BTWF New Horizons (Day 2 Part 2)

The camera panned back to the stage, where MNM's theme song played, causing the crowd to boo as the red carpet came out from the back and stopped at the ring. Multiple paparazzi came out and took pictures as the Hollywood Hooligan and Mandy came out, causing the crowd to boo louder as the two posed for the cameras.

"The following contest is scheduled for one fall. Approaching the ring, accompanied by Mandy DeRoyale, now residing in Hollywood California, he is the Hollywood Hooligan!" Tim Barr announced as the crowd booed while Mandy and Hooligan made their way to the ring while holding hands.

"Mordecai has already qualified for the future fatal-4-way at Trouble in Tokyo, and the vain narcissist Hollywood Hooligan is looking to get in the match as well!" Cornette exclaimed as Mandy jumped up onto the apron, jumped up, and landed in a splits, causing a couple of horny guys in the audience to whistle as Hooligan nodded and gave Mandy the thumbs up.

"Damn…that was pretty hot, I have to say," Beth stated as Hooligan jumped onto the apron and held down the ropes for Mandy, who in turn held the ropes down for Hooligan when she got into the ring. The crowd continued to boo as the two danced to the center of the ring and kissed each other in the middle of the ring.

"Hooligan better make sure he's not too distracted by Mandy, as Soul isn't going to be playing around when he comes out," Okabe noted as Johnny Gargano's old 'Rebel Heart' theme song played, causing the crowd to cheer as Soul came walking out of the back, glaring at Hooligan.

"And his opponent, from Death City Nevada, Soul Eater Evans!" Tim Barr exclaimed as the crowd cheered while Hooligan and Mandy were mocking Soul from the ring. Soul didn't seem to be affected by all these insults as he continued to march to the ring with a glare still focused on Hooligan.

"If I were Hollywood Hooligan, I wouldn't be insulting a completely determined Soul like that," Beth warned as the crowd cheered when Soul rolled into the ring and decked Hollywood Hooligan in the face, sending him falling to the ground as the crowd began to laugh. Hooligan got up, glaring at Soul while Mandy was covering Hooligan's ears so he couldn't hear them laughing.

"Soul not wasting any time starting this fight with a single right jab to the face!" Okabe exclaimed as the referee rang the bell, and when Mandy left the ring, Soul grabbed Hooligan by the hair and started punching him in the face multiple times before Irish whipping him into the ropes. When Hooligan rebounded off of the ropes, Soul hit Hooligan with a back body drop before going for a pin on the Hooligan.

Ref: 1…

"It's nice to see a back body drop nowadays," Cornette stated as Soul picked Hooligan up and hit him with a knife-edge chop to the chest. Hooligan was able to kick Soul in the gut a couple of times and kicked Soul in the face before running the ropes, but Soul was able to counter with a Catch Suplex. The crowd cheered as Soul hit a jumping knee to the face of Hooligan before running the ropes and hitting another jumping knee to the face before going for another pin.

Ref: 1…2

"Soul dominating this match in the early goings, and he may keep the advantage with those knees to the face!" Cornette exclaimed as Soul picked Hooligan up and Irish whipped him into the corner, running into the corner with an attempted clothesline, but Hooligan countered by kicking the arm and hitting him with an arm drag before going for a pin, hooking both of Soul's legs back.

Ref: 1..

"Hooligan trying to steal the match there!" Beth exclaimed as Hooligan attempted a kick, but Soul was able to dodge and hit a back elbow to the face. The crowd cheered as Soul was able to throw Hooligan into the ropes and when Hooligan rebounded off of the ropes, Soul hit him with an atomic drop and a standing clothesline that sent Hooligan twisting around in the air. The crowd continued to cheer as Soul ran the ropes, and hit a standing shooting star press onto Hooligan before going for a pin.

Ref: 1…2

Hooligan kicked out and attempted to get away from Soul, but Soul grabbed Hooligan's leg and tripped him up, sending him face first into the ring canvas, causing the crowd to cheer.

"Hooligan attempted to escape, but Soul was able to quickly put a stop to it!" Cornette exclaimed as Soul then ran the ropes and hit a dropkick to the side of Hooligan's head before going for another pin.

Ref: 1…2

"Hooligan once again able to kick out, but he has been dominated since the early goings of this match," Okabe explained as Soul picked Hooligan up by the hair, but while the referee was admonishing Soul for pulling on Hooligan's hair, Hooligan poked Soul in the eye before rolling out of the ring to talk to Mandy, causing the crowd to boo. Soul, however, didn't hesitate once he got his eyesight back, and ran through the ropes to hit a suicide senton onto both Hooligan and Mandy, causing the crowd to cheer.

"Wow! I did not expect Soul to actually hit Mandy!" Cornette exclaimed as Soul picked Hooligan up and hit him with multiple European Uppercuts before dragging him by his hair to the steel steps, and smashed his head into it multiple times. The crowd cheered as Soul picked Hooligan back up, but Hooligan pushed Soul away and elbowed him in the face. The crowd booed as Hooligan grabbed Soul and hit him with a Russian Legsweep, sending Soul back first into the fan barricade as the referee began to count.

Ref: 1…2…3

"Hooligan may have finally been able to get the momentum of this match back on his side!" Beth exclaimed as Hooligan started stomping on Soul's chest before backing away and hitting a running dropkick onto Soul's face before hitting him with a Superkick to the face. Mandy got back to her feet and smiled at Soul's downed position, and ran over to Hooligan, as the two engaged in a romantic kiss, causing the crowd to boo as Soul tried to get back to his feet.

"Hooligan shouldn't waste too much time too. I know Mandy may be an attractive woman, but you're in an important match right now," Okabe noted as Hooligan hit a jumping double stomp to Soul's chest before rolling back into the ring as the referee continued to count.

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"Mandy is a lot more attractive when she's quiet, Okabe," Cornette quipped as Soul quickly shot to his knees, but Hooligan suddenly started distracting the referee, allowing Mandy to kick Soul in the back a couple of times. Despite this, Soul was able to roll back into the ring, causing the crowd to cheer. However, those cheers quickly stopped as Hooligan ran at Soul and stomped on his back before kicking Soul a couple of times in the chest and going for a pin.

Ref: 1…2

"Hooligan is able to maintain control in this match with a flurry of stomps and kicks!" Beth exclaimed as Hooligan picked Soul up and started stomping on Soul in the gut before Irish whipping him into the ropes, and hit a rebounding Soul with a dropkick to the face. The crowd continued to boo as Hooligan stomped on Soul a couple of times and hit a corkscrew senton to the chest before going for another pin, hooking both of Soul's legs back.

Ref: 1…2.

"That was a beautiful Corkscrew Senton, possibly caving Soul's chest in!" Okabe exclaimed as Hooligan put Soul on all fours and kicked him in the forehead a few times before picking him up and hitting him with a neckbreaker. The crowd booed as Hooligan ground his foot into Soul's forehead before stomping him in the face as hard as he could. Soul attempted to roll away, but Hooligan grabbed Soul by the hair, picked him up in a Fireman's Carry, and hit him with a Fireman's Carry Backbreaker before going for another pin.

Ref: 1…2.

"Hooligan has been doing a good job of targeting Soul Eater Evans' back in this contest," Cornette noticed as Hooligan turned Soul on his back and hit several elbow drops to Soul's back before turning him around and hitting him with a Pendulum Elbow Drop. The crowd booed as Hooligan put Soul in a seated position before running the ropes and hitting a double Meteora onto Soul. Hooligan then walked over Soul's face, causing the crowd to boo, and kissed Mandy on the lips before hitting a jumping leg drop onto Soul's neck before going for the pin.

Ref: 1…2.

Hooligan glared at the referee before picking Soul up and kicking him in the gut. The crowd booed as Hooligan ran the ropes and attempted a springboard crossbody, but Soul was able to counter the move with a knee to the gut, causing the crowd to cheer as Hooligan rolled onto the apron immediately.

"Soul with that knee to the gut of Hooligan! He may have gotten some momentum back in this match!" Beth exclaimed as the crowd cheered while Soul went to the corner to try and grab Hooligan. However, Hooligan hit a couple of shoulder thrusts to Soul's gut and hit a hotshot onto Soul over the top rope. Soul fell down to the ground, and Hooligan springboarded back into the ring with a spinning crossbody before going for the pin.

Ref: 1…2.

"Hooligan almost getting the pin with that unique springboard move!" Okabe exclaimed as Hooligan pounded the mat a couple of times before getting up to argue with the referee. After the referee refused to budge from his position, Hooligan kicked Soul in the face multiple times before putting him in a rear chinlock, causing the crowd to boo as Soul tried to fight out of it. Hooligan started clubbing Soul in the chest multiple times as Mandy continued to cheer the Hooligan.

"Soul may get choked out, especially with the damage done to his back and chest!" Cornette exclaimed as Soul tried to roll to the ropes, causing the crowd to cheer. However, Hooligan was able to roll him and Soul back to the center of the ring, causing the crowd to boo as he started clubbing Soul in the chest again.

"Hooligan trying to deliver more damage to Soul's chest to increase the chances of a submission victory!" Beth exclaimed as Soul started getting back to his feet, causing the crowd to cheer as Hooligan attempted to squeeze the chinlock harder. However, Soul was able to run Hooligan into the corners multiple times back first. However, when Soul attempted this for the 4th time, Hooligan let go of Soul and kicked him in the back before climbing up to the top rope.

"Hooligan was able to escape Soul's grasp!" Okabe exclaimed as Hooligan attempted another crossbody from the top rope, but Soul was able to finally counter with a punch to the face, sending both he and Hooligan back down to the ground as the crowd cheered and clapped for Soul to get back to his feet as Mandy started banging on the ring apron, telling Hooligan to get back to his feet.

"Soul may have caused Hooligan's teeth to fall out of his face with that punch!" Beth exclaimed as Soul used the ropes to get up, and noticed Hooligan using the corner to get back to his feet. Soul, when Hooligan was standing in the corner, ran into the corner and hit him with a running knee to the face before dragging him to the middle of the ring, ran the ropes, and hit two clotheslines, causing the crowd to cheer.

"Soul knocking the sense out of Hooligan with those two clotheslines to the head!" Okabe exclaimed as Soul saw Hooligan getting up, ran the ropes, hit a discus elbow to the face, picked him up for a T-Bone suplex, hit him with a T-Bone Suplex, and then ran the ropes to hit a springboard elbow drop from the middle rope. The crowd continued to cheer as Soul ran the ropes and hit a running senton to the chest of Hooligan before putting him in a seated position and ran the ropes to hit a big boot to the head before going for the pin.

Ref: 1…2.

"If Hooligan had any sense left, that boot definitely knocked it out of his body," Beth joked as Soul picked Hooligan up, hit him with two rolling vertical suplexes, and a Falcon Arrow before going up to the top rope, much to the crowd's delight. However, the crowd went back to booing as Mandy got onto the apron and started yelling at Soul, allowing Hooligan to get back to his feet. Soul pushed Mandy off of the apron, allowing Hooligan to hit a jumping knee onto Soul's face, much to the chagrin of the crowd.

"Soul is going to get us some calls from the FCC if he keeps going after Mandy like that," Cornette joked as Hooligan went to the top rope, and hit Soul with a Double Underhook Suplex from the top rope before going for the pin.

Ref: 1…2..

Soul barely got his foot on the ropes, causing the crowd to cheer and Hooligan to start yelling at the referee. Hooligan then picked Soul up and attempted to hit the Hollywood Glitz (Double Knee Jawbreaker), but Soul was able to escape the move and hit a step-up enziguri to the side of Hooligan's head, causing the crowd to cheer as Soul hit a Tornado DDT and pinned Hooligan again.

Ref: 1…2.

"Soul sending Hooligan's head into the mat with the force of a jackhammer there!" Beth exclaimed as Soul immediately went to pick Hooligan up for the Soul Eater (Gourdbuster GTS), but Mandy was back on her feet and she tripped Soul up out of the referee's sight, causing the crowd to boo as Hooligan rolled Soul up in a small package pin as Mandy grabbed Hooligan's foot, put it on the ropes, and held it down to give him more leverage in the pin.

Ref: 1…2…3

*Bell Rings*

"Ladies and gentlemen, here is your winner, the Hollywood Hooligan!" Tim Barr announced as the crowd booed while Hooligan rolled out of the ring and immediately planted another kiss onto Mandy's lips as Soul argued with the referee about the fact that Mandy cheated.

"Well, we should've seen something like this coming, but with some well-timed interference from Mandy, Hooligan is now a part of the fatal-4-way at Trouble in Tokyo!" Cornette exclaimed as Hooligan and Mandy ran to the entranceway and started laughing at Soul, who attempted to run after them but was stopped by the referee.

"Soul looks infuriated by this outcome, and I don't blame him!" Beth exclaimed as Hooligan and Mandy looked right at an irate Soul as they kissed again, and Hooligan made a motion that he was going to be the next BTWF Champion once he was done making out with Mandy.

"Well regardless of that, Hooligan is getting his first opportunity at the BTWF Championship in one month," Okabe countered as the camera panned to the back, where Todd was in the trainer's room, who were looking over Valentino with a worried Frida looming over him.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I'm here with Valentino Calavera, who had a brutal hardcore match, coming up short against the champion Pete Corvus, and honestly…I'm pissed that Corvus won and beat you up like he did," Todd introduced, calling Valentino and Frida to chuckle before Valentino took the microphone.

"Yeah…thanks for coming to check on me, Todd. I came up short, I'm not going to make up any excuses for what happened out there. But I wanted to beat down on Corvus for what he did to Arnold, and what he tried to do to you and Frida, and I feel like I got a measure of revenge tonight," Valentino explained as Frida started affectionately rubbing his arm before speaking into the microphone.

"I am so proud of him. Hardcore wrestling isn't much of Valentino's style, but he went out there and came so close to doing it," Frida said before kissing Valentino on the cheek.

"Well thank you for the brief interview guys. I'm going to leave you to it, you look like you could use the break," Todd said as he gave Valentino and Frida a side hug as he left the trainer's room. The camera then panned back to the stage, where 'Get Up and Dance' by Faber Drive played, causing the crowd to cheer as Eddy and Gene Belcher came out and walked straight to the ring with no dancing.

"The following contest is a tag team match scheduled for one fall, and is for the BTWF World Tag Team Championships! Approaching the ring, the team of Gene Belcher and Eddy, 2Cool!" Tim Barr announced as the crowd continued to cheer despite the team not dancing their way to the ring. The crowd did dance and cheer as Gene and Eddy rolled into the ring and nodded at the cheering crowd.

"It's very odd to see Gene and Eddy so serious, but I like it," Cornette stated with a smile before Gene and Eddy walked to their corner and waited for their opponents.

"They have a point to prove Jim. They want to show the BTWF World Tag Team Champions that they can get serious and beat them for the championships," Beth explained as 'We Are One' by 12 Stones, causing the crowd to boo as Naruto and Sheldon came out of the back with the World Tag Team Titles around their waists.

"And their opponents, representing the NWO, they are the BTWF World Tag Team Champions, Naruto Uzumaki and Sheldon Lee, the NWO Elite!" Tim Barr announced as the crowd continued to boo as Naruto and Sheldon confidently strutted to the ring while patting the championships around their waists.

"Despite Gene being able to beat Sheldon on a recent episode of Octane, they look pretty confident heading into their title match," Beth pointed out as Naruto and Sheldon got onto the apron, and much to the crowd's chagrin, yelled at the referee to open the ropes for them, which she did.

"Why shouldn't they be? They've been the tag team champions since Hardcore Heaven, and have proven themselves time and time again," Okabe countered as the crowd continued to boo as Naruto and Sheldon gave the titles to the referee, who held them up over her head, gave them to the timekeeper, and rang the bell. Sheldon and Gene started the match, with Sheldon yelling that Gene got lucky on Octane and it won't happen again. Sheldon and Gene locked up in the middle of the ring, and Gene responded by dropping Sheldon on the ground with a Fireman's Carry before putting him in a headlock, causing the crowd to cheer.

"Gene starting this match off with some good old fashioned fundamentals," Cornette pointed out as Sheldon was able to escape the headlock and put Gene in an armlock, causing the crowd to boo as Sheldon slapped Gene in the back of the head several times. This caused Gene to get mad enough to shoot up to his feet, hit multiple arm drags onto Sheldon before putting him in an armbar of his own, causing the crowd to cheer.

"Gene getting the upper hand over Sheldon in the game of technical wrestling," Okabe noted as Sheldon got back to his feet and pulled Gene by the hair, causing the crowd to boo as he pushed Gene into the corner and tagged Naruto into the match. Naruto and Sheldon double Irish whipped Gene into the ropes and attempted to hit him with a double clothesline, but Gene was able to duck and hit a double running crossbody onto both Naruto and Sheldon before going for the pin on Naruto as Sheldon rolled out of the ring.

Ref: 1…

Naruto kicked out, and Gene responded by putting Naruto in a front facelock, dragged him to the corner, and tagged Eddy back into the match. The crowd cheered as Gene and Eddy hit a double dropkick onto Naruto, and Gene hit a back suplex onto Eddy, which he turned into a standing moonsault. The crowd cheered as Eddy pulled both of Naruto's legs back for the pin as Sheldon was getting back on the apron.

Ref: 1…

"That was a very unique tag-team move by the challengers!" Cornette exclaimed as Eddy picked Naruto up and hit him with multiple punches to the face before pushing him into the corner. Eddy broke out into a little dance, causing the crowd to cheer, before punching Naruto multiple times into the gut. Eddy attempted to hit another punch to Naruto's face, but Naruto kicked Eddy in the gut and got out of the corner before attempting to hit a clothesline, but Eddy hit a hip toss, a cartwheel, and a dropkick to a seated Naruto before going for the pin.

Ref: 1…2

"Eddy and Gene are dominating the opening of this match, which is clearly frustrating Sheldon on the apron!" Beth exclaimed with a quick chuckle as the camera panned to a frustrated Sheldon, gnashing his teeth together as Eddy stomped on Naruto and picked him up again. However, Naruto hit Eddy with a sit-out jawbreaker before kicking him a couple of times in the gut before pushing him into their corner. The crowd booed as Naruto followed Eddy into his corner.

"Gene may be in for it now!" Okabe exclaimed before Eddy started kicking at Naruto's gut and elbowing Sheldon in the face before going up to the top rope, and hitting a bent over Naruto with a diving roll up, causing the crowd to cheer.

Ref: 1…2

"Wow! I haven't seen that since the days of Johnny B. Badd in WCW!" Cornette exclaimed as the crowd cheered while Eddy grabbed Naruto's arm, dragged him to his corner, and tagged Gene back into the match. Gene scoop slammed Naruto before Irish whipping Eddy into the ropes and hitting him with a Flapjack once he rebounded, sending him crashing into Naruto's chest before he went for another pin.

Ref: 1…2.

"Another close call for the champions this early into the match!" Okabe exclaimed as Gene picked Naruto up and hit him with multiple Dusty Elbows, causing the crowd to cheer as he danced in place and hit Naruto with a jumping Dusty Elbow. The crowd cheered as Naruto staggered back, but booed when they noticed Sheldon give him a blind tag. Gene, unaware of this hot tag, hit a rebounding Naruto with a spinebuster. But before he could go for the pin, Sheldon springboarded into the ring with a Tope Con Hilo from the apron onto Gene's back, causing the crowd to boo before going for the pin.

Ref: 1…2

"That was a clever move by the champions, and now Sheldon has taken momentum back to his side!" Beth exclaimed as Sheldon stomped on Gene's back and kicked him in the sides multiple times before turning him on his back. Sheldon mounted Gene and started punching him multiple times in the face, yelling at him that the win he got on Octane was nothing but a fluke before letting go of him and hitting him with a jumping double stomp to the chest before going for the pin.

Ref: 1…2

"Sheldon seems to still be mad about that loss he suffered on Octane," Cornette noticed as Sheldon grabbed Gene's right arm, kicked him in the chest, and dragged him to his corner, and tagged Naruto back into the match. While Gene was on his knees, Sheldon held his arms back, allowing Naruto to punch Gene in the stomach, causing the crowd to boo as Sheldon rolled his eyes as he rolled onto the apron.

"Those were some vicious looking punches to the gut of Gene by Naruto!" Okabe exclaimed as Naruto picked Gene up and hit him with a Gutwrench Suplex before going for another pin, much to the crowd's chagrin.

Ref: 1…2

"That was some impressive strength by Naruto!" Beth exclaimed as Naruto picked Gene up, threw him back into the corner, and started hitting him with multiple shoulder thrusts into the corner, and tagged Sheldon back into the match. The crowd booed as Sheldon ran the ropes and hit Gene in the face with a running dropkick before Naruto went into the corner and tagging himself back into the match. The crowd booed as Sheldon sent Gene down with a snapmare, allowing Naruto to run the ropes and hit a clothesline to a seated Gene. Sheldon then ran the ropes and hit a jumping leg drop across Gene's throat again before going for the pin.

Ref: 1…2

The crowd booed as Naruto picked Gene up and started hitting knife-edge chops across his chest before kicking him in the knee.

"Naruto really taking it to Gene, not letting him get a moment to breathe!" Okabe exclaimed as Naruto ran the ropes and hit a running dropkick to Gene's face, sending him back down on his back before going for the pin.

Ref: 1…2.

Naruto pounded the mat before picking Gene up, slapping him in the face and pushing him back into the corner. The crowd booed as Naruto yelled at Eddy that Gene was going to go down. However, the crowd cheered as when Naruto went up to Gene, Gene kicked Naruto in the gut, elbowed Sheldon in the side of the head, punched Naruto in the head, and then punched Sheldon in the face. However, when Gene tried to go for a tag, Naruto picked Gene up and dropped him down with a reverse atomic drop.

"Gene was almost able to escape Naruto's grasp, but that reverse atomic drop stopped that momentum completely!" Cornette exclaimed as Naruto pulled Gene's hair, and tagged Naruto into the match. Naruto kept Gene seated by his hair, and Sheldon ran the ropes and hit a jumping stomp to the face of Gene. The crowd booed as Sheldon ran at Eddy and hit a running ax handle onto him, sending him falling off of the apron before going for the pin on Gene.

Ref: 1…2.

"Sheldon taking Eddy off of the apron! That's going to make Eddy mad!" Beth exclaimed as Eddy ran into the ring and attempted to get back into the ring and attack Sheldon. The crowd booed as the referee tried to push Eddy off, and this allowed Naruto to come into the ring and stomp on Gene along with Sheldon. Naruto then picked Sheldon up in a back suplex position and dropped him onto Gene's throat with a leg drop. The referee finally got Eddy out of the ring and looked back at the action, with Sheldon pinning Gene.

Ref: 1…2.

"Eddy inadvertently allowed Gene to get assaulted more by the tag team champions!" Beth exclaimed as Sheldon picked Gene up and started hitting him with multiple forearms to the face, causing the crowd to boo before he kicked Gene in the gut, ran the ropes, and hit a jumping leg drop to the back of Gene's head before going for another pin, hooking both of Gene's legs back.

Ref: 1…2.

Sheldon pounded the mat in frustration and immediately put Gene in a headscissors, causing the crowd to boo as Gene tried to push Sheldon off of him.

"Sheldon with the headscissors locked in tight! He may be trying to choke Gene out!" Cornette exclaimed as Gene tried to drag himself to the ropes, but Sheldon was able to turn around and smash Gene's head into the mat multiple times while keeping him in the headscissors, causing the crowd to boo more as Sheldon continued to wrench in the headscissors.

"Sheldon, surprisingly, pulling a move out of Madison Rayne's playbook with that move!" Beth exclaimed as Gene was able to get back to his feet, causing the crowd to cheer as Sheldon, while still keeping the headscissors locked in, punched Gene on the top of the head. However, Gene dropped Sheldon throat first into the top rope, causing the crowd to cheer louder before he hit Sheldon with a back suplex.

"Gene finally able to take some measure of control in this match!" Okabe exclaimed as both Gene and Sheldon started rolling to their partners. However, Gene hit Sheldon in the back of the knee multiple times before tagging Eddy into the match, causing the crowd to cheer as Sheldon tried to crawl over to Naruto.

"That was a smart move by Gene, keeping Sheldon in this match so that Eddy has a slightly more damaged wrestler to go up against in this title match!" Okabe complimented as Eddy ran into the ring and hit a jumping elbow drop to Gene's back before hitting Naruto with a running dropkick to his face that sent him falling off of the ring apron, causing the crowd to cheer. Eddy then noticed Sheldon getting up and started hitting him with multiple punches and kicks to the gut and head.

"Eddy going at the champions like a man possessed!" Beth exclaimed as Eddy hit a standing dropkick onto Sheldon before throwing him into the corner. The crowd continued to cheer as Eddy ran the ropes and hit a running jumping elbow to the side of Sheldon's head before hitting him with a running bulldog. Eddy then ran the ropes and hit a basement dropkick to the side of Sheldon's head before going for the pin.

Ref: 1…2.

Eddy then hit a standing shooting star press onto Sheldon's gut before noticing Naruto getting up, and running through the ropes to hit him with a suicide dive before getting on the apron, and hitting a now standing Sheldon with a springboard dropkick to the face before picking him up and hitting him with a Float Over DDT and going for another pin.

Ref: 1…2.

"Sheldon was still able to kick out! The champions are not going to go down quietly!" Cornette exclaimed as Eddy went to the top rope, attempting to hit the Money Shot (Diving Elbow Drop). However, Sheldon was able to push the referee into the ropes, causing Eddy to fall crotch first onto the top turnbuckle.

"Clever move by Sheldon, using the referee as a weapon!" Okabe exclaimed as Sheldon climbed up to the top rope, causing the crowd to boo before Sheldon hit a top rope hurricanrana onto Eddy, sending him down to the ground before Sheldon dived off of the top rope with a Spiral Tap before going for the pin.

Ref: 1…2..

Gene ran into the ring and hit Sheldon with a stomp to the back, breaking the pin, much to the delight of the crowd.

"If it weren't for Gene, that combination by Sheldon could've kept the titles in their hands!" Cornette exclaimed as Gene picked Sheldon up and hit him with a spinning punch to the head before Naruto came into the ring and pushed Gene out of the ring. Naruto followed Gene out of the ring and the two brawled on the outside while Sheldon picked up Eddy, and attempted to hit him with a DDT, but Eddy, much to the crowd's delight was able to counter the attempted DDT into a single leg roll-up.

Ref: 1…2.

Sheldon kicked out, and Eddy picked Sheldon up and hit him with a couple of punches to the face before Sheldon hit a standing enziguri onto Eddy before throwing him face first into the middle turnbuckle. Meanwhile, on the outside, Gene kicked Naruto in the gut and attempted to hit him with a Stunner, but Naruto threw Gene gut and knees first into the steel steps, causing the crowd to boo before Naruto got back into the ring and hitting Eddy with a Ninja Kick (Standing Trouble in Paradise) to the back of the head.

"Oh! What a kick to the back of Eddy's head!" Beth exclaimed as Naruto ran to the apron, and Sheldon quickly got back to the corner with Eddy in tow and tagged Naruto into the match. Naruto put Eddy in a Powerbomb position, and Sheldon climbed up to the top rope, and much to the chagrin of the crowd, Naruto and Sheldon hit the Powerbomb/Diving Leg Drop combination onto Eddy before Naruto went for the pin.

Ref: 1…2…3

*Bell Rings*

"Ladies and gentlemen, here are your winner and still the BTWF World Tag Team Champions, Naruto Uzumaki and Sheldon Lee, the NWO Elite!" Tim Barr announced as the crowd booed while the referee got the championship belts as Naruto and Sheldon hugged in the middle of the ring.

"What an excellent performance by the champions, and we can't leave Eddy and Gene out of this compliment!" Cornette exclaimed as the two took the titles from the referee and to mock 2Cool, danced over Eddy's prone body, causing the crowd to boo even more as Gene pounded the padded floor in frustration.

"That's right! Despite the challenger's best efforts, Naruto and Sheldon were just able to get the victory and retain their championships!" Beth exclaimed as Sheldon and Naruto rolled out of the ring as Gene rolled into the ring to check on Eddy.

"But you have to wonder who the next challengers will be for the championships," Okabe wondered as Naruto and Sheldon started yelling at the booing crowd and gloating about their recent win, as Gene sighed in disappointment as he helped Eddy back to his feet.

"Well we do have a robust tag team division in the BTWF, so it shouldn't be too hard to find new challengers for the champions," Cornette responded as the camera panned to a place in the arena that was lit blood red and darker than the normal backstage area, with Mirai Kuriyama nervously treading into the space, where she saw Sherry and Xochi compliment an overjoyed Flare.

"My darling Flare! You did a fantastic job out there tonight!" Sherry complimented as she ran her hands through Flare's long red hair.

"Did I really do good?" Flare asked in shock and anticipation as she continued to bow in front of Sherry. Sherry nodded as Xochi looked to where Mirai was standing, frozen in fear.

"You did very good! You passed your initiation, and you're now an official member of the Sisterhood of Darkness!" Sherry exclaimed as Xochi walked over to Mirai, and grabbed her by the arm before throwing her I front of Sherry and Flare. "Well, well, well, what are you doing here, little one?" Sherry asked with her smirking at a frightened Mirai. Flare looked down at her with a sick smile, causing Mirai to scream and run away from the group.

"Looks like you guys scared whatever stupid question she was going to ask us out of her," Xochi joked as the camera panned back to the stage, where Jack Swagger's 'Patriot' theme song played as Stan Smith walked out of the back with the American Flag in his hands, causing the crowd to boo as Stan walked up to the tech place on the side of the stage and grabbed a microphone from them.

"The following contest is scheduled for one fall. Approaching the ring, from Langley Falls Virginia, he is a Real American, Stan Smith!" Tim Barr announced as the crowd continued to boo as Stan stopped at the top of the entranceway, put the flag in its holder, and glared at the crowd before he put the microphone up to his mouth.

"Oh goodie, Stan's gonna talk," Cornette sighed in disappointment as Stan began to speak.

"Tonight, I'm going to show you all how a Real American handles his business in the ring. Natsu is a great athlete, but he is no match for the pride and the heart of a Real American," Stan began as the crowd booed and chanted that he sucked as he rolled underneath the bottom rope and into the ring.

"And once I defeat Natsu tonight, I'll go on to Trouble in Tokyo, where I will become BTWF Champion, and be like the atomic bomb to my three other opponents," Stan said before dropping the microphone as the crowd continued to boo Stan while he stretched in the corner.

"Of course. Stan can't go one day without saying something supremely racist," Beth mumbled as 'War' by the Sick Puppies played, causing the crowd to cheer as Natsu ran onto the stage, and did RVD's pointer taunt before getting to the ring and hi-fiving the fans on his way to the ring.

"And his opponent, from Magnolia Fiore, Natsu Dragneel!" Tim Barr exclaimed as Natsu ran into the ring and posed as Stan glared at him. Stan walked up to him, and when Natsu saw Stan come up close, he just chuckled and slapped him in the face, causing the crowd to cheer and laugh.

"Natsu doing what you two wish you could do to Stan Smith," Okabe pointed out with Cornette and Beth nodding in response before the referee rang the bell, causing the crowd to cheer as Natsu grabbed Stan by the hair and hit him multiple times in the side of the head with punches. However, Stan was able to hit two knees to Natsu's gut, causing the crowd to boo as Stan attempted to hit a Belly to Belly Suplex, but Natsu was able to counter, and roll Stan up, hooking both of Stan's legs with his own legs.

Ref: 1…2

"That unique pin by Natsu almost got him the victory this quickly into the match!" Cornette exclaimed as Stan got back up and punched Natsu in the face before throwing him into the corner. The crowd cheered as Natsu kicked Stan in the gut when Stan walked up to Natsu, allowing Natsu to go up to the 2nd rope and dive off of the top rope with a Sunset Flip pinfall.

Ref: 1…2

Stan was able to kick out and grabbed Natsu's leg, attempting to put Natsu in the Ankle Lock, but Natsu was able to kick him away before rolling him up with a School Boy pin.

Ref: 1…2

"Natsu going for a lot of pinfalls in this match, which is pretty surprising," Beth noted as Natsu kicked Stan in the back of the head before springboarding off of the middle rope and hit a leg drop to the back of Stan's head. The crowd continued to cheer as Natsu picked Stan up, kicked him in the chest, and Irish whipped him into the ropes before running at him with a running kick to the side of Stan's head. As Stan staggered out of the corner, Natsu hit him with a Northern Lights Suplex and go for another pinfall.

Ref: 1…2.

"Speaking of pinfalls, Natsu almost got the pin with that beautiful Northern Lights Suplex!" Okabe exclaimed as Natsu ran the ropes and hit a seated Stan with a dropkick to the face before hitting him with a standing moonsault. Before Natsu could go for the pin, Stan rolled out onto the apron, causing the crowd to boo as Stan attempted to call for a time out. Natsu rolled his eyes before springboarding off of the 2nd rope, hitting a Triangle Enziguri to the side of Stan's head, sending him falling off of the apron.

"Natsu, with that little homage to Chris Jericho with that Triangle Enziguri!" Beth exclaimed as Natsu waited in the ring for Stan to get back to his feet, and when he did, Natsu springboarded off the top rope and onto Stan with a Corkscrew Crossbody, much to the crowd's delight. Natsu grabbed Stan and smashed his face into the announcers' table multiple times, as Natsu grabbed Stan in a back suplex position and picked him up.

"Natsu showing off some strength that we don't normally see from him!" Cornette exclaimed in shock. However, the crowd booed as Stan punched Natsu in the face multiple times, allowing her to escape the attempted back suplex and push him into the steel steps chest first. Natsu then turned around with his arms over his midsection, and Stan was able to get control back by hitting him with an Overhead Belly 2 Belly Suplex onto the floor, causing the crowd to boo louder as Stan rolled back into the ring.

"Stan getting control back with that Overhead throw!" Beth exclaimed as Stan yelled at the referee to start counting as Natsu laid down with his hand on his back.

Ref: 1…2…3

Natsu, by this point, had gotten back to all fours, breathing in and out as he winced a couple of times as the pain in his back came back.

Ref: …4…5…6

"Natsu needs to hurry up unless he wants to lose his opportunity at the BTWF Championship!" Cornette exclaimed as Natsu got up on his feet, but the pain in his back suddenly flared up, causing him to fall to his knees. Stan looked like he was about to win the lottery and yelled at the referee to continue counting Natsu out.

Ref: …7…8…9

Natsu rolled into the ring through the bottom rope, causing the crowd to cheer. However, the crowd booed as a frustrated Stan started to stomp on Natsu's back before turning her around and rolling him on his back for the pin.

Ref: 1…2

"Natsu kicked out, but the damage to his back gives Stan the advantage going forward!" Okabe exclaimed as Stan picked Natsu up and clubbed him in the back before hitting him with a Belly 2 Belly Suplex. Stan then ran the ropes and hit a jumping leg drop onto Natsu's neck before turning him around and hitting his back with multiple elbows before picking him up and hitting him with multiple Pendulum Backbreakers before going for another pin, hooking both of his legs back.

Ref: 1…2.

"You know, I hate Stan almost as much as I hate the Archbishop of Talent Bury Vince Russo, but he is smart enough to keep his attack focused on the back," Cornette pointed out as Beth looked on in comically overdone shock as Stan picked Natsu up by the hair and threw Natsu in the corner back first hard enough for him to bounce out of the corner, and Stan responded hit hitting a stiff clothesline onto Natsu, turning him inside out.

"It's a very smart move as damage to the back would hinder Natsu's ability to use his high flying moves," Okabe responded as Stan picked Natsu up and hit multiple shots to the small of his back before hitting him with a German Suplex. Stan then grabbed Natsu and put him in a Bow and Arrow stretch, causing the crowd to boo as Natsu tried to escape the hold.

"Oh...look at the disgusting angle Stan is bending Natsu's back with his knees!" Beth exclaimed with one of her eyes closed as Natsu attempted to pull himself out of the Bow and Arrow hold, but Stan continued to stretch him out. However, after another minute in the hold, Natsu started punching Stan in the face, allowing Stan's hold on the Bow and Arrow stretch to loosen as he turned himself around and pinned Stan, causing the crowd to cheer.

Ref: 1…2.

"Natsu almost stole the pinfall there!" Okabe exclaimed as Stan hit a Kitchen Sink to Natsu's gut before taking him down with a Snap Vertical Suplex, causing the crowd to boo. Stan picked Natsu up in position for the German Suplex, and hit him with three Germans before keeping him in position, and hitting him with a 4th German Suplex hard enough to send Natsu flying onto his gut. Stan then noticed Natsu was in front of the corner, and he smirked before he ran into the corner and hit a Vader Bomb onto Natsu's gut before going for another pin, much to the crowd's chagrin.

Ref: 1…2.

"That homage to Vader nearly got the pin there!" Beth exclaimed as Stan turned Natsu on his stomach and hit another Vader Bomb to Natsu's back before going for another pin.

Ref: 1…2.

Natsu rolled his shoulder out, causing Stan to get frustrated before he grabbed Natsu and put him in a seated abdominal stretch, causing the crowd to boo as Natsu tried to wriggle his way out of the hold. However, Stan kept the hold locked in and started hitting Natsu in the top of his head with elbows before yelling at him that he should just give up to avoid more damage done to himself.

"Stan getting frustrated with Natsu's resiliency here! He should keep a tab on that frustration!" Cornette advised as Natsu was able to get back to his feet, but shockingly, Stan turned the seated abdominal stretch into an Octopus Stretch.

"Wow! I don't think we've ever seen Stan do an Octopus Stretch before! It just goes to show how much the BTWF Championship means to these athletes!" Beth exclaimed as Natsu rammed him and Stan into the corner, causing the crowd to cheer as Stan's head bounced off the top rope, allowing Natsu to throw Stan off of him as both men went down with the crowd chanting and cheering for Natsu.

"It may have been impressive, but Natsu was able to escape!" Okabe exclaimed as Natsu got back to his feet with a hand on his back. Stan also got up and tried to punch him in the face a couple of times, but Natsu blocked the punches and hit punches of his own to Stan's face. Stan attempted a kick to the gut, but Natsu grabbed his leg and kicked the back of his knee before letting him go and hitting him with two clotheslines. When Stan got up, Natsu hit him with a Superkick to the gut, a Superkick to the face, a Jumping Spin kick to the side of the head, and a Double Underhook Suplex before going for the pin.

Ref: 1…2.

"Natsu getting back into this match, using adrenaline to his advantage as it's allowing him to ignore the pain in his back!" Cornette exclaimed as Natsu ran the ropes and hit a Rolling Fire (Rolling Thunder) before running into the corner and hitting a Split Legged Moonsault onto Stan before going for another pin, hooking both of his legs.

Ref: 1…2..

"Natsu almost getting the win there with that fantastic Split Legged Moonsault!" Beth exclaimed as Natsu picked Stan up and punched him multiple times in the gut before attempting to hit him with a spin kick, but Stan grabbed him and attempted to lock him in the Ankle Lock, causing the crowd to boo as Natsu attempted to hit Stan with an enziguri. However, Stan was able to duck the enziguri and lock Natsu in the Ankle Lock, causing the crowd to boo louder as Natsu tried to crawl to the ropes.

"Ankle Lock! Natsu's trapped in the Ankle Lock! He may have to tap out here!" Okabe exclaimed as Natsu jumped into the ropes with both of his hands to get a ropebreak. The crowd cheered as the referee pushed Stan away from Natsu as he tried to use the ropes to get up. Natsu attempted to hit another Overhead Belly 2 Belly suplex onto Natsu when he got up, but Natsu clubbed Stan in the back before going to the middle rope and attempted to hit a Tornado DDT, causing the crowd to cheer.

"Natsu going for the Tornado DDT!" Cornette exclaimed as Stan was able to throw Natsu off of him and hit him with a Tornado DDT of his own, causing the crowd to boo as he went for another pin.

Ref: 1…2..

"Stan is pulling out all of these moves we have never seen him use, and it's still not enough to put the Dragon Slayer away!" Beth exclaimed as Stan pounded the mat in frustration before attempting to put Natsu back in the Ankle Lock, but Natsu kicked Stan in the face multiple times before springboarding off of the middle rope with a kick to his face before going for the pin of his own, causing the crowd to cheer.

Ref: 1…2.

Stan kicked out, and put Natsu back in the Ankle Lock with a Grapevine, causing the crowd to boo as Natsu attempted to drag himself to the ropes. However, Stan was able to keep all of his weight in the middle of the ring and on Natsu's leg, preventing him from getting to the ropes for another ropebreak. Natsu tried to hit multiple elbows to Stan's midsection, but Stan continued to wrench in the hold, causing the crowd to boo as Natsu tried to turn around. The crowd started to cheer where after a minute, Natsu finally turned on his back and stomped on his face multiple times, finally allowing Natsu to escape the Ankle Lock.

"Natsu able to survive the Ankle Lock!" Okabe exclaimed as the crowd cheered louder when Natsu got back to his feet and hit a Snap DDT onto Stan, causing the crowd to cheer before he started climbing up to the top rope.

"Natsu may be looking to finish this match with the Five Star Dragon Splash!" Beth exclaimed as the crowd cheered. However, the crowd booed when Stan was able to get back to his feet and run up to the top rope before putting him in position for a Top Rope Overhead Belly to Belly suplex, but Natsu was able to kick Stan in the head and push him off of the top rope, and finally hit him with the Five Star Dragon Splash (Five Star Frog Splash) before going for the pin.

Ref: 1…2…3

*Bell Rings*

"Ladies and gentlemen, here is your winner, Natsu Dragneel!" Tim Barr announced as Natsu used the ropes to prop himself up as the crowd cheered and the referee raised Natsu's fist in victory.

"Natsu has become the final contender for the fatal-4-way match at Trouble in Tokyo! He, the Hollywood Hooligan, and Mordecai have all advanced to the fatal-4-way match for the BTWF Championship!" Cornette exclaimed as Natsu rolled out of the ring, slightly limping from the damage done to his leg. However, the crowd started booing as Hooligan came running out and kicked Natsu in the knee.

"Speaking of the Hooligan, he's attacking Natsu right now, going after the damaged leg!" Beth exclaimed as Hooligan started stomping on Natsu's right leg while Mandy stomped on his back. However, the crowd cheered as Mordecai came running from the back, tackling Hooligan to the ground and exchanging punches with him.

"And Mordecai ran out to make the save, taking the fight straight to the Hollywood Hooligan!" Okabe exclaimed as the referee rolled out of the ring and started separating Mordecai and Hooligan while Stan was sitting in front of the announcers' table looking disappointed in himself.

"The bad blood between these athletes is boiling over, and we'll have this feud getting more vicious by the time Octane rolls around!" Cornette exclaimed as the camera panned to the backstage area, where Todoroki was standing next to Jack Korpela in the backstage interview area.

"Hello ladies and gentlemen, I'm here with #1 contender for the BTWF Championship Shoto Todoroki. Now as we can see Todoroki, you have your ribs and back wrapped in gauze, so I'm curious as to if you'll be 100% going into this match?" Korpela asked as Todoroki took a deep breath and shook his head.

"I admit I'm not 100%, but I'm not going to simply go home and rest. I will use everything I have in me to get the BTWF Championship off of Kaworu!" Todoroki exclaimed as Korpela nodded before putting the microphone back from underneath his mouth.

"Now, about the man who attacked you, do you know who this man might be?" Korpela asked as Todoroki put his head down to think before looking back up and shaking his head.

"I don't know who this man could be, but that's not my priority right now. I'll deal with this mystery man when the time comes, but tonight I'm focusing all my energy into the BTWF Championship," Todoroki explained as Korpela once again nodded before asking one final question.

"Now before I let you go, do you believe that Kaworu had anything to do with this mystery man?" Korpela asked.

"It wouldn't surprise me if Kaworu did have something to do with the attack on me, but again, I want to keep my focus on the BTWF Championship and the champion. Now, if you'll excuse me," Todoroki responded before leaving to head to the locker room to do more training as the camera panned back to the ring.