BTWF x LWF Reborn The Planets Align (Part 2)
The camera panned to the stage, where 'I Fell' by Wicca Phase Springs Eternal played, causing the crowd to cheer as Darby Allin came out of the back, with his head down, hoodie over his head, and a skateboard underneath his arm. Darby looked up at the crowd, causing the crowd to cheer louder before he moved the hoodie off of his head, and put his skateboard down. Darby then got on his skateboard and started riding his way to the ring.
"The following contest is scheduled for one fall! Approaching the ring, representing the LWF: Reborn, from Seattle Washington, weighing in at 180 pounds, Darby Allin!" Jeremy Borash announced, causing the crowd to cheer louder as when Darby got to the ringside area, he stopped his skateboard and stepped on it hard enough so that it flew into the air, and he caught it with his hands.
"Darby Allin has made waves in not only AEW but LWF: Reborn as well thanks to his hardcore and high flying antics," Andy explained as Darby jumped onto the apron and climbed up to the top rope. The crowd cheered as Darby looked on at the crowd, tilting his head to the side as the crowd started chanting his name before jumping off of the top rope and into the middle of the ring.
"Darby has been having his issues with the RCCW NXT Hardcore Champion, Dennis on LWF television, so you know that he wants to make an impression with a victory over his opponent tonight," Mirajane explained as 'Devil's Night' by Motionless in White played as the crowd continued to cheer as Death the Kid skated to the ring on his own skateboard, smirking at Darby Allin, who looked at Kid in interest.
"And his opponent, representing the BTWF, from Death City Nevada, Death the Kid!" Jeremy Borash exclaimed as Death rode his way to the ring on his skateboard, hi-fiving and fist-bumping fans along the way. Darby did not take his eyes off of Kid, as he started riding around the ring, hi-fiving, and fist-bumping all the fans in the front row of the fan barricade before jumping onto the apron while the skateboard was still moving.
"Darby Allin hasn't taken his eyes off of Death the Kid since Kid came out, creating a heavy amount of tension in the arena," Mauro explained as Kid springboarded into the ring, right in front of Darby. Darby glared at Kid, with Kid smirking at Darby and not backing down, causing Darby to start walking up to Kid, but Kid continued to stand his ground.
"That tension is becoming thicker and thicker the closer Darby gets to Kid!" Andy exclaimed as the two were glaring at each other nose to nose before the referee got in the way of the two of them, separating them and telling them to go into their different corners. After sharing one last tense stare, Darby and Kid backed away to separate corners before the referee went up to both of them and asked if they were ready. When both Darby and Kid confirmed that they were ready, the referee told the timekeeper to ring the bell, causing the crowd to cheer as Darby and Kid immediately ran to the center of the ring and started locking up in the middle of the ring.
"Darby and Kid starting off with an aggressive lockup, trying to get an early one-up against each other!" Mirajane exclaimed as Darby was able to push Kid into the corner before attempting to throw a punch at Kid, but Kid was able to dodge and push Darby in the corner. Kid attempted to hit Darby with a knife-edge chop, but Darby got out of the corner and put Kid in a headlock, but Kid was able to push Darby into the ropes. When Darby rebounded, Kid attempted to knock Darby down with a Hurricanrana, but Darby landed on his feet and attempted to hit Kid with a back suplex, but Kid punched Darby in the head a couple of times and landed back on his feet. The crowd cheered and chanted for both men as the two glared at each other, preparing to hit some punches if the other got out of line.
"Darby and Kid are pretty even in the early goings of this match, with neither man letting the other get an edge in this contest," Mauro explained as Kid attempted a high head kick onto Darby, but Darby was able to dodge, and hit multiple forearms onto Kid's face before picking him up, attempting to hit him with a scoop slam. The crowd cheered as Kid was able to reverse out of the scoop slam, grabbed Darby by the waist, and attempted to push him into the corner. However, Darby was able to get his foot onto the second turnbuckle and push himself off of the corner, rolling out of Kid's grasp, and allowed Darby to roll Kid up with an Oklahoma Roll.
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Kid kicked out, and grabbed Darby by the arm, and started wringing it, before hitting him with a Riott Kick to the arm. Darby attempted to back away into the corner, but Kid started hitting Darby with multiple knife-edge chops to the chest, before Irish whipping Darby into the corner. Kid then ran into the corner, and hit Darby in the side of the head with a running leg lariat before throwing him out of the corner, and hit Kid with a headscissors takedown from behind Darby before rolling him up into a pin.
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"Kid taking the slight advantage in this match with those strikes to the arm and chest!" Andy exclaimed as before Darby could roll away from Kid, Kid started stomping on Darby's back before picking him up. Kid attempted to throw Darby back in the corner, but Darby was able to stop himself from crashing into the corner and kicked Kid in the gut. The crowd continued to cheer as Darby started hitting a couple of elbows to the back of Kid's neck, before Irish whipping him to the ring apron.
"Kid is on the apron, and we know no place is safe from Darby!" Mirajane exclaimed as Darby ran the ropes, and attempted to hit a Springboard Triangle DDT onto Kid on the apron, but Kid was able to push Darby onto the floor, sending Darby crashing onto the padded concrete floor chest first. Kid then backed away while on the apron and waited for Darby to get up, and when Darby staggered back to his feet, Kid dived off of the apron and sent Darby crashing head and chest first into the announcers' table, causing the crowd to cheer. Kid then looked at the drink bottles placed on the announcers' table and moved them so that they were symmetrical before picking Darby up by the hair, and started punching him in the face.
"Well…thanks to Kid for organizing our soda bottles, but that's not as impressive as that massive hurricanrana from the apron!" Mauro exclaimed as Kid grabbed picked Darby up, and started smashing his head into the announcers' table before kicking him in the gut. Kid then picked Darby up in a Fireman's Carry and attempted to ram him into the steel steps, but Darby was able to elbow Kid in the side of the head and escape the Fireman's Carry as the referee started counting both men out.
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"Darby escaping what could've been a devastating maneuver into the steel steps!" Andy exclaimed as Kid attempted to pick Darby up again, but Darby responded by pushing Kid away and hit him in the face with a Superkick. The crowd continued to cheer as Darby threw Kid face first into the side of the steel steps before Darby put Kid on the actual steps of the steel stairs. The crowd cheered louder as Darby went onto the apron, and made sure that he and Kid were in the right position.
"What does Darby have planned here!?" Mirajane asked as Darby looked up at the crowd, who were cheering whatever crazy stunt he was about to perform.
"Whatever it is Mirajane, it's not going to end well for either Kid or Darby!" Mauro exclaimed as Darby ran off of the apron, and hit Kid with a flipping senton, causing Kid's back to push into the edges of the steel steps. The crowd cheered as Darby, gritting his teeth in pain as he grabbed Kid by the hair, and started punching Darby in the head as the referee continued counting both men out.
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"I don't know what the hell that was by Darby, but it completely ravaged Death the Kid!" Andy exclaimed as Darby threw Kid into the ring, and jumped onto the apron before springboarding back into the ring, hitting Kid in the back with a Springboard Backsplash. The crowd continued to cheer as Darby ran the ropes again, and hit another springboard backsplash onto Kid's chest. Darby kneeled down, holding his back in pain, as Darby started stomping on Kid's arm before grabbing it and hitting him with a Deadlift Back Suplex.
"Despite the burning pain going through Darby's back, he showed off some impressive strength with that Deadlift German Suplex!" Mauro exclaimed as Darby mounted Kid, and started punching him in the face. The referee pulled Darby off of him, and Darby responded by stomping on Kid's gut multiple times before hitting him with a dropkick to the side of Kid's head before going for a pin.
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"Darby with a kick to the side of Kid's head, disorienting him," Mirajane explained as Darby grabbed Kid by the ears, and Irish whipped him into the corner. Darby ran into Kid with a running front dropkick to the face before putting him in a Fireman's Carry. Kid attempted to escape the Fireman's Carry, but Darby slammed Kid down by turning the Fireman's Carry into a Uranage slam.
"Darby with a Fireman's Carry Uranage, an obvious shot at his rival on LWF: Reborn, Dennis!" Mauro exclaimed as Darby went for another pin on Kid.
Ref: 1…2.
Darby immediately started stomping on Kid's back and arm before running the ropes and hitting Kid with a jumping elbow drop to the small of the back. Darby then picked Kid up by the arm and started pushing him into the corner, before stomping on him multiple times. Darby then ran the ropes, and jumped up and hit Stunner onto Kid before Darby pushed Kid out of the corner, and then ran the ropes to roll Kid up with an O'Connor roll.
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Kid kicked out, but Darby sent Kid back down to the ground by jumping off of the ground and hit a Corkscrew Crossbody to Kid's back before going for another pin.
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"Darby continuing the onslaught onto Kid with that jumping crossbody!" Andy exclaimed as Darby put Kid in a hammerlock, and hit multiple scoop slams onto Kid's back and arm before grabbing his arm, and put him in a Fujiwara Armbar. The crowd continued to cheer and chant for both Darby and Kid as Kid tried to drag himself to the ropes, but Darby was able to send Kid back to the middle of the ring with a grounded arm drag, before tightening his grip on the Fujiwara armbar.
"Darby showing a more technical side to his offense in this match, possibly so that he could ground Kid, who many say has a style that is remarkably similar to Darby's," Mauro explained as Kid continued to try and fight out of the armbar. Darby responded by punching Kid's hand, and the crowd continued to cheer as Darby stopped the punches to the hand, and grabbed a couple of Kid's fingers. Darby then looked at the cheering crowd and nodded before stretching both of his fingers further apart, causing Kid to scream in pain as his fingers started bending at an unnatural angle.
"And now we have joint manipulation by the enigmatic Darby Allin!" Andy exclaimed as Kid got back to his feet while Darby continued to stretch his fingers. Kid started kicking Darby in the leg, allowing Kid to pull his hand and arm away from Darby's grasp, and hit him with a jumping knee to the face. However, when Kid ran the ropes to throw Darby out of the ring, Darby ran away from the ropes, springboarded on the ropes, and sent Kid back down with a Springboard Arm Drag.
"Darby with a beautiful springboard arm drag! He has Kid discombobulated while he tries to regain his footing!" Mirajane exclaimed as Darby sent Kid back onto his back with a Superkick to the face before going for another pin.
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"Darby looks frustrated that the Superkick didn't get the job done there!" Mauro exclaimed as Darby picked Kid up by the hair and started punching and kicking Kid in the gut and head, before attempting a discus forearm, but Kid was able to push Darby away, but Darby was able to catch Kid's attempt at a Superkick. Darby put Kid's foot down, kneed Kid in the face, and then hit Kid with a Leg Trap Sunset Flip Powerbomb, rolling Kid into another pin as the crowd continued to cheer and chant for both men.
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"Kid rolled his shoulder out, and Darby is going back to the arm!" Andy exclaimed as Darby grabbed Kid's arm, and started punching Kid's hand again, but the crowd cheered as Kid kipped up to his feet, and hit Darby in the side of the head with a high head kick. The crowd continued to cheer as when Darby was on all fours, Kid ran the ropes, and while holding his right arm in pain, hit a jumping double foot stomp to Darby's chest before staggering into the corner. The crowd cheered as Kid started stretching his arm to get the blood flowing back into it as Darby got back to his feet, holding his chest in pain.
"Kid finally getting back into this match, but his back and right arm has to be in severe pain," Andy noted as Darby ran into the corner with a jumping clothesline in the corner, but Kid moved out of the way, causing Darby's head to crash into the top turnbuckle, and Kid ran the ropes and hit a running dropkick to Darby's face. Kid then dragged Darby out of the corner, and then ran the ropes to hit two clotheslines, a standing corkscrew kick to the face, and a Tiger Suplex. The crowd continued to cheer as Kid ran the ropes to hit a springboard twisting splash from the middle rope onto Darby before going for a pin.
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"Kid almost getting the three count there with that Corkscrew splash!" Mirajane exclaimed as Kid grabbed Darby by the hair, and picked him up once again before running the ropes, and hitting Darby with a Jumping DDT. Kid then propped Darby on all fours, and when Darby pulled himself onto his feet while bent over, Kid ran the ropes and hit a Leg Drop Bulldog to Darby before attempting to go for another pin. However, Darby started punching Kid's right arm and pushed him away. However, when Darby attempted a clothesline, Kid dodged and hit Darby with a Pele Kick to the back of the head.
"Kid continuing to hang with one of the top stars of AEW, Darby Allin, hitting him with that Pele Kick to the back of the head!" Mauro exclaimed as Kid hit Darby with a Half Nelson Suplex, and bridged into a pin.
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Darby kicked out, and immediately tried to put Kid in an armbar.
"Darby going for the armbar! Kid trying with all his might to prevent Darby from doing any more damage to the arm!" Mirajane exclaimed as Kid started kicking Darby in the face, allowing him to escape the attempted armbar. When Darby staggered back to his feet, Kid put Darby in a front facelock and hit him with a Tornado DDT. The crowd continued to cheer as Kid jumped onto the apron, and springboarded back into the ring with a springboard elbow drop. The crowd continued to cheer as Kid grabbed both of Darby's legs, and attempted to put him in a Modified Figure-4-Leglock, but Darby was able to reverse it into a Small Package.
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Kid was barely able to break out of the pin, but Darby responded by hitting Kid's right arm with a Superkick before running the ropes and hitting Kid with a Crucifix Driver, but Kid was able to roll on his back, preventing Darby from bridging into a pin. However, Darby responded by grabbing Kid by the arm, and hit him with a Hammerlock DDT before dragging him closer to the corner, and started climbing up the top rope.
"Darby looks to finish this match with his signature Coffin Drop!" Andy exclaimed as Darby glared down at Kid, and then balanced himself on the top rope before diving off of the top rope with a Coffin Drop, but Kid was able to lift his knees up, causing the crowd to cheer loudly as Darby practically bounced off of Kid's knees. Kid jumped over Darby and hit him in the back of the head with a stomp to the head before climbing up to the top rope himself.
"Kid was able to counter Darby's Coffin Drop, but is looking to hit his own Coffin Drop!" Mirajane exclaimed as Kid balanced himself on the top rope, and when he was in the right position, Kid jumped off of the top rope, and hit Darby right in the center of the chest with a Coffin Drop, causing the crowd to cheer louder before going for the pin.
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*Bell Rings*
"Ladies and gentlemen, here is your winner, representing the BTWF, he is Death the Kid!" Jeremy Borash announced as Kid grabbed the ropes with his good arm, and pulled himself back to his feet. The referee raised Kid's good arm as the crowd cheered and chanted for Kid as Darby sat up, with his hands over his chest, and a pained look on his face.
"Kid has won this match! He has tied up the scores to 2 wins for the BTWF, and 2 wins for LWF: Reborn!" Mauro exclaimed as Darby staggered back to his feet, breathing heavily in and out in pain, as Kid continued to celebrate his huge victory. Kid ran up to the top turnbuckle and raised his fists up in victory, but Darby grabbed him from the back of the tights and pulled him down to the canvas.
"Darby looks furious about this loss to who some would consider a rookie," Mirajane said with a worried tone in her voice. Kid looked ready for a fight, but Darby sighed and extended his hand out. The crowd cheered as Darby nodded at a shocked Kid, and after a moment to think about it, Kid shook Darby's hand, causing the crowd to cheer louder.
"A sign of respect shown by Darby Allin to Death the Kid with that firm handshake," Andy narrated as Darby raised Kid's arm up in victory, but the crowd booed as Dennis ran into the ring and hit Darby in the side of the head with a Bigger Boot (Big Boot). Kid attempted to punch Dennis, but Dennis picked Kid up, put him in a Fireman's Carry Position, and then plants him with a Uranage, hitting the Black Skies Mist.
"And here is the RCCW NXT Hardcore Champion Dennis, taking out both Darby Allin and Death the Kid!" Mauro exclaimed as Dennis grabbed Darby by the hair, and threw him out of the ring. Security ran down to the ring as Dennis grabbed Darby by the hair, and threw him into the fan barricade before he started stomping on his gut.
"Dennis clearly didn't think Darby stealing his finishing move well," Andy explained as multiple security guards pulled Dennis away from Darby. Dennis started yelling at Darby that the pain was going to keep coming if he didn't keep his name out of his mouth.
"We're being told now that we're going to take a short break to the back before we continue on with the show," Mirajane explained as the camera panned to the back, where Todd Grisham was standing next to Starlight Glimmer, Trixie, and Kassius Ohno.
"Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome, representing the Society of Complete Equality, the LWF: Reborn Champion Starlight Glimmer, Trixie, and Kassius Ohno. Now Starlight, later on in the show, you will face the BTWF World Women's Champion Rei Ayanami in a Champion vs. Champion match," Todd explained as Starlight nodded before moving the microphone closer to her mouth.
"Yes, and I will use it as a way to show all these BTWF sheep my message," Starlight explained as Kassius and Trixie nodded in response, as Todd raised his eyebrow in confusion.
"And what does this message entail, Starlight?" Todd asked as Trixie glared at Todd.
"That's Mrs. Glimmer to you!" Trixie exclaimed as Starlight out her arm in front of Trixie to calm her down.
"That message is that the fans need to realize that they are encouraging inequality by believing Rei's claims of being the 'Best Technical Women's Wrestler in the World'. These sheep need someone they can actually look up to, and someone like Rei who boasts about her ability to turn anything into a submission hold isn't what those sheep need. Myself, Kassius, and Trixie are the relatable ones, and Rei…is a lot like Ricochet when you think about it. Like Ricochet, Rei acts like a hero to these people, but in actuality, just wants people to cheer her uncanny ability and make her feel special," Starlight soliloquized as Todd moved the microphone closer to his mouth. Kassius moved the microphone closer to his mouth before patting Starlight on the shoulder.
"And that's why these fans need Starlight to win tonight; so she can show these people that the Way of Complete Equality is the way we all should live our lives. And like Ricochet, Rei can either fall in line, or fall down," Kassius finished before pushing the microphone back into Todd's chest before he continued his questioning.
"Speaking of Ricochet, do you mind me asking why he is not with you at the moment?" Todd asked as the three members of the Society of Complete Equality smirked before Trixie moved the microphone closer to her mouth.
"Ricochet is being confined to the locker room so that he can learn to behave like a true member of the Society of Complete Equality. What happened on the latest episode of LWF: Reborn was a step in the right direction, but he still needs to learn his place," Trixie explained before, she, Starlight, and Kassius left the interview area before the camera panned back into the ring, where Dennis was standing in one corner, waiting for his opponent.
"The following contest is a two on one handicap match scheduled for one fall! In the ring, representing the LWF: Reborn, he is the RCCW NXT Hardcore Champion, Dennis!" Jeremy Borash announced causing the crowd to boo as Dennis lifted his Hardcore Championship over his shoulder. Dennis yelled at the booing crowd before patting on his championship and putting it in the corner behind him.
"Dennis came out a few minutes ago and attacked Darby Allin and Death the Kid after their thrilling contest, but luckily, security was able to bring Darby and Kid to the back in time for Dennis to have his match," Mauro explained as 'Face to the Floor' by Chevelle played, causing the crowd to give a mixed reaction as Yuma and TJ Detweiler came out of the back, looking intently at Dennis.
"And his opponents, representing the BTWF, the team of Yuma and 'the Guru' TJ Detweiler!" Jeremy Borash announced as TJ walked to the ring with his arms outstretched while Yuma was running to the ropes, hi-fiving as many fans as he could before rolling underneath the bottom rope. TJ walked up the stairs, and took off his white robe, as he jumped into the ring, and offered a hand to Yuma.
"This is an unlikely team going into this match, but with a massive athlete like Dennis as their opponent, they may want to start getting along better," Mirajane explained as Yuma and TJ confirmed that they were ready, and Dennis nodded as well, resulting in the referee telling the timekeeper to ring the bell.
"And this handicap match is underway, and Dennis looks excited!" Andy exclaimed as Yuma ran at Dennis, but Dennis picked him up and hit him with a Fallaway Slam. The crowd continued to boo as Dennis grabbed TJ by the throat, and threw him into the corner before hitting him with multiple back elbows to the side of the head. Yuma ran behind Dennis and hit him with a running kick to the back, but Dennis turned around, completely unaffected by Yuma's running knee.
"The former BTWF Cruiserweight Champion's attack has no effect on LWF: Reborn's monster!" Mauro exclaimed as Dennis threw Yuma into the corner in front of TJ, and started hitting both of them with corner clotheslines before running the ropes and hitting both Yuma and YJ with a Jumping Corner Body Avalanche. The crowd continued to boo as Dennis threw Yuma halfway across the ring with an Exploder Suplex. Dennis then picked TJ in a vertical suplex position, walked over to him, and then slammed TJ onto Yuma's chest with a Falcon Arrow.
"Dennis has completely decimated Yuma and TJ so far! They have had no answer for this beast!" Mirajane exclaimed as Dennis waited for either one of them to get back on their feet, much to the crowd's chagrin. TJ was able to stagger to his feet first, holding his back in pain, and Dennis sent him spinning back down with a Bigger Boot (Big Boot). Dennis then picked Yuma up, slapped him in the face, and then ran the ropes to hit Yuma with another Bigger Boot (Big Boot).
"Dennis sending the teeth of his challengers into the third row with those devastating boots to the face!" Mauro exclaimed as Dennis picked Yuma up by the hair and started yelling in his face, causing the crowd to boo before he slapped him a couple of times in the face with enough force to send him falling back to his knees. The crowd gave a mixed reaction as TJ staggered back to his feet and hit Dennis from behind with a chop block, put him in a front facelock, and started clubbing him in the back. However, Dennis got back to his feet and lifted TJ off of the floor before sending him falling onto Yuma with The Dead End (Single Shoulder Powerbomb).
"TJ trying some offense on the monster, but Dennis able to throw him off with virtually no trouble!" Andy exclaimed as Dennis picked TJ back up, and hit him with the Black Mist Skies (Fireman's Carry into a Uranage). Dennis then threw TJ out of the ring before picking Yuma up, and much to the crowd's chagrin hit him with a Last Ride Powerbomb before going for a pin with both of his legs hooked back.
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*Bell Rings*
"Ladies and gentlemen, here is your winner, representing the LWF: Reborn, he is the RCCW NXT Hardcore Champion, Dennis!" Jeremy Borash exclaimed, causing the crowd to boo louder as Dennis pushed the referee away and yelled at the ringside attendant to give back his championship.
"What a dominant performance by Dennis! Yuma and TJ were barely able to touch him!" Mauro exclaimed as the referee checked on Yuma and TJ as Dennis lifted his championship over his head. However, the crowd cheered as Darby ran out of the back with security following him and a chair in his hand, heading for the ring as Dennis continued to celebrate with his championship over his head.
"Darby is back! And he has an equalizer with him!" Mirajane exclaimed as Darby ran into the ring, and threw the chair to the back of Dennis' head. The crowd continued to cheer as Darby ran up to the top rope, and hit Dennis with a missile dropkick to the side of the head, that sent him running off, causing the crowd to boo as Darby jumped to the middle of the ring, ran the ropes, and hit a suicide dive onto Dennis. While Dennis still did not go down, Darby continued hitting Dennis in the face and back with strikes.
"Darby isn't able to send Dennis down to his back, but Darby is still damaging him these strikes and dives!" Andy exclaimed as security came and pulled Darby off of Dennis. Security tried to keep Dennis away from Darby, but Dennis pushed some of the security away and yelled at Darby that he was a dead man.
"Dennis isn't happy about this attack spoiling his victory celebration, but Darby is happy that he has Dennis' attention back on him!" Mauro exclaimed as the camera panned to the back with Intensity General Managers Sunny Bridges and Overhaul talking with Octane General Managers, Arthur Morgan, and Tanya Von Degurechaff.
"So this working relationship with the LWF: Reborn is working well. This has been a really good show so far," Sunny explained as he passed a drink to Arthur, who nodded in response before opening his can.
"You got that right Sunny, but we have to talk about the next BTWF PPV, Bragging Rights," Arthur pointed out, as Overhaul nodded before putting his drink down.
"Yeah, you told us you had an idea on how to make Bragging Rights more interesting, so what did you have in mind?" Overhaul asked as Tanya and Arthur looked at each other with knowing smiles on their faces.
"Well, we know that Bragging Rights is Octane vs. Intensity in a series of Interbrand matches, but we thought of something; 'what would the winning brand get after the show?'" Tanya explained as Sunny and Overhaul nodded at their Octane counterparts in interest.
"Alright, you've piqued our interest, what's this prize?" Overhaul asked as Arthur took a swig of his drink before responding.
"The Battle Riot is coming up in January, where the winner of that match gets a title match at Starshow. So, me and Tanya thought that if Octane wins the most Interbrand matches at Bragging Rights, the last five men and women in their respective Battle Riot matches will be Octane superstars, and the first 5 of both Battle Riots will be Intensity superstars, and vice versa if Intensity wins," Arthur explained as Tanya nodded in agreement, with a wide smirk on her face, showing how good she thought this idea was. Overhaul and Sunny looked at each other for a moment before nodding at each other and returning their attention to Tanya and Arthur.
"Alright you guys, that sounds like some really good stakes. You got yourselves a deal, but don't be too mad at us when we beat you guys at Bragging Rights," Sunny said with a smile on his face, as he and Overhaul lifted their drinks for a toast. Arthur and Tanya lifted their drinks and smirked back at their Intensity counterparts before toasting their drinks.
"We'll see boys," Arthur said before the camera panned back to the stage. 'Anthem for the Year 2000' by Silverchair played, causing the crowd to boo as Starlight came out with the LWF: Reborn Championship Belt around her waist. Kassius Ohno and Trixie followed her out of the back and applauded her as Starlight outstretched her arms.
"The following contest is scheduled for one fall! Approaching the ring, representing the LWF: Reborn and the Society of Complete Equality, accompanied to the ring by Kassius Ohno and Trixie of the Society of Complete Equality, she is the LWF: Reborn Champion, Starlight Glimmer!" Jeremy Borash announced as Starlight took the championship off of her waist, and held it above her head before she started walking to the ring with Kassius and Trixie following close behind.
"Starlight wants to make everyone be the exact the same, with everyone being on the same level as each other, which is very odd given her championship status," Mauro explained as Kassius and Trixie glared at the booing fans as Starlight ignored them. Starlight stopped at the ringside area and nodded at Trixie and Kassius, who climbed up to the apron and held the ropes open for her.
"Well Mauro, Starlight wants the championship around her waist so she can create more opportunities to spread her message across to the fans," Andy responded as Starlight walked up the steel steps, and went through the ropes that Kassius and Trixie opened up. Starlight dropped the title on the canvas, and hugged both Kassius and Trixie before they jumped down off of the apron, and took their place at ringside, applauding Starlight, as she bent down to grab her championship from the ground.
"With Kassius and Trixie by her side, Starlight may be able to get more eyes on her if she can win this contest," Mirajane explained as Starlight lifted her championship above her head, as 'Shatter Me' by Lindsey Sterling feat. Lzzy Hale played, causing the crowd to cheer loudly as Rei Ayanami walked out of the back with her light blue robe. Rei loosened the knot in front of her robe and revealed the BTWF World Women's Championship around her waist as pyro shot out of the floor.
"And her opponent, representing the BTWF, from Tokyo Japan, she is the BTWF World Women's Champion, Rei Ayanami!" Jeremy Borash announced as Rei walked to the ring, staring a hole through the leader of the Society of Complete Equality. Kassius and Trixie glared back at Rei, who paid them no mind as she took off her robe, and raised her fists up in the air, much to the crowd's delight.
"Rei defended her championship against Clover Lamoreaux at Trouble in Tokyo, so she has to feel confident going in this match," Andy explained as Rei jumped onto the apron, and climbed up to the top turnbuckle, patting the championship around her waist. Rei looked back at Starlight, who was sarcastically clapping for Rei while the crowd was genuinely cheering for her as she climbed down the ropes, and put her championship belt in the corner.
"Rei has been in these positions where she has been outnumbered and has risen above it. Can this be another example of that?" Mauro asked as the referee checked if both women were ready, and when they gave the confirmation, the referee told the timekeeper to ring the bell. Rei and Starlight, once the match started, locked up in the middle of the ring, with neither woman giving the other an inch. However, Rei was able to push Starlight in the corner, causing the crowd to cheer, but when the referee told them to break up, Rei did execute a clean break. However, the crowd booed as Starlight slapped Rei in the face and immediately put him in a side headlock, causing Kassius and Trixie to applaud on the outside.
"Starlight may come to regret that slap to Rei's face, but right now, she has Rei trapped in a headlock," Mirajane explained as Starlight started yelling at Rei, before Rei started punching Starlight in the gut before pushing her into the ropes, causing Starlight to get off of Rei and rebound her. Rei attempted to hit a back elbow, but Starlight was able to duck, but when Starlight attempted to hit a clothesline, Rei hit multiple Japanese Arm Drags before putting Starlight in an armlock, causing the crowd to cheer.
"And Rei taking Starlight down with those beautiful Ricky Steamboat-esque arm drags!" Mauro exclaimed as Starlight got off of her knees, and hit a couple of knife-edge chops to Rei's chest before Irish whipping her into the ropes. However, when Rei rebounded, the crowd cheered as she sent Starlight down with a Tilt-a-Whirl Headscissors and locked her in a Grounded Headscissors. Rei turned to Kassius and Trixie, and gave them a sarcastic thumbs-up, before tightening the grip her thighs had around Starlight's neck.
"Rei continuing her domination of the early portion of this match with a tight headscissors locked in," Mirajane explained as Starlight turned herself on her stomach, pulling her head out of between Rei's thighs, and attempted to hit her with a dropkick to the face, but Rei was able to roll out of the way, and when Starlight attempted to get back up, Rei grabbed Starlight by the midsection and attempted to hit her with a German Suplex. However, Starlight hit Rei in the side of the head a couple of times with elbows before turning around and attempted to hit her with a DDT, but Rei countered by hitting a Northern Lights Suplex onto Starlight and bridged into a pin.
Ref: 1…
"Rei almost getting a pinfall there, and Starlight has to be frustrated that Rei has been outwrestling her in the early goings of this match," Andy suggested as Rei grabbed Starlight by the hair, and hit her with multiple knife-edge chops to the chest before Irish whipping her into the corner. The crowd cheered as Rei ran the ropes and hit Starlight in the side of the head with a Running Forearm before picking her up, and hitting Starlight with a Snap Suplex. Rei then ran the ropes and hit a series of quick leg drops across Starlight's throat before going for another pinfall attempt.
Ref: 1…2
"Starlight able to roll her shoulders up just after the count of 2, but those leg drops to the throat can't be good for her oxygen intake," Mauro explained as Rei put Starlight in both of her knees, and started hitting her with multiple forearms to the side of the head and then ran the ropes, hitting Starlight with a running kneeling reverse STO. The crowd continued to cheer as Rei picked Starlight up, and attempted to Irish whip her into the corner again, but Starlight took the Ric Flair bump into the corner and was able to land on the apron.
"That is some impressive athleticism by Starlight! Do you think she'll punish herself for doing something that unique?" Andy jokingly asked as Rei springboarded off of the middle rope, and knocked Starlight off of the apron with a Triangle Dropkick. The crowd cheered as Kassius and Trixie ran to a downed Starlight to check on her, and Rei responded by going up on the top rope, causing the crowd to cheer even louder.
"Kassius and Trixie are checking on Starlight to see if she's been hurt, but they should be checking on the top rope to keep an eye on Rei Ayanami!" Mauro exclaimed as when Kassius and Trixie turned around, Rei dived off of the top rope and knocked all three of the members of the Society of Complete Equality with a top rope senton. The crowd cheered and chanted Rei's name as Rei picked Starlight up, and started punching her in the face. Rei then dragged Starlight to the announcers' table and started slamming her face into the top of the commentary table multiple times with the crowd chanting for Rei to keep smashing her face on the announcers' table.
"The crowd is loving how Rei is demolishing the leader of the Society of Complete Equality, bouncing her head off of our announcers' table like a basketball!" Mirajane exclaimed as Rei picked Starlight up in a Fireman's Carry, and slammed her down face first onto the announcers' table. Rei grabbed Starlight again, but before she could do anything, Kassius and Trixie walked up to Rei and Starlight, causing the crowd to boo as the two told Rei to let go of Starlight as the referee started counting them out.
Ref: 1…2…3
"The Society of Complete Equality running some interference, distracting Rei from Starlight," Andy explained as Rei threw Starlight back into the ring and struck both Kassius and Trixie with forearms before pushing Trixie away. Rei then started climbing back into the ring through the apron, but the crowd booed as Starlight grabbed Rei by the hair and threw her into the steel ring post face first. Rei slumped onto the apron before Starlight ran the ropes and hit a running knee to the side of Rei's head, sending her falling off of the apron and onto the padded concrete floor, causing the crowd to boo louder.
"I think Starlight just took the momentum of this match thanks to that brief distraction by the Society!" Mirajane exclaimed as while Starlight was conversing with the referee, Kassius started stomping on Rei's back before Trixie pulled Rei up and threw her head first into the steel steps. The crowd booed louder as Kassius and Trixie walked off, acting like they were innocent, as Starlight rolled out of the ring, and grabbed Rei by the hair before slamming her back into the steel steps with a Russian Legsweep while the referee started counting the two women out once again.
Ref: 1…2…3
"Kassius and Trixie once again running interference for their leader, allowing Starlight the perfect opportunity to continue her onslaught on Rei!" Mauro exclaimed as Starlight mounted Rei, and started punching her in the face before picking her back up, and as revenge for earlier in the match, started slamming Rei's face into the announcers' table multiple times. The fans booed as Starlight started yelling that the fans will thank her later, causing the crowd to boo louder as Starlight kicked Rei in the gut, and hit her with a Swinging Neckbreaker. Kassius and Trixie clapped for Starlight as the crowd continued to boo and chanted for Rei to get back on her feet while the referee continued to count the two women out.
Ref: …4…5…6
Starlight grabbed Rei, threw her back in the ring, and rolled back into the ring after her, before stomping on her back. Starlight then grabbed Rei and threw her into the corner before stomping on her gut multiple times. Starlight then ran the ropes and hit a discus elbow to Rei's face before taking her out of the corner with a Snap Vertical Suplex before going for a pinfall, hooking both of her legs back.
Ref: 1…
"Rei shooting her shoulder off of the mat, and Starlight responds with more stomps to the chest!" Andy exclaimed as Starlight continued to stomp on Rei before running the ropes and hit her with a Jumping Leg Drop across the throat. Starlight then put Rei in a seated position before kicking her in the back multiple times and running the ropes to sent Rei's head into a whiplash with a dropkick to the back of the head. Starlight blew kisses at the crowd before hitting a jumping elbow drop to Rei's chest before going for another pin.
Ref: 1…2
"Starlight showing off her more…equality-based wrestling style. There aren't many high-risk moves, but the moves she does perform hurt with little risk to her person," Mauro explained as Starlight pulled Rei towards the ropes, and started choking Rei with the middle rope. When the referee pulled Starlight away, Trixie hit Rei in the face with a hard right hand and pushed her onto the canvas.
"Starlight with a punch right to the face with the referee's back turned! The referee needs to do something about these two!" Mirajane complained as Starlight grabbed Rei from behind, and hit Rei with a Reverse DDT. Starlight then started mockingly kicking Rei in the face before going down, and put Rei in a headlock, causing the crowd to boo as Rei tried to get back up to her feet. However, Starlight kicked Rei a couple of times in the back of the right knee, causing her to fall back onto her back with Starlight still in the headlock.
"Starlight trying to choke Rei out with a headlock, but we know Rei, and we know that she's going to try and fight out of the hold with everything that she's got!" Andy exclaimed as Starlight started rubbing her forearm into Rei's nose and face as she continued wrenching in the headlock. After another minute in the hold, Rei started to climb back to her feet, causing the crowd to cheer as Rei started to elbow Starlight in the gut. However, the crowd booed as Starlight grabbed Rei by the back of the hair, and slammed the back of her head down to the canvas before putting her back in the headlock.
"Starlight able to stop Rei's escape attempt, and she's starting to fade out of consciousness!" Mirajane exclaimed as the referee checked on Rei's wrist, while she started fading. When the referee let go of Rei's arm, Rei was able to hold it up, causing the crowd to cheer as Starlight started clubbing Rei in the face with multiple forearm strikes to the face. However, Rei, much to the delight of the crowd, was able to turn her head around, loosening the grip Starlight had on the headlock and started hitting Starlight in the side of the head with multiple forearms to the side of the head. Rei pushed Starlight away from her before kicking her multiple times in the gut and then running the ropes, but Starlight picked her up, attempting to counter into a Flapjack. However, Rei was able to counter the Flapjack into a Sunset Flip, causing the crowd to cheer as Rei pulled both of Starlight's legs back.
Ref: 1…2.
"Rei almost got the pinfall there, and she's getting her groove back in this match!" Mirajane exclaimed as Rei got back to her feet, and when Starlight tried to punch Rei, Rei blocked the punch and hit Starlight in the face with a punch hard enough to knock her on her ass. Rei started clapping, getting the fans to cheer and clap along with her, as she got her bearings back in the corner while she waited for Starlight to get back up on her feet. When Starlight got back to her feet, Rei ran at her, and hit Starlight with two clotheslines, a reverse back elbow, a Float Over DDT, and then picked Starlight back up in a waistlock before hitting her with a High Angle German Suplex.
"Rei with a German Suplex, sending Starlight falling right on the back of her neck!" Mauro winced as Rei picked Starlight back up, and hit her with the Three Amigas (Triple Rolling Vertical Suplexes). The crowd continued to cheer as Rei put Starlight on her knees, and then ran the ropes to hit a Shining Wizard to the side of Starlight's head. The crowd booed as Starlight attempted to roll out of the ring, but Rei grabbed her, hit her with a Gutbuster, and then a back suplex before running the ropes and connecting with a Jumping Shooting Star Press.
"A Shooting Star Press by the BTWF Women's Champion, and she looks to be going for the cover!" Andy exclaimed as Rei grabbed both of Starlight's leg and pulled them back.
Ref: 1…2..
"Starlight barely kicked out, showing that despite how nefarious she is, Starlight has the skill and resilience worthy of the LWF: Reborn title," Mirajane explained as Rei picked Starlight up, and hit her with multiple European Uppercuts to the chin before running the ropes, but Starlight kicked Rei in the leg. The crowd booed as Starlight attempted to hit Rei with a Double Arm DDT, but Rei was able to grab Starlight's arms, pick her up off of the ground, and hit her with the Wing Clipper, causing the crowd to go back to cheering before going for a pin.
Ref: 1…2..
Starlight rolled her shoulder out, but Rei was able to grab both of Rei's arms, and lock her in a Reverse Full Nelson, causing the crowd to cheer and chant at Starlight to tap out. However, after less than 30 seconds in the hold, Starlight headbutted Rei in the face a couple of times, causing the crowd to boo as she pushed Rei off of her. The crowd continued to boo as Starlight ran the ropes and attempted a running punt to the chest, but Rei was able to take Starlight down to the ground and, much to the crowd's delight, locked Starlight in the Angelic Stretch (Eddie Guerrero's Lasso from El Paso).
"Rei with another submission hold on the leader of the Society of Complete Equality!" Andy exclaimed as Starlight tried to drag herself to the ropes, but the crowd cheered louder as Rei picked herself up, dragged Starlight back to the center of the ring, and put her back in the Angelic Stretch (Lasso from El Paso). After a minute in the hold, Starlight started hitting Rei in the right leg with multiple elbows to the side of the leg, allowing her to push Rei off of her, causing her to fall throat first into the ropes.
"Oh, God! Rei just got pushed throat first right into the middle rope!" Mauro exclaimed as Starlight got back up to her feet, and hit Rei with a Double Arm DDT, much to the crowd's chagrin, before going for the pin.
Ref: 1…2..
"Rei barely gets her shoulder up, but you can see that she has her hand on her throat," Mirajane pointed out, as Starlight looked shocked that she didn't get the pinfall victory there. However, rather than argue with the referee, Starlight started stomping on Rei's right leg, causing the crowd to boo louder as Starlight picked Rei's leg up, and slammed her knee into the canvas multiple times. Kassius and Trixie applauded as Starlight started stomping on the back of Rei's right leg before running the ropes and hitting a jumping stomp right on the knee of Rei.
"Starlight targeting the previously injured right leg of Rei Ayanami, fresh off of grueling physical therapy!" Mauro exclaimed as Starlight grabbed Rei's leg, and locked her in the kneebar, causing the crowd to boo.
"And now Starlight has the Kneebar locked in on the damaged leg! This could be it right here!" Mirajane exclaimed as Rei tried to drag herself to the ropes while Starlight started punching Rei in the leg. When Rei closed in on the ropes, Kassius ran to where Rei was, and pulled the rope back, causing the crowd to boo as Starlight rolled Rei back to the center of the ring, keeping the kneebar locked in.
"The Society of Complete Equality once again paying dividends for the LWF: Reborn Champion!" Andy exclaimed as Rei pulled herself up in a seated position, and started punching Starlight in the face. The crowd cheered as Rei continued with the onslaught of punches until Starlight let go of the kneebar, allowing her to stagger into a corner. Starlight got back to her feet and attempted a big boot, but Rei was able to dodge, grab Starlight's arms, and rolled her up with a Backslide pin.
Ref: 1…2..
"The power in Rei's right leg has been significantly weakened, preventing her from putting her full weight into that backslide pin," Mirajane explained as Rei hit multiple punches to the side of Starlight's face, before Starlight kicked her in the arm, and attempted to hit her with another Reverse DDT, but Rei was able to move out of the Reverse DDT, and hit her with the Redemption (Cross Rhodes). The crowd cheered as Rei turned Starlight on her back, grabbed both of her legs, and rolled her up in a Jackknife pin.
Ref: 1…2..
Starlight rolled her shoulder off of the mat, and Rei responded by picking Starlight up by the hair. Starlight then pushed Rei into the corner, hitting her with multiple shoulder thrusts to the chest before attempting to pull her out of the corner, but Rei countered with a knee to the face before grabbing Starlight and hitting her with a Tornado DDT. The crowd cheered as Rei picked herself up, and started climbing up the top rope for the Light From Above (Frog Splash). However, as Rei was climbing up, which was slower due to her damaged right leg, Trixie and Kassius climbed up onto the apron.
"And once again, Kassius Ohno and Trixie are trying to get involved to help their leader!" Andy exclaimed as Rei kicked Trixie in the face and pushed her off of the apron before kicking Kassius sending him staggering off of the apron before Rei was able to get back up on the top rope. However, Starlight started getting back to her feet, so rather than go back down to the canvas, Rei dived off of the top rope with an attempted crossbody, but the crowd booed as Starlight was able to counter with a Superkick to the face.
"Oh, God! Starlight able to counter Rei's attempt at aerial offense with a massive Superkick to the face!" Mauro exclaimed as Starlight put Rei on her knees, playfully kicked her a couple of times in the face, and then ran the ropes before hitting Rei with a Flying Knee to the back of the head.
"Now that's what I call an equalizer!" Mauro exclaimed as Starlight turned Rei on her chest, and pinned her, hooking both of her legs back.
Ref: 1…2…3
*Bell Rings*
"Ladies and gentlemen, here is your winner, representing LWF: Reborn and the Society of Complete Equality, she is the LWF: Reborn Champion, Starlight Glimmer!" Jeremy Borash announced as Kassius and Trixie started applauding while going into the ring as Starlight pulled her arm away from the referee, telling him to get his championship belt back as she started celebrating with Kassius and Trixie.
"Another point for LWF: Reborn as the LWF Champion gets an impressive victory over an athlete like Rei Ayanami!" Mirajane exclaimed as the ringside attendant handed the LWF: Reborn Championship to the referee, who in turn gave it to Starlight. The crowd booed louder as Kassius and Trixie yelled at the referee to get out of the ring as the two of them celebrated alongside Starlight. Kassius and Trixie grabbed Starlight from behind, and pulled her up on their shoulders, causing the crowd to boo louder as Starlight lifted the LWF: Reborn Championship over her head. Meanwhile, Rei Ayanami rolled out of the ring with a hand over the back of her head, as one of the ringside attendants ran at Rei's side and gave it to her.
"Starlight adds another huge win, going into her huge match with Will Ospreay at Wrestlepalooza very soon," Andy explained as Kassius and Trixie put Starlight down as the three made their way out of the ring. Rei, meanwhile, sat herself up on the side of the steel steps, holding her BTWF World Women's Championship as she glared at the three members of the Society of Complete Equality.
"Rei may have come up short tonight, but she put up a hell of a fight against one of the top stars of LWF: Reborn," Mauro explained as Starlight told Trixie to grab one of the cameras. Trixie took one of the cameras from the cameramen, and told Ricochet to keep in mind what happened to Rei, and that the same thing would happen to him if he ever got out of line again. Trixie pushed the camera back into the cameraman's chest before she followed Starlight and Kassius to the back.
"And a stern warning towards Ricochet by the leader of the Society of Complete Equality!" Mauro noted as Rei got back to her feet, and made her way to the back before the camera panned to the boiler room in the basement of the arena, where it was tinted blood red, and Sherry was sitting in a rocking chair with the rest of the Sisterhood of Darkness (Ultear Milkovich, Tomoko Kuroki, Himiko Toga, Flare Corona, Xochi Melendez, Tina Belcher, Scarlet, and Clementine) standing by her side.
"At Trouble in Tokyo, the blinding light of Zia Simpson managed to escape the grip of my darkness. Make no mistake, that loss was merely a speed bump, and the darkness will continue to seep through the BTWF. And…maybe even through LWF: Reborn," Sherry preached, with a smirk growing on her face, as a couple of the members of the Sisterhood started to chuckle evilly.
"These three…parasites on LWF: Reborn have the audacity to call out me and the Sisterhood. Dave Crist…Desmond Xavier…Zachery Wentz…Scarlet & Graves…you three need to reconsider your choices. You have not seen the levels of depravity and darkness that me and my Sisterhood are willing to go through to get our message across," Sherry continued as Himiko Toga, Flare Corona, and Xochi Melendez came forward.
"You three might think that you're safe from our dark influence, but that is because you have been calling the sirens from across the ocean," Toga said in metaphors as Xochi started flipping a coin between her thumb and pointer finger.
"The fact you three nobodies think that you can take us on is laughable. Ustedes tres acaban de firmar su propia sentencia de Muerte," Xochi threatened in Spanish before Flare looked at the camera, messing with her hands as she began laughing.
"I'm going to look forward to watching the flesh on your body burn…just like Yang's eye…" Flare cackled as she stared into the camera, and shit a fireball into the lens of the camera, causing the camera to go off, with only the evil laughter of Sherry and the other members of the Sisterhood being heard as the camera panned to the backstage interview area, where Hana Uzaki was standing next to TH2.
"Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome from LWF: Reborn, Jack Evans, and Angelico, TH2. Now TH2, you've been embroiled in a back-and-forth feud between Pretty Cure. What do you have planned for the next episode of LWF: Reborn when it comes to Pretty Cure?" Hana asked as Evans and Angelico laughed at Hana's question.
"What a stupid question," Angelico said in between laughs as Hana puffed her cheeks in annoyance before Jack took over with the microphone.
"Listen, babe, Pretty Cure are just a couple of losers jealous of us. And you know why they're jealous of us? Because we're world-famous, we're some of the most talented wrestlers in the world, we're devilishly handsome, and when it comes to it, we're going to run Pretty Cure in the ground," Jack explained as Angelico took the microphone back and smiled at the camera.
"Basically what we're saying is that we aren't afraid of Pretty Cure, and once we beat them, we'll humiliate them so much that they might as well just leave LWF: Reborn. You think about that one, Harriet," Angelico wrapped up before he and Jack Evans walked away as Hana glared at the two.
"It's Hana," Hana mumbled as the camera panned to the stage.