Dungeon.
Backstage with Katniss
- Katniss Everdeen still hunts for Carmen Sandiego backstage, having looked at the bathrooms, the locker rooms, near vending machines, the green room, catering and elsewhere…but it isn't until she reaches the parking lot that she stumbles upon a lady in red, trench coat and fedora included. Katniss, recognizing this, speeds to the woman…and creams her from behind with the steel chair to the spine! Katniss unleashes all of her energy and rage behind the chair, continuing to beat the woman in red with shot after shot after shot, reaching nearly eleven chair shots!
- "Should have taken more than just my hair," Katniss growls as she picks the lady up…puts her onto her own back…
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…and delivers the Flaming Bludgeon onto the concrete ground of the lot below! The lady in red is motionless…but Katniss isn't done! Katniss turns the woman over to start raining down mounted punches…
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- …but then she sees that the woman isn't Carmen Sandiego at all, but a woman dressed in her same outfit to throw Katniss off. Underneath the trench coat appears to be a pink blouse, a red miniskirt and knee-length stockings. Looking closer, Katniss notices a piece of paper in the pocket of the red coat over the entire outfit. Katniss pulls the paper out, and reads it…and the note says, "Meet one of my V.I.L.E. accomplices Jacqueline Hyde. She's one of my best operatives, always willing to serve in a pinch. If you want to get your hands on me…you're going to have to do better than that. Because time…AND place…are ALWAYS on my side."
- Katniss, frustrated by this tactic by Carmen to hide from her wrath, kicks the downed Jacqueline Hyde and stomps away, stewing heavily as Carmen appears completely out of sight, possibly no longer in the building.
Final Segment
The last segment of the show features the CCW Females Champion Gwen Tennyson…
Gwen Tennyson is standing in the ring with a makeshift altar covered in a baby blue cloth set up in front of her. On the altar are a chalice and a large black bowl.
"Give or take a few ticks…only 3600 minutes are separating us from Pandemonium…" Gwen speaks as the crowd is all but drowning her out with immense boos. "And considering what I've been hearing and seeing amongst all of you, this 'poetry' that's being thrown around…how 'fitting' it would be for me to LOSE with the 2014 FWAs approaching…how 'apropos' it would be for me to LOSE with Pride & Glory on the horizon…how 'apt' it is for this time to be THE time where Gwen Tennyson 'gets what is coming to her' in your silly eyes—just like Nevermore was the time, just like XX 14 was the time, just like Meltdown was the time, just like Jackpot was the time…haha…" Gwen laughs. "I don't think you GET what exactly the Kingdom of Gwen is. And that's what I'm out here to correct. Here's your explanation: everyone and everything in this building, outside of this building, on this channel, on other channels, and even the things that aren't in existence yet are objects taking up space in the Kingdom of Gwen."
Amidst loudening boos, Gwen continues, "It's amazing how I've been CCW Females Champion for 274 days, and yet you show time and time again just how much you fail to recognize that. After 274 days of being the best, after 274 days of STAYING the best amidst death, resurrection and near-termination, the one thing you should realize by now is how joined to the hip you all are to me because in this Fiction WRESTLING Multiverse, you can't spell 'wrestling' without 'Gwen'. That simple truth alone is enough to remind all of you that in this place, in this palace, everything revolves around ME."
"Well, at least she's not being shy about it…the heifer…" Jeremy grumbles.
"Anything that you see or hear or smell or touch, I ALLOW you to see, hear, smell and touch," Gwen says. "Whatever is here is here because I LET IT be here. I let you fans sit down in your seats so you can watch me and hang onto my every word with bated breath and bitterness. I let those supporting act wrestlers back there onto my stage and inside this ring when it's time for them to have a match. I'm letting Jonathan Ellis return to his CCW post tomorrow night for Pandemonium so he can do commentary on MY main event. And even outside of these walls, my spirit and my control pervades through all beings; everyone who's ever been a wrestler for any company, any employee, any COMMENTATORS or AUTHORITIES…" This extra emphasis, alluding to Gwen's atrocious actions on XX 18, garners more jeers and hisses.
"…any referee, any tag team anywhere, and every company that's ever hosted a wrestling event, has done so because I ALLOW THAT TO HAPPEN," Gwen says. "I could easily snap my fingers or clap my hands or even just EXHALE, and as I let out my single breath, anyone and anything could be letting out its FINAL breath. If anyone or anything is out of MY line—not these 'moral codes' or 'laws' or 'doctrines' you're talking about, but MY GOSPEL…if anything goes against that, I can remedy it as I wish with only a thought. These 2014 FWAs that are coming up? Spoiler alert: CCW will be sweeping AGAIN, MY rightful awards included…and it'll be that way because I MAKE IT so, and you can cry about that all you want; I'll be the one drinking your tears with a smile. I am DRIVEN enough—I am POWERFUL enough to make sure that, in defense of my Word, what needs to get done…gets done. If I was having an issue with, say…Gear Valant…I could just click my heels and send him to a NEW home in HELL. If I took a high level of umbrage to…Johnny Test for something he or his sisters or anyone connected to him had done against me, and I wanted him to pay the hefty price, he would pay that hefty price, no questions needed. Anything that's against MY code and MY dogmas goes away, even the companies—if I have a problem with PCUW, I'll snap my fingers and they'll make like N'Sync and go bye-bye-bye like THAT. CASZ pissing me off? Adios! WWE getting on my nerves? Guarantee you that you won't be missed."
Gwen smirks, and the crowd is chanting heavily, "FIRST AND OVER! (clap clap clap-clap-clap) FIRST AND OVER! (clap clap clap-clap-clap)"
Gwen brushes her hair out of her eyes and speaks, "And THAT'S the divinity that Jenny Wakeman and Aelita Schaeffer—but NOT Miss Weak Sonia…will be up against tomorrow evening, and I wield that deific power because of who I am and what I have. This company is Gwen Tennyson and Gwen Tennyson is this company—it LIVES and DIES with ME. I have a contract that proves it. And the only way—the ONLY WAY…that that changes…is if anyone takes this Females Championship off of my waist, and as you've seen time and again, that's far easier said than done. I am out here to REMIND everyone of these things, because it's those blind folks, those living in EMMY, who falsely convince others like you into thinking that tomorrow's the end for ME, the end of First and Only, the night where everything I've done 'comes back to haunt me' and it's very, very funny that you mention that because for all of the evils that I've committed over my time here, the very things you want me to pay for tomorrow night, the stabbing, the immolation, the massacre…tomorrow night is going to be the night where I commit the greatest evil I've EVER pulled off, an evil that I've done over and over again, an evil that SURPASSES anything else I've ever committed. The most evil thing, mortals, that Gwen Tennyson does, has done and WILL BE DOING…is winning."
The commentators—Al, Cris and Jeremy—raise their eyebrows as they hear this. The crowd listens in, but they are doing so while maintaining their large boos.
"Sounds simple, right? I mean, compared to these elaborate schemes you see others build and orchestrate, mine sounds…almost basic at best. Some people want to flood planet Earth; some people want mass genocide, some people go for nuclear warfare…but I win wrestling matches," Gwen says. "That's not the most complex thing in the world…but how does it make you feel when I win those wrestling matches? …THAT right there is what makes it so novel, because it is something as simple as that alone that ruins the entire world's day. It could be somebody's birthday on Christmas, and if it just so happens that I pin somebody that evening or make someone tap out, I become the biggest Grinch in the world because I stole that person's joy and he or she won't be getting it back—I've ruined ALL of that. Heheh…I have the express ability to piss you off, make you angry, make you SAD…just by winning a wrestling match. THAT'S the power that Gwen Tennyson has over all of you."
Gwen giggles evilly as she voices this to everyone, and a large "F**K YOU GWEN! F**K YOU GWEN!" chant erupts from the State Farm Center. Gwen looks around and cups her ear with her free hand, encouraging these chants as she puts the mic to her lips again, still laughing.
"It's almost TOO EASY when you look at it like that, and it's with that same amount of ease that it's going to take place, and I can't WAIT to hear all of you men, women and children complain, whine, weep and bemoan every second of it as it plays out right before your very eyes in Gwen Tennyson's Kingdom," Gwen states. "But…in my benevolence…I have elected to personally prepare you all for Pandemonium and the Triple Threat Match—yes, TRIPLE THREAT MATCH, not a Fatal Four-Way… That's falling into the same bucket of failed pipedreams as a new Females Champion being crowned… I'm going to soften the incoming blow to your spirits. I am going to prime you for the main event of tomorrow evening with the observance of a sacrament."
"A sacrament?" Al repeats quizzically.
"…What in the HELL is that supposed to mean?" Jeremy wonders with an eye roll.
"It is my sincere expectation that at the conclusion of this live rite, you all will feel the presence and the aura of Gwen flowing through you once again, REINVIGORATED…and you will return to rational thinking whether you like it or you don't," Gwen asserts as she runs a hand along her altar. "And with that being said…let us begin. I invite any volunteers in this arena to STAND UP, step forward, and become one with the Will of Gwen. Any takers? ANYONE? There MUST be takers…"
Gwen looks out at the audience—the livid audience—in search for someone to participate in her exercise. The fans are not at all eager to take part, only booing and hissing in reply, but Gwen continues looking. The Alpha Bitch walks inside the ring and eyes the fans, either mistaking their anger for zeal…or just not giving a damn.
"This is exactly why I'm out here doing this for you people—EXACTLY for this reason… Come on; I'll make sure security clears a path just for you. Come on down!" Gwen exclaims and motions for someone from the crowd to enter the ring…though no one does so, everyone merely booing immensely.
"Is this for real?" Jeremy shakes his head. "A SACRAMENT?"
"This girl TRULY believes she's the Lord…" Al says in awe. "…You know, we should come to EXPECT this out of Gwen Tennyson from now on, but STILL…"
"Should I go with YOU?" Gwen starts pointing at fans in the crowd. "…You in the front? …Or you with the Zoe Payne t-shirt? Or how about you with the foam finger? You with the Jenny Wakeman sign—I KNOW you need this… Or maybe…maybe I should invite HER with the Chell merch…"
Gwen inspects the fans, waiting for the perfect subject to present himself or herself, while the fans continue indicating that they want no part of this whatsoever. She turns her head around…and in that moment she finds the perfect individual…
"…ACTUALLY…how about…you, Cris Collinsworth?"
Cris blinks thrice as he hears his name called, not seeing it coming at that moment. Al Michaels and Jeremy Ellis look over at Cris to see his reaction…which is marked by surprise and intrigue.
"You…you're picking me?" Cris inquires to make sure. "You're choosing ME for this?"
Gwen nods her head. "I think that you would benefit from this as much as anybody else here. Why don't you enter this ring and be a part of my ritual?"
Jeremy and Al look at each other now…and Cris grins and says, "…Well, sure! I-I'd be GLAD to!" Cris takes off his headset and begins to gush at the announce desk next to Al and near Jeremy. "Oh my Gwen…I'm gonna be part of Gwen's sacrament!" Cris claps his hands with glee. "Do you know how much of an HONOR this is? This is a highlight of my entire broadcasting career! I WISH NBC gave me a part in something this cool!"
"I bet you do…" Jeremy dryly says as Cris leaves the announce table and walks to the ring.
"CRIS SUCKS! CRIS SUCKS! CRIS SUCKS!" chants echo in the building as Cris makes it to the ring apron.
Collinsworth scowls and shouts at the fans, "OH, SHUT UP! YOU'RE IRRELEVANT TO ME!" before entering between the ropes and standing inside the squared circle.
"Here you are…" Gwen nods as she sees Cris enter the ring and stand before her self-made altar.
"Here I am indeed," Cris says, "and I would like to, before we even begin, start by saying I am infinitely GRATEFUL and PRIVILEGED to be taking part in this ceremonial you are holding here tonight in front of these people in Champaign. It is my pleasure and delight to, in my involvement with this, bring out the greatness and everlasting essence of the Alpha Bitch, our CCW Females Champion of the World."
The crowd is none too pleased with this declaration, the "CRIS SUCKS!" chants intensifying further in reply. Cris brushes the fans off and motions for them to keep their mouths shut.
Gwen, meanwhile, says, "I appreciate that, Cris Collinsworth…and in turn, I would like to, before we begin…request a token of such gratitude in the form of an offering."
Cris Collinsworth blinks again, once more taken aback by Gwen's diction.
"Excuse me—an offering? What do you…?" Cris asks, his voice trailing off.
"Alms, if you will," Gwen elaborates. "For we cannot truly have this sacrament without a collection for the offertory, Cris… I MUST have an offering before we start. And I know just from what I see and what I've heard, Cris, that you will gladly give one to me…for as the Book of Gwen reads, 'Gwen loves a cheerful giver.'"
"…Is she seri—oh, why do I even ask?" Jeremy groans. "Is Cris actually going to…?"
"I hope not…" Al speaks.
Cris scratches the back of his neck. "Yes, I, uh…do remember reading, er…that… I can't say I exactly expected this, but…for my goddess, it is only right."
Cris then digs his hand into his pocket and pulls out his wallet…and with a small sigh, he pulls out a $1 bill and hands it to the Females Champion, which causes the entire crowd to vocalize their disgust with a moan.
Gwen looks at the bill in Cris's hand…and says, "Cris…it ALSO reads in the Book of Gwen… 'Give…and it will be given to you. Your gift will return to you in full—pressed down, shaken together to make room for more, running over, and poured into your lap. For with the measure you use…it will be measured back to you.' In other words, Cris, the more you give to the Alpha Bitch…the more you will receive."
"…You are JOKING…" Jeremy insistently says, knowing that isn't the case but, somewhere in his mind, hoping so.
"…Are you trying to tell me something here, Gwen?" Cris inquires with a raised eyebrow.
"My subject…I am only telling you the truth," Gwen smiles warmly at Cris.
Cris ponders this and takes a deep breath. "…Well…I guess it can only help instead of hurt."
Cris digs into his wallet a second time…and hands Gwen a $20 bill. The fans see Cris indulging the self-proclaimed Wrestling Goddess and become even more repulsed by the sight of it. The CCW Females Champion's smile widens as she puts the money in her capris pocket, now $21 richer thanks to the Voice of the Rookie Revolution.
"Indeed…" Gwen agreeing says, "…it is worth it. And now, we can proceed. In case you don't know the responsorial words by heart, here's a sheet just for you to be your guide." Gwen hands Cris a paper program, which Collinsworth accepts graciously and peruses. Gwen then stands directly in front of the altar, her hands outstretched towards the chalice and bowl on the countertop while Cris nods, ready to begin Gwen's rite.
"Blessed I am, the Alpha Bitch, Gwen of all Fiction Wrestling," Gwen speaks. "Through my goodness I have placed upon this side of the Double X altar my bread of life." She motions to the bowl on the altar.
"Blessed be Gwen forever!" Cris proclaims.
"Blessed I am, the First and Only, Gwen of all Fiction Wrestling. Through my goodness I have placed upon this side of the Double X altar the fruit of my body, which will become your spiritual drink," Gwen declares as she points to the chalice.
"Blessed be Gwen forever!" Cris repeats.
"Pray, mortal subject," Gwen looks at Collinsworth, "that your sacrifice may be acceptable to Gwen, the almighty Champion."
"May the Alpha Bitch accept this sacrifice for the praise and glory of her name, for our good and the good of all her company, CCW," Cris states, putting full gusto behind these words.
Gwen nods in approval while the fans are finding this entire scene despicable. "The Alpha Bitch be with you."
"And also with them," Cris points to the mad crowd, further ticking them off with his participation.
"Lift up your heart," Gwen commands.
"Lift it up to the Champion," Cris says.
"Give thanks to the Alpha Bitch your Gwen."
"It is ALWAYS right to give her thanks and praise!"
Gwen instructs Cris to read from his program the next passage. Cris eyes these words and clears his throat, saying, "It is your duty and your salvation, always and everywhere to give thanks to the First and Only, Gwen Tennyson. She is the Word through whom CCW made Double X, the Savior sent to redeem Fiction Wrestling. By the power of the Alpha Bitch she took flesh and was born of Natalie Tennyson, who will be present at Pandemonium to watch her triumph again. For your sake she caught her throat on barbwire; she put an end to death and revealed the true resurrection. In this she fulfilled Her will and retained on XX 14. And so you join the angels and the saints in proclaiming Her glory as we say…holy, holy Alpha Bitch, Gwen of power and Gwen of might, heaven and earth are full of your glory—hosanna in the highest!"
Jeremy and Al are both facepalming at ringside as this goes on while Gwen giggles in delight and the fans boo immensely.
"Blessed is She who comes in the name of the Alpha Bitch…" Cris says. "Hosanna…in the highest!" Cris splays his arms and looks up into the air, taking in the spirit of Gwen from his declarations.
"SHUT THE F**K UP! (clap clap clap-clap-clap) SHUT THE F**K UP! (clap clap clap-clap-clap)" 17,200 fans cry out as a unit, much to the discomfort of the First and Only Females Champion…who grabs Cris Collinsworth's hand and grips it tightly.
"Gwen is holy indeed, the fountain of all holiness," Gwen says before walking to the altar and looking between the chalice and bowl once again. "My spirit has come upon these gifts and rendered them holy; they ARE the Body and the Blood of your CCW Females Champion."
Gwen picks up the bowl and raises it above her head…while Cris Collinsworth clears his throat and says, "Before she was given up to her match, a match she freely accepted, she took bread, broke the bread, gave it to her disciples, and said, 'Take this, all of you, and eat it; this is my body which will be given up for you.'"
Gwen puts the bowl back onto the altar…and then lifts the chalice over her head. She nods to Cris, and the Voice of the RR speaks again:
"When supper was ended, she took the cup. She gave the cup to her disciples, and said, 'Take this, all of you, and drink from it; this is the cup of my blood, the blood of the new and everlasting covenant. it will be shed for you and for all so that your sins may be forgiven. Do this…in memory of me.'"
Gwen puts the chalice down on the altar and exhales, closing her eyes while the fans chant, "YOU SUCK! YOU SUCK!" now.
"Let us proclaim the mystery of the faith…" Gwen says. "…Gwen is First… Gwen is Only… Gwen is Forever… Gwen is First… Gwen is Only… Gwen is Forever…"
"Gwen is First… Gwen is Only… Gwen is Forever…" Cris repeats after Gwen, the crowd booing louder and louder with each reiteration.
"Gwen is FIRST… Gwen is ONLY… Gwen is FOREVER…" Gwen puts more vigor behind her words. "Gwen is FIRST. Gwen is ONLY. Gwen is FOREVER. Gwen is FIRST. Gwen is ONLY. Gwen is FOREVER. Gwen is FIRST. Gwen is ONLY. Gwen is FOREVER."
"Gwen is First! Gwen is Only! Gwen is Forever!" Cris joins in. "Gwen is First! Gwen is Only! Gwen is Forever! Gwen is FIRST! Gwen is ONLY! Gwen is FOREVER!"
"Make it stop!" Jeremy pleads. "Somebody!"
"GWEN IS FIRST! GWEN IS ONLY! GWEN IS FOREVER! GWEN IS FIRST! GWEN IS ONLY! GWEN IS FOREVER!" Cris continues. "GWEN IS FIRST! GWEN IS ONLY! GWEN IS FOREVER! GWEN IS FIRST! GWEN IS ONLY! GWEN IS FOREVER! GWEN IS FIRST! GWEN IS ONLY! GWEN IS FOREVER! GWEN IS FIRST! GWEN IS ONLY! GWEN IS FOREVER! GWEN IS FIRST! GWEN IS ONLY! GWEN…IS…FOREEEEEVEEEEEER!"
Gwen hops up and down and laughs with joy as her praises are sung by the NFL and CCW announcer. "Hahahahahaha! Excellent…excellent… Through me, with me and in me, all glory and honor is mine, the almighty Alpha Bitch, forever and ever…"
"AMEN!" Cris readily answers, throwing the program up into the air and rejoicing with his hands over his head and his fists clenched. Gwen applauds as Cris revels in what he has taken part in. The color commentator feels alive and vibrant after the proclamations.
"Heheh…thank you, Gwen. THANK YOU—this was a JOY to take part in from start to finish," Cris tells the Champion. "It's an honor that I'm going to carry with me to the end of my days and through all of my broadcasting endeavors, both in the NFL and Fiction Wrestling. May the hairs on your head never fall out, and may there be MANY more rites such as this one right here. Thank you once again."
Cris begins to walk out of the ring…
…but Gwen stops in en route. "…Cris, we aren't done yet," she says.
Cris pauses between the ropes. "Hm? We're not done?" Cris reenters the squared circle. "…But Gwen, we went through the entire program…"
"Yes, we did, but there's still the most important part of the sacrament left to go!" Gwen says…before narrowing her eyes. "…You haven't done this before, have you?"
Cris rather sheepishly shakes his head, and Gwen says next, "Well, this is the part of the liturgy where you receive my Eucharist! You're supposed to consume the Body and Blood of Gwen right over there!" Gwen points at the bowl and chalice set up on the altar.
Cris smacks his forehead, realizing now. "Oh, that's right—of course! How could I have forgotten that? Let's go ahead and get to that, shall we?" He immediately starts to walk to the bowl and chalice, about to reach into the former…
…but Gwen runs in front of Cris to stop him. "Ah-ah-ah…you don't serve yourself the Eucharist—I serve it TO you," she says.
"Oh," Cris chuckles and backs off. "My bad."
Gwen reaches into the bowl herself…and pulls out a thin clear flake, holding it in front of the commentator. The CCW Females Champion makes sure Cris's eyes are on the substance in her fingertips.
"The Body of Gwen," Gwen speaks, "the bread of heaven."
"Amen!" Cris accepts the flake into his own hands, Gwen passing it off to him…and the Voice of the RR puts the flake in his mouth, chewing it down. The Alpha Bitch beams…and she grabs the chalice, hoisting it before Cris's eyes now as he is still chewing, almost ready to swallow.
"The Blood of Gwen," Gwen speaks, "the cup of salvation."
"Amen!" Cris grabs the chalice out of Gwen's hands and sips the "holy" liquid, swallowing the body flake as he does so. However, upon consuming the red liquid, he smacks his lips…and he finds the fluid to be much more viscous than what he is used to drinking.
"…Hm…" Cris curiously eyes Gwen. "Gwen, if you don't mind my asking, what's the proof on the wine you got for this? It's really…thick…"
Gwen hears Cris's question…and lowers both of her eyebrows, almost as though she doesn't understand why Collinsworth is inquiring such a thing. "…What are you talking about?" Gwen queries.
Cris explains, "The wine you used for the Blood of Gwen—it's…thicker than most wines I've tasted; the one they had at the Super Bowl after-party in Phoenix was not even CLOSE to this potent."
…
Gwen says to Cris, "That's not wine."
Cris takes this piece of knowledge in. "…Oh…well, I guess that makes sense then, heheh—I mean, you ARE still ten, so…they couldn't sell you wine in the shop," Cris rationalizes in his own head. "Did you use grape juice? Or some kind of a cider?"
"…It's the Blood of Gwen," Gwen answers rather straightforwardly…almost too straightforwardly…and the fans start clamoring…
"Yeah, I get that," Cris says with more bass in his voice, "but I'm asking what is it MADE from? …I mean, you obviously didn't serve me your own blood from your own body, right, heheh?"
This question is met with silence and a candid stare from Young Gwen.
Cris sees the way Gwen is looking at him…and the joking nature of his question takes a turn in his expression. "…Right—…ri—…Gwen…?" Cris is looking for a confirmation behind his earlier words…but is getting none, and that is causing him to get jitters and the fans to clamor even louder and groan. "…Gwen, you… I was being sarca—…Gwen… GWEN…"
Cris's lips begin to shake, as though a new aftertaste just hit his taste buds…and now his fears are starting to become realer than before, no sarcasm present this time around. Cris shakes his head, not wanting to believe what he's thinking now. At this point, he has no real choice but to ask…
"G-Gwen…d-d-d-did I just drink YOUR BLOOD?"
"Oh no…" Al murmurs. "Noooo…"
"He didn't… He DIDN'T…" Jeremy is shaking his own head.
Gwen looks at Cris Collinsworth's face, a face with shock coagulating with abhorrence…and says, "What do you think I MEANT when I said this was the Body and Blood of Gwen? Did you think it was a metaphor for something? No, this is MY BODY and MY BLOOD in front of you right now, sanctified and celebrated, and as per the sacrament you have consumed them, my blood and the skin off of my feet."
The crowd collectively blanches and shows how sickened they are with that revelation, but it is Collinsworth who is taking it the worst with mouth agape, lips still quivering and hands now shaking as well.
"…Gwen…Gwen…oh God, I feel sick…" Cris holds his stomach. "The copper…the copper—no…"
"It is written…that he who eats my flesh and drinks my blood shall possess eternal life," Gwen says. "Do you feel it, Cris? Do you feel your newfound immortality?"
Cris is feeling something else…and makes that known to Gwen now as he puts the mic to his lips and coughs before speaking, "Gwen, this…this has gotten a little bit crazy…TOO crazy… I-I-I've seen you wrestle, I've called your matches…and I've watched you evolve into this…Wrestling Goddess thing…and I've been playing along with this deal as much as you have since the beginning, but between the last few weeks and right now, I thi—"
"PLAYING ALONG?!" Gwen screeches, those words setting off her internal fuse. Cris realizes what he's done and cringes from getting hollered at.
"Playing along?! Do you HONESTLY think that I put together this WHOLE sacrament as some kind of a GAME?!" Gwen screams. "That I've been PRETENDING to be an all-seeing deity this entire time?! Like it's some kind of a JOKE?! A GAME! IT'S NOT A GAME!" Gwen pants momentarily, but she's back yelling soon after. "I'M A GODDESS! I AM GOD! I DID ALL OF THIS FOR A REASON! You little knave, you…" Gwen puts her finger in Cris's chest and growls at him. "I pick you out of a crowd to be the lucky subject to receive my Communion, something that these earthly souls would and should DIE for—they would give ANYTHING to be where you are right now, and yet you have the temerity to DISRESPECT me?! To MOCK ME?! To QUESTION my immortal status?! HOW DARE YOU!"
"DIE for this? …More like die FROM this!" Jeremy quips.
"Gwen, I…I-I didn't mean to upset you!" Cris apologizes quickly, putting a hand out in front of him, palm facing Gwen. "I really didn't! It's just that I've…never seen or…done or…been involved with anything like this before and I'm…caught a little off-guard by it all—I mean no harm or foul! No disrespect! None, I SWEAR! I'm 100% supportive!"
"Really? …REALLY?!" Gwen's skepticism and rage align. "100% SUPPORTIVE? …WERE YOU 100% SUPPORTIVE OF ME ON XX 14 WHEN I DEFENDED MY CHAMPIONSHIP AGAINST ZOE PAYNE?! WERE YOU SUPPORTING ME THEN, MR. VOICE OF THE RR?! DON'T GIVE ME THAT CRAP! DON'T TAKE ME FOR A FORGETFUL GODDESS!" Gwen moves the hair away from her eyes and steps even closer to Cris, her face meeting his with fury. "EVEN IF IT WERE TRUE, IT WOULDN'T MAKE A DIFFERENCE, BECAUSE YOUR SOUL IS UNDER THE SAME DOMINION AS EVERYBODY ELSE'S, AND JUST LIKE I CAN VICTIMIZE THOSE SOULS, I CAN VICTIMIZE YOURS TOO! WHAT MAKES YOU THINK I WON'T DO TO YOU EXACTLY WHAT I DID TO JONATHAN?! WHAT MAKES YOU BELIEVE I WON'T DO TO YOU WHAT I ENDED UP DOING TO COMMISSIONER GORDON?! WHAT MAKES YOU THINK YOU'RE INVINCIBLE?!"
Cris is sweating bullets right now while the crowd is listening to Gwen read Collinsworth the riot act, and it's not stopping yet…
"The ONLY thing that's INVINCIBLE around here is the perpetual authority known as Gwen Tennyson," Gwen affirms. "On Sunday, Jenny and Aelita learn that; tonight, YOU'RE learning it! YOU'RE JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE, CRIS COLLINSWORTH: A PIECE OF MY PERSONAL MULTIVERSE! THE ALPHA BITCH GAVETH YOU SECURITY HERE, BUT THE ALPHA BITCH CAN TAKETH IT AWAY IN A FLASH! AND I PROMISE YOU, THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF YOU DO NOT REPENT THIS GAFFE TO YOUR GODDESS NOW! DO IT! DO IT THIS VERY GWENDAMN MOMENT, or you will suffer just like the rest. DO IT. NOW! NOOOOW! APOLOGIZE!"
Cris backs away from Gwen in recoil, covering his ear while holding onto the microphone. His panicking worsens as Gwen shoots a glare at the analyst. Cris starts coming up with words a mile a minute to appease the furious "Goddess".
"IIIII-I'M SORRY! I'm sorry, okay?!" Cris stresses. "I am SO, SO SORRY! I…It-it was a slipup! A horrible error! I regretted it the INSTANT it slipped out of my lips and I am gracious to you for giving me the opportunity to reconcile. I will NEVER, under ANY circumstances, make that same egregious faux pas ever again, Gwen. That is a promise—and I will make sure that Al doesn't make that mistake, that buffoon Jeremy doesn't make that mistake, and that Jonathan when he returns doesn't make that mistake either; actually…I think he's learned his lesson, just like I've learned mine! I apologize, Gwen—forgive me for my sin! Please!"
Cris holds his hands together in prayer-like position in front of Gwen, begging for her forgiveness, either out of respect or possibly fear. Having seen one commentator go down thanks to Gwen meant that Cris had to be very careful because, as she said, he could be next. And he had no idea what Gwen had up her sleeve.
Gwen looks down, having listened to Cris's apology…and she says, "…You're good at expressing contrition…
"…
"…but…not good enough."
Gwen kicks Cris below the belt with a Low Blow!
"OHHH! LOW BLOW! LOW BLOW TO COLLINSWORTH!" Al exclaims.
"AW SNAP!" Jeremy shouts.
Cris nurses his groin in pain while Gwen Tennyson looks down at him and his ailing state from the kick. The crowd grimaces from the strike as Cris is down…
…and Gwen snarls at the downed Collinsworth, "Playing along? Playing along? …Let's see you play along with THIS."
Gwen rolls out of the ring and to the ring apron, digging underneath to find a certain object there while Cris continues to writhe.
"Gwen's gotten out of control! First Jonathan and now THIS with Cris!" Al exclaims, standing up at the announce desk. "I'm sorry—hell, no, I'm NOT sorry, because I can't let my broadcast colleague take this—"
"Do anything and I MURDER you…" Gwen mouths off to Al, having heard him…
…and now wielding a barbwire-laden Singapore cane!
"…You were saying, Al?" Jeremy says.
As Al sits back down with widened eyes, Gwen rolls inside the ring with the barbwire cane, Cris Collinsworth looking up and seeing the Alpha Bitch with the weapon in her hand.
"…I… Cris, you've gotta get out of there!" Al implores.
Cris tries to scamper away from Gwen…
"You've gotta get—"
…but Gwen is faster than Cris's crawling and whacks Cris in the back of the head with the barbwire cane!
"NOOOOO! Too late…" Al cries.
Cris yelps in pain as the barbwire cane touches his cranium, immediately grabbing his rattled skull with his hands. Cris curls up in pain, and Gwen starts going to town on the downed Collinsworth with barbwire cane strikes to the head and the body, focusing on the spine in particular! Gwen whips away at the commentator who is defenseless in this situation…and Gwen hits ten, fifteen, seventeen straight barbwire cane shots!
"This is INHUMAN! This is NUTS!" Jeremy exclaims. "And I should be ENJOYING this, but I'm NOT!"
"DAMN THIS ENTIRE THING!" Al shouts.
Gwen continues beating Cris…until she decides to stop for a moment. She puts the cane down…crouches…and starts ripping Cris Collinsworth's blazer off of his body!
"What is she doing NOW?!" Jeremy inquires.
"She's ripped off his blaze—NOW she's ripping off the tie and shirt!" Al sees Gwen doing exactly that now. "Gwen Ten is stripping the clothes off of Cris's back!"
Gwen takes off the tie, shirt and blazer from Collinsworth…leaving his back exposed now for all to see.
"You've run out my tolerance…and now…you're gonna pay too…" Gwen says off-mic. Gwen picks up the barbwire cane again now…
"NonononoNONONONONONONO!" Al shouts.
…
…and Gwen starts whacking Cris's exposed back with the barbwire cane!
"UNPROTECTED!" Jeremy hollers.
"GAH!" Al winces. "THIS IS INEXCUSABLE!"
Gwen slams the cane onto Cris's flesh over and over, starting to tear it apart with each smack with the barbwire cane, Collinsworth howling in tremendous pain as cuts become visible on his back! The screams only fuel Gwen to attack further and further with more cane shots to the spine, skin being sliced and blood starting to seep out.
"This was at first about the Body and Blood of Gwen, but NOW it's the Body and Blood of Cris Collinsworth!" Al exclaims. "All for the sake of PUNISHMENT?!"
"Body shredded and blood shed!" Jeremy calls.
Several welts begin to form and are added to Cris's back as Gwen keeps up the assault on him…
…
…until Aelita runs into the ring and grabs the Singapore cane out of Gwen's hands from behind, tossing it away! Before Gwen can react, Aelita flips over the altar as well, the chalice of Gwen's blood and bowl of her peeled skin spilling!
"AELITA here! And Aelita's had enough!" Al shouts.
"She's crashing Gwen's party, and it's about time!" Jeremy calls.
Gwen sees Aelita's actions and growls at her, but Aelita picks up a microphone and taps it hard and heavy to check its condition. Once she sees that it works, to a cheering crowd, Aelita glares at Gwen and exclaims, "SERIOUSLY?! Are you KIDDING me right now?!" Aelita paces around the ring in disbelief and anger. "No! No, no, no, THIS is ridiculous! Enough already! You think that this is cool?! You think that this is funny?! NO ONE wants to see this! This is a million times WRONG!"
"Amen to that!" Al agrees, as do the audible fans.
"You're a MENACE, Gwen, a PISSANT—you're CANCER INCARNATE," Aelita says. "You're this company's DISEASE, and EVERYBODY'S SICK OF YOU! When I put pen to paper on my CCW contract, THIS wasn't what I signed up for! I signed up to WRESTLE! I signed up to be the BEST WRESTLER, not to deal with listening to and watching a demented dingbat week in and week out! All I do is FIGHT and WIN; while YOU'RE planning your next 20-minute routine, I'M planning on how I'm going to win again because THAT'S what I came to do and THAT'S what these people pay to see, not THIS! That Females Title belongs around the waist of someone who's about Character Championship WRESTLING; YOU, however, belong in a CIRCUS for this crap, and even the CLOWNS wouldn't want any part of you! NOBODY DOES—not the fans, not the wrestlers, not your family, NO ONE!"
The crowd cheers for all of these declarations, Gwen's chagrin visible on her face as she grits her teeth. Aelita looks at the green-eyed Females Champion and keeps her voice raised.
"You are ALL ALONE; you get that?" Aelita speaks. "You don't HAVE any disciples. They DON'T EXIST. Chicago, Illinois hates you just like the rest of the world hates your guts! You're a DISGRACE to that city, a DISGRACE to that state, a DISGRACE to your own family name…and a DISGRACE to Fiction Wrestling and this Multiverse. And since Jenny's not up to the challenge, it's up to ME to rid us of your stench. And I WILL do it."
Gwen looks at the focus in the Lyoko Princess's eyes…and wiping the scowl off of her own face, she picks up her own microphone again and prepares to retort.
"…Is that confidence in your voice? Is THAT what brought you here?" Gwen asks. "Is THAT why you felt the need to interrupt me, to interrupt the punishment? …Or is that in your voice…just desperation?"
Aelita narrows her eyes while Gwen chuckles softly. "…You sound so convincing, Schaeffer, that it sounds like you're trying to sell that to YOURSELF," Gwen says. "Question is: …do YOU even buy it? Or is this the writing on the wall? Are you looking at the end of the line, the last time in your career that you'll be anything important, and you had to make sure your last relevant moments were in the company of someone who will live forever? Just HAD TO grab some attention on the way out, hm?"
Aelita clenches her fists and scowls back at the First and Only…but then a small grin adorns her own face, which bemuses and upsets the Females Champion.
"It's funny how you're talking about ME being desperate to get noticed…" Aelita starts, "when you're two days away from losing the one thing that's keeping YOU noticed: the Females Championship of the World. Let me ask you this, Gwen: …have you ever thought about what'll become of you WHEN you're not the Champion anymore? Did you ever wonder what's going to happen to you and YOUR career? If YOU can recover? If YOU can stay important? Or if you'll just…fade away after losing it all? You won't have the spotlight you crave. You won't have the power you hold. You won't be in PWI; that's for sure…You'll be NAKED. You'll be all but DEAD. I wouldn't be surprised if after you lost on Sunday you just decided to turn around and leave Fiction Wrestling forever, leave the business and just go on home and stay there with what's left of your delusions. Maybe…maybe YOU'RE the desperate one here. Maybe you're just out here to make one last spectacle of yourself before I put you out of EVERYONE'S sight and EVERYONE'S mind at Pandemonium. That's what I say."
The crowd likes what its hearing, but most importantly, Gwen DOESN'T like what she's hearing. She rips the Title Belt off of her waist and raises it beside her head, shouting off-mic, "IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOU SAY! THIS WILL NEVER LEAVE ME! NEVER!"
Aelita appears none too fazed by Gwen's vitriol, and she takes a step forward and says, "Look at your Title Belt really good, Young Gwen Tennyson… Take it all in…because in two days…it's OVER."
The CCW faithful is in complete concord with the words of Aelita Schaeffer, backing her up with their support and ovation…while Gwen does take a look at her CCW Females Title Belt, perhaps contemplating what Aelita has said to her…if her reign can live…if her own career now depends on it…
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"Tch…I can't wait to crush you…" Gwen says in surly fashion to Aelita. "I'll crush Wakeman too, make no mistake, but I'm going to SAVOR what I do to you, Aelita. What gumption…coming out here and talking about how I'm a disgrace to my family…because I'M the one who got abandoned by her own father and left to rot in a virtual world, right?"
"OOOOOOOOH!" the crowd recoils, followed up by heavy boos and jeers from the audience for the verbal jab. Aelita's face turns red from hearing this from the indignant Gwendolyn.
"…He did that to PROTECT me, you bitch…" Aelita snarls.
"ALPHA Bitch," Gwen "corrects" her adversary, "and sure, let's go with that; is he gonna protect you on Sunday? Huh? Is he? Or is he DEAD like your chances of winning happen to be?"
Aelita's face turns even redder, and her fists start shaking with ire. "…I don't need him…to protect me from you…" Aelita asserts…
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…before putting her forehead directly against Gwen's, causing the fans to clamor even louder and stand! Gwen stands her ground, although she clearly had not expected this in the moment. Nevertheless, her eyes lock onto Aelita's, which are occupied by a bright and burning flame.
"…but if you keep on going this route…" Aelita says, "YOU'RE going to need something to protect yourself from ME…"
Aelita keeps her forehead pressed to Gwen's, breathing deeply and grousing at the Females Champion, who returns Aelita's attitude with her own brand of composure, her hand tightly clenching her Title as she holds onto the microphone, the crowd cheering and even starting an "Aelita!" chant.
Gwen keeps her gaze and says to her foe, "A threat? From you? …Don't bother. You'll NEVER intimidate me…and you'll never, EVER defeat me… These are to be YOUR last rites, Aelita Schaeffer…the last rites of your career…and after Sunday, CCW main events, my Females Title Belt and your mother will all have one thing perfectly in common…" Gwen's smirk widens right in front of the Code Lyoko protagonist. "…You're never gonna see any of them again."
As the crowd "Ooooooooohs" once more, Gwen pushes Aelita's head backward with her own skull, and before an enraged Aelita can snatch Gwen and engage in physical conflict with her, the Females Champion slithers out of the ring, Belt in hand as she proceeds up the entrance ramp, smirk plastered on her face while Aelita kicks the ring ropes in frustration.
"How LOW—and OF COURSE she gets away…" Jeremy gripes.
"Couldn't help herself, could she? Had to get in one last DIG before Sunday," Al shakes his head. "Aelita is FUMING right now, but she'll be able to take that out on the Alpha Bitch tomorrow night in the Windy City!"
"As will Wakeman!" Jeremy adds.
Gwen backs up the ramp with her Females Championship, pointing to the nameplate while mocking Aelita as she backpedals. Aelita stands in the center of the squared circle and screams, "YOU'RE GETTING THE ASS-KICKING OF A LIFETIME, GWEN! I GUARANTEE IT!"
Gwen waves Aelita off nonchalantly, taking delight in what she's done and gotten awy with…
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…but as she's backing up, she doesn't see a Teenage Robot running out from backstage!
"Whoa, whoa, wait a minute!" Al exclaims.
"Speaking of Wakeman!" Jeremy shouts.
Jenny grabs Gwen from behind and runs down back to ringside before tossing Gwen back inside the ring! Jenny slides inside the ring and Gwen speedily gets to her feet, looking back to see who hurled her; as soon as she sees Jenny, she stumbles to her posterior in surprise…and it is at that moment that she looks left…and right…and realizes where she is…with Jenny on one side and Aelita on the other.
"Ohhhhhh baby…" Jeremy rubs his hands together. "Gwen just caught on to the position she just got dumped in!"
"And with BOTH Jenny and Aelita eying her like hawks, let's see Gwen try to run away NOW! Where does she go? Where does she hide?" Al inquires as the fans are getting amped up.
Gwen brushes herself off and stands up between her Pandemonium opponents, both of whom are locked onto her. Gwen looks between Jenny and Aelita…and starts to order them to stay back, shouting, "BE STILL BEFORE THE ALPHA BITCH AND WAIT PATIENTLY FOR HER! SUNDAY! SUNDAAAAY!"
Aelita and Jenny look at each other…
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…and Jenny is the first to throw a punch! Gwen rebounds off of her knuckles…and into a punch from Aelita next! Gwen bounces off and into a punch by Jenny…then one by Aelita…and the Teenage Robot and Lyoko Princess tee off in pinball fashion, playing pinball with Gwen's body and cranium!
"SQUARED CIRCLE TENNIS BEING PLAYED HERE BEFORE PANDEMONIUM! CHALLENGERS ON THE CHAMPION!" hollers Al.
The two trade shots at Gwen, one after the other…until one punch from Jenny is enough to knock Gwen down! Jenny and Aelita look at one another once again…and then they pick Gwen up, Double Irish Whip her across the ring into the ropes…and deliver a Double Back Body Drop that sends Gwen onto her posterior and tailbone with authority! Gwen clutches her bottom as the fans cheer on…and Jenny and Aelita turn around and both Roundhouse Gwen in the side of the head as she's sitting down!
"OHHHHH! DING-DONG DITCHED!" Jeremy exclaims.
"INDEED, THE FEMALES CHAMPION'S BELL JUST GOT RUNG!" Al affirms.
Aelita picks Gwen up and Irish Whips her into the corner this time…and she Cartwheels into the corner, then Handspring Backflips…and then hits a Back Elbow into the mush of the Females Champ! Aelita moves out of the way now…so Jenny can fly in with a forward roll into a leap at Gwen, putting her knees into Gwen's chest…and then falling backwards into a Monkey Flip! Now it's Jenny's turn to move out of the way as Aelita goes to the turnbuckles and climbs to the top rope.
"Opponents earlier tonight and opponents at Pandemonium with Gwen, now WORKING TOGETHER on the Alpha Bitch, two against one!" Al points out.
"This could be a sign of what we might get when it's Triple Threat rules in Chicago!" Jeremy notes.
Gwen slowly stands, holding her spine…
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…and Aelita executes the Aelitacanrana…which sends Gwen bumbling onto the middle ring rope head and neck-first!
"AELITACANRANA…and it's PERFECT PLACEMENT for Wakeman!" Al immediately sees it, as does the now-booming crowd!
"YOU KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS!" Jeremy calls out.
Jenny hits the ropes…
"DIAL IT UP, JENNY!" Jeremy cheers.
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…and nails Gwen Ten with the XJ9!
"XJ9! XJ9! IT HITS!" Al calls as Gwen eats the Tiger Feint Kick and rolls clear across the ring and to the outside, her head swirling from the offense.
Jenny and Aelita admire their handiwork with each other, the two then-allies taking the ring for themselves from Gwen. Jenny picks up the table that served as Gwen's altar and tosses it outside of the ring right next to where Gwen is lying…and Aelita picks up Gwen's CCW Females Championship Belt, which she left there as she was getting double-teamed. Aelita raises the Title over her head, which gets a mostly positive reaction with some mixed calls as well amongst the crowd…
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…but Jenny grabs the Championship with a hand of her own, snatching it out of Aelita's grasp! Jenny then eyes the prize…and raises it over her own head, drawing an even louder reaction.
"Aelita had the Title in her hand and posing—now it's WAKEMAN with it in hers…and now AELITA'S…!" Al blinks as Aelita grabs the Belt once more.
Jenny, however, keeps a hold of the Belt while Aelita grabs it. The two look at each other, realizing that they each possess an end of the CCW Females Championship. Aelita and Jenny look into each other's eyes…
"They got Gwen out of the ring, Al, but I think they just touched upon the crux of the matter: there can only be ONE Character Championship Wrestling Females Champion!" Jeremy states.
Jenny and Aelita engage in a tug-of-war for the Females Championship, each yanking at an end of the Belt and trading off-mic words with one another and pulling either end of the gold.
"Not up to the challenge, you said?" Jenny glares at Aelita, no friendship in this look whatsoever.
"Exactly," Aelita replies.
"I say you're dead wrong—you're holding onto MY Title right now," Jenny says.
"As if; I'm the one walking out with it," Aelita says in return.
"…Gwen's not leaving with it…but neither are you," Jenny affirms.
"It's in MY hand," Aelita says.
As this is going on, Gwen looks up and sees Aelita and Jenny fighting over the Females Title…the one with GWEN'S name on it…and the Alpha Bitch starts throwing a fit, pulling her hair and yelling, "THAT IS MINE! THAT'S MINE! THAT'S MIIIIIIINE! YOU WON'T HAVE IT! I SWEAR TO GWEN YOU WON'T HAVE IT! I'M NOT GONNA LET YOU! GIVE TO BACK TO MEEEEE!"
"Gwen is LIVID!" Jeremy says. "Imagine how she's gonna feel when one of these two ladies in the ring WINS that Females Title tomorrow! I can't wait to see it! I can't wait for JON to see it!"
"But WILL we see it?" Al poses the query. "Will we REALLY see it? We know Gwen…"
"…Only one way to find out!" Jeremy says.
"Pandemonium – exactly right!" Al nods. "Tomorrow night in Chicago, Allstate Arena, Triple Threat main event for the CCW Females Championship of the World! Wakeman, Schaeffer, Tennyson—for ALL of the marbles!"
Gwen nearly rips her hair out of her scalp while Aelita and Jenny keep arguing over the Females Championship in their fingertips. The last scene of the broadcast is Jenny and Aelita pulling at both ends of the Title while Gwen is losing her mind on the outside of the ring, watching this entire scene transpire.
Here are your quick-draw results for CCW XX 21:
Yumi Ishiyama def. Britney Britney via pinfall
Carmen Sandiego def. "The Warrior Princess" Xena via pinfall
Aelita def. "The Teenage Robot" Jenny Wakeman via pinfall
Chell def. Sissi Delmas via pinfall
The END (Zoe Payne and Bella Swan) (w/ Lucy van Pelt) def. The Cyber Girls via pinfall
Pandemonium or bust! I'm finally up to the PPV. With the FanFiction Wrestling Awards coming up I'm going to have to work quickly to make it there. I think I'm ready… Here's a look at the PPV's card:
First Blood Match – Otto Rocket vs. Tony Delvecchio
CCW Women's Tag Team Championship Match – The Powerpuff Girls [c] vs. The Stark Sisters
CCW Universal Championship Match – Aran Ryan [c] vs. Dan Kuso
Chain Match – Trixie Tang vs. Chell
Three-Way Dance – "The God of War" Ares vs. "The Legend Slayer" Kratos vs. Wolf Hawkfield
Megan Griffin vs. Mystique Sonia
CCW World Tag Team Championship Match – The Forces of Nature [c] vs. The Dragon Kids
Demon's Dungeon Match – The END vs. Emmy, Annie Frazier and Reggie Rocket
CCW Magnus Championship Match – "The Tenth Wonder" Ben Tennyson [c] vs. "The MVMVP" Tom Brady
Triple Threat Match for the CCW Females Championship – "The Alpha Bitch" Gwen Tennyson [c] vs. Aelita vs. "The Teenage Robot" Jenny Wakeman
I want to get Pandemonium started soon so if you want to make predictions in a review, get them in as quickly as you can because this PPV's starting as quickly as it can, God-willing. Thanks for reading, and thanks for supporting. Hope you enjoyed this chapter and I hope you enjoy the PPV when it starts! Until that time—as soon as it hopefully will be—this is Ninja Cato saying teanastëllën!